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The Portland daily press., 1881-11-17
superior Court.

NOVEMBER CIVIL TERM, 1881, BEFORE JUDGE BON
NEY
wEpSEsDAY--Arthur II. Harris VS.. John I. Hays
lit. Action to recover for labor and material in
buildi the African church on Mountfort street in
this city in 1866 Hays lit pastor of the socie
~ but has been arsent from The State since 1863.
Defepfan, claims that he never party to the
contract but that if he was, it joint contract
upon his pa with others Of the building commit
tee, and that in io7 this plaintiff sued the other
member Of the building committee and Judgment
was rendered against III plaintiff; that the judg-
ment that it. it beng suit upon this identical
coatract is bar the plaintiffs recovery in this
sult The Court ruled but as it appea ed in tes-
siuaons that the contract if in writing Is lost, it
was left the Jury 10 determine whether or not il
was 4 Joint contract and whether the former suit
embraced this same cause of action. The jury re
turned verdict for IhS defendant They also
found specially that Harris mas been fully pai,j/
Floyd for plff. Haskell arleton for deft
Joseph M. Tolford appellant, vs.. james A, or
cite Action against minor 10 recover $l.25 for
repairing and pressing pair OF pants. The guar
dian appeared and defended on the ground that the
services we're not necessary
Verdict for the plaintiff for $3.50. Counsel for
xhe plaintiff immediately remitted all above the
sl.25 claimed.
u. A. MeaAer for plf. Pullen for deft.
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W NJ n a Waak of PRAYER
Larceny.

Yesterday afternoons o'clock train brought
to this city detective Hayes of Lowell. IL
appears that a woman named Clifford stole
from lady's house, in that city, lot OF wear
ing apparel valued at S75, and the detective
ascertaining she had come to Portland, follow
ed her. Marshal Bridges, with the detective
found the woman at house on Free street
ana arrested her. The goods were recoVered'
and the Pullman train this morning TOOK ner
back to Lowell. Mr.. Hayes says our police
catch criminals pretty quick.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-17

Coroner Dennis Tobin has decided to hold an
;nonest over the remains of young Hurley or
HoOley, who died SO suddenly Tuesday morn
ing. This course will be taken TO sa.iSiy 'ne
family and not because tho coroner oeiieVes,
from investigation, that there has 0eeh any
foul play.
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CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

ENTERTAINMENTS.
Second Annual Ball-P. L. S. B. S.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice is hereby given-2.
Notice.
Situation wanted.
Wanted.
Arnica and Oil Eminent.
Millett 81 Little.
AUCTION COLUMN.
New and Secondhand Furniture Carpets &c.
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Municipal Court.

BEFORE JUDGE klItfHF.
WEDNESDAY John H. Malloy. Intoxication
same Assault. Fined So and costs on each case,
lanes Me pdrsws and W. C. Merrill. Intoxica-
ton Fined S5 and costs.
Thomas Reardon, Jon Reardon, DANIEL Coneeni
Thomas o alis, Patrick Little, John bEogaii, ray
rick Corlv Thomas Conway and Michael McAyln-
NIL malicious uischi-f Coneen discharged. Con,
way ten days in county jail. The rest fined 30 anc
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-17
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
RARoN RUDOLPH.


Next Friday night George S. Knight and
Mrs Knight will appear at Portland Theatre
in Baron Rudolph The knights are very
popular here and the tickets are selling well at
the box office.
GERSTER.
Nine. Gerster, the great Hungarian singer,
who will appear at City Hall next Monday
evening has a voice remarkable for quality.
Her cantabile passages are exquisite in grace
and in expression, and she has very unusual
range upward; she takes notes which are al
together out of ordinary reach with such ease
that her voice, in doing so. is not in the least
forced out of its natural tone; and her vocal
ization in forid, and particularly in staccato,
passages, are quite exceptionable in the inn
portant regard of the delivery of the voice, is
alternately so fluent and so brilliant that the
people are astonished and delighted by her
performance. And we'll they may be so. 1t is
very rarely that such vocal feats are performed
with such delicate and facile skill Her sue
cess in New York at her debut was very great.
She was twice recalled three times amid the
most enthusiastic applause.
Seats can be secured at Stockbridge's music
store.
NOTES.
The Kennebec Journal speaks very highly
of the concert given in that city by the Cecilia
Quartette Each of the members, Misses
Milliken, Bartlett Bryant and Mrs. Morrison
received especial mention and commentator,
while Mr.. Murray's accompaniment were
much liked.
The Robson and Crane tickets will probably
be in gre at demand when sold next MONDAY.
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f. o. BAILEY & Co will sell at 10 a, m. and
8 p. m. to-day at rooms is Exchange street, a
large and choice stock of millinery and fancy
goods, boots and Shoes coats, pants, cloaking.
&c; also 70 cloaks, listers and dolmans, man
ufactured for the season of 1881 and 1882. For
further particulars see auction column
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-17
Pushes.

We MISC call attention to our
tine of Pushes. cOlOTed and
black, for Cl0aixs and Jackets;
price: from $500 to $500 per
yard; the higher grades being sus
hack sphAicza--aEo- now ana the
ssnssrket.
Trimming Pushes, i'm ali col
OrS. stripe slnd Mixed.
The above have been psrchas-
ed recently at a low reduction
fr0ms 6rst prices of this season.
CtOaExing Piusnes in 81 i'm Car
ricse and Plain, that cannot be
found anywhere else.
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Revival Services,

Last evening Mr.. King spoke again> at
Union Hall on the Jewish High Priest as
type of Christ to large and attentive congre-
cation.
At the 8 o'clock service and at the evening
service many requested prayers.
The service of song and testimony begins to-
night at o'clock, preaching at 7.S0. All are
invited.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-17

No other remedy has proved SO effectual in
relieving Coughs and Colds as DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup. 1t is recommended by many
Physicians and costs only % cents bottle.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-17

F. o. BAILEY & Co. will sell at p. m. to-
day. on the premises, the valuable real estate
corner of Centre street and Cobb's court, con-
sisting of two story house, eight finished
rooms, Sebago water. &C. See auction column.
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rs Fine Cloaks, Clothing,
Fancy Goods, &c.
AT Auction.

an THURSDAY. Nov. IT, at 10 a. m. and 8 p
" M. at SalesTo0m Is Exchange street, we shall
sell manufacturers sample line of Ladies' Cloaks
in Cirenlars, Sacques, listers, Fur Trimmed and
Plain Cloths, Beavert, Novelties, sc. These are
de irable and stylish goods manufactured for the
season of 1881 and 1882 Also, at same time,
Clothing, Cloths Fa cy Goods, Mil inery, sc. to
close consiguments. Cloaks on exhibition Wednes-
day 18th.
r. o. BAILEY & CO., Auctioneers.
movie dtd
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kidney Complaint Cured.

hIuH6y OULupIdIub OuT0U'
b. Turner, Rochester, N. T., writes:-"l
have been for over year subject to serious
disorder of the kidneys, and often unable to
attend to business; procured your BURDocK
BLOOD BITTERs and was relieved before half
bottle was used. 1 intend to continue. as
feel confident that they will entirely cure me. "
Price S1.00; trial size 10 cents. no14d1w
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FoR Scrap Baskets go to Kendall g. Whit
> news noy12eod2W
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#. o. BAILEY 81 CO.,
Aucti0neers and Commission Merchants
saIesroem rs Exchange ~.
T.0. BAILEY, c. W. ALLEN.
Regular sale of Furniture and General Merchan-
disc every Saturday commencing at 10 O'Clock q.
m. Consignments solicited. oet3dt
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KENDALL & WHITNEY have large variety
of plain and fancy Baskets for the Holiday
trade. nov12eod2w
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Portland Methodist Ministers Assoc


ton.
The meeting of the above association vas
held in Pine St. M. E. vestry on Monday
morning Rev. E S. Stackpole read. his essay
on "pope on Sancifcation" which was dis
cpssed in an able manner by the brethren
The discussion was so extended as to render
necessary the postponement OF Rev. Mr.
Jaoues' paper till next Monday morning.
wnan he and Rev. Mr.. Whittier are to present
"The scripture arguments against PROBATION
after DEATH The next meeting is to be heid
in Chestnut ST. church vestry. Considerable
spiritual interest is being enjoyed by Congress
St. M E. church, five rev ones went forward
for prayer on Tuesday night. Meeting every
evening this eek common cling at 73O.
YM G a. Week of Prayer.
The topic of the prayer meeting at the T. M
G. A. rooms last evening was, II pray tnee
have me excused Luke xiv: 1924.
The topics for the remain der OF the week are
as follows:
Thursday, Nov.7 Opposite characters max
ing opposite choices.-Mark x:lI-zz; Luxe
xxiii:39- II.
Friday, Nov. 1S.-Approving the right
| Doing the wrong. Rom. ii: l7-29; Acts ky
| 2427.
| Saturday, Nov. 19-The invitation, and
| Gods time for accepting lt.-heV. AAn'i'i
| Cor. viz.
The public is cordially invited to these SER
| vices
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NOTICE.

FUyHE new Draw in the Eastern Rail Road Bridge
i having been accepted by the Harbor Comm mi,
sioners is open for he passag1 OF vessels. Inc
old Draw will be closed after this date
Nov. 10th, 1881. noYl.uot
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-17
BLACK SILKS

BLACK SILKS
at very low prices.
Black Satins, Color
ed Silks and Satins,
Surah Silks and Silk
Novelties, in all desir-
able shades. BLACK
GOODS, in great vari-
ETY. of new fall styles,
that We shall offer at
extremely low prices.
ALI Wool COrdu-
rette, Armure, Shoe
dahs, Cancels Hair,
FOule, India Fwills,
Gilbert's Suitings and
Basket Cloths in great
variety at low prices.
Among the lots to
which we would call
special attention are
German Plaids and In
visible Checks at 75c,
former price 81 /; 1 lot
Scotch mixtures &c,
former price 81 1-2c;
| lot Silk and Wool
Plaids at SOC, former
price 75c; 1 lot fine
all wool dress goods,
Al inches wide, SOC,
former price 81.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-17
AUCTION SALES.
IMPORTERS SALE

OF
Fin China, WedgwOOd's, Cope
LANDS, Old Hall, BrOWnfieId, and
other makes of Decorated Eng
lish Wa e. MajOIics Ware, GLASS
Ware, silver Plated Ware, &c.
This is a Large stock of First
class Good, full Dinner Sets,
Tea Sets. Umbrella stands, Cups
and saucers, &c.
We are selling this fine stock at Store No. 545
Congress stseet, by auction. Sales every day, at
10 a. m, $50 and 100 p. m
f. o. BAILEY q CO., AuctiOneers.
noy16 DIFF
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Desirable Real Estate, Corner Of Gen.
tire Street and CObb's tOurt,
BY AUCTION.

We shall sell on THURSDAY, Nov. 18th at
o'clo' p. ~ the property southerly corner Centre
Street and Cobb's Court consisting of story house
and brick basement arranged for store, fms ed
rooms, Sebago water &c. VIII be sold without re-
serve. For further information call upon
f. o. BAILEY & CO., AUCTIONEERS.
nov11 dtd
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XelvctSs

Black and COlOred Dress or Cloaking
Velvet, from Is inch. 90 inch and ~
inch in C0lOred to 81 inch in Black.
Black Stripe Velvet for Over Dresses.
Black Brocade Velvet for Over Dresses
and Cl0aks.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-10-27
FRANK LESLIE'S POPULAR
MONTHLY,

The contents of the November number
are exceedingly interesting and entertain
ing, and afford much valuable informa-
ton. Mr.. Ackroyd's article on "The
Photophone, with its eleven illustra.
tons, "Amy Robsart," by N. Robinson,
'The City of Reuen," by Prof. Chas. A.
Joy, "Charles XII. of Sweden" 'Littie
Hnskies: their Homes and Ways" by S.
j. Douglass, and american Beef" are
among the prominent contributions, and
ae valuable papers. In the department
of fiction are the conclusion of Benedict's
serial, ga Late Remorse", charming
story by Jane Austin, s'The Countess's
Diamonds; "Her secret" by Walter
Edgar McCann; "Jet," "Magnanimity,"
"Hadge," etc., etc. There are admir-
atle sketches, thrilling adventures, some
very excellent poems, and miscellany
embracing all sorts of subjects. entertain
ing and instructive. The number con-
tans 12S quarto pages, 100 illustrations
and a beautiful colored frontispiece,
''lhe Assassination of Amy Robsart. 4"
For comprehensiveness excellence and
cheapness, this publication is, we think,
urrivaled. The price of copy is only
25s; annual subscription So; or, S1.50
for six, 81 for four months, sent post
free. Address, FRANK LESLIE, Publish
er, So, So and 81 Park Place, New York.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-10-27
THE FIRST WHEAT.

The first wheat raised in the new world
was sown by Spaniards on the island of
Isabella in January, 1894, and on March
80 the ears were gathered. The founda-
tion of the wheat harvest of Mexico is
said to have been three or four grains
carefully cultivated in 1880, and preserv-
ed by slave of Cortez. The crop of
Quito was raised by Franciscan monk
in front of the convent. Garceasso de Ia
Nerga affirms that in Peru up to 1547,
wheaton bread had not been sold at Co.'S
CO. Wheat was first sown by Gosnold
on Cutty-hunk, one of the Elizabeth
islands, in Buzzard's Bay, off Massachu-
sets, in 1902, when he first explored the
coast. In 1904 on the island of st. Croix,
near Calais, Me-, the Sieur de Monts had
some wheat sown, which fourished fine
ly. In 1911 the first wheat appears to
have been sown in Virginia. In 1926
samples of wheat grown in the Dutch
colony at New Netherlands were shown
in Holland. 1t is probable that wheat
was sown in the Plymouth colony prior
to 1929, though we find no record of if,
and in 1929 wheat was ordered from EDg-
land to be used as seed. In 1718 wheat
was introduced into the valley of the
Mississippi by the "Western Company"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-10-27
KEEPING VEGETABLES,

A correspondent of the IN. E. Farmer
gives some useful hints on keeping vege
tables in winter. According to this au-
thority the cool, damp air of cellar is q
good place to keep roots and apples, pro
viding they can be kept moist and cold
enough to prevent willing. This is quite
out of the question in the modern dwell.
ling house cellar, in which the hot-air or
steam furnace keeps up constant dis
turbance of the air, and produces dry
ness and warmth ruinous to the preser-
vation of roots. If neglected in spring
and summer, the remnantthat remains at
this season frequently becomes nuisance
and cause of disease in the household.
For these reasons, it is better to make a
cellar under some shed or carriage house,
or the barn, for the roots and apples.
reTaE rree2e az afih hafteeaf pIaHc6lng. 1t is usu-
ally stored by heeling it in quite thickly,
in the bottom of pit, which is covered
with boards, and the boards protected
from frost by heavy coat of leaves.
spent tan or eel grass. 1t will not keep
we'll in a common cellar, unless buried
up in sand or loan, the air of cellar be-
ing SO dry as to cause it to wilt.
Onions keep well in a cool, dry cellar,
if not too early; they should be stored in
dry loft, or on barn floor, until cool
weather endangers their freezing, say
about Thanksgiving time, when they
may be barreled and put in the cellar.
To keep other roots, such as beets, tur
nips, and carrots from willing. put them
up in barrels with heads, or pile them in
the cellar about four feet deep, and cover
the pile with little straw or coarse lit
ter, to prevent evaporation. If the Gel
lar is kept cold, they will not sprout and
grow; but this is not always easy to do,
as mild weather approaches in the spring,
at which season a good pit keeps the
roots in better order than any cellar can
do,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-10-27

NOT long ago the body of detective
named Primm was found in the cemetery
of Russian town called Smolensky,
where the unfortunate had been murder
ed in cold blood by the revolutionists.
Primm, it appears, had learned that a
meeting of conspirators was to be held
during the previous night in the burial
ground, and, disguised as laboring
man, had joined the assemblage for the
purpose of identifying those present. 1t
was his ill-fate to be recognized, seized
and condemned to instant death. Sever
al of the conspirators held him down
while one of their chiefs deliberately cut
his throat from ear to ear; thus, at least,
runs the confession of two men who
were subsequently, arrested upon suspio-
ion of being connected with the secret
associations, and who, it is alleged, have
frankly acknowledged their completely in
the crime.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-10-27

THE following is told of Jas. R. Ran
dali, the editor of the Augusta (Ga.
Chronicle. He attended one day g COL
ored church in the country, and had in
his pocket silver half dollar, just the
fare back to Augusta. At the conclu-
sion of the meeting the minister ordered
collection for his own benefit. "Of
course" said he, 81 'spects every pus-
son to give somethin'; but l'se told dat
Mr.. Thomas up de lane yander had some
turkeys stole Friday night. L don't
want any man who had han in stealin'
dem turkeys to put any money in de
hat" When the hat reached Mr.. Rand
all not man had refused to contribute,
aud the preachers eyes were on him.
His half dollar went into the hat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-10-27

ROMANTIC AND NovEL.-When an &C
curate and impartial history of the Peru
vian war is written the story will be as
romantic as novel. Many incidents
are recounted which sound much more
like fiction than plain truth, and yet did
most assuredly occur. For instance the
famous ram Huascar, after the death of
Admiral Grau, and when the Chilian flag
was hoisted over her blood splashed tim
bers, was put in command of Captain
Manuel Thompson, Chillian officer and
q descendant of one of the many for
eigners engaged in the struggle for inde-
pendence. Thompson was very brave
but somewhat impetuous captain, and
one fair day in africa, smarting under
the brilliant exploit of the Peruvian cor
vette Uuion, wooden ship. which clev-
erly evaded the iron -clads of Chill, he
took the Huascar close in to the town
and commenced shelling it, while at in
tervals his compliments were sent, in the
shape of heavy shot, to the Peruvian
batteries on the hill, 500 feet above him.
These guns were not long in replying and
huge shell exploded over the Huascar
just as Thompson, sword in hand, wa,
pointing gun against the town. The
explosion of the Peruvian projectile was
terrific; Thompson was blown into q
thousand pieces and his naked sword,
broken'off at the hllt, was imbeded as
carefully and perfectly in the deck as if
it had been driven into the plank by
well directed human forco. There it re
mains to this day.--Nea0 York World.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-10-27
TIE BLONDE BRONCHO.

"Did you ever see them buckskin
bronchos Of mine that used to drive,
named Yeller and Yaller?" asked Buck
Bramel the other day of Gen. Worth,
! while he looked out across the green bill
: lowy divide toward the eternal whitenere
OF the snowy range.
"Why no; never heard of EN-"
"Well," said Buck, as tender light
came in his blue eyes. and three cor.
nered nugget of tin-tag tobacco was stow.
ed away in his cheek, ''both of them
same cayuse plugs could scoot over more
mountain road between sun and sun than
anything in the line of hoss I ever see.
"Yeller was pretty middlin' rapid, but
Yaller was an imported terror. You
ought to see him gather up his limbs in
wad and vanish. One day I was out on
board OF Yaller, tryin' to round up an
American COW that had strayed away
from the corral, and over west of the di-
vide I worked up long-legged buck an.
telope.
81 made little shassay over toward
the antelope to see him light out but he
first pranced along kind of careless like,
as much as to say, 4 guess I won't give
you no 2:13 gait this morning. Life is
too brief. / can't run that way just to
amaze every snoozer that comes this way
on blonde plug like that
81 touched up old Yaller with the
quirt, and sailed over toward the ante
lope, thinkin' I'd stir him up little.
"The antelope trotted along a few
hds, and then looked back over his
shoulder and smiled sardonic smile that
made old Yaller as mad as wet hen.
''Then he got up and got. Jewhilli-
kins, how he paved the gravel! Occa-
sionally the antelope would look around
and snort, and Jump stiff-legged, and
laugh. Then old Yaller would consume
some more space.
''The antelope turned himself loose,
and for while all I could see was little
cloud of dust and the white spot that is
always behind this amusin' little animal.
"After while, however, 1 could see
that the white patch got bigger. Yaller
was gainin', jabbed the Mexican spurs
into him to encourage him. His tongue
hung out so that he stepped on it every
little while.
"He didn't laugh any more then. 1t
was terrible reality. He seemed to
think we had imposed on him somehow.
Every little while he'd look at old Yaller
kind of reproachful, as if we'd taken ad-
vantage of him.
by the ears and laid him across the sad
die ahead of me and took him home. I
kept him for years, but he never rallied.
Gle seemed to lose all hope, and would
walk around the corral like an old billy
goat that had been betrayed some time.
Life for him seemed to be nothing but a
wide, shoreless waste of bitter disap-
pointment and regret.
81 tell you. General, it takes the hope
and JOY and pride all out of antelope to
be scooped by $15 bucksRin broncho." !"
''Yes," said the General, 'I should
think it would. II I was broken-Ieg-
ged antelope, with foot done up in a
gum overshoe, and couldn't outrun any
buckskin hoss I ever saw, I'd go away to
some lonely spot and stick my head into
prairie-dog's hole and die of remorse. &"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-10-27
SOUNDING FOR ALLIGATORS.

1t is very rare occurrence that Sib-
ley Lake lust west of the city, becomes
dry. During the summer months there
have always existed holes which become
the resort of alligators. This year the
continued drouth has evaporated even
this customary moisture, leaving only a
few slush spots. Last Saturday party
of citizens repaired to the lake armed
with long rods of iron and ropes. for the
purpose of destroying the alligators
which, from time immemorial, have infest-
cd this place. These reptiles had buried
themselves deep in the moisture of the
lake bed, and were easily discovered by
the huge burrows in the ground, the
entrance to which were worn smooth by
the passage of the ugly denizens. The
modus operandi of catching them was to
thrust long rod, with hook formed at
one end and turned downward into one
of these caverns and stir up the occupant.
II would invariably snap at the object
of the disturbance, and jerk fastened
the hook into the soft part of the lower
jaw, when it was drawn forth and dis
patched with hatchet. The party kill
ed six of the amphibious reptiles, one
measuring nine feet, two about seven,
two six and one five. A number of log
gerheads of the marine species of tur-
ties were also killed. These were found
buried in the mud by sounding with
rod, and then hooked and dragged to the
surface. One of the party declared that
there was layer of them beneath the
surface, they were so numerous, and the
sport of killing them was too tame and
laborous to afford any recreation.
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