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The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

ALTHOUGH it is not probable that the
Spanish government will be able to obtain
the assent of the Pope to the authorization
OF civil marriage in Spain, there can be very
little doubt that Spain will follow the ex-
ample OF France in that respect, and require
the civil marriage as Indispensable, either
with or without the religious ceremony. The
contest on that point is a very old one in
Catholic countries of Europe, and was one
Of the very first points insisted upon by the
Austrian government after the monarchy
was liberalized. The object of the civil
marriage is obviously 10 provide safeguard
against clerical despotism and extortion.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05
Women and the Methodists.

Mrs. Mary G. Peckham's paper, lately read
before the Rhode Island Woman Suffrage AS
soeiation, says: "When the Methodist5 re-
fuse to ordain you, remember the distinguished
services which women have rendered that
church, from Lady Blessington, down. Its
strength is women. One of its first preachers
has said: "If it were not for our devoted wo-
men, one half of our churches would perish the
first year, and the other half the next And
then remember the more than conservation
with which its women have yielded all they
have and all they are, even to submission to
the most offensive sumptuary laws, to the die
tum of this power which they believed to be of
God. Methodist women have answered three
questions in class meeting for generations.
They are: l. What known SIN have you
committed since our last meeting? 2. What
temptations have you met with? 3. What
have you thought, said or done, of which you
doubt whether it be sin or not? These ques-
tions have separated famiIies-put the heart Of
woman like quivering agony on the gridiron
of curious self-righteousness, or med
dlesome men. In view of their harm
them. but he refused They did not
even b ave the seal of the confessional. We
can vel, imagine how a man would save his
conscience and his reputation BY clever
compromise with the Cnufcn, tue Worlu, tue
flesh and tn Q devil, but the conscientiousness
of the woman left her no resource but the
truth, Call it consoientiousness, or lack OF
common sense; cannot decide which It was
Having thus narrowed woman for century,
having not only used her hands and feet, but
wruug the sweat from her very soul, the Meth
odist conference now says to her
eve find you very useful; you shall
raise money to pay our debts; you shall be
foremost in missions, perhaps. bat do not dare
to hope to shape our policy! in the pulpit we
shall have none of you'll DO the women who
sic at their feet realizs this insult? Will moth
ing sting them from spiritual tyranny? There
is pathetic story going the rounds OF the
press this Fall of lovely girl, who, enconr-
aged by her Bishop, studied for the ministry,
received her diploma, and applied to the Con-
ference for ordination. This same Bishop de-
clared that he could not entertain the idea tor
a moment SO the beautiful girl died of bro
ken heart, and now her father and friends are
furious with the Bishop and the whole Methc-
dist Church. But who killed her-the Bishop?
No, he onlv followed out the traditions He
was level with his time mans time.-The wo-
men killed her!"
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

Nervous Irlitabiity Sciatica and all painful Nery-
ous Diseases.-A treatise by well known physi-
clan, specialist on these subjects, concludes as
follows Neuralgia is one Of the most painful of
dlsea and is attended with more or less nervous
irritation. Scatca is also form of neuralgia, and
all painful nervous diseases under that name.
Neuralgia means nerve ache, and therefore you can
suffer with neuralgia in any part of the body, the
erves are supplied to every part.
have for many years closely studied the cause Of
neura,eia, and the nature of the III rvous system,
with the many diseases that it is subject to, and
have found by actual experience that the true and
primary cause of neuralgia is poverty of the nerv-
Gus hnid-it becomes Impoverished and poor. and
in some cases starved not because the patient does
not eat but because what is eaten is not appropr-
ated to the nervous system; there are many causes
for this. but DR. C w. Benson's Celery aud Chamo-
mile Pills have in my hands proved perfect remedy
for this lndition and these diseases.
Sold by all druggists, Price, so cents box.
Depot 106 North Eutaw ST., Baltimore. Md. By
mail, two boxes for 81, or six boxes for $3.50, to
any address.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

EX-GOVERNOR Holden, of North Carolina
says in letter that s'As peace man, after
July, 1868, urged that this State alone, or
with other Southern States, should nego-
tiate for peace on honorable terms with the
General Government, as it seemed to be
clear that Mr.. Davis would not in any event
attempt to negotiate; and as it also appeared
to be clear that if the war went to its end
our subjugation was inevitable
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

TUE position Of the Director of the Mint,
in favor of stopping the coinage of silver, as
viewed by the Cincinnati Commercial, is en-
tirely consistent with the bi-metallism in
which he Is believer.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

A SIDE nght is thrown on life in Florida
by the Mariana Courier which announces
that one of the most attractive features of
the fair now being held at that place will be
fight between two alligators, one ten feet
and the other eight feet long.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

Mr.. WILLIAM FL. ENGLISH, who owns the
Indianapolis Opera House, has put statue
of his late wife in the lobby along with
Terpsichore, Calliope, Mnemosyne, and
others of the Graces and MUSES..
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

The Cleveland Leader is willing to give
Judge Kelley full credit for sincerity of pur-
pose, but feels constrained to take issue
with him on the abolition Of the whiskey
and tobacco taxes
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

THE Richmond Dispatch cries out against
the attempt to Mahonize South Carolina,
and warns southern people that the North
is already hurrahing over the probable deg
radiation of the South.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

PRESIDENT ARTHUR's life was recently
insured in Chicago company for $4,000,
and the application ELECTED the information
that there are $4,000 already insured in
other companies.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

LONG John Wentworth of Chicago fatters
himself that he is the last survivor of the
battle of Thames, October 13, 1918, where
Tecumseh was killed.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5.

We do not read anonymous letters and commupi-
cations. The name and address of the writer In
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publica-
ton but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return preserve eor-
municatons that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

Iris thought that if President Arthur
would only take haf the advice the papers
give him, he would get out message that
is message.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

In four years the city expenses of Albany
have increased fifty per cent. 1t has been
done under Democratic rule.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, All railway. steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon US by demanding credentials
Of every person claiming to represent Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

TEE finances of Kentucky are not in a bad
state. She has of outstanding bonds $780,
1854, and resources 708, 1922.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

THE salary list of the employees of New
York City amounts to the nice little sum of
$40, ,00O. 900.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05

EX-GOVERNOR Noyes, of Ohio, says that
Cincinnati, with the exception of CONSTANT
nople, is the dirtiest city in the world.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
PROFESSOR HIND ON THE FISH.
ERY SCANDAL.
HALIFAX, January 9th,

Professor Hind is out in another
letter 10 the Governor General, in
which he declares that he has further
evidences of roguery ON the part of the
Dominion Commissioners compared
with which the instances already
brought forth are mere tritles. He
says that there were two sets of stats
tics prepared at Ottawa concerning the
fishery trade of the Dominion, OF
which two were correct and marked
"conndentiap and given only to
trusted members of the commission,
and that the others were utterly false.
One of these false statements was pre-
sented to the arbitrators in the case of
Her Majesty's Government. Profes-
sor Hiud further declares that Mr.
Ford and Mr.. Bergen, who was subse-
quently secretary Of the commission,
knew of these false statements and
had informed him that they were after
wards corrected, but that it turned ou
at the close of the Commissioners la
bors that these gentlemen, so far from
correcting the false statements, ha'
actually presented them to the arbi
traitors as correct.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
FOURTH EDITION
Gen. raE Foreign Nes0s.

LONDON, Jan. 20, 1881.
The French Senate has passed he bill
granting subsidies TO merchant shipping
which will shortly become law.
1t is now considered certain that the
Egyptian cotton crop will exceed the filsI
estimates by about thirty per cent.
Lnyeoek did two good spins at South
wick on Thursday. Hanlan did not 20
on the water owing 10 the fog, but took
walking practice.
The case OF Mrs. Fletcher, the social.
ed spiritual medium, accused Of def aud
ing Juliet A. Davies, has been adjourn
ed tor fortnight.
The Standard says there is q report
current thai the government has receiv-
ed information of serious rising In
Turkish Armenia, which has Oesn In an
unsettled state for some time.
From statement made in the House
Of Commons by the Right Hon. George
J. Sbaw-Lefevre, Commissioner Of
Work and Building, on Thursday night
1t appears likely that the Temple Bai
memorial will shortly be renewed.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
SPoOKS IN A SCnooL-HoUsE.
A FIRsT-cLAss GHOST STORY FROM
THE WEST.

A FIRsT-cLAss GHOST STORY FROM
THE WEST.
The Dubuque Qowa) Herald relates
the fellowing:-
A wierd and startling story comes
from Sherilps Mound, Dubuque county,
TO the effect that one Of the schools in
that well-knOwn vicinity has been dis
missed on account Of the building Deing
haunted. It appears that one of the
scholars, girl about fourteen years old,
10 the especial "bHtt" OF the spirit that
hauuts the building. She frequently
exclaims, "There he is !" pointing to an
invisible object in the room which she
says is man. "Hc has hit me again "
she cries out, "right here on the elbow
aud in my ribs" The teacher being
thus constantly annoyed, sent for q pas
tor to unravel the mystery il possible.
When he arrived, the little uirl, whose
aame is withheld, said she saw man
running about the school-house, jump
ing over desks, seats, and the heads OF
scholars, and cutting up all sorts of an
tics, even to pinehing and striking her.
The mystery was increased when the
words "Teufel' suddenly appeared OH
the blackboard, apparently written by
al invIsibl hand. This somewhat star
tied all present, and the school teacher,
it is said, exclaimed, "That's too much
we must close the house." 1t is stated
that the spirit has followed the little
girl to her home, and there aunoys her
and her people.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

Mrs. Thomas b. Holcomb, of New
Castle, met with very serious ac-
cident on Tuesday, when, while
crossing the fields between Mr..
hugh K. Steele's residence and her
home, she slipped and fell, breaking
her knee-cap in several places.
Though the injuries sustained must
be very painful, she appeared lit
tie easier at latest accounts.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29

F. d. CURTIS, the weil-known blooded
stock raiser of Charlton, Saratoga Co
N. Y, says: IL consider the Liebig Co. q
Arnicated Extract Of Witch Hazel very
valuable linimenJ and medicine. Every
fai mer ought To have IL on hand. a hand =
and elective remedy OF this Kind IL what
farmers need, ana If they had II on hand
when required, much suffering would be
saved, and no doubt many valuable ami
mails. With cattle 1t cures blaIn, quarter
evil, bruises, sprains, urinary truubie ies,
gals, horn all, swelling. &C, with q ieep
IL cures, aphtae, diseases OF the feet, re !
water, rot, shaking. &s. with swine II
cures, anthrax, rheumatism, rot, red
eruption, hog cholera, sore feet. Beware
OF worthless limitations, Sold in 30 cents
and dollar sizes reduced rates by tn
half gallon or gallen. Depot 20 Maiden
Lane, New YORK. Circulars mailed free
ianZ6-3td&Uit
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
THIRD EDITION
Rufus Hatch's suit.
FURTHER ARGUMENTS UPON THH
TELEGRAPH INJUNCTION.

TELE6hATh II lGJ ONIAAO&s
NEW York, January 27.-The
arnument to make the injunction
permanent in the SUIT OF Rufus
Hatch against the Western Union
and other telegraph companies was
continued this afternoon. Ex-Judge
Dillon, for individual stockholders
of the American Union, argued that
if they had injured Mr.. Hatch they
had injured every one Of the stock
holders of $40 ,000, 900 Of capital in
the company. Neither in his bill
nor in his affidavit does Mr.. Hatch
say when he became owner of 100
shares of this stock. He extended
an invitation to other stockholders
to come in and assist him in this
suit, but not one of them came
There were arrayed against him 81 :
O00, 900 OF SIC, ,000, 900 of stockhol-
ders of the company in this pro-
ceeding. He asks an injunction
against the Western Union Com
pany to prevent their increasing
their rates when he was not stock
holder in the company. He asks
an injunction against the American
Union Company to restrain them
from entering into the combination
when the consolidation was not il
legal.
Ex-Judge Porter, on behalf of the
Western Union Company, said thai
Rufus Hatch was in Court represent
ing his own interests and those OF q
number of pool stock speculator:
who had been caught short OF the
stock of one, two or three corpora
tions, and this was the first time
either in this country orEurope, thai
such proceeding was ever brought
before Cour.. Mr.. Hatch's bill
was not a stockholders bill, but 6
gamblers bill. lie had made &
wager, and would lose unless tht
Court came to his relief. Counse
declared that 30 far as regarded thu
Western Union Company Mr.. Hatcl
had no standing in Court, and wal
there simply in the role of an inter.
loper. Argument will be continued
tomorrow and closed by Ex,Judg'
Fullerton.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
STOPPING A NEWSPAPER.

People who have subscribed for a
newspaper will do we'll to bear in mind
that the only legal way to discontinue
their subscription is to pay all arrears
and order the paper stopped. An edi-
tor IN New Haven, Connecticut, sued
a man for forty-three dollars, due for
pal ers furnished. The defendant set
up plea that he had several times
ordered the paper continued, but the
Court held that, under the laws of the
State and United States, a publisher
may continue to send his paper until
all delinQuencies are settled up, and
that the parties to whom the papers
are sent are liable for all copies SO
sent, and judgment was entered for
the amount aud costs.-UecH Demo.
erdt.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
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following diseases have been attested 10
oy the most Eminent Physicians:
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Us own merits, as any trial Will amnIv
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than that for which 1t Is now sold mn
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The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
HousE-AFTERNooN sRs ION.

House rsassembled al 3 p. In.
Mr.. Moore offered resolution au-
thorizing the Divorce Committee to
employ clerk. Laid over till to-mor-
row.
Mr.. Tomlinson introduced and had
read bill for the preservation Of the
public health.
The bill is very lengthy one. 1t
provides for the creation of boards of
Health wherever nre eded and prescribes
their powers and duties with much
minuteness and detail.
Mr.. Bradford having withdrawn his
objection to the present consideration
Of the measure, the resolution author
izing the Divorce Committee to en-
ploy a clerk was adopted.
The Senate bill incorpor ratiHg the
Philadelphia, Wilmington aud Baltimore
Beneficial Association was reported iav-
orably by tue Committee on Corpora.
lions, taken up for third reading and
passed.
Mr.. Matthews introduced and had
read bill prohibiting last driving over
the public bridge at Laurel.
The Senate bill Inco poraling the Star
Club Stable Company was read a ffsl
MIR. 1omliDson present d petition
from citiEens Of Milton asking for new
aud more comprehensive aud liberal
| own charter.
| Mr.. Register introduced and had read
a bill providing for the further preseIva
tion aud proper management of certain
public roads in Duck Creek hundred.
The bill authorizes the Levy Court OF
Kent county to appropriate one third OF
he cost OF strengthening the river banks
under the charge Of the Duck Creek In.
provement Company, to secure certain
public roads from being oveihDwed. 1
On motion Of Mr.. Williams the prlvi
lege OF the floor of the House was ex
tended TO ministers aud members oi tn,
bar OF the State.
The following SeLate bills were reat
a first time:
An act exempting the sewing ma
chimes OF seamsLresses from attachmen
process.
An act authorizing the construction o
new public road, partly in MisspillioI
hundred, Sussex county.
. An act Incorporating the Sand Bias
aud File sharpening Company, of vii
mIngton.
The Senate bill validating conveyance
&C., OF and to aliens, was read secon,
time aud referred to the Committee OF
Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Bradford gave notice of bill tC
lncorcorate the Yaileyview Cemeter,
,, Company.
Adj urned until tomorrow morning
at $50.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
THE ASSESSMENTS.
A CARD FROM ASSESSOR THOMAS ".
BAvILLE.

A CARD FROM ASSESSOR THOMAS W.
BAvILLE.
WILMINGTON, June %, 1881.
EDIroA GAzETTE:-In referring to
Q communication that appeared In the
Republican in regard to the Assessor
Of the lower district, in your last
nights issue, you take occasion to
state that have left of the names OF
forty Democrats In the Seventh and
nearly sixty IN the Fifth Ward.
desire to correct this statement by
saying that desirous of having full
assessment of all who were entitled !
invited all who had knowledge of per-
sons who were not assessed to hand
me the names and residences of such
persons. and l gave access to my lists
that they might ascertain who were
not on. had presented to me list
by Democratic committee of the
number you name in the two Wards
you refer to, but before placing the
names ON she list did what my duty
required had the lists verificd-and
I found less than twenty FIVE who were
entitled TO be assessed. The balance
were not where they were located were
already assessed, or were minors.
A list has been given me by the same
parties of over seventy names, which,
it was claimed, were omitted in the
Eighth Ward. The number and the
residences of each were attached. A
careful veriticatlon of this list was
laA a nd all bal Ia
found entitled to go on the assessment,
but less than ten Of that number were
in the Ward when the canvass was
made in November; the rest had NOV
cd into the Ward since-most Of them
from outside the State.
Or the other hall the list, some were
already assessed in the Eighth Or other
wards from which they had lately come,
some were located at numbers which
are a. yet open lots, and rome had lived
there and gone away. These are the
facts 10 regard TO the lists to which you
refer In yonr article. | give them t.
you for publication AZ evidence that
while l may have made, aud did make
some omissions In making the assess-
ment, took what precaution could to
have these omissions supplied and gave
TO all persons and parties the fullest
liberty ct any tune TO examine my lists
and 70 have any and all names entitled
placed on the assessment, without re
gard to what party they belonged to.
Hop 'ug you will give this an insertioI
m your paper,
am, vnry respectfully,
THos. w. SAvILLE,
Assessor Northern District,
The GAZETTE did not accuse Mr.
baville OF unfairness IN making bis as
seesment-it merely wished TO show
that 1t was impossible to avoid som,
omissions, and that the Republican,
mean abuse OF Assessor Hughes OF tn,
Southern District was entirely unwar
ranted. This abuse, 1t may be we'll I,
state, Mr.. Saville does not endorse O
appro
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
SUICIDE ON A TRAY.

Yesterday afternoon, as the Pa.
cihc Express was between Frazier
station and Downington, on It's wav
to Philadelphia, one of the passen,
gers LETT his seat and went to the
water~closet attached to the car. A
friend who accompanied him. potins
his long absence, opened the door
and glanced in and was horror.strnct
upon seeing his friend lying in nooi
OF blood. He quickly summ6ned
assistance, when upon entgring il
was found that the passenger had
cut his throat with a pen-knife. He
was removed to the baggage car and
taken to Philadelphia, and was
immediately sent to the University
hospital, where his friend gave tie
suicides name US being Herman w.
Ludeer. He is aged 81, and is a resi-.
aent OF SLeelton, Pa. At late hour
last night he was lying in q critical
condition, and was not thought likely
thal he would live through tbe
night. 'ne
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
sINECURE OFFICERS.
Annapolis Advertiser.

1t is a fact, not to be contradieted,
that millions of dollars are paid in the
United States to employees who ren-
der no equivalent for the salaries they
receive, and SO long as money is squan-
dered in this way our people will be
burdened with taxation. There is no
reason why the thriftless should be
supported at the expense of the public
aLd pampered with the bread of idle
ness while others have to toll, without
ceasing, for a livelihood. This is only
one OF the many abuses which require
the pruning knife To keep the body
polite in healthy condition and free
from the canker werm that is eatiu q
out the substance of the people.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
REBRLS EXCLunEn

SPRISoFIELD, Jan. 27.-The Ho0s.
devoted the morning to debate upon },
resolution urging Congress 10 giant
pensions to the soldiers of the Flerid,
Black Hawk and Mexican wars Win
the exception of jeff Davis. An
amendment excluding all who we,e
rebels during the late war from benq
fits were proposed and led to an inter.
esting political debate, which Lasted
until nearly noon, when the amend.
meat was adopted.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-29
AT THE COURT HOUSE

The sound of the saw aud hammer
is still heard around the new Court
House, though the county officers
are now fixed in tolorable comfort.
The street lamps have been placed
in position in front OF the main en-
trance. They are handsome, and
each post has three lamps.
Clerk Of the Peace Cochran issued
his first marriage license ia the new
Court House on the 25th inst, to
Delaware Clark and Miss ncnrictte
Curtis, residing near Newark. He
has issued four since,