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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-08
PRAYERS for the President,

In accordance with the proclamation of
Gov. Plaisted the Custom House and Mer-
hants' Exchange will be closed from 10 to 70
o'clock during the forenoon today.
The Post Office will be closed from 10 to II
a. m. and also the city offices.
The public schools will be closed in the
morning, but the afternoon services will be
held as usual.
The banks will be closed from 10 to IL a. m.
The bankers and brokers will not open their
offices for business until IL m.
The wholesale grocers will close from 10 to
- o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs Morgan will hold service at
Bradley church at 1870.
Meeting at the Bethel church at 1Oa o'clock
for prayers in behalf of the President.
There will be prayer meeting in the YES
try of the First Baptist church, Congress
street this morning, commencing alto o'clock.
First Free Baptist church, corner of Casco
and Cumberland streets, will hold its prayer
meeting from 10 to u a. m.
A service of prayer for the recovery of
President Garfield will be held at the vestry
of the ST. Lawrence street church, from 10a to
II o'clock this morning. All residents of Mum
JOY Hill and Others in sympathy with the OBJ
ject of this meeting are invited to be present.
High street church prayer meeting in the
lecture room at 1890 a. m.
Meeting in Second Parish vestry at 1890 a.
m.
A union service of prayer for the recovery of
the President will be held in the Congrega-
tional church. Gorham, this morning, at 1875
o'clock.
State street and Williston churches will
unite in union service at the State street
church today at 1880 a. m. The public are
cordially invited.
There win be special prayer meeting held
in Plymouth church vestry this morning be-
ginning at 10. 80 o'clock, in behalf of tie Presi-
dent. All are cordially invited.
| A special service will be held at ST. Luke's
| Cathedral at IL a. M. in accordance with the
| Governors proclamation.
Mass will be celebrated at the Catholic Ca
thedral at 10.30 a. M; also at St. Dominic's
After mass, the Litany will be offered MP
for the recovery of the President
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-08
STATE OF MAINE.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Augusta, September 6. 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that Petition for the
IN Pardon of Patrick Carter, convict in the
State Pris m under sentence tor tue crime of AS
ernor and Council, and a hearing thereon will be
granted in the Council Chamber at Augusta, on
thursday, tho 18th day OF September instant. at
11.30 O'Clock a. N. JOSEPH .. SMITH,
w2t36 Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-08

PORTLAND Sept. z, 1881
In accordance with an order of the nited Stat 8
District Court, Maine Dis riot shall sell the MOI es
and accounts belonging to the Bankrupt estate OF
Geo.W. Swett at Windham Maine, at public auction,
at my Office No SO Exchange Street, i'll said Port
land ON Monday, the tenth day of October 1881,
at 10 O'Clock a. m,
CLARENCE HALE.
Assignee in Bankruptcy, by the estate of
George N. SWEET.
sepSd1aw3wTh
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-08
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
FUN ON THE BRISTOL.


Tonight Portland Theatre will reopen with
Rice & Jarrett's company in Fun on the
Bristol" and the advance sale of seats indi-
Gates large audience. The company and
piece are both among the best on the road and
the entertainment is just the thing for the sea-
SON. The following will be the cast.
Widow O'Brien Mr.. John f. Sheridan
(From Tipperary, gushing two-times
widow, and a candidate for ''3d term.
Dora her daughter, by the McAllister
Miss carrie e. Daniels
Nora, her daughter. by the o'Brien.
Miss Kate Foley
Bella, ladies' maid -. -. Miss Leonore Simons
Count Menaggc, Italian professor of music.
Mr. Harry DeLorme
Capt. Cranberry. of Newport retired told salt :
Mr.. Donald Harold
Tom Cranberry, his son, a model youth 49,; :; r.
Mr. f. Tannehili, Or
Richard Sparks, Dora's sweetheart.
MIR. viii A. Paul
Jerry Thompson, Steward on the "Bristol. -;
Pinkerton Hswkshaw detective.
Mr.. William Hughes
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-08
An Rlegaut Piece of work.

W. Fl. Gay had designed aud Stubs
Brothers have constructed and gilded an ele-
CANT frame five feet high and seven feet wide
containing the cabinet photographs of the
officers and members of the Mechanic Blues.
The outer frame of ebonized oak, four inches
in Width and the inner Of gliding three inches
in width The frame is surmounted with a
magnificent gilt eagle, perched, with outspread
wings on shield with red, white and
blue worked in, and with military emblems on
the corners and sides. The frame will be
placed in the Blues armory.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-08

Portland Sept. 7, 1881.
In accordance with an order of the united States
District Court Maine District, shall sell all the
rights of the bankrupt estate of henry G. Bentley,
in and patent tubs cutter at public auction, at
the Office of Clarence Hale, Nc. % Exchange Street
in said Portland on Monday the tenth day of octo-
ber18S1, at nine O'Clock a. m.
PES CIVAL BONNEY,
Assignee in Bankruptcy. by the estate of
Henry G. Beattey.
sep8d1aw3wTh
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-08

GossAMER Waterproof Circulars for Ladie
and Misses at II. l. Nelson & Co.'S.
sep7 DIST
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-08

40 Let.
MISERABLE Brick House, No. 40 Gray street.
- Contains 10 rooms, bath room and furnace.
Apply to N. S. Gardiner, R. K. Agt., 93 Exchange
street sepSeod2w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-08

SEBAGo LAKE CONCERT.
The following will be the programme to be
given by Chambers Band at the concerts at
lake Sebago on Sunday:
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Forest City Mineral Water.
SIMON LIBBY, late of Gorham,


NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN, that the
~ subscriber has been duly appointed and taken
upon herself the trust of ADMINISTRATIVE the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-07

Some of the Democratic newspapers
are talking of the election of rich men
to the Senate as if it were peculiarly a
Republican practice. They forget that
Philetus Sawyer, who is said to be the
richest man in Wisconsin, may be offset
by Mr.. Fair, the new Democratic Sena-
tor from Nevada, who is probably the
richest man in that State, and that SEN
ator Brown, who is accounted the rich
est man in Georgia, may be put against
Mr.. Hale, who is by no means the rich
est man in Maine and whose wealth
came to him long after he had gained
political prominence. They forget, too,
that the newly-elected Senators from
Now York, Connecticut and Indiana,
Mr.. Platt, General Hawley and General
Harrison, are not supposed to be men
of large possessions and that in their
cases, and in those of Mr.. Sherman,
Mr.. Dawes and Mr.. Edmunds, the ques-
ton of their pecuniary means had no
bearing whatever upon their election.
The difference between the two parties
in the matter of the number of wealthy
men in politics is not great.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-07
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The depth of snow in central Vermont
is greater than for many years at this
time of the winter.
The late A. c. Howard of Townshend
is reported to have left SIC, 1000 to the
town for the support of the poor.
Last week was the week of ''mild
weather with thaw" which Professor
Vennor promised an outraged community.
Governor Farnham has appointed Hiram
A. Huse commissioner on publication of
the Revised Statutes in the place of Judge
Thompson, resigned. An excellent APP
pointment HAE54
An Addison man, who has been a habit
ual smoker for 50 years without missing
day, has laid aside his pipe for good,
and says he has not the slightest inclina-
| ton to use it.
In the town of Lincoln there are 16
saw-mills and two grist-mills, almost the
entire production of which is drawn by
teams to their markets at New Haven and
/ SA5ShdSo'r hO pCOplC Ill blldb flClulby
| are agitating for railroad.
/ Edwin Cudworth of Woodbury. was
made happy last week by the receipt of
1888 pension from the government, with
Sc per month to be drawn hereafter,
may they continue to come, for there are
many worthy cases yet in town. 80
| The Rutland Inquirer a democratic pa
/ per which has had hard struggle in the
uncongenial soil of Vermont, has been
/ purchased by a Maine man, who will sus-
pend it for six months during which time
he will try and drum up 1000 subscribers,
and then continue it with new features,
if he is successful, = a a4 IS
Addison Gould, Of Woodstock, gener.
ally known as 'sBlind Could" died the
other day in his list year. Though blind
for 40 years, he partly supported himself
by playing on the violin, and had Travelled
all over New England, especially in Yer
i mont and Maine. He also exhibited pic.
lures through magnifying lenses, and wa:
awond-rful example of what one can d.
without sight. SID gsgu 8y .a
The St. Adams Messenger discover
that Lawyer E. J.. Phelps did not want tt
be democratic candidate for governor o
Vermont, and that in reward for runnin.
Gen. Hancock promised, if elected, to pu
Phelps on the United States suprem
: bench. If Tilden had been elected, TIL
Messenger hears that Mr.. Phelps was t.
: have been minister to England. TIL
Messenger admits hat Mr.. Phelps woul
sshOnOr anV place."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-07

If the superiority of Chill to the 9th
er South American republics was not
sufficiently manifest at the centennial
exhibition, we shall not be apt to forget
it after the workmanlike manner in
which she has throttled and trounced
Peru, country Of twice her popula-
ton. With a people little more nu-
merous than those of Massachusetts,
stretched along upon the shelf of the
Andes, which is always threatening to
shake them off literally into the sea.
Chill has entered upon the second half
century of her independence with fairly
stable institutions, including govern
ment schools. and with the prestige o.
the first power on the Pacific coast o
South American.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-07

The abstract of the reports of the ma
tional banks made December 81, 1880,
shows that the circulation Of those in
stitutions at that date was $343,415,-
438, an increase of $195.495 during
December. The amount of United
States currency outstanding at that date
including l5,52o,437 of fractionl cur
rency (much of which does not EXIST,
was $362,595, 1853. The loans and
discounts were $l,o65, 74s, 656.l2, an
increase of 5000, 900 since October
l. The individual deposits were ST.
COS, 1877 ,O7l.2O, and United States de-
posits. S7,724,63a76. The capital
stock of the banks is S458,O9O,O95.
The Treasury holds 1857, 592,55O Uni
ted States bonds belonging to the banks
to secure circulation and $14.239, 800
to secure United States deposits.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-07
WHY THERE rs NO QUORUM.

Ever since the meeting of Congress
there has been frantic attempt on the
part of Speaker Randall and other dem
Ocratic leaders to get enough of their
party together at any one time to con-
stitute a quorum, (this is necessary in
order to do legal business). Important
party measures have required that nearly
every democratic member should be
present; but the effort has been unsuc-
cessful. The Washington Post, having
become disguised, thus speaks right cut
it meeting and tells the reason why the
party is powerless in the present House:
In almost all the party contests of the
House a few members of the majority
party have played into the hands of the
opposition. They have put on high and
holy airs. They have been proud of the
commentator of their opponents, who
have used them and despised them for be-
ing thus used. They have mouthed
mOuldy platitudes about their ''obligations
to their own sense of duty rather than the
dictates Of caucus" When they have
tapped their rhetorical wings and ''soared
above party" their silly souls have been
delighted with the incense of republican
praise. At the first possible opportunity
they betrayed their constituents, betrayed
their principles, betrayed their party, and
gave easy victory to the enemy. Demo
cratic absenteeiSm has been another and
very fruitful source of democratic discom-
future. The alleged democratic majority
has been an actual minority for weeks in
succession. Scores of times a quorum
has been broken and the passage of a
democratic measure defeated by the alb
sence Of a few men who at that moment
could have been found in bar-room | 3
A party is in sad predicament wheI
its success or defeat depends on three o.
four or half dozen men whose appetite
for stimulants will not give way to any
higher sense. And to this complexion
has it come with the democratic party il
the House on more than one occasion o
the greatest Importance. Such men ar
unfit for any public position. They are
disgrace to their constituents, reproacl
to the House, an affection to the country
A man who will risk the success of hi
party in a crisis, rather than wait for
drink, is just about as contemplate as tn
holy fellow who crises above party i
order to be patted on the back by the rt
publican press. 1t is not the strength {
republican principles half SO much as til
weakness of democratic management ths
has transferred the sceptre this tim,
Meantime few democratic districts wi
do well to drop into obscurity the me
whose egotism, weakness, neglect an
appetites have enabled a minority of r
publicans practically to dominate a der
Ocratic House, and finally retire the
mocracy to the minority side.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-07
The Washington correspondents are

The Washington correspondents are
telling stories of the warm personal
friendship of Edmunds and Thurman,
apropos of which it may be said at this
day without harm that Edmunds regard
ed Thurman as the hardest candidate
to beat whom the democrats could put
up for president. @ ia =
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-07
CONGRESS,

Thursday, Jan. 29.-The time of the
Senate was occupied in large part by a
speech by Mr. Beck, of Kentucky. in
favor of free ships. and reply from
Mr. Blaine.
In the House a contested election
case furnished Republicans an opportu-
nifty to give the Democrats warning not
to carry injustice too far.
The Naval Appropriation bill was
passed finally in the Senate.
Friday.-In the Senate Mr.. Blaine
introduced a bill to foster American
shipping; Mr.. Wallace introduced a
bill providing for the election of the
President directly by the people: the
Indian Land in Severalty bill was fur
Their debated. 81
In the House the bill calling upon
the Secretary of State for information
respecting the alleged fishery frauds
was reported back; there was an acri-
monious debate over the bill to pay the
widow of Captain Page small balance
claimed to be due for his services.
Saturday.-The Senate yesterday re-
ferred the electoral count resolution to
the Committee on Electoral Count; the
Indian Land in Severalty bill was
amended. ,, ..-.. os,. -.-~.
In the House the North Carolina con-
tested election case was decided in favor
of ]. J. Yeates, who took the oath o.
Office. .
Monday.-ln the Senate, Mr.. Dawes
spoke in denunciation of the murder O
Big Snake, Ponca chief. by Unitee
States soldiers, and censured the mac
tivity of the Secretary of the Interior il
relation to the murder.
The Iowa contestants for seats in tn
House of Representatives were give
permission to withdraw their petition
and end the contests.
Several bills of Importance were in
troduced in both Houses of Congress.
1iuesday.-A substitute for the In
gals resolutions was presented in th
Senate by Mr.. Morgan, from the Com
mittee on the State of the Law, in re
gard to counting the electoral vote; MI
Kirkwood replied to the speech of Nj
Dawes in the matter of the murder {
Big Snake, the Ponca chief, and MI
Dawes made a pacific rejoinder; MI
Logan asked unanimous consent to ca
up the Grant Retirement bill, but
was refused him the Pension Apprt
priation bill was called up and discussed
The session of the House was 7unimpol
; tant. .....-.-. ..=.
Wednesday.-The new Electoral Cour
resolutions presented in the Senate b
Mr.. Morgan were called up. and CAV
rise to debate in which part was tai
en- by number of Senator'S of bot
political parties; the resolutions wei
finally passed.
In the House the District of Colun
bia Appropriation bill and the POI
Route bill were passed. The Apo
tionment bill came under consideration
and Mr.. Cox made a long speech in i
advocacy.
Thursday-The time of the Sena
was occupied in great part by a debat
upon, a resolution introduced by M
Morgan, respecting the right and poV
er of the Vice-President in connectio
with the electoral count. a.s.5
There was a protracted debate in ii
; House on the Apportionment bill. Il
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-07
the Vermont Senator is held by the
democrats of the House:

democrats OF the HOUSE.
eWhat are you fellows in the House
driving at?" asked friend Of the Senator;
''why don't they take up the Edmunds
joint rule and pass it? You supported it
in the Senate and no one finds any fault
with it,
eyes," replied the Senator, sit is all
right. You see our boys in the House
looked it over when they got it over
there, and found no fault with it until
they happened to notice Edmunds' name
at the top. That frightened them. Then
they picked it up, and, holding it at arms
length, examined it again. Still they
found nothing wrong in it, but they didn't
like to adopt anything with that name on
it. So it was put out of sight,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-07

The present Congress has undertaken
variety of measures to originate some
plan which shall make plain the method
of counting the electoral votes. The
democrats propose Joint rule, and
Senator Edmunds has another plan
which the Senate agrees upon. but which
the House is afraid of. The following
conversation shows with what holy awe
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-07
INACTIVITY IN TEMPERANCE
fi4- - WORK. q 1855

So far as this section is concerned,
there seems to be lull in temperance
work. That live, active, aggressive
sentiment needed at all times to keep
back the demon of intemperance is dor
mant. This depression, which is prob
ably only temporary. has permitted the
enemy to occupy the ground in several
localities, until the law is openly viola
ted, and the confirmed drinker, as well
as the youth of such communities are
subjected to the influence of free rum.
This great enemy Of human happiness
and prosperity, like Satan himself,
always occupies all neutral ground; and
unless every man and woman is on the
alert to punish those who violate the
liquor laws, and to shield and protect,
by moral and social influences, those
addicted to evil habits and those liable
to be drawn into them, the misfortune
of intemperance will be upon US.
While respectable people are quietly
attending to their duties, forgetting that
vigilance and activity in temperance
matters are always necessary, somebody
& has come in to peddle out his rum, to
j open seductive bar, or to lead son OF
brother into the maelstrom of evil /; and
before community is aroused, or even
? aware of the fact, some of the young OIL
? the unwary are led into the habits o.
: dissipation; or some severe thing occurs
as the result of drinking. that startles ;
community. That there are any places
in Vermont where liquors are illegal.
sold, is the fault of temperance people
They ought to make rum drinking s.
disreputable in every community tina
l any person, not entirely devoid of shame
would quit 1T to escape the disgrace
Would bring upon him. But when thos
, who drink feel that their fault will b
condoned and their practices excused
f because others are equally guilty, Their
e will be those who will indulge in drink
ing habits. Of course, there are fe'
: confirmed drunkards, sunk too deep I
be Influenced BY public opinion, but "
a speak of the moderate, respectable {?
e drinkers and of the youth who are grow
n ing into the habits of inebriation: thes
: have not power to stand up against pul
lie disapprobation. a8a sge4
+ When public sentiment is as keen an
q active in this matter as the cause of ten
II perance demands it should be, the nur
N Der of rum drinkers will become
"a small. that liquor selling will be ;
! improbable. as well as dangerous, bus
q ness. Some Of the drinking fountain
will dry up, and some of the liqu
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-07

Tickle in appetite. irresolue in mind, and subject to
melancholy, try Malt Bitters,
, 1881-04-15
PUBLIC HEALTH.
;. nacrease in tho Number OF
SMALLPOX Cases Ro.
ported.
nm snnitary-Inspcctors Submit
reports Concerning rc1le-
ulcnt-llOllHcs.
condition Of Affairs That Deserves
Attention at Once.
THE SMALLPOX.

~. rmal,. p,x shows in signs Vt abatement,
Ina In typc Is ii very malignant one. III this
ro"t ro.setjnn tho Health CommtssIaner urges
1s anu 10 exercise tho most scrlr.,lo'a care
wa 's..e TO II ttat themselves Rnl thoIr children
,,helr friends md ncl9fl,ors nrc vnculnntcd.
n...nn, yncc!natc,l within periotl Of aoveli
r,s ... cycn tho,1ph they hal Tho stnAll-pOx.
T.r.hnl very light cases. nntt therefore rooplo
a.std attcn,i to this very important tnAttur.
\ yery sad cnsc presenter! ut tho ffcaiill Of
.. xc.tcrtIay afternoon was that Of an unfortu-
-. youur negro tinltso.l Edward Wright, nHc'l
= Nv r..,,. Tho young mnn 10 but twO weeks
49,, Ijnyrstsl,llrg, Va. Ills Clothing was thin
Nv. ."S noor. and yesterday he whs worry sick, 80 ho
.na Nj. wuy TO tho County Agents Office,
s.ra tbey declared he Ind caso or smallpox:
~ ,ejcpbuued the 1teMlth O'licg, and e!nrted
fot tc City-iiull lio As ly tho Hgi,h I,n Y,
VII placcd In HIS l'rivntc nlfiee and y yellow
pssa ne found tho poor fclloW hl,ilorlnK lrosn n
sns Nfe''t tboso s Is not II hopitat itt tue plty
.pi .b.h viii admit cnsc or either stMript-
N9st Or measles. 80 tho doctor vaeclnntcd lil,t'
!ss .sae SuI vas 40 other course to tiirsnr. There
,as1e ts1e ,s now cnscs of,sn!l-pnx rcpo!tcd ySs-
ttaAy, and iwu t,cntas ~ inc iios!itai .,U,, Ino
~ isini died yesterday n!orttnH, and Mrs.
y s,i0u 70 Was the othor victim. Mrs: kGastt,K,
ri yeers, rcsl,'ng 1T s %sst sS i; TWsll't,
1rsFS ss1T Soii lady, hor .rcu0vory is considered
s ssvabiuL Frank Caspar. nnnthor Victim v.An,
ss ls!s u',41ao,. so,h Clark s,n. tatsS, ssfsst
nv sn1uef oi iNlrns'o antl Sixteenth streets. 1e
tt,sIowcd u remain Mt huine, Us :ho housa !:
mi,oIstcd frutl othots, lii !ndcpendenco lla!
ss I @ 4%ssyssf Sss csa9e sssSss tsss
', w. INT Il fcw days from Virginia City, Nov,
, 1881-04-15

very dirty, and Tho ceilings IN tho rear tene-
fncnt* Hr0 hut ak md half fret high.
Nh. l3S West .Jhck.pn street " owned by j.
lan.x. H.! and ueci,pn4 bH two faMllioa number
c,lIhuatior Of 1nrbnRo and nshes under tho
hOiSC. -
, 1881-04-15
Destroying Her Bridal Drcxs and zKcr-
Il. HCIfs

JIOtt0N Herald, - =
Mnry Lizzie 1'rldkHs wc1it u Marblchcad from
Hamilton uhnttt n month nHo. yhu suu,t bu0NtHo
engaged to william 4Allntns. and they weru gt,-
yayest 10 llo married. on Fs!at Dny evening, Mss
Bridges t,d her wedding lrcss md othnr things
reatly, hut ot,. Thursday morning Attnms told
her u gllessotl be would nut yet married ut pros
cnt At noon lic tni.l hcr ho sllnill.i not hurry
her Mt MI. She begged Of him on her knees 10
keen Ills prof,lsB, hut hb would mt yield. She
th0tl went to her ROM a1td c,,t up her wedding
dress with Il knife, lnd ttlgn wcltt to Gregury's,
purCh1setl nm ottncc Of lnl1dAnlitn md swallowed
II, dying fuOit ;lfter,vArtl.