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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-02
Music AND THE DRAMA.
No,TFs.


Mrs. Chanfral gave great pleasure to her au-
dience as Lady Isabel in East Lynn at Port
land Theatre Saturday afternoon. Kit was re-
peated in the evening
Mr.. Wheelock played the part OF Jagon in
the strangers OF Paris in Philadelphia with
excellent feeling and made all possible out of
the part
Anthony and Ellis "Uncle Tom" combina-
ton will appear in Portland May 10th and
18th. -
Sig. Salvini closed his American tour under
the management of Mr.. Stetson with Saturday
afternoons performance of Macbeth" at the
Globe Theatre, Boston. An immense audience
packed the house, and the tragedian was ap-
plauded with great enthusiasm and recalled
to the stage many times. The gross receipts
OF the tour are stated to be, in round numbers,
$166,00O, which makes an average OF over
81 $3.50 per performance, or more than double
the average during the tragedian's former tour
in this country. AS Salvini was entitled to
one-third of the gross receipts it will be seen
that his share amounted to over $50, OOO.
Mile. Sarah Bernhardt appeared for the last
time this season in New York Saturday after
noon at Booths Theatre in 'tFrou- Frou," and
Saturday night she took her farewell OF the
American stage in the same play at the
Academy of Music, Brooklyn. She sails for
France on Wednesday.
The subscriptions to see Booth aud Irving to-
gether in London amount to $4,000 and no
seats can now be had for love or money
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The Golden Circle.

Saturday, by invitation of Superintendent
r. B. King, of the Golden Circle Company a
reporter of the PRESS visited the, compsny's
new stamping mill at No. III Commercial
street and was shown the whole process of ex-
tracing the golden grains from the rongh rock
and dirt. At the mill Mr.. W. 1. Smart, an
expert. who was connected with the Comstock
and Richmond mines at Eureka, Nevada, for
eighteen years, has been, aud is still engaged
in testing the value of this ore which comes
from the company's mine at Seward Isle, Han
cock county, near the Sullivan mines. His
test will not be fairly concluded until the end
of next week, but so far Mr. Smart says he is
highly pleased with results. He feels his repu-
tation is at stake, and he doesn't intend to en-
dorse mines that are valueless, neither does
the company wish to use their property for
stock speculation. If they have got good
thing they say they want to know it, and if not
they want to know it, ass@sSsl.
The mill is wooden building some thirty
two feet long. At one end is ore in bulk, and
all about stands crushed ore in barrels just as
sent from the mine. On a level with a tall
mans chin is long wooden box, into which is
put the ore taken right from the -crusher. This
box is FEEDER which feeds another great iron
box. called the mortar and weighing 1000
pounds, into which five stamps, each weighing
500 pounds, are continually dropping upon
three heavy iron planks in the bottom of the
mortar, so that the ore is constantly crushed be-
tween the stamps and dies. Each stamp drops
sixty times minute. the front of the NOR
tar is covered with screen through which
water, pumped into the bottom of the mortar,
flows in cataract and the fine PARTICLES Of the
gold pass with the water on to wide table,
covered with copper plates charged with quick
silver, and, as the plates become more con-
stantly used, more and more gold is attracted
until they become very valuable. From these
tables the water is discharged into sluices, in
which blankets are placed to catch such of the
auriferous deposit as escapes over the table.
Finally the water is discharged from the
sluices into tanks where the 'ttailings'' are
caught and tested again.
To show the average richness of the ore Mr..
Smart took Unfortunately from several bar
rels, and from the rough ore basinful of dirt,
that held about three or four pounds. This
dirt was washed in the old way aid the gold
specks that remained amounted to at least
two or three cents pound in value. AS there
are 1000 pounds to the ton, Mr.. Smart said the
earth exhibited was worth $50 to $50 per ton,
as rich as the present yield of the best Caiifor-
MIA mines. When Mr. King made his assay
in his neat little laboratory at the further ell of
the mill-he got from the drill borings made at
the mine an assay of $61.79 to the ton, while
Mr. Smart says his own assay of miscellaneous
ore yielded $56 to the ton, a difference in the
two lots of ore of only S. 70 to the ton
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The following have been elected officers 0
Maine Bible Society.


The annual meeting of the Maine Bible So
ciety was held at the First Parish church last
evening. DR.. Hill, pastor, occupied the pulpit
together with Bishop Peck, Revs. Messrs. Dali
ton and Wright, Messrs. Hoyt, Hunt and Still
son.
Mr.. Hoyt. in behalf of the trustees, made an
interesting report of the work done by the So
ciety during the past year. In the aggregate
1878 families have been visited, and of these
six per cent were destitute of the Bible.
a brief address was made by Bishop Peck,
after which Mr.. Hunt, the Corresponding Sec
rotary of the American Bible Society, gave an
account of its work in this aud other countries.
He said the last year the society circulated
1,450,000 Bibles
Mr. Stilson, who has been employed by the
Maine Society in Oxford county, gave an ac-
count of his work. 49,
The church was crowded and the music by
the First Parish choir was fine.
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The Indian Question.

This subject so interesting to our people will
be presented in Mrs. Gaylord Smiths course
of lectures next week and will be welcomed by
many who for years have felt that the actual
savage of the mountains is the white and not
the red man. This lady has during the past
ten years given her time in study of the race:
Sho visited and lived with the different tribes
for weeks at a time from the Rio Grande to
Sitka, only accompanied by her husband and
driver, and declares that while with the most
warlike tribes she enjoyed sense of safety and
security that she seldom Realized in white
mems mining camps. AS her lectures care
of actual occurrences and her ownjexperiences
and such as no other person has enjoyed, there
will be an interest with many to ascertain the
real condition of affairs among the aborigines
of the Rocky Mountains.
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Building Notes

John w. Jones will put up $4,000 wooden
house on Grove street, two stories high.
W. r. Evans, tho dentist, has plans for a
two story brick house on State street. Cost
$4,000.
Hon. Israel Washburn will put about $1,000
in repairs on his Spring street residence. "A
library with bay window will be the princi-
pal feature.
On the first of May Jacob S. Winslow will
commence couple of two story brick dwell
lings with hip roof, in the modern style, on
New State street, that will cost about $4,000
each.
George f Foster will build a dwelling on
Brackett street, costing between $4,000 and
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STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc COUNTY

kENNEBEC COUNTY.
The trial of Charles Merrill of China for the
murder of his mother has been postponed till
Thursday of this week.
Thursday night Sadie Lord of Clinton, girl
sixteen years of age, while in a state of SON
nambulism rose from her bed and went into an
adjoining room. Her mother hearing her
moving about went after her Before her
mother could reach her she threw a shawl over
her shoulders and, darling out of the house.
ran in the direction of the railroad track The
Pullman train was coming along and when
she reached the track was so near that her
mother expected to see her dashed to pieces.
Luckily, however, she got over just in time to
avoid the train She then disappeared in the
darkness The bells were rung and the people
turned out and after long search discovered
the girl under barn sound asleep.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
DR.. Elijah A. Daggett, formerly promi-
nent physician of Waldoboro, died last week
at the age Of Is years.
At recent town meeting in Waldoboro it
was voted to accept the report of the commit
tee elected at previous meeting to consider
the railroad debt. Their report cites that it
would be for the interest of the town to refund
the bonds at lower rate of interest, and they
recommended that the rate be 4 per cent. per
annum, on bonds redeemable after July LIST,
1866, and payment in full to be made on or be-
fore July 1st, 1921. Also that 81, 900 be raised
annually after July Isl, 1896, as sinking
lunQ IOr the purchase OF Gn0 Town DOnuS
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
On account of the failure of the Legislature
to make adequate provision for the support of
the State College, the trustees are obliged
hereafter to charge tuition of thirty dollars
per year, equally divided between the two
terms The trustees make provisions for the
establishing of free scholarships by the follow
ing action:-"Voted, That any individual or
society paying to the treasurer sum not less
than $3.50 shall be entitled to one perpetual
FREQ scholarship in the College
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The wife of Mr.. Day, the keeper of Seguin
light, came near being drowned Wednesday
forenoon. While being transferred from a
small schooner to a tug near Seguin she fell
into the water and was, after great difficulty,
rescued.
The Bath Independent will hereafter be
published by Clark & Wilder. Mr.. Wilder is
son of DR.. Amos Wilder of Hallowell.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Sanford, son of Henry Clark, of Machias,
was badly injured in the head while playing
with gun few days ago. 1t is thought he
will lose the sight of one eye.
YORK COUNTY
While Mrs. Benjamin Webster of Limerick
was dressing fresh fish the other day an En-
glish gold coin worth $3.50 dropped out OF one
| of the intestines.
re-organized at Saco. G. II. Andrews has
| been elected post commander. The new post
| starts with % members.
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The committee acknowledge the gifts of one
piece of calico from Twitchell g. Chapman,
calico from Mrs. Woodbury. Dana, buttons
from Sweetsir & Merrill, buttons and thread
from Mrs. Baxter. The work room closed
Friday, April 29th, to be opened again in
September. Mrs. Noble on Spring street be-
tween State and Park street and J. NJ. Dyer
on Congress street have kindly allowed the
committee to place in their shops the garments
they have ready made, where they will be found
for sale at low prices.
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Brief ,JOttinQS,

Lovely May Day yesterday though cool.
Mercury $50 at noon, bright with north wind
The fire alarm strikes at 10 O'Clock noon
Sundays, and it will be remembered at $50 D.
m instead of $50 p. M, in future week days
Value of foreign exports last week $780,
667.30.
The Portland Company are fast getting off
the new locomotives and machinery ordered.
MIR. W. P. Stearns injured his foot badly
Thursday by catching it in the wheel of his
carriage.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians will hold
their fifth annual ball at City Hall tomorrow
evening. Chandler will furnish the music
and grand good time may be ex pected.
Spellman will look after Conley in his race
with Mckay of Halifax Evan Morris has
challenged Walter Ross to row him three or
FIVE mile race on the Houlton course, Pitts
burg.
There were IS deaths recorded in the city
the past week.
The Franconia is almost ready to go on the
New York route, and new steamer will posi-
bly, be chartered to take the Chasepeake's
place.
Costwell of Bangor made Y miles, Hartwell
OF Auburn rising 67 and Killan of Portland
nearly &c, in the twelve hour walking match
at Lancaster Hall Saturday night.
There are 20 signers in Portland to the
Maranocook chorus festival.
The Park street parish are to have sociable
and tea party at Gilbert Hall Tuesday
The Western Union has adopted the cash
system.
a<,r +t,an o, To-
Montreal Saturday to load the Dominion
frozen in there the past winter.
At Sager's stable DIR. Fitzgerald has fine
brown Knox stallion, 15-3 IL hands high,
weighs 1850 pounds, trots in go and cost
$1,000. Frank Crocker has sorrel hurdle
jumper at the same stable, purchased of Loril-
lard, that has won apurse of $1,000. There
are also Capt Sagers fine blacks and H.
Taylor's handsome Knox year old.
Latest advices from the steamer Chesapeake
are that she is slowly breaking up, and that
no hope of floating her is entertained.
A regular meeting of the society of Natural
History occurs this evening at 7-45. DIR.
Wood will read paper upon vegetable struc-
ture in its bearing upon the PREPARATION of in
juries in plants.
The alarm of fire from box IS Saturday
morning was caused by the upsetting of a glue
pot in Small's book bn1ery on Plum street.
The fire was put out with small hand hose.
There was no damage except the soaking of
the plastering in the office of the Portland
Water Company.
According to law, all the militia of Maine
will parade by companies at their armories to-
morrow for inspection, company drill and
maneuvre.
At Williston church yesterday % joined the
church.
The various puipits were to a great extent
filled with visiting clergymen yesterday in at
tendance on the conference.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-02

The following officers we're elected by Casco
Lodge of Good Templars Knightyille, at their
last meeting and will be installed tomorrow
evening:
". c. T.-Allen Keith.
w. V. T-Abbie Orr.
w. S.-Mrs Alice Crowel.
w. F. S.-H E. Mills.
w. I'D. H. Miles.
w. C.-Hatte G. Parrot.
w. NE. L. PARROT.
w. 1. CIV. L. Keith.
w. o. G.-Harry Cribby.
p. w. g. T.-C. III. Waterllouse.
The following have been elected officers of
Seaside Lodge of Good Templars Cape Eliza
beth, and will be installed Wednesday even-
ing:
w. G. T.-Wm Weldon.
W. V. T.-Nettie Parker.
w. S.-Margaret Pillsbury.
w. T.-Willis F. Strout.
w. F. S.-Mrs Emma Upton
w. c.. G. Manter.
w. M.-Edwin Cobb.
w. o. G.-Jed. Loveitt.
P. w. G. T.-John Mariter.
The following have been elected officers of
Ilsley Lodge, Deering:
w. C. I'D. Moulton.
w. V. T-Jennie Sargent.
w. S.-Charles Dow.
w. f. S.-Ella Morton.
w. TIE. B. Sargent.
w. C.-George RUSSELL
w ME-. B. James,
W. l. G.-Lizzie Fairbrother
w. o. G.-Wm. Lucas.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-02
The Argus Libel Suit,

City Marshal Grant, of Saco, has sued the
proprietors of the Eastern Argus for libel and
attached the property to the amount of $4,000.
The writ is returnable at the May term of the
Supreme Court in Alfred. The Argus ac-
cused some one, name not given, of improper
conduct in relation to a town pauper named
Cora Sherwood, and it is to refute this charge
that the suit is brought. The Argus intimates
that the case will not be settled but will be
tried III court next month
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Municipal Court.

SATURDAY.-Albert H. Humes Forgery and nj
tering forged paper. Examination waived. Bonds
$1,000.
Robert OConnell. Common drunkard. Discharged.
George Towgurany and Joseph d. MARI Intoxi-
cation. Fined So and onehalf costs. Paid
George A. Phillips. Intoxicaton. Fined So and
costs.
John Litchfeld. Intoxication. Fined So and
costs. Sentence suspended during good behavior.
Charles Ross. Intoxication. Fined SIS and costs.
Arthur Libby. Common thief. Ordered to re-
cognize to the State with bonds $500 to appear
before the grand jury May next.
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United States Circuit Court.

BEFORE JUDGE FOX.
SArURDAY.--United States by Indictment vs.,
prudent Carron, for robbing Lewiston post-office
pleads guilty. Sentenced to hard labor in Auburn
jail for two years.
United States by indictment vs. Henry Clay of
Brunswick. For carrying on the business of re-
tail liquor dealer without payment of the special
tax by law required. Verdict guilty. Sentenced to
500 fine and two months in Portland Jail,
Dist Atty for Government CLAW pro 80
United States by indictment VS.. Living King Lane
OF Brownfeld. For carrying on the business of a
retail liquor dealer without payment of the special
tax by law required. On trial.
Dist Atty for Government.
Webb g. Haskell for deft.
Adjourned to ten o'clock Monday morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-02
Failures,

Failures.
Tho following failures in Maine are reported
the past week:
The Liabilities of Hegerly & Sugrue, boots
and Shoes Lewiston, are about $500, ex-
elusive of a mortgage of $500 on each. Nominal
assets, stock 81 800; receivables 81 500.
d. G. Littlefeld, granite worker, Water
vile, is reported in insolvency Liabilities
$500. His property is fully covered by mort
cages.
w. B. Fisher & Co., boot and shoe manufac-
turers, North Turner, are reported in insolven-
cy.
B. B. Knowles, lumber dealer, Corinna, Me-,
has been attached
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-02
Saccarappa,

A French boy, one of the night workmen at
Warrens mill, fell through the elevator
hatchway, and was severely injured, on Fri
day morning.
A number of knitting machines for Keelers'
underwear mill, arrived during the past week.
The Methodist Sunday school has elected
the following officers for the coming year:
Supt.-H S. Jewett.
Librarian-J. S. Fogg.
Assistants-Miss j. Short, John Lane.
Treas.-Miss S. Jewett.
Sec.-Miss e. Horr.
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Business Changes.

The following business changes are reported
for the past week:
Augusta--Longfellow & Sanborn, groc., dis !;
now A. G. Longfellow.
Clinton-Charles Jewett & Co., gen. store,
Charles Jewett deceased
Pittsfield-B. Thompson, varieties, admits
Ora Frank Sampson, style B. Thompson &
Co.
Portland-Geo. A. West g. Co., groc., dis. !;
now w. G. Barrows.
Skowhegan-S. w. Lawton, groc., sold to
Thomas Tautish.
South Paris-Bolster & Robinson, groc, dis,
now n D. Bolster "
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-02

ror'S years experience of an Old
S SW g. MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING
RUP is the prescription of one of the best
xemale physicians and nurses in the United
states and has been used for forty years with
their children. 1t relieves the child from main
cures dysentery and diarrhea, gripping in the
bowels, and wind-colic. By giving health to
the child it rests the mother Price Twenty
five Cents a bottle. noy27SMW S,w6,no'
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The MAY Day Festival.

The ladies of Bosworth Relief Corps have
scored another success. With each succeed
ing year their entertainments surpass those OF
preceding seasons partly because the ladies
are more familiar with management, partly
because the children become more familiar
with stage work and stage business, and in
great measure owing to the amount of labor
put in by both adults and children. 1t was a
remarkable feature of the entertainment given
at City Hall last Saturday, that, although
there were 81 children behind the canvas
screens, order was SO we'll preserved that no
noise annoyed the audience. How few per-
formances are given by adults of which this
could be said.
The play passed off with a smoothness that
told of thorough drill, while the principal
parts were exceedingly we'll taken Misses
Nellie Davis and Carlotta M. Gosse were as
self-possessed, easy and graceful as if they had
been brought up on the boards, and delivered
their lines with a clearness and distinctness
worthy of the highest praise. This may also
he said of the various nymphs and fairies who
could be heard with ease in the rear of the
hall while speaking in their natural voices
as they made their presentation to the queen.
The spectacle of the Queen of the May and
Queen of the Fairies is in two acts, and
abounds in many pleasing situations, beautiful
tableaux, and charming songs The audience
applauded the tableaux and songs aud insisted
on e repetition in some cases. The fancy drill
by the sixty-fve young girls just before the
spectacle, was one OF the prettiest sights ever
seen in Portland and was executor with great
precision and skill, This, with the admira-
BILE silent drill by sixteen boys, formed two of
the most important features of the entertain
nent. The hall was packed in the afternoon,
and there was fair audience in the evening
Miss Annie Greeley also sang solo very
charmingly. Tonight we would urge our
readers to avail themselves of the opportunity
and patronize most interesting aud deserving
performance,
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The New YORK suit vs.. the Smith EX0Cu u
tors.
The Judgment entered against G. W. God
dard ct ais. executors of the estate of It. o. J.
Smith in New York, in favor of r. H. Hunt
ley, Esq, OF Brooklyn, for professional ser
vices, fees, costs, disbursements, &C., in Smiths
suit VS.. Ezra Cornell from January 1, 1857 to
the death of Smith in October, 1876, was set
tied April %, 1881, by the payment of $15,-
025.19. The Judgment was a lien upon the sum
paid to the executors by the administrator Of
the Cornell estate. Mr.. Huntley claimed over
100000, and tho executors last February
offered him $4,000 in settlement of the suit.
Develin & Miller, Esqs.. of New York, and
Gen. B. F. Butler, of Lowell, were counsel for
tlaa aYacuforS
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Nahum A. Hersom.

Nahum A. Hersom.
Yesterday morning, about 9 O'Clock the
cable brought the sad news from DIR. Holt in
Dublin to DR.. S. G. Gordon, in this city, an
noouncing the death of Dr. Hersom, the sad
event occurring that morning. Making al
lowance for the difference in time, tue death
must have occurred prior to p. m. DR.. Cor
don cabled back to have the remains embalm-
ed and await the arrival of Mrs. Hersom. If
the news had come one day earlier Mrs Her
som would have bren spared the long dreary
voyage.
DIR. Hersom had been sufferer for many
years and several times in critical condition
and therefore when the physicians here heard
what his difficulty was they felt the case was
exceedingly doubtful with the chances rather
against him. DR.. Hersom was born in San
ford and was about As years of ago at the time
OF his death. He did not receive collegiate
education we believe but, if we are not mis-
taken, graduated at the medical school of the
University of Pennsylvania. He applied him.
self to learn ing his profession thoroughly and
after graduation he accepted commission as
assistant surgeon Of the Goth Maine Infantry,
Gen. Oh amberlain's regiment. He was
mustered in August 8, 1862, and on April IL,
1868, was promoted to full surgeon of the 18th
Name, Gen. Mattocks' regiment. On June 4,
1866, he was mustered out of service. Gen.
Chamberlain, only the other day, in converse
ton with physician of this city spoke of DR..
Hersom's care of the men in the regiment:
how. he went round among them, constantly
ministering to their wants. An officer of the
18th spoke of him to the writer in the same
high terms. When he was mustered out he
was in delicate health and he remained for
number OF years at Frederick City, Virgins a,
recruiting and studying, but not practicing.
Then he came home to Springvale and went
into practice and soon afterwards removed to
this city where he built up very large prac-
tice. He was member of the Maiue Medical
Society, the Cumberland County Medical
Society and the Portland Clinical Society.
He had been an instructor for brief period
in the Medical School although not a regular
appointment. He was yery careful.
conscientious, skilful physician, and no
practitioner was probably more endeared to
his patients. All liked him who ever came
in contact with him, and he will be sadly
missed in this community. He leaves
widow and one daughter.
The physicians of this city are requested to
assemble at the Portland School for Medical
Instruction this afternoon at O'Clock, to take
action with regard to his DEATH