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The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
The Ocean Traffic.

The PRESS of Saturday had an article from
Freight Agent Taylor of the Intercolonial
Line of Canada, showing that lack 5of facili-
ties existed in Boston for conveying freight to
Montreal, and also showed by statistics how
much larger an amount Of freight went to
Canada via the Grand Trunk, brought by the
Dominion and Beaver lines, than by the Inter-
colonial via Halifax. Yesterday the Boston
Journal said:
While upon this matter of an export trade
in butter and cheese, we hope the exchange
will have concern for the railroad facilities
from Boston. Something has recently occur
red which shows the mad equate railroad facili-
ties of Boston in transporting freight to Mon
treal, which is too serious for any live organi-
cation devoted to the export trade to ignore.
We do not propose to place the blame, but to
only direct attention to facts. The A liam line
of steamships made Boston their winter port
this season, and they brought here much
freight, such as dry goods, etc., destined for
Montreal But which it came to transporting
this freight to Montreal, it was found that the
time taken was so much longer than would
have been taken had the freight been unloaded
at Halifax and transported thence by rail to
Montreal, that the steamers have since stopped
at Halifax and left all Montreal freight there
1t was forced upon the steamship line. Prompt
dispatch is the great essential of transporta-
ton, and the Montreal dealers could not pros
| per and contend with the delays of the freight
| shipped from Boston. They all insisted on
| quick delivery, and so the Allan steamers had
| to go Halifax to secure it. 1t is humiliating
state OF things, and at the same time one that
| must be remedied. An export trade cannot be
| successfully carried on without this port can
| furnish facilities equal to those of any other
| port in distributing merchandise to all points.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
Arcana Lodpe Entertainment.


The entertainment given at Congress Hall
last evening by Arcana Lodge of Good Tenn
plars was very we'll patronized and gave good
satisfaction to those present. 1t consisted of
vocal music by Shaw's quartette and select
readings by Mrs. I. P. Beals and Mr.. Thomas
B. Merrill The singing by the quartette we
have no need to praise as they always do the
very best. The solos and duet by Miss Mill
ken and Mrs. Morrison were we'll rendered and
received the applause they deserved, as did
also the duet by Messers. Colby and Shaw
Mrs. Beals' selections pleased the audience SO
well that she was obliged to repeat them each
time The selection, 'The Three Wolves by
Thomas B. Merrill was given in pleasing
manner and the essay on Natures Music by
Miss Annie Barnes showed that much care
had been taken in its preparation. Mr.. David
Moulton was advertised to be present but sat
isfactory reasons were given for his non-ap-
pearance. At the close of the entertainment
an oyster supper was served in the hall above
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
Serious Accident.

Last evening Mr.. Charles Dyer, son of Mr..
Greeley Dyer of Cape Elizabeth, was driving
with friend in sleigh on Congress street,
and in attempting to pass large horse sled
near the Park his sleigh collided with the sled
upsetting the sleigh. Mr.. Dyer was kicked in
the head by the horse and long scalp wound,
eight inches in length, inflicted. The blow
also tore the temporal artery, but in such a
way as to twist instead of cutting it, and the
effusion of much blood was prevented His
ribs were broken however by falling under the
sled and he was, apparently, badly injured
internally. MIR. Dyer was taken to the station
and DR.. Palmer dressed his wounds AS the
injured man was very anxious to get home he
was placed in hack sleigh by his brother and
taken to the Cape.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
Winter Perils.

The schoone. j. f. Carver, Weehaken, New
Jersey, to Portland with coal, went ashore on
the west end of Nantucket and proved total
loss. The crew were saved. The captain re-
ports that February Sd, he saw boats crew
adrift on the ice. They were probably car
ried to sea.
The schooner Almedia, from Portland to
New York with lumber is ashore at the west
end of Nantucket Island. The crew were
saved. The vessel is total loss. She left
Portland Feb. 4th The cargo was owned by
f. M. Smart.
The Minnie Hunter, from this port to Car.
denas, lost overheard part of her deck-load
and the fine horse sent to gentleman in that
city by order.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
FREAKS,

FREAKS.
There was not very large audience present
at Portland Theatre last evening, but it was
one that appreciated fully all the laughable
absurdities of that farccial comedy FREAKS.
There are only two Of the old company in the
cast who were present when the Criterions pro-
duced the play at the old theatre in 1879, viz:
Mr.. Curran and Miss Mary Davenport The
parts were all well taken, Mr.. Wren-not Mr.,
Lamb-making an excellent DR.. Ketchum, Mr.
Gilbert good DR.. Crank, and Miss Stuart d
buresque of Theolinda of the most ultra char
acter. She kept her audience on the shout.
The piece will be repeated tonight and
should draw first-rate house.
FATINITzA.
Suppe's bright sparkling opera, with its beau
tiful costumes and its admirable cast, will be
seen in Portland once more, this time on We'd
nesday evening, at City Hall. A few good
seats may still be secured at Stockbridges.
The New York Evening Post says:
"Von Suppe's sparkling and melodious
comic opera, 'Fatinitza,' was produced IN
Booths Theatre last evening by the Boston
Ideal Opera Company to the evident dehgnt
OF large audience. The work has not hith-
erto received so satisfactory an Interpretation
in this city. The members of the company not
only sang but acted well, the chorus was well
urllteu, ana Jne orchestra large anu u gnu
quality"
ROBSON AND CRANE.
In order that our theatre oers may witness
these admirable artists, we are informed it is
necessary that the amount of $1,000 shall be
taken at the box Office of Portland Theatre as
guarantee. The sale will commence Thurs
day, at a. m.
"The American stage furnishes few instances
in its history of such continuous and unbound
ed popularity as that of these two artists Ex-
cellent as Shakespearean comic actors, they are
equally at home in the lowest of modern COM
edy. The fame of many of our best players
rests upon their assumption of a single part.
"Our Bachelors, "Sharps and Flats" "Com-
edy of Errors" attest the superior versatility
of Robson and Crane. Perhaps no two artists
have so effectually dispelled the popular idea
that "the public do not want Shakespeare"
In the Boston Globe theatre alone they played
1.-TWO Dromios" twenty-four times, to audi
ences limited only in size to the capacity of the
house. This great play of the Forgotten
Bard" as William Cullen Bryant called him,
has met with equal favor from Boston to San
Francisco"
New York musical circles are agitated over
Joseffys i'll treatment of Arbuckle. Both were
engaged to play at Jewish charity concert,
and the pianist threatened to withdraw unless
the cornet player was dropped. AS the latter
has played in concerts with such artists as
Madame Parepa-Rosa, Kellogg, Phillips,
Thursby, Vieuxtemps, Wilhelmj, Remenyi,
Thalberg and Theodore Thomas, he thinks a
sunb from Joseffy is uncalled for.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
Accident to the Minnahaha.

Yesterday morning, as the steamer Minre-
haha, Captain Knowlton, was on her return
trip from the islands, she struck a mass of
floating ice which broke the guard chains of
the rudder. The rudder slipped down and
came in contact with the wheel, which unship-
ped it. The steering gear sunk immediately
and the captain and crew were obliged to pro
cure oars from House Island, and in this man.
ner steer the steamer up to the city. The
PASSENGERS were taken down in the afternoon
by the steamer Tourist. The necessary re.
pairs on the Minnehaha will be made imme.
datey.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15

AT the close of the meeting, the committee
on resolutions reported the following:
Resolved, That we hereby express our sim
cere thanks to the North Gorham Reform
CLUB for the great interest they have taken in
the various meetings of the convention, and
Ior the Tree and cordial welcome which we
have received.
Resolved, That the citizens of North Cor
ham are entitled to, and do receive, our hear
tlest thanks for the very generous m amer in
winch they have entertained the members of
the convention
Resolved, That this convention extend to
the organist and choir their heartfelt thanks
BILE services which they have rendered in max
ing this convention eminenty successful.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
The Fiat Business.

member of the Legislature in Maine has been
issuing short sections of stove funnel and label
ing them corn-shellers, and that another who
was member of the Garcelon Council, leaves
his due bill with the state prison officers for
$3.50 in payment for carriages to that amount,
ought to be warning to all to drop the "fat"
business. When one gets the idea that a dol
lar can be made by printing ''ths is dollar"
on piece of paper, he is liable to fall into the
error that labelling piece of sheet iron "this
is corn-sheller," makes it one. and that his
~. Q. U" is equivalent in actual dollars.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15

Yesterday there was large attendance at
st. Luke's Cathedral to'witness the wedding of
Miss Alice Brown, daughter of Mr.. A. d.
Brown, of the well-known flour firm of Brown
Josselyn, to Mr.. Stephen rockingham.
Bishop Nicely performed the ceremony. The
bride appeared to special advantage. There
were no bridesmaids or ushers. The newly
welded pair left by the Grand Trunk for Kan
sas City, where Mr.. rockingham will enter
into business
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15

Weekly list of patents granted to resi-
dents of Maine, dated Feb. s, 1881. Re-
ported for the PRESS by G. e. Foster,
Patent Solicitor 500 18th street, Washington
d. c.:
9,553-Devereux, Seth K, Castine, produc-
ing designs upon wood (reissue)
9,554-Devereux, Seth K, Castine, shirt
BOSOM (reissue.)
237 ,5S1-Newcombe, Simon, Biddeford, boot
and shoe.
237, S26-Stevens, Granville NJ, Deering and
FL. j. Chisholm, Portland, heel Tor boots and
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
Naples.

Agreeable to the published call the voters of
this town met at the Town House on Satur-
day, Feb. 18th, for the purpose of taking an
informal vote as to whether the town would
aid in building railroad from Bridgton
through this town to Portland. The vote stood
70 in favor out of total of ITO, and no one
voting in opposition. This vote was for a
three per cent. loan. and knowing the senti-
ment of the town 1 think it safe to say a two
thirds vote can be carried to pay from three to
five per cent. and quite an amount of private
stock would be taken in a road.
Naples, Feb IA. TRANSIENT.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15

The recent great reduction in the price of
Cocoa enables the manufacturers of Chocolate,
Broma, &C., to furnish these nourishing
beverages at prices within reach of all. What
has heretofore been considered a luxury by
many to be INDUCED in only occasion ally may
now by enjoyed regularly. The Chocolate,
Cocoa and Broma manufactured by Josiah
Webb & Co. have long been considered
very SuDerior
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
Supreme judicial Court.

The following decision and rescript was sent
down yesterday from the law court:
CUMBERLA COUNTY.
Daniel Mayberry vs. Eppe G. H. Bracket ct ais.
Exceptions overruled.
Rescript by Libbey, J.-By the common law as
administered in this country, courts having common
law jurisdiction have power, after the defendants
plea in bar the plaintiffs replication Is adjudged
bad on demurrer TO allow the defendant to repead,
or the plaintiff to reply renew. A like power exists
to allow plea or replication to be amended after
adjudged bad on demurrer. The power is to be ex-
ercsed in the discretion of the court and only in
furtherance of justice. The statute of this state
for such leave is addressed the discretion of the
court and the judge at nisi prs has power to pass
upon il.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
Mathodist Social Union

The Methodist Social Union went on an ex-
cursion to Gorham last evening. About one
hundred and thirty went out by the train on
the Portland & Rochester at $50, and thirty
in Fernald & Sawyer's teams. A boun-
tiful supper was served at the vestry of the
Methodist church in Gorham, and a very pleas
ant evening was passed with the Gorham
parish in social converse. The party returned
about IL o'clock.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15

AT the monthly meeting last evening the
following persons were elected members:
Active-J. III. Weston, Charles n Noble, j.
H. Gerrish, and A. Hill. Associate-H. A.
Cloutier, VIM. Fagin, John E. Dow, Thomas
McPhil, Chas. D. Alexander and S. A, Stone.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15

TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. Is.
THE PRESS

T. THE PRESS
NAV be obtained at the Periodical Depots of N. G.
essenden Marquis, Brunei g. Co., Andrews, Arm
irA, ., Cox, wentworth, Hodsdon, Hayden, w. P.
Morris corner Exchange and Fore St.; Welander,
3os Maine Depot, and Chisholm Bros, on all
trains that run out of the city.
Auburn willard Small q Co.
Augusta, F. Pierce.
Bangor, j. IL. Bsbb & Co.
Bath, of j. o. Shaw.
Biddeford, +. NJ. Durham.
. Jellersons Bookstore
Bridgton. Daniel Dickens
Brunswick B. G. Dennison
rland Mills, +. A. Verrin.
Damariscotfa, E. W. Dunbar
freeport W. A Mitchell,
Fryeburg, X. G. Harmon,
Gardiner, Palmer & Co.
Gorhsm, j. Irish.
Hallowell, g. l.. Spaulding.
Lewiston, Chandler n Estes
LISBON, q. K. udkins.
Mechanic Falls, A. W. Bridge, F. A. Millett.
! Norway, A. o. Noyes.
Richmond, G. A. Beale.
Rackland, .. g. Andrews.
Ssbatius Z. n. johnson.
Ssccarsppa at the Post Office.
Saco, of L. Hodsdon and H. b. Kendrick.
Thomaston, S. Delano
Viaalhaven, b. Lane.
Waldoboro, G.. Bliss.
waterville, j. NJ. Wall.
Wiscasset, Gibbs & Rundle+.
Waodford's Corner, H. Moody.
Yarmouth, Q. Z. Coombs.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY
ENTERTAINMENT COLUM.

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
New Portland Theatre-New Orleans Minstrels.
New Portland Theatre Robson & Crane.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Cotton and Wollen Yarns-A. B. Butler.
Unlaundred Shrts-A. B. Butler.
Nebbs Chocalate--Josiah Webb & Co.
Rev. Z. c. Bolles.
State of Maine.
New Goods-L. d. Austin.
Dry and Fancy Goods-C. A. Leighton.
Fresh Mince Meat-Cobbs Bakery.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
STATE OF MAINE.


CUMBERLAND, SIS. February 9Th, A. d, 1881.
FJyHIS is to give notice, that on the Seventh day
IL of February A. d. 1881, Warrant in In
solvency was issued out of the Court Of Insolvency
for said County of Cumberland, against the estate
of
ABNER 7. SMITH, of Deering. and ANDREW
LEIGHTON, of Portland,
Copartners under name of Smith s. Leighton. doing
business in said County, of Cumberland adjudged to
be Insolvent Debtors on petition of said debtors,
which petition fled on the seventh day of Feb
ruary, A. d. 1881, to which date interest on
claims is to be computed;
That the payment of any debts to or by said debt
ors and the delivery transfer of any property by
them are forbidden by law;
That meeting of the creditors of said debtors, to
prove their debts, and choose one or more assign
ees of their estate will be held at Court of Insol-
vency to be holden at the Probate Court room in
Portland, on MONDAY, the twenty-hrst day of
February A D. 1881, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon.
Given under my hand the date first above written
GEO. W. PARKER,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court of In
feb15&22
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
l.. D. Austin.

Mr.. L. D. Austin, late of the firm of Austin
s. McKenney, will offer to-day at No. 1S9 Mid
die street, splendid stock of gentlemen's
ready-made clothing, all of nobby styles and
excellent make.
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
DR.. o. Fitzgerald,

the man who makes SO many wonderful cures,
will visit Portland, Falmouth Hotel, Wednes-
day and Thursday, Feb. 10th and 18th, and
ill examine all who may call on him free OF
barge. feb9dtd
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15

"WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN!' 1t is sad for
the dying consumptive to reflect on what might
have been if HALE's HONEY OF HoARHoUND
AND TAR had been taken early enough.
Pixies Toothache drops cure in one minute
febl1 dot
The Portland daily press., 1881-02-15
SUNDAY MORNING.

The praise meeting was conducted by c. D.
Starbird, from half-past eight to half past nine
a. m. Immediately at the close of the praise
meeting, the convention was called to order
by President Roswell Ward, after which the
renorts of the clubs were called for.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-12-22
Those Bonds.

The American sentry.
1t is well understood that Mr. W. II
Vanderbilt is the fortunate owner OF
$50,000,0C0 of government bonds
Under the law as it stands he can or,
ganize a national bank, be relieved by
the government of the care of his
bonds, and also receive from the gov
ernment $45, 100000 of "the best money
the world ever saw with which to carry
on his banking business.
This is the policy sustained by the Re
publicans, and what there is left of the
Democratic party. Now the desire Of
the National party is simply this:
We would repeal at once the law au
thorizing issue of notes Of national oil
any other banks. Admitting the
necessity or advisability of anincreaset
circulating medium, we would have il
issued by the government for the peo
pie, and by the government for Tho
banks.
Taking the case in point. II The
$45,000,000 extra currency were to bt
issued by our plan, by its issue The
government would retire just so many
of its bonds, reducing the burdens o.
the people by Just so much.
Is there a hard money man in America
who would attempt to demonstrate
that the present policy is not gros.
outrage upon the producing classes?
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-12-22
Lincoln on Labor,

uncOln's second Message
In those documents we find the
abridgment of the existing right of
suffrage, and the denial of the people
of all right to participate in the selec-
tiOn of public officers, except legisla-
tive, boldly advocated with labored ar.
guments to prove that large control of
the people in the government is the
source of all political evil. Monarchy
itself is sometimes hinted at as a pos
sble refuge from the power of the peo-
pie. In my present position l could
scarcely be justified were to omit
raising warning voice against this
approach of returning despotism, 1t
is not needed or fitting here that gen.
eral argument should be made in favor
of popular institutions, but there is
one point, with its connections, not so
hackneyed as the other, to which l ask
brief attention. 1t is the effort to
place capital on an equal footing, if
not above, labor in the structure of
government. 1t is assumed that labor
is only available in connection with
capital; that nobody labors unless
somebody owning capital somehow by
the use of it induces him to labor.
This assumed, it is next considered
whether it is best that capital shall
hire laborers, and thus induce them to
work with their own consent, or buy
them and drive them to it without
their consent. Having proceeded SO
far it is naturally concluded that all
laborers are either hired or what we
call slaves. And further, it is assumed
that whoever is once hired laborer is
fixed in that condition for life. Now
there is no such relation between capi-
tai and labor as that assumed, nor is
there any such free man fixed fol
life in the condition of hired laborer
Labor is prior to and independent Of
capital. Capital is only the fruit of la.
Dor, and could never have existed il
labor had not first existed. Labor is
the superior to capital, and deserves
much the highest consideration. Nc
men living are more to be trusted thar
those who toll up from poverty; nont
less inclined to touch or take aught
which they have not honestly earned
Let them beware Of surrendering {
political power which they already
possess, and which when surrendered
will surely be used to close the door o.
advancement against such as they, ant
to fix new disabilities and burdens upor
them till all their liberty shall be lost
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-12-22

Chicago Sentinel.
People sneer at the Greenback cur
rency and call it rag mOney"-bu
let is see what it has done.
The "rag baby" was born twent!
years ago.
The first thing it did was to come t
the relief Of the government when gol(
skunk away and hid itself in the den'
Of The Sbylocks.
1t paid, fed, clothed, armed and sup
piled an army of a million men ant
kept them in the field for four years
1t built and equipped a splendif
navy.
1t planted the stars and stripes upor
every fort in the United States, un
manacled three million slaves and re
stored peace.
1t brought home and set to work the
men of two great armies, and for years
kept them so busily employed that they
even forgot that they had been soldiers
at all.
1t furnished desolated south with
means to restore its lost wealth and
rapidly put it upon the road to pros
perity.
1t has provided 4 nation, which has
almost doubled its population in 2.
years, with safe, convenient, and
neyer-failing medium of exchange.
1t has given life and energy to one
Of the greatest nations that the world
ever developed.
1t has provided the great CONNER
cial world of America with its life.
blood.
1t has improved more farms, built
more manufactures, more new towns,
opened more hidden stores of mineral
wealth than was ever thought of be
fore in the history of our country.
1t has taken care of the public debt
and even paid u high premium for
gold with which to pay interest and
principal of the debt amounting to
nearly $30Q0,000000
1t has carried on the national gov
ernment and the various state govern
ments.
1t has built nearly $4,000 miles of
railroad-almost as much as there is
in all the rest of the civilized world
put together
1t has built more labor saving ma.
chinery than the world ever saw be.
fore since the days of Adam.
1t has fed, clothed and sheltered a
great nation of 5O,OOO,OOO of people.
1t has paid debts to the extent of
hiIliouu ond h;Iliono of doII,rs
In short it has been the life-blood.
the steam.power, the propeling force
of this great nation-doing all, nav ten
times more than gold could ever have
done.
Yet there are people who despise it,
who ridicule it, who spit upon it. who
would forever DESTROY it,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-12-22
What Means All This2

Times. SgOurney, Iowa
This week it is the Press, the Leon
Decatur county, Greenback paper that
has bought out the Democratic Report
er, the Democratic organ of this city
Two weeks ago the Greenback paper
at Indianola bought out the Democrat
ic organ of that place, The Independ'
ent American, the Greenback paper at
Creston, when started was not going to
succeed, the Dems. and RAIDS. said, and
behold the Democratic daily and week
ly have both been discontinued, and
last week one of the two Republican
papers of that thriving town turned
its toes up to the daisies, having diet
from over-production. In Kansas, il
the last month, two Democratic papers
have been purchased by Greenbackers
and two Republican papers have hoist
ed the Greenback flag. Gently, W.
would ask our Democratic and Repub
lican friends, what means all thisp
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-12-22
An Honest Confession.

Boston Herald.
Neither of the two great parties into
which the people are now divided can
be said to have any principles or any
definite system of policy, and all that
separates the one from the other are
the names they respectively bear ant
the rivalry Of the two sets Of leaders
for the possession Of the offices. Ther'
is not a single principle, moral or eco
nomical, to which either party car
point and truthfully say-that is ON
] Of our distinctive principles,