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The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07

Rainy day yesterday. Mercury 45o at sun
rise, 80 at noon, 48o at sunset; wind northeast
Rev. J. X. Smyth will lecture on temper
ance in the New Jerusalem church on High
street, Sunday evening at = o'clock. There
will therefore be no meeting in Congress Hall
The grass could be seen growing and turning
greener under the influence of Yesterdays
rain.
The spring meeting of the Maine Historical
Society will be held in this city, ON the 18th
instant
In April the sheriffs made thirty liquor seiz-
ures. Out of these there have been eight con-
victions, the parties being fined in each 500
and costs.
Steamer Toronto of the Dominion line sail
ed for Liverpool yesterday afternoon at four
o'clock. She took cargo valued at $164,525,
including 250 cattle, $50 sheep and 1119 quar-
ters of fresh beef. This is the last steamer of
the Dominion line to sail from Portland this
season.
Mr.. Bolster, it is reported, has purchased a
portion of the Tree lot on Congress street, and
will build upon it,
We hear that DR.. Hersom had $14 600 life
insurance; $4,000 in the Mutual Benefit of
New Jersey, $4,000 in the Equitable, and 50, 900
in the Charter Oak
The sixty-fourth anniversary of the Second
Parish Sunday School will be observed Sunday
evening at o'clock. Addresses by the pastor
and by Messrs. Ell. M. Moore and S. N. Watson
of Boston. All are cordially invited.
Members of the Seventh Regiment Associa-
tion should not forget the meeting called for
Of A
to take appropriate action on the death of Dr.
Hersom.
Lumber shippers have received information
that the Custom House at Havana has imposed
an additional duty of s per cent on lumber
imported there from foreign ports. Previously
lumber paid $6.40 per M. regular duty, and %
per cent. war tax, making total of IS. An
increase of per cent of the duty, or GA cents
on each thousand of lumber, has now been
added.
Mr.. Davis has now disposed of nine of the
water colors on exhibition at the gallery. Be-
sides those we have already mentioned as sold
he has disposed of Gifford's "Pilot-Town,"
Nicoll's "Sunset on the Coast" Church's
Stork," and Smillies Evening"
The regular monthly business meeting of the
Diet Mission will be held at the fraternity
rooms, Free street, Saturday afternoon at 3
| o'clock.
Prof. III. w. Longfellow has sent hand
somely framed portrait of himself to the
Maine Historical Society.
Mrs Gaylord Smith, who will lecture at
Congress Hall, Tuesday, the 10th, on "Crimes
of the Government" is said to be very familiar
with the Indian question and to have given
great pleasure to those who heard her lecture
when she delivered it at Ferry Village.
There were five arrests recorded at the sta
ton last night for drunkenness and disturb
| ance
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
Mining Compauies.

At the annual meeting of the Edgemoggin
Silver Mining Company held in this city on
Wednesday, the following officers were elected:
President-Cha Deering.
Directors-G. NJ. Parker, Alfred Haskell, Fl.
w. Sargent, John S, Morris.
The above company have sold their property
to a new organization called the Edgemoggn
Mining Company with the following officers:
Presidents. u. Dickson.
Directors-A. H. Harris, +. III. Williams, f.
T. Hale, III. w. Sargent
Secretary-John S. Morris.
The Victoria Oil and Mining Company have
held their annual election of officers The Of
fcers elected were
President-Charles E. Reeves of Boston.
Treasured. NJ. Jonathan.
Secretary-E. S. Ridon.
Direetors-C. E. Reeves Albert Palmer, J.
n. Whittier, S. X. Hamilton. Geo. A. Smith,
ID. NJ Jonathan, Isaac P. Gregg.
The company was organized last September
and are operating in Nova Scotia. An oil well
is now down already 1000 feet and it is expect.
ed that they will be compelled to go 700 or SOC
feet further.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
OLIVETTE.

Next Thursday evening the great musical
attraction of Olivette now drawing crowded
houses in the principal cities of tie country
will be given by the Boston English Opera
Company at City Hail. The story, as given
by the libretto,sis as follows:
In the first act the people of the village of
Perplgnan are excited over the approaching
marriage of the Seneschal's only daughter,
Olivette, with an old sea captain, De Merimac.
The young lady has just arrived from a con-
vent, where she had fallen in love with a
young officer, Valentine, nephew of De Mer-
mac. The young Countess of Rousilon has,
however, fallen in love herself with the young
soldier, and comes to Perpignan to see him
Meanwhile the uncle, whose suit does not
prosper with Olivette writes the Countess a
letter demanding the young lady's hand.
valentine contrives 10 pass himself off as the
real DE Merimac and accordingly marries Oil
vette at the request of the Countess.
The second act opens with ball given by
the Countess in honor of the wedding, and
Valentine finds that he has to personate not
only his uncle, but himself, by constant change
OF dress. Tie real De Merimac returns and is
greeted by everybody as the happy bridegroom.
Finally his perplexity is resolved by the ap-
pearance of Valentine as the old man. The
result of the explanation is that De Merimac
resolves TO take the bride that Valentine has
married in his name. A conspiracy is formed
elderly bridegroom. The love of the Countess
for Valentine upsets the calculations of Oil
Eette, for the sovereign lady of Rousillon an
nounces her intention Of marrying the loyal
soldier who had quelled the conspiracy as a
last resource. Valentine at the, instigation of
Olivette joins the plot, and the Countess is
ordered to be sent out of the kingdom.
The third act describes the partial success of
the plot and the imprisonment of the Countess
on the "Cormorant," the ship commanded by
de Marimao Olivafta m hor buc hopJ
guised as sailors seek vessel to take them
away. Valentine is detected and seized. Oil
vette manages to set the Countess free and
assumes her dress, her own place being taken
BY emaid Veloutine, whom the near sighted
Duke courts. De Merimac returns, and is
Mortified to hear the Duke tell Valentine of
his courtship of Olivette. Both nephew and
uncle disown the bride until the return of the
Countess and the unwilling of Olivette. Valen-
tine at last is united to Olivette. the Countess
accepts the the Duke and De Merimac is ad-
vised to follow the example of the Doge of
Venice and "marry the sea-
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
An Animal Dashes Down the Street With
Child in It's Mouth

Yesterday morning residents near the corner
OF Pearl and Cumberland streets were very
much excited by the news that wild animal
had seized child in that neighborhood and,
despite the infants loud cries, was making off
with it. Men, women and children deserted
their various avocations and proceeded in the
direction the beast was said to have taken,
while others, mothers, frightened half to death
sought for their young brood and hurriedly
collected them under their wings. The excite
ment was increased when one gentleman said
he had seen nothing SO fearful since he was in
the East Indies and Bengal tiger rushed into
the village and bore off one of the natives
Some distance down Cumberland street the
crowd hurried and finally reached the object of
their search The sight that met their eyes
caused them to hasten back as fast as they
came An inoffensive, quiet dog was trotting
along in the most peaceable manner bearing in
his mouth child's nude doll, grasped firmly
at the waist
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
Personal.

Mr.. Joshua T. Emery, has returned home
Verde Islands.
Rev. Mr.. Lindsay, the new pastor OF Con-
gress street church has arrived.
Miss Wilder, preceptress of the Hallowell
Classical School has retired on account of ill
health.
James Thompson, former Bridgtonian and
widely known as the famous Attleboro jewel
~ mai" died March Sd at Kohala, Hawaii /,
Sandwich, Islands. His career was a check
cred one. in the early days of the gold fever
he went to California and did large hardware
business at Sacramento He was afterwards
Asengaged very extensively in the iewelry bust
r.ass at Attleboro, Mass, and New York city in
which he made large fortune which however
he lost during he war. He was next Suffer
in the army and at the close of the war
engaged ia raising sunken vessels, torpedoes
Eud other distractions in the James River.
Later he located in Deering, but some time
.afer went to Minnesota and engaged in rail-
road building. About five years ago he went
to the Sandwich Islands and since has car
lried ON a sugar plantation there.
lAef. lII uCIAOcWuS now PsSoeoA "a WIG
Che. smut street church has arrived in this city,
with h is family. and is stopping at the Preble
House-while repairs are being made upon the
parsonage, sThe Doctor will occupy the pulpit
of this church. next Sabbath.
Mr.. Frank Bnrnham goes to Forest Gardens,
near Boston for the summer. Mr.. E. II.
Aubrey the trombone player joins band in
Nav York Mr. j. HI. Aubrey will lead the
orchestra at the Old Orchard House, and Mr..
HE Rand will study the cornet in Boston
All the above belong to Portland Theatre or
chestra.
The Bangor Commercial says that an inter
esting lecture was delivered Wednesday even
ing at G. A. R. hall, by S. S. Knight, OF Bos
worth Post, Portland.
Mr.. Alfred G. Lalime, late of the roller
skating hall in this city, has been engaged by
Messrs. Denholm and Mckay of Worcester, az
floor manager or superintendent OF their dry
goods store.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
THE STATE STREET Passionate.
Mr.. Hincks' Letter of Resignation and the
Congregations Resolutions of Regret.

The following concerning the pastorate of
State St. Church will be of general interest,
sh owing as it does the strong mutual regard
existing between pastor and people. Many
not included in that congregation regret that
our city is to lose the services of so able and so
good man. Mr. Hincks' letter of resigna-
ton is as follows:
To the Members Of State ST. Church and Congrega-
ton:
My Dear Friends After careful elaboration
have decided to ask that the tie which unites us as
pastor and people be dissolved.
MY belief that new voice would be more likely
that to which you have listened for 80 many years
and that removal to another field of labor would
enlarge my capacity for usefulness compes me re-
luctantly to take this step.
Is with deep sine Gritty, that express my graft
tuue ior Inc kindness have uniformly received at
your nanns ana my earnest desire that my place be
fully and usefully the gospel of Christ.
Your affectionate pastor,
Epw. Y. HINcKs
May 1, 1881.
The following are the resolutions passed by
the Parish:
Hincks, has. for reasons on his own Judgment con-
elusive resigned his pastorate over this church. and
whereas the church in Difference to his Judgment,
has accepted his resignation, therefore
ReSOlred, That the church entertains for Mr.
Hincks as man, the highest possible respect; that
his personal character and his irreproachable life
amongst us for so many years have been a sermon
never to be forgotten by us; and that his warm
heart and tender sympathy have secured our strong
affection and appreciation.
ReSOlred That, as Christian minister he has be-
come widely known as an able, loyal and devoted
servant of the great master, and as one owning no
other service.
Resotred, That, as pastor, he has commanded
our fullest respect and confidence preaching to us
1drA
unto us the whole counsel of God, sympa hizihg
with us alike in our sorrows and joys minister
ing unto us in our bereavements, and making it his
great aim to win souls to Christ; thai has also, by
his zeal and wisdom, developed better system of
contributions in the church, and SO made it more
efficient helper of the weaker churches and of bene
VIOLENT causes generally.
RESOLVED, That Mr.. Hincks and his beloved fami-
ly will bear away with them the constant affection
the full faith and the kindest wishes of us ALL
State St. Congregational Church, Portland, May
3, 1881.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2.



ay be obtained at the Periodical Depots Of n G
+ ssenden, Marquis, Brunei g. Co., Andrews, Arm
strong. Cox. Wentworth, Hodsdon, A. Il. Cleveland
as Middle ST., Welaaier. Boston & Maine Depot and
Chisholm Bros, all trains that run out of thu
city.
Auburn, Willard Small & Co.
Augusta, f. Pierce
Bangor, j. H. Babb & Co.
Bath, of j. o. Shaw.
Biddeford, L. NJ. Burnham.
8 Jellerson's Bookstore.
Bridston. Daniel Dickens.
Brunswick, B. q. Dennison.
Cumss rland Mills, F. A. Verrill.
Damarlscotta, Z. w. Dunbar
Freeport, ". A. Mitchell.
FTyeburg, II. C. Harmon and Shirley & Lewis.
Gardiner, Palmer & Co.
Gorham, j. Irish.
Hailewell, G. Il. Spaulding.
Lewiston, Chandler IL Estes.
Lisbon o. K. .Dudkins.
Mechanic Falls, A. W. Bridge, r. A. NIllett,
Norway, A. o. Noyes.
Richmond, G. A. Beale.
Rnckland, o. G. Andrews.
Sabattus, Z. II. johnson
Ssccarappa, at the Post Office,
Saco, of l.. Hodsdon and H. B. Kendrick
Thomastou, S. Delano.
Einalhaven, B. Lane.
Waldoboro, G. Bliss
Waterville, j. NJ. Wall.
Wiscasset Gibbs & Rundlet.
W0odfords Corner, II. Moody
Yarmouth, G. L. Coombs.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
A Cat Story.

A gentleman of this city visited Damarscot-
ia the other day and there say cat of which
the following story is told. The cat is a large
specimen of the feline race and lately had been
blessed with large litter of kittens. These
were all drowned but one kitten. A few
mornings after great squealing was heard in
the yard and both the cat and its owner went
to the spot There was a large rat caught in
the tolls of another cat A soon as the fist
cat saw this she at once attacked the other cat
who dropped the rat and fed The first ca
seized the rat, took it to the box where its own
kitten was kept and fed and took care of it,
bringing it up with the kitten. When the gen.
tleman saw the rat it was quito tame and
see med to like its new surroundings very
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
An Important Operation,

A surgical operation recently made on Capt
Washbnrn of Livermore is one of interest, as
the operation has never been performed in
New England before. DR.. Greene of this city
operated, cutting cash seven inches long and
four in depth, laying bare the sciatic nerve,
which he found CONSTRUCTED as with ligature
Having cut this band and stretched the nerve,
he closed the wound, which healed in u days.
Previous to the operation, the Captain had not
enjoyed two hours of sleep at a time for five
years. He has not failed to enjoy full
nights rest ever since the operation, and is
doine we'll
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
An Ingenious Device.

The Advertiser says an ingenious lady living
on Congress street in this city, has invented a
perfectly reliable device for protecting her
clothes line from sneak thieves She hangs
her clothes on reel in plain sight of the
street, and attaches to it large dinner bell
Her room is within hearing distrance and if
any one is bold enough to attempt to steal the
clothes he invariably rings the bell, which gen.
orally frightens him so that he makes off at
the top of his speed, leaving the line as full
as he found it,
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
STATE NEWS.

ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.
MIR. Foster, injured by railroad train at
Lisbon Falls, is dead.
The paper mills at Mechanic Falls are rum
nlng as usual, the matters at issue with the
help having been satisfactorily arranged
Last week young woman, claiming to come
from Rhode Island, got off the $50 D. m. train
az Leeds junction with a baby, apparently
about five months old. She stopped in the
depot awhile and then went into a house not
far off and left the baby Shen then went out
and got on freight train and went off and
has not been seen at that place since. The
child has been taken care of by the selectmen
of Wales.
The hearing in the suit of John Y. Scruton
and Hon. W. P. Frye of Lewiston against the
Manchester and Keene Railroad of New
Hampshire, will commence next Tuesday at
Manchester, before three judges of the Su-
preme Court of New Hampshire, to whom the
case was referred There are two other parties
to the suit, besides Messrs. Frye and Scruton,
and the whole amount at stake is $146 900.
Hon. William E. Chandler will conduct the
case for the claimants.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A little daughter of Mr.. j. P Martin of Ma
pies was shockingly burned last Monday after
noon. Her clothes caught fire from a match
1t is feared she cannot recover.
:, The Great Falls Pulp Company of North
d
stories in height, 45 feet wide and 9S feet III
depth: They have also in process of erection
second mill which will be shortly completed
with width of 80 feet by 40 in depth, and
still another, third one 40 by 60 feet, all of
which will soon be finished and ready for oc-
cupancy; Immediately after which they intend
to begin the erection of fonrth mill nearly as
large as the first.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Hallowell corn canning factory prospect
has fallen through
Mrs. Tufts, who recently disappeared from
Kents' Hill, is safe with her sister in Massa-
chusetts.
PENOBsCOT COUNTY.
Bangor and Bucksport are to be connected
by telephone.
There were 1797O676 feet of lumber sur
veyed in Bangor during the first four months
of the present year against 614 All feet for the
same period last year.
Caleb G. Wingate, brother of Hon.. W. p
Wingate Of Bangor, died at Sacramento, CAL,
April 81. Deceased went to California during
the gold excitement of 1849.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The town of Guiford has refused to exempt
the new wooden mill from taxation for eleven
years.
Snow banks are still to be see in Dover.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. Ezra Totman, prominent citizen oil
Fair field, and largely engaged in the lumber
business, died Thursday at the age of 70 years.
YORK COUNTY.
Chas. Guptill of Berwick while blowing
Tuesday received serious injuries in the abdo-
men which it is feared may prove fatal.
M ISIS Olive Gould, native of Eliot, died re-
Gently at the age of 81 years. She was several
years cook in the family of Daniel Webster.
The Cliff House at Ogunquit is being en-
larged by the addition OF twelve rooms.
j. @. Adams, of the senior class of the
Bates Theological school, has accepted call
to the Free Baptist church in South Parsons
field.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
Breaking and Entering.

Some time during Thursday night the gene
raj store of v D. Ward at Falmouth was
broken into by burglars who took $l2, in cash
from the money drawer, candy and other
articles, whose value has not yet been ascer-
tanned. There were evidently two men en-
gagged in the work and they were traced by
bits of candy dropped by them, as far as the
railroad bridge.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
little WandarArS y

AT the New Jerusalem church tomorrow
morning. the Rev. S. s. Cummings of Boston
will make an address on ''The Baldwin Place
Home for Little Wanderers" one of the wis
est and most useful forms of Christian beneyo-
lence in the land A choir of children from
this institution will be present and render
some selections of music The pastor will
preach short sermon appropriate to the occa-
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
An Elopement Prevented

The Daily Chronicle says son of an up
town merchant made arrangements Thursday
to elope with the daughter of another mer-
chant whose father did not smile on his suit
The young man went to Boston on the morn
ing train and the girl was to follow on the
afternoon train. She bought her ticket and
was waiting for the cars in the station when
her father came along and carried her home.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
Gospel Mission.

The third anniversary of the Gospel Tenn
perance Mission will be observed in the rooms
streets, by the following appropriate exercises.
At o'clock a. m. season of prayer and thanks.
giving, a. m. love feast, 1870 Lords supper,
3p. m. anniversary exercises by the Sunday
school, p. M. season of song, 7.30 p m. read
ing of reports for year. and remarks by con-
verts and workers. All are invited to these
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
Y. M. G. A,

The gospel meeting at the rooms of the
Young Mems Christian Association this even
ing at 7.45 will be conducted by Mr.. II. W.
Shayler. 1t is expected that Mr.. n. M.
Moore of Boston will arrive in season to take
part in this meeting. The meeting on Sunday
evening at 7.30 will be conducted by the
General Secretary. Prentiss Loring, an EXPIRE
sdent of the Association and other Christian
workers will take part in the services.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
A Handsome Team.

s.eo G. Shaw g. Co. have just added hand
some neg delivery team to their up town store.
The wagon is made after the Concord pattern
and is the handssmest as well as the most
serviceable we haxe seen. The harness IS also
a fine piece of cork made by VIM. McAleney
of this city The new team attracts consider
able attention.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
Municipal Court.



FRiDAY.-Simon A. Lovett and Joseph w. Low
EFT. Intoxication. Fined So and 1a costs. Paid
Patrick Burns. Intoxication. Fined So and costs.
John Mcdonnell Intoxication-2d offence. Nine
Vg days in county Jail. Same Single sale. Fined
$50 and costs. Same. Search and seizure. Fined
500 and costs.
John Lyness. Assault. Fined So and costs.
John O'Hara. Intoxication- offence. Fined SO
and costs
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
woman's Suffrage Convention

The interest in the anticipated Women Suf-
frage convention to be held next week in this
city at City Hall under the auspices of the
New England Society and the Maine Society
is quite general and it is expected that there
will be a good attendance. This is the first
time there has been convention of the kind
in our city and our citizens should esteem it a
privilege to patronize such able speakers as are
to address these meetings. Rev. W. R. Alger
of this city, Rev. B. F. Bowles and Mr.. Bowles
of Boston, Burton Firman of Harvard College,
young man of muchsability, Mary f. East
man, Lucy Stone and III. B. Blackwell are
among the distinguished speakers
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
The Checker Match

The checker match was concluded at $50 d.
m. yesterday. The fifty games resulted as fol-
lows: Ten were won by Mr.. Wright, ten by
Mr.. Golden, and thirty were drawn The
stakes will probably be withdrawn 1t is pos
sible that game maybe played at later day
for $50 side.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
Nominations by the Governor.

Gov. .Plaisted has made the following
nominations:
Justices Peace and Quorum-John D. Saw
year, Baileyville; Samuel Warren, Waterford; ;
o. f. Fellows, Bucksport; Wendell Silsby and
Emerson circuit, Amherst; James A. Colson,
Searsport; Joseph NJ. Dyer, Calais; George FL.
Westcott, Bridgton; E. p. Butler, Orono.
Taxidermsts-W N. Child, Damariscotta;
Edward j. Harmon. Cape Elizabeth.
Notaries Pnblie-Frank W. Dana, Lewis
toni VIM. J. Mccormick, Portland; Charles
O. bancroft, Portlandi BENZ. T. Chase, Bridg-
ton; VIM. u. Burnham, Calais.
Trial Justices-Perez B. Sayward, Lime
stone A. F. Lewis, Fryeburg.
Coroner-Benj. I. Anterior, Mt. Desert,
Dedimus Justiee--Henry u. Merrill Gardi'
uer.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07

f. o. Bailey & Co., will sell this morning
at 10 o'clock at mart ON Plum street, horses,
workers and drivers, new and secondhand
carriages, consisting of Phaetons open and top,
Buggies, Concord Wagons etc., also at same
time lot of new light Driving Harness.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07

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