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The Portland daily press., 1882-05-20

The Young Christian. By Jacob Abbott.
(New York: Harpers; Portland: Loring, Short
& Harmony Most men and women who were
children about twenty years ago, will remem-
Der gratefully the delight that they took in
good Mr.. Jacob Abbott and all his works. The
sound, healthy tone of his books, the minute
directions that he gave for all sorts of work and
play, whether it was sliding down hill with the
all-accomplished Beechnut; or "sugaring-off"
in the maple groves Of Franconia; or going
with Lucy through the little green gate in the
wall of the school-yard; or learning to use car
penter's tools, or setting playhouse in order;
or making the tour of Europe with Rollo, un-
der the conspicuously safe guidance of Uncle
George-all these are fresh with the force of
childhood's impressions. Mr.. Abbott was full
of practical benevolence and active goodness.
AS his son, Mr.. e. Abbott, observes in the
preface to this volume, everything Mr. Abbott
wrote was 'young and Christian, SO that it
seemed particularly suitable to prefix the SIM
pie and interesting memorial sketch of him to
this volume. AS TO the book itself, it cannot
be called favorable specimen of the authors
work. for so much in it lacks liberality of form
in unimportant things there is some danger of
discount to its many wise teachings.
The Portland daily press., 1882-05-20

The Home Stretch. By M. A. Collins.
(New York: G.. W. Harlan.) A rather ehaot-
ic, excited novel, evidencing general acquaint-
ance with modern fiction, but slight knowledge
of Fasquelle's or Otto's French grammars-
respectable but unromantic volumes which
may be kindly commended to Mr.. Collins.
The Portland daily press., 1882-05-20

Miss Slimmen's Window. (New York: D.
Ogilvie & Coz A silly, stupid little pamphlet,
of the sort of writing that passed current for
fun before the rich vein Of genuine American
humor had been prospected.
The Portland daily press., 1882-05-20

1hs Song Wave. By FL. S. Perkins, III. j.
Danforth and E, V. Degraff. New York: d.
Appleton & Co.; Portland: Hoyt, Fogg & Dom
ham, A volume of vocal exercises and part
songs, for schools and festivals. Some of the
selections are good, others are cheap; but the
work may be classed as of average merit, and
will be pleasant change for singing classes
for a new book.
The Portland daily press., 1882-05-20

Bentley. BY R. G. Jebb, M. A., LII. d.,
Edin., &c. (New York: Harpers Portland
Loring, Short & Harmony In his biography Of
Bentley, Prof. Jebb has chosen rather to give
an account of the work of his subject than Of
the events of his life, which, indeed, presents
few points of historic interest. He tabulates
the doings and writings of Bentley eighty years
of life and then proceeds to set forth the worth
and influence of his critical and classical work
upon the scholarship of his time. The usual
reader will not care greatly for this memoir Of
Bentley, an enormous scholar but an eccentric
and unlovely man.
The Portland daily press., 1882-05-20

Notable Thoughts about Women. By M. M.
Balou Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.;
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmony This is
volume belonging rather to the department
of bcokmaking than to literature 1t 10 CO.
The Portland daily press., 1882-05-20

The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Edited by
William J. Rolfe, A. M. (New York; Harp
ers; Portland; Loring, Short & Harmony In
noting the publication of this volume of Pro-
fessor Rolfe's edition of Shakespeare's plays,
we can but repeat admiration of his careful,
spirited and artistic editorship. The Two Gem
tlemen of Verona was one Of the earliest plays,
and authorities place it 1915 with preference
for the former date. In the critical comments
the references made by DR.. johnson and the
learned Malone to Shakspeare's habit of local
illusions and recent facts are of interest. and
are enlarged upon by the commentator, Prof.
Knight. Mr.. Cowden-C larke's very lively
comments, and Mr.. Furnivalls rather fantastic
cal and statistical note are also worth reading.
But the browning excellence Of the edition, its
impartial and reasonable reading and its con-
venient and popular form are matter of direct
gratitude to Professor Rolfe.
The Portland daily press., 1882-05-20

why Fran Frohmann Raised Her Prices.
By Anthony Trollope. Paper, 81 pp., 10 cents.
New York: Harper Brothers. Portland: Loring,
Short g. Harmon.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20
A quick COUNT.

The Enterprise calls for a new
way of counting election returns
other than the slow and cumber-
some methods now employed.
Its plan is to limit the bounds
of voting precincts to include
only 200 voters, to allow the
clerks to check 100 votes only
on one blank, to have the polling
places well lighted and venti-
lated, to exclude intoxicating
beverages and to have a greater
clerical force. In defense Of the
latter proposition it pertinently
urges that it is just as cheap to
employ sixteen clerks for one
day as to pay two clerks for
eight days work. Almost any
plan of counting votes other than
the one now in vogue would be
an improvement. We think
that the plan now in vogue in
New York is the best yet, viz
to change ballot boxes every
hour and count every hour.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20

The editor of the APPEAL ac-
knowledges the receipt of an in
vitation to be present at a din
ner given in San Francisco in
honor of the revival of the
Ocerland Monthly. The in
vitation bears the imprint of a
grizzly on the corner, and is
suggestive of the delicious scents
of bar steaks, such as we eat in
the Sierra range every Fall. A
grizzly roasted on a spit over a
good raw pine fire just after the
animal is killed, presents a
picture of content to the gestro-
nomic mind which is especially
fitted to the revival of a great
magazine.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20

was employed in the New York
Custom house, and was convicted
under the statute forbidding any
officer or employee OF the government,
not appointed by the President, from
receiving from fellow.employes money
to be used for political purposes. The
case came before the Supreme Court
on an application for writ of habt as
corpus, on the ground that the law
was unconstitutional, being an abridge-
ment of the personal liberty Of govern
ment employees in their capacity as
citizens. The opinion read by Chief
Justice Waite holds that the Act is en-
tirely constitutional and tending to
purity and efficiency in the public
service that while it prohibits one
employe If the government from re.
ceiving political assessments or contri-
buttons from another, it does not pro-
hibit such payments to persons not in
the government employ, 30 that the
employee may give money to advance
the interests of his party If so inclined.
The opinion further holds that the
commitment of the prisoner pending the
payment of the fine imposed was law
full, and Curtis was remanded to the
custody of the Marshal for the South
ern District of New York. Justice
Bradley read a dissenting opinion,
holding that the law is unconstitu.
tionsl, as it is an interference with the
individual liberty of the citizen.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20

The man who lad his nose
cut off by Dubuque barber and
hurriedly left the establishment
forgetting to take the severed
organ with him, is much
blamed by thoughtless persons
for his supposed absence of mind.
He doubtless expected the bar
Der would Immediately attempt
to sell him a bottle of tonic war
ranted to make the nose grow
out in two weeks, and left as he
did to avoid the solicitation.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20

The BOdie Free Press contains
the programme of a school ex-
hibitien given in that place,
which contained forty-five sep
arate and distinct appearances
on the part of pupils who want
ed to electrify the audience
with songs, Rotations, etc.
Such a visitation as this may be
considered as a trifie worse than
the $4,000 attachments put on
the Bodie mines.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20

A new steamer Is to be put on
Lake Tahoe next season that
will make the circuit of the lake
in three hours. Thus a man
going to the Tallac House will
not have to stop over night at
five different hotels in order to
reach his destination. Such a
steamer ought to increase the
travel to the lake.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20
Nilsson appears to be very

Nilsson appears to be very
much amused with America.
All her press interviews begin
something like this: All,
isn't this funny that so many
newspaper men come to see me""
"Oh, isn't the Chinese quarter
so funny?' "Is'nt it so very
funny that l am learning to play
poker"' And she might end,
"Is'nt it awfully funny that the
public stand my outrageous
prices ?"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20
Yesterdays P. M. Dispatches
Ne Adjournment.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. l9.-The House
of Representatives never showed it's
fear of adverse public criticism more
plainly than it did Yesterday when by
q vote of of 1913 to los it refused to
pass resolution for adjournment over
the holidays. More than two-thirds of
the members desired the adjournment.
Fully that number shouted aye on the
riua roce vote that preceded the call
on the ayes and pays, but when the
gentlemen were required to put them
selves on record quite a substantial ma
jority WAS placed on the tally sheets
aga nst the proposition. The Ways
and Means committee lodged the ques.
ton of ad journment very cieverly and
reported Mr.. Hiscock's resolution Of
providing for recess from December
23I to January Sd without recon
menda,ion, the subject being put before
the House sqnarely on Its merits.
There WAS quite sharp debate. in
which Messrs. Hiscock, Cannon, Rob-
inson of Massachusetts,, and Humphry,
represented the friends of the resolution,
AMI Messrs. Kelly, kasson, Calkins and
Reed, its oppouents. The refusal of
the House to adjourn over the HOLIDAYS
is not final. Other attempts will un.
doubtedly be made during the present
week to secure an adjournment. A
resolution similar to the one defeated
will be offered il the Senate and if
passed there it will be reported to the
House and another fight such as that of
yesterday will result. On the strength
of the expectation of the usual holiday
recess great many members had made
arrangements u 60 home and to
bring their families here with them,
and it will be- surprising if these
do not find . way Of securing a recon.
sideration Of yesterdays action.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20

Victor Jouaneault has Just died
in J.nesv,lle, Wisconsin. He was .
graduate Of the University Of France,
and was ut one time tutor in the
royal household At Brussels, . Catholic
pvi-st in New Orleans aDd teacher of
Brigham YouuR's children at Nauvo.,.
Illinois. For the past 80 years be has
been . merchant
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20

Trenmor Coffin, of Carson,
and d. Allen, of Reno, are ap-
plicants for the position of U. S.
District Attorney of Nevada,
made vacant by the retirement
Of G. S. Varian.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20
All About a County Seat

SILvER CLIFF, Col, Dec. l9.-Great
excitement prevails in Custer county
over an attempt to remove the county
seat from Rosita to Silver Cliff. A
majority of the County Commissioners
have ordered the county seat moved,
but the people at Rosita say they have
enough arms to retain possession of the
county records and intend to do 30.
just how il will terminate it is impos-
sible to say. 1t is feared that it will
end in bloodshed, as the citizens of
both places are under arms and only
waiting for the other side to make a
break. Pc "
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20
The German Socialists,


NEW YORK, Dec. lS-Johann Most,
the editor of the Freihea, a socialistic
journal in London, who has more than
once been imprisoned by the British
government for the expression of his
opinion. was welcomed by an immense
crowd of people in Copper Union this
evening. Most delivered short speech
in German. He described the spread.
ing of the revolutionary movement in
Europe, and the influence it is likely
to exercise throughout the world. In
this country the freedom prevailing
gave ample scope for the PRONUNCIATION
of Socialistic doctrines. The European
organizations were 80 far perfe ctcd as
to paralyze Hinge.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20
THE STARVING PEOPLE
OF IRELAND DEMAND
ING BREAD.
CONGRESS WILL NOT AD-
JOURN FOR THE
HOLIDAYS.
CIVIL WAR PENDING IN
COLORADO.
Herr Most and the Press.

New YORK, Dec. l9.-Herr Mos
who arrived yesterday and spoke in
Cooper Union in the evening, has
created very little enthusiasm, and has
received rather contemptuous notices
in all the papers. The World says +:
."Herr Most is sadly muddle headed
person, whose mission appears to be
free beer" The Tribune says: His
sole claim to notoriety seems to be that
he is foreigner who has been in Jail
about dozen times. Probably if he
had his deserts he would be there still. :"
The Times says: CAS- an orator Most
could not earn the reputation which he
has acquired by splitting Socislistic fire
through the columns of q newspaper.
His voice is pitched in high key.
There are no modulatlons in its tones,
and when he wishes to emphasize any
particular sentence he simply screeches
and grows red in the face" The
Herald says: He had better take to
the hand organ at once.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20
q" Is Dot So 2"

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. - General
Farnsworth, ex.Congressman, thinks
that nothing worth notice will
be accomplished with the tariff
this session; that the Pepdle-
ton Civil Service bill, or a similar
one, will be passed that in 1884 the
Republicans will be divided in conven.
ton, and the result will be the nomina.
ton Of third.rats man; that Blaine
doesn't want the nomination, nor do
any of the leaders except Logan. The
latter is going to throw Grant over
b ard and cut aloof from all factions.
Farnsworth is mostly in Washington
now, although he calls Chicago his
home.
The Irish National League.
DUBLIN, Dec. ia meeting was
held in Mullingar last night for the
purpose of forming a branch of the
Irish National League. Harrington in
speech said the more prosperous
farmers must be told that if they did
not throw themselves into the new
movement they would have the full
force of the laborers' agitation directed
against them
DUBLIN. Dec. l9.-In the police
Court to day Westeate, charged with
participation in the Phenix Park muir.
ders, was remanded.
At Loughrea yesterday a number Of
laborers paraded the streets, demanding
work or food, and declaring that they
were starving. They surrounded the
residence Of Bishop Duagan. who dis
rtibuted money to them. Great dis.
tress prevails in the town.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20

WASHINGTON, Dec. l9.-The Su.
preme Court yesterday rendered . de.
cision in the celebrated political assess.
ment case Of Newton Curtis. Curtis
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20
Dorsey and Garfield.

New YORK, Dec. lS.-The Mail and
Express {Half. breed says of Dorsey q
revelations They show how it was
that Dorsey came to be so much trusted
by men who could not afford to "stand
bv 4" him for an instant after he assumed
the attitude of fighting the judicial e1-
posture OF the Star.route robbers. There
ia not scintilla of evidence that the
respectable Republican leaders were
aware in the campaign Of 1850 that
money was corrupt)y used under Dor
sey's direction, or that either Garfield
or Arthur at the time believed Dorsey
guilty of criminal completely with the
Star-route thieves.
The Post Half bretdl says: From
the letters printed it appears that Gar.
field had high opinion of Dorsey as
campaign manager, and expressed him
self as much gratitied by his skill,
energy and success. 1t appears also
that he, after election. invited Dorseys
opinion and advice with regard to the
manner in which his administration
should be organized, but it is = histori-
cal fact that while Garfield invited and
received Dorsey's advice, he failed to
do the things Dorsey most earnestly
urged him to do, and he did those
things Dorsey most earnestly protested
against. ..--.t.-. .. ..,...
The Commercial advertiser (Stalwart)
says: They strip the mask clear of,
and reveal the ambitious candidate,
reckless of everything but his own
success.
New YORK, Dec. l9.-The ForH.
referring to Dorsey's letter, says up.
on the whole Dorsey not only vindi-
Gates himself by this publication from
the charge of having forced his advice
upon superior being, but be also shows
that the political estate OF the late
President Garfield is not a valuable
possession, and the Dumber OF heirs will
now rapidly diminish until it will be
hard to find a man who calls himself
Garfield Republican.
The Senate to be Republican.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is 1t is be.
lieved that the Senate after the 4th of
March will have a Republican majority.
The terms of office of 26 Senators eN-
pire on the 4th of next March, and the
majority of these Senators will be their
own successors. Nearly all the other
Senators will be succeeded by members
Of their own party. The exceptions
are David Davis, Kellogg, Grover and
johnson. Senator Davis will, in all
probability. be succeeded by Repub-
licaB. Randall Gibson, Democrat,
has already been elected to succeed
Kellogg. The Democrats lose two votes
in the successors of Grover and John.
son. The majority will be close one,
however, and will leave Riddleberger
and Malone with the balance Of power.
This outlook is not as pleasant as it
might be for the Republican Senators,
as it involves the election of Gorham to
the office Of Secretary of the Senate.
and the revival of the old scandal of
the combination with the Readiusters
in the Virginia fight.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-23

Mt. PULASKI, Ill, August 22.-Charies
McMshon, the farmer who, with his hired
men, fell victim to assassins here, is the
owner of splendid farm, where he dwell in
a quiet, retired way, as becomes man whose
efforts had sccum1l 2ted large fortune He
was q bachelor and did his own housekeep-
ing, John Carlock, aged eighteen, and Bob
Matheny. aged twenty, being the only other
men about the place. Both were quiet and
industrious, and, like Mcmahon, were much
esteemed. They were last seen on Thursday
Of last week stacking wheat. The nelshbors
observing their absence, searched for them
Saturday and Sunday, and finally found all
three bodies, fostering and extensively odor-
Gus, in the rank weeds about the house.
Mem ahou's throat was cut from ear to ear,
he head almost severed FROM the body, the
cash extending clear down to the spinal col
umn; there was no shape to the battered
head. about which a cloth had been bound.
The bodies of Carlock and Matheny were
covered with clotted gore, their throats cut
as their masters had been: Their limos
were bound securely with twine taken from
the reapiug mschine. gagged and blindfo lded
with cloths. Everything pointed 10 the neaa
fiendish determination and deliberate pur-
pose. The house was ransacked. Two thou
sand dollars in money wss taken, and the
household goods broken. The coroner's jury
decided taat the murder was committed by
unkn;own persons. but the whole country ls
sblaze and ai,srt. Lynch lag Yill be ineyita-
Bile If the murderer can pe secofe% Gus
picion rests on 4 man VINO Sofked iof tne
farmer some months ago, who was rc-eu SS
the farm Thursday. Footprints as OF two
men walking singly were discovered and fol-
lowed two miles across the lots, until the
trail was lost in the main road. There are
no other clews. The sssassins had watered
and fed the horses and taken other precau-
tions 10 prevent the discovery Of the crime
They were novices in the dreadful work.
jake, who is suspected, is trsmping farm
hand, and quarreled with McMahon about a
wear AGO.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-23
WIRE WAITS.

Buffalo, August 22.-The grand lodge of
Odd Fellows of the Stale met here to-day.
The convention will continue for three days.
Macon, Ga, August 22-Judge Charles
F. Crisp was nominated to-day at Eastman
on FIRST ballot for Congressman of the Third
district.
Dubuque, August 22.-J. P. Shiras has re-
ceived his commission as judge of the new
Federal district in Iowa, and to-day took the
oath OF Office.
Prescott, Ariz August 22.-The General
Carr Conrt of Inquiry uIenrcd to-day AT
the department Headquarters, the court sit
ting with closed doors,
Dallas, Tex, August 22.-Iu Clay county
yesterday Misses Bessie Gardner and Jennie
Smith were drowned while crossing Little
Wichita river in buggy.
Nashville, August 22.-Andrew J. Cald-
we'll was nominated candidate for Con-
gress from the Sixth congressional district by
the Democratic convention to-day.
Ysnktop, August 22.-Yankton's second
artesian we'll mas developed powerful mag
Deiic properties. A piece Of steel held in
the water becomes speedily magaetized.
Sioux City, August PA vein of coal
FIVE and half feet in thickness has been
discovered two miles northwest of Lemars,
at distance of 800 feet from the surface.
Experts pronounce the find of superior quail
iiy. A company has been formed to sink a
shaft.
Sullivan, Ind, August 22.-The boiler OF
A. B. Perkins & Co.'s sawmill exploded last
night. George Inglewright, Irwin Bailey
and George Morris were injured, probably
fatally.
New York, August 22.-President Arthur
left for Newport this afternoon, where he
will confer with Governor Little6eld To-
morrow, after which he will visit Fort Ad-
ans, in company with General Hancock.
Albany, August 22.-Delegates TO the Re-
publican State convention were elected to-
day. They are not instructed, but are I'M
derstood 10 be anti Cornell. In the Second
district resolution indorsing the Presidents
administration was adopted, and ene indors-
ing Governor Cornell was defeated by large
major tv