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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland Daily Wholesale Market.

Portland Daily Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. Dec. Is.
The tone of the merchandise market continues
quiet and improvement is looked for until after
the first of January Flour is quiet and unchanged.
Pork dropped 50c to day; backs are now quoted at
% 0O@22 so and clear 81 oo@21 80. Lard has
fallen from rs 10 Ac y fb. There is good demand
for Corn, and the decline of Saturday at the West
was more than recovered this afternoon there is
stock here and dealers have sold several thousand
bushels to arrive. Oats are firm, but the demand is
light Potatoes are fairly active a. the recent ad-
vance.
The following are to-day'r quotations. OF Flour
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-19
New York stock and sIouey Marker.

(By Telegraph)
NEW YORK. Dec. l8.-Money on cal loaned up
to from 4. down % 8; closed offered at S: prime
mercantile paper 61S. Exchange steady 4.S1 for
long and 4.S5 for short. Governments are 1s lower
for 41ss reg and As coup. State bonds neglected.
RAILROAD bonds irregular.
The transactions at the Stock lExchange aggregat-
ed $4,000 shares.
The following are to-daY's closing aratafiona Of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-19

CorreJted for the PRESS daily by Wheeler, swim
Co., Commission Merchantsi In Chicago Dressed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-19
Fresb Beer mar,.e..

Ducks-Brown 8 a12 Cotton Flanneis 7a15
I" Fancy 12149161s iTwine & wsrps 1sa2s1A
BAttiug-Best. .............. .....11kG13
- Good. 8lA611cu V
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-19

II. M. Corn. car
LOTT, 8S
N W Corn,
car lots, 7S
Osts, f" 90
Sacked Bran OO021 90
Mids.. 20 so
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

:, The bulletin shows the following percent.
ages of persons who cannot write among the
native whites over ten years old: United
s ates, 81; Alabama, IS; Arkansas, 25.5:
Florida, BOT Georgia, 23.2; Kentucky, 2sY:
Louisiana. 1913; North Carolina. ST.; South
Carolina. "a: Tennessee, 27.s; Virginia, 1875:
Illinois, 5.3; Indiana, 68; Iowa, 30; Michigan.
2.3; Wisconsin, 2; Massachusetts, OF; New
York, ~. Seventy per cent of al! colored
per sons in the United States over ten years
old cannot write, and twelve per cent.
OF the foreign-born white persons can
not write. The percentages OF foreign-born
persons who can write varies widely in DIFF
frrent States. IN Connecticut one per cent of
the native whites and 1873 per cent. of fore 'gn-
born persons over ten years old cannot write
In Illinois Only ~ per cent of the foreign
born eannotwrite. wilhelm Maine s37 per cent.
cannot. In this last stat only 11.g per cent
of the native whites are u:Ktbies t. write. In
Delaware 1875 per cent. of the foreigners cam
not write In Dakota the percentage is only
6.s: in Massac husetts it is 1915: in Wisconsin
Is 10 9; In sshode Island it is 27.3. and in Tex
as 24.9, while i'll South Carolina it is only "a
and IN North Carolina 3D.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07
ltiHLATE NEWS ITEMS,

TREvELYAN, Chief secretary for Ire
land, in Parliament, Nov. II, stated that a
conflict between the Dublin police and Or
ganized slaSessness seemed inaugurated.
The Government was determined to use all
the resources at its disposal to put down
the latest development Of disorder.
A TRAIN on the North Scottish Rail
way Went throu gh a bridge at Fyvie, Aber-
Edeenshffe,3 Nov. 81. a2Fiveipassengers were
killed, many injured, and all the cars were
Wreeked.lpy & ,nii1gN xnsTT xxv
s lee steamer Cambronne, of Nantes.
was sunk by a, collision In the British Cham
mel, Nov. 81, Fourteen re' persons were
drowned. "a t'''S,5| (, Sf'J
The popular vote in the Swiss cleo
tionwasasainst statepontrol of the schools.
SECRETARY FoLGER in q recent in
terSiew denied In the most emphatic lam
glage that he had rendered his resignation,
and added that the matter had never been
referred to, either BY the President or him.
self. ".@'-- at'i' ''''! = ~ }sH 7''
TIE remains of DR.. Lorenzo Ehrhart,
of Allegheny City, were cremated at the Le.
moline furnace In Was hington, Pa, Nov. ~.
' DISPATCHES from Wiesbaden,. Ger.
Moselle Rivers are bringing down a grent
body ofwater at f frankfort, Mayence, Cob.
lentzI and Cologne Cellars in streets along
the water front are submerged. The main
valley forms one great lake. ~
FRANK F. SMITH, a salesman for
,Shourds & Story, of Chicago, lately from
Indiana, committed suicide, Nov. q, by
shooting He leftla notelsaying: * wom.-
ans deceitfuI love caused me to do this.''
J. R., WALCOrT,, Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, and party who represent syndi-
cate have Just purchased four million acres
OF Texas lands forsagricultural and grazing
purposes. - xsT, .r''g'f rJua@
: 81. A. PiTrs Sons, manufacturers OF
agricultural Implements Chicago, have
made an assignment. The liabilities are
sea-, 200; assets, $3.50, 900. 80 .tLt.F&
& A TRAIN on the Lehigh & Hudson
Railroad was deraied near Newburg, N. Y.,y
Nov. 81 The engine overturned snd9
loaded ore cars piled on top Of it.. The en-
gineerr,, William Nolan, and fireman, Frank
Porter, were scalded to death. under the
wreck. Brakeman Howard Sutton was
probably fatally injured g .,,.a.
CHRISTIAN JOHNSON, of Lansboro,
Mimi, after firing shot at his sweetheart,
the other digit, blew his brains out. The
girl il was oily slightly hurt, 't''''. rs
The -year7old son OF, Franklin
Wanlpler, living near, .Bicknell, Ind, was
fatally, .burnea3 the, %, her morning while
playing near the fire.. Miss Rebecca Phil
lips; burned her arms severely in efforts to
save him. 5 IT, srfF a. ant#
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

TIE Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
In letter to Mile Sac Indians, Minnesota,
refuses to permit them to come to Washing
ton for consultation, The Commissioner
adds: The treaty will be faithfully adhered
to, and so long as they refrain from commit
ting outrages they will not be removed to
White Earth Agency" ,.,t,,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07
Miscellaneous Items.

. A block of business buildings on Main
street, between Brooks and Boston, Kansas
City. burned the other evening. =.
. The Grand Encampment of Missouri
DAD FELLOWS, in, session at st. Louis, in
stalled the following officers: Chas. f..
vogel, g. &, st. LOUIS A. J. Blackford. &.
III. P, Clinton; II. Fl. holland, G. 8. W,
Independence; C. C. Archer, Grand Scribe,.
ST. Louis; NJ. C. Libby, CT s., ST. Louis; D.
A. Smith, c. u. W., Carthage; ~ F.lGnael-
ich, G., NJ, Boonyille; Chas. A. ILinck,. g. I.
s., St. Louis; r. J.. Eggleston. G. Q. s.,
sedalia. EsS &
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

80 THE Secretary Of the Interior modifies
his, former decision wherein he held that
mesquit was not timber wood, SO Us to pre-
vent the railroad companies cutting mesquit
while allowing the privilege to farmers. ta
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

The President has removed the mar
shall, postmaster, assistant postmaster of
Washington, the foreman of the Congress
sional Record office, and Pacific Railroad
Commissioner Spencer. for interfering with
the administration of justice in the star
route trial,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

SPAIN has resolved to adopt measures
in conjunction with France looking tOya
suppression of the anarchist movement. At
a Cabinet council the other day the llinis-
ter of the Interior announced the arrest in
Andalusia of thirty Socialists connected with
the Spaniards arrested lin Lyons!' He, also
stated that other arrests had been made in
Catalonia. u .JTabIsotr .g-.5a sGub .
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

A SAVINGS bank in Montreal, Canada,
has Ibrought twenty eight suits against the
city passenger railway to recover. $165,00O,
the ground being the declaration of diTi-
dends which were not earned. 'r
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

ii" THE starch manufacturers of the West
met in Chicago the other evening and
formed a pool to prevent overproduction, q.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07
a rouxe j ionary visiting Thibet for the

A YOUNG d fonary visiting Thibet for the
first time n Rtly expressed bis horror at
finding the q ices Of Mormonsm reversed
under the ection- of the King of Cash
mere. The allows women several living
husbands. al p lad gave the names of five
men when id who his father was.-N T.
Herald. A
>. TIE comm fial traveller grows bright by
the rebuffs 8 constantly receiving. The
harder you brass the more it will shine
Boston Tra,sSpt
FoRNEY's fogfess claims that Billiard ballf
can be made potatoes. Perhaps they can
but what's fuse ofFasting the potatoes
Detroit Free ess.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

NoTICE of contest has been served
upon William ii. aCalkins, Congressman
elect from the Thirteenth. District of In
diana, by John II. Winterbotham, on the
ground Of fraud and intimidation. mo-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07
Illiteracy in the United States.
WASHINGTON Nov

WASHINGTON, November "a.
The Census Bureau has just issued a bulletin
of the iliteraoyg in the United States. From
this It appears that the following percentages
Of persons over ten years of age are unable to
read and write:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

3 A TELEGRAM from the Governor of
Soudan announces that the rebels were de!
feated at Der Weer with great loss. Uncon-
firmed advices from Kordofan state that the
False Prophet has been defeated and cap
tured. rlt g. g.. = as
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

Dis yellow fever has appeared at, St.
Anne de Ia Pocatfere and st. Paconac, One
bee, from bodies brought from the United
States for intermeit. y's a.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

Do The decapitated postmaster of Wash
ington and his assistant have addressed a
letter to the President, asking an investiga-
ton Of their acts by commission. ,.,..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

%! The latest census. bulletin shows that
the manufacturers OF the United States en-
ploy a capital of $3.50, 223, O08i and. produce
$500, 900, 900 worth of goods annually. 10 :
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

'Tey The German Government has bro
hibited the Importation of American pork.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

,,., The congressional river investigate
committee has adjourned to Washington!
The depth Of channel in the jetties was found
satisfactory, but some OF the other work will
be ruthIessly criticised. f"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07
Plic sBpiidl,gs..

@'t fAsHrNGroN. November o.
: supervisinefchitec James G.. Hill. of the
Treasury DeIment, has submitted TO the
Secretary Of @Treasury his annual report
for the year ETH September 80, 1881 The re-
port shows tifollowing amounts to have
been expendetpon various public buildings
in the West, ahlso theunexpendedb balances
of appropria3s remaining in the Treasury
at the close oh year:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

THE Canadian department of internal
revenue has decided to Keep leaf tobacco
under lock and key in the custody of an
officer, who will issue it as required for
manufacturing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

THE Prince of Wales asks that the
6 sentence of the man who threatened his life
II sbelcommuted.' ~ ,== Sag ~. r
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

ed INA trial for, damages against the
town of Springfield, Me-, for the death Of 2
young lady by q defective highway. one doc
tor testified that the collar bone was broken,
which two others contradicted. The first,
to hesd of a. post-n1ertem, went to !; the
cemetery to exhume the body and make
good his testimony byrbreaking the collar
bone. He wss discovered in the act by q
person who was at first bribed, but who has
since told the whole story. i.,EuEa
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

mol The Dublin police claim to be on the
track OF Lord Frederick Cavendish's as
eassins. IL LIZ a.. TO. I'll -..l--. L.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

s The Garfield Fair at Washington was
formally opened by President Arthur, Nov.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07
amount

The report , states that considerable ex-
traordinary hfrs have, been made upon
public buildi5 at Cairo. M, Indianapolis,
Ind, and SarlRncisco, to meet the increased
demands of postal service. Alterations
have been min the poSt-offices, at Calves
ton, IouisvillSt. Paul, SAM Francisco and
Lincoln, Nebnnd to provide sufficient room
for the trans bn,of postal business at Pitts
burgh and Cihnati 1t will be. necessary to
rent Quarter& the customs officials Of these
cities. Sites&ve been selected for public
build ngs in (Rmbus, o., Council Bluffs, De-
troit, Frankie KY, Minneapolis and Quincy.
rsIAa3& :. FffF
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

Omcial Vote Of Missouri.

Following are the official fignyes on
Supreme Judge, Superintendent OF Public
Schools, Railroad Commissioners. Con-
gressmen and for and against Constitutional
Amendment: 49,. *
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

+, IMPORTANT action was taken by the
Labor Congress in Cleveland, Ohio. Reso-
lutiops were passed, to encourage the for
nation Of the State federation to influence
legislation and favoring the incorporation OF
trades unions in order to give them more
stability and permanence., Tenement house
cigarimaking was strongly disapproved. A
committee was appointed to obtain legal ad :
vice as tothe constitutionalfty Of the Chi
nese bill, with q view of perfecting it If
shown to be deficient. The enforcement of
the eight hour law was demanded. There
was sharp debate over. the admission OF
the Knights of Labor, and it was finally
voted to let them in on the basis of Trades
Assemblies. It was also decided to admit
one delegate from each local labor and from
all bona fide trades unions of women. 4.s
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07
NEWS AND NOTES,

A Summary Of Important Events.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

MIR. HAzEN, Assistant Postmaster
General, has issued his periodical circular
of the announcement Of the sale at auction
of unclaimed packages of merchandise st
the Dead Letter Office. The list embraces
catalogue of almost every conceivable thing
within the limit of the right allowed for
mailing packages, and as rule does not con.
tain anything of great value. There are
over 1000 lots of goods catalogued. BY far
the hrgestnumber Of articles embraced in
auv class are various kinds Of wearing ap-
pare.. especially for children. There are
scores and even hundreds of pairs Of baby
shoes, socks, hoods and eloaks, a. large num-
Der of embroidered slippers, hair nets, tam
gled hair, hair combings, switches, plug
tobacco. fifteen puzzle, COW mixers, fiddle
strings, ddsbnttoas, clowns caps, toy pis.
tolls, bird traps,a trick mouse, fishing tackle,
soiled underwear, various kinds of pipes,
etc. There are dozens upon dozens Of os!
trich feathers for hats and bonnets, ribbons,
lace fchus, kid gloves, with every variety of
children,s toys that are light and Of little
bulk. -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-07

a family of five, was fatally injured by fall
ing from a scaffold in the railway shops at
Delaware, Ohio, Nov. 26.ui:Js,f4.f z,.ftr.ir
b THE stfaith-cure'' establishment at
Buffalo, N. Y, has closed for want OF
funds. IA. ~ Fl. I't'''isH4 ''3 ~
The Pacific express on the Erie Rail-
way was derailed near Horneilsvile. N. Y,
Nov. 26. The first cars. including an extra
coach and q smoker, were badly wrecked,
and several passengers were hurt. The
fireman, Wm. Andrus, was instantly killed.
The accident was caused BY the breaking of
a wheel 'ab'f @4t1 90 sHEiiitiN ..55[ Z.
2 "ueo aft III, l..+pe-.n d3iuYt
Il. STEWART, aged %, took a fatal
dose Of morphine at a hotel in. Atlanta. Ca,
the other night. He left letter for his
wife, in which,he said he had tried as hard
as any one, to. make q livings but that It was
no use to fight fate any longer. w. W.
Venable, AN old and, highly esteemed resi-
dent of Galena. H., committed suicide on
the same day by hanging himself in his
barn. He had not been we'll, for some time
= Rev. T.. W. ToRRBNcE, Secretary of
the Pennsylvania Bible Society, his nephew,
aged eight, and four men in his employ,
while driving near Danyille, the other even
ing were precipitated down an eni bankment
by a shyfng horse, and ali were badly in
,ifnred. Torreaee's injuries ars serious.
h MORRIS BERWrAApsa aged, IS, was was
killed by highwayman in3ithe streets Of
New York the other morning. .y ;,,ra
'IDEH, ROCHE and IF! g. Case were
seriously injured by Sssiiexpiosion oigas ina
railway Office at spffh gSefd, Ohio. Nov.'3s.
Every pane of glass In the vicinity was
h,-onfE :ssfaftH ''1 81 !I7H- ~. '.ss. -
oAoNOh' ,i.-....t ~ -. tt,,,t..
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-05
SATURDAY, August >. 1882.
About CONGRESS.

Congress is like bell, if you strike 1t you
will get its tone Yet it is not like bell, be-
cause to strike tone from a bell you require
metal, whereas you may have congressional
ring without metal. But whatever analogles
may be discovered between bell that is some
times rung and Congress that is sometimes
well, always rin%ed, it is at least certain
that the quality most essential to both is Tone
But the subject is too sorry for jest.
The American citizen has been urgently
called of late to sound his congress and COM
pare its tone with that of earlier times The
people have had their bell-metal draggled in
mire and filth by the venal and faithless al d
it is the business of individual citizens, and
not Of conventions and parties, to see to II.
The right tone is lost by the inferiority of the
metal employed and there is too much OF it in
every constituency to refer the remedy to
crowds. 1t is the individual citizen who has
himself the right ring that must, solitary and
alone, take his broom and apply it to cleaning
the Aueean stable. One is his place in the
pulpit. another in the forum and the court,
third in the tracks Of journalism, every one
where he cannot assemblies called by point
ical names and convened by parties, which
are controlled by the venal, who
cover with art and drown with clamoi
and thus perpetuate, the wrong. A nigh sell
ator who bears the judicial brand OF thief IN
government prosecution-a nimble representa-
tiv. Of incaroate venality mute to the call for
a SIoo ooo 900 unaccounted for; these prevail
in parties and conventions; they must be con-
fronted by the individual citizen. HIS voice
alone, ringing with indignant accents and
reverbera,ing throughout the land, would meas
urably improve and restore congressional tone
The congressional is something more than an
AGGREGATION Of individual tones. In the middle
period when there were giants there were still
piqmies. as now But the latter gathered
strength and tone from the clear and LOFTY
ring of the purer metals till their lesser notes,
bv their clearness and strength, denoted that
they were redeemed from alloy. In the peo'
Piles halls of sovereignty the robes OF the
Claws, Wrishts, Everetts and Websters wer'
not apt to be de6led. In the atmospheric pur-
i,y the weak voiced found tone and power,
and, where such spirits were shrlned, dehle'
ment was abashed.
There have been dismal notes floating from
the halls Of congress these many years. Ven
atty has been there and is, and nestles as Il
it were its nest, undisturbed by indignan
voices, no storm breaking to clear the air, nc
citizen sovereign with pick and spade to re-
move the filth. Covered by the brooding 81
lence the faithless wanton laughs in mocke'y
of the public scorn. When the citizen breaI
upon the scene his intelligence armed and n
will stern, the halcyon days of congress wi
H.. red
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-05
HOW TO SAVE THE COUNTRY.

The evidence daily accumulates that the
nerpetuity of the republic depends upon the
virtue and intelligence of the whole people.
The money power is too enormous, and Its
facilities for combination into one irresistible
engine of oppression too many to make the
;s>ne doubtful if exerted against the constitu-
ton and public liberty. The Philadelphia
Record estimates that there are 100000 citi-
zens, mostly in the prime of life, in the en-
ploy Of the railroad corporations. They con-
.,;,ute nearly one-sixth of the whol e voting
nopulation of the country. Who is going to
make the laws that are to control the mighty
power OF these corporations If they act to-
o.,bers And what security is there against
such concert excepting the feeble conpetitire
force Of the carrying business and the con-
sciences Of the conspirators. contemporary
savs of a Texas candidate for governor, he is
honest as an individual but corrupt politi'
c;on. This seems the hybrid that makes the
av.raqe citizen in this country. With the
mower of the corporations entrusted TO hin
will he exercise it under his m ray or polite
status. Will an engine migh'isr han the con
s,i,u,ion, or the people. be reP"sed. safely ir
,he hal d., Of an honesg political rascal?
How are labor. toll, penury, that have
daily wants to supply, going to oppose What
ever rule the hybrid establishes and calls ko''
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-05

An interesting telephone experiment was
recently made between BRUSSELS and Dover.
A submarine cable is practically condenser,
which, by its induclive action, materially in
terferes with the speed of signaling. 1t was
feared that this condensation would prove for
long while great difficulty in the case of
telephone currents, SO transforming them as
to render them unintellgible. The difficulty.
however has been overcome, the honor of the
achievement belonging to a distinguished
Belgian physicist, NJ. Van Rysselberghe. On
the 9th of June the new telephone apparatus,
designed for the purpose OF cOunteracling the
effects Of induction on air lines and cundensa-
ton in submarine cables, was tried with sue
cess. Conversation was freely exchanged
through the sixty miles Of cable and 200 miles
OF air line. The experiment is very hopeful
for ocean telephony.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-05

-Backache is almost Immediately relieved
by wearing one of Carriers Smart Weed and
Belladonna Backache Plasters. Try one and
be free from rain. Pnce IS cents. Whole
sale by A. Dreiss.