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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-21
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoeeIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston journal says that woman on Lis
bon street in hat city gave birth to nonstrosity,
were shaped like these of a well-formed chud,
while the head and upper parts resembled the
young of sea lion. The creature had hairy
head and muZZle. 1t was hideous object The
woman nursed it n while. A great many peo-
pie saw 1t and wondered at the repusive specta le
The parents disposed t. raise The monstrosity
for speculative purposes, some ignorant people as
surfing them there a fortune in it. Upon the
advice OF priest and others, however, the mother
stopped nourishing the monstrosty and it died.
The woman reports that she visited Barnum's cir
Gus last summer and frightened by the sea
lion. The birth of he monstrosity is regarded by
medical men of the most remarkable occur
FENCES OF that nature, that have been reported
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Herald says the Augusta mill property of
the Sprague estate, was sgain sold at auction,
Saturday, to satisfy claim If the Augusta Saw.
purchaser, and the price paid was $50, 553 The
amount of this 1udgu emit deducted from the
amount paid at the previous sale. The Savings
Bank secured its claim by attaching. the property
and getting Judgment, instead of taking the trust
mortgage notes.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Commercial says the total amount Of rafting
at the Bangor boom this year was 4S 225 600 feet
about / 800 900 feet less than the amount iast,
year. The total rafting for 1881 and 1882 was the
largest for any two years on record. Mr.. Corners,
the contract +, thinks the amount of logs sent to
the steam mills will increase from now out posi-
bly, to 10000, 900 feet year. A crew of 20 men
has b4en employed at the boom, rafting and driv-
ing, and their wages for $50 days work amounted
to about 81 ,ooO,, an average of Sl.5o day.
Abont 800 worth of rigging and wedges were
used. There six mills on lido water at and be
low Banger,--Sterns, ~ D. Sargent's Sons,
Hodgkins Hall q Cos, Hillman g. Ayers and the
Dirigo Mills, operated by Geud g. Hastings. These
mills all sawed late into the fall, and generally
have logs shinged up, along the shore adjacent
early saving lext spring. Last winter toe lumber
cut on the Penobscot was in vicinity of 6o.o0O,-
900 feet, according to the estimate of some lum-
bermen and about J SO. 0o0,Ot in the opinion of
otlera
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-21

A pleasant Gathering.

John Neve's while coasting on waterville street
Yesterday afternoon into sleigh and cut fear
full cash in his head requiring twelve stitches at the
hands of the surgeon TO sew it up.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-21
MEETINGS
CASCO NATIONAL BANK.

IHNbE annual meeting of the Stockholders Of le
Casco National Bank of Portland, for the
ch9ce OF Directors and the transaction OF such 9TH
er business as may legally come before them will be
mel at their bank ng house. Tuesday the 9th day
OF January, 1858 aJ 10 O'Clock a. m.
WILLIAM A. WlNSHIP, Cashier.
December 8. 1897. I'D
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-21
THE EMMA ABBOTT co.
cnEsrNur 81. CHURCH coNoRR,
BREAKS.
A Quantity of Valuable Property Taken.

Some time since Sunday, it has been aseertained
that several of the summer cottages at Pine Point
have been entered by burglars AID large quantity
OF ladies and gent emens wearing apparel, jewelry,
household furnishing goods, kitchen ware etc. stol-
en-. The houses of Mr. j. II. Fletcher and f 6.
Thompson were among those that suffered. The po-
lice hay been notified and will probably have the
guilty parties in custody
During the same time, and possibly by one of the
came party an entrance was effected at David
Boyd's, Cape Elizabeth, and valuable meerschaum
pipe stolen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-21
G.. G.. G. Notice.

DERSONS throughout the city, desiring invita-
IL tions to distribute for Clildren's Christ
mas Festival may obtain them from the Chair
man MIR. g. H. Baker and Mr.. G. A. Beale, City Hall,
from I. P. McGowans Book Store, Congress ST.,
from Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens and at the Head Quar-
tiers of the Club, 14S Spring Street.
PER ORDER
deco eOdtf Exec. Committee
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OCEAN INSURANCE COMPANY.
ANNUAL MEETING,

fH|HE Stockholders of the Ocean Insurance Com
pany are hereby notified to meet at the office
OF sald company on MONDAY the first day of JAN
uary 1858, at 3 O'Clock y. for the purpose of
choosing seven Directors for the ensuing year and for
the transaction of such other business as then be
legally acted upon. Also to de ide if they will change
the time of their annual meeting the first Wednes-
day after the first Monday of Ja uary instead of as
now provided. r. o. CONANT, Secretary.
decI1 did
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-21
CANAL NATIONAL BANK.
NATIONAL TRADERS BANK.

FUfHE shareholders of The National Traders Bank
IL of Portland, are hereby notified that their an
nual meeting will be held 1T their Banking Room
on TUESDAY, the ninth day Of January NJ t, at
IL o'clock A. ~, to choose five Directors for the
ensuing year, and to act any other business that
may legally come before them
EDWARD GOULD, Cashier.
Dec. ., 1882. dec-dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-21
CUMBERLAND NATIONAL BANK.

FNHE annual meeting of the Stockholders Of the
= Cumberland National Bank of Portland will
pc held at their banking rooms Tuesday the
ninth day of January 1883 at ten O'Clock A. NJ for
the choice OF Directors and the transaction of any
other business that may legally come before them.
WILLIAM II. SOULE Cashier
Portland, Dec. 9Th, 1882. de9dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-21
Lost.

DROBABLY between corner of Park and Com
j mercial STREETS and P g. o. Freight Station, a
at FERNALD SAWYER'S, 697 Congress street,
will be suitably rewarded. de21dtf
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

"rHE CENTURY continues to be the ideal Of a mag
uEine Of literature and drt.''-
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN.
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See "Bird" adv't; get Holden's Bird Book:
food, care, diseases, breeding. He has extra
singers oct23-d&w2mos
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09
grade as high as Chicago wheat.

grade as high as Chicago wheat.
There is wisdom in the proposition
10 establish system of official in.
spectioR at the Chicago stockyards,
and the great firms of meat dealers
in every city would find it advanta-
geous to adopt similar system TO
uphold public confidence in their
meat. Bat while the struggle for
the control of the Eastern market is
in progress between Chicago butch
ers and those Of Eastern cities, why
do not some enterprising men erect
vast Strengthening establishments
nearer the grazing grounds of the
Far West. New York butchers
might establish them and beat the
Chicago men at their own game.
The execution of such scheme
would give Eastern cities better
meat than that now sold in them,
and it would increase the alarm at
Chicago to absolute terror
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09
The Outlook.

The crops have been harvested and
the graneries groan with the golden
store. The couutry's great pay day
is at hand.
In honor of this great occasion
we have bought very largely. Our
stock of dry-goods--llats and Caps,
Boots and Shoes, ready made cloth
inc, Trunks and Travelling Bags,
DoImans, CloakS, etc.--are complete
in the several departments.
This season we shall offer far
greater inducements to Cash buyers
than we have been able to present
heretofore. Believing there would
be reduction in the price Of goods,
we concluded not to buy our Fall
stock as early this season AS we have
in the past. Many lines Of goods
have declined thirty per cent dur
ing the past week, (the reduction
occurred Oct 2lst) and by postpon-
ing our purchases we have secured
our Fall stock at decidedly lower
prices than our competitors who
bought early in the season. Some
may doubt our assertion, others deem
our promises of little importance.
but many, we hope, may be induced
to ''investigate," and we may add
/ that those that do so will never have
occasion to regret the time spent
with us. We shall make special
efforts to please all visitors, and &c
those who patronize us we guarantee
prices which defy competition. Onr
aim is to sell at extremely close mar
gins, thus securing Il large and per.
manent patronage which will SO in
crease our trade rs to net us better
results in the end than The system Of
large profits.
PLEASE LOOK
lup2I this advertisement Ms q person
al communication addressed to yot
as an individual. Consider on
statements in the light Of a pledge
I if you will, then come, and ever,
claim or promise herein expressed
sh2ll be more than verified.
BY strict attention to business, anC
| the faithful performance of our ubli
b cations, We hope TO merit your pat
.rouage and deserve your esteem.
sincerely yours,
E. OSBORNE Il Son.
Corner store, three doors aboy
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09
Patent Barbed- Wire Pence Oorsets

We more than half expected that il
the deacons and elders throughout the
country were not more quiet and reserv-
ed ana less ostentatious and bold in their
hugging of the girls, someone would be
getting up an arrangement for putting
the kibosh on their funny business. And
at last it has been done and some scien-
tist has invented a patent corset with Il
paddock on it, and all around the usual
path of mans arm is filed up with
sharp-pointed spikes The corset re-
sembles the muzzic used for weaving u
calf, and is said TO be equally effective.
1t is mighty tough for the men OF the
country 10 be broken Of their hugging
propensities by the means of loaded
corset, but we doubt ii this new scheme
will prove satisfactory You would have
to stand over the girls of this city with
club to compel them to wear this new,
patent barbed-wire-iencc corset 49, Chica-
go Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

Did you ever see a woman mail q let
ter? She win undertake to drop it into
the box, then she draws it back and
scans the directions; tries the stamp TO
see that it is on fast; scrutinizes the
,gummed side and runs her finger over
it once or twice, then gives it one or two
sudden jerks, which sends it rapidly in
to the box. She then peeps in to see if
il went thronrh
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09
Taken ZIP.

Ry tine subscriber, upon his premises, Ia 'be
town q Nlhin, loNa County, WIS, 5 yca,lmg
calves, lTp red heiitrs, tg9 ight ear Of one $
cut and thc olAg' Ea- small piece OF wIrp
taS ened 20 her left ear aut ona red steer With
piece ~al from its light ear ana the len car
seems Is IL it were bit by a dog The owner
is ry4acs'ca to cali. prove property, pay cost
and damages aud take s..Ia stTaya away
ASuEL ESLOE
Dated November, 81, ISL isw4
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

"Do you buy your music by the shect?"
inquired u young lady Of the deacons
daughter. ''Oh, no. F." She replied: Il al
ways wait until Sunday, and then get it
BY the choir"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

THE achievements of delivering
mail from San Francisco to NewY ork
in five days and four hours was &C
complished Saturday by the Chicago
limited express over the Pennsyl-
yania road. This was the quickest
,nail-seryice ever effected between
the two cities.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

THE Democrats don't claim their
victory in this vicinity any criterion
Of their strength, but they feel good
over the result, and who can blame
them. They offer us the badge of
Grape which they have worn for
twenty years, provided we promise
to return the same two years hence.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09
THE GENERAL RESULT.

The election Tuesday resulted in
the most sweeping Democratic vic
tory that has been won since the
war. A great Democratic revival
occurred in 1874, but was less gen
eral than that OF Tuesday.
Such a result was unexpected.
The victory is no evidence of a
change in the political sentiments
of the people. A large section of
the Republicans in several of the
states desired defeat as a means of
accomplishing change in the party
leadership IN New York and Penn
sylvania, especially, a great body of
Republicans, who have not ceased
10 be Republicans, voted for Demo
cratic candidates to assure the defeat
of the nominees of their own party,
whom they opposed not AS unfit or
bad men, but as nominated by i'm
proper, influences. The leading Re
publican newspapers in those states
connseled such course, and the in
huence Of these divisions in the
party extended to other states. The
agitation Of the ques ION of prohi.
bition lost the Republicans a large
number of German voters in most
of the states. New York is report
ed to have e'ec ed the Democr tic
candidate for Governor by 1000
majority and Pennsylvania elects a
Democrat by 1000.
The greatest surprise among all
the results of Tuesdays election is
the success Of G II. Butler in Mass
The horror that has so
long brooded like a nightmare over
the imaginations of the people of
the Bay State has now come in
reality.
The next Congress will be largely
in the House, and the
country viii have an opportunity to
learn what Democratic statesman
ship has TO propose and what meas
ures it will enact for the benefit Of
the people.
In comparison with other states
the Republicans of Wisconsin have
done well They have elected five
out Of nine members of Congress
aud will probably retain control of
he State Legislature,
The returns of the Congressional
elections in this State are quite in
but indicate with reason
,ble certainty Che election Of five
and four Democratic
representatives, The members elect,
with their estimated maj les, are
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09
REpUB1IcANs who failed to vot

REPUBLICANS who failed to vote
simply permitted their opponents to
do all the voting. They might as
well permit them to do all the think
ing and to manage all their business
affairs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

TnEEE is alarm at Chicago be
cause reports have gone abroad that
diseased meat is sent cut from that
city 1t is feared that the beef
trade will be seriously injured, aud
some of the large firms of meat
dealers have indicated q willingness
to pay the salary Of a meat inspector
If the Government will commission
him, SO that he may have official au-
thority. 1t is urged that the inspec-
ton Of meat should be as rigid AS
TIE inspection Of wheat, in order
that Chicago beef will be made to
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

William H. Vanderbilt intends to
build, at the corner of Park avenue and
Forty street, New York, a mann
moth hotel, similar in design to the
Charing Cross Hotel, London.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

NEARLY all of the principal bust
ness houses of Chicago gave their
employees a half-holiday Tuesday, in
order to give them chance to do
their duty at the polls.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

THE Northwestern Masonic Aid
Association Of Chicago, in which
quite a number of our citizens hold
insurance, has a membership of H.
o43 which is increasing at the rate
Of 500 per month.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

IF is understood at Washington
that the United States Government
will be invited to select the Presi-
dent Of the international Commits
sion, organized to determine the
valae Of property destroyed at Alex
andria during the late war in Egypt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

II the Prohibitionists had drawn
from the Democratic ranks as was
predicted by a few sanguiue fellows,
the result would have been different
in this county. But, as prominent
Democrat of this city remarks, there
were lots of Democrats who were
Prohibitionists up to five minutes
before they voted, and when they
had voted they We're again Prohibi-
tionists--in preten>e but not reality.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

EvERYTHING red is to be in fash
ion this Winter, and the sensitive
topper will not have to whitcn his
beacon flame
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

DEMOCRATS froze to their ticket
like teaches Tuesday, working
against Republicans and Prohibi.
tionists both Will the latter force
learn by this who the loyal friends
of morals are, and support them in
the future?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

THE number of Republican tick
cts that were cast without Congress
man being voted for, and the num-
her Of Republicans who voted the
entire Democratic ticket to make
sure OF voting against the twins,
plainly illustrate the condition OF
the Republican mind. The trouble
Is the whole county ticket suffered
in consequence
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

jorty, or rather plurality, in the
State. The Probibi ion vote will be
somewhat larger than last year, but,
as was known by all intelligent per,
sons before the election, it played
no part in the general result beyond
helping the Democratic candidates.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09

ENrY.Two live ostriches arrived
in New York from Cape Town Sat
urday. They are the properly OF
DIR. Prolhre, of London, who intends
breeding them in this country, The
value of old bottles and broken
crockery will advance, no doubt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09
HOUSEk EEPERS
least 10 per by purchasing their provisions
Cash Grocery House.

First Our Motto The Best Goods in line the lowest
possible prices
Second Our Aim TO be the most popular grocers in South
western Wisconsin.
Third Ne Pay Cash for goods and get every advantage by
50 doing
FOURTH Our customers get the advantage of the discounts for
cash-allowed in purchasing for cash and in large
quantities.
h We sell more goods line than any other house in
this city; and we state onphatca that house pur
chase the grade of goods for less money.
SIXTH The usual 10 per bad debts YOU know does
not figure in prices. A strictly CASH House has no
bad debts and the customer gets his provisions Just
that much less money
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-09
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
AsAFs ENLISTMENT.

He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth
INTO the Lord.-Proyerbs 10, xvii.
Making loan, or lending, is to deliver
to another something of value, as money,
On condition that an equivalent, in kind,
shall be returned, with compensation, for
its use. The system of banking is founded
On this principle of loaning money, on
sufficient security, for a compensation.
The governments of the civilized world
are supported in great measure by this
arrangement of loaning money at interest.
Money or capital, unless loaned or in
vested, in such manner that it brings
return, is of comparatively little value;
as when invested in real estate for which
there is no market, and its possessor Is
real estate poor, or when locked up in
shares of railroad that never declares
dividend.
Energetic men with money are on the
lookout for paying investments, be they
bank stocks, railroad or mining shares,
real estate or commercial ventures. The
only question Is: evil it pay?'
To all who have anything to invest, the
bible presents an opportunity to take a
share in eternal values. The Lord is the
borrower, his word is the security, and
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12

THE contest ever the Chicago pension
agency has narrowed down to fight be-
tween one-legged soldier, a soldiers
widow, and the present incumbent, a SOL
dser's daughter. Col Scribner has re-
tired from the field, as he did not wish
to make fight where his competitors
were women and a crippled soldier. The
aspirants have carried on the contest with
so much vigor that Black Jack Logan
has taken to the fence, and expresses his
willingness to endorse the action of the
Congressional delegation. Granny Davis
fights shy, not wishing to mike in active
politics. Between the claims of the man
gled and battle scared hero, and the
tears of the widow and orphan of the gal
liant dead, the position OF the Congress
1onal patriots is certainly very trying
one.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
ROBB7NG PETER TO PAY PAUL.

The "watch dogs Of the treasury"
from present indications, will have a
lively time during the present session of
Congress. When man like Eads can
obtain favorable report on bill to give
him three million year in money, for
fifteen years, to test the practicabilitY of
the ship-railroad scheme, and the people
of the Mississippi Valley find it impos-
sible to secure an appropriation sufficient
to repair the levees and improve the
navigation of the Mississippi river from
the head of navigation at st. Paul to its
confluence with the waters of the Gulf
it is high time the swatch dogs'' were
heard from. We do not intend to pass
Judgment On the merits of Mr.. Eads'
scheme, for it is, in fact,a question for ex-
perts to determine; but we do say that
the millions of people who live in this
valley, are not disposed to have it take
precedence of the good work of opening
the Mississippi river to the commerce of
the world.
A well digested plan to connect by
quick water or rail transportation over
the Isthmus the commerce of the Allan
tic seaboard with that of the Pacific coast,
and extend it national encouragement
and protectlon-would beyond all ques-
tion be enthusiastically received and sup
ported by the people of the country on
its own merits, but not at the cost of
abandoning work Of such magnitude
and national Importance as that which
promises TO be instrumental in solving
the vital issue of cheap transportation
and free commerce, for the people of this
valley with the markets of the world.