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The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
senator sharon,s Arrest,

CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-Ex-Senator Sharon OF
Nevada is in this city In relation to his ar
rest In San Francisco, just as he was about
starting east, at the instance OF woman who
claims that he owed her money, he said that
1t was surely case of blackmail, instigated by
ex.Australian convict who scribbles for o law
publication in San Francisco. out of revenge
because he caused this woman to be elected
from the Palace Hotel. He AYERS that he new
or borrowed money from her and saws that he
will fight the case through to the end.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17

sesheridan Twenty sfile. Away.Y

company of 1888 veterans of Sheridan's old
command from Massachusetts and New Hamr-
shire are in Washington on their way to visit
their old battle fields in the Shenandoah Val
ley. They leave tomorrow evening for Har-
per's Ferry where they hold their first camp
fire and from there go to Winchester and other
battle fields. Some of the confederates who
took part in the battles at those places will
meet the Union veterans in visiting the old
battle fields to lcsate their position for the pur-
pose of securing accuracy in maps and history
of the battles.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17

whose pupils making too much noise, felt called
upon TO remind thsm of the fact, and said:
Gentlemen, If every one Of you will do me
the favor of remaining perfectly silent for q
few minutes we shall be better able to 6istin-
guish who the individual is that is making the
row." which is quite equal to medical report
which began thus: "There exists at the pres
ent time great number of influential families
in Dublin who have all died of the cholera"
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Sept. 15-Prof. Swift,
director of the Warner observatory, discovered
a comet last evening in constellation Draco.
The wonderfully brilliant northern lights pre-
vented an extended observation of the comet.
Its motion is southwesterly.
Boston, Sept. 15.-According to advices re-
ceiyed at Harvard College observatory, Swift's
comet was discovered last Tuesday night, its
position being in right ascension IS hours, AZ
min: declination 73 degs., min. On the
morning Of September 18th it was again OBJ
served. its position having changed to Is honrs.
rs min. right ascension, declination 73 degs., 8
min. 1t is faint object, with small motion.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17

PTrTsFIELD, Sept. 15.-Lord Coleridge at
tended private theatricals last evening at Le-
nox. This forenoon, after short drive. he
was present at a musical matinee at the Lenox
club house, lunched with Mr.. Shepard and
THIS afternoon Councillor Smith drove him
about Stockbridge and Lee. At5p. m. there
was dinner party, to which about fifty gem
tlemen were invited. There were no speeches
and his Lordship expressed his pleasure at the
informality of the affair.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
MASSACHUSETTS,.
merrimac River Very Low. !.

LOWELL, Sept. 15.-The unprecedentedly
low water in the Merrimac ontinues to be a
great drawback to manufacturing in Lowell
Heretofore the corporations have been able, by
the use of their engines, to run all their ma
are almostyearly putting,in. an increase c.ftheir
power, much machinery has been stopped in
voluntarily,
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
The Career of a Horse Thief.

PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 15.-An account of the
arrest at Gloucester, Mass. of Henry F. Bee
man of Seabrook, N. H., for the crime Of
horse stealing, has been published. Beekman
has been in Jail since, awaiting trial. Some
important arrests were made tc day In connec-
tion with Beekman's career, 1t is alleged in
the complaints in the hands of the officers that
those parties participated In the crime by felc-
niously harboring and assisting Beekman.
To-day the sheriff took into custody David I.
Collins and Albert Lord of Kingston, in this
county. Both were arraigned this forenoon,
$500 for their appearance at the Supreme
Court next month. Collins is somewhat noted
as horse trader, and Lord is employed by
Collins
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17

The October number of Harper's Magazine
is remarkable for the number and excellence
of its illustrations. The frontispiece Is q mas
terly engraving by Kruell, from Gilbert Stu
arts portrait of Washington. Thislportrait IL
lustrates the opening article of the number
"Last Days of Washington's Army at New
burgh," by j. T. Headley. The article con-
tains, among its other illustrations, fine en-
craving by Kruell, from Gilbert Stuart's por-
trait of Martha Washington, and some striking
pictures by Howard Pyle and Harry Fem.
The second part of #. ID. Miller's "Dalecarlia'
is full of interest, with Characteristic illustra-
tions by the author and I. de Thulstrup. Mrs.
u. B. Gustafson contributes paper on Nicaise
de Keyser Of Antwerp-the greatest OF living
Dutch artists-accompanied by four eDgravings
of a high order. Mrs. Rose Hawthorne La
throp's novelette,, Prisoners" is concluded.
Horse-Farming in Kentucky, with especial
reference to the trotting horse. is the
subject of an interesting article by
William Henry Bishop, illustrated from draw
ings by George Inness, Jr., and photographs.
Colonel Higginson continues his American
History series with a chapter on the Revolu-
tion, entitled "The Dawning of Independ-
ence," illustrated by Howard Pyle. Tighe
Hopkins contributes an interesting and roman
tic story, entitled "The Wood Nymph." Phil
Robinson, under the title of "Saunterings in
Utah" describes some wonderful natural curl
osities in the neighborhood of Salt Lake. The
editorial departments are full of timely and
entertaining matter. The publishers announce
the conclusion of "a Castle in Spain" In the
November number, and the beginning, shortly
afterward, OF a new novel of remarkable
literary interest, by William Black, entitled
judith Shakespeare" illustrated by Abbey.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
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Suicide of a Conyre-.mnu.EIeet.

bALTIMoRE, Sept. ia dispatch just re-
ceived from Fortress Monroe says that Colonel
robert M. Mayo of Westmoreland county
va, Congressman-elect, shot and killed him
sell on tne bay line steamer Virginia, from
Baltimore for Fortress Monroe, at o'clock
this morning.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
Junius Bru,u. Booth Dangerously III.

MANcaEsTER-BY-THE SEA, Sept. 16.-Junius
brut9s Booth, the veteran actor and manager,
VINO mas been i'll some time at the Masconomo
House, OF which he is proprietor, has been
before many hours. Edwin Booth and Agnes
Booth were at his bedside today.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
PIeuro-Pneumenia Among Cattle i'm Penn
syIvauia.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16.-Pleuro-pneumonia
has appeared among cattle in Delaware, Ches-
ter and York counties in this State. So far
about $50 head of cattle in these counties have
been affected, a dozen of which have been
killed. The disease is traced to herd of cattle
brought from Baltimore to West Chester,
Chester county.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
An Illegal Commission.

YANKToN, Oak, Sept. 15.-Judge Edgarton
has decided that the capital commission is an
illegal body and his order Gusts them from
their positions and fixes the cost upon them.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17

The Anchor line steamer City of Rome keeps
her reputation for fast passages, She left
Queenstown September 9th and arrived at
New York September 18th, making the trip in
days, hour and 80 minutes.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
Death Of Hon. J. u. Morss.

NEwBURYPoRT, Sept. 16.-Hon. Joseph b.
MorSs widely known and respected citizen,
was stricken with apoplexy yesterday and
died this morning at two o'clock.
aged rs years. He was the editor of the New
buryport Herald for 2l years and afterwards of
the Boston Traveller, and Courier when daily,
and had high reputation as journalist. He
had been largely engaged in shipping and
manufacturing; was member Of the city gov
ernment several times, representative to the
General Court, member of the constitutional
convention in 1858, and later was the demo-
cratic candidate to Congress. He leaves
widow and three daughters.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
NEW HAMPSHIRE.


CONCORD, N. H., Sept. 15.-The legislature
having finally adjourned to-day without either
the approval or veto by the governor of the
bill incorporating the Southern Pacific Compa-
ny, that measure consequently fails to become
~ fbia Stota
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
Held for Murderous Assault.

PRovINcETowN, Sept. 15.--Frank Williams
was examined before Justice Foster this morn
ing for assault with marlin spike, with in.
tent to kill on John Malcomn of Providence
on board the schooner Addie Cole. He was
found probably guilty, and in default of bonds
of $1,000 was committed to the county Jail to
await trial at the October term of the Superior
Court. Malcom's wound is serious and may
result in lockiaw.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17

tributes the first of series OF "Recolections of
Rome during the Italian Revolution" Henry
w. Holland furnishes an interesting chaper ON
"Heredity," apropos Of Mr.. Gallons latest
work. William =. Liscomb writes interesting
ly of "The Mutilation of Ancient Texts Ed
ward Iren8us Stevenson contributes q philo-
sophical tragedy entitled "Amiability." There
are several poems, careful reviews Of some Of
the most important new books, and three brief,
bright essays in the Contributors Club
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
LATEST MARINE NEWS.
Ratb,, Biapest Rark.

Baths Biggest Bark.
BATH, Sept 15.-John Mcdonald launched
bark named St.lJames today. Her gross tom
mage is 1,565.96. She is the largest bark ever
built in Bath. She halls from New York.
The independents All Right.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Steamship Independ-
ente, aground near Freeport, L. l., was got off
this afternoon and reached here this evening.
Runaway Lightship Caught.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The lightship an
chored on the Fryingpan shoals, off the North
Carolina coast, which went adrift in the recent
gale, and which, it was feared, might be lost,
has been discovered by Lieut.. Hand of the rev.
enue cutter Colfax and towed into the port of
Smithville, N. O., in safety, with her crew all
on board.
Wrecks Reported.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept 16.-Steamer Cy-
prus spoke off Bermuda, 35 miles distant the
British steamer Historian, Capt. Hughes from
Liverpool, August 18th for New Orleans with
shaft broken and making for Bermuda under
canvass. The Cyprus picked up the bark Com
merce and towed her to Tybee. The Com
merce sailed from New York, Sept. Sd from
Vera Cruz.
Steamer Belini passed near Hatteras, ,schcon-
er Charles f. Heyer. dismasted and abandoned.
ST. JOHN, N. B., Sept. 16.-Schooner CASTS,
from st. John with salt for Eastport, is ashore
ou the beach here and full of water
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The steamer Della
ware from Charleston, that arrived here today,
reports that at 6 p. M, September IA, Cape
Hatteras bearing N. by E., eighteen miles dis
tant she parsed the wreck of the three masted
schooner Charles F. Hager of Taunton, Capt.
Watts, from Appalachica, August II for New
York. The schooner Yves water logged and
had been abandoned. She is dangerous OBJ
stacle in the direct track OF coasting steamers
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
NEW YORK.
The President. nrexemsu,..

President Arthur rmained in his rooms at
the 9th Avenue Hotel during the greater part
of today and received only few friends Late
this afternoon he drove through Central Park,
and this evening in company with Secretary
Chandler dined at the residence Of Charles e.
Miller.
The Metropolitan Police in search of n
Lost Heir.
New YORK, Sept. 15.-The police Of this
city have been notified to look for Abram s.
Nesbtt the 16-year-old son of the President of
the!Second National Bank of Easton, Pa, who
ran away from home and is supposed to have
come here. He is said to be heir to $5Co,000,
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17

A national convention OF labor organi-
cations will be held in Philadelphia, January
II, 1884
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-03
Charsetersst,es Of Hands.

Hands are divided into three differ
eut kinds; those with. round.pointel
fingers, thtse with square tips, ant
those that are spade. shape, with pods O
flesh ct each side of the nail.
The first type-with round-pointed
hngers-bel0ng to characters with
perceptions extra sensitive, to very ri
Ous people, to coutemplative minds, To
the impulsive, aud to all poets and Or.
lists who have ideality ~ prominent
trait.
Tho square-shaped belong to scientific
people, sensible, self.cOntained charac
fors, and TO the class Of professional
men who are neither visionary nor al.
together sordid.
The spade-shape type, with pods of
flesh at the side OF the nail, Indicate
people whose interests and instincts are
mostly material.
Each finger, no matter what kind of
hand 1t Is Joined to, has ajoint rspresen.
ting each Of those types. The division
Of the finger that Is nearest the palm
stands for the body, the middle division
represents mind, and the highest joint
spirit or soul.
1.-THE top joint Is longer than the
others 1t denotes character weakened
with a too abundant imagination, great
ideality and leaning toward the the
oretical rather than the practical.
When the middle joint of the finger Is
long, 1t promises logical mind, amt
when the lowest joint is longest it in
dicates a nature that clings more to the
Injuries than TO the refinement of life.
II they are nearly alike, 1t indicates a
well-balanced mind, especially If tn.
length of the fingers eq usls the length
OF the palm.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-03
Tho Dusty Room.

A young girl was sweeping o room
one day when she went to the windew.
blind and hastily drew it down.
1t makes the room so dusty she
said. to have the sunshine coming
in
Tbs atoms of dust which hone golde en-
in the sunbeams we're unseen in the
DINNER light. The untaught girl imag.
ned it was the sunshine which made
the dust.
Now many persons imagine them
selves very good people. One poor old
man, who had lived all his life without
. thought Of love to God, said he was
willing to die. He didn't owe any
man q shilling. II the spirit of God
should shine brightly into such a heart
how would it look? 1t would show
them sins enough to crush them. This
light of the Spirit Is like sunshine in III ,
dusty room. 1t reveals what WAS before
hidden. When we begin to feel unhap-
py about our aims let lis never try to put
away the feeling. Don'tlet us put down
the curtain and fancy there is no dust.
1t is the Holy Spirits voice In our
hearts. He Is showing us ourselves;
and better still, He will show us the
true way to happiness.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-03
w offs.

Sympathy, without active energy
may degenerate into weak sentimental
ism; without intelligence, it may pro
,luce much evil without a sense of re-
sponsibility and duty 1t may be a m ere
self.indulgent impulse.
Sober sense, self-possession and intel.
ligent self-cOntrol are the safeguards OF
head and heart, and make a beautiful
temple for the soul.
Fine feelings, without vigor of reason,
ere In the situation Of the extreme
feathers Of peacock's tail-dragging
in the mud.
Dread more the blunderer's friendship
than the calumniator's enrity.
Love, in its varied phases, can &C.
quire purity or dignity only when
guided BY an inward power over our
selves that Is the very germ of virtue.
One of LIES hardest lessons from the
cradle to the grave ia waiting. W.
send out our ships, but cannot patiently
await their return.
Sincerity does not consist in speakin,
your mind on all occasions, but in doing
it when silence would be censurable and
inexcusable.
The human mind Ia like the ground,
which acquires quality according to
the pains bestowed on its cultivation.
1t is easy to love our fellow. man. Do
good to them, and you will be sure to
love them.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-03
4 tOttspArAtiyA Maffer.

Age, like beauty, is a matter of indi.
vidaal opinion. To the girl in her
teens the ripper maiden Of twenty-five
seems quite aged. twenty-five thinks
thirty-iive can cd thing" Thirty five
breads forty, but congratulates herself
that there may still remain some ground
to be possessed in the fifteen years be-
fore the half century is attained. But
fifty does not by any means give no the
battle of life. 1t feels middle-aged and
vigorous, and thinks old age long way
in the future. Sixty remem bers those
who have done great things at three.
score; and one doubts if Parr, when he
was marie at one hundred and TWEEN
ty, had at all began to feel an old man.
1t is the desire of life within US which
makesus feel yourxs long. If we see
that, old age soon takes posse 'slon of our
mind and body.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-03

Southern longevity should furnish 8
good field for the life companies, If cen
tenarians are any evidence of average
longevity A correspondent Of the Mo.
bile (Ala.) Register, writing from
Baldwin County, says: just think of a
county containing three living beings
whose ages aggregate 1886 years. Their
names are Sylvia Lambert, 1l3 years;
Mary English, 40 years and Peter
Hall, 113 years. obtained the ages
from the judge of probate for Baldwin
County, man of undoubted integrity,
who by the way, is q remarkable man
himself, being upward of eighty years
of age, aud still erect and active. He
thinks nothing of riding thiry-six miles
on horseback to marry u couple, and
then return to Towards in time for sup.
per. Again, there is Howard himself,
eighty.six years of age, who married
only last fall, and still lives At How
ard =, which takes his ame.--1nsurance
Monitor,
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-03
In the Ail00ssnnssg.

Look here, young man," said &
Cambridge parent to bis daughter
lover when the latter entered the psrlol
to make his first call of the indoors sea
son the other night, "look here !; you
burned mp good deal Of coal and kero
ssne last winter, coming around here
and staying till ten and half-past ten
two or three nights week. Now I've
no objection to your visits, as you are a
respectable young man, bnt you've got
to find your own fuel and lights this
coming winter. Icannot afford to keep
ires running and lamp burning in
this parlOr all the WINTER
All right, sir, responded the young
man, cheerfu!ly, "I'm willing TO share
the expense, but you should hardly ask
me to bear the whole of 1t. Suppose
you furnish the coal and l furnish the
light. How would that do %
All right, said the parent, AZ he
turned to leave the room, Pm will
Ing to bear my share Of the expense if
you bear yours"
Let's see," said the clear headed
youth, a. he sat down beside his lady
love, how mnch oil did we BURN last
winter, Sadie ?"
" Why, john" she replied with a
blush, we didn't burn lam ful dur
ing the whole winter"
% know 1t, said John, with laugh,
=" but you needn't tell your pa what
soft thing I've got on him."
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-03
DECEMBER,

When swallows dresm of southern skies,
When round the gaunt unsightly bones
/ Or weary woods december means,
| a voice within me wales and cries
"fo, count the churcnyard stones"
Strange with what speed my task whse'
| So strange, l Outlines deem thatl
stand by this yew eternaIly,
And watch each fresh memorial mound
Rise-an embodied sigh.
All, change unchanging. deathless death,
Your shadows fall across our waysH
As erst In golden Grocian days
They tell. and fr0ze the lyric breath
OF warm Ionia's lays.
Yet not when spring fresh-crowned will
hope,
Bid meadows break in song and flower,
Or summers dim Lethean hour
Draws peaceful breath from slope to slope,
Know your giaut power.
Nor when the great worlds nakedne,s
Chaste winters fingers drape with snow
And all the northern trum pets blow,
TN lands are reelng with their stress,
Comes this relentless woe.
But only when the last eaves swing.
And tattered autumn blows her staye,
Like wanderer In loveless cave
l grippe, and cry All, death, thy sting
Thy victory, oh, grave
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-03
The Necret Of Popularity.

| An Austin man. who was candidat,
for certain political Office, was badly
beaten at the polls by one whom we viii
designate az Brown. The next day the
defeated candidate strOlled into a sa
loon where he owed considerable bill
and with an air of deep detection, called
for a toddy. After drinking it he 70.
marked to the barkeeper
" Don't you feel sorry that | was de.
faated yesterday ?"
" Not blamed Bit" replied the viva
cious saloon. keeper.
Z" But don't you see, If l had been
elected could have paid you my bar
bill, but now you will have to wait on
me a spell"
Yes, that all right enough" said
the saloon keeper, :" but If you had been
elected Brown would have been de.
feated, and he owes me twice as big a
bar bill as yours"
"Great Heavens Can this be true :?
Alas, too late have discovered the &c.
cret of Browns popularity He prob.
ably owes al! the saloons and every body
In town, and they were all anxious to
get their pay. Give me another toddy.
I'll try and make up for lost time, and
when the next election comes off I'll be
neck and neck with him, If not a little
ahead"
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-03
Don't COMPLAIN.

Don't complain of your birth, you
training, your employment. your hard
ships never fancy you could be some
thing II you only had different 10
aDd sphere assigned to you. God un
derstands his own plans, and know,
what you want great deal better thar
you do. The very things that you mos,
deprecate as fatal limitations and oh.
strnctions are probably what you most
want. What you call hindrances and
discouragements are probably God &
opportunities, and II Is nothing new
that the patient should dislike the lnetli-
cinss, or any certain proofs that they
are poisons. No, q truce to all such
impatience. Choke that dsvilish envy
which gnaws at your heart because You
are not in the ZANE lot with others ;
bring down your soul, or rather bring
1t up to receive Gods will, and do His
work, in your lot, in your sphere,
under your cloud OF obscurity against
your temptations and then you shall
find that yonr condition ls never oppos-
ed to your own good, hut really consis
tent with 1t.