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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-27
O'Donnelrs Citizenship.

The correspondence between the depart
ment of State and Minister Lowell shows
that Patrick O'Donnell, the murderer of
James Carey, rested his claim to American
citizenship on three allegations. The first
was that he was made citizen by the nat
uralization of his father; the second was
that he became citizen by reason of service
in the Union army during the war of the
rebellion; the third was that he was natur-
allied as one who had resided in the United
States for the three years next prior to his
becoming of age, and continuously thereafter
up to the time of his making application for
citizenship.
The only proof offered to substantiate the
first allegation was his own statement. An
examination of the second allegation showed
that O'Donnell had never enlisted in the
army; all the service he had rendered this
country during the rebellion was as driver
OF team in Colorado, and this was not
such service as would confer upon him
American citizenship. In support of the
third allegation, that he had been regularly
naturalized, he produced a certificate issued
in 1876 by probate court in Ohio, setting
forth that he had resided in this country for
the three years next prior to attaining his
majority and continuously thereafter up to
the time of making application for citizen
ship. In his statement made to the United
States charge d affairs after his arrest O'Don-
nell said he returned to Ireland after attain
ing his majority and remained there between
1866 and 1871. II this statement was true
then he was not entitled to his naturaliza-
tion certificate for he had not continued to
reside in this country from the time of
reaching his majority to the time of making
application for naturalization.
Furthermore 1t appeared from his state
ment after arrest thai he came to this coun-
try when about four years old, returned to
Ireland when twelve years old and came
back to this country again in 1861 when he
must have been over twenty-three years of
age. Thus it will be seen that he had not
complied with another condition of his nat
urahzation certificate inasmuch as he had
not resided in this country during the three
years Immediately preceding his majority.
Under the circumstances the State depart
ment would have been justified in regarding
O'Donnelps citizenship as not proven and
refusing to take any steps in his behalf on
this ground.
As however there was no evidence that he
had obtained his naturalization papers by
fraud Secretary Frelinghuysen instructed
Minister Lowell to consider bis citizenship
established. Instead, therefore, of denounc-
ing the State Department Irish-American
sympsthisers with O'Donnel should send
Secretary Frelinghuysen vote of thanks
for his liberal course in the matter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-27
Maine Opinion.

A correspondent of the New York Times
who is roaming about from state to state in
quiring about the presidential "booms'' has
recently been in this State sounding public
sentiment about favorite candidates. The
Democracy he finds solid for Tilden with no
second choice. Among the Republicans
whom he interviewed he found a variety of
opinions One man described as s'thought-
full politician" took the view that Mr.. Blaine
was more anxious TO be Secretary of State
than to be President, and that he would
give his support to Gen. Sherman or Gen.
Logan in the Republican convention with
the understanding that if either was nomin-
ated and elected he should be restored to
the chair he filled in Garfeld's cabinet. Men
supposed to be fully in Mr.. Blaine's conf
dence the correspondent found thoroughly
convinced that Mr.. Blaine was not, and
would not be, candidate either for the
Presidency or State department 1t seems
to have been generally admitted, however,
by Doth his friends aud enemies, that if Mr..
Blaine should be candidate he would find
no trouble i'll securing the unanimous sup
port of the Maine delegation.
Towards President Arthur the correspon-
dent found a "kindly feeling but no enthu-
siasm, though Postmaster Goddard express
ed the opinion that the Republicans of the
western part of the State would favor his
nomination. Senator Edmunds had a kind
of intellectual support" but his opposition
to Blaine. in 1880 and his position in Con-
gress on the Geneva award had made him
enemies. Logan had many friends because
he had stumped the State in several cam
paigns. This is the substance of two and
a half columns of reported conversations
with persons not named, nor indicated SO
clearly that their identity is apparent The
correspondent appears to have had extraor-
binary luck in meeting persons who were
willing to talk with freedom if they said all
that he reports. We recognize the initials
signed 10 the letter as those of trained,
careful and well informed member of the
Times staff. But it would be interesting to
know whom he interviewed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-27

fies Mr.. Carlisle's desire that nothing for or
against the banks shall be done by this Con-
gress. Mr.. Bland, the jealous advocate of IN
limited silver coinage, appears as chairman of
coinage, weights and measures, which deals
with the silver question. In forming this
committee 10 the last Congress, Mr.. Keller
took Pennsylvania for chairman and Sc
lected all tho others members from the West
and South Mr., Carlisle has gone upon anoth-
er tack, be has put at least three opponents
OF continued silver coinage, and perhaps i've,
on the committee to keep Mr.. Bland in check.
But it seems to us that the committee means
strong opposition by the Democrats TO the
stoppage of silver coinage, which every sensi-
BILE man, even among the friends of silver, will
regret,
New York Tribune.l
Speaker Carlisle has finally emerged from
his hidiug-place 10 the Capitol, whittier he was
driven by the bowling and sttife of his hungry
Democratic colleagues, and has presented his
list of committees. 1t cannot be said that the
work has not been honestly done. Tho COM
mittees stand for tho real purposes of the party
AMI trutbfully represent its dominating infu-
ences. The South is in full control of the
House aud its committees. 1t has the Speaker,
it has a numerical majority in the party eau
Gus, it has clear majority OF all the chair
manships, and it has most OF the good commit
tees. The South is In the saddle. Where will it
.pull up?
New York Post.l
We regret profoundly that the banking COM
mittee should have at its head an enemy of the
national banking system, and that the coinage
committee should be nnder the lead of the au-
thor of the Bland bill.
DingIey and the Shipping Committee.
Boston Adyertiser.)
Mr.. Dingley of Maine has been recognized
by Mr.. Speaker Carlisle as the Republican
member of the house who is best fitted to take
leading part ia the work of the new shipping
committee. His energy aud thoroughness In
working up the subject of the interests OF the
American ships and ship-bulders are widely
recognized. The importance of the question
connected with these subjects is not slight.
There is general desire to see the merchant
marine benefited. The main point to decide
is as to methods to be pursued. The ends in
view justify liberality, breadth OF view, and a
policy which shall be anything but penny wise
and temporary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-27

Col Tom Buford who shot Judge Elliot of
Kentucky and was subsequently acquitted
on the ground of emotional insanity has APP
parently had another attack of the same
disease and is proving about the State
armed with pistol with the intention of
shooting some of Judge Elliot's associates
on the bench. One of the judges TO whom
he seems to have a special antipathy goes
armed and threatens to shoot the emotional
Colonel at sight. Whenever these two per-
sons meet it is pretty certain that one of
them will be killed. In most States where
q man of Buford's propensties is travelling
about with the purpose which he declares,
it is the practice to capture him as quickly
as possible and shut him up where he can
do no harm. The State of Kentucky al
lows him to prowl about until he has accom-
plished his purpose and then promptly ac-
quits him on the ground that his feelings
overcame him when he met the object of his
hate.
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The Advertisers Special Des
patches"
EFrom Portland Advertiser Dec. g.,

EFrom Portland Advertiser Dec 26.l
The PREss took occasion to remark yester-
day that the Advertiser has been amusing
the public by publishing news from Washing
ton anywhere from three to ten days old as
special dispatches" The Press is mistaken.
The Advertiser has published no old news as
special dispatches. Every line SO printed has
been written specially for the Advertiser by
Mr.. W. 81. Smiley, formerly Washington cor
respondent of the Lewiston journal, and we'll
and favorably known in that capacity. MIR.
Smiley is instructed to send news which the
Associated Press would be likely to overlook,
and to forward his dispatches by telegraph
whenever, in his judgment, the daily mail will
not serve quite as well. We are well pleased
with his service SO far, and hope the PRESS
will allow him to continue.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-27

A little ''boom" has been started In the
Kennebec for ex-Goy- Plaisted as Democrat
ic Presidential candidate by Antonio G. Nc
Causland of Gardiner, who. writes to the
Boston Post that if he cannot have Tilden
he wants Plaisted. This reminds us of the
baby who wanted the moon but was paci-
fed with lump of sugar.
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National Traders Bank.

The shareholders of the National Traders Bank of
meeting. willlsse held at their banking room, on
Tuesday the eighth day Of January next at IL
o'clock a. m, to choose five Directors for the ensu-
ing year, and act any other business that may
legally come before them.
EDWARD GOULD, Cashier.
1899
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II Fl Il r e s s.
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC.s27.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pubca-
ton but as a guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-27
CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

THE annual meeting of the stockholders of ''The
Il Canal National Bank of Portland" for the
election of seven directors and for the transaction
of any other business that may legally come before
them, will be held at their banking house Tues
day the eighth day of January, 1884, at eleven
o'clock, a. m. B. c. SONIERBY,
Cashier.
Dec. g 1S29 deo8dtd
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Merchants National Bank.

FHNHE stockholders of the Merchants National Bank
IL of Portland are hereby notified that their an
nua meeting for the choice of directors for the en-
suing the transaction of such other business
as may legally be brought before them, will be
held at the Bank on Tuesday, January 8, 1884, at
10 O'Clock a. m.
decSd1m CHAS. PAYSON, Cashier.
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Ocean Insurance Company.

FEyHE annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
u Ocean Insurance Company, for the choice of
Directors and the transaction of such other bust
ness as may legally come before them will be held
at the Office of the Company on Wednesday, the
ninth day of January 1884, at 3 O'Clock p. m.
RICHARD o. CONANT, Sec'y.
Portland Dec. Is, 1888 dec1S-is-td
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CascO National Bank.

TIME annual meeting of the stockholders of the
IL Casco National Bank of Portland, for the
choice of Directors and the transaction of such
other business as may legally come before them,
will be held at their banking house on Tuesday, the
9th day of January, 1884, ae 10 o'clock m.
VIM. A. WINSHIP, Clerk.
Portland. Dec 7. i S3 dec7dtd
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Cumberland National Bank.

The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
Cumberland National Bank of Portland, will be
day of January, 1884, at ten O'Clock a M, for the
choice of Directors ana the transaction of any other
business that may legally come before them.
WILLIAM II. SOULE, Cashier.
Portland, Dee. 9Th 1885, dec8dtd
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MEETINGS.
Citizens Mutual Relief Society.
Annual Meeting.

fElHE annual meeting of this society for the choice
Il of officers and the transaction of such other
business as may legally come before the meeting
will be held at Reception Hall, FRIDAY evening.
Dec. %, 1888, at ia o'clock. Directors meet half
an hour previous. Per ordee,
dec24d4t NJ. n. RICH, Secretary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-27
First National Bank Of Portland.
.nnuaI NEeetir

The Annual Meeting of this Bank or the choice
of Directors and for the transaction of any other
business will be held at the Ban on Tuesday.
January 8th, 1884 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
WILLIAM E. GOULD,
Portland, Dec. Z, 1883. Cashier.
decS aodtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-27
CHRISTMAS GOODS.

shall open Wednesday December 5 choice and extensive
Holiday Goods All the novelties in Lace Fus Collars
Embroidered Hemsitched Cored Bordered and
Plush and Leather Bags Brush and Comb Sets; Handkerchief Glove
Collar Cuff Boxes POremOnnaes Music R0ls Hand Mirrors
lets; Crumb de Perumery Bque Figures Plants
Elegant French Fans &C. Silk Dress Goods COakngs reduced
prices for the next two weeks.
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Annual Meeting.

FEyHE stockholders of Union Wharf will hold their
Il annual meeting on TUESDAY, January first,
1884, at 2 o'clock p m, at the companys office, for
the choice of officers for the ensuing year. and the
transaction of any other business legally presented.
dec24dtd NO. CRAM Clerk.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-27
To1HE PUBLIC,

If in want OF new furnace beg to direct your
attention to the Kohler Hot Air Furnace. Its SUI
periority all others will demonstrate if you
will call at my store. The following well known
persons hay the Kohler:
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ENTExTAsNnHRNTs.
GiIbert's Dancing Academy.

CiaEs IA VEL zing Monday and Thursday Eyen-
ings. Waiting Matinee Christmas afternoon COM
meDeing at 2.30. Assembly Christmas evening,
(Tuesday) ckets of admission to Matinee so cts.
Assembly 10 cts. Tickets for afternoon and even
ing 31s00, deel9du
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TO LET
TO LET.
Store Nos. liz &1l9 Middle 81.

E0ELOW the Post Office where all the large
ID Wholesale Jobbing Houses are located, in dry
goods Fancy and other Glasses of goods. Fitted up
with two Counting rooms, Brick and Iron Safe Ele
vator, Counters Tables, Gas and Water, with light
and airy basement all in perfect repair. Heated by
furnace. Inquire of H. e, THOMPSON J64
Bracket st. wAere the keys may be found.
oct2 diff
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For JacIxsOnviIFe Fln.

EyIhST class Sch. Milford will be dispatched In
n about one week. For freight apply to CHASE,
LEAy!TT & CO., 1877 Commercial st.
dec25 dSts
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-12-05

The above 10 . correct map OF the
ALBERT LEA ROUTE.
end it, immediate connections Through Trains daily
iom ST. PAUL AND Minneapolis TO CHICAGO,
without change. connecting with al lines
EAST and SOUTHEAST.
The only limo running Through Cars between
MINNEAPOLIS and DES MONIES, iowa.
Through Trains between
Minneapolis AND ST. LOUIS,
connecting In Union Depot for all Points South and
southwest. Close connections made with st. p, M NJ.
N y. and St. p. 4 Duluth Railroads, from and to ali
points North and North-West.
SEHEM BIER! PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING
grvc checked to destination: For time tables rate Of
fare etc. call upon nearest Ticket Agent, or address
s. f.. BOYD,
GenI Tkt. 4 Pass. Ag't, Minneapolis.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-12-05
Hanging by Electricity.

1t is highly probable that in the future
almost everything pertaining to me-
chanical operations and results will be
done, ultimately, by electricity, or
through its agencies, and it is perhaps
within the scope of this decade to have
not only electric light but electric
transit, as we'll as the electric telephone
and the electric telegraph. Undoub-
eddy it is but question of time when
the monster locomotive that now goes
crashing and roaring through the night,
will be supplanted by some light, noise
less machine that manufactures it's own
motive-power as it runs and, in per-
feet state, will answer the requirements
both of transit and transportation as
well if not better than the present
mode. After the world has concluded
to do its lighting, it's carrying, travel
ing, cooking, manufacturing, etc., by
electricity, what is to prevent the use
of the current of the skies" for exc
cutting criminals condemned to death?
If men must be made to die for capital
crimes, certainly there is a better
method of punishment than by hang
ing, and even now the great POSSIBLE
lies of electricity offer substitute that
is in every way more acceptable and
far superior to the present brutal and
repulsive method. Let hanging be
abolished. Why not? The ga1lows is
the most brutal instrument of death
employed by civilized nations. Even
the deadly guillotine, the keen-cutting
knife of France, has been declared bY
a majority Of the scientists to be moro
humane in its workings than the gal
lows. The work of the knife is done
speedily, swiftly, and surely. That of
the halter is done, in many cases, bung-
lingly. The daily accounts of death bN.
hanging in this country, with all their
revolving and sickening details, can be
done away with by the adoption of a
method whose virtues will at once be
recognized as superior to those of both
guillotine and gallows. The dynamo
electric machines employed in the cleo
tric-lighting business can be found in
every large community, and their pow,
ertul currents, if properly managed,
will furnish force whose application
to the human system will destroy sensi-
bility and life at the same time Death
by electricity would be the work of an
instant: A touch of spring and your
victim is gone. Death by hanging is of
long duration, accompanied by intense
and acute suffering, and by the guillo-
tine we have the most sickening of
sights, human head rolling off from
the body, with all the attendant and
bloody horrors of decapitation. So
ciety assuredly would be satisfied to do
away with those horrible accessories,
the rope, the scaffold, the tightening
moose, the struggling victim, and the
squirting blood, and other sickening de-
tails of execution. Electricity offers q
sure remedy for these evils, and so
long as men are bound to sanction a
law that takes away human life, it is
their duty to see that the law is carried
out with as much refinement and de-
cency as possible. Williamsport Break
fast Table.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-12-05
Present Power
To.Morrow a Long Way Off When
Help is Wanted To-Day.

Comfort is never in a hurry. Pain
and distress are in hot haste. It is to
the .sfriend in need friend who
does something now-that the old
adage pays the compliment of being
"a friend indeed That they DO not
keep the sufferer in suspense is the sa-
lent excellence of BENSON'S CAP
CINE POROUS PLASTERS. The
plasters of other days ,wh Their por-
Gus or Otherwise--said--" until
tomorrow. We can promise nothing
on the spur Of the moment But
pain unrelieved, like hope deferred,
maketh the heart sick. Benson's
plasters act on application. They
permeate, sooth, warm and heal GO
tanning, as they do, chemical an
medical agents of the highest ef1icien-
cy. Their motto is now, and the gen.
inc have the word CAPCINE Gu
the middle of each plaster. Price
so cents.
Seabury + Johnson, Chemists, New
Yoek.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-12-05

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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-12-05

Mrs. McVapid, of Austin, is consider
ed very obtuse by those intimately &C
quainted with her. One morning she
called to her little boy, who was play
ing in the front yard:
Tommy, go down to the grocery
store and bring me pound of starch. =
Il haven't got time to go down to
the grocery and get pound of starch.
It's most school time, now.''
lis that sop said Mrs. McVapid,
with troubled look, then Frightening
up she added: ''Well, then, run down
and get only half q pound
Tommy complied with the compro-
mise, was late at school, and his teach
or took the starch out of him with 4
single. Texas Siftisgs.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-12-05
The Lime-Kiln Club.

"a few months ago had occashun
refer to de lawyers" began Brother
Gardner as he called the meeting t
order. II now wish to refer to 'em
again. In de las three months dar'
has bin mo- shootin', stabbin', throat
cuttin', Robin and thievin' in dis ken
try dan any one has seen fur " rs be-
TO-. Who am primarily to blame fur
dis state of society? De lawyers.
"A young man am shot down in cold
blood in Detroit. OAR am no clue to
de murderer. Ebery editor, merchant,
banker, tailor, shoemaker an laborin'
man in de city am anxiously wonderful
if de murderer will be arrested. Ebery
lawyer in de city am anxiously wonder
in how de fiend kin be cleared in case
he am arrested.
IA policeman am shot down by
thief on de street. De one who fires
de shot escapes, but companion am
arrested. While dc police am anxious
to hold him until some clue kin be OBJ
tanned, de lawyers am anxious to get
him out fur de sake of a paltry fee.
''Let man plan murder an he
plans de chances of being cleared of de
charge by lawyer. It was de lawyer
who first cooked up de plea of insanity.
1t am de lawyer who pleads kleptoma-
MIA, softenin' of de brain, fits, frenzy,
an any odder excuse to soften crime.
De lawyer who hasn't a reputashun fur
beatin' de law am no good. Let it be
known dat he am successful in clearin'
criminals an his office am thronged.
"What does bank cashier reason
ynor ho Ohc9 lot 1ov
kin make settlement fur half de
plumber.
'What does a merchant reason when
he tries to beat his creditors? Why,
dat his lawyer will see him frew.
"What does trusted official reason
when he pockets de peoples cash?
Why, dat a tenth of his stealin's will
pay a lawyer to prove him innocent.
''De lawyer takes de statute books of
his state an sots down to diskiver loop
holes. 1t isn't how he kin enforce de
law, but how he kin evadc it. 1t isn't
how he kin see justice done to an hon
est feller-citizen, but how he kin turn a
villain back inter society.
Oar am not a law on de statute
books of Michigan which a lawyer did
not help to make. Kin you say dar'
| am single law which de lawyers can
aot break?
''Pass law to keep de Sabbath day
holy an de lawyer will try to break
it. Pass law to elevate de moral
standin' of any class, and de lawyer
will begin to study to see how it kin be
evaded. A ten dollar bill will buy him
to fight de cause of de widow and de
orphan. He defends de grave-robber
wild twice de zeal dat he displays in
| defendin' civil akshun. Ebery case
! of murder, arson an robbery am so
much cash fur de lawyers. De day has
come when mo- money kin be made by
a burglar dan by wholesale grocer,
an widout much mo- risk. Ebery new
batch of lawyers turned loose on de
kentry am bid fur a new batch of
criminals, an some of you will lib to
see de day when it will be safer to be a
criminal dan it will be to pursue an
honest business. "-DetroM Free Press.