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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24
A Bonanza Person on His Travels.

Washington Republican,
A gentleman, who says he was fellow
passenger of newly-elected great man
from the far west on his latest eastern trip,
bas the following story to tell of the bonan-
"a statesman: Before 1t was fairly dark
the last day of our journey the great man
ordered the porter to make up his section
in the sleeper. That done, he directed the
sable man, chambermaid, to get out his
night clothes. A gorgeous velvet cap, elab-
orately decorated, was first procured, care
fully examined, and hung on one of the
hooks, where everybody could see it. A
magnificent rufied night shirt, half smoth
cred in costly point lace of the finest quality,
was next brought forth and hung on anoth
er peg, so as to fill the space between the
looped-up curtains. Everything was in
readiness, but the great man, who evidently
intended retiring early TO get good nights
rest, changed his mind, and did not seek his
couch until nearly ten o'clock. The passen-
gers had chance to inspect the superb gar
ment at their leisure, and they awaited them
selves of the blessed privilege The ladies
Toasted their eyes on the embroidered night
cap and on the splendid night shirt, with it's
$3.50 worth of lace trimmings, until their APP
petites for riches were satated. The lucky
possessor of so much textile splendOr pre-
tended to be oblivious of his surroundings,
but it was noticed that he witnessed the
eager curiosity of his fellow passengers,
and listened to the whispered comments
with keen enjoyment he could scarcely
conceal. A small boy with new pair of
red top boots, the only ones in the neighbor-
hood, could not have been more intensely
self complacent. II he could only have
found an excuse for putting his big dia-
monds on exhibition his happiness would
have been complete and overwhelming"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24
The Next to the Throne

The prospect is slightlthat the President
ial succession bill will become a law. If it
fails to pass, the country will be exposed to
the improbable though not impossible dam
ger Of dispute as to the occupancy of the
White House; for but one life stands be-
tween us and that peril. From the Fourth
of March to the assembling of Congress in
December the Senate will have no presiding
officer and the House no Speaker. The risk
incurred may be slight, but it can be easily
avoided. The Senate has pos er to do away
with it entirely.
An exact PARALLEL to the present situation
occurred in 1867 when Senator Lafayette S.
Foster, whose term expired with the Thirty
ninth Congress, was Acting Vice President,
johnson having been elevated to the Pres
dency two years before by the death of Lin
coin. Mr.. Foster was succeeded on March
2 by Ben Wade. When Fillmore was Presi-
dent, the Senatorial term of William r.
King, President pro tenn, did not expire at
the close of the Thirty-first Congress; hence
President, the term of Willie P. Mangum,
of North Carolina, did not expire with the
Twenty-seventh Congress, hence the sue
cession would not have been broken in that
case. But even when there Is Vice Presi-
dent it has been customary with the Senate
to provide for constant presiding officer by
electing President pro tenn. before the
4th of March when the term of the serving
officer expires on that date. Thus, on look
ing over the records, we find Nathaniel
Macon elected March 2, 1927; Samuel Smith
March l, 1881; John Tyler, March 8. 1885
W. R. King, February 25, 1889, and SO on.
Perhaps the only instance, besides that
which occurred after Garfield died, when
there was no Presidential successor in exis-
tence was in May, 1912, when Samuel L.
Southland, of New Jersey, resigned his seat
in the Senate and his Presidency pro tenn. at
the same time. There was no Speaker of
the House, and had Tyler died then the
country Vould have been in the same situa.
ton that would have prevailed year ago
last fall had Arthur died. There has been
much talk about the necessity of Senator
Davis resigning before the 18th of March, He
can resign or not, as he pleases. 1t devolves
none the less upon the Senate to elect his
successor 1t is in the power of that body
10 change its officers as often as it chooses
and as we have seen, it is in the regular
course of things to supply Senator Davis's
present position before his Senatorial term
expires. The succession bill, if passed
would improve the condition of things decid-
eddy, but there is little danger of the Senate
not acting. If it fails, 1t will be doing some
thing out of the regular course.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24
An Agonizing Mistake.

During the war old man Joe Garland,
uncle of Senator Garland, went down to his
plantation near Red river, to spend few
days of quiet which the broad expanse of
field and woodland inspired. Crows in
large numbers had shown such persisten.
cy in picking up the corn in the fields that
the overseer had resorted to soaking the
grain in strychnine and water and scatter
ing it over the plowed land. When old
man Garland entered the sitting room of
the spacious log house, no one was present.
He saw bottle on the mantel-piece, and
thinking its contents to be whiskey, he
turned it up and took a couple of swallows
before he could bite it off, when suddenly
the thought flashed across him that he had
swallowed dose of stuff prepared for the
crows. The old man yelled, and when an
old negro woman answered the alarming
summons, the old man exclaimed:
s'Great Lord, I've swallowed quart of
that internal crow pizen. Get me some hot
water and lobelia, quickv'
The old woman, greatly excited, hurriedly
prepared the emetic, and the old man,
throwing himself across the bed, with his
mouth protruding over the railing, began to
heaVe.
''Oh Lord, have mercy ON me, for I'll bet
you hundred dollars I'll be dead in ten
minutes. Gimme some more hot water.
Lord-w-o ok-Pd just like to know why
you want to punish an old fellow this way.
Never did-wo-o-k-any harm to your
BY this time the overseer arrived, and
learning that the old man had drunk crow
poison turned deathly pale.
Foam, in long ropy stretches, boiled from
the old mans mouth.
death frothp' exclaimed the old man
in agony. "Won't be alive in two minutes
: from. now and he emitted another half
yard of foam. The overseer went to the
mantelpiece, looked at the bottle, turned
away and snorted.
"Most guner' incurred the old man.
'sStricken down in my old age. It's dew
ilsh mean trick. Lord, I'd just like to know
why you let me come all the way down here
to take pizen. Oh Lord, do you think Pm
crowp'
The overseer approached the old woman
stealthily and said: stDon't tell him until
get.out in the field. That amt pizen, it's
bottle of soft soap. That's why the suds
boiled out of his mouth when he drank the
hot water"
The overseer stole out of the house and
the old woman turned to the old man and
said:
''Mars Joe, dat want pizen what yer
drunk. Yer know dat in desc war times yer
haster make cherry kline oh shift yer kin,
an de retents OBJ dat bottle amt nuthin but
soft SOAP"
"Where's that id overseer,n exclaimed
the old man, leaping from the bed and seiz-
ing an old shotgun and darting out of the
door. The oyerseer saw him coming and
bounded like a deer. The chase was long
and exciting and night found the overseer
in the top of tall tree, looking down at the
old man who in vain tried to fire gun that
had not been loaded since the boys went to
the war.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24
A Very Close Shave.


When the regular train which left Rat
Portage yesterday morning was nearing the
bridge over the Winnipeg river the driver
noticed man walking on the structure.
The train approached the bridge by curve,
SO that the man could not see his danger.
The bridge is too narrow to permit person
to stand ON one side till train should pass,
and 1t was impossible for him to reach the
other side before the train would overtake
him. The only course open was to clutch
the outer board and, suspended between life
and death, await the result. This the man
did, and the train, which could not be
stopped, came laundering on. The conduc-
tor, recollecting that the steps of the Pull
man car were very low, rushed to the rear of
the train and uncoupled the car, which, by
the prompt application of the brakes was
stopped in time. The man pulled himself
up and reached the other end of the bridge.
AT this instant freight train was observed
backing around the curve. and there stood
The Pullman ear in the middle of the bridge,
filed with the terrified passengers, for the
front part of the train had gone off. The
engine of the freight train was attached to
the rear end, so that it was impossible for
the engineer to see the Pullman car. To
leave the Pullman car was certain death, as
the passengers had no way of escape, and
notwithstanding the shouts OF the train Of
ficials, the freight train came thunderiag on.
1t was forlorn hope, but it was the only
one, as quick as flash, Conductor TroGden
of the passenger train signalled the engin-
eer, who had gone off with the front part of
the train to back up. He saw the danger,
but, true to his calling, reversed his engine
L. L. :. 1of~
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weeks. Mr.. Robinson was notable man ia

weeks. Mr.. Robinson was notable man In
Massachusetts, as he had been warden of
the state prison and president of the Senate.
l have also seen General Burnside on two
occasions in full uniform appearing as nat
ural as have seen him in life. This took
place in Providence r. l., at the house of
Mr.. Ross. Mrs. Ross is a splendid medium.
and will venture the perdiction that Gem
eral Burnside, being so well known in Prov
idence, will by his frequent manifestations
convert many of the best people in the city.
A sailor boy named Joseph Arnold, be-
longing in Marblehead, who was with me in
the war Oh board the United States gunboat
Western World, appeared in his sailor rig,
as natural as life, and Mr.. and Mrs. Basset,
who have known the boy from childhood,
shook hands with him and fully recognized
him, as did myself. / have seen on several
occasions splits de-materialized, and OH
one occasion saw glorious materializa-
ton of a lady in front of the cabinet, dressed
most exquisitely. She called her husband,
who fully identified her. They affectonate.
ly embraced each other and talked with each
other, and then she de-materalized out.
ide The cabinet, which was the most inter
esting sight ever beheld
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

WHATEVER the final verdict of the Su-
preme Court may be, the anti Mormon popu-
lation of Utah have no doubt of the const-
nationality of the Edmunds act. Because
Jere Black questions its validity, the Gen.
tiles pour out walls Of wrath on his head
with invented energy. The Salt Lake Trib-
une wants to know whether Judge Black is
seeking the fame of the lawyers who de-
Tended Catiline and secured the conviction
of Christ, and mildly suggests that in the
infancy of polygamy in Utah he "oficated
in the double capacity of dry nurse and god
father to it." Moreover, as if this were not
bad enough: "He spends his mornings in
pressing the hot brand of dishonor deep into
the bosoms of innocent women and his ev-
enings in soaring with ineradicable shame
the white brows of helpless babes" There
is no uncertain sound in the expression of
the decent people of Utah about Mormon
ism.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24
Mr.. Barnum Seeking a White Ele.
plant.
The following Item appears in the N. 7

The following item appears in the N. Y
Tribune:
1t has for long time been Mr.. Barnum's
ardent wish, SO he says, to obtain sacred
white elephant. To accomplish this result
Mr.. GAYLORD, an agent in the employ of Mr.
Barnum and his partners, in company with
Mr.. Haldeman, the United States Minister
at SIAM. recently visited the King and asked
him whether he would sell or lease one OF
these animals. The King shrugged bis
shoulders and asked if they knew that the
spirit of Buddha was supposed to dwell in a
white elephant. 1t was suggested by Mr..
Gaylord that Buddhist priests should accom-
pany the elephant to this country, and the
King was assured that they would be treated
in royal style. The King has deferred his
decision in the matter, to hold a consulta-
ton with the Court officials and the priests.
The hesitation of the King is considered pro
pitious, ard Mr.. Bsrnum has sent 100000
to his agent, assuring him that money IL no
object, if the elephant can be procured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24
What Mr.. Gregory Thinks He Has
Seen.

! have positively identified (dead) daugh-
ter on several occasions at (seances) also
the Hon Frederic Robinson, a gentleman
that ] have been intimately acquainted with
for upwards of fifty years. He appeared as
natural as life, taking me by surprise.
shook him by the hand as heartily as ever
shook hands with him In my life, and. this,
before he had bsen dead $50 called) two
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

A CONNECTICUT paper attributes the
growth of drunkenness there to the demon
alizing influence of the States coat Of arms,
upon whose shield are three vines. so
long, it says, Gas the State parades these
emblems of drunkenness on its banners be-
fore the people how can it be expected that
their teachings viii not be effective, and the
immoderate use of wine and otner intoxi-
cants he continued and constantly increased?
If three boxes of raisins were substituted
for the vines there could then be no moral
objection to the symbolism used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

A VIRGINIA clergyman who went into
politics is placed On record by the Richmond
State Journal, as brutal and villainous, a
dog, NANCY cur, wretched liar, the
spawn of corruption, brute, liar and
villain. The object of this attention should
return to preaching. If the Richmond
State is correct the change has been dlsas-
trous to the minister.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24
HOME COMFORT.
After Rainy Ride a Country Physician
Tells What He Thinks Of Some
People.

81 wish to gracious some people would learn when
they need doctor and when they DON'T" exclaimed
Doctor E., as he entered his house in cosy little
village in the interior of the State of New York,
after tedious night ride of many miles. az have
been down among the mountai to see a man, who
live till morning, unless he had immediate help;
and found him suffering from rather sharp attack
of collie, which his family might have relieved in ten
minutes. if they had grain of sense and two Or
three simple remedies in the house. But no; they
must remain ignorant as pigs. and when the least
acne or pain takes them send for doctor, whether
they ever pay him or not
sWhy, Doctor, what kind of simple remedies, as
you call them, do you expect people to keep in the
house?" asked his wife, as she poured him cup of
hot tea.
SIN this case, answered the Doc or, Nif they had
only put a BENSON's CAPcINE POROUS PLAs-
TER on the mans stomach, he would have been all
right in an hour and saved me dreary ride
In all Ordinary complaints it cures at once.
All diseases are eliminated from the system by
what may be roughly called expulsion extraction.
or by union of the two processes Benson's Plas-
ter promotes both IT il cites the torpid organs to
act, and sends its healing, soothing influence
through the myriad pores of the SKIN. All other
plasters oblige the patient to wait. They give him
hope for Tomorrow. Benson's plaster gives him
help to-day. Which is better, do you think? Buy
the cAPCINE and keep it in the use. Price 20
cents.
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The citation of fourteen Roman Catholic
bishops to appear before the Council of
State to give an account of their conduct in
having proclaimed Papal decree placing
certain educational books on the s'index ex-
purgatorius," is another example of that ri
diculous sensitiveness and excitability which
tends to bring French Republicanism into
contempt. What concern need the Govern
ment take in the alleged action of the Pope,
and what business is it of the French au-
thorities what books the Roman Pontiff, in
administering the affairs of the Catholic
Church, sees fit to place under the ban?
Surely he has right to use his own judg-
ment in this matter; and if his bishops are
not at liberty to announce the decisions of
their superior for the information and guild
ance of the faithful, free institutions in
France are rather more tyrannical than i'm
perial despotism.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

In his sermon last Sunday in Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, the Rev. FL. W. Beecber
labored to show that science is not inconsis-
tent with belief in Christ. He said: ~ hail
the incoming CT new thought. Science is
bringing us to-day into realm OF religious
and spiritual life, such as the world has new
er seen before. Young men, don't believe
all that you read in infidel books, and don't
believe all that you read in the minister's
summons either. The men that diffuse evo-
iutionary doctrines may be foolish, but
they are not half SO foolish as the
men who rail at them and attempt to put
them down"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

In school near Louisville, where gang
of rude boys were rebellious and defied the
female teacher employed, one of the trus-
tees supplied himself with rods, and going
to school fOgged every mothers son of
them in turn He now has on his hands a
law suit for each boy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

WHEN the bark Worye was coming to New
York last week, she encountered fearful
storm at sea, during which great wave
swept three sailors overheard. Then, with
consideration not common to waves, the
returning swell brought them back and left
them on deck again.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

The fellow Carey, who has turned ap-
proven in the Dublin assassination trials, ap-
pears to be even worse specimen of hui
mainly than his own disclosures Of GRIMM
ality and his treachery would make him
out, The miscreant is stated to have sent
the first letter of coincidence to Miss Burke
after the murder of her brother in obedi-
ence to his white handkerchief signal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

THE Post is giving the dates of the first
appearance of the robin on the Boston com
mon in past seasons, none of which is earlier
than March 10. Two large focks of this
favorite New England bird were seen in the
Dorchester district three weeks ago, and a
flock was seen on Dorchester avenue last
Sunday. The little red-breasts were in
good condition and spirits.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

IT is little curious that in the see-saw
OF things political the world over, there
should just now be case of Ferry come
up-Ferry come down" on the two sides OF
tue Atlantic. In France, with great reluc-
lance, M. Ferry steps up into the Premier's
position. and in Michigan, with reluctance
quite akin in quantity to that of his illus
trious French namesake, Mr.. Ferry, steps
of the Senatorial pedestal. Thus it goes,
aud such is life-one man distressed be-
cause he has to take Office, and another
vexed in spirit because he cannot do So
1T is mad world, my mastersr'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24
Reform CLUBS OF MAINE.
QUARTERLY CONVENTION.

The Quarterly Convention of the Reform Clubs
Of Maine will be held at Lisbon, on Wednesday and
Thursday, March and 8. 1888.
1t is earnestly hoped that every Club in the State
viii be represented.
The usual reduction of fares on the Maine Central
and Grand Trunk may be expected.
Per order of STATE COMMITTEE,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

AS the Augusta Chronicle growls because
Emory Speer has been appointed United
States district attorneyin Georgia the New
York Times accepts the complaint as natur-
al to that section. If Republican is APP
pointed to Office in the South, it says, he is
derded as a carpet-bagger or scalawag; if
Democrat, he is condemned as a self-seek-
er who is "deing grea! violence to bis past
rscsrd.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24
HARBOR COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all
That arr. DIRE ging or may hereaf.
ter DIR. dye bn The waters of this
harbor that all dumping ON the
9. Ounds marked out an Hussey'S
Sound. must be done between san.
Use and sunset.
Per order Harbor Commissioners.
FEB b-d2w j. MCCLELLAN. Chairman.
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SATURDAY MORNING., FEB. "a.

We do not read anonymous letters ana commnni
csticns The name and address of the writ are in
GIL cases indispensable, not necessarily for ublica
ton but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
aaunications that are not used,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

THE London Times says the cry of distress
in Great Britain, If there is any such, comes
from the rich, rather than from the poor.
and it hears from every side of reduced ex-
penditure under the pressure of reduced
means.
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

GEALED proposals will be received until SAT-
= URDAY, February Oath, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon, the construction of a strip of sewer
wharf for the outlet of The intercept ng sewer on
Commercial street; also, seperat- p oposas will be
received for he cons ruction OF the plank outl.
under said wharf. AL said rk is to be done AZ
cording to pans and specifications t. be the
City FL gineer's Office The city the righs
TO reject any all BIDS which to he addr es ed
to CHARLES r. IIBBY
feb2Odtd NIauor
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

THE Rev. Mr.. Wildey of Shelton, Con-
necticut, was objected to by his parishion-
ers because he smoked black clay pipe.
.:~s->~s-
fumed the more they fretted; so he had to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

AUSTIN SAVAGE, a Yankee engineer, is
sorry to see the condition of the tower at
Pisa, and advertises in the Nice Gazette
that he will straighten it up for 5000, 1000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24

WHEN the great freshets of 1882 and 1871
left the Ohio valley, deadly pestilence fol
lowed on both occasions, and Immediately.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-24
OPERA SEASON, 1881
AT
Q L Y H A Ill.
Three Grand Performances OF the Boston
Ideal Opera Company.

Wedne sday afternoon. March a. H. NJ. s. Pima
Iore Prize reduced to fifty cents for reserved seats
In the Stockbridge Course
Ihursday evening March Is, BELLS OF Cornyille.
me Following celebrated artists in the cast: Marie
stone Mar Beetle, Geraldine lmar Mathilda
PpmlnIs, zzie Burton. M W. Whit ev. Tom Karl,
Barnanee, hernoon Mnrrell. Frothinehar. and W.
H. Mcdonald Special Scenery, kleeant Costumes
and Grand Chorus Orchestra of IA Boston Instru-
mentalists. Tickets o, II and 81 or Now on sale
AZ stocknridges Mus Store Half fares on all rail-
roads running into the city. feb1 Al W
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s'ockofidge 'cSd Sc, Extra, Wednesday
evening, March OSth.
CITY HALL TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 6

Lecture by the world renowned orator
JOHN II. COUGH
Sunl-et' circumstances" Tickets so cents.
NOW on sale at stock bridges Music tore Half
rare on on all railroads running INTO the city.
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