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The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

The Mayor it appears was suffering, as we
intimated day or two ago, from the weight
and burden of an undischarged veto; but he
could not absorb it into his system again, and
so has been compelled to get rid of it by pub
LEGATION in the Argus. Commonly officials
who have the veto poUer are very well con-
| tent II the occasion for exercising it does not
arise; but our Mayor is an exception to all
| rules, and omits no occasion to show his
contempt for the recognized prophecies of
| official behavior. Who before ever heard of
Mayor, or Governor, or President, pub
fishing veto messages which there had been
no occasion to send to the legislative body?
| The Mayors excuse is that he was deprived
| of an opportunity of delivering the veto he
had prepared, and he suspects this happened
because of deliberate intent to prevent
| the qualification of hie purpose to defeat an
ordinance by his individual discretion The
Alderman in charge of the measure had as
clear right to move its recommittal as the
Mayer had o prepare veto beforehand. In
Washington and in the Capitals of States it
Is considered breach of courtesy to the leg
| islative body for the executive to even init
mate that he will veto measure before it
comes before him to be vetoed or approved.
What right had the Mayor to assume that
the bill would be passed? 1t might have
been killed in variety of ways, or the vote
on it might be tie when the Mayor could
bave defeated it by his vote instead of
| by Veto But the scheme of preparing and
publishing veto messages not called for in
the circumstances of the case is decidedly
unique. 1t gives the Mayor one more title
to be known hereafter as "The Incompe-
| tent" Sometimes it is said of a man that
he means well but he doesn't know. 1t is
apparent enough that Mayor Deering doesn't
know, and there are indications that he
! does'n even mean well.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

The Albany Journal does not take stock
| In the reports that the stalwart leaders of
New York are trying to devise way to pre-
vent the holding of District conventions for
the nomination of delega es to the Chicago
Convt ntion. in order TO have III 4m all nomi-
mated at State convention, and so more
certainly secure that they shall be man
ageable. On this head 1t says:
So far as observation goes thu political lead
ers and workers who favor the denomination of
President Arthur extremely anxious to please
everybody, aud to avoid not only fight but even
the ssmblance OF division. If the bitter truth of
hard lesson was in this world entirely absorbed
and digss; ed by those for whom 1t was repaired,
that lesson the campaign of 1882, and among
those pupils we're the gentlemen who are now re-
sponsibe for the actions Of the state committee.
For this reason do share the growing suspic-
ion that trick is contemplated. They know the
President knows. ybody knows, that the small
est attempt at such thing would stand the party
organization In this state It's head, and smash
into fragments all Its belongings within As hours.
If this is a true picture of the state of
things in New York the party is in a healthy
and vigorous condition. There is no diff
Guilty about calling district conventions if
they are wanted, and they ought to be want
ed. 1t is altogether the best way to select
delegates and insures a better representation
of all shades Of party opinion, and repre-
sentation of all shades is essential to united
agreement on candidates that will command
hearty support
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

The Argus the other day contained very
interesting article about the valuable miner
al lands in Alabama describing their rich
Gsss-in glowing terms which we presume are
not exaggerated But the matter of great
est present interest ia respect of these lands
however wss not mentioned at all. Senator
Morgan and Congressman Ferney of that
State contriyed to get a law through Con-
sress not long ago TO authorize the sale of
these valuable mineral lands, which are pub.
lie lands, at the price of farming land, 81 25
per acre, and the sale was to begin last
week. Meantime the President had been
instructed in the re IL value of the lands and
the scheme afoot to get possession of them
BY specializing syndicate at mere frac-
ton of their value and be telegraphed a
peremptory order forbidding the sale,
thus saving to the government probably
not less than ten million dollars which was
to be filched by trick of Democrats. To
this matter the Argus gave no heed; but the
facts ought 10 moderate little its wholesale
and indiscriminate accusations of plumber
ing against the Republican party. 1t might
spare line to denounce Senator Morgan
and his job; but we do not expect It to do
80.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

In paper read before the National Agri-
cultural convention in New York, Mr..
Real, the Secretary Of the convention, made
the statement that over 100000 600 pounds
Of oleomargarine are made annually in this
country, and the business is on the increase.
The result has been very disastrous to The
dairying interest. In nine cases out of ten
1t is sold as genuine butter, aud it was ex-
ported rs genuine butter. By its unfair
competition 1t had lowered the price of good
butter to the retail dealer, but not to the
consumer, for the dealer absorbed all the
profit, and by cheating his customers made
a profit of 10 cents pound, when cents
would have been ample. The South, espec-
tally, has been oyerrun by this spurious but
Yer and no real dairy products can be sold
there. Mr.. Real says the dairymen make
NO objection to oleomargarine so long as it
ia sold as such. What they complain of,
and their complaint certainly is a just one,
Is the deception which is hsbitually prac-
$lced.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

Mr.. Morrison's tariff bill, which is to be
the great subject of debate, in Congress and
out Of It, for many coming weeks, is based
upon two distinct rules or principles. In the
Arst place he assumes that the tariff commits
sion, in The bill reported by 1t, adjusted the
rates between the several articles fairly, or,
as the phrase is, 'harmoniously," as regards
the tariff on various manufactured articles
and the articles which enter into the manu-
faeture Assuming this, he proposes hori-
zontal reduction of 20 per cent. on the rates
Of all articles which he maintains does not
disturb the harmony" that 1t has been
claimed was established, and ought not to be
disturbed. This is the first principle He
declares that. the harmony being preserved,
there ought TO be no objection to the amount
of the reduction, because whereas the tariff
passed - - last Congress professed TO
na6' !uctlon OF 70 per cent. is
disco,S 4 practice and effect it
makes redl.. of less than five per cent
So that his bill in reality, only secures what
the friends of the present tariff professed to
desire to do, and to aim to do. The second
of his principles is that the rate on no arti-
:" shall be below the rate established by the
tariff bill of March 2, 1851, which it
'nvised as a satisfactory protec-
- peace. He presents his
alive measure, not
ut Of relative
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08
Books Received.

Pen Pictures of Earlier Victorian Authors. New
York: G; P. Putnam's Sons. Loring, Short &
Harmony
To Leeward. By +. Marion Crawford. Boston
Houghton, Mitain Co. (Loring, Short & Har
mon.)
Sound Bodies for Our Boys and Girls. BY William
Blake With Illustrations. New York: Harper
Brothers. Qoring, Short g. Harmony
Luther: A Short Biography. By James Anthony
Froude New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
(Loring, Short & Harmony.
Martin Luther: A Study of Reformation. BY Ed
win D. Meade. Boston: Geo. H. Ellis. Q5ring
Short & Harmony.
Diane Coryval: Novel. NO Name Series.) Bos
tJn:. Roberts Brothers. Qoring, Short q Har
nom,
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08
CITY OF PORTLAND.
CITY MARsHAL's OFFICE.
Ian II 122A
Coasting in Streets.

ON and after this date permission is hereby
" granted for persons to COAST with SLED
on the following Streets or portions thereof hereby
designated, viz:
Melbourne to Eastern Promenade,
Turner to Eastern Promenade,
Atlantic to Fore
Fore down the hill to the Portland Co.
Hancock to Fore
Fox from Washington to Back Bay
Anderson from Cumberland to Back Bay,
Boyd from Cumberland to Lincoln.
Pearl from Cumberland to Back Bay
Cedar from Oxford to Lincoln,
Alder from Portland to Kennebec
Brattle from Portland to Kennebec.
Oak from Prospect to Cumberland
Avon from Deering to Cumberland
New State from Cumberland to Portland
Mellen from Congress to Portland
Congress from Vaughn to st. john
Weymouth from Congress to Portland,
Hampshire From Middle to Fore,
Cotton from Free to Fore,
Pleasant from High to Sugar House.
Winter from Gray to Danforth
Clark from Danforth to Beach
Beach from Clark to West Commercial
Danfortn from Vaughn to West Commercial
1t is unlawful to coast with sled, on any other
street, or part thereof and all persons found coast
ing on any street except those herein named. will
be prosecuted for violation of the Ordinances of the
City.
BENZ. F. ANDREWS, City Marshal.
janl7d1mo
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

Bangor is talking of postponing the csle-
bration of its semicentennial anniversary
which occurs on the twelfth of
February until the fourth of July. But
a mayor who believed It immoral to set a
clock back thirty minutes, will never con-
sent to a proposition to set history back
four months, If he is consistent
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

The attempt to purify the Republican or
ganization in New cork has proved disma al
failure. Mr. J. j. O'Brien, better known
as "Johnny'' O'Brien, was on Tuesday
Night elected temporary chairman of The
county committee and the ''machine'' men
had everything their own way.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

Ex-Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania who
made the closing speech of the Fitz John
Porter debate in the House said that Horace
Greeley, Henry Wilson and himself were
the first men in America TO ask for review
of the Porter case
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08
GEO. C. SHAW & CO..
5S5& 5S7 Congress and 2S5 Middle Streets,
PORTLAND, ME-
Eu Insolvency.


Court of Insolvency for the County of Cumberland
State OF Maine. February 4, A. d. 1884.
In case of WOODBURY. S. MAINS, Insolvent
Debtor.
fHtHIS is to give notice, that on the fourth day
Il of February, A d. 1884, Warrant in Insol-
vency was issu by Henry G. Peabody Judge of
the Court of Insolvency for said County of Cumber-
land, against the estate of said
WOODBURY. 5. MAINS, of Portland
adjudged to be insolvent debtor, on pe-
tition of said debtor which petition was filed on the
fourth day of February, A. d. 1884, (Which date
interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said debt
or, and the transfer and delivery of any properrv
by him are forbidden by law
That meeting of the creditors of said debtor to
prove their debts and choose one or more assignees
Of his estate will be held at Court of Insolvency
TO De holden at Probate Court Room in said
Portland, on the eight enth day of February, a. d.
1854, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above written
Deputy Sheriff. as Messenger of the Court Of Inso-
vency for said County of Cumberland.
II. r. SARGENT
Deputy Sheriff. as Messenger of the Court of Insol
vency for said County of Cumberland.
feb5&12
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

The great strike of the English weavers
has come to an end in failure The strike was
against reduction OF five per cent in wages.
Il lasted eight weeks and accomplished
Aothink but additional loss and misery. In
ether words they lost eight weeks. wages
which they might have had by contin-
wing at work and are by so much nnnrer
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

because it was good for nothing. He was not
overwhelmed by numbers, on the contrary
his force outnumbered the force of the enc
nay. AT the first report of gun his Egyp-
tian troops took to their heels and ran off in
Sondan frontier, something very much bet.
ter than Egyptian troops must be brought to
the front
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08
It appears from the published appeal Of the

nappears from the published appeal of the
Fall River Spinners that in the recent cut
down the wag. of girls who were receiving
only 90 or so cents week we're reduced IL
per cent, while the wages of overseers aud
superintendents, who received from So to
e25 day were not reduced at all. This GER
tainly looks like gross injustice
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

II the Mayor would remember that he is
bat part of the city government and not
the whole of 1t, that he is public servant
and not the proprietor of the city, that his
proper rights do not conflict with the proper
rights of other people, and that using all de-
partnents OF the city government as ma
chine to accomplish his reelection is cor
ruption Of ihe means of good government,
he would stand better In the estimation of
honest men of all parties.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08
THE p r E s s.
FRIDAY MORNING.. FEB. 5.

We do not read ANONYMOUS letters and communi
cations. The and address of the writer are in
All cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publica
toD but as a guarantee of good faith.
We cannot nm iertake to return or preserve com
N lnications that not used.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

Mr. William McGlory will be likely TO
postpone his lecture on temperance for at
least six months, which is the peri,d that
Judge Cowing has sentenced him to the
penitentiary. McGlory very feelingly ad-
dressed the Court before his sentence was
pronounced, pleading ignorance of the law.
The bad EngIish of his speech indicates that
II he concludes TO stick to his determination
10 lecture he can proftably employ his time
in prison in brushing up his grammar.
The system of swndling by which John
n. Skinner of st. Adams cheated number
Of people of tina. town out of $40, 900, de-
pended very largely for success on the Gu
pidity OF the swindled. Skinner told the
persons to whom he gave the bogus town
orders that IL they kept them secret they
would escape taxation. They took the hint,
and kept them secret. By this device Skim
ner was able to carry on his borrowing for
ave years without detection. Under the cir
cumstances it is impossible to feel very
lively sympathy for the people who have lost
their money.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08
CITY ADvERrnsEmENrs.
City of Portland.
CITY MARsHAL's OFFICE.
Dacamhar 10 1SX2

December ID, 1888.
To tenants. occupants and owners of biliid-
lngs or 10 8, regarding SNOW and Zee ON
Sidewalks.
A TTENTION is hereby called to the Ordinances
"a OF the City, requiring Snolc and Ice to be re-
moved from the f0otscdys anG Sidewalks within the
CITY shall instruct the police to note all viola
lions OF said ordinances. and shall prosecute all per-
sons wilifully neglecting to comply with the same
dec2Otf BENZ. f. ANDREWS, City Marshal
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08
Portland Roller Skating Rink.

open every Afternoon and Evening. Mus
lc in the evening by Chandler. Sessions
from 2 to 4.3O and 7.45 to 1915. JuVen.
lie assembly every Saturday Afternoon.
The elevator win run from 7.3O to $50
every evening. None but the celebrated
WiRslOW skate used at this rink. The
management reserve the right to refuse
admission and skates to all Objectionable
persons.
GEO. H. WHITNEY. Manager.
dec19 II
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

duties last made, and generally approved,
and not reducing the tariff on any article
below the rate of the highest protective tariff
bill ever enacted before the war.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08
New Publications.
MARTIN LUTHER.


Two volumes relating to Martin Luther and
his work are before US, one by Anthony
Froude. "a Short Biography" the other by
Prof. Edwin d. Meade. IA Study of the Re-
formation" Although neither of these enter
tanning sketches would be apt to suit Professor
Seelye, who has expressed a strong conviction
that history cannot be made as Interesting as
a novel;" that, being matter of state records
and constitutions and special documents, it
might not to be clothed in dramatic OF pic
turesque form, yet both Mr.. Froude and Mr..
Meade have given US popular account of the
work, position in history and personal charac-
teristics of the great Reformer, that win adj
mirably serve to fix the portrait of ssthe little
monk Of Wittenberg" in the minds of this
generation OF readers. Although Mr.. Froude's
present sketch is not as remarkable IS his
Times of Erasmus and Luther in his "Short
Stadies," yet it is full of the same glow and
picturesqueness, the same yividness aud
dramatic effectiveness, that SO charmed us in
his earlier writing. Mr.. Froude however we
nay suspect some of his conclusious or believe
net without cause--that he occasionally
draws upon mis- imagination for facts, or. at
least SO dresses up his facts that they ara fairly
disguised) is always entertaining. This "Short
Biography" of Luther sets the great reformer
wildly before us, in his house with his friends
and his children, as we'll as in the immenae
task of fighting the battle of spiritual liberty.
Mr.. Meade, besides giving the main features
Of Luther's work and history aims at some
philosophical estimate of the fruits OF the ref
ormation. Among these he counts the gain in
intellectual freedom, the right of private judg-
ment or individualism, and the new response
biities and trost which with Luther, came in
to the hand of the people. Mr.. Meade pays
special attention to the Roman Catholics, with
1.-THE perfumed Monsignor from West End
London" at their head, who have recently de-
clared that Luther deserves no special honor
or commemoration, that his service to the
world has been much overestimated. and that
by his work of four centuries ago this same So
called "Reformer' opened the 1ood-gates of
Rationalsm and universal criticism, by which
Professionalism is likely to receive death-biow
in the house Of its own friends The style of
the author of this little "study' is clear, pun
gent and occasionally over-sharp. The infiu.
ence upon him by hi master Carlyle is suffi-
GENTLY apparent.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

The Putnam's house. during the past year,
published several sets OF sketches or essays.
The last in three volumes is "Tbe Literary
Life, edited by William Shepard: / Authors
and Authorship; III. Pen Pictures Of Modern
Authors; III Pen Pictures OF Earlier Victc-
rian Authors. Nis not too much to say of
these books that NO Improvement could be
made In their workmanship. They are OF a
size to be easily held, YET rot too small, are
tastefully bound and are Clearly printed on
Irish linen paper. At present the more per-
sonal and intimate the tone Of biographer the
more acceptable the memoir. At least such
lives as Trevelyan's Macaulay and Froud's Jane
Welsh Carlyle are eagerly sought. Or course
this is the case only with our most famous men
and women, or, in other instances, extends on
ly to the personal friends of the subject of I'll
biography; but just as we treasure in memory
every word aud look and tone of those we love,
80 III our literary attachments, we study with
deep interest all the minor details that seem
to bring us nearer in sympathy to the greet
writers whom We have known through books.
"Peu Pictures of Earlier Victorian Authors,
is budget of "reminiscences" opening with
quOtatiOus lrom N. +. Wills, 'F6DclIljng6 Dy
the Way" About 1885 Mr.. Willis published
sketches written abroad which were of such
personal nature that their good taste was cues
toned. Thackeray was especially severe in
his criticism and thought their appearance
grave improperly. However thai may be,
the sketches were very readable and in "Vic-
torian Authors" are reproduced. Then follow
portraitures of Bulwer and Disraeli, taken in
part from Justin Mccarthy; Macaulay de-
scribed through Thackeray's article from
the Roundabout Papers" of 1859 or 80, as
we'll as by various other notes; Charlotte
Bronte, Irving, Poe and Harriet Martinesu,
al written about approximately, while some
of the material used is not accessible a. the
present date and so is rendered more valuable.
The cleaning has been done with skill and
this little volume, with its companions, will
| find its way into many libraries.
To publish four novels 10 year is rapid lit
erary work, and yet Mr.. Crawford's books
| give no evidence of haste or carelessness.
Mr.. Isaacs" was perhaps discussed as gener-
| ally as any novel OF the season; CDR. Clau-
dius" was rather a disappointment; "a Ro-
man Singer, still appearing in numbers in the
Atlantic is called both artistic and interesting,
the best thing as yet from the authors pen;
while ITO Lseward" is at present undergoing
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

Dweiiers in New England cities By the sea
have some sconforts; but on the whole
life is IoIerabe compared with what the peo-
pie In cities on the banks of the great West
ern. rivers suffer from periodical foods.
From Wheeling to Cairo the valley of the
Ohio Is scene of desolation and hardship.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

We have received from Houghton, Miflin 6
Co., the issue for January, 1884, of the United
States Official Postal Guide" 1t contains an
alphabetical list of all the Post Offices in the
United States, With county and State, and
list by States, each list showing the money Or
der offices. 1t contains also synopsis OF pos
tai orders. the regulations and rulings of the
Department and large amount OF valuable
information relating to postal matters useful to
many classes OF citizans. This guide is revised
and published monthly by authority of the
Post Office department., and its information
being official is trustworthy. Houghton, Milf
fin & Co., Boston, sre the publishers. The
January number is more full and complete
than the others issued during the year. Sub
scrptions are received at the Post Office.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

''The Tribune Almanac and Political Regis
ter for 1884" ia one of the most convenient of
manuals for the politician and for every one
interested in political statistics. This last is
sue, like other recent ones, is edited by Ed
ward Mcpherson and contains a summary. OF
important national and State legislation for
the year, statistics of elections for two or three
years past, party platforms, the membership
of Congress and its organization, with largo
amount of otker material which makes it
handy book of reference
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

"Sound Bodies for Our Boys and Girls" is
the title of valuable manual by William
Blake, author of "How to Get Strong" This
little book gives instruction with regard to a
systematic course of physical exercise designed
for she development and strengthening of all
parts of the physical frame, aad is especially
adapted for the nss Of schools; but it will be
found useful in every family whore there are
growing children. One of the excellent fea-
lures of the book is that it does not prescribe
exercises requiring any expensive apparatus.
Light dumb bells, light wand, and some cas-
lily arranged means of an inexpe psive charac-
ter are all that are necessary except faithful
ness and patience. In these matters Mr.. Bla-
kie is one of our wisestsnd most practical in
structors.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-08

Away UP Head.
Benson's Capcine Porous Plasters are easily Graz
no matter what may come next."-J. T. Macmo s'
hon, n. Y. Vs. .Ss*'