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The Portland daily press., 1884-06-23
Irish Bulls.

The Irish bull fourishes in Munster as
freely as in the other provinces of Ireland.
By far the best exponent of this form of
speech was country doctor, now, alas
gathered to his fathers. In 5mental habit he
was true lineal descendant of Sir Boyle
Roche. Though hardly calculated to salts
fly logical mind, his expressions were Oft
en- exceedingly picturesque and effective.
Conversing with friend about the high
rate of mortality then prevailing, he re-
marked, "Bedad, there are people dying who
never died beforep' What an admirable re-
suit was here obtained by merely substitute
ing the indicative for the conditional mood
Ito put it from the grammarian's point of
view. Speaking of a neighbor who was a
daring rather than an expert mariner, he
The Portland daily press., 1884-06-23
Beautiful Hands.
Forney's Progress.)

The hand of the finest lady, be it ever so
soft and dainty, should beable to grasp with
the full fervor of friendship and to do any
act of benevolent service. Even should all
the lines in the palm indicate characteristic
virtues, if the hand be so small and mean
ingless that it can oppose the veracity of the
lines, no dependence can be placed upon it
in time of emergency, and it is no credit, no
matter how pretty it is, to either man or
woman. The notion that exists among GER
tain people that lady's hand must be of
this kind is in the real sense of the word
vulgar. Delcacy is delightful. but weak
ness must either excite pity or contempt ac-
cording as it is self-imposed or not. The
Chinese mandarin allows his nails to grow
until they resemble claws, priding himself
upon this evidence that he never did. ard is
incapable of doing, any manly work, and
many ladies cultivate their hands to support
the same notion. It must be remembered
that the longer and more pointed the nails,
the more they are suggestive Of claws. Sure
ly il cannot be in good taste to recall our
animal origin at the expense of human capa-
bilities. The Greeks, who accumulated all
peculiarly and distinctly human characters
tics, carefully avoided pointing the nails.
though no Darwin had shown them whence
came those nails. They also rejected the
idea OF beauty in the smallness of hands,
such as the ideal of modern taste demands.
Proportion and fitness were to them ruling
principles, outside of which they found no
beauty. Hands are no more beautiful for
being small than eyes are for being big-out
of proportion-but many a modern girl
would ask her fairy godmother, if she had
one, to give her eyes as big as saucers and
hands as small as those of doll, believing
really that the first cannot be too large nor
the last too small. Indeed, we know of
young lady who was one of the excitements
last summer at Saratoga because she kept
her eyes so staringly wide open that they
looked as if they were popping out of her
head. She thought by so doing she gave
them the appearance of enormous size.
The Portland daily press., 1884-06-23
Whist Stories.
Temple Bari

The best whist players of the last genera
ton were Lord Granville, Gen. Arson, Lord
Henry Bentinck, and Henry Lord de Ros.
Mr.. Hayward states that great whist-players
are like rival beauties. Rarely will one adj
NIT the distinguished merit OF another. Lord
Henry Bentinck, when asked about the
players at the Portland, (Mr. Clay was one
of them), answered: 'They none of them
know anything about it except young Jones,
(Cavendish)" who, he admitted. had some
ideas on the subject Mr.. Hayward gives
curious instance of the late Lord Granville's
devotion to whist: 'Intending to set out in
the course of the afternoon for Paris, he or
dere5 his carriage and four posters to be at
Graham's at 4. They were kept waiting till
10, when he said he should not be ready for
another hour or two, and that the horses
had better be changed. When the party
rose they were up to the ankles in cards,
and the Ambassador lit vas reported) was
loser to the tune of $4,000 or 0,000." We
have defended to the best of our ability the
hunting parsons of former generation, but
we have nothing to say in defense of such
of, according to Mr.. Hayward, whose uncle,
Mr.. Abraham, seems to have been one of
the party. Mr.. Hayward writes: "The cler-
gy in the West of England were formerly
devoted to whist. About the beginning OF
the century there was whist club In
country town of Somersetshire, composed
mostly of clergymen, that met every Sunday
evening in the back parlor of BARRIERS.
Four of these were acting as pall-bearers at
the funeral of a reverend brother when a
delay occurred from the grave not being
ready, and the coffin was put down in the
chancel. BY way of Willing away their
time one of them produced pack of cards
from his pocket and proposed a rubber"
When the sexton came to announce the
preparations were complete he found these
clerical worthless deep N their game, using
the coffin as their table. We hope the sex
ton surprised them as much as another sex
ton did curate at his first funeral when he
walked up to him with the appalling an
nouncement, ''Please, sir, the corpse's faith
er wishes to speak to you.' Here is anoth-
er grim story about whist related by
Mr.. Raikes in his diary respecting
the father of the late lamented Mr.. George
Payne: "One evening / went into Walters
Club, where found Mr.. George Payne wait
ing to make rubber at whist; others soon
arrived, and the play began. Nothing re-
markable passed, except that Mr.. Payne was
anxious to continue the game, and though
we played till or 5 O'Clock, seemed disap-
pointed at the party breaking up. went
home to bed, and soon after 10 O'Clock my
servant Chapman came into my room to tell
me that Mr.. Payne had been that morning
shot in a duel on Putney Heath. Thus he
had been purposely playing all the night in
order to pass the time till he was summoned
into eternity, and certainly no one could
have told by his manner that he had such an
awful prospect in view"
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LEAVE FOR PORTLAND AND BOSTON

From Halifax, 100 a. M. $50 p. M; So. j ohm,
$50 a. M, $50 p. m; w OultOn. 700 and 90
q. NJ, 900 p. m; So. stephen, z. 80 and 1890
g. m, 1000 p. M; VnnceborO, 200 q. Ia.
1000 a. M, 1.5O p. M; 8ucIKsp0rt, $40, 1000
IN, 4.5O p. M; from Bar HarbOr at 6.25,
1910 a. ~, ,55 p. M; Ellsworth 6.45 a. M.
1900 M, 5.25 p. M; sSaGg0r, 7.20, 500 a. M,
LAO, 500 p. "a; Wexter, ZOO a. m, s. 10 p. M;
Belfast, $50 a. M, 2.45 p. M; Sh0wScxaU
S.3Oa. M, i.40p M; Wateryiiie $40, 9.65
q. M, 200, BIZ, 1000 0. M; Augusta SOC,
9.55, 1890 q. M, 2.48, $50, 11.OO 3. M; sSar-
diner. SIT, 10.14, 10.45 q. M, sos, 4.05,
Ills p. M; hath 700, 1l.3O q. m. 400 p. M,
and Saturdays only at II .55 p. M; Brunswick,
7.25, l1.65 q. M, 1926, 4.50 p. NJ, and 1896 a.
M, (night); Rockiansi, S.l5 q. M, LIS y M.
and on Mondays only at 4.35 "a. M; Lewiston,
7.20, 11.50 a. m, Ais p. M. and from Lower Sta
ton at IL Bop. M; Phillips, $50 a. M. Eax-
mingfon, $50 q. M; Winthrop, 1853 a. M,
1927 p. M, being due In Portland as follows:
The morning trains from Augusta and Bath 8.35
9. m; Lewiston, y. 40 q. M; the day trains from
Bangor, and al Intermediate stations and con-
Meeting roads st 10 and lilo p. m; the after
noon trains from Materville. Augusta Bath
RoSkland and Lewiston at 635 y. M; the ST.
John Fast Express at Dab p. M; the night Pull
man Express GrsIn st LOO o. IN.
The 3. 80 p. train from Bar Harbor leaves on Sun
days at 4.45 p. m.
Limited Tickets, Grse mud second class for
9a- JOAA and zaaIif3x 0n ale &s reduced
rates.
PAYsON TUCKER, Genl Manager.
+. &c. BOOTHBY, Genl. Pass IL Ticket Agt
Portland, June 10, 1884. ie2Odtf
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RAILROADS.
Eastern Railroad.

Trains leave Portland
At no m. Daily might Pullmsn) tor SaCo
Biddeford, Kennebunk, Conway Junct., Kittery,
Portsmouth, Nswburyport, Salem, Lynn and
Boston, arriving at 6.SOa. M
At S,45 a. N. for Cape Elizabeth Scarboro, Saco,
Biddeford, Kennebunk, Wells, North and South
Berwick, Conway junction. connecting for all
stations on Conway Division. Kittery, Portsmouth,
Newburyport. Salem, Gloucester, Rockport,
lynn, Chelsea and Boston, arriving at 1.15 p. N.
At LOO p. m. for Scarboro, Saco, Biddeford
Junction, K1ttery, Portsmouth, Newburyport,
Salem, Lynn and Boston, arriving at 5.10 d. m,
connecting with Sound and Rail Lines for ali
Southern and Western points.
At 600 p. (Express) for Boston and principal
Way Stations arriving in Boston at $50 p. m,
connecting with Rail Lines for New York.
Sundays at coop. m. Express for Boston Snd
principal Way Stations, arriving at Boston $50
p. m, connecting with Fall River Line for New
York.
Trains Leave Boston
At 7.3O, 800 a. M, and arrive in Portland at IL 55
a. m. and 90 p. m. At IL. 80 p. IN. and arrive
IN Portland 500 p. m At 700 NJ. Daily,
and arrive in Portland at 100 p. m.
Pullman ParEOr Cars
On Trains leaving Boston am, 1890 and 90 p.
M and Portland 8.45 a. M, LOO and 800 p. m.
Through Pullman Sleeping Cars
On Trains leaving Boston st 100 p. M, and Port
land 200 a. m.
Through Tickets 40 all Points south and
West.
Oct. IA 1883 PAYSON TUCKER,
ID. w. SANBORN, General Manager
Master of Trans LUCIUS FUTILE,
oct13dtf GenI Pass'r Agent
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SUNDAY TRAINS.

Portland for Bostrn and Way Stations at
l.O0 ana 0.3O p. IN. Boston for Portland at
$50 a. M and 900 p. m. Portland for Dover
ford at 1000 a. m. l 90, 3.45t and 4. 20 n m
For Old Orchard at 1000 a. M, / 90, 3.45 and
0.3O p IN, Returning leave Old Orchard 10 90
2.45, 7.3O and 949 p. m. '
+Stops at Old Orchard l h. 80 m
Trains ON Boston q Maine road connect with all
steamers running between Portland and Bangor
Rockland, Mt. Desert Machias Eastnort Cess
ST. John and Halifax. Also connect with Grand
Trunk Trains at Grand Trunk station. and
Name Central and Portland Ogdensburg trains at
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes for refresh
@ fa Station ag E3 class dining rooms Portland Trans
Throuqh Tickets to ali nonts w po S
pc had OF az. 4. WILLIAMS, Ticket Aqent at Bos-
ton 4 Maine Depot, and at Union Ticket Office 40
Exchange Street. O-10e' ~
g ~ y. L. FURBER, General Sup
5. ID. STEVENS, General Agent. Portland. -
JeAo diff
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U. S. Mail Steamers sail from New York every
Saturday for GLASGOW via LONDON
DERRY. ECabin passage, $50 to $50. Second
capn; $S2 sseeTage passage, &c or fr0ml $I2:
VICE from Pier No. Al n. r., New York,
AUSTRAL Sails June 90 July 20, Aug 90
CITY OF ROME Sails July II, Aug. 8, Sept g..
Superb accommodations for all classes of passen-
gers. Cabin passage $50 to 500 according to &C
commodations. Second Cabin $40, Steerage as
above. For passage, Cabin Plans, Book of Rates
&c., apply to HENDERSON BROTHERS, New
York, or Il. P. MCGOWAN, 422 Congress St.,
Portland. je2ld3m
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GRAND TRUNK
RAILWAY.
CHANGE OF TIME.

FEVHE Grand Trunk Railway will change their
Il time on and after MONDAY next
The IL 45 p. IN. train with parlor car passes Cor
ham at 435 p m, arriving in Montreal at IL AS p.
M. and connecting with fast express for Toronto
Chicago and other western points, reaching Toronto
at 11.3O a. m. the following day.
The 5.3Op. m. train from Portland with Pullman
car reaches Montreal at O'Clock a. M. Quebec at
$50 a. m. and connects at Montreal with train
west for Toronto, Chicago and all Western Points
Lewiston trains will leave at 10 a. M 1 O5 and
5,2O p. m. mixed train for Gorham at Z 40 am.
Trains from Chicago, Toronto and Montreal will
arrive at IL 30 and 520 p. m. From Lewiston 1886
a. m, 1915 and $50 D. IN. Mixed train from Cor
ham at >. 40 a. m. JOSEPHIHICKSON,
Je2Od3t Gen. Manager.
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MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
NIT. Desert Branch now
Ready for Business.
Om and after MONDAY, june 23d,
1854, Passenger Trains
will rEsm RS follows:

E4eave Portland Tor Hanger, vanceborc,
go .s0hn, HRiifax 1md the Provinces,
80. Andrews, S1. Stephen, Fredericton,
ArOosaOOk County, and all stations on Hs AZ
Pfscataqwis e. H.. $3.50, 100, Hills o.
M; for Bangor only at 10 p. m; for Ellis
worth and Bar HI arbOr at $3.50 and I'll 10
pm; for sLcyvhesan, Belfast and Dexter
1856. 100, t1I.I5 .: M; WaterviIle, 6.45 q.
M, 1880, LOO, 5.15, His p. M; for an
gusta, HaIIowell. Gardiner and Ksrmns
wick, 40 q. M, $3.50, .OC, 5.I5, t11.16 p.
M; Bash 6.45 a. m, 100, 5.l5 o. M, and on
Saturdays only at Ills ?: M EgOckIaGd, and
Knox NJ lincoln B. H. 6.45 a. m, LOO p.
M, and on Saturdays only at BIB p. NJ; AU-
burn and Lewiston at 3.15 a. m, 1905, $40
pm; Lewiston via AZ rsanswick, 6.45 a.. m.
4l1.15 p. "a; FarnAinRE0U, MOnmOuth,
Winthrop and MaranOcOOlS at 8.15 a. M.
1856 p. m; Oakland and North AmsOn.
1856 p. M; FnrmingtOn. via Brunswick, 6. As
3.
*The 1850 p. train is the fast express and stops
between Portland and Bangor, at Brunswick,
Gardiner, HallOwell, Augusta and Waterville only.
THE 11.15 p. m. train is tho night express with
sleeping car attached and runs every night SUM-
days included but not through to Skowhegan on
Monday mornings or to Belfast and Dexter or
beyond Bangor, excel to Bar Harbor, on Sunday
m0rninpa
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BOSTON & MAINE r. r,
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
On and after Monday, June %, 1884,
Passenger Trains will leave

A Uk6 AAAND Tor BOSTON at
Esssssess=sss=N6.l5 $40 a. m 15 and 500 d. m
-anz-zNu-sarriving at Boston at 1915 a. M
LILO, BIO and $50 p. m. hos
TON FOR PORTLAND at 800 a. m. 1880
$50 and 100 p. M, arriving at Portland 2 80
POO, S;OS Hoo p M A train will also leave Bos-
Beaches Returning, leave Scarboro at 1856. and
Old Orchard at $50 p. m. PORTLAND ROR
SUARBORO BEACH AND PINE
POINT at 6.15, 8.45, 1925 a. M, 1916. 800
5.15, 6.1O, $40 p. m. FOR OLD ORCHARD
BEACH AND SACO at 6.15, 8.45. lO.25 a.
M, l2.45. 115, 800, 5.15, 500, $40 and .2O* D.
IN. OLD ORCHARD BEACH FOR
PORTLAND at 1853, $50, 11.40 a. M, 1908.
2.45. ~, 4.32, 725, 7.43, 1929 p. m. PORT
LAND FOR BEDDEFORD at 6.15, 8.45,
p. m. FOR II ENNEBUNK at els Sac a.
M, l2:45, 300, 5.15 and 8.2Os p. m. FOR
q ENNERUNKPORT WELLS. NORTH
BER WICK AND SALMON FALLS at
6:15, g. 40 a. M. IL 40, 3.U0t and 81 p. m. FOR
ssR EAT FALLS at Glib. S.45 a. m, l2.45.
3.00t, 5.I5 and 600 p m. FOR DOVER at
6:15, $40 am, 1916, 10, 3.OUt, 5l5, 600 pm'
FOR NEWMARK EFT at 6.1b, g. AS a m and
3.0Ot p. m. FOR EXETER. HAVER-
HILL, LAWRENCE AND LOWELL, at
CLIP. s45 a. M. Lilo. SCOT and 6. 90 p. m. FOX
kOCHESTER, FARMINGTON. N. N.
AND ALTON BAY at 8.45 a. M .I5 and
SCOT p. m. FOX MANCHESTER AND
CONCOkD, N. H, (via Newmarket JunetiOn)
at GAO a. M and 3.OOt p. M; via Lawrence at $40
a.. M
*Stops at Old Orchard 1 h. 45m.
fChange at Old Orchard and take next train FL
lowing.
GS The Lib p. m. train from Portland eonnects
with Sound Line Steamers for New " OrIx and
all Kall Lines for the West, and the 600 D. M train
connects with all Rail Lines for New VorI[
and the - nth and West.
FariO Cars ON all through trains Seats Sc
cured IN advance a Depot Ticket Office
The Portland daily press., 1884-06-23
Portland, Bangor, Mt Desert & ATaChias
STEAMBOAT GO.

.szusss-s0 STEAMER "CITY OF RICH
As,ArA ~ = MOND" Capt. W. E. Dennison
Esassaessssssssss will leave Railroad Wharf, Port
land every Tuesday and Friday
Evening at 11.15 o'clock or arrival of Steamboat
Express Trains from Boston. for Rockland, Castine
Deer Isle, Sedgwiek, Stage from Sedgwick to Blue
Hin on arrival OF Steamer0 South West and Bar
Reforming, will leave Machiasport at 4.3O
a. m. every Monday and Thursday, touching at in
termediate landings, and connecting at Portland
with Pullman and early morning trains for Boston.
Connect with Boston and Bangor Steamers al
Rock going East for River landings and coming
West, receive passengers and freight from Bangor
and River landings for Portland.
GEORGE L. DAY
Treas. and General Ticket Agent
Portland, May %, 1884. my28dtf
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REDUCED OCEAN TICKETS.

d mail steamers f between Americp and Europe
Rates: First cabin $50 to 800; second cabin $40
to $780, intermediate $50 to 4O steerage, outward
trip $50; Storage, outward and prepaid, to and
from Continental ports, SIT to $25. Scandinavian
and Sterling sight checks at lowest rates. Apply to
j. L. FARMER, % Exchange street. je19dtf
The Portland daily press., 1884-06-23
new ENGLAND
AND
Acadia Steamship Company.
Mt. Desert Route Between Boston and
Nova Scotia.
GENERAL OFFICES, BANGOR, ME.
Until June 23d, via BuCkSpOrt.


Travellers leave Boston via Eastern or Boston &
Maine Rail Roads at p. m; Portland via Maine
Central Railroad at IL .I5 p. M, on Mondays and
Thursdays Bangor at 7.30 a. M, Bucksport
(Steamer Frances) IL a. M; Bar Harbor at o. m.
Tuesdays and Fridays, arriving at PASSPORT and
Campobelo at a. M. Digby 10 a. M, Annapolis 12
m. and Halifax via W. & A. R'y at p. M, Wednes-
days and Saturdays Leave Halifax IL a. m. An
napolis (steamer Frances) 80 p. m. Digby 3 p. M.
Eastport p. M, Tuesdays and Thursdays, arriving
at Bar Harbor a. M, Bangor II M, Portland 5.45
p. M, and Boston $50 p. M. Tuesdays and Fridays.
After june 23d, until JuIy ed, via Bar
HarbOF Ferry.
Leave Boston via E. or d. & M. r. r. at 8 a. M.
Portland via M. c. r. r. 1.50 p. m, Bangor $40 p
M, Bar Harbor (steamer Frances) p. M, Tuesdays
and Fridays, arriving at Eastport a. M. Digby 10
a. m Annapolis IL M. Halifax p. M, every We'd
nesday and Saturday. Leave Halifax 7.15 a. M,
Annapolis Steamer Frances) 1.30 p. M, Dgby 3 p.
M, Eastport p. M, every MOI day and Thursday,
arriving at Bar Harbor at a M, Bangor a. M.
Portland LOB p. M, Boston $40 p m. every Tues
day and Friday.
After July 2md.
Leave Boston at 8 a. M, every Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday, arriving at Halifax via above poinJs
every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 8 D. m.
Leave Halifax every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day at 7.15 am, arriving at Boston every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at BIO D. m.
Passengers ticketed and freight billed to and from
any station on the Windsor and Annapolis R'y in
Nova Scotia, the Eastern and Maine Central
Railroads and to New York.
E. CUSHING,
je12dtf General Manager.
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STEAM ERss
MAINE STEAMSHIP COMPANY
For New York.

Steamers leave Franklin Wharf on Wednesday,
and Saturdays at p. m Returning leave Pier IS
East River, New York, on Wednesdays and Satur
days at 4p.m. j. B. COYLE, JR., Gen'l Agt.
gop21 1itf
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BNEANEEE8s
PACIFIC MAIL y. s. cog
ga TO CALIFORNIA,
sGPAN, OHgNA,

Sandwich EsHands, New Zealand and
Australia
Steamers sail from New York for Aspinwall OF
the 1st, 10th, and 10Th OF each month, carrying
passengers and freight for all the above named
ports.
Steamer Of 10th does not connect for San Fran.
cisco.
Steamers sail from San Francisco regularly for
Japan, China and Sandwich Islands, New Zealand
and Australia.
For Freight, Passage, sailing lists and further
information, apply to or address the General Eas
tern Agents.
O. H.. BARTLETT az CO.,
a15 State Street, Uors Broad Sf.s RosG0u
or to w. d. LITTLE q CO.,
sbSdtf 81 Exchange St., Portland.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-16

gave the General recently, receiving a
worthless cneck Of Grant & Ward in re-
turn. He said Grant could pay the amount
Of the check at his leisure.
THE Narragansett Suspender Company's
factory at Canton, Mass, was burned re-
Gently, the loss being 100000.
UPON investigation into the conduct Of
the Marshai's office of Western Pennsyl.
vania it was discovered that there was a
defalcation of 100000 extending over a
period of nine years.
THE death of Osgood Bradley, the vet
eran car-builder Of Worcester, Mass, oc-
Cured few days ago. He was in his
S4th year.
HENRY MAYO & Co., of Boston, manu-
facturers of canned goods, have failed for
100000.
In New York few days ago Isaac D.
Edrehi, chemist, living apart from his
wife, visited her, and when she refused to
again live with him shot her fatally. He
next shot dead his little son, five years
old, and then placed the pistol to his own
head and blew his brains out.
A STATEMENT was made by the examiner
of the Marine Bank of New York on the
18th that if the estates of Fish and Grant
& Ward were properly handled the depos-
itors woul be paid in full.
A COLLISION occurred the other day in
the trial trip of new Pennsylvania par
lor car near Altoona, four persons being
seriously injured.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-16
From WASHINGTON.

On the 9Th the iron-clad oath adopted
during the early days of the war was re-
pealed, the House of Representatives con-
curing in the Senate bill which passed
some time ago.
In the United States there were 1872 fail.
ures during til Q seven days ended on the
9th, against 151 in the preceding week,
and 149, lis and 81 in the corresponding
weeks of 1885, 1882 and 1881 respectively.
HALLETT KILBoURN was asked by Judge
Hagner, of Washington, ON the 9th to con-
sent to a reduction of the Judgment
7,5O0) against ex Sergeant-a5- Arms
Thompson to $4,000; otherwise new trial
would be granted.
THE department. at Washington on the
10th received reports which indicated a
winter yield of wheat this harvest of about
350,000,000 bushels.
AT twenty-seven leading clearing
houses in the United States the exchanges
during the week ended on the 10Th aggre-
gated $1,O91, 7O1, O2S, against 1851, 1887, 105
the preceding week.
THE new Comptroller of the Currency,
Henry w. Conner, qualified and entered
upon his duties at the Treasury Depart.
ment on the 10Th.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-16
Hewitt's Tariff Bin.

WASHINGTON, May 13.-The followin g
are the principal features of the lii t.
modify the existing laws relative to duties
on imports and internal revenue taxes, in
troduced in the House yesterday by Mr..
Hewitt
The bill exempts from taxation salt, coal
and coke except that from Canada until
Canada shall have exempted from duty all
coal from the United States); timber sawed
boards and lumber; all blocks and sticks
rOugh-heWn or sawed only, slaves of wood,
pickets, lathS, shingles and pine clapb0ardS;
iron, copper, lead and nickel ores; jute and
flax bristles, beeswax, lime crude gycerine,
barks used in tanning, all sorts of dye stutfs,
iron and steel sheets and plates, tin plates,
carpet woods, living animals, copper, books in
foreign languages, all building stones except
marble, paintings and statuary not other
wise provided for and a number of minor ar.
ticleS. Several notifications to simplify the
administration of the customs laws are intro :
duced. 1t is also provided that after June 81,
1854, the internal-revenue tax on brandy dis
titled from apples, peaches and grapes shall
be ten cents per gallon. After January |, 1885,
no cotton goods shall pay more than forty per
cent. duties; no wool and wooden goods
more than seventy per cent; no carpets or
carpetng more than thirty-fiye per cent; no
earthenware, glassware or metals more than
excepted mentioned in the chemical,
wood, provision. book. sugar. and
SunQry ScneuuleS, JDo duties shall
be ninety per cent of those now imposed.
The bill also repeats that clause of the pres
ent law which imposes tax of .006 per cent.
on iron or steel rivet, screw, nail and fence
wire rods valued at three and 0ne-half cents
or less per pound, and authorizes the refund
ing to manufacturers of fencc-wire or WIRE
baling ties the amount of duties paid on iron
or steel wire rods actually used in making
fence-wire or baling-ties. The President is
requested to withdraw the Consuls from
places not ports of entry, when not required
for the nrotacfinn of the raVanne