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Appropriations for Public Build
ingS.

1ngS.
II the lis, of bills authorizing public BALD
ings now before the House gets through safe
ly,undoubtedly more will be reported, giving
some states not included iu this deal share
Of the spoils, and it will be expected that
the members who have already got what
they asked for will be in frame of mind to
give ready acceptance to the arguments by
which the claims of other localities are sup
ported. If this Congress does not make
provision before it adjourns for ten million
dollars worth of public buildings, it will be
more economical than we expect it to be.
And the tendency of all buildings author
lied to require, before their completion,
large additional expenditure is we'll known.
1t is frequently argued that it is more
economical for the government to own its
buildings then to pay rent This is pIobab-
ly true in some cases; but report was
made to the Senate in 1880, which showed
that the investment the government was
called upon to make in 81 bills then
pending was equivalent 10 the assumption
of $4,000 in interest, at the rate of 3 per
cent. per annum, for the first cost, taking no
account of repairs, while for the offices 10
which the business was then transacted, in
most cases without serious Inconvenience,
the government was paying an aggregate
rental of $780, ESQ year.
tits unquestionably true that fine govern
ment building in any city tends to cultivate
respect for the power and authority OF the
nation, being col slant reminder of patri-
otlsnf, and perhaps in this sense a prudent
investment. Certainly The nation Is now
rich enough to be above penurousness in
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Close on the heels .of story that Mr.
Tilden had revived his Literary Bureau of
1879 and was furnishing through its instru-
mentality for obscure western newspapers
putfs of himself to be pad for if free in SER
ton was refused, comes the story that he
has prepared letter to be read at the Dis
trict Convention declining the nomination.
1t is safe for us to say that both these stor-
les are not likely to be true. Mr.. Tilden is
too thrifty person to expend his money in
booming himself for Presidential nomi-
nation which he has made up his mind to
decline. Neither is it likely that Mr., Tilden
has announced that he intends to write or
has written letter declining the nomina-
ton. If Mr.. Tilden ever writes such let
ter the first knowledge of the fact which the
public gets is pretty certain to come from
the letter itself.
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OFFICE A. C. s., FORT PREBLE, ME-, March IL tn,
1884.
SEALED PROPOSALS in triplicate, subject to
- the usual conditions, with copy Of this adver-
tsement attached will be received at this office I'M
til IL O'Clock noon, on Thursday, April 18th 1884
at which time and place they will be opened in
presence of bidders for furnishing and delivering
pa rtment, U. S. Army, at this post for issues to
troops the reat during the fiscal year commencing
July LIST, 1873 4.
The contract for Fresh Beef shall not be construed
to involve the United States in any obligation for
payment in excess of the appro priation granted by
Congress for the purpose
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed enve lopes
marked Proposals for Fresh Beef and addressed
to the undersigned. The Government reserves the
right to reject any or all proposals.
Blank proposals giving information as to conditi-
tions, quality of beef, payments, amount of bond,
&C., must be obtained by application to this office
G. 2. MILLER. LIST Lieut.. 4th Art A CS
marlS marlS / 9-apr IA Is
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such matters, and ought TO secure for the
transaction of Its business Offices of sufficient
capacity, comfort and dignity. The pity is
that it has to do this by an omnibus method
in which some buildings that are unnecessa-
ry are also authorized. Much as the method
may he decried, it is nevertheless the only
one by which the things that ought to be
done can be accomplished. Perhaps there
is good time coming when the average
Congressman will be willing to vote for an
approprla ion for another State without
STIMULATING that there shall be one for his
own In the same budget
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
April z, 1884.
ORDERED, That the City CLERK give notice to all
" parties interested by publishing copy of this
order for three weeks successfully in the Portland
Daily Press and Daily Eastern Argus. that it is the
intention OF this Board to construct sewers in the
following named streets:
Thomas street, south of Pine street,
DaDforth street, east of Emery street.
Washington street, north of Walnut street.
Congress and Forest streets,
Cumberland street, west of NIellen,
Oxford street. easterly from present termination.
Hill and Ellsworth streets
North street, north from Walnut street.
and that this Board will on Monday the 9th day of
May next, at 712 O'Clock p M, at the Aldermen's
Room, City Building, hear all parties interested
therein, and that thereafter this Board viii deerm-
inc If the public interests require that the said
ers shall be constructed
true copy of the order.
ATTEST: GEO. G. BURGESS,
City Clerk.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
April IL, 1884.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the
terms of the above order, which is made part of
tn notice.
apI2dtd GEO. G. BURGESS City Clerk.
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The tariff bill is to be called up tomorrow
Objection will undoubtedly be made to its
consideration and then it will be for the ma
jority to decide whether the bill shall be
promptly knocked in the head or killed by
inches. If the objection is sustained no at
tempt is likely to be made to call the bill up
again this session. If the objection is over
ruled there is likely to be a long tariff de-
bate which the bill in anything like its pres
ent form is not likely to survive.
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Pennsylvania will be substantially solid
for Blaine. OF the sixty delegates TO which
that State is entitled all but sixteen have
been chosen. OF the forty-four already
chosen, thirty-four are instructed for Blaine,
and in many cases for ticket composed of
Blaine and Lincoln. In one county written
pledges were required from the delegates
Arthur has ten delegates, but the seats of
three of them are to be contested and the
State Convention which is to settle the con-
tests is likely to decide in favor of the Blaine
contestants. The State Convention will un-
doubtedly choose six Blaine delegates.
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Congressman Beford is quoted as saying
that either Mr.. Grant or Mr.. Blaine will be
the Republican nominee for President with
the chances in favor of Grant. "Wait until
the middle of May" says Mr.. Bedford "and
you will see that am right" Mr.. Bedford
intimates that Logan is simply stalking
horse for Grant. But Belford does not al
ways know as much as he thinks he does.
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STATE OF MAINE.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
A = n "a 4

COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Augusta, March g, 1884.
The undersigned, Committee of tho Executive
Council, appointed in accordance with the following
Resolve of the Legislature, approved March IA,
1883, hereby "solicit proposals from cities, towns
and individuals as an nducement to the location of
q new insane hospital"
Resolve for the appointment of a committee of
the Executive Council to solicit proposals for the
location OF a new Insane Hospital.
Whereas, The insane hospital is now full and over
flowing with patients, and has been enlarged from
time to time, that it will soon be necessary to
tablish another insane hospital; therefore
Resolved That the Governor and Council appoint
a committee from their own number to solicit pro-
posas from cities, towns and individuals as an in
du ement to the location of said hospital procure
plans of said hospital and estimate of the cost of
the same consider the best method for the State
to ADOPT in its construction, and any other matter
legitimately connected Herewith and submit re-
port upon the wnoe matter to the next Legislature,
during the first week of its session.
Such Proposals. sealed, and with the nature of
the contents endorsed envelopes will be received
up to June 20, 1884 by the Secretary of State, Au
gusta, Maine.
NICHOLAS FEssENDEN,) Committee
JOHN P. SWAsEY, of
SILAs G. HATCH, J Ex. Council.
mario sod3m
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The Republican caucuses for the election
of delegates from this city to the State and
District Conventions will be held tonight.
The official call which will be found on the
fourth page gives all necessary information
about place and hour.
The Portland daily press., 1884-04-14

The Logan boom has suffered serious
check in the home of its proprietor. In
only one of four districts of Chicago in
which primaries we held on Friday were
Logan delegates chosen.
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trict invited to send Delegates to a convention
to be held in
CONGRESS- HALL, PORTLAND,
Wednesday, April 10, at 2 o'clock p. ma,
for the purpose of choosing two delegates and two
slternates to attend the National Convention to be
held at Chicago on the Sd of June next, and tran
sacting any other business that may properly come
before it.
The basis Of representation will be as follows
Each city and town will be entitled to one delegate
and for each seventy-ve votes cast for the Republic
can candidate for Governor in 1882 an additional
delegate and for fraction of forty votes in excess
Of seventy-ive votes an additional delegate.
The District Committee will be in session at the
hall at O'Clock of the afternoon of the Convention
for the purpose of receiving the credentials of the
delegates.
Per order of the Republican District Committee
HIRAM KNowLToN, Chairman.
ANDREW HALVES, Secretary
Portland March Is, 1884
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CITx ADVERTISEMENT.
City Of Portland.
Assessors Notice.

VIHE Assessors of the City of Portland hereby
IL give notice to all persons liable to taxation
in said city that they will be in session every
secular day from the first to the fifteenth day of
April next, inclusive at their room in City Hall,
from nine to twelve O'Clock in the forenoon, and
from two to five o'clock in the afternoon for the
purpose of receiving lists of the polls and estates
taxable in said city.
And all such persons are hereby notified to
make and bring 10 said Assessors true and per-
feet lists of all their polls and estates real and
personal, or held by them as guardian, executor
administrator, trustee, otherwise, on the first
day of April, 1884, and be prepared to make oath
to the truth of the same
And whom estates of persons deceased have
been divided during the past year, have changed
hands from any cause, the executor, administrator
or other person interested, is hereby warned to
give notice of such change, and in default of
such notice will be held under the law to pay
the tax assessed, although such estate has been
wholly distributed and paid over.
And any person who neglects to comply with this
notice Will be doomed to tax according to the
laws OF the State, and be barred of the rights to
make application to the assessors or the County
ComHtsstoners for any abatement of his taxes,
unless he shows that he was unable to offer sue b
lists within the time hereby appointed.
ER@Blank schedules will be furnished at the As
SCISSORS Office on application.
R~ In no case where the Assessors have been
put to the disagreeable necessity of making a
doom will the possession of Government bonds
or deposits in the Savings Banks be allowed as
plea in mitigation of such doom.
srEFHHES MARSH, Assessors.
mar3ldtd JOHN w, YORK. !
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TIL. H Z r Il s s.
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL IA.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
al cases indispensable, not necessarily for pubca-
ton bnt as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com-
muncationA that are not used.
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City of Portland.
NOTICE.

MARCH goth, 1884.
XVE, the Municipal officers of the City of Port
w land, hereby give notice. in accordance with
the provisions of chapter fourteen of the Revised
Statutes of the State of Maine of 1885, that India
street, for its whole length, Congress street,
from India to Washington street, Washington
street. from Congress street TO Tukey's Bridge and
Tukey's Bridge to the draw, are placed by us in
quarantine. far relates to the driving of any
neat CATTLE sheep or swine over said streets until
further notice. And all persons are hereby forbid
den to drive any neat CATTLE sheep swine over or
through such streets as are above mentioned for
any purpose whatever. ANY persons violating this
regulation are liable to fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars or Imprisonment not exceeding one
year, by section 43 of said chapter
MARQUIS f. KING, Mayor
HORACE A. HALLETT, N,n;oio,
JOHN A. GALLAGHER, Saip
SAMUEL B. KELSEY, ~ az
JOHN S. RUSSELL, Ci. SuS
JAMES F. HAWKES., p Sr3 ~
ELIAS B. DENIS0N, ~ Sianu'
EDWARD A. MOVES,
mar2i diff
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City of Portland.

COMMISSIONER OF STREETS OFFIcE,(
March IL, 1884.
AOTICE-The office hours of the Commissioner
IN Of Streets will be from IL Am. to II noon and
from 4 to o. m until further notice.
GEO. S. STAPLES,
mari 2dtf Commissioner of Streets.
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Special Rates for the Campaign.

Special Rates for the Campaign.
To new subscribers, during the political
campaign of 1884, the price of the DAILY
PRESS will be
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH.
1.-THE Portland Daily PRESS is the largest daily
paper published in the State, and has the largest
circulation. AT the special rates it is also the
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To new subscribers, during the campaign,
the price of the WEEKLY PRESS, an page
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Republican District Convention
CONGRESS HALL. PORTLAND.

The Republicans of the First Congressional Dis
trict are invited to send Delegates to convention
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Get the Genuine ArticIe--.The grena nom
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THE RAILROAD ERA
IN LITERATURE.

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MENTORIE AND RINTE.
A NEW BOOK.
BY JOAQUIN MILLER.
Send Is cents for this book as q sample Of
these cheap books by the ablest of American
and European writer's.
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Surgeons Life Work.
The Treasury Of David

To be completed in seven vols, six now
ready. Price, per vol, $2.00.
John Hall says: For instruction Spur
geon's work is without an equal"
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To new subscribers, during the political
campaign of 1884, the price of the DAILY
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-15
THE BUSINESS INTERESTS"

But there are other reasons why it is
impossible to have much respect for
the professed sensitiveness of s'business
interests" That sensitiveness is very
much exaggerated. The farmers who
nsed to wait for certain phases of the
o before their annual butchering,
had about as much reason as the bust
ness men who put on a long face at the
approach of presidential year." The
fact is that panics and depressions occur
Without regard to presidential years;
The famous years of '37, ~, $50 and
rs, were not presidential years. On
the other hand, the best business year
of all recent years was 1880, when the
bankruptcies ran down to $65, 1853, 900,
or about a third of what they were in
1885. Since 1860, the presidential
years have been better years for busi-
ness than the average. The theory
that the attention of citizens to the i'll
terests of the whole country as aroused
III a national canvass is a damage to
their material interests might be held
consistently by Bismarck or Jay Gould,
who expressed his imperialistic notions
by saying at the time OF the railroad
riots he would give 81. 000, 900 if Grant
were president. But men of intelli.
gence, who have not come to worship
q dividend as the only deity necessary
to the universe, have no apprehension
that there Is anything in the political OF
industrial situation which should con-
strain citizens from the freest exercise
Of their political preferences in the
choice of the next president of the
United States.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-15
NJ SEA CAPTAINS.
From Harper's Weekly.l


Mrs. Mary A. Miller is not the first
who has served successfully as mistress
of Il ship. Mrs. Capt. Patten, of Bath,
Me-. who while her husband was living
ill i'll his berth, naviga'ed his ship
around Cape Horn and up to San Fran
cisco, although his timid first officer
wanted to stop at Valparaiso for assist
ance: OF Mrs. Capt. Abbie Clifford, of
the brig Abbie Clifford, who after her
husband had been washed overheard
brought the vessel safe into New York
harbor from below the equator; of
Mrs. Capt. Reed, Of the Oakland, Of
Brunswick. Me-, who was a practical
navigator Of celebrity, and OF Miss
Janet Thoms, who often used IL navi-
gate her fathers ship, vino is now
in part, the author of "Thoms's
Navigator,"a book of authority among
mariners. These cases are all Of recent
date. To them the Leavenworth (kan.)
Times adds the case of Mrs. Capt. John
Oliver Norton, OF E%dgartown, Mass.
Her husband commanded a whaling
vessel, and she frequently went with
him into the Arctic waters. On one of
these expeditions all the boats were
ont, leaving on board the captain and
just enough of the crew to manage the
vessel. A whale was noticed off to the
starbaard. and the captain and men
were puzzled how to get it. 1t was the
woman who solved the problem and
settled the fate Of his whaleship. Co.
ing I o the wheel she prevailed upon her
husband to leave the ship in her charge,
with two disabled men, while he and
his men went after the whale. He did
so. The woman managed the ship all
day until nightfall, when the boats re-
turned that in command of her husband
having captured the biggest whale ever
seen in those waters. When the ship
put i'll home the New Bedford owners
mhde the "woman commander" :
handsome present.
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THE ARCTIC ALERT

lFrom the London Times, February 21.l
The United States government being
about to organize an expedition to the
Polar seas, have successfully negotiated
with the Admiralty for the possession
ofHerMajesty's sloop Alert, 4l3 tons, 312
horse power, attached to the fourth di-
vision of the Midway Steam Reserve.
The Alert was formally handed over
to representatives of the American
navy at Sheerness yesterday. She was
towed down from Chatham by
a government steamer, and having
shipped her masts, yards and anchors
which have been stored at Sheer
ness since her return from the
Australian Station in October, 1882,
proceeded up the Thames in tow of
Her Majesty's ship Locust to Black
wall, where she will be repaired and
fitted for sea at Messrs. Green & Co.'s
shipbuilding establishment. The Alert
Is one of the most substantial timber
built ships in the British navy. When
she was fitted out for the last Arctic
expedition, under the command. of Sir
George Mares, X. G. B., an enormous
amount of money was expended upon
her. Her hull was planked with teak
to enable the vessel to Withstand the
rigors Of an Arctic winter and as an
additional protection from the ice.
Since her return from the Arctic the
Alert has had only one commission, on
the Australian Station, where she was
employed as a surveying vessel under
Capt. John F. L. P. Maclear, at pres
ent in command Of the Flying Fish on
the China Station. The Alert has been
found by the Midway Steam Reserve
officials to be in sound condition.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-15
CAPITAL GOING OUTH,
From the Washington Post.

sHS ~oS~h o@l
The amount of capital invested in
manufacturing and mining enterprises
at the south during the months of jan
uary and February just pasta period
of only sixty days-is estimated at the
vast aggregate of over twenty-eight
millions of dollars.
Of this amount the state of Kentucky,
with ali accession to her active none
tary of nearly seven millions,
is the lurgest beneficiary; Alabama,
with over five millions, does not
fall far behind; Virginia, as if bound
ing to new strength from under the
yoke of readjusterism. takes third rank,
with but little less than four millions
Texas falls into fifth place, with over
three millions and a half; Georgia
comes next in order with two millions:
Maryland, about the same; South Car
olina over a million, West Virginia
North Carolina and Tennessee, each
with nearly a million and an average
of little less than half a million to all
other states.
What a wonderful, almost phenome.
nal, showing is this for a section of the
country which. according to partisan
politicians Of the John Sherman brand,
IS prone beneath the pail of an ef1ete
"Bourbonism" anarchised with viola.
tons of law and the very Pariah OF
American civilization!