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The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06
Notice.

A SPECIAL meeting OF the Stockholders Of Dla-
"A mond Island Association will be held at Re-
eepton Hall, City Building, Wednesday. Dec. 18th
inst. at N p m for the election of officers hear
ing annual reports, considering necessary improve
ments and transaeting such other business as may
legally come before said meeting.
A full attendance is desired.
P. LARRABEE. Secretary.
Portland Dec. 2, 1884. dec3d1w
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06

Ten years before any of the baking powders
of the present day were thought Of, the Con-
gress Yeast Powder had large sale through
out New England
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06

PORTLAND, Dec. B
Received by Maine Central Railroad, for Portland
80 cars miscellaneous merchandise: for connecting
roads, los c9rs miscellaneous merchandise.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06
Maine Eclectic Medical society,

FEHHE Maine Eclectic Medical Society will hold Its
n semi-annual meeting at the Prebe House,
Portland, on Wednesday, Dec. 18th at 10 o'clock a.
m. Members are requested to take due notice.
Per order f. BARRETT, NJ. D., Sec'y.
nov26 DIVE
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06
Eastman, Bros. &C Bancroft.
The hHrdOck Liquid Food Co.,
BOSTON,

Wish TO show the physicians of the UAiied
states the class of patients that they call
chronic when admitted into their Free
Hospital of 40 beds for infants and wom-
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06

Miss Sawyer's salve cures erysipelas, salt
rheum, blotches, pimples, scrofulous sores, old
sores, and all diseases of the skin. Best fami-
ly salve in the world. Sold by all druggists,
and sent by mail for % cents.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06
ENHHaSH sHu HEstHW"'
The following Portland quotations HdeE
The following quotations OF stocks are received
New York Stock and Money Market.
ORY TalagranhN

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Money easy at 1@2 per
cent on call; closed offered at "a; prime mercan-
tile paper at 444G6 per cent. Foreign Exchange
was nrm at 8l1s for long and 1T So Tor short
sight. Governments firm. State bonds are quiet.
Railroad bonds steady. Stocks ciosed weak.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregat.
ed 139 6US shares.
ibs following are to-dsy's closing quotations Of
Government Securities:
o. IL o.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06
MEETINGS.
Town Meeting.

A TOWN MEETING will be held at the Town
m Hall, Cape Elizabeth, on Tuesday, Dec. 9th,
1884, at two o'clock In the afternoon. TO see what
action the town will take in relation to TOWN
BONDS falling due Dec. 10th, 1884, Jan. 10th and
April LIST, 1885.
STEPHEN SCANIMAN, } Selectmen
NJ. j. PEABBLES, of Cape
A E. SKILLIN. J Elizabeth.
Cape Elizabeth, Dec Sd, 1884. dec4d5t
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06

abandoned two masted schr, apparently new, with
foremost gone. Same position, spoke whaling schr
franklin of New Bedford; all we'll.
Sch Lady Ellen, Clark, Perth Amboy-coal to Geo
Rounds.
Sch Willie Martin, Holbrook, Forth Amboy-coal
to Randall & McAllister.
Sch Geo Mcclellan, Keene. Boston-oil to j Con-
ley & Son.
Sch o Kimball. Kimball Gloucester.
Sch j Raymond, Collius, Westport, Ms.
Sch Cordova Alley Deer Isle.
Sch Union, Dodge. Calais for Boston.
Sch Sarah Louise, Hickey, Calais for New Bed
fcrd.
Sch Waterman, Tracy. Calais for Boston.
Cleared.
Brig Mary Mariner, Wharton, CardeDas-Nut-
ter, Kimball & Co.
Sch l. Henderson, Henderson, Fort de France -
j H HRmlen & Son.
Sch Ambrest (Br) Crowell, Windsor. NS--master
Sch June Bright, Barter, Belfast, to load for
Savannah
Sch o Kimball, Kimball. Trevitt-N Blake.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06

David Clark of Kennebunkport has contracted
with Portland parties to build steamer of about
300 tons for general fishing business. The vessel
viii be lao feet long, IL feet doep and 2612 wide.
She will carry fifty men, The engine and boilers
will be built by the Portland Co.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06

A Norwich woman wanted to dispose of a
and tried to give them little laudanum ia
their milk to make them easy to handle. But
the old cat refused to drink the doctored milk,
cutfed the kittens away from it, and then COW
cred up the saucer with mat. The cats still
live.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06

FREMONT. Dec 2-Ar, sch Abby Weld, Gardner
Eastport for Portland.
PORT CLYDE, Dec AR, schs Hugh M, Holmes
Port Williams, Ms. for Boston; Eureka Smith,
Weymouth, MS, for do; Abby Weld, Gsrdner, Penn
broke for Portland; Lone Star, Gates Cutler for
Bost n; Brilliant. Hupper. Portland; j II Butler,
Sullivan for Boston, (man boom sprung)
WISCASSET, Dec AR, schs Lawrence Haines,
Lewis, Boston; Emma Briggs, Lewis, Salem; r Ii
Colson, Staples, Rockland.
Dee 2-Sld, sch Lewis Frenck, Newman, for
Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06
REDUCED OCEAN TTCKETs.

10y the largest, fastest and best passenger and
ID mail steamers between America anc Europe.
Rates: First cabin $50 to 500; second cabin $40
to $780, intermediate S35 to 40; steerage, outward
and prepaid, to and from British ports, sic. round
trip $50; steerage, outward and prepaid, to and
FROM Continental ports, S17 to S25. Scandinavian
and Sterling sight checks at lowest rates. Apply TO
j. L. FARMER. % Exchange street. je19du
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06

''You have been arrested, sir, for maliciously
striking the witness several times in the face;
what have you to say for YOURSELF"
Nothing, your honor, excepting that was
only hammering brass"
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06
Wit and Wisdom.

"Do you know anything about the solar sys-
temp"
"Well, should smile. That's queer ques-
shoe?"
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06

Coughs, Colds and Sore Threat yield readily
to B. 81. Douglass & Sons Capsicum Cough
Drops.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06
nANnRuRE

u Removed by the Use of COcOaine.
And it stimulates and promotes the growth
of the hair.
RurnetIs FinvOring Extracts are the best.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06
SAILING paws OF srEArrsHrPs,
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
FRIDAY, Dec.

FRIDAY Dec.
Arrived.
Steamship Eleanora, Bragg, New York-mdse to
J COyle, Jr.
Steamer New Brunswick, Larcom, st John, NIB,
via Passport for Boston.
Barqne Cathella. (Br) Bernier, Bonaire-salt to
Stevens s. Co. Vessel to Chase, Leavitt g. Co. Re
ports, NOV. 20, lat 81 "a n, Ion 65 W, passed an
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06
MAINE STEAMSHIP COMPANY
For New York.

Steamers leave Franklin Wharf, on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at p. M. Returning leave Pier 81
East River, New York, on Wednesdays and Satur
days at 4p.m. j. B. C0FLE, JR., Gent Ag't.
sepzl dn
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-06

Dec 2, lat SO 20, lon ga 80. sch Susie Sawyer
from Miragoane for New York.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05
Convention Probabilities.

The convention will probably get down to
business to-day. It is proceeding slowly and
with becoming dignity. Ex-senator John
b. Henderson, of Missouri, was made perma-
nent chairman yesterday, and the various
committees arc attending to the details in
cident to convention organization.
The anti.Blaino forces are unquestionably
in the majority, and they have only to unto
upon acandidate to nominate him. Although
worsted in the preliminary struggle, tho
Blaine hosts have not left tho field. They
may prevail, but tho chances ore that they
will not. The odds arc largely against thom,
but they will not surrender as long as they
see CLEAN Of light along the horizon of their
hopes. A combination that only lacks thirty
or forty of q majority in convention
composed Of SCI delegates is q power not
to DO ignored or triaed with. Nothing
but union of the opposing delegates will
accomplish its ultimate defeat. Fortunately,
the anti-Blaine delegates arc not distracted
by factional quarrels or family rows. They
have honest differences of opinion as to the
strength, merits, and availability of caudi-
dates, but tho discussion about men is carried
on in friendly spirit that is in itself n
promise of good results.
Tho President still maintains q command
ing lead. He is in precisely tho position his
friends hoped he might DO placed. Leaving
Blaine out of tho calculation, he has nearly
three times as many votes behind him as tho
other candidates combined, and he is we'll
thought of by all. The moro he is discussed
the brighter his prospects will grow. He will
lose nothing by delay in reaching the ballot
ing period. The sober, second thought of the
convention will nominate him, if it is in the
book of fate that he is to win, and time will
be potent factor in the process of reaching a
conclusion.
There are really only throo candidates in
the field, viz, Arthur Edmunds, and Blaine.
The others are possibilities In the event of
break in the Blaine lines, Harrison or Lo-
gan may BIO pushed to the front. Neither
has ghost of a chance while Blaine re-
mains in the field. If it should transpire
that the President cannot be nominated
Gresham, Sherman, Hawley, Fairchild, OF
some other man may take the lead. Edmunds
may be the man upon whom the anti-B Blaine
delegates will unite
The dark horse candidates hold excellent
strategic positions, but there is every reason
for believing that the fight will eventually
narrow down to the square issue-Arthur OIL
Blaine. The President combines more
elements of convention and popular strength
than any other candidate. The convention
might make mistake in nominating darl
nominating the President. ine ugitrtnheoir
facts will guide the convention to q wist
choice.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05
President Folks Widow.

S'uo"V"tS NIchHtJ DUiIT.
Right in the heart of Nashville stands a
large, old-fashioned homestead of dull red
brick, its roof projecting over the broad
piazza, supported by great luted pillars, and
its general aspect conveying an impression of
severe stateliness, in pleasing variance wi tn
tho distorted, would-be fashionable arc hi
lecture in the Same neighborhood long
lawn stretches in front of tho house, and its
pleasant green monotony is unbroken save by
plain and massive tomb of white marble.
which carries its own best epitaph in the
simple inscription, James X. Polk.
A ring at the bell brought to the door a
good-natured colored girl, who took our cards
TO the venerable and venerated widow of
President Polk.
Time, of course, has stolen the vivid color
ing and curved outlines of youth, but he has
not robbed her of the upright figure and
dignifled carriage, and has left brightness in
her eyes and vivacity in her voice, beside
lending an added charm in her faultless man
ners.
From the library Of the dead president she
can gazo upon the tomb that marks his rest
ing place, and in that same library remains
his hat gloves, and cane, just where he laid
them when he came home for the last time
The book he was reading lies opon on the
table, and the papers of the day beside 1t.
Iu society, and fond of 1t, Mrs. Polk has
yet never &C copied an invitation since her
husbands death, though with graceful hog
pitality and tact she has received on the first
which adjourns in body to call upon her,
and which / am told is the highest compli.
ment ever paid by state authorities to q
lady, and the civil, judicial, and ccclesiasti-
cal bodies make IL point to pay their re-
spects to her.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

Leave Of absence for one year, from Julyl, 1884,
IL granted to Mai. B!enGoc L. Fryer, surgeon o.
5, a,
The United States steamer Tallapoosa left the
Washington navy yard yesterday afternoon with
Freight for the northern yards.
Leave of absence for three months. to take effect
on his arrival at st, Paul, MINI, is granted Capt
John d. Hall, assistant surgeon U. s. A.
Capt. George Y, Pond, assistant quartermaster,
Il relieved from hTther duty in the division OF
the MISSOURI, aud Will return 10 his proper station
IN New York city.
During the absence of the chief signal officer
Capt, Samuel NJ. NILS, 9TH artillery acting signal
ohcer, WIN, by direction Of tho President, take
charge OF the onlco OF the chief signal officer AID
perform his duties.
Orders were Issued yesterday detaching all the
tour-ye0r cadets At the Naval academy and order.
ing them 70 duty on the United States steamships
Hartford Powhstan, Alliance Vandalia Galena
ana tennessee for two years sea service.
Ensign S, IT, Woodwork detached from tho
Dale ana ordered TO tho PasseiC; Passed Assistant
surgeon q. W. Deane from the Nandalia and
Ihos. q. Craig, from tho Minnesota and ordered
to the VandaliH.
Capt John b. Nixon, oath infantry, having been
found by an army retiring board incapactaled
Tor active service the leave of absence on surgeons
certificate OF disability, granted him in special
orders NO. 2A3 october "a, 1888. from this Office Is
disability.
Passed Assistant Engineer Charles II. Manning
has been placed on the retired list OF the navy
Lieut.. Commander ID, G. Woodrow has been re-
tired on turlough pay. The retiring board having
Engineer J; Van HoYenberg are not permanent
he VIII not be placed on the retired list at present
The following changes in tho stations and duties
OF ohceEs OF INC medical department arc ordeTed:
Capt Henry johnson, medical storekeeper, is
relieved from duty at the medical purveyina
depot at San Francisco, Call and will proceed 20
New York city for duty at the medical puryeying
depot in that city, relieving Capt Andrew "
Cherbonnier medical storekeeper' Capt. Cher.
BONNER, on being relieved by Capt Johnson, will
proceed TO ~. Louis Mo-, for duty at the purvey-
lug depot at s. Louis, relieving Capt. Beai Of his
duties US medical RIoTekeeper,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05
Applause for Malone.

One of the most significant incidents of the
Chicago convention was tho reception given
to Senator Malone. When, as chairman of
the Virginia delegation, he arose to announce
its vote in tho election of temporary pre-
siding officer, he was greeted with deafon-
ing applause. No man has appeared in the
convention the mention of whose name ex-
cited so much enthusiasm. Senator Malone
is an Arthur man, and largo majority of the
Virginia delegation favor the nomination of
President Arthur! but the applause was not
confined to the sections of the hall in which
the Presidents friends were seated; 1t came
from the whole convention and was a tribute
from the great republican party to the man
who dared to grapple with bourbonism and
throttle it in its hereditary stronghold.
From first to last Senator Mahones delega-
ton has been recognized as the only one that
represents the republican party of Virginia.
majority of the members of the national
committee arc supposed to favor tho nomina-
ton of Mr.. Blaine, but the committee placed
the Malone delegation on the roll as the only
delegation from Virginia entitled to recogni-
ton. Although the delegation was known to
be friendly to President Arthur, the friends
of the other candidates raised no question
as to its right to represent the repub-
lican party of Virginia, and gave it
hearty welcome. A few protested
republican papers in the north have affected
to sheer at Senator Malone as "repudiator"
unworthy of being admitted to fellowship
with republicans whose fundamental creed is
the maintenance of the public credit The
reception given to Senator Malone at Chicago
is a sufficient answer to these subsidized or.
gans of clique of spectators whose oppor.
tunites for gambling in Virginia securities
have been restricted by reodjust legislation.
As for the forlorn adventures who went
to Chicago as the representatives Of the So
called ''straightout republican party of Vir-
ginia, they seem to have been utterly ignored.
No faction has sought to increase it's strength
by proposing an alliance, or by even asking
for their admission. No candidate wants
their votes. They pretended to desire the
nomination of Mr.. Blaine, but Mr.. Blaine's
managers will have nothing to do with them.
Such of them as are republicans at heart
will fall in with the regular party organiza-
tion and assist in making Virginia repub-
lican state. Tho rest will go where they
belong-into tho bourbon camp. Tho most
conspicuous pretender in tho lot will no
doubt continue to reside in Washington
and shave tho notes of department clerks
at usurious rates, while ADLER and Drawer and
better men will fight the battles of republi-
canism in the district which he fraudulently
claims to represent in the party councils.
In tho meantime Senator Malone will devote
all his energies to carrying the state Of Virginia
for the republican candidates. If he succeeds,
the revolution which no inaugurated four
years ago will be complete, and the solid "
south will cease TO determine political con.
tests upon sectional lines, Whom this
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05
Produce Gamblers and Gambling.

Mr.. Gregston, proprietor of the Windsor
hotel, was asked, who will be nominated at
tho convention?' "Why, Blaine" said bio.
This western and northwestern country
hates Wall street, Mr.. Arthur will come
here with Wall street behind him, and you
will hear n boot and then q shout when
Blaine's name is mentioned that will satisfy
your nerves. Said /: "What do
you think about business in Chicago P"
For two years." said he, liquidation
has been going on. Only few
years ago when / wanted money l could get
$4,000 on my personal notes from one bank
There was such imitation that they begged
their customers to come aud take money
Now the same bank would give mo 3d. 500 and
no more. Don't you know" said the host,
that when you cannot get money your habits
conform to that fact2 All the institutions
have been letting people have money on all
kinds of securities, and their living has ad-
vanced according to their credit. Now these
stocks have shrunken to that point whore
they will not command any considerable
loans" Said Il Your produce gambling
here began in local operations % mo" re-
piled my friend; 'it was not until Wall
street took hold Of produce gambling that it
ever amounted TO much. They ran out the
patience of people on railroad stocks, and
took up produce gambling as something to
draw in the lower multitude. Our big opera
tors in the necessaries of life are experience
ing the same shrinkage that those who held
railroad stocks did. The very corn and pork
is becoming cheap on their hands because
they used 10 for artificial speculation"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05

DEMOCRATIC papers are outraged at tho
indgnity the republican national convention
put upon itself in eleeting Br. Lynch tenn
porary chairman. If the democrats had
been permitted to retain their hold on the reins
of government such terrible thing could
not have happened. Tho negro would not
have been allowed to vote in tho first place.
and his only use would have been as an
article of merchandise. But perhaps it
would have been best, everything considered
if tho democrats had been consulted before
Mr.. Lynch was put in nomination aud
elected. Their advice is always thankfully
received by republican conventions.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05
West virginia Fiction.

The manufacturing of bogus dispatches for
the newspapers is carried on by two or three
amateur liars in West Virginia. Ono of them
has been at tho business for ton years or
more, and his stupid fictions havo been ex-
posed many times but credulous editors con-
tinue to publish them, without any inquiry
as to their truth. These mendacious rascals
have been particularly industrious dur
ing tho past three or four weeks,
and highly reputable journals have
unwittingly given circulation to their
absurd stories. A highly wrought fiction
about an olopement in Greenbrier county is
now going tho rounds of the newspapers
which is utterly destitute of truth. The
lover and the father Of tho fugitive girl,
according to the bogus dispatches, were both
drowned as tho pursued and pursuer were
crossing tho Greenbrier river. The whole
story was pure invention. The Greenbrier
hdepondcn t has made diligent inquiry in tho
neighborhood in which the tragedy was said
to have occurred but no one could be found
who had ever heard Of II.
Another story, which obtained its first
publication in the New York Tribune somo
days ago, is equally false. 1t was TO tho effect
that three masked men came to the house of
John Carlos, on Little Mud river, called him
to the door, and when he appeared, seized
and gagged him. They searched the house
for money, but, finding none, blew out tho
poor mans brains, set fire to the house, and
disappeared. The Charleston Times says the
story is lie, without shred of
truth or fact in the whole fabric.
A few days ago sympathetic people
were panied to read of the diabolical crime of
certain James Hall, alleged to DO the
sheriff of Webster county, who was repre-
sented to havo chained his wife to rock and
left her to starve to death while no gave
himself up. to the society of an abandoned
woman. Most persons who read the story
were glad to be informed that the cruel
husband was in imminent peril of being
lynched. There has boon no lynching, how
ever, because there was nobody to lynch,
All the characters and incidents were purely
mythical. The story of the two young ladies
of Mineral county, who administered poison
to young man, and the subsequent horse
whipping of one of them, and the tarring and
feathering of the man who inflicted the
punishment, has no better foundation. 1t is
simply an absurd lie like all the rest. Yet
there are newspapers that encourage the
manufacturing of this kind of trash by pay
ing for it.
Stories like these are calculated to do o
great deal Of harm to the state in which they
are located. Newspaper readers get the
impression that there must be very low
state of civilization in communities where
these roorbacks have the sagacity to locate
them in places remote from telegraph lines
and railroads, and they thus get weeks
start before any contradiction can DO sent
after them.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05

THERE is danger sometimes of overriding
tho onc'armed soldier" business. One of the
powerful reasons advanced to show why the
national convention delegates should vote for
Powell Clayton was that it would not do to
vote against u one-armed soldier. At this
interesting juncture II printed slip conveying
this information was circulated among the
delegates 90 saw Clayton's arm amputated
at Little Rock, Ark. in 1857. Cause, acct
dental discharge of shotgun whilo hunting"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05

happens no republican in tho north or south
will sheer at him as "repudiator." Ho
will take his place at the head of the south
orn statesmen whose courage, sagacity, and
political tact have broken down the spirit of
caste and lifted up the masses Of their coun-
trymen to higher plano of freedom.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05

THERE was danger that the Blaine brass
bands, campaign songs, and clamor would
enable the Historians friends to rush him
through the convention, but happily, tho
hurrah game is blocked. If Mr.. Blaine wins
now it viii be the result of steady pull
Magnetism" and brag will not prevail
against votes.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05

The editor of the Post will relieve general
curiosity and add weight to his utterances by
taking the public into his confidence and
telling where he gets his exclusive informa-
ton that Tilden is not candidate.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05

NOMINAL value of Mr.. Fish's assets, $4,179,.
392.2S; actual value (estimated), $3.50, 59l
wind, $780, 79s.2s. Mr.. Fish should have
been president of one of Mr.. Gould's railroads,
where he would have had n better field for
the employment of his talents as a finaucier.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-05

AS an evidence Of the spontaneity of the
Gen. Sherman boom, the convention band, by
direction of the gentlemon who had charge of
tho spontaneous programme has been prac-
ticing Marching Through Georgia" for
long time. 1t was known a month
ago that Mr.. Blaine was preparing to
turn his vote over TO Con, Sherman
at the critical moment Tho sturdy old
warriors declaration that no would not allow