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The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23

Rarely has New England seen so successful
railroad management as Mr.. Charles P
Clark's management Of the New York & New
England railroad has been. Two years ago
when he took charge Of the road it was not
earning one-half its fixed charges, it's stock
was almost worthless, its first mortgage
seven per cent. bonds did not bring par,
while its six per cent. bonds of the same
mortgage were down to so, and its second
mortgage bonds did not command half that
sum. Today the road is earning all but a
small percentage of its fixed charges, its
stock is worth 3S, its seven per cent bonds
1913, its six per cent. bonds 113, its second
mortgage bonds par, or nearly that. The
floating debt has almost all been provided for,
and the road will probably be turned over to
the stockholders in thirty days. This won
derful change has been accomplished by cut
ting off the improbable traffic of the road
and reducing expenditures. At the begin
ming Mr.. Clark's policy encountered very
strong opposition, and the croakers said he
would ruin the road. But he persisted in it,
and the result has indicated his judgment
and placed him in the front rank of the rail-
road.managers of the country.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23
THE FoRTY-NlNTH CONGRESS.

The Forty-ninth Congress assemblies just
two weeks from today. There is no reason
why it should not get to work promptly and
keep at work industriously and usefully.
There will be no delay over, organization mas
much as there is no opposition to theielecton
of Mr.. Carlisle to the Speakership, and the re-
moteness of the session from national cam
paign will to large extent shut out politi-
cal man9uvering which occupies so much of
the time of session Immediately preceding
Presidential canvass. The record of the
last House was one which it is to be hoped
will not be duplicated by this one Almost
no useful legislation was had, though there
were plenty of important questions that de-
manded treatment. The first session was
: frittered away in a windy debate on the tar
iff which served no better purpose than to
show hopeless difference of opinion on the
subject in the Democratic party. In the Sec
ond session nothing was done, for fear that
something might be done to diminish the
chances of the Democracy in the National
canvass.
One of the first questions which the House
at the coming session will have to grapple
with will be proposition to change the rules
of the House so as to diminish the power of
the appropriations committee. A reform in
this direction, it seems to us, is sadly needed
With the rules as they are now the chairman
of the appropriations committee is little less
than dictator. Inasmuch as the appropri-
alton bills are always entitled to precedence
he can, if he is SO disposed, use them as so
many trigs to stop all legislation which
does not meet his approval Mr.. Randall
used them in this way in the last House,
not covertly but avowedly, and the House
could not help itself. 1t needs no argu-
ment to show that legislative body
ought not to be so completely at the mercy of
one man, or one committee. The object of
rules is to facilitate business, not to obstruct
1t, and when it is found that they do the lat
ter they should be changed
Precisely In what way the rules should be
changed admits of differences of opinion.
One proposition which seems to have consid-
cradle support is to divide the appropriation
bills among different committees, and not, as
at present, commit them all to one committee.
There is much to be said in favor Of such a
change. 1t is quite obvious that no one COM
mittee can give that careful attention to
these bills that they are entitled to- Conse-
quently many of them are hastily considered
and reported late in the session and rushed
through, with the House ignorant of a large
part of their contents. Besides, the appro-
priations committee cannot have that knowl-
edge of the needs of the different branches
of the service which the committees that
supervise these different branches are pos
sessed Iof. The committees on naval af-
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23

Ex-President Hayes has written the Presi-
dent asking that as personal favor the
present postmaster at Paramount, w. Va,
be reappointed. Applications for the posi-
ton are numerous, but Mr.. Cleveland tells
them that Mr.. Hayes is an ex-President
and his request should be respectfully con-
sidered." A howl from ''the boys" and the
New York Sun is expected.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23

Mr.. Joseph G. Mackin, late professor of
zine work" in Chicago, and a very distin-
guished professor of his art he was too. is
now stone cutter in the Illinois penitentia-
ry at Joliet There is no doubt that if some
of the other Chicago professors of fine
work" continue to practice the art they too
may become stone cutters.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23

The latest scheme to raise money for the
Grant monument is by the sale of medals
bearing the likeness of Gen. Grant 1t is to
be hoped if the monument is ever built
everything that will throw any light on the
ways in which money was raised will be
buried beneath its base. Future generations
will be much less impressed if they know
the devices that had to be resorted to to
huild it,
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23

Tammany Hall had what may very ap-
propriately be called a elbow OUT the other
night over its recent triumph The braves
were all there in full war paint and feathers
The speeches were full of covert sneers
at the national administration. One
sachem shouted, at is not for Tammany to go
to the administration, let the administration
come to u.s." Another named Gov. Hill as
the new Tilden of the Democracy and
prophesied still higher honors for him in the
future Another declared that he for one
was not afraid of the administration .
Another pointed with pride to the fact that
he had always been Democrat without
hair or feather or suspicion of mugwump-
cry" And all this shouting and much
more of the same kind was over victory
that the President contributed $1,000 and his
vote to help bring about. The President
must be convinced by this time that he made
poor investment
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23

Lively times are promised on the Penob-
scot. Chairman Brown has candidate for
The Bangor postoffce, Mr.. Bass of the Com
mercial another and the Democratic city
committee another.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23

John W. Bookwalter who once ran as a
Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio,
and who, notwithstanding this fact, knows
something about politics, says that "a Re-
publican may win the Presidency on protec-
tion, Democrat never. Republicanism is
protection
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20.

We do not read anonymous letters and commun-
cations The name and address of the writer are
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pub
LEGATION but as guarantee of good faith
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23

Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island wants to
see the suppressed ballot question kept be-
fore the public, but he believes that the issue
upon which the future success of the Repub-
lican party depends is protection. Why not
both?
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23

Sterling, who failed to get the position
of weigher in the New York custom house,
has been made happy. Gov. Hill has APP
pointed him portwarden of New York, a
good fat office. When the ''boys" ''whoop-
ed 'er up for Hill they evidently made no
mistake. Sterling is thoroughly disreputable.
His business has been making drunkards,
but he was one of Boss McLaughlin's
ward workers, and that was recommendation
enough for Hill
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23

There seems to be no doubt in spite of the
effort to suppress the truth, that the Seryian
invasion of Bulgaria that begun so gayly and
proceeded so glibly for few days, has
met very severe check, and that King Milan
is beginning to wish himself and his army
back where they started from. The Bulgari-
ans have proved better fighters than was an
ticipated, and Prince Alexander seems to be
every inch soldier The weather is grow
ing cold and the Balkans will soon be
blocked with snow so that King Milan will
soon have to contend with the elements, a
more obstinate and relentless foe than the
Bulgarians. Turkey also manifests a dispo-
stion to assist the Bulgarians, if the powers
will permit her to. 1t begins to look there
fore as if the Servians would be ready pref
ty soon to submit to a restoration of the
status quo before they began their march to
Sophia, as the best way out of bad scrape.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23
BkTCHEL0R'S GEL LIBERATED HAIR DYE

First-cIass storage for Flour, Fish,
Cotton and other merchandise in the
Portland Sugar House. warehouse re-
ceipts given. Otis Brothers elevator.
Lowest rates of Insurance. Apply to
J. s. DOUGLASS, Agent,
iy1Adtf No. 297 Commercial Street.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23
CURRENT COM WENT
A COLD COINCIDENCE.
ATooop TaIaoranh

The time for the Democrats to buy listers
has arrived, and the large majority of offices
are filed with Republicans. The attention
of the administration is called to this sugges-
five coincidence.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23
WHO DOOMED ROACH T?
Chicago Inter-Ocean.

The New York Sun says s'Roach is down
and the Secretary of the Navy has given him
a chance to get up again" Almost any high
wayman will allow a fellow to do that after
he has sand bagged him and gone through
his pockets. Who ''downed" Roach any way
so as to arouse the generous spirit of Whit
ney2
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23
DOES NOT BELIEVE IT.
Concord Monitnr

Senator Mitchell Of Oregon is talented
man and radical Republican, and the idea
that he has made any trade with the Demo-
Gratis by which they are to profit is secuted
by all who know him.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23
SENATOR HAwLEY SPEAKS.
Hartford Cnnrant. 3.

These gentlemen are not merely Republi-
can senators but senators of the United
States, and the nominations that are pres
emily to be submitted to them for their adj
vice and consent are the nominations of the
treat these nominations precisely as they
treated those of Mr.. Cleveland's predecess-
ors. Some will very likely provoke criticism
some will very probably be rejected; but the
Senate, in the discharge of its duty under
in each case, and viii confirm honest and ca
pable men without regard to their politics.
1t is not at all unlikely that discussion may
arise as to some removals, but it will be quite
free, we are confident, from any admixture
ate will treat President Cleveland's nominal
tions precisely as it treated President Ar
thurs.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23
A HILL AND LEE DINNER.
Albany journal.

The alliance of Gov. Hill and Governor
elect Fitz Hugh Lee for the campaign of
1888 is to be formally ratified at a dinner to
be given to them at the Union Club in New
''the treason-stained saddle and health
to 'the spokesman" the cup should pass
merrily round the board-yet we fancy there
may prove to be slip between it and the
lip that lisps Hill-Lee ticket for the next
Presidential election.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-23

Here in Virginia, notwithstanding all the
sectional appeals and infammatory cries
raised against Sherman, Foraker and others,
with their alleged ''bloody shirt" it is GER
tain that precisely where these appeals and
cries were expected to have most effect they
utterly failed-in the white sections and
countless; and it is equally sure that wher-
ever our candidates and canvassers most
loudly, persistently and boldly proclaimed
the gospel of a free ballot, against Bourbon
fraud and force, precisely there we made
our gains, despite all the false clamors, frau
dulent tricks and bulldozing methods of the
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that ON the 9th day of
July, 1885, the Board Of Public Works determined
to construct sewer from the intersection of
Newark Avenue and Eighth Street through
Eighth Street to Monmouth Street,
with a branch main sewer running through
Brunswick street to bixta street; Through Sixth
street TO and connecting with the sewer now
built in Sixth street at Monmouth street.
Notice is also given that on the 18th day Of
October, 1885, tha Commissioner of Assessment
tled their preliminary sketch with the Board of
Pqolie Works, sh9Wing what preperty viii prob.
benefit to each lot or parcel Of land. Also the
amount of assessment per foot of frontage to said
Improvement and the same is now open to public
inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Board
of Public Works. Notice is also given that the fol-
lowing streets or avenues or particular sections
thereof are included in the assessment namely:
Eighth street from Bridge street to Monmouth
street, Pay6hia ayenn fr6m point $50 feet west Of
Division street to Brunswick street, Seventh street
from Newark avenue to Brunswick street; Sixth
street from point 100 feet east Of Division street
100 feet south of Seventh street to Pavona avenue
Brunswick street from a point 100 feet south of
Sixth street to 400 feet north Of Eighth street.
And that the 18TH day Of NoyembeF. 1885,. at 4
o'clock P. A., and the meeting rooms Of
the Board of Public Works. are hereby fixed as the
time and place, when and where the Board Of
Public Works will meet to hear parties interested
in said application and all remonstrances against
the said improvement, that may be presented in
writing.
BY order of the Board of Public Works.
THOMAS JACOB, Clerk.
Dated Jersey city. Oct. %. 1854. Tp25-2w
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25
CORPORATION NOTICES.
NOTICE no CONTRACTORS.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
y the office Of the Board of Public Works on the
9th day of NOVEMBER. 1885, at o'clock
P. NJ,
for the construction Of 9 main sewer in Avenue
E, from the centre line of Hoboken avenue to o
point distant rs feet east Of the east line Of lands
owned by Albert n Brown. thence running south
erly and parallel with the east line OF lands owned
by Albert N. Brown, and distant Is feet therefrom
to low water mark in Few York bay. in accordance
the Chief Engineer. corner Of Jersey avenue and
Mercer street. where blank forms Of bid and agree
ment OF surety must be obtained.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES:
Abont $50 cubic yards masonry.
About 10000 feet M. Of pine timber.
About $500 pounds iron bolts.
About 400 pounds iron spikes.
About $40 lineal feet 60inch sewer circular brick.
About $50 lineal feet 42-inch sewer oval brick.
About 800 lineal feet Of So inch iron pipe.
About new receiving basins.
About 40 cubic yards concrete
About 1850 cubic yards rock excavation.
Time for completion 100 working days.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envelopes.
Endorsed proposals for construction OF main
sewer in the Greenvie section of Jersey City. and
directed to j. H. Keeney, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers and handed 10 the
Clerk of the Board in open meeting when called
for in the order of business relating to sealed pro-
posals.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids il deemed for the best interests of the city
to do.
No city official will be received as surety.
BY order of the Board of Public Works.
THOMAS JACOB, Clerk.
Dated Jersey City. Oct. %. 1885, oc2t5 ct
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

CEALEB PROPOSALS Will. BIS RECEIyED Az
y the Office of the Board of Public Works on the
9th day of NOVEMBER, 1885, at o'clock
P. NJ,
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the 9th day of Octo
Der, 1885. the Commissioners Of Assessment nled
in the Office of the clerk of the Board OF Public
Works their final assessment map and report for
the improvement of
Hutton Street between Palisade Avenue
and Central Avenue,
by grading to the established grade cuphing and
resetting curb ON each side thereof. laying new
blue stone tagging four feet wide each sidewalk,
and relaying old flags where necessary; paving the
carriage way with Belgian block pavement and re-
laying old crosswalks and laying new blue stone
crosswalks where necessary. And the same is now
open to public inspection in the office of the clerk
OF said Board; and notice 10 also given that the
following streets or avenues or particular streets
thereof as included in said assessment. Hutton
street from Central avenue to Palisade avenue:
Webster avenue to point $50 feet south of Hutton
street to point 259 feet north Of Hutton street;
Sherman avenue on the east side from point $50
feet south of Hutton street; to point 800 feet
north of Hutton street; Hutton street on the west
side fro m point SIT feet south Of Hutton street
to point 2l5 feet north of Hutton street; Hancock
and Cambridge avenues from 2 point 275 feet
south of Hutton street. TO point 2l4 feet north Of
Hutton street And that tho 18th day Of Noyen,
Der, 1885, at 1 O'Clock =. NJ, and the meet
ing room of the Board of Public Works. are hereby
fixed as the time and place, when and where the
Board of Pablo Works will meet 10 hear. con-
slider and adjudicate upon all objections 10 said
assessment and rapport All objections thereto must
be presented in writing.
BY order Of the Board of Public Works.
THOMAS JACOB Clerk
Dated Jersey City, Oct b. 1885. Io242w
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25
PHYSICIAN.
PHYSICIAN.
PHYSICIAN
CANCERS
Can Be Cured Without Fail

the practice of all numbskulls decry physician who
adveres And why? Simply because it has been drilled
the mind Of the public that beneath the dignity Of phy
may and eventually die but according to the
strict code they must their rather
remedies they may die but they assist the advertising
physician to break that code Fools tell the sufferers that they
must not attempt to be relieved by experienced physician
who have spent half his life perfect which have until
the time baed all the great medical skill that has gone
fore And why? Because he dvertises Because he does
the code Because he his patients Let every
in the State Jersey acqain himself with the fact that
Dr. E. G. JONES CAN CURE CANCER If they willing
to let their patients die under their noses, then
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25
FOR SALE.
WANTED.
Advertisements Under This Head One Cent Word

i and hats made and trimmed in first class
order. Ladies own materials used. Prices reason
able. MRS. STONE, 587 Jersey avenue.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25

WANTED-Men and women to start new bus
w moss at their homes, easily learned in an
hour; l0c. to SOC. an hour made day time or even
ing. Send loo. for "a samples and package Of
material to commence york on. Address Ameri-
can Supply Co., Albany, n. z.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25

T. NJ,
for the construction of branch main sewer from
the intersection of the centre line of Hooker ave
nue. and Avenue Z; through Avenue E, to Linpen
avenue and through Linden avenue to the centre
of the Old Bergen Road. according to plans and
specifications on file in the Office of the Chief
Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
street. where blank forms Of bid and agreeme mt
of surety must be obtained.
About 1880 lineal feet AZ inch sewer oval brick.
ABOUT 1890 lineal feet 36-inch sewer oval brick.
About $50 1ihear feet iainGh sewer yitriied pipe.
About II new receiving basins.
About 10 cubic yards concrete.
About 1900 cubic yarks rock excavations.
Time for completion, $50 working days.
The making of the above Improvement and
award Of the contract therefor will be subject to
the remonstr&nce Of the oWnsrs of the ppopery
liable 70 more than one-haalf Of TIE asssssment
therefor,
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envelopes
endorsed proposals for branch main sewer in
Avenue and Linden avenue. and directed to j.
W. Keeney, Chairman of the Committee on Streets
and Sewers, and handed TO the Clerk of the Board
in open meeting, when called for in the order of
business relating to sealed proposals.
The Board RESERVES the right to reject any or all
bids if deemed for the best interest of the city
to do No city official will be received as surety.
By order of the Board of Public Works.
THOMAS JACOB, Clerk.
Dated Jersey City Oct. %, 1885. 'o22- 2w
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25

First PrecinctA At Shippsrt's barber shop. 800 Pal
SADIE avenue. Bounded as follows: North by centr Q
Line OF Franklin street. produced from Central
tral avenue from Franklin STREET to Jefferson
avenue; south by centre line of jefferson avenue.
produced to Hoboken avenue and by the centre
city line.
Second Precinct-At 68 franklin street. Bounded
- follows: North by centre line Of Bowers street.
produced east from Central avenue to city lines;
west by centre line OF Central avenue from Bow
ers street 70 franklin street. south by centre line
of Franklin street. produced east to city line: east
by the city line.
Third Precinct---At IS Congress street, Bounded
as follows: North by centre line Of Paterson
Plankroad, produced east to city line; west bv
centre line OF Central avenue, from Paterson Plank
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, IS

commencing at seven o'clock in the morning and
Closing At seven o'clock in the evening" and that at
said election the following named officers to be
elected by ballot
son. -
the Assembly Districts.
And notice is hereby further given. that the fol-
lowing named places for election and boundaries
of election precincts at which the Boards of Eec-
ton shall meet and said election shall be held
have been appointed and adopted by the Board OF
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25
DROPPED DEAD.

Ded OF Heart Disease So said the jury you
afflicted with symptoms Of HEART DISEASE should not
hesitate to consult Dr. JONES' He has had wonderful in
the treatment of all diseases of the heart DO NOT DELAY lest
SUDDEN DEATH upon you like thief in the night
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-04-03
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

WILLIAM SHIELDS. appointed fostmas-
ter of Westminster. Pa. by President Ar
thur March .. committed .uicii. on the
9Th 10y drowning. He was an old man and
had been greatly worried over the in;Ti-
cate duties Of his office.
FRANK CorTRILL. the actor. while tenn
porarily insane, hanged himself at Harris
willie, West Virginia.
CARTER II. HARRISON was nominated
Mayor of Chicago by acclnmation.
CONGRESSMAN THoCKMpRToS was re-
ported seriously i'll at Mckinney, Tex,
having grown worse since his return from
Washington.
THE President sent in the name OF Sam
uel 5. Cox, Of New York, for the Turkish
Mission.
PROF. OTTO SCHUYLER, director of the
I.iederkrhnz Singing Sorie;y at Louis
Vile. Ky, and a well known musician and
composer, died tho other night Of blood
poisoning caused by cutting a corn on his
foot.
THE Republicans Of Kansas City nouiha-
ted John a. Duncan for Mayor.
GENERAL ASsoN STAGER, who for some
time had been suffering from numerous
complaints, including Bright's disease, died
at Chicago on the 10Th.
JOHN W. MOORE was nominated by the
Democrats for Mayor of Kansas City.
j. q. HYATT. one of the inventors Of cel-
luloid, and formerly n newspaper owner
and Sheriff of Henry County, Ill, died in
Florida recently.
G~ENERALJoE JOHNSTON. the e1-Confede-
rate General, was nominated by the Presi-
dent for Commissioners Of Railroads. FIX
Governor Coleman, editor of tn. EurIi
U"rid. of st. Louis, was also nominated
for Commissioner OF Agric Ilture.