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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13
Personal and Peculiar.

A commissioned officer to each squad of
twelve men gives our Aspinwall army look
like ARENAS Wards army of brigadier gen.
erals.
Dumb pianos are recommended for the
use of music schools where the constant din
of practice often causes nervous headache
and impairs the musical sense. The mute
piano has full keyboard, but has no strings
nor soundingboard. 1t would be valuable
for any neighborh0od, and the practice
might be extended to mute comets, mute
brass bands and other instruments.
A late way of robbing letters is to select
those bearing several stamps, and after re-
moving which slit is cut in the envelope
and the valuables removed. The cut is
then covered up and the stamps replaced.
In letters containing money and bearing
more than one stamp the French Govern
ment recommends, in an order just issued,
that the stamps be placed on the envelope
about one-eighth of an inch apart.
The Lee sword controversy still RACES.
Col. Charles Marshalls Chief of Gen. Lees
staff, says of the meeting of Lee and Grant
at Appomattox, that when shown into the
room Gen. Grant advanced and shook hands
with Gen. Lee. The Federal Commander
was In undress uniform and without side
arms, while Gen. Lee was in full uniform.
Gen. Grant, by way of apology to Gen. Lee
for coming without his side arms, said that
his sword was with his baggage, and be-
cause of his desire to reach the place for the
conference he had fastened on in undress
uniform. This was the only allusion to a
sword that was made at the interview.
A Washington correspondent CT the New
York Independent tells the following inter-
esting anecdote of Gen. Grant: The con-
slant bulletins which sadden us so about
Gen. Grant remind me of what a little news
boy told me once, long ago. He was only
about eight years old, and, with little
brother still younger, orphaned, penniless
and friendless. They were the lonliest little
waits l ever knew Of. A kind lady found
the elder one sick, as well as hungry, and l
met him after she had helped him upward.
''How did you manage when you couldn't
sell your papersw | said one day. "Well,
sometimes when we couldn't sell off, and
hadn't even cent left fer supper, we had
to ask some knd-looking gentlemen to give
us little. We all has to do that sometimes.
An we knew who to ask very soon. We'd
never ask General Grant when he had his
cgar-'cos he'd only shake his head, and
not look at us then-but wait till he'd done,
and flung the cigar stump away, an then,
tell you, we didn't hardly ever get less'n
half dollarp' This was when Grant was
living here, while he was President, and
used to take daily walk in the avenue.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13
Current Comment.
\ VAIN LONGING.
Ninlrshrrn Hnrnld

A VAIN LONGING.
Vicksburg Herald.
We would like to see some colored Mug
wumps
COMPETITION IN THE BOSTON SHOW BUsI-
NESS.
Boston Record.
The dog show had close rival in the ex--
hibition made Thursday evening by the COM
mon council. Prizes, however, have not yet
been awarded.
MIXING UP DOMESTIC AND NATIONAL GOV
ERNMENT.
Philadelphia Call.
The White House has been without mis-
tress in her own right about one-fourth of
its existence. So it will be seen that one
fourth of the time the country has been gov
erned by men.
THE CHOLERA WILL FIND HOME IN THE
CITY OF BRoTHERLY LOVE.
Philadelphia Press.
Cholera has appeared in Spain again.
where it RACES fiercely. 1t is strange that
this pestilence should loaf around in coun-
try like Spain, when this town beckons to it
with dirty streets, impure water, imperfect
sewerage, and all the elements to make a
carnival of death.
CHOLERA AND IMPURE WATER.
New York Times.
Philadelphia will probably suffer severely
from the cholera if the disease reaches this
country. There is no medium by which
cholera is conveyed as easily and surely as
by that of impure drinking water. This fact
was strikingly illustrated by the experience
OF Italy year ago. Naples, where the wa
ter is drawn chiefly from wells that are easily
contaminated, and Genoa, where the water
furnished by the acqueduct is VIGOROUSLY
impure, were ravaged by cholera, while
Rome, which has a better water supply than
any other city in Europe, escaped the pesti-
lence, although it is distant only six hours
by rail from Naples. Even bad drainage is
less dangerous in time of cholera than is
bad water, for Florence, which has hardly
any system of drainage whatever, but which
has good water, was saved from the cholera.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

The Dominion government has promised
the Saskatchewan half-breeds that if they
will behave themselves it will see that their
grievances are redresseA Rieps rebellion
therefore has accomplished something sub
stantial already. Had the half-breeds re-
manned quiet they might have waited till
doomsday without getting even an offer Of
rndroec
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

The Lynn Bee says that Messrs. Phelps
and Endicott fairly represent the average
cultured classes in New England. The pc
culiar culture and political purity which
thrive in classical Boston is of course not
reckoned in the average.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

Esale's Honey the great Cough cure, 25c., 5oc&sf
Gienn's Sulphur soap heals beauties, csc.
GermanCOrnsemOver kills Corns & Bunions
Hills Hair and WhiskeF Dye-Black and Brown, 5Oc.
Pixies TOOthaehe Drops cure in Minute.2So
beans Rheumatie Pills are sure cure. sQc.
jan16 eod2dp&w1ynrm
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

gain time. Her replies to England's dipio-
matte notes during the recent negotiations
have been equivoca and ambiguous. Her
whole course seems to indicate that she has
not from the beginning cherished any sin
cere desire to settle this business without an
appeal to arms
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

On the whole the Prince of Wales recep-
ton in Ireland has been much more cordial
than he had any reason to expect. The
Irish people have shown more wisdom than
their leaders and have refrained from insults
which could possibly do them no good and
might do them harm,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
POWERFUL MEDICINE
BAKING POWDER.

This certifes that have examined samples of
Clevelands and the Royal Baking Powders, pur-
chased by myself of grocers in Burlington, and that
l find CLEVELAND'S BAKING POWDER rs
COMPOSED OF PURE AND HEALTHFUL
MATERIALS, properly compounded; while the
ROYAL CONTAINS AS AN ADULTERATION
OR IMPURITY AN AMMONIA COMPOUND.
The use of Ammonia compounds in such a prepa-
ration I regard as injurious, as they powerful
medicines and do not serve as food in any way.
The Royal, contrary to the representation of its
manufacturers, contains Tartrate of Lime.
find, moreover, that C1eve1ands Baking Powder
is OF considerably greater strength than the Royal,
both samples being equally fresh
Burlington, VT, Aug. 49, 1884.
A f SABIN,
State Chemist and Professor of Chemistry University
Vermont and State Agricultural College.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

The Hon. Charles W. Slack who has
just died filled the Office which the Hon.
Eben F. Pillsbury has been begging for.
Perhaps Mr.. Pillsbury will get it now, though
if be does he will be likely to be overhauIed
by the Senate next winter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

Vest and Cockrell of Missouri and Beck
and Blackburn OF Kentucky, all Democrats,
are not on speaking terms with the Presi-
dent. BY Fall unless clean sweep comes
the majority of the Democratic party will
not speak to him, nor of him without curse
runrda
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

The Dominion Parliament doesn't want
the present fishery agreement with the
United States renewed, or,to speak more &C
curately, says it doesn't. The United States
certainly doesn't. We have built up Cana
dian fisheries long enough.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

1t is rumored that underground Demo-
cratic wires are being very carefully laid for
the nomination of Mr.. Daniel Manning for
governor of New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

A little taffy now and then is relished by
the best of men, provided it be of the proper
variety; but President Cleveland is not to
the man to enjoy the kind that several Dem
ocratlc and Mugwump journals are bestow-
ing upon him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

Miss Sweet still holds the fort-otherwise
called the pension office in Chicago-and it
is altogether probable that Commissioner
Black will abandon his attempt to freeze her
out,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

Events in Utah have now formed an OPP
portunity for the present administration to
distinguish itself by following out line of
Republican policy and working reform de-
manded by civilization at the nations laws.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

If war is declared between England and
Russia unless the greatest vigilance is exer-
cised on the part of our government the
United States at the close of it will have
some Alabama claims to pay. Undoubtedly
frequent attempts on behalf of Russia will
be made to fit out cruisers in our ports to
prey on English commerce, and it will re-
quire the strictest watch on the part of the
authorities to prevent their being successful.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13
4 II e Il r Il s s.
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 10.

We do not read anonymous letters and commm-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
al cases Indispensable, not necessarily for pubca-
ton but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
nunieationa that arc not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

The name of the Russian foreign minister
who was to stop the Russian advance is M:
de Giers Satirical poets will soon find out
that it can be made to sound like jeeIs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

Among the horrors of the Afghan war will
be the names of the Russian generals. Some
of them would make FIST rate ammunition
to fire at the English.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

Russia is buying American vessels to rein
force her navy. Bath coal schooners COM
mand the highest prices.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13


Court of Insolvency for the County of Cumberland
''"'e u "iaine' April 4, A. ID. 1885.
IN case OF ANSEL @. TUCKER, Insolvent Debtor
FstHlS Is to give notice, that on the fourth day
= Ol ApIll, a. ID. 1855. warrant in Insolvency
was issued oy Henry c. Peabody Judge Of the Court
OF insolvency for said County Of Dumb erland
against the estate of said
@ANSEL C. TUCKER, Of Cane Elizabeth.
adjudged to be Insolvent Debtor. on petition Of
sald Debtor which petition was fled on the
terest on claims is to be computed
nd dnat the payment Of any debts to or by said
DeDtoI, AM the transfer and delivery Of any
property by him are forbidden BY law
Ihat meeting Of the creditors Of said Debtor, TO
psove thelr debts and choose or more assgnees
TO be holden at Probate Court Room in said Port
lanu, on the twentieth day OF April, A. ID. 1885,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
Given under my hand the date first above written.
Ii. X. SARGENT
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger OF the Court Of In
solvency for said County Of Cumberland
apr6&13
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
City of Portland.
CITY OF PORTLAND,
Assessors Notice.


iHE Assessors of the City Of Portland hereby give
city that they will be in session every secular day
from the first to the fifteenth day of April next in
elusive, 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 receiv
ing lists OF the polls and estates taxable in said CITY
And all such persons are hereby notified to make
and bring TO said Assessors true and perfect lists
OF all their polls and estates, real and personal or
held by them as guardian, executor administrator
trustee or otherwise the first day of April 1855
and be prepared to make oath to the truth of the
same.
And when estates of persons deceased have been
divided during the past year, or 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 theHta assessed
although such estate has been wholly distributed
and paid over.
And any person who neglects to comply with this
notice Will Dc doomed to tax according to the laws
of the State, and be barred of the rights to make
application to the assessors or che County, Commits
St0aers for any abatement of his taxes unless he
shows that he was unable to offer such lists within
the time hereby appointed
Blank schedules will be furnished at the Asses
sors Office on application.
R55-ln no case where the Assessors have been
put to the disagreeable necessity of making doom
will the possession of Government bonds 6T deposits
in the Savings Banks be allowed as a plea in miti-
CATION Of such doom.
STEPHEN AIARSH.l
JOHN W. YORK, Assessors
VIM. o. FOX,
marSl dl5t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

The Amer of Afghanistan is growing res
tive because the English troops have not al
ready been put in motion. The Ameer's al
lance with England was made probably
simply because it appeared to be the most
favorable that was then offering. A con-
siderable part of his subjects sympathize
with the Russians and he probably would
not hesitate long to abandon the English and
ally himself with Russia if England showed
any signs of weakness. To maintain her
present relations with the Afghans therefore
it is necessary for the English to act prompt
ly and decidedly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-13

The election in some of the Chicago wards
seems to have been little more than farce.
The entire machinery was in the control of
Democra &c roughs and protests on the part
of Republicans were pretty sure to subject
the men who uttered them to severe physical
punishment There was practically no him
drance to the most shameless repeating and
ballot box stufing. 1t looks as if Chicago
could only be rescued from the hands of the
gamblers and thieves by some stringent
enactments on the part of the State legisla-
ture. Unfortunately that body at present is
SO evenly divided that nothing can be ac-
complished at present.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-08-08
DIED IN PRISON..

A Much Married No Account Russian Count
Ends His Days In the Ohio Penitentiary.
COLUMBUS, O., Aug "a noted con-
vict died in the State prison here yester-
day. His name, or rather the name
under which he was sentenced, was
Charles NeuviIle He was sent from
Toledo last December for seven years for
bigamv. His father was an Englishman
and his mother Russian Countess. He
was a young man when he came to
America, and he had not been long in this
cour:ry before he married fifteen differ
ent women. The last one was daughter
of Charles J. Whitney, wealthy resi-
dent of Detroit and then manager of the
Standard Theater, Chicago. With this
young lady he eloped to Toledo. His
usual plan was to persuade minister to
marry him in some illegal manner and in
this last case he urged that as defense,
but the court would not allow it. He
won the affection of Miss Whitney while
employed as her fathers coachman.
He had been sick tor about two weeks
with intermittent fever, and few days
ago told the Warden that his real name
was Charles Edward Neuville Cen
sivieski, his Russian title being count.
He always claimed he had but one wife,
and that he was always true to her. She
lives at Peterboro, Ontario, and the
Warden has telegraphed to her the news
of his death.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-08-08
ANOTHER SENSATION.

Lord Chief Justice Coleridge of England
Compelled to Marry American Lady
at the Muzzie of Breach of Promise Suit.
LONDON, August 3.-London society,
which has recently been kept at fever
heat by a succession of sensational dis
closures affecting some of it's leading
members, is again convulsed by the an
nouncement that Lord Chief-Justice
Coleridge is about to figure as the bride
groom in hastily arranged wedding, the
bride being a young and handsome
American lady whom Lord Cole
ridge met on board the steamer
while returning from the United States
some months ago. The acquaintance on
shipboard was continued in London, and
eliminated ID an offer of marriage by the
Chief Justice, which was promptly ac-
cepted OF late, it is said, his lordship's
ardor has considerably cooled, and efforts
have been made upon his part to cancel
the marriage engagement. The lady
refused to be cast OF, and threat
ened to bring action for breach
of promise unless Lord Coleridge should
name an early day for the fulfllment OF
the promises. Lord Coleridge's sons are
said to be intensely agitated over the al
fair, and even his daughter, whose love
affair with the Barrister Adams Is still
fresh in the minds of all, il terribly angry
that her father should lower his dignity
to the extent pf marrying en American.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-08-08
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS,

ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND has de-
cided that there is no law authorizing In.
dians to lease their lands for grazing pur-
poses.
A MEETING was held at Philadelphia on
the 1st to raise $1,000 to help build a chapel
for the University of Virginia.
Mr.. S. S. Cox, the United States Minis
ter, has been specially instructed to re.
sumo negotiations for a modification of the
Turkish tariffs on American exports.
THE Illinois Central Railroad Company
has purchased "a, 900 acres of land in Yazoo,
Holmes, Carroll, Lefiore and Grenada
counties, Miss.
MRS. ASH, living near Cabot, Ark, gave
birth to four healthy and well-formed boys
on the 30th.
A CYCLONE swept a path 200 yards in
the Sd. Houses, mills and bridges were
carried away; trees were blown half a
mile. A large freight train with all brakes
down was blown a mile along the track.
CATERPILLARs have appeared in the cot.
ton fields in several counties of South Car
olina, and the boil worm in one or two.
Unless their ravages are great the crop
will be the largest for years.
BY Indian Inspector Armstrong; census
of the Chey ennes and Arapahoes the pop
ulation of the tribes was found to be 2,167
and 1907 respectively. They have been
drawing rations for ten years for 3,769 and
2,19S members respectively. The saving in
beef and -four alone by the new census is
$105, 200 year.
The fire losses in the United States and
Canada during July were $9,000,000, an in
crease of one-third over the average July
fires for the past ten years. During the
seven months of the present year the fire
loss has been $60,000,000.
THE existence of cholera in Marseilles,
France, is now officially admitted and y
deaths were reported on the 4th. Horror
prevails over the prospect of repetition OF
lastyear's experience.
THE convention of Southern cottOn-mill
owners did nothing beyond advising the
three.
AT Palmyra, Ohio, on the 9TH, John Jones
shot Mrs. Charles Mervin five times ano
then killed himself.
AN effort is being made by Democrats TO
secure the removal, if possible, OF the gov
ernment officials in Little Rock, Ark, VINO
were appointed during the regime OF sx'
Senator Powell Clayton.
PACKING at the chief points from March
to August 8, is shown as follows; CHI
cagc, 1,73O,O00 hogs; Kansas City, $4,000;
st. Louis, l23, 900; Cincinnati, 68,OO0; Mil
waukee, 10000; Indianapolis, 126,OW;
Cedar Rapids, $4,000; Cleveland $1,000;
Rochester, N. ", 5000.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-08-08
CYCLONE SWEPT.

The Delaware River at Philadelphia the
Scene of "a Terrific Cyclone-Six Hundred
Houses Wrecked in PhiIadelphia and
Thousand at Camden, n. Jan Excur-
sion Steamer Demolished-Many Casual
ties.
PHILADEL PHIA, Pa, August About
half-past three O'Clock Yesterday after
noon the eastern shore of the Delaware
River in the neighborhood of Gloucester,
N. j., was struck by cyclone. The
wind storm struck up the Camden shore
to short distance this side of Burling-
ton, and then crossing the river, proceed
ed on its narrow course through the farm
lands of Pennsylvania. The sight wit
messed from the business houses on Del
aware avenue was pronounced one of the
most terrorizing ever seen in this
part of the country. A dense, leaden-
hued cloud, like twisting column Of
smoke, rose into the air, as though dis
charged from the water, and flying along
in northwesterly course, carried every
thing down before it.
The excursion steamer Major Reybold,
on her way down the river with about
one hundred excursionists, was struck
by the cyclone just off Greenwich
Point, and wrecked in q terrible
manner. The cyclone coming from the
Southeast struck her on the port side.
She careened heavily and almost went on
her beam ends. The passengers were
thrown to the deck, and terrible scene
of confusion ensued. The port side
cabin was torn to pieces, and the fly
ing timbers struck men aud women down
and many were severely injured. Cap
tain Eugene Reybold and Pilot Emory
Townsend were in the pilot-house, and
when the full force of the wind struck
the boat, the pilot-house was blown of
with the two men in it. Captain Rey-
bold was picked up by the tug James,
but Pilot Townsend was drowned.
William Grassmer, of Salem, N. j.,
passenger on board the boat, was struck
on the head by piece OF timber and
fatally injured. Andrew Arthur, another
passenger, was blown from the upper to
the lower deck and badly bruised about
the head. The Reybold was towed to
her wharf at the foot Of Arch street,
where she now lies nearly dismantled
hulk. The pilot-house, cabin roof, smoke
stacks and everything movable on board
of the boat was blown overheard.
The cyclone struck three buildings OF
the Pennsylvania Salt Works at Green
wich Point, unroofing and otherwise
badly damaging them. Three men were
badly injured.
The steamer Peerless, of the Glouces-
ter Ferry, was struck and part OF her
upper decks carried away, but no one
was injured.
In Camden, on the Jersey side, and at
Kensington, in the northeastern section
of the city, on this side of the river, the
damage by the cyclone is very great. 1t
is estimated that one thousand houses
in Camden and six hundred in Kensing-
ton were demolished or badly damaged.
The damage to property can not be esti-
mated, but will probably reach one mil
lion dollars. Five persons have been
reported killed and about one hundred
injured, number of whom can not re-
cover.