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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-06-07
SPORTING NEWS.
The Champion Swimmer of England
wants to Jump off Brooklyn Bridge.

NEW YORK, June 7.-William Metcalf of
Manchester, England, the champion swim
mer of the Clyde, who has won numerous
matches and accomplished several wonder
full diving feats, arrived from England few
days ago. Metcalfs visit to this country is
to meet all comerS in a swimming contest
from one to ten miles, and attempt to dive
from any height under $50 feet where water
is deep enough. He called at the Police Ga
zette Office yesterday, to ascertain what ar
rangementS he could make with Richard K
Fox to dive off Brooklyn Bridge. He was
informed that it was against the law to make
the attempt and Mr.. Fox explained how Cd
lum lost his life. But Metcalf, who appears
to be full of pluck, said he had a patent con-
trivanee whereby he could make the dive in
safety. All persuasion appeared fruitless
and the famous English diver stated that he
would make the attempt in spite of every
body and at all hazards, on July 16. He
would attempt the feat sooner he said, but
his apparatus would not arrive from Eng
land where they are being manufactured.
Metcalf stands feet,7 inches in height,
weighs $50 pounds and is 2S years of age. He
left challenge yesterday and deposit of
500 with Richard K. Fox, offering to dive
against any man in America from 10 to $50
feet; go-as-y -you-please, for $500 or $1,000 a
side, or swim any man in America from one
to ten miles for the same amount On Satur-
day Che swan four miles, starting from the
steamboat Brennan at the foot of 26tn street,
to Wards Island and back in l hour and 30
minutes. Metcalf appears to be determined
to dive from the bridge, and there is every
reason to believe that he will make an at
tempt on July 10th.
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CORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

PublisheS3rn = Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND f 5HING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE o1sEET, PoRTL AND, ME.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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THE SOCIALISTS.

Developments In Washing
ton Territory.
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BowDoINs.

Earned runS-BOWd0lnS, q flISt DdSo on
errors NBowdojns. o; NJ s. C's, IL. Struck out
Bowdoins. Is; NJ. S. C's. 10. Passed balls.Moul-
ton, 4; Rogers, 4. Umpire-Harry Oxley OF
Bangor.
STANDING OF COLLEGE CLUBS.
The following is the standing Of the clubs
~ r-4s-aoItorx;o+o 7 aoc,tta .tr, IN date.
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OTHER GAMES SATURDAY.

OTHER GAMES SATURDAY.
At Boston-Bostons, 10; Kansas Citys, T.
Errors-Bostons, 1S; Kansas Citys, II.
At lPhiladelphia-De 3; Philadel-
phias, o. Base hits-Detroits, 10; Philadel-
phias, 6. Errors-Detroits, 6; Philadelphias,
seven.
At Washington-W -Washingtons, s; st. Louis,
4. Base ts-Washingtons, 10; ST. Louis, TO-
Errors Washingtons, 6; st. Lsuis, 6.
At New York-Chicagos, 4: New Yorks, o.
Base hits-Chicagos, Z; New Yorks, g.
Errors Chicagos, 7; New Yorks, Z.
AT Bangor Maine State College, 10; Bow
doins, 9.
At Brunswick Bates, Z; Colbys, 4.
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,o,.. >, o o o o
AaiioNNS'
roto,s ...35 a ~ Is
Ao''i'' BATES.
Larrabee, RI

Earned rqnsaBates;C ;Cobys sOS &. First base On
SasnBates Sa Total balls c1edgnde5%dpo
Goodwin stTusth strses HSsgsS esSsdo Under
Good Sy SOcaw, G6o6in d r. Passed balls-PuIsfsr 2
stGsF ss SSSyNH yNef9is9n XII Tr'nf game
lnaSser, S ilikeI, ,in1,tes Unprecedented Coyne
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-26
Mathew Arnold on the Gladstone Bill

"This time is a very serious crl.
sis in English history" remarked
Mr.. Arnold. "Wbat do / think
will be the outcome of the present
struggled | believe that ii the
Chamberlain, the Harrington and
the Goschen factions would unite
and produce a local government
bill for Ireland which should be
free from the dangers and defects
of the Gladstone bill, 1t wonld re-
ceive warm support. Every
body ought to have Home Rule,
but the idea ofan Irish Parliament,
as embodied in Mr.. Gladstone's
measure, would be an element of
great danger. 1t would be just
like having Southern Congress
in this country as well as the
present one. 1t would always be
dangerous. The Irish, like the
Southerners here, have a natural
taste for politics, and they would
be anxious to make themselves
conspicuous. In case there was a
Russian or Austrian complication
the Irish Parliament would be
able to be very disagreeable.
Americans in Europe are all
strongly against Gladstone on this
question, but over here, strange
to say, they are all hot for his BILL"
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4 Doctors Confession.


\ young st. Louis doctor sind
to a reporter. You frequently see
funny expressions in print about
doctors killing their patients.
Well, the thing is often true. /,
myself, acknowledge to having
killed two patients. | killed them
outright, and make no bones of
coDfessiug the fact. Ono man [
killed by prescribing morphine at
time when his system was not
strong enough to stand the dose.
He left an estate, and there was
some excitement about dividing
the estate. His wife was charged
with having poisoned him, and the
remains were exhumed, and there
was q great to.do about the mat.
ter, but | pulled through it all
right. The other man was suffer.
ing from a prolonged spree, and !
gave him chloral, which killed him.
Ii was an outand.out murder, but
the Coroner held an inquest, and
attributed his death to jlmjams.
These two people | know 1 killed,
and, as am yet young, and there
are more active poisonous agents
than those have so far expert
mented with, / expect to kill more
people before | die.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-26
A Surplus of Coal.

Pittsburg, Pa, June 15.-The
mines along the Monongahela riv.
er are mostly shut down, and un-
less there should be raise in the
river all will be idle by the end of
the week. From 100000 to
100000 bushels of coal are now
ready to be sent out on the first
water. Before natural gas was so
generally used in the mills the de.
mand for coal here was sufficient
to keep a number of works run
ming. II was known among the
river men as the ssfiatboat trade.'
This is almost thing of the past
now. and the boatmen who fonnd
employment for their boats have
been forced into tho lower river
trade. shipping coal 10 Gincinnat-
st. Izo1is aud other points.
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PROCLAMATION.

The city being in the possession
of the forces of tho United States,
it is earnestly requested that the
citizens will preserve good order
and commit no acts that might
provoke the injury ofa defenseless
people, and it is hereby enjoined
upon them that they abstain from
any such acts.
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NO. 40
TWenty-FOur Tears Ago.
INatehez Demoerat.1

As an interestlngitem of the his
tory ofthe long ago, we give below
the correspondence that took
place on the occasion of the oecu.
patton Of this city by the federal
navy. 1t will bring sad but inter.
resting memories to those yet alive
who were in Natchez when ii sur.
rendered:
United States Steamer Iroquois.
Al anchor of Natchez, Miss, !
May Il, ls61.
SIR-in advance of the squad.
ron now coming up the Missis.
sippi river, | am directed by the
flag officer to demand tho surren.
der of the city of Natchez to the
naval forces of the United States.
The same terms will he accorded
as were granted to New Orleans
and Baton Rouge. The rights and
property of all peacable citizens
will be respected; but all property
in this city belonging to the So
called Confederate States must be
delivered up, and the flag of the
United States must soar unmolest'
ed and respected over your town.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAS. s. PALMER,
Commander.
His Honor the Mnyor of Natehez.
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the labor of the country, it can
and must be attributed to causes
local in their character, and not at
all dependent upon the physical or
political complexion of their Con.
gresham.
We will suggest TO Mr.. Turnbull
that the labOrer who works all the
year and finds himself without n
dime at its end is not very likely
to be happy and contented, and is
very naturally inclined to abandon
the scene ofhis failure and to seek
pastures new, no matter who may
go to Congress. Two years ago
the Democratic party of this Dis
trict zealously supported Gen.
Catehings for .Congress-he has
made q good record-we do not be.
lieye single negro in the district
ever left it because he was elected
and we cannot see why he should
not again have tho party's sup.
port. Ii Mr.. TurnbuIl wants to
support a Republican for Con-
gress, all right; but we demur to
his "laborn plea and deny his
premises and conclusions. May
ersville Spectator.
Wenote with pleasure that some
OF our large planters are turning
their attention in part to the prof.
its that are to be derived from fine
stock raising. When the Kate
Adams rounded to on her last Fri.
days trip she put of for Mr.. Chas.
Scott, the able lawyer of this place
and the largest land owner and
cotton planter in the county, q
small herd Of beautiful Jersey
cows and calves. There were nine
head in AL and they were pretty
as q picture. Their fawn like ap-
pearance, their velvet like skin
and their graceful movements at.
tracted our attention Mt a distance,
aud on gazing into Their large and
expressive eyes we were com
pletely captivated. These beauti.
ful orbs with long silken like lash.
es "whose jetiy fringe" shades the
soft, smooth cheeks below, can
only be compared to the bewitch.
ing eyes Of lovely woman, and
after seeing this herd we no longer
wonder ut those who are violently
affected with the Jersey fever.
Verify the Jersey Lilly herself Is
not more gracely or more beauti
full.
These animals are of the serene
dc Ia cremen OF Professor Mayes
Oxford herd, including In theil
number his "Queen of DeSoto,n 1
, magnificent COW, that tested Il
pounds and Is ounces of butter il
seven days with her first calf OF
ordinary farm treatment. They
with others previously bought an,
, owned by. Mr.. Scott, will form tn
nucleus Of a herd which he viii
establish at his home plantation
adjoining town, and we prophes
that before many years the "Rosc
dale Herd" will stand at the hea,
of the list.
Mr.. N. b. Scott, who went I
Oxford after the beauties, inform
us that he also brought over tw
equally fine ones for that progrei
sive and successful young planter
Mr.. john NJ. Kirk. We hearth
wish both gentlemen success wit
their fine pure.bred cattle, an
cannot but express pleasure q
y this or any other intelligent effor
? towards diversifying the industrie
y Of the country. Rosedale Leader
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A Gallant Policeman.
[Snecial to Times. Democrat

Especial to Times-Democrat.
New York, June 15.-Policeman
Charles II. Mckenzie, who was
one of the Six Hundred at Balak.
lava, and who bears a dozen med.
ais to show for that and other acts
of bravery, was to-day put on the
retired list on his houors and $3.50
a year Deusion.
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REGULAR morning service at n a. m. Evening
service. ! ?. m every sunday. Communion
nrst sunday In each month VIM. Cross,
Cross, superintendent
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Delta Land Agency.
GREEyyrLLE, MIssIssIpPT.

! will hereafter devote my entire att
tention and labor to the purchase and
location of lands for those desiring TO
settle or invest in the Yazoo-Delta. |
am familiar with the lands throughout
this section of the State and win an
swer all correspondence, furnish any
information, or make any examination
and location of lands desired. Planta-
tions also bought, sold and leased.
q. NJ. HELM.
Real Estate Agent and Civil Engineer
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The Talladega Journal says that
it was we'll that Beauregard and
Early did not go to the Confeder-
rate ceremonies at Montgomery,
as they chad disgraced their rec
ord as soldiers by selling their
names to the Louisiana lottery
That's right, pard; Bit 'enn hard ;
we had = blank ticket 30 -
uIarksdale Banner.
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His Honor the Mayor of Natehez.


Natchez, Miss, May l3, lS62. I
Sir-Your communication OF the
18th instant has been received by
me and laid before the board Of
selectmen of this city, and | am
directed to return the following
reply:
Coming as a conqueror, you need
not the interposition of the city
authorities to possess this place,
an unfortiiied city; an entirely de.
fenceless people have no altcrna-
tive but to yield to an irresistible
force, or uselessly to imperil inno'
cent blood. Formalities are absurd
in the face of such reality. SO far
as the city authorities can prevent,
there will DO no opposition to your
possession of the city D; they can.
not, however, guarantee that your
flag shall waye unmolested in the
sight Of an excited people but
such authority as they possess
will be exercised for the preser.
walton of good order IN the city,
AS to property belonging to the
Confederate States, they are moi
aware Of any such within the limits
Of the city.
Very respectfully,
Xour ohoIiaot earvout
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Corner Davis and Poplar Streets.
Preaching every SUNDAY nj II a. m and :S0r.
m. Prayer Meeting Tuesday, at I 500. M. Com
ference lsi sunday Of each month, at u m. The
Lords supper, 2d sunday of each Quarter, at ~
m The Ladies' meeting. Thursday, ut 5 y. m.
sunday school, 0:aU u. m. 4. T.. Ring, Pastor.
r. II. Campbell Superintendent.
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Preaching at II a. m. and y m. every Sunday
Communion LIST Sunday 10 February, May, Au-
gust and November. Prayer-meefing every
wednesday night. s. Archer Pastor. Sunday
school tor Sam. Brown sup
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Mafhadiat CLu.aL
Prssbyterinn Church

Preaching al II a m. and d. m. eyerf sun-
uay' frayer-meeting every "wednesday night
sunday school. 9,aO. X N Sinndifer, Pastor,
w n Trtgg stunt
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.


IIl9h Mass AZ 10 O'eIOrh a M and Ve.ners Al
! y, m. irst aud third sundays. Catsrh,.m
every Sunday at pa m c. Bohmert Pastor
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ECERY COURT.

ounty-Begins on the lst
Bril- and October, and may
icial days.
/ county-Begins ON the ID
bril and October, and may
dicial days.
.nty = Begins on the LIST
e and December, and may
hdicial days.
ounty-Begins on the Sd
h and November, and may
dicial days.
tounty--Begins on the Isl
N and November, and may
tlicial days.
kunty-Begins on the 2nd
be and December, and may
Rieial days.
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sMs. 4TH DISTRICT
|UEr CALENDAR, Issa.

u a '-AA4 - - "a 50
nnty-Begins on the Isl
ay) Of March and October
may continue 6 judicial
bunty-Begins ON the md
tSth day. anGoctObeT
may continue Is judicial
Ianty-Begins on the Srd
ihe 2nd Monday of March
Il October (Sov. lst.l and
Is judicial days.
ounty-Begins on the 9Th
1 the and Monday Of March
md October NOV. 2andl,
Enue Il judicial days
county-Begins on the Sth
! the 2nd Monday of March
q October (Dec. Gtbl. and
! 30 judicial DAYS.
bunty-Begins ON the 18th
/ the 2ntl Monday Of March
b October january 10th,
! continue l2 judicial days.
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Supreme Court-Com
e LIST Mondays of Apri.
pr.
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eetings are held by the
ervisors as follows: Bien'
nday of January to elect
kissioners. Annually first
rch, 10 receive Tax-Collec'
4 delinquent and insolvent
bay of August to receive ant
Assessment Roll; LIST Mon
embcr to levy taxes {; 90
ecember to pass upon The
ersoral and poll list and OF
cxt succeeding each term
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POSTAL DIRECTIONS.


All postage. must be paid by
stamp.
Letters in the United States per
half ounce, 2 cents.
Drop letters, half ounce, cent.
Registered letters, 10 cents and
proper postage.
Pamphlets, newspapers, maga-
zines, books, posters, etc., each 4
ounce or fraction, 1 cent.
Printed cards, blanks, seeds,
merchandise, l cent per ounce.
All matter not at letter rates
must be prepaid in full, wrapped
so that it can be examined without
destroying the wrapper.
Liquids, poison, explosives and
other dangerous matter excluded.
Unpaid letters are sent to the
Dead Letter Office.
Letters part paid forwarded, bal
ance collected of the receiver.
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ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES

orders from transient customers. YER
pal or written, for job work. advertising.
OF subscription, must be accompanied by
the cash. Accounts Of regular custo-
mers due and presented the LIST Of each
month.
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Haptist Church.

Services Friday evenings 1T 7k, and Saturday
mornings at l0H. j Dogen. Rabbi.
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Your obedient servant,

JOHN HUNTER, Mayor.
James s. Palmer, Com'r u. s.
Steamer Iroquois, atanchor of
Natchez, Miss.
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pSTY orFIciAL.s.

rnE BOARD OF srrERvIsoRs.
net, Thos Worthington
strict, Jno w Scott
rict, (Pres.) N Goldstein
Strict, S II Swain
fict, Jno T Casey
torney, j NJ Jayne
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<DEns or LEGISLATURE.
3. j TAtterbury,
Peter Mitchell.
BON FROM 29rn DISTRICT.
". G. Yerger.
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Justices Court.
O'Bannou, Court days.
Sd Mondays of every
Alexander, I'd and 4th
LOT every month.
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ADVERTTgTTn

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own OFFICIALS.

sslssippi Levss Commissioners.
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Court for Southern Dis-
Lf oc gtsSstsss..s

c0mmelCe in Jackson
Mondays Of June and
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n tho smpren,e Court.


Pgin IN jackson on the
IS in May and Novem-
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-24
ANCIENT GLuTToNS.
Tho Extravaganza of the Roman Emperors
and Their Nobility.

and Their Nobility.
The history of the Caesars, with some
exceptions, is the narrative of a contin-
ual orgic. Take the notorious group at
random-Commodus, Caligula. Tibc-
rius, Verus, Vitclus, Nero, Hcliogaba-
lus, Domitian. These men spent their
lives in a round of monstrous dcbauch-
cries. The day and night, we arc as
surcd, were not long enough for their
revels. Verus, the first to. increase tho
number of guests from nine to twelve,
prolonged his supper throughout tho
night. Nero sat at table from midday
to midnight, Tiborius spent two days
and night at the festive board, They
had huge appetitos-not only the gigan-
tic Maximilian, who dcvourcd forty
pounds of flesh meat and drank fivo
gallons of wine at q meal, but finical
dandics llhe Commodus, who ate
even in the BATH Vitcllius,
who ceased eating only when o. he
slept; Domitian, who 'nte out of his
hand" to stay his stomach In tho inter-
walls Of regular repas.s. Heliogabalus
was perhaps the most elaborate, Vitcl-
lius the most cxtravagant,, in his daily
fare. The latter squandered in seven
months $1,000, 900, chiefly on his table.
The total staggers belief, but let us cx-
amino tho figures on the other side.
The Roman empire is reported to havo
paid f65 or so for a mullet; brace of
pigeons cost FL 12s. At an entertain-
ment given to Vitcllius by his brother
two thousand of the rarcst fish and
seven thousand of the rarest birds wcro
served up. One individual spent tho
sum OF TO, 600 on n single dish made Of
the tongues of the choicest singing
birds. The Roman bon viudnt, sup
ing on the brains of peacoeks and
pheasants, the tongues Of nightingalcs
and the roes of the most delicate fiskcs,
swallowed thousands of pounds at u
meal; and we need only multiply tho
individual expense by tho number
of tho guests 10 form n
notion Of tho coat Of high.
class dinner in the days of tho Cesars.
A supper In the Apollo meant one or
two thousand pounds thrown to tho
purveyors. But tho Emporors- wero
certainly the most reckless in the prof
ligaccs of the table. Seneca and Taci-
tus are among tho authorities who tell
us that Heliogabalus spent 100000 on
one supper; that Nero, master of ''the
House Of Gold," ate dish which cost
over f30,O0O, and drank bumper still
more precious. 1t is asserted further
that the Emperor Vrrus treated twelve
friends to feast which cost f46,000,
and Seneca is responsible for tho state
ment that Caligula spent fS0,0OO On q
supper. The magniliccncc of tho En-.
perors was initiated, il not equalcd. by
citizens like the Apicii; like Esop, tho
actor, and his son Clonius; like Vcdius
Polio, who fattcncd his lamprcys On
the flesh Of murdered slaves.--M,as.
Ieenh CenturY.