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The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
Demands Damages.

Capt.C Cyrus BAverill of Rockland, has filed
demand against the Madagascar Govern
ment for the robbery of himself and daugh-
ter at BURNING and the looting of the bark
surprise on the Madagascar coast last No
vember Damages are laid at SIS. COO. Secre-
tary Bayard has forwarded copies of the pa
pers to the United States Consul at Tama-
tave, with directions to make suitable rep
RESERVATIONS to the Queens government in
the premises and request instant reparation
to be made.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
Amusement Notes.

The Musical Herald for May has been re-
ceived
One of cur leading yiolinists is very at
tractiye. Only recently, a young lady called
him her ''bow'' IDEAL
Half fares will be charged and special
trains run over the railroads on the occasion
of Beecher's lecture next Tuesday Get tick
cts at Stockbridge's.
The numbers will be given out at Stock
bridges for the Mikado performances Satur-
day morning at a. m, and the tickets can
be obtained at 8 a. m. Half fare and late
trains on railroads.
Haverly's Ministries will be at Portland
Theatre May 18th, and The Rag Baby, May
21st and ed.
London lacks great tenor since Joseph
MASS death.
Norman Neruda, Joachim, Strauss and
Patti are the string quartette which has en-
chanted London society.
The director of prominent Boston choir,
who has been trying the voices of sopranos
to fill vacancy in his quartette, has been
greatly amused at number of applicants
with whom the favorite selection seemed to
be, TTake oh, take me-
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ST. Lawrence Street church Concert.

BY an oversight eur notice of the concert
given at st. Lawrence Street church Wednes-
day evening failed of insertion in yesterday S
issue. This concert was delightful affair
and largely attended. The quartettes from
the Schubert Club and Ladies Orchestra rem
dered their numbers with great skill. The
mandolin and guitar duet by Messrs. Nicker-
~ and +. B. Smith was full of tropical SEN
ent, and the duet by Miss Weeks and Mr..
=, the solos by the same artists, the
solos by Miss Josie Mitchell, and the
yby Mr.. Foss, were we'll given and
siyed
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
A Big Seizure.

Deputy Marshals Black and Crowell and
Officers Norton and FIRTH, visited the prem
ises of the Casco Bottling Company on Fore
street yesterday afternoon, and the liquor
they found there made good sized load for
a jigger The seizure comprised ten half
barrels and 2S9 pint bottles of lager beer.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
A $500 Loss.


Monday noon, Mr.. Fred F. Harris of
Woodford's, expressed his pointers Zitta.
Mikado, Belle of Woodford's, Beau of Port
land, Sir Anthony and May F. to the West
minister Kennel Clubs New York bench
show. Tuesday morning he received a tele-
gram saying that Mikado and Belle of Wood
ford's arrived dead, and the others very
sick. Mikado and Belle were the pick of
the litter and were entered to run in this
falls Derby for purse of 500. Arrange
ments had been made to have the brace sent
from New York to trainer in Virginia,
with whom a contract had been made to
break and handle in the fall field trials Five
hundred dollars would not have bought the
brace Mr.. Harris attributes their loss to
gross carelessness on somebody's part A
letter from Mr.. Anthony of the Graphic
Kennels says that the others are recovering.
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Filling In.

,w marshy tract of land lying be-
70 Maine Central Railroad and new
greet, west of the station, has been
~es v the railroad and is being filed
'gra The company also bought a
~ton tE'sseihe9 side of the road at
Vnen it was expected that the repair
@shop would be located in the
@braces all of ra present Ores
site of the oil Tow tannery,
@kyard.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
Cueerldeas.

Col. H. NJ. Sprague, State Pension Agent
receives all manner of letters from would-be
pensioners. Recently a lady wrote to him
and asked for pension ON the ground that
her first husband was a soldier. He had died
and she had married again. Now she is a
second time widow A lady applied to the
Colonel Wednesday for legal advice, saying
that, as she was the wife of q soldier, she
should receive counsel gratis. She was di-
rected to call on Attorney General Baker.
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BRIEF JoTTINcs.

~ rel is being sunk on the
USN. tel property.
vincen. -uqua Circle will meet this
evening with Miss haughlin, 15S Franklin
street.
The police examining board will organize
at an adjourned meeting to be held Monday
evening next.
Rev. Mr.. Wright of st. Lawrence street
church and Rev. Mr.. Carruthers of Fair
haven, Mass, win exchange pulpits Sunday
The annual address before the Bible So
ciety of Maine viii be delivered next Sunday
evening at the Second Parish church by VIM.
E. Gould, Esq.
The contractors of the city have granted a
request made by the Rsisl-lss+ers, gHivn rnat
hereafter O'Clock be the hour for quitting
work on Saturdays.
There will be meeting of manufacturing
and jobbing confectioners at the Preble
House Friday May IA, at 2.3o p. M, to form
State association for mutual protection.
Moore, the man who attempted to pass
forged checks in this city, did not go before
the Municipal Court yesterday, but his case
will go directly to the grand jury now in
session.
The local art exhibition this spring is free.
Any one wishing to see it. can obtain a
ticket Of admission by applying to member
of the society. The Art Building is open
through the day and evening
The Railroad Commissioners were in town
last evening They inspected the Eastern
division of the Boston & Maine yesterday
and found it in fine condition, and today will
inspect the Western division
DR.. LeProhon, the French consul at this
port, has left at the Merchants Exchange
reading rooms an illuminated and illustrated
lstrial--Annua published in Paris,
owing the results Of skilled labor in that
lty.
At the monthly meeting of the managers
Of the Board of Trade yesterday morning it
was voted that the Secretary prepare an his
torical sketch of the board from its organ
ization, for publication in the history of the
coming centennial celebration of Portland.
The Allan steamship Peruvian sailed yes
terday afternoon with IA cabin, 8 inter-
mediate and 80 steerage passengers and a
full cargo. Major Booth of the Salvation
Army, son Of General Booth and Mr..
Robinson of the Allan line were among the
passengers.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
At the Cambridge Wreck.

A sloop with lighters is at work at the Old
Man Ledge wrecking the Cambridge's ma
chinery. The condenser has been raised in
bad shape. The boilers lie to the southeast
of the ledge in six fathoMs of water The
wreckers will be atwork for some time longer.
The United States Lighthouse Department
has crew at work raising a spindle ON the
Old Man
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
MISCELLANEOUS
YOUR Liver

seeretes the bile and is one OF the most important
organs Of the human system. Jaundlce, Indiges-
ton. Dyspepsia, Foul stomach, Variable Appetite,
sallow Complexion, Constipation and all the ills
that accompany it, are all indications of Liver
Complaint.
ST had a severe case of Liver Complaint with
habitual constipation; my appetite would be good
one day and poor the next, my eyes showed evil
dence Of Jaundice, and had tired. uneomforta-
bic feeling; bought one bottle Of Browns Sarsa-
parilla. 1t regulated my liver and bowels so that
their action is as good as ever. My general health
is now good owe it all to the use of Browns
Sarsaparla.
Hon. B. B. THOMAS,
Treas. enobscot Co.,
Bangor, Me-
MIR. E. COBB, one of the most prominent mer-
chants of Bangor has suffered from liver trouble
for two years Mr.. Cobb has consulted good ply
sicians taken various remedies, but got little or
no assistance until he began the use of Browns
Sarsaparilla He says it is the best thing for Liy
er Complaint that ever came to his notice, and
freely recommends it to his friends.
Il was all out Of fix this Spring" said Mr.. L. o.
OAKS, merchant at Garland, Me. al read some of
the testimonials, bought some of Browns sarsap-
arilla, took one bottle and am to-day better than
have been for years. l recommend Browns
sarsaparilla above all medicines have as know
it to be good"
READERi-If you have any trouble with your
kidneys you can find certain relief for it by US
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
Sheriff pespeaux's Accident,

Yesterdays PRESS mentioned the report
of an accident to Deputy Sheriff Despeaux
at Brunswick. 1t seems that he attempted
to ride horse that had already thrown off a
lad who was riding him. The horse started
to run with Mr. DespeauX, and in refining
the animal in a rein broke and Mr.. Despeaux
fell off, striking ON one of his hips and
shoulder He got up and walked some dis
lance. when he tainted. 1t seems he injured
the sciatic nerve. He remains in Bruns-
wick. He resides three miles out of the
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
Hoods sarsapariIIa

Wallace Buck, of North Bloomfield, N. Y, suffer
ed eleven years with a terrible varicose ulcer on
his leg, so bad that he had to give up business He
was entirely cured of the ulcer and also of catarrh,
by Hoods SarSaparilla.
81 was troubled with boils, having several of
them at time. After suffering about all could
bear, took Hoods Sarsaparila, which entirely
cured me. cheerfully recommend Hoods Sarsa-
parilla to all like afflicted, being sure they will find
relief.o E N: NIGHTINGALE. Quincy. Mass.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
MARRIAGES..

In this city May 8, by Rev S. f. Pearson. Adel-
bert Tillinghast of Providence r. l, and Mrs.
Emma Clark of Chicago.
In this city, May 5, by Rev. Geo. L. Street of
Rxeter, n. H., Frank &. Senter of Portland and
Miss Annie S. Palmer of Exeter, N. H.
In Bangor, May 5, by Rev G. j. Clark. d. d.. of
Portland, Rev. A. S. Ladd and Miss Helen A. o.
good both of Bangor.
In Bowdoinham, May 1, Charles c. Knight and
Miss Annie q. Sanford
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
U. S. CIRCUIT COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE WEBB.

BEFORE JUDGE WEBB.
THuRspAy-Georgie E. Little, Administrative
rs. Grand Trunk Railway company CON An action
~ A mi W. Little of Bangor, PLAINTIFF
no fireman on onci dsiend M6i.S freight
az the time 81 81 November IL 1867 near
I'M my n n The writ charges that Little was
81 The engineer back over g.so the top 81 the
81 Will Viii - o1l Ills way-the train passing I'm,
bridgeHhe was struck and injured.
ThepfaiGtiff contends that the company was
ien ss bIdge etc. etc Case opened and testi
m0ny in progress
Fl. d, Hadlock.
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Purify Your Blood

Your blood may be full of impurities, but Hoods
Sarsaparia will thoroughly cleanse, enrich, and
vitaze it. The most cases of scrofula, salt
rheum boils, pimples,-in fact all affections aris-
ing from impure blood, yield to Hoods Sarsaparil-
Ia 1t also cures dyspepsia, biliousness, sick head
ache, kidney and liver complaints sharpens the
appetite, and builds up the whole system.
Henry Biggs, Campbell Street, Kansas City, had
scrofulous sores all over his body for 10 years.
Hoods Sarsaparilla completely cured him.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
FEVER AND AcuE.

G. yreelaud. Hackensack, n. j., Feb, 25, 1885,
,;urites mat he has been troubled with Fever and
Aene far over two years. Quinine would not
cure him. though taken in very large doses. By
taIsinc i've Brandreth's Pills night for two
weeks'he was restored to perfect health.
mays eod&w
WHY don't YOU try Carter's Little Liver Pills?
They are 4 positive cure for sick headache, and
all the ills produced by disordered Liver. Only
one pill dose. maya u@wlw
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07

The following business troubles are recent
ly REPORTED;
Everett F. Bowker, druggist, Ffeeport Me-, is
settling in insolvency.
John NJ. Trafton i Co., fancy. goods dealers
Biddeford, Me-, have compre missed with their
creditors at 30 cents on the dollar,
John Paris, general trader, Oxford, has as
signed
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
Purifies the Blood.

81 had been troubled with hives and pimples for
some time. Other remedies having failed, 1 was
advised to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. have taken
two bottles aud am entirely cured / think Hoods
Sarsaparilla has no equal as blood purifier" Eff
FIFE M PETRIE Portsmouth, Ohio.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
MUNICIPAL COURT.

BEFORE JUDGE GOULD.
"WEDNESDAY Peterson. Intoxication;
End oferfse, 80 days city house of correction.
Charles L. Beale. Common drunkard; 40 days in
the county iail.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07

WANTED-Agents to sell steamless and
w oderless kettles, sold by small models; ex-
elusive territory given. C. Fl. SARGENT, 81
Temple st. II
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
Adjourned to Friday l0am.
LINCOLN COUNTY s. J. COURT.

LINCOLN COUNTY S. j. COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE FOSTER.
Reported for the Press.)
WIsCAssRT, May g.
]. Manchester Haynes VS.. Martin E. Beai and
Trustee Action upon an account annexed and
sleo to contest the validity of a discharge in in
soiyency granted to said Beal. The case is to
70 before The law court on report,
Jehn L. Thompson, fish warden, vs.. Frank
smith. Action quintain now on trial.
Pierce for plaintiff ,,.,.. s,.s
This case is the most interesting that has yet
come before the jury this term
The second traverse jury were excused this
forenoon and all have returned to their homes.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
CITY OF PORTLAND.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH,
April IT, 1886. !
NOTICE is hereby given to all house-holders,
IN that all applications for cleaning privy
vaults, should be made as early as possible, that
may be avoided. All applications for emptying
prvy vaults, left at the office of the Deputy Mar
shas, City Building will have immediate attention.
BY order of the Board of Health.
apr17dtf GEO. G. BURGESS, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
M. C. NJ. a.

Maine Charitable Mechanic Association,
held last evening, the government recon
mended and society voted the following ap-
preparations:
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
PENoBscoT COUNTY S. J. COURT

BEFORE JUDGE HASKELL.
(Reported for the Press.)
BANGOR, Wednesday, May 5.
Edward Jenness VS.. Ira w. Davis An action
to recover the sum of S35 for moving building
belonging to the plaintiff at Corinth, in August,
1885.
Defendant claimed that the work was improp-
erly done and that the Building was damaged. On
trial
H. p. Haynes for plaintiff.
/ W. Davis pro Sc and j. Crosby.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
AUCTION sAaRn.
F. o. BAILEY & co., AUCTIONEERs.
100000 CIGARS.
The Finest Brands, Imported, Key Yves
and nOmpStic.

NOR convenience of sale, win be sold at public
IL auction, at No. $50 Middle ST, store form
erly occupied by NJ. G.. Palmer; sale to commence
this day at p. m. and will sell Friday ana Satur-
inform the public, dealers and smokers that the
above stOcl.s of superior excellence and the fin
previous to the sale; these goods will be sold In
lots of one box and upwards; the following are
some of the brands which will be offered: Parti-
gas, Upmans, Regalias, Infantas, Our Own Oper-
as, Manilas, Londres, BALTIC Bellies, La Normas,
Breyas, Principles, Vstas, Conchas, Henry Clay,
CorOlinas, Queen City FayOfteS. my6d3t
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
Hoods SarsapariILa

Sold by druggists, 81 six for So. Prepared only
by G, /. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar.
apl d&W1 ynrm
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Very respectfully yours.
(SigneD CHAS. j. CHAPMAN. Mayor.

nN the above application it is ordered that
" hearing be appointed for May Sth next, at A
O'Clock p. m. at the office of the City Engineer,
when all parties interested may be heard, and it
is further ordered that notice of the above APP
plication together with this orr order thereon be
given by publication in two OF the daily papers
published in Portland for seven days at least prev
ious to the hearing.
JACOB MCCLELLAN, Harbor
CHARLES MERRILL, Commits
G. II. FARLEY, } sioners.
Portland, April 49, 1886. apr30dtd
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
SACcARAPPA.


Mr.. Charles E.Quimby census taker for the
town of Westbrook has completed his work
of enumeration, He reports 1860 polls, and
ITO dogs The amount collected for tax on
dogs goes into the general school fund
Mr.. S. P. Burnham, merchant and late
postmaster at West Scarboro, is soon to
locate in this village in business.
The Portland & Rochester Railroad Com
pany has placed a handsome express car on
the route between this village and Portland,
to be used on the ''shoo fly train.
Mr.. Charles Adams, senior proprietor of
the Highland House has purchased Mr..
Smiths interest in the house.
The assessors have nearly completed tax
ing valuation. There is quite large ad-
vance in the value of real estate over last
year. A number of cases are reported of
property holders voluntarily giving in an in
crease in value of their estates. K.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
BROWNS
SARASPARILLA

w-You money refunded if it does not do al
claimed.
Browns sarsaparilla is sold by all DruggstsIfor
81 90; bottles for $500 ARA WARREN,
Proprietor, Bangor, Me.
my27 od1y-1stor4thpeF
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
CITY OF PORTLAND.
NIAHUK OFFIOEi liPIII 20, IooO.
To the Honorable Board of Eznrbor Conn.,
aisanna

Dear Srs-In view of the contemplated changes
and improvements on the North side OF the city,
| as in behalf of the city that you will establish
the following ''Harbor Line" on that side Of the
city and have the same duly confirmed by Legis-
lative action 50 far as it may be found necessary
and fix the same.
Beginning at a point on the Northeastery side
line Of behring's Bydge, distant two hundred
Northwesterly side line of the Marginal Way;
thence running Northeastery and Northerly, on
line parallel with said side line OF said way, and
Easterly therefrom to point four hundred and
eighty l48o) feet Northerly from the. Southerly
around Sandy Point and crosses Washington
Street; thence on curve to Eastwood with
radius of nine hundred thirty-five (935) feet, to
the Southerly abutment of Tukey's Bridge.
This line has been determined by Mr.. Goodwin,
the City Civil Engineer in conference WNh Mai.
j. A. Smith, U. S. Engineers. and a plan of the
proposed line accompanies this.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
HOME FOR AGED MEN

T5IHE annual meeting of this corporation for the
Il election of officers and the translation of other
business will be held at the Home Thursday
evening May 18th. at 7.30 o'clock.
II. i. FURBUSH, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-07
SUBURBAN NEWS.



The receipts for the sale of passenger tick
cts over Portland & Ogdensburg and Port
land & Rochester railroads at the union sta
ton last month amounted to $500 The
number of passengers passing over both
roads during the month was 1850. The
amount collected for freight was $4,000
With so large and increasing patronage, the
public necessities require much larger and
better union depot. The citizens of this vii
lage would be well satisfied with as good
depot as that at Saccarappa village.
Mr. Fraser, experimenting editor OF the
art department of the Century, New York,
accompanied by his wife, has been the guest
of Mr.. Longlsy for number of days. Mr.
Fraser has been looking over the mills and
observing the process of manufacturing the
paper used by that publishing house.
Miss Warren-of Boston, daughter of Mr..
S. D. Warren, proprietor of the paper mills,
is visiting relatives in this village.
Another of those wonderful eggs has been
exhibited by Mr.. Horace Knight, of Rocky
Rill, weighing A ounces and measuring 7xS
in length and circumference.
Two large rotary boilers have lately arriy-
ed, to be put into the pulp MILL
Mr.. Charles Moses has purchased house
of Mr.. Cross, and is fitting it up for a COM
Portable home.
Mr. William Brown is raising and remodel
ing the dwelling known as the Morris house
at the four corners.
Station Agent FL. T. Clark has brought out
fDr public inspection the piece of baggage
which was sent by him from Halifax, N. s.,
to San francisco, in 1878. with all the checks
attached also the way-bills and letters
which accompanied it. The yalise was
passed along the rout, both ways, a distance
of 1892 miles, in sixteen days, with great
care. and despatch. 1t was locked when
started. and messages, copies Of daily pa
pers, letters and documents of various kinds
were placed inside, through an opening at
the end, at every stopping place. Some of
the contributions were freighted with effu-
sions of poetry, dashes of wit and humor,
and queer characters. Mr.. Clark has a large
collection of press comments concerning it.
The Boston Transcript speaks of him as the
man of wild ideas to think it possible to
send trunk so long a distance and expect
its safe return. He made the trial and sue
ceeded well. K.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-15
HONEST ADVICE.
An Ambitious Youth of Eighteen Ask
for, and RecrveA it.

Your inquiry. dear Cyrus Hatfield, Is
received. You ask us which profes.
sion a young, healthy. ambitious boy OF
eighteen. and no capital should enter
law or incidence" Frankly. we say,
neither. The noble profession of law
does not banker for you. Cyrus dear
The annals of jurisprudence will be
printed As usual in monthly parts at 81
per ANIMAL in sheepskin binding. even
though your name never appears on
their pages. People will keep on get
ting into lawsuits over 81 balances in
horse trades and getting stuck fol-
Sic. 50 costs just the same as though
you bad plunged madly into the dizzy
vortex of.legal procedure and the boom
Offorenslc eloquence will reverberate Jus,
as generously over the wrongs of the
man who sues to recover the value OF
two Berkshire hogs that were killed by
his neighbours cross-eyed mule-just as
generously as if you had hurled your
tuneful voice squarely into the midst, as
it were, of the Oratorical arena. Shun
the law. Cyrus: States and jury fees
can be saved without YOU; and, il
possible, evade the profession OF
medicine also. 1t is an exactine
calling, friend Cyrus, and full OF
thankless toll. In your present healthy
condition You may be able to knock a
ball clean over the centre-fielder. but
that does not necessarily imply that you
could not distinguish case of yellow
jaundice from soft corn on the second
toe of a mans left foot, or restrain YOUR
self from administering dose of nux
vomica to yank dislocated shoulder
into position again. Medicine, dear
boy, is a science of its own, and man
who could toss fifty-pound dumb-bell
clear over thirty-foot wall might fail
utterly to distinguish case of wind
collie from compound fracture of the
right femoral bone, or still drunk from
an attack of sun-stroke. Let medicine
alone, Cyrus, and try the wild. free
West There is certain cheerful
frankness in your letter which cOnvinces
us that whacking steers on the bound
less prairies would be just the profession
for you. 1t is an exact science, you
know, while law and medicine are not,
and. besides this, it is hedged about by
none of the petty conventionalities and |
social restraints which at times so vex
an aspiring soul like yours. Go to the |
expansive prairie, Cyrus. and Craze up
with the country. If you 90 there now
as cowboy, you will soon grow up to |
Be cattleman.-Pailddclphia Press.