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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10

Now that the people of South Carolina
havs collected their scattered senses some
very interesting stories are co.n ng from the
region so severely afflicted by IN. earthquake.
To begin with the reports of scientists act
ing under the direction of Professor Powell,
of the Geological Survey, are showing that
the land area affected by the earthquake was
about nine hundred thousand square miles,
one-third the entire area Of the United
States; and that the centre of the distur-
bance was in North and South Carolina, to
the northeast of Charleston. 1t is estimated
that the severest shock trayersed the entire
affected area, from centre to circumference,
in fifteen minutes. Very interesting ac-
counts are given of the terror and perform
ances of the dumb animals en- the fearful
Tuesday night. In the city of Charleston
the horses in one of the engine houses broke
loose and rushed through the streets in a
wild flight The same night very large
and fierce looking, but thoroughly democrat
lied, mastiff, approached a reporter and
licked his shoes in mute appeal for sympa-
thy and enc engagement Reports from the
country around show that the poor animals
were in pitiful state. Horses neighed and
cows beloved in distress; those in stables
broke away if they could, and those in the
pastures rushed to the densest thickets and
swamps. A report of most singular occur
renee comes from Johns Island, near Charles
ton. At an early hour Tuesday, before the
shock, the cows and sheep hurried in from
the fields, lay down in circle and filled the
air with their means; even the chickens
went to roost with unusual cacklings. All
this is said to have happened before the
shock II the story is true these animals
must have been warned IF the impending
labors of nature by some instincts not pos
sessed by human beings. The terror of the
animals, especially in the country regions,
shows that the horrors of the earthquake
were not confined alone to the tottering of
houses and the falling of masonry. There
was that about the movement of the earth
itself that demoralized both men and beasts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10

The San Francisco Post explains the terri
BILE msssacres of missionaries and native
Christians in China by the assertion that
''the empire of China is the great enemy Of
Christianity in the East" There are some
people in this part of the country who be-
lieve that few hoodlums on the Pacific
coast have had full as much to do with in
citing the massacres as the government of
heathea China and the testimony of the
missionaries themselves confirms this opin-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10

Mr.. Clifford said last night that Grover
Cleveland was the only honest President that
had been elected for the last twenty-five
years. Mr.. Clifford of course will concede
that Mr.. Tilden was honest, and he used tc
claim that he was elected. The PRESS is
glad to see that he has recovered from one Of
his delusions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10
PARLOR FURNITURE.

In this department wish intending purchaser could Just
prices Hair Cloth Suits SILK
Plush Suits Moha Plush Suits ParlOr Suits Easy
Chairs the who has
adequately represent the stock
this: We have Hair Cloth Sets at from $50 and
500 PaOr Sets all prices from 500 upwards and
Mohar Plush Sets from $3.50 $3.50 and unqnesOna6y the
Boston by spend your time and ray
eng when you suited right here less price, We have
business 10 to 10 cent
cheaper Portland than be done in Boston and New York and
further that have uguestiOnab the best building for
found in either those cities Write for cuts and de-
rpOn quarter down and the balance by the week or MONTH
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10
COME ON WITH YOUR CUTTERS.

n. Y. Tribune.
1t is in order for EngIishmen to say once
more that they knew all along, that the Gal
atea was not their best boat Rut tha main
question is, why didn't they send their best
boat? We were ready for it, and are now.
THING THE EARTH WOULD STAND NO
LONGER.
Savannah News.
A good many of the colored people are sat
isfed that if the artesian wells had not been
bored there would have been no earthquake.
They are just as we'll satisfied with their the
DRY as many of the scientists are with theirs.
FIRE AND EARTHQUAKE.
N. Y. Sun
1t must be borne in mind that Charleston
overthrown by an earthquake cannot prop
erly be compared with Boston and Chicago
devastated by, fire. The loss IN the 81 Southern
the fire of Oct 8, 1871, and of Bosten by. the
fire of Nov 8, 1872, was largely recovered on
insurance, which does not provide against
an "act of Cod like an earthquake. Exten-
sive as they were, the Boston and Chicago
CONGREGATIONS also spared great parts of
those cities, while the destruction in Charles
ton has been general.
THE SENTIMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY.
Albany Journal.
The extent of the ruin that has been
wrought in Charleston may be measured from
the fact that the city means to appeal to the
federal government for aid in rebuild ding the
city, thus for the first time fixing prece-
dent for the extension of the province of the
federal government. That Charleston, the
city which worshipped Calhoun and holds
his ashes, which for years contended in de-
bate for the sovereignty of the State and was
first when the time for debate was ended,
to take up arms to enforce its theory the
fact that this city now throws itself upon the
generosity of a government which it would
have made cold, vague abstraction, is one
of the most suggestive themes offered by the
recent disaster.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10

Mr.. Clifford had an excellent opportunity
last night to deny that he stigmatized labor
ing men as members of the lower classes in
his North Berwick speech. He neglected to
avail himself of it, however.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10

Mr.. Clifford processes confidence that he is
going to be elected. He was just as conf
dent in 1872 when he was elected to stay at
home by 1000 majority.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10

The only thing truly startling in Mr.. Cliff
ford's speech last night was his assertion
that he is modest man.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10
APPOINT m ENTS.

HON. JAMES G. BLAINE and HON. VIM.
GIBSON, of Ohio viii speak at mass meetings in
the afternoon, as follows;
Damarscotta, Friday, Sept 10.
HON. WHIP. FRYE will speak as follows:
Cumberland Mills Friday, Sept. 10.
lewiston Saturday, Sept. II.
HON. VIM. GIBSON will speak at
Damariscotta, Friday Sept. 10.
Bath, Saturday, Sept. II.
HON. s. L. MILLIKEN will speak at
Winterport. Friday, Sept. 10.
mBelfast, Saturday, Sept. IL.
HON 7. B. REED will speak at
Cornish, Friday evening, Sept TO-
HON. SOLON CHASE will speak as follows
solon Friday, Sept 10.
Mercer, Saturday, Sept IL.
COL. ANsoN S. WOOD will speak as follows:
Prospect, Friday, Sept. 10
Belfast, Saturday, Sept IL.
GEN. r. P. KENNEDY of Ohio will speak at
Pembroke, Friday, Sept. 10.
Eastport, Saturday, Sept. IL.
HON. WA. MCKINLEY, JR., will.speak as fol
lows:
Yarmouth, Friday. Sept. 10.
Pittsfeld. Saturday, Sept. IL.
HON. JOHN L. SWIFT will speak as follows:
Washburn Friday, Sept. 10.
Caribou, Saturday, Sept. IL.
HON. A. W. TENNEY will speak as follows:
Warren, Friday, Sept 10.
Saco, Saturday, Sept IL.
HON. HENRY w. BLAIR of New Hampshir.
will speak at
Readfied Fridsy, September 10.
Monmouth Saturday, September IL.
HON. FRANK HISC0CK Of New York viii
speak at
Houlton, Friday. Sept 10.
Calais, Saturday, Sept. IL.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10

HON. JOHN D. LONG will speak as follows:
Wateryille, Friday Sept 10th.
Dexter, Saturday, Sept. 18th.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10
MR.. CLIFFORD AND LABo RING
MEN,

MEN.
The PRESS in pursuance of the course OF
instrumentation for which it has been not
ed ever since it was born, accuses Mr.. Cliff
ford of 'stigmatizing' the laboring man. The
accusation is false. Coming from that source
it could not well be otherwise. To stigma
| tie is to set mark of disgrace onto de-
| nouhce as infamous. Does the PRESS mean
to say that it is disgraceful or infamous to be
| a laboring man, to be poor, or to be lowly
| in stationp Are only millionaires and men
in high official position respectable ?-Argus
The PRESS means to say that in public
| speech at North Berwick on the evening Of
September 2, 1886, the Hon. William Henry
| Clifford, Democratic candidate for Congress
in the First District of Maine, used this Ian
guago:
AND THE LABORING AND LOWER
CLASSES; THOSE PEOPLE WHO LABOR
FOR THEIR BREAD, HAVE SEEN REA-
son, SOMEHOW OR OTHER, WITHIN
THF LAST FEW YEARS TO FORM COM
BINATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS FOR
THEIR MUTUAL PROTECTION, AND
TO DEMAND THAT THIS GOVERN
MENT BE JUST TO THEM.
The PRESS means to say that this language
was attributed in the PRESS of last Saturday
morning to Mr.. Clifford; that it has stared
him in the face for nearly week now, and
that neither he nor his organs have de-
MED that it was a correct quotation from his
North Berwick speech.
The PRESS thinks that to consign the la
boring man to the lower classes, as this Ian
guage does, is to stigmatize him. Mr.. Cliff
ford and the Argus may not think so. The
PRESS does not propose to argue that point.
The PRESS does not mean to say that it is
"disgraceful or infamous to be a laboring
man" The PRESS does not agree with the
Hon. William Fl. Clifford that the men who
labor for their bread constitute the lower
classes. Millionaires may be respectable or
may not. Men in high official position may
be respectable or may not Money does
not confer responsibility neither does high
official position. The PRESS does not think
Mr. Clifford is any better for being a million
aire and for having been offered the Solicitor
Generalship and the Attorney Generalship
and the Mexican mission, if he has been
offered them. The PRESS doesn't think he
is any better than those people who labor
for their bread whom in his North Berwick
speech he consigned to the lower classes.
1t is no use for the Argus to insinuate that
the language Mr.. Clifford used at North
Berwick was 'lowly station" 1t was not.
The language was "lower classes, just as the
PRESS published, and we challenge the Argus
or Mr.. Clifford to make square denial that he
used those words. We challenge the Argus or
Mr.. Clifford to deny that the language at
tributed to him by the PRESS is not the
precise language he used in his North Ber-
wick speech. Now don't dodge. Don't
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE GOOSE HANGS HIGH.
Atlanta Constitution.

DEAR SEDawICK Cutting has been re
leased, the earthquake is over, the sea ser
pent has grown tame and the President has
killed buck. Come home. Yours truly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10

HON. VIM B. ALLISON will speak as follows
Ellsworth, Saturday, Sept H.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10

HON. FRANK HISCoCK of New York will
speak at
Houlton, Friday. Sept. 10.
Calais, Saturday Sept. IL.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10

SATURDAY,
complete OF them high
ives who
this
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10

HON. JAMES G. BLAINE and HON. WIN.
GIBSON, of Ohio, Will speak at mass meetings in
the afternoon, as follows;
Damariscotta, Friday, Sept. 10.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10

HON. HENRY W. BLAIR of New Hampsf
will speak at
Readfield, Frid-y, September 10.
Monmouth, Saturday, September H.
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Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-03-02
lBen: Perley Poore

ttben: Perley foore.I
Mr.. Lincoln was found one morning by
a visitor counting several small piles Of
greenbacks on his table. "This, sir,
said he, noticing the gentleman's surprise,
ais something out of my usual line But
president OF the United States has a
multiplicity of duties not specified in the
constitution or the acts of congress. This
is one of them This money belongs to
a poor negro who is porter in the treas
ury Department, and is at present. very
sick with the smallpox. Gle did not
catch it from me, however; at least,
think notl He is now in the hospital
and could not draw his pay because he
could not sign his name have been at
considerable trouble to overcome the dill
Guilty and get his money for him, and
have at length succeeded in cutting red
tape. as the newspapers say. | am now
dividing his money and putting by por
ton in an envelope, labeled with his
name, along with my own funds, accord
ing to his wish
And so he did-folded it carefully and
locked it up in safe, where neither
moths nor rust would corrupt, nor thieves
break through and steal-thus resolving
himself into savings bank for the benefit
of helpless sufferer.
Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-03-02
A STORY OF WALL STREET.
A Young Clerks Run of Luck Amusing
To the Older street Men.

A Young Clerks Run of Luck = Amusing
To the Older street Men.
brooklyn Eagle.l
SO many stories are told about the rise
of men in Wall street that they seldom
attract as much attention now as they did
years ago, when speculation was carried
on with caution One of the most anus
ing specimens of Wall street men is to be
seen every day on his way to the street
in brougham of his own, with magni-
ficent team of bays and an English coach.
man on the box. Within the brougham
sits the speculator, leaning forward on his
cane and looking thoughtfully at
his we'll gloved hands He has
a pale and almost effeminate face.
and his manner is reserved and austere.
He is very much more exclusive and ele
giant in the matter of personal enjoyment,
nifed than Mr. Gould, Mr.. Common, or
Henry Clews-most of whom go up and
down in the elevated. or in yellow cabs.
This young man had charge of a GER
tain department of pevets in firm on
Worth street, and made all the way from
SIS to SO week. He lived in a board
ing house on Twenty second street, on
terms of special friendship with the land
lady. His father had performed the mar
riage ceremony for the landlady in carrier
years. and she kept her eye on the clergy
mans son, and fed him dutifully for So a
week. He had always "played" the
bucket shops, and often made very tidy
little winnings
The landlady had raised $4,000 during
her many years of keeping boarders, and
was about to devote it to paying off a
mortgage on her house, when the solemn
little clergymans son succeeded in per
suading her to invest some of it in Wall
street She was cautious woman, and
agreed to let him have $500 every Mon
day morning for five successive weeks
This is not great amount of money, but
he happened to catch the market as ii
rose, and lie is with 1t yet His profits
the first two weeks were enormous, and
the landlady threw all her money into
the pool
Now he is living in bachelors cham.
bers in the Cumberland, dimes regularly
at Delmonico and lives in a state of mag
nifcence suitable to millionaire The
older Wall street men are immensely
amused at the spectacle for they say that
single slump of the market will wipe
him out of existence as completely as
though he had never lived.
Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-03-02
Next Thing to 1t.

A woman ran out of house on Beau
bien street the other day crying Fire
as loud as she could yell A pedestrian
who was passing sprang up the steps and
into the hall, and. being unable to see or
smell smoke he turned to the gasping and
excited woman and asked:
"Where is the fire. | can't see any signs
Of one.
81 didn't mean frel II meant
murder" she replied
Is there man in the house?"
80. sir.
who tried to murder your"
"0h. ] didn't mean murder, l guess
but the awfulest. biggest rat you ever
sot eyes ON chased our cat across the
kitchen and then stood and glared at me
like tiger thirsting for blood Oh, sir,
you'd better turn in o fire alarm, and let
EN- kick in all the doors and break In all
the windows and flood the house. The rat
must lie killed before he commits some
terrible deedl"
Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-03-02
An Eye Doctor Of India.

NEW orleans lnnes-Democrat.I
The itinerant eye doctor of India per.
forms operations in manner that would
startle western ocuist AS he enters a
town he bawls: "Do you want back
your sight?--1 rupee only !" When a
customer appears he takes out his pen
standing in the open square. Then he
binds up the wound. tells his patient TO
keep in the dark for a fortnight, and
pockets his rupee A writer in Cham
bers' journal, who describes this pro-
ceeding, says that it is almost always sue
cessful; one Of his own servants, woman
of So was in this way successfully oper.
ated upon for cataract
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