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REDMoND-A DRAMA OF THE AMERICAN REvo-
LUTON. BY Henry M. Cronkhite. G. P. Put
mans Sons, New York; The Bowen-Merrill
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THE STORY OF CARTHAGE. The Story of the
Nations series. By Alfred j. Church, NJ. A.
with the collaboration of Arthur Gilman, NJ
A. g. P Putnam's Sons, New York; the
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LEAVES FROM A PRISON DIARY. Michael Da
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THE "FILIBUsTER" WAR IN NICARAGUA. Rem
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ALDENs CYCLoPEDIA OF UNIVERSAL LITERA-
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VOYAGES OF MERCHANT NAvIGATo2. Com
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MELcHIoR's DREAM, AND OTHER TALES. By
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THE STORY OF HUNGARY. By Arminius YAM
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ELEMENTARY LESSONS IN GREEK SYNTAx. De-
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AN INVESTORS NOTES ON AMERICAN RAILROADS.
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THE IRISH QUESTION. I. History of an Idea.
ii. Lessons of the Election. By the Right
Honorable W. E. Gladstone. Charles Serb
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POCKET ATLAS OF THE WORLD. A series of
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THE SERVICES OF WASHINGTON. An address
before the school children of Boston, in the
Old South Meeting house. Feb. o. 1886, by
William Everett. Roberts Brothers, Boston;
The Bowen Merrill Company. Indianapolis.
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GREEK LESSONS. Prepared to accompany Had
ley & Aliens Grammar By Robert P Keep.
D. Appleton & Co.. New York; the Bowen
Merrill Company, Indianapolis.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24
STRENGTH FOR cLEvELAND's FOE
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Rev. Dr. Waltz of Baltimore denounces
dancing as immoral.
The widow Of the late Gen. George B. Nc
Clellan was recently given check for $1o-
900 by the publishers, who are publishing
the "reminiscences of her distinguished hus-
band. Mrs. Mcclellan was guaranteed fifty
per cent of the profits of the book, and this
payment of $4,000 is an earnest of the pub
fishers faith in its sale. 1t is anticipated
that the success of the work, which is called
"McClellan's Own Book" will exceed all ex-
pectation.
The Philadelphia Times pays a tribute to
a generous heart as follows: Probably no
man in Philadelphia makes as many pres
ents on Christmas as George W. Chiis. he
thinks not only of his relatives and his rich
friends, but also of his friends who are poor
Mr.. Childs spent several hours in the stores
Monday completing list that he held in his
fat little right hand. Many turkey finds
its way into humble dwellings on Christmas
Day that is bought by Mr. Childs"
Theodore Roosevelt tells the London Pail
Mall Gazette pretty little story of O'Dono-
van Rosa. Immediately after his nomina-
ton for mayor of New York that person
called upon him and offered to give him "a
very large Irish VOTE" in consideration of
two checks: "a little one for the cause of
Ireland, payable to the fund and dated af-
ter election day, so that 1t might be Cancelled
II Mr.. Roosevelt were not elected; big one
drawn to his own order and payable imne-
diately,o Mr.. Roosevelt ordered Rosa to
loave at once, which Rosa did.
A correspondent of the Cleveland Leader
recalls this incident in the career of the late
Charles Francis Adams: "Mr. Adams was
proud Of the fact that he was the son and
grandson of President He thought. how
ever, that he had some of the elements of
greatness in him apart from his ancestors.
and am told that he grew very tired of be-
ing introduced as the grandson of John
Adams and the son of the great John Quincy
Adams BE expressed this feeling at po-
litical meeting at which he once spoke in
connection with Hannibal Hamlin and other
prominent men. Mr.. Adams was the last
speaker The others referred to him in their
speeches, and nearly every one dilated on
the fact that they had with them that day
the son and grandson of President. When
at last Charles Francis Adams was intro
duced, the chairman of the meeting said:
Il am very glad that can introduce to you
to-day the grandson of President John
Adams and the son of the great John Quincy
Adams. Charles Francis Adams opened his
speech by saying: THE fact IF my ancestry
has been referred to several times during the
evening. | am proud of my father and
grandfather, but / wish it distinctly UNDER
stood thatI appear beforesyou as myself, and
not as the son and grandson of any man.
He then went on and made one of the most
powerful speeches of the day"
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24

Gen. Neal Dow thinks the liquor law
should be SO amended as to make the penalty
for the first offense $500 fine and years i'm
prisonment, and that all discretion should be
taken from the courts. The friends Of tenn
perance win accomplish much more by rous
ing public sentiment to marlborough enforce
ment Of the present law than by asking for
more. There are only a few places In the
State where the traffic exists to any consid-
cradle extent, and the trouble there is that
4, considerable part of the people are not
friendly to the law. They will not report
instances Of its violation to the authori
ties, but on the contrary will conceal
them. We don't mean to say that the
authorities always do their duty, but
we do mean to say that the authorities
are not the only ones at fault. They cannot
act without some evidence, and that evi
dence, we are sorry to say, considerable
part of the public, especially in our cities,
are not disposed TO give. Increasing the
penalty will not make them any more ready
to do so, on the contrary its effect would
probably be precisely the opposite. If the
great majority of men looked upon rumsel-
ing as they do on stealing, when they saw
a case of it they would report it to the au-
thorities. But it is notorious fact that they
do not A great advance in public sentiment
has been made in this respect, but there is
plenty of room for more.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24

strikes mean assessments, and assess
ments mean DEATH" was the warning of
Chief Arthur Of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers when the Knights of Labor
were using their power so recklessly. He
may have made stronger statement than
the facts warranted; but some unpleasant
things are now happening In the organize
tions of the Knights throughout the coun-
try. Reports from q cities, centres of man
ufacturing industries, show thaJ the labor
strikes Of the year have involved heavy
losses, and in very few instances any cor
responding gains to the strikers. Nearly all
the great strikes of the year have collapsed
ending in depriving strikers of steady en-
ployment. Besides the loss to those directly
involved in the large strikes; the members
OF the Knights of Labor and the trades
unions all through the country have lost
heavily by the contributions they have been
required to make to sustain those in idle
ness on account of strikes. In the case of
every strike that has failed, these contribu-
lions amounting to hundreds of thousands
OF dollars, have been wasted and, have been
taken really from the families of contrib.
utors. IL Is not surprising, in view of these
facts, that the Knights of Labor are refus-
ing to pay assessments, especially the as
sessments OF twenty-five cents made recently
by Grand Master Powderly. Such refusals
have been heard from in both West and
East. Sixty-seven local assemblies In New
York have just refused both the TWENTY-FIVE
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24

The BARRIERS of Boston are very anxious
for the enforcement of the law recurring
shops to be closed on Sunday. Their ankle
ty may be understood when it is considered
that there is hardly another class of labor
ers who make longer days than the BARRIERS.
The report of the Connecticut Bureau of La
Dor Statistics. just published, shows that the
BARRIERS of that State work ninety-two hours
week. Such toilers ought to have the Day
of Rest
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24

The st. John Globe says the notion which
prevails in this country that the object of
the Canadian government in harassing our
fishermen was to force us into reciprocity
treaty, Is contrary to the fact. 1t says the
"only conclusion which can be properly
drawn from fair survey of the conduct of
the Canadian government is that that gov
eminent is desirous Of preventing reci-
procity." Americans as rule will wish
them success.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24

Rockiand is two hundred miles nearer the
Grand Banks than Gloucester, and her fish.
ermen see no reason why all the halibut
should go to Massachusetts. The venture Of
the Oracle Young is expected to show what
Rockland fishermen can do.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24

Lord Randolph Churchill's resignation
from the British Cabinet is not surprising.
de has never for any length of time kept in
complete accord with the other leaders of his
party; although he has shown a remarkable
readiness to revolutionize his own views
whenever tire sentiment of the Tory party
has called him to a halt. Yet his retirement
will undoubtedly prove great loss to the
Salisbury government. On the floor of the
House of Commons the ministerialist party
Is seriously lacking able debaters While
Churchill may stillremain in Parliament his
position outside Of the Cabinet will make
him far less effective defender of its policy,
since he must be to a great extent ignorant
of his plans.
The principal reason given for his resigna-
ton at first seems poor one. If there is to
be general war in Europe in the spring it is
certainly necessary for England to be pre-
pared, aud the minister who refuses to CON
sent to additional ornaments might seem
blind and parsimonious. But Lord Randolph
Churchill has in times past had spasms of
sense on the Irish question. Perhaps he sees,
as Lord Salisbury does not see, that the sur
est way to make Britain invincible to her
foes, is to make Ireland contented and loyal.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24

III the Tory Cabinet is breaking up so are
the leaders Of the home rule movement.
Diiions anti-rent campaign has not found
favor with Gladstone and his wing of the
Liberals, and it now looks very much as if
Mr. Parnell was opposed to it too. His oppo-
sition may be due to disapproval of the plan
itself or 1t may arise from the fact that the
Liberals on whom the home rule movement
must depend for success are opposed to it.
Mr.. Parnell's disapproyal coupled with that
OF Gladstone ought to be sufficient to put an
end to it, for the Irish people must see that
neither Parnell nor Gladstone can accom-
pllsh anything for them in Parliament while
they are in rebellion against their counsel.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24
CARD.

HAVING permanently associated myself with
IL b. A. ATKINSON Il Co. house furnishers, cor
ner Pearl and Middle streets, Portland, shall be
happy to meet my friends In the State of Maine at
my new quarters My twenty-five years expe-
rlence In the business with Walter Corey Co.,
SIX OF which WAS spent as manager I'm connection
with Walter l.. Corey of the Portland Furni,
ture Co., warrants me in believing that i can MI
any-order entrusted to my care TO your entire sat-
isfactiou, Assuring you that we have one OF the
largest stocks OF carpets chamber sets and pariof
suits In the country TO select from, remain
Yours Very Respectfully,
LORENZO L. DYER:
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER "a.

We DO not read anonymous letters and commun
cstons. The name and address, Of the writer are
IA all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pub
ication but as guarantee OF good faith.
we cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24

WV "o'csoheuI OF Mr.. P0Wderly, and
another laid on for the purpose of buying a
nail These facts do not show necessarily
that the knights of Labor are going to
pieces but they do show that unless ill-ad-
Vised strikes and the consequent asses
ments are stopped, a collapse win follow.
When the Legislature is looking round for
things to reform it might not be bad idea
to sean sections l6, IL, IS, 10 and 20 of Chap
ter As Of the Revised Statutes. These sec
lions relate to the formation of certain cor
porations under the general law They
allow three or more persons to get together
and form corporation for carrying on
manufacturing, mining, quarryng and vari-
Gus other kinds of business. This corpora
ton, after recording in the registry of deeds
OF the county where it is formed the amount
OF its capitol stock, the amount paid in.
the par value of the shares, the names and
residences of the owners, and the number of
directors, and paying the Attorney General
Of the State So for his services and the same
amount to the Secretary of State, is permit
ted TO begin business. Under this law hun
dreds of corporations have been formed in
this State within the past two years, the
most of them for the ostensible purpose of
manufacturing something. The most notice
able thing about the majority of them is the
huge difference between their nominal capt.
tai stock and the amount actually paid in.
1t is not infreeuent to find them with a capt.
tai stock, on paper, of half million, with
$1,000 or very much less in the treasury. 1t
may be that all these corporations have been
formed with the intention of carrying on the
business indicated by their names. But
their abundance, and the fact that the num-
Der of manufacturing establishments in
Maine has not shown any great increase for
the last two years, gives rise to the suspi-
cion that good many Of them are organized
for purely speculative purposes; that stock
selling, and not manufacturing, is their chief
business. In Massachusetts, before a corpo-
ration of the sort covered by this statue is
allowed to begin business, all the capital
stock must have been paid in. 1t is said
that but one other State in the Union-West
Virginia = has law on this subject
similar to Names. 1t may be that our law
is better than the Massachusetts law. We
are not disposed to dogmatize on the subject
We simply suggest that the matter will bear
examination by the Legislature.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24
CURRENT COMMENT.
REWARDS FOR PARTY SERVICE.
Rncfan Transorinf

bUSluH IfdhScrlpt.
Chairman Brown Of the Rhode Island
pointed postmaster at Newp ort, and Mr..
Walker, the chairman Of the Wisconsin COM
mittee, becomes district attorney. Probably
they were both inoffensive partisans.
STRENGTH FOR cLEvELAND's FOES
New York sun.
Mr.. Cleveland was elected, not so much on
account OF what he would do as for what he
wouldn't do. Yet the Pan-Electric Job is
lmmeasurably the greate't administration
scandal ever known in our history. If any-
thing helps to strengthen Grover Cleveland's
opponents, it is the Pan-Electric job.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24

Not long ago woman who was ION
the town" on being called panper in court
at Belfast, resented the term, and explained
that poor people were not paupers, but Ella
bilities." How great liabilities" they are
the State of Maine is realizing The last
Legislature appropriated eight thousand
dollars for State paupers; but that is not
money enough by fifteen hundred dollars.
Two towns, Kingsbury and Lexington, got
permission two years ago to go back to their
former condition as plantations because
their loads Of poor were too great for them.
Their forty or fifty paupers came on to the
State, and in spite of the efforts of
the Governor and Council, have cost
1t eighteen hundred dollars, instead of
the thousand estimated by the Legislature.
Under the revised statutes, paupers having
legal residences in plantations, are supported
by the State; also paupers whose legal resi-
dence cannot be established in any town or
city; aliens who have been thrown upon
plantations; and soldiers who have been
discharged from the Togus Home. The liza
bilities of the State for these people are not
decreased any by curious sentiment which
is said to exist in some places; the senti-
ment that while it may be disgrace to be
town pauper, it is rather an honor to be
State pauper.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24

The fishing schooner Augusta Herrick is a
cranky boat; going armed into the Canadian
fishing grounds is a sign of IL.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24

Governor Hin of New York has just res
pited Mrs. Druse, who was sentenced to be
hanged on Dec. 10Th, until Feb. 2Sth The
Governors action is for the purpose of Civ
ing the legislature the opportunity to decide
whether murderess should be hanged.
There is no doubt of Mrs Druse's guilt, and
there are no extenuating circumstances in
her case to warrant executive clemency But
strong public opinion has made itself man
ifest against her execution, because she Is
woman and for that reason solely, and the
Governor very properly hesitates to entirely
Ignore it. The case is somewhat similar to
that Of Mrs. Barrows, nowspnder sentence of
death in this State, though other reasons be-
sides sex are urged in her case why she
Should not be HANGED
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-02
FOREIGN.
tral road.

5THE Kermadac Islands, in the Southern
Pacific, have been annexed by Great
Britain.
The Chinese government has decided
to dispatch a force of military to Lazar.
eff, as precaution against the designs
of Russia in that direction.
A LOSS of $5,OOO,OOO was occasionea al
Mandalay dy the bursting of an embank.
ment of the Irrawaddy river. Many
persons were drowned, and fifty thousand
are homeless.
n. NELIDOFF, the Russian ambassador
at COnstantinople, informed his colleag
ues that, in the event of serious disorders
in Bulgaria, Russia would, with the two
other powers, consider necessary meas
ures for interfering.
IT is understood that England is sound
ing the subject of mandate to Turkey
to occupy the province and restore order;
that opposition is shown to the proposal
on the ground that Turkish occupation
would meet with armed resistance, and
that before effective Intervention can be
accomplished Russia will have undertaken
to solve the difficulty herself.
The latest advices from Japan state
CndG Ghe flOGlng between tne Cn1neSe and
Japanese at Nagasaki was caused by a
fight between eighteen Chinese sailors
and the japanese police. It was simply a
case of disorderly conduct on the part of
the sailors and an attempt to suppress it
by the police, without any admixture
whatever of politics. Eight men were
killed and three hundred wounded, most
of the injured being Cinnamon.
M. AMADE Martean, who was sent by the
French recent minister of commerce to
report upon the industrial development
of Germany, finds that the averaged ex-
ports of manufactured articles from Ger
m any have been doubled within the last
ten years. The export of manufactured
paper and pasteboard has been quadrupl-
ed within that time, that of metal-work
has quadrupled and leather work has treb-
led.
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THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
WASHINGTON.

The comptroller of the currency has
declared a second dividend of ten per cent
to the creditors of Schoharie county, N,
Y, national bank. This makes thirty per
cent. on claims proved that has been paid
to the creditors of the bank.
The resignation of United States Mar
shall Gross, of Louisville, KY, is announ-
ced. Differences existing between Mar
shall Gross and Judge Barr, the United
States District Judge, are said to have
caused him to take that course.
NAMES for the new steel cruisers for the
navy have been selected. One of the
40OO-ton vessels will be named Newark,
the other, modelled after the Japanese war
ship Naniwakan, Will be called Charleston
and the third will be called Baltimore
The Baltimore will be the largest.
1t is said here that ex-senator Wallace
who failed to secure the nomination for
governor of Pennsylvania, will be can
didate for congress from Governor Cur
tins district. The governor has refused
a denomination, and it is possible that
Wallace can secure the nomination. The
district is democratic, and he would have
no difficulty about the nomination.
The national board of health has de-
termlned to preserve its organization.
Notwithstanding congress failed to appro-
pirate. AS an evidence that the board is
still in existence, daily bulletins will pro-
badly be issued containing information
about sanitary matters, for the purpose
of advertising the board and influencing
public sentiment.
The treasury department. has decided
to pay $4,000 for a lot 1884 feet on
the corner of Sherman and Harrison
street, Chicago, as the site for a bonded
warehouse. The building will be erected
with the remaining $135,OOO received for
the bridewell lot from the Wisconsin Cen
trail road.