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The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21

Thursday was Massachusetts, day in the
National House of Representatives, and her
Congressman eulogized in eloquent periods
the memory Of the Massachusetts men who
have occupied the speakers chair. Mr.. Long
and Mr.. Rockwell spoke of Theodore Sedg-
wick, speaker Of the Sixth Congress; General
Collins and Henry Cabot Lodge of Robert c..
Winthrop; Mr. Allen of General Varnum
and Mr.. Hayden Of General Banks. Mr..
Randall made motion of acceptance, and
William G. p. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky,
seconded it in one of the most eloquent
,speeches Of the day. The speech was the
more remarkable because it came from
Kentuckian and Breckenridge. A New
Highlander, or native of Western State
whose ancestors were New Englanders,
could hardly have pronounced a warmer
panegyric Of New England State. II do
not exaggerate, think" said Mr.. Brecken-
ridge, when say that from 1855 to 1875,
whether it was for veal or woe, whether it
was wisely or unwisely done, men may differ
and historians may decide, but as matter of
fact, Massachusetts led America and led her
with an audacity unprecedented, with skill
and an eloquence, with power and force
that has never been surpassed in all time in
the leadership of great people.
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21

Under the head of "a Hideous Showing
the Boston Transcript works itself up to a
high pitch of horror over the disclosures
made by the Rev. Mr.. Bayley in his sermon
last Sunday. We say works itself up be-
cause we do not believe that newspaper
which has been living for quarter of CEN
fury or more within stones throw of a
dozen rum shops and hotels, where men file
10 throughout the livelong day and far into
the night in quest of drinks, and where
women frequently buy beer; and which has
seldom, if ever, been sufficiently Mortified to
say anything about it, and is today an adyo-
cate of the licensing of this sort of traffic,
could as a matter of fact be very much
shocked by Mr. Bayley's disclosures.
We suppose that the Transcript will not
claim that the spectacle of woman buying
beer or of men filing into hotel in search of
drinks is any more shockingper Sc in Port
land than in Boston. Yet it discants upon
the former at considerable length and appar-
emily with a good deal of feeling while its
numerous opportunities to preach sermon
on the latter are habitually overlooked.
OF course this difference of treatment is not
accidental. There is motive in II, and that
motive is not far to seek. Portland is living
under prohibitory law, and of course the
existence Of rum shops here initiates against
the efficacy Of that law. There is move
ment on foot in Massachusetts to place a
similar law on the statutes of that State. A
good many of the people of Boston and of
its newspapers, the Transcript among them,
do not approve of this movement. Hence
the parading Of the open rum shops Of Port
land. 1t is useful as an argument against
prohibition. Had Portland been living UNI
der license law the spectacle Of woman
buying beer in this city or the fact that
child or two in 5000 takes whiskey when
sick" or at wakes would, we imagine. have
excited little horror among our esteemed
contemporaries of non-prohibition states.
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21
SnoWblrds on Toast.

Hunting snowbirds on South State street
and the avenues is more profitable employ
ment than hunting ducks in the Indiana
marshes. There are millions of them on the
south side, and they are being shot and
trapped at every opportunity Snowbird
from $3.50 to $500 per day. The birds are
wholesaled at 80 cents per dozen, and four of
them go to make meal, which costs the
purchaser 80 cents The restaurant man, 1t
will be seen has profit of 81 on an invest
ment Of 80 cents The birds are plump Juicy
eat hundred without having his appetite
appeased. The birds feed on the grain that
falls from cars and vehicles. The hunters
kill the birds with guns or trap them. They
go in flocks of hundreds, and shot fired into
their ranks brings down at least a dozen.
The hunter has a bag on his side and into it
are tumbled the victims.
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21
CITY OF PORTLAND.
In BOARD or MAYOR AND A1DERArEn
Taau,r.t rQOA

In BOARD or MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
January I'd, 1888.
ORDERED, That 1t shall be unlawful for any
" person to slide with sled or other vehicle
upon any street except those assigned and deslg-
mated below, viz:
The following named streets have been assigned
on which to coast. Sidewalks OF these streets not
10 be used for coasting:
Melbourne to Eastern Promenade
Turner TO Eastern Promenade.
Beckett, from Hanson's house, to Eastern Prom
enade.
Atlantic to Fore.
Fore down past Portland Company.
Hancock TO Fore.
Fox from Washington to Back Bay.
Anderson from Cumberland to Back Bay.
Mayo from Cumberland to Back Bay.
Pearl from Cumberland to Back Bay.
Cedar from oxford TO Lincoln.
Alder frem Portland to Kennebec.
Bratte from Portland to Kennebec.
Oak from Prospect to Cumberland.
Avon from Deering to Cumberland.
New State from Cumberland to Portland.
Mellen from Congress to Portland.
Weymouth from Congress to Portland.
Hampshire from Middle to Fore.
Cotton from Free to Fore.
DanfOrth from High 10 Center.
Winter from Gray to DanfoTth.
DanfOrth from Vaughan TO West Commercial.
Oxford from Washington TO Anderson.
Attest; GEO. G. BURGESS, City Clerk.
All persons found violating the above order
will be dealt with according to law.
EZRA HAWKES., City Marshal.
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21

We now have from the Supreme Court an
authoritative opinion as to the meaning of
the primo tdcie clause of the liquor law
enacted by the last legislature. The court
construes it to be simply declaration on
the part Of the assembled wisdom of the
State that II the fact of payment of a United
States liquor tax by defendant conyinces a
jury beyond a reasonable doubt that he is a
common seller of intoxicating liquors then
they may find him guilty. TIE court says
that such statutes are not absolutely useless.
but it fails to suggest what this one is good
for A liquor tax was always streng piece
of evidence and jury was always at liberty
TO convict upon 1t If it convinced them be-
yond reasonable doubt of the guilt OF the
defendant. The legislature has neither
added to it nor subtracted from it. But per-
haps it stirred up the county attorneys and
in this. way did some good.
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21
CITY ADvERTEsEmENTs


INFORMATION having been given to the
Il Board Of Health. that fishermen and LOBSTER
dealers are in the habit OF throwing into the dOcAs
fish oal and lobster waste; the attention OF suSn
persons is called to the following extract from the
Ordinance ON Health.
Sec 6-''Nor shall any person or persons throw
or cast any dead animal or any foul or offensive
matter in any lck or place between the channel
and the Shore IDr shall land any foul or offensive
animal or vegetable substance within the city,
nor shall east any dead animal in the waters OF
the haI Dor or back cove"
Any person violating the above provision Is la
BILE 10 fine of twenty dollars
by order of the Board OF Health.
GEO. @. BURGESS, Secretary.
Portland, Jan. H. 1888. ian12d1m
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21

The people of Indiana are receiving con-
siderable ediication from source similar to
that which has supplied the people of Ohio
quite recently with food for reflection.
Forgery In order to carry elections is not the
weapon alone of the Standard Oil Democrats
of Ohio. In Indianapolis the performances
Of Cincinnati have been equalled by the
tally Sheet forgers now on trial. In the
election of 1886 erasures and additions of
votes were made on the tally sheets to carry
Indianapolis for the Democrats. As 1t was
an election at which Congressman were voted
for the matter has come before the United
States District court, where justice is prob
ably more likely to be melted out than in the
local courts of the State
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21
The Beginnings of the Maine Gen.

Bangor Whig.]
Thirty. eight years ago Monday, or Jan. l6,
1850, Messrs. Shaw and Billings, the then
great stage line proprietors, who ran line
of stages from Bangor to Augusta, and after
the extension of the Portland & Kennebec
railroad to Waterville, between this city and
the latter place, sent teams to Augusta to
bring over thirty eight persons interested in
the railroad to consult with Bangor people
in relation to the construction Of road from
Bangor to Waterville, and which was soon
after built and known as the Penobscot d
Kennebec railroad, afterwards being merged
as a part of the Maine Central. Since that
time there has been a great advance in Ban
gors facilities for the transportation Of pas
sengers and mails, not only west, but east
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21
CURRENT COMMENT.
FREE TRADE RATHER.
rSpringiield Republican,

thEE lhADE hAlhEh
springfield Republican,
Carlisle is sick and Chairman Mills is Sim
disposed" and revenue reform languishes.
RIVAL OF THE BILLY PATERSON ALONG.
milwaukee Sentinel
This is an open winter. The public would
like to get hold Of the man that opened 1t.
THE BIDDEFoRD DAILY.
IBiddeford Times
The first meeting Of York county Democrats to
take measures to start Democratic daily IN Bid
deford did not pan out very well. Most of the
gentlemen expected were not present Another
attempt is to be made next Monday. The plan is
10 buy out the Maine Sentinel and convert 1t into
daily. The gentlemen interested can rest as
sured that It will be much easier to start a paper
than to continue 1t after ii Is started Democrats
who can read English are not over and above
plenty In Biddeford.- Portland Press.
The Press is too previous, so TO speak.
We are not aware that it has yet been de-
cded to publish the new paper In English.
All things considered we are inclined to
think that the gentlemen who are fathering
the enterprise will give the preference to
Volapuk. Ben Bunker, who 1t is announced
is out of job, would be just the man to
handle the new cosmic language.
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21

SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 81.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu.
ncations. The name and address of the writer
are IN all cases indispensable, not necessarily ior
publication but as guarantee of good faith'
We cannot undertake 10 return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21

1t costs about million and half Of dol
lars to run the State of Maine year. If this
sum were raised by uniform contributions
by the people of the State every man, woman
and child would pay about a dollar aud nine
~ oanfe
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21
Temperance Convention.

A Cumberland county w. c. I. U. conven-
ton will be held In Brunswick, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Jan. oath and 25th, commencing
Tuesday, at 2 p. m. Matters of interest to
temperance workers will be discussed
Mrs. Barney of Rhode Island, National
Superintendent Of prison and jail work, will
deliver the evening address. Half fare on
p. q o. and Maine Central roads. A cordial
invitation to be present is extended to all in
terpsted.
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21
$500 REV ARD.

CITY MARsHAL's OFFICE, /
PORTLAND, Nov. z, 1887.
A REWARD of twenty-five dollars win b. paid
N for information that will lead to the arrest
and conviction Of any person or persons guilty OF
breaking glass in any public building or church In
this city. EZRA HAWKES.,
nov8dtf CITY Marshal.
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21
CITY OF PORTLAND.
NOTICE OF HEARING.

WHEREAS the Consolidated Electric Light
w Company has petitoned the Board OF Mayor
and Aldermen to erect and maintain poles ON the
following streets, viz:
Eight poles on Centre street, west side, from
One pole on N. E. corner Free and Centre
streets.
Three poles GU Free street. north side, Nos. ~
to 45.
Five poles on Temple street, east side, Nos.
TO "a.
Five poles on Congress street, south side, from
Temple to Centre streets.
Seven poles on Exchange street, west side, Nos.
rs TO 1872.
Thirteen poles on Middle street, both sides, Nos.
264 to Exchange.
Three poles On Plum street, west side, Nos. II
to 4S.
Five poles on Union street, west side, Nos. so
to 80.
Eight poles on Pleasant street. north side, Nos.
8 to SO.
Six poles on Fore street, north side, from Union
to Centre streets.
Seven poles on Oak street. east side, Nos. to
90.
Ten poles on Congress street, north side, from
Myrtle street to No. All.
Notice Is hereby given that the Mayor and Al
dermen will give hearing to all parties interest
ed at their room, City Building, on Monday, Feb
ruary 9Th, 1888, at 7.3O p. m.
By Order Of the Board.
GEO. @. BURGESS, City Clerk.
Portland, January 16, 1888. ianl6dIw
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21
wi URDOCK'S
LIQUID FOOD.

The only Raw, Condensed Food known,
and so recognized
BY the International Medical Congress
at Washington, ID. c., 1887;
BY the British Medical Association at
Brighton, Eng, 1856;
BY the American Medical Association at
Washington, ID. c., 1884;
do. at Richmond, Va, 1881;
do. at Saratoga, N. Y, 1856;
do. at Deer Park, Nd, 1884;
where essays were read and discussed by
some of the ablest Physicians and Sur
ge0ns OF England, Germany, France, It.
ally and America.
Our Liquid Food Is free from dlsolttble matter,
drugs Minerals salts or acids (EXTRACFs
ARE MOTT, and sh0ars the blood corplsscIes. II
As adapted % all ages IN health or disease az tt
t0iU make, for adult, by the use Of one table
blood tceelly.
Our Free Surgical Hospital was OPEN
ed In Boston in September, 1854, and
now numbers 100 free beds.
During the year ending Sept. 1, 1886,
we had 35 operations.
During the year ending Sept. i, 1856,
we had 2O5 operations.
During the year ending Sept. i, 1887,
we had SO operations.
During the quarter ending Dec. /,
1887, we had 203 operations.
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-21
$50 FREE BEDS,

we have just completed Septic Hospital
OF twelve Free Beds, all for Surgical
Cases.
The Surgical Staff OF MurdOck's Free
Hospital for Women are in daily attend
ance, except Saturdays, to examine pa
tients, and assign beds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-07
A Ynil'A Elipht-

Mra NJ. NJ. Hall, Of Clinton Ia. who has
recently been here Wis ting her sister. Mrs. w.
II. Wider, met with a remarkable experience
at Rochester last week She was the guest
Of . friend, Mrs. Page, OF this city, whose
husband conducts a harness business here
Among other places the ladies' visited was
Powers art gallery and the tower. While at
the latter place Mrs. Halls veil became de.
tsched from her hat and a slight breeze
quickly waited IL over the railing aud out OF
reach Down g. went toward the Main Street
walk, 100 feet below. The ladies stood and
watched it's slow aud wsveriug descent until
1t had nearly reached the pavement Sud-
denly II struck ano her current OF air aud
was borne upward again. The ladies watched
Its graceful movements curiously and became
more and more interested as the airy fabric
slowly travelled back IN a most The same route
1t had taken In Its desceni, and their surpr lse
knew no bounds when the veil sctuslly re-.
turned to- the tower and settled down fairly
and squarelv on the owners head Mrs. Hall
declares this to he the fact, and those who
met the lady here certainly have no reason to
doubt her word aledoiia Adu.rtiser.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-07
A Picture OF Cardinal Gibbons.

Cardinal Gibbons greets visitor with Q
cordial smile and hearty grasp Of the hand.
At fret blush be appears TO be a rather ordI-
nary little man. The pslor OF health on The
smoothly shaver face contrasts well with the
somble black hues OF his raiment. His figure
is slight and apparently delicate. He srsth-
er under the average height, aud save for the
head OF the iron gray hair would impress one
as decidedly youthful In appearance. His
clothing Is black OF clergical cnt. The only
insignia OF rank Ia the deep red silk cravat
that encirc es bis slender neck There Ia
really nothing extraordinary In hts appear
ance save for q marvellous resemblance TO
another OF Maryland's noted sons, Arthu r
German. AZ the Cardinal engages 10 CONVEX
sation the msnnerisms and tr cks OF voice
and action make him and the senator coup-
terparts OF each other. German has n way of
looking straight from the unfathom a BILE
depths Of steel gray ewes, and so has The Car
diDaI. Both have the kDack Of being gen nj
TO the outsider, who, after q ba.f-hOur's talk
with either of them, CONS away we'll pleased
with their courtrsy, but ALSO utelv Unable TO
remember single valuable point In the con-
versntsn. Like the Senator, tho Cardinal
never refuses TO he intervhswed, but, as ye,,
no newsp per man has tied him down To a
bold and positive ststement on any importans
topic Battmos Lstt~r.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-07
A Turkish Minister OF Fiuanc,.

"Mabmud Dell ,delIen Pa,ha, the late
minister Of finance OF Constsntinople has
narrowly escaped strangiiog," saws the Lou
don Truth" He came Into Office . fsw years
ago when very poor man, but bv means Of
sympathetic windl ny OF the most outrageous
kin he has realized q fortune OF $50, 0J0
Turkish pounda THE Sultan, on being In.
formed OF his fraudulent practices. ordered
his arrest and announced his intention OF
having him strangled aud Of confiscnting his
savings. Ii then turned out that Mshmud
bad been sufficiently far.sighted to invest his
fortune abro d, 81 that " he were strsngled
the sultan would not gain . plastic; aud
after much negotiation 1T has been dec ded
that he Is to Lay fne III IL 100 Turkish
pounds and 10 I've bsnlshed from the vicinity
OF Cunstantlnople. This fine " III not I've EN-
poyed to compensate the officials Who have
been robbed bv Mahmud. but it Is to 20 into
the sultan's private purse"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-07
THE JERSEY GRETNA GREEN
] A Harvest of Fees Reaped by Min
lister from Runaway Couples.

Harvest OF Fees Reaped by Min
lister from Runaway Couples.
The popular impression that Camden mar
rages have become unpopular, and that the
ush TO get married on the sly across the rlv-
n without the formslity Of license has ma
terlally diminished since the publicity gwen.
10 some OF Rev. Mr.. s eeper's queer mar,
iages. is not warranted By the facts, saws the
Philadelphia Record City Clerk Carmsn, In
whose office all Camden marriages are fled,
laid recently that his fees from marriage reg
situations have not fallen of at all IN any
mouth recently by comparison with the cor
responding months Of last year Our Cam.
len marriage list is from four hundred to
sight hundred month, the largest proper
lion being from Philadelphia In September
there we're over four hundred MARI ages In
this city, aud 1t does not seem To me that the
recent unpleasant publicity given 10 the
soiemnlZ 'tuns b. Camden min sters has ill.,
lured the business much
But there has been some chanre 10 the
fancy OF Philsd phia couples who skip over
The ferry to get rid OF tue inconvenience OF
the Pennsylvania license law. They have
turned the cold shoulder To R.v Mr.. Sleeper
who has practically retired. The long list
which he formrrl, sent in TO the city clerk
every thirty DAYS now comes no more. A
Sleeper marriage l. a rare thing these davs.
But what R'v. Mr.. Sleeper has lost Rev. w.
II. Burrell, a Method 81 M mister, who Ia with
put any regular CHI rye has ,ined. Mr.. Bur.
rell has established mself only few doors
from Mr.. Sleeper's residence nd has evident
y protted by the decadence OF the latter
gentleman's popularity
The returns made to the county clerk show
That MIR. Burrell Is marrying couples, chiefly
from Pennsylvania, at the rate OF about l2 a
month. This Is AID average of five marriages
per day, aud Mr.. Burrell by this time las the
marriage service perfect. man who mar
ries l., 44O people In year does something un-
Usual, AMI Mr.. Burrell prob iblv has no rival
~ a MARI ing clerg man in the United States.
or course no one hut Mr.. Burrell himself,
or his bookkeeper, knows just What the ready
Income from this business is but Camden
court official aces the average fee a: So At
th q rate Mr. Burrell Is In receipt OF all In
come from this source OF over 81 O0J a year,
probably larger income than the salary OF
any minister la Camden.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-07
A Thoroughbred Hunter.

Nate Moore, 10 years Of age While cutting
bush In Chetco valley about two weeks age
came upon nest Of panthers. His dogs freed
the old mother aud the boy grabbed the
three little kittens that were 10 the nest ana
started for his home some three miles dis
tant which he reached with his prizes In
safety, while the dogs stood watch over the
mother The kittens were supposed % have
been about 20 days old. They we're brought
TO Crescent City and were sold ~ Smith
river for $50 The boy bad no gun or other
weapon except brush hook 1T The time and
IL required more courage than most men
would have had to take the baby par ~
from the watchful eve Of their mother.-
Crescent CITY (Lai) Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-07
Results of FumiyatiOn.

A Macon tGs.) Young man Is strongly op
posed to the Florida method Of fumiGsting
mail matter. His sweetheart, who lives 10
Florida mailed him . photograph, and Of its
condition when II reached him he Gays; at
eeems as though the fumigator had taken de.
lib rate aim with his punch at the eyes, for
both Of them we're punched ,1t and tbeii
soulfuiness wss pushed throuv.i to the back
OF the head. The nose had been skewed
around to one side and the nostrils were &C
enl srged that they looked like caverUa There
was row OF boles scrces the mouth that
rave the girl double hare lip and the entire
countenance looked like Q cribbage board.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-07
EvADlNG THE LAW.
The latest Device for smuggling
spirituous Liquors Iuto Iowa

Tho Latest Device for Smuggling
spirituous Liquors Into Iowa
In many OF the smaller towns Of Iowa, a.
well as In q number of the larger cities, the
probibitorv law is not securing satisfactory
results. says a Mason City dispatch. BY the
most hopeful supporters OF the law 1t was
not expected that immediately after its pas
sage the state would be freed from saloons,
larger cities, especially the new towns, where
the sent ment Of the majority was against
the enforcement Of the law. Its execution
would be uphill work and that 1t would be
several years before the traffic could
be controlled. The interior towns OF one TO
fifteen hundred Inhabitants were the
hope OF the prohibtionists 1t was
thought that In such towns the law could be
put into force at once, ana the results would
be so perfectly satisfactory that II would soon
OF itself establish a sentiment that would
make II no difficult task To extend Its opera
tons into the larger cities.
Since its inception these smaller towns have
had about all they wished to contend with
In enforcing the law. The goods" were
shipped In TO private individuals from the
neighboring states The bootleg" peddlcrs
carried OH the traffic until they were detect
ed, and 1t was not d fficult matter 10 step
Into drug store, sign certt cate
OF good latin, aud secure the 'mciicine."
But the most fragrant violation 10 that which
10 now coming 10 light-the conversion of the
eIpress-Oflic;s into saloons aud express mana
gers into saloon keepers This, as far us we
have been abe to learn, ia confined to
the smaller towns through which railroads
pass.
The intoxicating drinks are cent from
wholesale establishments In Minneapolis,
ROch Island, etc. in TASKS containing from
two gu arts To tive GALLONS tightly boxed up
and addressed 10 Frank James," Buffalo
Bill, or some other fictitious parsonage. The
exbress agent takes charge ~ the goods un-
Ill some thirsty ind " dual com 8 aloug, hen
he represents himself us Buffalo Bill" aud
II necessary Is identified MS being that iDdi-
vidual. receipts for the goods" aud takes
them away. The wholesale houses keep a
stock constantly on hand a. the express
offices, never allowing the supplS To become
exhausted. In all eases 1t comes &c. O. d."
Ii Is not at all likely that this copdition of
'ffairs will exist without interruption. The
question OF the right OF express managers To
dispose OF inJok eating drinks la this way
will unquestouably soon be referred to the
courts