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Year: 1878

The story Of the marriage OF the greA'
French poet and statesman IS one OF ro-
mantle interest. The lady was OF al
English family named Birch, and very
wealthy. She first fell in love with the
poet from reading his calculations Poe
joues." She was slightly past the bloom
Il youth, but still young aud fair. She
rpad and re.read the calculations, and
nnrscd the tender sentiment in secret. Al
LENGTH she saw Larmatine IN Geneva
and her love became part OF her ver
life. Not long after this she was made
accumulated with the factthat the poet was
suffering, even to unhappiness, from tn'
embarrassed state Of his pecunIary affair
Miss Birch was not long in deciding upon
bar conrse. She would not allow the happl-
ness Of lifetime 10 slip from her If Sh


could nreventit. She wrote to the Poe'
. frank and womanly letter, acknoWleds
;oo her deep interest and profound respect
and Offering him the bulk Of her tortn g
if he were willing to accept it. OF coura'
Larnatine could not but suspect the
truth. Deeply impressed with her gener
ositv. he called upon her, and found hc


to lie not only fair to look upon, but Z"
woman Of brilliant literary and artistic
education. He made an offer Of his han


and heart, and was promptly and gladly
accented, and in aft. years Alphonse
De Launatinc owed not more to his wife :
wealth than to her sustaining love and
inspiring enthusiasm,
Year: 1878

An effort is being made III the Reformed
Episcopal Church to do ;.way with the
observance Of Lent as church fast. At
II recent conference Of eler5ymen Of that
denomination in Philadelphia il was de-
cided To recommend the policy Of abandon
ing the service 70 the General Staining
Committee, % tie groanl that the lndul-
zence in worldly pleasures before and after
Lent ii increased y way Of compensation
FIR enforced abstention during the season
of fasting, and upon the further ground
hat uniform moderation Of life Is the
church s great need, and that his may o.
better secured without Lenten obser-
vanees than with them. The change, i
it shall be made, will be a radical one, and
will work a wider breadth than ever be-
tween the two Episcopalian churches u
this eountry.-T l. Eoeaiag Psi.
Year: 1878

A reverend brother, whose communications
on the subject OF the great controversy we have
printed in the Glo5s-Democrat, writes to us
note of thanks for typographical accuracy, but
takes polite exception to the manner in which
we "disregsrded his tales. This calls for an
explanation. Ministers who write for the press
are accustomed to write almost entirely for the
weekly or monthly press. In a weekly or
monthly newspaper Office, whole sermons or
articles may be given to one printer to put In
type. There is a week or more in which to do
the work, and one compositor may take charge
of it all. BE can "follow copy" very easily as
to italics, provided the type is at his disposal.
In daily newspaper like the Globe-Democrat


an article of two columns length is set by forty
different compositors. 1t is cut up into small
takes sometimes less than twenty lines each.
To these forty men there are not more than


three stale cases, perhaps If the italics are dis.
tributed after the ministerial fashion, each man


gets line or two in his take; the consequence
is that in five minutes after the matter is given
out, all the oompostors in the office are swarm
ing around the three or four itdlic cases. each


waiting for his turn. The atmosphere in that
vicinity soon becomes redolent of verbal sui
phur. 1t certainly did In the case of the man
uscript Of the eminent divine who inspired this
Year: 1878

Mr.. VOORHEES, has not improved in rhet-
oric since he was last in Congress. He was
always lamentably deficient in good sense.
His threat against property is worthy of a
French socialist, The speech was in effect a
declaration that the silver men intend to
destroy the banking system, indefinitely post
pone resumption and initiate the greenback
cnrrnnnv
Year: 1878

The Turkish government has officially
warned the people not to speak of Russia as
the Bear of the North, because such language
is disrespectful. The prohibition is hailed in
Constantinople as sign of peace.
Year: 1878

THE President is said to favor the idea


that Cabinet officers shall have seats on the
floor of the House, with the right to speak
on questions relating to their departments
1t is affirmed that he will recommend the
project in a special message.
Year: 1878

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersgned by Stanley t.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon US by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous etters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
alcases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

AN OkDlNANCE


For the Appointment Of an Inspector of


Milk and Defining his Duties and


Powers.


Be T. ordained By the Mayor, Aldermen


and Common Council, of the City Of Portland, in


City Council assembled, as fotIoacs:


SECTION 1.-There shall be appointed by the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen, for the remainder of the
present Municipal year, and thereafter annually, an
his appointment, keep office and books, aud have
all the powers and perform all the duties set forth
and prescribed in the statutes of the State relating
to the sale OF milk and the inspection thereof.


SECTION 2.-It shatl be the duty Of each person Or
firm, now or hereafter engaged in the business OF
selling milk within the limits OF the city, to file an
nualy with the Inspector statement of his name,
residence and place of business, if he sells milk
from cart of such fact to the end that said state
ment may be registered by the Inspector in a book
kept for the purpose; and in default of doing said
person firm shall forfeit the of twenty dollars
to the of the city, to be recovered in any court OF
competent Jurisdiction.


SECTION st shall be the duty of the Inspector
to receive and register said statement and grant
certificate of such registration upon request Of the
person or firm filing the same. The Inspector, when
thereunto requested in writing by any citizen OF
Portland shall make inspection within the limits of
the city of any milk sod offered or intended for
sale within the same, md also upon his motion,
without previous notice, as often once year, and
otener at his discretion, shall visit all places of bus-
and carts in and from which milk is sold within
the city, and make thorough inspection Of the kind
and quality of milk found in said places of business
and carts offered intended for sale. 1t shall also
be the duty of said Inspector to prosecute all viola
tons of the statutes of the State and ordinances OF
the city relating to the sale of milk. And at fhe
close of each municipal year said Inspector shall
make detailed report to the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen.


SECTION 4-The compensation Of said Inspector
shall be as sfollows:-Twenty-fve cents for making
the before required registration and granting GER
t1cate thereof to be paid by the person requesting
the Fifty cents for making Inspection Of milk,
to be paid by the person requesting the 10 be
made; and said Inspector shall be entitled to one
half of all forfetures accrung to the city in all pros
ecutions instituted by him for violation of the stat
utes of the State ordinances of the city relating
to the sale of milk.


SECTION 5.-This Ordinance shall take effect on
approval.
Year: 1878

A man who thought he would present his
wife with material for new dress was some
what surprised to see the dealer slip the cloth
in an envelope and say he would have the but
tons sent right up in a dray.
Year: 1878

know, and 1t nigh! take away their
chance OF paradiug a lie in the dark.


This is bot u specimen of the
weight and gravamcn of the charges
made by those who are opposed TO
me, and an of them have about the
same amount OF truth and honesty
ia them.
Year: 1878

The contract for the sale OF 4i2 per cent
bonds being practically closed and Secretary Sherman
having declared his intention not TO sell any more OF
this ISSUE bankers who members OF the Syndicate
are now engaged in pOpuarzing the per cent bonds
They claim that in advancing the price OF the 49 per
cent bonds they have cOrresDondingly enhanced the
value OF the per cent bonds which they think can be
sold In large lots for permanent investments They say
that the failure of savings banks and the shr1nRoge IN
real estate have induced with moderate capital as
well as many companies and savings institu
tions 10 invest in per cent bonds, preering small
but certain interest uncertain ventures in real estate
The total sales Of per cent bonds Saturday were
So66 5OO most OF the amount being sold ia this city
rpon orders from all parts Of the country. IL is the
81 900 600 Of these hOuds can sold each day, which
will keep the Treasury Department well suppled win
gold Tor uhding purposes.
Year: 1878

Helena, Montana, Aug. 9.-There is no
truth in the report that Ten Days band of
Bannocks had left their agency with hostile
intent. They are proceeding under an es.
cort of United States troops to the buffalo
country 1t is claimed that there are no
provisions at the agency, and that they have
been subsis.ing on rabbits and squirrels. One
Of their number, while stealing some things
from q rancho At Beaver Head canon, was
shot and killed by party on the lookout
for the thief. Considerable excitement was
thus caused through the uncertainty as to
how the Bannocks might regard the deed.
Ten Day was notified Of the occurrence, and
on seeing the remains Of the thief said, "he
was bad Indian; bury him."
Year: 1878

A letter from Long Branch says:
The ladies this summer have taken
to wearing long finger nails cruelty
trimmed to point, under the delu-
sion that 1t lengthens the fingers.
To see an entire family-mother
and five daughters-sitting around
with cold white hatchet nails like
that Is to feel like experiencing
Iroqueis hospitality. Great atteN-
tion has been paid during the past
winter recess to developing the lit
tie toe on the female foot A rumor
had grown abroad that no female
could wink her little toe, and to
wink 1t was a surer sign OF aristo-
cratic lineage than to have a rain
bow instep. At this news the en-
tire sex went into committee on
the little toe. How to give him Tor
herr separate action, a pronounced
character, and, in short, to make
him rise up like piano finger and
drop on the keys-this was the alb
sorbing question. The small toe
in woman seldom leaves a mark in
the sand. This year various have
OCCu thC uCVlCCo " OiAh6 Ih0 titniu
creature out. Miss Van Pizen wears
a seal ring on the little fellow, with
the seal down, and leaves us her
monogram as she goes down the
beach. Miss De Vilin has practised
on hers with patent spring clothes
pin, SO that it is off by itself,
wandering toe--a banished knuckle.
AS for Miss Smith, she let's her
young man exercise 1t for an hour
or two at the bathing time. Final.
ly, the two Misses Jones inherited
the gOut from their papa and have
beautifully isolated little toes, but
of an inflamed color. Walking 10
an obsolete thing with American
women. Even the servant girls
from the hotels have to be sent to
church, a scant mile, in omnibuses.
This 10 said to be due to the retiring
character of the junior toe, and
there is q loud cry for fat. footed
instead of strong.minded girls.
Year: 1878

IT APPEARS that Mr.. Philip r. Clark,
the Republican candidate for Sheriff of
this county, is at the old game of circu-
lating spurious Democratic tickets, with
his name on instead of that of JOHN
PYLE, our Democratic candidate. These
tickets, we are told, are spread broadcast
over most of the hundreds of the lower
part OF the county. OF course every
Democrat will throw them into the fire.
We have seen this thing done many a
time before. 1t will lose Mr.. Clark more
votes than it will gain him. Every
Democrat who finds that cheat is at
tempted to be put upon his party will re-
sent such thing.
Year: 1878

MORE TROUBLE IN EURoPE.-Eng-
land, it is now said, holds Russia respon-
sible for the failure of the Berlin treaty
This will complicate the Eastern question
and make it more difficult to settle than
ever. England's Indian troops and the
English army also will be required to
keep the Afghans in check SO that
England will have to receive the aid of
other European nations to keep Russia
out of Constantinople.
Year: 1878

Judge J. u. Daily yesterday rendered an important
decision In the suit OF Joseph b. Hart the Harlem
Bank relating TO transfers OF bank stock. The action
was brought to compel the defendant 70 trans
fer on its books shares of its capital stock
purchased by the plaintiff and which. ~
alleged. they refuse to do. According to the
proofs they appeared the trial ut Equity Term
tho plaintiff applied to Mr.. Bulkley at the Office OF
the bankto have the transfer made. Bulkley had no
authority to make transfers, but authorized to
receive communications and present them to tho
president. The bank had gono out Of bust


ness, and occupied q small Office in the rear
of the former banking house. now occupied
as q grocery store The books were kept
charge Of them. No officer of the bank In regu-


lar attendance there elsewhere but IL place
of business of the corporation and transfers of stock
on the books were made there. The Board of Direct


had adjourned subject to the call Of the president


Upon receiving plaintiffs communication Bulklcy
the president, and told him what tho
plaintiff wanted, and the president directed
Bulkey to tell the plaintiff that 1t could
not be done, the shares had been levied upon by
creditor of the former Judge DAILY In his de-
cison holds that the purchaser of shares in tho
against the corporation to compel transfer of such
shares its books. The shares, he says, had
only nominal value. and, dividend having
been mnde were worth such dividend and no more.
Although formal demand was made upon tho
corporation the transfer of tho shares there was
m effect notification by the president to the plaintiff
that tho transfer could not DO made. such notice
Year: 1878

Judge Larrcmore has just rendered decision In an
action brought in the Court of Common Pleas by
James 8. Walk against John Friedrich for dissolu-
ton and settlement of alleged partnership formed
by them in the purchase of tho contents Of a drug
store in the Bowery. Walk claiming that he Informed
Dr. Friedrich OF the chance to purchase and that they
agreed to become partners in the transaction the
Doctor to pay the purchase price, tho stock then to
be sold and the proceeds to be divided after REIN.
bursting tho amount OF his advance. The occupied
three days in its trial. and vigorously contested
several witnesses for the plaintiff testifyng to his
version. while the defendant aud large number OF
witnesses testified that there partnership;
that the purchase male upon his own account
that he paid all the money for the goods, afterward
sold 4 portion and gave to the plaintiff the balance
for his services which accepted in full Tho
produced bill of sale under seal uted
10 him alone of the stock in question. Mr. A. II.
Reayey counsel for the defendant, made lengthy
argument, claiming there no partnership; that
the bill of sale conclusive. and that the plaintiff
was a mere agent and paid in full for his services.
Mr. B. Il. Einstein, for the plaintiff argued that the
partnership established by the fact of the
defendant dividing the unsold stock. Judge Larre-
more in his opinion says the testimony il very
fcting and arrives at the conclusion that the
action was for the mutual benefit of both parties
and thus constitutes them partners
Year: 1878

disposes with the necessity for regular demand
The president WAS AN officer to whom the demand
could properly be made and his acts III that re-
spect bound the corporation In regard to the
fact of the shares being levied upon by
n creditor of the former owner, after
such owner had transferred them to the plaintiff.
Judge DAILY holds that, rs the bank is not credltor
OF the plaintiffs assipnor it cannot attack the trans
fer OF the plaintiff for fraud. It stands ne con-
cudes. indifferent between the plaintin ana tho
creditors of the former and unless restrained
by competent authority cannot refuse the right OF
transfer in its books the former" He accordingly
gives Judgment for the plaintiff
Year: 1878

The CABINET ON THE CHINESE TREATY.
In the course of his remarks at the state
ca pital. recently, Oh the occasion of his
reception there by Governor Irwin, post
master general Key stated that Mr.. Hayc !
and the majority of his cabinet are in favor
OF a modification of the Burlingame


Treaty in the interest of our own people,
and that steps to that end will be soon
taken. The arrival of the Chinese En-
bassy at Washington had been awaited,
for this purpose, and now that Chan Ian
Pin had reached the Federal Capital, the
subject will be taken in hand, so far as the
is concerned.
Year: 1878

SECRETARY Sherman's great speech
on the currency question at Toledo,
Ohio, has national repute, and will
go far toward waking up all wild
dreamers who are not sleeping the
sleep of death on this question. On
the silver and gold standard he is in
favor of both metals circulating at
par, either by limiting the amount of
silver to be issued, or re.adjusting
the relative weight Of the two coins
by increasing the weight of the sill
yer coin or lowering the weight of
the gold coin; and declares in some
such way this question must be
solved or we will have to adopt
single standard of silver, like the
Chinese and other Asiatic nations
have done. On the paper currency
he says:


sour paper currency is now hap
PLY brought to very near par with
coin. Will you insist on keeping it
at par, or will you, by repeating the
resumption act, retrace the steps al,
ready taken and embark again upon
the sea of irredeemable paper cur
rency? Shall our paper money here
after be redeemable in coin upon the
demand of the holder and be main
tained at par with coin, or shall it be
what its friends ca a "6at" money,
irredeemable in com, depending up.
on the trademarks of bankers and
brokers for its value, and upon the
changing majorities in Congress for
its amount and quality? | can i'm
agine how a man deeply involved in
debt and hoping to escape bankrupt
cy may desire to cheaper the money
in which his debt is to be paid, but
why should a man, whose daily toll
is measured by tire money he receiv
es, desire to cheaper that money?
Why should farmer who sells his
productions for money desire to les
sen its purchasing power?
Year: 1878

The following are the most important
clanses of the law for the suppression OF
tramps which has been passed by the New
Hampshire Legislature


"Any person going about from place TO
place, begging and asking or subsisting
upon charity, shall be taken and deemed to
be a tramp, and shall be punished by inn
prisonment at hard labor in the State Pris-
on not more than Is months.


s'.Any tramp who shall enter any dwell
iug-house, or kindle any fire in the highway
or on the land of another without the con-
sent of the owner or occupant thereof, or
shall be found carrying any firearm or0ther
dangerous weapon, or shall threaten to do
any injury to any person. or to the real or
personal estate Of another, shall be punish
ed by imprisonment at hard labor in the
State Prison not more than two years.


stAny tramp who shall willfuliy and ma
liciously do any injury to any person. or to
the real or personal estate Of another, shall
be punished by imprisonment at hard labor
in the State Prison not more than FIVE
years. :


:" Any act of heggary or vagrancy by aay
person not resident of this State shall bs
evidence that the person committing the
same is tramp within the meaning Of this
act. ss III &5aa
ssAny person upon a+view of-any Of
| fence described in this aetDay apprehend
the offender and take him before Justice
of the Peacs for examination, and on his
conviction shall be entitled to. a reward Of
SD therefor, to be paid by'the county.
This act shall not apply5osany female
or minor under the age of 17yearsr nor to
any blind person.


Upon the passage of this act the Secre-
tary of State shall cause printed copies of
this act to be sent to the several towRand
/ city clerks, who shall cause the same 30 be
posted in at least six conspicuous place..
three of which shall be on the public high
way
Year: 1878

MIR. L. j. Jennings writes to the World


as follows: The public here have had five


days to consider Lord Beaconsfeld's move.


and my impression is that they do not quite


know what to make of it. England gets the


right to occupy Cyprus, but she pays for it


In more ways than one. If there is any


profit arising out of the administration of


the island it will have to be handed over to


Turkey, SO that England will have to 20


through all the fuss and bother and take all


the responsibility, while the Sultan will get


the solid pudding. Moreover, England


must for the future undertake the duty OF
defending Turkey in Asia Minor, which in
evitably means war at some future day, and


1t may come at time when the country is


not so well prepared to meet it as even it is
now. When Russia is once more ready she
can strike and England must resist. There


will be no choice left open to her, for the


new treaty binds ali future governments, as
well as the one now in power. 1t commits


the country to definite and unaIte1able
policy. Russia, as some people suppose, is
now shut in within a hard and fast line.
But she has been shut in before, and gener-
ally manages to break out. The next time |
she does so England must 20 to war with |
her, and practically for the defence of Tur- |
and throwing up Of caps, but IN fne rdlusr |
Of it all an undercurrent of uneasy feeling |
may be detected. The ''thoughtful patri- !
OF is half in doubt whether the prize Sc |
cured by Lord Beaconsfield is quite SO bril-
liant as his supporters try to make out. |
We may have to pay pretty dearly for our |
whistle some of these days.
Year: 1878

A party of gentlemen assembled yester


day by special invitation in the Appraisers


office of the q. s. Public Store No. to


witness the opening of two boxes contain


ing the pedestal and statue of " Cupid


Yelled" The readers of the american are


aware that Miss Abrahams, daughter OF


woodward Abrahams, Esq, of this city,


purchased the statue at Rome while ON a
visit to the studio of Mr.. Rosetti, the emf
nent sculptor, 10 company with Mr.. Chas


companying him in his European tour.
The partial unpacking of the case and the
disclosure of the status caused sensation
of delight to those who were favored with
glance at this dainty work. of art. The
statue ia feet 6 iuches high, and whe
prepared for exhibition will stand on gray
marble pedestal, which is made to revolve
so that essry portion of the figure can be
seen to advantage. The Boy god is seated,
properly draped. and has veil over his
face. The perfect purity of the drapery
shows that the block of marble was origin
ally perfectly white, and yet by new pro-
cess Of tintng the figure seems animated
with life. The limbs show the tender flesh
color of an infant the cunning dirnple and
pinky toes are SO tempting as to create the
desire TO kiss them. The pretty face is vis-
ible through the veil, with the laughing
blue eye and the cherry red lips as if some
"bee had stung it newly" while the blonde
hair and the tree stump on which he is
seated are all true to natures coloring.
The beholder loses the idea that the object
he is gazing at il mere block of stone. and
expects to see this Cupid start into life, cast |
off the enshrouding veil, and with leyelled |
arrow prepare to do execution upon the |
hearts of his worshipers. The votaries of
high art have been in the habit of declaim- |
ing against the process of marble tintlng, |
but after viewing this specimen few will be
found to deny that it is, as the artist truly
calls it, an 6 illumination - that gives a
lifelike appearance to the inanimate.