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Year: 1875

Among tho sufferers by tho recent oss Of Tho Ger
man stea1ncr Deutschland wtro tho boot X Sons
Music Company, Of this city, who had On board
largo consignment Of musical merchandise,
Year: 1875

The people Of this country lave e1-
perisnced great evils trou, new parties
during the last thirty years. The know
Nothing" party which crushed out the
old whig party, was disgrace to the
country, and did great deal to demoral-
iae the people. 1t undoubtedly made
men careless as to the truth, and many
men were led by it to disregard the
solemnity of an oath. This party was
followed in turn by the Republican party,
which is now regarded as more corrupt
and e1travagant than all that c1-
,sted before it.


The old Wing party is admitted to
have been far more honorable and high
toned than either of its predecessors,
oct Of which it was formed principally.
As each new party has proved more cor
rupt than it's predecessor, we see no
good to grow out of a new party now.
And if another party were formed 1t
would be filled by the worst class-men
that had been driven from both parties
We, therefore, believe little good could
DO obtained through any new orgsnlza'
non, The best way to reform abuses Is
for the people to fall into the Demo
cratic party-it has never been corrupt
cd and has always proved wise and
economical in its policy.
Year: 1875

CULPABLE CARBLBssNEsS. The tire at
the Opera House on Thursday night, in
dicates great carelessness on the part of
the man having charge of the heating
apparatus. The building Is thoroughly
heated by steam. and there should no no
danger from the wood igniting from the
pipes. This. however, seems to have
been the case. The great distance of
the place where the flooring wa1 burned
from the fire under the boiler, would in
dlcate that the water was very low in
bhe boiler, and the steam was cf q much
hotter character than is generally found
in exhaust pipes. 1t seems = very proy-
dental circumstance that tho fire was
observed before it made further pro-
gress, and that il occurred where 1t
could be 50 readily discovered. 1t might
perhaps in ten or fifteen minutes more
have broken out II number OF places.
The occurrence will impress the COM
pany with defect in the Opera House
which ought not to have been 30 long
overlooked. The modes Of egress are
not enough and more should be added
and those that exist enlarged.


Perhaps the fire could not have made
ita appearance in more dangerous
place than where it did, just in front of
the only great door opening to the street.
There is scarcely ever q great calamity
that is not accompanied by several CO.
incidents. 1T seems necessary that there
shall be. Is it were, IA war Of the ele-
ments to produce disasters. Had q gale
Of wind been blowing through .he large
passage way to the auditorium At the
time the fire might have assumed
much more dangerous proportions. anc
the CONSERVATION in the audience, Ma
sonic lodge rooms, and in other soci atie
that meet in the building, all hayin,
cgress one way, become a serious mat
ter. There is scarcely doubt that tn
company will give this matter immediat
attention.
Year: 1875

WARLIKE.-The Philadelphia Inquirer
and other papers condemn this activity
exhibited in the different Navy Yards, az
prejudlcal to business, and calculated to
lnjure the Country at large. 1t says the
people want no war, they have had
enough Of that to last for long time. =
Such rumors a. we have had are perni-
cious. and war itself would be even more
pernicious and unpopular.-Re Republican.


Very true. The millions that have
been wasted on tine Army and Navy,
have done injury rather than good. But
this has been the character of the Ad-
ministration throughout and if We run
back the career of the REPUBLICAN party
from its birth we will find that is sprang
into being upon the pent-up passions O:
violent men, and they are now seeking
something to feed their rage, on which
they may continue to spend their wrath.
1t is the general opinion Of the country
that Grant and his party leaders see no
hope Of being continued in power unless
war or civil strife is brought about.
Year: 1875

pension frauds have been seven millions
year, what would they have been had
Logan got his pension till passed last
year? 1t is very strange that these
frauds were not discovered until Dem
ocratic House of Representative WAS
about to meet.
Year: 1875

Among the novelties in the peniten-
tiary at Shelby county, Tennessee, has
been dumb convict who, to the quality
of dumbness, added that of idiocy.
Quite curiosity was this man Wylie,
and one offering much entertainment to
everybody, for his crazy freaks of singing
and dancing and making faces were funny
In the extreme. So harmless was he,
though, and SO docile that he was allowed
to polish the boots of the officers of the
prison, going outside the walls every
morning to perform his task. SO, for
two Years, Wylie has been one of the
features of the institution, but he isn't
special feature any longer. A few Sun
days ago came the opportunity the dumb
man had been waiting for. He stole two
coats and a pair of pantaloons and all the
money he could and was gone. The
country was secured and Wylie was cap
tured again, but he wasn't the same
Wyle in most respects. He was well
dressed, fluent of speech and anything
but idiotic. He was taken back, but
doesn't clean boots now and doesn't
attract much sympathy as poor, harm
less lunatic.
Year: 1875

DIR. Arlidge, one of the Pottery In
spectors of Staffordshire, has put forth
a very sensible protest against very
pernicious custom, which rarely receives
sufficient attention, either from the med
ical profession or the general public
He says that the women of the working
classes make tea principal article of
diet instead of an occasional beverage.
They drink it several times day, and
the result is lamentable amount of
sickness.


Tea, in anything beyond moderate
quantities, is as distinctly narcotic
poison as is opium or alcohol. 1t is
capable of running the digestion, of en-
feebling and disordering the hearts ac-
ton, and of generally shattering the
nerves. And it must be remembered
that not merely is it n question of mar
cotic excess, but the enormous amount
of hot water which tea-bibbers necessa-
rily drink is exceedingly prejudicial,
both to digestion and nutrition. In
short, without pretending to place this
evil on a par as to general effect with
those caused by alcoholic drinks, one
may well insist that our teetotal reform
ers have overlooked, and even to small
extent encouraged, form of animal in
diligence which is as distinctly sensual,
extravagant and pernicious as any beer
drinking or gin-swilling in the world.
Year: 1875

STILL the cry is for the Wilson shuttle
sewing machine And why Because it is the
most perfect and desirable sewing machine for
family use and manufacturing yet invented.
and is the cheapest. The constant demand
for this valuable machine has made it almost
impossible for the manufacturers to supply the
demand. Machines will be delivered at any rail-
road station in this county, free of transporta-
ton charges if ordered through the company's
branch house at 1877 State street, Chicago
They send an elegant catalogue and chrome
circular free on application. This company
want few more good agents.
Year: 1875

Tho Mutual Life Insurance Company
Of New York will furnish very hand
somely printed and bound book. entitled
Care Of the Sick" TO any one free upon
application. The volume is well illus.
trated and contains much valuable Rad
ing matter which cannot be got IN the
ordinary works without mourning con
siderable e1pense.
Year: 1875

The Commercial does not like the word
"cahoot." We presume its objection lie Q
in the fact Of its use in connection with
negroes. Well, we will try and find
words more to its liking; but must re-
mind the editor of that paper that it has
been said that he also owed his defeat
at the school election because he did not
caheot with negroes in seeking the nom.
ination. and had given offence to some
of the Ring leaders.
Year: 1875

their conduct suggested to many minds the
question whether investigation of past rascaii-
ties was likely TO be very searching, or punish
ment very severe, IL he should be chosen.
The Democratic party needed refonner, ana
found Mr.. Randall in very bad company. And
yet We believe that the character of many OF
his supporters did him injustice. His record
against jobs and subsidies was an excellent
one. He had honestly, and at great personal
risk, opposed the favorite job of his State, the
Southern Pacific Railroad, during tho last
session; and there are many reasons to
believe that tho worst disappointed men In
Washington would have been those corrup-
tionsts who hoped 10 gain by his election.
His bearing under defeat was graceful and
gallant and he has yet chance to be great
power for good in this Congress. But his de-
feat means harder work for the Republicans,
O better start for the Democrats, and encour-
agement to the better elements of both parties
Year: 1875

with his wife mounted atop to catch
the public eye, or covers his horses
with gold-mOunted harness, it Is easy TO 500
the vanity and vulgarity of the specta-
Gle OF to trace It's demoralbing effect on Jones
the butcher or On Mrs. Jones, or on the rich
mans own clerks, gambling or robbing the
cash-drawer that they too may fancy them
selves "swells" for one brief hour on Sunday
morning. But it is not so easy to measure the
weight thrown OIL the side of common sense.
good breeding and genuine virtue by the per-
sistence in simplicity, calmness, and modesty
of life such as that Of New-Yorks great
millionaire. The negative virtues are so rare
among US that we are tempted when they ap-
pear to give them precedence Of all others.
Year: 1875

powerful than his money. But when tho crisis
of his affairs came there was nothing to pro-
vent his leaving the cOuntry-we do not say
running away, for there seems to have been
no need of haste-cxcept the virtue OF two or
three constables. The history of his brief i'm
prisonment warned us what we might expect
of them Ever since his first arrest he has
used jails like taverns and jailers either as his
friends or his servants. The moral influence OF
the reform movement never reached any OF the
PRISONS Gentlemen like Mr.. Durham and MIR.
Hagan had to stand up alone against the ter
rble temptation, and we certainly ought not
to wonder that the Boss has proved too much
for them.


OF course the keepers will be held to strict
account (if that is any comfort to tho public),
but it must not be forgotten that the person
most at fault is the Sheriff. That officer is not
only legally responsible for the safe keeping
of his prisoner, but he Is morally to blame for
the abuses of which this escape is the logical
consequence He was well aware Of the des-
perate condition of Tweed's affairs, and yet he
took no precautions to prevent an escape and
even gave his sanction to this last excursion.
The law makes him responsible for whatever
pecniary loss the State may suffer by tho es-
cape. 1t also makes him answerable to the
Governor for his official conduct, and when
Gov. Tilden assures him that he will be held
to account, it is reasonable to infer that steps
will speedily be taken to remove him from
Office. Then perhaps, if we ever catch another
Ring thief WE may succeed in keeping him in
Jail, and the world may outgrOw the impression
that America is the paradise of rogues.
Year: 1875

Southern statesmen find in this Congress az once
their opportunity and their danger. They have as a
rule more experience in public affairs than their
Northern colleagues and they may fairly expect to
WELD controlling influence in the House.
They are mostly pure men, and, with the
exception of possible leaning among good many
toward the Southern Pacific Railroad they are pretty
certain to be hostile to all manner of subsidies and
jobs. But, on tho other hand, there are some of
them who havo not wholly outgrown the
political philosophy of 1860. They may look upon
the election of Mr.. Kerr the triumph of Bourbon
ism quite as much the defeat of iniationiss and
jobbers Ii they make this mistake it will DO fatal
one.
Year: 1875

The tramp usually makes the mistake Of not being
feeble enough in his movements. The very fact
that he is in good walking order is against him.
Hi, true corse is TO ask first for little medicine
and then for something To be eaten when he feels .
bit better The energy Of tramp in the Allegheny
PENN Poorhouse tho ruin of him. Angry
with the arrangements he assaulted the keeper, and
pulled out most of the keepers board, which was
very fine one The possessor of so much energy was
at once transferred for ninety days to the Work
house, where his daily rstions will depend upon his
daily labor. This Is an excellent way Of putting
down vagabondry-indeed. there is other
Year: 1875

Trenor w. Park must find these times rather
lively. Here he turns up again as defendant in
a suit In Dutchess County, for tho fraudulent
issue of stock In an underground railway COM
pany. He seems to have had some respectable
associates in this last undertaking, and it will
be more needful to wait for the trial to ascer-
tain how credible the story of the complaint
is. than most people would think it if Park
alone were concerned.
Year: 1875

Engineering labors will occupy prominent
place in the report of the Secretary OF War.
Among tbese must be included the Surveys
west of tho Tooth meridian. their main features
being typographical, though they are also pro-
ductiye Of large additions to scientific knowl-
edge, and the whole work is very systematic
and thorough. An accurate acquaintance with
tho sparsely settled portions of the national
domain becomes of greater value with every
year. The surveys and work under Capt. Eads
for tho improvement of the Mississippi, in
their record Of progress, offer near prospect
of the great 'eral benefit that tho com
Year: 1875




Miss Blanche Howard, the Bangor authoress,
will be regular correspondent of the Boston
Transcript during her st ay abroad.


Eli Jones, the veteran Friend missionary,
met with an accident which rendered him
senseless, at Birmingham railroad depot, Eng
land. After few days he proceeded to Lon
don.


Seeing statement in parer to the effect
that the Maine Central was becoming too inde-
pendent to care for its patrons, Mr.. TIL. Wig
gin of Levant, takes occasion to refute the as
sertion BY the following illustration: "On the
night If Sept. 20tb, 1875, as the train from
Boston came into Portland, the conductor
stepped into the car in which / was seated and
said, This car goes to Bath 1 left the
car, forgetting to take a valuable bun
die from the rack where had placed it, and
went about my business in towo Missing the
bundle went directly to the Office OF Superin-
tendent Tucker and informed him of my care
lessness in leaving the bundle. He received me
courteously and Immediately telegraphed to
Bath, to find the bundle, if possible, and send
it to Brunswick. AS preceded it to Bruns-
wick, left my address there, and the bundle
was expressed to me at Levant, and this the
Maine Central railroad did without Ieguital
from me"
Year: 1875

THE BARBER CAsE.-Judge Knight delivered
an opinion in the barber case in the Municipal
Court, yesterday morning, He said that the
case was not question whether or not a man
may shave, or be shaved, on Sunday, but
whether man should keep ''open shop to do
business on that day. Shaving and hair-cutting
cannot be said to be such works of necessity as
the makers of this statute meant to except FRI m
its prohibitions; and if a man whose shop is in
hotel can keep open there is no reason why
everybody else may not keep open. That we
think differently as to the Sunday law from
our ancestors is plain, but we ought to have the
courage to say so in the laws themselves, and
not set them asi ie or evade them. The Su-
pleme court can give construction to this
statute that will be sound and enduring; but it
would not be becoming for a court of inferior
Jurisdiction to cut off such opportunity to pas s
upon the qaestion by annulling the statute
The respondent was fined one cent and costs,
and an appeal was taken. The shops will con-
tinue to keep open as before
Year: 1875

SCHOOL FOR DRAwING.-This evening the
Maine Charitable Mechanics Association will
open school for instruction in drawing at
their hprary room, corner of Congress and
Casco streets The school will be held every
"Wednesday aud Friday evening during the
winter and will be free for all mechanics in the
state. A competent instructor will be employ
ed and the committee of the association who
have the matter in charge, are determined to
make the school a profitable one to all who at
tend. This is au excellent opportunity for
young mechanics to become proficient in the
art of useful and ornamental drawing.
Year: 1875

SUPPOSED DROWNING ACCIDENT About 10
o'clock last evening the men On vessel lying
in the dock between Long and Central wharves
heard man struggling in the water short
distance off. They at once started to the spot
whencs the noise vas heard but failed to find
any one Officers Rice and Gar land we're noti-
fed and they made thorough search in the
dock and found shoe floating about 1t may
be that man fell overheard and was just going
down when be was heard by the sailors. The
dock will be dragged this morning.
Year: 1875

The EMBEzzLEMENT CAsE.-The parties
who caused the arrest of the runner Monday
on charge of embezzlement were in town yes
terday and offered to settle the matter for a
certain sum. The man under arrest is poor,
and it is not thought that he intended to keep
the money he appropriated His friends ex-
pect to raise the required sum and have him
released.
Year: 1875

The MUsEUM.-The excellent manner in
which "East Lynne" is brought out at the
Museum, and the good acting which character
ICES the rendition, will be likely to make it pop
ular and to draw good houses during the rest
of the week. The piece will be produced at
the matinee this afternoon and will form the
regular evening bill until further notice.
Year: 1875

MAGNETIC POwER.-It is amusement to drop
into Music Hall for an hour when Prof. Car.
peoter is on the stage with number Of good
subjects. There is scarcely any trick known to
psychologists which he does not show you


This afternoon they have matinee at q
Year: 1875

SMART BoY.-Last evening smart appear
ing boy about sixteen years of age. giving bis
name as James BERTHE, applied at the station
for lodging. He has quite story of his travels
to relate. 1t seems by his story that he has
two brothers living in this city, and he was
alone in London. He hal not cent of money
when he left that great city, but he managed to
reach this city all right. He slowed himself
away on freight steamer bound for New York
and was not discovered until the steamer had
been to sea for day and half. He received
severe treatment on board the steamer, but he
managed to stand ie and reached New York all
right. He started from New York to walk to
Boston on the day after his arrival, and sue
ceeded in getting his lodgings and meals on
the road. On reaching Boston he stole ride
on a gravel train and came as far as Lawrence
over the Boston & Maine road. Here be made
the acquaintance of train hand, who inter-
ceded for him, and be was brought to this city
last evening in the baggage car. This morn
ing he will go in search of his brothers.
Year: 1875

RUFFIANIsM AT YARMOUTH "A Yarmouth
correspondent says a few evenings since as
Miss Annie Fields and lady friend were re-
turning from meeting in school district No. Q,
man with horse and carriage drove up be-
| side them and undertook to grasp hold of them
as he drove by. Failing to do SO he turned
about and the ladies hurried home. Soon the


man with the carriage returned with another I,
and several attempts were made to seize the
women before they reached the nearest house.
The writer thinks the ladies would have been
seized had not the horses been so spirited


as to require most of the attention Of the ruff
ans. The writer also states that a few weeks
since lady was attacked by an unknown ruff
fan on the bridge near the factory, and only
escaped from him by the utmost exertion. The
writer recommends that ladies learn to use pis-
Year: 1875

SoyEREIGNs OF INDUSTRY Earle, the
President of the Council of the United States,
spoke to a small number of gentlemen at Sons
of Temperance Hall last evening, upon the Or
der of Sovereigns of Industry. The first part
of the leceure was read from a large pile of
manuscript aud was not particularly interest
ing La,er in the evening the manuscript was
laid one side and the remainder of the lecture


was quite interesting. The main point OF the


lecture was that the CONNIE rcial world is one


mass of corruption, and it is impossible for a


strictly honest man to do successful busi-


ness In fact. the speaker said corruption is


on every hand. Not only in our business, but


even in our religion, and unless thinking men


and women arouse them. elves to the mpor-


tance of change, the result will be alarming.


He struck decided blow at the great army of


drummers employed to sell goods. In his opin-


ion they We're nothing less than "bummers''
on the working class Mr.. Earle Is very
pleasant speaker and if the weather had been
pleasant be would have drawn a iull house, as
the order is quite strong in this city,
Year: 1875

For The Cecil Wing.


A GROWING EVIL.


MIR. EDIToR:-1s there no relief from the
nuisance of being bored by the juvenile
beggars who periodically swarm our streets
and places of business? For some days
lately there has been a project on foot
among a company of the young gentlemen
in imitation of their older brothers-in
order to indulge in the popular pastime of
"match games" For this purpose they
got some person to scribble a few lines at
the head of foolscap sheet, setting forth
their desires, and then proceeded from place
to place to collect the "needful."


By the way, it is one of the strange
things Of these strange times that parents
do not see the evil that must necessarily
result from permitting their boys of ten
and twelve years-or any other age, Tor
that matter-to organize themselves into
these "clubs," and then running over the
country, from town to town, playing
"match games," where home restraint is
taken off, and the temptation to swear,
smoke, drink, and even gamble, is immense
ly increased. Only few weeks ago one of
these match games was played at the depot
here, between a town club and one from
Newark, and the swearing on the part of
the visiting club was the subject of general
remark. Besides, in these "hard times"
the "suits and paraphanalia, and carriage
hire takes money that ought to be used for
nobler purposes. From this "sowing of
the wind" what will the harvest be? is
question with many thoughtful minds.


TRUTH.


las our opinion has been asked, we ad-
wise that the name of each sturdy little
beggar be noted down and sent to his par
ents, so that his mother may know what
he has been about. The notice might run
something like this: Madam met
your son - to-day engaged in the busi-
ness of street begging, and deem it my
duty to inform you of the fact.-Ed.l