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Year: 1878

The "highly sensational" play entitled "The
Phoenix" was presented at Music Hall last
evening for the first time in this city by COM
pany selected for the express purpose of pro-
ducing it in first class style. 1t is play cal
culated to draw immensely, and when it gets
noised about that such drama is on the boards
the theatre will 3e packed while it is presented.
The play is written by Mr.. Milton Mobiles who
sustains double character in its production on
the stage He is a good sensational actor and
the character of Carroll Graves and Jim
Bludso gives him an immense opportunity to
display his powers. The plot of the piece is
slim and represents very degraded state of
society. The language is not at all classic, but
is readily understood especially by the gallery
gods. At the end of each act there is a start
ling tableau which is sure to bring down the
house. At the close of the first act the fire
scene was really startling and it has never been
improved ON Portland stage. The fire
poured out of holes in the stage in great
volumes and the flies appeared to be alive with
flames. From this scene arises the Phoenix
who employees the rest of his time during the
run of the play getting square With the man
who set fire to the building Leslie Blackburn
is the man who he is after and who scruples at
nothing unless he sees Jim Bludso's revolver.
Then there are lots of other characters. the
most of whom however are gamblers and black
legs.


The play will be given the rest OF the week
and is sure to draw large houses.
Year: 1878

SHIPMENT OF BEEF.-Mr. 81. Willis OF Bat
tie Creek, Michigan, was in town yesterday to
see what arrangements could be made for the
shipment of beef from his state to Europe via
Portland. He is largely interested in meats OF
all kinds, and has tried various ways of getting
beef and pork to market. Of late he has been
shipping cattle to New York where they were
slaughtered and then the meat taken to Eu.
rope but he complains that the cattle arrive in
New York in bad shape and the meat is not al
ways marketable. He wishes now to kill il
Michigan and send the carcasses from there di
rect to Europe.
Year: 1878

Is THE CMBRIA COMING TO PoRTLAND?-A
rumor was current on the street yesterday that
the steamer Cimbrla is to arrive here in day
or two to ship sailors to San Francisco by rail.
The report could not bs traced to any reliable
source, but it is believed, however, by
many to be true. As the steamer has but ten
days coal, it would not be strange if she came
here for coal, even if not to ship sailors.
Year: 1878

To PREVENT ACcDENTs.-The automatic
gates in operation at Woodford's Corner, on
the Maine Central track, are new thing for
this part of the country, and are quite curios-
ity in their way. When open there is on each
side of the street upright standards Of sufficient
length to just reach each half way across the
street. By turning q crank these standards
drop across the street to the music OF large
gong which attracts the attention OF travellers.
When the train has passed the same crank
turned in an opposite direction returns the
standards to their upright position and teams
pass as before. One man can opeh and close
the gates on each side of the track at the same
instant, as they are connected for that purpose.
In addition to the gate across the main thor
oughfare similar apparatus has been con-
structed on Spring street, and these, too, can
be operated by the man at the station.
Year: 1878

STATE STREET ENTERTAINMENT.-A very
pleasant musical ani literary entertainment
was given by the young folks at State street
chapel last evening. A large audience was in
attendance. The programme as published yes
terday was carried out with much spirit. The
fair which the young folks have held the past
two days has been well patronized.
Year: 1878

PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT.-Av very e.
lightful entertainment was given by the young
people at the West Chapel Wednesday even
ing. The braiding Of the May-pole was accom-
plished to the admiration of all present The
select reading by Miss Valentine added very
much to the interest of the occasion. All who
listened to her desire to hear again.
Year: 1878

The trial Of the suit of Henry Hoffman
against the New-York Central and Hudson River Rail
road Company begun yesterday, before Judge
Curtis In Superior Court Trial Term. The paintin
bOy says ne was pushed from car by tbs conduct0r
and M so that wheel passed his foot, and 70 had
20 be amputated The defence Is that tue boy had no
rgt TO be ON the car that he conductor did not puSa
him OF or even see him, and that. ne hurt, it
through his own CarelessnCss.
Year: 1878


the national debt Is ever to be paid it is
to be done by economizing gexpenses. The
greatest and surest repudiator is he who
wastes the revenues and thus puts off the
day of payment. Economic and pay like
honest men; it is species of dishonesty
to bequeath to unborn babes, the cost of
your own quarrels and waste. In strict
justice they ought not to pay for riotous
living or bloody contests. The young
ought to have fair chance and ought
not to be compelled to buy land that is
mortgaged already. Economy is the only
thing that will remedy the evil; and there
is nothing gained by giving men great
salaries to waste in idleness and luxuri-
GUS living.
Year: 1878

THE Indian policy of this Government
is fraud upon the people, and should
be reformed and purified or utterly abol-
i'hed. We request our readers to read
the article in another column on the
Crow Creek Agency.
Year: 1878




We trust that the orators whose pleasing
duty it is to deliver the addresses to the
graduates this year-Rill in some form or
other remind the young men and women
now going out into the world of the vast
and real responsibilities that rest upon
them. They of all people are the hope of
the Church in this country. They are, OF
eyes of the world of Catholic teaching ana
it's influence on human life and conduct.
They represent the effects of Catholic
training, culture, thou ghS and feeling.
These, if they have been properly used
are immense advantages. For if they
mean anything they mean, over and above
mere Literary requirements, q substratum
of solid sense that the Catholic faith
always infuses, chastity of thought and
behavior, modesty in self assertion, charity
to others and spirit of self-sacrifice. If
these young men and women enter upon
the world much as other young men and
women, who have had NO Catholic training
at all, what is the natural COMMENT The
world has very keen eyes and guages
results of this kind very shrewdly. If
training produces no difference between
the two classes of students, where is our
boastf If Catholic young men fresh from
College are jnst as eager as any to enter
into every pleasure" as it is called, of
life, wherein lies the difference between
them and others7 If they show no good
example among such Protestant compan-
ions as may come in their way, who is to
show it I SIf they cannot defend their faith
when attacked, who is to defend it7 If
our Catholic girls are just as loud in tone,
as frivolous in conduct, as eager for empty
admiration, as inclined to be fast, as any
of their on-CathOlic sisters, what was the
use of their careful training, what is the
use of their calling themselves Catholics
at all7


Our Catholic youths and maidens enter
the world as veritable INSTRUMENTATION
best of missionaries who do their work
silently and urconsciously, though the
world has it's eye on them all the time and
is quietly comparing notes. Catholicity is
the truest manhood, as it is the noblest and
puTest Womanhood. 1t is the very anti
dote to the miserable spirit of the times
that knows no reverence, recognizes no
God, secretly worships money, and begin
ming and ending with I, is forever pushing
itself forward, asserting itself, seeking to
draw attention to itself, always fussy,
never at ease, inherently and essentially
vulgar and immodest. Honest worth is
sure to approve itself. Sober, self con-
talned manhood wins the admiration even
of those who are the very contrary in their
own nature. Modest womanhood at once
attracts tbs eyes and compels the admira-
tIon and reverence of all honest men. 1t
is race possessed of these qualities that
rs 30 sorely needed in the world to-day.
There is no such race unless formed and
fashioned by the chastening and sanctify-
ing hand of the Catholic Church, and it is
the high mission of our grade uates to prove
this by their lives.
Year: 1878

at is too late" says the Columbus Cslum-
sian, for congregation to show sympathy
for the pastor when he is dying, or going to
be removed to some other mission. To aid him
in his enterprises for good in the church, altar
school and the poor is the way to manifest the
right feeling. He does not value the empty
words of ostentstious respect; he wants the
sincere devotion Of his peoples hearts to the
Charity of Christ. which nrges him to give his
life and sll that is in it, to the Sacred Heart
of Jesus"
Year: 1878

There can be no doubt that Socialism is
growing to be the gravest question of the
age, and every intelligent person ought to
have good general idea of its real char
acter. We have no thought that they can
get this 90 easily, thoroughly and entertain
iDgly anywhere else as in the translation
Year: 1878

favor OF the rich and against the poor, in
favor of capital and against labor. We
want o progress which will insure to every
man full liberty of exertion, but which
will not dispense any man from the neces-
sity of exertion.
Year: 1878

Drunken Senators Disgrace the Nation.


Washington, Feb. 16.-The scene in
the Senate chamber during last night
was remarkable as well as disgraceful.
A large number of Senators were in an
unfit condition to participate in the
discussion, being so intoxicated that
they could scarcely stand. There were
ten to fifteen in this condition, and in
stead of being taken to their houses,
they remained in the Senate chamber
to make themselves conspicuous, and
pain the occupants of the galleries, who
were compelled to see the sight. Such
scene was probably never before wit
messed in the capital.
Year: 1878

THE Congress of Beauty in Gilmore's
Garden is composed of women hired to
display their beauty at so much per
week, and great show it Is. The
fixed-up creatures sit around, while
vulgar dandies crowd around and make
questionable remarks and poke the
exhibits in the ribs with canes. The
New York authorities nave warned the
management that there must be less
Obscenity or the place will be shut up.
Year: 1878

This gentleman's card announcing his candidacy for the County Clerks office will be found ill our announce nent column to-day. Mir. Mourning has every qualification necessary to enable him to fill the office to which he aspires honorably and advantageously. He is ready scribe, good business nan, steady, temperate, industrious aud competent to make d most efficient Clerk. Rotation in office has become a popular doctrine, and withal d very correct one, and we know of no one upon whom believers in the doctrine can confer their votes more worthily for the County Clerks office, than Mir. Will Il. Mourning.
Year: 1878

In our announcement column this gentleman to-day makes known his candidacy for the office of County Clerk. Mir. Baird is well known to most of the voters of our county. He is an active, energetic and public spir- ited man, and his attainments warrant us in saying that he is qualified for the position he seeks. If he should be elected we are satisfied he will take great pride in giving his carerul atten- ton to the duties of the office.
Year: 1878

As may be seen by his card which will be found in our announcement column to-day, this gentleman is can didate for reelection to the County Clerks office. Judge E. is too we'll known to the people of Pope county to ommendation at our hands. He has served us in various capacities and al- ways given satisfaction, and notwith- standing many believe ill rotation in office, the man who beats the Judge will have to make fast time.
Year: 1878



 Circuit Court.

 Boarding house keepers are happy

 Candidates plenty.

 Speaking today by the candi dates for Governor, Messrs. W. R. Miller, $ P. Hughes, Thos. Fletcher, and the Old War Horse Ben T. Elm bry. We say hurrah for Embry.

 -"One of the Boys" from Atkins has been Tn attendance at our Cir cult Court. He is as good locking as ever. May he live long and pros per.

 Some one entered the store of Messrs. Poynter & White last Satur- day while .Roof" was out and took five dollars from their money drawer.

 Some of 'sthe boys" got off a little joke" on W. B. on the first Will thought it was the young lady and retaliated by sending package containing 'etcetera." Oh William William did yon not know better?

 A man was found dead in the bayou some two miles above here last Saturday. Supposed to be q crazy German who has been staying over on Piney. He must have been in the water two or three weeks as he was decaying considerably when found.

 A Sunday or two ago the teach CT oS our Bible Glass Tn Sunday school told us that while Moses was gone up to Mount Sinai to receive the law Aaron had calf. We don [ believe this on Aaron, but those be- ing the days of miracles it may have been so.

 The present grand jury is the most intelligent that we have seen here for some time and we are of the opinion that there will not be as much time spent in those little mirror cases as was by the last grand jury and there will be few indictments found but what will be sustained in the higher courts.

 Why don't somebody write an- other letter suggesting new place for the county seat. Only seven now in nomination without Dover. As they cannot all have it why not let it remain here, as the old court house can be fixed up with one tenth the money it would take to build a new one.

 Every since the new organ has been m use at our Sunday school we have noticed petty jealousies arising between certain parties as to who should control it. Last Sunday It broke out in an open war of words. Such scenes are very ridiculous in Sunday school to say the least, and if the parties Gould see themselves as others see 'em," they wonld cer- tainly leave these matters to he set tied outside. We don't know who IS to blame. But we ao know that it is disgracei'ul to our Sunday school, and hope it will not occur again,

 We are Informed that the report about Treasurer Parker being de- faulter is mistake, and only arses from money being pad on school warrants which are yet out, and which he has no credit for on his books, and that everyt ing will be settled at the next meeting of the County Court. We are glad this is so and hope no one will attribute any wrong motive to our notice of this in the DEMOCRAT two weeks ago.
Year: 1878

Why don't the Greenbackers and civil reformers go into the Demo cratic party and do some good. This '.new party" movement is all folly. In the first place all such move ments catch all the folks who have lately lost sunken political vessel and the crew is suspected because we have seen them aboard pirat- ical craft In the next place the Democratic party can't "bust." As Ben Butler once said there will be a Democratic party when this world mclts with feryent heat and the members will stand the heat.

 We find the above article Tn the Van Buren Argus. About two thirds of the Democrats of the State
Year: 1878




USE COOP LANGUAGE.-We ad-
wise all young peosle to acquire in
early life the habit of using good
language both in speaking and
writing. and also to abandon the use
Of slang words and phrases, The
longer they live the more difficult
the acquisition ofgood language will
be; and if the golden age of youth,
the proper time for the acquisition
of language, be passed in abuse, the
unfortunate victim of neglected ed
ucation is very probably doomed to
talk slang for life. Money is not
necessary to procure this education.
Every person has it in his power.
He has to use the language which
he reads instead of the slang which
he hears; 10 form taste from the
best speakers and poets of the coun-
try; to treasure up choice phrases
in his memory and habituate him.
self to their use, avoiding at the
same time that pedantic precision
and bombast which show rather the
weakness of vain ambition than the
polish of an educated mind.
Year: 1878

naturally comes up how long will
our forests hold out at the present
rate ofmanufacture? 1t is really an
important question, upon which
follows the inquiry, as to what we
are to do for building material
when this magnificent wood-pine
lis exhausted. One authority af
ter another has entered formally up.
on its solution, with satisfactory re.
suits in local instances, but very
vague ones as to the field at large
At the rate we are cutting it to-day,
from thirty to fifty years seem to be
agreed upon as the limit. Tw enty
years ago there was apparently no
limit, for the consumption was not
only less, but the means for it's
manufacture were primitive, and
accomplished much smaller results
than now. 1t seems as if it were
impossible to further improve the
machinery of saw mills, but the
near future may, for all that, see
saving machinery, in comparison
to which that of the present day
will be contemplate. So, although
twenty years ago there was no see
ing the end of the timber, now, with
the modern mills and myriads of
them, we are beginning to calculate
with dire certainty as to the time
when "tLe wooden age" will be a
thing of the past.
Year: 1878

How unpopular habits of thrift
and SAVING have become is shown
in the violent Kissing which followed
the remark of a witness before the
congressional committee in New
York, that many who are now
suffering might have been comfort
able if they had taken care to save
part of their earnings in better
times. The man who saves, and is
SO weak as to devote to the good of
his family the FIVE and ten-cent
pieces and quarters that he might
guzzle away, need not expect to be
a pleasing object for some years to
come. We are spirited people.
and We must spend and waste to
show that we are nothing less.
Year: 1878

THE United States is the only great
nation to-day in the happy condition
of exporting much and importing
little. All the others are compelled
to 60 outside OF their limits for bread
and meat and other necessaries OF
Lite
Year: 1878

SAN DIEGO, January 31-The Texas and Pacific Railway bill IS now under discussion by the House Committee. An early and favorable report is cer- tain to be made Arguments thus far Tn behalf of the Texas Pacific bill have been made by President Scott, Vice Presidents Brown and Bond and Joseph Crawford, Engineer, represent Ing San Diego and Southern California interests.

 The passage of the anti-subsidy res olutiOn by the House is not considered as elfecting the passage of the Texas Pacific bill, which is not considered as coming within the proper definition of a subsidy.

 c. P. Huntington of the Central Pa cific will be heard thIs evening in fa- vor of the opposition to the bill.

 It is now conceded that the Senate will pass the Silver Bill by a two-thirds majority. An effort will be made to compromise on the basis of a silver dollar of 420 grains, but It does not seem very likely to be successful.

 Eastern War Nevvs
Year: 1878

The stage was stopped on Wednes day evening just below Fillibuster Station, by party of Mexicans. They fired upon the driver wounding him in the arm, but he managed to get away with the team, stage and express box.
Year: 1878

| KNOW not any pleasure of sense
more exquisite than draught of cool,
clear water when you are thirsty; but
few things are more insipid than wa
ter when there is no thirst. 1t is thus
that Christ and His salvation are very
sweet to one, and very tasteless to
another William Arnot.
Year: 1878

The persistent wretch who is al
ways asking, rs this hot enough for
you" will get his reward one Of these
days. When dark complexioned old
person with horns shall lead him in.
crying, rs this hot enough for your
he will understand ALL
Year: 1878

marks Of the captain having been
repeated by his brother officers to
the husband, the latter laid the
matter before the court of honor of
his regiment, and with the sanction
Of this tribunal duel between the
officers was arranged.


The lieutenant, being the injured
man and the challeger, demanded
that the duel should be fought with
pistols, the first shots to be fred at
fifteen PAGES distance, the opponents
being then at liberty to advance to
within five PAGES of one another,
and the firing to be continued until
one or other Of the opponents
should be so severely wounded as to
be unable to fire any longer The
meeting took place in an open space
in wood. AT the first exchange
of shots the bullet of the lieuten.
ant grazed but did not seriously in
iure the captain; and at the fourth
round the latter shot his adversary
through the right lung and heart.
The deceased officer, who was only
twenty-nine years of age, was buried
with military honors.
Year: 1878

When an officer in the German
army makes scandalous remarks
about a comrades wife-somethiug
of that sort was done at a post on
the upper Mississippi not long ago


--tbere is no military trial, but
merely a duel in the forest. A
captain in the Sixty-fourth Prus-
sian regiment had been paying
marked attention to the young wife
Of the lieutenant and adiutant, and
had allowed himself to speak pub
licly in a cynical manner Of his in.
timaey With her Some of the re.
Year: 1878

Unless you look sharp you are
apt to come in for a meager share OF
wards; for the good things are no
sooner served than the servant al.
most Immediately whips them of
again, no culinary preparation,


however excellent, being thought
worthy Of being partaken of more
than in two successive spoonluls.
Dish follows dish, and platter fol.
lows platter in quick succession,


and the Turks, who do everything
in a business manner, never think
Of talking when they are eating.
The greatest compliment YOU can


pay your neighbor at dinner is to
tear some tidbit of a fowl or a leg
of mutton, and put into his plate.


During dinner water in a crystal
cup was handed to such as asked for
1t; and as soon as dinner was over
everybody ginsed his mouth aud
Year: 1878

been abandoned. For many years. indeed. 1t has been
quito evident that tho cost Of pound Of iron or keg
of nails produced at this establishment has been largely
In Of the amount received therefor and an ex'
animation of the outlay Of conducting the prison shows
that would have been great saving to the state had
the convicts been maintained in idleness. Should
better work Offer propose to use the labor OF the
convicts at place I'm manufacturing wooden ware
brushes brOOms baskets and such other articles as can
be easily made here for use in other prisons OF the state
thus keeping the men engaged and earning something
at least to their support.
Year: 1878

The City Council of Millville, at its
meeting on Friday last, refused for the sec
ond time, by vote of six to three, to grant
the right Of way through that city to Ian
dis Philadelphia and Cape May Short Line
Railroad.
Year: 1878

Some of our exchanges are censuring the
actions of Senator Whiticar for voting for
the amendment to the general railroad law.
We have no doubt but that Mr.. Whiticar
can rise and explain if necessary.
Year: 1878

Health is an estimable jewel. The cough
that deprives you of it may take your life
too. One bottle Hale's Honey Of Horehound
and Tar will avert the evil, and save you
from consumption. Will you weigh Life
against half-dolar? Sold by all Druggists.


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