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THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 80.
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Portland Theatre—Blind Tom.
Mu*ic Hall- Dollie Btuwell.
Wilhelmj—City Had.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Slippery Elm Lozenges.
Unknown—8.
W E. Plummer—2.
Hats—Oi in Hawkcs & Co.
Mer»y—3.
Adamson’s Balsam.
Little’s Living Ace.
Coe-4.
duet Arrived—Lang & Sargent.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Reduction—W. E. Plummer.
New Flower Store—Patrick McCarthy.
Lost—Po«ket Book.
Don’t Forget— Conant.
Maher & Co—Hals.
Bo-ion and Portland Clothing Store.
John E. Dow—Insurance.
Rooms to let.
LiitelJ’s Living Age.
Littell's Living Age for 1879—The extra
offer to tew subscribers for 1879, and the re
duced clubbing rates, are worthy of note in the
prospectus of this standard periodical published
in another column. The remarkable success of
The Living Age is well attested by the fact that
on the 1st of January next it begins its one
hundred and fortieth volume. It affords the
only satisfactorily complete compendium of a
current literature which is now richer than
ever before iu toe work of the abest writers
upon all topics cf interest. It merits careful
attention in making a selection of reading-mat
ter for the new year. The more numerous the
periodicals, indeed, the more valuable bt comes
a work like this whv’b, in convenient form aud
at small expense, gives the best of all. Its im
portance to American readers cad hardly be
over-estimated, as no other single periodical
cuauic* uuc, aouvca tuir, iu actrp wen uiiuiuitu
in the b.st thought and literature of the time,
aod fairly abreast with the work of the most
eminent living writers.
Come ose, come all to the “Unknown”
matinee to-day.
Very latest Children’s Hats. Coe, the flat
ter. _
The refactory tresses of an Ophelia, can bs
made suppliant and beautifal by using the
WAX FLOSS Hair dressing. Prepared only
by Caswell & Co , of Boston; proprietors of
Caswell & Co’s SLIPPEEY ELM LOZEN
GES, for Coughs, and Caswell’s “NEW” EL
IXIR for the Blood. For sale by all drug
gists. _
A worthy enterprise, letter carriers’ benefit
tc-nigbt.
F. O. Bailey & Co., will sell at 10 o’clock
to-day at Salesrooms, Exchange street, by
order of shenft a lot of household furniture
and earpets, pictures, silver and crockery ware
set, encyclopedias, &o. See notice in the
auction colamn.
The success of the season, “Unknown” matinee
to-day.
New Styles at Merry’s, tbe flatter.
W. E Plummer, 455 Congress street, has
the best assortment of Slipper Patttrns, Slip
pit Cases, Foot Bests, &c., in Portland. Wots -
ed for filling at 10 cts. per ounce. nc30d3t.
Last matinee of “Unknown” take your little
ones.
Kid, Buck, Castor and Fur Gloves. Coe.
Just Arrived.—Fresh Cargo of Oysters per
Schooner Mary Steele, for sale at 25 cts. per
quart at Lang & Sargent’s, 578 Congress and
88 Brackett street.
Every business man should purchase
tickets for tbe letter carriers’ benefit to-night,
“Unknown.”
Gloves at Merry’s, 75 c's. up.
Hats, Cape, Canes and Umbrellas, a fine
assortment, at Orin Hawkes & Co , 482 Con
gress street.
A pure and instructive story, "Unknown,’’
see it to day.
Seal Sack?, 40 in. long. Coe, Hatter.
Bcy G»rabaldi Kid Gloves at W. E. P.um
mer’s, 455 CoDgress street, Clapp’s Block.
_ ni30J3t
Ladies and children attend the matinee and
see "Unknown ”_
Examine Merry’s add.
Don’t forget tbe letter carriers’ benefit to
night, “Unknown.”
More Boys’ Caps 25 cts. Coe, th e hatter.
Exercise is as essential as breathing itself.
Witbont it there can be lo healthy and beauti
ful growth. It prolongs life, and greatly im
proves living; it better fits us for onr duties;
without it, we do not more than half live. He
ooiy who exercises sufficiently cau know >be
joy cf living well, of good health, good appetite>
good digestion, refreshing sleep. It increases
respiration, thus bringing a larger quantity of
that “elixir of life,” oxygen, to purify and
vitalize the blood. It rounds and hardens the
muscles, and educates them into ever-ready,
faithful and effcient servants of the will. It
strengthens every part cf the system. It invig
orates the mind, and renders it more aotive and
efficient in all its operations; in shojt, it is one
of the great natural agents which will enah'e
man to reach that state of physical, mental and
moral peifection for which he was designed b
bis Creator.
Tbe activity of the muscles Is also highly
conducive to tbe well-being of many other im
portant fuDOtiocs. Tbe blood is assisted iu its
coarse; accumulation iu the internal organs is
prevented; tbe important processes of diges
tion, respiration, accretions, absorption aDd
nutrition are promoted, and tbe health of tbe
whole body immediately influenced. Tbe mind
is greatly exhilarated.
Health Lift and Exercise Booms, 237 Middle
s'tteei, _
DRUNKEN STUPE.
How many children BLd women are slowly
and surely dying, or rather being killed, by ex
cessive doctoring, or the daily use of some
druDken sinff called medicine, that no one
knowns what it is made of, who can easily he
cured and saved by Hop Bitters, mado cf Hops,
Bachu, Mandrake, Dandelion, &c., which is so
pare, simple and harmless that the most frail
woman, weakast invalid or smallest child can
trust in them. Will you be saved by them?
¥ee other column. nov25d&wlw
Fine Gold long gnard Watch Chains in dif
ferent patterns, with Cameo, Pearl, Enamelled
aDd plain gold elides, prices to sait times, at
Lamson’s, 201 Middle street. novzsi/ao
■Call at Eastman Bros’ and examine onr
novelty dress goods, selling at 15 cents, iormer
price 35 cents. _ noSdtf
Kendall & Whitney have received from
California an Invoice of Pampas Grass Plumes.
Price 40 and 50 cents eacb. no23ieod2w
Neck Chains, Lockets, Crosses, Cameos and
Medalion Pendants, both in solid gold and fine
plated goods, at 0. H. Lamson’s, 201 Middle
street. Call and examine. nov28TaS
i Seven cents will buy a good yard-wide, soft
finish bleached cotton, at Eastman Bros’.
nc8dtf
Fine American Waicbes in new style cases
at Lamson’s. Swiss Watches for sale at less
thaD oost. 201 Middle street. nov23TaS
Cotton Flannels, not remnants, five cents
per yard and np, at Eastman Bros’., 534 Con
gress street. _ no8dtf
Chi.dren’s Suits, Cloaks and Underwear of all
kinds, at L. D. Stroct’s.
nov7 eodtf
Special Bargains in white blankets, at
Eastman Bros’., 534 Congress street. no8dtf
For the yonng, the aged, and tbe infirm
Sanford’s Jamaica Ginger.
HOW TO GET SICK.
Expose ycorself day and night; eat too much
without exercise; work too bard without rest;
doc or tall the time; take all the vile oestrums
advertised, and then you will want to know
HOW TO GET WEL1.
'Which is answered in three words—Take Hop
Bitters! See other column.
nov25_
Economical Workingmen buy the “Nigger
Head" a.od ‘'Ball’s Eye" Cat Cavendish Smok
ing Tobaccos, and find them better, cheaper,
and tqnal to nearly double the quantity of com
mon tobacco Ask jour dialer for them.
Manufactured by Wm, S. Kimball & Co.,
Itochester, N Y. sep23Tr&Seod
Why throw away so much money trying
worthless medicines, when for 35 oents a rem
edy can be procured Jhat will onre coughs,
colds, sore longs and cronp? Give it a trial.
Adamson's Balsam will do J*»
Religious Notices,
Sr. Luke’s Cathedral, State St.—IU. Rev. H
A. Neely, Bishop ol the Diocese ot Maine.—Sunday
services 10.30 a. m., 3 and 7 n. m. Daily services at
a. m. and 5 p. m. Seats free to all.
Bethel Church—Services 10J a. m., 3 and 74 p
m. also Monday and Thursday evenings at 74 p.
m. Ail frotn sea and land are invited. Seats free
Reading rooms open to Seamen every day Begular.
First Lutheran Congregation, Scandinavian
Hall, corner of Middle and Plum Streets.
Found Men’s Chhistain Association—Op
posite Preble House, Congress Street, open day
an t evening Union Gospel Meeting every Wednes
day and Saturday evenings at 74 o’clock.
First Free Baptist Society, Cor Casco and
Cumberland Streets.—Rev. C. S. Perkins pastor.
Pieacbtog at 10.30 a. m. and 3 p.m. Sunday school
at il.45 a. m. Meeting f.ir prayer and rematbs at 7
o’clock and 7.30 Tuesday eveniDg. Teachep&’ meet
ing Friday evening, at 7.30 o’clock.
rr~The Disciples of Christ will meet at 62 Gray
Sreet, every Lord’s Day at 3 p m
to attend to the ApoBtles’ teaching, to the Fellow
ship. to Breaking of Bread and to Prayers. All are
invited to attend.
Woodford’s Corner M. E. Church.—Rev. J.
A St rout, Pastor. Preaching at 2 3C p. m. Prayer
meeting ai 7 p m All are invited. Seats free.
St. Stephen’s Church.—Rev. Asa Dalton, Rec
tor. Services at 104 a m and 3 p. m. Sunday school
at 2 p. m. Seats tree to all.
Harmon’s Hall, West End.—Rev. E. W. Hutch
inson, Pasior. Preaching at 104 a.m. and 7 p. m
Sabbath School immediately after morning sermon.
Seats tree. All are invited.
Bayside Parish.—Rev. B. F. Pritchard, pastor.
Preaching at 10.3.1 a. m„ 2 and 6 p m. Sabbath
School at 11.45 a, in. aud 1 p. m. Social Meeting at
74 P- hi.
Deering Bridge Mission Sabbath School.—
A Union Sabbath School will he held iu the chapel
at the bridge at 3 p. in. All are cordially invited.
West Church-Congress St. J. F. Morgan, act
ing pastor. Sabbath School at 11 a. m. Preaching
at 3 p. m. Prayer meeting at 7 o’clock. Seats Irte.
All are cordially welcomed.
Ferrv Village M. E. Church.—Rev. S. F.
Wetherbee pasior. Preaching at 104 a. m. and 24 p.
m. Sabbath School at 1 p. ni. Prayer Meetings at 6
and 7 p. m.
Second Parish Church, Congress Street, Corner
Pearl.—Preaching at I04 a. m. and 3 p. m. Sunday
School at 1$ p. m. Social Religious meetings at 94 a.
m, 6 and 7 p m. All are welcome. Rev. Prof.
Chspian will preach tomorrow.
First Uni verb* list Church, Congress Square
Rev. Wm. E. Gibbs, pastor. Services at 104 a, ra
and 7 p. m. Sunday School at 3 p. m.
High St. Church.—R»v. W. H. Fenn, Pastor
Preaching at 104 a m. Sabbath school at 12 m.
Sunday School Conbert at 7 p. m.
Free Meeting.—There will be a lree meeting
at the Sons of Temperance Hall, on Congress St.,
at 2 pm. Subject: Resolved, that the teachings of
the church to-day are not in accordance witn the
early teachings 01 Jesus.
India St. Univeesalist Church—Rev. Geo. W.
Bicknell, pasior. Sunday School at 1 30 p. m.
Preaching service at 3 o’clock, p m. Lecture iu the
evening at 7.
STEVENS PLAINS UNI VERBALIST CHURCH.—
Services tomorrow forenoon at 11 o’clock. Rev. W.
F. Stowe ot Rockland will preach to-morrow.
fiyRev. F. Pember will preach at Bradley’s
Corner at «0J a m; Retorm School at 2 30 p m; Brad
ley’s Corner at 7 p m.
Arcana Hall.—Meeting 2 pm. A Concert of
one hour by the N. Y. Minstrels followed by epeakiDg
on the subject of true religion. All are invited.
Congress Street M. E. Church.—Rev. A. S.
Ladd, pastor. Communion service at 10J a. m.
Pleaching at 3 p. m. by the pastor. Sunday School
at 1£- p. m. Prayer meetings at 6 and 7 pm.
Preble Chapel, corner Preble and Cumberland
St.—Sunday echool tomorrow at 2 p. m. PreacbiDg
at 3 p. m. A Temperance meeting at 7. Free toalL
Plymouth Church—Rev. Herbert W. Lathe,
pastor. PreacbiDg by the pastor at 10 j a. m. Young
peoples* meeting at 6 p. m. Missijnary Service at 7
p m.
HP*Advent Christian Church will bold meetings
in Young Men’s Christian Association Hall, Sunday,
at 10J and 3 oclock. Prayer meetings Sunday at 7
p. m. aDd Thursday evenings at 7^ o’clock. Preach
ing by D. Harerave. Seats free.
New Jerusalem Church, New High street.—
Rev. J. K 8inyth, pastor. Services to-morrow
mornin? at 10.30 o’clock, preaching by the past or,
Sunday School at 12 o’clock. Evening services with
conference meeting at 7 o’clk.
Williston Church, Cor. Thomas and Carroll Sts.
—Rev. FraDk E. Clark, pastor. Preaching at R j
a. m. Sabbath School at 3 p. m. Sabbath School
Concert at 7 p.m.
Pine St. M. E. Church.—Rev. C. J. Clark,
pastor. Communion service at 10£ a. in. Preach
ing at 3 p. m by Rev. Parker Jaques. Sunday School
at H p. m. Young people’s meeting at 6. Prayer
meeting at 7 p. m.
Second Advent Church,—Union Hall, 87 Free
St.-Preaching Sunday at 10J a. m. and 3 p. m
by Elder Miles Grant. Prayer meeting at 9 a. m.
and 7 p. m Sabbath School at 12 m. In the after
noon Elder Grant will give a lecture on his great his
torical chart. Public are invited. Seats free.
First Baptist Church-Congress St, opposite
the Park. Rev. Thos. D. Anderson, Jr., pastor.
Sabbath School at 1.45 p.m. Preaching at 3 p. m
by thepastor. Missionary Concert at 7 p. m.
Free Street Baptist Church —Rev. Jas. Mc
Wbiunie Pastor. Preaching at ll£ a. in. Sunday
School at 12 Communion Seivice at 3 p. m.
Prayer meeting at 7 p. m.
Municipal Court.
BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.
Friday.—John Brown Intoxication. Fined $5
with costs. Committed.
Brief Jottings*
Work upon the Pine street school boa se i8
progressing finely.
Deputy Sheriff Ring will lose the si»lit of bis
eye.
Thanksgiving being over, the weather was
very nice yesterday.
T-» 1 • _ J m ___ tkn Bn.t1.mil Tilfllbn
Wednesday night,
Forty tons of beet sugar have been so far
manufactured at the sugar refinery in thi3 city.
The regular monthly meeting of the school
teaobers will occur next Mondaylevening.
Dr. Gordon lectures on “Sleep” ia the Young
Men’s Christian Association course, at Asso
ciation hall on Monday evening.
It is expecteu that the new Boston & Maine
transfer station will be ready for occupancy
about the middle of next month.
It will be borne in mind that to-day is Harry
Brown’s reception day. His studio is filled
with fine pictures.
The Maine Baet Sugar Refinery has been
idle for about a month. It will be started up
again shortly.
The performance at the Portland Theatre
this evening will bs a benefit for the letter car
riers of this city.
Mr. E. H. El well of tha Transcript, lec
tured in Dexter on “Conversation” Thanksgiv
ing evening.
A wing of the blast fan on the steamer Lew
istan fiew out with great violence on the way
up Thursday. Some damage was done, but no
one was hurt.
The next entertainment in the Grand Army
course will bs a lecture on the electric telegraph
by Alfred P. Gage, A. M., Thursday evening,
Dec. 12.
Mr. Gibbs, the new Representative elect
from Bridgton, is a woolen manufacturer,
about seventy years old, and a Republican
from the start.
Rev. A. Dal'ou will praaoh a series of five
sermons on the History of i he Christian church
in St. Stephen’s church during the successive
Sunday afternoons in December, beginning to
morrow.
The deputy sheriffs were engaged all day
yesterday in destroying liquor that had been
forfeited. The quantity destroyed was as fol
lows: Seventy-five gallons of rum and whiskey;
1200 gallons of ale; and600 bottles of lager beer.
The meeting of the Temperance Union at
Congress Hall Sunday evening will be address
ed by earnest workers in the cause. The meet
ing commences at seven o’clock. All are in
vited.
The Montgomery Guards are preparing them
selves for a grand exhibition drill. They had
calculated to contest for the state prizes, but it
is so late now, the contest terminating with
November, that they will probably let :t go by
default.
Two illustrated lectures will bo delivered by
Rev. E. C. Bolles of Salem, Mass., at Grand
Army Hall, on Wednesday and Thursday eve
nings, Dec. 4th and 5th, ou the following sub
jects: First, “Scenes in the land of Scotland
Barns;’’ second, “London and the art treasures
of Sonth Kensington.”
Fire.—Yesterday morning at about three
o’clock an alarm of fire was sounded from box
62. The fire proved to be in the large two
story and a half wooden building on Commer
cial street at the corner of Sturdivant’s wharf
It was discovered by a woman living in the
next building, who heard the crackling of the
fir*. The building was occupied for a sasb,
door and bliDd factory and by several offices.
Notwithstanding the fire department was
promptly on hand, the fire bad made such
headway and the contents were of
such an inflammable nature—the building and
contents were badly damaged. From the fact
that the fire started in one or two places in the
rear part of tbe building where there bad bsen
no fire, it is thought that it must have been the
work of an incendiary,
The building is owned by Capt. Isaac F.
Stttrdivant, who estimates his loss at about
8750, and upon which there was 81200 insur
ance, in tbe Springfield company, at the agen
cy of Prentiss Loring. Messrs. Farnbam &
Carlton who carried on the factory, estimate
their loss upon stock at nearly the amount for
which it was insured, viz: $4000. Tbe insur
ance was distributed in tbe following compan
ies: State of Pennsylvania 81500, Exchange of
New York 81000, Boston Underwriters 81500—
at the agency of Warren Sparrow. Tbe books
and papers in this firm’s office were much to*
jured by the water, and several important
important books are missing, which may in
crease their loss considerably.
Messrs. Wm. H. Simonton and Jerome
Rumery, who had offices ou the first floor,
met with no loss, their things biing safely re
moved.
Burglary.—The house of S. C. Norcross, on
l Prospect street, at Woodford’s Corner, Deer
ing, was entered Thursday night and a pocket
book containing three or four dollars, and sev
eral artiolesof jewelry and wearing apparel
were taken.
Tkaibsgitiog,
Thanksgiving day, as to weather, was quite
uopleasaot, there bring a drizzling ram nearly
all dav, though it was pretty mild. As usual,
the day was observed as a grand least day.
Tbe religions services and entertainments were
fairly attended and generally interesting.
BKLIGIOUS SEBVICES.
A large praise meeting was held at the City
Hall in the morning, at which a nice pro
gramme was finely rendered. The Chorus
choir, under the lead of Mr. W. L. Fitch, led
the singing. A collection in aid of the Widows’
Wood Society and Provident Associat:on,
amounting to S3o, was takeo.
High street, State street. Free street, and
Williston churches united in a service at the
latter church, at 11 a. m., at which tbe paBtor,
Rev. Frank E. Clark, delivered an excellent
discourse from Isaiah, xii, 5; “Sing nnto the
Lord; for he hath done excellent things.’’
The discourse was aimed against the croakers.
We give a brief abstract:
The frog elements enters more largely into
onr Datnre than the bird element. Even on
Thanksgiving day the voice of the croaker is
not seldom heard in our land, especially in the
sermon, whose office apparently is often consid
ered to serve as a bitter tonic before the
Thanksgiving dinner. The Thanksgiving day
has yel to arrive when the body politio can he ;
pronounced entirely whole and sound What '
a dreary picture even tc-day might be painted
to whet hr way of contrast onr appetite for the
cheerful Thanksgiving scene that awaits us at :
borne. If sncb a task he attemnted in one j
corner of our canvass will be the barren Sand- :
lot with its vulgar orator infiamiog with iocec
diary and blasphemous speeches, the unkempt
throog that gathers around him. We turn to
another part of onr pictnre and see over wide
seotions of our country the pestilence fiend do
ing his work, and a sad year with little of
thanksgiving in it. we may believe it has been
for these States. We look at tbe same section
of onr country and see a moral evil no less
alarming, disclosed in intim'dation of voters I
and ballot box stnffiiog. Hard times hav„ ,
erty really means, and the rich that there is a
limit to tbeir wealth.
Such a picture might be drawn. Bat yet if
the colors were pat on in just proportion in oar
Datioaal picture, the glowing would exceed the
sombre. When we consider the country and
the year as a whole, the croakers have very lit
tle to do this year. Bat even could we not see
unmistakable signs of prosperity to-day this is
not the time or the place to recount aught bat
the mercies of the year. The Pilgrim Fathers
had apparently little to be thaDkful for, but
yet they were thankful. Isaiah lived in the
midst of the sics cf bis people, bat yet ho
occasionally had his Thanksgiving day. In
accordance with the spirit of the day let us re
count the national coerc es of the year and con
sider the sure grounds for hopefulness for par
Republic in the future. In the first place, the
year past has been one of marked and signal
prosperity in material affairs. Unless the
newspapers are iQ a secret combination to fal
sify the returns from the agricultural and
mining districts, nnless business men
are too sangnine when tbeir own pocket books
are affected or leagued together to mislead the
nnsnspectiog mao of sermons there has never
been a time smce the dark days of the parre of
1873, when with such bonefnlness of the future
iu regard to oar material prosperity we coaid
enjoy our Thanksgiviug festivities Mr. Clark
((noted at length from Mr. Gladstone's artiole
'u the recent number of the Northern Ameri
can Review to show how oar material condi
tion is regarded across the sea.
Another reason why this should be a true
and hearty national thanksgiving day is the
mental activity and progress of the year.
Edison is the outgrowth of the age aDd the
representative of the year. The iourteenth
century coaid not have produced an Edison,the
sixteenth could not, perhaps no other ceutnry
could save the 19th and only the latter part of
ihat could have given him the tools and stores
of knowledge and accumulation of data
necessary to accomplish his work. The
many inventions ani improvements which
enlarge on knowledge, increase oar usefulness
and add to our comforts are legitimate
objects of congratulation and thanksgiviug.
Mr. Clark also cited the progress made in
literature as a reason for thanksgiving. A
still greater cause of congratulation hes in our
moral progress. Never were contributions for
philanthropic purposes greater. Tee danger of
(be last five years was (bat the poor would rise
In desoeratiou, or the rich cootinne in reckless
extravagance. Both classes have been
moderate, and both dangers have been escaped.
Hard times came, stayed, and are going away.
A year and a hall ago the shadow of the
Commune rested on a part of oar land, but
only its shadow. Of all the nations we have
least to fear from the Commune Oar national
fntnre rests secure in the common sense of tho
people, in the memory of the stock from which
we spring, and in the fact that there is no
decadence in religions feeling. We have
every reason to be thankful for the past and
hopeful for the future.
At the same hoar the asaal Thanksgiving
service occurred at the First Parish church, at
which Rev. Dr. Hill, the pastor, preached an
able sermon. The text was taken from
woven)*, xxx', 30: ‘Beanty 19 vain.” The
preacher did not intend to contradict king
Lemuel’s mother, or any author cf the He
brew proverb, hit he did emphatically deny
that this English translation would hold iu its
general form. The literal meaning of the
Hebrew was splendor is a vapor, bat the coc
neotion and the usage of the Hebrew tongue
showed that it is the beauty of a woman’s face
that is spoken of, and that the only point in
which it is compared to a vapor is its
transient duration. It is not worthless, it was
valuable to the woman and to all who saw her,
bat it was a perishable value. Still less could
it be said of beanty in general, that It is vaiu in
the sense of being worthless. There bad been
much written concerning beauty, iu the at
tempt to distinguish it from goodness and
truthfulness; and the Dreacher would not at
tempt to give his own theoretical views, which
of course he considered the soundest; but
would only ntter his earnest protest against
two theories which had long been held by some
writers, and were now threatening to become
popular.
The first of these falsa theories which he
mentioned, resolved the sense of beauty into
the association of ideas, connecting certain
s ghts and sounds with the early pleasures of
sense. The second resolved the sense of beauty
into a peculiarly refioed pleasure of Bense. Id
opposition to both these the preacher maintain
ed that whatever the peculiar cbaracteristie of
beanty might be, the sense of beauty was an
intellectual perception and spiritual apprecia
tion of something really existing iu the beauti
ful object. And tbis beanty in the object of
sight or of hearing, was expressive of different
shades of emotion, so that the genuine artist
coaid reprodace through forms, through colors
and through tones, in the souls of other men,
the emotions which swelled bis own. Tbis fact
Dr. Hill tbongbt be bad settled, by hundreds of
carefully devised experiments, upon scores cf
people. And to him it was an important fact.
If the artist could thus, by a reproduction and
combination of natural forms, colors and
sound, express bis feelings, utter bis heart;
then nature herself is an expression of the feel
ings of its Creator; and as the world is full of
beauty, it is full of the utterance that God is
love.
The Hebrew word for beauty, was literally
splendor, refulgence; ami God is light; the
perfection of beauty. The Greek word for
beauty was literally order; it is the word by
which they express the Universe, Kosmos; the
Universe is the result of light, it is order, it is
the incarnation of thought. Our own word
beauty hatj a long lineage, but it was originally
identical with bounty, goodness; and the uni
verse is the gift of God’s bounty. The denial
of beauty, the degradation of it to mere sensual
pleasure, however refioed, or to the association
of ideas with mere sense, was the denial of
God and degradation of mao.
In the conree of the sermon Dr. Hill illus
trated certain points bv a description of the
Halleluj ih Chorus from Beethoven’s Mount of
Olives, and after he had gone into the pulpit
learned that, by a happy coincidence, Kotzsch
mar nau prepared mai cnorus ior a closing an
them. It was admirably snog. and gave (as
welt as four voices and an organ can express
the volume and variety of a great choir and
orchestra) maoy who were preseot their first
clear conception of that most majestic, most
holy, most Christian and, to a Cbrsstiai), most
lusplriDg of all human compositions.
A service appropriate to the day was held at
St. Luke’s Cathedral at the same hour, at
which an address was delivered by Usv. Can
on Hayes. A collection iu aid of the Widows’
Wool Society was taken up.
A social meeting took place at the St. Law
rence street church iu the forenoou.
The Methodist societies held union social
meetings at the Cbestnnt street vestry in the
forenoon and at the Pine stroet veatry in the
evening.
Well attended and interesting revival meet
ings were he'd in the Mechanics’ Building and
at the Abyssiolan church by the Gospel Tem
perance Mission, in the forenoon, afternoon
and evening,
At Union Hall Elder Miles Grant delivered
a discourse ou his historic chart iu tbe even
ing.
Au interesting praise service was held at tbe
Bethel in the evening.
At tbe Congregational church at Woodford’s
Corner Mr. William E. Gould of Leering de
livered a lengthy and interesting historical ad
dress on the first parish of that town.
AMUSEMENTS.
Tbe concert in tbe Graod Army conrse, by
the Weber Q lartette and Mies Laura Schermer,
was one of the finest of the season and gave
great pleasure to tbe large audienoe. Lack of
space foihids au adequate notice.
“Unknown” drew two packed houses at the
Portland Tneatre.
Tbe presentation [of “Won at Last” at Music
Hall deserves a more extended noiics than
■pace allows as to give. The play is very in
teresting. Miss Meda is a pleasing actress, sod
three at least of her support aro excellent. Mr.
Oouldock is tbe best “old man” that has been
in this olty for many a day. Miss Emily
Lelmar gave au impersonation of the adven
turess remarkabl» for intea.'-‘* in
» y and rich
color, aud Mr. Grismer was fi ished and
effective as “John Fleming.”
The prize shoot of the Maine Rifle Club
came off at East Baldwin. The following is
the score—200and 300 yards, off hand:
p . , 200 yds 300 yds. Total.
E.O. Farrington.37 33 70
. &• Hersey.38 24 62
Daniels... 43
Farrington winning first priz?,IIersey second
and Banks third.
500 TARDS.
The renewed compatition for the Sharps
R fle brought out the bast shooting at that dis
tance done this aeasoa.
Farrington.5 55555555 5—50
Dauka.5 565B5555 5-50
Farrington and Banks making the highest
scores as yet for the rifle, and wincing first
aud second prizes, Horsey winning third
prize.
At night the Union Rowing Association
gave a grand ball at Lancaster Hall; Mr
Gilbert gave one at Army & Navy Hall, and
one took place at Brown's Hall, Cumberland
Mills. They were well attended and happy
seasons.
WiLilKL.Mj is Coming.—Thursday evening
next Wilhemj, the great violinist, appears at
City Hall. It should be unnecessary to be
speak for him a crowded honse. How he was
received in Boston will be seen by the follow
ing from the staid and critical Boston Adver
tise! :
Herr Wiihelmj’s triumph over ail his listen
ers was complete, and no victory was ever more
plainly that of mind over mind. He has ob
tained an absolute mastery over the technical
part of his art; and musicians know what fine
aptitude, what heroism in extreme toil, what
persistence and what zeal are implied in this
simple statement; bat beyond and above even
these, he has a largeness, a firmness, and a
modesty of spirit, a strength and breadth of in
tellectual grasp, and a poetic sensitiveness to
beauty in all its shades, which unite in elevat
ing him from the raDk of a clever performer to
that of a great artist. He has reached that
supreme height of power where there is no
longer any appearance of effort. H.s tone we
have never heard equalled,—even by Wieniaw
ski and Vieuxtemps; its wonderful vibratory
power, its parity, its sustained sweetness are
simply unique. In the Ernst fantasie Wtl
belmj used, to the fall, his opportunity, and
the wild piciu:eeqnene3s and passionate life of
“•““fuiuoib uc»di iuuuu a ucttor iuuji*
.pieter. Twice he was recalled, and twice com
pelled to play beyond what was assigned to him
in the programme. The audience entirely sac
combed to the great artist, and cool Boston has
seldom been more moved out of itself thau dar
ing his last two numbers.
Perianal.
The Weber Quartette stopped at the Prtble.
The Blanche Meda Company stopped at the
“States.”
Mr. Wencell P. Rice, late Deputy Warden
of the Maine Stats Prison, and more recently
Clerk, received notice on Monday of his ap
pointment as Warden of tbe Vermont State
Prison.
Mr. Robert J. Burdette, tbe fanny man of
tbe Burlington Hawkeye, is to lecture in Rock
land on “The Rise and Fallcf tbe Moustache.”
Hon. L. Powers of Houlton, and Hon. J.
W. Corthell of Calais, were at the Preble
Thanksgiving day.
Among the arrivals at the City Hotel yester
day were H. W. Wilder and party of Bethle
hem, N. H., J. A, Smith of Tamer, and Moses
Palsifer of Sumner.
George N. Davis, a native of Massachusetts
whose brother resides in Augusta in this state,
died in Brazil October 15th, of email pox. A
Rio Janeiro paper gives the details cf bis last
illness. After be was attacked he was kindly
cared for by Mr. Dwiual, formerly of this city,
who did everything in bis power to alleviate
Mr. Davis’ sufferings.
California Gold Mines.—Any one wish
ing to see some fine specimens of go’d bearing
qaaitz, can do so by calling at tbe store of
Messrs. J. E. Sturgis & Co.’s, at the junction
of Free and Congress streets. This rock was
taken from tbe Fresno gold mines, in Fresno
county, California, about two hundred miles
south of San Francisco, and twentj-fivs miles
from the famous Yosemite valley. These
mines have been worked bat a short time, yet
are proving to be very rich in th? precious
metal, it being nearly ail free gold.
Messrs. Haseitine and Sturgis visited these
mines on their recent trip to California and
have purchased from the company one half
interest, and design to give their personal at
tention to the operation of the same. The
President of the company, Col. W. R. DeFrees.
accompanied them to oar city for the benefit o*
his health, aod will be pleased to give any in
formation in regard to the mine, its value and
its prospects. A plan of the mountain, the
buildings, etc., sketched by a young Chinaman
who never attended school, cao be seen at the
store. __
Ocean Steamers —The State of Alabama,
Capt, Ritchie, ot the Beaver line, arrived at
this port Thursday afternoon at about 2 o’clock.
She arrived off the coast Wednesday night, but
it was so foggy she did not venture to come in
until Thursday afternoon. Tbs Alabama left
Liverpool on the 16th inst. On tbe whole the
passage was a very good one. She brongbt a
general cargo of about 1300 too?, among which
were 18 crates of earthern waie for C. E. Jose
& Co. Tbe cargo was consigned to Thompson,
4ULUi.iajr oo v/u. jluo xxiauiuiq wLLI sau JUr JLjlV
erpool a week from today. The next steamer
ol tbe liDe to airive will be the Lake Champ
lain which was to leave Liverpool Thnreday.
The Mississippi, of the Dominion liae, will
leave f jr Liverpool this afternoon at fonr
o’clock.
Tbe next steamer of this line to arrive is tbe
Quebec, which is due at Hilifax to-morrow and
will get here about Wednesday.
Real Estate Transfers.—The following
transfers of real estate were recorded in this
connty yesterday:
Portland—Elward P. Chase to Thomas B.
Reed, land and buildings on Congress street.
Cane Elizab-th—Isaac CtimmiDgs etal. to
Augustus Outnming's Richmond’s Island.
Deering—Royal D. Burnham to Emil; A.
Burnham, lot of land.
Freenort—Fraok P. Miller to Mehitable
Miller, 15 acres of land.
Baldwin—F D. Harding to R. A. Bnrnell, 23
acres of land ‘ Meadow lot.”
Nathan Bliss to Appleton N. Burnell, home
stead 65 acres.
Appleton N. Burnell to Jane Bliss, 65 acres
of land with buildings.
R >ymood—Mebitable Welch to Lydia A.
Strout, lau I and buildings.
Freeman Strout et al. to Mebitable Welch ,
two lots of land.
Resignation of County Attorney l.ibby.
Cbas. F. Libby, Esq , who has held the
office of county attorney for the last dye yeats,
has tendered his resignation to the governor.
He is led to this step by a desire to give more
time to his private practice than the ardnons
duties of his public office will allow. Daring
Mr. Libby’s term some very important cases
in which tbe government was prosecutor have
come before the coarts, and the ability and
sound judgment which be has shown in their
management have added greatly to his previous
high reputation as a lawyer. Hs has won the
universal respect cf the bar and tbe public, and
general regret will be felt at his retirement.
Citizens’ Mutual Relief Society.—The
regular monthly meeting of the Citizens’ Mu
tual Relief Society was held last evening at
the Rscoption Hill in the City Building.
Five new members were admitted and eight
new applications for membership were pre
sented. The change in the by-laws proposed
at tbe last meeting was adopted. By this
change a member who has been dropped can
Ra an A rl tv, I find R n ininm fRn /t r. nr, n. —— n J A 4 tR A
- -- r-j —b w*'v~ — »
time of his being dropped together with tbe
regular admission fee. The present member
ship is C83—the highest number ever reached.
Tbe treasurer reported the sum of $2,967.80 in
the treasury.
Horse Drowned. — A valuable mare
attached to a light express wagou belonging
to Mr. Jerome Kumery, lumber merchant,
wbicb ran away a short time ago, tried it again
yesterday forenoou, tbe result being that she
was drowned. Bhe was standing near tbe
head of Daake'a wharf with a hitch weight
attached to her, when, bscoming frightened at
»locomotive that was letting off steam near by,
she started on the dead run down the wharf to
the foot rushing overboard and was drowned.
The harness and wagon were recovered. Mr.
Kumery valued the horse at $300.
Walking.—May Belle Sherman made 50
mile iu 10 boars, 8 minutes and 12 seconds, in
City Hall, Biddeford, Thanksgiving day.
In the Bangor match the same flay, Christo
pher Toole beat Helen Freeman, he makiog 50
miles in 9 hoars and 23 minutes, to her making
12 miles in 9 hours and 21 minutes.
Haverly’s Minstrels.—Haverlj’s Min -
strels, tbe largest and best combination of tbe
kind in the country, give an entertainment at
Musio Hall this evenfDg. The programme is
long and well arranged, consisting of clog
tournaments, musical illustrations, quartette
singiDg, plantation sketches, song and dance
acts, &c. In faot the entertainment is tbe
biggest thing In the minstrel line ever at
tempted.
Bellgion* News and Natrt.
Eev. Dr. Carruthers, who is about to sever
his ooaneotiou with the Second Parish church,
is onb of the oldest aud best koown preachers
■>f the Congregational denomination iu Maine.
He is a native of Scotland and his father was
for many years pastor of the Third Congrega
tional church in this city. The son entered the
University of Edinburgh when thirteen years
of age aud spent six years there in the collegi
ate and theological courses After graduation
he spent some time in Liverpool and then
labored six years as a missionary to the Crimea
or until the policy cf the Russian government
became hostile to the missionaries and com
pelled him to withdraw, after suffering much
persecution. His first child died there and the
natives refusing to assist in the burial cf the
body he was compelled to prepare the coffio
with his own hands acd bury the child unaid
ed. From the Crimea he went to Gosport,
England, where he was settled over a church
for some time. He next went to Liverpool and
was settled over Tsxteth for seven years, when
he was appointed agent of the London Mif
sionary Society and came to Mont-eat under its
auspices. There he remained five years and
established a Congregational church. In 1816
he succeeded Dr, Paysou as pastor of the
Second Parish church in this city and continued
iu charge of thi» church uutil about a year ago,
when he conditionally res;gned the pastorate.
Hr. Carruthers has been known not aio ply as a
pastor. As editorcf and contributor to religious
paper, he has secured a wider hearing than was
possible from bis pulpit. Early in life be
wrote for the “Christian Teacher,” a Glasgow
magazine, and later was editor of the “Har
binger,” a monthly paper published iu Mon
treal. Readers of the Christian Mirror have
long been familiar with his writings. Papers
entitled the “Palpit and Pen,” “L’fe in other
Eancle, "Fifteen years in England, -'The
Scottish Student,” and “Tbe Scottish Pastor of
the Olden Time,” have from time to time ap
peared in that journal from his pen. From
whatever stand point we view him, Dr. Cat
ratbers is a remarkable man. Though he has
passed the age o( three score years and ten, his
form is still unbent and his eye undimmed.
He is still a splendid specimen of physical
manhood. Tbe qualities which distinguish bis
intellectual and moral nature are clearly indi
cated by his physical characteristics. They are
strength, solidity and firmness. A rigid
Orthodox in belief, bis life and teachings have
been thoroughly consistent with it. As a
preacher, he is noted for his strength and prac
tical common sense. His style is clear and
simple, with few of the adornments of rhetoric.
Bis presence in the pnipit is imposing, and his
delivery very impressive.
Rev. Joseph Oook rightly gives to Prof.
Cyras Hamlin cf the Eangor Taeologicai Semi
nary, formerly presilent of it ibart College,
Constantinople, the credit of introducing edu
cation into Turkey in Europe. When Dr
Hamlin went to Constantinople, there was not
a school book in the langnege spoken by the
people of Turkey. Now there is a long list,
not only of tex; books on grammar, rhetoric,
logic, chemistry, surveying, history, zoology,
mental and moral philosophy, political econo
my, anatomy, physiology and medicine, but
also of the best English works on distinctively
Christian truth, and these in tbe Armenian,
the Tarkisb and tbe Asiatic^tocgens. There are
11,000 pupils in Turkish common schools,
which owe their origin to American intinence.
Robert College is a flourishing institution, with
as maDy students as Williams in this country
has. Its founder, who recently died, left it a
Urge endowment fund.
Does preaching pay from a pecuniary stand
point? Mr. Bjeoher would reply iu the affirma
tive and so would Mr. Spurgeon who is to
receive a present of 825,000 from his congrega
tion on the close of bis tweuty-fif .h year iu the
ministry. Tbe pastor of a colored Baptist
church in Maryland whoso congregation
reported to the Baptist Un’oa Association of
that state that they had bjau able to pay their
pastor daring the year S2.75, must have very
different ideas on the snbject.
Stealing sermons like other kinds of thieving
is dangerona business. A young man who
presented himself to the presbytery of Scot
land for cidtoation recently fonud hioiaelf in
a lather awkward predicament ou accoant of
this kind cf iarceoy. After the candidate bad
preached and retired tbe moderator addressed
tbe council as follows: ‘‘I feel compelled to
say (hat the sermon which the yoaDg mas has
preached is net his owe. It is taken from a
volume of lermoas long out of print. Whe-e
he fonud it I do not know, 1 supposed the only
copy of the volume to be found was iu my
library, and the candidate has bad no access to
that.” The young man was called iu and
frankly acknowledged that the sermon was not
his bat that he wrote it out from notes of a
sermon he had heard preached by Principal
Robinsoo (the moderator of tbe council)
many years before. Perhaps the candidate’s
truthfulness was due to the faot that tbe
evidence against him was overwhelming.
The dedication of the new Unitarian chnrch
in Brunswick will take place next Wednesday.
Rev. C. C. Everett of Cambridge will preacb
the sermon. Several cf the most prominent
of the clergy of the Unitariad denomination
will Ha nraaonf. anrl fab-a mrf in owusnlmn
The Baptists in accoidance with a suggestion
of “The Watchman” aie going to hoidja
special thanksgiving to-morrow for the success
of their mission to the Teloogoos in India. The
snccess of their work has been wiibout
parallel. Between tbe 11th of last June and
the 17th of September nine thousand one
hundred and forty-Beveu Teloogoos were
baptized and received into the church, and
thousands more arewaiting opportunity.
Tbe New York Observer has been gathering
the opinions of public men cf this state on the
workings of the prohibitory law. With one
voice tbe Governor and all the Representatives
to Congress attest the satisfactory results of
the law. Dr. WarreD, the editor of the Christ
ian Mirror, who was also appealed to, Bhows
that the enlightened public sentiment which
makes the law effective has not been secured
without effort, but that the most earnest and
persistent endeavors have been put forth from
pulpit, platform and press, aud the whole cotn
muuitj— adults and children—has bren reach
ed, and, as far as possible, individually pledged
against tbe use of alcoholic beverages.
Quite a discussion has sprang up concerning
tbe attitude of tbe Maine Methodist confer
ence before the war on the slavery question.
The controversy bad its origin in a passage in a
recently published obituary notice of the late
Rev. E. Robinson, in which it was stated that
he was deposed from the office of presiding
elder because be was an abolitionist. A cor
respondent of Zion's Herald contradicts this
statement and gives some interesting reminis
cences of the history of this question among
the Maine Methodists. In 1838 the Maine
Methodists in their annual conference adopted
a resolution reprobating abolitionism and ad
vising their ministers and members to wholly
abstain from this agitatiug subject. But the
resolution instead of calming the agitation only
increased it. In less than threo years after
not only the Maine Conference bnt also those
throughout New England became so thorough
ly abolitionized that the entire delegations
from the conferences were abolitionists. In
1839 Bishop Sonle, wiro was opposed to the ag
itatlou of the slavery question, sought to ob
tain an anti-abolition delegation from tbe
Maine Conference. He bad a speech prepared
on the subject and wanted to tire it off before
tbe election in tbe hepe of influencing the
choice. Accordingly a member moved that
Bishsp Sonle bj invited to address the confer
ence. Ac abolition member moved that that
motion be laid on tbe table This motion waa
adopted by a large majority and a solid aboli
tion delegation was then elected. After the
election one of the abolition members in •
spirit of irony moved that Bishop Sonle be in
vited to deliver his address. The tpotior was
adopted and tbe bishcp had the mortification
of delivering his speech when it was too late to
accomplish anything by it. »From that day
there were no farther attempts to change tbe
views of the Maine Methodists an the slavery
question, _
Pocket Book Lost.—A Mrs. Powers living
on Parris street lost a pocket hook containing
be.ween fifty and sixty dollars early last even
ing. She started from her residence and
went down to Matrett’s dry goods store on
Temple street to do some shopping when she
missed it,__
“Above the Ceouds.”—The beautifnl
drama “Above the Clouds” was produced at
Congress Hall last eveuiug by a number of
amateurs of this oity, for the benefit of Ar
cana Lodge of Good Templars. After the
drama a social dance was eujoyed. There was
a fair attendance.
Launching at Yabmouth.—Master GMes
Boring will launch to-day at 2 o'clook a fine
barque of abont 530 tons named Charles
Boring, to be commanded by Gapt. Howard C.
Boring, son of the bailder and formerly
master of the brig Sarah M. Boring. She wll*
be towed to Portland as soon as launched.
FIRE EAST RIGHT.
An Old Early .Suffocated.
At about half-past nine o’clock last night an
alarm of fire was strnck from.box 13, located at
the engine house on Munioy Hill. The fire
proved to be in a story and a half wooden
dwelliog house with a brick bisement, at No.
191 Congress street. The fire was confined
largely to tbs upper part of the bnildiDg,
though the entire house was badiy damaged by
water. The house was occupied by two fami
lies. In the basement by Patrick Silver, who
has a large family; and in the attic by Mrs.
Jolia Dean; and her two sons. The tenement
between the two was unoccupied. Most of the
furniture in the basement was saved, bat that
in the attic was destroyed. The fire is sup
posed to have caught from a defect iu the
chimney, it starting nearly nnder the floor of
the rear room in the attic. The building is
owned by a young son cf the late Patrick Brad
ley, he being the only heir of his father's es
tate, and who is under the gnardiansbip of his
ancle. Arthnr Bradley. The damage to the
building is estimated at abont $300. It was in
sured for $1200 in the Fanenil Hall Company
of Boston, at the agency of Dow, Cofflo &
Libby.
The most serions feature of the fire was the
unfortunate death of Mrs. Dseny, au old
lady of about 62 years of age. She was alone
at the time, her sons being employed in the
evening. Two boys who knew that she was in
the room where the fire started had got up and
tagged her to the window from which place
Officer Stevens, assisted by several mer, took
her oat. She was taken to a house near by
and several physicians were called, bat just
about the time they arrived she expired. She
was b.dly burned, but the immediate cause of
her death is thought to have been from suffo
cation caused by inhaling the fire.
Coroner Matthew Adams was called, but
after investigating the particulars deemed an
inquest unnecessary.
Gorham.
The funeral of Mrs. Bev. Joseph Colby of
Gprham occurred Wednesday afternoon in the
Methodist Episcopal church. The church was
tastt fall? draped in recognition of the grief of
a respected pastor. At the head of the casket
was placed a beautiful floral pillow, upon
which was inscribed the word "Rest.” Near
by were a cross and crown of white flowers.
Rev. Parker Jaques conducted the services, as'
sisttd by Revs. C. J. Clark aud J. R. Day of
Portland, aud Rev. C. W. Bradlee of Alfred.
Appropriate and appreciative remarks were
made by Rev. Messrs. I. Luce and J C. Perry.
Rev. Mr. Huntington, the Congregationalist
minister of the place, concluded the solemn
exercises with a fervent prayer for the afflicted
family. Tbe thronged church, the costly and
beautiful floral offerings, the tender sympathy
of all present, told plainer than spoken eulogies
cunld of the high esteem with which this noble
woman was regarded by her neighbors and ac
quaintances. Mrs. Colby was an intelligent
Christian: ardently devoted to thechnroh of
her choice; eminently discreet in her counsels
and ihouuh of a retiring nature, zealous in
Christian labor even beyond her strength. She
has entered into rest.
BATH LOCALS.
Walking Hatch—Sudden Dentil, etc.
Friday, Nov 29.
The Thanksgiving sensation in Both was the
walk against time by Mr. C. T. Donnel of this
city, who proposed to walk 50 miles inside cf
10 hours. Tbe geutiemao is not a professional
pedestrian, though ou two occasions he has
been matc'ed with professioual walkists,once iu
Massachusetts, when he walked over his pros
trate rival at the 27th mile. More recently at
Columbian Hall in tbis town, when he walked
with a lady professional, who collapsed after
tbe fourteenth mile. Mr. Doonel has bad no
special training, but is a natural pedestrian,
frequently walking from this city to Bruns
wick and back, a distance of twenty miles.
Yesterday afternoon at 1 o’clock Mr. Dunne),
dressed in a suit of tights stepped on the track
and begun his lung walk. His first mile was
made iu fifteen minutes in a very leisurely
manner. After this his time improved, usual
ly making the forty lengths about the room,
which was called a mile, in ten, eleven or
twelve minntes. He made his 25th mile in 11
minutes, his 38th in 12 minutes, his last and
41st iu 14 minutes. At eleven o’clock in the
evening the time was called and the pedes
trian stopped, falling into the arms of bit
friends, for the moment overcome by dizziness
occasioned by the short circuit of tbe track.
During the long distance no stops was made,
and the only refreshment taken was a little
bread and egg. Towards evening tea and
other stimulant. His step, measuring abont
three feet, was graceful and elastic, and his
powers of endurance seemed unlimited. Among
the incidents of the evening was the short
march between tbe Deputy Marshal and the
pedestrian, which occasioned considerable
amusement among the spectators. There was
doobt expressed as to the correctness of tbe
measurement of the track, and a gentleman
taking a second measurement with a foot rule
made tbe 41 circuits equal to nearly 11-4 mile.
This morniug we had the curiosity to measure
the track with a taoe line, and made the dis
tance somewhat different; by oar figures the 40
circuits measuring from the middle of tbe track
being some 7081 feet or about 11-3 miles. Tbis
makes the total distance walked about 53 3-34
miles in ten hours. Tbis morning Mr. Doonel
feels entirely well save a slight pam in bis left
ankle, which was slightly sprained by his nu
merous tarns. About 820 was taken at the
door.
The Thanksgiving sermon at the Winter
street church Thursday morning was by the
pastor, Dr. Fiske, from Psalms 144:19. Id
bis remarks tbe Droctor alluded to politics at
the Snath aud blamed both parties about equal
ly.
Buffalo Bill took about 8350 at his enter
tainment Wednesday evening.
Olka .1 „ 4. tl_ rr .11 irr. V
■ - “ — 'V u Mil) M uu UCO
day night, was well attended In spite of tbe
raio. Tbe programme was wall made oat and
tbe number of ronnd dances was satisfactory to
tbe lovers of poetic motion.
Tbe reading by Miss i'hecloeia Pendleton of
Topsbam at the Wesley M. E. chutch fair last
niabt was well received and bighly spoken of
by the many present. Mtss P., we learn, is
studying for the stage and is to take lessons in
Philadelphia this winter.
Mrs. Mary McLaughlin was found dead in
the middle of her parlor floor at her residence
on Water street yesterday morning. The cause
of her death was heart disease brought on by
too much excitement daring the last few
weeks. A few pet chickens were fonnd in the
same room with the dead woman by a neigh
bor, who called daring the morning. Mrs.
McLiaghlin has been a constant contributor
to the city and state foods,' and has boarded
fr> qnsotly for extended periods of time with
state officials in the neighboring towns. She
was well known in this plaoe not, we regret,for
har goodness or respectability.
That long needed drain is being made In front
of tbe city hall on Center street.
Deputy Marshal Langley did not tell New
dick to leave town by the first train, bnt, he
claims, only delivered him into Officer Per
kins’ bands, as he had no legal right to detain
him in his jail.
Gosp, Sawyer 5s Co., we hear, have on hand
five contracts for vessels to be bailt this win
ter,
A Bath yonng lady during a sermon at a
certain church in town yestetday, thought she
would for cariosity learn tbe number of bald
htaded gentlemen there were in tbe congrega
tion. She began with tbe largest, baldest,
rosiest, hairless plate in ber vicinity and the
possessor turning his head at that moment,
proved to be the yonng lady's own papa. Coant
discontinued.
Thanksgiving morning there were font relig
ious services in town.
Every species of fowl was sold by dealers
making Thanksgiving day empty larders in all
tbe provision stores in town.
Tnere were built in this district sic ce Jan
uary 1st last five ships, five barks, one brig,
fonrteen sobooners, six sloops, two steamboats,
with an aggregate tonnage of 16,639 tons. This
comprises tbe business of the year. No more
vessels will be launched.
Limerick Iirmv.
Limekick, Nov 28.
The hard times of the average Greenback
oiator oj three months ago have not prevented
us irom oDservmg luauKSgiving m toe spirit
and manner of ttffe olden times. We are very
quiet withal, and except for the anxions rnn
niog to and fro yesterday of belated parties in
search of turkeys, the festival of tbe Puritan
year would have come nnberalded.
To-day being rainy tbere is bat little
gunning, though we have heard a few
reports.
A discourse was delivered iu the Free
Baoti8t church this morning by tbe Rev. Mr.
Peekbam.
Tbe present has been the best adanted
automn for “fa’l work,” which has been
generally improved, that we have bad for
maDy years. People were plowing yesterday
apparently suffering no inconvenience from
tbe approaches of jack frost.
Considering that all crops with tbe exception
of potatoes have been good, we have great
cansefor tbankfnlntss, though the abundant
yield of apples will probably prevent a very
enthusiastic temperance revival the coming
winter. Reese.
A brothor of the eecond mate of the ship A.
8. Davis, recently lost on Cape Henry, pub
lishes a letter in wnich he charges that tbe
badies of tbe crew of that ill-fated vessel were
not decently cared f jr or properly buried by
tbe men i f tbe life saving station. The bodies
were only covered by from one to two feet of
sand and tbe wind could speedily nnearth
them. Buzzards picked oat tbe eyes and eat •
portion of the face of one of the victims.
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
E- D; Dae and wife of Augusta celeb-ated
the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage Tues
day evening.
KNOX COUNTY.
Charles Crockett, a native of Rockland, died
at Arrow Rock, fdo., on the 7th inst. While a
resident of Rockland he was engaged largely
in the lime business.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A barn in Brownfield Centre, owned by John
W. Perkins and used by the Walker brothers
and C. B. Pratt, was horned Thursday night.
Insured.
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
Mr. Thomas J. Southard of Richmond is
laying the keel of a ship of 1600 tons.
Mr. Russell of Richmond, tbe well known
ice maD, is building an ice house with a capa
city of 30,000 tons, which will bo fi lied during
the winter.
WALDO COUNTY.
James Goodall of Bflfast attempted suicide
last Tuesday br catting his throat with a razor.
—
His wonnds are very serious though not neces
sarily fatal He was suffering from extreme
despondency.
YORK COUNTY.
Buxton has a haunted boose. Strange noises
are heard in a two story brick building owned
by Natbaniel M. Came. On ODe occasion some
neighbors passing by tbe bouse saw lights in
some of tbe rooms, and on inquiry it waa
found tbat tbe whole family were at • neigh
bors’ passing tbe evening. At tbe same time a
noise as of some one violently closing doors
was beard within. Strange as it may apoear,
it is said that tbrgo nocanoy distnrbsrs of the
peace have mortal appetites like tbe rest of us,
aud as pieces of pork are accasiooally missiog
from the pork barrel it would seem tbat tbey
prefer tbat article of diet to auy other.
Attention ia called to the new advertise
ment of Patrick McCarty, an experienced
florist, who has recently established himaeli lo
business in this city.
“if I bad to walk from here to Baltimore for
it, I would not be without Dr. Ball's Cough
Syrup in my family, is what we beard a lady
say yesterday. Price only 23 ceota a bottle.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE WAVEJF TRADE!
Hid Intil b lb People Paid i Sums!
(GREAT SALES
IN
OVERCOATS, MI’S A! BOVS’ SUITS!
BARGAINS IN TROWSERS.
The Boston & Portland Clothing Co
with their MARKED DOWN PRICED, offer Bargains to the public which they will not fail to im
Pr°yein th6se depressed times, i bese g.wds are in every way equal to custom! work, embrac ing a large va
riety ot grades and styles, made in the best manner from the most durable and fashionable fabrics.
Our Stock of Fall and Winter Clothing
comprises a large variety of
Winter Overcoats.
The prices of these Coats are so low that it becomes the duty oi every man who would think of economy
this coming Winter to look at them before purchasing elsewhere. J
IMIIElsFS TROWSERS I
Here is an opportunity seldom offered, and should be improved by all In want of such goodg.
CHILDREN’S SUITS
Our prices tor these Suits are etceedingly low, and parents will find It greatly to their Interest to secure
some or these genuine Bargains we are offering in these hard times.
Boston & Portland Clothing Co.,
S. A. WALLACE, MANAGER,
189 MIDDLE STREET, PORTLAND.
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JOHN. E. DOW
-AMD
J. S. PALMER,
tarance Agency,
29 EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND.
Representing the fallowing Companies:
NORTH BRITISH & MERCAN
TILE INS. CO.,
of Land on and Edinburg.
Capital and Surplus (Fire) (Jan. 1, 1378)
813,663.314.43
ASSETS IN UNITED STATES.
U. S. Bonds...$1,426,340.00
Other Securities, Coll.. . 284,624.29-$l,710,964.29
HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.,
•f Hanford, Cann.
Capital Stock.$1,250,060 00
Net Surplus. 1,840,406.68 $ 3,090,406.68
ASSETS.
U. S. Bonds and other
Bonds.$1,431,682 97
Real Estate . 363,173.60
Cash and Loans on Bonds
and Mortgages. 1478,651.92
93,292,913 49
Outstanding claims. ’202’506.81 $3,090,406.18
Net Surplns over Capital and Re-In
surance and all claims. 846,032.56
FIREMAN’S FUND INS. CO.,
#1 California.
Capital (Gold).*300,000.00
Net Surplus (January 1878).. 400,674.00 *7'0,674.00
Surplus over Capital and Re-Insurance. *129,170.00
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
of Liverpool and London.
Capi tal.£2 000,000—Sterling—* 10,000,000.01
Assets in this Country. 1,507,168.00
ST. PAUL INSURANCE CO.,
•fit. Panl, Minn.
Capital.*400,000.00
Net Surplus. 433,081 74 *833,081.74
Surplus over Capital and Re-Insurance. *152,176.08
HAMBURS-BBEMEN INS. CO.,
cl Germiny.
Capital and Accumulations(gold).*2,560,000.00
ASSETS IN UNITED STATES.
tr. S. Bonds...*610,226.25
. 105,631.16 *715,910.41
SECURITY INSURANCE CO.,
•I New Haven, Conn.
Capital. $200,060 00
Su'p'us. 182,467.00 332,167,700
Net Surplus over all Liabilities includ
ing Capital and Re-Insurance. 27.632.00
LA CAISSE GENERALE,
af Pari., France.
Capital and Assets over(gold)... ...$4,600,003.00
Assets in U. S.....*427,881.00
29 Exchange Street,
PORTLAND.
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Reduction in Prices.
In order to redace my stock to make room lor
Holiday Goods, I offer the following Bargains.
Gents’ All Wool Scotch Underwear, 87c
Gents’ Extra Merino Underwear, 40c
Gents* Extra Merino Socks, 25c
Ladies’ Extra Fine and Heavy Un
derwear, 50c
Worth 62c.
Ladies’ Heavy All-Wool Hose, 35c
Finished Seams, EXTRA NICE
Also Ladies’ Jackets, Corsets, Buttons,
Friages, Kid Gloves, Worsteds,
Canvases, lams, &c., &c.,
At Bottom Prices !
W E. PLUMMER,
455 Congress St., Clapp’s Block.
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NEW FLOWER STORE, 344 CON
GRESS STftEbf.
I INTEND to carry on this flower store on the
Boston principle, where the people of Portland
can purchase Iresh flowers cut every morning, brought
in from the country and made up in any design by
a practical florist.
l-oose Fioweis and Bouquets constantly on hand.
Orders »or Parties, Matrices and Funeral puiposes
gracefully solicited. PATRICK McCARTH Y.
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Rooms to Rent.
A PLEASANT Parlor and two chambers with or
without board In a private family near City
tun. Address, P. 0. BOX 1638. no30d2w*
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Address IaITTJELL Jfc GAV. Bottea.
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MAHER & CO.
HAVE BEHOVED TO
216 MIDDLE ST.,
UNDER FALMOUTH HOTEL,
«u“ vi'wu at ufcn owva u* ciuui«.iu^
MEN’S & BOYS’ SOPI AND STIFF
HATS,
Fur, Cloth and Scotch iCaps.
Ladies’ Stiff Hats,
BOUND AND SQUABE CBOWN,
MISSES’ SCOTCH and FCR CAPS.
MAHER & CO.’S
NEW HAT STORE,
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DON’T FORGET THAT
CONANT
has the best line of fine Gold
Frames and Velret Passe-Partouts
in the city, which were purchased
expressly for Christmas and Mew
Tear’s,and will be sold 20 per cent
less than other dealers charge for
an inferior article Be snre and
see them before yon purchase.
°°30_ todilt
Lost.
POCKET BOOK, containing fifty dollars In fly«
and tan dollar bills and some tiiyer. The find
er will be liberally rewarded by leaving it at this
Office. no30d3t»