Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
February 7, 1870

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PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED), BY SPRAGUE, OWEN NASH. TERMS: SEVEN DOLLARS PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPIES, FOUR CENTS. AUGUSTA, ME., MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1870. YOL. 1. NO. 32 Jtcnntkf Jflttrital. Published on Water, loot of Court Street, AUGUSTA, MAINE. BY SPBACIE, OVYEJf ii SASH. Sailg Jumtftfr Journal Is issued every morning, except Sundays. Contains the latest news by telegraph and mail, and gives the proceedings of the Legislature In full, also reports of proceedings of important commit tees and the Agricultural and Educational depart ments. Terms, #7 per annum in advance; $8 If payment is not made within the year. .Single copies 4 cents, o be had at the bookstores and at this office. Advertisements one inch in length, three in sertions or less, $1.00; 25 cts. for every subsequent insertion. Longer ad vertiMemeuts, or those Inserted for any considerable length of time, will be inserted at favorable terms to the advertiser. Special Notices 25 per cent, additional. Amusement Notices, $2 per square per week. Mechlo lenncbft Journal, Published every Wednesday morning, Is the largest folio paper in the State, containing news, political articles, agricultural and scientific matter, tales, poetry, anecdotes, household recipes, markets, Ac., Ac. Terms $2 per annum in advance, Transient Advertisements, $1.50 per ineh for first week; 25 cents per week for each subsequent insertion. Special Notices, $2.00 per inch for first week 50 cents per week for each subsequent week. Business Notices, in reading columns, 20 cents per line for first insertion; 10 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. All transient advertisements to be paid for in advance. I. C. L C. I. C. 7, 8, O. SOMES’ Oyster, Fruit and Confectionery SALOON! Opposite Masonic Block, Uanliner, Me. THK BEST OVSTEK COOK in the Stale. Solid Oysters. 30 cents per quart. T, 9, 9. To the people at large, Who this notice mar read, And yourselves in Gardiner should And: If you want a good stew, You should know where to go lfs to Somes*, T, 9. C. T. SOMES, Gardiner, Jan. 1st, 1870. tlj.ui7a.tf State of Maine Bends, 1839. \\TK are prepared to negotiate with parties for f T selling these bonds at a Small Oommlaalon, or will pay the Highest Market Rates for same at their B.YXXINU OFFICE in Freeman’s Bank Bnllding, B. F.. POTTER 3l BROTHER Augusta, Jan. 17, 1870. tltijan-lw Brewster’s Hotel, 8KOWHCCAN, ME. THIS largo and commodious Hotel N situated at X the head of the Fa IN on the Kennebec river, in the enterprising village of Skowhegan, the terminus of the Portland Kennebec R. R. This is one of the best arranged Hotels for family borders there is iu the State, and a better place for Summer resort, cannot be found in Maine. The best of water, beautiful drives on the banks of the river, tNhing and sailing ponds in the vicinity, trout brooks, where you can catch an abundance of the spotted brook trout any day in the year. Prices for permanent or transient boarding are verv low, so our customers can afford to come often and star a good while. We also have a large niry stable to board horses for the guests that wish to bring their teams with thorn. Also one of the best half-mile trotting parks in the State, is connected with the House, free for the giiv’sts to train their horses or drive for pleasure. tlTjan-U S. B. BREWSTER, Proprietor. Brushes 1 Brushes! HAIR, CLOTH, DI-ST, SHOE and Stove Brush es, a full assortment for sale low bv BALLARD 4 CHASE, May 20, laOil. 0 L'nion Work. D. S. NELSON, MANUFACTURES TO MEASURE, LADIES' AND GENTS FASHIONABLE BOOTS SHOES. Repairing also neatly and promptly done. Shop in Boot and Shoe store with F. Lyford, above Bridge street, Augusta. tjand-tf BATH HOTEL, By Os M. Flummor, BATH, HE. Board, $1 per Day. tUJau-ly CONY HOUSE, mfTER srjMxr, AUGUSTA, MAINE. Tnis new Hotel affords accommodations that no other one does in the city to the travelling com munity, being located in the' CENTRE OF BUSINESS. and wry nenr the Depot. The public may lw assured that no *>e “Pared to meet all their wants, and with the assistance of Mk. TL’rnkr, late of the Augusta House, we hope to merit a share of the public patronage. Connected with this House is a First Class Livery Stable! 8* A. A I, CONY, Proprietor«, tHJan4w4.tr Hotel Notice. HE (ittrdiuer Hotel having been thor oughly repaired, and entirely new far .0,1 will ho tllkAintuI WodnaaJ. _ nv I I oughiy repaired, and entirely new ftir M WUI te [15th. Gardiner, Dec. 13,1S6». flJanTO-tf MANSION HOUSE, i STATE STREET, AUGUSTA, ME. rjpIII3 House is provided wit's Bath Rooms, X. where Hot and Cold Baths can be had at all times. It has also a First-Class Billiard Hall, for Guests only. Connected with the House is a large ami commodious Sample Room, on Water Street, centrally located, where Sample Agents can show i their goods, free of charge. The Proprietor, thankful for the liberal patronage which the above House has enjoyed since Its open ing, takes pleasure in informing his patrous that he will run Free Carriages to and from the Cars and Boats until further notice Connected with the above House is a Livery Sta ble, where good teams can be had at reasonable rates. W. M. TUAYER, Proprietor. O. P. Cochrans, Clerk. GOLD! GOLD! GOLD! BOTANIC COUGH BALSAM! IS MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD. TRY IT! TRY IT! TRY IT! IT CURES tHE WORST IN A SHORT TIME. IN LARGE BOTTLES, at 35 Gents. No Cure No Pay 2 FRANK KINSMAN, DRUGGIST, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL AGENT FOR THE UNITED STATES AND CANADAS. Cough no more when you can be Cured for TRY IT! 3 £5 Cent TRY IT! TRY IT! 1870. JANUARY. 1870. EXTRA INDUCEMENTS TO BOYERS, W e have this Day MARKED DO¥X OUR PRICESf SO AS TO REDUCE STOCK LOOK LOOK! THINK AND REFLECT On the Following’ Prices LOOK! Overcoat* Tor Overcoat* for Overcoat* for Overcoats for Overcoat* (warranted all wool) Overcoat* (heavy Black Beaver) 84.75 6.00 7.00 8.00 0.00 10.00 OUR STOCK OF PANTS AND VESTS, MATCHED SUITS, -and GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS! Ot every description we ofler for the NEXT THIRTY DAYS, AT EQUALLY LOW PRICES. CALL AND SEE CSr and we guarantee that you will get your money's worth at the ONE PRICE CLOTHING STORE. S. W. Huntington Co., loo Water Street, Augusta, Maine. MOSES M. SWAN, Watchmaker and Jeweller, Uia Stock embrace* a flue Hue of American and Swiss Watches, in gold and silver ea»e, including the celebrated National or Elgin Watch, Waltham, Tremont. Bor nuin. Bon nett Pardenux, Jacot, Ac., iu both La dies’ and gentlemen’* aize*. 3Plxxo Gold J owolry, Solid Gold Leonitou Vest and Neck Chains, STERLING COIN SILVER GOODS, FIXE PLATED WARE, SPECTACLES AND EYE CLASSES, of the most approved kind*. CLOCKS OF ALL KIXDS, including the celebrated ITHACA CALENDAR, all of which will be sold at the Lowest Prices, and Warranted. Particular attention given to repairing all kinds of Fine Watches. Chrouometer Balances applied and adjusted to temperature and position. fl)an70-tf ®A To be Let. Jan. 1870. HOUSE with II flood rooina, comer of Winthrop and Winter street*. Apply to tjant-tf WM. T. JOHNSON. FOWLER, HAEEN SMITH DEALERS IN FOREIGN DOMESTIC DR Y 6 OODS, AND MANUFACTURERS OF Ladies’ Misses’ Cloaks, OPERA CAPES, Ac., Ac, 147 Water Street, AUGUSTA, ME. L. B. FOWLER, FRED 1IAMLEN tlSJan-tf H. E. SMITH. DELL SiraOXlM* Fashionable Hair Dressing Rooms, Opposite Parrott A Bradbury's, Water Street, Augusta, 31 e. Shaving, Shampooing, llair-Dreshiug, Cutting, Col orinfjr. Ac.., in the most approved style of the art. Particular attention paid to rutting and curling La dies’ and Children’s hair. All kinds of Hair Work made to order in the latest style. Ijan70-ly HENRY BAILEY, Photographer, 8 Doors aouth of Post Office, Augusta, Me Melainotvpe Pictures of all sires made at opj»o .sitfoi) prices. Particular attention paid to copying. tljan70-3m THE KENNEBEC JOUENAL. Established m 1826.) Enlarged and Improved. A POLITICAL FAMILY NEW8PAPER. Not Excelled by any in the State. Just Enlarged and Printed on New, Plain, and Handsome Type! Having: Full Reports of Legislative proceeding*; care fully prepared Political Article**, Facta and Sta tistics; Local, Domestic and Foreign News; Corres pondence; Tales, Poetry, Agricultural and other Miscellaneous Matter. rVo Increase of Subscription Price—A Good Time to Subscribe. The Weekly Kennebec Journal. The Kennebec Journal is In the Forty-fourth year of ite age. It has just been enlarged, and is now a THIRTY-SIX COLUMN PAPER, Its size not being exceeded by that of any other paper in the Mate, and surpassed by but few’ in other States. It will contain Carefully Prepared Political Articles. Facts. Statis tics, Speeches ami Extracts; Full Reports of the Proceedings of the Maine Legislature; Reliable Information in relation to mat ters pertaining to the State Govern ment; Reports of the Doings of Congress Local and State News; Summaries of Do mestic and Foreign News; Reports of the Markets at Home and Abroad; well se lected Tales, Poetry, Agricultural and other Inter esting and Useful Reading for the Family; also Correspondence from Abroad and original Articles upon subjects of Gen’l Interest. It has been enlarged from Twenty-Eight to Thirty-Six Columns, in width, and proportionately increased in length, und not send it back, as she had done things from the same quarter before. The children’s necessities, her own jaded, discouraged state, prepared her, when this hour of temptation came, to yield. What was the use of pride while her children wanted bread; when soon the house that their father worked so hard for, would refuse them shelter? And could she ever earn enough to pay rent, and feed and clothe them all? So before sum mer she w as mai ried to Mr. Bowers, the middle-aged clerk at Mr. Hansom's; and the old life became a thiug of the past. Mr. Powers paid oft’ the mortgage on the house; he bought new furniture in place of the broken, disabled stufT; but he let some rooms, instead of having all to them selves, as Susan had hoped. No two persons could begin life together with less realization of w hat each was to bear and forbear. The husband, now past forty, had' been a bachelor, waited on as a person of consideration in the house where he had boarded for fifteen years. Susan's first husband had treated her with tenderness and consideration, much as if she were a child. Now these two had come together, one because a sweet face, made interesting by its black surround ings, had charmed him the other because she wanted provision for her children. When the hard places came, they were tho harder that neither had any stock of ex perience to draw from. Mr. Powers had no thought of reconstructing his habits to suit a house with three young children in it. Susan had no intention of keeping her children from noisy play, or of sending them to bed early, to suit his whims. If he had always spoken, and it was done, then a little change would be well for him. He thought a little discipline, in the way of suppression, would be good for tlie young ones. In half a year there was open warfare. Mr. Powers had learned to dislike, almost to hate, his step-children; they to dread and to dislike him their mother to com pare her life with what it might have been, bad she struggled on alone, or, more dan gerous still, with what it would have been, had Henry lived. And one day, in the course of sonic dispute, she said the bitter things that she had thought. From that day they lived over a smoldering volcano; jealous sense of wrong ou one side self assertion in spite of shame and humilia tion, on tho other. Susan affected to be tlghting her children's battles, when she opposed what she considered tyranny; her husband felt that all which he had tried to do went for nothing, and that the chil dren, whose bread be earned, were taught tn liim Thi« wsis not tiir truth for Susan, though she was unjust, never suiil a word against her husband, save to him or before his face there was left this little spark ot truth and honor yet. There were occasional truces and attempts at peace until the little girl was born then the worst of this divided house nppeared The lather was constantly on the watch, and the thousand little nameless ways in which own parentage shows itself, awak j cned Susan’s jealousy for her fatherless ones. And once, when Mr. Powers struck Harry because the baby was hurt in their play, the mother’s anger flamed out— “What, is she better than my boy? I wish that she had never been born.” And never, in her father's sight, would she bestow a caress upon his child when he was out ot the way, she made up for all. At fifteen months old the child fell ill; it was a bad summer for babies, and she was teething; it was oulv a week's siek uess, and she died. As they were, putting her into the little casket, her father turned to his wife, and said, “This is as good as what you wished.” Susan dared not ask if the grave were to be made in her lot, •but she hoped, till the very moment when the carriage turned to the opposite path, and the whole breadth of the cemetery lay between. “I will never go there when he can know,” said Susan to herself. Aik! in this frame of mind, tilled with anguish for her loss, with remorse for what she had allowed herself to say anil feel while the child lived, and witii anger toward her husband, she went to church on the Sun day after the funeral, more for the sake of getting away alone than for the hope that one word could help her there. She had never been in the same place before. It was Friday morning, and the Rev. Mr. Stanfield sat in his study, attempting to write a sermon of consolation. Two of his parishioners had died that week, one old, the other in the prime of life; he must say something of comfort, some thing of heaven, to the mourners. He had the text written out: “Ye believe in i God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions.” But that was as far as he could go: the words that he wanted Would not come. He walked out, to try and work himself into the mood, when, instead of it, there fell upon him such a sense of the worth of man as man, such vision of iiis capacities, such won ders at his possibilities, there came upon him such a realization of the soul, apart from conditions, that lelt it must be written. What a waste of time, with the work which must be done yet on his hands! But he put at the top of his paper, "Ye are of more value than rnauv spar rows,” and “For we are also his off spring.” Writing was no labor then, and he thought of it, there was a sermon. “I must pick out an old one for Sunday,” he thought; but on Saturday night he deter i mined to preach that. “It’s the word of the Lord to me for this hour, and I will say it.” Susan Powers heard that sermon; and it was the word of deliverance and peace to her soul. She sat like one in a dream, till the service ended; then rose and went out of the house, just casting one back ward glance at the man who had spoken, to see if he were not indeed an angel; then with a fixed purpose in her heart, turned toward her home. “I will try and keep mv sight.” she said. "I will not become blind again.” F'or she was like one who had just received his sight. How all her life, to this hour, she herself had been the centre around which the universe re volved! her rights, her comforts, had i been the important matters, and people were good or bad according to their treat ment of her! And yet life had seemed j only poor and mean. Xu word of upbraiding, or of warning or threatening could have touched her as this thought of the value of man had done. “But how can 1 let him know of this new light that has come to me?" she asked herself. “If 1 were to begin talking kindly, he would think there was some purpose in it and despise me. If 1 tell him that 1 have been wrong, he will not listen, or will say some cntting thing. What shall 1 do She thought of the children: but since the baby's death he had never spoken, not even to scold them. He went in and out just as though they

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were not in the world. At the tabic, tlicir mother pave th in food whic h his money had purchased. knowing that he hated them, and feeling a- if each morsel they ate was choking her. Then the thought came of the little grave., and hnwhe would go there alone at sunset *'would she dare offer to go with him? No, her courage was not equal to that. lint there was something she could do. She found that her husband was busy writing in his own room; and quickly gathering her best, loveliest autumn flowers, she went to the cemetery; tenderly, with tears that tell not merely for her loss, she laid the offer ing on the new grave. That little mound was an altar, and this was an offering ol love and peace, and of hope too. That night, when Mr. Powers came home, his wife scarcely dared raise her eves to his face; though she longed to know if her repentance were accepted, lie said nothing, but she fancied that his movements were gentler than usual, and he actually picked up one ot the children s toys, and put it away: lie was not used to touch anything of theirs. All through the week Susan watched to do kind things, without being obtrusive mid when Sun day night came, as he was leaving the house, her bonnet and shawl were all ready: she said tremblingly. "1 should like to go with you, Philip,” and. a- he did riot forbid, sin* walked on by his side. Neither spoke; but alter a little, Susan timidly put her hand on her husband's arm: this lie permitted also, and -lie felt that her offers of peace were not despised. Day bv day she sought and made little opportunities to show good will; not re ceiving direct encouragement, but not re pelled, she persevered, feeling constantly that a little ground \v as gained. The great wonder was that her own sense of wrong had vanished; she found herself begin ning to think first of his coinfort and convenience; to consider his interests, and to feel real pain when the children in commoded hint in any way. Early in the autumn llarrv was taken ill, of what S'ion proved pneumonia. On the stieond day. In fore Susan had realized that it was anything very serious, their doctor came in. saying, “Your husband came, round he thinks I had botb r see the little lad." There was a choking sen sation in the mother s throat: it came to her. like a flash, that -he had not wanted a doctor for the baby at first: she had not thought her sick enough. Harry's symp toms grew more and more alarming, and as his mother wondered to herself if sin could stay with h m alone, her good Mrs. Marshall walked in. Mr. Powers had found her out and sent her. Susan under stood why he held back from any part in the nursing, and felt that she should do the same in his place. But that very night he said to Mrs. Marshall, “Yon must go tolled; I will sit up with my wife; she will need you in the day-time.” And these words once spoken, he took his part of watching and care while the child lived. “We must be all dreaming,” the mother thought, as she saw the boy carried in her husband's arms, soothed and tended, just as his baby had been “what should I have done, if he had left me alone!” The la t distinct words that Harry spoke were; “Take me up, papa.” It was the first time either child had called him so, and a sob came front the strong man’s 1 ireast.. A few weeks later Mr. Powers asked his wife to go with him and see some little stones that he had looked at to mark the children's graves. ISefore they came to the marble works he said sudderily, as though anxious to have it otf his mind, “1 ha\e had the baby taken ti]i and buried by Harry, and I have been looking at a stone for his father: you would like to have one.” And there was a tine, large piece of marble set aside for Susan's judgment, and the two little blocks were of the same line, pure vein. In a wiiisper her husband said, "The b*bv had no name, but 1 would I like to have ‘Susan,’ on the stone.” And thus it was. The next year a little boy was born, and his mother named him “Philip,” but his j father added “Henry,*’ as his part in the naming of their only son. “Whom we bless, we love.” M A IXE L E a rs LA T lltE.

.Senate. Saturday, Feb. f>. Met according to adjournmerit. Prayer by Hev. Mr. l’l.vSKY of Augusta. Records read and approved. Papers from the House disposed of in con currence. On motion of Mr. French, Ordered, That the Committee on Education inquire into the expediency of amending sec tion 2R of chap, 11 of the Revised Statutes, relative to the taking of land for the location of school houses. Mr. Lang from the Committee on State Printing ami Binding, reported a contract for performing the binding for the current year, j w ith Messrs. Hartford Smith. Report ac- cepted. Sent down for concurrence. Same Senator from Joint Select Committee on Printing and Binding, reported resolve in favor of substituting the Maine State Political Manual and Annual Register, for the Legisla tive Manual usually supplied, which was read and Monday assigned. Mr. Lang from same Committee, reported legislation inexpedient upon resolve relating to change in the manner of engrossing acts and resolves. The Committee through their chairman re ported that tliey had aoted upon all the mat ters before them, and asked leave to lie dis- j charged. Report accepted and Committee on .State Printing, &c., discharged. Read and assigned—Bill an act to incor porate the Ship Pond Steam Navigation j Company an net to prevent the use of narrow mooted wheels ii't the towii 01 nei iy lieiu nil t act farther defining the powers of the Ocean Insurance Company of Portland; an act au- j thorizing the Union School District of Cherry- j field to raise money; an act for the perservu- j tion of fish in the town of Parsonsfield; an act to prevent the throwing of slabs, &c., into Pleasant river; an act for the perservation of fish in Ossipee Lake and tributaries in Water boro*. Patted to be engrossed—An act establishing the school week and month resolve in regard to advances made by Maine to Mass., in the war of 1012-15; an act in addition to an act to provide fur the restoration of the records of the Court of Probate in Cumberland; an act to incorporate thu Russell Steam Ham Com pany au act to prevent the throwing of edg ings, into the waters of Pleasant river; an act tu incorporate the Howard Slate Com pany. Pasted to be enacted—An act to incorporate the Oppossae Angling Association; an act for the perservation of fish in Webb's pond in Franklin county. Finally passed—Resolve in favor of Louis Boneveit; resolve in favor of Maine Wesley an Seminary and Female College. On motion of Mr. Taluot, Vdjourned till Monday at 11 o'clock. House. SATtnuAr, Feb. o. No Chaplain present. Papers f rom the S, note disposed of in con currence. Head and assigned—Bill an act to amend sec. S of chap. 1SH of the laws of 1H tig; an act to incorporate tie Sherman Steel Com pany resolve providing for the purchase and ,h«trihution of a supplemental liigest of the j Maine Reports. ,On motion of Mr. Masson. Ordered, That tin* Committee on Military Pensions be directed to inquire into the ex pediency of recommending that volunteers i actually mustered into the military or naval I service of the l nited Slates on the quota ot Maine in the suppression of the rebellion, and i not receiving a State bounty therefore, be x empt from the payment of a poll tax for a term of years. I On motion of Mr. Thompson, Ordered, That the Committee on Legal Keform be directed to inquire into the t x pcdiency of furnishing to »Iudgo9 ot police and municipal courts one copy each of the nets and resolves of this and subsequent Legisla tures. Mr. Hamilton from the Committee on In terior Waters, on petition of Ibivis 11. Stock well for incorporation of the Mattawamkcag Steam Navigating Company, reported leave to withdraw. Same member, from same Committee, re ported ought to pass on bill an act to author ize Nathaniel Perkins and M. Perkins to build a wharf into tide waters of Kennebec river at Phipsburg. Itead and assigned. Mrs Hf.arck. from the same Committee, on petition reported bill an act to authorize I I ward Swazev ot als., to extend their wharf in the town of Bucksport. Hoad and assigned. Mr. Cox. from the same Committee, on pe tition, reported bill an act authorizing Leon ard McCobb to extend his wharf into the tide waters of Boothbay Harbor. Read and as i signed. Mr. I kish. from the Commit too on State Lands and State Roads, on petition of Smith Oilman A Co., reported a resolve directing the Land Agent to designate and set apart certain lots of land in aid of mills in Moro plantation. Read and assigned. Mr. Fakwell* from the Committee on Ed ucation, on order reported hill an act to es tablish the school week and month. Read three times, rules suspended and passed to be engrossed. The report of the Committee on State Printing and Binding, reporting a contract with Messrs. Hartford Smith to do the St ite binding for the ensuing year, came from the Senate and 'was tabled on motion ot Mr. Twitcheel. On motion of Mr. Cor si ns. the report of the Committee on I division ot I owns, in the ease of straightening the town lines between Kcimebunkport and Biddeford, was taken irom the table and next Monday assigned for its further consideration. J'nssed to he engrossed—An act to author ize George W. McLellan t*> construct and maintain fish weirs and wharves in the tide waters of Herring Cove, in the town of Tres cott; an act for the preservation of trout and other fish in Grose Pond in the town of Wal doboro.* Passed to be enacted—An act to set oft* a part of the town of Trcscott and incorporate the same into a town by the name of Lamone; an act to repeal chap. f>3 of the acts of 1858 and sections .12, 33, and 34 of chap. 84 ot the Revised Statutes, relating to levy of exe cutions against towns; an act to authorize Albert F. Ames to place a dolphin or spar buoy near the bead of his whart. finally passed— Resolve for the purpose of carrying into effect eliap. 330 ot the re solves of 18(54 in favor of the Maine Wesley an Seminary and Female College; resolve in favor of Louis Bennevit; resolve authorizing the county of Penobscot to procure a loan. On motion of Mr. Hr me, Adjourned. PETITIONS, DILLS, &r., PRESENTED AND RE FERRED. By Mr. Sticknky—IYtition of Chas. Iven dall'and 19 others of Wade plantation in aid of the Northern Aroostook Railroad bill; of Bvron Hilt and 69 others in aid of same. Re ferred to the Committee on Railroads, Wavs and Bridges. Uy same member—Petition of John Allen and 30 et als.. for an appropriation to oper. a road from Presque Isle to Moluncus; of Eze kiel Vassens that the Land Agent he author ized to sell him land in Mapleton. Referred to the Committee on State 1-ands and State Roads. By Mr. Clark of Holden—Petition of Su perintendent Sehool Committee et als., of llolden. for State uniformity of text hooks. By Mr. Hamilton—Petition of citizens of [)rono in aid of same. By Mr. Wilson—Petition of Joseph Chud xnirn in aid of same. By Mr. Chase of Winn—Petition of C. J. House et als.. of Lee. in aid of same; of B. F. Fernald of Winn, in aid of same. By Mr. Bradford—Remonstrance of se lectmen and school teachers of Eastport, against State uniformity of text books. By Mr. Bi rmiam—Remonstrance of Su perintending School Committee of Biddeford, in aid of same. Tlie foregoing were referred to the Com mittee on Education. By Mr. Bonnet—Bill an act to incorporate the Mayfield Slate Company; petition of Jo seph Hall et als in aid of same. Referred :o the Judiciary Committoe. By Mr. Bhaokktt—Petition of Hollis B. Mountford ct als., for an act to incorporate the Goose Pond Dam Company. Referred to the Committee on Interior Waters. By Jfr. Peavey—Remonstrance of C. E. Hayward and 52 et als.. against the division jf the town of Edmonds. Referred to the Committee on Division of Towns. By Mr. Vos*—Bill an act to enforce lien an logs and lumber. Referred to the Judi ciary Committee and ordered to he printed. By Mr. Twitciiell—An act concerning In surance and Insurance Companies. Referred to the Committee on Mercantile Affairs, and ordered to be printed. By Mr. Nickerson—Petition of John II. Brown and another for change of the name of Nancy E. Shute. Referred to the Committee on Change of Name. Jlailg Jumukc Sound. AUGUSTA. .Monday .Morning, February 7, 1870. State of Maine. In Senate. Jan. ft. 1S70. Ordered, The Hoiine concurring, that all petitions for private lcgi»lntion, except "petitions for redress of wrongs and grievances” which shall be presented to this Legislature alter the first day of February next, be referred to the next Legislature, and that this order be published iu the Daily Kennebec Jour nal until that date. Read and passed sent down for concurrence. SAMUEL \V. LANE, Secretary. In House ok Repkbbentatives, j Jan. 21, 1870. R ad, amended by striking out the word and inserting in lieu thereof the word twentieth” and passed. Sent up for concurrence. b. J. CIIADBOUKKE, Clerk. In Senate, Jan. 22,1H70. The senate receded and concurred with the House. SAMUEL W. LANE, Secretary. A true copy. Attest: SAMUEL W. LANK, Secretary. OUR INDIAN POLICY. It is a strange contradiction of wliat might be expected under the circum stances, that the great warrior who sits in the President's Chair at Washington should undertake to discard the use of powder and hall in dealing with the In dians of the West, and rely upon the mild agencies of civilization and Christianity to subdue then). Hut if the report of General Parker upon Indian affairs be as true as it appears to be, the policy of kindness and conciliation—the tinker policy' as it is often called in demon—will be as suc cessful in subduing the Indians as the war policy of Grant was in capturing Vicks burg and bringing Lee and Johnstone to terms. The plan of the government now is to concentrate the red men 11(1011 suita ble* reservations and supply them with means for engaging in agricultural and mechanical pursuits, and obtaining moral and educational training. It is to lay I aside ttie rifle, protect the Indians against j the e\ il effects of whi'key, speculators, dishonest agents, bad white men ot what ever kind, show them that the govern ment is their friend, and aid them in es tablishing homes governed by the influen ces that control in Christian and civilized homes. Tti carrying out these measures the gov ernment has called to its aid members of the Society of Friends. Much to the sur prise of those who laughed at the adop 1 tion ol this Quaker policy, it has already shown it- wisdom by it" trait", has received the endorsement of General Parker, and is to be continued with greater vigor than ever. The recent appointment of John bang of this Suite and County, as one of the Commissioners to aid in the fulfill ment of the government's plans, is a sa gacious step in that direction. Mr. Lang i is a prominent member of the Society ol Friends, is blessed with wealtii aud liberal culture, aud has that broad intelligence and kindly sympathy with humanity which adapt him to the. successful discharge of the duties devolving upon him by his ap pointment should he conclude to accept. The appointment is entirely unsolicited on his part, and its acceptance is a matter yet to be decided. Mr. Lang has already had large experience in dealing wilh the In dians, and is thoroughly full of faith in the justice and expediency ol the peace policy which the government is trying. In 1842, after the Cherokee*, Choctaws, and Seminolcs had been removed from their hunting grounds in the South to the plains that lie toward the setting sun. Mr. Lang was one of a commission sent by the Society of Friends at a general meeting in Philadelphia, to examine the state of the western Indians and see if anything could be done to alleviate their condition. In pursuance of this appointment, which was purely benevolent, he visited twenty tribes between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains, slept in their wigwams, ate with them, heard their complaints, gave them counsel, and had an excellent opportunity to acquire a knowledge of the Indian character and an acquaintance with their wrongs and wants. When lie told them what his business was, and that lie did not visit them to do them injury but good, and reasoned mildly with them about the evils that threatened them and the proper course for them to pursue, he found respectful attention and tender hearts, even the sternest warriors melting into tears as they told the story of their removal from their loved hunting grounds and the graves of their fathers, and the wrongs which the white man had subse quently inflicted upon them. It is a fact worthy of especial prominence that Mr. Lang's membership with the Friends wa il passport to the confidence of the Indians and a pledge of security wherever lie went among them. They had all heard by some means the story of William Penn’s deal ing with their race, and lienee a represen tative of the Friends was trusted and j believed, because they had found honor and humanity in that sect, and understood its principles to be justice and kindness, lie found that there is much of nobility in the Indian character which, under favor able circumstances, might be developed. That experiment has now commenced, and tin* result thus far is as favorable as antic ipated. If the policy of reclaiming the Indian from barbarism and making a civilized being of him shall succeed in overthrowing the policy of extermination, it will bless the red man and save the na tion from a barbarous task and a lasting stain. We trust the Administration may be succsssful in its endeavors to substitute kindness for the sword and lilt the savage to the common scale of civilization. FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT. Twenty-eight states have now, through their legislatures, ratified the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which declares that “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on ac count of race or color, or previous condi tion of servitude, and that the Congress shall have power to enforce this aricle by appropriate legislation.” The names of these States are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ithode'Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin* Georgia was the last State to ratify it. There are yet several States to take action upon it, hut it is already settled that the amendment will become part of the Con stitution of the United States. CUBAN VICTORY. Accounts from Havana of the 29th ult., give tin; intelligence that the Cuban forces gained an important victory over the Spaniards in a fight on the 1st of January near Guaimaro, compelling Gen. Puello, the Spanish commander, to retreat with considerable loss and in a disorganized condition to Puerto Principe. General Jordan was in command of the Cubans, having been ordered to relieve General Quesada as Commander in Chief of the Cuban forces. The gallantry of the in surgents is highly spoken of by the Span ish officers JUDGE IIOAR NOT CONFIRMED. Oil Thursday last the Senate went into Executive session, and agreed to take up the nomination of Mr. Iioar as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and vote upon it without debate. The result was that confirmation failed by a vote of 24 yeas to 38 nays. TK.vrKh'A.xcr-: at u'.isirixaTox. The iiii.'ion!il Tenipersinoo Society liolil its second meeting this week. The meeting was opened with prayer by Key. I>r. Kankin. .Senators Patterson of New Hampshire and Tnpton of Nebraska mode remarks, and were followed bv Senator Morrill of Maine, whom we find reported in the Chronicle as follows: lie had heard the remark that temperance was a self-evident proposition. Temperance in all things was enjoined bv the highest au thority. Temperance in eating and drinking was a universal obligation and duty. To this I abstract proposition every sensible man ns I sented. On it rested health, and on that hap i pi ness and all things. To violate it was sclf i destruction. Much might he said, if not ar gued. Hv consent, the use of liquor became the great evil of the present age. Thirty thousand Intemperate persons staggered year ly into premature graves. Two hundred mil lions of dollars were yearly wasted on liquor. To this should be added all tho despair, agony, and misery of millions, and three-fourths of all the crime. Who can wonder that Home doubts from the papal throne our Christian civilization, and thinks it is all infidelity. He thought there was a remedy tor this great curse it was two-fold—moral and legislative. The omnipotent forces were the moral forc es. As long as ardent spirits were regarded a good tiling, remedy was ineffective as soon as they were regarded a had thing reform was at hand. It was only fifty years since that tile great physiologist demonstrated that liquor was injurious to the healthy man. and ever since that day the cause has been pro gressing as the people gave credence to tile truth. The fundamental idea of temperance was to use liquor only where it was useful, iu the arts or as medicine: to abstain from its use where it was injurious. It should he the creat effort of the Church and of the State to fix the credence of the rising generation in the maxim, “Taste not, touch not, handle not.” It was the duty of the Legislature to pro hibit what was w rong, and to demand what was right. No body could doubt that the liquor traffic was wrong. The sale of drinks, certain to produce, known to produce death, was universal, making it a fit subject for leg islation. A prohibitive law had the effect to make men use liquor on the sly. This was some improvement. When a man was driven to tlie garret to indulgence, lie was on the way to reform. GENERAL NEWS. Arkansas is in want of school-teachers and blacksmiths. Four thousand citizens of Memphis want to be policemen. The Fifteenth Amendment will give Mis souri 20.000 colored votes. A license has been given for the perform ance of Victor Hugo’s dramas in l’aris. A Knoxville paper wants the Republicans to look out for the “hand wrighting on the wall.” The Commission of Agriculture is unable to supply the demand for seeds, plants etc. The trains on the railroads in Alabama arc crowded with emigrants for Texas and Louis iana. Income returns for IS70 will shortly afford employment for the assistant assessors of in ternal revenue. A bill has been introduced into the New York Legislature to sell the Sing Sing l’rison and locate elsewhere. A Judge of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided that a charitable bequest to an in fidel society is void in law. The California Assembly has refused to rati fy the Fifteenth Amendment by a vote of 8 to 51. As the Senate has already refused, the State goes on record as against it. A colored joint stock company has bought a farm near Augusta. Georgia. Queen Victoria is fifty years of age Em press Eugenie is forty-three. A seaman named llirriman, on board schooner Entire, at Newport, fell from the head of the maintopmast to the deck, on Tues day, and was Instantly killed. The deceased belonged in Maine. A correspondent of the Western Stock Journal says if the hoofs and fetlocks of a horse are well cleaned and then rublied with soft soap previous to taking them out in snowy weather, it will prevent balls of snow collect ing on the feet. It is estimated that the amount of money deposited in all the savings’ banks of the Uni ted States aggregates $500,000,000. Placing our population at 40.000,000, this sum would give 812.50 per head for every man woman and child in the countrv. In Cherokee county, Alabama, a lad named William Dickson killed a playmate named Wilcox, by filling a pipe with powder and tobacco, and giving it to hint to smoke. The explosion forced tlame and tobacco down the poor boy’s throat. The Democrats in the Colorado Legislature are disposed to turn tail upon all their antece dents, and go in for universal suffrage, colored men anil women alike. The way they get at it is thus “Damn it, if you are going to let the niggers and pigtails vote, we will ring in the women too!” In Transylvania community a rich peasant died recently, and was to have been buried on the 20th of Dec., but the clergy of the place positively refused to allow the bells to be rung as is the custom, or a sermon to be preached over the corpse, because the deceased, when alive, would not pay his communal dues. The peasant was finally interred in the churchyard of another village. The National Baptist condemns the prevail ing mania for “fine churches.” “To build, equip and sustain these expensive edifices, and furnish the requsite accommodations, gener ally compels u resort to very questionable practices for the purpose of raising money. More than this, our fine sanctuaries exclude the poor; and the expense of building and sus taining them leaves nothing for missionary effort at home or abroad.” A Richmond despatch of the 2d inst., states that information received there from the Southwest reports that Mr. Charles Thomas, j living some eight or ten miles from Floyd Court House, was forcibly taken from his home during the night and unmercifully whipped by a party of disguised men. It ap pears that Thomas had been in the service of the Internal Revenue as an informer, and up on his reports several parties engaged in the illicit distillation of whiskey, were arrested ami their property seized in that neighborhood. To be revenged for this it is supposed the friends of his victims administered to Thomas I the castigation. The unfortunate man was stripped, bound and received several hundred lashes, laid on by stalwart arms with strong and pliable switches. The bark, splinters, thorns and small fragments of the rods were found imbedded in his flesh, which was fear fully lacerated. Thomas, as soon as his inju ries would permit, took measures to arrest the parties, some of which he bclicres he can identify. TEMri'IlANCE. Tn the Editor of the Kennebec Journal: New Castle, Feb. 1, 1870. An adjourned meeting of citizens of Dam ariseotta and New Castle was held Jan. 31st (evening) at the Tlaptist vestry in Datnaris eotta for the choice of offirersto effect the per manent organization of a temperance associa tion, based upon the general principles of the old Washingtonian societies. On lookingover the list of names, it w as found that more than one hundred had already signed, thus pledging all that is sacred in man with man, that they will in the future abstain from the use of in toxicating drinks as a beverage. The meeting then proceeded to the election of officers which resulted in the unanimous choice of Gen. James A. Hall for President, Mark Hatch, Vice President, and Daniel Thumbs, Sec. The meeting was addressed by several gentle men in a manner that indicated rectitude of intention, earnestness of purpose, purity of motive, and a broad philanthropy that would sacrifice self to raise the fallen, restore the outcast, relieve the oppressed, mitigate the woes of the wretched, and bless humanity by assuaging the griefs of the afflicted. Promi nent among them may be mentioned Rev. Tibbetts, Pastor of the Baptist church, with his characteristic earnestness and forwardness to engage in every good work, who by his warm words ol kindness and sympathy, as well as admonition and rebuke, will do most cxcellcntscrvice in the cause. Rev. Mr. Dunn of the Methodist Episcopal church. Presiding Elder, was present, and was appointed to de liver the first lecture before the society at its next meeting. Mr. Pike of the legal profes sion. spoke in n very encouraging manner, and thought that the success that had attended the little effort thus far made was a precursor of good things to come. Gen. Hall facetious ly alluded to himself as having been the sub ject of unjust remarks and scathing criticisms of those who could see nothing in a healthy, ruddy countenance and well developed sys tem but what was fostered by gin cocktails and brandy punches. Gen. Hall then alluded more seriously to the manner in which he had been maligned, and calling Heaven to be his witness, said substantially as follows: i-I never drank any intoxicating liquor in mV life During the exercises and also at the close of the session, a good number of persons came forward and signed the pledge, and 1 can only take time to add, that we most de voutly wish the cause to pro-per in the hands of those devoted friends, till a drunkard shall be a wonder, and an intemperate person an astonishment in our village. oomrsur >ru)s Tlic Argus says bonds, one of a thousand, and two of five hundred dollars, stolen from the residence of Mr. Alexander Longfellow, in Westbrook, about a year ago, have been recovered. A few days ago a gentleman in Portland received a note from New York re questing to know what the bonds of the At lantic St. Lawrence Railroad were worth, and offering some for sale. The gentleman returned answer as to what he would give, and the questioner forwarded by the Eastern Express Company three bonds of that com pany as above. The bonds proving to be those stolen were identified and a writ of replevin was served upon the Express Company, who delivered the bonds to the sheriff. The Biddeford Democrat says that at hi» Majesty’s Court of Quarter Sessions, hoklen at Wells, January, 1095—nearlytwo centuries ago—the following presentments were made by the Grand Jury, which contrast widely with those of the present day. We give one of them verbatim el literatim “William Gooddcn being presented to this Court by the Grand Jury for Retailing Rhum and Sider is Sentenced to pay forty Shillings to ye Selectmen of Kittery for ye use of ye pore of sd Town and to pay Fees £1, Fees payd into Court.” At the anntiitl meeting of the York County Agricultural Society, held in Iliddeford, last week, the following officers were elected: President—John M. Goodwin. Vice Presidents—Janies H. McMullnn. Henry Jordan, John Milliken. E. B. Randall, Joseph H. Haley. Secretary—Win. S. Noyes. Treasurer—Charles II. Milliken. Librarian—Edward Eastman. Trustees—Ira C. Doe, John Gaines, Law rence Jordan. JohnQ. Dennet, JohnT. Davis Luther Bryant, Joseph Davis. The Whig says Calvin Chamberlain, Esq., of Foxcroft. proposes to lecture before Farm ers Clubs as follows Dexter, Monday even ing, Eeb. 7th; Garland. Tuesday, Feb. 8th Exeter, Wednesday, Feb. 9th; Stetson, Thursday, Feb. 10th; Kenduskeag, F'riday Feb. 11th; East Eddington, Saturday, Feb. j 12th; Orland, Tuesday, Feb. 15th; Bucks port, Wednesday, Feb. 16th; Lincoln. Friday, I Feb. 18th. Ilis lecture is said to be of much I interest and value. I I l I At an inquest held at McAdams Junction, on the St. Andrews Kailway, the other day, a verdict of Manslaughter was returned against Daniel McGinniss, Alex. Gibbs, and John Morrison, at whose hands James Thom re ceived a beating on Christmas Day, from the effects of which he died. The result of a drunken brawl. The Waterville Mail says the old Capt. Bodflsh farm has been sold to J. II. Gilbrath, Esq., of Kendall’s Mills, who proposes to erect stables fur his fine stud of Knox stock. His “Knox-them-all" bids fair to be a formidable rival on the race course. The Bath Tunes says Mr. J. II. Robinson is loading the schooner Neuvitas at the port of Hath, with a cargo of ice for Baltimore. The ice comes from Sewall’s Mill Pond and is of a superior quality. The railroad bridge at Kendall's Mills is twenty-one hundred and twelve feet in length, from abutment to abutment. The new church erected by the Methodist society of Rockland, was appropriately dedi i cated on Wednesday. Thu Oxford Democrat understand* that the estimate made by the Engineer, of the ex pense of constructing a railroad from Lewis ton to Rumford Falls, is a million of dollars. The Times says Mr. C. B. Harrington 1* building a yacht echooner rigged, tynl also a steam pleasure yacht. The latter is intended for Geo. M. Fatten, Esq., at Bath. The Masonic Token for January, is pub lished, and contains much matter of interest to the Order. Published quarterly by Mr. Stephen Berry, Portland. The Belfast Age says; without giving the cause, that a man, by the name of Cunning ham, was tarred and feathered in Orland last week. The Cumberland Bar gives its annual sup per, this evening, at the United States Hotel, Portland. Legislative Committee Notices. IVotice. Friday, the 1 Itli gay of February Inst., is assigned by the Committee on ltailroade, Ways and Bridges for a hearing in the ease of the Georges Valley ttailroad. By order of Committee. Feb. a, 18t», 8. T. IIIXKS. Committee IVotice, The Joint Special Committee of both branchos of the Legislature on the subject of Temperance, will hold regular meetings hereafter ut the Kepresenta lives Hall, oil Tuesday evenings at 7 o’clock. All persons interested are invited to attend. TIIO> s. I.AN'bJ, i: whiddkn, cnamnen. Augusta, Feb. 4, l»7o. SPECIAL NOTICE. The Joint Standing Committee on Division of Towns will me* t in the liepresentntives’ Hall on Thursday the 10th of February, at 2 o'clock IV M lor tlie purpose of considering the petition of J. s. Kicker and others for the division of Westbrook. L- H. WKBB j Cliairmen SAMUEI. WASSON, i on airmen. Augusta, January .11. IsTO. Committee on Insane Hospital. The Committee on Insane Hospital will meet on Wednesday the nth inst at 2 I* M in the Senate Chamber, to take into consideration the appropri ations neeessarv for tlui-liing the additions reeeutlv made thereto. JOSHCA hUAV,|th .1 T. MAIN, j t-iiaimiui. AugUSta, Feb.‘2d. 1S70. Committee on finance. The Committee on Finance will meet at the I Treasurer’* office, ou Wednesday of each week, at 9‘. o’clock A. M. THUS. K. TWITCUELL, Chairman. Committee on Interior Waters. The Committee on Interior Waters will meet at Room No. state House. Tuesday** amt Fridays of each week at 2 o’clock P. M., until Anther notice. F. LORI NO TALBOT, CEO. W H AM MONO, i Chairmen. Committee on Railroads, Ways and Bridges. The Committee on Railroad®. Ways and Bridges will meet in the Senate Chamber, Tuesday and Thursday of each week, until further notice. T. II. CCSHl\U,/ch S. T. IIINKS, jcnatimen. Committee on Education. The Committee on Education Will meet in the of fice of state Superintendent of schools, ou Wed nesday of each week, until further notice CHARLES Bt'FFCM A. It. EAKWELL, C hairmen. Committee on Claims. The Committee on Claims will meet at Room No. 19, state House, on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week, at 2 o’clock P. M until further notice. PUTNAM KOLFE, J chairmen HIRAM BLISS, Jlt„ i Cha,rmeu Committee on State Lands and State Roads. The Committee on State Lands and State Roads will meet in the Land Office, Thursdays of each week, at 2S o’clock, until further notice. J.' o’. sMltii,! Chainn*n' Committee on Agriculture. The Committee on Agriculture will meet in the Senate Chamber, Wednesday of each week, at half past *2 o’clock P. M., until further notice. T. e*. LA NO L. F. CiKEENE, Chairmen. Committee on Division of Towns. The Joint Standing Committee on Division of Towns will meet in Room No. 17. at the Capitol, on Tuesday of each week during the session, at 2S' o’clock P. >1. L II. WEBB. SAM’L WASSON. 1 Chairmen. Committee on Indian Affairs. The Committee on Indian Affairs will meet in room No 19. Mate Hoti-e, on Wednesday of each week, at two o’clock P. M until further notice. THOMAS R KINOSBCKY,*,, ALDKN BRADFORD, ^nairmen. Committee on Manufactures. The Joint Standing Committee on Manufactures will meet in room No. 1»>, state House, on Wednes day of each week, ut S o’clock P. M., uutil further SAM’L HANSON, f chnirnien J. S. P. HAM, j cnmrmen. Committee on Division of Counties. The Joint Standing Committee on Division of Counties will meet in room No. 17. at the Capitol, •k r. M., on Wednesday of each week, at2>* o’clock until further notice. HENRY CARVILL, i rhnirmttn S. L. TOBEY, i ‘-•‘airmen. Committee on the Judiciary. The Committee on the Judiciary will meet at their room iu State House, on Tuesday and Thursday of each week, at 2l, o’clock I*. M., until further notice. S. 1). LINDSEY, CIIAS. R. W1IIDDEN, In Chairmen. Committee on Reform School. The Joint Standing Committee on the Reform School will meet in the Senate Chamber, on Wed nesday of each week, at 3 o’clock I*. M., until fur tiler uotice. JOHN B. NKALLEY,fr» DANIEL ST1CKNEY, 1 L"ulrnuu' Committee on Jpsheries. The Committee on Fisheries will meet in Room No 1*1, state House, Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week, at 2 o’clock 1*. M.. until further notice. II. S BARTLETT, L. II. STOVER. Chairmen. Committee on Pensions. The Joint Standing Committee on Pensions will meet in Room No. 17. at the State llou-e, on Thurs day of each week, at 2 P. M., until further notice. TIMOTHY FULLER, chairmen m. f. Gannett, ]u*|airm*n Committee on Ranks and Banking. The Committee on Banks and Banking will meet in Room No. Hi, State House, on Tuesdays of each week, at 2 o’clock P. M., until further notice. B. 1> METCALF, JAMES nUNNINC., i Lhalrn'in Committee on Mercantile Affairs Insurance. The Committee on,Mercantile Affairs and Insur ance will meet in Room No. 20. on Wednesday of each week, at 2‘i oYlock P. M., until further notice. J. A. BUCK. Chairmen S. A. IIOI.BHOOK, I t-nairmen. Committee on State Prison. The Committee on the State Prison will meet in Room No. 1H, State House, on Tuesday of each week, at 2^ oVloek, until further notice. GKO. E. MINOT, b.Kllll.mon IIENKY E. HAMMOND, Chalrmei,. Conmittee on Change of Kumes. The Committee on Change of Names will meet in oom No. 20, State House, on Tuesday of each eek, at 2 o’clock P. M., until ftirther notice. ALDKN CHASE, Chairman. Committee on Federal Relations. The Committee on Federal Relations >n^''n lie Senate Chamber, on Friday ot cuch week, at2>, clock I*. M.. until farther notice. ill., until inniii M THOMAS 1*. CLEAVES, o^inne,,. LEWIS BARKER, I Committee on Legal Reform. Tim Committee on Lepra 1 Reform will meet in the In.Iil iiivv Com. Room, at the State House, on W ed ieadav and Friday of earh week, at 2>. o’clock F. II., until further notice. M> D. I>. LANK, I iinirjnen. JOSEPH BAKER, jtn»mne Committee on Military Affairs. The Committee on Military Affairs will meet iu 1,‘om No. State House, on Thursday ol each reek, at t o'clock P. M until further notice. C. E. GIBBS. I Chairmen DANIEL WHITE, l Cnalrmen’ Stoves Stoves!!

PEERLESS. TROPIC, CITY OF WOH( KSTKH, CIUUMNI, l\IIKI'KXBKirE, WHITE MOUNTAIN, OAR YET HIM.l)! also WOOD COAL FURNACES! SECOND RAND STOVES Bought and Bold. ALL KIND S O F J0BBIN6 rnoaraT attended to, and SATISFACTION GUAKANTEED! A. P. GOULD, 1 floor North of Railroad Brldgr, Water Street, Augusta. Janl8-fAw4tf _ Dockendorff Go., I^Inia A: Callao, Peru, Importers aud Wholesale and Retail I>ealer& in GENERAL MERCHANDISE, aiul Naval Contractors. Exchange Bought and Sold. Advances made on Consignments and for Ship's Disbursements. References t Messrs. Wai.su ft Carver, New York. F. II. Lovell A Co.. Bank of LommIN, Mexico ft 8. A,, Lima. Srrs. Biancih IIermanos v Ca, New York Office, 118 JOHN STKF.ET. dec,21Mjni BALLARD CHASE, WHOLESALE ANl> RETAIL DEALERS IN tin, BRITANNIA, PRESSED and JAP A.Wl.O 1VARES, IROS If A HR. GLASS »AIUt, Tabic and Pocket Cutlery, Sadiron*, finishes, fi rooms, and a General Assort ment of Kitchen Furnishing Goods. GROOSHS’ CANTO, Stove and Furnace Pipe, GUTTERS, CONDUCTORS, 4e., nimle to onler, anti at the lowest rates. RjT* .lob Work promptly attended to. O OIO.V BLOCK, Water St.. AI'UI KT.4. May 30, 1800. THE NORTON COOK STOVE! For Durability, Ease of Management, Economy, and Ventilation of the Oven, THIS STOVE IS UNSURPASSED I All Mixon—COAL OR WOOD! EVERT STOVE WARRANTED I For sale by E. D. NORCROSS, :t7if Sole Agent, Augusta. Mr.. Almanacs for 1870. JUST RECEIVED, A LARGE LOT OK THE Maine Fanner's Almanacs, Ht Daniel Robinson, for 1870, for sale low by gross dozen, or .ingle at the sign of the Big ledger. 155 Water Street. CLAPI* A NORTH. Augusta, Not. lti, ISta. situ BOWDOIN COLLEGE. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. milE Fiftieth Annual Course of Lectures, in the X Medical School of Maine, will commence Feb ruary 17,1870, and continue sixteen weeks. Circulars containing full information may be bad on applying to the Secretary'. C. K. BRACKETT, M. D„ See'y. 6vr*2 Brunswick, Maine. PORTLAND Business College! ONE OF THE International Business College Association. For full information addreus L. A. CRAY, A. Nl„ PRINCIPAL, PORTLAND, MAINE. ■tmtO _ GEO. E. BRICKETT, M. D„ PHYSICIAN SURGEON, Al'Vim, ME. Office over Hunt’s Cap Store. West End of tho Kennebec Bridge. nr Residence'on Spring Street. myJO'CB M. G. BROOKS, I.1EALER in HARDWARE, STOVES, Nalls, Mass, Pumps, POCKET AND TABLE tl'TLERY, Ac., No. 8 Union Block. Water Street, AUGUSTA, MAINE Cuatom work done to order aud with diapntrh. Augusta. May 20, 180!*. FREEMANS NATIONAL BANK XJ. S. BONDS, Coin, Coin Drafts Coupons Bought and Sold on lavorable terms. J. L. ADAMS, Cashier. 1 August*. Julv 11.___ Books for Sale! North’s History of Augusta, in press, PARSONS’ •Tear llVrJk I.aws of Business! .intobiographt/ »f John I* O o u n h And our SiTeW Went! By Samuel Bowles. All orders left at David Cargill’s office, or at No. is Sewall Street, will receive prompt attention tl2jan‘tf H. B. 1.DVEJOY, Agent FOB SALE! rpiIE subscriber being about to change his locality X for business, offers for sale his stock, consisting in part of FURNACES, STOVES, Ttnwearc, AM) Kitchen rurnhliini Oood» E. D. N0RCB08S, ttOjanA'.tf AUGUSTA, ME. Keen's Celebrated English Mustard, And STICKNEY A POOlt’S IN BULK. K™ "S1 •Oi££?af WM. GACE, Machinist and Manufacturer of CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, SHJHLL»rui«MES CLAPBOARD AND LATH MACHINES, CYLINDER BOARD PLANERS, AND CLAPBOARD PLANERS. ALSO, BRANT’S PATENT EXCELSIOR MACHINES Made to the satisfaction of Customers. Job Work done to order. WM. GAGE, West End Kennebec Dam, 47tf AUGUSTA, HE. PIANO TUNING!' f fftHK Subscriber would infbrm the NCiLhdrf *11 X citizens ol' Augu-ta and vicinity, that he will giVe personal attention to tuning Pianos. Orders left at his res idence. ®7 lVInthron Street, will receive prompt attention. M. C. MILLIKRN, febc-tf TKACftEK OF PIANO AND QUO AN. Titcomb’s Aromatic Tonic Elixir AND all the Other POPUT.AIt MEDICINES’ for Hide low at TITCO.M IS A DOItlfS pitf DRUfl STORE,

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Horal anii g*tate Nrtos. It costs 9300 to hang a man in Maine. Mr. North is still engaged oglds history of Augusta. ii Lamp cliimnies are now made about the thickness of vanity. The were many “reigning belles of the evening" at the soiree. The success of the soiree Friday night is the subject of general remark. The Man of the Period vras in town Satur day. Somebody had made a semi-colon of his eyes. Bosworth is selling his stock of goods at re duced prices, preparatory to moving into his new store. Sheet music limy be very fine for hot stun mer nights', fiut for this weather give us blanket music. The I)aiiy Journal is constantly increasing in public favor as our increasing subscription list indicates. On Friday morning the thermometer indi cated 15 degrees below zero in this city on Saturday morning 10 degrees below. While engaged in loading logs, one day last week, Mr. David White, of Pittston, had his leg broken by the log! tailing on him. The fiftieth birthday of Maine as a State falls on the 1th of March next. It is proposed ed to celebrate the day in some manmr. The Kniekerh(*ker Ice Company are oper ating at Hallowell—erecting and filling an ice-housc on Steam Mill Point. Rev. Mr. Curtis of Gardiner, spoke upon the subject of temperance in City IIxll, Hal lowell, last evening. There i« too much Sabbatli-breakmg with fast nags we fear. ATe learn from the Reporter that at a recent meeting of the Mechanics Association of Gar diner, it was voted to place the yearly fee for the use of the library at the nominal sum of BO cents, provided the city would grant $">00 per year for its support. Mrs. Dr. Farrar will deliver a lecture in this city in a few evenings on tire subject of “Fashionable Murder.” It will be of interest to all ladies. The act which was passed to be engrossed Saturday, relating to length of school weeks and months, fixes a week at 5 1-2 duvj and a month at four weeks. The friends of young Clarke who commit ted suicide last week at the jail in this city, have appeared, and the remains have been taken to his former home for burial. We are under renewed obligations to Mr. Otis G. Turner of the Western Union Tele graph Company, for favors in furnishing by telegraph the latest items of State news for the Daily. The President has sent to the Senate the nomination of Hon. Charles K. Whiddcn as Collector of Custom* at Passamaquoddy, and Wm. H. Sargent, Esq., for the same office at Castine. Six hours sleep each night is enough for a nervous man. A fat, sluggish man needs eight or ten hours; indeed there are certain indi viduals who could profitably sleep all the time. Nobody would miss them. A bill was reported in the legislature which contains only 43 words while its title contains fiS words. It is one of that class to which should be appended the note—“for particu lars see title.” The body of the late lion. Samuel B. Holt was conveyed to his family in Turner, on Saturday. Appropriate services were held at the late boarding place of the deceased, the Cushnoc House, in the morning. Charles Douglass, on Water street, in Gardiner, puts into poetry the praises of his neat saloon, and harne.scs the muse to the work of singing about fresh oysters, “pies and cakes and tarts and things.” Douglass serves meals at all hours. The opening of the river and the advent of spring will witness increased activity in the operations of the Messrs. Sprague at the dam. There will be a great demand for mechanics. Who will make a profitable investment of fands in small houses for these mechanics to live in? A little girl the other day obtained permis sion to visit the State House. She visited the rotunda only and after looking at the fishes and pictures and battle flags, returned home. When asked if she had seen any of the repre sentatives she replied that she hud not, as she had only gone into the kitchen of the State House. Josh Billings recently lectured in Wheeling, Va. Writing from that place, he says: ‘■Wheeling will long linger around the portals ov mi heart. I hav had no pull backs since I entered the city; everything haz slipped az easy az a hoy’s sled, and i shall leave to-mor row with a tear in mi eye and 90 dollars in mi pocket, the net receipt ov mi lectur.” He re marks that Wheeling is a very orderly town; he saw no one murdered during his stay. Although many fashionable ladies have dis carded hoops entirely, it is claimed by manu facturers that the trade is still brisk. By go ing into statistics it is discovered that never, since the creation, has the fashion of wearing hoops, when once adopted, lasted less than fifty years, and judging the future by the past, we have, according to thnt. some forty years of hoops, more or less, in store for us. The British and American officers left this city for Portland on Saturday noon in a spec ial train. Previous to their departure they visited the State House just after the adjourn ment of the Legislature ami were introduced to the heads of departments and other State officials. All the officers express themselves highly gratified with the entertainment pro vided and pleased with the courtesies extend ed them. In a list of the officers present, published Saturday, we omitted the names of Surgeon Schofield of the Miantonomah, and Surgeon II. C. Nelson ot the Benicia. A Mammoth Cave. In the interior part of New Mexico is a mammoth cave but little known and but sel dom visited by Americans; it is situated in the southern part of the territory in a beautiful ravine about three or four miles from the ltio Bonlto. It was my good fortune to visit, this wonderful cave in the month of Sept., 1863, while on a scouting expedition for Apache Indians in company with the famous scout Kit Carson, and our old guide Sinor Don Dieago of Alpasso, New Mexico, who had often made this cave a refuge or hiding place from the attack of hostile Indians. On entering the cave we passed down an incline of about one hundred feet, „hen on a level and nearly southerly direction for about half a mile, when we were obliged to crawl through a small hole, hardly large enough to admit one man at a time; we then emerged out into a large room more than sixty feet square, and about forty feet high. Here one of our men discharged his revolver, the report was almost deafening, causing a shower of stones and gravel to fall all around us. Our guide said this cave was three miles in length, however we explored the main passage until we came to a beautiful lake of water, when we were obliged to retrace our steps, during our tour of exploration we burned out two large can dles. I think could this cave be fully explored that there must be a passage found or an out let through as I noticed a current of pure fresh air passing through. It was the general opinion of those with me that this is the largest cave ever foun^ in America. W. S. At the meeting of the Directors of the East ern Insurance Company in Bangor on Tuesday last, ns we learn from the Whig, the following persons were elected officers for the present year: Thomas J. Stewart, l’rcsident and Treasurer and Joseph W. Freese. Secretary. Don’t Dve, but use a bottle or two of that incom parable article known aw Natl UK’s Haiu Uk.viok ATIVE. It makes the head feel so pood. Sold ev erywhere. See advertisement. f21jan-d«&wt jSJarrirt. In Rockland. 2»th ult Capt S. B. Terry of So Thomaston, to Mi-- Frank E Kelloeh of Rockland; Mr George L. Putnam to Mis* Mary «J. Rowell, both of So. Thoma-don. Dirt. Iu this city. 5th inst., Hartley, son of II. E. and Sarah Louise Smith, aged 18 months 24 day-,. Fune ral this afternoon at 1 o'clock. In this city, 4th ins*., Mary E., only daughter of the late Willard Wolcott. aged 45* years months. In Hallowed, Sunday. Feu. Oth. at 4 o’elo( k A. M., Mr. Itufu- K. Page, one of the oldest citizens of thut city, aged 83 years. fu Bath. 3d inst., Willie Rogers, son of Albert G. and Mattie Easton, aged 3 years In Arrowsic, 2d inst Susan S-., wife of Joseph Butterfield, aged51 years 11 months. HAS ARRIVED! Dr. Farrar 18 STATE STREET, First House Mouth of the Augusta House, Augusta, .He. Late Resident Physician and Surgeon of Hartford. Ct., and for seven years a general practitioner in the cities of New York and Brooklyn, has opened for practice in Augusta, at his office rooms, 18 State Street, 1st house south of the Augusta House, where he may be consulted for a month prior to his visit to Bangor and his return to Hartford, Conn. DR FARKAB has for many years given exclu sive attention to CHRONIC dr long standing dis eases. No physician has had greater success iu the i treatment of diseases peculiar to women and chil A CARD TO THE LADIES. Hartford, Ct., Feb. 1,1870. Haring for nearly two years been an assistant to Dr. Farrar of Hartford. In the treatment of “dis eases peculiar to women.” I have had opportunities of judging, and can testify to the Doctor’s delicate manner of conducting his'examinations and opera tions. The poor, as w8U as those of rank anct for tune. were always treated with evident sincerity and honesty of purpose. A more kind, careful and judicious medical adviser, 1 never knew. Mrs E CHANDLER WHEELER. By permission the Doctor refers to many ot the leading physicians in the country, and to scores of the most prominent citizens of Hartford, New York, New Haven and vicinity. N. B Mrs Dr. Far rah, the Medical Lec turer to Women, is always iu attendance during office hours for Ladies. Office hours from 9 to 12 M., 2 to 5 P. M., and for gentlemen from 7 to 9 P. M. 4SF* He makes no charge for consultation. t5febJtw7-lm Portland and Kennebec H. R. Co. rpHE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stockholders X of the Portland and Kennebec Railroad Com pany will be held in the Directors’ Roomsaithe Portland Depot On Monday, February 14, at half past two o’clock, i\ M forthe follow iugpur poses, viz.: 1st—To choose a Chairman and Secretary. 2d—To hear the Reports of the Directors and Treasurer of said company, and act thereon. 3d—To choose a Board of Directors for the ensu ing year. 4tfj—To transact such other business ns may prop erly be acted on. J. S. CUSHING, Secretary. Augusta, Feb. 2. 1870. BOSWORTH WILL SELL FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, FROM IIIS Fall and Winter Goods, AT COST, to reduce Stork preparatory to moving into the new store which has been prepared for him, OVERCOATS, HEAVY SACKS, PANTS VESTS, Better and Cheaper than ever offered in tills city belore toll CASH OSLY. REMEMBER THE PLACE: No. 158 Water Street, Augusta, 1VI nine. R. T. Bosworth. t5feb&w7-tf LAffTl^rSASoNr Great Closing Sale -OF Ladies* Furs and Robes, W heeler'*, GnrcUnor. I NOW offer my entire block of LADIES’ FUUS and KOHES at lt-sa than cost to manufacture, rallies who wish to buy within the next two years, and who wish to safe motley should uot fail to improve this GREAT CLOSING SALE! for I am going to SELL regardless of cost. Remember the Place: Opposite the Post Office, GARDINER. ME. M. L. WHEELER, ljan702ntdAw Successor to Hathaway A Wheeler ORASTD MASQUERADE BALL -AND CONCERT -AT GRANITE HALL, AUGUSTA, MAINE, Tuesday Evening, Feb. 22d, 1S70. Committee of Arrangements: AVOVSTA. Col. H. A. Do Witt, Capt. E. F. Wyman, W. M. Thayer, A. W. Hedge, Capt. J. Kowtie, C. B. Morton, J. W. Clapp, N. W. Cole, Col. II. S. Osgoodf Mai. I. Boothby, J. M. Ilaynea, J. G. Adams, Mai. J. W. Freese, B. F. Morse, J. 8. Johnson, J. F. Pierce. HA LLO WELL. A. 8. Washburn, Chas. Wilson, C. E. Fuller. GARDINER. Peter Grant, J. D. White, J. A. Jackson, MaJ. E. D. Haley. RATH. Gen. T. W. Hyde, E. K. Harding, Henry Owen. PORTLAND. Col. C. W. Ricker. Frank Smith, Gen. C. P. Mattocks, Chas. Libby, Francis Chase, O. H. Maxwell, Fred Small. Col. Win. A. Winship, Henry Lewis, A1 Webb, BANGOR. Col. D. White, O. M. Shaw. W1NTHROP. Henry Whitman, Chas. P. Foster. WATER Y1LL E. C. G. Carleton, Nath’l Mcader. RICHMOND. C. II. Southard, E. T. Hatch. SKO W HE GAN. C. Tuttle, D. C. Robinson. FREEPORT. Capt. II. Green, Capt. G. P. Soule. The great success of the Ball last season is suffi cient assurance that this will be the GRAND BALL OF THE SEASON. GRAND CONCERT GILMORES BA\D OF BOSTOX, J. THOMAS BALDWIN, Leader 92.381 fractional currency redeemed and destroyed during the week, 552,300. The President will Monday Issue a procla mation of the ratification of the Treaty be tween the United States and China, and* giv ing the full text of the same. J. W. Clairoe assistant Chief of the Sec retary and service of the Treasury depart ment, has resigned. The Secretary of the Xavy has issued an order touching the duty of paymasters, when the performance of such duties are inter rupted by the death of the paymaster on duty, or his being pronounced by competent medical authority deranged or disabled in mind or body to such an extent as to seri ously incapacitate him for the performance of the duty. The Senate Committee on Commerce held a meeting to-day and oonsidered among other things the levees of the Mississippi, finally determining to refer the matter to a sub-com mittee. There is now no doubt that Minister Hugh E. Wing will be recalled from the Hague, his friends having ceased their efforts for bis re tention. Representative Hoag of Toledo, Ohio, died in this city to-night of pneumonia. The President will, as soon as he shall re ceive official notice of the rejection of Judge Hoar, nominate to the Senate two gentlemen to supply the vacancies on the Supreme Court Bench, one of Wnom is Judge Strong of Penn. The President has not fully deter mined on the other. The President informed a friend yesterday that Judge Hoar would re main in the Cabinet. Official advices have been received from San Domingo that the Ilaytian government had offered to assist the revolutionists in the former rebublic. but the administration attaches no importance to the information. Prince Arthur in Boston. Boston. Fob. 6. 1‘rince Arthur and Minister Thorton at tended Trinity Church this forenoon. The church was well filled, but there was no gathering about the door or other manifesta tions of unusual interest. It is understood that the chief purpose of the Prince in visit ing Boston is to attend the funeral of George Peabody, and pending the obsequies he feels called upon to decline accepting more than the simple courtesies extended by private individuals. Death of Rev. Dr. Elton. Boston, Feb. 6. Rev. Dr. Elton died at the Parker House yesterday after a short illness. He gradu ated at Brown University in 1813, founded two scholarships in that institution, and for several years was pastor of the Baptist church in Windsor, Connecticut. Eearful Storm—Lives Lost—Vessels Wrecked. Wilmington, Feb.. 5 Last night one of the most terrible storms ever experienced here, visited this neighbor hood. Thus far four marine disasters are reported off the coast, and all yesterday. The schooner Elenor from Baltimore, with a cargo of fertilizers went ashore a few miles from Fort Fisher, and immediately went to pieces; five men supposed to have been the entire crew were lost. When the vessel broke up, these five men were seen clinging to portions of the wreck, but in a few moments all were washed off by a heavy sea and lost. The other three vessels were the schooners Samuel C. Seborn, liaca and Ray all, with cargoes of corn consigned to the merchants here. Hopes are entertained of saving some of the cargo of the latter. It is feared the gale of last night has caused a fearful loss of lives and vessels. From Rod River. Chicago. Feb. 5. The Red River Nation (fives a long account of the meeting held at Fort Garry Jan. 1st, which was addressed by Donald G. Smith, explained his mission and the policy of the Canadian government. Rielle moved that 20 representatives be elected by the English people of Red River to meet 2ti representa tives elected by the French population on the 25th. at the Court House, for the purpose of considering the subject of establishing a Leg islature, and to decide what would be the best course for the welfare of the country. The motion was carried and a committee was ap pointed. The result is not known. FROM PORTLAND. Porti.ahd. Feb. 5. The Benicia sailed for Portsmouth at seven this morning, and the Plymouth will sail for the same port at ten Monday morning. The house and barn of Charles Cressey in Gorham, was (destroyed by fire Friday morn ing. San Francisco Items. Sam Frakcisco, Feb. 5. The Golden Gate Iron Works were burned this morning. There was a slight shock of earthquake in this vicinity yesterday. The Branch Mint at Carson. Nevada, com menced operations yesterday, coining only silver dollars. Trouble is threatened the Ely Silver mines in Nevada. Parties jumped the Panocher mines. A company of armed men were sent to dispossess the jumpers. There is also a report that the Mormons have taken possession of the ranches belong ing to the Ely district, and announce their intention of holding them at all hazards. Destructive Fires. PoroHKEEPStE, N. Y., Feb. 5. Webber’s Cabinet Shop on Main St., was destroyed by Are about two o'clock this morn ing. A German named Myer, 85 years of age, who was asleep in the rear shop, was suffocated to death by the smoke. Three horses were also burned to death. The fire is supposed to be the work of incendiary. Loss 82000: partially insured. CixcrsxATi, Feb. fi. A fire broke out last night in a building on the northeast comer of tlth and Baymiller Streets, and caused loss to the amount of fifty thousand or sixty thousand dollars. The building was owned by Oliver Perin, and was ooenpied by H. H. Hamilton Co., distillers and rectifiers. The building was insured for 810.000, and the distillery for 815,000. Memphis, Feb. 5. The residence of Thomas O’Neal, near this city, together with a barn containing 13 bales of cotton, were burned Friday night. Loss $16,000. ----:-.it] PROM BANGOR. Bangor, Febr 6 The Grand Jury to-day reported forty Reven indictments and were discharged. Among other criminals arraigned, was John Lawrence for murder in first degree. Col. John F, Godfrey and Abner Knowles will de fend him. Insanity will be pleaded in de fence. A collision between engines on the Euro pean North American Railroad at Oldtown to-day, resulted in considerable damage to one of the engines, but no persons were in jured. Miscellaneous Items. Lawrence, Kansas, Feb. 6. After a full debate the Kansas House of Representatives has passed resolutions, ask ing the Senators and Representatives from this State to use their influence to secure the removal of the Indians in this State; endors ing the wise policy of the government, in granting lands for the construction of rail roads and asking liberal grants for rail roads, with the promise that settlers on the Osage trust lands and diminished reserve after the date of order for the removal of the Indians, shall have 130 acres of land, at 125 per acre. New Yore. Feb. 3. There appears to be some foundation of the rumors of frauds on the Newark, N. J., treas ury, a forgery of the Auditor’s signature to a check for a small amount having been dis covered before the check was paid. This discovery, however, occasions suspicions that others are behind it. Sx. Lons, Mo., Feb. 5. The bill to regulate the compensation of school teachers has been amended by the lower branch of the Legislature so as to give females the same pay as males, w here equally qualified and performing like duties. New Orleans, Feb. 5. Another sugar fraud case, involving 855 boxes, was decided in theU. S. District Court yesterday in favor of the government. The sugar was imported under false invoices as to the weight. A convention of the conductors of con servative newspapers of Louisiana, is called to meet here February 28th. Tallahassee, Feb. 5. The impeachment of Gov. Reed was killed in the House last night at ten o’clock, by a vote of 30 to 21. Denver, Col.. Feb. 5. The remaining million and half of the Denver Pacific Railroad bonds were sold in London. Feb. 3d. The sale was reported by a cable telegram yesterday, and caused great inquiry. The company promise to complete the work on the Kansas Pacific Railroad, the work progressing at the rate of one mile per day. The agents of several extensive colonies proposing to locate in Colorado next spring, are now here and about to make final pre parations for purchasing stock, work cattle, &c. Foreign News by Cable. London, Feb. 5. The Times has an editorial article on Amer ican Legislatures and legislation, wherein it comments on the composition and peculiari ties of the House of the United States Con gress. and the writer attributes the faults in American legislation to the utter absence of ability in the House of Representatives, a natural consequence to the popular election. The Senate however is better, the Times thinks, because its members are otherwise chosen. Madrid, Feb. 5. The duel between Senor Figuereror and Col. Lugues will probably be fouhgt, as the former will not withdraw his offensive ex pressions. Paris, Feb. C. In the case of Henri Rochefort, no appeal having been taken, and the sentence being final the ministry are determined to put it into effect, and the defendant has been notified to surrender himsclt to the authorities. FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL. By Telegraph to Daily Journal New York Produce Market. New York, Feb. 5, COTTON—dull and heavy; sales 1W0 bushels; mid upland. FLOl'It—state and western dull and heavy and 5c lower; superfine -tate 435 3 475; extra do 503g520: choice do 5*258.540; fancy do 513g585; round hoop, Ohio, 503 85.J5; choice do5403*;i5; superfine western 455 8175: common to good extra we-tern 4U5{j52U; choice do do 525f600: choice white wheat western 57ogf>30; southern dull and drooping; sales 280 bbl- common to fair extra 540g000; good to choice do 00%>75. WHEAT—white state 11»—dull at 14.H HALLOWELl, ME., OCTOBER, 1869 E. J. llcrser Co. Are now opening one of the Best Largest Assortments OF New Goods Which they have offered at the very Lowest Prices. SHATVLS, BLANKETS, FLANNELS, BEAVERS, BROADCLOTHS, CASSIMERES, DOESKINS, SHEETINGS, SHIRTINGS Every kind of DRESS GOODS; also. a Bill line of FASfC’l «OOD». W All are invited to call and examine. ocWAB E. J. HERSEY A CO. New Millinery Goods. Misses Sager White, Rooms corner of Water and Bridge StiM Over Xcuon if Hamlen'a Store, AUGUSTA, Are receiving from tlie Importers, all the Latest and Most Desirable Styles —OF— which they will he happy to exhibit to all ladies w ho may favor them w ith a call. Sw48 FOR SALE! All the Machinery, Fixtures, .Good Will of the 'THIS AFFORDS ATfcAlR (HAXCE FOR BISWESS, _L having Been Established. forfJfO Years, and being The only Bakery in Augueta pr HalloweU HAH AT.H TTTE TltADJl of tile two elt Ich, together with a large wholesale country trade in Crackers and Confectionery. Will be Sold at a Bargain! Augusta, Feb. 1st, 1870. fafcb-StftlwT Hardware Store Having purchased the stock of Hardware, Iron Steel, &c,, Ac., recently owned by Ifutchius, Alien A Co., I am now prepared to sell all the various kinds of goods usually found in Hardware Stores, AT THE LOWEST PRICES. Those in want of Goods in my line, will do well to Call and Examine before purchasing elsewhere. 123 Wator Sti*oot, Opposite Post Office. AMOS WILDER. Augusta, Dec. 20, 18UP. 52tf Allen, Small A Co., MAIHIIUSTS, And Mnnufact 11 r«“i’N ot Steam Pngines. Circular Saw Milia. Clap* board Planers, Shafting, Pulleys, Mill Work, mid nil kinds of JOBBING Usually done in a first-class Machine Shop. Also, Improved Excelsior Machines, which cuts two Bolts at a time as readily ns one BOARD PLAHERS constantly on hand. No. t Journal Block, Water Street, AUGUSTA, 31E. .r>jan70 Cm Portland Kennebec Railroad! Winter Arrangement, Dec. 3, 1809. Passeuger trains leave Augusta for Portland and Boston daily at 5.45 and 11 A. M. Boston for Augusta at 7.30 A. M., and 12 M.; Au gusta for Waterville at 3.40 1*. M. Augu-ta for Gardiner v accommodation train), at 7.30, and 11.30 A. M.. 2 15, and 5.30 1*. M. Trains are due at Augusta tVoiu Bangor at 10.55 A. M from Boston at 3.30 ami 8 no P. M from Gardiner at 7 and 8.45 A. M., 130 and 5.00 1*. M. Passengers for Buugorfrom Boston holding Maine Central through tickets, and wishing to come via Augusta, cau do so; and from Bangor to Boston, nurchaee a Maine Central local ticket to Kendall's Mills, and after taking the cars on this line the con ductor will furnish a ticket to Boston, making the fare through the same us via the Maine Central road. L. L. LINCOLN, Superintendent. Augusta, April 26, I860. No Choir Should be without it! Tho American Tune Book. THIRD EDITION READY A collection of all the widely popular Church Tunes, Anthems, and Set Pieces which have formed the foundation of our American Church Music for the past fifty years. Containing 1000 choice pieces, selected by'500 Teachers and Choir Leaders. Price $1.50; $13.50 per dozen. A specimen copy will be sent by mail to any address post-paid on re ceipt of price. OLIVER DITSON A CO., 277 Washington Street, Boston C. H. DITSON A CO., 711 Broadway, New York. GREAT WESTERN Mutual Lire Insurance Co., OF NEW YORK OFFICERS: ROB’T RAGE. Pres FltED'K W. MACY, Vice Pres. WESLEY E SHADER, Sec’y. ISSUES Policies upon all approved plans, at low ratea. and with unusual liberality to policy hold ers. All policies strictly non-fnrfeitable after fir^t pay ment. under Massachusetts Non-Forfeiture Act, adopted bv this Company. All surplus divided among the insured. No restrictions upon rcbidence or travel, and no special permits required for mariners, or for any occupation except those of a peculiarly hazardous Examination will convince that every good, equit able and liberal feature of the best Life Companies lias been adopted by the Great Western. Active Aaents wanted throughout Xeic England. Apply to W. P. GANNETT, Gen. Agt. for New England. Oflice. 10 state Street, Boston, Or to T. C). WINSLOW, State Agt. Portland, Maine. 8 in 43 CHRISTMAS AND-— New Year’s Presents. My friends, make your home beautiful. How shall we do it Why. buy one of those unrivalled Bl'RDETT CELESTE ORtaVS. Where can they be found Found in every variety of style at JOHN C. HAYNES CO.'S. S3 Court Street, Ilonton, Mush. lTtl Personal. MESSRS. E. FULLER SON, DRUGGISTS OF AUGUST A, have Wilton’s Catarrh Cure, For the Cure of CAT A UUil. Any person buying bottle of them and Using it without being helpe they will refund the money. It will also cure XrrvouH Headache. Toothache, Xeuralgia and Karat he. It will reipove nil pain from a burn or scald In a few’ minutes. Call ut their store and try it with the PATENT INHALING TUBE, Free of Charge, and satisfy yourself of its superior merit before purchasing. ly6 COAL OR WOOD, The llest in the Market, AIiIj SIZES, i For Large or Small Dwellings! AT E. D. N0RCR0SS’, No. ^Smith’s Block, Water Street, Augusta. BIBLES, TESTAMENTS, and Prayer Books S A full assortment of the above llooks at Clapp North’8 Book Store. 47 tt__ Iron Iron Iron r r» TOSS olft Iron wanted in exehanee for (foods I JU by BAI.l.AKO .t CRASt, So. e Umos Block, Watek Stbbet. I Au*usta, Mny SO. 1««8.__ J. W. TOWARD, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Ai urm, MR. Residence on Green Street, opposite the Metho dist Church. 2Utf toiler k Gardiner, 143 Water Street, SUCCESSOR TO CHAS. E. COLLER, WHOLESALE DEALERS IS Saddlery Hardware Harness Leather, SADDLES, WHIPS, BBUSHES, CURRYCOMBS, HORSE BLANKETS, Made or rvutnr. Halters, Surcingles, Bells, Travelling and Shopping Bag» LAr nonEB, Dog Collars, Grass Wool Mats, &c., &c,, &c. They are now putting In and keep constantly on hand the largest and best selected stock or all goods in the above line In the city, and are resolved to make it for the interest of the people to buy of Coder Gardiner, 143 WATER STREET, Manufacturers of H ar nesses JUG GY, COACH ASD TEAM, Of all classes and prices, (Jold and Silver Plate, Kngli.-h overed, Japau and common white mourn ings. which they propose to sell as low as the low est anti warrant their work to give perfect satis faction. They also manufacture for their wholesale and retail trade, TRUNKS, VALISES, CARPET BAGS, SHAWL STRAPS, All styles and 6izes, neat and fresh from their factory at 143 Water Street, and made to stand travel—lettered with initials and delivered in any part Of the city without extra charge. Harnesses and Trunks repaired neatly, promptly and at small charges. 14$ WATER STREET, Opposite Cony House, AUGUSTA, MAIKT2I. *WjnD-tr __ Dieu Et Mon Droit. MRS. DINSMORE’S GREAT ENGLISH COUCH &CROUP BALSAM. Or noarhound Anise Seed, For Coughs, Colds, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Sic. This excellent Medicine has the extraordinary property of immediately relieving COUGHS. Cold*, HOARSEN ESS. I >1 FFfCr LTT OF B K E A THI NO. W HOOP ino Colon, and IU’skiness of the Throat. It operates l»y dissolving the congealed phlegm, and causing free expectoration. Persons who are troubled with that unpleasant tickling in the Throat, which deprives them of rest, night alter right, by the lucessantcough which ft provokes, will by taking one dope, find immediate relief; and one bottle, ui most cases will effect a cure. In cases of Croup it gives immediate Relief. Price 50 Cents. Prepared from a receipt of a Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. For Sale at Drug Stores generally. n. DIXKMOKI-: A to., Prop's, PORTLAND, ME. For sale in Augusta by Johnson Brothers; in Gardiner by B. F. Johnson; in llallowell by W. R. Ballard. fJujanAtf-lm* SEWING MACHINES FOB SALE CHEAP, OR FOR RENT BY THE MONTH, SECOND-HAND 8EWIN8 MACHINE8 OK ALL THE APPROVED MAKES. In good working order, at the Boot ami Slioe Store Of THE SUBSCRIBER, TV nter Street. G. E HAWES, Agent. Angwta, Pet Hi. 1SHB._£*t Cari*ea.t Bargains at WELLS’ furniture rooms, Water Street, Auguste, Me. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF NEW AND SEC OSD HAND Which will lie sold at very low rates far CASH. We also keep the best stock of Walnnt Caskets ami Collins, And COMMON COFFINS of all kinds, and the best trimming', with Plate* engraved to order, ami have lately added an assortment ot ROBES OF ALL KINDS, All of which will be sold as low as at any establish ment in the State. C. It. A H. V. WELLS. Wtf__ HAIR MATTRESSES ARE MADE OVER AS GOOD AS NEW. AT Wheeler’s Upholstery Rooms, OS STATE STREET, iLxiSAista, Me. Augusta, Sept 21. lhH9. 3ftf A Large and Well-selected Assortment mt Wallets, Bill Pocket Books, In Morocco and Calf, for nale low by I li.tf TITCOMB DORR.

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