The Portland Daily Press (Portland, Me.)
January 9, 1874

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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS. ESTABLISHED JUNE 23, 1862. VOL. 18. PORTLAND FRJDAT MORNING. JANUARY 9. i«7A _L_ _TERMS $8.oo PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE. mr: pud 1 laa d daily PRESS rnbltehed every day (Sundays excepted) by the POKTI.AMt PI KUaniNC c:o., At 109 Exohangs Sr. Portland. Terms Eig.it Dollars a Year in advance. To mail subscribers Seven Dollars a Year if paid in ad vanee. THE MAINE STATE PRESS Is published every Thursday Morning at $2 50 a year, if paid in advance, at $2 00 a year. Kates of Advertising One inch of space, engtli of column, constitutes n “square.” $i50 per square daily first week; 75 cents per w sek after; three insertions, or less, $1 00; continu ing every other day after first week, 50 cents. 11 alf square, three insertions or less, 75 cents; one week, $1 00; 50 cents per week after. Special Notices, one third additional. Under head of “Amusements,” and “Auction Sales”, $2 00 per square per week; three insertions or less $150. Advertisements inserted in the “Maine State Press” (which has a large circulation in every part of the State) for $1 00 per square ior first insertion, and 50 cents per square for each subsequent inser tion. i Address all com mu idea lions to __^PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO. BUSINESS CARDS. MRS. E. M. BABB. M. I).. Graduate of Woman’s Medical College. Phi lad el phte.) No. 1? II, S. Hotel, Poi-Uaiid, Me, G3P“Slie will devote exclusive attention to all dis eases of women and children. Office hours 10 to 12 a, m.; 2 to 4 p. m. de22dtf PORTLAND MACHINEWORKS Engineers, Iron Founders, Boiler Makers and Blacksmiths. MANUFACTURERS OF MARINE, STATIONARY AND PORTA BLE STEAM ENGINES. PORTLAND, MAINE. I fipl4 tf W. C. CLARK, 103 FEDERAL STREET, 5 Door* Earn of Temple Nt., njtAS and water PIPING. ap2Jtf BUTLER A LIBBY, Attorneys Counsellors at Law, (Casco Bank Building) 91 MIDDLE ST., PORTLAND. M. M. Butler. deiodtf C. F. Libby. JAMES F. PICKELUNG, WILLIAM IIOBSON, OUNSELLORS AT LAW, 35 OLD STATE HOUSE, BOSTON. aul 8m GEO. E. COLLINS, PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST, 316 CONGRESS STREET, fsprepared to make all the various styles of Card Picture*, Rcmbrnnt, Medallion, At., from Retouched Negative*. By this process we Oet rid of Freckle*, Moled and other im perfection* of the Mb in. For all of which no extra charge will be made. All work warranted to please. Call and examine for vourselves. mchlSdtf ALDEiN J. BLETHER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 49 1-2 EXCHANGE MTBEET, Portland, Maine. Special ami prompt attention given to collections of e/ery kind, and the execution of legal documents. dc20-3mo W. L. KEILER, FRESCO PAINTER, SO. 333 CONGRESS STREET, RESIDENCE 6 JUY STREET. Portland. Me. Jyl7tf JAMES O’DONNEEL. COUNSELLOR AT LAW, has removed to IfO. 84 1-2 MIDDLE STREET, (2nd door below Canal Bank,) PORTLAND, IMiAIaS E. Commissioner of deeds for the several States, febio J. II. LAMSOI, PHOTOGRAPHER, No. 132 Middle Street. PORTLAND, ME. Copying and enlarging done to order. All the new styles, Berlins, Rembrants, Medallion he Porcelain, of Mezzotint card, and the retouched card, by which new process we get rid of freckles moles,wrinkles ana all imperfections of the skin. Call and judge for yourselves. CT^Motto—Rooil work at Moderate Price*. Aim to Please. may 20 KINGSBURY JORDAN, Counsellors fit Law, NO. S3 M1DDEE STREET, PORTLAND, ME. Benj. Kingsbury, Jr. Leonard G. Jordan. Portland, Jan. 1,1874. ja3dlm ENOCH KMGHT, Counsellor at Caw. 03 EXCHANGE STREET, (Savings* Bank Building,) ja5_poirr la:ni3.iw_ ROSS STURDIVANT, WHOLESALE COAL DEALERS 179 Commercial 8t., Portland* Sole agents in Maine for the sale and shipment ol trie Celebrated Coal mined by Messrs. Ham mett Neill Co., of Philadelphia. We have also tor sale at lowest market price, Wilkesbarre, Scranton, Lackawanna, and Pitteton Coals, shipped from the vicinity of New York. Ves sels p roc art J for the tranportation of coals from rt of shipment anv point desired. tfanr27 1873 Christmas 1873 C. II. LAWSON, 77 MIDDLE ST, offers at lowest prices his stock of AMERICAN and IMPORTED W AT C IT E S In Gold and Silver Cases. Every Watch warranted to give good satisfaction. Solid Gold Opera, Guard, Leontine and Vest CHAINS. Sets of Jew^.ry, Stone. Seal and Engraved FINGER RINGS. Gold Sleeve Buttons, Studs, Pins and Brace letts. Ojpera Glasses of all Styles and Prices. Stereoscopes, Telescopes and Magnify ing Glasses Silver Cake Baskets, Cas tors, Napkin Rings, Fruit Knives, &c. Call and examine. C. H. LAMSCN, 77 Middle Street, near Post Office. Clc20tf.__ Cheapest Book Store in the United States. AT COLBY’S, 119 Exchange St. Largest stock in the city and lowest prices. All kinds of Books at wholesale prices or less. Albert Colby (“the old man’’) will be personally present only a few days longer. ALBERT COLBY SONS, de4tr Publishers and Booksellers. 120 Tubs Choice Vermont Butter received this day and for sale by D. B. KICKER CO., jau3dlw 183 Fore Street. WANTS, LOST, FOUND. Lost. IF til.- person who was seen to pick up a wallet duiing the auction sale af Webster’s Wednesday wdl call and leave it at 27 Market street he will be rewarded._ja8d3t I. S T VS7EDNESDAY Noon in Congress St. Ht rso Car. O' orLa,lc ster IAa.Il and Ur. Baeou’s "thee, a PURSE containing S20. The finder shall lie suitably rewarded by leaving it at the It. R. Office, or at 427 Congress Street. ja8*3t W ANTED! TIIIiE Dana Manufacturing Company, manufactur et s of Gas ami Kerosene Shades have established a manufactory at 49J Exchange Street, and require —5 Girls to learn the business; good wages and pei manent employment. jaBdlw DANA MANUF’G CO. Wanted. A SITUATION as Double Entry BOOKKEEP ER, by a young man of ten years experience, formerly at a Woolen Mill and now employed in a Wholesale Grocery House in this city, which engage ment will close in a few days. Can give satisfactory refereuces from former and present employers. Enquire of F. G. ROLLINS, ja8*lw 22 Exchange Street. #10.00 REWARD! Strayed or Stolen, A BLACK DOG, smooch short hair, medium size, small white allot on his breast. Had on a red collar without any lock. I»oe answers to the name nt “Jet.” The above reward will be given to any po sou returning said dog to the Brig Alberti, Brown’s Wharf. ja7*3t AGENTS WANTED WE want good smart apents,either male or female, in every town in Maine, for the best selling ar ticle in the market. Agents can make from $3 per (lay upwards. Call and see the inducements we of fer, AH letteis must contain 50 cents for sample. STAPLES CO.,Room 15 Fluent Block, Port land, Me. ja7*d2w Lost. BETWEEN Maher Co., and Franklin Wharf, a pair of seal skin GLOVES. The finder will be suitablj rewarded by leaving the same at this Office. de7 (13t First Class Laundry Woman WANTED AT THE ST. JULIAN. j-'i«_._ tf Wanted. TABLE GIRL wanted at 249 CongTess Street. American girl preiered. jafultf Wanted. A PLEASANT ROOM, with board for a lady in a private family. Addre.s “E. M.L.,” ja3*lw 41 Myrtle Street, Lost. BETWEEN the Eastern Railroad Depot and Mid dle, St., Wednesday, the 24th Dee., a wallet containing from eight; to ninety dollars. The find er will be liberally rewarded by tearing it at this office. dc30 Wanted. AFASHIONABL EDliESS MAKER, one com IiO'tut to rut dresses and cloaks in the latest styles, and take charge of their making. Address MRS. F. A. CLARK. dc29*d3w Wed Buxton, Me. Wanted. A SITUATION as lady COPYIST or Cashier. Address “LADY COPYIST,,, dc-29tfPress Office. Wanted. SMART, active W’oman to take charge of house hold duties in a boarding house. Address HOUSEKEEPER, dei7dtf_Post Office, Portland. House Wanted. THE undersigned wishes to lease a house in a de sirable location, lor one or three years. H. BARN’ES, JR., 30 Exchange street. Portland, Nov. 11. dtf Barley Wauled. THE HIGHEST market price will be paid for BARLEY at 138 Fore street, near the maiket by oc30(13m_ P. McGLINCHY, Rooms Wanted. IN a pleasant part of the city, furnished or unfur nished, with or without board. Address E. B., 37 Brown St., Portland. mavl4tf 11 MARKET SQUARE 11 LOOK HERE! AN IMMENSE STOCK OF BOOTS AND SHOES, which mast be sold at ouce, Regardless of Cost This Stock embraces a tall as sortment of seasonable Goods of ev y variety, and includes a full line of Slippers, bought expressly for the Holiday trade, and will be sold for CASH AT A GREAT REDUCTION FROM FORMER PRICES. Call before purchasing and be satisfied that this is no humbug. 11 MARKETSQUARE 11 GOLD! H WAITE’S Boot and Shoe Depot. de23__tf_ We continue cuttin*g Suits at $1.75, And all garments for Ladies and Children at equally low prices. As soon as th»* excitement of the Holi days is past, it will be well lor Ladies to look to the perfection of their underclothing, remembering where «liev can have new Stock made, either plain ly or elaborately, and at low rates. Being determin ed to peifect ourselves in our business, we guarantee saiLfaction to all who will favor us with their pat ronage. BLANCHARD BURNS, 161 middle St. A gents for MADAM TOBEY’S 1 X L Chart. Also for MONS. LEON’S (the French Taiior) System ror cutting Ladies’ and Childron’s Garments. de25 tf

C [LDREN’S Furnishing House, 347 CONGRESS STREET. Childrens’ Clothing of all kinds, Ready JUade and JUade to Order. L. R. MARTIN. ocl3 eo ian. Demist or Dressmaker. Applv to Wm. H. JERR1S, Real Estate Agent. de20dtf For Sale or To Let« FIFTEEN acres of land for early Gardening. House 40 x 30 feet, two stories. 10 tinish&l rooms two good wells of water: three m\bs from Portland, one mile from Grand Trunk Depot in Falmouth, with wood house, stable, carriage house, ice house and henery, cash, remainder on term of years. Enquire of S. BUCKNAM, on the Premises. Falmouth. Dec. 11,1873. d&wlm50 For Sale HOUSE No. 42 Pleasant Street. Inquire at the House from 2 to 5 o’clock P. M. Portland. Oct. 13th. ocl3dtf For Sale in the Town of West brook. A FINE residence one-lialf mile from the Railroad Depots, Post-office, good Schools and Churches six miles from Portland; House and Eli two stories’ thirteen finished rooms, double parlor.- with marble mantles, Wood-house and Stable connected—all in good repair, painted and blinded, Barn 40 x 60 on the premises; grounds contain 15i acres, excellent land, well fenced, 30 apple and pear trees, acre choice strawberries, three good wells of water upon the place and good cistern in the cellar, cellar under whole House, line cement bottom; grounds ornamented with tine shade trees. This is one ol the finest resi dences in the county. Terms easy. Enquire of S. R. Davis Co., Portland, or Otis Brown, Westbrook. mar21tf FOR SALE. A LOT of vacant land, situated on the west side of High, between Pleasant and Danforth, Sts. This lot lias a front of about 61 feet and is about 194 feet deep, and plans have been drawn b> How, for a block of seven or nine genteel and convenient resi dences, and adapted for the same. Enquire of EDWIN CHURCHILL, No. 4 Portland Pier, mar28 From 12 to 2 o’clock. P. M. The “Limerick House,” FOR SALE The suosenber offers for sale his Hotel proj rty in Limerick Village, York County. The house has 22 rooms all in good repair, with shed and two large stables adjoining.: two wells of water on the premises, anu every convenience for a brst-class Hotel. The “Limerick House” is well situated for securing liberal patronage. Enquire further of the owner, JOSEPH G. HARMON, marl3dtf Limerick. Me. For Sale. THE house on State Street, occupied by the un dersigned. This house is thoroughly built of brick and stone and has all modern conveniences. ALLEN HAINES. Portland, Sep. 18th, 1872. sepl9-tt MARKED DOWN DOWN J DOWN IS THE DRV OF THE TIMES. H. TALBOT CO., Not to be outdone in selling Goods in their line cheap, are offering tin Jr large 6tock of TRIMMINGS at a beav> discount, in fact almost at customers* own prices. GIMPS. FRINGES, ORNAMENTS, BUTTONS, BRAIDS, VELVETS, Ac, They must be closed out before THE 1st OE JANUARY. ladies’ and Children’* Underwear, Ho sier) and Glores, Hand knit and woven Worsted Good*, Holi day Goods. All at a big discount. (^“Close buyers of Goods, this is your opportunity. Call at NO. 6 Clapp’s Block, AND SEE GOODS AND PRICES H. TALBOT CO., deP dtf Imperishable Fragrance. MURRAY

LANMAN’S CELEBRATED FLORIDA WATER, The richest, most lasting, yet most delicate ol al perfumes, for use on tne HANDKERCHIEF, AT THE TOILET, AND IN THE BATn. As 'here are imitations and counterfeits, always ask for the Flordia Water which has on tho bottle, on the label, and o» the pamphlet, the names oi MURRAY' liANiMAK, without v.hicli none in genuine. jyl old au8d23w NEW BOOK STORE. 120 MIDDLE STREET, UNDER FALMOUTH HOTEL. Francis H. Coffin, _ eodtf Adoption. ANY one desiring to adopt a beautiful male child, five weeks old, born of American parents, can do so by addressing de24*3w MRS. A. J. TRULL, Portland, Me. THE PRESS. FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 0. 1874. Governor’s Address. Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Rep resentatives. In entering upon the discharge of the du ties to which we have been respectively called by our fellow-citizens, it is fitting that we should recognize our dependence upon that Being who is over all and above all. We have cause of devout gratitude tor the Divine favor which has been shown towards the State and the Nation during the year which has just closed. In no period of the history of either, has our advance in population, ma terial prosperity and other conditions of true greatness, been more conspicuous. We may well congratulate ourselves that so marked progress has been made in healing the wounds of the terrible struggle for national existence, and in re-uniting all sections of our beloved country in a-common devotion to a Republic preserved from enemies without and within, redeemed from the curse of slavery, and con secrated to the grand work of maintaining the equal rights of every citizen. NECESSITY FOB ECONOMY’. The financial panic which so recently threatened to cause serious deiangement to the business of the country, has net been without its influence for good. It has given new emphasis to the great economic law, that the savings rather than the incomes of a people, are the measure of their material prosperity. The careful observer of the ten dencies to extravagance so notable every where can but recognize the truth that econ omy is the one word which needs to be spok en and put in practice in private as well as public circles. Fortunately the wave of ex travagance has not been felt in this part of the country with so much force as elsewhere. Although the public affairs of the State have been managed with such exceptional pru dence and integrit.,, that the opportunities for retrenchment are few; yet you will, un doubtedly, consider it an imperitive duty at this time to study the closest economy, and to confine your appiopriations vithin as nar row limits as is consistent with the public welfare. In wisely prescribing the extent of public expenditures, and in determining such cases of compensation of public officer! as may arise, you cannot fail to recognize prin ciples which are at once the safety and glory w that 150 Free High Schools, in 133 dif ferent cities, towns and plantations, repre senting every county in the State, have been maintained from one to three terms each, since the first of March last; and that these schools have been supported by municipal appropri ations to the amount of $83,523, and Sta'e aid to the amount of $29,134. In these schools 10,286 pupils have received instruction in those branches usually taught in the common schools,-excluding primary studies; and also in sucti other directions as are demanded by the increasing industrial and business wants of the times. It is especially noteworthy that a large portion of the youth of both sexes reached by these schools, are those who had already withdrawn from the common school with a defi dent education; or whom poverty or other circumstances had prevented from leaving their homes to obtain better oppor tunities for education than those afforded by the short winter term of their district school. Many youths who vvi 1 hereafter make most valuable teachers of our common schools, are receiving in the Free High School that broad er and deeper culture so essential to prepare them for this high work. The influence on the common school of such pupils as have attended the Free High school, is already proving in the highest degree benefiicial. So far as I atn informed, in most of the towns in which such school has been held, a new inter est has been awakened in the cause of educa tion It was feared by some that the system would be irnpractible tor small or sparsely settled towns; but some of the most uncessful Free High Schools maintained during the autumn, have been in just such localities. In one case, at least, a sparsely settled plantation bas maintained a most flourishing school for eleven weeks, by a municipal appropriation of sev enty-five dollars, increased bv an equal amont from the State. Indeed, thus far the most complete success of the Free High School System has been in exclusively farm ing towns, where this adjunct ot the common school system is affording such facilities for education as can but serve to increase the at tractions of that rural life which is the source of our national strength and purity. With a continuance of the system, there can be scarcely a doubt that within a brief period these schools will be established in most of the towns of th> State; and will give such an impetus to out educational interests as noth ing else could. EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES. The aggregate expenditure for the public schools ol the tstate, during the past sebool year has been *1,000,590, exclusive of the amount expended for school buildings and expended for school buildings and Free high schools. Of this sum towns have directly contributed #025,618, and the State #374,978. If to this sum should be added the annual ex penditures for school-buildings, Free High Schools, Normal Schools, and College of Ag riculture and Mechanic Arts, and the public and private expenditures for those Acade mies, Seminaries and higher institutions of learning which supplement our educational system and confer such la-ting benefits on the State, there can be little doubt that the amount would reach a million and a half dol lars. So large an annual expenditure on the part of the people, is a conclusive answer to the suggestion that the people are losing their interest in our free schools. To our credit as a State, let it be said, never before was there so general interest in education; never before so almost universal willingness to make the largest sacrifices, in order that our children may have the inestimable blessings of intel lectual culture. All that the people of Maine ask is to be assured that their contributions for so grand an end, are prudently and wiseiy expended, To my mind indeed, it seems clear that the work on which cur educators may at present well unite their earnest efforts is not so much to secure larger school reve nues—although these are essential in some localities—as to devise methods by which bet ter results may be obtained from the means at our disposal. By this it should not be in ferred that there is not the closest economy in school expenditures. For the most part, there is this; and yet that policy which loses sight ot the fact that a good teacuer is cheap at any price, and a poor instructor dear even if his services are gratuitous, is not true econ omy, but waste. KlunAIAL StHJOLS. It is in this direction that our two Normal Schools are conferring lasting benefits upon the public sohools of this State. Recogniz ing the truth that tne highest success as a teacher requires not only natural aptitude, but also, like other professions, special pre paration and training, the State has wisely established aud maintains these institutions as a part of its educational system. Proba bly no moneyexpended in educational direc tions, yields larger returns. The teachers who go tor'll from Farmington and Castine, not only impress themselves on the schools over which they are called to preside, but al so make their influence felt for good over many other instauctors with whom thev come in contact, No one who has watched the progress of our common scoools for the pist decade, can have failed to discover a striking mprovement in methods of instruction, com ing largely from the influence of our normal schools. Whatever appropriations are re quired to maintain their high standard and excellence, and increase their means of use fuiness, should be made; and made, too, in the interest of thw wisest economy. It should not be forgotten that a special necessity tor increasing the efficiency of our common school system, has arisen from the fact that the intense activity pervading modern Ameri can life, is seriously abridging the time within which our public schools must do their work, bv withdrawing onr youth from them at least five years earlier than formerly; while at the same time it is necessitating a broader culture. SCHOOL SUPERVISION. Next to skillful instruction, nothing is more esential to the highest efficiency of our public schools, than careful, iutelliuent and well-sustained inspection and supervision. Excellent as is the work of most of our school committees, yet it is not to be expected that men engaged in other pursuits, can spare the time requiste to keep abreast of the progres sive educational movements of the times, and thus be able to suggest improvements in the work of the teachers under their charge, and iuspire in them that professional pride and ambition which is so essential to success. As it is physically impossible for the State Super intendent to personally and effectively reach the several towns and town committees, sooner or later it will be found necessary to establish some tbnn of intermediate supervi sion, through .'Inch the State Superintendent may impress on them the results of his ob servation and experience, and secure a uni form system that will cover the examination and certification of teachers, as well as the most efiective inspection of schools. In view of the fact that time aud means will be re quired to perfect and extend the Free High School system, so that its advantages may be felt by every town, I do not reccommend that any iegislatiue steps be taken at present to se cure a more effective inspection of the com mon schools, but trust that the subject may continue to receive that public consideration which its importance may demand. THE DISTRICT SYSTEM. While it is generally conceded by the most experienced educators that the District system is in the way of the highest efficiency in the public schools, yet, in view of the stronghold which it has on the public mind, it would be unwise for legislation to go further at present than it has already gone in simply authoriz ing towns to abolish the system and manage the schools as a unit. Many towns have al ready done this, and in every case with satis factory results. By this change better teach ers have been secured, the smaller districts have had the same length of school as the more densely populated village centres, less difficulties have been encountered, and more efiective inspection had. For the present, however, these are considerations that must be addressed to the citizens of the several towns, rather than to the law-makers. OBLIGATORY ATTENDANCE. Notwithstanding the large expenditures to maintain tree schools in sufficient number to secme to every child such elementary educa tion and traiming as all alike will need for the common duties and the ordinary pursuits of l!fe, yet the last census makes the staatling announcement that there are 13,486 persons in this State, above ten years of age, who can not read or write. Our State pride may be somewhat satisfied by the consideration that a large portion of this army of illiterates are immigrants; yet we cannot lose sight of the tact that they and their chiiuren are now a part of our people, and that their education into American ideas and duties, has become doubly essential. But the evils of t.uanfy and absenteeism from our common schools are by no means confined to the children of foreign born parents. Poverty may have something to do with the development of these daugerons evils, and thoughtlessness and avarice more; but both of these causes united have not had half so much to do with it as intemperance and immorality. It must be confessed that such is the indiffereuce of the public mind, or its aversion to interfer ence with what is popularly thought to be the right of parents to control their own chil dren, the experience ot other States with ob ligatory statutes, has by no means been dn couraging. Even the Factory Act in this State, which requires certain attendance at school ot children who work in manufactur ing establishments is a dead letter. compulsory laws, wim a strong central government to enforce them, as in Prussia, have produced excellent results. But in this country, where the execution of the laws depends so much on public opinion, there must be a more earnest and general public discussion of the subject, befoie we shall reap much benefit from such legislation. The right of the State to have every child edu cated sufficiently to intelligently discharge his duties as a citizen, and shield him against the dangers of iguorance, is necessarv to its own safety. The child has the right to such an education. The parent, indeed, has lights, but he has duties also; and the en forcement of the duties which every parent owes his child, cannot be an invasion ofhis rights. Defensible, and even important as is a legal enforcement of the parent’s duty to educate his child, yet such a statute can press only as a complement to sound views, wrought into ahe popular mind aud heart. The most important work in this direction at present must be done by earnest personal ap peals to parents, and by making the school room attractive to the child. No subject claiming your attention as leg islators, demands more thoughtful aud earnest consideration than that of our pub lic schools. A free government like ours can exist only where the people are educated; and there can be no general education with out an effective common school system. To impair the efficiency, or sap the foundations of this system, is to strike at the life of the State and the Nation. More than this, it is to overthrow an institution winch is doing so much to improve social life, promote private virtue, comfort and thrift, and secure gener al prosperity. COLLEGE 01- AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS. The reports of the Trustees, President and Treasurer of the College of Agriculture aud Mechanic Arts, present unmistakable evi dence of the prosperity and progress of the institution. Only five years have elapsed since the college opened with twelve students; and now one hundred names appear on the roll of undergraduates^-an increase of twen ty-nine since the last report. The friends of this institution have thus far been disappoint ed in the reasonable expectation that private donations would go far to provide the means necessary for the erection of suitab'e1 build ings. This would have left the State mainly to make such appropriations as might have been needed to supplement the annual in comeof the national endowment, (which is but little more than $8,000.) and maintain the institution in the highest degree of effi ciency. Notwithstanding the State has al ready made large appropriations for building purposes, as well as smaller sums to meet the annual deficiencies, yet the college is still greatly in need of additional means in the same directions. It is to be hoped that an institution so well calculated “to promote the lilieral and practical education of the industii al classes in the several pursuits and profes sions of life,” will receive that popular sym pathy and support which it so well deserves. in*. LASD DEPARTMENT. ,Tl*e Land Agent reports that the affairs of arc >om^ 80 rapidly closed up, that I'?*1/,1? f'Vf! ye:u’s> a^ least, such inconsidera ble State interests as remain may he trans ferred to the care of the Secretary of state and State Treasurer, and the once important land department of the State government be discontinued. This will necessitate legisla tion authorizing the Land Agent to select and reserve such portion of the 114,000 acres set apart for settlement as may be suitable for that purpose, and to »el! the remainder; and also to dispose of the 82,880 acres of school land, and the t:mber on the ten townships re served in the grant to the European and North American Railroad. This railroad grant included not far from 700,000 acres, valued at more than $300,000, and is nearly all still held by the road, although mortgaged to secure the payment of their bonds. It is of the highest importance to the State, that so much of these lauds as well as of other im mense tracts of la»d within the State now held by proprietors, as is suitable for settle ment, should be placed within the reach of set ters on the most favorable terms. It is too late now to correct the wasteful policy under which magnificent domain which the State possessed a halt a century since, lias disappeared, yet much may be done to reme dy evils that arise from the locking up of large tracts of settling lands which would other wise be improved. Decisions favorable to the State have been had in two cases where the European and North American Railroad made certain claims on the State; but themo-t important case, involving a claim on the part of that corpo ration to irnarly all the remaining lands held by the State, although argued last July, is still held by the court for advisement. Your attention is called to several important rec ommendations made by the Land Agent, and particularly to the importance of taking measures to “quiet-’ certain claims of settlers which arose from the settlement ot onr north eastern boundary. SWEDISH IMMIGRATION. The report of the Commissioner of Immigration presents a detailed account of Iheprogress of the en terprise of founding a Swedish col ony in Aroostook, and announces that in September last, all State aid to the Swedes ceased, and that the co'ony of 001) persons is now selt-sustai„ing. The colony owes the State a balance of $16,292.10, on supplies advanced to them, wb'eliis to be paid in work on highways as wanted. There are at present no American citizens, anil, consequently no municipal organization in New Sweden,and can be none for two years, at the expiration ot which time a hundred and thirty-three Swedes who have already taken the necessary preliminary steps, will become Americau citizens. The Commission er is confident that the colony will not only prosper, but also that it will attract a still lar ger immigration from Sweden; and the re sults fully justify the Stale expenditures now closed. He recommends that the care of the public property in New Sweden, as well as of the road laber due the State, be transferred to the land agent; and that the act establish ing the office of Commissioner of Immigra tion be repealed. THE FISHERY COMMISSION. The annual report of the Commissioners of Fisheries gives an interesting account of the progress ot their work, in connection with that of United States Commissioner Baird, in introducing and disseminating valuable spe cies of fish into the streams and lakes of this State. The experiment of re-stocking our fresh waters with salmon, shad and alewtves, has so far progressed and the difiiculties in the way have been so lar obviated by the con struction offish-ways over dams, and the re moval of other obstacles, that the commis sioners speak with entire confidence of the complete success of this important movement to restore to our lakes ond streams their for mer abundance of food fishes. In a very short time now, the practical results of these efforts will be patent to all, and if these shall come near the confident expectations of those who have the best means of information on this subject, we may regard llie small invest ment of the State in this direction, as ecu liarly fortunate and wise. The recommenda tions of the Commissioners should receive the attention they so well deserve. THE LAW DEPARTMENT. The report of the Attorney General gives a detailed statement of the extent of the labors of this officer, as well as of the several Coun ty Attorneys, in enforcing the laws of the State against crime. The suggestions con tained in his report should receive due con sideration. THE LAWS TO PUNISH MURDER. In view of criticisms which have found ex pression not only in public journals, but even in courts of justice, I should fail to discharge the duty imposed upon me if I did not direct your attention to the anomalous provisions of our statutes for the punishment of the crime of murder in the first degree, since the legisla tion of 1869. In contravention of well settled principles of government, this statute fails to preserve the wise distribution ot powers con templated by the Iramers of the constitution, in that it imposes upon the executive depart ment the duties and responsibilities of a court of review—a'functicn- clearly judicial rather than executive. By this statute it is made the imperative duty of the governor and council to carefully review the evidence and proceedings in every case, and then to decide whether the sentence of the court imposing the punishment provid ed by law shall stand, or another penalty be substituted. Practically the determination ot this extraordinary court of review—in which each member is a law unto himself—is controlled by a majoiity of the counsel; for a sense of the impropriety of one and the same person acting both as judge and executioner, has in every case that nas arisen under the law, restrained the executive from assuming the grave responsibility of over-riding the ac tion of the council when the body has voted in tavor of commutation. When the council have voted otherwise, as they have done in only a single case since the enactment of the statute of 1869, the ex cutive has issued his warrant, as then clearly required by law. n win dc ODserveu tnat the statute require ment to which your attention is called, is ad ditional to, and even inconsistent with the de sign ol the pardoning power conferred upon the executive by the constitution, The lat ter is a constitutional prerogalive, designed not as an ordinary provision tor revising the proceedings of the courts, but simply as an exceptional resort m extraordinary cases, over which it was intended that neither the legislative nor judicial department should hav.: control, and for the exercise of which the executive department should be solely responsible. But the former is a stat ute duty imposed upon the executive depart ment, requiring a "review1.’ of every case, and almost inviting the exetcise of the pardoning power as if the legislature contemplated that modification of sentence should be the rule in stead of the exception. As the constitution makes ample provision for any exigency de manding the intervention of the pardoning power it seems to me eminently desirable that our statutes should establish such a pen alty for the crime ol murder as the 1: w mak ing power expects to have uniformly execut ed. To incorporate in them a provision look ing to the modification after conviction and sentence of the penalty provided, is not only to create in the administrators of the law more than a suspicion that the punishment nominally established was not designed to be executed, but also to deprive the law of that wholesome influence over the evil-disposed, which comes from the conviction that no oue adjudged guilty can avoid tl\e uniform and impartial enforcement of whatever penalty the legislature may under all the circumstan ces consider best calculated to protect socie ty. PREVENTION OF CRIME. It is cheaper anil more effective anil be neficent to prevent crime by removing its i causes, than to allow these to ripen into criminal acts which require punishment. A large part of this work of prevention is with in the sphere of personal moral effort; yet that important portion which consists in re moving the hindrances to right conduct, anil repressing the temptations to vice interposed by men in their relations as citizens, conies confessedly within the domain of law. In deed, no government fulfils its mission which forgets that the State can in this way do much to make it easy to do right and difficult to do wrong. So largo a proportion of pau perism and crime arises from intemperance, of which the dram shop is the ptolific cause, that all citizens who have regard for the pub lic safety and welfare, as well as the highest court ot the nation, unite in affirming the principle that the liquor traffic is a sourca of grave peril to society, agaiust which it is the right and duty 0f the State to protect itself IiLl-. 1 ‘‘““tmenis as the legislative au em|rit^ 'a CO,lslc t'r h*‘st calculated to that settlel' principle has rested all 7'T,iu restraint of the liquor traffic, whether involving the princi ple of license or prohibition. For mow than two hundred years, first in the parenlProv jnce ami Commonwealth, and subsequently in the State of Maine, a thorough trial WL liad of tiie license system, iu every form that could by devised. This experience led to so wide spread a conviction that any system of licensing dram shops is Dearly powerless to repress the temptations which promote in temperance, that in 1851 this State adopted the policy of prohibiting drinking houses and tippling shops altogether, aud of authorizing the sale of intoxicating liquors only for me dicinal and mechanical purposes, by agents appointed lor that purpose. This system has had a trial of only twenty-two years; yet its success, in this brief period, has on the whole been so much greater than that of any other plan yet devised, that prohibition may be said to be accepted by a large majority of the people as the proper policy of this State to wards drinking and tippling shops; and to be acquiesced in to a great extent by others, as an experiment bich should have as thorough a trial as other systems that preceded it By dealiug in this spirit with a question affecting so momeutous interests, there will ultimately be substantial agreement auioug all good cit izens on such a policy as experience shad nave shown to he most effective in repressing the evils of the liquor traffic. To tnis end, such an investigation into the effects of *he traffl aud the results of legislation to sup press or restrain the same, as is coutem plated by a proposition introduced into Con gress by one of the Representatives from this State, could not fail to be in the highest de gree beneficial. it would be unwLse for auy one to claim that prohibition has entirely suppressed or can entirely suppress the dram shop. That is no more possible than it is forhuman enact ments to entirely prevent thelt, robbery, arson, or even murder. Indeed, any effective enactments against practices which are excep ticnally profitable and at the same time pan der to men’s appetites and passions.are pecul iarly difficult of thorough enforcement, as has always been found the case with statuies pro hibiting gambling saloons and houses of ill fame, as well as drinking houses aDd tippling shops. The true test ot the merits of such legislation, of whatever character, is not whether it entirely uproots the evils prohibit ed; but whether on the whole it does uot re press them as effectually as any system that can be devised. Where our prohibitory laws have been well enforced, few will deny that they have ac complished great good. In more than Utree tourtlis of the State, especially in the rural portions, where forty years since intoxicating liquors were as Ireely and commonly sold as any article of merchandise, public sentiment has secured such an enforcement ol these laws, that there are now in these districts few open bars; and even secret sales ate so much reduced as to make drunkenness in the rural towns comparatively rare. The exceptions to this state of things are mainly in some of the cities and larger villages, where public Mntiment on this question is usually not so well sustained as in towns more remote from the tide of immigration. But even in these places our prohibitory legislation has always been enforced to some extent, and not infre quently with much thoroughness; and has never been without that important influence for good which all laws in moral directions exert. vonstant, unncrm anu impartial enforce ment, to .he highest practihle standard, is re quired in any municipality in order to ob tain the full benefit of any system of legis lation in restraint of the liquor traffic. Under our system of government where the public sentiment of municipalities even will haVe great influence in controlling the measure of enforcement of this as well as other laws, the only permanent remedy for any laxity in this direction in exceptional localities, ulti mately lies in such a quickening of public opinion as will either give new energy and purpose to local officers in power, or will se cure the election of other men in their places. For it should be remembered that local officers are primarily required to en force the laws against drinking-houses and tippling-shops. aud can do this work, if they will, much more satisfactorily aud effectively than any others. In addition to the duties thus imposed on local officers, the act of 1872, and the execu tive orders issued in compliance therewith, make it the duty of sheriffs to inquire into all violations of these and other laws of the State within their respective counti. and to insti tute legal proceedings against such violations. The act also imposes upon County Attorneys the duty of directing inquiries before the grand jury into such violations, and of prose cuting persons indicted and securing the prompt sentence of such as shall be convict ed. it either of these officers shall wilfully refuse or neglect to discharge the duties im posed upou him, evidence of the specific in stances of such refusal or neglect, as contem plated by the act and the constitution, may be presented to the executive, and if he is satisfied that the charges are sustained, it will be his duty to biing such fact to the at tention of the Legislature at the earliest prac tical day, whereupon that body may request the removal of the delinquent officer. vv une sucu a remedy as tins is provided tor exceptional cases of delinquency, yet it will i are I; be found that any ot the'C officers will wilfully refuse or neglect to do his dutv,where he is made to (eel that the public sentiment will sustain him. Where this sentiment is not strong enough in a county either to urge ex isting officers to a faithful' discharee of their duty, or, in case of tin ir neglect, to secure the election of men who will do their duty, the ultimate remedy must be sought, under our system, through such instrumentalities as will arouse aud elevate public opinion. Valuable and indispensable as is the pro hibitory system of legislation for the repres sion of dainking houses and tippling shops, whose fruits are drunkenness, ignorance, brutality, waste, pauperism, crime, impaired health, shattered intellect, premature decay and untimely death, it should not belbrgotteu that the efficiency ot law, as well as the pow er of those moral instrumentalities which law only supplements, depend on the con stancy and energy with which labors are di rected to maintain a high standard of public sentiment on this question. In so glorious a moral work as this, every good citizen shouid unite his sympathies ai.d efforts. THIS MILITARY DEPARTMENT. The reports of the Adjutant General, and of Major General Chamberlain as commander til the first Division of Maine Militia, furnish lull information as ta the condition of the Military Department of the State; and their recommendations and suggestions are com mended to your favorable consideration. The e areAen companies of Infantry and one of Artillery, uniformed as well as equipped by the State; and two additional companies ol Iniantry armed and equipped by the State, but unilorined at their own expense. The expense of uuiforming tnese companies was about eleven thousand dollars; the expense of the encampment, held near Portland in the month of August, about six thousand dollars, and other incidental expenses of the department about two thousand dollars. Probably the annual expense of supporting the existing military establishment with an encampment, would not hereafter exceed nine ihousaud dollars. The Slate could hardly meet the reasonable expectations of the national government, or exercise common prudence in providing itself with a force to meet any internal exigency, without main taining a volunteer militia at least as numer ous as that now existing, which in case of necessity could be promptly expanded from one regiment into ten or more. And it seems to me clear that our present volunteer companies cannot be well maintained with out an annual encampment. SOLDIERS OF THE LATE WAR. Among the obligations which a grateful state au<l nation rocognize as peculiarly sacred is that of generously caring for the destitute families of soldiers who lost their lives or were disabled in the late war to preserve the nation al existence. With what fidelity this debt of gratitude is being met by this State, as well as by the American people, is known to all And yet our obligations to the men who took their lives ill their hands and went forth at the call of their country,will not he redeemed so long as there shall remain a destitute “boy m blue," or an indigent family of a living or dead soldier, whose necessities are not supplied: and sup plied, too, notas paupers, but as citizens who are only receiving what they have more than earned. To this end, the national government has during the past year paid the generous sum of $1,224,640 to 10,860 pensioners in Maine; and this State, under the direction of the Adjutant General, the sum of $21,646 to aid soldiers* families; $2,477 to aid in the support of sol diers’ orphans under the charge of the Board of Guardians; and $10,000 for support of sol diers* orphans at the Bath Home, and $1000 at the Bangor Home. 1 suggest that the Board of Guardiaus of Indigent Orphans of soldiers and seamen, be abolished, and their du ties ami funds transferred to the Pension De partment of the Adjutant General’s office, which can discharge this trust more conven iently, systematically and economically than under the present system. It w 11 be incum lient on you either to continue in force the pen sion act of 1871, which expired by limitation at the close of 1873* or if this shall not seem to fully meet the obligations of the State to enact another law more liberal in its provisions. THE ORPHAN ASYLUMS. The Bangor Home is a general Orphan Asy lum, eminently peserviug of the contribution

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of a generous people; ami so far as it cares for I indigent orphans of soldiers’, it should receive aid from the State. The Bath Home has at the present time nearly 60 children in its charge, all but three of whom are soldiers* orphans; and has found boms for other soldiers’ orphans in private families during the year. This work reflects the highest honor on those liberal mind ed men ami women who have contributed to jfound a Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home, and deserves a continuauee of the bouuty of the State. MEMORIAL DAY. In view of the fact that the thirtieth day of May of each year has been designated l»y tne Grand Army of the Republic as the Soldiers Memorial Hay, and is every your coming to be more generally dedicated to services commem orative of the noble men who in the late strug gle for national life gave their lives in defence of the Union, there seems to me to lje eminent propriety in giving the same legal recognition to the day in this State as is giveu to other holidays, and as lias already been given bv the State of -New York. Such a graceful act would j lx* a deserved and tender tribute to the memory of that noble band who responded to the call for the State aid in her time of ueed, and who rest iu cemeteries in this and other States, or in nameless graves where they fell, in Virginia, in the Carolines, wherever the nanner of freedom was borne. Nay, it would be an eloqueut teacher of the duty and honor of patriotism, and would place the day which honors the na tion’s salvation side by s.de with the day which celebrates its birth. THE NAHOAAL Cr.NTEKAlvY. By authority of an act of Congress, approved Match 3, 1871, a Board of Commissioners was appointed by the Pres cient to prepare and su p rinteud the execution of a plan for the na tional celebration of the One Hundredth An niversary i the Independence of the United States, by the holding of an exhibition of arts, manufactures and products of the soil anil mine, at Philadelphia, during the summer of 1870. The Centennial Commission, ably repre sented on the part of the State by Hon. Joshua Nye as Commissioner, and Hon. Charles P. Ki in lxll as Alternate Commissioner, have made the most successful progress in arranging such an international exhibition as will serve as a fitting recognition of so important a na tional event, and at the same time as a worthy exposition of our progress m literature, art, science and industry. To farther the objects, of the Exhibition, and secure an appropriate representation of the industries of the several States, tin* Commissioners invite Maine to ap point a Board of Directors consisting of live members, who, with the Commiss ioner and Alternate Commissioner, shall constitute the State Board of Centennial Man agers upou whom will devolve the responsi bility of seeing that the State is properly repre sented in the exhibition, and all its interests there faithfully cared for. I recommend that you authorize the appointment of such Direc tors, to serve without compensation. MAINE IN THE NATIONAL STATUARY HALL. By an act of Congress passed a few years *iuce, the several States were invited to fur nish uot exceeding two marble or bronze stat ues of citizens illustrious for their patriotism or distinguished services, to be placed in the old hall of the House of Representatives at Wash ington, which was set apart as a National Stat uary Hall. Many States, including all of New England, have responded to the invitation. It would be peculiarly appropriate for you to take such preliminary a tiou as might result in giviug this State, on the approaching centeu nial anniversary of American Independence, the honor of contributing to this natioual col lection the statue of Major General Knox, the distinguished citizen soldier, whose illustrious services, both in the struggle that gave onr na tion birth, and subsequently in the cabiuet of the illustrious Washington, have conferred im perishable reuown upon the State and the na tion. RAILROAD INTERESTS. The report of the Railroad Commissioners gives a detailed account of the progress and condition of the important rai'road interests of the State, and make recommendations to which your attention is directed. Inasmuch as the Board of Railroad Commissioners must, from the growing importance of railroads, be charg ed with as high and delicate duties, within the sphere in which they act, as are imposed eveu upon the courts ef justice, I suggest whether it would not better comport with the dignity of the Slate and the independence of the office, if the salaries of the Commissions should be paid from the State Treasury, and the State itself should assess tile several railroad corporations for the amount of the same. Railroads have become so indispensable an agency in the material development of a state, and exert so important an influence ove* the public interests, as to make the laws relating to them worthy or your thoughtful attention. The pressing necessity for the extentiouof new railroads into large sections of our State, as yet partially or wholly destitude of means of com municat'ou so essential to their convenience and development, and the partial competition afforded b.y exceptional facilities for water com- niuuicatiou, have thus far made restrictions on railroad corporations in the public interest, seem to be le>s essential than in many other States. The fact such a feeling of confidence exists to a great extent, makes the present time peculiarly favorable for such a careful re vision of our railroad legislation as will, on the other band impose upon railroad corporations just responsibilities and restraints; and on the other hand, properly protect invested capital, and iuspire that public confidence which is so essential to die true interests of railroads, as well as of communities. xuasuincu as ranroau corporations are grant ed extraordinary powers which partake of the nature af sovereignty, it is only after many limitations and restrictions that they can be said to be private corporations at all. Kail roads should not and cm not be regarded sim ply, or even principally, as the property of in dividuals, to be managed as they please. They are public works, no matter by whose capital built; aud while tin* rights of property in them may not be violated, yet it is tile right and du ty of the -Staie to see to it that they arc so managed as to serve the public. So superior are they to every other means of land transpor tation, and so expensive is the construction of competing lines, that railroads are practically, aud not necessarily ioatiy offensive sense, mon opolies along their respective lines of business; ami unless there is some power to restrain them expressly or impliedly reserved in the control of the State,as there always is in other grants of exclusive privileges, they may not only impose such freight aud passenger tax ou the people as to control markets and destroy or build up communities, but they may discriminate be tween citmens at pleasure. Valuable and even indispensable as railroads may bo to a commu nity so long as inese corporations are servants, yet, ia view of the tendency to a combination of their interests and aggregation of their cap ital in the hands of a few, if they are allowed to become masters, a large part of the benefits, which the public have a light to expect from them, will be lost, and the corporations become sources of oppression and public peril an auiuoriziug me lormauoll ol liailroaucor porations hereafter—whether by special legis lation or as is preferable, by general law—care should he taken to include such provisions as will remove all doubts as to the right of the State to exercise such supervision as the pub lic mtersts may require. The question as to liovv far the legislature may exercise control of the railroad corporations which it has hereto fore chartered—the most of them with pecu liar privileges and powers,—is still in some im portant aspects an open one, although judicial decisions a:e gradually developing legislative rights which these corporations have steadily denied. It lias been held by the Supreme Court of the United States that railroad corporations are com aiou carriers, as that office is defined by the common law,—at least so far as to re quire them to provide sufficient aud convenient methods of transportation, and to carry pas sengers aud freight for all persons without dis tinction and without unjust discrimination; even if not on such terms as may he determin ed to lie reasonable. It has also been held that a railroad corporation may be judicially de prived of its franchises for a non-use or misuse of them; aud that notwithstanding the ower ship of a railway may be private, yet the use is public, and the road itse f a public highway.— And as a necessary consequence of this, the court added by way of argument that “the leg islature is the exclusive .judge of the mode of use,” aud this carries with it the right to make sucli provisions and impose such restrictions as tlie legislature may think necessary for pub lic conveuieuce, as well as safety. w mie me importance of t his subject demands a caretul preliminary investigation and inquiry into such facts relating to the railroad systems of this and other Stales, as will furnish the data for a judicious aud intelligent revision of our railroad laws,—which inquiry, either through the Railroad Commissioners or some other commission, 1 most earnestly recommend, —yet there are some features of such legislation of so immediate and obvious necessity, as it seems to me, that they need not be deferred. Of this character is a general law for the for mation of railroad corporations and construc tion of railroads. Hitherto this lias been done by special charter, and has iuvolved not only all the evils incident to ordinary special legisla tion, but also, at least in some other States, ill cases where proposed roads were supposed to conflict with existing railways, those fearfully demoralizing practices to which great corpora tiom sometimes resort to defeat or promote leg islative measures. These evils would be eb tirely avoided by a general law- authorizing a whi^h CJwbi7 °E Det8on8> u,1(ler restrictions which carefully protected private as well as public interests to construct railroads between such points as they desired, aud could obtai the means to build. By thus putting tliecon structiou ot railroads on a free basis, subject to the same laws of trade that regulate other busi ness transactions, they would he built wherever the demands of transportation justified, or com munities could furnish the requisite means. Although, ou account of the expense of the construction of railroads, even free railroadin'' will by no means secure the same competition tu this as m other business, yet its- tendency would he in that direction, and its influence healthy. It would serve, on the one hand, to moderate the demands of railroad corporations from a knowledge that competition might spring up, on the other hand, to son e extent relieve ouch corporation froui the odium which attaches to monopolies sustained bv law Existing laws, as it seems to trie, fail to con fer upon the Railroad Commissioners powers which are essential to secure the convenience even if they do the safety of the public. These commissioners should have power to order that additional station or transportation facilities lie furnished by any railroad to a town through which it may pass, where, after hearing and investigation, they may regard these facilities insufficient. They should have authority to re quire railroads to eomlectat such points as they ^.'*y Judge the public interest requires; anil terms Lh 7?ii f cauuot agree upon connecting mines TM P°wer to adjust such differ shuuld suffer iii’CHs^^* f,,bliF that U‘7 between different rom s pre7en Krf tS section of their lings as'is I s *“cl' ft COn' the public convenience. W?tWry to. secnre vision, it will he in the power of existim, P™" lines to compel new roads seeking a,, 7mik submit to such severe terms as ma" wriouato inUia.r the value of the latter and prove pmiu clicial to the public interests. There are other directions in which, sooner or later legislation will l>e found neccessary. While railroad corporations are clearly requir ed as common carriers, to transport passengers and freight for all persons, without distinction, and witnout unjust discrimiuation, yet as the •emedies for a bleach of these duties all rest on the common law and not on statute, there are great difficulties iu the way of any private iu dividual enforcing his rights against a power ful corporation, unless there shall be legislation to facilitate. Inasmuch as it must ever he the aim of the managers cf a railroad corporation to make the net earnings sufficient to pay the interest on the bouded indebtedness ami stock of the road, the law should guard against the serious evils which have resulted iu some States from what is popularly known as ‘‘watering stock,” by absolutely prohibiting the issue of auy stock, except for a consideration of money, labor or property equal to the par value of such stock; or of any bonds or other evidence of indebted ness except for suck consideration equal to, perhaps, SO per cent, of their value. So much danger is incident to the growing practice of railroad corpoiations, in purchasing and hold ing real and personal property for other pur poses than those necessary to carry on the busi ness for which they are incorporated, that it may he well to consider whether ali such tran sactions should not be more clearly' forbidd n by law. These and other considerations bearing upon this important subject, should receive yourcare ful attention. In whatever direction you may feel called upon to exercise your authority as law-makers, i too in uch care caunot be exercised to avoid nri vate and special legislation as far as possible. As a general principle, laws should he general in their character and uniform in their opera tions; for it is the business of government to protect the rights of all rather than the inter ests of a few. Too often special and private legislation is only a device to secure exceptional privileges at the expense of the people It is the parent of that growing lobby system which is always injurious to the public interests; and when supported by powerful corporations or interests, becomes a source of demoralization and positive danger. SAVINGS BANKS. Iu view of tbe late financial complications, the annual report of the Bank Examiner, Vbich will he laid before you at an eaily day, will be read with unusual interest. Savings flunks have become so generally distributed, and their financial operations have grown to .such magnitude, that they afford a very cor rect indication of the material prosperity of the people. For this reason it is gratifying to know that on the third of November the amount of deposits in the fifty-six Savings Banks of Maine, was $29,55b.523*81—an increase of $3,~ 402,190.81, since the previous annual examina tion; and the number of depositors w as 91,398 —an increase of 10,078. The Examiner, who seems to have conducted liis investigations with great fidelity and thorouguess.fiuds these banks, for the most part, conducted with the greatest care, and with ati earnest desire to conform both to the spirit of the law, aud of the well settled principle that Savings Institutions should regard safety first and profit secondary. In this view 1 can but commend the Examin er for the importaut step which he has taken iu including in his detailed report of the condi tion of the several banks, a full statement of the nature of the resources of each. Such a public statement as this is due to every depos itor, and will exercise a most beneficial influ ence-iu deterring the guardians of these insti tutions from investing in doubtful securities which promise large returns. The fact that among the securities of these banks, are re ported more than three millions of dollars in Western Railroad bonds and stocks, and more than four millions iu State, county and muni cipal bonds—mainly the latter—out of the lim its of New England, leads the Examiner to recommend legislation designed to discourage if uot prohibit such investments Any proper legislation that will tend to retain the large ac cumulations of the savings of the people, within our ow n borders, will not only conduce to the salety of the banks, but also materially promote the development of the State. The recommeudatious of the Examiner rel ative to proviJing an adequate penalty for vio lations of the Savings Bank law, and also for legislation to discourage the use of these insti tutions for large temporary investments are worthy of your serious attention. When it is remembered that the deposits in the Savings Banks of Maine, have already reached five and a halt millions more than the agggregate capi tal aud deposits of tbe National Banks iu this j State, the importance of the subject will be properly estimated. THE PBE8ENT AND FUTUBE OF MAINE. You will rejoice with me over so unmistaka ble indications that Maine has entered upon a career of marked prosperity. Although tem porarily checked by the recent tiuaucial panic, yet there is reason to believe that the progress of our material development will be unexam pled during the next decade. Abundant evi dence of this prosperity, is afforded by the ad mirable and wonderfully complete report of the State Statistician, which will be laid be fore you in priuted forms at an early day, and cannot fail to show the importance aud value of an undertaking, which has been so success fully accomplished with so small means in so short a time. Such an aunual survey of the wealth and industries of the State, will serve not oulv to bring prominently before tlie capit alists of oilier States, the extent aud variety of our resources, but also to give our own people a stronger faith thau ever in the future of Maine. We have been ready, perhaps too reauy, to concede that Maine is not a good agricultural State. Yet, with all the drawbacks'of climate and soil, it is capable of demonstration that the farmers in those sections of ourState where manufacturing and industrial operations have developed borne markets, are as prosperous as those of States, which have a more genial cli mate and a more fertile soil, but are further re moved ftorn tbe consumer. The State indus trial Commissioner estimates that the hay croi> of Maine for 187.3, was about two million tous, worth twenty-five millions of dollars—several times the value of the wheat crop of any State of the fertile West, with an equal population. The value of our dairy products, which are rap idly’ increasing, was over two millions of dol lars; and of all productions of the farms, in cluding live stock, nearly fifty-seven millions of dollars. Yet the territory in .Maine thus far reached by the tiller of the soil, is much small er than that which is still a wilderness. Not to speak of the great body of unsettled produc five laud lying between tlie Androscoggin and Penobscot, there still remain unimproved, near ly three millions of acres in the Aroostook re gion, which surpasses in size the territory of Massachusetts, lias a soil equal in deptli and fertility to that of any portion of the Union, and is capable of supporting a population of a million persons. The fact that immigration from this State to the great West, has practi cally ceased, and that the tide has to some ex tent turned eastward, unmistakably indicates that even as an agricultural State, Maine has a promising future. Whatever policy will give needed encouragement to those rural pursuits which e. grots the energies of a majority of our citizens, should be pursued,--not simply because it will promote the interests of so many citizens, but also and especially because thereby will be laid the most enduring founda tions for the material and moral prosperity of tbe whole State, JI IS to SUCH a ueveionmeut ot our natural re sources as will create home markets, that those engaged iu agricultural pursuits must look for a permanent promotion of their interests. Iu these resources Maine occupiesJa pre-eminent position. Within a few years, indeed, our man ufacturing, commercial, mechanical and min ing industries have wonderfully expanded. The value of the cotton manufactures of the Slate, for the past year, was nearly twelve and a half millions of dollars; of the manufactures of wool, seven millions; hoots and shoes—au indus try that has developed with remarkable rapidi ty—nearly nine millions; leather, four millions? paper, three millions; Hour and grist-mill products, two and a quarter millions; iron, cast and forged, two and a half millions; machine ry; two and a half millions; edge tools, nearly three-fourths of a million; oil cloths, a million and a half; bricks, half a million; fertilizers, nearly eighty thousand; menliaden andkeo sene oils, half a million; fisheries, more than three-fourths of a million; and canned products of the soil and sea, a million and three-fourths. The value of the ice cut from our rivers, was oyer a half million dollars; of the granite quar riep from our rock-hound shores and hills, four and a half millions; of the lime burned from the abundant materials at hand, onemillion eight hundred thousand dollars; and of the lumber cut from the immense forests, which, with proper care, may be handed down to fu ture generations, nearly ten millions of dol lars. But. if possible, more encouraging still, riot only on account of the immediate value of the industry itself, hut because of its great iuflu ence on national prosperity, is the revival of slnp-build:ug along our coast and rivers, as evi denced by returns showing ti nt during the past year there have been built in Maine 276 vessels with a tonnage of 8n>e,y'six: millions of dol m,Sl0t, Per cent, within three years—making tli; aggregate value of the pro duels oi Maine soil ami industry for thi* 1873, nearly oue hundred and lifiy-t,^ Cl hons ot doflare—yet even these figures give but a faint idea of the magnitude or the natural resources of the State. I have spoken of the great extent of fertile territory yet awaltlDg the tiller of tile soil, hut which cannot be well reached unt!l our railroad system, which has increased from 345 miles in 1850 to 905 miles in 1874, shall be extended into new regions. The beginning that has been made in supplying the increasing demand for the crystal ice of our rivers and ponds; in quarrying tn>m our iuex liaustible granite beds the most beautiful and enduring building material knowu to arc in meeting the grow i:ig demand for the excellent slate winch lias already been found to occupy a belt that stretc ics eighty miles between the Kennebec and Penobscot; in furnishingemu merce w.il, a desirable quality of charcoal-iron from the immense supplies of ore in Piscata quis, Penobscot and Arostook; and even in de velopiugi ti important business from the tide of visitors to whom our charming natural seen er.y in the interior, and salubrious summer at mosphere on the coast, are an increasing at traction'—ali shadow forth somewhat of t!?e fu ture that is in store for the State. Our com mercial resources are unsurpassed. Including the sinuosity of the shore, Maine lias from two to three thousand miles of coast-line, notched with safe and capacious harbors, and indented with bays and inlets, while navigable waters extend far into the interior. Situated in the great highway of commerce across the conti nent, this State presents commercial possibili ties which may well inspire the highest hope. It is, however, when the magnificent water power of Maine is considered that this State stands forth the first iu the Union, and presents resources which, when developed, will make it second to no other. Indeed, few if any por tions of the earth’s surface approach Maine in the extent, volume, momentum and constancy of its water-power. One thousand five hund red and sixty-eight lakes, at an average eleva tion of six hundred feet above the sea, *orm the head waters of five thousand one hundred and fifty-one streams, which go rushing down towards the ocean, creating over three thousand water-powers, which afford a force measured by not less than one million horse-powers and equal to the working energy of thirteen million men. When it is remembered that not a thou sandth part of tiie water-power of the State is as yet harnessed to machinery, some faint idea of the almost boundless extent of our manufac turing resources may be obtained. It is for you, gentlemen, in your public capacity; for you in your several private spheres; for eve ry citizeu who takes a just pride in having Maine become the great and grandly prosperous State for which God designed her, to lend your energies in such directions as will tend to the development of so magnificent resources. In this great work, as well as in-every meas ure calculated to promote the material and moral interests of our beloved State, I shall take pleasure in earnestly co-operating with you. Invoking the favor and guidance of that kind Providence who is over States and nations, as well as individuals, may we severally conse crate ourselves to the work before us. Nelson Gingley, Jk. January 8,1874. rhlK PRESS. IRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 9, 1874 Every regular attache of the Press i8 furnished with a card certificate countersigned by Stanley T. Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat ani hote managers will coufer a favor upon us by demanding credentials of every person claiming to represent our journal, as we have information that several “bum mers” are seeking courtesies in the name ot the Press, and we have no disposition to be, even pas tively, a party to sucb fraud We do not read anonymous letters and communi cations. The name and address of the writer are in all eases imlispensab e, not necessarily for publication but as a guaranty of good faith. W cannot undertake to return or reserve com municatiouB that are not used. A Model State Paper. We have no hesitation in saying that the Address of Gov. Dingley is worthy of, and will receive the highest commendation of that part of our citizens who believe in progress and have faith in the future of Maine. En gaged for years in a profession which has af forded him rare facilities to understand the capabilities and requirements of the State, Gov. Dingley has made use of the informa tion he has thus gained, in a series of practi cal suggestions which commend themselves to practical men. The address also indicates that the new Executive has spared neither time nor study in familiarizing himself with the affairs and workings of the State government; and above all, the address is pervaded with a tone of thorough determination on his part to administer the affairs of the State econo mically, intelligently aud tor the interest of the whole people, and a patriotic purpose to devote his energies to secure the highest good of bis native State. While we fully endorse every sentiment aud recommendation of the Address, there are several points which are worthy of spe cial commendation aud to which we shall briefly eall attention. rue remarks ot the (Governor on tue ne cessity of economy at the present time are pel" tinent, not only to those who are appropriat ing public money hut to all classes in every walk ot life. In our form of government reck less expenditure and extravagance cannot do otherwise than influence the people to fall Into similar ways; and to meet the lavish ex penditure that such a course requires, thou sands rush into speculation and into practices which ensure dishonor and ruin. Gov. Ding ley recognizes the fact that the business of the State should be done with the same pru dence and care which a thrifty man exercises in his private business. Uuder the head of “sources of taxation,” the Address brings a very important subject to the attention of the Legislature and peo ple, viz: the raising of revenues by other means than direct taxation If this subject is referred to the Finance Committee, it will have committed to its consideration, one of the few questions which require the exercise of something akin to statesmanship. It is to be hoped that the Legislature will consign this importaut topic to a committee that will thoroughly investigate it. ine wovernor recognizes me importance of our educational interests, by devoting quite a portion ol his Address to a subject so vital to our welfare. He warmly ccmmends the normal and free high schools, as of im perative necessity to the success of our com mon school system. He also asks the Legis lature to consider the subject of compulsory attendance, and gives good reasons for the adoption ot some measure looking to the cor rection of absenteeism. But while Gov. Ding ley would have the Legislature make gener ous provisicn for the success of our com mon schools, he wisely refrains from mak ing any recommendation in behalf of the effete acaoemies,- and corporative and sectarian institutions cf a higher grade. Indeed, it is safe to conclude that the Legislature has abandoned the poli cy of aiding this class of schools, probably on the ground that it is not wise to tax the peo ple for other than free schools. The Address very sharply, and we think, justly criticises the present law for the pun ishment of the crime of murder, which is, at best, a sort of cowardly evasion by the advo cates of capital punishment who enacted it and a forcing of judicial powers and responsi bility upon the Executive which the legisia tive friends of capital punishment did not care to assume themselves. Let us hope that the Legislature will abolish capital punish ment entirely, or if not, make the execution of the law imperative and not shirk so fearful a responsibility upon the Executive. Governor Dingley is a sincere believer in the principle of prohibition as one of the agencies to stop the liquor traffic, which all must admit is a grave peril to society; but he lias been so careful an observer of the opera tion of all lesal enactments that he recog nizes the great difficulty which attends the execution of laws which are not fully sus tained by public opinion; hence he sees the great importance of arousing the public con science to the baneful effects of a traffic which is the parent of nearly all vice and crime and the prolific source of pauperism and misery. We hope the Legislature will emulate that sentiment of the Governor which declares that the obligations of the State to its disa bled soldiers and their dependent relatives “will not be redeemed so long as tlieie shall remain a destitute ‘boy in blue,’ or an indi gent family ol a living or dead soldier, whose necessities are not supplied; and supplied, too, not as paupers, but as citizens who are only receiving what they have more than earned, by amending the present law which is alike disgraceful to the State and in sulting to the unfortnnate persons it should benefit, so as to make it more just. Tiie Governorjdoes notjevade the transpor tation question, which is every year becoming more important to our people. His declara tions as to the rights of the people and the duties of railroad corporations will not meet the approval of the few but will commend themselves to the minds of the many. Rail road legislation or rather the legislation of contending railroad companies has come to monopolize so large a share of the attention of our law-making bodies that it has become a question whether the railways were made for the people or the people for the railways. Gov.Dingley takes the latter view and declares lhat railroads which exist by the suffrance of the State and have such extraordinary pow ers conferred upon them, should be required by law to facilitate and not impede the public in tiie transaction of its business. If the Legislature lieeds the judicious suggestions of the Executive, the people will, for once, be recognized in railroad legislation. In a suggestive form, Governor Dingley sets forth the present importance of Maine in its business relations, and therefrom draw's a glowing picture of the future that awaits our people if we avail ourselves of its abundant and diversified resources. In itself the address is so complete that the reader will not require the reports of the sev eral departments to obtain a good idea of the condition of the State Government. We hardly need to commend its careful perusal to our readers. Gen. Butlek has been conducting a cor respondence with the Secretary of the Treas ury relative to the workings of the civil ser vice rules, which he claims are in direct vio lation of a resolution of Congress to the effect that maimed soldiers shall have the prefer ence for subordinate positions in the Govern ment. He urges that the rules adopted by the President have not the authority of a Congressional enactment, ard when they conflict with the acts of Congress are void. He raises thisVbjeetion in the case ofa soldier whe appeared before the board of examina tion at Washington but failed to pass as satis factory examination as several others, the names of three of whom who stood highest on the list, were certified to the Secretary of the Treasury for appointment according to the rules. The Secretary replies to Gen. Butler that such appointments are axclusively vest ed in the President and he can adopt what ever rules he deems best for the regulation of appointments. The Dominion papers are having a vpry disagreeable time over the pending election which takes blace on the 21st inst., for mem bers of the House of Commons. The opposi tion charge the Ministerial party with trick ery in springing an election upon the people by the dissolution of the House, and openly declare that it was (lone by the ministry to shield the Premier, Mr. Mackenzie, from an investigation in his speculation in government mining lauds. The Ministry, on the other hand, turn their guns upon the late Premier, Sir John A. Macdonald, lyid pour the Pacific Kailway charter scandal into his ranks as if it was a fresh affair. Corruption, villainy, treachery, bribery and kindred charges rung in nouns, adjectives and verbs, constitute the greater part of the political editorials of our Dominion exchanges. Gen.Lutiier McCrTCHrss,the Republican nominee for Governor, is a resident of New Loudon and one of the leading farmers ofthe State. He has had considerable legislative experience and is a member of the present House of Representatives. He has been dis tinguished in the Legislature for his watch fulness over the appropriation bills and advo cacy of close economy. He is personally popular and if elected will make a good Gov ernor. In that State, however, the result of the March election is very doubtful, as the liberals will unite with the Democrats wno will also draw from the Republican ranks a few stragglers allured by the free rum bait which it is expected the retrogressive party has temptingly displayed. Attorney General Williams has be come disgusted with the torrent of abuse which has been poured upon him, and in a letter to President Grant, requests him to withdraw his nominationn for Chief Justice. The reasons he assigns in his letter to the President, are the most conclusive that could be given and indicate that Mr. Williams is not entirely selfish, since it is quite probable that the nomination would be confirmed if not withdrawn. Current Notes. The tax-payers should not deceive them selves on one point. The “landaulet busi ness” is not by any means confined to Wash ington. It flourishes at their State capitals, aud even in their local neighberhood Govern ments. The municipal administration of our larger cities, aud of too many of the smaller ones, is rife with it. It cannot be eradicated at one effort, either.—Springfield Republican. What is there about stealing from a bank that makes such almighty difference that no one suggests any punishment for a bank thief? We are sick of such canting sentimentality, and believe that widows, orphans, servant girls and mechanics have some rights which should be respected. Why should they be robbed with impunity, and the guilty go un punished? Let us get dawn to the hard pan of common honesty, and call stealing by its old Saxon name.—Concord (N. H.) Monitor. There will be general sympathy in Ken tucky with Mr. Beck’s dread of association with the negro, as shown in the amendment he offered yesterday to the Civil Rights bill. He has few constituents, doubtless, who do not desire to be saved by law from the chance of sleeping, eating, or be.ng buried with the negro, tor there is a deiusion in many parts of the South that the white man can only es cape these mis'ortunes by positive statutory enactment.— New York Times. The Catholic Review considers that the proposed American pilgrimage to the Prison of the Vatican and the other shrines of Eu rope will probably be a great and striking success, and “impressive to non-Catholics and unbelievers.” The Review suggests that there are many reasons why the 4th ot July would be a suitable day for the departure of the American pilgrims, especially as by start ing at that time they could be in France dur ing August, which is the pilgrim month. Washington News and Gossip. MR. nOAR'S EDUCATIONAL PROJECT. The House, Wednesday, began the debate upon the bill of George F. Hoar to provide an educational fund from the proceeds of the sales of public lands. Mr. Hoar made a very able argument, in its support. He maintain ed that intelligent suffrage was essential to the preservation of the nation, and that the basis of all intelligent suffrage is the com mon school system. He declared it to be his deliberate conviction, formed after many years of study ot educational questions, that the common schools are better for the republic than more costly systems of education. There is much opposition manifested to the bill on the part of members interested in the public domain. A NATURAL BOARD OF TRADE. The bill introduced by Mr. Kasson to create a National Board of Trade provides that the officers of Boards of Trade of the nineteen principal cities of the United States shall con stitute the officers of the Board to De created by the bill. They are to be required to make their report to Congress through the Secreta ry of the Treasury. The tramer thinks that making such persons officers the special inter ests desired to be advanced may receive bet ter consideration. TIIE REDUCED ESTIMATES. The decrease of the revised estimates amounts to about $23,000,000 of which $13, 000,000 are by the War department, $5,500, 000 by the supervising architect, and $2,000. 000 by the navy. The committee on appro priations, however, has already reduced esti mates under the war department alone of ov er $20,000,000, and that of the navy over $0, 000,000. It will also take about $10,000,000 off of public works under the Treasury, and the other reductions are in these proportions. Under the engineers the following reductions are submitted by the Secretary of War: Fort Warren, Boston harbor, $100,000, all withdrawn; Fort Preble, Portland harbor, $40,000 to $20,000; Fort Scammel. Portland, 100,000 to $30,000; batteries, Portland Head, withdrawn; Fort Constitution. Portsmouth, $50,000 to $20,000: Merrimac River, $50,000 to $25,000: entrance to Salem harbor, $40, 000 to $15,000; Boston harbor, $225 000 to $150,000; Plymouth harbor to $5000, Prov incetowi. harbor to $0000; Kennebec River. $15,000 to $12,000; Penobscot Rivnr, $50 000 to $20,000. Patent Butter.—Oleomargarine is the name of the artific al butter which, having had such an extensive sale in London aud Paris, is now becoming popular in New York and Bos ton. There are two of these oleomargarine fac tories in New York, one in Pifty-sixtii street and one in Twenty-ninth street. They produce daily 19,000 pouuds, which, with the product of other factories in the vicinity of the metropolis makes the yield more than twenty-three tons per day. The butter is made from the ye.low, ta tcless and odorless oil that is obtained from beef suet. This oil is placed in churns, with one-fifth its weight of sour milk, and churned intil an euiulsiou is formed, anatto being add ed to give it the required color. It is then cool ed and worked and salted like coramou butter. It is estimated that four thousand tons (eight million pounds) of this artificial butter have been consumed in this country during the last eight months. Re-nominations.— Among the nominations seut by President Grant to the Senate yesterday were those of Nathan Webb of Portland, to he District Attorney, and S. S. Marble to be Mar shal of the District of Maine. Maine Industrial School for Girls. he adjourned meeting of the corporators of the Maine Industrial School for Girls, was held at the office of the State Superintendent of Common Schools, at the State House, Wed nesday afternoon. Hon. Siduey Perbam was chosen President of the board: Hon. E. R. French of Cbester ville, Secretary; and Simon Page, Esq., Treas urer. Hon. Abner Coburn and Hon. John L Stevens were appointed Trustees for three years. Hon. H. K. Baker was appointed to advise with the proper legislative committee in regard to changes iu the constitution, so that the Trus tees may be appointed by the Governor, mak ing the school a'State institution. Hon. John L. Stevens, Hon. Thos. S. Lang, and Hon. H. K. Baker, were appointed a com mittee to present the matter of appropriation for the objects of the school to the legislative committee having such objects under consider ation. This committee will present the subject in an able and intelligent manner to the consid eration of the committee and the legislature. It is evident that something must be done speedily to secure the sums already condition ally pledged. The offers of Mrs. Flagg of Hal loweil, ten thousand dollars in cash, and of Mrs. Dumrner, two thousand dollars’ worth of real estate, are open only till the first of Feb ruary. These sums added to the $.500 pledged by Ex-Gov. Coburn, aggregate twelve thousand five hundred dollars that may accrue to the benefit and uses of the institution, provided the State, or individuals, will pledge an equal am ount, making in the whole the handsome sum of twenty-five thousand dollars. It seems very like the golden opportunity for the school.— Kennebec Journal. Ircn Manufacture in Pennsylvania.—In conversation with a leading ironmaster, a few days ago, a reporter of the Allentown (Pa.) Chronicle learned that most of the furnaces in the country are preparing to go into blast again as buyers who have heeu holding off for lower prices are convinced that iron will sell no cheaper for the present, and are sending in their orders, thus creating a revival in the trade. The same authority predicts that next wiuter the dulluess in iron will equal that which we have just experienced, and says there will lie more iron manufactured in the country this coming spring than there will be next fall. The American Iron and Steel Association have as certained by a thorough canvass of the country that there are in the United States eight hun dred and sixty-four blast furnaces in working condition, capable of an annual production of four million tons of pig iron.a quantity greater than the country can consume at preseut, and these furnaces, encouraged by the present de mand for iron, will go to work, so that before next fall the demand will he supplied, and another cessation will be occasioned. Sharp.—Our contemporaries are indulging in a little pleasantry this dreary weather, as will be seen by the following: A clam vender with a tin horn worried nerv ous people on Water street yesterday.—Gardi ner Reporter. Squelch him by the Maine law. Horns are illegal by its provisions.—Belfast Journal. Ur. Jordan will read his temperance poem, “The Great Goliah,” at Newcastle on the 13th inst., and Wiscasset on the Kith.—Exchange. Before the people of Wiscasset have heard the Doctor through, they will wish he had encoun tered a David before coming to their town,— Rockland Eree Press. The editor af the Belfast Journal is troubled with inflamed eyes, and is obliged to employ an amanuensis. Simpson fooled around with that cider press too long.—Lewiston Gazette. But we are now well, and our contemporary will be lucky if he recovers as quicaly from the effects of fooling around with a printing press. —Belfast Journal. The Shipping ofSaint John.—The St. John (N. B. Telegraph priuts a list of all new ves sels registered in that port during the year 1873. A comparison with the two previous years shows that the tonnage is 12,000 tons in excess of 1871, and nearly 2,000 in excess of 1872, and foots up the handsome total of 39,161, tons which it is probably within the mark to say is worth $1,500,000. Of course this does not rep resent the total tonnage added to the shipping of St. John during the year, for many old ves sels built elsewhere have been pui chased. The losses of the year hav9 been quite heavy amounting to about 13,000 tons, and a few ves sels have been sold abroad. There are now registered in St.John about 285.000 tons of ship ping, an amount considerably in excess of that of the kingdom of Holland, and only exceeded by three ports in the British empire, namely, Liverpool, Loudon and Glasgow. Obitc Alt v. -A gentleman of Bangor on hear ing that a friend in Houlton was possessed of a hen seventeen years old, sent for the venerable biddy, in order to exhibit her at the Maine Poultry Association’s show at Portland next week. So the aged bird was sent by ex press on Monday, but though the agents and messengers treated her with great respect and the ten-lerest courtesy the excitement of trav elling through a foreign land and the endeavor to comprehend the customs regulations at Vanboro’ were too much for her enfeebled brain, and she expired soou after crossing the State line.—Bangor Whig. Mews and Other Items The dead-beats of the West are hastening to Chicago because they are told that the Relief Association of that city is giving to all that ask. The new Speaker of the New York Assembly gets some very equivocal compliments. The N w York Times says:—“After this session he will either be a man with a .distinct future be fore him, or he will have practically ended his career.” At St. John, N. B., on Tuesday evening a number of the promineut colored citizens pre sented to Frederick Douglass a very handsome gold mounted Malacca caue, in which were a compass and a spy glass. The cane was suita bly inscribed. An elegant dinner was made the occasion of the presentation. The New York Tribune, in speaking of alms houses and prisons, says:—“We go hack to this loathsome subject from time to time, quite aware that it is as stale and offensive to many of our readers as were the old Abolition tirades against Slavery.” “Founded by Horace Gree ley!” An English paper speaks of the school-ship Massachusettss in Boston harbor, where the boys are perfectly arquainted with the facts that by diligence and probity each one of them may become President of the Republic; that George Washington and other great men al ways lovvd the truth, and that the right thing in life is to do one’s duty. Mrs. Carter H. Harrison gave birth to a daughter in Heidelberg on New Year’s day, aud the fact was cabled to her husband in Chi cago. Mr. Harrison felt so grateful for this blessing that he testilied his joy by ordering a baket to give five hundred loaves of bread for ten days to the poor of Chicago. Such a man ought to have a baker’s dozeu of litt'e ones. STATE NEWS. ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY. Tbe Journal says the loss by the burning of the house of Zenas Lane, esq., in Poland, on Saturday is $2500. About fifty dollars worth of goods in the show window of Woodbury Co., in Auburn, were destroyed Tuesday evening, taking tire as tbe gas burners were being lighted. Miss Kaehael Hill, formerly of Minot, was found dead in her bed December 27th, at Man istee, Mich. She probably died from an acci dental overdose of morphine. KENNEBEC COUNTY. The Gardiner Journal says a school teacher in Pitts ton, after cowhiding a tardy scholar, drew a pistol upon some of the boys who were advancing to the support of tlieir comrade. The boys soon disarmed bimaud the teacher quit the school. The ice on the Kennebec has been so much reduced in thickness by the recent rains that some of the companies have stopped cutting until it shall grow thicker. The Kennebec Journal says one of the “new members,” on the arrival of the stage on Tues day, posted to the State House with valise in hand, and secured an excellent seat for the ses sion, directly in front of the Speaker’s desk! He deposited his valise right under the desk, and thus claimed the place. He was very fort unate! KNOX COUNTY. The Free Press says the Warren Woolen Manufacturing Company is driving business. It lias been running extra time, fifteen hours per day, since September to supply the demand for its goods, and] has, within a few days, re ceived orders for over 500 pieces, to be made and filled in January. The person who stole $138 from the safe of N. A. S. H. Burpee, in Rockland, on Thurs day, January 1, has been discovered, He con fessed the crime. The Rockland Free Press thinks that the sal ary of the Mayor of that city ought to be in creased to $500 so that a man of good abilities could better afford to accept the office and give the affairs of the city tbe attention they require of him. PENOBSCOT COUNTY Great quantities of pickerel are|beiug taken from Mattanaucook lake in Lincoln. One gen liian caught 160 pounds Monday, and 60 pounds Tuesday. At the annua! ineetiugof the Penobscot county Farmers’ Club, Wednesday, the follow ing officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Hebron Luce of Bangor; Vice Presi dents, the Pressideuts of the Peuobscot, West Penobscot,Central Penobscot and North Penob scot Agricultural Societies and the Baugor Hor ticultural Society; Directors, the Secretaries of the Farmers’Clubs in this county; Secretary and Treasurer, D. M. Dunham of Bangor. The Penobscot Agricultural Society held their annual meeting at Bangor Wednesday, and the following officers were chosen for the ensuing year: President, E 'ijah Cumins of East Edding ton; Vice Presidents, Hebron Luce of Bangor, H. K. Hobinsou of Brewer, Stinson Peaslee of Orono; Secretary, D. M. Dunham of Bangor; Treasurer, Albert Noyes of Bangor; Agent and Librarian, C. A. Fawsett of Gienburu; Trus tees, E Shaw of Hampden, W. E. Gibbs of Gienburu, Thomas Hersey of Bangor, A. W. Me M alien of Eddington, Peter C. Baker of Or riugton. The receipts for the support of the Children’s Home at Bangor for the past year, including $1000 from the State, were $4,859.60; expendi tures $4,007 95; balance on baud $851.71. There are now twenty-one girls and nine boys in the institution. SOMERSET COUNTY. The Belfas Journal says while Ephraim John son of Pittsfield, and his son, aged 13 years, were at work in the woods swamping a road, the Elder made a talse clip cutting the boy’s foot entirely off above the toes except the skin on each side. Mr. Silas Hoxie of North Fairfield, while in the woods at work last Monday, was struck by a falling tree and died the next morning. Mrs. Robinson, the lady who was recenty suffocated with coal gas at Skowhegau, died Tuesday. WALDO COUNTY. The Belfast Journal thinks as a marrying in stitution the Belfast shoe factory is a success. Eight couples among the working force have married within six months, and three the last week. The Journal says it cost ouly $100 to repair the damages from fire ou the Belfast Court House. The Journal says Mrs. Albert Patterson, an employe in the Belfast shoe factory, received finite a severe injury one day last week. Pass ing a sanding machine her hair, which was worn down the back, was caught around a re volving beam of the machine, and instantly drawn down, her head striking with such force as to cut a gash three inches in length. The belt was instantly thrown off which prevented further injury. The Cheese Factory Association of Freedom voted on the first inst. to raise two thousand dollars, about SO per cent, of the stock subscrib ed, to complete their factory building. The Living Telegrapher. Symptoms are the silent characters through which the diseased body telegraphs its condi tion. But they are not always read aright, and the medicines administered sometimes aggravate instead of relieving the complaint. Conspicuous among the instances of malpractice which are of daily occur rence, is the habit o! dosing dysp?ctic and constipa ted invalids with powerful cathartics. Hostctter’s Stomach Bitters, in wtdeh are skillfully blinded the vegetable elements best adapted totbe invigoration of the stomach, and removal, without violence, ot regu lar discharges from the bowels, should be taken twice or thrice a day as a remedy for indi gestion of every type, and for costiveness, whether chronic or casual. No other medicine will be requir ed and the cure will be rapid and painless. No med icine, as yet discovered or compounded, equals Hos tetter’s Bitters as a specific for all affections of the liver, as well as for diseases of the stomach, the bow els and the nerves. SPECIAL NOTICES. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Association, A meeting ior the purpose of choosing officers and forming a permanent organization will be held at the Reception Hall, City Building, MONDAY EVE NING, 7.45 o’clock, Jan. 11th. All who have sub scribed to the object with the payment of one dollar ars entitled to act and vote as members- It is hoped that the .public will generally express their interest and approval of this movement by becoming mem bers aud being present at this meeting. ja0sn3t_ Per Order. VALUABLE TESTIMONY. A New York merchant writes: THOS. G. LOR1NG. Portland, Me. Dear SirI have been a great sufferer from CONSTIPATION and DYSPEP SIA for many years; at times I was al most iucapacitated for business. In June last, on the occasion of a visit to your city, I was induced to try LORING’S SPECI FIC. I took it with many misgivings, for I began to doubt the efficacy of any treat ment in my case, but in spite of all my doubts, I found myself improving rapidly under its influence I can now eat and digest almost any kind of food,and HAVE GAINED TWENTY POUNDS OF FLESH OVER MY USUAL WEIGHT. I have great faith in the SPECIFIC, and* heaitily recommend it to all who know what it is to suffer from Constipation and Dyspepsia. Von have made a great dis covery, and I hope yon will be rewarded. Gratefully Yours, JOHN L. FRISRIE, 99 lOi Williams Street, New Vork City. Dee. 96. 1873. Loring’8 Specific. Price $1.00. THOS. G. LOR ING, Pioprictor. Dealers supplied by W. F. Phil lips Co., J. W. Perkins Co. ja3sntf BREAK DOWN IN PRICES! We shall now offer our entire stook of DRY IjtOODS, so low that all can supply themselves with their win ter Clothing almost at their own prices, All our Prints from 8 to 9 cts. Call early ami examine, for wc mean what we say. GOWELL GREENOVGH. ja7 sntf JENNIE E. MASTEESON Teacher of PIANO-FORTE MUSIC, NO. 24 BRACKETT ST. Reference: G. B. Paine. <le3l8nlm* FOR ADOPTION! A good home wanted for a fine healthy male infant of American parentage. Address with references MRS. A. G, RUMSEY, ja6snlw* Portland, Maine. FRENCH LANGUAGE? JULES L. MORAZAIN, OF PARIS, Insirtuctor in French at the nigh School. a APPLETON BLOCK. PORTLAND, MAINE. au25 sntf Dissolution of Copartnership. The copartnership heretofore existing under the firm name of CLARK CARTLAND is dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be carried on by the undersigned under the firm name of CLARK Sc CARTLAND, as heretofore. jaGsnlw* CHARLES CLARK. To the Public. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals respectfully gives noliee that Alonzo H. Libby, Constable whose office is at No. 80 Middle street, (up stairs) lias been appointed Agent of the Society. The public are therefore iequested to give prompt information to him of any cruelty to animals that may come to their knowledge, and he will see to it that the offenders are brought to speedy and strict justice. Per order. ap29 sntf MESS MAY LEACH, NO. 55 FREE STREET, TEACHER OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC'! Terms $15 per quarter. Reference: Mr. Kotzschmar. ja5snlm Sell lot ter beck’s Moth aad Freckle Lotion A safe and sure remedy for removing Tan.Pimples, Moth Blotches. Freckles and Eruptions from the Skin, rendering it soft and fresh and imparting to it a MARBLE PtJBITr. PRICE FIFTY CENTS A BOTTLE. Prepared only by A. G. SCH LOTTERRECK CO., Apothecaries and Chemists, 303 Congress street, one door above Brown. Portland, Me. au26snti BATCHELOR’S HAIR DYE. This splendid Hair I)ye Is the best In the world. The only True and Perfect Dye. Harmless Reliable and Instantaneous; nodisappointment; no ridiculous tints or unpleasant odor. Remedies the ill fleets of bad dyes washes. Produces ImjlediAtki.y a superb dlack or natural Brown, and leaves the hair clean, soft and beautiful. The Genuine, signed W. A. Batchelor. Sold by all Druggists. CHAS. BATCHELOR, Prop., A. F. ld&w_ Ivrs N DR. JAMES A. SPALDING, OCULIST. 3011-51 CONGRESS 8T., Room No. 6. Office Hours 8 A. M. to 1 P. M. Residence Preble House. sellsn6m COUNTY bonds. CITY. BONDS. SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS. BEAU ESTATE MORTGAGES. All carefully selected in the west, paying 10 to 12 per cent interest. Very safe as well as profitable. CHARLES M. HAWKES, 96 MIDDLE STREET, junl.s sntf MARRIED. In Yarmouth, .Jan. 8, by Rev. Geo. B. Islev. Augus tus T. Davis of Portland and Miss Carrie M. Prince of Yarmouth. In Greene. Jan. 1, Samuel M. Pratt of Greene and Abbie Moody of Livermore. In Livermore, Jau. 3, Charles W. Pratt and Miss Sophia A. Kincaid. In Weld, Jan. 3. by Rev. S. S. Wyman, Rev. A. W. Cummings and Miss Nancy P. Francis. In Auburn. Jan. 1, Millard F. Dingley of Auburn aud Miss Abbie Merrill of Dover. DIED. In this city, Jan. 7, Mrs. Amelia, wife of Thomas A. Oakes, aged 21 years. [Halifax papers please copy.] lu this city, Jan. 8, Mr. John Melaugh, aged 75 years. [Funeral services Saturday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, at his late residence. Canton street. In Portsmouth. N. II.. Jan. 8, Mrs. Margery, wid ow of the late Win. Thorndike, of Portland, aged 77 years 7 months. In West Paris, Jan. 7, of inflammation of the throat, Prof. S. G. Stearns, aged 65 yrs. [New York papers please copy.l [Services this Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at her late residence. No. 31 Salem street. Burial at the convenience of the family. In Dresden, Dee. 6. Mrs. Eliza, widow of the late Isaac Lilly, 2d. In Auburn, Jan. 3, .Mrs. Alice, wite ol Jacob Lane, aged 71 years. In Canton, Dec. 14, Mr. Stephen Reed, aged 70 yrs In Durham. Jan. 1, Mrs. Catharine Hale, aged 90 years 3 months. Uliniatnre Almanac. January 9. Sun rises.7.30 I Sun sets.4.4(51 Mood rliso*.11.40 PM Hi|gb water.3.45 pm MARINE NEWS. I PORT OF PORTLAND. Thursday, Jan. 8. ARRIVED. Steamship Prussian, (Br) Richardson, Liverpool— passengers and mdse to H A Allan. Sch Pres Washington, Farr, Georgetown,Me—wood to F O Sawyer. Sch Medora, Farnum, Westport. Sch Ann Eli/.a, Clark. Frankfort for Boston. Sch Forest Queen, Warren, Belfast for Boston. Schs Ariosto. Elwell, and Equal, Titus, Rockland for Boston. CLEARED. Sch Hattie Ross, Farr, Sagua—Phinney, Jackson Fox. Sch Baltic. Parker, New York—master. Sch Emma Linwood, Newcomb. Provincetown. Sch Carrie, (Bi) Bunnell, St John, Nil John Porteous, MEMORANDA Capt Fletcherand the tour men which were rescued from the wreck of schr J C Libhy and taken to Eng land, arrived at Boston (ith inst on the steamer Heel a from Liverpool. Sch Allen Lewis, (of Bootlibay) I^ewis, from Navas sa for Petersburg, Ya. which arrived in Hamp ton Roads 2d inst, had rough weather on the passage and broke boom, lost sai.s and part of cargo. Sch H A DeWitt, Manson, at Baltimore fm Bruns wick, Ga, reports a gale 25th ult. and on the 26th shipped a sea which swept away boat, anti on the 27th lost deck load and sprung a leak of 7UU stroke jut hour. The gale continued 28th aud 29th, during which shipped large quantities of water, filled cabin and destroyed stores. DOnENTIC FORTH. NEW ORLEANS—Cld 1st inst. ship Gen Sbepley, Hutcliins, Havre; sch Nellie Bowers, Stackpoie, for Baltimore. Cld 3d, sch Mattie A Franklin, Griftij, Boston. MOBILE—Ar 2d inst, sch Anna, Trott, Havana; B F Farnham, Brewster, Cardenas; Lizzie, Pope, Corpus Christi. BRUNSWICK, GA—Ar 1st, brig Jacinto, Fleming, Hayti. DARIEN—Cld 2d, sch Emma F Ilart, Hart, for Boston. SAVANNAH—Cld 2d, schs Nellie F Sawyer, Mc Farland, Portland Nellie Star, Poiaud, Kcuuebunk port. CHARLESTON—Cld 3(1, schs Laura Messer, Greg ory, and Aneroid, Talbot, Boston. BALTIMORE—Ar 5th, sch Isaac Oberton, Achorn, West Indies. NEW YORK—Ar Cth, schs Lizzie Ileyer, Poland. Darien 16 days; Charlie Cobb, Metealt, and Charlie Stedman, Dunton, Bath; Francis Hatch, Fates, from Newport. Ar 7th. brigs John Swan. Rumball, Cardenas 12 days; Orbitt, Nash, Grand Turk 14 days; schs Alice T Boa rum an. Hilliard. Aquiu; Jenuie M Murphy, Murphy, Anguilla; Florence Bailey, Coombs, Irom Mayaguez. Cld 7th, barque Cardenas,Sundberg. Havana; brig Mary E Pennell, Eaton, Caibarien scbs David Tor rey. Soule. Naguabo and Arroyo; Wananta, Simon ton, Rio Janeiro. At Hart island 6th, brig Mary Fink, Dyer, from Millbridge. Passed through Hell Gate 6tli, sch Amelia, Bullock Portland for Philadelphia. NEW HAVEN—Ar 6th inst, sch Mercy T Trundy, Warren, Pensacola. SrONLNGTON— Ar 6th, sch Lyndon, Cassidy, fm Hoboken for Providence. PROVIDENCE—Ar 6tb, sch Caroline, Dyer, from Fall hiver. NEWPORT—Ar 6tli, sch Abby Morton, Somerset tor New York. In port 5th, schs Ralph Howes, Burgess, George tow.i SC for Thomaston; ChasS Rogers, Mavo. Rock port for New York; Abigail Haines, Smith, Ware ham for do; Majestic. Dodge, Somerset lor do. VINEYARD-HAVEN—Ar 6th, schs H G Bird, Biackington. Vinalhaven for New York; Geo B Fer guson, Ferguson, Belfast tor Norfolk. BELFAST—Ar 29th, sch Nathan Clifford, Coombs, Portland. Ar 30th, schs Florida, Gilmore, Jacksonville; SE Davis. Hatch, Baltimore. ROCKLAND —Ar 2d. sch Gertrude Plummer, Plummer, Savannah. BOSTON—Ar 8th, barque Bounding Billow, Rey nolds, Valencia; brig Pen, Perkins, Inagua. Cld 8th, scbs Fred Walton, Rich, New Orleans; C P Gerrish, Armstrong, Lubec. SALEM- Ar 6th, sch Clara L Hix, Peck, Rockland for New York. FOREIGN FORTH. Ar at Liverpool 4th inst, ship Ironsides, Austin, Savannah. At Teneriffe 12th ult, sch Sunbeam, Tibbetts, Irom New York. Sid fm Pernambuco Gth ult, brig Nigretta, lor Portland. At Surinam 15th ult, scb Caleb Eaton, Savage, for Boston 4 days. At Port Paix 22d ult, sch Hattie L Curtiss, Mann, lor New York 8 days. At Cape Haytien 24th ult, sch M C Moseley, Cog gins, Irom Boston, for Chester, Pa, 8 days. Ar at Havana 30th, brigs Win Nash, Carlton, Irom Wolfville, NS; 31st, Emma, Bucknam, (not Smart) Pascagoula. Ar at Matanzas 29th ult, brig Jas Davis, Partridge, New York. Ar at Cardenas 27th ult, brig Caroline Gray, Snow. Sydney, CB. Sid 27th, brig Lizzie Wyman, Hopkins, for Apa lachicola. Sl»l fm Kingston. Ja, 29th ult, brig Ramirez. Ber nard, Minatitlan. In port 31st ult, brigs Pcrces Hinckley, Small, trom New York, ar 30tb, tor Falmouth. Ja;‘ .John Bright man, llansou. Irom New York, just arrived; sell E H King, Blagdon, for New York, Idg. Arat St John, NB, Gth Inst, sch Fanny Flint,War ren, New York. LLatest by European steamcrs.1 Ar at Liverpool 22d ult, John Harvey, Brown, Ini New York. Sid fm Cardiff 25th, Resolute, Campbell, Callao. Off Holyhead 19th ult, Mary Bangs, Howes, from Liverpool for New York. Ar at Gloucester 22d ult, Alex McNeil, Leach, from St John, NB. Ar at Alexandria (Egypt) 12th ult, L F Munson, Brown, New York. Ar at Melbourne Nov I, Legal Tender, Nickels, San Francisco. Ar at Amoy Nov 3, Rebecca Goddard. Manson, Ningpo. Sid fm Trieste 17th ult, Geo Kingman, Nickerson, Messina. Sid fm Palermo 13th ult, Dirigo, Thorn, Philadel phia. Cld at Cadiz 13th. Caribou, Kenney. Nevtf York. Sid fm Havre 19th. Aneroid, Fletcher, Tybee. Ar at Helvoet 19th, John E Chase, Davis, Im New York. Ar at Cuxbaven 10th ult, King Philip, Delay, How land’s Is’and. SPOKEN. Dec 22, lat 23 30. ’on 82 38, barque Heiress, irom Galveston for Liverpool. Dec 28, lat 38. Ion 70 50, brig Abby Watson, from New York lor Porto Rico. BLANK BOOKS! HALL L. DAVIS, STo. 53 Exchange St., Has on hand one of the Largest Assort ments of it lank Books to be found in the state, including every variety of size and style. ALSO Manufactures to or der at short notice Ac count Books ruled and bound to any pattern desired for Counting Rooms. Counties, Cities, Rail roads, Mills, Banks, Towns, &c. Having had many years experience and employing none but the best workmen, am prepared to fur nish first class books at prices as low as the LOWEST. Please call and examine before purchasing. HALL L. DAVIS. <le30 islm BONDS Portland 6’s Bath Belfast 6’s Bangor 6’s Cleveland 0., 7’s Toledo 8’s Cincinnati 7 3-10 Chicago 7’s Cook County 7’s Louisville Ky., 7’s Marion County, Ind., 8’s Allen County, 8’s Maine Central R. R. 7’g E. X. American R. R. (told 7’s FOB SALE BY SWAA BARRETT, 100 HUDDLE STREET. sep2*__ eod t eb!87 ICE. CARGOES OF PURE I C E Furni«h«'<l nnd HhiPP*-*1 br N. O CRAM. deMistf __ For Hale on Consignment, 1 Travers Runner Rung Enquire at 99 Preble Slreet. ja8 *lw NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Grand Cash Sale! 'Io continue through JANUARY! Our whole atock at Wholesale an.l Retail, will he ottered at the very LOWEST PRICES a,ooo yards HAMBURG EDGINGS! at the popular price of 25 CENTS We desire our customer* to notice the quality of the Cambric and strength of the edge* compared with other good*. Valenciennes Patent Val L A. C E S, Racked Down Yak and Vlalta Laces. PAS8AMENTERIE AND FRINGES Very Low. EXTRA PRICES, EXTRA PRICES. 1 LOT LADIES’INITIAL DDKS., AT 15 CENTS EACH. 1 Lot Ladies’ Hornet Hdks., ‘45 Cents, worth from *45 to 50 cents each. 1 Lot Ladies’ and Children’s Win ter Gloves, at 25 cts. per pair. Children’s Wool Hose, 2 O CENTS. Ladies’ Fleeced Hose, 5 pair for $1. BARGAINS In Every Department. We shall each day otier SPECIALTIES to which we invite all to examine, and see the in ducements we offer at DAVIS CO., S 10 Clapps Block. ja9_ dlw Copartnership Notice. THE undersigned have this day formed a copart nership under the firm name of S. D. Merrill Co., for the purpose ot carrying on tbe Plumbiug and Tin Roofing business, at'No. 31 Temple Street, All kinds ol Plumbiug materials constantly on hand. Jobbing promptly attended to. S. D. MERRILL. GEO. F. HIGGINS, 31 Temple Street. Portland, Nov. 3,1873.Ja9d2w• NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has been duly appointed Executor of the Will of ALMIRA FITCH, late of Portland, in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and has taken upon himself that trust as the law directs. All per sons having demands upon the estate of said deceas ed, are required to exhibit the same, and all jtersons indebted to said estate are called upon to make pay ment to LUTHER FITCH, Executor. Portland, Jan. 6, 1874. Ja9dlaw3wF J. C. PETTKNGiLL, dealer in New and Second-hand Furniture, Crockery, Glass-Ware, &c., manufacturer of Black Walnut Book Cases, Office Desks, Tables, Book Racks, Clothes Horses, and Toy Furniture. All kinds of Furniture neatly repaired. tt7 federal tttreet, between Pearl and Market, Portlaml, Ale. $y"Agcnt for the Davis Washer. ja9tf copartnership. TliE undersigned have formed a copartnership under the Lrm name of C. M. Rice Co., and will ccntinue the Paper and Tw ine business at 14 Exchange Street. CHARLES M. RICE, ALBUS R. COBB. •Portland, Jan. 1, 1874.ja9dlw Lost. A SMALL Bleck and Tan King Charles DOG, shaggy hair and long ears; answers to the name of Charles. Any person returning him to 36 Winter Street will be suitably rewarded. ja9tf SAI.T AFLOAT. S) WA Hogsheads Turks Island, discharging aSOUU from bark “Ada Gray.” IA STORE. 1400 Hogsheads Bonaire ami Cagliari. 1000 Cadiz and Liverpool. By car load. No charge of trucking, and discount in price. FISII. Ameaican and English Cod and Pollock. Cusk, Hake and Haddock. Shore and Bay Mackerel, No.’s 1, 2 and 3. Pickled and Smoked Herrings, Smoked Salmou, Halibut, Blouters and Haddies, oiE. 50 barrels Cod, Shore and Monhadcn. DAM CO. dec8_lmisd&w Paper for Blank Books. HALL lTdAVIS, Yo. 53 Exchange St., Has just received a large stock of BUFF TIMED PAPER, a most beautiful shade and of superior finish of all sizes, which he is now ready to man ufacture ruled and bound to any pattern and style desired, at low price. HALL L. DAVIS. ja3 __2wi» BONDS. I Stale ol Maine 6's Portland.6's Until 6'S Lewiston 6's Rockland.6's Cincinnati _ j’g Cleveland Dayton, Ohio, s'* Chicago yg Cook County r* Scioto County, Ohio, 8’s Toledo, Ohio 8’s FOR SALE BY II. HI. PAYSOH CO.) 3a EXCHANGE STREET ocl PORTLAND. dtt

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THE PBESS. FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 9. 1874. THE PKKWN May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of Fes senden Bros., Marquis, Robinson, Branell Co., Andrews, Wentworth, Glendenning Moses, Hender son, and Chisholm Bros., on all trains that run out of the ity. At Biddeford, of Pillsbury. At Saco of L, Hodgdon. At Waterville, of ,J. S. Carter. At Gorham, of News Ageut. At Bath, of J. O. Shaw. At steTcng c° CITY AND VICINITY. Wew Advertisements To-Day. AUCTION COLUMN. Next Saturday—F. O. Bailey Co. SPECIAL NOTICES. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Association. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Grand Cash Sale—Davis Co. Copartnership—C. M. Rice Co. Copartnership Notice—S. D Merrill Co. Notice is hereby given—Luther Fitch. Lost—Dog. J. C. Pettengill—Furniture, &c. U. S. District Court. BEFORE JUDGE FOX* Thursday.—In Admiralty. John Pettigrew et als. vs. schooner “Starlight.” Collision. The libel claims in substance, that on the 14th ot November, 1873. be- tween four ana live o’clock a. m. the schooner Thom as Fitch, of which John Pettigrew was master, while on a voyage from New London, Conn., to Tangier Sound, and when about twenty miles south of Cape Henlopen was run into and injured by the schooner “Starlight;” that at the time of the collision the Fitch had the lights required by law, set as required Ijy law and burning brightly; that the mate was at the wheel and a competent and careful seaman on lookout; that at the time of the collision the wind was about northwest blowing a still gale and tbe Fitch was heading about west southwest, close haul ed on the starboard tack, under close reefed main sail and jib, and going about one and a half knots.— That when the Starlight w as first seen she was head ing about northeast by north, having the wind free and coming directly towards the Fitch on the port bow that she had no lights at the time and was not seen until quite near, that instead ot avoiding the Fitch, as she was beund to do, she came in contact with the Fitch carrying away the fore and main rig ging on her port side,levelling her bulwarks and tear ing her chain plates off; that to save their lives the crew of the Fitch were obliged to go on board tbe Starlight, and requested said schooner to lie by the Fitch until daylight, which the master of the first consented to do, but did not do; that they have not seen the Fitch since the collision and are, therefore, unable to state the exact amount of damage done to her; hut they are informea and believe that she has been picked up at sea and brought into Delaware Breakwater. The whole amount of damage is alleg ed to be five thousand dollars. rue answer or btepnen Jones, master oi tne star light, sets out in substance that the Starlight was bound from Georgetown, D. C., to Portland, laden with coal; that on the morning of the 14th ot Novem ber, at about three o’clock, the master relieved the man at the wheel and ordered him forward to in spect the lights and call the watch to furl the flying jib and reef the mainsail; that the wind was north west by west; that immediately after the men bad completed the furling of the flying jib and before the reefs bad been taken in the ’mainsail, the Fitch sail ing on a southwest by west course, ran into the jib boom of the Starlight, breaking it and otherwise in juring her rigging and became entangled in the head gear of the Starlight, that the collision of the two vessels was wholly in consequence of the carelessness of those in charge of the Fitch; that after the strik ing of the jib-boom of the Starlight by the Fitch any further damage to the vessel except what was caused by the striking, might have been prevented but for the orders of the master of the Fitch; that before and at the time of the collision the schooner Starlight had her proper lights placed as required by law and that the same were bumiug brightly before and after the disaster occurred; that after the collision the officers and crew of the Fitch came aboard of the Starlight, but that such a course was not necessary nor were they in any danger of their lives, but could have properly remained on beard their own vessel,and had hey so remained on their vessel the two vessels could have been parted with little injury to either vessel; that after the collision the wind increased to a gale and the vessels parted deeming it inexpedient and unsate to remain longer together; that at the time and before the collision the Starlight was not in such a position as to require her to avoid the Fitch, but on the contrary it was the duty of the Fitch to have avoided and gone clear of the Starlight; that in con sequence of the collision the Starlight was damaged to the extent of $500. The Fitch was an oyster schooner of 81 tons, in bal last, and the Starlight was laden with about 400 tons of coal. Testimony tor the claimants in progress. A. A. Strout—J. Q. Dodge for libellants. Clifford for claimants. Superior Court. JANUARY CRIMINAL TERM, 1874. 8YMONDS. J., PRE SIDING. Thursday.—Morse vs. Bunker. On trial. Testi mony out. After arguments and charge Friday morning the criminal docket will be taken up. The continued cases and appeals will be first in order. Municipal Court. BEFORE JUDGE MORRIS. Thursday.—Patrick Murray. Intoxication. Fined $5 with costs. Paid. Brief Jotting*. One of our enterprising Deering farmers who is making preparations for a change in busi ness, gives a chromo to every man who buys a load of manure. Andrew J. Marston of Gray has been ap pointed 1st Assistant keeper of the Light House at Monhegan Island, vice Bradbury Em erson transferred and promoted to Goat Is land. A streak of blue sky showed itself for a short time yesterday. There will be a fine aviary collection at the Maine Poultry Show—said to be the finest in the country. Trained “weavers” are embraced in the collection. It is evident that the School Committee mqp are not infallible in the matter of weather. Much to the delightof pupils No. 33 struck at 11 a. m., yesterday; but two hours after the clouds had broken away. A boy named Drisco was severely injured about the head yesterday morning while at tempting to get upon a Commercial street jig ger in motion, The prospect now is that the Maine Poultry Show, to be hclden in this city next week, will he a very succeesfnl affair. The number of en tries is large. This evening Leonard G. Jordan, esq., deliv ers a lecture before the M. C. M. Association. Mr. Jordan’s abilities are guaranties that his effort will be very iuteresting, The lecture is free to the public. The Park street sociable comes off at Army Navy Hall this evening. A sum of money was lost yesterday afternoon on Excbangs street, between Cole’s Eating House and Chas. Day’s toy store. The fiuder will be rewarded by leaving it at this office. The next Jecture in the Y, M. |C. A. course is to be delivered Monday eveniug, Jan. 19th, by Prof. Townsend of Boston. The Haines lot on Middle street has been purchased by Mr. Davis White on private terms. The Allan steamship Prussian, Capt. Rich ardson, from Liverpool the 25th inst., arrived yesterday morning, bringing 13 cabin and 52 steerage passengers. A big crowd gathered on Cumberland street yesterday forenoon, to see a cat perched on a limb of one of the tallast elms. One inan, who deserves a medal from the S. P. C. A., climbed the tree and crawled out upon the limb at some length, took the cat upon his back and brought it to the ground. One of the lodgers at the police station weut into convulsions yesterday morning, causing some excitement at that quiet retreat, The Grand Jury will probably make a partial report to-day. The masquerade dance at Grand Army Hall last evening was a very successful affair. The Argus says of the St. Luke’s Parlor Con cert: “Our informant was particularly delight ed with the chorus, Farewell to the Forest,”aud the song “The Green Trees Whispered As neither of these were sung, we infer that the Argus correspondent was in a sad state. Both numbers appeared in the published programme* Personal.—Mt. J. F. Sanborn, the veteran engineer on the Medford Brandi Railroad, is in town, with his lady. Hon. Israel Washburn, jr., has been elected Vice President of the New England Historical Society. Prof. Morse is staying, while in the city, at the residence of E. H. Daveis, esq. Last even ing, after the lecture a large number of his old friends gathered there and partook of a supper and some feast of reason aud flow of soul. Mr. Oscar Stickney, for some time a Western Union Telegraph operator in this city, employ ed to take press despatches, died at his home in Duxbury, Mass., Wednesday night. He was held in high esteem by the fraternity. India Street Parish Meetino.—At the an nual parish meeting of the India Street Uni versalist Society the following officers were chosen for the ensuing year: Moderator, S. H. Colesworthy; Clerk,Robert Pennell; Treasurer, Geo. C. Littlefield; Trustees, M. P. Prank, Wni. R. Dennison, E. N. Greeley, Edward S. Shaw, H. R. Sargent, Henry P. Perry. From Vlouail lo nun. City Hall was tilled last eveniug to bear Prof E. S. Morse lecture,in bis eager way, on natur al history. The title of the lecture was “From Monad to Man,’’and the public got the im impressiou, chiefly, it must he confessed, from newspaper statements, that an exposition of Darwinism was to be presented. The lecturer corrected this mistake at the start, and dis claimed any intention to make a defence of the doctrine of evolution. A full report of the lecture would he very difficult to give; a synop sis would be very unsatisfactory; an analytical report would he impossible. The speaker leap ed from polypai to mammalia,from trichinae to birds m a way that was at times a trifle exas perating to the patient listener. The lecture was a great heap of facts, told in a vivid and interesting, though sometimes, inconsequent way, the meaning and hearing of which were enforced by pertinent and entertaining illus trations. The blackboard sketches, drawn w'ith marvelous rapidity, and containing just a touch of caricature, were, of course,a source of much delight to the audience,au32; necessary for a choice 317; John Proc tor 1; A. R. Hatch 51; H. R. Roberts 257; Jas. A. Weston 323. Weston’s nomination was made unanimous. Mr. Weston appeared and accepted the nomination in a brief speech. Al vah Snlloway received the nomination for Rail road Commissioner. Resolutions were adopted declaring for State rights; reattirming the Baltimore platform; de nouncing the administration of President Grant, particularly its foreign policy, which is called blundering; denouncing the increase of salaries by Congress, and declaring that the New Hamp shire Democracy will vote for no man support ing the measure. The following is the resolu tiou of the Convention on the liquor la^v: Resolved, That the practical effect of the rigid sumptuary laws, at all times and in all places, have been to generate a disregard of law among both officials and people, and to change the form without lesseniug'the exteut of the evils they seek to remedy, aud that the deductions of reason as well as the lessons of experience,suggest that a judicious license law which may lie made, prohibiting by local op tion, will yield better results than the present law, which is partially and unfairly enforced or wholly ignored as the caprice of men and par ties may dictate. MASSACHUSETTS. Jordan, Marsh Co. Boston, Jan. 8.—Judge Lowell of the Dis trict Court, has taken the papers seized from Jordan, Marsh Co., out of the hands of the customs detectives,as it has been clearly shown that papers were seized that were not covered by the warrant. He will separate the pa pers and return these not applying to the case; 1900 of the 5400 papers seized, have already been returned, Massachusetts Legislature. Gov. Washburn delivered his message to the Massachusetts Legislature to day. Notwith standing the monetary reverses and depressions of the year, the commercial and industrial in terests of the Commonwealth are represented as prosperous. The amount of the funded debt of the State and its classification is as follows: Eailroad loans $14,501,616; war loans $13,226, 188; ordinary loans $750,000; total $28,477,804. Labor reform, prohibition, prisons, education, tailroads and other interests affecting the Com monwealth are reviewed, and in many instances legislative action recommended. The Gover nor says: My convictions in regard to prohibi tion are unchanged. 1 favor the existing law, not because it is faultless in all its details or because it has accomplished all that was desir ed by its framers, but because it is the best en actment yet devised to bring about the end I seek in the Commonwealth for a majority ot our fellow citizens. The Governor calls legislatiae attention to factory work and the evils grow ing out of employing young children with out opportunities for education, and in this con nection he favors a ten hour law. He says: “The limit of a day’s work to three quarters of the laboring class in this Commonwealth being ten hours, 1 am not able to see that any great detriment would result if the same limit would be extended to the other fourth. I have no hestancy in recommending that the experiment be tried, and you may anticipate Executive ap proval if you enact a ten hour law. 1 know of no reason why it should not apply as well to male as to female operatives." NEW YORK. Excitement in the Produce ITfnrkel. New York, Jan. 8.—The excitement in the produce exchange, arising from the rapid ad vance of pork and laru, during the past month, culminated yesterday with the reported failure of several large packers and brokers to keep up their margins. Among the houses reported to have failed on their margins are Knapp Co., Charles H. Smith and Geo. McGrath. About oue-fifih of the contracts made in pork and lard are simply speculative. Honor to a Vermonter. A letter from the commissioner at Vienna announces that the Emperor of Austria has created Thaddeus Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury, Vt., the inventor of Fairbanks scales, a mem ber of the imperial order of Francis Joseph.— This is believed to be the only iust nee in which this distinction has been conferred on an American. Heeting of Workingmen. A tew hundred men assembled iu groups at Union Square this moruiog in consequence of the call tor a workingmen’s mass meeting.— After they had waited till about 11 o’clock for more to arrive, a report was received that a lar^e number of German workingmen had gathered in Tompkin’s Square and it was re solved to adjourn to that place. When they reached here it was found that no meeting was in progress and the only occupants of the square were a strong squad of policemen who refused them admission at the entrance I hey sought. The procession numbering five or six hundred men was allowed to enter, however, by a gate on the opposite side of ihe square. The meeting was then organized and addressed by Mr. Magnire, who portrayed the grievances of the workingmen and denounced the board of assistant aldermen. He then read a series of resolutions adopted by the ward organizations of workingmen, demanding work for the un employed, the enfprcemeut of the eight hour law, the abolition of the contract system under the city government, the reduction of house rent 25 per cent, for the benefit of the unem ployed and its total suspension till the first of May. Resolutions were adopted with cheers, and the meeting then adjourned till Tuesday next, when a grand demonstration of working men is predicted. Bad for Brennan. In the ex-Sheriff Bennan and Deputy Shields case this afternoon arguments were heard and Judge Daniels clused with the following brief remarks and sentence: There was no excuse for the sheriff or deputy for having this man Ge net at large. The language of the commitment was so unequivocal that the Court could resist the inference that there was a design by the sheriff and his deputy not to execute their duty, and the case was one which called for punish ment. Public officers must obey orders or our courts will be powerless. The Court then inflicted the highest penalty allowed by statute, $250 fine and thirty days imprisonment in the County Jail. important Action or Inc chamber or opt me.ee. At the regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce a lengthy memorial was read for presentation to Congress, protesting against the baukrupt law. It said the law was purely a commercial one, and its repeal would be very disastrous to the interests of trade and would bo very detrimental to the interests of all classes of business men, whether debtors or creditors. The memorial requests Congress not to totally repeal the present law, but retain it after mak ing some modifications. The memorial was adopted. A series of resolutions against the present revenue iaws were presented by Jonathan Stur gis, in a lengthy speec\ The sentiments em bodied in the resolutions were reiterated by Jackson A. Schultz. He related several cases of honest and prosperous merchants who have suffered from the unjust system and arbitrary manner in which it is enforced. The resolu tions were adopted and a committee appointed to present them to Congress. The special committee on “collisions” and the use of electric and other lights presented a report, urging the adoption by Congress of an electric light for the prevention of marine col lisions. The report was adopted and it was re solved to transmit it to Congress. The Case of Jay Cooke. In the case of the United States Government vs. Jay Cooke Co., to recover$18,730 coupon bonds with interest, amounting in all to 825, 780.50, which were presented to the Assistant Treasurer in this city by Jay Cooke Co aud paid. The bonds were afterwards declared counterfeit aud a decision was given to the government. A writ of error was taken out bv Jay Cooke Co. to-day. Judge Woodward heard the case and reserved his decision. Tweed. It is stated that while Tweed was being tried his friends raised $30,000 to buy up three mem bers of the jury This amount was put into the hands of a leading politician who never used it or tried to. A Cotton Case. In the case of the Eagle Manufacturing Co. of Georgia, who sued Draper in the United States Circuit Court to recover the value of cer tain cottou alleged to have been seized during the war, the jury to-day, under the direction of Judge Shipman, rendered a verdict for the plaintiffs for $601,460. The decision in this case covers a large number of similar claims against the government which probably will be settled without further litigation. Various matters. The proposed labor demonstration at Union Square this morning was a decided failure. Not more than 200 workmen appeared. Some trouble in the up town districts during the day is deemed possible, and the authorities have made preparations accordingly. Burglars made another trial on Staten Island on Tuesday night, clearing out the house of Henry L. Butler This evening George P. Putnam called at the police headquarters and stated that Mrs. Bodg er. the public school principal of Boston, had been tracked from the Fall River boat to the Grand Centtal depot, then took a train for western New York, where seme of her friends reside. Ih commemoration of thelbattle of New Or leans the flags were displayed at various points to-day. Sensational rumors of riots up town this af ternoon were circulated by the rumor commit tee on Wall street, but without any material effect. Tbe brig Maurice from Gibraltar from Bucks port. Me., was spoken on the 5th short of pro visions. She was supplied by the brig Harry, which arrived here to night. WASHINGTON. The Revision of the LawM. Washington, Jau. 8.—Tbe House Commit tee on Revision of tbe Laws, of which Judge Poland is Chairman, will be next called in reg ular order. They will present the revised stat utes as codified, which will m ike a volume of upwards of 1500 printed pages. They will recommend numerous amendments, the consid eration of which and the reading of the revised statutes, even if the latter are enacted in a lump, will necessarily occupy so much time, that special eve mug sessions will probably he ordered for the purpose. It ilhurawtng a Tand Grant. Mr. Page will shortly introduce a bill to for feit to the United States all lands hitherto withdrawn under the grant for the Atlantic Paci6c Itailroad, which failed to comply with the conditions of the law requiring that fifty miles of the road he huilt every year. The enactmeut of this hill will restore to the public domain forty sections of land per mile from the western boundary of the Indian Territoy to San Francisco, including millions of acres in California. Treasury Balances. The following are the Treasury balances to dayCurrency, $2,821,091; special deposit of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of deposit, $38,7:59.009; coin, $84,528,801, including coin certificates $41,797,900; outstaudiug legal tenders, $379,081,002. y The Sinking of the Virginius. The Board of Enquiry to ascertain the cause of the sinking of the Virginius in session at the Navy Department, consists of Rear Admi ral C. N. Davis, Rear Admiral Worden and Commodore J. C. Howell, with Capt. S. B. Luce as Judge Advocate, The Ossipee with the survivors of the Virginius on board is hour ly expected at the Navy Yard. Conii rmntious. The Senate in executive session to-day con firmed the following nominations: John C. Caldwell of Me., minister of Uruguay and Par agny; Edward L. Baker, cousul at Buenos Ayres; Jas. Codd, collector of customs at Nan tucket, Mass. Tetter of Attorney General Williams to the President. The following is the letter of Attorney Gen eral Williams requesting the witbdrawel of his nomination to the office of Chief Justice: Department of Justice, I Washington, I). C,, Jan. 7th, 1874. j To the President:— Sir:—You were kind enough, without my solicitation or any knowl edge on my part that you. contemplated such a thing, to nominate me as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Since that time the flood gates of calumny, in all di rections, have been opened upon me. My abilities have been discouraged and my integri ty brought in question, aud it seems to me that public opinion adverse to my appointment has been created, which might hereafter embarrass your administration and perhaps impair my usefulness upon the beuch. With a perfect consciousness that I have performed with clean hands and an upright purpose, all the du ties of the various public offices to which I have been called and trusting to time and a great public, when better informed for my vin dication, I respectfully ask you to withdraw from the Senate my nomination of Chief Jus tice. 1 have the honor to be with great respect, Signed, Geo. H. Williams, Postal Sayings Bank Postmaster General Creswell was before the House Committee on Banking to-day, and ex Slained the plan for postal savings hanks. here is reason to believe that the majority of the committee were opposed to Creswell’s plan. VarionM Matters. luternal revenue receipts Thursday $228. 218. The death of James Brooks w ill be officially announced in the House to-morrow. Mr.Dawes will deliver the principal eulogy. The House Committee on Appropriations this morning, completed the fortification ap propriate bill, cutting down the estimates movt than two-thirds. The House Military Committee heard Adju tant General Townsend on the subject of the proposed reduction of the army which lie strougly opposed by numerous cogent statisti cs and arguments. The President’s message withdrawing the nomination of Williams for Chief Justice of the Senate was read in the executive session of the Senate. No action on it is necessary. The President has recognized Jacques Bert schmanu as consul of the Swiss confederation for Maine. New Hampshiie, Vermont, Massa chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York, to reside at New Yor k. Fortj -Third Congress— First Session. SENATE. Washington. Jau. 8. Petitions were presented asking the appoint ment of a commission to inquire as to the sale and manufacture of aleoholic liquors. Refer red to the Finance Committee; of the Itaraus in New York, as citizens of the United States, for the enactment of laws to prevent traffic in Italian children. Referred to the Judiciary Committee; for a uniform system of quarantine under national supervision. Referred to the Fi nance Committee. Mr. Coukling, in presenting petitions for and in regard to the repeal of the bankruptcy law, said that he had recoived a circular which had been sent over the country asking coutribu tions to send persons to Washington to work against the repeal of the law. Mr. Logan said that he alio had received a similar circular from persons interested in the maintenance of the bankrupt law, which spoke of a powerful lobby being in Washington to urge ihe repeal of the bill, which was un true. These black mailing circulars should be understood. The subject was further discuss ed. Mr. Schurz introduced a bill for the relief of the University of Missouri. Referred to the Committee on Claims. Mr. Hitchcock introduced a bill to establish the Cocoran Park and Zoological Garden in the District of Columbia Referred to the Com mittee ou District of Columbia. Mr. Morrill of Maine, introduced a resolution asking for information relativetothe unauthor ized occupation of Indian Territory by bodies of meu in violation of the treaty stipulations. Passed. The Chair laid before the Senate a telegiam from the McEuery Legislature of Louisiana, addiessed to the Senate and House, in which it is claimed that they arc a legal Legislature of Louisiana, but a large portion is prevented from taking part in its deliberations by orders of the military, who are acting under instruc tions from the federal government, and beg that Congress will afford them relief. After debate Mr. Morton moved it be laid on the lauir. The consideration of the bill to repeal the act of March 3d, increasing salaries, was theu resumed. The question recurred on Mr. Pratt’s amendment and provides that pay for the balance of|Congr»ss shall be such an amount as to make a total with that ulreadyr ececeived, ten thousand dollars,five thousand for each year The amendment was rejected, 45 to 14. The following is the vote on Mr. Pratt’s amendment: Ayes—Messrs. Bogg, Coukliug, Cragin, Fenton, Ferry of Mich., Hamliu. Nor ton, Oglesby, Pratt, Sargent, Schurz, Thurman, Wadleigh, and Windom—14 Nays—Allison, Bayard, Boremap, Boutwell, Brownlow, Buck ingham, Cameron, Carpenter, Clayton,Coviner, Cooper, Crosier, Davis, Dennis, Dorsey, Ferry of Conn., Flanagan, Freliughuysen, Gilbert, Goldwaite, Hamilton of Md., Hamilton of Tex., Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls,Kelley, Lewis, Logan, McCreery, Merrimon, Mitchell, Mor rill of Maine, Morrill of Vt., Norwood,Kamsay, Saulsbury, Bansom, Scott, Shermau, Spencer, Steveuson, Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, and W right—45. Mr. Pratt submitted auother amendment, providing that the amount of compensation to Senators, members and delegates for the year ending March 3d, 1875, be $2,500, exclusive of mileage ane allowances. Mr. Frelinghuvseu said he could not vote for the amendment. Mr. Scott of Penn., thought that this amend ment would do great injustice, especially to new Senators. It proposed to make t. em suf fer for the acts of the others. He would vote for the repeal of the bill but against all amend meuts. Mr. Morton said that of the two amendments of his colleage (Pratt) he thought the one just voted down was the fairest. Mr. Pratt said that to avoid doing injustice to the new members lie would modify the amend ment by inserting a proviso that the bill should apply only to those members elected and serv ing prior to Dec. 1st, 1873. Mr. Thurman said he would vote for the amendment if so raanified. The compensation must lie uniform, and under this amendment it would be uniform. iur. isnerman said he would vote tor the amendment as he could staud smaller pay as well as the other Senators. Mr. Tipton said that he hardly knew how to express himself ip parliamentary language as to the desire of members to accomplish indi rectly that which they cannot account for direct ly. The gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Sherman, said he could stand living on a small salary. Perhaps he can when the last documents which comes to my table (producing a paper) speaks of men like Sherman of Ohio, the head of the Finance Committee, now a millionaire, who came to Congress poor. Mr. Sherman—I ask the Senator from Neva da if that is true. Mr. Tipton—1 know nothing about it. I give it as I get it. Mr. Sherman—Well, Mr. President, that is grossly unsenatorial and grossly false. The Senator who introduces that statement here violates his duty as a Senator and deserves a condemnation of all his fellow Senators. Mr. Tipton said he did not think it discredia ble to the gentleman, as others had come to the Senate poor and are now rich. He meant nothing agiinst the character or integrity of the gentleman. Tipton said he had an amendment to offer that the pay of Morrill of Maine and Sherman of Ohio he reduced to $2805 56. which they re ceived as back pay in 18Wi. After this was gone through he would turn to other Senators that they might also relieve their consciences and pockets. Mr Sherman was willing to make the salary $5000. He called attention to the spectacle here to-day where the Senator produces what he calls a document. Where is it? What is it? Tipton produced a printed speech made be fore Illinois Grangers by M. H. Day. Mr. Sherman said it was something he never saw or heard of before. He wished to gracious he was a millionaire, but twas an insinuation that he made it in Congress, Tipton utterly disclaimed meaning any such insinuation. Mr. Sherman reiterated that before God he could defy the world to show he received a dol lar except as regular pay and accepted Tipton’s disclaimer. Mr. Morrill of Maine said he neither bad tak en nor refused to take back pay. What he would do depends upon the action of Congress. He stood precisely now where he did in 18GG, arraigned nobody and questioned nobody’s mo tives and willing to vote for a simple repeal, the sooner the better. Mr. Sprague spoke of the great expense of living in ashington. He opposed the increase of salary last March, but since then and upon calm consideration of the matter believed it was just, and should vote against any reduc tion. Mr. Pratt’s amendment was then rejected Mr. Hamilton of Maryland, offered an amend ment sinking out all increase of salaries in cluding the President and all others, so that all salaries remain as they were before the passage of the act of March 3, 1873, but this repeal, so far as the President is concerned, not to take effect till the 4th of March, 1877, but this re peal not to effect the salaries of the Supreme Court as now established. Adopted, 32 against 29. Mr Eutuunds moyed the reduction takeeffect March 3, 1873, and accounting officers compute accordingly, inakiug rateable monthly reduc tion from salaries for the next nine months. Pending a vote on this ameulment the Sen ate went into executive scssiou. after which it adjourned. HOUSE. E. H. Roberts of New York, from the Ways and Means Committee offered a resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for information as to the amount of money refund ed since the 4th of March, 1873, on account of customs duties and iuternal taxes aud previous ly paid in the Treasury, with the names aud amounts reason for refunding &c. Adopted. Tne House then resumed the consideration of the bill to establish an educational fund aud apply the proceeds of the sales of public lands to the education of the people. Mr. Kassan of Iowa, discussed the measure. He opposed the bill because it proposed to take control of tbe questioh of education from the States, where t hitherto existed, aud eudeavor ed to introduced a new scheme for the educa tion of the people and call into exercfce new powers on the part of the federal government. Mr. Butler of Term, spoke in favor of the bill, aud it went over till the next morniug hour, which will be uext Tuesday. The House went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Roberts of New York, in the Chair, on the naval appropriation bill. Tbe bill ap propriateds $10,505,858. The naval appropriation bill was taken up. Mr. Hale oi Me., explained its details, and said the amount appropriated was not over half a million more than in 1859. Mr. Beck didn’t belief in low appropriation bils, they always being followed by a deficiency bill, iustancing that of $28,000,000 of the year preceeding the first election of Grant, Mr. Dawes stated that the deficiency came over from Johnson’s administration. Mr. Archer said the bill was a delusion, and there certainly would be a deficiency, aud he did not believe the difficulties with Spain gone by. Mr. Wood of New York, thought the appr o priation too large, aim! should be still further reduced. Several others participated in the discussion. Mr. Hale concluded tbe debate when the committee rose and the House adjourned. I _ THE STORM. DestructirejFreshet. New Haven, Ct., Jan. 8.—The heavy fall of rain had a disastrous effect in the Nauga tuck and riousaatonic valleys. The lower por tions of the manufacturing villages of Derby Birmingham and Ansonia are submerged, and railroad travel at those points is interrupted. Bridges have been carried away and long pieces of embankments on the Derby and Housatonic and Naugatuck Railroads have been dislodged. The freshet is the greatest for 20 years. Msuirfacturing has ceased, and the greatest excitement prevails. At Bridgeport, Westport and the neighbor ing localities, many bridges and dams have been swept away, and the river chaunels are filled, rendering repairs of hundreds of thou sands of dollars necessary. The Naugatuck Railroad is the greatest suf ferer although owing to the non abatement of the flood, the damage is not comprehended. There are no losses of life as yet. Flood* in Virginin. Richmond, Va., Jan. 8.—The continuous and general rain which has fallen during the past two days caused an extraordinary rising of the Ravanua, North and.James rivers. The Ra vanna at Charlottesville is higher than since the great flood of 1870. At Lynchburg the James was twelve feet above the usual level at 9 o’clock last night, and still rising. The North river at Lexington is also very high. No se rious damage is yet reported. The James at this point has risen several feet, and is still rising with prospects of a con siderable flood when the waters from above reach here. Suspension of Telegraphic Communion* tion. Cincinnati, Jan. 8.—At 10 o’clock last night the snow changed to sleet and rain and had fallen eight inches .n depth. Communication between here and the east Is entirely cut off. Columbus, Jan. 7.—The storm bas prostrat ed all telegraph lines out of the city except one. HlETEOKOL»«ICAL. PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS War Dep’t, Office Chief Signal Officer, Washington, D. C., Jan. 8, 8.00 (P. M.)| For New England Southerly to westerly winds with areas of light rain will prevail during the night followed by partly cloudy and colder weather Friday. The Coal Interest. Pottsville. Pa., Jan. 8.—A meeting of coal operators aud committee of workingmen to regulate wages for 1804 was held this morning, at the office of the Philadelphia Heading Coal Company. No positive understanding was arrived at, but the operators presented a proposition to make a basis on the scale to go as low as $2.25. The workiugmen had uo pow er to accept, and here the matter rests. The proposition of the operators will be submitted to the miners aud their committee. It is be lieved that no strike will occur and that the operators’ proposition will be tinally accepted. Good feeling and harmony prevails. FOREIGN. Vnrionn matters. Havana, Jan. 8.—The workmen at the Ztt luelas shitl yard are on a strike. The bark Frank Younger, with coal, from Pictou, N. S., for Havana, was burned at sea. The crew were rescued and landed at N uevi tas. MINOR TELEGRAMS. The Vessel Owners and Captains’ Associa tion of Philadelphia have adopted a medal for captains who Derform meritorious acts by sav ing persons and property at sea. The medals will be in bronze, silver and gold. David Gage, late Treasurer of Chicago, has been indicted for the misappropriation of city funds, and for perjury in certifying to an in correct statement of the city treasury. The indictment will be prosecuted in the criminal court. Quesada, the Cuban general, is at Key West, and says a blow of magnitude will bo struck in Cuba. Mrs. Badger of Boston, who mysteriously disappeared, has been traced to Fall Biver, where she took the boat for New York. Her friends hope to hear from her. The trial of Jean Luie, on a charge of com mitting perjury during his examination as a witness for the defence In the Tichborue ease, commenced Thursday in London. Mr. Butcher, the owner of the steamer Ed gar Stewart, states that he has broken the charter and re-taken possession ot her. He says she may r>t at the whaif before she shall be used in Violation of the neutrality laws. It is again positively asserted that British war vessels have been ordered to concentrate in Cuban waters. Fire at Medfield, Mass., Thursday destroyed the towu hall and contents, including all the records of the ancient towu. The lower part of the building was occupied as stores. The loss is estimated at $30.0000: insurance $15, 000. William Osborne, late Superintendent of the Public works at Washington, has committed suicide. Considerable damage has been done by the heavy rains to the railroad tracks in Dutchess county, N. Y. Bnmors are afloat that Butterick, cashier of the Wamesit Motional Bank of Lowell, Mass., is short $50,000 in his accounts, They are, however, denied. ihe Racine Mail steamer China, from China and Japan, a week overdue at San Francisco, has not yet been heard from. An Indianapolis despatch says that Scudder’s stable was burned Wednesday night. Twenty eight horses and fifteen or twenty carriages were burned. Heavy freshets are reported ou all the creeks of the Hudson river, doing damage to rail roads. Eio Janeirs despatches of Dec. 17th, have been recliived, which report serious troubles in the province o£ Eudre Rios. The city is healthy. The French Assembly met Thursday, and ou a vote concerning the nomination of mayors, the government was defeated by forty-two ma jority. The Madrid government has called out the entire military reserve. Two miles of the Great Western railway tunnel, in England, caved in Thursday. D. Spencer and Edward Masters of Nova Scotia were drowned at Richmond, Va., Thurs day. They belonged to the bask Magenta. Mobile. Jan. 8.—Cotion firm and bare; Midlling uplands 15Jc. New Orleans, Jan. 8.—Cotton active and firm; Middling uplands at 16Jc. FINANCIAL Amo COJTfrlEItCIAL Portland irholnalr XTnrkcla THt BSDAY. Jan. 8. 1 he Flour market is very firm and there has been an advance of 25c on the shipping grades. The family grades have advanced in New York about as much, but in this market, as yct.there has been no change. An advance must soon lake place as oor dealers cannont, at the present prices of wheat, replace their stocks. Grain ishrmly held anil on advance .on corn is anticipated here as it went up 3c in New York yesterday. Sugars have further advanced and granulated is held at 11c and extra C at 10c. Cottee Is firm and teas are strongly held. Other groceries are firm. The provision market is very firm for pork and lard. The produce market is quiet aud imtatoes are not quite so linn though the prices remain unchanged. Foreign Exports. :SAGUA. Sehr Hattie Ross—1829 shooks and heads, 27,375 hoops. ST. JOHN. NB. Sclir Carrie—1000 bbls flour, 150 bush barley, 107 bags feed. Foreign linportt. LIVERPOOL,KNG. Steamship Prussian—500 box es tin plate to J Dickerson C'o., 590 boxes oranges to hart. Marion Co, 30 do do to M Cuddely, 60 pkgs merchandise to J E Prindle. 2 do do to Savage, Lyman Co, 3 do do, 20 bales hops to IIiSsA Allan, Ijkgs merchandise to Canadian Ex Co, 1 case do to t. A 1 onsardin, 1 do do to Bobbie Carrie. Receipt, by Rnilroa.1. Iln,| sieitnih.nl.. Grand Trunk Railroad—5 cars sundries 2 do steMnship.”’NB’M d0 f°r Holifilx> Ns- 20 do' tor DAILV DOMESTIC RECEIPTS. m Receipt* of Ploair. GRAND TRUNK R. R. Consignee*. Bbls. Consioneet. tills. Norton.Chapman Co.200 BA O’Neil. 100 D W Coolidge.200 David Keazer.200 Total.700 By water conveyance 1,000 bush cornmeal to Geo W True Co. Bonton Htock Lin, (Sale* at the Broker’s Board. Jan. 8.1 Boston Maine Railroad.— (2) 101 Eastern Railroad.. 78 (2) 79 Portland. Saeo& Portsmouth Bit.../Tl24 Wew York Stock and Money Market. New York, Jan.fi- Momina.—Money at 6 per SIS* GOl volumes. Each Volume paid far aa Delivery. Specimen pages fox warded on application to the Publishers, D. APPLETON A CO., 549 Ac 951 Br.adwnr. Nrw Vork. jalO dAw2tS2 Hard Pine Timber On hand and sawed to dlmen., jns. Hard Pine Hank, hard .'ine Flooring AND STEP BOARD*. FOR SALE BY STETSON POPE. Wharf and Dock, Flr*t, corner ot E Street Office. No. State street. Rost« n. niv3codly JOB PRINTING promptly and neatly exe cuted at this Office.

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POETRY. •‘The Yellow Cottage.’* BY MARIAN DOUGLAS. 'Mid fields with useless daisies white. Betweeu a river and a wood, With not another house in sight, The low-rooted yellow cottage stood. Where I, Ijong years ago, a little inai j. Through all liie’s rosy morning playea. No other child the region knew; My only playmate was wyseib Anti all tmr'booka, a tew> We gathered on a single shelf; Not wealth a king might prize could be What those old volumes were to me! On winter nights beside the fire, In summer, sitting in the door, I turned, with love that did not tire, Their well-worn pages o’er and o’er In me. Though sadly fallen, it is true. Their heroines all lived anew! One day, about my neck a ruft Of elder flowers with fragrant breath, I was, with conscious pride enough To suit the part, Elisabeth: The next, Ensuared by many wily plots. 1 sighed, the hapless Queen of Scots! j Where darting swallows used to flit, Close to me, on some jutting rocks, Above the river I would sit For hours, and wreath my yellow locks, And trill A child’s shrill song, and, singing, play It was a siien’s witching lay. On Sundays, underneath the tree That overbung the orchard wall, While watching, one by one, to see The ripe, sweet apples fall, 1 tried My verv best to make believe I was in Eden and was Eve! i Oh. golden hours! when I, to-day, Would make a truce with care. No more of aueen. in bright array. Idle m. or sirens fair; In thought, 1 am again the little maid Who round the yell w cottage played! St. Nicholas for January. ANN HAL MEETINGS. BOARD OF TRADE. Annual IHeetiug. THE annual meeting of the Board of Trade for the choice of officers and the transaction of such other business as may legally come before the meet ing, will be held on MONDAY EVENING, Jan. 12th, 1874 at 71 o’clock. Per Order jabdtd _M. N. HIGH, Secretary. Peak’s Island Steamboat Compa ny. THE annual meeting of the stockholders of this Company for the choice of Directors and the transaction of such other business as may legally come before them, will be held at the Old School house, Peak’s Island, on MONDAY, the 12th day of January. 1874, at 7 o’clock P. M ja3dtd J. W. BRACKETT, Clerk. Merchants’ National Bank. THE Stockholders in this Bank are hereby notified that their annual meeting lor the choice of Di rectors, and the transaction of such business as may legally be brought before them, will be holden at the Bank on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1874. at 10 o’clock a. m. CHAS. PAYSON, Cashier Portland, Dec. 11th, 1873. dcl2-2tawtd Portland, Bangor and Itlacliiiis Steamboat Co. THE annual meeting of the stockholders of the above named company lor choice of Dlrectops and for the transaction of such other business as may legally come before them, will be held at the office ot Koss Sturdivant. 171# Commercial Street, Portland, on TUESDAY, the 13th day of January, 1871, at 24 o’clock P. M. ja3dtdWILLIAM ROSS, Clerk. Cumberland National Bank. TH E Stockholders in this Bank are hereby notified that their annual meeting for the election o* Directors fi.r the ensuing year and the transaction of any other bu iuess that may then come before them, Will be held at their Banking rooms on TUES DAY, the 13th day of Januar\ 1874 at 3 o’clock P.M SAM’L SMALL, Cashier. Portlind, Dec. 13 1873.del3dlm The National traders Bank. THE Stockholders oi “The National Traders Bank of Portland,” are hereby notified that their an nual meeting will be held at their Banking Room, on TUESDAY, the 13th day oi January next, at 3 o’clock, P. M. To choose five Directors for the eusuing year. To act on a proposition to increase the capital stock ol the Bank. EDWARD GOULD, Cashier. Portland, Dec. 12,1873. del3dlm Eagle Sugar Refining Co. THE annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Company for choice of Directors, and the trans action of such other business as may legally com© be fore them, will be held at the Refinery Office on TUESDAY, the 13th day of January. 1874, at 3 o’clock P. M. dc27d3wJOS. P. THOMPSON, Clerk. Casco National Bank. THE arrual meeting of the Stockholders of the Casco Nat ional Bank of Portland for the choice of Directors and the transaction of such other busi ness as may legally come before them, will be held at their Banking House, on Tuesday, the 13th day of Jannarv, 1874, at 10 o'clock a. m. WM. A. WLNSHIP, Cashier. Portland, Dec. 12th, 1874. did Canal National Bank. THE annual meeting of the Stockholders of “Tlie Canal National Bank of Portland.” for the elec tion of seven Directors, and the transaction of any other business that may legally come before them, will be held at their Banking House, on Tuesday, the 13th day ol January, lb74. at ll o’clock a. m. B. C. SOMERBY, Cashier. December, 12,1873. decl2dtd Portland Lloyds. THE annual meeting of ihe subscribers of the Portland Lloyds will be held at their office No. 42 Exchange otrtet, Portland, Me., on THURSDAY, the 15th day of January. 1874, at 34 o’clock P. M., iu accordance with and tor the purposes specified in the By-laws of the Assobiation. CHARLES W. FORD, Attornep. Portland, Me., January 3, 1874. ja3dul Portland Ogdensbarg Railroad Com pany. ANNUAL MEETING. THE annual meeting of tlie stockholders of the Portland ogJensburg Railroad Compauy will be held ;it the office oi the Company, corner of Mid dle and Union streets, Portland, ou TUESDAY, the 20th dav of Januarv, current, at 10 o’clock in the foreno n, o choose Directors for the ensuing year, and to transact any other business th «t mav legally come before them. CHAS. H. FOYE, Clerk. Portland, Jan. 6. 1874. d2w ANNUAL MEETING. THE annual meeting of the Maine Poultry Asso ciation will be held at the State House, Augus ta, ou TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 1874, at 1J o’clock P. M. All interested are invited to attend. jaOdtd THE FIRST ANNI/AL EXHIBITION OF THE MAINE POULTRY ASSOCIATION will be held in CITV IIALL, PORTLAND DIE, JAN. 13, 14, 15 16, 1874. $3000 In Premiums. Entries for competition or exhibition to be made npon blanks of the association, which may be obtain ed on application to W. P. Atherton, Sec*y. Hallow el, Albert Noyes, Pres., Bangor, or F. F. Harris, Treas., Portland. The entrance fee for each coop or specimen for competition or exhibition will be $1; excepting Pig eons, Birds, Rabbits and minor pets which will be 50 cents. All over 5 coops or specimens by one ex hibitor free. Entrance fee to accompany entry. En tries to be made to W. P. Atherton, Sec’y, Hadowcll, prcviouK to Jan. 10,1874._ no£5d&wtd WATCHES, Chronometers and Clocks, 01 Foreign and American Make, Spectacles and Jewelry, -A.t 54. Exchange St. -Br— WM, SETTER, GENT for the Superior Wnlthatm Wntrhrw, which maintain their well earned reputaMon for timekeeping and reasonable price. In every vai i ety of gold and silver cases—open face and hunters. Kev winders and stem winders. mv12-d9mo Stock, Fixtures and Lease ot a First-class Furnishing Store for Sale. LADIES, Gentlemen, Boys and Misses Goods at a bargain, if applied for so« n. Store finely lo cated for the business and recently titled up at a large expense with an eye to convenience and proper adaptations. Stock is mostly new, ano in excellent, order about $12,000, fixtures and improvements. $2000 (cos* $30* 0) reLt $2500. Location one of the best in the city, and no bonus naked. Owner enn ine Hiv. r uauneaa, near Ottawa. Canada, ihe Sur^ veyo’s* report ami map of the limits may be seen bv calling on the undersigned at 90 Exchange Street. jaSdlm JAS. E. PRINDLE. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Bakers. W.C COBB, Nos. as and 30 Pearl Street. On direct route between New Custom llon—> and Pont Pace, near tbe Market. Booksellers and Stationers. HOYT, FOG® BREED, No.01 Middle Street. Book Binders. WM. A. QUINCY, Room 11, Printer’. Exchange, No. Ill Exchauge At. SiUALIi NHACHFORD, No. 35 Plum Street. _ Cabinet Maker. O. P. CARAI.KY, Silver At., opposite tbe Market. Ofltr ana Ahip Furniture Re pairing proinp.ly attended to. (lel*3in Confectionery. Is. J. PERKINS manufacturer of plain and fancr Candies, ‘iST Congress St, Portland Me. Carpenters and Bnilders. (THITNEY MEANA, Pearl Street, op posite Park. Dye-IIonse. POSTER’S Dye Moose, t*4 Union Street.* Furniture—Wholesale and Retail. (TAUTER COREV Sc CO., Arcade, No. IN Free Street. KKORGl A. WHITNEY, No. 56 Ex change St. Upholstering of all kinds done to order._ furniture and House Famishing Goods. HKKI. ADAMS, cor. Exchange and Fed era I Street*. SOOPER EATON, Old Po*t ORce, Exchange Street. F. IlOYT, No. II Preble Street. l> bol*tcring dare to order. Furniture and Upholstering. OAYID W. DEANE, No. 89 Federal St. All kind* ofIJpbols rriagand Repairing done to order. Hair Goods and Toilet Articles. I. F. SHERRY, No. 9 Clapp’* Block Congress Street, opposite Old City Hall. Horse Shoeing and Carriage repairing! Done in the bent poMible manner by 8. VOUNO A CO., No* 10*4 Fore 8t. Jewelry and Fine Watches. ABNER LODELL, ISO middle Street. Azent* for Howard Watch Company. Watches, Jewelry, and Silver Ware. J. A. M CRRITili CO., 139 Middle 8t. J. A. MERRILL. A. KEITH. dannfiwturerg of Trunks, Valises and Carpet-Bags. I. R. DURAN A CO., ATI middle and 116 Federal Htreeta. Masons and Builders. N. E. BE PEON, 333 1-9 Cougrc** St. Paper Hangings, Window Shades, and Carpetings. LOTHROP.DEYENS CO.,61 Exhange 8reef and 48 Market 8t. Pattern and Model Maker. J. I. BARBOUR, 350 Fore Street, Cor. of Crow. Portland. Photographers. A. S. DAYIS CO., No. SO Middle Street. J. II. I.AMSON, 133 Middle St.,cor. Cros*. Plumbers. JAMES MIT.CER.No.91 Federal Street. Plasterer, Stucco Worker, Ac. P. FEENY, Cor. CumLerland nad Erank liu Stw. Beal Estate Agents. JOHN C. PROCTER, No. 93 Exchange Street. Boofers. J. N. McCOY CO., 38 Spring Stieet. Sign and Awning Hanging. S. TOIJNG, No. 103 fr ore Street. ja!5d1y Silver and Plated Ware. ABNER LOWELL, 133 Middle Street. Stair Builder. B. E. LIBBV.Lo. 333 Fore Street, cor. Croon St., ia Oelcao’o Mill. O, L. HOOPER, Cor, York Maple Strccln. Watches, Jewelry, Ac. J. W. H. H. HCDDFFEE,Cn. Middl I' ii ion Ntii, EDUCATIONAL. St. Augustin’s School for Boys, 45 Danfortb Street, Portland, Me. Rt. Rev. Henry A. Neely. D. D., Visitor. O. L. Billings, Principal. Send for Circular. oclOtf THE PORTLAND Kerosene Oil Company Would inform the public, that they continue' to Manufacture Portland Kerosene Oil, The prevalence of a large quantity of inferior and dangerous oils in the market, at a eh ap price—many of which are little better than Naptha itself—and the existence of false reports in regard to the Portland Kerosene Oil, renders it a matter of Justice to oar selves, as well as safety to cousnmers, hat some no tice should be taken of these facts. Therefore, we again present an advertisement, and would call atten tion to the high standard o :our Oils. The Refined Petroleum, the fire tost of which is 122; The Port land Kerosene, the fire test of which is 125 degrees Fahrenheit, and often reaches considerably higher; also, we would say, that we are determined to main tain their long established reputation. PORTLAND KEROSENE OIL COMPANY. We quote from chap. 39 R. S. 1871, the title of said chapter being “Inspection and sale of Manufactured Articles.” Sect. 31. Every person and corporation engaged in manufacturing petroleum, coal oil or burning fluid shall cause every cask or orbei vessel thereof to be so inspected and marked, by a sworn inspector, And if any person manufactures or sells such oil or burn ing fluid not so inspected and marked in this State, or that has not been so inspected and marked as un safe for ilium inating purposes, he shall pay a fine not exceeding Five Hundred dollars or be imprison ed six months in the county Jail, upon indictments therefor. Portland. Me.. April 21 1873. sep20dtf The Davis Washer. Tliir, is a WATER WASHER, and very different from any other Washer made. We have just commenced to pnt it on the market, and with the best of success. It will be on exhibi tion commencing Tuesday, Dec. 23d, at 67 Federal Street, (between Market and Pearl streets), from ten in the forenoon to three in the afternoon each day. All are invited to call in aud witness its operation ami bring in their dirtv clothes. J. C. PETTENGILE, Agent for the City of Portland. dc22tf Why will you have LEAKY ROOFS when with a box ot our Elastic Cement yon can yourself stop all leaks around your Cbimnies, Sky lights, Glitters, etc. Ten lbs. box’ cs 50 cts*, fifteen lbs. 75 cts. Every box is warranted and lias on it directions for using. J. 91. McCOY CO., 28 Spring Street. nol4tf Portland Me. Forest City Belle. THIS favorite craft (formerly Enterprise) having been remodelled and greatly improved, and fitted up in the best possible siyle, is now ready at short notice, and on reasonable terms, FOR SLEIGHING PARTIES, in Town or out, by day or evening, with good horses and careful driver. All who may favor us with theiir patronage will be sure of the best possible attention. lu fact, we b ve anything in the Livery line, irom a y,ice f1""1'; Mfcb to fix in hand. Hacks furnished lor all occasions in any num Forest City Stable, 451 Congress Street. 1.17 EEBIULD 4 SAWYER. uelT _ WF&Mtr Sebago Dye House, NO. IV PLUM STREET. MR. H. McVEY late of Foster Dve House of this City, lias reopened the Sebago Dye House No. 17 Plum St., where be is ready to do all kinds of dye ing and cleansing of gentlemens garments. Satisfac tion guaranteed. H. McVEY, (Fosters Scotch Dyer), au27dlv No. 17 Plum street. THE TRIUMPH WASHER. Don’t buy a Washer till you have tested the best, which Is now on exhibition at N». 3 United Htates Hotel Building. PRICE #3,00, All Machines wari anted to do the work well or the money refunded. Agents Wanted. de23dtf W. H. BURCH, Pen. Agent. ABMOI.UTR DIVORCES'OBTAINED FROM COUliTS of different. States for deser tion,Ac No pulicity required. No charge until di vorce granted. Address, M. HOUS*:, Attorney. 194 Brodway, N. Y. d6m INSLRANCE. ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF MEW YORK, INSURES AGAINST 1 Marine Risks Only —oy— Cargoes, Freights Vessels by the Year. ASSETS: $15,571,206! Dividend to Policy Holders on Premiums Terminating in 1872, 50 PER CENT, Policy folders in this Company obtain perfect se curity, costing far less than to insure in any ther company in this country. OFFICE,! 166 FORE STREET, PORTLAND, John W. Plunger, CORRESPONDENT. febl7 dlroeodllnj&w6w COPARTNERSHIP. Dissolution of Copartnership. NOTICE is hereby given that the copartnership heretofore existing unber the firm name of J. K. Merrill Co., is by mutual consent dissolvedj to take effect from Nov. 1. 1873. All persons owing said firm are requested to make payment immediate ly, and those having demands are requested to pre rent the same for settlement at 250 Commercial St. RUFUS DEERING, J. K. MERRILL. Copartnership Mot ice. The undersigned have formed a copartnership un der the name of C. E. Deering Co., and having taken the store formerly occupied by J. K. Merrill Co., are prepared to fill orders for glazed Sash of any description, also Doors and Blinds. Rufus Deering. C. E. Deering. ja8 _d6t DISSOLUTION. THE firm of A. G. GROVER A CO., was dissolved Dec. 31st, 1873. by assignment to Silas W. Robinson and Bv»on D. Verrill, Portland. Jan. 1, 1874. _ ja5tf DISSOLUTION. THE copartnership heretofore existing under the firm name ot STOCKWELL, TRUE A CO., 8 dissolved by mutual consent. JOHN W. STOCKWELL, WILLIAM D. TRUE, CALVIN STOCKWELL. Portland. Dec. 24,1873. All accounts with the 1 tte firm of Stockwell. True Co., will bo be settled by the undersigned, who will continue the manufacture of Hydraulic Cement Drain and Sewer Pipes, under patents of 1870, *71. *72, and *73, at corner of Western Promenade and Dantorth Street. JOHN W. STOCKWELL. Portland, Jan. 1,1874. jald2w Dissolution. THE firm of Woodbury, Latham, Glidden was dissolved on the 9th instant by the death of Ed ward A. Glidden. Copartnership. The undersigned have this dav formed a copartner ship under the firm style of Wood bury A Lath am, aud will continue business at the old stand, 137 Commercial Street. W. H. WOODBURY, W. W. LATHAM. Portland, Dec. 31,1873. jald3w WHEREAS William Parker of the City of Port land in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine on tbe twenty-fourth day of March A. D. 1873 by nis mortgage deed of that date recorded in the Cumberland Registry ot Deeds, Book 390 Page 226, conveyed to Samuel F. Merrill of Portland afore said a certain lot of land with the improvements thereon situate in the town of Cape Elizabeth in said County of Cumberland and bounded as follows viz: Beginning at tbe most South Western corner of Thomas Robert’s homestead lot, thence running south 44$ degrees west, ninety-nine rods by land which the said Parker sold to Silas Skillins to other land owned by said Skillins; thence suuth-easterly by said Silas lanu to the Murry road thirty rods; thence north 76 degrees east by said road, seventy rods, to land sold by the said Parker sold to W, U. Skillings; thence north 19 degrees west ten rods; thence north 75J degrees east by said W. H. Skillins land, eighty rods to the Long Creek road: thence northerly by said road to Silas Skillins mill privil ege thence by said mill privilege to Thomas Roberts land: them e westerly bv said Roberts land to the first bounds; containing fifty five acres more or less; I with authority in case of breach of the condition in said mortgage to sell said premises at auction and from the proceeds to pay the debt secured thereby and all expenses incurred in the collection of said debt; and wbereas tbe condition of said mortgage has been broken by said Parker This is to give notice that said lot with the im provements thereon, v> ill be sold at public auction on said premises on the 10th day of January A. D. 1874 at 11 o,clock in the forenoon for the reason and pur pose aforesaid. SAMUEL F. MERRILL, Bv Bradbury Bradbury, oc7d3m his Attvs. EXPLOSIONS. Philadelphia, Dec. 24, 1873. I SELDOM, if ever, pick up a newspaper without seeing, among the first items that arrest niv at tention, the record of a terrible boiler explosion. Very many causes are assigned for this loss of life and property. A great deal is said as to what should be done and what should not be done. But I scarce ly ever hear it said that these explosions are due to an accumulation of Scale in the Boiler, and yet eight out of ten instanc s that occur in our midst are un doubtedly due to tbis cause. Now, permit me to say that I manufacture a Com position that will readily and thoroughly remove tbis incrustation; and while I am constantly sending it over the United States, I exact no pay for its use un less it gives perfect satisfaction and fulfils all the claims 1 make for it. My preparation will remove Scale from any Boiler, no matter how deep may be the incrusat on, and at the same time it will prevent injury to the Boiler from anything which may be held in solution by the water contained m it. This article will absolutely prevent the formation of Scale if timely introduced. The powder which I manufacture has been care fully tested by some of the ablest chemists in the country, and its fitness to keep iron clean and to preserve it has been demonstrated by them in the most satisfactory manner. If you will send for my circular,with my terms and full particulars, or give me a call, I tlilntc 1 will be able to convince the most sceptical that this compo sition will justifv all I claim for it. Very respectfully yours, GEO. W. LORD. _dc2ltf EMERSON’S Singing School. Price 75c. or $7.50 per- doz Ih a Complete, Ciieap, and Usefdl Book fob Sikoikg Schools. Now is the time to use it, as it has all the material to make the Winter Singing School attractive ami usetul in the highest degree. By L,. O. EMERSON, System for Beginners ON THE PIANOFORTE. By MASON A II A D I, E V One cannot help liking this thorough, systematic method, the work of men eminent in their profession, and who have tho important qualification of being experienced teachers. Remember that the first months of instruction are, if there is any distinction, the important ones. That is the time to lay a good foundation “A work well begun is alteadv half done.” Price *3.00. All books sent, postpaid, on receipt of retail price. OLIVER IIITSON CO., c. H. DITSON CO. Boston. 711 B’dway, New York. CENTS. PREPARED ONLY BY GEORGE T. BROWN CO., 5 Beacon Street* Boston, Mass. fSP’For sale by all Druggists and Apothecaries. General Agents for the Slate of Maine, FRED. T. MEAHER CO., Beering Block, Congress, cor. Preble St., no24eod PORTLAND, ME. d&w3m A. S. JLYMAW’S Patent Pure Dry Air Refrigerator The best and Only Reliable One in the market. IT is indispensable to Butchers, Provision dealers. Hotel Keepers, Grocers and Restaurants. Will save more than Its cost every Summer. Butchers who use it, In its best form, will soon find their meats recommended by their customers. The internal ar langement is such that a current ot cold air is kept constantly moving over the contents of the Refriger ator. The Patent upon this has been fully tested in the U. S. Courts and its validity established in eigh teen cases. For LICENSE, RIGHTS, &c., apply to SCOTT D. JORDAN, AOENT FOB MAINE, No. 2 Park Street or No. 80 Middle St., to whom all applications should be made, and who has full power to settle infringements. mcb4eodtf COASTING IN THE STREETS? City Marshal’s Office. 1 Portland, Nov. 19,1873. f THE following streets have been designated on which boys can coast with sleds during the win ter, and on none others. If detected in coasting on other public streets, the penalty of the law will be en forced On Anderson, from Cumberland to Munroe. On Boyd street. On Fox, from Washington to Back Bay. On Chestnut, from Oxford street. On New High, below Cumberland street.! On Mellen street. On Pleasant to Centre street. On Atlantic to Fore street. On Fore, from Atlantic street. On Grove, from Congress to Portland street. On Clark, from Salem to Summer street. no20tf GEO. W. PARKER, City Marshal. Old Ajre, not Disease, should end onr Days LIEBIG’S LIQUID EXTRACT OF BEEF A SUPERIOR CORDIAL Composed of BEEF BRANDY TONICS. Recommended by the faculty in all cases of weak ness, Dyspepsia, and nervous maladies. Especially recomended for Ladies. Se© that you get the LIQUID Extract. For Sale by Druggist, Grocers, and Wine Merchants. Wholesale Depot 32 Broad wav New York City. dc3d6tnG. GORDON CO. Grocery Stock and Business for Sale I One of (he Very Beat I.ocnti.ns in the City, IMMEDIATE sale for cash is desired on account of a change in business by the proprietor. Inquire of S. W. Robinson or B. D. Verrill, at 205 Middle St., opposite Falmouth Hotel. dc30tf Portland, Dec. 29th, 1873. _MISCELLANEOUS. N.Y. SAFETY STEAM POWER CO, iiw ton ktijAND st., NEW YORK. Superior Steam Engines and Boilers, by special machinery ami duplicat ion of parts. They are Sate. Economical, Easily Man aged and not liable to derangement Their Combined Engine and Boiler is peculiarly adapted to all purposes requiring small pow t er. More than 4(H) engines, from 2 to 100 horse-power, in use. Send tor liusinueu circular. noiDTHW cures all Hnmors from the worgt Scrofula to a common lilotcli or Pimple* From two to six bottles are warranted to cure Salt Khenm or Tetter, Pimples ou Pace, Boil*, Car buncles, Erysipelas and Elver Com plaint. Six to twelve bottles,warranted to euro {lie worst Scrofulous Swellings and Sores Pains in Bones and Sore Throat caused bv Poison in Blood or mercurial treatment. liy its wonderful Pectoral properties it will ciiro the most severe recent or the worst lingering C'ongli in half the time required by any other medicine and is perfectly safe, loosening cough, soothing irritation, and relieving soreness. Sold hr all Druggists. V. PIERCE, M. D., World’s Dispensary, Builaio, N. t. 200 PIANO and ORGANS, New and Second-hand, of first Class Mak ers will be sold at Lower Pr cctsfor cash, or on Installments in City or Country, during this Financial Crisis the IIOLlUAtN, by HORACE WATERS SON, No. 481 Rroadway,thau ever before offered in New ork Agents Wanted for the sate of\\n ter s’ Celebrated Pianos, Conce ick. Big teems to Agents. Outfit Free. For full particulars, address, HUBBaRD BROS. Pubs. 53 Washin6tou St., Boston. ja6$4w A Week to Agents. Fastest selling tllr I O articles out Three valuable samples for ten cents. J. BRIDE, 767 Broadway, N. Y. ja6t4w WING SON’S PIANOS! (Successors to lJOANE, WING CUSHING.^ The American Piano. FIRST PREMIUMS. Illinois State Fair, 1870. Alabama State Fair, 1871. Ohio State Fair, 1871 1872. Texas State Fair, 1872. Numerous County Fairs. Prom Mr. Edward lloffman, the celebrated riauit\ “I conscientiously bc’ieve that your Piano is iu every respect a most magnificent instrument.” Form the “Independent*’ “The American Piano has deservedly become very popular instrument.” Purchasers* testimonials from all parts ol the U. S. WARRANTED SEVEN (7) YEARS Prices Low for the Quality. Responsible Agents wanted tor unoccupied terri tory. In localities where agencies are not yet estab lished, until such are established, we will sell Pianos to the public at Factory Wholesale Prices. Send f circular to W1M SOW, 417 Broome St., New York 1*17__ly Providence Tool Co. LEWnOMTEB PHILLIPH. Win. H. Haskell Co. Rhode Island Nut Co beading bolt and net works. A W. GIFFORD Co., Manufacturers of Heavy Hardware and Rail road Supplies. Marine Hardware Ship Chand lery. THE “PROVIDENCE’’ CLOTHES WRINGER J. H* WORK. Agent, 41 Broad Street, ju21deowlvr Bouton mass. Maine Savings Bank. No. IOO middle Street, Portland. MONE1 deposited in this Bank on the first day of any month begins on interest the same day. 1 deposited on any other day, begins on interest the first day of the following month. junl7d&wtf A. M. BURTON. Treasurer. RAILROADS. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA. ALTERATION OF TRAINS. WINTER ARRANGEMENT. On anil after Monday, Sept, loth, rain? will run as follows: Mall train for Gorham and aecommo i.atioti train to Island Pond, 7.15 A. M. Mail train 1.20 P. M. (stopping at all stations.^ Island Potd.) connecting with night mail train for Quebec, Montreal anil the West. Accommodation train tor Gorham and way sta tions, 5.25 P. W. Trains will arrive as follows. Mail train from Gorham and intermediate Stations P.50 a. m. Through mail train from Island Pond Montreal, Quebec, and the West 2.50 p. in. Accomidatlon train from South Paris and way Stations 6.15 p. m. Passenger Offices 74 EXCHANGE ST. AND 5 DEPOT AT FOOT OF INDIA ST. Tickets sold at Reduced Rates! To Canada, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaa kee. Cincinnati, St. Lonia, Omaha, Saganavr, St Paul, Salt Cake City, Dearer. San Franciaco, and all points in the Northwest, West and Southwest, C.FURN1VAL Agt. THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY Is in aplemlil condition, is weii equipped with first-class rolling stock, and is making the best connections and quick est time of any route from Portland to the West. G3PTULLMAN PALACE DRAWING ROOM AND SLEEPING CARS attached to all through trains. B.ggage checked from Portlaud to Detroit and Chicago, and not subject to Custom House examina tion. The Company are not responsible tor baggage to any amount exceeding $50 in value (and t bat person al) unless notice is given, and paid tor at the rate ot one passenger tor every $500 additional value. C. J. BRYDGES, Managing Director, H. BAILEY. Local Suprentendent. Portland Sept. 12.1873. EASTERN MAINE CEN TRAL RAILROAD. COMMENCING DEC. 8, 1873. _Passenger trains leave Portland dai E!2!!!?5!!-f=|ly, for Portsmouth and Boston, (Sun excepted) at *1.30 A. M. t6.l5 A. -“"M.. t9.10 a. M., U3.15 P. M., f6.00 P. M. Leave Bangor for Portland, Portsmouth and Bos ton at 118.00 A. M., *7.00 P. M. Leave Boston for Portsmouth and Portland at t7.30. 118.30A. M. tl2.30, 13.15, *8.00 P. M. Leave Boston for Portsmouth, Portland, Bangor, Houlton, Calais and St. John at *8.00 P. M. Leave Boston for Portsmouth, Portland, Bangor and St. John at ||8.30 A. M. Leave Portsmouth lor Portland at tlO.OO, H10.35 A. M.; !(2.55 P. M.,t5.40 P.M., *10.05 P. M. Leave Portsmouth for Portland, Bangor, Houlton, Calais and St John at *10.05 P. M. Leave Portland for Lewiston, Bath, Rockland and Augusta at t7.00 A. M. Leave Portland (via Danville) for Lewiston, Far mington, Waterville and Skowhegan at tl.00 P. M. Leave Portland for Bath, lewiston, Rockland, Au gusta, Sko-vhegan, Belfast, Dexter and Bangor at .05 P. M. Leave Portland for Bangor, via Augusta, (Pull man Palace Sleeping Cars,) at 12.15 a. m. For Lewiston, Bath and Augusta at t5.20 P. M. For Lewiston via Danville at t5.15 P. M. Leave Biddeford tor Portland at t8,C0 A. M., re turning at 5.15 P. M. The 6.15, 9.10 A. M. and 3.15 P. M. trains from Portland, and the 8.00 A. M. train from Bangor make close connections to New York by one or other of the routes from Boston. Passengers ticket ed through by either route. The 6 15 A. M. train arrives in Boston at 10.40 A. M„ connecting with train for New York via Shore Line at 11.10 A. M. The 9.10 A. M. train arrives in Boston at 1.40 P. M. in season to connect with the train for New York, all rail, also with the 5.30 P. M. (steamboat) trains for New York via Fall River, Stonington and Norwich Lines. The 3.15 P. M. train arrives in Boston in season to connect with trains lor New York via Springfield at 9 P. M The 9.10 A. M. and 3.15 P. M. trains from Portland connect at Conway Junction with theGreat Falls and Conway Railroad. The 7.20 A. M. train from Boston arrives m Port land in season for passengers to take the cars of the P. Sc O. Railroad. The 8.30 A. >1. train fro*1! Boston connects with the Grand Trunk Railway for Montreal, Quebec and all parts of Canada East. Through tickets are sold in Portland and Baggage checked through to Houlton, Calais, St. John, Hal ifax, Dover, Foxcroft, Rockland, &c. •Pullman sleeping car express cram. N. B. This train runs Sunday Morning, does not run Monday morning. t Accommodation train KFast Express. J. PRESCOTT, Supt. Eastern Railroad, l L. LINCOLN, Supt. First Div. M. C, R. R. GEO. BACHELDER, General Agent Eastern M. C. R. R., Portland, Me. de8 tt BOSTON MAINE RAILROAD PORTLAND TO BOSTON VIA Old Orchard Beach, Saco, Biddeford, Kenaebunk, Well*. Dover,; Great Fallti, Exeter, Haver hill and Lawrence. parioTcars. 1873. Winter Arrangements. 1873. p^SSagSEI P»Mf»gfr Train, leave Porl U-»f™W!lllnn«l for Bo.lon t6.15, 19.10 A. M. *3.10 (Parlor Cars), *6 P. M. Returning, leave Boston at *8.30 (Parlor Cars) A. >1., D2.30,13.30, *6.00 P. M. Train, from Bo.ton are dne at Portland at *12.30 t8,00,18.10, *9.58 P. M. For Manchester and Concord. IT. B„ via C.«c P. R. R. Junction, t6.1S A, M *3.10 P. M. For Lowell—All trains connect at Lawrence witli trains for Lowell. For Manchester and Concord via Lawrence tO.lOA. M. For Rochester and Alton Bay 16.18, A. M„ *3.10 P. M. For Milton nnd Union Tillage t6.1S A. M., *3.10 P. M. For Old Orchard Beach, Saco and Bid* deford 11 .25 A. M. Returning, leave Biddeford at 111.20 A. M. Fo. Mcarboro, Old Orchard, Saco, Rid deford and Kennebnnk 12.30 P. M. Retnrning, leave KennebnnU 17.30 A. M. For New York, Albany, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, AND ALL POINTS SOUTH AND WEST. The t6.15 A. M. train arrives in Boston at 10.45 A. M., connecting with train for New York via Shore Line at 11.10 A. M. The t9.10 A. M. train arrives in Poston in season to connect with the 3.00 P. M.train for New York via Springfield; also with 5.30 P. M. (steamboat) trains for New York via Fall River, Stonington and Norwich Lines. The *3.10 P. M. tram arrives in Boston at 7.10 P. M., conneccing with trains lor New York via Spring field at 9 00 P. M., and Shore Line at 9.30 P. nl. Passengers ticketed and Baggage checked through by either route. All Trains stop 10 minutes at Exeter for re freshments at First Class Dining Rooms. Passenger Station in Boston, Haymarket Square. Passenger Station in Portia d, Commercial street. Portland Ogdensburg R. R. passenger trains ar rive at and depart from this station. Freight received at Portland Ogdensburg R. R. Freight Station, West Commercial street, until 5 P. M. Family package Tickets between Portland and Boston for sale at 25 per cent, discount. Freight station in Boston, Causeway street, t Accommodation. ♦Fast Express. i AS. T. FURBER, Gen. Supt., Boston, PAYSON TUCKER, General Agent, Portland’ Boston. Dec. 6.1873. tf PORTLAND A OGDENSBURG B. B. CHARGE OF TIMS. On ami alter Monday, Oct. 20, 1873, ml until further notice train* will save, as follows: Portland for NoTth Conway at 7.45 A. M. and 1.30 P. M. Portland for Upper Bartlett at 1.30 P. M. Upper Bartlett for Portland at 7.00 A. M. North Conway for Portland at 8.15 and 11.30 A. M. The 7.45 train from Portland and 11.30 from North Conway will be Freight trains with Passenger car at tached. The 1.30 train from Portland and 8.15 from North Conway will have the following Stage connections:— At Baldwin for Cornish, Porter, Eezar Falls and Freedom. At Brownfield for Denmark and Brid ton. At Fryeburg for Lovell and North Lovell. Ticket office in Portland at Boston Maine R. R. Station, where all trains of P. O. R. B. arrive and depart. J. HAMILTON, Superintendent. Portland. Oct. 18.1873. aug30ti KNOX LINCOLN RAILROAD. ..■L_L_..-==gw Direc rail route to Wiscasset. New E!!!?!!??E"?5|Castle, Damar scotta, Waldoboro, =^"I3Warren and Rockland. No change of cars between Portland and Rockland. Steamers leave Rockland for all points on the Pe nobscot river, Machias, Mount Desert Vlnal Haven, Hurricane and Dix Islands. Leave Maine Central Depot, at 7.00 A. m., and 1.00 P. M. Stages connect at Rockland, for Camden, Lincom ville, Northport, South Thomaston and St. George, daily. At Rockland for Union, Appleton and Wash ington, Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. At Ttiomaston tor St. George daily. At Warren for Union, dally. At Warren for Jefterson and Whitelield, Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. At Waldoboro’ for North Waldoboro*, Washington and Liberty daily. At New Castle for Bristol and Pemaquid, daily. Freight Trains daily ami freight taken at »ow rates* jv29dtf C. A. COOMBS. Suo*t. STONINGTON LINE! FOR N"E"W YORK, AHEAD OF A Eli OTHERS. Tliis is the only inside route Avoid ing Point Judith. Scamboat Express trains leaves Boston from Bos ton Providence R. R. DeDot daily, except Sunday at 5.30 P. M. connecting at Stonington with the en tirely new and superb Steamer Rhode Island, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and with the eleg ant ana popular Steamer Stonington every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday, arriving in New York al ways in advance mf all ather lines. Bagea« checked through. Tickets procured at depots of Bcston Maine and Eastern Railroads and at Rollins Adams 22 Ex change St., and W. D. Little Co., 49* Exchange St" L. V^FILKINS D.S.}?ABCocT Gen. Paeenger Ag*t. New York. President. dlv RAILROADS, PORTLAND ROCHESTER RAILROAD. FALL ABRANOEMENT, Passenger trains leave Portland Rochester and intermediate stations r an ■at 7.30 A.M.,and 1.30 P. M.. making direct connection at Rochester with trains for Boston, over Boston Maine and Eastern Railroads. Also connect at Rochester with Dover and Winuipiseogee Railroad tor Alton Bay, and with Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad for Conway. Leaveitochester for Port land and way elation? at 7.20 A.M. and 12 M. The 12 o’clock train making direct connection at Rochester with trains from Boston, leaving Boston via Boston Maine, and Eastern Railroads# Leave Portland tor Gorham at 4.00 P. M. Leave Gorham for Portland at 4.45 P. M. Leave Portland for Saco River at 0.20 P. M. Leave Saco River for Portland at 5.30 A. M. Stages connect as follows: At Gorham for West Gorham, Stamlish, and No. Limington. daily. At Buxton Centre for West Buxton, Bonnv Eagle and Limington .daily. At Centre Waterboro’ for Limerick, Newtield, Par Bonstieid and Ossipee, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat urdays, returning alternate davs. At Centre Waterboro’for Limerick, Parsonsfleld daily. WILLIAM H. TURNER, Superintendent. oc0tc _HOTELS._ HOTEL DIRECTORY, Embracing the leading Hotel* in the State, at which. the Daily Press may always &e found. ALFRED. Connty House, Edmund Warren, Proprie tor. AUBURN' Elm House, Court, fit. W. S. A A. Young, Proprietors. AUGUSTA. Augusta House, Slate St. Harrison Bak er, Proprietor. Cony House, G. A. A II. Cony. Proprie tors. BANGOR. Harriman Honse, J.E. Harriman A Co. Proprietors Franklin Honse, Harlow St., R. Quin by, with i?l D JRc Coughlin A Mon., Prop. BATH. Sagadahoc House, JohnS. IRilliken, Pro prielor. Bath Hotel, C. NI. Plummer, Proprietor BOSTON. American House, Hanover St. E.Kic Proprietor. Parker House, School Sc. H. D. Parker A Co., Proprietors. Rerere House, Bowdoin Square, Bulfinclt, Bingham, WrisleyA Co.. Proprietors St. James Hotel—J.P. JR. Stetson, Propri etor. Trent out Honse. Tremont St. Bingham Wrisicy A Co. Proprietors. BETHEL. Chandler Honse, F. S. Chandler A Co. Proprietors. Chapman Bonse,—Andrews A Record, Proprietors. BOLSTER HILLS. Hancock House,—H. Hancock, Prop. BRUNSWICK. HE. P. A K. Dining Rooms, W. R. Field. Proprietor. CAPE ELIZABETH. Ocenn Honse—J. P. Chamberlain, Propri etor. CALAIS. International Hotel, W. D. Simpson. Proprietor. CAHDEH. Bay View Honse, E. H. Demnth, Prop. DANVILLE JUNCTION. Clark’s Dining Hall, Grand Trunk Rail way Depot, H. W. Clark. Proprietor. DIXFIELD. Androscoggin Honse, J. Jackson, Pro- prietor. ELLSWORTH. American House.—S. Jordan A Son. Prop City Hotel.—N. II. Higgins A Sous, Props FOXCROFT. Foxcroft Exchange. D. Savage, Proprie tor. GREAT FALLS, N. H. Great Falls Hotel,O. A. Frost, Proprietor HIRAH. Ht. Cntler House,—Hiram Baslon, Pro prietor. LEWISTON. DeWitt House, Waterhouse A Hellen Proprietors. LIHEBICK. I.imeriek Honse, Joseph G. Harmon, Pro prietor. LITTLE ON, N. H. Thayers Hotel, H. L. Thayer, Proprietor. HACHIAS. Eastern Hotel.—E. E. Stoddard, Prop. MECHANIC FALLS. Cnion Hotel, P. R’ Cobb, Proprietor. NORTH WINDHAM. Nemaaket House, W. W. Stanley, Propri etor. NORWAY. Real's Hotel, O. If. Green, Prop. Elm Honse, Main St. W. W. Wbitmarsh Proprietor. NAPLES' Elm Honse, Nathan Chureb A Sons, Pro prietors. NORRIDGEWOCK. Daniorth Honse, D. Danforth. Proprieto NORTH ANSON. Somerset Hotel. Brown Sc Hilton, Propri etors. OLD ORCHARD REACH. Ocean Honse, R. Scary, Proprietor. Old Orchard Honse, E. C. Staples, Propri etor. NORTH STRATFORD N. H. Willard Honse, C' S. Railey Sc Co. Pro prietors. PARIS HILL. Hnbbaral Hotel, H. Hubbard, Proprieto PITTSFIELD. Lancy House—Fletcher Ik Gale, Proprie tors. PHILLIPS. Harden Honse, Adams Robbinson, Proprietors PORTLAND. Adams House, Temple St. Charles Adams Proprietor. Albion House, III Federal Si. J.G Perry Proprietor. American Honse, India St. J. H. Dodge, Proprietor. City Hotel, Cor. Congress and Green St. J. K. Martin, Proprietor. Falmouth Hotel, P. E. Wheeler, Propri etor. Preble Honse, Congress St. Gibson Co., Proprietors. St. Julian Hotel, Cor. Middle and Plum Sts. G. E. Ward, Proprietor. C. S. Hotel, Junction of Congrcssand Fed eral Sts. E. Cram Ac Co., Proprietor. Walker Honse, Opp. Roston Depot, Geo. Rridghnm Jr., Proprietor. Commercial Honse—L. O. Sanborn Ac Co., Proptictors. PEAK’S ISLAND. Union Houar W. T. Jones. Proprietor. DACCA KAPPA. Centrnl Home-Alrin Allen, Proprielo MOUTH CHINA. Luke House, J. Mnrnge, Proprietor BICHNOND. Richmond Hotel, H. Springer. Proprietor SKOWHEGAN. Turner House, T. la. Hussey Co. Pro prietora. Elm House. M. H. Hilton, Proprielo Book, Card and Job PRINTING 109 EXCHANGE STREET Daily Press Printing House Every description ot Work promptly and carelully executed and„at the Lowest Prices. |WM. M. MARKS, MANAGER. STEAMERS. nan. i.ink to Halifax Nova Scotia, DIRECTI With connect ion* to Prince Edward Is land n nd C'afM* Breton. OWE THUMPER WEEK. The Screw Steamship ALHAM BRA, Capt. Angrove, will leave Portland every Saturday at P. M., ter HALIFAX, direct, mak i—————-Hu•» eoiiiier; .ns with the Intereo lViUial rtull^'ay* f°r \V Indsor,Truro,New Glasgow and Pietou, and ateamers foi Prince Edward inland; al so at New Glasgow, N. S., with Lindsey’s Stages fof Cape Breton. J JET" BETUSNINU will leave Halifax on TUES DAYS, at 4.00 P. Jl. For freight and other information auply to J. B. COYI.E, Jr., Franklin Wharf, oet28dtf _JOHN PQHTKOUS. Agent. Norfolk and Baltimore anil Washington 1>. Steamship Line. t Steamships of this Linesad from end of Central Wharf. Boston rftil Semi-Week iv, for NORFOLK and LA LTLMORE. Steamships:— William Latertncef* Capt. F. M. Howe*. William i'rane.” Capt. Solomon Howes. “George Apjtold” Capt. Winslow Loveland. 11 lllacrcutone,” Capt. Geo. H. Hallett. Freight for ward od from Norfolk to Washington Steamer Lady ot the Lake. Freight forwarded from Not folk to Petersburg and Richmond, by river or rail; and by the Va. Teun. Air Line to all points in Virginia, Tmnesset, Ala bama and Georgia-, and over tIte Seaboard and Roa noke R. R. to all jM.ints in North and South Carolina by the fialt. dr Ohio R. R. to Washington and il places West. Through rates given to South ami West. Fine Passenger aeeommoeat ions. Fare including Berth and Meal to Norfolk $15.00' fane 4N hours; to Baltimore $15, tune 05 hoars. For further information apply to E. SAMPSON, Agent. 1nne2tf_ 53 Centra! W harf. Heston. ALLAN LINE. ill»iilrc:il Ocean Steamship Co. UNDER CONTR vCT FOR THE CARRYING OF THE Canadian and l niicd States ?lnils. Passengers booked to London derry and Liverpool. Heturn rPiiket» grante i at Reduced Hates. The Steamship CIKCAWNIAN, CnptJWylie, Will leave this j»ort for Liverpool on 44TFBD4Y, Jan lOth, Immediately alter the arrival of the Train of the previous day from Montreal. Passage to Londonderry and Liverpool, Cabin (ac cording to accomnnsiat ions).#30 to #M) Payable in Gold or its equivalent. For Freight or Cabin Passage, apply to H.&A. ALLAN, No. 1 India St. For Steerage Pas age inward and outward, and for Sight Drafts uu England for small amounts, apply to -JAMES L. FARMER, No. 5 India Street. Portland, Nov. U>, 1871). uoliklti FOR BOSTON. jj-bb. THE MdM KIOi! NK£A UO JaP^Lgrr, inrc nteahern FORK NIT CITY AND F4L7IOITH, Having commodious Cabin ant! State Room ac commodation s, will run alternately, leaving FRANKLIN WHARF, Portland, DAILY, (SUNDAY# EXCEPTED) AT 7 O’CLOCK X*. M. Returning leave INDIA WHARF, Boston, same (lavs at 5 P. M. Fare $1.50. Through Tickets to New York via the varinu. Sound Lines, for sale at reduced iates. Freight taken at low rates. J. B. FOYLE JK.. General Agcnt.iuch30tf BOSTON" —AND— niiLioiii/pmA Steamship Line. Leave each i>ort every WeiiVy Sat’tl’y I¥o Wkartage. From Long Wharf, Boston, 3 p.m From Pine strut Wharl, Phlla delpliia, at 10 a. m. Insurance one half the rate _ stilling vessels. Freight for the West by the Penn. R. R., and Sonth by connectin' lines forwarded tree of Commission. PASSAGE, TEX DOLLARS. For Freight or Passage, apply to E. B. NA.tlPSO.V, Agent, jn23-ly 711 l.wna Wharf, Bo-Ion. Maine Steamship Co NEW ARRANGEMENT. SEMI-WEEKLY ^JNB. Steamers Chesapeake ami Fran conia will, until further notice, run a? follows: Leave east side of Franklin _ Wharf every MONDAY and THURSDAY, at 5 P. M., and leave Pier 38 E. K., New York, every MONDAY and THURSDAY, at 4 Tlio Franconia, leaving hear every Thursday, is fitted up with tine accommodations tor passengers, making this tine mom convenient and comtortable ronte for travelers between New York and .Maine Passage in State Room $5. Meals extra. Goods forwarded to and from Montreal, Quebec Halifax St. John, and all part? of Maine Shippe are requested to send their freight to the Steamers as early as 4 P. M.,on the days they leave Portland. For Freight or Passage applv to HENRY FOX, Portland Franklin Wharf, J. F. AMES, Pier 38, E. K., New York MayfMitf ,oc21dtf ISTERAAT10NAL STEAMSHIP CO. Eastport, I'ulni. anil Ml. John, Digby; Windsor nail Halifax. WINTER ARRANGEMENT on: TRIP PER WEEK 9” antl MONDAY, Dec. 22d the Steamer New Brunswick, jOPPiY 11 Hke, will leave Rail ,1 IK-i/llWlatM^''"a,l \X Inii i t.n.t hi State St., every at 5.00 p. in., for Eastport and St John. Returning will leave St. John and Eastport every Thusday. J Connections made at Eastport for St. Andrews Robbinston, Calais. Woodstock and Houlton. Connections made at St. John for Digby, Annap olis. Windsor, Kentville, Halxfhx, N. S., Shediac Aniliets‘1 85r“Freight received on days of sailing umd 4 o'clock, p. m. A. R. STUBBS, Agent de20dtf PORTLAND AND PHILADELPHIA. Clyde’s Iron Line of Steamers Running between Providence anti Philadelphia every WED NESDAY and SATURDAY gives direct communication to nnu rum Portland and all other points in Maine, with Philadelphia and be\ond. Through rates are given to Philadelphia and all points reached y the Penn. Central and the Phil. Reading R. R*s., and to all the principal cities in the South and Southwest. No Wharfage. No Commission lor forwarding. Fall hn formation given by WALDO A. PEARCE. Agent, 7 State Street, Boston, or J. B. COYLE dr., Portland. WM. P. CLYDE, CO., Gen’l Managers. Janll lv 12 So. Delaware A venue Philadelphia. CAN BE CURED, M-un>=5 DR. GRAVES’ Heart Regulator WILL DO IT. GIVE IT A TRIAL. AND YOU WILL BE CONVINCED. The Heart Regulator has been recommended bv many Physicians, and Is allowed by all who know it, value to be just what wo claim it-a Cure lor Heart lame* For circulars ol testimonials, &c„ address the solo agent, I- RANK E. INGA LL$,f onrord N.II. Price (1 per. Battle. For sale by Druggists gener ly. J. W. Perkins Co., A W. F. Phillips Co. wholesale dealers. Janl3eodJfcwly DR. BROWN S COMPOUND BLOOM PURIFIER. (Copy right secured April 30, 1872.) —FOR— Kidney I.iver ('•nplniats, Mirk ll. xd nrhe. Femnle Wralww, ttinlir sad t nroiiii ICnrnnintiHiii nn«l Mnot'alou* .tfffrlioun. Now being introduced Into this State by L. BART. LETT. It comes won recommended bv the Doctors and those that have used it, have no hesitation in saying that it will prove to be the best blood purifier ever used in this State. 1 J. W. PERKINS A I O., Wholesale A(|,. Retailed by F. Sweetser. 17 Market Square; C L (iilson, 14 Market Square; H. H. Hav. Middle Sr Sargent Coe, Cor. of Congress and Temple. del3*ftm Sanford’s Improved Refrigerators. fhe three points ot excellence which I claim, are 1st: constant and thorough circulatton of puie air; 2nd; ryness, no dampness mould nor taint; 3rd; no nteimingling of odors; purity and active air, the elements of Its success. (Jail, or semi for circulars. Manufactured and for sale by J. F. MERRILL, be tween Cross and Cotton sts., near Leavitt Burnham m Co.8 Ice House, Portland, Me. JeSdti