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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

A New SwINDLE. Hon. John G. Saw
yer, Secretary of State, gives official informa-
ton, that there is reason to believe that GER
tain persons out Of the State Of Maine are
about to issue and put in circulation bank bills
or notes, purporting to be issued by "THe
Little Androscoggin Company" at Danville
in the State of Maine, under pretence of au-
thority granted by our Legislature. The cor
poration authorized under the above name is
solely manufacturing corporation, with no
authority to exercise banking powers. 1t
cannot be ascertained that any company has
been organized under said act, or that any
capital stock has been paid in. 1t is now
supposed that this act Of incorporation was OBJ
tanned merely to be used in extensive swind-
ling operations at the West, by means Of
fraudulent bank notes. The parties being out
of the limits of the State, cannot be reached
by our laws, and the Secretary cautions peo-
pie against the contemplated cheat.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. The State Cen
trail Committee have called State Convex
ton of the Friends of Temperance and the
Maine Law, to meet in the City Hall in Port
land on Wednesday and Thursday, the 9th and
9TH day of July" "The Convention" says
the call, evil be Mass Meeting, and dele
gates from all the Towns, Plantations, and
Temperance Associations will be welcomed.
and invited to participate in the business Of
the Meeting"
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

The WHITE HousE.-A correspondent of
the Christian Mirror, GA Pastor, makes the
following statement, which will crafty every
pious heart: 81 am sure that many parents will
rejoice to know on unquestionable authority,
that the Presidential mansion is house Of
prayer Daily social devotions, attended on
Sabbath morning by all the inmates Of the
house, together with the recognition Of God at
table, while they mark the highest household
in our land as exempt from the maledictlon
pronounced against those "famllles that call
not upon the name" of Jehovah, may serve to
encourage Christians and set good example
to all Z,
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30
Bowdoinham, June 9th, 1853. a.t

- Some of our wing friends inquire, with
a leer, what's the trouble with the democracy
in New Hampshire! Tell them to look at the
vote Of the State Convention, where there was
only one vote to sustain a resolution censur-
ing the appointments Of the administration
If trouble among the democrats of New
Hampshire cannot get better start than that,
it will not be likely to amount to much. Mr..
Burke will be likely to be the principal loser
in that affair.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. The wife Of
Mr.. - Cutler. who resides in the south part
Of this city. was missing from her home early
on Tuesday morning. A note was found in
book, bidding her family farewell, and stating
her determination to drown herself ere they
should read its contents. Search has been
made in the stream near the house, but az yet,
her body has not been recovered. No cause
is assigned for the rash act.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

CRY BANK.-At a meeting Of the stockhoT-
ders Of the City Bank, the 23d inst, J. III.
Ml'Lellan, Joseph Berry, Oliver Moses, T., *.
Harding, B. G. Bailey, G.. G. Trufant, and
John G. Richardson were chosen Directors;
and at subsequent meeting Of the Directors,
j. H. M'Lellan was chosen President, The
capital stock, $l25, 900, has all been subscrib-
ed for, and fifty per cent. j. to Be paid ia the
first Of August. The Bank viii 60 into oPe-
ration the 10th Of August. v aiuiiiii 1fa1,1 40
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30
For the Eastern Times.
Sabbath School Excursion.

The scholars and teachers connected with
the Universalist society in this city, made an
excursion to Boothbay, in the steamer Seguin,
on Wednesday Of last week. The day was
fine, the sea comfortably smooth, the tide fair,
the air balmy and bracing, and everything in
the natural world seemed ipropitious for an
unusually pleasant time The day passed off
without serious accident, and the party re-
turned via Huhnewell's Point, arriving up to
the city at l-2 o'clock in the evening So
much on this head. Could we stop here we
should feel better satisfied, but truth and ius-
tice demand a word further. According to
their usual custom, the Committee of the
school made the excursion open to all their
friends, and other persons who might wish to
participate in it. The tickets were placed at
low figure, and the result was a very croicd-
ca party-numbering nearly three hundred
souls. Of this party in general too much
praise cannot be expressed for good conduct
and gentlemanly and lady-li1e demeanor.-
Those not of the school seemed to have be-
coming respect for the sstime and season." and
for their kind patronage and good example the
Committee unquestionably feel duly thankful,
and will, with their friends, ever stand ready
to reciprocate the courtesy and liberality.-
But there were fen young men-a UeSy few
it is to be hoped-belonging to some of our
best families in the city, whose conduct on
board and on shore was very annoying, and
who did much not only to disgrace themselves
and their friends, but to destroy the pleasures
of the trip to those for whose especial benefit
it was gotten up. These young men during
the trip, broke into and rihed baskets and
frkins of refreshments; scattering and de-
stroying the contents, insulted ladies by their
vulgarity, shocked others by their profanity,
pulled their smoke in the faces of women and
children without regard to propriety, and on
shore were so indecent as to shame those
whose courtesy had allowed them to be of the
party. Nor did their vile conduct end here
On the return, the boat stopped an hour at the
| ''Fort," and ifreport and the jewellers at that
place speak correctly, these same hopeful
youth manifested their good manners by cutting
clothes-lines, soiling the clothes upon them,
breaking fish nets, and other like acts Of vice.
AS the boat was leaving the wharf, volley
of stones was thrown on board by persons on
the wharf, one Of them. striking little girl
near the temple, cutting an ugly cash and
greatly endangering her life. This gross as
sault from the shore was provoked, as it turns
out, by evil disposed young men on board
who stole eggs from the side-house with which
to give the Fort people parting salute.
The above are the material facts connected
with the excursion, and the public will see
that the school have been grossly imposed up
on by parcel of young men whose names are
known, and are suppressed in this account
simply out of respect to their friends From
the next excursion of the school they will be
carefully excluded. CON-
Bath, June 9th, 1853.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

The following gentlemen were elected as
delegates to the State gubernatorial conven-
ton, at the democratic caucus held at Bruins
wick on Saturday last, viz :-Gen. ]. c.
Humphreys, Col. A. J. Stone, Nath1 Mer-
ryman, and Geo. Woodside, Esqs.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

E We forgot to say that our friend Wheel
er of the Kennebec Journal has sold out his
interest in that paper, and seated himself I'M
trammelled by business cares in the chair edi-
torial. We are glad for him. He is decid-
edly one of the best fellows found anywhere;
and we dare say the faults Of his political pro-
clivities and theories are principally attributa-
BILE to a severe federal education. He is
right, at heart.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN CoNNEcrIcUT. The
Connecticut Senate have passed the bill abol-
ishing capital punishment. It provides that
the convict shall be confined in cell having
an outer and an inner apartment outer
cell to be the place of labor and rest, and into
which no one shall enter until the prisoner
shall have passed into the inner cell and be- Sc
cured therein by bolt, except in case Of sick
ness. 1t also provides that he shall in no case
be pardened unless new evidence Of his inno-
cence shall have transpired. aH 'aa0ifnT
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

MUNICIPAL CouRT. james Allen was
brought up before his honor, Judge Smith, on
Monday, and sentenced to four days impris-
onment in the House of Correction. for drrnL
enness ea4- .lAas sar..
Frank Coffrill and Michael Ryan were each
fined ST. and costs, for drunkenness. IA ton ad
Patrick Kelly and Catharine Duwyer were
each fined $40 and costs for selling liquor.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

~ The announcement in our last, Of dele
mates chosen in Bowdoinham, was prema-
ture, as will be seen by the following 80
At a meeting of the democrats of this town.
held on Saturday evening last, James HI.
Chamberlain was chosen Chairman, and E.
L. Thorn, Secretary. S. v. Given and VIM.
M Berry were chosen delegates to attend the
State Convention at Bangor on the 3Oth inst.
hhhnahaT E. L. THORN, Secretary.
Bowdoinham, June 9th, 1853.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30
Bath, June 9th, 1853.

Since the above was written, we learn that
the father Of the young man who threw the
stones on board the boat, has been up to the
city and settled the affair-and no man regrets
the unpleasant circumstance more than he
This is the general feeling at the "Fort, :"
and the good people there are no more dis
posed to charge the evil conduct of few row.
dies upon the party getting up the excursion,
than the party is to charge upon them the as
sault made by an individual. Con-.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

E Quite rebellion was created among
the stockholders in the Somerset and Kenne-
bee Railroad, on account of a tax of five cents
postage on notification Of the first assess
ment. The mistake was bad one, and the
officers should guard against its repetition.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

WALDoBoRo' BANK. At a meeting Of the
stockholders Of Waldoboro' Bank, held on the
Goth inst, the following persons were chosen
directors:-Isaac Reed, John HI. Kennedy,
Alfred Storer, John Siders, Henry Kennedy,
Augusts Webb and Alden F. Miller. At a
meeting Of the Directors, Isaac Reed was
chosen President, and B. B. Haskell, Cashier
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

81 The following astonishing pun was
perpetrated by u correspondent Of the Boston
Post Hold him, do!
The Post says ladies in Vermont are
''cheap for cash." Boston can compete with
them. read in the coaches Of Hobbs &
Prescott; single fare tfve cents.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

Some person, or persons unknown, COM
mitted a fendish outrage in Ellsworth, ON
last Saturday night, by cutting two cows and
the throat Of horse in a most brutal manner,
and otherwise wounding them with stabs and
gashes
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

T The address of Rev. Mr. RalLam oF
Wiscasset, before the Masonic Fraternity a.
Gardiner, is represented as an exceedingly
able and eloquent address. We are glad to
see evidences that this ancient and honorable
institution is on the advance
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

- One Of the greatest improvements Of
the age on small scale, is the selfheating
Flatiron, for sale by HI. Chamberlain. BY
all means try it, if you would save your wood
nile
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

~ The last number of the Democratic
Advocate appears with new head This il
an ably conducted sheet, and deserves liber-
al support.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

WooLwIcH. At democratic caucus, held
in Woolwich on Wednesday, the 22d inst,
Samuel Merry was chosen delegate to the
State Convention.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

- Mr.. Delevan, man who has devoted
his time and property for years to the cause of
in New York, goes against the
Maine law.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

- The Portsmouth boys in Boston and
New York are coming home to spend the 4th
of July. By the noise they make about it in
the newspapers, we should judge that the
Portsmouth boys are ''some' on spree.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

e According to the account Of the Maine
Congregational Conference held recently at
Saco, the clergy must have have had good
time.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

% If, as the Boston Atlas says, the wing
party is past praying for, the moral condition
Of society at the head waters of Salt River
must be desperate.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

New Custom HoUsE.--We learn that Mr..
Webb, Of Bangor, has secured the contract for
the stone and mason work ON the new Custom
House, this city. The foundation will be com
pleted this fall, and operations will be com
menced soon AAh4 FA TT7A
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

No less than Twenty-Five cases of sun
stroke, or sudden and dangerous illness from
the effects of the heat, occurred in New York,
on Tuesday and Wednesday, of which twenty
four resulted fatally
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

''Those who criticise most severely the
works of others, seldom can produce any them
selves"
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

IL That delicious fruit, the strawberry,
begins to appear in the market. Strawber-
ries are said to be plenty this year. We
should like to see some evidence of the fact
No country in the world produces fruit more
delicious than the red-ripe field strawberry of
Maine.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

APPOINTMENT. Samuel Merry has been
appointed postmaster of Woolwich, vice S.
Dodge, removed.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

A ship Of about 700 tons, called the Ber-
nard, was launched from the yard Of B. G.
Bailey, on Tuesday Of last week.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

- Let the boys have pretty good time
on the Fourth. Juvenile patriotism should
not be too much restrained.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

~ The Maine liquor law has been again
"kilt" in the New Hampshire Legislature.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

O. The Maine Liquor Law has triumphed
in Michigan by about 10000 majority.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

r The Maine law, after three days dis
c,ss;on has been defeated in the Connecti-
cut House of Representatives.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

E The compliments of our brethren of the
press shall be attended to.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

81 The Fourth of July Grafton at Lewis Wis,
u, will be delivered by Hon. John Appleton.
>ysland, and not by Hon. F. H. Morse,
ny, as before announced.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-30

Mr.. EDITOR II certainly did not expect,
when wrote the former article for your pa
per, that should so soon again ask the favor
of occupying a place in your columns. But in
an article in your last. over the signature of
Reporter,I find charges 40 grave and serious,
that if had no feelings OF apersonal nature,
regard for my family and for the community
in which / live, would impel me to notice
them for if i cannot show them TO be ground
less, shall be unworthy to occupy the posi-
ton now hold as President Of the Common
Council. or as a member of the Council; in
deed. ought scarcely to remain in the COM
munity, and should certainly be unfit to asso-
ciate with honest men.
am charged in that article with abusing
the Mayor and aspersing his character; with
wishing to conceal what / have uttered, and
wilfully disappearing the case to effect that
object and finally stand charged clearly and
unequivocally with being liar.
believe it will be admitted that such charg-
es should have good foundation to rest upon,
or the person who makes them must be ma
lignant defamer.
Let US see how the case stands. At meet
ing of the Common Council held on tho LIST
inst, read paper purportng to be the re-
port of the finance committee, on which / made
some remarks. Those, and those only. are the
remarks in which / am charged with abusing
the May or and aspersing his character. I af-
firm that those remarks were plain statement
of facts, and that they contained no abuse Of
any one, unless the truth is abusive. Being
here. however upon trial, my disclaimer may
perhaps not be taken, l introduce, therefore
the following evidence:
We, the undersigned members of the Com.
mon Council of the City of Bath, do hereby
declare that we were present at the Council
meeting of the first instant, and heard the re-
marks of the President concerning paper pur.
porting to be the report of the committee on
finance; that said remarks were appropriate
and applicable to the case; and although
pointed and strong, were not indecorous or in
sulting to any one; and we consider the re.
port of the same in the Eastern Times as in.
correct, uncalled for, and calculated to convey
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-15
WASHINGTON, December 4.

A Democratic caucus was held in the
hall of the House, and was iolerably
well attended. Disney, Orr. Richard
son, and several others were absen,
The Assembly organized, and Olds
acted as Chairman; lngersoll, of Con.
nec.icu,, and Davis, of Indiana, Secre-
taries. The rules of the House were
adopted as the rules of the meeting.
Mr.. Stanton. of Tennessee, offered a
series of resoluio"s affirming the prin.
ciples of the Baltimore Platform.
Those IN favo; of carrying out The in
augural and against interference in State
politics, were ruled out, on point oforder;
an appeal was taken, but the Chair was
sustained by large majority. They
then proceeded to ballo. for Speaker.
lst ballot. Boyd, 10; Orr, 80; Disney.
81; Babcock, /; total, ls. ID ballot,
Boyd. Ga; Orr, %; Disney, 81. Boyd
was declared nominated. ... .... ."
They then proceeded to ballot for the
remaining officers; the following is the
result: "a ..s# Aae $751;. .n
Forney was nominated Clerk Of the
first ballot; Bronson Sergean,at Ans,
on the first ballot; Johnson Post Master,
and The Did officers throughout. After,
wards adjourned. a.# a.. #
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-15

The election of LYNN BorD, as Speak
er of the House of Representatives. is
conceded as victory for the Admins
,ra,ion, bu. il certainly is only a tempo
rary one. That there are elements of
discord among the members of the Dem
ocra,ic side of the House is evident. and
the great questions Of Grants of land for
Railroads, The annexation Of the Sand
witch Islands and Cuba, and last but not
least the depletion of the u. s. Treas
ury---which is in an unusually plethoric
s!ete-will undoubtedly bring i. Out
That grants of land should be made for
Railroad purposes every man in the
North and West admits; Blu, such is no,
the policy of the South, and this is the
rock on which the Administration is
doomed 10 founder. Notwithstanding
the evident opposition Of the Admins
tra,ion to grants of land for those pur.
poses, we hope our delegation in Con.
gress will use their utmost endeayors 10
&c, a reasonable quota Of the public DO
main for Railroad purposes in Iowa.
/, is due 10 Iowa and she should have it.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-15
St. Louis Market.
ST.. LOUIS, December 8,

FLOUR-To-day, $50 bbls Prairie
city mills; at 81 rs; 80 bbls scratched al
"a so.
WHEAT-Cboice red may he stated
at ITO to ll5c, and white a! ls. exclu.
sive OF SKIS. To-day the supply fair
Sales of 294 SKIS, private; 1876 red at
ITO; 81 at lie. white; I56 red at liz. and
SO do at same, exclusive of sacks; 334
red al ITO, and-336, inferior, at lO2.
CORN-I'o day 800 SKIS, old yellow
and new gunnies. at 43; % mixed al AZ;
262 new mixed al 40.
OATS-To day, 1000 SKIS a. 81 and
GAG do q, same, ..... 49,
PROVISIONS AND LARD-To-
day $40 hams and 900 shoulders. in
bulk, received from Missouri river, just
in salt, at 6 and &c. Small sales of lard
al Sc. ......
HOGS-Sale of 500 head, in two lots,
at 81, and GOO do at Alton. delivered
here, AT 81. Packers doing bu, very
limited business as yet. Some receipts
per river. The stock.yards furnish a
few head. which are reported al from 81
To 81 SO, with an occasional lot Of ex.
ira quality 10 butchers at Sd so. Buy
ers here are willing 10 contract at 81 a,
This time. as far as we understand them.
On the Wabash. and a. other important
packing sections, the tendency is down
ward. Al Cincinnati, at the beginning
of the week, a small advance on pre-
vious rates was effected, and good lots
brought 81 35. .....
RlES-To. day 10 lIhds sugar
a, Al; 80 bbls new plantation molasses a,
23a. New rice So; fair TO prime coffee
lie TO IL. choice al higher figures, say
I2a 10 leg. ...... ...
SALT--Sale Of G. A. in 100 bag
lots, at 50. lesser quantities So 05; +. l..
81 so. Kanawha SOC per bushel.
HlDES--Dry flint steady al l2c, dry
sailed 10, green a sailed 5.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-15

which Capt. Walker stryed for several
DAYS. is over 600 yards long. The
houses are mostly built of stone and
mortar; some of adobe. They are very
snug and comfortable, and many OF them
are Two and even three stories hlgh.
The inhabitants are considerably ad-
vanced in some Of the arts, and manu-
rac,ure excellent woolen clothing, blank.
cts. leather, basket work and pottery.
Unlike most of the Indian tribes IN
this country, the women work WITHIN
doors, the men performing all the larm
and ou, door labor. As race they are
lighter in colo- than the digger Indians OF
California; indeed, the women are toll
erably fair, in cons equence OF not being
so much exposed to the sun. The Mo-
quis farm in the plain bv day, and retire
10 their villages on the mountain a, night.
They irriga,s their lands by means oil
the small streams running out OF The
side of the mountain. When it fails 10
snow on the mountains in the winter,
their crops are bad. For this reason
they always keep two or three years
provisions laid up, for fear of famine.
Altogether. they are a most extraordina-
nv people. far in advance of any other
aborignes ye, discovered on this con'i.
nen,. they have never had any inter
course with the whites. and OF course
their cisiliz alton originates with them
selves.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-15
Editorial Convention.

II has generally been agreed upon oy
the Press of the State, ,ha, this Conven.
sion shall be held a. Iowa City on the
9th January next. This will suit the
Democratic part Of the fraternity, and if
i. suits them. it will no doubt suit all
others. We are labelled "for Iowa City"
on the 9th, and hope that there will be a
full representation fthe Press generally.
The Telegraph suggests that SAUNDERS,
of the Davenport Gazette draw up the
papers" We are willing, and hope
he will put the "Courier" an the bill.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-15

have received warning not TO publis h
anything to provoke Russia.
There are frequent skirmishes at the
Russian ouiposis, near KalafaE the
Turks are strongly fortified a, Kalaiat;
the Russians are reported as marching
TO attack that place, bu, the Turks are
receiving strong reinforcements; they are
likewise sending succor 10 the Circas-
slams.
The Gear Of Russia is reported TO be
i'll. .....
The London Morning Chron ;cle con
tains dispatches stating that the Turks
had erected camp on the Servlan
frontier. and had commenced throwing
a bridge across the Danube, to which
the Servians have offered determined
resistance.
The Turks ore receiving reinforce
mens from Widen, and desperate
fight is expected