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orally, win ensure, We have no doubt, very
profitable and interesting series of meetings.
What has been done so successfully in other
towns can surely be done here. We have am
Mo material to be developed in aid of an enter
prise that appeals to alclasscs of the commune
".
HoNE EDUcArIoS.-Seyeralye years since, Rsy.
Warren Barton set on foot movement de-
signed 10 interest all classes in the community
and all sects in religion, IN the Improvement Of
the home training and education of the young.
His large experience rs n pastor and a practical
teacher, his unwCariel industry and his self
sIcrihcing zeal are qualitie which render him
eminently tit for the noble work 10 which he is
devoted. The amount Of good which lac has
already accomplished Is very great. Though
he gives his whslc time and strength to the
work, he receives no regular salary, being sole
ly dependent for his support upon the yolun-
tary contributions ofthc friends of the cause.
His mode OF operation consists in disseminating
information through the press, and in proyid-
ing for the holding of meetings wherever it is
possible tor the discussion by clergymen and
hymen ofquestions relating 10 the moral, intel
ectull and physical training OF children in the
home.
During the past autumn, he has extended
his operations % many Of the principal cities
ami towns, not only in this State, but also in
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. In ST.
lem, a series OF ten meetings have been held
under his auspices, in which the clergymon of
different denominations, and other friends Of
c,lucition, participated. These meetings were
hilly attended, and their proceedings were &c
pogtcl in the local papers. by these means,
the minds OF huuirC,ls and thousand of parents
have been awakened to the importance of right
home culture.
The highly interesting aud profitable meetings
hell last winter under Mr. BurtOn's direction
NJ the State House, will not soon be forgotten
by those who attended them. We learn with
pleasure that a similar series of meetings will
be held in the same phase sometime during the
session OF the Legislature.
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have Yourself; How the Snow Melted on
Mount Washington; The Three Great Voyages;
Tie Battle of New Orleans; fury, or Three
Stories in One; A Christmas Hymn; and the
various Editorial Departments, containing
things wise, witty, sober, aud sad. too various
and numerous to mention. Here is table OF
contents tempting enough TO induce any one
to spend leisure hour Or so, in digesting them.
The article arceycry one ofuncommon interest,
and the number is particularly good, even for
Harper. For sale at IIodsdon's.
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GREAT FIRE IN NEW YonK.-Thc connagra-
ton In Deekman street, New York, on Thurs
day morning, was not so disastrous, in respect
10 the losses, rs was anticipated ut the hrst.
The fire swept away fifteen buildings, and the
aggregate loss is little less than half million
of dollars. The total insurance, 80 far as ascer-
tain, is S22S, 800. The checking of the conila-
grafton seems'to be due almost cntIrcly to the
two steam fire engines So intensely cold was
tho weather, that the hand engines froze up,
and were rendered useless. lfit had not been
for the steam engines, there is no telling what
would hayc'bccn the extent Of the conilagrat!on.
Boston Journal.
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CoLD WEATHER IN NORTHERN New HAMr.
snrRE.-Wc learn from Mr.. George Little, one
of the conductors on the Boston, Concord and
Montreal Railroad. that the thermometer at
Lit,leton, on Thursday morning (29th) was
3G degrees below zero, and at Frinconia 81 de-
grees below. lie brought from Woodsvillc to
Concord, on his train that afternoon, a boy
who had his hands, feet and cars badly frozen
on Wednesday, while, saving wood in a shed.
A man at Littleton frozc his feet while busy
getting out lumber; and at IIopkinton a'man
was found frozen to death in the street.
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- The entire census of Great Britain wa.
taken in 1851 in single day, and the report:
were collected, compared, and published by the
Government within three months. This wa:
accomplished by the division Of the whole coun-
try into districts so small, that a man could
collect the statistics in less than day Tn;
number of these districts was over thirty-ninC
thousand, and the blanks previously prepared
by the Government weighed iilty-two tuns.
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A carr d.

To these gentlemen who have 50 generously
nrcsentel mo with 30 nice and 50 useful gin as
Tho Sewing Machine, would express my sincere
thanks, aud may always prove myself worthy
of so valuable u present That II may work for
the benefit Of the Soricty, and that IL may stitch.
bind and gather Us oil into ono strong circle OF
friends. Is the earnest desire Of
lM2 TIlANhfOL uKASP.
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rhn Rnnl fnr the Timcs.

Tho Life Of Capt JOHN BROWN. writ.
ton Inv LANES RrppiTn will be issued ON Dr before
the FIRST OF January. Those who desire II In Saeo
and BlddefOrd. can obtain IL Mt Horton brothers,
Liberty ST., BhldofOrd.
J. r. Bcnn Is the only authorised agent for the
county OF York. Local agents wanted in every
town In the county.
iwss J.R. DEAN, Agent, Diddeiord, Mc.
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y The Contents Of Harper for January are
as follows: Holidays in Costa Rica; A Lay Of
the Danube; Rural Pictures; A Pipe Of Tobae-
co; Mrs. Anthon's Christmas Present; The
Poets Secret; The Atoms ofChladni; Carlsbad
on Clutches; Mrs. vinton of Tallahassee; Be
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MASSACHUSETTS, HONrorATnic HosriTAL.-
At a special meeting OF this Society last even
ing, at the rooms of the Dispensary in fremont
Temple, avacancy in the office of Treasurer
was iil!ed by the election fAlr. Simon q. Chez
yer of Boston, ono of the Board of Trustecs,
in which board vacancy is accordingly crca-
ted
A Joint committee OF the Boston Academy OF
Homeopathic Medicine aud the Trustees of the
Massachusetts, Homeopathic Hospital appeal TO
the friends ofhomcOpathy for fund ofSlOO,-
600, to support upon n permanent basisu home
opathic hospital in Boston. The committee
propose first to open n small hospital as soon
as suiT;ient sum shall he subscribed to meet
the annual expenses, aud to enlarge this as fast
rs the funds will allow. Subscriptions may be
sent 10 the Treasurer. or forwarded through
any homeopathic ihy scian or member Of ,h1
Board of Trustees. Boston Journal
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MAIL ESPIONAGE IN New JERsEY.-A corr
respondent of the New Brunswick FredoRian
states that under the late decision of Postmaster
General Holt, in relation to the distribution OF
incendinry" documents through the Virginia
Post Offices, the Postmaster at New Market,
Midlesex county, in this State, has decided
that inccndiary and abolition documents, and
particularly Helpers Impcn ling Crisis, shall
not be delivered from his Office. The name OF
this postmaster, who fears an Instruction
among the free whites of New Jersey, by read
ing " abolition " documents, is Jesse Thorn.
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THIRTY Years Aco.--The Portland Adycrtis-
err reprints the following extracts from the
Marylanier, paper Published in Baltimore in
1898. pending the Presidential contest between
Adams and Jackson. How like recent threats
these records of the past appear:
81 few days since we stated, on the authori
~ of the Richmond Wig, that Mr.. Andrew
stevenson, Speaker of the House of Represen'
tatiycs, hal, within u few weeks, asserted that
if Mr.. Adams should be reelected the Union
would be dissolved"
"On the same authority, we stated that a
Judge of the General Court of Virginia had
made the declaration Mt Norfolk, that ''if Mr.
Adams was not put out by the voice of the peo'
pie, they 1.-THE Jackson mcn) would be willing
to put him out by force"
"Both these statements are corrohorated by
responsible men, who certify their truth"
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= We notice, says the N. Y. Tribune. a
statement that Gcrrit Smith will go to Europe
as soon rs he is sufficiently restored to health
to bear the fatigue of trayol. The death of his
friend, Timothy jenkins, will be serious blow
to Mr. Smith. The relations of these gentlemen
rs friends, client and counsel, were very inti-
mntc.
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In presenting you with DIR. EATON'S IMAM
TILE CORDIAL, We desire TO state It's superiority
over every nOstrum that nurse or qCack has here
tOlOre offered you.
Rirst-lt Is the preparation Of n regular phys.
cian, who Is well qualified from much experience
In MANTLE complaints to prescribe for them. Sec
ondly-it Is entirely free from paregorc or op'atc
OF any Kind. and consequently relieves by remoy-
ing tic suffering Of your child, Instead OF dcaden-
Ink its sonsblltlcs. Thrdly-lt Is put up with
great care. as u comparison Of IL with any other
article for inintilc complaints will show; tho very
roots from which II 10 Distilled being dug from the
forests under tho direction OF Dr. Eaton. many Of
them by his own hands. Fourthly-it Is perfectly
harmless and cannot inure the most delicate In
flnt and Il certain cure aud relief In all the fol-
lowing cases, which Is its chief merit over every
other preparation, Wis -.
FOR ALL COMPLAINTS ATTENDING TEETH.
ING such as DYSiNTERY COLO, &C., also for
sof,cnng the gums and relieving pain. POr rocu-
atingtho bowels Il Is uacqualled. For cold In the
Ileadl Is n sure relief For GROUP. the most IA
Tn! and trying Of diseases, II DC relied with
perfect confidence and being u powerful anti
spa smOdlc In all cases of commissions or ITS. W
earnestly recommend you TO lose no time in pro-
curing It, Lastly--ltc costs so much more than IN.
or preparations OF tho kind, that wo cannot afford
such long advertisements rs can those whose whole
expense Is their Advertising FOX the same reasOn,t
recommends itsclras the most reliable 10 all moth
ers. In all cases, the directions wrapped around
each bottle must bo strictly followed. Prioo 70
cents per bottle.
Sold by CHURCH & DUPONT Druggists,
No. 30 Maiden Lane, New York.
II. II. Hay. Wholesale Agent for Maine. eopj0
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~ Anderson, the Kentucky American, while
defending himsclfin Congress against an attack
because he wouldn't vote for democrat for
speaker, turned his opponents fire rather
sharply rs follows:
"You democrats ask us to vote for south
ern man and STAKEHOLDER, but you won't vote
for John 4. Gilmcr of North Carolina, who is
the largest stakeholder. in the House. Why,
gentlemen, you have Sc democrats in the House,
and Mr.. Gilmer owns just s. niggers-onc mig
ger for every democrat ~
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- Govcrnmcnthas lost million of dollars,
on the mail contracts, through the failure of
the House of Representatives to organize. This
is all owing TO the obstinacy of the democratic
minority, who not only will not allow the Re-
publican candidate for Speaker to be elected,
but absolutely refused to vote for Mr.. Gilmcr,
though he owns more slaves than any democrat
ic member of the House of Representatives.
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q Helper has sent splenlidly bound copy
of the unabridged edition of his Impending
Crisis " to Missouri Clark, with letter, re-
turning that gentleman his sincere thanks for
the magnificent advertisements he has bestowed
free of charge, upon his book.
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u Mr.. Sherman, the Republican candidate
for Speaker of the House, is of Connecticut or
igin. His grandfather, Taylor Sherman, built
the house now occupied by Nathan Beers. His
father, says the Tribune, Charles Sherman,
was born in that house, and lived there until
his removable Ohio. Mr.. Sherman comes hon
cstly by his Republicanism, as the patriot
blood of old Roger Sherman flows in his veins.
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The Probate Court held its regular session
70: January al Alfred, and after its business
there was concluded, Judge Bourne adjourned
the court to Saco, and it will probably remain
in session here during the present week.
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G. MORSE, NJ. d.,
Physician for Diseases Of the Lungs,
le6 Congress Street.. Portland, Me.
,,.I Iriis, Ian 4 and ~, Friday Feb and n ,
Friday. March p and BOT Friday, April Is aud "a.
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Iuclncr,s ErnpendIng Crisis.

A work creating great excitement In Congress
10000 copies sold nov ready. Tho Compondi-
um with paper cover, price 20 cts. cloth slet Al
Horton brothers. ava
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N oTICE +.

Tho first Of series Of meetings on the subject of
Home Education, will hc hold ut The lcstry OF the
Second CONGREGATIONAL Church, air. PackarG'O on
MONDAY EVENING NEXT, Jan. 9th 1850, at Ia
before J oclOc
Subject for free discourse allow much should
paTcIirs depend on school teachers to correct the
bad dispositions and habits of their children! How
far are teachers Justly responsible for the condoct
" o '"N" p'f''' V DY REQUEST.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. s:-Thc Court came in at
DAM. After hearing Of motions the first case
on the trial docket was eallcl, and opened to
the 6rst jury. This is an action of trcspass
gulre elausum Samuel NJ. Blaisiell rs. Ezekiel
Roberts ct ali. The case was entered Mt the
Oct. term 1851. A trial was had and verdict
rendered tor defts. April Term 1854. The
PIC. took exceptions. aud a new trial was or
dered. The case came on anew, at the Jan.
tcrm' 1850; but was interrupted before reach
inc a verdict. This has occupied the whole OF
today and is not yet concluded. jordan and
Rollins for plE Is, Elmball aud Ira I. Drew
for def,
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DEATHS.

In this city, Cd inst. Mr. John Staples, aged 70
years aud months, Sd inst, Anzornetta H., daugh
ter Of the widow Sarah farrar. Of West Ripley,
Me, aged 10 years and . months
In Lyman 2stlI ult., Mr.. james Smith, aged ~
years.
In Lyman, Dec. 10. Miss Betsy Hill, aged IS
yrs, G mos.
In Kcnnchunkport, Dec 10, Miss Lucy Durrcll,
aged 6S years
In Waprburo, Dec 90 Emma II daughter of VIM
ii. JOHNSON, aged yrs, limos.
In Eliot, Dec %, Arianna, daug. ter Of George Q:
Bartlett Esq, aged years, . mos.
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Notice.

TIE PEWS ut Trinity Church, Pleasant Street,
| SacO, are NJ present free. Tho ministry is, In
part, supported by the voluntary offerings Of the
wOrshppers. All who wish can attend ON this ar
rangement.
Saso, January 3, lsC0. 4wa
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~ The publisher of Helpers Crisis sold l5,.
600 last week. SO much for congressional adj
yeltisinr,
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THURSDAY, Jan. 5.-Samuol NJ. Blaistiell vs..
Ezekiel Roberts, ei ali. Still on trial. and win
probably consume the whole OF to-day.
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TO OUR
Customers.

We WISH You ALL A
HAPPY NEW YEAR! !
And b those who have been owing us eight months
or year and upwards. wo are compelled TO wish,
IN order 10 do justice 10 ourselves ana 10 otneSs
want our books balanced the first OF the year.
The goods you have had we were long since
Obliged 10 pay for, but such course has subjected
us 10 great deal OF Inconvenience rs you must
well know. We cannot do this any longer, you
must pay US promptly, or we must stop selling
goods on tlme-nobody knows when.
hope all those who arc delinquent In this re-
spect will take gunllo hint and come and pay up.
for by so doing You will relieve us OF great bur.
den, and enable us TO pay our own bills.
l.. III. WENTWORTH,
3w2 No , Diddeford House Block.
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HENRY WARD BEEGHER'S
SERMONS, =
REVISED BY THE AUTHOR,
WILL APPEAR IN THE
.LgnGaSpS1Adent
EVERY WEEK.

This announcement alone should DO n sufficient
inGucemont to Thousands to send their subscrip-
lions.
The conductors Of this paper aim to make II the
most influential and useful religious newspaper
published in this country. To this end they en-
plcy an array of Editors, Special Contributors,
Regular Correspondents, Miscellaneous Essayists,
Commercial Reporters, and other writers, each Of
whom contributes valuable and indispensable
part of every weekly number.
In addition to this, arrangements are now in pro-
gress by which The INDEPENDENT, for the coming
year. will be made still more interesting and at
tractve.
wider range Orgood reading will be introduced
and the paper will be printed throughout with new
type.
1t is intended that any ono of the following de.
partments of the paper, Wis the Sermons Of
Henry Ward HBeeCher,
the Contributions Of the
Rcy. Geo. Id. Cheeyer,
the Poems of
JOhll G.. Whittier,
the Commercial Articles and Market Reports, Edi
torial Articles, or the Family Reading, shall be
worth moro than the entire subscription price fol
one year.
We are happy to announce that our subscription
list is increasing more rapidly than ever before
and as special lnduccmcnt to our readers we will
say that for every tro ne'O subscribers sent us with
s., We will credit the party sending the samo with
one years subscription.
The friends Of TIE INDEPENDENT in all sections
of the country, will favor the cause in which we are
engaged, by using their influence to extend our
circulation.
Terms S2a year in advance.
Address
JOSEPH II. RICHARDS, Publisher,
2w2 No. Bccliinan ST, New York.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Tea Farty aEa Festival.
Tho Ladies connected with tho
Second Congregational Society,
OF this city, will give Tea Party
AT UNION HALL, BIDDEFoRD'
n, "Wednesday Event.. ian. 18th.

On which occasion they viii be happy to meet all
their friends and the public generally.
Eyf-Vocal and Instrumental Music and spcoccl-
cs may bc expected. Tickets OF admission, 20
cents to be had at the bookstores aud at the door
Doors omen at half past o'clock. lw1
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SiGO 4 BlDDEFORD SWINGS INSTITUTION.
By amendment of the Bylaws, Five Cent
Deposits will be received, at their Office in Ca
lef Block; Saco.
EDWARD p. BURNHAM, Treasurer.
Jan. 4. 1860.
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CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, ASTlTNli
NFeIicafeGl Inhalation,

CATARRH, AND ALL CHRONIC DIS
cases OF tho Throat and Lungs,
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who III be the Lucky Man !:

Appearances indicate to us, that Doug
lass chances for the Charleston nomination
are every day getting worse and worse
On the platform of squatter sovereignty, it
is an absolute impossibility for him to be
nominated. If he should be successful at
Charleston, it will be proof positive that be
has renounced all adherence to squatter
sovereignty, and consented to betray his
friends and belle his professions, by pledging
the extreme South all it may ask of him
In view of the intense hostility of the
Southern Democracy to Douglass pet prin-
ciple, this we regard as incontrovertible.
Who is most likely to be the Charleston
nominee? We think, James Gathrie of
Kentucky. Several circumstances concur
in giving him unusual strength. He is
Western man and favorable to Western in
terests; heis identified with the Railroad bus-
ness, and consequently supposed to be right
on the Southern views in connection with
the Pacific Railroad question; he is rich and
therefore able to be bled freely for election
purposes; he is a Southern man, but not too
far South ''to hurt" he no doubt is s'soundr
on the Slave Code question, or such an ex-
treme pro-slavery paper as the Louisville
Courier would not advocate his claims; he
has The reputation of being a protectionist,
aud therefore strong in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey; he made rather efficient Sec
retary Of the Treasury under Pierce, and
consequently is pretty strong with the in
huential commercial circles of the great
business cen 'ers. At the same time, he is
not M -ch known by the people, and is not
IN any sense man of the people," but we
all know, that the politicians nominate
the people have little to do till it comes to
voting. Then they are needed
If we were to guess who will be the
nominees at Charleston, we should say,
James Guthrie for President, and Horatio
Seymour or Daniel S. Dickinson of New
York for Vice President Whoever "New
York's favorite (Democratic) Son proves
to be, will probably be put on with Guthrie,
to secure the electoral vote of the State
which claims that son as her petted off
spring.
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BSa.T There are few Galleries in the West
that contain SO many really splendid pic
lures, or enjoy so enviable reputation, rs
Mr. Elliot's City Gallery, No. 40 Main St.
lie has not kept his light "under a bushel,"
but has advertised extensively in many Of
the papers in this part of the country, and
this, together with the tens of thousands OF
pictures he has made and which have been
sent to almost all parts Of the world, have
rendered the name of his Gallery proverbial
His success in taking the likenesses of in
iants and small children especially, has
hardly u parallel.
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PITTsBURG, April 1.-THE heavy rains
for the past few days have caused freshet,
attended by the destruction OF considerable
property. The low lands along the Monon-
gahela and Allegheny rivers are completely
Inundated. The rise came so suddenly that
several coal boats on the Monongahela were
swept over the dam and sunk. The num-
Der lost was IS, the loss being over $4,000.
The loss in the Allegheny has been consid-
cradle. Several manufactures have been
flooded, and families in some instances are
driven from their dwellings. The Rail-
roads have also suffered from land slides,
which have impeded travel altogether 1t
has been one of the most destructive fresh
cts experinced for many years. The rivers
now have mostly attained their highest
stage, rising about an inch per hour. The
MOnongahela pier-mark indicates % feet
and inches-Only 20 inches less than the
great flood of 1852.
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"SPRING HAS CoME"-The copious rains
we have had, followed by the present sun
ny, genial, " growing" weather, has caus-
ed the buds to swell to bursting, the leaves
to come forth, the flowers to bloom, and the
grass to spring up with amazing rapidity.
The gracefully curving shores of our beau
tiful River are fringed with living green !;
the trees on Green River Island are clothed
in appropriate emerald the bluffs below
the Marine Hospital seem embowered in
foliage. Gardens and lawns rejoice in beau
teous hues and delightful odors innumerable
Shade-trees begin to repay the trouble be-
slowed upou them by grateful signs of
luxurious shade Everything in the vege-
table kingdom indicates the approaching
reign of the Vernal season.