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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-03-03
American Steel.


The Harrisburg and Philadelphia iourn-
ais informs US of the foundation, under the
auspices Of eminent capitalists and business
men, of large establishment for manufac
turing steel and articles composed thereof,
such as axles, rails, tire, boiler plate, ship
plate, etc, IN a favorable zloc&tioa in the
valley Of the Susquehanna. This movement,
We should judge from the tenor of Europe
an scientific publications and thu reports of
American imports, is one for which our
industrial world is fully. ripe. England,
France, Germany, Russia and Sweden have
been for some years making the most rapid
strides in the substitution of steel for iron
for all uses where great resistance to wear
or strain is required. The London and
Northwestern railroad, after subjecting steel
rails to Crucial tests, has announced that
one bar of this material will outwesr at least
twenty iron rails, and, at the sameztime,
this rail will bear the most violent jars and
twists without fracture. German, French
and English railroads have tried steel tire
on their wheels, and found them so infni-
tely superior to those made of iron, that i'm
mense establishments are engaged in sup
plying the demand The most successful
ship builders in Great Britain find that their
steel ships are equally safe when 20 per
cent lighter than those made of iroD1 and
consequently they can carry quarter more
than the ordinary cargo, to the great profit
Of the owner Ia short, steel ropes for deep
mines, steel ships, steel locomotive boilers,
steel wheels, steel guns, and steel shot ap-
pear to be the order of the day; and this
protean metal, this malleable, duetile, tenn
pering, weldable material-this hardest,
toughest, brightest most elastic of all avail
able substances-is following in its proper
progressive order in the series of ages
The Stone,' ''the Bronze" "the Iron,"
'the Steel"-and is proving itself. in this
period of incessant motion and change, to
be eminently the metal of motion and pro-
gress; whether that motion and that pro-
gress be on land or sea, whether it be in
the quick members of whirling machine,
or whether, in a political sense, it bs work
ing ont "fery gospel with thinking
bavonet IN = Tribune.
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WHOLE No. 426

=
az spneHt against Canada could nevar Be
81 Out without the connivanos Of the
UEsa States 6overnment. TIE chances
q zen an attempt being madesdepend quite
e mech on the feelings OF he American
pee DE and their rulers S % tbs iuelinations
o. poser Of the Feniaas OF this point.
90 be pimes's Correspondence Supplies
~ IT'D explicit ialefnati01 The Eenians.
e aly asserts, are t.direcsly encouraged
<oEeronant. = G e stor1ss thai
FIsiaad % taeaeffeos tast The a Taer-
csoPposed 70 Fehianisna, spsoao6o-
n NSrly false. ''No one" be declares,
. 1sfsnsany proper opportunities st his com.
mand, can for moment doubt that all class
es OF the American people sympathize with
the Fenians;" and he adds that '.the pre-
vailing feeling in the United States toward
the English people is one of implacable hos
tility.'
We have said enough to show even on
the authority of an unwilling witness, that
the time is at hand when England will have
to combat, with her armies and her fleets.
the hearts and arms which she drove with
scoTn and insults from our shores. What
effect Fenian war in Canada would have
upon the masses of the Irish people it is not
difficult to conjecture. 1t rests, however,
with our English rulers themselves to re-
move all risk of disturbance or bloodshed in
Ireland during the eVentful season appar-
"ntly at hand. The mass of the people of
Ireland have no desire to see their country
plunged into chaos of revolution, and
would far prefer obtaining their rights in
peaceful, legitimate manner, TO attempting
their obtainment by desperate means. Let
a repeal of the legislative union be granted,
and the cloud which now overshadows Eng
laud's horizon will melt away. Give Ire
land her native Parliament andthere will
no longer be a danger of ga rising in Ire
land" The advice is old. but it has pc
culiar value at the present moment, when
its adoption or rejection may decide wheth-
er the present rulers of England are whit
wiser in their own generation than those
whose laundering craftsmanship first origi-
mated the ''implacable hostility" which now
England with so much danger
were in theirs.-Du5L5pa { Zreld1dt NeoOs.
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Good B utter Versus Foul Cellars.

Good butter CANT be made IN foul cellars.
Nothing receives a faint more easily than
butter. 1t becomes infected readily by of
fensive odOrs. Much sweeter, better butter,
is made in spring houses, than in cellars.
Dscayed cab6ages, turnips. &c. in cellar,
, do not impart any virtue TO butter, but deter
iorate it badly. Good butter is one of the
great luxuries of the table. 9 And nothing
!, but the most .scrupalous care and neatness
- will secure it,, Early in spring give the
,1eesllar thorough. cleansing. and scfubbing
IF you please. Then Whitewash it from top
o to bottom. A little lime scattered about in
heaps ia also beneficial. Have an opp6rtu-
nitY,to ventilate cool nights aud mornings.
But be able to close tight in warm weather.
Shut in the cool air aud give itno chance
of escape! Then, If you will seald your
pans and crooks and buckets with boiling
water, daily, and use the proper skill aand
care. you can make and pack butter that ii
will be pleasure to eat.-RurGI World,
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HAD HIM THERE.-A friend Of ours who
is q clerk in New York mercantile estab-
lishment. relates a colloquy in which a
,sprightly youth in that store come out Sec
ond best. a poor boy came along with 3
machine. inquiriDg: d
't'Any knives or scissors to grind?s' g
!, "Don'tthink We have, )" replied the young
gentleman facetiOusly; hut cant you
sharpen wits 90
Eyes, if you've got any," was the prompt
retort, leaving his interrogator rather at a
loss to produce the article. sax, z Pa
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-03-03

At the Kuickerboeker banquet In, New
York the following remarkable toast was
given:
H0lEana-Land Of dykes and Van Dykes,
Of brooks and Ten Brooks, of pools and
Yahderpools, Of sehooners and SchooaT1a-
kers; land of cities with euphoniousa names,
of Saardam and Edam and Amsterdam and
Rotterdam; land Of cider and Zuyder ices;
proprietor of bottom landoong the largest
known European scale. Broad! based Hel-
land, hail
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-03-03

TIE ONION FLY "A REMEDY. = The
''blaek onion fly" has been soinjuriOus to
the onion for a number Of years pas, that
its cultivation has been nearly given up in
certain localities. But farmer living about
a mile from my place, has raised for the
three past seasons splendid crops. He de-
stroys the maggot by pouring asmalI stream
of boiling water along the drills near the
roots of the plants. His theory iss that the
ground is. sufficiently heated TO destroy the
tender maggot, but not warm enough to in
iure the plant. He goes over the onion bed
four times during the season, Last Year
he grew forty two bushels of superb onions
on ten square rods of land We, do pot
say the hot water killed the maggots, but
we do say his, like those Of other peoples,
are attacked by the maggot, Bat they suf
fer no injury from them, whils others lose
their crops that do notPractiee this scalding
proeess.- Kansas F1T1aer
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-28

AMERICANS IN PARIs.-The number of Amer
lean visitors in Paris is rapidly increasing, and
it is proposed to establish an American club.
A correspondent of the London Morning Post
writes:
There were never so many transatlantic no.
bllIty IN France as at the present moment The
6rand Hotel and the Louvre might be sup
ported by the northerners and southerners
alone, it the directors thought proper to be ex-
elusive. AT the theatres, in the streets, and in
many draWing-fOoms you hear the unmistaka-
BILE 'coloring of speech which becomes pleas
ing when the lady speaks French instead of
English. Then again the American ladies GER
tainly add to our female beauty in Paris. In
old times we used to get few young ladies from
the United States; but now mother is seen
with two or three charming daughters, with
dehcate features, clear compilations, and
the halt sad sentimental expression, which
a caprlclous climate in America have
imposed on the English race. These
young ladies are doing their European
tour with their parents, and are sure to be GO
ing to old Rome and Naples. They even begin
TO speak OF Egypt and the East, and am sure
that travelling America is going eventually to
invade st. Petersburg l do not hear London
or England much spoken about The tide,
rising in New York, floats over the British
Isles, and spreads all over the continent of Eu-
rope, even washing the walls of Jerusalem I
have endeavored to find out how many Ameri-
can families have settled in Paris, and what is
the number of the American floating popula-
ton. But neither American Minister nor
American Consul appear to posses any precise
statistics. There are probably three or four
Thousand Americans in Paris, some of whom
are doubtless very rich, and begin to appreci-
ate imperialism, and titles, and society affecta-
tion-in tact, everything that is genteel in the
aristocratic world"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-28
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.

CRIMINAL TERM.-TAPLEY j, PRESIDING.
The criminal term of the Supreme Judicial Court
opened in this city yesterday, Judge Tapley on the
bench.
After prayer by Rev. Mr. Allen, of the Chestnut
street NJ. e. Church. the Grand Jury was impanneled
and an able chargeswas given by Judge T. They
then retired to attend to such matters as may be
brought before them, under the advice and assistance
of Nathan Webb, Esq, County Attorney.
The following is the Grand Jury, as composed for
the year ending November, 1867:
Jacob Hazan, Bridgton, Foreman Weston r. Mil
iken, Portland. Clerk; John Rowe, North Yarmouth !;
Perez Burr, Freeport; Cyrus Castland, Brunswick; /;
Robert Dunning, Harpswell; Isaiah Elder, Wind
ham; Joseph Estes, Gorham; Henry Gallisor, Fal-
mouth; Joshua f. Jordan, Cape Elizabeth; Angus
tus II. Kenney, Yarmouth; James A. HIayberry,
Casco; Robert l.. Morse, Portland; Lowell Rand,
Standish; Simeon Skillins, Gray; Thomas Marshall,
Harrison; George Warren, Westbrook. l1
Moses Gould, of Portland, was excused finally ail
account of i'll health. sls su
The Traverse Jurors viii not come in until Thurs
day, Dec. 9th.
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PORTLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER % 1866
THE STATE.

The Bangor Times says that thirty-two gay
and festive Boston "drunmers" were at one OF
the hotels in that city on Sunday last
The Wing says Major Cochrane, OF the 10th
U. S. Infantry, now in that city upon recruit
ing service, has been quite successful. Ihlr-
teen men for his regiment were forwarded by
steamer Katahdin yesterday.
-We>see by the Saeo Democrat that the
North Berwick Manufacturing Co., are to build
hne block of six tenement houses, three sto-
res high with French rooi. The block will be
l4O feet long. They have made purchase of o
lot of split granite on Walkers ledge for $1,000,
in which there proves TO be about 80 900 yards,
with which they are to build stone dam and
relay their canal.
The following are the correct fares on the
p. g. X. Il. ON aud after Dec. LIST: Bangor to
Winslow, 2,65; Vassalboro, 2,95; Augusta, {, 60;
Hallowell, $40; Gardiner, 800; Richmond,
4,40; Bowdoinham, 4,S5; Brunswick. so; Bath
5,25.
The Bangor Wing reports having seen aud
heard large flock of wild geese making their
way southwark in the bright moonlight of
Thursday evening last Nov. 22d.
The Saco Democrat says; A small fishing
schooner is to be built by George Chrisenson
of Kennebunkport, this winter. II. L. Thbmp-
son of the same place has on the stocks in his
yard, two ships Of 1900 tons each, and one of
200 tons which is very nearly planked; he has
also frames for three more OF 1900 tons each-
Another schooner of $50 tons is being built for
parties in Wells, by Mark Pool Of Kennebunlx
Landing Stephen Ward launched from his
yard ON Thursday last clipper schooner of
100 tons for the fishing business, aud in the al
ternoon of the same day he commenced laying
the keel on the same blocks for another Of the
same size, to be of in the spring. He viii al
so launch another in few days, when he win
Immediately build another ON the same blocks
In the matter OF Railroad to Rocklan1,
Bath maintains that that the interests f.the
great travelling and commercial public are
Identified with her own. A glance at the map
will show that an air line from Brunswick to
Rockland passes through both Bath and Wis
casset; While the distance from Brunswick TO
Wiscasset is not materially different from the
distance between Brunswick and Richmond
This is point which travellers everywhere
VIII appreciate, and which the cities and towns
east OF WiscaSset VIII not be slow to take into
account Our readers will be pleased to leara
that Mr. Noyes has succeeded in finding
shorter and more feasible route between here
and Wiscasset than was anticipated
Times sf
Holden Division, No. H. S. of T., was in
stituted in Holden on Saturday evening, the
9th inst, by John s. IIimball, ID. d. G. w. p.
Geo. Vincent, J.. G.. w. a., It. A. Bragdon,
+. S., and George L. Vincent, r. s., of Bangor
Division, No. IA. Two hundred and fifteen
members We're initiated as we learn from the
Whig
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-28

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.
The steamship Scotia, from Liverpool 18th,
via Queenstown 18th, has arrived.
The London Morning Herald advocates the
consideration of the pending question between
the United States and Great Britain even bv
arbitration if necessary.
The London Times says Her Maiesty's Gov
ernment contemplates empowering a commits
sion to inquire into the operation of the neu-
trailty laws to report upon the possibility of
amending them so as to bring them more COM
pletely IN conformity with international obliga-
tions. This inquiry will not preclude further
steps with regard to the adjustment of the Al
ALBANIA claims, which are still under eonsidera-
toy by the Government, and must be enter
tanned upon their own merits
Much damage had been done by the floods
in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
The London subscription for the Quebec suf-
ferers has reached 1900.
AT the sitting of the Saxon Chamber OF Dep
uties at Dresden on the 10th, the State Minis
ter declared in the most positive manner that
Saxony had concluded no alliance with Aus
una either before or during the war. The Min
lster added that Saxony had faithfully observ-
ed the promise to that effect by Baron Won
Beust.
Advices from Paraguay state that the de-
feat OF the allies at Curupaity had caused a
complete disunion among the leaders of the
alliance. Gen. Flores had been in Montevi-
deo since the 10Th of September. Gen Mitre
had evacuated Curinza and left with the rest
OF the army for Zurginty. He had refused to
avail himself of the Brazilian transports in
the conveyance of his troops.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-28
VARIETIES.

Washington specials say chat while john
son iaen do not expect that any particular
1haage in the Presidents Southern policy will
pe iilaicated in his message, they seem confd-
ent tnat the portion regarding our foreion re-
iauons will produce a sensation and ~ evnect
therefrom Considerable divorsio,, 81 .,,o -
ular mind from its present bostiI;t,- a. a..
ministraton. " ''''
r' is expected that the statement Of the
puolc deOe ON the LIST proximo win show
Iurther decrease OF nearly twenty millions of
dollars.
Some weeks since Judge Magruder Of the
Circuit Court Of Anne Arundel county. Ma
refused to receive the evidence Of a eolored vo-
man, and declared the Civil Rights bin uneop.
stitutional On Saturday he was taken before
a U g. Commissioner on the charge Of violai-
ing che Civil Rights bill, and gave bonds to
await the action Of the u. s. Grand Jury in
December. 1t is intended to make the case a
test one and carry it before the U. S. Supreme
Court.
Inc Baltimore seeessionists are edited 10
learn that the secret coutraband mail between
'he'r clty and Richmond during the war was
carried by detective in the service of tbs IN.
Mr.. Bogumil Dawson, the German traoo-
dian who is so much praised in New York
has introduced an innovation in the dress of
Richard ILL. He appears in full armor. or as
the critic OF the Times has it: "All the defo,1o-
ities OF Richard are neatly packed in tin, like
early vegetables"
Inc beiligerent and irrepressible Mr.. Pol
lard, of Richmond, until lately connected with
the Examiner, proposes to start new papsr
to be called the Southern Opinion, and TO rem
resent the most extreme Southern opinions
An appropriate heading has already been de-
signed aud engraved for the paper, consisting
OF a view of battle 'between the Confederate
and the Federals, in which the latter are flv-
ing" aat fr ri.
-Aningenious Parisan has invented n win
dow that will shut by means of lump of eu-
gar whenever it rains The rain melts the su-
gar, which holds spring while it is hard. Ii
IS OF OF no use when there are children in the
family.
b. One ofthe largest ofthe New YoiE proyis-
ion houses failed on Monday Its liabilities
are stated at over five hundred thousand dol
lars -Four other houses suspended recently,
az has already been reported.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-28


FIRE IN Recommendations two o'clock
Sunday morning the round cornered building
near the Unitarian Church and the Liberty
Pole in Kenne Junk village was discovered on
fire, and very soon burned to the ground; it
was owned by Widow Sally Lord and another,
and uninsured. The upper story was used for
town hall and Selectmen's Office, and the low
er floor by Mr.. Charles Stevens, .jeweller, and
by Mr.. George w. Oakes, dealer in stationery
and fancy goods. The town loses every record
memorandum and voucher connected with the
Selectmen's and Assessors department. Mr.
Stevens saved portion of his goods, but the
loss of Mr.. Oakes was complete, not an article
being saved; severe blow to the young men.
who have no insurance, or other resources for
again commencing business. The night be-
ing calm and the adjacent buildings covered
with snow prevented an extension of the fire,
rather than from any virtue in a superannua-
ted old stub" or any life in decayed fire de-
partment. Yours wNrERIsH.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-28
Spruce Flooring Boards.

A quantity of well-seasoned, clear Spruce FLOOR
"A ING BOARDS, 16 feet long, six inches vide,
for sale by HENRY BULLARD,
nov u dim Smiths Wharf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-28

A TELEGRAPmc ANEcDoTr.AAn English
paper tells story offs singular application of
the telegraph, which may well go into the per-
manent annals ofthe electric wire. The spec
ial correspondent in London Of Glasgow pa
per was accustomed every evening at a late
hour to bring his desp1tch to a telegraph Office
in the upper story ofa high building, the street
door of which was closed ut a certain hour, and
attended after chat by porter The function
ary,on the occasion in question, went sonud
asleep, and the most energetic poundmgs of
full in awakening him to his duty. After half
an hour or so of increasing impatience, the cor
respondent hit upon q novel idea. He went to
an adjoining telegraph station, and sent mes
telegraph TO the clerk in the inaccessible up
per story in London to 90 down stairs and
awaken the porter. This was done with en-
tire success in about twenty minutes, the mes
sage travelling a'distanee ofevee four hundred
miles to arouse a man only separate from the
visitor by a door.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-28
Store to he Let.

CToRE No. 2O6 Fore street, foot of Plumb, now oc-
~ cuped by Heald Brothers, will be for rent and
occupancy on or about the 18th December proximo
Apply TO j. r. BEAZIER, AZ Brackett street, or at
+. M. PATTEN & CO., Plumb street. nov27tf
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Conversion of $50 Bonds.
Correspondence Relative to French Patents.

WASHINGTON, Nov. q.
Ex-rebel Gen Edward johnson having been
recently pardoned by the President to-day call
ed upon Treasurer Spinner for the payment of
check of $500 or $500, due to him ON settle
ment as Major in the United States army in
1861, just before he joined the rebels The
Treasurer refused payment in manner which
was anything but pleasant to the applicant
The Government has in its treasury about
$l00,O00,0 600 in gold and coin certificates; about
$22,000,000 of the LATTER 7
Parties deslrous to convert 7.30's into $40
coupon bonds, are reminded that all conyer-
sions on and after December 1st, will be made
in 5.2Os bearing interest from January first
next, and in transmitting OF adjusting their
1905 they will make ny the interest according
to that date. ft 80
The Commercial Agent at Gaboon in let
ter to the Department, dated September 25th,
transmits a circular of the laws affecting that
port, hitherto free. He says, Il learn from an
English trader who yesterday had an interview
with the COmmandant Superior, that export
and import duties of four per cent, and anchor
age duty OF one franc per ton, also pilotage
and lighthouse fees are to be imposed The
export dusy as explained by the Commandant
will apply to American produce brought into
Gaboon from other ports in ship coming here
to complete her cargo as many Of the Ameri-
can vessels do.
Minister Bgelow, in an official letter dated
Paris, Nov 9th, says: Col. w. A. Coyle, Of the
U. s. Army, and Judge Advocate of the State
OF kentucky, who was shot through the lungs,
at the battle of Pea Ridge, in March, 1862,
died from the effect of his wounds, in that
city, on the Sd inst in the 25th year of his age.
lie came to Paris two months previous, for
medical advice 81 4
Commissioner General Beckwith, in letter
to the Secretary of State, dated Nov 7th, says
he addressed an inquiry to the Imperial Com
mission sometime since, concerning the legal
right of foreigners holding patents for their In
ventions, to exhibit and afterwards sell the for
eign made products thus patented in France
without forfeiture of French patents The I'M
perial Commissioner referred the inquiry to the
Minister of Commerce, and was informed that
in the opinion OF the Government such exhibi-
tions and sales would not operate as forfeit
ure of the patents, but the decision of questions
touching such forfeiture belonged to the courts
OF law Mr.. Beckwith enclosed copies of the
correspondence, of which he has sent dupli-
Gates to Mr.. Derby, at New York, for the infor-
nation OF patentees whom it may concern
The Department. is officially advised that YES
sells from New Orleans with clean bills of health
and no cases of sickness during the passage,
may enter any port of Cuba free Of quaran-
tine.