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FISH FARMrNG.-The attention given in Eng
land within the last few years to the artificial
production of fish, is already yielding bounti-
full returns. No doubt remains that rivers be-
fore barren can be made fruitful and that those
affording meagre supplies may be benefited
largely by. judicious protection. In regard to
salmon it is only necessary to open the spawn
ing grounds to fish coming from the sea. en-
able them to ascend rivers and without imped-
iments, protect the young fish from destruc-
ton, and nature will do the rest. These facts
are now well understood in England The
London Times says: -
ut is gratifying to state that even this begin
ming of better system has resulted not only in
a decided increase of supply, but in a percepti-
BILE diminution of price. Our lor6ly fishmon-
gers of the metropolis have notyet condescend-
ed to lower their terms but in the country gem
orally, salmon, for the last year or two. has
beeH both cheaper and better. 1t should be re-
mcmbered too, that this decline in price. if not
very considerable in ITSELF has been establish
ed in the face ofa general rise in the chief ar
ticles of FOOD 5T-.a,-
Legislators in the United States who have
iHcesposed to save some of our choice varieties
OF nsn nom determination, will find in such
we're in their efforts. n'0"' W pofse-
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AN Exrp Aopn,r NV sropv .Ir,,o 1,a,lo,

AN EXTRAORDINARY SToRY.-The Parkers-
burg, Ohio, Times, publishes very singular
statement from q man named Robert S. Stein
way, who has been arrested as the murderer of
one A. @. Temple, a New Yorker, who myster-
iously disappeared a few weeks ago in the vi
cinity of Burning Springs. The missing man
had been, it is stated, in the company of the
accused, travelling through the oil regions of
Ohio and West Virginia, and was last seen
with him ON ramble near Burning Springs
on Sunday, October %. Steinway's letter,
which is very minute and circumstaItial, is to
the effect that the two discovered remarkable
cave near tbs bank Of the Kanawha, entered
through narrow cleft in the rocks, which
they proceeded to explore. Mr.. Temple had a
geologists' hammer and a sack for specimens,
which he filed as he went through the cavern.
After slow progress through several subterra-
mean apartments, the pair came upon lake,
sixty feet long by twenty wide, which to their
establishment and unbounded delight they
found contained not water but petroleum -
with his hammer, when the loose stones on
which he stood gave way, and he fell into the
liquid, and ,-weighed down with his specimens
never rose again. Steinway in spite of his
horror, was able to find his way back to his ho-
tel; and then, being resolved to secure the ben
efits of his discovery, said nothing about the
fate of his friend until he could get lease of
the property containing the wonderful petro-
leum cave. To this lease made in favor of the
heirs of the missing man, he points to substan-
tiate his story and prove his innocence and
signs himself "a friendless and grief stricken
man." The narrative has very Munehausen-
ish flavor, and is curious mixture of petrole-
UNI and romance. ss
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6CErE AT THE DBATH-BBD OF Mr.. LINCOLN.
At Carlisle, Pa. recently. NE Presbyterian
Synods Of the old and new schools being in
session at the same place, the two bodies met
in communion with great harmony. Rev. DR..
Gurley, pastor Of the church in Washington
which President Lincoln usually attended, in
aspeech at the table, gave the following narra-
tive, which has never before been made pub
lie: .rF
When summoned on that sad night to the
Aeath-bed OF President Lincoln, entered the
room nfteen or twenty minutes before his de-
parfure AL present were gathered anxiously
around him, waiting to catch his last breatI, :.
The physician, with one hand upon the mise
Of the dying man, and the other hand laid un
On his heart, was intently Watching for the mo-
ment when life should cease. -,
He fingered longer than we had expected
At last the physician said "Hc is gone; he is
dead" ts VI -
Then I solemnly believe that for four or five
minutes there was not the slightest noise or
movement in that awful presence We all stood
1&psnxed IN our positions, speeches., breath
(es around the dead body of that great and
good man.
Atlength the Secretary of War, who was
s s1snd.ng a. my left broke the silence and said
WIN speak to God0 Said he kDo it i ieph eoa
And there, by the side of our fallen chief
God put 1t into my heart to utter this net;tion
that from that hour we and the whole natinn,
devotion to the cause of our beloved. imncr;1ed
country.
When ceased, there arose from the line &c
the entire company fervid and Spontaneous
"A And has NOT the whole heart of the loyal ma
Was not that prayer there offered, respond
. cd TO IN most remarkable manner? When
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and have thus far escaped the fell DESTROYER VI
80 much of our peace at WssInAEg -, .o stonn;no
you, had formed various pTclece' Ioi and
at Newark. Jersey City, Long IslaIo' anu
,yhare not. ali ending in an infernai, long,
sleeniass and terrific night at the Atiahtic no
taI The doctor and / found quarters IN the
same room The moon shone as upon the city
IF the dead; and the only sounds from tIe
streets took to be the footsteps OF tine SLOW
wheels, of the bearers OF the suddenly SICK, or
those, more happy whose sickness was all over
between you and me-. came once or twice IN
the night to what old people call Mysteries
and kick up my heels, fancy ministerInS TO
rose at length, it seemed to glitter and sing Az
ror had been the night! So sailed down 70
the wharf to take the New Haven boat, ana
was told that it was quarantined at new ma
ven, and that it was doubtful if any mode OF
leaving the city for the eastward would DC pro
vided while the cholera continued. HaVing
the premonitory symptoms very Dad, cieareu
for the Albany boat, shot up to PougnKeepsle,
leaving nv umbrella and twelve SHIRTS lmy
wife says fifteen) at Jarvis, in Poughkeepsle.
There called doctor, who proved m0dest,
clever, sensible fellow, a friend of Pendleton
and Clay, and a most decided, prepared foe OF
an cholera. He said nothing allied me. Where
upon went to bed, gentle as lamb, and slept
like a rock Our people here are cool on the
occasion. They send me my last years bills to
pay with as much punctuality as if all was
straight, and receive my United States bills,
as if they expected to live a thousand years /
am shocked at such a conduct. Yours, in all
love and honor, r. CHoATE.
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WNps.-Mr Browning is inventing inst,u-
menus TOT meas s and registering the force
show the yelocities accompanying pc Certain in
pressures of wind. Is not another obser.
vaaion desirable to complete the informat;See,o
Old pilots say that the weight of their sails
filed by north wind, does not correspond
with the force of the wind, being short of what
might be expected; and they account for it by
suPposing that north wind blows down slant
ingly, making larger angle with the plane of
~ tne sea Inan other winds. We cannot pretend
70 any opinion upon the matter of fact alleged,
are believed by observant, skilfuI seamsn the
point is t Eorsh inquiry There may be
this direction; but it is something to learn The
nothing and no inquiry into the nat,rai n he
nomena can be idle, especially when M NJ
Browning has got the wind in hand, and can
make it tell-and record all its secrets. Tha
discovery is made that it has got a name for
speed which it does not much deserve, and al
ordinary railway, train will beat stiff gale.-
Will not tho angle at which it impinges ex-
p1ain the slowness with which it travels over
the earth and water, compared with its force?
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LETTER OF RUFUS CHoATE-In 1879 ,vben
the cholera was raging in this country az
dreadfnlly, and there was such alarm. Rufns
Choate and George N. Briggs were members
Of Congress from Mass, and seem to have
shared in the general apprehension. They
used TO call on DR.. Sewall, to ask if there were
any cases in Washington. For some time the
reply was "No;" but at last, DR.. Sewall told
Mr.. Choate that cases had occurred, when he
Immediately said: Don't tell Briggs, doctor,
ne WIN have an attack before night" Soon af-
ter, Mr.. Briggs received the same intelligence
and exclaimed, "Don't tell Choate, it will
lngneen MN sodeath." Probably each was in
formed OF the remark Of the other, for we find
some correspondence took place between them,
each congratulating the other ON his safe arr
val home. The following is the charaater;st;c
letterlof Mr.. Choate, as published in the life Of
Gov. Briggs
SALEM, Aug. IL, 1892
MY DEAR CoLLEAGUExL rejoice to have #
ider your hand that IN got home SO web,
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Political sen,.msn. in Alabama.

Mr.. j. f. Mel,en, who has been travelling in
various portions of Alabama, writes to the
Cleveland Herald the following statement as
to the present sentiments Of the people of that
State:
That there is an improvement in this State,
q growing sentiment of loyalty, better feel
ing toward the North, and willingness to ac
cept Of the conditions for reconstruction pro-
posed by the North, there can be no question.
How much the recent elections have had to do
with this cannot tell, but have been long
convinced in my experience here, that what
the people want most is a settled policy, or to
understand definitely what is wanted Of them;
and while there has been doubt as to whether
the Presidents policy or that of Congress
should prevail, they have been preparing them
selves for contingencies" and there Is no
doubt but for while there was check to the
progress of developing q Union sentiment, SO
the freedmen were treated with contempt and
often prescribed until hatred, as at Memphis
and New Orleans, broke out in riot and blood
shed; but am fully satisfied that these stories
have been exaggerated by the northern radi-
cal press. hh is
These cases referred to are exceptions rather
than as prevailing throughout the South, and
especially is it untrue that northern men are
insecure in personal and property rights in the
South. How long this can be said I cannot
tell. speak OF Things as they are now, and In
this State. Society is somewhat unsettled
The consequence Of previous bad government
and the evils Of their social systems have
taught these people to have less respect for
law, and to look upon administrators of the
law as their enemies. This General Swayne
has found to be the case in the operations of
the Freedmen's Bureau, and to quote his own
application, "A people must be considered un-
fit for more than limited and qualified free
dom who win not cooperate actively with the
law and public authorities in the suppression
of evil-d0ers." fs3 af-4 ~ s-ssss.
] believe now that many Of the Southern
States will adopt the Constitutional Amend
suraoes that Congress- viii Wiz not Be
proposing new conditions. hope if the amend
ment is adopted, the generous sentiment of
the people of the North will be extended to
the South, and testimonies of sympathy and
kindness viii be shown in order to encourage
what believe to be a growing sentiment Of
good will to the freedmen and q desire to CO.
operate with the North, in sustaining Repub-
Hcan Government Fa 500 49,,
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A SONG OF GRATITUDE. The Republicans
are quoting the following, to be sung at all the
meetings OF their party as a song of gratitude
that they were saved at the recent elections
only "by the skin of their teeth" so to speak:
''And are wretches still alive?
And do we yet rebel? srs
IT'S bounll ,ss, It's amazing love
That bears US up from help
Yew HuUen Register
The Democrats, "laden with guilt and full of
fears" are obliged to content themselves with
the following:
Should sudden vengeance seize nav breath
must pronounce thee just in death; =
And il my soul were sent to he'll,
Thy righteous law approves it WE'LL" tsf
Hartford Prsss.
The Portland daily press., 1866-11-13

Muscat Perle and FEygeinic yyine.-Tlese
desirable and valuable wines ave glad to say,
made their appearance in orr city, and having exam
ined them ourselves, we can speak Understandings
of their excellence. q tt d
wne especially adapted for ladies, and certainly
passes any table wine in the country.
As Communion wine it stands unrivalled, and
churches would do well to examine it for Sacramenta
purposes. Purity, delcacy Of favor and midness,
are all combined in hIuscat Perle.
The HYGIENIc WINE has been submitted 10 a num-
Der of our eminent Physicians and they strongly
recommend it as tonic Of rare virtue.
The purity of these wines be relied on and their
excellence and deliciousness will be appreciated by all
who test them. They should be kept by all Drug
gists. REED, CUTLER s. CO., BOSTON, Agents
The Portland daily press., 1866-11-13

THE CoLoRRD LEGISLATORS OF MAssACHU-
sBTTs.-We find in the last number Of the
Nation the following notice of the two oolored
members elect of the Massachusetts Legisls-
ture. The writer speaks first of Mr.. Mitchell:
We know him for modest, intelligent,
brave-hearted man, who entered one OF the
two Massachusetts, colored regiments, and was
wounded in the leg in one of those disastrous
battles on the Southern main which gained
only honor to the heroic blacks We regard
this election, and that of Mr.. Walker, a we'll
known and highly respected member Of the
Middlesex bar, as doubly valuable, because
they win pave the way for further recogni-
ton of the oolored mans place in Office and in
the jury-box, already allowed him by law in
Massachusetts,, but almost never in practice
If any one ask whether he is fit for still higher
advancement let him compare Mr.. Mitchells
character and record with Mr. Morrissey's.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Special Notice.

F1NHE undersigned having been appointed exclusive
i Agent for the State of Maine for the SAFE ana
IN would call attention to the TACT thai TINS foohhg
has been in in the United state Caaaas n ana
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All kinds of roofs repaired and metal roofs painted
with Preservative paint.
This roofing, car and steamboat decking. Roofing
Cement and Preservative Paint for sale. Agents
wanted in every town in the state. For terms and
rices apply to
VIM. III. WALKER. General Agent,
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sep14sndtf
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TO the Hon. Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the State of aine, in Legislature assembled at
augusta, January. 1867.
'TN4E leeds & Pennington Rail Road Company
A 4 humbly prays that said Corporation may be au-
Tnolzed and empowered to make lease Of its said
han ROAD extending from Leeds Crossing to Farm
H ana all its rolling stock, tools and other tang-
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tSnt pa;J IN SAID State, for term of years. Also,
,v e mseus and Pennington Rail Road Company
;t ~; III Pa;i Ra and empowered to sell and convey
other tangible property appurtenaut thereto
Rail Road Company in said State " any o'her
THE LEEDS AND FARMINGToN RAT, po ~.
Portland. Nov. II. 186G--dtaM.,w r - : ieelueh1.
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A VALUABLE MEDICINE-Dr. Poland's White
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II saves most of the labor of rubbing and wearand
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Il Directions with each package.
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! The manufacturers of this powder are aware that
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In the ten remaining States, the delegations
are divided as follows:

These figures would give us 1875 Republic
cans to 80 Democrats. It is possible that the
anal result win be still better. Archibald, of
the Twelfth Pennsylvania district, Delano, of
the Thirteenth, Ohio, Grover, OF the Fourth,
and Gresham Of the Second, Indiana, protest
against che uI1fairness of their defeat; the
two Baltimore districts In Maryland, win be-
contested; two districts in Missouri, though
conceded TO the Democrats in the above table,
have not yet been reported definitely. There
are therefore seven districts claimed by Dem
Ocratic candidates. any of which nay never
theless prove to be Republican.
Waving these considerations, however, let
rs turn to the six States which have not yet
voted. Their delegations, in the present Con-
gtess, stands as follows: 80 ray
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wanted everywhere, Address j. B. ROAIAINE,
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The unequaed success that has attended the appli-
cation OF his med cine in all cases of
Pulmonary Complaints,
has induced many Physicians Of high standing to
employ it in their practice, some OF whom adyis, us
of the fact under their own signatures. Wehave
space only for the names OF a few of tn SCI
f. BoyDES, NJ. d., Exeter, Me- s
ALEXANDER HATCH, NJ. d., China, Me. s.i3
II. FELLOWS, N. D., Hill, NH.
W. II. WEBB, NJ. D., Cape Vincent, n. Y.
w. B. LYNCH, NJ. D., Auburn, N. Y.
ABRAHAM sKILLMAlS, NJ D., Boundbrook, H. j.
H. ID. MARTIN, M. D., Mansfield, Pa.
The Eroprietc1s have letters from all classes ofour
fellow citizens, from tine halls OF Congress to the
humbest cottage, and beyond tho seas for the
fame and virtu of Wistax's HaIsam have ex-
tended to the uttermost bounds of tile EARTH
without any attempt part TO introduce it be-
yond the limits OF our country. M
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mont Street, Boston, and sod by al d. uggsts and
Dealers generally, r
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Brick MNcHi9ses :
IheSuIueIsIshed Manufacture
Blake's Patent Brick Machines.

and believe them to be the best Brick Machine in use
ton. rendering them sure in their operation and No,
liable to get outoi repar 2nd the amount Of work
done by each machine daily, and finally tbe law
price tor which they are sold '' '"e 10"
These Mschines are the only ones used bv tbe Raw
State Brick Company Of Boston, in their EXTENSIVE
Brick Yards where $50 M are manuiactnred in dan
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