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Religious Notices,


STATE STREET CHURcH.-The annual collection
III peha! OF the Widows Wood Society, will be taken
up in this church tomorrow
FIRST PARISH CHURCH.-Rev. ii. G. Spauldng, OF
cambridge, Mass. will preach at the First Parish
Church Tomorrow. There will be vesper services at
7o'elock in the evening. 4' l -at
CAsCo STREET CHURCH.-Prof. b. f. Hayes, OF
Bates College, will preach at CascO Street Church
Tomorrow Sunday at the usual hours. Strangers
are invited. rF' '5lt @ r.s La
WILLIsToN CHAPEL.-Sabbath School tomorrow
Sunday afternoon at Williston Chapel, Danforth
St. at u O'Clock. Prayer meeting in the evening at
Z O'Clock. Seats free. All are invited to attend.
NEW JERUSALEM CHURoH.-The services of the
New Jerusalem Society will be held usuain Park
Street Church tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock. Lee
ture in the evening, att o'clock, by Rev. Mr. Hay
den, on The Prophecies relating to what is common
ly called the End of the World.' T.
SPIRITUAL MISUNDERSTANDING at Temper
ance Hall tomorrow Sunday at 10t o'clock A. NJ,
to consider the phenomena Of mind reading Trance
speaking at 2! O'clock P. M. ID
TEMPER ANcE.-Sunday evening temperance meet
ing, at Sons Of Temperance Hall, Congress Street,
every Sunday evening. Services at O'Clock. The
public are invited to attend. Grad. s.t-..F
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The Franconin Murder.

Samuel Mills, the Franconia muir
derer had his preliminary trial on the
18th Some ten or more witnesses
were examined, whose testimony was Of
so convincing character, that by the advice
of counsel the prisoner waived further examin-
ations and was committed for trial at the next
term Of the Supreme Judicial Court which will
commence in Haverhill on the fourth Tuesday
of March d After his committal to jail he con-
tessed to the officers i'm charge of him that he
committed the murder, butdeclared that the
murdered man Maxwell first struck him with
an ak. 1888 8 e.a-si8 H "a fn8iH -iiti
"After that" he adds, Il was so mad that ]
did not know what to do, but did not mean
to kill him. / had not been drinking. Max
well struck me with the steelyards. 1 broke
open his trunk to get the key to the stable, but
did not get any money. went to the house at
halfpast six, and it was all done as soon as
got there. drove straight to GOrham. Then
l went to Island Pond on freight train. Then
went to Montreal ON night train. From
Montreal l went over Grand Trunk road to
Detroit, and from there to Galena TO get work.
I suppose have got to be hung" ,.
The man, Maxwell, was a peaceable and
quiet citizen, and the story that he offered the
first violence is not credited ''"
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Highway Robbery and Attempted Murder
Thursday evening, about o'clock, a daring
highway robbery was committed ana an at
tempt at murder was made IN the town OF Linn
erick. All the particulars that have been
Tins far ascertainod at the Police Office are
these:- q E
Mr. Alfred Foss, of Standish, came to this
city ON Thursday and having collected some
$500 started for home. He had got within two
miles of Limerick village when two men sprang
into the road. One of them seized Foss horse
by the head, and the other discharged pistol
at him. The ball did not touch his body
though it went through his clothing. The
scoundrels then seized hold of him, dragged
him from his sleigh and beat him until he was
insensible. They then robbed him OF about
$3.50 and fed. Mr.. Foss was, shortly a1'er
discovered by some of his neighbors, VINO looA
| good care of him. His watch was iounu a' 'N'
| place where the struggle had occurred
Information of this daring outrage was sem
to the city yesterday morning ana III 'n' a
noon Deputy Marshal Wentworth anu oin'e'
Williams arrested two young men, VINO were IL
the vicinity of the place where the afialr occur
rod ON that evening. They were locked III
aud will he held for Identification. An Officer
was sent out to Limerick yesterday, but lie hat
not returned last evening. 1 .HiI Is 1i
Mr.. Foss, as we learn, had occasional lucit
intervals yesterday, during which he described
the men who attacked him. 1t is not known
| how bad he is injured internally. "a . -f.
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A Coon FNvrsrMENr.-Those of our re

A GooD MvEsTMENT.-ThOse of our read
ers who are interested in, or are disposed to
look into the subject of life insurance, not
matter of investment or security las many
wealthy men all over the country are now do
ing) will do well to look at the advertisement
of the Great Mutual Life Company of New
York, of which Messrs. w. d. Little & Co. are
agents. This, now the Oldest and strongest
Company in this country, presents advantages
for insurers which must commend it to every
considerate mind, as it will be seen how large
ly their policies increase, from year to year.
even much more than the premiums paid
thereon. This is owing to various causes
which no other Company PRESENTS and which
may be explained by calling on the agents.
Many persons are induced by soliciting or
travelling agents, whom they never saw before,
or expect to see again, to go into Companies,
they know nothing of, by Misrepresentation
and deception, and after paying one or two
years premium abandon the whole thing
Now if they would just go into the office of a
regularly established agent and look over the
operations of the system Of the Company, and
then decide for themselves, they would better
understand which to adopt. The mutual life
company system is simple and easily under
stood, and we are informed that in all the
cases insured with them in this city, during
the past twenty three years. not one has ever
abandoned his Policy from dissatisfaction.
We advise Ill our friends to look into the
subject, as many have already DONE 81
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Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ]

.IrF r4#.l. ffT w AShlN6ION, rtD. II, loot'
The case of Beveridge, who committed an as
sault upon the correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Inquirer, in the Capitol, last session, was
decided before Justice Fisher of the District
Supreme Court to-day. He pleaded guilty to
the facts set forth in the charge of assault and
battery with intent to kill. He made no at
tempt to prove palliating circumstances, mere
ly asking the court to deal with him as lightly
as possible The judge ordered his release up
on the payment Of a fine of $3.50, at which cheap
rate, il was remarked, assaults upon newspa-
per men will become frequent among the rebel
DULLES about the Capital. p
II is said that very important evidence has
disappeared from the room of the committee to
investigate the New York Custom House
frauds; that the person charged with abstract
ing it confessed that he had done so, and thai
he had been bribed to suppress it. The parties
TO the bride are prominent men in New York
and are to be arrested. The evidence purloin-
ed is said to concern the White House and the
Custom House also lai .HHe 30 l5ifj
Miss Harris, who shot her lover, Burroughs
in the Treasury two years ago, and was acqnit
ted therefor by the jury which tried her, has
just been committed to the insane asylum Of
this city. t.-,..I,-i..fs s-,,.. ,saa ssi
Dispatches have been received here annOunc
ing that Mr.. Bache, Superintendent Of the
Coast Survey, is lying at the point Of death al
Newport, r. I.-Despatch to the Boston Adoer
fispr ft ' '
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Another Atlantic Gable.

. The public have for some time been aware
of a project to lay another ocean cable between
this country and Europe. The New York Post
says the line is to start from some point on our
coast SAY at Cape Charles, although there is
no reason why it should not be the city OF
New YOrk-running thence to the Bermuda
Islands, from that point to the Azores, and f.
nally landing at Lisbon in Portugal. The COM
pany have made their contracts for cable OF
superior construction and material 1t is claim
ed that the laying of the line between the
points mentioned involves much less labor, ex-
pense and risk than that of the British com
pany. That there is but little danger of failure
in this respect is evident from the fact that es-
tablished companies agree to complete the
work, taking the responsibility of failure. An
other advantage in this line will be that if one
section of the cable is broken the others are
not rendered useless. The company have also
completed their arrangements with the govern
ments in authority in the islands forming the
way stations, and also with that of Portugal so
that the work of laying the cable will soon be-
gin 90 %
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

DOMESTIC PORTS.
GALVESTON-of the bar 9Th, barque Jenni,
CoDD, nandiey, nom Rockisud, 1ghtering -
CID 9th, harques Volant, Reagan, New York, L q
Armstrong. Reagan, Liverpool. 5000
NEW oRLEANS--Ar barQues Halcyon, Hubbard
New York; Caroline Lsmont, Bowker, Boston.
Cid Sth, ship Sandusky, Norton, Hayre.
MOBTLE-Cld 18th, ship Progress, Woodward to,
Liverpool, with 1922 bales cotton.
CHARLESTON-Cld 9th, schs Paragon, Shute
Sid 10TH sehs Matfie Taber, Morris, New York
Moses Patten, Harding, Tor Philadelphia; Volant
BALTlMORE-Cld 18th, brig Mountain Eagle
Sherman, MatanZas sit f'7' 3D. na4F ID
Ar 18Th, ship Ellen Sears, Bartlett oallao; barque
Annie, Morse, Swansea; scbs JAS Brophy, Packard
Wilmington, NC; Tilt, Prescott, st John, NIB; u S
Grant, Gray, and Forest, Flowers, Bangor; Active
Philbrook. Frankfort; Grapeshot, Thompson, from
Providence .....-rH 5 81.
Sid 18th, sch Geo W Carpenter, for Charleston.
Sid 18th, schs Lucy Ames, Flanders, Boston; j b
Litchteld, Pillsbury, Fall River; Nj Moseley, tor
PHIL ADELPHIA-Below 18th, ship Kate Day.
export, Otis, from Liverpool
NEW YoRK-Ar 18th, ship Ladoga, Wiley, from
Cronsadt; barque Oak Ridge, Ginn Galveston; brig
Valencia, Small, Mansanilla VIM Creevy Haley,
Mobile; sehs Gar, Hammond New Orleans; "
Holt, Hart, Darien; j Curtis, Atwood, Boston fol
ca shp 0s Gen Mitchell
brig Naiad, Richardson, CienfaegOs; sch Lena HUME
Appeby, Eastport.
Below 18th, ship Art Union, from Calcutta.
Alexandria.
Sid l4th, sch Rebecca Lane, Lane, Alexandria
Lochiel, Haskell Elazabethport.
on Sandy Point 18th, Am, sch Hampton Belle
COombs, from Eiizab Import, supposed for Bristol.
NEWPORT-Ar 18th, sch lingo, Murray Eliza
bethport for Boston. ~
Sid 18th, sch Irene Meservey, Henderson. (frou
Darien, Ca Tor Boston. w.
FALL RiyER-sld 1ith, sch Sophia Jameson
HOLMES HOLE-Ar 14th, steamer Isis. Green
Portland for Wilmington NC; brig Charles Heath
Wyman. Boston tor Baltimore; sch Bionden. AT
wood Tangier Tor Portland.
BoSToN-Ar l4ih. ships Sooloo, Hutchinson, from
manila; Herald Sardiner. Calcutta; barque Com
Mobile. ''
Ar 18th, barques Mary Edison. Howes, Messina
DAM Webster NickersOn, Malaga; brig Alice Star
rett, Hooper, Galveston schs Sandman Brown
New York; Venus, Jersey. Pembroke
Cid 18th, brig B Emery, Small Maehias, to loai
for Cuba; sch Rockaway. Conley, Bucksport. : =
BELFAST.Ar Sth, schs Orono, Dunbar, and Ad
ane. Ryan, Boston. q " ~
Sid 18th, schs Mazurka, Kimball; Belle Creole
Sylvester Atlantic Merithew Loocloo, Darby
Idaho. -; Lapwing, Cunningham, aud Gen Mead
Ferguson, Boston Hoitensia, Patterson, for BaIt
more,
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PORTLAND AND VICINITY.
New Advertisements To-Day.

SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
Boots and Shoes-T. L. Moseley 81 Co.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Mr.. s. Mrs, Howard Paul-Mechancs HAL.
Grand Military Ball-Portland lAgh' ihis1n''''
AUCTION COLUMN
Sale of Forfeited Goods-lsraei Wasnpurh' or.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN
Foreign and Domestic stSleeo ffgs@ A'en' ~
For Sale-Stock OF Dry Goods.
Partner Wanted. 'ai.-- .-aaz-a-a1az7
Varnishes-A. P. Fuller.
Mutual Life Insurance Cow. ID. Little g. Co,
Found-Breast-Pin.
TO Let--Brck Store. b. = &Ae
White Meal and Hominy-Chase Brothers.
Camphor Ice-J. X. Lunt & Co.
Drugs and Medicines a. Gilkev.
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Letter from, an Old Telegraph Operator

Letter from an Old Telegraph Operator.
}, The Cincinnati Commercial publishes the fol-
lowing letter. The fact to which it calls atten-
ton is curious: ~. .-..-...f5 b.
"As matter ofinterest to your rsaders who
notice weather reports from the West, will
state that in my experience as a telegraph OPP
orator, for the past eighteen years, 1 have no.
ticed that nine out Of every ten changes in
weather come from the West. ! first nOtided
this while in Baltimore Oyster dealers in
Cincinnati advised their correspondents in
Baltimore Of any change in weather at Cincin-
matt. Eighteen hours afterward we would ex-
I perience the same change at Baltimore Dur
ing three years service in the Baltimore tele-
graph office L noticed that but one storm came
in any other direction than from the west, and
that the day after the great battle of McClel-
Ian before Richmond. The greatest and fierc-
est storm of wind and rain ever experienced
came direct from the south; and upon the by
pothesis, about that time goingjthe roundsiof the
press, that a great storm followed great bat
tie, L concluded that Mcclellan and Lees ar
hlery had something to do in sending us that
storm go i '''t' So 30 -ii
"Since coming to Cincinnati have MOTTO
| ed that all changes in the weather are first
felt at st. Louis. Twelve hours afterward we
experience the same change here" HH
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trade and the great public generally with the stand
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m urpasses all known preparations for the cure
81 all iormsof Nervousness 1t rapidly superceding
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nltal and bodily symptoms that follow in the train
oinervous diseases, Dodds Nervne is the best RENE
d, known to science. Sold by all druggists. Price 81
GEO. G. GOODWIN g. Co.,
puglisn1yd&w n Wholesale Agents, Boston,
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THE COURTS.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.

i 3 JANUARY TERM.-BARROWs, j, PRESIDING.
FRIDAY.-In the case of Dennis Jordan & al. v.
Josiah L. Boston, action Of troyor 10 recover the
value of a wagon, court ordered judgment to be
entered for the defendant. 'i ''ts
b. j. & 4. M. Rand. j. d. Fessenden
No. 1898. Eliza Webb, libelant, v. Samuel Webb
Libel for divorce. Cause cruelty and desertion. A
hearing was had and divorce was decreed. McCobt
a. Kingsbury for lbellant. No appearance for Ii
belize.
In the case of John Burke v. John b. Curtis, an
action to recover for quantity OF spruce gum, in
which verdict rendered for plaintiff, counsel FOL
defendant filed exceptions, and motion for new
trial. The exceptions were allowed and the goes
up to the full Court 'i'A -.r-
Vnton g. bennett. MeCobb 81 Kingsbury.
Court adjourned to Wednesday morning next, at
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Portland Institute 4 Public Library

N Office Safe of John f. Willer's manufacture.
IA suitable for Railroad, Manufacturers or Bank
ing purposes, measuring feet in in height, 4 feet
width feet 81 in. deep, with interior safe and draw
ers. For sale by c. A. & A. BLANCHARD, los
State Street, Boston, Mass. febi5 diff
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For Sale

IN SaeO, Stock OF Dry Goods, with lease OF
i Store in one OF the best locations In the place.
Business long established.
Address H. M. JAMES
feb16 diff .-.Hr SaeO, Me.
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THE STEAM FIRE PROOF SAFE.-Announce-
an invention recently patented by Mr.. r. s.
Sanborn, for perfecting the fire-prOof quality
of safes. The result is effected by means OF
water vessels with steam valves applied to the
interior in such way that when the caloric
penetrateS~ the safe, all its contents including
the water vessels, are bathed in steam and thus
kept at temperature so low as to retard the
process of the corporations of the water, and
for any desirable length of time, render com
bustion impossible. The practical worth Of
this invention has been thoroughly tested by
experiments. 1t has been fully demonstrated
that any safe containing this improvement will
preserve its contents entirely uninjured in a
fire that would completely destroy the contents
of the same safe, or another exactly like it
without the improvement. 1t has also been
shown that Mr.. Sanborn's invention may be SO
applied as to preserve the money and papers in
a safe secure against injury in any fire that
would not melt down the iron frame. The
fre-proof quality of the improvement is estab-
lished beyond question; and since SO many
safes in the recent great fires have failed to
preserve their contents, an improvement like
this must be welcomed with great satisfaction
especially as it can be applied to safes of any
manufacture, and even to those now in USE
Arrangements are already making for the
manufacture of the Steam Fire-Proofs, com
pletey fitted for safes of all sizes, and parties
desiring to purchase safes will soon have an
opportunity to purchase those containing Mr.
Sanborn's improvement. Mr.. Sanborn's in
Vention Is not one of the many productions of
Inc imagination without practical value. He
proves Its value by actual experiment. We
are informed that it is Mr.. Sanborns intention
to visit Portland in about two weeks and
burn couple of safes here, to enable our bust
ness men, whose safes failed them in the late
confiagration to see for themselves that there is
a safe that is really Fire Proof Do
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Bachelors Hair 1.-Two

~, This splendid Hair Dye is the best in tbe world
Inc only true and peyect Dye-Harmless, Reliable
tints. Natural Black Brown Remeaies the nj
effects of Bqd Dues inyigorates the hair. Leaving
d sou a1 Rat Seanaul Inc genuine is sgnsd WI
and should be avoided. Sold by all Druggists and
Perfumers Factory 81 Barclay street, New York
GK- Beware of q OOunterfeia -'n
N0Yember 10, 1866. d1Ysn ~
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FOREIGN PORTS.

Sid FIN Padang Nov 20, ship Rainbow, Freeman
Boston. H &A So IA , - - :
Ar at Singapore Dec II, barque Osaca, Terry, from
Saigon. -....r.stfl. So t
Passed Anjler Dec 8, ships Belvidere, jackson, TN
for New York.
Sid FIN Barcelona 9th ult, barque Volunteer Cor
ham, Messna.h = = -
New York. -
CD at Palermo 18th ult, barque May Stetson Pen
detOn, Messina and Boston.
AT Leghorn 22d ut, ship Guardian Pearson 70,
New York Feb 10. t-A~ :
Ar at Liverpool Both ult, ship Thomas Harvard
Strickland a -. -
Cid at Gibraltar 2Ist ut, brig Carolins, Perkins
Malaga. - + lII-I
At Cieniuegos Jan 81, barques Eva Fisk, Emery
from Aspinwal wig w Holbrook, Small, fol-
New York, ldg; briggs Georgia, Holt, from Savanna n
disg; Jas Crosby, Baldwin, and Navarno, Lord tol
New York; f Todd, Mcclure, from Aspin9alI
wig; and others.
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MARRIED..

In Bath, Feb. 10, by Rev. Mr.. Tucker. James n
Eaton, OF Portland, and Miss Clara A. N, danobter
of DR.. Thomas Child, of Bath.
In Pennington, Feb. 2. Capt. Horace f. Davis n,
North Yarmouth, and Grace A. Whitman, OF VIII
ton.
In Strong, Jan. 81, Charles Gates and Mrs. Rubie
A. Hunt. both of Lewiston.
In North vineland, N. j., Feb. g. Thomas Cotton
formerly of Lisbon, and Mrs. Susan r. Merrill, for
meriy of lewiston
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DEATH OF W. p. CHAsE-A telegram was
re ceiyed in this city yesterday morning, an
nouncing the death of William Porter Chase
at Havana, on the 9th instant from an attack
of small pOx, contracted at Matanzas. The de-
ceased was a son of Mr.. Sewell G. Chase of this
city, and he had been engaged as the agent of
Chase, Cram & Sturtevant in the West In
dies He was young man of excellent char
acter and good business habits, and his death
will be universally regretted wherever he was
known. His age we believe was about 81
years. 'i' HtH "if'' De-. t'li .hin
5 In token of respect for his memory flags on
the Portland Sugar House, and Oh several
commercial houses, also on the shipping, were
raised at halfmast yesterday. .I -
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THE MURDER OF JoHNsoN.-The ino,lest
held by Coroner Hall upon the body of Charles
johnson was concluded yesterday. The exam
nation of the body by DR.. Hunkins, showed
that there had been three stabs, one of which
penetrated the heart, another the liver and the
third the groin, either Of which would have
proved fatal. The knife used was large pock-
ct one, with a single blade, apparently new
and very sharp. --
& The testimony in the case was conclusive,
and the jury rendered their verdict that john
son came to his death from the wounds infiict-
ed by Charles Fl. keenan,. Keenanis in Jail and
will have his trial at the March term of the Su-
preme Judicial Court which commences Its
session on Tuesday March 9TH. ~
Our police are deserving of credit for the
prompt arrest Of the murderer, who, immedi-
ately after committing the dreadful act, was
making his way out of the city. Several were
engaged in hunting for him. Deputy Marshal
Irish visited the house, and after obtaining a
description of the man, formed his plans
for captuing him. Taking officer Barbour
with him they proceeded on his track, and
traced him by the blood that flowed from the
wound, up India street to Congress street. AT
the head of India street citizen offered them
sleigh which they accepted. Mr.. Irish then
drove along Washington street and saw man
ahead making for the bridge, having passed
about two thirds of the distance. He drove
the sleigh close up to him when officer Barbour
jumped out and ran round the head of the
horse to stop the man. The fellow coolly
turned to Mr.. Irish and remarked, II suppose
am the man you are after" Neither of the
officers had their pistols with them; but the
fellow showed no disposition to resist and they
took him in the sleigh and carried him to the
lookup Thus in fifteen minutes from the time
Mr. Irish was at the house, and in less than al
hour after the murder had been committed, thu
murderer was in the lookup. 81 ufl.
Keenan, did not pretend to deny the deed
and, on heing shown the knife, acknowledged
that it was the instrument with which he in
| fiicted the wounds. He asserts that johnson
attacked him first, but this is denied by Mrs
Douglas who was present when the affair tool
place.