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Mr.. MAYNARD thought that matter that re-
auired consideration, and moved to lay it on
the table. Agreed to.
The House then proceeded to the election of
door keeper in place of Mr.. Lippincott, resign
ed.
Mr. Buxton, present assistant door-keeper,
was chosen, having received AL votes to "A for
w. G. Collins of Minnesota, and for Edward
Jardin of New Jersey.
The Speaker announced the regular business
in order to be the bill of last July regulating
the duty on imported copper and copper ore
Mr. Schenck said the Committee on ways
and Means would have session tomorrow
morning, and would inform the House wha1
the committee desired done with that supJe,c.'
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, offered a res SUI,
ton directing the Postmaster General 70 I'm
muncate a copy of any contract or ,..enS
with Wells Fargo & Co., for CARVING I n,sfis
between the terminus of the hi'n "oiii'
and Central railroads. Adopteu;
Mr. Judd moved to have an oIuer Intue max
ing the Niagara ship canal Dill special order
for December 18th.
Mr.. Randall objected.
Mr.. Shanks introduced joint resolution de-
claring it the duty of the government to ac-
knowledge the provisional government of Crete
as an independent political State, and treat
with it as such. Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
MIR. lngersoll introduced bill to prohibit
the sale of coin in behalf of the United States,
and to provide for the redemption of United
States legal teuder notes in coin at par. Re-
ferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Ad-
journed
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@ o Nj MI E H @ A L.


NEW YORK, Dec. Mooney easy with less de-
mand the Storm having checked operations in every
Department. range for call loans "a per cent
Sterling Exchange quiet and unchanged at 100 "a
1885, Gold strong; opened at 1859 and closed at 1867
Imports tor the week $1S2,873, including S166 900
from Liverpool. Governments steady. Henry Clewes
& Co. furnish the following 430 quotations:-Cou-
pom 6s 1881, 115 a 1154 do 5.20s 1862, 111S "a 1111
do 1854 1913 a 1913; do 1865, 10S a 1888; do new
110f a l102; do 1867, 110s; do 1865 110{ 1O4Os 1851
a 1863.
Border State bonds-Missouri SO; new Tennes-
sees, 671 a 6s old North Cardinals 651 "a &C.; new
do. Go; old Virgina's 55S a Sc; new do, 81 "a S.
the feature and fell 1921, under all sorts of rumors
Subsequently the market became strong with con-
siderable activity and Central closed at 1876 "a 1884,
The recovery was caused by the statement that
Judge CardoZo had modified Judge Barnard's in
junction and that Vanderbilt and that the Eric party
free buyers The rest OF the market was favor
ably affected, but the only marked advance was in
Michigan Southern, which closed strong at s7t "a 49,
under reports of consolidation with the Lake Shore
road Express shares rmer, it being stated there is
more haamony among the companies. The follow
ing are $50 figures Pacific MAIL lis "a 116; West
ern Union Telegraph, 36h a 81; New York Central
126 q 1861 Eiie, 81 q 37a; do preferred, SO a so;
Hudson 1861 q 1926; Reading. 9SI a 9Ss; Michigan
Central, 1875; Michigan Southern, 875 a. So; Illinois
Central 1444; Chicago s. Rock Island, 1854 "a 1854;
North Western 7s2 a 70.
malice 430; Montana 30.
The balance at the Subj Treasury to-day amounted
to S8S 692, 760.
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WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL GOSSIP.

New YORK, Dec. THE Tribane's Wash
ington dispatch says Jenckes' civil service bill,
one IF the wisest measures before Congress,
will pass without much opposition at an early
day. Gen. Garfield proposes soon to introduce
a bill for transferring the management OF In
dian affairs to the War Department. Mr.. In-
gersoll will begin the financial campaign by
introducing bill which proposes a national
currency secured by pledge of government
bonds, and for the repeal of the currency act
so as to make the law virtually free banking
law, and also proposing an issue of new four
per cent. bonds to be substituted for other
bonds for banking purposes. The story that
Mr.. Colfax will resign the Speakership IS IS, con
tradicted. 1t is said that Congress. WIZ au-
dress itself at an early day to the Consideration
of the enormous naturalization frauds IN the
State of New York.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
WASHINGTON, Dec THE President has
informed the Joint Committee, appointed by
two Houses to wait ON him, that he will seLd
his message to Congress Wednesday.
MEETING OF THE SUPREME COURT.
The Supreme Court met at noon to-day
All the Judges we're present except Grier
. The commission of William M. Evarts, as
Attorney General was read when the Court
adjourned in order to pay their usual visit of
courtesy to the President. Tomorrow the
docket will be called
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Ereights,

CHARLESTON, Dec. 4.-Freights-To Liverpool,
by steam room is held I'd y h. on uplands and 10
ON Sea Islands; by sail I'd on UpaDds and I'd Sea
Islands To the West Indies. Cuban ports, $40 -,
FS NJ, Gold, for South side. Coastwise-To New
York by steam &c p ID. on Upland and lie on Sea Is
land Cotton, and 50 90 P terce Rice; by sail, &c
% fb on Uplands, and 81 so % tierce Rice; re-
sawed Lumber $11 ~ NJ. on Timber $13 % NJ; on
Resin 75c % Dbl To Boston, by steam via Baltimore
nj on resawed Lumber and S13 p M on Timber
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2.-rhe Foreign Freight
market is without material change The supply Of
GGnengaged tonnage is yet ample for the demand
bnt still nothing doing by SAIL The following are
the ruling rates:-Cotton by steam to Boston 1}c to
New York 1c: to Philadelphia 1c; to Liverpool Id q
tb Flour to Northern ports IS q sOc bbl.; Corn to
do 10 q zoe W BUSH; Molasses to do So 90 "a rs %
bb; Sugar TO do So 90 " hid. By sail, the rates
are 9-16d p ID. for Cotton to Liverpool to Havre
13-1ec; to Bremen lie % fb. Corn to Liverpool 9td
i9 bush
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GEORGIA.
REPUBLICAN MEETING AT AUGUSTA.

AUGUSTA, Dec. IA Republican meeting
was held in the City Hall last night which was
addressed by J. E. Bryant. formerly of Maine,
but now member of the Georgia Legislature,
who referred with pleasure to the fact that
Georgia was again in the Union, and entitled
to all the rights and privileges of any other
State; He said the Republican party was de-
teated fairly and honestly in the late munich
pal election, and they were willing to abide by
the result. Resolutions were passed pledging
anew their fealty to the Republican party, and
opposing further Congressional interference in
the affairs of Georgia, which State is entitled
to all the rights of Federal States in the Union.
COMPLEMENTARY SUPPER TO GEN. swEENEY's
TROOPS.
The citizens of Augusta gave a compliment
tary supper to the troops under command of
Gen. L. w. Sweeney, for their soldierly beha-
vior and general good conduct while stationed
here. The people speak in terms of common
dation of General Sweeney and his entire
command.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
How to Get Patents.

For opinion, no charge. Send sketch and descrip-
ton. For application send model not over one foot
in size, and S16 first Government and Stamp fees.-
Specifications, Drawings caveats; assignments pre-
pared rejected claims prosecuted. Also, interior
ences, extension of patents, and appeals. Patents
taken out in all European countries. Illustrated
pamphlets, ITO pages, sent free. Address MUM s.
CO., No 81 Park Row, N. Y. oc2lsd3m
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VIRGINIA.,


IMPURTANT DECIsIUN UF DISIhIOT OOUhT'
RICHMOND Dec. I'm the United States
District Court, Judge Underwood, presiding,
in the habeas corpus case Of Gear Griffin con-
ing white man and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary, the prisoners counsel pleaded the
illegality of Griffinss conviction, on the ground
that Judge Sheffey was Ineligible, under the
fourteenth amendment and was therefore no
Judge at all Judge Underwood gave his
opinion sustaining The ground taken by petit
TONER and discharged the prisoner, The coun-
sci for respondent appealed from the District
Judge in Chambers to the Circuit Court
Chief Justice Chase win be on the bench
the Circuit Court. This decision IF confirmed,
upsets two-thirds of the legal decisions, both
criminal and civil, that have been made in Vir-
ginia since the war,
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NEW VOR X,
AcoUTTTAL OF COLE, THE MURDERER OF HIS

ACQUITTAL OF COLE, THE mo1ADIHLN ~or hie
COCK,
ALBANY. Dec. Gen. Cole has been ac-
omitted of murder in killing l.. H. Hiscock for
alleged seduction of his, Coles, wife. The fore
man stated they found the prisoner to be sane
at the moment before and the moment after
killing, but they were in doubt as to his sanity
on the instant of the homicide. The Judge
s1id they must give the prisoner the benefit of
the doubt and thus instructed they rendered a
verdict of acquittal.
LIST OF THE HIBERNIA's PASSENGERS.
New YORK, Dec THE following is a list
of the cabin passengers who left New York in
the Hibernia Miss A. Rogerson, c. Boyle, J.
Brewster, John G. Forbes, E. Morrell, Miss A.
Webb, John n. Bethel, Mrs. Bethel, George
Mason, A. Mason, Mrs. d. A. Morton, Bernard
NJ Freelyr John Robinson, Rev. NJ. O'Conner,
Nelson A. Odds, Miss NJ. Campbell.
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Foreign Markets.

HAVANA, Dec. 5.-The following are the closing
quotations of merchandise for the week ending to-
day:-Sugar-Nos 10 to 70 Dutch standard declin-
ing; quoted at a 81 reals W arrobe; Nos 10 to 20
heavy at q 10 reals; stock on hand $4,000 boxes.
Freights dull with surplus of tonnage in port. EX-
United States 60 days sight, in currency 22t q 215
per discounts short sight q a 20 per cent dis
count.
ey.
American securities-United States 5-2O's at 74s
Erie shares 25 Illinois Central shares 964.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 7-Borenoon.-United States
5-2O's tirmer and higher; quotations 70 q 7ea.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 7-Forenoon.-Cottonh heavy;
coll hoI
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Boston stock Gdst.
Sales at the Brokers' Board, Dec 7.
Farm for Sale.

~s In, Gray of 100 acres, 16 miles from
ANSNi Portland, 1-2 mile from meetings,
MfE1 mills, store and school, heavily wood
NJ EzH led, well watered well divided, pleas
ss@-sn1@eantly situated. Buildings one story
house. wood house and barn that cost $1,000 in '57
fine dairy farm and will sold at bargain togeth-
er With wood lot and pasture adjoining and thirty
acres OF good intervae mile away, ii desired In
quire of X. A. ALLEN, near the premises, of the
subscrberin Portland, Exchange ST.. corner of Fed
eral. BENZ. ADAMS,
Aug 16, 1867, WITT
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A LII Persons having claims or demands against
IA me, are requested to leave the AMOUNT and de-
scription OF the same, with Howard q elsaves, NO.
80 Exchange street, with reference 10 e1ecting an
SARAH JANE M siT UHNNIsoN, by her Attornes.
Scarborough, Dec. ., 1000. decI-dlw
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GREAT SNOW STORM.
KENTUCKY.
STEAMER sEELLER BURNED.

STEAMER SEELLER BURNED.
CINCINNATI, Dec. THE steamer D. M.
Seeller took fire at Carrellton, Kentucky, on
Saturday last, by the bursting of a coal oil
lamp, and burned to the waters edge and
sunk. No lives were lost.
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Sale of forfeited Goods.

COLLECTORS OFFICE,
DISTRICT OF PORTLAND & FALMoUTH,{
Portland, December ], 1868.
TINE following described merchandise having been
L forfeited for violation of the Revenue Laws OF the
heen gyen, and no claim to said goods having been
made. they will be sold at public auction, at the
office Of the United States Appraiser, 1875 Fore street.
in this city, onWednesday December 2Sd 1885, at II
O'Clock A NJ, r-es:
10 pIs Boot Fronts, Dress Pattern, II Bottles
Brandy, pr. Blankets 49, doz. bottles Ale, doz.
bottles Champagne doZ bottles Brandy, 100 Cigars,
is prs. Socks, sKeins Yarn, bottles Gin. Vaise
and ~ bottles Brandy, Vaise and 9bottlss BRANDY
80 bottles Brandy, bottles Wine 0 bottles Lguor,S
skins Liquor, ~ Trunk Locks, packages taoout 80
ibs.) Nutmegs, yds. Wooden Cloth .,,no, y,
ISRAEL wAsHBURN Jr.
Collector.
Portland, Dec. 1,ises. d1awsw
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ONEY25 CENTS.

The Great Quietimg Remedy for Children.
Contains NO MORPHINE OR POISON
GUS DRUG; sure to Regulate the Bososls +;
allays all Pain corrects Acidity of the
Stomach makes sick and Weak children
STRONG and HEALTHY; cures Wind Collie,
Gripping, Inflammation of the Bowels, and
all complaints arising from the effects of
Teething. Call for Mother Bailey's Quoting
Syrup, and take no other, and you are safe.
Sold by Druggists and all dealers in Med
icine.
A. RICHARDS, New London, Conn.,,
Agent for the United States.
W. w.'WHIPPLE e. CO., Agents forIMaine.
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Notice.
Notice.

g WILSON JR., 81 Green street, Collector Of
y. Bills will be unable to attend to business foS
two weeks, dec 7-d3ts
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AUCTIOH SALES.
e. N. PATTEN az Co., AuctioueeFs.
OFFICE II EXCHANGE ST.
Piano. Beds. Stoves No
Furniture. Carpets, &c. at Auc-
Good News f!

Two obtain room tor large lot CT Holiday Goods,
io tneTS viii be an auction every evening until the
81 y. .bi,ec,, at the store SO Exchange So.
- - an are invited to-Bid. no24illdc10
aorSes' Carriages, &c, at Auction
II market at11atulEDAY, at II O'Clock A. NJ, on lie
darriages Har,,esSess kst street, shall sell HoIs
Apis. r. o. BAILEY. Auetioneer.
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GAL IF or MA!

Passage Tickets tor sale at the
~esSs~--,5%M lowest rates, on early application
4 I1aItAS> al the
siszS=zsszzzsESUNION TICKET OFFICE
40 t-2 Exchange street, Pertlaad.E
". ID. LITTLE e CO.,
Mar 1s-dtt Agents.
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CANADA.
PARLIAMENT PRoRoGuE

PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
TORONTO, Dec. 1.-THE New Dominion Par
lament has been further prorogued until the
10th of January
FINANCIAL.
The revenue of Canada for November was
S1214,154, and the expenditures $S77 ,448.
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Hotel Notice.

THE Present proprietor Of the Eagle Hotel, Me.
ehanic Falls, Me-, will vacate same on Dec, IS.
The house will then be osed as a Hotel, unless
sold or leased tor term OF years to responsible
party, to be used as a Temperance Hotel.
A. g. DENISoN & CO., Owners.
Dec 7-dtjan1
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THE PLAINS.

FIGHT WITH THE INDIANS
ST. LOUIS, Dec. IA dispatch from South
Pass City says that 300 Sioux attacked wa
shake and band of Shoshones at Bay Wind
River Valley Nov. 22d. Two Indians were
killed on each side, and several wounded The
Shoshones retired to the white settlement.
GREAT SNOW STORM
An Omaha dispatch says the snow storm
which has been raging for the past thirty hours
is the severest experienced in Nebraska for
many years. There are eighteen inches OF
snow on a level The storm still continues
The trains have managed to move, but it is
feared slight wind will cause serious block
ade both east and west
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OFFICIAL.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

OFFICIAL.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, Decem Der 3D. 1868.
INFORMATION las been received at this Depart,
Il ment from MIR. Henry c. Hall, the Consul OF the
United States at Matanzas, Cuba, OF the death on
the list of July last at Sagua la Grande, OF JOHN
10 ssNSON, a seaman belonging 10 the ship HAT.
tie Ross" and late resident Of Portland Me.
Information has been received, also from the same
source, OF the death, the Gath OF the month
and at the same lace, of SAMUEL DAVIS,
seaman belonging to the Ship Oh. s. sishop" and
formerly resident OF Portland, Me. dc7d3tis
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Notice,
NOTICE.

A MEETING OF the Stockholders of the Portland
IA Company will be held on Monday, the 2lst De-
eember, at Nj, at the Office OF the Ocean Ins. Co.
tor the purpose OF deciding whether the Company
will subscribe TO the Stock OF the Portland q Og-
densburg Railroad Co, and II so to what amount
BY order Of the Directors.
dc7td JACOB MCCLELLAN, Clerk.
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BRANCH OFFICE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING,
PHILADELPHIA.
o Y r nc Il X 81

Where the general business of the Company is trans
acted, and to which all general correspondence
should be addressed.
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These Bonds are the duly authorized and accredt-
ed obligations of one of the most responsible Corpo-
rations of the American Continent, and secured
by the absolute first lien upon the valuable grants,
franchise, railroad equipment, business, etc, of the
best portion of the Great
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DosTER PRINWNo. Ct all kinds done with ms-
Il patch at the Press once
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-12-05
The S.0nI Trade.

The quantity sent by Railroad this week
il so. .s45 10 tons; by Canal $500 06 tons
for the week 123,145 05 tons, against 92,-
762 for the corresponding week last year. In
crease, 80, 3s3 tons.
The season is rapidly drawing to close
by the canals, and the demand is stacking
off at present, owing to the extreme hign
prices, caused mainly by the Scranton AuG.
ton Sale of October %, which was the fesu.s
of speculation on the part OF those VINO haa
coal to receive from the Scranton company,
purchased ut lower rates Ihe tesui' .,s
that consumers of coal have been ana VIII
he taxed not less thas $4,000,00O, while the
nroducers have derived scarcely any benefit
bv tbe nncellec; for advance. Prices are now
recedipg, and there will probably be another
contest in December, before wages can be
reduced to meet the reductions on coal. The
advanced rates of freight in November,
ought also to be taken off on the line and to
Philadelphia, as it would be an outrage to
keep them on in the present state OF the
trade,
1t seems strange to us that the Scranton
Company should have had so large guam
tity of coal to deliver on their sales previous
to the sale in October, as was represented.
They have sent more coal to the shipping
ports near New York, than they have sold
at Auction this year SO far. and we have al
ways understood that they only seld pri-
vatey the surplus of coal sent to market
over the quantity sold at Auction. Under
these circumstances, we cannot understand
why they should be so far behind hand IN
their deliveries, as represented. Can it be
possible that "a ring" was formed at New
York to run up the prices We should
like to be enlightened on the subject by
those who are posted up. There is always
a terrible outory when the prices of coal are
run up in schuykill County caused by
Legitimate demand, hy the New York press
generally but when the prices was run
up at the New York Auction Sale, totally
uncalled for by the state Of the trade, and
condemned by the producers generally, the
Press in New York appears to be mum on the
subject Miners Journal
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-12-05

LIFE INSURANCE INvEsTMENTs.-Ther is
no need of urging the duty of life insurance.
Every man having others dependent upon
him for support knows that in no other way
can he SO surely provide for their future
comfort as by securing such an amount Of
insurance as his income will allow him to
pay for. Of course it becomes matter of
personal interest to know where the most
insurance can be had for specific sum. The
National Life Insurance Company of the
United States Of America, chartered by Con
gress in July, 1868, makes an offer Of insu-
rance upon the ordinary Life plan at ey-
tremely low rates, the principle of its oper
alton being that smaller sum Of cash in
hand is better for both buyer and seller
than larger amount based upon the con-
tingencies Of possible future profits or divi
dends. For this small sum it guarantees u
certain amount of insurance, the contract
between insured and insurer being too plain
for any complications such as may attend
the settlement of notes or dividends This
is recommendation to start with, and if
the Company is secure one. its low rates
will naturally be popular. For this securf
ty we find two strong guarantees one is q
paid-up capital of one million dollars, am
pie for all possible present liabilities, and
the other is the character of the managers
OF the Company, among whom are Jay
Cooke, G. II. Clark, Hon. Z. 4. Rollins
Hon. W. L. Chandler, and Others Of higl
national repute. 1t is not alone by its lov
cash rates that the new National Life com
mends itself to those contemplating insur
auce, for it offers, beside, number of move
and favorable methods by which the insure
or his heirs may reap unusual pecunisr,
benefit from his or her investment. Thes
new featurcs-the Return Premium (by
which the amount Of all premiums paid vii
be returned to the heirs of the insured il
addition TO the amount for which he wa
insured), tho Income Producing, and othe
plans-wil! be explained in detail by tn
agents of the Company, whose card may b
found elsewhere. We can see no reason VIII
the new Company is not entitled to a higl
degree OF public confidence.