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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-05

FROM A MEMBER OF THE OLD GUARD.

FROM MEMBER OF THE OLD GUARD. Hi
za r.E. ses NEwFIELD, FEB 3, 1868.
To The Publisher OF the Maine State Press:
| Enclosed is a two dollar bill which you will
please to pass to my credit. And while am
writing~l will ask Indulgence to state that 1
am on the last quarter Of one hundred years,
| and have seen something of the i'harly-burly"
of politics, and should like to have the conf
| dence to believe that might yet see my coun-
trya enjoying peace and prosperity. 4.
But how shall peace anisprosperity be oh,
| tanned? H -1a l0 lsa0aso-
One Of The first lessons that my mother
taught me. was not to cry peace where God
said there was no peace. sas ttg9 s.
The Fremont policy is the only true policy.
That policy probably would have saved Abra-
ham Linooins life. That policy would have
saved thousands of the lives Of orr young men,
and mi lions Of dollars of the peoples money.
The timitl, Observation-Disclosures" policy has
flied he country with lGourners and invalids.
and laid burden on The nation that will
probably last as long 10 We are a nation Aud
what is the prospect? We have traitor and
rebel sympatuizor in the chair of State. withat
class Of men chosen by ourselves who have
not the courage to put him out, although they
have the power and evidence enough of his
guilt to Justify the measure II his first veto
message did not furnish evidence enough To
convict him of treason | should Ike to know
what would. He refused TO sign p bill that
passed both Houses OF Congress because Il
was passed in the absence o! eleven States :
when those States had gone out Of the Union
by force, had setup government of their
wn,had invaded our territory AMI done aye.y
thing they could in the nature of war-ond
yet Congress could not pass legal act in thar
absence. The idea is 100 rdiculols 10 he en-
tertained in grog SHOP r -.-
This hesitating policy is always psraIvzipe--i
and the idea chat the people are not ready for
radical measures is delusiou The people
are always in advance OF the Office -holders
The office holders and off &C seekers arc opnos-
ed TO the impeac hment of Andrew johnson.
but the great body of the people would have
been glad to have seen him ousted iron, the
place he holds, a year ago; ard they viii not
be satisfied for him to remain 4 stumbling
block till March 1859. | feel gratified when
renect that was one of the convention that
Nominated John Lynch, and aiterward helped
e,ec' MN to the place that he holds, and it
gives me pleasure TO see him stand up to the
marx On the impeachment question
have no doubt that majority of tho Sn-
pFeme Court are in sympathy with the rebel
hon and WIZ do all that they can 10 secure the
prominent rebels, and shelter themselves and
bewiider Congress by long winded oryu.
ments made mp of ambiguous phrases in Tho
none Of law and thereby introduce sopbistrv
: =
lHsteSu oi coni'n7' se"Se' G. E.S
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Massey AS A LEoruREn "A Chicago rel

Massey AS a LEorURER "A Chicago report
er who has been to, see Nasby.isay saasfs5 W
We regret to say that we can say ma eh for
Nasty Locke's oratory. He exhibits most
plentiful lack OF about everything which forms
or conduces to good speaking. To "a very OBJ
scnre style, composed Of a succession Of long,
involved sentences, he adds rapid, monoton-
Gus, sehooiboy delivery. A speaker cannot ex-
pect his hearers to take any more interest in
mis- effort thans be himself seems ito exhfbit;
and, if we were to judge the feelings of last
nights audience By this just standard, we
should be forced to the conclusion that they
must have been Incredibly bored. In ALTER
airy point of view, the lecture was tame re-
hash of political commonplace and stale Jokes,
whose long and constant, though somewhat
weak service in good cause should long ago
have placed them on the retired list ofrespect-
able mediocIity, whose character it would be
charitable to forget while remembering their
imputed services Ii Locke has nothing bet-
ter 10 offer, he shonld at once abandon the
platform and resume the role of Nasty, from
whom it would still do to hear once a mouth.
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supreme .sudicini Cont. lia

4, TUESDAY No. 2i3-Abi2ail Haskell vs.. EVA
Field. 1respass Q,Gre claaspn. Opened to the
jury, then Withdrawn anf ettled by tile parties
as to what shall be the Lewiston line between the
lands owned by the parties. lsslafu e. alis. lHH-
Ninton--Dennett r q Strout s. Gage.
H' si'1 = s7',nsles w. Goddard Rowena c. God
dard and Henry Little ,-,---A---a.. 3 x.rance
r. R. Co. were seyeray submitted to the presfurrrs
Justice without die Intervention OF ojpry.. Judg-
nient entered for plaintifs. Defendant excerpts.
@. ". Goddard. fst5fa f sasl p. Barnes.
No. 3l3--Bradbury Rand rs. Patrick Heating. AS
sumpsit on an account of $s4.00 for work done on
building. Defendant denied any Indebtedness, al
legiag that the work was done on contract which
Contract has not been fulfilled Not finished. Ed 81
S. Carleton. i ss .i4u Howard & Cleaves
Court adjourned 70 $50 Wednesday morning. ,,,
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1bo February tenn Of the U. ). District Court
oIencd in this city Tuespay. Judge Fox presiding
The Grand Jury was empaneiled as follows: "
Richard Man berry. Foreman, Hiram Cook, Casco I;
Thaddeus C. Lewis, Allied Woodman, Portland;
William C. Palmer, Daniel Hunton, Buxton; Aus
tin n. Durgau, Hiram; freeman s. Dyer, John
Plaisted, LiInington; Levi Loring. Isaiah Ham,
Sbapleigh: Simon 5. Cleaves, Kennebunkport
George W, batch, Otis VIM, Wells; Eluathan
Hunt. Emery Allen. Gray; Harvey A. Thompson,
Thomas w. Given, Brunswick. l37l Gliding SCI
The Grand Jury retired to attend to such matters
as may be brought before them by the District At
ney. s.r
The petit Jurors do not come in until Thursday af-
steInoon. -AS % q eA''t4 eos II .4sff1"' "a ~
2 Samuel IT, Gibson, ESQ of Bethel, was admitted
to practice in the United States District Court
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the de,naud being light and ktocks small some
caraoes o.. new are on theiis wpy 70 this port
NASAL STORES-Turi icnine Las E.i.htly ad- |
vanced. The demand is l'ghl ior nj sorts u naval
stores. "a Il
OItS-Ihe Ouly cnange wshavt Ia note hjs weai |
is an advance OF 81 per tbl Iisll oils glch are in
active demand Sales OF about 100 RIBS have been |
made during the week ST the advanced rates.
OAKUM.-The demand is very tight. No change /
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The Revelation in Psra IS Chiefly to7sc re- 4
sretted, because tradJ, wh1 now withdi2ws
tronlthe governme ns, was a2st actiyein bring
ing about and sustafning t1c South American
alliance against Spain. He had also given
mere attention to.the subject OF Internal i'm
movements than most Of his predecessors had
ao,fe! This last 0yerthrpw OF constitutional
Government III South America came to pass in
this way On the Goth Of December Col. Pra-
do, President of the Peruvian Republic attack
ed the city of Arequipa which had reyolted ia
favor of the Vioe-Presdent, General Cahseeo.
After spirited contest in which he was de-
faated with severe loss, he abandoned the at
tack and retreated toward The coast. Then Le-
gan that display OF trcachery for which the
South Americans are remarkable. Hearing
that one after another of his divisions had
sprouounced" against him, Prado fed 10 lslay,
! attended by only few friends. Upon arriving
at CaIl1o in SAFETY, he proceeded OF once 70
/ Lima, the capital, where the people WHO haa
! eighteen months before sire wed his path with
| flowers. received him with the most discourage
| inc coldnoss. After many evolutionary pro-
/ eerdinos which Il Is impossible to understand
/ outside Of South America the people of Lima
ON
/ "a and Praao withdrew 10 Cbili. 1t appears
! that by this revolution, everything il restored
| 10 the condition in which Prado found it in
| 1865. The alliance with the South American
republics. the trsaties made wish foreign pow
ers aud the reioyms in the constitution and
laws, are by tbe new arrangement null and
void Frado expects aid from Chill which will
| enable him to return in triumph within short
| lime. Ii is said that there are already aiae
| aSprants OF the Presidency, each candidate
| being ready to enforce his claims by arms. A
I letter TO the New York Tribune, dated on
| board a Peruvian corvette, says that the naval
| squadron has recognized the new government.
The same authority says that Gen. Francis
| Canseco, brother Of The Vice President, and
military commander in Lima, addressed note
to the United States Minister, Gen. Hoyey,
notifying him Of the triumph of the revolution,
and that it was the desire of Vice. resident
Canseco to continue the same relations that
had hitherto existed between the Governments
| Of Peru and the United Srates. ~
Gen. Hoyey, after acknowledging the receipt
| and the terms of the note, declined to recog-
/ nize the change that had taken place, until
| instructions were received from Washington,
calling the attention of Gen. Canseeo to the
! fact that thscourse was pursued by the Unit
ed States upon Col. Prsdo's assuming the Die
tatorship of the Republic; and that it was ten
months afterwards recognized as a government
dc jVre. Prado sailed for Valparaiso, on board
the United States steamer Nyack, Commander
| Pcndergrsst
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~ Mr.. EDrroR,-I notice in the account given
by the Press of this morning that you report
Judge Davis as saying that the annual cost Of
liquors in this country is five hundred asoss-
sand dollars, instead OF five hundred million
as the Judge stated, and sit actually is; and
you might have added the equally startling
fact stated by Gen. Dow, that five hundred
millions more are wasted as the result Of
drinking. - ,s-5',-t...- -.-.......-'- s.
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IHEranora that Charles Francis Adams our
Minister 10 England, has resigned, is coupled
with another that Mr.. Seward is TO take his
place. Mr.. Seward is retieent on the subject.
and newspaper correspo ndenis are in despair.
II MIR. Adams has resigned, il is probably on
the ground that the refusal Of the English gov
ernmentfo appoints noblenan as its anlbas-
sador to the United States renders il improper
for the Oldest SCION of the House of Adams 10
represent, this country at the Court OF ST.
James. Or perhaps Charles Francis dreams
that by coming home Just now, where he has
not cheapened his presence by giving rs TOO
much OF il, he may ut length be elevated to The
seat of his great ancestors. Still another con-
lecture may not be without weight, though we
give it with diiidence. I'll well known that
if ever a young man needed fathers care
and connsel,-nay, the cbastisement of the
paternal rod, .hat young man is JOHN Quincy
Adams, son OF our Minister 10 Great Britain
He has takenadvantage of his fathers absence
10 80 after all sorts OF strange gods, that were
the utter abhorrepce Of all his progenitors. He
has offered incense to the p L. L. Moioch, and
sacrificed TO the Democratic Dagon The good
for-nothing has even allowed himself 10 be
mentioned as candidate for the Presidency
not recognizing the fact that his father is next
in The line Of succession. Since old Harry the
Fourth caught young Harry the Fifth fnrtvely
trying on the crown which the old gentleman
had not yet relinquished, we know Of no equal
iy striking historical example OF filial ingrati
tude and disrespect. Shakespeare fixed up the
other story in very effective dramatic style L
we have any young bard of Avon" among II,
he is at liberty to dramatic this incident. Will
Il grand tableau by way Of denouemcnt, show
ing young John and his parent in the Situation
Incidentally referred to by DIR. Holmes in on,
OF his minor poems, from giving more partic
ular description Of which we are deferred b,
motives of delicacyan
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Ar at Calcutta Dec 2s United States. Liant, IRON
Cardiff. $500 10.
Ar at do, @ II Southard. Cooper, Liverpool. 4
Ar at bombay prev TO Jan n, Iirreii, Morgan,
Maulmgin. y 90 - ~ 4HaN
Ar at Genoa 17th nit, Caro-, Beals. New York
Ar at Marseilles 18th ult. Neponset, Tracey, nom
New YORK.
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mAHNs' III Y WINE.
nov q 81 DIS WITT ssakl..l "a - Ellar
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IsDY-tIMfitt and Viciiii Z;
V,,c s,uiIy and Maine state press

a[ay he obtained at the Periodical Ilepots of Fes-
sender Bros, Marquis, Robinson, Cclesw6rthy and
q. NJ. Curtis, and ar POI tland & Rochester Depot.
AT Biddeferd, OF Pilisbury Bros ilass- fsags ss
Al Saco Old, S. Locke
Al Brunswick Of W. R. Fields, at- aFr
At Watery.lle. of J. s. Carter .H. F -a.
At Gorhain Of News Agent.
AZ Bath NJ i. o. Sh1w a.aCsu alE fhsr scI-
Agonts Wanted-j. 4. Lioyd.
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Republican iieadaaarser..

The Hall on the corner of Congress and
Aiarketstreet is now open day and evening to
all Republicans. All the city papers there on
file. Regular meeting and speaking Saturday
evening at half past :. 49, -..s..f y
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LIFE Issu u No AaEsrs WANTED

LIFE INSURANCE AGEsTs WANTED.--A long
established and first class Life Insurance
Company in New York are in want 1of an
Agentin Portland, to take several counties as
district. Good recommendations or re:er-
lsnces must accompanysapplieatiens. Address
Box 3OO5 2. o., New York. aa ,.oJ 4feb3d3t :.
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ALASKA is looking up little. Mr. Sumner
has Just received letter from Gen. Rousseau.
dAted at Portland, Oregon, Jan. 81, in which
the General says:
as you hoow, have been to Sitka. did
not see i great deal of the country. but saw
enough, and beard enough from those who
Were tstorhed on ufs---an Inject 10 i'm nress me
with the great accuracy OF y0'..anaacb 1naa'
on the ratification of the treaty csrsisy ti,st
territory. In your researches you seem TO
have exhausted all tho sources OF information
On the subject, and in the details you give
touching the eli nate, the people and the ie-
sources Of the country, your speech is very re-
n arkah BILE fa1 fps correctness / have said as
much IN my despatch to the State Department
at Washington, and was not at all afraid 10
refer to that speech as to what Alaska is and
WlH-prebably be. But if the acquisition OF
that territory results in the purchase of the
British possessions in that direction it will be
OF incatculabte value. 1 have been pretty
much iii- every lattade of the United States
and Mexico, and yet believe have never
seen climate equal 10 tina. of Vaucouver's
lsland, The temperature is. the most acreea-
BILE and most delightful l have ever known, 1t
is cold enough to brace the system and to give
strength to the body, witbops being too cold at
any tine for comfort; and 1t is never hot
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OAKUM.-The demand is very tight. Nochange
PAINTs-The demand for paints and eads is
s'PIAsf ER- An aiyance d about 4 tsf ton has
been made for plaster. There is but little in The
znIarketsHd the advanced prices are sustained.
PRODUCING meats and poultry are unchang-
2la2sc Tor package and SO; or dozen at retail on
ions are scarce and higher Potatoes are ingood
suPPRka6Sv slaN mes * ma ma e,sT ya,s.io,
in the market, either for pork or beef The supply
isgood and the mand light Round hogs bring los6
KiCE-The market is very steady al our ouo,a
tons.
sACT-Ste ,dy at quotationsJ There have been
no arrivals during the week, but four cargoes
soAPs-NM the retiace,if prices, Ieathe &, Cores
steam refined soaps find good market, and are in
demand IN all parts of the State.
% SUGAKs--Ihe stock II refining sugars IN The
country has besn largely reduced, and refined
sugars are very firm. we give tlIe prices Of tee
Forest City refined as they we're on Tnesi9v. INC
demand for these excellent sugars Is increasing and
their good reputation is well established. s7
TOBACCO-The supply l. large and the demand
Is good. Prices are without change
TEAs-The demand is moderate and prices are
| without change. 81" tH..e -fH7'.1,- =
| tTINS-Prices are firm. but the demand is not
| large either FOR plates or pig tin.
l. fARNIsH--Priees are without change and The
| demand CONT u 3 to lie moderate.
| WOQL-The demand is very moderate ard tbare
Is no change in prices. Manufacturers arc not uia-
I posed TO purchase largely at present. 81 #
| FRElGHTS-The following are the engagements
since our last report. brig Caroline T.. Kelley to
Cartenas withsugfr box shocks at1sc; briex Emma
| Hall and Model TO port moth side OF Cuba with
box shoohs az lsc: brig Mary 4. Thompson cut to a
port north side Cuba and horae with sInolases at S.
per Ito gals foreign port charges paid; sch Nellie
! Chase out to port north side of Cuba aud back
north OF Hatteras at 81 per bid delivered; sch Han
ME Westbrook out to Martinique and Porto Rico and
| back north OF Hatteras at s. 10 Per hid for mo-
lasses; sch Harriet Blake, out to Cuba and back
north Of HatteTas with molasses Of IS per hid sch
MaTacaibc out 10 north side OF Cuba and back 10 a
port north of Hateras at 50 per no gals molasses
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MARRIED.

In WIndham, Jan -, Robert G.. Chaiiin. OF W.,
aud Miss Cornelia Griffin, OF FreepOrt.
In Lincolnve, Jan. Is, Charles NJ. Fletcher and
Emma II. z cal.
In Belmont, Jan. IS, Benz. r. Robertson, OF Knox,
AMI Faustena NJ. Taber, OF Belmont. q
Is In Monroe, Jsu. 6. Francis H. Cole and Frances
Corniorth, both of Tborndike. -.
I. In Rockport. Jan. 2I John J. Mahoney .ot Cam
g In LnconviIie, Jan. 49, Frank Racklif aud Hiss
IL IibsftF. Jan. 9 WIN. c whiiehohse ana Hatll
tie Speed,
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MIR BLArSg's Bull in relation to the taxa
ton OF national bank stock passed both
Houses of Congress exactly as originally framed
By him. II now wants only the Presidents
signature TO make ia law. BY the way, rs
an instance of the faiiibility of metropolitan
Journalism, it may not be improper to call At
tention TO the fact that the New York Times
in recent editional article commenting the
action OF the House in passing this bill commit
ted adollble error In the first place it spoke
OF the measure as Mr.. Pomeroy's-probably
because he is chairman. of the committee on
banks and banking and reported it. But the
more serioas blunder of the Times was in as
Stunning that this bill adds new item to the
list of taxable property, whereas national
bank stock is taxable under the existing
law, and Blaine's bill has reference only, to the
place where it becomes taxable. We publish
ed the act in full Attic time ii Was reported
from the committee
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RAILROAD AecnENr.-The train on the
Concord Railroad was thrown from the track
near Amoskeag Falls by a broken rail Mon.
day morning. The rear car was thrown from
the track, but no one was injured re,1rega..o
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THE troubles OF authorship are by no means
conf aed'to eoinmon place people. The Queens
book met with a misfortune, for which the
printers devil is held responsible. After pass
ing through the hands OF tho binder It was
found to contain most gross and abominable
error, "probably the work Of the malice OF some
compassion" The whole edition had to be
gone through with and the obnoxions leaf tax
en- oft tefors ii passed into the hands Of the
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TIE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION which meets
in Boston to-day is not likely TO get seriously
at work ill tomorrow. This lorenzo Il Is in
the programme that hesdelegates snail be
treated to a sleigh ride and in the evening q
eoncertis to be given ID Music Han for their
entertainment. The indications are that the
approximation OF unlimited capital" viii he
beyond all precedent. Notice has been re-
ceived OF the appointment OF delegates 30 the
convention by the boards Of trade aud other
Commercial bodies of 0swe.o, Cleveland, Gu
cinnati, Detroit. Buffalo Milwaukee, Charles
ton, s. c., Troy, Chicago, Portland, richmond,
Toledo Wilmington, Dell Wilmington, \. c,
ST. Louis, Albany, Pttsburg, San Francis SEQ,
kalamazoo, Alton, Norfolk. Philadelphia, and
New Ydrt.
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IHE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY STANTON
OLSON" sends the iollowingin special dis
patch 10 the Boston Advertiser. +...L h i.


-|Dixon" sends the iollowingin special dis
patch to the Boston Advertiser: se5f - u
The resolution adopted by The House Mon
day calling on Secretary Stanton for copies OF
the letters that have passed between the
White House and the war office viii bring out
some very important documents 1t appears
that about two weeks ago the President sent,
General Grant letter intimatng his desire In
pretty strong terms that. Secretary Stanton
should not be recognized in his official capaci-
tyg by the general-in-chief TO this General
Grant responded, and intercourse between his
office and the War Department has gone on as
it did before Mr.. Stanlon's suspension. In the
meantime, the correspondence between the
President and General Grant has continued.
side, the last from General Grant being dated
only three days ago. Itis understood that the
recent White House attack upon the general
lor giving up the war oiiire on the order of the
senate, has also got into this correspondence.
though ITS general drift is as TO the powers of
Mr.; Stanton as Secretary, and the manner in
which he shall be recognized by the yarions
Executive Departments of the government.
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Is case ola war with England the United
States are all right At a Fenian meeting in.
o'eVeiand on Monday night, Gen. O'Neil of.
iefed the government in the event OF war
with England the services of 10000 Fenians
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THE most complete passenger elevator now
Constructed has just been put into the Ameri-
can House, Boston, by Otis Tufts, the inven-
tor of this modern hotel luxury 40 sl 81
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DBERISG HALL.-Chas. Reade's dramatiza-
ton of "Grifit tn Gaunt'' was very well played
last evening, at Det.ring Hall, by Wilson g.
Clarke's dramatic company. This evening
will be produced the popular play of "Oiiver
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MCCARTHY, the fashionable boot

MCCARTHY, the fashionable boot and shoe
maker, has removed from Congress street to
No. 1O1 Middle street. Lewis block. We are
glad to see Mr.. Mccarthy back to the old stand,
and we hope he viii meet with the success
Which his enterprising character entities him
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ATTENTION is invited to the advertisement
of the New England Lits Insurance Company.
whose policies are all non-forfeiting. Messrs
j. W. Munger g. Son are agents in this city.
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THE Snow FLAKE."-Our Swedenborgian
Christmas spectacle OF the Snow Flake is to
be brought out in New York city by the 9th
Universalist Society, and in Providence by
Rev. Mr.. Rugs Society, (UniversalistsL
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THEone O'Clock passenger train on the p. q
Is. Railroad was detained aboutan hour yes
to-day in consequence Of breaking an axle to
the engine, when between Falmouth and
Cumberland depots. The train was taken to
the Cumberland depot by the engine of tho
inward bound twain. before that could pass. ~