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The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

AN IMPORTANT INvENTIoN.-We saw yes
terday very important invention in the way
of fire ladder and hose carriage combined,
which seems to be something that wa have
long needed, and as life preserver, in case of
fire, it can have no equals. The nature of the
invention is to provide fire-ladder and hose
carriage combined, and to effect this object a
carriage is constructed with four wheels,
mounted on a suitable frame, and supporting
two segmental racks. These racks are attach
ed at one end to a. number of ladders and
braces, so fastened together as to form a series
of knee levers placed in opposition to each
other, and raised from horizontal posture 10
one more or less angular, by the segmental
racks, and wheels arranged to give motion to
the racks The following is from the worthy
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department of
Boston in regard to this machine:
FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICE,
Boston, April 9th, 1868.
L: T. CRAFT, EsQ.-Dear Sir: Having exam
lned your model of patent combined Hook and
Ladder and Hose Carriage, 1 am thoroughly
convinced of its practicability. / see in your
invention what to my mind has long been de-
sired in this city at large fires, and in my opin-
ION had we had such an apparatus in service
during the past year, it would have many
times saved its original cost.
Wishing you entire success in the introduc-
tlon OF your valuable and humane invention
In the several cities of this country,
am, very respectfully yours,
JOHN s. DAMRELL,
Chief Engineer Boston Fire Department.
Mr.. I. P. Croft, one of the inventors, is now
in this city for the purpose of raising stock
company for the manufacture of this machine,
and it would be of.some benefit to Portland if
the manufacture could commence here. Mr..
y. will be happy to show it to capitalists at the
Chief Engineers Office during the rest OF the
week. '
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

MAINE SAVINGS BANK-The Trustees of this
Institution held meeting on Wednesday at
their banking room, for the purpose of decla1-
ing semi-anhual dividend The condition of
the bank was found to be very satisfactory, and
dividend of 3 IL per ceut. for the last six
months to April 1st was declared, free of Gov
eminent tax. 1af.a 5H .G8.B
The deposits at the date of the annual ex-
hibit april ~ amounted to $7O1 O61 80; profit
and loss, $35,9o342; total, 1886, ee4s5 It is in
vested as follows: Mortgages real estate, $241,
1856; United States securities, 1905 1900; bonds
of cities and towns, $S6,S0O railroad and
steamship bonds, $4,000; gas stock. S125O;
bank stock, $54,OO5; loans secured by collat ,ral
and cash on hand, SCOTIA. -o9L ~.
The amount of deposits April 1, 1867, was
$453OS257; amount April 4, 1868, $7o1 ,o61 SO
being an increase the last year of $247 ,97S. 49,
Number of depostors 5032-being an increase
the last year of 1901. r
We are glad to note, from time to time. the
increase and success of the two excellent Saw.
ings Banks in this city. They are doing a good
work in aiding to save up surplus earnings
against the time of need. S
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

instead of letting it fall down and enrich the
land and prepare it for an abundant crop the
next season. Such practice is ruinous. The
truth is some farmers hate to see anything
wasted and SO they let their cattle and horses
feed down their hayfelds. Wasted! why, il
is worse than wasted to let their cattle thus
trample down and gnaw up the very roots of
the young and thrifty clover. No wonder
such farmers live from hand to mouth, al
ways having slim crops and finding it te-
dious work to make the two ends of the year
plaat
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

Some papers make great account of the
fact that A. t. Stewart has "not withdrawn
from the support of Gen. Grant, but ''still" re-
CARDS his election as "the only effectual way
OF giving peace and prosperity to our present
dis-umted Union" We are happy to an
nounce that John Smith has signified his un-
alterable determination to adhere TO Cen
Grant and give the whole weight of his inval.
liable influence to secure his nomination.
He says che never will desert General
Grant
Conventions were held in the third. fourth
and seventh Massachusetts Congressional Dis
tricts Wednesday for the selection of delegates
to the Chicago Convention. In the third Dis
triet Edward Kinsley and Alanson w. Beard
were chosen; in the fourth, Estes Howe and
Thomas Russell; and in the seventh George T.
Richardson and Edwin F. Waters. In the sew
enth District resolution was passed express
ing approval of the course of Boutwell, on i'm
parchment
Ine La Crosse Democrat contains the fol-
rowing mysterious announcement: "On Thurs
uAy' April I'D, 1868, shall be prepared to fur
n'sh an parties to organize for the protection of
We ana 'eoerty, aohite Supremacy State equality
ana equal taxation, the several blanks and in
structions necessary in the formation of Le-
gionS for the more rapid and effactuaI ad.
vaneement of the grand National Democratic
c'va and military Increment now on foot
throughout the United States"
Thurlow Weed states that no consideration
Whatever could induce Mr.. Seward to remain
IN Office single day after President johnson
Is removed, if removed he is to be. This is So
rous. The hope cherished by many that we
.lisnt secure capacious naval station in the
AHverior Of Africa is dashed.
aNnineton correspondents account for
senator oamerons action in the charging a
the Senate by the fact that the latter onnose ID
Cameron's election. i"''oi opPoseu
There was considerable excitoroa,,t o,,ou -,
municipal election in Newport, w wv, .ne
day. There were two tickets for Ma. G -. :,
field, r. j. Taylor, regular Republican - sns
James Atkinson, Citizens candidate M Tnu
vote stood, Atkinson, $40, Taylor, 522, scatter,
ing IL; Atkinson's majority, 16.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

FRANCE The trepidation into which the
manifestations of popular discomfort at the
enforcement of the new army bill, is conclu-
sively attested by the concerted effort of the
imperial newspaper organs to convince the
people that they are pleased and tifcally
happy. The Patrie, Pays, France, and all the
rest deny the rumors of outbreaks at Bor-
deaux and other places. A part of the same
plan Of pacificaton is the publication of the
imperial pamphlet on the titles of the Napole-
onic dynasty, reeiting the number of elections
held under military dictation that have en-
dorsed the pretensions of that family. The
foreign relations of France require an equal
amount of explanation from the government.
A cable dispatch of Wednesday says:
The Moniteur, in its issue of "Wednesday,
publishes a speech made at Rambouillet by NJ
Ernest Baroche, Minister of Justice, in which
he endeavors to allay the excitement produc-
ed by the frequent rumors of impending war.
The minister says it is well known that the
government is now engaged in actively prose-
cutting extensive works for the improve ment
of the entire system of the interior and con-
Meeting roads of France, on which large
sums of money are expended. This fact, he
argues, is utterly inconsistent with the idea
that the government apprehends or is making
preparations for an approaching warlike con.
hict, and should be conclusive evidence to all
that France earnestly desires peace. The very
reorganization of the military forces of the
empire, which had excited so much needless
apprehension, was a pledge for the mainte-
nance OF peace, which, he assured his hearers
with joy, no European power now threatened
to disturb.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATEs.-The st
John IN. b. News thus refers to the impeach-
ment trial:
The impeachment of President johnson pre-
sents certain aspects impressive if not really
sublime. That people just emerging from
most costly and sanguinary civil war, and
while yet the passions evoked by the contest
are at fever heat, should be able, though split
into equal and fiercely rival parties, calmly to
survey the progress of this trial of their chief
ruler, without even a riot, a blow struck or
drop of blood shed, is a most remarkable fact,
and is worth volume of glowing eulogy on
the strong good sense of the American people
and their fitness for self-government How
impossible spectacle of this kind in Europe
Think of the quiet impeachment of Napoleon
Ill. Nay, think of such an occurrence in any
one OF the Spanish American Republics from
the Rio Grande to Patagonia! What assassin
ations, what instructions, what general con-
fusion would not such an attempt provoke!
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

Mr.. EDIroR:--Allow me if you please short
space in the columns of your valuable paper
to call the attention of the public to the very
interesting and scientific lectures now being
given at the Library Room in the Mechanics
building, by DIR. G. G. Bennett, of New Haven,
who is now stopping at the q. S. Hotel, where
he is daily healing the sick and the afflicted by
the laying on of hands, which is, we believe, in
strict accordance with the teachings of Christ
and all that pertains to the natural and scien-
tific world. He has already given four free
lectures at the above named place to, highly
appreciative and respectable audiences, who
find it exceedingly difficult to dodge the very
decisive and explanatory solutions given to the
innumerable questions interrogated by those
who are evidently seeking the truth. yA
He lectures again this evening, and those
who desire to hear valuable and scientific facts
clearly explained, should not fail to be present.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

Hotel proprietors who are subscribers to the
Daily Press, or who become so by sending their
names and the pay for one years subscription
to the office, can have their name, the name
and location OF their hotel published in the
Press under the head of HOTEL DIRECTORY
once week, during the continuance of their
subscription without charge.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

THE Argus makes General Sherman say, in
his testimony before the Senate, that when
the office of Secretary of War ad interim, was
offered to him by the President in January ne
asked why Congress could not make a case
without bringing him, as an oihcer' into the
controversy. That would have been singu-
lar question to have asked at that time and
place. What General Shermrn did ask was,
"why lawyers could not make a case" as is
frequently done for the purpose of testing le-
gal questions. After this lucid statement of
Sherman's testimony the Argus proceeds to
say that "no intelligent person who
Inns read the argument of Judge Cur
tbs now believes that the President
committee any violation of the tenure-of-office
law" The Senate thought differently on the
twenty-first of February, and the country
would be glad to know, if the removal of
Stanton was not in violation of law, why the
President did not adopt Shermans suggestion
and test his powers by bringing feigned
issue before the courts.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

Z THEATRE.-The beautiful drama of "Aline''
was produced last evening at Deering Hall by
Murray's dramatic company in fine style, as
was the very musical farce of Jenny Lind. We
have neglected to speak heretofore in particu-
lar of Mrs. Lanagan's talent as an actress. She
is very pleasing on the stage, and shows atonce
that she has real natural genius This even
ing she>will appear as Mary Wilson, in the
play of the "Drunkard, or the Fallen Saved. "
The laughable comedy of the "Model Hus-
band" will also be produced this evening as an
affarninna
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

APRIL TERM.-BARRows, J, PRESIDING.
THURsDAY.-The day was taken up with the case
of Huse ct al. VS.. Hart ct al. The testimony was all
put in at o'clock, and Mr.. Barnes made the argu-
ment for the defendants. Mr. Bradbury will follow
for plaintiffs Friday morning.
The docket of new entries for this term contains
only 40 actions-a great falling off. A large number
of these will be transferred to the docket OF the Su
perior Court.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17
DOMESTIC PORTS.

DOMESTIC PORTS.
NEW ORLEANS-Cld 10TH ship Cambria, bar
Ha gTon LNepr9oii Ela Thayer Thompson Tor
SAVANNAH-Cld 18th inst, brig Nellie Mitchell,
BALTIAlOkE-Ar 18th sch 8 f woodnurv Wool
bury, Georgetown, sc.
CID 18th. sch Hattie. Cook, Portsmouth. Sid, sch
Day break, for Havana.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar1 18th inst. sehs Hamburg,
Sprague, Remedies; j b Marshall, Marshall Sagua;
Fannie + Han, Gem. Charleston
Ar 14th, brig Mechanic, Dyer, Sasua; sch Addie,
Drown. New York.
Ar 18TH. brig abby Ellen, orcutt, Matanzas; sch
Dec0ra, Clark Sagua.
Cid 18th, brig Rabboni, Ccombs, tor Cardenas; sch
NJ Banks. Carnage, Barbados.
Cid 14th. barques Mary Libby, Libby, Matanzas;
Europa, Tucker, do; brig Minnie Miller. Anderson,
do; sch Addje. Drown, Kennebunl.
NEW YORK-Ar 18th. brig Lima, Hill. Centue-
COS; sehs Margaret Nichols, Ponce. with mainmast
sprung and loss OF toresai and flying jbl; Alaska,
I'a n Machas; Eliza Hamilton, Fagen, Portland;
Sponord, uaskins, New Bedford
Ar loln, brig Melrose, (;rigss, Bermuda
az lotn, snip Harry Warren, Jones, TIM Calcutta;
earq4e or Eann s, S9EEer satanzas sch CRAB
Cid 18th. barque Speedwell, Patten, Gibraltar;
brigs Rachel Coney, Coney. Pernambuco; Harry
Stewart Ponce; sch Z richardson, Thompson, Tor
PROVIDENCE-Ar 18th, schs Laconia, Merrill,
and Commerce Tyler Rockland.
Sid 14th. sch Sawyer Reed Philadelphia
NEWPORT-Ar 18th schs Lake. wills. Rockland
Tor New York; VIM Jones. Emery do for do
FALL RIVER-Ar Nth, sch Orozimbo, Gilmore /
Bel asst.
Sid 18th, sch Mary Louisa, Hamilton Portland.
PAWTuCKET-Ar 18th, sch Laurel, Wooster,
Jacksonville.
HOLMES HOLE--Ar 18th, brig Geo e Prescott,
Mills, Ntnalhaven for PHILADELPHIA sch Maabar,
Shufe, Belt st Tor Rondout; Bay State Hal, Rock
land Tor New York; Oneco. Chase, Kennebunk Tor
ran RIVER; Mediord, Spencer, Portland tor do.
Ar ioth schs Humboldt, Dunton, I'm B0othbay for
hialephia; Willie Perry, French, Linco.nvie for
New Bedford; New Globe, Bray, and ABBY We'd,
Hopkins, Portland Tor New York; Lookout Bernard
Tangier for Portland; Rachel Seaman Seaman. i'm
Philadelphia for do; Redngton, Gregory, Rockand
tor Savannah.
BOSTON-Ar 18th. schs Baltic Haskell Darien;
jed Frye, Lang y, Philadelphia; Maria Roxlnna,
Palmer, do; Ella, Packard and Pennsylvania, Lang
lev, Elizabethport; Prudence. Gikey Cold Spring.
Hyena. clark. and Bengal. Stetson, ROndOut; Saml
Nash, Montgomery, Middleton, Ct Adrian, Everett,
New York; Choctaw. Carlow, Calais; Red Rover,
Murch, airs lort.
Cid 18th. baraues Young Turk, Small, tor Cadiz,
Ormus, Pettengil, st John, NIB brig Elizabeth,
Ames, Sagua; sch DIR Kane Ryder Calais.
Ar 10Th, brigs Houston, French, Palermo ChaS
Miller, Foley Philadelphia schs Jessie. Fickett
Port Johnson; Julia Ann Blodgett, Castine.
| Cd 10th, ship Rainbow, Thayer Batavia; sch L o
Brown. Maste Thomp on,
| SALEM-Ar 14th, schs Red Rover, West, from
Searslort.
Ar 18th schs E G Gates. Freeman, Philadelphia; ;
Sd Lindsey, Crockett Elizabethport; Kossuth IRE
worry, Rondout. Nla
Sid 18th. sch Abby Weld, and Others
| POR1SMoUTH-Ar 18th, schs Emma johnson,
Mason, Boston; Granite Lodge, Perkins, from New
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

The Star says famous wedding took place
yesterday forenoon at St. Dominic's Church.
A number of invited guests and others were
present At the appointed hour the bridal
train entered the church, making a fine ap-
pearance. As they proceeded to the altar the
organ pealed forth a wedding arch. The
bride and the bridegroom looked remarkably
handsome, also the bridesmaid and grooms-
mon. The bride was attired in white satin,
cut down to the neck, and over it foated a
long veil. In her bosom she wore a boquet of
red and white roses. Father Muller Joined the
couple in the holy bonds of matrimony in his
usual graceful style. The music on this coca
sion was excellent and everything passed off
in a pleasant manner
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

The undersigned having disposed of his Flour Mill,
Stone Dam, and all the water power on said lower
Dam in Athens Village offers for sale his Tan
merry. consisting OF Budngs-feet long, by-ieet
wide, thoroughly built in sound and good ccnditon
excepting tan pits,l with good substantial Dam
across the river and eight land including riv
er. Also materials now the premises for repai
of Pits: with new Boarding House, thoroughly
built and finished throughout last iall, good spring
of pure water in cellar and u supply of sot water.
The above property Is located about half pile
up river from the Stone Dam before mentioned, up
on which dam Flour Mill and large Lumber Mill is
now in full operation: commenced iunning since last
fall. '7I-' =
The above property, if not disposed of at private
sale before Saturday the ninth day of May next, will
be sold at public auction said day. the premises
feet. Terms easy.
-. Also about 400 cords of good Hemlock Bark on
the premises if wanted. .s-,a.....s-@sr
las 81 - JOHN WARE,
Athens, Somerset County, State of Maine.
April7, 1858. ~. apr 11-till 8 NAV sS
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17


ANEW CIGAR SToRE.-Messrs. Lee & Steb-
bins, who have been engaged in this city for
four years In manufacturing cigars, have re-
moved from Congress street in 70 the new store
No. lob Middle street, in Lewis block. They
have put in a splendid stock of cigars, meer-
schaum pipes, tobaccos, SC, and have store
here fitted up with every convenience for an
establishment of this kind. Everything in the
way of smokers articles can be found at this
store, and besides there is comfortable chance
to sit down and read the daily papers while
you are enjoying your fragrant cigar.
ANOTHER USEFUL INvEN1oN.--Mr. j. NJ.
johnson, No. 239 IL Congress street, is the
general agent of the Empire Chart for the
cutting of the American Yoke Shirt, and is
now ready to fill orders for this useful inven-
ton. This is very reliable and accurate
chart, and the only one of the kind in the
United States. 1t cuts eleven different sizes
and supplies want that has long been felt by
those who have suffered from the annoyance
of uniting shirts, as well as by those house.
keepers who have been submitted to the in
convenience of cutting shirts without a pat
tern. .I b -L ttf
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

THE lecture by w. w. Thomas, Jr., Esq, be-
fore the Grand Army of the Republic, Post
No. 4, at Saccarappa, Wednesday, was listen
ed to by very appreciative and attentive au-
dience. The subject Of this lecture was "a
Ramble in Norway" and the excellent de-
scriptive powers of Mr.. Thomas carried each
and every one of the audience with him
through the various stages of his delightful
travels in this interesting country. When Mr..
Thomas next lectures may we be present to
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17
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The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17


THE new bridge on the Portland & Roches-
ter Railroad across the Saco River, was tried
"Wednesday by request of Col T. a. Gushing.
of Dover, the contractor, and in presence OF
quite crowd Of Witnesses among whom were
Mr.. N. L. Woodbury., the President, Mr.. J. F.
Anderson, the Chief Engineer of this road. and
a number of Directors. The new locomotive
Rochester" was run across. and when half
way back was stopped, and three rousing
cheers were given for the contractor, three for
the Chief Engineer, and three for the worthy
President (notAndy Johnsonl 1t proved to
be very reliable piece of work, not settling
quite an inch, with this weight of twenty-five
tons. The patent strap rail, manufactured at
the Portland Rolling Mills, is laid across it,
and more perfect piece of track cannot be
found.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

US. CoMMIssIoNER's CoURT.-John s. Mil
Ter was brought before u. s. Commissioner
Clifford yesterday charged with executing
a lease and receipt without af1xing the proper
revenue stamps. Bound over for trial. U. S.
District Attorney Talbot for government. j.
O'Donnell for defence
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17
MARRIED.

In Bowdoinham, April A. George G.. Houghton
In Augusta April 4, Henry G. Hovey, of Hallowell
and Annie X. Gushing. = b. - :
In Augusta, March 81, Geo. E. Hewins and Addie
", daughter Of Abel E. Pierce.
In Rumford, Francis L. X. Cushman and Mrs.
Sarah Mitchell.
In China, april 6. Warren S. Seekings, of Wind
sor, and Abbie E. Norton, of China. -
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17
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WE have received from Nathaniel c. Nash
a copy of his pamphlet entitled "The Sunday
Law Unconstitutional and Unscrptural, an
argument presented in committee of the whole
in the Massachusetts Legislature. A vast
number of authorities are coll ected showing
that Sunday laws invade the rights OF the
citizen and are unconstitutional.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

During the five years the corrupt repub-
licans OF Indiana have been in power they
have reduced the State debt more than one.
half, besides paying all the war expenses of
the State.
A Georgia paper heads its account of the
murder of the Hon. G. w. Ashburn, at Column
bus " One Enemy Less" and virtually justifies
the act.
The Maryland Legislature has enacted that
F." the owner of every dog or bitch for which
license shall be obtained shall have collar
around his or her neck" In case the owner
doesn't wear a collar, the dog is to be shot.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-17

LARGE SEIZURE OF CIGARs.-U. s. Marshal
Clark yesterday seized in shop, in this city
about thirty thousand cigars for not bearing
the regular U. S. Revenue stamp. Most OF
the boxes had bogus stamps attached to them.