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The Mutual Lie In,urnuca Go.


Whoever has the impression that life insur-
ancs is not popular with the people generally,
is greatly mistaken. Every sound life insur-
ance company is now regarded by the best and
wisest people in the world as truly benevo-
lent institution and worthy of universal pat
ronage, Such being the fact, these institu-
tons will grow in popularity yearly. At the
head OF all the corporations of this character
in the country stands The Mutual Life of New
York. The success of this corporation has
been soonderJM in all its history; but never has
1T prospered as during the past year. Its total
receipts in twelve months were over thirteen
millions of dollars 1t issued over seventeen
thousand new policies, insuring over fifty-
three millions of dollars. Its net assets are
now nearly thirty millions of dollars; and il
has at risk, in its regular legitimate business,
on lives insured, an amount of money nearly
equal to one twelfth of the achole national debt
of the United States-viz., 1905 600 OOO.-
If the financial affairs of our government
were managed with one half the wisdom, tact
and shrewdness with which this giant CORPORA
ton is conducted, we should hear less talk
about breakers ahead. Here is model, easy
working, safely-constructed financial ma
chine; and we advise Congressman to study
its history, and learn how big figures can be
handled and controlled without single jar
how vast money interests can be forced to
work-and that too, with simplicity, regular.
ity, and with degree of perfection which il
unknown among the results of Washington
legislation or in its model institutions
We profess to know something about the
benefits of life insurance, as they have affect
ed numerous friends and acquaintances, here
and elsewhere; and we believe it to be the sol
emn duty of every man who has others de
pendent upon him to make no delay IN secur
ing personally all those benefits 1t is Chris
tian duty, and therefore should BE prompt,
performed.-Neao York Independent
Msssrs. w. D. Little & Co. are agents fol
this Company in this city
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MUsIcAL.-The singers will bear in mind
that tomorrow evening, in the hall over the
Reception room, a rehearsal of the Creation
will take place. Be prompt on time.
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THE PR II SS,
Tuesday Morning, March % 1869. Z

B4-First Page to-day-Notes by the Way,
an Interesting Letter from Europe: Interest
ing Experiment; Varieties.
Fourth Pdge-To-Day; Catherine of Russia;
Shiftless Man; A Stray Angel
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HARPER's BAzAR.-The number for next
week, richly illustrated, has been received at
the periodical depot of Messrs. Fesssndsn
Brothers, Lancaster Hall. This journal of
Fashion takes the lead Of all others, and is a
welcome visitor to the parlor circle.
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YORK ELEcTIoN.-The town of York was
carried by the Republicans Monday by ma
jority Of from 80 TO 100.
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EIGHT THOUSAND nice Messina Oranges for
sale to-day at Litchfeld's, No. 80 Exchange
street, from $1.75 to $3.50 per hundred or % to
45 cents per dozen.
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No ULCER, Cancer or Fever Sore but can be
radically cured by the use of Wolcott's Pain
Paint. DR.. Wolcott's Annihilator, which is
unlike Pain Paint cures that disgusting dis
ease, Catarrh. Pint bottles ST.. Recollect, It's
put up in white wrappers
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Brick house 50 Clark Street for sale. See
advertisement mar 181w
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Warren's Cough Balsam

DOSITIVELY has no superior for all Diseases OF
Il the Throat and Lungs.
No person should be without it. Give it one trial.
Sold by all Druggists.
B. f. BRADBURY, Proprietor,
nO5d6msN Bangor.
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MARIN e NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND-
Monday, March u

Monday, March ~.
ARRIVED.
Sch Olive Branch, McCumsky, Plymouth, Mass.
Sch Maria Roxanna, Palmer, Bristol seeking.
Sch Helen Maria, Prince, Camden.
Sch Exchange, Blake, Brooksville, - wood for
Sch Geo Pierce, Prout. Harpswell, to fit Tor the
Banks.
Sch Jas Jewett, Banks Belfast for Boston.
Sch Boxer, Southland, Wiscasset tor Boston.
9-Signal for brig,
CLEARED.
Steamer Dirigo, johnson, New York - Henry
Steamer New Brunswick. Winchester, st John
NIB, via Eastport-A r Stubs.
MEMORANDA.
Capt Drinkwater, Of ship Anna, Of Yarmouth, (be-
fore reported wrecked reports: Sailed from Shields
Feb II and landed pilot at Isle OF Wight ed and
proceeded on the voyage. March I'd, strong gale
came on from NV, and at PM. sea struck the
ship which threw her her beam ends; let 60 lower
maintopsa Sheets when the sail blew away, but the
ship woAld not pay of, and cut away mast TO pre-
vent the ship going over the water being up to main
ship settling gave up all hope OF saving her. Saw
a sail and made signal, when she came up, and by
noon all bands were received on board, where they
were kindly treated and landed at BRIGHAM 9Th.
Brig Clara Gibbs, OF Bangor, at New York tom
Matanzas, encountered SSE gale 10th inst and
water, and did other damage
Sch A L Fitch. Of Bristol, at New York from ia
DdBBdGes anu
lost jibboom, split sails, &c.
Ship Oracle, Humphrey, arrived at Queenstown
LIST inst in SO days from San Francisco, having sailed
1911 miles by observation average distance per
day OF 1894 miles. Was II days to the Equator in
the Pacific from thence "a days to Cape Horn, thence
% days to the Equator in the Atlantic thence % days
to port.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
SAN FRANCISCO-Ar goth inst, ship Ringleader,
NEW ORLEANS-Ar 14th, brig O H Kennedy,
Staples, Matanzas.
Ar 10Th, barque Scotland Marshall, Boston,
Ar 10th. ship VIM Woodbury., Mcclellan, Havre
brig K Carver, Brackett New York.
Below 18th, ship Anna Camp, Drumond, from
Havre. T..
Cid 18th, barques Blanche Howe, Ingersoll. for
Havana: Eva Fisk, Emery. Boston; brig Prem
KEY WEsT-Ar 18th. sch May Munroe. MunrOe,
JACKsONvILLE-Ar1 18th, sch Jed Frye. Lang
ley. Savannah
Cid 18TH schs Alligator, Wooster, and John somes,
SAVANNAH-Ar 10th, scbs Whitney Long, Hays
New York; Oneida. Davis Wiscasset; Richd Bull
Wrinkle, French. Rockiand.
OHARLESTON-Ar 18th. sch Mary Ella, Thomas.
BUCKSVILLE-Ar 18th, schs Helen M Condor
Condor, Belfast; Campbell, Torrey, Savannah; N G
Hart, Rollins, Boston.
Cid 18TH sch VIM Flint. Post, Thomaston.
WILMINGTON-Cld 18th, sch Clara Bell, AInes-
In port 18th, schs Maria Hall. Sheppard for Bos-
ton. ldg: Chattanooga, Black, for Philadelphia do
Nellie Burgess, Mckeen, tor Baltimore; Rising
RICHMOND-Below 18th. sch VIM Penn, Phil
lips, from Rockport tor Petersburg.
NORFOLK-Ar 18th, sch Bay State, Long, from
Rockport.
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A Card.

PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. II, 1869.
Messrs. Turner. and Morrill,, General Agents
New York Life Insurance Company, Port
land, Maine:
GENTLEMEN,-I acknowledge very grateful
ly the payment Of the sum of One Thousand
Dollars, being the equity on policy on the
life of my late husband, Newell A. Foster, and
1 desire to express my thanks to the Company
you represent for SO promptly and unhesitat-
ingly paying this equity, which understand
was legally forfeited by some oversight in
making the payment of the premium.
My husband was insured in several compa-
mics, but the New York Life has been the most
prompt in payment. Yours, &C.,
Mar 33-tf MRS. E. l. FOSTER
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COMMITTEE of ladies and gentlemen inter-
ested in the G. A. R. Fair will call upon mer-
chants and citizens in few days soliciting do
nations in its aid. Let all contribute as liber-
ally as their means will allow, and thus aid in
most excellent work. The ladies will be pro-
v'ded with circulars stating articles needed for
the iurtherance of the fair, signed by Col. 7.
A. Roberts, General Manager.
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THE CONNECTICUT ELEcTIoN.-The Cennec-
ticut election for four members of Congress
and State officers occurs on the 9th Of April.
The nominations of the two parties are as fol-
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FURNITURH.-We would call attention to the
advertisement of Messrs. Hooper & Eaton,
who are prepared to sell furniture and house,
furnishing goods at very moderate prices The
firm are very polite and accommodating, al
ways ready to show their goods, and deserve
liberal share of patronage. Parties about to
commence housekeeping should call and ex-
anime their stock. They sell chamber sets at
prices ranging from 1875 to $125. Chairs at Is
cents, which is cheaper than man can afford
to stand up. Call and see them.
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RAILROAD BONDS FOR INvEsTMENT.-The
attention of capitalists is invited to the bonds
of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad
Company, which are now being offered by the
well-known banking house of Lee, Higginson
& Co., 40 State street, Boston. These are a
first mortgage sinking bond, secured by land
grant, and paying seven per cent. interest in
gold, free of Government tax. Their present
price is 95 and accrued interest in currency
Circulars, containing full particulars, may be
had as above.
WITH Dyspeptics everything is wrong. Food
does not digest; sleep does not refresh; wine
does not cheer; smiles do not gladden.; music
does not charm, nor can any other joy enter
the breast of the miserable dyspeptic. You
must get rid of it, or it will become seated and
confirmed, and life will be burden and exist
ence curse. Plantation Bitters will do away
with all this. New life strength and energy
will take possession of you. The damask will
again bloom upon your check, and the luster
in your eye will again be as bright as in your
hsalthiest, happiest and most Joyous days.
MAGNOLIA WATER.-Superior~ to the best
imported German Cologne, and sold at half
the price. mch02eod1w&w
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Republican. Dsmocratic.
Gov. Marshall Jewell. james k. English.
1t Co.., Francis WayIand. Eghraim HI. Hyde.
Sec. State, Hiram Appleton. Leverett e. Pease.
Treas, David P. Nichols. Edward s. Mosley.
Consptrot, j. W. Manning. Jesse olney.
Congress
Dist l., Julius L. Strong. James Dixon.
II, s. w. Kellogg. James F. Babcoek.
Ill, H.H .Starkweather. Abiel Converse.
~. s. Il. Beardsley. w. II. Barnum
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SPOKEl

March O. lat =, lon 50. barque Ocean, 50 days from
Liverpool tor Philadelphia.
March Is. lat 20 "a, Ion 70, brig Hattie b. from New
York for Cardenas.
No date. Ion 81, sch Lookout, days from Boston
for Ponce,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Portland Observatory.

THE Annual Subscription for SIGNALLING Vessels
L at the Portland Observatory having expired,
Merchants, Ship Owners and others interested, will
be called on to renew their subscriptions.
Mar lO-3w ENOCH MOODY.
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Memoir ANDA.

Ship Oracle, Humphrey, arrived at Queenstown
LIST inst in SO days from San Francisco, having sailed
1911 miles by observation an average distance per
day OF 1891 miles. Was II days to the Equator in
the Pacific from thence "a days to Cape Horn, thence
% days to the Equator in the Atlantic thence % days
to port.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-23

Daop THAT PApER.-Yes, drop it. Too
niggaraly and mean to subscribe and pay for
your county paper, which is steadily laboring
for the promotion Of the welfare of society
for your welfare-you have been sponging on
,rAur neighbors ever since it was established.
You are always eager to read it, and frequent
iy, before it reaches the hands of its honorable
owner, it is crumpled and torn by your filching
fingers. Drop it Never pick it up and read
it again, unless you can do SO with the proud
consciousness that you have the fight--a right
secured in legitimate way. If you are too
poor to aid in sustaining it, let us know, and
We will send you the paper gratuitously. But
it is downright meanness in you, when YOU are
as able as your ncighbor, to send your ehiL
dren through the snow and sleet, and rain 70
borrow it.-Alon ReueMe.
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q q NJ o R o S.
Put Him Through.

Not long since brace of lovers from the in.
terror entered an uptown photograph saloon,
and wanted their pictures taken. The lady
gave precedence to her swaiu who, she said,
chad to be tuck fnst and real natural"
He brushed up his hair, gave his neck.tie q
twist or two, asked his girl if his collor was
D. X, and placed himself in tho operators
chair, where he assumed the physiegnorical
characteristics Of 4 poor mortal in the dentist s
hands, and about 60 part with one of his toeth.
"Now look purity" begged the lady, casting
one Of her languishing faces.
The picture was taken. When produced i.
reminded the girl. as she expressed it, "just
how Josh looked when he goa over the mea-
sles'' and as tbis was not IN era 10 bar lOvar,s
history particularly worthy Of commemozation
sue insisted ffsas axe sn,,,,ssii see resais. p
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ridly from the bed and sought rsfhgB i'll q
closet, adjoining his bedroom. all this he
heard distinctly, as yho waited in, the cold,
with. the. demon Of jealousy tugging away at
his heart There was some one in his wife's
room, there could Be no doubs IF that; and
that some one had sought refuge.in the closet
was equally clear, who, eise could il be than
a iovera Mad with jealousy, furious and
indignant, he could scarcely wait for the door
70 BE opened before he bursted into the room
and made for the closet. His wife safesfaksd
aud begged that he &ouldh's open the door.
conccaiing this dissurber Of domestic peace
He dashed her aside furiously, but she clung
TO the tails Of his.coat. The strain made up
on those useful appendages at last compelled
them to give way, and Ftte angry benedict
threw wide open the door of the closet, and,
10! instead of the cunning libertine, his as
tonished eyes rested on one ofthe prettiest
girls imaginable. She was passing the night
With, his wife, aad trying :o avoid meeting
him in dishaIale, brought about rather en-
barrassing denouement. The gentleman, how
ever, Il may be as well to state, prosecuted his
searches further, aud, instead, made nasty
ratreat.-Neo Orleans Iscoyune. -.
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Items.


The Senate in executive session has cons
drmed the nomination Of Mr.. C.J. StoIbraass
as Superintendent of the Penitentiary, and
Mr.. Reuben Tomlinson as State Auditor Of
South Carolina. ~t@ 2a .s'nf-,7
A gentleman of Plainfield, ~. j., seventy
four years of age, is now cutting third set of
teeth. The dentists are not called in to help
the work forward i
A Boston Gentleman, few days ago, dinetI
with u club. aud invited its members to dine
with him, on Tuesday. at the time appoint
ed they assembled at his hot,se-aoe t0 a din
ner party, but to attend his funeral k5s
The next Senate OF che United States, from
Indications presented by recent elections of
new members, and the complexion of the
State Legislatures yet to make elections, will
stand, politically, just as the present one does.
Bets are already being made about the
AsHgth Of Genera! Grants inaugural message.
1t is said that it will be the shortest ever de-
livered &kli
General Grant authorizes the statement that
the articles written by an Occasional Cores
pondent" of the New York World, aud pur
porting to relate conversations or furnish opi.s-
ions of his in regard to public matters and
public men, are utterly without foundation.
At Plymouth, Mas, there is a cat which.
in the summer time, win go toa b,ossk, plunge
in and seiEe trout swimming along, which she
will bring into the house alive and lay on the,
fioor purring arouad them, and : oparently
claiming praise for her piscatory feats.
In "kerosene murder" in New York. ON
Saturday, by which girl was killed, the ooro
ner's jury rendered verdict of "culpabls con-
duct" on the part of those who manufactured
aud sold the kerosene. s.
Mrs. Eliza Garth, of New York, aged
seyenty-four, has sued Richard Howell, Of
Flanders, New Jersy, aged seventy seven, for
$4,000 asd got it, for triaing with her virgin
affections aud marrying another girl.
a Cape Cod yankee has been peddling SEAL
ed tin tubes full of corn meal as GA elarif;er a.
kerosene oil"
A Christmas goose, sent by kind ffiond to-
two prisoners in a Canada Jail, was stnfIed with
6les and steel saws.
The Springfield Republican says ii would
like TO see some of the "spisadid milisary
talent of the soe.h" back 10 the sra.ys
Thieves lately stole the carpss from ckusch
neat ciaeippat.i, aud whenit was pswly oar.
petsd brought back she old oas aud tosk sAe
- -
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with tremendous velocity. Four miles above
earth pigeon was let loose; it dropped down
through the air rs il it had been stone. The
air was too thin to enable it to fy Il was MS
NiiaSa INA bark laden to the dock were to pass from
the heavy waters of the sea into an inland
unsaline lake the bark would sink at once in
the thinner water. Up, up, still higher! What
silence profound! The heights of the sky
were as still as tho deepest depths Of the oceau,
where, as was found during the search for the
lost Atlantic cable, the fine mud lies as un-
stirred from year to year as the dust which
imperceptibly gathers on the furniture Of
deserted house. No sound, no life, only the
bright sunshine falling through sky which
it could not warm.
Up-ive miles above the earth higher
than the inaccessible summit Of Chimborazo
or Dawangiri. Despite the sunshine every
thing freezes. The air grows too thin to sup
port life, even for a few minutes. Two men
only are in that adventurous balloon--the one
steering the air-ship, the other watching the
scientific instruments aad recording then,
with q rapidity bread of long practice. Sud-
denly, rs the latter looks at his instruments,
his sight grows dim he takes a lcaus TO help
his sight, am marks from the falling
barometer the ~ src testing rapidly A
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THE PRAcTICAL BEAUTIES OF MORMON
PoLYGAMY.---i Gentle woman in Utah lately
gave correspondent of the Ciucinnati Com
merciul this little, but telling sketch Of the
practical workings Of tho Mormon system:
"Now, there's Eph. Roberts, over there"
pointing to q etune house near the mountain
''he brought real young, delicate wife from
New York, now going on sixteen ycarsago, and
she workedhard, tell you why, I've known
her to do all her own work, when Eph. had
three hands and the threshing machine ut his
house. aud sometimes she worked out in the
field, bound wheat and raked hay, which you
know is awful on delicate New York woman ;
faint if she'd been raised to it, like We folks
and after all, just last year Eph. went and
married another woman, real young one, not
over twenty, aud don't you think, this spring
she knocked Maria-that's his wife-down
with the churn-dasher and scaldel her. Eph
stood by and just said; Go in, Luce; kill
her if you can. 1t all started about churn,
too. Both wanted to use it at once Maria
had 1t, and her butter was slow a-comin, and
they got mad, aud Luce struck her, and then
saatchcd the kettle right off the stove and
poured hot water on her feet, SO she fell down
when she tried to run out. And what was the
result inallyy Well, Maria left him, of
course-she had to, or be killed. It's very
nice, though, for the men. had a dozen
chances to marry old Mormons but law I
wouldn't give that for all of 'eu. Why, just
turn things around and let a woman have two
or three men, and see how they'd like that
There wouldn't be no murderin' done in these
parts-oh, no And reckon a woman has as
fine feelings us n man. tell you, if my hus-
band ever joins 'em, or tries TO get another
wife, that day Ill hunt another Gentle. Bet
yoar life on that
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WY GEsE.laAL GaAsr Krr,.ps K,. AIooy

Why GENERAL GRANT KEEps ALooF
FROM ANDY JoHNsoN.--E is matter Of
surprise to many That General Grant refuses
to hold any in.sreousae with President John
son, and in their forgettulness of not long past
events attribute it (with expressions cf sur
prise) TO. political reasons. But any such
thought docs General Grant injustice. He
is doubtless as free from the folly of permit
ting political differences to interfere with social
courtesies as any of us, who find it quite pos
s:ble to eat an oyster, smoke cigar, or drink
poiiticai oFpuuout. Gone
raj Grants antipathy to Johnson has better
foundation than chs. Il dates back to the
~issii } tiai.
ly accused Gen. Grant Of falsehood in bis In
depreciation Of soine of the phases of that
difculty. This tenched the sensitive. soldier
upon tender spot, A million men might, MS
they did, declare him in their opinion unfit
Tor tne- fiG
temper or changing the cordality OF his friend
ly salute. But to be accused offalsehood wa:
different matter. Coming from, the Pres
dent he COULD not meet the insult in o soldier
ly way, and SO WAS obliged to trent it as, an
offence to be punished by gentlemanly con
tempt. This is why General Grant keeps
aloof from Andy Johnson.-ABany Erenins
JournaL s..t EAt
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A FIGHT WITH KNIVES AND PIsTOLs IN
A BALL RooM.-The La Crosse wisconsin
Democrat says:
A most terrible affray occurred down at Dad
Axe City, II miles below here, on Christmas
eve. There was ball given ut the hotel in
that small river town, aud many persons were
present. A we'l-known desperate by the
name of John Oliver was there. There were
also in attendance at the party three brothers
by the name of Dennison, who had at some
previous time crossed the path of Oliver, and
on whom he had sworn vengeance. Those in
the ballroom had heard it hinted that if Oil
yer got another drink or two there would
probably be collision.
About half-past 10, Oliver commenced
swearing and talking very loudly, and inme-
diately drew o large Bowie-knife. Dennison
saw him coming, and in attempting to ward
off the blow received it through the arm, just
above the elbow The other brothers seeing
this, went to their brothers. assistance, when
Oliver stabbed ut one Of them cutting an ugly
wound in his side and Immediately clinched
the remaining one, and had his knife raised to
give tho fatal blow, when one of the wounded
brothers pulled out revolver and shot Oliver
through the head, aud he fell to tho aour and
expired.
Little excitement existed and no arrests will
probably be made, for tho uniyersa! verdie.
seems TO be (of the villagers) that Oliver got
what he wanted and needed most