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The Portland daily press., 1869-01-25
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The Perils of the sea-Fify Days i'm n
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Ihe foliowing extract from letter written
at ST. John, Porto Rico, by H. Carman of Deer
Isle, master of the brig G. f. Kelley of Port
land, to G, P. Knapp, managing owner. gives
vivid and interesting account of a remarka-
ble voyage OF that vessel which sailed from
Matanzas for Delaware Breakwater, Nov. 49,
and reached st. John, Porto Rico, Jan. sth,
Capt Carman says:
In fourteen days from Matanzas was in rs
fathoms water, Cape Henlopen bearing N. W.
by n :, distant so miles. From that time. wo1 ds
are inadequate to give you an idea of the Sc
verify of the weather. 1t was terrible. /
crossed and re-crossed the Cult stream three
times. | hung to the coast till had not sin
gle sail lett; my running rigging all gone j,
standing rigging stranded aud badly chafed
fore tlpgallant mast gone, fore topmas st sprung.
main boom gone in the jaws, bukhead and
forward house started, after house starred. and
in fact she was I complete wreck. Nv men
an gave up, aud SAID they coul1 do no more,
all being more or less frozen. One fellow was
frozen so badly in his foot and leg, that his
foot rOted off at the ankle. The cabin was
partially filled with water, between decks the
same, the forward house had so much in in that
it washed the sailors berths down. For TWEEN.
~ hso uesys IL was iiupUSSlUie 10 live in the
cabin. 1 tried fl st to get into Bermuda. hut IL
was impossible on account of the weather. l
then tried st. Thomas and could not get in,
and finally was obliged to head for ST. John,
Porto Rico. got her along with what few
rags we could muster and barely succeeded in
reaching this port. Du ring the first of the
bad weather. the vessel did not leak much. but
towards the last she leaked badly She is now
making four inches per hour. During INV ex
perience at sea- never saw such weather be-
fore; nothing but continual gale, first from
>. E.,, then from W. n. w. Many vessels
must have foupdered. was at sea fifty DAYS,
The cargo, of course, is in wretched condi-
ton, as well as the vessel. shall have the
brig condemned here and sold.
The conduct of Capt Carman, his intrepidty
during this severe voyage, and the bringing OF
his vessel and crew safe to port, speak in the
highest terms of his capacity as master. and
will be a sure commentator to him from the
ship owners of the Union.
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SNOW PLoUaHs.-The Portland & Roches-
ter Railroad Company, have just completed at
their machine shop in this city, one of the
finest snow ploughs ever made. The model is
excellent, the materials of the best quality, the
Workmanship neat and beautiful-every part
is strong as wood and iron can make it. 1t is
called the Rochester"
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AILcOcE'S Porous P{dSfeTS

ACCUMULATE ELECTRICITY, 4
whereby tho circulation of the blood becomes equal
lzs upon the part where applied, causing pain and
N )roid acton tn cease Dob 5-
Was there ever published stronger evidence than
Certificate from A. F. Sterling ESQ.
For two wears, have been a . eat suff.rer from
neuralgii IN the head, and found onlv temporai
relef from all Ih various remedies that have rrisd
until apJlied one OF 'All o. ks Porous Plasters.'
cut 1t into three strips, plac ng under each
shoulder blaie and the other over The small OF my
back, and for The past three mon, hs I b We HAD
scarcely rwinge of the old pain. advise all who
>uffer from nervous ds :es los, no time in max.
ing trial the wonderful plaster.
A. F. SER ING. See'y Singer Mig Co.
New YorS, June s, 1868.
Principal O.Hce. BranIfeih House, New York.
ER-Sold by all Druggists
ja1 eol&eow1msN
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THE ST. LOUIS FAMILY FLOUR CO.

IdE 81. LOUIS FAMILY FLOUR CO.
AT 20 Commercial St., may be found the best
Family Flour. We have tried this -four and
find it of most excellent quality. This Com
pany are determined to keep the different
grades and to sell at retail for wholesale prices,
thereby giving the purchaser an advantage
which is not easily obtained at other establish
ments. We can assure our readers that this
flour is exactly what it is represented to be-
A penny saved is worth quite as much as a
penney earned, and here is a chance to fully
realize the truth of that ancient maxim.
i21 sNtf
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Garbaldi will hold seat in the italian
Parliament, but will not attend the sessions of
that body. His health is very poor.
The Turks are buying Chassepot rifles. That
looks like business. 4....
The last witticism credited to Grant is as
follows: IT have been reading the papers to
get help in making my cabinet, but as no two
of them seem to agree, think I might try my
own hand at it."
George Francis Trains efforts to make a
lion of himself since his return to this country
have proved ridiculous failure. The Fenians
repudiate him. His lectures in New York are
poorly attended.
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hops q cars lumber do hemlock bark, do shocks,
s ,a noops, ~ tons copper ore, 1s7 pkgs
lea cars butter do hops, do bacon, do beef do
MAINE CENTRAL RAILRoAD-5 bbls fiour ? hac.
wool, II bbls. beans, bulls scrap iron cars nots
toes 10 bdls bowels, cars boards hides leather
1s7 pkgs. sundries.
STEAMER MONTREAL. FROM BosToN-9 bbls. oil.
5casks do bills iron, 40 dead hogs % boxes tin %
do TX. 90 do -four, 1l3 empty bbs., $50 pkgs. and
boxes to order; for the anadas, 40 bbls sand, 6s
bales wool and tton &c do, 40 bdls iron, 40 rolls
ieather 1893 dry hides 81 pkgs. and boxes to order
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DEPARTURE OF OCEAN STEAMERS
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND,
Saturday, January 23.


Saturday, January 23.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Chesapeake, Bragg. New York, with
mdse to Henry Fox.
Sch Waterfall, Mcclellan, Baltimore-sorn to Jos
Wescott a. Son.
Sch Island Queen. Duntou, Grand Menan, NIB
fresh cod Tor a market
CLEARED.
Steamship Moravian, tBrl Brown, Liverpool -
II & A Allan. =
Steamer Carlotta, Colby, Halifax, NS-John Por
teOuS
Brig Lizzie Wyman. new, of Newcastle, 2s7 tops.)
Carnage Point a-Petre, Guad-Geo IL Starr
Brig Mechan c. Dyer. Cardeuas-John d Lord
Sch Dike OF Newcastle lBrl r i'll ey, st John, NIB
John Porteous.
Sch Julia, ingalls,, Eastport-Edw Burein.
Sunday, January "a.
ARRIVED. e. .. f...
Barsue Hala Frank, Merriii. Boston, to load tor
South America.
Barq lie Triumph, Rogers Boston 20
Brig Emma, SWEET. Boston, TO load Tor So America
Sch Prescott, Freeman, Tangier-oys .ers to j
Freeman. t-.H
-ch Ida s Burgess. Quits. Satilla River, Ga, Tor
Yarmouth with ship timber.
OUTSIDE-A light brig bound in
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supreme Judicial Court.

JANUARY TERMINATION, j., PRESIDING.
SATURDAY.-The docket was called and the Court
adjourned to Monday morning. Somehow parties
fall be ready tor trial at this term. The Judge is
ready the jures have been working, but the attor-
mics don't seem to hurry matters,
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Portland and Vicinity
New Advertisements this Dav.

SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
Halls Vegetable Hair Remover.
Veiocipedes-Wm. p. Sargent ~ Co.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Congress Hall-Spiritualist Sociable.
Ex-4 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Hall.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN
Holyoke Fire ms. Co-Jos. H. Webster
Boarders Wanted.
California Farms for Sale.
Dsso utlon-Bourne & Trip.
Removal-Cook q Ayers.
To the Working Glass.
Vermont Butter at IA Market st.
A Mystery.
Why will yon Die?
Western Stats Normal School.
Nolice--Henry Fox. .
Building Loan Mortgage.
Cow tor Sa.e-G. r. Davis s. Co. ,s-.-...
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Memoir ANDA,


Brig Caroline Kelley. tot rortland) Carman
from Matannas TOR phla Iephia. for whose saIety
much anxiety has be- n lett. arrived at - john PR
9Th INST. in q crippled condition, having ben ont
ABOUT 81 da and blew away AL her sails da aged
rigging and rained the vessel badly, causing her 10
lake much wafer ann damag ng cargo. Tue crew
suffered in'' nsely and one uan IT. re his 10 Il e.
The vessel will be Condemned AID sold. See general
news co nuns ... .I.
Gri! Nelie Hustled. Maoney at Marseilles from
New York reI orts severe hurr canes Dec 9Th d tn
and lost an entire Suit OF sa Is. dec / adj &C. For
Sven aavs could not set anv square Sails account
OF The heavy gales and Seas but Notwithstanding
this, the passage was made in 2s DAYS
SCI ID TALBOT: Pac ard from an Ea tern port got
ashore on the Shoals about eight NIL below W IL
ngi"n. c. lsh Inst, where she remained 1t
was tn uent she would Come next ay -
Ba.que Fam Small was wrecked near Ghetto on
the 24tn OF November.
Sch Starlight, nobnscn, from Wilmington N y"
18th inst Tor Boston, got aground about m les be,
low the city same dav she LEFT port.
Br brig A Dunlap which was wrecked at Pros
pect, had crew OF seven nen and tive pas.enqe a
VII we; booked the day tore leavi Q Boslon. and
lett. Ali were lost. - -
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MARRIED,

8. Dairy ""A u ''e'enS anu o"san
nahoro eiast Jan. ", John z. wingate of Troy and
In Montvie, Jan. 10. Frank M. Poland and Iucv
A. Edmunds. ~ A"''A VI oian' anu LUG.
q. Cla,k. " W. rarAer anu Aua
In Trenton, Jan. l, Warren H. sau sburv and Ab-
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COM n e e., IAL.
RECEIPTS BY RAILRoA' AND STEAMERS, IA,

RECEIPTS BY RAILRoA' AND STEAMERS, JAN %.
PORTLAND, SAoo & PORTSMOUTH RAILROAD
car waste, do boxes and heays, 5 do grant,, "a
casks and box bolts. 10 oil BIB S. 13S bal cloth n
rolls leather, 60 bb s., boxes and pigs. mdse
PORTLAND q RocH sTER Railroads.&c. SUGAR
boxes, 1870 pairs Leads, shosks case clotling
bbls., bdls. baskets.
GRAND Trunk RAILwAY-1l00 bbls. -four. IL
sacks wool, bDls. beans, 10 tubs butter "a bales
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tHE GRAND ARMY "boys" of Maine are 60
lug 10 washington to see their old commander,
Gen. Grant, inaugurated. The price of trans
portat'on to and from Washington, and SUBJ
sistence while there will not exceed twenty.
five dollars. Soldiers and sailors WISHING to
Join the exHursionists should send their names
Co II. A. Shorey, Bath, at an early day.
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EXPORTS.

Steamship moravian, tor Liverp 'ol : 23-O bags
wheat 100 bbls flour, $50 pkgs butter, f24 boxes
462 bbls pork. 274 pkgs lard n pkgs beet 1lO rolls
leather, 10 bales hops. ; cases sewir 9 machines
pkgs machinery, lt2 bales cotton 4S9 boxes bacon
3e6 boxes fish, do vegetables.
Steamer Carlotta, for Ha iax-1s0l bhls -four 2s
cases ass ware II rolls leather 30 bbls beans 20 do
tobacco II pkgs machinery. so 90 sundrles
Brig Lizzie Wyman. Guadaloupe-i500 sugar
box shuoks 100 boxes herring
Brig Mechanic for Cardenas--324s box shocks 1910
ps heads, 100 bdls oops.
Sch Duke OF Newcastle, fol st John, NB-SOO bbls
-four.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-25

FATAL ACCIDENT IN FALMoUrH.-We learn
from the Argus that very sad affair happen
ed at Falmouth on Thursday. Mr.. Joshua
SWEET, while trimming trees in the woods at
that place, accidentally struck with his axe a
lad named Marston, aged ten years. The axe
glanced, it appears, from a limb, and striking
the little fellow in the body, cut him SO deep
that the wound left the liver exposed to view
A teamster passing the spot later in the day
first discovered the CHASTITY sight of the child,
and then the man, who was lying on the
ground near by writing in commissions. The
child, of course, was dead, and Mr.. SWEET is
not expected to recover. nd.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Warren's Cough Balsaml

DoSITIyELY has no superior for all Diseases q,
the Throat and Lungs.
No person should be without it. Give it one trial
Sold by all Druggists.
b. F. BRADBURY, Proprietor.
no5dsmsN Bangor.
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OCEAN STEAMEBs.-The steamship Moravi-
an, Capt. Brown, sailed from this port Sunday
morning at o'clock for Liverpool, taking out
thirty two cabin and thirty Jour steerage pas
sengers and full cargo.
Steamship Peruvian, Capt. Ballantine, will
sail from this port for Liverpool next SAtur-
day.
The steamship due at this port this week,
from Liverpool, is the HISTORIAN, Capt Dutton
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JUDGE KINGSBURY PRESIDING.
SATURDAY.-State vs.. james Curtis for embez-
element. Plea, not guilty. The evidence not COM
ing quite up to the charge the respondent was dis
charged The Judge gave the respondent some faith
erly advice and cautioned him as to his future
Duct lest he might step the line and be sent to
higher Court, where we all know justice is ST ern
and unlinching. O'Donnen
State VS.. Frank Kelley, for stealing goods from
Henry Quincys store in Fore street. Examination
was waived and the respondent ordered recognize
for his appearance at the May term of the Superior
Court. Committed.
State VS.. james Curtis, for obtaining goods under
false pretences. Plea, not guilty. Respondent dis
charged. O'DonnelI.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-25

The STATE PRINTING.-The Senate commit
tee on State printing has reported contract
with Sprague, Owen & Nash, Of the Kennebec
Journal. The contract was read and approx
ed in the Senate and laid on the table in the
House
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AMONG the many bargains to be found at
Leach q Parker's are fine collection of cash
mere shawls at two-thirds the original cost;
also big pile Of blankets that they are selling
very cheap. ian23-2t
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WE advise our readers who are in need of
Blankets to call at N. 1. Mitchell's, 129 Middle
street, who is closing out large stock at ex-
tremely low prices.
His Flannels and Woolens are also marked
down to prices that will cause prompt sales.
223t.
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The prohibitionists of Massachusetts, are be-
fore the Legislature of that State demanding
the repeal of the license law of last winter
As they have majority of members in both
houses they are sure Of success. On Friday
the special legislative committee,sto which was
referred that portion of the Governors address
which referred to the temperance question. lis.
tened to the arguments of Asahel Huntingdon
Rev. DR.. Miner and VIM. B. Spooner in bebo,f
of various temperance organizations.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-25

The velocipede fever is raging just now. In
Boston they sell them and give lessons in US
ing them at William P. Sargent & Co.'s car
rage ware rooms, 155 fremont street. ~.
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KENNEBEc COUNTY


The Lewiston Journal records O. case of lead
poisoning, from drinking WAFER carrie !
through lao feet of lead pipe. Partial paral-
ysis was one of the effects. ~
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
On Wednesday last, Mr.. Edward Bragdon,
Of Pittston, broke both bones of his right leg
below the knee while at work in the woods.
he slipped down ON the ice and log rolled
KNOX COUNTY.
There is very smart old lady in Warren,
Mrs. Martha B. Clark, aged rs years, spun %
lbs. of wool this summer and knit 81 pairs OF
stockings. Girls beat that II you can.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Eastport Sentinel says that on the even
ing of the 18 III inst, as Mr.. Edwin Young, of
Lubec, a man "a years of age, was passing
along street upon which number of boys
were coasting he was struck by one of the
sleds coming behind him with such force that
he was knocked down suddenly, and struck
heavily upon the back of his head, receiving
an injury from which he died in about two
hours. ..-
The Machias Republican says that Messrs.
William and James Robertson, of that city,
have hired the ship-yard recently used by
Messrs. Kelley and Wadsworth, and are en-
gagged in getting out timber for schooner of
about 240 tons. In Pembroke three vessels
are on the stocks in course Of construction,
and the timber is being got out for two or
three more. Parties contemplate building
eight or nine vessels there the coming season.
The Machias river is still open, and the in
dcations at present are, that it will remain
open all winter. There were three vessels at
the wharves on Sunday last. A thing very
uncommon at this time of the year.
At the annual meeting of the Stockholders
of the Calais National Bank, held on the 18th
instant, Joseph A. Lee, was chosen President.
The retiring President, Mr.. George E. Downes,
has been President, and Director in this
Bank from the time it was established, in 1882,
to the present time, a term Of thirty-seven
years. His declining health compels him to
withdraw from active business.
Hon. M. j. Talbot of East Machias died on
last Sunday evening. MIR. Talbot has been a
leading politician of the Democratic party in
Eastern Maine. .s
The Machas Republican records two acci-
dents to wood-cutters. William johnson of
Machias, received severe injuries by limb
falling on his shoulders, while telling tree
and Joseph McPhearson had one of his legs
broken in two places, by log rolling on him.
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GOULD still continues selling at cost. He
has large stock of first class Boots and Shoes.
and all who study economy will be sure to call
al III fedefaI street. ian16dtf
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The Healing Pool!

An Essay for Young Men on the Crime
Of SOlstu 9, and tn, lis ases and Abuses Whit
create impeiiments to M .rri &C, with sure means
81 Reh +. Sen In sealed etter envelopes, tree OF
charge Address Or. , y. iliiu Houxhlon,
Howard ASSOCIATION, Philadelphia, Pa.
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EXPORT OF BUTTRR.-Tn the cargo of steam
ship Moravian, which sailed from this port for
Liverpool Sunday morning, was about $50 900
worth of butter, from Canada.
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THE POSTAL TELEGRApH.-GeorgeW Walker,
of Springfield, Mass, in his argument before
the post office committee in opposition to the
postal telegraph scheme, stated that the vast
network of wires controlled by the Western
Union company, the same having an aggrs-
gate length of $4,000 miles, has not come un-
der one control in spirit of monopoly, but in
obedience to commercial necessity which re-
quires all services of transportation to be re-
duced as nearly as possible to unit of adj
mnistrative control and responsibility; that
there is no difference in the application of
this law between telegraph expresses, or lines
of merchandise transportation. From the
beginning to the end of the transit, whether
Of a message or cargo of -four or an express
parcel, the public desire to treat and to deal
with only one contracting party. There were
in the beginning many telegraph companies, as
there were many transportation lines, but in
the interest of economy, dispatch and response
bility, they have tended more and more to be-
come united. just as the United States ex-
ceeds other countries in exten.tof territory, so
must the Geographic system of this country
surpass in dimensions that of the countries of
Europe. He contended that it will be
fraud upon private corporations for the gov
to take possession of the lines as
proposed, since by the law of 1866 these cor
porations are entitled to remain undisturbed
for five years, at the expiration of which time
the government has reserved to itself the pow
er to take the lines il it will. In conclusion he
disputed the assertion of the advocates of the
new scheme that telegraphic rates are lower
in Europe than in America, supporting his
by reference to the tariff of rates
on English aud Belgian lines. 81. -.-... 400,
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rI1O THE WORKING CLASS. 1 am now ore
pared to furnish constant employment to all
classes at their homes for their spare momeDts :
80 ler evening Is easily earned and the bows ami
girls earn nearly as much men. CT eat induce
ments are tterei. ii who Sc this notice please
snd me their address and test the siness for thea
serves II not well saustieI L VII send 81 to nay or
the trouble OF writing me. hui PARTICULARS sent
nee. samble sent pl mail tor ten cents. Address
Z. Q. ALLEN, Augusta, Me. w4w4
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I A NEW POLITICAL PARTY has been organic
ed in New York upon the following principles.
Every person should have a right to portion
of the public lands free of expense, and the
right of voting should be conferred on both
males and females over Fl, without the pay
ment ui taxes. The government, it is contend
ed, should establish system of free educa-
ton for all the, people, and should carry out
and execute all public works so as to give con-
slant employment to the working classes The
district schools should be kept open one or
two evenings in the week for the discussion of
subjects relating to law and government, and
the State and National Legislatures should not
have the power to appropriate one dollar, nor
to dispose OF an acre of land without the con-
sent of the people. Their laws and appropria-
tons should be submitted to the people to be
ratified before becoming binding. ..l.e
/ A SINGULAR FREAK OF BAGGAGE CAR
Last Saturday morning the passenger train
from South Paris was coming along in good
style, and soon after it had left Pownal rail
broke and the baggage car took notion of
not going any further in such company, and
llngs and ran down an embankment into the
bushes for lest and refreshment. 1t was not
injured but some of the milk it contained was
split and running upon the ice and snow, be-
came aootered before it reached Portland, a
thing perhaps that does not often occur, but
does quite frequently few hours later in the
day. Three men were in the car, but two
jumped off and the other still held his place.
The passenger cars and engine remained upon
the track unmoved as If nothing had happen
ed. 1t was very singular accident, and one
of the passengers who sat at the end of the
car next the baggage car looking out, told us
the first thing he saw to his great surprise was
the baggage car taking French leave and rum
ming away into the bushes. After the excite
ment of the moment, the passengers, ON look
ing ever the scene, had good hearty laugh,
and nobody "cried for split milk"