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The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04


pkgs. sundres; for shipment East in bond 1900 bbls
hour, l car wheat. do whiskey, do butter, do
pork do bacon sc bales tow 196 cases match splnts
and ton sundries.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROADS tubs butter, so
cases carpets, bags WOOL $50 bush. barley SO bags
rags, cars boards, cords cedar posts cars poa-
toes do hoops IS bbs BEANS 800 sides leather, 299
pkgs. sundries.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER RAILROADS.&C. sugar
boxes 1900 pairs heads cases clothing, car shooks
l do slaves, sundry pkgs.
PoRTLAND& KENNEBEC RAILROAD car shin
gles do lumber, 929 bdls Stats, machine, ITO pdis.
paper, rs bbls. 81 bags meal Is bbls flour, 0 cases
boxes, 30 carboys 1872 oil carpets horse car
slaves, 200 DOORS hogs, "a sacks waste car hoops
tubs butter, IA boxes scythes, 30 bbls potatoes, ~
casks old iron, cars peing, 1875 pkgs. sundres "a
cars for Boston. a.
STEAMER FOREST CITY, FROM BosToN-26 boxes
% bbs. OIL 10 DO ale rs bds iron, "a hhds sugar, 20
pkgs. furniture, so bbs. mdse, 25 tierces lard 70
pkgs mdse. to order; for the Canadas and up coun-
try so bales waste, So churns 10 bbls mdse so kegs
lead 266 bars iron rs bags wool, 30 rolls leather II
bags waste, sS bales rags, 80 pkgs mdse. to order
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04
Freight q, 13s feet plank at IS per M. S13O.60
Credited by cash. ............... $3.50

Defence, account wrongfully stated The number
OF feet which you have reckoned at 39 feet board
measure was agreed to be carried at surface meas
ure, and was one third much, or 8713 feet which
at So per M, comes to S43.56. We paid him $43 CO.
and have Sawyer's receipt, captain and part owner
You agreed to carry them at face measure And we
also rely upon the receipt Plaintiffs say that the Gus
tom is not to reckon face measure and the bargain
not SO. The receipt was signed under protest De-
fendants reply custom is not Denied but the special
contract to carry at face measure is relied On The
question is one of measurement. 1t was not serious
ly disputed that S. per M was the price agreed on
Witnesses testified about board measure and about
face measure about plank measure Moral, Haec
taba docet this suit teaches to be careful of the
terms you use in contract Jury unable to agree
Emery. Sbeplev a. Stror+
Abel Sawyer ct ais. vs. George w. Parker Re-
plevln of kiln of about $50 M bricks, attached nv
defendant as the property OF one Cassant The tes
timony was taken and the case goes up on report.
howard q Cieaves Symonds g. Libby
..T Mattocks
John Goddard VS.. Edward M. Patten Aeoount
annexed for horse furnished defendant in 1891 in
the cavalry regiment at Augusta-$175. Defence.
payment. On trial.
Goddard pro Sc. Swat
W. w Thomas, ,Jr
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04


Mr.. EDrToR:-I have read in your paper of
yesterday morning, notice of the above case,
containing among other things synopsis of
the evidence and the verdict, viz $3.50. I
have also read in your paper of Tuesday, a no.
tice of the case, expressing the wish that if the
plaintiff obtained verdict, it would be for
smart money as well as for actual damages to
plaintiff. AS this case involves questions of
great interest to the public, and has been made
public through the press, will make the fol-
lowing brief comments upon it.
The evidence shows that the brakeman
Jackson, who took plaintiffs ticket, did not
strike him, although he INDUCED in the most
abusive epithets and shook his fist in his face
using threatening language; yeti choleric as he
was, he did not attempt to collar plaintiff, who
did not suffer scratch or bruise. Now think
if this alteration had taken place on the street
in Portland, it would have been within the ju-
risdiction OF Judge Kingsbury, who would
have fined the aggressor, Jackson, five or ten
dollars. But, says an antagonist, that outrage
was committed upon passenger by an Of
fetal of the road, and therefore the verdict of
$3.50 is as warning to railroad officials to
prevent such occurrences in future and for the
public good. To which 1 reply, if these ex-
emplary damages are for the public good, give
them not to the individual plaintiff but to the
public, to be expended say tor public schools,
or for any other public good, and let a statute
be enacted to that effect.
Again, is this warning to railroads in the
way of exemplary damages needed? While
one such case as this occurs, hundreds of
thousands of travellers on our railroads are
treated with kindness and courtesy, and such
instances as this are exceptions, and very rare
ones too, to the general rule; and, therefore,
this warning is not needed, and think the
damages should be confined to the actual dam
age sustained by plaintiff There is already
prejudice enough against railroads. That
prejudice should not be fostered E.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

AN ELEGANT TURNoUT.-We saw at the
factory of Mr.. G. P. Kimball, yesterday, the
most elegant single sleigh il was ever our good
rtune to examine. We think it even excels
in beauty the famous sleigh Mr.. K. exhibited
at the State Fair. 1t is Mr.. KS patent cor
rugated pattern, painted imperial green top
and dasher, running work fire white richly
striped with gold and carmine, trimmed with
brown silk velvet, and is rich and elegant in
the extreme. This sleigh was built by Mr.. K.
expressly for DIR. o. Fitzgerald, of Dexter, Me.
The Doctor is well known in all the eastern
part of Maine as one of the best looking men
in the State, and we feel very sure he will
have by all odds, the finest turn out in the
Pine Tree State.-Portldnd Press, JAM 9.
To this beautiful sleigh that cost four hum
dred dollars, the Doctor has hitched one OF
the most splendid horses in the country, with
gold mounted harness to match, making the
team cost in round numbers nearly two
thousand dollars. But the Doctors wonderful
success fully warrants the outlay. He is one
of the most skillful men in the country, and
is daily performing miraculous cures of the
most terrible diseases that no man can ac-
count for. All afflicted will do well to consult
him at Merchants Exchange, Dexter, Maine.
ja14 sNlm
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

The UsuRY LAws-Yesterday and the day
before there were long debates in the House at
Augusta on the motion of Mr.. Harrington Of
Fryeburg to indefinitely postpone the bill be-
fore that body repeating the usury laws. The
first section of this bill provides that the legal
rate of interest shall be six per cent, where
there is no agreement for different rate. Inc
second section provides that any rate OF inter-
est shall be lawful, if the agreement 10 p
such rate is in writing The third anu
sections save existing contracts Iio VIZ Up
Grafton of the proposed law ana Pio'iue 'na1
tha 0h.n on into effect on the first day of
Ali I'm Tuesday speeches were made in ia
WOW of tbe hill by Case of Rockland, Reed of
Portland and PIummer of Dexter, while it was
opposed by harrington of Fryeburg and K emp
ton of Mt. Vernon. Yesterday Morris of Port.
land among others, spoke in its favor.
Year before last an attempt was made to
pass similar law, but a conservative spirit
winch the advocates of the measure no doubt,
regard as "old-fogyish" leads our Maine legis-
iators to be extremely cautious about disturb
ing statute which has always been regarded
as protection to the poor against extortion.
Indeed, some of the arguments urged in favor
of the proposed change are so weak that it is
no wonder that the measure is unsuccessful.
One, for instance, is that the present law at
fords no protection to the poor because the
money lender evades it with impunity by ad-
vancing to the borrower less sum than he re-
ceives a note for thus raising the interest &C.
tually received very much above the legal
rate. 1t is true that this course is often taken,
but it is not an evasion but clear Uiolation of
the law, which might and should be made the
ground of a suit for the recovery of the ex-
cessive interest. Another argument strongly
urged in favor of the bill is that it is trans
cript of the Massachusetts law. The laws of
the Old Commonwealth are no doubt the per-
lection of human reason, but that State has
got into the hands of capitalists more entirely
than Name is at present, or is likely to be for
many years. At any rate, if Massachusetts, is
to be followed let our Legislature make no ado
about restoring the Constabulary law, for Mas
sachusetts has never repealed hers.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04
j usfiGabIc Suicide.

To what strange shifts weak cause NAV re.
duce an able advocate is well illustrated by
the communication of our correspondent CT
on the first page of to-day's paper That one
OF the class who are so alarmed by the preva-
lent reeklessness of human life as to think
that it can only be cured by the gallows should
enter into deliberate justification of suicide
may strike some of our readers as singu-
lar inconsistency. But it is question which
we do not need to argue. We may safely
leave it to find its solution in the sound in
stincts of the community at large What the
ancient Greeks and Hebrews NAV have
thought about the matter we care as little as
we do concerning the etiquette of hari-kari at
the court of the Emperor of China But
while we protest against such perver sion of
terms as CT" is guilty of when he calls the
sacrifice of ones own life for the salvation of
others, suicide, we insist that if suicide-self
destruction-is to be considered .iustiiable, it
can only be upon the plea by which we Justify
homicide, that of necessity. And in either
case the necessity must be clear Thus far
the advocates of capital punishment have con.
tented themselves with assuming such neces-
sity; they have not proved it, 44,.
AhSiS 10 JuSt Ouo pOIuC IN connection with
this matter to which we would like to call our
correspondents attention; and that is how
constantly murder and suicide 90 together
You can scarcely take up a paper the tele-
graphic columns of which do not record some
case OF this kind. Here a husband. susnect.
ing his wife of infidelity, stabs her and then
himself. There young man jealous, at finding
his betrothed in conversation with a rival draws
a revolver and sends one bullet through the
girls heart and another through his own mad
dened brains In another place a mother
weary OF struggling with poverty, puts poison
in the food eaten by her children and herself
and kills them all. On every hand young and
old, schoolboys and little girls, men and wo-
men in all ranks, in sadness or in madness. in
revenge or jealousy, in disgust or rage, in COW.
ardice or in bravado, are rushing upon the
dread mysteries of DEATH are fiercely thrusting
others out of life and wildly leaping after. Why
tnis is SO, is a question which cannot be light
~ answered. One class tell us that the laxity
OF law mas gwen birth to a lax public senti-
ment winch encourages crime. Others assert
that the war has familiarized nc ION ,,,roh
with death and bred reck,os,,,ar - ~.
which is only the habit of battla nro,o,-1
Others again will have it that the axn;tas, e.
of a disturbed period have left their fever is
brains and nerves, heating morbid nass;ona
and fermenting morbid humors. 1t mate
little on what theory we attempt to account
for it, the fact is indisputabe that there is al
most mania for murder and self destruction
And while we certainly do not believe that this
madness is to be scared out of being by the
hideous spectacle of the gallows we do think
that the present is time very il-chosen for
advocating the justifableness of suicide.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04
To Owners OF gorses and Cattle.

Tobias Derby Condition Powders are warranted
superior to any othersor pay, for the CUE of Dis
temper Worms. Bots, Coughs, Hide-bound, Colds,
&c in horses; and Colds, Coughs, Loss OF Milk,
Black Tongue, Horse Distemper, Sc, in cattle,
They are perfectly sale and innocent; no need of
stopping the work of your animals. They increase
the appetite, give fine coat, cleanse the stomach
and urinary organs; also increase the milk of cows
Try them, and you will never be without them.
Col. Phillip P Bush of the Jerome Race Course
Fordham, N Y, would not them until he was
told of what they are composed, since which he ia
never without Them. He has over 20 running borso.
in his charge and for the last thr years has usa
no other medicine for them. He has kindly hermit
ted me to refer any one to him. Over 1000 other
references can be seen at the depot.
sold by all Druggists and Storekeepers through
out the United States. Depot 10 Park Place. N Y.
Price 25 cents per box.
Feb 4-ecd&eowlmsN
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

A NICE PLACE FOR TIiID PEoPLE.-The
vigilance committee which was talked of in
New York has not been organized, but press
dispatch says that large number of persons
who share the common impression that life
nor property is safe in that city are arming
themselves for general emergency. 1t is said
that this class are purchasing revolvers in Or
der to defend themselves in case they are at
tackled by the armed thieves in the city, who
are ready at all times to commit murder in ease
OF necessity.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

GEN. GRANT has declared himself warmly
in favor of the pending impartial constitution
al amendment He has said in conversation
that the principle of impartial suffrage is right
In ITSELF adding that as we have through the
reconstruction acts, imposed negro suffrage on
the Southern States, it is only fair that the
Northern States should give the ballot to their
own eolored citizens. He thought the question
at issue had better be disposed of as soon as
possible, SO as to take disturbing element ont
OF our affairs, and indicated hope that the
amendment would be passed by Congress be-
fore the end of the present session. He is
doubtful about the right of Congress to estab-
lish impartial suffrage by law.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04
SPECIAL NOTICES.
How a DECLINE is Produced.


Pure blood makes us WELL bad blood makes us
sick. Vapors from poorly digested food in the blood
are condensed upon the various organs and serve to
make them grow or repair their waste. Organs
made with a greater or lesser proportion of such
materials cannot be sound If the bad condition of
blood continues but for a few days weeks the
body will be out OF sorts; and If it continues the
wholeof the body will in time be renewed with i'm
perfect blood, and the health bad; it is in decline
-popularly called a consumption.
Now Brandreth's Pills penetrate the whole mass
OF blood, causing the expulsion OF impurities; the
body feels relieved from single dose-what then
may be expected from twenty? By continuing
their use the whole of the blood in time becomes
purified, and the body reconstructed from good ma
teral, the decline stopped, and lease OF life
secured
Principal Office, Brandreth House, New York.
eS -Sold by all Drugg lists
fe4 eod&eow1msN .. -.a-
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04
SPECIAL NOTICES


The Parish OF High street Church hereby tender
their most grateful acknowledgements to the State
street Church, Central Church. Free street Baptist
Church, First Universalist Church, New Jerusalem
Church, and Park street CUnitarian) Church, for
their promptly expressed christian sympathies
count OF our recent loss by fire. and the cordial offer
OF their several churches tor our use in Public
Worship. ........
EZRA CARTER,
o. CRAM,
THos. e. TwIToHELL,
IL. 1. ROBINSON,
SHIT Parish Committee.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

THERE is trouble in Augusta about the Mas
qurade Ball, and the result is that there two
balls instead of one tomorrow night. One is
to be held at Granite Hall and the other at
Meonian Hall. Chambers Band of this city
is engaged for the latter and the Germania
Band ofBoston for the former. The Portland
managers at Granite Hall are Gen. Mattocks,
A. b. Winslow, Frank Smith, H. p Wood and
VIM. Mitchell, while Capt. Harris, Samuel
Chase, E. r. Emerson and Samuel Chad
wick are managers at Meonian Hall. What
the trouble is does not appear, but Gems Cald-
well and Harris of Augusta and Col. Smith of
Skowhegan publish cards Withdrawing their
support from the ball which is to be held at
the Meonian. ..
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

The TONNAGE TAx.-The Finance Commit
Tee OF the Senate has recently inquired of the
treasury how much loss would be suffered by
'ne government if the tax of thirty cents ton
. Saouiu DC removed from enrolled and licensed
tossei7' enat is, vessels engaged in the coasting
80 81 IN the fisheries. The Secretary re-
piiea 'nat the vessels engaged in the coastine
st"ue anu nsnerles have an aggregate tonnage
OF over two millions and half. The ro-an1soI
OF the tax, therefore, would involve on ,o,,ova,
loss to the government of $4,000 do,ars "H w
is of the opinion that, as these vessels arc - .e
tected from foreign competition, thew do ~.
need the proposed relief 1''
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

SLEIGHING.-The sight of the snow storm
yesterday no doubt tended to elevate the spir-
its of the stable keepers, who have had such
slim business the past fortnight. Fast horses
and dashing cutters will once more be seen on
the road, and the public houses in the vicinity
of the city will be frequented by gay parties,
to whom asleigh ride, followed by dance, with
the accompaniment of hot supper, is one of
the greatest joys in life
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Maine Central Rail Road
COntp01lN.

THE Stockholders are hereby notified that the
Il annual meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
Maine Central Railroad Company will be held II
the Town Hall, in VAUDEVILLE, on WEDNES-
DAY. The twenty-foUrth day Of February, a D.
1850 at hall past eleven o'clock in the forenoon to
act upon the following articles, viz
First To hear the Report OF the Directors and
Treasurer of said Company, and act thereon
Second. To make choice of Board of Directors for
the ensuing year.
Third. To see If the Company win accept the
amendment to the Charter IN Chapter 35l Of Tho
Special Laws of 1867, entitled can act additional
Maine Central Railroad Company"
Fourth. To see if the Company will autbnrize tho
Directors to change the terms and purposes nj
the Mortgage OF the property OF the Companv
authorized by the Sto,Ll llers at their meetins
on the thirteenth day OF ay, A, d. 1scs
Fifth To see II the Stockholders will rat;,, tho
votes of the Directors authorizing snbscrj,.ti6' t
the Capital stock of the Somerset Eaiiroag Soua
pany. ''N N''-
By Order of the Directors.
u,.....,, JOSIAH H. DRUMMoND, Clerk
"a'er'lle, February /, 1869. fe4td
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

TRANSFERS LOOK OUT.-On Tuesday, sever
al accidents happened to large teams on Port
land street, near Trowbridge's Candle Factory,
by the Slowing of the teams consequent upon
the siding state of the street at that point.
Barrels of rum, kerosene oil, hides and other
merchandise, were Unfortunately mixed up
over the banking into the mill pond flats.
Ought not the attention of the Street Com
missioner Chase be called to look after this
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04
Superior COurt.

FEBRUARY TERM-GoDDARD, j., rnEsIn1Na.
WEDNEsDAY.-No. 25s-George H. Pendexter vs.
Alvin S. Eastman. Account annexed for three
months and twenty-five days work, ending Nav 5.
1885, at s26 per month, $97O6. Offer to be defauted
for $751; Plaintiff says the price was agreed on De-
fendant says there was no agreed price, and it was
not worth more than our Offer Verdict for plaintiff
for s5a92, which gives defendant the costs.
Hale I;t.,.e,s,
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

FEBRUARY TERM-Fox, j., PRESIDING.
WEDNEsDAY.-The grand jury came in and re-
ported, and were then dismissed.
Court adjourned to II o'clock Thursday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

NEW BELL.-We saw on the train, going
through Commercial street yesterday morn
ing, magnificent bell from the Troy foundry,
New York, on its way to Oldtown, to be placed
on the Baptist church in that town. If we are
not much mistaken it will cause Oldtown to
ring with musical echoes
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04
DIED..

In this city. Jan. 80, Ruth Emma daughter of Os-
good @. and Betsy Y. JONES' aged year 3 months.
In this city, Feb. 2, Mr.. Granville D. Warren, aged
81 years months.
Bangor papers please copy.j
In this city, Feb. 2, John P. McGlinehy, aged 20
years months.
In this city, Feb. 3, Mr.. Jacob G. Barker aged 90
years months.
Funeral on Friday afternoon, at O'Clock, from
No. ZIG Danforth street.
In this city, Feb. 8. Clara Metcaf daughter of Geo
L. and Clara p. Norton, aged years months.
Funeral services Friday afternoon, at 81 o'clock
from residence on Mayo street.
In South Paris Feb. g Major John bennett, aged
70 years.
In Minot, Jan. 20, Mr.. Cyrus washburn, aged 6s
years.
In Grand Haven, Michigan, Dec. 10, Col. Eben f.
Mansneld. aged 30 years,-son OF the late Capt. Asa
and Sally Mansfield, OF Brownfeld, Me. Eastern
papers please copyl
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

CoNcERT.-We presume that the Concert to
be given this evening by the pupils of st.
Aloysius and st. Dominics schools, eight hun
bred in number, will draw packed house at
City Hall. They are to be assisted by the
young men of the Sunday schools, and the
proceeds are to go for the benefit of the new
Cathe 1ral. We are unaware what the pro-
gramme is to consist of, but it will no doubt
be highly interesting, and the mere sight of so
many fresh young faces is alone worth the
price of admission.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

MARTINS POINT BRIDGE. - The County
Commissioners will rebuild the bridge as soou
as the spring will permit The stockholders
title has been transferred to the county, and an
engineer will soon lay out and locate the line
of the new structure. Many of the piles have
been contracted for. So says the Advertiser.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04
VELOCIPEDES.

THE ST. LOUIS FAMILY FLOUR co.
At 20 Commercial St, may be found the best
Family Flour. We have tried this flour 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
-four 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.
W -.E arr .-... j21 sniff
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

LOCAL POLITICS." Sidney" the wide awake
Portland correspondent of the Boston Journal,
gives in recent letter a long account of the
political movements in this city in view of the
approaching spring election. He mentions
Hon. Josiah H. Drummond and Hon. f. G.
Messer as among the prominently-named can
didates for the mayoralty.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

LIST OF PATENTS issued to Maine inventors
and bearing date of February I'd, reported for
the Prsss by William H. Clifford, Solicitor of
American and Foreign Patents, 3O1 IL Con-
gress Street, Portland, Me-.
B. +. Adams, Bangor, fly screens. .-t
1. D. Coffin, Harrington, scythe snathes.
Geo. Webb, Lewiston, fence posts
John johnson, Saco, collecting exudable
products.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

LITERARY BULLETIN. We saw yesterday
neat little publication entitled the Literary
Bulletin to be issued by Loring, Short and
Harmon, no Middle st, under Falmouth Ho-
tel, monthly. 1t contains complete and
classified list OF all reputable books issued the
previous month in the United States, stating
title, size, cost and publisher, what the press
says of new books, table of contents of the
principal American Magazine, for the month,
announcements of forthcoming publications,
American and European Literary news. We
advise the public to get copy.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

For twenty days you can buy furs, robes,
hats, caps, &C., &C., without regard to cost at
McCallar's Casco Bank block. Call and ex-
anime. ian26dtf
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04

MIR. LYNcH's BILL.-A special Washington
dispatch to the New York Tribune saws that
general Spinner, United States Treasurer, has
expressed his approval of the financial bill
Onoieu by MIR. Lynch, and thinks that his
pan ior specie resumption is more practicable
anu less likely to lead to monetary disorders
than any other yet presented.