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The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

The Toronto Globe, and some otner papers
persist in denying that there is i. desire in
Canada fer political change, either in the
form of independence or annexation Where
upon the Buffalo Express prints letter from
distinguished professional gentleman in
Ontario, which may give some evidence of the
direction which public opinion is taking in
that province. Referring to the Globe, the
writer says, it has been the leading Reform
paper, but failing to perceive thepublic aspr-
alton for annexation is only so considered by
part of that party, and therefore, if they
unite with the Conservatives at another cleo
tion, the Reform party must again lose the
chance of obtaining office, and give the Con-
servatives fresh lease of power. ,s .tu 49, "a.
Four years ago, the Globe, assuming to
speak for the whole people of Canada, said:
Never have the people been more deter
mined to remain British, come what NAV.
than at the present period. They know they
may have to make sacrifices of their blood
but it has this effect upon them only, to make
them the more obstinate" ,..... 'r..... .
To which the writer in the Express re-
spends: sa 4sgaIt a.1 ss ..aelf .f. ..
The people did not then, and do not now
respond to that sentiment; they are moi
ready to sacrifice either trade or blood in the
matter. They believe the past wars with the
United States were unnecessary, and the
blood and treasure lost might have been
avoided by different policy on the part Of
our mother country, more Just and humane
to herself as well as the United States. Good
men fail to see it in that light now; but al
the present the majority will see their true
interests In rendering war impossible be-
tween Canada and the United States. -.
Nor would it be unreasonable to expect
that IN the event of a war between England
and the United States, that she would at
orce declare us independent of her as an act
OF humanity, that we might not be involved
lnnoeehliy IN her quarrels and suffer the de-
Piorapie consequences of a war that we did
not originate and could not settle. This we
are persuaded would be the merciful resolve
OF noble England under her present govern
ment. .fF =" .-.. = -'' - So"
That there may be some who advocate i,
monarchy, we do not doubt; but reaect;on
and proper statement OF the matter wonld
show It's entire unsuitableness, with a nucleus
of an army and navy Oh our frontier, com.
pelling the Americans to like expenses, Gus
tom-houses and defenses on our side, render
ing necessary the same on their side, woult
be quite sufficient antagonism without threat
ening their republican institutions by the es
Enlistment Of monarchy, however Limited
In power. Free trade across the frontier nigh
be possible were our duties on the seabOart
the same, but even then governments of diff
ferent form would lead to abuses obvious tt
ai and want of faith and opposition to each
other would be the consequence.
Yet, sir, we hope yet to see the Globe advo
cate annexation, and its beautiful idea of de.
Vel0nlnU inba TUNA af as,,.I.u
yield to more reasonable and practical IN
nitlng OF the whole people of North America
in the past.
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Ellis, Iroaa lRitters.

m VIII enrich the blood and prevent it from beeom-
ing watery and weak. giving a healthy complexion,
restore the appetite, inyigorae the SYSTEM and
vary palatable. These bitters are recommended to
all persons requiring safe and valuable tonic to
mpart tone and strength to the system not given by
bters merely stmulant in their effects; which, al
though they may possess tonic, vegetable properties
cannot give the strength to the blood which the
IRON BIrTERs viii give. ttA
Prepared by VIM. ELLIS, Chemist. For sale in
Portland by Crosman 6 Co., 3o5 Congress street.
Il je 2i-d6m SIN 's "a r- tr...i t.f
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

AN old man whose sight was defective and
had to use glasses, was reading a newspaper
on the train between Wheeling, Va, and
Washington, few days ago. When the cars
reached the first tunnel the quick disappear
ance of the light caused him to look up. TAX
ing off his spectacles and wipng them, he re-
placed them and again tried to read. Perceiv-
ing that it was still dark, he dropped both pa
pr and spectacles, ecxlaiming, in loud voice,
Iy 1od' I'm blind, I'm blindp' This arous-
81 sue passengers, and it was long time be-
ter. "' w. '"o A""''
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

{ ENCoURAGING.--A great many people have
the impression that the average length of life,
as well as of general physical power, is gradu-
ually declining, and that in these degenerate
days of over civilization, we are neither such
possessed of either the strength or stature by
which they were distinguished. All this is a
mistake, and especially so in the matter of lon
gevity. DIR. Edward Jarvis, writing in thu last
Atlantic, brings S long array of facts to show
that there is a gradual improvement taking
place in the duration of human life, if not also
in the average of stature. Life in cities, es-
pecially, has been very much improved, and is
by modern sanitary arrangements aud inven-
tions, continually becoming more satisfactory
DR.. Jarvis, proves this very conc.usively. For
instance, he says: q y 80 T. s@4..2-LA
In London, in the seyenty-eight years from
1904 to 1852 including the several ravages of
the plague-the births were six hundred and
ninety nine thousand six hundred and seven
ty-five, and the burials nine hundred and sixty
four thousand eight hundred and eighty-two.
In contrast with this is the fact that now in
London the burials are to the births as Is to
100. The same change for the better is noted
in connection with several other large cities
of Europe, such as Paris, Dresden, &C., in
which records have long been kept. arr
In Boston, the annual deaths from 1928 to
1852 were nearly one in twenty one of all per-
sons living, while for. the last twenty yea rs
they have been only one in fortytwo.
The records of Geneva, however, furnish
the most curious evidence of the same kind !.
In that city record of mortality has been
kept for upwards of four hundred years; and
from that it appears that the average time
every one had to live in the different last
past centuries was as follows:-
In the 10TH century - 21.21 years,
In the 18th century : 1862 Years Z.
In the first 80 years of the 10Th century
30 GO wears. : = = = -r.t l-'' p IS
And from 1e14 to 1888 40. 63 years
The improvement is chiefly in the diminish.
ing mortality of infants and children. DR.
Jarvis says SIN the first period one half We're
dead in their ninth year. In the last and pres
ent period one half lived forty-three years and
one-fifth. In the first period only thirty nine
per cent. of those who were born reached the
period of maturity at twenty, and entered upon
self-susta1nng and responsible life. In the
last period sixty-six per cent passed into the
working period, and became self-supporters."
This is certainly encouraging and though
there may be great deal to do before our
ways OF living are what they should be, it in-
a'ca'es the direction in which reforms should
be made. !, q, - .-..,, $50
The sheriff appraised Fish, ono ~ h,so Il -.
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MR. J. W. BIAck the well known Photo.
graphist, with able assistants, will remain in
this city few days for the purpose Of making
Views. Persons wishing for really fine Pho
tograph of their residences or places of BUSH
ness are invited to call to-day or tomorrow at
the Photograph Gallery of f. NJ. King, 1877
Middle street. It's
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

IN aiiuolng to the death of Hon. Rufus Dwi.
mel, Rev. G. G. Everett uttered tha f,,,o,r; ~
beautiful sentences o"N> 'Ao wv wv. q
suppose that his intecr;,r
shadow OF reproach. He did n ma' s apove tne
his way to the very border line inst Seek 10 leei
where the worlds respeetablity fail. n nf OF
aSs yeTy nont M in
and stood there without thought of the nos.
bility of a change. p'ssi-
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MIR. r.. N. YORK,

would respectfully inform the citizens OF Port
land that he is prepared to collect all bills intrusted
to his charge, within the limits of the city Persons
DESTROYS OF engaging competent collector will leave
their orders at 1871 Commercial street, where they
will be attended to with promptness and Dispatch
/ References-Stephen Marsh, Esq, Secretary M.
GINA; SIS. Rich. Esq; James s. Gould, Coro-
ner, stephen Kicker, Ship Broker. Oct4sNd1w.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

WE don't think that any body will be anx-
| ious to try a case in the Municipa curt loom
at Saco, after reading the following vivid de-
scription of the premises, taken from the York
County Independent: 1.Tf sa45t.a ri
Penned up ina little, dark, dirty, gloomy,
unfinished roOm-a mere "hole in the walr'-
three or four yards square; denied access to
the statutes and reports which the State fur
nishes to the town; sharing even these pesti-
lential and confined quarters with other city
functionaries, whose duties are most incom-
patble with those of the judge; nothing but
repeated promises of improvement could in
duce our present competent and impartial
magistrate, or any other person at all qualified
and possessing proper allowance of self-re-
spect, to preside over this court. Rather than
long occupy that position, one would prefer to
descend to Hades and share the ermine with
Rhadamanthus, where Minos shakes his urn !;
for the smell of sulphur is as the "Balf of
thousand flowers" when compared with the
villainous stencil that rises through the open
ings in the wall from dilapidated prives and
animal and vegetable matter in every form
and stage of decay.
Fortunately, when the windows are down
the accumulated dirt of years, and the cob
webs in which generations OF spiders have
shared their millions OF victims, prevent the
n ye rom on oelng panied by the sight of the hos
psai n1r diseased and INDECENT buildings which
| - Ss0apnsned In the rear of the court room
tba o u,n sneas and novels seem lettering in
W. haua vi dissolution, but ,con't 90 down,
| NJ Mo nave spoken of the odor from without.
Ih i.h imagl1 , shudders at what it is from
tria with 't tbe cgSe during criminal
bacco, gin and onions, reign supreme ana R 10,
when the weather permits, the officer in on
tendance is in perpetual dilemma whath m ~,
| keep the windows up or down, and yacilat e eo
| in opinion as either stencil prevails; like IN
| bewildered traveller at the forks of two ropah
country roads, whichever course he takes he
wishes he'd took t'other. Erslsine could not
argue, nor Mansfield hear with equanimity, q
cause presented in such place. The prisoner
must go TO the l3ck-up to relieve the outraged
n0striis of the court. .- ID '.'. d ''7'
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

IN tOdI',TTMrs. JASEiP. THuRsroN, of Port
a.. an9, Me-, appeared with her Attorney at the
IN anu her DEPARTMENTS at the State Capitol
sessio y THURSDAY the 10th inst, during The
4emand Tor their surrender, tor a breach Of the
saw, OF bonds, OF this Sta'e and OF the United
S's'es. isaac OF Maine Declaration OF Ri hts Art
a. gee o IL, y, 21-United States Constitution Art.
: D, heyised Statutes Chap, "a, Sec. Isl to which
t ni aeceded And the Supeiin end MT OF the
uiuhg was instructor 70 deliver to her the keys
the military. - - =
Sept Fl, 1869. .-.T oet6-ft
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INN

ININ m-o-iIs.h .as ra.fs7.3tJ zgaF Il I
ugur N nm mn.
nouncemont for an additional season, render it sim
ply necessary to make known the fact that every
effort which skill and INDIGNANT can regulate and
bring to bear in the supplying of Coal to the people
at such prices and conditions, are perfectly ac-
ceptabe to the parties most interested-are iii
exercsed-and every modification change con-
neced with, or tending to cheaper the supplies o.
Coal, eagerly sought out by the subscriber and
made use of, thereby, IN great measure meeting
the wants, wishes and requirements of the public
on their own grounds In this matter, viz: Coal.
My stock, at the present time, nearly the
largest here the necessary contemplated additions
making it decidedly the heavies, is well up in APP
pearance and quality to its predecessors-in fact
altogether superior to the generality OF Coal on
the maeket an information, valuable, suggestive
and useful to every one. sr za.fl mn = ,..-
. Correct Weight guarantted-tbat is to say
only so far as hnman application, properly guided
and directed can bring about such desired result
aided by the finest, unquesionably by far the very
finest Fairbank, or other scale in the place. I'd :,
oct1eodtfsN Jos. POOR.
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letter from Washington.
N The Editor of the Press. a

10 the Editor ofthe Press M
It may not be known to the readers of the
Press and the public generally that there is
but one railroad connecting this city with the
north, which is called the Baltimore and Ohio.
and to which the country pays tribute. The
fare from this city to Baltimore, about thirty
eight miles, is 81 5O-nearly four cents per
mile The fare from this city to New York is
IS 50, while from New York to Boston, about
the same number of miles, it is but S. 90.
This Baltimore and Ohio road will not connect
with the Pennsylvania Central, and therefore
travellers from this city are obliged to pur-
chase tickets and also check their baggage at
Baltimore when connecting with that road.
Freight from the West to this city stops at
Baltimore and the Adams Express there, takes
possession Of such freight, and brings it to this
city, thereby increasing the expense. How long
this city is to be subject to this monopoly it
seems TO me is an important question. The
tariff upon the Pennsylvania Central is but
two cents per mile, and the road and cars are
as fine as any in the States, while the rolling
stock of the Baltimore and Ohio, notwith-
standing their enormous rates, are as poor as
one can well imagine. Congress some time
since granted charter to certain parties to con
struct an air line between this city and New
York, but SO far it is an air line. The Penn
sylvania Central are endeavoring to establish
line between this city and New York to break
down the Baltimore and Ohio, and the city of
Baltimore have granted the company the priv
ilege of tunneling the city. At present the
cars are drawn through this city by horses
thereby delaying the running time, but if the
Pennsylvania Central perfects its object, the
time between this city and New Yo rk will be
reduced about an hour. 80 -
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
Rufns Dwinel,s Will.

hutNs DWsnePs VIII.
The will of the late Hon. Rufus Dwinel is
published entire in the Bangor JVhig The
executors are Rev. G. G. Everett, Hon. John
A. Peters, Elias Merrill, Esq, and Charles II.
bennett, of Bangor, Maine Mr.. Dwinel gives
to his house-keeper, Emeline Thomas, an an
nuity of 81 200 during her life, $1,000 to pur-
chase homestead for herself and family with
other property amounting to $500, besides
liberal requests to her relatives. He gives to
his brother Simon Dwinel $1,000, to each of
his daughters $4,000, and to the three chill
dren of Mrs. Kicker, each $500. 5'-.7.
To Mr. and Mrs Stephen Davis of Carmel
he gives 1880; also $500 per annum during
the life of either of them, and $1,000 to he
divided among their children. To his BROTH
er Amos Dwinel he gives $1,000 with $4,000
each to his children; to Mrs. Octayia DwineI
Everett, $1,000, and to her little daughter a
similar sum. A great number of relatives are
also remembered in requests of 81 900, 81. 900
and $4,000. To Frank Dwnel he gives $1,000
G. Charles Dwinel, and Mrs. Lille of Bosts n
each 5000, to Mrs. Geo. w. Merrill of Ban
gor, as token Of high regard and respect for
her long devotion to the cause and in aid of
orphans, 81 900, and $4,000 more in small be-
quests to various friends. To Hon. John A.
Peters is given the sum of ST., 900, with So 500
to each of his children to Charles III. Den
nett, $4,000; to Messrs Wheeler and Lynde.
heretofore of the Wing and Courier, to show
my appreciation of their valuable services in
the good cause in which they were engaged.
politically and socially" each 81 900; to the
librarian ofthe Mercantile Library, life an
nuity of $500; to his physician $1,000: to the
" Rising Virtue Lodge" to the est Andrews
Lodge" and to the mount Moriah r.
Chapter" for charitable purposes. each the
sum OF $1,000 After these requests the bulk
OF his property is disposed of as follows: a..
give in trust, to be used purely and solely
Tor charitable phrposes-for the greatest relief
OF human suffering, human wants. and for
Inc good OF the greatest number, the follow
inS sums to the following persons, viz:-To
5ne hev. q. q. Everett, and my niece, his wife,
tne sum OF thirty-fve thousand dollars; to
Hon. John A. Peters, twenty thousand dol
lars; to Elias Merrill Esq, the sum of fifteen
thousand dollars; and to C. II. bennett, the
sum OF ten thousand dollars, each to make
known to the others, semi annually, through
the chairman OF the trustees, the amount of
his charities, and to whom given; but no part
of these sums donated for charitable purposes
to be given till provision has been made for
such as had previously made. hereby di-
rect that SO much If any of my estate as may
be necessary to carry this will into effect, shall
be sold at public auction from time to time for
that pupose, and the balance shall be sold and
form fund, to be given away by my trustees,
collectively, for charitable purposes.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

HARPER's BAzAR.-The number for next
week, richly illustrated, has been received at
the periodical depot of Messrs. Fessenden
Brothers, Lancaster Hail. This journal of
Fashion takes the lead of all others, and is a
welcome visitor to the parlor circle.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

New and Fashionable Pant goods just re-
ceived by A. d. Reeves, Tailor, So Free street.
snnt1Q-1nl
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

THE Excelsior Fire Engine Company of Au-
burn, challenge the Tigers, of Hallowell, to a
trial OF their respective machines for 81, 900 a
side, at Brunswick, Oct. 18Th, during the Sag
adahoc County Fair. 'i -ad ~. s
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

THE BEST CLOTHES WRINGER very par
ticular about getting the Universal with i'm
proved cog-wheels This is the only one we
recommend, and our endorsement of this is
without mental reservation or notification
Unicersalist. n vr. .pe .,-r. d&w,1w.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

HIGH ST. PARIsH.-An adjourned meeting
of this Parish will be held in the vestry this
Wednesday evening at 1-2 o'clock. A full
attendance of the members is desired.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

JUST opened. fashionable lot of goods for
Coats, Pants and Vests at A. D. Reeves Tail
Or SO Free street. -r.sftE,s7f sept1S1m
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

/ Ply. NJ G. A.-The annual meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Association for the
election of officers ffor the ensuing year, will
take place this Wednesday evening at71-2
O'clock. -.------- ------ -
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

INSTRUCTION in polite behavior is an import
ant element in a well conducted Dancing
School Messrs. Gee & Harnden will devote
particular attention to this department. '''8i
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

CHAsIBERLAIN's Law BooK.-"The book will
be found to be very useful, not only to the gem
eral public, but also to the legal profession" Cd.
p JUDGE MINOR, of Conn.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
tate News
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

hENNEbEC COONII. .all4 b. ~
Gen.1O. o. Howard is unable to deliver the
address before the Kennebec Agricultural So
ciety aud his place will be supplied by Col
7. S Z. Lang of Vassalboro. - Roy @saf
- PENOBsCoT COUNTY. .fstl go
sd At Oldtown on Sunday night Charles Mar
tin aged about fifty years undertaking to &C
through his house in the dark, mistook the
cellar door and fell down the stairs, fracturine
his skull in such manner as to cause instant
death. slI ,J.,rq lsd ~ y Il, ,es.,s,T '..
~ ~ s.s SOMERSET COUNTY. IA =. ,..,. "a.
Z William Cilley of Kendall's Mills, while
riding to Waterville on Saturday afternoon
was thrown from his wagon and considerably
injured. The wheels ran over his face, cutting
him very badly. r.e '{' 1919. ?
sAGADAHoC COUNTY
The Bath Times describes a lively chase oil
Sheriff Millay in his efforts to capture Lev
Williams, tine young man who stole the $57
belonging to Capt. Percy of Phipsburg. After
getting description of the thief, Sheriff Mil
lay tracked him to Augusta. Here the THE
got wind of the officer being after him, and
eluded pursuit by proceeding to Skowhegan
where he bought gun, and told parties that
hs was going cunning. On arriving at
Skowhegan the Sheriff quickly got upon the
trail and tracked Williams to Norridgewock
Arson, New Portland, Scion, Emden, and final
ham in house, The most OF the time the iel-
low had subsisted on what game he had shot
with his gun, which the Sheriff has now in his
possession, as trophy of the chase. s'..i ~.
The Bath Times is informed that DR.. w. S.
George prominent citizen of Norway died on
Sunday evening of consumption, after lin.
gering illness, at his residence, at the age oil
fifty-seyen years.. The Times then relates the
following remarkable incident in the expert
ence of the deceased that occurred few years
ago. When in Boston it appears that he had
pocket book distracted from his pocket con-
tanning some $4,000. All efforts for its recov-
cry were futile. One day the doctor received a
note stating substantially, that, if he would
proceed to Boston, he would hear Of something
for his benefit. On arriving in that city, the
doctor was waited upon at his hotel, by an in
dividual who was muf1ed to the teeth with a
thick coat, and who wore q pair of goggles.
This individual delivered into the hands of the
doctor, an envelope, and without making any
particular explanation turned and lett, and
that was the last ever seen of him. On OPEN
ing the envelope, the doctor found it to con-
tain 81, 900 of the missing money, which he
felt very grateful in recovering. The deceased
was brother-in-law of James Carney of Rich
mOnd. ~ .sA.,.. 'li .-. 'i's w sio- i e.-s - %
~ YORK COUNTY.
7 A citizen of Limingion lost gold chain in
1887, and supposed it was stolen from him. A
few weeks since he found it while ploughing a
piece Of iand. ~ + etIl r...e T,;si1d 70 I1lt
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


600 LBS. NICE JERSEY syvrpr No
1872 TATOEs, at cen per nourJ.
u6 nHree hundred pounds NICE WHITE CLOVER
- October 81 p, ssue at LirCuEIsLD,s.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
ABOUT CIVIL PENSIONS,

At the last Cabinet meeting the question
in relation to the salary of the late Secretary
of War, Gen. Rollins, was discussed and it
was decided to recommend Congress to appro-
pirate a sufficient sum to pay the widow the
balance of his unexpired term. There has
been l think three instances that Congress
has appropriated sums for such a purpose.
Mrs. Lincoln received the balance, or years
salary, The sum being appropriated by Con-
gress. 1t was said at the time as Mr.. Lincoln
was Commander in Chief of the army and
navy and as at that time were under q
state of war, it was nothing more than right
that his widow should receive some recoeni-
ton of his services and 1t was contended by
some, that his widow was really entitled to a
pension. Harrison who died soon after being
inaugurated, as President, was the first in
stance of the kind, and upon the question of
appropriating $4,000, Senator Benton, spoke
as follows: 81 would gladly vote for this bill if
could dose constitutionally, but the law as
we'll as policy forbid me to do so and COM
mand me to make this resistance to it that a
mark may be made-a stone set up-at the
place where this new violence was done to the
constitutiOn-this new page opened in the
book of our public expenditures; and this new
departure taken, which leads into the bottom
less gulf of civil pensions and family graft
tudes" An appropriation was made by Con-
gress to the widow of President Taylor for the
balance of the year think, but this will be in
the case of Gen. Rawlins, embracing the unex
pired term of four years, a more liberapolicy
still and one I do not think that Congress
will grant. PRENTIss