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The New York herald., 1869-01-16

tied In the suses, nor IN tnas anner, aha that the
best would be duel vazques then put up his re-
going his way and Offering 70 make the necessary
arrangements for q duel But when the three Cubans
have nrne ont 70 pe three Te
words were scarcely expressed when VazQuez ran
back 70 the officer, calling TO him IN .
threatening manner, but without drawing his re-
volver, and on approaching his opponent he was
run through the body with the latters sword AS ne
Free Cuba viii revenge nv deatn.m He then
breathed his last A citizen named Garcia imme-
diatey arrested the 0fficer.
house, and scarcely had It arrived when an immense
excitement occurred in the whole parish. The
at eight A. NJ, and probably many thousands would
have followed the body to the grave. To avoid acct
O'Clock that morning and took away the corpse to the
public cemetery, where post mortem was made BY
Drs. Lebredo and Landeta. AT ten A. N. a con-
shouted "yiva Cuba Libren and viva Cespedes,h
and one Individual let on 2 shot In the
few speeches and demonstrations prohibited
by the Spanish laws the people peaceably retired.
short time after an extra concourse gathered In
compelled 70 shout sviva free CubaH MANY Young
ladies made great demonstrations Of republicanSm
from their doors and windows and waved their
The following is translation Of the first ofncial
@ reeevea aepe ~ an @ ece
for which he intended to them Is supposed to be
to put them IN the ranks:-
LIBERATIN0 ARMY OF CUBA.
herewith inform that lusrious government
proclaimed and established abolition Of slavery and asst
appersins TO me by authority, TO this wise hu-
name order 10 be respected In the jurisdiction
charge instruct you not TO collect monthly dues for
those who are engaged In working the mines here have
liberty.
PAtria and liberty.
FELIX FIGuEREDO, Military Governor.
CORE, Dec 81, 1866.
The foregoing was addressed as follows:-Public
Service. TO citizen Pedro Ferrer Landa, Cuba
From the Military Governor OF Cobre.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

iMRRvIfw WITH GENERAL GRASr.-The members
oI tne virginia delegation called yesterday morning
upon General Grant at hrs headquarters, 10 company
WIN oenersl scnoneld who introduced them. A
exhipIten iamilar knowledge OF the provisions OF
tne Underwood constitution, TO which his attention
was specially directed. Though speaking In his
usually guarded manner General Grant ex pressed a
desire that satisfactory and beneficial state gov.
ernment might be secured for the people or virginia
and the delegation left with the impression that m
this quarter At least they need expect no oupostIon
TO their general scheme OF adjustment Wnshfnofoy,
infeiiigenQer. Jan 10
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Before the full Court
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Average temperature on s'rhurday...........4 40 x
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20

TEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,
and the amount of the mortgage
s 2, 500, 900.
The bonds are OF 900 each, have thirty years to
run, and will be sold at
Niap{ax and 1cca.lpd Iafoa.oef


Ninety, and accrued Interest,
in currency. They are made payable, PRINCIPAL
AND INTEREST. IN GOLD COIN, in the city OF
New York. Coupons due January and July 1st.
The near approach Of the time when the United
States probably fund the greater portion OF its
Six per cent debt, is naturally causing inquiry for
other forms of investment which will afford salts
factory security with the same rate of interest.
THE WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD FIRST
MORTGAGE BONDS must have an immense ad
vantage over all other securities based upon merely
local uncompeted railroads, and may be held with
as much confidence as government bends, or as
irst-class mortgages on New York City property.
The loan is small In amount. Its claims to CON-
fdence are apparent. 1t will be rapidly taken.-
Bonds will be delivered as the orders are received.
Government bonds received at their full market
value in exchange.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20

Thanksgiving Day was generally observed at
Louisville, KY, and points South by general
suspension of business.
Two victims of the railroad accident at Bos-
ton Corners, N. Y. have died of their injuries.
The cOrOner's jury exonerated the railroad
company from blame
Writs have been served on the Niagara from
tier commissioners to appear before a commis-
siOner appointed by Gov. Hoffman, to answer
to charges of malfeasance in Office.
The schooner Arrow, which was driven
ashore at Grass Point, fifteen miles north of
Chicago on Tuesday night during the storm, is
total wreck. The officers and crew, eight in
number, were losti in attempting to reach shore
in a life boat.
Schooner Volunteer, loaded with apples,
came ashore at Port Ontario, N. Y, Thursday
night with no one on board. 1t is thought the
crew were lost
Place, Philadelphia, Friday, with severe cash
on his head, the result of a fall.
British brig Persia Capt Cary, coal laden,
from New York for Nova Scotia, went ashore
at Witnessing Island, off Rye, Wednesday,
and will be a total loss.
jeff Davis was at Memphis, Tenn. yester-
day. He Was serenaded IN the evening but
declined to make a speech.
There is some dissatisfaction among the
brakemen on the Hudson railroad, in conse-
quence of some orders issued for their regula-
ton. .. ..-....
1t raned all day yesterday at Montgomery,
Ala; also in New York last evening.
The telegraph reports numerous marine dis
a Me on the great lakes during the gale of
wednesday. Many lives were lost and great
deal OF suffering caused by the cold. The gale
is said to have been the severest ever known in
| that section.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20

SACCARAPPA ITEMS.-The railroad station is
being enlarged to nearly double its former ca.
pacity to accommodate the increasing business
on the P. & r. road.-Quite fair audience
attended the Thanksgiving services in the
Methodist church. A still larger one, however,
turned out to witness the four o'clock fire of
tar barrels at Quinby's Park, twice lighted and
in trice quenched by that "little squirt CT
liquid carbonic acid gas. The -four mill and
some other manufactures will be hereafter
supplied with Extinguishers. 1T saved us
$4,000 in thirty seconds" is the testimony of
the Treasurers of two Biddeford Corporations
The new mill of Lisk & Weston can turn
out 300 barrels of -four per day. The best Ora
ham flour, such as retails at eight cents by the
pound is had for about half that price by the
barrel. Those who prefer, unwisely, to subsist
on starch, can have their fresh wheat flour,
"white and NICE" sifted of the brain nourish-
ing and muscle making elements, at prices to
suit them. Saccarappa owes much to the en-
terprise of Lisk & Weston, who have invested
their capital in this place, and the stir of their
industry has alrea6y been felt awakening 9TH
er enterprises.-1. F. Quinby, ESQ.,, who owns
sixty acres contiguous to the r. r. station,
will another year, pillow up the field used as a
lumber yard, grass it over, cut avenues so feet
wide through it, and offer the same for build
ing lots. As Judge Fitch owned a good part
of the village, the new name proposed for the
place is FITcHBURG, which seems to be very
favorably received.
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ttat1as Hibbs wa accidentally killed near
Philadel faia Thursday by the premature disA
charge OF his gun while shooting.
A resolution was introduced into the Alaba-
ma Legislature Friday, providing for the APP
Polntment OF the Mayor and Aldermen by the
Lieut. governor, the Speaker OF the House
anu the Attorney, Another was offered abol-
lSh.hg the Board of School Commissioners.
Inns Dody has full legislative authority and
controls the school fund.
The Wabash rink at Chicago was crushed to
t me earth yesterday by the weight of snow on
statement is published that the Twiggs
swords, for which Gen. Butler has been sued,
We're sert by him to Washington and are now
IN me Treasury; and that the silver plate was
lounu under the ell of house and was sold
uhuer Gen. Banks administration, and the
proceeds put into the Treasury. The suit was
Drought for political effect and in revenge be-
cause Zen. Butler would rot use his influence
to nave the swords returned. The woman who
brings the suit is said to have been General
Iwlggs' mistress
father Hyacinthe spent two hours in Hart
ford Friday, and then lett for Boston.
The ship builders of New York are urging
that petitions be sent to Congress asking the
remission of the tax on materials, arguing that
IN mat event the United States can compete
successfully with European builders.
Ii is said that large quantities of coal is COM
ing 10 market over the Erie railroad, and there
Is every indication of n speedy decline in the
price OF anthracite.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20

ARREST OF DEsPERADo- About four
years ago man named John Reynolds was
arrested by an officer belonging to the Law
renee, Mass, police force, for brutal assault
upon an old man in Middlesex County. On
the way to the station the prisoner managed to
throw his arms over the head of the officer, his
hands being pinoned, and held him tight
while brother and three other friends of Rey-
nolds beat him fearfully until he sunk to the
ground, and then they shot him. Reynolds
managed to make his escape, and has been at
large ever SINCE The other dav CITY Marshal
Philbrick, of Lawrence, hearing Reynolds was in
Portland, telegraPhel tbs authori,ios boro
to arrest him, and came down to Portland uos-
terday to take charge of the desperate in coso
the officers here were successful in securinr
him. Yesterday, Deputy Marshal Perry and
officer Wyman, who had been working up the
case, arrested Reynolds in house of bad repute
aud he will be conveyed to Lawrence TO-DAY
and have home in the Massachusetts State
Prison for some years to come. We should
state that the officer who was assaulted did moi
die of his wounds, although he was a long time
recovering from their effects
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20

About $50 tons burthen length. LAT feet; breadth,
% feet; height between decks feet, inches; lower
hold feet, inches. Two Pressure Engines, 26x2e
Cylinder, OF Superior make; Boiler Feed Pumps,
Ancho rs, Chains &c, &c.
For further particulars, apply to BURDETT,
DENNIS & Co., 113 Pearl st. New York. uo16-d8t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20

NEW YORK. NOV. 1876 p. M.-Ootton opened
ding uplands 253c. Flolr-sales 1900 bbls.; State
and Western dull and 10 a 15c lower; superfne to
fancy State 20 "a 90; do to choice Western 65 a
600; Southern dull and lower; common to choice
5 40 q 10 90. Wheat dull and heavy and a &c low
eer; sales A.. 90 BUSH; No, Spring % a 26;
with better demand, chiefly for speculative; sales
$1,000 bush.; Mixed Western 1 Us a l OF for un-
sound and 0sl "a 10 for sound. Oats rather more
steady; sales $4,000 bush; State 64b q 65c West
ern GO q 654c the latter for White Beef steady and
unchanged. Pork tlrmer; sales $40 bbls; mess 80 90
q SO 20 for small lots; prime "a 25 a % 90. Lard is
hrmer; sales 80 bbls; steam 172 q 18Ic kettle 1S5
q 1890. Whiskey a shade frmer; sales $50 bbls.
Western II a 10 Sugar quiet sales $50 bbIs.
TaIlow dull sales at 1o 1e. Linse ssSe Oil Quiet
Freights to Liverpool dull: Cotton per steamer SIG
a I'D; Wheat per steamer 7sd.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-FIour dull and weak: Sprino
extras IS a %. Wheat active at q decline; sales
No. at 80 q Ole and No. at S45 "a S5c in the after
noon the market dull; sales No at CSC, seller
November Corn active and higher; sales No. at
Soc in the afternoon No. at Sic, seller November
and s1ac seller December Oats in good request and
excited with higher prices sales No. Q at 43yc for
future delivery and All a 44c buver all the month";
Rye steady at soc tor No. q Barley nominal at go q
inactive. Mess Pork 30 so cash and 80 OF "a 81 60
seller January. Green Hams-sales 10000 TBS hams
at 5c 10000 b shoulders at lie and 90 900 TBS do in
salt 10 days at 14fc paced. Lard frmer and steady
at II a 17ic. Dressed Hogs quiet at II 80 a ~ co.
Cattle steady and firm at 80 a So a so for good
shipping. Live Hogs active and higher at 80 a 10 so
for fair to medium and so 10 50 Tor good to extra
choice. K"
CINCINNATI. Nov. 19-Whiskey firm at o.
Mess Pork 81 80 "a 80 90. Bulk M .ats held at 125c
for shoulders and 165 @ 1890 for clear lib and clear
sides packed; the demand is light. Lard lie for
steam and 172c for kettle. Dressed Hogs firm; sales
at 10 90 @ 10 10; receipts 3000 Green Meats held at
11a q 13s a 154c
CHARLEsToN, s. c., Nov. 19.-Cotton opened
with good demand, and a light stock caused price
to advance; Middlings 24a q 24Ic; Sea Island 80 q
90.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 19-Cotton closed quiet and
weak at 24i a 24ac for Middlngs. Sugar-prime at
12sc. MOasses-prime So q &C.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20


FRIDAY.-The prisoners dock presented
quite an animated appearance this morning.
the festivities of Thanksgiving having the
usual effect of producing rather more than the
average amount of disturbance of the public
peace.
State vs.. Michael O'Brien. Intoxication.
Pleaded guilty. Fined SO and costs
State VS.. Michael O'Brien. Assault and
battery on Lafayette Wyman, the officer who
arrested him. Pleaded guilty and fined S. and
costs.
State VS.. Frank Horr. Assault and battery
on Edward Walsh. Pleaded guilty. Fined
So and costs.
State VS.. John Bodkin. Intoxication in the
streets. Pleaded guilty. Fined So and costs.
Paid.
State VS.. Andrew J. Treat and VIM. Mckay.
Intoxication and disturbance. Pleaded guilty
as to ALL Fined SO and half costs each.
State VS.. Patsy O'Brien, JAS McGovern and
Dennis McGovern. Assault and battery on
Thomas Mcguire. Pleaded guilty as to all
Fined So and one third costs each.
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MISSOURI.

FALL OF BUILDING AND LOSS OF LIFE.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 19-About o'clock this
morning portion of the large and new store
front of the building on the southeast corner
OF Olive and 9Th streets, fell with terrible
crash, burying from nine to thirteen men at
work in the basement. AT this writing six
men have been taken out of the ruins, one of
whom, Napoleon Eastlow is so badly injured
tbot hn -I~~~H= VI
more or less severely. Desperate exertions are
being made to eXtricate others from the ruins.
1t appears that the foundation of the portion of
the building which fell had been settling for
some time, and while the men were snoring up
column in the basement to put under it an
iron plate in place of a stone plate which had
been broken, a portion of the wall thirteen
inches thick, resting ON top of the column in
the basement and extending to the roof came
down with crash, bringing with it all the
inner partitions and about forty-fve feet of the
outside of the south wall of the building. Eve
rything fell inwardly, therefore, no one in the
street was injured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20

NEARLY AN AccIDENT.-Yeste noon as
two well known merchants of this city were
crossing Exchange street, from Lands store to
the post-office, they noticed a horse and wagon
coming up Exchange street, and it seemed to
be about to turn up Federal street. Instead of
turning it kept straight on. One of the gen.
t'emen sprang back and the other forward just
in time to avoid being run over. The horse,
we are told, was going at fast rate of speed,
and the driver instead of pulling up his horse
drove ahead with laugh, as if he thought it a
good joke. 1t is well to remind such people
that pedestrians have the right of the cross
walk, and that, if an accident should happen,
they can recover damages of the driver of the
team.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20

PORTLAND & OGDENsBURG RAILROAD Con-
TRACTS AwARDED.-The Directors of the Port
land & Ogdensburg Railroad Company have
awarded the contracts for the grading and ma
sonry of the I'd, Sd and 4th divisions of the
road-from Sebago Lake to Fryeburg, dis
lance Of about thirty three miles--to Messrs
Caldwell, Dana and Hagan and Messrs. Will
son, Tenant & Co., who make joint contract
for the whole work. These gentlemen have
just completed thirty miles of the Belfast &
Moosehead Lake Railroad. Their teams and
men are on their way here, and the work on
these sections is to be commenced immediate
ly and prosecuted with vigor during the win
ter, in which time it is expected all the heavy
work on the line will be completed The con-
tracts made with these gentlemen are very ia
vorable for the company. They were the low
est bidders, have had good experience in build
ing railroads. and have twenty or thirty thou
sand dollars worth Of teams to place at once
upon the work.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20

BstRf .ipgTtsds. ~~I'ha rssaiAes 'p!rlge' aud
brig Minnie Mile" have been taken into the
Dry Dock for repairs. Some little boys have
been in the habit of playing hide and seek IN
the hears es on South street. Some OF these
days they'll get in and can't get out-Ihe
grading aud paving Of Portland street pro-
crosses favorably. The pavement OF cobble-
stones from Preble to Hanover streets has been
laid, and the north westerly side of the street
raised four feet-A turkey was sold in the
market Wednesday that weighed p pounds for
SS.4O.-A gentleman the other day, in this
city, went to put his hand in his vest pocket
when he ran the point of quill tooth-pick up
under the nail. The wound poisoned the fin
ger, and the whole hand swelled up, and the
doctor says he will be lucky if he saves the
bone of the finger.-Ripe strawberries growing
can be seen in Rolfes window, corner of Chest
nut and Congress streets.-U. S. Marshal
Clark will sell two barrels of gin at the APP
praisers office at II o'clock this morning.-We
hear that the Welsh minister at Lgonia will
deliver lecture on Temperance this evening
at Brooks Hall, Ligonia, partly in Welsh and
partly in English.-A number Of buoys that
marked the dfferentreefs and shoals alongCape
Elizabeth were carried away by the storm of
Wednesday last.-A fine day yesterday but
rather damp in the evening. Thermometer
42'.-The steamer "Dirigo" had new screw
put into her yesterday. 1t came all the way
from Delaware.-The Board of Aldermen held
three meetings yesterday, at 10 IL A. NJ, 1912
NJ, and 3 IA p. M. At the second meeting
nothing was done of Importance. AT the after
noon meeting an insane man was sent to the
Asylum. The Aldermen evidently thought
work was good digestive specific for roast
turkey.-"A Compromise" by T. will appear on
Monday.-See advertisement of r. B. S. A.
DC Ball Wednesday evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20

BLESSED PovERTY.-A GROWER the other
day on the Portland & Rochester railroad was
complaining of that poverty which allowed
the trains no smoking car. Not few OF the
daily patrons of this now well managed road
felicitate themselves on the absence of the nui-
sance. wHnOuI passing Judgment either way
in reference to private smoking at home, they
join their emphatic protest-with that which
has found voice in leading papers in New
York and Boston-against the vulgarity, gamb-
ling and drunkenness which too often find their
natural home where by day and night "the
smoke ascendeth forever" Blessed then be
the poverty that hindereth not the gift of pure
air (Hevens answer to mans prayer, "Give us
this day our daily bread,) and the other social
and moral comforts of which its purity is fit
exponent SEASON TICKET
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20

SALE OF ARMs.-A lage lot of arms of every
description took place yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, at the Arsenal, by order of the Cover
nor and Council There was large Grove in
attendance and the bidding was very spirited.
Representatives from New York and Boston
hrms were present, and bought most of the
larger lots. The average price brought for
rifles was about $1.75 They were in pretty
good condition, and some had never been used
Inc gross proceeds of the sale was between
$zooo and $4,000. f. o. Bailey was the auc-
tiOneer.
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United states District Court.

JUDGE FOX PRESIDING.
FRIDAY.-In Admiralty. -Owners of scho on
er Jeddie VS.. owners of schooner Ella. Some
time Tuesday the schooner Ella, of Boston
aud the schooner Jeddie, of this State, collided
while off Seguin. The Jeddie was damaged,
SO it is claimed, to the amount of $500, losing
jib, flying jib and iib-boom. A libel was laid
on the Ella by the Jeddies owners and an ac-
ton instituted. Yesterday the time was occu-
pied in hearing the testimony of Capt. Trots-
wood of the Jeddie.
Shepley & StIout. Davis & Drummond.
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q o M MI f RCIAL.
kcceIpis by Rnilroads and Sfeami

Receipts by Railroads and Steamboats,,
dKAND TRUNK RAILwAY-470 bbls. flour, AZ cars
Jumper, do iaths, do starch, do hay, do Shocks
NO. no meanings do bran, do bark, do telegraph
Poos. 40 shorts, do corn. do oats, 81 pkgs
1 40 wheat. 49, "N' yea -'e"'
PORTLAND q KENNEBEC RAILRoAD-1 car bricks
10 FURNITURE, do lumber, bbls. talOw, 20 boxes
axes. lol cases mdse, bbs. Cider cases oil cloth
tuos Dutter "A bales batting sleigh, 81 pkgs sun
dres cars sweet corn, 81 cars freight tor Boston,
STEAMER MONTREAL, FROM BosToN-54 casks
Is tierces lard 1O5 rEns do $50 bbls onr 2o boxes
cheese, ~ b6s pork, piano. ~ bbls. opodeldoc So
empty demJohns, 10 bdls leather, 46 plates boiler
IRON slabs marble, 100 pkgs Princes Express 75
pigs 70 order; tor Canada and up country 12O empty
bois III casks nails so bbs paint, 70 bds wire rods
leather 25 bales hides copper Kettles 14O pkgs to
order, ~ PNe' "
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20

AFFRAY.-An ARRAY took place Thanksgiv-
ing afternoon on Fore street, near the foot of
Union street, between Nova Scotian and a
party of Irishmen, which resulted in pitched
battle. The parties were enjoying the scrim-
mage hugely when their recreation was inter-
rupted by officers Cammett, Harmon and
Gribben, who arrested all of the combatants
and took them to the lookup.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20
The Suez CanuI,



IsMALIA, Thursday night, Nov. 1s.-There
are forty-seven sea-going ships now at this sta
ton, with voyage tonnage of 1000 tons each.-
The largest vessel of the fleet is Russian frig-
ate which draws II feet and inches of water
The buildings in Ismalia are filled with guests
and other visitors, and the surrounding plains
are covered with the tents of native tribes who
are assembled here in immense numbers
This afternoon the exhibition OF the evoIutious
of Arab horseman and othe native sports took
place. A vast scale was given. The Empress
Eugene assisted at the entertainment. A
grand bill is in progress for tonight. The lake
in front of Ismalia is brilliantly illuminated,
and The scene is one of great splender. NJ De
Lassops gave a banquet this evening TO the
Chambers of Commerce, members of the press
and others.
DEPARTURE OF THE FLEET FOR sUEZ.
Ismaha, Friday morning, Nov. 19.-The feet
of steamers sailed this morning for Suez. The
Imperial yacht Agile bearing the Empress
Eugene took the lead.
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FIRE.-The alarm of fire at 3 o clock yester-
day afternoon may be attributed to either of
two causes. First, that the alarm wires were
being repaired on Preble street. and uninten-
tionally the FIRE companies were unadvised of
the fact, and the alarm in Cumberland No. 3
Engine House struck 81. Secondly, that par
ties observed smoke issuing from the window
in the upper story of Quinn's boiler shop, near
the corner of Franklin and Commercial streets,
and gave an alarm, said smoke being the steam
issuing from a condenser in the usual manner