davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-05-05

Clubs OF ten will be furnished at $3.50 per an-
mum, and an extra copy TO the getter up of
club. b. -F
The STANDARD has already the largest sub
scription in the State, and presents an excellen'
advertising medium. y
JOB PRINTING
of all kinds neatly, cheaply and correctly exc.
cuted.
Address all communications to
f J. b. NEATHERY & CO.,
e Projectors.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-05-05
THE LATEST NEWS
from all quarters OF the world. both by teleg,,i
and mail, will be given, and correspondence from
all parts of the State is invited.
Particular attention will be given to the
AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL De.
,it PARTMENTS.

U e d ii .HHl Hf
and portion Of each Weekly will be devoted
to matters of special interest to farmers and
fruit growers.
Full and correct market and financial reports
{, from New York, Baltimore, Wilmington, Rich.
lmond, Petersburg and Raleigh will be given.
Il 1t will be constant aim of the present MANAGE.
ment to pres MT such paper as will be both en-.
.tertaining ard instructive to all classes of our
fellow citizens-the politician, the business man.
the mechanic, the farmer, the housewife and
the children. Choice gems of poetry and prose
will be found in our columns, and everything Of
an immoral or vicious tendency will be carefully
avoided.
Our friends are respectfully but earnestly in
yited to assist us in extending the circulation of
the STANDARD in every county in the State
~
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-05-05

Mr.. Lamont, ex-member the British Par
Lament, is going to start on private expe-
dition to the North Pole this month, in a
steamer which he has fitted out at his own
expense. He is good sailor and is favora-
bly known as an author. 9J 1aF@
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29
WEST INDIES.
CUBA.

HAVANA, Oct 28.-The Spanish men-of-war
Pizarro and Austria have gone 20 Nassau, N,
F., for the purpose of looking after the steamer
Lillian. =
Serious frauds have lately been discovered In
the Government bonded warehouse. The
Judge of the Supreme Court, the Treasurer
and Captain General De Rodas are engaged in
Investigating the matter.
The furniture in the palace of Senior Al
dams was to-day sold at public auction BY
order of the Government
The insurgent Gen. Cavada has issued the
following order to the forces under his COM
mand:-It is probable that the owners of plan
tations will begin to grind their sugar cane at
an early date, and the General expects bis
subordinates to burn the cane fields as soon as
the cane is dry.
The shares of the Spanish bank are quoted at
fifteen per cent. premium.
The government continues to embargo the
estates of the Cubans residing in foreign coun-
tries.
Cholera and vomito still exist in many parts
of the Island.
ago De Cuba have been dispatched into the iu-
terror of the Island.
Important skirmishes are reported as having
taken place between the Spanish troops and
the Insurgents.
Intelligence from Cienfuegos is to the effect
that the negroes on the plantations near that
city lately repulsed body of Insurgents.
A Commission OF German and French resi-
dents of Havana to-day called upon Captain
General De Rodas, and rendered their services
to him as manifesto of their gratitude to the
Spaniards, and to be permitted to raise re-
serve corps of volunteers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

BRIEF JoTTINGs.-Y Yesterday we were visit
ed by quite little snow furry, which contin-
ued throughout the morning, but the snow was
very fine, melting as it fell The thermometer
at o'clock in the morning stood at % up
town.-We hear that new steamer is to take
the place of the iris" used by the Lighthouse
Department in this city. She will be about
300 tops burthen.-We were disappointed in
not laying a report of DIR. Bosworth's lecture
before our readers yesterday morning, but it
was the result of an unavoidable accident. The
remaining lectures of the course will be fully
reported. The lecture was very interesting
and largely attended.-Tbe boiler of the little
engine used to hoist the blocks of marble at
the new Post Office, exploded yesterday and
made hole in the roof Nobody was hurt
A very fine photograph of Theodore Thomas,
the m9sto, may be seen in Twombly's window
on Exchange street.-The workmen were en-
gagged yesterday in beginning to put the roof
on the new Post Ofice.-The Mechanic Blues
ire to give one of their popular assemblies at
City Hall on Thanksgiving night, and it is ru-
mored that they will give others at Fluentss
Hall on Christmas and New Years nights
f. o. Bailey sold at auction yesterday the
wooden building corner Of High and CONNER
cial streets, for $500, to David Young.-The
Westbiook, citizens revived the old project of
forming new town on Wednesday last-We
hear that the High Street Church will bold a
Fair in the circle rooms in the rear of the
Church, early in Decembe r.-Brig Stockton
has been taken into the dry dock to undergo
thorough repairs. Chase, from Hall
fax, brought large number of passengers to
this city, some one hundred. "A charcoal ped
dlar, with a very sooty face, drove up Exchange
street early yesterday morning plaintively
murmurDg,
"Once / was pure as the beautiful SHOW"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29
superior Court.


OCTOBER CIVIL TERM GODDARD, j., PRESID-
ING.
THURsDAY.-Rebecca G. Mitchell VS.. Annie
M. Wilson. Assumpst to recover balance of
account for services as nurse and house-girl
Defence, that plaintiff was hired under a
special contract; that her services were not
worth the price charged, and that she had ten
dered her Sl620, the full amount due her ac-
cording to the contract. Decision for plaintiff
for $40 49,
Bradbury. Webb.
Charles Il. Greene v. Inhabitants of North
Yarmouth. Action against town to recover
damage sustained by reason of plaintiff s horse
breaking his leg through an alleged defect in
the highway. Defence, want of notice; that
plaintiff was not IN the exercise of ord nary
care, and that the highway was not defective
On trial
Haskell. Davis & Drummond.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29
An Amusirx Incident.

A day Or two since while several of the bank
ers, brokers, and gold spectators Of New York
city were awaiting their turn to be called in
before the Grand Jury to testify in relation to
the recent gold gambling operations in Wall
Street, an amusing incident occurred which is
thus related by the Herald
A man with agitated looks strobe into the
room and asked for the person in charge, to
whom he presented an envelope and exclaim-
ed, "SOme mistake, here, sir; some mis-
take. The Grand Jury has got nothin' to do
with me, and have got nothin' to do with the
Grand jury. Take back your subpenny; I'm
another man.
The usher, realizing the fun of the thing,
and anxious to amuse the drowsy millonares
present, resolved 10 keep the joke going. you
are the man. sir" said he, with serious coun-
tenance, "that we have been looking for the
past ten days; but just wait till the District
Attorney sees you; he'll fix you. Contempt
of the Grand Jury can't be permitted"
"See here, my friend" replied the stranger
'iust say what business this jury wants with
me-" sHE rs
late gold gambling ring in Wall street, and the
Grand jury is determined to make you tell
how the job was put up. Just wait till the
| District Attorney sees you" and here the
! usher turned on his heel to keep his explosive
| laughter from escaping.
"Now, see here, young man." said the stran-
! ger, with mingled expression of indignation
| and triumph on bis face, ''just do you 60 in
and tell that jury that never handled dol
lar in gold for the last eight years, that new
er saw Jay Fisk, that never"
! er; lust wait till the District Attorney sees
| you" District Attorney be id; tell you
again, am another man." was the vigorous
reply. 81 am none of your gold gamblers, and
there's your id subpenny (flinging the blue
at tine head d 1ne
The audience roared and saw the point al
once. Another man of the same name was
summoned as the proper witness; but the
| subpoena for the wrong one was out week
| before, and when he got it of course he hasten.
| ed to answer its appeal and rectify the error
| The error was amicably adjusted, and the
| whole ended in healthy laugh
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29
"Once was pure as the beautiful snow {.

PoLIcE.-John Conley, an Irishman living
down in the "Bite," attempted to take dog
away from a small boy, and in the effort
abused the boy badly, making his ear bleed
and infcting other injuries He was arrested
by officer Huston aad taken to the station.
1t will be remembered that some time
ago. Mrs. Lemuel Cobb, who resi( es over at
Cape Elizabeth, was riding along in her car
riage, several rowdies in team passed her
and upset her carriage, using the words,
"Let's take her wheel off," in consequence
OF which outrage Mrs. Cobb was severely
injured. Ever since that time the officers
have been working up the case, and yesterday
several young men were arrested. They con-
fessed that they were the parties implicated in
the affair, but denied using the language at
tributed to them. They stated that they had
been on spree and were intoxicated at the
time, and had no intention of injuring any
one. As the parties aggrieved were willing to
compromise the matter it was accordingly
done, and the young men were allowed to 60
after receiving some sound advice.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29
rare., eli, Temp,e Q. fI.ass 80 4.

AT meeting of this Aourishing order held
Wedn esday evening Oct. q, the following Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing term
M. L. Stevens, w. G. T.; Daniel Hamlin, w.
V, T.; William T. Small, w. R.; Horace c.
Noyes, w. A. R.; Matthew Adams, w. T.
n; Francis Loring, w. IT.: G. E. Moulton,
"; Sylvanus Bourne, w. D. u; M. E.
thompson, w. Chap; S. c. Knight, w.
Guard; j. B. Thorndike, W. Sent; The For
est City Temple of Honor in common with
other Temples of the order, has enjoyed I'M
interrupted prosperity since its organization.
Its large fund, and rapidly increasing mem
bership, enables the Temple to pay to full de-
gree members, on disability, benefits to the
amount of eight dollars per week,-larger we
think than any other beneficial order in the
city.
A public installation of the above ohcers
will take olace on Wednesday evening, Nov,
10th at Temperance Hall to which the friends
of the order are invited.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29
TELEGRAPulC ITEMS.

Boston coal dealers have advanced the price
of coal to $40 80 per ton.
Secretary Boutwell, will shortly issue a cir
cular authorizing Assistant Treasurers and
designated depositaries to redeem nickel five
cent pieces, in sums of one hundred dollars or
more.
Ogdens Touring mill at Bath, New York,
was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday night
Loss $4,000.
James M. Wilson of Indiana, one of the Pa
cifc Railroad Commissioners, has resigned.
Another Woman's Suffrage Convention.
This time at Hartford, Conn. Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher opened the meeting with pray
er, the Hutchinson family sang, and Miss Car
oline NJ. Severance of Boston read an essay.
H. w. Beecher made speeches. Julia Ward
Howe read poem. 1t will adjourn to-day.
The Bark Water Witch of Montreal with
scrap iron from Kingston for Cleveland foun-
dered off South Bay Lake Ontario on Sunday
morning, the crew came ashore in small boats.
George H. Pendleton has been appointed
President OF the Kentucky Central Railroad.
Yesterday morning a meteor passed over
Dayton, moving northward. 1t was very bril-
liant. La the same hour an enormous meteor
passed eastward over Forest Station Ohio.
1t resembled a locomotive head light and left
a long train and vas accompanied by boom
ing roar which shook the houses, broke win
dows and awakened the people. There were
three heavier explosions.
j. Riley Weaver, U. S. Consul at Brindisi
Italy, and daughter of Bishop Simpson were
married Wednesday night. Among the guests
were President and Mrs. Grant, Generals
Dent, Eaton and others. The presence of the
President attracted large crowds.
At II o'clock Wednesday evening Breek's
Band proceeded to the residence of Ex-S ecre
tary Borie and serenaded President Grant
who appeared and returned his thanks for the
compliment. IL is believed that the Presiden
will return to Washington next Friday.
About 10 o'clock Wednesday night TIL
breaker of the Upper Lehigh Coal Company
situated about seven miles from White Haven
was burned to the ground. Labor on the work
had been stopped for several days with the ex
ception of pumping, and the belief is express
| ed that the fire was the work of an ince 0diary
The testimony in the case of the officers o
| the Cuba was closed Wednesday. The cas-
will be argued by the counsel to-day.
Paul Spofford, one of the oldest merchants {
New York, died yesterday, aged 70 years.
The strike of the Franklin Co. telegraph
operators is over. Their pay was increased an
| the strikers re-instated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

How may this paper be placed SO that two
persons may stand on it at the same time
m''hout seeing or touching each other! Place
IL On the threshold and shut the door.
The lady who "stooped to Conquer" made
notifying failure. She was rescued nv a
od-looking printer, who tbouabt her an ex-
cellent "pck up"
Don Piatt has had the dnb,bor;o Tho
doctor put boomerang down his throat every
half hour, he says, which gave him the sensa-
ton of being hanged.
The editor of the Corning Journal has
been escorted to soda fountain by a good
looking lady, and "treated." He has ever since
been warm advocate of wOman's rights-to
treat.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

al different points down The river, and that
further information vii, Show that the loss OF
life has not been so terrible and appalling as at
present supposed There is no telegraph Of
nee within several miles of the scene OF the
disaster, and no information later than eleven
O'Clock last night has been received.
CAIRO, October 28-Two hundred and fifty
eight persons were on board the steamer Stone
wall including the crew, only 38 of whom are
known to have been saved.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

Inc balance at the Sub-Treasury TODAY was as Il
ows;-Currency, So, 56i 900; general, $94 ,395, 000
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

MAINE.
Hs. HORSE TRoT.
AUGUSTA, Oct. 2S.-The sweepstakes purse
of the North Kennebec Society was won by
Col Lakeman, beating Nellie Locke and Topsey
Time, 2.33 SO, 237 Four heats were trotted'
Topsey winning the second in 2.36; Lakeman
the first third and fourth. ... II
MILITARY COMPANY ORGANIZED.
One of the ten companies of the militia au-
thorized by the last legislature was organized
here tonight by the selection Of Capt. E. f
Wyman as Captain. This makes the seventh
company organized. -
SUIT AGAINST PORTLAND & KENNEBEc RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.
BELFAST, Oct. 23.-The case of Staples VS..
the Portland & Kennebec Railroad Company
to recover $4,000 damages, for alleged injuries
sustained by an accident, was commenced be-
fore the Supreme Court in this city to-day. A
peculiar and interesting feature of the trial is
that the plaintiff and several witnesses are
deaf mutes, who were returning from deaf
and dumb convention when the accident &C.
CURED, and that their evidence is received by
signs through an interpreter of the deaf and
dumb alphabet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

REAL EsTATE.-Mr. Henry T. Carter has
bought the lot of land on the corner of New
bury and Hancock streets, containing 820S
square feet of land at % cts. per foot, for $2O52
and proposes erecting block of houses, to be
arranged with separate tenements on each
floor, for families with small incomes This is
a French institution which is now popular in
Great Britain and also in the large cities in
this country.
Mr.. Carter has also bought large lot of land
on Summer street at Is cts. per foot on which
he Intends to erect similar block.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

DURING our visit at Topsham we took a
stroll through the spacious streets of that, and
the fine old town of Brunswick, opposite, in
both of which villages are many objects of in
tercst; and through the kind invitation of
Wildes p. Walker, Esq, the President of the
Sagadahoc Agricultural Society, we also made
call at the famous Walker Homestead"
built by Maj. Nathaniel Walker in 1909, but
remodelel and renovated by the present pro-
prietor who has enlarged and beautified it
without and within, making it one OF the most
desirable residences in the State. Among
the interior attractions is gallery comprising
over tour hundred and fifty choice oil paint
ings, engravings and photographs, many of
them from old collections and from celebrated
masters OF the brush of old and modern times.
1t is one OF the largest private co lections in
New England, and probably the largest in
Maine, public or private, and has been collect
ed by the proprietor during many years and
at large cost The collection is credit to
the fine taste of Mr.. Walker, an honor TO the
town, and is cheerfully thrown open to visitors
by the generous owner.-Ma5ne Fdrmer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29
vi RGINaA.
ARREST FOR DBFRAUpING THE REVIEW

ARREST FOR DBFRAUDING THE REVENUE.
RICHMOND, Oct 28-Col John Burke, In
sDectOr OF Internal Revenue, aud j. II. Justis,
VIM. Justis and r. F. Valentine, toba eco man
ufacturers, were arrested last night, charged
with conspiring to defraud the revenue by
means of counterfeit tobacco stamps. All the
parties were held for trial. A detective last
night captured $4,000 worth of tobacco stamps.
In the case heretofore tele2raphed of the par
ties charged with the sale of bogus tobacco
stamps, all have been held for trial except
Stone, who is to be examined Nov. 9th.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

sCHlsM IN BRIGHAM YOUNG's CHURCH.

CHICAGO, Oct. pa private dispatch from
Salt Lake, Utah, states that schism in the Nor,
mon Church is spreading. Stenhonse and all
the editors and proprietors of the Utah Maya
zine have been suspended, and if they stand out
they will be cut off Mr. Stenhouse is editor
Of the Salt Lake Telegraph, and has for many
years been one of Brigham Young's most trust
ed friends aud ardent admirers. His daughter
is one of the wives of Joseph Young, Brig
hams Oldest son. The editors of the Magazine
are wealthy and influential
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

INTERNAL REvENUE.-The amount of Inter-
nal Revenue collected in this Congressional
District in July and August of this year was
$SS,2O0 against $4,000 in the corresponding
months oflast years gain of $31 800 or about 81
per cent. of the whole amount collected. OF
this gain $4,000 was on spirits, $500 on tobacco
and the remainder was derived from other
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

MAINE GENERAL HosPIrAL.-A meetng of
the Corporators and Associates of the Maine
General Hospital was held at the residence If
DR.. Gilman, on Free street, last evening. Hon
William Willis presiding, and Gel. Charles b.
Merrill officiating as Clerk. Owing to the
unavoidable absence of several of the corpora
tors, who had gone on the trip over the pro-
posed route of the Ogdensburg road to Lake
Sebago, several matters were laid over until
the uext meeting We shall give fuller re-
mort of the meeting in to-fnorrow's issue,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

LADIES' FURNISHING GooDs.-H. Talbot &
Co., No. 6 Ciapp's Block, have Just opened a
splendid stock of Ladies' Furnishing Goods of
all descriptions, besides a great quantity of
nice blankets, which the unexpected cold
weather will call into service most acceptably.
We refer our readers to their advertisement in
another column
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

NEW YoRE. Oct. 28-6 P. Motion quiet and
Cropping; sales 90 bales; Middling uplands 26ic.
FloLr-sales 1870 bills; State and Western dull and
0 lOc lower; supeIfine to fancy State 80 a 25 I;
do to choice Western 30 g rs; Southern duh and
dropping; sales 1000 bbls; common to choice 20 a
sales 5000 bush; Winter Red Western 40 q 4s;
" mite Michigan so q 60. Corn opened shade
gher AMI closed quiet at about yesterdays prices;
sales 81, 0C0 BUSH. Mixed Western 93c a 051 for
unsound and 1 06 a 10 for sound. Oats are IN
changed; sales 40 600 bush. Beet is quiet and I'M
sna5fe eq Pork shade e EASIER 81 sales 4o 5 5
rs CO. Lard quiet and steady; sales 400 terce steam
II q lsc; kettle IS q 1Ssc Whskey in lair request
active; sales 800 hhds.; Porto Rico 12B q 12hc Mus
covado ~ q 12c; 200 boxes Havana at 70 q PIC
N s ,, firm Taow steady sales $4,000 lbs at
% 7so. -
CHICAGO, Oct. 2s.-Flour active and lower at 12s
g 8 90 for Spring extras. Wheat dull and lower;
sales No. at 954 q CSC; in the afternoon No. was
du and unsettled at 9c seller this year and 92c sell
l sr and s5e buyer November Corn quiet and active;
dull and lower; No. a, SO q Ss4c. Rye dull; No 2
Wines uominaliy 10. Provisions quiet. Mess Pork
81 on for old and 80 90 for cash and 20 IS seller
January and February; Lard iei tor old and 1870
at so a 90 for Cows and light Steers. Live Hozs
dull and lower at 20 for fair to medium and IS a
10 90 for good to choice.
ClaCISNATI. OcC. S-WD1Skey Gull at l III (1]
II. Pork dull and nominal at 81 90. Lard nomi-
nally unchanged. Bulk Meats and Bacon nearly
exhausted and prices nominal. Green Meats lower
and dull at II q 15c; buyers are off, owing to the
mild weather.
MILWAUKEE. Oct 2s-Flour steady; choice
Spring extra 30 q s so. Wheat declining; No. at
98ic; No. at 915c Oats declining at 39c for No. 2.
Corn nominal. Rye declining; sales at TIC. Barley
nominal
new ORLEANS. Oct 27-Cotton duh and droop-
ing; Mddlings 24ac. Sugar frmer. Molasses firm;
new 80 a Gle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

ANTIQUITIES. While the men were employ
ell in digging trench on Federal street. yes
terday, near Exchange street, they came upon
and two feet below the first they came upon
another. Both were constructed of wide flag
gug. the lowest one having been in use in
1924, and resting on the original soil, which
was wet and clayey. Under the stone the clay
was filled with broken rock to prevent the
walk from settling.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29
FEisaicipal Court.
1r--

THURSDAY. "A case of assault and battery
was before the Court in which the trouble
originated in the putting up fence. The
assault was technical one the plaintiff suf-
ferlng good shaking without other injury 10
the person. TIE reading of The complaint was
waived and defendant pleaded not guilty
Trial decision guilty. Defendant fined S. and
costs. Paid. :.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29

ACCIDENT. About nine o'clock last evening
horse attached to top buggy took fright ON
Middle street and ran away. On reaching the
corner of Middle and Federal streets he brought
the buggy in contact with post, overturning
the vehicle and throwing out the gentleman
occupant. The gentleman was not injured with
the exception of a few bruises, and the horse
Was afterWards secured. =.