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DISTRICT COURT or THE UNITED STATES
district OF MAINE.-In the matter Of


H. Henry l. Taylor and Putnam Boothby. In.
dlyiduaily and as co-partners, Bankrupts This
Il to give notice that Petition hasbesn presented
IsCs, BIZ Putnam 3. Boothby, Of westbrook, .
bankrupt, pray Ing that he may be decrcsd 70 have
. null discharge nom al his debts provabls IN
der the bankrupt Aet, Individually and ~
TAYLOR q Boothby, and upon reading said petl.
ton, II Is ordered by the Court that hearing
DO had upon the same, on the nrst day OF March,
District, at 10 O'Clock A. H.. and that notice
thereof be Published In the Portland Daily Ad.
vertiser and the Biddsford Union and Journai,
newspapers printed In said District once week
for three weeks, and once In the weekly Advert
ser, and that ali creditors who:have proved their
debts and other persons In interest, may appear
ut said time and place, and show cause, " any
they have, why the prayer Of said petition
should not be granted. 80, -
3w3' Clerk Of District Court for said District.
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TO THE LADIES.

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In Raukruutey.

TNHIS Il to give Notice: That on the thirtieth
i day Of December. A. ID. 1869. warrant IN
Diamond Littleaeld, OF ssro In the County Of
York and state Of Maine, who has been adiudssd 9
BANKRUPT, on his own petition, that the peymen
ing 10 such Bankrupt, 10 him OF for bis use and the
transfer OF any property by him arc forbidden By
Law that meeting Of the creditors Of said Bank
rupt, 10 prove their debts and TO choose one Of
moro Assynees Of his estate will be held a. Court
James ID. Pesscnden. Register, on the hrst day
Of February, A. ID, 1909, Of ten o'clock A. NJ, Of
City Rooms.
U.s. Marshal rs Messenger Dist. OF Maine.
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Observation-Disclosures s
bob STOP.

NnE subscriber has opened iob shop ct No; %
Logs Boards, Ton Timber. and wood. Diameter
and Clrcumfsrence Of the Circle, also the square
Of the Circle In even inches, u,-.,,,
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TIE ORIGINAL
HOWE SEWING MACHINE.

For Stitching, Ilemmipg, Telling, Braidiur,
Gathering, Ruling, Cording, binding. Tuck
ing. and Faggoting. Also the Elias Howe
Maehipe Needles for sale by L. A. & W. D..
Henderson, Agents, No. ITO Main ST., Bidde.
ford. 50
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SWEETS PATENT

This Rest, which IL received with great favor,
fastens on the stove for the purpose OF sustaining
SIIRLvEs which can be raised or lowered Mt
pleasure, either sEPESArELY or roGErHER. and
which are made 10 swing directly over the stove or
behind u, entirely out OF the way.
This IspisrsSsABLE ARTICLE supplies want
felt I'm every family being useful In raising bread
or yeast, for holding dishes when cooking, for
drying tin, Wooden Ware and articles OF every
description Tor keeping Drinks and Food Warn
without injury TO the dish or food. It's sso con-
venient TO place Lamp upon while cooking, W
Il 10 put. proving itself q blessing which every
PHYSICIANs RECOMMEND 1T. One OF the
greatest sources OF Consumption and Colds Is vet
or damp feet. Upon these shelves, Boots. shoes,
Stockings, Rubbers, Gloves, 4c. are thoroughly
dried aud warmed without danger OF burning OF
screening. as !. el.sn done fOr want OF suitable
Il !. also OF Trsat advantage In ofsss and stores
Tor warming and drying VARIOUS articles without
danger % burning. > f.EMt 90.
Msss arc the TESTIMONIALS In Its hvor. II will
spe>k for itssif. and those who once have it will
never be willing 10 part with II. and wonder how
they ever did without it.
1890 sssp ron sanrLE-Retail Price a. -
AGENTS WANTED IN every city and town In the
state oi Maine.
Lace Ms- cas- ms.s sioa day, easily.
forterms and shelves apply to
GOODWIN, swEETsER 4 CO.,
Zen. Axts. Cor Maine.
6.sa n and ~ Market 81. Portsmouth. n. ii.
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ORGANS AND MELODEONS

EOR sale or rent by c. T. SHANNON, No. 9t
N Main Street. (up stairs,. Also, one hne.toned
Rose Wood Piano, octave full round corners, FOL
sale at low price for cash. ~
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FOR SALE Or EXCHANGE

IIcase In sacc, rhcstsa Avrnue.
lIeass on ross Srcet, Bkidefbrd
ssrs Las On Adsrs, INN and Aferd Streets
licase Los On Alfrci, MI vernon and wsshiustnu
Sreets At>s, sme o<f~rs
TIE shsse psvruty Il ne sale "a hsersl terms,
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Bankruptcy Notices.
DISTRICT COURT or THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT OF MAINE. In the matter oil

DISTRICT OF MAINE. In the matter OF
~ Henry Kingsbury, bankrupt In Bank.
ruptcy. This 10 TO give notice that petition has
Der, By Henry KingsbuTy, Of Ksnnsbunk, . Bank.
rupt, pnying that no may DO decrsed 70 have
full discharge from all his debts, proyable under
The BANKRUPT Act, and upon reading said petition,
upon the same, on the nrst day Of March,
a. ID. 1869, before the Court IN Portland, In said
district, Of 10 O'Clock A. d., and that oil creditors
Who have proved their debts, and other prrsons In
interest, may appear ut said time and place, and
show cause, II any they have, why the prayer OF
said petition should sot be granted.
VA. r. PREBLE
Clerk Of District Court for said District.
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FOR SALE ON HILL STREET

'ONE-HALF MILE from Post Office, one
" story and q half house and barn and out
buildings, and six acres OF land, with young or.
chard OF one hundred trees-apple, pear plum,
cherry-grapes, currants, go0seberries, 40.
= - JOHN II, ELLIS,
i0tf 81 Hill st.. biddeiOrd.
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MIR. noDsDoN would hereby give notice that
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IasoRAscr OF auAcK DOCTORS AND sOsrRUM
Makers

Misunderstanding Tn fseyoing f.ets arr knovn N sosD
aas<k dorsSs ard mAkess yet rexAriless % IN
win evn p>jue ih-mseivrs oootrdctirs giving mefcu.
t their vsiicnts os dat cootslpd In t~ir Dstrums
% tAt he usual Ssr may BE eltalSl 90 pc<~iiy coz
Ine. % .'ths doiar. "fseoa a \. may he oktAin'.
90 the no~trum. II 10 thus thst many are dcss'vs,i
al.a. and ueiessiy Tcni hrye smoans tr esIsriHr"e
Inh qnackcy. - -
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1869-12-16
THE ENTERPRISE.
The Convention Bill.

A recent act of the Legislature provides
that an election shall be held at all desig.
mated places for holding elections in the
respective counties of the State, at which
every male citizen who has resided in the
county in which he may offer to vote, six
months next preceding the day of election
shall have the right to vote for "Conven-
ton" or "No Convention" and at the
same time, and on the same ticket, to vote
for one delegate from each county. Mon
roe is entitled to one delegate, and if a
majority of all the votes given in the State
are for "Convention," the law provides
that the delegates elected on that day
shall assemble in Nashville, to revise and
amend the Constitution, on the second
Monday in January next.
The law also provides: That all laws
requiring test oaths to enable persons to
become candidates for office, or requiring
.luuScS anu CIeThs VI electlouS u take Sdlu
oaths, shall not %applytO the election to be
held under this act.
That the Constitution or form of gov
eminent which said Convention may adopt,
shall not be of any binding force or efica-
cy until the same has been submitted to
and ratified by the people of the State,
in such tanner and at such time as the
Convention shall provide.
That in all cases where the commission
err or sheriff fails or refuses, or from any
other cause fails to hold said election, it
shall be lawful for any freeholder to hold
said election, by summoning as many by
ISLANDERS as may be necessary to hold said
election, all of whom shall he freeholders.
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How the Radicals carried Missis-
sippi,

a.
The Vicksburg Times says The citizens
were unutterably surprised at the unblush-
ing corruption, intimidation and fraud;ex
ercised at the polls on the day of election.
Every avenue to the ballot-box was
completely covered by a crowd of men, in
utter disregard of the election order Of
Gen. Ames. That order distinctly de-
clares that no voter, except in the act Of
depositing his vote, shall stand within
thirty feet of the polls. This regulation
was wholly ignored yesterday. But this
is a mere feather in weight of a%trocity per-
p%etrated by the Radical leaders and their
tools. ia
AT the Courthouse, one of the principal
voting places in this city, the entrances to
the building itself mot the voting room
were guarded by colored policemen and,
while the white Radical politicians were
permitted to circulate freely withinlthe
building and distribute Radical tickets
among the voters, the national Republic
cans were refused admittance by Sheriff
Furlong and Observation-Disclosures %caitiffs. '7'
On the Sheriff is enjoined the duty Of
enforcing the election order of Gen. Ames,
but at no voting place did we find a single
1Ohite deputy or policeman. We have
had occasion to commend heretofore the
good conduct of some of our colored off
GERS of the law in certain places and at
proper times, but that they should have
been placed in exclusive charge of the
peace and good order at the polls, at a
time like the present, in an election where
both whites and blacks vote, is too fagi-
tious a piece of conduct on the part of
those whose duty it was to. act otherwise,
to be easily passed over.ii' f go '1.Oal9 ?
AT another place, one of the most i'm
portant polls of the city-corner of Wash
ington and Crawford streets-The Rev,
SchoolsFuud Stringer stood unmolested
within sir feet of the Board Of Commits.
Sioners themselves, taking and examining
the ballot of every ,colored voter, aud
changing the same when his sanctimonious
highness thought fit. Within the very
door of the polling room, touching the
very elbow of one of the Commissioner rs
stood another dusky leader of the Radi.
Gals, who a second time examined the bal
lots of the colored voters, before they could
reach the ballot box.
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Virginia.

There seems to be no doubt, from the
Washington dispatches, hat a bill will be
passed by Congress, next week, for the adj
mission of Virginia into the Union, and
soon thereafter the United States Senators
and Representatives will be sworn in, with
the exception of Messrs. Booker and Me-
Kenzie, whose seats are contested. 1t is
probable the admission of Virginia will be
coupled with the condition precedent, that
the State Constitution shall not be amend
ed by the present Legislature. Ex-Gov-
ernor Wells recommends the passage Of
the amnesty bill.
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Convention or no Convention.

The Nashville Union and American, says:
The friends of Il Convention must bear in mind
that the Legislature has not called a Convention
nor authorized its converting, but has only sub
mittcd tine question of Convention or No Conyen-
ton to the people, to be determined in favor of
the one or the other by their votes. 1t is there
fore absolutely necessary for the friends of a
Convention not only to vote for the candidate of
their choice, but also to have on their tickets in
plain words ''For Convention" The return
ing officers will also bear in mind that it is an
essential part Of their duty to make due return
of the votes for and against Convention, in the
same way that they make return of the votes for
candidates. The printers of tickets are also es-
p~ecially requested to bear this in mind, and all
those who are for a Convention will remember to
print it on the ticket.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1869-12-16
The President's Messaoe

AAO Oo1uO11G hnOSodS0'
President Grants message is before the
people of the country. Fol- the benefit of
our readears, who have neither time nor
disposition to wade through it, we present
a summary.
The President recommends the prompt
admission of the Senators and Represeu-
tatives from Virginia, aud expresses the
hope that the result of the elections in
Mississippi and Texas has been such as
will meet the approval of Congress,
He suggests the removal of the tax on
incomes, but at a reduced rate, say three
per cent, and the tax to expire in three
years.
He says the immediate resumption of
specie payments is not desirable, though
it should be reached at the earliest con-
v~enient moment with fair regard for the
interests of the debtor class. He recon-
mends such legislation as will insure a
gradual return to specie payments and put
an end to huctuatiOn in the value of cur
rency. To emu the huctuation in curren-
cy values, be recommends that authority
be given to the Treasury to redeem its
own paper at a fixed price whenever pre-
sented, and to withhold from circulation
all currency so redeemed until sold again
for gold. Our national resources, devel-
oped and undeveloped, should make our
credit the best in the world, and the pub
lie debt could be paid in ten years, but it
is not desirable that the people should be
taxed to pay it in that time.
The message says; "As the United
States is the freeest () of all nations, so
too its people, sympathise with all people
struggling for liberty and self-government;
but while sympathizing it is due to our
honor that we should refrain from enforc-
ing views upon unwilling nations and from
taking an interested part without invita-
tiOn in the q%uarrels between different ma
tons, or between Governments and their
subjects. Our course should strictly con-
form with strict justice and international
and local law. Such has been the policy
49,
of the administration in dealing with these
questions"
Regarding Cuba the President says:
Notwithstanding the warm sympathy
entertained for her, the contest at notime
assumed the conditions which would war
rant the existence of de facto political
organization of the insurgents sufficient to
Justify a recognition of beligerency. The
principal is maintained, however, that this
nation is its own judge when to accord the
rights of beligerency either to a people
struggling to free themselves from a gov
eminent they believe oppressive, or to in
dependent nations at war with each other.
The United States have no disposition to
interfere with the existing relations of
Spain to her colonial POSSESSIONS"
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The Fifteenth Amendment.

The Union and American says that the Radi-
Gals are playing a bold game to secure the rati-
f~ication of the fifteenth amendment. They are
under the impression that one State is lacking
to complete the work. Governor Bullock is in
Washington laboring with terrible energy to Sc
cure this end, and accordingly we find that Mr..
Morton, of Indiana, introduced a bill in the Uni
ted States Senate to provide for the reconstruc'
tion of Georgia. 1t provides for the converting
of the old State Legislature, with the conditions
that no person shall be admitted to membership
who is unqualified under the fourteenth amend
ment, nor shall any one be excluded therefrOm
on account of race or color, and then provides
that if said Legislature thus organized shall rat
ify the fifteenth amendment the State shall be
admitted TO representation in Congress. Now
Congress has just as much right to reconstruct
the State of Kentucky in order to secure the as
sent of that State to the ratification of the ff-
teenth amendment, as it has to reconstruct
Georgia.
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The State Penitentiary.

The following message from the Cover
nor, in reference to the Penitentiary, was
read in the Legislature on Thursday
Gentlemen Of The Senate aud House
of Representatives.: l feel that MY duty
to the State as well as to the inmates Of
your State prison, demands that | should
call your attention to the peculiar condi-
tion of the institution, and urge upon your
honorable body that some definite and
prompt action be taken in reference to the
same before your adjournment for the hol-
idays.
The condition of your State prison is
alarming, both from the rapid increase in
numbers and for the want Of means to sup
port them and especially SO when it is
impossible, as your honorable body is well
aware, under the present status of the pris-
on, to work the c%onvicts. The report of
the Directors, made to the present session
of the General Assembly shows: That
the numder of convicts in the State prison
to be SOL, and that the State owes to va
rious parties for the support of the same,
as set forth in page SO of said report, the
sum of ~$49,90S.22. Two months have
only elapsed, and my information at pres
ent is that the number of c%onvicts now con-
fined is COG, and that the debts of the in
stitution amount to $4,000, Many per-
sons who have extended credit to the State
heretofore, by furnishing supplies for the
use OF prisoners, refuse to do % any longer,
and it is becoming very dificalt to procure
the actual uecessaries for the Institution.
trust that the importance at 'a-so facts
will be deemed a sufficient cause t,r my
respectfully requesting your early action
III this matter.
Respectfully, u. W, G. Senter.
On motion 500 copies Of the message
were ordered to lie printed.
A bill repeating all Laws granting State aid to
internal Improvements has passed both houses
Of the Legislature and is now a law.
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SWeetWater,

We find the following article in the
Knoxville Wing of last Friday which will
explain itself:
I am glad to see you making such a val
liable paper for the masses. 1t suits the
merchant, the farmer, mechanic, trades
man and all. Every family should take
a copy.
If we believe what we read in your pa
per, your city is improving rapidly. But
you must not forget there are two or more
live places along the line of railroad in
East Tennessee-Sweetwate and Norris
town.
[ see your pork men have slaughtered
only about 1000 hogs, while here in our
little town and vicinity, Boyd & Vaughn,
Browder & Walker have slaughtered about
1900 and are still Strengthening.
Since our old friend Gen. Vaughn has
returned and commenced business here,
the trade has been very fine. A great
many Wagons have visited this market
from the near counties in North Carolina
and returned home loaded with merchan-
disc from this place. The house General
Vaughn is in charge of, has sold as high
as $1,000 worth of goods in one day, while
other houses here have had a fine trade
also. No town on the line of railroad has
a finer trade, from Bristol to Chattanoo-
ga, and zone is improving faster.
We have a live newspaper here, and our
merchants advertise literally. Old Mon
roe county is all right. We have nomi-
mated James A. Coffin for the Convention
who will be elected and make a good men,
Der.
We are proud to see Col. Jos, A. Ma
bry running the race in your county. A
truer man to his friends don't live under
the sun, and a more noble, generous heart
ed man cannot be found. Many poor reb-
ell prisoners can testify to his kind gene
rosity in aiding and lending them money
while in Northern prisons. | know that
no true soldier should vote against him.
He is a man that all have to love when they
find him out, and we know old Knox will
give him a fine vote. EAST TENNESSEE.
We sometimes meet with simple and
ingenious expressions, of which it is hard
to say whether they should be ranked with
the sayings Of Jocrisse, or whether they dc
not contain concentrated sense under the
appearance of a blunder. A young lady
sent to a schoo! where there was but one
other boarder, wrote home "We have SC
many rules here that it is very hard fol
only two girlsto keep them. This SQUADS
like a bull, but on further reflection we
see that the larger the number of pupils
the more opportunities each n has fol
evading the school regulations.
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House.

Senate bill regulating the common school
system passed third reading, after being
discussed at some length for some days
ayes 43, nays 26.
The bill offered by the Judiciary Com
mitteo to pay Mcssrs. Ward & Briggs,
lessees of the Peniteutiary, passed second
reading, with an amendment substituting
$4,000 for $4,000 as the amount first
to be paid the l%eSsees, and if they refuse
to deliver the Penitentiary property to the
State, then the Attorney General of the
State shall apply to the courts for a re-
ceiver. The bill was made the special
order for Monday. re-
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1869-12-16
Senate.
NASHVILLE, December !

NASHVILLE, December ii.
Mr.. Harris introduced a bill changing
the line between Putnam and Overton
counties.
House bill requiring the Register of the
Land Office for the Mountain District to
keep his office at Sparta, passed third read
ing
House bill allowing railroads indebted
to the State to pay into the treasury any
legally issued bond without regard to
series, was rejected on second reading.
Senate bill providing that the State shall
not be responsible for costs incurred in
criminal prosecutions, and in removing
prisoners from one jail to another, and
authorizing the New York and East Ten
nessee Iron Company to use the water
from Paint Greek passed third reading