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The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

A prize fight between Sam Collyer and
Charley D, ,ugherty, which was to have taken
place yestei day at Jameston Island, was post
poned because Charley weighed ~ pounds
too much, -- 4ilss.re
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
reace ,n Mexico

Law. order and tranquility reign In Mexico.
Such is the gratifying announcement OF Pres
ident Juarez at the opening of the Mexican
Congress. 1t is doubly gratifying because post
poned so long. All friends of free institutions
reoced when Mexico emancipated herself
from despotism so officious, so inquisitorial,
and so calculated to belittle manhood as that
fSpain. But the eviluse of liberty has made
many feel that for Mexico it was a doubtful
Blessing. Little better could be expected of a
people kept in such state of pupiage as the
Sp lnish colonists. The history of Mexico
Iring her more than half century of indie
,ndence has been only series of revolutions
AMI civil conflicts. She escaped despotism
lly to fall into anarchy which is itself but a
it,ul, uncertain despotism. For in society it
is scarcely possible for the individual to 20 be-
yond the legitimate sphere of his action with
out trampling on the rights of others. Anar-
chy has, however, this advantage that its usur-
patlons do not become firmly riveted. 1t at-
lords some hope of progress. H
1t Is yet too soon to form any reliable opin-
fNSsAno eiio pSiudueuCy VI thC Yuio1
now prevailing. The past is not calculated to
inspire sanguine hopes. But in judging the
future from the past we must always make
some allowance for progress. SelEcontrol is
virtue that needs to be developed, often it
is learned by bitter experience. 1t is possible
that Mexico has learned it. A transition from
one political state to another radically differ
ent can rarely be accomplished without anar-
cay. After old checks give way and before new
ones are consolidated, there seems to be no
sufficient check upon the turbulent passions
OF society. The history of Mexico is but a
repetition of that OF the barbarous nations
which established themselves upon the ruins
OF the Roman Empire. But of that reign of
chaos has come the political system of modern
Europe which has done so much for civiliza-
ton. To judge correctly in regard to Mexico
We must compare her with nations in a cor
responding stage of development, not with
those which like the United States are at the
very MONDAY of their civilization. If the
weight OF authority can but counterfeit the
upward pressure Of the volcanic elements in
Mexican society, brighter day may dawn up
On that unhappy country.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
NOTICE..

lie annual Meeting OF the Female Proyident
7 isN As ociation will be held at their rooms In the
o'coc,V Wy Buiding," on Thursday, Oct. 7lh az
oe'o-lt Per Order Of the Managers,
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

DREADFUL ACCIDENTAL man named James
Linesey was entombed in an old well at Wood
socket, r. l., last Sunday. 1t seems that he
had become aware that the well was caving in
and jumped into the bucket to come up, when
the curbing gave way and he vas buried be-
meath the stone and debris The well was
nearly twenty-seven feet deep and the man fell
almost to the bottom. An, alarm was at once
given and crowds of persons focked to the
scere Of the sad calamity, each endeayoring to-
assist in rescuing the unfortunate victim. 1t
was found that the man was alive, the plank
ing having so fallen in as to leave him covered
with it, and as near as could be ascertained by
the sound of his voice which came up through
the space lett by the planking and gravel, I'M
hurt, and impatient to be rescued. A volun-
teer force of laborers was organized, and they
went to work with will. 4 3 -s.--s 4 4 -
As they went on removing the debris the en-
tombed man would occasionally request them
to hurry and seemed gradually to grow weak
sr and weaker in his close and perilous condi-
ton. Night coming on, locomotive head
light was procured to light up the ground and
the work proceeded, the laborers being relieved
at intervals by fresh hands. The work has pro-
ceeded all through to-day, the relief party be-
ing encouraged from time to time by hearing
from the entombed man, but at last all COM
munication ceased, and when the obstruct ions
were all removed, only the lfeless body of the
unfortunate victim was found and that was
distorted and disfgured, showing that he had
died most miserable death. He had been
buried twenty-six hours when reached at 8
O clock in the afternoon. He had probably died
Of suffocation some twelve hours before.
One of the new Quaker agents among the
Omaha Indians writes an account of the pro-
gress of the work among the tribes. From
his account it seems that the work of these
agents consists not merely in tanning these In
dams bus in civilizing them. He closes bis
letter as follows: ttS9k&'S ASt&'AtfAt g
'To enclose 1874 farms with fences and build
cottage for each, to say nothing of stabling
ana other outbuidings, the digging of wells
!; ;or water, &c, is no small undertaking. Still
:, ,ro gan De done by proper appropriation of
tho4 y ana the right direction of labor, and
Of ~ ~ ID q snort time. The old tribal character
tsJ axt;,nt;a ans must be broken up, OF their to-
s"i 1Aoilctioi Is inevitable. The chase must
be abandoned as means of sIhs;s,n hi M
ploW, the loom and the anvil must bn .,,hs1s az
tuted Tor the bow and arrow. and tho n,,;aJ.
sharp crack OF the deadly rifle Intelldot',n;'
light m ust break in upon the dark recesses 90, nf
ignOran ce and superstition; while the henia ~
infuenc Of the Christian religion will, trust
console he poor Indian with hope that his
last DAYS will be his best days"
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
MANUFACTURING CLOTHING.
WATER POWER.

erected new covered bridge across the OSSl-
pee river, uniting Porter with Parsonsfield,
is water power having but few superiors in
the State The Ossipee Lake, from which the
river takes its rise, supplies an unfailing guam
tity of water, and the fall extends mile or
more. 1t is now occupied by Messrs. Dever-
eaux, Edgecomb g. Cole for saw and flour
mill, stave and single mill, SC. A shop is
about to be erected for the manufacture of
shoes.
RAILROADS e' @A
This town, in common with nearly every
other in the State, has a railroad route laid
out directly through it. The Rutland s. o.
wego road, when completed, will come down
the Ossipee river and form junction with the
Portland & Ogdensburg at Cornish. The f.
nal survey of the Portland & Ogdensburg
route is nearly completed to Fryeburg, and
the line the most of the way established. 1t
will run from the foot of Sebago Pond to
Steep Falls, crossing the Saco near Cornish or
at Hiram, passing up within about one and a
half miles of Browpfeld Centre to Fryeburg
Corner. That portion of the road between
Portland and Fryeburg will be put under con-
tract as soon as the surveys are completed. and
a large number of men put at work on the en-
tire distance this fall. 1t is one of the most
level routes from Portland to Fryeburg to be
found in the State, and will pass several wa
ter powers equal in extent to that at Saco and
Biddeford.
" # GOOD COMING OUT OF EVIL. r fTnm
There is man in Porter, whose name
will not mention lest he may have some dis
tant relatives who are "trooly loil" who, dur
ing the war was so much opposed to giving
aid and comfort to the country while strug-
Cling to perpetuate its existence, that he left
off drinking liquor, "a habit he had INDUCED
to an alarming extent) because the govern
ment was deriving a revenue from it, and has
since maintained a sober life. hope no loyal
man will have such an inordinate love of coun-
try as to drink poor liquor for its support, or
be so ardent, q supporter of the constitution as
to destroy his own.
PcsG4e1 RELIGIOUS. U3 Is 1850
There are three churches in Porter, two
of which have recently undergone thorough
repairs. A protracted meeting has been re-
Gently held here by the Adventists, who now
say that father Miller made mistake in his
figures of just thirty years, consequently a
general confagration may be expected in 1873
The material portion of the centre of your
scity cannot be more completely destroyed than
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

Bachelors Hair Dye.

This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world !;
the onlytrue and perfect Dye; harmless, reliabe,n-
Simultaneous; no disappointment; ridiculous tints;
remedies the ill effects of bad dyes inyigoracs aud
leaves the hair soft and beautiful black or brown
Sold by all Druggists and Perfumers, ana properly
applied at the Wig Factory, 1G Bond st, NY
june 3-sNd&w1yr NJ W. - I.l3a
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
Hair Work.
.-fit.st l,s ~ .l-e8-shf sol laa-ais..s.si. s
Goods Marked Down for the Fall Trade
Hair Switches Lower than they have ever
3. -t been sold ~ this city. sa-a;t

r. l sell all long Hair and long and short Hair
Switches r.tf-at sl--t.- - lssf H...-. l.'n
All kinds of Bands, Braids Switches, Curls, &C.,
shall sell cheaper than any other dealer in the State
All goods warranted. sl,s j. P. SMITH,,
Y 100 Exchange Street, opposite Cogia Hassans.
September 81. DIV l'tl-tyIs -,ici>0I-v,--7 80
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
ROOHyS no LET,

WIrHoUT board at ~. Cumberland st. ~.
w octGiw'
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

To Tho Editor Of he Press: ~
Porter is one Of the best agricultural towns
in Oxford County. 1t is in the Southwest cor
ner of the county, bounded on the South by
the Osspee river and on the West by New
Hampshire line. 1t is twenty-five miles nearer
Oxford than Paris, and twenty miles nearer
Portland than its own county seat, and should
he set off to Cumberland or York County. or
become portion of new county made IN of
towns in the western part of Oxford, and the
northern part of York and Cumberland Coun-
ties.
| $50 AGRICULTURAL. ..t
This town being somewhat mountainous.
vegetation is net effected by the frost as much
as in most other towns in the State. Among
the best farmers in the town is Col. Moultop.
who has some 800 acres of land, divided into
wood, pasture and tillage. Col. Moulton is
seventy-fve years of age is well informed on
all matters relating to the history OF the State.
and man who can spend an hour with him
cannot fail to be made wiser and better. His
son, Moses Moulton, Esq, representative elect
from that district, who received a very fatter-
ing majority in his own town. has the manage
ment of the farm and is walking in the tracks
of his worthy predecessor, Their hay crop
this year was unusually good but the apple
crop is very light Trees that some years have
borne 1900 bushels of (grafted fruit mainly
this year yield but about two hundred. The
potato and grain crop are better than an aver
age. Mr.. Moulton raised 30 lbs. of potatoes
from Ole weighing less than half pound. 1t
was kind called the EARLY Rose,an excellent
kind and very productive. 80
-F5 MANUFACTURING CLOTHING I'D .s~
One of the principal means of support, on
the part of numerous class who have not pro-
ductive farms, is making coats and pants.
There are some fifteen or twenty merchants,
within ten miles of Porter, who receive from
Boston supply of clothing 10 be made up,
each of whom give employment to from 200 to
400 persons. 1t is not, to be sure, what would
be called remunerative employment, but keeps
hunger, which would otherwise be constantly
rapping at the door, at distance. Pants are
made for fifteen cents pair and sack coats for
twenty-five cents. 1t is great deal of work
for little money, but is still better than idle
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

Cooley says that fancy jewels are still
in great favor. This ls-.-1s.-sssle . xn,s,nsd
by the Variableness of fashion, which requires
constant changes. Earrings, which have
been worn extremely long, are now prepos-
terousy wide. Lockets and necklaces have
taken the place of brooches, and chatelaines
| that Of watch chains. An almost endless va
riety of sets, lockets and necklaces of every
new style has been received this week at
| Cogia Hassan's sNa't AlaNNN N 81
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
TO LIE n.

THE House No. 10 Free ST. contains fifteen rooms
~, ana Is well supplied with hard and soft water.
Inc SUBSCRIBER wishes TO retain an ONCE and to
board In the house, For pr irulaIs inqnire OF
CHARLES q. HUNT,
oct6dtf ' ifH on the premises.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
v 1dsal MAJ gHa esisEna

n. s.. HAl YARD, .a---
Congress Hall, will heal the sick ON the same
principle that the late DR.. Quimby did, tcitAoat
medicine often with one treatment by his Na,u-
raj Vital Magnetic Gift. The system is vi
tazed, equalized, and quieted, giving NEW LIFE
and yIeoR. Has had good success in Boston,
New York and Chicago. w. @
Mr. II. will remain in this city until Oct o. .-...
nsB -Consultation free. fOctesxs
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

Inc snerlh appraised FislS's opera house at
81, 100000. i'4'',a7iIc' -
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

Gen.1O. o. Howard is unable to deliver the
address before the Kennebec Agricultural So
ciety aud his place will be supplied by Col
r S IIanr of Vassa lhnro IL .-..-L 10Y 80
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

Blankets will be much used in cold wealth
er-price from S1.75 each to $500 each'
Umbrellas will be carried when it rains
Price from so cents each upwards: new
stock just received. or 80 .gaEtr
Handkerchieis continue to be carried and
towels TO be used: I'LL I ILL ----- -
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

- YORK COUNTY. ~
: A citizen of Limington lost gold chain in
1887, and supposed it was stolen from him. A
few weeks since he found it while ploughing
piece OF land. ~ e.Ll 10 L.a.lL \ -IllI-
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

Wien New England's fair was holding IA
In our city at the park 81 yes Y tfal
There were crowds at Cogia Hassan's
Crowds who'd not be in the dark ID TO
I But who knew how low his prices
For the goods that be would sell,
What they were, and what they are too.
Do not Portland papers tell?
p Call and see this Cosia Hassau
See the new gools in his store.
- See the bonnets he's give you.
z Nobbier styles than eer before. .....,.
*We learn as we are. going 10 press that
Cogia has marked down his blankets to actual
cost ior ten day S, at the expiration of which q
he will ship any he may have left TO the auc
ton rooms in Boston. We prophecy he will
have few left. r-.u.... r...,
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
PERFECT MANHOOD.

Essays for Xoung Nzen, on the evils OF SELF
ENERVATlON,with certain help for the errng and
unfortunate. Sent in sealed letter envelopes, free
OF charge. Address, t't'n ta'li '"i s.iD
81 st1 HOWARD ASSOCIATION. 80
se225sNd&wSm III q. Box 7, PHILADELPHIA, Pa
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

a William Cilley of Kendalls Mills, while
riding to Watervile on Saturday afternoon
was thrown from his wagon and considerably
injured The wheels ran over his face, cutting
him very badly. ?
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06
NesC England Office,
151 Commercial St, Portland, Me,
Samuel H. Robbins, General Agy,

Box COILS New York City.
Ey-Price $5S per Ton to Farmers.
A discount to Dealers.
AGENTS Wanted.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

Very little damage was done in Boston and
vicinity. A small portion of the roof of the
Coliseum was blown off in the gale
An embankment at Wilbraham, on the Bos-
ton & Albany Railroad, 200 feet long and 70
feet deep, with stone arch bridge, was swept
away, and the Boston trains cannot run west
Of Worcester before Wednesday night
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

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
Lat II, !
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

A Hudson river dispatch says that FritE's
paper mill and Harden's wooden mill and store
house was carried away, as also the dam at
Philmen. Five bridges leading to Rhineback
were washed away The Harlem Railroad
was badly washed between Chatham and Do
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-06

The fact that they have now ouer t,oo hun
bred different ne,c styles Of bonnets and
hats offers an attraction that would insure
rush to their store even were their prices not
known to be from 25 per cent. to Is per cent.
lower than those of any other house in
Name. g.. - ms
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-12
How an American Did Europe
Cheaply,

A Mr.. Keeler is leeturing in Boston on
the subject of his undertaking to make
the grand tour" of Europe upon the
sum of SlSi in greenbacks, his starting
point being Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Keeler
is evidently Toledo blade of great
keennesS. He got free ride to the sea-
coast, bought steerage ticket in New
York for London, got a glimpse of the
Worlds Fair in the great city, saw the
Emperor's fete in Paris. and at length
arrived in Heidelberg, where he took
lodgings in sky parlor at a rent of two
ruilden or eighty cents month. Here
he pursued his studies at the University.
and sustained a decently comfortable ex.
istence upon breakfasts, four kreutzers,
or three cents apiece, dinners that cost
eight cents, and suppers that came to
four cents for each one. Being a grad,
nate of an American college, his tuition
fees at the University were slU the halt
wear. He travelled over Germany IN the
disguise of a tradesman's apprentice
which secured to him good fare
at the lowest possible cost. IEret
times he was reduced to nearly his last
sou, and three times he was saved by re
mittauces from newspapers, to which ht
had sent contributions. One morning
he found himself on the Pont Neuf, II
Paris, when he had not q centiMe tC
bless himself with, and had eaten moth
ing the day before, and was saved from
suicide only by falling in with an IN
fortunate girl, who had reached the spo
intent upon her own destruction. HI
made the tour .triumphantly, and nov
he is OF home.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-12
From the Cotton Supply Reporter
The Cotton supply.

Cotton cultivation would still be
highly remunerative and would furnish
an ample reward for the capital End Ia
Dor expended, even though prices
should somewhat decline. Preparations
will soon be made for next sowing sea
sons, and the present state and pros
poets of the cotton market should exert
a powerful stimulus in every direction.
There is doubt that this will be the case
in America and that year by year siren
uous efforts will be made to restore cot
ton to its former Importance among the
products of the country. Corresponding
efforts, however, must be made else
where, especially in India, and without
these there can be no successful compe-
tition with America. The progress OF
events in the United States and any ad-
vance made toward the recovery of the
pre- eminence in the production OF cot,
ton formerly enjoyed, must he OF speclai
significance to India. and ought 10
prove au incentive to fresh exertlon. 10
improve the quality ofthe cotton, to In
crease the production, to open or remove
all existing obstacles to provide better
roads and ample means of irrigation,
and, in short, to make diligent use of
all the appliances which exist, in order
TO retain and increase so valuable a
trade should be an object of constant
solicitude. Never has so splendid an op-
pOrtunity been Presented TO any people,
and though hitherto it has not been ad-
equately appreciated, it still remains
10 be used by those who have the requi-
site wisdom and energy for the purpose.
We hope that the new Governor Gener-
a., from the interest which he has al
ready manifested, will be prepared aud
able to exert a'beneficial influence in
promoting an extended and improved
cultivation of cotton in India, and we
are fully assured his desire is to do all
that he possibly can in this respect.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-12
Agricultural Items

Without counting Alaska, the United
States is still the pOSsessOr of one bill
lion and q half of acres of public land.
What q field for progressive agricul-
ture!
ROMAN MAXIMS.-1. Never work with
in doors when there is anything to be
done without. 2. Never do in fair
weather what may be done in wet.
EARLY GooDRICH.-The editor of the
Southern Planter, Virginia, says that
with them this potato is unequalled for
earlin0Ss or prolificness and unsurpass-
ed for quality, even by the famous her-
GERS. This is not true Of them every
where ut the North.
KILLING TICKs.-A correspondent of
the Country Gentleman says that If a
sheen or calf is covered with n rubber
or leather spread, or thick blanket, and
q tobacco smoke be made under this
covering, every tick aud nit will be de-
stroyed in half an hour or less.
BUILDINGS NEEDED on THE FARM
Besides a good house and good barn,
there are a number of other buildings
needed on the farm, and they should be
built Just as sson as the proprietor is
able to build them, What are they 7
They area workshop, tool house, a
wagon house, q courthouse, a smoke
house, a poultry house, cattle-sheds,
manure-sheds, granary, piggery, fruit
cellar, cgetable-Cellar and prlvles.-
JiGlley Farmer.
RATs.-A clever Yankee farmer, be-
ing much troubled with rats, and being
determined to get rid of them, tried
every possible plan, but without sue:
cess. At last he got lot of rats and
shut them up in single cage; they de-
voured one another till only a single one
was lett. He then turned this one
loose, when excited with the blood OF
his fellow rats, and having become o
genuine cannibal, it killed and ate all
the rats it could find on the premises
Journal Of agriculture.
Corn FODDER Lyman Call, East
Durham P. O., writes the Canada fdr-
mer that he keeps a dairy of twenty. six
cows. the milk of which is disposed OF
at a cheese factory; that last June be
soyed an acre of corn in drills, and
commenced cutting and feeding to the
cows daily the first of July. When the
fall rains began, he omitted the corn
| feeding four days, and the result was
dimin1tion of fifty-two pounds OF milk
per day. The corn feeding was again
resumed, and in four days the COWS
gave their customary quantity OF nllk
! T-ba ;noraassd How of milk dOubly paid
the cost Of the feed given.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-12
a
Hon. .Jamcs Thompson,

Hon. James thompson,
Judge Of the Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA April %, IsG6.
~ consider 'Hoohsnds German Bitters' a
pdluaJLe medicine in case Of attacks of Indiges.
tion or Dyspepsia I can certify this from my
experience of it.
Yoars, with respect,
JAMES THOMPSON"
From Rer. Joseph II. heRndrd, d. d.,
Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Phila-
delphia.
Dr. Jdekson-Dear Sir have been frequent
IL requested 10 connect my name with recon.
mendatiOns of different kinds of medicines, but
regarding the practice as out Of my appropriate
sphere, have in all cases declined; but with a
clear proof in various instances, and particular.
ly in my own family, of the use Of DR.. HOofand 3
German Bitters, depart for once from my usual
course, 10 express my full conviction that, for
general debility Of he system, aud especially for
Liuer Complaint, Il Is safe and udiIdbIs prspd.
ration. In some cases it may fail; but usually.
doubt not, il will be very beneficial TO those
who suffer from the above causes.
Yours, very respectfully,
J. II. KENNARD,
Eighth, below Coates St.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-12

There has already been received at
Galveston, Texas, 65, ,254 bales of cotton.
At the most, 1t is about half the crop to
be received there. The total bales ex-
pected to arrive at Galveston from the
interior will be between 100000 and
10000. The latter is full margin for
the highest amount.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-12

An unloSed deacon in his last hours
was visited by neighbor, who said:
"Well, deacon, hope you feel resigned
in going'" "Y-e-s,' said the deacon.
II think am resigned" "Well,"
said the other, 81 thought it might be
consoling to you to know that all the
neighbOrs are resigned also"