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The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16


a MURDER SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN COM
MITTED IN KENNEBEc COUNTY TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGo.-Tm MYSTERY Ex-
= planned.
The Waterville Mail relates a story which,
although not without many presidents, is re-
markable as showing how easily men may be
led by circumstances to entertain unjust sus-
picions concerning their neighbours Twenty
five years ago there lived in the town Of Gin
ton, Maine, man named Bryant Ely. Acer-
tain Mr. Allen came from Vermont 70 buy
Fly's farm and the two went to Augusta, the
former with considerable money and a watch
in his pocket, for the purpose of having the
conyeyances drawn. Fly returned home with
the money and the watch in his possession.
but Allen was never heard from again. The
Mail continues the narrative as follows:
In time, letters of inquiry came from his rel.
atlves In vermont to persons in this vicinity,
and the account detailed by Fly was sent to
them In reply. The circumstances were cal
eulated to excite suspicious, though we do not
Know tnat the previous character of Fly had
a sa mem; From day to day the story went
from nelghbor to neighbor, and from town to
town-with such decorations, true and false,
as were known or surmised. Everybody who
lived within the circumference of the wonder
at the time, as child or adult, will remember
having listened to the story of the murdered
Allen. In time it wore out, as such things DO
now; aud as 1t had never been shown that
there had been murder, of course there bad
been no arrest of the murderer. Years after
ward Fly died in his bed, as other men do.
But now comes the reve ation!-for the sake
of which we have called up the ghost of this
almost forgotten wonder. At the time of
| Flyls death a Young man named j. b. Farms
| worth, now Col Farnsworth of Iowa, lived in
| Clinton, and was familiar with the thousand
and-one stories about the murder. Indeed he
was at the death bed of Fly. Going after
wards 10 the far West, where he settled, bust
ness led him several years later, away up to
Fox Lake, in Wisconsin. Here he stopped at
a tavern kept by Mr.. Allen, and was de-
tanned several days by storm.
Talking one day with the landlord, he
| spoke of his former home in Clinton, Me-,
when Allen inquired If he ever knew a man
named Bryant Fly-and the conversation at
| once brought forth the whole DRY or the
murdered Allen. The landlord was nephew
of the murdered man. He lived in Vermont
about his lost uncle. "But," said the landlord
1.-THE whole matter came to light short time
| ago. An aunt of mine, sister to the supposed
murdered Allen, received letter from hin
from the city of New York, saying that he was
| sick, broken down and in poverty, and asking
permission to come and spend his last days IL
| her care"
! A lady of WstervilIe, sister of Col Farms
| worth, who has just returned from visit t.
| his family, gives us this story, with the assur
ance from the Colonel that it is perfectly re
liable solution of the mystery of the murder
charged upon poor Bryant Fly.
I
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

The COMMITTEES OF THE HoUsE.-The com.
mittees appointed by Speaker Blaine give evil
dence Of the infinite pains bestowed upon
them. 1t is as impossible to suit everybody in
making up committees IS it is in selecting a
Cabinet. The personal "claims" of members
their fitness and a regard for the claims" o.
localities all have to be taken into the account
Mr.. Colfax being congratulated when frs,
elected to the Speakership upon his populari
~, said that it was very true that he was held
In favorable estimation by his associates, add.
ing swat till. l have announced the committees
and shall be one of the most unpopular men
In the country" If Mr.. Blaine had similar
apprehensions they will no doubt be disap.
pointed as happily as those of his predee esso1
in office.
Gen. Schenck holds the nominal lead ership
Of the House, as in the fortieth Congress, be-
ing chairman of the Committee on Ways and
Means. Hooper, Allison, Maynard and Brooks
retain their places ON the same committee, but
Logan becomes chairman of the Committee of
Military Affairs. in place of Garfield, who re-
eeives instead the craftsmanship of the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency. Dawes, Of
Massachusetts,, has the craftsmanship of the
Appropriation Committee, as was anticipated
while Butler, who greatly desired the place, is
chairman Of the Reconstruction Committee.
Bingham has the craftsmanship of the Judic
larry Committee, and Banks that of the For.
eign Committee, while Dixon of Rhode Island
becomes first instead of second on the Cora.
mites on Commerce. Morrill,, of Pennsylva.
mia, continues to be chairman of the Commit
tee on Manufactures, and Washburne, of Mas.
sachusetts, takes Bingham's place as chairman
of the Committee on Claims.
or our Maine Representatives Mr.. Lynch il
second on the Committee ON Banking and
commerce. His rank in the House as fnan-
eier fairly entitled him to the first place
Mr.. Lynch is also one of the Pacific Railroad
Committee and the Committee on the Expen-
ditures of the Navy Department Mr.. Morrill,
Of the second district we find in the Commit.
tee on Manufactures, and Mr.. Hale of the tiftb
district on the Committee on Naval Affair,
and the Committee on the Expenditures o,
the Navy Department
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

If the ladies but knew what thousands Of
them are constantly relating to US, we candid
ly believe one halt of the weakness, prostra-
ton and distress experienced by them would
vanish. James Marsh, Esq, 1859 West 14th
street, New York, says he has three children
the first two are weak and puny, his wife hav-
ng been unable to nurse or attend them, but
she has taken Plantation Bitters for the last
two years, and has a child now eighteen months
old which she has nursed and reared herself,
and both are hearty, saucy and well. The ar
tcle is invaluable to mothers" &c.
Such evidence might be continued for vol
ume. The best evidence is to try them. They
speak for themselves. Persons of sedentary
habits troubled with weakness, lassitude, pal
pitatien of the heart, lack of appetite, distress
after eating, torpid liver, constipation, diabe-
ties, &C., will find speedy relief through these
bitters.
MAGNOLIA WATER.-Superior to the best
imported German Cologne, and sold at half
the price. mch13eod1w&w
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

A PACIFIC RAILROAD INcIDENT.-A travel
er Just from the end of the Pacific railroad
track, relates this little incident which he wit
messed in the train while en- route; The con-
ductor approached . rough looking customer
who was making himself very comfortable in
one of the seats, and informed him that he
wanted the fare. !" The hill you dol" was the
reply, as the scaly-looking passenger faced the
officer of the road with fierce look. The lat
ter, nothing daunted, Still insisted on seeing
ticket or pass" The fellow replied that
he would show his "pass," and Immediately
produced revolver and leveled it on the col
iector of tickets. At this momert another
huge, rough looking fellow, who had witpess-
ed the proceedings, cody pulled out a /" navy, .
and placing it to the head of the bellgerent
passenger, deliberately informed him that he
must 'shell out" his railroad fare or have a
bullet through his brain. The latter dropped
his pistol sthe conductor picked it up), pulled
out his wallet, and iefked orer the requisite
amount of money The railroad Official re-
ceived the stamps, counted them, handed back
the revolver, and bowling politely, passed on;
while the belligerent individual threw himself
back in his seat and commenced whistling
"The girl left behind me" beating time with
his finger on the seat in front. The people out
that way have their little peculiarities."
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

TIE Coop TrMh CoMINa- How WE SHALL
L1vr.-Before the imprint of the Journal
bears the date of 1900, science and art will
have so advanced as to have effected complete
revolutions in many of the industrial process
es and methods of securing health, comfort,
and convenience to the human race. Vast
gas-manufactories will be found in all the
great cities and towns, in which the invisible
agent will be manufactured solely for the pur-
pose of cooking the food and warming the
dwellings OF the inhabitants These works
Will be independent of those established for
making Illuminating gas. 1t will not be nee
essary to purify the fuel gas SO fully, and it
will, in most places, be made from wood. The
cost will be so low, and the convenience SO
great, other kinds of fuel will, in a large meas
| ure, be dispensed with. No ashes, no smoke,
no dust-wbat glorious realization this will
be! At that time, the air, the earth, ana the
| sea will be fun of conducting wires, and cleo
| trio currents will flow constantly in every di-
rection. A new order of things will prevail in
our post offices. The click of the telegraph
| instrument will be heard, instead of the snap
| of the lock which closes up the wide mouths of
the mail-bags. The small sum Of ten cents
| (perhaps less) will place correspondents in in
| slant communication with each other, no mat
| ter how widely they may be separated. Al
| though the industrial arts will have enor-
mously increased, less steam-power will be
| employed. Electrical or some other of the
hidden forces of nature will be harnessed to
the primary moving wheels of the great man
| ufacturing establishments, and smoke and
vapor will no longer mark their location to
| the distant traveller. The sick will not be
required to swellow disgusting doses of medi-
cine. Remedies will be administered through
other avenues than the stomach Chemistry
| will have eliminated the vital, active princi-
| Piles from all curative agents; and, through
the cellular simultaneous coverings, and by
other at present closed doors of access, the in
fuence of therapeutic agents will be brought
to bear directly upen the diseased parts. Light
will be let in upon nearly all the organs Of the
body, so that the physician can observe the
extent and nature of disease, aud no longer be
compelled to diagnose in the dark. The pub
fishers of this and other journals will perhaps
be able to issue simultaneous editions in all
the great central cities of the country. A
knowledge of practical science will be more
generally difused among the people elevatina
asd improving the masses, and consequently
rendering them happier, healthier and better
fitted for the duties and responsibilities O
life.-Boston Journal Of Chemistry.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

AN EXTRAORDINARY FAcT-Some of the
friends of capital punishment who are espec-
tally prominent in calling attention to the fact
that the opponents of that barbarism are in
active sympathy with the criminal classes
are found taking measures to secure the par
don of defrauders of the revenue and succeed
ing in their efforts. Isn't this rather incon,
sistant2 - " l. .--
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16
DIED.

In this city, March Is, Alice A. c.. only child OF
Henry Il. and Mary O. Wilder, aged months and
Is days.
Funeral this Tuesday afternoon. at 8 O'Clock,
In Scarboro March H. Capt Moses Libby, aged
papers please copy.
Funeral on Wednesday afternoon, at 81 o'clock,
from the Congregational Church. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend
In South Gorham, March H. Miss Betsey Parker,
aged u years.
In Genoa, March IA. Mr.. Stephen I. Clark, son Of
Seth Clark, of Westbrook.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16
wASrrD.-A Western editor prints tn,

following advertisement:
Wanted. at this ofice,a boy to take sheets
afternoon. No limits as to salary, and the
said boy is to consider that the Office exists Tor
his special convenience. II he don't feel well,
or wants to go fishing. or play marbles, or see
match games of base ball, or go shopping with
his sovereign pleasure. Anybody who pre-
sumes to criticise his efforts is to be immedi-
ately arrested for contempt. All the boys he
knows are to have free run of the Office. The
editors time to be exclusively at the afore-
said boys disposal, Salary to he drawn sew
erai years before A boy possessing these
qualifications, please report where he can be
found, and at what time deputation of print
eIs may call upon him and respectfully pre-
sent references Of good character on the part
Ct the office and It's employees PLEASE write
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

We are pleased to learn that DR.. johnson
Dentist, who has been unable to attend to all,
of his professional engagements since last De-
cember, on account of inf animation Of. one of
his knee joints, has now SO far recovered as to
be able to wait upon his patrons and others
who may need the services of first-class
nnutiat
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPART
MfNT.-The Chief Engineer of the Fire De-
partment has handed in his report for tho xa.r
ending March, 1869, in which he saws.
All the Engine Houses are in good repair.
and extensive repairs have been made ON the
houses of Steamers No. and No. 1. Engine
No. needs stable. A suitable hose-house
for drying is recommended. The engines are
all in good condition and reliable except No. /.
She has been in use ten years and is the oldest
in the service, has been repaired several times,
and might give out when most needed. A new
one is requested in her place. There has been
purchased $3.50 feet of 21-2 inch leather hose
and 600 feet of combination. Now on hand
1880 feet good leather hose, 500 feet combina.
ton, and 25O feet rubber, in all 10 900 feet hose
which is reliable. An additional supply of
extension ladders has been added. owing to
the increased height of the new buildings
erected. The hand engine at Libby's CORNER
has rendered great service. The Fire Alarm
Telegraph has worked to a charm, and through
its agency, together with the promptness of the
firemen, has confined fires to the buildings in
which they originated A new fire alarm box
mas DeoH plActu Ou A1erscy oukar house. It's
number is S. Fifteen nine hydrants of the
Lowry pattern" have been set in the city.
The work will be resumed as soon as the frost
is out of the ground.
He recommends, ard very sensibly too, that
owing to the crowds who attend fires and get
in the way Of firemen, that force of ten men
be added to the Department, whose duty it
shall be to chain off the streets near the fire
and allow no one to pass within the chains
except firemen and those having permits.
The "Relief Association Of the Portland Fire
Department" has quietly and promptly per-
formed its mission, relieving sick and injured
fremen. Total amount received to Jan. LIST,
1869, is $13,0S9.T, Amount paid out "a, 121. "a
Amount in hands of Treasurer, $8,967.83.
For year ending ending Feb. 9th, the De-
partment has been called out 80 times. Total
loss at these fires $103, 1865. Insurance $S4, 715
Loss over insurance, $18.750.
With thanks for cordial and hearty support
from Asst. Engineers, officers and members Of
the Fire Department, the Committee on Fire
Department, and the Police force, the report
ends
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

HIGH ST. CHURcH.-A meeting Of the men,
bsrs of the Parish took place in the Young
Mems Christian Association Rooms last eve
ming, to hear the reports of Committees and to
decide upon remodeling the Church. The
evening was however devoted to discussion
and statements of opinion and nothing trans
pired that it would be proper to publish.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

Mr.. EDIToR:-I perceive by the Press of this
morning that Brick Pomsroy copgratulates
himself that "there are only fourteen hundred
and sixty days of Ulysses" This puts me
in mind of the boy who, after serving fourteen
days as an apprentice to hard master, while
soliloquizing upon his situation exclaimed,
"Thank God, I haven't got but six years, eleven
months and fortnight" By the way, this
was, probably, the same bright lad who said
that che had rather have two Thanksgiving
days than one Fast Day." B.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

Fort SUMTER AFTER THE WAR.-Ths win
dow in Hale's art store was besieged all yester-
day afternoon by an admiring throng gazing
upon Gulager's fine painting of Sort Sum-
ter after the War" 1t is q very large picture
but so carefully is the perspective painted and
so admirably is the fort proportional to the
surrounding ocean by the artist, that careful
study gives an idea of an immense water ex-
panse. The fort itself looks more like some
crumbling ruin on the coast or ON an island in
the Mediterranean than on our southern shores
and the waves are quiet, rejoicing in a long
summer swell and under placid skies. 1t is q
beautiful picture and valued at $780,
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York World
is so good as to inform the public that Kossuth
is IA mere fanatic" Garibaldi "brainless en-
thusiast'' and that John Bright is an "imprac.
ticable politician and the weak timber Of
the new English ministry" These celebrated
men are friends of America and, as matter
of course, friends of the Republican party
Hence the small estimation in which they are
held by our American Bourbons.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

WHAT A .ScATTERING among the legions Of
ofice-seekers at Washington civil service
bill would makel But then nothing but the
effect of the grace of God on the hearts Of
Congressman, or the wrath of their cons titu.
ents adequately expressed by heavy adverse
majorities against them at the next election,
can ever give the country civil service bill
The natural Congressman is not a being whose
chief characteristic is disinterestedness
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16
City OF Portland.

iNhOA OfFtcE, March Is, 1869.
A LII persons at any time having complaints
Mar.hal. "'os vi 10 'no
Justice 70 the Department requires this to BE-
uone, elther that the com plant may be- shown nm
pun1ed OF that the cause OF 1t may be remedied or
that the offender may be PUN she'd
1aLseular attention Is called to cases of unneces
SHY vloience on the part Of Policemen and 10 those
regulations prohibiting Policemen rom stopping 10
othno G upon tne Streets loahrg in shops or
us1v p,aces,0I entering except upon official business
rePuted drinking or gambling saloons.
For the latter offence instant dismissal is imposed
BY the Regulations and ali the enumerated OF noes
observaio lon OF the Chief OF Police unless brought to
MS attention by citizens.
mrl6d1w WILLIAM L. PUMA q, Mayor.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

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remedy for Liver complaint in all its forms, Humors
OF the Blood and Skin, Serofula, Dyspepsia, Cos.
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the system regulate the bowels restore the appetite
purif the blood, strengthen the body, and thorough
prepare II to resist diseases OF all kinds. GEO. O.
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Mar i3-sN16w
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

PUBLIC LBRARY.-The Directors held a
meeting yesterday afternoon. at which they
expressed their qualification at the ready re-
Spouse that had been made to their call for
old magazines and files of papers. We saw a
hne collection OF old copies of the eastern
Herald" dating as far back as 1892, the
CHRONICLES" and Eastern Argus" The Dr.
rectors confidently expect to have nearly a
perfect file of newspapers from the very earli-
est printed in the colony.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16
MARRIED.

In Mechanic Falls. March 9, Albert r. Verrill. of
Minot, AMI Abbie e. Strout. Of Poland.
IN kumford, Feb. rs, Adelbert A. Wing, OF R.
and Evelne w. Haines, OF Peru,
In Newry, March I. Willard b. Wight of N. and
Sarah A. King, of Bethel " 49, -
In Bpg:ckaeld, Feb. 20, Thomas W. Hartford and
-, In Buckheld, March 8, Henry Jones and Mary E.
Weber, -' O "
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

chusetts ofiee-seekers to strike for the asses.
sorships and collectorships of the internal rev
enne, as the emoluments of an assessor DO NOT
fall below $500 while smart collector gets
$1,000 and an additional sum from forfeitures
Qyn
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

THINGS TO BE REMEMBERED.-When the
Democrats begin to clamor again for "a
change" remember that in March 1869, they
were thrown into paroxysms of agony on &C.
count of the revocation of the pardon Of
thieves, and in Indiana and New York organ
lied movements looking to the breaking up OF
legislative bodies and immense expense to the
States in question for the purpose of Offering
an idivtic and hopeless resistance to the prog
ress of equal rights.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

A cable dsyatch states that ship Harpsweli from
Havre Nov 20 for New York, has been abandoned at
sea and the crew have landed at Lisbon.
Sch Idaho, Davis. from Portland tor New York,
put into Newport 18th inst with loss jibboom.
Big q w Barter. Moore. at New York from PEN
bow. ~ -
:, ocn Richardson, Nelson. from CienfGegos for
wnicn put INTO New York in Distress reports
IN "a !, lat 90 lon u o. experienced a severe hurr-
nnrs ron ,,. which hauled to NE and las ed "a
bulwarks, boat, water casks, and DAMAGED TIogino
Sch Maggie Chadwick, Gage from Baltimore Tor
boston, put INTO south Dennis 18th inst with loss OF
main gaf and mainsail and toresa torn having took
q NV gale 9Th insI. -e W.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

SPRAaUE's CoMBINATIoN.-Spragu Varie-
ty Company entered upon its second week, at
Lancaster Hail. last evening, to very good
audience. What we saw of the Female Min
strels was very good and went off very smooth
ly. The trapeze feats by the Levantine Broth
ers was first-class, and the clog-dancing by a
young man whose name we did not ascertain,
was very fair. We would suggest that some
good danseuses might be engaged and that the
hall should be kept comfortably warm.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

A CORRESPONDENT of the Lewiston Jour.
2al hears it stated that the remains of Harris
are to be given upto the Maine Medical School
at Bowdoin College, for the legitimate use Of
the School, in accordance with law of the
last Legislature
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

MISUNDERSTANDING afternoon the horse
OF DR.. s. G. Gordon, attached to a sleigh, ran
up Middle street on the sidewalk, creating
great CONSERVATION among the ladies who were
passing in great numbers at the time Upon
arriving opposite the Falmouth Hotel, the
horse, dragging the sleigh upon its side, passed
into the middle of the street, ran into another
sleigh, which was demolished, and continued
on his mad career We do not learn that the
horse was injured, but the sleigh was COM
pletely smashed.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16
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