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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-19
AN ELEGANT TuRNour-We saw at the

AN ELEGANT TURNoUT.-We saw at the
factory of Mr.. G. P. Kimball, yesterday, the
most elegant single sleigh ii was ever our good
f rtune to examine. We think it even excels
in beauty the famous sleigh Mr.. K. exhibited
at the State Fair. 1t is Mr.. KS patent cor
rugated pattern, painted imperial green top
and dasher, running work fine white richly
striped with gold and carmine, trimmed with
brown silk velvet, and is rich and elegant in
the extreme. This sleigh was built by Mr.. K.
expressly for DR.. o. Fitzgerald, of Dexter, Me.
The Doctor is we'll known in all the eastern
part of Maine as one of the best looking men
in the State, and we feel very sure he will
have by all odds, the finest turn out in the
Pine Tree State.-Portland Press, Jan. 6.
To this beautiful sleigh that cost four hun
dred dollars, the Doctor has hitched one of
the most splendid horses in the country, with
a gold mounted harness to match, making the
team cost in round numbers nearly two
thousand dollars. But the Doctors wonderful
success fully warrants the outlay. He is one
of the most skillful men in the country, and
is daily performing miraculous cures of the
most terrible diseases that no man can ac-
count for. All afflicted will do well to consult
him at Merchants Exchange, Dexter, Maine.
ja14 sNlm III eta.
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THE TREATIES WITH GREAT BRITAIN-The
Seward johnson stock is looking mp little.
To send in to the Senate on Friday three
treaties with the most powerful and arrogant
monarchy ON the globe, each one of them con-
tanning concessions from that power ON impor-
tant questions, is glory enough for one day
The San Juan treaty yields to the United
States ON the boundary question. The natu-
ralization treaty ignores the exploded doctrine
of indefeasibe allegiance and acknowledges
the right of expatriation. In the treaty for a
commission to settle the Alabama claims Great
Britain has allowed Messrs. johnson and Sew
ard TO have their own way. The following is
a synopsis of the treaty:
The Alabama proctocol provides for the set
Element of all claims involving money which
have arisen between the two governments
since the treaty of 1853. 1t includes the So
called Alabama claims ON one side, and the
claims of neutral British subjects for damages
done them during the late rebellion. The re-
quirements in the matter of proving neutrality
are quite strict. All the claims sought to be
adjusted by the protocol are put on one basis,
and are to 20 before commission of four per-
sons, two to be appointed by each government,
and an umpire to be chosen by these four and
approved by our Senate. II these commits
sioDers cannot agree whether any class of de-
mands are properly 10 be considered as claims
under the protocol for their discussion and adj
iustmcnt, the matter in issue is to be re-
ferIcd TO some one of the crowned heads of
Europe for a decision. If the two govern
ments cannot within six months after the
question comes up agree who this person shall
be, each government is to name one, and the
choice is to be made by lot. All claims and all
questions before the comni ssion are to be de-
cided by majority vote of the commissioners,
who are to sit in Washington.
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THE ADMINISTRATION OF GENERAL GRANT.
Professor James Russell Lowell thus refers
to the administration of General Grant in an
article in the North American Review for JAN
uary:
We look forward with well-grounded conf
dence to the administration of General Grant.
Elected, it may be truly said, in spite of both
parties, but IN sympathy with the more judi
cious Of the party of progress, he will be indie
pendent OF the extremists, whether of blind
advance or binder reaction. Knowing by the
most thorough experience the men he has con-
quered and the men he has led, he will know
how to deal firmly with one side and to moder-
ate the other. As soldier he has been
schooed to look forward to remote results
rather than to be over confident in immediate
successes. He has shown an indomitable per-
sistency in plans we'll considered and justified
by good fortune. He has chosen his lieuten-
ants with instructive felicity, and done JUS
tice to their merit with almost unexampled
magnanimity. He possesses beyond most men
that virtue of moderation which so many
American politicians eschew as unpopular
Above all, he has an almost heroic gift of ST.
lence, which prevents him from allowing him
self to be dragged from his moorings by the
strong current of eloquence, and afterwards
feeling bound to sacrifice his sense OF what Is
prudent to the tyranny of his own conslsten-
cy. we think that his administration Will
dlsappolnt those only who believe that words
are more potent than things in the conduct OF
States and in lasting influence on the conduct
of men.
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THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUs.-The nomina-
ton of A. P. Gould of Thomaston for Senator
by the Democrats indicates, one would say,
that they do not propose to ally themselves
with Republicans for the sake of attempting
and failing to control the election. Mr.. Gould
is man whose self-respect would be seriously
wounded by a nomination made with no seri-
Gus intent. He is one of the ablest Democrats
in this or any other State, and if at any
future time Democracy should again obtain
the ascendency there is no one in the State
who is likelier to gain seat in the Senate
than himself. He is, however, Democrat of
the extreme school-one that in war times no
one would hesitate to denounce in uncompli-
mentary terms. Apropos of Mr.. Gould's NOM
ination, the following extract from the Kenne-
bee Journals report Of the proceedings of the
Democratic Senatorial caucus will prove a
pleasant relief from the asperities of a conflict
which, we trust is now thing Of the past.
The first ballot showed fifty votes cast and
Marcellus Emery ahead. The President said
there were only twenty-seven persons entitled
to vote but the additional twenty-three were
not to be questioned, as the usage of the party
was to exercise the largest liberty in voting.
(Here he gave Mathews knowing wink },
There was considerable hustle about taking
the next ballot, and some words between the
compromising men and the martyr SIDE, and
the Kentucky man took perch on the bed
post to see fair play. When the ballot came
to be declared, it was announced that there
were 459 votes cast, of " hich 230 were for A. Z.
Gould, who was therefore nominated. There
was huge look of surprise all around the bed
room at this unexpected result, but as every
thing had been done according to democrat
ic principles, and nearly all exercised the
same freedom, acquiescenee seemed to be the
only course. Two or three honest men, who
could not understand why the vote was so
large, ventured to demonstrate, but the Presi
dent sagely told them they were verdant, and
that the democratic party would not have car
ricd single State in the late Presidential cleo
ton only for its peculiar faculty of having a
small number roll up big vote. There were
some mutterings about supporting Niger,
and preferring white men, but the President
adroitly introduced the jug, and the matter
was settled there was sweet peace among
the unterrifed.
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SHERIDAN's INDIAN CASIPAIGN.-Gen. Sher-
idan has sent. to Gen. Sherman, from Fort
Cobb, Indian Territory, dispatch dated Jan.
LIST, in which he states that Col. Evans attack
on the Camanche village Christmas day gave
the final blow to the backbone of the Indian
rebellion. The report continues:
At II o'clock on the night of the 3'st of De-
cember q delegation of the chief fighting men
of the Arapahoes and Chyennes, twenty -one
in all, arrived at this place on foot, their ami
mails not being able to carry them. They had
ruled the village. They begged for peace and
permission for their people to come in, asking
no terms, but for paper to protect them from
the operations of our troops while en- route.
They report the tribes in mourning for their
losses, their people starving, their dogs all eat
en- up and no buffalo We had forced them
into the canons on the eastern edge of the
Stake Plains, where there is no small game or
bnffalo. They are in bad fix and desire to
surrender Internationally. 1 acceded to their
terms and will punish them Justly. can
scarcely make an error in any punishment
awarded, for they all have blood upon their
hands. Yesterday we received few papers,
the first we have had for one month, and see
it alleged by Indian agents that Black Kettles
band were on their reservation at the time they
were attacked. This is a falsebood. The re-
servation extends but thirty miles up the
Washita from Fort Cobb. The battle took
place one hundred and twenty miles up the
river. 1t is also alleged that the band were
friendly. No one could make such an asser-
ton who had any regard ortruth. The young
men of this band commenced the war. I can
give their names Some of Black Kettles
braves were out depredatiDg at Fort Dodge
when the village was wiped out. Mules were
taken from the trains and carried off Our
murdered courier's photographs, stolen from
the scene of the outrage on Solomon and Sa-
line rivers, were found in their captured camp,
and in addition have their own illustrated
history, found in the captured camp, showing
the different fights or murders in which this
tribe was engaged the trains attacked, haying
parties attacked about Fort Wallace, and the
women, citizens and soldiers killed. 1t is at
the service of any one desiring information on
the subject. 1t should be known, also, that
invited Black Kettle and his family to come in
through the Arapahoe Chief, Little Raven, in
my interview with that chief at Fort Dodge in
September last. They did not come.
p. II. SHERIDAN, Maj. Gen.
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To-day the two houses of the Legislature
will meet in their respective chambers to vote
for United States Senator. The hour fixed
for the ballot is half-past eleven in the fore
noon. If the same candidate receives a ma
jority in both houses the meeting in Joint con-
vention tomorrow will be merely for the pur-
pose of making formal declaration OF inc
result of the election. If no candidate re-
ceives a majority in both houses to day. 'he
the Joint convention will ballot tomorrow and
each succeeding day of the session until
Senator is elected, the vote being OiOa Uoee in
all cases.
Senator Morrill, published in the Kennebec
Journal of Monday the following card which
isregarded on all hands as bringing the great
Senatorial contest to close by making the
election of Mr.. Hamlin no longer matter Of
doubt:
To My FRIENDS IN THE LEGISLATURE
With you have uniformly entertained the
clearest conviction that no authoritative OF
binding conclusion was reached by the recent
Legislative Senatorial Caucus. But it has
now become apparent to me that to continue
the canvass would necessarily embarrass those
who have honored me with their SUPPORT
Therefore, deeply grateful for yonr partialityi
am impelled to withdraw the farther uso OF
my name. l.. M. MORRILL,.
augusta, Jan. IS, 1869.
The honorable course OF Mr.. Morrill,, in with
drawing from a contest which had become
rraught with danger to the Republican party
will be hailed with pleasure by the friends o
Mr.. Morrill, as we'll as those who have opposed
him. The somewhat embittered feeling thai
was beginning to disclose itself in some quar-
ters will now disappear, and the Republican
party will come out OF the contest as strong il
harmony of feeling and unity Of purpose a
when the war on the Kennebec began.
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Kali
Jan 13.-sNt
THE PRESENT

being the commencement
of the middle of the coal consuming sea-
son, renders it particularly applicable for the
undersigned to inform the public that his
STOCK OF COAL, although greatly depict
ed, is yet sufficiently EXTENDED both in quantity
and kind to meet the requirements of a very
large trade, TIE PEOPLE, lever anxious in
getting the largest amount for the least money!
will realize the advantages gained in procuring
their supplies from the undersigned, as the
scale of prices are fixed AT THE LOWEST,
VERY LOWEST MARKET RATES yield
ing popular profits and precludng the POSSIBLE.
ity of an objection or word of fault. As re-
CARDS the quality of the coal it can be simply
stated that the glowing accounts received from
day to day, attesting the satisfaction accruing
from its consumption, the manifested desire to
repurchase, thus creating demand mutually
gratifying, and apparently justifying the state
ment that BETTER STOCK OF COAL
HAS NOT AS YET BEEN OFFERED TO
THE CITIZENS OF PORTLAND.
ja9tf JOS. POOR.
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From the N. Y. Post of Friday.]

Ine wud0we w God Society of Portland.
To the Editors Of the Evening Post:
lnotlce paragraph in your paper of to-day
giving some statistics Of the "Widows Wood
mind an anecdote that is worth relating. The
society has been in operation for sixty years,
perhaps more. When formed, its object was
to supply poor widows having families with
wood for the winter. Coal was then scarcely
known in New England. Thirty-five years
ago friend of mine, Mr.. E. S., then shop
Keeper, now banker, was secretary and treas
urer of the society. The winter was very Sc
we're, the calls great and the funds exhausted
There lived at that time wealthy gentle
man in Portland Mr.. James Deering), man
OF kind heart, but of that kind of eccen tricIty
which loves joke. My friend the secretary
was one very cold morning just opening his
shop windows when he saw Mr.. Deering COM
ing down the street in his sleigh, and as he
came opposite beckoned him to stop, which he
did and drew up to the sidewalk. Said my
friend
mt. D., stopped you to tell you remark
able dream had last night" "Ah indeed!'
Yes; dreamed that the weather was very
cold, and as L was opening shop in the morn
ing, as you just now saw me, saw you COM
ing down the street in your sleigh. beckon-
ed to you to stop. and told you that the funds
OF the Widows Wood Society were all gone;
that the calls were numerous, and could not be-
supplied, and you went right into my store
and gave me your check for a hundred dollars. )"
Did you dream that?" "Yes." Without
another word he went into the store, and max
ing his check for hundred dollars said,
there! don't dream any more," and drove on
about his business.
That same day twenty loads of wood were
sent to as many widows to relieve them and
their families from freezing condition
New York, January IL, 1869 P
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RECEIPTS BY RAILROAD AND STEAMERS, JAN. IS.

4hCElfTb BIZ hAlLhOAt b AND STEAMERS, JAN. 10.
PORTLAND & KENNEBEC RAILRoAD-1 car lum-
Der, hid molasses, hbs fish, sleigh, 26 empty Oil
bbls and half do. 81 bills paper, 126 DOORS box. 1S
tubs butter, II bbls merchandise, cases oil cloth,
car cattle. 80 muttons, bbls beef Dbl taow, sun
dry packages and % cars r Boston.
PORTLAND g RocH sTER RAILROADS.&C. pairs
heads, 1875 sugar boxes, cases clothing car ship
timber, sundry p ckages. . - :
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY-2100 bbls -four, cars
com, 234 cans milk 67 bags peas bbls beans tons
copper ore, a3 cars lumber; cords hemlock bark,
ship knees za4 green hides 900 bdls staves Al
pkgs sundries In bond tor shipment east-15O0 obls
-four IL cars butter do pork, do lard, do wheat
rs do bacon, do cot on, 10 tons sundries.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROADS. bags wool, 144s
es leather, SO green hides cars potatoes 725 bush
do, bbls potash, car boards, do excelsior, ITO
pkgs sundries.
STEAMER MONTREAL. FROM BOSTON, JAM IT.
II pkgs furniture, wagon wheels, 16 pkgs dye stuff
hogs, 25 firkins lard, crates and pkgs crockery
ware, % boxes SOAP tons pig ron 40 bills leather
70 bdls iron 20 bales oakum. so bbs sugar. 100 mp
tv bbls ties lard 25 boxes SOAP ~ and 10 bales
dry goods, rs bales rags "A axles. ,gs hair 81
bds steele, 10 bales carpetng, 100 bdls paste board
3s bags WOOL 81 bbs bone DUST 300 PIX merchandise
| to order.
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Nova SCoTIA.-Mr Rose went through the
city yesterday to Portland, for the purpose of
completing the purchase of Mr.. Joseph
Howe and if possible of Nova Sco-
tia. We have no doubt that he will succeed
in the first part of that creditable transaction,
and congratulate the Dominion and the
Mother Country alike on the edifying nature
of the spectacle of honor and patriotism thus
presented to the Americans on their own SOIL
Possibly if they are very anxious, as some sup
pose to interfere in our politics, they may
learn lesson as to the most effective method,
Montreal Herald of Tuesday.
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MILITARY LEvEE AT DOVER, N. H.-Tbe
Strafford Guards, Capt j. G. Wallace of Do
yer, N. H give levee on the 10Th & 10th
insts in that city, to raise funds towards OBJ
tanning a new uniform. The Portland Me-
chahic Blues on their visit last summer to Do
yer, were guests of the S. G.'s, and we under
stand that several of the P. NJ BIS propose to
visit in Cocheco CITY on the occasion
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DIED.

In In this city, Jan. is, Zenas L., son of j. N. and
Mir am j. Winslow. ,ged 20 years months.
In Plttston. Jan. 0, Mrs. Emeline c., vile of VIM.
p. Basford aged Sc years months.
AT sea Sept. 8, on board ship Ellenwood, on the
passage from Manila to New York, Oliver c. Rollins
o. pittston, aged q years. Remains buried in the
Indian Ocean. - &C.,. -'IE
In Otisfeld, Jan. 8, David NJ, eldest son OF VIM.
Fl and Cinthla =. G. fin. aged l6 years.
In Bangor, Jan. Is, Mr.. David q. westgate, aged
81 years. :
At Forest Hill. near Albany N. Y. Jan. IA, OF
scarlet lever Harry Scott Boyd, son OF Nicholas E.
and Kate Boyd, aged years 3months.
Lille is ever lord OF Death,
And Love can never lose its own"
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SUPPER PARTY.-The Letter Carriers, with
some of their gentlemen friends, sat down to
very fine supper last night, furnished by that
indefatigabe caterer Barnum, at his restau.
rant under Lancaster Hall. Every thing was
of the best quality and nicely cooked, and
proved most conclusively that Mr.. Barnum's
reputation. established by many similar occa-
sions, did notsuffer on this, by comparison, in
@1o Loo.
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Notice..

We will sell at retail for the next Thirty
Days, portion of our stock OF MILLINERY
and FANCY GOODS, Gloves, Hosiery,
Trimmings, WORSTEDS, &C., at our Whole
sale Rooms, No. 131 Middle Street, (up
stairs) previous to opening our new retail
store, No. Free Street Block. , .a-
KALER, BOWEN 6 MERRILL.
Jan 13.-sNtf
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Annual Meeting of the Portland Rail-
road COmuany

Annual Meeting of the Portland Rail-
road Company.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Portland Railroad Company took place at
Reception Hall yesterday afternoon at three
o'clock. There was about one-third of the
shares represented. The meeting was called
to order by James T. McCobb, Esq, the Presi-
dent of the road. The reading of the records
of the former meeting was dispensed with and
the different officers presented their reports
The report of the President, Jas. T. McCobb,
shows that at the beginning of the year there
was debt against the Company of $4,000.
Available assets about half that sum, including
hay and grain. The business OF the year has
enabled them to pay all debts and declare a
dividend of So per share, payable on the first
of March, except to stockholders of record,
who were paid their dividend yesterday. Earn
ings have been So share. The value of the
horses of the Company had increased $4,000
since the beginning of the year. The Direc-
tors were satisfied with the reduction of the
fares over the road to the original standard.
They were convinced that the cars must always
be run in winter at some loss. They have dis
missed all the conductors but one, and collect
their fares through the drivers. So far the new
system has worked well, but it has not been
tried long enough to announce it perfect sue
cess, though they think great outlay may be
saved by this method, and they may adopt it on
the summer cars. 1t may be advisable to use a
new patent which has lately been introd uced
for collecting fares in other cities with great
success.
The Directors had agreed to place a car on
the Westbrook road at the disposal of parties
who intend to try the patent steam cars, gen.
Grating the steam in stationary boilers. IF sue
cessful, contract may be made with the pa
tentees and horses dispensed with on this line
of the road. The machinery is noiseless and
moves at the rate of six miles an hour.
The Directors have not considered the sub
| ject of lighter cars drawn by one horse more
frequently than the present cars run; how fal
and to what extent double tracks would be es
| sential, what the cost of the change would be
and the means to pay the cost They do moi
think also it would be for the interest of thu
stockholders to sell the Westbrook liae.
Three lawsuits were brought against the
compromised. one pending. None have beer
brought the present year.
| The Directors believe that with careful at
tention to details o. expenditure and goot
management the road will continue to be
dividend-paying one.
The report of the Treasurer Hon. Charlie
Holden, is embraced in the following figures ]
| INCOME ACCOuST.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY TEMPERANCE Asso-
cIATIoN.-The annual meeting of this associa-
ton will be held at Gray Corner, on Thursday.
21st inst, at two o'clock III the afternoon.
Besides the choice of officers and of delegates
to the Augusta convention, there will be dis
cussion of the question whether candidate
for any political Office should receive the votes
of temperance men, unless he be pledged to
the doctrine of prohibition.
Gen. Nevl Dow, John I. Walton, Esq, and
other well-known speakers will address the as
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JANUARY TERM.-wALToN j.. PRESIDING.
MONDAY No. 2o6-Gordon and Dow v. Sawyer g.
al. This an action to recover the market value
of mare known as "Coquette," claimed to have
been hired by the defendants, and through their neg
lgence and immoderate driving was rendered sick
and useless to the plaintiffs. Damages laid by them
at $500.
Detence-Under the general issue the defendants
claim that they used all proper care, and that they
are not answerable for any sickness OF the horse.
Given to the jury. @'. 4f@
Ingraham. Davis q Drummond.
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If the remaining nominations of United
States Senators prove as satisfactory as those
that have already been made the people will
have no reason to complain of the degeneracy
of that body. To read Schurz for Henderson
of Missouri, Fenton for Morgan of New York,
Cumback for Hendricks of Indiana, Scott for
Buckalew of Pennsylvania, while Stewart is
retained from Nevada and Ramsey is quite
sure of success in Minnesota, is very encour-
aging even If Chandler gets another election
from the eccentric Michganders