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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-23

Southern State securities were dull on and after
the last call. The chief feature the special tax
North Carolina bonds, which declined to 139.
The Stock market was generally and and heavy at
the Close with reaction from the best prices OF the
afternoon. Tho market has been irregular and III
settled throughout the day with frequent fuctua-
tons in leading shares The tendency has been to-
wards lower prices general thing Miscellaneous
shares, with the exception of Pacific Mail, have been
duh and neglected, as also Express stocks. The
market closed feverish and unsettled at $50 p NJ at
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Lost
Lost!

"WEDNESDAY evening, an old fashioned long
w gold EARRING with cornelian pendents. OF nat
much intrinsic value, but has been in the sion
OF the owner for forty years. The finder win be re-
warded by leaving 1t at the Press Office, oc223t
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An EartbQuakc.

A severe snock of earthquake was eXpe-
rienced in this city yesterday morning at IL
o'clock, and lasted about minute. Beds
rocked, bells rang, gaseliers were swung to
and fro, and the general sensation was that of
being on board vessel when there is quite a
sea on. Some people INDUCED the speculation
that the powder mills at Gorham had blown
up, but the agent here was not aware of any
thing of the kind, and dispatches from differ
ent parts of the State soon dispelled that illu-
sion.
From the accounts we have gathered from
different persons living in various parts of the
city, we should be inclined to the belief that
the shock was strongest in the most westerly
quarter of the town, and down near the Dump.
One gentleman stated that his bed was moved
on its castors, while the house shook, rafting
the blinds and causing the door bell to ring.
Another states that one Of the ladies in his
household was rolled out of bed and fled to her
sisters room in alright. All the stateme nts
coincide as to the swaying of the houses, and
ringing of bells, in greater or less degree.-
The motion seems to have been from east to
west, for those persons whose beds were placed
length-wise with Congress street felt back
ward and forward motion, while those lying at
right angles with the same street were rocked
sideways. A gentleman who was awake at
the time says that the approach of the earth
quake sounded like clap of thunder, and,
gradually passing off in the distance, decreased
to the same amount of noise a carriage or
heavy team would make rumbiing over the
stretched.
We hear that there were three tidal waves
swept past the breakwater at the time of the
shock, and that the tides yesterday were very
nh
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NOTICE is hereby given, that the sIbscrbs ; nave
IN been duly appointed Executors Of the e WIN o,
WILLIAM as and 1"o
n tne county that trust by giving bonds the
a% sr,ns
the and ali persons indebted to said estate are
oan npon to make iaymentto
caiieu LINES d. FESSENDEN,
WILLIAM II. FESSENDEN, Executors.
FRANCIS FaSSENDEN,
Portland, Sept 21sr, 1869. ocSd1aw3wF
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DAinr hlICuell TecelpUS
for her two performances in this city were
S1640.-F. o. Bailey sold house No. - Spruce
street, Thursday last, for $1SOO-An imme nse
block of marble, for the Post Office, weighing
about ten tons, was being hauled from the
Custom House yesterday afternoon by team
of eight horses, when, in turning the corner of
Market and Fore streets, the pole of the jigger
5roke-Fine day yesterday. If the earthquake
was the cause of the warm weather, we don't
think SO bad of it.-What on earth is going to
happen! The Board of Aldermen havn't held
meeting for week.-An owner for watch
found under suspicious circumstances, is
wanted at the Police Ofice-The children of
the Academy of Notre Dame drew great deal
of attention as they marched in procession
down Congress street yesterday afternoon, on
their way to the Cathedral.-Wa hear a ru-
NOR that Manager Lowell will shortly bring
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Williams here.-Thso-
dore Thomas the great concert maestro, will
bring his concert troupe here and give per-
torrance in City Hall on Nov. 4th.-A fine
moonlight night last night.-Jose's new block
on Commercial street will be fine adornment
to that vicinity when completed.-A sad wag
says that he saw two Shakers in town yester-
day and that he thinks they must have been
responsible for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. says
that when he felt the shock he imagined that
the Sebago water had been let on, and that it
was caused by the tremendous head of water.
Work on the Second Parish Church has
been suspended for want of stone, the quarries
at HALLOWEEN being submerged by water.-The
sale of the lot corner of Newbury and Church
streets has been postponed until the 9Th of
November.-R. A. Bird & Co., will sell three
desirable building lots to-day, at noon, situated
between Federal and Cumberland streets, on
the east side of Franklin street The sixth
annual convention of the locomotive engineers
took place in Baltimore, not Portland, as the
Boston Advertiser had it. II
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Large Wooden Building on Leased
Land at Auction

ON THURSDAY, October 2sth, at 121 o'clock
" p. Nj will be sold the and half story
wooden building on the corner OF Commercial and
Park Streets Sal building is 30 -2 fset wid- and
10 feet in length Has recently BEEN occupied for
machine ami carpenters shop. Tue building can
remain or be removed at the option OF the purchas-
er. This sale Offers tine opportunity to any
wishing large we'll built building. Terms easy
and made known at sale FOR particulars call on
u. H, Newhali, No. 1903 Commercial Street, or
oct2ldtd F. o. BAILEY, Auctioneer.
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AW HANDS Round :!

We must havsmore money and less Goods !!
Ladies ali linen Hemmed Handkerchiefs
for 20 cent.
Ladie1 all Linen Hemmed Handkerchiefs
fromS3 to 81 ,25 cents
Ladies all Linen Web Handkerchiefs from
5 cents to so cents.
Gents. all Linen Hemmed Handkerchief
from SO cents to 81 10 cents.
Ladies Embroidered Handkerchiefs from
Is cents to so cents.
Ladies Linen Collars and Cuffs in fine
variety.
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Strayed!

A NUMBER Of sheep came in 10 my enclosure on
n the goth day of Oct, the owner is requested TO
prove property, pay cparees and take them away.
WesIbrook, Oct 21st, 1869.
oc22 1w. JOSEPH NJ. SAWYER,
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Is just the thing the public have long needed. 1t is
fluid resembling beer, contains the least par ticle
tain, in addition gum sugar, glutin, carbon kup
nhn, certain ingredients OF VEGETABLE origin,
mo TRACE OF MINERAL,) to which it owes It's benz ZEN,
remedy. oc22eod'ni
TARRANT co., NEW YOKK,
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITEDsIArEo'n 'oi'
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tioh, stock In port $4,000 bales, ii which $4,000
bales are American; receipts OF the week 1900
bales. 5000 Of which were American. Corn So.
Pork llos LAID lis. Sugar 39ic.
FRANKFORT. Get. 22-Evening.-United States
o-2e bonds closed active and hrm ct 81.
LONDON, Oct. 22-Evening-Conso closed at 93i
foI money and account
american securities firm; United States5-2o's 1862
~ M DO 1865, old, 81; do 1867, ST.; do
Centrs ~ o STOCKS quiet; Erie shares, 21a; Illinois
ALL Eiifs10L, Oct. 22-Evening.-Cotton closed
IN nno h1 uplands lad; do Orleans 12}; sales
anT quo bales of which taken for export
on 'Pse,uion Wheat los I'd; Winter ss 3D. Flour
oieum Is Sd. Spirits Turpentine 27s.
hAvANA. Oct. 2O-Excbange on London 1851 per
MniraG Stata; on Faris At per cent. premium; on
cent. prem oa;1es, 60 days SIGHT, in Gold, per
60 days sight in curGency' 70 Der cent discount;
SNORT sight, do, LIZ per cent. discount.
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For PHILADELPHIA,

THE fast sailing schooner George Deering, c. j.
i Willard, master, will sail as above, for freight
apply 10
EGG. WILLARD,
oc20-lwis Head Commercial Wharf.
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BUST OF GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN.-Jack-
sons marble bust of Governor Chamberlain,
which was sculptured by him in Italy at the
request of committee, and which is to be
placed in Memorial Hall, Brunswick, has been
received, and is now on exhibition for few
days at Hale's gallery. The sculptor has been
very successful in securing a most faithful
likeness of the Governor, aud the little details
are as carefully carried out as the more essen
tial points. The Governor is taken in full
Major Generals uniform, and the buttons on
the coat and the embroidery of the shoulder
straps are exquisitely done. 1t is fine work
of art, and will be fifty bestowed in the build
ing which is intended to commemorate the
men who fought in defence of their country.
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81 NEARLY STEAM TIGHT
is now established a WONDERFUL SUCCESS.
Owe r. 10000 NOW I'm USE.
and most of them sold with the guarantee that the
money would be refunded if not liked.
If not found for sale in any town. and your store
keeper refuses to get one for you send the retail
price. 81, and we will forward, free Of freight and
SO sure are that they will be liked that we agree
to refund the money if any wishes to return the
machine free of freight, after months trial accord
ing to directions.
Liberal discount to the trade everywhere.
Circulars sent free on application.
GEO. III. HOOD, Gen,l Agent.
81 Water Street, Boston.
~ For sale by Messrs Kendall & Whitney and
Sawyer & Woodford.
Sep16-T, T&S4w&weow4t
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WASHINGTON.
ORGANIZED RESISTANCE TO THE COLLECTION
OF THE REVENUE IN FLORlDA-A STATE CON-


STABLE AND WIFE BRUTALLY MURDERED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-.ien. Kryzanowski,
Supervisor of Georgia and Florida, reports un-
der date of Oct. 18th, that jackson and Wash
ingtOn counties IN Florida, are under the con-
troll of an armed mob which has risen to pre-
vent the execution of the revenue laws. The
leader of this mob is James p. Caker, wealth.
ly and influential man. He has threatened the
Assistant Assessor with personal violence, and
has challenged him to fight, and that officer
writes to the Supervisor that he can only can
vass his district at the hazard of his life. Asses
SCR Wilson writes, corroborating his Assist
ants statements. Collector of Customs at jack
sonville, Florida, writes to Supervisor Kryzan-
owski that the State tax collector and his wife
had been brutally murdered in Washington
county, adjoining Jackson, and that there had
been seven murders in Jackson county since
or and Assistant of Internal Revenue are in
imminent danger. The Supervisor has called
for troops.
DISABILITY OF MR.. JOHNSTON OF VIRGINIA.
1t is said to have been discovered that the
newly elected Senator from Virginia, Mr..
Johnston, as we'll as Mr.. Gibson one of the
Representatives from that State. are still Ia
boring under the disabilities imposed by the
14th amendment. The amendment was rati-
fed after the passage of the act by Congress
relieving the disabilities of Messrs. Johnston
and Gibson, and it is asserted that the act of
Congress approved April 1st, 1869, removing
the disabilities imposed by the 14th amendment
fails to embrace in its terms the cases of Messrs.
Johnston and Gibson.
ILLNESS OF MR.. EWING.
Much alarm was caused in the Supreme
Court this forenoon by the sudden illness of
Hon. Thomas Ewing. senior, who became I'M
conscious while arguing case. Mr.. Ewing is
80 years of age. Physicians were summoned,
who pronounced the difficulty exhaustion Of
the vigor of the heart, and it was two or three
hours before the organ fully recovered it's func-
tions He is much improved tonight, but still
lies at the capitol. In consequence of Mr..
Ewing's illness the Court adjourned.
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prsADIL1rY OF MIR. JOHNSTON OF VIRGINIA.
NIX W YORK.


CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON oUTRAGEs TO
AMERICAN CITIZENS.
New York, Oct. 22.-The Congressional
Committee to take testimony in relation to the
outrages on American citizens in Paraguay,
commenced its session here to-day.
ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND SUICIDE.
This evening, at house of ill-tame in CrOs-
by street, Henry Vasque1, Cuban, stabbed
his mistress, Josephine Wood, infiicting dan
suicide by shooting himself. Vasquez was ar
rested. Ais wounds are not of fatal ctarac-
ter.
REDUCTION OF GOVERNMENT ExPENsAs-MAN-
AGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.
A dispatch to the Herald says the admins
tratiOn is giving good deal Of attention to the
question of the reduction of the public expen-
ditureS and the management of the national
debt. The object is to reduce the former still
further and put the latter in shape which
will lessen the principal as well as the interest.
Much has been done towards reducing the
amount of the debt during the few months of
Grants administration. The intention is to
make the sum total less next year. The Pres
jdent and the members OF the Cabinet are de-
sirOus, as soon as possible, to tighten the bur-
dens of taxation, so that at least articles which
enter into daily consumption and which may
he termed the necessaries OF life shall be en-
tirely free of taxes. 1t is not thought expedi-
emit that any reduction of the taxes be made
at the approaching session of Congress, be-
cause it would materially interfere with the
mans of the administration with regard to the
pt, ,ans of the debt. 1t is reported on
anthofity that in his Forthcoming message to
Congress the President will recommend that
~ TntarnaI Revenue and tariff laws be lett
.ne for one wear. After that time. it is
he,;aved Nat the finances of the country. will
he in such state as to admit OF general iet-
ting down Of the taxes, internal and external
Whether this will meet with the views OF Con-
gress remains to be seen. The President' now
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VOCAL MUs1c.-It will be seen by advertise
ment that MIR. A. P. Wheelock, who for many
years was one of our leading singers, VIII open
a school for instruction in vocal music at the
rooms OF the Haydn Association, in Mechanics
nan, beginning Tuesday evening November
a. MIR. Wheelock is thoroughly competent TO
give instruction in all the branches pertaining
to vocal music, and we sincerely hone that he
Will receive large class of punils
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TINE National Traders Bank has declared an Elk
i IRA DIVIDEND OF three per cent, payable on
and after Monday next, Oct 25th.
- Il. GOULD, Cashier.
Oct 22-d1w
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Blouse and Land at Auction.

AOuSc anu Aduu dt AuCttOus
IN FRIDAY, Der 29h at o'clock M shall
~ sell the new story and q hall House No 80 Mel
bourn st. said house CONTAINS ROOMS, Iiped for
gas, good Closets Plenty OF hard and soft wster Is
finished throughout in thorough and woEkmanlike
manner. Lot 40x7e IL. This property offers hne
oppor nifty TO any rarties wishing plea art ard
desirable home. Part oil the money can remain on
mortgage.
Oc23td r. q. BAILEY. AuetIOmeers
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Annual Meeting

THE Portland Benevolent Society will hold its
i Annual Meeting for cfoice OF Officers, on We'd
nesday Nov. 3. O'Clock NJ, at the office OF the
Treasurer, No. 81 Exchange street.
THOMAS r. HAYES, Secretary,
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AN ADVENTUROUS GYMNAsT.- yesterday
noon we were passing up Federal street when
we were stopped, as if struck by powerful
blow, by the sight of boy about twelve years
old hanging by the hands to the caves of a
house on the street. at distance ofat least
thlrty-fve feet from the ground. Momentarily
we expected to see him fall but the little rascal
contrived to get his feet on to the sill of one of
the upper windows, and then, catching the top
of one of the blinds with one hand for support,
he opened the window with the other, and,
doubling himself up got inside and was safe.-
On inquiry, we ascertaned that the gentleman
who resided there had been suddenly called out
of town and had taken the door key with him
and the members of the family having gone
out during the morning the door had fastened
with a spring behind the last one who left the
house and they could not geti The boy see
ing their predicament had climbed up on to
the roof and then worked into the upper win
dow, in the manner described, at the risk of his
neck, and then came down and opened the
front door. That boy was cut out for a profess
sional crobat or 4 sailor
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corry conn pAoKIse.-Less than thirty

GREEN CORN PAoKISe.-Less than thirty
years ago, Mr.. Nathan Winslow, of West
brook, commenced putting up greer corn, in
Theoretically sealed cans, SO that it could be
kept through the season, and for a series of
years even, as fresh and sweet as when first
put up. His arrangement for boiling the corn
and putting it up was of the simplest kind,
and for several years but limited quantity
was thus put up. About twenty years ago.
Mr. j. Winslow Jones, whose Office is on
commercial street, and residence in West
brook, commenced the business on a more
extensive scale, putting up green corn, berries,
peas, peaches, tomatoes, Holsters, fish, &C., &c.
The first year he put up about 10000 cans.
He now has an establishment at Pride's
Bridge, Westbrook, under the superintend-
ence of Mr.. d. w. Hoegg. Over $50, 1000 cans
OF corn were put up the present season. AT
Cobbs Lane is another establishment, under
his own supervision, where over 10000 cans
were put up. He has another establishment
at Bridgton, under the management of MIR.
A. II. Burnham, where $4,000 cans were put
up; another at Yarmouth, under the direction
of Mr.. J. Knight. where 100000 cans were
put up; another at Kendalls Mills, under the
care of Mr.. S. Merrill, where 10000 cans
were put up. He also commenced packing
this year at Pennington, under the direction
of Mr.. A. B. Walker, and everything was 60
ing along finely until the freshet dampened
the prospect of doing much this season. 1t
was not, however, as destructive as at first re-
ported Only one building was carried away,
and large proportion of the corn will be
saved. His loss will not exceed $4,000, but
the amount put up at that place will be only
about 100000 cans. The aggregate quantity
put up at all these establishments will be but
little short of 100000 cans, exceeding, by
several thousand cans, that of any previous
year. ,. ~
During six weeks in the year, employment
is given TO over 1000 persons, besides the
amount of labor employed in raising the corn,
and during the entire year, Mr.. Jones en-
ploys about two hundred hands, making cans,
&c. Orders are daily received from all parts
of the country and every box is engaged be-
fore it leayes the mandatory. Mr.. Jones is
one of the most industrious men in our State
He gives every department of his extensive
business his personal attention, throwing off
his coat and infusing into all around him
whatever OF energy, enthusiasm or vim is nec-
essary, in order to accomplish and perfect any
enterprise he may have on his hands. Every
body who knows him will be pleased to learn
that his loss at Pennington was light COM
pared with what was reported. and that he
suffered no loss at Kendals Mills.
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Read the Prices
Ec0naiMe Oar Goods and
You Must Buy!

The "King" Cotton full 200 yards only 3
cents per spool
The "King" Cotton full two hundred yards
Soft Finish at cents per spool. .-
Shell Bracelets to close cents per pair.
Best stuck English Needles only cents
per paper.
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PRovIDENT AssOCIATIoN-The managers of
this benevolent institution are moving in ref.
erence to their operations for the approaching
inclement season. They have done a great
deal of good to the destitute in years gone by,
and will live to do much more. We hope the
public will receive their appeal when it comes
with open hands, for they may be assured, il
doubt remain, that the money and means put
into their hands will reach the bleak spots in
our city that most need the cheerful light of
charity. The managers know no sect or pur-
suit All are cheered up that need, so far as
the funds will permit.
The annual meeting was called on Thursday
evening last. But it was found that accident
ally the evening set down in the bylaws had
passed by, SO the statute was complied with as
to the mode of vitalizing the meeting; jus
tice of the Peace was petitioned, and subse-
quent evening assigned. 1t will be seen that
the meeting of all interested will be on Friday
evening of next week. We hope the attend
ance will be general. 1t is time that our num-
erous charities began to put on the harness for
the coming winter. The prospect is that their
energies and resources will be largely taxed
by those "who are always with US" and whose
residence in populous place is found to be
proportionate to the density of its inhabitants
The cry of dull times is heard in the market
place, and the wall of the laborer seeking for
work is heard in all the land. What will they
do when the inclemency of our winter and
the suspension of labor in the short days come
on? And the widow and orphan-how DESC
late their prospect. God grant that the warm
hearts we have among us will not chill with
the colder weather as it draws on, but will still
cheer and sustain those who serve glorious
purpose in one respect, at least, and that is, to
keep our hearts open as day TO melting charity
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RESISTANCE TO THE COLLECTION OF
REVENUE IN FLORIDA,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-17
MISSISSIPPI POLITICS.

The details of somewhat lengthy cor
respondence of Gen. Tarbell, of Mississippi,
with President Grant at Long Branch, has
been published with the sanction of Gen.
Grant, giving the views of the latter in regard
to the Republican party in Mississippi. The
President expressed himself opposed to any
division of the Republican party in the South
crn States, and remarked upon the small nuns
Der Of Republicans engaged in the now move
ment in Mississippi to establish Thatis called
the "Natonal Republican party" and init
mated that he did not trust the sincerity of
the late rebels.
The conversation is construed as an cx-
preston of tho President and Cabinet against
Conservatism: In regard to Judge Dent, the
Presidents brother in-law, who is spoken of
in connection with the Conservative nomina-
ton for Governor OF Mississippi, it is stated
that the President has not requested the
Judge to Withdraw from the canvass, and in
view Of recent complications it 10 reiterated
that Judge Dent will canvass Mississippi ii
the interest of tho Conservative Republican
candidates, whether himself or another heads
the ticket. Meantime Judge Dent continues
a candidate before the Convention. The Pres
ident, in lengthy private letter to Judge
Dent, written from Long Branch, says: 81
have said and repeat it, that if the Conserva-
tives are to win 1 would prefer your election
to that of any other person likely to be elected,
but as matters now look, it seems to me that
the weight Of my influence should be given
to the other party. 1 earnestly hope, how
ever, before the election, concessions will be
made on both sides, so as to unite all friends
Of the reconstruction movement"