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To the ItshDsea, Citizens OF Portland:
The charitable motives which influence us to
come befott you, in biief and simple address,
aust surely commend our appeal to the best
instincts OF your nature Reflect that, while
providence has lavished upon some of you an
abundance; unto others, if not wealthy, it
mas given at least a competency, with which
TO surround yourselves and your children with
the comforts of home, there are orphans and
widows in our midst, struggling with poverty
and misery. whose lot is indeed sad one, and
hard to endure; especially through the long.
cold months of a rigorous winter. Year after
year, the poor-made in the image OF God
worthy objects deserving of our charity, speak
to the Christian heart, in language far above
any words of ours, for aid to relieve their
pressing wants. We feel it reproach to the
Irishmen of the city of Portland that
there existed no benevolent society amongst
us for relieving the sufferings of the
zaton has just been partially perfected
entitled "St. Patrick's Benevolent Society,""
which proposes, through its Visiting Com
mttee, to visit the poor and do all in its power
to alleviate their snfferings and distress. To
do this work effectually, the Society will have
to appeal to their generous-hearted country
men and friends for pecuniary assistance,
which we are confident no one who can spare,
will refuse. Our Christian duty, then, is
plain. An invitation is here extended to all,
to come and join the Society, and help along
this holy cause of charity. Don't delay, we
beseech you; though the winter is some adj
vanced, still much suffering can be allayed if
we move promptly. A meeting will be held at
st. Dominic's Hall, Tuesday, Dec. 81, 1862 at
7:30 ?. M.
d. OC. O'DoNoGHUE, President.
AUGUSTUS MCMAHON, Vice President,
JOHN MCGOWAN, Secretary.
CHAs. w. DoHERTY, Treasurer
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Saturday The new docket was called. number ins
1ss entries, of which "a defautted AZ assigned
for trial blk the justice and 70 for trial by the jury
assignments for to-day:
296-Green VS.. Pool.
204-Knight VS.. Murray.
238-Lord vs. Moody.
77---Randall vs.. Clark
113---Eq. L. ms. Co. VS.. Emery ct tr.
ia Libby VS.. Higgins.
205---Sawyer VS.. Daily
246-- Richardson VS.. Nutting
2H-Locke ct ais VS.. do.
248-Same VS. Same ct al.
249-Haines ct al. VS.. Libby.
255-Eveleth VS. Gray.
257- Kindall ct al VS.. Strout ct al.
2G0-Maius VS.. johnson.
219-Farr vs. Moreley.
PIC. ~ c. Corporation vs. Hitchings
245-Johnson VS.. Mattocks.
119-Sampson VS.. Jack ct ais.
120 do. VS.. do.
142-Smith vs. Thompson ct nx.
223-Ward ct ais vs. Bates.
287---Totman VS.. Forsaith.
Court comes in this morning at o'clock.
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TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

Hon. Hugh III. Henry, President of the Yer
Vermont, died at Chester, Vt. Saturday eve
ming
Eighteen of the Spanish gunboats sailed
from New York on Sunday in company with
the Spanish war steamer Pizarro.
DR.; Andrew Meade of Allegheny, N. Y, was
murdered and robbed tn his store Saturday
night.
The Hudson river is full of floating ice and
navigation impeded.
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ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY.-Some time Fri
day night an attempt was made to enter the
boot and shoe store of M. G. Palmer, on Mid
die street. The entrance was attempted IN
the alley way in the rear of the store, by re-
moving some boards which had been put up
for the protection of the basement WINDOW
and attempted to cut through the shutter IN
order to remove the bar. For want of proper
tools or from being heightened off by Mr..
Palmer's Waterman, the attempt proved un-
successful. 1t was probably the work of some
boys allured by large amount of scrip which
Mr.. almer incautiously exposed during Fri
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NEW YORK.
CITY AND VICINITY,

NEW YORK, Dec. ia violent storm to-day
prevented the sailing Of the Spanish gum
boats.
The sloop of war Benicia, from Portsmouth,
N. H., arrived tonight.
Col. Richard Enright, who was convicted of
being implicated in the whiskey frauds and
sentenced to the penitentiary, has been par
doned by the President.
REPLY OF HORACE GREELEY TO GEN. BUTLER
The Tribune to morrow will publish reply
from Horace Greeley to Gen. Butler, in re-
Spouse to his former letter on universal am
nesty and universal suffrage. Referring to
Gen. Buffers opinion, that some half dozen
more or less, of the Confederate should have
suffered exemplary punishment, Mr.. Greeley
says:-"When five years more of peace shall
have interviewed, am quite confident you will
consider that two or three examples would
have been enough, and after lapse of five
more years you will be satisfied that to have
strung up in 1866 him who was your choice for
President in 1866 would have answered the
purpose" He refers to many historical pre-
cedents to show that seventies after war do
not serve to save or perpetuate power. GIN
Short he says if there be one lesson writ
ten all over the face of history it seems to me
to be that pride gOeth before destruction, and
that the conqueror in civil feud who has
glutted his vengeance stands often very near
his final downfall" He cites Tennessee and
the overthrow of the Republican party there
as an instance of the legitimate fruits of
prescrptive policy, and impeaches the policy
of a sweeping disfranchisement and procrip
ton as leading inevitably TO such disasters
Mississippi and the defeat of Dent he regards
as vindication of more liberal policy. In con-
clusion he expressed his confidence that as
passions cool and wrath abates thousands who
have cursed will thank him for what he has
done and dared in resistance to their own san
culinary impulses, and joyfully trusts that this
will become at last the common faith and tone
and that of Gen. Butler himself
STEAMER GEO. B. UPTON.
Steamer George B. Upton, ashore on Hal
let's Point, full of water, keel twisted out,
rudder gone and stem post started, and sup
posed would be total loss, was successfully
gotten off midnight of the 18th and towed into
Hallett's Cove. Divers are now at work on her
stopping up the holes preparatory to applying
steam pumps, with fair prospect of pumping
her out.
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BOARD OF TRADE.-At a meeting of the
Board of Trade, held Saturday afternoon,
Messrs. Jonas Fl. Perley and 7. c. Hersey
were appointed as committee from the Board
of Trade to cooperate in such way as they
may deem expedient with the committee APP
pointed by the citizens and by the City Gov
eminent to make suitable arrangements for
the proper reception of the remains of the late
George Peabody, on the arrival of the fleet at
this mort.
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CALIFORNIA.

MAMMOTH FLYING MACHINE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 19.-At a meeting of
the shareholders OF the Steam Navigation Co.
yesterday it was decided to construct flying
machine of sufficient capacity to test the prac
ticability of the invention of John Walker
Silas. i--asss ssszs.sa "a, a,.ss rAl~ss 49,
CHINESE LABoRERs FOR THE SOUTH.
Major Rhea will leave tomorrow by the Pa
cihc Railroad with 300 Chinese laborers tor the
Southern States. The Cinnamon are under
contract for three years.
THE WEATHER
1t is feared that this will be dry winter.
There has been but little rain in the valleys
and little fall of snow on the mountains. The
weather this season is unusually warm. Dur
ing the past week there has been no detention
OF trains on the Pacific Railroad and the track
is reported free of snow.
SHIPMENT OF SPECIE.
The steamer Constitution sailed oday for
Panama with 200 passengers and S636,000 in
treasure, making total of shipments since
Jan. LIST of $37, 02400
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THE Advertiser says 1--WE took the name of
the man who fell from the hose tower from his
own lips and he gave it as Patrick Garrighty;
but the Press this morning corrects our state
mept and prints it Michael Geary."
All right, old fellow, don't clash yourself
about it. We didn't take the name from his
lips but were misled by the brogue.
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WASHINGTON.
THE JUDICIAL SALARIES.

LIE OODlClAL SALAhlES
WASHINGTON, Dec. he. w. Stoughton
yesterday delivered to Senator Carpenter the
petition of the New York bar for an increase
of judicial salaries. Mr.. StOughton stated in
the strongest manner that the petition met the
universal approval of the profession; that the
only objection made to signing it was that the
salaries named in the petition were too small,
and that he believed that if it was desirable the
signature of every member of the New York
bar could be procured.
SALE OF GOLD, ETC.
The Secretary of the Treasury has directed
the Assistant Treasu rer at New York to omit
the sale of gold on Tuesday and Friday of the
sale OF gold on Thursday or the purchase of
bonds as advertised. The Secretary has also
given orders for the payment of the January
interest on and after Friday next, without re-
BATE as to interest, to the extent of $780, 900 0O0
which will be due January LIST. The anticIpa-
ton of one week will give sufficient time for
It's entire payment at that date. There is now
in the treasury about sos 900, 900 in coin; $3s,
100000 of which consists of deposits, for which
gold certificates have been issued.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The Superintendent of Indian affairs for New
Mexico forwards to the Indian Office a report
of the condition of the Mescalero Apacha In
dams, in which it is stated that they are still
on the war path. On the night of Nov. 18th
party of twenty of them took about hundred
east of Fort Stanton, on the Rio Hondo. The
commanding officer of Fort Stanton sent 1t.
Gushing and detachment of thirty-two men
of Co. and cavalry in pursuit of them. The
cavalry followed their trail over very rough
and broken country and overlook the Indians
in the canon on the north side of the Guada-
loupe mountains, about 200 miles south of Fort
Stanton, and at noon on the 18th attacked
them After fighting them three hours, 1t.
Gushing completed routed the Indians and
captured about forty head of stolen stock, and
twenty-six horses and mules belonging to the
savages. The number of Indians engaged in
the fight is estimated at about hundred and
the humber of killed fifteen. They abandoned
their property during the fight and took to the
rocks on both sides of the canon. The rocks
are upwards of 1000 feet high and the trail is
very difficult one to follow; the Indians fire.
quently dividing into smrll parties and scatter
tering over the country to conceal their trail.
1t. Gushing travelled at least 120 miles in pur-
suit without water for his men or animals.
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day at Hale's Gallery couple of pictures by
young artist of this city, Miss Henrietta
Quincy, which show considerable talent and
should be seen by our citizens, as they will
only be on exhibition for few days. One is a
marine, copy from painting by FL. b.
Brown, and the other is very pretty little
picture of lake in the foreground with woods
and fields on either hand, and the mountains
in the distance. There is also on exhibition a
new painting by Harry Brown, view of Scar
boro Marsh with the shanty of the lamented
Scale Loring'' in the distance, which COM
mends itself for its faithfulness, and will be an
object of interest to many in the city.
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WEST INDIES,
Cuba.

HAVANA, Dec .18-The Sd battalion Of Cata-
loan volunteersarrived from Spain to-day
Gen. Pueblo, commanding at Puerto Principe,
announces that he will begin the campaign
against the insurgents.
HAVANA, Dec. 19-The Foundry of Sands
q Go. in Matanzas has been totally destroyed
by fire.
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THE RECENT GOLD DISCOVERIES.
CHICAGO, Dec 19.-The latest advices from
Cheyenne indicate that the gold excitement
concerning the Big Horn mountains continues
raging, and large number of miners are now
preparing to start for that place early next
spring.
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SAILING OF STEAMER.-The steamship
Nova Scotian, Capt. Watts, sailed from this
port on Saturday evening last, at 10 o'clock,
for Liverpool with eighteen cabin and nine
teen Storage passengers and a fair cargo. She
will be followed by the Moravian, Capt. Brown
next Saturday. The steamer to arrive this
week is the Austrian, Capt. Wylie. The
steerage passengers who were SO unfortunate
as to be left behind by their own carelessness
last week sailed in the Nova Scotian on Satur-
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SKILFUL OPERATIoN.-Some time ago we
mentioned that Henry Ray, a son of Mr..
Stewart Ray of this city, had the misfortune
while swapping percussion caps to injure the
sight of one of his eyes. DR.. Davies was called
and found it would be necessary to remove the
injured feature. 1t was work requiring the
greatest delicacy in the operation, but was
most successfully performed and the boy is
now doing nicely.
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RECEIPTS OF FLOUR, &C.-The receipts of
-four via Grand Trunk railway, last week, for
this delivery were 8411 bbls. There were re-
ceved during the same time, for export to the
Provinces II 900 bbls four,2 cars oil, 1 car
meas, / car feed, car bran and cars suudries
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Municipal Court.

JUDGE KINGsBURY PRESIDING.
SATURDAY-State v. Patrick Feeney and
William Golden. ARRAY. Plea, guilty. Fin
ed SO each and one-half costs. Paid
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CAPTURE OF BIRD.-The other day Mr..
j. M. Heath of this city, who resides on Con-
gress street, was sitting in the parlor, when
large butcher bird few against the glass as if
to secure a canary bird in cage hanging up
by the parlor window. Not being able to get
at it, it made an attempt upon another canary
hanging in cage at the upper story window,
the window happening to be open, by flying
into the chamber and making dive at the
canary through the bars of the cage. 1t sue
ceeded in Selling the canary by the throat
when one of the members of the family shut
the window and seized the butcher bird and
pulled him from the canary and put him in
cage, where the family feed him upon raw
meat the bird exhibiting great voracity. The
same butcher bird has made attempts upon the
canaries belonging to Mr.. Heath's neighbors.
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GEORGE PEABoDYs REMANs.-Maycr Put
nam received telegram from Hon G. M.
Robson, Secretary OF the MY, on Saturday
afternoon, informing him that the Monarch
and Plymouth, with Mr.. Peabody's remains
would come to Portland. The vessels have
not sailed yet, being detained at Spithead by
heavy gales.
Governor Chamberlain, we are told, on the
best authority, will issue an order in a day or
two in reference to the above subject
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A ROMANTIC TALE.-A Boston paper has
Portland correspondent who tells the following
veracious tale of Portland life:
A marriage is to come off hero next week,
which is a genuine case of love at first sight.
1t seems that a worthy man who follows the
perilous and exciting calling OF shoemaker,
had long been enamored of pretty young
widow, but never dared to tell her about it.
Meeting her in the street the other day he
mustered up courage and said, II beg pardon,
Mrs. -, but want to marry you! L have
loved you for long time. l am (here he gave
his name, &c. and you can take a week and
inquire about me and see me whenever you
wish" With this abrupt proposition he left
the astonished but not disp&eased lady (he is
fine looking man) to ruminate on this noIel
method of popping the question. The lady
and her friends did investigate; everything was
satisfactory. The young man was sent for;
the parties liked each other very much and
are, as l hear, to have their plurality annihi-
lated in few days. Quite romantic, isn't it?"
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United states District Court.

JUDGE FOX PRESIDING.
SATURDAY.-United States VS.. Owea McCann'
Action to recover the penalty for smuggling liquors
into Bangor. Verdict tor the government.
G. F. Talbot. Peters and Wilson.
NO business of public interest transacted to
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THE PRESS
Portland and Vicinity.
New Advertisemenfs this Dav.

SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
ENTERTAINMENT coLUhN.
Citv Hahn r.. A. Reading and Lecture
Lancaster Hall-Grand Chris mas nan.
Violin and Piano 10 Let-D. II. onanuief.
NEW ApvEHrIsHMENT COLUMN.
Halliday Attractions-walter Corey q Co.
Holiday Goods-Hayes q douglass.
Mnntreai ocean S teamship Co-H. & A. Allan.
Remoyal-woodman & Whitney.
CIotbing- Rollins e Bond.
I. q, &c. c. HAYES.
Holiday Goods-C. w. Holmes.
Fancy Goods and Toys-A Barker Snow,
Watches-Oroide Watch Co.
Notice oil Foreclosure-Geo. A. Wright.
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MEXICO.
OyATIONS To MIR. SEWARD.

ovATIoNS TO MR.. SEWARD.
HAVANA, Dec. 18-The mail steamer Vera
Cruz brings dates from the city of Mexico to
the 10th inst.
Ovations to Mr.. Seward continued. On the
Sd inst Senior Romero gave grand dinner in
his honor, at which speeches were made by
Messrs. Romero, Seward, frederick Seward
and others. On the 9th grand ball, attend
ed by 1000 citizens, was given at the Theatre
National. The neighboring streets were dec
Grated and illuminated.
THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS.
There was tempary lull in the revolution
at San Luis. AT Queretaro the armed fac
tons were confronting each other. Several
skirmishes had already occurred.
An armed Instruction exists in Mchoacan
and bands have taken the fields in Jalisco.
At Mazatlan q revolution was hourly expect
ed.
A company of federal troops was attacked
in the State of Mexico, only eight leagues from
the capital. The captain and three soldiers
were killed. Disturbances also occarred at
Tulan Cinco.
The Monitor states that the 9th battalion of
troops has Joined the Puebla insurgents, and
the 4th battalion had been defeated.
Gen. Allatore had informed the department
that he had no confidence in his troops in their
present condition.
As test of strength of the administration
| mob had attacked Protestant congregation
at Puebla during service. The mob was led by
| an imperast officer and urged on by priests
| Many of the congregation were severely in
| jured, and some, it is supposed, will die. The
| mob tried to burn Protestants alive, using BIZ
| bles for funeral pile. The police interfered
and arrested several The rioters aftewards
went to several Protestant houses, insulting
| and threatening the inmates
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j. II. Wright has been appointed postmaster
at jackson, Me-, vice Samuel johnson, resign
ed; and Joshua Watson at Sedgwick, vice Sam
pel Morgan, DR., resigned,
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FIRE.-The alarm of fire from Box IA, on
Saturday night, at 11.20 o'clock, was caused
by fire being discovered in the two and half
story dwelling house owned and occupied by
John Dolan on Washington street, near the
foot. Mr.. Dolan, with his wife and children
had retired to bed, when he was awoke by his
wife saying that she smelt smoke. He did not
perceive it, but got up and went into the entry
(they slept in room on the first floor) and
then noticed tn 1t the smell was quite percepti-
BILE. He went up stairs and opened the door
when the smoke and flames burst out, and he
rushed down and got his family out aud tried
to save some of the furniture. The house was
entirely Quilted by the flames, but the walls of
the building were left standing. The house
was valued at $1,000 and the furniture at 5000.
There was an insurance of $500 on the house
and 5000 ON the furniture in the Etna, of
Hartford, at the agency of Dow, Coffin s,
Libby. 1t is supposed that the fire caught
from the chimney being foul. The house was
built of the best materials, Mr.. Dolan says, by
day labor, and he only saved very little fur
niture, while the family only secured change
of clothing
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Mrs. JANE p. THURsToN desires us to say
that if the Committee of the NJ. L. A. desire
her to deliver a lecture in the course, she will
require but one days notice for preparation.
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GLORY OF THE IMMORTAL. IIFEn
# q u N I'd .

A I YARMOUTH Junction, valuable Gold ring
IA Tne owner can receive the same on application
tn the subscriber at Freeport Me-, and paying cha
ges. E. o. COFFIN.
Freeport, Nov. %, 1869. 4sw3w.
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MOTH f

rs hereby given that the Portland & Rochester
| Railroad Company will ask the next Legislature
tor the right of extending their line Railroad to
deep water on Fore River, City of Portland.
Per Order of the Directors,
dec1w3w FRIEDRICH Robe, Clerk,
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Po11oE.-Three or four drunks few drunk
and disorderlv and some dodgers.
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
MAINE.
FIRE IN BANGOR.

BANGOR, Dec. ia fire this morning de-
stroyed frame building owned and occupied
by c. B. Abbott, as office and slate storehouse
for the Piscataquis Slate Company. Loss on
buiding $1,000; insured $1,000. Loss on con-
tents $500; no insurance.
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m AssACHUsETTs.

FIRE.
oPRINGFIELD Dec. 9-The plane manufac-
tory OF ID. L. James, at Williamsburg, was to-
tally destroyed by fire on Saturday Loss
$4,000; no insurance.
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FOR SALE

o. A good Dwelling House, well finished, and
.xsk large and good cellar, convenient Barn, hard
and soft water and good Garden Lot Size, G3 1eet
irontx320 feet deep. Property located on hne OF
Westbrook Horse Ears, near terminus, MOI,
Corner. Terms CASH. Inquire on premises OF
N. w. MCKINNEY,
dec1Stf Morrils Corner, Westbrook
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Foreign Markets.

HAVANA. Dec. 19.-The following is statement
OF the condition OF the Havana and Matanzas mar
ket at the close OF business yesterday -Sugar-There
absence OF business for the want of stock and
difficulties between the planters and merchants rel
ative to the new arrangements regarding tares; quo
tations Irregular Muscovado at 81 reals The stock
OF Sugar i'll warehouse in Havana and Matanzas
is 10000 boxes and 5000 hhds.; exports tor the week
were 900 boxes to the United States, $500 boxes.
Freights dull and nominal.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 1880 P. M.-United States
5-20's closed quiet at 81 q 9lt.
LONDON. Dec. 49, P. M.-Consos closed at 92t
for money and account.
American seeurites-United States5- 2O's 1862 cou-
pons S58; do 1865, old, SAT; do 1867 "a; do 1O4Os,
S22 Illinois Central shares, 99s.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. ISL P. M.-Cotton closed cas-
Ter; Middling uplands 11a; sales IA 600 bales of
which 1000 are for export and speculation Pork dull
Bacon Cos 3d. New Tallow 45s.