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The Portland daily press., 1869-12-17

IHE New York Sun shows up Senator
Sprague in its columns, and gives a full histo-
ry of his political ard financial operations.
As he aspires to be the special champion of
the workingmen, it is interesting to learn that
he makes the 10000 operatives in his mills
work eleven hours day in summer and
thirteen in winter, or on an average OF twelve
the year round, and gives them just wages
enough to keep body and soul together. In
all the great establishment of the Spragues
there is not one who receives salary over
$4,000 year. The Sun thinks that in spite
OF his wealth, his two newspaper organs and
his talent for business, Sprague is a failure
politically, and adds: "The present session
will show how wanting he is in real States
manship, and he will forcibly illustrate the
eternal and majestic truth that the emptler
Jersey wagon il, the more noise the con-
founded thing will make"
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Ocean Insurance Company.
Annual Meeting.

THE Stockholders of the Ocean Insurance Com
pany are hereby notified to meet at the Office of
said company, on Monday the third day of January,
A. 1870, at three o'clock p M for the following
purposes
l. To choose seven Directors for the ensuing year.
g. To make such alterations and additions to the
By Laws OF the company as they shall deem neces-
sary. .-t- --.-
g. To act upon any other business which may le-
gay come before them.
GEO. A. WRIGHT, Secretary.
Portland, Dec. 10, 1869. dc1Otd
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Casco National Rank.
Canal National Bank.
Merchants National Bank.

THE Stockholders of this Bank are hereby notified
i that the Annual meeting tor the choice of Ui-
rectors and the transaction of such business as may
on Tuesday, January 11th, 1870 at 10 o'clock A. M.
CHAS. PAYSON, Cashier.
Portland Dec. 9, 1869. dcStd
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Something New

HOT PORK and BEANS by the quart or by the
morning. motif
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Watches, JeWelry, sc.

j, AMBROSE MERRILL, No. 139, Middle street.
J.W, H. H. MCDUFFEE, cor Middle & Union sts
EDWARD C.SwETT, II Middle street, Fox Block.
F. F. HILL, NO. 81, Federal street.
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THE DAILY PRESS
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

THE DAILY PRESS
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
-------- r. -- ---------------------
We Invite the attention of both City and
Country readers to the following list of Port
land BUSINESS HOUSES, which are among
the most reliable establishments in the City.
Advertising Agency.
AT"ELL d CO., 174 Middle Street.
Agricultural Implements & Seeds.
SAWYER q WoODFORD, No. 11s Exchange St.
AuctiOneer.
G. W. HOLMES, No. 327 Congress Street.
Agencies for Sewing Machines.
CHAPLIN & EATON, s6 Exchange Street. Weed J
W.S. DYER, 1853, Middle st over Fl H. Hays.
HOBS q BAKER, 145 Middle St. lover Shaw's.)
Bakers.
w, G. COBB, No. 12 Pearl Street.
JOHN MASTERTON, % Anderson Street.
Boots, Shoes, and Rubbers.
j. W. BOUCHER & CO., No. 35S Congress Street.
Boots and ShOes-Gents Custom Work.
WALTER BERRY, No. 1o1 Middle Street.
Booksellers and gtatiOners.
HOYT, FOGG & BREED, 90 Middle Street.
BOOk-Binders.
SMALL & SHACKFORD, No. 35 Plum Street.
Bonnet and Hat BIeachery.
H. E. UNDERWOOD, No. 3101 Congress Street.
Brush Manufacturers.
q. Vs--ziTE 81 SON, No. 9 Market Square.
Coal and Wood.
PAUL PRINCE & SON, foot of Wilmot street.
Cabinet Furniture Manufacturers.
THEO. JOHNSON g. CO.. No. 1871 Union Street.
Cabinet Makers.
G. H. BLAKE, Manufacturer Of Co6ips and Shoac-
Cases, 10 Cross st, and cor. Temple and Middle sts
M. N. BRUINS, 19s Market Square. (SHow CAsEs.)
S. S. RICH & SON, 1873 Exchange st. (coFFINs.)
Carpenters and Builders.
j. M. DOLLEY, No. IT Union Street.
WHITNEY & MEANS. Pearl st, opposite the Park.
Corn, Flour and Groceries.
w. BICKFORD & CO., Portland st, cor. Green.
Clothing and Furnishing Goods.
o. HAWKES. & CO., 2s2 Cong. st. Boys Czothing.)
LEWIS & LEWIS, No. 179 Fore Street.
A. M. SMITH, Cor. Middle and Temple Streets.
CIOthier and Tailor.
JOSEPH LEVY, No. 1O1 Federal Street.
Cement Drain Pipe, &c.
j. W. STOCKWELL & CO., 2s & 1853 Danforth st.
Confectionery.
L. BRADFORD, No. 1872 Exchange Street.
Dye House.
f. SYMONDS, India St., 1.-THE only in Portland J
Dentists.
DRS. EVANS & STROUT, Clapp Block, Con. St.
JOSIAH HEALD, No. 1O5 Middle Street.
PIERCE & FERNALD. No. 173 Middle Street.
DIR. W. R. JOHNSON No, 1871, Free Street.
S. A. PACKARD, Cor. Congress ani Exchange SITS.
Druggists and ApOthecaries.
CHAS. H. MARK, Congress. corner of North st.
JOHN A. MONTGOMERY, 143 Congress Street.
Flour Observation-Disclosures.
LATHAM, BUTLER s. CO., No, 7s Com mercial St
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The First National Bank.

The First National Bank.
THE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of this
i Bank will be held at their rooms, onsTUEsDAY Y,
the eleventh day OF January next, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon.
1-For the choice of Seven Directors.
2-To see if the Stockholders will increase the Cap
ital of the Bank.
Sand for any other legal business
WILLIAM EDWARD GOULD,
Cashier.
Portland Dec O 1869 dec10dtd
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His words warmed, as the Olympic wheel
caught fire in the swiftness of the race. If,
Sn San these occasions, there were sparkles which
nn,,e 1em where they should not have fallen, they
eanl,os ~ be remembered now. Were he still
among US lace face, it were better to say, in
ton:
M, .L ~ LI.nai ~ Alo,e mo contend, nor blame
In offices OF love how we may tighten 'u' '''i'e
Each others burden in our share Of woe"
Error and frailty checker the life of man.
II this were not so, earth would be heaven, !,
for what could add to the happiness OF life
free from error or frailty? The Senator we
mourn was human; but the error and frailty
which belonged to him often took their color
from virtue itself. On these he needs no ST.
lence, even if the grave which is now closing
over MN did not refuse its echoes except 10
what is good,
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Long Wharf--.Additional Notice

foRTLAND, dec Stn, 1867.
TUDGE WILLIAMS - GALL THINGS CoNsID-
y ERED," las GOLD DICK RIcKER', at,Coys said
tchen he sent cuLprit to BtackDeis Island to dig
out stone') il the learned Judge of the Municipal
Court does not give us judgment tor the fuH
amount Of the bill 7e cents appeal it and if need BE-
take it up to the Law Court, Full Bench. AS sole
Lessee OF Portland Long Wharf, am bound to
vindlcate my rights. Suppose come down some
fine morning, and find some 40 vessels at the wharf
that never sair before and neuer erpect to again.
Two thirds of them land more or less. We gather
the names OF the Consgnees, and permit them to
take away the goods. The question for the learned
Judge to decide is whether these several consignees
after they hare got their goods a,cay, must comply
with the Rules and Regu ations of the Wharf or
give us just what they teveray see fit. The only
ground of defence taken by the learned counsel on
the other side (Drummond) was. that the parties in
this particular case Geo. Treethen & Col had no
notice thot the Wharfage on the 10 Bbls Mackerel
acoutd be cents per Boz. To this reply that the
"RATEs, OF WHARFAGE AND DoCKAGE AND GEN
ERAL REGULATIONS OF PORTLAND LONG
WHARF" acere promulgated in Pamphlet Form on
the 1st day Of Jan. 1868. The learned Judge has
"THE Book" before him.
Yours, in Thunder and in Rain, -
d. 4. CHASE,
Dec 14.dtf
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Bank Meeting.
THE shareholders of "The National Traders Bank
i of Portland" are hereby notified that their an
nual meeting will he held at their Banking room
on Tuesday, the eleventh day OF January next, at
o'clock P. NJ, to choose five Directors for the ensuing
year and act on any other business that may legal
come before them.
EDWARD GOULD, Cashier.
Portland, Dec 10, 1862 dc1Otd
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WANTED
Girl Wanted /.

A GOOD competent girl wanted to do the work in
IA small family. None others need apply. Ref
erences required. Apply at No. Laurel Street.
December 10, 1869 dit
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Wanfeds

b.l 900 OR 1000, for one, three or five
Sp )sOOO years, on good real estate in Port
land. Apply to S. r. THURSTON,
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December Is, 1869. diff
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Bank Meeting,

Portland, Dec. 9, 1869. dec1odtd '
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WGnt6Us
WANTED Immediately. small rent for gentle
w man and wife, in a pleasant location near the
Post Office Enquire at this office. dc14eodtf
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A MAN ard WIFE can be Accommodated with tive
IA nice rooms aud board at 119 Cumberland st.
cor. of Franklin ST. Also, rooms for single persons
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-24
Hon. John Russell .

The Hon. John Russell, of Ur-
bana, died at his residence last ev-
ening, from paralysis, with which
he was attacked on Tuesday. Mr..
Russell was an influential citizen of
the State, and a man of the most
sterling character. He was greatly
beloved at home, and had received
repeated testimonials Of the partial
ity of the people of champaign
county. He was Clerk of the.Court
dusing nine consecutive years.
When the Hon. VIM. Henry Smith
entered upon his duties as Secreta
ry Of this State, Mr.. Russell became
his chief clerk, and when the former
resigned, Mr.. Russell was appoint
ed by Governor Cox to fill the va
cancy. He discharged his duty
with ability and very general &C
ceptance. He was prominent can
didate for the same office before The
following Republican State Conven
ton. Last fall he was elected te
represent the Campaign District il
the State Senate, where he soo1
would have entered upon his duties
He was about forty years of age
and leaves a wife and three children
Friends everywhere throughout th,
State will lament his loss. CHM
Gazette,
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-24
Z SANTA CLAUS.

Twas the night before Christmas, when all
through the house ~ ,,--.
Not creature was string, not even mouse; /;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with
At care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be
there.
The children were nestled all snug in their
beds, fr4s,s,-f.sf 4..e., .,,.fs.
While visions of sugar plums danced through
their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief and in my cap.
Had just settled our brains for a long winters
nap; l.sfa .5E
When out on the lawn there arose such clat-
ter, ~ -
Isprang from the bed to see what was the
matter;
Away to the window few like flash, H..
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon, on the breast of the new fallen
snow,
Gave the lustre of midday to objects below;
appear
But miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein
deer,
With little old driver. so lively and quick
knew in a moment it must be st. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them
by name; le
| 'tNow, Dasherl now. Dancer! now, Prancer
dow, vixenl
Oni Comet, on Cupid, on. Donder and Blizen
TIC the top of the porch! to the top of the wall
Now, dash away, dash away allr'
AS leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle mount to
the sky,
So, up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys-and st. Nicholas
too;
And then in a twinkling heard on the roof
The prancing and paving of each little hoof
AS drew in my head, and was turning
around,
| Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a
bound;
He.was dressed all in fur from his head to his
foot.
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes
and SCOT;
A bundle oftoys he had flung on his back,
And looked like pedIar just opening his
pack.
LID cycS-HoW Guey tW1nK1eu! MS Q1mpleS
how merryl
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like q
cherry;
His droll little mouth was drawn up like 9
bow;
Andhis beard ON his chin was as white as the
| snow;
The stump of pipe he held tight in his teeth
And the smoke it encircled his head like 8
wreath.
He had broad face, and a little round belly
That shook, when he laughed, like bowl full
jelly
He was chubby and plump; a right jolly ole
elf,
| And laughed when I saw him, in spit O.
myself.
wink ofhis eye, and twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know had nothing to dread
He spoke not word, but went straight te
| work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned Will
jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose,
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave
| Whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of ;
thistle;
! But heard him exclaim, ere he drove out
! sight,
Merry Christmas to all, and to all good night
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-24
Chasing a Hat.

The most absurd sight in the
world, next to man with band
box trying to engineer an umbrella
down crowded street in a windy
day, is the spectacle man presents
chasing his hat in similar weather
The fun is enhanced if it happens to
be raining little. You see a portly
individual, bearing down street, Sc
renely unconscious of such trifles as
headwinns and cross seas from over
flowing cutters. Suddenly his shiny
black top gear tits back, he claps
one hand to his head, then reaches
up frantically with both, breaches
to, comes before the wind andlbears
away in chase. Just before him the
tantalizing thing skips along as il
bent on enjoying its newly acquired
liberty. He pauses as it whirls
under the imminent wheels of q
passing omnibus, lurches after il
with new energy, making desper.
ate grabs which bring up only hand
fuls of mud, and seems on the point
of success, when up it goes, clears 6
lamp-post, and comes down in 8
puddle. At last, then. He moves
on it cautiously, and tries to flank it
Pretends not to see it, and makes 6
dig sideways at it. Not much. UI
the street again like mad, and now
losing all patience, he goes for il
vigorously, and by getting his foo
on it and MASKING it out Of al
shape, he finally picks up thu
wrecked and dirty thing, slaps i
VIGOROUSLY on his head, and sail:
away with an air Of triumph.
MARK TWAIN.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-24
The Battle of the Schools.

In battle, says Harpsr's Weekzy,
the great point is to choose Your
ground wisely, and then stand to
your guns. This is what must be
done in the battle that we must
fight for the common school system
in this country. Oddly enough, the
country is so large and hospitable,
offering home to all people, and
announcing a political principle
which gives TWEEN all equal rights,
that its perils spring from the multi
tudes it invites and the conditions
upon which it prides itself. For in
stance, by our peculiar and peculi-
arly clumsy electoral system, two or
three great states may elect Presi-
dent. OF the chief of these great
States the chief city is so populous
as, politically, almost to control
the State. The population Of that
city is largely composed Of foreign
ers, and the worst part of the for
eign born population remains in it
This is subject to the control Of
few demagogues; and thus again
the power Of an ignorant and un-
principled man in our politics is
immense and incalculable.
The great remediable danger Of
this country, therefore is ignorance.
It is that which gives a demagogue
his power. It is that which we
must rout, or which will rout us.
And this we can do only by uni
versal system of common schools.
Their establishment and multiplica-
ton is a paramount duty of the ma
tion, and one that it should not hes
itate to discharge. Against the ma
tional will in this matter, the fixed
resolution that everybody shall be
educated, no plea Of State power,
no ecclesiastical or sectarian soph-
istry, no mistaken religious zeal,
should be suffered to stand for a
moment. If Presbyterians, or Bap-
fists, or Unitarians, or Methodists,
or Roman Catholics, or Jews, or
whatever religious body, wish to
instruct children in their peculiar
tenets, nobody bars the way: let
them do as they choose. But as
the State, as a political community,
we have nothing to do with any re-
ligious tenets whatever and as
State we mean to educate every
body, not in religion, but in practi-
cal knowledge.
This is hard saying for many
good persons, but it is indispensably
true. It is said that we are all
Christians, that we agree in rever-
ence for the Bible, and that the
great general truths of religion are
acceptable to all of us, Of whatever
sect. But this is not so. We do
not agree in reverence for the
Bible. The Jews are as honest as
Christians; but their reverence for
the New Testament is very different
from the Christian reverence. Then
an immense number of Christians
in this city, for instance, do not
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-24

The "ALEXANDRIA LIMP''-SOME
THING TO SUCCEED THE GREc1AN
BEND.-Alexander the Great, as his
tory informs us, had slight imper-
fection in the setting on of his head,
which inclined little to one side
His courtiers, therefore, felt it in
cumbent on them to affect awry
necks, and did so accordingly. Alex
andra, Princess of Wales, has un-
fortunately contracted limp from
rheumatism; and now, as we hear,
the liege ladies of England have
taken to limping too, and s'halt !'
is the latest command given by
fashion. That the " Alexandra
limp" will find its way hither ere
long, is thing to be expected, and,
indeed, it is stated to have already
made its appearance on our fashion
able promenades. The desired limp
is obtained simply by wearing shoes
with heels or unequal height, and
the deformity thus produced is no
greater than that which character
ICES the "Grecian bend" A neces-
sary accompaniment of the "Alex
acdra limp" will be a walking cane,
which will be very appropriate for
the walking-dolls that adopt the
gait. The fashion, of course, will
lead to modification of most of
our present dances and the inven-
tion Of new ones. Lap sided waltz
es will have to be devised, and, in
doing the German" crutches will
come to be the proper thing. AS
the skating season is at hand, it
would be a neat idea to carry out
the alexandra limp" on ice. We
have had ever so many good things
"on ice" already, and why not the
"limp p The girls of the period
are capable of acting on any of
these suggestions, and they should
by all means begin to have their bal
morals altered at once, if not their
morals.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-24
Love and Death.

The union of Richardson and
Mrs. Mcfarland recalls several sim :
liar marriages contracted under the
shadow of death. A very striking
case, and one which is in some
points similar to that of Richard
son, is found in the history of John
G. Colt, who committed suicide the
days that he was to have been hang
ed for the murder Of Adams. Itoc
Cured in this city, November Is,
1912, and os 1 was a resident here
it was deeply impressed on my
mind. Colt had for companion a
young woman whom he intended to
marry. They lived together as hus-
band and wife, until separated by
his arrest. On the last day of his
life they were united in lagal form,
and 1 make the following extract
from one of the journals of the day
CDR. Anthem visited the cell at
eleven o'clock in company with
Samuel Colt. fort he purpose OF
making preparations for the priso-
ner's marriage with Caroline Hen
shaw. At twelve the ceremony was
performed. The bride was dressed
in a straw bonnet, green shawl.
claret colored cloak and muff AT
ter the service they were left in the
cell for nearly an hour. 1t was a
time of intense excitement. Within
that narrow cell were the husband
and wife just united, yet bidding
each other a farewell for the last
time, with the awful certainty that
one would be corpse and the other
widow before the setting of the
sun. At the door stood the Deputy
Sheriff, while sorrowing friends
were grouped below. At one O'Clock
Samuel Colt entered the cell and
found his brother still engaged in
conversation with his wife who was
sitting on the foot of his bed con
vulsed in tears. In about ten min
utes the last parting took place
Samuel Colt looked more ghastly
than the prisoner himself, while the
wife could hardly support herself
She stood at the door for a minute.
Colt kissed her passionately, strain
ing her to his bosom, and watched
the ret eding form as it passed the
corridor. Here she stood and Sob
bed as though her heart would break
At last Samuel led her away, and
the friends followed. 1 .=r
The execution was to take place
at p. M, but ten minutes before
that hour Colt plunged a dagger in
to his heart.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-24
Young America.

A banker in New York tells the
following story:
A short time since a four year
old boy, who was SO small that he
was obliged to stand several feet off
from the teller's desk in our bank
in order to be seen, presented a
check for sixty dollars. The money
was handed over, the boy being
known, and our little friend depar-
ted. Some five minutes later he
rushed into the bank looking the
picture of fright and almost breath
less. AS soon as he recovered
sufficiently, he said:
"M-m-mister, did you send for
me, sir ?"
mo, certainly not. Why do you
ask ?"
ga m man came up to NINE on
the street and said you paid me too
much money, and he wanted to take
it from me"
"Did you give it to him ?''
'sNo sir. I asked him did he
catch weasel asleep ? and ran back
to you. ...l.,
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-24
While it is a pleasing reflection

While it is a pleasing reflection
that we can pay off the public debt
in ten or fifteen years, few who re-
fleet will think it wise to attempt it
The development of the next ten
years will SO add to our paying ca
pacity that practically the debt will
be shorn Of its vast proportions.
There is such thing as repressing
development by undertaking too
much. No reason exists why the
debt should be paid in the shortest
period; but it is very important
that development should be stimu-
lated and allowed to go on. This
view Of the subject is likely to in
fuence Congress in regard to the
Income Tax and its action concern
ing the revenues generally" Pitts
burgh Com.