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The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

Mr.. Mcpherson. clerk of the House, is en-.
gagged on life of Thad Stevens 1t will make
more than one thousand pages, and will be
published next fall.
A Philadelphia critic, speaking of Mrs
Scott Siddon's beauty, says that" in personal
pluchrtude she knocks Beau Ideal himself
Captain Hobart of the English navy, who al
present figures as Hobart Pasha, in command
of the Moslem fleet, was in the service of the
shareholders as a blockade runner during our
civil war, and after having done all that lay in
his power without losing money, to prevent the
triumph of liberty in America he has natur-
ally drifted into his present position as mer-
cenary of the sultan, fighting against the prog
ress in the East.
AT the Cooper Institute Monday night, in a
Fenian reception speech, George T. Train urg-
ed his hearers to go to the British Consulate
and threaten to tear down his flag, unless the
Fenian prisoners were released in sixty days.
A great audience was present.
The State debt of New York is forty million
dollars.
There is a lady living with her family at one
of the hotels in Washington, who is reported
hundred thousand dollars during two years
successful lobbying as member of the famous
whisky ring.
Mr.. Edwin L. Brady, late Engineer in the
U. S. Navy, has matured plan for doing
away with the East river at New York. He
thinks that the ruin of the harbor, if the East
river remains open, is imminent and newt
able. To save the harbor he has projected a
dixie from the South Ferry across the shadows
to Brooklyn. This dixie he would have sever
al hundred feet wide, with ample dock room,
and space for streets and warehouses. The
DOCKS on the upper side would accommodate the
SOUND steamboats, and Eastern commerce.
Ihose on the lower side the various lines OF
ocean steamers. From these docks and the
warehouses Mr.. Brady calculates an income
which in few years would pay the cost of the
whole work, which he estimates at SIG ono OOO.
The three orphan children of the late An.
gustus Dickens have been placed by the pro-
bate court of Chicago under the guardianship
of j. Linton Waters, Esq, an old and attach
ed friend of the family. Mr.. Waters will un.
dertake the charge of The children until their
friends in England shall indicate what their
future il. to be-.
Two young men, Messrs. Eels and Walker.
graduates of the Pacific University in OREGON,
sue their theological studies here. One of
them intends to study at Hartford, Ct, and
the other at Bangor. These young men are
the sons of ministers, and were born on the
Pacific shores.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08
COMM ERCFAL.
RECEIPTS BY RAILROAD AND STEAMERS, JAN

By RAlLROA1 AND STEAMERS, JAN. z,
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY-415 bbls. flour II cars
lumber do piles, do hay 1877 bags starch 80 bbs
potash, 3 cars coin, do slaves, do Potatoes and
sundry packages of merchandise. In bond 500 bbs
-four, 800 pkgs. meats, sc.
PORTLAND g. RooHr sTER RAILRoAp-20s2 pairs
headings, 1891 box shocks, lot of furniture 80 pkgs
sunllres ~ fNe
PORTLAND, SACO q PORTSMOUTH RAILROAD
cars sugar boxes and headlines, 200 sugar boxes 1
car wood, perches finished granite ID bbls onions
~ bales batting lot of castings, sundry pkgs
chandise PeD
PORTLAND q KENNEBEc RAILRoAD-1OOO bbls.
shavngs, 2O92 pairs head ngs, So bags and 8 bbls
barey, "a bureaus, cars potatoes lot OF doors and
blinds, cases oil cloth, Z bds. paper boxes axes 9
disc. fe''
STEAMER FRANcoNIA, FROM NEW YoRK-239
Dars 40 bdls. iron. 81 bales WOOL 10 casks OIL 200
boxes raisins IS bbls paraffine wax so bills cur
rants, 90 cases sardines So bdls paper hangngs %
disc.
STEAMER MONTREAL. FROM BoSToN-150 bbls
pork 125 tierces, bbls and tubs lard 25 boxes rails
ms " do tin "a bdls saws, &c bdls and bars IRON
pigs st ell 10 bills oil, 10 do vinegar 100 boxes soap
u Dds vegetables 40 casks nails Sc tubs butter is
9aies broom corn 90 pkgs. paints and dye stufs 80
10 dry goods 46 hogs 20 cases shoes, Sc pkgs. ma
chnery, 200 live sheep, SO pkgs. furniture, 25 BIB
onions AZ bds paper 40 do hides 345 dry hides AZ
Dds. glass sand and 300 pigs, of sundry goods.
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State News.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

The young ladies of Pennington awaited
themselves Of the privileges of Leap Year, by
inviting the young gentlemen to a party at
Beale's Hall, or Thursday evening last week
Between fifty and sixty couples were present.
says the Chronicle.
The Pennington Chronicle says J. Winslow
Jones, of Portland, has purchased of J. f.
Prescott, the old steam mill building and tract
of land near the east end of the Centre Bridge,
preparatory to the erection of an establish
ment for canning sweet corn He will remod-
ell and rebuild the steam mill, and put up an
other larger and newer building next spring.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth American comes to us much
enlarged and improved. Ellsworth is about to
become city and the American does well to
put on metropolitan airs. Bro Sawyer is not
only good editor, but sharp politician, who
sometimes misses figure in his calculations,
but usually does very well indeed in both ca )
pacities. As for his chronic weakness for
"pitching into" the Press. we can afford to
laugh at it, and do so accordingly We COM
mend the enterprise of our Hancock conte M
porary and have no doubt that the American
will continue to prosper for long series of
years.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press learns that a man
by the name of Philbrook, living in that city
attempted to commit suicide last Monday by
| cutting his throat, but although he made q
homely cash, it was so clumsily done that he
will recover. He was supposed to be insane
or under the influence of opium.
At the city meeting held last Friday, in
Rockland, the city declined to instruct the
City Council to purchase the water works.
Many who would gladly see the water works
| transferred to the control of the city, were con
strained to vote against purchase by a convic.
tion-whether right or wrong-that the prop
erty had cost by bad management and litga
ton needless sum of money, and that a re-
fusal on the city's part to buy, under the cir
cumstances, could not be used to it disadvan
wage, says the Free Press.
YORK COUNTY.
Frank j! Leavett has been appointed Pos
Master at Hollis in place of John NJ. Akers
Esq, resigned.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

WARDwoRTH's RAILWAY ENvELoPE.-1OO1
Agents wanted to solicit cards for the sc Rail-
way Envelope" 1t will be introduced through
out the United States and Canada, and 90
into every post Office. The motto of the en-
velope is "Rex est Commercium"- Commerce
is King. This encirces the "all seeing eye"
with the letters D I R G O,-all things are
under His direction. In one corner is the
European steamer "Major Luxsit'' and in
the other the locomotive Emmanuel" the
idea of which is that aeac era has daao,eed
and that ours is God of progress. Hotels wish
ing to advertise will send in their 8" cuts" for
the back; short business cards will be put upon
the face at moderate rates. Specimens may be
seen at the bookstores, or will be sent by mail
on application to B. THURsToN, Publisher, or
to GEO. WARDswoRTH, c. E. r.,
Jan6d3t II Exchange street, Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08
Widows Wood Society,

The Widows Wood Society deserves more
than a passing notice this winter. Owing to
the high price of fuel the demand upon the
society for aid has been very pressing and in
deed very urgent. Many of our Oldest and
most worthy widows are numbered among its
beneficiaries: Must they almost perish with
the cold, when the high heaping Goals burn
brightly in our CRATES sending forth glow of
heat that inspires cheerfulness and comfort?
VIII you not, kind reader, contemplate for a
moment and contrast their condition with
yours? While you are celebrating as to
what your duty is, a happy thought springs
up that you will contribute literally for the
support of the Widows Wood Society, which
is now pressed for funds. You will be called
upon soon to contribute through the regular
church collections. If perchanee you should
miss the opportunity of giving when the col
lection is taken, you can present the sum you
have set apart for this purpose to the Treas
urer. To give some idea of the extent of the
usefulness of this society, we append state
ment of its doings last year.
The whole number of persons furnished
with fuel was six hundred and thirty-three
Two hundred and eight tons of coal were de-
livered at the cost of $1,764 So; two hundred
and lightweight cords of wood at the cost of
$4,000 90. Total, $4, O64 50.
The collections were not enough to meet the
| expenses, and at the close of the year the So
| clety was indebted to the Treasurer in the
| the sum of S428. Please remember the state
ment in your contributions and give literally
The following is a list of officers which we
| republish: President, Benz. Kingsbury, Jr. !;
Vice President, T. r. Hayes; Secretary, Chas.
Baker; Treasurer, Samuel Rolfe; Board of
Directors, NJ. P. Emery, LIST Parish, S. w.
Larrabee, I'd Parish, Edward Gould, Sd Par
ish, Chas. Payson, State Street, S. c. Chase,
High Street, 81. B. Hart, Free Street. D. B.
Kicker, LIST Baptist, Harris g. Barnes, Chest
nut Street, Ezra Drew, Congress Street, M. E.
Church and Benja. Perkins. Pine Street,
1 James 81. Baker, Park Street, John Barbour,
Congress Square Universalist, s. Fl. Coles
worthy. I'd Universalist, f. E. Pray, Central
Church, Geo. E. B. Jackson, st. Luke's, S. 7.
Corser, st. Stephens, Geo. f. Aver, st. Pauls,
David Tucker, New Church, Robert R. Per-
kins, St. Lawrence St., III. H. Burgess, Bethel,
William Brown Mountfort St. NJ E. Church,
Patrick MCGOWAN, Cathedral Chapel, Daniel
Boygan, st. Dominic's, Catholic, Asa Hanson,
Spilitualist; G. c. Hayes, Agent.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08


That must have been very unhappy in
dividual of whom John Foster said that "his
memory was nothing but row of hooks to-
hang up grudges upon"
An exchange suggests that a society for
condensing official addresses could render
great benefit to the community. Presidents,
Secretaries, Governors, Mayors, Boards of
Trade, Commercial Conventions, Political
Conventions, Superintendent of Sunday
Schools, Table Orators, etc., etc.. should be cut
down three-quarters, generally.
In Lyme, Ct, is this quaint epitaph, writ
ten by Deacon Marvin upon his son, who was
also deacon: .4
This deacon, aged 68,
Is freed on arth from sarving;
May for a crown no longer wait,
Lyme's Captain Reynold Marvin.
Oct. IS. 1881"
The young bloods of an Indiana town have
organized club called "Chicks." Their chief
aim is to steal chickens.
-IGis complained that the grain buyers of
California have made so much money that
they control the finances, commerce and poll
tics of the State, and the farmers are urged to
combine so as to be able to ship and sell their
own grain.
American corn-cobs are sold in the streets
ofLondon as "Patent fire lighters-eight for a
penny"
Stone balconies and balustrades in San
Francisco are being replaced with wooden or
naments, for fear of another earthquake.
"A boy was sent by his mother to saw some
stovewood out of railroad ties. Going out
doors shortly after she found the youth sitting
on the saw-horse with head down. The moth
er asked her hopeful son why he didn't keep
at his work. The boy replied thus: "My dear
mother, 1 find it hard, very hard, to sever old
ties"
Dixie, the English traveller, in his new
volume on English-speaking countries, argues
that the Anglo-Saxon race must, in time, ex-
ercise a predominating influence over both
hemispheres. The extensions of the United
States alone, he affirms, are equal to all those
of Russia. "Chili, La Plata, and Peru must
eventually become English; the Red Indian
race that now occupies those countries cannot
stand against our colonists; and the future of
the table lands of Africa and that of Japan and
of China is as clear. Even in the tropical
plains the negroes alone seem able to with
stand US. No possible series of events can pre-
vent the English race itself in 1870 numbering
three hundred millions of beings-of one ma
tional character and one tongue. Italy, Spain,
France, Russia, become pigmies by the side of
such people,"
-Larkin G.. Mead, the Vermont sculptor,
has married an italian lady.who is described
as having large black eyes, fair complexion
and queenly manner" She is just beginning
to talk English A gossip tells that when
Mead married her she could not speak word
of English, nor he word of italian. All his
friends in this country were very much OPP
posed to bis marrying an Italian woman, but
he whispered that if he did 60 it dumb he did
not go it blind. He lived in the house with
her for three years.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

SCHOOL MATTERs.-At the recent meeting
of the School Committee Albro L. Chase was
elected assistant master of the High School
An order was introduced and laid on the
table, aiming at an increase of the salaries of
the principals of the Grammar Schools after
April 1st.
The committee on Island Schools reported
that the winter sessions began Dec. 14th. Mr..
A. P. Files is principal, and Lucy E. Ilsley as
sistant of the Peaks Island school, and Mr..
Joseph Walker teacher of the Long Island
school,
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

COMMEND US to A. Oakley Hall, mayor of
New York, who tries to be democrat as well
as Democrat. He has directed that he shall
be addressed as "the Mayor" and not as 'His
Honor" Every sensible man was disguised
long ago wi the "Hon., esq" "Dr.," "His
Excellency," Ellis Honor" &C., &c.,, which
still disfgure the public prints and the SYM
metry of democratic institutions.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

Mr.. ELLIOT, of Massachusetts, has intro
yucca Dill In Congress permitting the grant
OF American registers to foreign built vessels
upon tne pay ment of eight dollars ton in
COIN The bill does not apply to American
vessels which duoing the war were transferred
to foreign powers unless there is nroof that
such transfer was made without the know1.
edge or consent of the owners.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08
PROMENADE CONCERT. - II

PROMENADE CONCERT. - The Promenade
Concert by the Forest City Band, last evening,
at Lancaster Hall, was a fine affair and ranks
among the brilliant dances of the season. The
attendance was quite large, and there were
about eighty couples on the floor engaged in
the may round. The music was excellent and
the concert went off finely. Another will take
place next Thursday evening at Lancaster
Hall.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

The LIE" AS AN ARGUMENT.-The old
Portland Daily Advertiser which has awaked
to life after Rip Van Wrinkle sleep of sew
eral years, drags dead men from their graves,
judges from the bench and sober councillors
from their duties for partisan purposes, takes
umbrage because we have accused it of falsii-
cation in the matter of the late Mr.. Fosters
opinions on the Senatorial question 1t says
that ''lie" is a dangerous argument So 1t is
extremely dangerous tor the party convicted
of falsehood. We remember a case i'll point.
The late Mr.. Seymour, in campaign speech
in Conn ecticut, a year before he was noml-
mated for the Presidency by the Democratic
party, lied wickedly and knowingly. The
New York Tribune said so-lt proved that Sey-
| mour lied. Now when Seymour came to be a
candidate for office this thing stuck to him.
| He couldn't shake it off. The shirt of Nessus
was comfortable and we'll fitting garment
compared with this terrible straightforward that
the Democratic nominee for the Presidency
was compelled to wear. 1t hurt Mr.. Seymour
every day of his canddature, and with his Ju
~ riot record and the wickedness of his princi
pies left him high and dry in November with
an adverse popular majority of more than
| three hundred thousand.
Now we are not going to reterate in terms
any charges that we have made. The great
battle for the Senatorship is over, and the Adj
vertiser is not of the winning psrty. The best
it can do is to act its favorite mqlcontent par
and encourage bolt. But we cannot dismis:
the subject without putting the Advertiser il
the pillory once for all. 1t has stated that MI
Foster proposed to support Morrill, for Senator
whether Hamlin was a candidate or not His
relatives and his most intimate associates, al
well as those occupying positions where they
must necessarily have knowledge of his views
know that this is not fact We care not how
many witnesses it brings to support its position
or what their standing. We claim to have bet
ter opportunities for obtaining correct infor
nation on this point than any of them. Again
4 the Advertiser has accused us of being guilt,
of an objectionable breach of decency and goot
manners in first bringing the name of Mr. Eos
ter into the controversy. An examination O
the files of the Press and Advertiser will shoy
who has told the truth in this matter and VIII
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

AN IMPORTANT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will be
meeting Of the Board of Trade this morning
at o'clock to listen Col. George f. Church
of New York who has obtained an important
concession from the Bolivian government,
which, if taken an advantage of, will enable
the United States to obtain great commercial
advantages
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

MASONIC officers of Greenleaf R. A. Chap
ter for the following year: Henry L. Paine, II.
P; William Fl. Smith, K: George E. Taylor,
S.; M. F. King, Treasurer; Moses Dodge, Sec
rotary; L. A. Gray, G. H.; J. A. Locke, P s..
w. o. Carney, r. A. c.; Joseph E. Gould, NJ.
Sd "; Edwin R. Halves, M. I'd "; William
N. Gould, M. LIST v; Charles B. Belknap, J.
S.; George L. Bailey, j. s.; Warren Phillips
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

The PnGRIM.-There was an excellent au-
dience at Deering Hall last evening to witness
the beautiful panoramic painting represe nting
the Pilgrims progress, and all went away per-
ton. r-
We understand that Mr.. A. w. Scott, the
energetic agent of the Pilgrim, is trying to
make arrangements for trains over the railroads
to see the representation. Mr.. s. has been
very successful in getting some of the largest
trains, over some of the roads, ever brought
into Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08
Errors of Youth.

A gentlemen who suffered Tor years from Nervous
Debility, Premature Decay, and all the effects of
youthful ndscretion, will for the sake of suffering
humanity. send free to all who need it, the recipe
and directions for making the simple remedy by
which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by
the advertisers experience, can do by addressing
in perfect confidence.
JOHN B. OGDEN,
1y30sNw No.42 Cedar St. New York
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

SOUTHERN WAR CLAnds.-Tt is too much to
expect that war of such magnitude as that of
the rebellion could occur without having un.
pleasant consequences. The suffering and
want resulting from those four years of waste
are not matters of a month or two. All efforts
to adjust the financial or industrial affairs Of
the country so that no one may be hurt and so
that no one may bear any part of the loss in
hicted by the war, prove abortive. A large
amount of the means of the country was des-
troyed and a large amount of its energy vast
ed and somebody must suffer from it, The eff
fort to escape personal inconvenience will for
years to come give rise to innumerable claims
upon the treasury for indemnity. Among the
first in order are the claims of Southern loyal
lists for property used by the army. The au-
thorities differ very widely in relation to the
amount of these claims. Senator Howard,
who urges that these claims be allowed, says
that they will not, if allowed take more than
half million from the Treasury. while Secre-
tary McCulloch says that they will take half a
billion, or more. Conckling, Edmunds, Nor
rill of Vermont and Fessenden oppose these
claims, which are presented in the first in
stance by citizens of Alabama, who will, if
they succeed, open the way for all the States
lately in rebellion. The better economy is of
course to reject them and it is quite certain
that such course will be taken unless justice
clearly demands that they should be paid.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

P. Y. M. @. A.-Prayer meetings will be held in
the Board of Managers Room of the Young Mems
Christian Association every morning this week. from
$40 to 9 o'clock, and on Wednesday and Saturday
evenings, from to o'clock, as usual. All are in
vited, and those even who can remain only through
a part of the exercises.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

A CORRESPONDENT writing from Dover, N.
H., says that about $50 barrels of ale are selt
from Dover and Portsmouth to Portland week
ly. He adds: 81 do not think the whole of
this part of New Hampshire pays that amount
of money for goods monthly to your city,
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08
Young Men! Young Men +,

YOUNG MAN who has suffered for Years with
Amany OF the diseases brought on by bane tul and
vicious habits such as seminal emissions main in
the back &c, &C., will tor the sake of the MANY who
are thus afflicted by enclosing 30 cts and stamn send
you something which has been worth tty times ,hia
amount to the advertiser. Address. 'N'eo 'i's
CHRISTIAN ASSOCI ALTON.
wSwozsN Lock Box 1348 Boston p O.
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Notice..

EE The Carriers of the "PREss" are not allowed
to sell papers singly or by the week. under any cir
cumstances. Persons who are, have been, receive
ing the "PREss" in this manner, will confer tav-
or by leaving word at this office.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08
AlIcOcE's Porous PIaSfers

ACCUMULATE ELECTRICITY,
whereby tho circulation of the blood becomes equal
ICED upon the part where applied, causing pain and
morbid action to cease.
Was there ever published stronger evidence than
this?
Certificate from n. f. Sterling, Esq.
For two years, have been great sufferer from
neuralgia in the head, and found only temporary
relief from all tn, various remedies that have tried
until applied one OF "Allcock's Porous Plasters"
cut it into three strips, placing one under each
shoulder blade and the other over the small of my
back, and for the past three months 1 have had
scarcely twinge of the old pain. 1 advise all who
suffer from diseases to lose no time in max.
ing trial of the wonderful plaster.
A. F. STERLING, Sec'y Singer Mfg Co.
New York, June 8, 1868.
Principal Office, Brandreth House, New York.
B-Sold by all Druggists
jail eod&eow1mSN
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08
BatchelOr'S Hair Dive.

=, This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world
Inc only true and perfect Dye-Harmless Reliable
tints. Remedies the ill effects OF Bad Dyes Invig-
orafes and leaves the hair soft and beautiful black or
orown; Sold by all Druggists and Periumers and
street, New York. ian14sNd1v
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

n Hotel proprietors who are subscribers to the
names and the pay for one years subscription
70 the office, can have their name, the name
and location OF their hotel published IN the
Press under the head of HOTEL DIRECTORY
once a week, during the continuance OF their
subscription without charge.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

THE Bangor Democrat is informed that
John A. Peters, Representative from the
fourth district, holds that the Presidents am
nesty proclamation is not so comprehensive as
70 embrace "Goiham L. Boynton, Marcellus
Emery, Dudley f. Leaviit and Old Joe
Chase"
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08

THE CoURTs.-There was dearth of bust
ness in all our courts yesterday. The U. S.
District Court adjourned over to 10 o'clock
Monday.
The Superior Court met at o'clock, but no
cases being ready for trial it took recess until
9 o'clock Monday morning. In the Municipal
Court there was no business done.
The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08
Portland and Vicinity
New Advertisements this DAY.

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Raymond's Dancing Academy.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Auction Sale--F. o. Bailey.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Provisions and Groceries-Buxton & Fitz.
Notices. Dingley.
Fruit Stand for sale.
A Card-F. G. Moody.
Letter Lost.
Probate Notice.
Board Wanted.
House to Let.
Rooms to Let with Steam Power.
Notice-Chas. Mclaughlin q Co.
Administrators Sale.
LIE n ouveau.
Molasses-Geo. S. Hunt.