davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

The friends who are to give Gen. Sherman |
Grants house will also make him a present of |
from $4,000 to $4,000 in cash or government |
bonds The price paid for the house furnished |
is $65,00O, and an effort is making to run the |
whole subscription up to 100000 The list is
headed with the name of A. T. Stewart, who |
puts down 1880. There are forty subscribers
OF $1,000 each, and no subscription is for a less
sum than $500. Boston contributes $4,000 of
the aggregate, and the rest comes mostly from
New York
A Mrs. Parker of Nashville, Tenn, has dis
posed of two obnoxious husbands by killing
them and putting them into the water pipes.
She was about to contract a third alliance
when the discovery of her crimes was made.
General "Baldy" Smith has peremptorily
declined the appointment of consul-general or
vice-consul at Havana, and the President
Saturday sent commission as viee-consul to
Henry G. Hull, who is our consul at Matan-
zas.
Two wagon loads of something lett the
White House on Friday. marked "a. johnson.
Greensborough, Tennessee"
The Hon. E. B. Washburne is much better
though he is not going to do much work for q
while
Ex-Governor Brownlow of Tennessee arriy-
ed in Washington from Tennessee Saturday
evening, coming through Virginia in special
car. The Lynshburg newspaper reviled him
in coarse terms, designated the car by its num-
ber and called on all true Southern men to
avoid it hereafter A gang of rowdies got into
it at Charlottesville, and one of them drew
revolver on the Parson. The rough was
hustled out I'M short order. Governor Brown
low is in about his usual condition of health,
has taken rooms near the capitol, and will not
be able to go back and forth without help.
A bill has passed the Legislature of Minnes-
ota appropriating ten thousand dollars, to be
applied by board representing the four ma
| tionalities chiefly composing our population
| for the promotion of immigration. 1t is to be
| regretted that larger sum was not appropri-
ated for this purpose.
Numerous Jesuits exiled from Spain have
arrived on the Isthmus of Panama.
| The Union Pacific Railroad is still blockad-
1 ed with snow for many miles. There has been
| no train either way between Wasatsh and the
western terminus of the Union Pacific Road
since the 18th of February, our latest overland
mail.
A severe earthquake has occurred in San
tandor, an interior State of Panama, which
lasted two days, knocking over churches and
even breaking up rocky hill overlooking the
| town of La Robada
Several insurgents in the interior of Cuba
who gave themselves up in the hope of secur-
| ing the benefits of amnesty, are reported to
have been taken out of prison by the military
and shot at Santiago. The alarm created by the
volunteers has subsded. The commanders of
the various battalions addressed their men, sx-
horting them to act with moderation, maintain
| discipline and respect the laws
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
City Affairs.

The regular monthly meeting of the Com
mon Council was held last evening Both
Boards convened.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The annual reports of the City Marshal,
Street Commissioner, Truant Officer and Keep
er Of the City Powder Magazine were received
and ordered to be placed on file.
An order was passed directing the City Au-
dltorsto report in print, and that the report of
the Treasurer and subordinate officers be ap-
pended and 500 copies be printed.
Petition of Reuben A. Brown for remunera-
tion for injuries sustained by him by being
thrown from his pung on the corner of Com
gress and Pearl streets, was referred to the
next City Council.
Leave to withdraw was reported by the Com
mittee on Cemeteries and Public Grounds on
petition of Edward Waite to purchase a lot on
Congress near Pearl street. Report accepted.
The COMMITTEE on Streets reported and the
report was ordered to be placed on file and
printed with the annual reports.
AN order offered by Alderman Deering was
passed, directing the Mayor to memorabilia the
Legislature for the cession to the city of so
much of the State right to the water front of
the city, below low water mark, as may be
necessary for improvements designed to pro-
mote the interests of the city.
Orders Passed-To pay J.. M. Heath. CITY
Clerk, $15O additional to his salary, for extra
services rendered the past year; to pay Chas.
ID. Adams $95.20 for constructing sewer in
Temple street; directing the City Auditor not
to audit or allow any bills for printing the re-
ports of the several departments Of the CITY
government unless they are printed by Mr. F.
q. Rich, the contractor, and instructing the
City Treasurer not to pay for any reports un-
Jess they are done under said contract; au-
thorizing the Mayor to contract for 800 copies
OF Ethograph of the map of Mupjoy as re-
ported by the commission on the same, at
a. cost not to exceed 5000; directing the
City Auditor to transfer, at the close of
tne present financial year, all unexpended
balances of appropriations to "monies un.
appropriated" and with the same to balance
an those accounts in which there may have
Deen over expenditures, SO far as the amount
tnus transferred may be adequate to the pur-
pose lndicated-provided that no additional
funds shall be credited to the account for water
expense, and that this account shall be bal
anced.
The joint committee appointed to receive
proposals and contract for the printing of the
annual reports, reported that they had COR
tracted with Mr.. f. g. Rich to print the same,
and that the contract was placed in the office
OF Ine Clty Oierk. Report accepted
:, Inc annual report of the Chief Engineer of
for completion. '"o- -
The order for the removal Of the pump on
South street came back from the other Board
amended by inserting July LIST as the time for
its removal. This Board receded and con-
CURED. anu
IN BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
The order in favor of j. M. Heath. City Clerk.
was laid upon the table,
next at IL o'clock, ''
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

PROSPECT HILL SoHooL.-We would call
attention to the advertisement of the 'sPros-
pect Hill School for Young Ladies" in to-day's
paper Greenfield is one of the most attract
i've of New England villages, within four
hours ride of Boston, and easily accessible by
rail from every direction. Miss Wright, who
is to have charge of the school is favorably
known here as teacher in (and for some
time) Principal of the High School for Young
Ladies in this city. She has since had the
benefits of foreign travel, visiting the best con-
Quoted schools in England, France and Ger
many, examining their various systems OF ed
ucation, and has thorough knowledge OF and
speaks fuently the German and French Ian
guages. She is highly cultivated lady, a
good disciplinarian, and will no doubt make
the school with the aid of able assistants) all
that could be desired
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
FOREIGN PORTE.


Cid at Liverpool 18th, Priscilla, for Bangor
Ent Tor ldg 10th, Peruvian, issl Balientine for
Portland Detroit, Newton, for Rio Janeiro and
Callao t1th, Prussian, (ssl Aird for Portland 18th
, Sid I'm Holyhead 18th, Robert Porter, Curtis, ior
~ Ar at London 18th, American Congress- Jordan,
Put back to Gravesend 10th. Norton Slower, stOv-
er lor new York dismasted.
Ar az Deal 1lth, Benares, Noyes, from London for
OaIaI s isth, A!ayfower, from Shields for Boston.
Iancaser NJ Moonoeam, Field, from Hartiepoo tor
pSn, m I'm Bristol 18th, Almira Coombs Hanson for
Ar at Cardiff 11th, st James. CSoodSvi, and Tboa
Fletcher, Pendleton, Havre
Sld lot1: Ella Morse, Atarsters, for Philadelphia
Success Chase, New Orleans.
Sid TIM Glasgow 18th, ST George IA, for portlard
ar at Lough Foyle 18th, HISTORIAN, ls) Mutton, fm
Ar at Queenstown I1th Magnet Keatinc Mani
main; An erica, Bartlett, Calla0.
Ar at Rangoon Jan T. Clara Morse, Gregory. Aden
Ar at Calcutta Jan IS, Calliope, Simmons, from
Andamans. ~
SID I'M Fayal 14,h. Wallace, Adams, ttrOm Shields,
~, Ar at Messina Jan 81, Nellie Hustled. MalOney,
Sid Feb 8, A Bernard, Crowell, Philadelphia.
Ar at Palermo Feb l. Mary Bentley, Lord. Shelds
dsarh AT az Lisbon Feb 9, Rich Hopkins, I'm Phila-
Sid lm HelvOet 18th, John N Cushing. Baxter. for
Ar Ar. At AADstysrp Ant 18th Union. aamage MontsvIdeO
, Oeal, REQ 70 The barque Norton Stoyer rom
London for New York. had to cut away her masts
to ride safely. A'A A'"''7
SPOKEN.
Dec IA. lat 81 s. lon 80 E. ship John Watt. "a aga
from Rangoon tor Falmouth, e.
Jan %, lat 2T N. Ion 20 IS w. barque Frances.
Kelley, from New York for Valparaiso
Jan 2S, lat ~ n, lon SO w, ship Valparaiso, from
New York tor San Francisco.
Feb 8, lat 40, Ion 81. ship W storer, from New
York TOR Liverpool.
Feb Q. Lat ls n. lon 10 W. ship Ocean Rover, from
San Francisco for Liverpool.
Savannah.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

SAN FkANClSCO-Cld 27th ship Southern Cross,
GALvEsToN-cid2 2Oth, big Thos Owen, Petten-
gill, Havana.
LAyAGOA.In port 1sib, sch Frank Walter, Cor
@ At Pass Cavallo 10th, sch Jachin, Herman, from
Roberts, from Mobile. '0''
CID eSd, brig Maria W Norwood, washburn, for
Ar at sw Pass 2eth, ship Artisan, Smith, from
Boston. ' -'-.
Ar at do 2sd, brig g Colson Perry, from Messina
~ davs. Sid. 6arQue K A Kennedy.
,PENSACoLA-Cld 1stb, sch Stampede, Bragdon.
SA,vIANNAlI-Ar 2eth, ship Ellen souihard Bick-
CID 9Th, brig Sarah Gilmore. Philadelphia.
SID "a, brig Chas Miller, Gilkey, Philadelphia,
,,u. Ui,.AhhL,ESION-Ar 23d. sch Alice Grace Gil
FORTRESS MoNRoE--Passed out 2sth ult, sch
eapmppee,I Iorrey, from Baltimore tor Savannah.
Norfolk.
Cid 26th, sch Beta, Brown, Charleston.
PHILADELPHlA-Ar 26th, schs Emma Bacon,
Bearse. Portland; A Paine, Jones, Eastport.
Cid 18th, ship Armstrong. Owens, Antwerp; schs
Grace, Jacksonville.
NEW YoRK-Ar 26th, brigs Julia F Carney, Car
chusetts, Hopkins, Gloucester
Ar 9th, brigs Raven, Leighton, from Cientuegos;
Gaaawoa, ;n meDoer Matan1as; Signal, Bennett, Car
Cid 10th. barque Minot Healey. tor Trinidad:
brles Aloertl, Herrilnan, and v Merrick Lippn-
colt. Cardenas.
CD 2Ith, barques Arizona, Carver, Matanzes; s W
Holorook, pelleys, Havana; brigs Mattano Jarvis
arroyo; Alice Franklin, Brown, Ponce; II G Berry,
Colson, Matanzas; scns Palos, Shackiord, Barba-
does; ID Sawyer, Gushing, Salem.
AT ZIth, schs Drgo, Clark, Boston for Savannah;
rleta, Small, New Bedford; Grapeshot, Wardwell,
Ar 1st barque Lizzie H Jackson, Warwick, Sierra
Morena.
Sid 27th. ship Nautilus, for London; barque Ade-
laide, tor Matanzas.
NEW LONDON = Ar 26th sch Crescent Lodge
Hatch, Providence for New York.
NEW HAVEN-Ar Goth, sch Mansfield, Achorn,
Elizabethport
Cid 18th, schs Garry spohord, and Mary Means
for New York.
PRovIDENCE-Ar 27th, sch j b Myers, Wilson.
Richmond.
CID 9th, sch Fred Dunbar, Dunbar, Salem,
Sid 27th. schs Clara Bell, Amesbury, Wilmington:
Han riet. Crowley, Elizabethport
NEWPORT-Ar 26th, sch Senator Grimes. Mer-
rill, Boston for New York. -e'
Sid 26th, scps S Burgess Burgess. I'm Portland
tor Georgetown, SC; Gen w II French. Low WAR;
ham for New York; Capitol, Roberts Proyidence TO-
Eliza6ethport; Abbott Lawrence Ober. New IA ,1r
ford for New York; Bengal, Hix do Ior do. TraIa
graph. Toole i'm Providence for do Rnib IN aee-
sey do tor do. o Vusnng, Pres
pileS HOLMES S noLE-Ar LIST, sch Alaska Rand FINN,
Portland for Baltimore. sA"' manu. from
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
United State. Dissric, Court.

FEBRUARY TERM-FOx, j., PREsIDING.
MoNDAY.-Robert Scoles, hbellant, v. Peter M,
Brown. Libel for balance Of wages due, as cook ON
board brig George Amos, amounting to about $40.
The captain claimed that there was only about $42
due, and he had made tender of that amount which
was refused. The libel dismissed with costs for
respondent. w. w. Thomas, Jr., tor libellant;
Bradbury & Bradbury for respondent.
In the case Of John duffy and Thomas M. Camp
be indicted for the larceny of United States bonds
from within Fort Sullivan, Eastport, mol, pros. was
entered No record OF the cession Of jurisdiction to
the United States being found on the records of the
War Department; and the men were remanded to
the custody of the sergeant. 1t is understood that
they will be tried by court martial.
number of petitioners in bankruptcy received
their final discharge
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
NIunIcinaI EIeefian.

The municipal election in this city yesterday
passed off very quietly. No great efforts were
made to get up voters until afternoon, when
some little activity was manifested by the
Democrats. The result is that the "Demo-
cratic and Citizens" candidate, William L.
Putnam, Esq, is elected by majority of 1877,
and the Democrats carry four wards out of
the seven, viz, 1, 2, 4 and z, giving them ma
jority of one ia the Board of Aldermen and
three in the Board of Common Council. The
following are the returns for Mayor, compared
with that of the second ballot last year:
1S6S. 1869.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

Whaeve the Legislature might have done
with reference to liquor legislation, if Repub-
lican City Government had been elected in
Portland yesterday, it is clear that State po-
lice will be necessary to keep deluge OF rum
from drowning the city. OF course we snai,
now have the Constabulary. The deie"' oi
Mr.. Drummond for Mayor and the elec'loh ny
the Democrats of majority of the Oity oouh-
oil uas due 70 the active support which the
Democracv obtained from the opponents of ex-
;st;no 1eoaI restraints upon the sale of intoxi-
eating liouors Republicans of this class, who
on national questions have always been true to
their party on this occasion either supported
Mr.. Putnam as Liberal" or remained ana
tbetically at home. We fancy that in the
course of a few days they will discover that
they have been short sighted. Whether the
small number of Temperance" men in Ward
l who circulated Putnam votes had this con-
tingency in view is doubtful, but certainly
they did not expect TO promote this cause di-
rectly by the course they adopted.
The Democratic.v victory was won by Repub-
licans, and the Rebel yell which arose in our
streets for the first time since 1860, when
Howard, Democrat, was elected, was called
out by the action of these disaffected gentle
men. That the result will be claimed as pure
Democratic victory and as reaction" against
Republicauism there is no doubt, though be-
fore election all opposition meetings were "ct-
liens meetings" all opposition nominations
Citizens nominations" and all opposition
movements were "non-partisan." However, it
will be difficult for the victorious party, by the
madness of their exultation and the extrava-
gance Of their boasting, to persuade any rea-
sonable man that Portland has become DEM
ocratic city in the night and that the Republi-
cans have permanently lost their majority of a
thousand strong. The causes which led to the
defeat of the Republican ticket yesterday were
exceptional and temporary. In general cleo
ton Portland may be relied upon as confident
ly as ever on the right side. The majority of
1877 for Putnam is one which will melt away at
the next election and be replaced by a much
larger majority on the other side, 1t is well
enough, so long as we are to have Demo-
cratic Mayor, that he should have majority
of the City Council, in order that the entire
responsibility of conducting municipal affairs
may rest upon one party. Now let us look
sharp for the promised reforms" With the
Mayor, one majority in the Board of Alder
men, (or two if we reckon Mr. Wright with
those who elected him. and four majority in
the Common Council, the Democracy will
have every opportunity to carry out their cher
ished schemes of "retrenchment" and "econo-
my" Seeing is believing.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
A Glorious Triumph Over the Rspudia-


Let the voice of detraction no longer busy
itself with the Fortieth Congress. 1t is true,
it has done many things it ought not to do, and
left undone many things it ought to do, but at
last, almost at the very close of the session, af-
ter much debate and much dispute it has Civ
en- pledge in behalf of the government THAT
The nation aoiH not cheat its creditors. 1t NAV
truly be said that half our ills would have
been avoided if this had been done twelve
months ago,-that many individuals came to
the proper position on the question by an
eleventh hour repentance and will be saved as
by fire-that it is the crowning mystery of
these latter times that thing so obviously
proper, just and expedient, the neglect of
which was so clearly ruinous, has been allow
ed to take its chance in the last busy days of
a session.
1t would not be very inappropriate thing
to hold solemn thanksgiving festival
throughout the land in commem or alton of the
passage of Gen. Schenck's bill for strengthen
ing the public credit. The financial embarrss-
ments of the government are the greatest dan
ger to which we are now exposed, and the
passage of bill that has an instantaneous eff
fent to send up the price of our bonds in Eu-
rope, as soon as lightning can send the news
across the Atlantic thus making our credit
better and our condition less lamentable, being
the most effective means of relief from those
embarrassments, the event should be greeted
with the ringing of bells and the firing of
guns.
But let us not be too hasty in our felicita-
tions Mr.. Schenck's bill was modified and
improved in the Senate Finance Committee,
SO that as passed by the upper branch it
pledges the government not only to pay the
bonds in gold, but the greenbacks also The
House will probably accept the amendment,
but perhaps there is Butler leaven enough in
that body to prevent But few hours will
tell the story, for the Fortieth Congress has
only two days and half left to complete its
history.
If this admirable bill gets through safe and
sound, with its promise of honesty and with
its legalizing of gold contracts, and if Mr.
Hooper's bill to prevent the increase ofithe
national debt is also successful, and if at the
same time none of the pending "jobs" slip
through in the last moments of the session, it
can, at least, be said of the legislation of Con-
gress on financial questions-"it might have
been great deal worse"
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
COMME MERCIAL.
RECEIPTS BY RAILROADS AND STEAMERS. MAR. /.

PORTLAND, SACo g. PORTSMOUTH RAILROAD
l. car hides, do mdse, do oil, do machinery do
CLOTH do boxes 18 bags waste lot furniture 2 bags
seed, II pows, 20 sets wheels, 1853 bbls, boxes and
packages.
STEAMER CHEsAPEAKE, FROM NEW YORK, Feb.
bbs sugar. Is do glass, 400 boxes tin 1876 do window
glass $50 do rasns 65 do soap, 1913 kegs spikes %
bds wheels 2275 dry hides, ITO bdls paper hargrgs
40 rolls leather az casks lead $50 bags corn 10 bales
nalr, II bdls STEEL 80 do iron, 10 bags cotton bbs
oranges, Q pianos, 200 pkgs sundries.
STEAMER FOREST CITY, FROM BosToN-24 sheets
"copper" 20 tcs lard 40 boxes INK 50 do cheese 200 do
tin 80 DO pipes, II bds leather 43 do spades 30 bbls
hour 40 DO sugar. 100 do pork, 100 bdls mats casks
OIL hhds sugar, 68 bars iron, 23S green hides 10
colts cordage, velocipedes 100 pkgs to order For
Canadas and up country-44 pla es iron, 70 bales
% bales hides 90 bds ron 10 hhds molassss is bags
WOOL 140 pkgs to order.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
The Insane Hospital.
70 Me EDITOR Of the Press:


STEEP FALLS, Feb. 81, 1869.
notice in the weekly issue of the Press of
February 25th, the following: ssDr. Harlow,
supe,in'enoent OF the Insane Hospital, writes
to Tobias Lord of the House. that ali of the
employees OF that institution, against whom
charges were preferred during the late investi-
cation are still retained IN the hospitol"
L viii refer you to DR.. Harlow's letter to
Tobias Lord, herewith enclosed, dated Febru-
airy 1S, 1869, and published in the Augusta
Daily Journal of February 25th, for full and
fiat contradiction of the above.
He says Il take pleasure in saying that not
one of those persons, male or female, is s,oss in
our employ. Their places haze all been flled bv
good and competent assistants" In Justice
please make the amende honorable.
j. ii. LORD.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

CALIsAYA BARK.-It is said that Messrs.
Drake & Co., (proprietors of the Plantation
Bitters) are the largest importers of Calisaya
Bark in this country, and that, with the excep-
tion of an occasional sale, all they import is
used in the compounding of their celebrated
Plantation Bitters-to which they undoubted-
ly are indebted for their wonderful health-re
storing properties. AS a tonic and appetizer
Sney are not surpassed, and we cheerfufiy rec
ommend them for SALE
MAGNOLIA WATER.-Superior to the best
imported German Cologne, and sold at half
the price. feb27eod1w&w
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
Snecial Notice

The undersigned having purchased the exclusive
license to manufacture and sell velocipedes in the
State OF Maine under the patent granted ParrieLal
Tenant, of Paris, France and james Carroll, of New
Haven, Conn, November goth, 1866, most respect
fully caution all persons against making or selling
any kind of Velocipede in the State with crank to
front axle, foot tredles, guiding arms or that in
any way infringe upon the patent here referred to-
Persons who have commenced their manufacture
previous to this notice, will be literally treated by
at once calling upon
G. P. KIMBALL & LARKIN,
Portland, Me-, Feb. 8, 1865 dim
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
Only $l.5O Per Week

E0R pleasant Furnished Room, within five
Il minutes walk OF the Post Office. Apply at this
officaf I
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
Y. +. hlMB
Portland, Me-. Feb. 8, 1868.
TEN DOLLARS (s1O.Oo.)


Is confessedly low
for Bituminous or Cumberland Coal, (some-
times enormously called Forge Coal.) At the
above figure, receive fair profit, the Goa
having been got on early and low. The tes:
timony of the Blacksmiths and Generators of
steam, who have used the same, warrant me
in saying that it is the best Cum Coal in the
City.
ALSO-MY LARGE LINE OF AN
THRACITES (lessening day by day. has
undergone corresponding reduction in prices
fact gratifying ito my customers and the
public, but no more so than the extremely
favorable accounts of the Coal received every
day by myself, clearly corroborating my pre-
vious statements and announcements
fez4eodtf JOS. POOR.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

PUBLIC LBRARY.-Person shaving copies of
either OF the following works are requested to
send them into the Public Library.
Portland Directory Maine Register, Farm
ers' Almanac, Thomas Almanac, Christian Al
manac, Fourth of July Orations, Sermons de-
livered in the State, Municipal Reports,
School Committee Reports, Railroad Reports,
Reports of any religious conventions held in
the State. Any pamphlets having either an
historical theological or scientific interest
1t is desirable that every report, sermon, di-
rectory or other document relating to anybody
in Maine should be collected and preserved in
at least one library-in the State, and nothing
of such nature which is contributed can fail
to be of value.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

SUSPICION is always cast upon the sincerity
of changes of opinion that are Immediately
followed by gain or anticipated gain to ones
self. For instance, if capital punishment and
the exclusion of woman from the polls are
temporarily popular causes, or are believed to
be SO, changes to the popular" side by eandi-
dates for popular favor must be regarded as of
doubtful honesty.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

OBsEoUEs.-The funeral of the late Mr..
Charles Trowbridge took place at the Central
Church yesterday afternoon at IL o'clock.
The Portland Mechanic Blues, attended by
the Portland Band, and the Maine Charitable
Association-of both Of which organizations
the deceased was a member-oficiated as es-
cort on the occasion. The church was COM
pletely filled with the friends and family, and
very impressive and appropriate sermon was
preached by Rev. Mr.. Frink, pastor of the
church Mr.. Trowbridge's death, we under
stand, was caused by paralysis. He was an
old and well-known citizen of exemplary and
unostentatious character, and will long be
mourned not only by his family but also by a
widespread circle of friends and acquaintances.