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The Portland daily press., 1869-11-03
Portland. Oct %, 1869.
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L. G. DODGE, Treasurer.
PORTLAND, Oct %, 1862

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-The alarm of fire from
box AZ, about 1912 o'clock this morning, was
caused by fire being discovered in the shed in
the rear of the two and q half story house
No. n Summer street, owned by Hon. VIM.
L. Putnam. The fire spread very rapidly to
the main house and ell connected with it, and
also to the house No. 25, and stable in the
rear. House No. 25 was owned by A. and S.
e. Spring The barn was owned by Mr.. Geo.
Wier. The house 27 was occupied by six Irish
families, as follows: Burns Mari, Toby, Ham,
mil, Deehan and Riley. Most of these families
saved their effects. House No. %, was occu-
pied by Mrs. Mary Ann Mcdonnell, who kept
a boarding house. Mrs. Mcdonnell is absent
in Massachusetts. Nearly all her goods were
saved. The barn, ell, sheds and other out
buildings were totally destroyed, and the main
buildings nearly so, nothing but the front walls
and portion Of the sides being left standing.
The barn contained a small quantity of hay
and the usual stable tools, horse, wagon, ETC.
Mr.. Wier saved his horse and wagon, but lost
everything else. The total loss will am cunt
to about $780, which is probably near
ly covered by insurance There never having
been any fire in the shed. it is presumed it was
the work of an incendiary. The firemen were
promptly on hand, but were much retarded by
the repeated bursting ofhose, but they worked
with will, and by their energy prevented the
fire from spreading, it being surrounded by
wooden buildings
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City of Portland.

PURSUANT to an order Of the City Coun' II, the
l. undersigned Committee on new streets, will
meet az tne Junction OF Portland and Brattle Streets
on WEDNDS DAY, the tenth day OF November, 1869,
at21 O'clock p M to hear all parties interested, and
then determine and adjudge whether public convex
fence requires Bratle street should be extended TO
Somerset street, aud If they shall so adjudge, will
then and there lay out the same, and fix the dam
ages provided by law.
Also, pursuant to an order OF the City Council
said committee will meet at the junction OF Middle
and Franklin Streets on said 10th day OF Novemb
1869, at 81 O'Clock p NJ bear all parties interested
and then determine and adjudge whether public
convenience requires Middle street should be laid
out from Franklin to India streets, upon the lines
now occupied, and if they shall adjudge, will then
aud there lay out the same, and fx the damages as
provided by law.
Also. that said committee will meet pursuant to
an order OF the City Council at the junction Of Con-
gress street and Eastern Promenade, OIL Thursday,
November II, 1869, at o'clock z. NJ, hear all the
parties interested, and then determine and adjudge
whether public convenience requires new ieet TO
be laid out from the Tramp southery to the East
ern Promenade, and If they so adjudge, will then
and there lay out the same, and fix the damages
provided by law.
Also, pursuant to an order of the City Council,
said COMMITTEE will meet at the junction of Wilson
street an Munioy street. on said 18th day of No
vember, at A o'clock P. a., hear the parties, and
then and there determine and adj Judge whether pub
lie convenience requires Moody street to be discon-
tnued, and the extension of Wilson street from
Munjoy street TO the Eastern Promenade. aud II
they so adJudge, will then and there discontinue
Moody street. and extend Wilson street. as aforesaid
and assess the damages as provided by law.
aisO III dccOrudhce WIN section Il, OF the City
Charter, upon the written report OF the City Engn-
Ger heretofore legally made 10 this committee, said
Commute will meet at the Mayors Office Tues
day, the 23d day OF November, A. D., 1869, at 8
O'Clock NJ, hear all the parties Interested and act
uIOn said report according TO law. Said report re-
lates to the location OF south line of Congress St.
between Vaughan and Carter streets.
WILLIAM L. PUTNAM,
EZRA CARTER, COMMITTEES
CHARLES MERRILL, on
JAMES QUINN, New Streets.
JAMES MOVES,
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superior Court.

NOVEMBER CIVIL TERM-GoDDARD j., pREs1D-
ING.
TUEsDAY.--The November term commenced
this morning at 10 o'clock, for the trial of civil
cases. Court was opened with prayer by the
Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Sanderson of the Pine st..
M. E. Church.
The traverse jury is as follows Samuel T.
Raymond, Westbrook Foreman; Albion p.
Aver, Westbrook; Henry L. Buck, Harrison
David Z. Chaplin, Bridgton; Thomas U. Ea-
ton, Brunswick; Benjamin c. Gay, Casco;
John s. Hannaford, Cape Elizabeth; Alvin B.
Larrabee, Searboro; Charles w. Mann, Free
port; George T. Merrill, Gray; Timothy B.
Tolford, Portland; William True North Var
mouth.
Supernuneraries -Jessie B. Sweetsir, Cum
berland; John Trundy, Cape Elizabeth; Or
rim Bailey, New Gloucester; Greeneaf Sen
ter Windham.
George r. Aver and Chase w. Atwell, both
of Portland, were excused finally.
Ii. +. Noble ct. al. VS.. William Price, appel
liant. Action to recover for 800 feet of pine
boards, charged at..$6 Plaintiff says he knows
nothing of the transaction except the charge
he finds on the books. The clerk by whom the
"hSSOu S"io was iAeuO tcsIiHeu nc TeCOl-
lected nothing of the transaction, as it took
place in August, 1866, and knew nothing about
it except that he made the charge on the books,
and that the defendant is the only William
Price that he knows.
Defendant denies that he ever had the boards
He says he works at the Grand Trunk depot
owns no building and never had occasion to
build, repair, or use lumber of any kind.
The case was tried before the Municipal
Court and defendant appealed, and again tried
at the October term, when the jury disagreed.
On trial.
Carleton. Barnes.
The following assignments Of cases for Jury
trial have been made by the Court:
WEDNESDAY, NOV. g.
219-Tierney VS.. Merely & al.
2S7-Fulton VS. Skillngs.
291-Lucy VS.. Dunn.
296 Neal VS.. Woodman.
THURSDAY, NOV. 4.
117-Warren vs. Smith & ais, and other
cases.
FRIDAY, NOV. 3.
55-Dunn VS.. Dunn Admir-
93-Campbell VS.. Brown.
16S-Proctor VS.. Donnell.
SATURDAY, NOV. 6.
285-Chase vs. Heath
MONDAY, NOV. s.
SS-Lynch VS.. Hamlin.
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| At our reddest, the Postmaster has finnish
ed us the following statistics, showing the
readiness OF the Department to meet thu
wants of the community:
| THE MAILS
| An additional mail is carried ON the o'clock
tram between this city and Boston, bringing
the New York mail of the same morning, and
| giving an eOening mail westward. The impor-
lance OF this to our business men is very great
| And the assortment of The city mails In the
mai car, while on the way enables the clerks
to put them in the boxes immediately an their
arriod', thus preventing any delay in deliver
ing
LETTER CARRIERS
| Four years ago there were only tuo letter
| carriers in this city; aud letters from every
part of the city had to be sent to the Post-office
| 20 be mailed. Now there are eight letter car
riers who deliuer letters three times day in
| the business part of the city, and twice a day
| in every part, and collect letters four times
day, from over fifty letter boxes put up so that
every one can mail letters almost at his own
door. During the year ending Sept Goth.
1869, the carriers collected from the boxes 1856
All letters, and delivered 645yO62 letters, and
198,067 papers.
REGISTERED LETTERS
On payment of 16 cents letters may be "reg-
lstered." Such letter is sent with a certfi-
cate or waybill, and the receipt of the person to
whom it is addressed is returned By recent
regulation, on railroad routes, registered let
ters are sent in separate packages for each of
'oh'eh the Route Agents give receipt on taking
them from the office. This makes the system,
for safety and desaatch, similar to that of Ex-
press Companies. Since this regulation, this
branch of the business has been rapidly in
creasing.
MONEY MATTERS.
BY this system certain designated offices
are allowed to draw checks or orders upon
each other, on payment TO them of five per
cent for ten dollars, and at that rate. For
sending small sums to distant places it is of
very great convenience. There are in this
State 80 money order offices. AS the smaller
money order Offices issue move orders than
they pay, they have balance of cash on hand
which they remit every week to some of the
large offices, where the balance is the other
way, by which process the whole system is ad-
Justed. All the other offices in this State re-
nit to the office in this city. Some flea of the
extent of this business may BE- formed, from
the fact that, during the year before named
the cash received at this Office on money order
account was $3.50, 81.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. The following is a recapi =
ulatlon or the public debt statement just issued
Debt bearing interest in coin-Bonds at per cent,
SZZloo93Oo bonds at per cent, 81 $50 3i7 500 to-
tai amount outstanding, $2.107 1896, 800; interest
So, 1924 ,s43.56.
Debt bearing interest in lawful money-Certifcates
at 3 per cent interest, SAT 100000; Naval Pension
fund at per cent, $14 ,00O amount out anding
SCI 100000; interest, 81, 211 10000.
Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity
Amount outstanding, 81 1886, 9s6.64.
Debt bearing no interest-Demand and Legal Ten
der Notes 1885, 25s5O Postal and Fractional Cur
rencv, $37 1886 44238; Certificates of Gold del ose,
$2s,73i 500; total 1921 $50 22O.Ss; total amount out
standing S2.595, Si7 OC7.52; interest $53 1854
Total debt-Principal and interest to date includ-
ing coupons due but not presented for payment So
6i9,64, 74426
Amount in the Treasury-Con belonging to the
Government, 6,94 71.67 currency 81 PAS 295 "a
sinking Iund in United com interest bonds and in
terest collected and accrued thereon, $iS26O O0I
other United States coin interest bonds purchased
and accrued interest thereon $4i020, 1860; total
8S,523, 1890.
Amount of public debt less cash and sinking fund
and purchased bonds in the Treasury 50 46i 131 :
1885, amount of public debt less cash and sinking
fund in the Treasury on the list ultimO, ,46S 1885,
072.11.
Decrease in the public debt during the past month";
S7363 S52.75; decrease since March LIST, 1869, Sea-
332.07065.
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-ct~k The regular packet schooner Samuel
LAIA Gilman, Kelley, master, having 2-3 Of
lserS@-lSM her cargo engaged, VIII sail as above.
-ArErAE>~For freight apply to
sysSs- NICK FRS oNs, LiTCIIF1ELD q co.
or:al-dIw No. 2 Long Wharf.
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ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-The election to-day has
been conducted in a very quiet manner. The
vote was not large. At this hour &c p. M }
the election OF the citizens ticket by large
majority is generally conceded.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2-10 p M.-The returns of
city and county elections held Today come in
very slowly, but enough is known to risk the
statement that the citizen ticket is elected in
the city by 5000 majority and in the county by
fully 1000 majority. All of the citizens can
didates for the Constitutional Convention in
the county, seven in number, are elected; four
of them are Republicans and three Democrats.
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The New York correspondent of the koches-
ter Express says that during the recent goid
pane IN that city, q young Spectator fouhu
himself hard pressed for 100000. He called
on n diamond broker and borrowed $400O0O
worth OF the precious things He caused a
paste imitation OF the stones to be made, at an
expense of $4,000. Having rich old uncle
he then Interviewer him, showed him the
genuine diamonds, and asked loan of $3.50.
900 on them. The old usurer said: "Yes RI
do it at per cent. a month" The bargain
was concluded, and the young man managed
to slip the paste diamonds into the hands of
the venerable per-centist. He returned the
real diamonds 10 their owner, and was charged
$4,000 for their use At the end of the first
month the uncle went for bis interest, and
was told by his nephew to go to the devil"
| He was also informed that the diamonds in
his possession were all paste. The old victim
| swore blue blazes," but he swallowed the bit
! ter pill and concluded to let the matter drop.
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In order to meet the wants of large num-
Der of teachers, who were not able to attend
the Teachers Institute at Gorbam, and who
are about entering on their duties as teachers
of our winter schools, Supervisor Webb pro-
poses to hold Institutes in various parts of the
county, to continue two days EACH These In
sttutes will be made practical by the discus
sion of topics that pertain only to branches
taught in our public schools, and the best
methods of teaching them; the organization
and disciplining of schools and such other top
les as will be of interest and profit to our
teachers. He will be assisted by w. Fl. Bige-
low, supervisor of common schools for Kenne-
bee county.
The first of this series will be held at Rag
mond village Friday and Saturday of this
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y FATE OF MAINE.
BY THE GOVERN )R.

A r o C i A NJ TON.
Err a day of Public Thanksgiving and Praise
The President of the United States having
appointed Thursday, the Eighteenth Day q
November next, as day of Public Thanks
giving, and recommended the keeping of the
same for the ends and uses set forth by him
do therefore. with the advice of the Execu.
tive Council conform to this appointment.
And | call upon the people of this State to
venerate this ancient instantaneous pecu.
rinheritance-the pious motives and salu-
tary offices of which are now acknowledged
by the Rulers of the Nation; and to dedi-
cate the day with solemn joy TO thoughts and
deeds OF gratitude and charity.
Let us so acknowledge God in our pros
perity that we may find His present help in
time OF trouble; and so use the gifts of His
grace, that at the last we may have part in
the great Thanksgiving
Given at the Council Chamber this twenty
NTH day OF October, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine
and of the Independence of the United
States "f America the ninety -fourth.
JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN.
FRANKLIN M. DREW, Secretary of State
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s futile and 48 others.
STATE OF MAINE.

CUMBERLAND, IS:
AT the Court of County Commissioners, begun and
holden at Portland within and for the county OF Cum
bertrand, on the first Tuesday of June Ammo Domini,
1869, to wit an adjournment thereof on the inst
Tuesday OF November, 1869.
On the foregoing petition, it being satisfactorily
shown to the Court that the petitioners are response
BILE, and that hearing is expedient 1t Is hereby
Ordered-That the County Commissioners will
meet at the Depot of the Atlantic & st. Lawrence
Railroad in Powna Aforesaid, on Monday, the sixth
day OF December, A. d., 1863, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon and that the petitioners give notice to all
persons Interested, by causing attested copies of
said petition, and this order of court thereon,
to be served upon the Town Clerk, of said town
of POwnal ami asoby posting up copies of the same
in three public places in said town. and publishing
the same three weeks successfully in the Maine
State Press a.paper printed in Portland, the first
of said publications. and each Of the other notices
to be at least thirty days before the time OF said
meetug at which time and place, (afterit has been
satisfactorily shown that the above notice has been
duly gven.J the Commissioners will proceed to view
the route set forth in said Petition and other routes
and roads connected herewith, and after sucb view
they will give bearing to the parties and their wit
nesses at some convenient place in the vicinity when
and where all persons and corporations Interested
may appear and show cause il anv thew have why
the prayer OF said petitioners should not be granted
/ Attest d. W. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
Copy OF the Petition and Order of Court thereon.
Attest, ID. w. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
w3w39
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cratic gain 81 oas Onion equity elects q
Democratic Senator! Meddles shows Repub.
mean gains, but probably goes Democratic
Mercer elects two Republican Assemblymen
ana one Democratic, Republican gain of one.
New Brunswick gives Jarrard, Republican
5o9 majority for the Assembly.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. "A special dispatch
to the North american gives the following votes
for members Of the Assembly in Camden coun-
ty: list district, Bonsall (Rep.) $50 mai; I'd
district Shin (Rep.) 63 maj Sd district, doubt
full. BEETLE (Rep) has been elected to State
Senate by 800 majority. In the county the
Republicans have about $50 majority.
CAMDEN, Nov. Beetle (Rep.) is elected to
the State Senate by about $50 majority, over
Albertson (Dem)
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90 IA M Il Ec CIAL #.

Receipts by Railroads and steamboats,.
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY--1 cars shocks, do
slabs, do iron Al do lumber, do bran, do feed,
l do APPLES 10 do corn, do barley. do laths, do
butter do bark do staves 500 bbs. -four. 223
milk, steam boiler. 2iO pkg sundresi or4hippent
East, 900 bbls. flour, car oil.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILRoAD-1 Car potatoes, do
leather, 260 pkgs. sundries.
STEAMER MONTREAL, FROM BOsToN-3O cases
dry goods A bbls pork 20 cases lard, rs boxes rails
ins, 60 do glass, pianos, 20 boxes raisus, 12o 40
mdse, green hides, casks lead, 80 tubs lard 200
pkgs to Princes Express 250 pkgs to order; for Can
ada and up country 100 boxes Obsters 100 bags SUI
gar 40 bdls lea boards 90 bales 20 bdls skins,
% rolls leather, 175 pigs to order.
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NEW YORK.
RAILRcAD ACCIDENT.

HUDSON, Nov. 2.-The owl train on the
Albany q Boston Railroad, which left Albany
at ten minutes past clock this morning, ran
into the locomotive house at Chatham Four
Corners, in consequence of the displacement
of switch. The locomotive of the train passed
through the building, completely demolishing
one half of it, and driving the locomotive Vir-
ginia, which stood in the building, through one
end of it. Both locomotives were badly dam
aged. The track of the Lebanon Springs road
which crosses at this point, was torn up for
some distance 1t is evident that the switch
was misplaced by some malicious person who
has duplicate key.
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NJ AR VI ID.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 1.-The vote in this city
to-day was unusually light, only 1902 being
polled of registered votes; A, 900 did not vote.
The vote for Comptroller of State Treasury
was for Woodford (dem.), 1862; McKellip
(rep.), 5237; Woodford's majority S405 The
Democratic candidates for the legislature re-
ceived majority of about 6000. Every pre-
cinct in every ward gave majority for the
Democratic ticket. For Sheriff, the vote was
Albert (dem.), 1914; Woods (rep), 1902;
Wisong, Workingmens candidate, 1923.
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Municipal Court.

1UDoH hIN6sBUKY FKksIDING.
TUEsDAY.-Barney Cunningham was charg
ed with drunkenness and disturbance. The
complaint was made by his mother, who also
complained that be beat her on Sunday morn
ing, and she exhibited in Court pair of black
eyes as trophies of Barneys valor. Still she
refused to testify against him, saying the
trouble was partly owing to her. Neverthe-
less Barney was convicted and in default of
payment of n fine of IS and costs was commit
ted TO Jail.
George e. Andrews and Thomas Conroy
were convicted of the larceny of a gun from
Elias Burke. On examination they confessed
to the larceny of butter from store on Mua-
joy, and stockings, &C., from store on Con-
gress street The case was suspended until
Wednesday morning.
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Sales at the Brokers' Board, Nov. Q
NOn.ReSident Taxes.

N the town of Bridgton. in the County of Cum
L berland, for the year 1868.
The following list of Taxes on real estate of nom
resident in the town of Brdgton, for the year
1865, in bills committed to VIM. f. Fessenden Col
lector of said town, the Goth day of August,
1865, has been returned by him to me as remaining
unpaid OF the twentieth day of Aug, 1869, by his
certificate OF that date, and now remains unpaid !;
and notice is hereby given that if sdtaxes, interest
and charges not paid into the Treasury of said
town within eighteen months troln the date of the
commitment of said bills, much of the real estate
taxed as will be sufficient To pay the amount due
therefor, including interest and charges, will without
further notice, be sold at public auction at the Or
fee, OF S. M. Harmon, in said Town, on Saturday,
the twenty-sxth dayof February, 1870, at ten O.
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MONTANA.

CHICAGO, Nov. IA special dispatch from
st. Paul says that Hon. N. p. Langford has ar
rived there from Helena. Montana. He comes
at the request of the citizens of that territory
to confer with Gen. Hancock in regard to pro-
lection for the people of Montana from the out
RACES of hostile Indians, who are preparing to
drive the whites from the country. The peo-
pie demand speedy and sufficient increase of
mounted troops, and authority to raise volun-
unteers to protect them against depredations
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rV-A, O..
TUEsDAY.-Lo Bankruptcy p. Treat
of Frankfort, petitioner for his final DISCHARGE
The discharge was opposed by Messrs Dole &
Fogg, creditors, on the ground that petitioner
had preferred certain creditors. Discharge re-
fused. Howard & Cleaves for petitioner; N.
Ii. Hubbard of Wiuterport for opposing credi-
tors
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LONDON. Nov. 2--11.15 A. M.-Conspls 934 fol
money and account.
American securities-United States zoos 1862
82s; do 1865, old, s1s; do 1861 S3.; do 1040s 76t
Erie shares, 211 Illinois Central shares, 973.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 2-11.15 A. M-COttOn firm
sales 900 bales; Middling upands 112td Midiline
Orleans 122d; shipments from Bombay to the 22d
ult were 1000 bales. Corn sos. Pork 112bs. Lard
lis.
FRANKFORT. Nov. 2-Evening.-United States
529's after Change were active and firm at SS O. SS3
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Twenty-seventh Annual Report Of the
Martha Wasbiuatou II. A socjesv

This society during the year just closed has
held forty meetings; the average attendance of
which has been fifteen members; the largest
number present. at any one time being twenty
five
Two worthy members of our society, Mrs.
Eunice Pickett and Miss Eunice Files, have
been called from their earthly labors to their
home in heaven. Both were earnest CO.
workers, when their health allowed them to
be with us, and were among the Oldest mem
beers of our society ~
AS one and another of us are passing to our
spiritual home, it should stimulate us to great
er effort in doing with our might what our
hands find to do. r..t.
There have been many applications from the
poor for clothing and money, and the society
have met their wants, as far as their means
enabled them to do.
We have distributed the past year, 1853 yds.
OF factory cloth; 436 yds print; 200 yds. dress
goods; So yds. cambria and silesia go yds. wool
flannel; Is yds. cotton flannel; 40 ready made
garments; 4 shawls;2 prs. Blankets; 3 quilt
covers; 80 prs boots, shoes and rubbers; IS prs.
hose; 585 articles second hand garments: and
1924 80 in cash.
The only available means we now have, is
the interest received from the legacy afforded
us by the late VIM. Kimball Esq, and the an
nual subscriptions of the members
We earnestly hope the generous public will
remember us the coming winter as they have
very kindly done in the past
The destitute of our city are already calling
upon us for aid. Let us hope we may all be
prepared to aid them, as G cd in His providence
has prospered as.
II. M. SAMPSON, Secretary.
Portland. Oct. %, 1869
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