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The Portland daily press., 1869-11-05

Southern State securities were dull and lower en-
the last CALI
The Stock market at one time during the after
noon exhibited more activity and buoyancy than for
some time past. The chief activity was in North
Western and ST. Paul. these stocss being great spec
ulative favorits for the moment. Both Of these
stocks have been taken in hand tor short The bulls
were frightened by the talk of increased receipts
| and dividends At the close there were indications
that some of the leading bulls in these stocks have
been selling and the whole market tell off from the
| highest point. The market closed weak and unset
| tied at $50 P. NJ at the following quotations:
The Portland daily press., 1869-11-05
SOUTH AMERICA.

THE VENEZUELAN TROUBLES.
CARACAS, Oct. 80, via Havana Nov. "A
report Is in circulation that Gen. Monagas has
captured the town Of Maracaibo.
The Portland daily press., 1869-11-05

NEW YORK. Nov. 4-Evening.- Secretary of
the Treasury to-day notified parties offering bonds
that he would take 81 ZOO, COO worth Of 520s in ad
dition to the 81 600 900 advertised tor Money steady
sales to Government bond dealers. The demand for
discounts was active and the market stringent. For
eign Exchange dull and unchanged. Gold rallied
this afternoon and closed at 1861 q 1861. The rates
paid for carrying to-day were g. 7, "a per cent.
Governments closed steady Henry Ciewes & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1869-11-05
Civ of Portland.

accordance with lection Fl Of the City Charter,
III, upon reports OF the location Of the lines OF the
City Engineer TO the ursersivned Committed on
New Streets to w.t., Forestreet, Fore Street from
India Street to Mountfort Street, sa,d committee
VIII hear all parties neresed the Mayors Office,
November 20, 1869. at O'Clock NJ, AMI viii, ,here
Afterwards proceed in the PREMISE sccordipg to law
WILLIAM PU IMAM
EZRA CAKTlR
j. Il. THuMP4,N
JAMES NOYES?
@. MERRILL,
Committee on Nes Streets
November 1, 1869. nsadiW
The Portland daily press., 1869-11-05
N Office,

N TICE.
MI i 3 8 M c X E E n
Wishes to inform the Ladies of Portland that she
has just opened her Shop with all OF the
Latest STYLES in
Dress and Cloak Patterns,
And is now ready to commence the Fall Business at
No. "a 81. Lawrence street. nov4*
The Portland daily press., 1869-11-05
VOCAL MUSIC


Mr.. a. p. WHEELOCK
Proposes to open school TOR instruction in the ele
mentary principles OF Vocal Music, at the rooms OF
the HAYDN ASSOCIATION, In Mechanics Hap,
to meet on TUE sDAY ana FRIDAY evenings, at
O'Clock commencing Tue.d1y evening NSv, ID.
TEENS, Tor course Of twenty le. sous, Gentlemen
$500, Ladies $500; payable In advance.
He also proposes to open q school at the same
place, for teaching the rudments Of music to
Cias OF ChdIen, from s,x fourteen years of age;
adopting The mode OF ms, ruciion used by Profess i
LU Their w. MASON, Teacher Of Music IN the
Boston Primary Schools, which method has prov ed
emineptly successful. This cla.s will me { on
WEDNESDAY, and SATURDAY afternoons at
halt past two O'CLOCK commen :ng Nov Sd.
Mes'rs. KU, ZSCH MAR, and LOWELL have
had the opportunity ofbearing Prof Ma.on's pupils
sing and can speak the success Of tLs me- nod
In the Boston Schools. r, 49,. :
TERMS, for course of twenty LAssAns- Il 70 in
having had many years experience in teaching.
Mr. w. hopes he may be ab to do something To-
wards sup. lying The want felt and acknowledged in
this community-of good elementary tn'truefion in
sinat 3. He Is permi ted 10 refer to Me-srs Abner
Lowell, M. N. Rich, A. NJ. Smith, Charles G. Rici :
ards, Sumner G Fernad, p. W.: Neal, hermann
Kotzschmar, VIM. H. bennett, Samuel ThuIsion,
John l.. Shaw. si .,I I.,'...sf oc23-eod2w
The Portland daily press., 1869-11-05
Intsrnai Revesus ~ siasss,

The following table exhibits the amount Of
internal revenue collected in each State and
Territory, and the proportion which the col
New-York tribune., 1869-02-27
PRESENTATION or IN ADDRESS TO SEM.
TOR SCHURZ

A delegation of the German Republican Cen
eTa Committee assembled last night at the elegant man.
sion of Dr. jacob in West Thirtyfourths TO nav their
respects to Carl schuz Senator elect from Missouri Tho
delegation consisting of about members met at D.
and introduced by Dr. schuetz when after few In
troductory remarks the first Wee read the fol
lowing address in German, which was beautifully en-
crossed on parchment: -
The German Repitbican General Committee of The Ct
aud County Q NetoTork 10 ne United States Senator cart
halls entrance into the Senate os the United States
as one OF te most important eyens the progress
RepuDc. hs patriot, as political leader, gifted
and as volunteer soldier in the cause of
and ennoDng the Union your is already inscribed
We as citizens OF this country rejoice at this, we
at the same tlne recognize In you the representa-
tive or the German American element In its true
significance In the work of perfectug this mighty Re-
public 70 WnlGh a people OF all lands nations and
creeds are Invited by our free institutions no race has
more Important mission than the German The sol on
WHICH vs. anu commerce SCIENCE and art, and lib
earnestness and shows the fruits 81 German genius It
your great merit Jas representative OF the German
American element TO carry out the same work nobly and
glorously In the field OF national politics The exalted
destiny Of our RePn6lc can be fulfilled only BY perfectly
principles OF political system, Your election tho
sS hsSns eRT ETgrS snS afS aSpSi oi the rs
that tins ldea Is lnR active in the minds of the ma.
tive population OF .ks country. We greet you there.
lOleI nNhl lhe proud assurance that as while yet in
youth you distinguished yourself Ia the struggle or the
regeneration and greatness OF the old fatherand so now
III inhhhOou III lne ngneht councils OF the
work OF humanity. =, :, p. N Wv
sc1IT5 responded in few wccrds stating tSs. II he
Was t5sd6f6d the Representatives. ol tho German. .Amer
cans, II was merit Of his own bat all had contributed
toward this result the citizen his voice. the soldier
on the field OF battle He perhaps least enthusiastic
Of all about his election TO the United States Senate
OF the high idea he entertained of the Importance
Of the position to which he had been called IN in the
future ties would have to be formed and he should
arrive at different conclusions from those held by the
ones who had addressed him. they might neyerthe-
less rest assured that conscientious conviction alone
had guided him. After shaking hands with the various
gentlemen present Mr. Schurz bade them all good night
Tomorrow evening complimentary dinner Will be given
him al DelmOnico's.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-27
1enniunl.

A recent suit against an Insurance Company
before the Supreme Court of Missouri led to
decision of wide interest The Company re-
sisted payment of bss on the ground that
the application for the policy did not give ac-
curate answers TO questions concerning the
character of the title to the property. The
holder of the policy responded with proof that
be had made frank and full statement of the
facts to the COmpany's agent, when he was So
iieiting the insurance, and that after this
statement the agent, saying it made no dlf-
ference, filled in the inaccurate answers in the
application. The Court held the Company re-
sponsible for this action of its agent, and re-
quired the payment of the loss The principle
thus established is of wide application, es-
pecially in Life Insurance Companies, whose
agents are often tempted to slur over doubt
full circumstances concerning the health or an
tecodents of applicants, in order to secure the
issue Of the policies.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-27

Fire Marshal Bracket yesterday submitted
10 the Board OF Metropolitan Police Commissioners bis
report OF the investigation OF fires for period extending
from Nov 60 Feb Is Twentyfour fires were investl-
gated and the losses range from 5 to SS0O the latter
Twenty hlrdst near sxthave. OF these IL acct
dental supposed have been the work OF incend
cupant caused by defect IN the steam pipes used
for heating and IN cases the origin could not DC aseer
tanned Several other cases are under investigation.
A meeting of the Trustees of the First Ward
Industrial School and Workngmens Reading Room was
held at tho office of Brown Brothers Co.. No 70 Wall
ST.. on Wednesday. Mr.. H. NJ. Alexander presented
series OF resolutions in which the Christian virtues and
benevolent character of the late j. COuper Lord were
spoken of m terms OF the highest appreciation On mo-
tiop Mr d. Edwin Ha Sley was unanimously elected to
the office OF Treasurer made vacant by the death Of Mr.
unanimously adopted THAT the First Ward Industrial
school be hereafter known and designated as the Lord
Industrial School"
Last evening patrolman Hugh DOnohue of
the Twenty second Precinct called into boarding
house Broadway, near FiftyfourIhst TO quell dis
ants named Matthew Donovan, aud Knocked down q
flight OF stairs. Donovan followed, and about TO at
tack the officer with knife when the latter fired at him.
the shot taking effect in the left arm causing bad flesh
wound Donovan then taken into custody and locked
his wound was dressed by surgeon This morning he
viii be taken before Justice Kelly at the Yorkyile Police
Court.
Ex-GOv. buckingham, SenatOr-elect from
Connecticut; exGoy Fletcher OF Missouri, and Mr.. Will
linns, Buffalo, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel j. A
and Wademar BodiscO Secretary of the Russian Lega
ton, are at the Clarendon Hotel The Hon. John r
Stockton senator-elect from New-Jersey at the ST.
James Hotel. Ex- Lieut. Gov Bross OF Illinois, the Hon.
j. Crumpton. Camden and G. II Shenil, Washington. are
at the st. Nicholas Hotel. EXCOngressman Alley OF
Massachusetts, Judge Sherman Washington, and Gen. j.
B. Mexican, Saratoga are at the Astor House. Gen. b.
T. Bruce Connecticut: the Hon. W. W Hegeman aud the
Hon ~ H. Smith, Albany, at the Metropolitan Hotel
The Hon. j. g. Bancroft Davis, Newburgh. is at the
BreyOOrt House.
At meeting of the Chairmen of the various
printing offices last evening, called by the special re-
quest uf the officers OF the Union, 53 members were
the chamen could furnish about 81 200 week FOR in
definite period and rs there only some 200 men out
Of employ, t deemed than sufficient for the
purpose OF carrying tho strike 70 successful
termination. IL was stated incidentally that one
OF the leading firms, employing some 40 or so
men before the strike. aud now employing
but seven had sent 10 the President OF the
Union to-day to inquire whether the matter could not DO
adnsted The reply that IL the Printers rescinded
the resolution passed at the fret meeting of their body
10 the effect that they would hold communion with
the Umon" the slight differences might be amica bly, and
satisfactorily adjusted.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-27

Postmaster General Randall has arrived in
Down. His arrival is gratefully hOnOred by Mr..
~Brick" PomerOy, the eulcgist of Mr.. LincOln's
assassin, and the libelef OF honorable, decent
nen. Brick" welcomes Randall, and Randall
gives him the advertisements of his office
We'll, to whGt base uses may we come Here
ls Randall, formerly Governor of loyal State,
afterward member of LincOln's Administration,
and trusted Republican; a rising man in his
Western country, with career unfolding to
him many honors. In fatal moment he be-
came JOhnsOnized. The taint has grown upon
tiim so that no one is left to honor him but
Brick" POmerOy!!
Another column of Bricks" paper prints
the following lines
II wander about, like shadow OF pain,
With worm in my breast and a spell on my brain;
And list with start, to the gushing OF gladness
oh, how IL CRATES q bosom OF sadness!
So turn from world where never was known
To sit in my sOrrow-and all alone !"
We presume all this is quiet reference to
the Postmaster General.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-27
DOMESTIC MARKETS

SRwORtslNs F.b 2s-Cotou-leceps TODAY 26Ts bales for
SS. o hS Scs 10 Liverpool s2il bales to the conssS W
bales eS.rs @ bales ..Ses % hand 1928 bales 10, T ,oS
higher Milur Gold 81 Sterling Exchange l41i CONNER
f r. s Prime si isoap iS ptcS csssG iS7
Prime Sla8le Flour quiet supelus 80 aS Double sS.ra
siS isy-Prme s2sG$5O Bacon-Shogaer; 4le Clear Rb
E EE oli a S'; %.sa S kcedcG ' 1n s,a5sSd3 STEADY Air.
wsRIsGToy n g. Feb 96-spt. Turpeptue dull Rosiu
VI 75dSs Grade Turpeeao unchanged Tar steady at
cG,nrTsFoS O. Fen sacaon dun and nOmnali sales Of 50
A5a1Ta ai, Ca Fs6 sS%oa quiet sales Of s bales,
hE1S, iT a. g 56 Sooa duh and nomn,y 2Sc Of
80 oso e.s' rfsp T T 80 %% %% and unchanged .as, 1000 bills
sSGs7 2 ior No. SPngi ~ tor Amber Wmts ~ tor White
40 @ Double I WHEAT quiet 80 he'll. ST9s y & VI d. ss &C.. caosS 9
W. G'nia T,s ~ a s fJs a,. Cora%ss 81 IS per- cSt M
ss 11n Rosi FreiSFour to Boston 81 oS to NsWIOfE
~ TdLS SSS f& steady. wn, declining Amber declined
&c. sales At s9whIe Mishsau y CO. Corr quiet New, 6sic
~ 9 @ey lseuug qaotsd ss % r Canada grades
81 ss 50 E No. and 1 No. Rcd %1s Corn a'a % s sna
ancne oas sm No. 6OS HSSo0c s e. eo'sI % Gss a. ~
81 IS No canada Cotton du MdiiuEs honhnaly 1e.
Sy % III S.a 6as S S rS la: Il & s nos h
aiS higher Bacon anE and good demands shoulders at l1e
is s % hs ss1 ds$aad 200 pounds acI Side. o At % deliverable
April 500 bh Mess POri sold at s 60 buyer March sugar Cared
BGySAIo Fs6 sFloa ys dull demand Wheat neglected
and nomna very nli three track, arrive
held at e du and nominal 6S Rye Huchsuged Seeds da
and gs'9s B1sey IL far ZOO Sns e SAod- . sold a. ~ o
unchanged. nlghEiacs bell At hasle no demand
M choice and Fucy and medium grades dropping; Fall Superne
- %; Extra 80 25Gs6 SO Double BItrA 90 15Gs1 IS,
Fi S6sIa Cora 6nner 7O7lc for Choice White la
R 81 Is RE dr@ 81 NSsi 81 Pork active at s5lSS3i So
uL Meat, provd Onae Clear Sides l6lc packed do l1lc City
S Ss.s Haas @ S. Ss % $S $ c tG Ty % ss. % Al s% M
Gsae }als' ass 1 anraa"s'I Hogs cute, ssGtie RsospO
NoAEoLK Va Feb 10 Ceoa Of She WeeG 1890 bales.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-27

A correspondent calls the attention of Con-
gress to the fact that the offices of the two
Houses are the sources of great deal OF cor
Tuption. We have always believed this and
we are not at all surprised to learn that the
Sergeant alarms of the House makes at
least 100000 a session. The Sergeant-at-
Arms of the Senate, we presume, makes
great deal more. AS to what the Clerk
of the House and the Secretary make
we, of course, cannot say, but around this cap
itol there are many sinecures. People are em-
plOyed to do very much what the "Superin-
"tendent of the Crypt" has been doing for
forty years.
Gentlemen of Congress now, when you are
reforming the civil service, give little time to
reformation at home
New-York tribune., 1869-02-27
TIE swINpLING CLAIM AGENT HERMAN.

In the u. 5. Commissioners office yesterday,
before Commissioner Belts the Herman Bounty Fraud
case up, pursuant to adjournment The defendant
was mt present His counsel informed the Commissioner
that defendant will be present In due time; that ta
sufficient all claims on hIm could be given and
that he word probably pay all the claims in month or
six weeks at the urthcst Assistant District Attorney
Emerson said defendants bail bond for $4,000 was still
pending aud could be prosecuted NJ any time The Com
missioner said he wanted 10 secure the men and women
who had claims against the defendant the money that was
due them Counsel for defendant said that all the claims
IN charge Of defendant. now pending IN Washington,
will DE paid 10 tho Attorney for this District In
trust for the claimants Assistant DstricAttorney En-
erson said that what wanted 10 get the money
the claims this considered OF more Importance
than the punishment OF the defendant. The amount OF
these outstanding claims would probably be ascertained
this week IL had been believed that they numbered 4yl,
but 10 was thought that they only numbered about
one.third Of that amount The was then adjourned
for one week There were great number Of claimants
present but not many the two previous hear
ugs Many OF those present came from Connecticut and
Massachusetts and others from other places Ut long DIS
from tLis city,
New-York tribune., 1869-02-27

Tie Ereninq Post has Washington letter
grumbling over the passage Oh the copper
Tariff bill, thus:
hs, pd % ~ nnnbeT 81 men aud the reply is that few
on thar side dare TO vote against tari DIE no m
what ifs One OF the most IespeclOle men
the HonsevVho himself voted against the copper olll
sd N me You cannot carry any tarn Dill without
fse yeas and navs But when they call the roll the very
Iaen Who know It is wrong will vote Tor IT,
1T has always hitherto been cause OF just
c.n,rloint that corrupt, bad measures of legis-
lsAon were carried on in secrecy and by
uDderhand means. The yeas and nays are the
terror of egil-doers, the efficient check on cor
rtption and evil doing We thank our adver-
saries for their confession that Protection is
strongest on the yeas and nays.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-27
LATEST GENERAL NEWS by TELEGRAPH

Latest GENLKAL NEWS Bh IELEbhAii'
cord, i St4Ily u in'ne' 0l 'n0" las i''el ~ 'O"
go. The sash, door, and blind factory of
Fletcher & Walker inFon du Lac, Wis, burned on
Thursday. Loss $1,000 30
49,. The preliminary examination of Robert
ID. Dixie tho alleged wife posOnor OF flchburg Mass is
now progress In that town
The Woman's Suffrage Convention, at
Milwaukee, Wis, adjourned ON Thursday evening after
completing state organization.
49,. Gen. James Warehouses; woOlen mill in
Centreyllle. Warwick, r. l., was burnt ON Thursday
night The loss Is $4,000; fully Insured.
- The Hon. John u. Lyman, Secretary of
State OF wHampshire slipped and tell on the steps OF
the State House. at Concord yesterday severely n,nrnS
bis left knee.
.... The Memphis police made a raid on the
gambling saloon ON Wednesday night and captured over
hundred persons all OF whom were fined from SIS to $50
the next morning. -..-.- -.t
IA fire in Newark, on Thursday night,
destroyed Hugh NJ Maler's dry good stoIc VIM. Bald
win sons boot AID shoe store and two groceries The
loss istlb,O00 mostly insured
.... The trial of Howard A. Cleveland for the
U Ipoo re ury after being out one hour
returned a verdict OF Guilty"
49,. Gallagher, the ST. Louis pugilist, replies
to Ae ana sSys 10 mot ~ Int M soon as
lie 10 well lac VIII 20 for his JugnAr agan
AT Lamo, Ohio, on Wednesday night,
David East SONS steam Touring mill was entirely S9- %
suined by ire Loss nearly siO0O; no Insurance Inc
nre is supposed 10 have originated from furnace.
William Simmons and George +. Sharpe,
arrested on q charge Of causing the death or Emma
Louisa Houghtaling, Coxsackie, ~ Y, have been
discharged from custody the Grand jury failing TO ma
bill against them.
.... DR.. Thomas f.. Wilson of Louisville, KY,
aged 6 years. formerly Of the firm Of wilson, Peter q
Co.. Wholesale drug ggss, committed suicide on thursday
night by shooting himself through the head with pistol
while temporarily insane.
49, Adam Butcher Il farmer near Blooming
ton Ind, shot himself Wednesday morning Ills
daughter years Of age. after learning OF her Athes
DEATH admitted that her child his offspring THIS Is
supposed 10 have prompted the rash act
"A large meeting of Fenians was held at
Cincinnati on Thursday night. ONeil and Hines OF
Mashu gton Fitzgerad of Cincinnati, ana OCOnnor OF
Dayton, delivered addresses About ~ armed fehans
paraded the streets with music and banners
IA prize-fght took place yesterday after
noon. on Herring Run, near Baltimore, between Two
brlfsers named Montgomery aud joyce. Ihlrty-thIee
rounds tonight when Montgomery was declared the
winner Joyce was thrown and fell over bucket, frae
turing his right ann.
80: Within the past two or three years inc
bears in Main have Increased their depredatons NJ the
frontier towns Immense numbers Of sheep have Deeh
killed In Kingold more than 300 were killed last year
The bounty for bears since 1868 has only been 81 THIS
amount being sufficient induCement 20 nave tho
animals destroyed the Legislature has Increased the
bounty 10 -.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-27

A remarkable trial has just been decided in
the Court of Queens Bench. The plaintiff is
an Irish lady, Miss Saurin, who became Sister
Of Mercy, in the year 1851, in Dublin, and was
afterward removed to a Convent at Hull. She
alleged that conspiracy was entered into by
her last Lady Superior and another Sister,
to compel her to cease to be member OF
the Convent, by subjeeting her to various
indignites, prosecutions and annOyances, de-
prving her of food and clothing, and prevent
ing her from attending divine service. She was
finally expelled by the Catholic bishop Inc
damages claimed were $4,000 The jury mas
awarded the plaintiff G5OO. The case has ere
ated intense interest in Great Britain.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-27

for settlement in Kansas and all ths 10
Soymatien necessary with maps &C. eau pe s'on - 0P
An this seems to us decidedly sensible, yet
-. :. fear few Government employees will be
,'ttrocted hv it to leave Iheir present places
uptl coaxed out of themg the offer OF better
or turped out by the appointing power They
nearly all complain that they are inadequately
raid can't live on their salaries, &c. but very
rarely does one volunteer to get his living in
n hand-to-hand struggle with Nature like
the rest of us. We Should dearly like to hear
of such migration as is foreshadowed above,
but presume we must wait for it till the Mil
lennium.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-27
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.

TO the Edtt0r Of The Tribune.
SIR: Mr.. Joseph Il. Crowell seems to think
that in the contest between the Government Office and
The Globe he nowhere" and therefore he goes with
you 10 have the work done In the Government Printery
Joseph being practical printer knows you aud do,
that this work be done well and cheaper by Mr.
Defrees the Congressional Printer. than by either Ryes
Bailey any other parties for the reason that the
Government Office has the requisite room, machinery &C.
to insure successaDd, margin, has no expense for
dinner parties and wine bilsto say nothing abont the
feeug Of influential parties" and the profits for
rainy day" Mr.. Senator Whyte, and those who voted
with him 10 renew the contract with Rves Bailey could
not have had the requisite knowledge to vote inte
gently on this question Had they been we'll Informed
rs they should have been they would have voted to send
The work TO the Government Printing Office. When this
question comes before the House, shall look TO Messrs
Latin and Ela Of tho Joint Committee on Printing for
statements and advocacy which will convince the Public
that will prove great economy to have the Govern
ment do this as 1t does its other printing say shall
look TO Messrs Latin and Ela because know that these
two members have In connection with Judge Foote,
Commissioner OF Patents, unrayeled and exposed the
Patent Office frauds so perfectly to command the re-
speet and gratitude OF the People. These gentlemen
have 10 my own knowledge sought and obtained large
amount OF practical information for the purpose OF de-
featIng the numerous fraudulent raids upon the Treas
urv. They have already saved for the Government
great many thousand dollars and they propose doing the
like work go long as thoy rcmlin public servants
H,b or 1870 THOMAS y. ROCKER.