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MISCELLANEOUS,
MISCELLANEOUS.
oE VEN PER CENT.
FIRST MORTGAGE
Gold Bonds,
OF THE
CHlCAGO & SOUTHWESTERN
I RAILWAY COMPANY.


Principal and interest payable IN GOLD at the
American Exchange National Bank'' of New-York
coupons payable May and November, free of
GOVEKNMENT TAX.
AS an additional security the principal and in
terest is GUARANTEED in Currency by the CHI
CAGo, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC R. R. co.
The Chicago and Southwestern Railway, in con-
neetion with the Muscatine branch of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Road, is DIRECT EX-
TENSION OF the old Chicago and Rock Island
koad from Columbus Iowa, $50 miles THROUGH
THE RICHEST PORTIONS OF IOWA AND
MISSOURI, TO THE CITY OF FLEAVENWORTH,
KANSAS, thus constituting au almost direct air
line from CHICAGO to the Commercial Metropolis
OF KansaA and the Missouri Valley.
The field OF this Road throughout the Southwest is
an open one; its connection with Chicago is direct,
and all its connections are among the MOST VAL
UABLE and important of any Road in existence.
The whole issue of Bonds amounts to five millions
and constitutes a first mortgage on the entire prop
erty of the Company, BESIDES BEING UNCON-
DITIONALLY GUARANTEED BY THE CHICA-
GO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD
CO., which renders the investment doubly secure.
We do not hesitate to recommend them as FIRST
CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT. 4,
They will be sold, at present, at 81 and accrued
interest, in currency Government Bonds and other
available securities received in exchange.
Pamphlets, with full and interesting particulars
furnished on application by
FRANK & CANS,
Financial Agents,
No. II WALL STREET NEw-YORK.
teb1-1w
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Dissolution OfCOpu2't7a ershi1

gEtHE firm of RAMSAY g. WHEELER is this day
i dissolved by mutual consent.
The Hotel Business, known the "Fa1moutb
Hotel'' will be conducted bv p. Z. Wheeler.
Aug 30, 1869. au31tf
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LORING & THURSTON A0euts
No % Exchange Street, Portland.
INSURANCE.
STATEMENT
OF THE
North American Ins. Co.,
BOS TON.
CAPITAL 100000.

ASSETS.
Cash Ch value Of Real Estate .."........ $12,341E
heal Estate. ,........................ 81 S39 OF
Cash Market value of U. s. Stock and
co.S Securities. e. 116,Ss125
~ City, Town Stocks: Bonds and Loans, 26,4625O
lonal Bauk Stocks owned by the
Company, s2l,1l5
IA and M Bonds % owned by Company,.... 1896
ate Stocks, Bonds and Securities
owned by the Company ........ 3O95
Cash loaned by the Co., secured by
mortgage on pledge of Stocks, Bonds
ana other Securities ............... 1880
Sash Ss On manu- IN once OF the Company. 2,013.24
c,s1 Bank, a1a ~ ;...........: n,406,si
r, II transmlssoa, ans ms or: 2,522.S7
. OF collectlon,. Observation-Disclosures. 21;5,53
Cash amount OF Interest due and not
pad, accrued but not yet due, ,...... 1885,
Cash value of all other assets not inclu- ~
ded in above. e,....................... 3,5s2.1s
Cos, ,9s6.35
DB@No unpaid losses and no unsettled claims
against the Company.
Policies issued against usual hazards of Fire
Perpetual Policies issued on Brick and Framed
Dwellings.
Irving MORSE, Secretary.
January 25th, 1870.
OFFICE, 166 Fore street, Portland,
JOHN w. MUNGER & SON, Agents.
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10 published every day Sundays excepted) by
the
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MISS JONES.
he Blind Cl0i7'vOy07at

MOULD announce to her friends and patrons
w that she has returned TO the CITY for a short
period OF time, having changed from her former
residence to No IL Paris st, where she can be con-
culted upon Diseases, present and future business
&c Hours from 10 o'clock AM to 0 O'Clock p M.
Aug 19-dtf '
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Watches, JeweIry, &c.

j, AMBROSE MERRILL, No. 1885, Middle street.
J.W, & H. H. .MCDUFFEE, cor Middle s. Union sts
EDWARD c. SWEET, n Middle street, Fox Block.
F. r. HILL, NO. OF, Federal street.
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THESE BONDS CAN BE REGISTERED

THESE BONDS CAN BE REGISTERED
SIX MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PAID-UP STOCK
SUBSCRIPTIONS. No bonds issued on road un-
der constructions issue limited to 900 per mile of
road built and in running order, BEING ONLY
being built with great economy for cash; $50 Miles
are already completed in the most thorough manner,
equipped and running regular trains; and the whole
line lover 400 mies) it is expected will be completed
within the ensuing year. 1t is one OF the most i'm
portant roads in the State of New York. 1t short
ems the route from New York City to Buffalo 70
miles, and to Oswego 45 miles, it traverses populous
district destitute of other railroad facilities, which
must furnish it large and profitable local busi-
ness; and it will be completed at an aggregate cost
far below that of any competing line. These advan-
tages cannot fail to make it one of the best paying
roads leading from the metropolis, and its First
Mortgage Bonds one of the safest securities ever is
sued. All mortgage bonds issued on railroads run
ming from the City OF New York are good, and the
interest promptly paid, although some of them are
mortgaged for more than double the amount per
mile that the Midland is. Among the bonds now
offering we know of none equal to these For the
investment Of trust other funds there is nothing
better; and in exchange for Government Bonds
they give large increase of income besides capital
izing the premium. They meeting with rapid
sale, and we have been gratifed to find that they
taken chiefly by most conservative and sagacous
capitalists in exchange for Government securities.
Price par, and accrued interest in currency. Circu-
lars, pamphlets, &C., on hand for distribution.
GEORGE 0PDYKE & CO.,
Bankers, No. 20 NasSaa-st.
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something New {!

HOT tohh n va ana BEANS dn by the quart or by the
- aol,,po po'' a. "'o' 0oSb's Steam Bakery every
sVA"''s' no7tf
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Dissolution of COp0rtnersaip
ID i - p Ol luton

THE limited partnership OF G. j. WALKER
having expired by limitation, the undersigned
Will continue the business under the style of
c. j. WALKER & co,
CHARLES j. WALKER.
CALVIN S. TRUE,
L. X. SMITH.
January 10, 1870. ja11-d3w*
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Flour and other agricultural products, lbs. 324 703
Animal products not Othwise specified lbs10 1888 101
The preceding official statement is made up al
most exclusively OF the shipments Eastward, and
does Eot include the ameuOt of produce shipped
Eastward from Dubuque or McGregor which would
swell the totals materially. 1t the shipments West
ward by the railroads were given, they would swell
immensely this surprising exhibit of surplus pro-
ducts. a.
THIS ROAD ALSO RUNS THROUGH THE
RICH AND GROWING STATE OF MINNESOTA.
Reference to the map the United States will show
that this road passes through the most
the West, and forms one of the Great
Trunk Lines i'm Direct cOmmun nicatiOn
with New York, Chicago and st. Louis,
being to the latter city, 80 miles from North
ern Iowa and all portions OF the State OF Minnesota
than by any other road now built projected, and
also the nearest route from Central and Southern
Iowa,
This road is required by the wants of that section
it, and needs railroad communication. The buyer
OF these bonds is, therefore, guaranteed by great
business already in existence, and has not to run
any of the contingencies which always attend upon
the opening of the roads into new and unsettled
country.
We offer these bonds for the present at 95 and
accrued interest. We recommend them to Inves-
tors and Officers of Financial Institutions, who de-
sire to change their high priced investments for
security which presents every element of safety
and at the same time yields much higher rate of
interest
Pamphlets and full particulars furnished by
HENRY CLEwS g. CO.,
No. 32 Wall Street,
Financial Agent OF the Company, or orders for The
above Bonds, either to purchase or exchange for
other securities received by
". III. WOOD d. SON,
61 EXCHANGE Street. Portland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-30

which has become chronic in its party. resorted
to tho expcdicnt of reducing tolls in order 70
increase tunnage. OF course it failed to ac-
complish that purpose, and culninatcd in the
discontinue and disgrace of the Canal Board
and great loss to the State. After two years
of maladministration in which it would be
difficult to decide whether folly or profligacy
predominated in 1860, when the liberties OF
the people as well rs their fiscal interests were
threatened from the same quarter, with an eye TO
the rescue and security of both, the Republican
party was restored to power in every depart
ment Of the State Government. One OF tho
first acts of the Republican Board was to re-
produce the feature of policy which its Demo
cratic predecessor had Obteated. The tolls
were increased, and tho tunnage ran up that
very year to moro than 4,Gj0,0O0 tuns. In 1851
the tunnage reached over 4,6OO,OOO tuns. by
1862 the constitutional rates had been attained,
and on some articles were exceeded; ana that
year the tunnage amounted to nearly 5,GOOOO
tuns. The rates prescribed 10y the COnstltu-
ton and indicated by results, with occasional
coIhpensating notifications, were maintained
during the ten years of Republican canal man
agement, without prejudice TO trade and to
the advantage of the State.
The Democratic Canal Board, which 10y
means of gigantic election frauds suppiantcd
functionaries honest capable, and faithful to
the Constitution, finding occasion TO review
the Canal administration of lis predecessor,
was constrained TO say: Hitherto the tolls
/" have been judiciously arranged, and imposed
" with such discrimination that the trade and
commerce Of the canals have been fostercd
and encouraged, and the State has been able
"to fulfill IFS obligations and preserve its
credit When again may suck "A certificate
be hlcdf Tt almost exceeds belief that
the same Canal Board which put on its official
record its clear perception of the vital points
of Republican canal policy, and so frank an
admission of their merits, refused IN
tho morning to proptiate on impolitc
and unlawful change, and yet was
able. "aftor o'clockn Of the same
day, in festive and "ancillary" session, to
violate the Constitution and Its own official
oath; to discard all the traditions of past
experience and ell the lessons OF the present;
TO nulify its own action and rcpndiate its
own convictions, for a purely partisan end.
Some may find a satisfaction in the crcum-
stance that, If the State has been robbed, one
nj least of those who "hold the clothes of
" them that stoned" the canal revenues to
death has no5 been enriched Ivy the outrage.
Tie experiment to create tunnage by sacri-
fcing the tolls has never been 80 thoroughly
tried IA this season. and we are misinformcd
if ever before it Las so thoroughly failed.
Democrats sit in the Court of Appeals; Super
ntendents and their suites are gorgcd with
punder but how ia it with the Forwarders
and their cOnfcderatesP Has " the engineer
"beon hoist by bis own peiardW
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-30
DEMOCRACY And TARIFFS.
The World saYs

me WOrtd says
or Gen. Jackson was Prctectionst in 1924 he had
renowned the doctrine in 1888 when he tried 10 have SIR
yerplanck's Free Trade Tariff passed instead Of Mr
Clays compromise. Van Buren,, Wright, and the other
Democratic supporters OF the Tariff OF 1925 whom TIFF
TRIBUNE is so fond OF paradng. fell away from the faith
The TRIBUNE has been uncOnseously furnishing evidence
of tho decadcnce OF rOtecoust ideas aimee the youth
Of It's editor The hghTirf doctrine was secuted and
chased ont OF the Democratic party before the close Of
Gen Jacks0ns administration. Does THR TRIBUNE CON
slider that remuneration as growth, or decayP
-" IT. he was1 Gen. Jackson himself voted
in Senate for the Tariff of 1s2i-tho first Tariff
ever framed and passed by Congress exclu-
sively for Protection. His letter to DR.. Cole
man embodied the views whereof that vote
was the practical application. And letter and
vote together secured him the enthusiastic
support of Pennsylvania, whereby he was made
President.
"In 1884, Gen. Jackson had filled the meas
ure of his ambition By securing q reelection
PENNSYLVANIA again giving him the largest
majority of any State. Did he give her fair
notice of 1.-The decadence of Protectonst
"ideas" in bis mindf Or did be craft
lily, knavishly, allow her to trust and
support him as the same Jackson that
she had taken up in 1924, placed at the head
of the poll, and thus secured his election
in 1927 The World assumes that he had
changed his views in 1897 How was it in
1899 Would he have been 80 backed by
Pennsylvania had she been aware Of the
decadence" of his +" Protectionist ideas 7"
Let those who regard him as honest and candid
answer these questions We know how Penn
sylvania was swindled into voting for Polk in
a. How was it in '39
The World says that " the high Tariff doc
trine was secuted and ceased out Of the
" Democratic party ~ 1t is probably too
yOnng to remember when Gen. Jackson was
commended as in favor OF "judiciOus
Tariff Honest men do not juggle with
such slippery phrases. No features Of the
present Tariff are more assailed than the du-
ties on Salt and Pig Iron; yet tho former is
lower to-day and the latter will be after to-
morrow than those imposed--with direct ref
erencc TO R"venue-by the Calhoun Lowndes
Tariff Of 1916. He who dspIecates :" high
"Tarif,n or avows himself for "jud cious
Tariff" deals tricky III tho spirit that
SHES at Free Trade, aAd avOws It's devotion
10 Revenue Reform Stop this anLAe VA
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?.-rtn'2lorJ; Daily Gribn)re.
FHlpAY, DECEMBER 90. 1870.

The French Army Of the North j. stil rereatnG. the
Prussia, brinl iu active pursuit. = The Prussians
have evacuated DOn and Gray, owing to the advance
Of "a superior FiCnc.. force. --- hattie is again
thought 10 10 imminent near Hayre. $500 The guns at
Fort Ayrou, at Paris, lave been senced by tie Prus
sian houiirdment. -=-- The English Government, at
The request tho ssians has stopped French tcle-
grauh cable expedition at London. - Ger. Priln mar
rovly escaped q, snssination in MadIid on Thursday
Mrs Bclknap Is dead. .... Orders have been iSsUol
from War Department for the forcc removal If 1000
scttcrs on tie Miami Reservation in Kansas -= john
II. surratt wac arrested in Baltimore yesterday ==
blast ~ COOOO pounds has been fired IN California
gold mine. -= The Home Insurance Company ~ Hart
fJrd has suspended operations. =- senator Abbott or
North arona will contest the election OF eN-Gov Vance
s=- The bll establishing paid Fire Department IN
philadelphia is nov law, having been signed by the
Mayor.
A meeting Of sympatlizcrs with tie French Ee-
public held 70 Cooper Institute. The Tdmmauy
leaders have subscribed s225Co for the benefit Of the
Feriaus lately imprisoned ia England = Tic Ameri-
ran Institute held stormy meeting with reference TO
the International Exhibition OF 1876. = Tic Cor0ners
Jury in the OF the Thirty dfl-s disaster laid the
blame ON the Banding law. &C., The Cr.spins arc g.
tablisliu- cooperative shops. = An Elilabethport
policeman murdered his mother. =-= boiler explosion
I'm WilIamsburgh killed two men Gold, Eoa nOi
Thermometer. %. q, It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-30

In the countries of Southern Europe there
is always sure to be found in critical times
some violent ruiiian to throw discredit on u
good cause and TO add prestige to the cor
rupt power he pretends to attack. The at
tempted assassination of Gen. Prim at the
door of the Legislative Chamber on Tuesday
evening will seriously damage tho opposition
and rally many doubters to the support OF
the Government. If anything could make the
recent election of King Amadeus acceptable
to the people, it would be these brutal and
stupid crimes committed against the persons
of his supporters. An attempt at assassina-
ton is "a tyrants greatest good fortune. NJ.
Bonaparte understood this. and his police
mounted one for every election. But TINS
affair at Madrid seems Il genuine manifesto
ton Of savage lawlessness, and will doubtless
he used with great force against the Repub-
icaDs, though the men who lead that vigOr-
Gus aud consistent party are as incapable of
plotting q murder as American Senators.
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SIN DOMINGO.

We have taken little interest in tho San
Domingo question, and still regard it as one
wheIeOn honest men and good patriots may
fairly differ The primary question is one of
fact: ado the people of the Dominican Re-
public really desire annexation to the United
Statcs7 ~ If they do, we incline to receive
them into our Union if they do not, We
strongly object TO anncxing them by force
We want no acquisitions of territory whereof
the people prefer to keep apart from And
we have heartily supported Senator MOrtons
proposition, because its adoption seemed to us
calculated to shed light on tho vital question
Tile EccHinJ Post says:
a stout resistance viii be made to the Morton San
Domingo resolution when 1t comes up In the House
Gen. Butler Will probably try 70 have 1t taken mp In adj
vance OF the regular Order and u sharp contest will
ensue. Gen. FaraswOrth and Gen. Logan Will take the
lead Oh the Republican side in opposition to Annexation
The potter Of The opponents Of the is 10 deay
ton so Aot oI be impossible tor The proposed commits
sion 70 report 10 the present Congress II the annexation
scheme cannot pushed through the present Congress
must fail as even the President has hope In the next
Congress-"
If that is "the policy on that side, we
must say that it seems to us an unworthy,
shabby, tricky policy, which statesmen should
be ashamed of. And we cannot SEQ how one
who uphOlds it can be accounted either
friend or fair. manly opponent of Gen.
Grants Administration.
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TARIFF MAKING,
TIE World SAYS

The World says
GAS TO tho imagined difficulty Of arranging details
Of revenue tariff. that Ia OF THE TRBUSEs foolish
fetches. When The Democratic party Ia IN potcer It will
he quite equal 20 that task II easily make better
tariff than Mr. yerpancks IN 1893, or the Walker tariff
OF 1874"
Exactly! "it can easily mGsos all sorts Of
Tariff, when in pO,cer; but why dom you
dare let the people know just what you mean
to do rhiie you are trying TO get into pocer?
You had a Democratic Congress in 1892 but
DIR. Verplanck did not venture then to pro-
pose any such sweeping overthrow of
Protection as he did in 1888. but chose
to wait till President Jackson had been
reelected. So in 1874, you had a strongly
Democratic House Of Representatives,, where
in an attempt was made to upset the
Tariff of AZ; but the bill was laid on
the table, on motion of New-YOrk Demo-
GRAFT by heavy majority. After the Demo-
Gratis had carried Pennsylvania and the election
of that year, on the cry of POLK, Dallas, and
q" the Tariff of 49, they had no difficulty in
framing and passing a Tariff bill; but we
do MT believe they can play that dodge again.
They will have to show their hand in the next
Congress, and allow verdict to be taken on
their project in the next Presidential Election.
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Prussia has insisted that England shall not
hermit the departure Of a ship to lay tele-
graphic cable between certain French ports !;
and England has promptly obeyed. The seizure
was made three hours after the complaint OF
the strong Power had been presented, and the
refusal as promptly followed the application
for release by the weak one. What shall we
think of the Government which promptly re-
spccts neutrality when demanded by vic
torious Power like Germany, and hesitatcs and
dcmurs when urged to her duty by a nation in
doubtful struggle for existence as this was
when the Alabama was permitted to escapeY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-30

The Hon. William Clagett, who has lust doa
at Portsmouth, n. H.. at the age of 20. WA
LINK between the politicians Of the past ana
those Of the present generation He began M,
as Federalst and ended as a Democrat. In,
had meantime belonged to almost every par,
but the Republican. His name reminds Us "a,
Old Abe would say of little story:
New-Hampshire was a strongly Federal Stat,
down to the election Of 1900, when she cav.
old John Adams a rOusing majority. But JET.
fersOn was chosen, and she soon went over Z,
his party, which came into power luner,
as wolves, and began to appropriate "b,
spoils." They found the Supreme Con,
composed entirely Of Federal Judges Al
in Office for life. After duly reccrnoter.
ing the position, and finding it irnprec.
nable TO front attack, they fanked i. BY
abolishing the Court and creating a Super,o,
Court in its stead-all the Judges Republican.
of course. The father of WA. Clagett aiore.
said was one of the Judges thus lcgisla,ed out
The Federalists were deeply excited, and de-
nounced the change % an uncxampled wrong
and outrage. Among them young Clagett NOV
just deceased) was sitting in the most fre.
qucnutu tavern IN AmheTst, uecdli1lhS HefCep
against "the Overturn Of the Judiciary A
wayfarcr, who did not sympatbizo with thcs
lamentations, at length broke in as follows:
See here, young man! your talk reminds me
of an incident that occurred down the road
this morning. As | passed, noticed load
of hay upset, and boy standing beside i.
crying. Boy SAID don't blubler aftt,
"'that b9by fashion. Twill helm ycu col vor,
"hay up again. 20, it is mt the hoy, Sir hs
responded; : | don't care button for that
"but fdihr is nRdcr the loqG.'n
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Neither the official reports nor the special
Paris letters which we publish on the second
page this morning claim Cor the late sorties
that success which the Tours kilograms
claimed and which The World mhesitatingiy
accorded. Paris looked upon the operations
as simply farcical and the Chief of the
General staff, in reporting the result admits
the abandonment of the fields which were
said to have been won, and the recrossing
of the Marne under cover of a fog The
report of the French losses shows that the
several days fighting was not of "a severe
character and was indeed less sanguinary than
many of the minor cOmbats of our own war