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section. lie related the affair O. an oc-
currence Of the storm. questioned him
and feel fully satisfied Of his truthfulness.
Il. v. LYMAN.
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FALL SEASON 1870.
FANCY GOODS,
Mrs. "A. SPRINGER

MAIN STREET. ELLSWORTH ME.
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market In ihc Millinery D-parlmen, | am pre-
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STATE uF MAINE

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cr- Oct CTm. 4. u t~.1
lyon ths foregoing petition Y ~ .idrr'l hy
ne t"mnt* stupat- that &hC petitioners arc W..
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veg the matter -rt forth d. their uttatluu. ai,d
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meet ~ the large EncS mentioned III tNr prtttlon
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THE GALAXY. The longest article IN the
November number. just issued l. the Hon.
Gideon Wclics's contribution Of Facts tn
relation % the Expedition ordc cd by the
Administration for the Relief Of the CART
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five pages. It, liv Hest Is perhaps Mrs
Fanny Barrows description Of MonSignor
Capcl the Monsignor Catesby" o: Lothair.
which is accompanied by striking pur-
trait Bayard Taylor has narrative
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Letter from Bagdai" Carl Benson gives
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Irport of the Condition OF ma -~
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clos OF basin. s., ON tie ~tn a. d.
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BOOK NOTICES.

HARPER's MAGAZINE for Novemh err.
which closes volume. Is an excellent
specimen Of the variety and value of this
excellent magazine. There are thirty>ix
illustrations, divided between historical
papers on 1.-The Huguenots.' "a III com
paninn piece to the ''Vaudo>," Ia the
july number.) by Eugene Lawrence, and
Frederick the Great at Sans Souci." by
J. =. Z. Abbott; a description OF the re-
markable Cave OF Bellamar in Cuba. BY
General Cavada; a sketch Of steamboat In :
Down the Mississippi by George ward
Nichols semi->cientifc account OF ''rhe
Negative In Photography" by Jacob Alb
bott; and one OF Mrs. Spoffor,.'s sea stories
In addition to these illustrated articles
there Is an abundance OF stories and other
reading. Including combinations of the
various serials; the beginning Of Aucr-
bach's last story, The Cross OF the Lc-
gon of Honor" a secord paper on The
Sacrc Flora" by VI. ID. Conway: thcd
conclusion ofthe interesting chapter on
Literary Forgerics !" some interes ting
"reminiscences OF observ ,tIun~ at BE lin in
lsts, when the present King William was
only prince; some excellent poetry, the
usual well filed editorial departments, etc
II seems almost superb in- To praise the
magazine which has 50 strong hold upon
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1 h al 4
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OF the french garrison which were re.
Gently captured at Scissors. Accordiur
to the journals the soldiers were all shot
In the woods or butchered in cold blood.
The Government has faith enough in
the story to make it . subject of oficisl
inquiry with view to retalistion.
The Prussians while preparing to BE-
siege Laforte and St. Aubin, suddenly
retreated, leaving behind all their uten.
sils end quantities of stores. They
went towards Laon'-A Messenger ar.
rived IN the German camp and the in
selligense he carried caused ~ sndd.,
departure. 1t is also reported that H.
PRUSsTANs sUFRERRD DKFRAf
with heavy loss, in the neighborhood Of
Laferte, and the troops hastily With
drawn 70 reinforce their beaten army.
Besancon, Oct. %, via Tour, -.
General Canbrisls dispatchss . ~
, 1870-12-30

entitled to tbs bensft Of his fund wore to be
Il young tnar1ied artafcszs under the h9c OF -
yearB, who h&d served N apprenhceship IN
er T. nosop I'D tSar
I'D MD tss5 ss5 .us3s+, nsss e, e. a
Of the money lent.s Franklin calculated that.
under these provisions. the fund would In
crease 10 that in 100 yeaEa 1t would amount
to !f1sl, 900, or over e650. 900, and hs gave d.
bringing the water OF the Wissahickon Creek
into PbiladeIphia, At the end Of the second
1Q0 vears he estimated th1t the amount would
be q, ,061 600. which he ordered to be divided
into certain proportions between the city OF
Philadelphia and the State Of Pennsylyani,-
case Of miscalculasion. We are now within
twenty years Of the end Of the first century
since this money came into possession Of the
city Of Philadelphia It ought to amount 1t
this nms 70 s25oooo as least. We Lave
Trust, but We know that the ..nouat
Of the fund is less than $4,000. II
hAa never been applied for to snch an
extent u to rauder lis accumulation, bS pay
ment Of interest and the accession Of CON-
pound interest, IN! thing like what Dr. Frark-
lin expected 1t would be, and, in addition much
rowerr, tho failure OF susetiea. and BY beiog
swallowed up In that mRelstrum Of PhilAdel-
phiA wealth, the bank Of the United States.
Objects for the tIuat hare a1so become ecarce
By the changes in our eocisl custom. Artifce1s
do not mary as carry as they did IN Franklin q
time, and the proportion Of mechanics under
twenty tive yeata Of aga who are married has
iimIniahed greatly in ninety years. Beside this
the system Of apprenticeship has almost gone
out Of fashion, and the requirement that the
! borrowers shall have faithfully fulfilled
! the obligations in their lnaentures shute
! out large numbers Of young men who would
! otherwise be willing to avail themselves ol
i the advantages Of this bequest. The Amonn!
1 10 be borrowed cannot much exceed $500. and
| this, novadaye. Is not enough to set any one
| mechanic up in brsicess. The Board Of Pub
| lie Trusts, which has charge Of the 1egacr
| finds itee1f embarrassed By the terms OF tht
bequeet. The boara hae, theref fure, resolves
i to apply to the Legislature for authority e
! make tie charity operative by increasing th'
| amount to be loaned, and taking real estate =
! security. 1t would be proper. perhaps, Il i
! can be done, to change somewhat the qualiti
! cations required Of each applicant. Snbst.n
i TALLY. he must be m American mechanic, bu
{! II Tie eligibility Of the borrowera ,s contiae,
| to such mechanics AZ have served an appren
! ticeship, there will be few compel eut to CLAIM
! the assistance. Bv compliance with the apiri
! and intent Of Dr.. Franklin's will, can be call
arranged 70 as to dispose Of all these difhcu!
ties.
, 1870-12-30

rooted s1e standing, theiz inmanss Weight.
however, caueing tham to lean. They cam
prise redwood, uadrone, mAnzAnita. and OAK.
and contain specimens Is large u eieven fees
in circumference. The pettafsetion Of tbs
tir species is the most pleasing in appearance
The pitch layers hAve formed into beautiful
qu1It1 cryatals, and are really handsome or
nameut for mantel-pieee. Sdrdnts say thAt
the forest standing Was ages ago immersed
In water, and that the peteetaction took piiee
while so immersed. -...
Mr. B1annon, to preserve some OF the boat
specimens Of this forest, has had hauled to
he grounds Of his hotel, in Calistoga. mate
~ for GUNNER grotto. It Ia built IN t4o
!otn ef round p, ,Iamid, about eighteen feet
N netsst, and thirteen feet in circumference
~ t9a oa.a. Tho tree trunk from which the
1sp!l!e "aa taken Was broken to length1of
! aoont Ionf ND half feet Its weight Was
/ 70 elea, tnat took the strength Of two yoko
o. cattle 10 raise it to perpepdicular po-
Many ecienttfie men hsys examined the AMI
1 NAL, but all are nou-pln.sej. and unable 10
clasaiiy 1t. 4 gentleman is verv anxiops to o5-
tain it for the Smithsonian lnsti.ute. bat Nj.
! DEannan Wishes to retain It, 10 ace hnx long
it will live. lie hiss lad il sl.ree weeks, Il ests
nothing and haa not grown Our Acadeuy OF
Science should endeavor 10 secare It Tor thei1
cabinet It ia at present in A1 Drauuan'.
Office. On Montgomery street.
, 1870-12-30
Disguised Men ygrczt n Negro CFsn7-
NAL from M Officer, ChAin Him.
and Riddle Illy fIod( with kulletgs

F1cm the Memphis Aedfa1-ht, Dee. 3.
4 gentleman from Mississippi brings infor-
nation Of = horrible tragedy which occurred
At. Skuku}ak, station on the Mobile !
Ohio Railroad, few days ago. II 1preazz
that negro bad shot 3 white man, named
Cogill. on the road near that place, aud, hav-
ing been arrested. was pIaced in the depot, in
charge OF constable. to await the arrlval
Of trim, by which he was to be con-
yeyed to Brooksyille, for imprisonment
the feeling in the town became red hot. As
particulars OF the occurrence became known,
and during the night = gentleman called ON
the Constable in charge Of the negro and de-
snanded the surrender Of the latter, TO which
the Constable objected. The gentleman then
retired. aud al was quiet for an ho1r, uhsn
band OF come forty mon, equipped and
disguised Ia hu-Ksu1, made its ap-
peaEauce On the scene. and took the prisoner
by force, the Constable making little or
no resistance, which, however, uudsr the cir
Gums tances, woujd have been uaelesa. Loud
ing the trem uGng wretch bT . chain around
bus neck, ont on ths platform, be VAS m.de
fast. and after lspse of = few monents, 1t
eiren signal, vo1lcy Of rhos wAs poured
/. into him. He fell Immediately, riddted with
bullets, aud expired without = word. The
band then left Who composed it IL
amply = matter Of conjecture Tho
name Of the negro We have not As-
! the circumstances Of the shooting Of Cogili
or what led to it. Coelll wss dangerously
! wounded, the bullet passing through his fAca
and out near the right eve. At last accounta
/ his recovery VAS considered doubtful. Tha
: lJuclnng OF the negro caused come excite
, naent in the vicinity of its eeeurfcuce and At
the time cur informant left, there va. appEe-
F.! hensicn ot se,ious time with the negro null
! tia, Hho were reported hasteuing to the seena
1 Of the tragedy.
, 1870-12-30

Islands tearinS north-north-cast fifteen miles.
it wns suddenly found that tho vessel waA
nearly full Of w.tsr. and dllin8 up. 50
quickly. that The Captain had barely time
IN n her night clothes. not being able 70
ave = single article Of wearing .pparsl. Tbs
wind At this time had changed 70 norih-porth
west, blowing gale. Theyesaerh Course WA
tu1ned to the eouthwsrd- Shs went q very
we'll for three houls, or untll ABOUT uld1aght,
mde, threw all hands Into the sea. Tha hrss
and eeoond tnatee, the steward and the Cap
taln'y wife were Ill drowned. Tho remainder
yseaiued the wreck, and, after much trouble,
succeeded in cutting the weather main s74-
ing, when tho vessel Eghted, auo tho a9rst,
there, suffering terribly from the cold until
SuLd Dig afternoon. the 18th.
Fortunately, during the day tbs British
schooner Victoria hove in tlght, and At ones
made ~ effort to save the lives OF the perish
ing men, alhough this vessel VI ALSO - Slsr
succeeded, however. In getting two Of them
Of the wreck, but in coming a1ongslde the
vessel their boat was stove in and rendered.
useleas, which accident prevented their return
for the other two men still remaining On the
wreck. Being determined to save them u
possible thes lay By all night, hoping 10 gst
the seamen safely Oh in the morning. but
at daylight on the 18th, = ship was discovered
to leewarl, which proved to DO the Eu1ine.
frcm Liverpool for Bsston. and ~ tie Vic
toriA WAS in euch poor condition IS to be
coneidtred hardly sea worthy, the two
rescued seAn,en were transferred to her,
Captain 0wens, Of the Eu11ne, after
he1.irg the atory Of the shfpwreck. imu1edi-
ately made sail and stood for the GeoEg1i
Todd, trusting 10 be in time to save the res,
Of the crew. On coming up with the wEecl
| the men we're found to be still alive The!
were promptly returned % the ship, whert
their wants were kindly attended to, and Will
| their other comp anions were brought to thi
port. They express the wslmest gratitude T.
The tficers OF the Euxine for the kind treat
ment received Ut their haues.
The following are the names Of the lost
Mrs. Hill, Captains wife: Alfred Pnce, OF st
Steph. n, mate; John Knight. Of C4lAis. se,
ond mate; and James Kennedy, Of st. Steph
eng. steward.
The Georgia Todd was schooner OF q
tong, built 10 1868, Al Calais, Maine, where sh
was owned by Mr- ". H. BoArdman.
, 1870-12-30
YORK'S DRUNKEN MEMBER,

The IZon. Richard E1a1dclunn-s re-
creations In ytlllnru'A i10tcl-A
W1Ic-ssentcr who Narrowly E.-
capped tho Tns and Feathers which
he lklchlY Deserved.
Wlthinaton tDte. sd) Despatch 10 tht yfs iork Sun
public defamation and castig2tion Of the
vi i'c Of 4 drunken member OF Congress BY
he. husband can be private, sstouishel tho
town last Wednesday night. 1t was in VII
1ard's Hotel For come time past Richard j.
H1deman. Democratic member from the
York Dtstsic: Of l'ennsylv.nia, has been on
treat debanch. Ten Gays ago he entered the
Houee Of Representatives so maudlln drunk
that he was unable to asticulate when lie
s1ose. holding on 10 his detk: and, after
TO seat him, he ~as left standing until some
ct HE friends 60; Linn OF to the cloak room.
His wife, q lady Of refinement aud spotle!a
character, the daughter Of Senator Simon
Cameron, of PcnusylvAnia, mortified beyond
measure, sought hun out srd endeArored to
get him sobercd down. and, though falling in
her 1abors, did not despair, but clung to the
wreck.
On Wednesday night, toward midnight, the
vita Of = United StAtes 6enltor, whose hus-
band WAS At the Sonate attending tho night
session on The San Domingo resolution, WAS
aroused by loud aud infamous language in an
adjoining room. addressed 70 the wife Of Hsf-
demAn BY that debauched Representative;
and +F,n1 ha~ +Su,r hfr1-u Ears tr7fS
aIu t1oa fe nna15 e4ts' tt -a,,.;atar nd 10
laaf 4or nelp. ooou tAe p1opt'eso1 ~ suo III
or threa Servants were ofon8nt 70 tns ns!l;
and two members Of Congress were fouaed
from their rooms BY the then loud shr1eks OF
female voice, mingled With the exclamation
Of Dent, Richard, don't! don't!"
The hotel proprietor, atr. Sykes, 1t once
hammered on :Ae. door, and warned the
wretch ualdtni1n that, unleas he instantly
ceased hts violence, be wonld epeud tho right
in the police station. he etamme1ed out :
maudlin YVES" and his wifs not appealing to
, 1870-12-30

The Pacific Railroad Companies have
had The eood senso to mike contract with
,he paaiao Mail Steamship Company,
vhezeby the passengers and freight to and
frona China and New York md Europe
shall hereafter pass over the railway. 1t is
ssid thai this will add $1,000. 600 per an
mum to the receipts of the two railway
companies, and be that much increase of
the fund from which the interest On the
bonds is to be paid. The United States, it
is also understood, e1peud annually sev-
ersl millions Of dollars for transportation
to md from the Pacific States. II this
business we're Transferred also TO the roads,
the money now paid to Other transporter
ton companies would be saved, and the
large accumulation of unpaid interest on
the bonds would be gradually reduced.
Good policy seems TO suggest this latter
change, both In the interest Of the govern
ment md Of the. Pnci6o Railways, whose
present receipts do not afford the means oi
payins interest On the bonds.
, 1870-12-30
CaIiioFuin.s LhxeAt Discovery
Living Creature Embedded In p.r-
rkffc0 Wood

From tht Sen Fraaei.eo Bulletin, DIT. II.
curious reptile wae discovered, about
three veeka ago, by workmen engaged in p.e-
pairing rock from tie petrif1ed forest, Of which
material Samuel BranEan is building house
at Calistoga. In breaking petrid I'd tree With
eledge-hanmer, thsJ came upon IN animal
bearing mora resemblance to iz4rd than any
thing e1ee. With bind faith in the presBryatiTe
power OF liquor, they ciapped him into hostle
OF whiskey, Which, OF cou1ss, Killed him.
Several dsys aitetwArd, Nr. Drannan hltnself
x1s near them 1t their work, whea blow OF
the hammer tplt portion Of petHaed tres,
Afr. Branuau, with that reverence for anything
primitive. which eharacterizea California
pioneers, secured the creature And placed
it in = phia1. The animal ia about two
inches In length from its nose to the tip ct its
wbole length. It bag four legs and feet. The
fore ones are attached to its body Just bAck
OF it's head, md the hind ones Just It tho
junction Of the tail and the body. The foro
feet are furnished With four claws Or tngesa.
one OF which. being shorter than the others,
rnore finger. The head and mouth resemble
dirnunitivo frog II does not open tts mouth,
but keepa its throat constantly in palnlsat!ng
motion. 1ta eree are dark, aud feaauihle
zu,All piass bescs stuck on ia head Held be-
tween the sunlight and the eye. the body and
tail, legs and feet hppeE t1ana!ucsnL- O3#n
the back the spinal column makes dzrE
streak, and two epots. darkar than the rest in
dicate tho location Of the digestive organs
The reptile is kfpt III ! cofked four-ounce
phjat. j little waite. ia in the bottom Of the
phial, hut the animal keeps IS faE awsE ffom
it as possible. 1t is alzo e1eeedugly .dyssse
to light. The formation Of its feet eneo!e5 II
to c)lmb up the 1naile OF the perpendicular
ph,al, evea ehen wet. Il takes is station -
It can get, and remains there until di.lodged.
The creature was fouud iubedded In tbs
body Of 4 pet1iacd dr-sree .bout two or three
tee, in diameter. By coasting f.; The layers sos q
years old vhen il commenced to pstrify. It
vas lying PROSTATE on the ground when
found, but the manner in Which 1t ia broken
from ita adjacent stnup shows that it must
have pet1ided ~h.ie standing It was found
in tie midst OF petri6ed. forest.
about three and half miles 1est cf Caltstos.,
In Maps County. Thia forest embraces about
ten Ae1es Of trees, all Of which 1re in com
plete state Of petxefation. Most Of thsm
bars f.Ilea to tha geouEd. hr. few weli-
, 1870-12-30
PERSQSdL.

Miss Burdets Coutts has tuned her attention
to the prevention Of cruelty to animals,
-GeneEal J. E. Slaughter, who was General
BrasRa Chief Of Stnn+ has returned 10 Mobile
to I'VE, after a three seArs' residence In Mexico.
Mr.. B!erstadt, the attiat, has sent hi2popo-
taiuus hide to be tanned, and The delicate ofe1a-
ton will only require two yeaft. 1t tAkts 1vs men
to handle It on slprerJ occasions
Professor T5ndau, the English scientist, is en-
josirg himself on the top Of Mount .Ena.
The Emperor OF Btazll has never seen EIrope,
ArA hopes to 60, wu auc tuuor Of Wit PERMIT
ting, next rear. His daughter and her hlsbaud.
Count d'En, son Of the Duke de Semou7t md.
consequently, Rrzndsun Of Louis Philippe, are
now visiting shetr re:atiyea IN England,
-Mue Edn,nniA Lewis, the youuE sctsptor. haa
rrturned 70 1:onA She takes with hesa commis-
sou to cht4el lfe-slxe statue Of Joha Brown for
ne Upion Letsue Club OF Sev Yxk. She viii
return with t}c ZANE IN the sprtng OF ISL.
IT NTH b remembered thst the Empres Eu-
senses tereas tsom France VIA made In The
Yacht Of St John Montague Bursoyne. als wife
ia,ely rcetved frum tho tmpetial passenger a
handsome locket, In which her portrait = to be
enclosed
Prof nntt,t Of Cornell University, recenay
rttarced t10a an exploring expedition up the
Valley Of the AnUoo, has come back tosuned
With facts which aft destined, he saTs, to COM
ple:eir desoorah Asasst11 GLACIAL taeorT.
--Sa-~c TirSlrms arc talking Of erecting
monumentto Gneral Tln1e1d Scott aud tAe
| Richmond sfa't Journal suggests that ii michsb
proper to convd The remains Of The greas solder
| thlther. .
| nuooeu Loout. Of rpper Alton. III. Nj: Ioont. t.
| rs a member the class OF 1872, the 1ntrd class
Of The colleei asd Is now IN bis ssh 5ear. De IL
/ the father otfTpltSsoI Ioomfs nf ys1s NA~+