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The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12
Religions Intelligence.

Mr.. ID. G. Bixby, student in Newton
Theological Seminary, has been supplying the
pulpit of the Baptist church in Canton.
The Baptist church in Acton has recently
enjoyed revival. Rev. S. Powers, the PASTOR
the other evening, received a generous dona-
ton from his flock.
The Biddeford Democrat says that two
young ladies' were baptized at the river on
Sunday last by Rev. Mr.. Boyd, of the Free
Baptist Society of this city.
The Baptist Society at Wells (Oeupuuit,)
under the pastoral care Of Rev. George Moore
Payne, is said to be in a highly prosperous
condition. Mr.. Paynes labors are being at
tended with great success, and during his
brieflpastorate large numbers have been add
ed to the church.
The Boston UniversaHst is very severe up
on Francis e. Abbot, the well-known Ration
alist, who was formerly the pastor of the Uni
tartan church at Dover, N. II.
The rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association at Winthrop were dedicated on
Monday evening. An address was delivered
by Rev. MIR. Baker, and remarks were made
by several gentlemen present. The Associa-
ton rooms are of ample size, convenient and
| neatly furnished.
Rev. G. 81. Spurgeon writes from London
| to The Examiner and Chronicle, that his health
is too poor. and he is too busy to attend the
great meeting of the Evangelical Alliance to
be held in New York next fall. -
The M. E. church lat Bear Hill, Dover.
having been remodeled and thoroughly repair.
ed, was reopened, Feb. 4, with appropriate
services. Rev. L. D. Wardwell, of the Bangor
District preached. 1t is now a neat and COM
Portable church.
AT Union street, Bangor, Rev. W. w.
Marsh, pastor. they are enjoying good rev-
val. Rev. O. T. Allen the faithful minister at
the Brick Chapel, has also commenced extra
services, and the other evening several rose for
prayers.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12
Loss of the Oncida.

The painful emotions which pelvaded the
public mind on the first intelligence of this
terrible calamity, must eliminate in almost
inexpressible feelings of indignation at the
horrid recital which we printed yesterday
In some OF its features the catastrophe seems
unparalleled, the cowardice and brutality of
Capt. Eyre being unprecedented in the annals
Of marine disaster. We desire no better evil
dence to procure conviction of wiful muir
der than bis own statement and the tcsti-
mony of Lieut.. Clemens; for he showed a
wicked disregard for the commonest dictates
of humanity, which is tantamount to deliber-
ate intention. 1t is surprising that sane
man should stand telore intelligent compeers
and make such criminal confessions as Capt.
Eyre did. He unblushingly denied the ex.s-
tence OF the simplest rules of the maritime
code, and pleaded in extenuation that he
Thought very little" OF the occurrence: he
could not stop TO see what damage had result
ed as he had mails and passengers on board y
and If the vessel had raeeived any injury che
had the spit'to run TO where she could be
beached. Does history furnish more detes-
table example Of heartlessness?
Mr.. belong, one minister, appears to have
had an unequivocal opinion of Capt. Eyres
guilt; and by his able cross-questioning and
untiring zeal exposed, in the mass of incohe-
rent and inconsistent testimony most DELHI
crate series of fabrications. And the Ameri-
can people will share in his opinion that the
allegation of gross inhumanity, TO use the
miidest term, viii be fully sustained. Indeed,
as letter states, the English Minister, Sir
Harry Parks, who has SO far attempted 10 vim
dictate the action OF Capt Eyre, seems now to
be lost in the bewildering mass of
contradictions in which his witness
cs have involved themselves. Mean
time a. whole nation will mourn the cru
Ell and untimely death OF the JOG brave men
who ennobled the American name by their
heroism and devotion to duty. Their memo
~ will stand as an everlasting reproach to
cowardice and inhumanity. But the people
will place their names on our brightest rolls
BY the side of thousands who died in the
smoke of battle for national honor. 1t is all
now that the nation can d. for them.
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TO the Editor of the Press.

10 the Editor of the Press.
Is IT SOIL notice that the argus talks
of the Press eating humble pie" That is a
comforting way they have of concealing their
own chagrin. If ever party had reason to
exclaim, "Save us from our party paper, we
can take care of ourpolitical enemies" it IS the
Democratic party Of this city, in the late cam
paign. With no organ that appreciated the
position at all, at every succeeding issue from
day TO day, as the election approached, the
curses not loud hut deep, from the exasperat-
ed workers in the party, tod of their sad dis
appointment. Said one OF their most accom-
pllshed and Woodworking leaders, after the
election, among all our troubles, we had no
organ. No local campaign was ever carried
to conclusion more splendidly than the one
just closed ty the Press. Ii we could have
had some OF that kind, we might have had
look toward success" The leek that ancient
Pistol was forced to eat was no doubt terribly
distasteful. but it was the sweetest honey
comb in comparison to that forced down the
Threats of an excited and expectant party, by
the weak and imbecle course of the Argus.
Talk OF the Press ''nearly" losing the victo-
ry-the argus really" lost US ours, and dis
graced us besides. WARD4.
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THE PR FSS.
Saturday Morning, Ma Oh IL, 1871
Morn About Mar. Pike nrd inc shipping


Interests.
Tho A5rertiser, after ingeniously but very
unfairly garbllng our reply to IF. A. p" an
nounces as its deliberate opinion that ex. Con-
FRESHMAN Pike knows more in "haf an hour
about the shipping interest than a special
Congressional committee knows in six
months, and possesses on that subject more
than the combined knowledge of all the writ.
ers VINO have favorably reviewed the report of
sns committee, and the Maine Shipbuiders'
and Shipowners' Association. We do not
quote the Advertisers language, but only
give the substance OF its statement. After
sncering at Mr.. Lynch, instead of replying to
eur relutation Of Pixies errors, (every word of
which REPUTATION it suppressed and pronounc-
Ing glowing eulogy upon the ex-Congress-
man, it adds
10 say that such mans exceptions to the
bounty system and the indiscrminate ton ton &c
tax proposed by Mr.. Lynch are puerhe' VI
ere entitled to less consideration tnan Dc t,
neaeings Of mass meetings at Bangor Or DeyoSt,
is great mstake, which MI; AYbcu h''nseii
would neither have committed nor authorized.
Well. well-we will not dispute with the
Advertiser about this little piece of hero wor-
ship-this summary thrusting aside of the
sgnobile uulgus, common people that venture
to assemble in mass meetings. Carlyle would
admire it, but we can't. Besides, we do not
believe Mr.. Pike is entitled to stand on the
pedestal where our contemporary has placed
him. just answer few easy questions, Mr..
AduertiSer.
Ii Mr.. Pike is walking encyclopedia of
knowledge on maritime topics, how does it
happen that, being in Washington on the 4th
OF March, he did not know that the report of
tho special committee on navigation interests
had been made to Congress two weeks before
and printed in all the leading papers of the
country? This is for the time being the lead
ing fact in regard to Mr. Pixies favnrita topic /;
yet he was utterly ignorant of it.
If we must accept the dogma of Pixies in
Sallibility, it is but just that it should first be
explained why he made such mistakes in re-
gard to the bills that he acknowledges he did
oe?-mistakes that we pointed out but the
Advertiser makes no note Of
If we are to ignore Congressional investica-
lions, mass meetings Of shipbuilders and ship
owners and the newspapers, and 60 to Nh.
Pike for information about the shipping inter-
est, let US at least be told why, during his long
term of service in Congress, he was unable to
do anything to aid it or indeed to suggest any
thing that attracted any considerable atten-
ton?
If the date of Mr.. Pixies letter was changed
after it was written, was it the part of an
honorable man to so far give way to the in
tensity OF his jealous rage as to print objec-
tons to Mr.. Lynch's bills shown to be futile
by the report subsequently published, on the
feeble pretence that he had not seen the re-
port?
After these questions are ans wered we have
few more to ask. Meanwhile we assure the
Advertiser that we understand this case of
Mr.. Pixies perfectly, and viii explain it at
length if anybody desires.
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state News.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
Diptheria is prevailing to some extent in
Lewiston.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
1t is reported that there is good deal Of reli.
gious interest at Black Strap Hill, West
Falmouth. Meetings are being held afternoons
and evenings at Good Templarls Hail, the
headquarters of the largest lodge of Good
Tempars in the State. The meetings are un-
der the direction of Rev. John M. Howe. Rev.
e. w. jackson spent the last two Sabbaths in
the place.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth american says that the
teachers, present and prospective, are making
rush" for the spring term OF the Normal
School at Castine.
KENNEBEc.
A correspondent of the Kennebec Journal
says that the piers at Browns Island were the
principal cause OF the late frsshet.
Thursday nigh. samuel Titcomb and Fl.
w rruA we're repominated by The Republicans
OF Augusta for Mayor and Municipal Judge
respectively.
John Gilley, one of the early settlers of
Augusta, attained the age of 124 yearsl He
was born in Ireland, and died July 9th, 1873
He was an old settler" indeed.
The Kennebec Journal Gays that men and
teams are engaged in removing that portion of
the railroad bridge which was left standing
after the treshet. One span was leveled with
the ice Thursday forenoon, and after being
broken up was hauled away. The other span
will follow as soon as possible. The piers are
not materially injured. only small portion of
the tops of two OF them being swept off.
A very bold attempt to steal the horse of
George F. Wingate of Hallowell was made
last Monday.
PFNoBscoT COUNTY.
At the Democratic caucus Thursday even
ing, L. 5. Coe, Esq, was nominated for Mayor
of Bangor.
The youngest son OF Mr.. Charles Giles of
North Brooklyn, aged one year and seven
months, while its parents were absent at a
meeting at Bluehill Neck, fell into the fire and
was burned so badly that he lived only ten
hours.
PIsCATAoUIs COUNTY.
master at South Atkinson, vice A. M. Atkin-
son, resigned.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Seven bridges have been carried away by
freshets at Norridgewock. 1t will cost from
six to eight thousand dollars to rebuild the
last one.
YORK COUNTY.
An attempt was made to rob the National
Bank at South Berwick, on Tuesday night
last. The outer and inner doors of the bank
were forced open by jimmes, which aroused
the Waterman of the bank, and the burglars
escaped.
Patents have been issued to the following
Maine inventors: Halsey FL. Monroe, of Tho
maston, for revolving barrow; Thomas W.
johnson, Richmond, for spring bed bottom !;
Thomas E. Rogers, Dexter, for dye vat.
The paper credit investigating committee
Will recommend the appointment of q COM
mission to make the investigation thorough
one.
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REPUBLICAN Caucus AT R1nnprop,

REPUBLICAN CAUCUS AT B1DDEFoRD.-
The Republicans of Biddeford had large and
enthusiastic caucus at City Hall on Thursday
evening. Hon. E. Fl. Banks presided. James
d. McMullen, Esq, the popular candidate for
Mayor last year, having declined to have his
name used as a candidate. ballot was taken
resulting in the unanimous nomination of
Hon. Richard M. Chapman, who, in response
to an invitation from the caucus, soon made
his appearance in the hall and accepted the
nomination in speech characterized by his
usual felicity of expression. The Republicans
of Biddeford are singularly fortunate in Sc
curing for their standard bearer gentleman
% perfectly qualified to adorn the position
and withal so popular among all classes of
citizens.
He will be supported by his party with the
utmost unanimity, and ii elected will admin.
lister the affairs of the city in a manner at
once creditable to himself and for the best in
terests of the citizens generally.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

BoGus CoNpANY.-The Insurance Com
missioner of New Hampshire, keeps up his
war on the Mutual Benefit company of Hart.
ford He has issued the following card:
HENNIKER, N. H., Feb. IA.
Some two months ago published card
giving my opinion of the merits of the GNU
tual BeneiG Company, of Hartford, Ct"
now write this note to- reiterdte that opinion.
having been credibly informed that the agents
OF this delusive mushroom are industriOusly
asserting, to entrap victims, that I twas misin-
formed" and "hasty;" that con examination 1
have changed my views,' etc., all of which is
their invention.
wrote that opinion with the published cir
cular OF the company before me, setting forth
their theory and plan OF operations. This 1
examined most carefully, and weighed deliber-
ately. had also before me a letter from the
secretary OF the company, William II. Gilbert,
just received, in which he said in reply to an
inquiry of mine: 1.-THE guarantee capital of
the company consists of Endorsed notes.
Nothing thereon has been paid in.' The
same letter said, 1--WE are not an insurance
company;" while their published circular, .
after brilliant array of stool-pigeon names,
goes on and ''offers the only purely mutual sys-
tenn of life insurance." and while a hand bill OF
general agents, Hunt & Sperry, proclaims in
large type, "lfe insurance is blessing, COM
ing when blessings are most needed" Mine
uoildrS VIII insure your I've iOr i've IuOuSduu
dollars in the Mutual Benefit Company, Of
Hartford, CT" Still, "we are notan insurance
company" says Mr. Secretary. 1 had also in
my mind the doleful history of several similar
companies, which, after brief existence, had
proved disastrous failures. enrching few Off
GERS only, leading their deluded victims to
claw at the air.
But enough. Time and further examina-
ton have only confirmed my first opinion, and
| a sense OF duty impels me to warn the public
against this baseless company and all its like
which, in the language Of the last very able
insurance commissioner of Massachusetts,
shave not enough of equity or stamina to
bear the scrutiny of a shrewd common sense. u
The only reason why I did not long age
''drive out" this cooperative fallacy is, that
| the laws of the State, unfortunately, do moi
directly invest me with authority to do SO
The State of Massachusetts interdcted thi.
company at once. In closing, I take occasion
| to say to all insurance agents, that when
'change my views" of this cooperative snare
will give the public due notice.
(Signed) OLIVER PILLsDURY.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12
Political Notes.

1t is rumored that Montgomery Blairw would
like to occupy the chair of Hon. Frederick
Stone of Maryland, in the next Congress.
Senter, the Conservative Governor of Ten
nessee, finds it impossible to prevent disturb
ances in that State, and it is rumored that he
will call upon the President for troops.
Gen. Logan's bill, reported from the COM
mittee on military affairs, reducing the num-
Der OF officers in the army, will probably meet
Win the appreciation of everybody except the
gentlemen who are personally affected there
BY.
nEV. ERENEzER KNowLToN, of Montville
Sspoken OF as one of the candidates for Gov
ernor who will be presented to the next Re
publican State Convention.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12
Town Elections.

NAfLEs.-At the town meeting held Mar. z
the following town officers were elected Mo-
derator, John G. Camel; Town Clerk, Robert
Eies; selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of
the Poor. Washington Bray, Robert Edes.
and Enoch Cannon; Town Agent, Washing
ton Bray Town Treasurer, Enoch Cannon ::
experimenting School Committee, James
Doughty and John s. Clark Collector of
Taxes, Daniel Richardson. Voted, to raise
$1,000 to defray town charges, $1,000 for support
of schools, and $500 to repair highways
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

SLAVERY IN MAISE.-The Biddefcrd
Democrat publishes the following advertise
ment from the Boston Ne,os Letter, of De-
csmber 10th, 1905:
Kan-away from his Master, William Pepper-
on ESQ., az kittery, in the Province of Maine.
eNegfoe Man-Slaye named Peter, aged about
~, speaks good English, of pretty brown com
piexion, middle Stature, has on on a mkt
gray nome spun coat, white home-spun jack
ored stockings, or a MKT worsted pair. and a
black Hat. Whoever shall take no said Ne
groe. and bring or convey him safe to his said
Master. or secure him and send notice of him
sIther to his Master. or TO Andrew Belcher
Lqsr Al Boston, shall be well rewarded for his
palms, and all reasonable charges paid besides.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

New Books RECEIvED.-We have recaived
from the publishers, Roberts Brothers of Ro..
ton, Cassimer Maremma, by Arthur Helms
which we shall notice at length in few DAYS.
Also Journal of Visit to Egypt, by Hon.
Mrs. William Grey; The Rule of the Monk,
OF Rome in the Nineteenth Century, by Gen.
eral Garibaldi, from tAe same publishers; and
Io, huns the World Away, No. 1856 of Harpers'
-. library OF Select Novels. These all come
'nrougn Messrs. Loring. Short g. Harmon.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

CLAIMS OF MAINE AGAINST THE UNITED
STATEs.-The main object of Gov. Chamber
lain's recent visit to Washington was to eject
settlement of large pecuniary claims wnich
citizens of the State have against the United
States. which have been audited and allowed
nv this State and are to be paid to parties III
interest when received from the United
States. The first is the claim for interest on
the advancements made by Massachusetts in
the war of 1925, which by joint resolutions
of Maine and Massachusetts have been appro-
printed to the European & North American
Railway, amounting to from 100000 to
Sl,OO0OO0. The next is claim of citizens
who owned land on the northeastern boun-
Diary, which was taken hom them by the
conventional line of the Treaty of Washing
ton, and coded by the United States, by con-
sent OF Maine, to Great Britain. This claim
amounts to about $4,000. The other claim
was for lands of private citizens of the State
| taken in 1862 and 1868, for batteries tor what
was called coast defences, amounting to over
| $4,000. These lands were taken at Eastport
These claims amounting to million dollars
all adjusted and allowed by Maine, and per
fectly just in themselves, are justly due from
the United States, and have been for long
time.-Bang0r Wing.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

To remove Pimples, Blotches and Eruptions
from the skin use Schlotterbeck's Moth and
Freckle Lotion, sold by all Druggists. It's
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CoRsErs 80, GO, Is, 100, 1875, $50, 200 cents.
Anderson's, 1888 Congress st.

KINDS, Apothecary, under the Preble House
has fine stock of drugs, medicines, cigars,
&c. Having had a long experience in COM
pounding medicines, he makes speciality of
physicians prescriptions and gives them his
personal attention.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12
NEW HAMPSHIRE Observation-Disclosures be

NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTIoN.-Returns been
received from 22S towns, giving Stearns "a, S14,
bedel 25123, Flint z, 1854, Barrows 1l57. Stealns
majority over all was 1,27O. Five towns re-
man to be heard from which last year cast
~ votes, 10 Rep and So Dem. The Senate
stands q Rep. and Dem; in five districts no
choice. In the House the Republicans have
about 80 ma iority.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

IT now seems quite certain that the Legis.
lature will adjourn finally the last of next
week. We notice from the lists of yeas and
nays that there are an unusual number of abb
sentees. Mr.. Farwell was right in arguing
that salary Of $3.50 is favorable to short ses-
sions and good behavior.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

one of our Oldest subscribers, who tells US
that he has preserved the paper ever since 1t
was printed for the enjoyment OF an occasional
reading of the story gave him. we nope
some of our readers will enjoy the humorous
sketch as much as he has.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

CANDIDATES FOR GovERNoR.-Iti is rath-
er early, but our exchanges are daily adding
to the list of candidates for Governor which
already includes the names of Gen. Hersey of
Bangor, Hon. Sidney Perham of Paris. and,
we believe, Gov. Chamberlain. The Bangor
Democrat says sententiously, "Pike of Calais
is Tie cunning MANI
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12
To the Editor Of the Press:

To the Editor Of the Press:
Can you inform me whether Capt Eyre Of
the British steamer Bombay is relative of
Gov Eyre, late of Jamaica and the murderer
of Mr.. Gordon? Does murder run in the
blood of the Eyres? INQUIRER.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

The arrival of steamer Smidt at New York
from Bremen, which port she left on the 25th
Of January, revives the hope that all may yet
be well with the City of Boston, which left
New York on the 25th of January, and is now
43 days out for Liverpool. One of the Collins
steamers was once missing sixty days, during
which time she was slowing drifting to the
Azore Islands, her machinery having broken
down. 1t is an agony of suspense Tor those
who had friends aboard; but we are not dis
posed to abandon all hopes of her yet.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

BURR's PATENT white glass, best quality,
Nursing Bottles with all the attachments 40
cents each, also pure Rubber Nipples, % cents
per dozen, at Halls Rubber Store. mr7d1w
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

ihE New York Sun is pretty bright pa
per- out we advise the argus TO have the
form, 10 sent down from New York by express,
II II intends to reprint it everv day =.
save expense. Dana has lost n.y. n9n II VIII
smartness but all of his principle since S Oh MS
came Democrat and the editor of the nc oe
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12
General News,

pon Espartero, Duke Of Vittoria, is expect
ell at Madrid, and intimates that he will he
put forward as candidate Tor royalty.
The Chicago Republican is out in favor of
the interior Of the country "cutting loose"
from the seaboard, and asks, Scan we not for
get for time, that there is. for instance, such
a place as New York city?"
Mrs. Joseph Ames fortunately modeleo
from life an excellent bust of Arson Burn-
game when on his late visit. 1t should be i'm
mediateIy ordered in marble. Massachusetts,
should give it place in her capitol by the
| side of her busts of Andrews and Lincoln.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

WE would call the attention of our readers
to the advertisement of Henderson & Staples
"Medical illumination" and the certificates OF
many of our well-known citizens. feb21-tf.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

A FACT WORTH KNowING.-That Rubber
Boots and Shoes, Coats and other Rubber ar
ticles can be repaired in neat substantial
manner at Halls Rubber Store mar7d1w
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

WE understand that the Indies connected
with the Second Universalist Society will have
q Social Levee and Promenade Concert in
Congress Hall on Wednesday evening next.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

LADIES Cotton Hose, 10, 10, Is, 20, %, and
so cents. Anderson's, 1888 Congress st.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

Co. . .ne loufen page to-day we print little
I;u uippsu from the Maine Recorder, printed
al Aimington' April II, 1888, brought to n. Nv
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

CALL at Kendall & Whitney's and see the
largest assortment of Bird Cages ever offered
for sale in this city, 2t
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12

New style Hoop Skilts, 3S, 40, 80, 65, rs and
100 cents. Anderson's, 1888 Congress St.