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Portland and Vicinity.
Republican Ward COaxcMseS.

The Republican voters Of this city are hereby re-
quested to meet in their respective Ward Rooms
Friday Evening, March 4th, at 71.2 O'Clock.
To make choice OF candidates to be supported for
Ward omcers, In each ward, at the election to be
held March 7th consisting of
ONE ALDERMAN,
THREE COUNCILMEN,
. .-l.. WARDEN,
WARD CLERK,
AND TWO CONS
Also to select two persons IN each ward to serve
on the City Committee during the coming year.
Per Order Republican City Committee.
Portland Feb 18th, 1870.
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co MI M e R GAL.


Kccc1Pts Dy RalIf00ds amd StenmDOata.
STEAMER FOREST CITY. FROM BosToN-5 cases
sugar, liquors, 30 and 20 half 90 b. er, 100
do apples, 90 pc k 80 boxes cheese, 10 .int mills
Ia pumps, oian trtes, 16 bolts duck, ~ bags pea
nuts 81 bars iron, COTS cordaee, 70 terces lard
ba cape.ing 80 lags 10 bills sheet ion, cases
shoes, 10 casks rasins IA nails bdls spring beds,
200 boxes lin, pkgs to Princes Express 15O do to
l2C empty barrels, organ, mele deon, carriage,
casks OIL 20 bbis oil, bales yarn, hhds moaks =,
hiies. "A Wheels 20 casks nails 23l bars iron,
200 pkgs to order.
PORTLAND & KENNEBEc RAILROAD II car
shocks, 456 bdls paper, 142 oil CLOTH IS bbs
-four. extension tables, II cases goods car barrels
rs sacks waste 20 bbs apples 20 bales bats s. pkgs
sundrIes, 20 CARS freight for Boston.
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NEW HAMPsHJRE.

THE GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN. ~
CONCORD. Feb. N.-Hou. Henry L. Dawes,
of Massachusetts, addressed a large political
meeting at Nashua last evening. Among
other speakers stumping the State for the Re-
publicans are Senators Nye, Patterson aud
SAWYER, Hon. Thomas Fitch, of Nevada, Gen.
G. n Van Wyck aud Representatives Craein
and Ella: Great interest is being aroused in
the result of the election.
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NEW STEAMER FOR THE ALLAN LNE.-On
the LIST inst. was launched at the yard of the
London & Glasgow Ship building Company,
on the Clyde, a new screw steamship of 25OO
tons burden for the Allan line, named the Cas-
is of the following dimensions:-Length, 342
feet; beam, 81 feet 6 inches; depth of hold to
main deck, 25 feet. She is to be fitted by the
builders with pair of direct-actiDg inverted
cylinder engines of $50 horse power nominal,
and is to be handsomely furnished for the ac-
commodation of large number of first and
second class passengers. We observe that, in
Guiding the Assyriau, now being built by
Steele, of Greenock, the Allan line consists of
twenty first class ocean goipg teamships.
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CALIFORNIA,
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 27-The fegs on the
public buildings are at half-mast to-day in
memory Of Mr. Burlingrme.
The gross receipts of the Camilla Urso feSti-
val, which closed yesterday, were $5O,O00
The Irishmen on the Pacific coast propose
getting up monster petition to Congress to
appoint commission to visit the English pris-
ons and ascertain the exact condition of the
Irish political prisoners.
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LATEST NEW s
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
vi Al N e.

REPUBLICAN CAUCUsEs AT LEWISTON.
Especial Dispatch by Western Union Line.l
LEWISTON, Feb. N.-No choice was made to-
night in the Ward caucuses. In the balloting
for candidate for Mayor J. P. Fessenden had
1853, j. b. Ham LAG, M. T. Ludden so, John
Read %, J. G. Coburn IA, scattering g. A
caucus is to be held again next week in the
several wards, and if no choice general eau
ems. FL.
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LAW CouRr DECISIONS "A decision has been
received from the full Court in the following
cases, in which this city is interested:
Anna T. Joues, guardian, vs.. the city of
Portland petition for writ of certiorari to quash
proceedings of City Council in altering Con-
gress street. Decision sustaining the proceed
ines of City Council Writ denied.
Symonds & Libby ,or plaintiff; N CleaVes,
City Solicitor. Tor defendant.
Cumberland and Oxford Canal vs.. George F.
Hitchiugs. suit for damages for ebstructing the
canal by building West Commercial street un.
der contract with the city of Portland. De
fence assumed by the city. Plaintiff non suit
FO. j. Smith and Mattocks appeared for
plaintiff; Cleaves. City Solicitor, for defendant
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The UUVERNMENT DUILDINGS IN NA1NE'
The deficiency appropriation bill contains the
following items:-For plasteripg, iron work
and carpenteriDg on the Custom House at
Portland, $4,000; for the same class of work
on the Post Office, 10000; for repairing dam
ages by the storm of September last to the Ma
rine Hospital, $4,000; for balconies to widen
the passages of the Custom House building at
Bangor $1,000
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NEW YORK, Feb. 2G.-The Express says that Wall
the absence OF any official quotations from London
in regard 10 the quotations tor bonds to-day. The
price OF $40 bonds London is the point upon
OF the country at the present time hangs upon gold
1t is little remarkable that the cable should be
equal to The task OF sending the bond quotations.
although it eau stand the strain OF miscellaneous
news. 1t is also remarkable that the cable always
gives out altar important iuncure like the present.
This affair was tbs cpief topic Of conversation in
financial circles to-day, and caused little indiyna-
ton among the BANKERS,
Money is quiet and easy at q per cent. on call
Foreign Exchange weak; prime bankers' 60 days
sterliug hill, are quoted at 1864.
Gold opened strong at l17t but soon after became
weak anu declined to 1164 q 116a. The sudden de.
bond. were higher in London. The rates paid r
carrying were from 8 to per cent. Cove nment
hood market steady aG the opening, but afterwards
declined in sym Datby with gold. ~.
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SAILING OF A STEAMER.-The steamship
Nestorian, Capt Ard, OF the Allan line, sailed
.ro" tn.s port TOR Liverpool yesterday morn
ing AZ ~ IL o'clock, with % cabin and several
sseerage passengers and full cargo. Among
sne cabin passengers were several from this
city. -
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spEOsAL NOTICE.

MAST BUXTON STATION, on the Portland and
II Rochester Railroad, wi ] be discontinued on
and after February l, 1870, unti turtler notice.
THoS. QUINCY, Sup't.
January 20, 1870. ian3ld4w
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THESE BONDS CAN BE REGISTERED
SIX MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PAID-U UP STOCK
SUBSCRIPTIONS. No bonds issued on road un-
der construction issue limited to $4,000 per mile
road built and in running order, BEING ONLY
ABOUT HALF THE ACTUAL COST The road is
being built with great economy for cash; $50 Miles
are already completes in the most thorough manner,
equipped and running regular trains; and the whole
line lover 400 miles) it is expected will be completed
within the ensuing year. 1t ia 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 10
miles and to oswego 40 miles, it populous
district destitute of other railroad facilities, which
must furnish it large and profitable local bust
ness; ard it win be completed at an aggregate cost
far below that of any competing line. These advan-
tages cannot fail to make it OF the best paying
Mortgage Bonds of the safest securities ever is
sued. All mortgage bonds issued on railroads run
ming from The City of New York are good, aud 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 10 these. For the
investment of trust or other funds there is nothing
better; ard in exchange for Government Bonds
they give large increase of income besides capital
izing the premium. They are meeting with rari6
sale, and we have been grafed to find that they
taken chiefly by most conservative and sagacous
capitalists in exchange fer Government securities.
Price par and accrued interest in currency. Circu-
lars, pamphlets, &c., on hand for distribution.
GEORGE 0PDYKE & CO.,
Bankers, No. rs Nassau-st
NOodJ&w1v
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ALL PERSONS

RNbOe2' Bouts and Shoes!
Or any description for Men, Women OF Children,
stock is all ntw
M. g. PALM R.
ct any price. ie25d2w
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There are "a girls who have attained the
highest rank In scholarship, represented by 4,
and boys.
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STILL THEY CoME.-If the kindly spirits
who mingle with US in the innocent amuse-
ments and pleasures of earth we're not made
glad by the merry gathering at the house Of
Mr.. John Bradford, No. II High street, on
last Friday eve, it must be owing to their
power to look behind the scenes; for to human
eyes no more joyous and harmonious company
has been assembled during the season. And
the fantastic dresses of the early evening, the
games and dancing of later hours, and the So
cial converse intermixed with all, were sources
of pleasure only exceeded by the politeness
and courteous attention of the host and host
ess, whose social qualities are such that the
sixty or more guests present were unanimous
in pronouncing the party second to none in
the past or future. w.
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WEST INDIES.


ANoTAER SPANISH DEFEAT.
New YORK, Feb. %. "A dispatch from Gu
ban sources says that the Spauiards were bad
" defeared on Jan. 18th at Najosa, retreating
with much loss.
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BriefJO,tings

JUDGE KINasBURY PRFsIDIEa.
SATURDAx.-State VS.. Patrick Bradley. Single
sale Fined $50 and costs. Paid.
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AUCTION Saa.iG>.
Special Auction Notice.

fy1IE sale of DR. IS Goods, woolens, Shawls Bow
1 Suits and Goals, Keajy-M tde Clothing, San y
Goods, &C. will be continued to day at 10 A NJ, and
P ~. The entire lot must be closed QUO without
reserve.
ie2s 1t F.o. BAILEY g CO., Ausrrs.
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SUPERIOR CoURT.-The February term ad-
journed Saturday noon after session of TWEEN.
ty days. The jury were in attendance 10 days
and tried five cases, disposing of ten jury cases
in all. Court sat without jury ten days, try
ing fourteen cases and disposing of fifty-fve
cases marked for justice trial.
Whole number Of cases tried, 10
Gases continued from January 308
New entries, 128
Whole docket = 436
Disposed of finally this term, 129
Continued to March term, - 3O7
The March term begins tomorrow, March 1,
with new jury. Jury cases will be taken up
and disposed of according to the assigned list
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sembled at the Theatre Saturday night to wit
ness the French Spy and Black Eyed Susan.
Miss Bidwell is we'll fitted, both in figure anc
p,ntomimc ability, for the part of the French
Spy, play which Madame Celeste, we believe,
introduced to American audiences and which
has been a favorite with them ever since. Miss
Bdwell was we'll supported by Mr.. Medium
and the company. II the play of Black Eyed
Susan an incident occurred not set down in
the bills. In executing dance Dolie's slip
per few off striking among The ..,d;Anea. -ts'".
playing her slippery trick. Tonight Charles
Reade and Tom Tsylor's comedy of Peg Wof-
fngton or Masks and Faces, a sterling play, in
which there is ample scope for the exhibition
of talent in the parts of Peg and Old Triplet.
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NOTICES hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed and taken upon himself
the trustoi Administrator OF the estate OF
NATHANIEL j. MILLER, late OF Portland,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having oe-
nands upon the estate OF lid deceased are Ieouir-
ed exhibit the same; and all persons iuuebted to
SAID estate recalled upon to make payment TO
PHINElAS BARNES, Adm'g.
Portland, Feb. 18th, 1870.
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Farm for Sale. at Auction.

THE subscriber will sell at public
ATsNC0 auction on the 18th day of April
MniS7EO next, at 10 o'clock A NJ, on the
4if1efiIAT premises, his homestead farm I'M
- ess sooner disp ,se1 or &C private
sac. oaid farm Is in Freeport The road to Fogxs
point, fronting on Caseo Bay, containing seventy
acres more or less, conve nienty divided iutC now
ing, pasturage and woodland. with q two Story
uWeiiins house, barn and out-brildings. n II the
purch Use money eau remain mortgage n desired.
subscriber on the premises.
RUFUS SToDDAHD.
Feb 81, 1870 2tdstwts
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MAeBAOH USETTS.
crvvCrrSu

Boston, Feb. ZIP. J. O'Connor, 26 years
of age. took mixture of strychnine and beer
last night and was taken to the city hospital
in hopeless condition. A neatly written note
was found upon him, of which the following is
an extract: "Whoever finds my corpse will
please telegraph to p. ?. McHugh, 81 Ann
street, New York, and he will give it a decent
burial. am tired of life. Rum is the cause
of all evil
The Portland daily press., 1870-02-28
ROLD ROBBERY.

WORCESTER, Feb. ga bold robbery was
perpetrated in this city yesterday afternoon.
Two men entered the house of Timothy Bar
rett when all the family but boy thirteen
fae how and tied him with clothes line and
then Searched the drawers and trunks. The
money which they wanted was with the abb
sent family, but tue robbers carried off gold
watch and gold chaip, ieweiry, silver and other
articles of value They have not yet been ar
SNOW STORM.
It has been showing here all day.
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Pacific RAILROAD mortgages were lower IN Unions
at closing; quotations at $50 q s52 C.ntrals steady
at 95t q 9ja
Southern states securities heavy and lower in new
Tenne ssees, With steady market In other bonds.
The Ralro id market opened heavy and declined,
out afterwards became firme, and advanced about
per cent.
Miscellaneous and Express Stocks quiet
Inc following are the forenoon quotations;
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FIRE.-At a quarter before 1 o'clock this
morning fire was discovered in small build
Ing on Commercial street near the foot of
franklin, occupied for an eating saloon by
Frank Baker. The firemen were remarkably
prompt, and in less than ten minutes after tie
alarm was given stream of water was put en-
the fire. The building was pretty thoroughly
Quilted and the contents were made about
worthless. We could not ascertain the amount
of loss nor whether there was any insurance
The origin of the fire is unknown.
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For MachiaspOrt.

TlHE Schooner Hamburg with part cargo engaged
i viii, have des pltch j. w. DEERING,
teb25dSt 10 Commercial st,
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PoLIcE-Oficers Matthews and Garland ar
rested Peter Sullivan and Alex. McGinnis on
Saturday for stealing wood from Union wharf.
One or two DRINKS aud one or two lsdgers.
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and about NINE ACRES OFLAND, with en!Tsa
DerIicks, wGrSed by S cam power; 2 OF Herssy'l u
same; also, steam Hosting Apparatus, bragg,
Chain sdnd tools for working the larry.
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To THE TRADE.-Our attention has
been called, for some time past, to the
fact that unprincipled iObberS, and deal.
Chs Of groceries, Sc, have been misreprc-
senting lls, stating TO dealers and cOnsll.
mcrs, that Roasted CC6Scs, bearing their
own name, were manufactured and put
up for them by lls, with their card on
package representing them as manufac-
turcrs, trhich is taLae. We neither roast
nor pacE colFccs under any 6tllGr brand
than that If our own, bearing our trade
mark and signatures on every package.
All that we ask Of the consumer,
is to give our yWMeR eCttcS, in
in one pound papers, and our pure spices,
q fair and impartial trial, and will allow
them to Judge as to the correctness Of our
statement, rs to the quality Of the goods.
No one can manufacture any better goods
than VIC make. We not only offer re.
ward of $500, for the purity Of our goods,
but that of Our reputation; and our spice
miller has made oath before one OF our
aldermen that he has not, and will not
aduItcrate any Of our goods and, we do
not manufacture, buy or sell any adultcra-
ted goods ARBUcKIEs d CO.,
Wholesale GrOcerS and Pf0pFietOTS Of Pure
Spice Ml!s, Pittsburgh, PA.
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River News.

Tic river was rising last evening with
seventeen feet in the channel. Business
along the landing was dull. There were
no arrivals outside the regular packets, cx-
ccpt that Of a little dinkey, the W. II.
Eddy, u fishing craft built to ply on the
rigging Fish Creek. She is certainly the
slnalIcstspecimen of a steamboat that ever
rounded to at this point
Several Of our citizens have purchased
the Billy IEodgson, and she will no put in
the general towing business. The Hotlg-
sou is commanded by Capt. Mcmillan, late
Of the Dick Fulton, well known to nearly
all our city readers We trust Capt. Nc
MILAN and his boat will receive thcpatro-
mage of our people,
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TnR"Iatest Spring Styles" Photograph.
cd on short notice at the Partridge Gallery.

GRAVEL AND CEMENT RooFNu. -
George Crumbackcr would inform the
public that he Is still engaged in the
Gravel Roofing business, and that he is
prepared ut any time toput on roofs, eth
CT largo or smaIl, at the shortest possible
notice, guaranteeing his work for q term
Of years. He hNs now been engaged In
the business for seven years past, and his
work l,as outllyCd u half dozen other
Patent Roofs. The demand for Ills work
is increasing from year to year. lie put
on during the past year 1900 squares Of
his roofing in this city, which has given
satisfaction in every respect Address
him through the Post Office, or call at his
brlck,yarl, head Of Lindsey street. All
orders will DO attended to promptly.
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nAYwAnD's Holy LAXD.-Hayward's
views in the Holy Land, copies Of old
paintings representing scenes in the life Of
Christ, fine landscape views Of Jerusalem
Mount Of Olives, Bethlehem, Sc, will be
on exhibition ut Washington Hall on Sat
urtlay evening, 23d. Matinee for school
children on Saturday afternoon ut three
O'clock. Tie exhibition has drawn large
houses in Dayton, Hamilton, Columbus
and GAINESVILLE, and is highly spoken Of
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CRUEL TREATMENT OF A BoY.-Ycs-
tcrtlay, q man named Gillespie was mr.
rested and brought before Judge Johnston,
charged with whipping boy most in
humanity. The lad, Whose name We
could not ascertain is I'M orphan, and hal
been placed in charge of Gillespie us his
guardian. When the little fellow exhibit
ed Lllcmurks Of the cruel treatment he had
received, q shuddcr Involuntary ran
through those who witnessed the evidence
of brutality. From the hips to the sllOnld-
era bis back presented fearful sight-be-
ing almost literally covered with bruises
from the terrible castigation. It is said
that the hoy is rather reckless and wild,
but scarcely any amount Of Juvenile de-
pnvity would justify such treatment
Gillespie waived an examination, and
hull in the sum Of three hundred dollars
for Ills appearance at the next term Of the
Circuit Court was required. lie secured
bondsman and was released from Gus
t0lv.
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POLICE COURT.-ThCrc was solitary
ease before the Police Court, yesterday
morning. Larry Gillespie put himself out
side Of M indefinite quantity Of bcnzlnc,
and while in that condition was picked
up on the street by an officer. He was
fined the usual dollar and costs.
The case Of Henry Robinson, charged
with InrestalIing the market, had been
continued from Monday morning until
yesterday, on account Of the absence Of n
material witness. When It was called
yesterday morning the same Ihct existed
compelling IL second continuance. Ills
Honor directed n subpmnN to be issued
for the delinquent witness, returnNbIo next
Saturday morning Mt . O'Clock. We
shouldn't be surprised to soc somebody
fined one of these mornings for falling TO
obey the commands Of the Court.
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ATTEMPTED EsCAPADE AT THE PENI.
TENTlARY.-Tuesday evening number Of
the Convicts in the Pcnitcntiary made an
attempt to escape from durance vile
About forty or fifty OF them were concetn.
cd in the plot, having become dissatisfied,
It Is suggested, with the fare furnished In
the institution, or for some other equally
cogent reason, Thcparticulars orthct trans.
action were substantially these: AS the
prisoners on that evening were being
marched from, supper 70 their cells, they
seized tho guards in tho lall. took from
them a key, forced then into a cell, strip
ped them of their clothing, and having
dofIal their stripes and donned citizens
attire, guve tho signal, fr The tlst re.
lief When the relief came into the hall
they were treated MS their predecessors Ind
been. The COnspirators then began an
onslaught on such Of their comrades ms
they suspected Of having money or valua-
blcs about them, as well rs those who
would not engage in the conspiracy with
them. 1t was now o. o'clock, the hour all
the convicts arc usually locked up for the
night. A signal was given for the outside
guards to vacate their boxes Had this
been obeyod, it was evidently The iDten-
ton Of the conspirat0fs 10 rush'out Of tile
hall, scale the stOckade and thus make
their escape. But the nOn-Nppcarancc nj
the gate Of tho guards in the hall who
had been relieved, aroused suspicion ut
once that all was not right inside. The
commissary proceeded to the Office and
finding no one there, went out into the
hall, when he was assAiled with rcquisi-
tons for clothing, tobacco, &c.
Not returning to report the state of
things inside, the day guards, and crowd
Of citizens from town who had heard Of
the difficulty and repaired to the prison,
made q rush for the hall door, when the
situation of affairs was ut once perceived.
The guards and convicts had changed
places. The conspirators were fired upon,
only one Of them, however, was hurt.
Tho name Of tho wounded man Is Charles
Moore, who is serving out term for rob-
berry committed in some county We
do not now remember. Moore was
shot in the left thigh, but his
wound is not serious. The names Of tic
others concerned in scizing and stripping
the guards, and robbing their fellow prison.
ers WHO would not join them in their con-
spiracy arc, Luther Cremeans, sentenced
for murder; John l.. Newman, burglary;
Harrison jackson, allan John Burns, grand
urgency; james Carney, stabhing with
intent TO kill; Stephen Hicks. (crimc not
rccollectedA Il. II. Foster, burglary, md
p. G. Martin, forgery.
The Superintendent had received MI IN
tinatiOn few days previous to the out
break that an attempt 10 escape would he
made, and he had adopted precautionary
measures to tllwart its successful accom-
plislment. But for this, q largo number
of these outlaws might now be prowling
through the Country-a terror to the COM
muniLy. In his present position, Col.
Curtis has already shown himself to he
"thC right man in the right place"
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A Coop THING.-TOO many people art
deceived in purchasing Silver Plated Ware.
To obviNtO all trouble, Oxtoby s Duflleld,
the Market Street Jewellers, have contract.
cd with leading house in the East for tho
manufacture Of their ware. twill all be
triple plate orthc best quality, every Spoon
or Fork, being sampled "OxtOby & DUFF
field, 3" II is guaranteed to wear Tor
fifteen or tsautv SsdS, andwilI soon take
the place of solid silver. Call, few doors
below M'Lure House, and sec