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Signed by MARK TRIcKEY and II others.
STATE OF MAINE.

CUMBERLAND, IS.
At the Court of County Commissioners begun and
holden at Portland, within and for the County OF
Cumberland, the first Tuesday OF June,
Ammo Domiri, 1870, to wit at adjournment
thereof, the first Tuesday OF July, A. D., 1870.
On the foregoing petition 1t being satisfactorily
shown to the Court that the petitioners respon-
sble, and that hearing is expedieut, it is hereby
ordered that the County Comm ssioners will meet
at the dwelling house of Mark Trickey in Cape
Elizabeth, on Tues lay, the 18th day of September,
ID 1870, at 10 O'clock A. NJ and that the Petitioners
give notice to all persons interested by causing Attest
ed copies of said petition and this order thereon to
be served upon the Town Clerks OF Cape Elizabeth
and Westbrook, and also by posing up copies
of the same in three public places in
each of said towns and publishing the
the came three weeks successively in the Maine
State Press. paper printed in Portland, the first
of said publications. and e,ch OF the other notices,
to be at least thirty dav b'iore the time OF said meet
ing; at which time and Place after It has been sat-
isiactorIly shown that he above notice has been
duly given.l the Commissioners will proceed to view
tn route set Orth in said Petition and other routes
end reads connee,ed herewith. and after such view,
they will give a hearing 10 the parties and ihsir
Witnesses at some convenient place in the vicinity,
when and where all persons and cdrpo ations DIer-
ested, may appear and show cause ii any they have
why the prayer OF said Petition should not be
granted.
Attest: ID. w. FESSENDEN, CLERK.
Copy OF the petition and order OF Court thereon.
w3w3l Attest: ID. W. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
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John Winans declines to be candidate for
Congress in the seventh Ohio district.
da will meet at Elkado Sept. H.
Senator Conklin is reported to be working
for the nomination of William FL. Seward for
Governor of New York.
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TIL E PR T. SIS.
Tuesday Morning, August 2 1870.



1t is impossible not to notice how frequent
ly of late attempts at burglary have Desn az
tended with murder. 1t is but lew WEEKS
ago that Mr.. Fem was murdered at Aiinord
Conn, by burglars whom he found ransacking
his house at night. Hardly week passes
without something of the kind The Nathan
murder in New York is the latest case Of the
kind that has come to our knowledge. The
reason why burglar takes this course is net
difficult to discover. 1t not only diminshts
chances of detection and punishment, but if
detected he stands chance of getting clear
through defective evidence, the sympathics of
Jurors, or the criminal levity with which the
pardoning power is often used. Murderers
escape punishment more frequently than
most any other class of criminals, and if i'm
prisoned nominally for life, it is highly proba
BILE that they will get paidoned out after the
crime is forgotten and new administration
has come into power. 1t is found that on an
average persons sentenced to Imprisonment
tor life serve fewer years in prison than persons
sentenced for ten years. Taking the country
through, ten per cent. of the convicts in our
prisons are pardoned every year, and in some
of the States the proportion is as high as thir-
ty or forty per cent. The truth is, our most
dangerous, if not our most depraved Grimm
ais are the recreant chief magistrates of our
various States, who turn loose set of reckless
and unrepentant villains to prey upon the
property and lives of the citizens. We in this
State have thus far in great measure escap-
ed this abuse of the pardoning power, and the
frequent tragedies which follow in its train.
But the magnitude which the evil has attain
ed elsewhere ought to warn us to be on our
guard. To such a pass have matters come in
some of our large cities that the authorities
WELD divided sovereignty with the despera-
does and lawlsss spirits which inlest the
haunts of vice. Checks must be placed upon
the exercise of the pardoning power such as
will effectually stop this abuse. The best
check would be such healthy tone of public
sentiment as would subject delinquent gov
or to prompt censure, and if necessary, to
ment from any place of trust. In some
81 r,urder the pardoning power might
lie ken away Or confined to changing
I'd 'pau. nj to imprisonment for life
4 hat our criminal jurspru-
dencs aesSs tha,leh revision, so that what
ever pun.sh.neli assigned to any Of
fense they n ed with reasonable
certainty. AS dow stands in many Of
the States there is premium upon murder.
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.ge Convention

fs' so -r W n&. -se Convention
q sr Rev. Qlgmp Brown made an
.-1fs' e seu5 aaule.ous arguments lor
-'.4' ase Tive taem dfrage and many wo-
'1eH go det1.ei C the frivolties of fashion
asae purpose in life and become
be9sa o pursue it. In the late war
amples could be found where wo-
ats - their husbands and male rela.
'frs up the responsibilities of business
+o4 led. them out completely. The ballot
3 sat educator and women require it.
9.ae young women say they do not want to
., because they are not competent and not
.epared. 1t is the duty of all women, to pre-
pare themselves for duty which NAV be i'm
posed on them; also tor the benefit of others.
They should, as duty, make themselves ac-
quainted with all subjects of public Interest
Woman has living soul journeying on to.
wards heaven, and everything which tends 10
improve her should be encouraged to make
her the intellectual companion Of her hus
band. Woman, morally and intellectually de-
veloped t. an equality with man, will be more
priced as companions of men. She recon-
mended women to read works on the govern
ment and also the daily papers.
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and vessels passing that way should be on the look
out for the danger.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
SAN FRANCISCO-Ar 2sth, ship Frank Flint.
NEW ORLEANs-Ar 25th, ship Endymion, Jones
sid i% sw Pass oath, ship Marcia O Day; barqus
:. Ar at Pass 'outre 2ath. brig 1psey Queen, Dali
ling, Havana.
0AARLEsToN-Ar Goth, sch Frank Jameson,
KICHMOND-Ar 2sth, brig waltham, Hammond,
Boston; sen = Arcuiarius. Gregory do.
GE0hGErowN-Cld 2sth. brig Geo Berry, Fos-
BALTIMORE-Ar 2sth. schs Fred Fish, Davis.
Richmond, Me; Ontario. Sprague. Boston.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar2 29th, brigs Mattano Jar
Wis, CIeniueqos; Harrv Stewart. Weeks, East Hsr-
Dor. I'll; Nuevitas, Trask, Bangor; schs j Baker,
kesd asS Faane ss
Buckman, Boston: schs M E staples, Dinsmore St
Marys; Cherub. Leighman, Geor ,etown.
Ar 3lst brig Eta NJ Tu ker. Kennebec River
Cid 3Oth. scb E q Willard. Parsons, Portland.
NEW YORk-Ar 29th, brig Eurus. Toothaker,
Elizabethport for Charlestown; schs f A DeBart,
Boston; Danl Williams Bunker, CALAIS: VIM Jones,
OIcutt. Brooklin; ] v Wellington, Chapman, Gardi-
ner Sonny Boat, Kelley. do: Alask. StrouI, Cher
Perkins, Kelley, and W b Darling, Baker, Portland;
W Salisbury +. andy. Roekp,rt:
Ar 30th, barque Young Turk. Small. Boston.
CID 29th. brig Winfield Miller; Queenstown; sch
Frank Walter, Corson. Richmond.
Cid 30th ship Ladoga. whey, ST PetersDurg; DAM
Webster Brown, Havre; brgs Abbie Z Ttcomb,
Ba Gibraltar; Anita Owen, Pettengl Cronstadt;
Nellie Clifford Ltlefeld, for Galveston; Angela,
Brown, Elizabethport; schs Abbie Dunn. Fountain,
Laeuayra; IS Webb, Rowland, Georgetown, SC;
Gen Peavey. Armstrong. Saugus.
Ar 30th, brigs ID DoaDe. Veazie, st Croix u DAYS
Tally Ho, Chisholm, Caibarien = days; Annie II
Storer, Benner, Glace Bay; Dirigo, Co e, Dre.de
schs Lady Suffolk, Armstrong John Grtin, Holmes
Julia kich. BragdOn, and L n Strout Veazie,
Bangor; d Eddy, Hopkins and May Day, Adams
do Tor Newark; JESSIE Bray. Calais; Maiabar, Nc
Carly. and Presto. Drew Machias; Josephine from
Milbrdge; II b Metcali. Rogers, Portard Aman-
da Powers, Robinson, and Am Chief Snow Rock
land; Hall, Coleman. and ked Jacket, Ayerli
do: Adelaide, Huichlns, Steuben; Nettie Gushing
Mills, Thomaston.
Passed through He'll Gate 10th, barque Trunpb.
from New York tor Portland.
HOLMES HOLE-Ar 29th scbs VIM n Ma;,ar
Murch. and Mary Augusta Lord, Calais ior New
York; Savannah. Whitney, Bangor tor Southport
Ar 3oth, schs New Zealand, Cook, fiom Bangor tor
Stenington. s'' '''
kOSTON-Ar 3lst, brig Sullivan. Perrv. cio,t,e.
gos scbs Stampede, Whittemore, ST John. PR. A s
Allen Owen, Elizabethport Siak. johnson. Macbias:
Elizabeth, Nurcb, Ellsworth; Giraffe Kelley from
Jonesport; Flying Scud, Robinson, bangor: Olive
Elisabeth, Hamilton Portland. NV
CID goth, 6res Eunce, tBr) Parker, st John, NIB,
via Portiaod; II Jennings, Noble, Charleston.
AR lst, sens st Croix, Eaion. Georgetown; Mary
Harris, crowley, do; Belle, Young. Elizabethport;
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THE Lions OF 1oNd BRANCH we learn
from the Home JoaTndl hat the respective four
in-hand e0uigages of James Fisk, ir, and
Hembold, the Broadway druggist, are the great
features of the season at Long Branch. The
same fashionable paper says that Hembold has
bought seventeen acres of the most eligibly To-
Gated land in the place, on which several of
the hotels and other buildings are located and
that he is having great improvements made in
the various structures. To have lots of money.
and to spend it freely and publicly, is the sure
way to get that badge of the social distinction
of the period which consists n becoming topics
of interest for the elegant Home Journal and
its super refined circle of readers. To Fisk
this sort of thing is its own reward, for he ap.
parently loves notoriety for its own sake and is
willing to pay profusely for it. But Hembold
is shire wder operator. Like Bonner, he COM
bines business advantage with personal con-
socuousness; and wnen the fast teams OF eth.
er of these men are mentioned or viewed with
admiration by gaping crowd, the fame of the
horses is reflected upon the wares OF the own
er, and grist is brought to the drug mill on
Broadway, and the printing mill on Ann street.
Hembold aid Bonner are herein ever SO much
wiser than the railroad kings, or political chief
taiDs. When men talk of the gorgeousness of
Tweed's stables, they make awkward COM
ments on the ways OF New York county poll
tics; when they behold FiSks equipages or
Vanderblt's teams, they say nasty things about
w all street stock operations; but when Hem
bold and Bonner drive by, the comments help
the drugs and the newspaper into prominence,
which involves profit to the millionaire men Of
legitimate Observation-Disclosures.
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state News.


ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Republican County Convention will be
held at Auburn, Wednesday, Aug "a.
ARoosToOK COUNTY.
The census returns show the following gaius
in the TOWNS of Aroostook county named be-
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A TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE OF THE MIssIs-
sIPPI--A terrible disaster occurred at Pacific
Place, 80 miles above Memphis, Tenn, at 12
o'clock Sunday night. The stern wheel steam
boat Silver Spray, from New Orleans for Gin
cinnati, with barge in tow, exploded her boil
ers killing and wounding number of the
crew and passengers The boat then took fire.
Mr. Singleton, the second clerk, states that
just as the watch was called the explosion took
place, and in moment the boat was wrapped
in flames. Nothing was left for the survivors
but to plunge into tn, water and swim three
hundred yards to the nearest shore. Owing
to the darkness il was impossible to render as
sistance to the wounded. As the books of the
principal officers are missing it is impossible to
obtain full list of the killed and wounded.
Four were fatally wounded, seven severely, and
many were saved by the steamer City of Cairo.
1t is believed that 26 lives were lost.
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EOr Sale,

III ALE or whole OF Ladies' and Geet's 3estqurdat,
~ on one OF the best streets in Boston, splendid
iy fitted, with all appurtenences, in good working
order. well established, doiug large well paying
business regular ira e, best Of selling.
Particulars OF TAYLOR " CO.,
aupl wv 20 State Street. Boston.
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For Sale at a BARGAIN !

ERUIT, Confectionery and Ice Cream Saloon,
splendidly fitted, large Soda Fountain, very
desiraoly located, well established with large run OF
business; good tenement ATTACHED. Owner called
away by imperative business
PARTICULARS OF TAYLOR & CO.,
aug1-3t 20 State ST. Boston,
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CIRCULAR TO REPUBLICANs.-The Repub
lican Congressional Committee have issued
the following circular:

WASHINGTON, D. G., July 25, 1870.
The Republican Stale and Congressional
Committees in the several States are respect
fully requested TO place themselves in COM
munication with this committee at their ear
liest convenience, with view to cooperate
in the coming elections. All communications
should be addressed TO "Hon. j. I'll. PIatt, M.
c.. Secretary OF the Union Congressional Re
publican Committee, Washin yton, d. c." Re-
publican Journals throughout the country are
requested to publish this notice conspicuous
ly. Those willing to do so will aid the cause
by sending their papers to us regularly until
the close OF the campaign.
JAMES II. PLATT, Jr., Secretary.
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Rare Chancei

lFILK ROUTE tor sale, doing first-class busi-
Nl ness. selling % cans per dav, business i7creas-
inc Good horse wag 4, harnesses. c. Present own
or will remlin with the purchaser until he gets ac-
0nained with customers Good reasons for selling
Particulars of TAYLOR & CO.,
augl 1w st 20 State street, Boston
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-02

JoUvEN's KID GLOVE CLEANER restores
soiled gloves equal to new. For sale by all
druggists and fancy goods dealers. Price 25
cents per bottle. mr2e-d1y
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DEPARTURES OF OCEAN STEAMERS
MARIN E N NEWS.
20 RT OF RITA Nd.

Monday, August 4.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New York, Winchester, Boston for East
port and st John. NIB.
Sch Maggie Quinn, tBr) Ewart Boston, to load tor
St John. NIB.
Sch Lookout, Mcfarland, Boston.
Sch Nevada, Davis, Boston.
Sch Doris, Sadler, Boston.
Sch Montezuma, Griffin, Boston, to load for East
port.
Sch Lucy, Robinson, Portsmouth.
Sch Vine. HOdgkins, fremont.
Sch Montezuma, Bugar, Calais for New York.
Sch Gov Arnold. Bracy, Calais for Boston.
CLEARED.
Steamer DiIigo, johnson, New York = Henry
Fox.
Sch Julia, terl Douglass, st George, NIB.
Sch W Brown, Weeks. New York.
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10 the Editor OF the Press.

To the Editor OF the Press:
SR,-lf it is allowable at this time to be
surprised at anything, confess was some
what astonished at reading your reprint, acith-
out comment, from the Skowhegan Reporter, of
an article referring to the signers of the cap
peal to the People of Maine" against monopo-
ly. 1 quote from your paper: "We looked
over the Names and aside from Mr.. WOcdman,
do not see a name that is familiar to us as a
leading merchant, manufacturer, banker or
real estate owner in Portland
1 was not surprised at the ignorance of the
Skowbegan man; but that you any editor
in this city Should be alike ignorant and una
BILE to enlighten your brother. supposed you
had been imported long enough to have learn
ed something of the standing of the gentlemen
who signed that appeal.
On inquiry of the City Assessors, you will
find that they have a large INTEREST," in the pros
perity OF Portland and the State, and are es.
teemed by this community as men who "are
sharp enough to guard their own interests
and the public's, whenever and however men
aced by the movements OF few Opulent mo-
nopolists and their Hessian allies. Yours,
Aug. 1, 1870. JOHN MUssEY.
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COMMENTS.

We had supposed that every one was famil-
far with the fact that a journal does not me-
cessarly endorse au article reprinted from,
and credited to, another paper. As certain
gentlomen other than our correspondent do
not seem to have discovered this, we take the
present opportunity to remind them and the
public of the fact. We made no comment up
on the extract from the Skowhegan Reporter.
because none seemed to be needed in a COM
munity where nearly all of the signers of the
address" were so we'll known. 1t is, in our
view, entirely proper for the people of this
community to know what is the sentiment of
the public in other parts of the State. Why
should gentlemen be so sensitive about having
it known that other sections of this State favor
consolidation as strongly as this section oppos-
es it?-ED
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Piano to Let.

A SEVEN OCTAVE CHICKERING PIANO.
"A Apply ut "a Pssk street.
July 20 div
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THE
CONFESSIONS OF an INVALID.

DUBLISHED for the benefit of young men and
i others who suffer from from Nervous Debility
etc.. supplying the means of self cure. Written by
one who cured himself, and sent tree OH receiving
postpaid directed envelope. Address,
NATHANIEL MAYFAIR, Brooklyn, NY.
W6m18sn
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DIED.

ln this city. July 80, Ida May, only child OF David
19 days.
In this city, July 81, Mrs. Elizabeth Fabyn, aged
70 years months.
In this Litv, July 81 Mrs. Hannah, wife OF the late
William Beals, formerly OF Wscasset, aged "a years
and months.
Funeral this Tuesday afternoon, at O'Clock.
at No. II Atlantic street. Relatives and friends are
invited.
In this city. Aug. L. Mary Gallagher, only child OF
James s. and Margaret a. Gallagher, aged year.
Funeral this Tuesday. afternoon. at O'Clock,
at 295 Foie street.
In this city. Aug 1. Herbert Fales only child of L.
Henry and Mary Whitney. aged months.
Funeral this Tuesday afternoon. at o'clock at
st Paups Church. Friends are invited
In Kennebunk, July 20. Mr. Benjamin Emery,
aged II years.
In this city. July 81, Bradbury Furguson, aged CO
years. Boston papers please copyJ
In st Louis, July 81, Mrs. Elizabeth d., wife OF
Geo. o. Parse and daughter the late Christopher
Wright, ot Portland, aged As years.
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Geo Brooks, Hamilton, Port johnson; Hammond,
Paine, Hewburg; q Brooks, SmalleY, GOultsboro;
CORN han. Small, Bangor: Z Merriam Clark. I'm
Belfast; i;oston, Fogg, Freeport; Freeport, Alley,
Jnnesport.
Below. barque Sarah a Blais,len from Caibarien;
brig A Richardson, from New orleans.
SALEM-Ar 29ih schs Deborah Jones' DAVIS, SO
Amboy; Bay State, Farnham, CALAIS; Challenge,
Cid sOfh sch Ralph uder, Crosby. HTsboro.
GLOUCESTER-Ar f9lh, sch Pres Washington,
Snowman, Augusta.
PORTS MOUTH Ar 80 b. scbs L N Stewart, Stew
art. Bangor Chas Carroll, Mullen, Rockland
FoREIGN PORTS.
Ar At Melbourne May 20. ship Corsica Havener,
Ar at Elsineur 2eth, barque Paramount, w,swell,
Havana.
CID at London lsh ult. ship Helen Campbell,
Sid i'm Grav- sepd 10Th, barque Palo Alto. Tenney,
New York l6h ship L Sturges Iinniken do
Rio Janeiro.
Sid I'm Sunderland 18th, ship Panther Meservey,
81 Ar osa at csk iith ship Riverside, Hail. Tor Randap
, AT at Queenstown 18th, barque Garibaldi, Noyes.
rs Sid I'm I'M St orox 10Th inst brig D Dome, veazie,
Ar at Havana 2oih inst, sch John Crooker. Hodg-
! don, sierra horena tand eli 22d Tor Boston,; 23d
In port "a, oaIques 4 Stoeker. sibber tor New
York via sagua, lsugar at 81 pr hhd); Arthur Kns-
| and Harvest Moon. Bai te,t unc, Ada Carter KEN
| ney. and II ID Stover, Pierce, do brigs Ii q Berry
| Paine, unc. Geo Burnbam, Staples, tor Baltimore
ldg and others
Cid at Cardenas 18th, brig L l. wadsworth Larkin
Cabaren, to load for North of Hatteras; 10Th, Cy-
rus Fossett, Harding, do.
CID at st John NIB, 27th. scbs Helen j Holway,
Thompson New York; 2Sth. Quoddy, Tanning, Tor
] Philadelphia.
| SPOKEN.
MAY H. lat % 16 S, Ion "a 10 E, ship Cyclone, from
Calcutta or New York.
June g. lat SO S, lou 20 40 E ship Southern Empire,
from Calcutta Tor New York.
July %, lat 3s OK, lon n 12, brig Lucy W Snow
from Rockland for New Orleans.
July 2s tho lat or l,n,l brig Ramirez from Leghorn
for Philadelphia, 81 days out.
July 29 OH Barnegat brig Ida L Ray, from Boston
| for Washington
July 20 lat 80 30, Ion &C 40, brig Martha Berry,
| from Portland tor Cuba.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPORTING GOODS.
Pocket mud Table Cutlery, Scissors.
Tailors' and Barbsr SHEARS, Razors, &c..
EK- Repairing as usual. Call and examine.
G. l.. BAILEY.
Is Exchange ST., IS
sign of the "GOLDEN RIFLE"
aug2sn eodtc
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NOrJCETO MARINERS.

NOI ICE To MARINEKSe
Sch s H Woodbury., which sunk near Cross Rip
Light Ship 30th lies directly in the track OF shipping
and vessels passing that way should be on the look
out for the danger.
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n 334 Congress Street. One who is competent
n cook and capable of doing all kinds OF house.
work No other need apply. aug2tf
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-07-21
Aheat woel.

Scarcely day passes that We are
not inquired Of concerning the prob
able future Of the wool market, and
as to whether it is best to hold the
clip now ready for the buyer, or sub
NIT to reduction Of from five to
eight cents from the low price Of
1869. We have several times indi.
Gated our opinion, but propose now
to give q reason for the faith that is
in us.
When the war commenced in 1861,
it was estimated that there were
about sixteen thousand looms run.
ming on wooden or cotton and woolen
goods. The new avenues Of trade
which that year aud the next opened
proved the supply far below the de-
mand, and what had been 4 fair bust
ness in '58, SO and 60 became re-
markably good business in 1861 and
SO. Wool went up from SO cents in
1860 to one dollar pound in 1863
aud at that price more money was
made Tor A. much }. as had ever been
made in any single year in the wool
en- business. In fact, almost every
man who made wooden goods in '63
and "a, and did not hold them till
The great fall consequent upon the
termination OF the war, was made
rich.
OF course, as soon as it was ascer-
tanned that nothing paid like max
ing government blankets, or cloth
for blouses, hundreds Of men who
had money at command ransacked
the country in search Of water-power,
and finding it, and buying it, many
times at fabulous rates, began to
build WOODEN mills, till, in 1865 and
sc, the number Of looms had in.
creased from sixteen thousand to
between forty thousand and fifty
thousand; the last twenty thousand
costing, with what appcrtained Ia
them, more than three times - much
~ those put in operation prior to
1860.
When these mills were ready ia
begin the manufacture Of goods, the
war was over, and the demand occa
stoned BY II. had ceased, aud from
that day to this, seven-eighths OF all
the woolen-mills in the country have
been run at . loss; nearly one hal
Tor quite have sunk all their capital
and been sold to pay current debts
till to-day their are less looms In op.