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a BILL was yesterday introduced in the
state Senate to add two new judges to the
supreme Court Of tho State. 1t is well known
that the Judges of the Supreme Court are
oyerburdened with work, and with the utmost
diligence they at times find it scarcely possi-
BILE to get through with the accumulation of
business. The addition of two to their num-
Der Will be material aid, and it is such an
increase of the working force as is demanded
10y the times and the magnitude of the labors
and responsibilities imposed upon the judges.
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The above tables are compiled from the navy
and army registers for the year 1869, and show
the relative number of commanding officers,
with their rank in the two branches of the public
service For the purpose of comparison we
have estimated, as basis, the naval force at
10000 men, and the army force at $4,000 men.
The total commanding officers in the army
are 305-one officer in the army representing
164 1851 men. The total number of command
ing officers in the navy are AT, one command
ing officer in the navy representing only
30 46O-477 mea. OF the Az commanding officers
in the navy 100 of them rank above or with
Brigadier-General in the army. The army, with
a force of $4,000 men, has twenty-six
general officers. The navy, with force of
10000 men, has 109 general officers. This is in
the proportion to the number of men employed
of 81 1926 general officers in the navy to one
general officer in the army.
The following table will show the proportion
of each grade of officers to men in the two
branches of the public service:-
N6pu Rdsia 10. 900 Men.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-25

The ingenious statement of James Fisk, Jr.,
before the Congressional Committee with
regard to the famous gold ''corner" of Sep
tember proves two or three things of interest
to the public. In the first place, it is shown
very conclusively out of the mouth of the
said Fisk that he is by no means as brilliant a
financier as he would have the world imagine;
in the second place, it demonstrates the fact
that President Grant had nothing at all to do
with the affair; and thirdly, Fisk, Jr., with
the naivete of young man just from the
country, convicts himself of having
been the plant tool in the hands of
Corbin, the brother-in-law of the President,
who made use of his supposed influence at
the White House to blind the eyes of the in
nocent Fisk and the greater part of those
proverbially sharp gentlemen known as the
''bulls" and ''bears" of Wall street Corbin,
for his part, is disposed to fight shy of the
committee, and in answer to two other calls
for his presence in Washington, he puts in
the plea that he is suffering from the rheu-
committee are determined to have him, how
ever, and if he cannot be obtained by fair
means, the Sergeant-at-Arm of the House of
Representatives will be sent after him to con-
duct him to Washington, in spite of his rheu-
matism. Fisk represents Corbin to be sly
old fox, who understands the art of holding his
tongue, and there is scarcely any probability
that his testimony will prove as amusing
reading az that of Prince Erie. What the
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-25

Mr.. SAMUEL G.. TURNER, of Luzerne, yes
terday made an attempt in the State Senate
TO have the franking privilege restored, but
we are happy to state that, in a momentary
fit of virtue, the Legislature refused to grant
his desires. The Senate indeed did pass Mr.
Turner's bill repeating the law of 1869, but at
a later hour it resolved to recall it from the
House. The House, however, refused to
send it back and defeated it, and alss a resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. j. w. Keenc, also OF
Luzerne to grant the franking privilege to
members in sums not exceeding ten cents on
any one package. The two members from
Luzerne, who attempted to have the franking
nuisance restored are, we are pleased to know,
shining lights of the Democracy, who are, by
this commendable action of the Legislature,
deprived of the means of circulating cam
paign documents among the inhabitants of
the pleasant vale of Wyoming, and who will
now either have to pay postage on their
speeches or leave their constituents in bliss
full ignorance of their performances in that
line.
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THE HOE PRESS

WHILE the propriety and expediency of ex-
tending patents beyond the term for which
they are originally granted may be disputed
in the majority of instances, there are occa-
sions when such extension is but simple act
of justice to men who have conferred inesti-
mable benefits on their fellows: The editors
and publishers of newspapers know we'll what
are the benefits that have resulted and that
will result from the invention of the rotary
printing press by Colonel Richard nj. Hoe,
and they also know that he has never received
that pecuniary reward that the great value
of the invention to mankind entities him. Be-
fore the rotary press was perfected four thou
sand sheets per hour was considered the maxi
mum speed that it was possible to attain, and
all hope of exceeding this was abandoned
both in the United States and Europe.
Hoe, however, applied perfectly
new principle, and by producing press that
was capable of printing twenty-four thousand
impressions per hour, he gave an impetus to
the business of newspaper publishing that
ought to be appreciated by all who are able
to understand the Importance and value of a
rapid dissemination of intelligence in coun-
try like this. The Hoe press was not merely
an improvement on former machines but it
was new invention, that, like the telegraph
and the steam engine, was destined to have
most powerful influence on human affairs.
The public has only commenced to reap the
benefits of Colonel Hoes labors, while he has
scarcely derived any profit whatever from
them. His patent was for twenty years, but
he had scarcely succeeded in bringing his
press into notice when the rebellion
broke out and for period of
seven years his business was brought to a
stand still, and in the United States at the
present day there are not more than about
seventy-fve of Hoes rotary presses now
in operation. Nearly all of the publish
ers and printers of the United States
are of the opinion that under these circum-
stances, Colonel Hoe is justly entitled to the
extension of ten years that he asks for his
patent. Those who endorse his claim are the
ones who are interested pecuniarily in the
lapse of the patent, for by that means the
price of the presses will of course be reduced
but it is thought that there is due to Colonel
Hoe far more than he has ever yet received
for his invention, and that the country owes
him something that it ought to repay. Last
month the House of Representatives refused
to extend Colonel Hoes patent, but it is
thought that the refusal was made under a
misapprehension of all the facts of the case;
and that there is now disposition in both
branches of Congress to give the matter a
favorable consideration. We hope that Con-
gress will give the case of Colonel Hoe that
attention it deserves, and grant the extension
| he asks.
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OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.

WE always liked Geary, Governor Geary, as
Bergner's sheet calls him, or the "Gory
Geary," as the New York World sanguina-
rily suggests his astounding military ex-
ploits, or as DIR. Gihon once said, standing in
awful reverence before his portrait in the
Capitol, the "God-like Geary." All these
terms admit of fine ALTERATION, and could be
brought out with stunning effect on cleo
tioneering transparencies.
The Cory, Godlike Governor Geary has
been nominated for the Presidency by a
deputation of four gentlemen from the inte-
rior who called upon him last week. Need we
say that the G.. G.. G.. Geary accepted? He
did. He three times stroked his Rubens-
esque beard, thrice he smiled, then atten-
lively regarding his magnificent form in the
Gubernatorial shaving-glass, he murmured,
Gentlemen, you fatter me, but I accept.
See Brewster and ask him to write letter of
acceptance, couched in choice English. The
four gentlemen from the interior then with
drew to the Secretarys room, called for pen
and paper, wrote four applications for ap-
pointments as Notaries Public, and returned
to the bosoms of their families.
We always liked Geary; the readers of
The TELEGRAPH know that we always liked
Geary. We were among the few that first
gave him the credit of, single-handed and
alone, winning the 'battle above the clouds, y
and planting the flag on the topmost peak OF
Lookout Mountain. We were also the first to
endorse his claim to winning the victories OF
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-25

YESTERDAY the question Of granting pen
sion to Mrs. Lincoln came up again in the
National Senate by Mr.. Wilson introducing a
resolution granting her $1,000 per annum
from the date of President Lincolns death.
This is material reduction from the $4,000
per annum which the Senate refused to grant
last session, and we hope that it will be re-
ported favorably by the Committee on PEN
sions, end receive the favorable consideration
of both branches of Congress. Mrs. Lincoln
was not popular during her residence in the
White House, and we think it likely that she
deserves all the dislike that she incurred.
Since the death of her husband too,
her conduct has not been such
as to do away with the feeling against her,
and SO far as her own merits are concerned,
there is no reason why Congress should do
anything to relieve her pecuniary embarrass-
ments. But it should always be remembered
that she was the wife of Abraham Lincoln, and
that she has the care and education of his
children imposed upon her. MIR. Lncoln's
services and the amer of his death place
obligations on this nation that can be reoog-
nized in no better way than by providing his
family with a competence. The sum pro
posed by Mr.. Wilson as pension for Mrs.
Lincoln is not large one under the circum-
stances, and it ought to be granted by Con
gress without further cavil.
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public are particularly interested in is to
know how far any Of the Government officials
were implicated in the "corner, and Mr.
Corbin will be required to tell exactly what
his trsnsactions with his White House Iela-
tives were. Thus far the testimony impli-
Gates nobody but General Butterffeld, and
shows that the President is a sufferer from
having too large circle of relatives who are
anxious TO make something out of his eleva-
ton.
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ARMY.

Commanding Line ODtcers Of the Army, Nth their
Rank and AsSi1nildted Rank of The Napy-basis Of
Army force, 90, 900 men.
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THE OFFICERS OF THE ARMY An
NAVY.

NAVY.
THERE is very marked discrepancy in the
number of officers of the army and navy in
proportion to the force which they command,
as the following tabular statement will
show
NAVY.
Commanding Line OMcers of the Many, uith their
Rank and AssimiIated Rank tVith the Army-basts
of Naval force, 10000 nen.
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Nepu Basis, 10000 Men.

Ratio OF ON
Corresponding GERS to Men
Navy Rauk. Army Rank. in Navy.
Admiral. ........ General. ..........1 to 10000
Vice-Admiral. Lieut. General Il to 10000
Rear-Admiral. :. Major-G General :. Il to 357 II
Commodore. Brig. General .....1 to 126 1919
Captain COlOnel ...........l 10 l5O ..
Commanded: Lieut.-Colonel ....1 to "a 1858
Lieut. Comman r. Major. ...........1 TO o4&
Army Basis, 1000 Men.
Ratio OF on
Corresponding GERS to Men
Army Rank Naval Rank in Army.
General. Admiral. ........1 TO $4,000
Lieut. General .Vice-Admiral. -. II to $4,000
Major General Rear-Admiral. Il to 5000
Brtgadier General. Commodore ....,.l to 3,5T1 3-T
Colonel. Captain Il to 66l 1888
Lieutenant-Co. Commander .....1 to 6S4 6S-T3
Major ....... ~. Lieut.. CommaT..1 to 43T4l-117
There are 1913 vessels in the navy, including
receving-ships storeships, tugs, sloops, and
large number of unfinished vessels that have
never been launched and there are AT COM
manding officers. This gives 91-193 COM
manding officers for each vessel in the service.
In the army of so, 600 men there but 305 OH
GERS above and including the rank of major,
while in the navy of 10000 (one-ffth the size
of the army, there are the large number of All
officers above and including the rank of major.
In the army general officer represents 1923 1-13
men; In the navy general officer represents but
81 01-109 men
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-25

CHARLES DUTILH,
PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM b. HILL,
AoTUARY.
OFFICE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY
FOR INSURANCES ON LIVES AND GRANTING
ANNUITIhe No. 304 WALNUT Street.
PHILADELPHIA, January 10, ls7o
At the annual election held the l7th nst the follow.
ing named gentlemen were unanimously reeIected D;reo
tors Of this Company for the ensuing year;--
Charies Dutilh, Joshua B. Lippinoott,
Henry j. Williams. s. Morris VAIN
William 8. Vaux, Charles II. Hutchinson.
John r. Wucherer, Iindley Suyth
Adolph H. Borie, George A. Wood,
Alexander Bddle, Antony j. AnteIo
Charles s. Lewis
And at meeting Of the Board, held this day, OHA6.
DUT1LH, ESQ, unanimously reelected President
and WILLIAM b. HILL, Actuary.
30 thstu3t4p WIN. b. HILL Actuary
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neSy~ SCHOOL OF DESIGN, NORTHWEST
PENN SQUARE Parents wishing 70 have their
children thoroughly educated in Drawing, Painting. De
signing Wood Engraving etc. respectfully informed
that the next term OF this school will begin TUES
1mn Principal
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TRUSTEES.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

SUNDAY SCHOOLS DESIRING THE BEST
81 81 Publications send TO J. O. GARRIGUES co. AZ tha
sabbath School Emporium Gus AR0H Street IL l4uthssi
The Portland daily press., 1870-02-18
Domesllc w arKers.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17-Cotton unsettled and de-
c1dedly lower; sales 1880 bales: Middng uplands at
244c. Flour State ami Western less active and with
out decided change supertine to fancy Slate rs
. 20 9 $50; Southern at 30 "a 8 10. Wheat heavy
and 9 &c lower; sales 81 OF bush; Spring at 161
9 lSa; White State at so a 65; Red Winter and
Amber Western at 2S Ia 81 Corn shade firm
er; sales ~ on obush.; new Mixed Western at Is "a
soc, and ~ q Toe for unsound; old do at OF q o..
oats without decided change; sales $4,000 bush
State at 81 q 6llc: Western at 81 a &c. Pork a
shade hrmer and quiet; new mess at rs rs a rs 50;
prime do at q 90 "a 21 So Lard quiet and steady
steam at l4l @ 154c; kettle at IS q i6ac. Bntter
hrmer: Western ree at 80 "a 972c Rosin at Is a
10. Pc roieum quiet crude at Ice; refined at 30
304c. Li,seedaJ 22t gold. Fights to Liverpool
quiet; Cotton per steam I'd.
Chicago, Feb. 17.-FIour low and medium grades
modelaicy active; Spring extras at 50 P 1884,
dull and lower; No. at SO q G9Ic. Odis dull; No.
at 3sac. Rye dull at 81 01 67Ic for No. 2. Barley
quiet at 65 q re tor No2. Provsions-Mess PorE
in fair demand and 12I, higher at rs 62s Lard ac-
tive aild irmer at l4tc. Meats-dry sailed shoulders
at To- short rib mddles at I44c; sweet picked hams
at "A 14ac. Dressed hogs firm and steady at 10 2;
~ 5o; live hogs steady and firm % 90 a 25 l6 fol
common to extra prime. Cattle steady at 90 q q
for fair butchers to choice shipping steers.
| CINoINNATI, Feb. II. : Whiskey duh and de
creasing at 93c. Live hogs dull at s Is q 25 Pro
vis!ons-Mess Pork quiet and firm at II 90 q 27 So
Bulk Meatsshoulders dull at 12a a 12lc; clear ril
sides advanced to Ice. Sugar cured hams dull at II
| q 1sic.
| CHARLESTON, s. c., Feb. 17.-Cotton dull am
| . q &c lower; Middngs at 2ic.
MOBILE. Feb. 17.-Cotton dull and weak; mid
dlings at 23i q 2S3c.
SAVANNAH, Feb. II. = Cotton - Middling up
lands 233c
The Portland daily press., 1870-02-18

of character and in an official position in Utah
stating that unless this bill or some such bill
passed, every man there who i not Mormon
will have to leave the Tergito~y aud that very
soon, or place him elf where lie will inevitably
be murdered by the Mormons, who were now
now trying to organize force against the pas
sage of the BILL
MI Cullom occupied the morning hour and
the biz went over.
MI Lynch of Maine, from the select COM
mttee on American Navigation Interests, re-
ported two bills for the relief of commerce
which were ordered to be printed and made the
special order for the third Tuesday in March.
Ihese are the same bills the substance OF winch
was published some days ago
Charles III. Van Wyck took the oath and MS
seat.
After several petitions had been presented
the House went into committee OF the whole
on the Legislative appropriation bill.
having disposed of two pages OF the Dill, the
committee rose.
Mr.. Logan of Illinois asked leave to intro
auce bill appropriating $4,000 for the expens-
es OF witnesses before the Military COMMITTEE
IN reference to the sale of cadetsnips.
Mr. Scnofield of Pennsylvania objected
Adjourned
The Portland daily press., 1870-02-18
Probate Court.

The business transacted by The Probate
Court at its February ses i"u Ola Tuesday ws>
a. iulloWs:
administration granted on the estates of-An-
thony Mariner, late of Portland, Aaron b
Holden administrator; Chapman S. Caswell OF
Bridgton, Jacob Hazen administrator; Seth
c. HunkIns of Portland, Ii. c. Peabody adj
ministrator de bonis non; Charles B. Lane OF
Portland, Benjamin Kingsbury, jr., admins
TRAITOR; Charlotte Pride OF Westbrook, f. o. j.
Pride administrator; Nathan Barrett of Cor
ham, Mark w. Cloudman administrator; Thos
Jordan of Westbrook, q. X. Harmon admins
traitor; Charles A. Waite of Freeport, Charles
Bliss administrator
Wills proUed-Simeon Hail. Ezekiel Robin
son administrator with the will annexed Zach
ariah Wardwell of Ousfiel1, Eben f. Ward
well executor; Levi Knight of Westbrool,
Oliver \. Cobb executor; Frederic B. Hurl-
burt of Scarboro, Drusilla Hurlbart admins
tratrix with the will annexed.
Guardians appointed Hunter Over Mar
ina A., John A., Carrie NJ, William b., and
franE l.. C0ombs, minors; John Fl. Davis
over George w, Clara H. and Daniel d. Trum-
bull, minors; Benjamin Woodsde oyer Geor-
giana, Sarah A. and William K. Woodside,
minors.
Inventories filed on the estates of-Levi Knight
OF Yarmouth James p. Blake, Harll1oa: mary
L. Morton, Portland; Asa Barker bridStoh'
Orlando NJ. Marrett, Portland.
accounts dllo,Ced on the estates of-IhomaS y.
| GoodelI, Wipdnam; Zilpha Andrews, Bridg-
ton; Charles Strayton, Westbrook; Edwin
Sweetsir, Pownal; John II: Mordough, Cor
ham; Albert s. Jackson, Portland; Abbie
Starbird, Westbrook: Dana Brigham, West
brook; Maria c. Strong, Gorham; John M.
Wood, Portland; Sarah r. Rice, Portland !;
Joseph M. Rand, POrtland Enos Soule, Free
port; Robert Dunning. Freeport
License granted to sell real estate of-William
ii. White of Windham.
Represented insoLuent Rodney Forsath of
Brunswick.
Attdauits filed on the estates of-Eiza p Sweet
sir, Portland; John ii. Mordough, Gorham;
Asa Barker, Bridgton; Caleb S. Small, Port
land; Stephen Orr, Cape Elizabeth.
Allowance out of personal estates Of Joseph
NJ. Rand, Portland; Rodney Forsaiih Bruins
wick; Sarah II. Rice, Portland
Copies Of acils verified and established under
act Of 1S67-Nathaniel Davis, of Brunswick,
and Charles Staples, Of Cape Elizabeth.
The Portland daily press., 1870-02-18

SACcARAPPA ITEMS. Philharmonic So
ciety have invited Prof. Touriee of the New
England Conservatory of Music, Boston, 20 re-
peat before them his popular address on Music
and Song. DR.. Tourjee is very entertaining
and instructive speaker, and the de gree of in
terest shown in the recent lecture here on the
subject proves to all the need of more effort in
the direction of culture.-It is proposed to OBJ
serve Tuesday, the 22d, Washington's BIRTH
day, in the interests of temperance, according
TO the suggestions of the National Society.
Gen. Dow and others have been invited DIR.
e. b. Gushing, a skillful surgeon dentist of
this village, has recently treated an alveolar
abscess with perfect success, which is but one
of the reparative processes in which he excels
1t is to be hoped that he may be persuaded to
take up his permanent residence in Saccarap-
pa.-The debate ON the woman's right question
at the next Lyceum promises to be a spirited
one, as there are a number of able debaters
connected with it, who will measure lances in
This intellectual tournament.
The Portland daily press., 1870-02-18
THE
Central Railroad
OF IOWA.
Seven Per Cent. Gold
First MortgageBonds,
FREE OF GOVERNMENT TAX,
AT IS and Accrued Interest.

MANY PERSONS ARE SELLING
THEIR GOVERNMENT BONDS WHILE
Tue PREMIUM IS STILL LARGE
AND REINvEST IN THE FIRST
MORTGAGE BONDS Oh THE CEN
TRIAL RAILROAD of IOWA, WHICH
PAY ABOUT ONE-THIRD MORE IN
TEREST. THE TIME TO MAKE SUCH
REIMBURSEMENT is achile the Treasury IS
buying and Governments are at q premium
THE ROAD DOES NOT RUN THROUGH
A WILDERNESS, where it would have to
wait years for population and business, but
through the most thckly settled and product
i've agricultural counties in the State, which
gives each section lar. traffic as soon as com
pleted.
1t runs through the great coal fields Of
Southern Iowa to the North where coal is in
dispensable and must be carried.
1t runs from the great lumber regions of the
North, through a district of country which is
destitute of this prime necessity.
The mortgage is made to the Farmers Loan
and Trust Co., of N. Y, and bonds can be is
sued only at the rate of $4,000 per mile, or on
ly half the amount upon some other roads.
Special security is provided for the principal
and for the payment of interest.
The New York Tribune says 'ths is a SPLEEN
did enterprise, and deserves the most liberal
aid"
The New York Independent says, "We know
the Central Railroad of Iowa is one of the
great and good works of the age. Its Direc-
tors include many of our leading bank presi-
dents and other gentlemen of high character,
who have means enough to build two or three
such roads out of their own pockets, so that all
its affairs will be ably as well as honestly man
aged. The Central of Iowa will be to that
State what the New York Central is to this,
except that it runs through a far richer coun-
try. We therefore recommend the Central
Iowa Bonds, with entire confidence in their
value. Tie truth is. that First Mortgage OF
$4,000 per mile upon road running through
such country cannot be otherwise than safe.
First Mortgage Bonds for so small an amount
upon a road running through such rich and
already well-settled part of Iowa, can well be
recommended as perfectly safe as we'll as very
profitable investment They are now selling
more rapidly than the Company can use
the money. Pamphlets, with map, may
be obtained, and subscriptions will be
received at THE COMPANY'S OFFICE, No
80 PINE ST, NEW YORK, and at the BANK
OF NORTH AMERICA, "A WALL ST. and
in Portland by
SWA AN * BARRETrT
Corner Middle ind Plum Streets,
Bonds sent tree. Parties subscribing through
local agents will look to them for their safe delir-
cry.
Pamphlets sent by mail on application.
w. b. sIIATTUCK,
fe15d&w2m TREASURER