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Municipal Court.


JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING.
WORCESTERSHIRE vs.. Michael Ready. Search
and seizure. Continued one week.
State vs.. Eugene Mccarthy. Search and seizure.
Continued one week.
State VS.. James Costello. Search and seizure.
Pleaded guilty. Fined $50 and costs. Paid.
State vs.. Patrick Larry. Intoxeation and dis
turbance. Fined So and costs. Committed.
State VS.. Richard Heath. Intoxication and dis
turbance. Fined So and costs. Committed.
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ENTERTAINMENTS,
California OF. Canvass

A Il ID f e RING HALL,
COMMENCING
Tuesday Evening, Dec, Goth.
Grand AIaiinecs ON Wednesday and sa,.
urday AGernoens,
The Mammoth OIL Painting,
Covering over
TEN THOUSAND
square feet Of canvas. representing In ielike ap-
pearance the
MOST REMARKABLE SCENERY
In the world. Anything like description Of that
tremendous spectacle, the
YOSEMITE VALLEY,
"a que OF the greatest inpossibties Language falls;
to- -, Dewldered; comparison, one OF the essen
,aiS y. Inscription, becomes impossible because tire
spee.aot az never seen anything which NAV be
cobpaieo WIN tue APP ling magnitudes before him.
SAN FRANClsCO.
the Queen City OF the Pacific with al, its nr,nc,no,
streets, forms part CT this great work OF art Also
the "'''
CHINESE QUARTERS.
With tull description Of the pecuaries OF the
The whole forming one Of the most entertaining ex-
hib1tioDs ever placed before the public.
For full particulars see bills OF the day.
Admission 10 cents. Orchestra chairs. so cents.
children under faurteen, 20 cents. Gallery. 25 cts.
NO extra charge tor reserved seats. dee17-tf
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National Bank of Portland.

THE stockholders OF this Bank are hereby noiifsd
i that the annual ting tor The choice OF Dr.
rectors, and The transact OF any other business
that may legally come before them, will be held At
their Banking Room on Tuesday, the 10th day OF
January, 1871, at II o'clock q. m.
w. GOULD, Cashier.
Portland, December Q, 1870. dclO
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THE LAST HALF
Cumberland National Bank.

Cumberland national Bank.
5TNHE Annual Meeting OF the Stockholders In the
i Cumberland National Bank OF Portlacd, will
be held at their Banking room, on Tuesday, the
1Osh day Of January, 1871, NJ 3 o'clock
r. M, Tor the election Directors and the trans
action of any other business that may then come be.
fore them. SAML SMALL, Cashier.
Portland, Dec Q, 1870. dec1etd
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For Sale at n RarSain!

4 Seven Octave, four round corners, Erackett Pr
"A ano, never been used.l This offers good op.
portunity to purchase q good Piano Mt low price.
Enquire at Room No Cahoon Block. de2l-lw"
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Casco National Bank.
For ROckland, Camden, Belfast,
SearspOrt, BuckspOrt, and
WintarnOPtl

THE good Schooner Volta, Haskell master, will
i have immediate dispatch.
Apply to the master on board, Long Wharf.
noc2 I'D v&
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ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.

NewlAdvers... .uenis.. To-Day,
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@ O M M Il r. CIAL.

esnr' rs 'H eailroada and sieambosss.
nb sd TRUNK RAILwAY-ls9 cans milk, GOO
Dols -four, car shocks, do BARK do starch Il "a
lumber, do potatoes, do whiskey, do corn, do
ues, do leather, do oats. do bran, DO sundries
shipments East-600 bbls. -four, car bran,1 WINS
NY, 10 sundres; shipments to Europe-13 cars Of
"neat' Q ashes, 8 do provisions, 8 do -four.
MAiNE CENTRAL RAILwAY-121 cases, &c bdls
snuSes, 81 bags spools, 10 bds horses so pkg,
Snnm " MONTREAL FROM BosTON.-2O coils OF
corua2e' 10 paies oakum $40 sash weights lot OF ma
chlnery, ~ BOXES cheese, hid moiasses. 80 rolls
fes ~ iates iron, IT bales carpeting "a noxes nails
u bdls iron, dressed hogs ia green hides sets
carriage wheels, ranges, 20 bbIs. pork do four
o. 40 boxes Spices 100 pkgs to order: for Canada
and up country, pianos. Is bbls fiour stoves "a
bdls wire rods, sewing machine, horse baos an
mac, 10 bds leather, 100 pkgs to order.
New York stock and Money Market.
New YORK. Dec. -Morning.-Gold1 1ot Money
Z per cent. currency to per cent. Gold. Sterling
The follow ing are the forenoon quotations of South
ern States securities:
NHsiuia oS. %
~ S@io.iua os.. 20
Tennessee Cs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6ii
Inere were thirty-tw0 proposals for Government
Gold this noon, amounting to $4,5l8.600. ranging
from ITO l3lC0 to ITO e6100 The award was 81 900
000 at ITO 623 100 q ITO 65-100.
NEW YORK, De3. 2l-Evening.-Gold continues
extremely dull and heavy, closing this afternoon at
iiof g l103 Gross clearaHces to-day have been less
IMAM $6, 0O00 900. Governments quiet and firm. The
Following were the closing quotations:
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Olty IN It's application to bis remarks, asked,
was it frivolous for him to protest when he saw
the mighty power of the republic degraded to
an act of oppression? His answer to the Sen
ator's question, as to the favorable disposition
OF the people of San Domingo to annexation,
was exactly TO the contrary, Tor the information
furnished him, and which was only four days
old, was to the effect that the people were
much divided, while to some extent the propO-
sition was received favorably along the sea
shore. The people of the interior were averse
to it. Besides the political Jockey there, OF
whom he bad spoken, there was another chief
tain named Cabral, and who, as he (Sumner)
was informed, was the real representative OF
the people OF that country. Catral some time
ago was in favor OF the sale of the Bay of Sa-
mana to the United States, but according to
his (Sumner's) information he never was in
favor of the annexation Of that island to the
United States, his policy being to bring the
two Governments OF Hayti and San Domingo
once more together. III this connection Mr..
Sumner stated that he was informed that Baez
was now waiting to receive from the United
States money for his sale of the cOuntry.1n ex-
pectation of being able to slip off to Europe,
there to enjoy the proceeds. Referring to the
indignation with which the rumor had been
received that Bismarck would take Louis Ma
poleon from his prison and treat with him for
peace as pretext for overriding the young re-
public OF France, Mr.. Sumner argued that
exactly the same policy was about to be resort
ed TO by the United States ip its treatment Of
the republic of San Domingo. As one Illus
tration Of this p.licy, tending to show what it
bad lost the Government during the last year
ne read from published San Domingo letter
of Dec. 9Th, mentioning the presence at ada.
cent points Of the Swatara, Yantic and Nan.
tasket, United States war ships. He said that
under cover of this naval force the neighbor-
ing republic OF Hayti, the only colored Gov.
eminent now in existence, had been dictated
to. An American Commodore bad presumed
to threaten the Republican Government o.
Hayti that if they undertook in any way to in
terfere with the Dominican Government be
would blow down their town about their ears
This American commodore, in the spirit O.
Ilttlebat Titmouse, who was careful never tc
hsht with boy Of his size, had undertaken &c
insult sister republic. II this was on his owr
motion and without instructions from Wash
lDgton he ought to have been removed at once
Rather than to carry out such instructions he
onRht to have thrown his sword into the sea
Senators might murmur at him (Sumner) bu
he would remind them that there was a rule o
morals aud honor that was above all othel
rules No soldier and no naval officer should
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The Field Of War.

The Northern boundaries of France are Bel
gium and Prussia. AS Napoleon has declared
war, he must take the offensive and cross the
line. There is small belt of country between
the French line and the Rhine which France
has long coveted, and which is now doubtless
the great object she has in view. The country
along the Rhine is very fiat as far south as
Colonge. The plains are fertile, and favorable
to the moving as we'll as to the subsisting of
armies
Wesel is the first Prussian stronghold on the
Rhine, and lies on the right bank, just below
the mouth of the Lippe, commanding both
rivers. The works were commenced by Napo-
leon, and finished by Prussia. One of its forts
is Blucher, at the head of the Pontoon river.
The garrison is 5000 men.
CoIonge has q stone bridge over the Rhine,
and is a great railroad center. 1t is, therefore,
and important military point. 1t is strongly
fortified, and has garrison of 1000 men.
With Colonge as an objective point, Napole-
on would find several serious natural obstacles
in his way. These are the two rivers Erft and
the Roer, and the Argonne forest.
Luxembourg is at the junction of the bounda-
nv lines of Belgium, Prussia and France, and
was Hollands strongest fortress. 1t is very
important strategic position.
The strongest Prussian defensive point on the
Rhine is Ehrenbreitstein, opposite Coblenz and
the mouth of the Mozelle. 1t is an elaborate
fortress hewn into rocky bluff, which proudly
lifts itself $40 feet above the right bank of the
river, and overlooks the West and South. In
1851, the French captured the place, and blew
up the fort. 1t has since been elaborately re-
paired, and is now very strong. Coblenz, just
opposite, is likewise on a bluff and is very
strong. An army of 100000 can encamp about
the city. The two cities are connected by
strong bridges over the Rhine. Mayence, with
Castel Just across the Rhine, forms very i'm
portant station for the defence of the river. 1t
is surrounded with Fashioned wall, part new
and part old. Mannheim and Soudon are histo-
ric points, and strong defensive positions for
Prussia. =,
The broad and fertile plains on either side of
the Rhine from Heidelberg to Neustadt, and
from Black Forest to the Vosges Mountains,
are the special battle ground of the Rhine, and
have been the theatre of more horrors than civ
ilized countries are obliged to witness. The
very names Of Tilly, Turenne, Meloc and Louis
XIV, are cxecrated by the inhabitants of the
old Palatinate, because associated with the
memory of burning cities and butchered faml-
lies
Rastadt, on the Murg about four miles east
of the Rhine, is strong fortress, both modern
and extensive.
The Black Forest is east of the Rhine, and
as difficult of passage as the Vosges Mountains.
These are some of the points soon to have
new interest and importance, and prove valua-
bic for reference hereafter.
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DREADFUL SCENES IN ALABAMA.-From
the Rome Commercial we have received the
following particulars of the unfortunate diff
Guilty between the whites and negroes at Gross
Plains, Ala 1t seems that on Sunday eve
ming last, white boy and negro had quar-
rel and fought. Several other negroes and
whites coming up, O. general row ensued. The
negroes were dispersed, but having armed them
selves returned, and meeting the white boy,
with whom the first difficulty occurred, in COM
pany with number of ladies, fired into the
party.
This so exasperatcd the whites, that large
number armed themselves, captured and hung
a Mr.. Luke, carpet-bag school teacher, who
is said to have urged the negroes on, and four
Of the ring leaders among the negroes, and also
Shot and Killed another negro Luke was taken
to a house before his execution and allowed to
write letter to his family. In his letter he de-
MED having incited The negroes to revenge, but
claimed to have persuaded them to desist.
The affair is a most unfortunate one. and
happens we fear, at most unfortunate time
for the people of Alabama. 1t is, however,
but what we may expect as the practical work
ings of the Fifteenth Amendment and other
laws having tendency to bring the whites and
blacks in antagonism and keep alive the flames
of the "irrepressible conflict"
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whom President Lincoln sent out as Consul TO
Berlin, insisted, with success, on getting ad-
mitted to his court, from which consuls had al
ways been, and indeed still are, excluded as
absolutely as merchants, bankers, lawyers, and
tradespeople of all sorts. With this froward
and fanatical old prince M. Benedettl was LETT
to debate the peace of Europe. M. Benedettl,
the Corsican son of Greek father, was trained
in early life at Cairo and Constantinople to
manage the susceptibilities of Turkish Pashas
not whit more obstinate and opinionated than
King William He had acquired great exPe-
rience of European affairs as Director General
of the Foreign Office in Paris, and Secretary
General of the Congress of Paris, as we'll as in
the post (which he filled for three years) of
French Envoy at Turin, when he was sent as
French Ambassador to Berlin in 1864. With
Count Bismarck NJ. Benedict had gradually
obtained good deal of influence, and had the
Prussian Chancellor been with him at Ems
matters might perchance have been smoothed
over again at this time between the two states,
as they were three years ago at the threatening
crisis of the Luxembourg question. But King
William acould himself settle an affair which
concerned his own princely house. He allowed
NJ. Benedict to gain first step by securing the
retreat of Prince Leopold from the candidacy,
and, this having been done, he insisted that
Prussia had no more to do. In vain did M.
Benedict point out to him that the only reason
why Prince Leopold's candidacy was obnoxious
to France consisted in the fact that as a Prus-
sian prince he was held by the French people
to symbolize hostile intention on the part of
the Prussian government; and thatit was there
fore incumbent upon his Majesty to take an
official part in Withdrawing him. The King
fatty repeled the suggestion at first, and when
it was pressed upon him again he fatty repell,,
ed the Ambassador. This act, of course, closed
the discussion, and the closing of the discussion
equally, of course, opened the dreadful vials Of
war.-N Y World
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VOLUME e---NO. 8.
Agricultural Congress...To be held in Au.
gusta, Ga, October 28, 1870.
76 Ag'iculurists and Agricultural Organisd-
tioaas throughout the country:


tons throughout the country:
The necessity of cooperation amongst the
agricultllrists and agricultural organizations Of
the Southern States is becoming more manifest
every year. Public Improvements, the diffusion
of agricultural science, and the protection of
the rights of agriculturists, have not hitherto
received the attention which subjects of such
vast importance to our prosperity demand, and
which are best secured by voluntary associa-
tion and combined action.
The interests of the cultivators of the great
staple productions of the Southern States de-
mand central and united organization, the
object of which shall be the promotion of inn
proved methods of culture-especially adapted
to the productions peculiar to our section-the
improvement of our labor system, the encour-
agement of foreign immigration, and the di-
yersifcation of our agricultural products.
A general desire for an organization, with
these objects in view, is expressed by leading
agriculturists throughout the South.
It is, therefore, proposed to organize an asso-
citation which shall meet annually at some
accessible point in one of the Southern States,
where agriculturlsts from every section shall
assemble to deliberate in council, and fully
communicate the result of their experiences,
as tending to the advancement of the arts of
husbandry and kindred subjects.
1t is suggested that the initiatory assembly
convene at Augusta, Ga, during the holding
of the great fair of the "Cotton States Me-
chanics and Agricultural Fair Association" in
October next.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the under:
signed have been appointed joint committee
from the Cotton States Mechanics and Agri-
cultural Fair Association" and from the Au-
gusta Board of Trade, to make all necessary
arrangements for the first meeting, which will
be held in this city October 26, 1870.
The several State and county organizations
throughout the country are cordially invited to
send delegates.
The first business before the assembly will be
the permanent organization of an Agricultural
Congress, election of officers, etc., to be follow
ed by free discussion of agricultural subjects.
The central location of Augusta, and its ex-
tensive railroad connections, make it easy of
access from all points of the country.
Arrangements are made with the various
railroads to carry delegates free of charge or at
reduced rates.
Delegates, in order to avail themselves of
this privilege, will have to present duly au-
thenticated certificates of appointment to the
Agricultural Congress.
Associations are requested to report as early
as practicable, the names and number of dele-
gates they may appoint.
All communications will be addressed to Mr..
E. II. Gray, Secretary Cotton States NJ. & A.
Fair Association.
Edward Thomas, President Augusta Board
of Trade.
NJ L. Bonham, South Carolina:
P.J. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga.
T. P. Branch, Augusta, Ga.
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FINGER ARKs.--A short time since, gen.
tleman employed mason to do some work tor
him, and among other things, to "thin-whiten" !"
the walls of one of his chambers This thin
whitening is almost colorless until dried. The
gentleman was much surprised, on the morning
after the chamber was finished, to find on the
drawer of his bureau, standing in the room,
white finger-marks. Opening the drawer, he
found the same on the articles in it, and also
on O pocket-book An examination revealed
the same marks on the contents of bag
This proved clearly that the mason, with his
wet hands, had opened the drawer, and searched
the bag, which contained no money, and had
then closed the drawer without once thinking
that any one would ever know it. The thin
whitening" which happened to be on his hands
did not show at first, and he probably had no
idea that twelve hours drying would reveal his
wickedness.
As the work was all done on the afternoon
the drawer was opened, the man did not come
again. and to this day does not know that his
acts are known to his employer.
Children, beware Of evil thoughts and deeds
They all leave their fnger-marks which will
one day be revealed If you disobey your pa
rents, or tell a fasehood, or take what is not
YOUR own, YOU make sad stains on your charac-
ter. And so it is with all sin. 1t defiles the
soul. 1t betrays those who engage in it, by the
marks it makes on them. These marks may
be almost if not quite, invisible at first. But,
even if they should not be seen dnring any. OF
your days on earth, (which is not at all likely J
yet there is day coming in which every SIN
will be made manifest
Never suppose that you can do what is wrong
without having blot made on your soul. 1t
is impossible. If you injure another, you, by
that very deed, hurt your own self: 1fyou dis
regard a law of God the damage is your own.
T6ink-cver bear it in mind-dear children,
that every sin you commit leaves blcmish up
on yourselves. Even should it not be seen by
those around you on earth, it will be seen, to
your condemnation, at the bar of Gcd.-Home
Journal.
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controlling English sentiment, even against its
greatest prejudices.

1iSiAoA "SA'SN', @ -
greatest prejudices.
The action of Russia will be closely watched
by the English Government, and if it should
appear that the Car contemplates an attempt
to retrieve the losses and wipe out the stain in
ficted by England and France upon Russian
pride and Russian ambition in the Crimean
contest of 1854 5, then England necessarily
becomes involved in the conflict. Russia has
long had her heart set upon the acquisition of
Constantinople and the Bosphorus, because
such acquisition would give her command of
the trade of the Feast. That she will seek the
present opportunity while Prussia holds France
in check on the Rhine, to consummate her an
cient designs in the East, is more than proba-
BILE.
If England should be drawn into the contest
it requires no prophetic ken to foresee the ulti-
mate ENHANCEMENT of the United States in the
great war maelstrom As long as England
stands aloof from the conflict there would be
no difficulty in preserving strict neutrality on
our part. Every interest of England and
America demands that the government should
keep clear of the contest. Prejudice is, however,
sometimes stronger than interest in determin-
ing the conduct of nations as we'll as individ-
uals and we shall not be surprised to find, ere
long both England and the United States
drawn irresistibly into the struggle. We of the
South can lose nothing by such turn in public
affairs.-Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel.
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"A young man, accompanied by his lady-love,
took breakfast at hotel the other day. Never
having seen any ish-balls, he handed one to his
lady, under the impression that 1t was dough-
NUT After breaking his own, he carefully ex-
amined, then smelled of it, and with ssepul-
chral voice said, Sal, don't eat that doughnut;
there's something dead in this"
If four dogs, with sixteen legs, can catch
twenty-nine rabbits with eighty-seven legs, in
forty-four minutes, how many legs must the
same rabbits have to get away from eight dogs,
with thirty-two legs, in seventeen minutes, and
half. WE have seen Gums in books nearly as
sensible as this.
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WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE STATE TREAS
URY notwithstanding the enormous amount
raised by taxation out of the pockets OF the
people, we understand that $4,000 OF the
bonds of the State, past due, have been dis.
honored The drafts were duly drawn, put
came back dishonorc1, there being neither
funds in the Treasury at Columbia, or to the
credit of the State in New York.
1t is but few days ago, when several other
drafts, drawn by the Treasurer of the State,
and countersigned by the Comptroller General,
upon the financial agent in New York, were
also dishonored, and suffered to go to protest.
What has become of the money OF the State
Charleston Cburier.
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A REMARKABLE Casa large number of
our young men who engaged in the struggle of
the late war continue to bear in their bodies
one or more of the leaden messengers hurled
at them during some occasion when they
''grappled with glory" in the fury of the fray.
To some, these mementoes have ever since
proved continual and irritable inconvenience;
Others experiencing no trouble from them since
their wounds have healed.
A sigular and gratifying case of relief from
a wound of this kind occurred with one OF our
citizens last week. Mr.. William Beattie,
member of the Brooks troop from this place,
was wounded nearly seven years ago in one of
the engagements in Virginia the ball entering
thereof, and lodging internally. Since that
time he has occasionally suffered from the
presence of this unwelcome tenant, but had
given up all hope or idea of having it extracted.
On last Wednesday night, he awoke from his
slumber, feeling strangely unwell, and on
arising was seized with fit of coughing, &C
companied with nausea !; during which he felt
something fall into his mouth, and Immediately
supposed it to be the ball chat had so long lain
hidden. On obtaining light, he found his
supposition, happily, correct-the ball had
worked its way slowly through into the channel
of the larynx, and the convulsive efforts of
coughing released its hold, when it fell by its
own gravity through the channel mentioned.
On examination, the ball appears to have
encountered the hard portion of the skull in
entering being somewhat abraded and torn,
but not hattened; it was apparently shot from
breech-loader, and weighs half an ounce
Mr.. Beattie has experienced but slight in
convenience from the forcible election of this
unwelcome tenant, and has since received many
warm and hearty congratulations from his
friends on his happy release.-Grsenu'1le Noun
taineer.