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The union Democrat., 1870-12-10
The Presidencs Message.

President Grant sent his Message to both
Houses of Congress on Monday. 1t con-
tains simple review of public affairs. He
recommends that the Alabama claims be set
tied by the United States with the claimants.
so that the Government shall have ownership
and control of all demands against Great
Britain. Much space is given to argument
in favor of the acquisition Of San Domingo.
This seems to be pet scheme with the Presi-
dent. He desires that Congress give him
authority to appoint commissioner to uego.
tiate for the acquisition of that island. The
Senate, at the last session of Congress failed
to see the great necessity for such annexation
His suggestions relative to the revival Of
American commerce are entitled to the atten-
ton of Congress. lie recommends a commits
sion to fix the boundary between the United
States and tie British Provinces by accurate
survey, as the British are now occupying
some of our territory. He insists upon the
right of the United States to the free navica-
ton Of the St. Lawrence river. Financial
o..
The reservation of the remainder of our pub
lie lands for the benefit of actual settlers is
advised. In the last paragraph of the Mes
sage the President states the policy of his
administration as follows:
"In conclusion, | would sum up the policy
of the Administration to be a thorough en-
forcement Of every law, faithful collection
of taxes provided for, economy in the dis
bursema nt Of the same, prompt payment of
the debt of the Nation, reduction of taxes
as rapidly as the requirements of the COM
Try will admit. reduction of taxation and q
tariff to be 50 arranged as to afford the great
est good to the greatest number. honest and
fair dealings with all other people. to the end
that war, with all its blighting consequences.
may be avoided, but without surrenderins
any right or obligation due to US; reform
in the treatment of the Indians and in the
whole civil service of the country, and. final
ly. in securing sure, untrammelled ballot,
when every man entitled to cast a vote, NAV
do so jus: Cnee, at each election, without fear
of molestation or prescription on account of
his political faith, nativity, or color.
The union Democrat., 1870-12-10

DELINQUENT TAXES.-Noticc il here
by given, that the Delinquent Tax List of Tuolum-
no County California for the year 1870 has been depos
tied with the District Attorney of said county and the
Delinquent Taxes therein specified not paid to the
county Treasurer within TWENTY DAYS from
the date hereof action will be commenced by said District
Attorney fer the collection of such Taxes and costs
r. E. GARDINER.
County Aadtor-
Dec. Z, 1s7o-1o-3w
The union Democrat., 1870-12-10
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

France who has so often come forward with
her blood and treasure to aid 9th struR Cling for
National existence, is herself in danger You have
contributed literally for the relief wounded and
their families To-day again appealed to- this time
to assist in saving the Nation let all Friends respond and
she is saved R15- Subscription list at
II. SECRETS Sonora,
who is authorized by the Central Committee of San Fran
cisco for the aid of the Provisional of France
to receive contributions,
Dec 10, 1S70-tt
The union Democrat., 1870-12-10

NEVADA CENsus.-The Enterprise gives the
a. the result of the census of tho
State of Nevada. The population by coun-
The union Democrat., 1870-12-10

SoRGUuN.-Tke sorghum nill in San Fe-
lire valley, is turning out 400 gallons of
syrup daily. 1t is said to be of excellent
quality and meets with ready sale.
The union Democrat., 1870-12-10

AtColumbia, December Srd William p Colson, aged
SO years.
The union Democrat., 1870-12-10
BIRTHS,
DH T. ID.

At Sonora. Now 25th. the wife of John Van Harngeu
If daughter
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A BARON For GOVERNOR

From the Wilmington (Del) Commercial.
The Democratic candidate for Governor
will, of course, be formally nominated by the
State Convention of that party, but he has
long since been agreed upon The choice has
been made by the Salisbury brothers. Eli.
Cove, and Willard, and has fallen upon their
brother-in-law, Mr.. James Ponder, a wealthy
gentleman of Sussex county. This near rela-
tionship to the Salisbury family rs presumed
to be Mr.. Ponder's primary and conclusive
qualification, and considering the fact that
he was selected for the place many years ago
by his brothers-in law, it is fair 10 presume
that he will serve their political purpose quite
as fully as they could serve themselves,
though, as the people of Delaware can testify,
they are all adopts at that
Concerning Mr.. Ponder we have. as vet.
no great amount of information, except that
among the working people, and especially the
taxpayers of his own county, he is variously
known as Lord Ponder. and the "Baron of
Broadkin, his tastes being of the feudal
sort. and his progress in the monopoly of real
estate resembling that of the English land
owners We should infer from this that, if
he is not one of the pure aristocracy. he is at
least the choice of that particularly exclusive
circle, his own relatives, and will be, most
decidedly. the real candidate of very refined
and narrow class.
The party machinery to formally state to
the Democracy that Mr.. Ponder is their una
nimous choice for Governor has not yet been
set publicly in operation at Dover, but will
be very soon. The Three Brothers will
promptly be heard from, and the luxurious
Baron will appear on the scene of action. in
a few weeks to state his aristocratic claims to
the succession of his brother-in-law in the
government of the people of Delaware. As
he is the first of his name in the Salisbury
dynasty, he aspires to rule, of course, as
James the First, and this would be gratify-
ing ascent from the titles he now enjoys. As
he cannot be elected, however, by the same
authority that nominates him, we fear his
lordship will not be acceptable to the people,
and that he may still have to be content with
the honors of his present baronial position,
and make up his mind to dispense patron
age over it, rather than from the seat now
filled by his fraternal director, the Governor
of Delaware, Cove the First and last So
may it be.
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the part Of France to dictate their national
policy. Count Bismarck is too willy diplo-
matist, and has too thorough a knowledge of
his countrymen, to permit Prussia to occupy
a position in which she would appear to
challenge opposition, and needlessly TO excite
alarm. 1t is altogether premature TO specu-
late upon the proportions which an European
struggle might assume if entered upon at tue
present moment. The contingencies are too
numerous by which the aspect of the question
may be materially changed, to admit of any
such representations. The statesmen who
control the springs of the quarrel may them-
selves be still uncertain as to the course of
that public opinion and international senti-
ment which play SO important a part in
modern European politics, and it is certain
that even without some such decided indica-
tion of national sentiment among the nations
most Immediately concerned, there will be
abundant opportunities found to avert hos
tilities
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allowing England, Belgium. Holland. aad
swli zerland to renlin neutral-a proviso
uifhcnlt to admit in such a universal conflict
AS for Spain, IL b clear that should. she
accept the Hohen sohern prince. she would
cast ell the little strength she has for Prus
sia. Should sbs reject Leopold. tie war
issue would cease, and these speculate sas be-
come needless.
The naval fo-ces Of the respective. powers
we do not here introduce, for the reason that
the result would be chiefly decided by land
and quickly, as the geographical position of
the belhgerents indicates We reserve that
branch &C che subject for another day. but
may, IN the meanwhile, renArk that the
French navy is quite equal to all the rest of
Lurope (excepting England combined. in
fighting point of view
The general deduction from this opeyeu of
facts IS plainly that should all Germany go
WIN Pfussia, and the o.her powers stand
aloof, France. even if aided by Austria would
have to make up by discipline. enthusiasm.
and gsllantry for a heavy discrepancy of
numbers. Should she, however. rival in these
days the wild energy Of the revolutionary Di-
1ectory, which hurled fourteen armies against
the invading strangers and huntod them back
10 their own capitals. she might still reap
ir, sh triumphs. Her terrible Chassepots and
rtied revolving steel cannon are quite equal
II not superior to anything that Prussia has
and she possesses shallow iron clad gunboats
for river service that might scour the nayiga-
bic Rhine and its tributaries. Again. on the
other hand, should Russia. Italy and Scandi-
navia, too, be forced against her. then. in
deed, the odds would be alarming.
Such, then, are the military aspects of the
case, so far as mere numerical array is con-
ctrned, without considering the revolutionary
etiervescence now rife all over Western
Europe, the great trades union movement, the
general drought in France aud Spain. and the
peculiar condition of finance. Each of these
elements must be carefully and separately
weighed but in the meanwhile the spectacle at
this moment presented to the world is an
other convincing proof of the folly. wicked
ness, and continual danger of maintaining
enormous standing armies in the very centre
of Christendom
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CELESTIAL THERAPEUTICS.

From the n. L. Tribune.
The incoming of John Chinaman furnishes
great many queer, odd, and startling para
graphs for the enlivening of the public Jour
nails. We have had full descriptions of his
dress and diet, of his tail and his temples, of
his peculiar manners and Outre-mer customs:
but the establishment Of a veritable Chinese
doctor of medicine in this city renders pecu
tarly interesting the item which provokes us
at present to write. The Honorable Secre
tary of the Treasury sitting at Washington,
surrounded by huge mountains of green.
backs and other papyrus currency, is sur
prsed by the receipt of box from San Fran
cisco, upon opening which he discovers to
his horror dried snakes and centipedes, and
hles and bugs, which, having been entered as
drugs and medicines at the San Francisco
Custom House, have so puzzled the Collector
OF that port that he has sent on these
specimens of an chronological pharma.
copoela to MIR. Boutwell, and has
asked for instructions as to the legal
ity of admitting such frightful poisons
INTO the country at all. One
might imagine, from this fastidious reluc-
tance, that the learned leeches of this en-
never exhibited" anything in the least de-
gree poisonous. 1t is highly disgusting. of
course, for Central Flowery doctor to use
dried flies; but we appeal to all who have
been tormented by a cantharides blister to
say whether dried flies are such medical
novelty after all. Tincture of centipedes
Ism any worse, we should suppose, than
even a homeopathic dose of rattlesnake
poison. Bugs look bad in print; but how
many infants have taken cochineal for that
distressing juvenile affiiction, the whoopino
cough2 And as for nastiness, if there be anyo
thing furnished by the Chinese pharmacolo-
glsts nastler than castor oil epson salts
tincture of rhubarb, and four hun,
dred and forty-four other tinctures which
we could name, many of which, for our
sins, when in no condition for self-de-
tense, we have been compelled to swallow.
then all we can say is that, if prostrated
by anything likely to render us incoherent
or speeehless, We shall leave pinned uoon
our pillow written direction Hnot TO
call in Chinese doctor, under any cir-
Unquestionably it is very absurd for John
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

pa An / PoRTANT MOTTO CE
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
. Inc following named persons, If they were on the
Bark ARCHIBALD GRAClE, which left San Fran
cisco, California, in 1885, their next OF kin will
find It to their advantage to address or call upon
ROBERT 5. LEAGUE * COMPANY, No 1875 South
SEVENTH Street, Philadelphia. Immediate atten-
ton to this is requested, and any one knowing their
present whereabouts will obge by communicating
as above.
A. NJ. Spencer, james j. Nichols
JaheZ NJ. Upton, Charles Brown
&. r. Myers, AbsaOm Cryers,
Henry Adler, John Baker.
Lewis Scarce, William Roberts,
Samuel b. Pmgrey, +. ; Wilson,
Martin Hart, G.. W. HOPKINS A son
William Douglas, j.. Il. Dresser
william Chamberlin, William Rafferty,,
Daniel X. Colby, j. H. Painter
Walter Smith, NJ Barnes
Samuel B. Wilcox, r. j. Black
William L. Willis, r. Blair,
Henry Lowell, Mark Ferr.
John DockendoTii, John Anderson
David Lozen, John W. Walden,
j, ii. Keller, William Scrionpr
William Davis William Callahan
William Ferry, Jonn b. Jones,
Charles NOdine, John H. AnXes
A. S. Young, A. Ill. Whitner
Sanford Crooks, 027t
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hk3gn NOTICE TO Stockholders DIvI-
DEND OF TWENTY-FIVE. CENTS per share
VIII be paid by the HESTONVILLE, MANTUA and
PARAMOUNT PASSENGER RAILROAD COMFY,
Iree OF State tax on and after July - next at the
once OF the Company, No. 1l2 South Front street
transfer Books will be closed July s. and reopen
July 16 CHARLES p HASTINGS
625s4t Treasurer
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RsSyn NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
application Will be made at the next meeting
OF the General Assembly OF the Commonwealth OF
pennsylvania for the incorporation OF a Bank, in
accordance with the laws OF the Commonwealth, to
be entitled THE KEY STONE STATE BANK, TO be
lCcated at Philadelphia, with capital of two hun
area and fifty thousand dollars, with the right
70 increase the same to five hundred thousand
dollars.
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Rkly" NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
application Will be made at the next meeting
OF the General Assembly OF the Commonwealth OF
pennsylvania for the incorporation OF a Bank, in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth
TO be entitled THE SOUTHWARK BANKING
COMPANY, to be located at Philadelphia with a
capltal OF one hundred thousand dollars with the
right to increase the same to one million dollars
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ESSyH' PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COM
PANY, TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 3, Is7O
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
The Board of Directors have this day declared seni
annual Dividend of FIVE PER GENT on the Capital
Stock of the Company clear of National and State Taxes
payable in cash on and after May 30, 1870.
Blank Powers of Attorney for collecting Dividends can
be had at the Office of the Company, 2s South Third
street - ~ N
The Office will be opened at s A NJ and closed ats
T. NJ from May 30 to June for the payment of Dydepds
and after that date from A NJ. to r. NJ
546Ot ~ - Trasls ns
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na- HEADQUARTERS FOR FXTRAOrLNG

=, tee'h with fresh "a NITROUS N Oxide Gas Absolutely
Cotton Dental Rooms deyotss entire practice 10 mo
painless extraction OF teeth Oahos No. 9u WALNUT
street las
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R6y" NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
application will be made at the next meeting
OF tne General Assembly OF the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylyania for the incorporation Of Bank IN ac-
entitled TIE ANTHRACITE BANK, to be located
at Philadelphia, with capital OF five hundred thou
sanu dOiars with the right TO increase the same to
two million dollars.
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akSga PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAIL
- ROAD COMPANY. O1lce No Q2I s. EQIIRnu

Street, Philadelphia, June 29, 1870.
DIVIDEND NOTICE
Inc transfer Books OF this Company will be closed
on the Ith Of July next and reopened ON Wednes-
day, July 90
A Dividend OF FIVE PER CENT. has been de-
clared on The Preferred and Common Stock clear OF
Nauonal ana state taxes, payable in cash on and
after the 22d OF July next 10 the holders thereof as
they stand registered on the books OF the COMPANY
at the close OF business on the Tth July next All
payable at this ofice.
All orders for dividends must be witnessed and
stamped. s. BRADFORD,
Nv I'M Treasurer
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Be9yn OFFICE OF THE PHILADELPHIA
AND READING RAILROAD co, No a27 south

FOURTH Street.
PHILADELPHIA, June %, 1870
NOTlCE-In accordance with the terms of the lease
and contract between the East Pennsy Railroad 90
and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Co., dated
May ~ 1863, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Co.
will pay at their office, No 227 South FOURTH St. Phia-
delphia ON and after the 18th day of JULY 1870 dyi.
dend OF $3.50 share clear OF all taxes to the stock
holders OF the East Pennsylvania Railroad Co.. as they
shall stand registered on the books OF the said East
sylvana Railroad Co. on the lst day of July 1870.
All orders for dividends must be witnessed and
stamped
BRADFORD,
Treasurer.
July H. 1870. w
~ HENRY O. JONES
622lm Treasurer East Pennsylvania Railroad 90
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SHIPPlNC.
- JOHN n ONT. =
PIER l9. NORTH wHARypg

NTfFA PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN
Lar SEMIMoNTHLY LINE To NEw wFhSS AZ
The YAZoo will sail for Nsw or,o a..
Wednesday, July %. ~ OiioAhs arects on
o. The 400 will sail from New oAeans vA Havs,.
THROUGH BILLS oFLsDING at as low rata. n. +.
any other route given to Mobile Galveston Indiano
SafSasn anS and TO az points ssspp river
reshpptd at New Orleans without charso of
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COTTON SAIL DUCK AND CANVAS
and wssoa-oossr Dass ziso. fspss Msaafsotarsrs,
Drisr Feta, from thirty 20 ssvsatysx tnohsz With
JOHN W. HVHRMAH.
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The Portland daily press., 1870-03-04
THE DAILY PRESS
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

THE DAILY PRESS
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
We invite the attention of both City and
Country readers to the following list of Port
land BUSINESS HOUSES, which are among
the most reliable establishments in the City.
Advertising Agency.
AT WELL G. CO., 174 Middle Street,
Agricultural Implements & Seeds.
SAWYER & WOODFORD, No. 119 Exchange st.
AuCtfOneer.
c. W. HOLMES, No. 327 Congress Street.
Agencies for Sewing Machines.
CHAPLIN & EATON, ss Exchange Street, (weed.)
W. S. DYER, 158, Middle st over H. H. Hays.
HOBS d BAKER, 145 Middle St. lover Shaw's.)
NJ. & G. H. WALDEN, "a Middle Street, over
Lock, Meserve & Co. Umprored Ho,ce.)
Bakers.
". G. COBB, No. 10 Pearl Street.
JOHN MAsTERTON, % Anderson Street.
Boots, Shoes, and 1subbers.
j. W. BOUCHER & CO., No. 35s Congress Street.
Boots and ShOes-Gents Custom Work.
WALTER BERRY. No. 1O1 Middle Street.
Booksellers and StatiOmers.
HoYT. FOGG & BREED, 90 Middle Street.
BOOk-Binders.
SMALL 81 SHACKF0RD, No. 35 Plum Street.
Bonnet and Hat BIeachery.
II. E. UNDERWOOD, No. 3fos Congress Street.
Brush Manufacturers.
d. WHITE g. SON, No. Market Square.
Coal and Wood.
PAUL PRINCE s. SON, foot of wilmot street.
Cabinet Furniture Manufacturer.
THEo. JOHNSON g. CO., No. 1sI Union Street.
Cabinet Makers.
c. H. BLAKE, Manufacturer of CoRps and Shoc-
Cases, 10 Cross st, and cor Temple and Middle SITS.
NJ. N. BRUINS, 19t Market Square. (SHow CAsEs.)
S. S. RICH & SON, 1888 Exchange st. (coFFINs.)
Carpenters and Builders.
j. NJ. DOLLEY, No. IT Union Street.
WHITNEY & MEANS. Pearl st, opposite the Park.
Corn, Flour and Groceries.
". BICKFORD & CO., Portland St, cor Green.
Clothing and Furnishing Goods.
o. HAWKES. & CO., 2s2 Cong. st. boys Cothing.)
LEWIS & LEWIS, No. 7e Middle Street.
A. M. SMITH, Cor. Middle and Temple Streets.
ClOthier and Tailor.
JOSEPH LEVY, No. 101 Federal Street.
Cement Drain Pipe, &c.
j. W. STOCKwELL & CO., % q 1863 Danforth st.
Dye House.
F. SYNIONDS, India St., (the only in Portland.)
Dentists.
DRS. EVANS s. STROUT, 8 Clapp Block, Con. ST.
JOSIAH HEALD, No. 1O5 Middle Street.
PIERCE q FERNALD, No. 173 Middle Street.
DIR. W. R. JOHNSON, No, 13l, FREQ Street.
S. A. PACKARD, Cor. Congress AMI Exchange SITS.
Druggists and ApOthecaries.
| CHAS. H. MARK, Middle st, 6 doors from India.
JOHN A. MONTGOMERY, 14s Congress Street.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-04

The LAST ATHENIAN.-The Springfield
Republican, whose opinion on literary topics
is entitled to great consideration, has this ex-
tremely fattering notice of the Last Atheni-
an. We quote:
Gribben's "luminous page" OF the life of
Rome and early Christendom is admirably
supplemented in Swedish historical novel,
"1he Last Athenian," Of Victor Rydberc.
translated by Mr.. William w. Thomas, Jr.,
late United States consul at Gottenberg, and
just given to the American public from the
Philadelphia press of the Petersons. Graph
ically and brilliantly it brings up before us the
inner life OF that interesting period; the last
phase OF that decadent paganlsm of which
Schiller lamented the fall in his 'Gotter
Griechenlands," beautiful like its own classic
temples. even in ruins; and the earlier strug-
giles and sanguinary dissenson of an eccle-
siastical system, less picturesque than the my
thology of Greece and Rome, but far more
suited to the spiritual needs OF mankind.
Rydberg's novel is evidently the result OF crit
ical study.
The character of the philosopher Chrysan-
teas-the Last Athenian-is well conceived
and skillfuly drawn. The terrible bitterness
and tragical results of the disputes between
the followers OF Arius and the disciples of the
indomitable Athanasius are portrayed with
vividness and vigor which no mere history
can attain. We realize the scenes, as if we
had lived among the belligerent sectarlans,
who contended as if life and death and every
thing worth living for were at issue, for the
difference between the Homoouston and the
Observation-Disclosures the believers in the
doctrine that the Son was OF the same
essence as the Father, and the heretcs, who
held that he was only similar in essence.
We see, as one party or the other predomin-
ates, the weaker seeking shelter, like foxes, in
the holes OF the earth, and the dominant par.
ty pursuing them pitilessly and CONSCIENTIOUS
ly, with fire and sword. The incidents are of
the most graphic character, and the story is
told with fairness alike to phiilosophic Pagan
and enthusiastic Christian. The interest does
not flag even to its melancholy end. The
Swedish novelist has been fortunate in his