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The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15

The ONEIDA DISASTER. "A lady, resident
at Yokohama, but formerly of New York,
writes home that Capt. Eyre, of the Bombay,
is relative Of Governor Eyre, of Jamaica;
and gives some additional particulars of the
disaster. She says:
The question has unfortunately been made a
national one, the Americans and Russians de-
nouncing Captain Eyre as deliberate whole
sale murderer. 1t was just at the entrance of
the bay that the collision happened, and the
night was calm and starlight. The part of the
Oneida where the rockets and blue lights were
kept was carried away, as we'll as one of the
boats So they had nothing to do but to fire
minute guns. Which aoere heard here, even to
that last snlothered one Just as the vessel sank
These the Bombay people profess not 10 have
heard, and on reaching Yokohama they said
nothing about the collision. The first that
was known of it was from one of the three
surviving officers who managed to reach the
shore, who fell in with some japanese, who
gave him clothes and food, and who then
walked back ten miles to the settlement.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15

Mr.. Editor: saw in the Press few days
ago, a short article complaining of the pilfer-
ing habits of house servants; serious annoy
ance and no doubt very prevalent. As a rem
edy the writer urges rigid enforcement of
the law; which would probably make Bridget
more sly and cautious for time, and possibly
prevent repetition in some few cases. But is
this the only, or best remedy? 1t seems to
me about time to take broader and more phil
osophical views of this subject This policy
OF resorting 10 spasmodic efforts, prompted by
twlnges OF The pocket nerve, to suppress any
class OF crimes, looks too much like trying to
diversity body OF water by eevatiug portions
OF its surface into hIlocks in violation OF the
law by which wafer always finds its level.
For l think, making due allowance for the
influence OF birth, education &C., the moral
status OF any community will be found to graz
ltatate very nearly to water level by force of
similar law.
And what is the standard indicated by the
written and unwrItten history OF our pubic,
social and private life, from the highest pima
Gle OF conventional responsibility. down, shall
| say? no, but along the line to the most re-
voting exhibition of humanity when ignor-
rance and poverty raise their emaciated bands
in plea OF necessity for petty pilering?
II we can look impartially at the astound-
est functionaries of church and state, and the
numbcrless and nameless cases of daily occur
ance through all grades of society, and expect
to raise the standard of morals by Furnishing
few ignorant foreign laborers, it is a serious
question as to which we most need to cuiti-
vate, honesty or common sense.
Let our children and domestics learn that
all our Intercourse with them and with each
other, is IN strict accordance with the Golden
Rule, and this generation shall not pass till a
brighter day shall have dawned upon our
mortal horizon. And this believe to be our be. t
and only remedy. But it is painfully evident
that merely protesting and preaching these
principles, though backed up by pans and
penalties can never bring a community up to
a practical recognition OF item.
1t is optional with the people of this genef-
alton, to plod along on the present low plane,
cheating each other, and themselves most OF
all /; or to advance to higher and purer NOR
al atmosphere through self culture.
Study and labor, with rigid self-discipline,
the accepted means for the development OF
our physical and intellectual natures, are
equally indispensable 10 our moral and spait-
ual growth. 1t we fail to attempt this, or at
tempting it, fail through weakness OF purpose,
let US not stultify ourselves by attempting 10
remedy the evil by draining the "f1ats;" while
Inc deadly virus from tue upper crust of
non. y scamps is constantly filtering down
through tue whole mass, to poison the moral
atmosphere through which successive genera
IONS OF chlldien and youth must wend their
perllous way, either to honorable or Infamous
positions In life. r
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state News.
ANpRoscoGc1N COUNTY.

Lewis Hayes, son Of Fl. Hayes of White Oak
hill. Poland, cut bis foot with AN axe onto
badly last Wednesday. At the time he was NJ
work mile and half from home. The next
day, Mrs. Thaxter, widowed lady visi ing in
M. Hayes family, fell down stairs by mis-.
taking door, and fracturad her leg badly, So
Gays the Androscoggin Herald
The second Free Baptist Church of Poland
known as the White Oak Hill society, are nre.
pairing to build new church edifice the ensn-
ing spring and summer.
KENNEBFc COUNTY.
There was meeting of the directors Of the
Portland & Kennebec railroad in Augusta
Monday afternoon.
One of the workmen engaged in removing
the railroad bridge, Mr.. King of HalIowan
fell from the structure on Saturday afternoon
distance of fifteen feet, and was injured in
the hip.
Our Waterville correspondent writes that
little girl aged about three years, daughter Of
Mr.. Henry Eames, milkman, of Waterville,
was scalded to death in Benton last Saturday.
by upsetting kettle of boiling water. Her
she fingered in great pain until Sunday morn
ing when she died.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Herald says Mr.. Daniel Gould of Union,
an elderly gentleman engaged in hauling ice
from Rocky Pond, in Camden, fell from his
load on Thursday, breaking his collar bone and
receiving other injuries. 49,. --..-
OXFORD COUNTY
Rev. Amasa Loring, after a very pleasant
pastorate at Andover, has removed to Var
mouth.
Rev. Ira G. Sprague (Methodist) of Boston,
is supplying the Congregational church at
Andover.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The mercury stood two degrees below zero
in Bangor Saturday morning.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
Hon. Elias j. Hale of Foxcroft, has been
appointed Judge OF Probate for Piscataquis
county vice Joseph S. Monroe, recently de.
ceased.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
On board the Inflated Oneida who met with
watery grave were four of the classmates Of
Ensign Fred. E. Upton of Bath.
The Journal understands that one of the
large ice firms who have full houses in Rich
mond, have sold one large lot of ice at So per
ton, realizing profit on the entire lot Of
about $75, 600.
WALDO COUNTY.
The town of Morrill, has chosen lady nam.
ed Maria v. Hatch as experimenting School
Committee.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Hemmenway wharf bore has been re.
ferred to Justices Cutting and Danforth.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15

PORTLAND, CONCORD 6 RUTLAND RAIL-
RoAD.-We received call yesterday from
Col. j. S. Walker Of Caremont, N. H., who is
on tour to Halifax, n. S. He informs us
that work will commence on the rail road be-
tween Bradford and Claremont next month,
and that means have been secured to build
the road from Claremont to Cavendish, so that
there is no doubt but there will be continuous
route from Concord to Rutland, vt, open in
the course Of year. The Col is very euthu-
sias:ic, and is one of the strong men engaged
in the enterprise. He brings the most favor
able reports from Concord, and expresses him
self clearly of the opinion that work will COM
mencc on the Concord and Rochester road
this summer. Since our interview we have
received the following dispatch:
ROCHESTER, IL.
This town to-day voted to subscribe for
$4,000 OF stock in the Concord G. Rochester
Railroad. The vote was 191 in favor to Sc
against.
The town of Northwood voted on Wednes-
day, the 9th, IL per cent. of Its valuation in
aid OF the Concord & Rochester Railroad,
provided it goes through that town. About
10000 in addition have been pledged on the
same condition.
The work on the Portland & Rochester
Railroadbetween Alfred and Rochester is be-
ing pushed forward, in order to meet the ex-
pectations of parties interested in the above
enterprises.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15

Speaker Blame was in New York, Friday.
Garibaldis doctor gives him six months more
to live.
Pere Hyacinthe is said to desire to marry
pretty cousin.
Mr.. Addington, formerly English Charge
TAT fairs at Washington, is dead.
Mark Twain denies that he is about to with
draw from the Buffalo Express He says he
is prospecting well enough TO please his trends
and distress his enemies and is consequently
in state Of tranquil satisfaction.
The Springfield Republican is responsible
for the following remarkable statement about
Olive Logan and Anna Dickinson: GTbey
present their general characteristics strong
contrasts-representlns as they do two differ
-nt tvpes-yet they are firm friends-and if
they ever marry at all they will coplrive to
bring about special enactment which will
enable them to marry each other. That is
what they say.
Gen. Morris S. Miller, U. S. A., died at
New Orleans, Friday, of congestion OF the
lungs. Gen. Miller will ever be remembered
with great respect by many of the officers
who were stationed at or rear Washington
during the present war. He held the position
of Quarter Master and was exceedingly obig-
ing and courteous 10 all with whom he had
any business.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15
Ensign Copp.
PORTLAND. March 70, 1870.

~V3kx3H4SOs xxatCu II, 1OIV'
Mr.. EDIToR.-The above, whose name ap.
pears in the lost OF those who so heroicalIy and
perhaps imprudently, lost their lives while at
their post Of duty on hoard the Inflated ship
Oneida, was young man of great promise, a
recent graduate of the Naval School at Anap-
oils: His mother was native of this city,
where be now has near relatives who deeply
lament his sad fate, one of whom is your p. es-
ent correspondent, whose Indignation is such
toward the inhuman conduct ant co wardce of
the Captain Of the Bombay, that he finds the
vocabulary of the Eng fish language entirely
destitute of words to do him Justice, and can
only say that he deserves the severest censure
of every American citizen.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15
Ayers CatharttiC Ills,


tried it, know that it cured them; those wh3 have
not, know that it cures their neghbors and friends,
That II never fails through any fault or neSecsof
| its composition. We have thousands upon thou
sands of certificates of their remarkable cures of the
following complaints, but such cures are known in
every nefghborhood, and we need not publish them.
Adapted to all ages and conditions in all climates
containing neither caomel or any deleterious drug
they may be taken with safety by anybody. Their
sugar coating preserves them ever fresh and makes
them pleasant to take, while being purely vegetable
II
internal viscera to purify the blood and stimulate it
into healthy action remove the distractions of the
body restoring their irregular action to health and
by correcting, wherever they exist, such derange-
ments as are the first origin Of disease.
the box, for the following complaints, which these
For dyspepsia or Indigestion, Lissle.s.
should be taken moderately to stimulate the stom-
ach and restore its healthy tone and action.
toms, Biiious s S,o II gaT,oas syp-
Jaunilace or Green Sickness, Bilious
Collie and Bilious Fevers, they should be ju.
action or remove the distractions which cause it.
For Dysentery or Diarrh0ea, but one mild
dose I Is generally required;
tasiOn Of the Heart, Pain IN che SIDE
lack and Ioins, they should be continuousiy
the system. With such change those comniain 4;
disappear. PAAn'S
For Dropsy and DrOpsical Swellinrs tbev
should be taken In large and frequent doses to
duce the effect of q drastic purge.
For Suppression q large dose should be taken
as it produces the desired effect by sympathy.
AS Dinner PHI. take one or two Pills to pro.
mote digestion and relieve the stomach
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels into healthy action, restores the appetite
and invigorates the system. Hence 1t is often ad-
vantageous where no serious arrangement exists.
One who feels tolerably well, often finds that dose
Of these Pills makes him feel decidedly better from
their cleansing and renoyating effect on the diges.
tive apparatus.
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LOWELL. MASS, U. s. A.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS IN PORTLAND
AND EVERYWHERE.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15

sn ALEXANDER GALT's withdrawal from
the support of the Canadian ministry has &C.
casioned great emotion, as might be antici-
pated. especially as he sisnalizes bis change of
base by advocating the independence of the
Dominion. The paper published at Sher-
brook, where he resides, is Tory to the back
bone and rebukes Sir Alexander is no mild
terms, calling attention to the fact that he
was one Of the most prominent advocates of
confederation in 1855, and that he has hither-
to supported Sir John A. Macdonald's minis
try in al its measures, even the Iutercolonial
Railroad. This only shows how much Calls
detection is felt by the ministerial party: It is
on the whole, one of the most significant events
that has of late happened in Canadian politics
The friends of annexation will be encouraged
BY It, though Gait expressly denies that he
has any tendencies in that direction himself
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15

REPUTATION" IN MAINE.-It is not sur
prisins to find papers so conspicuous Tor Their
inexactness of statement, and so destitute Of
information on current topics as TO class Da.
ma With Republicans. as the argus, accusing
the Legislature of Name of favorins repud,a-
tIon. But when an able and well infoI med
paper, like the Maine Standard, takes up the
matter. IN the same tone the case deserves some
attention. After the decision of the Supreme
Court declaring that the legal tender act does
affect contracts made before its passage,
February 25th, 1882 Democrat IN our Maine
Legislature stulti6ed himself by introducing
Al order directing the State Treasurer to pay
the million State bonds negotiated before tina:
date In coin. In the House, if we are not
mistaken, 1t was on the motion of fellow
Democrat that the resolution was assigned in
derision to the first Of April. The Senate also
disposed Of the resolution 10 summary man.
ner.. The secret of this action is that the LIE
glslature is not called upon to reafirm the de.
eisions of the Supreme Court of the United
Statesl We have no doubt that the State
Treasurer will take cognizance of the decision
Of the Court and pay in coin all debts calling
Tor payment in specie.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15

A TOUGH BEAR SToRY.-A Cherryfield cor
respondent of the Machias Republican tells the
following story:
While BENJAMIN Small one day last week
was engaged In looking up timber on the west
bran"h OF the Narraguagus river be luckijy
came upon family Of bears, CONSISTING Of Mr.;
Bear aud three small cubs, snugly slowed
away in hollow With only few leaves tor a
nest. Mr.. Small being unarmed. not bav wi
so much as good-sizsd jack knife with him
and not liking to retreat without having at
least made an effort at battle, set bis wis IN
work. Here was a fix indeed; four bears az sinst
one unarmed man But Mr.. Small, nothing
dannted, commenced action. Bruin was some.
what dumpish, and Mr. Small having pretty
stout pair of cow-bides on his feet commenced
kicking poor bruin right AID left, until she
was forced TO fall back, leaving her young on
the field Mr.. Small FOLLOWED up bis advan-
tage and kept the bear in motion until he sue
ceede5 in driving her to his logging works,
where one of bis men finished her with an axe
Mr.. :. now has on exhibition at his house IN
Cherryfeid the carcass of the old bear, (Which
is a very large one), and the three cubs, alive
and well. ..~
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15

Az IMPORTANT ENrERPRIsE.-The fol-
lowing Ottawa dispatch speaks of an enter
prise which cannot fail to interest the citizens
Of Portland: -
A <. Clement, Yarmouth. agent and prin-
cipsl owner OF the steamer Linda" now ply
ing from Boston to Yarmouth and ST. John
ID here with scheme for increasing the means
Of communication between Montreal and The
Lower Province. He proposes to run the
Linda" from Portland to Yarmouth and ST.
Johns weekly, and asks a subsidy from Gov
eminent tor carrying mats. He has also a
plan Tor constructing railway from Annapo.
lis to Yarmouth, when be will have daily
line of steamers from Portland q Yarmouth
20 as to 70 from Montreal TO Halifax in 90
hours. This plan will enable the whole of
Western Nova Scotia 10 trade direct with
Montreal with more advantage than with
Boston as at present. Mr.. Clement has had
an interview with the Postmaster General
who favoraby received the plan, which is also
supported by Messrs. Bry dses, Upper and
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15

CONGRATULATIONS has just been re.
ceived by the family of Rev. o. Richardson,
pastor of the Baptist church at Buxton Centre,
of the death of their second son, Joseph o.
Richardson, acting .second mate of the brig
Amy A. Lane. The vessel were just ready to
leave Buenos Ayres when he went into the
water by her side to battle. Suddenly he sank
and never rose. Every effort was made to save
him, but in vain.
Funeral services conducted by Rev. A. K
P. Small, will take place at the church in Bnx.
ton Centre, on Thursday the 18th inst, at one
o'clock p. NJ. Friends from this city wishing
train and return on the o'clock P. NJ. train.
The deceased was twenty one years old the
Both of last December, and has been member
OF the church for quite nun Der of years.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
LEWISTON, March IA, 1870

AEWt>AoS, Matcn IA, 1870.
To the Editors Of the Press:
As parties who are not citizens of Lewiston
may gain wrong impressions in relation to the
detection in the Republican ranks in our city
from reading the journal. whose editor sympa-
thizes with the "bolters, SO called, and whose
columns are not usually open TO any views
from which be differs; and a. Dr.. J. P. Fessen.
den IS a Portland boy, and still somew bat
Known in his native city, ] beg permission
through youc columns, to make as coDcise a
statement as possible in regard to the whole
mater. At the first ward caucuses hell 10
nominate candidate for Mayor, DR.. Fessep-
den was ahead, with j. p. Ham NJ It. and
some scattering. There was no choice. A
second time ward caucuses were called for the
same purpose, and Dr. Fe, sender although in
creasng bis vote, and still leading, did not re-
ceive a nomination. A general caucus was
then called, and DR.. Fessendrn honestly and
fairly nominated over all competitors, Major
j. G. Coburu and j. B. Ham being The other
prominent candidates. On election day no
choice was made, both of the gentlemen above
a aamed receiving many votes. though both to-
Se.ner net as many as DE-. FessepdeD. To.
sa,na ow we bold another election and the
sssms parties sui "bolt' the regular nom.
.ns; t,, the Ham clique Offering no reason.
ne tner Huesuoniag the honesty or capacl.
=" tne regular nominee, the Coburn
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15
DOMESTIC PORTS

DONA E<o ~ Z Oh
SAN FRANCISCO-Ar 18th inst, ship Puritan
Henry. Newcastle. NSW.
NEW OkLEANs-Cld 7th, ship Cathedral, Nick
MoBILE-Ar 9TH, ship Albert Gallatin, Chandler
KEY wEsT-Sld LIST, brig M W Norwood, Wash
JACKsONVILLE-Cld 9th. sea- varuna, SAWYER
Kingston; Light OF the East Heath, Boston.
oAARLEsIoN-Cld 9Th. sch NJ Hart, Rawley,
wILMiNGT0N-Ar 10th, sch knight, Smith
FORTRESS EI MoNRoE-passed in nth. brig Will
AT Craney island 4th, sch 81 Prescott, Freeman,
for Portland. log oysters.
BALTIM0kE-Ar 10th, brig Mechanic, Dyer, I'm
ar 1ith. brig Nuevitas, Trask, Bath.
Below llth, brig Harry Stewart, Weeks, from Pal
Cid 10Th, schs Georgia, Brier. Charleston; Mary G
Farr, Council, Portland; H G Bird. Drinkwater, for
sa PainADE EGgesi Bernard; ,Taneisr.
'ol"a 1azaar JeIIerson sorsssw rfss
sen WIN butman. smart, Savannah Teazer, Henly,
NEW YORK-Ar I2,h, briggs M A Palmer. Mat.
thews Matanzas; Merrwa. Wat ihouse do Il days
Cid 12h. barques Volunteer. Blake. for Gibraltar
leans David Nichols, Wyman Pensacola eT br Ha
VILE, SCI; sch j A Grim, Foster, Wilmington. N'A'
"a Ar 18TH sch Hannie westbrook, Littlejohn. from
HOLM rs HoLE-Ar 1lth, schs GEN Meade. AL.
w = ali T',men Nor o rS aucL9r On Nantnekei
Transfer Gup,ill and Ocean, Grant, Portland Ior dc
Peul, Smith. hockport for Norfolk
ar 18th. briggs .rocus Colburn, Phpsburg for New
New York; rreteus, Church, .aais tor DO. (Iost an
anchor on Nantucket Shoas).
Sid, srhs h + Crowell, Peace, Viola. NJ Waite
Tran ter, NJ E Gage. zen Marion, Lyndon and New
ZealanI.
1O>ToN-Ar 12Ih, ship Fortuna, Taylor, Calcutta
har.ue Anna Walsh, Coombs, New Orleans brig
W Eaton. Ross, Aquadilla; Lucy Ames Flanders,
savannah: Julia 1amage, Norton, Wilmington
Herald. Hall, New York
ior Ponce.
Ar 18Th, schs Nau Illus. Crockett. Baltimore; Bay
State, Lorlpg and Mary A, Jeerspn, new York
Angel'ne, Paul. do; Il Jameson, Jameson, Eliza
betbpor.
Ar "A h. sch Maud Mulloch. Bartlett. New London
timore.
.GLOOCESTER- AR 18th. sch e la L Trefethen
Sterling. from Baltimore tor Portsmouth; Tookolta
dodgdon, New York tor Wiscasset.
CId Eth, orig T. VOORHEES, Fuliord Portland
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15
Office Of the Agesscy
- OF THE
NeW.York Board Of Underwriters,

THE undersigned respectfully gives notice that
! he has oeen duly appointed Aeenr Tor the NEW
YORK BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS - for cyan.
In ng and appraising vessels ana careoes insured nv
them. arrv ng at this port and vicinity damaged by
perIs, and also Tor authentcatng proofs Of loss
In order, therefore. that no Iaut or olame nav at
zach him, he respectfully notifies parties in charge
OF property insured in New York, and up n which
claims for loss may be made OF bis readiness to per-
torn the duties of him by the Policies tssned
by the ompan.s he represents; that in ca,e OF
any imper ection in proofs or irregularitv OF pro-
ceedings, the Underwriters may BE- exonerated from
the consequences thereof
CHAS. w. FORD.
oihce Of Dow, Coffin q Libby, No. Is Exchange St.
Portland. Maine. marl2ttsneod w.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15

PERsoNAI.-Tbe Augusta correspondent Of
the Bangor Whig says that Speaker Foster has
fully met the expectation of his friends and
filled the chair very acceptably The same
writer speaks of Mr.. Gushing as follows: "Tbis
is Mr.. Cushing's second term in the Senate
where as chairman of the Committee on Rail.
roads, and in the general business of the SEN
ate he has shown an ability, willingness to Ia.
Dor, and knowledge of legislative duties and
requirements surpassed by no other members
of this Legislature. IT he is returned he will
be elected presiding officer unanimously"
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15

The POPE having marked down his prices
Tor aosolution from sin very low indeed, it is
said that the editor of the argus, the Demo-
cratic and Romish ergan of this city, has con-
cluded to invest 10 pardons for few thou
sand Of bis worst falsehoods. 1t is rumorpd
that the church authorities are somewhat
staggered at the proposition and censure the
holy Father for making bis indulgence so
Smprenensive as to cover wholesale cases q
this kind.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-15
Great Chance for Inventors.

PORTLAND, March II, 1870.
To the Editor Of the Press
SIR,-I have been directed by Her Majesty s
Government to give publicity to an announce
ment issued by the Governor General of India,
offering prize of $4,000 in gold for the in
vention of some machinery or process for sep
arating the fibre and bark from the stem, and
the fibre from the bark of the Rheea, or China
grass plant AN article the demand for which
is increasing.
The large prize and conditional benefits to
be given to the successful competitor may in
duce you to give these facts for the information
OF the inventive mechanics of this city and
State. Further particulars may be obtained
at this Consulate.
am, sir, your faithful servant,
HENRY JOHN MURRAY,
British Consul.