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-. "ssssnsng portion # this
Loan noaO tor sale at 81 l-2 and ae-
cfued interest sn currency. Can be
"0d al TIE Conapamy's A0eneses IN
Nesc York or Boston; in New Fork.
TANNER d Co., Bassh'e. s.NO.49 val
ST., o. ". -. CO"Verse d Co., No. Of
Pine vt. In Boston. of e. Rollins
Morse Do Bro. No. 81 STATE st.
Pamphlets, vaps and all tnfor-
marion can be obtained at either Of
the aboUe named agencies.
The attention OF Capt. IHsts 0na
Investors 4, particularly snvjtcd to
these .ecMrif,es. We are SattAJied
then are al that could be desired.
and Enthusiastically rec0mns sssd
them.
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CANT display of Millinery goods ever opened in
Portland is at Ccgia Hassans.
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Administrators -ale Of Real Es-
tate.

tate.
PY virtue OF license form the Judge a Probate
ID OF tn County OF Cumberisnd, i shall sell at
bic "a O. on WedDt sdav, october 10 h, 1870, n IL
O'Clock A: NJ, on he pr emise-, the following Real
Estate whhh was OF Aun Shattuck Ia Of Port
land, in said County. de .ased, viz: Five Eigh h
paris N eomnen aRd undividsf, Of a certain los OF
'and On India -treet, between Middle and Newbnrv
ssee!s, in said Pc tland. adjoining land OF Henry
bradbury, the southwest eide OF saij ldia St,
ihence running north westerly on said line OF said
India St Get, ce} eet to md Iermerly owned by
Pc er johnson, anil extending bark south westerly
from sA India street. % eel 20 iand OF Je-eph r.
Ia lor Keeping ar average Width OF about "A 'set
Arrangement have ben male with TIE owners OF
the other IS BY whirh the whole PROPERTY will be
sold.
JAMES MOUNTTO1r,
0 Admir- of the kstA o Of Ann Shattuck.
+. o BAlLkP q Gu auctioneers.
September Is, 1879. d1aw rh se ,dtd
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New York stech and Money MARKET.
NEW YORK, Oct. -Wornin0.-Gold opened at
1l3t tell to ll3. and then advanced 1t3} a 1881
ly In silver bars.
1904. : A''s "
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THOSE DESTROYS of avoiding the crowds at
Cogia Hassan's and still having advantage Of
his prices can best do SO by cllling between 8
and II o'clock in the morning,
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-17

LADIES BALMoRALs and Felt Skirts at Cogia
Hassan's.
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FFenatu2as TO the am cunt of 5000
Will be given the owners OF Breeding Mares wiih
their oal>-colts OF all ages-Trotting Stations,
tillies and Gedngs
Entrance lee i Der ct. The new Rules to govern
all trials If speed The judges will be selected with
out t,voritism The amount OF each premium Will
be given next week.
Accommod ,tions for upwards of two hundred ho's-
es are now in readiness and the track will be 10 good
condition for last time. Hay and grain furnished at
cost. -,
Prprietor AENxH T>VgOR
IA and 16 EXCHANGE Street, Portland Me
LOUIS BRACKETT, Superintendent
O.t t2-td
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Notice.
The Carriers OF the "PREss" are not allowed
to sell PAPERS sngly by the week, under any CIR
cumstances Persons who are, or have been receiv-
ing the "PREss" in this manner, ill confer a fay-
or BY leaving wsrd his office.
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LONDON Oct. .15.-The following is given as
the r suit of the first days bombardment Of
fNieu Bresack: persons killed, 81 wounded
and ten buildings burned. The town is well
provisioned and the garrison obstinate in its
defence
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BY THE
PORTLAND ARIONS
Forty male voices aud The following soloists:
Mrs. -. N. Welhe,bee, Soprano.
Mr.. g. e. M usroe, list Tenore,
Mr.. samui I hurs,on, End Tenore,
Mar. J L. Shaw, Basso.
Humorous, Pathetic and Tragic BEADING,
A. +. SLOAN,
one OF the most noted humorous readers in the
country VIII m re bis frst pearance in Portland,
and give some eh ice SECTIONS in connection with
I'M. Concert THIS entertainment will be one of the
best Of the course.
FOCRTH CONCERT
by THE
Mendelssohn Quintette Club
Or BOs CON,
ASSIST ED BY
MISS ADDIE -. RYAN.
LECTURES BY
MAI. Gen. jas. r. HawIry. of Conn. Sub
ject-"THE GEN "LEMEN IN POL11Ics
Rev. Gse ". BicG neil, OF Portsmouth, N. Il.
SUBJECT NOT ann ,un ed
ETY. :1nr ~. - H. ".rTay, of Boston, Subject,
m .shew Hale smith, ,Eurleisb, subie # ."v- r.
AND HUMpR,"
THE FULL PORTLAND BAND will "a
ms music on tie eveDii e, OF Lee ures
season licket admitting TO he en- ire course 81
Mectu'ts ann Concerts - 90, for sal everywhere.
sIrmne,s' TEX t. . 30. (ea,h member entitled
two) to be Obtained OF the Urea, urer p a. Lo ~
mar. Evening tickeIs to Lee ures 80 censy
h'ng ''csets to onrerts from 20 cents TO 81 .00C
oE 'E, WE'D Sc sTs.-Owng 10 the lar e ngmbe- nj
Applications tor reese we'd seats, the COMMITTEE have
Geclned ret 'in the front rows of se1ts in The
',,ery lor that purpose. Price OF reserved seats
ci0O Sac to commence Munpay morning, Oct "a
at G. w. Gilkey x cos
Additional par icdlars will b. announced soon.
Per order "a & N. U.
ocieodtf Lecture andConcert Copmitte
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1NcLEMENcY OF THE WEATHER

which has caused much disease
Hundreds of officers willing to work are
employed in mercantile offices and giving
instruction in French.
The Germans released from capture at Metz
give highly favorable accounts of Bazaine's
humanity and courtesy to prisopers
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ANOTHER FRENCH ARMY.
AN IMPERIAL ROMANCE.

The manuscript of a novel found among the
documents is in the handwriting of the EN-
peror. The hero of the romance, after au alb
sence of twenty years 10 the U0ited States re.
turns to France in 1868 and expatiates on the
wonders of Napoleon's reign, the suppression
of passports, theiron-clad navy, the "bellsh.
ment Of Paris the liberation OF political prison
ers and the return Of the exiles of 1915.
Keratry arrived in Tours to-day He comes
az commissioner from the government in Paris
and is in conference with Gambetta. The re-
port of the
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The commandment of Paris has been resolved
on as necessity, but great difficulty has beer
experienced in the conveyance or guns by the
blowing up Of tie tunnel near Meaux,
and an official announcement has been made
that nothing decisive can be looked for from
Paris Tor three weeks. A large number oil
French prisoners is being moved from the open
camps into the interior OF the Notifications or
account OF the
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-17
THE DRAIN OF THE COUNTRY.

Scissors, after an obstinate defence of foul
days captulated to the German force.
A diary by Partisan, which has fallen into
the hands OF the Germans admits that Paris is
provisioned for only two months longer and
the only hope of the bpsieged is to act on the
hesegers. 1t il rumored that Gen. Boyer has
been sent by Bazaine to the Royal headquar-
ters at Versailles to treat for the surrender OF
MefZ
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RETURN OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

Chancellor Bund has ordered the return 70
contributionsiu money aud kind exacted by the
French from 1908 to 1908 within the Prussiau
monarchy only. The returns show that in two
Berlin, lost As 600 0On tbalcrs; Pomerania, ex.
Guiding Stettin, $4,000 600 thalers; West Prus-
STA. "a 100000 thalers; East Prussia, 100000
thalers. Tue losses inflicted on the Prussans
alone during two wears of French dominion
amounted TO 250, 1000 900 thalers. The CONNER
mercial chambers at the scaports ordered
report to be made of losses in
ships captured during the blockade.
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T. NTEKT AIN MsNT>.
Lecture and Concert Season '7O.71.

A Grand Series of frst-class Concerts and Leo
lures are announced for the coming season
under the auspices OF the
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.pnnaI InfaIiihiIitY."

At a time when so great interest Il
taken in the question Of Papal infalli-
lility. a declaration made some years
ago by Archbishop Purcell, in discussion
with Alexander Campbell, is worth re-
printing. The Archbishop said:
q Appeals weTe lodged before the
Bishop Of Rome, though be WAS ast he-
lieved to be infallible, Neither y pc
now. No enlightened Catholic holds the
Pope's infallibility to be an article of
faith. do not, and none of my breth-
ren that know OF, do. The Catholic
believes the Pope, as a man, TO be as ha-
bic to err as almost aaY nan IN the uni
verse. Man is man, and no plss Is N
failible. either in doctrine or morals.
Many Of the Popes have sinned and some
of them have been bad men. | presume
my worthy antagonist viii tale bis brush
in hand and roll up his sleeves and lay
it on them hard and heavy; SO viii !,
and when he uses strong eRlthet
against them, / will use a stronger"
What the Archbishop then declared to
be believed by no enlightened Catholic
Is pov. according to the testimony Of the
Catholic World, the prevailing opinion
among the Roman Catholic bishops and
thaologians Of this country.
The protests of the Catholic theolo-
CLANS Of Germany against the doctrine
Of infallibility are becoming very M.
merous. A pamphlet by the Roy: DR.,
4 Michelis, for many years a prominent
/ Champion Of the interests Of his church
and a distinguished professor Of Dhiloso-
phy. bears a title Of the most ppngeni
kind: The Infallibility Of the Pope in
the Light of Catholic Truth and the
Humbug 1.-THE original world to which the
Latest Defense Of it Leads The author
SAYS that the infallibiity Of the Pope
can as little become dogma as that -four
persons can be defined. to exist in the
/ trinity"
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upion PneIGc railroad.

The following items appear in the re-
port Of Oliver Ames, President We have
spent during the year, upon snow sheds
and snow fences, over 100000. we
have nov over FIVE miles Of snow sheds,
and nearly fifty miles Of snow fences, in
addition 10 large amount Of snow
fences put up last year. The expert
ment thus far this winter shows that our
road can be run without much hindrance
or obstruction from snow. The SHOWS Of
the present winter have been the same as
those of last, and we have been in bat
one instance obstrpcted over twenty-four
hours. Our Superintendent is confident
that ne can keep our road as free from
snow as the roads Of New England and
New York, The earnings Of she road
for the months reported since II was first
opened amount TO S6,300,O0O We an
tieipate that the gross earnings for the
ensuing year viii reach Sl2,000,O00, and
shall not be surprised should they largely
exceed II. The net increase from thii
will paw all interested with hendsom'
dividend upon the stock, should We no
need it for Improvements upon the road
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III se. impending Reconstruction
rhe Capital Locked up-Scntel
nd Fletcher Gone-specui...
Freight Train Smashed.
N AsHvrLLE, March l6.-Reconstruc
ton and military interference by the
Gov. srnment is the all-absorbing topic
here.
On inquiry at the capitol this morning,
Il was found that both Governor Senter
and Secretary Fletcher have left the city.
tits reported that it was by the Gov
ernor's Request that President Grant or
dered troops into the different portions
of the State.
The Banner, of this morning, says;
So the Executive Office is locked up for
the present. Whether to be opened by
a military Governor or not, remains to
be determined
The joint select committee, appointed
by the Legislature to examine the bonds
issued by railroads on the State credit,
are now in session here, and declare their
purpose to make vigorous investiga-
ton of the affairs of the delinquent rail-
roads 1t is said the committee will
visit New York and examine bonds.
The Chattanooga depot buildings are
still packed with immense quantities OF
freight of every description designed for
points South. 1t is not likely that the
freight blockade will be raised for several
days.
Eleven cars attached to a freight train
on the Chattanooga road, were thrown
from the. track on Raccoon Mountain
yesterday and smashed to pieces, In
consequences of which, no trains have
arrived from the South
A lively contest is going on for the
control of the Edgefield and Kentucky
road. The election of directors takes
place on the 3lst inst.
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The rircmen,s nnIL

The ball of Washington engine No. A.
on last evening, was as rare Terpsicho-
rean treat as worshipers at her shrine
ever witnessed
It was glorious, capital BALL
That Of the As at Cochran Hall.
As a political feast it would have been
moroccan for the good old politicians of
score of years ago to have seen our
merry candidates tripping the light fan
tastic toe to that splendid band of Prof
-, keeping step to the music Of II
am candidate, you bet.
Never was gayer scene under the sun
Than our firemen's ball with its galore Of fun.
The gallant fremen Of our city, while
alert, vigorous and prompt in their per-
Torrance of duty, are never in the rear
when innocent amusement is in order.
The McMahans, Stokes, McClerys, Gala
hans, Foley, Dolan, and our own old
Jack Waters, were out in force, gracing
the occasion with the cheerful faces and
ngUtSO1ne lOTHtS VI WIVES uuu Sisltio,
tell it not in gath" Some had sweet
hearts, and for the once, no alarm of fire
was given, and the boys had clear
night of it, no angry flames to Blind, but
bright eyes to dazzle, no spanner to
freeze to, but loving, gentle hands to
clasp. The hiss of the steam whistle
was lost in the gentle voice of love and
affection, and the rattle Of wheels merged
into the gentle murmur of the poetry. of
motion; and then the supper ''Yegods
and little fishes" Apicius who left
Italy for Africa, imagining the oysters
better in that country, sailed back-fnd-
ing them better in the old country-and
died happy; the glutton, who after eat
ing all of sturgeon but the head, was
told it would kill him, replied, If | am
to die, bring in the rest of the fish.
Either of these worthless would have eat
to the fill of that magnificent layout"
1t was par excellence; the supper, the
music, the attendance; in fact-the ball
of the year.
This is fairy history of our Firemen's hop,
Written under nothing but mineral pop"
That's sol
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and until our people had been drag 'o"e'
to an abjuration of their political ter sa ~,
1t is practicable step towards conso' !
dation and permanent military des-
potism for the South. Whether twill
be passed through Congress, we can
not say, but would not be surprised at
any extreme measure adopted by the
Radical party, Reconstruction is at an
end and will no longer afford an excuse
for outraging the liberties of our people
Some other means must be Matched up
for the continuance of military control OF
the South, and such law as proposed by
Drake will meet the requirements OF
present Radical exigeney. Revolutions
never 20 backward, but must continue
down the activity until it reach the bot
tom, where anarchy and discord reign
supreme.
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Cruel Canard.
KENTUCKY.
Fhe Southern Railroad 10 Chatta-
nooga-M Murder of a Step-Father.

FRANKFoRr, March l6,-The introduce
ton of Sherman's bill, in Congress, pro-
yiding for q Southern railroad through
this State, is expected as movement to
flank Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, March 'l6.- Yesterday
evening a man named Starr shot at his
step-father named McGrath. The ball,
glepcing, struck man named Roach, in
aictipg fatel wound.
Louisville has subscribed ", 900, OOO
toward building the Grand Trunk rail
way from Louisville to Chattanooga.
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A Card.


MEMpHlS, lENNst 4A~ANs@ 49,
To the Editor of the Ledger;
This morning Appeal contains loca
which, Internationally no doubt, doe
me injustice. am now, always have
been, and always expect to be Dem o
crat and will hereafter, as heretofor e,
sunnort all the nominees of the Dem O.
cratic party, regardless of personal pre-
farences. rented room in hous e
which had long been vacant ana whicn
IL not the house in which | reside, 70
some of the Radical leaders for the pur'
nose of holding a meeting of their party
They paid me for the use of the room
and ! can see no criminalty in purely
business transaction of this kind; nor
does such meeting imply any sympathy
with their objects. | attended theiI
meeting as spectator, as suppose
had a right to do, ! did not say. that
would vote for Curry or Taft l did, now
ever saw that ] would vote for Mclean
conceiying that ] could thereby accom-
nlish certain things which | thought
would rebound to the benefit OF the
party. .l;s octe5
unwisely. and that it is my imperative
duty to support the whole ticket. ltwa'
simply an error of Judgment, which an
frank to acknowledge, and which l shall
use my best endeavors to repair. NJ!
vote and influence will be for the whole
t;cket independent of personal predllec
tons. Very truly, yours,
THOMAS FLEMING.
Appeal please copy.l
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MANSFIELD. 0.
Tbc murdered seamstress.

MANSFIELD, ONO, March ia cast
of the teeth marks upon the body Of the
murdered seamstress, Mary Lunsden, has
been compared with Robinson teeth and
found to correspond. Additional evil
dence points quite directly to him as the
murderer. The friends of the accused
have asked suspension of the opinion
Of the public. Much sympathy is ex.
pressed for the family of Robinson, being
worthy and respected people.
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NEW YORK.
Contested Local Election--Pur-
chase of Bonds.

New YORK, March l6.-0. W. Root,
the defeated Republican candidate for
City Attorney, will contest the election
with Yeisler, the successful candidate,
on the ground Of illegal voting.
The Sgb-Treasury to-day bought for
the Sinking Fund, one million dollars in
United States bonds. Offerings were
eighteen in number, at prices ranging
from LOG for bonds of 1860, to los for 10
4Os, aggregatlng in all to s949,aa0,
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THE VITAL QUESTION.
Is Tennessee to be Again Recon-
structed2
rnteuse Public Anxiety on tne
subject.

,,.nse public Anxiety on the
subject.
r,on the Nashville Banner of the 15th.l
Al no time since the Radical recon
struetion at Washington commenced 70
develop their designs against IeDpessee,
has there been such uneaslnsss e&hlpiten
as We noticed in our rounds yesterday
tbronoh the city. All sorts of sensa-
,;nnal rumors were aAoat based upon
snnposed advices from Washington,
which we. in every instance, utterly tailed
to trace to any reliable source, Gen
eral Lowell yesterday received tele-
graphic orders from Washington 70
Send two companies to Murfresborro,
and another to Jackson. So much the
better; let there ba q garrison IN every
town in the State FATHER than have. Q
single Radical plunderer and proserip-
ZIONIST restored to power.
|. Sneakers Thomas and Perkins are
both Of Washington. The latter tele'
graphed yesterday to Mr.; NELL ). Brown
| r., principal clerk Of the House, for {,
certified copy of the roll call on the 80
instant. The information was promptly
flashed over the wires, and will be Used
to show that the Masked Marauder'
Bill" failed to pass the House because
ten out of the twelve Radical members
absented themselves, and thus brought
the bod5 below aporsmi their purpose
being to defeat the bill and thus Raha
factare capital, They were but too sue
cessful.
The feeling among the Respectable
class of Northern men who have, settlef
here since the close of the war is, ire
spective of politics, unanimous agains
4 Congressional or military inter
1 ference. General Thruston ha
written to Congressman Garfield
on the subject, and other pro@l
nsnt men of like antecedents are equally
] anxious to use their influence in tina
| diPecfi0a
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The Mayor of the city ofNew York has
formally consented to ride at the head of
the Irish procession on St. Patrick S day.
A committee, representing the various
Hibernian societies, waited upon him
and rendered him an invitation to that
effect. His Honor will occupy an open
barouche, which will contain several of
the city Judges also, 1t is said that the
number of persopsin the procession this
year will be at least twenty thousand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-16

The Very Rev. R. s. Baker, D. D., a
distinguished clergyman of the Catholic
Church, died in Charleston, South Caro-
lima, on the 9th instant. He was ma
tive of Ireland, and was born in 1907 He
studied for the priesthood under the cele-
brated Bishop England and at The time
of his death wag pastor of St. Mary S
Church In Charleston. DR.. Baker was
eminent both as a pulpit orator and a
controversial writer.
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CINCINNATI.
somn OF the nIonde TrasI.

eIsolSSAYI, March i6.-Lydia Thomps
son has sent to the Commercial, with
compliments, publication entitled Lit
erature of the Lash.
A party of capitalists offer to take all
the Covington water-works bonds at 96c.
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CITY OF BOSTON SAFE.
Arrival of the Vessel ut Queens
town this morning.

Arrival of the Vessel ut Queens
town this morning.
LIVERPOOL, March l6.-The long mis-
sing steamship, City of Boston, arrived
at Queenstown this morning at one
O clock. Further particulars will be
given soon.
A Cruel Canard.
New York, March l6,-The agents OF
the City Of Boston have received no in
formation of her arrival, and it is fully
conceded now that the report was a
canard.
LATER.
New York, March l6, p.m.-There
is rumor that the report Of the safe ar
rival of the City of Boston, at Queens
town, is a hoax No further particulars
have been received
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Dyspepsia.-WARS DYSPEPSIA TONIC
is prepared expressly for Dyspeptics and those
suffering with habitual Costiveness. 1t is a
slightly stimulating tonic and splendid appe-
tizer; il strengthens the stomach and restores
the digestive organs to their healthy state.
Weak. nervous and dyspeptic persons should
use WARMERS DYSPEPSIA Tone. For sale by
druggists. Price One Dollar.
GOODYEAR & FALLS,
9-145-f Wholesale Agents. 2s1 Main street.
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At the baptism Of the ex-Queen o.
Maple. frst born, the notary recorded
that she was bora On Neapolitan soil
some sacks fun of earth having been
brough; from the territory Of Naples anc
spread over the floor Of the apartment
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-16

Don Piatt says The conclusions Of the
Committee on Banks and Banking, in
regard 20 Grants connection with the
gold swindle Of September last, reminds
one Of the verdict Of the Scotch jury,
guilty, but not proven.