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The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

Mr.. Bonner has bought the "Gfeene County
Maidn paving for her the liberal price of ten
Thousand dollars. The maid" is fast. her un.
refined speed being 2:24.
A ten-year-old miss told her mother the
other day that she was never going to marry.
but meant to be widow, because widows
dressed in such nice black and always looked
so happy.
Wendell Phillips pitched into Senator Sum-
ner, the other day. because the latter's father
was sheriff of Suffolk county for a number
OF years, and during that time he hung q lot
of pirates.
Rev. DIR. Parsons, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal church in Stoughton. Mass. was at
tackled with fit of apoplexy during Tuesday
night, and died at half-past three, Wednesday
noon.
The Enperor's papers reveal the fact that
the Prince Imperaps baptism cost a tiAe
over S1SO,O00. Somewhat expensive Chris
tianity.
A beautiful monument, to be erected over
the remains of the late ex-President Lord at
Hanover, was shipped from Concord on the
81 ult. The obeisk is fine Italian marble.
twelve feet high and two teet square. The
The plinth is OF marble, four feet square and
twenty inches thick.
Bishop Lee, of Iowa, ignorant of Atlantic
manners and customs, has been telling the
young men of Flushing that their great mis-.
|. take is their want of ian aim in lie" when
every one of them belongs to target COM
pany,
Recently most terrific squat came over
| Mount Washington and struck down the An
| drOscoegin, sweeping trees and fences from
| their foundations, taking in its course the
covered bridge across the river in Sheburne.
| which was built two years ago at an expense
| of $4,000. 1t laid fiat upon the water. but
most of the timber was saved, as the water
was very low.
| The Hartford Couront says that Maggie
| MitchelPs total receipts last week were over
$1,000. After deductng expenses she has
two-thirds, and Manager Lowell one-third.
In the last four weeks she has cleared over
| $4,000. Her yearly income from her the
atrical engagements is nearly $4,000, and she
has besides the income from 100000 in.
vested.
| A youth of wealthy family in Hartford
was trapped by the proprietor OF book store
who had missed costly books, choice cutlery
exc. He would pocket the articles when no
one was looking, under pretence of reading a
paper. His friends paid 500 to the store.
keeper. and sent the young man out OF town.
HIS name is suppressed.
Last Friday afternoon a young German,
| named LipZ, while adjusting a belt 10 The
Merchants Wooden Mills in Mill Village, Ded.
ham, Mass, got caught and was suddenly
whrled around, causing his legs to be imme.
diately severed from his body. His arms
were also torn off and flung around the room
The poor man was literally mangled ia
pieces.
public meeting was held recently in "a
room used as printing Office for the Stockton
MOI Tribune, and the table on which the
forms were lying was needed by the secretary
The gentleman, finding that the forms were
heavy and decidedly unhandy to lift, said he
supposed the printers wanted to save theil
types" and accordingly brushed the matter
OIL the table into box. We can imagine the
publishers feelings on being acquainted with
| tha
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

A counterfeit bond for $40 600 was passed on
the California Bank at San Fraucisco. The
maa escaped on the Panama steamer and n
steamer has been started from San Diego 10
head him off.
The mare POcahOptas was driven half mile
SATURDAY. 10 I'm. 6 1-2s., the fastest half mile
ever made by Dexter.
Geo. E. Badger of East Boston. recovering
from typhoid fever, became suddenlv insane
Monday morning and shot himself. diving in
stantly.
Additional particulars of the second robbery
OF me overland train near ToOno Gal Station
state tnat the mail was also piuDdered of h,nd.
and gre. nbacks estimated ut quarter of a NIL.
lion of dollars. Wells, Fargo & Go. otf-r a
reward of $4,000 for the apprehension of The
robbers.
The steamship Columbia, from Glasgow IL, b
UT, WIN W. passengers, eucnu nt4reI ter
r'nc hurricane soon after leaving Glasgow. and
TOR eleven successive days mountainous seas
nall, sGualI and binding rain storms prevailed
smashing boats, carrying away sails, deng,ng
saloon and state-rOoms, aud disabling the off
GERS. aud crew. Capt Small had his righ
hand crushed and Dr.. Robertson had collar
bone broken. The Oldest sailors say twas the
most terrible passage ever experienced. 90
the 9th ult. the clouds broke and the sun ap-
peared.
The State has brought suit against the Ma.
tiopal Bank of the State of Missouri tor 1891.
600 interest alleged to be due 1903 shares Of
stock of the Old bank owned by the State and
for which certificates of ownership were issued
to the State at the time the bank reorganized
ss national hank.
The New York Heralds correspondent tells
the improbable story that Chief Justice Chase
mas determined to resign and that Chief JUS
tlce Cartier Of the District of Columbia will
succeed him; also that Senator Drake of MIS-
souri, will be appointed Chief Justice of the
Court of Gains, vice Judge Casey.
The Tribune urging the Republicans to vote
early on Tursdav. says, 1--WE understand thai
Col James FIX, Jr., has warned out bis regi
ment to parade at 8 a. M, and we cannot tel
what deeds of desperate daring he may medi
| tate"
Two men were sentenced in New York Mon
| day for false registration, one to two years anl
| the other to six months imprisonment.
Thomas Jackson. the murderer of Archibald
Douglass in New York, has been sentenc t.
four years imprisonment.
There were 5000 troops in New York Monda,
and 1000 more were expected.
The Tribune Monday morning said that .
portion OF the Tammany wire rutlers, fiudins
Mayor Hall too heavy a load, have privatel!
arranged to throw him overheard aud hell
| elect Ledwiih A bet of $40 600 has been de
posted in the bank that Ledwith will get As
| 600 votes tO.dav
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DRooD.-Peo-
pie are working on "The Mystery of Edwin
brood" as on Chinese plzz.e; and every
few weeks there appears new explanation"
Mr.. Clarence f. Buhler contributes very
elaborate one 10 the New York Evening Mail,
which brings out some minor points very ac-
curately, and the main theories OF which are
that Mr.. Dutchery the detective is Bazzard,
the clerk OF Grewgious, in disguise; and that
Mr.. Tartar, who begins 10 make favorable
impression upon Rosa's heart just before the
interruption of the book, is her lost lover Ed
win brood, also in disguise. Both these po-
sitions are very ingeniously argued; but we
think our readers will agree with us that the
latter one, at least, is untenable. We cannot
conceive that Mr.. Dickens, merely to ''mystify
bis readers" would make Mr.. Crisparkle, Ne
vile Landless and Rosa fail to recognize a
young friend from whom they had parted
within the year, merely because he was dress
ed as sailor, and would even make Mr..
Crisparkle recognize him as an old school
mate merely because he proiessed to be one.
effect that the disappearance of Edwin
brood consisted in Jasper's pushing him off
the tower of the cathedral; that the stones
displaced on the summit and the hands torn
from the clock were the results. not OF the
storm but OF the tumble; that Jasper locked
his nephew's liieless body in the Sapsea vault,
the key o. which he had stolen from Durdle's
bundle for the purpose; and that Durdles
sounding and tapping" released the stunned
man when he came to his senses. Those ia
miliar with the unfinished novel will recOg-
nize in these possibilities the key to many
hints to be found III the text.
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

Items.
A new census of Philadelphia has been Or
dered.
-Four hundred and thirty deaths in New
York last week.
Three men were killed BY masked maraud-
ers in Rutherford county, Tenn, last week.
Two companies of artillery left Fort Trum-
bull, New London, Conn, Taturday evening,
for New York.
orders for the arrest of Of Riel. O'DonOhue and
Lepine if they enter the province again, and
further instructs to shoot them in their tracks
if they resist.
johnson f. Sands was, Saturday night. sem
fenced to five years in the penitentiary for par
ticipaticn with ex-Mayor Cahoon. of Richmond
Va, in the Hanstein frauds. Sands com mand-
ed battery Of Confederate artillery during the
war.
The educational convention at Huntingdon,
Enelnnd, Friday, was largely attended. Res
olutions were passed demanding religious
teaching in school.
A New York Judge added two years to the
term for which he intended sentencing a GRIM
inal because the latter lied so outrageously in
the course of little speech he made to the
court.
Two companies OF United States artillery ar
rived in Richmond, Va, Saturday evening,
from Fortress MOnrJe, and will re main during
the election.
The Young Mems Christian Association. of
O'eveiand, has purchased for $4,000 The Clark
properly on the north side of Republic square,
u. 10 Una! city, the money having been raised in
building is assured. " " "''o'i"'ion
American Girl beat George Palmer on Pros.
pect Park track, Saturday, winning the first
ard last two of five heats. Tine o. a.
225-2A-2 % IL -22514
The coroner's jury in the case of tug Red
Jacket, blown up near jersey CITY wL,le
racing for keg of lager, have return. yer.
dict of culpable carelessness against the ems il i.
eer and fireman who have fled.
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08
Eae.s from ,i.s Census of IsYO.

The United States census of 1890 gave a
population Of S1,443321 persons, against 23,-
1880 in 1861 gain of S,251 ,446 over the
census of 1850, or 35 5000 per cent increase
in ten years. The same ratio of increase
would give US 1884 900, as the population of
1870. This is not expected. Our civil war
destroyed many lives, checked the growth Oh
the home population, as also Immigration
from foreign countries. OF the population OF
1860, 4,0SS, 215 persons were OF foreign oirio'
leaving 1885, JOG as native born.
The foreign born population aggregated
LARGELY in the cities. New York had in lS6o,
aoe III foreign born residents to 429,952 ma
tive nonulation. Cincinnati had 1854 for
erp born to S7,430 native born. Chicago had
54.624 foreign born to 54,636 native born. The
county of st. Louis had 96,0S6 foreign born
to 9oO92 native born, while in the city of Bos-
ton 63,791 of her population were foreign born
10 114,O50 native born. 1901 of the foreign
born population were Irish.
The foreign element added largely to the
city population as compared with that OF the
country.
Tie census of 1870 Goes not show so rapid
an increase of the great cities as in the preVi-
GUS decade. We give below a list of the prin-
cpal cities of the United States, with the
comparative census of 1850, 1860 and 1870:
Rates of in
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08
state n ews.
PENOBSCOT COUNTRY.

The Wing says Boston "rnpper" was at-
tackled in Bangor, Saturday night, by dozp n
rougbs who attempted 10 go through" him for
watch aud large sum of money which he
accidentally displayed. The police interfered.
however, and rescued him.
The store of James W. Dickey in Bangor
was broken into Saturday niei by two fell
lows who were discovered as they came ont of
managed to escape, as we learn from the
Whig.
The Wing says the iron steamer Alliance
while proceeding up river to Bangor last Fri
day, was run into by a scow bound down
river. The bowsprit of the scow entered the
side of the steamer, penetrating the forecastle,
breaking two ribs and iujuripg the lungs of
Thomas Cassidy, one of the steamers crew.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Our correspondent at Porter says Mr.. M N.
Stanley has refitted the "Chase House" at
Porter village and opens the same on Tuesday
9Th inst. A public house is very much needed
in this locality, and the landlord is amply
able, competent and willing to serve his guests
in an acceptable manner.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The st. Crnix Courier says the Indian camp
at Union Mills Point owned by Sacooe Ba.
sine, was burned 10 the ground on Wednesday
night OF last week, with its inmate, who, it is
reported, was INTOXICATED at the time. The
trunk of the body was discovered the next 6.v
burned almost 10 a cnder, the feet ana arms
being Com pletely consumed. The unfortuDa,e
man; before going to sleep, had built FIRE on
the noor OF the camp which ultimately destroy-
ed both him and his dwelling.
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

GRANT AND Cox.-The following from a
Washington letter to the New York Herald
must be received with caution, but the same
facts have been suggested before:
There seems to be no doubt of the fact
telegraphed you long since-namely, that the
assessment of clerks 10 the Interior Depart
meDt tor political purposes and obstacles to
civil service reform were not the only reasons
why Mr.. Cox took his sudden leave. The
course OF the ex-Secretary on the McGarrahan
land claim has had more to do with the step
than most people imagine. Mr. Cox's skirts
are not SO clear as his friends would like to
make the public believe aid before this war of
opposition to the administration is over he will.
doubtless find out that he has made grand
mistake IN provoking attacks from those who
otherwise would have suffer- him TO 90 in
peace and rest in oblivion. All the facts NAV
not come out for a few days, but come thew
will, sooner or later. Little dsaer+ emepts and
unplt asantness in the female department have
served to heighten the new formed dislike he
tween the GRANTEES and Coxities. 1t is alleg-
ed that some of The bitter newspaper articles
recently published criticising President
Grants action on the question of assessing
clerks were written by Mr.. Patent Commiss.
Toner Fisher, who is brother-in-law of ex- Sec
rotary Cox Madame Secretary Cox. after ne
rusing one of these Fisher articles, cut it out
and enclosed it to Mrs. Grant, anonymously.
Unfortunately for Mrs. Cox, bewever, she ac-
cidently put the obnoxious article in an ervel-
ore bearing the family monogram of Cox, and
OF course Mis-. Grant Immediately knew
whence it came. Further, she r. cognized the
caligrapby OF Madame Cox, from whom she
bad received letters; therefore, when Mrs
Grant glanced over the article she naturally
felt indignant, and put it into Grant envrl-
ope with the simple but cutting words, "Re-
turned to Mrs. Cox, with the compliments OF
Mrs. Grant" Since then the TWO ladies, 1 am
informed have rot spokon
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

POSTAL CAkDs.-There is good reason to
expect that the Post Office Department will
on be authorized by Congress to issue fol
the public use postal cards, similar to those
now SO popular in Germany, and which have
lately been Introduced into the postal service
of Great Britain. These cards have place
for direction, name and place. They are
about two and half by three ard half in
ches, with ruled lines, and postage stamp
printed on one of the corners. They will
probably be sold at two cents, and will find
here, as in Europe. abundance of purchasers.
Kept in the pocketbook, message may
be written on them while on the street
corner, or in car or carriage, and
they may be dropped into, the nearest
post box, or thrown into the mail car, and
thus hundreds of messages will be sent by
mail which are not sent now simply because
the materials for writing are not at hand, OIL
it is too much trouble TO write letter, which
is always supposed to be more or less a for.
NAL document. These hastily-scIibbled cards
have added largely 10 the English postal reye-
nue., and proved q public convenience Of nc
mean character. We have no doubt the
Postmaster General will recommend their
use in the American Postal Service in his an
nual report, and that we will have them in
use before the close of the winter,
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08
War NOlea.

The London Times says the armistice turned
on the question of free ipgress and egress at
Paris during the twenty five days. Thiers in
sistpg on it and Bismarck refusing; buC other
Information includes demand from Theirs for
the same concession to the other fortified and
besleged places in Fr-nce.
Twenty-Five hundred guns are in position on
the various Notifications of Paris.
IL is reported that the French corvette De.
salix has captured seven German vessels since
Oct. 4th.
Fort Mortier at New Bresaoh has captulat-
ed. On Sunday night fire occurred inside
which rendered it untenabe. Two hundred
and twenty prisoners and five cannon were
captured.
The newly appointed Prussiau Gov of Lor-
raine has ordered the census of all persons subj
lect to military duty and prescribing severe
penalties for any evasion.
Petitions Dumerously signed throughout
Belgium have been presented to the Chambers
asking that the sojourn OF Rouaparles agents
in Belgium may be prohibited.
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

The strike of the Worcester wire-drawers
was made the occasion of murderous attack
on Friday night upon party OF the workmen
secured by Washburn & Moen. to replace the
strikers. The hands going home from Ouiu-
sl9amond Eiilage, where the works are loca-
ted, to the city, and accustomed to walk on
the railroad track, and the party in. question
were returning this way, when, after proceed.
ing about half mile, they were assaIed by a
volley of stones from clump of bushes, and
several men rushed out. Most OF the work.
men escaped by running, but one, French
man named Michael Atrial, was knocked and
beaten over the head with bar OF iron, max.
ing serious wound. He feigned death, see
ing that his lite was in danger, and, after hi:
cowardly assailants left, dragged himself home
where he lies in a very critical condition
Washburn & Moen have offered $500 reward
for the conviction of the ruffians.
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

The following question is said to have prov
cd stumbling block to great many of the
applicants examined for places in the Census
Bureau at Washington. A. sold COW for
szo, and by the transaction lost 16 2-3 per
cent. lie sold another COW at an advance of
10 per cent LOT just enough 10 cover the loss
upon the first COW? What did the second CIV
sell tor? The problem is known in the Depart
ment of the Interior as the Cow Catcher,
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

RAILRoAD.-The first Iail was laid last
Saturday upon the new road now being built
between this place and Swanton. The iron
is upon the ground for laying the track from
the iunction-just south of the depot-with
the Passumpsic to Fairbanks village. This
will enable the Passumpsc road to run their
cars to the Messrs. Fairbanks works for the
delivery and reception of freight. When this
is done the public will miss from Eastern ave
nue. the numerous heavy teams required for
freiehting the stock and manufactures of the
Messrs. Fairbanks between their works and
the depot.-St. Johnsbury Coledonian.
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

GREAT FIRE IN BosToN-The large four
story brick building Of the Bosom Lead Manu-
featuring Company, at the corner of Albany
and Hampden streets, was burned on Satur-
day night and the contents, stock, machinery,
etc, are an entire loss. This corporation is
one of the most wealthy in the city, and their
business has been SO pressing of late that work
had been continued night and day. Nearly a
hundred \ en- are employed IN the building,
and on Saturday night they were engaged, as
usual, until, between eleven O'Clock and half
past, the alarm OF fire from the street put a
sudden stop tn operations. The flames were
first seen in the upper story, directly under
the cupola where was stored large quantity
OF patter ms for machinery, etc. These being
OF light, dry wood, were speedily infamed, in
spite OF the labor Of some of the employ ees,
who turned Cd the water in the pipes running
in every direction through the build.
ing. The entire fire department Of the city.
East Boston and Dorchester was called out
The flames spread soIapidiv that in very
short time all hope of saving the building was
gone. Stored on the upper floors were light
materials which easily Communicated the FIRE
to every part. The lurd flames shot high in
the air, lighting up the neigbbol hood with a
glare at once 60 geous andstelrfc. One by
one the steamers came upon the ground, aud
took the positions assigned until twenty-thr, e
engines were belcbing fire and smoke into the
fated building Some OF the engines played
two streams. Gradually the fire worked its
way down into the lower stories despite the
food of water poured npon it, and the large
quantities Of oils and other materials used in
he manufacture of lead were wrapped in
fame. In halt an hour the cupola and roof fell
with great force, aud in an hour the northeas-
terly wall tell in, completely crushing one
third of a frame building, next the one on ire
owned by the Lead Company and occupied by
nff haIr mil. ntol,
George Stevenson, whose furniture al house,
hod goods were buried 10 the ruins. Two iron
bridges connecting the main building with the
or in the rear were also crushed by the falling
walls. Several fireman narrowly escaped be-
ing buried alive. By 3 o'clock The building
had been reduced to mass OF burning ruius,
except the westerly end southerly walls, which
are still standing.
The actual loss entailed by this fire, accord
ing to estimates made by parties supposed to
be competent to judge correctly, will not be
less than 100000, building and stock includ-
ed. Halt million dollars, however, would
not put the Company where it was Saturday
evening. On this there is an insurance of
STA COO.
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

Reports from Sullivan county, N. H., state
that the thunder storm of Thursday alter
noon was very severe there. The Town
House att Fitzwilliam was struck by lightning
and considerably damaged. Other places in
that vicinity are also reported to have been
struck. At Marlboro terrific bolt descend
ed near the public school building, knocking
the teacher insensible and more or less affect
ing the pupils. The teacher is recovering,
but il was a wonderful escape for herself and
tho cchoo1
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT A CIRCUs.-A
shooting affray in Dawson, Ca, on the I'd
inst, was the result of an intoxicated man
named Ru sell, getting into quarrel with the
door keeper OF circus. Col. Ames advanced
to quell the disturbance, when Russell shot
him. Another circus man demonstrated with
Russell, when two brothers namel Kelley,
known as desTe characters, approached
and commenced firing. Col Ames was shot
twice while attempting to escape. A specta-
&c! !ar named Oxford who was holding child in
MS srms, was INSTANTLY killed; the child was
taNen a9i i uhoei the dead body. A lady was
died the following afternoon. His bodv was
escorted to Macon by the City Council of
Dawson. The men have been removed TO
Cuthbert, Ca, and confined n a secure ia;,
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Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad.
CHANGE OF TIME

On and after Monday. Nov. Tih, 1870,
- trains will run between Portland and
Steep Fails as follows:
Leave Portland at 800 A. NJ and Las P NJ
Leave steep T. lis at D. 20 A. NJ. am 90 p W
1be 40 r. NJ. from Cortland and 20 A. N from
steep Falls will be Freight trains with Passenger car
Stages will connect at Steep Falls tor Fryeburg
daily
Porter, ,laiiv.
For Low. " via Sehago, Denmark and East FRYE
DuIg on Mondays. WEDNESDAY. and Friday, return
stges will connect at South W,ndham for Bridg-
ton VIA RAYMOND ard Naples daily
Pass ngets cy ties. Stages and ov the 1rO r. w.
Tram from Steep Falls arrive in Poriap in season
to conn c. with he 800 P. NJ. train r Boston,
1ieRets for sale at he Port 8 Ken. XXX Depot.
SAM j. ANDES n. President,
Portland, Nov. 8, 1870 at
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Card.
PORTLAND, Nov, 4tb. 1870,

PORTLAND, Nov. 4th, 1870.
Messrs. W. D. Little & Co., Agents Of the Phoe-
nix AMI Merchants Insurance Co.'s. OF Hartford,
having this day settled with me in full f,r the Losses
on my st re and goods by the FIRE Of Saturday night
last, desire hereby to express my appreciation o.
the p1omptness and lberality with which they
have met my claims.
CHAS. p. INGRAHAM.
Portland, November 9Th. 1870. nov7s3t
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08

Resides the regular candida e for Con-
gress, the Republicans Of Nebraska have NOM
mated contingent" that is, second mem
Der to take his seat if the census shall show
the State entitled to two REPRESENTATIVES,