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Philadelphia Conf Market,

IHiLADELPHIA. Feb. 26.-The condition of the
@ Is much the same as it has been for the past
n?ln, and there is but little doing at any of the
saiPplng points. Sales Of Coal no being made
~ fort Richmond at quoted rates, the consgnee
70 receive drawback equivalent to any reduction
pany may make in tolls.
The following are the prices of Coal by the cargo at
dofI klchnond: schnylkill red ash. 81 so q 90;
stove % % q $50; do chestnut, 81 90; Shenandoah
egg, 81 so; 90 stove 81 80; DO chestnut 81 90.
ing the current rates from Port Richmond tor The
week ending Feb. 25:-To Boston So 90; Cambridge
" ~ Fall River SO 90; Lynn and dis So 65 Bristol
81; Newport So co; Providence 81 90.
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Great Britain.
THn DDrnTdrT AyArU

LONDON, Feb. 28.-In the House of Com
mons to-day Mr.. Childers, first Lord of the
Admiralty, laid before the House estimates of
the expenditures of the navy. They amount
to nine and quarter millions sterling He
proceeded to explain and justify the estimates,
laying stress on the outlay required for build
ing iron-clads. He stated that when all the
vessels in process of construction were COM
pleted the iron-clad fleet would consist of two
broadside ships of the largest size, six second
class, nine third GLASS; eight fourth class. four
fifth class and two sixth class. OF turret ships
there would be two first class, five second and
two third class, and there was number of
smaller iron vessels. This fleet would place
England on an equal footing with the highest
naval power in the world. He proposed in Or
der to keep its strength up to this standard to
add yearly 10000 tons to the navy, including
1900 tons of armored and turreted shi ps and
fast frigates.
Spain.
MADRID, Feb 28.-In the Cortes the debate
is still in progress over the proposition to in
dict Cardinal Garua Y. Custa, Archbishop of
Santiago.
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Recent Publication.

Another volume of Hurd & Houghton's
new English edition of Hans Christian An
derson's works is just out being the first of the
two volumes of the edition which are to be de-
voted to his tales for the young. The present
volume is called I" Wonder S.ories," and con-
tains, as they could be separated from the 9TH
ers, that portion of his juvenile writings, in
which the element of wonder predominates.
The other volume will give prominence to fact
in contradistinction. The publishers deserve
credit for the neat manner in which they are is
suing these volumes, and for the thoroughness
with which the work of editing is done. For
sale by Loring, Short & Harmon.
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WARRINGTON,
FREE MAIL MATTER,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-To-day the Post
master General submitted to the Senate re-
turns from 454 of the principal post Offices,
showing the amount of free mail matter han
died during the month of January, as follows:
The number of free letters were 666,704. The
postage thereon at regular rates would be
$117 ,39973. The weight of free printed mat
ter sent was 346, 1914 pounds, and the postage
thereon at regular rates would be So, 1874 &c.
The total cost of free matter from 453 post Off
ces would be $159,734.09. The Postmaster
General says considering the exhibit safe es-
innate, if full returns had been received from
all the offices for January the aggregate amount
would have exceeded 100000, or at rate of
50, 1000 per annum. He says the agitation
of the repeal of the ranking privilege produced
a great increase in the sale of stamps, the re-
ceipts for this service for January, 1870, being
1911 1922. so greater than for January, 1859.
CONFIRMATION.
The Senate to-day confirmed Max Weber
assessor of internal revenue for the sixth dis
trict of New York.
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XLIst C0NGRES5---Second Session
SENATE.

SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28-The Vice President
presented resolutions of the Rhode Island and
Virginia Legislatures, the former ratifying the
14th and the latter the 14th and 18th constitu-
tional amendments. Referred.
Numerous petitions were presented for relief
from political disabilities; for the abolition of
the ranking privilege: for compensation to
United States officers.
Mr.. Sumner offered bill to enforce the
amendment to the Constitution declaring that
the right to vote shall not be denied or abridg-
ed on account of race, color or previous condi-
ton of servitude. 1t provides that any person
hindering citizen of the United States on any
Of these grounds from voting, being voted for
or holding Office, shall be punished by fine of
not less than 500 nor more than $500 and by
Imprisonment OF not less than three days nor
more than one year. A refusal to register the
name or receive, count or give proper legal eff
feet to the vote OF any citizen under any pre-
tence of race, color, &C., shall be punished bv
fine OF not less than $500 nor more than $4,000
and 1y imprisonment OF not less than three
months or more thar two years. The United
States District Courts are given exclusive iu-
risdictiOn in these cases, and are reuuested tn
enforce the law. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Nacific Railroad to issue bonds for the con-
stNcton of the road and secure them by mort
cage. which was debated until the funding bill
was taken up, on which Mr.. Sherman made a
long speech in defence and explanation.
Mr.. Revels was appointed on the Committees
| on Education and Labor, and Messrs. Hamlin
| and Anthony, at their own request, were ex-
| cused from serving on the Committees on Dis
abilities and Mines, respectively.
A resolution was offered and laid over, In
structing the Committee on Public Lands to
| insert in all future bills granting land in aid
| of the construction of railroads provision Sc
curing rights to settlers, and requiring sales al
| the same price as alternate government sec
| tons, that the country may be more rapidly
settled and the people protected from land mo-
| nopoly.
Mr.. Dawes gave notice of motion to re-
| commit the bill with instructions.
The Senate went into executive session an6
soon after adjourned.
| HOUSE.
| A large number of bills were introduced and
referred, including one to revive the shipbuid
| inc and commercial interests.
| 4 resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Nc
| Crary of Iowa, declaring section 4th OF the ac
| Of March 31st, 1868, exempting certain manu-
| factures from internal tax, was not intended
tn embrace within its provisions or to treat a
manufacturers pork packers, lard renderers o
others engaged in smoking hams, canning
meats or others known as IN the provision
trade, and refanding the tax alreaoy Goliecteo
came up next in order, the quesuonn, NJ, Deing o.
striking out the refunding clause. luz claus
was struck out and the resolution ID a"enoe'
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Republican Ward CUatcuses.

ihe republican voters of this city are hereby re
quested to meet in their respective Ward Rooms,
Friday Evening, March 4th, at 71-2 O'Clock,
To make choice OF candidates to be supported for
Ward Officers in each ward, at the election to be
held March 7th, consisting of
ONE ALDERMAN,
THREE COUNCILMEN,
WARDEN,
WARD CLERK,
AND TWO CONSTABLES.
Also to select two persons in each ward to serve
on the City Committee during the coming year.
Per Order Republican City Committee.
Portland, Feb 28th, 1870.
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BARQUE N. M. HAVEN, Capt Alvin Mer-
rill, arrived yesterday morning from Havana,
with cargo of molasses, 16 days from port
The captain has been this round voyage thirty
one times, and informs us that he has never
experienced such rough and unpleasant wealth
err. Affairs at Havana are very quiet, and a
person would hardly infer that war existed on
the Island. Business is not interfered with,
although there is good degree of close watch
ing The general belief at Havana is that the
government will finally suppress the rebel
lion.
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CAPT. WIN. H. SMITH, of the British Mail
Steamer Peruvian, will give one Of his public
readings, with humorous songs, &c., at Con-
gress Hall, Portland, on Friday evening at
half past seven o'clock. He will be assisted
upon this occasion by the Glee Club, and as it
is for the benefit Of needy public charity, it is
hoped that it may get fair amount of patron
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NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
~ beef daily appointed and taken upon himself
the trustoi administrator OF the estate OF
NATHANIEL ]. MILLER, late of Portland,
in the County Of Cumberland, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
mands upon the estate of said deceased, requir-
ed 10 exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to
said estate are called upon to make payment to
PHINEHAS BARNES, Admir-.
Portland Feb. 18th, 1870
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MoRTUARY.-There have been % deaths in
Portland during the last month from the fol-
lowing causes Pleurisy, 1 /; lung fever, 8 :;
fever, 1; Group, disease of brain, un-
known 1 paralysis, 1 {; consumption, 2 scar
let fever, 1 /; old age, 5; inflammation, 2 meas
els, [; pneumonia, 1; typhoid fever, infan-
In
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ILLINOIS,.

CHICAGO, Feb. 28.-The Illinois Female Col
lege at Jacksonville was burned this morning
The large wing of the structure was saved un.
injured and the furniture was all saved. There
were about $50 young lady pupils, all of whom
escaped uninjured. The building was owned
by the Illinois Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Loss $40, 900; insured for
$4,000
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N EW YORK.

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-The Kings county
grand jury have indicted Judge Buckley, Of
Brooklyn, for discharging the swill milk deal
ers the other day to escape prosecution by Mr..
Raroh
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Relixioua Noficea.

ST. LUKE's CATHEDRAL-Lent Services. = To-
there will be full service at the Cathedral with
mon at 10t o'clock A. M and P. NJ. During the
first part OF Lent the daily service will be at o'clock
A. M. and P. M with a lecture by the Bishop ev-
cry Friday evening. The Sunday services will be as
heretofore, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, 81 P. NJ and u P.
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Gatleys bust of Lincoln, on exhibition at
Hale's gallery is a very trnihful likeness of the
beloved ex President 1t belongs 10 tn Grand
Array OF the Republic, Bosworth Post No. 2,
and will be placed in their hall.
A little boy about ten years of age, and a
playmate of Sheriff Perry's son, has lately
stolen at various times money and jewelry
from the Sheriff residence at the Jail amount
ing in value to some thirty dollars. The jew
elry he had bartered for candy without any
knowledge of its value.
The G. A. r. will give another of their de-
lightful sociables at their hall, on Federal
street, on Thursday evening.
To-day is Shrove-Tuesday. Tomorrow Lent
begins.
The insurance on the building destroyed by
fire on Monday morning amounted to $500.
The next steamer due at this port from Liv-
erpool is the Hibernian. The St. Andrews,
belonging to the freight line of Allan's steam
ers, is expected daily.
Lowell & Senter, Exchange street, have got
in series of splendid stereoptic views OF the
Peabody ceremonies taken by Butterfeld, of
Boston.
line last OF tno Ioi""nu "''ouAoiioS 0onoo
place this evening.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. F. O. Libby,
who has been confined to his house for some
time past by serious illness, has sufficiently
recovered so as to be able to take short walk
on Sunday last.
Messrs. Gibbs of the Senate, and Bliss of the
House, of the Maine Legislature, give party
to their friends at the Augusta House, Angus
ia, on next Thursday evening.
The fine picture by Harry Brown of the
Monarch passing Portland Light has been sold
at handsome figure by the artist, to a resi-
dent of this city. The picture will remain on
exhibition in Hale's window few days long
err. There may also be seen at the same place
fine View on the Presumpscot," by Fred.
Kimball, and an excellent photograph OF Judge
Fox, by King.
Bishop Bacon will arrive in this city by the
noon train from Boston to-day.
Mr.. Webb will probably be inaugurated as
District Attorney to-day.
Mr.. j. Winslow Jones and wife have gone
South ON a pleasure trip.
There have been about 1000 precepts served
by the sheriff and his deputies for the year end
ing January lst.
A small boy about II years old, while sliding
down Plum street, on Saturday, passed direct
ly under horse going in direction at right
angles with the course of the sled, and luckily
escaped injury further than a few bruises
caused by the upsetting of the sled by the jig
ger.
Mr.. Edwin S. Small, one of the assistants in
the High School, has resigned and intends to
study theology.
Charles 81. Mcclellan, of Bath, is stopping at
Falmouth Hotel
A damp snow storm set in late Sunday night
which continued throughout the day yester-
day, about four inches of snow having fallen.
1t will make capital sleighing and tide over the
bare spots on the country roads.
A one-legged man, said to be soldier, fell
down the stairway leading to the Office of Fred
erick Fox, Esq, yesterday afternoon, and was
quite seriously injured.
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AAH INTERNATIONAL BALL.-The ball at
congress Hall was great success last even
ing. The floor was covered with merry set
OF dancers and at late hour an excellent sun.
per was served, prepared by zitkoy. Cband.
ler's Band furnished the music
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THEATRE.-Another good audience at the
theatre last evening. We can only regret that
we were unable to stay through the perform
ance owing to other engagements. Tonight
the favorite play of the "Green Bushes"
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PENNSYLVANIA.

CONFEDERATION AND TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.
SCRANTON, Feb 28.-Searles' Hotel, at Mon.
trose, was burned Sunday. Nine persons
were killed and seventeen injured.
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A Young SCAMP.-Some time last Fall a
young boy named James Carey, whose parents
reside on Essex Lane, was sent to the Reform
School for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, but after being there little while he
was pardoned out at the urgent solicitation of
his mother. While in the school he was trou-
bled with erysipelas in his foot and was treated
for the complaint by Dr. Gordon, of this city.
A short time ago the doctor happened to meet
a lady of this city who told him that she had
been very much surprised by storyoold her
by boy who came to her house with a sore
foot and who said he wanted to raise Fifty cents
to buy box of salve to put; on the affected
member, as DIR. Gordon had told him if he did
not he should have to amputate it. The doc
tor told her she had been victimized and
thought no more of it. But within the course
OF a week or two he has heard that the bow has
been playing the same game upon several
other citizens. Sunday evening, Miss Wood
bury, who resides with her father at the Reform
School, told him of another person who had
suffered, and recalled the boys name and the
case of the last fall to the Doctors memory.
The Doctor therefore wishes people to under
stand that the boys story is entirely untrue
except that he was lame when at school.
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LONDON, Feb. 2s.-11.20 A. M.-Consols 92s for
money and account.
American securities - United States 5-2O's of
1892 coupons, 9O4; do 1866 DID, s9k: do 1897 1884, o.
5. 1U-40s, $50. Erie shares %. Illinois Central
LONDON, Feb. 2s-1 P. M.-Consols 925 for money
and account.
American Securties-Unted States 1O-40's &c. H.
linois Central shares 1921.
LONDON, Feb, 28-11 80 A. M.-Linseed Oil declin-
ihng gieS quotations u.s. Iallow firmer but not
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co Nj M E n GAL,


Receipts by Railroads and Steamboats,.
STEAMER MONTREAL FROM BOSTON. - 40 boxes
cheese 1874 bds chair stock coils cordage 20 kegs
lard casks Oil, 10 boxes and bales domestcs 100
gar, kegs soda, 10 empty trunks 10 rkins butter,
boxes fish, 10 cases shoes, 10 cases hats, blocks
MARBLE bales sheep skins, sewing machine, 10
boxes oranges 200 pkgs Princes Express 100 do to
order. For Canada and up country, a boxes dye
stuff, chests tea % bbls. pork, cakes anthony,
BIDS chairs "a chairs 57s dry hides 10 bdIs fish, 30
hides 81 casks nails, 80 bids leather 4S bbls phos-
phate lime, sewing machine, 40 bbs. sand, 100 pkgs
to order.
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY-467 cans milk, 1000
Dds hour 144 pkgs merchandise, IL cars lumber, 1
90 shingles, do pork, do shook 1 do hops do
barley, DO oats do wheat, do paper, do corn,
flour, do butter, II do bacon do leather, do ash
es, do beet, . 90 wheat do hops do copper ore
do peas. For shipment east, 400 bills. flour
PORTLAND & KENNEBEC RAILRoAD-1b sacks
waste, 10 cases scythes, bbs. tallow tubs butter
70 pkgs merchandise, % cars freight for Boston.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD T,co Daus-6OC
pkgs merchandise, cars hoops, do oil cloths, dc
headings, do shovel haudes do shingles. do DO
tatOes, do leather, do empty barrels
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Fur Collar Lost.

oSf on Sunday evening last between the head of
~ south street, and Allen Mission Chapel on To-
cust street. Fur Collar (Sable) The finder will be
feb24 div -
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ITO Associated Press ]

AUGUSTA, Feb. 28.-Mr. Lang, from the
special committee on Temperance, reported a
bill additional to the liquor law of 1857. 1t
provides
First-That one person may make complaint
instead of three, as now provided.
Second-That liquors may be detained until
a warrant can be procured for their seizure.
Third-That forfeited liquors shall be de-
stroyed.
Fourth-That penalty of not less than $50
nor more than $50 may be recovered by indict-
ment of any municipal officer who shall neg
lect to commence prosecutions after being no.
titled in writing of such violations and furnish.
ed with the names of witnesses by two COM
petent persons.
Mr.. Webb presented an order directing the
Judiciary Committee to inquire into the expe-
diency Of providing for the punishment of the
Justices of the Supreme Court for malfeasance,
corruption, &c. The order is supposed to en-
body the views of VIM. Atkinson, Esq, of
Embden.
In the Honse, Mr.. Farwell presented an Or
der directing the Finance Committee to in
quire into the expediency of assessing the State
tax Of 81, zoe, 900 after 1870 upon the old valua
tiOn.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 28-Forenoon.- week opened
with great excitement on the announcement of the
Treasury programme for March. The official tele-
grams from Washington placed the gold sales at $2,-
wy. OOO and the bond purchases at $4,000 900. The
different markets opened with buoyancy in the new
proigr a and there was a general advance in
was the point Of attention, and under a wish to COW
er on the part Of some OF the bears, the price
run to III before the formal opening of the board
this point the usual official notice was posted the
Sub treasury from which it appears that the Treas
100000 in bonds. This extra million of gold exer-
cised remarkable influence, and turned the whole
current OF speculation on the downward turn once
more The price OF gold rapidly declined from 116t
to 1l54 and Afterwards reached to 115f The excite
ment which attended this further decline in the gold
messed in the Gold Room, and there was near ap-
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the sub
scriber has been duly appointed and taken upon
annexed, OF the estate OF
SIMEON HALL, late of Portland,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
mands upon the estate said deceased required
to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to
said estate are called upon to make payment to
Ezekiel ROBINSON,
ksN Admir- with the Will annexed, of Readfeld, Me.
teb18-d1aw2w
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proach to panic. The rush to sell without regard
to price was tremendous The price OF gold now e
o'clock) is 1155. On the Stock Exchange there was
the market was iirm and had a tendency to improve
in sympathy with the sharp rise i'll gold, but when
the break in gold took place, there was regular
cent from the highest point. The market for time
was very mnch depressed. and was on the verge OF
panic being saved only by the efforts of brokers OPP
eratingfor bull cliques.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-The Gold market was fever
isn and unsettled during the afternoon, though clos
ing steadier. 1t is reported that powerful combi-
na ma ls manipulating for rise at early day
Inc decline in gold has affected merchandise and
produce, and in cotton the state OF affairs Is decided
y panicky. Many Spectators have succumbed dur
ing the last few days. Gold ranged this afternoon
from l15s to 116 and closed at 1l54.
governments steady but declining in sympathy
with gold, closing lever
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ShOatS for Sale.

SMALL White Chester Shoats, and three large
~ Sows that will drop pigs the middle OF March.
Ca1i at stable 9s franklin Street, below Lincoln.
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Portland Laundry.
20 UNION ST,
S. FLETCHER, MANAGER.
Eah 06.and2m
Seizure of Goods.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following de-
IN scribed goods were seized at this port on the
days hereinafter mentioned tor violation OF the Rev.
enue Laws, viz:
Oct 10th, 1869, on board Steamer New York. yds.
blk Doeskin; Nov 8, on Exchange st, basket con.
New Brunswick, trunk containing so lbs Nutmegs :
Deer 8, on board steamer New Brunswick, Silk
Dress Pattern, bottles Branky y, bottles Whskey
u ps. Velvet Dress Trimming; Deer g. on board
brig .Charlena, bags Sugar, half Dbl Molasses
on board steamer New England, package 10 1-2 lbs)
Nutmegs; Jan 1, 1870, on board steamer New Eng
land, trunk containing $40 Cigars; Jan IL on Calls
Wharf, bottles Brandy; on steamer Chase, bot
ties Brandy; Jan 49, on Congress st, 10 lbs Nutmegs.
Any person or persons claiming the same are re-
quested to appear and make such claim within TWEEN
ty days from the date hereof. Otherwise the said
goods will be disposed ofin accordance with the Acts
OF Congress in such cases made and provided.
1. WASHBURN, Jr., Collector.
Portland, Feb. 26, 1870. d1aw3w
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SACcARAPPA.-Mr. Isaac B. Choate, of Cor
ham Academy, lectures tonight at the Con-
gregational Church, and Prof. Cruttenden,
next Tuesday evening. The closing lecture
will be given by M. E. H. Elwell, of the Trans
cript. The lectures are free to all. Prof
Tourjee, of Boston, has signifed his acceptance
of the Invitation of the Philharmonic to adj
dress them on music,
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~ The Carriers OF the "PREss" are not allowed
to sell papers singly by the week, under any
cumstances. Persons who are, have been, receiv-
ing the "PREss" in this manner, will confer aiav-
eiby leaving word at his office