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AN EDUCATIONAL CoNvENTIoN.-Asit seems
appropriate that an expression should be had
from the teachers and all friends of education
in regard to the important educational matters
now before the Legislature, Mr.. Webb, the Su-
pervisor, has called convention, to be held at
Gorham en- Tuesday, Feb. LIST, at 10 o'clock, to
confer upon the following measures. Its hop
ed that the convention will be fully attended,
for its objects and conclusions will be import
ant: OLA
The transfer OF the power to employ teachers
from district agents to town experimenting
committees.
The best measures to be adopted to bring
about greater uniformity of text books.
The necessity of more stringent legislation
to secure better attendance of pupils.
10 act upon any other topics that may prop
erly come before the convention, relating to the
interests of our public schools.
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SAD ACCIDENT AT YARMoUTH-A subscrib-
er writes that on Friday of last week, while
engaged in taking down an old barn in Cum
berland, William Jordan of North Yarmouth
fell distance of twenty feet, striking upon the
side of his head and chest with such force as
to rupture bloodvessels in the brain and lungs.
causing the right eye to bulge frightfully from
its socket and rendering him almost lifeless
DR.. Hall was called, who succeeded in arous-
ing the powers of life, but the unfortunate
man now lies In an unconscious state and hi,
physician and friends have no hopes of his re
cnvArv
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SACcARAPPA.-Mr. E. NJ. Woodbury. has
purchased of FL. S. Clay the brick dwelling
house near the corner of Bracket and Main
streets, with land, for $25O0.-Hon. Geo. w.
Hammond, of Cumberland Mills, has lost a
valuable horse, valued at $500, which died after
few days sickness.--Rev. DIR. Willetts's pop
ular lecture on Sunshine, or how to make
Home Happy" is repeated tonight in the
Congregational Church by E. Sands, Esq, of
Lewiston A treat is expected.
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PERSONAL Admiral Farragut remained at
home all day yesterday, the weather being ex-
tremely forbidding.
Gen. Varney, of Bangor, Of the Governors
staff, is in town stopping at the Falmouth Ho-
tel.
Lieut. Farragut has left for New York to act
on a court martial.
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FOREST CRY SUGAR REFINERY.-This Com
pany have stopped operations for the present,
in order to make some alterations and repairs
in their establishment prior to again CON-
mencing the manufacture of hard sugars early
in February. They have closely sold out all
their manufactures for the past year, and their
products have obtained an established reputa-
ton not only at home but also abroad, especial
ly in the West
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Central Railroad
OF IOWA.
Seven Per Cent. Gold
First MOrtgageBOnds,
FREE OF GOVERNMENT TAX,
AT IS and Accrued Interest.

MANY PERSONS ARE SELLING
THEIR GOVERNMENT BONDS WHILE
THE PUEMIUM IS STILL LARGE Gas the
treasury has promised to buy thirteen mill
lions in Decena6er) AND REINvEsT TIE
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS of the CEN
TRIAL RAILROAD of IOWA, WHICH
PAY ABOUT ONE-THIRD MORE IN
TEREST. THE TIME TO MAKE SUCH
REIMBURSEMENT is while the Treasury 70
buying, and Governments are at premium.
THE ROAD DOES NOT RUN THROUGH
A WILDERNESS, where it would have to
wait years for population and business, but
through the most thickly settled and product
i've agricultural counties in the State, which
gives each section lar e traffic as soon as com
pleted.
1t runs through the great coal fields OF
Southern Iowa to the North where coal Is In
dispensable and must be carried.
1t runs from the great lumber regions OF the
North, through district of country which IA
destitute of this prime necessity.
The mortgage is made to the Farmers Loas
and Trust Co., of N. Y, and bonds can be Is
sued only at the rate of $4,000 per mile, or on
ly half the amount upon some other roads.
Special security is provided for the principal
and for the payment of interest.
The New York Tri5uKe says "this is splen-
did enterprise, and deserves the most liberal
aid"
The New York Independent says, eve know
the Central Railroad of Iowa Is one of the
great and good works of the age. Its Direc-
tors include many of our leading bank presi-
dents and other gentlemen of high character,
who have means enough to build two or three
such roads out of their own pockets, so that all
its affairs will be ably as well as honestly man
aged. The Central of Iowa will be to that
State what the New York Central is to this
except that it runs through far richer coun-
try. We therefore recommend the Central
Iowa Bonds, with entire confidence In their
value. Tie truth is, that a First Mortgage OF
SIT, 900 per mile upon a road running through
such a country cannot be otherwise than safe.
First Mortgage Bonds for so small an amount
upon road running through such rich and
already well-settled part eff Iowa, can well be
recommended as perfectly safe as well as very
profitable investment. Pamphlets, with map,
may be obtained, and subscriptions will be
received in Portland by
SWAN 81 BARRETT.
Corner Middle and Plum Streets,
and in New York at THE COMPANY's OF
FICE, No. 80 PINE ST, at the BANK OF
NORTH AMERICA, A WALL st.
Bonds sent tree. Parties subscribing through
local agents aoiu look to them for their safe delt-
cry.
Pamphlets sent by mail on application.
w. II. sHATTUCK,
TREASURER
jan5d1mis&w
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JANUARY CRIMINAL TERM

JANUARY CRIMINAL TERM-GoDpAhD' 80
ING.
TuEspAY-State VS.. Jacob b. Cotton Indicted
for rape on the person of Mary Farrella domestic in
his family. Verdict, guilty
webb Haskell.
Stite VS.. William Ii. Low. Indicted at November
term Of the Supreme Court as common seller of in
toxtcating liquors. Verdict not guilty.
Webb. Vint0n.
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VIRGINIA..
REJoICINGs OVER THE ADMISSION OF THE
ST.

hIJUIOINuS OFEIt THE ADMISSION OF THE
STATE.
RICHMOND, Jan. PA salute of 100 guns
was fired in the park at noon to day in honor
of the admission of the State. About 5000 per-
sons were present two-thrds of whom were col.
o-ed. National flags were raised on the Custom
House and Capitol Gov. Walker spoke few
minutes, congratulatng the people of Virginia
and predicting glorious future for the State.
A colored conservative and a number of colored
Republicans made political speeches; the bur-
den of the latter being that if the State did not
follow in the spirit OF the reconstruction acts
she would be put back into territory.
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Receipts by Railroads and Steamboats,.
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY-263 cars OF milk,
265 pkgs mdze 1887 bbls. flour. "a lumber, 90
wood, 2 do Shocks Z do bark. 8 do starch, do car
wheels. do oats 8 do bran, do wheat. do peas
For shipment aast, 1900 bbls. -four. For shipment
to Europe, cars potash, Is cars wheat D cars pa-
con, cars peas, 1 car pork.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROADS.&C. pkgs merchan-
die, cal potatoes.
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JANUARY TERMINATION j., PRESIDING.
TUEsDAY.-The second jury was empannelled as
follows:
Worthy G: Barrows, Foreman, Portland; Jere-
miah Pennell, Gray; Ira Richards. New Gloucester
Nathaniel b. Wilson, Falmouth; Frank w. Blanch-
ard, Cumberland; john Brooks, Portland; Solomon
II. Haskell, New Gloucester; Samuel Lunt, Free
ner Brunswick; John w. Seaoury, Yarmouth; W
w. Jose, scarboro.
Ruth Coffin VS.. John T. Hull Administrator of the
estate of Robert Hull Case concluded and Jury out
at the adjournment of Court
Howard s. Cleaves A. A. strout.
S. C. Strout.
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PosTpoNEMENT.-The entertainment promis-
ed by the Forest City serenaders Inst night,was
postponed on account of the bad weather. 1t
Will be given on Thursday evening, should the
weather be favorable and we hope they will
have good hou Sc.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
A NEW TEMPERANCE NOV EMEN

NEW TEMPERANCE NOV EMENT.
WORCESTER, Jan. ga well attended
meeting was held this evening by prominent
and Influential temperance men to devise
measures to suppress the liquor traffic without
all from the prohibition law. 1t is a move
ment produced by the lack of faith in that law
and aims to begin new era in our temperance
movement.
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NEW JERSEY.

THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT IN THE LEGIs-
LATURE.
TRENTON, Jan. % in the lower House of
the New Jersey Legislature to-day the Com
mittee on Unfinished Business was directed to
report the 18th amendment to the United
States Constitution at an early day.
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WEST INDIES.
Cuba.
CAPTURE OF INsURGENT LEADERS.

CAPTURE OF INsURGENT LEADERS.
HAVANA, Jan. 25.-Capt. Bort, commander
of band of the loyal battalion, lately captured
the insurgent Generals Mareano, Leira ana
Flgueredo, together with the family of the lat
Ter, IN the vicinity of Bayamo. Bort and MS
prisoners have arrived at Santiago. The In
surgent leader Jesus Santas has surrendered
to the Spanish authorities, a L--<
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Saccarappn.


The ceremony of publicly installing the
newly elected officers of Temple Lodge, "Free
and Accepted Masons," took place last evening
at the Masonic Hall in this village, P. G. M.
Josiah H. Drummond of Portland officiating,
assisted by P. NJ. George Warren.
The following officers were duly installed
and fully instructed as to their duties as Ma
cons and officers of Lodge: NJ, Andrew
Halves; S. D., D. w. Hawkes.; j. W., w. E.
Brown; Treas, J. J. Knowlton; Sec'y, P. O.
Howe; S. D., A. w. Riggs; j. D., A. L.
Hawkes.; S. S., 1. S. Mansfield; +. S., A. P
c. Winslow; Tyler, F. Blood.
At the conclusion of the installation services
Mr.. Drummond made appropriate remarks on
the progress and present condition of the Or
der, giving short history of its growth and
power, until now, the masonic fraternity num-
bers about six hundred thousand active men,
bers.
The exercises were interspersed by soul-n-
spring music selected especially for the occa-
sion by the well known musical leader, D. FL.
Chandler.
The newly installed Master closed the Lodge
without ceremony, and the large number OF
Masons with their families and invited guests,
partook of collation. consisting of cakes,
sandwiches, hot coffee, ice cream, &c.
About o'clock Warren's Hall was taken
possession of by Chandler's Quadrille Band
and all who wished, had an opportunity of
tripping the light fantastic toe and nearly
all availed themselves of it. Those who did
not were interested spectators, and call went
merry as marriage bell" The exercises con-
tinued to a late hour.
The Lodge is prospering and was never in
better working condition than at present.
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PERsoNAL-A note from our townsman S.
B. Beckett, now in Europe, informs us that
he expects to reach Paris, on his way home,
about the middle of February Tomorrow we
shall publish another of his pleasant descrip-
tive letters from Alexandra,
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MR.. EDIToR,-In Tuesday mornings issue
you say, 1T is thought that VIM. Senter and
Judge Kingsbury will be the only candidates
Tor the Republican nomination for Mayor"
AS II Is a matter of judgment, l beg TO differ
WIN you. L have heard many Republicans
say they should prefer Frederic Fox for Mayor
10 any other man, if he would accept the place.
by giving the above place in your paper
you will please MANY REpIBIIcANs
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FRE.-The alarm from box q, about eight
o'clock yesterday morning, was occasioned by
a fire being discovered in two story boarding
house on Fore street, two doors below the store
Of j, L. Weeks. The fire caught in the roof
from defect in the chimney. Not much dam
age was done by the fire, but the building was
delugad by water, damaging it to the amount
of about 5000. The house was owned by e. P.
Turnmore, and was insured for $500 in the
Merchants, of Chicago, at the agency of John
e. Dow of this city.
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Annual Meeting

OF the Portland Glass Company, will be held at
" the office Of the Company, on Wednesday, jan
uary Goth, at three o'clock p M to elect Directors
tor the ensuing year and to decide upon an sccegt-
ance Of an act OF the Legislature, authorizing In
crease OF their Capital and take such measures In
relation thereto as may be necessary.
By order Of the Directors,
jan21t26 j.. PALMER, Clerk.
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NEW YORK, JAN 25.-Cotton frmer; sales $500
bbls. State and Western less active without decid-
ed change in price; Southern without decided
saes ~, 900 BUSH. No. Spring II; No. at 1 20 !;
Winter Red Western 80 @ 1873. Corn scarce and 1c
better; sales 81 900 bush.; new Mixed Western at
$50 90: old do in store 06. Oats dull and lower;
sales 10 600 bush.; State 81 a 63c; Western 81 "a
SO. Beef steady and unchanged; sales 800 bbls
Pork steady; sales 100 bbls.; new mess, 81 80 (0
2S2o; prime % 90 @l2S25. Lard frmer; lsales go
sales of 256 bills; Western ree 9s a 90. Sugar
dull; sales 100 hhds.; fair to good refining 104 "a
iOt; Moasses dull: Tallow shade frmer; sales
gold Freights to Liverpool dull; Cotton per steam
I'd; Flour per steam Is Cd; Wheat per sail Cd.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Flour quiet and steady: sales
at % q 90 for Spring extras. Wheat quiet at
BOZ q 500 for No. 2; afternoon unsettled at 500 81
cash andseller's February. Corn quiet sales No.
at n q III re5uar; in the afternoon No. nominaiy
IT q ~. Oats dull at 39l for No. 2. Rye quiet;
NO. decIined sales at re fresh. Barley dull No.
nominal Att g s5c. High Wines steady and firm
at 20 81 cash, and 20 81 buyers February: 26 %
sellers March, Meats steady; rough sides, 49, short
clear middes 14tc; dry salted shoulders 10f q 1Oac
Lard dull at 154c' Green Hams 13c; sweet picked
hams 15c. Dressed hogs firm and strong at 10 % a.
lC DO; live hogs quiet and irregular at 20 a rs Tor
common, SO q 8 90 for fair to medium, 9 25 a IS
y active at so q 500 TOR cows and light steers, and
G Gu q 621 for good to extra shipping steers.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 25.-Whiskey firm and in good
demand at 95c. Live Hogs quiet at 8 IS a 90; re-
quiet shoulders 1Oa a lie; sides 14I "a 14ac loose
Bacon dull shoulders 123 a 13c; clear rib sides l5Jc
elsa1 sides l6c picked Sugar cured Hams dull at
1st "a 1870. Lard dull under foreign news with no
Improvement in demand, but 1rmer; primo steam
i5S e 16c; kettle 161 q 1880 asked.
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REV. DIR. BURGESS, of Christ Church, Sprirg-
field, Mass, met with a severe accident in New
York, Friday. While alghting from street
car, another passenger iostled him rudely, so
that his foot slipped and he fell, dislocating
his shoulder.
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ARRIVAL OF STEAMER-The steamship
Moravian, Capt. Brown, arrived at this port
yesterday forenoon from Liverpool. She brings
10 cabin and 80 Storage passengers. The mails
and passengers for Canada were forwarded
this afternoon. We are indebted to the Pur-
ser for our files of papers.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

LII citizens of Ward q irrespective OF Party, are
"A requested to meet In Reception Hall, City
building, Wednesday Evening, Jan. 26ih, at ~
O'clock to arrange for Social Gathering In the New
Ward Room.
jan25tia26 PER ORDER
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EAreigu Markefa.


LONDON, Jan. 22-11.15 A. M.-C0nsols 92a "a 921
for money and account.
American seeurities-United States 5-2O's 1862
coupons, 81 do 1865, old, s62; do 1867, s5B; do
10-40s S43; Illinois Central shares 1881 Erie shares
1sf. -A
LIVERPOOL, Jan. pills A. M.-Cotton firm;
sales IL, 900 bales; Mddling uplands lid; Middpp
Orleans 11ad Corn 27s Cd. Fork 1925 50. Lard 72s
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 21-1 P. M.-Red Winter Wheat
IS ID IS 3d. the receipts OF Wheat for three DAYS
lbs. " 'f.-
FRANKFORT, Jan. 22-Evening.-United States
5-2O's closed firm at 9ls a o.. - z-e- = "
LONDON, Jan. 22-4.3O P. M.-Consols closed at
92S tor money and account.
American securities United States 5-2O's 1882
81; do 1865 old, S6a; do 1867, Sc; do 1O,40s s4a:
Stocks quiet; Erie shares 18; Illinois Central
shares, 1891. .l---a
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 224.30 P. M.-Cotton buoyant;
Middling uplands 118 1lsd; sales 49, 900 bales in
Guiding 5000 bales for export and speculation Bread
stuffs-Flour 20s Sd. Pork quiet and steady. Naval
Stores-Sprits Turpentine 27s.
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C,ARGo of Coal, brig Hattie E. Wheeler, suitable
~ tor furnaces, ranges, cooking purposes. &c, &c.
Also cargo Nova Scotia Wood, delivered In any
part OF the city, both cheap for cash.
VIM. ri. WALKER,
oct1fdtf No. 243 Commercial street.
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nETwEEN Fitzgerald's Store, Congress Street,
b and s sn some eban@e TING
lu..e sun nlaase leave the same at Mrs. Adams,
rear of As Washington Street Janzfiot'
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10 Printers.

4 FONT Of NEW BREWER TYPE t212 lbs.l can
LAND, Maine, at Great Bargain!
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IO - It
Lost

A PoRTMoNNAIE containing abo o,n be rewards
a a small Gents pin. The nndeg9 o. smith Street.
ed by returning the same 70 w. jan25'3t
Portland,
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Annual Meeting.

FTyHE Annual Meeting of the Maine Steamship
i Company, for the choice OF omeers ana the
come before them will be holden at their onics.
Cats Wharf on WEDNESDAY, the second day or
~ WV HENRY FOX, Clerk.
January % 1870. ja24td
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Valuable Timber Land
FOR SALE /!

A BOUT seventy acres of timber and wood land
"A known as the Sumner Shaw lot, situated In the
town of York, about three miles from tide water,
and four miles from South Berwick junction, near
"Gareys Mill" Said lot contains a large quantity
OF Pine 1imber and hard and soft wood, Is easy OF
access a town road leading through it, and Is con-
venient to Portsmouth and other markets.
Ii not previously disposed of at private SALE 1t will
be sold at auction on the premises, Friday the
seventh day of Jan. next In small lots
For further particulars enquire OF VIM. Mason.
Jr., Kennebunk; Rufus Trafton, Alfred; S. O. Smith
Morton Block, Portland; or Andrew Shaw, near the
premises acknowledgements
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Lost !!

THURSDAY, Jan. cob, in Spring Street car, OF
~ hana down Elm Street, WALLET contain
Ing sum Of money The finder will be suitably re-
January "a, 1870. div
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COMPLEMENTARY Springfield (Mass.)
Republican has the following which will inter

Herman Bucholz, the photographer has op
ened fine gallery in Townsley' block. Since
his return to this city and has brought some
splendid large views taken in the vicinity Of
Portland, Me-, where he spent the summer.
scenery with the ocean bounding the horizon;
an especially fine one is of the lighthouse at
the entrance of the harbor, which he took from
the studio of Harry Brown, one of the best of
our marine artists, who resides in Portland.
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ORAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.-We learn
from the Chairman of the Relief Committee of
Bosworth Post g.. A. R., of this city, that they
have expended during the last six months the
sum of $S5210 as follows: Stores, $149 43;
Fuel, $50 %; Cash, $562.6 5; Meals aud Lodg-
ing, 500. rs; Miscellaneous, 1852. OF this sum
only $4,000 has been furnished to members of
the Post, $70.T to non.residents. The bal
ance, $742. 80, has been distributed amongst
the families of destitute soldiers or the widows
and orphans of deceased soldiers residing in
the city. Much more might have been judic-
iously expended if the means of the Post
would have allowed.
In many instances but for this aid the recip-
lent must have received assistance from the
city, and in no instance was aid rendered
without conclusive evidence of actual need.
1t must be apparent to every one that this
is not only a mutual benefit association, but
one of our most deserving charitable institu
tions, caring for all those who, having periled
their lives for their country's salvation, now
find themselves in need, and for those widows
and orphans whose husbands and fathers gave
their lives that the nation might still live.
The association is about to hold a fair for the
purpose of replenishing their almost empty
treasury to enable them to continue their
work of benevolence, and they appeal to the
generosity and justice of an intelligent public
to assist them. Remember it is not for those
who are able to help themselves but for the
helpless that they appeal.
PORTLAND AssEMBLIEs.-A most brilliant
and fashionable party was gathered at Fluent's
Hall last evening,it being the third of the course
The ladies were all most elegantly attired in
full toilette and the gentlemen in regulation
costume. Among the guests present during
the evening were number of the officers of
the monitors Miantonomah and Terror now at
anchor in our harbor The music was most
delicious, furnished by Chambers Quadrlle
Band, and composed of selections from the
most popular composers to whose witching
strains the dancers feet flew merrly. About
ten O. clock, like thuuderbolt came note to
Mayor Putnam and General Brown, stating
that the Pea body feet were inside Portland
Light and coming up the harbor. They imme-
eral of the officers were compelled to leave
also. The interruption was only momentary,
however, and in a few minutes the gay dance
went on, a sufficiency of the officers remaining
together with civilians, to render the absence
of the others, as far as numbers were concern
ed, unnoticable. About midnight an elegant
supper was served in Barnum's first style, af
ter which the dance went on well into the
small hours
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For Sale.

TWO second hand Tilton & Netherlands Inprov
Il ed Safes will be sold very low. Also
$40 900 TO Loan on first-class City Proper
ty. Mortgages bought ami sold.
GEO. r. DAVIS & CO.,
ja22d1w Real Estate and Mortgage Brokers.
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Portland, Dec. 81. 1869. JnniOdiawaw
Freedom Notice.

GORuAM, january isti IotV'
vy,HJs is to notify all whom 1t may concern that
have given my son, Robert Il: Shackioru, his
TINA IN trade and act for himself without reserve ana
I shall clam none of his earnings nor pay any OF
his debts after this date. rrror.
jan22eod1ws THEODOhE sdANhRohp,
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A VERY convenient tenement at 100 Vaughan
"A street. within two minutes walk Of Congress g.
Horse cars. Apply at the house OF
JOHN w. DEERING,
tan24-dIyis s76 Congress 90.