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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-05-20
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.

HENRY NICHOLS, Freedman, Libel for Divorce
VS. Yin Cobb Superior
MARY J. Nichols, Freedman )Court.
1t appearing to this Court by the return of the
Sheriff that the defendant Mary J. Nichols does not
she does not reside in this State Iii motion
dered that service be perfected by publication in the
Marietta Journal public gazette as the law directs,
citing said defendant to appear aud answer at the
next term of this Court otherwise the case will be
considered in default, and the Plaintiff allowed to
proceed
n B. KNIGHT, J. S. G.
GARTRELL & WINK, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
true extract from the Minutes of said Court,
March Term 1870.
II. M. Hammett, G. S. G.
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Silent contempt is the sharpcst re-
proof
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LIBEL. FOR. DIVORCE.

CYSTHA v. ALDEN, Libel for Divorce in Cobb
VS. superior Court.
OSCAR A. ALDHN.
1t appearing to the Court by the return of the
Sheriff that the defendant Oscar A. Alden does not
reside in this County and it furthermore appearing
that he does not reside in this State. 1t is motion
ordered that service be perfected by publication in
the Marietta Journal, public gazette as the law
directs citing said defendant to appear and answer
at the next term of this Court, otherwise the
be considered in default and the Plaintiff allowed to
proceed
~ b. KNIGHT, J. S. c.
GARTRELL & WINN, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
true extract from the Minutes of said Court
March Term 1870
II. NJ. Hammett, c. S. c..
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From the Atlanta Constitution.
THE CoMPTRoLLER-G RE
PORT FOR 1869.

Mr.. Bell, the Comptroller General, has
sept us his Annual Report for 1869. 1t
contains l38 pages and gives much valua
bic information.
We give few of the leading statistics.
We shall allude to other matters in it here
after.
The whole State receipts for 1869 were
$2,300,786, 1G; payments, S1,857, $780,
9S; balance on hand, SAP, 9G0,18. Of
this SIG, $3.50 was on hand from the
year before.
DECREASE IN TIE GENERAL AND POLL
The general tax of 1869 was $538,
744,22, against $685., 59O,70 in 1868,
showing decrease of $74, $40, 49, The
poll tax Of 1869 was $50, 542, 10, against
S9,778, A in 1865; decrease, $54, 23G,
o.. The liquor tax grew from 81 ,892,71
in 1868 to $27 ,093,9 81 in 1869, showing
that grog has hourished under Radical
rule. Insurance tax held it's own, being
$6,693,G5 in 1869, and trAc less in
1868.
Tax on railroads I'll from 81, l50,3l
in 1868 to Sl'34l 70 ~ $685.
THE STATE ROAD FALLING.
The State Road paid $3.50, 900 for the
ten months from December 1868 to Oc-
tober 1869. During the seven months
since, Superintendent Blodgctt reports
S45, 900 paid, or less than Sc, 500 month
ly, against $50, 700 before, and this with
an increased business.
THE CIVIL ESTABLISHMENT SwELLED
DOUBLE.
The civil establishment cost Sc, 222,
As in 1869, against $23,28 SO in 1868,
showing an increase of S31, 1928 80 or
moro than double. Contingent fund of
1869, $40, 96S, cf1868, IS, 1CS AZ.
Printing for 1869, $l9,8O9 Il; for
1868, IS, 1863 AZ. Special appropriations,
S239, 1928 30, against $50, 54G 50 for the
previous year. Convention scrip, $780,
652 %. Legislative pay rolls, $780,
794.-Public debt, $956,81G.
The State owns the State Road and
S4l9,7lG of good stock,
WHAT WE ARE WORTH.
The whole value of the State in 1869,
was 204, 461, g06 or an increase of 49,
DAG, 1856.
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Z g1fSCARPET BAG.

m democratic members of
Cong fcss'tosrhc good people of Georgia,
PROFOUND "would you prefer the carpet
bag to a Military governments We
have no other choice to offer YOU"
We would prefer something very diff
fcrent from either; but if VIC must have
one or the other by all means give us
the Military.
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THE METHODIST CHURCHES.

, The Atlsnta Era says the division of
the Churches grew out of the question
of slavery, "tho Discipline containing a
clause condemning the sin of slavery"
Has the extinction of slavery in the
United States settled the question at
issuef Does tho loss of his slaves, ne
cessarily force Bishop ANDREW to believe
"that slavery is a SIM" In other words
was not the issue moral, religious and
Biblical issue, to be in no way deter
mined by political strife, and can the
Southern Methodist accept the article of
DISCERNING thO,k "a crucifxion Of the
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Motion to Establish Lost Deeds.

w. w GABRIEL, Admir-, ! Motion to Establish
r. RUMsEY Deceased. Lost Deeds in Cobb ST.
vs. perior Court, March
THOMAS NJ. GRIEF. Term 1870.
1t appearing to the Court by the return of the
Sheriff H. A. Baldwin, that the defendant Thomas
NJ Griff is not to be found and it further appearing
that said Thomas NJ resides beyond the jurisdiction
of said Court that process cannot be served on
him. 1t is therefore ordered that this order he pub
Ished once m nth for three months in the Marietta
journal and that said Rule Nis be made absolute at
the next term of this Court, March Term $50.
n b. KNIGHT, j. S. C..
A trne extract from the Minutes Of said Court,
March Term 1870,
II. NJ. Hammelt, C. S. c.
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Lost on GA about 7th inst, near the Depot in Ma,
rietta two Promsary Notes, both III favor of ISAAC
SEwEL with one for 1925 with three credits and
PAYABLE March 1st 1870 the Other for soc payable
the LIST of May 1870, both bearing date from 9Th.
December 1869 with interest from date and signed
by THOMAS CowAN & BROTHERS. All persons
are cautioned against trading for SAID notes
ISAAC SEWEL.
n9ay2O-1m
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Auneri0r E0url.

DECEMBER TERM-GoDDARD, j.. PRESIDING.
TUasDAY.-Richard o. Conant vs.. Nathan Hutch
ings. Action tor breach OF warranty OF horse.
Judgment tor plaintrf for $1ss6o aud costs.
T. NJ. Gveen. No appearance for defence.
Bethuel Sweetsir vs.. Margaret Sullivan. Action
on covenant broken. Damages held at $500. On
trial.
j. O'Donnell J.H. Williams.
The following assignments of justice trials have
been made by the Court:
WEDNESDAY, DEC. %.
General motion day for hearing trustee disclosures
completing exceptions, &c. Also for trial of Nos.
50, 49, 1913. 2as, 24s 2as, 25s &c., 2s $780, $780, s6.
THURSDAY, DEC. 20.
Nos. Ia, 273. sos, 800.
FRIDAY, DEC. 80.
Nos. 1888, 1879, PIG, 224. 237, 317, 31s, 26g.
The following assignments OF civil jury cases have
been made by the Court for the January term:
TUESDAY, JAN. 3.
Carleton VS.. Duncan ct ais
Douglas OF al. Vs. Freeman.
Paine VS.. Davis ct ais.
Reeve vs.. Ilsley.
Same vs. Same.
Smith vs.. Tenney.
Same ct al. VS.. Ward.
Stinchfeld vs.. Sawyer.
Gage vs. Stevens.
Shelton VI. Dyer.
McNrIty. complainant, VS.. Foley
Gowell vs.. Nash.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4.
Corey vs. Webb, administrator
Sawyer ". New Gloucester.
joyce VS.. Portland Savings Bank
BODICE vs.. Cumberland Bone Co,
RedlOn vs.. Dresser and Trustee
OBrion vs. Whitman.
Mel rill VS.. Cumberland ct ais
Pencil VS.. Libby.
THURSDAY, JAN s.
Parker vs.. Hewins.
Murch VS.. Wilson ct al. and Trustees
Dow ct al. VS.. Libby and Trustees.
Estes VS.. New Gloucester.
Patten ct al. vs.. Freeman.
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ant Engineers OF the Portland Fire Depart
ment, has had the fire alarm telegraph wire
extended into his holse, at his own expense;
and while sitting at his dinner table he re-
ceived the alarm of the last fire, and accord
ingly was the first fireman present.
The Eastern Express Company report that
the Christmas business was never so large or
SO pressing as this season. for on the day before
Christmas full thirty-six double horse teams
were loaded at the various railroad stations in
this city, with articles for presents.
Hale has sold over 600 of Prang's chromos
in fortnight, to say nothing of the sales Of
other chromos Of German or New York artists.
He selected his Christmas stock in November,
and it is all gone now
The Portland daily press., 1870-12-28
Farm at Auction,

TIHE valuable and well known Farm of ths
late Ezekiel Merrill OF Yarmouth, situated one
mile from Yarmouth Falls, and ten miles from Port
land. I his farm CON aims upwards OF 100 acres of
land wei! divided into pasturage, wood land and
uilage. 1t is nearly 10 the form OF an oblong
square, very easily fenced, being bounded on
two sides by rivers and divided only by the county
road which cuts it nearly in tine centre. The farm
cuts from 90 to 60 tons of hay and may be easily
made to produce double this amount, and is one OF
the very best stock and hay farms in Cum be, land
ennniy and oaers rare opportunity 10 purchasers
said farm will be offered in parIs Tie first con-
tanning about seventy tive acres Of land has good
two-story clearinghouse and ELL with barn 46x40
Some hfteen acres OF this lot is heavily wooded and
twenty-five to Thirty under a good state OF culya-
tIoU.
The westerly side contains about Jorty-fye acres
mas large barn 40x60. nearly new and in good re-
PAIR. over twenty five acres of this lot Is under
hgn slate OF cultivation, some fiji cen acres covered
with good bard wood and timber and iye acres OF
SAT- marsh, very valuable for its muck for dressing
also tor is hay product.
-, ne above property will be sold at public auction
on Wednesday. JAM Attn. 1871, at ten O'Clock, A. NJ
on t6e prem ses Immediately after thi, sale will
De offered all OF the stock, one Horse Carriages.
carts. &C., together with the Farming tools Housf-
hold Furniture &C. For further Information apply
70 d: N Merrill opposite Post Office Yarmouth, or
Daniel Colin. lis Congress street. Portland or the
subscriber, 81 High st Auburn, j. l.. NJ ERkILL.
IF. o. BAILEY. " CO., AuctioneeIs.
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TELEGKAPH ITEMS.

Secretary Boutwell, has ordered the payment
of the January interest without rebate.
Columbia river is closed by ice.
Col. J. Newton McElry, 9Th U. S. Cavalry.
died in San Francisco of heart disease on Mon
day.
Mr.. Gladstone has published a letter indig-
nantly denying his conversion to the Roman
Catholic faith
The Crowninshield saw md grist mill in
Woodstock, Conn, was burned Saturday,
Loss $4,000
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ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS
SALTATOR ROSA.

Among Them the genuine Originals by the follow
ing eminent artists; Duchesne, Alfred de Dreux
Boucher, Isabey, and
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sdegrees; relative humidity So; wind north
velocity of wind fifty-four miles per hour
The night was windy; about four in the fore.
noon blowing at 80 miles per hour. All went
out early to view the splendors of clear sun
rise. The wind having abated the evening
was beautiful beyond description. At 30 in the
afternoon it was light enough to read by day
light. We enjoyed with appetites whetted
by the clear mountain. air our Christmas din
ner. All are well. Signed,
s. A. NELSON
SUMMIT MOUNT WASHINGTON, 26, via Little
ton, Dec. N.-Observations taken at seven
O'Clock A. M:-Barometer % 16; change minus
2oO2: Thermometer below; change plus z;
relative humidity GO; wind southwest; velocity
OF wind 60 miles per hour.
Dense clouds on the mountain. Observa-
lions taken at p. M.:-Barometer % 377;
change plus 061. Thermometer above !;
change plus z; relative humidity 76 wind
southwest; velocity IS miles per hour. Pleas
ant aud clear all day.
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ARK ANSAS.
A FAMILY TRAGEDY.

MEMPHIS, Dec. 27.-In Seel county, Arkan-
sas, last week, a 10y named Butler, aged IA,
shot and killed instantly the wife of his broth
er, who had Just arrived at the homestead after
the wedding. Previous to the marriage the
boy threatened to kill tue young woman if she
should become the wife of his brother. The
murderer has been arrested and asserts that
his father encouraged him TO shoot his sister.
in-1ow
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MAR YLAND.
BALTIMORE ITEMS.

BALTIMORE, Dec. &c. E. Benoit, publish.
er o! theatrical advertising paper in this city.
died suddenly yesterday, from an over dose of
morphine.
Yesterday morning the coal oil establishment
of Hamill, Gwynne & Co., at Canton, was dam
aged by fire to the extent of $4,000; insured.
The same day the chemical works of Hayward
Senlick & Dewall was damaged by fire to the
amount of $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1870-12-28
NORTH CAROLINA

New YORK, Dec. 27.-Steamer Fairbanks,
Capt. Ham, from Wilmington, N. c., for this
port, with cargo of cotton and turpentine
was totally destroyed by fire on the 18th inst.
in Hatteras inlet, where she had been driven
in search of a harbor by the heavy strong wind
from the north. The captain and crew had
barely time to save themselves and a lew of
their effects. They are now en- ronte hither in
O schooner from Newbern
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m wniciPal Court.


TUEsDAY.-State Cornelius Mccain. Search
and seizure. Continued one week.
State vs.. Joseph Conner. Larceny. Pleaded not
guilty. Sent to Jail for thirty days.
State vs. Charles Sawyer. Larceny. Pleaded
guilty Ordered to recognize in $500 for his appear
ance at the Superior Court in January. Committed.
State VI. MyIick Preble. Larceny. Fined IS and
costs.
State VS.. John Silvadore and Bean Haggett.
Search and seizure. Discontinued as to Svadore.
Haggett discharged on lea of misnomer.
w. II. Motley.
The liquors and vessels seized on the premises Of
various persons declared forfeited and ordered
to be destroyed.
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MAa n f.

Especial Dispatch by Western Union Line.l
FATAL ACCIDENT AT LEWISTON
LEWISTON, Dec. 27.-George Williams, of
Lisbon, young man about twenty-seven
years old, was thrown from carriage this fore.
noon and received injuries from the effects of
which he died about three o'clock this after.
noon. The accident was caused by the horse
taking fright
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VIRGINIA.
THE RICHMOND DISASTER.

RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 27.-No more bodies
have been recovered from the ruins of the
Spottswood Hotel fire, and it is thought that
the number Of victims will not exceed eight.
The Masons and Knights Of Pythias post
poned, indefinitely, the celebration which was
bers by the fire. The safes of the hotel and
express company have been recovered and the
contents are in good condition The total in
surance on property destroyed was 100000
The Portland daily press., 1870-12-28
ON M r n GAL,

Receipts by Railroads and steamboats.
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY-199 cans milk, 800
bbls four 10 cars lumber, do hides do bark, do
brooms, do butter, 2 do spirits; shipments East
700 bills. -four. car grue. do oil, do sundrles
shipments to Europe-15 cars wheat, IS do provis-
ions.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILwAY-40 cases. &c bds
shovels 20 do dowes, 10 beams yarn 30 bags spoos,
l car cattle, g. NJ hoops, 30 pkgs sundries.
STEAMER FOREST CITY. FROM BOsToN-66 boiler
tubes, bds seive, tons pig iron, 200 bbls Hour
bales carpets bdls baskets, cases tobacco,2 pumps
go casks nails, 200 bbls pork 30 boxes glass, 200
green hides 10 bbs OIL organ, IA pieces castings,
cases figs tierces lard II bds sheet iron II bars OF
iron, 80 boxes Spices so cases shoes, sewing ma
chimes horses, wagon, u bales cotton, crates Of
crockery ware, 20 stoves, 100 rkins and % tierces
lard, 40 bbs oil, 20 empty rum kegs, cask OIL 20
bbs BEANS SO bdls gas pipe 45 casks nails safe "a
boxes tin, bbls. oysters, do composition. I8 dc
beer 200 pkgs to order; for Canada and up country
blowers. bales bags, lis rubber springs, piano
forte, q bdls calf SKINS "a casks OIL bds steel, 81
do leather. 81 pieces machinery, 20 bbs hardware Al
bales woo boxes tin, 20 bbls. pork Is pieces mar
bic, horss, Stoves IL bars and bdls r0n 81 bolts
copper, $50 pkgs to order.
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CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 27-CattIe Market-Beef CAT
tie, receipts 657 head; demand very light and no inn
Irovemenf In Market sales OF extra at $12 90 a 10;
first quality 81 90 80; second quality So 90 q
10 80; third quality SO 90 q 500. Sheep and Lambs
extra 81 80 q 6 30.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-Cotton &c lower; sales 2s3e
bales; Mlddling uplands 15sc. Flour-sales is 600
sSis;; State and Western 5@ loc better; State 25
s. Wheat q Sc better; sales $500 bush; No.
l Spring A. Tor new; No do 40 @l ~ ior new;
Michigan 30. Corn q &c higher; sales ii, 900
BUSH; new Mixed Western 10 q 7sc. Oats more ac-
i've I've and armer; sales $500 bush Ohio 60 s2sc.
prime DO II 90 u 30. Lard weak; steam rendered
II l2se; Kettle &c. Butter quiet Ohio ~ q 25c;
q sec. Rice dull; Carolina 81 q &c. sugar quiet;
Masco va 10! lc tar to good refining lot q
81 70 1870 Geld. Moasses quiet; New Orleans 70 0
74c. Naval Stores-Spirits Turpentine firm at 46sc;
Rosin firm at 121 o. 10 tor strained. Petroleum
9ulet; crude 10 g 133c; refined 23c. Tallow firm at
Heghts to Liverpool frmer; Cotton 5-1s q s-1ed;
Flour 2s Cd; Wheat Gi q I'd.
81 NEW Sa YoRK III. Pee M-Cattls market-Recepts
business was dun and limited and prices in con aa
Y ST &c., sheep III ia%Ss
lower and declining; common to fair Il a Be-; good
to prime 8; q &c: Swine firm and steaay; live hogs
81 q TIC; dressed do 81 q 94c y ib.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Flour firm. Wheat steady:
No: Spring 06t q 1861. Corn firm. Oats frmer
At a. Ssae tor No. Bye quiet at 20 ZIG No. Bar
Provisions irmer. Mess Fork 10 rs. Lard lie
Dressed Hogs firm at II. Cattle dull at rs a 25.
Receipts-50O0 bbs. -four, IS, $40 bush. wheat, 28-
goo bush corn 5000 bush oats, 5000 bush rye, 1000
bush. barley, 1900 hogs.
Shipments-30oO bbs. flour, 49, 900 BUSH corn, 1000
bush. barley. $500 hogs.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 27-Provisions buoyant and
unsettled. Mess Pork 10 90. Lard in good demand
at ia g l1ac. Bulk Meats withdrawn in anticipa-
lion OF higher prices, asking prices being Tic tor
shoulders. 9c for clear rib sides ana lie for clear
sides loose Green Meats higher; shoulders Ell sides
Sbc; hams lot q lite. Live Hogs higher at 50 a
45. Whiskey SIC.
CHARLESTON, Dec 27.-Cotton quiet; Mddling
uplands 15c.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 27.-Cotton firm; Mddling up-
lands 15c.
lands lac.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 27.-Cotton steady and In
falr demand; Middling uplands 145c.
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New Advertise n,enIss, To-day
AUCTION COLUMN.

AUCTION COLUMN.
Shells. F. o. Bailey & Co.
Horses. Carriages, &c.....F. o, Bailey q Co.
Crockery. IF. o. Bailey s. Co.
SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
Kid Gloves. :. Anderson.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
HPortland Theatre. :. English Opera.
Exhibition Drill and Promenade Concert.
Social Assembly. Putnam Hal.
P. A. q N. u. Course. Sixth Entertainment.
Lectures. :. Prof. VIM. Denton,
Assembly. -. Fluent Hall.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Copartnership Notice. . .Chas. j. Walker & Co.
Notice. Estate OF VIM. H. Wood.
Notice. Estate of John Sawyer.
Notice. samuel Dingey.
Wanted. -. H. M Payson.
Lost. Sable Muf.
10 Capitalists. =. Taylor g. Co.
Custom Boot and Shoe Business.
Confectionery and Fruit Store. =. Taylor & Co.
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad.
Houses to Let. Geo r. Davis & Co.
House to Let. -. Elias Thomas s. Co.
The Portland daily press., 1870-12-28
WAsHINGTON.
FAIR FOE soLprER's oRpHANs

FAIR FUR SOLDIER ORPHANS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. N.-Vice President Colfax
presided at musical entertainment at Lincoln
Hall tonight for the benefit of the orphan SOL
diers' and sailors Home, and delivered an elo.
quent address, in which he commended the
cause OF soldiers orphans as among the noblest
objects of christian charity and protection.
The Portland daily press., 1870-12-28
CHRISTMAS GATHERINGS Saturday evening

CHRISTMAS GATHERINGs.-Saturday evening
last was made the occasion by the family con.
nections OF Ivory Hezelton, Esq. of West
brook, for a family reunion, and members
thereof were present from far and near, child
rem and childrens children. They numbered
upwards of forty, and most social and pleas
ant gathering it was. Tie little ones were de-
lighted with a Christmas tree, managed by q
genuine Santa Claus, from whose hands they,
together with the older ones, received many
costly and valuable gifts. A singular ciIcum-
stance that in the distribution old Santa Claus
had something for all was most pleasing, and
delightfully."- pleasant affair was the result
line provision made for the wants of the inner
man by Joe and bis estmable lady, was high
ly appreciated, and it surely was not The least
Of all the good things Such family parties go
iar 10 promote gooa ieeling and harmony, and
and quarrels would be unknown
The Portland daily press., 1870-12-28

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-Yesterday afternoon as
Mr.. William Cummings, residing on York St.,
was at work on a heel-cutting machine, in the
boot and shoe factory of Caldwell 8 Hodsdon
on Union street his hand got caught between
two cogwheels aud crushed it all up. He was
conveyed to his home and a physician called,
but he will probably lose the use Of the hand.
He has wife and child.
The Portland daily press., 1870-12-28

MAINE LODGE No. 1, 1. o. O. F.-The Lodge
elected their officers for the next six months
Monday evening, as follows:-Wm. H. Todd,
Noble Grand; John M. Peck, Vice Grand;
john z. Hooper, Permanent Secretary, H. G.
Barnes, Recording Secretary, A. D. Smith,
Treasurer; S. X. Dyer, c. B. Nash, and j. X
Merrill, Trustees; John x. Hooper, Agent of
Hall. The installation of these officers will
take place en- Monday evening next 1t will
be private. 1t is customary with the three
Lodges in this city to have one public installa-
ton each year. This year, we under stand. it
belongs to Ligonia Lodge to have public in
StallatiOn
The Portland daily press., 1870-12-28
T the Editor OF the Press:

In behalf of the worthy matrpn of the
Orphan Asylum we tender our heartfelt thanks
to all the contributors of articles for the Christ
mas Tree which their kindness and love made
SO many "lone" hearts glad, and SO many little
urday; and for the beautiful gold ring and
thimble from the managers to Mrs. Haley, the
matron, as token of appreciation of their es-
TEEN for her services in the past and their re-
greet that she should be compelled to resign on
most Pleasantly to all the company assembled.
Cow
The Portland daily press., 1870-12-28

CHRISTMAS festival. - The citizens of
Spe1wink, Cape Elizabeth, assembled in their
church Saturday evening for few hours of
pleasure. The church was most tastefuIly
trimmed-the work of the ladies' The audience
was pleasantly entertained by dramatic
reeitatons after which they proceeded TO
gather the fruit from the heavy laden trees
provided. The evening passed off most agreea
bly, and the audience dispersed to their several
homes laden with the rich fruits of Santa
Claus benevolence. 81.
The Portland daily press., 1870-12-28

PORTLAND CoMMANDERY.-At the annual
election of officers of Portland Commandery,
held on Monday eveningllast, the following of.
fcers were elected for the ensuing year:-E.
c., DR.. s. G. Gordon G., Grin S. Fogg; G G.,
E. G. SWEET; F., Rev. w. E. Gibbs; s. w, F.
G. Stevens; J. W.. George P. Gross; T., Chas.
Fobes; R., Ira Berry, jr.
The Portland daily press., 1870-12-28
MISSISSIPPI.

BLOODY, ARRAY BETWEEN BROTHERS,
. MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. N.-Eriday, in AL
corn County. Mississippi, difficulty occurred
betweenE M. Nichols, fphysician, and his
brother w. e. Nioholls. They had not dis
puted long before weapons were drawn and the
physician fell, wounded twice. Mr.. Shoepe,
brother n-law, interferred to stop further
blood-shed, but Immediately was assailed by
w. E. Nichols and sho. dead. The murderer
was arrested and committed