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The Portland daily press., 1870-02-15
Tho City Race Course.

MIR. EDITORIALS an elderly lady was cross
ing Congress street, near Oak street, on last
Saturday afternoon about four o'clock, she was
knocked down by horse and sleigh driven by
a couple of fellows who were racing at the
usual speed on that street. Although not Sc
rously injured owing to miraculous escape,
she was so stunned and Jared by the blow that
she will suffer many days in consequence. The
fellows did stop when they got ready and ask
ed eff they could carry her anywhere as
cooly as if it were matter OF course that peo-
pie must expect to get run over II tney were
in the way. 1 would ask the privilege OF in
curing through yolr columns, and hope may
be informed what elderly people are going to
do? Must they run the risk of being killed
outright because fast teams will have the right
of way? When six and eight teams abreast
race up and down Congress street at the risk
of the lives of our best citizens, must we look
on and say nothing because our city authori-
ties train in the same company, and because
our laws are not executed? When we see in
our daily papers that certain laws regarding
fast driving shall be strictly enforced" can
not the public unite in backing up the enforce
ment of those laws? If these laws are hum
bug why are they printed? This is not the first
accident that has occurred, and probably will
not be the last. People in my opinion are afraid
to execute the law because some "money
mans son drives fast horse, consequently
we must Keep silent and suffer the conse
women will be seen riding with these rowdies
| encouraging the evils of fast driving. / am
ashamed for them. 1 would like to add in this
connection that in the well governed city o
Boston, no one dares ever to drive at a fas
rate within the city limits. The laws in tha
| city are executed. have taken considerable
| space to speak my mind. claim the rioht il
| this FREE LAND,
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DAmea1ie MarkeIa.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA Cotton declining; sales
100 bales; Middling uplands 25tc. Flour sales
500 is; Western ats at s. q sO Southern IS a
s75. Wheat q &c better for Spring and q 4c
better for Winter; Winter Red and Amber West
common White Michigan at So. Corn declining;
sales "a 600 busb.; new Mixed Western at "a q ssc
oats lower sales $4,000 bush; State 81 @ 63c !;
new mess at 26 Is g % s.; prime at % IS q 1900
Lard lover sales 1000 tierces; steam at l43 q 15sc
kettle at IS i6ac. Butter quiet; Ohio at u q 3uc
State at u AZ asc Wh,sSey heavy sales 800 bbs
hhds; Mnscovado at q 1OBc; fair to good refining
at 10 "a 10ic; Havana I5O boxes at 1O4c Spirits
troleum dull; crude at 1ol iel refined sol q sOl.
Freights to Liverpool unchanged,
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Cattle market-Receipts for
the week 6Oj4 Cattle, 80 ia Sheep and Lambs 1927
16!c. Shop and Lambs declining and the demand
moderai, Common to poor sheep Al a SIC; extra
good H. vine fairly active and generally lower
90; c; ~.an9 5O@975
CHIC : Sch: 14.-Flour is moderately active.
Wheat C. II; No. at $50; No. 2 at s24 "a s2sc-
Corn in IA. demand at 90c for No.2. Oats firm and
er; No.2 at 81 q zoe. High Wines quiet at % q
$3.50; PROVISIONS active; Mess Pork 26 37a 9 70 AZ,
Lard &c lower at 14ac. dressed hogs at ~ ~ y
good. Cattle steady rs a for COWS and extra
choice bullocks.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 14.-Whiskey at 93e. Proyis,
ions-Mess Pork at ~ co. Bulk Meats-shoulders a.
1o3c; sdes "a 14ac. BaconIsho9 Si , al
sides at l53 q 164c sugar cured hams lst Cg i9ac
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 14-Cotton active and firm
Middng at 241 a f4bc; sales $3.50 bales; rcce1pu
1878 bales Sugar dull and lower; prime at liz 9
| 12c. Molasses quiet; prime at IL q foc, s-S
MOBILE, Feb. 14.-CottOn in fair demand an'
steady; middlings at 24c.
| SAVANNAH, Feb. IA Cotton quiet; Mddlng
uplands 24c.
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WASHINGTON.

THE CUBAN SHOOTING CASE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The President trans
mitted to the House to-day information from
the State Department on the recent shooting
are substantially as previously reported. Con-
sui General Hall says the Spanish authorities
offer $1,000 for the man who fired the shot.
Wearing blue cravats, the Cuban color, was
the only ofense of the victims.
THE FARRAGUT CLAIM FOR BOUNTY.
The case of Admiral Farragut and others for
bounty money for the destruction of the con-
federate vessels at New Orleans in 1852, was
argued in the District Court to-day
THE NEW JUDGES.
The Senate Judiciary Committee by ma
jority of one reported tavorably on the nomi-
nations of Bradley and Strong for Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court. No action
was taken, a disposition being manifested on
the part of Senators to await the final action
on the pending bill requiring justices of the
court to reside in the district to which they
have been appointed.
THE BEssEMER STEEL PATENT.
Chief Examiner Hodges of the Patent Office
decides against the extension of the Bessemer
steel patent in this country. The final decis-
ion will be made Saturday.
TEST CASE.
The case of the United States VS.. Gerrit
Keller, the postmaster at Salem N. c., at the
breaking out of the war, and which involves
a large number of similar cases throughout the
South, Justice Miller delivered an opinion in
favor of the United States, holding that the
bondsmen of Keller were responsible for the
United States funds which were in his hands
but which he paid out by order of the confed-
crate government.
TOBACCO STATISTICS
The taxes on manufactured tobacco in Vir
giDia beginning with Mar 10, 1868, amounted
to 1856 &c., while for the same period in 1856!
there was collected So, 429, OPS, gain of 625 PEI
18, 600 900 pounds, which added to the tobacco
taxed makes total of nearly 80, 100000 pounds
of plug and smoking tobacco made in the State
in eleven months, ending March 1, 1869.
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ACCIDENrs.-Yesterday morning man nam
ed Smith Chase, about 60 years of age and a
resident of Topsham, started to step backwards
on a platform car which he was engaged in IN
loading on Sturdivant's wharf, when he fell
between that car and the next striking on the
bumpers" SO heavily that he fractured two of
his ribs. A doctor was speedily called who
attended to his injuries, and his wife was
promptly notified by telegraph of the acct
dent.
Yesterday morning horse attached to pro-
vision pung ran away on Congress street, broke
the shafts, and, with his harness dangling, took
to the sidewalk right in front of Mr.. Redlon's
shop, lust above Park street. A lady who was
passing at the time was hit in some way, eth
er by the horse or harness, with sufficient force
to knock her down. A rush was made to the
spot by several who witnessed the accident, but
she picked herself up and walked OF as II
nothing had happened. The horse was after
wards caught without doing further injury.
Yesterday afternoon as Mr.. j. r. Corey was
driving his horse and sleigh down Myrtle
street, in attempting to avoid culvert the
sleigh suddenly slowed throwing out Mr.. Corey
and young man who was riding with him.
The horse becoming frightered dashel round
the corner into Cumberland street, and up
Chestnut to Congress. In front of Congress
Hall the sleigh collided with a lamp-post,
breaking it off near the base, completely de-
molishing the lantern and breaking the back
of the sleigh. After the collision he continu.
ed up Congress street, aud in attempting te
run into Libby & Dow's stable collided with q
hack He then turned down Casco street tc
Cumberland, where he took to the sidewalk
and continued up it to Elm street. Here hi
again ran into the street and continued at th'
same previous pace up to Washington stree
1vbere he was stopped. No one was much hur
INIT the sleigh was seriously smashed.
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TRLEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

There was decline of fifty cents per ton in
coal of all sizes from last week prices in the
Philadelphia market on Saturday.
j. w. Harper, of the firm of Harper Broth
ers of New Yolk, died Monday morning.
Jacob Tel, soldier of the war of 1872, was
found dead in his bed in Philadelphia Monday
morning.
Judge Reed, of the Supreme Court of Penn
sylvania, has decided the Schoeppe murder
case, affirming the sentence of the lower Court.
This is the last resort for the prisoner.
Rev. DR.. Mathison, of st. Andrews Church,
Montreal, died Monday, aged 70.
Prince Arthur arrived at Toronto Monday
evening.
The Ontario Parliament will meet to-day.
P. B. Hathaway, the defauting money order
clerk of the Hartford Post Office has been ar
rested in Iowa.
Hartford was visited by heavy rain storm
Monday evening.
In the House of Lords Monday, Lord Lins-
den asked that serious considerations be given
to the policy of colonial independence.
John J. Roe, member of the firm of John j.
Roe & Co., the largest pork-packing house in
st. Louis, died Monday.
The city Attorney of Chicago has brought a
suit against two foreign insurance companies
for the violation of the State law requiring
every foreign company doing business in the
city to pay 2 per cent of its gross earnings into
the city treasury. The AstOr company of New
York, is the first to be proceeded against.
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NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Maine Legislature.
Special dispatch by International Line.l

Special dispatch by international Line
SENATE.
AUGUSTA Feb. 14-The President being alb
sent Thomas P. Ceaves was elected President
pro tenn.
Read and ASsiyned-An act to set off part
of Plantation II and annex the same to the
town of Gouldsboro; an act to incorporate the
Highland Slate Co.; an act to authorize the
sale of the Christian meeting house in Albion;
an act to incorporate the Lewiston and Au-
burn Ice Co.. an act to amend an act to incor-
porate the city of Bangor, approved Feb. IL,
1884; an act to provide for the formation of
manufacturing and other corporations; an act
relative to the Supreme Judicial Court.
Passed to be Enacted-An act to amend sec
ton 1 of chapter 80 of the Revised Statutes re.
lating to the adulterated liquors; an act to
continue in force the provisions of chapter ITO
of the laws of 1868, authorizing pensions for
disabled soldiers and seamen; an act for the
preservation of fish in Ossipee Lake and its
tributaries; an act to incorporate the LIST Meth
odist Episcopal Society of Biddeford; an act
to authorize Chas H. Sanford to build wharf
in the town of Winterport; an act to incorpo-
rate the Penobscot Valley Steamship Co. !; an
act to establish the fees of the Commissioners
of Washington County.
On motion of Mr.. Collins,
Ordered, That the Committee on State Lands
and State Roads inquire into the expectancy
of q law to protect bridges against damage from
the driving of logs and lumber.
HOUSE.
Read and Assiqned-An act to make valid
the doings of the town of Dalton.
Passed to be Engcted-An act for the pres
ervation of fish in Sand Pond, in Parsonsfeld
an act relative to reversal of final judgment in
| criminal cases, on account of error in SEN
| tence; an act to prevent the throwing of edg-
ings into the Medomack river in Waldoboro
an act authorizing Erastus G. Simpson and
others to extend their wharves in tide waters
in West Harpswell; an act to incorporate the
Slim Brook Dam Co. q
Papers presented-By Mr.. Mildram, resolve
relative to the payment of the debt of this
State, contracted prior to February %, 1862,
declaring that it should be paid in coin-re.
| ferred to the Committee on Federal Relations
| petition of Paul Sanborn for an act to incorpo
rate the Weld Mutual Insurance Co.-referrej
TO Committee on Mercantile Affairs; bill al
act to incorporate the Bangor Milling Core
ferred to Committee on Manufactures; orde
instructing the Committee on Federal Rela
tionsto inquire into the expediency of report
ing resolve requesting our Senators ant
Representatives in Congress to favor reduc
ton of the thrift on btuminous coal from ST.
to so cents per ton.
Mr.. WATSON of Surry was excused from ful
Their service ON the joint select committee o
temperance. Mr.. Irish of Sherman was ar
pointed to fill the vacancy.
Bill an an act to abolish capital punishment
was read third time and laid on the table.
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GO M M f n CIAL.


Receipts by Railroads and Steamboats,.
STEAMER FOREST CITY. FROM BosToN-55 dress
ed hogs hid sheep skins, do hams, SOC hides. "a
rkns isrd 3b chests tea iSs 6bls sugar. 70 DO pork
60 bags Spices casks oil, bbs, dye stufs rails
dates, hid and Dbl crockery, 10 bags coffee, 90
boxes rasins bales hair 40 boxes oranges, tierces
lard IL cases shoes, 7 bales domestics, 2 dry
goods 200 pkgs to Princes Express 1870 do to order
For Canada and up country, 112 bdls trenails, 20
bdls straw board. A plates iron. % casks nails,
bales twine 8 bbls oil organ Is bars steel beams
warp, SO springs, 80 bds leather 25 bbls -four 20 do
pork 16 bales wool, do bags, bdls shoves, 100
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY 800 bbIs, -four 525
cans milk, 100 bbls oat meal 164 pkgs merchandise
10 cars lumber, do shook. do bark. do match
wood. do paper do tow, 1 do wool, do starch, 2
do feed do oats, do corn, do wheat. For ship
ment to Europe, 8 cars provisions, 9 do wheat 40
peas, do flour, do hops, do wool. For shipment
east 600 bbls. flour, cars oil.
PORTLAND & KENNEBEC RAILROAD ii car
machinery, IL bales batts do hops, cattle, Al
pkgs sundries, Al cars freight for Boston.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD-426 pkgs merchan
disc, car carpets. do leather, do potatoes.
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THE BLUES BALL.-The Mechanic Blues
propose to give grand ball at City Hall to-
morrow evening. They intended to give the
ball last week but gracefully gave way to the
Unas, who they felt had the prior right to the
hall as they had been compelled to postpone
their masquerade on account of the Peabody
ceremonies.
The dance tomorrow night will be ably MAUI
aged by Capt. Parker, Lieut.. Pencil, Sergt.
Brown and Corp. Bonney, while there are also
long list of we'll known general managers
The reputation of these dances is so we'll es-
tablished that the mere announcement that
one is to take place is sufficient to draw out an
immense crowd of their friends As an in
stance we might mention that last Thanksgiv-
ing night thousand people attended the ball
given by them at City Hall.
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EPHRAIM LAWRENCE, and 90 others.
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND S.
At the Court of County Commissioners begun and
holden at Portland, within and for the County of
Cumberland, on the first Tuesday OF January,
Ammo Domiui, 1870, to wit, at an adjournment
thereof, on the first Tuesday OF February, A. D.,
1870.
On the foregoing petition it being satisfactorily
shown to the Court that the Petitioners are respon-
sible and that hearing is expedient, it is hereby
ORDERED, That the County Commissioners will
meet at the dwelling house OF John w. Frank, in
Gray, in said County, Tuesday, the fifteenth day
OF March, at ten o'clock A. NJ. and that the Pc
titioners give notice to all persons interested, by
causing attested copies of said Petition and this
Order of Court thereon to be served upon the Town
Clerk of Windham, and also by posting up copies of
the same in three public places in said town. and
publishing the same three weeks successfully in the
Maine State Press paper printed in Portland. in
said county, the first of said publications. and each
of the other notices to be least thirty days be-
fore the time OF said meeting; at which time and
place, latter has been satisfactorily shown that the
above notice has been duly given.J the Commission
will proceed to the set forth in said be-
tltiOn and other routes and reads connected there
WITH and after such view, they will give hearing to
the parties and their witnesses at convenient
place in the vicinity when and where all persons and
corporations interested may appear and show cause
il anv thev have, why the prayer of said petition
should not be granted.
Attest: d. W. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon.
Attest, ID. w. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
Feb S-w3W6
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e u r o p e.
Great Britain.
DEBATE ON CANADIAN MATTERS.

DEBATE ON CANADIAN MATTERS.
LONDON, Feb 14.-In the House OF Lords to-
DAY the Earl of Caenarvon moved for the CO.
IoIiai correspondence with Canada ana the
coionies relative to the call for troops. he Ia,
vored tue confederation of which Albion would
De the centre. He commended Canada for ner
CONSISTENT conservatism, and deprecated tne
theory That the colonies should be allied Out
sh9uld De independent communities.
Lord Monk explained his reasons for asking
Tor more troops when he was Governor Gene,
RAJ OF the Canadas. The battle OF Sodowa had
peeh iouSht, war in Europe was ended anu gov
eminent could spare men. The Fenlans, sup,
posed 10 be armed with breach leaders, hau
Just made raid into Canada, the colonies were
IN panic and camored for protection: Under
tue circumstances he was led to call Tor refill
forcements from England.
Earl Derby congratulated Earl Granville
tnat the colonies were not to be left utterly de-
Iehcetess and that their relations win the
nome government were harmonious:
LORD Lindsey asked serious consideration TO
dence.
In the House of Commons Mr. Ottoway,
Onder Secretary for the Foreign Department,
denied the truth of the report that the United
States mad offered to reopen negotiations 1or
the settlement of the Alabama claims. He
adued that renewed negotiations would be
conducted at Washington instead OF London.
message from the Queen was received, an
nouncing that arrangements had been made
I0r scientific observations of the transit of
Venus i'll 1874.
France.
THE LATE CONSPIRACY.
PARIS, Feb. 14-The search for parties m-
Pncated In the alleged conspiracy is continued
by the government, and arrests are frequent.
ANOTHER PROSECUTION OF THE MARsEILLAIsE.
another prosecution has been commenced
against La Mdrsellaise, for publication of false
news.
Portugal.
THE PARAGUAYAN WAR.
LISBON, Feb. 14.-The British mail steamer
has arrived from Rio Janeiro. The general in
command of the allied forces in Paraguay was
known that the latter was in full retreat
Three Indian chiefs had offered their services
to the Brazilans.
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Roscoe Shane vs. VIM. D. Strout, appt. Appeal
from Municipal Court, where plfff. obtained judg-
ment for $i64. Action Of assunpsit on act annexed
for 800 hoops at $l5 per thousand. Decision fol
plft. for $3.46.
Bonney u Pullen. Howard s. Cleayes
The following assignments OF cases for trial by the
Justice have been made by the Court for to-day:
24b-Cnaplin vs.. Barton.
1bs-Sawyer VS.. Daley.
1y6-Totman vs.. Forsaith.
199-Durgin vs. Miliken.
200-Lawrence VS.. Sawyer.
206-9eiry vs.. Ingraham, Jr.
206 Davis vs.. Larrabee.
23-Allen vs.. Lane.
224-PriLce vs.. Pike.
S08-Skillin vs. Moses.
3l3-Portland VS.. Morrill,.
AFTERNOON.
1A-Brooks vs.. Gardiner.
3J9-Hall VS.. jackson ct al.
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The regular monthly meeting of the Com
mon Council and special meeting of the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen were held last
evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
A communication was received from the
Mayor in reference to the influence of the late
decision of the Supreme Court upon the city
The petition of II. N. Haskell, for damages
from change of grade of Portland street, was
referred.
An order continuing the order of last year,
giving aid to the Portland Dispensary, was
A remonstrance against permission being
granted for the erection of stable on lot No.
q Franklin ST. eet was referred.
A communication was received from L. T.
Pingree, Sealer of Weights and Measures,
with statement of property in his possession.
Michael Flahelty was given permission to
move wooden building.
The Committee on New Streets reported
that it was inexpedient to widen Spring street
near the intersection of May street on account
of the damages asked by property owners
Leave to withdraw was reported upon the
petition OF W. w. Thomas for leave to open
Exchange street.
Orders laid on the Tdble-An order in refer
ence to Lowry hydrants; an order providing
for the purchase of land from Storer Libby for
the purpose of eularglng Evergreen Cemetery.
The order providing tor the sale of horses
and discharge of Transfers in the street de-
partment was referred to next City Council.
Orders Passed ID recting that no Lowry by
drants be uncovered without the consent OF
tue Street Commissioner, and that those which
are now dangerous be covered; to hire $4,000
to pay for the new steam fire engine Cumber-
land.
IN CONVENTION.
W. A. Stillings was elected ringer of city
bell.
A. A. Strout, ESQ.,, on behalf of the Port
land Water Company, addressed the Conven-
ton In reference to the matter of the rate to
be paid by the city for water for the public
drinking fountains.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Lewis Pierce argued very ably against the
resolve directing our Representatives in the
Legislature to vote against railroad consolida-
tiou, but with no effect, and the resolve
passed-11 to 3.
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The Lille Bcggar.

Mr. Editor,-There is little girl residing in
this city by the name of Katy Carney, who
wears an honest face, and is very much grieved
that any one should do her such injustice as to
use her name in such nefarious business as
was practiced by smaller girl last week, who
was mentioned in your paper. The girl in
question, whose real name we do not know,
has committed several wrongs for which she
may be made to answer.
lit is very certain that the person who flu
nished the item headed "vagrancy" in Sa.ur-
days PRESS, was mistaken in the name of the
girl. We are very sorry Inadvertently to have
done the real Katy Carney, who is a good
girl, so gross an injustice.-ED]
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Sherif's Sale.
CUMBERLAND, rs.

CUMBERLAND, sSs
TAKEN on execution aud will be sold at public
L auction, on Saturday, the twelfth day OF March
A. ID. 1870, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at the
Shers office in the city of Portland, in said Coun-
tv, all the right in equity which Samuel Burnell OF
Cape Elizabeth, in SAID County. has had the
tweuty-fst day OF July, A. D.. 1869, at eleven o.
clock and three minutes in the forenoon being the
time of the attachment of the same on the original
writ in the action on which said execution was OBJ
taned to redeem the following described mortgaged
Real Estate, viz:
A certain lot OF land situated in said Cape Eliza
beth with the buildings thereon and bounded as
follows: Beginning on the northerly line of Long
Creek road at a gate-post opposite the double house
formerly belonging to Nathaniel Bowie and Ben
jamn Brown thence running westerly in the line OF
said road hundred feet to stake and from these
two bounds extending back at right angles with said
road and on parallel lines one hundred teet being
the same premises conveyed to Samuel Burnell by
Francis William, by deed dated October 10Th, 1858
and recorded in cumberland Registry of Deeds
Book 24s, page 4s9.
Dated at Portland this 7th day of February. 1870.
w3w-6 +. N. PERRY, Sheriff.