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The Portland daily press., 1870-09-30

A K. Clark of Kendall's Mills, Fairfield, Me.
flne old gentlemen of sixty or more, en- route
from his home 10 seek in Iowa a sick son and
bring him to Maine, met with hard luck as
he was passing through this city, early Tues
day morning, on Conductor Cooks owl train.
He was robbed OF 500 by man whom he
thought as good as himself, who had travelled
with him most of the way from Boston. and
won his confidence. Just as the train was
about starting West the new friend asked Mr..
Clark for the loan of 500, that he might paw
friend outside, to be repaid when be could
get check cashed, further along the journey.
and also requested the old man to care for his
baggage. OF course the thief did not return,
but probably jumped on the New York train
then moving out Of the depot, and laughed at
the ill luck of the old man, who recited to his
fellow passengers this episode in his first trip
from home by rail. The valise and its con-
tents, left in this peculiar style of barter, NAV
be worth dozen dollars. 1t is strange how
many good country people there are who have
never heard of this most common of swindles.
Springfield Republican.
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The death of the wife of Rev. W. Morley
FUNSTON is announced in the Toronto papers.
Mrs. Betsey Boardman received thirteen
voses for town representative in Woodtord,
VT.
There is wild excitement in Toledo over a
beanpod thirty-one inches in length.
The largest city in New Hampshire Is Man
chester, with population of 23,5OO.
A Newport couple have just celebrated heir
pearl wedding having been married for seven
ty years.
Charles C. Leigh, the auti-draw shop capd;-
date for Lieutenant Governor, publishes a
card this evening exonoratipg Gen. Woodfnrd
from the charge that the French Cable Co,,,t
pany paid him $4,000 for lobbying their chorrsr
through the Legislature of this State.
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Gossip and Gieanin g.

"A Missourian was run over and killed by
the cars, the other night, and the same night
his house was struck by lightning and two of
his family killed.
"A Kentucky peddler, while entering the
yard of man in Montgomery county, a few
days ago, was attacked by a mastiff, which
sprang upon his neck and strangled him to
death.
E-An Indiana convict who escaped from jail.
recently returned voluntarily in about week,
saying that he felt mean as soon as he got
out, and wished himself back where he right
fully belonged.
The California and Oregon railroad is
now in operation to Soto, distance of six
teen miles north of Chico, and fiity-six miles
south of Marysville.
Another railroad engineer has just been
misunderstanding telegraphic orders, and
owing to collision which resulted, met his
death. The casualty happened this time in
Ohio.
-ltis stated that one result of the war in
france will be to make champagne scarce
Tor several years, as the vintage for this year
Is entirely destroyed. In view of the perfcc-
tlon which the science of imitation has reach
ed, and the prospects of fair crop of apples.
our bibulous friends need be under no appre-
hension.
An unn natural son at Albany receotly
INDUCED in the sport of knocking down his
aged rather on the public street. The poor
man, who escaped into an insurance office.
told the agent that his boy had once attacked
him with an axe.
Mrs. Myra Bradley, of Chicago, elitress of
the Legal Press, who made application. some
months ago, to be admitted to the bar of uE-
nois, and was refused on account of her Gov
is going to carry her case up to the United
States Supreme Court.
The case of Yerger, the murderer of COL
onel Craver, in Mississippi, is still unsettled.
The Grand Jury before which it was pending
came in the other day and professed its ma.
bllity to find an indictment. The jury was
made up of both white and coored men, and
while the latter were unanimous for indicthg
the murderer, the white men hesitated. The
community is very much excited because the
Republican Judge will not discharge the jury.
In Baltimore, the other day, an express
wagon collided with a sidewalk show case. in
which was contained an aquarium. The gold
fish, lizards and other aquatic pets were thrown
in all directions. The full extent of the catas-
trophy was not known until series of p;erc-
ing screams from stylishly dressed Young
lady developed the fact that one of the lizards
had found a resting place in her bosom. she
was perfectly helpless until a courageous wo-
man came TO her rescue and removed the rep
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"A Philadelphia court has made novel
and important decision, which if generally ac-
copied, will entirely change the rule Of evil
dence in cases involving damages against a
railroad company sustained by railroad acci-
dents. In the case referred to, instead of re-
quirins the plaintiff to prove neglect-a thing
which, from the circumstances of the case II
is almost morally impossible for him to do
the court held that the accident is itself evil
dence OF neglect, whether it arises from defect
of engines, cars or rails, or from the act Of
employees. This rule throws upon the rail.
road company the burden of proving that
'ney use all reasonable care and precaution,
and' is certainly the common rsense view of
the case.
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DAILY PRESS.
PoRILA ND.
Friday Morning, September 30, 1870.
A Nut that Burglars Cannot Crack

- A'~s ssA"s - s.h AoAs ~ Sfuck,
The London correspondent of the Boston
Commonwealth narrates the following:
A stranger in Ihreadneedle street, standing
in the narrow tbOroughfare, shortly before ten
O'Clock in the morning, would have his curl
Osity aroused by the number of well-dressed
men whom he would See entering a silver
smiths shop, and in few minutes reappear-
ing with small Japan boxes under their arms.
If by further chance it so happened he was at
the same spot between five and six o'clock in
the evening, he would probably observe the
same young men return to deposit the same
Japan boxes on the counter of the same shop.
The explanation is simple. The boxes, which
contain the unbanked securities and cash of
merchants and brokers, are locked up for the
night in the silversmth's strong room, built in
an excavation of sand rock far below the sur
face of the street, and upon which falls, when
closed up for the night, a considerable flow of
water. The merchants and brokers paw a
rent for the use ofthis secure depository; and
acting no doubt upon this idea, a Mr.. Stfeeter,
an extensive jeweller, intends to give the
wealthy possessors of costly jewels the oppor-
tunity of using his "Chatwood safe," with it's
hydrO-pneumatic envelope and patent water
level guage. This sale stands on the floor of
his shop and is open to daylight. 1t rests up
on foundation of many details, and of suffi-
cient solidity to sustain more than ten times
sixty tons, the weight of the safe itself, which
is encased in concrete, embedded in which is
water chamber connected with an apparatus
and air-tubes to give timely warning of SIMS
ter assaults. Besides this security, the safe is
burglar proof, engneer-proof, gunpOwder-
proof chemicalproof, miner-proof, and expert
or dexterity-proof. 1t cannot be fused, melted,
wedged, or bored, nor can the lock of the door
which weigh six tons, be picked or tampered
with by the most skillful manipulation without
bringing down upon himself detector. The
key consists of four parts, each in the possess
ion of different persons, so that danger is
averted in that direction; while, supposing
that the whole key be lost the wards of the
lock admit of no fewer than two thousand va
riations, and new key could be made that
would render the old one perfectly useless.
Granting, however, the possibility Of success
fully breaking into the safe, iL would require
sixty hours to accomplish the feat; and, as be-
fore stated, the first blow, nay the merest
scratch of the operator would at once be shown
by the index of a patent water-guage level.
The inventor is relieved ofa good deal of anx-
iety in the protection the safe affords for his
own valuable stock, and already many wealthy
clients have secured space in il for the safe
keeping of their jewels and title deeds.
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A RAILROAD TRAIN COMING from Tol.

A RAILROAD TRAIN coming from Toledo
to Dayton, last week, accomplished desper-
ate feat safely. When near Annals station
two immense stacks of wood, on each side Of
the road, were discovered on fire, the flames
shooting high up in the air, and tapping each
other across the track. None of the passen-
gers We're aware of the danger ahead. The
tram moved at fearful speed, and the passen-
gers wondered at the rapldity at which they
were going. But he situation was soon made
thrnoh Rla,; TOT % an instant, as the train passed
tense, the flames licking the sides of the cars
and tapping over the train. The fright at this
daring feat occasioned among the passengers
lasted but moment, and joy was seen de-
plcted ON every face when the danger was
passed. The train slackened up its speed
then, and arrived safely at Dayton.
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CALiFO RNIA.
VARIOUS MATTERS

pan francisco, Sept. 28.-Paymaster Sam.
1;nd as, lana, y. 8 A, formerly of Massachusetts
died in this city yesterday.
o,d Inc total receipts of the Sanitary rir,which
closed last night, were $4,000, 0, which $47 900
mas Us, already been forwarded to Paris.
Ihe survey of the Northern Pacific railroad
is completed to Puget Sound. The route is
entirely practicable.
Seventeen ships are now loading grain here
for England.
The population OF Oregon, as shown by the
census returns, will be 81, ,OO0 vnd OF Washing
ton Territory 80 000
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DETECTIVES of the Massachusetts State
Police took into custody about week ago,
Samuel K. Burbeck, Jr., of East Boston,
twenty-five years old, on the charge of en-
bezzling about $1,000 from the firm of Howe
'& French, where he was Cashier. His oper-
ations have been going on for about two
years. When the "irregularity" was dlscov-
cred, Burbeck was taken to Major Jones's
office and confessed that he had spent $500
of his employers money during the past
eighteen months. He got rid of this amount
gradually at first, but toward the close of his
brief but brilliant career, he dipped in heavy,
appropriating to his own use, at one time, a
thousand dollars. For rides he paid 500 a
week; liquor and cigars, $11 upon women,
about 5000. All this time he was paying at
tentlons to avery respectable young lady who
had expected TO become his wife. In addition
to all this, he said he had given away about
$500 to hostlers and lacqueys, and had ex-
changed greenbacks for gold watches and
Jewelry, which had been presented to the
women he "kept." But there was one thing
Burbeck would not confess-and that was the
place where he got his rum and cigars. He
seemed very conscientious on this point, and
regarded the matter as somewhat sacred
thus shielding the principal party that had got
good share of the ill-gotten gains. After his
arrest he explained to the officers in detail
how he had ingeniously kept the books of the
firm
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-30
THE Central Park Museum in New Yor
10 rurob

THE Central Park Museum in New York.
has purchased
Flrst-The entire collection of the late
Prince Maximifan, known as the Weld Col.
lection, comprising 1900 mounted birds. GOO
mammals, 1900 fishes and reptiles.
oecond-Selections from the Verreaux col
lection at Paris, $500 mounted birds. 23O
mounted mammals, 400 skeletons.
Third The entire collection of American
and foreign birds, about $500 in number.
lately belonging to d. +. Elliot, ESQ.
f0urtnIA series of 250 birds of Siberia,
puTTnased from Monsieur Vedray, in Paris.
specimens, as follows:
Mounted Birds o55o
Mounted Mammals SO
FISHES and Reptiles. s........... ...........2,O 900
Skeletons 49,. :. 400
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-30

The "VosnTo," which was mentioned il
our telegraphic dispatches as having broken
out in SO deadly form in Barcelona and
other Mediterranean cities, is the same dis
ease familiarly known as "yellow fever" 1t is
an intensifedIand pestilential form of the COM
mon infammatory fever ;and its characteristic
symptoms are a sudden attack, rarely preced-
ed by few hours of giddiness and faintness,
a universal and excessive heat of the system,
with a severe headache, inaamed eyes,a white
tongue with red edges, and excessive thirst.
Vomiting follows soon, if the disease is not
checked, and the skill often becomes yellow,
as in jaundice. After one or two days the
state of collapse may result, in which the
skin is cold and clammy, and bleeding takes
place from the nose, eyes, ears and gums; and
from the coats OF the stomach, giving black
color to the matter rejected by it. Delirium
cold extremities. and disorganization of tn,
blood precede death. The disease is often to-
rapid and violent to be subdued by treatment
but there has been great progress made with
in few years in the study OF it, and in
large majority of cases it is controlled will
some certainty, if taken in time. Unfortu
nately it has so bad name that whole COM
munities become panic struck when it ap
proaches, and fright is believed not only to az
gravate the trouble, but siten to create the
disease itself.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-30
TENNESSEE X.

MEMPHIS, Sept 28.-Reports of the cotton
crops from the southwest are remarkably ia
able as TO the yield, but camp limits are so
numerous that the negroes have mortcaeed
their shares of the crop and refuse to nick II.
saying the present prices would not nav Cor
the work. Picking, nevertheless, progresses
finely, the weather being favorable.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-30
International Steamship Co.
EaStport. Calais and st. John.
DIGBY, WINDSOR AND HALIFAX
FaU Arr0n0eme,.t.
TWO TRIPS PER WEEK

q On and after MONDAY, October
ss~>,A Sd, the Steamer New England
n, nrksM Capt. E. Field, and the steamer
<esz..S.s.A.aaA New York, Capt. +. B. Winches-
-sss-1z.1't ter, will leave Railroad Wharf, loot
OF state street, every MONDAY and THURSDAY
at O'Clock NJ tor Eastport and st. John.
same days "
~ Connecting at Eastport with Steamer
QUEEN, Tor st. Andrews and Calais and with
stations. ~ --o"'o
= Connecting at St. John with the Stsam er EN-
ThESo ior Digby and Annapolis, thence by rail 10
kailway for Schediac and intermediate stations and
with rail and steamer for Charlottetown, p. K. /.
clock P. Nj.
sep2listo3oct then os A. r. STUBBS, Agent
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NOTICE IS hereby given, that the subscriber has
~ been duly appointed Executlix OF tbe will of
REUBEN PRINCE, late OF Yarmouth,
in the County of Gun berland deceased and has
taken upon herself that trust by giving bonds as
the law directs. All persons having demands
upon the estate of sa d deceased are required 10
exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment TO
DEBOkAd 4 ID. PRINCE, Executrix.
Yarmouth September 20th, 1870. w3w39
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Portland & Rochester R.R, Go
ANNUAL MEETING

VI Stockholders OF the Portland and )chester
,1 hailroad company will hold their Annual
mmesdnesiay, w s the fifth of October 1870, at 10 o'clock
AkT.2. To elect nIne directors Tor the ensuing
year.
ART. =. To see what way the means that may be
necessary to complete and equip the road 10
Rochester shall be rased and to vote the necessary
ART. 4. To transact any other business that may
come legally before them
BY order of the Dire tors.
Portland. ept. 9, 1870. sep2ltd
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A bill to encourage Chinese immigration
mas been introduced in the Oregon Legisla-
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The undersigned would urge the i'm
EA&1S portance of more attention to the chill
VI dren's first teeth, and in doing so
d1bwoulf announce to parents OF Port
land and vicinity that he is prepared to give special
attention to the children. The general impression
with parents that the FIRST teeth of little inn
poitance, and they seem surprised when the de mist
recommends filing, brushing, and other means of
preservation. Every one should know that dis
eased condition OF the teeth and gums, and a pre-
mature loss the first teeth, cause contraction of
the jaw, with which it is impossible to have a
healthy and handsome set OF permanent teeth.
With titeeu years practical experience in tbe
profession, am fully prepared to treat and iii
reeth, or insert artificial teeth. 1 am using West
ern's Metal, which for under plates has many ad-
vantages over every other material ~
Teeth Extracted Without Pain
] have introduced iuto nv practice the N;trous
Cxe Gas; shall be prepared to administer it at ali
hours have had five years. experience in its use as
eress Square, Portland, - "on-
se23-neweow O. p McAJASTEP n n q
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Proposals for Marble Mantels,

7 A1OpOSstIS IOI NdTD1C UduCtIS.
OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTION,
U. S. Court House & Post Off e and Custom Hous-
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 26, 1870.
OEALED Proposals will be received by the under
- signed until M. of the eleventh day of October.
1879, for furnishing and delivering to the u s. Cou1
House. Portland. Me-, twenty SIX (26) white veined
in this Office.
Prices will be given for each of the ten designs
selected. The price will include boxing and deliver.
ing in safe condition in Portland. The right to re-
ject any or all bids is reserved.
The mantels must be deli yerpd in Portland within
80 days after the acceptance OF the bid.
Proposals will be endorsed proposals for Man.
tells" and addressed to
sep26tOcl1 j. H. COCHRANE, Superintendent.
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3. JOhnSO

3. johnson,
DOOK-KEEPER, and adjuster OF accounts, at
ID office OF Joseph H. Webster, 1ns. Agt., 6s Mid
die st. au20dtt
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To LET.
House to Let i'm WestbrOok.

a fihsI CLASS French Roof House, containing
"A tlol ten looms, stable copnected) Pleasant
erect, Woodiord's Corner Horse Cars pass the
house. Apply at Office of Winslow, Doten ~ Co.'S
flaning mill, Cross street, Portland sep29tt
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TO l. u r.

To let.
EN1RST class Store and Cffieeson Exchange Street
Z between Middle and Fore Streets. Apply to
w. III, ANDERSON.
At Office of Nathan Webb Esq, No, 80 Exchange
Street. dec3Otf
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PROEATE NOTICES

CTORAGE and Wharfage or Custom House
~ Wharf. Apply 10 LYNCH. BARKER d Co.
ocl6tf 139 Commercial ST
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To Let.
GTORE No, $50 Commercial Street. head of Widg-
~ ery's Wharf, recently occupied by N. 0. Cram,
Esq. Possession given July 1st.
AUG. e. STEVENS & CO.,
Junlu 146 Commercial Street.
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ANDREW II. MOTT. HERTRAEn 8 AsHBf
A Ii. MOTT & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers ia
HOUSE FURN1SH1N N G GOODS
CUTLERY,
Plated, Britannia, Tin Wood and Willow
Ware,
Keap constantly on hand Waiters, Toilet
Sets Foo. Tubs, Spice and knite Boxes, Look,
ing Glasses Fire Irons, Fancy, Clotho5, and
Msrket Baskets, Travelling Satchels. Table
Mats, Napkin Rings, Common sense Sewing
Machines, and everything to be found in u first
class Furnishing Store, at GO King street, Alex
andria, Va. Jan 81
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BOOTS AND SHOES
SPRING AND SUMMER TRADE
1870.
w. r. VA y DEY,
oTREhT. ~

TE.............k b VI STKEET .............7F
A. EXANDkiA, VA.
Tho subscriber has ust received, and Laving
bought uL yntd rates can af1rd to sell At prices
20 Sm,. the times one OF the largest, most varied
and b,st assorted s.ocks Of Ladies', Gentle
men,, Misses and Childr MS Boots snd Shoes
ever be'ure offered for sare 10 this market His
Ion exp rience in the trade has enabled h m to
procure n stock manure ured from the bn$t
material and in drsira i and stylish manner.
and OIL the nlnst q. n.rnb @ terms :and. with ad-
vantages in his favor he can rf'rd ~ sell rs
che D ~ the cheapest. largo stock of H EAF4
GU. D :, suitable for the country, TO which ho
invite, the .peciai attention OF country mer-
chants All in want will do well TO c,l At "A
King street
NH 24-4m ". Is w WADnEf.
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TIE PIr1sYLvANIA MURDER.-We recently

TIE PITTsYLVANIA MURDER-We recently
announced the murder OF Mr.. Joseph i. An
derson, the father of Senator Anderson OF
Pittsylvania. He had for several years slept
at night in bis store. The assassin crushed in
his skull with club, which was afterwards
found with blood and hair on it. The murder,
O! course caused great excitement in Pittsyl-
vania county, and every effort was made to dis.
cover the perpetrator.
The authorities were aided in obtaining a
clue TO the murderer by Internal Revenue
Detective Cole. During the examination be-
lore the coroner, James NJ. Conway, son in
law of deceased, asked Detective Cole, if he
thought that the murderer OF MIR. Anderson
could be discovered. Cole, who had already
been impressed with the belief that Conway
was the guilty party, looked him directly in
the eye and replied, in effect, Il know now
who killed him - Cole reported this inter-
view to the sheriff and Others and expressed
to them his belief that Conway was the muI-
derer. The result was that Conway was arrest
ed, and committed to Pittsylvania county Jail,
where he made full confession Of the horrible
crime.
Among the circumstances which strengthen
ed the suspicious against Conway before his
arrest was the fact that he had borrowed a
considerable sum of money from his father in.
law, and afterwards took the benefit of the
bankrupt act, in consequence of which Mr..
Anderson had stated his intention to make
some changes in his will.-Rich Wing.
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REAL ESTATE BROKERS,

Main Office, Davis st., Culpeper, Va. =,
Ersnch Ofice, ll2 King ST.. Alexandria, Va
jOno door east of the Marshall House.)
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Especial attention paid to tho sale and ex;
change OF farms in Virginia and Mary land, ana
of houses and lots in the city Of Alexandria,
I'D TT -
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LADIES BUTTON BOOTS.

A fine stock; French Kid, Velvet, English
Lastin;, Kid Foxed and Turkey Morocco, and
other new styles, which cannot be surpassed
Tor beauty, durability and chespness.
At WADDEY'S, "a King street.
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lam ES F. CLARK,

lam ES F. CLARK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BKENTsvILLE, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, A.
Win attend promptly to any business in the
Courts of Prince William Fairfax and Stafford
counties Tr VIM. CO., dec lily
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LADIES PARLOR s. &TOILET SLIPPERS.
Ladies French Kid Broadway. Ladies Last
ing Broadway. Ladies' Turkey Morocco Broad
way Ladies' French Kid Toilet Ladies' Cassi.
moro Toilet, Ladies' Lasting Toilet, Ladies'
Serge and Carpet Slippers in every style and
quality at WADDEY'S, "a King street.