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The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19
Maine Classical School,

The following report from the committee on
the Classical School is taken from the Christian
Mirror. 1t is not SO full as was anticipated,
and fails to satisfy those who were looking for
reasons why Auburn was selected, instead of
one of the several other localities, which made
much larger offers. The reasons may require
more time for arrangement. They will prob
ably be given at length, at the next annual
conference of the Congregational society, which
meets in the city Of Bath, in June next. The
Committee chosen by the General Conference
of the Congregational Churches of Maine, and
charged with the duty of selecting location
for Classical school, and instructed to report
their decision through the Christian Mirror.
have attended to the duty assigned them.
In obedience to instructions they report that
they have decided upon "Auburn," as the To-
cation for said school.
In behalf of the Committee.
Oct. 18th, 1870.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19

CURIOUS RELIcs.-A correspondent of the
Troy Daily Press, in describing the recent
Centennial celebration at Rutland, Vermont,
makes the following mention of some of the
many curious old traps exhibited on the oc
casion:
There is an old plough, very old and very
heavy, which is called the Cardiff Giants
plough told Cardiff is here in person..
Among tae other relics Of antiquity are as
the schedule shows, ga letter written by our
blessed Saviour Jesus Christ, found under a
great stone sixty-fve years after his cruciix-
ion and re printed in London in 1791," an
English version of Homer's ''IIiad" published
IN !9iO, powder-horn 112 years old. a
dentists turnkey $50 years old, a blanket lis
years old, compass $50 years old. nlate
brought from China $50 wears AGO q tahie
brought from Scotland 200 years apo. a brsss
kettle 1877 years old, warming pan and
morton each $50 years old, turtle-sbelI Mate
over 200 years old, pitcher 1870, a Gun 14O
blanket lis, a clock made in 1880. spoons
100 years old.
Abigail Leonard's wedding apron, 1928,
table spoons presented to the said Abbie at
her wedding in 1928, a silver spoon formerly
owned by Sybil Hungtington, slipper worn
by Sally CIuff over 100 years ago, embroidery
done by Eunice Hill in ITS, and scores on
scores Of similar relics.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19
Current Notes.

The Pennsylvania Democrats elected to
Congress are all in favor of high protective
tariff.
A former slave of the Davis family, named
Montgomery, has received a prize for the best
bale of long-stapled cotton delivered at New
Orleans.
New umbrellas are now sold SO cheap in New
York that the dealers in the secondhand arti-
cle-formerly to be met with on rainy days
have been compelled to 60 out of the business
During the three years of its revival, tie
Putnam's Magazine received three thousand
and thirty-fve manuscripts, of which only
about tenth was used. This statement will
editor has to do
lady in that city boasts Of having attended
seventeen weddings since the first of the
month. She must be well versed in bridal ETH
quette by. this time a1d be ready, if good
chance offers, to have wedding Of her own.
Two Italians were recently arrested by Ca
madam detective in the Three Rivers District,
for coming base five, ten and twenty-five cent
pieces. They pleaded, in extenuation of the Of
tense, that it was impossible to procure work at
their legitimate Embarrassing brass images.
William Gage, who has been on trial at
Mansfield, Ohio for murder, by throwing a
train off the tack near Lucas, Ohio, and kill
ing two persons, has been convicted, and will
complete turned States evidence, and will re-
ceive ten years Imprisonment.
Past assistant paymaster j. G. Hobbs
Maine has been detached from the Tallapoosa
and ordered to settle his accounts.
Friday afternoon, assIsaiah Fl. Arey, of Bos.
cawen, N. H., was picking apples with a pole
which had an iron hook on the end of it, the
hook came off and fell with such force as to
cause rupture in the abdomen, which threw
him into spasms, in which condition he con-
tinued until Sunday evening" when he died.
The Newburyport Herald had an attack of
northernJlights: s"Last evening, as soon as
Tthonus had retired for the night and was en-
joying his first snooze, his spouse, the rosy
fingered Aurora. daughter of the morning
snatched the saffron-covered covelet from his
bed, and wrapping it about her, danced a jig in
the northern sky"
There are two enthusiastic little girls in Mer-
rimack, New Hampshire, named Ella and
Hattie Lawrence, aged ten and twelve years,
who are doing thriving business in sharing
cartridges for the Boston market. 1t is said
they are wide awake at an early hour in the
morning, and before many city people are
aware Of the peep o'day, they are visiting
snares that they have set the day before. They
frequently travel over an area of three or fonr
miles of territory, and catch from six to eight
game birds every day. After resetIing their
snares they spend the forenoon in gathering
nuts.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19
Oct. 18th, 1870.

THE REMOVAL OF Mr.. MoTLEY.-A Wash
ington correspondent of the Boston Traveller,
in long letter gives what he terms ''the true
history of the reasons" which led the Presi-
dent to remove Mr.. Motley, which being con-
densed are four in number, as follows:
1. Soon after his appointment. Mr. Motley
drew up paper containing his views on the
questions now in controversy between ;,1od TINS +
to Secretary Fish. The latter, after examining
the paper, pronounced it inconsistent with the e
Presidents own views on the subject, ana II
was therefore rejected, and Mr. Motley was
furnished with instructions of an opposite
character. Notwithstanding this, Mr.. Motley
presumed to enforce his own views upon the
British government, representing them to be
the views of the President.
2. The President asked Senator Sumner to
support the San Domingo treaty, and the latter
replied that he was supporter OF the admins
tration, yet afterwards opposed the treaty.
3. Mr.. Motley refused to appoint Hamilton
Fish, r., assistant secretary of the legation.
4. Mr.. Motley ''disgusts Engliah polite
ians"
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ID L e ID .

In Bath. Oct. Il, Mr.. Charles D. Williams aged
40 years months
In this city. Oct. 10. Hall Augustus, son of VIM.
X. r. ana Abbie L. Cross. aged Is years months.
No. II WatervIe street.
In Bath, Oct. Is, John L. Ramsey, aged 81 years
years.
In Hamilton Ohio, Oct. II, Mrs. Mary M. wife of
liken.
OBITUARY.
In this city. Sept. %, Mrs. Henrietta M. Warren,
vile OF Calvin Warren and only daughter of Mrs,
Jane P. andsthe late Capt. Henry Thurston aged 20
years months. That death loves shining mark
was strikngiy exempfhed in her sudden removal
from the scenes OF time to those of eternity. In the
removal OF this only child of her widowed mother,
this dauRhter-the sole heir OF her mother TO the
State OF Maine. which had been in faith so long labor
ed f0T-cut down just at the moment the answer was
session, whether they would accept the deed tender
ed to the Governor IN trust Tor the people. She was
child unspeakaby Believed and was most faithfully
and tenderly nurtnred from her earliest childhood.
She was endowed with great Intellectual powers,
which were carefully cultiva ed and trained for use
funess lest the golden bowl should be broken at the
fountain the fragile casket destroyed which contain
ed the precious jewel. she having suffered flem her
childhood and been brought by SEINE illness of
paraetic nature to deaths door several times.
While her weight never exceeded eighty pounds ami
her heig but four et and three inches, her mental
powers equaled others and she accomplished through
her energy will. perseverance,. and vigorous powers
Of mind as much as most persons OF robust health,
tnough sue often mourned exceedingly the size of the
casket OF the SOUL She played the piano with ability
and sung with melody and sweetness OF voice, sewed
with ncety and aacrity, skiltul in housewifery,
in when sne delighted. In word she was one "that
looketh wen 70 the ways OF her household eateth
not the cad OF idleness." But the browning grace
of her character was the earnestness with which
'she stretcheth nth her hands to the poor and
reacheb forth her hands to the needy and plead the
OF the poor and needy" She had many lriends
who will miss her, 50 like sunbeam, and who will
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19

STRANGE HISTORY OF BANK CHECK
A bank check just received at the Sub-Treas-
ury at New York has a strange history 1t
was originally issued to one Quartermaster
and made payable to another serving among
the Indians. The latter paid it to contractor
who, in turn, passed it to certain drovers from
Texas. Many months afterward, among the
enclosures to report received at military
headquarters from an officer who had been on
a peace mission to certain friendly Indians,
was a dirty piece of paper, Enthusiastically the
half of bank check, but not the halt which
bore the date and signature.
- The report showed it to have been found in
the camp of these Indians. A subsequent re-
port from another officer engaged on another
friendly mission to another band of Indians
in a different section of the country, inclosed
with other vouches of the satisfactory result
of the conference, the missing half of this very
check. The mystery of the first half was
solved. The unfortunate drovers had been
attacked and killed by Indians belongingfte
two different bands, and in accordance with
custom the spoils had been equally divided
between the two bands down to the minutest
articles.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19

A SPEECH FROM GAR1BALDL-G aribaldi was
enthusiastically received at Besaucon on Sun
day, and after review of his command made
the following animated speech:
stSoldiers of free France IL see in your gal
liant battaliOns the nucleus of an army of the
united States of European army OF liberty
and an army of law. The monarchies of the
old world are condemned. They are in arms
to-day for the last time. Monarchy in Europe
fell at Sedan, and it is dying forever before
Paris. see among you not Frenchman only
but Europeans, not Europeans but men, In
your ranks are American volunteers, soldiers
of Washington and Lincoln. Immortal, in
vincible enemies of despotism in every form
are fighting by the side of the sons of the
Rhine and Loire. Italians are fastening over
the Alps to battle with you, not against Ger
many but against monarchy-not against
people misled but against princes who mislead
all people. From all parts of France thou
sands of young and brave men are fastening
to the field of action. France, yesterday bowed
in sackcloth to the earth, looks to-day clad in
arms proudly up to Heaven. With France
europe will arise rejuvenated. You are fight
ing for the freedom of the continent and for
Vosges."
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19

Wise men are puzzling themselves to ac-
count for the fresh water which comes up
through an iron tube, sunk fifteen feet
through the constantly shifting sands of Cape
Cod, fran fifteen to twenty feet from high
water, and not more than three feet above it.
The water in this tube rises and falls with
the tide, yet more than one hundred barrels
of water have been pumped from it at one
time, without finding the slightest trace Of
saline matter. 1t is of such fine quality that
vessels supply themselves for sea voyage
from this WELL
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19

RAILROAD CAsUALrY.-Tuesday morning as
train was being made up at the depot at
Dover, N. H., a son of Mr.. Henry Brown, aged
Is years, in attempting to jump on one of the
cars, missed his footing and fell on the track.
The train was backing at the time and one car
and the engine passed over the lad crushing
him in terrible manner. Our informant
states that the bowels Of the boy were scatter
ed along the track, the body being crushed to
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19

The Electeur Livre of Brussels afirms that
series Of documents have been discovered in
the archives of the Tuileries, proving that the
late Emperor Napoleon III. caused forged
notes on the Bank of France to be circulated
throughout the empire. A letter from an en-
inent person has also been found, says the
Electeur, asking the Emperor in almost an
imploring tone the withdrawal of the notes.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19
e NEWS
PORT OF P.OR TIA ND.

Tuesday, October IS.
-.. ARRIVED.
Steamer New York, Winchester st john NB via
Passport tor Boston.
BaIque Isabel, (Arg, Moody New York, to load for
Brig Potomac, Carver, Philadelpha-coal to Eme-
Sen Ella Wood Moon. New York for Ellsworth.
Sch Julia Cook. Lord. Boston. .
Sch Sarah Elizabeth. Chase, Plymouth,-nas to
Sch Breeze. Overton, Dresden Tor New York.
Sch Alice B, Alley, Richmond for Providence
CLEARED.
Sch Izetta, Smith, Philadelphia-Geo Hunt.
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Sid I'm Havana 9Th inst, brig Addie Hale, shep.
pard, Baltimore.
Ar at New York 18th. brgs G H Kennedy. Dodge.
Matapzas; Ida l. Ray, Bradford, Cow Bay sch Juno
from POI tand.
MEMORANDA.
Sch Gen Howard. johnson. from Port johnson for
Bath, with coal, while rowing through He'll Gate 18th
was forced on to Floods Rock by the current and
of leaking badly. She toa ed 10 Hallett's
Cove and will be repaired. Sch Effort, Rich, from
Elizabethport Bangor, lost bboom and anchor at
same time but proceeded.
DOMESTIC PORTS
NEW 0RLEANs-Ar 18th. ship Union. AUSTIN
Ar l2th, ship Jane Southland, Bishop, New York
JACKsoNvILLE-Ar1 18th. sch Webster Bernard
IACKSONvILLE-Ar sth, sch Sabine, Currer,
Providence.
Cid sth, sch M A Holt. Holt, Washington.
SAVANNAH 18th, barque Investigator, Ford,
OHARLEsTON-Arl 18th. sch Nellie Burgess,
McKeen. WEXFORD.
Ar 1ath. baraue Annie Kimbal Stnson, Liverpool
Enrique, Orcutt, kockport.
Ar 18th. sch j S IngTaham. Packard New York.
M rOsI, ~ 1a,A NHapE
Sid 18th, schs NelIle, French, Georgetown; 10th,
Ralph Carlton. Curtis. Baltimore.
NORFOLK-Ar 18th, bareus N M Haven, Palmer.
In Hampton Roads nth, ship Louis Walsh, White.
Cailao (ordered to New York;
GEORGETOwN-Ar 18th. sch Adde Bird, Mer-
BALTIMoRE-Ar 18th. ship Belle Morse. wyman
NEW YORK-Ar 18th, brig Five Brothers Thur
low, Boston schs Annie Murchie. Merrill, Alexan-
drla Tor Rondout: Ben. Jones Wilmington.
Ar 18th, schs Tampa. Hunter, Elizabethport for
Boston; Effort, Rich do for Bangor.
Ar 18th, bargue Benetactor, Berry Shanghae.
Cid nth, ship G Il Marshall, Marshall, Liverpool;
brig Curtis, Merriman Savannah. schs Susan
Passed through He'll Gate 10th inst barque Isabel,
Landrick. do Tor Pembroke; Pacific, Gem, do for
PRovIDENsE-Ar 10th, sch oa,tillian. Jordan,
. Ar 18th, schs A Sawyer, Gould, and Majestic,
Coombs, Bangor.
NEWPORT-Ar 18th, sch Chilion, Winslow, Port
land tor New York.
HOLMES HOLE-Ar 18th. brig George w Chase,
Bacon Boston for Philadelphia schs Sarah Louise
SWEET, and Nora Wallace. Portland for New York;
Staryht. McIntire Boothbay tor Charleston.
BOSTON-Ar 18th, barque DAM Webster. Nicker-
sen, Malaga 9th ut; brig II II McGvery. Harding.
Baltimore schs Howard Wooster, Mayaguez: Ma
ryand Green Philadelphia; Maggie Bell. Hall, New
York; Ganges, Treworgy, Ellsw ortb; Helen Mar
Robinson, Camden; Equal Keller Rockiand; Con- Sn
m IN wea a.. and WIN McIxOOu. Haskell, uOs
Challenge, Black, Bangor
Ar 1sth, brig Means, Tracey. Hoboken sch Car
RE Walker, Mcfarland, jacksonville.
PORTSMOUTH-Ar 10th, sch Mary Louisa, Dan
ming, Hoboken; l. M Stewart, Stewart, Bangor.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19

BANKS AND BRECKENRIDGE. General Breck-
lnrlage and General Banks met the other day
had not met for ten years. They were young
members OF Congress together fifteen wears
ago. They are old friends. One wore the blue.
the other the gray. Both were leaders in the
great civil war, but on opposite sides. They
met after all the vicssitudes of the last decade
cordially, and Banks is now at Lexington, the
guest of Breckenridge. The illustration is as
pleasant as it is instructive, and ought to show
the red-hot chaps that there is not nearly SO
much fire and birthstone among sensible peo
Pile as they think. Gen. Banks is most ami,
politciap.- Courier Journal
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19
Bachelors Hair Dive.

This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world;
tie only true and perfect Dye harmless reliable jim
stantaneous; no Disappointment; no ridiculous tnts
remedies the i'll effects ofbad dyes invigorates and
gtss ths hair soft aud eautiful black or brown
Sold by all Druggstsand Perfumers, and properly
applied at Bachelors Wig Factory 16 Bond st,N.Y
June 3-1s70sNd1yI&w
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The CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE SOUTH. The
Roman Catholic Church, with its proverbial
missionary enterprise, is making great pro-
gress among the negroes Of the south. 1t lis es-
timated that since the rebellion several hum
dred thousand negroes have joined that
church. To the Catholics the negroes of the
south are more or less indebted for large edu-
cational facilities, not to speak of the more
substantial material aid which they have re-
ceived from the same quarter. Nor are these
negroes the only portion of the yeople of the
southern States who have been captivated with
the church of Rome. Somehow or other an
idea prevailed at the south during the rebel
lion, that the Catholic church was more or less
friendly to the cause of the Confederacy. Out
of feeling of gratitude, if nothing else this de-
nomination has received large accessions from
some of the most prominent families of the
SOUTH mainly ON account of the supposed
sympathy of majority of that denomination
for the southern cause. A gentleman who has
lately travelled through the south states that
large and liberal arrangements are being made
by the church to profit by the feeling which ex-
SITS alike among the whites and the negroes to
extend its domain in that section.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19

THE INSTRUCTION m MARzNIQUE.-Letters
from Martinique say that the instruction in
that islsnd was consequent upon a proclama-
ton by the Governor of the establishment Of
a republic in France. The insurgents have
proclaimed the republic of Martinique similar
to that of Hayti. A large number of plan
tations have been sacked by the blacks and
several engagements have occurred between
the government troops and the insurrettion-
lists. 1t is feared that revolt will spread over
the island ts- f
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19

CALAIS, Oct. II, 1870.
young man calling himself Walter Chapman,
son of Rev. G. G. Chapman aretired Congregational
clergyman Of Calais, has been in Brunswick and
Yarmouth soliciting aid for Calais sufferers by the
late fire. He bore for papers an appeal purporting
to be from the relief committee at Calais, and at
Brunswick certificate purpo1ting to be from Rev.
Geo. A. Putnam OF Yarmouth. I will only add that
this young man is a swindler and that no one has
been authorized requested to solicit aid outside OF
Portland. s. g. PIKE, Treas'r Relief Fund
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temptible, and If placed at the disposal of an
energetic commander would render the
task OF the Prussian armies the most
dnh,cult in the military history of the
world. Paris is fortified battlefield, and its
parts are as strong as citadels, with continu,
Gus ramparts for six miles. The sphere OF
march, owing to the immense circle of invest
ments, cannot be closed. Cutting communi-
cation between Paris and France will be a
difficult task, owing to the heavy nature OF
the environs, which rendered the duty of the
Prussians extremely arduous. Bringing up
fresh troops complexities matters still more
The preparations Of the bombardment re.
quire time and force. 1t is difficult to realize
such work as the transporting of cannon
mp hill and down dale. The environs from
which the bombardment can be directed are
impracticable, and an enemy must reduce the
forts before attacking the city.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19

THEODORE TILToN AND REV. J. d. FULTON,
seekers after fame in their chosen professions
as editor ar clergyman, have just achieved an
unenviable noteriety; and the disgraceful
quarrel now waging between the two is the
subject of good deal of newspaper comment
When men occupying dignifed positions de-
scend from their places to indulge in such
exhibitions of personal spleen and dislike they
should be let alone most severely and allowed
to exhaust themselves without permitting the
moral sense of the community to be outraged
In this affair, like good many others, blame
can be attached to both parties. Mr. Fulton
has been an intolerant advocate of temperance,
denying to everybody the privilege of differing
with him upon this question, and more than
once has gone out of his way to revile men
whose whole lives have been constant labor
for the good of humanity. Tilton is equally
pugilistic, and like Fulton, has given cause to
doubt his honesty as reformer. But in this
case he showed weakness if not positive dis
honesty in replying in the manner he did to
published letter which he at first believed to be
forgery-charging his opponent with being
hypocrite and liar. Whether Mr.. Fulton's
threatened libel suit is prosecuted or not is of
little consequence to the public. If the two
men could be shut up alone in some backyard
where they might slap each others faces with
their dirty linen to their hearts content it
would cure them of their folly. The presence
of the public as witnesses of the squabble is all
that keeps it alive.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Writing, Bookkeeping, NavIga-
ton, &C.
Comer's Go numerical COLLEGE,

~ Conducted with signal success tor thirty years
past by GEORGE N. Conner, A. NJ. Plesfl, ut,
thereby peculiar facilities for providing sultai e EN-
PLoYMENr tor its graduates, (mae and tmae.l
open DAY and EVENING.
Catalogues and Circulars, giving tul informa ION,
with STYLES OF HANDWRITING taught, and list OF Mr..
Corners works on PENMANsHIP. BooK-KE PING,
NAyIGAIIos, Sc, sent post paid. or may be had
FEES, at the College. . 81 Washiagssu Street,
eorrer OF West Street Boston, here the public Is
invited to inspect the arrangements. oel9eod-w4w
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PORTLAND NURSERY.

L has arrived. Many things do hest panied IN
autumn. Among this class may be named all the
varieties of
Currant and GOOseberries, Grape
Vines, Rhubarb, &c.
We offer our patrons this season fine stock Of
nearly everything IN our line, including 81
Extra size apple aud Pear Trees, Cherpy
and La Versailiajse Currsns~s
~ Planting done by experienced workmen, At
fair prices.
Nurseries at Morrill's Corner, terminus oil P. g. r.
A. Horse r. X. Address,
q. - & L.. G. GODDARD,
oc19tr Portland, Maine.
Country trade supplied at lowest rat IS.
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A BERLIN JOURNAL ON THE CAPTURE OF
o; A,RIs'-Ihe Stats Auzeigor excites the
ciuzens OF Berlin by asemi-official article in
Whlch sets forth the difficulties in conquering
Paris. 1t says the moral and material re,
sources remaining to the French are not con-
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-19

A GEETS everywhere, to canvass for JnHS s. C.
"A ABBoTT's forthcoming book "ssrussua aud
CHARACTERIZATION W ar.o A live subject Tor a
wide-awake canSasser. Address, B. B. RUSSELL,
Boston, Mass. oci9l2w-w3w
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
A Card.

The undersigned would take this method Of re-
turning thanks to the Board Of Mayor and Aldermen
and particularly to Alderman Mccarthy for prompt
and honorable reconsideration Of the vote whereby
his license = vctualer with others.was revoked.
DH GEORGE KELLEY.
Portland, October 18th, 1870. oc19ssl1t
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The Most Modern Italian
VOCAL TEACHING,
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~ HOSE vocal teaching Tot the Italian Scsool)
W has reen 80 emiDently successful thrcughout
the Canauas, United States and Provinces btgs {,
INFORM the + sdents of Portland that she has
rived here with the Intention OF making range
ments with any ladies families esIous Of avains
themselves of her instruction, and Is prepared 10
commence immediately.
Terms moderate. Accomplishments included.
Residence, Alrs. ColbuIn's, al Congress 1t.
n,t1l
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Capt. Commerell, late commanding the Eng
lish iron-clad Monarch, is going to the Cape OF
Good Hope as commander of the station.