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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

One of the very last literary labors of the
late Hon. VIM. Willis was the photography
of Maine which appeared in the Historical
Magazine for March, where it occupied 80
closely printed pages. The Maine Farmer
gives the following account OF this article,
which as it truly says, has curiously enough
escaped the notice of the generable public
hitherto:
The original work, of which this is revised
and extended form, was published by the au-
thor in 1859, making pamphlet of some doz-
en- pages. The introduction to this BbiOg-
raphy is chiefly valuable for its list of authors
either native or resident-not including wr-
tiers of sermons or occasional fugitive pieces
nor editors of newspapers. The list compri-
ses two hundred and sixty-four names, of
which one hundred and seventy-three are ma
tives of our State. This portion of the list
comprises many distinguished names, among
them H. w. Longfellow,N N. P. Willis, Geo. S.
Hillard, John S. c. Abbott, Edmund Flagg,
Geo. Folsom, John Ward Dean, Grenville
Mellen, John Neal, Lorenzo Sabine, Usher
Parsons, Charles f. Browne, James Sullivan
and Sylvester Judd. Many of these writer's
have attained degree of eminence which has
given them a worldwide reputation, and &C
quired for them positions of commanding lit
erary influence. Among the lady writers we
find the names of Mrs. Paul Akers, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Cakes Smith, Mrs. M. H. Pike, Mrs.
Margaret J. M. Sweat, Sarah Payson Willis,
and Mrs. Maria W. Hackelton. The remein-
der of the introduction is unimportant. 1t
has brief sketches of Moses Greenleaf, Gen.
Benjamin Lincoln, Samuel Freeman, Judge
Sullivan, Dr. Hemmenway, Rev.Samuel Deane,
and Rev. Jonathan Greenleaf; some attempt
at sketching the early literary condition of the
State, prior to, and Immediately succeeding its
separation from Massachusetts, and a lengthy
quotation from Wells Water Power Report.
To give some idea of the labor involved in
its preparation, we may say it comprises ten
hundred and filty-two titles. Not only are
the titles of the books given, but every pam
phlet and tract, bearing upon our history or
statistics is described in full. Biographical
and critical notices are often appended to
many of the titles thus giving the work far
greater value, than it would otherwise possess.
In instances where works relate to controver-
sial subjects-as for example the Pophan Col
ony-the merits of the discussion are briefly,
and generally very fairly discussed. The list
includes notices of Mr.. North's history of Au-
gusta; of Mr.. Willamsons history of Belfast,
as we'll as other works in press or in prepare
ton at the time of its publication; SO that it
may be regarded as complete, and as being a
guide to what has been written about Maine,
historical. biographical and statistical, from
the time Sir Ferdinando Gorges publishedhis
america Painted TO the Lie" in 1868, down
to the present time. We have reason to be
proud of cur literary history, and of the emil
nent names Maine has given to the Republic
of Letters.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

The Americans in Berlin celebrated Thankgs-
giving Day with great spirit. Ex-Minister
Bigelow delivered an address, and Minister
Bancroft presided at a banquet in the evening.
The Prussian ministers AMI o majority of the
cabinet were present.
The treaty uniting Bavaria with the North
German Confederation has been signed.
Farrell and McLain, sent to the Massachu-
sets State Prison in 1866 for twenty-five years,
for robbery, were pardoned on Thanksgiving
Day.
A number of newspapers in Florence have
been suppressed for publishing the Papal bull
communicating Victor Emanuel.
The total and immediate abolition of slavery
in Cuba is again discussed by the press of Ma
drid.
Generals Sherman, RosecraLs, Hooker, Gar
field, j. G. Davis and Others attended the re-.
union of the Army of the Cumberland at
Cleveland Thursday.
There was a great demonstration in Wash
ington Thursday over visit from Archbishop
Spalding of Baltimore, who has lately return
ed from Rome.
Forty of the persons arrested for rioting at
Baton Rouge election day have been discharged
for want of evidence.
The Captain-General of Cuba celebrated the
election of King of Spain by pardonng
twelve men who were under sentence of death
Business was generally suspended in New
York Thanksgiving Day, and the churches and
theatres were largely at:ended-especially the
latter.
Commodore John c. Carter, of the United
States Navy, died of heart disease in Brooklyn
Thursday.
George Aldrich, married man, of Lowell
Mass, attempted on Thursday evening to COM
NIT rape On Nellie Peters, miss of II, whom
he had invited out to tide. He did not sue
coed in his attempt, but an officer succeeded in
arresting him.
Evacuation Day (Nov. 24tb) was appropriate
ly celebrated in New York.
Building No. 251 Washington street, Boston,
Mass, was badly damaged by fire Thursday
night, and the occupants suffered seriously in
goods. Christopher Kirmes, hair worker; w.
I. Homer, window shades and curtain fixtures;
Brown, Pickett & Co., millinery goods, and
Bralgan u Co., cloths, are among the losers.
Loss $4,000 to $4,000; mostly insured.
Another walking fool besides Weston has
turned up: this time in Boston His name is
McEttrick, and he begun on Thursday the
wager of walking continuously 104 hours with
only thirty minutes for rest in each twenty-four
hours. Weston, who began his attempt to
walk four hundred miles in five days, broke
down on Thursday afternoon. One condition
of his wager was that he should walk liz miles
in twenty -four hours He failed in this part OF
his task on Tuesday and again on Thursday.
Three boys named Moses Sargent, Sylvanus
Chandler and Willie Locke were injured Fri
day nooner at Concord, n. H., by the explosion
OF log of wood which had been charged with
powder for the purpose of splitting.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

STILL PREACHING TREAsoN-The ex-
retel Gen. Gordon, of Georgia, fearful that
his notoriety gained in the war will be forgot.
ten by the rising generation of Southern
youth, is anxious to keep it before them by the
preaching of reasonable advice, such as the
following, which occurs in lecture delivered
by him in Atlanta few days ago:
In the course of his remarks the General
reminded his audience of "their common sor-
row and their common cause" and desired
that the Southern youth should be SO educat-
ed as to "retain their self-respect as an impor-
tant agent in the formation of national char
acter." This desired end was to be attained
by discarding the Northern periodicals, pa
pers, and especially Northern school books, of
winch he spoke in most disparaging terms,
anu substituting in their stead "such books as
GuioSlzeq Jeii. Davis, Stonewall jackson and
hopert Lee He then referred to a series of
school Doofs, edited by Venable DeVere
Maury, and others of the University of Viz
ginia. These he recommended aS suitod ~
the wants OF the Southern youth Tha g. "
eral read several passages from the aWat; %nn
Reader" which compl:mented General Sbar;l
dan, and for that reason he objected to tbair
introduction into Southern schools. "He re rn-
spected Sheridan as soldier and admired his
courage, but could not respect his crimes.'
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pEknasHof COUNTY,.


There were flts car loads Of pbatJAS Skinned
from the town of Dexter In the month Of Octo-
Der. tits estimated that one thousand bushels
per day are being brought into that village for
a market. During the same month POO tons
OF freight passed over the Dexter and Newport
railroad.
YORK COUNTY.
Alonzo Deshon of Bddeford has been an
pointed revenue guager.
Wednesday morning the iron rails were laid
on the Portland and Rochester as far as the
depot at Springvale.
On Friday, 18th inst, young man named
Cooper, employed in the gang saw mills Of Mr..
Q. W. McKenney at Bar Mills, had one of the
fingers of his left hand cut off, by having it
caught between dart and the log as it was
passing through the saw. On Monday alter
noon, 14th inst, at the same place, Mr.. G. w.
FOss had his hand sawed severely by having it
caught on circular saw with which he was at
work.
| On Sabbath evening a barn in South Ber-
wick owned by Robert Fernald containing
four tons of hay, farming tools, &c. was entire.
| lydestroyed by fro. Insured for $780, The
fire was enthusiastically the work of an incen-
diary.
Patents have been issued to Daniel r. Allen
| of Cumberland for seat for vehicles and Cbas.
H. Mayo of Bath for saving machine.
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Nsp NAtes,


The North German parliament was opened
ut Berlin on Thursday, The royal speech;
which was read by deputy, defends the King
and charges France. with being the cause OF
the war.
Gortschakofrs reply to the British and Aus
trian governments is very concilatory. 1t ex-
plains the pacific meaning of previous declara-
tions aud aflrms that Russia Graves peace gen
orally and in the east especially, that it is i'm
possible to maintain it without common un'
Outstanding and Russia shrinks from acting
separately from the other powers.
Ii is officially declared at Berlin that the
Sublime Porte will not tolerate the slightest
infringement of the treaty.
Earl Russell writes to the London Times
saving at the Gear proposes to set aside the
treaty of Paris by force let us meet him
with force and the sooner the better"
A decisive meeting Of the English cabinet will
be held Friday. The dissolution of the present
ministry and the formation of war govern.
ment is considered certain. 1t is believed that
Mr.. Gladstone will be obliged to resign ani
Earl Russell alone can succeed him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

like Earring jiiscotd' but oi swelling ehbfus'
The tribune notes the pleusihg fact That the
increased observance Of this religious season
promotes more appropriate recognition. Of
our National Thanksgiving, in these Words
One of the most pleasing illustrations of this
evident fact is, that while the New England
festival of Thanksgiving has extended over all
the continent the holy season ofAdvent,whlch
onr ancestors in their grim protest against the
ceremonies of Rome refused to recognize, IS
now guarded and ballowed in every town OF
the East, with the Druid Mistletoe, the Chris
tan Mass,and the foreign child-fables ofSanta
Claus aud Kriss Kringle. What was cold and
exclusive in Puritan prejudice has given way
to kindlier humanity, aud those observan-
ces which were founded on natural piety and
philanthropy have endured and gained
strength and acceptance day by day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

MOB MURDERs.-The Savannah Republi-
can says that on The night of the 18th inst.
party of aimed and mounted men, none of
whom were disguised, visited the house of
Mr.. V. A. Creech in Bethany, took him by
force and carried him off. The party went to
the store of Mr. John Creech, brother of the
above ana took him away with them. An
attempt was made by the friends of the latter
to rescue the captives, but they were intimi-
dated by the arms of the ruffians. Next
morning the trail OF the party was followed
and the body of Mr.. john Creech was found
in creek, having received gunshot wound
in the left armpit and his stomach cut open,
producing an opening seven or eight inches
long, through which his bowels were exposed.
The body of the other Mr.. Creech was after
wards found in a mill-pond, very much mutt
lated by gunshot wounds. Mr.. V. A. Creech
leaves wife and four children. No cause is
assigned for these outrages.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

THE immigration Convention at 1ndianapo-
lis adjourned on Thursday after adopting reso-
lutions calling for additional legislation and a
more rigid enforcement of the immigration
laws, request the President to open negotia
tions with foreign countries, to secure joint ju-
risdiction on emigrant ships, ask for the forma-
tion of Bureau of Immigration by the Feder-
al government, and the abolition of the capita
tion tax on emigrants. A committee of one
from each State and territory represented to
memorable Congress was then appointed; also
an executive committee with power to call fur
Their meetings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

GEoRGIA.-A Georgia correspondent of
the Washington Chronicle thinks the pros
pect for Republican triumph in that State in
December decidedly encouraging. He writes:
Despite the vile Vaccinations of the De-
mocracy and the opposition of a few dissatis-
fled, unprincipled Republicans, the present
administration has succeeded in restoring in
great measure law and order throughout
Georgia. There is an expressed determine
ton on the part OF true Republicans to unite
firmly together, so as TO elect such mel to
Congress as win represent in that august
body the best interests Of the whole State.
The Republican majority for Bullock for
Governor, of $4,000 is, in his judgment, a
good point to start from 10 his calculation
and he adds to this the beneficial effects of
the new school bill, which provides for an i'm
partial system of free schools, the establish
ment Of an educational fund and the i'm
proved condition Of the State finances under
Gov. Bullock's administration, as means which
will aid in giving more practical solution of
true reconstruction measures by the election
OF the Republican candidates next month.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

RE-DIsTRICTING THE STATE.-Tne Ban
gor Democrat of this week submits plan for
dividing the State into Congressional districts
in the manner shown below. On the suppo-
sition that Maine will lose member OF Con-
gress, the population of each district should
be 157, 100, or as near that number as county
lines and contiguity of territory will admit.
First District-The entire counties of York,
Cumberland and Sagadahoc with popula-
ton OF 16l, 157.
Second District-'rha counties Of andre
scoggin, Oxleld, Kennebec and Franklin, with
the eleven western towns in Lincoln, compris-
ing population OF 156,476.
Third District-The five eastern towns in
Lincoln, with the counties of Knox, Waldo
O3e.
Fourth DiStrict-The counties of ARGOS
took, Piscataqus and Somerset; population
154,247.
By the above districting the difference be-
tween the largest and smallest the districts is
but 6,S11, whilst the difference between the
two mean districts is but 562. As at present
constituted, the difference between the first
and second districts is over $4,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26
r Fl T pR ESS.
Saturday Morning, November 26, 1870
General Buffers Speech

Our evening contemporary attaches much
inheritance TO the fact that copy OF Gen.
Rntler,s sneech was furnished to the PRESS in
advance of its delivery, as If there were any
significance in a courtesy which we shared
with hundreds of morning rapers ali over the
country We are SO vain as to suppose that
we are not the object of Gen. Buffers distin-
guished consideration. The speech he deliv-
cred was substantially the same as that which
he delivered not long ago to a reporter. who
sent it to the Tribune. The notifications
aud celebrations which it has since undergone
do not give any color to the authors denial of
its authenticity. When the Tribune report
was published we took occasion to express an
emphatic and unqualified dissent from nearly
every opinion he expressed, and this we did
at length, leaving nothing more to do now
than to reiterate what we then said. Indeed
our amazement increases hourly that man
like Gen. Butler, who possesses almost unri-
vailed intellectual power, should be afflicted
with such astonishing moral blindness. We
do not know where to look for precedent.
lie proposes to preserve party, allegedt be
morlbund, by the deliberate manufacture OF
policy" that does not spring spontaneously
fom the hearts of the geople, like the poll
Cyl that subdued The rebellion and destroyed
slavery, but is prescribed by ingenious polite
ians. Moreover, that policy is war-an I'M
necessary and ruinous war! 1t were ten
thousand times better that The Republ lean
party, which is nothing if not founded on
genuine principle, should be hopelessly wreck
ed than that such mad counsels should pre-
vail. There are elements of cohesion enough
to hold the party together for decades to come,
and we do not need Buffers panaceas. If we
did need them they would be worse than use
less. The attempt to identify Grants admin
istration with this idiotic pronunciamento
will fail. We predict that the President will
lepudiate Butler and his works, if indeed he
thinks any formal reputation necessary. We
should as soon expect him TO adopt Buffers
greenoack theories as this last reckless
scheme.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

ADvENT.-To-morrow will be Advent Sun
dry, tie beginning of the ecclesiastical year,
and the time when the whole Christian church
begins to watch for the coming of the prorhis-
ed Messiah. Its increasing observance in
New England is a gratifying reminder that the
heree and cruel bigotry of the earlier days is
fadlng out Of the broadening American life
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

COUNTERFEIT MoNEY.-rhe fools are not all
dead yet. Messrs, Owen Bros of New York
are sending their circulars round the country
offering to send counterfeit money that cannot
be detected in large amounts for small sums of
money. Mr.. Rufus Stockton of New York
does the same. Some guls in this State send
the money by express but that is the last they
see of it. People in Halifax and on the Saco
River bite at the bait, whose names we might
give,bu we hope that their folly is due more to
ignorance than.deliberate wickedness and that
it will be sufficient to let them know that such
schemes ALWAYS Come to grief
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

Two trunks with Charles Summers name
on them created as much excitement the 9TH
er day among the newspaper men of Washing
ton as dozen "Saratogas'' on the platform at
fashionable watering place would among the
well-dressed loungers at that locality; and I'M
der the inspiration of the presence of the Sen
ator's wardrobe, couple of Bohemans pro-
ceeded to write and print an account of an in
terview with the owner. 1t afterwards came
out that Mr.. Sumner had not arrived, but was
on his way from Chicago by easy stages, and
expects to reach Washington at the opening of
fha
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

"CHEAP Food" We neuer complain of
Cur exchanges for Stealing" when they do
not happen to give us credit for every para
graph. But when the Brunswick Telegraph
copies our article entitled "Cheap Food" uses
it as leader and credits it to the Newbury-
port Herald we feel justified in mentioning
the fact. We have no doubt, however, that
the Herald is the guilty party.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

THE CAPITULATIoN OF THIoNvILLE.-Thion
vile, which had been in flames since Tuesday
last, formally surrendered at II o'clock Thurs
day morning. 1t was the last stronghold of the
French in Lorraine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

iHE first number of new steegraphic'
newspaper, containing private messages print
~ "no an hieroscopically photographed, SO there
Wv go dispatches on surface of "a inches
square, reached Paris Tuesday by pigeon,
with Intelligence from every pert of France
and abroad. But pigeon service is extremely
uncertain; OF 200 taken away by balloons on)y
30 have returned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26
Richardson's Little Washer

The LITTLE WASHER is used by 10000 New
England families, and d. r. Ham, at Kendall
& Whitney's, is daily extending the sale Of this
admirable household help. Having tried it we
caHdidly recommend it to all who wish SIM
pie, portable and yet powerful and satisfactory
washing machine in their families. Price S..
nOy22sn3W
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State News.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.

We learn from the Herald that Mrs Everett
a widowed lady residing at Pages Mills,
frightened off some burglars that attempted to
enter her house last Saturday night, by seizing
a musket and threatening to shoot them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26
Madame Caprell refers to the fol-
lowing Testimonial,


WE shall for the next sixty days, offer our entire
stock of Fancy Goods, Worsted Goods, and
Trimmings at greatly reduced prices.
All in want of anything in the Fancy Goods line,
will do well to call and get our low prices.
NO. 1923 MIDDLE STREET.
sWEETSIR s. MERRILL.
nov2csnk1w
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Il o l. E 4.

STORAGE and Wharfage on Custom House
Wharf. Apply to LYNCH, BARKER a. Co.
oc1Gtf sn 139 Commercial st.
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Items.

The New York canals are to lie closed De-
cember 9Th.
Baltimore merchants are about TO establish
a line of steamers from that city to Buepos
Ayers, by way of st. Thomas and Bahia
They propose to apply to Congress for a sub
sidy.
The maps of the campaigns of the armies of
the James and the Potomac, with the excep-
ton Of the battle field of Gettysburg, are COM
pleted aud ready for distribution.
Burglars blew open the safe of the National
Mahaiwe Bank, at Great Darlington, Wednes-
day night but were discovered and frightened
away before they had secured any of the money
or valuableS
William B. O'Donoughue, one of the prom-
nent leaders of the Winnipeg rebellion, has
arrived at Washington He is the bearer of
petition signed by 10000 Inhabitants of that
country, praying for annexation to the Unit
ed States.
The Metropolitan Hotel in Chicago was con-
siderably damaged by fire Wednesday morn
ing. During the excitement terrible panic
occurred among the guests, in which several
were more or less injured by leaping from the
upper stories. A young ma0 named Moses
Hawson, employed in the hotel, was suffocated
to death while trying to save some of the fe-
male in mates.
The celebrated steamer Kearsarge has been
surveyed at the navy yard at Mare Island and
condemned She should be kept alive as long
as the old Constitution has been, although the
last inch of the wood and iron of her original
hull disappeared geneia alton ago.
PERsoNAL.-J. 3. Conley, for many years
connected with the Portland and KenLebec
railroad, has been appointed baggage master
on the new express train from Augusta to
Bangor. Mr.. Conley it may be remembered,
was the gentleman who saved from drowning
at the risk Of his own life. little daughter of
the late Henry Willis, Esq at the Atlantic
House few years ago.
+. o. Beal, for many years baggage master
on the Maine Central, from Portland to Ban
gor, has been promoted to conductor of the
same train. The appointment is much ap-
proved by all who travel over the road.
Augustus G. Lincoln, the oldest passenger
conductor on the Portland and Kennebec rail-
road, has filed the position eighteen years and
| it is estimated that he has run nearly 100000
miles, and there has never been a serious acct
denton train under his charge.
L. D. Cobb of Belgrade has been appointed
| baggage master on the Maine Central railroad,
| vice +. o. Beal, promoted. ifts7,-
w. understand that Mr.. NJ. W. Clark, who
| for many years has kept an unexceptionable
| restaurant at Danville junction, contem plates
giving it up for want Of patronage, caused the
Withdrawal Of the through trains on the Maine
| Central road.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26

Trusses, Elastic Stockings, Knee
Caps, Ankle Bandages, shoulder
Braces, Supporters, Clutches,
Dumb Bells A full supply just received
at LOring's Drug Store, corner Ex-
change and Federal StS Sep13tfSn