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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29
Forty Millions DAMAGE

! Mr.. EDITOR! Dear Sir,-My attention ha
Just been called to an abstract OF a lecture q,
Education, by G. B. Stetson, ESQ.,, Count,
Supervisor of Schools, recently published il
the Lewiston Journal. I have read it with ,
good deal of interest; and while see much il
it to commend and little to crticise, find on,
paragraph relating to popular school tex
book which seems to me not only uncalled- 10,
but untrue Irefer to the following:
"The taste should be cultivated by more draw.
ing in our schools. rejoice that some things
are getting out OF school to make room for bet.
ter work. Greenleat's Arithmetic with its
useless puzzles, has done the State more than
h I"r,y a,iilohs OF damage(D l rejoice that it
State. You won't see everybody f1v from the
farm to the counter when our schools teach
: farming"
l quote a little of the context in order
to show the abruptness with which this
wanton attack npon deceased author of &C.
knowledged ability was introduced. The
question at once arises, upon what data did
the lecturer make his calculations? Did he
actually canvass every town of this widely.
extended Fine-tree State, carefully estimate
the amount of damage in each and find in
summing up thatlhe had just forty miNionss
But, in what way was the damage caused, and
who were the sufferers? This is what puzzles
some Of us far more than any puzzle that we
ever met with in Father Gree MEATS Arith.
metic during an intimate acquaintance OF
many years. Perhaps the lecturer will en-
tighten us upon some of these points. Thou
sands are now living in Maine who are in
debted solely to GreeAleafs Arithmetic for all
the mathematical knowledge they possess.
How many of them, think you, ale ready to
testify that they have been damaged" by this
book, said to contain useless Euzzles?" This
phrase has been for years the principal argu-
ment OF the agents of riva, books in exciting
prejudics against Greenleaf. Bat there new.
or could be aimOre puerie objection brought
against work on mathematical for problems
.nat are exceedingly puzzling to some brains
are wrought out by others with ease and pleas.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PROPOSALS FOR GRANITE FOR THE NEW
STATE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF SUPERVISING ARCHITEcr

II.
WASHINGTON, May "A, 1871.
Sealed proposals will DO recsivea until ~ O'clock
Supervising Architect OF The Treasury Department.
for furnishing and delivering at the site OF the pyo.
posed building all the dimension granite required tor
the exterior Of the new state Depart ment Tor VIII Oh
ABOUT $50 000 cubic feet viii be required Proposals.
must state the price cubic foot tor stones whose
dimensions do not exceed twenty cubic feet, and the
rate OF increase in price tor stones exceeding twenty
cubic feet The exact average size Ct the stones
not at present be given but will approxiu ATE 40
to schedule OF net that will be furnished the
contractor One inch will be allowed quarry d.
mansions on each worked face OF the stones.
Each bid must be acct mpauied by q sample bloc k
IL inches cube, oil the granite it is proposed to tur-
nish, which must be sound, durable, OF uniform
color AMI good grain; free from dscolofing or o,her
foreign substances. ana capable OF witnstandinp the
action OF the ell nents and that has fully
by use in building and IL from quaries capable of
furnishing the qualify ami quantity desired within
one year. and from which stone Las been or Is now
being used tor for frst-class buildings.
b'odefs VIII state how soon they can commence the
delivery OF stone, and the amount per week thew can
deliver. They will also state the average and maxi
mum sizes OF stone that can be obtained from their
No bids will be received except from the owners or
lessees OF the quarres from which the stone il pro-
posed to be furnished.
All proposals must be made on the printed forms IN
DC OBTAINED OF the Supervising Architect and be ac-
companied by penal bond in the sum OF fifty thou
sand dollars 50Oo0 that the bidder will execute and
Perform the contract il awarded him. and give bond
therefor in the penal sum OF one hundred thousand
DOLLARS $500 600 and valid and binding lease the
quarry 70 the Government security tor The faithful
performance OF the contract; the lease to take efe
upon the failure OF the contractor to comply with the
terms CT the contract; said lease to authorize tho
Government to take full possession OF the quarry
and work at the expense of the contractor in case
OF sdch default.
The right to reject any or all bids received il re-
served.
Proposals must be inciosed In q sealed enyelope
ibdorsed Proposals tor Granite for New State be,
partment," and addressed 10
A. Il. MULLETT,
Supervs sing Architect, Treasury Department,
myzS-z5t Washington, ID. G.
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Items,

| rive daily papers have collapsed in New
York city within five weeks Brick Pomerov
hos SUCK $120, 600 in attempting to establish =
daily edition there.
The business of the Methodist book concern
mas .aaien 1H very materially, owing to the
4Qaffei, whlch now assumes a new FORM Doc
tT t.anahan having begun a suit against Doc.
tor Garlton and the book concern.
Inc light weights" Collins and Edwards
were arrested after their fight Tbursjay and
cco oeoo t by Judge Bowling in default Of
Capt. shuts and William Mckenzie were
drowned Wednesday morning in Annanols
river, Nova Scotia, while setting nets.
The opposition journals of Nova Scotia are
urging the government to convene the Leeis-
iature IN order that the treaty of Washington
as bearing on the fisheries may be discussed.
Bishop James preached the funeral sermon
OF Bishop Clark at Cincinnati, o., Friday.
Judge lowering Of the U. S. District Court
on friday ruled that U. S. Marshals could NOT
not secured.
Mrs Clafin, mother of Woodruff & ClaAin
the female brokers of New York, was stolen
away for a few days and released.
A fight between party of woodcboppers
and band of Yankton Indians took place ON
Muscle Shoals Mount, ON the Missouri river.
Ia which one white and eleven Indians were
killed. "0''
The Heather Chinee is not so peculiar after
,n ne mas learned to SO cleverly adulterate
Tea that he sells us annually n million nonnds
oi willow leaves, SO skilllnlly saved that the
eye cannot detect the fraud Wv
oonn +; Gnilfoyle, soldiers orphan and in
mat mat OF the Baltimore Orphan Asylum. has
issna . ~ BY the President as cadet at
anse 70 tue Military Academy for 1879 This
appointing mt completes the comn,;me,, os ms ,s
'Aoe's annually appointed by the President.
:, zen. fieasanton has given instruction, ,ho.
the assessors aud collectors who desire .n snat
tielpate In decorating the graves of sold,srs
30th INST during exercises. vi inc
Judge Bowling sentenced Collins and ia
wards, the prize fighters, a year each in tn.
penitentiaty and fine Of $1,000 In defanlt %
the fine another years imprisonment is added.
The Court room was crowded aud demonstra.
ZION threatened but quickly impressed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29

TnG resolutions Of the late Democratic con.
ventIon In Pennsylvania are peculiar. The
course OF the Democratic majority OF the las
Legislature In repeating the registry law
passed by former Republican legislature e
secure the people against having fraudulent
instead of genuine votes decide elections is
approved. But there are no precedents for
any other action by Democrats on this point
The bill to prevent the murder OF Southern
Unionists is also denounced-but all Demo.
cratic Conventions do that. There is also a
resolution directed against the sheathen
Chinee,-but that is the regular thing-some-
thing that no Democratic platform should be
without. The expression of opinion on the
validity of the constitutional amendments is
Yelled in a conveniently ambiguous phraseol.
ogy, Sc that the intelligent Democratic voter
may construe it to suit his individual fancy.
But the phenomenal plank is that relating to
the tariff, which, according to the fairest in
depreciation we are able to give it, is fayora-
Die to free trade Tor all of the United States
except Pennsylvania; but Congressman are
especially exhOrted ito see that the immense
product of that State and its industries are
properly cared forw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29

EASTERN, STATE NORMAL School AT Cas-.
TINE.-Last winter the Legislature made q
small appropriation towards the construction
OF the necessary buildings for the Normal
School at Castjne. Mr.. Fassett, the well.
known architect of this city, has completed
plans for this work which will without donbt
receive the approval OF the public when thew
are consumated, for to our mind, they are both
elegant in design and conveniant in arrange.
ment. The order of architecture is the Italian.
Gothic--a style adopted pretty generally in
Northern ltaly-modified by the use of the
French root. The front Of the building is so
ieet IN length, and the side dimensions ipclud-
ing the wings is the same. The front presents
tower, with entrance, rising some distance
above the roof and terminating in an oruamen.
tai square turret. The material is to be- brick
with stone trimmings. The lower story OF the
building is to he devoted to recitation and an
paratus rooms; in the second story is general
school room 60 by A feet with seats for go M
pills, with teachers rooms and library. On the
third story, tmade by the high French roof
there viii be common hall. The site selected
Tor the Institute, on the hill just south of the
village, near the old fort, is a magnificent one.
commanding view Of the town and ms sur.
roundincs and the sea, and when crowned bv
the noble building will become MIST beauti-
ful spot.
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Moving Capitals.

The Hartford and New Haven people are
much excited upon the question of which
city shall be the capital of Connecticut, and
the newspapers of the two cities are discus.
sing the matter. Here i'm Maine we manage
differently. Toward the close of almost every
session, some member from section remote
from the capital, who has some grievances
against Augusta or Augusta people which he
wishes to redress. will introduce bill for the
removal Of the seat of government from Au
gusta TO Portland. The Portland delegation
look on and laugh, without concerning them
selves in the matter, caring no more about il
IMAM do their constituents. But the Kenne.
bee delegation hop around like corn parchine
In skillet, and "raise thunder" about taking
away the seat of government from the
beautiful Kennebec." The matter generally
ends in smoke, the object OF the mover. to
str up" the Kennebeckers, being accomplish
ed.
AT one time several years ago the Kenne-
beckers got awfully frightened. The move.
ment for removal OF the seat of government
was made early in the session, and there was
lair prospect of succeeding. The old expe.
dents used by the Augusta people to staye
on the matter had grown stale, and some.
thing lew must be resorted to. It was de-
cided to bring the women into the field; and
Tor this purpose series of parties was held in
Augusta at which the whole assembled wis
dom" of the Legislature was to be invited.
and bewitching women were TO button hole
the country members and get promises from
them to vote against going to Portland with
the capital The late Hon. Luther Severance
Was prominent IN these social entertainments
and he was supported by a.. the nasnaies of
that city. Never before, or since, has a leeis-
iature experienced so much social ENJOYMENT.
The parties were kept up for nearly the whole
session, and finally, when a vote was reached
upon the question, ii was found the women
had prevailed and, by small majority, the
measure was defeated. II vote could have
been taken in the early part OF the session.
removal would have prevailed by a large ma.
jority.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29

NEW PorAToEs.-A of Kennebunk, uu.
DER date OF the 26ih inst, writes: al have in
my possession few new potatoes raised in
TINS vicinity by james Jacobs, ESQ.,, a substan-
tiai farmer His method of raising is thus;
plant the seed in box until it breaks ground.
then transfer them to mother earth. being care
iul aud to see that they are protected from the
frost They are the Early Rose variety and
are of good size, ready for boiling. Hussey, the
celebrated potato grower, pronounees this as a
success beyond precedent and says he never
heard such an event before, since there are
none in the New York or Boston markets.
Truly the Pine Tree bears the cham ponship
for raising early potatoes. "ViUe la Maine''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29

INC AAOubGmOAu OHIO.
The efficacy OF Hostetter's Celebrated Stomach
btters as specific Tor recruiting the enieebed bod
and Cheering the Responding mind has passed into q
proverb. In the United States, where this marvel
ious tonic has born down all opposition and eclipsed
all rivalry the demand for 1t has annually iucreas
IN heavier and heavier ratio o years. until at last
the regular sales OF this exceed those
all other stomacllics combined. Eminent members
OF the medical profession and hospital surgeons
without number, have candidly admitted that the
pharmacopaeia OF the faculty contains no prescrp-
lion that produces such beneficial effects in dy,pep
sia general debility and nervous diseases as Hostel
ter's Btters. 10 use the language of . venerable
physician of New York, The Bitters are the purest
stlmulant and the safest tonic wa have. But the
uses of the great vegetable antdote are much more
comprehensive than such praise would imply. Asa
preparatory antidote to epidemic disease. genial
stlmulant, prompter Of constitutional yipor. nm
appetizer a stomachic and remedy for nervous de-
bility, no medicinal preparation has ever attained
the reputation of H0stetter's Bitters II ia the
household tonic of the American people, and in all
human probability will be 30 for centuries to come.
The magnates Of science recognize its merits: and
that is emphaticalIy the medicine of the masses ia
proved by its vast and ever increasing sales.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29

WE are permitted to make the following ex
tract from a copy of the journal of our Minis
ter TO Paris:
Monday, May Sth. Came into Paris
va 81 Denis and arrived at 6 o'clock p. N.
nso ., lhe DANGEROUS illness of MIR. Rich
ards, OF Munroe & Co, and went 10 see him
Immediately after dinner. found him almost
~ eSTen,ts, aud / remained with him Till be
died at 10 10 in the evening. His family had
an ieit Paris last Saturday. He died of stop
page OF the bowels and was sick only forty
eight hours. He was my friend and an hon
est, noble. true man. He leaves a wife, a most
elegant woman, born in Portland, and four
beautiful children. His loss to the America
colony in Paris is irreparable.
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Tried by his Peers.


The twelve men who composed the iury
that sat at the trial of the murderer Foster in
New York have fortune within their grasp.
Certainly Barnum must have forgotten his
cunning if he does not secure them for his
museum. The woolly horse, the gyascutus,
the fat woman are tame compared with these
panel. Indeed, the wild man OF Borneo would
only be single wonder compared Win That
dozen.
In the most brutal and fendish manner, in
public street, with numerous witnesses, Eos.
ter murdered Mr. Putnam. Every man in
New York city, it would be supposed,
would know it within twenty four hours
II was fully discussed in every paper in the
city, spoken OF in every family circle where
these papers are read, and in every public
place where men meet. Every weekly paper,
OF the least enterprise, had noticed this muir
der from its extraordinary character.
That human being, endowed with any
degree of reflective power, could become ac-
quainted with the undisputed facts of the
murder, aud not have some impression mace
thereby-an impression not amounting to
positive Conviction, is utterly incomprehens.-
Bile. That intelligent men who ningle in
daily pursuits could meet without speaking of
this cold bloodeJ murder in their midst, and
giving expression to an opinion based on the
facts as they then appeared, is impossible
A man may so train himself that when he
hears Of neighbor being murdered without
provocation, that his first thought will be to
run to the newspaper Office and discontinue
his copy, and then become a voluntary Rob-
inson Crusoe, that he may not hear the details
lest he may be called to the jury box, but we
never saw him. IT may be, too, that there is
class OF men with such judicial minds that
they cannot even retain an impression OF an
unusual event until they are in the Jury seats
and swon, but they must be so rare that a
panel coulp not be found in the world.
Yet the test questions put by the counse
of Foster in paneling a jury were: "Have
you read the accounts of this alledged murder
in the papers" "Have you heard the matter
talked over?" "Have you formed any opin
Ion in this matter or have you any impression
concerning it?" Impossible as it NAV an
hundred names drawn who could answe
these questions negatively.
In New York city such men may be found
but in communities educated by newspapers
such juries cannot be Obtained outside of the
idiotic asylums or in those who by misfortune
or criminal neglect have never learned to read
Ii the present custom of panelins juries is
to continue, let us suggest that, each year, the
court select certain intelligent men and utter.
ly debar them from communication with So
ciety by close imprisonment, or, what is
equivalent, let the towns set apart several oil
their best men for jurymen and let the legis-
lature decree that these men are to have nc
newspapers to read. In this last case both
objects would be acknowledgement would
get no impressions and would in year OF
two be as Ignorant as must have been tha
panel secured by Judge-Cardozo.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29
Proposals for Bricks.

THE Building Committee ofthe Board otf Trus-
i tees OF the Maine General Hospital In vito pro-
posals for furnishing and delivering on the Arsenal
grounds 90 OF OF good hard burnt Bricks one
quarter to be good ace bricks. delivered In auanti-
ties to suit, from june TO October, lsTl.
Proposals mas be addressed TO F. H. FASSFTT
Architeet 81 Middle st. the whole or any p.rt az
1871. ' W o""e'
all bids. ,e's'' any VI
Portland, May 9th, 1871. my2stf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29

WE notice that the Portland naners st.,o
That Gen. j. A. Hall is to deliver an address in
Portland on Decoration Day. We think this
must be mistake, as he has engaged to dely-
er an address in this city on that day Card.
ner Reporter.
No mistake, Brother Reporter. Gen. Hall
Will address your citizens in the daytime and
the citizens of Portland in the evening, Ieay-
ing Gardiner in the afternoon train.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29

oHhI-CENTENNIA+.-Th Alumni of the
MAINE wesleyan Seminary and Female Col
lege, will celebrate its semi-centenniaI, June
., 1871. Address by Rev. DIR. Cummings of
the Wesleyan University; poem by the Rev.
Mark Trafton, of Boston, at 10 O'Clock A. M.
dinner and speeches in the afternoon, and
reunion in the evening. The Anniversary
and Commencement exercises of the school
Will take place June 9th, 9th and 7th. The
notice heretofore published in the papers as
10 the time was incorrect, mistake of one
week having been made.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29

Inc kennebec Journal says: "We are to
n"Ve TWO clrcuses here on the 9th of June
sna' run W the democracy, and the one un-
IN sne soperintendence of Stone G. Murray
Inc latter is to give a free balloon ascens;on
on the day Of the performance Will ,to g..
tember." ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29

shh eal'of Oh the Bangor Wing says he re-.
Gently saw large number of young ladies an.
tra public hall with disheveled hair and hn.
brip, apparently wrinkled and broken and
"Upcn inqu ing what the riot was ahnn. :;
says he, "imaeins our chagrin when told !,
was the fashion" 'oia IL
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-29
DI e ID .

In this city. May 81, Miss Mary wiRgin. aged 70
years months
funeral on Monday afternoon, at 81 o'clock
at Ne. 20 Wiimot street. Relatives and friends are
invired TO attend.
In Lewiston, May 20, Lewis Quincy and Abbie s.
Mason. beth OF Yarmouth.
In Litchfed, May 10. Edmund Gould and Mrs.
Catherine Stevens sf r. NE
In Ssarsport. May I, T. N. Ward and Sophronia
M. Maxim. both OF ThOrndke
In Brunswick. May IL, Mr.. Emery Morse. aged 80
years months. II =.
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NPECLAL NOTICE.

NIB. Mrs. Bibber, the blind Clairvoyant, would
thank the people Of Portland for their patronage.
and desires all who wish to avail themselves Of her
treatment. to call at their earliest convenience. Her
examinations are free and her medicines reasonable
As Mrs Bibber is 80 occupied, she has been Obliged
to limit ner hours, from 10 .. m. to 4 p. m. By
special request she will remain here I'LL the middle
OF may. Rooms, No. Brown Street. 21ap1m
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IMPORTS.

Liverpool. Barque Helen Ane!er-1s cases STEEL
IS 400 bars iron, TO A Stevens q Co; ITO crate
earthern ware, Il Jose & Coz 8 crates do. Hayes q
Douglass, 4a6 tons salt, and vessel to Chase q
IN
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BOarders Wanted,

tNoOR Or five gentlemen aud their wives can be
- furnished with good board and rooms at the
Machigouo villa through the summer. The East
Deerlng Omnibus runs from the door 10 the city q 70
trips per day. The Msehigone Villa with its
roundngs ,of shade trees. evergrsens and lawns Il
the most pleasant summer retreat IN New England,
oaly two miles IRON the city post Office.
my29 IW NJ.
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e NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.
Saturday, May ~.

Saturday, May ~.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Dirigo, johnson, New York, -mdse to
Henry Fox.
Barque Helen Angler lot New York; Staples, Iiv-
erpool Mich ~, with salt, iron and crockery. Came
the Southern passage; encountered heavy weather
and shifted cargo.
Brig Bacalieu, tBr) Martell, Pictou-lol tons coal
to ID Whidden.
Brig Hiram Abif, Tibbeits. Philadelphia coal to
w Deeripg.
Sch Harriet Fuller, willard, New York, - iron to
Portland Co.
CLEARED.
Steamer Chase, Mulliean HALIFAX, NS-John Por-
teous.
teous. 49,,
Sch Florence Rogers, Sheppard, New York-Nick-
ersOn s. Litchfed.
Sch B N Hawkins, Wyatt. New York-Nieksrson
& Ltchfeld. an
Sch Lottie s, tBr) stsrkey, st John. Millinery
q Water house.