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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

IF the Southern Claims Commission con.
tinues any great length of time, it will be
rather doubtful if there really was any rebels
in the South or any rebellion, unless there is
some written testimony to the fact. AL
ready six thousand claims for property
taken Or destroyed by federal troops have been
filed, and three thousand more coming-and
all these from true blue union men. One Car
Gilman swore to his answering fidelity to the
federal cause, but the official records of the
Confederacy show that he was engaged in
suppressing Union men and loyal sentiments
and engaged in blockade running.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

gentleman writes to the Portland PRESS,
telling of a beautiful butterfly which he
caught one day and then severed its head
from its body. The head acted as if it was
awe more than tweaty hours, and the body
mved about sixty hours after decapitation.
The gentleman wishes an explanation OF
these phenomena, and may be glad to hear
that the butterfly didn't know enough to die,
IN TACT it never knew that it was alive, and
mad no more consciousness OF flying about
tna1 the pupil of the eye has of contracting.
IN. Y. World. -r :
Exactly. Just the situation of the Demo
cratic party. which continues to meander
ieebly about, though the late overturn in
New York deprived it of its head and all its
vital organs,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

1T has come at lasti Our Wiscasset letter
written by one of the most eminent citizens
OF that town, tells the whole story! Gen.
Butler, not content with being king of
the Gloucester codfshers and captain general
OF all the Massachusetts, indictments, has
come down to Maine to steal the hearts of our
citizens. Presently, no doubt, we, too, shall
begin to howl for war with England, to
decry gold and silver and demand unlimited
greenbacks, aud, in short, to do and believe
whatsoever things Butler wills. But we can
tell him that in spite of his courtesy" ability
and general impressiveness, there be some
who will resist Butlerism and its work for
many moons yet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

IL nre.s =, o n, last spring that the Democrat
to .iua y. Maine lifted its voice in fun cborns
wa Ss Inc ne praise of Tammany Hall. Tpro %
months ago 1t waxed red hot n 1 I'll lnree
ueiense and only cooled down az a.
'ne Worsd'was unable 10 stem lona u.s. MENTOR
rent Unpopular feelings. Now itda se. me cur
manner '' r pi Ine ring in feeble, spirtle ns
ha annel Ihey must be careful; for the m ',ssS
Ters OF the ring are so last deserving tbe br1 em
~many that it has already become D r'A, oi
rsaa~ ane' Mayor Halls Office door haa 'n ai-
'0fhe large placard; "The Dowrfan
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

WHEN will Maine fairly recover from the
shaking up that the solemnities of the late
opening of the European G. North American
railroad gave it? The consequences seem in
terminable. There are several Democratic
editors Of the red-hot school who have not
yet recovered from the "turn" given them by
the speech of that jovial Congressman from
the Fourth District, at Nolombega Hall.
Speaking of the growth of facilities for inter
communication between nations, and the
cheerful progress of International comfy
the breaking down of barriers to trade and
social intercourse in our own country and
elsewhere,-he remarked that Estate lines
arc to be wiped out" And "the American
C@sar"lthat's Grant, heard with seeming ap-
prevail This, say the Democratic alarmists.
means Capitalization. M. Peters formally
Announces determination TO overthrow the
Republicl 1t is too bad, isn't il?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11
A Card to Newspaper Publi.bes.

At the regular monthly meeting OF tho Board OF
managers OF the Young Mems Christian Association
Of thi, city, Nov 1871, vote of thanks was unani
mously extended to the publishers Of the following
papers, for the generous donation OF their papers to
the Free Reading Room OF the Association: Daily
Advertiser and Press, Transcript, Riverside Echo,
Mirror, lions Advocate. journal Of Education and
Good SEED, Portland; Union and journal, Kenns-
bee Journal, Pennington Chron lie, Oxford Demo-
crat, Calais advertiser, Eastport Sentinel Ellsworth
American. York Co. Independent, Rocklani Free
Press, Maine Farmer. Somerset and Kennsbeo Re-
porters Prssque Isle Sunrise, watsrviile Mail, Der-
ter Gazette. Daily Sentinel, INDIANAPOLIS; Weekly
Record, Sacramento; Grand Army Journal, Daily
Witness, Montreal Worlds Crisis and the Christian,
Boston; Christian at Work; Sunday School Work
man, Pastor and People, and Am. Messenger
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

LIE Maine Standard expresses the opinion
'na' senator Trumbull of Illinois will make
a. sooa candidate for the Democrats to vote
lof next year as Chief Justice Chase. If
says elsewhere that the result of the fall elec.
lions does not discourage the Democrats brt
this turning to even Conservative Renal
lican forisalvation shows clearly enoupb tbo+
so far at least as the Standard is concerned
hope is entirely gone.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

IHH American correspondents, who are in
producing the system of interviewing in Eu.
rope, already boast among their victims, kings,
popes' emperors, princes and the great ones
ol earth. Parson Spurgeon is 1.-The only man
y lar who has refused TO submit to their de-
mands' He declares that eff the American
T OF interviewing is to be introduced in
tim sAu he shall take pains to be its last vic
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

BUCKINGHAM SMITH, of ST. Augustine, Flor
ida, has bequeathed all his property-some
$50, 900 to BULL hospital for the exclusive
use OF colored people.
Mr. Smith resided in Portland for number
of years. during which he studied law with
Fessenden Sc Deblois, and was admitted to the
bar. He married Portland lady, Miss Julia
Gardiner, whom he survived,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

SIR CHARLES dixie, the Eaglish member
OF Parliament who, it is said, would become
the first President of the British Republic, il
the Radicals should carry their point, is only
2S years old. He is the editor of the Athene.
um. When interviewed recently by news
paper correspondent he said that in his opin.
ion when the time came to change the form
of government the House of Commons would
do the work by simply refusing to vote sup
plies and to lrenew the Mutiny act The En-
glish sovereign is not, like our American
President, e1 o6icio commander-in-chief of
the army, but is made so every year by the
formality of the renewal of the Mutiny act
by Parliament. A refusal on the part OF
Parliament to take the usual course would
therefore, leave the monarch helpless, and he
could only undertake to direct the, army
against the legislative body by putting himself
in aposition similar to that of Charles I.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

ENcKE's COMET, the advent of which is now
eagerly expected by astronomers, is sometimes
visible to the naked eye, and it is thought
tnat such will be the case during the latter
part of November or first of December. This
comet is remarkable on account of its being a
regular member Of our solar system, running
in an orbit within that of the planet Jupiter,
and completing its circuit in 1900 days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

The Rockland Free Press is personal in its
remarks touching the suggestion that the sber.
ifs of the counties should be clothed with spe.
ca power to enfore the liquor law. 1t saws:
But if the present duty of an officer ia TO
present. a prominent frontispece in some lionor
saloon, there can he no great good grow out of
an enlargement of his powers by statute. It
becomes simply question of bowels.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

APPROPRIATENESS is the salient featpre of
tne Bangor Democrats Header" this week.
1t is headed "The Descent to He'll" It was
written after the election returns were received.
anu must relate to the probable destination
Oh Inc Democratic party. 1t is backed bv
more than half column of "reminiscences of
the Firgilian trip to the Internal regions, and
1t is fair inference that our Conservative
friends intend to follow the route first survey.
ed by the adventurous son of the Cyprian
goddess
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

TEE Philadelphia North American, review
ing tie course of elections, says plainly: "The
people of the South may now tlke their choice
OF either coming into the Republican ranks,
where they can best defend their own inter-
ests, disbanding their terrorist banditti. and
acknowledging the validity and finality of the
constitutional amendments and reconstruction
laws, or of expecting additional and more se
we're reprsssive measures to be adopted BY Con-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11
DAILY PRESS
PORTLAND.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER H. 1871.


We are glad to see tendency on the part
of our contemporaries TO join with us in re-
sisting at the beginning the proposition to
stimulate the growth of monopolies and in
sure the organization of corrupt lobbies by
granting the aid of the>State in constructing
railroads. The Aroostook road ought to be
built, and il any enterprise is to be aided by
appropriations from the public funds, that
road undoubtedly has the first claim, and the
Eastern Shore road the second. But in both
these cases probably-certainly in the first
the inducements are sufficient to make the
investment of private capital enough to build
the road, with the aid given by Bangor and
other towns, morally certain. Unlike the En-.
ropean & North American road. it is not q
question of lie or death whether it gets ex
traordinary consideration or not. The Rock.
land Free Press of this week makes the fol-
lowing judicious remarks on the general sub.
ject: ar
Leaning always, as we trust, to liberality in
Whatever will tend to promote the develop
meHt OF our State, we are decidedly of the
opinion that there is sufficient latitude for
credit in railroad building before demanding
that of the State. There is force in the ar
gument of the Press that such policy would
expose our legislation 10 all the arts of specu-
lators, applied to lobby their pet schemes
through. Such would inevitably be one OF
its evil consequences. The Legislature would
become scene of strife in which section
would be pitted against section, corruptihg in.
fiuences would be brought into use, and the
State would be liable to become involved and
sufer by impaired credit. Each claim pre-
scented will find some plausible argumen. il
its support, and behind each will stand th,
wolfish SPECTATOR, ready to pounce upon hi
prey at the first opportunity.
a The recent progress of our State in the con
struction of railroads has been satisfactory
and as rapid as is healthy, perhaps. If We
trust to the resources now available, it will
allow fully enough expansion upon credit
The State motto should be regarding rail
roads, frieHdliness to all-entangling alliances
with none. Any other policy will be the sig
nal tor scramble to see who shall get the
greatest share of plumber.
I'D This ground is safe, as rule, though we
would not deny that exceptional cases might
arise in which public interests might demand
departure from it. Such, perhaps, was the
North American and European Railroad
though the claims of that were more legiti
mately against the nation than the State,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

Bangor now calls itself through the Wing ga
central emporium on grand international
thoroughfare." Boston sneers and calls if "a
side issua"
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ON NA-R-RIAGE.

Essays for Young Men, on great SOCIAL EVILS
and ABUSES, which interfere with MARRIAGE
with means of relief for the Erring and Unfor-
tunate, Diseased and Debitated Address HOW
ARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2, S. Ninth St., Philadsl-
pha. Pa. jy 26-sN ms
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

How small the anticipations of the Maine
Standard must have been! With the proof
before it that the Republicans made gains on
Tuesday in every State where elections were
held but New Jersey, it says, GAS whole the
result is betterAtfian we expected"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

The Journals opposed to universal suffrage
make great haste to announce>the fact that
Mrs. Miller, one of the few women allowed
to vote in New York Tuesday, voted the
fammany ticket, with wise look of "We
told you So" This may be powerful alg
iiien1 against woman suffrage, but it appears
mat Mrs. Miller was satisfied with voting
once while scarcely dozen times satiated the
nordinate desire of the male Tammanites.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

IHE Brunswick Telegraph is opposed to rail-
road consolidation, and says SO in character.
istc article.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11
Teeth.

ArzrxzA To my Patrons and the PubIic
urfT9A I wish TO cal your atten tiol to the
4lJA DJU STABLE RIDGE, which 1 am
applying with great success to .i set ct teeth
The method Of applying this ridge to artificial teeth
is an invention OF my own. By its use the most
difficult mouths be fitted, and all persons about
to have teeth inserted will be Of perfect at by
having this ridge used. Every set OF teeth made BY
me with this ridge applied will be properly adjusted
as to At the mouth perfectly, lay will be &C
ceptsd tor the work done. those who have sets Of
teeth which do not ut can have them reset this
ridge applied and warranted to At or no charge will
be made. CARLTON kI&BALL, D. ID. s,
No IL Clapp's Block, corner OF Congress and Elm
streets, Portland. nolldtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11
OF OCEAN STEAMERS

min1ature Almanac $50. November II.
Sun rises. .........6.46I Moon rises...... 10 AM
Sun Sets ........ Alp High water 10 90 Am
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

of Tammany." One must not be surprised to
learn that the veritable Oakley Hall is already
in the front rank of the Reformers and that
Boss Tweed has applied for the vacant place
in the COMMITTEE of Seventy" These fel.
lows are elastic and the Maine Democracy
may soon be apologizing for mere tradition
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11
M A IL X I K ID
D.

In Topsham, Oct. q, Mr.. Albert g Foster, aged Al
years.
In Sumner, Oct. %. Charles F. Morrill, aged % yrs
In West FarTngdae, Oct. 81, Mrs. Elizabeth Can
non, aged 75 years.
In Blddeord, Oct. 49, Emerson York, aged 81 yrs
In kittery, Oct 20, Mrs. hannah. widow OF Robert
Manson, aged SO years months.
In North Anson, Nov. 9. Capt. Asa Paine, aged
10 years.
az The funeral services OF the late Moses Rus
sell will take place this afternoon at O'CLOCK.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11
FOR SALE

THE new two story French roof house, just fin
i ished, on Cushman ST.; house pped for Sebago,
and all the modern improvements. Enquire on the
sep5dtt sn
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Reiixious News,

Rev. W. w. Dow, of Waterford, has ac-
cepted call from the church in Wichendon
Certre, Mass
We understand that the Universaist society
of West Newton, Mass, have decided to ex-
tend a call to the Rev. Amory Battles of Ban
gor.
new home in Claremont, VT, next week, and
will preach in the Universalist church in that
place on the following Sunday.
The Baptist society at South Berwick have
thoroughly repaired their church, at an ex-
pense of between $4,000 and $4,000. The Con-
gregatlonal society are intending to erect a
vestry the coming season, which they very
much need.
MIR. Tilley, who for the last fourteen years
has been the pastor Of the First Baptist church
Of Jefferson, has resigned his charge and &C.
cepted call to preside over the Baptist socie-
| ty of Sidney. Mr. Tilley leaves a largo circle
of friends who regret his departure ,,and feel
that it will be hard to fill his place.
The Baptist society at Amity dedicated their
new meeting house with appropriate services,
Oct. 18th. The house is a very neat and sub
stantia structure, desgnedby Mr.. Harding. of
Portland, and cost about $500, a part of which
was provided by friends in Bangor, Calais, and
Houlton.
The friends of Sunday schoolsH.in Pittston
Whitefeld, Chelsea and vicinity, will hold a
town association on Tuesday, Nov. 18th, at the
meeting house near Turner's Corner in North
Whtefeld, the services to commence at ten
o'clock, A. NJ The following Topics will be
among the exercises of the day: Can the scope
and power of the Sunday School be increased i?
if so, how? Essential Qualifications of Sunday
School work; Experience in all Departments
of Sunday School work; Question Box.
The Congregational pulpit in Durham is be.
ing supplied by student from Bowdoin Col
lege.
The Cumberland Ministerial Conference of
Congregational churches is to meet with Rev.
Mr.. Harris of the High Street Congregational
church, Anburn, next Tuesday. Rev. Mr..
Byington of Brunswick, will preach at the
above church, Tuesday evening.
Rev. II. M. Eaton, who has preached at
Trenton, in the new Hall, one-fourth of the
time the past four years, has decided to close
his labors Sunday, December 81.
ReV. j. Frank Locke has resigned thespas-
torate of the Free Baptist church at South
Berwick.
The New York Observer says: Rev. DR..
Tenney, of Ellsworth, Me-, called upon us
while in this city few days ago, with wtom
we have held communion weekly in the sob
server" more than forty years. He is fine
specimen of well-preserved physical man; ;
through long life of active pastoral duty and
strong intellectual labor, he is in perfect health
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11
KNOX COUNTY.

A correspondent of the Bath Times, who has
lately visited Thomaston, says:-"We recog-
nized Bartlett Mcguire and Simm, of Bow.
doinham Bank notoriety, busy in honest EN-.
ploy ment. The former is in the blacksmith s
shop, Mcguire works in the boot and shoe fac
tory and the latter in the carriage sbop. MIR.
Rogers, the Brunswick defaulter, is employed
in the butler department of the kitchen, and
was arrayed in apron and parti-eolored cap
sweeping out the cook room during our VISIT. .
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z N EWE.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Friday, Nov. 10.
ARRIVED.
Steamer NV England, Field, st John, NIB, via
Eastport tor Boston.
Brig Emeiine, tBr) Morrill,, Boston, to load for
Tusket, Ms.
Sch Elizabeth Rebecca. Nutter. Boston.
Sch Fear Not, Wilkinson, Belfast Tor New buryport
Sch Magnolia, BIZ Howard Windsor, Ms.
Sch Chernb, Buns, kosAland--lime TO G A b
Sloop Twilight, Cleaves Wells Beach.
CLEARED.
Sch Harriet Baker. Weber, New York; Nick
ersou.
Sch Roker, Taylor. Boston--Chas SAWYER
Sch John Collins, Thurber. Boston-C6as Saw
yer.
Sch Ocean. Grant, Ellsw ortb Eastern Packet Co.
Sch Lucy Church, Baker, Yarmouth, TO load Tor
Albany-Chas Sawyer.
mEnORANDA.
Brig New Dominion, ON Yarmouth Ms Tor Port
land, was spoken in Massaebu e,ts Bay 9,h with the
crew OF a wrecked sci on board.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
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N O II 4 Q Il =
HE Cigar store that was advertised for sale at 229
Congress street, has removed back to the OLD
lacture the choicest brands of cigars. will invite
all my customers and friends in general to call and
examine my goods and get posted on the prices. l
have all brands of Imported Cigars, and fine brands
OF Smoking Tobacco.
want two first class Cigar Makers--no poor ones
wanted. e. PONCE. No. so Exchange st,
y1-tf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11

The Keunebec Journal says Miss Kicker,
Preceptress of the Waterville Classical Instl-
tnte, was taken to her home in Hartford on
Wednesday. last sick with brain fever, and Dor.
deriDg on insanisy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11
EORElGN PORTS.


Per steamer Java. at Nsw York;
Ar at Liverpool 26th ult, Resolute, Brooks Nav,
YORK; j Carlton, Lu Q, New Orleans: pin ~
Merritt. Gilkey. New York. i
Ar at Gravesend 2sth Webster. Norris. from Neu
York. ave-"
Sid 26th Rhine, Jordan. New York.
Sid fun Newport 25ib, Arletta ioi Vera Crrr
Sid FIN Cardiff l5th, Richard Ill Wood Nv, n.
leans 2S,h, Don Quix to- Nelson. Singapore, w" VI
CID 25th, blanchard, tor Callao.
crow, tor Caao. NV Niee'ey' MAJ
do AT at areenOek 9th, g NJ Tucker, Tucker, Lou
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-24
The Tobacco Crop Of Virginia.

IT, Donyilla (V,N Ps,:cter OctnIrr
% 1870. ~. ..L,,,,. 49,, Ioa Loon
10 says "e ''o"'C' ''0l ""
Gu! and housed amt much OF 1t Is
already cured. 1t has been all along
prs licteI thot the vie,J Of this
roo. ,.o,,,, J.. :.n.,.ou :; a,oI;,. onI
year "o0'" 'e INFERIOR |" I"""'! anu
short IN quantity, and now that 1t has
been gathered in, the result only too
roI,o>Jy ver;feo ,he rreI,ct;on In
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-24
Sew York Market.
NEw IoRE, October -.

NEw IORH, October -.
p1nTp -501a, Ia,ccr Of -, mn
9 ~ ", ,or II srms-,ira <,ote. s.; G;C,G n
go w. E,,,a. sf S,,,.- un t,r
lI' vs.. - 0o,,G 81 tor Summertime
maC,orr. 81, I6T,GSi ,nr common 10 700 |
ov .,., n.n.,.rr. 81 nT7 40 for
eHo n H.. X %1G : go ior rooJ 10
cho;ce wh;,e whea1 extra do. Sc CO6
O0 for common to cool shining
hro On ex,-a roEnI hoon Ohio: = Uj
al q for trade brands; $ l5G
"a for common 70 fair extra s. LouIs,
arJ = GjI; . " for rool 10 choice do,
the markr, CLOSING 1uict Southern
flour dnIj and easier at S70oG76 j for
cormon n fair ey,ra and - 7DG9 -
for GOOD to choice do. Rye d5ur j.
on;et At 81 75aj 81. Corn mea!
auet and without material change.
GRAIN-Wheat is heavy and in
buver,' favor at 81 45Gl IS for No. >
snrinc. 81 5O0l54 for winter red west
ern. 81 5jGI IS for amber Western:
81 5S0l 6S for white western. Rye
ouiet and nominal BARLEY dull and
nncborce1 B,rl.v mali nr;rr earn
,nnra s,s,iv ., -;G'-3ic n ,or western
mixed atl6at. Oats dnil and heavy
a. 50G5Ic for weston and ohio
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commissioners Sale.

..y.j ThOrub.rE ......
against III 'l"'''''s
-,..,pGr.d Hnilr"ai COZ
80 .,.,xTTIA DECREE MADE AMI
- ....iiI the above entitled cause, ON
r. ' ,'ynf .Iuly. Isl, the undersigned
e.. - .!3 n % >rli al public auction, at the
ID. ~ the court House OF Oh. q
- W.,, Virginia, AT 10 O'Clock, y. NJ,
=. ,"tS. November 18th, 1871, the fol-
,.-.,,.1rfy. situate i'll said county,
- j. ,,y. An the ground OF the said
rr,r.purg south OF the northern
..'. ,aId C0mpany's railroad, where
. 80. located through the farm of the
..,aJ Thornburg, in OHIO county,
;r ',,' 10 the centre OF the National
= 49, ,.,Iuird on the east and west by
.. o., ,nr said David ThornburS 5
--,.., fSa,e-Oue.,hird cash i'll hand, or
1-..t.-r sum ~ Tie purchaser may
:. nav. credit of SIX and twelve
-, IN Inc residue, each OF the deferred
MS bearing interest from the day
.vI ,n be secured TO the satlstac-
..... undersigned. The title will be
limit. the purchase money Is fully
GhD. y. DAVENPORT,
special Commissioner.