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Winter Wisdom.

Warm clothing alone will not protect the body
against the consequences of the sudden depression of
temperature which is concomitant of early winter
Flannel next the skin preserves the animal heat but
1t does not impart animal vigo That property is the
special prerogative of Hostetters Stomach Bitters
which is therefore specific protection against ma
jority of the complaints which are most common at
this season. For example, of the great veg
etabe invigorant, commenced now, will be almost
sure to preclude chills aud fever bilious coc disor-
ders of the stomach, constipation, and many other
complaints which often the direct indirect eff
feet of an atmosphere surcharged with cold unwhole
some vapor. Moreover, the system toned and regu-
lated by this means is much likely to resist pull
monary disease than it would otherwise be; for the
influence Of searching medicine pervades all the Or
gans, and every fibre and tissue Of the Frame Per-
sons whose vital powers are weak, especially invalid
ladies and the aged, earnestly recommended not
to face the winters rgor without having recourse
this safe and sufficient of enforcing enfeebed
nature. Much suffering may be escaped; much dan
ger averted by following this council. Better late
than never is good proverb, but it is better to be
early than late.
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WASHINGTON ITEMs-The friends of General
Sckles state that he will not return to the
Spanish mission. He is now on his way home
at his own request, and will be granted the
leave which he desires, to remain
Secretary Boutwell, sent to the House COM
mlttee on public buildings and grounds Tues
DAY letter formally recommending Repre-
sentative Farwells pending bill appropriating
So,ooo,0OO for the purchase Of site and the
erection of government buildings in Chicago.
A representative of Governor Palmer of Illi-
nois is in Washington to secure if possible an
order from the Secretary of War for the re NOV
al OF the United States troop. from Chicago.
He represents that Governor Palmer is yery
much in earnest about the matter, taking
even more positive and decided views on the
righs OF the civil authorities than few weeks
since.
Line amnesty bill in the United States Senate
e3cepts from its provisions all officers of the
army and navy and Senators and members ~
Congress who left to join the rebellion TIL.
Said that the House is disposed to be moro 1ih-
eral than this.
The Worlds Washington correspondence
says that it was the design of the Democrats in
Congress to hold caucus last night to consider
various matters-meaning the one-tcrm agita-
ton among others-but the thing was abandon
ed, and the meeting will not be held until the
middle of January. The Democrats say that
'hey 90 not see the necessity Of any undue
haste
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-14

1t is probable that the Legislature at its
next session will order an investigation of the
circumstances attending the formal transfer
by the Governor and Council of the public
domain of this State to the European &
North American railroad in the year 1868.
The impression is quite general that the haste
manifested by that corporation to obtain its
title deed, in the absence of State officials
whose presence and care were peculiarly es-
sential for the protection of the rights of the
people, is accounted for by the convenient
pliability Of an officer temporarily in charge
of one of the departments. The result was
that the deed gives kind of plausibility to
the company's claim to the settling lands,
when construed by the adroitly framed act
of 1868 If there is no truth in the injurious
rumors they ought to be quieted by the dis
closures of searching investigation. If they
are true, and if any fraud ha. been perpetrat-
ed, the guilty parties ought to be exposed and
punished
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SUICIDE NOT A CRME.-The Worcester SIM
says rescript has just been received from the
Supreme Judicial Court, comprising its decis-
ion in the case of Commonwealth VS.. John G.
Dennis, for attempting to commit suicide, which
was argued at the law term in October, 1870
The court sustain the exceptions taken by the
counsel for the defence at the trial at the pre-
vious May criminal term of the Superior Court
on the ground, as stated in the rescript that
"the provisions of the general statutes, in sec
ton s of chapter 16S, which are revision of
the whole law on this subject of attempts, do
not include attempts to commit suicide" The
case originated nearly two years ago in the MI
nicipal Court of Worcester where the defend
ant was arraigned on a complaint charging him
with the "attempt to kill and murder himself"
In the Superior Court a pro fornaa verdict of
guilty was rendered, by direction of the Court
Judge Dewey, there being no contest as to the
facts, and the case went up on exceptions, based
on the legal point raised by the defence, that
''the Indictment did not set forth any crime of
| offence known to- or punishable by, the laws of
| this Commonwealth" The defendant, Dennis,
| shot himself with pistol, but the wound did
not prove fatal and he was arrested
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A SINGULAR SUIT.-A lad named minor, in
Cincinnati, has brought an action against his
father and mother claiming $4,000 damages
for abuse and i'll treatment He says he was
thrashed with an iron ram-rod and with rubber
whips; dragged about the house and down two
flights of stairs by the hair; thrust into closet
under tanb of hot water, and kept there for
ten hours in such position that he was una
BILE to stand up or sit down, and the like. The
parents have refused an offer to compromise the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-14
THE PR ESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. IA, 1871.
The objections TO Grant.

-; administration Republican gives
RI az;,ions elsewhere. There are very few
of tbese gentlemen scattered about In Maine
h,,t even "Publicus' will not contend that
thew constitute any considerable proportion
of the party in this State. But we are glad
to give them an opportunity to be heard, es-
pecially as their representative writes like an
honorable gentleman, and we have no doubt
he is one, though he does not favor us with
his name. In reply we have only to say this:
of the three specific charges made by "Publi-
Gus" against Gen. Grant, viz, that he is I'M
duly partial to his relatives, that he accepts
presents, and that he appoints bad men to
office, only the first can be sustained. How
grossly that one fault has been exaggerated
"Publicus" may learn by reading the long
article nom the New York Times, republish-
ed in the PRESS Of Monday. Bnt let us con-
cede that Gen. Grant appoints too many of
his relations to office, and let the fact bear
with full weight against him. What is its
relative Importance and what will be its rela-
tive influence on the minds of the electors
compared with the equally well known facts
that the President is honest, brave, patriotic,
an excellent judge of efficient subordinates,
singularly obedient to the peoples will and
man of stainless private character-that he
has honestly collected the revenue, paid off
millions of the public debt, preserved the
peace, been true to the freedmen, to the
cause Of liberty and to all his pledges
that he Is favorable to civil service re-
form, and has taken initial steps in that
direction without waiting for the action
Of Congress-in short, that he is believed
to be one Of the most upright and
efficient Chief magistrates America has evel
had? He has not received dollar as a pres
emit since he became President. If he has ap-
pointed bad collector to office, it is hardly
strange, considering the thousands of places
he is required to fill 1t should be added
that whore he appoints one relative to office
he is accused Of appointing ten.e Consider
ing the number, activity and peculiar maiig-
nifty of Grants personal cnemies-men who
have made their exclusion from office a
crime against the nation-it is surprising
that so few charges are made against him that
have even plausibility, and all of them are
found on examination to be as pure fabrica-
tions as the story that Collector Murphy pre-,
sented Grant with his Long Branch cottage
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Marchese Gavotti will be the new mayor of
Rome, and the lady mayoress, his wife, is
daughter of Mr.. Davis of New York, who has
resided in Rome for some time.
Show many shares does Grant own in the
company that is selling Cundurango at $40 per
bottle?'-[ Albany Argus
Precisely as many as will enable him to pre-
vent the Democratic cancer from fastening
upon the body polite, for about five years, at
least.-[ Oswego Advertiser. T
A Westerner of methodical and careful hab-
its lost his notebook which contained the fol-
lowing entries: Monday-Buy gallon of whis-
key to-day; take four drinks. Tuesday-Get a
gallon of whlskey; also get shaved; don't get
drunk. Wednesday-See if the whiskey is out;
also,' don't drink until after dinner; also see
about more whiskey. ..-.....
"A lively discussion has been going ON in the
Virginia papers as to the advisability of unit
ing Eastern and Western Virginia. Whatever
else the agitation may do, it has brought out a
and, with the unquenchabie fire of James Otis.
remarks: Too late! You might as well attempt
to dam up the waters of the Ohio with willows
as to letter the onward steps of the grand COM
nor monw e;r OF West Virginia. The days of
TINS Virginia wildcat are numbered Her
claws RE all torn off, and she has unceremoni-
ously crawled back into her hole to suck her
sore paws through all eternity.
An intoxicated party the other morning was
passed by horse car with red and blue lights
in front and rear 1t puzzled him for minute,
but at last he said: "Must be pretty sck-sick-
ly here; running drug stores on wheels"
The st. Adams (Vt) Butter market was dull
on Tuesday. Prices Fall diaries 80 to SIC for
good to prime lots; Winter diaries L. to 2Gc.
A Salt Lake newspaper of a recent date an
nounces that new deposit of ore has been
struck at the Little Emma" mine, which yields
sixty tons per day and nets for the company
$12O per ton.
The last joke at the expense of III. G. reports
that 'in an agricultural essay on tobacco, he as
serts that the fine cut will not ripen well unless
the tin-foil is stripped from the growing bud
early in the spring, and that plug tobacco ought
~ oe knocked off the trees with club instead of
peing picked off with the hand"
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The Bangor Wing quotes the Boston Jour-
nal as saying, in connection with the subject
of State aid to railroads, that the cry of mo-
nopoly is ''of Rip Van Wrinkle origin."-
Would it be too much to ask the Journal to
explain what it means by this aphorism? If
there is anything Of modern origin, if there
is anything the effects of which are felt no,o,
if there is anything which threatens the pres
ent well-being Of society and the purity of
Democratic government, it is railroad monop-
oily, fostered by public money. With sim
gle corporation grown so strong within the
present year that it is aiming at universal en-
pire-with State Legislatures falling in every
direction before the power Of gigantic corpo-
rations-the statement that 'the cry of mo-
nopoly is of Rip Van Wrinkle origin" is GER
tainly tribe reckless! 1t might with as much
propriety be said that the illness of the Prince
of Wales and the visit of Alexis are "of Rip
Van Wrinkle originv'
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A SPECIAL to the New York Herald,
speaking OF Mr.. Lynch's proposed investiga-

eioH VI tue treasury department, says:
Representative Lynch, of Maine, whom
the Speaker tried to shelve as Chairman of
the Committee on Expenditures of the Treas
ury Department, fanked his colleague to-day
BY introducing resolution directing the COM
mittes to make an Investigation into the
Affairs OF the Treasury Department. As Mr..
Lynch used the words Of the House rules in
ms resolution, except a, to ordering special
inquiry into the most recent defalcations,
tnero was no opportunity by any ruling on
tne part OF the Chair to declare the motion
out OF order, or in any other way to incite
opposition to its passage. Mr.. Lynch intends
70 DO tho work he proposes in thorough
manner, ana from his previous record there
Httle doubt that the promise will be redeem
gu. In conversation on the subject Mr..
Lynch says that there wa. no hostile inten-
tention towards Secretary Boutwell,, and that
he consulted with that functionary before his
motion was made. He regards the resolu-
ton which passed the House to-day as
requiring the committee of which he is
chairman to investigate all Treasury tran
sactions, including the Syndicate negotia-
tons. Mr.. Lynch is not an admrer of Bout
wells financial policy, though having full faith
In his integrity and general administrative
sagacity. If the Maine Representive is allow
ed to carry out his present intention. the re-
port that will be made is sure to be valuable
and interesting document. The other mem
bers OF the committee besides Mr.. Lynch are
Messrs. Sypher, Of Louisiana, and j. B. Hav.
of Illinois, Republicans, and Messrs. Barnum,
OF Connecticut, and Kendall, of Nevada,
Democrats.
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MARRIED.
DIED.

In this city, Dec. 10. Mrs. Abigail Baker widow of
Capt. William Baker, aged 90 years months.
In this city, Dec IA, suddenly, of heart disease Mr.
buryport papers please copy.1
In Freeport, Dec 6, Mrs Rebecca, wife Of the late
William Jordan, aged 90 years months days.
In South Freep0rt, Dec. II, Laura B., youngest
daughter of Dea. Ambrose Curtis, aged 10 years.
In Bath, Dec. 0, Statira A., daughter Of the late
VIM. d. Croker, aged IS years months
In Bath, Dec. Q, Mrs. Armenia Gould, aged 10 years
months.
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THE latest Presidential ticket out is Col
onel Thomas A. Scott, of Pennsylvania, for
President, and General Malone Tor the
"steam engine in little breeches"), of Vir-
ginia, for Vice President. This would make
a colossal CONSOLIDATED railroad ticket, which
fsuccessful, would only require such Cabinet
Ministers a. Commodore Vanderbilt and
few other railroad monarchs, to constitute
an administration that would be bound to 60
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BANGOR LUMBER MARKET-The Surveyor
General furnishes the Wing with the following
table showing the amount of lumber surveyed
from January l, to December 1, 1871, compared
with the amounts surveyed during the same
Deriod in 1860 and 1870.
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stock and Stand For Sale,

As con emplate leaving the Ct will sell my
Stock aud place OF business &c greet scount
shall sell at retail cheaper Than ever until close
out my stock OF
Ship Timber Plank Spars, Knees, Deck
ing, and Tr enails.
Also 10000 Celsr R. r. SIeepers extra SIZE b.
For particulars call on l.. TAYLOR
sept 10 -sntt Ito Commercial st,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-14

To the Editor of the Press: .,.,:
was pleased to read in the PRESS of to-day,
Longfellow's poem, Forthcoming in the Allan
tc) descriptive of the marriage of this lady.
History is doubly interesting when written in
the poets pleasing verse. 1 can add a few
notes that may be interesting to some. Lady
Wentworth's marriage took place July Oath,
1756, to Benning Wentworth, who was appoint
ed Colonial Governor of New HAMPSHIRE ON its
separation from Massachusetts in 1741, which
Office he held until 1867, when he was super
seeded by his nephew, sJohn Wentworth, who
held the Office until the breaking out of the
Revolution, when he fled to England
Gov. Benning Wentworth, who married his
servant girl, Martha Hilton, as related in the
poem, died in ITO, and his widow married his
relative, Col. Michael Wentworth, by whom
she had one daughter, who was her only child.
Both the Gov. and Col lived at
. Little Harbor just beyond the town
Where his great house stood looking out to sea-
A goodiy place where it was good to be-"
This same "Great House. still stands at Lit
tie Harbor unaltered
The poet makes the Governors birthday BAN
quet take place in May, but history says he was
born in July. This, suppose is the poets Ii
cense. lie also says: .... .
He had invited all his friends and peers"
and names them the Pepperels and Spar
hawks These dignitaries of Kittery
must be reckoned among his peers" for they
had not been his friends for long space
A strong party in New Hampshire had
petitioned the King to remove the Governor and
had been intriguing, with the assistance of
Sir VIM. PepperePs son-in-law, Sparhawk,
to get Sir William (who was in England) an
pointed in his place-receving this favor from
the King, in return for his service in the cap
ture of Louisburg. Sir William was of the Pu-
ritan faith, and Governor Wentworth was
hrm supporter of the Church of England.
But this is not what intended to write about
"hen commenced. The poem reminded me
OF DOCK Oh Common Prayer, used in the read
ing desk OF old St Paurs church, Portland.
where first attended 4S years ago IT bore
this inscription in gilt letters:
4 presented to st. Pauls Church, Portland
by Madam Wentworth,
Of Little Harbor, near Portsmouth
49,"
1 think about 1873, but am not sure, as have
not seen the book for several years. When 1
first learned the history of the lady looked it
up and found that she was then the widow of
her second husband, Col. Wentworth This
prayer book is now in the archives of the
church. 1t contained originally the liturgy of
the Church of England, and several leaves had
been cut out and others containing the altered
service of the Episcopal church of the United
States, pasted into their place. 1t is an inter-
estlng relic of Martha Hilton, the servant girl
G Gnoo became the wife of King George ITs first
TTppvernor OF the Province Of New Hampshire,
gifted SON 'oi' Ill verse Dy fortlands
Windham, Dec. r. W.T.
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SAN FRANCISCO-Ar1 18th inst, ship Foster.
Chsate, Liverpool.
Sid goth ult, ships Imperial, Taylor Lyttleton NJ
Corsica Havener, Newcastle, NSW 3Oth baroue
Rainier, Hall, Port Gamble.
Sid LIST inst, barque Elwood Cooper, jackson. for
Newcastle, NSW.
-, DARIEN-C Cid 9Th, brig MSy Comery, Comery,
Philadelphia.
SAvANNAH-Cld sth, sch David Ames, Ames,
Philadelphia.
CHARLESToN-Ar sth, barque Acacia, Anderson,
Boston; sch Loretta Fish, from Philadelphia.
Sid 18th, ship Nautilus, Spencer, Liverpool.
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A Card.

A Gard.
MRS. DAM has added to her fine stock Of La
dies Hair Work, very choice assortment Of
genuine
F. Perfumery and Ladies' Toilet Articles.
Latest New York Styles Ladies' Hair Work, con-
stantly on hand and made to order. All work war
ranted. No. U. g. Hotel Building,
dec12-eodSwl SN Portland Me-
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HOW TO LIVE.
There are bnt few who seem to know
How they on earth should seek to live; -
With blessings though their cup o'erflow.
But little to the poor they give;
While those of large and generous heart,
Mindful of the unfortunate,
VIII often something good impart,
To reconcile them to their fate; s-3
Perhaps will give Suit of CLOTHES" -
To some poor BoY-:frons head to. feet"
Which they have bought at GEORGE FESSo's.
Corner Of Beach and Washington street
BOSTON, Dec IA TO
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

L Bangor, Maine, 10 st. John. New Brunswick,
distance OF 2C2 milea,-with the exception of IS
the State at Vanceboro' On this portion The track
is NV tens la d, bott tom VIM edst,odrd and
from Vaneeboro' sceStaodrd and the work will be
COMPLETED and trains running from Bangor to St.
john in Septemb.f next.
THIS road will then be-
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MAINE MEDICAL ScHooL-The next term Of
the Maine Medical School at Brunswick will
commence February 18th and continue sixteen
weeks. The fees for admission to the several
courses of lectures, payable in advance are S75.
term, So.
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THE ONLY RAILWAY

CONNECTINs THE UNITED STATES
AND THE BRITISH provinces New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia,. The nopuiatios OF the
maritime Provinces is about ONE MILLEoN,
and all the Land travel, freight, mails. &c. between
them and the UNI States will pass over this Trunk
line which is WsTHsUr az, uPETGrION.
road is already far greater than it's most sargune
friends predicted. and is continually increasing.
The net earnings from Local Business aI0nc,
on the o. miles com nleted in Maine already exceed
the interest two and one quarter millions OF dol
lars, aud will be largely Increasing after sept nexi
by the business 10 and from the Provinces.
To complete this road, and to equip fully
present large business and the im1ed ATE Increase
consequent upon its completion, requires the Com
panv has issued its Bonds TO the amount of Two
Millions OF Dollars, secured bya
FIRST AND ONLY MORTGAGE
ON IT'S E>TIeE ROAD AND PROP.
ERTY FRaSE WYNN TO VANCEBO 40
tbesides Second Mortgage on the entire road and
equipments from Bangor Vim, Sc miles. This
portion cost some So 300O0, anil the ooy lien there
on is MORTGAGE to the ciiy OF Bangor TOR 81 900 O6c
ONLY MORTGAGE on
100000 ACRES OF LAND!
Said lands being the slme granted by the State OF
Maine aid the construction OF this ROAD. They
situated along the Peuobsc0r and ST. John rivers.
an l heavily t,mbered ard valuable. Large
tracts especially 10 The fertile Aroostook Valley ttht
finest agricultural district in the Stste) valuab G
farming lands well tor their timber. This
immense grant of lands equals about
II, 900 Acres to each Mile
OF Railroad with viii, h thew are mortgaged. They
1850 square miles (nearly as large The Sta
o. Rhode Island. which is 1906 square miles J and
are of great value.
Thus, besides the mortgage OF the Railway, its
equipments, &c, which alone is ample security Tor
the Bouds, there are timber and tarm lands to the
amount OF
400 ACRES TO EACH BOND.
also pledged 10 ensure the payment thereof
Tue Bonds are for $1,000 each, due March I, 1899
bear interest at
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FOREIGN PORTS.
SPOKEN.

Dec lat 81 81 lon go 4s, ship Garden Reach, from
Calcutta for Boston, 98 days out.
Dec IL, off Gay Head, briggs Maria Wheeler, from
Fernandina for Portsmouth, and. NJ Herrera, from
Palermo for Boston.
No date, 200 miles of Hatteras ship Progress I'm
Mobile for Liverpool, 10 days oat.
No date, off Shetland Island from Gottenburg for
Boston.
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AMERICAN
Consolidated
FIRE
EXTINGUISHER

I. vZsE4S always ready cannot get out
sAs1SsEss- of order; harmless to life and
property, and ut the sudden outbreak of FIRE nvaiua
Mass. Horticultural Society Rooms,
Boston, DEC. 6, 1871
ID. MILES, TREASURER: A fire took this morning,
caused by drop of ignited alchol falling upon GOO
yards of painted canvass; in an instant the whole
was sheet of flame; your Ertinguisher was brought
to bear upon the flames, and they were extingushed
at once, and no other po,cer could hare saved as
from aldisastrous confagration.l
E. W. BUSWELL Treas and Supt
All parties are warned against buying or using Fire
Exunguishers Of any kind, in which water imprsg-
mated with Carbonc-Acid Gas is used as the Extin-
gushing element, except those manufactured by our
Company, or others duly licensed and authorized by
us, on pain Of immediate prosecution for infringe
ment.
HENRY TAYLOR.
STATE AGENT,
Ia Exchange Street.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
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