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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-25
NE VS. By MAIL.

News from Rio Janerio to February I'd,
state that affairs at Montevideo are improving,
the revolutionists have been defeated, and the
war is nearly at an end.
There are fears of general riot among the
whole line of the Erie Railroad. The work
men are. threatening to tear up the track
Nearly 500, 900 back pay is due on the east.
| ern division alone.
Thousand of wild ducks were killed BY q
whirlwind in Hatteras Inlet few days ago.
The water was literally covered with their
| bodies.
The Senate passed, Thursday afternoon, a
bill reported by Senator Wilson, which pro-
vides that all soldiers mustered into the
United States service for three years betwe
May 4, 1861, and July %, 1861, and who
were discharged honorably, before serving
two years, by reason of disability contracted
in the service, are entitled to receive one
hundred dollars bounty.
party of five persons, consisting of Mr..
Thomas French, of Boston, and his brother,
j. A. French of Andover, Me-, and three
friends lately returned from a fishing excur-
sion in Richardson's Lake, Me. In three
days they caught with hand lines through the
ice 575 pounds of trout, and could easily
have obtained 1000 pounds more, as Mr.
French says, if their bait had held out; they
used up all their bait, consisting of 225 live
sinners. In another pond they caught 125
l25 pounds of pickerel, making in all zoe
pounds of fish,
The following appropriations are made for
Improvements in Maine: Kennebunk river,
$4,000; Saco river, $4,000; Portland harbor
100000; Kennebec river, above Hallowell,
$4,000; Kennebec river, between Gardiner
and Richmond, $1,000; improvement of navi-
CATION at the Gut" opposite Bath, Me-,
$4,000; Union river, Maine, SIT, 900; Roy
ais river, Me-, $4,000; Narragaugus river,
$l2 600; Sullivan river, $4,000. Surveys
are ordered at Wells Harbor, Me-, and OF
Otter creek, vt.
In the Senate, Thursday, the bill to amend
the bounty laws was passed and the army ap-
preparation bill was reported. Mr.. Conkling
again defeated taking a vote on the centen-
NAL celebration bill, and then the Indian APP
preparation bill was taken up. 1t being found
that no quorum was present, few hours
were spent in discussing whether the Senate
had right to compel the appearance of Sem
ators. Finally quorum was got together,
and the Senate adjourned. In the House of
Representatives the fertilization bill was taken
up, debated and passed, and the public works
appropriation bill was taken up and passed af-
ter several hours debate. The Senate naval
committee has decided to offer the naval line
and staff bill as an amendment to the Navy
appropriation bill. A bill was introduced to
extend the operations Of the Ashburton treaty.
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SUMMIT MT. WASHINGTON,

Mt. Washington, via. Littleton, Feb. "a.
Observations taken at p. M. Barometer.
1851; change minus 80 thermometer SO de-
grees; change plus To-; relative humidity of
the atmosphere SO cegrees; wind S. w; We
locity of the wind 62 miles per hour.
Both the barometer and thermometer have
been higher during the past two days than at
any time. This morning it commenced to
rain, the thermometer indicating Is degrees.
The clouds passed off at III o'clock; but by
IL o'clock NJ, the summit was covered again,
and is still so. Every particle of snow and
ice is thawed off the depot, and also from the
roofs of the Tip-top and Summit House. The
trestle work of the railroad is entirely free
from ice in the upper part Of the mountain
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The audience in attendance on the lecture
of DIR. Hebbard last evening, was larger than
on any previous evening, indicating that these
lectures are very popular as well as useful
He lectured last evening upon the tongue,
glands, throat, stomach and liver,-all very
essential parts of the human system. He
gave good description of those parts, while
holding models in his hand which helps yery
much to see the forms of these organs and
their location, and their uses in the animal
economy. The lecturer seems to be quite at
nome upon whatever part of the body he
lectures We have no doubt that many last
evening learned, for the first time in their
lives, where the liver was situated and what
1t is made for, and we are quite sure he gave
them some new ideas in relation to the stom
ach, the gastric juices and the power of the
brain itself in assisting digestion. Many
suppose the brain has nothing to do with d.
gestion, but let such remember how their
stomachs have often been out of tune because
the mind was in trouble. And let them bear
IN mind also that the abused stomach will
trouble the brain. The truth is, there is a
very infinite connection between these or
gans, more intimate than some dream of in
their philosophy; therefore when we sit down
at the table let dull care be driven away, and
our stomachs will do their duty unless we
overload them and shovel in the food too
rapidly. The doctor continues to be amusing
even while lecturing upon the liver which is
very sluggish organ. He very politely told
the ladies that they generally ''tie up their
hrers," so that they could not exercise the
functions nature designed them to exercise.
All! this squeezing up the chest that holds
the vital organs is what makes the cheeks
pale, the eyes dull, and plays the deuce gen.
orally with ones health.
There will be no lecture this evening, but
Monday evening the Doctor will lecture upon
the lungs, throat and bronchial tubes, which
should interest us all when diseases of these
organs are proving fatal all around us this
winter.
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Immigration to Maine.

The immigration of the Swedes into this
State will receive a new impulse from the
liberal legislation on the subject this winter.
The act just passed creates board of immi-
grafton, composed of the Governor, Secre-
tary of State and Land Agent, whose duty it
is to appoint commission of immigration,
an agent resident in Sweden, and an agent
resident in New Sweden, in this State, and
10 exercise general supervision over the
same. The commissioner is to collect statis-
tics and other useful information concerning
the climate soil, production and resources,nf
the State, the condition and amount of the
unsettled lands, the progress of the colony
already established, &C., which will be
printed in the Swedish language and gener-
ally distributed in Sweden and the United
States. The amount of money allowed for
this purpose is not to exceed $1,000. Immi-
grants are to come under the oversight of the
commissioner and their interests and rights
protected. The compensation and entire ex-
pense of the commissioner is not to exceed
$4,000.
The first agent is to reside in Gothenburg,
Sweden, and is to have charge of the printing
and distribution in that country of the docu-
ments and information referred to above, and
to use his endeavors to promote immigration
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FROM PENNSYLVANIA,

Philadelphia, Feb. "a. The coal operators
to-day adopted an address to the public, Civ
ing detailed account of the trouble which
exists between the Workingmen's Benevolent
Association and themselves. They refute
what they style the systematic misrepresenta-
ton of the officers of that association, aud
express the belief that the workmen will de-
termine to accept the basis to be offered them
Tomorrow, which is embodied in the resolu-
tions adopted yesterday. The operators be-
lieve the acceptance of these terms will obvi-
ate many difficulties heretofore experienced
and insure a steady supply of coal at fair
prices
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FROM NEW YORK.

New York, Feb. "a. The action of the
representatives of the coal and railroad in
terests, at Philadelphia. yesterday, is gener-
ally expected to increase the supply of coal
in this market. Most of the dealers in this
city expect that the strike will last month or
longer, and no coal can be brought to this
market until work is resumed in the Pennsyl-
vania mines. Dealers assert that coal can
not be brought from Nova Scotia at this time
of the year in large quantities, even if the
duty was to be removed Coal has been re-
tailed to-day at thirty cents per bucket, about
sos per ton.
The following official statement and appeal
has been made
The committee for the relief of starvation
in France has placed on L. S. ship Supply
the flour and other provisions received from
individual donors, &c. Each barrel and case
has been branded Gift of New York" ex-
cept 1000 barrels of flour and 500 tierces of
beef, which have been branded ''Gift of San
Francisco" these having been purchased with
funds received from that city. The commit
tee is in receipt of numerous offers of free
freight from the west; also of storage, cart
age, Gghterage, and services of brokers,
stevedores and elevators, all free of any
charge. The committee now most earnestly
appeal to the people for further contribu-
tons of flour and provisions. These are
coming to the committee from some western
cities, each barrel branded with the name of
the city giving it. Let every city, town and
village in the country have its name enrolled
on the committee bonds and marked on the
packages of food, seed or clothing. Spring
wheat for seed is greatly needed. The ship
"Supply" will sail next week, and another
government ship or steamer will be placed at
the committees disposal. Next week mem
Der of the committee will go to Europe at his
own expense, to cooperate with the commit
tees there, to secure the most careful and
efficient distribution of the funds and sup
plies contributed mere.
Let there be no further delay in forwarding
further contributions for the millions of suf-
fering women and children in the desolate
agricultural districts of France.
The Committee is under the greatest obi
cations to the Associated Press and the West
ern Union Telegraph Company.
(SignedD
CHAs H. MARSHAL, Chairman.
CAAs. LANIER, Treasurer,
ANsoN PHELPS STOKES, Sec'y,
HENRY BELLOWS.
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and protect and assist the immigrants. Com

and protect and assist the immigrants. Com
pensation to be not exceeding $500.
The second agent is to reside in New
Sweden, Maine, and to have special charge
of the State store-house, stores, tools and all
other State property, and disburse supplies
his compensation not to exceed 5000. Both
agents are to perform their duties under the
direction of the commissioner.
| If in the opinion of the board the crcum-
! stances should seem to demand it, the follow
ing sums may be expended: For provisions
and tools to be sold the colonists at cost, and
for which payment may be taken in labor at
81 day, on the roads, public buildings and
other public works, $4,000; for finishing and
furnishing the public building at New Sweden,
$1,000; for seed, $500; for roads, $500; for
schools and school books, $500; for all other
purposes to promote the provisions and spirit
of the act, $500.
Each man arriving, over twenty-one years
of age, is to be assigned a lot of one hundred
acres of land; at the expiration Of five years
to receive a deed of the land, provided the
immigrant has established his residence on the
lot assigned him, has built comfortable
house thereon, and has cleared not less than
fifteen acres of land, ten of which shall be
laid down to grass; all such persons to be
exempt from State tax until the first of JAN
uary, 1876.
This act is to continue in force one year
from its approval by the Governor.
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New York Produce Market.

COTTON-sales 5000 bales: mid. uplands l5,<.
FLOUR-l4600; state 1897 90; round hoop Ohio
$50 g125; western 575d740; southern 665as75.
WHEAT-9l, 600 bu; No. spring O0090O0; new
No dol50sl524; winter red and amber western,
l60al63.
CORN-59,OOO; new mixed western, s3as5; old
OF.
OATS-state 600; western 5666s.
PORK-0Oo new mess, 2225g 90 so. old, 81 soy
2l,75. prime, 1909
LARD-l2a al3 steam; 90 q 90; KETTLE.
BUTTER-West'n, 1925; state, 30642
WHISKEY-0000; Western fiee, gl,4 d92.
RICE-Carona, 7Ias4.
SUGAR-Porto Rico, 100000; Muscovado, ga q
%.
MOLASSES-N. O. 52a70,
SPTS TURPENTINE 5SkdA.
ROSIN-260d265 for strained.
PETROLEUM-crude, gl5, refined, PAX
TALLOW- $40.
FREIGHTS TO LIVERPOOL - Cotton, 5-l6s
I'D, flour 0s. Cd, wheat 7lad
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STATE NEWS.

Mr.. Tayley, of Brooksville, was robbed of
hundred dollars and suit of clothes last
week.
Mr.. Oliver Norwood, realized from one kerr
mel of barley, last summer, eight hundred and
sixty-nine kernels and that's the truth.
The Ellsworth American says Captain B.
Benson, of fremont, has a cutlass-one of
the seven captured by Capt John Allen, from
the II. M. brig, Bream, in June, 1914; also a
sword, once the property of a French officer
who belonged on the staff of Napoleon Bona
parte when he crossed the Alps in 1900.
We see by the Bath Times that the Knox &
Lincoln Railroad Company, are making quite
extensive improvements at their repair shop
in that city. new forty horse powe: en-
CINE and a new boiler fifteen feet by four feet,
with forty-nine fiues, being among the i'm
provements. 1t is announced that the road
will be open early in the spring.
The gentleman long known as publisher of
the Oracle of Health, and the best established
name in the United States, in the preparatory
medicine business, DIR. Dyott, has been in
duced to enter into arrangements with DIR.
Henry T. Hembold, the world renowned
druggist and manufacturer of the world re-
nowned fluid extracts. DIR. Dyott will be
pleased to see his old friends at 594 Broad
way, New York. The Crystal Palace of Phar-
macy is visited by thousands. There is no
such store in the world.
The Ellsworth American says Mrs. j. b.
Wilkinson, of Sullivan, having occasion to
leave her house for few minutes, short
time since, left therein her two little children,
the elder, daughter four years of age, and
the younger, son, two years old. During
the absence of Mrs. W., the little boys frock
taking fire, little Annie, with heroisn
worthy of an adult, pulled off the burning
garment so promptly, that her baby brother,
unlike Falstaff, was put to no pain by the
touch OF fire. Annie threw the garment into
an adjoining room, and then ran for her
mother. When Mrs. w. returned to the
house the only tokens of the baby's frock
then existing, was room full of smoke and
the charred impress of the confagration on
the floor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-25

On the passage of the order to excuse Mr..
Sanborn of Kittery, whose family was sick
with measles, Mr.. Bragdon urged the passage
of the order and proceeded to define his own
position with the following remarks:
Mr.. SPEAKER l myself have the strong
est terrestrial inducements to leave this House
and HE to clam-shell corner. There, Mr..
Speaker, sits my dear little wife, surrounded
by ten little Bragdons, and thither, sir, flow
the warmest emotions of my soul, with an
affection increased age heightened above any
thing felt in boyhood's hour; but sir, for my
single self, 1 intend to grin and bear it to the
end.
Mr.. JOHNSON said the gentleman had the
richest treasure he ever heard 6ragd- on,
(Bragdon).
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FROM WASHINGTON.

The Internal Revenue receipts from July
LIST to February oath, were 800, 27s, Psi,
which is $S,9l6,2S9 less than for the same
time last year.
The Steamboat bill which passed both
Houses, and awaits the Presidents signature,
is more stringent than any OF a singular
character before enacted, for the preserya-
ton of life and property of passengers. In
case of loss or accident to person or proper
ty, owing to noncompliance with the law,
passengers are to recover damages by a suit.
If the life of any person is destroyed by mis-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-25

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BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
Daily Kennebec Journal.
EUROPEAN NEWS, &c.
THE TREATY OF PEACE HAS BEEN
SIGNED BETWEEN PRUSSIA AND
FRANCE.
The Clerical Party are opposed to the
Transfer of the Assembly to Paris.
The King Of Wurtemburg has gone to
Versailles.
London.

London.
| London, Feb. "a. dispatch received in
this city from Paris states that the population
| is manifesting the ntensest anxiety as to the
conditions of peace.
A treaty of peace was signed at Versailles
| to-day, by Bismack and Favre, on terms of a
| payment of $50 10000 thalers. cession of
Asace and Lorraine, Metz, and Nancy. The
| German army are not to enter Paris.
| All the conditions of peace are now settled
| except that of money. The Germans demand
| twice as much as France has offered to pay.
Bordeaux.
Bordeaux Feb. "a. The Count of Rome
has recognized the new government of France.
Gen. Sheriden left Marselles yesterday for
this city.
No news has been received here respecting
the negotiations at Versailles. This silence
| will be maintained until the conditions of
peace are fully decided upon.
The Orleans Princes are staying in the de-
partment of Gironde.
Bremen.
Bremen, Feb. "a Geographic order re-
ceived from Versailles, directed the imme-
date liberation of all French hostages.
Berlin.
zette says that the dispatches in Belgium
Journals, purporting to give the conditions
of peace now under negotiation are altogether
incorrect.
Havre.
Havre, Feb "a. The contributions i'm
posed on Alencon remaining unpaid, the
Prussians have seized stocks of merchandise
in the principal shops
The amount of requistion made by the
enemy on Hondeur is 545, 900 francs.
Lille.
Lille, Feb. "a. The clerical party are OPP
posed to the transfer of the Assembly to Paris.
The Thirty-third Corps will be disbandcd
as soon as peace is proclaimed.
Stuttgart.
Stuttgart, Feb. "a. The King of Wurtem-
burg has gone to Versailles, and will proba-
bly, be absent until the 9th of March.
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New York Stock Market.
New YORK. Feb. "a,

Marposa, 5h, do. pfd, 9; Canton Co. 744; Gum.
berland Co., 80; Western Union Tel. Co., 5O1s
Quicksilver Mining Co, 23h Pacific Mail, 45A !;
Boston Water Power, 253s, Adams Elk. Co.. sGis !;
Wells, Fargo Co., 80; American Merchants I'm.
45h U: S. Elk. Co., Az; n. Y. Central and Hudson
River, 95s, do. scrip, 9l< Erie, 2lzs do. pfd. A;
Harlem, 1854; do. ptd, l26 Reading, 80; Mich.
Central, ll7i4 Lake Shore and Michigan southern
95a; Illinois Central 1888; Cleveland & Pittsburg,
1913 Chicago North Western, II; do preferred
s. Chicago Rock Island. l07sa; Mil. h Paul
53h do preferred, 74ss; Toledo Wabash & West
en. 54y$; Toledo, Wabash Il Western preferred,
70; Pittsburg & Fort Wayne. 95i4 Terre Hante
27ls, do. pid 56 Alton, liz, do. prefd. us;
Ohio and Miss. 3614 Boston, Hartford Il Erie, IN.
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Island as master carpenter, and had charge o.
building up that large and important rendez-
vous for freedmen, where remained unit
that work was finished. I then left the de.
partment and went into business for myself
in Washington. Any man with half an eye
can see that if the article referred to had the
shadow oftruth in it, should have been call.
ed to account before this late day, situated a.
have been during this whole time. But the
real truth, no doubt, is, that this dirty article
was gotten up for political effect, and should
be consigned to the place prepared for SIAN
derers.
/ make this brief statement of facts in self
defence, hoping that the base article referred
to may not have its designed effect in preju.
dicing honest minds.
MOSES C. FOSTER, Bethel.
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FROM ALABAMA.

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. "a. The House
to-day passed resolutions instructing the
Governor to ascertain the amount of bonds
of the Alabama and Chattanooga railroad en-
dorsed by the State, and make provision for
paying interest upon said bonds whenever the
cupons attached thereto shall be presented by
an innocent and bona-fde purchaser of those
bonds before Jan. LIST, 1870.
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conduct or violation of the law, by any owner
inspector, or any other public officer, shall
be deemed guilty of manslaughter, and upon
conviction shall be sentenced to hard labor
for not more than ten years. The provision
is made for salaries of officers and fines and
penalties prescribed in fraction of the law.
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nv ANTED-Rare old American Books; IS fol
~ Robert b. Thomas Almanac for 1888; 81 fol
l.9J. ANY person having rare old American Books
s su US tne works Of Richard, Increase, Samuel
Eleazer, OF Cotton Mather, or any of the works Of
the hrst New England writer's, or Dr. Franklin's
American almanac in &c oil condition, printed prioi
to 1852, or Ancient Indian Narratives, or any rare
American newspaper, pamphlet, &c, can hear OF
purchaser by stating price, condition, &C., and
addressing JAMES L. MOULTON,
febl3-t&wlm No. Carnes Street, Lynn Mass
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FROM CLEVELAND.

| Cleveland, Feb "a. The front gable end of
brick school house. on the corner of Bridget
and Kentucky streets, was blown in this
morning. Between one and two hundred pu-
pills were in the building at the time, but only
two were injured
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Senator Nickels of Penobscot, was attacked
on the street the other day by furious dog,
running nice pair of pantaloons. Dogs are
useful animals, very,-it would be too bad to
tax the brutes.
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A correspondent in Washington, d. c.
writes that there are two hogs Of the Chester
breed, eleven months old, raised in Alexan-
DIRE county, Virginia, weighing together four
teen hundred and sixty pounds. They are
very handsomely made up with but very
little difference in their weight, and are said to
be the two lagest hogs in the county of their
age,
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Chicago Produce Mrrket.

CHICAGO, Feb. "a.
FLOUR-spring extras 5.S7hd65
WHEAT-No. 2, l22%.
CORN-50x.
OATS-4SA for No. 2.
RYE-No. 2, ssH.
BARLEY--0VaSS for No. 9.
MESS PORK-2l37h
LARD-l2k.
LIVE HOGS-6.SOd71
RECEIPTs-3O00 flour, % 900 wheat, Il, 900 corn,
10000 oats, 5000 barley, 1000 hogs.
SH!PMENTS-3000 flour, 5000 corn, 20 900 oats,
5000 barley, 900 hogs.