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

Latest News by Mail.
State Superute ndent of Insurance Miller of
New York, says the Knickerbocker Life Com
pany is all right in spite of the charges against
it,
The Mace-Coburn fight is expected to come
Off somewhere near Buffalo. and tina roughs
there are in state Of great excitement about
it.
The officers of the Third Army Corps hold
their reunion in New York Friday.
Three more of the Camden, N. j., election
rioters have pleaded guilty and been heayi-
ly fined.
The bar iron manufacturers of the Atlantic
States will soon meet in New York to agree ON
uniform classification and scale of prices
The New York importers and manufacturers
west of the Alleghanies are opposed to this
step.
Inc Morris & Essex railroad has been in.
dicted by the Grand Jury of Essex Co., N. j.,
for numerous outrases perpetrated by its con-
ductors and brakemen upon commuters, many
of whom are citizens of the highest respecta.
bility.
A fire at Sioux City, Iowa, on Wednesday
nisnt, destroyed property TO the amount of
SoO,OcO; one on Beekman street, New York,
Thursday morning did $4,000 worth of dam.
age; and on Charestown street, Boston, Thurs
day morning, Charles G. Pease s. Co., furni-
ture manufacturers; Draper, Baker & Co.,
dealers in flour, aud j. d. Graves, dealer in
sofas and lounges lost heavily.
The London Times editorially says that the
decision of the U. IS. Supreme Court in favor
of the constitutionality of the legal tender act
is both unjust and violent and will prove
misfortune to the country.
Private dispatches from Pottsvlls and
Scranton speak hopefully of the approaching
end of the coal strike.
At gainesville, Ohio, Wednesday night, fire
destroyed two warehouses, cabinet shop dwell.
ing, two barns, r. r. block, blacksmith shop,
and lumber yard. Loss, over insurance, 800
600,
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TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

Arrangements have been made BY the exec.
utive committee with the principal railroads
throughout the country by which members OF
tbs Society of the Grand Army of the Poto-
mac who pay full fare to the reuL ion in Boston
May II, can have free return tickets by COM
plying with the conditions, Of which they will
be informed by the committee An order has
been introduced into the Massachusetts Senate
for joint legislative committee to receive
President Gran: should he attend the reunion.
THE insurance on Prentices hat factory at
Brooklyn, burned Wednesday night, was $780,
600.
Gen. Butler has had long interview with
District Attorney Davis of New York, in re-
gard to the federal election law.
In sentencing the keepers of disorderly
houses in New York the other day. Judge Bed
ford remarked that all others cOnviced OF like
offence would receive the same punishment
imprisonment and fine.
The New York Chamber of Commerce held
its 1854 annual meeting on Thursd and chose
William e. Dodge President, George Opdyke
and Walter s. Griffith Vice Presidents, Fran
els S. Lothrop, Treasurer, and George Wilson,
Secretary.
The post office at Valparaiso, Ind, with the
mails and adjoining buildings, were burned by
an incendiary Wednesday night. Loss $20,
600.
The saw mill of Henry Ste;nberg, in Wey-
onwego, Wis, was destroyed by fire Wednes-
day together with Touring mill adjoining.
Loss $4,000.
The Mississippi River and Paducah and the
Cult Railroads OF Tennessee have been con.
sOlidated.
A very severe northeast storm has prevailed
all over the northwest for ths past two days,
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New Adveriiseme To-Day.


APRIL TERN, WALTON, j.. PRESIDING.
WEDNEsDAY-John 4. Oxnard vs.. Union Insur-
ance Company OF Baltimore. Action on policy OF in
surance against fire plaintiffs store and stock Of
goods in Pownal, which were consumed by fre on
the night OF the 10th Of February, 1870 Ad damnum
$4,000.
Verdict for plff. for $lo2s.el. Motion made for q
new trial.
Haskell. Strout a Cos.
Howard q Cleaves
D.. Thomas Audenreid & ais. VS.. Samuel Rounds q
as, Assnmpsit to recover damages sustained bv rea.
son Of defendants rejecting cargo OF coal. In Oct.
1871 pills. agent was in this city and contracted with
deits to send them cargo Of locust Noun
Tain coal On its arrival here defts Immediately tel
eeraphed pills. that the coal was not first. class
cargo and refused to accept it. The cargo was alter
ward sold to other dealers at discount, and this
SUIT to recover the difference between the price r.
ceived and the contract price, which is $G5s1G
Ths defts. say the cargo was not in compliance
with the contract in that it poorly prepared and
introduced testimony tending to show that 1t was
very satey cargo Jury out when the Court ad-
journed.
T. 4. Snow, s. Putnam.
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CALIFORNIA.
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATE

SAN FRANCISCO, May 4-The American
Medical Association are having lively fight
over a resolution on the admission of women
as delegates, though no applicants are in at
tendance. The second prize has been awarded
DR.. BeDi. Howard of New York, for an essay
on direct method of artificial respiration for
the treatment of persons apparently dead from
suffocation by drowning or from other causes
The first has been awarded to DR.. E. r. Taylor
of Sacramento for an essay on the chemical
constitution of the bile.
The Medical Association has indefinitely
postponed the motion to construe the coustitu-
ton SO as not to exclude female delegates. DR..
Henry A. Martin of Boston, chairman of the
committee on vaccination, was removed for
using insulting language towards the Associa-
tion in an article on vaccination which he had
published in the Homeopathic Journal. ID. w.
Yandell OF Kentucky was elected President for
one year. The next meeting of the AssOcia-
ton will be held 1t Philadelphia.
THE PRESBYTERIAN FUND.
The St. Johns Presbyt terrain church of this
city, Of which Rev. DR.. Scott is castor, has
raised $58.600 to apply to the five million
memorial fund. This is double the apportion-
ment of California. and the church having only
1872 members has claimed to be the banner
church of the union.
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LOUISIANA.
AWFUL TORNADO AND DESTRUCTION OF PROP

New ORLEANS, May "A tornado swept
over Baton Rouge and vicinity Tuesday, caus
ing great destruction of property. The north
and south walls of the penetentiary 1.-The roof of
the shoe factory and the cells in the south wing
of the building we're blown away; the whole Of
the second story and root of the United States
arsenal, with 300 feet of the laboratory, a frame
building, and the root of the powder magazine
were rent in fragments. The roof was torn
frem the Catholic church and large number
Of frame houses were uDroOfed aud received
other damage. A sugar house aud a number
of cabins on plantation Joseph Bernard were
blown down and one negro was killed and sew
eral wounded. The sugar house, gin house,
and cabin son the plantation James McLeallen
were all destroyed and many colored persons
severely injured. The sugar house and all the
cabins on the plantation of w. S. Pike were
blown down and two colored men were killed
and number wounded Many boats and fats
laden with coal were sunk. The loss will reach
100000. During the storm some convicts es-
capped from the prison but were speedily recap
tured.
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DEATH OF JOHN G. BRooBs-A telegraphic
dispatch from Washington, yesterday, an
nounced the death of Mr. John =. Brooks of
this city, in Washington on Wednesday. Mr..
Brooks was for long period the leading iron
dealer in this city. Last year growing infirm-
tiles compelled him to relinquish the business,
and he sold his establishment to Messrs Eben
Corey & Co. He has fof long time been
troubled with bowel complaint, which has in
duced him for few years past to spend the
winters at the South. AT the time of his death
his vile was with him, although suffering from
Ill health. His remains, we learn, will be
brought to his native city for interment.
Mr. BROOKS was the youngest son of the late
Cotton B. Brooks of this city, and we believe
the.e is now only one son surviving. The de-.
ceased leaves wife, (daughtersf the late Gov
Parris) and one adopted daughter. His age
was about 81 years.
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GO M M r DIAL.


Receipts By Railroads aud Steamboats,.
GRAND TRsNK RAILwAY-19s cans milk 400 bbls.
Hour, a. cars lumber, do corn do shingles, do
peel, 40 laths 90 potatoes. do bark, do wool,
ment East-40 bbls. flour, cars sundries.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILwAY-1ss cases mdse. IS
bds sb0veis 90 5bs. apples, IS bdls bOes, 20 bags
wool, u bales excelsior, so pkgs sundries.
PORTLAND q KENNEBEC RAILROAD car cases.
90 hoops, doors, bdls SASH bricks, 10 bbls
apples.S3 sets springs, doz brooms, 81 oil bbls
cases goods, 20 pks mdse 26 freight for Boston,
STEAMER FOREST CITY. FROM BosToN-l5 bars
hbs pork, 100 do sugar. 200 boxes rasins, 8 plates
iron 70 boxes lemons 70 empty kegs 81 kegs lard 1s
y ses ess5s 4 R8iSs .GaiHStipxe y uRaSes
Shoes boxes fresh fish, Sc bds paper 20 cases sew
for Canada and up country-40 coils cordage, bales
mar, 90 40 hemp loomes, 80 bales rags, rs bbls.
earpeting 20 do WOOL 40 boxes spices 100 pkas to or
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MASsAOHUSETTS.
UNCONVENTIONAL EDUCATION


WORCESTER, May The Convention of
Baptists Of New England in behalf Of denom-
national education closed q two days session
here this afternoon. About 200 of the most
prominent Baptist Clergymen and heads of
Baptist institutions of learning were present
and discussed the able papers read by Rev.
William Lamson, d. D., of Brookine, Prof.
Charles H. Hamlen, of Colby University, of
Maine, Rev. B. G. Crane of Hartford, Conn,
Rev G. Anderson, u. D., of Newton Theolog-
ical Seminary, and Rev. Alvah Hovey, d. D.,
of Newton Theological Seminary. Founding
Of Baptist Academies with liberal endow-
ments was strongly urged, and seemed to be
the leading idea of the convention, although
other matters important to the sect were con-
siGered.
The Worcester Choral Union, 200 members,
go to Providence Tomorrow celebrating their
18th anniversary by this trip, the attendant
festivities closing by a grand concert in the
new Music Hall at Providence, and returning
to Worcester by extra train.
A veiy heavy rail has prevailed here all day.
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EVERY SATURDAY of the current week
"pans out" rich. Gathering Spring Flowers"
which ornaments the first page is one of Hen
nessys best; succeeded by member of Paris
sketches. Johl Hays poems Jim Bludso and
Little Brooches are illustrated by Eytnge Jr.
The Mammoth Cave and Sardine Fishing are
described with pen and pencil; and the minor
engravngs are many and good. A story by
Edmund Yates, entitled Nobody's Fortune is
begun in this number, and next week Mr..
Waud and Mr.. Keller will begin their charac-
teristic description Of the Mississippi Almost
every current topic of interest is touched on in
the editorial pages. George H. Gardiner, No.
Z, Exchange street, is agent for Every Satur-
day in this city.
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AUCTION SALES
Large Stock OF Dry and Fancy
Goods at Auctiou

a T Store No 81 Exchange st, Savings Bank Bnfd-
=, ing, eou mencing on Thursday, NAV 9TH, at 10
q ~ ana continuing until all is sold, at 10 NJ and
reasonable Dress Goods, rich Paisley Shawis Black
lie -. Mouslms, Wine Piques, Black Alpaeeas. Ia
seil,ss max, Napkins Woolens. 100 elegant Mar
&c. ' M" "'"Ves Lice Goods, Embroderes,
"yza +. o. BAILEY & co. Anct,rs
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Brief Josfnnxs.

We regret to hear that s. NJ. Baker, ESQ.,
the Chairman Of the Board of County Com
missioners is still lying very i'll with scstica at
his residence in Windham.
A good old fashioned northeast storm
which has been brewing for the past two days.
set In yesterday noon. Not only did the rain
come down well but there was quite hail
storm about P. M Thermometer indicated
40 at 8 A. M.
A gentleman gazing at the pictures of the
Cynocephalus that adorn the fences in this vi
cinity says "that he don't think much of that
performers beauty, he's too sedate looking"
That gentleman is evidently believer in the
Darwinian theory
An old lady observing sign over a tailoring
establishment bearing the inscription, "Foun-
tain of Fashion," exclaimed, "Ah, that must
be the place where the squirts come FROM"
We understand that Teachers Institute
will be held in this city on the 18th, 18th and
9th of this month, and that Prof. Lowell Ma
son Of Boston will deliver series of lectures
on music, and Prof. Bartholomew on drawing.
The new style of ladies' hats are very beau
tiful. They resemble a PEN wiper with q
fringe. and are quite becoming.
The latest style at a dinner party is to have
fan placed at each lady's plate, on which is
printed the bill OF fare, and on the side of
which is a SIN all looking-elass, SO that she can
survey herself
Commander Burnham, U. s. N. has been
elected an honorary member of the Portland
Yacht Club
The Presumpscot Park Association are ne.
gotiating for tract of land between Woodford
and Morrilps Corner for trotting park.
We regret to learn that Mr. V. c. Hanson,
the well known boot and h0e dealer of this
oity, is seriously i'll with erysipelas in the
head
The Portland Glass Works contemplate
shutting down in about ten days until Septem-
Der LIST, owing to the state of the market and
the large stock Of desirable goods on hand
A nice string of land locked salmon and
salmon front was caught in Songo Pond yes
terday by gentleman from the West.
The U. s. Circuit Court transacted no BUSH
ness yesterday.
The Ancient Harmony Society reorganized
Wednesday evening with the choice of Elias
Chase as President Mr.. T. G. Lewis declining;
Andrew j. Chase, Vice President; B. f. Kinds,
Secretary and Treasurer; James S. Staples,
leader; Charles Pearce, Assistant Leader; Cy-
rus r. Bridges Charles Pearce, VIM. f. Todd,
Mrs. Marietta Weber and Miss Fannie M.
Chandler, Executive Committee.
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The levitity with which metropolitan papers
treat serious subjects is shocking. A New
York paper thus treats of an interesting but
apochryphal local event:
Mrs. Elizabeth Small, of Portland, Me-, all
the time lies in bed and eats nothing unless
obliged by force to swallow food. She is de-
clared TO be sin q trance yet. a true woman is
she still; for, eating nothing, keeping her bed,
not Knowing her nearest friends, she continues
to converse and to sing. Really, this is inter-
esting. Stomach gone, legs (if we may use the
word) gone, eyes refusing to recognize old
faces. the tongue yet remains triumphantiy
lively. By the way, what is "a trance?' 1t is
ture, or epilepsy. 1t used to be one of these in
old-eashioned days-it is pretty hard to deter
mine exactly what it is now.
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Municipal Court.

JUDGE NORRIS PRESIDING,
THURsDAY-Kate Mcdonnell, complainant vs.
Patrick Hoey.
Bastardy complaint. Ordered to give bonds in the
sum OF $500 TO complainant, and appear at the Su-
peiior Court in September.
M. d. L. Lane. TN. Giyeen.
State VS.. WIN. Mckay. Larceny. Pleaded not gull
ty. Decision guilty. Fined Stand costs.
State vs.. Kate Adams. Assault and battery, Fined
IS and costs.
The search and seizure complaint against Michael
McGlinehy and William Murphy was continued till
tomorrow.
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STEAMER ORIENTAL will commence her
regular trips between Harrison, Bridgton, Ma
Piles and Lake Sebago Station, on Monday,
May 1st, 1871.
Leaving Harrison at $50 A. NJ, No. Bridg-
ton 9.45, Bridgton 10 Is, Naples IL 10, connect
ing with train the P. & o. railroad, arriving
at Portland at 2.30 p. M.
Returning, leave Lake Sebago on arrival Of
train which leavesPortland at 10 ?. M. arriv-
ing at Naples at 400 Bridgton 500, North
Bridgton $50, Harrison 5 As. tt
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ILLINOIS.
CHENEY DEGRADED.

CHICAGO, May 4-The ecclesiastical court
for the trial OF Rev. Mr.. Cheney reassembled
this morning, when it was announced that the
court Lad agreed on the following verdict
That said Cheney was guilty on all the charges
and specifications contained in the present
men,, and while as Presbyters sitting in iudg-
ment on the conduct OF another PresSyter, We
find our duty an exceedingly painful one. We
feel obliged to state that in our opinion the
canonical and ecclesiastical sentence OF degra-
dation from the ministry of the church of God
should be pronounced upon him. The court
then adjourned sine die. 1t is understood that
the sentence will not be pronounced until q
week or more shall have elapsed,
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Personal.

The Thames Yacht Club gave a compliment
tary dinner to Mr.. Ashhury on Wednesday.
IL Is repol ted that the Paris commune has
requested the Orleans princes to leave the city.
d. G. Grath attempted to swindle St. Louis
Dank out OF $l8, 600 on fraudulent certificate
Oliver Hoyt of New York, is treasurer of
the iund the Methodists are raising for mon
nment to Bishop Kingsley, to be erected at
Beyrout, Syria.
Emery, the recusant witness whom the Mass
achusetts Senate ordered imprisoned, has been
liberated on bail by the Supreme Court.
Milton Withers, released from the Spring.
held Jail the day before the murder of Tyndaie,
mas been arrested at Jacksonville ILL.,. on sus.
piclon.. An additional $500 has been offered by
the citizens for the arrest of the murderer -
The total reward now offered is So, 500.
Henry Cannon and Taylor Palmer, both ne.
groes, were executed at Union Cont House. S.
", the 18th ult, making a total Of twelve per-
sons who have suffered death for the murder
OF George M. Stevens, ON the 31st of Decem-
Der last. -
The President is to be present at the Army
ct the Potomac reunion in Boston.
near Zipzibar, but in a destitute condition.
Paris journal says that Louis Napoleon
saved at least SIG 100000 during his reign,
VIM. Foster has pleaded not guilty to the
murder of Avery D. Putnam. His special plea
case being overruled the trial was set down for
next Thursday.
Mrs: Barrows is to fill the Pomeroy chair of
medicine at Howard University in Washing
ton, her salary to be the same as that of the
other professors.
Major William McDiarmd, a printer in the
office of the Cincinnati Times, is ninety years
Of age, and used to set up Walter SCOTS poe ms
from the original manuscript.
Mr. James F. Conover, ed itor of the Detroit
Tribune, has resigned, in order to become o
preacher in the Episcopal church. He has
been connected with the Detroit newspapers
ever since 1858.
General Spinner, VIM. j. Florence and
Barney Williams and their wives and Olive
Logan sailed from New York for Liverpool on
Wednesday.
Judge Boynton, lately Judge of the U. S.
Court for the Southern district of New York,
died Tuesday in New York.
The Rev. DR.. Benjamin Franklin Tefft of
Brewer is one of the Board of Visitors to the
Annapolis Naval Academy. Rev. Dr. ). p
Newman and ex-senator Henderson are also
on the Board.
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WE see by the auction column to-day that
op Wednesday of next week F. o. Bailey &
20. will offer some of the most desirable real
estate in our city at auction. The lot opposite
the Plymouth Church on Congress ST., which
is one of the finest building lots in the city
Another lot in Deering Place and the valuable
lot on the south-w corner of State and Deer
ing SITS.
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MoRTUARY.-The whole number of deaths
during the month of April was 4s, from the
following causes:
Consumption, 10; Rheumatism, I; Fits, 1; Disease
of Brain 4; Inf lmaiion, Lung Fever. 4; Convul-
siops 1; Disecse OF Liver, 1; Apopexy, 1; Conges-
ton Of Luogs, 1; oId Age CONSUMPTION OF TIE
Wbonnnq Cough, 2; Child Birth, l; Still Born, 1;
'""''' - i. L. Vine, Supt. Of Bulials,
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The stock Of dry goods now being sold at
auction at store No. 81 Exchange street, con-
tains some Of the finest goods in the city: Sea-
sonable dress goods, rich silk poplns, Thibets,
black and colored alpaccas, piques elegant Pals
ley shawls, linen goods in all quantities, WOOL
ems, cottons, magnificent Marseilles quilts, fam
cy goods, &c. We understand that these goods
will be sold without reserve, and certainly SO
favorable an opportunity TO purchase dry goods
was never offered the ladies of Portland.
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Notice.
I tAkRIED of by mistake from Atlantic Wharf,
~ since March 30th, 1871, q case OF Dry Goods,
tuin said case shall be suitably rewarded
ap27tt Portland Steam Packet Company.
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TENNESSEE.

RAILROAD ACCIDENT-ONE HUNDRED FEET
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
NASHVILLE, May A passenger train on
the North Western Railroad, nineteen miles
from Nashville, ran off the track to-day and
the engine was precipitated down an emhank,
mept 100 feet. The engineer was fatally and
the fireman slightly wounded.
The stockholders of the Nashville u Deca-
tur Railroad meet at Pulaski to-day and TatI-
fed the lease of their road to the Louisville q
Nashville Railroad by large majority,
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USE nothing but the Lightning Polish for
cleaning Silver and Silver-Plated Goods, Brit
ANNA, Brass, Copper and Glass. Manuta ctur
ed by N. d. Stevens, silver platter, Ill Ex-
change St., Room 5. 1t gives them instantly
beautiful polish without injury to the most
delicate surface. II satisfaction is not given
the money will be refunded. u
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RAILROAD ACcIDENT-The 8 o'clock train
from Boston for this city yesterday afternoon
ran into some rocks that had washed from a
ledge on to the track above the South Berwick
Junction. The engineer and fireman leaned
from the engine, one on each side, and escaped
unhurt. Fortunately only one truck of the
tender lett the track, detainining the train
about three quarter of an hour. The damage
done was slight.
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Burt'S Boots !!

A LARGE STOCK just received Also, Ladies'
"A Patent FOxed Boots both serge and kid
top. The handsoIGest and best style out.
133 Middle street.
apr54seod3w MiGlPALMER.
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Very Resp'y, Your Ob't Serv't,
II

1.-THE above is the other side of the story. In
regard to the remark made by Mr.. Cochrane
that his office is so near our publication rooms
that our reporter can obtain facts when desir-
ed. we have only to say that our reporter in
quired at the post Office for the Supeiinten-
dent, but was informed he had gone TO Wash
ingtsn. 1t seems however that Mr.. Cochrane
had gone to Augusta, and passed through the
city yesterday noon on his way to Washing
fon--ED
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New YORK .seck a.a Money MARKET.

NEW YORK, May -Morning.-tiold opened at
ilt and declined to Ill where it continues steady-
Money at @ per cent.