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1872.
Application for a Patent
70 A.
Placer Gold Mining Claim.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

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Sacramento, Cal. May 18th. ls1l.
JOSEPH A. MENDES, IIANSFEDDERSON.
REYMUNDO SILVA AND JOHN FRANK.
an association Of miners, having fled their al.s
plication in this Office for Patent To q Minns
claim, and the law and instructions in such Gases
provided, having been compiled with. II shefs.
by ordered that the annexed Notice - such ~.
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PLACER HERALD, a newspaper published nearest
the location OF said claim at Auburn, m PlAeff
county, State Of California
- JOHN G.. McCALLUM.
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The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21
Brief J0ttinRs.

Joseph W. Akers, Esq, of Bar Mills, for
merly of this city, who was Frustrated by a Sc
we're pulmonary attack in September, is now
rapidly improving.
The eighth of January there will be grand
Ball in the hall of Pavilion, Lake Sebago-
Extra trains will run on the Ogdensburg Rail-
road.
Micah Higgins, Esq the well-known clerk
of the Steamer Forest City, is recovering from
painful Ilnes 50 which has confined him to the
house for nc ariy two weeks.
The store of H. G. Quincy under the Old City
Hall, has just been enlarged and is now well
packed with great variety of holiday goods.
A servant-girl, living in family in this city,
while employed about the kitchen stove on
Tuesday, was suddenly seized with fit of
sneezing which was so long and violent that the
shoulder-blade was dislocated and the services
of surgeon were required.
We are glad to learn that the Haydns realiz-
ed something over 800 above expenses by the
concert of Tuesday evening
The Army and Navy Union have been nego-
tiating for Charlotte Cushman to supply the va
cancy in ther course, with a reading, but on the
terms proposed do not think it expedient to
close an engagement.
Hale received from Goupil yesterday lot of
charming Photographic copies of German artist
work; such painters as Meter Won Bremen
Brun and others.
No criminals were before the Municipal Court
yesterday.
The G. A. R. have a sociable at their hall
this evening.
The temperance meeting at the Allen Mission
Chapel last evening was of unusual interest,"
The addresses of Francis Murphy and Capt
Dutton were listened to by a large and appreci-
alive audience. Such meetings ought to be
more frequent
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21
PORTLAND, Me-, 1871.

"Blanchard Maine State Boiler Coz
Gentlemen,-A lreeably toyour instructions
we have made a careful detailed test Of the rel
alive performance of the Blanchard patent
at the portland Co. s" works in this city. The
water and coal were accurately measured, and
every care possible taken to prevent either acct
dental or fraudulent error. The test extended
over period of four days of ten hours each;
two days of which were in actually running the
Portland Co. Works; one day with 'Blanch-
ard boiler" and the other day with Portland
Cos boilers" and from these we have taken our
results.
Indicator diagrams from the engine were
taken every and each ten minutes during the
twenty hours, carefully taken and accurately
computed, thus reducing the chances of error in
estimate of power to a minimum. The test
was a severe one for the blanchard boiler
while running these extensive works, owing to
its size, and in viewing the results this should
be remembered. This you will readily under
stand when you compare the relative sizes of
the competing boilers in the following table,
viz:
Blanchard. Portland Co.'s.
Crate surface, 1875 81. #. 80. SO. #.
Heating do. 1874. so. #. 1852 6 SO. #.
Proportion of CRATE to h.. 1 to 434 1 to POS
We have to report the following, with coal OF
same quality in both cases and cold feed water
at 800 temperature.
Portland Co.'S boilers soc TBS water p b combustiblt
Blanehard's e" 1920
Per centage in favor of Blanchards boiler 81 SO " ct
TEMPERATURE OF GASES IN UPTAKE
Portland Co.'S. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1902
Temperature of air. Observation-Disclosures. 500
While doing work of Portland Co. the Blanch
| ard boiler seemed to have reserve of power
(Signed,) HORACE MCMURTRIE,
Engineer
G. j. MAcCoNNELL,
LIST Asst Eng'r u S. n
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has voted to continue the same rate of waoes
IN 1877 as paid the past year.
Another Spanish ministry has resigned. and
no statesman can make one that will stand the
test
Theirs has promised Protestant deleoation
that waited upon him, that religious equality
should be maintained.
Already 14,37S communists have been tried
of whom ,022 were convicted and the courts
are still at work.
Mayor Hall says he has no intention of re-
signing.
Regular trains commenced to run Wednes-
day on the Connecticut & Western Railroad
from Hartford, Ct. to Millerton on the Harlem
railroad.
August Belmont Indignantly denies the
charges in the N. Y. Times, relative to his con-
nection with the Tammany ring.
The daughters of Cuba had an interview
with the President yesterday and came away
saying they had accomplished their purpose.
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

The national wool growers and manufactur-
ers convention was organized at Syracuse, N.
Y, by choosing Henry S. Randall, president.
Gen. Horace c. Lee has been appointed Post
master in Springfield, Mass.
The election of a successor to Gov Wash
burn, of Massachusetts, has been fixed on Jan.
I'd.
The dead body of a boy about twelve years
old, was found Wednesday in lime kiln at
South Boston, with both legs burned off.
Richard Wise was convicted Tuesday night of
the murder of his wife at Sing Sing, N. T., last
October
Charles Francis Adams and Lord Tenternen,
have arrived in London from Geneva
Government invited offers of a million in
bonds in New York Wednesday, but only $685.
100 was offered at 1887 to 109.10
The coal companies in the Lehigh region
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21


DECEMBER CIVIL TERM-LANE, j., PRESIDING.
WEDNEsDAY.-Josiah L. Doughty VS.. Alonzo H
Libby. Replevin against the officer of furniture at
tached by him writ against the mother of the
plaintiff and in favor of Abel Sawyer ct al Plaintiff
claims title under mortgage. Defendant says that
the mortgage is fraudulent and further that the
statute provisions with relating to furnishing the at
taching officer the amount of the claim after notice
of the attachment have not been compiled with. De-
cision reservd.
ODonnell. Frank
In the case Of James NJ. Jewett VS.. Daniel Dyde,
which was an action on note of hand, and defence
failure of consideration the Judge gave decision for
the defendant.
Locke. Howard & Cleayes.
Job H. Cressey VS.. Eugene Merrill. Reported yes
terday. Decision for the plaintiff for s72.9O.
Strout s. Gage. A. A. Strout.
A. b. Stephenson VS.. c. S. F. Hilton ct ais. Action
on account annexed for ships stores. Decision for
plaintiff for SS7.06.
Locke. Putnam.
The following assignments have been made:
THURSDAY, DEC. 10.
26S-Fogg VS.. Baker,
2S2-lnh' BITS of Harrison VS.. Inh'bts of Sweden,
33S-Tukey VS.. Matthews.
945-Stuart vs. Mains.
346-Dulon VS.. Staples.
S47-Wnslow VS.. Chase.
296-Blaisdell vs.. Melcler
311-Rice vs. Smith.
290-Bacon VS.. Sylvester
FRIDAY, DEC %.
395-Chase ct ais. VS.. Batchelder.
397-Redlon ct al. vs. Cressey
402-Nutter ct al. VS.. Floyd.
403-Bates Storer
406-Snow VS.. Robinson.
412-Sulivan VS.. Jacobs.
3S9-Hart S. P. vs.. Davis.
39l-Woodman ct al. VS.. Mains.
25EHalmes Jordan.
351-Green vs.. Dunning.
291-Ran all VS.. Davis.
292-Pinkham VS.. TAYLOR
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21

SUIcIDE.--The town was startled yesterday fore
noon by the report that. Mr.. Luther A. Coombs,
the senior proprietor of the Preble House, had
taken his own life in his private room at the hotel
in the presence of his wife. 1t was some time
before the facts could be learned, but the most
correct version of the affair is as follows
About half-past 9 he entered the room and
handed his wife a package of papers in an en-
velope, saying, '9These will take care of you
and Charley" and instantly, before she knew
what he was doing, she heard the report of a
pistol, and her husband fell upon the floor She
ran out screaming for the housekeeper, and
when they returned the blood was gushing from
fearful wound in the head The wife imme-
diately tainted, and the people in the house
who were summoned found Mr. Coombs still
alive but unconscious. He fingered in this con-
dition until about twenty minutes past 2 O clock
when he expired. Immediately after the shoot
ing became known Drs. Tewksbury and Small
were summoned. An examination showed
that the ball entered the head just above the
right temple and passed through the upper part
of the brain.
The cause which led Mr.. Coombs to self
destruction was probably hereditary insanity.
His father committed suicide by drowning, and
it is reported that he had attempted to take his
own life once before. He has had occasional
gloomy spells since the firm opened the Preble,
but they were thought to proceed from feel
ing of great responsibility incurred in attempt
ing the successful management of hotel like
the Probe. He was in good spirits early in the
morning, and suicide was the last thing sus-
pected of being in his mind. Mr. Coombs was
about IS years of age, native of Bucksport,
and for several years was steward of steamer
City of Richmond. He has left wife and a
son IL years of age On the 18th inst, only
ten days ago, the firm of Coombs & Gibson
opened the Preble House, which had just been
put in complete repair, and were meeting with
excellent success. Coroner Hall was called
after the death of Mr.. Coombs, but decided that
in his judgment an inquest was unnecessary.
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21

GLOUCESTER FISH MARKET, for the week ending
Dec Dec 70 Goldfish in light stock market
notice sales Of prime quality at 25 ~ ql Mackerel
stock in Gloucester light, not exceeding 5000 bbs;
we notice sales of 200 buls Bay IA so y Dbl
Shore do held at IS 90 "a 20 90 according to qualify
last sales of rs at IL 50 W Dbl for Bays, AMI 10 50 for
Shores last sales rs at 50 for Bays and 10 10 for
at 60c " gal.
New YORK, Dec. 9O-Evening. Cotton &c higher
Mid ling uplands 2Usc Flour dull AMI heavy and lUc
lower; sales 400 bbs State 70 a 90; round hoop
Ohio 8 IS g 30; Western 70 q Z 10; Southern 80
q 20. Wheat in buyers favor; sales $1,000 bush I;
No2 Spring 46 a 81; Winter Red Western IS
e 81; White Michigan 50 "a IS. Corn dull; sales
$4,000 bush; new Mixed Western TIC. Oats quiet;
sales 26.OOO bush; Ohio and Western "a "a &c. Beef
quiet anil steady. Pork quiet and heavy; new mess
Is 90; old do Is so a ID g. Lard is Shade easier at
active; sales at 94c. Rice firm at 81 a sc. SugT
quiet and firm; Rio lot e Solc Mol, iirm; New
firm at 6S1 "a 69c; sn firm on q 10 for rain
ed. Petroleum dull crude 13c refined 22lc. Tallow
Wool quiet and very firm; tubbed 75sc; pulled IS
a 65c.
,Freights to Liverpool heavy; Grain per steamer 81
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Flour unchanged. Wheat in
speculative demand and lower; No Spring at 22l;
Mo- do III; No at 0S. Corn in fair demand and
fair request and lower No at 3llc; rejected 2slc
Rye is firm; No at 62i "a &c. Barley unchanged;
No Spring 59ac. Pork in fair demand and lower;
Mess at ID Us q ID TO- Lard in fair demand and low
er at 81 a SIC. Hams in pickle 81 az &c. Green meats
unchanged. Bulk meats unchanged; shoulders Age
short rib mddles SIC; short clear miles 6sc. Live
Hogs dull and lower at 90 "a 80; Dressed do at
50 a 4 &c. Whiskey in fair demand at s9c.
Receipts-4,OOO bbls -four IA, 900 bush wheat, 49,,
900 bush corn $1,000 bush oats 10Oe bush rye, 1900
bush barley, $4,000 hogs.
Shipments bbs -four, 1000 bush wheat 1900
bush corn, 1000 bush oats 5000 bush barley, 14OOO
hogs.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 2O.-Pork is quiet and weak at
1875 Lard quiet AMI weak at 81 a SIC for steam.
Bulk meats nominal Bacon-shoullers 81; sides "a
"a TIC. Live Hogs quiet and unchanged at ~ q IS;
ers &c; sides Ole; hams u e SIC. Whiskey steady
at 9Oc.
ST. LOUIS Dec. 2O.-Flour very dull. Wheat-buy-
ers Oft anil sales small; No Fall Red at 43l a Al.
Corn dropping; high Mixed on track 42c. Oats
buyers and sellers apart. Pork dull IA 90, seller
TOLEDO, Dec. 2o.-Flour unchanged. Wheat dull
40; No do IS. Corn shade higher; high mixed
4S a 4Stc; low do 47ic. Oats dull AMI unchanged.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 20.-Flour is nominal. Wheat
dull and decline,t T.; No at II; No ut 81. Oats
easier; No 2 Mike. ii 80. Corn quiet; No 2 Mixel
4Oc. Rye is steady; y, at 63tc. Barley steady; No
Spring at 6Otc.
Receipts-2,OOO bbls -four, q, 900 bush wheat
Shipments-2,OOO bbls -four.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 2O.-Cotton steady; Middling
uplands 1s5 q &c.,
SAVANNAH, Dec. 2O.-Cotton firm; Midlling up
lands 1890.
MOBILE, Dec. 2O.-Cotton firm Middling uplands
1s3 a 19c. ''0
New ORLEANS, Dec. 2O.-Cotton Irregular; Mid
ding uplands 19Ac.
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.



ST JOHN, NIB. Brig Omer-2OOO bbls flour, 10 tons
bran, 46l4 gals refined oil, bbls and bags sugar.
Receipts by Railroads and Steamboats,.
STEAMER MONTREAL FROM BosToN-63 coils cord
age, ~ casks nails II bdls washboards Isl axles As
cases Shoes so bbs apples % kegs Soda bales sheep
skins, so boxes cheese 80 bds tubing, Is bbs liquor
40 do BEANS 35 do beef so do beer II empty trunks
cask OIL 200 hi les, tobacco 10 bags oysters, 400
boxes rasins, 80 do oranges and lemons, horse and
wagon 100 pkgs to order; for Canada and up country
10 bdls straw boards, Is casks oil, IL bills calf SKINS
lbs bbls four 200 bales rags and paper 100 bds leat
err, crank pins, casks ochie do sheep SKINS pcs
marble, 20 bales WOOL piano, bbls ink, gu pkgs to
order.
STEAMER FRANCONIA FROM NEW YoRK-34S bales
rope, % do rags, II do cotton, 80 do tow "a do
tics 43 bdls green hides 80 do paper hangngs 80 rolls
leather 70 do carpeting IS hhds molasses, IS casks
nseed OIL Is bbs saltpetre, ~ do vinegar do brim
stone 10 do oysters IS hf chests tea 80 car Wheels
"a prs car wheels axles, 10 kegs spikes 10 boxes
SOAP 81 do tobacco 20 do hardware % drugs so
Tin plate, l6 do slate, 10 do stove polish so do rasins
bales burlaps pianos, 200 pkgs to order.
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21

HARPER's BAzAR.-This beautiful w.ell,
publication is the standard with ladies for ali
the fashions of the day. Besides CONTAINING M
merous fashion plates and their explanation
it gives large amount of first-class literarv
matter, which always renders it welcome vic.
itor to the parlor circle. The number for the
ensuing week, richly illustrated, has been ra-
ceived at the periodical depot of Messrs. Fes-
sender Bros, Lancaster Hall; also by D. Went
worth, dealer in books, stationery, &c., 1877
Congress street, corner of Oak street.
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21
MARRIAGE OF HON. EUGENE HALE.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

DCnI1f OF.
CONCORD, Dec. 20-Bishop Osman c. Baker
of the Methodist Episcopal church died at his
residence in this city this noon aged SO. Five
years ago he had a paralytic shock and grad
ually declined The funeral will be Saturday
forenoon.
Bishop Baker entered the ministry in 1929
and was raised to his present position in 1852
One of the bishops, Rev. d. w. Clark, has died
THE year and two died in 1870, Revs. Drs
Thompson and Kingsley Bishsps Morris,
James, Scott, Simpson and Ames have now the
whole Episcopal work to perform.
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21
European Markets.

LONDON Dec. 20-11.3O A. M-Consols at 92s for
money and account.
American Securities-U s. 5-2O's 1862, 92a; do 1866,
old, s3s; do 1867, $50; U. S. 10-4O's, 91a.
LIVERPOOL, Dec 20-10.3O A. M.-Cotton heavy 4;
Middling uplands % q 10d; do Orleans 10td sales
12.00U bales.
LONDON, Dec. 20-1.30 P. M.-U. S. 5-20's 1865, DID,
93s. Refined Petroleum I'D.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20-1.3O P. M.-Cotton is heavy :
sales Il, 900 bales.
LONDON, Dec. 1870 P. M.-Consols closed at s2i
for money and account.
American Securiiies-U S. 5-2O's 1862 92i; do 1865
old, 933; do 1867, S31; do 10-iO's, 91a.
PARIS, Dec. 2O-4.3O P. M.-Rentes 56f 35c.
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21

PERIoDIcALs.-Harper' s Monthly for January
1877, has been received and is for sale at
tne DOCK stores of Messrs. Bailey & Noyes, and
H. L. DAVIS, Exchange street; Loring, Short
q Harmon and Augustus Robinson, under
Falmouth Hotel, also at the scbool-book. mus
ic and periodical store of r. G. Andrews No
90 oeh'er street, ana at the book and periodical
depot OF Messrs' Fessenden Bros, Lancaster
Hall
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Fatal, ACCIDENT.

LEWISTON, Dec. 2O,-ravid B. Cressfy sus
tanned a probably fatal fracture of the skull at
the city buildings to-day. An iron hammer
weighing four pounds fell ninety feet, striking
him on the head and crushing the skull.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MAINE CENTRAL.
BANGOR. Dec. 20.-Mr. j. L. Lunt, Superin-
tendent of the E. & n. A. Railroad has accept
ed the SUPPLEMENTARY of Maine Central road
in place of Edwin Noyes, resigned. He will
assume his new posi- ton on the LIST of January
Mr.. H. Angel, General Ticket Agent of the
E. & N. A. Railroad, is spoken of as Mr.
Lunts successor upon that road.
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21
Ine wool Market.
Especial Dispatch by International lime

Special Dispatch by International Iine1
BosToN Dec. 2O.-[ Reported for the Pressl The fol-
lowing is list of prices quoted this afternoon
DJmesic-OLio and Pennsylvania pick-lock 10 "a
Is; do choice Xxx 65 a ESQ., do fine 81 a. 66c; me-
dunn 60 e Csc; coarse 60 "a Goo; Michigan extra and
M ct q CSC; fine 81 a 6Sc medium "a a. 67c COM
mon 60 @ &c; other Western fine and \ 81 tl Gle
medium Is q 66c, common 60 a &c; pulled extra
~ q sOc; superine 60 a soc; No 40 a 60c comb
ing fleece 6S q 72c California s. a. 55c; Texas 80
q 4ltc; Canada combing 73 q Tics Smyrna wash
Ell % q i0c do unwashed Is a SOC; Buenos Ayres 81
"a &C; Cape Good Hope 80 a Ale; Mestza pulled IS
"a Sc.
Remarks-The excitement in the Wool market con-
tnues without abatement, although the very extreme
prices asked and the small stocks tend to restrict tran
sactions. Combing, delaine and pulle,i woods are
quite firm and have been in demand and for all kinds
Of foreign very full prices are obtained.
In New York the market continues active with a
good demand for domestic and further advance
has been established, but the light supply restricts
transactions. There has been an active demand for
foreign, partly speculative induced by favorable Tor
eign advces and the high prices prevailing for domes-
tlc The stock in dealers hands by theslarge sales
Gently contaminated has been very much reduced,
and at the close higher prices were demanded though
mol ers are not anxious to realize at the advance
ed rates.
TGe Philadelphia market continues lively with an
upward tendency and for all descriptions of domestic
especlly, there has been active inquiry both from
SPECTATORS, local AMI eastern manufacturers, and
about all the cheap lots to be had have been taken
The stocks are reduced to low figure, and the ex-
travaglnt rates prevailing abroad would seem to in
dictate higher prices during the balance of the
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-21

Boston, Dec. 19.-The shipments of Boots and
Shoes from this market to places Outsi lie of New
England for the past week comprise 9,i65 cases,
against 0,039 for the same week last year.
The total shipments from this market since JAM 1
have been 1223,929 cases. against Osy cases for
the same week last year.
The shipments from Lynn for the week have been
1923 cases, against 12OS for the same week last
year.
The shipments from Haverhill for the week COM
prise 729 cases. against 6I2 for the same week
las year.
There is an increasing number of buyers in the
market but thus far they have neither bought MANY
goods or given many orders for future delivery. The
various snoe towns have been visited and good deal
of pains taken to ascertain the quantity of goods
made up. A careful inspection has led US to believe
that there are FEWER light goods for women's wear
than were on hand at the close of last year. Com
paratively few orders given last November, and
tile factories gc..lrally have produced but very light
supply OF goous, aud it looks now as though prices
would increase in i4lnness as the season advances
ShrewI buyers will .ubtedly purchase quite large
ly early in the seas n, but the majority of Southern
and Western buyers will undoubtedly purchase only
for present wants.