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The Portland daily press., 1871-01-16
hool Expenditures per head of the School Popu-

The average attendance in the schools Of
the whole country is 3,37s,O69, while the av.
era.e number Of children of school age absent
from school is 2S33, ,5GS.
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Caution I

WHEREAS, have reason to believe that me j.
w ). Newcomb, trauOulerly ubtained from ME
on the seventeenth day Of December inst my note OF
that date tor the sum of -Four Hun 'red Dollirs this
Is 20 caution all persons against purchasing the
as said tie was obtained aforesaid, and is with
out consideration.
ELBRIDGE @. WARD
Windham, Deer 18th, 1870. ja14d1w&w3w
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KAYION'S OiL OF LIFE, The hest Rheun. attic
IN and Neuralgia Tinnent KIM own. 1t cures all
pains and aches in the system. For sale by an
Druggists. novlseod& WY
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A CONVENIENT FRONT ROOM, with large
"A room in the ,ear. with steam power.
Enquire at this office.
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The sironsest nnd best secured, as we'll as
most profitable .inve.,m eni now
offered in the market.
Z Per Cent. Gold
First Mortgage Bonds.

III EqGAR g AZ 7 THoMpSoN, 6rHpS }rrustees
The Bonds are issued at 500, 900 per mile against
the portion only of the line fully completed and
equipped.
The greater part of the road is already in opera
ton, and the present earnings are largely in excess
The balance OF the work necessary to establish
through connections, thereby shortening the dis
tance between St. Paul and Chicago As miles and yO
miles to St. LOuis, is rapidly progressing. in time
tor the movement OF the coming grain crops, which,
It is estimated, will double the present income OF
the road.
The established character of this road running az
it does through the heart of the most thcky settled
and richest portion of the great State OF Iowa.
gether with its present advanced condition and large
earnings warrant us in unhesitatingiy recommending
these bombs to investors. in every respect un-
doubted security. small quantity Of the issue
only remains unsold, and when the enterprise is
completed, which will be this Fall, an immediate
advance over suhscrition price may be looked for.
These bonds have 6O years to run, are convertible
at the option OF the holder the stock oil the COM
provided for by sinking fund. The convertibty
privilege attached to these bonds tail to cause
them at no distant day to command market price
considerably above par. U. s. Five-twenties at
present prices only return A. per cent. currency
interest," while these bonds pay 81 per oent and we
regard them to be as safe and FULLY equal as secur-
iy 10 any Railroad Bond issued and until they are
placed uron the New York Stock Exchange, the
rules of which require the read to be completed we
obgate ourselves to rebuy at any time any Of these
Bonds sold by us ter this date the same price as
realized by us on their sale.
All mar ketable Securities taken in payment free
OF Commission and Express charges.
The Portland daily press., 1871-01-16
Dissolution of CoportmersAio

TIE firm OF WILSON, TENANT, HOGAN
tual consent dissolved and in future the business
viii be conducted by W. u. Wilson, George Ten
nant and P. J. Grey. under the name of
WILSON, TENANT & CO, who will Ray all la
bties and collect all debts due 10 the SAID firm OF
Wilson. Tenant, Hogan & Co.
Signed, w. H. WILSON,
GEO. TENANT,
JAMES HOGAN,
P. j. GREY.
Jan. 11-d1w
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STORE TO LETT
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4 . 236 Congress Street. very central location Il
~ quile at John +. Hammers new Picture Caller
corner Of Congress and Chestnut Streets. Jan. 6
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Advertising Agency.

WE'LL q CO.. 17f3 Middle Street, ApyERrIsl
MENTs inserted in papers in Maine and tbr0up]
ut the country at the publishers loves rates.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16
PARIS UNDER FIRE.

One result of our languid civilization is that
we accustOm ourselves with the most perfect
equanimity to events we yesterday considered
impossible and the day before regared with
horror. There was probably no Junker in
Berlin so ignorantly sanguine as to believe, in
those frenzied days of last July, that Paris
would be bombarded this Winter, and any one
who had predicted it in Paris would have
been saved from mobbing by his presumed
insanity. Yet for a week the shelling Of the
worlds metropolis has been going on, and the
listless world reads the paragraph which
chronicles the astounding fact, and passes on
TO something of more interest-the water sup
DIV in HobOken OF the Missouri caucuses.
The portion of the city now open to the
Prussian batteries embraces the oldest and
most interesting quarters of historic Paris.
From the latest dispatches arriving from Brus-
sells, it seems that the whole Rive Gauche, the
half of the capital that lies south of the Seine is
fully exposed to bOmbardment. So long ago as
the 7th La Ve,it6 reported that shells were falling
in the gardens of the Luxemburg. Later we
heard that line stretching from the railway
station of Auteuil over the Invalides to the
Pantheon was heavily bombarded, and now we
are informed that everything south of line
drawn from Porte Maillot through the Luxem-
burg Palace to Fort Bicetre is reached
with rain of shells. This was, before
the destroying hand of Haussmann was let
loose upon it, the most Fthickly popu-
lated and the most Characteristic region of
Paris. 1t was not TO the Tuilerics gardens.
with it's prim partenes and its cosmopolitan
loungers, that one would go to see something
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

Mr.. Mayor Oakley Hall appeared on Satur-
day night at the meeting of Harlem citizens,
who olamor for an underground railway, and
startled those present with the announcement
that such road as they contemplate cannot
be built without capital. He also stated, what
is equally true, that "capital has utterly re-
fused to take hold of" like projects. But he
did not explain, what is as undoubted, th'f
capital has been deferred less by fear that The
railway will be unremunerative than that it
will be inevitably msmanaged. Before any
great enterprise of this kind can hope to sue
ceed it must pay tribute to the powers which
misgovern us, and it is fear of interference
with their plans by politicians that restrains
capitalists from favoring such investments.
Projectors of railways in New-YOrk will cont
mand capital enough whenever they can cora
mand confidence, and that must be very diiii-
cult until Mr. Hail and his City Government
are reformed.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

The st. Louis Democrat, which 80 recently was
hand and glove with The 81. Louis Republican
in doing its utmost for the overthrow of the
Republican ascendency in Missouri, is now
square on the other tack, and talks day by day
as follows:
"The Republican legislator who dispOses OF his bal
LOT to contribute however indirectly TO the choice OF
Democrat viii richly merit and will inevitably incur the
hearest censure of his constituents 1t will be patent
that he has suffered selfish resenmens to take the place
OF honorable statesmanship."
The 81. Louis Republican responds to the
above as follows
1--WE must say this ia well put for Republican paper
that has just contributed the choice of seventy
odd good Democrats TO the Lower OF Legisla
ture. and Of four good Democrats 70 Congress.
But, touching the propriety and the patriotic duty OF
a relson Of the two wings of the divided party let us
quote again from The Democrat On the Goth Of October
only little more than two months agoit gave us the
following emphatic and vigorous decision:
$50
Men tight place indeed feel II worth while 10
so the McCug constantly coneoc, FOR er
ample the they around the with the
startling had been effected County ehets,
between the MeCug and Brown being proposed by the latter 1t
ia not necessary that there not sorl Of truth The yan
No arrang,nent ruH he tolerated moren even II
the candidates nominated prospect Of election would
.n to whirsv-sbich slightly uake. Ne odaHOi afford trdfe
uf anybody desired it. union Of all who favored the
same State ticket possible since they chose dsnt course
we oanno. aJrt aay kind Of dde or ompronsse Dh eH
rho npporta digersnt STATE toket and pLatforH.'
-"The intimation that the Democrats OF ST. Louis
County could have any sort Of trade or fusion II they
desired it, but that no kind OF trade or compromise
could be allowed or afforded with the other wing OF the
Republican party contrasts refreshngy with the before
quoted anathema which the same paper hurs against
the Republican legislator who contributes, however
indirectly to the choice Of a Democrat"
Now, if that sn't "a cool wipe" what
wOuld be 2
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16
Nem'pork Dailn Gribm11e.
MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1871.

The Conference the Black Sea Question viii meet in
London tomorrow. ==- Gen. BOurbak is meeting with
success in the Valley Of the sa6ne Vesou and Lure
having been evacuated by the Prussians. =- The
bombardmcnt of Paris is reported to be very effective
==== The mines and cOuntermines at Fort Mont Va
loren are in close proximity that underground
conflict Is imminent Gen. Chanzy is stil retreat
ing, being vigorously pursued by the Prussians ===
Great Britain getting her roncads ready for service
- Turkey is fortiiying sinope, in the Black Sea.
The Senate was not IN session on Saturday. == The
House made progress with the Omnibus Appropra-
ton bill. - Another disaster has occurred on the
Mississippi several lives being lost. = Gen. Stone
man proposes Winter campaign against the Apache In
dians. -= Admiral Porter had a serious attack OF
pleurisy on Friday, but he is better - Several
women have been outraged in Cleveland. -= Three
laborers have been killed at the HOosac Tunnel by nitro
glycerne The early arrest OF Filkins, the Albany
express robber is expected Hapine, the victim is re-
covering.
DR. Lanahan and Dr. Curry testified at the Methodist
Book Concern Investigation. == Six criminals were
sentenced i'm the United States Circuit Court =- An
tonic Peetier held for trial for criminal dealing in
stolen bonds. Cincinnati wife has been arrested
FOR stealing money earned by herself - Gold, ilOi
IlOI. Thermometer, Saturday $50, 800, 4so; Sunday
57o.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

,.u;,v, How does it differ in essence rom
u'h's w., .,reement that bell on the cat was
Wv. .no ,ho tN;no wantedi No doubt, 1t wouid DO
',",;ont 'us. for the rats to have every cat duiy
oou :~orob,v mounted with bell; but now
we're they to accomplish h' =,
TT pus b;s assumption is radically false
Tbe moor are not, as class more hohes' or io''
ranac;on, than the rich. There are rch men
n~ho have become 40 by dishonest rapaclous
a,;oos. but. where one man has amassed
p~,uh hv frand and overreachlng, ten have
.,;orod tbe same end by industry, frugailty,
- ,,ood m,nagemcnt-by knowing more ana
',n. -. ho,,or .han their neighbOrs. Aud, while
49, ore moor men over forty years oiu VINO
hauo hoen made so by calamity or misfortune,
.r'.o ,.',1 oro many more who might have saved
oo,unotence. had they not wasted their time
- ;dIanesa and frolic or their means IN drink
and dissipation. He wrongfuly iinPeacne' III
vine Justice who disputes THESE poSit'ohS'
iii. To say that man worth e9'ooo anu nav
inc a family of six persons sha'i pay ho tax,
While his ncighbor, worth $500 or over snail
nav double. what is this but to Dlo our people
l,,,ondor riot. and glut their appetites, under
nanoItv of having to be dOubly taxed If they
ra,-oq What is this but to discourage industry
,nd thrift and encourage lazness and debauch-
crvg Can YOU imagine that men are not prone
enoucb 10 enjoy all they can to-day ana leu
Tomorrow take care OF itseiif
Nv. A farmer worth $4,000 with wife ami
ak children, living in rural region where
land and shelter are cheap, Is III very COM
fort,blc circumstances. A man worth s5,OOO,
having inst such "A family and living III the
heart of some great city, is poor. The sooV'
here is not really so much as S2,OD there
Vet Mr.. Frisbe would have him who Is really
tbo noorer nav all the taxes, while the other
pays nothing. ,,..
Y. One man has all his limbs and Faculties
IN norrection. but is worth only $4,000 His
noighbor has $1,000 worth of property, but IS
a cripple. with an invalid wife and an imbecne
or lunatic son. Each of these has three chli-
dren in all. Mr.. Frisbie would exempt the
sound man from taxes, while doubling those
of ,he cripple. who is really the poorer OF the
two.
VI. The amount Of shifting property INTO the
hands of relatives in order to escape the
double taxation proposed by Mr.. FriSDle, WIN
the chicanery and false-swearing consequent
thereon. would be enough to sink Mount 81
mai into the Sea of SOdom. Men would regard
this imposition as unjust, and eyade II so lar
as possible.
ON the whole we decline Mr.. Frsble's S
other "scheme." One is a dose. OF villainy
and confiscation, the quantities administered
to the body polite cannot be too HomGo-
pathC.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

The examination into the morals and man
ners of Dr. Lanahan, by the Committee of
the Methodist Book Concern, makes slow pro-
gress; but has already gone far enough to
show that this unique Court of Inquiry has
reversed all the known legal rules of modern
practice, and, reviving those of past and
darker age, has placed the accuser not the ac-
cused. on trial. Instead of searching for the
alleged abuses of the Managers and correcting
them. the Committee has first devoted itself to
finding out whether the accuser, not the accu-
sation. be truthful. On Saturday the first
evidence was taken but it only went to prove
that DIR. Lanahan had not high opinion of
some of his associates
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

The French claim that the retreat of Gen
Chanzy from lie Mans was effected in good or
der. but it is clear from all accounts that he
must have suffered very seriously. Indeed,
any retreat by the only lines open to him, and
with the half-disciplined unmanageable force
which he commanded, pursued by well or
ganized and veteran army, could not but be
disastrous. The sea-coast on the northwest
is the nearest safe defense of this army, and
thither it will doubtless be pursued,
since BOurbaki, with the other half OF
the old Army of the Loire, is out of the way,
and no longer threatens the Paris investing
line from the south. The Army of tho Loire,
as far as any offensive operations arc con-
cerned, is practically annihilated, and can only
hope to maintain hereafter weak defensive
attitude, and perhaps cover Cherbourg and
other sea-cOast cities
In the east Bourbaki has been more sue
cessful, and his victories promise to raise the
siege of Belfort before the new army of Man
teufIel can reach his vicinity and compel his
flight, and before Werder can concentrate his
command. Uniform success in the east evl-
IDENTIFY betrayed the German commander there
into scattering his forces, and he has been
caught in the act of recalling them Further
than the relief of Belfort, Bourbaki's opera
tOns are not threatening at present.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

The Pail Mall Gazette INDUCES in an awful
sneer when it processes to infer from the tone
of President Grants Message, that he has for
gotten all about the Haryard-Oxford boat
race, and the many VOWS of eternal friend
ship between England and America which at
tended it. But The Gdsette must have for
gotten other events of a cementing or Siamese-
twin character-the great ocean yacht-race
the visit of Ii. h. II. Then, do not both ma
tions speak the language of the great Shake
speare and of the sublime Milton, &C., &c. 7
Only this tender pathological fact did not pre-
vent that confounded Alabama from cutting
up our commerce deucedly. We do not doubt
the perfect willingness of Mr.. Bull to work
the sensibility dodge to any extent; but there
is fatal and final fallacy in it which, In the
end will render it of small avail. You do not
say to your grocer, when he brings In the
monthly bill, "My dear Mr.. Grocer, remember
" (tears) that your mother and my mother
were third cousins. Please take of ten per
" cent? How would any sane tradesman re-
ceive such an appeal
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16
would be 7

II seems time to call halt Here comes
dreadful rumor from Washington that Miss
Winnie Ream, on the strength of an alleged
success with a statue of Mr. Lincoln, not yet
publicly unvailed, is to be forthwith awarded
a commission for another statue" either of
"Admiral Farragut or Gen. Thomas" adds the
dispatch, with that touching naivete which
always distinguishes Washington utterances
on Art Are there not sane men enough left
in Congress to stop this folly9 We hope Miss
Ream has made a respectable success OF her
Lincoln-thOugh surely the public as yet knows
of nothing making it reasonable to entertain the
hope-but at any rate we prefer to await
verdict from less suspicious sources.
This country is not without sculptors OF
recognized genius and established fame. To
say nothing of Powers and Others now
abroad, it was discreditable that work, de-
manding the best inspiration of our first
MASTER should have been given, not to Quincy
Ward, or Launt Thompson, or some other
sculptor from whom the public knew what to
expect, but to young girl whose best known
productions, up to that time, were reDulsive
libels upon the eminent men whose features
she undertook to reproduce. We shall heartily
rejoice if Miss Ream shall prove to be the
Coming Woman, who is to do for Sculpture
what Rosa Bonheur has done for Painting, and
we shall delight to be among the first in cele-
brating her triumph. But we prefer not to
take il on trust and, above all, not TO take it
OH trust in reports from a city that cherishes
such Art as disfigures Washington, or from
critics that glorify the monstrositieS of Mr.
Clark Mills.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

The European Conference on the Black Sea
question meets in London tomorrow. Russia
enters it with positive demands and fixed
purpose from which. as long as the secret
treaty with Prussia (of whose existence
there no longer remains any doubD
continues in force, she will probably
not be driven by the strongest argu-
ments or threats. The former allied and
signatory Powers, on the contrary, are divided
in sentiment-Turkey, herself the most nearly
interested of all, declaring her indifference to
the result. 1t is not difficult to imagine the
end of the discussion at least Of the Black Sea
question, which from the first declaration OF
Prince GortschakOff has been settled to Russian
satisfaction. 1t is not improbable that other
issues may come before the same Congress,
notably that of Luxembourg neutrality, and
possibly that of peace in France, and the dis
cussion aud settlement of these may prove
more difficult. They are certainly of more
vital Importance to European peace and pros
perity.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

There is an earnest of further Government
economy in the consolidation of the Internal
Revenue districts which will be gladly hailed
by all but the displaced Offce-hOlders and
we have sufficient faith that the patriotism
of some of these will lead them to
recognize that the curtailment of the privl-
leges they have long enjoyed is not viola
ton OF their rights. Decapitated ofice-holders
have vague theory of this kind which we
have never been able to appreciate. The con-
sOldation thus far in this State does away
with four out of seven districts in Pennsyl-
vania, two have disappeared, and in Ohio one
This, of course, is not the end of this i'm
portant work. The taxes have been largely
reduced, and it is necessary that the cost of
collecting them should also be reduced
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

The beauty of our Detective system finds
fresh illustration in the story of the Chicago
policeman who claims to have discovered the
murderer of Mr. Nathan. He came to New
York with his proofs, submitted them to the
relatives of the murdered man, obtained money
to continue the investigation, and was offered
aid by the New-Y York Detective force. There's
upon he suddenly became suspicious of the
latter concluded he was to he swindled out of
his proper share Of the offered reward, and at
once refused to have anything more to do
with the case. While the Detectives thus
quarrel over their prospective pay, the muir
derer, if indeed he is discovered, may be ap-
prised of his danger by the publicity given to
the affair." and make his escape. This model
Chicago Detec i've in fact protects the criminal
by his silence, instead of securing him as his
first and bOunden duty. Time was when De-
tective officers considered the occasional re-
wards offered for the detection of criminals as
the perquisites, not the pay, of their profes-
sion: now they labor only when great rewards
are the incentives. But honest Detectives ap-
pear of late to be as rare as skillful ones.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

The spectacle of the contest between Fisk,
ir., Stokes, and Josie" has been one of such
serene and undisguised comfort to an admiring
public that it is pity it should be withdrawn
for even the freshest novelties. Mr.. Stokes, it
is announced, has received as compromise
and settlement, very large sum of money
But why should there be any compromise
Why should the warrior, smarting from
his first defeat in Loves dangerous camp, pay
money to his hated rivalq "Josie" has been
the constant companion of his cares and coun-
sells for years can it be that she knows too
much about the process of stealing a railway
to be crossed, even in her crueest mood 7
Why should there be this sudden anxiety in
the late clustering brave to sink out of the
field, carrying his "gum shoes" with him, if
only his mistress and his successor
will have the kindness not to tread
upon him as he goes Mr.. Stokes says he
has received liberal payments, but is not yet
satisfied we exhort him to prosecute his guest
for satisfaction while the present meek tenn
per of the discarded lover holds. "JOsie" says
she has most startling tales to tell;-we be-
speak for her the attentive hearing to which
her undoubted familiarity with the great sub
ject fully entities her. Messieurs ct Madame
the stage waits. On with the play
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

The Bonapartist organ in London and the
Prussian organ at Versailles are both trying
to persuade the world that Bismarck is
secretly negotiating with the Empress for
restoration of the imperial dynasty, as the
only means for bringing about a conclusion
Of the war. II is not unlikely that the Prus-
slams may resort to some such scheme if the
existing French authorities persist In refusing
to treat but at present the frankness with
which the intrigue il avowed eonvinces us
that it is not in earnest. The Prussians hope
TO frighten the French Republicans into
treaty as the only means of avoiding u
Bonapartist restoration; and the exiled I'm
perialists are pleased with the plot whether it
be real or sham one. The surrender of
Paris. either through pressure of famine OF
stress of politics. is their best hope.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

1t will be seen that the Ore mined IN 1870
exceeds the aggregate of the two previous
wears, while the Pig Iron produced in 20 falls
little short of the aggregate product OF '6S and
80. And several furnaces have recently gone
into opcration, and will soon be followed by
others.
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin. Michigan, are
all producing Pig Iron, and are rapidly IN
creasing or enlargng their furnaces. 1t VIII
not much longer be practicable to invelgh
against Protection for Iron as demanded by
PENNSYLVANIA alone.