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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-29
In Bankruptcy. Assignees, Sale.

ON Saturday Dec, Both, at II O'Clock a. M, at the
" office of +, o. BAILEY & CO., IS Exchange ST.,
we shall sell about three of land at Back Cove
Deering; Wooden store ON Oak st; House.and lot ON
Stroudwater road, Deerng House and lot in Stroud
water Deering; Three story Brick Dwelling House,
with modern improvements, on Green ST., Portland;
One-haf Of about seven acres of land in Back Cove
Deering; Lot Of land on Washington St., Portland;
Lot Of land with buildings Smith st; About seven
ty acres of land in Cape Elizabeth; House and lot
corner of Salem and Bracket sts Portland; Lot and
Buildings on Anderson ST Portland; One-half of lot
Of land and buildings on Green ST. Land and Build
ing on Cove st; A lot of land on Munjoys Neck; A
House and lot in Cape Elizabeth; 0ne-seventh Of
nineteen lots Of land in Wisconsin; One-seventh of
about $500 acres of land in New Hampshire; tract
of land in Raymond, Me.
For further particulars and terms Of see Portland
Daily Advertiser of Dec sth, 18TH 3D. or apply for
printed slips containing full descriptions,
G. P. MATTOCKS,
g. F. EMERY,
Assgnees of NJ. NJ. Woodman s. Clement Littlejohn,
individually and co-partners under the style OF
"WOODMAN & LITTLEJOHN."
GEO. F. EMERY,
Assignee in Bankruptcy of Jabez C. woodman.
F. o. BAILEY & CO., Auctioneers.
dc2s I'd
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ODD FELLowsHIP.-The following officers of
Ancient Brothers Lodge were elected last night:
Joseph G. Russell, N G.; j. F. Liscomb, "
G.; N. G Cummings, Secretary; D. w. Nash,
Treasurer; Benz Kingsbury, Jr., S. S. Rich,
Joshua Davis, Trustees
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AUCTION SALES.
Fancy Goods. &C.. at Auctiou

ON Friday, Dec 18th, at ten A. NJ, at Salesroem IS
" Exchange st, we shall sell consignment of Fam
let Cases, Perfumeries, Cuspados, Hanging Flower
Baskets, Oil Paintings without frames) Chromos,
Sale positive.
F. o. BAILEY & Co., Auctioneers.
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House and Lot at Auction.

ON Friday, December 20, at IL o'clock NJ we shall
" sell at public aution the House and Land known
as the Benz. f. Whitehouse property, near Fumes
Island Cape Elizabeth in District No. II. The house
order. Lot 50xl00 Said property can be examined
at any time by calling G. Cole, near the property
Terms easy and made known at sale.
#. o. BAILEY a. CO., Auctioneers.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
Foreign Exports.

CARDENAS. Schr Hattie Ross-177O shocks and
heads 300 hoops, 275 bbls potatoes 100 boxes her.
ring, so kits mackerel
ST JOHN, NIB. Sch H X White-15OO bbls flour,
2520 gals oil, 20 tons feed.
sehr M E Bliss-7OO bbls flour, 100 do oatmeal 1913
do bran.
Receipts by Railroads and Steamboats,.
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY-250 cans milk, 2 ears
potatoes, do salt box shocks, do wheat, do sun
dries, do paper, 81 do lumber, 1 do boxes, do
ciapboards, do shooks2 do bark, do heading, do
-four, 2 cars paper, do BRAN for Allan Steamers
20 cars of freight,
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THE HYGRoDEIK is useful instrument in
every house. 1t is an instrument your friends,
ministers and teachers want, but have not got
For sale by G. H. Farley. dc2Oth-tf
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LARGE AND IMPORTANT SALE OF

DURSUANT te a vote of the Stockholders Of the
Il Oriental Powder Company, will be sold at PUB
Lie AUCTION, on the premises Of the Company at
south Windham, Maine, on Thursday, jan
18th, 1872, at 10 o'clork A. NJ, all the Real Estate
Machinery and other property belonging to said COM
pany consisting in part Of about 800 Of valua
bic Timber Pasture and Grass Lands, situated In
the towns south of Windham and Gorham Maine
about u miles from Portand) two sets of works r
the manufacture of gunpowtter, Superintendent's
house, boarding houses for workmen storehouses
magazines, barns, wood-sheds &C.; also an extern
sive and never-failing WATERPROOF with DAMS ca
nails, &C., all in good order and Capable of running
q large number of mills, which alone should COM
mand thaattention of capitalists and others contem-
plating Investing in manufactures. Also will be sold
all the Companys Trade marks, its Magazines
throughout the country together with large lot of
TOOLS wagons, sleghs, seds, horses, carriages har-
nesses, oxen, &C., schedule of which may be seen
at the office of the Company, No. 10 Broad Street.
Boston, Mass, and No. II Exchange street. Portland
Maine.
The Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad running
directly through the premises, affords excellent fci-
tief for the shipment Of merchandise to and from tho
WORKS.
The above property will be sold for Cash. and de-
posit OF ten O per cent of the purchase money will
be required from the buyer the time of SALE and
balance upon delivery of the deeds.
Cars leave Portland, via Portland, aud Ogdens-
burg Railroad at 740 A. NJ
Further particulars be obtained at the office of
the Company,
No IS, BROAD Street, Boston, Mass.
ARTHUR WILLIAMS,
dec 28-eodtjanl then edits Treasurer.
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MIsCELLANEOUs NOTICES.

RUBBER BLANKETS $1.50 each, Boots-Shoes
and all kinds of Rubber Goods at Factory
Prices. For sale at the Bazaar IA Exchange
st. Ladies Water Proof capes and Gent coats
Call and see and you will buy. dc27-3t
ALL who have not bought their Christmas and
New Years presents will be interested to know
that we will sell our remaining stock of i'm
ported holiday goods at great reduction in
price until the first of January. 1t is the
most favorable opportunity yet offered to buy
nice goods cheap, as they cost us much less
than the importers prices.
dec27tS SCHUMACHER Bros.
FELLOWS COMPOUND SYRUP OF HYpoPHos-
PHITEs is an excellent nervous tonic. 1t ex-
erts direct influence on the nervous system,
and through it it invigorates the body.
| dec22-ded1w&w1t
The HYGRoDEIK, for regulating the humid-
of the air in the house or conservatory, is use
full instrument and a beautiful ornament For
sale by G. Fl. Farley. dec19th-tf
SLEIGHs-Pungs -Bells-Blankets-R Robes
Whips. Selling gerry cheap at the Bazaar IA
Exchange and Repository 81 Federal ST. Go
and see before buying. dc22-eod1w
ORTN HAWKES. & Co., 290 and 292 Congress
street, have large stock of Hosiery, Shirts and
Drawers, also Hats and caps. dec 16-eod2w
THE finest flavor imaginable is impaired to
fish when served at the table by the use of the
famous Halford Leicestershire Table Sauce. If
YOU will test this standard article you will be
satisfied with the result.
WATCH No. 1905, STEM Misunderstanding
Trade Mark 'Frederic Anterior & Co, Marion,
N. J."-manufactured by the United States
Watch Co., (Giles, Wales & Coz has been car
ried by me three and one half months; total va
Ration thirty seconds.-GEo. G. LOCKWOOD,
o45 Broadway
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PORTLAND LIGHT INFANTRY The 'Old
Guard propose to celebrate New Years by a
ball at City Hall next Monday night 1t will
be famous affair, no doubt, for the traditions
of the company all point to successful result
in whatever thew attempt
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LARGE YIELD.-Last spring Mr.. Cyrus Thur
low of Deering planted three acres with pota-
toes of different varieties, from which he real
lied the handsome yield of 1900 bushels. In
the lot was 10 bushels of the early Rose"
which produced $50 bushels of as handsome,
mealy tubers as ever graced a table. The Early
Rose is as prolific and good variety as any
that we know of
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Administrators Sale.


DY virtue of license from the Hon. John A.
Id Waterman, Judge of Probate within and for the
County of Cumberland, shall sell at public auction
at the store of +. o. Bailey & Co., Monday, JAN
1st 1872 at ten oco in the forenoon, all the house
hold furniture and goods in said store belonging
to the estate Of William Woodbury., consisting OF
Tables, Chairs, Carpet, Mattresses, Bed Bedsteads,
&c.
Terms cash.
FREDERICK FOX,
Administrator of Estate of VIM Woodbury. with the
Will annexed.
F.O. BAILEY& CO., Auctioneers.
Dec 29-dtd
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New York stock and Money Market.

New YORK, Dec 2s-Mo,ning.-G 1881. Money
at Lie q per cent per day Sterling Exchange 1904
@ 1893. Stocks active. State Stocks very firm.
The following the forenoon quotations of South
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Jos. III. Poor & BRO. advertise to-
oal for heating and steam purposes
price of $3.50 per ton. See their no
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European Markets.


LONDON, Dec. 29-113o A. M.-Consols at e2s for
money and account
American Securities-U S. 5-2O's 1862, 90; do 1865.
Old, s35; do 1867, 94a; U. S. 1O-4O's, s1A.
PARIS, Dec. 2s-11.3O A. M.-Rentes closed at 55f
45c. ~ " ~
: LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2S-10.3O A. Motion opened
sales 10000 bales.
LONDON, Dec. 2s-1.3O P. M.-Consols closed at 92A
for money and account.
164d.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 28-13O p. M-Cotton quiet ;sales
loooo bales; Breadstuffs quiet. Corn Sis Sd. Pork
LONDON, Dec. $500 P. M-The bullion in the
week. e WIZ
. LONDON, Dec. $500 P. M.-Consols closed at s2a
for money and account.
American securities-U. S. 500 1862 921; do 1865.
Old, "a; do 1867, CAT; U. S. 1O-4O's 911.
96s. - -''-'
PARIS, Dec. 28-5 P. M.-Rentes closed at 55f 47c
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 28-5 P. M.-Cotton Quiet; Mid
ding upands 81 10d; do Orleans 1Old sales TO- 900
bales.
Beef IDS. Tallow 46s.
ANTWERP, Dec. 2S-5 P. M.-Petroleum 47bf
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War Department, Signal Service, U. s. Army, Di-
VISIONS OF kilograms and Reports for the benefit OF
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DEACoNs.-Rev. Mr.. Murray's lecture ON Dea-
cons has provoked considerable criticism, ma
ny of his hearers charging him with exaggerat-
ing his sketches of this necessary class of peo-
ple and tending to ridcule them. The lectur-
er vindicates himself by assuring the critics
that the pictures he makes can be found every
where, and that the office is often abused. He
deals with his subject with great deal of hui
NOR, no doubt and perhaps his pungent satire
is not entirely out of place, who knows? Peo-
pie can judge for themselves this evening
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-29

MAsoNIc.-At the annual election of officers
of Presumpscot Lodge, (Windham) No. 127,
the following officers were chosen: Alfred S.
Sawyer, NJ; George H. Freeman, S. W.; Leon.
ard Freeman, j. W.; G. o. Hawkes., S. D. Cal
vim Morrell, j. D.; Charles Rogers, Treasurer
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CUBA.


New YORK, Dec, 28.-An Havana letter states
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WASHINGTON.

APPOINTMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Charles p. Kimball
has been appointed Commissioner to the Cen
tennial Celebration in Philadelphia. in 1876.
NAVAL ORDERS.
ID
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MANUFAcTURERs.-Ag gentleman was in con-
sultation with members of the Board of Manu-
facturers, yesterday with a view to ascertain
what Inducements will be offered to him to
erect factory for the manufacture of bolts.
He'has as yet presented NO definite proposition,
but will shortly. He comes highly recommend
ed, and, if he concludes to locate here will
doubtless introduce very useful and important
branch of manufactures
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-05-29
Local Notices.

New Spring Hats at
A. ALDfN'S
m3.tf. jamestown Store.
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tent Medic
oleu nm Cen

Nj. 5. SIMMONS COLUMN.
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House for. Sale.

AD9UBLF HOUSE, TWO STORIES, adapted
Tor two f,milies. situated on the Dalz"ll farm, CON.
half suitable fort , ingle fam lily will be sold. For
terms &c. apply to IL LAWRENCE.
mig. ivy
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WATT a.. PUGH,
Have bought out tho
LAGER BEER NTAND
OF j. II. IEoNHAUSER,
r J. II. IEoNHAUSER,

On Washington Street. They will make it a p int
to pay particular attention to the wants OF their Gus.
TONERS and will Keep FRESH LAGER and ALE
always on tap. Drop in aud see us in or new
quarters. m2-tf.
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LIST M@tgagpL Land Grant Gold Bonds
OF TUE
Northern Pacific IL. Il. Co.
These bonds arc secured. FIRST, by a First Mort.
gaze on the l,aiiroad itseif, its rolling stock, and
all equipments; second. by a Fist Mortgage on its
entire Lard Grant, being more than Twenty Two
thousand Acres of Land to each mile of toad.
The Bonds are free from United States Tax; the
Principal and In,ere-t ere payable in ,iold-ilie
riiicipal at the end of Thirty wears, and the In
THREE-TENrHS PER CENT. per mum.
They are Issued in denominations OF 500, $500,
$1,000. s5,W0 and : IL, COS.
The Trustees under the Mortgage are M.ssrs jay
Cooke. Of Phrltd dphia, and j. Edgar Thompson,
President OF the Pennsylvania Central lMlroad
Company.
times before maturity, be reca vabie At TEN
PER CENT PREMIUM Tor l, o., i'll exchange for
the Company's lands AT their lowest cash. price.
In addition to their absolute safety. these Bonds
yield an income larger, we believe, than any other
tiTst-ciass security. Persons holding United States
o 20s can. by converting them in . Northern Pa
cihc,' increase their yearly income o%ncthird, and
still have q perfectly reliable Investment.
HOW TO GET IiIEM.-Yonr nearest Bank or
Banker viii supply these Bonds in any desire
amount, and Of any need d denomination. Persons
WlsninS W cNcnunge stOcks or O'her fond5 for
those, can do SO with any of our Agents, who will
allow the highest current price for ALL MARKET.
ABLE SECURITIES.
Those living in localities remote from Banks, NAV
send money, Or Other bonds, directly TO us bg e.
press, and we will send back Northern Pacific
Bonds at our own risk aud without cost to the tn.
weston. For further information. pamphlt t.. maps.
etc call on or address the undersigned. or any uf
the Banks or Bankers employed TO sell this loan.
FOR SALE BY
James T. Brady Il Co.. Hart, Caughey Il Co., Ma.
ami, -tp Dat. uv,sn-. -. DI ~ :"
Lean " Co., Bankers, General Agents, Pitts.
burgh, Ia.
GP~ GEO.. II. BISSELL L. CO., Local
Agents, petroleum. Centre, Ia.
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Satin Finish Wall Paper at
all GRIFFEs Bros.
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Gold Tinted. Wall Paper at
GRIPFEs Bros.
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THE 4th Of July comes On Tuesday thiI
year.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-09-28

so. The marriage WAS e|crannutied,
and now it is certain that either Je.
rome's first or his second marriage,
one or the other, was Illegal, Jeropc's
son by his first wife died at the age OF
81 and left two children, botn hoys.
One Of them served with distinction in
the Crimcan war, and in The late
troubles Of France bore an active part.
He was trusted by his cousin, Louis
Napoleon, with the conduct Of Empress
Eugcuin from Paris, and his grandma
,hcr here in Baltimore is expecting
great things for him. She is worth
halt a million, Is very cconomica', ever
parsjmonious-3aylng all for leI
grandson jerome, Her second son,
Charles, is at present in this city, and
highly respected.
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The Right Sort OF Newspaper
Sense.
From the Memphis Appeal

IioHi Nv 'hSi'phis EhppStiJ
We cannot and will not publish COM
munications that fill more than half n
column. These must be legible, writ
ten only on one side Of a sheet, and
characterized at least by Il reasonable
respect for the Kings English. A news.
paper is not n school for tyros, and its
owners are under no obligations to ex.
pend money in behalf Of adventures
in the world Of letters, Gladly do we
receive concise statements OF facts. and
he is Il public beneiactor who thus con
.ributes to the sum of public intelli-
gence. The difficulties that newspaper
conductors encounter do not arise from
the want of matter, but in the selection
Of that which is best. A great favor
may he done the public by a wise and
thoughtful correspondent, but the
newspaper can always find productions
AS acceptable to its readers as the most
studied letters eve written. We would
know the condition Of crops; or the
progress Of railways and manufacto
ries of the salcable value of land OF
the growth Of towns and villages; o
the conduct Of political parties of tho
speeches of politicians ofthe incidents
Of general interest. Correspondents
surely have a wide field in which tt
gather sheaves, and approaching par
tisln conflicts will furnish for the hes
of them q rich harvest. Let US hav'
concise, compact letters from all part
Of the country.
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I. R.Mnrtin ct. ais. VS. L. j. Turner.

n. r. Martin ct. ais. VS. r. j. Turner.
BY virtue Of Il decree of the Chanccry
Court of Franklin county, Tenn , pro-
nounccd at its August Special Term 1871,
in the above cause, | viii, on Monday De-
tober Ind 1871, sell to the highest bidder
the store-housc and lot in controversy in
this cause situated at the corner of the
Public Square in Winchester Tenn. and
known as the "Martin corner" adjoining
the Public Square Jefferson Street and
Samuel Smiths store and an alley. TERMS
Said house and lot will be sold on Il credit
of six. twelve and eighteen months, tree
from the equity ofredemption. Notes with
approved security required of the purcha-
ser and Il lien retained on the property till
the whole of the purchase money is paid.
This September LIST ISL.
Il. ii. FINCH, G. q NJ,
scpG-tds az
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In Chancery.

W. T. Kercheval VS. d. E. Davenport and
Others.
Upon motion, and it appearing to the
Clerk and Master from the bill which il
sworn to that ID. T.. Davenport is a non
resident of the State of Tennessee, so that
the ordinary process of law cannot be
served upon him.
1t is therefore ordered that publication
be made for four consecutive weeks in the
Home journal, published in Winchester,
Tenn, requiring said nonresident de-
PENDANT to appear on or before the next
term of the Chancery Court. to be held in
the town of Winchester, Tennessee on
the 4th Monday in January next. and plead
answer or demur to com%plainapt's bill, or
the same will be taken for confessed, and
set for hearing * parte as to him; Wit
ness my hand, at office, this Sept. 10,
1871. T. Fl. FINCH. C. u NJ.
sell At 81 30
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Humanity, Ladder.

A correspondent in the st, Louis he
publican closes with Darwin in his
theory that men originated from mon
keys. and assumes the opposite course
He thinks monkeys originated from
mcn-tlaL men d~eturiOrated to such
an extent that monkeys were the result
This is q very fine argument, and seems
morc reasonable than Darwln's; but
both may be right in a measure, In the
progress Of nature, that is, in the class
ilication Of animals w may commence
with the monkey, 20 up to the negro,
the Chiuaman, Indian, and Caucasian.
There may not be any direct conncc'
ton with either. Nature seems to
have placed bars between, and ii each
one stays IN his own pasture, there VIII
be no commingling, no going from one
to the other Both are made to occupy
a certain sphere, yet there IS q step
ping. stone from one to the other. The
top step to 4 fight OF stars must re-
main on top, or the stairs VIII not be
complete. Yet ii cannot br said that
the top STEP IS in ANY way CONNECTED
with the lower step any mar" t,3H be
longing to on4 sta.tHay, or oAc species,
but occupying q more elevated po5I
ton You must have steps to reach
the top stop. 1t IS true, you can take
all the stairs down and the top atcl
will remain, but the stairway viii ht
useless. Likewise You can dispose OF
all the lower order Of animal an man
will live, hut his life will be vague
Without them he cannot oct along,
Every thing has its place. The TOT
step may be placed at the bottom, AM
the bottom at the top. Thus a man
may degrade himself ly letting thu
bars down and mixing with the 10 we
order, and he may 50 far degrade him.
self as to become one Of their number
but the one that he displaccs will tax
his place in the higher order. Thu
for every smart negro we see, for ever,
negro who occupies a white mans
place, We see q white man degraded tc
the ncgro's sphere. This is not gen
orally observed, but it is nevertheless
true. Mankind is like flight OF stairs
Every one has his station. IfAc get:
out Of it his place mnst be flied by
lower one, and he take the lower po-
siliOn. Thus \ mar can ascend from
or descend to the lower animals
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President Grant visited Washington
the other day, and went immediately
10 the Treasury to receive his salary, it
being pay day, He had been absent,
uawdling away his time at Long
Branch, for Just three months, com
mcEring with the lst Of June. During
this time lac las drawn from the Treas
ury 5000, and has passed parts of
three days III Washington, or at the
rate Of one day per month. Divide
$G,250 by three, and you have his
compensation for me days labor.
In other ~Ords, says the Galiatin
Examiner, General Grant, for signing
his name during these rare visits, has
pocketed the wages of fourteen hundred
laboring men, who work ten hours and
receive 81. 80 each. SO that is is some
thing to be President in q practical
point Of view, when the incumbent
gets $4,000 Il year for amusing him
self, and is presented with bonds,
houses, AMI horses 10 the extent ofhalf
u million No wonder he seeks q re-
election.