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The regular monthly meeting OF the Boart
Of Eommnn Council was held LAST evening

The regular monthly meeting OF the Boari
of Common Council was held last evening.
Various papers from the Board of Mayor an(
and Aldermen were acted upon in concurrence
The order in relation to tho Cumberland 6
Oxford Canal corporation was indefinitely
postpOned in Inconvenience. it being stated
that the matter was already in the Courts.
The ordinance in relation to Street Commits.
sioner came down, indefinitely postponed.
This Board non-coneurred and referred the Or
dnauce to the next City Council.
Auamendmeut was made TO the order to pay
Mrs. Stevens Smith $3.50, the sum to be charged
to the contingent land, by adding the words
when made" The same amendment was
made to the order to pay VIM. Hennessey
$3.50. Also to the order TO pay Henry Baker
$500.
The order to pay g. W. Jones, Harbor Mas
ter. $50 for extra services was tabled in non
concurrence.
The order to pay the Portland Water Com.
pany $500 in full for water supplied the drink
ing fountain corner of Fore and Centre streets
was taken from the table, and a minority re
port, signed by Alderman Mccarthy and Coun-
,cilman Fox in opposition to paying the Com.
papy anything was read.
Mr. Rice, of Ward /, moved that the minor
ity report be substituted for the majority re.
mort. After some debate the motion was
adopted yeas 16, nays g. The order was ther
refused a passage.
MIR. Simonton, of Ward 2, presented a me-
mortal from Jonathan Morgan, Esq, to the
effect that the city was in need of more by.
drants and "hoses'' for extinguishing fires
He wants $500, for which he will give good Sc
curity on real estate in Scarboro. He wants
that amount of money to enable him to build
one or two hydrapts and ''hoses" and "to get
out his patents" The petition was referred to
the next City Council
An order instructing the Committee on
Cemeteries and Public Grounds to inquire into
the expediency of changing the stand for the
sale of wood and bark offered by Mr.. Fogg,
was passed.
Mr.. Taylor, of Ward 3, offered an order di-
1eeting the Street Commissioner to employ
emily such men to work on the streets as have
families and are in need of work to support the
same. Provided, however, that if the number
of applicants exceed tie number Of laborers
required to perform the necessary work the
Commissioner shall SO arrange that all may
have an equal chance: Also, that no person
directly interested in the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors as a beverage; and no MAI shall be al
lowed to leave his work to indulge in the same.
The order was referred to the next City Coun.
ci!-Adjourued.
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To the Editor Of the Press:
Has not the too recent adven. of the couns.
for the ibellent in the late divorce case to this
city incapactated him from being correct ex'
ponent of the customs Of society, when he says
in his oper ing. that it is customary when PEG.
pie call on their friends to offer them cake
wine and spirits. I pretend to say that in q
long acquaintance in Portland with what il
actually designated as Society" never yet
saw any thing offered at evening calls, not ever
a cup of coffee, and wine only on the supper
table at parties; spirits never.
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DRUMMER BoY-We noticed that the
noomher, of Post Bosworth are preparing 10
Issue little newsparer-similar in form to the
T,actnre Boom Gazette and the Army and Ma
Wv Union Journal--tor gratuitous distribution
during the exhibition of the drama OF the
Drummer Boy in this city. Fifteen thousand
copies will be printed, and advertisers desiring
to avail themselves of its columns are request
ed to send these favors to Gosse, Newhall q
Co.'S printing office, corner Middle and Ex-
change stre cts.
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CUMBERLAND BAR MEETING.-The Cumber-
land Bar met at their Library Room yesterday
afternoon at three o'clock, to see whether they
would recommend the passage of bill that
has been presented to the Legislature modify
ing the present system of our Superior Court
Attorney General Reed presented the follow
ing resolution:
Pesolyed, That the Cumberland Bar do moi
desire any further legislation in regard to the
SUPERIOR Court. at the present session OF the
Legislature, and respectfully petition the sen ea
ate and House of Representatives to allow INT
Court to remain as it is.
This resolution was passed by vote OF "A tt
10, after discussion by Messrs. Reed, TarooA
Neal. Drnmmond, SWEET, Putnam and Strout
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f1iscellaMeO NOiices.

TaE result OF low prices at Fitzgerald g. Co.'S:
AU our ladies's under vests are sold out. Our gen.
temen's undershirts well reduced but have still
on hand good assortment from as cts. to 81 90. Oh
our la1 &c stock of clouds we have OILY half dozen
on hand. Ttey can be bought for song. Our as
sortment OF Berlin lined plush owes tor 20 cts. pei
pail is still good; they are worth 20 cts OF oul
linen table covers for CO cts each, we have only tw'
dozen left. Our 15c linen damask towels, like tn
recent divorce case, will be thing OF the past
In fact our hoop skirts, corses, embroideries, &C.
&c., seem to have got their marching orders, and
is our conviction that if selling goods at sui
flcent profits TO pay tor flaming advertisements, WI
could sell our entire stock in one week.
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WASHINGTON.

IMPORTANT DECISION FOR INSURANCE COM
PANIES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-The Supreme Court
to-day, in case of Stage against the COnnecti-
cut Mutual Life Insurance Co., involving the
question whether an agent is entitled to com.
missions on premiums paid on the renewal of
policies after his removal as agent, affirmed the
decision of the Court below in favor of the
company, holding that whatever may have
been the previous usage in similar cases it
could not prevail over he express contract.
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Q Q Nj M r CIAL.


Beccipss by Railroads and steamboats,.
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY--1s0 cans milk, car
paper, do hoops, do potatoes, 2 do heads, do
pegs, 8 do barley. % do lumber. 1872 bbls flour, 2
cars shocks, do bark, do stakes, do laths. do
seeds, do sandries; shipments East, car butter,
Europe, cars sod, do leather, 16 do provisions
cars -four, DO laid, do sewing machines.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILwAY-1C6 cases mdse, 100
bdls handles, 12O do bowels, II bbs. apples, So pkgs
sundiie
STEAMER MONTREAL FROM BosroN-10 cases
ware, 10 bales domsstics, Is casks of moasses. 4
plates iron 20 bbls vinegar, 1877 bars iron, boxes
fresh fish, Al bds paper bags. 100 bbs sugar 65 boxes
spices. casks rice ton pig iron, so bbs PORK, "a
coils corage, bbls alcaho bags rye 10 bbls beans
pkgs to order; for Canada and dp country, 10 bags
dye wood, empty trunks, 4l3 bars iron, "a haies
cotton, 20 10 leather chests tea, organs "a bags
sumac, 10 bales wool, II coils lead pipe 40 bbls phos-
plate lime. boxes tin, 12O pkgs to order.
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THE NASHUA AND ROCHESTER RAILWAY
Col. Gilman Scripture and party, including
sworn surveyor, are locating the line OF 'he
Nashua and Rochester Railway, beginning at
Rochester. The proposed road has recently re-
ceived substantial encouragement from capl-
talists and the Nashua AMI Worcester road {,
and the prospect now is that it will be put un-
der contract early in the spring.
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Brief J0IfIrx 90.

The ladies at Woodford's Corner are prepar-
ing very fine entertainment to be given Wed
nesday evening. Among the attractions will
be children's drama which is said to be an
excellent thing.
Full mail bags will be the order of the day
to-day.
Don't forget the delightful entertainment at
Iron Clad Hall West End) tonight in honor
of st. Valentine. Dramas, music: etc, Will
cause the evening to pass quickly.
1t is said that the Masquerade party at Ian
easter Hall tomorrow night will be most
brilliant affair.
Twenty-eisht cabin and thirty one Storage
passengers sailed in the Peruvian Sunday
morning at 215 o'clock. Their names wore
published in yesterdays issue.
> In the minutes after morning service at the
Park street Church (Unitarian) on Sunday
last, the members had subscribed $500, thus
paving off all the church debt.
The steamship Corinthiau, Capt. Graham, of
the Allan line, from Glasgow the 25th, arrived
at this port at IL NJ. yesterday. She brings
seven passengers and d full cargo. The Co
rinthian was formerly the Damascus, but has
been heightened SO that she is now some 250O
tons burthen.
Yesterday was a splendid day The horse
cars were on runners for the second time this
winter. The sleighs were out in force and the
livery stable keepers seemed delighted. Their
mometer stood at 14s at A. NJ. and 2S0 at Z
M.
Those. who occupied reserved seats during
the late lecture and concert course OF thu
Army & Navy Union will be entitled 10 TN
same on Wednesday evening, March 9th. Al
who have tickets will therefore preserve then
for that purpose.
Officer Williams arrested three girls yester
day for stealing lumber from firm on Com
mercial street.
Rev. r. w. Condit, pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church of Oswego died Sunday. He
was brother of the Rev. j. b. Condit former
pastor of the ID Parish Church in this city.
The Congregational clergy of this county
hold their quarterly meeting to-day and to
morrow with Rev. f. Southworth of this city
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ILLINOIS,.
VARIOUS MATTERS

CHICAGO, Feb. 13-The agents of the Loril-
lard, Atlantic and Mercantile Fire Insurance
Companies OF New York, the Springfield Fire
Insurance Company of Massachusetts, and
Commercial Fire Insurance Company of Cleve-
land, have withdrawn from the Chicago Board
of Underwriters.
A fire at Princetoll, ILL.,, Saturday night,
tai loss $4,000; covered by insurance.
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u. y. District Court.

MoNDAY-The jury disagreed In the case of Unit
ed States VS. Jesse Blunt, arraigned for smuggling
United States VS.. George W. Eveleth-Robbing the
NAL aud stealing from a letter. Verdict, guilty.
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NEW BooKs.-Messrs. Loring, Short & Haf-
mon have sent us "Sir Harry Hotspur Of
Humblethwaite, the latest addition to Messrs
Harpers library OF select novels. This is An
thouy Trollope's latest story, domestic tale of
English life, characterized by those many ex-
cellencies of style and plot which have made
its author so popular with the novel-reading
nublic. It's handsomely published with fine
lin ratinns
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ST VALENTNE.-To-day is St. Valentine
day and it may not be generally known that
TINS SAINT was Bishop of the early Christian
Churcn, who greatly assisted those Christians
who suffered under Claudius and was after
wards imprisoned at Rome, beaten with clubs
and beheaded on the Via Famima in A n
30.
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supreme Judicial Court

MoNDAY-In this court the jurors were dismissed
Saturday, and the Court will come in for few days
to hear motions, try causes Submitted to the jus
lice presiding without tho Intervention OF jury
and to hear libels f,r divorce Members OF the bar
are requested to take notice and be in attendance
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A FREsHEr ApPREHENDED.

FREsHET APPREHENDEp.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 13.-Heavy and continuous
rains have swollen tbs Savannah river to such
an extent as to cause serious apprehensons Of
freshet.
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HARpER's BAzAAR.-The number for the
week, richly illustrated, has been received at
the periodical pot of Messrs. Fessenden
Bros, Lancaster Hall; also by d. Went
worth, dealers in books, stationery, &C., 337
Congress- corner of Oak street. This journal
of Fashion.takes the lead of all others, and is
Welcome visitor to the parlor circle
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= TRST MORTGAGE
I Per ct. Gold Bonds

Shich are issued upon this lead are limited in
amount to $4,000 per mile whi.e many roads issue
from $4,000 to $4,000 and are offered at 90 and
accrued interest. in currency.
The most experienced finauciers agree that Ffrst
Mori&nxe BSuds, t, limited amount, upon .
finished railroad. which is well located TO,
business are of he very safest forms OF invest
ment.
Parties desiring to secure first.class security,
based upon railroad practically done, and in the
bands OF leading capitalists who have large Pc
cun'ary and business interest in its success will do
well to apply at the Office of the Company, or any OF
Its advertised agents, for pamphlet and map show
ing the characteristics OF the enterprise.
Holders of Government Bonds may exchapge them
for Central Io~as alta ags present profit. beside
handsome increase of interest for long term of
years. Parties making such exchange will receive
for each 81 900 Bond, $1,000 Central Iowa Bond,
and the following difference in cash Cess the accrued
interest in currency upon the latter bond,) and in
annual interest, this calculation being based upon
market prices of February list, 1871:
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WEBSTER, under Fluent's Hall, is prepared
to furnish all kinds of Pastry, Cake, Ice
Cream and Oysters; all kinds OF Fapcy Dishes
for weddings, private and public parties a. the
shortest notice. JanAAeou'
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steam direct nominal on uplands; via New York. d
on apands and ia on Sea Islands; by SAIL 7.16d OF
nplands; ID on Sea Islands. To Havre by sail, nom
uPiands; 1c on Sea Islands, SO p terce on Rice; b,
sai,, sc ~ ID on uplands, 40c " Dol on Resin, 81
on Lumber and 50 az 10 P M on Timber. II
BOSTON ny sail, &c " fb on upland Cotton; to Proyi-
aenSe $S " ON Boards; &c tb oil upland by steam
~ v Dale In addition to New York rates.
GALVESTON. Jan. 2s.-The demand for room bv
san 10 Liverpool, has fallen off to a small business
and the tonnage increasing rates have dec med but
Close with steady ppearance. at ll-16d by SAIL
Inc rate TO Boston by sail has ruled irmer charters
Teported at TIC for Cotton, and now quoted a Jc-
we now quote for Cotton to Bremen 1sc a Iic
ao aug, 10 Amsterdam OH We quote Cotton Liver.
Pool, by sail, 1-l6d y ID; Bremen, lie; Havre i Jc
new YorE by steam, 1&c " fb; by sail &c; and Bos.
Ton by sail sc. Hides-New York, steam, loose, lie
p ID; DO do bales y ib LET; do do wet slated IL
40 san loose. ID, se do wet sailed &C.; do bales
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Sherih's Sale

STATE or CHARACTERIZATION SIS.
A TTACHED on writ and will be sold at Public
~ Auction TO the highest biddes, ON Thursday,
the 10th day OF February. A D.. Is7 at y O'Clock,
p. Nj, at the Auction Rooms OF +. .. BAILEY 81
CO.. IS Exchange street. in Portland and County
aforesaid, the following personal properly to WIT:
Tobacco PORK. Beef, Kerosene Oil. Moasses Syrup,
Sugar. Tea, Crackers. Bread Preparation, Yeast
Cakes, Pepper Sauce, Ketchup, Coif e, Candy, &c
Laundry and Fancy Soaps. handles, Indian Neil.
Ware, Measures, Show Case, Meat Bench, Knives,
Stove and Pire, &c.
Dated at Portland this 18th day ot January, A. D.
1871 M. ADAMS, Dep. sheriff.
feb14td #. o. BAILEY II CO., Auctoneers.
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AUCTION SALES.
Lease, Fixtures, Furniture and
Stock of Brighton Hotel, at
Auction

I'm Tuesday, Feb 14th, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. shall
" sell The Lease OF Brighton Hotel, Westbrook,
aine, having about fourteen morths to run. Inn
mediately after will be sod the Fixtures, together
with all the Furniture, Carpets. Bedding, Crockery
and Glass Ware, Stoves. Kitchen Furniture, sc.
Also the Stock Carriages, &c, consisting in part OF
Hogs, Cows. Horses. Also Martin s. PeUnell
Wagon, Trimmed Sleigh, Express Wagon. digger,
Dump Cart, Hay Cart, Harnesses, Farm ug, Stable
Tools, &c.
This Hotel Is well situated 10 do paying tus-
ness; the lease is very favorable one. and gan be
tended The Furniture is IN good order and VIII
sold in lots to suit
ie7td FO. BAILEY & CO., Auctioreers.
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THE NEW York University Medicine is max
ing more GU es than all other medicines COM
bined. Branch Office, $50 Congress St. Ad-
vice free. p. Staples, agent. tt.
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BRILLIANT-See the Brilliant Lamp at j
4. Land & Co.'S, opposite old post off.ce, any
evening until 6 n'clnclc
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TAKE your old table ware to Atwood's, Ian
caster Hail. to be replated, he does 1t nrsC
class and about two.thirds Ethe price OF new
ware
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ALL kinds OF canned goods in great abundance sell
ing low at wholesale and retail at Wilson q Coz
Tea Store, IS Federal street.
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AUCTION COLUMN.
Sherlffs Sale. M. Adams.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Peoples Concerts. :. CITY Hall.
tair and Festival. T.. Baptist Church.
Neek-Iie Festival. 1hurday Evening.
SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
Guns. &c. l.. Bailey.
Range and Furnace. I'D. P. Shilling.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
North American ms CO.. DOW CONN q LIBBY
Etua ms Co. DOW, Coffin q Libby.
Putnam Ins. Co.. Dow, Coffin q LiTOE + Little
Mutual Lite Insurance company; WI. Litt'e
New York Insurance Co. NV. r. Morrill,.
Store to Le-. A X. Shurt!etf.
Schooner for RockIand.. Geo w. True Il Co.
Driver Wanfed. Geo. W. II. Brooks.
Casco st. Seminary. Eliza c. Durgin.
Notice. :. David Loveltt.
Erection Notice. "a j. Robinson.
Rent Wanted. ;. John III. Todd.
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NEW AAANAk H IL Es
WEATIIrp ON aGnIr.rr III A G IIr.1c.mo, NJ

"1SA1HEN On NOONI WASHINGIUN.
SUMMIT MOUNT WASHINGTON, via LITTLE
TON, Feb. 10 -Observation taken at Up. M
Barometer % %; thermometer above; rela-
tive humidity 70; wind north; velocity of wind
II miles per hour. There has been perfect
sea of clouds beneath us all day, the very peaks
of Madison, Adams and Lafayette being the
only points visible. The sun was shining
brightly and very light wind prevailed at the
summit. The thermometer indicated 3 deg. at
p. M, while it went up to Is degs while ex-
posed to the sun at the same hour. There are
some snow drifts on the summit now nearly
five feet deep. Average fall of snow during
yesterday and last night about II inches
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$1,000 REWARD is offered by the proprietor of
DR.. Pierce's Alt Ext. or Golden Medical Dis
covery, for medicine that will equal it IN the
cure of ALI lingering Coughs, oliver Com
plant" or Billiousness, and all arising from i'm
purity of the blood. as sEruptions. Pinples,
Blotches and Boils. Sold by druggists. The
Genuine has DR.. Pierce's private IGovernment
Stamp on the outside wrapper. This private
stamp has the Doctors portrait, name and ad-
dress, and the words" U. S. Certificate of Gen
u.neness" engraved on the same.
feb 14th-eod1w tu-th-s&ow1t
TIME TRIES ALL THINGS and has proved
that DR.. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry is
the remedy per excellence for the cure of coughs
colds, Group, whooping cough, bronchitis, asth-
ma. phthysic sore throat and influenza. 1t
cures7coughs and colds instdnter! 1t soothes
the irritated parts; ii heals the Inflammation !;
and even consumption itself yields to its mag
ic Influence ieb14th -eod&w1w
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TRY Briggs Threat and Lung Healer. Il.
BRIGGS Allavantor cures Catarrh. IT,
GET Briggs Corn and Bunion Remedies
BRIGGS Pile Remedies ave a snccess tf

M. BRowN-SEoUARD experimental upon the
stiffened arm of an executed criminal by in
jeeting warm blood into it; the muscles regain
ed their contractility and the nerves their irri-
liability. AS the cutting off of the blood is par
alysis ofsnerve element, SO deficiency of blood
is cause of degeneration of nerve element
FELLOWS COMPOUND SYRUP OF HyPoHos-
PHITEs, will cause the formation Of healthy
blood, and consequently increase nervous pow
er, induce vital activity in debilitated consti-
tutions and tone all the organs dependent for
health on muscular or ervous strength.
feb13th-d&W1w
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WE would call the attention of our readers
who are looking for Sewing Machine to the
advertisement of Plummer & Wilder, 173
Middle St., upstairs, who are agents for the
Genuine" Elias Howe Sewing Machine.
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EVERY LADY should be protected by the pa
tent Felt Corset.
Sold only by Cogia Hassap. fel61w
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THE PRESS.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1871.
CITY AND VICINITY,

rs-Our advertising patrons are requested to send
in their copy early an the day as possible, a.
refreshments to appear Monday morning should No
sent in Saturday, (ao. Sunddyl
sY-Free Religious Notices must be sent in as
early as Fridzy noon.
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The man who makes two blades of grass to
grow where one grew before is entitled to our
gratitude; but the man who produces two ears
Of corn where one grew last year is benefac-
tor Of his race. Mr.. Knapp, who advertises in
our columns this morning, has shown us stalks
of corn of several varieties on which from two
to thirteen ears grew last year, and he adver-
tses for agents to sell the perfected seed. The
new method is curious and will interest the
farmer and gardener II is produced by a
method some what like that of grating fruit
trees, and will repay the examination Of those
WHO have a love for the wonderful