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The Portland daily press., 1871-05-26
MAsSAOHUsET Ts.
CONVICTION OF MORAN.


Boston, May % Moran was convicted OF
murder in the second degree. There was no
disagreement of the jury as reported.
FIRES AT so. BOSTON AND SALEM
Fire in Fifth street, South Boston, today,
partially destroyed block of wooden buildings
occupied by thirty-two families.
The picker house connected with one of the
Naumkeag mills at Salem was damaged $25OO
by fire yesterday. e. B. TIbbetts and John
Comstock, employees of the mill, were severe-
In,
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LETTERS in P. o. for DR.. W. w. Piper.
-.H NAV 25th-3b
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IRON CLAD.

lust RECEIVED another lot of Screw Fast.
u Cned Wire Quilted Boots and Shoes for Men
and Boys.
These goods the best In the world for common
wear, being medium priced, comfortable, durable
and genteei. For sale wholesale and retail at
1872 Middle Street.
my4e0dtf M. G. PALMER.
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NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed and taken upon himself
the trust OF Administrator Of the estate Of
ROBERTSON DYER late OF Portland,
in the County of Cumberl land, deceased and given
bonds as the laws directs. All persons having de-
mands upon the estate said deceased are reQuir-
ed to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to
said estate are called upon to make payment TO
WILLIAM II. SOULE, Admir-.
Portland, MAY 2nd. 1871. mayl2d19,26
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NEW YORK, May 25-Moraino.-(iold opened at
and having advanced to l11s con tinues firm and
Money easy. ~
The follow ing are the forenoon quotations of South
The Portland daily press., 1871-05-26
BY TELEGRAPH
r Q r e IG N.
FRANCE
THE PARIS RETOLUTION.
tef.nliies Troop Masters of PHris-LOu.
vre Saved-Hablic Butidsues Burutd-
ffIsOuess-t III: Dead IN sIhe SrrseD.
TO THE DAILY PRESS.

teF.nilles Troop. NJ asters Of Pnris-Lou.
vre Snved-s.ablic Buildings Burutd-
Pfis"nets-iha Dead IN sI,e strscs.
VERSAILLES, May % -Thiers has to-uay is
sued circular of information to the Provinces
as foiiows:-"We are masters of Paris except a
small portion. which will be occupied to-day
The Louvre has been saved. The hotel of the
Minister of Finance has been partially burned,
and he Tullleries AID Palais du Quay dor
say. in which the Council Of State holds its
sessions wholly destroyed. We have already
l2000 prisoners and shall have 10000 The
streets OF Paris are strewn with corpses. Our
loss is small. The army has behaved admira.
bly,. Jdstice will soon lie satisfied, and France
be happy in the midst OF her own misfortunes -
FIENDIsH CONDUCT OF COMMUNISTS.
Especial to N. Y. World 1.-The Archbishop
Darboy, ten hostages and nearly fifty priests
were murdered in cold blood at Mazas prison
Tuesday night.
Several leaders of the Commune were shot
to-day after trial by drumhead court martial.
ST. DENIS, May g-Fightng
has ceased. The Versaillists have complete
possession of the city, Tue CONGREGATIONS are
nearly all extinguisled In all cases they were
caused by the shells of the Versail:sts and not
set by Communists. A portion of the Louvre
was saved. Most of the precious works are
sale in Vanets. Last night and to-day the
troops refused to give quarter and killed all
who fell into their hands.
Germany.
GERMAN PARLIAMENT-DEBi ATE OF THE BILL
TO UNITE ALsACE AND LORRAINE TO THE
EMPIRE.
BERLIN, May 25.-In the German Parlia.
ment to-day there was debate ON the bill in
cooperating Alsace and Lorraine with the En-
pre- Bismarck said the task he undertook
when he became Minister, to establish the en-
pire, was nearly accomplished. His health
was bad and his personal wish was to retire
flOm active duty. He semained only as an ad.
yocate for the complete restoration oil the
Provinces of Alsace an Lorraine to fatherlapd
lie complained of lack of confidence shown
by Parliament. Unless the amendments it
had made to the bill were expunged, he would
withdraw the measure and let the Emperor
appoint an Irresponsible minister in his place,
vote was taken and the bill was sent back to
the Committee Tor revision.
i ssge. s.slt Belgium. -l e.
COMMUNISTS DENOUNCED
BRUssELLs, May % Baron Lanethan de-
clared III the Chamber of Representatives to-
day that he should not consider or treat as
political refugees the villains of the Commune
who escape from Paris into Belgian territory.
Great Britain.
CEssION OF TERRITORY.
LONDON, May 25.-It is said that negotiations
are in progress. bet Seen the governments of
Englan1 and Germany for the cession by the
former to the latter of the Island of Helipo-
land. u % % ilt ttt Ittf rs e
In the House of Commons to-day Mr.. Ry-
lands gave notice of his intention to move
resolve that treaties be submitted before ratfi-
N'%s'o"' ~ ~.
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AN UPTOWN blacksmith shop. c. G. Robin
son, has opened ashop opposite the City Hay
Scales on Green street where lie will give per-
sonal attention co horse -shoeing-especially to
interfering and contracting feet-and will also
do all kinds of carriage, smith and job work.
Send him your horse, and if you are not salts
fed don't send again. -. .nY4 .eodtf
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Especial Dispatch by Western Urion Line I

Especial Dispatch by Western Ucion Linel
MAN JUMPS our OF THIRD STORY.
LEWISTON, May 25.-Josiah Flint, keeper OF
boarding block in this city, jumped out Of
the third story window, distance of about
thirty feet, this afternoon, and sustained Sc
we're injuries. He was laboring under fit Of
temporary insanity.
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DIR. DURGTN

nEStROUS Of settling his business, requests all
~ tersons having any demands against him. to
call immediately and have them adjusted, and all
who indebted to him, to call without further no.
tiIe.
" Hope Island tor sale at a bargain. Enquire
at - High St, or Of VIM. H. PuTiutop, No. 81
DanfOr tn st, may20eod3w*
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

BUSINESS NOTICES.
BRIGGs' Pile Remedies are success. If.
BRIGGS AllavantOr cures Catarrh. IT,
TRY Briggs Throat and Lung Healer. If.
GET Briggs Corn aud Buniou Remedies
USE Hills Rheumatic Pills, only % cts pei
box. may6th st
PHALON'S- NEW PERFUME. 90
81 LOVE YOU ...,
"ILOVE YOU"
81 LOVE YOU
81 LOVE YOU"
II LOVE YOU"
81 LOVE YOU"
THE MOST LASTING PERFUME.
THE MOST FRAGRANT BOUQUET.
THE SWEETEST OF PERFUMES.
HEt.4.stlce .ftl-. MARI -eodomos
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SUDDEN DEATH.

BANGOR. May 25.-Mr. John A. Mayhem, a
well-knOwn matchmaker of this city died very
suddenly last night of disease of the heart. His
mother was the first white woman born in
Bangor.
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Nj Office is hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed and taken upon himself The
trust OF administrator OF The estate OF
GEORGE w. MARINER, late of Cape Elizabeth,
In the County OF Cumberland deceased, and given
bonds the law directs, All persons having de-
mands uoon the estate OF said deceased are required
to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted TO said
estate are called upon to make payment to
GIDEON L. STANWOOD.
Admir-, OF Gorham.
Cape Eiiaapeth, May "a, 18Th myS, -3W
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Iu the librl suit of Richard Worthington vs.
ID. 0. Houehton ct ais. tried some time since
in the Supreme Court, the court overruled. the
defendants demurrer and decided that the
publication. on which the action is founded, is
libellous; if untrue, is actionable. The article
was published in the "Old and New" and
charges the plaintiff with an attempt to evade
and deiraud the revenue
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For the Islands.

- STEAMER
4.:HlaM ExPHEss.
CAPT. A. y. OLIVER,
WIN leave the end OF Custom House Wharf for
Peaks Island, daily, Sunday excepted until further
notice. at S-45 anu 10 A. NJ F, and 1 As and PM.
Returning, will leave Peaks Island, at 915 and IL
A. M, and 2.l5 and $50 r M.
Commencing Monday, May 18th.
Private parties can be accommodated by ap.
plying to the Captain on board
rare down and back 25 cents, children halt price.
Portland, May 49, 1871 dtt
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FARRAR Do ADAMS,
carriage and Sleigh Manufacturers.
good assortment of Top and No-Top Bugsies.
Nos 10 d IS Portland st, Portland, Me.
ROBERT FARRAR, JOHN II. ADAMS.
apr24 Dino
Maiue MedicaI Association.

THE annual meeting OF the Maine Medical Asso-
i citation will be held at the City Building Port
land, on Tuesday, June 18th, 1871, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
Session 10 continue three days
may23-3w CHAS. o. HUNT, M. ID Sec'y.
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B0ston stock List.
Sales at the Brokera' Board, May rs.
Portland City Sixees (R X l0an) .,.. 95
Eastern Railroad Skies. 1874 ........ ......... 90
Vermont Central LIST mortgage Bonds ....... 81
United States 6-20s, 1865 .............,.,, 80,
July. 1855, ............ 113
Union Pacific X K sixee. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 49,
Michigan Oe:tral RaiirOad. .............. a., 1926
Portland. Saco 4 Portsmouth Railroad ....... l39
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SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

The Senate refused by tie vote of q to q
to go into executive session, but on Mr. Car
penter's statement that the special Investigate
ing committee on the disclosures of the treaty
would report in three-qnarters of an hour
went into Sc cret session, the presiding officer
stating that MIR. Wilson's motion for the dis
charge of White and Ramsdell Immediately on
the final adjournment OF the Senate would be
the first business in order on resuming open
SEES sion. ~
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ASeha ~ AhtuAus
rECGTnN ON nEnnrnnnu
WILMINGTON.
MIR. SUMNER ACCUSED OF ANOTHER

WASHINGTON, Nav % The Senate met al
Ii o'clock, and Mr.. Cameron at the request OF
Mr. Sumner moved the motion for executive
session i'll order to allow the latter 10 make q
personal explanation. Mr.. Sumner said be
had seen in the DAILY Chronicle a statement
pupoIting to give what he did in executive
session yesterday. He was astonished that
the paper conducted by gentlemen who official.
ly occupied seat in the executive session OF
the Senate should attribute to a Senator what
he never said. He had now to state that what
was attributed to him was q fabrication, BE
made no such speech.
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Thread Laces, Fringes and Gimps at Loben-
STEMS, 4 Deerng Block may201w.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-10-27
r. L. WOOD.
DEALER IN
Dry Goods,
62 King ST.. corner Fairfax ST.,
Alexandria, Va.

Is now offering special inducements in
FLANNELS AND BLANKETS,
comprising white, shaker, orange, plain and
twilled scarlet, plain and twilled mixed, twill
ed blue, opera, Rob Roy and fancy Shifting
Flannels, in great variety.
White Blankets, in Union and all wool,
brown and blue-gray Blankets, of different
weights and sizes. We offer well known
stock of white Blankets in 8-4, l0-4 and Id
sizes.
HOSIERY.
I am opening and offering for sale large
and complete stock of foreign and domestic
Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, &C., &C., consist
ing of Mems, Womens' and Childrens' Hosiery,
from the best manufacturers, particularly a.
dapted to the retail trade.
Mems and. Womens' Underwear, in cotton,
patent merino, real merino and wool.
A full assortment of GLOVES, kid, calf and
buckskin, Qined and unlined, Berlin, cloth
and merino, plain and fancy styles, in great
variety and at attractive prices also, the cele-
brated make of Alexandre's kid gloves, in the
new colors, to match the latest and most fash
ionable shades of dress goods.
The attention of the trade is respectfully in
vited to my large stock of CLOTHS and sea-
sonable DRY GOODS. My increased business
enables me to keep large stock, making it
greatly to the interest of purchasers to deal
with NE. ROBERT L. WOOD,
62 King Street, Alexandria, Va.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-10-27
Eelecteh Miscellang.
COUNTY ROADS.

We invite attention to the following
article, written by CALEB SrABLER for th,
Rural Messenger:
1t is related that Demosthenes, wher
asked what was the first principle in ora
tory, replied ''action," the second "ac
tion," the third "action." Inasmuch al
all persons will admit that dry road i.
better than wet one, if a similar ques
ton with regard to roads were asked. the
reply from an experienced road maker
would doubtless be. firstly drainage u
secondly drainage" and thirdly f'drain.
age" The next would be, what is the
best form of the road bed, and the best
means for accomplishing the object oI
keeping it in proper form?
The writer, after an experience of over
thirty years as supervisor of roads. is full
ly satisfied that all dirt roads. of whatever
soil composed. Except sand,) should be
highest in the middle, and have regular
slope to the side drains; and if the distance
between the drains is about 25 feet. be
would have them q feet Cat least) below
the crown or centre Of the road. 1t is also
important, on billy parts Of the road, to
have breaks of stone or brush (the latter
being a good substitute if stone cannot be
had) at suitable distances apart, to pre-
vent the water from following the ruts and
assisting in forming them. With this
form of road bed the breaks need not be
high if properly made, and will be very
little obstruction to travel. If ruts are
kept from forming. large proportion OF
the water from rains will run directly of
to the side drains, and not stand on the
road to form mud holes. Should the road
bed be fiat or concave, and there Is no in
clination of the ground lengthwise of the
road, the water having no outlet, it must
remain and form miring places.
The only. plausible objection that the
writer has ever heard made against the
rounded form of road bed is, that by
putting so much loose earth into the road,
the mud ID wet weather is made that much
deeper" &
Now, admitting, for arguments sake,
such to be the case for little while after
the loose earth is placed there, yet, as we
are striving for permanent improvement
and@acilities for repair, the objection is
plausible only, and not real. For when
that earth has become dry and packed by
the travel on it. it will become as hard as
before being moved. Again, there will
not be as much water absorbed by the
earth, as the greater part of it will have
passed off into the side drains. And, fur
thermore, in the spring. when the frost is
out, and after rains, the highest part OF
the road will dry first. and the travel will
take that part. be it on the right or left
hand, or in the middle of the road.
In building a house, the roof is con-
structed SO as to carry off the water, and
a farmer, when securing bis hay. grain.
&c., instead Of making the stacks fat on
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-10-27

throughout the State many personal
and political friend of Mr.. Preston ex-
pericnced feeling of painful surprise on
learning that that gentleman's name was
presented, as if by authority, to a mass
meeting of Radicals and disappointed
Democrats in Baltimore county, and that
be was unanimously nominated by them
as their candidate for State Senator from
that county. But proportionately great
is the pleasure when that gentleman takes
the earliest opportunity to say over his
own signature that the use of his name
was unauthorized and that be declines the
doubtful honor. In a card published in
the Baltimore Sun of 10th inst. Mr.. Pres
ton declines the nomination in terms the
courteousness of which would have done
credit to that Chevalier who was said to
be without fear and without reproach, ;"
but which must have fallen as a-scathing
rebuke upon those so-called Democrats
who have put themselves in position of
afiliation with the Radical party. Evi-
dently our Baltimore county neighbors
have counted without their host 10 sup
posing that they could use the brilliant
talents Of one Of Democracy's most admir-
ed sons for the purpose of disorganizing
the Democratic party in the State. In
the course of his card, Mr.. Preston takes
occasion to say:
at is we'll known to every member Of this
community that throughout my whole life l
have been most earnestly devoted to the
principles of Democracy as expounded and
exemplified by Jefferson, Jackson and Pierce.
"lt is true that have occasionally dcnounc-
ed the primary meeting trickery which at
times has disgraced even the Democratic par
ty, and, if occasion required it, would do SO
again; but those who suppose that. because
l condemn the contemplate contrivances Of
political wire-pullers, ] am less in love with
the sacred principles they pervert and dis
honor, make very great mistake. My poll
cal worship ever has been and ever shall be
at the. Democratic altar. l regard it as a
shrine sancti6ed by the sires of the Revolu-
ton, and the only ark Of safety for our COM
mon country.
''Entertaining these views, and having a.
vowed them by voice and pen for almost
forty years, it will readily be perceived that
cannot consent to be placed in an attitude
which might be misunderstood or construed
into giving my countenance to principles ut
terly at war, with my conscience and my
judgment. ."-Harford Democrat.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-10-27
[CoMMUNICATED. ]
RETRIBUTION.

There are those who believe that God
reserves the punishment Of the wicked"
for future state; while others believe
that the only punishment inflicted upon
those who transgress the moral law, as
also the laws of our physical being, are re-
warded in time only. The Bible doctrine
would however seem to uphold both of
these tenets. And however the christian
world, or those learned in the Scriptures
and their evangelical Interpretation, (and
we suppose that none else have any au-
thority for interpreting them. J may teach
US, every mans experience will recognize
the glaf1ng, universal fact. that violations
of the moral or physical laws of our being
are invariably followed by suffering on
the part of the criminal-here, in this life.
The doctrine of future rewards and pun
ishments we do not intend to discuss, nor
to weary your intelligent readers with
a homily on ethics. nor yet disquisition
on physical diseases and hygiene; but
simply to say, that at the close of the late
war between the States. we were tempted
to disbeleve in natural justice, divine
truth, and even in the very existence of
Divine Being. We knew that every base
and barbarous instrument had been used
by the Abolition government at Washing
ton to suhjugate the South to Yankee
control; that nearly the whole world had
been their recruiting station; that the
jails and penitentiaries of Germany and
Ireland, as well as those of the Northern
and Western States, had been emptied to
plunder, burn and murder the helpless
women, children and old men of the
South that even our own slaves had been
fired up" to the highest pitch of incen-
diarism, and belched forth by thousands
upon" the unprotected districts Of the
Southland all this that the arrogant and
intolerant Yankee might gorge himself
on Southern wealth. and hold hi gh carni-
val in the national treasury. We knew
all this and thought that if there was a
just God,
"Could such things be,
And overcome US like a summers cloud
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-10-27
! pS3S abd p5naltJes

fuse allegiance and loyalty to the Nero a,
Washington. would not the free people Of
twelve years ago have laughed such pro-
phet to scorn7 Would it not have been
declared that such things were practical as
we'll as moral impossibilities? And yet
are not such things witnessed and permit
ted every day?
Greece and Rome refused to believe
their downfall possible. just as we have.
They were gradually lulled and cajoled
and deceived in their fancied security,
while their liberties were perishng. They
INDUCED in hero worship, listened to cum
ming and false hearted demagogues, dis
cussed finance and taxation while corrup-
ton was doing its fatal work, and unscru-
pulous men we're moulding the iron yoke
of heir future bondage, and denounced as
disloyal the man or party that honestly
pointed to their errors and warned them
of their coming woes The military des-
potisms they erected in their provinces
supplied the roots of the cancer that eat
it's way to the heart of the republic. And
is not this the faithful picture of American
infatuation to-day? Are not the same
professions of civil service reform and e.
economy raised continually by govern
ment the most foully corrupt on the face
of the earth ? Have CUR people not list
ened to the prating of politicians instead
of reasoning for themselves from the logic
of events? Have we not been discussing
finance and tariff while bayonets have
bristled an insulting menace to the free
voters OF the land And has not militia
ry government in the South led to military
dictation from Washington?
Preparations to renew Mr.. Grants term
of Office are already heard throughout the
land Patronage is changing its aven ues
to secure more servile instruments the
army dictates to Louisiana, and fraud and
corruption compels Grants endorsement
at Syracuse; and Bond the Jeffries of the
Administration Furnishes hundreds of citi-
zeus to intimidate North Carolina in time
for the enforced election of seventy-two.
The main issue now is, shall the Consti-
tuition be restored, shall free government
be rescued, shall popular liberty be re-es-
tabllshed? Grants partisans may obscure
it with the dust and smoke of misrepre-
sentation, and strive to cover it with a
false preteuce, but behind and above all
others, as it should be, stanis the issue of
the Republic and the Empire. Between
the two the American people will be COM
PEELED soon to choose, and may God grant
them wisdom in time to decide as they
should,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-10-27
Honor to Whom Honor is Due.

When man like Hon. VIM. p. Pres
ton, who, not only by his talents, but by a
brave adherence to principle under every
circumstance, has won the admiration and
respect of his party and of the community.
is unexpectedly put to new test and
comes forth triumphant, it must surely
be subject of earnest congratulation to
all who admire honesty and manliness.
We doubt NOT that in this county aud
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-10-27

T1CE
70 Hotel Keepers and I'll others Who deal
81 LiQuorS.
n Liquors.

TvOR the information of all persons concern
e ed, the following Act of the Legislature,
passed March Gath, 1865, is published:
CHAPTER 19I.
AN ACT prohibiting the sale Of spirituous or
fermented liquors in the several, counties Of The
State on the day Of election.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the General assem-
bly, Of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for
the keeper of any hotel, tavern, store, drinking
establishment, or any other place where liquor )
are sold, or for any person or persons, directly
or indirectly, to sell, barter, give, dispose of
any spirituous or fermcnted liquors, ale OF beer,
or intoxicating drinks Of any kind, on the days
Of election hereafter to be held in the several
counties of this State.
Sec. 2. Ard be 1t enacted. That any person vio-
lating the provisions of this Act shall be liable
to Indictment by the Grand Jury of the county
where the offence is committed, and shall, upon
conviction before any Judge of any of the Cir
cult Courts of this State, be fined sum not less
than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars for each and every offence--one-h half the
fine shall be paid the informer, the other half to
the County Commissioners, for the use of public
roads. JOHN r. MURRAY, Sheriff
October 6, lS7l-te of Charles county.