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The Portland daily press., 1871-10-04
DAILY PRESS,
PORTLAND
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1871.


The Lewiston rumseers, who have been
basking in the sunshine Of Democratic mu'
I,icipal government since last spring, are now
suffering heavy punishment from The county
authorities, as our readers know. Does not
The example of Lewiston show that even where
the local police is hostile to the law IL can DE
enforced without the Intervention OF the cost
" and cumbrous machinery OF State CON
staouiary? Judge Wa!ton's court, taking
original jurisdiction of offenses against the
statute, is making it as warm for the rumsel
leas us il they had first been arraened before
local tribunal. From present appearances
Lewiston will soon be restored by this means
to its old position of the soberest city of fifteen
thousand inhabitants in the United States.
Mr.. Justin Mccarthy made bis visit TO Maine
IN an unfortunate time, and his report is like
ly to have most disastrous effect on the
cause OF prohibition everywhere. He came
mere when Temperance reform was at its low
est ebb, and when great wave of rum had
swept over even Androscogein county. Let
MN come again in a year or two and learn
what prohibition can do when its advocates
are awake.
1t is not tue that prohibition is failure,
even in the cities of Maine. Under favora-
be circumstances the traffic has been at
different times materially essened, and even
in period of reaction and moral apathy like
the present the business OF selling intoxicat-
ing liquors is made disreputable. McCarthy's
Gnn 70 iZat Al n
induction of facts. He did not visit those
parts of the State where the best results OF
the law may be seen, nor had he any means
of comparing the amount of sales under the
law with that under license or other per-
missiVe system.
There is one circumstance, if no more, that
will greatly favor temperance revival at this
time The great apple crop of last year and
the consequent manufacture of oceans of
cider completely demoralized the rural dis
tricts The keeper of country inn ini
very small. village, where the prohibitory law
has from the first been rigiGly enforced, and
where rum st ling has been absolutely sup
pressed Tor the last fifteen years. recently tol1
us that he sold last year thirty barrels of CT
der by the glass! This year he will hardly be
able to crafty the appetite thus excited in his
customers, for the means will be lacking. The
apple crop is almost failure, and there will
be great dearth Of cider. Consequently the
surprising increase Of red faces in country
districts will be stopped. Wouldn't it be q
good time to begin genuine, old-tashoned
moral suasion' temperance agitation, and
restore Malne to her old proud place as the
leading temperance State in the Union?
IT is singular fact that there have been
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-04

O oU,au IN OF great value; good store With
INST class paying bispe.s Iadsrats' Ill io ,
qured' Best freasons ror selling. '"p'''' -
oo., . TAYLOR & co,
WV st 20 State St, Boston, Mass.
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-04
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
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lrIoln our COrreSp0nGent.J
The Agricultural Exhibition on the 9th and
18th ult. at Abbot, was pronounced by compe-
tent judges, the best thing of the kind ever
held in the county. About 80 pairs of working
oxen were exhibited. The show of ho1ses and
other animals was good. The mechanic arts
were we'll represented, and the occasion was
emlnenty satisfactory TO all parties The
women of Abbot are entitled to special praise
for their efforts to make good time.
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-04
Oyster HOuSe for Sa,a

a great saerahee, splendid Bar atracbed mood
boarulng and lodging house commerce. r., ,S1,Ior
run OF good paying business. This is one Of ~ NJ
called west. 10 uhe&pecie Iy
Oct4-dst TAYLOR s. CO., 20 State St Rostor
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-04
Eight Per Cent. Bonds

The Fin st Mortgage
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

NEW lNyENTIoNs.-The fertility of
the American mind in its conception of
labor-saving machines is uneqalled. Ac.
knowledgea to be the most ingenious in
ventlve nation upon the globe, the Unit
ed States has swelled its Patent Office to
a size commensurate to the requirements
OF the age, but in every large city num-
erous harpies await an opportunity to
bury their talons in the flesh of the or.
lgInator of new inventions, drawing
largely upon his purse, or sapping the
benefits Of his brain. To avoid such a
misfortune, it will be well for those de.
string patents to employ only tho e solicit
tors who are known to be reliable.
In our paper tu-day will be found the
annual announcement of r. III. EDDY.
Esq, No. rs State street, Boston. LONG
and favorably known as "A most success
full solicitor of American and FOREIGN
Patents. Aside from his experience and
thorough kno Wedge Of every detail of
the business, Mr.. Eddy brings cour-
tesy and straightforwardness of DEALING
that renders business with him pleas.
ure.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

Jurors aret TO have an additional
hardship imposedon them out in Iowa
they are to be held to a rigid practice of
total abstinence. The supreme court
there has decided that the use of intox;.
eating liquor, even in moderation. bv
Juryman, during the progress of a trial.
Is sufficient reason for disearding the
verdict and granting new trial. This
would not seem quite SO hard if Judges
LAWYERS and witnesses were held to teto-
talism with like rigor, but it certainly
Is little rough that the poor iu,yman.
who has the poorest pay and most thank
less task of the lot, should also be con-
demned to the practice of the seyerest
virtue.
MIR. Peter Lorillard, the wealthy
tobacconist, paid fine Of $500 into the
United States. Circuit Court, at New
York. Saturday, which had been impos-
ed upon him for non-attendance as a IN
ror.
"A Portland man last week adyer-
tised for man to take care of horse.
Within the week be had hundred and
fourteen answers in person, and thew
haven't done coming.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

= The Union Reform Party" in
South Carolina has been formally dis
so we'd and declared failure. The ne
groes would not support it.
A lady of Peoria, ILL.,. desiring to
know how she will look and who will be
there, has contracted for her coffin and
had tickets of invitation to her funera
printed to be sent to her friends
A Michigan man brutally beat his
spirited horse few days ago, and the
enraged animal finally kicked him in
the face and killed him. And the Mich
igan papers call this a terrible "acci-
dent"
A facetious young gentleman from
Cincinnati received the charge of shot
gun in return for his courtesy in calling
an Indiana farmer up in the night to ad-
wise him to take in his chimney, as it
was freezing weather.
The United States Senate, as it will
probably stand on the 4th of March next
will have fifty-eight Republicans ard
sixteen Democrats, while the admission
of Colorado, which is deemed probable,
will add two to the Republican total.
- DR.. Hollands "Wine and Woman"
article in Scribner, has been read with
some effect. A New York journal SAYS:
A marked feature on Monday next will
be the total absence of wine from the re.
freshment tables at the homes Of our
most noted fashionables. This, indeed,
is reform in the right direction.
"A Georgia editor is in luck. Twen-
ty-four heather Chinese walked into his
sanctum the other day, and through the
medium of an interpreter, paid cash
down for twenty-four subscriptions to his
paper The editor wondered greatly
what they wanted of an English paper,
not being able to read it, and was inform
ed that they took it for the " pictures
in it, the paper having Costar's rat cut,
a catarrh cut, guano trade mark, and
and an umbrella picture"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

IHE AMERICAN SToCK JOURNAL. for
January in an entire new slit Of type,
is before us filled with choice original
matter and illustrated with engravings
of fine stock, drawn and engraved ex.
pressly for this Magazine. The five pre-
ceeding volumes have been conducted
with such skill, that it now has an I'M
nense circulation, which is constantly
increasing The enterprising Publishers
N. I. Boyer d Co, of Parkesburg, Pa,
appear determined to place copy in the
hands of every person connected with
farming or stock breeding, by offering to
send specimen copy free to all ssho an
ply, also show bills, and subs sption
lists to all who wish to get up clubs for
any of the many valuable premiums of.
fered.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

The LATEST CASE OF EXPLOSION OF
"NoN-ExPLosIvE OIL" was that al
Poughkeepsie, N. T., on Wednesday, Of
which the victim was a young woman
about "a years of age, named Mary Glib.
son, boarder in the family of John
Lockhart AT the time of the accident,
she was sewing in room upon the sec
ond floor, in company with little girl, a
daughter Of the Lockharts. According
to the childs statement, the lamp explod-
ed quite suddenly, scattering the oil,
which Immediately was caught by the
flames, over the person of the unfortu-
nate woman. The latter enveloped in
flames, ran to pantry, caught up some
blankets and made desperate efforts to
smother the fire, but failing fell to the
floor exhausted by the circulating pain ;
and the child, with terrifying shrek,
rushed down stairs to inform the family.
Mr.. Lockhart, hurrying up, found, to
use his own expression, that "the flames
we're then three feet high all around the
poor girl" She was crawling upon her
hands and knees, uttering heart-rending
cries, toward the door leading to the en-
try. Mr.. Lockhart endeavored in three
attempts to tear the clothes from her per-
son but was each time unsuccessful, burn
ing his own hands and arms in a terrible
manner. BY this time the sufferer had
reached the southern end of the hallway
where all sorts of clothing was heaped
upon her by Mr.. and Mrs Lockhort, who
had joined her husband from below
stairs, and they finally succeeded in
smothering the flames. Then the girl
had become Unconscious. When the
clothing was removed, horrible sight
met the view. The girls face, arms and
breast, and other portions of her body.
were burned in terrible manner. She
was laid upon cot and physicians sum
moned. In order to dress the burns prop.
erly it was found necessary to cut hang
ing pieces of blackened and charred
fiesh from the trunk and arms, and SO
intensely did the victim suffer that her
agonizing cries could be heard lone
way off. In her rawlings she was heard |
A
to exclaim, will live to see him die
yet I! and then she would speak af1ec-
tionately of some person unknown. She
has brother on Sixth avenue, New
York city, and she was to have been
married on New Years day to man
named Joseph X. Newton of Hartford.
The physicians give no hopes Of her re-
covery.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

We have been able to give but lit
tie examination to the merits of the San
Domingo question, over which some re-
Rublicans in Congress have recently had
SO brilliant quarrel, but we have been
unable to see any objection to com
missioner to examine and report on the
proposed annexation. Constitutionally
averse to the annexation of foreign ter
ritory, we should certainly desire to see
the best report possible to be made on
the question before favoring annexation.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

- For six months Rhinebeck. N Y
has basked in the presence of young
Scotchman, who pretended to be phy-
stefan, and was considered great man
on the strength of letters written by him
self, and purporting to come from Scotch
lords, that he sent to an intimate friend
there to mail at Rhinebeck. He courted
the pretty organist of the village church.
and IN spite of her parents opposition
married her, but after two days of
honeymoon he went to New York to
buy furniture. He has not come
back, but leaves behind debts OWING
to horse-men, tailors- drug stores
etc., to the amount of $1,000. And it is
further ascertained that he has wife
and two children in Scotland, wife in
London and another in the city of New
York.
IF you call on young lady. and
she crochets diligently all the evening
and only says yes" and "no," YOU can
go away abolt nine, or quarter past
without breaking any of the rules of ct
iquette. And if the cd gentleman calls
down the stairs: Jerusher Ann, it's
nine o'clock" it may be taken as a sort
Of verbal bootjack. and not merely in
formation as to the state of the clock
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

PARKS HOUSE, BosToN. hotel
conducted by Boynton q Co., at 1877
Washington, street, is one of the best
places to be found in the city to get a
good dinner or nights lodging. Mr..
Boynton is first class caterer and his
bill of fare the most reasonable of any
hotel in Boston. Parties visiting the
city will do well to patronize the Parks
House. Good single rooms at rs cents
and e1.O0a day. Read the advertise
ment in to.day's paper.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

IHE PRESIDENT AND THE Vrcr.pprs,-
DENr.-ln the jealousies and rivalr;es
that afillct men in public life and breed
hasi our political Offences. there is gen.
uine comfort in reading this, and know.
ing it is all true. We quote from let.
ter from Washington in the BROOKLYN
Union:
In at least one respect Mr.. Colfax Is
'he most unique OF vice-presidents that
was ever known. At the outset of his
term OF office, he avowed his determine.
t.on to be the supporter, and not the
rival of the president; and faithfully
does be stand by his word. Its the
most natural thing imaginable for the
Vice-presldent, like the heir-apparent to
a crown, TO form little court of envv
and composition. Every vice-president
since John Adams has, to some extent
done this. From Washington to Lincoln
every president has had some reason to
feel that the officer next to him was a
nucleus for opposition. Not so in the
present case. Many persons, perhaps
viii not consider it very lofty kind of
merit; but thus far, through thick and
'hln Colfax stands up for Grant. AS
might be expected, Grant appreciates
THIS and thoroughly likes Colfax for il
and makes him his most confidential
counsellor.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

HE TRIBUNE STooKHoLDERs.-The
following statistics in reference to the
stock and stockholders of the New York
Tribune may prove Of interest. The
par value of shares of the Tribune stock
is only $1,000, but their market value is
at least $4,000, and should a considerable
portion of the 100 shares which go to
make up its stock be thrown upon the
market, some one or more of the wealthy
politicians of that city might combine a
pecuniary and political pleasure and
profit in purchasing it.
1t is asserted that of the stock. Mr..
Sinclair the publisher owns % shares -
DIR. Aver of Lowell, 16; estate of Mr..
Clarke Formerly financial EDITOR, IS /;
Mr.. Greeley, 8; Mrs. Greeley, s; Mr..
Ripley, literary elitor, 5; Bayard Tay-
ior, D; MIR. Hooker (foreman), 5; estate
OF A. ID. Richardson, 5; Scion Robin
son, 2; Mr.. O'Rourke (engineer), o.
Mr.. Runkle husband of Mrs. Calhoun.
2; Theodore Tilton, Oliver johnson
l; Whitelaw Reid, 1; ]. F. Cleveland
l.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

England is embarrassed. She remem-
bers how she sympathized with our reb-
els, and how she allowed them to build
war ships to prey upon our commerce
just now she is threatened with a war
with Russia, and looks at Prussia and
then at the United States. In the event
OF war with Russia she fears with good
reason that her chickens will come home
to roost
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

The OLD AND New January
Is entitled to the back-handed commit.
ment of being better than any of its pre.
decessors. This Magazine is fast gaining
the public favor. Though published on
~ twelve-month, it has reached the
front rank of american Magazines
Its articles are heightened, cultivated
and attractive, aud the name of the an
thor plainly published so that the reader
be not tantalized with guess-work when
following fresh topic. The publishers
ofier tempting inducements to new sub.
scrlbers that is they will send The
Old and New four months for s1.OO
to any address as a trial Subscription
Published by Roberts Brothers, 143
Washington st, Boston.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

"A man in Lebanon, N. H., has an
orange tree with ten ripe oranges upon
1t at the present time, of the ordinary
size of those found 10 market. The tree
has borne several crops.
New York devours nearly thous-
and barrels of eggs day. Each bar
rel contains eighty dozen or more. SO
that the actual daily consumption is not
tar from million eggs, and the cost to
the consumers about $4,000, 900 a year.
: There is a suit in progress at Otta-
wa ILL.,, against firm who placed in posi-
ton on their premises burglar trap gun.
which was accidentally discharged on
Sunday morning, with the effect of pep-
perlng with shot party of young ladies
who were on their way to church.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

HE CHRISTMAS LoCKEr.-This is n
holiday number OF The "Old and New )"
and charming one it is. 1t comprises
96 octave pages with illuminated cover.
and contains bright stories and poems for
the Holidays with beautiful Christmas
Carol, the music by Mendelssohn. To
subscribers this is a gratuitous number.
to others % cts. Published by Roberts
Brothers Boston, Mass.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06
Vermont state Agricultural Society.

NcrlAoht Stutc ASTicuituraiS Society,
The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society, was held al
Rutland, on the Goth ult.
The secretary announced the death Of
the late President, Hon. Henry Keyes,
and appropriate resolutions were adopted
in reference thereto, and remarks by Col
Geo. A. Merrill of Rutland and Hon.
John Gregory of Mortified.
The officers for the year ensuing, were
then elected as follows:
President-Henry G. Root, Benning.
ton.
Vice Presidents-Henry S. Morse,
Shelburne; William r. Sanford, Orwell I;
Crosby Miller. Pomfret; Henry Chase,
Lyndon.
Treasurer-Joseph w. Colburn, Spring
field
Secretary-Henry Clark, Rutland.
Directors Edwin Hammond, Middle
bury John Gregory, Mortified; Elijah
Cleaveland, Coventry; George Campbell
Westminster; Henry Hayward, Rut-
land; N. b. Stafford, White River June
ton; Henry Il. Kent, Dorset; Law
renee Brainerd, ST. Adams; David
Gcodell, Brattleboro Edwin S. Stow ell
Cornwall; James A. Shedd, Burlington;
George A. Merrill, Rutland; G. Horace
Springfield S. G. Holyoke,
St. Adams; Lemuel S. Drew, Burling.
ton.
Finance Committee-N. B. Stafford
George A. Merrill, James A. Shedd.
A meeting of the Board of Directors
will be held at the Island House, Bellows
Falls, on Tuesday, January 10Th, 1871,
At three o'clock P. NJ, to fix the location
and make arrangements for the next an
lual fair.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

THE LADIES FRIEND.-The January
number contains fine engraving LEAD
US not into temptatioD," and another of
Desdemona' both soft and fine. The
publishers aim to make this magazine
a useful aud entertaining one to the class
1t represents This present number
promises well for 1871. Published bv
Deacon u Peterson, 319 Walnut street
Philadelphia, Pa, or it may be found at
Woods.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

They have slow way of collecting
election returns in the Southern States.
Arkansas is now announced as having
given eight thousand republican MAORI
ty at their election two months ago, since
which she has been claimed by the dem
ocrats. Ev n Georgia is now reported
to have elected two or three republican
Congressman.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

Again has the public debt been reduc-
ed, during December the reduction
amounting to two million and two hun
dred thousand dollars. The total reduc-
tlon since last March is over one hum
dred million dollars.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06
state Temperance society.

lSiS5atioh"i ShuANh ~ N"otiStou, i|eOs -
1870. In the absence of the President
William A. Burnett of Rutland, wa,
elected Chairman pro tenn.
Prayer was offered BY Rev. L. II
Stone of Pawet.
Committees were appointed on business
and nominations, and the meeting adj
Ijourned to halfpast one.
| The nominating committee presented
the following report:
| For President-Ex.G Gov. John b. Page
of Rutland.
| Vice Presidents-Ex-Gov. Paul Dill
bingham of Waterbury,, Hon.. A. j.
Sampson of St. Adams, and Jacob Es-
tey, Esq, of Brattleboro.
Corresponding and Recording Secre-
tary-W. w. Atwater of Fairhaven.
Treasurer-N. Weeks Of Rutland.
Auditor-H. 0. Brown of Castleton.
Executive ommittee-Hon. G. NJ.
Willard of Castleton, DR.. l.. Sheldon,
DR.. G. Woodhouse, and w. A. Burnett
of Rutland, j. S. Cilley of Brandon, H.
d. Kitchel, d. d., of Midd!ebury, and
Miah Davis of Burlington.
The report was adopted, and the per-
sons SO nominated were elected.
Resolutions were adopted expressing
the determination to preach, pray and
work against the triple power of appe-
tite, avarice and political intrigue which
unless broken, will prove the ruin of the
country. And appealing to the pulpit,
the press and the men of learning gener-
ally, to give their influence in favor of
the temperance reform.
1t was, on motion, recommended that
temperance men in each county employ
a competent lawyer to aid them in prose
cutting all violations of our State liquor
law to final judgement.
1t was also, on motion recommended
that general convention be held at
some convenient time and place during
the present winter, composed of delegates
from the various temperance societies
and churches throughout the State, in
which all classes of the friends of tenn
perance may be represented, for the pur-
pose Of awakening more general and
livelier interest and more efficient action
in favor of our cause, and that com
mittee be appointed to present this reso-
luton to the uext meeting af the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars of Vermont,
and all other temperance organizations
in the State, and to cooperate with them
in making arrangements for such con-
vention.
The following persons were appointed
on such committee, viz Rev. w. w AT.
water, Rev. j. Philips and Rev. L. w.
Brigham.
Col N. G. Axtell, who had been en-.
gagged by the Executive Committee as
agent for the society, made verbal
statement of his proceeding since his ap
on the 18th of January last,
moving that he had given 173 lectures
n different parts of the State, and with
carcely an exception, had found the
popular sentiment decidedly against the
common traffic in Intoxicating drinks.
md he believed there was an increasing
interest in the cause. A resolution was
unanimously adopted expressing the ap-
'roval, by this society, of his faithful
abors during the year, and recommend
ng that the Executive Committee con-
niue to secure his services, if a salts.
ictory agreement can be made with him.
The appointment of the next annual
,eeting was left with the Executive
committee, and the meeting adjourned.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06

FAILURE OF A New LIFE ms CO =
The Great Western Life Insurance com.
pany, of New York, has been passed
over to receiver by the insurance su-
per ntendent Of that State. This com.
pany was organized in 1866, and has done
an average business with other comnan.
les ana was reported safe by the super.
intendent last January, but now It i
found that its liabilities are about $40.
ooo more than their assets, including the
slIo,ooO capital stock. This failure
was owing to incompetency of manage
ment, offering inducements considered
unsafe by OLD companies, poor risks and
large expenses. Like most new eomnan-
les, paying for business on the AVERAGE
from 40 to 80 per cent. on n dollar
where old companies average from s to
IA per cent. This is the first American
company that has ever failed. althouob
Others have closed up and insured their
risks in other companies.