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The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24

AN INTERESTING CoNFEssIoN-Payne, thu
ington, having turned states evidence, gave
the following information concerning the or
der. He says the following oath was,adminis.
tered to him by member of the order, named
Adams.
"YOudo sOemDly swear you will not reveal
a sign or password of this secret organization
to which you now attach yourself; also YOU
will aid and assist any brother in any difficulty
IN which he may become involved, and YOU
support Democracy, and may you suffer your
body to be cut in four parts and cast to the
four quarters of the earth before you will re-
veal sigE or password of this secret organiza
ton" There was also something about negroes
in it.
He next communicated the signs and pass
words OF the order, which were given him by
the some officer. The following is the princpa
portion:
We raise the hat with our right hand, pull
the brim downward over the RICH. eye; the an.
swer is the same with the left hand; both then
draw their left hands across their mouths as /,
washing and striking their breasts with the
right; the grip is made by grasping the hands
IN the usual manner with the thumb pressing
slightly between the others thumb and fore
nnger, giving one shake. saying, 81 am all
right; how are you?' He answers, 81 am all
right reply, How may know you are all
right?" He answers, "By word or letter" /
ask, Which do you prefer?" He may call for
either; if he asks for letter tell him to spell
He says IS" say a." He says "a" l say
~. He says W | say '.P.'' He says,speli
ing it out, "Slap-up,'' which is the test work o.
the order. Ii get into difficulty and am
overpowered, and desire to know If any brother
is present, lock arms across the breast, say
ing, Il wish l knew if any of ST. Marys chill
dren were about" II any brother is about he
VIII come to my aid; if my opponent be a men,
Der of the band he will Immediately desist.-
When travelling at night, on meeting a per.
son and desiring to know if he is brother
say Halt, and give loud slap ON my thigh.
He answers with two slaps.
When meeting is desired, marshal noti-
fies every member. No member is to leave his
home until after dark and the roll is called al
every meeting.
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state ~ ew8.
ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal says Oh Thursday w
P. Laughton found on the square q man who
had fine ore which he found could he
bought for song. Striking a bargain they
went to Mr.. Laughton's stable, when Mr.. l..
offered to pay the price, on being satisfied that
given at Readfed, but the operator reported
no such parties there. Finally the parties
agreed to meet at tbs telegraph Office at half.
past one, for further dispatches; but Mr.. L.
did not find his man, and has now valuable
horse in his stable, which he supposes must
have been stolen by the party offering to sell
him.
Luther Russell, who was arrested recently and
lodged in Jail at Lancaster, N. H., charged
with an at. empted forgery on the 1st National
Bank OF Lewiston, has succeeded in breaking
Jail: Two other prisoners escaped with him,
and is it supposed that they have escaped to
Canada A reward OF $500 is offered Tor the
detection of the prisoners.
AROOsTOoK COUNTY.
The Pressure Isle Sunrise after speaking of
the luxurant crops, of all kinds ia ArOOstOOk
county, where there has been no want of rain
or moisture, says: "If any one complains of
A, oostook this year, he must be hard to suit. +"
The Sunrise says two families of Swedish
immigrants consisting of seven persons, pass
ed Presque Isle on Friday, on their way to
way OF Tebique one day last week.
One Perry, in the Sherman Voice forbids
any person to marry his daughter, a Miss of
ID years
KENNEBEC COUNTY. ..
DR.. w. P. Lapham, late examining surgeon
for the Pension Bureau at Bryant Pond, has
been transferred to the examining Board of
Augusta The Board now consists of Drs To-
wer, Stearns and Lapham.
Tho Gardpnr Soy;nns I,st:.rx:a. -.
semi annual dividend of 8 IL per cent on the
10Th inst and increased its guarantee fund To
the sum OF 49,, 900, the full extent of the State
law.
Mr.. Geo. A. L. Merrifield of Wateryille. has
been promoted to an $500 clerksliip in the
Pension Department at Washington.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
. From our CORRESPONDENCE
BOardman Williamson, a young, unmarried
man, committed suicide at his farm in Abbot.
few days ago, by hanging to the limb of a
tree, so low that he had to get down upon his
knees in order to produce strangulation. This
is another instance of the sad effects of rum
Williamson was generous and good-bearted
young man, and but for his occasional sprees
would now be alive and we'll.
We were blessed with fine rain GA We'd
nesday and Thursday, but il came too late to
save the grain from utter destruction by the
grasshopper plague.
Farmers are cutting their grain and slowing
it for fodder.
visited Eldorado Lodge, l. o. G.. T., at
GuilfOrd, on the Goth, to institute the degree
work. The Lodge is in healthy and pros
porous condition. Rev. d. T. Stearns and Rev.
T. E. Libby are members of this Lodge.
WALDO COUNTY.
A. f. Peabody has been appointed postnas-
ter at Troy Centre, vice L. A. Bagley resigned.
WASHINGTON cOuNTv
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wouldn't advise that it be used in behalf OF
the Democratic party. The new departure
people are unfortunate in this, that they can
not argue for their programme without pras-
ing the Republican party and It's acts, and
this extract furnishes good example of the
fact. Here is a splendid record, given in few
words; and it is a melancholy fact that it ha:
been opposed inch by inch by the very peo
pie whom Mr.. Kerr and his compatriots ash
to indoIse il now.
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THE AouATJc GApNrvA, :,

THE AQUATIC CARNIVAL is the mama of on
event that is creating great interest among our
Nova Scotia neighbors, to take place in Hall
fax the three last days in August under the
auspices of the Royal Halifax Yacht Club. The
first days races, numbering twenty-seven in
all-which number will probably be added-are
to be restricted to provincial craft and man-of-
war boats. On that day there will be races be-
tween coasting and fishing vessels, yachts,
fishing sailboats, whalers, gigs, wineries, man
of-war cutters, and launches, fishing flats, fats
pulled by market women, Rob Roy canoes,
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24

Il. u N. A. RAILwAY.-The extent of the To-
cal business of the European & North Ameri-
can railway, between this city and MattaWam-
keag, % miles, is surprising. Thirteen locomo-
tives, two hundred and six freight cars. four
baggage and thirteen passenger cars are in
constant use on this limited portion of the
road, and SO rapid is the increase in the way of
business that the addition of TWENTY-FIVE cars
per month, huilt at the E & N. A. shops in
Oldtown, is insufficient to keep pace with it.
while locomotives, freight and passenger cars
are continually being built elsewhere to supply
the needs of the way business. Preparations
are also being made for the large through bust
ness which will eDsue at once on com leton of
the road in September Some very elegant
passenger coaches are being constructed, and
before long the luxurious Pullman cars will be
run through TO Halifax.
The Il. & N. A. r. has not been in operation
haIdly two years to Mattawamkeag, yet in its
first year its business was greater than that of
the seventh year of the Portland, Saco & Ports
mouth railroad The latter was the only rail-
road then connecting Maine with the rest of
the United States.
Disnterested people we'll qualified to Judge
say that the E. &. N. A. railway will be, be-
yend question, the best paying road in the
State. Its present business is large, and its
certainty OF large additions from various great
sources makes this obvious. Its completion
will be hailed with Joy by hundreds of thous-
ands of people whom it directly benefits
Bangor Whig
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For Governor:
SIDNEY PERHAM
OF PARIS.
Cumberland County Convention

The Republicans of the several Towns OF Cumpei-
land County are hereby notified to choose heir
egates to meet in convention at the Reception noun
OF City hall, in Portland, on thursday, the i''"'
day of August 1871 at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, TO
nominate four Candidates Tor Senators, one county
Commissioner, Judge of Probate, Register oil Probate
and County Treasurer; to choose County Commit
tee for 1872 aud to transact such other business
may properly come before them.
each town will be entitled to one delegate and
one additional Tor every 20 votes Tor the Republican
candidate f5r Governor in 1868. A traction of Al
votes additional to the full number for delegate
also entitled to delegate. I he apportionment is a
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Portland Dc Rochester
RNiZrONd.

M8H On and after July "a, 1871, and until
S<S@e further notice, Freight trains witlinas
seDger car attached will leave Portland for ocesa
ter and intern edate stations at O'Clock A NJ ar
irving in Rochester at go in season for passengers
to take the Boston Maine or Eastern cars Boston,
also the Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway for
Wakefield. aud the Dover and Winnipisseogee cars
for Alton Bay. = :
Returning will leave Rochester for Portlan, Ind
intermediate stations at 1915 P. M.
ThOS. QUINBY, 81
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WI ~ TIE ID.

A man willing to deposit in Bank, on joint account
cash capital OF $50O0 to be invested in saleable mer
Gband'ze and used as needed in extending an estab
lished safe exclusive and very prof able manuact.
uring business half Of the amount to be consid
cred as equivalent TO an equal interest therein. Nc
risks. Sales, c. o. D.. with increasing and unlimit-
ed demand. Call or address A. CLAKE, IA Hudson
Street, Boston, Mass.
Bank check to be signed by be tn parties.
jy24 IW an
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THE ONLY RAILWAY

AND THE BRITISH PROVINCES New
Brunswick and Nova SCOTIA. The population OF the
maritime Provinces is about ONE MILLION
and all the land travel. freight, mails. &C.. between
them aud the Unied States will pass this Trunk
line, which is WIT a"UT COMPETITION.
Although not yet completed the business of the
road is already far greater than its most sangune
friends predicted. and is continually increasing.
The net earnings from Local Business alone
on the IS miles completed in Maine already exceed
the interest and quarter millions of dol
lars aud will be largely increasing after Sept next
by the business 10 and from the Provinces.
To complete this road, and to equip as fully as its
consequent upon its completion. requres-the Com
pany has issued its Bonds TO the amount of Two
Millions OF Dollars. secured bya
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Portland to Chicago and return, all rail, good
until Nov. 1st......,.,,,,.,... 90. mr.
portland to Chicago or Milwaukee, and return ~
via Sarnia steamers, coed nil Nov. 1st o. M
fortland to Detroit and return, good for 30 '-''
usys. .............. ............... Or nm
Portland TO Niagara Falls and return, good for |eo
oouays ......'..... .... .t-............,, OK nm
Portland to Montreal and return, good for % ='oo
uays. :.'......... ...... ............. liz m
Portland to Montreal and return, via Quebec. io'OO
Portland to oashec and II 90
Portland ia Gnrham aud ret,,r, 1900
Portland to Brompton Falls and return -, o' w
Portland 10 Isiend p"5 anu de. 1150
Portland to Niagara Falls and return via Ro o'oo
ton, New York, Sound Steamers, Iefnrninn
by Toronto, Montreal and White Mountains
oil ran. go. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90 m
Do: do, returning via Royal Mail Steamers 20 o0
Tickets via Sarnia Steamers ''oo
Portland to Chicago or Milwaukee, first-class
including State Room and Meals ~ 10 m
TICKETS at lowest rates to Chicago. 81. Tonic O.
raul, Omaha, California, and all points West ~,
either New York, Boston or Montreal. "s'| W
Pullman's Drawing Room and sIeer,,.
Cars
are run on all the Express trains on the Grand
For further information and Tickets annlv =. .
OF the principal ticket offices IN New England a. th
Depot in Portland, or at ' a. 'n0
ID. II. BLANChARD'S, oppo. Preble Housa
NO. 282 Congress street, Portland Mo
VIM. FLOWERS, Eastern Agent. ME-
1unel2du Bangor M.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24

Madame George Sand is reported to be dan
gerOusly ill.,
The War department. has ordered 10 600
Remington rifles to be made at the Springfield
armory.
The Canadian revenue for this year will ex.
coed $iS,5OO,OOO, which is largely N advance OF
last year.
Governor Holden's impeachment cost the
people of North Carolina the nice little sum Of
SCI $40
An enthusiastic Yale student recently eazed
long and earnestly at the movements of Saturn
and afterward discovered that he had beer
watching the receding headlight of the New
| York steamer
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Change of Time on the Deerins
Line Horse Carsf
FOR Sale,
Eastern EGpress Go.

uAVING concluded arrangements with the
III Portland Il Ogdensburg Railroad Co. for the Tx
press business over that road, shall run Mes
sengers between Portland and Moth Conway, twice
daily, ON the 80 a NJ aud 80 tram, receiving
Goods called tor in any part OF the city by leaving
orders al the office, Plum st. jys9 dSm
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
III O1nae Securities
BONDS
EUROPEAN AND
NORTH AMERICAN
RAILWAY co.

THE e. & N. A. RAILWAY is completed from
i Bangor, Maine, to St. John. New Brunswick a
distance OF 2C2 miles,-with the exception of IS
mile between Winn, Me-, and the boundary line OF
the State at VancebHrO' On this portion the track
is now being lad, both from Vim eastward and
from Vanceboro tcesttDard. and the work will be
completed and trains running from Bangor to St.
John in September next.
This road will then be
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24
Bachelors Hair Dive
r b M O " A r,

The ONCE Of Assessor Of Internal Rex..
nue. for the first collection district I'm. becn
removed from No. 50 Exchange street. to
.ro"' rooms ON second floor Of the new
A.OusC OM n ore street. juno1sntf
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m A X R 1 X ID I.


In this city, July ~, Frank j. Ames, formerly Of
Scar port, aged 40 years II days.
lFuneral tomorrow (Tuesday) forenoon, at 10
O'Clock, from the residence of his brother, No. 60
WimOt street.
In this city, July %, Walter Eugene H. Pridham
youngest child OF James ii and Lizzie o PIidham
aged II months.
Funeral this Monday afternoon, from No. Al
Newbury street.
- In Bath, July 81 Mrs. Dorathy s., vile OF John P
Todd. aged Sc W ars months.
In Norway, July II, Johu Parsons aged 10 years
In Saco, July IA, Rebecca Porter, aged 20 years.
In Kennebunk, July 10. Mr.. Albert Junkins, aged
A. years.
In Columbus, Ohio, July 22, Nathaniel W. Lefayor
formerly OF Portland.
80 In South Bo; Jon. July 81, Seneca W Keene, aged
69years. Also Mrs. Mary Keene aged 20 years.
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Portland Observatory.

NO Stranger should leave the City without visit
IN ing the Observation on Mupjoy's Hill. From
the cupOla 2l7 feet above the Sea. may seen the
entire City, the Ocean to the horizon. CascO Raw
with its 365 Islands. The White Mountains 50
miles distant, and with the powerful Telescope
mounted in the cupoa objects 80 miles distant in
every direction may be DISTINCTLY seen, The views
here are said to be unsurpassed for beauty and va
riey by any in the world street cars pass
every Is minutes. SN jy22 3m
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LOrinps FIy Stickum.

FREE from poison, for spreading Sticky Fly Pa
per, put up tin boxes full directions, only 25 cents
per box. LORING Druggist and Proprietor.
Sold by dealers, jy22 sn div
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SWAN & BARRETT,
Bankers and Brokers'

100 Middle Street. Portland.
w IN complexion I'm lS12)of go miles of Railroad
now building, between st. John, N. B. and Halifax
n. 5, there will be an unbroken line OF Railway
from halifax TO all the chief cities Of the United
States, and as two three days ocean travel can
6e avoided, and about SO hours time saved, from
New fork, in going to or coming from Europe by
ran 10 or from falifax,-a large business in pas
sengers, mats ami freight will Hereby be ADDED TO
tne franc over the L. q N. A. Railway.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24

The Republican State Convention of Massa.
chusetts will be held in Worcester, September
9th. Some time yet to find the best man.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24
For Sale

SECONDHAND ENGINE AND BOILER En-
-, - sine nVe morse power. upright tubular boiler,
al e4npleie running order, in hut short time.
mr10sntf
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24

SINCE the New York riot, the Catholic press
has been crowded with appeals to blind and
oegotted passion ,denouncipg the institutions of
the country and otherwise doing its best to ar
ray the Catholic masses against the fundamen-
tai principles of our government and the insti-
tutions that can alone give permanence to the
nation. 1fany serious difficulty arises in the
future from this blind spirit of intolerance,
they will be the sole sufferers. This govern
ment does not propose to know any race, color
or religion, hut will maintain equal rights for
all. But while the great part of our people
take no interest in the tends imported from the
old countries, they will visit with proper cor
receive, those who rashy disturb the peace Of
the country and threaten that political equality
and religious liberty which are the recognized
rights of all under our institutions.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24
PASSENGERS.

In the Scandinavian. from Quebec for Liverpool
Mrs Warren Brown, Miss Cora Brown, Miss Bella
Mary Brown, Mr.. VIM w Brown and Capt VIM
SnnOtt all of Portland.
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tends TO produce nine tenths of the diseases oassb
is heir to-" This, however, is Obvieted without Do.
bilitstIDg the system, by administering LATHAMsS
CATHARTIC EXTRACT, '
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24

The FINANCIAL CONDITION OF BOSTON,
Boston is fortunate in having an Auditor as
unlike New York's Mr.. Connolly as one man
can be unlike another. He has Just published
his annual exhibit of the city finances for the
fiscal year. We learn from it that Boston,
with population in 1870 of 25O,526, has total
valuation of 1884 ,0S9, 400. The rate of tax per
$1,000 is $3.50; less than that of New York,
Philadelphia or Cincinnati, and but 80 cents
greater than that of Chicago. Embodied in
the exhibit is an article from the pen of Mr..
Hills, Chairman of the Board of Assessors, de-
Tending the Massachusetts plan for the taxa
ton of personal property against the criticism
of Mr.. David A. Wells. After dsposing of the
| legal questions involved, Mr. Hills asserts
that taxes on this kind of property are as easily
collected as those of any kind, the nature oil
which makes evasion possible that in this
State, last year, personal property, exclusive
of buildings, bore SO per cent OF the whole bur-
den; and that the levying of taxes on such
property, if not conducive to- is at least not in
consistent with, a general prosperity. Mr.
Hills is very decidedly opposed to Mr. Wells
plan for raising revenue from real estate. II
appears by Mr.. Turner's exhibit that the total
debt of Boston is $26, 666 .437, and the let debt
that is, the debt which there are no funds or
hand to meet at maturity-is $15. O33, 474-in
crease of total debt from thelast fiscal year
$4e4S, OPS; of net debt $2,43O,S96 The street
widening alone cost over a million and half
MIR. Turner thinks, however, that next year nj
taxaticnwll be required for paying off the
principal of the debt, and that there will
probably be surplus for the buying in of ole
or new debt, as the sinking fund commission
ers m ~ think more expedient. That is, there
will be reduction in taxation on account of thu
cty's Indebtedness of $641 ,375
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24
SPOKEN.

July 49, lat 81 a. Ion II 49, sch Lizzie Cochran, I'm
New York Tor Barbados.
July IL, of North Point, brig Fl G Berry. from
Baltimore Tor CaIdenas. ~
Jaly 1s, lat 80 H. lon 70 So, brig A Roberts, from
Baltimore Tor Boston. ~
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24
All should Tvy
Midsu IN N err vi aIadies,

LATHAM'S CATHARTID EXTRACT. II clears
the brain, relieves the stomach and bowels, and
makes one altogether new being.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24
Try NE and PrOve Me

ND see i'll will OF give the best satisfaction I'm
"A steam Gas and Wafer-pipiuu have
also on hand lot OF excellent III ose which I will
sell lower than any other man in the CITY, Repair
ing promptly and properly done; strict attention
given to chandeliers repairing also broken Hose
can be neatly rep ired here,
jy24 d2w*
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FOR EIGN PORTS


New York. N""'o
Ar at Pernambuco 18th inst, sch Annie Tjbbetts
Allen, Brunswick, Ga.
Sid 18th, brig Gambia, Gkey, HAMPTON Roads
AT Arecibo 9th inst brgs Acelia Ihurlow. White
for New York days "nh'e
HALIFAX. Ao"' "oeds
Sid I'm Barbados 4th inst, sch Mary Lymnburner
In port 9Th, schs L Newton. Grav. and Zorro E,,a
Sleeper. for New York, ldg. ""N oo'" H''a
AZ az Pcrt Spain 18th ult, brig Long Reach Harm.
den, Fernandina. e i'e"'"' la"
Ier New York; &C Colson, Payson, ior Delaware
At St Mare 10th, brig Annie EIiridge for Boston
sen Waite tor Calais.
, az romeo 9Th inst, barque Acacia, Robinson, for
Boston, ldg; brgs Alexander Nichols: Rosebrook,
Houston, French, for Delaware Breakwater, ldg
sch Monadnock. Bunker, from Boston, ar 9th, tor
US. ldg; and others.
Ar at st john PR, 9Th inst, sch Palos. Shackford.
10, Baltimore; 9th, briggs Harry, Sedgley. do; 7th,
Geo w Chase, Pettengill, New York.
In port sth, sch Emily Curtis, Barbour, for New
York days.
Sid I'm MAY aguez Goth ult, brig Hattie Sawyer, for
Guanica, to load for Boston, ed inst sehs Moses Pat
ten, Harding, Philadelphia; 4th, u M Knowles, for
New York.
In port sth. brigs VIM" Mason, Small, and Persis
Hinkey, for New York, ldg.
AT Havana 18th inst, barques Geo Hunt, Gray,
for New York, ldg; Jessie Clark Tor do; John Grill
fin. Downey and T X Weldon, Colsou, unc; brigs
Fannie Butler, Nickerson, tor North OF Hatteias;
Polledo, Dyer, and Winfield, Miller, unc.
Cid at st John, NIB, sth inst, sch Rena, Foster, for
New York; 2Oth. Sarah Bernice, Proctor, do; Adde
delphia.
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DR.. Ricknell,s Svrun

DIR. BicknelPs Syrup,
For the cure OF Bowel or Summer complaints, acts
like magic upon Dysentery, Diarihea, Cholera Nor
bus, Collie, CIamp, Sick or Sour Stomach, Dyspep-
STA. &C. givif immediate relief. Free HOm opiate,
and never produces costveness. Designed for chill
dren as well as grown persons. Sold by all dealers
in med cine. Please give it trial. Prepared only
by Edward Sutten, OF Providence, r. 1. jyl9sn3m
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Miniature Almanac. ............July2 "a.
Sun rises. Moon sets ......lt 20 PM
Sun Sets 1923 High water..... 4.l5 PM
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n EMOR BANDA.
DOMESTIC PORTS,

Barque Com Dupont, lot Searsport) McGilvery, fin
Savannah Sth inst for Monteydeo. put into Boston
on Saturday in a leaky condition and part OF III,
crew sick with fever.
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MARI N e N EWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Saturday, July 23
ARRIVED.
Steamer Drigo, johnson, New York, - mdse to
Henry Fox
Steamer New England, Field, st John, NIB, via
EastpOrt tor Boston,
Sch Nauseag. Kent, Boston.
Sch II Prescott, Freeman, Portsmouth.
Sch Helen Maria, Prince, Camden.
Sch Arrival, Farnbam, Boothbay.
CLEARED.
Steamer Carlotts, Colby, Halifax, NS-John Por-
teous.
Steamer Linda, Sulis, Yarmouth, NS-John Por-
teous.
Brig Louisa, (Brl Bulford, Machas to load for
Port au Prince-C H Chase & Co.
Sch Nashwank, BIZ Peatmau, Fredericton, NIB
Elias Thomas q Co.
sunday, July 23.
ARRIVED.
Steamer John Brooks, Liscomb, Boston.
Barque Lizzie Gillespie, tBr) Wilson. Troon,-5n
tons pic non, 10 Rolling Mills.
Sch Doris Loring. Boston.
Sch Cherub, Lancaster, Boston.