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The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11


Three days ago it was not thought possible
a second fire could occur in an American city
SO disastrous as that which five years ago
swept over Portland and drove thousands of
its people into the street. Still less did the
widest imagination conceive that confaga-
tion would occur in comparison with which
the Portland fire of July 4th, 1866, would be
OF trltiing importance. We had fifteen miles
of burning buildings, but Chicago must have
had hundreds of miles. The Portland fire
made twelve thousand people homeless, but
Chicago had more than hundred thousand
of her people in the streets on the night OF
October 9th. The Portland fire involved a
loss of seven imillion dollars, while nobody
can yet estimate how much more than hun.
dred million the Queen city of the West has
suffered. The Portland fire burned from 4
O'Clock in the afternoon till O'Clock the next
morning, but the sea of the fire did not cease to
roll over the fated city of Chicago till the begin
severe financial shock locally; but the Chi
cago fire involves loss that will be sensibly
felt from one end of the Union to the other.
Not only will insurance companies, in Europe
as well as America, be either ruined or Sc
verely shaken, not only will some OF the
Western stocks depreciate,- but business men
in all parts of the country who have estab
llshed intimate commercial relations with the
merchant princes of the Western metropolis
will share with them the wide sprea(
calamity in -; Ill
be those who will be most unfay
orably affected by the disaster. Som,
of our great shoe manufactures find il
Chicago their principal market.
But the consideration of the effect outsid,
of Chicago is of trifing Importance. On tn,
people of that doomed city the full force o
the blow comes, and the mind fails even t,
conceive the severity with which it falls
Chicago-the city in relation to which NOR
than any other the national pride is excited
Chicago, that sprung up in few decades Oh
the shore of Lake Michigan as if by magic
and We'd in population and in wealth moi
only with the largest Eastern cities but will
the Capitals of Europe whose growth ha.
been the SLOW work of centuries Chicago
that in enterprise and business activity sur
passed all the other cities of the world, and
was the standard by which rapidity of prog
ress was measured !-gone in night and little
but column of smoke ascending up to hea-
ven and the people covering among the ru
ins and fleeing to the prairie to tell where it
stood! OF all the dealings of Providence
with men in thaSa latar wars pona bavo hoo,,
more sudden and more awful than this.
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11

Col. Lewis w. Washington. the ead of q
branch of the family to which the first Presi
dent belonged, died ON October 1, after brel
illness of congestive fever, at his residence neal
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. He will be
remembered SIS the most conspicuous of the
gentlemen who were seized and held as host
ages by John Brown in his famous raid on
Harpers' Ferry, ia October, 1859. He possess
a valuable collection of relics in Washington
among others the elegant sword sent by Fred
erck the Great with the inscription ''From
the oldest general in the world to the great
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11

1HE G A. r. ENTERTAINMENTS One of the
s army plays entitled The Union Sergeant, OF
Ct C9e battle of Gettysburg" was produced at
| City Hall last evening, under the direction ol
% ?s' DosWorth, q A r. Whether it was the
ram, Or ghether ne n the people are ,oeary of beino
rehttndeo o he unhappy eUents of our terrible
ct0a oof, we will not undertake to saw Int the
opeDlng was not cheerful in a financial or a n y
other point of view. The house was nerbans y
third full and that magnetism and symnatbv
between performers and audience, so necessary
to the success of such an occasion, was non esi
-Argas of Saturday.
The italics are ours. Much depends in the
part one took in "tbe unhappy events of our
late civil war" in determining whether one is
'weary of being reminded" of them. From
the Argus standpoint we have no doubt that it
is better to sink the remembrance of the con-
hict in eternal oblivion. But the large atten-
oance at City Hall Tor the past few nights in
aoa'es that the people generally are not yet
,e ready to forget that there has been war
ne 'hat the heroic survivors of the conflict are
,ion nineht T, degree deserving OF consdera-
'ion' Inc tremendous rain of tho ,;ah. =.
"u'1n 'ne paragraph above quo ted refers wos
amply sufficient to account for tho e.eaS s.av was
'enuance' without resorting to a bvnotbaa;.
that might be rational in Ricbmond h,,t ;"',
paby absurd in Portland. 80 par
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
A Gard.

"A GarO.
The undersigned take pleasure in informing their
friends and patrons that the stability OF the several
Fire Insurance Companies represented by them is
not impaired by the great fire at Chicago, and that
they continue to take risks in the s'Liverpool and
London and Globe,' and the Howard" and "Ex-
change" OF Boston. at current rates, and would Ie-
spectiully solicit the patronage OF their fellow citi
zens. HEATH & DREW,
Portland, Oct. 10. 40 Cahoon Block.
Oc11sn4t
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The Chicago fire department, which has
been considered one of the best in the country,
consisted of seventeen steam fire engines, this
majority of which were manufactured at Maa
chester, N. H. They have also in use, Skin
ner's Fire Escape Truck, which enables the
engines to bring a stream of water to bear
upon the upper stories of building, the ladder
being supported from the grouLd and at dis
tance from the bur ling building. The depart
ment is in charge of a Commissioner, who has
also the care of the police.
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High School Alumni,

An adjourned meeting OF the Alumni Association
OF the h Ugh School will be holden in the Common
Council Room, Wednesday evening, Oct 11th, at u
O'Clock.
All regularly graduated members of the severf Il
organizations OF the High School, earnestly e.
9uested TO De present. Per OIder..
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
III Olsle Securities
BONDS N
EUROPEAN AND
NORTH AMERICAN
RAILWAY GO.

rT,HE E. s. N. A. RAILWAY is completed from
i Bangor, Maine, TO st. John. New Brunswick
distance of 2C2 miles, with the exception of IS
mi between Winn, Me-, and he boundary line of
the State at vancebHro'. On this portion lhe track
is now being la d, botE from Winn east,rard and
from Vanceboro' acesttcdrd 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., 1871-10-11
THE ONLY RAILWAY

CONNECTING THE. UNITED MATES
AND THE BRITISH PROVINCES New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia). The 5Opulati0p OF the
maritime Provinces is about ONE MILLION,
and all the land travel. trelght, mails. &C., between
line, which is WITHOUT COMPETITION
Although not yet completed the business of the
road is already far greater than its most sapeuine
friends predicted, and is continually increasing
The net earnings from Local Business alone
on the 56 miles compl ted in Maine, already exceed
the interest and one quarter millions of dol
lars aud will be largely increasing after Sept ne xt
| by the business 10 and from the Provinces
To complete this road, and to equip it as fuy AZ its
present large business and the imMed; ate Increase
consequent upon its completion, requires Com
pany has issued its Bonds 10 the amount of Two
Millions OF Dollars secured bya
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oa TO
SWAN 81 BARRETT
Bankers and Brokers,
100 Middle Street. Portland.

H-On completion lin 1S72)ot go miles of Railroad
now baildng, between st. John, n. b, and Halifax
| N S, there will be an unbroken line OF Railway
| from Raax 10 all the chief cities OF the United
States, and as two three days travel
be avoided, and about SO hours time saved, from
New ork, In going to or coming uom Europe, by
rail to or from III alifax, large business in pas
sengers, mails freight will thereby be ADDED to
the traf1c over the f. q n. A. Railway.
,Tulv13-sueod If
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M A II II I E ID

In this city, Oct 49, at the residence of the brides
father, VIM. A. Quincy. by Rev. W H FL. Pilsbury
Cyrus Thompson and Miss Nettie Quincy, all OF
Portland.
In this city, Oct. 10, by Rev. A. X. p. Small,
Dwight g. Colder and Caro- R. Eden, both OF Port
land.
In Paris, Sept. "a John 8. Perry and Miss Belle
II. Clark, both OF South Paris.
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11

POPULATION AND WEALTH OF CHICAGO
The following table shows the rapid increase
of Chicago in wealth and population:
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11

A fatality of confagration seems to rest up
on Chicago. just year ago the magnificent
Drake Block, one of the finest business struc-
lures on the Continent, was DESTROYED,
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11
FOR SALE

TTNHE new two story French roof house, just fin
i tshed, on Cushman ST.; house piped for Sebago,
and 9.ll the modern improvements. Enquire on the
prem ises or No % Emery st. j. A, TENNEY.
sep5dtf
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Sept IL. in Straits OF Gibraltar, brig Navarno, fm
Smyrna tor Boston.
Sept is lat 80 0a. lon 81, ship Montgomery, TIM
Antwerp for New Orleans.
Oct g. lat 81 IL lon "a TO- ship Uncle Joe, from Har-
tepool Tor Norfolk
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D..

In this city Oct 7th and 9th, frankie and Freddie
infant sons OF Geo. N. and the late Mary 5. Gurney
aged weeks. New York papers please copy.l
In this city. Oct. O. Mrs. Mary B. >torer widow of
the late Woodbury. Storer. Esq, aged so years.
Funeral tnis Wednesday afternoon, at o'cock.l
IN Topsham, Oct. 7, Mrs. Nancy A wife OF the late
james Il. Melcber aged 81 years ii months. tMichi-
gan papers please copy.l
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11

Ssh EiikajB Coffin. Of Harrington, which struck On
Iatias Rock and put in TO Luhec, has made nee Is.
sary repairs and proceeded.
Br brig j Morton, recently purchased a. she lay
ashore at South Lubee, by Messrs Ryer.on & Hsr-
mon bas been transferred t. her original owners.
She has repaired and is loading piling at Campooelo
for Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11

Sch Emma W Day, lo Pembrokel Capt Clark, be-
% lore reported found bottom up, eapsized 7tb inst'
anout Two miles west OF Bartett's Reel Light Boa
She was towel TO anchorage near Great 0iuIl Js-
and, but she bro! away on SUNDAY and went ashore
She was hauled off sane day by a tug but OWING 10
the heavy sea. was ca off and she WAS last seen
drilling fhrnnph the Raca
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SIX PER CENT. PER ANNUM
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN
GOLD COIN,
6 Er M

FTee from u. -. 1UGOt1O7e.
Coupons payable March and September 1, in New
York. Bonds regis cred if desired Coupons made
payable t96 each in London, England, ii preferred.
SINKING EUND-Al proceeds OF sales of land,
as wen OF timber and other products lherefrom,
are by the Trustees to be invested in these Bonds if
they can be bought at oar or less; otherwise in
United States, State or Municipal Securities. And
on July /, 1879, and annually thereafter until these
Bonds become due all paio. the E. & N. A.
Railway Co. is bound to pay to the Trustees sum
of MONEY equal to one per cent. of the amount OF
Bonds outstanding. Such amounts, and all i'm crest
received on securities. belonging to the Sinking
Fund are to be invested as above stated and these
account atops solely tor the purpose OF addition
ally providing tor the redemption of these Bonds.
The Sinking Fund constitutes third great element
OF securing anu strength, and adds to the safety OF
these Bonds.
The Trustees are Hon. HANNIBAL HAMLIN, of
Bangor, Me-, ana j. EDGAR THOMSON, ESQ.,,
OF PhIladelDhia, Pa.
The Trustees authorized to receive the Bonds
at Par and Accrued Interest payment for
any oi the lands at tbeIr appraised value.
These very desirable securities for sale at
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11
+ The House in 1870 and ri, and the las

of the House in 1870 and III, and the last
year Speaker.
Hiram Bliss, Jr., Esq, of Washington was
member of the House in 1869, 1s7O-1s71.
Hon. john II. Burleigh, of So. Berwick was
member of the House in 1852, 1864 and
1866.
There are other names that might be ad-
ded, showing less period of service in the
Legislature, but men of marked ability
Among them RUFUS Prince of Turner, j. P.
Wyman of Augusta, Jason M. Carleton OF
Whiteheld, Judge Humphrey of Bangor, A.
g. Lebrooke of Foxcroft. Luther Perkins OF
Poland and Foster of Bethel.
Among the names most frequently men
toned in connection with the Speakershlp are
those of Smith of Saco, Porter of Burlington
Robie of Gorham, Perry of Oxford and Plke
of Calais. Either would make capital pre-
siding officer, and either would honor the po'
sition and the party electing him.
From the above it will be seen that the Re
publican party, in the next House, will have
| large number of men of extensive legisla
tive experience as well as ability. This is a.
| il should be. We need men of tried integri
ty; men who have seen service as we'll as meI
of talent. And the Republican party coul'
not have done better thing for the Stat,
than they have already done by electing S
large a number of this class as members Q
the next House. ANDRosCoGaIN.
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11

FACTS WILL SHOW.
However men may disagree,
As many do, we know,
In some things they alike can see,
As many facts will show.
In Politics men differ wide,
And in Religion, too,
And in some other things beside,
As they've right to do;
But n any Boys when they need "CLoTHEs,"
Coat, Pants, Test. Hat and Shoes complete,
Agree to buy them at FENNos,
Corner OF Beach and Washington Street, Boston.
Oct5-sn1w
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11
90 and Accrued Interest in Curepov

U.S. Bonds aud all arketable securities receive
ed at highest market price In exchange for these
Bonds, and can be sent by Express and these re-
turned by Express free or expense TO the purchaser
Pamphlets giving further partiou iars concerning
the connections and business, with Maps, showing
the location and lands of this road sent free on ap
nh
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11
FOR EIGN PORTS

Ar at Melbourne prev to 1st ult, barque Chasca,
Crockett. Boston.
AR at Havre sth inst, barque Albert, Reed, New
York.
AT Bristol, e, oath ut. ships Atlantic, Peuue for
New York, idg; Kentuekian. Sawyer; North Star,
owens, and j a Thompson. Thompson tor New Or
leans Mt Washington, Sedgey, tor Mobile. ldg.
At Para 18th ut, sens Moody, hit emOre, for
New York, ldg. . M Marrett. Reed, for do
At Yalahs ia, 18th ult, brig Clara Gibbs, Park
er, and Lima, Hill, ior New York, Idg.
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11
Travellers for California

and the West, South and NOrthwe st, may OBJ
tain through Tickets, by the best and mo 4
reliable. routes from Portland, or Boston, or
New York, to anv point desired at the lowest
rates at the old and reliable Union Ticket Agency
of
W. ID. LITTLE Dc CO..
Omce 40 Ii Exchange 80,
Gs-Reliable information cheerfuliy furnished at
all tunes. au26d IT sn
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81 HAVE BEEN cALUMNIArED.

and correspondents of papers have very natur-
ally fallen into the error of publishing rumors
which have no foundation in fact, but which
have been started for certain bad end," said
His Excelency, ''and the following is the state
ment now wish to publish in the columns of
the Herald in order to show my position with
the people of this country, and also denial of
these malicious personal Statements E
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11
DIR. BicknelPs SyruD.
8. B. Cow ELL.

Anticipating leaving the city now offers his entire
stock of Foreign and Domestic Dry and Fancy Goods
at great bargains and will continue the sales only
until he sells his house. See advertisement by Geo.
r., Davis 4 CO.. Now is your time to make your
Fall and Winter purchases.
kI-Come early and avoid the rush. sep7-sntf
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11
FIRST & ONLY MORTGAGE
800. 900 Acres of Land
I4,OoO Acres to each Mite
! 400 Acres to each Bond

also pledged to ensure the payment thereof.
The Bonds for $1,000 each, due March /, 1899
bear interest at & . fl
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Every Dax. SUNDAYS Excepted.

OOArS PANTS and VESTS, DYED Ar an ,fIN SSs
j at FOSTERS DYE HOUSE, - ~ X .no,a.i, e.,
nearly opposite Falmouth hotei'
street. -, a., smnt Garments
cleansea by the new steam o,s grease and gem
tage 3o,s 3I no, FNrHsEIY removed. sepll-nswMW&F
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11
THE RISING sun
SrovE Po11sH,

For BRILLIANCY, SAVING OF LABOR, nD-
RABlLlTY, and CHrAPNESS. UNI QC A1LED'
In bulk TOR stove-aealers use at ~ cts. per 10.
MORSE BROS, Props,
oc1,d,ow Canton, Mass
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11

FROM MERcHANTsI EXCHANGE.
AT at Philadelphia stn, sea Willard, Waiiace'
Portland.
Cid 9Th. brig Amelia Emma. Carbon Portland.
AT a. Havana, (no datel brig Clara M Goodrich,
Look, Portland,
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY

The republicans of the representative class
composed of the towns of Knox. Brooks.
| Swanville. Woldo, Belmont and Morrill,, have
agreed upon the following ratio of representa-
ton for the decade: The first six years as fol-
Waldo 1874, Belmont 1875, Morrill, 1876, and
the next tour years nominations to be made by
the class. = y
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-29

A GREAT RAILROAD DEPOT.-A Building
Covering More than Eve Acres-rhe mag
niiicent Central depot, intended for the
jioiut occupancy OF the New York Cen trail
and Hudson River. New York and Har-
lem, and New York and New Haven Rail
road Companies, in New York city, will be
formally opened Octobcr2. The vast build
ing covers an area Of more than five acres,
extending from AID to 10th street, and from
the middle of 4th avenue for about one half
the distance to Madison avenue. Its length
is $40 feet, and its width 215 feet. The work
was commenced irr September, 1869, just
two years ago. On the second floor, 'front.'
ing on AID street, arc the offices of the
president, treasurer, secretary, and SUI.
perintendent, which overlook the grand
On the west side there are five
entrances, leading to the offices of the at
torney, auditor, chief engineer, general
ticket agent, baggage agent, and the direct
ors' rooms, and other apartments, all Of
which are fitted up in the most splendid
manner. Every convenience that could be
desired has been provided. The exterior
of this colossal edifice is mainly brick and
iron. All the window.frames, doors, and
castings are iron, and painted white, while
every door in the building is of black wal
huG. al luc elall CdScS lcaulllg 10 Tic Qlls
terent rooms and offices are either of iron
or stone The floors are all iDlaid with
white oak and black walnut, and the bag
gaee-rooms are supplied with asphalt pave
ment. At each end Of the roof is large
dome of brick and iron, surmounted by a
flagstaff. The entire building is to be heated
by steam.
In the centre of the building, on the west
side, is stationed IN electric battery for
lighting the gas, winding the clock, and
regulating the heat, for the care of which Il
man is employed at q salary of 800 a mouth.
On Forty fifth street are huge iron door
ways to admit the cars. In the centre OF
these entrances will be the Office of the
lookout" whose duty it is TO regulate
the departure and arrival of the trains. In
SIDE of the archwaY, which is 100 feet high,
accommodations have been made to receive
one hundred cars. 1t is estimated that the
cost Of this building will be nearly four mil
lion dollars. The superb style OF its archi-
lecture makes it one of the finest ornaments
of the city.-N. Y. Commercial.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-29

AN OLD THEORY ExPLoDED.-Everybo body
has read of DR.. FRANKLIN's experiment o.
placing pieces of cloth of different colort
upon the snow in the sunshine to see which
piece would melt the snow most rapidly
The doctor arrived at the conclusion that
black cloth was the warmest and white
the coolest. Prof. TYNDAL, perhaps the
highest authority in the world, shows in
one of his lectures, as published in his
" Fragments Of Science" that DR.. FRANK
LIN was In error. He says that no inference
can safely be drawn as to the absorbing
power Of cloth or any other material from
its color; that the luminous rays OF the
sun are destitute Of heat; that the non
luminous rays produce all the heat in the
atmosphere or elsewhere and he made ex-
periments before his audience to show that
of two substances both white one would
become hot in the rays OF the sun and the
other remain cold.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-29

THE CREDIT OF VIRGINIA.-The State
| Treasurer Of Virginia publishes good en-
| hibit of the finances of that Commonwealth
The public obligation, incurred under the
funding law, and the current expenses, OF
the State government, can be promptly
met without increase Of taNatlou-; tact
which viii establish the credit of the state
beyond cavil. This official declaration,
confirming previous reports OF prudent
| management, shows that the NIrSln'ns
are emerging from the cloud cast upon
them by an extraordinary Succession or Sc
rious disasters. No other State in the South
has suffered SO much, aud no other has
horne its ills more bravCly. Dcsolated by
the war, rayaged by fire and flood, deprived
of the privileges TO which she was fairly en-
titled after mixing honorable submission,
and vexed by political contentious, the old
State has given abundant proofs OF her Vi
tality and of her earnest wish for her de-
yelopment, as well as OF her desire TO live
in peace with all men.
So speaks the New York Commercial,
a Republican journal. But what will the
Commercial and all other honest Republi.
can papers say when they learp that their
party in Virginia is opposed to raisiug
money for the purpose of paying the inter-
e.tupon the State debt?
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-29
PROPOSALS.

CITY kLMSHOUSR,
RICHMOND, VA, se2t 70, ls7l.)
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received
y until IL O'Clock I'll. on hAONDAY: the I'd OF
clooer, for furnishing City Almshouse with
All goods to be deliver. at City Almshouse ire e
of charge for package or orayhge, al such times
and In such quantities as may be required upon
crCccs from the superintendent. approved by The
CHI .irm Of the committee-vlz:
$50 pOundS MESS PORK,
1850 pounds FRESH B-.EF, OF a good and
Wholesome quality, in quarters, with all
equal pop Jrlion OF each--necks and
shauKs to De excluded:
a6 barrels FLOUR, extra supeefine, Richmond
$50 bushels GBoLiED CORN MEAL,
l,s SO pounds pounds kiS GoFFeE, green;
$40 pounds UGAR, '.A";
sos pounds SUGAR, brown;
IS gallons WIN EGAR,
1,0SU pounds SOAP,
sacks SALT,
1888 g ,llons MOLASSE2,
20 bushels IRISH POTATOES,
SO barrels HEkRING3.
AS above estimates are based on present mum
Der OF inmates, they will be varied as the number
to be provided for may increase or diminish.
Prop $ .ls must be addr essed to the undersigned,
endorsed proposals for Supplies 10 City h lms:
house,, and must with samples, be left a. the
house, with full statement OF brand anu quality Of
articles which cannot be sampled,
The commi tee reserve the right to reject any or
A. D. CHESTERMAN,
sc 20 81 Chm'n OF Comtee for Relief Of Poor.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-29

BrrLEK made q gallant fight in Massaehu'
sets, but bis banner went down on Wed
nesday before that Of the decent Repubti.
cans of that State. We sincerely regret bis
defeat. We had hoped that be would be
tolIed out of Congress by the Governor
ship. We desired also to see this represen-
tatiye man placed in that office. BUTLER
combines in himself the peculiar character
isties of the people OF that State. They
themselves, however, hate the man who
gives prominence to these features Of their
character, and will not have him to rule
over them.