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The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27
WASHINGTON.

REDUCTION OF OFFICERS.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 26-The Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue has given instructions to
Supervisors throughout the country to cause a
reduction to the lowestpractical standard of the
clerical force in the offices of assessors.
LIBERAL OFFER.
The Cunard Co. has offered to take the We'd
nesday mail to England free of charge, which
would enable the Postmaster General to reduce
the rate of postage to four cents.
CONGRESSIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY
The Congressional Temperance Society will
hold its sixth annual meeting in the Congrega-
tional Church on Sunday evening. Senators
Morrill, of Maine, Logan of Illinois, Pomeroy of
Kansas, and Representative Moore of Illinois
and Lamport of New York, will make speeches
DESIRE TO BE HEARD.
Gems. Porter and Babcock will ask to be sum-
moned as witnesses before the Congressional
committee of investigation of the New York
custom House Commissioners have been ap-
pointed
ALL QUIET AT NEW ORLEANS.
Dispatches from Gen. Emory represent that
everything is quiet at New Orleans. He an
nounces that nearly all the members of the
legislature took seats in the State Capital yes
terday
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

A FREE TEMPERANCE LECTURE.-Mr. Fran
els Murphy will give free lecture on Temper
ance, in City Hall, next Sunday evening at u
o'clock The Biddeford paper says that Mr..
Murphy has been lecturing to crowded houses
in that city. Last Sunday evening the City
Hall was crowded to overlooking, two hundred
standing, not being able to obtain Seats Mr..
Murphy has lectured several times in Lewiston
and Auburn to overlooking houses. There will
be singing by Browns select choir. All are cord
III Ill
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MAINE.
A HUGE swINDLE.

BIDDEFoRD, Jan. 26.-The great lottery of
$4,000, estimated value, which was to have
been drawn in this city to-day by John H. FL
lis, ostensibly for the benefit of the charity fund
Of Post Sheridan of the Grand Army has come
to an untimely end, the property being at
tached by Boston parties because it was not
paid for. Ellis's Office which is closed and
guarded by officers, is surrounded by enraged
ticket holders who, with curses loud and deep,
declare the whole thing a swindle.
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

MARROW EscAPE.-Mr Hiram Brown of
Cape Elizabeth, while engaged a few nights
since in rescuing coal from the schooner Idaho
wrecked on Trundy's reef, pitched from the
boat which he was in into the water. 1t was
dark at the time and it was only by the merest
good fortune that just as he was sinking one of
of the men in the boat caught his hair and pull
L;
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

DAVIS & Co. make an announcement else
where which is of special interest to all our la
dy readers who desire to secure the best bar
gains. Their annual sale is now recognized as
one of the features of the retail trade of Port
land, and those who watch for good opportuni-
ties need no hint to cause them to give an at
tentive perusal to their extended advertise
ment and to visit their store, where the rarest
and best of bargains are offered to all who will
call upon Davis & Co.
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MISSOURI.
RAHRAAn ANCInENr

~ KAILRUAD ACCIDENT.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26.-As passenger train on
the North Missouri road due here at 7 o'clock
this morning reached point between Owidgee
and Graham, fourteen miles from here A rail
broke under the locomotive and the baggage
and smoking car was thrown down an embank-
ment fifteen feet high. The ladies car slid part
way down but without turning over. Daniel
Rselly brakeman and several passengers in
the smoking car were severely bruised and cut
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TEELGRAPHIC ITEMS,

The Atlanta Boat Club are going to England
to row this summer,
A colored man fen while trying to get on a
horse car in New York Friday morning and was
instantly killed.
Part of the Japanese Embassy are visiting
the Nevada silver mines .e .s-
Alburger's pork packing establishment in
Philadelphia was burned Friday. Loss $40, OOO
Colonel G. G. Leonard, of Gov Yarmouth
staff, is in Washington to see the President
about Louisiana affairs. .tJ
Archbishop Spaulding of Baltimore, is seri-
ously ill.
Two houses at Belleville, Ontario, owned re-
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Supreme Judicial Court.

JANUARY TERM, WALTON j., PRESIDING.
FRIDAY.-Henry Taylor VS.. City of Portland. Ac-
ton to compensation for injuries received by
his horse, Don Juan, by reason of excavation at
the of State and Gray streets, which left
without lights that the plaintiff had no knowledge
that it existed and drove his horse into it night
in September, 1870. Plaintiff says he driving up
State Street in the night time when his horse went
into the excavation and remained there about two
hours before they could extricate him. That he
severely injured. Damages claimed 5000. Defence
that the plaintiff not in the exercise Of ordinary
care and that the excavation was well guarded with
rails and lights properly placed. On trial.
Howard & Cleaves Symonds & Libby.
Job. H. Cressey ct al. VS.. Josiah H. Colcord s. ais
Verdict for the plaintiff for S3O1.04
Strout & Gage Nickerson.
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

GRAND TRUNK KALAMAZOO cans milk, cars
Shocks do hay2 do peas do slabs, 90 do lumber, IL
DO bark, do malt 80 bdls boards, cars bark, do
hay and straw, do corn, do barley do sundries
for Lower Povinces-sOO bbls -four, cars feed; for
apples. ~ .,s = .
per- 100 bbs -four 2S boxes tin 10 cases and 10 bales
domestics, hhds molasses, 20 bars iron Is frkins
butter, Is dressed hogs, 25 bds castings hhds SUI
gar, 10 pckgs furniture, casks OIL bales hair, 20
crates apple-sauce bbs molasses, 40 do sugar, 20
bdls fish, bags soda, 10 bbs beer 10 do OIL ii coils
cordage, 10 bags bark Is bdls calskins, II pcs mar
ble 100 pkgs TO order.
For Canada and up country-1 carriage, 10 bars
iron, so bags bark, q bales wool, 10 wheels,
casks OIL IS bds leather, organs, hhds ale bdls
paper stock, 5do gambia, casks soda ash, 20 bales
rags, rs pkgs to order
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LONDON, Jan. 1880 P. M-American sacrr,,,os
u. S. 5-2Os 1862, 92s; do 1865 old, 93i; do iss9
93ld ~ i'o''
PARIS, Jan. 25-5 p. M.-Rentes at 5Gf &C.
LIVERPOOL, JAM 6-Afternoon-Cotton is steady
Middng uplands 1Os 91Oad do Orleans lO51 Id sales
of the day estimated at bales sales the week
lip 900 bales; for export 900 bales for spec
ulaon, 1000 bales stock in port 401 900 bales of
which 156, 900 bales are American.
FRANKFORT, JAM 2e.-United States $685. 1862,
set q 96s.
HAVANA, Jan. 26-Sugar excited and advanced.
The stock is withdrawn, anticipating higher prices
Standard II a III reals Muscovado fair to good re-
filming frmer at 81 a 81 reals.
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SAVANNAH, Jan. 26-Cotton quiet and firm; Mid
ding uplands 2os q 2Ic.
lands at 21c '' s up
NEW, NEW ORLEANS s Jan. 2e.-Cotton quiet Middng
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New YORK, Jan. 26--Evening.-Money easy at s
g per cent. Sterling Exchange dull at 1881 a 1O9
Gold firm at 1904 a 1893; million was sold at 1881
loans at 5per cent. for carrying; clearances were
$2S,0O00 900. Governments steady. State bonds I'M
changed. Stocks dull. The decline of the morning
recovered except on Hannibal and st. Joseph and
Quicksilver The Stock Exchange passed resolution
restraining all dealings of members after o'clock
taching fine for every transaction.
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New Advertisements To-Day.

AUCTION COLUMN.
Furniture, &c-F. o. Bailey & Co.
SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
Our great Semi-Annual Sale-Nelson s. Co.
Coal Ss.75-Jos. II. Poor s. Bro.
Guns-G. L. Bailey.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
N. L. A. Lecture-City Hall.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Choice Lot Apples-J. S. Crockett.
To the Legislature of Maine.
Business Chance-Taylor & Co.
To Close Out-A. B. Butler.
Potatoes &c-Isaac Berry.
Watch Lost-W. H. II. Hatch.
10 Physicians.
Houses for Rent.-Wm. III. FERRIS.
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METEOROLOGICAL.
SYNOPSIS OF WEATHER REPORTS FOR THE PAST
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.


WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, ID. c.,
Jan. 26 600 p. NJ
A falling barometer with cloudy weather and
possibly rain will probably continue to extend
north over the region between California and
the lower Mississippi. A falling barometer
with clouds or snow will prevail Saturday very
generally from upper Mississippi 20 the Middle
and east Atlantic coast. The lowest barome-
ter will continue in northern New England and
upper Canada. Southwesterly winds will pre-
vail on the lower lakes backing to the south on
middle and east Atlantic coast. Southerly
winds with threatening weather will prevail in
the southern and Gulf States.
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LIVE BAIT {!

Live Minnows for Winter Fishing constantly on
on hand, and supplied in any quantity.
Also a general assortment of Guns, Fishing
Tackle and Sporting Goods,
G. l.. BAILEY, As Exchange st.
jan6eodsN
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

EVERY description of gold and silver plating
! done in the best manner at Atwood's, Lancas-
ter Hall. ..... ian24-1w
To restore the impaired nervous system with
out injury to the constitution, and to eradicate
kidney, bladder and glandular diseases, diabe-
ties, gravel, retention or incontinence of urine,
female weaknesses, and uterine complaints
generally, and to tone and stimulate the ner-
vous system, administer SMoLANDER's BUCHU.
1t will surely produce the desired effect, and
counterfeit any of the ills arising from any of
these maladies. tt&s-ian23
.CoGIA HAssAN is selling off his stock damag-
ed by fire. W Il jan15tf
A SALE to close out a variety of Dry Goods
and Woolens with all the remnants in store re .
CARELESS of cost Will commence Monday Jan.
29th, 1872 At 1853 Middle ST. C. A. vickery
jan26th-2w
A Coon MEDICINE.-The sale of Mr. Fellows
Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites has
been quadrupled within year or So 1t is real
~ good medicine, well adapted to build up the
system and impart vigor of mind and body. 1t
is recommended by our best physicians, and we
are glad for the sake of the public as we'll as of
the manufacturer. who is one of our best Chem
lists, that Mr.. Fellows Compound Syrup of Hy-
pophosphites is in such demand in all parts of the
Dominion. Owing to fiscal distractions, they
cannotsbe sold in the United States, whose pa
tent-medicine-affiicted citizens are thus depriy-
ed of the advantage of using really good in
MIGRATING Northumberland, st. John, N. b.,
Dec. Z, 1868
A factory has been established in the United
States.-Editor. jan27th-ded&w1t
WHEN applied with DR.. Pierce's Nasal
Douche and accompanied with Dr. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery as constitutional
treatment DR.. Sages Catarrh Remedy produces
perfect cures of the worst cases of Catarrh and
Ozena of many years standing This thorough
course of medication constitutes the only scien-
tific, rational, safe and successful manner of
treating this odious disease that has ever been
offered to the afflicted. The instrument and
two medicines sold for ~ by all Druggists
rs S&Wk 574
! A BEAUTIFUL WoMAN-The perceptive fac
ulty of women is usually keener than the same
chronological organ in men. Women know
that beauty rather than genius is worshipped
by the stemer sex A man may talk of the lat
ter to his lady-love, but the keenness of the
woman knows that he is thinking of the form
er. Women are fond of admiration; hence one
of their longings is to be beautiful. The grand
secret of female beauty is health the power to
eat, digest and assimilate proper quantity of
wholesome food. Take VINEGAR B1rTERs. 1t
will cleanse the stomach, tone the vital organs,
give perfect digestion, purify the blood,
clear up the complexion and produce state of
mental and physical electricity, which gives
symmetry of form, bright eyes, white skin,
glossy hair and genuine type of female lowell
ness which no cosmetic can produce.
jan6th-4Wt
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27
NEW .JERSEY,

EXECUTION OF THE MURDERER OF PET HAL
STEAD.
NEWARK, Jan. 26.-Geo. Bolts was hung in
the Hall of Essex County Jail to-day. A large
crowd of spectators gathered about the Jail du-
ring the morning, but perfect order was pre-
served. Only limited number, including the
legal officers, physicians, clergy, and repre-
sentatives of the press, were present in the
Jail.
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

NEW MUsIC.-From Stockbridge, No. 156
Exchange street, We have received the follow
ing pieces of new music, of G.. ID. Russell &
Co.'S publications: ''Meet me by the millstream,
Kate" by G. Bees Harcourt of Duprez &
Benedict's Mnstrels; Daisy Farm Waltzes,
dedicated to George Dolby, by E. N. Catlin,-
five in number, not difficult and rather pleas
ing: "Thou never returnest," for the piano, by
Franz Spindler Softly rang the bells of Heav-
en-: one of Dexter Smiths poetical compositions
set to music by E. N. Catlin; Lonely and
Friendless, temperance song and chorus,
with music by Ned Florence; Bobby Shafto
and Little Bo-Beep, couple of Mrs. Charles
Moultons little whimsical conceits; Better
farther on somewhat pretentious song with
full accompaniment, by Camille; the Annie
scbottisch. by Catlin, and dedicated to Miss
Annie Clarke of the Boston Museum; Angels
watch the open gates, by George Dana; Take
me with you Mother, by Catlin.
Marston's new pieces, Guard Mounting and
Sunday evening collections of sacred songs and
uuartettes, published by Stockbridge, are re,
ceiyed with favor, and have met with good
sale.
The Folio for February is good number,
and has improved under the management OF
Mr.. Austin. 1t contains ballad, a grand
march and a sacred quartette, with portrait
of Mad. Patey.
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

THE attention of the readers of the PRESS
is called to the annual statement of the Travel
lers Insurance Company. This is one of the
strongest and best managed institutions in the
country and its policy-holders may justly take
pride in its steady advancement year after year.
Its officers are men of character and ability
and its representatives in this State are of the
most reliable character. -
GREAT SEMI-ANNUAL SALE.-Nelson & Co.
day, at which they will sell all kinds of goods
at reduced prices. 1t is their intention to con-
tinue these sales every summer and winter in
order to make room for spring and fall stocks.
They inform our readers of the great bargains
they will the next few days in their advertise
ment, which may be found in our special notice
column. Give them an early call and get the
best goods.
WE have just received splendid stock OF
T squares, curves and angles and mathematical
instruments of our own importation.
ian25-3t SCHUMACHER BROTHERS.
Coon all wool Plaid Shawls, formerly $500
now $3.50.
Good all wool Long Shawls, formerly 500,
now $3.50.
Good all wool Long Shawls, formerly $1,000,
now $500.
Fine Gray Long Shawls, formerly $1,000,
now $780,
These shawls are all perfect, not having been
taken out of the cases at the time of the fire,
and are selling as above at
ian26-2t CoGIA HAssAN's.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL


HAVANA. Schr NJ Long-2495 box shocks, 2O4(
shocks and heads, 5000 # lumber, 356 bds hoops
drums fish, 206 kits mackerel sos bbls potatoes
ST. JOHN, NIB. Sch Geo Calhoun-11OO Dbl
-four, 1880 gals whiskey. WE
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27
City of Seadelia, Mo-,

WE have a limited amount of these very desira-
w bleinvestment Bonds for sale at Sc and accrued
interest The bonds are dated November list, 1871,
and have thirty years to run, with Coupons payable
May and November at the Bank Of America, New
York. The total issue of these Bonds is One Hun
bred thousand dollars Total debt of the city, IN
Guiding these bonds, one hundred and sixty-tnree
thousand dollars. Assessed value taxable wealth.
two million dollars; actual wealth double thas
amount. Population over six thousand.
Bonds delivered free Of Express SnaTges. IN
brokers in Western Securities,
;aoed1Ot No 33 Wall ST., New ksrk,
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

If the silver is worn off of your table ware
or you have any steel knives that you have got
tired securing, just take them to A. H. At
wood Lancaster Hall, and we will plate them
nicely and promptly. jan24-1w
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

THEATRIcAL.-We understand that Mrs.
Macready, the accomplished actress, is to ap-
pear at Music Hall on the 18th. 10th and 21st
of February with a company of good actors,
among whom are Joe Seton and j. FL. Taylor.
The company is at present in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Macready is assuming ssme of the most
difficult male characters, among which is Shy
lock, and the newspapers speak in the most
flattering terms of her success. Some ten
years since the lady gave series of dramatic
readings in Portland, which were well patron
lied and very popular, and we doubt not that
those who became acquainted with her efforts
on the platform will be glad to see her in hel
own professional position. -'-f
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27
Brief Jottings.


The ladies of the x. Y. q. sociables connect
ed with the Spiritual Fraternity will give So
cial dance at Army and Navy Hall on Friday
evening of next week.
In the U. s. Supreme Court at Washington
on Thursday Hon. Bion Bradbury of this city
was admitted to practice.
The next quarterly session of the Cumber-
land County Lodge of Good Templars will be
held with Dresser Lodge, az Walnut Hill,
North Yarmouth, Feb. 2Sth
No criminals before the Municipal Court yes
terday.
A petition is in circulation recommending the
Rev. B. F. Pritchard of Cape Elizabeth for the
office of County Supervisor of schools. Mr..
Pritchard is a Free Baptist minister.
Steamship Austrian, Capt Brown, will sal
for Liverpool this afternoon on the arrival Of
the Canada mails. Quite number of passen
gers for this steamer arrived in the city yester
day and are at the Falmouth Hotel.
The failure of gentleman largely engaged
in the corn-pachng business, with branch es
Establishments in different parts of the State,
was currently reported yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

W. c, SAWYER & Co., 2 Market square, ha'
a choice lot Tuberose Bulbs; also good collec
ton Hyacinths in pots, well rooted.
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

CALL at Schumacher Bros. for new price lis
of Wax Materials. Prices reduced. lan25-3t
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

several young men, drummers and others,
Mansfield Lawer, on the train which arrived
this morning from New York, pushed and hus-
tied her at the depot creating considerable dis
turbance. Some hackmen and railroad officials
helped her clear of the crowd into carriage
and she departed.
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

men in Cuba Referred to Committee on Com
merce.
The House at 30 p. m. adjourned.
The session tomorrow will be for general de-
bate only
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27
GALL land SEE

Sets Collars and Cuffs 80 cts to 81.
LADIES' ROMAN TIES ONLY so Cts
Ladies' Cotton and Wool Hose only 10 cts.
ChiIdren's Wool Hose from loo TO 90 cts.
Gents and Boys Wool Hose As cents, worth 81 eta.
Sets Collars and Cuffs SO cts 10 81.
Hemstitched Q4inen) Handkerchief 20 cts 10 T5 cts
Linen Switches and Braids only 81 90
Silk Switches 50. Jute Switches is cts.
And all other goods at low prices
Al Mrs. q. g. WEIGHS, 20 Middle Street,
Ja6eod2w Third door from Exchange St.
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

THE ADELPHIANs-This company was greet
ed with another large audience last evening,
and the. performance was admirable in some re-
spects The comedy of ''Trapped," was fine
ly presented, Mr. and Mrs. Hall rendering their
characters in manner which gave universal
satisfaction. Master Willie O'Neil as John, dis
played considerable dramatic talent which with
proper cultivation may be heard from in the
future. The burlesque of 'The Brigands,"
abounds in sparkling dialogue and fine vocal
music, and its performance created roars of
laughter MI. Hall executed his famous silver
belt jig, in splendid style, and received double
encore.
Munroe in his mystic changes excited the ad-
miration of the audience Although by no
means the equal of Lingard or Milburn in dra-
matte talent or vocal power, Mr. Munroe is
superior to those famous artists in the remark
able rapidity and apparently. inexplicable man.
ner of his transformations.
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27
New York stock and Money Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-Morning.-Gold 1904. Money
6 per cent. Sterling Exchange 1904, long 1901 b
Southern State bonds dull. Stocks very dull
The following are the forenoon quotations of Soutb
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

Coon WORDS FOR PORTLAND VOCALIST
Mr.. G. F. Monroe, one of Portland's favorite
vocalists, has recently been on visit to Will
mington, Del, when he took part in concert
given at an "organ opening" at one of the
churches in that city, and received very fatter-
ing praise from the press. The Commercial
says:
His voice is remarkably fine robust tenor,
and he sang with sustained power that aston
ished and delighted, rising, more than once, as
high as the note of b.ttdt, and maintaining his
place there with full and commanding voice
This was feat which very few tenor singers
can accomplish but Mr.. Monroe performed it
most triumphantly.
Every Euening is equally favorable in its no.
tice:
Mr.. Monroe is almost beyond the reach of
comment by unmusical people His voice is a
magnificent tenor of great power and equal
sweetness and its capacity as demonstrated by
the singing of that Christmas song, especially,
astonished as well as delighted musical critics
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

THR D1FFERENcE.-Steamshi Siberia OF the
Cunard line left Liverpool on the 9th inst and
arrived at Boston ON the 20th-a passage of
seventeen days. Steamship Sarmatian, of the
Allan line, left Liverpool on the 18th, touched
at Queenstown, and arrived at this port on the
ga passage of twelve days,
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

A GENTLEMAN in this city has in his posses.
sion the commission issued by George Wash
ington to Commodore Samuel Tucker, as COM
mander of the privateer 'sFranklin" and the
United States man-of-war Hancock" The
first is dated at Washington's camp, at Cam
bridge, Jan. Goth, 1776, and the second at Bos
ton, Sept Sd, 1776 The document bears Wash
ington's private seal, simple shield surround
ed by wreath. The document is in an excel
lent state of preservation considering it's great
age. Commodore Tucker, it will be remember
ed, was one of our most distinguished revolu-
tionary naval commanders, and was selected to
carry John Adams over to France during the
war to negotiate treaty with that power,
The perils of that extraordinary trip are well
remembered by students of Revolutionary his
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27
ENTERTAINMENTS.
THE
Landing of the Pilgrims {!

This admirable cantata wni h abounds In fine dra-
matte effects-the work Of the eminent composer
George F. Root, of Chicago viii be given under the
auspices of the
Ladies Of st. PauPs Church Guild,
Assisted by some of the best Musical Tai
emit Of Portland,
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BUSINESS NOTICES,

EVERY description of gold and silver plating
done in the best manner at Atwood's Lancas-
ter Hail. iano4-1w
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TO THE MEMORY OF FISK.

r Isaac 4, Mayo. Richard H. Chapman, B. A.
Lewis and Jno 7. Shea charged with SNUG
cling goods into Provincetown, were held in
$500 each for trial +. : -l'--' - - 80
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27
MASSACHUSETTS.
THE HALLETT MIrTINy.

BOSTON, San GA, II. Kingman, mate of
the bark Warren Hallett, charged with shoot
ing Geo. Little, was examined to-day and held
Tor trial in $4,000 The examination of the
sailors implicated in the mutiny which led to
tne shooting was postponed until Thursday
next
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

SALE to close out a variety of Dry Goods
and Woolens with all the remnants in store re
CARELESS of cost. Will commence Monday JAN
18th, 1872. AT 1853 Middle St C. A. Vickery
jan26th-2w