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Tuesday, Both. Joseph II, kaler vs.. Joseph
Fl. Thorndike. Trespass on the case. Pr.
says, you contracted In writing to carry tor me,
in the schooner Z SNOW. Nov. 80, 1871 800
barrels Of plaster from my mill in Belfast, to "A
purchaser in Portland, aud deliver it in good
order and condition, peri'> of the sea only ex-
cepted, and by Your negligence, unskiilfulnes,
and carelessness. you run Your schooner ashore
before you get down to the first bridge. and wet
and spoiled all my plaster Defense Ptrii~ Of
sea, ice; am an experienced ,hipmaster, va.
careful. Reply. You agreed to take a pilot,
and dill not do 50. Reonder / engaged
pilot and he did not come. Time was precious,
river freezing, must act ut once, did my leyrl
best, knew The channel, kept it as long a.
could, and was carried ashore by the ice which
fastened on my vessel. Experts were called
on both sides, bat the captain had the best OF II
here. Shipmasters stood by their craft, aud
,wore that the deft used good skill and judy
ment. and the accident was unavoidable. Wed
nesday morning, verdict tor deft Mcclellan
Williamson. Reed.
This closes ciyil business for the term
Every party has had chance for trial unless
sufficient reason for continuance. The cigu
trial list is disposed Of, and CO, ATTY. Fo4e.
takes up criminal dooket this morning.
State IS. Aanson w. Greer Indictment
assault and battery on Martin T Greer II Wal
do, March 2, 1872. A quarre. between COUSINS
who lid nol like each oLber On Iris. Foget
Co. Atty. Mcclellan,
The following divorces have been granted t.
present term:
Ella F. Thompson nom james Thompson
Sarah +. Smith from John Smith.
Ellen ". WortAing from E!nar W. Worn
ing.
Martha A Rowei from Charles H Rowe.
Lbellee to pay lIot 500 aud costs ia LEV j
aimouy.
ViIentia Btckford fryra James l. Bedford
Annetu o. Collins from Joshua w Co..u>
Lpellant 10 have care aud custody u u;1p.
child.
Eva A, Ktmosll from Emery 4. KtmpaE
Lucy A. brads!reet irom Taylor = Bra
street.
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he Reform MEETING.

The meeting of Monday evening, which
by IFS purposes commended itself to every
good citizen, evidently did not in its re-
suits come up to the expectation of those
who inaugurated it. The enthusiasm in
the audience was not great, and the sign
ing Of the pledge was meagre. This pro-
ceeds from the fact that the class to be
reached by the plan and the occasion, is
not large in our city. With very few ex-
ceptons the business and professional
men of Belfast are temperate to a remark
able degree. The class who have swelled
the lists of reformers in Gardiner, Angus
Ia and elsewhere, and given eclat to the
movement. does not really exist largely
among us. A quiet, self-imposed restraint,
induced by knowledge of the great evil
oil intemperance, has weeded out the habit
OF drinking. The club rooms and fishing
camps that eight or ten years ago were
plentifully supplied with liquor, have ban
ished it. There are no attractive places
Of meeting for social drinking. such as
lead men of that kind into the habit.
More than three fourths of the drinking
IN this city is by the class that take it on
the stairway of offices, or in any nook
where they can step in with bottle-the
young men who follow laborious callings.
and look forward to the enjoyment of an
occasional spree. Drinking visitors from
towns where liquor cannot be had, and
who indulge freely when here, make up a
considerable portion of the consumers of
liquor. These classes, who have most
need OF the influences Of reform, the
meeting of Monday entirely failed to
reach. There is small practical good IN
having men. temperate all their lives,
get together and 60 through the form of
signing a pledge. The men who do
drink, and are being ruined by it, in
body and soul, are the ones to be plucked
as brands from the burning. The begin
ners, the young men, are wanted-those
whose feet are just going down the
treacherous and slippery paths. Until
some means can be devised for reaching
them, the reform movement will not
have large development in this locality.
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Great Fire at South China.

During the high wind on Saturday
morning. fire caught in the house Of
John Wyman, and swept the whole vii
lage to destruction. Only three or four
houses remain. The following are the
losses:
George Kaer, house and shop.
John F. Wyman, house, store and stable; in
sured $1,000
Samuel Stewart, store.
VIM. G. Kngsbury, house, large barn. and
she'd
T. M. Jackson. carriage, paint and black
smith shops; partially insured; stock in shops
saved.
Masonic building and stable; loss, 81, 800;
insured $1,000
Elvira Clark, house and shed; not insured
Nelson Russell, stable.
South China Library; Loss $1,000.
A. H. Abbott, house. store and stable; saved
part of furniture; loss $4,000; Insured $4,000.
Some of the parties saved part of their furni-
ture. There was only about $1,000 insuranc
ON the property burned.
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arctic TidIngs.

The account from Capt Halls Arctic
expedition, which we publish on the out
side Of this paper, indicate that the latest
explorer has not succeeded in running
the jlb-o0om Of his craft against the north
pole. We had not supposed, from the ia
vorirg circumstances under which the
expedition sailed, and the perfect outfit
given it, that it would 50 soon put back
in a disabled condition. Ii the ship
couldn't be kept from damaging contact
with ice ri the first enconi ter, how can
they expect to combat the dangerous nip
Of the heavy bergs and foes when driven
by winds and currents? This state of
success of the voyage.
This expedition, it may be presumed, is
one in the interest OF science, and for the
qualification OF curiosity For almost
three hundred years the English assault
ed the icy barriers OF the northwest, in
the hope Of finding practicable passage
for East Indian commerce, and in that
vain search persisted some of the choicest
spirits 81 England's navy At length, in
1872, Mcclure, VINO had entered the Arc
tic Sea from she west coast of America
through Rehrlng's straits, abandoning his
ship. passed over sixty miles of ice, and
was picked up by cooperating explor-
ing ship from the Atlantic, in Barrow
Strait That was the first and last sue
cessful attempt to make the western pas
sage by civilized men
But now that Capt Hall has set out on
a voyage to penetrate the great sea be-
Ioud the ice belt that surrounds the pole
where rolls a vast sea, with mild tenn
peraure, upon which the eyes of but two
white men have ever looked, the public
have a right to expect some results The
yoyagers have all the experience and
records of those who have gone before on
the same path. They are supplied with
All that can render their expedition safe
and successful and with themselves must
rest the remainder. The Captain, or his
chronicles, IN the accounts that have come
back from Greenland, makes this curious
assertion regarding the possible adyen-
tUles to be encountered
Captain Hall asserts that il there be any hab-
table land III The vicinity of the north pole. It
VIII be a ne plus ultra Of saubrous climates,
and ms only fear is that ne and his men NAV
have TO encounter before landing a new and
formidable race Of human beings.
This sounds TOO much like Sir John
Vaudeville, the chronicler of the marvels
Of travel in the olden time The general
public would like much better to hear the
VoyageT relate, Oil his return, the dangers
that he actually encountered, than to read
Ill these tidings from a newly sailed ad-
yenturer, OF the unknown dangers that he
fears he shall meet. The proba bility is,
that if any ''new and formidable race of
human beings" is found, they will be
mostly E>quitnaux. who, on the more
abundant feed OF The teeming ocean. at
taiw peth0ric and INDECENT content. and
VIII have much more reason to be alarm
ed at the coming Of the pale-faces, than
| the voyagers will at meeting them. Let
| the Captain go right ahead, and tell US
what he shall actually see. not what he
fears 10 meet
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An interview With the President

A Committee of Bostonans was last
week sent to the White House to pervail
upon the President TO lend the serene light
OF his countenance to the Great Jubilee.
as he did to the lesser one of a previous
occasion. The Boston Post thus photo
graphs the incidents of the OCCASION
I'VE have come, Mr.. President" said
the worthy Mayor, in calm clear voice,
not SO loud but sufficiently audible, ito
invite you to be present at the Jubilee in
Boston We assure you of cordial well
come, and the qualification You will re-
ceive will be shared by tens Of thousands
OF citizens of the United States, who like
yourself are passionately tond of music. -
''Eh gOin' to have another Jubilee PSI
was the somewhat curt inquiry from the
President
1--WE are, Mr. President"
"Well, to tell you the truth, Mr.. Mayor.
I'm about sick OF music When | went to
Boston to the last Jubilee, band Of music
escorted me to the hotel, a band of music
played before the hotel, and IL band of
serenaded me in the evening. The next
morning had a band of music at break
fast, a band OF music marched with me to
the Coliseum, there | heard nothing but
music, and a band of music went home
with me, played outside, played in the
evening, senenaded me in the niobt
and played for me all the wav 10 the
station. And then | went to Groton 10
see Boutwell,, and band of music PLAYED
at me there, although he told me there
hadn't been band of music in the town
for ten years. Beats all, don't 1t, what a
lot of music I had ? So, as tell you,
Mr.: Mayor, am getting sick O music"
The Mayor and the Committee listened
attentively as the General related his suf-
ferings. They hardly knew whether to
smile or reply, or what to do, but con-
Guided, finally, to make no observation,
in order to give the President an oppor-
tunity to accept or decline the formal IN
tatlon rendered by the Mayor. Instead,
however, OF any respectful notice of the
Mayors proffer of hospitality, the Presi
dent suddenly exclaimed in loud, sharp
voice, II say, Mister CASTOR, what do
Boston folks say of my quarrel with Sum
ner %
The worthy Mayor and the Committee
We're astounded at such an abrupt inquiry
and Tor some time were embarrassed for
reply. But the Mayor at last dexter
ously relieved the scene of its awkward.
ness, and succeeded in elicting from the
dignitary a mumbling assent that he
''would see about it," and soon after the
Committee withdrew.
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A Hint to Snain-

We are glad to notice that the House OF
Representatives has taken action in the
matter of the continued outrages of Spain
upon the citizens of this country. The
immediate cause of the recent vote in that
body is a sense of Indignation at the treat
ment of Dr. Howard or Houard as the
Spaniards write it. DR.. Howard is "a
native of the United States who resided in
Cuba tor MANY Years. He is charged on
frivolous grounds with having aided the
rebellion in that island, and is now at
work on the highways with a chain and
ball attached to his leg. 1t is out one of
long series of unatoned outrages upon
| the persons and property Of the citizens of
the United States. The commercial regu-
| lations under which Americans are per
mitted to trade with the island work the
most outrageous wrongs to them. In our
late rebellion the attitude of Spain was
one OF undisguised hostility And, in
brief, all our relations with Spain and her
principal dependency are under the domi-
nation OF the naughty, arrogant, over
bearing spirit of the Spaniard 1t is time
that this was changed.
| The resolution to which we refer is as
| follows
| Be il Resolved, That in the Judgment Of this
| House the said nhn Emilio Houard was ana is
a citizen of the United States by birth and con
! tinued and uninterrupted choice, and as such is
entitled to all and every protection from this
| Government, and in the opinion Of this House
| the President should promptly demand his I'M
conditional release and the restoration Of mis-
property, which has been contiscated to the use
of The Spanish Government. unless it shall be
| made to appear, upon investigation to the salts
| faction Of the Executive Department. that said
Houard had been held for and duly convicted
of all offence committed by him within the
| jurisdiction Of Spain, and has been prosecuted
| therefor under the authority of law, and accord
| ing to the regular course Of proceedings usual
| IN like cases: and that the privileges secured to
| citizens of the Uuited States by the seventh
| article of the treaty Of the United State ; 18th
| Spain, dated the tWentv-Seyenth of October
1876, were neither denied nor disregarded in
his trial.
This is declaration in the right spirit,
and we trust will be carried out to its
contemplated result. We are sorry TO
notice that Messrs. FRYE, Hale and Peters,
of the Maine delegation, voted against
the passage Of the resolution.
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GeneraIitiss

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Gauerslitis.
4 schooner poked her 10 boom tarou9a tas
window Of a room on the main .tecA %, r.;.
,t., ~
CahioFi"@e "neu OH t~tT 'A'"' va { .1"t
nighl-hut no serious damage wa done
had taken umbrage N the tonouatq ~ me p-gr-
oyerSeer, surprised their employer one laOfh
Ing recently by marching ~ solemn Tie Up 10 bi7
nsns1on bearing on their shoulders 3arA
object. THIS proved 10 be the obnoxious Io~-
man. securely bound with mary cGri'. y hom
they deposited on the plazza, nearly I! lEhJeU-l
roo mucree'
The Carroilron lind II Deuneraf Ma. 4 mos.
retn4rk4bl1 story anon he lor4In-u II il. ora
Mr. IngleS. II seems the Young msu h4. l.,-,
married Ms Bcokjey, AMI 4lrer oorctn. ,u,
wedding in = en-nlng -itl3n' the pemog[n,
Nv, ~ ai''i use &c. ,'!""t 80
lhsleS ltiI w IlHeVu' - ~ en!"S Us '","r'
ii,'' ~ ~ a. IT,
t ~ - ' IA, 80!
~ ie'P ''"' ''50' va
l.. v.,......r,r y II r.,. ,,.,,,. 4a,
heard sudden crs-h Of The window, and ia
first impression Wa tllsf rhe M" been Snvt
bur turning aboat she found On the door pal
fridge lust gaSplng il, list breath. aud disco.
cred that light vt g!aS- hai been BROKE IA
III tria,,ti.,,a,i W, = 49, r.
'''' II = -''
1t j. proposed 10 tuuuei under ne Strait ut
Csnsesl, between Nova >cnris and care Breton
WhrIe e''e s.t"t II "nIY : ~ ~ NE H.
oI ; !" ,o"'l' - 5A9 IT,, ~ ~ - AD -
VIZ t .no - NFV"' -
n" f.tasl,,,,. ' ~, 49, 49,.
9t'Aii', - i.''i y r N'- '''e '
A Young sdy very pretty, walked AROUND
the new road 4, niles ia one huui AMI iott,
five minutes. We remember escorta2 oue
Ganr bonrs md tory minutes Bgf men -.
ssj she wasn't in any hurry the old ,uls .
b4J onno 70 Communicating. ar,-l .ht. b.,i ntzh.
kev. fNorwich Adv
An.o,tre family Wa, taken I'm CHARGE hv ~
benI,h oftirer III. Rro,LI,o a,.1.- In.5nt.r et,iu
AVN viii .m,II-pox. They re-lls4 IN, d i,-us
Tnopt house and the atGpr uocuruntS OF .tt,
building "trs :" il,&a,rneL Try s1gy VIZ"
anu "''' % ,'iT l,o' w. - '.S p"
,1eatf - l.''GE, 1'iI'5' '"' y9' ne 7'
A fo,d hushaod IN x,ryyirn r-,r, vr,e,-
sl..rS s',IIos3 bi' III y,' III. =,
thfnG 1ooh and mr. and rriIs Jsf.c, a. IA.
me other night III lhe act VI wearing Dolly
Warden suit Inc stricken husband Net lfon
ms h"!he, qua - no" "'n9pf'oS III 'he WHO'S Vi
The Supreme Court has decided, ,hs Che.
Snnfh tafora tha w. f,,, r,syr,aIt N 49,.
are Faiid ana ondin2' a!tuod8h s'sVerF Tna'
nave beea apoHshed " me new conNti'onoH-
or lhtSe StateS' "hleh constitutions @orogateo
al sach contracts.
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Wednesday afternoon about one o'cl

Wednesday afternoon about one O'Clock.
three men names unknown, were seen
struggling in the Niagara rapids between
the American shore and Goat Island. No
help could be given them and all went
over the Falls. 1t is supposed they were
from Chippewa. Ontario, and were on
fishing excursion, and, being carried
down by the current. attempted to land
at the head of Goat Island, and the boat
striking rock was dashed to pieces.
Nothing definite regarding their identity
is known at present.
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Mount Nesuyius in Eruption.


Teegrapbic accounts state that a terrible
eruntion ~ Mt Vesnvil1s k ooins nm with lns.
as,i.. oa.a,.,,,.1 60. r .....-
" nc an" VIC "e' "'>'' "N'i''' " 10" ~
in the path OF the flowing lava. The accounts
are A. follows-
Napies' apr. - nele = no 1oaF'het' %
w ~ y, e. ~ -h'uiit esH " LN i
~ nov Wv 'ile slS'os W tie V''no'
destroying eNFittiiug III IT. pan. ne eN-
p'p>~ls "le "iNtHcHA iedi" - thi' Guy. \
pane prevails among the lnnapltahis OF tne
Tha ar,intinn of V,s.,IyiI. continues ,r;t,
dreadful Violence. The lava has already reached
sabastiano ana threatens other towns, Ex-
ploSions are constantly heard in thu city. The
CONSERVATION among the inhabitants IF the
villages and towns which are Threatened with
danger increases It : reasserted that many
tourists were surrounded by lava and per,hai.
King Victor Emanuel has sent aid to the persons
who were compelled to flee from their homes
and encamped in the fields.
Rome. Anril21. Atthe Chamber Of DEPUTIES
today Signor Sea. Minister of Finance read
dispatches from Prime Minister Lanza. who
Went to Naples last nigh. rectityng The e,ti-
mates of the killed given in tlle TELEGRAM Of yqs-
lerdav. Minister LAMA sent word that onv 70
persons We're killed, and T. Injured bv running
lava
The villages of san Sahastiaus and N4>S4-
lisomina are almost entirely de,troyed bar mi
the inhabitants succeeded in getting away in
safety The lava Is now advancing towards the
villages Of Pontireno, Cercola, 5 amt George.
and Portiej which have been abandoned by Inc
Inhabitants The people living in the towns of
Terre del Greco Resina and BO4cntscart have
also fed A. those places are threatened with
distinctions Homeless persons have been bro
Vided with Temporary shelter, Yesterday lava
advanced at the rate 0i one kilometre AN hour
but to-day lis pace siackened While there ha,
been a number Of heavy explosion, In the IN
,t
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The dead bodies OF woman and infant were
found In howell on Morgan street in jersey
City, on Tuesday morning. They died from
starvation.
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Subscribers requested take notice of the date
on the coored slips attached to the paper. 1t Is the
only form OF receipt now used. For instance, Is
May II. means thar the subscr pion Is paid to that
date. When new payment is made, the date will
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FL In sending money, state THE POST OFFICE
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Kentucky enlomoIogist has kept two vig-
orous mosquitoes under an inverted tumbIer
for six months without food. and they remain
IN healthy condition. This clearly proves
mat their annoyance of mankind is entirely I'M
called for and not at all necessary to their sus-
tenance.
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Letter from Charles Francis Adams

AZ Mr.. Adams was about to sail for
Europe, last week, Hon David A. Wells
wrote to him, suggesting that as his name
would come before the Convention at
Cincinnati, it was desirable to know his
views Of the movement land that some one
at the Convention should have authority
to speak for him, To this Mr.. Adams
replied us follows
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NOMINATIONS. The Governor has nomi-
mated tor Trustees of the State Agrlcul-
tural College, John A. Peters, Of Bangor,
and Abner Coourn Of skowhegan, For
Trustees Of the Soldiers Orphans Home.
at Bath, ]. L. Chamberlain. n A Far
we'll snd John B. Morrison. Also the
follnuin
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Geo. T. Sanford of Deer Isle, was drowned
at Gloucester, April 23d.
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SUBSCRIBERS desiring to have the address OF
papers changed must state the Post Office TO which
the paper has been sent well as to which it is
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Boston, April IS 1872.


MY Dear Mr.. Wells:
L have received YOUR letter and will answer it
frankly. | do not want ne nomination. and
could only be induced to consider it by the cir
cumStances under which it might possibly be
made. If the call upon me were an uneonivo-
cal one, based upon confidence in my character
earned IN public life, and belief that | would
carry oul IN practice the principles which I
protested, then indeed. would come test of
my courage IN the emergency But if am to
he negotiated for and have assurances given
that | am honest, Won will be so kind "a 10
draw out Of that crowd. With regard to what
| understand TO be the declaration of princinIes
which has been made, it would be ridiculons in
me to stand hagging over them. With the sim
gle exception OF biguty, | see nothing which
any honest Republican or Democrat would NOT
accept. Indeed, | wonder at any one who
denied them. The difficulty is not in profess
sions 1t lies everywhere only IN the manner
~ which they are carried into practice.
LII have succeeded in making myself UNDER
stood, you will perceive that can give no su-
thorlty 10 any one to act speak for me in the
premises. | never had moments belief that
when II came to the point. any one so entirely
isolated from any political associations of any
Kind could be made acceptable as candidate
Tor pubhc ONCE. But | am so unlucky as to
value that independence more highly than the
elevation which is bought by sacrifice of IT,
This Is not inconsistent with sense of grateful
recognition of the very flattering estimates
made OF my services in many aud high quarters:
put cannot consent to peddle with them for
power. If the good people who meet at Gin
clnnati really believe that they need such an
anomalous being AS l am, (Which do not,)
me OF it, Or all their labor will be thrown away.
am, with great respect. yours, &C.,
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
DAVID A. WELLS, Norwich, Conn.
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