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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-08
Our Boston Letter.

BOSTON, Aprll y, loiS
Street oidening-Th Commons Integrity threat
ened-A "Graue" Subject-Sermons, Lectures
and Concerts. ~
The two ideas just now agtatlng the Guy
are acquisition of territory ana s'ree' WINCH
ING. We want more room, and IL wouio aiso
he nice to transform these "cow-pathsH INTO
broad avenues. And now comes an lilustrl-
GUS family and demands large
SLICE OF THE COMMON,
our .eholy ground The AdoeNiser, which
seems to think itself tutelary god of that sa-
cred spot gives sort of dignifed cutlery in an
editorial which means fight and death to your
petitioners"
A SCHEME TO WIDEN SCHOOL STREET,
and extend it to the new Post Office seems to
be good thing and a benefit to all. Besides
the private property to be affected by it, King S
Chapel will be moved back about twenty feet,
into the graveyard, and the City Hall yard will
lose a strip OF the same width. The former
can be done without disturbing the graves, and
if it should, it would be no worse than what
has already been done; for the jolly Sexton
bump of order was so exercised at the irregu-
larity of the stones, that he pulled them all
up and set them out again as they ought to be
in nice, regular rows. They look better, even
if they are not truthful Hic facets. ID
r Fast day was improved as usual by the pull
pits. Rev. James Freeman Clark had sermon
on Sought not woman to desire to vote and
REV MR.. FULTON, D. D.
at fremont Temple told what he thought Of
CDR Bowditch and Free Rum" The style Of
oratory of the Rev. Dr. seemed to adapt itseli
with singular felicity to the latter part of his
subject.
Mr.. Emerson is is to give course of lectures
next week upon Literature. Theodore Thoma!
with his splendid Orchestra, is in the city ant
announces three concerts at Music Hall.
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report of Charles A. Dana's evidence before the
Naval Investigation Committee, he stands con-
victed of having made the most reckless and
wanton assaults upon the personal character of
Secretary Robson without having particle of
evidence to substantiate them.
A sdown-east" Democratic newspaper de-
votes but three lines to the Connecticut cleo
ton, and two of those are made up of the
query: "What else could you expect of State
that used to burn women for witches?
1t is no manner of consequence, but Mr.
Bonner writes the New York Times to deny
the rumor that he proposes to sell Dexter and
Pocahontas. Mr.. Bonner would not think of
selling either of these noted horses.
An English correspondent says there is in
England Every uncomfortable feeling
produced there by the report. that Sebas-
topol is to be restored.
A paper published in Linn, Mo-, which re-
joices in the title of Unterrifed Democrat, in
sists that its party shall have nothing to do
with the passive policy. 1t has no faith in
''liberar' Republicans, who, it says, hate Grant
because he has failed to give them chance at
Uncle Sans money bags
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The Success Of the Great Canal.

Baron Ferdinand de Lesseps is more sue
cessful in digging bitches than our Gen. But
Ter is. The experience of two years has
shown that the deep and wide trench dug by
the former from Port Said on the Med
iterranean to Suez on the Red Sea, is
to be genuine highway of nations. Lesseps
recently came near losing his position as
President of the Suez Canal Company'on &C
count of a revolt of some of the shareholders
from his authority on a matter of mere de-
tail. In the course of the report read by him
at meeting called to settle this dispute there
are found items of information that will inter-
est everybody who has not kept well inform
ed as to the progress and condition of the
hundred mile channel that connects the East
with the West.
Lesseps declares once more-that the report
that the Company are about to sell the canal
at a low price is false. The enterprise has
now reached a stage where it can rely ON its
own resources, and there is no further need
of loans. The shareholders have never yet
received any interest on their investment,
but they are promised five per cent. as soon
as the receipts reach $5,000,000. The annual
expenditure for maintaining the work, in
Guiding dredging and facing with granite GER
tain sand banks, is only about $4,000 a
year. va s u Eos srs.s
As for the practical working of the canal, it
is pronounced admirable. italian and French
vessels have steamed through its entire length
in less than thirteen hours. As forts depth,
it is ample for any vessel The minimum is
eight metres, and the average is a third of
metre more. We give these figures in terms
of the French linear measure because it is
fast becoming worth everybody's while to
know that the metre is about 80 inches-rath- :
er more than yard. The French metrical
system of weights as well as measures is, like
the French language, becoming international,
and already the metre is made the common
ground of meeting by scientific and philosphi-
cal observers in all parts ofthe world. 1t is not
wonderful that commercial nations are more
inclined to use short cut which has an aver
age depth of over twenty-seven feet, to save
them thousands of miles of distance and
weeks of time. Accordingly we find the ex-
ultant protector of the enterprise boasting
that it is now used most by those who long
est denied its practicability; by which French
periphrasis he means simply that John Bull
has found himself nightly mistaken and had
to acknowledge it.
In the matter of tolls, the new arrange
ments proposed by Lesseps, which excited the
rebellion against him ON the part of some of
the stockholders, goes into effeN the LIST of
next July. Ten francs, or about So ton is
levied on the gross capacity of every vessel
that passes through the canal. The change
consists in adopting the English admeasure-
ment, which is now the same as the Ameri-
can since our method was changed some sew
en- or eight years ago, as the basis. The ton
mage given in the papers of vessels measured
according to the English system will be re-
garded as the gross tonnage for the purposes
of the canal
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A Book for Every Man

TION,a Medical Treatise On the Cause and my ~
Exhausted Vitality Premature Decline in Man, Nep r.
yous and Physical Debility ,Hypochondria Impotency
diseases arising from the errors of youth or the n
discretions or excuses of mature years This is in
taught by this work the true way to health and han
piness. 1t is the cheapest and best medical wort
ever published, and the only on this class Of ills
worth reading. Tooth edition, revised, much en-
arged, illustrated, bound in beautiful French cloth
Price only 81. Sent by mail postpaid receipt of
price. Address PEABODY MEDICAL INSTI-
TUTE, No. Bulfinch Street. Boston, Mass, or Dr.
W: H. PARKER, Assistant Physician. N. B. The
author may be consulted on the above well as all
"seases requiring SKILL and EXPERIENCE.
sn MARKEDLY
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THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1872
T.a poonJe,s temperance Movement.


The great temperance movement WHICH 4
originated on the Kennebec is verifying our
..os;ot;on that it would extend throughout
tho State. Such free and reckless sale of in
toxicating liquors has prevailed for years, ap-
parently only intensified by the spasmodic ef-
forts to restrain it by law, that the public
mind is in good condition to receive the inn
preston which is now made upon it. Hosts
of men of all ages and classes in society nave
fallen, almost imperceptibly, into haoi's Vi
drinking and have hardly been aware whittier
they were tending, until some OF them shock
ed at their condition and awake to all its con-
seonences. have been impelled to rise in the
true dignity of men and say ''We have done
wrong but we will, henceforth, with the help
of God and our own manhood, do right"
Such language, from earnest men. fired with
a great hope and great purpose, addresses
itself to the keenest sensibilities of others,
who must aumlU Oh rcutCtlOH ludt tlcy dio
really in the same bad way, from which their
awakened and rescued brethren have escaped.
The great and enthusiastic meeting of Friday
night shows how general and deep is the wish
for reformation. We have glorious oppor-
tunity. Men and brethren, let us not neglect
it! Fathers and mothers, think of your
sons Wives, think of your husbands =.
Children, think of your fathers and help on
this good work. From this willy and insidious
assailant none are safe The strongest, wisest
and best have fallen. Everybody, whether in
danger or not, should have the welfare of his
neighbor enough at heart to cooperate If
this movement is made truly popular there
can be no limit to its usefulness. No ques-
ton of sect or party is here involved. The
good Of the whole community is sought. Let
no one have it upon his conscience that he
neglected to give helping hand to his falling
brothers. rt-
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News Items by Mail

The money circles in New York were greatly
indignant Friday morning at the discovery that
the Tenth National Bank-connected with the
Tammany and Erie infamies-had been locking
up $5,000,0OO for the purpose of breaking down
the stock market and deranging business gem
orally
Gen. Sickles will sail for Madrid May 11th
He will attend the banquet of the famous Third
army Corps in Philadelphia May 4th.
Senator Fenton, it is said, favors the Cincinna-
tt movement but claims he should follow his
constituents. If they favor it, he will go to
Cincinnati.
"A bold but unsuccessful attempt was made
wednesday night to rob the First National
nank OF Bennington, VT The noise of the ex-
piosion IN blowing open the safe bank caused
Them to escape. 1t was so violent as to sbatter
the walls of the building and awake those Nv
ing in the vicinity. No clue has been forrd 70
the robbers
The report that Gen. Sickles made a half
million by the Erie revolution is untrue Ha
received $4,000 for services.
A good thing to bear in mind-that the Adj
ministration has reduced the annual interest
charge 500, 484, 552.
Governor Jewell received the following from
President Grant, the day following the Con-
necticut election: <Accept my hearty con-
CALCULATIONS for the Endorsement Connecticut
mas given you for past services, and for her I'M
shaken confidence in the party of freedom and
progress"
d. o. Being the chemical symbol of water
could Isaiah have had in in mind when he ex-
claimed, Tho every one that thirsteth''?
lhe New York Evening Post says it is assur-
~ W men who ought to know, that Chief JUS
.i0o onase takes no part, and even no interest,
~ 'no pi"ns OF mistaken friends who would
again bring his name into the political arena.
we nave no room for all this" said a night
editor, glancing desparingly at a two.colymn
obituary; 1T must be cut down to a nroner d.
mention" i4
Mr.. Greeley says, in the Tribune that the
Boston Journal was once respectable" SO was
the TriJune-once.
80 far as can be judged from the condensed
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j. B. BROWN &c SONS.
81 b "A N X Il r S.,
z 0 Il I L A ND. MAINE


THIS HOUSE is established for the transaction Of
General Banking Business. ask
DEPOSITS received subject to check at sight. In
terest at the rate of Four per cent per annum allow
ed on all Daily Balances. Accounts rendered and in
crest credited monthly.
CERTIFICATES IF DEPOSIT issued bearing in
terest as by agreeme and available at maturity in
Portland, Boston or New York. g
COLLECTIONS of Notes, Drafts, Coupons, and
Dividends made in all parts of the United States and
Canada.
DEALERS in Government and other Investment
Securities and in Gold and Silver Coin. sr
STERLING BILLS drawn on Englnnd, Scotland
and Ireland. Sight lrafts Paris Berlin and other
European cities, Nj ntreal, st. John and Halifax
Gold and Currency Drafts on Boston and New York
APPROVED Commercial Bills purchased.
FACILITIES afforded for the transaction of the
Special as well as the General Business of correspon-
dents.
Agents for the sale of the
Bonds of the Portland & Ogdensburg r r
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Bonds of the Portland & Ogdensburg r r
Bachelors Hair Dive.

This superb Hair Dye is the best in the world-per
lecty harmless, reliable and instantaneous no dis
appointment; ridiculous tnts or disagreeabe odor
e. eu IMMEDIATELY a splendid Black or Natural
leaves the hair cean soft beautiful does not
S Sd particle of lead any injurious compound
Sold by all Druggists.
ut, c,r Factory, 16 BOND STREET, N. Y
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DEPARTURE OF OCEAN sTEAMERs
MARINE NEWS.


Saturday, April O.
ssa ARRIVED.
Steamer Chesapeake. johnson, New York-passen-
gers and mdse to Henry Fox.
est City Sugar Refinery. Vessel to Fl Chase & Go.
Barque Endeayor, Mountfort, New York. to
Brig Mary A Chase Dolan, Baltimore,-coal to j L
5 Brig Matte B Russell, York, Hoboken,-coal to
Randall, McAllister & Co. Vessel to 5 winslow
Sch Marcia Reynolds, (of Lubec) Houghton. Ma
tanzas, 16 days,-473 hhds so ties molasses to GeoS
Sch Maggie Marston, Marston, Baltimore
to WaldrOn q True.
Sch Amelia; Kelley Newcastle, with loss of jb,-
Sch Mcclellan, Farr, New York,-coal to saml
Sch w T Emerson, Dorr, New York corn to Wal
Sch SNOW Bird OBJ cripps, Boston, to load for St
Sch Rinaldo, Bunker, Cranberry Estes.
" Sch Ella Trefethen, Startling, Rockland for New
CLEARED.
Steamship Hibernian, (Br) Watts, Liverpool =
steemer Chase, Mulligan. Halifax, Ns-John Port
eous.
Hunt. go
Sch Chas Heyer, Poland, Baltimorc-Chas Saw
Sch VIM Capes, Kelley, Philadelphia-J Nickerson.
Sch H Gibson, Hurst, New York-Chas Sawyer
Sch Harriet, Terrell, Boston--Chas Sawyer & Co.
Sch Ceruleus, McCobb, Friendship E Farms
worth. 1saest 't.r
W9o Ia sunday, April =.
ARRIVED
Barque Alice G, (Br) Dix, Belfast. l. Jan 15-rail-
road iron to Grand Trunk Hallway Co.
Sch New Zealand Cook, New York via Truro, where
she has been ashore,-coal and machinery to order.
BELOW-Sch Kate Grant, of Ellsworth.
MEMORANDA.
Brig Mariposa, Staples, at Philadelphia from Ma
tanzas, reports on the 9th ut, lat &c s. Ion "a A.
had gale from NNw, during which shipped a sea
and started matches and filed cabin with water, stove
water casks. SC. ~
Sch Onward, Bunker, at Philadelphia from Matan-
On the 28th ult had gale from ENE and tore sails
on the LIST inst lost an anchor i'll Delaware Bay dur
Sch L g. M Knowles, Peterson, at New York from
Anguia. reports moderate weather up to Hatteras
and was four days from thence with strong and NE
winds; broke manboom.
Sch Moses Patten, which arrived at Savannah 4th
the passage, and carried away mainboom stove quar-
ter rail- sprung aleak, and had to throw overheard
part OF cargo.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
GALyESTON-Ar goth, brig r w Messer. Smith.
Cardiff, (not the Helen M Rowley)
INDIANOLA.-Sld ed, sch Maud Webster, Went
worth, Pensacola. 'SNs
NEW ORLEANS = Ar 31st, ship Nortbampton
McLoon, Liverpool; brig Gipsey Queen, Moves. Ma,
tanzasi sen PaTepa, Packard, Sagua.
;. ,JAG nSS 2Sth, sch M W Drew, Per-
SAVANNAH 4th inst, ship othello, Greenleaf.
Havre schs Moses Patten, from Greenport, III;
Frank Nellie Bean, New York.
G GId s AM snip gGhn Sidney Bartlett Darisn
INTERNATIONAL I'd inst sch MARY e VanCleaf
Thorndike, Rockport, Me.
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HARpER's WEEKLY of the current week CON-
tains one of the happiest of Nast's politica,
cartoons, portraying the Cincinnati Conven-
ton In Pickwickian sense The company
ABOUT the table embraces allof the acknowledge
" members with several of the concealed breth-
On 1A' the head is Judge Davis, whose placard
am 70 please. Gratz Brown ct ais at
49, 'oos WIN conspicuous placard, 81 want
the nomination" On one side of the table ORC
Jen. Davis, Seymour, Fernando wood Al,
johnson. On the other are linton G 1as
Francis Train, Fenton, Trumbnu $50
Frank Blair. Mr. Horace Greeley IL bara, ana
ing the party as Pickwick The wa n'l as gu
pictures. piacards and
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The valuation of New England according to
the census, is as follows Massachusetts So, 1872,
1874; Connecticut $774, 631 ,524; Rhode Is
land 1896, 1885, GAG; Vermont 1926, 349, 553; New
Hampshire $3.50, 624, H. The following shows
the value of real and personal estate in each of
the counties of this State.
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DIED.

In this city, April 6, Frank Herbert, youngest son
of the late John Richards of Halowe aged Is years
II months. lHalowell papers please copy.l DIV
4 In Cape Elizabeth, April 8, Mr.. Chas. NJ Donnell
aged 80 years months.
In Windham, March 81, Mrs. ABBY wife of the late
Albus X. Jordan, and daughter of Charles and Mar
tina Anderson aged 81 years II months Transcript
please copy.l
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On the 18th of this month, week from
to-day, the counter cases. of the British
and American governments must, according
to the provisions of the treaty of Washing
ton, be filed with the Geneva Commission.
Inc important question is whether the Brit
ism government will present its case, or
whether it will stop short where it is for fear
1t may by further proceedings before the
Commission, virtually concede its authority
to consider the question of indirect DAMAGES.
Four HUNDRED CRIMINALS are to he Lot
loose in New York, on writs of habeos cornus
because the Court of General Sessions. nv
which they were tried, proves to have been
Illegal. This is good deal worse than
the blunder in our statutes depriving the
Superior Court of its criminal jurisdiction.
At the next New York election look ont for
Democratic gains.
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Plques, Cambrics, Linens, Lawns, Main
socks; Striped and plain, y Lining Cam
brio and Selesia, Linen Rosoms and
Cuffs, Ruhiins, Edgings, Tissue, g
Barge, Velvets, Collars and
Cuffs, Forms, Painters,
Chiidren's COrscts,
Elastics, Tapes, SC,
&c.
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BANK OF Deposit.
f. A. HAWLEY & CO.,
BANKERS.

DA ~ hEIOo.
No. DevOnshire, cor. State ST., Boston.
Four per cent. interest allowed on deposit ac-
counts subject to check, drawn any City Bank.
Out-of-town depostors will have their remttances
and collections promptly acknowledged.
We do General Banking and Commission Bust
ness negotiate Bonds Stocks Notes and other Secur
tiles, make collections throughout United States and
Europe. As
DEALERS IN SECURITIES,
we invite inquiries relating to investments and give
below the prices of a few of the most desirable Bonds
Burlington Cedar Rapids and Minnesota 7s. .S24
Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western Is. 80
Logansport, Charlottesville and s. W.. SIS. ......95
Connecticut Valley Is.
New York and Oswego Is. .......................9
U. S. Bonds and other marketable Securities allow
ed full price in exchange. mch23sn eod3m
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Marvellous Growth.

The advance sheets of the Ninth Census
embracing statistics of the wealth and public
Indebtedness of the country, arranged by
States and counties, have been received
From these it appears that the total real and
personal property of the United States was
S30,008, 51S, 507 in 1870, as against SIG, $780,
616,068 in 1860, and 81, 1875, 7SO, 22S in 1850.
In spite of the four years war during the
last decade, causing, as it did, an immense d-
version of productive energy, from its usual
channels, and the enormous destruction of
property, including the conversion of chattels
into men-the percentage of increase in
wealth is found to be over eighty-six per cent.
This State, notwithstanding the great falling
off in shipbuilding, had gained in 1870, eighty
three per cent. on the total property owned
in the State in 1850; while the gain in the
previous decade was but fifty-six per cent.
In Vermont when there has been falling off
of population and where it might be supposed
that its agricultural industry had been fully
developed, wealth has increased between
1860 and 1870 at the rate of one hundred and
nine per cent, while between 1850 and 1850
the increase was but thirty-three per cent.
New York, where both agriculture and COM
merce are greater interests than manufacture
ing, gained two hundred and ffty-two ner
cent. IN wealth the last decade and only sew
enty IN that preceding it. All of the agricul-
tural States of the West show great increase
in the past decade over any previous one
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PASSENGERS.

PASSENGERS.
In the Hibernian, for Liverpool A Henderson.
Miss Taylor Miss Mcpherson, Mrs Ross and six chill
dren, Mr. Blandford, Ransford Cassils Gould, Par
dew, w Burke, Mckenzie, Moffatt, Kay Young, j
Ogilvey, Montgomery, Furness, R Taylor, Mcdonald,
Fathern, and % Storage. -,
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EIlXlr OF StiIIingia &c Iron !!
The great American Blood Purifier, conn
posed Of stilIingia or Queens Root, Frost
Weed, Prickly Ash Berries, Yellow Dock,
Pipsissewa, Mandrake and Cardamon
Seeds, &c., combined with Iron in its pur-
est form. StilIingia ms an alternative or
blood Purifer is far superior TO sarsnpa-
rilla or any other medicine OF com bination
of medicines known to the medical profess
sion. 1t is specially recommended for the
following diseases: scrofula, Salt, Rheum,
Neuralgia, Reformation, Ulcers and Sores
Diseases of the skin, Bolts, Pimples, In
digestion, Liver Complaint, Dizziness,
Sour Stomach, Dropsy, Sick Headache,
require medical treatment, we challenge
the world to produce its equal.
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= Splendid assortment of PRINCES

80 Splendid assortment of PRINCES
Our whole stock is new, bought for cash. bought low
'SS& viii be sold for cash and sold low
B-We confident it will be to your advantage
to examine before buying. -l7E u
A. M. PEABODY.
a45 CONGRESS STREET., Portland.
ap3sn1w
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MARRIED.

In this city, April g. by Rev. l. Luce, Henry L.
Lovejoy, of st. Stephens, n. B., and Emma L. Part
ridge, of Portland. i -f-a
In Deerng, April l.. by Rev. NJ H. Williams, Geo.
w. Nixon and Sarah Elliott all of Portland.
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For Sale.

A GOOD little Horse, 10 years old, weight about
"A 900, for S25.00; Buggy wagon $500; Sleigh $40;
Harness $500; all in good order. Also lot Of Hens
and Ducks, and some Farming Tools fer sale cheap.
CHAS. r. TAYLOR, Cape Elizabeth, near Mineral
Spring. apS.iw
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SPRING STYLES
We buy and sell for Cash, and by doing can both
buy and sell at the Loscest Prices We deviate
in price, consequently must offer goods at the
very Loacest Price.
" READ THE PRICES ,a
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Pocket Book Found!l

Plan, now presented to the public by the

A SMALL Scarlet Shawl with White. Border
"A worn on the stage at City Hail, Wednesday
Evening Sd April The finder will be generously re-
warded by returning 1t to No. AZ Park st.
Apr S-dtf
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B Oarding and Lodging House for

NOV full of good paying boarders and dodgers;
IN house and furniture is all In perfect ORDER and
very centrally located and worthy of investigation
house has lease and very low rent; sold ON account
of sickness.
TAYLOR s. CO., 20 State ST., Boston, Mass.
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