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The Portland daily press., 1872-10-23
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

Saturday, in Gardiner, c. T. Somes took
some landanum, hoping thereby to find the
undiscovered country" but a cruel doctor
again.
oo The Governor has appointed Thursday, the
18th of November next, as a day Of nuhIc
Thanksgiving and Prayer
The steam mill in Hallowell has greatly in
creased business in the vicinity where it Is To-
Gated and the citizens of the place now see
very plainly, that the $1,000 investment in
order to locate it there, was money judiciously
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-23

The farmers in Hodgdon are losing their
sheep by the dogs. Mr.. Henry Sherman lost
eight one night last week, and others have suf
fered to quite an extent from the ours. =
The rain this fall has prevented many from
the ground and rotting badly. The oldest in
habitants say that they have not known such a
year taken as whole, in this region
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.
.0OTH 7

Any person having two seats together in the centre
Orchestral chairs in letters E. F. G H. by leaving
the tickets at Gilkeys will receive two seats in
(centre) also the price of their tickets. oc22sn3t
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-23
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal is informed that bears
have been making serious depredations in the
sweet apple orchards in Phillips and vicinity.
into the village. A j. Parker discovered That
his fruit was being destroyed and not being
able to obtain sight of the thief, set his gun at
night on the trail of Mr. Bruin, and next morn
ing found him dead at the entrance to the or
chard "
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-23
Plain Words Inv an old Domno,o+

Hon John F. Lang of St. Louis who saws
that President Grant was long time his
neighbor, speaks good word for him in the
following letter which is published in the
New York Era: ..l Pc tta
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provocation; they consequently. having to
determine between muru,r in the first degree
and manslaughter in the {.hird degree IND
tho prisoner guilty of the latte, the punish
ment of which is comparatively snort term
of Imprisonment. BIZ. Clinton proposeS 10
make such killing murder in the second
degree, and punishable by imprisonment for
life. He thinks that the result would be,
whenever the evidence justified it, an inVaria-
bic conviction in this class of cases.
The other bill proposed by Mr.. Clinton pro-
vides that wherever verdict of acquittai in
murder cases is rendered on the ground OF
insanity, the jurors shall say so in their ver-
dict. In such cases, and in felonies not CAPT
tnl, he proposes that the respondent shall be
confined in an asylum for a period not less
than the shortest nor more than the longest
term to which the respondent might by law
be sentenced if found guilty. In capital cases
it is proposed to confne the respondent in an
asylum for not less than twenty nor more
than thirty years, and until it shall be proved
that the respondent has been restored to san
ity. Mr.. Clinton, like everybody else who has
given attention to the terrible evils OF our
present loose administration Of the law, sees
clearly the necessity OF some reform, unless
we wish to have murders as common as mis-
dempanOrS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

TIE CONTROLLER AND TIKI DEPOSITS.
When Mr.. City Chamberlain Peter B. SweeDy,
in a parorysm of public virtue. proposed to
Day over to the City Treasurer tho interest on
the municipal funds intrusted to his custody,
Controller Connolly, finding IN the law no IN
structons for the disposition OF the money,
determined to create and keep special in
{" terest account to which the sums thus re-
turned by the Chamberlain should be credited
The result of this arrangement was that GER
tain figures, representing the amount of inter-
est paid by the banks on the public deposits,
were set down on the Controllers books; while
the money, in the shape of some hundreds OF
thousands of tangible greenbacks, remained
in the hands of Mr.. Sweeny, and was doubt
less employed by that astute gentleman In
some pleasant and profitable manner. But now
Controller Green, who has also looked into
the law, finds no authority for keeping a
special "interest account" and accord
ingly insists that the interest shall
be added to the principal of the
various funds upon which it had accumu-
lated. The practical difference between the
Connolly system and the Green system Is con-
siderable. Under the former the Chamberlain
has free use of the interest, with the power,
"a he claims, to draw upon his individual or.
der, and of course he can fplace the interest
where it will yield him handsome personal
profit. Mr. Green proposes to lock it up.
where whatever increase it earns will accrue
to the city, and where it cannot be touched
except on the warrant of the Controller,
countersigned by the Mayor. Mr.. Palmer, the
present Chamberlain, refuses his assent to this
arrangement. Hereupon the banks which
have the money refuse to pay interest and
Controller Green Ia charged with losing for the
Treasury about 100000 year.
The Chamberlain is required by law TO make
his deposits in at least three banks, and to
equalize the amounts among them, drawing
his warrant for that purpose whenever one of
them has sn excess. The law Is silent on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

question of interest; but the banks have al
WAYS paid four per cent, and perhaps If com
petition were allowed they would pay more.
The law does require them, however, to pay
the Chamberlain's Office rent and clerk hire.
The Office of the Chamberlain is in tho new
Court House, 80 there is no rent to pay; and
the principal item Of clerk-hire is salary Of
$4,000 to the Deputy Chamberlain, who hap
pens to be President of one of these very
banks. The Chamberlain designates as the
three repositories the Broadway Bank. OF
which no himself IA President and active
manager the Tenth National Bank, of which
his nephew. Mr. W. b. Palmer, the Deputy
Chamberlain, ia President and manager; and
tho Tradesmen's Bank. In spite of the require
ment that the deposits shall be equalizcd, he
distributes the money about in the proportions
of $e,000,000 to the Broadway. S6,OOO,OOO to the
Tenth National, and 100000 to the Trades
mems. 1t will be seen. therefore, that the
two Palmer banks make very pretty stroke
of business by refusing to pay interest on the
ground that the two Palmers do not like MIR.
Green's method of keeping his books. In
view of the fact that the Receiver OF Taxes
has transmitted to Chamberlain Palmer within
the past two months ABOUT SSO,UJUVJV' anu
that during much of that time the money
market has been unusually stringent, the CIR
cumstances seem to deserve more attention
than they have received. Inasmuch rs Mr..
Palmer the City Chamberlain, has such init
mate relations with Mr.. Palmer the President
of the Broadway Bank, and with Mr.. Palmer
the President of the Tenth National Bank,
would it not be well fol Mr.. Palmer, City
Chamberlain, to demand Of those two gentle
men more rational explana alton of their
action than they have yet mac publcY 1t is
for their advantage to withhold the interest;
but it is his duty to collect it; and if they
persist in their present course, we are willing
to believe that Mr.. Palmer is too efficient and
faithful an officer to hesitate about tran sier-
ring the deposits to other banks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

bachelor who at the age of 95 makes up bis mind
20 tempt the perils Of matrimony may well have
much of chat bravery which pertains to the charao-
ter Of soldier. Mr., William Edwards Of Jay Is tho
veteran who has thus noby dared and we are not
astonshed to learn that he was wounded at the bat
tie of Waterloo He has, however, taken to his
arms no bread-and- butter damsel of TO- The new
Mrs. William Edwards has reached the mature age
of 20 years. SO that it is not much January and
May as January and December business. Still Ii
cannot be concealed that the dame is quarter Of
century younger than her lord, in spite of which,
however we trust that she will conduct herself with
wifely discretion. and will not, by flirting with some
Corydon Of 60 OF So bring the gray hairs of her
husband in to the grave. 1t is consolation
to know that if he is TO suffer- either from the pangs
of jealousy his brides shrewishness that inexcra
bic time will put him out of his misery BY tho
way we must not forget to mention that this phe
nomenal bridegroom has been q constant smoker OF
tobacco for period of 50 years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

graceful current of artistic degradation which
appears of late to be sweeping everything be-
fore it. This is bitter task we ask OF them.
Mr.. Sumner made an effort, several years ago,
to prevent that pathetic and grotesque outrage
on the memory of Lincoln from being con-
animated and was abused for it more than
would have been necessary if he had COM
mitted murder. 1t greatly shocked the lead
ing statesmen in the Senate to hear 1t sug-
gested that the nation should employ only
good workmen to make its statues. inns
sentiment was hooted at as being to the Iast
degree aristocratic and infdel. But it should
be repeated without ceasing in both Houses,
or in few years we shall have the
Capitol filed with scarecrows which Will
last rs long as the commemorative.
There are bronzes in Rome to-day as
old IA the TarTIins. No sin is 80 lasting as
these sins of taste. 1t is positively not safe
To allow Congress to vote and order works
of art. He would be bold man who would
rise in his place and say this, but in some way
it ought to be said. Who is then to do the
work. Il is no safer TO leave it to one of the
Executive Department, for Mr. Delano gave US
the last Lincoln in all its horror. The only
way which seems possible out of the slough
is the appointment by Congress or the Presi-
dent of Commission of Fine Arts, who shall
decide all these questions, to be composed Of
educated men who shall serve without pay.
Yet this suggestion is made with fear and
trembling. for what kind of people would be
al
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1e~'0ork Daily Gribmsrs.
FOUNDED az HORACE GREELEY
'SATURDAY, DECEMBER %. 1872.

The Governments OF Austria, Germany and Russia
have interfered in the Lsurium Mines dispute - The
English Government will not interfere with the Russian
progress in Central Asia II Afghanisan is not threat
ened go Diplomatic relations between eHitzerisno
and the Vatican have been broken on
Two more victims Of the Prospect disaster have been
identified. 60 The breaking OF an ice gorge near
Memphis caused about $4,000 damage.
Business and local travel no longer seriously hin
oered nv the snow. - Edward g. Stokes testified in
his own behalf =-=== A large chocolate factory was
burned go The Fire Marshal pronounces several the
.ters unsafe after thorough inspection. - Go!d li7t
INA. ia s-- Thermometer, 70. 1879, ilo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28
CLpITAL PUNISHMENT.

We would call the attention of our readers
to the communication from Mr.. Clinton which
we publish this morning, proposing radical
changes in the law relating to insanity In
capital cases, and also in the law of murder.
In furtherance of his propositions. Mr. Clinton
has drafted two bills. which will be submitted
to the consideration of, the next Assembly.
One of these provides for a more liberal con-
struction of tho doctrine Of manslaughter
Juries are unwilling to convict of murder
those who Kill under circumstances Of great
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28
ORANGES FOE sUNDA Y-scHOoLS"


AT this festive season, man may go to
worse place than Fulton Market, in search of
food either for the body or the mind The
structure itself is, considered az n structure,
Just no structure at all. INTELLECTUALLY moth
ing could be more disreputable than this poor,
low, crazy. dirty line of sheds. Yet there the
sturdy may buy beef, the more delicate oysters
such as can be found nowhere else in New
York; there the poetical may purchase flowers
and books and the fastidious of palate, fruit.
Those who have noticed the stalls high heaped
with the golden productions of the tropics,
must have also noticed the inscription which
We have placed at the head Of this
writing. We must confess that Oranges
" for the Sunday Schools had to our eyes
o pleasant appearance, and We be-
gan to estimate how many of the yellow es-
oulents Would go to the Rev. Mr.. Beecher's
establishment and how many to other religious
nurseries. As we sauntered along in q reverie
we thought of the little ones eagerly hocking to
the distribution and each receiving with sat
isfaction too great for words the welcome gift.
We fear that every moment we grew more
and more hoterodOx. We ere not sure that
we did not consider, just then, oranges better
than cstechism. We feel, however. that In q
school conducted by those who are sensible
enough to care tor tho stomachs as well as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

1t "A quite fitting that in the midst Of the genial
holiday season should come the advance sheets of
Mr. Francis Gerry Fairields book the most genial
of all subjects Club Life in New York 1t makes an
attractive duodecimo. wherein are gathered more
information and mlsinfomation about all the lead
ing clubs OF the city than have before been put
in attainable form. Considering the multitude Of
details which the book embraces, its mistakes are
far fewer than could have been expected though we
notice. for instance, that its list of membership II
the Century is three years old, and that few other
slips of like kind may be observed. But It's spe-
cially enjoyable book for evenings enteraiDment
before sea-coal fire in a cosy club parlor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

sensible man, it appears to u.s. is the Earl Of
Shrewsbury. Lately receiving his tenants a6 the
halfyearly audit, be entered into friendly CONVEX
sation with them on tenant-right the game-laws,
and similar topics, inviting frank expression Of
opinion from those present. Then his Lordship did
another sensible thing. by pcdging himself to pro-
vide suitable cottages for the peasantTy. He ob-
served that he thought mutual confidence between
landlord and tenant better than the action of Cham
bers of Agriculture. Mutual confidence is, adj
nit such an excellent thing that its rarity is er.
ceedingly to be regretted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28
JAY Cooke 4 Co.,
20 wALI.sf., Dee. n. issA

30 wALI,sf., Dee n. is.A
n. Northern Psesc Railroad Company iu operation,
vita regular daily miles Of road Distance Of nearly 200
ollie, more constructed The Minnesota Section Immediately a
completion entered upon Satisfactory business including local trAee
and e large eiIyingrsds Of s Northwestern British Settlements
and HpisOn, Bay Company The recently completed section Of
ary6-, nile, on commands prOsabe bus
., b...,sn Puget Sound heretofore by
.o..-.s opening Of Spring With than 500 miles
oros r.r operation Company VII control the extensive and
ou.v. trad. Upper NOO much Of MOntsn' and the North
Ss. The earning, Of the for 1879 win be large.
Arrangements for pushing uEOOu, the coming
progressing satisfactorily.
ofAe Dsy Million Of land sscruDg TO the Company in
connection with the portion virtually esnsrued some Two
Milo, .er,, Of excellent .v,s. quality their SALE
md .emss progressing ,veng. po. thu, far realized
ss s per aere-vAie Of than 1000 mile
toad for whole grant
The Company already beGun process Of sdseuias and ear
tpg ts rs Mortgage they being received at
Ito In payment and sIehsrse for th, COGPanys lands
with these socor pHA,a and hJOabs prospects The
Company nos selling Mortgage 40 Bonds for the purpose
sfsoupletng Of road We recommend them veil secured
,sd unusually profitable They hare the following element"
assrth AMI safety, They obligation Of cOrPOraOn
hey Mortgage the Road is Right Of waJ Telegraph
es Rqpusrt, Fsehes arsi Lien its Net Earnings
In sddoB to rsuAJ security there pledged FOR TIE
,yn,nt Of pLupa Land Grant Of H. 800 mile
road through tSe States and $500 through the Territories The
sevsn Issteuths cent gold equal now 10
ibout 81 curreuy for dnHsa iasere the
R,gssred Bond, are mailed Possos ad6r Of "a,
an securities are received in eIhsrg. favorable
srsL For sale b. Bssts and B,ntsrI generally.
jar cooxE & Co
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

1t is impossible to avoid condemnine the
Creek Government for its course in the Lau-
rum Mines dispute. Having granted conces-
sions to {. foreign company for developing the
capacities of these abandoned mines, and after
ward finding that the Company was enjoying
large profits by these concessions, the Govern
nent has done everything in its power to de-
prive the foreigners Of their rights in the
premises. The combined action of the Gov
ernments of Austria Germany, and Russia re-
ported this morning is warranted by every
consideration of justice
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It is net only American church building which il
done in an inefficient aud dangerous way. 1t is with
kind of melancholy complacency that we read
how. at Exeter Eng, during recent gale, three
pnnsces of the tower of st. Thomas's Church werc
blown of. One fell on the roof, which it smashed
in causing great quantity of ceiling TO fall on tho
children aud people assembled. Nobody was in
jured !; but il churches are to be thus dangerous.
what an excuse he reprobate will have for absent
ing themselves from the holy house
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28
amnstments, tit.. Chs evening.

Booru'S THEATKR.-At aud at S; Henry Dun
h,r" J. ". wallset.
F,rrH AVENUE THEArER.-At Il and at s New
Years BVe-"
GRAND OPERA House. AT Il and at s: " Round
the Coct~ John WOOD Mis- Emma hoWson ana Joah br0uSaa
NIBL0's GARDEN.-A II and at q Leo ana
Iotos"
OLYMPIC THEArER-At II and at s. Opera Bouhe
Les Cert Verses" Mle. Aines sss Mons Juteau
Union SQUARE THEATER.-At 2and at Is: Money"
WAIIAcK's THRATER.-At Il and at s; . Brother
SAM" T. A. SOthern
COOPER INsrITUTE-Lecture. Prof Tyndal.
SrKNwAY HAIL.-Symphony Concert. Theodore
In0mxA
ST. JAMES THEATER.-Sau Francisco Mlnstrels
Tony PAsroR's OPERA HOUSE. AT ~ and at S {:
sHpnps, Dunpfy in she Bozery," aud Varieties
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

stckes's narrative of the killing OF Fisk,
given in the trial yesterday, is the principal
event of the Judicial drama as far as 1t has
gone. He persistently adheres to the state
ment which be made on his first trial, and re-
lates the particulars with circumstantial
minuteness which shows careful preparation
or a vivid recollection of what actually took
place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

We noticea pleasing little instance Of the adysn'
tages of cooperative labor. In Western college
five students keep bachelors hall together. They
usually have hot cakes for breakfast and this rs tho
way in which they are prepared: Ma. builds the
FIRE, No. mixes the batter, No. 8 gresses Tho grid
die, No. adjusts the batter to the same, No takes
oil the cakes. Then the whole party affectionstey
cooperate in devouring the result of their joint
labop Here the plan win work no further. for
every man has to digest on his own personal re-
sponsiblity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

original cause of difficulty was question OF
civil and ecclesiastical jurisdiction. The Swiss
Government held that the attempt to raise
Pastor Mermillod to higher position, with
out the approval of the civil authorities, was
illegal and not to be tolerated. The Papal
authorities persisted; a direct issue was made !;
and as the Swiss Government was firm, there
was nothing left for Rome but surrender or
diplomatic rupture. This last has finally
taken place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

The rri- Weekly Florida Union states that specm'n
copies Of The TRIBUNE. with posters and circulars.
have been sent By mail without prepayment OF
postage. Such is net the fact 30 our knowledge.
Every such package has been prepaid by stamps.
The Post-Offce authorities here know how careful
The TRIBUNE is to prepay postage on all transient
matter. and if package has reached FLORIDA with
out stamps. they must have been rubbed of On tho
way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

An accumulation of river ice, one mile wide
three miles long, and many feet in hight is
tremendous enemy when it moves. Just In
this terrifying fashion the Mississippi, above
Memphis, has been DISTRACTED. The shore
ice, detached from upstream, drifts down and
locks with isolated sheets, forming jam"
which reaches from shore to shore. On this
other masses are forced by the swift current,
until the pile mounts higher and higher,
and extends far up the river. This vast mass
at Memphis burst, yesterday, being forced
apart by a freshet which swept in from the
Ohio. The mOnstrous barrier, torn into float
ing avalanches, crashed down upon the feet
of steamers below, grinding up twenty OF
them like egg-shels. Boats and cargoes we're
swept away aggregating loss OF twenty
millions. Due warning of the danger was
gwen and the crews and passengers escaped
narrowly. The disaster is q great one; it adds
another weighty item to the losses OF the year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

Probably the best explanation OF the depart
ure Of powerful United States war steamer
to Honolulu il that we do not want to capture
the Sandwich Islands but if the plum is ripe
enough 10 drop, we may as well be where we
can pick it up. OF course, it 10 easy to say
that American citizens on the islands may need
protection. So they may but American citizens
have been protecting the Hawaiian Kingdom
90 long, that we venture TO say they will be
found equal to any possible emergency which
may arise. 1t would not be surprising II the
eanny Boetonians of Honolulu sbould soon be
demanding an American protectorate foz
Hawaii.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

The Infant Asylum grand ball. 70 take place at tho
Academy Of Music Jan. 10, 1879, promises to be
great success. The boxes are disposed OF rapidly
aud the call Tor tickets is unprecedented
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

That is not a pretty story which we get
from the MOdOc Indian war in Southern Ore
gon. At last accounts, the Indians, numbering
about one hundred, were intrenched in one Of
those curious lava caves which honeycomb the
Klamath country whittier the savages have
retreated. Now it appears that they have
turned on their besiegers-several hundred
soldiers and frontiersmen-and a detachment
of the latter has been attacked and beaten.
This is bad business; there should never have
been any war at all; or, if there must needs
be- it should not have been undertaken until
the Government was in condition to make
it decisive. As it was, thirty-five soldiers were
sent against one hundred Indians; and now
their defeat has been followed by another re-
verse. AS the Indians escaped without loss,
after inaicting this blow, they will be encour-
aged in their resistance. small army will
| now be required to extinguish fame which
might have been cheaply and expeditiously
put out if it had been reached in time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

The old quarrel between the Swiss Govern
ment and the Vatican has eliminated, at last,
in the termination of diplomatic relations be-
twsenf Switzerland aud the Pope. The