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The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21
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GOVERNMENT BONDS,
STATE AND CITY BONDS
TOWN BONDS,
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-Four Million. Of Invnlid,.

At the lowest computation there are never less
than four millions of nvalids in the United States
OF this number probably more than three-fftbs have
neglected the ordinary precautions necessary for the
preservation of health and are suffering the punish
ment due to their carelessness. If the multitudes
who are now afflicted with biliousness indigestion.
rheumatism, intermittent fever Irregularities of the
bowels, general debility, nervous disorders, &c. had
at the very first symptoms of indispositon invigo-
rated, regulated and purified their systems with Hos
letters Stomach Btters twothirds of them would at
this moment be performing the active duties of life
unannoyed by any ailment of the body or the mind
This assertion is made advisedy. 1t is founded on
experience and is borne out by the testimony Of n
countless host Of witnesses whose atestaons cover
almost every variety of disease, and extend over
period of about twenty years. Of every thousand per-
sons who take the Bitters, a preventive of the
complaints above enumerated, seven-eighths escape
them entirely and of every thousand who are actual
ly attacked, and use the great Vegetable Tonic as
remedy three-fourhs radically cured. These are
not haphazard assertions but statistical facts Thew
are based upon the results of inquiries made by more
than fifty thousand persons, in various parts of the
country and upon the letters of prominent citizens
of every stated might almost be sail Of every county
in the Union.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGa1N COUNTY

The Lewiston Journal says boarding house
keeper hearing sugar was selling very low, il
small lots, sent each of his sixty boarders ou1
to buy package.
"Granulated sugar, five pounds for twenty
five cents" is advertised in Lewiston.
S. R. Bearce and wife of Lewiston, have do
mated $1,000 to johnson College, located at Ma
con City, Mo.
The Journal says the preliminaries for the
erection In Lewiston, the coming season, of the
$4,000 spindle addition to Continental Mills
are being arranged.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
Capt. W. R. Roix has been appointed to the
command of the Sanford steamer Katahdin,
vacant since the death of Captain Rich.
Recently a man was driving a pair of nice
horses belonging to Lawyer Cushman of Lee,
when they took fright at the car whistle and
ran down the hill toward the railroad crossing
at Winn, just as the train was passing. The
driver jumped from his load and the horses 60
ing at full run struck the train between the en-
glne and first car. Both horses were killed and
the sled and load smashed to splinters.
The Bangor Commercial says Mr. A. w.
Page, OF Bangor, went out to Alligator Lake
last week and caught 140 pounds of fine trout.
Many of them averaged 8 IL lbs, some even
weighing IA.
The "ancient and honorable" cannon which
was hauled up from the bed of Penobscot last
summer after sleep of ninety years, will be
used to fire salute of 81 rounds, at Bangor, on
Thursday-Washingto birthday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The Eastport Sentinel says a portion of the
Iron Works at Pembroke, were obliged to sus-
pend operations last week; owing to the search
ty of water.
The Sentinel says Mrs. Seth B. French of
Cutler, was dangerously if not fatally, injured
by the sleigh in which she was riding coming
into collision with runaway horse.
The Calais Advertiser says Mr. w. H. Young
is improving in health rapidly. He can now
leave his bed and sit up a short spell, OCCASION
ally, and even stand on his well leg.
The Sentinel says Caleb Prescott of Barring,
while logging up river met with painful acct
dent few days ago, caused by log rolling up
on and badly jamming his body.
The Sentinel states that on the evening of the
Sd inst, Mr.. Joseph w. Chandler of Charlotte,
who was holding an infant in his arms, in at
tempting to answer knock at the door, mis-
TOOK the cellar door for the entry door, and fell
to the bottom of the cellar with the child in his
arms. Strange to tell, while he was badly bruis-
ed himself and was confined to the house some
days, the child was not injured.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

RAILROADS IN NEW BRUNSWICK St
John Telegraph asserts that New Brunswick
has now in operation and in course of con
struction larger number of miles of railroad in
proportion to its population than any other
country in the world. 1t supports this asser-
ton by giving in round numbers the figures re-
lating to the length and cost of the New Bruins
wick railroads From the data thus furnished
we learn that there are now in the course of
construction that part of the Intercolonial
Railway from Moncton to the boundary of the
Province of Quebec by the Government of the
Dominion, some 220 miles; and the Frederic
ton and River du Loup Railroad, 160 miles IRE
Gently contracted for.) The Albert County
railroad, very important line, is also likely to
be built, but is not included in the enumera-
ton. The Telegraph sums up as follows
Railways now in working order in New
Brunswick, 3SS miles. In course of constrnc.
ton and to be completed within IL mouths
300 miles Under contract and now ha;nn io''
Gated, 160 miles, in all 76S miles
These railroads cost in round figures 900 7es
900, in aid of which the government of Nav
Brunswick and of the Dominion contribute
over 100000 in cash and 100000 acres of
land.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

A TEXAS paper announced its conversion to
the Missouri doctrine with this trumpet blast
with this new party of the people the hide
pendent takes its stand. Howsoever hot the
conflict the temper of its blade shall not be
wanting; wheresoever be its it's enemies in
trenched, it will yet show that ''young Percy s
spurs is not yet cold, and trumpet-tongued it
will sound the clarion of battle until the glory
of that day shall be attained, whose dawn has
already illumnedithe vision of our country s
most lnrdlY SON
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

The March number of Scr,bner's Monthly is a
full and entertaining one. George Alfred
Townsend contributes an illustrated article
about The Chesapeake Peninsula terra i,aaog-
n'ta to large proportion of the people of the
country, but having many features of peculiar
interest d. orc. Townley, in the third of his
articles ON Living American Artists, gives a
sketch OF William Page with portrait. Bay
ard Taylors profusely illustrated paper, EMIT
led "The Heart of Arabia" is very readable,
Charles d. Warner gives us another of his
Backlog Studies" Thomas w. Knox re-
lates the story of the grand jury which consid-
cred the New York frauds, and of which he
was a member. Hiram Rich and ii. H. con-
tribute poems. The other contributors to this
number are Susan Coolidge, Noah Brooks, Geo.
w. Sampson, Mrs. NJ E. w. Sherwood, w. o.
Stoddard and George Macdonald and Mrs. Oil
plant, the writers of the serials.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

In the New York Assembly on Friday last
when the bill for new charter for New York
city passed a third reading, Mr.. Hawkins, who
championed the measure, exclaimed in the
hearing of many members, 1--WE have beaten the
thieves at last" This was construed by Mr.
Alvord, the leading opponent of the measure as
personal reflection, and he retorted by calling
Mr.. Hawkins a coward. Thereupon Mr. H.
apologized, and then Mr. Alvord apologized,
and the ruffled waters became calm.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

Passed Gibralter sst, barque orchila, Havener. I'm
Messina for Boston.
At Gonaives Goth pt, sch Carrie Clark, Gross, for
Boston, ldg.
Ar at ST Jago 5th, Maid of the Mist Smith, New
York.
Sid 18th, barque Ellen Stevens, How. New York !;
brig Proteus, Hall Philadelphia Faustlna, Patter-
son. Cenfuegos sch Abbie, Drinkwater. for North Of
Chartered-brig Ysidora Rionda for Portland, with
molasses at S3t pr 40 gallons; Amelia Emma, Car
Ion for New York, same rate.
At Caibarien Sth inst, brgs Clara jenkins, CO0mbs,
for New York, ldg sugar; sch Alzena Boynton, tor
North of Hatteras.
Ar at Havana 18th inst. brigs Mechanic, Nichols,
Portland; Shasta, Brown, New York. sch Nellie
Chase, Dal'ing do.
Sid llth, brig ANGELA, Brown Matanzas.
Cid 18th. barque + Wilton, Carver, New York
schs -Four Sisters, Shearer, Sagua; Lookout Nichols,
Caibarien. = ~ g
Ar at Matanzas 18th, brig Hancock Collins, from
Ar at sagua sth inst, sch Sophie, Bunker, Boston,
Ar at st John, NIB 10th hist, sch George Jewett,
Patterson, Boston. ~
--latest by European steamers.l
Sid I'm Antwerp Sd inst Tamerlane, Sumner, for
Ar at Batavia Dec rs, Argonaut, Baker, from New
York.
Cid at Calcutta 10th ut, Tennyson, Graves, for
on Deal 4th Lizzie zittloseu, Dow, from Shields
for Cardenas.
Ar at Hong Kong Dec 2l, Camilla, Humphrey, FIN
Sumatra Mullen, do.
Sid FIN Liverpool Sd inst, wetterhorn, Landerkin,
| New Orleans; Golden Rule, Hall, Savannah.
| Ar at Liverpool Sd inst, VIM Campbell. Henry
Mobile; Goodell, Crockett Jarvis Island; 4th Ken
| drick Fish, Watts, New Orleans.
Emit out at Newport I'd, Flon NJ HurIbut, Millay
Boston.
Ent out I'd, American Eloyds Park, Havana
SID I'm Singapore Dec q, Wallace, Adams, for
| . Ar at Calcutta 10th ult, Alaska, Humphrey, from
Gale.
Sid FIN Gale 9th ult, Alice Buck, Snow, Calcutta
Ar at Trieste 31st ult, Sagadahoc, Starkey, Pha-
delphia.
| Ar at Hayre I'd inst Gen Butler, Chase, from New
Cid Sd, Union, Cotter, Savannah
=, Ar at Liverpool 9th ult, Montgomery, Perkins
| New Orleans.
Emf fol- ldg 5th Dcyonshire, Havener, for Phiadel
| phia; Premier, White, for Punta Arenas.
Ar at Holyhead 4th, y ivance, Morrison, from New
| Orleans.
| Ar at Penarth I'd, American Loyds, Park, Bristol
Ar at Newport I'd, Nunquam Dormio, Cousins, fin
| Havre.
Sid FIN Troon 9Th, barque Flor del Mar, McLaugh
| lin, Londonderry.
Ar at Hong Kong list ult, Intrepid, Dunbar, from
San Francisco.
| Ar at Gibraltar 18th ult Rome Otis, Philadelphia
| Atlas, Hodgdon, Palermo 30th, Camilla, Pickett
| Messna.
SPOKEN.
Jan "a, lat "a IL, lon 49, ship Emerald Isle iron
| Liverpool for Mobile.
Feb rs, lat IS 40, Ion 70 IS, sch Adene Rogers
| bound South.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21
State Aid to Schools.

To the Editor Of the Press.
The general and well-founded prejudice
against State aid to sectarian schools seems
likely to be too sweeping in its nature and to
operate iniuriously against the requests of
schools which are not sectarian and which have
good claims for assistance. A case in point is
that of the Oxford Normal Institute at South
Paris This school under charge of Mr.. Hora-
ito E. Swasey, its energetic and efficient princi-
pal, is doing an educational work for Oxford
county which should make it an object of emu
lation in every county in the State. Mr.. Swasey
has assembled a body of pupils nearly two hun
bred in number, who are inspired with ardor
and enthusiasm, unhappily quite unusual in
such schools. The effects of his work are readi-
ly observable in the community around the
school. The general tone of society is raised
and the common schools will gain much from
the thorough training and care which are be-
slowed upon his teachers class. The school is
great success, as we know from personal OBJ
serva'ion.
1t is of course, impossible to maintain by the
ordinary receipts of the school, SO strong a
corps of instructors as is actually needed, and
aid from the State is imperatively demanded
We feel sure that this is a practical and direct
way to advance that cause of education which
we all have so much at heart, but about which
there is so much quackery. X.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

SIR CHARLES dixie, the leading republic
can agitator in England, never said truer
thing than when he declared in his speech at
Chelsea, Monday night, that ''the existing
state of i'll feeling between England and the
United States is due to the ignorance which
prevails in aristocratic circles of American in
cti
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

AND now Fernando Wood of New York city,
representing in Congress one of the most infa-
nous districts of that city, desires party that
shall inseribe upon its standards the watch
word of universal publication" Huge jokes
there have been this season, but Mr. Wood has
this time reached the limit. In the funny line
there is nothing beyond. Imagine "Furnandi-
wud' heading the crowd that elected him bear
ing banner emblazoned with universal purif-
cation! When did Mr.. Wood leave the Demo-
cratic party?
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

GEN. BEAUREGARD, to the intense sat-
isfaction of the Democratic papers, is show
ern magazine that ''the siege of Petersburg
by Gen. Grant was a mistake" Undoubted-
ly, from Gen. Beauregard's and the Demo-
cratic standpoint.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21
DIED.

In this city, Feb. 90 Abigail wife of the late Sam
B, Chase of North Yarmouth, aged &C years IL mos.
Funeral services at No 10 Bratte street, Thurs
day forenoon at IL o'clock. The remains will then be
removed to North Yarmouth via Maine Central Rail-
road, for interment Prayers at the grave at eek
Relatives and friends are invited. to attend s-r
In this city Feb. 20, Mr.. Samuel o. Woodsids, aged
~ years months.
Funeral services Thursia afternoon at O'Clock,
invited to attend.
In Oakland, CAL. Jan. II, Mr.. Adam P. Baker,
In Bath, Feb. IT, Mrs. Nancy ST. widow of the late
Caleb Leavitt, Esq, aged IS years months.
Funeral services in memory of the late Capt. Thos
NJ Pennell and daughter, who left this port in the
barque Rosedale, Feb. g. 1871, and who never have
been heard from since, will be held in Plymouth
Church next Sabbath. Friends are invited.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

UNDER President Grants administration,
a Republican Congress has cut down taxes to
the amount of $780,, 1856, O6s, and will reduce
them this session by $5O,oOO,O 900 more-a to-
tai of $250,000,00o. These are facts. The
New York Times asks: "Are the promises
made by Democrats and disappointed Repub-
licans worth more?'
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21
The OgdenSburg Loan,

To the Editor of the Press:
Gen. Anderson said before the legislative
committee that she did not think Portland
ooou!d favor the loan to-day: but their minds
acoutd change upon understanding the matter.
Sunday Star.
Possibly the voters of Portland do not Sun
derstand' why nearly all the promises made
our citizens before voting three quarters OF
million dollars have been broken. They do not
understand why this road, that responsible
contractors offered to build for $4,000 per
mile" has cost $33 900 per mile, without a de-
pot in Portland, that will cost half mil
mion in addition; and about 5000 dollars per
mile is now asked to complete the road.
They fail to understand why those holding
$500, 900 in first mortgage bonds, do not consider
them safe investment at SO cents on the dol
lar, without the additional security of $500, 600
in second mortgage bonds, although "the second
mortgage bonds of $2,5OO,OOO are perfectly good
for the city"
The people do understand that the "Great
Falls and Conway" road is now completed, and
in the future will carry the lions share of pas
sengers to the mountains, who helped swell the
earnings of the Ogdensburg road last year.
They also understand that this road will car
ry to Boston (as higher market) all the i'm
naenSe amount of timber not foated down the
Saco at fifty cents per thousand-the timber SO
providentially discovered just in the ''nick of
time" by one of the employees of the Ogdens-
burg-so wonderfully described in the yellow
covered literature of this company now being
generally distributed.
They also judge of the reliability of this rose
colored production when it says that Raymond
contains 5000 acres of timber land" whereas
every shipbuilder in Portland knows the town
has been stripped of timber years ago.
The citizens of Portland understand that
while timber along the Connecticut river going
down the various railroads to Boston, Worces-
ter, Hartford, and other great markets, is sold
at the mills at about two dollars per thousand
more than the same timber is worth in Port
land, the Ogdensburg will not find lumbermen
30 foolish as to give them freight.
But the two and a half millions noao asked
they understand, and no traps to be Set no wires
pulled no specious argument, no threats, no
entreaties, no promises of jobs, no new discov-
cries of mines or TIMBER can change the minds
of people determined to do their own thinking
in the future (having been once deceived) and
| endeavor to retrieve the errors of the past, by
| reducing the taxes of the mechanics and mid
ding classes and saving two and half millions
dollars to the city. EXCHANGE ST.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

THE Augusta correspondent of the Bath
Times says that the following ''stanza' was
found floating about the State House the 9th
er day:
Have you heard of 'the cat that's under the meal T.
That wonderful cat that never would steal
Except from the government all on the sly,
By selling unlicensed a little 'old rye''
That Catholic-protestant knavish old cat,
On the Whitefield mice grown lazy and fat!
You'll find him mixed up in all dirty rows
Where mischief is brewing shall hear his fierce
''mieows,'
Whoever will catch this grimalkin, and kill,
Shall have due reward in the sum of one mill
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

WITH General Grant as the Republican can
didate for the Presidential succession, what
will become of these anti-Grant Republicans?
They are to have National Convention at
Cincinnati on the 9th of May, under the man
agement of Governor Gratz Brown and Senator
Carl Schurz, of Missouri. They may nominate
compound reform Republican and Democrat
c ticket If SO, the Missouri Republican re-
formers will no doubt stick; but if neither Sum
ner nor Fenton nor Greeley nor Mcclure goes
to the Cincinnati Convention we fear they will
each and all, with their followers, have to be
counted out of that arrangement. They are
Grant, and failing in this object they will sur
render
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

THERE is report from Mexico that Mr..
Lerdo de Tagada would probably be elected
President of that Republic in case Juarez
fails to sustain himself against the revolution
lists. If these anarchical Mexicans only had
one of our Maine railroad rings to relieve
them from all cares of government, it might
save them good deal of. embarrassment.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. 81, 1872.
The Snow Blockade of the Pacific Rail-
road.

The indifference of the managers OF the
Union Pacific railroad to the snow blockade
on their line affords striking example of the
kind of good faith and conscientiousness dis
PLAYED by great subsidized railroad corpora
tons. For weeks the travel across the con-
tinent is interrupted, and the government,
which has so lavishly given its uncounted
millions to build this road, is obliged to res
cue the snow-bound travellers from their i'm
prisonment at various points on the line.
Meanwhile rumors are in circulation that the
leading men in the corporation are awaiting
themselves of the situation to "bear' the
stock of the road, in order that it may fall
easily into their hands. The Tom Scots
and the smaller kings who are opposed to him
look upon the extraordinary failure of great
transcontinental line to perform its functions
for weeks merely as an interposition OF ma
ture to help or hurt their stock speculatlons.
When the subject of railroad subsidies is
first preached, it is uniformly commended to
the favorable consideration of the people on
the ground of its general utility. 1t is argued
that everybody's happiness and prosperity
will be promoted by dealing generously with
the new enterprise. Assurances are given
that nobody shall lose cent, and that the
taxpayers are amply secured. But it quite
uniformly happens in the end that selfish per-
sonal considerations are found to have been
uppermost in the minds of those who were
chiefly instrumental in obtaining the means
from the public treasury to carry on a private
enterprise.
DURING the coming political canvass the
Democrats cannot with any sort of proprie-
ty talk about the Oppressive tariff" Twice
within ten days,-once ON the 18th inst. and
second time on Monday-a majority of the
Democrats of the national House have voted
with the protectlonists to repeal the duty on
tea and coffee. The removal of the tax from
these articles not produced here reduces the
revenue $19,0O0,0 600, making it more difficult
than at present to remove the duty from salt,
coal, iron and other protected articles. Dc
these Democrats fail to understand the tend
ency of their own votes, or are they good
protectionists, after all?
In his speech at Manchester, N. H., Mon
day night, Senator Wilson referred to con-
versation with Democratic Congressman in
which the latter said he was glad the Massa-
chusetts Senator was about to take the stump
in New Hampshire. For he feared that if the
Democrats should carry New Hampshire and
Connecticut they would lose their heads and
nominate Breckenridge or jeff Davis for Presi
dent.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

THE PRESIDENTIAL PRosPECT.-The follow
ing extract from an editorial article in the New
York Herald is valuable because it shows the
drift of opinion among shrewd politicians:
From day to day, as we approach the active
field work of the Presidential campaign, the
shaping of the political elements of the country,
administration and opposition, still more sharp
ly than on the day preceding, foreshadows the
denomination and the reelection of General
Grant. Since the time of Monroe we have had
no candidate for second Presidential term
whose prospects at this early stage of the can
vass have been better than the prospects of
Gen. Grant fora triumphant endorsement by
the people. In 1868, beyond his great achieve
ments as soldier in the cause of the Union,
the country knew nothing of this quiet, modest,
unpretending man. In grateful recognition of
his incalculable services as soldier he was ad-
vanced by the people to the head of the govern
ment. Now, in the work of retrenchment and
reform, and of reconstruction in the cause of
equal rights, harmony and peace, at home and
abroad, he has given us the proofs of a practi-
cal craftsmanship which has won for him and
his administration the general approval and
confidence of the country. To look at him and
to talk with him ninety-nine men perhaps out
of hundred would suppose him to be possess.
ed of none of the gifts of the first class soldier
or statesman; and yet his achievements in the
field and in the cabinet for practical work
stamp him as one of the most remarkably gift
ed men of the age. Best of all, he has estab
lished a character for good, hard common
sense honesty of purpose and devotion to the
public interests which cannot be shaken will
the great body of the people.
The Portland daily press., 1872-02-21

OF our Maine Congressman, Lynch and
Hale voted Monday to take the duty off from
coal and salt, while Frye voted against it and
Peters did not vote at ALL