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j. C. Polk Abingdon, Hartford Co., Nd,
writes: In the Spring of 70 l used your Chem
ical Paint on my house which is of stone-stuc-
coed. 1t had been built thirty gears and neuer
painted; two coats of your Paint were applied
1t has stood the hot summer of 20, and the
very cold winters of 20 and II, and to-day it is
as glossy and perfect as the day it was put on.
1t has neither blistered, chalked or peeled of,
and in fact, is in all respects the best Paint l
ever used or saw used.
Agency SO CommercialSt
FIVE hundred dozen undershirts and drawers
for men and boys, at j. Burleigh's, SO Middle
street.
SAVE YOUR BUILDINGS by painting them be-
fore winter comes on, with the Averill Chemi-
cal Paint. --.- --...-r4. .,
For sale at 83 Commercial St., Portland. If
ALL kinds of overcoats cheap at j. Burleigh' S
SO Middle street.
For hot or cold bath go to j. P. Smith s
100 Exchange st.
Go to Burleigh's for your clothing, SO Middle
street.
THE cheapest and best Paint in the wo Id, is
the Averll Chemical 81.
For sale at SO, Commercial St., Portland.
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Real Estate at Auction.

Will be sold at public Auction, on the premises, on
Saturday the 9th day of Nov 1872 at two O'Clock p.
NJ, the real estate Of Philip Torrey, late of Var
mouth deceased Said estate is situated at the Falls
Village in Yarmouth, near the Shpy-ards, Academy
and Post Office, and consists of the homestead house
of said deceased, in good repair outbuildngs, and
about one acre of land; and ON Main Street. two Of
the best house lots in the village.
CHARLES HUMPHREY, Executor.
A. L. L0RING, Auctioneer.
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Boston Stock List.

[Saes at the Brokers' Board, Oct. 10.l
Maine State Skies 1888. 80
Boston & Maine Railroad. Observation-Disclosures 1876
Second Call.
Eastern Railroad ........................10 LOG
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Hartman House, J.E. Hartman N Co,
PrOprietors.
Penobscot Exchange, A. Woodward, Pro-
prictOr.
Franklin HOUSE, Harlow st., r. Quinby,
with vi I'D Mclaughlin 81 Son, Prop.
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CITY AND VICINITY.


May be obtained at the Periodical Depots Of F C
sender Br IS, Marquis Robinson, Br1nen q So.'
Andrews Went worth, Glendennng, Moses, Hender-
son, and Chisholm Bros, all trains thatruh out Vi
the city.
At Biddeforl of Pillsbury.
At Saco of L. Holgdon.
At Watervillc of j. S. Carter.
At Gorham, of News Agent.
At Bath, of j. o. Shaw.
At lewiston of w. F. Stanwood
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European Markets..


LONDON, Oct. 1O-11.3O A. M-Consols opened at
024 for money and account.
American Securties-U. S. 5-o0s 1865, old, 93J; dc
1867, 925; do 1O4os, So; new S. 500. Erie Railway
at 39g.
1.30 p M-Tallow 46s Cd. The upward move
ment OF the discount rate of the Bank of England
has no effect on the prices of American securities
LONDON, Oct. 1913 P M-The rate of discount
IN the Bank OF England has advanced per cent,
is now per cent.
PARIS, Oct. 10.-Rentes at 53f 22c.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 10-11.00 A. M.-Cotton opened
quiet and steady; Middling upands 81 % 9ad; do Or.
leans 10ad; sales estimated at 10 900 bales.
LIVERPOOL, Oct 10. LOO P. -Cotton--Miidlina
upiands % 81; do Orleans 10k sales r. 900 bales
lncluping 5000 for speculation and export.
Breadstuffs quiet and steady. Lard 39s Cd.
LONDON, Oct. 10-5.3OP. M.-Consols closed at 92I
for money and 024 for account.
American securities-U. S. 5-2O's 1885, old, 935 do
1867, 92s do 10-iOs SS new 5s, 800; Erie Railway at
39s M = 49, -
LONDON, Oct 1880 P. M.-The bullion in the
Bank OF England has decreased 4773,0 600 during the
past week.
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For hot or cold bath go to j. P. Smith S
100 Exchange st.
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Carriages, Cow, &c. AT Auction.

ON Saturday next, at IL O'Clock, we shall sell on
" Market street, Horses, C.rriages, Harnesses.
Whips, Blankets, sc.
ociOtd +. o. BAILEY & Co.. Auetrs
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TO the Honorable County COmmissioncrs
for the County of Cumberland.

TUyHE undersigned inhabitants of the town of Cas-
Il co, and vicinity, in said State of Maine,
Respectfully represent that it would be of great
public benefit to have the following desired alteration
and amendment made in the County Road leading
from Cooks Mills in said Casco, through land of Sol
ONION Gay to Casco village, all of said alteration being
road between the Meadow Brook and the foot of the
Big Hill so called, thence bearing to the right south
ery, to the left norhery Of the road as now tray
elled whichever route may be found most feasible,
relieving the said big hill as much as may be- to the
same road again at point near the junction of said
road with the road leading past the dwelling house
Solomon Gay in said Casco.
We therefore pray your Honorable Board will or
der the above named alteration and amendment TO
be made and your petitioners will ever pray.
Signed by DAVID II. COLE
Dated July 20, 1872. and 40 others
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STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, S.
AT TIIE COURT OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS begun
and holden at PORTLAND, within and for the County
of Cumberland, on the first Tuesday of June, Ammo
Domini, 1872, to wit, at an adjournment thereof on
the goth day of August Ammo Domni 1872.
On the foregoing Petition, it being satisfactorily
shown to the Court that the Petitioners RESPONSE
BILE and that hearing is expedient it is hereby OR
DERED That the County Commissioners will meet
at the School House at Cooks Mills in Casco on Tues
day, October 18th, A. d. 1872, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ
and that the Petitioners give notice to all persons in
terested by causing atested copy of said Petition
and this Order of Court thereon to be served upon
the Town Clerk of said Town of Casco. and also by
posting up copies Of the same in three public places
In said Town, and publishing the same three weeks
successfully in the Maine State Press, newspaper
printed In Portland, the first of said publications,
and each of the other notices. to be at least thirty days
before the time of said meeting; (which time and
place. (after 1t has been satisfactorily shown that the
above notice has been duly given,) the Commission
will proceed to view the route set forth in said
Petition and other routes and roads connected there
WITH and after such view, they will give hearing to
she parties and their witnesses at some eonyenient
haee in the vicinity when aud where all persons and
preparations interested may appear and show cause
if any they have why the prayer Of said Petition
should not be granted,
Attest ID. w. FESSENDEN, Clerk,
Copy of the Petition and Order of Court thereon
Attest:-D, w, FESSENDEN, Clerk,
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES

DIR. BENNETT is at the Falmouth, Room SO.
HADLEY six cord thread at 6 cents spool.
CoGIA HAssAN.
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Sale of Real Es-
tate af Auction.

DURSUANT to a licans from the Hon. John A.
Il Waterman, 1d g of Probate within and for the
County of Cumberland, sha lsell at public auc-
ton on the premises Saturday November 8, 1872
at o'clock p. NJ the one-and-one-hag storied Dwell
ing House and Lot, situated at MorrilPs Corner in
Deering, on Cedar Street, ffty-one feet of Ce-
dar Street, and running back to the Portland
and Rochester Railroad holding its width,
containing 120S7 feet belonging to the estate of the
late John Lowery, deceased.
EDWARD p. BRIGGS, Administrator.
Deering, Oct s, 1872. dlaw3w
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OPENING of pattern hats and bonnets, fall
and winter styles, 1872, Oct. IA, Is and 16, 1872
We shall also display full line of fall and
winter millinery. oct11-3t CoGIA HAssAN.
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Notice.

Notice.
FANHIS is to forbid all persons from purcooseing
paying except paid to the subsribers) certain
note signed by Stephen W. Wood, dated ON or ao9n.
the 9TH day of Novmber A. ID. 1869 for 500 pay @
to Sylpah p Warren said note supposed to be In the
possession of Charles +. Warren as Il was taNeh oS
him from me without any cousierationl
CyLPAH p. x WARREN.
mark
Limington. Sep. oath, 1872. wSw'56
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r. x. HUNT,
Commission Merchant and AuetiOneer

MO 3i6 Congress St. win sell every evening large
IN assortment of Staple and Fancy Goods.
Goods will be sold during the day in lots to suit
purchasers at wholesale prices Cash advanced on II
description of goods. COnsignments not limited.
February IL. 1868. diff
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BATH.


sagndahoc House, John y. MiIlilxem, Pro-
prietOr.
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EXCELSIOR Spring Water, fresh from the
Spring at Saratoga, on draught at F. S. Par,
tridge's Drug store No. 5 Myrtle St, also all
kinds of Mineral Waters for sale in bottles.
= nctQ-2t
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Commissioners Notice.
TN1E subscribers hereby give notice that they have
Il been appointed by the Hon. John A. Waterman
Judge of Probate for Cumberland Co., Commission
ers to receive and decide upon all claims against the
estate of Mahon NJ. Came, of Standsh, County of
Cumberland deceased, Except those of the admins
tratriN; that six months from the fifteenth day of
said estate to present aud prove their claims that
they will be in session for the purpose of receiving
and deciding upon such claims at the homestead in
said Standish in said County, on the first Saturday
OF November. December, 1872, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon of each day.
ISAAC L. CAME,
JOHN w. SANB0RN.
Standish. Sen 26th 1872 selJ2S-dItw3w40
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SagadahOc Fla ir

BRUNSWICK, Dat. 1O.-The second day of the
Sagadahoc County Show and Fair passed off
finely, the attendance being very large. To-
morrow night there will be grand ball in the
Socintv's Hall
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HOTELS.

D. HOTEL DIRECTORY,
Embracing the leading Hotter the State, at which.
the Daily PRESS may always oe found.
ALFRED.
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BANGOR.

Augusta House, State So. Harrison Bnk-
err, Proprietor.
COny House, G.. A. 81 HI. Cony. Proprie-
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American House, Hanover st. l.. Rice
Proprietor.
Parker House, school 81. N. ID. Parker &
Co., PrOPrietOrs.
Bingham, Wrisiey 81 Co.. PrOPrictOrs
80. James HoieI-J. p. VI. stetsOn, Propri
etOr.
fremont House. fremont ST. Bingham
WPisley & Co. PrODrietOrs
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-05-24

place on the 18th of next month. That
convention will doubtless nominate a
straight Democratic ticket and refer
the question OF Presidential nominations
to the National Convention. As far as
| am concerned, feel in duty bound
to sustain the action OF the National
Convention. If il nominates a straight
Democratic ticket, will support it with
all the zeal, influence, ana ability I
possess Ifit indorses the nomination
Of Greeley and Brown, l shall certainly
support that ticket, and with equal zeal
and energy. Any other statement OF
my position in regard TO this matter
has been made without authority"
In conclusion, Mr.. Hendricks referred
to the report that he had volunteered
TO run for Governor on the Liberal or
any other ticket as . mistake. The
Office had no attraction, for him, and
nothing but belief that his name would
add 10 the prospects Of the Democratic
tickets success would induce him 10
accept the nomination.
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Lone Jack. No.. april .'Correspondence Of Inde-
pendence Sentinel.
During the rain that fell here on last
evening from cloud from the south.
east, fell an electric ball, striking the
north side and west end Of Mr.. David
Thomas house, killing him and grown
d lighter. All the family, consisting of
nine persons, were in the room at the
time, but none except the father and
daughter were even stunned by the
shock. The young lady was sitting near
theend of the house, when the electricity
came through and killed her instantly.
Mr.. Thomas was sitting, leaning against
the north side near window. The par
ticles of electric fluid passed in above
the window to bis head and set his hair
on fire, SO shocking him that he died in
short time, though the fire was extin-
guished by his son and water applied to
him freely to effect his recovery.
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A writer In London Society, who lately
descended into q coal-pit, gives the fol.
lowing: We all carried tallow dips
stuck IN balls Of clay, and in Indian
file followed the Is Buttoy" and his
foreman through the turnings and wind
ings that led to the CHAMBER from
which coal was being hewn. Chambers
are wide as an ordinary street, and as
high As the three stored houses and
on every side, whenever the dingy
light of the red-nosed dip was shifted,
was revealed human creature naked
to the waist and blacker than any
sweep, with savage cleaning eyes and
savage glitter'ng teeth, and with a
weapon in his hand that in the uncer.
tain light looked like q tomahawk,
grinning at you, or making dash with
his weapon apparently in the direction
Of your visage, but which alghts harm.
lessly on the face Of the coal wall.
Heavens, packers, tubbers, filters
these are all men, hard as the work is
they earn good wages, and if they dis
like the labor, they are at liberty to
leave it. But they don't dislike the
labor, and they are jolly enough-all
except the boys. 1t was these boys
that so perpetuslly haunted my coal.
scuttle when l returned from Stafford
shire. 1t is villainously cruel to serve
the poor little chaps so. The matter
stands this way. The newer is the man
whose business it is to "break in" at
the foot of q coal wall. He lies on his
side or on his stomach; and he breaks
in with his peck right along for a length,
say, of twenty feet, gap that is two
feet or less in height. He pecks his
way into the rock till he has bur.
rowed sixteen or eighteen fee.. Natur.
ally in the process of picking he makes
a deal of "sack," or small, and the boy
in question is called the "slack boy"
Regarded as boy, as human creature,
he is slack indeed. He was not much
like boy. He was more like a large.
sized monkey. All fours is his perpet-
ual posture, and he wears leather Cir
die about his waist, from which an iron
chain depends, the other end of it be.
ing attached to an iron cart. The slack
boy has an iron shovel as well, and the
business of his wretched life is to crawl
in at the hole the newer makes, to fill
his cart with chips and dust, and then
to crawl out again with the load. always
on his hands and knees, and with his
poor limbs hung about with few rags
Of which nakedness might be ashamed.
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A Mississippi River Bridge.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE House
Committee on Commerce have prepared
bill authorizing the construction of .
bridge across the Mississippi river at st.
Louis. II provides that the st. Clair
and Carondolet Bridge Company may
construct bridge across the Mississippi
river from some point on the Illinois
side, within the county of st. Clair, to
the southern psrt of the city of St. Louis.
The main span is TO be 200 feet in length
and 10 to be SO feet above high water,
and the piers Of the bridge are to be
parallel with the current Of the river.
1t authorizes the company to issue bonds
bearing gold interest to aid in the con.
struction Of the bridge, and makes it q
post road. The committee will consider
the matter further before finally acting
upon it.
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The astonishing career Of the Rev.
Richard Arthur Garden, Of London, is
evidence that money is to be found if
persistently sought. We say nothing of
the morals of his invention, but merely
record its results, which were several
hundred pounds sterling obtained, first,
by soliciting charity in behalf Of poor
widow, who was the clergyman himself;
and, subsequently, by appeals to aid the
welfare of FIVE hundred children whom
he represented TO be suffering for the
necessaries of life. Like the widow, the
destitute five hundred existed only in
Mr.. Gardens imagination, the aid
which was literally furnished them in
response to his aeonizing letters being
absorbed by his own wants. What sub
jects Mr.. Garden would have discovered
next it is impossible to imagine, as his
progress to wealth was summarily
checked by the investigations of q
charity society which divulged his curl.
GUS proceedings, and caused his debut in
apolice court to answer for swindling.
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In a little village in Vermont there
lived . farmer named Ransom. They
we're not pious people-rather of the
reprobate order: in fact, they never went
to church. Once, however, the family
we're prevailed upon to attend preach
ing. When they made their reluctant
andetardy appearance the services had
begun, and they had hardly taken their
seats when the preacher gave out the
first hymn, reading il somewhat thus !:
Return, We ransom sinners home.
"All right ~ cried the head Of the Ran
SONS, getting in . rage and clspping bis
hat on his head. "Come alonk, ole
woman and gale, well 60 home fast
enough, and everybody in his ole church
knows we didn't want to come"
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Twelve Democratic districts have an
aggregate population Of l.S47, l6l, or
$4,000 TO each Represen tative, while
seventeen Republican districts have but
2,OS4, 264 population, or an average of
l22,605 TO each Representative. The
weakest Repu hlican district has a popu-
lation of 99,5SS, while the strongest
Democratic district has 1SS,595, the
vote If two Democrats in this district
having only lie power Of the vote of
one Republican in the other. If the
average ratio for the Democratic coun-
ties is right, the Republican districts
ought to have thirteen members in
stead of seven teen, and if the average
ratio for the Republican districts is
right, the Democratic districts ought to
have fifteen Representatives in Con-
gress instead OF twelve.
What respect can political party
hope to inspire in either its friends or
its enemies when it attempts by such
gross and barefaced legislative knavery
to cheat the people out of their repre-
sentation? The New York Tribune, re-
fsring tothis iuiquity, on its first pas
sac, says:
1--WE do not believe this bill can pass !;
we are confident tn at, if passed, it will
cept such an adjust ment as this.
1t seems impossible to teach politi-
cal majorilies the policy Of doing exactly
right. They repeat the blunders of past
generations as though they had never
been perpetrated and punished. John
Randolph may have erred in account
ing majority Of one Of the best con-
ceiyable but there is grave peril in a
prepon derance so overwhelming as that
which befell the Republicans of our State
in the present Legislature. 1t seems
unlikely soon to be repeated"
The bill has passed, has been vetoed,
and is now passed over the veto. Is
there no remedy for so fragrant politi-
cal crime2 Its character had been
clearly pointed out prior to its second
passage. Its authors then at least fully
knew the enormity Of the outrage.
They deserve impeachment, every man
of them, as richly as the very Judges,
Barnard, Cardozo, and McCunn, whom
they have been trying to impeach. In
deed, we doubt If any Of the grounds of
impeac hment urged against Barnard
shews as petty and reckless disregard
of the official oath and honor a this
gerrymandering joo perpe trated by his
judges.
tits gratifyingto place in contrast TO
this Outrageous proceeding the new
Congressional apportionmento of Illinois
passed by Legislature nearly two
thirds Republican-an apportionment
so fair that half the Democrats voted
for it, and not one alleged that it was
unjust.
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Wanted Her Parasol.

A clever old lady, apparently just
arrived on q train from the country,
entered one of the refreshment rooms
at the Springfield (Mass.) railroad sta
ton, the other day, and said she had
left her parasol on the settee. A general
search commenced, and lasted for some
time. Finally one of the walters asked
the old dame when she left it, to which
she answered, after counting up on her
fingers: "Well, it was just three years
ago last Fourth Of july" There was q
general roar, much to the astonishment
Of the old lady, who went away with .
very puzzled look upon her counte-
nance.
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A Uxfsi Artiele.-Ammonia. or, Is
it is generally called, spirits Of harts-
horn, is a powerful alkali, and dissolves
grease and dirt with 3 eat ease. IL has
lately been recommended very highly
for domestic purposes. For washing
paint, put tablespoonful in quart Of
moderately hot water, dip in flannel
cloth, and then wipe of the woodwork ;
no scrubbing will lie necessary. For
taking greasy spots from any fabric use
the ammonia nearly pure, then lay
white blotting paper over the spot and
iron it lightly. In washing lace put
about twelve drops in . pint Of warm
suds. To clean silver mix two tea.
spoonfuls Of ammonia in quart Of hot
suds. Put in your silverware and wash,
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A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Inquirer has interviewed the Hon.
Thomas A. Hendricks, with the follow
ing result;
Mr.. Hendricks opened the converse
tion by Stain in the most polite mar
ner possible That he had heretofore
avoided conversations for publication
with newspaper men, but that he had
no objection whatever to exchanging
views in confidence with any intelligent
person upon political or other tcpics.
In response to this 1 fastened to assure
the ex- Senator that did not belong to
that class Of newspaper men who had
brought disgrace upon the profession
by worming themselves into the con-
fidence Of prominent men, and then
making what they considered great
hits" by the betrayal Of secrets and
publication of the unguarded express
sions Of private conversations.
After thus introducing national ex-
pressions Of opinion we got along very
nicely, and long and to me very in
teresting cow CREATION upon the state of
the country, the position Of parties in
Indiana and elsewhere, the compare
tive strength Of candidates, ETC., en-
sued.
At the conclusion of the conversation
l wrote out the following statement of
Mr.. Hendricks position, and received
bis consent to have it 60 before the
public as such *:
~ will make no effort to influence
the action Of the National Democratic
Convention, and will abide by its de-
cision. At this time, in view of the
fact that there has been no concert of
action among the leaders and promi.
nent men Of the party, it behooves all
to move with prudence, dignity and
caution. The question Of indorsing the
acknowledgements, or ma king straight
cut Democratic nominations, il one
that should be we'll weighed and care.
fully considered. Itsn impossible, at
this early day, to say what the feeling
OF the masses Of the Democratic party
in Indiana toward the Cincinnati ticket
is. As far as I can Judge, the Democ.
racy Of Indiana will not occupy any de-
c.ded ground until. after the meeting
Of he Etats Convention, which takes