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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-12
METEOROLOGICAL,

The pressure will continue diminishing from
the upper lakes to the Atlantic, with increas-
ing easterly to southerly winds and cloudiness
and rain. The lowest barometer is now proba-
bly, central over eastern Iowa and northwsrd
will probably move eastward into Canada, and
as severe storm over the lake region and Ohio
Valley, and extending over the Middle and New
England States on Friday afternoon and night.
A rising barometer, brisk northwesterly winds
and clearing weather will prevail over the north
west by Friday morning, and to Michigan and
the Ohio and lower Mississippi Vallies by Fri
daY evening ~ -.
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Freshet Oh the Merrimack River.
Railroad Bridge Carried Away---The
Water still Rising.

CONCORD, April 1.-THE Merrmaok river is
rising very rapidly here, and very large freshet
is imminent Reports from above on the
streams tributary to the Merrimack state that
the effects of the late rains are most disastrous
to property. A covered railroad bridge, about
100 feet long, on the Contoocook river Railroad
at West Henniker, was swept away by the flood
at II o'clock last night, The cool weather of
last night checked the flow of water somewhat,
but the river at this place Is now rising at the
rate of four or five inches an hour and has al
ready began to flood over the intervals. The
ice is going out rapidly and has nearly all dis
appeared,
Later.
The Federal bridge across the Merrimack at
East Concord, APO feet long, and the Montreal
Railroad bridge, close beside it and of the same
length, were swept away by the freshet this
afternoon about half-past o'clock. The other
two bridges here will probably be saved, as the
water is falling and the heavy masses of ice are
passing cut. a bridge between Hooksett and
Suncook is said to be so badly damaged as to
render railroad travel impossible between those
places.
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Supreme judicial Court.

BEFORE JUDGE BARRows.
THURsDAY.-Court came in at nine o'clock when
the Judge announced the following decisions by the
full COURT -.-s sI
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Amos P. Knight VS.. Isaiah H. Sampson. Excep-
tions overruled
f. Field. Whitcomb.
Holman.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Henry P. Deane ct al. VS.. Chas. H. Cressey. Ex-
ceptions overruled.
Deane g. Verrill. Carleton.
Cumberland and Oxford Canal Corporation G.
F. Hitchings. Exceptions sustained Demurrer
overruled. Declaration adjudged good.
Mattocks & Fox. Symonds g. Libby.
The following set down for trial before the
jury on Friday: a
Sarah 4. Fem Susan McMinimin g. al
John H. Knight VS.. Charles Hamilton.
Counsel will be in court Saturday morning to at
tend to the further arrangements of for trial.
Adjourned to Friday morning at o'clock.
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NEW YORK.



New YORK, April 11.-At session OF the
Judiciary Committee, VIM. Belden testified to
the payment of $4,000 by. ex-Judge Fullerton
to Jas. Fisk, Jr., for consequent discontinue
anoe of suit against the Union Pacific rail-
road
The Thomas Monument.
A grand soldiers meeting will be held at
Cooper Institute on the Goth inst, in aid OF the
erection of monument to Gen. Thomas and to
secure funds for monument over the 4OOO
Union dead in Cypress Hills Cemetery.
Cheerful Prospect for Lawyers,
The Commercial has alreport that the arrest
OF Goreon at the instance of Jay Gould IS only
the beginning Of suits and oountersuits against
the management of Erie, which will involve at
least half a million of dollars.
Small Pox.
There have been 10 cases of small pox and
five deaths reported here to-day.
Explosion and Less Of Life,
The tug-boat Davenport having in tow four
canal boats, exploded her boiler when opposite
the Cunard dock, in Jersey City, to-day, 8,
Dexter, engineer, G. Snyder, j. Caulfield and q
boy were killed and several others injured.
In Philadelphia Wednesday night, Frank
McFalls assaulted Mr., johnson who had 81, 1000
with him, but failing in his purpose he was ar
rested and Thursday tried and sentenced to II
penitentiary,
prospectus will be issued next week for the
laying of q telegraph cable from point near
Rye Beach to Europe
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New MUsIC.-From Halves & Cragin we
have received-of G. d. Russell & Co. publ
cations-the following new music: The Yeo-
mans Wedding Song, one of Sankey's songs,
transcribed for the piano,-a very brilliant COM
position, of real merit Beautiful bird of the
Spring time, composed by Camille-a very
pleasing song. Serenata, for the piano, by
Bennett. Pm coming, Love, to thee, by B.
Thoms, for contralto voice. 1 am a little
flower girl, music by Mrs. George L. Brown.
Esmeralda, an English ballad, by Levey. o
Fair Dove, song by Arthur Sullivan.
From Ira Stockbridge we have Charles
GalOp-fngered for young players; one of a
series of eight which the composer, Kinkel,
entities Eight Little Scamps. >.
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this evening, at the corner of West Madison
and Carpenter streets, in the very heart of the
retail trade of the city, two respectable couples
were assaulted by four ruffians who demanded
their money and on being refused one of the
rufians shot one of the party. The villains es-
capped.
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The robins have made their appearance here
filling the air with their melodious notes.
The bright sun and the wind of yesterday
have wrought decided improvement in our
streets, which are fast becoming in settled
condition
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BIDDEFORD AND SACO
MATTERS.
Biddcford Muuicip.I Court,

BEFORE JUDGE JELLEKSON.
THURsDAY.-John Cantillion heads the list of pros
ecuions for the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors,
since the kindly notice of Sheriff Warren. Thirty
dollars and costs, amounting 1882 was the penal
ty, which was maid
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LIVERPOOL, April 1850 p M-Cotton closed
us ssaayi mddng uplands III az lid; do Orleans
~ IA sales 10, 900 bales; California Wheat liza
o. heu winter lis 3D.. Corn 27s Cd a 27s
LONDON, April 11-Evening Common Ros;n 90 n,
8s Cd Spirits Turpentine 5Js Calcutta Iinsesd 90 "a
62s Cd. ~ "''" Aniseeu W y
Freights.
Havana Market
BIZ Telegraph TO Merchants Erehono.
[Per Steamship MORO Castle
HAVANA April 6.-Freights continue fair for the
United States. Matanzas Of Hatteras charters a1
81 90 "a rs for Molasses. Sugar from Sagua 81; from
Havana to New York SIS rs G 90 y hid, and 81 40
% box. From Matanzas to New York Sc 70 for Su-
gar and 81 rs for Molasses. Box Shocks, sales duh
at 81 a 81 RS. Sugar hid Shocks abundant and dull
at 10 a 20 reals. Molasses hhds 20 q q reals
Hoops,a previous receipts stored and no demand at
S45 a AZ. Receipts of White Pine Lumber 213 thou
sand part on contract, part sold at S34, 80 "a 36.
PHILADELPHIA, April 10.-The tonnage supply
continues light. schooner taken for the north
side of Cuba and 524c for Sugar and So for
Molasses. In Petroleum freighs there is very little
doing
....-... BOst0n Stock List.
= [Sales at the Brokers' Board, April III
Boston and Maine Railroad ................. 146
Eastern Railroad. 1901
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TANNERY.-An extensive business in tan
ming hides ifs carried on by Wallace Bros. &,
Co., Saco. They occupy large building three
stories in height, furnished with steam en-
CINE of about 3O-horse power by which the
grinding, pumping, &C., is done, and the vari-
GUS machinery required in the tannery is car
ried Thirty hands are employed in the differ
emit departments, and about 100 hides are turn
ed out per week. Buff leather is the principal
kind of work made, though many other kinds
of leather are manufactured. The largest part
of the hides used are procured from the West.
The vats-ffty in number-are in constant use,
the hides being allowed to remain in them from
three to six months before arriving at the stage
called leather. Messrs. Wallace Bros. & Co.,
pride themselves, and justly, upon the quality
of goods they manufacture.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Foreign Exports.

HALIFAX, NS.Schr George Richards-13O0 bbls
flour, 100 do oatmeal
ST JOHN NIB. Sch Laura-945 bbls -four 20 tons
feed, 90 bush beans, 80 do split peas
Foreign Imports.
CARDENAS. Schr Merry Louise-2S3 hhds, So ties
H Clarke.
NEWPORT, Wales. Bark Ranger, S4OS tons railroad
iron to order.
HALIFAX, Ms. Steamer Carlotta-20 cases BRAN
dy to l. Stanwood; crates cabbages to G j PEN
nell; do do to John Porteous; chest to Eastern Elk
Co.; and goods for Canada, New York and Boston.
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COLGATE & Co.'S Cashmere Bouquet Soap has
a novel but very delightful perfume, and is in
every respect superior for toilet use.
Sold by dealers in perfumery and Toilet arti-
cles. mr4-eod3m
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Rcceipts by Rnilronds and s,enmbon,,

GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY-25O cans milk, 100 bbls
Hour 4S cars lumber, do fax, do aths do seed,
do spirits, do hay, do oats. do paper, do po-
tatoes, do spools, do bark, do straw, 8 do
dries; for Lower Provinces-1sOO bbls flour, 2 cars
sundries; for Allan steamers-14 provisions do
grain
STEAMER FOREST CRY FROM BosToN-11 hhds
molasses 10 bags rice, 20 Shoes bds forks II
pkgs frames, 176 hides, % boxes oranges, IL jars
snuff 252 axles 20 dressed hogs 20 bags oysters 100
kegs Lead IL casks OIL 81 bags nuts, bolts duck, 10
boxes cheese 10 ties lard 20 half bbs do ITO bbs -four
sacks salt, horse, panoforte, 100 pkgs to order
For Canada and up country-32 boxes spices, organ
68 pcs waterppe, A bales rags q coils warp casks
Soda lao bbls phosphate lme 400 hides 10 bales WOOL
So do cotton, horse. a.aFr
STEAMER FRANCoNIA FROM NEW YORK-3430
dry hides, 50 bales rags, 55 do waflding 10 do
FIBRE AZ rolls leather SO bars IRON "a hhds sugar. do
glass ware % ties sugar. 400 bbls do 400 bbls cement
ITO kegs lead 40 do spikes II do bolts Sc bdls steel
casks skins, do glass ware 74 bags seed "a do rice
10 do nuts, 42 baskets annetti, s bdls easy chair
frames sofa frames, 400 boxes rasins 100 do tobac
CO. so do H. bitters 81 do prunes, Is do soap, 20 do
clocks rs do hardware, 10 bbs syrup, do oysters,
bale burlaps, $50 pkgs sundries.
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Foster of the Union street Dye House, claims
that he has the best Scotch dyer, cleaner and
bleacher in the country. Give him a call and
he will prove what he says to be true.
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In OUR REPORT of the contributions of the
Homeopathic Fair in yesterdays issue men
ton should have been made of Mrs. J. B. Car
rolls very elegant contributions in the form of
a sofa cushion which cost her $25, and in which
tickets were disposed of at rattle, bringing in
to the Fair the very handsome sum of $50; also
a toilet cushion valued at SIS, and other hand
some articles made by Miss Carroll. Dona-
tons in money have been received from many
persons, in sums varying from $1S to $40
amounting in the whole to about $780,,
The LIQUOR AGENcY.-Yesterday afternoon
Mayor Kingsbury notified the City Agent that
he shall not sell to any unknown or doubtful
person without the prescription of physician,
nor to residents of other towns except such as
do business in Portland, until otherwise ordered
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The HORSE AND HIS RIDER.-It was hap
pay day for Horse and his rider when the
MUSTANG IMMINENT was introduced as a cure
for the external diseases and injuries of both.
In the stable, the barn and the household this
wonderful emollient is equally useful. If
horse is spawned or foundered, or harness
Called or afflicted with any other of the many
superficial ills that equine flesh is heir to, the
Liniment effects speedy cure and it is equal
ly efficacious when applied to draught oxen or
cows suffering from outward swellings, strains,
or hurts of any description. AS an application
for bruises, cuts burns, rheumatism, stiff
joints, sprains, neuralgia, earache and tooth
ACHE it takes precedence for all other topical
remedies, and is therefore an article of prime
necessity in families pr8th-eod1wSSw1t
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This is the season of the year when the
Blood needs purifying. Doctor Gould's DONE
este Bitters are just the thing. Agents,
w. w. Whpple & Co., 81 Market Square.
fahoS- S,n2tw
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MINOR TELEGRAMs,

John Kane, New York rough, attacked
Constable Hughes in West Chester county
Wednesday, with a razor, when the latter shot
him dead. -.
Vanderbilt denies being ever interested in the
Union Pacific Railroad
A special from jacksonville, Florida, says
the delegates to the State Convention are in
favor of Grant, unanimously.
Mr.. Schenck, the American Minister at the
Court of st. James, gave dinner Wednesday,
which was attended by the Ministers of several
European nations.
Pitcoch & Freezes wool and packing house
in Jersey City was burned Thursday morning.
Loss about $40, 1000; partially insured.
The Hudson river is free from ice from Stuy-
ycsant to Albany.
A Montreal dispatch says the United States
authorities have abandoned the charge of bond
robbery against Conklin. Papers and securi-
ties amounting to $4,000 have been returned
to the Market Savings Bank.
The New York Stock Exchange has struck
out the Reading railroad stock, in consequence,
of the managers not registering with the N. Y.
Trust Company.
OConnor who assaulted Queen Victoria, al
though shown to be insane in consequence of
previous injury was adjudged guilty, Thurs
day and sentenced to years imprisonment at
hard labor and tosreceive twenty lashes
The House Foreign Committee will report
that DIR. Howard is an American citizen and as
such, entitled to the protection of the govern
ment.
The New Brunswick Legislature adjourned
Thursday, after session of forty-four days.
The pump makers held meeting at Medina,
N. Y, Wednesday and voted to advance prices
fifteen per cent
Gen. Geo. H. Sharpe has been elected Presi-
dent of the Ropdout & Oswego Railroad.
John q. Battles, stage carpenter of Music
Hall, Lowell, fell fifteen feet breaking both
wrists, yesterday
The Pope will hold a eonsistory the 29th inst.
for the reorganization of number of Italian
and Polish Bishops.
There has been a large fire at Valparaiso,
Chill, accompanied with loss of life.
The New York Republican State Convention
will be held in Elmira, May 10th, and the
Democratic State Convention will meet al
Rochester the same day.
Carlist and Internationals uprisings are fear
ed in various parts of Spain.
A Democratic Convention in Pittsburg, Pa.
tabled resolution favoring Tom Scott fol
President.
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WE would again remind our readers that the
steamers leave Boston for Portland on and at
ter Monday at 2, NJ instead of g.
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ALL FIDDLE-DE-DEE!-Laugh at the individ-
ual who tells you that the full complement of
hair cannot be restored after it has begun to
come out fully. We tell you 1t can. We as
sure you that PHALoN's HAIR INvIGoRAToR
has effected that object thousands and thou
sands of times. We guarantee the result.
aDrQth- aOd1 W.T.
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SATISFACTORY results always accrue from the
use of Duponco's Golden Pill.
apr12-eodlw&w1t
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per cent. Sterling Exchange 1904 a 1893. Stocks
weak. -s..rs sh.fFzFara-t
The following are the forenoon quotations of South
crn securities: $500 49, f..laL
lennessecos 3, oo4
Nrginia os, neW %
MissouIlo B. 10
North Sarouna O. ;, new. Il
South Carolina 6s. rev. .......-............... 81
New YORK. April 1l.-Eoeniag-M Money opened
strong at per eent.per day. and closed at per cent.
Gold one bank loaned half million at latter Ster-
ing Exchange quiet at 109s q 1891 for long and no
q 1l0s for short sight; Gold quiet and firm
at HOG q 11Oa; loans seven per cent. Gold /;
the clearings $24, 100000. The Treasury dis
barsements were 500, 900. The Treasury sold one
million at ITO 491O0 q no 51-1O0 Governments dull
and steady. State bonds dull and steady. Stocks
opened heavy and sold down through the first and
second calls q per cent. In the afternoon there
was very rapid reaction the Bears having failed in
their efforts to create panic by locking up money,
which returns here faster than it be locked up
The banks received very large amount to-day and
there promises to be great plethora soon. North
western fell to 7Ss on report of dividends to be
paid on Common but rallied to 500. Lake Shore fell
to 94 but rallied to 49, St. Paul fell to 594, but rail-
lied to COZ New York Central fell to &c., but rallied
to 97s, and Columbus & Indiana Central was very
strong, either on the purchase by the Baltimore &
Ohio Atlantic and Great Western parties and there
is said to be corner in the stock. The whole market
closed strong and active.
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HIsToRICAL.-The old records of the town of
Biddeford, running back as they do over two
hundred years, afford many matters of interest
to those who like to know how they did bust
ness in our 'great-great-grand-fat fathers days"
Witness the following, which certainly shows
an eye to the main chance:
September We q, 1868.
1t is granted by We Townsmen of Saco that
Roger Spencer shall have libertie to set up
saw mill within their township, provided, that
he doth made her readie to doe execution with
in one year, and also that he shall have suffi-
cent accommodation for such work upon this
condition, that all the townsmen shall have
bordes I'D in hundred cheaper than a strang-
er. Secondly, that the townsmen shall be i'm
ployed in the work before stranger provided
they doe their work so cheap as stranger. The
accommodation we have granted to him and
hearies forever.
Who will undertake to say that the present
thriving manufacturing interests of the city
have not derived their present Importance from
this early encouragement to manufactures?
So also the following will show how the min
ister's salary was paid:
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
HATS and bonnets bleached, colored and re-
paired at Cogia Hassan's prices. ap12-9t

paired at Cogia Hassan's prices. ap12-3t
New MILLINERY GooDs.-Having just re-
turned from market with a very choice, care
fully selected stock of millinery goods, we are
now prepared to offer to our customers and the
public all the most approved spring style hats
and bonnets, from common straw to a nice
chip or leghom; also very large line of rib
bons of the best qualities and all the new shades.
Our stock of flowers in point of quality, is un-
surpassed in this city. Having secured, at
great expense, for our trimming department
ladies of long experience and most approved
taste, we feel confident of pleasing the most
fastidious. Small profits and quick s-les is our
motto at Mrs. w. L. Smells, 337 Congress st.
apr12-2t
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WE would call the attention of our lady
readers to the advertisement of the Novelty
Wringer in another column. 1t has the great
improvement Cog Wheels on both ends of the
rolls Every housewife should have one.
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BEST Linen Switches only 75c, at Mrs. WEIGHS

Hoop Skirts 45c, at Mrs. Welch's, 70 Middle ST.
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LATEST Paris Millinery at Mrs. WEIGHS.
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February %, 1779
Voted to give Mr.. Nathaniel Webster annu-
ally for his service as long as he shall continue
in the ministry in this town, the sum of seven
ty-five pounds to be paid in the following man.
ner viz:
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GoRHAM.-A very pleasant social supper and
apron festival was given at the vestry of the
Methodist church on Wednesday evening last,
in aid of the organ fund. The attendance was
large and the amount received from the sales
of articles was considerable. During the even
ing the audience were entertained by some ex-
cellent music consisting of two Duets by Mrs.
Topliff and Miss Watson, and by Miss Buck
and Mrs. Topliff; and solos by Miss CHM, Mr..
Parkhurst and Others The poem-"Our New
Organ" was well read, in character, by Miss
Nellie Magrath. The entertainment was high
ly enjoyable and satisfactory to all present.
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A SPLENDID stock of Furniture can be found
at Geo. A. Whitney's, No.,5G Exchange street.
at prices within the reach of all. Nearly all of
Portland manufacture and warranted. Take
our word for it. ap8eod2w
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A NEW lot of ladies ties, worth 75c, selling
for 25c, at Cogia Hassan's
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National CoIorcd Convention.

New ORLEANS, La, April 1.-THE National
Colored Convention committee on permanent
organization reported to-day, naming Fred,
LIST Vice President, and George F. Ruby for
Secretary. Mr.. Rapier, of Alabama, offered
the following:
Resolved That we, in the name of the colored
men of the United States, repudiate any SYM
pathy with the late Labor Reform Convention
held in Columbus, and also with the Liberal
Republican Convention called for the 1st Of
May at Cincinnati. Referred to the Committee
on Resolutions.
Mr.. HarolsOn said there were but two parties
in this country, Republicans and Democrats,
and that the Cincinnati Convention was DEM
ocratic Convention.
Lieut.. Gov. Pinohbeck opposed the passage OF
the resolution as it carried on its face con-
would remain here in convention q long time
before his voice should be raised to condemn
Sumner.
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OPENED to-day, at Cogia Hassan's, a new line
of lace collars
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HOTEL ARRivALs.-FrancisC Cabot, of Boston,
Edw. A. Graham, of Philadelphia, j. L. Winch
ell, of New York, Nath'l NJ. Stafford, of Bos-
ton, John r. Mason, of Bangor, H. s. Osgood
and wife, of Augusta, John Ware, of Athens,
George Burchell, of Sydney, F. W. Nichols, OF
Salem, Charles Peers, of Wisconsin, are at the
Falmouth Hotel.
II. Gosling and s. P. Burnell, of New York
A. A. Simonds, of Fitchburg Mass, VIM. p
Anderson, of Bangor, and s. W. Butteriield' o.
Montmorenci, p. O., are at the Preble House
Thomas E. Hatch. of Keene, N. h., Z. w
Fuller, of New York, and A W: Hewett o.
Boston, are at the United States HOTEL
T. H. Law, of New York, Mr.. and Mrs Fer
guson, of Baltimore, d. Knowlton, OF Camden
and James Burgoyne and sons, of Jersey CITY
are at the St. Julian.
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THEATRE.-The play presented last night at
Music Hall, was "victory," a nautical drama,
in which it is difficult to carry out. an intricate
plot successfully, for their is too much to be
supplied by the inauguration 1t was quite
well presented however, Miss Dollie Bidwell
and Lille Wilkinson sustaining the characters
around which the interests chiefly clings. The
faults in the rendering were too little knowl-
edge of their parts by some of the actors,
and provoking stage waits in the most interest
ing situations Tonight the famous Ledger
drama, The Hidden Hand, will be offered, and
as the company have played it often, there is
no doubt that it will be success. The audi
ence last night was very fair as regards mum
lor