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YORK COUNTY

The Saco Independent says John Boston, aged
about AZ years, formerly employed as a laborer
on the railroad, committed suicide by cutting
his throat, ON Monday last, between II and u
o'clock a. m. He leaves wife and five child
rem in destitute circumstances.
IN GENERAL.
Governor Perham has nominated E. M. Still
well, Esq, of Bangor, and Henry o. Stanley,
Esq, of Dixfeld, as Fish Commissioners for
the State. sa
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ssBuy Me and I'Il do you GOOd."-DR.
LANGLEY'S ROOT AND HERB BITTERS. No
drugs. poisons, nothing deleterious, nothing but
healthy roots and herbs, such as Sarsaparila, Wild
Cherry, Yellow Dock, Prickly Ash, Thoroughwort
Mandrake, Rhubarb, Dandelion, &C., compounded
as to reach the fountains of disease and absolutely
cure all Humors, Liver and Bilious Diseases, Jaun-
dice Dyspepsia Costiveness, Scrofula, and all diff Z
culties arising from diseased stomach or impure
blood Twenty years of unrvalled success has proved
them to be the best medicine in the world. GEO. G
GOODWIN & CO., Boston, and all druggists.
sn eod16w fp2T
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DIR. MoRSE'S "UTERINE1 TONIC is prepared
expressly for Strengthening the system, imparting
tone and vitality to the various organs, removing
such weaknesses and complaints as tend to under
mine the constitution and which cause a great
amount of suffering if neglected. mh16eodsn3ms
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Ar at Havana l4th, schs John Bird, Sleeper New
York 18th, Addie NJ Bird, Merrill, st John NIB;
18TH barques Henry Flitner, Dickey, Boston; ed
Augustine Cobb, Carver, Matanzas.
Sid 18th, brig Prairie Rose Griffin, Lagua sch
Nellie Shaw, Gates, do.
Cid at Mayaguez LIST inst sch I S Mcclellan, Farr
New York.
Ar at Matanzas 18th, barques Estea, Loring, from
Portland; Brilliant johnson, New York.
In port 18th inst, barques III ID Slower, Pierce and
Pohono, Thompson, for New York r w Griffith,
Drummond Genevie nj Thicker, Tucker; Sharps-
burg Rogers; Proteus, -; McGilvery, Nichols,
and Garibadi, for New York; Acacia, Robinson, tor
Boston, brigs Callao, Buchanan, for Portland; Gypsy
Queen, Noyes, for New Orleans; Mariposa, Staples.
and Lie Houghton, Wooster, tor New York; Abbie
G Titcomb. Hall. for do; Helen G Rich Strout. and
Hyperion, Woodbury., for Philadelphia; Alice Star
rett, Hooper, for do; Maria Wheeler, Barker, for
Baltimore; schs Virginia Small, for New York; Mar
ella Reynolds, Houghton, and Onward, Bunker, for
Philadelphia; Ethan Allen, Blake, and Margie, Nc
Fadden, for Baltimore; all loading.
Ar at Cardenas 18th inst, sch Annie Bliss, Wiley
New York; 18th, barque Sarah b Hale, White, do;
Mobile ~ - o
Sid 18TH barque Josie Mildred, CHM, New York ;
14th, brig JAS Baker, Phean, North OF Hatteras.
Ar at Nassau MP, eth inst, sch Gertie Lewis Hodg-
don Baltimore, and sailed for do via Hurricane Hole
Abaco)
Sid 10Th, sch Ella Howell, Bethel. Savannah.
SPOKEN.
Feb q, lat II 80 n, lon 81 w, baraue Tatay from
Buenos Ayres for Boston, q days out
March 2, off Montauk, barque Glide from Zanzibar
for Boston.
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The Winters of Other Years.

To the Editor of the Press.
In reply to your inquiry in to-day's paper,
"Where is w. G?' he rises to explain that he
is showed in and waiting for the wind to go
down. - ---.sre
As to Mr. Sewall assertion that ''in 1716
Casco Bay was frozen over from Cape Small
Point to Portland" have to say that cit was be-
fore mn recollection" but 1 think it probable,
as Parson Smith records, Feb 29th of that year:
1.-THE past winter has been the coolest in the
whole that has been known
In 1852, Jan. 14th, he says, "The whole bay
is shut up. Invent to Brunswick on the ice and
returned outside of Macley's Island
The following extracts from the Journal will
convince any one that this is not the first blus-
tering March, -
1857, March 9Th, ''The snow is five feet deep
in the woods"
March 22d, GA severe storm of snow
March Goth, "More snow. April Sd a great
snow storm. April 10Th, "snow again. oath
1869, Feb. 18th ''The harbor and whole bay
is froze up" March 3lst, ga spell of true win
ter weather"
1885 March 31st "severe winter weather"
April 3d. more snow. 10th, In Back Con
gressl street the snow is as high as the fences
no sleigh can pass.
From my own recollections: On the 18th of
March 1919, Joseph Tarbox and his wife froze
to death on Raymond Cape, within quarter of
mile of their house, on a clustering, clear day.
On the 18th of April 1S43 (my birthday /
rode from this place to Saco in a sleigh-the
snow being as high as the fences most of the
way.
In a rain storm on the first of the May fol-
lowing the Augusta dam was carried away and
many bridges and mills on the rivers through
out the State were swept away by the snow
freshet w. G.
WINDHAM March ODD,
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SECRET MEDICAL COUNSELLOR

$50 pages and IL illustrative engravngs new
medical work, written by DIR. F. Hallock, who has
had greater in the treatment of diseases which
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Nervous and General Debility, Seminal Weakness,
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sexes. Sent FREE on receipt of stamp Address
HALLOCK MEDICAL INSTITUTE, 143 Court St.,
Boston, Mass
N B.-Dr. Hallock, who is the Chief Consulting
Physician of the Institute can be consulted person.
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j. b. BROWN &c SONS.
b A N X r r s,
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PORTLAND, MAINE.
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The sSCIENCE OF LIFE, or SELF-PRESERvA-
TON" Medical Treatise on the Cause and Cure of
Exhausted Vitality, Premature Decline in Man, Ner
vous and Physical Debility, Hypochondria, Impotency
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discretions or excuses of mature years. This is in
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taught by this work the true way to health and hap
piness. 1t is the cheapest and best medical work
ever published and the only this class of ills
worth reading. 19Oth edition, revised, much en-
larged illustrated bound in beautiful French cloth.
Price only 81 Sent by mail postpaid on receipt of
price, Address PEABODY MEDICAL INSTI-
TUTE. No. Bulfnch Street, Boston, Mass. or DIR.
w. H. PARKER, Assistant Physician. n. q: The
author may be consulted on the above as well as all
diseases requiring SKILL and EXPERIENCE.
sn MARKEDLY
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
CAIRO AND FULTON II
RAIL ROAD COMPANY
First Mortgage, Sinking Fund,

First Mortgage, Sinking Fund,
LAND GRANT BONDS,
DUE 1891, IN GOLD,
Interest q Per Cent. Gold, Free of Tax
The Cairo and Fulton Road is the main
artery for travel across the State of Arkansas is
the continuation of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain
Railroad and under the same management. 1t will
connect the st. Louis roads and the Illinois Central
Railroad with the International Railroad, the South
ern Pacific Railroad and the Texas System of roads.
Its length is 30 miles, and it deviates from straight
line but six miles 1t has grades 10 feet to tn
mile 1t passes through the most thriving counties
1926 400 sis one of the most extensive and val
liable ever made to any road by Congress- The
whole road is under contract for building About co
miles are built and will go on at the rate
of about half mile day until the connection
of Little Rock with st. Louis is completed. The first
Mortgage Bonds, SsOOO,OOO, s5OOOOOO of which have
already been sold, the first lien upon the road,
rolling stock and lands The officers are:
Thomas Allen, st. Louis, ....... -. President.
III. G. Marquand, New York., Vice President.
ID. w. NcWilliams, New York.. -. .Treasur er
w. II. Donaldson, st. Louis, ..... .Secre tary
New York Directors:
H.. NJ. ALEXANDER, HENRY G.. MARQUAND,
w. It. BLODGETT, JOHN H. SWIFT,
WIN. H. SWIFT, ALANSON TRASK.
The Union Trust Company, Trustees of the Bonds.
Price 80 and accrued interest in currency.
The Company reserves the right to advance the
price at any time Marketable securities received in
exchange at full market rates, and express charges
paid
Maps and pamphlets may be obtained upon appli-
cation to the selling agents. ~. -r ..
FOR SALE BY - ..
LEE, HIGGINSON & CO.,
IA state Street,
mar1ssneod2w A# BOSTON.
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EASTER FLOWERS /!

II HAVE the finest Show of Roses ever seem and
II with other Flowers, make any design with
Flowers that may be wanted for Easter or any other
occasion. Call and see them.
c. +. BRYANT, Woodford's Corner,
$3.50 ...--.-.ss- Deering, Maine.
Post Office address, Box TIC, Portland. mch26-1w
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DEPARTURE OF OCEAN STEAMERS
NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Monday, March ID.
ARRIVED.
Sch Laura Bridgman, Clark, Baltimore,-eoal to
Jas L Farmer.
6. Sch Unexpected Br MccarrOn, Boston, to load for
Sch NJ P, (Brj Sullivan, Boston, to load for st
John NIB.
Sch Franklin Pierce, MeCrea, Gloucester.
Sch Silver Moon, Spofford, Southport.
Sch Utica, Thorndike Rockland-lime to G A B
Morse q Co.
Sch City Point Orchard, Rockland for Salem.
CLEARED.
Steamer Chesapeake, johnson, New York-Henry
Fox.
Sch H Odiorne Crowen, Philadelphia Nicker-
son.
Sch Mary A Rice Rice, New York-Chas Sawyer
e. Co.
Sch Gen Grant, Mosier, Boston-Bunker Bros. p
(FRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED
Cid at Baltimore 23d inst, brig Mary Chase, Do
ian, Portland.
Ar at New Bedford 10th, barans Sarah Tibbctt,,
Buenos Ayres 90 days for Boston.
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WE publish to day the first letter from our
new Washington correspondent, ''Minot.,-
From this sample we should say that his reg
ular letters will be well worthy of the careful
attention of our readers.
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HANCOCK COUNTY,

The Lewiston Journal says on Friday the 18th
inst, at midnight, the house of Charles Green,
of &c. Brooksville, was totally destroyed by fire,
the family, consisting of Mr.. Green, wife and
five children, (the wife and children in their
night clothes) barely escaping. ..
The ice in Castine harbor is frozen into solid
mass so that people easily cross over from
Brooksville. But twice since the year11821 has
the harbor been SO completely ice-bound
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BON D S!
For Sale.

For Sale.
A first-class Hack and Livery Stock; all In good
condition. Location one of the best in Portland.
The Stable can be purchased or leased on very IA
vorable terms. For particulars address Box 1850
Portland, Maine. mar12d2wsn
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VENERABLE SMUGGLING. OPERATIONS BRoK-
EN- UP.-The seizure of small lot of struggled
goods in Boston some three months ago, by one
of the Custom House officers, has led to the
discovery and breaking up of smuggling scheme
which has been in operation for thirteen years.
In working up the case of three months ago
the officer obtained a hint that it was but
branch of a more extended plan, and by follow
ing up the clue with other officers, the base of
operations was found at Eastport. The articles
thus fraudulently imported were hake sounds,
from which isinglass is manufactured, and cod
liver oil. Three large firms were implicated in
the affair, one of them doing business in Bos-
ton. The manner of proceeding was to send an
agent to Eastport, and when fishing vessel
came into port from Provincial waters with the
desired merchandise on board he would enter
one, two or three packages at the Custom
House, and under cover of the permit thus OBJ
tanned, land the whole lot, consisting of a doz-
en-, twenty or thirty packages, as the case might
be. The developments showed that this bust
ness had been carried on successfully for at
least thirteen years, but as the law only covers
cases within the five years last past before de-
lection, the legal investigation was confined to
this PERIOD and it was found that during that
time the Boston firm had Struggled in goods to
the amount of over $4,000, most of which was
cod liver oil, and another firm had succeeded in
defrauding the government out of duties upon
$4,000 worth of goods. The goods were shipped
from Eastport to Boston on the International
line of steamers
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Valuable Property for Sale
Saccarappa Village, saco Street.

Saccarappa Village, saco Street.
A5Ss.AA WITHIN six minutes walk of the Portland
H;;; s. Rochester r. r. Depot, and formerly occu-
Ek.ss. pied by c. L. Partridge, consisting of good
House, Barn, Wood-house and Out-buildings, all in
good repair, with good supply of soft and hard
water and containing about four of choice land
with about so choice grated and bearing apple trees
Also Pear, Cherry and small fruit, sueh grapes,
currents, goosberres, Sc.
Also another house and lot said street lot 125x125
feet with some bearing apples trees small fruits. &c.
Both of which will be sold cheap if applied for
soon. Terms easy. For further information inquire
of JOHN CLOUDAIAN
Observation-Disclosures Saccarappa, Me-
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MARRIED..

In Pownal, March 10, by Moses Plummer, ESQ.,.
Chas w. Larrabee and Miss Delphina P. Harman
both of Pownal.
In Turner, March 49, by Rev. 1. Record, L. E.
Thurlough, of Buekfeld, and Miss Ellen NJ Cole, of
Turner.
Collins.
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A CURIOUS STORY OF THE JAPs.-They tell
strange stories of the "goings on among the
Japanese ambassadors at Washington An at
tache of the State Department. recently went to
call on Iwakura, the head-man, at his hotel,
and on arriving knocked two or three times
without the door being opened Hearing con-
fused signs within, and not knowing but what
he was hidden to enter, he opened the door him
self, and was much amazed at what he saw.
Iwakura stood in the centre of the room, and
the several members of the embassy were kneel-
ing in circle around him, while he was shak-
ing his fists in their faces and addressing them
in the most violent tones in the Japanese Ian
guage. So angry did he seem that the specta-
tor momentarily expected to see the Prince kick
his kneeling subjects. Looking around pres
entity, Iwakura saw the visitor, and quickly
signed to the kneeling party to rise, which was
Immediately done, and the released victims
backed out of his presence.
NASHUA & ROCHESTER, RAILRoAp-The
Common Council of the city of Nashua. at
meeting called for that purpose, removed all the
restrictions which were attached to former
vote subscribing $4,000 to the Nashua & Roch-
ester Railroad by vote of IL to g. The Board
of Aldermen, at meeting Saturday evening,
concurred in the above vote. So that the Direc-
tors of the Company are now enabled to proceed
with the work along the line of the road, which
they will do as soon as located. The location
will be made at a meeting of the corporators
which is to be held at Nashua April 9Th.
JOSEPH S. ToMPsoN, Esq, who was elected
Clerk and Treasurer of Standish, on the 4th
inst died very suddenly on the Sth. At town
meeting holden ON March 18th, the following
preamble and resolves were offered by Hon. I'll
j. Swasey and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Since our last meeting holden on
the fourth day of this month, Mr.. Joseph s.
Tompson one OF our most highly respected
and beloved citizens, ard whom we had elected
to the offices of Clerk and Treasurer of the
town has been suddenly removed by death, =
Therefore,
Resoloed, That we as town here assembled,
do express our sincere sorrow for his death
That we by his death lost one of our most be-
loved citizens, an honest, just and-a good
man, and one always faithful in the discharge
of all his duties
Published by vote of the Town,
JOHN d. HIGGINs, Town Clerk
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On Marriage.

OII NIctI IIc1SO.
Happy Relief for Young Men from the effects
of errors and abuses in early lie Manhood restored.
Nervous debility cured. Impediments to marriage
removed. New method OF treatment. New and re-
markable remedies. Books and Circulars free, in
sealed envelopes Address HOWARD ASSOCIA-
TION, No. 2South Ninth St., Philadelphia Pa.
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DIED.

In this city, March %, John Bell aged CT years 10
months.
Funeral services this (Tuesday) afternoon at 4
O'Clock, from No. ITO Spring street.
In Freeport, March 81, Ralph Waldo son of Eben
and Penelope Curtis aged 10 years
In Brewer, March %, Mrs. Deborah Davis, aged II
years months.
In Lewiston, March Is, Mr.. Nathaniel H. B. Akin,
aged 4S years.
In Bath March 16, Mr.. Andrew Heath, aged % yrs
month; 18th, Miss Addie j. Whitmore, aged 26 yrs
months.
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FOR SALE ON STATE STREET.

1.-TWO Houses No. 90 State street, and the one in
Il the rear, on Vernon Court, together with the lot
on which they stand.
Enquire of A. E. STEVENS 6 CO., 146 and 14s
Commercial st.
Possession given Immediately,
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TO be Let

FTNHE fine store, numbered %, west side of Ex-
Il change ST., Thomas Block, adjoining Merchants
Reading Room. Store about 20 feet wide by so deep
with passage way in the rear from Fore St The eel
lar well lighted cement floor and Sebago water intro
duced. Enquire of A. r. ALDRlCH, the present
occupant, who soon removes to Commercial st. to
Elias Thomas I'd, Commercial ST., or w. w. Thomas,
at Canal National Bank.
Also to let a commodious Office in the % story of
the above store. mch26tf
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damaging aspersions on the administration;
thus aiding in the attempted defeat of General
Grants denomination. l doubt, however, if it
rose even to the dignity of a real hope of justi-
ficaton, but more likely the desire was to make
a great deal of noise and have the investiga-
ton voted down in the Senate, while the talk
went to the country for its influence on the
German vote. Altogether they have shown
really no foundation for the grave charges up
on which they demanded the investigation.
1t is expected that Mr.. Simonton, agent of
the Associated Press at New York, will come
before the committee next week to testify as
to the origin of the cable dispatch referred to
in Senator Summers preamble. His testimony
will probably throw some new light upon the
manner in which the scheme was wrought up.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOLDIERS.
The Homestead bill that passed the Senate
Yesterday provides that honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors of the army and navy
shall be allowed to deduct their term of ser
vice from the time required to perfect title to
| lands entered as homesteads under existing
laws In cases where the soldier was discharg-
ed in consequence of wounds, OF other disa-
bility contracted in the line of duty, the full
term for which he enlisted is to be deducted.
The bill will doubtless pass the House without
material opposition at an early day.
PERSONAL.
1t is understood here that Mr.. Lynch intends
to retire from political life at the close of his
present term ON account of the requirements
of his private business, which has been I'M
avoidably neglected. Mr.. L. is one of the abb
lest business men in the House, and the people
of Maine can i'll afford to lose so valuable a
member from their Delegation in Congress.
THE ADJOURNMENT. .-
1t is generally thought that Congress will ad-
journ on the 10Th of May, the day set by the
Senate in their resolution now in the Ways and
Means Committee of the House. Judging by
the disposition lately manifested in the Senate
to lay aside their magnificent theories, and
attend to practical business am decidedly OF
that opinion. .. ..
The .Strakosch Opera Company in which
Maine is so well represented by Miss Annie
Louise Cary, is to appear at the National
T,,1~ l,a,-
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10 LET

"A NICE convenient tenement in the Western
"a part OF the city, to small genteel family who
will board the owner, "a lady,
enquire OF A. MERRILL, Esq, No so Middle ST.
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SUCCESS OF THE SWEDISH SCHOOL.-The
North Star gives an interesting account of the
first school examination at New Sweden. The
examination took place on the 10Th of March,
after an instruction of four months by Pastor
Wren, who had been directed by WV. Thomas.
Jr ESQ.,, who had the whole control of the
colony, to teach the children to read and talk
in the English language, to let other branches
alone at present, and bend all his energies in
this single direction. The school numbered n
boys and girls, from five to sixteen years DID,
The parents were present from every part of
the colony, to the number of about 800. One
father and mother, who lived five miles off and
had two children attending the school, came
the night before on Swedish snow-shoes, across
the woods, drawing their young babe ON sled.
more interested audience one may not often
see than this assemblage of 800 parents and
friends, witnessing the performances of their
children, brothers and sisters, in language
they themselves could not understand Only
about thirty adults can speak or read in Eng
lish The reading of these children, after a
training of only four months, was remarkable
for its clear, loud distinct articulation, and for
the correctness of meditation and infection foI
the NEST part. Mr.. Thomas, who was present
at the examination made strong address in
the Swedish language. He spoke of the bright
prospects before them as a colony, referring to
the Northern Aroostook railroad, which would
come as near as Caribou. Then he opened his
carpet-bag before them, taking out 1O4 land
certificates, conveying to the Swedes 10000
acres of land, 36 certificates had been given out
previously, making in all 140, conveying IA, 900
acres. AS Mr.. Thomas called the names writ
ten upon the envelopes containing the ccrtii-
Gates, one by one they came forward to receive
their titles. They We're much pleased with this
part of the days transactions, and went off
with tirmer tread, the owners of 100 acres,
each, of real estate. These certificates require
each to clear in the course of five years, fifteen
acres of ground, have ten acres sown to grass,
and a house where the family shall reside
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Wanted.

American Boy to learn to Shoe Trotting
IA Horses; one who has worked some at the bust
ness preferred. For further information apply to
SAWYER'S stable, cor. Federal and Market SITS.
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