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not vote for Gen. Grant, should the General be
renominated by the Republican National Con-
vention at Philadelphia When those Senators
who have made up their mind not to be governed
by the Philadelphia Convention, should the NOM
ination made there not be personally satlsfacto-
nv, have announced this fact and separated
themselves into third party, the political
agony will be over and legislation can proceed.
President Grant is understood to favor the
appointment as Col. Forney's successor In the
Philadelphia Custom House, of e. A Sander,
a retired merchant of high standing, and he
publican with anti-slavery antecedents.
In the enquiry whether stockholders OF ma
tional banks will be required to pay the NUM-
cipal tax upon the shares held by them in case
Of exchanging. per cent. bonds deposited to
secure the redemption of circulating notes for
per cent. bonds of the new funded loan Treas
urer Spinner says that although the act of July
14th, 1870, declares that the funded loan of 1881
and the interest thereon shall be exempt from
taxation in any form by or under State, NUM-
cipal or local authority, the deposit of the bonds
of that loan by national bank with the Treas
urer of the United States, to secure the redemp.
ton of its circulating notes, does not exempt
the banks from the payment of the taxes which
they would otherwise be required to pay.
Gen. Stoughton expects to secure the passage
of his Soldiers Homestead bill, which provides
that soldier may take up public land and deduct
| his term of service from the five years actua
residence required by the present act; provided
| that he lives thereon two years. Under it 6
| pensioner NAV settle land by attorney, without
| residence
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Items.

In the Constitutional Convention at Salt Lake.
Utah, Tuesday, Tom Fitch advocated the adj
mission of Utah as State and the abolition of
polygamy. Orson Pratt and Judge Snow OPP
posed the abandonment of polygamy, and were
exceedingly bitter toward the National Govern
ment.
The Legislature of Wisconsin has enacted
law making all days of election legal holidays.
1t is thought this measure will induce business
men to take more general interest in politics,
at least to record their votes, and thus act as
preventive of the tendency to cause the ring
rule.
The repeal of the duty on tea and coffee by
the House at Washington has alarmed mer-
chants and importers who have large stocks on
hand, as considerable fall in the price of these
articles is inevitable should the Senate endorse
the action of the House. 1t is pretty certain,
though, that the bill will never see the light
again after the Senate Finance Committee get
possession thereof
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Four millions of Inyalids.


At the lowest computation there are never less
than four millions ofinyads in the United States.
Of this number probably than three-ifths have
neglected the ordinary precautions necessary for the
preservation of health, and suffering the punish
ment due to their carelessness. If the multitudes
who are afflicted with hliousness indigestion,
rheumatism, intermittent fever Irregularities of the
bowels, general debility, nervous disorders, &c. had
at the very first symptoms of indisposition invgo-
rated, regulated and purified their systems with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters two-thirds Of them would Mt
this moment be performing the active duties of life
unannoyed by any ailment of the body or the mind
This assertion is made advisedly. 1t is founded on
experience, and is borne out by the testimony Of n
countless host of witnesses whose attestations cove
almost every variety of disease, and extend over a
period of about twenty years. OF every thousand ar
sons who take the Bitters, as a preventive % ~.
complaints above enumerated, seven-eighths esc,,,o
them entirely and Of every thousand who arc 60,
ly attacked, and use the great Vegetable Tonic oa
remedy, three-fourths radically cured Tvbaso -.
not hap-hazard assertions, but statistical facts ~
are based upon the results of inquiries made hv
than fifty thousand persons, in various nars 81 90
country and upon the letters of prominent c,tizen
OF every statet might almost be sail of every county
In the Union,
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Washington Matters.

The general impression, even among the
1fienus OF Messrs. Schurz and Sumner, is that
they nave been miserably unsuccessful in estab-
fishing their case, and no attentive listener to
the grand argumentof Tuesday could have come
away without feeling that the speech of Mr.
Schurz was eloquent but weak
'Perley" says that the Republican Senators
show no desire to close the political debate COM
menced by their adversaries, so long as it dis.
closes the exact political status of each Sena-
tor. The OPPOSITION of any gentleman to the
present administration is easily understood, af-
ter candid admission from him that he will
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THE PR ESS,
THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. %, 1872.
Ogdousburp Railroad Legislation.

The amendment to the Portland & Ogdens-
burg bill of last year, offered by Mr.. Fessen-
den of this CITY on Tuesday, is very proper
one. The section of the act OF 1871, which
Mr.. Fessenden proposes to have repealed,
empowers the stockholders to divide the di-
rectors into three classes, whose terms shall
expire in one, two and three years respective
ly. At the last meeting of the stockholders
this section was not accepted, Mayor Kings
bury having been instructed by the City
Council to vote against it. But the danger
arising from the existence of such provision
in the law of 1871, was made most apparent
in the course of the proceedings OF that meet
ing. The risk incurred was no less than that
of the entire loss of the city's control over the
road in which it owns seven-tenths OF the
stock. and to which it is now asked to loan
its credit for millions of dollars. The bylaws
of the company provide that stock vote
shall be taken at the request OF .tce stock
holders The city is but one stockholder,
though owning more than twice as much as
all the rest together. In spite, therefore, of
all that the city could do, section second
might have been accepted, and by action
in accordance Herewith a majority of
the present board of directors would have
continued in office for four gears. In other
words, as the law stands without Mr.. Fessen-
denis amendment, the city is liable to lose for
four years that absolute control over the man.
agement of the road which has been thou
sand times proclaimed as one of the chief in
ducements to municipal generosity toward
the enterprise.
The gentlemen who constitute the present
board of directors may give as good satisfac-
ton to the public as anybody that can be Sc,
lected. They showed no inclination to push
their advantage at the annual meeting, and
they should have credit for their moderation,
though the reflection that their attitude to-
ward the city could not well be that of SUP
plication and defiance at the same time will
naturally occur to most people. Conceding
then, that they are the best, the wisest and
the most disinterested of men, it is clearly
injudicious for the city to delegate to them, OF
to their successors, the care of an enterprise
of such magnitude for so long time. The
people should have it in their power to change
the management of the road annually, il
necessary. Mr.. Fessenden's amendment
with general law providing that any stock
holder may call for a stock vote, will greatly
facilitate the retention by the people of theiI
power over the road. 1t is one of the most
remarkable things in the railroad history o.
the State that the city should be exposed tc
imminent peril in matter where its safety
was supposed to be beyond question.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
BURN ETT'S
STANDARD FLAVORING EXTRACTS A!
FOR FLAvoRING
Soda Syrups, Ice Creams, Custards, Pies,
Blanc Mango, Jellies, Sauces,

Soups, Gravles, etc.
The superiority of these Extracts consists in their
PERFECT PURITY AND GREAT STRENGTH
There is no subject which should more engross at
tention than the purity Of the preparations which
are used in lavorng the various compounds prepared
for the human stomach Yva saE-.s as
These Extracts warranted perfectly free from
the poisonous oils and acids ichich enter into the
composition Of many Of the Fictitious fruit Jfavors
noc in the market. They not only true to their
Names but prepared from fruits of the best quail
ity, and SO highly concentrated that small quantity
only need be used.
They have stood the test of eighteen years time and
competition, and are pronounced unriualled By the
most eminent connosseurs, proprietors Of the leading
hotels, and prominent dealers in the United States
and Canada. They are neatly put up in five size
-unpaneled bottles, holding more than paneled
sizes appearing much larger. They are the best
and cheapest Fruit Extract the market affords
Their STANDARD quantity and quality ,ciu be strictly
maintained.
ng- 1t is necessary in some cases for persons de-
| string 'BURNETT's SUPERIOR FLAvoRING Ex-
TRACTS. to insist upon obtaining them in order
avoid many of the Fictitious brands offered, becaus
of their larger profits.
JOSEPH BURNETT s. CO.,
.t. Sole Proprietors, Boston.
For sale by frst-class Grocers and Druggists gen
| erally dc3sNeod
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HISTORICAL RELIC.-Under the above head
ing appeared in the Bangor Wing sometime
last sumner, and which was extensively copied
by other papers throughout the State, an ac-
count of long, roughly wrought, iron sword
(which had been dug up by one of the work
men upon the Wassaumkeag Hotel at Fort
Point, Stockton, and popularity supposed to
have been buried there during the last century"
The sword was presented by Capt. c. B. San
ford to Hon. Elijah L. Hamlin at Fort Point in
the presence of large crowd of excursionists
from Bangor, and by Mr.. Hamlin given to some
society in Bangor, who regarded it as valua-
Bile acquisition to their collections rich and
rare" The history is this Some twenty years
this town struck for ten hours labor, and Cor
don Stlmson, Esq, headed the strike, and was
presented by John Farnham with the above
mentioned sword, Farnham having manufac-
tured the same-being a blacksmith. Three
years ago the sword was sold to s. HI. West for
old iron, and by him hung up in his shop, until
it attracted the attention of young man work
ing at Fort Point, who begged it Of Mr.. West.
saying that he would bury it and dig it up again
and impose upon the credulity of the proprie-
tors of the hotel, by passingit ''as relic, of the
days of yore" How eagerly they all took the
bait is now matter of history.-BeJdst Jour
7ld[
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A STOCK Of choice Millinery Goods in one of the
IA best located stores in this city, is offered for sale
until March 1st Said stock was selected with great
care, by person who has had lodg experience in the
business, and therefore is well worthy the attention
Of any one about to purchase, will be sold low
For further particulars enquire at this Office
Feb. 18th, 1872. fe13isSw
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FACING THE BAYONET /!

FACING THE BAYONET!
When soldiers face the bayonet they take the chance
oil death but when private citizens deceived by
the pretences Of interruptions Dealers apply PoIsoNs
TO THEIR HEADS to change the color Of their hair,
they have idea of the terrible risks they The
first analytical chemists have endorsed one hair dye
as "ree from everything deleterious to health" viz
ChristadOrO's Excelsior Hair Dye
Let the wise and prudent stick to that 1t imparts
shades of color that perfectly feke, and is in
all respects the very best.
Rcmember the Sword
is not more dangerous than the lead compounds in
the market, and that the Excelsior Dye contains
lead As dressing after dyeing, use t.
CHRISTADORO'S HAIR PRESERvATIvE.
jan5-eod1m w24 .
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HAYDN Association.

MEMBERS are hereby notified that they are al
NJ lowed 80 days from date OF Annual Meeting,
Feb 12th,) to renew membership; after which time
all applications must take the regular course
Per Order. t21d2w) FRED II. GLOVES, See'y.
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THE authors of communications on the Og-
densburg road or other subjects should remem-
Der that we require their names, not for publi-
cation, but for our own information.
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OF OCEAN STEAMERS
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

u m "Wednesday, Feb. e..
sengers and mdse to & Allah N 'N pas
Steamer Franconia, Bragg, New York ,-passengers
Brig Caprera, (of Stockton) Blanchard, Pernambuco
Dec % via Hampton Roads, sugar to order.
Sch Sch zeya, Cr0weh' Batimore-coa to Randall Nc
Sch Annie May, Baker, Newcastle, Del-corn to
Geo w True & Co.
Sch Ocean Grant, Boston via Lynn,-corn to Geo
Sch G Maddox Mcdonald, Boston-com to Geo
w True g. Co. ~
Sch Snow Bird, OBJ Cripps Boston to load for St
Sch Maine, Brown. Boston.
Sch Jerusha Baker, Johnson Boston-iron to E
Sch Alton, Norwood. Kennebunk.
Sch James, Davis, Ellsworth for Baltimore.
Sch Greenleaf, McCauley, Boothbay
-4H CLEARED.
Steiner Chase, Mulligan, Halifax, NS-John Port
Sch G M Porter Allen, New York-Bunker Bros. 3
Sch Elizabeth Rebecca, Nutter, Millbridge Nathl
Blake. - ~ - 80 ~ ~ III u
EVEN SAILING-Ship Pacific, Blanchard, from Me-
jllones Nov II, arrived at Antwerp Feb 16 and the
ship Columbus, Capt York. from Mejillones the same
day, arrived at Antwerp 17th,-both vessels having
1000 tons guano each The Pacific registers 1872
tons, and was built at Yarmouth by s G Blanchard
and the Columbus registers 1853 tons and was bTilt
at Kennebunk by N L Thompson.
Jos Cakes, of Brewer, is building three masted
schr of 240 tons, to be launched in Nav and to be
commanded by Capt Saml Barber, of Brewer.
John Crandon, Of Columbia Falls, is building brig
of 500 tous intended for the MEDITERRANEAN trade and
to be finished next fall.
MEMORANDA.
Brig Neponset, Strout, at New York from Havana,
reports eight days North of Hatteras with heavy NE
and NV gales; lost sails and stove galley
Barque JAS M Churchill Gibbons, from London for
New Haven, is reported by cable dispatch to have
put into Sicily in distress.
Barque Solomon, Holloway, from Cardiff for New
York. has put into Queenstown leaky.
Brig Mary Thayer, from New York for Constan-
nople put into Gibraltar 2Sth ult in Distress having
experienced severe hurricane Jan 5, during which
she thrown on her beam ends, and sprung aleak,
split sails. &c. She has been surveyed and ordered
to discharge part of cargo for repairs.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
GALVESTON-Ar 18th, sch Annie Weber,
Aud, Tuxpan.
Ar 18th, brig Hermon, Lange, Liverpool.
Cid 18th, sch NJ Lewis, Lewis, Boston.
Cid 14th, barque Sarah Hobart, White, Pensacola;
sch A Henderson, Clark, do
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LOST!

OST between the Eastern Express Office and
IL Morrills' Corner calf skin pocket book con :.
tanning quite large sum of money. The finder will
be well rewarded by leaving the same at the Eastern
Express office, or at the PRESS office.
Feb 22-d1w H. s. JEWETT
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Citizens Caucus.

The voters of Deering without distinction of par
ty are requested to meet in caucus at the Town
House, on Saturday the oath inst, at o'clock P. M,
to nominate candidates for Town Officers to be sup
ported at the election on the 4th of March next.
Feb 22-dtd
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Grocery Store For Sale.

IN leading thoroughfare; well fitted up; regular
~ run OF good paying business good store, with q
clean and well selected stock; chance seldom met
with as the owner has other business demanding i'm
mediate attention.
fe22-at TAYLOR & CO., 20 State st., Boston
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THE sum of fifty thousand dollars is required
for Cumberland County in the tax bill now
pending in the Legislature.
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The last span of the great railroad bridge over
the Missouri at Council Bluffs has been COM
pleted and the Union Pacific trains will begin
crossing to-day.
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TNHE Stock of Goods left by the late John Carten,
consisting of Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, &c, Is offer
ed for sale. This is opportunity for any one
desiring to go into the boot and shoe business as il
has been carried ON for twenty years in the same
place, and is thoroughly established.
For particulars enquire at IS Franklin St
KENNETH MCDONALD, Admir-
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A SENATORIAL Contests ended one of
the most exciting contests ever seen in the
Senate Chamber of Ohio" One might suppose
this to be the closing note of the symphony of
some reporter over grand debate. But no! it
was contest over an election case, in which
the Democratic members of the august Ohioan
Senate became so enraged at the defeat of their
side that they withdrew in a body from the
chamber, yelling as the went" They over
turned all the parliamentary forms, uttered
their comments on the presidential course in
loud and boisterous voices, and sent the SEN
ate, the State and the aforesaid President to a
warm climate. Each Senator, in passing the
Presidents desk, as he withdrew, insulted the
Speaker, and showed fight when the Sergeant
alarms tried to put them out They even
threatened the new Senator, whose election had
made all the trouble, with violence.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN MAINE.-The fol-
lowing is the act now pending in the Legisla-
ture relating to this important subject. That
such law can have passed one house of the
Maine Legislature to be engrossed is indeed
encouraging:
Every female citizen of the United States
of the age of twenty-one years and upwards,
with the same exception as is applied to male
citizens iR Se ct ifs State. having her residence
established in this state for the term of three
months next preceding any election for presi-
dent and yice-president of the United States,
shall be an elector for president and vice
president of the United States, in the city,
town or plantation where her residence is SO
established, in the same manner as now pro-
vided by law for such male citizens in such
elections
SECT. 2 The provisions of sections seven
ty-eight and seventy-nine of chapter four of
the revised statutes, shall apply to this act so
far as may be necessary to carry the same in
to full effect.
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BOSTON
.sd - l-.
Daily Evening Transcript,
ril7a4r
WEEKLY TRANSCRIPT.


The Proprietors have great pleasrrs in announc-
ing to the public that owing to the great increase
In business, they have just erected New Building
at 80 Warrington Street, and furnished it
with NEW DOUBLE SIX-CYLINDER
L1GHTNING PRESS, FOUR-CYLIN-
DER PRESS, NEW TYPE, and New Ma
teriais throughout. BY the aid of the New Six
Cylinder they enabled to print the largest quarto
daily sheet in America, of sxty-four long columns
double the size of the folio TRANSC IL IPT.
This mammoth paper will be issued on Saturdays
and on other days when required by pressure Of
or advertisements thus enabling the propretors to
give the latest tdngs by telegraph from all parts
OF the country, and BY cable from Europe and all
quarters Of the globe.
Each issue Of the Quarto Sheet will contain between
Thirty and Forty Columns filed with the
news OF the dav letters by practised WRITER'S miscel
aneous selections, and original articles designed to
instruct as well as entertain the community A COM
pete epitome of passing events is inclosed within its
ample dimensions, the LATEST INTELLI-
GENCE being furnished by the Agents of the Asso-
ciated Press, and Special Correspondents at the TO-
cal points of the Union.
Four editions of the TRANSCRIPT are issued
dally The terms OF the paper NINE DOL
LARS per annum; $3.50 for six months.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
ONE PRICE AND NO VARIATION
E. T. ELDEN C CO..

...-----.- --s....aa--- -.-'r.'..7as-a-
E. T. ELDEN G. CO.,
OFFER THIS MoRNING-AT RErAIL ONLY
Ten pieces more those
Best Plaid japanese Silks for soc pr. I'd.
TEN PIECES
New Style Stripes for so Lee pr. I'D.
Five Pieces Imitation Japs. s7I.2e pr yd.
ALSO, ONE CASE ASSORTED
BLACK LYONS SILKS.
Bought at great sacrifice from The actual cost of i'm
portation and will be sold at the following
Low PRICES:
81 20, 81 IS, 81 60, 81 rs, 81 81, 81 90,
81 rs, and - IS per yard.
All Our Best Quality Lyons Poplins,
For $1.4O per yard.
All Our Second Quality Lyons Poplins,
For 81 is per yard.
Twenty five Pieces Best Scotch Ginghams
Same price rs last lot ~ lac per yd.
Fifty Dozen More Turkey Red Doylies,
For 95c Per Dozen.
Sixty-Seven Dozen Towels
At almost HaIf-Price.
Ten Pieces Best Plain French Cambrics,
Worth 42c for 25c per yard.
Lot White Swiss Checks Worth 6Oc
For 80 cents per yard.
Hamburg Edgings and Insertions,
For loo, 12sc, 17c, zoe. and 23c per yard.
ALSO,
20 Dozen More Of those Hem'd Hdkfs.,
For 6Oc dozen or SC apiece.
And all the rest of goods at equally low prices
5 Free Street Block.
| Feb 20-sn1w
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mo danger from railroads" ''it is impos-
sible to see anything wrong" about them or
their management. So say our Legislative
optimists when any specific scheme is before
them. Monopolies and rings ceased to have
an objective existence about the middle of
last January. In other States, to be sure,
they have what looks wonderfully like it.
For instance, the Erie road has within four
years increased its capital stock $65, 1894, $50,
and nobody knows where the money has gone
to! The earnings of the road in 1867 were
s1,o4S, 900; in 1871 only s11s,265. The only
explanation of these facts is that the mem
bsrs of the ring have grown enormously rich,
while the stockholders have grown noor
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TT nj B E r l. A ND
81. FOR SALEi

FHNHE undersigned, Administrators on the estateof
THURSDAY the 18th day of June next at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. they will sell at public auction at the City
Hall, in Bangor, the bllowing described lands be-
longing to said Estate:
Aro0stook County.
Half west half Township No 49, Range 8, $500 acres
Blocks Township No ., Range 5, 1,755 do
Blocks Township No 8, Range 6, 5,46O do
Penobscot County.
In Township No l, North Division, 9100 do
township NO D, Range Z. 22,7i0 do
East -haifTownship No 3, Range 8, lilo do
Ranges, Ef I..fr COLO do
Half urdiv, ded with John B. Foster,
a, 143 acres in Township No 3, Range
9, on west line Of said town, 2071 do
Lots IN Burlington, (Haskell lots) $40 do
Block in Lowell called Pierce block, 1000 do
Pisca;aquis County.
Southwest quarter and east half Town
ship No !, Range9, 1882 do
nan UNDIVIDED township No o. X. 10, 12,493i do
Somerset County.
Half undivided Township MOL, R.4B.
X. p, II 570 do
Persons DESTROYS of purchasing will have the pres
ent season OF winter and spring to explore and ex-
anime with view ofascertaning the value Of these
lands.
Terms of sale, one third cash. balance satisfactory
notes, one, two, and three years, with annual inter-
est; payment secured by mortgage.
NATH'L H. DILLINGHAM;
a.45r FRANKLIN A. WILSON,
febl4-1w Administrators.
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Caucus.

The Citizens of Westbrook are requested to meet
at Warren Hall, in said town, on Wednesday, the
2sth inst, at O'Clock P. NJ to make choice Of can
didates for Municipal officers the ensuing year.
Por Order of Town Committee
Westbrook, February q, 1872. --'----