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The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

| NEW YORK, Nov. 14-Evenng---Cotton in fair de-
maad and &c higher; sales PTS bales; Mddling up
lands at 194e. Flour is unchanged; sales 1850 bbls
tern rs q ss5; Southern I 90 a Il %. Wheat i
g &c lower; sales 5000 bush; No Spring 50 a
bush; steamer Mixed Western CSC; do sail 63a a &C.
closing at 634 q G4lc. Oats frm sales 1900 bush
new White 4s q soc; old Western Mixed Az @ soc.
peer dull. Pork quiet; new mess Is rs a. Is Co.,
Lard Is active at 81 a s5c Butter quiet and weak
State "a q Csc. Whskey dull at 95s c. Rice firm at
ning 81 ioe. Coffee rm Rio Is q Isl IN Gold
stciasses dull. Naval Stores-Spirits Turpentine Is
quiet at GIL a 62c Resin dull at 35 for strained.
Petroleum Is quiet crude l4tc; refined at 27tc Tai
low weak at 0 q 9ic.
Freights to Liverpool shade firmer; Cotton per
steamer 1-16 @ Id; Grain per steamer g sad; do
CHICAGO. Nov. 14.-Flour is quiet and unchanged
Wheat dull and lower; No Spring at 10; No 2
spring at OF on spot or Nov; 05 dec; No at Ole;
rejected size Corn opened firm and closed dull and
steady; No Mixed at 31s q size. Oats steady; No
a. a. - g 2iic. Rye steady; No at 52c. Barley firm;
No. Fan at &c. Mess Pork quiet and unchanged at
10 w LOT old and ID % for Lard steady at TIC
BUG Meats-od entirely nominal; new quotable at
&c i9r shoulders, SIC for long clear mindless 6 sc
6g 6s for long clear and short rib middles Hams
SOFA at z q Sc. Whiskey steady at soc.
Lake Freights-Wheat to Buffalo 93c; to Oswego
CINcINNATI, Nov. 14.-Provisons quiet. Consider
able business would be done it possible to get
horses to move the produce. Pork nominal at IA 90;
~ az" icduy Ldru ktUtle AT &c steam I-16
on spot, So " cwt bid November Meats quiet; bulk
shoulders at 4c bulk clear rib sides at &c; bulk clear
sides 7ac all loose 10 to 20 days in salt Bacon quiet
Oh shoulders at SIC; sides obbng 10c for clear lib
and lot q 10Y for clear sides, both Sugar cured
Hams Is @ TIC. Green shoulders SIC Nov and Acc on
spot with sales at s. 5sc for clear rib; clear hams
q q &c. Live Hogs steady at $50 1400. Wbis-
key steady at Ole.
DETROIT, Nov. 14-wheat quiet and unchanged;
Corn steady at 45ic. Oats in good demand at soc.
Freights to Oswego he.
CHARLESTON Nov ID = Holiday
SAVANNAH, Nov. H.--Cotton strong: Middling up
lands at Isle.
MOBILE, Nov. 14.--Coteon frmer; Middling up
lands 18ac. ~
New ORLEANS, Nov. 4.-Cotton active; Middlmg
upands 1Ssc.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15
WASHINGTON.



WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.-The Young Mems
Republican Club of Washington are taking
measures for cooperating with the Congress
ional Executive Committee and others for the
purpose of making arrangements for the sec.
ond Inauguration of President Grant.
Awards of the Mixed Commission.
The mixed Commission of American and
British claims, to-day, awarded $4,000 to be
paid in gold by the United States to Great
Britain, principally for the property of British
subjects destroyed OF seized by the union troops
during the war.
Various Matters.
The President has appointed Middleton Gold
smith Centennial Commissioner for Vermont,
in place of G. w. Baxter
The State Department received to-day an
official copy of the award made by the Emper-
or OF Germany in the San Juan Arbitrament.
A public meeting was held this evening to
take action for the relief of the sufferers by the
Boston fire. The following resolutions were
adopted:
That the citizens of the District of Columbia
deeply sympathize with the people of Boston
in the calamity that has fallen upon that city.
That committee be appointed, whose duty
it W i'll be to solicit and collect contributions
from the citizens of this District and transmit
the same to the authorities of Boston in allie
Walton of the sutferings brought ON by the re-
cent disaster.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE.



BATH, Nov. 1.-The city council, with a
view 10 organize powerful and effective fire
department ia this city, last night directed the
committee on that department to purchase two
more steam fire engin, some to be delivered
forthwith and the other by April 1, 1878, at a
cost not exceeding $500.
Insurance Matters.
BANGOR, Nov IA meeting of the stock
holders of the Eastern Insurance Company was
held this afternoon, and sufficient amount
was promptly subscribed to make good their
losses by the Boston fire. The losses amount to
S1S0,000, less salvage. The assets of the COM
pany are now S550,0OO. The directors and
stockholders of this company are among our
best citizens and the company is Gal" The
company has been amply able to meet all
losses and the only question with them has
been one of the expediency of continuing their
business. This they have now decided to do
and have put themselves in a condition to go
on safely and prosperously.
Fire i'm Orono.
A house in Orono occupied by George Ring,
was damaged by fire early this morning to the
amount of 5000. Insured in the Etna. Mr..
Ring and his wife barely escaped with their
lifeS
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

EIMwooD folded Edge Collar Try them
You will always wear them. nov11eod2w
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

Twenty thousand fivo hundred dollars addi-
tional were voted Wednesday to the city chart
table institutions in New York, by the Board of
appointment.
Three of the broker firms in New York that
suspended Monday have resumed business, hay
ing met all their engagements.
John w. Young, son of Brigham with the
party Of .Mormons making touriof Europe and
Asia, will thoroughly inspect the school system
of the world that education in Utah may be i'm
proved.
A parade ground for the local militia of New
York has been selected. The site is on the Hud-
son River railroad outside of the city limits and
contains 81 acres.
The New Hampshire Board of Agriculture
dedicated their room in the State House yes
terday.
The Common Council of London have passed
resolutions expressing sympathy for the Ameri-
can people to whom the Boston fire is nation
al calamity.
The Savings banks of San Francisco have
asked Gov. Booth to call an extra session of the
Legislature to repeal q provision of the new
civil code relative to mortgages which would
ruin every savings institution.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

Try the Elmwood fold Edge Collar, the best
collar ever used. They will make you happy
unv11 aod2w
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

MEETING OF THE BURNHAM HKIRs.-A
meeting of the Burnham family was held at
Mechanics Hall last evening to take into con-
sideration measures looking to the establish
ment of a claim to certain property in Eng
land. A large number were present. Mr..
Charles Russell of Boston, who is the agent en-
gagged in prosecuting the claim, was present
and read document purporting to be be a copy
of the last will and testament of Benjamin
Burnham of Liverpool in the county of Lancas-
ter. The will, which bears the date of January
Sth, 1885, bequeaths all his real and personal
property to his three brothers, John, Thomas
and Robert Durham, supposed to be in
America. The document appears to be legally
drawn and is duly witnessed by three persons
The amount of the property is not stated in the
will, but it is said to be upwards of thirty mil
lions of dollars. The brothers not appearing to
claim the property it fell into the hands of the
British government 1t seems three Burnham
brothers arrived in this country few years be-
fore the date of the WILL and from these BROTH
ers are descended those of the Burnham family
who are citizens of this country. 1t would APP
pear that the will was never proved, though it
was deposited in the London Registry for safe
keeping. The maker of the W i'll died about
1898.
The meeting was organized by the choice of
Sumner Burnham as Chairman and Charles
Payson as Secretary. Mr.. Russell then stated
the circumstances and gave an account of the
evidence so far collected to establish the validi-
ty Of the claim. 1t seems that the three brothers
shipped from Bristol for this country, and were
cast away on the coast of Maine. The task OF
tracing descent from them is an easy one. Mr..
Russell also stated that an English statute of
limitation was passed in 1888, providing that a
suit for the recovery of property in England by
the those Giving beyond seas" must be brought
within forty years, consequently there was need
of haste in this matter.
The meeting then chose an executive com
mittee consisting of George X. Burnham, E. D
Durham aud Sumner Burnham. This com
mittee is to confer with the committees of tn,
Burnham family which have been appointed il
other States. 1t is also to act as canvassins
committee to raise funds wherewith to prose
cute the claim. Five thousand dollars is thu
sum asked for by Mr.. Russell. Charles Payso1
was elected Treasurer of the association. Th'
meeting then adjourned subject to the cal
OF the committee.
We would advise all interested in the matte
to read an article ON American claimants t,
al English property published in the Gald1,
some tine since, before proceeding further. W.
understand that Rufus Choate had the matte,
in hand once, but for some reason did ~,
choose to prosecute it.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15
THE BOSTON FIRE.
The Relief Committee Accept. Aid


BosTON, Nov. 1.-THE following vote passed
at meeting of the Relief Committee this
morning; That this committee in behalf of
the citizens of Boston, return most hearty and
sincere thanks to their fellow citizens in all
parts of the Union for their warm expressions
of sympathy which have been rendered at this
time of calamity, and for their friendly offers
of pecuniary aid which they have made, and
that their friendly offers be and are heartily
accepted.
(signed,) WIN. GRAY, Chairman.
The Burnt District.
The work of pulling down the walls and
cleaning off the debris from the burnt district
is progressing vigorously. Dualin is introduced
in some cases very effectively in blowing up
the more solid ruins.
Insurance.
There is but little additional news as to in
surance. The Amazon and Triumph of Gin
cinnati have stopped writing policies in New
England. The Bangor National is reported
suspended The Massachusetts Mutual now
states its losses as 81, 100000 with cash and Sc
curities on hand S575,000.
Various Matters.
The Old South Church has been leased two
years for postofice.
The Saturday Evening Gazette will be pub
lished at the corner of Washington and School
streets.
f. A. Hawley & Co.. bankers, whose tenn
porary suspension was announced, resumed
business to-day
Actions of the Reliof committee.
The resolution adopted by the relief commit
tee to accept contributions from other cities in
aid of the sufferers will afford immediate re-
lief to many poor families who lost their all,
and to the thousands of persons thrown out of
employment. The noble generosity exhibited
all over the country is calling forth thanksgiv-
ing from thousands of grateful hearts.
The Publishing Interest.
Eleven monthlies, fifteen weekies and one
daily were burned out of their quarters by the
fire, while every publishing establishment in
the city suffered more or less.
Military Withdrawn.
A large part of the military guard over the
ruins was withdrawn tonight.
The Use of Dualin.
The experiment of blowing up all the walls
OF NJ. ii. Gleeson's granite building in the
square formed by the junction of Summer and
High streets, proved perfectly successful to-day
The first charge of five pounds was effective in
blowing out the northerly wall only, but the
second charge of twelve pounds, one pound to
cartridge, lifted the massive walls from their
foundations and they dropped perpendicularly
into the cellar and upon the sidewalk, scarcely
a stone diverging from direct downward
course, so far as to fall into the street. The
cartridges were exploded by electricity; the
apparatus being placed some distance down
| South street.
Safe Recovered.
The safe of West, Colt & Co., on High ST.,
| was recovered to-day and its contents of $3.50,
900 was found uninjured after sixty-two hours
| OF intense heat 1t was one of the American
| Steam Safe Companys manufacture The To-
cality had been guarded by detachment OF
| Dragons
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15
NEW YORK.


--i. Ine HORSE DfOpsy.
Bergh says that the prevailing dropsy among
the horses is due to being overworked while
sick Several car horses in Brooklyn have
suddenly dropped dead and post mortem ex-
animation developed the fact that their lungs
were completely eaten away, and nearly doz-
on died in Brooklyn yesterday.
Doubts to the Legality of the Municipal
The board of election canvassers have not
found single return made out according to
law and it is thought that the entire election
will be declared Illegal owing to the irregu-
laritieS.
The Water Supply of New York.
The Croton water shed district is being visit
ed to-day by the city officers and engineers, to
ascertain the condition of the source of the
water supply in this city. Two new reservoirs
building will contain together 600, 000, 900
gallons.
Warrington Gossip.
William M. Evarts is now mentioned as the
successor of Secretary Fish, Gen. Megs as sue
cessor OF Gen. Meade and Judge Settle of
North Carolina as the successor of Justice Nell
son of the Supreme Court The latter is about
retiring on account of old age.
The Mnsaard.
New YORK, Nov. 1.-THE Board of Assis-
tant Aldermen to-day tabled a resolutionyof the
Board of Aldermen forbidding the erection of
Mansard roofs unless built of fire proof ma
terials.
Contested Election.
Henry Waltman, Tammany candidate for
coroner in the late election, will contest the
election of Adolph Kersler on the ground that
the latter was net a citizen of the United States
having sworn allegiance to the fatherland in
1865.
Cheap Brutcs.
Advices from London state that Tom Kenne-
dy has accepted the challenge of Billy Edwards
to tight any light weight in Great Britain for
from $3.50 to $500 side. Both men go into
training immediately.
Bad Union.
1t Is rumored that the Tammany and Apollo
Hall organizations are about to form coalia-
ton. s.4&
Tweed in Trouble.
The general term to-day rendered a decision
in the Tweed suits, dissenting from the opinion
of the general term at Albany and sustaining
has right to sue for money misapplied from
the County Treasury.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

DRESS AND CLOAK making done in the best
style, at w. l.. SHELLS Millinery and Dress
making Rooms, 337 Congress st. nov13-eod1w
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15
THE ELECTION.
kANS Az.

KANSAS.
TOPEKA, Nov. 14,-Official returns show the
Republican majority to be 33,709. The Legis-
lature stands ITO Republicans to IA Democrats.
MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, Nov 14.-Returns from liz coun-
ties in this State give Greeley %, $40 majority.
Returns from 106 counties give Woods for Gov
ernor q, 372 majority. HAYES (rep. } in the 9TH
District, is defeated by a small majority, which
leaves a Congressional delegation of four Re-
publicans and nine Democrats.
OTHER STATES.
Specials state that Greeley's majority in Ken
lucky is 1000. Grants majority in Wisconsin
is $4,000. Greeley's majority in Georgia is 14Oo
with two Republican Congressman elected.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, Nov. 14.-The full returns of the
State with the exception of Wentworth, sta
ton where there was probably no election, give
Grant 81 1856; Greeley 81 ,495; scattering 302.
Grants plurality is 5741, and his majority 5439.
CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Incomplete returns
have been received from 81 counties; 80 of
which give Grant Il, 500 majority and five give
majority for Greeley of 900, leaving Grant
L, 800 majority in the State.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15
Governors Message.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Nov. 14-Gov. Baker de-
livered his message to the Legislature this af
ternoon. He recommended provisions for call
ing Convention to revise the State constitu-
ton; recommends the building.of two addition
al insane hospitals and the enlargement of the
present institution for the blind; also that pro
vision be made for the completion of a HOUSE
of Refuge and other State buildings.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15
New Advertisements To-Day.

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
M. l.. Ascend Lecture.
7 SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
Board of Trade-Adjourned Meeting.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Come-Cogia Hassan.
To lnventors-Canadian Patents
Wanted-Situation .sa-.a---.
Wanted-Situation BIZ Nurse.
May & Co-Hardware and Metals.
Boston Lead Company
Wanted-IIouse.
Lost-Bill Book.
vessels Wanted to Load Coal for Cuba,
The Great South American Jurubeba.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Woolens-Strou.. 4s1I lt5
Wanted-Salesman.
Last Chance-Magical and Coniuring Repository
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15
Notice OfForeclesure and sale

WHEREAS Sarah H. Boynten and Charles F.
w Boynton of Portland in the County of Cumber-
land, on the twenty day of March, A. D.,
1871 by their mortgage deed of that date recorded in
the Registry of Deeds for York County, Book 324
page IS conveyed to certain parcel Of land with
the buildings thereon, situated in Buxton, in the
County OF York. and lying the westerly side of the
roa leading from Thomas IL. Davis by Jacob Ham
Inns dwelling, and bounded follows, to wit: begin
ing at the of said lot said road
on land of Thomas H. and Nathan w Davis and
running southerly on said road to land of Jacob
Hamlen, thence westerly on line of said Jacobs land
to land of the heirs of William Willis; thence north.
erly on the line OF said heirs land to land of Nathan
w. Davis, thence easteriy on land Of said Nathan w
and Thomas H. Davis, to the first mentioned bound
containing nine less being the lot con-
veted to said Sarah III. and Charles r. BOynton by
the heirs of William Willis deceased with authority
in the of the breach OF the condition in said
mortgage, to sell said premises at auction and from
the proceeds to pay the debt secured thereby.
And whereas the said Sarah II. Boynton and
Charles f. Boynton on the thrty-first day of July A.
D., 1871 by their second mortgage deed of that date
recorded in the York Registry of Deeds, Book 328
page l. conveyed to therinterest in the above de-
scribed real estate, with authority in case of the
breach of the condition in said mortgage to sell said
premises at auction, aud from the proceeds to pay
the debt secured thereby.
And whereas, the conditions of said mortgage deeds
have been broken by said Sarah H. and Charles f.
boynton this Is 10 give notice that said parcel of land
with the buildings thereon, will be sold at public
auction on said premises on the twenty-eighth day
of December A d. 1872, at eleven o'clock In the fore
noon, for the reason andpurpose aforesaid.
JAMES r. DEANE.
sep3O to oct5-oct30 to nov5-nov30 to deco
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

MAINE GENERAL Hosp1rAr.
Yesterday about the Children's Fair, held
Tuesday evening at Mrs. Perry's on Spring
street, by Misses Maud Washburn, Eleanor s
Hay and Mary Perry, it should have been
stated, that it was in behalf of the the new
Hospital.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14.-There was a sharp
shock of earthquake at AUSTIN Nevada Tues
day night There was slight shock at Stock
ton the same night.
There is no news of the steamer Arizona from
fanama now ten days overdue at San Diego
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15
Another Lonisiana War Brewing.

New York, Nov IA New Orleans spec
ial to the Times says that there is great excite
ment there over the action of Gov Yarmouth
in reconstructpg the returning board, and a
revolution is threatened. The Mechanics In
stitute where the counting of votes by the re-
turning board is to be done, is surrounded by
armed notice.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

90. G. 1.-THE County Lodge of Good Tenn
plars will meet at Arcana Hall on Tuesday the
Sd proximo, instead of the 10Th inst, as was the
original intention. The place of meeting has
been changed on account of the difficulty of
transportation
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15
Superior Court.

NOVEMBER TERM, BEFORE JUDGE sYMoNDs
THURsDAY.-Amandel Barbour, Admir-, VS.. n. r.
MARTIN The case was given to the jury at half past
Twelve. At the adjournment of Court at six o'clock
at night they had not agreed 1t is understood that
on the first ballot they stood six for the plaintiff and
six for the defendant
I. b. Reed for the plf
Butler & Fessenden for def
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

A RUMoR.-There is rumor that vessel
went ashore on Cushings Island in the gale of
Tuesday night and went to pieces. The tug
boat officers have seen nothing to indicate that
such an accident occurred and it is probably an
unfounded report.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15
Observation-Disclosures,

SYNOPSIS OF WEATHER REPORTS FOR THE PAST
TWENTY-F0UR HOURS.
WAR DEPT OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, ID. c.,
Nov IA. $500 p. ND
Probabilities On the lower lakes and thence
over the Middle States clearing weather with
northwesterly winds will prevail and extend
by tomorrow over New England.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

LAST CHANcE.-Those of our readers who
have seen the wonderful tricks offered for sale
at the Magical and Conjuring Repo tory, I'M
der U s. Hotel, are informed that Prof r. HI.
Churchill, will close the establishment on Sat
urday next, and therefore they should lose no
time in securing such articles as they may fan
cy. These articles will afford amusement for .
whole room full of company, making an agree
able and innoeent way of spending an evening,
and one that is very cheap.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

THE first lecture of the course of Scientific
Lectures by Prof. Denton will be given this
evening at Arcana Hall Williams block, Con-
gress street, Subject, Revelations of Geology
concerning Man. Don't fail to embrace this
opportunity of hearing one of the ablest of
speakers ON this subject.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15
New York s.oca and Money Market,

NEW YORK, Nov. -Morning.-Gold at 49,
Money at per cent. Sterling Exchange 1881 q 1l0t.
Stocks steady. State Stocks dull.
NEW York, Nov. H-Erenino.-Money close and
DEAR the bulk of business at 1-32 a. Lilo with excep-
tons at per cent. Gold at the opening and close
Sterling Exchange dull and heavy at 10sA a 10ss for
60 days. Gold heavy and lower with frequent fiuc-
tuations between 113h and 13 under the influence of
London adyces and the specie shipments and the
sale OF only million by the Treasury and closed at
1133 a 113s; loans were made at q per cent. for
carrying; Treasury disbursements were $3.50, 0O0--
Shipments probably Saturday S1,50O,O00 Govern
ments rather lower and steady State bonds neglect
but IN the main heavy and II q Il per cent. lower,
with the principal fall in Pacific Mail and West I'll
Union, and closed weak. There u.s. however, gene
raj opposition to any further induction of currency
and conservative and hopeful feeling as to the ft-
ture 1t is rumored that the Lake Shore Company
intend to issue $4,000 600 of bonds for the
pletion of double track.
The Portland daily press., 1872-11-15

Extr THE CrsAx. Antonio NJ J!n.enes, the
Cuban who was arrested at the United States
Hotel the other evening, was discharged yester-
day and left for New York in the afternoon
train, in charge of an officer 1t would seem
from his statements that he came from Matan-
zas to New York some months age and secured
situation in a commercial house there. From
New York he went to st. John, remaining in
that place not long. On his way from ST. john
to New York he lost his trunk, and was on a
tour in search of it when arrested.
Mr. Jimenez was taken to New York in
charge of Deputy Sterling, who will deliver him
to the Spanish Consul. He will probably be
sent TO Cuba.
HEARING.-A hearing will be had before the
Harbor Commissioners to-day on the petition of
the Boston 6, Maine r. r. to widen their bridge
over Fore river, sixteen feet, in order to have
room for an additional line of track should it
ever become necessary; also to erect a pier fifty
feet wide outside of the Commissioner line,
between Vaughan's bridge and the Boston &
Maine. The pier already permitted to be built
is 600 feet long and 200 feet wide, located out
side of the easterly channel