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MEMPHIS POsTeFFICE.

oyror HouRs--FRonS AN. ro6P.N.; SUNDAY,
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dofS Sls December, 1871
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Express train does not run on sunday
Ticket Office. 27s Main street, corner Oh oou'n
Court.
Ferryboat will loave wharfboat. foot OF
Poplar street. daily. at 100 am.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04

LITERARY ITEMs.-The January number of
the Boston Literary World is fnll of good
things.
In the first volume of his Life of Dickens
John Forster devotes verv vigorous passage to
the venerable Dr. Shelton Mackenzie, apropos
of the latter's Life of Dickens, published
last year. The Doctor had stated that Dickens
got his idea of ''Oliver Twist from some draw
ings by George Cruikshank, that he accident
ally saw. Mr.. Forster denies this statement
with considerable vehemence, and congratu-
lates himself ON the fact that ''by my [his]
ability to produce Dickens's letter. [hel am
[is] spared the necessity of characterizing the
tale by the one unpolite word lin three letters)
which alone would have been applicable to it."
The Doctor writes long defence of himself,
and produces letter from Cruil1shank, in
which the artist distinctly says: 'Then follow
ed 1881 oliver Twist which was entirely
my own idea and suggestion, and all the char
acters were mine"
Miss Thackeray's new story, which will be
published in Harpers Monthly is entitled ''Old
Kensington." She has been engaged on its
composition several years, and English critics
pronounce it far superior to her 'Story of
Elizabeth"
A Boston publisher recently received an order
from lady in Ohio, for copy of a new book,
which was published in unusually elegant
style. A copy, in all respects perfect, was duly
sent. In few days came letter from the
lady, of which we give oerbattna copy: Seen
tlemen: The work ~ that ordered was re-
ceived to-day. The building is very incomplete,
the Ieaoes uncut, and the edges except one end,
not 9Stded Of course am not satisfied, and I
trust that you as gentlemen will either send
me finished book, or refund the money 1 de-
sired it for gift to friend, but do not like to
present such book as the one received. If
you desire my further patronage, you will do
me justice in this. 1 RENAL the book to-day
Yours, ETC." The volume in question was as
handsome specimen of book-making as was
ever put forth in Boston, and, as returned by
the purchaser, exhibited not single blemish;
but the1ady evidently wanted more gilt for her
money, and was ignorant of the English insis-
tence upon uncut leaves. We may add that
the money was promptly refunded.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04

THE following yarn from the Aduertiser's
Augusta correspondent is so good that we de-
sire to give it the benefit of our circulation:
Col. Spaulding had the solid vote of York
and Cumberland counties, and some capital ap-
pears to have been made against him by repre-
senting him as the candidate of the western
part of the State against the east, and holding
him and his friends responsible for the recent at
tacks of the PRESS upon the European & North
American railroad. This was plainly a subter-
fuge, as the PRESS has favored the other candi-
date for the Presidency; but it is upon this
ground that Senators from eastern Maine
chose to put their opposition to Col. Spaulding
1t was question for the courts, whether the
European & North American railroad own all
the public lands of the State; but it is ques-
ton for the people at large, whether that cor
poration shall organize our legislature for us.
Yea, verify, it is. But the idea of holding
Col Spaulding responsible for the utterances Of
paper that from the first has supported his
antagonist, is too preposterous to deceive. We
cannot believe that any considerable part of
Mr.. Fosters strength was due to the favor
with which Senators regard the pretensions of
the European & North American Railway
Besides Mr. Foster is not committed to the
support of this or any other railroad scheme,
and those who may have acted on that pre-
sumption are badly sold, as they deserve to be.
PERsoNAL.--Mr. Albert s. Twitchell, whom
the Republicans of New Hampshire yesterday
nominated as Railroad Commissioner is ma
tive of Bethel, Me-, and was several years ago
a resident of this city. He was a soldier in the
War of the Rebellion. For several years past
he has resided in Gotham, N. H., and is or has
been County Attorney of Coos county. He is
young man of ability, education and industry
and a successful lawyer The Republicans of
New Hampshire have done the correct thing by
putting him in nomination for responsible
office. He will fill it with honor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoserN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY. ....--...
The Lewiston Journal says the money stolen
from Jonathan Bryant of Livermore, was re-
lurned last Saturday night and was found by
him Sunday morning, at the door, in basket.
The gross yearly income to the Maine Central
railroad from Lewiston and Auburn stations is
about $3aO,000.
FRANKLIN COUNTY. rusn-
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes: Not far from Phillips a few years since,
there lived man with his family, wife and
three or four small children, and during a cold,
clustering time in the winter one child sicken-
ed and died, and as the snow was deep and the
ground froze hard, the little remains were al
lowed to freeze and then packed away in an
old beehive with some straw packed about it,
and left in the old barn to await for warm
weather.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr.. Joseph Jackson of Jefferson, has during
the past winter killed two silver-gray and five
red foxes The skins of the former will bring
about $50 each.
PENoBsooT COUNTY,
The Bangor Commercial says Postmaster Col
A. b. Farnham, has been confined to his house
for several days by sickness, resulting from a
wound received in the lungs during the war, but
he is now improving and will probably be out
in few days. -
The Wing learns from Mr.. F. w. Cram, sta
ton agent at Bangor, of the European 81 North
American railway, that during the year 1871
just past, SO, 227 800 shingles, B. 299 435 pounds
of leather and 1858 bushels of potatoes were
brought to Bangor over that road. Of the above
amounts 25,345,5 500 shingles, 677, al pounds of
leather and 101 ,9O6 bushels of potatoes came off
the Bangor and Piscataquis railroad.
The Wing says Mr., ]. q. Leonard's little
daughter, who was badly injured in the head
by running against post while coasting, Mon
day, was some better Tuesday evening. The
vomiting induced by the shock continued near
ly twenty-four hours, but has been checked, and
hopes are entertained of her recovery.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Union says Machias liver is free from ice.
No sleighing Teams in the logging woods are
having fair chance for business,
The Pembroke Savings Bank has declared a
semi-annual dividend of 81 per cent, payable
the LIST of January.
IN GENERAL. .a
The Executive Council closed the business of
the year and adjourned finally Saturday, WIS
learn that there is an unexpended balance of
the appropriation made by the last Legislature
for the expenses of the year of $50, 061. A.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04

THE KU-KLUx-THE Law TO BE MAIN
TAINED.-Attorney General Williams has writ
ten lettor to Senator Pool in reference to the
report in circulation in some localities of the
South that with the retirement Of Mr.. Aker-
man there will be an abatement of rigor in
prosecuting the Ku-Klux. After affirming that
the President was perfectly satisfied with the
zeal displayed by Mr.. Alderman in prosecuting
members of the Ku-Klux organizations, Mr..
Williams says:-"I do not abandon the hope
that all good citizens in the Southern States,
for the sake of their own safety and happiness,
as we'll as from other considerations, will assist
the public authorities in breaking up all COM
binations of men formed to disregard the law
and destroy the peace of society But if in
creasing and defiant crime makes it necessary,
the President is determined to use all the power
which the Constitution and laws have placed in
his hands, to protect the lives and property of
peaceable citizens and maintain the supremacy
of the laws
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04

The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada.
During the last season. 1 have travelled ex-
tensively over the lines of the Grand Trunk
Railway, and have taken especial care to no.
tice its condition and its prospects for business,
A large part of the lines have been relaid with
new steel rails within the last two years, and
this work of renewal is constantly going on
saw great quantities of new rails by the road
side, ready for laying down, and great many
cars loaded with them, on the way to points
where they were to be used.
In all the sections that have been renewed,
the road runs as smoothly and as quietly, as
any railroad that 1 have ever travelled over,
either in this country or in Europe. The cars
are generally the best, and all the arrange
ments upon the lines for affording opportunity
and time to travellers, EMBELLISHMENTS, are all
that can be desired. The dining rooms are
spacious, clean, we'll furnished the tables well
supplied, and for good dinner and twenty
minutes TO it, the chargeis half dollar. The
station houses are OF stone, NICELY and substan-
TALLY built, and at every station house, tele-
graph operator; the road being run by ''the
wires"
At many p9ints upon the road, saw i'm
mense quantities of merchandise, piled up,
waiting their turn for transportation. The road
has actually a glut of business There is hard
ly any limit to the amount of merchandise
that would Offer TO this road as the readiest
and shortest way to the ocean, if only its ca
pacity were sufficient A double line of rails
and abundant rolling stock to the Grand
Trunk, would make it enc of the greatest and
most important freight lines in this country.
1t is greatly to be desired that the time may be
near, when this great highway from the Lakes
to the Atlantic may be furnished in that man
ner ~. N D.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04
WINTER ARRANGEM

On and after November 18TH cur
rent, the line between Danyille
s-s1-TU-7and Cumberland will be open for use
and passenger and all other trains will
De run to all points of this line from the Depot OF
Portland & Kennebec r. r. Co. in Portland only,
and all trains from this line will arrive at that Depot
only in Portland. Passenger trains for Bangor aud
all intermediate stations, via Lewiston and via Bruins
wick will leave at LOO P. NJ. Night Express with
Pullman Cars, at 1890 A. NJ. via Augusta every
night except Mondays.
Afternoon passenger trains for Augusta, Bath and
Lewiston via Danvie, and all ediate stations
at 515 2. M. Mixed train for Augusta Bath and in
termediate stations at at A. NJ
FREIGHT TRAINS.-Throush train for Bangor
and all intermediate stations of WateryiTle Via
lewiston leaves at 300 A. NJ taking freight Of night
previous from Boston. For Waerville and all inter-
mediate stations via Lewiston, at 400 A. M. For
Skowhegan via Augusta and all intermediate stations
including hath and lewiston at 600 A. NJ
Passenger trains will be due in Portland, from
Bangor, Dexter Belfast, Pennington, Bath, and all
intermediate stations this line at 255 p NJ con-
Meeting there with through trains to Boston. From
Augusta Ba b and Lewiston, and all intermediate
stations at $40 A. M, connecting with morning train
Tor Boston. Night express with sleeping cars from
Bangor, via Augusta at Loo A. NJ, every morning
except Mondays.
Mixed train from Augusta, Bath and Lewiston. and
intermediate stations at 6.45 P. NJ. :
Freight train from Bangor and all intermediate sta.
lions via Lewiston at 4.30P p. NJ.
From Skowhegan via Augusta at 4.OOPM.
From Waterville and intermediate stations via Lew.
iston, at 1920 r. NJ.
" The passenger train leaving Portland at LOO
:, ~, connects at Bangor with Z. & N. A. Railway
IRAN AN ioc Mattawamkeag, same night.
The night express from Portland connects at Ban.
gor at 7.30 A. NJ with day train through to St. John
JAS. M: LUNT. Gent Superintendent,
L. L. LINCOLN, asst. Superintendent
Augusta, january 3, 1872.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04

| IMPORTANT REPORT OF THE LAND AGENT
The report of the Land Agent the Hon. P. P.
Burleigh, will show that there has been con.
veyed of the public lands of the State during
the year, for cash and cash securities II 1856.
acres, for S9071.S0; under resolves of the Legis.
lature, In most part to actual settlers 2542. g.
acres; under the treaty of Washington, II, $780,
30 acres; to actual settlers ON the surrender of
outstanding land certificates, Il, 466,O7 acres.
For road labor notes there have been contract
ed to actual settlers by land certificates Sc 49,
60 acres, amounting to $10,3845O, and 10000
acres have been contracted to be conveyed to
Swedish immigrants.
There has been great progress during the year
in settling the lands. At the present time 165,
900 acres are contracted and not conveyed, and
the whole number of acres still remaining I'M
disposed of is 100000. The cause of this is the
better understanding of the value of our lands
The land agent recommends continuance of
the inducements held out to immigrants who
wish to settle our public lands.
A statement of facts is presented with refer
enee to the claims of the European and North
American Railway. AS questions of much i'm
portance have arisen under the action of the
Legislature granting aid to this corporation, in
volving the rights of the State and of settlers
it is but right that the facts in the case should
be given. The land agent, after referring to
several acts of the Legislature, says: Under
and by force of these several acts, resolves and
deeds, the railway company now makes claim
to all the timber and lands belonging to the
State at the time situated ON the Penobscot and
st. John waters including those set apart as
aforesaid for settlement and also claim that as
to most if not all the lands so set apart certain
Irregularities or deficiencies exist in the pro-
ceeding whereby the exception of all lands
set apart and designated for settlement uader en-
listing ldaos, is rendered unavailing and that
therefore the grant conveyed to the company all
the settling lands not already conveyed to set
tiers" Nor particular specification of the
lands thus claimed has been submitted, though
requested, but the result would seem to be as
now stated. In pursuance of this claim the
company have put in defence, and therefore
resist the proceedings that have been commence
ed, which proceedings have been arrested, and
have also granted permits to cut timber on
townships No. Ii, r. No g. and s, R. 5, w.
from E. L. S., all of which townships are
among the number set apart as aforesaid for
settlement
The parties permitted on townships No. II, r.
3, and No. s, r. 3, having commenced opera
tions under their permits, the land agent at
once laid the matter before the governor and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04
SPECIAL NOTICES.



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council and notice has since been given to the
party that they will be regarded as trespassers
and treated as such If they persist in their OPP
CREATIONS, as it is understood they are doing
Thus it will be seen that the corporation lays
claim to all these lands
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04

IT is stated that the examinations at Ok
ford, England, are now so intensely severe
that more than one half of the students get
E'plucked." The life of one of the examiners
has been plucked in consequence. If like
perils are to be encountered by members OF
the civil service board the number of ap-
plications for positions in that branch of the
public service will be few
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04

WE had supposed that the first statements OF
the loss of life in the great Chicago fire were a
good deal exaggerated, but the papers of that
city, with full time to make up a careful aud &C
curate estimate, still express the opinion that
the death list will foot up considerably over 800
Over 100 bodies have been recovered, nearly all
of which have been identified and the work of
clearing away the ruins is still far from COM
pletion. In the swift rush of the flames hum
dreds of people were unquestionably consumed
so completely as not to leave even vestige of
bone or even ashes, to tell their fate Letters
of inquiry for missing friends are still coming
in in great numbers, and the publication of
them has been the means of tracing many per-
sons who were supposed to be lost.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04

THE New York Times thinks that American
women have greatly improved in physique in
the last twenty-five years, and that the repre-
sentative of the young generation of New York
women of to-day is characterized by fullness
of figure, activity of limb, clearness of COM
plexion and vigorous vitality, combined with
delicacy of contour and spirituality of express
ion
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04
b U r N II TITS

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Soda syrups, ice Creams, Custards, Pies,
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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 avorng the various compounds prepared
for the human stomach.
These Extracts are aoarranted perfectly free from
the poisonous oils and acids rhich enter into the
composition Of many Of the Fictitious fruit fapors
aow IN the market. They not only true to their
Names but prepared from fruits of the best quail
ity, and highly concentrated that small quantity
only need be used.
They have stood the test Of eighteen years time and
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-atnpaneted bottles, holding more than paneled
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Their STANDARD quantity and quality ,ci be strictly
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GR- 1t is necessary in some cases for persons de-
string "BURNETT's SUPERIOR FLAvoRING Ex-
TRACTS" to insist upon obtaining them in order to
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of their larger profits.
JOSEPH BURNETT & co.,
Sole Proprietors, Boston.
For sale by frst-class Grocers and Druggists gen.
orally. dc3sNeod
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04

STRANGERS in Boston frequently express
surprise at the number Of ''St. Jamess" to be
seen In the clty--a st James Hotel, st. James
Theatre, st, James saloons, shoe stores, ETC.,
ETC.. dd inttnitum The explanation is very
simple. Boston is a Unitarian city, and natur-
ally desires to do honor to him from whom are
derived the chief scriptural arguments in sup
port of her faith
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04
Auotter View of the Savings Banks
Question.


The true rule it seems to me IN regard TO saw
inss banks, is to make no further provision in
respect to taxation, provided most stringent
law Is passed prohibiting the looming of their
>ds outside of the State, except on the pur-
fu- 4 bonds of the United States and of the
oa1"'0 End States
=. e not so much large profits (Which can
onar ex;st except when improper risks are
takep) that should be looked to, as fair profits
and perfect security.
Perfect loans-i.e., such as ought always TO
be made of trust funds-caRnot be expecteu "
pay over per cent. Imperfect loans may NOM
inally nav more, but with these risks: LIST, that
the large apparent profits will lead to vastly IN
creased and reckless expenditures, giving tap
berths to numerous officers; I'd, to insecure IN
yestments; and 3d. to ultimate losses.
A correspondent of the PRESS asks IL ei,e
savings banks are expected to build raiiroauS
and factories in Maine? No. But they are
building both in other STATES, and ! would here
stop it, Would it not be better for them 70
loan their funds to business men at home on
ample security of home collaterals or the best
real estate, than to send it west on the doubt
full and precarious security of city bonds that
are likely 70 be repqdiated as illegal, or rail
road bonds that sooner OF later are destined "
become worthless?
Better thousand times that we had no saw
ipgs banks than that they should be used as in.
strpmentaiities for scraping UP all the money
in the State and sending to the west to float
bubbles. AS they are managed the balance Of
advantage is against the State.
But compel them to loan money at home OF
solid security and this money will 30 seen q
once in hundred forms-forms which will no
only disclose property for taxation, but will fur
nish labor and business for our people.
Home investments and no taxation is for the
bvious interest of the State, and for that Of
he banks and their depostors as well.
Let banks be taxed for every dollar they loan
out of the State, and no more.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-04
For Sale.
MARRIED.

In this city JAN g. at the residence of Asa Hanson.
by Rev. W. +. Gibbs, Chas. E. Atwood of HayerhilI.
Mass and Miss Eliza S. Mayo, of Portland.
In Yarmouth, Jan. 2, Melancthon NJ. Allen, of
Saeo, and Miss Mary j. Mayberry, of Casco.
In Bath, JAN 1, David j. Decker, of Charlestown,
Mass, and Geneva Lincoln, OF Bath.
In Boston, Jan. 1, by Rev. DIR. Balkan, Edward H.
Hill, NJ. D., and Miss Lottie G. Thompson, of Lew
iston
Dec. q, Carlos e. Austin, of Springville Linn Co.,
Iowa. and Miss Alice Rudolf, of Salisbury Tp Lam
caster, Penn.
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LEA & PERKINS, SAUCE.

FrOnOunceu by COnnoisseurs
The Only Good Sauce. -
in roves appetite and digesuou and it is unriv-
aled tor its flavor
We are directed by Messrs LEA s. PERKINS, TO
prosecute all parties making vending unterteits
JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS,
augI2sn6m Agents, New York.