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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-02
CONNECTICUT.
@- -N 1880.

HARTFORD, Feb. IA party of dog fighters
from New York and Boston, rendezvoused here
last night arriving ON the midnight train and
proceeded early this morning to Vernon on the
line of the Hartford and Providence road
Chief of Police Packard was advised of the
movement and in connection with the sheriffs
of Hartford and Tolland counties organized an
official posse, and the fight was interrupted
and thirty-ive of the human participants, were
arrested and taken to Rockville for trial. The
penalty is seven dollars fine and thirty days in
iai1
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


Receipts by Railroads and Steamboats,.
GRAND TRUNK KALAMAZOO cans milk. 200 bbls
-four, car pickets, do paper, do spools q do lum-
Der, do heading, do laths, do shingles, do oats,
do bark, 6 do corn, do hides do wheat, do bar
ley, do sundries.
For Lower Provinces-1000 bbls -four, car sundries
For Allan steamers-11 cars grain, do four do
provisions.
STEAMER FOREST CITY FROM BosroN-1O bags
oysters bbs glass ware, 308 hides 70 pkgs castings
III bdls leather, 80 boxes cheese, hid hams Jars
snuh 100 bbs sugar. so bbls pork, rs bales domestcs
~ hrkns lard 50 cases oranges 10 ties lard IS bdls
iron 20 casks nails 80 bbs molasses 100 empty bbls
horse, 100 pkgs to order. ~
For Canada and up Countrywide bds leather 3
bbls paint casks OIL 10 coils cordage ITO bbis -four
40 bales WOOL HORSE Sc bbls phosphate lime, 40 do
sand, Al hides. rs pkps to order
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LONDON, Feb. 1-11.00 A. M.-Consols at s2a for
money and account.
American securities-U. S. 500 1862 e2.; do 1865,
old, 923; do 1867. s2a; U. 5. 1O-40s 91t
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1-1o.30 A. M.-Cotton strong;
Middlng uplands lid; do Orleans 11d; sales rs 600
bales
PARIS, Feb. 1-11.3o A. M-Rentes closed nj 56f
Csc.
LONDON, Feb. 1-1.3O P. M.-Consols 923 for money
and account. -
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1-1.30 p. M.-Cotton firm and
unchanged sales $4,000 bales, of which 900 bales
were for export and speculation. :
Corn, No Mixed, 3Os. Pork, SIS Cd.
HAvRE, Jan. 31-Evening-.Co Cotton closed frmer:
low Middlings 1897.
for money and account 80
American Securties-U. S. 5-2Os 1862, s2a; do 1865
old, 92s; do 1867. 92s; U. S. 10-4O's. 92i.
PARIS, Feb. 800 P. M.-The amount of specie
in the Bank of France has decreased 1877 900 francs
during the week.
PARIS, Feb. Is P. M.-Rentes at 56f Toe.
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A GooD JOKE ON A REPoRTER.-A night
or two since Officer Corliss went into the Preble
House about midnight and threw down his
overcoat and his handouts. Shortly after he
came out but forgot the latter. An enterpris-
ing reporter who was anxious to know how it
was himself put his hands inside the aforesaid
handouts, and before he knew it they were
tightly clasped around his wrists They went
on easily enough, but it was rather more diff
cult to get them off Thinking that the officer
named would come back in a short time, he
kept his courage up and was rather jovial over
the affair, but as the night wore on he became
uneasy and anxiously sought some one who
could release him, but all in vain. About
o'clock the next morning he presented himself
at the station looking like an escaped convict,
with his hands securely fastened. There he
found Officer Corliss and was liberated. He
will probably let handouts alone for the future.
Il Adcertisev.
1t is said that the reporter came from Boston
to the village of Portland to enlighten his
brother professionals and ''show them how the
old thing worked"-and he did.
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TEXAS.
THE INDICTED STATE GOVERNMENT.

THE INDICTED STATE GOVERNMENT. y II
GALVESTON, Feb IA dispatch from Aus
tin says that the indictments against Gov.
Davis, Secretary of State Newcomb and Attor-
ney General Alexander were to be returned to
Court to-day by the District Attorney. One of
the charges is for misdemeanorin giving false
certificate of election to w. T. Clark as a mem
Der of Congress from the Sd district, whereas
Giddings was elected by clear majority of
5000.
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PORTLAND INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The members of the Girls Library Associa-
ton of the Portland High School are hereby
notified that the conditions under which they
were to have the use of the library of the Insti-
tute are as follows, viz:
All members of the association upon pay
ment of one dollar per year.
All members whose terms of subscription
have not expired, for the balance of such unex-
pred term without pay, dating from Feb. /,
All past librarians have the use of the Ii
prary OF the Institute for life without charge
AN OF the volumes have been transferred to
Inc institute catalogue and placed upon their
appropriate shelves, and are ready for de-
livery
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City Of Sedalia, Mo-,

Ten Per Cent. Water Bonds!
WE have limited amount of these very desira-
w bic Investment Bonds for sale at 96 and accrued
interest. The bonds are dated November LIST, 1871,
May and November, at the Bank of America New
York. The total issue of these Bonds is One Hun
dred thousand dollars. Total debt of the CITY, in
Guiding these bonds, one hundred and sixty-three
thousand dollars. Assessed value taxable wealth,
two million dollars; actual wealth double that
amount. Population over six thousand.
Bonds delivered free of Express charges
SAMUEL A. GAYLORD & CO..
Brokers in Western Securities,
fa26d10t No. 33Wall ST., New York.
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THE BoYLsToN BANK ROBBERY.

w: A. Glover, en- trial for robbing the Boys
ton Bank, underwent long examination to-
about the robbery till he saw an account of it
in the paper. He did not know there was such
bank before that; and never had anything to
do with the stolen bonds either in Boston or
elsewhere
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THE ball of the Irish American Relief Asso-
citation at City Hall last night was very sue
cessful affair. Quite large company was pres
ent, and the evening passed very pleasantly.
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METEOROLOGICAL,
SYNOPSIS OF WEATHER REPORTS FOR THE IA
TWENrY-EOIru,

WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF S1GNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, d. c.,
FEB. 600 p MOI
The barometer will continue falling Friday
over the Southern and Gulf States and Misss-
sippi Valley with northeast winds. Southea-
terly winds with rising temperature and in
creasng cloudiness will prevail over the Middle
and Eastern States,
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The Antiauity of Man.

The last lecture of the supplementary course
of the Army and Navy Union course was given
last Wednesday evening at the hall of the
Union by Prof. Edward S. Morse. In COM
mencing, the lecturer said that he would not go
into the question of the exact number of years
of mans dwelling upon earth, but it must be
of perhaps millions of years. He alluded to the
new museum of archaeology and ethnology lately
established at Harvard University by the mu-
nificence of the late George Peabody, which is
one of the rarest in the world, many specimens
of remains of races extinct having been secured
from Europe. The rudest implements used by
the Oldest inhabitants of earth, the arrow
heads, and the fragments of stone pots were
illustrated. The great shell deposits ON Goose
and Peaks islands in our harbors and at Dam
ariscotta were touched upon. Medals of all
kinds and their early uses next were taken up
and their use explained, and the striking of fire
and its uses were thus accidently discovered
In Switzerland some of the Oldest traces of man
have been recently found. The bones of ex-
traordinary mammals have been found having
La urning up in front, and in st. Pc
tersburg the skeleton of a mastadon of wonder
full size is kept. .4.
The lecture was avery interesting one as usual
and an intelligent audience highly enjoyed the
subject, and the many impromptu illustrations
upon the black board by the Professor SO quick
ly and SO accurately made were singularly well
executed.
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A RAMBLE IN NoRwAY.-wm. w. Thomas,
Jr, ESQ.,, gave very pleasant and instructive
lecture to good audience last night at Fluent
Hall, descriptive of this northenland of which
we Americans know so little. First abiding to
the old story of northern mythology that the
country was formed of stones which the devil
hurled at the works of the Creation, he remark
ed that although it was a barren, sterile region
it had its compensations in soft climate and
valuable fisheries and not entitley destitute,
in all its parts, of agricultural advantages, and
described the general face of the country-a
broad table land 5000 feet above the sea, capped
and scanned with deep assures and defles,
through which noisy and tumultuous streams
course, and Astounding in majestic water falls of
immense height the drainage of the sodden
plateau. Then followed an entertaining nara
tive of a ride through the country in cariole
with its juvenile postillions, sometimes boys
and frequently girls-the life and habits of the
peasantry and farm life. The Maelstrom, that
awful whirlpool of our school-day, degenerated,
under his description, to a mere ocean
current between two islands, less danger
GUS than many upon the coast of Maine. A
summer market town upon the northern coast,
at the head of one of the numerous fiords which
pierce the land was sketched, and a picture of
Hammerfest, the most northern town in the
world was given. The political condition of the
country was explained and its educational
system referred to. All citizens receive at least
tolerable education, and the people are very
intelligent in regard to America and her insttu-
tons.
During the Rebellion the Norwegians, as
well as their neighbors, the Swedes kept them
selves informed in regard to the struggle, and
uniformly sympathized with the North Mr.
Thomas gave graphic description of month
spent in Northern Norway in midsummer,
when the sun never goes below the horizon
and gave very exciting account of the salmon
fisheries in the rivers. The lecture was fnll of
anecdotes, incidents and glowing delineations
of the scenery of the country.
BOARD OF TRADE.-The stated monthly meet
ing of the Managers of the Board of Trade was
held yesterday forenoon, and this being the first
meeting of the new Board the chief business
was organization, and appointment of commit
tees of which the following are the standing
comittees for the year, viz:
On arbitration, William Deering, Francis
X. Swan, Geo S. Hunt, Chas. B. varney,
Thomas Z. Twitchell.
On Railroads and Steanaboats.-T c. Hersey.
III. N. Jose, Geo. p. Wescott, w. f. Milliken,
John Porteous.
Committee on the Merchants Ereha,qe-A.
X. Shurtleff, Chas. r. Milliken, VIM. w. Thorn
as, III. M. Payson, M. N. Rich.
The Committee on the Exchange were au-
thorized to employ and fix the compensation of
the Superintendent of the same and to secure
reduced rent.
The annual subscriptions to the Merchants
Exchange for the coming year were fixed at Sc
and $40, the same as last year.
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ODD FELLOWSHIP. very pleasant meeting
was held at Odd Fellows Hall on Wednesday
evening last, on the occasion of installing the
officers of Ivy Lodge No 8, Degree of Rebekah.
NJ. w. G. M. d. w. Babb officiated, assisted by
P. G. Ms Cummings and Ladd, and P. G.'s
Littlefeld and Mariner. The officers installed
are Chas. H. Rich, N G., Mrs A. Woodman,
V. G., j. X Merrill, Secretary, and Mrs. j. E.
Green, Treasurer The lodge commences the
new term with a membership of about 100 and
is receiving accessions at every meeting. The
meeting was enlivened by the presence of about
sixty members of Naomi Lodge No. /, d. of r.,
of Saccarappa, which, with the large number
present of our own members, completely filled
the hall. After the conclusion of the installing
ceremonies speeches and music were the order
of the evening, making the hours pass rapidly
and pleasantly away until 10 o'clock, when a
most excellent and bountiful collation., prepared
by the ladies of the lodge, in the upper hall
was partaken of with apparent satisfaction
After the collation. speeches. songs and CONVEX
sation filled up the time until halfpast II, when
the company united in singing Aud Lang
Syne and then separated, well satisfied with
the evenings entertainment. NJ.
RUBBER GooDs.-Hall, at his rubber ware
house, Milk street, Boston, is offering the diff
erent varieties of rubber boots and overshoes
at unprecedentedly low prices. His advertise
ment in another column ought to attract gener-
al attention.
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THE large tract of timber land in Jefferson.
N. H., which is offered for sale by an adver-
tisement in another column, appears to present
good opportunity for capitalists to make prof
liable investments
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. uINISIEh TO THE UNITED STATES.
ST PETERSBURG, Feb. 1.-The imperial de-
cree appoints Baron Won Offenburg late Con-
sui General at Bucharest Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of Russia to the
United States. By the same decree Catacazy,
late Minister at Washington, is attached to the
foreign office in this city.
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WE shall continue our sale day and evening
until our stock is closed out. CoGIA HAssAN,
100 Middle street. jan30-3t
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NATURE is completely relieved from the pros
trating Influences of kidney, bladder and CLAM
dular diseases, mental and physical debility,
diabetes, gravel, female weaknesses, uterine
complaints, and, in fact all maladies of the
urino-genital organs, in either sex, by partak-
ing of SMoLANDER's Buchu which has proved
itself to be valuable vegetable remedial agent.
jan29th- eod1w
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SAGUA. Brig Daring-3315 shocks and heads
81 ,975 hoops, so kegs nails. 't- =
BUENOS AYRES. Bark Glenalladale-259s1 9 #
lumber, 81, 900 shingles. =
MATANZAS. Brig Lena Thurlow-s240 box shocks,
50 empty casks.
Foreign Imports.
HALIFAX, Ms. Steamer Carlotta-7 crates skins
to Hart q Co.; cases metal to II g. A Allan; pkgs
merchandise to Eastern Express Co.. boxes hafib1t
to master; and goods for Canada Boston and Phila-
hia
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Debt less cash in Treasury Feb TO 2O4 $40 80
Decrease during the month - x e39 al "a
Decrease since March 1, 1871. $50. SO S0S cor 40
Decrease since March l. 1862 to ''''o'' IL
March u io'i'' '.''''''.''''..... 204T4413 90
The following the total amount of bonds ,ssuos
to the Pacific Railroad Companies interest payabIa
in lawful money: ..t 81. 'e
Principal outstanding 6is $50 90
interest accrued and not yet paid. 1928 094 90
Interest paid by the United States... a. 631 $40 90
Interest repaid by the transportation Of
mails. .......:... 3,44O125 90
Balance of interest paid by the United
States. acknowledgements. II, 100 915 90
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ANNIE Nelly was arrested by the police last
night Tor the larceny of wearing apparel from
Catherine Lilly, on Monument street.
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LADIES, by far the most satisfactory medi-
cine to adopt is Duponco's Pill. fe2-eod&w1w
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Brief JOttin0s.

The subscribers to the Odd Fellows assem-
bles are reminded that the third one comes off
this evening at Lancaster Hall.
The ''Alcyons'' are to have a grand hop on
the 18th inst, at Lancaster Hall, and will have
something new and rich for an order of dances.
Rev. John Collins of Gorham delivered his
lecture on Romanism and the American Re-
public in the Methodist church in Saccarappa
Monday last
The legislative Committee on the Reform
School made their formal visit to that institu-
ton yesterday, arriving by train from Augusta
at o'clock and taking the School omnibus for
their destination. They remained at the
School last night and will return to Augusta
this afternoon. Most of the Committee were
accompanied by their wives.
Ash Wednesday and st Valentines Day
come at the same time this year.
The Ancient Harmonies will meet at Me-
chanics' Hall this (Friday) evening at u
o'clock, sharp.
A special meeting of the City Council will
take place Saturday evening to consider the
proposed loan to the Portland and Ogdensburg
Railroad Company.
The parlor entertainment at Putnam Hall
was listened to by goodly audience. The par
Tor dramas will be repeated tonight, when all
who enjoy such refined entertainment, united
with charitable object in its proceeds, should
attend.
Lincoln Hall was overlooked last evening and
the ladies of the st. Lawrence Street Society
furnished abundant good cheer to their many
guests. Capt Edward Waite, long the honor
ed senior deacon of this church, was made the
recipient of a complete set of Robertsons ser
mons and large, framed chrome, birthday
gifts. .'Ai+ se
The Congregational Society at Woodfords
Corner, expect to enter the Lecture Room of
their new and comedy sanctuary ne xt Sunday
The second lecture of the Seminary course at
Kent's Hill is given by Rev. E. p Thwing
this evening; IA Summer Tour in Scotland"
This institution has small slice, So, 900, from
the Rich estate Boston.
The cantata of Landing of the Pilgrims is
to be repeated at an early day with a new after
piece from Dickens
This is Candlemas Day, or the Feast of the
Presentation of Christ in the Temple
The City Clerk recorded twenty-eight inten-
tons of marriage during the month of January
Mr.. A. b. Gees dancing school will give an
exhibition ball at City Hall Monday evening
His school numbers over one hundred scholars
and the ball will doubtless be pleasing affair.
Miss Nellie Barker, Mrs. G. NJ Cummings
and Messrs Will Stockbridge and Watts, with
Charles A. LIBBY as pianist, will give con-
cert at Calais shortly, in the course, under the
management of Geo. A. Jones. The Calais
people may expect fine entertainment.
Capt. Parker, who has been appointed one of
the Governors aids, took his farewell of the
Mechanic Blues at their armory Wednesday
evening.
The mercury stood at zero yesterday morn
ing.
Mr.. George Waterhouse has purchased the
interest of the late Mr.. Coombs in the Preble
House, and will henceforth be associated with
Mr.. NJ s. Gibson in the management of this
popular hotel -....
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

"A BEAUTIFUL WoMAN.-The perceptive fac
ulty of women is usually keener than the same
chronological organ in men. Women know
that beauty rather than genius is worshipped
by the sterner sex. A man may talk of the lat
ter to his lady-love, but the keenness of the
woman knows that he is thinking of the form
er. Women are fond of admiration; hence one
of their longings is to be beautiful. The grand
secret of female beauty is health, the power to
eat, digest and assimilate proper quantity of
wholesome food. Take VINEGAR BITTERs. 1t
will cleanse the stomach, tone the vital organs,
give perfect digestion, purify the blood,
clear up the complexion and produce state of
mental and physical electricity, which gives
symmetry of form, bright eyes, white skin,
glossy hair and genuine type of female lowell
ness, which no cosmetic can produce.
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MERCANTILE AGENCIEs-The recent collapse
of swindling mercantile agency in Boston will
naturally have tendency to shake the public
confidence in similar existing institutions; but
without reason, for when one is found that has
served the people faithfully for thirty years it
ought to be appreciated. Russelps agency, now
represented in Portland by Mr.. 7. f. Jones, has
its offices in twenty-six cities of the United
States, in Halifax, St. John and Montreal, and
in London, and at all these points collects and
digests an amount of information concerning
the responsibility of persons seeking credit
which could in no other way be secured so
cheaply or so accurately. The business of the
agents is simply to collect and report faithfully
the facts known in a mans own neighborhood
concerning his standing giving him elsewhere
the same credit, no more and no less, which he
enjoys at home. The branch Office of Russelps
agency in this city is recommended by publish
ed letters of Woodman, True & Co., j. b.
Brown & Sons, John w. Perkins 81 Co., and
other leading Portland houses.
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TABLE linens, towels and crashes cheap for
a few days at Vickery's, 1853 Middle St.
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CITY AND VICINITY.



THURsDAY.-The complaint against Henry 5.
Brown for obtaining goods under false pretences,wa
continued till Saturday in the absence of import
ant government witness.
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A GOOD MEDICINE.-The sale of Mr.. Fellows
Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites has
been quadrupled within year or SO. 1t is real
ly good medicine, we'll adapted to build up the
! system and impart vigor of mind and body. 1t
is recommended by our best physicians, and we
are glad for the sake of the public as well as of
the manufacturer. who is one of our best Chem
lists, that Mr.. Fellows Compound Syrup of Hy-
pophosphites is in such demand in all parts of the
Dominion. Owing to fiscal distractions, they
cannotsbe sold in the United States, whose pa
tent-medicine-affiicted citizens are thus deprv-
ed of the advantage of using a really good in
MIGRATING medicine. Journal st. John. N. b..
Dec. Z, 1868.
A factory has been established in the United
States.-E0itor- ian27th-ded&yw1t
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FOREIGN.
FRANCE,

VARIOUS MATTERS.
PARIS, Feb. 1.-The return of Minister Wash
burn from Nice is is announced
A committee of citizens of the United States,
soJourmng IN farls, yesterday presented SER
American IApation
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MAssACHUsETTs.
HELD TO BAIL.

HELD TO BAIL.
BOSTON, Feb. 1.-The case against VIM. E.
Harris, John Wilson, John Spencer and VIM.
Mullen, for mutiny on board the bark Hallet,
came up for examination to-day before United
States Commissioner Hallett and resulted in
holding the defendants for trial in $1,000 each.
DEATH OF A MAINE MAN.
ID. s. Chapman, formerly a well known mer-
chant in Belfast, Me-, fell dead of heart dis
ease on Congress street to-day.