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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-18
Atmospheric Poison.

The spring sun calls up something besides the
flowers and grasses. 1t evolves from the damp
EARTH turbid rivers, stagnant pools and black mo-
rasses, the gaseous provocatives of disease. From
the oal and garbage of unclean Cities too, 1t ex-
hales an efluvia destructive of health and vigor.
Periodic fevers of various types are now raging
with unusual virulence in various parts Of the
country and there are complaints from all quarters
of singularly unhealthy spring. What is to be
done in this emergency The answer is simple
and to the point. Strengthen the body. Weakness
predisposes the system to disease. Commence at
once course of the most genial of tonics, Hostel
ofepidemc and endemic fevers will never infect
the phisque that has been fortified and regulated
with this glorious vegetable restorative. A moist
atmosphere aggravates dyspepsia, and all diseases
of bilious type, and the sudden thermometr;cal
changes common ut this season, are a severe trial
even to strong constitutions. There is but one
way of combating these deleterious agencies, and
that is by invigorating the body, and imparting
healthy activity TO all its functions. The only ape
cfc required for this purpose ID Hostetter's Bit
ters Of all vegetable tOnics and alternatives. it is
the purest and the best. Its medicinal ingredients
include all the juices and extracts of the most APP
proved tonic, aDti-bilious and antiseptc products
Of the Botanic Kingdom, and they are combined
with stimulant far superior in quality to the al
cohol used in preparing the tinctures and extracts
of the regular" pharmacop9ia.s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-18
Bangor Items.

Bangor, Me-, II. The snow storm Of Fri
eastward of this city than here. More snow
falling in those directions attended by the
same severe gale that was experienced here.
On the European & North American and on
the Piscataquis roads the snow is drifted
fearfully, some of the drifts being twelve feet
high. The train which left here for Dover
on the Piscataquis road on Friday morning
and which should have returned the same
afternoon did not reach Oldtown on its re-
turn until half-past three this sfternoon and
Joining the train on the Z. & N. A Railroad
which left St. John Friday morning reached
this city at seven this evening, having ex-
perienced the greatest difficulty in overcom-
ing the blockade both in going up and re-
turning. The E. & N. A. Railroad is badly
blocked on the New Brunswick sections, and
no tickets will be sold to 60 beyond McAdam
Junction on the train which goes out to-mor-
row morning. The largest available force is
at work, and Superintendents Angel and
Mcleod are doing all in their power to clear
the road of distractions. A dispatch from
St. John says another storm seems impending
which may cause continuance of the block
ade. Nothing like the past two weeks has
ever been experienced in the history of
railroads in Maine.
The steamer Katahdin which has been ice
bound in Bucksport Narrows was relieved
to- day and came up to Winterport this eve
ming. Steamer c. B. Sanford which was
frozen in while attempting to aid the Katah-
din has reached her dock in Bucksport.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-18
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
Daily Kennebec Journal,


New York, 10th. An important seizure o,
struggled goods was made yesterday morning
at Castle Garden. Jacob Arboise steerage
passenger on the Holsatia had package
which he said contained piano, but which
on close examination was found TO be allied
with gold and silver watches, jewelry, linens
and lsces. The package was at once sent
to the seizure room at the custom house.
An examination into the character and
financial standing of L. c. Challis who last
week asked for an injunction against the Pa.
cifc Mail Company began to-day. A mum.
Der of witnesses testified that Challis had an
excellent character when he resided in Kan.
sas city.
Judge Shysman charged the jury to-day in
the Jumal will case. He occupied from IL
till o'clock when the jury went out. The
jury reported that there was no possibility Of
agreeing and were discharged. 1t is under
stood that the result was eight for the plain
tiff and three for the defendant.
1t is stated that fully twelve millions of
Erie stock is now under the control Of Jay
Gould, half of it being his own private prop.
erty. 1t is rumored that he retired from the
broad merely to be enabled to renew the
fight.
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EUROPEAN NEWS.

London, Is. telegram from Valetta
Malta reports the British iron clad Lord
Clyde 20 guns and four thousand and sixty
seven ton il ashore in the Mediterranean near
the Isle of Pantellaria. Naval authorities at
Valletta will send assistance.
MARQUIS Cadorna italian Minister to Eng
land denies the report he intends to resign
and return to Italy.
A meeting will be held tomorrow night at
St. Georges hall to commemorate the ami
versary of the Communist uprising in Paris.
A coal train ran off the track yesterday
near Cardiff. The railway guard was killed,
thirty cars wrecked and cottage near the
track wss demolished.
Dublin, II. St. Pstrick's anniversary was
observed throughout Ireland to-day. No
disturbances are reported. At Drogheds
there was a great open air celebration, at
sale" aud denouncing the government for
refusing pardon to Fenian prisoners.
Paris, l6. M. Cochin project Of the Depart
ment Of the Seine is dead.
NJ. Cremor has challenged NJ. Sayzzett to
fight duel. ~
The assembly committee on the defence OF
Paris submitted report condsmning the pres
ent system of fortiAcation, and the governs
ment resolved to justify the points occupied
bylGerman troops during the siege. III
At the session of the national assembly to-
day President Theirs made speech in which
he insisted that the committee on the budget
should promptly decide upon the question d
new taxation. He said the delay Of the com
mittee in making their report upon the sub.
jeot was paralyzing all the government and
the trade of the country. Theirs also pre-
scented definite proposal of the government
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| HALLowELI, Mar. 10th, 1872.
| An adjourned meeting Of the Trustees was
held at the Lakeman house in Hallowell, 18th
inst, at 4 o'clock p. NJ, Simon Page, Esq,
presiding. Voted, that the Trustees purchase
the Lakeman property at the price paid for
the same by the present owners and the cost
of repairs put upon it. On motion of Mr..
Fiske of Bath, Voted, that the Trustees of
the Hallowell Classical and Scientific
Academy, accept the property rendered to
them by the Trustees of the Hallowell
Academy, on the conditions named in the "act
additional to the charter of the Hallowell
Academy" with the understanding that, by
the Sd section of the ''amended act" they
are required only to maintain a school for
both sexes in the English and classical de-
partments of at least as high literary grade
as the present Hallowell High school or other
respectable High schools in this State. On
motion of Mr.. Titcomb of Kennebunk, voted,
that the Executive Committee be authorized
to establish and continue temporarily in the
Hallowell Academy building. school for the
scholars of the city of Hallowell and such
others as it may be convenient to receive,
and that on the completion of the subscrip-
tions to the full amount of $4,000 they be
authorized to announce the opening of the
Classical and Scientific Academy as soon
thereafter as practicable. And that the Build
ing Committee be then authorized to proceed
Immediately to the erection of such buildings
as the wants of the school may require
Voted, that Messrs. Hagar, Lockwood,
Sampson and Harding be the Building Com
mittee. Committee of Instruction was
chosen consisting of Messrs. Fiske, McCully,
Danforth, Harding and Fem. A paper cx-
planatory of the character and scope of the
proposed school was read and accepted for
publication. The meeting continued through
the evening and forenoon of Wednesday,
and adjourned to meet at the same place on
Monday, the oath of June at 4 O'Clock p. NJ,
this being the day preceding the meeting of
the State Conference at Skowhegan.
SECRETARY.
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The Free Library Question.
SECRETARY.

'.MEMBER' begins his reply to "Another Out
sider'by making false statement; for he can
not find the idea of perfectly free library"
either expressed or implied, in the whole
article. All, "he is joined to his" five dollar
"idol," therefore it is best to let him alone,
after this.
My friend, cannot you see the difference
between advocating free library, and one
conducted on reasonable terms? Our only
desire was to show you the fate of those two
libraries which asked FIVE dollars for years
membership, and the success of those which
set their price at one dollar. We think it
well for every one to pay something towards
the support of the library by doing so they
will feel more interested in the books they
read. Member expresses desire to bene-
fit the young men in our city; that is exactly
what wish may be done, and know the five
dollar membership will not do it, for almost
all of them will prefer to pay two cents day
for their reading, and take their books only
when they have time to read. l hope you
will be successful in your enterprise, if you
only set your price so that every scholar,
clerk and mechanic, can be benefited by your
books. Many of the above named persons
are not able to give more than one or two
dollars for library books. We have seen the
day, when one dollar year was all we could
pay for books to read, and we now pay thirty
three dollars and fifty cents for dailics, week
lies and periodicals, and should continue to
do SO if ten free libraries were established
here. Without doubt many persons spend
more year for reading matter than we do !;
and this fact is one thing that induces us to
think that the library will not long continue
to be patronized. "Member" finds arguing
against facts an uphill business, and has
grasped culver full of sridicule and hurled
it at the wrong man.
ANOTHER OUTSIDER
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NEWS BY N ALL.

The Pope, it is said, has finally decided not
to leave Rome.
The Posen apothecary who was arrested in
Berlin on suspicion of intending murderous
attack upon Bismarck, has been released
from custody.
A delegation of six chiefs of the Chippewa
Indians from northern Michigan were at the
White House Thursday, and paid their re-
spects to the President.
A boat belonging to the British steam
frigate Ariadne, at anchor off Gibraltar,
while going from the vessel to the shore, cap
sized and eleven persons were drowned, in
Guiding two officers.
The widow Of James Fisk, Jr., has. by or
der of the court, been made the defendant in
the notorious Mansfield suit.
The funeral of Mazzini took place in Rome
on Thursday, and was attended by large
crowd.
The republican State convention in Arkan-
sas will be held April 6, and in Illinois May
%.
The government troops in Mexico have re-
taken Zacatecas, defeating the combined rev.
dictionary forces of Generals Trevino, Guer-
10 anu MAI IueZ. AHcie 10 sicat I'JoiCihS Ill
Matamoras. 80 sses
The Rev. DR.. Flanders who received an
unanimous call to the pastorate Of the First
Universalist Church and society of Lowell
has signifed his acceptance, and will begin
his duties at his earliest convenience. His
salary is fixed at $25OO.
In the Senate Friday, the tariff bill was
taken up and Mr.. Sherman of Ohio made a
long speech upon it. The bills extending
the time for the completion of the Portage
and Lake Superior canal, and authorizing
the President to appoint a paymaster- general
in the army, were passed. In the House,
the commerce committee was directed to in
quire into the nature and objects of the
Southern Improvement Company. The Wis
consin Railroad bill was taken up and the
substitute declaring forfeited to the United
States the land granted for the construction
of the st. Croix and Lake Superior Railroad,
was adopted and the bill passed.
Governor Carey of Pennsylvania has signed
the bill prohibiting the sale or giving away
of liquor during election days. The law will
be enforced at the spring election in the in
terror of the State to-day.
The Rhode Island republican State con-
vention was held in Providence Thursday.
General Burnside was the presiding officer.
The resolutions adopted favored the re-elec-
ton of General Grant and Mr.. Colfax %
President and Vice President. Seth Padle-
ford and T.. N. Stevens were renOminated for
governor and lieutenant governor. Dele
gates to the national convention were chosen,
the list be headed by the name of General
Burnside.
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Supreme Judicial Contributing Judge.

: SATURDAY, March 10th, 1872.
The court finished the Benson case begun
on Friday, decreed the annulment of an ille-
gal marriage, disposed of various motions,
and adjourned finally At ll.30 A. M.
The term has been a remarkable one for
the March term in Kennebec, no civil case
and only one criminal having been tried by a
Jury. y sE t.l
The number of new entries made is S55,
considerably larger than at any term since the
beginning of the war in 1861. Number of &C.
tons on the old docket continued from pre-
vious terms 762, of which nearly $50 are
marked for trial. Supposing only 10 per
cent. ofthess are actually litigated, it will re-
quire ten Or twelve weeks Of jury work at the
August and October terms to clear the docket.
The Law Court for the Middle District will
sit here on the 2Sth of May.
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Railroadlng In March-The Snow Blockade.

The storm and gale of Friday proved quite
a serious obstacle to railroading. The IL 40
A. NJ, Boston train of that day was half an
hour late into Portland, the delay being
caused by getting stuck in a snow drift six
feet high, in the cut just below Richmond. A
severe snow squall came up accompanied with
very high wind, and the snow was almost
binding. So filled was the air with snow that
the fences alongside the track could not be
seen. No other obstruction was met with by
this train. The train from Portland to Boston
was two hours in going to Saco, a distance OF
but Is miles. The 5:l5 =. M.'Boston train
did not leave Portland for Augusta till -7-SO,
bringing the Boston passengers and mails
This train experienced considerable difficulty.
They first lost one of the wheels off the snow
pillow, about two miles from Richmond. After
<'chaining up" and getting the pillow on the
track, the train proceeded on to the drift
which had again formed in the cut where the
noon train had so much difficulty. There the
plow struck drift reaching half way to the
car window. When three-quarters of the
way through this drift the train came to a
stand still, but the men persevered, and in
an hour the train was out of the drift. The
wind blew gale all night and the cold was
intense. The train arrived in this city at
quarter to two Saturday morning.
The Pullman night trains were not started
out, it being deemed safest to stay till day
light, SO horribly severe was the weather
during the night, and the snow drifting So
badly.
The train on the Belfast road was on Sat
urday morning stuck in snow DRIFT eight feet
high, near Brooks station, but got out after
rsmsvering efforts. a
The P. M. train Of Friday, from this city
coupled with the two local freights and passed
Yarmouth Junction with three engines, pillow
and rs cars, about half-past nine P. M.
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Waterville. Il "a said that the locality A.
fords all the facilities for the business, on a.
profitable terms Ias can be found in town.
1t is near the depot At West Waterville, and
handy enough for the home market.
The Wing says that on Wednesday night
as train on the E. & N. A. Railway was
nearing Tomah, about 100 miles from Ban
gor, a horse sprang upon the track, pulling a
man with him. The train was stopped as
soon as possible and the unfortunate man
was taken out from under the cars. His
head was terribly cut and bruised, his skull
fractured and his limbs crushed, yet he lived
until nearly9 o'clock. His name was Clar-
ence and he belonged in SNCroix. On
Thursday afternoon, man named Driscoll,
in atten pting to jump aboard the train on the
N. b. & G. Railroad while in motion, about .
mile west Of Calais, fell upon the track and
the changer" FUSED to scrape snow and ice
from the fangs Of the rails) attached to the
rear OF the train, ran over him. He was
horribly mutilated and lived only about ten
minutes after the accident.
A terrible circumstance took place at a
farmhouse in Standish, during the cold snap
OF last Tuesday. The man and wife living
there, it being intimated that they were sadly
addicted to the use of spurious liquors, went
away from the house, leaving in a cradle
their infant child, who being scantily clothed
and overcome by the cold, died, A hound
was in the room, and as he was nearly
starved, upon going to the cradle and finding
the dead body, he ate off one of its arms and
horribly mutilated its head.
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Mr.. Sumner Leaves the Republican
Party.


Party.
The Washington correspondent of the Bos-
ton Advertiser says:
1t is reported to-day in political circles and
on good authority that Senator Sumner in
tends to attend the Cincinnati convention on
the first of May next, and that he has ex-
pressed his Intention Of accepting the offer
of the presidency of that body. The. Senator
remarked in conversation with his colleague,
Mr.. Wilson, to-day, that there was no recon-
citation or harmony possible between him
self and President Grant, and that he should
take an early opportunity to declare his open
and entire independence. He intimated that
he should 60 further and s'carry the war
into Africa; that he should attack the Pres
ident and his administration with all the vigor
and effect at his command. When asked for
the reason of this proposed action the Senator
| stated that he believed the interest and wishes
of his republican constituents demanded and
justified it, and named three gentlemen well
known in the inner political circles of Massa-
chusetts as his authority for this belief Mr..
Sumner informed Mr.. Wilson that their po-
litical paths must soon openly diverge, but
that no want of confidence or personal es.
TEEN on his part could arise.
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News From Washington.

Washington, II. Charles W. Butts, a
lawyer of brief residence in Washington, was
arrested yesterday on charge of licentious-
ness towards girls in public schools. Sew
eral fathers are in search of Butts with
pistols.
Orleans special committee will make a re.
port.
St. Patrick's Day was generally observed
in the Catholic churches. Various Hbernian
associations attended, the knights of St.
Patrick appearing in uniform.
Speaker Blaine tonight gave an enter
tainment at which were present many gentle
men connected with the press, together with
Sectaries Fish, Boutwell, and Delano and va
rious members Of Congress. The reunion
was purely of social character.
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STATE NEWS.

At their late town meeting, the citizens OF
Foxcroft drew the avenging sword upon the
whole canine race, and voted unan imously to
lay tax Of $500 upon all creatures of the
dog kind.
Officers of the Winterport r. r., recently
elected President, L. II. Gushing; Clerk,
E. c. Arey; Treasurer, T. A. Snow.
The Pennington Chronicle says that the
town Of Strong has voted by large majority
to pay its proportion of the cost of prelim-
mary survey Of the route for railroad from
Pennington to Phillips.
At the annual meeting Of the Franklin
County Agricultural Society held in Farm
ington on the 9th inst. the following officers
we're eletced: President, II. b. Prescott
Vice President, DR.. P. Dyer; Secretary, r.
p. Tufts; Treasurer, Z. l. Merrill.
Several new saw mills have been built al
Dennysville during the last two years.
Abner Toothaker of Phillips, is an extern.
sive lumberman, farmer and business man
Business $l25, OO0-$S5, 900 near Rangeley,
Sl5, 900 at his mill near Sandy River Pond
and home trade of $25,0OO. He employs
about three hundred men, and fifty teams.
The mills at Milo, together with large
amount of lumber, owned by Samuel Braieen
of Milo, and Messrs. Palmer & johnson OF
this city, have been sold to Adonijah Webber
and Ward Scriptor for $4,000, Mr.. Bra
deem has purchased the Orne farm in Orne-
Vile, to which he will remove.
DR.. C. Z. Hill States in the News that
there have recently been four cases of small
pox in Bridgton-one fatal; and four cases Of
yarioloid.
The Journal reports that r. M. Owen,
of Lewiston, has sold his fine stallion "Flying
Eaton,"to Mr.. Farmer Of Pennington, fol
81, 900. s@ ---s 81 a.a
The Supreme Court which set at Paris, or
Tuesday last, has discharged the juries, with
out their hearing single case. The Crane
Jury was discharged the Arst day, there be
| ing no business before them.
Lent's circus WILDE in Portland on tn
18th Of May. r6g
The waterviile Mail says that Messrs
Upper \ Marston have commenced the man
ufacture of brick, near the residence of Co
Oliver Marston, some three miles fro,
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Cincinnati, l6. Judge Cox issued an or
der to Mayor Davis to show cause why he
shall not be arraigned for contempt in issuing
the proclamation in regard to redistric.ing
the city.
Senator Upton of Nebaska was here last
night to consult with the leaders of the Lib
eral movement in regard to the May con-
vention. In an interview with reporter he
named Garfield of Ohio and Davis Of Massa.
chusetts as the leading republican members
of the House who were known to be secretly
in sympathy with the anti-Grant movement
in the republican party. He says Trumbull
is his first choice for President, but the con-
vention will probably be on Davis.
St. Paul, 16. The ladies car on the Lake
Superior & Mississippi Railroad yesterday
was thrown from the track and rolled over an
embankment. Several of the passengers
were injured.
st. Louis, 1G. The Jail at Palmyra, Mo-,
was broken open Thursday night and all the
prisoners escaped but one, who refused to
leave. Among those who escaped is Ambrose
Cass, who last summer murdered Miss Abbie
Summers formerly of Quincy, Ill. 1t is be-
heved Cass's friends were instrumental in his
escape.
Buffalo, N. Y, lG. Seventeen thousand
bushels Of wheat, nineteen thousand bushels
of corn and large lot of oats were destroy ed
by fire in an elevator this morning.
Havana, II. Schooner Tempo, from Car
denas, passed barque supposed to be the
Stampede, laden with lumber and shocks.
She appeared to be abandoned.
New Orleans, H. The Hibernians cele-
brated St. Patrick's Day by grand process.
sion.
Philadelphia, Pa, II. The election of .
State senator in the fifth district on the 18th
inst, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Senator Evans, resulted in the election of
Waddell, republican, by seven hundred ma
jority.
Erie Pa, II. Charles NJ. Reed, son of the
late Gen. Chas. Nj. Reed, was elected May or
on Friday without opposition. Reed is a
of an estate of several milliens,
and pledges himself to facilitate direct rail-
road communication to the oil and coal re-
gions, and to develope the manufacturing
interest of the city. The anti-ring tickets in
he several wards were elected by large ma
orities.
Council Bluffs, II. The new Union Pa
cihc bridge is not yet put in use, owing to
The difference between the company and the
Iowa roads as to car tolls and responsibility
Tor damages.