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News Items by Mail

The Joliet, ILL.,, iron and steel works proposes
to employ 5000 men.
In indianapolis, Ind, thirty-nine cigar man
ufacturers made 387,79O cigars in March.
Most of the New York religious papers now
favor the opening of the public libraries on
Sunday.
limos farmers will this year plant more corn
than ever.
AN LIMOS paper speaks of three men who
nave gone crazy recently-one for love, one for
religion, and one on general principles
A new base ball club in Danbury, Ct, COM
mences the season under the most favorable
auspices having already secured TWENTY-FIVE
yards of court-plaster and thirteen pairs of
clutches. t
A contemporary thus sensibly talks: "How
young men can consent to loaf about the cor
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STILL ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL TICKET.-It
is an excellent season for Presidentials tickets.
Up to this time there but four, but it is now
early in the season. Friday in New York new
organization to be known as the Equal Rights
party adopted a platform which provides
for new Constitution for the United States:
national code of civil and commercial law; abo-
ltion OF monopolies; one system of money and
currency on the basis of public credit; the en-
ploymont OF unemployed persons by the Gov
eminent. universal government by the whole
globe; minority representation. At the even
ing session Mrs. Woodruff delivered an address
prophesying that from this Convention would
60 forth power to shake the world. Mrs.
woodruff and Frederick Douglass were nomi-
mated amid the greatest confusion for candi-
dates for the Presidency and Vice President of
the United States; An angry delegate dissatis-
fed with the candidates moved the nomination
of Spotted Tail" Indians ought to be repre-
sented here before niggers. Another delegate
suggested that if Fred. Douglass declined to
accept 'Heathenl Chinee" would be nominal
ted in his place. The Convention broke up in
an uprOar.
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NOTICE Is hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed and taken upon herself the
crust of Administrative Of the estate Of
2 JOSEPH S. TOMPSON, late Of Standish,
N the County of Cumberland, deceased, and given
honds as the law directs. All persons having de-
ads npou the estate of said deceased are required
70 exhibit the same and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon TO make payment to
CHARLOTTE p. TOMPSON, Adm'x.
Standish, April 10th, lS12 w2O-3t
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Free to Book Agents.
A Standard Security
slEhHlMHM ffia2EEwWN
.al INVESTMENT.


To those who have funds 20 In
vest; and 10 those who wish TO In
crease their Income from funds al
ready invested i'm other securities,
we recommend Northern Pacific
seven-thirfies. Bearing Seven and
Three-tenths IA 3-lO) gold interest,
and secured by a First Mortgage ON
both the Road and a Land Grant
of great extent and value, they
combine unusual Profitableness
with uinquestionabIe security.
The proceeds of all sales of
Land are required 20 be devoted by
the Trustees of the bondhoIders as
a Sinking Fund to the purchase
and cancellation of the first mort
gage bonds, or temporarily TO- the
payment of interest thereon, ifnec-
essary. This provision win make
the Railroad Company itselfa con-
slant and heavy purchaser of It's
own securities i'm the open marke-
from the time the road is complet-
ed until the bonds mature or are ALI
bought i'm. The effect Of this viii
naturally be a steady rise i'm the
value Of the bonds.
The Northern Pacific Railroad
Company will, during the present
month of April, offer for sale and
settlement about Two Million
Acres of its Lands I'm Minnesota,
and many thousand acres are al
ready taken and applied for. Thus
the immense landed estate Of the
Company begins mt once to be
available. ~
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Notice to Contractors.

SEALED proposals for the Clearing and Grubbing,
- Graduation and Masonry upon the Nashua
and Rochester Railroad from Nashua TO Rochester
s miles) will be received till Friday, May 31st 1872
at II O'Clock NJ. at the Office Of the President of the
Company. i. H.. Kinnicutt Worchester, Mass, to
whom all proposals must be addressed and indorsed
proposals for Graduation and Masonry"
On and after May 18th, 1872, the plans, proies and
Specifications may be seen and further information
obtained at the office Of the Engineer of the Company
in the Telegraph Building Nashua, N. II.
The Directors reserve the right to reject any and
all bids. BY order of the Directors
G. o. DAVIS, Eng. N. & II. r. r.
Nashua, n. H., May 18th, 1879. I'd
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DIED.

In this city, May 10Th, Rebecca d. Deane, widow
OF the late John g. Deane, aged 80 years.
lFuneral services at the house of her son. No 30
State street, this tMonday) afternoon at O'clock
Relatives and friends are invited to attend. The
burial will be at the convenience of the family
In Ferry Village. Cape Elizabeth, NAV Id. Isabel
M vile OF VIM. b. Thompson, aged 80 years 20 days
Funeral services this Monday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, at the Methodist Church.
In Saco, May 8, Mrs. Lucinda, wife of the late
Saml Written, aged CO years. 9 -''''O
In Biddeford, May 1, MIR. Samuel Tarbox, aged 90
years month. - "
aged IS Of tie late osepS Wooaa Esq
Buxton. His remains were brought to Buxton for
burial. $3.50 ~
In Sacramento, Cal May 1, at the U. PR.R
Hospital Albert G. Pearson, formerly of Portland
aged about 90 years.
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MAINE HoMeoPATHIcS SOCIETY. the meet
ing of the homeopathic Society Friday, medi-
cal subjects were discussed by Drs Williams,
Clark, Burr, Blaisdell and Bell. Dr. Bell, from
the Committee on Surgery, reported case of
litigation of the right common carotid artery.
DIR. Payne gave report of his European tour,
remarking, among other things, the perceptible
inferiority of European hospitals as compared
with those in America, in point of comfort and
sanitary arrangements s
1t was decided to hold the next meeting at
Bath on the third Tuesday of May, 1873.
The following committees were announced
for the ensuing year: sif
Materia Medica-Moses Dodge, M. D., Port
land; c. A. COchrane, M. D., Winthrop; Geo.
A. Clark, NJ D., Portland
Clinical Medicine-W. Il. Payne, M. d.,
Bath: r. r. Williams, M. D., Gardiner; o. NJ.
Drake, M. D., Ellsworth.
Surgery w. Payne, M. D., Bath; S. H.
Boynton, M. D., Rockland; J. B. Bell, NJ. d.,
Augusta.
Obstetrics--C. H. Burr, NJ d., Portland; w.
1. Thompson, NJ. D., Augusta; 1. S. Hall, NJ
D., Gardiner. I'M
Publications-W. E. Payne, M. d., Bath; C.
I'll. Burr M. D., Portland.
After passing the customary resolutions of
thanks the Society adjourned.
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STATE OF MAINE.

To the Honorable the County Commas
sieneFs fer the County aforesaid.
RESPECTFULLY prays the Boston and Maine
- Railroad, corptration duly existing by law,
thatt may be authorized to raise and lower and alter
the course Of the following ways in the town Of Scar
borough to wit Road near the house Of Abraham
Plummer; Road called the chill road" opposite the
house Of Eben Libby; Road called the 'Hill road"
near the house of s. Bragdon facilitate crossings of
said ways by the said railroad and that your Honors
prescribe the manner In which it is to be done.
i BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD,
r~- By its Attorney, Geo. G. Yeat0n.
MAY 9th, 1872.
Ordered that the thirteenth day Of June, 1872. at
ten O'Clock A. NJ and the Atlantic House, are here
by appointed the time and place for hearing upon the
within Petition that the petitioners cause true COPY
thereof with this order thereon be served upon the
clerk Of said Scarborough, similar copies be posted
In three public places In said town, and published in
some newspaper in Cumberland County, three weeks
successfully said service and posting and first publ
cation to be thirty days prior to said hearing.
VIM. Il. SKILLIN,
- GEO. z. CHADBOURN Il
SMITH BARBER,
County Comm. for Cumberland County.
my10-17-24 Fri 3w
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DEPARTURE OF OCEAN sTEamrRs
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Saturday, May IL.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Chesapeake, johnson New yo,l,-noacar
gers and mdse to Henry Fox. 'o" Aoh|p"''o"-
Sch d Hndell. Mayo, Baldmore,-coal to Gas Co.
Sch Maine, Brown, Boston,
Sch Harriet, Lttlejohn, Boston,
Sch Gazelle, Gardiner, Pembroke -.--
Sch Edward Morse, Thompson, friendship
Sch Heroine, Hodgkns, Ellsworth,-cedar posts ,o
l. Taylor.
Sch Utica, Thorndikc, Rockland-lime to G r
Morse g. Co.
Sch Euroclydon, (Br) Smith, Parrsboro for Boston.
Sch Modena, Nickerson, Bangor for Gloucester,
Sch Wild Rover, Allen, Bangor for bingham.
CLEARED.
Steamer Carlotta, Colby, Halifax, N. S. John
Porteous
@ BBaIq1e saml Spring. Small Buenos Ayres-A &
8 Spring.
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FOR SALE!

A RARE chance-A first class Fancy Goods and
"A Dressmaking Establishment for sale; one Of the
best locations in the city now doing splendid bust
ness; satisfactory reasons given for selling out rent
low. For particulars enquire at
myl3d1m THIS OFFICE
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MARRIED..

In East Poland May Dennis W. Waterhouse and
Miss Anna Pulsifer.
Abbot, and Ella F. Pratt, of S. - =
Whitcomb
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G. M. BODICE, A. M, Principal.
FTyHE Summer Term of this Institution will COM
Il mence. Tuesday, May 21st and continue ten
weeks. 49,
The usual corps of Assistants in all branches.
For Circulars or information, address
g. M. BODICE, Principal,
May IS, 1s72-d1w Gorham. Me.
Transcript copy. ~ 4.tfea f-tL
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A SMALL White Dog; had red ribbon on his
1Aneck, answers to the name of Tim" Last seen
at the corner Of Carlton and Bracket sts yester-
day morning The finder will be suitably rewarded by
leaving him at 142 Bracket st.
Nav l3-d3t
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Barque Sarah B Hale, White Havana-John d
Lord.
Sch Island Belle, Hurlbut, Boston, Farms
worth.
Sch Ocean, Grant, Ellsworth Farnsworth.
Brig Castillian has been thoroughly oyerhaued and
on her bottom taken off and replaced by new, Her
inside timbers were all found to be sound and she is
now considered as strong when new. The voyage
to Cuba has been given up and she will now 90 to
Bonaire to load salt and return.
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A Book for Every Man

The SCIENCE OF LIFE, or SELF-PRESERVA-
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Price only 81. Sent by mail postpaid on receipt Of
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author may be consulted On the above as well as all
diseases requiring SKILL and EXPERIENCE
sn mar25-d1Y
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TWO

TWO EL4l ~ " Tx
HUNDRED TONS Nut Coal.
very serviceable seasOnabIe Coal
for this time Of the year,-and
reasonable enough at S7.25 per
ton delivered by s 81
JOS. HI. POOR Il BRO.
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40 = THE BEAUTEOUS SPRING.
The beauteous Spring at last has come.
And thousands welcome it with Joy;
We hear the workmen's busy hum
AS each goes forth to his employ;
The grass is springing round our way
The birds are singing in the trees,
And comes once more the beanteous May,
Welcomed by all on land and seas;
The Boys are out in handsome CLOTHES"
Which they have bought at George Fennos,
Coat, Pant, Vest, Hat and Shoes complete
Corner Of Beach and Washington Street.
ap1ssn3m chw my1O ~ Boston.
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nN SUNDAY, May 18th, between the head of
Pin, with gold settings, marked A. w Walk
er The finder will De suitably rewarded by leaving
the same at No, 15f Middle ST., A. B. BUTLER'S,
or at No. Walker st. myi3d3t
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


Thousands fall prey to disease not because the
maladies that affect them necessarily fatal but
because they lack the requisite amount of active VII
tally to make valiant resistance to the enemy. 1t
is wise precaution to keep the body always in
state Of defence-always prepared to "fend off, the
germs of epidemic and other disorders and to battle
the evil influence Of damp miasma and sudden ther
mometrical changes. There is no difficulty in doing
this. 1t is fact well authenticated that two
and two make four that Hostetters Stomach Bitters
is specially adapted to this purpose and for the sim
pie reason that its invigoratng and regulating prop
critics superior to those of any other medicine in
the world During the twenty years that it has been
in general use, ample opportunities have been afford
ed to compare its medicinal properties with those of
other preparations claiming to be of similar class,
and the result has been its adoption by the American
people the standard tonic Of the age its introduce
ton into every civilized portion of the western hem
sphere, and an annual sale which dwarfs into insg-
nifcance the demand for all its would-be compete
tors. e. - 49,.
The record upon which its popularity rests is Gu
riosity in medical literature for includes an almost
unlimited variety Of human ailments and disabili-
ties In fact, no other remedy possesses such vari
ETY. ofhygenc virtues, and 1t is to these characteris
tics that 1t owes its prestige household medicine
The Nations Dead.
HEADQUARTERS BoswoRTH Posi- No. O..
G. A. II.
Relatives and friends of deceased Soldiers and Sail
notified that this Post will decorate the Gem
eteries those within the city on the Morning and
Evergreen Cemetery on the afternoon of Memorial
Day, May 30th.
Donations of Money and Flowers are earnestly So
licted from all who interested in this touching
tribute to the memories of departed heroes.
Boquets, Wreaths, and Crosses Of Immortelles, or
other fanciful designs in Flower Work which NAV be
intended for special graves will be sacredly deposit
ed if properly addressed, and sent to the Headquar-
ters of the post, on Wednesday and Thursday May
29th and 30th. -, ss2+.54l
1t is partuarly desired that information respecting
new graves be forwarded as possible to the
undersigned in order that provisions may be made
for their decoration. M 3. sasTl
The Committee will be at Grand Army Hail. on
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 18th and 29th, to re-
ceve Flowers or other decorations that may be do
mated to the Post for the occasion.
Per Order, WILLIAM II. GREEN,
Post Commander, and Chairman of Committee Of
Arrangements. my13eodsntd
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STATE OF MAINE.

CUhBERLAhD, IS. r..arW Ht.T a
To the Hsnsrable the County Commits
sioners for the County aforesaid.
r RESPECTFULLY prays the Boston and Maine
~ Railroad, corporation. duly existing by law,
that it may be authorized to raise and lower and alter
the course Of the following ways in the town of Cape
Elizabeth, to wit:
Main road from Portland to Saco, Road from Port
land to Gorhan near house Of W. s. Skillin near
Cemetery to facilitate crossings Of said ways by said
railroad and that your Honors prescribe the manner
in which it Is to be done. j TT71
BOSTON s. MAINE RAILROAD,
3-flE5 By its Attorney, Geo. G. Yerton.
Ordered that the fourteenth day OF june 1872, at
ten O'Clock A. NJ and the County Commissioners Of
nee In Portland are hereby appointed the time and
place for hearing upon the within Petition that the
petitioners true copy thereof with this order
thereon, to be served upon the clerk Of said Cape
Elizabeth, similar copies to be posted in three public
places in said town, and published in some newspa-
per- in Cumberland County three weeks successfully,
said service and posting and first publication TO be
thirty days prior to said hearing. ws
fAA ta1Aa WIN. B. SKILLIN
GEO. f. CHADBOURN,
u4snEr-ra LEI SMITH BARBER,
County Commrs for Cumberland County. =
my10 II "a Fri 3w
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STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

.
The Lewiston Journal says Mr.. A. P. Tinker
has accepted the call of the High street Con-
gregational church, Auburn, to become their
pastor. The repairs on the church will prob
ably be completed SO as to open the house by
the 10Th, when he is to preach. iszeg
Fifteen churches says the Journal were sup
piled with preaching by the professors and stu
dents of Bates College, mostly members of the
Theological School, last Sabbath. Seventeen
were supplied in like manner few Sabbaths
since. .saftHaa Is
The Journal says the commission appointed
by Hon. w. p. Frye, consisting of John S.
Kimball of Bath, G. C. Wing Of Auburn, and
e. s. Keyes of Jay, to examine candidates for
the Naval School, reported in favor of Benz
w. Parker, son of 1. N. Parker, ESQ.,, of Lew
iston. Mr. Frye appsinted him in PURSUANCE of
his announcement ulg .t2 aEasla
The Journal says Mr. Readihas completed
the preliminary survey of one line for the Lew
istOn and Auburn railroad, to Danville juno
ton, and is now engaged in surveying second
line. He finds much more favorable line than
has been expected, giving no grades above 60
feet to the mile, and reducing the length of the
bridge to less than 600 feet The distance is
more than half mile less than chat of the old
road. 1t is expected that the preliminary sur
permanent location within week.
. al ARoosTooK COUNTY. @ ..
The North Star says young lady, a member
of the High School in Fort Fairfield, was
frightened May LIST, by young man coming into
the school room during intermission at noon,
witk masque on his face. She was thrown
into convulsve fits which lasted for several
hours. ~
Steamers are running on the upper st. John
River, within six miles of Fort Fairfield. This
makes it cheap getting heavy goods from Port
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KENNEREc ct,,rNry
,r,s f,ou,;.u r,o.. - A., --..,
,',,.' eid aepo'1er s,.ys .he man VINO was
- .Iy .o ~. neai A." "iSnSe' Ienh, WIN
- S.:Id ~ D: !: 90 a. Tuii, :" oon VI VT
I 10 pun, Vi rlttstoh. "A letter received oy
1is IeIatives CONTAINS tne particulars OF ms
death, ana the fact that he committed suicide
whiie IN respondent state OF mind. He was
about 40 years OF age and leaves wife and one
child in Natick, Mass.
KNOX COUNTY. EETs
The Camden Herald mentions the arrest of
Ellison Merchant a how Ia or IL wears old for
breaking into housee i'm Rockford His father
and mother rescued him from the officer but he
was again arrested and sent to the Reform
School. His parents were also arrested and
sentenced to nav a fine of $40 each and he inn,
prisoned in Jail for thirty days. The latter sem
tence was suspended on the promise of the par
ties to leave the town forever.
The citizens of Camden appear to he wide
awake upon the extension of the railroad from
hoekiand to that place. A meeting was held
s',h;oot as las. eunesoiy 70 consider the
NJ ynS i. 1s y uolle Clle present season.
~ o0iio'a''o" "'s "iiiseu a'' q e.
LiNcoLS COUNTY" tf't-
Inc Wlseaset Oracte says an unsuccessful at
tempt was made Sunday evening, May 9th, by
three or four prisoners confined in Wiscasset
jan to escape. One OF them stood near the door
to draw the jailor inside, and one concealed
with q ol,,l rrLo;r -, 10y ~ '.oo1oA mn
" Iii C 1,n. ~ aiianselnehIs peLng Haae
Ro wa, was ,naut q, ~ wafer, anu Wnen Mr.
,,og open1u .,,e aoor PRISONER NUMBER one
tan;no 70 h;s throat h,,t t anu snooeeaea IN Ias
soon Rronnht NJ Cs, Iu tt o sIune anu noise
and also a Mr.. Davis. who happened to he so OF
the Jail at the time, and the men were speedily
secured. On examination their clothes and
some provisions were found to be packed in the
cell; The men supposed MIR. Call to be absent
at the time.
The Oracle says some three million feet of
pine lumber is now being RATED down the
Sheepscot 1t comes from Alma and Whitefield.
and most of it goes to Gardiner, on the Kenne,
bec. where IL sells from S13 to GIG nor thou
sand.
fsse OXFORD COUNTY
The Norway advertiser saws the dry house of
Messrs Mann & Cummings, was DESTROYED by
fire last Monday afternoon. Loss $3.50: no in
surance This is the second time it has burned
within the last six months sia1s
prNopscor couNrv
NJ v.. 49, $3.50
MI: vernon Mason of Bangor, committed
81 49, 1y, ~ 'ahtnS c'uu'nuni. ne
NJ - CO. ~ 80 - - ". ,''oi''
MI h LEWIS CoDp, "ho was injured last sum
Ini ny stePping lnto nole IN tne maine Cen
va. .lai uepo. pa'ioIni a1 bangor, tmade 10 admit
hon ua Se adrse sd hanging door over the
cnnnon n~' ieoo'0io" @foo ua"iases from the
'V -, ~, F1.. -(.lsl)EfL1 IL
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
MEMS FURNISHING GOODS?
~ BEST QUALITIES
LATEST STYLES 4!
~, CHAs. CUsTIs & CO., gr
1893 Congress st
ap6sn eOd3m TT, as

= 293 Congress st.
ap6sn eod3m TT, IS
"Buy Me and HI do you Good.o-DR.
LANGLEY'S ROOT AND HERB BITTERS. No
drugs, no poisons, nothing deeterious nothing but
healthy roots and herbs, such as Sarsaparia, Wild
Cherry, Yellow Dock, Prickly Ash, Thoroughwort
Mandrake, Rhubarb, Dandelion, &C., SO compounded
as to reach the fountains of disease and absolutely
cure all Humors, Liver and Bilious Diseases, Jaun-
dice, Dyspepsia Costiveness Scrofua, and all diff
cuities arising from a diseased stomach or impure
blood Twenty of unrvalled success has proved
them to be the best medicine in the world. GEO. C
GOODWIN q CO., Boston, and all druggists.
Sn e0d16w fe27
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DRESSMAKING.

Having secured the services of a
First-Class Dressmaker, we shall
open Monday, May 6, with all the
latest styles, and we feel confident
we can give perfect satisfaction to
all who may favor us. Chiidren's
Suits a speciality. @
Mrs. ARvEDsON, 345 Congress St.
may1 sn 2w
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"ALMosT. with characteristic precision
the argus of Friday said: ''The PRESS al
most called Greeley Rebel and Copper
head yesterday" What the PRESS really
said about that matter was just this: Mr..
Gree ley assuredty ,cas not Rebel or Cop
perhead." We never saw the word used in
quite that sense before