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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09
yVinter.Proof systems.

Thick boots and hapnels are necessary at this
Season, but the human frame requires something
more than these TO render it winter proof. The
inner man, we'll as the outer surface of the body
must be protected. The raw, moist, chilly winds
which prevail at this season transpierce the warm
est clio hing, and are apt to effect the health unfa
vorably, both through the pores and the piratory
organs. The surest way to avert the evil is to
strengthen the internal machine, and thus enable it
to repel the devitaliz.ns influence of unwholesome
weather. Enrich the blood gently stimulate the
circulation. regulate the bowels, invigorate the
stomach, tone the liver, and brace the nerves with
Hostttter stomach Bitters, and condition Of the
atmosphere, however Indictment, no variation of
the barometer or thermometer, however sudden
will have power to disor er the system thus fort-
fled in advance, and put in perfect working order
Damp and cold acting upon IA feeble or sensitive
organization may produce con sumption, dptheria,
neuralgia, rheumatism, dyspepsia liver complaint,
low nervous fever, or intermittent fever; the I'M
portaHce of rendering the yetem impervious to
these two destructive ell ments is there or obvious
Persons in delicate health, who are ~ all liable
to be injurionsly effected atmospheric influences,
should take the Bittcrs daily throughout the winter
and spring. In this way dangerous disease may
be warded on, and cOnGiti n of perfect health
preserved by individuals of comparatively feeble
physique, while those more robust, who SCOT at
precautions, are suffering the penalty OF the il
lessness in hospitals and sick rooms.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09
WASHINGTON Matters.

President Grant has appointed four ladies',
since he has been in the White House, to the
highest grade Of post offices. with salaries Of
$4,000 per annum. In other g,ades the ap-
pointment Of ladies already number by the
hundred.
Senator Sumner has decided to withdraw
his Equal Rights amendment to the Amnesty
bill, which now seriously embarrasses that
measures, and Senator Schurz will o1er an
amendment striking out all after the 6rst
clause, which will make amnesty universal in
case it should succeed. ~f
An earnest attempt will be made in the
House of Representatives to postpone ali ac-
ton on those sections of the Treaty of Wash.
ington which relate to the fisheries and the
St. Lawrence canal navigation, until tho
Colonial Parliament shall have ratified them.
These sections, it will be remembered. are
eliminated from the remainder Of the treaty,
and were in no wise affected by its ratifica-
ton by the Senate.
The President will give his Hrst State din
ner on Thursday evening next, and they will
be continued every Thursday until the ju-
dietary, the diplomats. and the Congress-
men, with their wives if they are here, have
been entertained. The guests will each ro-
ceive in the dressing room, on their arrival,
a card bearing diagram of the table. with
the name of each person in the place where
he or she Is to OCCUPY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

A Glorious Record. Twelve years ago a
few modest lines in a New York journal in
vited public attention to anew Vegetable Res
,orative and solicited trial of its merits as
remedy tor Indigestion, biliousness, fever
and ague, debility, nervous disorders, rheu
matisn, and all complaints requiring iLvig-
Grating and regulating treatment. In this
quiet, unpretentous way, PLANTATION Blr-
TIERS was introduced to the world. 1t was a
success from the beginning. All that was
claimed for it as tonic, a corrective and an
tidote to malarious fever, was found to be
strictly true. hin FIVE years the annual
sales of this article amounted to over One
Million of Bottles. A few years more and
the demand had swelled to five millions. The
annual consumption OF the bitters has now
reached the almost incredible aggregate of
SIX MILLIONS OF BOTTLES, and for every bot
tie sold copy Of the ILLUSTRATED MEDICAL
ANIMAL. published by the proprietors, a, a
cost of Sl50, 900, is given away.
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House, and at half. past three o'clort r,,.-
Chamberlain saw him in coupe on 0th ~.
| nue., anxiously watching the windows 81 Cal
risks room. How long Stokes lurked ahors
the Grand Opera House IL unknown. IL
may have waited until he saw Col. TIsh H..
out of the Opera House and enter his an
| riage. He then drove to the ladies' entrance
Of the Grand Central Hotel. He had reached
| the platform and had taken three or 1ouf
more steps, when In the dim light shove him
helsaw Stokes standing at the right Of the
head of the stairs, resting his pistol ON the
post of the balustrade. At the same instant
the Colonel saw flash, heard report, and
felt dull pain in his chest. He partly sank
on the soft steps and saw another fash, heard
another report, and the ball passed through
his left arm. The Colonel then cried us
there nobody to protect nie?" The second
ball passed through the Colonel's arm and
struck the wall, from which it was afterward
picked up on the stairs. After the second
shot the Colonel sank and slid back toward
the platform, still crying: SIS there nobody
to protect me!" ei&
Stokes ran away. The boy, with rare
presence of mind, followed him. Stokes
threw his beaver hat on the floor of the hall,
ran into the ladies' parlor and flung his pistol
under a sofa on the left of the door, where it
stairs cooIly, but ran, followed by the boy.
AS he reached the foot of the stairs leading to
the main hall he saw the boy at his side.
He evidently did not recognize him, for he
said:
"You had better go up stairs, there's man
shot up there
Yes" replied the boy, pointing his finger
at Stokes, land you are the man that shot
him."
Stokes then ran to the back of the hotel,
apparently intending to escape by the Mercer
street entrance through the barber shop. Mr..
Powers, the proprietor of the house, and Mr..
Geo. Reed, of 90 Chamber street, gentle
man Of great strength, hurried after Stokes,
at the same time some one shouted "stop
thief" Messrs. Reed and Powers grappled
Stokes at the entrance of the barber shop,
and the assassin then sank to the floor.
whether in exhaustion or in a fainting ct Is
not known.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

The Principal of Oak Grove Seminary,
Vassalboro', Richard NJ. Jones, seems deter
mined to put his school, as an elementary
school, in the front rank and keep il there,
impressed sincerely with the belief that su-
perfcial school is a curse to any community
and disgrace to the profession to which he
belongs. And so well has he brought his
school up to the mark, that he is even now
ready for q test, and We insert with pleasure
his claim for the championship of the State;
hereby claim for Oak Grove Seminary,
Vassalboro', the championship Of the State of
Maine in the practical operations Of addition,
whether on the black-b board or with arithmet-
ical tables, whether it be required to add two
columns at time or but one, and whether in
either case the columns be long or short
Any school or educational institution accept
ing this challenge is at liberty to send any
number from one to twenty of its pupils to a
contest which will come off at the Seminary
on Friday, February Esd, at l-2 r. NJ. ANY
pupil having been a clerk or accountant is, of
course, excluded from the contest. With
this exception any educational institution of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

The Boston Daily Advertiser, with numer-
GUS other Of our exchanges, draws from our
Biographical sketches of members of the
present Legislature, facts of great interest.
BY referring to the statistics given in the BIZ
ographies the reader will find the remarkable
fact that of one hundred and sixty mine mem
bers reported of legislature of one hundred
and eighty-two, only one was born out Of
New England. In commenting upon this
fact, the Advertiser says:
Those who insist that the New England
blood is running out and that foreigners are
coming in to usurp the places heretofore held
by natives, would do well to examine the sta
tistics of the Maine legislature, which we
print elsewhere, derived from the Biographi-
cal sketches in the Kennehec JournaD. 1t
appears that, as far as has been ascertained,
only two members of the Senate and fourteen
members Of the House were born outside OF
the State of Maine; and of these sixteen,
fifteen are natives of other New England
States. Only one is an immigrant. and he
from the adjoining province of New Bruins
wick. There is probably no other State in
the Union where tie proportion of native leg
islators is as large.'
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NEWS BY m ALL.

The rumors of war with Spain SO indus
triously circulated few days since have died
away.
There have been three "non- explosive"
kerosene accidents in New England within
the past two days. Two of them were fatal.
The death of Gen. Andrew Porter, former
" of the United States Army, in Paris on
Thursday, the 4th inst, has been announced
by telegraph. Gen. Porter had an excellent
army record, and his death will be learned
with sincere regret in old army circles.
Miss Rebecca Staples of Elliot, Me-, who
was recently committed to Jail or await . new
trial on charge of setting FIRE to the store
of Messrs. Ireland & Sweat, in Kittery, was
brought before the Grand Jury at Saco last
week and acquitted
The California assembly has adopted \
resolution asking Congress to pass an act
restraining Chinese immigration.
Secretary Boutwell, made speech in Phil
adelphia, on Saturday, which he recommended
an annual reduction of the national debt by
fifty million dollars at least. t....A
There was a sensational story on Saturday,
to the effect that an American vessel had
been fred into from Moro Castle. Havana,
but it was entirely without foundation.
The appointments of Don Jose Conchs.
Marquis of Havana, to be captain-general Of
Cuba, and of Admiral Polo de Barnabe to be
envoy extraordinary and minister plentipo-
tentary of Spain to the United States, are
officially announced in Madrid. The Cortes
will meet on the 2lst instant.
The brig Keystone, of Thomaston, Maine,
Captain Barter arrived at Philadelphia on
the 9th inst, after a protracted passage Of
eighty days from Malaga, having encoun-
tered \ succession of fearful gales during
which she lost nearly all her sails, and was
otherwise crippled. Before she reached port
her entire stock Of provisions was consumed,
and for two weeks the crew subsisted upon
raisins and almonds.
| Charles Calender, the New York National
Bank Examiner, is to be examined before a
u. S. Commissioner in that city to-day.
Those conversant with his case are confident
that although his conduct may have been i'm
proper, it has not been criminal, no offence
against the laws having been committed.
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Notice TO Members.

The Repol tiers in each House are expected to
give an impartial abstract of the marks Of men,
bers Gentlemen desiring the remarks Of members
published in fun will, when it is possible, be ac
commodated with space, the only expense to them
being that of composition.
Prices OF the Daily Kennebec Journal.
Single copy, $ cents; ten copies, cents each
twenty five copies, cents each; fifty copies or
more, 2 cents each.
Extra copies of any issue of the Daily Kenncbec
journal may be obtained by giving orders therefor
to the Carriers, or at the Counting Room of the
journal Office, the day previous.
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Telegraph News I'm General.

St. Louis, 8. Alexis visited the Merchants
Exchange to-day. He received the United
States officers from the arsenal yesterday.
The ball and banquet to night was brilliant
affair.
Halifax, s. The Silesia from Hamburg,
called and got under way this morning for
New York. In turning she got ashore on
the Dartmouth side, but got off and sailed at
one o'clock.
Springfield, Mass. 8. The gas works con-
nected with the Glasgow gingham mill at
South Hadley Falls, blew'up this morning,
severely injuring a Mr.. Nieholl and Charles
Bcnway, employees.
The remains of James Fisk, Jr., arrived
on the express train from New York this
evening and left for Brattleboro', VT. They
were accompanied by the staff and line Of
fcers of Col. Fisk's regiment, officers of the
Narraganset Steamboat Company, directors
of the Erie railway and relatives and friends
of the deceased.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

The following good story was told US by a
gentleman from Ha,lowell who was some
years since engaged at the State House in
.nsAins tain repairs. twas the first week
of the session, and one of the members Of
the House came along. where the workmen
were engaged in making the repairs, full
of questions, -inquiring abou, this and that
its use, &c, where at last he discovered
some of the gas fixtures and wished to know
the use Of "them iron rods" This question
was answered satisfactorily, when the men,
Der wished to know where the gas was made
Our Halowell friend informed him that it
was made up town and conveyed to the State
House by means of pipes. The member re-
piled that he supposed that was the case, ''as
he had noticed the posts standing all along
the streets upon rhieh the gas pipes .eas fast
eaed I" Our Hallowell friend has not shown
US the papers for this; but we consider him
responsible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK. January, s.

COTTON-saes 31l5 bales: mid. Iplands2lk
FLOUR S6U0o state 600s 49,; round hoop Uf.I.
6s0g45 western 0 00a7 so southern 6S0s9 rs
WHEAT 1000 bn NO. spring l53 9l55 ; nea
70 do winter red and amber western l63 al65
CORN 1900 new mixed western IS S79
OATS-sales $1,000 western s. Q57
PORN new mess, 9il25. cid, III. 25
1852 prime,
LARD 9 O % steam: kettle, 10Y.
BUTTEE-Westn. IL s23; state, 23a34.
WHiSkEY ; Western Free s3
RiCE-Caroiina, 50 ASK.
SCGAR-Porto kic0, y ;Muscovato, Q 99R.
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New York stock Market.

New YORK, January, 9.
Mariposa =, do pid., Canton Co. "A |; Cum
berland Co. 40 Western Union Tel. Co., 70h
Quicksilver Mining Co., z6k Pacific Mail, 6tH
Boston Water Power 40 Adams Elk. Co.. S0ss
Wells, Fargo & Co., 56h; American Merchants Tn
59k U. >. Elk. Co., a.; N. Y. Central 4 Hudson
River, S5,s do. scrip. sl1s Erie, 81 do pfd e5k
Harlem li5,s; do, pt,i = Reading. NY: Mieh
Central, ZIG Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
8Jh Illinois Central 1874 ;Cieveianu u fHtsDuig
YlA Chicago North Western. GIN; do. pfd 9l
do pid., 7sa Toledo, Wabash 4 Western, IS
do. pid 81 /; Pttsburg u Fort Wayne, y6 Terre
Haute, 23h do pid 81; Alton, ll7k do, pfd III
Ohio j. Miss, 465S Boston Hartford 4 Erie. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

We notice in the window of j. F. Pierce's
Periodical store, three fine oil paintings by
Weber of Gardiner, entitled respectively
Long Island" "Wild Flowers" and "Be i,
ever so humble there's no place like home. "
The latter picture represents a dog crawling
from his kennel consisting of damaged
barrel lying in pond Of water, apparently
contented with his lot. The pictures attract
ed considerable attention yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

WORTH KNowING.-Most person, going to
make calls on business or pleasure at a
dwelling house, will hold on to the bell, pull
when attempting to ring; the reverse should
be, as by all means if you will let go the
knob quickly the rebound will cause the bell
to ring at first pull. OBSERVER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

There were ia deaths in this city in 1870,
and S3 in 1871. OF those who died the pas,
year, 40 were males, and 43 females. Five
died under l year, seven between and 10,
two between 10 and 20, thirteen between 20
and 80, five between 80 and 40, ten between
40 and so, nine between so and co, six be-
tween 60 and 20, fifteen between 20 and 80.
four between so and 90, two between 80 and
100 wears.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

The parishioners Of Rev. ID. w. Waldron
Of the Maverick Congregational Church, Dos
the other evening and left him an elegant
writing desk, completely furnished, a large
easy chair and a quantity of flowers beauti-
fully arranged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09
EUROPEAN NEWS.

Liverpool, 8. At a meeting of the Ameri.
can chamber of commerce to-day u resolu-
ton was adopted declaring that the mail SER
vice between Great Britain and the United
States would be improved if the carrying of
American mails was restored to the Cunard
line of steamers, and requesting the Consul
of the United States at Liverpool to COM
municate the resolution to the Postmaster
General at Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

The advertisement Of J. B. Brown & Sons,
the well known bankers of Portland, appears
in our columns this morning. They are deal
ers in Governments and all first class securi-
ties and have facilities for the transaction of
correspondents. This is well known and
reliable firm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

In regard to the commitment of Emma Jor-
dan, mentioned in yesterdays paper, a cor
respondent in Gardiner states that she was
examined in the police court on a charge not
within the jurisdiction of that court. The
testimony was that the offence was COM
mitted about the 10th day of October last, and
on that testimony she was ordered to recognize
for her appearance before the S. J. Court
The exact day will then be fixed.
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The Wharton Case.

Annapolis, Md, s. In the Wharton trial
to-day, DR.. Harry l.. Byrd again testified
that Gen. Ketchum died from natural causes,
probably from cerebro spinal meningitis.
DR.. Peter Goodrich testified his belief that
ketchum was not poisoned by tartar emetic,
and John X. McClurg of West Chester, Pa,
testified that the death of Ketchum was sure
ly from natural causes.
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Disastrous Fire.

Halifax, N. S., s. fire at the railway
depot last night, destroyed the engine house
and eleven locomotives, ten If which were
owned by the Dominion government, and
one by the Windsor and Annapolis railway.
ruins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

This is the week of prayer throughout
Christendom. There will be meetings every
evening during the week at the Free Baptist
vestry in this city, and on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday evening at the Baptist vestry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

APHoNrA CrREp.-FELLows' COMPOUND
SYRUP OF HYPopHosPHITEs.- Aphonia, or
Loss of Voc, is remedied in a short time,
no matter whether the cause be from inflama-
ton of the lining membrane, from cold. or
from nervous arrangement. d&wlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

CLosISG OFT SALE OF WINTER CLorHIN0.-
For the purpose Of reducing their large stock
of winter clothing, S. w. Huntington & Co.
will offer their choice stock of Overcoats,
Reafers, heavy suits, pants and vests at whole
sale price for the next sixty days, at their one
price stores at Augusta Hallowell and Gardi
ner. jan9tTW&T
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

A friend Of the order, and life long friend
Of temperance, has furnished US the following
brief statement of the organization, progress
and present standing OF old Franklin Divis-
ion s. of T., of this city:
Franklin Division S. of T. of Maine, was
instituted January 4th, ls45, receiving its
Charter from the National Division. Our
last regular meeting was the twenty-seven,h
being the oldest Division in the
State, and has ever maintained its organiza-
zion to the present time. II now numbers
one hundred and forty-two members in regular
standing, with a steady increase; having re.
ceived into the Order seven,y-one members
during the past quarter. AS to ability and
Intellect, the large body Of ladies and young
gentlemen which compose this organization
mainly, will not suffer in comparison with
any organization of the same number, of any
kind in the State.
The officers installed upon the 4th, by G.
Nya
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09

In municipal court yesterday John Shon
was up for drunkenness, plead guilty, and be-
ing without funds was committed David
Morse, Jr., for malicious mischief, was or
dered to pay cost and damages, the same to
be paid January 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09
Chicago Produce Market.

CHICAGO, January, 8.
FLOUR-spring extras
WHEAT-So. 2, l2lx0
COKN-4ls
OATS 341 for No.2
RENO 2,G7S
BARLEY-s5 for No. 2.
MESS PORK 1925
LARD SsS.
LIVE HOuS-430.
RECEIPrS-<OO0 fsur, Is. 600 wheat Ia, COO corn
q 600 oats 2OOO barley, 1000 hogs.
SHlPMENTS-&UtO hour, 90 corn 2CGO oats
000 harley ~ 90 hogs.
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j. B. BROWN & SONS,
BANK RS,
PORTLAND, MAINE.

THIS HOUSE IS established for the tran saction
of General Banking business.
DEPOSITS received subject to check at sight.
Interest at the rate Of Four per cent per al
lowed on all Daily Balances. Accounts rendered
and interest credited monthly.
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS issued bearing
interest as by agreement and available at Maturity
In Portland, Boston or New York
COLLECTIONS of Notes, Drafts, Coupons, and
Dividends made in all parts of the United States
and Canada
DEALERS in Government and other Investment
Securlties and in Gold and Silver Coin.
STERLING BILLS drawn on England, Scotland,
and Ireland. Sight drafts Paris, Berlin and
other European cties, Montreal, St. John and Hal.
flax. Gold and Currency Drafts on Boston and
New York.
APPROVED Commercial Bills purchased
FACILITIES afforded for the transaction OF the
Special as well as the General Business of corree.
pondents.
Agents for the Sale OF the
Bonds or the Portland & Ogdens.
burg Rail Road.
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whatever grade or character is welcome to
participate, provided only that the acceptance
OF this challenge te made known to me on or
before the LIST of February.
RICHARD M. JONES.
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This item is from a valuable agricultural
journal: Don't let your cattle stray; they
wander to the most mysterious places. We
once saw q cowhide in shoemaker's shop"
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Marrte0.

In Medford, Mass, LIST inst, by Rev. n. T. Whit
taker, Geo. W Plaisted, of Medford, to Miss Lottie
L. Dodge. daughter of John p. Dodge, Esq, of
Benton, Ne.