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The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

NEW YORK. Dec. 19-Mornino.-Money-r
ais at per cent; no bid Gold at 111s. Sterling Ex-
change long, 1889; do short 1909.
New YORK. Dec 19-EUenin1- Wall street gen.
orally has been depressed to-day closing quiet and
steadier on the Stock Exchange, but the Gold and
Exchange continued heavy to the close. Money
cent to gold interest at which rate the bulk of busi-
ness dnrng the day transacted. The decline in
stocks caused considerable shining of loans and the
banks were calling in money In preparation for JAN
uary interest and dividends The Outstanding legal
tender circulation shows decrease of S4l5 OOO The
loan certificates amount to So SU5 UUO decrease
since Thursday of $50, 900.
The following is the Clearing House statement
Currency exchanges, S56,03t Isl; currency balances
S3479933; gold exchanges ,33I ESQ; gold balances
Foreign Exchange heavy and lower, closing at 1854
1888 for prime bankers sixty days sterling, and IOgi
for sight The dry goods imports at this port for the
week ending to-day were $685. 1852, and the amount
marketed So7s imports of the corresponding pc
Rod last year S19O9,74s, and for 1871, s2,Ols sS9
Customs receipts TO day S299O00.
Gold closed at 105, after opening at 111g the bph
est point of the day. The rates paid for carving were
Z, 6 ami per cent. gold. The Assis ant Treasurer
paid ont to-day $4,000 on OF interest and
100000 in redemption of $40 bonds
The days business at the Cola Exchange Bank
tOliows:-Gold balances, 81 ,15e S23; curren-
cy balances. 3O4 iC4 gross oearaDces, S4O $4,000
Centra. Pacific nds closed at 95f a. o5I and Union
Pacific at SAY a s4a for firs,s, 74A a. 75 for land
grants 724 q 70 for incomes. State bonds duh and
quiet. Governments lower and weak. Tue Stock
Exchange was weak and lower in the day, the de-
cline ranging from q 81 in the entire fist. The
greatest pressure to sell was Western Union Wab-
ash, Pacific si Mail, Lake Shore St. Paul. Northwes-
the afternoon there was recovery of q &, but
some of the Improvement was lost in the final deal
is This market closed barely steady
cosei at ut @ 7lI 1t is seated that 10000 shares
of Western Unien changed hands to-day, and of this
amount 80 900 shares we sold in less than fifteen
minutes. A quarter of million shares of all kinds
changed hands at the board to-day,
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
MASSACHUSETTS,.

BOSTON, Dec. 19-Patrick O'Neal and Frank
Muller, two of the crew of the schooner Tubal
Cain of Gloucester, who left the vessel to visit
their travis October 18th, and were lost in the
fog and supposed to have perished, have been
heard from at London. The men were six days
and nights in their dory without anything to
eat or drink, except one night when they caught
a little rain in their clothing. On the seventh
morning they were picked up nearly dead by
Norwegian brig bound to London, and kindly
cared for. No tidings have yet come to hand
of the two men, George Cook and J. Oliver,
belonging 10 the same vessel, who nobly rislsed
their lives to go in search of these, their COM
panions but never returned.
Various Matters.
Rev. John Hutchinson. the Episcopal clergy
man who swinded George Allen of this city,
of $1,000 by false pretences about year since,
was to-day sentenced to the House of Correc-
ton for eighteen months
A new unfinished dwelling at Dorchester,
valued at about $4,000, was destroyed by an in
cendary this evening. The villain who set the
fire also tampered with the nearest fire alarm
box, thus greatly delaying the department and
ensuring the destruction of the building.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

D0mestuc Markets.

NEW YORK. Dec, 9-Evening. COTTON &c lower;
sales ll86 haies Mdtlling uplands at 16Ic Flour is
State 20 "a Round Hoop Ohio 20 % As: Wes-
tern at 70 q Is: Southern at S5 a II 90. Wheat
Spring at g.; No 2 Chicago at 81 a 55; No Mil
Waukee Sc q 81; No North Western 55 az Sc; ;
No Chicago S. Corn is quiet and firm; sales 95.-
QUO bush Mixed Western at ~ a soc in store; S1c
afoat; old White Western sec. Oats firm; sales
$4,000 bush; Western Mixed 56 9 81; White Western
at 573 q &c. Beef unchanged; new plain mess IS
q II 90. Pork firm and quiet; sales 25OO bbls;
16 90 l 16 12A; 500 b6ls f,r April at IL 25
at 16 %, Lard weak sales 1000 tcs also 2000 ties for
ter is steady; Ohio at 20 g 32c State at 30 q 49, wh-
key is lower; Western free 99c. Sugar is quiet and
steady; sales 27l hhds; Porto Rico Il e yso; refining
leans 6s q 73c per gal, Naval Stores-Spirits Tar
pentine tirnl at 42c; Rosin dull at IS a 50 for
strained. Petroleum dull crude at 81 q 5lc; refn-
ed at 15sc.
Freights to Liverpool are firm; Cotton per steam
Tile q Id; Grain per steam 124d.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

CHICAGO, Dec. 19-Fiour is Quiet and uncnanosa
bnyers demand a reduction; extra Spring 25 q o.
No Spring at 13s cash; seller January at / iii.
1 III seller Feb; No Spring at 90 q 10; reiectej
/ %. Corn dull unsettled and lower, closing steady:
No2 Mixed at SIC; 52sc for seller Jan; 53s q 5S:c
for sci er Feb. Oats opened firm and closed duh at
335c cash; 3lsc seller January. Rye steady; No at
% "a l7e Bailey is in fair demand anu a. advanced; /;
No 2 Fall at 81 a 35 No Spring az l O3 q o4i
Provis ns-Pork duh and lower at IA w en- spot or
seller Jan; IA 624 do Feb Lard quiet ana weak at
Sic bl ssc asked spot sales SIC for seller JAM &c
do Feb. Bulk Meats steady: sales OF partly cur
ed loose shoulders at 5c short rib middles u q osc
short clear do 65c-all loose. Green Meats steady
sales of shoulders at 4ac. Hams rmer at ST. Dress
ed Hogs firm and in fair demand at 80 a 65 for
at 96c.
Ooo nush corn, $4,000 bush oats, OOoO bush rye, 49,
600 bush barley.
Shipments -ii,oOO obls aonr, 600 bush wheat, o.
ooo bush corn, 5000 bush oats 1000 bush rye 10000
bush barley.
CINcINNATI, Dec. 19.-Provisions-fork quiet and
held at 15 o. q u 25. Lard steady; steam at SIC
quiet and steady with light sales shoulders &c pack
ed; Gear rib sides &C. Bacon is firm with small
sales; shoulders at &c; clear rib sides "a SC. Live
light shipping 60 q so; receipts 900 head: ship,
ments 80 D head. Green me ITS are firm; sales of
shHasrs sIsa s 81 at o g e; clear rib sides at ee clear
weak; sales at 94c; &c offered at close
IoL edo. Dec. 19.-Flour is quiet. Wheat dull and
dropping; Amber Michigan at 4sk cash; seller Feb
Oh; No Red at 81 Corn dull and lower: high
Mixed cash and seller January 4sc seller March at
6lc low M Mixed 56ae; new high Mixed 56sc. Oats are
quiet at 43s for No 2 Clover Seed sold at 49, Dress
ed Hogs steady at 5 I5.
Receip,s-o,O0O bbs flour, 1000 bush wheat 5000
bush corn, 900 bash oats
ShipmeDts-0000 bbs tiour 1000 bush wheat 7000
tush corn, 1000 bush oats.
MILWAUKEE, Dec 19.-Flour quiet and unchanged
wheat quiet and weak; No I at 17t; No2at 1871
eash cas- I seller Jan 4; seller Feb 49, Oats quiet
ana an weak at g for No2. Corn quiet and unclang-
ed at 5ic for No 2 Mixed. Rye quiet and weak: MOI
at Toe Barley dull and lower at 36 for No Spring
PROVISIONS firm. Pork nominay at IA so cash. Hams
IN pickle hr = at a 9lc. Dry salted meats-shoul-
ders fe at 5tc for loose boxed mddles 81 7c Lard
hogs. ' ~
Shipments 5000 bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat.
CHARLEsToN, Dec. 19.-Cot,on dull; Middling up-
lands at 15ic. Nf
SAVANNAH, Dec. 19.-Cotton easy; Middling up
lands Isle ~f
NOBLE, Dec. 19.-Cotton is quiet; Mid ling up
New ORLEANS, Dec. 1s.-Cotton active; Middling
up.ands at 161c.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20
Guardians Sale.

DURSUANT to license from the Hon. John A.
4 Waterman, Judge of Probate within and for the
County OF Cumberland, shall sell at public auction
at the store OF John M. Allen at Saccarappa in the
town of Westbrook, on Tuesday, Jan. 49, 1874, at
estate situated in WindLam, in said County. W.T.
Two third parts in common with Mary 4. McLel-
Ian, Qornerly Mary E. Conaiit) and sube Z to wild
ow's right of dover Of certain parcel Of land ith
the buildings thereon, bounded east by the River
road, so called, south BY aud OF John Crague, west
and north by land Of Lorenzo ID. Knight the Same
containing six acres and being the same premises
conveyed to solomon Conant by Lorenzo u. Knight
by deed recorded in Cumberland Registry Of Deeds,
BOOK 342. Page 50. Terms cash on delivery Of deed
+. NJ. RAY. Guardian,
for Daniel Conaut. Jr. and Hattie l. Conaut, minor
heirs of Solomon Ccnant, late OF Westbrook, de-
ceased. =
December II, 1873. del3d1aw3wS
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20
Municipal Court.
BEFORE JUDGE MORRIS.

BEFORE JUDGE MORRIS.
FRIDAY.-Michael Loden and Charles Howley.
Intoxication. Fined $5 each with costs. Paid.
James Welch and Stephen Stafford. Intoxication.
Fined S. each with costs. Committed for non- pay
ment.
Thomas E. Fay. Assault and battery. Fined IS
with COSTS PAID.
Douglass Gibbons. Search and seizure. Fined $50.
Paid.
Patrick Sullivan. Search and seizure. Fined $780,
Appealed Williams.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20
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Kriss Krinyle.

ABNER LOWELL, at his new store, 155 Mid
die street, has the largest jewelry stock in the
State to select from. His importations of for
eign watches of celebrated makes are direct
and consequently can be sold at low figure.
His collection of diamonds is by far, the largest
and finest ever brought into Maine, and his
stock of other gems is complete. A speciality
is made this season of elegant stone canoes,
the like of which have never been seen in Port
land. Another addition to the full stock is a
line of elegant bronzes As usual the celebrat-
ed Rogers Groups of statuary, embracing the
very latest, are in great demand and selling
very rapidly. French clocks, silver ware, sets
of Jewels, rings and sleeve buttons, all very
choice, are selling at prices lower than for
years. -r--. .-.
BAILEY & MOVES, 72 Exchange street, have
on their shelves and counters, the most superb
gift books in the market. Elegant editions of
Don Quixote, the Inferno of Dante, the Idyls
of Tennyson, all illustrated by the powerful
and grotesque pencil of Dore, steel and litho-
graph engravings after the painters of the
modern English school, Mulready, Maclise,
Stanfeld. Leslie, and the masterpieces of
British scripture, red-line editions of the poets,
and copies bound iu tree calf, standard editions
of the great masters of literature, Nursery
classics and the latest issued works, are dis
played Besides these are to be found family
bibles from 25 cents to S35, writing desks, ele-
CANT Russia goods games, photograph albums,
card cases, wallets and other articles suitable
for gifts. The firm are agents for the CHECKER
ing, and Bradbury pianos and the NJ .son &
Hamlin organs.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20
Holiday Presents.

Opening this week at Anderson's a large as
sortment of useful articles for holiday gifts
Ladies' and gents lined otter top kid gloves,
kid mittens, embroideries, mem stitched and
initial handkerchiefs, kid and buck gauntlets,
neck-ties, collars and sleeves, perfumery
scarfs, hosiery, felt seamless skirts, underwear,
corsets, aprons, needle cases, spool boxes,
wallets, ladies' balmoral hose, new shades in
kid gloves, ladies' and children's leggings
worsted jackets, embroidered setts, and host
of useful and fancy articles which will be sold
at reduced prices during the holidays at
ANDERsoN's, 8 Deering Block.
oiTTo.S
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

DECEMBER CIVIL TERM, 1873, sYMoNDs, J. .,PREsID-
ING.
FRIDAY.-Michael Brennan vs. Michael H. Doyle
This is action for money had and received to
cover the sum of SIX hundred dollars On trial.
Bradbury s. Bradbury for plaintiff.
Locke for defendant.
In the case of Joseph Reed VS.. Herbert A. Berry,
reported yesterday, the jury rendered verdict for
the plaintiff and assessed damages in the sum of
hundred and fifty dollars.
Locke for the plaintiff.
Haskell for the defendant.
The case trial being the last for the jury at
this term the assignment of Court will be made
at IL O'Clock Saturday. Members of the bar are re-
quested to be in attendance promptly at that hour
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

The notice of the sale of reserved seats in the
Y. M. G. A. course is given elsewhere
The Soldiers Monument Committee will meet
at the Library Room of the Army and Navy
Union this evening at 8 o'clock.
The Alfred Shakers have sent in for tickets
to the Anna Dickinson lecture.
The fourt lecture of the temperance course
will be delivered by Rev. c. B. Ptblado at the
Congress street M. E. church tomorrow even
ing.
There is lively demand for Y. M. C. A. lee
ture course tickets.
The general exercise at the High School has
been postponed to Wednesday next.
Tomorrow is the festival of st. Thomas
Miss Anna Redmond residing on Cumber.
land street, had her ankle broken Thursday by
fast driving team running against her OF
Spring street.
There were 140 vessels lying at the piers be-
tween the Grand Trunk wharf and Cape Eliza
beth bridge yesterday.
The prayer meeting at the Methodist meet
inghouse at Woodford's Corner tomorrow.
evening will be at II o'clock. The Christian
brotherhood from Pine street church will be in
attendance.
In Bangor, anyone observing teams without
bells. on the streets, is requested to report
them to headquarters. Most Portland men take
bellies with them when they go to ride.
A party of Portland gentlemen went fish
ing at Hollis Pond, Limerick, and came hon, e
with SO pickerel They extend their thanks to
Messrs. Billings, Libby and Evans, for MINER
Gus courtesies shown them while there.
On account of the storm Mr.. Elwell did not
lecture before the M. c. NJ. A., last evening
The lecture is postponed two weeks.
Because of the rain, loafers did not congre-
gate on the street corners last night, but stood
in the shelter of dooways, and whistled for
want of thought
The ladies of the Allen Mission Circle will
hold Christmas Festival at the chapel Christ
mas eve. tHl
The sale of tickets for Wilson & Clarke's
comic opera troupe opens at the box Office to-
day.
1t threatened rain all yesterday morning, and
got at it about four o'clock in the afternoon. II
continued to drizzle all night until one o'clock
this morning, when it commenced showing.
Mr.. E. T. Eldens horse started on promis-
ing runaway on Portland street yesterday, but
it came to nothing, as everybody managed to
get out of the way, and the driver stuck to the
ribbons. N
A party of Portlanders that went fishing in
Lake Sebago, Thursday, came back with one
hundred pounds of pckerel.
The members of Gideon's Band desire to ex
tend their thanks to Free street church fol-
courtesies extended last evening.
The far at Free street last evening, in aid OF
the Buckfield church was well patronized con-
siderng the inclement weather.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

NEARLY AN AccIDENT.-As the tug Scott
was about passing through the draw of Tukey's
bridge yesterday afternoon, a gentleman from
this city with horse and sleigh came along.
and waited for the draw to swing back into its,
place. Just before the draw got into place
the tug blew her whistle, and the horse started
over the draw but was thrown back. The
driver was thrown out but fortunately was not
injured
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20
MINOR TELEGRAHIS

In the California Legislature Thursday Gov.
Eooth came within two votes of an election for
United States Senator.
The Senate confirmed large number of
nominations Friday, including that of 0. J.
Cohant Tor POSTMASTER at Rockland.
The investigation of the charges against Mr..
Cornell, the patron of the University of that
name, shows that he is not guilty of selling the
lands at low price to his friends.
All extra work at the Charlestown navy ward
has been stopped by Washington order. aud A
large number of employees will be discharged.
The Montreal bar has passed resolutions ask
ing Tor au immediate reorganization of the
eSneen's bench in that city, the Judges being
incompetent.
Andrew j. Perteck was hung at CHICAGO Fri
day, for the murder of his wife,
The Congressman of the Northwest and Sou;b
have issued call for the organization of a lobby
TO Secure cheap transportation.
Ramsey Sullivan, alias Barney Sullivan.
broke Jail at Portsmouth, N. H., Thursday
night and escaped. He is tall, of light com
plexIon and has curly hair.
II is reported that s. A. Britten, the Boston
oroher; VINO mas gained notoriety by being as
sauted and refusing to testify, is now violently
insane ''
An Havana despatch says that burglars gag
ged those i'll charge of the Dario Office aid
took S2S,OO0, Friday evening.
Dispatches from the Gold Coast Announce
that tue King Of Dahomey has joined the Ash
anfees and that fever continues among the
British troops.
The noted Cure of Santa Cruz has3 fled from
Spaip to France.
A large vein of coal, ia feet below the sur
face, has been found at point 25 miles norsh
of Grand Island, Nebraska.
M. S. Hall, conductor on the PaoIi & Fall
River railroad iu Kansas has absconded with a
large am ount OF funds belonging to the road.
leaving 1900 hands unpaid, who are in a desti-
tute condition.
The exhibition of the Connecticut State
Poultry Society closed Friday 1t has been
the most extensive and successful ever held
There are apprehensions of serons trouble
growing out of the election for Mayor of Ma
tanZas.
r. w. !ngle, an express messenger, VIII lie
walking from the Junction to the depot of the
Lansing and Saginaw railroad at OwassO, Mich
was Knocked down and robbed of $1,000. He
was found on the track insensible.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

SNowBALLING.-Fiveb boys, some of them be
longing to the Centre Grammar School, were
arraigned before Judge Morris yesterday, ,charg
ed with snowballing pedestrians The Judge
reprmanded them, and gave them good SEN
sible lecture, which it is hoped will be produc-
tive of good. The boys will not be let off so
easy next time, and the police authorities are
determined to suppress it,
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20
NEW YORK.
Sentenced for Arson.

Last spring, Phillip Goldstein and fellow
named Davis can e to this city from New York
and opened a dry goods store on Washington
street. They had a stock of goods worth about
$500, and by ingenously arranging them, de-
ceived the agent and secured an insurance of
$40, 900 ON this stock Soon after the store was
discovered to be on fire. Davis fled but Gold.
stein was arrested and to-day he was sentenced
by Judge Aldrich to the State Prison for ten
years for arson.
Conviction of Another Ring Thief.
New YORK, Dec 19.-In the Genet case this
afternoon tine jury returned to the court after
being out two hours. Judge Daniels was ac-
companed into court by Judge Brady, and the
room was crammed to suffocation. The fore
nan announced that they had found a verdict
of guilty. Judge Daniels directed the verdict
to be entered guilty of the charge contained in
the Indictment which is that of fraud about the
same as that in the Tweed case. The prisoner
turned slightly pale on hearing the verdict but
did not appear agitated. Judge Daniels, on
of sentence until Monday to give time for pre-
pairing bill of exceptions.
Various Matters.
Attorney General Barlow informs Mayor
Hall that his new trial on the Ring indictment
is set down for December 22d. At his last trial
the jury stood seven for conviction and five for
acquittal.
Since the September panic there has been a
marked decrease in the business of the savings
banks in this city.
Postmaster James denies that letters have
been opened here by other parties than those to
whom they were addressed.
The damage by ire in the Custom House last
night will not exceed $1,000. 1t was caused by
mice gnawing matches in drawer.
The Board of Estimates and Apportionment
to-day passed the annual estimates for the city
expenses for 1874, aggregatiug $685. 253, LA.
b. S. Craft, an old man, was arrested here
yesterday for seduction and deposited $4,000 in
gold for trial, then went and got drunk and
was robbed of $4,000, and finally was arrested
last night for drunkenness.
1t is rumorea Woodward will come back in
time to testify in trial of A. Olkely Hall,
which commences Monday.
The American Bank Note Company dscharg
ed 100 hands to-day.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

SERIOUS sAocDENT.-Thursday evening Mr..
Charles Gosse, with the firm of Davis & Co.,
sustained serious and very painful accident
at the Turnverein rooms. In attempting to
leap from one trapeze to another he failed to
catch his hold and fell upon the floor, fifteen
feet below. Both arms were broken below the
elbows, the two bones of the right arm and one
of the left. He was taken up and carried to
the residence of Mr.. Davis, where he now lies.
Despite his great pain, he gave directions in
regard to opening the store in the morning,
Mr. Davis being absent. 1t will be 'safe to put
MN down as one of the pluckiest boys on rec
ORD. he ls attended by Drs Foster and Files.
1t itproper to say that the Director of the
Turnverein exercises the greatest caution in ar
ranging the apparatus so as to guard as far as
possible against accidents.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

SOCIAL HoP.-The younger members of the
several Lodges of Odd Fellows of this city are
about to start a course of dances 1t will be
strictly confined to the Order, and will be iu
every sense of the word a social hop. We are
requested to state that ali who are desirous of
attending this course will please make early ap
plication to those who have the matter in
charge.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

XMAs.-A, Robinson, under the Falmouth,
has inst received very desirable stock of gold
pens, pencils, charms and like fine goods too
numerous to mention. Those looking after
suitable presents will find something in the new
show case in that well-known store. He has
also, large and beautiful stock of diaries for
1874
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

H. FREEMAN s. Co., 1O1 Federal street, re-
spectfully Inform the public that they have
fairly recovered from the effect of the late fire
and are now prepared to supply customers with
nice oysters in any quantity from new cargo,
which they are now discharging Our cooking
department is again in perfect running order.
dac17 At
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

DAVIS & Co., have received a new invoice of
those neat goods in Scotch woods, holly, &C..
which are having such run. The designs are
very pretty, and the wood is worked into arti-
cles both useful and ornamental
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20
AUCTION SALE

Of Gents new and secOnd.hand
Clothing, Under Wear, Furnishi ing
Goods, Household Goods, Glass
and CrOckery Ware, Toy and 9th.
er Holiday Presents, ,Wafches.Jew
elry, Plated Ware. etc ON Sasur.
day evening, Dec. 20, at O'Clock.
ABRAMS q RRO., I25 Federal a..
under the U. y. Hotel. dec1s-3t
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

SANTIAGO DE CURA, Dec. IS, via Havana,
Dec. 19.-The surviving passengers and crew OF
the Virgnlus were delivered to-day to Com
mander Braine of the U. s. steamship Junata.
They were sent on board that vessel which
soon after took herdeparture for New York.
= KEY WEsI, Dec. 19.-The Virgiuius left Tor
tugas at midnight in tow of the U. S. steam
ship Ossippee.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland Wholesale NEarkeus,

FRIDAY, Dec 19-The grocery market is very
firm Sugars are unchanged but there is an upward
tendency on molasses,and large amount has chang
ed hands, The flour market is quiet with no quota
BILE change in prices Grain is firm and steady The
dry goods market is very firm for all domestics,
whether cotton or wooen. Gold lower, having fall
en- one per cent. since Thursday.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20

ma ms of Lynn, Mass, have rendered a verdict
exonerating the physicians who operated upon
her, from aby blame and that her death was
caused from the effects Of sulpheric ether and
nervous exhaustion.