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EDWIN II SMITH.
Reporter OF Decisions.

Mr.. Hiram Donovan of .Ionr,parf. one.
day last caught on otter in lobster trap.
The Wig learns that an invitation La,
been extended for the New England r .ir
To be held ia Bangor next year. with strong
presumptions Of its acceptance
The change Of gauge over the entlre
line of the Grahd Frank i, completed. and
now c"rrc-l ponds with That OF ihe road, n,
thi, Siaic. aiui nearly all The. roads in the
United States.
Hiram I. Croeker of Mou>up. = lad -
year, OLD. raised Ibis season, from one
pound Of seed, l22 l-2 lbs. or so,nethin,
over two bushels late Rose potatoes. The
seed potatoes were three in number ard
were cut into small pieces. ALLOWING o,e
eye to piece. aud one piece u a hill.
The Catholic Society in Calais hive
purchased Il lot at cost of 5000. on
which they intendto build Cathedral at
a cost of 100000.
There are to be lie saving stations at
the following points in Maine West
QuOddy Head, Me-, Cross Island. Ne.
Browning Island and Whitehead Island
Me-, Biddeford Pool, Ne.
The Times says the Ocean Uonse At
Old Orchard beach has been sold to Fran
els Milliken. Esq OF Saco. now landIorJ
of the Milliken House in Boston. Tho
price paid was $3.50 Mr. Millik.n can
templates some changes ia the house.
"A premium of $50 is offered by th.
Androscoggiu Agricultural Society. for ,be
best farm improvements for three wear.
commencing in 1871 The premiums vii,
be awarded next year. There are about
fourteen farmers in the county who are
competing for this premium
Ten States will hold elections By the
18th ofNovember. Ofthese, Pennsyiya
Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin will
hold general elections on Oct. IL On
Nov. 4. Massachusetts, will hold a paneraI
election, and on the same day New York
will elect State officers and members of,be
Legislature. Texas votes ON the 81 OF the
same month.
A Waterville correspondent of the Port
land Press says the young lady students in
in the College ''are now four in number
The fivth is teaching high school In Mass
achusetts. They are all of them a credit
10 the institution. They are all good
scholars and their influence in rounding
~ the rnder features of college life ia |
plainly discernsble."
"A young man tossing up child In the
,arIor Of Mr.. Nichols, ofCherryfield, at an
evening party. knocked lamp out OF the
which broke on the floor, scat
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General News.
The Shooting Of Pomeroy.
Farther Par,ic siar.--,he wo.aAs slight.

Considerable excitement was created 10
Washington. Saturday afternoon. by the
shooting ofex-Senafor Pomcroy OF Kansas,
by NJ. L. Conway, ex-Rcpreseutative from
the same State. A late dispatch from
Washington. Saturday. gives the following
particulars -
The doctors have made an examination
of Pomeroy's wound. aud pronounced il
simply an abrasion. Pomeroy says II.
never bud any controversy with Conway.
and has not the most remote idea OF the
cause Of the attack, Pomeroy SAYS Con-
way met him few days ago. the first time
In about two years. aud said abruptly. II
avn out OF money" to which P1mrrny re-
piled, II know. then. how to appreciate
your situation. for am nearly IN that sitg-
alton myself, This wa- all that passed
between them at this interview, aud itur-
day not word was spoken before Con
way commenced firing. surprising Pom
croy more than anything that ever hap
pened 10 him before. Pomeruy was EN-
phatc iu stating he never had any contro-
versy or ground for difficulty wiki Con
way.
On the contrary. he SAYS about three
wears ago he and senator Summer ,ot Con
ways wife clerkship in the Treasury he
partmcnt Oh her representative Nhat hcI
husband would not support her ~lh>r-
qGenlly. says Pomcrny. Conway tried ~
trustee or draw her wages At the Treas
my department and failed 10 accomplish
II bat he tPomeroy) had no coE,rovrr-y
with him on the subject or Auy other.
Conway i u native Of Baltimore. MI. a
printer hy trade, studied law aud eaiigra-
ted To Kansas aud took part in tn" early
struggles of that Territory a. Free SAFE
-,
a bile, he was elected Ia Con. res, A. The
first Representative OF Kansas. At he end
OF hi. term he was appointed by President
johnson Consul at Narcotics. bpt VA re-
moved by Grant soon after the lat.cr's tt-
au.uTaiion. He has been living ID Ills
city several years and during th1' tiHr j.
not known To have participated ia kni~as
politics.
Conway i at the police hca jquaricr, in
custody oi the authorities. Exc, pjiGg The
remark hc made when he WAS stopped Ia
the street, that .Pomroy had Injured him
aud his family" Conway ha> bceu entirely
reticeut anI has not referred tn tie affair.
A. The wounds oI fumcroy are u"t ut i
serious Lsiurc, conway viii be- detained AZ
the police headquarters III Monday. whrti
he viii be arraigned before the Police
Court
lhc weapon u>rd Was SIX shooter.
Tyre OF the barrels were discharged.
Conway j. small sized man and appear,
to b. between ~ and - years OF az.
Aner the shooting lac seemed very much
excited. and upon the first remark made
to him, What have you donct" lac r'-
piled. Il don't know, or ! hardly know
what am doing.
Upon examination bv physicians It wa-
found the ball penetrated fomer"y's coat
vest shirt aud under shirt, and merely
broke the sAn on The c,lsc OF the breast
bone and then glanced or
lArtE conway, who shot at Pomrroy
has been released on sloOJ1 bail. AlcXan.
der Adamsou being HI boud>mau.
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The Elections Tuesday.

To day elections will take place in Penn
sylvania, Ohio. Indiana and Iowa Last
year, the October elections made certain
the reelection of President Grant, and
were watched by the whole with eager in
terest, but this year the issue attra cts little
or no attention, as no question of national
policy is involved. In Pennsylvania only
a Judge of the supreme court and State
treasurer are to be elected on a general
ticket. and one-ihird of the Senate and a
full House of Representatives. The Re
publican majority last October was 80. $50
In Ohio. the campaign has been more
lively. Gen. Moves, the present Governor,
Is the Republican candidate, William Al
len. politician who was retired in 1916.
the Democratic standard bearer and Isaac
Collins. Democrat, is the candidate of a
third party. The indications are that Gen
Moves will be reelected by good MAORI
", The Legislature which is to be elect
ed. and which will choose successor to
Senator Thurman. will probably be close
a it has been for the past few years. Last
year the vote was; Republican 263.@D.
Democratic 2jl,7s0.
Ia Iowa. where the Republican ascend
ancY is 80 formidable that the Democrats
have no hope-thc latter have made no nomi
nations but joined in making an anti-mo-
nopoly ticket. The railroad question that
i attracting so much attention In the West
viii have something TO DO with the result.
bat a. the Republicans have taken about
the same ground there is no doubt but
what Gov. Carpenter and the balance OF
the Republican ticket will be elected
Last year the vote for Secretary o, State
WAS a. follows Republican 1872 ,359
Democratic i4.i97.
In Indiana, elections of circuit judges
and public prosecutors will take place in
about halfof the State Press
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On needle work, first pr. Mrs. L. +.
Hinckley. second do Miss j. wcscOtt, third
do Miss Anna j.. Mitchell; on tides. first
premium Mrs. ID. J. Allen. second do Miss
s. A. Thomas. third do Miss n. Durgan:
chair cushion. frat premium Miss II.
Proctor, Miss j. wescott second do, Mrs.
l. p. Hinckley third do.
Home spun yarn. drst premium Miss n +.
Durgan. second do Mrs. w. wescott; on
knitting. first pr. Miss Ida NJ. Franks on
ladies hose, second do Mrs. Mary Durgan; ;
on mems hose. first pr. Mrs. NJ. Durgan.
second do Miss ID. Saunders: on knit
drawers. frs. pr. Mrs. l.. p. Ilinckl-y.
On fancy work. first premium on hair
wreath Mrs. l.. Z. Hinckley. Oh worsted
bouquet. Miss Eliza Hinckley. on crotchet
basket. Miss A. Mitchell.
Children's Department-Lifzie l.. Peters
first premium on sofa pillow; Deborah
Saunders first on socks; Lizzie Franks first
on patch work; Emma Saunders first on
Air Castle WaA +. EMERroS. Sec.
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SALCTINti TIE AMERICAN FLAG.--A short
at Rio Janeiro. An ice ship from Boston
entered the bay, commanded by II Capt.
Green, in the South American trade. Fort
Santa Cruz, not recognizing the house flag,
hailed him and ordered him to " heave To. =
But the worthy skipper didn't speak Poru-
guese, and the simple statement of the
name of his vessel, which he hurled at the
fort, was not at all satisfactory; so a blank
shot was fired as a mild sug gestion for him
to stop. But he called for his revolver.
and pointing il skyward, fired six success
i've shots. Then solid shot from the fort
skipped across his bow, and another. better
aimed. passed through his foresail. The
fort and two shore batteries opened fire
upon him. and several of his light spars
were cut away. But he held on his course
rejoicing, loading and firing his revolver.
He finally reached quarantine. and came to
anchor just as the flying jib- boom went by
the board. He was then so near the other
shipping that they dared fire on him no
longer, and the police boat. the Custom
House boat, and the health boat all boa, d.
ed him, together with the captain of the
port. who. with more vigor than polite
ness, wanted to know Why in - he
didn't heave tor 'Heave tor CALCULATED
the astounded skipper. Twas that what you
wanteds Good Lord! thought you was
salutin' the American fiagr' 'sDiable!"
shouted the officers in chorus. and set the
case down as additional evidence of the
lunacy which they regarded as a necessary
ingredient of the American character.
lAdcertiser.
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Social Progress.

We are living in an age OF progress. II
j. certain that We are progressing; but it Is
hot equally certain whether 1t < procrcs,
toward perfection or perditiou.
Recently the progress of children las
been remarkable. as compared with that Of
their parents. There was time when to
be a father Was greater than 10 be a son /:
but that rule i now reversed. The Young
stripping is the head Of the family while the
old gent" i crowded into ob>curity
Young Wilie-a lad OF twelve, called
Master Willie; and why shouldn't he he
called master for he rules the whole f,mi-
y. and deserves the title. Aud why
shouldn't he rule. lac is posted but the
old man i behind the liinc." lie la,
learned 10 loaf in the streets SUNDAY. to
smoke. 10 drink and to swear. but of these
accomplishments the old man /, entirely
destitute
1t has been predicted that every gener-
alton shall become weaker and wiser"
Each sex fulflls its part of this prediction
Our daughters have worn corsets and other
artificial supports till they have not bone
and muscle enough to keep them erect
without them. They have been called the
sgrter sex and surely in mary cases the
name is appropriate. Our sons have become
too wise TO live long aud have substituted
the motto live fast" So whatever NAV
have been the original meaning OF the
prophecy, by taking both sexes it isiiteral-
ly fulfilled.
The Apostles were told to ..bc wise "a
servants and harmless 4, doves" Our
young people obey the Injunction, though
unfortunately these qualities instead of be-
lag united in the individual are divided be-
tween the sexes. Aud he who witnesses
theTecklessnes- of young men. the frauds
the deceptonS. the swindlings. aud the
many other limitations of the SNAKE in the
grass surely must be convinced III at our
Young men are wise a. serpents." Many
OF our young ladies are harmless as
doves" Twelve hours out Of the twenty
four they spend in bed. Surely they harm
ho one during that time. Four hours OF
the remaining twelve they spend in fuss.
ing, cri>ping. crimping and .corching their
hair. Four of the remaining eight in read
ing sensational novels, and the rest of the
time in trying TO initiate what they have
read. surely they are harmless Is doves.
though harmlessness may be a passive yir-
tue.
Now rise young man if you want wife
just marry one of these harmless creatures
she will never harm your shirt by washing
it. She will not harm your cooking uten-
sill. by using them. But she will darn your
stockings every time they happen to get in
her way. No matter whether such darn
ing stops The holes or not 50 long as You
have the satisfaction of knowing that your
wife is harmless as dove.
No doubt with such union rs this the
firm will be wise rs serpent and harmless
as dove. 1t will be an example of wise
harmlessness. Bus the man who trusts
them with his safe keys will learn that
wise harmlessness is not harmless wisdom.
for vanity and poverty are the most prolific
sources of dishonesty. Il. I.G.
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State News.
The Wagner Murder Case.

ShIo, Oct. 10, 1873.
To he Edior Of the Press:
4 paragraph has appeared in several
papers to the effect that the exceptions In
the case OF the State against Louis II f.
Wagner, the Isle of Shoals murderer.
were overruled by the concurrence Of live
out of the six judges " no held the law term
al which these exceptions were argued
In order that II may not be Thought. I'll A
cause OF so much Importance and uotorirt,
that there was any doubt oI The proprivty
OF the conviction. upon any point OF law or
fact, wish 10 say that the papers upw III
my hands show that the opinion Of The
Court was concnrred in by all six 81 The
judges who sat in The ease There i no
dissent upon the pr; of any Judge. /
make this >t.,,cmIt..- g.. .,-..ce ...,..c juIsr
who presided AZ the trial. aud who drew
the opinion. Ia lhi- connection | wil
also correct The erroneous statement that
Judge Burrows sacd The Bidlc;orI Time,
for libel. contained la an article publish
ed IN that Journal with reference ID III.
verdict IN the Wagner case An in,li.,-
mcnt was found b, the grand jiry fur ghe
publication mentioned, but judge BarrUw-
DID notinstitnte the proceedings,
Very respectfully yours.
EDWIN 4, SMITH.
Reporter OF Decisions
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ARRANGEMENTS are in progress for
State Convention of teachers in Wateryille
ON the first three days Of Thanksgiving
week. The Memorial Hall and other
rooms Of the Colby University. will be
placed at the disposal Of the Association,
and every arrangement will be made for
the comfort and convenience of teachers
In attesllance.g
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The Household Panncea,
AND
Family Linilneni

Is the best remedy in the world for the following
complaints, wa. Cramps In the Limbs aud ~tom,
Aeh Fam IN the stomach. Bowels side, Rhcu.
matt7m IN all tts toTr =, Bilious lie Neuralgia
th"icra, Dy scniUry. Coils. Frc~h Wound,
Burns, sore Throat, spinal Complaints SpTalu.
anil bruises. Chilis ami Fever. For Internal An!
External use.
~ operation Is not only To relieve the patient
bus entirely removes the cause ~ the complaint
j. prnetrat.s aud pcryAdes thc whole stem i Q.
ttoTng healthy action to all il, parts aud
quIrkenIng the biou.i
The ~ Ous- hold l.nacea Il purely
Vegetable and All Healing. Prepared Is
CURTIS & BROWN
No, .Ij Fulton Street New York
For sale by all dug<l-ts sprsI,2S
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TAKES" on Sight q. - n" Re- :.
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that the following de
scribed Merchandise has been seized by the Col
lector Of Customs for the District OF Casune, 11i
violation of the Revenue laws, Viz-At Bucks
port, September Is, 1873
IL Gallons of ''Whiskey,n
- HOLLAND Gin"
"A Bottles of "Hennesey BRANDY
Any person, persons, claiming the above de-
scribed Merchandise, are hereby notified TO al'-
pear and fe with the Collector their claims 70 te
same within twenty days from the hrst phohca
ton of this notice.
Nm. n. SARGENT, Collector OF Gu stoms
Custom House, Csstine. Sept. 80, 1873. 3"4I
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Ellsworth & Deer Isle TELEGRAPH Company.

NOTICE is hereby given that the first meeting of
IN the persons named in an act of incorporation
OF the above company. passed by the Legislature
OF Maine. and approved by The Governor OF SAID
State, on the 18th day OF February, A. ID. 1873, will
be held at the New Hall in sedgwi-k, in the Coun-
~ OF Hancock, on the 10th day OF November, 1873
al one O'Clock +. n, for the purpose of rganizlng
said company, and for the transaction OF any 9TH
er business, as may legally come before them.
ARSo WIswELL.
Ellsworth, Oct. !. ISIS. 3w4l
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Teachers Attention !

A Teachers lnsttsate will be held at La.
a aOaae, commencing November IL, and con-
tinulng four DAYS.
Teachers will please present themseiees for en-;
rollment, on Monday at 10 O'Clock A. NJ school
Committees Supervisors and Agents are respect
fully invited to participate In the exercises of the
institute. cordial invitation Is extended to ali
interested in our Public Schools to attend
y. A. LICE. A. NJ. Conductor,
+. W. FOSTER. Assistant.
3wa2 WARREN JOHNSON Snpt
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STABLE Df> rEorEp ~ IiEE.- OStr
El1nT( Iloksts BUHNEp.-rhe boarding
ani team horse stable occupied by Nr.
Martin iia!">. corner ot BccAlry aud Az
plcton streets, Boston. Nas burned sunday
morning. out OF III horses Ia ,hc stables.
only about thirty were saved About ,ry-
eniy ot the animal, belonged To private
parties, being driv,ag hor>r, which we're
boarded there Mauy OF them were ya.u-
able animals. Thc loss Of horse f.>h i,
set down at so O0j. Mr.. llayc. loses
thiry-iour horses lie hal an insurance
of $4,000 of which the Eastern Ut Bangor
had s2lO0
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Letter from Boston.
lNsIDER.

Enlargement Of Boston-Business-Le
Readings and Concerts Weather.
Boston. Oct. 18th. 1873.
From our Boston Correspondent
ENLARGEMENT OF BOSTON.
Since writing you two weeks ago. a
great change has been wrong hit In our
city. Brighton, Chariestown and West
Roxbury. have after many years of hard
battling been annexed to Boston, and we
predict that very soon. stubborn Brook
line too. must yield and become q part of
the Hub" for the Legislature will prob
ably exercise its right in this direction,
without submitting the question to.
popular vote; but even without this latter
appendage. Boston ranks in extent of
territory second only, to Philadelphia.
larger by one third, than New York. and
ia point Of population 1fth in the United
States. .,.....
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Strayed.

NAME into the enclosure OF the subscriber. on
~ Thursday, Oct 9th. one red COW, white spot
- her fJrehead, and one short horn and has on a
take the same away, after paying charges.
ISAAC n. SALISBURY.
North Lam0ins, Me-, Oct. II, 1873. tflwl7
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Notice.

LII persons are hereby cautioned not to har
"A Dor or trust Adeline Freethy on account of
the town of BIZ ooklin, as suitable provision has
been made for her support whenever 5 he win re.
turn to Brooklin.
9. Il. ALLEN, Overseers Of the
niooAilh, oct. 10, 1873 3wl2
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Two pairs OF stairs are necessary to
every newspaper Office in North Carolina
-one for the editor to 60 down Is the
caller comes up the other.
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The subscribers hereby give notice that Lheg
will petition the next SESSION of the Legislature
for charter to extend their wharf into the tide
water nc Bass Hafbor.
Pw.&W.Z z. kIcHARDsos.
fremont, Oct. Is, 1883. 3wt2'
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North Bluehiil Farmers Club

Fourth Annual Fair of the No Blue
hill farmers. held Oct. 1t, and 2d. 1873.
The committee appointed to examine the
stations offered f"r thrtt examination do
rpuDrt
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New Publications.

PLYMOUTH PULPIT a Weekly Publica-
ton of Sermons Preached by Henry Ward
| Bcecher. New Series. j. B. Ford & Co..
! New York
Messrs. Ford & Co. have for the last five
| years issued weekly pamphlet, each num-
Der containing sermon by the distinguish
cd preacher mentioned above. The first
number of new series is now before US.
ana II tile former series have been popular
TINS should be more so. For the sermons
themselves. nothing need be said The
manner in which they are issued has been
materially improved. Terms, single num-
bers, 10 cents. Yearly subscription price,
$500.
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of Wilkie Collins now stands at the head
of the list of living English noveli.ts
His plots are intricate, his stories full OF
| mystery, and his power as Il writer and as
reader, are uDquestionable. We have
| here the second volume of new, cheap
and beautiful edition OF the works of this
| celebrated author, now In course OF publ
cation by L. b. Peterson Il Brothers. Phi
! ldueIpllit. ior winch large demand l. be-
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in this country, and in consequence they
are having very large sale. for WiIkie
Collins Is now the most popular OF all liv-
ing novelists. and no writer of fiction bet
| ter understands the art of story telling
than he does. The great popularity Of his
novels in this series. comprising Miss or
Mrs 2" The Dead Secret" Hide and
Seek" AFTER Dark" Basil; or, The
Crossed Path, The Yellow Mask. '"Slster
Rose, The Stolen Mask, mad Monkton.'
The Queens Revenge" and Sights
A-Foot." have never been excelled The
Dead Secret" is issued In large octave
volume, with "A life-like portrait Of the at-
thor on the cover. price Fifty cents. and is
tor sale by all booksellers. or copies of it
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paid by the Publishers, OH RECEIPT OF price
by them.
%. MoIan, Tailor, has secured the SER
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