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The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

"a CINCINNATI, Jan. 12-At 1910 o'clock this
evening gas explosion occurred in the princi-
nal Office Of the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
On 3d street. in this city, tearing up the floor Of
the recsiving room between the desks and win
room in the basement and blowing the plate
glass windows in thousand fragments. The
pannelling of doors were torn out and portions
OF the cast iron mouldings forming the oase ,o on
street, striking messenger boy on the leg, but
infilcting only slight injury. The windows in
bank opposite were badly cracked. A dozen
operators at work on the fourth floor rushed
through the darkness to the street in safety, but
sons in the room where the explosion occurred
fortunately escaped uninjured.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

THE Editor Of the Sunday Star pokes a little
good-natured fun at his always kind hearted,
gallant and chivalrous neighbor of the Argus
for the rather cavalier reception of his well
meant and perfectly proper attemps to assist
one of the victima of the tipover in front of the
Printers Exchange on Friday night. The Ar
gus man says she wouldn't have made such
fuss1had she known he was married man, but
that she mistook him for the handsome bach
elor editor of the Star
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
EriefIOffings.

The sale for the reserved seats at the hay
makers will commence this morning at ha"es
e. Cragin's music store at O'Clock.
Annie Dickinson lectures in the Army and
NAVY course next Thursday evening. Of course
every one will want to hear her.
Mr. J. W. Kennedys juvenile dancing school
opened finely Saturday last. 1t gives a good
opportunity for children to be instructed in the
German and all the latest styles of dancing.
The Biddeford Times says the reason why the
contemplated sleighng party from this city to
Saco, last week, was postponed was because of
the crowded condition of the Saco House, incl
dental to "court time.'' The requisite accom-
modations could not be given to the party.
The st. Lawrence Street Society held SER
vices in their audience room last evening, for
the first time since the enlargement
The 'nine o'clock bell'' has taken to ringing
at eight o'clock. AT least it rang at that time
Saturday night, much to the chronometrical
confusion of the whole city.
Hon. S. E. Spring has been appointed Go nsu.
lar Agent for the Argentine!Republic at this
port, during the absence of Mr. Andrew Spring.
The grand jury has brought in over thirty in
dictments for liquor selling.
The first steamship of the new line from
Liverpool to this city, via Boston, leaves the
former port on the 10th inst. The steamships
will run fortnightly Three lines of ocean
steamers show well for Portland
Rev. DR.. Carruthers delivered sound dis
course on. the sovereignty of God from the
text The Lord reigneth, at State street church,
yesterday.
Saturday was cold, disagreeable. clustering
day, and yesterday was but slight improve
ment.
They tell naughty stories about the sheriff's
deputies and the liquor seizures 1t is reported
that the estimable trio who made most of the
seizures have had falling OUT and that one
of then has ''peached." The man of three-card
monte fame figures conspicuously, and is said
to have made some astounding revelations
which, not unnaturally, are takeu with grain
of allowance
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

TEMPLE OF HoNoR.-The Forest City Temple
of Honor celebrated its sixth anniversary by a
supper and social gathering Saturday evening
The Grand Worthy Chief Templar of the State
was present, and several other members of the
Order from abroad. The hall was filled with a
happy audience who seemed to enjoy the oeca-
sion hugely. Remarks were made by the Grand
Recorder, M. T. Small Chief Templar B. B.
Foster, and other gentlemen. The report of
the Recorder showed the Order to be in very
fourishng condition and with good prospects
for the future. About ten o'clock a supper was
partaken of in the ante-room Soon after the
exercises were brought to a close.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

small pox in the city, six of which are at the
hospital. Two of the patients are conyalescent
and will be discharged this week. Three more
will probably be discharged by death. The
Greedy Hospital is in use, and proves admira-
bly, adapted to its purpose. One new case was
discovered last night and as a precautionary
measure the family of the sick person were
taken out to the hospital. There were six of
tban
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
METEOROLOGICAL.
PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TwENrY-FoUR
HOURS


HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHEF SIGNALl
OFFICER, Washington, D. c.,
Jan. Is. Il P. N))
For New England easterly to Esoutherly
winds, rising temperature and increasing cloud
iness with possibly snow over the northern
portion on Monday night and rain over the
southern portion. For the Middle States, fresh
and brisk easterly to southerly winds, veering
to southerly and westerly, rising temperature
and cloudy weather, with very probably rain.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States east of
the Mississippi, rising temperature, partially
cloudy weather, and winds veering to the west
erly and nortnwestery From Tennessee to
Lake Erie and lower Michigan, cloudy weather.
and rain areas, but winds veering from to the
westerly and northwestsrly during Monday
afternoon and evening, with falling tempera-
ture and clearing but partially cloudy weather.
From Kansas and Missouri to Minnesota and
extending eastward over Illinois, Wisconsin
and upper Michigan a rising barometer falling
temperature northerly to westerly winds and
clearing but partially cloudy weather
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

SRETE HARTE comes next week, and the
sale of seats commences at Stockbridges music
store to-day. This popular lecturer will meet
with warm welcome from his many admrersi
and the public will listen to rare good lecture.
Ihe price of admission is only fifty cents, in.
Guiding reserved seat.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

Two FooLs-Acouple of fellows from tbiscitv
went 10 Stroudwater recently, and bayin@ tal,en
something before starting and adding tberoto
in that suburb, undertook to drive their tea,r,
off the wharf st low water. Several citizens nv.
rived just as the horse had got to the brink and
prevented an accident that could only be re-
GREETED on account of the poor animal.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

BLooDGooD.-An immense ''house" greeted
Harry Bloodgood and his troupe at Music Hall,
Saturday evening. The entertainment was fully
equal to that of the night before. This evening
the concluding performance will take place,
and there will undoubtedly be another rush.
The general opinion seems to be that the troupe
is the best of its kind that ever played in this
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
The Terrible storm-Loss Of Life.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. ia dispatch from
Minneapolis, Mimi, says the late storm was the
severest ever known. At Kirkhaven there
were several tanners in the town when the
storm first burst upon them. They left for
home with their teams and very few of them
nave nave since been heard from One wagon has
pee peeh found, containing Mrs. Poland and
of nxo ootn frozen to death. Many teams, both
Srfts a,,I aha horses, were found frozen in the
0t4''' "i'u Tue late of their owners is unknown.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
Sentence Of the Hubbard Poisoncr

NEW HAVEN, Ct, Jan. 12.-Mrs Sherman
was sentenced Saturday to State prison for life
for the murder of H. N. Sherman. Mrs. Sher-
mans confession is to be published Monday the
18th, and admits poisoning of eight persons
Attempt of "A Murderer to Con,mit Suicide.
John Johnson.was found guilty on Saturday
tempted to commit suicide in his cell by sever
ing an artery. He was found in time to save
his life
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

THE insurance upon Mr.. FIELDS life is in
the following companies: Mutual Life, S2o,-
900; Connecticut Mutual, $25, 900; Mutual Ben
eft, $4,000; New York, $4,000; New England
Mutual, $4,000; Equitable, $4,000; Widows
and Orphans Benefit, $4,000; Washington,
$4,000; Manhattan, $4,000; United States,
$4,000. Total, 100000, upon which there are
dividend additions amounting to some $4,000.
From the SDectdtor.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

UNITARIAN STATE CONFERENCE The fol-
lowing are in part the incorporators named in
the bill to incorporate the Maine Unitarian
Conference: S. E. Spring, 7. c. Hersey, NJ. P.
Emery, G. e. Jose, Portland; E. E. Bourne
E. w. Morton, Kennebunk; j. T. G. Nichols,
Benz. F. Hamilton, Saco; S. Titcomb, Angus
ais. Belcher, Pennington; c. Palfrey, Bel
fast; P. Houghton, Eastport; E. A. Barnard,
Calais: c. p. Tennev, Houlton; E. j. Hale,
Foxeroft; f. M. Sabine; w. c. Crosby, Bangor;
D. N. Sheldon, Watervlle; A. D.. Wheeler,
Brunswick; j. D. Hopkins, Ellsworth; Chas.
j. Abbott Castine
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
CITY AND VICINITY.
yey Advertisements To-Day.

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN,
NIL. .A-Two Grand Concerts.
Alcyons-Lancaster Hall.
Seventh Entertainment-Army and Navy Union
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Heart Disease-Geo. c. Frye.
Oficial-Dep rtment of State.
Rooms Wanted.
City of Portland-H. I. Robinson.
Statement Of the Peaks Island eamboat Co.
Removal-Scribner s. Jordan.
Gi Wanted
Administrator Notice.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAYS cars sundrics 2 do
shocks, do starch 2S 90 lumber do for Saco DEPOT
do hay. do spars, do wheels, D and L. 2 do for
Liverpool, do for st John NIB, do for Halifax.
STEAMER FRANcoSIA FROM New YoRK.-2s7s
dry hides $50 rolls leather 1856 bales rags 10 do COT
ton, 800 Inf chests tea, 1926 bags Coffee Is do nuts 26
hhds moasses, 10 casks linseed OIL dol sad irons
100 bbls pickles. 100 do dried currants so do sugar.
do nuts, 20 do lamp black, so do glassware 80 bars
Is bds d. so do paper hangngs $50 boxes tin plate
100 do canned goods 155 do SOAP $50 do raisins 81
tobacco, 20 coils rope 80 bters do oranges.
sleigbs, 200 pkgs sundres.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
lNLlrQad AnniL

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-THE exnrass +ro;, A..
St. Louis Kansas City and Nprthsrn .palP on ene
struck broken rail two m les north Of IlUau Mnnt
ecgss and e Ga Kansa, Tss Gv baggage
were thrown down an embankment and t,,rned Hs.i
over Edward Churchill had his collar bone
broken. Ten or twelve passengers more or less
were hurt, but none seriously.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

ACCIDENT. NT.-Edward Hanlan, man about "a
years of age, was thrown from sleigh on Ma
pie street Saturday afternoon. The result was
the fracture of two ribs. He was conveyed to
the lodging rooms at the police station, and his
sas1 a,'enueo to by the city physician. Last
nish' he was able to be moved to the work
house.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
Municipal Court.


SATURDAY.-Eight cases libeiled liquors forfeited.
No claimants.
One case, four claimants. Continued one week.
Fox. Williams.
One case one claimant. Continued to Tuesday
next.
Fox Williams.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
Tive Governors.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1.-THE city is quiet.
The politicians are active and there is a quorum
in both Legislatures The Fusionists are max
ing preparations on an extensive scale for Nc
Enery's Inauguration on Monday, which will be
in Lafayette Square if clear. but in Exposition
Hall if rainy. The Pinchbacks inaugurate
Kellogg Monday in Mechanics Institute.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

HARPER's BAzAR.-This beautiful weekly
publication is a welcome visitor to the parlor
circle. The number for the ensuing week has
been received by Fessenden Brothers, Lancas.
ter Hall and D. Wentworth, 337 Congress, cor
ner of Oak street.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
MASSACHUSETTS,.
LAWYER Under Arre.,-smaIl Fox.

Lawyer Under Arrest-SmaII FOX.
Boston, Jan. n.-Joseph Fl. Whitman,
Boston lawyer is under arrest charged with
forging mortgage note for 1000, and utter
ing the same. The accused is alleged to be i'm
plcated with Charles Foster, recently arrested
in Canada on charges of fraud.
Deaths in Boston the past week, 207; small
nnY h6
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
The Missouri senatorship-Too Many
Candidates.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. IA Democratic Senator
ial Cancus was held in Jefferson City last night
and after eight unsuccessful ballots adjourned
until three p. m. Monday. On the eighth bal
lot the vote stood: Blair d. Phelps 27, Bogg
26, Anderson II, Napton g. West7 Rollings 4,
and Edwards, Reynolds and Coleman one each.
Sixty votes are necessary for choice,
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. Latham, a conductor
on the Grand Trunk, and for many years an
employee of the road, died suddenly yesterday
at his residence in North Yarmouth. His death
was occasoned by the rupture of blood-ves-
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
To Ell. T. Go
Fraternity.

DEPARTURE OF STEAMsHIPs.-The Allen
mail steamship "Moravian" sailed from this
port for Liverpool Saturday night. The "Man-
itoban" of the same line sailed for Baltimore
yesterday noon to discharge the rest of her
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
Commissioners Notice

ll'HE undersigned Commissioners, appointed by
= - ne Judge of Probate for the County of Gums
oeriand, TO examine the claims of the creditors
against the estate of Levi A. Gates late of Freepor
IN said county, deceased give notice that six months
said creditors to present and prove their claims and
that will be in Session for the m ls Sf 81
Wells in said Freeport, on the last SATURDAYS OF
january and May. 1873 from two to five O'Clock P.
M, AMOS 4 wsFHEi FIELD, Commissioners
Freeport, Dec 26, 1872. dec27oawSsw
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

BOARD OF TRADE.-We would remind the
members of the annual meeting of the Board
Oh trade at u O'clock this evening, at their
rooms on Exchange street.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

WHAT DID IRIS no longer the question,
since the introduction of the Centaur Liniment.
When we meet an old friend who has been
shelvcd with rheumatism, or see person man
gled underneath rail car, and restored to
shape and comeliness, we now know that it is
the Centaur Liniment that does the work. No
other article ever did perform such miracles
There is no swelling it viii not soften, no pain
it will not sooth, or lameness it will not cure
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

ADVERTISERS naturally seek the means for
reaching the largest number of readers, and
those of the best quality. The Daily PRESS
fills the bill in both particulars better than any
other daily journal in Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL


1IAVUrEBs
LIVERPOOL Steamship Moraviau-932 bush peas,
II $50 do wheat, 1l2 bbls -four $50 do apples q do
fish, 1000 gals extract henlock 900 TBS pearlash,
17200O po potash 81, 200 do pork, 600 do oil cake
s4oo do beef 15 so do Bacon $3.50 do cheese, 100
do butter 500 do leather 25o5l do do copper ore,
10 bales Duck 8 kits fish, Is pkgs sundries.
BUENOS AYRES. Bark B Hale-352,b7s feet
lumber, 1925 pickets so boxes axes, 45 pkgs furni-
ture do ink, u do soap, 25 do trunks.
ST JOHN NIB. Steamer Gendon--16O0 bbls Hour.
20 tons feed, $50 bush oats.
HALIFAX. Ms. Steamer Carlotta-f250 bbls -four.
80 do oatmeal 20 tons feed, 1920 gals ale, 454 pkgs
mdse.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

1900 Dozen Undershirts and Drawers. slight
ly damaged from the great Boston fire Very
cheap. J. Burleigh, SO Middle St.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, JAN. 1s, 7s
THE PRESS

May be obtained at the Periodical Depots Of d res Ca
A lrews, Wentworth, Glendenning Noses henueis
80 AMI Chisholm Bros, on all trains thatrun out u
the city.
At bitldeford, of Pillsbury.
At Saco of L, Hodgdon.
At Waterville, of j. S. Garter.
AT Gorham of News Ageut.
At Bath of j. o. Shaw:
At Lewiston of W. F. Stahwoou'
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

THE ENoUIRER.-The best advertising me-
dium in Maine. Circulation 10000 and increas-
ing 1000 per month. Try il. ian7tf
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

CHILDREN oRY-for Pitchers Castoria. 1t
regulates the stomach, cures wind collie and
causes natural sleep. 1t is q substitute for
castor oil. jan9-eod1w&w1t
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

jon PRINTlNG.-Every description of Jos
Printing executed promptly, and at the loweer
prices, at the Daily Press Printing House, 109
Exchange st. WIN. NJ MARKS.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
European Markets,

European Markets.
LONDON, Jan. lii A. M.--Consols opened at 92a
q 92a for money and account.
American securties-U. S. 5-2O's 1855, old, 93s do
1867 93t; do l0i0s, s9s 5s, 9Ol Erie Railway at
49s
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 11-1.3o P. M.-Cotton closed fat
and irregular; Middling uplands 10sd; do Orleans
1885, sales 1000 bales including 1000 for speculation
and export Of the sales 1000 bales were American.
LONDON, Jau 11-1.30 P. M.-Consols closed at 923
q 924 for money and account American securities
unchanged
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

NOTICE Is hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed and taken upon himself the
trust of Administrator Of the estate of -H.
ALPHEUS A. GOULD, late of Windbam,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
mands upon the estate Of said deceased are required
to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment to
WILLIAM II. VARNEY, Admir-.
Windham, Dec. 18th, 1872. de25w3w*52
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
Notice of Foreclosure.
CASKETS

-,r have on hand a good lot of Black Walnut,
w Map e. and Pine Caskets. various sizes and
Styles by ShSee tsDsp TsTkmsn at the berry
orth Buxton meeting house. Prices low.
Nea.u Neea.ound;sb Jan, /. 1878. L. A. SPEAR.
ALSO
high bench tools lasts &c for making
snoSS ~ w1w@
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
The Credi. mobilier Scandal.


Thos. Durant and Mr.. Crane, ex-President
and ex-Secretary of the Union Pacific Railroad
Co., have been summoned before the Congress-
ional Committee investigating the Credit Mobi-
-lier scandal Chas. H. Nelson, son-in-law of
Congressman Brooks, and G. *. Garrison of
Cal, have also been subpoened.
Mr.. Durant has commenced suit against
James Brooks and Oales Ames to recover
Credit Mobilier shares, alleged to have been
fraudulently obtained or unlawfully appropriate
ed The suit against Ames is said to be based
upon the assertions of members of Congress
and others that they never received any shares,
while the Directors declare that Ames repre-
sented that he made such distribution.
Heavy Loun.
A meeting of the directors of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad was held
here to-day, at which it is understood that ac-
tloN was taken concerning the mortgage on the
road for forty millions. The bonds issued nnder
the mortgage will be in the form of security,
which the company will sell to obtain money to
lay the additional tracks.
Various Matters.
The manufacturers of American cut nails
and spikes of the Atlantic States, at a special
meeting held here yesterday, decided on re-
duction on wholesale prices Of fifty cents keg5
To-day has been one of the coldest days Of
the season.
In Brooklyn, to-day, woman named Baker
died from the effects of kerosene being thrown
on d SloNe last LlSnI Dy u drunken man named
Barr.
1t is understood that all the conductors of
| the Harlem railroad rendered their designations
| in consequence of an order requiring them to
keep check sbooks of their receipts and give a
| punched ticket to each passenger paying fare.
A Bank Decision.
| Judge Pratt gave judgment yesterday for
Joseph Ell. Havens, who sued the receiver of
| the Central National Bank of Brooklyn for
| S3,215, the amount of check deposited for col
lection in the bank the day before its failure
The ground takea was that in receiving the
| check without disclosing the condition of the
bauk, the officers obtained no title to the check
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

sJlU0Z( per day Asents All of
,, pie ofSther sax, young more n,oiiey at
% US the spare onsnte time than Al ,py,hire
ee faftcnlaTs free Addes, G. stason Co. rurtand Msnc
sp16-w1yr
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

THE CHEAP st and best Paint in the wo Id is
the Averill Chemical.
For sale at g. Commercial St. Portland. tf
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
NEW YORK.
Attemyt to Revive Defunct swindle.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE journal of Com
merce editorally callsethe attention of the press
vive the patent straw paper swindle in Con-
gress The dodge now attempted is in pro
posed amendment to the patent law, now be-
fore Congress, in which is the following clause:
"And no extension granted prior to the pas
of the fact that the certificate of extension was
not annexed before expiration of such patent"
The Journal of Commerce says there is no
other case to which this amendment will apply
straw paper swindle, defunct five years ago.
This amendment has been read twice. and in a
few days will be put upon its passage. The
effect of its passage will be to add one cent to
every pound of paper purchased by newspaper
publishers, -
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
Dissolution of Copartnership.

S1X months after date the copartpersb;n of so,rrs
- q HAMSDELL, Tanners, at Casco. Me- will
pc dissolved; Mr.. Ramsdell. who reJires trom tha a
business VIII attend to the settling Of the firm af
Caseo, Oct. "a, 1879, ysIs,1awsw ~ IL; LILO
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

SAVE YOUR BUILDINGS by painting them be
fore winter comes on, with the Averill Chemi-
cal Paint.
For sale at S3 Commercial ST., Portland. If
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13
BRET HARTE

WILL deliver his celebrated Lecture on sTHE
w ARGONAUTS OF 49r Friday Eve.
ming, Jan. 34th, at City Hail. Portland Ad-
mission so cents, including Reserved Seats.
Sale to commence Monday, Jan. 18th, at Stock
prluSe1s MUSIC Store. jan7td
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

,,n,a MnW YORK, JAM -Morning.-Gold at 1i21-
oney at per cent. Sterling Exchange lOess5l 1i0s
STOCKS heavy. State stocks dun. sa@ s
The following were tho nrot,,;o, 80 r, -
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

The occurrence of these annual sales here and the
large number Of citizens that have placed confidence
in him and purchased these Pianos from year year,
enables Mr. Gorham to ieel that he is not stranger
here and that all those who may in the future en-.
trust him In the selection of Piano Forte, will in
way be disappointed.
Our Pianos sold on easy iustalments, If desired.
Old Pianos taken in exchange and fair prices allowed
We shall also offer a large variety of rich Piano
Covers at very low prices. de27d3w