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The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25
The Maine Central Railroad Bill-What
does il Mean?

The following is the text Of the bill now
before the Legislature in favor of the Maine
Central Railroad Company.
Be it enacted de-, "All the provisions of an
act entitled an act additional to the acts which
constitute tie charter of the Maine Central
Railroad Company approved Feb. 25th, 1867
are hereby revived and extended with all the
rights, privileges and immunities which were
granted by said act for five years from the pas
sage of this act.
This act shall take effect when approved.
The meaning of this act will be better I'M
derstood when it is known that the act of
Feb. 25th, 1857 (which this act is meant to
revive) is the one under which the M. c. R.
| Co. had power to locate their road ''from some
point in Danvle on the line of its esent
road, and at or near the Danville Junction, to
the City of Portland" and that if this bill is
enacted the M, G. r. Co. would have the
right to extend their road into Portland and
to locate anew without regard to the priv.
| leges which the Portland and Kennebec r. R.
| Co. already possess in this city. In Other
words, it is one means of getting another
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track into Commercial street, and the astutt
managers of that road probably hope tina
the vagueness and general character of thu
bill will conceal from the public the dangerou
power which it gives them of gaining new
rights in the City of Portland and elsewhere
Will the managers Of the road please ex
plain what object, they have in view in tina
bill what would the gentlemen have? depo
at the foot of Exchange street ? or is it mer
brutuns tllnen against prof ;cted roads, a por
table weapon to be carried in Judge Rice
trowsers pocket? Whatever it means, GU
with it, gentlemen, unbosom yourselves
The public is anxious, the mystery oppresse
them. The past has had its coups de 'eta
and carries its lesson. One thing is certain
the citizens of Portland wish to be heard,
not consulted, before any further power
granted to any railroads to acquire right
within the territorial limits of the city, an
our Representatives in the Legislature shoul
see to it that this bill is shorn of its obno1
ious features so far as regards the power t
locate within the limits of the city of Por
land. x.
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CAN BE CURED
sCHENCK's PULMONHC SYRUP,
sCHENCK,s sEAWEED TONIC,
SCHENCK,s MANDRAKE PILLS.

Are the only medicines that will cure Pulmonary
consumption.
Sometimes medicines that will stop cough will of
liver stops the circulation of the blood hemorrhage
follows and in fact clogging the action of the very
organs that caused the cough.
Liver complaint and dyspepsia are thsz causes Of
two-thiids of the cases of consumption. Many are
now complaining with dull pain in the side, the bow
els sometimes costive and sometimes to loose, tongue
coated pain in the shoulder blade feeling sometimes
very restless, and at other times drowsy; the food
that is aiken lies heavily the stomach accompani
ed with acidity and belching of wind. These symp-
toms usually originate disordercd condition Of
the stomach torpid liver. Persons affected if
they take one two heavy colds, and ii the cough in
these cases be suddenly stopped the lungs liver and
stomach clog, and remain torpid and inactive, and
before the patient is of his situation the lungs
are mass of Sores and liberated, and death is the
inevitable result.
Schenck's Pumonic Syrup is an expectorant which
does not contain any opium, anything calculated
to check cough suddenly.
Schenck's Seaweed tonic disst the food, mixes
with the gastric juice of the sto ach, digests easily
nOnrishes the system, and create healthy circua-
ton of the blood. When the els are costive, skin
shallow, and the patient is bilious habit,
Schenck's Mandrake Pills are required. n.
These medicines are prepared by DIR. j. II.
SCHENCK 81 SON, Northeast corner of Sixth and
Arch streets, Philadelphia, Penn. and for sale by
GEO. c. GOODWIN & CO., SO Hanover street, Bos-
ton, and John F. Henry, s College place. New York.
For sale by Druggists generally. sept3sneodH
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS The bill in
troduced in the Senate Thursday by Mr.. Bur
CESS in behalf of the Managers of the Indus
trial School for girls provides that the pa
rents of any girl between seven and fifteen
years of age, or selectmen, or three respectable
citizens may, on complaint that she has COM
mitted an offence punishable by fine or impris-
ment, other than imprisonment for life; or that
she is leading an idle, vngrant or vicious htes
or that she has been found in circumstances OF
manifest danger of falling into habits OF vice
or immortality her committed, dull CUTIE
her minority, to the guardianship OF the schoo or
after hearing by the Judge OF Pr9 ,oI;ee or
any Trial Justice or Judge of any t th ;ns ~
Municipal Conrt The managers OF 70 .ne sor r5.
tuition are given full power to blnu =? sSrVice,
OF apprentice any girl who rs con mn Ior
onv Ian 9th of time not exceeding hef commit
n mept ten Whenever any girl is discharged from
;le raformed it shall be full and complete re-
isasa from ali penalties and disabilities created
hv fbe sentence. Persons aiding or abetting
Girls D to escape from the school are liable to q
fine of 800, nor less than $50, or suffer i'm
prisonment in the county jail for a period not
exceeding sixty days, at the discretion of the
cOlrt
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THE FEBRUARY MAGAZINEs.-The GALAXY
for the next month was the first of the month
lies that came to baud. The number opens
with Major Frost's story, the Wetherel Affair,
followed by paper on Norway. Gen. Custer
furnishes the next paper, Life on the Plains.
Carl Benson's article on Casual Cogitations.
Among the other leading articles are: From
London to New York; Women as Companions,
(Junius Henri Browne); The Life and Writ
ings Of Emily Bronte; Life Assurance; Up to
London in the Season. The Scientific Depart
ment is unusually full. The other editorial
departments are sustained with their usual
ability
:. ne reoru.ry number of Harper's Magazine
Is received: The opening article. .Iife in the
.o-:n.:" = 'e,us' Is finely illustrated de-
scription of the search for nrcc;ous stnnos An
article on 1.-THE Mont-De-Piete ), an Euronoan
institution familiar to many Of orr readors 10
also well illustrated. Likewise an $3.50 10
"Mary, Queen of Scots," of whom tbers 80 ,s W
end OF writings; another descriptive of tho
''Life of an Eastern Woman" and one mon
''The Delusions of Medicine Besides these
there are contributions by Charles Reade SAKE,
Wilkie Collins, and other writer's of distinc-
ton
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PROF. BAIRD United States Commissioner
of Fish and Fisheries has just made an inter-
esting report which is addressed to Gen
Garfield of the House Committee on Appro-
priations, giving a detailed account of bis ex-
penditure of $4,000 appropriated at the last
session for making experiments with a view of
stocking the rivers and lakes of the country
with useful fish. As soon as this small sum
was placed at his disposal, Prof. Baird enter
ed heartily into the project, calling to his aid
the experience and cooperation of the most
noted fish cuturists in the country. After
consultation, it was deemed best to make ex-
periments with view of securing the multi
plication and distribution of shad, salmon
and whitetish. Prof Baird made Eastport
his headquarters in July and remained there
until October. His experiments extended all
over "e country, but owing to the lateness OF
oesihilihs the work, were confined princ-
pany W salmon. Bucksport was the locality
oi one OF the most important ATTEMPTS at SAL
mon breeding which was car,iod on nnder
'ne uii9c''oh Oh Mr.. Atkins and from which
nh'ii'on anu d half OF salmon eggs were Sc
cured Tor distribution. Prof. Baird also GO
cured large number of salmon ears g..
California rivers and expects three one r+on1 -.
million from Germany. On the wbo,o ~"
operations the past year have been entiro,,
successful and Prof. Baird has arranged to
make much more extended operations the
coming season if Congress makes proper
appropriation. The plan Of stocking inland
waters with fish cannot be called an expert
ment for it has been entirely successful in Eu-
rope and even in some localities in the United
States. Prof. Baird makes the statement
that there is no reason why reasonable
amount of skill with a comparatively small
expenditure of money will not secure all al
most unlimited source of food and render the
inland waters of the whole country more pro-
dnctive, acre for acre, than the land cul ivated.
The supply of cheap and nutritious food is 4
question that concerns all the people and
Congress shonld deal literally with this prof.
oct.
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Washington Matters.
VOTE RECORD OF MEMBERS ACCUSED OF
HOLDING CREDIT MoBILIER STOCK.

The Boston advertisers Washington
special says that an examination of the votes
of those members of the House who took
Credit Mobiier stock from Cakes Ames
makes most favorable showing for them,
and is complete answer to the charge that
they were bribed by stock or that it Influenced
their course in regard to legislation pertain
ing to the road. Each one of them, except
James Brooks, voted for an act instructing
the Attorney General to inquire whether
both the Central and Union Pacific roads had
not forfeited their franchises, and directing
the Withholding of bonds until the matter
was decided. Mr.. Brooks opposed that part
of the bill which was supposed to be in the
special interest of the road in set speech.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, was the author of the
clause securing the governments lien on the
interest due. Mr.. Boutwell, forced the col
lection of the interest, and caused Cakes
Ames to fail for large sum. Mr.. Bingham
called up the most stringent bill to protect
the interest of the road passed since the legis-
lation of 1865. and advocated it, and it was
this that all voted for when the bill overrul
ing Mr.. Boutwers order for collecting the
interest came up in the House. None of the
gentlemen on the McComb list took part in
its passage, and Messrs. Dawes and Allison
were absent on conference committees when
it was agreed to.
The story in circulation that Mr.. Colfax
ruled out the resolution of Mr.. Washburne of
Wisconsin, fixing freight rates on these roads
is shown by the Globeto be unfounded By
nearly common consent the charge that these
gentlemen were controlled in their legislative
duties by stock sold them by Ames has been
abandoned here, WHINE the fact that all eX-
cept Mr.. Blaine took some of the stock and
received dividends is held to be fully establish
ed, though in several cases the matter was
settled on a basis of only ten per cent. on the
investment for the short time the stock was
held, and in others the dividends were return
ed. The sergeant-at-arms has to-day COL
lected the checks which Mr.. Ames yester-
day testified he had given to Messrs. Col
They all bear date from The 21st to
the 23d of June 1868 and are for
the amounts named by Mr.. Ames. The
check given Mr. Patterson for eighteen hun
dred dollars bore his Endorsement and the
date it was received for de osit by one of the
city banks. The check Mr.. Ames testified
to giving Mr.. Colfax was, as stated, for twelve
hundred dollars, and made payable to Schuy-
Ter Colfax. The Kelley check was for three
hundred and twenty nine dollars, and con-
tanned the initials w. d. K, and the other
check was for the same amount and bore no
initials or name, but was simply payable to
bearer. THIS, Mr.. Ames says. was Mr. Gar
fields. These gentlemen, except Mr.. Pat
terson, declare that Mr.. Anne. never paid
them these checks or the proceeds of them,
and they say they intend to prove it. Mr.
Patterson still insists that he supposed he
was dealing in Union Pacific stock and bonds
and not Credit Mobilier.
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"a Dose i'm Time ,, SC.

If "a stitch in time nine it is equally certain
s
may save many an unpleasant twinge. A dose, how
ever, is not sufficient The system should be
thoroughly charged with this genial vegetable stimu-
liant and invigorant commence taking it with the
commencement of the atmospheric changes which
distinguish the winter from the autumn. Thereby
you will avoid those disturbances of the digestive
and secretve organs, and tnose painful diseases Of
the muscles and the Of sensation, which often
rende the period of the year which sh uld be the
mer,iest season of penance and disquietude. The
extraordinary vigor AMI regularity which this exhla-
rating restorative imparts to the most important
for nervous debity eonstipstion INDIGESTION tor,
pidity of the liver, and intermittent feverrs.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25

THERE is not the least danger to be appre-
hended from the small pox in this city by
those desiring to come here on business. The
city authorities have promptly taken every
case in hand, and, moreover, it has been con-
fined of late to localities remote from hotels
and buSiness houses.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25

Quarry Company of Brownfeld; to . incorpor POI
ate the Winterport and Buckspor' refiy ooln-
pany.
The Committee ON Elections reported that
.Josenb r, Foss of Danforth, contestant, was
entitled to the seat of w. Il. Johnson of Tops
field. The report was accepted and Mr.. Foss
was announced to be present, whereupon he
was conducted to the Governor, was qualified,
and took his seat in the House. ~. r
Adjourned ,-s-a--,-
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25

IT turns out that the Medoc Indians have
real grievance which has led them to COM
nit barbarities upon the first whites that
came in their way. 1t grows out of the fact
that they have been confined to a reservation
made without any judgment, it being high
valley under the lee of the Cascade Mountains
on the west and the high divide of the Column
bia waters on the north; subject to frosts
through the summer and covered with deep
SHOWS during the winter
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25
STATE OF MAINE.

In HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, Jan. Z, 1873
ORDERED, that, the Senate concuring. all nettions
for private legislation, except those for redress of
wrongs and grievances, which shall be presented to
this Legislature after the first day of February next
be referred to the next Legislature that this order
be published in the daily Kennebec Journal the dali
ly Lewiston Journal, the Bangor Daily Wing and
Courier, Portland Daily Press, and Daily Eastern
Argus, until that date.
In House of Representatives, JAM, 7, 1878.
Read and passed. Sent up for concurrence
SUMNER j. CHADBOURNE, Clerk.
In SENATE, January 8, 1873.
Read and passed in concurrence.
SAMUEL W. LANE, Sec'y.
A true copy
Attest
jan10sntd SAMUEL w. LANE. Sec'y.
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TO BE LET.

Tse Front Office on the second floor in the Canal
National Bank Building recently occupied by Mat
tocks s. Fox.
Also rooms in the Third story. Enquire at the
Bank Gec7snt
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DENTAL NOTICE.
REMOVAL.
MACAL ASTER RIOS. /,

Have removed their office to Rooms over George W.
Whttier's Drug Store, Congress Square.
DR.. Macalaster is now ready at his new Office to
wait on those requiring his professional services.
Entrance to Dental Rooms,
1872 Congress Street and 0J Free Street,
now PORTLAND, ME. sniff
If yOu want n nice Photograph or Tin
Type, go to A, M. McKenny,'s 161 Middle Street.
He warrents them as good as can be made in Port
land ag5-eodtf sn
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:. -aroN special says that tie Stand

WASHINGTON speclai say 'iit'C I'o iaho
,,u.,,,,ars,, about the national capital have
sSJe prospect with the present Congress.
T,,nrsday the House committee ON public
lands had all important and rather exciting
session, a controversy arising over modified
form of land grant bill, and being settled
only by the casting vote of the chairman, Gen.
ketchum of New York. The bill was that
aiding in the construction of railroad from
Portland, Oregon to Salt Lake City, and pro-
vlded that the company, instead of lands,
should receive the proceeds of two alternate
sections per mile at 50 so per acre, the sale to
be to actual settlers only, and the money to be
set apart as sinking fund with which to re-
deem the first mortgage bonds of the company.
Even with all the safeguards and the bonds
limited to $4,000 per mile, the committee re-
| fused to pass the bill. Messrs. Rtck of Wis
consin, Dunnell of Minnesota, Mccormick OF
Missouri, and Slater of Oregon, two RepuDhec
cans and two Democrats, and all authors =.
more or less land grant bills, voted IN ,a'
of the bill, while Messrs. Townsend u ! en- :
sylvania, Hawley of Illinois, stevenson u
| Ohio. and Richie of Maryland WIN the ciiair-
man voted in the negative. The result OF
49, r,ot, ~, this bill is equivalent to certain
49, 49, M land grant bills can be reported
this session.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25

vr IN NOT read anonymous letters and communi-
,;ons The name and address of the writer are in
nj in iispensabe, not necessarily for publication
r.,t as a guaranty ofgood faith.
w cannot undertake to return preserve COM
munica1ions that are nor useu.
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THE 2 r ESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, JAN 25, 1878.

EVERY re sular attache of the PRESS is furnished
WITH card certificate countersigned by Stanley -
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat anu ~ ~,
managers will confer favor upon us by 1.lt ou
credentials of every person claiming 10 ..t,m
jour hal as have information tna' ,,ora Of the
mers" are seeking courtesies III he even mas
Press and we have no dsposii'-
iyely. a party to such fraud
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BANK OF PORTLAND.

On, and after this date the undersigned will carry
on a STRICTLY Banking business, at the Banking
Rooms now occupied by the Second National Bank,
in Portland, Maine, under the style of the "BANK
OF PORTLAND'' and as such, will receive Deposits
and make Discounts, in the regular course of the
Banking Business. fbT@LEEe8
Portland, June oath, 1872.
jun23new1t then sn If
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
To Let

THE commodious four stored Brick Store, No. 81
Inquire of ELIAS THOMAS a. CO
nv ,r No. 80 Commercial st.
Or of WV. THOMAS. Canal National Bank.
Sept12sntf
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DIED.
In this citv. Jan. a. Mr.. William Finch

In this city, Jan. "a, Mr.. William Finch.
Funeral services Sunday afternoon at 81 O'clock at
No. 81 Middle street. Relatives and friends are IN
yited to attend
In Bridgton JAM 49, Mrs. Alice j., wife of Lorenzo
Plummer, and daughter of Robert A. Long, aged %
years months ~
At Bar Mills, (Buxton,) JAM 4, Mr.. Samuel Towle,
aged 81 years months .aez
In Wells, Jan. 20, Capt. Japhet Storer. aged 81
years months.
In Brunswick, Jan. %, Mr.. n. c. Porter, aged Sc
years months.
In Bowdoinham, Jan. IT, Mrs. Mary Wilson, aged
SO years months. i'
In Strong, Jan. l. Dea. Winthrop Norton, aged CT
years. ~
In Weld, Jan. II, Mr.. Luther Lamb, aged sS years
8 months.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25
DEPARTURE OFoCEAN sTEAmE
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

PORT OF PORTLAND.
Friday, Jan. "a.
ARRIVED.
Sch Brill (Br) Lipsett, st John, NB-2520 boxes to
Geo Hunt.
Sch Torpedo, Tracey, Eastport for Boston.
Sch Forest Queen. Lewis, Belfast for Boston. "
Sch Speedwell, Spauling. Rockland for Boston,
Sch Cornelia, Jefferson, Rockland for Boston.
MEMORANDA.
Ship Scotia, Drummond, which put into Yokohama
Dec 18th in Distress experienced very heavy weather
in the China and in lat 10 N. lon i'll E, encoun
tered typhoon which sprung mainmast and carried
away jibboom, topsail yards, split and blew away
sails, &c.
Ship Eastern State, from Quebec for Dublin, was
abandoned Dec 20, her bottom having dropped out
during heavy gale. The crew were taken off by
ship Hermon, from Rangoon, and landed at Liver
pool 9Th inst aaWg
Ship Othello, from Havre for Cardiff which drove
ashore at Reville in the storm of Dec 5th has been
sold and wreckers at work her with the expec-
tation Of getting her Off
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

The attention of advertisers called to the excel
lent and constantly improving condition of the Daily
PRESS as an advertising medium. Its circulation
which has long been the largest in Maine has cons!d
erably increased during the past six MONTHS and is
steadily and rapidly increasing. 1t goes to the very
best class of readers in Portland and vicinity sold
largely on railway trains and steamboats,, and is
found in all public places. 81
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REMOVED,

A. H. ATWOOD.
GOLD AND SILVER PLATTER,
- Market Square, UP Stairs.
jan1O sn1m
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25

CONGRESSMAN KELLEY discovered to his
surprise yesterday that he really possesses
that Credit Mobier stock which a few days
ago he regretted that he was too poor to Sc
cure.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25


THE Dominion Board of Trade at its last
session devoted its attention to many practi-
cal questions and TO some that may
appear to be quite unimportant, among which
might be classed the butter product of the
provinces. Whether important or not, the
gentlemen comprising the Board gave it an
hours attention, disclosing the fact that Do
mnion butter has an unsavory reputation in
the markets. The export of butter from the
provinces is quite large, aud brings only about
half the return it would if well made. Mr..
Ryan, a Montreal delegate, stated that there
were go, 900 packages of unsaleable butter in
the country that would bring $2,S00,O0O if
well made. The st. John Ne,us says that the
great loss arises from the fact that thousands
upon thousands of protested butter makers in
the Dominion do not know how to produce
good article As one of the remedies, the
Ne,cs suggests that practical paper on the
art and mysteries of butter making be publish
ed in the advanced reading books of the rural
common schools. What is true of Dominion
butter is true of that produced in Maine. More
than half of that put into the market brings
but little over half the price that good ar
ticle brings, and is sold with an effort. Maine
farmers lose many thousands annually by
marketing a miserable article of butter. We
are glad to notice that the Agricultural Col
lege is giving attention to this subject; and if
it can devise means to improve the quality
of this important necessary of life fifty per
cent, the State can richly vote it an annual
appropriation of 100000. Now that the
young women are admitted to that institution
let it establish degree and give di, Tomas to
mistresses of butter making and send them
out as home missionaries.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25
BATCHELOR's HAIR DYE.
MARRIED.

In Brunswick, Jan. %, Hon. Rufus p Tapley Of
Saco and Lydia w. Merriman of Brunswick.
In Brunswick, Jan. IT, Nathaniel j. Shaw and Ma
ry A. Merchant both of Lisbon.
In Ellsworth, Jan. To- Francis G. Bartlett of Mt.
Desert and Sarah F. Smith of Ellsworth.
In Eden, Jan. Is. Daniel E. Kimball and Martha
Fennelly both of Mt Desert.
In Conway, Jan. IA, David W. Aldrich of Lisbon,
N. H.. and Miss Martha A. Deering of Gorham.
In Lewiston, Jan. %, William Smith and Miss Ma
ry Pillsbury.
In Lewiston, Jan. %, Wallace A. Burgess and Ida
M. Jordan.