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New-York tribune., 1873-03-14
TIE WAGNER Union.

The first concert in aid of the Wagner
yerein Tor Wagner Union. its name II now ohcaiH
translated is 10 be given by Mr Theodore Thomas on
the 18th inst at steuway Hall. We have already e1
p,ained the system by which the subscribers TO the
Union participate in the drawing Of tickets for the great
Wagner Festival at Bareuth in 1874 1t Is now announced
that every person drawing prize number IN this lot
terry will receive $50 gold for travelling expenses be-
side ticket Of admission performance Of each or
the four works composing the great Nbelune trilogy
New-York tribune., 1873-03-14

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81 a-f Drum tac. 1e
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Iax hEu togg hkEGIL
New-York tribune., 1873-03-14

Taking only the larger scales manufactured
v the Fsirbank- Co. the combined length OF their plat
forms would reach from SeW-YOrk 70 beyond HArtOfu
VIA tle New Haven RailrOad.-l Exchange
New-York tribune., 1873-03-14
THE STATE or TRADE
DOMESTIC MARKgrs

PROVIDENCE CLOTH MARKET.
Pa,,.pssos L. March lsTbs Puui ClOSs market anshsnse
New-York tribune., 1873-03-14

Married in Nask."s ss1 ~ 1,sv'ste rssgT VAC
sii eousa~-csd e-ss sertsy.a
TuE Ngg-T0sS WsgKLI
New-York tribune., 1873-03-14

Foe Ja.ne- Parfoa'- Lecture The Prgd@ ssis-s ~
~ Brsn tFees Interesting estares - fss rzLs
jsst psbsshet fno- 81 s pa'i -
New-York tribune., 1873-03-14
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MUSIC.
TIE HAMPTON STUDENTS

The Hampton Students, of whom we nave
several times told our readers something, VIII give an
other OF their characteristic concerts this evening az
stenway Hall Not only for the peculiar ana interest
ing character Of the which they sing but Tor tne
worthy object in which they are engaged we can
recommend them to the cordial favor of the pubic Inc
school for whose benefit their earnings are e1pehue "
ONE q, the nobest institutions designed for the elevation
NJ the freed people-we conceived and well MANAGED
and ALSO very much in want.
New-York tribune., 1873-03-14
5ueclal NoIlces

iusutute-The PoreeaUc Br,Dch all meet IHs
(Fr4srl EVENING. Hail - Umoa Prot p A. rAhDta
WHY'D GA The Gsssacstea % 81 BraBcBes d huASs
ErBT igr." Admission frer. u. TfLLAkN, gharmsz-
n,
HaI-.
SPRING OPENING.
UNI0VB
ARTISTIC.
SsAsONABLk
FpLh DGRSs UNDsESs TRAVELLING AsD
EVENING WEAR
COEPLErR AND ATTRACTIVE VARIETY
ALI TAsrRS SUITED
P--@s-su ear sim.
Reasonable Accomplishment Atisiacd
wARNOCS Il TO- HaFters. so Bsesd~sy.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
Our Fashionable PeOnle.

Our fashionable people, whether they have
set up to be nothing if not fashionable" or
have been born into the position without par
ticular effort on their part, are really nothing
except fashionable. Beyond that and their
wealth they have no substance and standing
MIR. Schuyler Stuyvesant Van Rensselaer, may
be as great swell as the Duke of Omnium.
He may have as prepossessing a presence, as
nice sense of the proprieties, may under
stand and practice all the minor arts of life as
well. But the Duke is something besides a
swell. He is political power, latent, per-
baps, but always a potential and possible
statesman. When the Duke emits positive
opinion on public question, he almost
creates political event. Mr.. Schuyler Stuy-
vesant Van Rensselaer's opinion and vote are
of about as much public consequence as those
of his coachman. "Wel, what of it?'
the reader may ask. This much at any rate
the country at large feels an interest in the
one which it cannot feel in the other.
The whole English nation has a share, so
to speak, in the English Duke. The Knick-
erbocker gentleman belongs only to his own
set, which is rather his society than society
in a generally recognized sense. But the
reader may object again: This is a very mar
row view to take of good society, which does
not mean fashionable society. but the society
of intelligent men, scholars, artists, profess
Ors, literary ladies', brains, &c. Just so but
either these people with brains are mixed in
among the swells las they are in the most of
our cities) and form subsection of them, or
they are so broken and scattered that they do
not afford coherent society material. Their
very amusements too, are of most unsocial
socability, and what a European would be
apt to call work. Hearing lectures, for in
stance is not society, though it may be made
an apology and substitute for 1T. Barren as
our fashionable set or sets NAV be of matter
available for the novelist, he is still worse off
If he turns to other sets and classes. Take
the horsey element sof society for instance: :
what field is open to the student of charac-
teri 1t has actually produced not only lit
erature ofits own, but an ancillary school of
art. 1t has given us Leach as well as
Soapy Sponge. We are almost as horsey
people latter our fashion, as the
English, but what American waiter ever put
the trotting track into fiction or immortal
lied an owner of fast crabs. ."-Gatdry.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21

NEW HAMPSHIRE VIA PARIs.-The news
gatherers of New Hampshire seem to lack en-
terprise, for we learn for the first time from
The Paris Figaro of a very exciting and won
derful occurrence in that distant region. The
state has been for some time infested by a
band of assassins, who slaughtered victims
without number, including, we suppose, sew
eral thousand members of the Legislature,
These assassins nsedto kill by severing the ca
roted artery. The state police attacked them
and the bandtti dashed through town, pass
ing photograph gallery at full speed. The
photographer turned his machine upon the
flying band and took all their portraits in a
twinkling. By the portraits these New Hamp-
shire kuklux were recognized as the most re-
spected iphibitants of The district. The pop
ulation of New Hampshire has been diminish
ing for some time, but we were not aware of
the cause before.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21

CUTTING HAIR. There is often some diff
ference of opinion in parents and children as
to the frequency with which the hair of the
latter should be cut. the operation is tedious
not to say irritating, and most children en-
deavor to increase the interval between their
visits to the hairdresser by all possible means.
The controversy between the two parties
may now be decided be precedent. This has
been afforded by the recent decision of the
Finance Committee of the st. Pancras (Eng.)
Board of Guardians, which reports that once
to take place. Here is, at all events, some
thing to go upon, and we trust that no young
Absaloms will refuse to submit to the scissors
after that period, and that no parent will re-
quire the sacrifice before the lapse Of that ins
teryal
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
TERMS $500 PER ANNUMIN ADyANCp

ms personal popularity, he is subjected to
cIntlhuous ,;ah . straln upon his nervous powers.
sens his moral efficiency. U ie'-
The clergy should consider this subject. and
use their influence in putting themselves ON on
an equal footing in their business relations
with the members of other professions. Tbey
owe it to themselves, to their families and n
their congregations to do this, and, as a mat
ter OF fact, the change cannot be made unless
they themselves insist upon it.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
Cooperation a Cure for Shoddy.
BY ROBERT DALE OWEN.


The debasement of quality which, under
the pressure of competition, has gradually
extended of late years to almost every article
used by man, is notorious. Yet as few per
sons except the initiated realize the immense
loss to society from sthis source, an illus
trative experience OF my own may here be
welcome.
When my father left me manager of the
New Lanark cotton-mills, in the winter Of
1S24-25, a certain Mr.. Bartholomew, who had
long been customer of ours to the extent
of twenty-five or thirty thousand dollars a
year, came to me one day, asking if could
make him lot of yarn suitable for ordinary
shrting, at such price, naming it. "We
have but one price," said, "and you know
well that we sell such yarn twenty per cent.
above the rate you propose"
81 know that, he replied; "but you could
make it so as to be sold at my price,"
eyes, by using waste and mixing in weak,
short-staped cotton"
''And il would look almost as well?''
'Perhaps."
"Then I'll risk it.'-
''My fathers instructions,"I replied, "are
not to lower the quality of our goods. Pm
sorry; but can't fill your order"
He went off in huff, but returned two
days later. ''See here" he said, ''don't be
Quixotic, 1 can have the yarn asked you
driving good customer from you? l shall
get the stuff l want, and use it, all the
same"
'It would injure the character of our
MILL"
''Not if you leave off your trademark.
What do | care about the picture?* Mark it
as you will.
1 hesitated; and fnally-not much to my
credit-agreed to make the yarn for him. /
had it marked with large B. st will stand
either for Bartholomew or for bad" said TO
him when he came to look at it. '.Pm
ashamed to turn such an article out OF our
MILL"
But three weeks later he came again.
"Just the thingf' he said; and he gave me
a second order, thrice as large as the first.
The b yarn became popular article in the
market; the shirting that was made from it
looking smooth, and being sold at some ten
per cent less than that made from our usual
quality. Yet, to my certain snowledge,-for
tried it,-it did not last half as long as the
other.
That transaction sits somewhat heavily on
my conscience still. Yet if helped TO teach
me good lesson. 1t is my firm belief that lat
the present time, purchasers of cotton, wooll-
en-, linen and silk goods, of furniture, hard
ware, leather goods, and all other manufac-
tured staples, lose, on the average, because of
inferior quality, more than half Of all the mon
ey they pay out. And doubt whether, ex-
cept by cooperation, this crying evil can be
Observation-Disclosures Monthly TOR September.
son each ten-pound package we were wont to
paste an engraving of the mills and village;
and our yarn, in consequence, went, far and
near, by the name of picture yarn"
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
Portland Fire Ins. C Om'y
Act of Incorporation Approved January
20, 1873.

StUBSCRIPTIoNS to the Capital Stock 9 9I ,tss ine
y above named company may asy psen aanontad
either of the undersigned, wiz ms "' N'e- "Pp0Asu
a committee to receive the sI.H;.oa SAME
n, n RICH Custom House,
N; W; =, 5soR a McLELLAN, Me chants Bank,
2AACC0B s. WINSL0W, Central " harf
r. q. HERSEY, Forest City Sugar Refinery,
rHAS u. JOSE. Cor. Middle e earl Streets,
AUG. F. cox, 81 & 80 Union Street,
NJ. A. BL LANCHARD, so Winter Street.
Portland, August Is, 1873. auiSd3w
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,
August 18th, 1873.
SEALED Proposals will be received at this office
- until IL M. of the 25th day of August, 1873 for
furnishing and delivering at the site of the United
States Custom-House and Post Office at Rockland
Maine, all OF the Cut-Grante Work required for the
exterior of the building in accordance with the
Drawings and Specification.
The species of stone from which a selection will be
made will be confined to GRANTEES.
A Sample block OF the granite proposed to be furn-
ished must be submitted to this Office the block to be
12 by II by II inches, shown face the natur-
al fracture of the stone and the others the different
grades OF cutting proposed to be done in the work.
The whole of the stone, cut, lewisod and ready to
be set must be delivered at the site of the building
rapidly as may be required by the progress of the
WORK, the delivery to be commenced within two
weeks after the award eff the contract under PEN
ay OF one hundred dollars ($10 for each and every
Gay delay beyond the time above stipulated.
Proposals will be made for the work as exhibited
by the Drawings, and described by the Specification
NO bids will be received except from the ownors OF
ed to be furnished, or their agents. or from parties
who are engaged in one cutting, and who have the
necessary 1acllt1es for prompt execution of the
Payments will be made monthly, deducting fen
per cent of work executed until the final completion
All bids must be made on the printed form to he
obtained at this office, and must be accompanied by
the bond of two responsible persons in the sum Of
five thousand dollars S5000 that the bidder will ac
cept and perform the contract, if awarded to him
and execute bonds therefor in the of ten thou
sand dollars (S1O,OOo); The bond to be approved by
the United States Judge, the Clerk of the United
States Court the District Attorney Of the district
in which the bidder resides.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
all bids if it be deemed for the interest of Che Cow
ernment to do so aud proposal that does not con-
form in every respect to the requirements of this ad
vertisement will be considered bad or treated as
such.
Copies of the Plans and Specification can be pro
cured on application to this office.
Proposals must be enclosed in a sealed envelope,
endorsed Proposals for Cut-Granite Work for the
United States Custom House and Post Office at Rock
land, Maine, and the samples must have labe |
with the name of the bidder and quarry marked
thereon and both must be addressed to
aug13-Sw
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
Country Cottage for Sale.

HOUSE containing five rooms in good order, ELL
III Woodhouse and Stable connected; one and one
fifth grass land, garden and fruit trees very
high airy and healthy location, commanding beautiful
views of country and mountains; 10 miles from the
city and miles from p, & o. r. l.. Depot, price
moderate. CHARLES M HAWKES.,
ju21eo13m 96 Middle Street.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
EDUCATIONAL.

GORHAM SEMINARY.
Fall Term commences August 26. 1873.
Board of Instruction.
G. M. BODICE, A. M, Principal,
Teachers Glass and Sciences.
/. B CHOATE, A. M. Associate,
Greek Latin and Spanish.
PROF. j. G. MORAZAIN,
Supt of French Glasses.
M. JOHNSON, Assistant,
Mathematics and Business Dept
VI. E. HOWARD, Preoeptress, Higher English
MRS. S. P. CHOATE, French
MISS j. E. BODICE, Rhetoric
MISS ETA >. QUINCY, Painting.
MISS JENNIE 5. FOkSAITH, Music,
MISS A. Z. CLEMENT, Primary Dent
TUITICN.-Higher English, Teachers Glass. and
ancient Languages, one or all, &c. Common English.
S5;, Modern Languages, (each) extra S5; Music
and Piano, (extra) $12; local SIP; Pennmanship.
$4; Painting $S
Board i'm Seminary. $40 per form,
hoard in Private Families, 81 Per week.
At Seminary, Young Ladies only, board. Each
room for two persons, who are required to find
sheets, pillow cases. towels quilts, and toilet soap.
For circulars and information address u. M,
BODICE. au11d&w2w
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
EUSTIS & CASTELL
Successors to G. o. Gosse g. Co.,
Practical Job Printers,
Cor. Exchange & Middle Sfrests.

Opp. Post Office.
Having purchased the Job Printing establishment
partnership above, and are now D epared to exc
use @ every variety of Book and Job Printing in the
d manner and at the lowest prices. Toour friends
antee satisfaction. VIGIL p"'ion"se we guar
FRANK F. EUSTIS,
JOSEPH CASTELL, JR.
Ine subscriber recommends the above named gen.
eeIen 20 5ne avor OF his friends and the confidence
undersigned. GEO. 'GS q GNSSyu Ty sne
Raug11dt No'sH'
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
o. NJ. & ID. w. NASH.
AGENTS FOR
Nichols Dust and Gas Tight
WrOught Iron Furnaces

YElHE invention of the WROUGHT IRON FUR
Il MACE, was the result of thorough and pains
taking investigation by DR.. JAMES R. NICHOLS, Ed
itor Of the Boston journal OF Chemistry into the OBJ
jectons or defects in nearly all the Hot Air Furnaces
now in use During the past three years Five Hun
dred have been sold. They have proved competent
to supply delightful pure current of warm air to
Churches, Stores, School Houses and Dwellings, and
in every place where used they have been perfect
success and given entire satisfaction.
The great distinguishing features of this Furnace,
are its Simplicity OF Construction, the perfect safe
guards against the passage of Dust and deleterous
coal gases into the rooms warmed by it. The heat
radiating surfaces are made of Boiler Iron rivited
together in the same manner as Steam oilers, ana
not particle of gas or dust p IS through. The
original of this Furnace constructed three wears
ago by DR.. Nict Ols for private use, as safeguard
against those infractOns of the laws of health to
E Eae s he a Hnse Ho III M Ts es othfEs ass
three years of my Furnace am satisfied that no
deleterious gases or dust can flow into the rnnnns
from It,
In the NICHOLS WROUGHT IRON FURNA cE,
we have coal burning device much cheaper than
any Steam Apparatus, less troublesome, one which
supplies air pure and healthful as that from
Steam hot water. 1t does away with all the seri-
objections which have listed against Hot Air
Furnaces and its sanitary advantages such to
commend it to the attention CT all Intelligent House.
owners and heads of Families.
o. M. 4 ID. w. NASH.
Portland, July, 1873. jy2Sdtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
DissolufiOn of COpartnership.
S25 REWARD.

III Iii aeove e reward is offered to any person who
th. datrnh rufsh the dog, and prove his ownership.
the 9th instant. sWans in Evergreen Cemetery
hereby given that Dogs are AbsoIn,eIr c.,,!Ss.,s II
wit hin the Enclosure Of the Cemetery siorDiooen
JAMES BAILEY,
c. e. JOSE ru,u..
Portland, Nag 3Qth-dsm
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21

FOR SALE.
A LOT of vacant land, situated on the west side
"A of High, between Pleasant and Danforth SITS
This let has front of about 81 feet and is about 1874
feet deep, and plans have been drawn by How for a
block OF seven or nine genteel and convenient resi-
dences, and adapted for the same. ENQUIRE of
EDWIN CHURCHILL
No. Portland Pier
to 9 o,cI d NJ
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
Real Estate.

Sale or Lease I tor term Of the
and formerly occupied by him on the corner OF Free
and High Streets.
HARRISON j. LIBBY, aar,,rs
FRANK w. LIBBY, Auin rs.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
STORE TO LET.

A large brick store in the Rackleff Block, corner
"A of Middle and Ceurch streets-basement and
first floor, elegantly finished and adapted to jobbng
dry goods or other similar trade.
Apply to ALLEN HAINES.
sept11cf
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
WANTS, LOST, FOUND.
Rent Wanted.

OF SIX to eight rooms for small family Single
~ house preferred. Also double house or block
of houses of three or four tenaments. Address with
description Of premises. P. o. Box 1884, au2Otf
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
j. Bradford,
PROPOSALS

For Cut-Granite work required i'm
the construction of the new
United States CuStOn-HOuse
and Post Office at Rock
land, Maine.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-16

PIANOS AND ORGANS.

The only place where such instruments
are kept in stock in Southern illinois, is at
K. Il w. Buder's, corner Eighth street
and Washington avenue. They keep the
celebrated VIM. Knabe piano, used by
the most prominent musicians. The
Bauer piano and organ, also the cslebra-
ted .Vogel and Hughes organs. Any
ono wishing to surprise his family with
such an instrument would do we'll by call
ing at Buder's, rs they will makes rates
and terms more liberal than dealers OF the
kind in large citiaA. l2-4td
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-16
EOR NALl..

The wel.-known business stand OF CuStcad
\ Provo, at the mouth Of Clearcreek, Alex
ander county, Illinois, situated in one o.
the finest agricultural districts of the West,
and with well-cstabli'hed trade. This win
be found rare opportunity for an energetic
business man.
The premises consist of store -ONiO feet
dwelling Of eight rooms. well furnished
and conveniently arranged, good cisterns
and all necessary outbyildings, and one
acre CT land. Terms LIBERAL Apply or
address, WA. CUsTEAp,
i2-Q-lm. dISw. Gieearcree Landau, ms.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-16
THE ST. CHARLES HOTEL.

The undersignei having resumed the
management OF the above hotsl, trust BY
stric, attention 20 business, 10 the wants
and comforts Of their gae,ts, 10 merit the
renewed favor OF their old patrons and the
travelling public in general.
The Saint Charles will =, once undergo
thorough renovation, and be much i'm
proved in all It's appointments.
Good sample rooms and special rates fer
commercial travellers.
All baggage for gaesis conveyed to aud
from tbs hotel free Of charge.
JrwHrT WILCOX & Co., Proprie.ors.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-16
VACCINATION.

All citizens are hereby notified that on ac'
count OF the providence OF small poN III en-
cago and other ueigllbor!ns cities, the beard
of health deem II necessary to divide the
city into three districts and lave appointed
the following physicians for the purpose OF
yaccinatlng all persons who IN their opinion
require vaccination. DR.. e. II. Evans will
attend TO the district lying south OF Ninth
street. DIR. II. Wardner 10 the district lying
between Ninth and Seventeenth streets Dr.
J. {. sullivan 10 sl that part OF the city ~
ing north OF Seventeenth street, The phy-
ricians hereby appointed have Instructions
to report the names OF all persons refusing
to be yaccinatcd, The physicians shall also
collect from all persons yacctna'ed, who are
able TO pay therefore, the sum OF twenty
live cents and shall note the same in their
report to the bosrd.
BY order Of the board OF healta.
JOHN WOOD, chairman.
t,rpo III December illl, lSI5 lONl
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-16
n z Frs.
The Ohio river has risen Is inches dur
Ing the pact "a hours, and was 30 feet
inches on the guags yesterday.

The Ohio river has risen Is inches dur
Ing the past "a hours and was 30 feet .
inches on the gusgs yesterday.
The Mississippi lie still rising.
BUsISEss AND WEATHER.
Business yesterday was quite dull.
The weather continues clear with mild
days and singing cold nights, IA. rain
may be looked for again shortly.
MlscELLAsEoUs
The c. u. Church had for this por, and
above $50 bbls OF molasses; % hhds su.
gar; 10 balos Of cotton 2is pkg. sundri,s;
l40o SKIS Of salt, and John Rotinsons cir
Gus and mensgerie.
The City Of Chester had 4is bales Of
cotton FOR st. Louis.
Tho Pauline Carroll brought ?32 bbls
Of rice lc7 bills molssse. 80 bhds su-
gar; IS Dbl. pecans; 40 casks Of wine for
tho Illinois Central road l73bbls OF rice;
50 bb!s molasses; 2s hhds sugar for the
c. & V. railroad and 10 bbls pecsns 81
bbls molasse, ll3 hbds, Ass boxes sugar
for St. Louis.
The City Of Quincy had u very good
trip, and expected 70 Oil out below.
The Quickstep brought LASS sacks Of
corn and ~ bbls whisky.
Andy Baum brough, 90 .ons for this
city, and added, probably, Hs ,nunh
Tho Belle Of Shreveport. ha, 100 toni
for the Mississippi, and 500 tons for Red
river, and has rs passengers.
Tie st. Joseph and Joe Kinney were
well laden.
The ldlewild brought IA sugar kettles
l54 pkg, from 20pkgs .uudFies for Cairo;
80 barrels -four; Id csks meat; ~ tales
hay; 427 sacks corn for tho south.
The Nick Longworth has 627 barrels
mols.se,i 50 hos.hsAd sugar; es barrels
oranges IL barrels pecans SO barrels
of rice for Cincinnati; 237 barrels of mo.
lassss; II hogshesd sugar for Pittsburs
and "a barrels of molassos; Il hogshssd
sugar; 81 crates earthsnware for Louis
willie and 100 tons FOR way points.
.lno. A. Punch, General Freight and
Passenger Agsn. Of the Mobile d Ohio
Railroad will be in this city tomorrow,
Wednesday, to NICE. any parties who may
desire to bid FOR tho transfer of Passengers
between this point and Columbus. In
other words he is looking for boat
70 take the place soon to DO m ada vacant
by tho retirement OF the Illinois.
The Allegheny Belle has two barges
nearly laden for New Orleans, and may fll
on. here or below.
The II. A. Bsbbsge left .cr th,oe bsrees
here and returned to Grand Tower to
bring out Two monitor barges of coal
which she viii! add to her tow for New
Orleans.
The Mary Houston was loaded dat.