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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-15

BANK OEFIcERs.-At the annual election of
Bank Officers yesterday, the following were
chosen:
First Nationalist. j. Libby President; j.
r. Brown, Charles Holden, S. j. Smith, Ezra
Carter, John Rand and Thomas M. Reed, Di
rectors; William E. Gould, Cashier.
Casco Nqtional-S. E. Spring, President,
George P. Wescott Vice Presidents. N. Cum
mings, j. Walker, j. S. Winslow, 1. z. Far
ington. E. H. Daveis, Directors; w. A. Win
ship, Cashier.
Canal Nationol-W w. Thomas, President;
Vice President, w. Deering; Directors, G.. =.
Barrett, Geo. f. Shepley, A. L. Gilkey, w.
Hammond, J. B. Coyle; Cashier, b. c. Somer-
by.
Merchants National. President, Jacob Nc
Lellan; Vice President, r. E. Wood; Directors.
G. S. Hunt, John Lynch, Chas, Fobes. G, e.
B. Jackson, Russell Lewis. Capt Mcclellan is
the new President and Russell Lewis the new
director. Charles Payson is cashier
National Traders-President, A. K: Shurt,
left Directors, E. McKenney, Neal Dow, f.
Messer and R. o. Conant; Cashier, Edward
Gould.
Cumberland National. President, Weston +.
Miliken; Vice President, Alvah Conant; D.
rectors, Moses M. Butler. H. n. Jose, j. w.
Deering, Eben Corey, Darius II. lugraham !;
Cashier, Samuel Small.
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SAVE YOUR BUILDINGS by painting them be
fore winter comes on, with the Averill Chemi-
cal Paint
For sale at 83 Commercial ST., Portland. If
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Boston stock List.

tSales at the Brokers' Board, Jan l4.l
Second Call
Eastafn Railroad. 1861
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THE GREELEY STATUE. The committee on
the Greeley statue will meet at the Fifth Aven
ne Hotel New York, on the 22d inst, to orga an
ize, &C., when active work will be commenced.
We learn that it is the intention of the commit
tee to call on people for large or small contri-
buttons according to their means or disposition
to give, for the purpose of erecting statue
worthy of the great philosopher, and we trust
Maine will not be behind her sister States in
the good work; surely all can give something in
honor Of the great editor.
The Hon. C. P. Kimball of Portland, has
been appointed member of the committee for
Maine, to whom subscriptions may be sent, and
all so sent will be promptly acknowledged by
Mr.. Kimball and the names of the donors pub
lished.
1t is hoped that some good friend of Mr..
Greeley in every town in Maine will takeiit up
on himself to raise by subscription all he can in
his town and forward money and names to Mr..
Kimball as before suggested.
Mr. XII mball is very DESTROYS that every pa
per in Maine shall publish this notice with
such editorials as their good Judgment may die
tate and send him paper containing the no.
tire
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M L. A.
Tive Grand Concerts
IN OSE ENTERTAINMENT,
CITY HALL.
Wednesday Evening, January IL.
PART L.
BY THE TEMPLE QUARTETTE,
Or Ro.roN, ASSISTED HI
Mrs. MABEL BURNHAM
PART II.
by Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Obrey.
Who will elye.s
Combination of Vocal and Instrumental
Music
Tho
combination of Vocal and Instrumental
Music

introducing several new and novel Instruments
IN ing them the Australian Lithophone Sardinia
M; 1oia, Noheertiia and the HiniCstanec Surrnehes
dne Oipareys having spent many years in the East
naive style, NiiS' III TUG trho
Eoening Tickets so cents each Doors omen at el
14ouees at - O'Clock. jan13td
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THE ENQuIRER.-The best advertising me-
dunn in Maine. Circulation 10000 and increas-
ing 1000 per month. Try it. jan7tf
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WILL deliver his celebrated Lecture on "TuK
w ARG0NAUTS OF 49, Friday Eve
ming, Jan. oath, at City Hall, Portland Ad-
mission so cents, including Reserved Seats.
Sale to commence Monday, Jan. 18th, at Stock
bridges Music ore. jan7td
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-Yesterday afternoon
the weight of snow on the roof of a building on
Merrlll's wharf caused about seventy-five feet
of it to fall in. the walls falling out, while
party of men in the employ of Messrs. Whitney
& Means were engaged in Snoring it up. One
of the men, Mr. Geogge P. Kimball, was under
the roof when it fell and was buried beneath
the mass of timber, being jammed between two
heavy sticks. 1t took twenty minutes to extri-
cate him land when he was first taken out he
was insensible but soon revived. He was taken
to his residence on Quincy street, when DIR.
French was called. Mr. Kimball has an ugly
cut on the head and it is feared that he has
sustained internal injuries as his chest is very
sore and breathing is attended with much pain
1t is almost miracle that he was not killed al
most instantly, as the debris over and about
him weighed tons.
Mr.. Whitney barely escaped by laying down
close to pile of plaster stone which protected
Kim from the ruins and thus saved his life.
MIR. Kimball is a member Of the Ancient
Brothers Lodge of Odd Fellows; and in this
connection it is due them to state that half
hour after the accident, the visiting committee
were in attendance to render all possible assis-
| lance.
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Tho attendance at the Alcyon Assembly last

Tho attendance at the Alcyon Assembly last
evening was small.
Lack of space prevents our mentioning the
many events that didn't happen yesterday.
The passage of words in the Superior Court
Yesterday excited much comment on the streets.
The Boston papers are giving accounts of the
career of Samuel Clark, who was arrested in
this city day or two since for horse stealing.
The Herald says he once deluded Biddeford
people by passing himself off as the Mayor of
that city. We believe it was a Massachusetts,
city which had the mishap to be thus "gulled.'
Blddeford people know him too well.
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PIANOS. sWEBERo and other emf.
PIANOS. nent makers,
PIANOS. Sold by ED. Ii. ROBINSON,
) Caheon Block. opposite City Hah,
VIZ Ar REDUCED PRICES comfy
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ByJ.s, BAILEY e. CO., Auctieneers'
cro.cr;es at Auction.

ON FRIDAY, Jan. nth, at o'clock ,ei. r, 10 ~, at
~ Office to close aTa O Tea ToSaoco 3. Ras
inS snis , Uofec, syrups Starch, Cream Tartar
&C. &c 9 " janlSd3d
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6. Echoes. From William Tell" Australian Litho
Madison Obrcy.
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Il.
son.
Is not the erasure of name and the substi-
tuition of another name Justification OF your
record? 1t depends altogether how the court
would take such an entry.
By Mr. Brooks-Never received any ihstruc-
tions from Mr.. Brooks to erase his name. 1t
might have been that Mr.. Brooks name was
written instead of Nelson's, on account of the
intimate connection of Nelson and Mr.. Brooks.
If. Mr.. Brooks name was written there first it
| was mistake.
Thos. G. Durant was sworn Witness resides
| in New York as railroad contractor; was
| stakeholder in the Union Pacific Railroad Co..
! and director therein; ceased to be a director
| in May or June, 1859; was a stakeholder in the
Credit Mobilier; one of the largest stockholders
| and President of the Co. Was one of the
| board of trustees to whom the Ames contract
was assigned. Has not the books of that con.
| Germ now, but has certified copies thereof, Wit
ness did sign paper to distribute some stock
| said to be on hand. The stock was transferred
to witness to enable him to fulfil engagements
| made prior to that time Knew nothing of to
| whom Ames was to transfer his stock Heard
him speak of it two or three times Said he
had an engagement to deliver some to Mr.. Col
| fax. Think some other member, of Congress
| were mentioned Made an impression on wit
ness at the time, as he thought Mr.. Ames was
giving those names and intended to keep the
| stock himself. Never had any conversation
with Chas. H. Nelson. Did have a transac-
ton with Jas. BROOKS, which was purely
business arrangement between Brooks and
himself and had no reference whatever to Mr..
Brooks being a member of Congress. 1t was
not in consideration of any past services rem
dered by Mr.. Brooks or any to be rendered.
That gentleman expressed desire to have some
of the stock and witness arranged to let him
have 100 shares, with it $40, 900 worth of Union
Pacific stock and five first mortgage bonds.
Mr. Brooks being government director did
not want to hold the stock, therefore had it
transferred to Nelson; know nothing about the
80 shares of additional stock received by Neil
sou, witness being absent from the county at
the time; the stock increased in value sudden
ly; witness let Mr. Brooks have the stock in
consideration of promise made to him; does
not remember what amount of dividends had
been declared on the stock; when Mr. Brooks
purchased the stock he was entitled to the div
idend which had just heen declared; the Gre lit
Moblier Company took the contract at $4,000
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-05-10

lowing subjscts: Postal Savings
Banks; Fort5 third Congress- -Par-
liamentary Reform; Postage; Inds-
pendence of Canada; In Debt-Na-
tionall Debts; Personal Sketch of
Frederick Douglass; Farmers move
ment against the Railroads; Shall
the Republican Party Lives Dsath
Of General Candy and the Modoc
War; The Fisheries; Press photo
graphs Of our Country, and Miscel-
laneous Items, Departments and
Courts.lg ;..d4 a5esgs94cs y
Senator Summers disease still re.
mains unalleviated. He has lately
changed physicians, and the latest
medical adviser, q Frenchman, re-
fers his present malady 20 a perma
nent mjuryIof the spine inflicted by
the club OF Preston s. Brooks. Mr..
S. is thus unpleasantly reminded Of
his former collision with the slave
power, whichiiwill probably dash
some Of his new born pacific senti-
mepts towards the spirit of rebel
lion. 5 -. =. -. BD
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Poll and Personal Taxes-Importsnt
a Dscisi m.
The Supreme Court Of this State
recently made . decision which
will be OF interest to many OF our
readers tits as follows: le'
"Held. poll and personal taxes
assessed against one while he is
owner of land are lien upon the
land as we'll as taxes upon the
land itself.
ga, the owner Of land, mortgag-
ed it FIRST to B. and then to C, and
no sold ii to D, who mortgaged it
to E. G brought suit for fore,
closure against A, D aud E. The
land was sold and A became, the
purchaser, and paid off the debt OF
b. While D was :ne owner OF tho
land poll aud personal taxes were
assessed upon the land. Held, the
land was liable in his hands, "a
purchaser, for taxes assessed
against d while owner Of the land,
and A by his purchase did not ac-
quire q right prior and superior
to the lien for taxes which accrued
while D vas the owner Of the land,
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The Rd;tnr IVA. 4 Tndi.n.noli,

5
The Editor was ct Indianapolis
in attendance on the Editorial and
Publishers' Association, and rc-
turned too late to pay his respects
to the very complimentary notice
which the Telegram gives him THE.
week. But the question might be
asked, even il his political record
is what the Telegram falsely as.
serts it to be, whether that is a
satisfactory and sufficient. justifica-
ton for the Immaculate Surfaces
sale of himself during the Wilson
ClaYpool Congressional Canvas for
the pitiful cum Of two hundred and
nifty dollars. Independent.
The above was called forth by
an extremely abusive personal ar
ucle in the Telegram sgainst Mr..
Swift Of the Independent. Mr..
Surface sbeats about the bush,"
and begs the question when betries
to divert public attention to his
sblack-r ailing" operation, during
the last Congressional canvas, by
giving o history of somebody
else's tergiversations. That course
will not win, in his case, any better
than it did with that other rogue
who cried ssssop thief!n wheal try
ing to get away with a bag of pc
tatocs lie had stolenI Did you get
that two-hundred and fifty dollars?
That rs the question. That's the
point. It's q mistaken Eotion to
attribute dishonor, or completely,
in the individuals who paid him
that sum for the support of his in
flated wind instrument, Of the can
didate cf the Republican Party
he Boosting, at the same time, Of
publishing TIE leading Republican
paper Of the Distlict-if not of the
United States! These gentlemen,
who paid this sum, found Dan
Surface in the market-ascertained
that the price of his ozark" as
we'll A. his pu6ed-up sonl, was just
$3.50, and, on the same principle
q ~ n
that all honest men would operate
in the purchase of any other com
modify, or article, THEY con suited
their own judgments and paid the
"spons." The question is entirely
irrelevant as to whether these gen.
'lemen were s'bit," or cheated, or
didn't get @velue received'-it is
this and nothing more, Mr.. Dan
Surface, sDid you get that S250g'
Answer, like little man.
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currINGrnE KNOT.

y
The Cincinnati Gazette, in rdferr-
ing tothe salary ''grab,' thus cuts
the knotty question asunder, in the
briefest- possible manner: xv
s'The false step [voting for the
bill was taken by many of the best
of our public men-men whom the
public can not afford to lose. because
they are able, experienced, and hon
est. Many of these had been re-
elected, and will compose q consid-
cradle part Of the next Congress.
They will therefore have an oppor.
tunity to redeem themselves. This
is not to be done by refusing the
extra pay, or explaining votes. It
is to be done by wiping this dis
grace, as far as it can be done, from
the statute books-that is to say by
aboGshing the increase, and restor--
ing salaries to what. they were be-
fore the three cent plunderers con-
cocted and carried out the scheme.
"A vote on a bill having repeal for
its object will put all the members,
old and new, -squarely upon the
record. There is no installing now
what the public think about it; and
every honorable man in Congress,
who, was elected before the record
was made, and who must know that
he could not be elected upon such
record, should vote for repeal or
resign. This is the only way ont OF
the difficulty, and, for the credit pf
the country and the Congress of the
United States, it is to be hoped that
a repeating blu will be promptly in
troduced and passed by a sweeping
majority on the reassembling Of
Congress. ac 80
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THE WAY IT GOES.

AS two of our old and most re-
spected citizens were talking to-
gether on the day of the city election,
two dogs got to- fighting. One of
them remarked to the other that,
''thore was a couple of ward politi
tians fighting eyes, replied the
other, zone is q Walker dog and the
other an Elder dog" The other
retorted, that SIT would have been
better for them if they would have
attended the conventions of both
parties, then they would have been
better friends" The old gentleman
turned his attention to other mat
tiers of less annoying character, as
he had been prominent in the con,
ventions of both parties.
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SALARY acRAB.r

The Connersville Times publishes
the same article we did last week,
from the Indianapolis Journal sign
ed ''Fair Play" and, also. the arti-
Gle on third page from the n. York.
Times, and thus alludes to them:
Neither of them attempt to de-
fend the action of Congress in rails
ing the salary gifts members. But
as the popular sentiment seems to
be favorable to condemning those
who participated in the recent in-
crease, the articles above referred
to only desire to call attention to
former actions of the same kind,
when the question naturally arises
whether the member Of Congress
who voted to increases his pay and
date it back, inl1873, is any worse
than those who did the same thing
in 1856, in 1856, or at any former
time. & It is a lamentableS fact that
every time the salary of a member
of Congress has been increased the
increase has been dated back: SO the
last Congress only followed after
the numerous precedents. We be-
ieve the precedent bad one, and
hope it will be followed no more.
We do not subscribe to the fallacy
that when a man is elected to office,
that said election is equivalent to
an agreement on his part that he
will serve his term at the salary
paid at the time he was elected.
Salaries may be too high. or they
may be too low, and in either case
they should be change rega, dless of
who holds the, office, or when he
was elected or how long he has
served. But the change should not
be dated back And while we think
the recent so called sssalary grail"
was wrong, we see no reason for
calling those who have taken, or
may take, the back pay thieves and
plunderers. The increase of 1866
was, on principle, exactly the same
as the increase of 1873, and If those
who participated IN the latter are
thieves and plunderers, SO are those
who participated in the former. 1t
is much better to treat all things
with reason, and calm but decided
opposition will always effect more
than violence and unreasonable
abuse and denunciation."
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THE DIXON DISASTER.
A Bridge Gives Way Uader the
Weight OF q Crowd. ~
A Baptismal Occasion I Bocomes .
!, Scene of Dreadful Disaster.
Dixon. Ill, Nays.

ttftE -sI - D1XON. ILL.,, Mayo.
A terrible accident, inyoivlng al
fearful loss Of life, occurred here
yesterday afternoon. The rite
Of baptism was being administer
ed to a number oferecent converts
to one Of the Baptist churches here
at a point in Rock River just be-
,wt he Truesdell iron bridge.
About three hundred persons.
including many ladies and q uam-
her Of children, had gathered on
the bridge to witness the ceremo
ny. Suddenly without warning,
the bridge gave nay and precipitat.
edits living freight into the stream
below. the scene which ensued was
indescribatly terrible, a. the strug-
Cling victims yainly endeavored
to free themselves from the RUNE
Of the bridge. and from each other
Large crowds Of people on the
banks rushed wildly to and fro,
many of them 80 distracted with
terror as to be unable to render
any assistance. Others, more self,
possessed, speedily brought ropes.
planks, and boats, and went nobly
10 work to rescue1the living and
recover the dead. a;sa @
| Some Of those who were on the
bridge when il fell were 80 near the
ends that they were able to reach
the bank without assistance, while
lothefs were fortunately. within
reach Of those on shore; but up %
l6 P. NJ. thilty-two dead bodies had
been taken from the river, and it
is almost certain that there are
others still under the wreck Of the
bridge. OF those saved twenty
four we're more or less injured.
some fatally. ? Asa
The following is a complete lis.
OF the dead, so far as now known:
Miss Catherine. Foley, NJ. = w
I Lotts, Miss Maggie O'Brien, Ida
.EVaun, George Kent, Miss Bessie
Payne, Mrs. Carpenter, Clara and
Rosy Stack pole. Mrs. g w Kent
ner, Mre. Ben Filman,Mrs Coiona'
H T Noble, Miss Nettic Hill, Mrs.
Henry Stillman. Mre. DR.. Hof
man, Miss Kitty Sterling, Mrs. Z
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3 The New Castle Courier of the
9th, records a Railroad accident
on the c. 4 G. E, to the south
bound freight, two miles from
Frankton, by broken rail. An
old gentleman was 80 badly hurt
that he was expected to die. Three
lea leo cars were precipitated down
! an elnbankment fifteen feet high,
one of which, loaded with cattle,
had six killed outright, and eleven
others had one or more legs bro
| keD. .
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CHICAGO, May 5.-The following
details, from an extra published
this morning by the Sterling Mills
Gazette, will give a clearer idea of
the manner and direct cause of the
Dixon bridge disaster than anything
before received:
The people were closely crowded
on the roadway. and the immense
weight, all on one side, was too
much for the bridge. One of the
cap stringers swapping asunder
allowing the north section to sag
from the abutment, and sling into
the river, with its living burden
Between the foot and wagon ways
was network of iron braces, about
nine feet high, and this toppled over
on the mass of humanity who had
been thrown into the. river, and by
it the men, women and children
were pinioned beneath the water,
without power to help themselves,
and too firmly bound by the weight
of iron to be aided by their friends.
It appears that the bridge was
constructed in such o manner as to
make each section dependent on the
others for support, and when the
north section gave way the balance
sagged between the piers, making
complete wreck of the entire struc
ture. a. m
So far as we know no fatal casu
alties occurred on any section but
the first though several were seri-
ously injured by being crushed be
tween the iron work.
/ Specials received here tonight
!, are filed with incidents attendant
J on the fearful calamity, but add
+ little to the main facts already
telegraphed The number still
known to be missing, added to those
whose bodies have already been re
covered, makes the list of killet
IS.
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The Work Of DEATH.-Death is
busily at work with, the GREAT Of
our land rs we'll as the small. On
Monday last, Chief Justice Chase
died at New York City, at the res
idence Of his daughter, Mrs. VIM.
Hoyt of that. city, His remains
will be inferred at Cincinnati. The
immediate cause Of his death was
apoplexy. He was born at Cor
nisb, New Hampshire, January Is,
ls08.s..ss.sg4 i.
Oaks Ames, died on Thursday
last. His age is about sixty-nine.
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THE Ohio Senate has adopted a
preamble and resolutions, declaring
the recent increase of salaries of
members of Congress meets with
the disapproval of the people of
Ohio and the country at large, and
calling upon the Senator'S and Rep
resenatives from that State to, use
all means in their power to pro-,
cure the repeal of the act making
such increase.
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In our aAsk. We announced that
about the 8th, Cast Tuesday, was .
good tims to cut ElDra Bushes.
Since tAen,sa little experience
proves tlast the s'time" was good
enough, but there proved to be :
lack Of about two hundred Repub
Gcan laborers to complete the job.
There was, evidently more PRUNING
done than enUBBIMe.