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The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
MINOR TELEGYAEas.

The ice gorge at Port Deposit is eight miles
long. 1t was caused by boom which was al
lowed to remain across the river below the place.
Speaker Cornell of the Assembly at Albany,
n. Y, will keep q record of names of members
admitting lobbyists to the floor during the ses-
sion this winter.
A Port au Prince letter of the 9th inst,
states that the Haytien treasury was robbed of
$4,000 in gold few days since. The American
Minister is actively pre- ssing American claims
against Hayti.
The Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention
has fixed the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November for the State election.
The French Assembly has passed bill i'm =
posing severe e>penalties for drunkenness.
1t is stated that the Ways and Means Com
mittee of Congress will report unanimously
against all cotton tax refunding schemes.
Ten additional members of the International
Society have been arrested in Paris.
Steamship Minnesota, from Liverpool for
New York, put into Halifax for coal Thursday.
Aprivate cable telegram from Florence, Italy,
announces the death Thursday of Oscar C..
Shafner, formerly Judge of Supreme Court of
California.
Ex-Gov. Warmoth of Louisiana, arrived at
Washington Thursday
The Supreme Court of Louisiana rendered a
decision Thursday on the retiring board contest
in favor of the Lynch-Hawkes board.
Henry r. Dennis, lawyer, died at New Or
leans, Thursday, aged Sc years.
A fire in Maxfeld s. Coles furniture ware.
I.rooms, at Springfield, Mass, caused several
thousand dollars worth of damage.
The House of Representatives of Arkansas
yesterday passed the Senate memorial to Con
gress for the passage of the civil rights bill.
Schuyler Colfax addressed the New jersey
State Temperance Alliance at Treutop last even
ing.
Gov. Ogesby has resigned as Governor Of
Illinois and Lieut.. Gov. Bernage was sworn in
| as his successor, Thursday
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
MOrtgagee's Sale

NoR default OF payment, in pursuance of power of
u sale in a certain deed of mortgage given by H.
H. Day, and Sarah Gould Day to J. Wingate Thorn
ton dated March %, 1869, and recorded in Cumber-
land County Registry of Deeds, March a. 1862 hook
1866, page 295. And deed from j. Wingate Thorn
ton to me, dated Dec. Is, 1870 recorded as above,
book 3s4, page 404,
All my right title and interest in the property de-
scribed in said deeds will be sold at public auction on
Friday, March 21, 1878, at II o'clock A. M the of
flee of j s. Bailey s. Co., % Exchange Street, Port
land, Maine.
The property is described as follows:-A certain
tract parcel of land situated in Cape Elizabeth
County oil Cumberland, State of Maine, and bounded
as follows, viz Lying at Cushings Point and
bounded northery easterly and westerly by the har-
Dor of Portland, and southerly, westerly aud easery
by the old road leading from the Ferry to Fort Prebe
being all the land within these bounds belonging TO
II. H. Day or Sarah Gould Day, containing over
seventy acres, together with the fats water fronts
rights and privileges pertaining thereto.
For more particular description reference may be
had to the deeds recorded as before stated
Those intending to purchase this property are re-
spectfuy requested to examine the title before the
sale cr if am called on will cheerfullv show thc
title and give all the information have relative to
the property. "
Terms and conditions at the time and place of sale
o.,. mn j. b. THORNTON.
ot'A iiih -Nc-; odl. IL, 1Si3 wSW@1
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
STATE OE MAINE.

CUMBERLAND. S.:
Upon the foregoing application by Nathan Webb,
Attorney OF the United States of America, it having
been satisfactorily made to appear to me- that the
said applicant is duly authorized agent Of the said
United States to make the same, and that the mat
ters of fact therein set forth are true and that it
tains an accurate description of the lands proposed to
be purchased by the United States for the erection
a fort and battery together with the names of all
known or supposed owners of said lands, it is
Ordered that notice of said application be given to
all persons interested in the lands therein described
and especially to George c. Thompson, therein
named as supposed owner, requiring them to come
forward in the Supreme Judicial Court, in Portland
in the County of Cumberland, Tuesday, the eighth
day of April A. H. 1873 being the second Tuesday OF
April next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and me
their objections if any they have, to the proposeJd
purchase by the said United States OF said descrof f
lands, by publication of true Gnd attesteu ,ce
the same application and Of this order m tSe Port
in each week for the space Of four % IN Portland
land Daily Press, newspaper pnDslten enahIication to
nearest to where said land lies the Iss s iav Of Apr
be at least one week before said eish'" u''
next. <,,,v of Cumberland
Dated at Portland, IN the County ye9a 10
the thirtieth day Of october, "A, ~ " wv W WALTON
1,s,;cc of the Supreme judicial Court OF Maine.
. oyy Of application ana ordef OF Court
thereon. ------~-
Attest' D. W. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
oawW4mt apS
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one Of ss.9rabie ss.o Charles w, Walton,
diciai Con-, nssicFs of the Supreme lin.

Fb1HE unders;on, Ae STATE of Maine.
III; onieu states of America 10y, 90, attorney OF the
for this PURPOSE agent of said United States
United States aforesaid are essS;presents that the
of land suas o IN S St and
the County of Cumberland, within tSe nizl,abeth, in
State OF Maine particularly bounded and ds OF the
the southerly side of the road leading from rock on
ty road to he Portland Head Light Honse sn;S Souii-
PEI bolt being about eleven hundred feet distant
from the county road known the shore road tenne
southerly at right angles with said Light Wons
road seven hundred and nineteen feet more or less 10
a copper bolt set in the line of stone wall which
wall is the southerly boundary of land now or for
merly of Benjamin B. Dyer; thence eastery by said
stone wall about four hundred and twenty-eight feet
to the sea shore; thence northeasterly by the sea
shore to the point where the southerly side line of
the road from county road to the Light House pro-
longed would strike the shore at low water lne
thence westerly on such proongalon of the souther-
y side line of the road to the Light House to the first
bounds; said described parcel of land containing
scrbed tract of land is supposed to be one Benjamin
g. Dyer, of Cape Elizabeth aforesaid, and capable of
conveying the same to said United States. That the
said Benjamin B. Dyer, owner as aforesaid of said
tract of land, from disagreement in regard to the
price of the same, from some other cause to this
applicant and to the said United States unknown,
hath refused and still refuses to convey said tract of
land to said United States
Wherefore, this applicant in behalf OF said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application, conformable with the provisions
of the Aet of the Legislature of the State of Maine
entitled An act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain of title lands for sites of
light stations on the coast and waters Of the State
approved February 49, 1871 amended by an act en-
titled San Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
forty-nine OF the private laws OF thousand eight
hunired and seventyOne, relating to light houses"
approved February 20, 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract
of land lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
serption of said tract of land, together with the
name of the supposed owner, aud shall reoujre ali
ufereSt9l in said lands Tn rordn
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24

SrABBING GArFRAY.-Yesterday afternoon as
officer Cerliss was going doing down Centre
Street, he saw crowd of persons gathered at
the corner OF Fore St., and two men leaving in
great haste On entering the store of Michael
Hawley at the corner of the two Streets he
ascertaIned that Hawley's wife and man
named John McDonough had been stabbed.
1t seems that a few moments previous two men
entered the shop, and began abusing those
witain. Some strong talk followed, and pres
emily enc of the men seized a big butcher-knife
with a blade foot long and stabbed Mrs. Haw-
ley inst above the left knee, inficting an ugly
looking cash. McDonough, who was seated by
the stove, rushed forward and seized the knife,
thereby getting himself severely cut about the
palm and fingers of his right hand. The man
then dropped the knife and fed. At this mo-
raept officer Corliss arrived. DR.. B. b. Foster
was called and dressed the wounds The Of
fender has not yet been arrested, but the police
are on his tack.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
NEW YORK.
Tweed,s Trial.

New York, Jan. 23.-In the Tweed trial to-
day the court room was densely crowded. A
long array of the prisoners council was present
including David Dudley Field, Judge Fullerton
and Mr.. Burrill.
Garvey resumed the stand making further
revelations as to how bills were raised; denti-
fying several fraudulent bills shown him; mar
rating an interview he once had with Mayor
Hall concerning his accounts; and stating that
when the great robberies came to light, that he
(Garvey) was urged and ordered by the ring
men to go to Europe, under a threat of assaSsl-
nation. Walter Roche, President of Tweed's
savings-banks, took him (Garvey) to his house,
and they had a secret interview, after the talk
of his leaving the country commenced, his
(Roches wife closing the door after them very
mysterously. Garvey added he was afterwards
told he would come to grief if he did not go
away. He testified that Tweed and Roche
were in business together, but the testimony
was excluded. OF thirty-seven of his bills, %
per cent in each was just. Mayor Hall advised
him to begin suits against the city. On one
occasion Ingersoll requested him to give Tweed
a receipt for $50, 900. 1 called on Tweed in his
office Tweed said, " L thought Woodward had
per out of his drawer, and Garvey wrote his
name on the blank paper and Tweed took it
back. Garvey never received dollar Of that
check.
After recess the witness (John Garvey) said
in the fall of 1871, he presented a bill to the
Boss for work on his houses on Fifth Avenue
and at Greenwich Defendant producing a
check for S60,GO0, said he thought he had paid
for all work at Greenwich, and it should be
strucl, off Witness thought he reached out
for the check. Tweed never left it in his pos
session. Witness received $4,000 from Mrs.
Connolly and gave return checks for S37 ,0O0
His brother got $4,000 through Mr. Watson
for that work on Connolly's house. Witness
also stated that he had a conversation with
Tweed in which the latter said he wished
| woodward was dead
John I'll. Keyser was called but failed to ap
| pear
Andy Garvey was re-called and testified thai
of the item of Sl19, 454. 80 in his bank account
100000 was for bonds sold to Jaw Cook
Adjourned.
Official Corruption.
| IT. is stated that the Committee Of the Conn
ell of Political Reform have proof of grea
abuse by the city officials especially the cit
police Judges, most of the latter being no bette
| than street roughs, and cases Will be brough
before the grand jury for indictment.
Fosters Case.
The Cort of Appeals in the Foster case con
| cludes as follows: ''The law of murder IS de
signed for the protection of life from lawles
violence, and its sanction ought not to be weak
ened by reversing the conviction upon obJec
| tions which are unsustained by reason or al
thority."
| Obscene Literature.
The Grand Jury, it is reported, has indie te
the Police N9ws, Police Gazette, Days Doing'
and WoodhulPs Weekly.
| The Greeley Monument
Seven thousand six hundred.and seyepty-iv
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
METEOROLOGICAL.
PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TwENrY-Fol


HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington D. c.,
Jan. "a. Il A. N.)}
Probabilities-For New England falling
barometer, rising temperature, brisk to high
northeasterly to southeasterly winds and snow;
for the Middle States, falling barometer some
what higher temperature, brisk and north
easterly to south easterly winds and Slow, ex-
cept rain for the southern portion, the winds
shifting to south-westerly and north-westerly
over the southern and western portious during
the day, and over the eastern and northern por-
tions during Friday night, with clearing wealth
er and falling Temperatures. for the Southern
States, a rising barometer, falling temperature
northerly to westerly winds and very generally
clear weather from Missouri and the Ohio val
ley to the upper lakes and Lake Erie, rising
barometer, falling temperature northerly to
westerly winds diminishing in force and clear
ing weather accompanied by areas of light snow
over the lake region. Cautionary signals con-
tinue at Baltimore, Cape May, New York, New
London, Boston and Portland, Me.
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dollars so far have been contributed toward the

dollars so far have been contributed toward the
Greeley monument
Terrible Domestic Tragedy.
A TROY letter gives details Of the poisoning
of a whole family near Eagle Bridge, by the
husband and father, farmer named George
Shaw. Two children are dead, and two more
and the mother are expected to die. Shaw is
arrested and his paramour, Mrs. Briggs, is
suspected of being an accomplice.
The Jury Law.
In minor case in the Supreme Court to-day
Counsellor How made an argument against the
constitutionality of the act of May Sd, 1872 in
relation to challenges of jurors in criminal
cases. The argument obtains importance from
the fact that If the act is declared unconstitu-
tional Stokes must have new trial.
Result of a Libel Suit.
The jury in the libel suit of e. L. Sanderson
against the Brooklyn Union, returned verdict
for plaintiff for $500, upon which Sanderson
moved for a new trial, Judge Gilbert reserving
his decision. One of the jurors said five of
their number were in favor of giving five cents
damage.
Who it Was.
1t was William E. Murray. clerk of Jno. -.
Bloodgoed s. Co., bankers, % William s.Iee., ao,
who took from his employers TUESDAY mant, pe."u1n
5000 and $4,000 in gold and notes; suosequen4,-
ly married Ada G. Shreye, ana .nG Hrfe s''"'
left for parts unknown WIN HIS "'ie
w A. Sheridan has been arrested tor fatally
heating his mother last night.
Stokes Yesterday transferred his Green Point
property to his mother.
The horse Crown Prince, which has been
seized by Treasury officials here, on the charge
of having been entered at the custom house at
Easuport, Me-, at differentiation, is said to be
worth $4,000.
1t is now said that the Reading Railroad coal
is controlled by English capitalists
largely interested in coal and iron mines in
England, and seeming to advance the price of
these articles so high that they would be i'm
ported in larger quantities and great profit he
reaped,
The Oriental brewery, No 206 East 10Th
street, owned by Hoffman 81 Merkel, was dam
aged $4,000 by fire tonight. Insured.
Death of Hon VIM. Cassidy.
ALBANY, Jan. 23.--Hon. William Cassidy of
the Argus, died at half past four o'clock this
The disease of which Mr.. Cassidy
died was inflammation and partial paralysis of
the bowels. He was confined to his bed only
since Saturday last The funeral will take
place Saturday next The flags Of all the pub
lie buildings and some private buildings are at
half mast and general gloom prevails.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL


Receipts by Railroads and Steamboats,.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAYS cars sundries. do
potatoes, do starch, do flour, 80 do lumber IS do
for Allan Line, do for st. John. do for Halifax.
STEAMER CHESAPEAKE, FROM NEW YoRK.-36
bales cotton 10 do burlaps, 110 do rags, do deer
SKINS 80 rolls leather, 800 half chests ea 11S hhds
moasses do glass ware 10 casks sheep skins AZ bbs
moasses 40 do glass ware 80 do birthstone 3 do rails
ms do oysters, so kegs white lead so do soda 500
boxes rasus 140 do cheese 1873 do tea 25 do baking
powders 25 do pipes, 50 do window glass; 20 do hard
ware 30 do drugs 40 do starch 25 do SOAP So do
bacco, 20 do tin pate Al bdls Steel 1876 do paper
do paper hangngs "a bags coffee, 80 do shot pianos
80 pckgs suadries.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
,couvic,i.n Of am Incendiary.

New HAVEN, Ct, Jan. 23.-During the past
year there were some twelve incendlary fires in
This citv and there was no trace of the fire bug.
A short time ago the gang were detected, one
being son of a prominent business man. The
rring-leader, Charles Bramham, was arrested
through the help of one of the gang just as he
was was setting fire to a building, and to-day was
iraat doana guilty in the Supreme Court; There was
great interest in this city pending the trial.
Personal.
Prof. TYndall delivered b;s ,ost lectnre in
America in this city to-ninbt ,i 1' TO a crowded
house, although the night was IS verv " stormy
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
STATE OF MAINE.

CUMBERLAND. IS.
Upon the foregoing application by Nathan Webb
Attorney of the United States of America, it having
been satisfactorily made TO appear to me that the
sail applicant is duly authorized agent of said
United States to make the same, and that the mat
ters of tact therein set forth true and that it
tans accurate description of the lands proposed
be purchased by the United States for the erection of
a tort and battery, together with the names Of all
known or supposed owners of said lands, it Is
Ordered, That notice of said application be given
TO all persons interested in the lands therein de-
scribed, and especially 10 Benjamin b. Dyer therein
named as supposed owner, requiring them to come
forward in the Supreme Judicial Court in Portland
in the County of Cumberland, on Tuesday, the eighth
day of April A d. 1873, being the second Tuesday
of April next. at IL O'Clock in the fore aoon, and file
their objections if any they have TO b proposed pnr
chase by the said United States ofsaid described lands
by publication of a true and sttes ed copy of the
same application and of this order thereon, in
each week for the space Of four months in the Port
land Daily Press, newspaper published in Portland
nearest to where said land les the last publication to
be at least week before said eighth date of April
10 Dated at Portland in the County Of Cumberland
the tbirticth day Of October, A. D. 1872.
G. w. WALTON,
Justice of the supreme Judicial Court of Maine
A true copy Of application and order of Court
thereon.
Attest
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
FOR SALE.

VIE valuable S and well known Farm of The late
n u Onarles Lott, said farm is situated in the town
road that leads from West Go ham to West Buxton
convenient eS to Meeetng-House School and Stores,
into tillagh and pasture land Tie soil Is we'll
adarted to the raising of Hay and carly Vegetables
ier market. Plenty of wood, aud S5OOOO Worth of
House containing nine well finished rooms an F
and SheG attached. Barn 60 X 40 feet Wifi GOOD a,
cellar: Three wells Of never failing water. e''''
on spring ST. Said building is on leased land and
contains house aud store i""u' anu
Al OF the above will be sold low, as the owner !.
of Illinois. '0i piopeeiy IN the state
For further particulars enquire of
sepl1-dlw&Wtf col SnroaS &
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
Prison Reform, Conxre...

BALTIMORE, Jan. 23.-In the Prison Reform
Congress a resolution for committee of five to
consider the propriety of applying to Congress
Dr. Bellows and DIR. Wines of New York, Ed
ward Carle of Mass, and r. r. White of KY,
were appointed.
A paper was read on prison discipline; also
reports on penal and reformatory institutions,
from New Hha%psadI Rhode Island and an South
cussion on prison discipline.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
The Senatorial Contest in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 23.-Two ballots were
taken in joint assembly for United States Sena-
ator to-day. Ex-Gov. Walker UiberaD receiv-
ed 81 votes. There was no election, 80 votes
being necessary to choice. Gov. Hart came
out to-day for Bisbee or Randall and threatens
all Republican who vote for Congress with
the loss Of executive favor. The Governor says
it would be serious calamity to elect Re-
publican to the U. S. Senate by Democratic
votes 1t is reported that Osborn viii with
draw from the contest tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
Foreign Exports.

NIANZANILLA Brig Carrie Louise-icO shocks
and heads, 1872 ,370 ft lumber
HAVANA. Sch Onward-2799 shook and heads, 81
empty casks
ST JOHN NIB. Schr Frances--tO0 bbls -four, so
do oatmeal 1901 bush peas 81 do barley, 20 do beans
1900 do oats, 10 tons feed, 2260 gals reued oil.
Foreign Imports.
HALIFAX. Ms. Steamer Carlotta-6 pkgs mer-
chandse TO John Porteous.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
Accident.

rear coach of the passenger train going east ON
the Wabash railroad was precipitated over an
embankment ten feet high and shat ;ered to
pieces when near Wabash, Indiana, Tuesday
night. Conductor James Vail and Mrs Sam
uels of Decatur, were seriously injured, and. a
number of other passengers were seriously
bruised
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
Municipal Court.


observation-disclosures Petties. Larceny of a cradle
30 days. J.O. Donne.
James A. Roach. Assault and battery on John s.
Miller. Fined one cent and costs, taxed at S4.OO.-
Paid.
Ellen Mccarthy. Search and seizure. Fined $50.
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Superior Court.
JANUARY CRIMINAL TERM, BEFORE JUDGE S

JANUARY CRIMINAL TERM, BEFORE JUDGE sY-
MONDS
THURsDAY.-State VIM. L. Putnam ct ais
Mr.. Webb closed the argument for the defence the
adjournment of the Court in the forenoon. At the
coming in of the Court in the afternoon County Attor
ney Mattocks commenced the closing argument for
the Government and finished at six O'clock Judge
Symonds will charge the jury at the coming in of the
Court this Friday) morning at O'Clock.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
u.,e,ual Improver,e.,.

The Senate Committee on Commerce to-day
voted to report a bill providing for transfer of
the title of the st. Mary's Falls canal from the
State of Michigan to the United States as soon
as the tolls OF said canal have reimbursed the
State for its expenditures 1t is understood TO
be the purpose OF the governmene to enlarge
and otherwise improve this canal after acqulf-
in
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
Election of Senator.

VIRGINIA Cry, New, JAM 23.-The Legisla-
ture met in joint convention yesterday The
journals of the previous session was read, an
nouncing a vote for Senator Jones Of 50, Mccoy
IL, Delong !, and McBeth !. After the an
nouncement Jones was conducted to the Speak
er's desk, ank made a lengthy speech defend
ing himself against charges that money had
been corruptly used to secure his election.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24

LONDON, Jan. 23-11 A. M.-Consols opened at 92I
q 92s for money and account
American securities-U. s. 5-o0's 1885, sold at 93s;
do 1861 92s; do lo-4os, 90i new 5s s93 Erie Rail-
way at SOY
LONDON, Jan. $500 2. M.--Consols and Ameri-,
can closed unchanged. Erie 50t.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 23-5.OO p. M.-Cottou closed
flrmer; Middlng aplands 95d; do Orleans 1Ol a. 1OId
sales 12,O bales including 1000 for speculation and
export Ofthe sales 1000 bales were American.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24

Calls Ferry, on the Susquehanna, says that
Taylors house at Lockport, had been carried
away by the flood and swept down the Susque-
hanna canal, carrying away two bridges. The
ice WAS ten feet high on the toy path.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
MASSACHUSETTS,.

Boston, Jan. 23-A vote has passed the
Boston Board of Trade instructing its officers
to memoralize Congress against the passage OF
a bill or any measures looking to the repeal OF
the national bankrupt law.