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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

New York Stock and Money Market.
NEW YORK. Oct. 10 Mornino.-Money per cent
and interest. Gold at 10Ss Sterling Exchange, long,
1868 q 1919.
NEW YORK. Oct. 10-EUening-M Money ranged
from Zig to per cent during the greater part of
the day but finally closed at per cent Greenbacks
are still quoted at to per cent. premium with less
activity.
The following is the Clearing House statement
Currency exchanges, S5t, S2; currency balances
$2,90sg5; gold exchanges. 81, 25S gold balances
$627.974.
Foreign Exchange lower and almost unsaleable.-
Bankers reduced the rates to 1863 and 1913 but the
actual business was still lower the street, bank
sixty days sterling sold at 1864 a 106t aud sight
at 107. At the close cable transfers offered at
107. Commercial bills were quoted at 1914 % 105.-
Merchants have very little money to buy exchange
with at present which accounts for the dull and de-
pressed condition of the market. Gold declined from
1903 to 10S the closing transactions being at 1854
I0Ss. Very little support accorded the price to
day, and the market dropped off on the announce
ment of shipments Ct gold from the other side, and
the talk about specie payments from Washington.
Cash gold was in good supply throughout the day.
The rates paid for carrying to-day 6, T. g. 132
7 per cent.
The days business at the Gold Exchange Bank
as follows:-Gold balances, $976,531; currency
balances, Sl,CS9,036.
The Asst. Treasurer to-day paid out S2S,OOO on ac-
count of interest and $4,000 in redemption of 90
bonds. Customs receipts S215,oOO.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

WHAT Is VEGETINE?-It is compound ex
tracted from banks, roots and herbs. 1t is Ma
lures Remedy. ocS-W &S&1wt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

OPERA GLAssEs.-A large lot of Onera
Glasses, suitable for the coming lectures and
concerts, at Il. b. Swift's, 317 Congress street.
under Mechanics Hall. octio o.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

po,,cE NorEs.-Dow, Coffin q Llooy Ns'
.nau+ seo worth of stored goods from the cellar
of their office on Thursday. 1t was poyS "oiA'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

PERSONAL 1t has been known to many of
our citizens that DR.. w. w. Green has been
suffering much during the summer from poison
introduced into his system through the care
lessness Of one of his assistants while engaged
in performing a delicate surgical operation in
the New York hospitals. Indeed he has been
incapacitated for the discharge of the duties of
his profession, and has been spending his time
in camp life, hoping thus to regain his health
1t gives us great pleasure 10 say that the Doc
tor has now fully recovered and will very soon
return to this city. He will be welcomed back
by host of patients and friends.
The Y. NJ. c. a. have invited Oh the solicita-
ton of prominent gentleman of this city,
Rev. Edwin Burnham, the noted Baptist Evan
gelist, to come from Boston, where he is now
laboring at fremont Temple, to this city and
spend Sabbath He has accepted the invita-
ton and will speak on Saturday evening in the
hall of the Y. NJ. G. A. Sunday afternoon and
evening he is to preach at High street church.
l. Ex-Adjutant General John l., Hodsdon of
Bangor sailed from Boston ON Tuesday last in
the Cunard steamer Atlas, for Europe.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11
METEOROLOGICAL.
FOREIGN.
A Legi.imi.t Conference Commi

A Legitimist Conference Committee.
PARIS, Oct 1O.-Four members of the direc-
tory of the right in the Assembly have left
here for Brussels to meet the Count de Cham
bord, who will arrive in that city at the same
time thew do
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

to-. The banks have as yet taken no action re-
lative to fnll resumption.
Money Plenty.
LONDON, Oct. 10, $50 p. m.-There was q
plentiful supply OF money this afternoon The
discount in open market for three months bills
was 5 15-16 per cent, 1-16 below the bank of
England
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

BARNUM's AGGREGATION. = This after
noon the popular concert troupe give matt
nee at Music Hall, and the tickets have been
placed at fifty cents, children twenty-f
cents. 1t is superhuous to say anything about
this concert. The troupe played here last Mon
day night to an overlooking house, and every
body went away delighted and determined to
go again. This evening the grand
final concert will be given, and if people want
to get into the hall they must go early.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11
DAILY DOMESTIC RECEIPTS.

GRAND TRUNK R. II.
n E Blake. 100
Receipts OF Grain, &c.
EASTERN r. r.
Consignees. No. cars. ConsiQnees. No. cars,
7 j Cox & Son, corn... Aldrich & Cressey,
B Nutting, oats ......1 meal. ...-............2
Total.
Waldron & True $50 sacks bran.
GRAND TRUNK r. R.
Waldron & True oats II King & Gilman, corn. 1
=" corn....6 Geo W True & Co.
Kensell & Tabor, oats1 oats 1
- g orn....1 -
By water conveyance 1000 bush cornmeal toGeo w
True q Co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

GRAND EXCURSION are informed that
parties are arranging for an excursion from
Portland and Boston via New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Washington and Cincinnati
to St. Louis and return. The tickets will be
good for a month, allowing parties to spend
the whole time on the way if they choose
When the arrangements are completed Messrs
Rollins, Loring & Adams, No. % Exchange
street, will have the tickets for sale. 1t is ex-
pected that the arrangements will be complet-
ed BY the middle of the month.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

Way NAY De OBTAINED at the Periodical Depots of Fes-
Anurews, wentworth, Glendenning Moses, Hender-
the ity. ~
At Biddeford, of Pillsbury.
At Saco of L, Hodgdon.
AT Waterville of j. S. Carter.
AT Gorham, of News Ageut.
AT Bath, of j. o. Shaw
AT Lewiston, of French Bros
AT Kennebunk. of c. E. Miller.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

GRAND TRUNK RAILROADS. cars sundries. do
potatoes, do shocks, do bark do m. stock, 1 do
healing, do -four do oats, do corn 81 do lumber,
1 do for Lawrence, do for Halifax
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

Respectfully,
Oct. 10. W. w. THOMAS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

Roston stock List.
[Sales at the Brokers' Board. Oct. 1Oi.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11

PoUGHKEEPs1E, Oct 1O.-The Common
Council to night, in view of the defeat of the
appropriation asked for at the special election
yesterday, passed resolutions dismissng the po-
lice, shut off the street lights and stopping all
labor ON public works and fencing in dangerous
streets and bridges.
Connecticut western news., 1873-07-11
Postal Intelligence.

The Acting Third Assistant Postmas- ter General was awarded the contract for supplying the Post Office with registered package envelopes during the next fiscal year to George F. Nesbitt & Co.,, of New York city, they being the lowest bidders. About eight million envelopes will be required by the de- partment, which, at the contract prices, will amount to $17, 700. There were five bidders.
 Postal cards are now being supplied by the factory in sufficient number and of the proper quality of paper. The Postmaster General was determined to issue an order directing that all postal cards which cannot be delivered to the person addressed shall be immediately returned to the writer, without charge.
 The Postmaster General has signed additional articles to the present postal treaty with, Canada, providing for an interchange of the postal cards of the United States and the Dominion at a prepaid rate of two cents in full to its destination in either country, the pre- payment to be effected by afixing to the card an ordinary one cent postage stamp. Postal cards not so additional ly prepaid are not to be forwarded. Correspondence has been in progress with the Canadian authorities for some time on this subject, and it is known that these additional articles will be promptly signed on the part of the Dominion.
Connecticut western news., 1873-07-11
Canned Corn.

Everybody is interested in canned corn, but not everybody knows that a suit has been in progress in the United States Court, in Massachusetts, by which various very important claims to the packing business are to be set tied. Judge Clafford has decided that the plaintiffs in the case are the only parties authorized to put up hermeti- cally sealed green corn by process in which the corn is first cut from the cob by means of.a curved and gauged knife, or other suitable means, then packed in cans and dramatically sealed, then exposed to steam or boiling heat for an hour and half, then the cans pune tured and immediately resealed while hot, then continued in heat for two hours and half longer, and then slow ly cooled in Q room at the temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This de, cision is interesting to all packers, dealers, and consumers. An appeal has been taken, and after final decision, suits for infringement and damages will be set in motion. If the case or appeal goes in favor of the plaintiffs they will have the right to put up al the green corn in this country, anG dictate who shall put it up, and f1 their own prices for this article.
Connecticut western news., 1873-07-11
The Newspaper of To-Day.

The Christian Union, of New York city, gives us = dissertation upon the
 "We often hear journalism spoken of as profession. The phrase is yet only prophecy. Journalism is not yet a profession but it ought to be, and1it will be. If it were organized like the professions of the law and of medicine, with its appropriate code, its appropri, ate maxims, aspirations, desires and antiquities, it might greatly increase its purity, dignity and influence. Brains and culture and the power of expression would preserve their rights in the new profession against the overbearing ways of capital, as successfully as cores bonding eminence does in the two older professions. Besides, if duly organ ized, journalism could protect itself, not only from assaults that are without, but from the greater harm of disgraces that are within. No one can doubt tha American journalism is to go on in ma terial enterprise"
Connecticut western news., 1873-07-11
A Terrible Explosion.

Several weeks ago MT. Harsh of Dey street, New York, bought, at govern ment sale, anumber of cases of condemn ed metallic cartridges. The bullets and copper alone were valuable, and the work of breaking the cartridges up was carried on for a fortnight. The process was performed in recess, bench be- ing fitted up with two vices, into which the cartridges were put while the copper was separated from the bullets by 8 chisel. The powder was emptied into tin wash-bowls, three of which were nearly full. MT. Harsh had been notif- ed that the process was dangerous brought his three sons down with him to his store, and set to work with them and his porter, Leonard, in getting out the bullets. It is supposed that one of the lads found the powder in one of the cartridges caked or hard, and difficult to extract, and used knife to pick it out, and in so doing scratched and ignit- ed the Illuminating substance at the bottom of the cartridge. An explosion occurred, and quantity of powder ly- ing loose on the table ignited. Henry Harsh found time to rush from the place where the work was going on, but the others were sitting down and com pletely hemmed in, and the powder in the wash pans ignited, and about 300 cartridges in half em ptied can explod- ed, hurling Harsh, his two sons, and the porter against the packing cases, and burning them terribly y. The bullets, when the cartridges exploded, were hurled in every direction, breaking several windows in the glass partition in the rear of the store and denting the ceiling in about fifty places. One of the bullets stuck in the ceiling. At the time of the explosion several customers and two clerks were in the front of the store and escaped uninjured and gave an alarm of fire. When the Fire De- partment arrived couple of buckets of water averted all danger, and the injur- ed persons, who were severely confused and dreadfully burned and blackened, were carried to the Hospital, where they were most tenderly treated. While Harsh will survive, two of the boys are believed to be fatally injured. About ten feet from where the explosion oc- cured are thirty cases containing about 2,OOO,OOO of percussion caps, which fortunately did not explode.
Connecticut western news., 1873-07-11
A Plant Worth S16O.

They certainly pay higher prices for faverite plants in London than could be obtained here. The Gardeners Chro1e- scle says "Mr. Stevens recently sold three lots of the Humming-bird Mas devallia (M. T'ochilus) for e32. The plant is thus described in the catalogue: Masdevallia ITocbilabs (CoIibri, hum- ming -bird), the king of the Masdeval- lias, and the largest Towering species, with long tails, in the way of CNpriisc- diune Caudat,tna, red-brown color with blue reflex, very rare. Only very few plants have been introduced 910 los. was given at the same sale for plant of MaSdeUaIIi0 Li7tde1li."
Connecticut western news., 1873-07-11
StOkeSsS Perfdy.

The Chicago Inter- Ocean, in @ tren- chant editorial review of the Fisk trag- edy, thus powerfully epitomizes the case against his assassin:
 There was, perhaps, never, in the history of crime, more uni ustifiable homicide than the killing of James Fisk, Jr., by Stokes. For time the latter was gilded parasite of the for mer. The small speculator lived off the crumbs from the table of the daring stock operator he wheedled from the reckless railway king the secrets of his ring, and traded with profit in the shal- lows of Wall street while his master waded safely through the deeper waters. But not content with these compara- lively honest gains, picked up under the shadow of the man he began to hate because of his boldness and of his good luck, he formed doubly dishonorable alliance with his patrons mistress digraceful in itself because immoral, and shameless because perfdious to h1s friend. This alliance was @ wretched partnership; the female role was, in hours of confidence, to extract from their mutual protector the secrets of his business, and the male role to use the information on Change for personal profit. Fisk discovered the double per- fdy of mistress and friend, and, de- ceiving the former, led the latter to the verge of financial ruin. Then followed the lawsuits and arrests. Both Stokes and Miss Mansfield regarded Fisk's es. tate as lawful plunder to their joint GU pidity. Both had abused his conf. dence both lived and fourished off his bounty; both were extravagant and reckless both saw ruin at the bottom of the cup of immortality they had drained to the dregs. Both required money to support them in the costly pleasures of the upper circles of vice
 but every effort of ingenuity, every de vice of cunning, every trick of the des perate gambler in the smiles of fortune had been exhausted, and in the heart O. Stokes there remained nothing but tht brutal thirst for revenge.
Connecticut western news., 1873-07-11
The Growing Crops.

The late intelligence concerning the crops is encouraging. Our exchanges, on the whole, are jubilant. In Wiscon- sin we note that |" since the last rain crops look we'll" In Michigan "the wheat is nearly all bladed out, and with favorable weather the 10th of July will commence the harvesting of as good crop of wheat as has ever been produced in Michigan" In Ohio and Western Virginia "the weather has been very propitious for the growing crops, and everything looks favorable to full av- craze yield of the cereals. In North Carolina the only trouble appears to be the scarcity of labor, the consequence of which is that both negro and planter are demoralized "-the cotton on the brain is developing seriously in this State too. In Georgia and Alabama the crops have been somewhat damaged by the continued rains of the past fort night, but, as rule, the crops are look ing we'll. In South Carolina the present condition of the cotton crop is unsatis- factory. In Louisiana, unless clear weather comes, the cotton and grass crops must be ruined. In the West the genial nature of the soil and the beau tiful weather of late have about pre- pared Uu0 Wuedb CIop 1oI Omo uINOSo, and indeed in some places the harvest has already begun, reaping having com menced in Randolph county, Illinois, and will soon begin in Madison and St. Clair counties, Illinois, and in St. Gen evieve county in Missouri, where the yield to the acre is expected to equal 35 bushels. Reports from Texas complain of excessive rains, but in Collin and Dallas counties harvesting has com menced. The Galveston NeaoS says everywhere the spring has been late, and the cold weather has made crops nearly month more backward than usual and everywhere we hear of ex- cessive rains during the past few weeks, rendering it difficult to harvest wheat, and causing the grass in the fields to grow beyond the means of most farmers to keep it down, so that corn and cotton are suffering greatly from that cause. The money article of the same journal says the crop accounts from the interior grow worse with every hour, and in all
 branches of business unusual caution
 is being manifested in the extension of
 credits. From all the New England States, reports come of the excellent prospect for very bountiful crop oi
 hay this season.
Connecticut western news., 1873-07-11

There are said to be forty granges, with membership of more than 1000, in Bourbon County, Kansas, and their association has already resulted in the procurement of agricultural impliments at discount of fifty per cent. on form. CT prices, and general supplies at an average of twenty-five per cent. less. They are taking steps toward the cree, tion of mill for grinding their grain
 and contemplate the incorporation of g company for the manufacture of theil own implements.
Connecticut western news., 1873-07-11
VOL. IT.
What Is Summer Made Of2

What is summer made of
 Of opening buds and flowers, Of sunshine and of shadow,
 And gracious little showers Of birds that in the tree-tops
 Sing sweetly all the day, Of buttercups and daises,
 And breath of new-mown hay. Of butterflies that hover
 Ger many fragrant rose, Of bees that gather honey
 Where the honeysuckle grows; Of brooks that murmur softly,
 And through the meadows glide, Of shadows shifting gently
 Adown the mountain-side. Of rainbows after showers,
 Of starlight night so still, Of mooAbeams shimmering softly Ger every brook and Till; Of mornings dawning sweetly,
 Of dew-wet grass and flowers Oh, summertime is only
 A life of golden hours
Connecticut western news., 1873-07-11

At the instance of counsel for the de- fence in the Clem murder case, Indian apolis, the editors of the Joatr7aat will be cited before the Supreme Court to show cause why they should not be at tached for contempt, in commenting upon the decision of the Court granting Mrs. Clem new trial.
Connecticut western news., 1873-07-11

s'It costs as much," says the Rev. Henry Morgan, ''to launch a woman on the sea of life in these times as it would to fit out small schooner"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-02
RHITSUNTIDE SERYICES
FESTIVITIES AMONG THE GERMANS.

FESTIVITIES AMONG THE GERMANS.
Yesterday was observed as a high festival
in the Roman Catholic aud Protestant Episcopal
Churches in commemoraton OF the descent Of the Holy
SPIRIT upon the Apostles they sat In upper
during the Feast OF Peutecost and ten days after
Christ's ascension. 10 has been from the very
early history OF the Church fayorite for admin
.sterIng the rile Of baptism, and the symbolic white
robes worn by candidates nave the English uane
Tie display OF flowers In many Of the Protestant EpiscO
PAL Churches almost line as 1t was at Eiserde
aud the music IN instances quite elaborate
The administration OF the Holy Communion followed
the regular morning service.
The Germans have reserved their special observance
u WMtsuntde until to-day. The s,hillerbun1 Gesang
verein will hold picnic in Bellevue Garden, Eight
etht East River TIE following societies Will share in
the festivities New-Y0rk Sdngsrust Minnergesangye
rein CaOua. Social Maunerchor, Armina, Odd-Feiow
sanger lad and the Gemiithlchkeits Yerein NOrlich
The e.. rrscs Will begin az II a
There will be a festival Of the Bloomingdae Turnve-
reins in LOwen Park. The societies VIII meet at
Turner Hail. No. 81 West Forty-seventA-st., where
a procession will be formed in the following order;
Beethoven Cesangveren No. 1, Orpheu5, Union Mimi
erchor Free Mllnerclor, Eurenia s1lgerbund Bloom
ingdae northumberland Turner's schools, Turner
rombour Corps Turner Marksmeu, tho Turner's West
side Societies. and the Boomingdale Tnrner Societies
They will march through the following streets: Forty
seyeuthst. and Eshthave, 10 Thiryhr5t-st, Seventh
ave. up the same to Thirty hithst. 10 Nlnth-ave. up
Nlnth-ave to Fifty-secondsr. and Eghth-ave, and
there tae the Park. concert VIII be given
at D. No. the Turner exercises ana prize shooting
Will take place from 10 pm.
pcuc and Summer festival OF the Liedertaie OF the
United Social Reforners viii be held IN SulzGr's East
River Para at the fnOE OF Est Thiryuufthsi great
feast OF the Independent O-der of Red Men, with pie
mic and Summer festival. Will be the feature OF the day
i'm HdgewOOd Park, Brooklyn, +. ID. Dancing will con-
tluae uut al an the Platforms, win singing by
tie societies vocal and instrumental concert and
Summer festival VIII Do gwen by the Beethoven MAI
uerchor In Terrace Garden. Germauia Assembly
Rooms B0wery, between Houston and Frasts., there
Will 10 a dramatic, muscai, aud dancing festival Inc
2l anniversary ~ the NeWYOrk Turner Society will Do
held IN JOnes's Wood
on Saturday evening the Jews celebrated the festival
of saebuntn or Feast OF Weeks. 10 anniversary
OF the day on God gave 10 Moses the DecalJgue'
A. related in Exodus xix and II Is Also cumneino-
ratye harvest which ia Palestine recurs az tnis
s.asIu wherefore it is named Chag HeOviv.