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The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
PROPOSALS
FOR THE
Improvement of Rivers and Har-
bOrS
States Of Maine, New Hampshire and
y V.Aea Massachusetts,.

DROPOSALS will be received at this office until 10
Il o'clock, A. NJ, on MONDAY, the 2Sth day of
April next for improving the following named rivers
and harbors, viz:
1. Machids, Riuer, Me.-For the removal of about
1000 cubic yards OF the rock known Middle Rock in
the harbor of Machias; and for the excavation and
removal of shoal at draw-bri1ge, containing about
1 800 cubic yards Of mud and sawdust.
2. Camaen Harbor, Me.-For about 10000 cub
yards Of dredging.
$50 cubic yards Of sunken ledge In the Narrows
Richmond.
4. Richmond's Island, Me.-For furnishing about
40,0O0 tons of rubble stone for the breakwater.
8. Cocheco River, NeW Hampshire.-For the re-
moval Of about Oc cubic yards Of sunken ledge at
g.. Salem HarbOr, Mass.-For about 10000 cubic
I. Durburg Har5or Mass.-For about $4,000 Gu
bic yards If dredging in South Channel.
above works, are requested to apply to the under
signed at his office, No. IL Clspps Block Congress
St., Portland, Maine, or at No. Bulinch St.. Bos-
ton Mass for specifications and further information
concerning the same.
Proposals must be made separately for each scork
required by the specifications and be accompanied
by the requisite gnaranty-eacn proposal and guar
anty to be in duplicate on printed forms which will
be furnished on application at this office, and when
transmitted must be 50 endorsed, the sealed en-
velope as to indicate before being opened the par
ticular work bid for.
The undersigned reserves the right to reject all
bids which, in his opinion, are not reasonabe also
the bid of any person who, in his belief will not
faithfully, satisfactorily and promptly perform the
contract.
PORTLAND, Me-, March 20, 1881
GEO. THOM,
Lieut. Col. of Engineers.
mar2o-6t Bvt. Brig Gen. u s.
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02

NEW YORK, April 1-Evenng---Cotton quiet and
unchanged; sales 146o bales; Nliddling uplands at
State Is g 35; Round hoop Ohio 20 "a 10 so; Wes-
tern 10 g 1850; Southern 10 q p Is. Wheat is
a so; No at 50 a 1 70; Winter Red Western 70
q s73; White Michigan IS @ Is. Corn is quiet
an and steessdy sales 600 bush new Mixed Western
steady; sales $4,000 bush; White so a. 55c Western
Mixed 40 5o!e Beef firm 3oo Pork is frmer;
Rsw Bateq IS rm IL I; ssae s lard %Sks1
at 9O4 q Ole. Rice steady at a q SIC Sugar quiet
fad RiS St 9ay ia refining ,s III sS i Coffee quiet and
New Orleans 72k a 73c. Naval Stores-Spirits Tur,
pentine nominal at 59c Rosin easier at 80 q So for
strained. Petroleum dull; crude 93c; refined at 19lc
Talow active ct 10.
Freights to Liverpool are quiet; Cotton, per steam
and sail 7.iS Grain, per steam 4 "a
seller May; No Spring o. q os1 for regular and
s Mixed soc for cash I s Sic for seller Mas
cash; rejected at 2sc. Rye dull Spring at sc for
demand; No Spring at tic cash; No at sc q 67c.-
Provisions. Pork at 15 10 a 15 Is cash. Lard firm
at III O. 25. Bulk Meats are frmer; shoulders
a 6ac short rib mddles at &c; long clear middles
at sc Sic for short clear mdlles all loose Bacon s
strong at @74 for shoulders clear rib sides at SC;
clear sidee sic Sugar cured hams sold at 10 g 14c-
Receipts-17 900 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat, es-
900 bush corn $1,000 hush oats, 1000 bush rye 900
DnSn Darley, I4,UUu nOgS.
Shipme:ts-1 900 Dots FOUR 35, coo bush wheat, 20
900 BUSH corn 43 900 bush OATS 0o00 bush rye 900
bush barley, 5000 hogs.
CISoINNATI. April 1.-Provisions strong Pork is
firm at 16 80; sales at IT 90 buyer May Lard is
firm; steam at &c. held hgher sales of city kettle at
ssc Bulk Meats strong with light offerings for spot
and large demand for fu ures shoulders at 81 "a &c
clear rib sides Sic, ally held at sAc clear sides
ssc. Bacon-sides at Ole. Whiskey firm at S5c.
IOL EDO April Flour dull and unchanged
Wheat shade higher; No White Wabash IS; No 1
White Michigan 1 7s4; Amber Michigan on spot and
seller April 81; 67a for seller May; 6Sa for seller
er April 81; seller May 661; rejected 36 Corn is
steady high Nike on spot at 39ac seller May 41&c
seller June 43c; low Mixed 31ic; White 411c; no
34Ac. ..-.--. v n
Receipts-o,ooo bbls -four 5000 bush wheat, 10 900
bush corn, 5000 bush oats. a ,..,.f.
Shipments-1000 bbls -four, 900 bush wheat 1000
bush corn, 5000 bush oats. r
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02

THE New FooTMAN.-The great success
which attended the first performance of the
"New Footman" has induced Mission Lodge
to give repetition of the play at Arcana Hall
this evening 1t is said to be very amusing,
and good audience will undoubtedly greet it.
Ice cream and other refreshments will be for
sale
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02

An-Ihe ~. friends of Henry w. Her.
sey' Hsq'' oiey treasurer will be pleased to
know tnat ne mas so far recovered from his re-
cent severe illness, as to begin to attend to the
duties of his responsible position.
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
METEOROLOGICAL.

PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, d. c.,
H April 2. Il A. N.l)
Probabilties-The storm centre will move
down the st: Lawrence Valley and disturb
ance OF less Importance will move northeast
ward towards Nova Scotia; for the Southern
States on Wednesday, generally westerly winds
and clear or clearing weather; for New Eng
land, increasing west winds with clouds and
rain. Cautionary signals are ordered for Bos-
ton, Portland and Eastport, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02

PHILADELPHIA, April IA man supposed to
be Roscoe, the murder of Goodrich, was arrest
ed here to-day and thoroughly y answers the de-
Scription given
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02

SOCIAL HoP.-The social hop complimentary
to Mr.. j. w. Kennedy at the ARMY and Navv
Hall last evening was brilliant and eniovabla
affair. About forty couples were present.
many of whom were pupils of Mr.. Kennedy.
The order of dances was fine one, embracing
many that have heretofore been little in vogue
IN THIS city. At the inteImssion a fancy drill
was gone through with by the markers" of
the Portland Cadets. The company broke up.
lavish OF their praises of Mr.. Kennedy, and ex-
pressing the hope that they may have the bene.
fit of his instruction another Winter
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
THE PRESS,
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, APRIL. 2, '7s.
THE PRESS

MAY pe obtained at the Periodical Depots of Fes-
senden Bros, Marquis, Robinson, Brunell & Co.
Anurews wentworth, Glendenning Moses, Hender.
thecity.
Az Bddeford, 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., 1873-04-02

SACRED CONCERT. The prospects are good
for fine house at the sacred concert, compli-
mentary to Mr.. Ira Stockbridge, which takes
place at the First Baptist church this evening
Mr.. Stockbridges many friends will be only
too happy to testify their appreciation of his
worth and his musical ability, by full attend
ence this evening. The following very at
tractive programme is offered:
PART L.
1. Anthem-"O Jerusalem ................C Gutter.
Mrs. Wetherbee, Miss Ada Cary, Messrs
Stockbridge and W. s. Beckett.
2. Aria-"Be thou Faithful" Mendelssohn,
Mr. Stockbridge.
3. Solo-"I know that my Redeemer Liveth,"
Mrs. Wetherbee.
A. Quartette- is Spirit'' . Sterndae Bennett.
Mrs. Wetherbee, Miss Ada Cary, Messrs.
Stockbridge and Beckett.
s. Solo-"O rest in the Lord' Mendelssohn
Miss Ada Cary. "
r PART II.
l. Quartette-"Benedicius. ....... =. Kotzschmar
Mrs. Wetberbee, Miss Ada Cary, Messrs.
Stockbridge and Beckett.
2. Aria-"It is Enough. ............. Mendessohn
Mr.. Beckett.
g. Duett-"How dear to me the Hour" Kleber.
Miss Ada Cary and Mr.. Stockbridge.
4. Solo-"Consider the Lilies" Topliff
-.fss.rl Mrs. Wetherbee. q a ,iigygis7fs
8. Choral-sPraise to the Father j. K Paine,
Mrs. Wetherbee, Miss Ada Cary Messrs
Stockbridge and Beckett.
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
AUCTION SALES.
BY ). 8. BAILEY q CO., Aue,ioue,r,
Furniture at Auction

WE shall sell at public auction WEDNESDAY
w April I'd, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at h.use No. ls5
Congress- corner OF ashingon street, all the Fur
lor Suit in Green Damask; do in Hair Cloth; Marble
T. ID Cantre and Pier Tables; b. w. Extension DIM
ing Table. French Plate Mirrors Pictures, What Not
Mantel Ornaments. Bedsteads, Bureaus, Toilet
Tables. Chairs, Feather BEDS, Mattresses, Psrlor,
Dining Room, Chamber and Stair Carpets, Crockery,
Parlor Stoves. Kitcher Furniture, &C., &c.
mch24 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02

A LIVELY T1ME.-Monday evening party of
friends assembled at the residence of Georoe
H. Lefavor on Franklin street, where. after
spending an hour in social intercourse, a bonn.
tiful collation. was provided by the hostess
after which set of crockery ware was present.
ed to Mr.. and Mrs. JohnF. ST. John, who have
lately been united in the bonds of wedloclr
Inc festivities were kept up to late hour. and
az az sa parted with the desire that when the paper
ticipate. :" par
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
Dissolution of Copartnership.

NOTICE is hereby given that the firm of GREEN
IN FOGG & CO., is hereby dissolved by mutual
consent. Unsettled accounts will be adjusted by
parties indebted are requested to settle without de-
lay.
sale Grain business.
..t.-..z GEORGE W. GREEN,
JAMES L. FOGG.
Portland March % 1879 nar31dfw
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
Manufacturers Sale Of Cr0ckery
Ware to the Trade by Auction.
r. O. BAILEY & CO., Auctieueers.

n. y. BAILEY o. co., Auenoneers.
IN TUESDAY, April 8th, at p p. NJ, at our
~ salesroom, IS Exc ange street, we shall sell 70
tne trade large line Of White Granite, Paris Wbite
=, hocs bingham and Yellow Ware. Catalogues
reaay s and goods on exhibition Monday, April Tth.
mems did
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
City OF Portland.

City OF Portland.
CITY CLFRK's OFFICE. March 0, ,e,,
Upon the petition of Sse g. Neyens for ner,,;s
- sion to remove their stationary steam epeine % in
o. no. o Eore street to store No IT'S Fore street
OF April next, at q o'clock P. NJ at the Aldermen
room M IN the lty Building hearing win be- had Of
all parties interested in said petition.
Per order,
m.,,, H. I. ROBINSON City Clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
To the Editor of the Press:

To the Editor of the Press: .-e- @T,r..;g...-
Yesterday we saw a drunken man carried in a
baggage wagon to the station house. He will
probably be brought before Judge Morris to-
day and fined for being drunk; and if he has
not the money to pay his fine, he must suffer a
further imprisonment. He appeared to be
"poor' man. -r-~-- -r'.-~,f .ra--,
This morning on looking over the 'locals" in
the PRESS our eye rested on the following
item: 1fl2 r. 117 of LTGE M
Zone of our wealthiest and heretofore most
respectable citizens was taken to his residence
"dead-drunk" by the police last night"
We must confess that we were filed with in
dignation as we read this paragrap ph, and
thought of the great difference in the treatment
of these two drunken men. The poor man must
be roughly treated and fined or imprisoned; the
rich man is tenderly taken in hack to his res
idence! And this is the work our police are
doing. Shame on such toadyismi Shame on
such justicel t...r ~lr n.--y c,
April 1, 1873
Imagination must have supplied the hack
The man was making no disturbance, and OBJ
structing no sidewalk. Under the circumstan-
ces it was hardly the province of the police to
arrest him. 1t is the rule of the force to assist
every man to his home, rich or poor who is un-
able to find his way The fact that he is drunk
makes and ought to make no difference. If he
is guilty of breaking the peace, then he is ar
rested s
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02

"a M. Z. A. ~
TJyHE Annual Meeting of the Mercantile Library
Il Association, for the election Of officers and the
annual reports of Committees, will be held at the
rooms of the Association, Ncorner of Congress and
Temple streets, Tuesday evening, April g. 1873 at
u O'Clock p m. Polls open at 8 p. m.
: Per order, JAMES F. HAWKES.,
apr1dtd H Recording Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02

WHEN YOU SEE better looking and betir
w fitting BOOTS on Men, Women and Chir
dren than you wear, and wish to obtain the same
classof goods you have only to call at the store 9.
mch17eod3w M. q. FALMhn'
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02

FATAL AccIDENT.-Last evening about seven
o'clock Patrick Kavanaugh, a teamster, fell
from his iigger near the corner of Portland and
Brattle streets, and falling under the wheels,
was crushed. He was taken to his residence,
No. Brattle street, and DR.. Files was called,
No help, however, could be given, and in about
three quarters of an hour the man was dead.
No bones were broken, and it is conjectured
that death resulted from the nervous shock of
injury. Kavanaugh had been drinking, He
was about fifty years of age He leaves wife
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02

TNKG SOUTHWARK cos English Writing.
lNhS Ink writes Black and never fades. SoIfss
IS Beekman St., NY. mar7dsm
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
groceries and Store F;x,,.o- -.
Auction. a.

IN MONDAY, April 7th, at "a o,c,o., :,
susas pe cel PcSa f5 SSe Gomez ss
Saleratus, Sage Tapioca, Canary seeo Start Tartar
Canned Goods Starch, Tubs Pals, Brooms and
boards, othes Pins, Fancy Goods Scales Sba~.
cases, Measures, &c. '"'N
FO. Bailey Il Co., AuctiOneers.
mch26 did
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02

"VstoM 0tUCA hhsts
tSales at the Brokers' Board, April IL
Boston s. Maine Railroad 119,
Eastern Railroad. loci
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
sporting and Fancy Goods at Auc-

OT7tHSa HSaMlURDAY, ~ April 9Th, and MONDAY, April
shall san az ~ o'clock A. NJ and p. NJ each day, we
street Snos,store store of j. B. Lucas No 50 Exchange
Guitar and S' yion Sf al kinds Musical Instru-
TTaysrg Tays Mirrors Balls Ba,s Books uekss s,aian'
Ry r.. q aixsT W Plated Ware, Games, Sc
ape a Co., Auctioneers.
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
Superior Court.

APRIL TERM, sYMoNDs. j., PRESIDING. IA
TuEsDAY.-The April Civil term commenced tn
morning. The traverse jury is the same as last
term.
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
HAMBURGS !!

WE shall open this day one of the largest and best
w line Of Edges and Insertion ever opened in
Portland, and at prices that defy competition
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02

tigation of large sums of money being paid to
Senators and Assemblymen at Albany last
winter for legislation, has produced good deal
of sensation here The committee are deter
mined to ascertain if possible the names of the
bribed legislators.
Another match for the billiard championship
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
G o II N /!
Maine Savings Bank. A
No. 100 Middle street., Portland.

nEPOSITS made in this Bank on or before April
IL Sd, 1873, will draw interest from April lst
NATHL. F. DEERING, Treasurer. q
March 21, 1873. d&wni
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-03
A Dinner Excuse.

APOLOGIES for poor dinners are general
ly out of place. But when a lady has a
forgetful husband, who, without warn
ing, brings home a dozen guests to sit
down to plain family dinner for three
or four, it is not in human nature to keep
absolute silence What to say, and how
to say it, form the problem. Mrs. Tuck
er, the wife of Judge Tucker, of Williams
burg, solved this problem many years
ago. She was the daughter or niece Il am
uncertain which) OF Sir Peyton Skipwith,
and celebrated for her beauty, wit, ease
and grace of manner. Her temper and
tact were put to the proof one court-day,
when the Judge brought with him the ac-
customed half-score or more of lawyers,
for whom not the slightest preparation
had been made, the Judge having quite
forgotten to remind his wife that it was
court-day, and she herself, strange TO tell,
having overlooked the fact.
The dinner was served with elegance,
and Mrs T. made herself very charming.
Upon rising to leave the guests TO their
wine, she said: Gentlemen, you have
dined to-day with Judge Tucker; prom
ise me now that you will all dine to-mor-
row with me-"
This was all her apology, whereupon
the gentlemen swore that such a wife
was beyond price. The Judge then ex-
planned the situation, and the next day
there was noble banquet.
Moral-Never worry guest with
apologies. Lfpincot,'s Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-03
Domestic Experience.

PUTTING hoop on the family flour bar
rel is an operation that will hardly bear
an encore The woman generally attempts
it before the man comes home to dinner.
She sets the hoop up on the END of the
slaves, takes a deliberate aim with the
rolling pin, and then shutting both eyes,
brings the pin down with all the force OF
one arm, while the other instlnctively
shields her face Then she makes dive
for the camphor and unbleached muslin,
and when the man comes home she Is sit
ting back of the stove, thinking OF St..
Stephen and the other martyrs, while q
burnt dinner and the camphor are strug-
Cling heroically for the mastery. Els says
that if she had kept her temper she
wouldn't have got hurt. And he visits
the barrel himself, and puts the hoop on
very carefully, and adjusts it SO nicely to
the top OF every stave, that only few
smart knocks apparently are needed to
bring it down all right; then he laughs to
himself to think what . fuss his wife
kicked up over . simple matter that only
needed little patience to adjust itself,
and then he gets the hammer, and fetches
the hoop q sharp rap on one side and the
other flies up and catches him On the
bridge of the nose, filing his soul with
wrath and his eyes with tears, and the
next instant that barrel is flying across
the room accompanied by the hammer,
and another candidate for camphor and
rag is enrolled in the great army that is
INCREASINGLY marching toward the grave
-Ddn1uTy Netcs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-03

put in an appearance, with his trusty rifle
in his hand. doctor" )" said he, 81 Ireckon
we'd better settle this here matter now" :"
and taking him aside, "You want agoin'
OF without settlement, was your |
don't want to owe noman nothin' Here
Is ten, which / reckon is about the squar'
thing. Now, if you amt satisfied, Jest
get yer weepon and come round behind
the hill thar, SOS the old woman won't he
riled up, and We'll settle it. I don't want
no man to 60 way from my house dis
satisfied, specially you, Doc. Louisrslis
Courier Journal.
How POVERTY CoMEs.-It is no won
der that very many people are poor when
their hard earnings are wasted on indul-
gences which do harm instead of good.
Bread is the great staple of food. and
5000, ,OOO, 900 were spent last year for -four
to feed poor people. But the tobacco
sold in the country for chewingand smok.
ing and snuff, cost $3.50, ,OOO, 900; about
- Tor every man, woman and child.
This is bad enough, but the cost of in
toxicating liquors was much higher. DR..
Edward Young, at the head Of the Bu-
reau OF Statistics in Washington, estimates
the amount paid for liquors consumed in
1870 at $500, ,0OO, 900; averaging nearly
$50 for every man, woman and child. A
large amount OF this is used in Door
families, and reduces them to want and
wretchedness.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-03
NUMBER IA.

the waist is as much relic of barbarism
as the shaving OF heads, tattooing, etc.
how It originated, or where it became
generally adopted by women, we have
no time to discuss; that it has become
one OF the main causes OF disease and
death among Us isquite sufficient for US
to know.
We frequently hear the argument in
favor of waspish waists that "Gentlemen
admire them" What gentlemen? A
gentleman in recent articles in two well
known and influential magazines, called
for the name Of any gentleman in the
land who admired or desired this beauty"
in the lady he should call Wife" Not
q gentleman responded. No man OF
reason, sentiment, taste, could do SO con-
sistently. Gentlemen admire the rich,
rosy flush of health, the sparkling eye,
the full rounded lip and form which is SO
seldom found except in the country
lassies." That men do love and marry
lassies with fashionable waists" is due
solely to the fact that they admire refine
ment of manners and cultivation of mind
far more than mere physical strength and
beauty. Combine the two attractions,
and woman viii be worshiped as never
before.
Compression OF any part of the body
entails disease. Every muscle should act
freely, every vein and artery should
be swelled with the pulsing life. tide. Let
health have free course and be glorifed.
This implies no deviation from the rules
Of good taste or graceful attire It does
not require that girls should be angular,
or coarse or slovenly. Let any young lady
consult her dressmaker or the fashion
editress OF her paper, and she will learn
that scores Of pretty devices exist, where
by all compression in any quarter may
be avoided, and the dress still preserve
its grace and neatness, with an added
charm OF jauntiness. There are dainty
little jeckets and sacques, which may be
adapted to house and street wear, which
give the requisite looseness without de-
stroying single graceful curve or out
line. There are numerous inventions
which relieve the limbs Of bands of any
sort, which give the muscles Of the feet
freedom of motion, which make health
and refinement grace possible to all.
Mrs. Stowe, in a late article says
"Sins against taste are never pardoned.
You cannot reason with disgusts" All
tive brains and benevolent philanthropy
lists, there is no longer need Of such sins.
A lady may, if she will, (and every sensi-
bic woman will, in time) robe herself in
perfect taste and elegance, and at the
same time without inducing ''all the ills
which (female) flesh is heir to-"
The days of bloomers are past. May
fashionable strangulation and suicide die
with them, and time usher in q genera
ton strong to endure all its shocks, and
fair as our most heavenly dreams and de-
res.-Rurdl Heac Yorker.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-03

Prof. Levi, of London, in a paper
which he has published on British taxa
ton makes the estimate that of the ninety
million pounds sterling of taxation, i'm
perial and local, paid by the whole peo-
PIE, the working classes pay one-third
and the middle and higher classes two
thirds. The average taxation OF the
working classes is set at 28s. Cd. per head !;
and out of every pound sterling of taxa
tion borne by the working classes it is
estima mated that rs. sd. is paid on spirits,
80. on beer, and 3s. on tobacco, leaving
only thirty-four per cent. OF the whole TO
be derived from the actual necessa-ies Of
life.