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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-22
HINGToN AQUEDUCT.

WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.
For repairs of dwellings for kecpers of the water
gates, one thousand five hundred dollars,
For completing the parapets of Cabin John bridge
and other bridges the line of the aqueduct thir
teen thousand nine hundred and thirty-four dollars.
For dial telegraph connecting the Great falls of
the Potomac with the reservoirs and with the Office
in Washington, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For maintenance, including superintendent sal
aries of gate-keepers, and general repairs fifteen
thousand dollars.
For completing the necessary excavation of dis
trbntng reservoir, eleven thousand five hundred and
fifty dollars.
For furnishing and laying cast-iron pipe four feet
in diameter from the central gate-house to the eu
ent gate-house, twenty-five thousand nine hundred
and thirty-two dollars.
For purchase of land for road from the Great falls
to conduit road three thousand one hundred and
thirty mine dollars; and all the foregoing appropra-
lions for the service of the Washington a9ueduct are
hereby made available Immediately upon the passage
For rebuilding the Chain bridge, on the Potomac
river, one hundred thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary: Prorided, That the
bridge shall be rebuilt substantial iron structure
upon plans to be approved by the Chief of Engine ers
of the army, and under hisShpervison and direction
To pay five aborers in the old part of the Capitol
and tive watchmen in reservation two, twenty per
centum on their pay for the years ending June thir-
tietb, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and June
thrteth, eighteen hundred and seventy las authorized
by the eighteenth section of the act Of July TWENTY
eighth eighteen hundred and sxty-six two thousand
eight hundred and eighty dollars, or so much as may
bs necessary.
BUREAU OF ItEfUGEES, FREEDMEN AND ABANDON
ED LANDS.
For collection and payment of bounty, prizc-mon-
ey, and other legitimate claims of coored soldiers
and sailors, viz: For salaries of agents and clerks;
rent Of offices, fuel and lights stationery and print
ng Office furniture and repairs; mileage and trans
portation of officers and agents; telegraphing and
postage, one hundred thousand dollars: Prorided,
That the Bureau Of Refugees, Freedmen and Adam
doned Lands shall be discontinued from and after
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seven,y-two,
and that all agents. clerks, and other employees then
XaatlfG oh, -
retained by the Secretary Of War for the purposes of
this proyso and all acts and parts of acts pertain
ing to the collection and payment of bounties, or
marines, or their heirs shall remain in force until
otherwise ordered by Congress, the same to be car
RED into effect by the Secretary of War, who may
the purpose. :.
For the support of Freedmen's Hospital, and Asy-
lum at Washington District of Columbia viz: Paw
OF medical officers and attendants medicines, medi-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-22
EASTERN AND PORTLAND, SACO, &
PORTSMOUTH r. r.
WINTER ARRANGEMEN EMF.
Commencing Monday, Dec. I'd, 1872.

,=s=,.5s zzssu Passenger trains leave Portland dali
s:ss:ssssssssEy, for Portsmouth and Boston, Sun
E-HR---s.E5iays excepted) at *130 A. NJ. 100 A.
N.
Leave Boston for Portsmouth aud Portland at II. so
A. NJ, $50 A. N, t12.30P. M, t3.l5P NJ *S.0OP NJ.
Leave Portsmouth for Portland at 1000 A. NJ, 40.
50 A. NJ, 1850 p. NJ, f5.40 p. NJ, 1905 p. NJ
Leave Biddeford for Portland at SOOA NJ. retusn-
ing at 4.35 p. NJ.
@Pullman sleeping car express train. n. B. This
morning.
Accommodation train.
fast Express.
b4-The Pullman Sleeping Car Express Train ar
rlves at and departs from the Depot of the Maine
Central Railroad, in Portland.
N, II. The eco A. NJ, and 500, p. NJ trains
from Portland, make close connections TO- New
York by one or other of the routes from Boston.
Passengers tcketed through by either route.
f. CHASE,
no30tf Supt. Portland Division.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-22
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.

winter Arrangement, Commencing Dec
,, RSJ2.
Trains leave Portland for Bangor,
Houlton, Calais and ST. John at 135
s.za-sau.la. m. Sleeping and day cars this
-train.)
For Bath, Lewiston, Rockland and Augusta at I 100
q.
For Bath, Lewiston, Roekland, Augusta Readield,
Winthrop Skowhegan, Belfast, Bangor, st. John and
Halifax at 100 D. m.
For Lewiston, Bath and Augusta at 80 p. m.
For Lewiston via Danville at 1925 D. M
Trains are Due at Portland
From Augusta. Bath and Lewiston at e:45a.m.
From st. John, Bangor, and North and Fast at
1912 p. IN. "
From Augusta and Lewiston at 6:35 d.
From st. John Bangor, &C., at | 20 a. NJ
Through Tickets are sold in Portland and baggage
checked through to Houlton, Calais st. John, Hall
fax, Dover, Foxcroft, Rockland, &c.
L. L. LINCOLN, Acting Superintendent.
Augusta, Nov 80 1872. dec3tf
Connecticut western news., 1873-03-07
Good Rules for Emergencies.

Professor Wilder, of Cornell Univer- sity, gives these short rules of action in case of accident. It would not be g bad thing to cut this out and carry it in ones pocketbook, or, better yet, con- init them to memory:
 For dust in the eyes, avoid rubbing, dash water into them remove cinders, etc., with the round point of a pencil.
 Remove insects from the ear by tepid water never put hard instrument in- to your ear.
 If any artery is cut, compress below.
 If choked, get upon all fours and cough.
 Smother fire with carpets, etc., wa ter will often spread burning oil and in- crease danger. Before passing through smoke, take a full breath and then stoop low, but if carbonic is suspected walk erect.
 Suck poisoned wounds, or, cut out the part without delay hold the wound ed part as long as can be borne to hot coal or the ed of cigar.
 In case of poisoning, excite vomiting by tickling the throat, or by warm mus tard.
 For acid poisons give alkalies for alkaline poisons, give acids; white of an egg is good in most cases.
 For apoplexy, raise the head and body; for fainting, lie fiat.
 If in the water, float on the back, with the nose and mouth projecting.
 For slight burns, dip the part in cold water; if the skin is destroyed cover with yarnish,
Connecticut western news., 1873-03-07
The Judgment of the Public.

Doctors disagree. Each school of medicine has it's own theories, and as these theories differ wide ly it is clear that few if any of them be right But if medical men cannot agree upon any theory system of practice, the public find no difficulty in agreeing as to notorious matters of fact. For instance, they have observed for many years that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters uniformly cure dys- pepsia, constipation, rheumatism, biliousness, nervous debility, and many other diseases which the prescriptions of the pharmacop9ia do not and cannot cure and they know therefore that there can be no mistake about it. On this point they are firm and positive. They take their stand on in controverible facts. and they state to another yer bally, and sometimes by letter, what they know about relieving and preventing sickness with the standard vegetable tonic and alterative of Amer ica.
 Here then, the invalid has a guarantee of value that be relied upon, viz: the sober udgment of the public. After twenty years of observation and reflection, the American people pronounce Hostel ter's Bitters the best nvigorating and regulating medicine at their command, and give evidence of the faith that is in them by purchasing more of 1t than of any other advertised medicine manufac- tured this continent. large pum Der of phy si- points in therapeutics, admit tho extraordinary merits of the Bitters tonic and alterative, and recommend it 8 a preventive of malarious dis cases and e remedy in intermittent or remittsnt feyers
Connecticut western news., 1873-03-07
No author or man ever eXcelled all the world in more than one faculty.
Poisoned to Death.

A healthy liver secretes each day about two and a linlf pounds of bile, which contains great amount of waste material taken from the blood. When the liver becomes torpid or con- gested, it fails to eliminate this vast amount of noxious substance, which, therefore, remains to poison the blood and be conveyed to every part of the system. What must be the condition of the blood when it is receiving and retaining each day two and half pounds of poison other channels and organs-the kidneys, lungs, skin, etc.; but these organs become overtaxed in performing this labor, in addition to their natural functions, and can not long withstand the pressure, but become variously diseased.
 Tine brain, which is the great electrical centre of all vitality is unduly stimulated by the un- healthy blood which passes to 1t from the heart, and it fails to perform it's office healthfully. Hence the symptoms of bile poisoning, W ich are dulness, headache incapacity to keep the mind on any subject, impairment of the me- mory, dizzy, sleepy. or nervous feelings, gloomy forebodings and irritability of temper The blood itse!f being diseased, it forms the sweat upon the surface of the skin is so irritating and poisonous that it produces discolored brown spots, pimples, blotches and other eruptions
 sores. boils, carbuncles and scrofulous tumors
 The stomach, bowels, ,sand other organs spoken of, can not escape becoming affected, sooner or later. and costiveness, piles, dropsy, dyspepsia
 diarrh9a, female weakness. and many other forms of chronic disease, are among the neces- sary results. AS remedy for all of these ma- nifestations of disease, Dr. Pierce's Golden it the liver and' stomach are changed to an active and healthy state, the appetite regulated and restored, the blood and secretions thoroughly purified and enriched, and the whole system renovated and built up anew. Sold by all first class Druggists 625
Connecticut western news., 1873-03-07

EXTRAORDINARY CURES. = Wc have read many accounts of extraordinary cures by DR. WALKERS CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BrrrERs, which have seemed incredible. We are inclined to believe them, as many of those who vouch for them are persons whose veracity we can guarantee. The newspapers teem with testimonials of this character, and there is an air of praticularity and of truth about them which cannot be resisted. One manifest superiority the VINEGAR BrrTERs possesses over other Alterative and Tonic preparations. It contains none of the burning fluids with which most advertised Bitters are impregnat- ed. It cannot create fever. Instead of clouding the brain, it clears 1t If cloud ed It is we'll known that Alcohol, even of the purest description, weakens and untones the stomach instead of bracing it, and is, therefore, poison in cases of Indigestion. Fancy, then, what must be the effect of the cheap Fire-Water employed in making ordinary Bitters and Tinctures, on the weakened and in- famed digestive organs. VINEGAR Err TIERS, on the other hand, soothes the stomach while it increases the appetite and relaxes the bowels. Dr. Walker regular physician, and his remedle have just as much authority as any standard remedies of the faculty. We believe they are destined to become household medicine.-C0na.
Connecticut western news., 1873-03-07
Scene in A Nevada COurt.

The defence usually accorded to ju- dicial dignitaries in the older sections of the country was not conspicuous in the early days of Nevada, judging from a scene that occurred in one of thelively little towns of that region, related to us by one of the pillars of the Nevada bar. On one occasion, court having been formally opened, counsel in the first case called took exception to the ruling of the Court on certain point, and a dispute arose.
 "If the Court please, wish to refer to this book a moment" picking up a law-book.
 "No use referring to any books; I've decided the pint, responded the Court.
 "But your honor"
 "Now I don't want to hear any thing further on the subject. I tell you I've decided the pint. D
 "I tell you you are wrong," retorted the counsel.
 "I am right" reiterated the Court.
 ".I say you ain't, persisted the coun- sel. 0..-
 "Crier!''' yelled the judge, 1T adjourn this court ten minutes. ,
 And, jumping from the bench, he pitched into the counsel, and after a lively little fight placed him hors da combat, after which business was re. sumed. But soon another misunder- standing arose.
 "Crier!'' said the Court, "we will adjourn this time for twenty minutes.
 And he was about taking off his coat when the counsel said, "Never mind judge keep your seat. The pint is yielded. My thumbs out O lint, anc I've sprained my shoulder"
 The Court resumed her ermine.
Connecticut western news., 1873-03-07
7 COnyents in Switzerland.

The Journal of S,Uiss Statistics gives the result of series of official investi- .gations which have been made by M. Ceresole, Federal Councillor, on the monasteries and convents in Switzer- land. It appears that the total number of these institutions in seventeen can- tons is 88, 55 of which are convents, and that they contain 546 monks and 2,02O nuns Of the monks, 427 are patres, 2e patres professi, and 91 lay brothers. The total property of the monasteries and convents is valued at 22,645, ,915fy The canton which has most of them is that of St. Gallen 6 monasteries and 1C convents); next are the cantons of Wal lis and Freiburg, Q0 monasteries and convents each); Schwyz, Tessin, and Solothurn, q each) Zug, canton ot only 13, 900 inhabitants, 6; Lucerne, 5 | Appenzell and Graubunden, 4 Aargau Nidwalden, and Obwalden with Uri, 4
 Glarus, Geneva, and Berne, 1 each The wealthiest of the monasteries art those of Einsledlen, which possesses { revenue of 2,286, ,3OOf., and the Benedic tine monastery of Mariastein, in tht canton Solothurn, whose revenue i 1,584, ,455f. The Capucin monasteriei have no permanent revenues.
Connecticut western news., 1873-03-07
More Aid For Colleges.

The U. s. House bill to aid the Agri- cultural Colleges was substitutedfor the Senate bill, and was passed by large majority. The bill has been industri- ously urged for some time by consid- erable force of professors from the col leges to be benefited by it.
 The substitute of the House sets apart one-half of the proceeds of the sales of public lands for the benefit of the colleges, until 8 fund is created, the interest of which shall amount to $50,00O year for each State. The money is to be invested in five per cent. United States bonds, which are to be held by the Government and the inter- est only paid over to the States for the colleges. One student is to be educat- ed free for every $500 dollars of income received by college, and whenever the income amounts to $3O, 1000 all tuition is to be free. The effect of the bill will bein the end to take $37, ,OOO, 900 from the Treasury, for 1t will require fund of $1 ,000,0OO for each State to yield $50, 900 annual interest.
 Much of the money will go to old-es- abolished and well-endowed colleges, fo1 it is provided that the institutions 1CCClNCu ldull SIuuG dS agricultural colleges are to have this additional grant, and many of the States gave the first grant to existing schools of repute, instead of founding new ones. In New Hampshire the subsidy will go to Dartmouth College 1T Rhode Island to Brown University 1T Connecticut to the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale College in Vermont tc Middlebury College; in New York tc Cornell University, and in New Jersey to Rutgers College. It is doubtful i the fortunate colleges which are to b' the recipients of this liberal Govern ment endowment will derive the ful benefit of it, because it is not certain that all the remaining public lands vii sell for the amount of money contem plated by the bill. The land sales hav recently amounted to about $3, 5000, ,OO a year. The bill will therefore talk about $1,50O,O00 from the Treasur, every year.
Connecticut western news., 1873-03-07
Horrible Occurrence.

It is scarcely ever within the prov ince of @ newspaper to chronicle more sickening accident than that which hap pened to James Milligan, who was drawn feet foremost through two mas sive iron rollers.only three and 8 half inches apart and which are used in fiat tening bars of steel for the plates of saws. MT. Milligan was employed as blacksmith's helper in steel rolling mill at Middletown, N. Y. He was climbing upon board laid across rods over the rollers, in order to place in po- sition 8 wrench which is used to regu- late the space through which the heated steel and iron are passed, when the board suddenly tipped, causing him to fall. His feet struck upon the steep side in front of the rollers, which were revolving at the rate of sixty times a minute, and were instantly caught be- tween them. The poor fellow had only time to utter the single cry of "Oh ]! while his body, feet foremost, was being drawn through @ space of only three and a half inches. Hardly a second had elapsed before the body was a shapeless mass of flesh, blood, bones and clothes, presenting, as it did, the most horrible ana SlcKenlnS SlSnG Lnat eyes cOulu look upon. It dropped from the rollers a limp and quivering mass, and when strengthened out covered space o1 ground that two men would occupy. Not whole or perfect bone remained in the body, and many bones were pro- truding through the flesh and clothing at different places. The head was { fearful sight to look upon. It had gone through the rollers face upwards, and it came out completely fattened and partially turned. Flowing from the smashed skull were the brains and blooc in stream sickening to behold. Strong minded, able-bodied men, were horri fled and hardly able to stand and lool at the scene, which really beggars de scription. His comrades who witnessed the terrible affair were struck duml with awe, and rendered almost emo tionless and as silent as the corpse be fore them, except when questioned The deceased served three years in th' late war, was about B years old, ant leaves wife and two little children il moderate circumstances.
Connecticut western news., 1873-03-07
Granby COppers.

It may not be generally known that the first copper coinage in the United States was made at Granby, Conn.,, in 1737,> by John Higley, blacksmith. Money was very scarce, and the only copper coins in circulation were British half-pennies and farthings. Higley ob- tained the metal from the old Newgate copper mine, and his coins were worth three times as much as King Georges half-pennies. The coin represents a deer, and is stamped with the inscrip- ton" Value me as you please The reverse has three sledge hammers, crowned, with the inscription-"I I am good copper. 1737." Whether the crowning of the hammers was Johns way of indicating his belief that labor would eventually be king in America, or chance design, is an open question. On the other side broad ax is stamped in the centre, and the inscription is "I cut my way through" There are not dozen genuine Granby coins in existence. The Newgate mines have been lying idle for long time, but par ties have lately been inspecting them, and it is likely that their wealth may be developed in the spring. There are ev- idences that the mines contain an abun' dance of this valuable metal.
Connecticut western news., 1873-03-07
A Printers Dream.

One of the typographical correspond ents of the Missouri Repubhcdn pro- fesses to have had prophetic vision of revolution in the mode of printing newspapers, thus:. -.. --. .-.. --.-.. ..
 Entering the , splendid composing room, I looked around for the printers. To and behold not ''print" was in sight; not stand nor type case :; not an oath nor a vulgar word was heard /; but about 8 dozen intelligent-looking gentlemen were sitting, each with a handicapped square table before him, on which was pile of fnely-polished zinc plates, the width of column, and of various lengths. Each man likewise had a stationary cutting knife beside him, to use as he required. I inquired what had become of the typos and was told that their occupation had long since departed; that they had engaged in ether occupations, many of them having chosen the profession of the law, for which their previous extensive prac- tice at the bar eminently fitted them, and that the gentlemen sitting before me wrote the newspaper on those zinc plates that as fast as one finished an article he took proof from it with a peculiar ink, between cylinders, as a copper-plate does; and that afterwards the plates were arranged as the type used to be, between column rules, just as high as the plates; that then roller was passed over them repeatedly, con- taining varnish which adhered to the writing on the plates, but not to the plates themselves, until the letters were high enongh, from whichto make mat rix, and that from this time the process was substantially the same as when type was used.
 "But how," I asked, "did the read CTS of the paper like a manuscriptnews- paper?"
 "Oh many objected to it, but they soon became accustomed to it, and now would not exchange it for the old style. Besides, practice has made the writers so perfect that the paper looks like cop per-plate."
 ." Are there any other advantages con- nected with the new system 2"
 "Very many prominent among which are economy in wages and an in crease of reading matter, the new sys- tenn saving one thousand dollars week at least for type setting and giving at least third more matter"
Connecticut western news., 1873-03-07
How to Wash Dishes.

In the matter of washing dishes many servants are Wofully deficient, and yet a sticky plate or cup is the abhorrence of all neat househeepers. To avoid un- necessary annoyance, we should teach our domesties to wash first, and dry i'm mediately, all glassware, then cups, saucers, and spoons; after that the greasy dishes, from which all scraps have been scraped then the knives and forks, taking care that the handles are not put in the hot water, as that loosens and blackens them, while they are readily cleansed by damp cloth. Silver forks, whether solid or plated, should never be tossed about with steel knives, as the latter are sure to infict unseemly scratches.
 The water for washing glass and deli cate china should never be very hot, and even granite or stone ware should not be immersed in water where you cannot easily bear your. hand, for though the dishes may not actually break, they soon become full of unsightly small dark checks. Avery little soap suffices, more than just the quantity necessary to remove grease is apt to leave disa- greeable roughness. For delicately painted French china, fair warm soft water without any soap is best. Two tin-pans, one for washing and the other for rinsing, rather deeper than milk pans, and painted on the outside to pre- vent rust, are often preferred to the wooden dish-tubs. Hanging from pegs over the sink should always be kept a hemmed dish-cloth (if unhemmed, it is sometimes apt to find it's way, unaided of course, to the fire or the barnyard, to save the trouble of washing it), a teacup towel, and one for saucepans, etc. One of the first, two of the sec ond, and four of the third named, will ordinarily be sufficient for weeks s use. All should be distinctly marked, that there may be no excuse for taking a teacup towel to wipe the spider. All milk utensils should be thoroughly scalded with boiling studs, then rinsed, wiped with a cloth wrung as dry as pos sible from hot water, and kept in an airy place. Singular as it may seem, a perfectly dry towel should never be en- ployed to wipe tins which have been used for holding milk. The reason I cannot tell, but of the fact am sure stickiness is left behind by the dry towel, which will soon become sour ness,