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The Portland daily press., 1873-11-11

COOKING CRANBERRI vs.-In the first
plac, select rire fruit aid emove all defective
berries The selected frui t must then be
thoroughly washed through several waters; ;
one washing ia not enough. To every pound
OF fruit add one pound OF sugar. Pat them
into preserving kettle over slow flIe. DO
not bury the process OF ste, wing. To pre-
vent the berries from sticking to the kettle,
stir them treqr emily with a silver spoon.
When done. turn them into dish, and set
aside to cool; after which they Uay be use Z
for pies, tarts or sauce. When for sauce,
mash them fine through cuepd 'rr, and p. pul
them into small molds suitable for the .ao,e, -
having first rnsed the molds in col water w
! prevent the berries from sticking.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-11

VAssAR COLLEGE STATISTICS. There
are 41O young lady students, so professors.
teachers and assistants, and 100 servants and
helpers. making between five and six hun
dr,I persons, all OF whom board upon the
prem ises. A special tclegraph-wire, and
horse-rSilway extend from the college to
Poughkeepsie, n. T., distant q miles. The
young ladit's drink $50 quarts OF milk every
day, swallow $50 pounds of butter and 40
pounds of sugnr for puddins-sauce for ono
dnoer. The students are required to spend
hal: an hour daily in the open air for
exercise; they have lake, and boats for
rowing in summer, ard skating in winter.
They have a riding-school, bowlng-alley,
gymnasium etc.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-11
INSURANCE.

INSURANCE.
STATEMENT.
Peoples Insurance Comply
OF NEWARK, N. j.,
Statement showing its financial condition as It ex-
listed December S1st, 1872 viz:
FIRST ASSETS;
1,-Gross Amount Of assets at theiI true
cash value ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S305, ,004 %
Detailed statement of same, showing items, VIZ:
Loans on Bonds and Mortgage. ....... S172,75o 0)
Loans on call. Observation-Disclosures. 94,40O 90
Cash on hand and in Bauk....... ie'ooa f'oas o.
interest due and accrued ..... 236s0 81
otnce + initure and Fixtures. ....... 1000 90
s30i,0O4 20
End.
LIABliITIEs:
Losses and Claims adjusted but uupaid none.
unajusted and reported S5OO0
Amount required to reinsure outs, anono risks Viz.
5O per cent. of premirns received on
~, uiO iisn .......... S0O,O3S SS
All other liabilities for scrip authoriz-
ell to be redeemed 49,. ........ $3.50 90
This Company is licensed by the Insurance Com
missioners Of New York, Massachusetts, and Maine.
OFFICE f66 FeRE ST.. PORTLAND,
}. ". MUNGER. Agt.
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The Portland daily press., 1873-11-11
THE PRESS.
UESDAY MORNING, NOV. IL. 1873
Gossip and Gleanings.

Gossip and Gleanings.
The old maxim that "man proposes is
fatty contradcted by Massachusetts spin
sters, who only wish he did.
Mr.. Louis j. Jennings, editor of the Times,
contributes an article on Dsraeli to the next
Atlantic.
The Denver Tribune says their ''Indian
summer has been postponed few days on
account of the ,oeather.
Salvini is playing ''Samson" in Philadel-
phia. If he personates that hero truthfully,
he cannot but bring down the house.
The Portland Press heads its anecdotes of
the late English painter, "Landseeriana."
Continued articles on the same subject
should be headed ''Land serials. ."-COns.
Adp.
The Boston newsboys twist the names Of
the opera fists fearfully. Murska is render
ed Muskra:, Tamberlk is turned over into
Timberleg, and Rudersdorff is cut down to
Rudy.
Livingstone is sure to come back, If we
may credit the Philadelphia american and
Gazette. Its last leader is headed "Living-
stone as. "a Boomerang"
Wilkie Collins says that the incoherency of
the first chapter of Edwin brood convinced
him, as it was published, that Dickens was
i'll, and he couldn't bear to read line of any
succeeding chapter till after the authors
death.
The passage of Mexico's new constitu-
tional amendment, the other day, severing
church and state and granting various popu-
lar privileges was made the occasion of much
public rejoicing. The firing of saIutes, civic
and military professions, illuminations and
lavish displays of fireworks were features o
| the celebration.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-11
MRS. s. J. CJuOUGH,

Has opened the SlOr Corner Free
and Centre Sts., where she W i'll
keen an assOrtmeI At of Fancy
GOOIs> and Childrp ns, Underwear
for Sale at ReasOna blc prices.
Machine Stitching anf Stamping done
to Order. no5dt
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-11
MIsCELLANEOUs NOTICES.

DOES ADVERTISING PAY?-There Is no In
stance on record of we'll sustained system OF
judIclous advertising failing of success.
my success IS owing to my liberaity In adj
vertisng - Bonner.
7.Advertsing has furnished me with a COM
petenca. Amos L0crence.
Il advertised my productions and made mon
ey."-Nichotos Longlcorth.
Constant and persistent advertising is surs
prelude to wealth.-S;ephen Girard.
"He who invests one dollar in business should
invest one dollar in advertising that business"
A T. Steodrt.
''Without the aid of advertisements could
have done nothing in my speculations. have
the most complete faith in printers ink Adj
vertising is the royal road to business.-Bar-
mum.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-11
Sebago Dye House
NO. II PLUM STREET.

ar II McvEY late of Fosie Dye House Of this
MI City has reopene,l the Sehsgo Dye II use No. II
plum St. where lie is ready to 10 all kinds of dye
Ing aud cleansing Of gen lemers garments Sa'isfac-
ton guar -nteed.
II. McvEY, (tostess scotch Dyer).
au21dly No. II Plum street.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-23

ENSYCHOWANCY, or Soul. CHAKMING.
! How either sex may faec' mate and gam the love
and an ction8 of any person they choose inPtantly
This simple mental requirement all possess free
by mail, far Csc together with a marriage guide,
Egyptian Oracle, Dreams, Hints % Ladies', Wedding
q Co., Fnbs. Phila dec1-4w
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-23
TetU AABErIIss@4bs
EINIElEIIlIIS Ei!IIiIEllIIVlIIlIH

A largo book, full Of good things valuable seerets
md important information. mailed for two stamps
Address. LEE & CO., 52i Sixth Ave.s New York.
dart.AU
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-23

Stop Agents na %s ehss ehsspes sas i3ss Ss'
paper in this county. We give the lrgest and
finest Chrome ever given with paper to eVerS sub
scriber We pay the largest commissions to agents.
We so ave The best selling book that has been
published for years; it is endorsed by every one,
from II. W. Beecher e. James Parton and Benson
j. Losing. Agents wanted In every town and coun-
ty. send for Illustrated circular and sample copy Of
paper, tfree TO agen ntsl to
CHAs. MCKNIGHT & CO.,
ncvl74w T25 SAMSON St.. PhiladelphiR, Pa.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-23
WRITING MACHINES !!
TIME BEST OFFER YETI
So FOR THE
Illustrated Christian Weekly.
FROM NOW TO JANUARY /, 1875.

FRUM NUW To ANUhKt + $50
The Best Chcapess, most pr fu7ely Iilusfrat d,
Instructive an Entertaining Family paIet pub
lished.
SEE THE NEW FR TUREs FOR 1873:
wi lism Of o anRe. serial history by John 2. G.
Abbott; My american Holiday, Sketches by Rev. j
", Parker of LOndon; Parers on Popular Scien e,
by Jacob Abbot, lliu trattd Talks on health. ny
". W. Hal N. n Modern Unbslief, articles by
fro' Chrtst'ieb OF Bonn Prussia; Familiar etters
on Preaching by Rev. >. Ii. Tyng ID D.; occasional
Contributions frOuh Rev. I'm Arnot, Of sc tlapd
Tn cl7 popular features including Illustrated Sao
nath -chNO Surplcm Mt (mOnth,) re aimed, Spe-
cial Rates to Saba h -chUu Spe, linen copies free
The Largest Cash C1mmr sion to Canvas seIs.
Premium circular mailed tree.
HLUSFRATED CHRISTIAN WEEKLY,
$50 Nassau Street. New Ynk.
dec15 4w aud i4ts Chestnut st., Philadelphia.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-23
200 Pianos and Organs

New and Sec md Hand, Of First-Class makers, will,
I've sold at Lower Price for cash. or on insta ments
in city cOuatry, during tnls financial crisis and
the holidays, by HORACE WATERS 4 SON, No.
sal BrosdwR7, tIan ever befor offered in New
YORK. Agents wanted for the sae o Waters Cee-
brated ri no /, Concerto and Orchestra Crgans
| Ia ,tratCd Ca aogues mailed. Great Inducements
To he 4rd. large discount to MINIS ers,
[ huIcn' g. sunday Schools, etc. fecl54w
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21
An Enterprising Town.

The town of Lebanon, n. H., is like,
ly to increase in population somewhat
largely at no distant day. The manu-,
featuring interest already there is to be
greatly increased. The Sturtevant
mandatory of furniture, which now
employs three hundred or more men, is
i'll process Reorganization, with cap
ital of S50O,OOO. The town voted last
week to not increase the taxation of the
company by reason OF the increased
capital-but that its list should remain
as at present-$72,O 200. A measure
perhaps of doubtful legality-for late
decisions of the highest courts in some
of the states, declare such a proceeding
illegal, and on the ground of inequality
of taxation, and of the indirect taxation
of the people, for that which is not, in
law, for the public good, like railroads
and highways.
Another project however, promising
great advantages to the town of Leba-
non, is now understood to be abandon
ed-the erection of large manufacturing
establishments Oh the Connecticut river
at the spot known as Olcott's canal, be-
tween White River Junction and Han
over. This place was looked over as a
desirable locality before the location OF
the factories at Lowell, and by the
same parties. Lowell was finally chos-
en- because. of the difficulty of transpor-
tation 80 far into the interior as the
first mentioned place.
The abandonment of the Olcott canal
enterprise is said to be on account OF
the price demanded for il portion of the
desired property now held by Mr.. Oh
colts successors, or some of them. 1t is
reported that tie price, after having
once been understood 10y the pulchas-
ing party. was doubled. The company
of capitalists contemplating the cree
ton of factories. as shrewd men would
be likely To do. decided on another To-
cation-at Turner's Falls-in the town
of Montague. Mass. This is untortu-
nate tor the people of Lebanon and vi
cinity. No body else will he disposed
to attempt Il purchase of the locality
under the alleged state of facts report
ed as above.
This change of base transpired last
week. as we were Informed by citizens
of Lebanon. They are not very anna
bile III view of the disappointment.
They expected another Lowell to he
soon planted upon the banks of the
Connecticut within the limits of THEN
town. The circumstance is also II mat
ter of regret 10y people of ouI own state
for had the enterprise gone ON, it
would have extended to the Vermont
side. though to limited extent. com
pared with the other side.
While tarrNing over one train. at
Lebanon. one day last week, IL bell was
tolling. on account of the death of an
old citizen. 1t i, aud has been sickly
there tnl some time past three chill
'lren had been recently buried i'll one
day. The measles and pneumonia are
the prevailing diseases. Several deaths
had resulted from measles. Our short
stay was with Il physician of the place
His do"l bell. every few minutes, called
tnr his S.rI-ires and he WIS ,nuStuutlN
in harness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21
FOR tOAl Nj lS>l'DN FIX,
N. p. GRANGER.
The Credit Mobilier.

The report of the Committee upon
this matter was made to the House on
Tuesday. Judge Poland is chairman
of the committee and the author of the
report The >ittings of the committee
have been long and lahorious. and the
investigation apparently thorough. The
report il a. long as Gen. Grants last
message. but the conclusion of the
whole matter is embraced III two rcso-
buttons, at its close, proposing the eX-
pulSiun lst of Cakes Amc>, and I'd.
of james Brooks. Next Tuesday WAS
agreed upon as the day to act upon the
resolutions. 1t j. suggested that the
resolutions may not pass. Cakes Ancs
is reported as declaring that il is pro
posed to expel him for telling the truth,
and Brooks for lying, but that truth is
mighty and will prevail. Others sug
gest that So many members of the House
are involved in this or other Self-enIirh-
ing schemes of no better repute, there
will he a disposition to intlict upon
these two men cenSure rather than cX-
pulsion, if anything is done. \ two
thirds vote is required to cXpel II mem
Der. Who believes this can he obtained ;
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21
Murders---The Gallows at Work.

Gaffney, of Buffalo, who shot one
Patrick Fahey, in grog shop last May,
was hanged on the l4th. He confessed
the deed while on the scaffold, and just
before the drop fell. He was in liquor
at the time, but Gov. Dix refused to
commute his sentence. He did not
deem intoxication substantial mitiga-
ting circumstance.
Stokes, sentenced to be hanged the
28th of February, has only "a forlorn
hope of communication. Judge Board
man refuses to grant new trial. In
his case, an appeal is to be made to
Gov. Dix for stay of the execution.
Foster, the car-hook murderer, is
sentenced to be executed on the 9TH of
March. In his case tOo-the crime was
committed while in IA state of intoxica-
tiOn-the Governor is to be asked to
interpose, and send him to prison for
life. With the Governors opinions,
pronounced in the Gatfney case, these
men under sentence must feel that their
chances of escaping the death penalty
must be almost hopeless.
There are some dozen or fifteen pris-
oners in the Tombs, in New York
awaiting trials for murder. 1t is just
now time of murders, with occasional
executions. The public voice calls for
the int1iction of the extreme penalty of
the law, in the hope that the number of
murders may be lessened. Liquor
drinking is the cause of full one-half of
the whole number of murders commit
ted. 1t is to cease being accepted as an
excuse for crime.
=. 5. a subsequent application to
Judge Davis, for a stay of proceedings
i'll Stokes case has proved successful.
This goes to the supreme court, and If II
new trial is not granted there, his case
can he carried to the court of appeals.
and Il year or two of time gained. Then.
upon new trial. his chance of escape
may be increased. by the abatement of
the public feeling against him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21

r Senator Patterson is somewhat
relieved by his subsequent appearance
before the committee to investigate the
Mobilier matter. He appeared to be
involved in an untruth. He admits,
from the long time since the occurrence,
his recollection might have been some
what in fault, and that while he was
the owner of Credit Mobilier stock, re-
tanned ill Ames' possession, he contract
ed for Pacific railroad stock, and was
not, till lately, aware it was otherwise.
He therefore believed that, in his first
testimony he was telling nothing but
unvarnished truth. There is therefore
room for the exercise of charity in his
case.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21
california---A State of Big Things.

DEAR CAL: Did you ever consider
what an empire this state Is III Itself
The New Englander is wont to look
unon the state of Massachusetts a> IA
piece of land of some size and import
ance but | find by comparison that
California would make twenty states OF
the size of Massachusetts, and then have
land enough left to make Nv" Rhode
Islands. This golden state would cut
up so as to make seventeen states the
size of Vermont, with over five thous-
and square miles to spare. 1t Is also
many thousand square miles larger than
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
combined and greater i'll area than
that first-class Empire which conquered
France and made all the world wonder
ut the valor of her soldiers under King
William and his Fritz. But enough Oh
comparisons the above will give the
reader some idea of the magnitude OF
this state so far az size is concerned.
THE BIG FARMS IN CALIFORNIA.
People east have been accustomed to
look to the west for large farms; and
by the west, some point east of the Mis-
souri, river is understood. But all farms
east, of which have even heard dwarf
into insigniticauce compared with the
immense farms of this state, called here
ranches. have the past week been
looking over il list of the tax payers OF
the seven lower counties III this state.
names of those who are taxed for ten
thousand dollars and upwards, and this
fills scren closely printed columns i'll II
paper about the size of the CdiedOntdn.
have been much Interested i'll looking
over this list. and noticing the many
enormous farms Wmed in these counties.
LOOK Al THE FIGURES.
There are titty counties III this state.
but the statistics given below include
only the seven lower ones those south
of the BAY of San Francisco. In these
seven counties | find three hundred and
eighty (3-O) men OF firms who own
farms of two thousand acres OF more.
Or to put it in Il condensed form
> MN.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21
Opening of a New Road.

Last Friday the first train came
through from Montreal To Newport, over
the CLYDE river railroad. \ large party
came along from Montreal and from
towns along the line, ~ large too. as
we learn from the Express. that the
contemplated select dinner at the Mem
Phremag"g house passed off without
the anticipated fun and tIolic. speeches,
&c. The and 81 forth. with such Il
company. from the Queens dominions.
Is Il matter of conjecture. of course. but
not very much of IL puzzle to Yankee.
but we rather not speak it ont in meet
ing. Vet declare for the right of the
multitude 10 he fed. and with Scripture
warrant for it too. The crowd took
possession of the dining hall. At eight
o'clock the party returned. reaching
home i'll safety. Regular trains will
not run over the entire road t"l Il few
weeks I" come. Some hallaSting re-
mains To he done.
This Is, practically. the completion of
an important enterprise, though the
Newport people would, and may, ex
tend il To Island Pond. 1t shortens the
distance between Newport and Montre
al, some thirty miles, and to all points
west, of course. The Conn. & Pass.
X. K. road rendered assistance in the
building of this road, and it will he
come Il profitable feeder to it,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21
Boston---The Burnt District.

\ walk. last week. through and
around the burnt district i'll Boston, af-
forded us an opportunity To note the
progress made in rebuilding. To such
ofourreaders as seldom visit the - Hub,
the present appearance of this blacken-
ed territory in the heart of our grandest
New England city, may he of some in
tcrest. 1t is il sad desolation still. The
latcneSs of the season when the deVas-
tation took place rendered restorative
work impracticable. only to a limited
extent, and will. till the opening spring.
The cellars are mostly cleared of rub
hiSh, while all useful materials are
cared for. Bricks are i'll piles and GOV
cred. and sound foundation stones re
frozen. with ice on the surface, though
the work of carting off dirt still contin
ueS. Foundations not commenced be
fore the frost came on would be unsafe,
and only IL few buildings, in the central
parts of the district, were started early.
lhcsc-perhapS half Il dozen are up,
one. tw" and three stories, and brick
laying upon them yet going on. The
end walls of these blocks are fifteen,
and the division walls, twelve inches
thick. Besides this small number of
buildings i'll progress within the burnt
district, upon the outer lines of the fire,
where blocks We're partly destroyed,
vacancies are being building in
ward upon the burnt section. and patch
ing and repairing. where the destruc
ton WAS only partial.
Some of the streets through the burnt
district are to he widened, involving an
expense to the city of about one mil
lion of dollars. The work of widening
is now going on from the old South
church southwark on Washington street
SO far us the fire extended.
In looking over the burnt district
from position where the eve covered
it, we estimated that the labor of ten
thousand men next season would fall
short of rebuilding the ground made
vacant by the fire. This number would
make IA beginning. 1t will not be re-
stored in one season, but when done it
will present much richer and grander
appearance than it did before the fire
Build we'll, with reference to greater
protection against fire, is the evident
design.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21

p The Liberals-or dead Greeley
ites-of New Hampshire. met at Con
cord. y. H., and pnt IL state ticket in
nomination for he coming March cleo
ton. They expect III this way to he
able to help the democracy better than
voting with them the state ticket.
There is certainly method i'll the plan.
They can he independent. And. by the
way. if anybody wants IL trucking, no
nothing, unprincipled newspaper. our
advice to such is. to subscribe for the
first ''independent'' sheet that comes
along.
Says Washington letter: There is
not Il ve>tigc of the former man left i'll
Chief Justice Chase. His most init
mate friends do not recognize him.
From the handsome. smooth-taccd,
portly man. he has hecome a tall,
heavy. thin man, with yellow beard :
his mind is clear. but his voice is weak.
and the thin lips quiver from paralysis.
He goes about. the ghost OF his former
self"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21

ORCES.-DiVorccS will not I've so
easy of attainm ent hereafter in Indiana
the Legislature of that State having so
amended the law as to reduce the mum
Der of causes to seven adultery. impo-
tencv. three wears abandonment, cruel
and inhuman treatment. failure of the
husband for tw" years to provide for his
wife, three years habitual drunkenness.
and conviction of any crime. Two
Years bona fde residence in the state is
required OF the petitioner. Divorces
with no other than newspaper notices
may he opened and DEGREES set aside
In Indiana many divorces have been
granted upon notices III obscure. or pa
pers distant from the residence of the
parties, while the law actually required
also personal notice of pending suit
for divorce. The new law. it will be
seen. provides Il remedy for the non
compliance with the statute. and illegal
divorces may he set aside. This, where
one or both of the divorced parties
have been married, must introduce
some embarrassing questions, especial
ly where olive branches have multiplied
about their tables. We are glad our
foot is not in there
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21

y Mr.. Camp, of the Newport Err
press, accused of having ii liquor bill
unpaid at the Memphremagog House,
explains that he did year or more ago
play few games of ten pins at that
house, and drank then a few glasses of
lemonade, and at one time the drink
fell upon him, and he supposes some of
the party may have drank something
else though he did not order it. Hav
ing an account with the landlord his bill
of games, remained unsettled. and like
Bancho's ghost comes up, as d. revenge
full agent, to trouble him. Mr.. {. says
he never drank, in all his life, drop of
liquor. The amount of the whole mat
ter seems to be, Mr.. Camp has publish
ed articles i'll the Express in condemna-
ton of illegal liquor selling and drunk
enness, and has run against some drink
ers or drunkard makers. who have so
little of the shrewdness of the mud-tur-
tie that they can't keep their heads
within their holes, but blab their own
shame, by way of revenge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21

The MORMON BILL.-The bill touch
ing the question of plural marriages
among the Mormons, seems to be ap-
proved by the Attorney General of the
United States. 1t is known as Senator
Pools bill. 1t provides that there shall
be no more polygamOus marriages, but
legalizes those which have been con-
tracted or are now eXtant; that hus-
bands of more than one wife shall be
compelled to maintain them and their
children so long as the wives are will
ing to remain with them; that the
wives of such husbands shall enjoy the
privilege ofleaving them whenever they
shall so elect, and that such leaving
shall be equivalent to a legal divorce,
of sufficient effect to entitle such di-
vorced wives to marry another person.