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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-11

mormon question may be settled without gov
eminent intervention BY the influx of mining
labor and capital The miners as a body are
hostiie 70 me men and the system, and are
longing and waiting for favorable opportunity
to wipe out the accursed institution.
Dr. S. G. Gordon of Portland. delivered his
interesting lecture on Eating and Drinking
before the citizens of his native town (Frye-
burg) last week,
course OF lectures will soon be announced
for the benefit of 'The Ladies Crcle,'
Shirley ana Howe shot three fat coons few
days since hard by the 'Martha's Grove Camn
Ground They have nearly recovered from the
feast that followed
McKenney s. Berry of Denmark are doing
| ga smashing business this winter on Boston
Hills. They cut one tree that scaled six thou
sand feet. They employ from fourteen to
| eighteen hands
| PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says that Bangor Library Associa-
ton has on its shelves 1880 volumes, of which
743 were purchased the past year.
The Hampden paper mills have not sus-
pended operations in consequence of the small
pox.
WALDO COUNTY.
Schooner Melbourne arrived at Winterport
Thursday, with case of smallpox on board,
and the authorities have taken efficient meas
ures to prevent spread of the dread disease.
The Waldo Farmers Association will hold
the January meeting with Prospect and Stock
ton Farmers Club, at the school house neal
Prospect Marsh, Saturday, Jan. Is, 1873.
YORK COUNTY.
A meeting of the physicians of Biddeford ant
Saco was held at DR.. KimbalPs office in Saco
Monday evening, and their society permanent
ly recognized, electing the following officer
for the ensuing year: James Sawyer, Presi
/ dent; G. j. Emery M. D., Secretary.
, The Biddeford Journal says that few day
since Mr.. James Andrews called at our office
and after paying his yearly subscription, turne'
to an aged man, sitting by, who is rather desti
$ tute of this worlds comforts, and handed tn
remainder of the contents of his wallet being
seven dollars, to the poor old man who was on
: ly able to express his gratitude by his tears.
fire company numbering seventy-two me
have been organized at Berwick to take charg
$ of the Triumph engine.
t w. A. Cromwell, ESQ.,, of Berwick, has los
his eldest son from smallpox, and his two re
: naming children are dangerously sick of tn
n same disease.
D IN GENERAL.
d Mr.. Frye has introduced bills for the relief {
George w. Lawrence, Stephen Larrabee an
# A j. Allen of Bath all claiming certain mea
: ures Of relief for money expended in the col
{ struction of United States war vessels.
Is The Maine Editors and Publishers Associ
IS ton will meet at Augusta next Thursday. I'll
Is meeting will be of unusual interest.
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STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGG1N COUNTY.


The Journal says that a pickerel two fee
long was recently caught in Auburn pond
The Journal says that the selectmen of lis.
bon and Durham had meeting Oh Wednesday
TO arrange for division of the bridge acros,
| the Androscoggin at Lisbon Falls. The two
boards failed to agree, and SO the matter goes
| to the courts.
An Auburn Nimrod, with keen ability in
| skunking the beasts, cornered nine skunks in
| their den in an Auburn field, last week. dino
them out and captured the whole lot, lodging
the fusilade of these peculiar beasts with q
| skill that left not "the smell of fire. about
| him.
| The Journal says that work is just starting up
| again in Auburn, but shipments continue light
The shipments of the past week have been 1853
cases to 3l5 for the previous week. The re-
eeipts of leather have been 67,920 pounds TO
46,690 pounds for the previous week.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Charles Carleton of Woodland raised this
year 40 bushels of oats and peas, machine
measure, on two acres of land.
R. c. Moody of Perham raised 112 IL bushels
Of wheat, of the variety known as the "White
Bearded" on four acres of land; or % bushels to
the acre, and Charles s. McIntire raised about
400 bushels of oats this year on six acres OF
ground.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton Neags says that the wife of
1on M D LlUtleneld is seriously ill, with lung
fever, at her home in that village.
The Bridgton Ne,os says that at a regular
meeting of Cumberland Lodge No 80, l. g. O.
F., held on idonday evening last, the following
officers for the current term were duly INSTALL
ed: III. A. Shorey, N. G.; L. G. KimbalI, V.
g.; George P. Perley r. S.; John bennett. P.
s.. M. Gleason, Treas b. G. Stone, Warden.
Geo. G: Wight, Conductor; L. F. Mckinney,
Chaplain
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A. K. P. Green, of Temple, member of the
Legislature of 1872, died Jar Sth
The Chronicle says the present income of Lit
tie Blue school, at Pennington is $250O per
annun greater than ever before.
KNOX CUNTY.
Messrs. d. Knowlton & Co., of Camden are
building several passenger cars for the E. N.
A. Railway, and have just finished ten tons of
car wheels, which are to be placed under freight
cars building at the railway shops.
OXFORD COUNTY
(Fryeburg Correspondence.)
Mr.. E. s. Mansfield of Fryeburg, for several
years merchant in Helena, Montana, has just
established branch house in Salt Lake City,
paying $4,000 per annum rent After a flying |
visit at home, Mr.. NJ has started for Utah with |
b family, leaving his house (the late Govern r |
Dana Mansion) unoccuped until the next sunni
mer. Mr. M. expresses the opinion that the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-11
Letter from Wiscasset.

KENNEBEC AND WISCASSET RAILROAD.
A large delegation authorized by a public
meeting of citizens met the representatives of
other towns at Canaan Wednesday, with view
to concert measures for the immediate construc-
ton of the Kennebec and Wiscasset Railroad /;
and Whitefeld. the vacillation of whose citi-
zens heretofore, has alone prevented the con-
struction of said road to "King's Mills is now,
ton.
A NEW ROAD.
An amendment of the ways of old Lincoln
is under foot, by which nearly straight or air
line road with no steep hills nor other elevated
Instructions beyond an undulating surface and
inclined plains, will be opened by the foot Of
the pond in Edgecomb, from Wiscasset to
Boothbay, making an estimated saving in
travel distance of about five miles, between
Wiscasset and "Hodgdon's Mills" one of the
most thriftful and enterprising hamlets on our
coast, noted particularly for the skill of its
shipwrights, in the construction of ''sharp-
shooters" swift and beautiful models of fish
ing crafts, from thirty to ninety tons, engaged
IN the mackerel fisheries many built there for
Massachusetts. Larger vessels are also there
built. The form of one is now being hewn out
of the beeches and oaks on Edgecomb heights.
for first-class brigatine, to be launched the
ensuing season. The oil works of Linkens
Neck and chum mills in its neighborhood, are
sources of thrift and profit in the employment
of the young men who are rapidly settling and
erecting cottage homesteads there. The West
has no attractions for these hardy sons of the
;e IN,
creasing in population and in wealth. Maine
to be mighty must keep her sons at home. 1t
should be part of the policy of State Legis-
lation. 1t is better to raise her own strength
than to depend ON an exotic race
TEMPERANCE DODGE.
The appearance of small pox, has now infus-
ed a wholesome dread of the ''Boston infec-
tion.''
The little coasters, after delivering their brick
and hay at the club" (since Portland mer-
chants have gained footing here) in want of
return cargoes, sometimes are careful to come
spirit laden for the comfort of the homestead,
or dread of eruptions or winter evening en-
tertainments, as, in Wiscasset there are no
licensed agencies" while there is a large cir
Gle of medicinal necessities.
The floating hospitals are well known to the
afflicted, and usually welcomed on arrival by
most thirsty crowd. Thursday arrival of
this sort brought to the wharf, the knowing
ones. Captain NJ. found his decks too much
encountered, and the thirsty visitors, became
annoyingly inportunate with jugs, kegs and
glasses. In despair the captain persuaded one
of his crew to turn in, and deeply buried In his
bunlfto groan and shake. The sounds of back
ache and chlIs soon were heard. The ominous
sounds reached the ears of the captains un-
acelcome guests, and hint that he had sick
man on board, possibly small pox patient,
soon scattered the thirsty crowd, and relieved
the shrewd skipper, who up n ansail and sail
ed to the other shore and saved his grog and his
friends tool S.
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State Temperance Convention

Inc people Of ane, of every religious denomna-
o, poiticai party, temperance organization and of
who believe in and practice total alb
stinence from all Intoxicating drinks and who in
favor OF the suppression of their sale by every lauda
DIE practicable, and effectual measure invited TO
meet in Mass Convention at
meOnian Hall in Augusta, on Wednesday,
January rs. 1873,
at IL o'clock noon, to adopt such means they may
Judge best to reform the ineprate to the young
from the paths of ntemperance and drive, if pos
sble, the traffic from the land. Let there be gener
al rally. We need to encourage each others hearts
and strengthen each others hands in this great york
The usual reduction of fare the several railroads
may be expected.
rne Convention will probably continue Though
Thursday.
- JOSHUA NYE,
j. S. KIMBALL,
ID. b. RANDALL,
E. w. MORTON,
A j. W. STEVENS,
o. q. HALL,
as. o. r. WILSON, III,
State Temperance Conn''''ee'
December 80, 1872.
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News and Other Items.

An attempt was made recently u a'ea'Sina'e
the Sultan of Turkey 1t failed and the con-
spirators are likely to be unhappy I'D conse-
quence.
Tho Roston Globe says that John p. Hale is
a confirmed paralytc, and has softening of the
brain. He cannot leave his room and will not
probably live great while. He is nearly 81
years old.
Great reductions have been made in the Dan
ish army and materials of war, thus predicting
peace policy.
"A colored Washington belle who had planned
Ior reception, was somewhat taken aback be-
cause her mother had the small pox, but equal
to the emergency, she put the old lady in the
back part of the house, and didn't spoil the fun
OF the company by saying anything about it
until they were ready to adjourn.
Hon. William E, Dodge of New York, and
other members of the National Temper
ance Society, will go to Washington to urge
Congress to authorize the President to appoint
a commission to enquire into the cause and
effect of the liquor traffic with view to asking
prohibitory legislation.
A theological "unpleasantness" occurred in
the Baptist church at Baskerville, N. H., on
Sunday last. Rev. Mr.. Hartman, the pastor
was notified last July that his services would
not be required after the first of October, bu
believing His ministrations were necessary tt
the moral health of the society, he refused II
take the hint, and last Sunday found on reach
ing the church that another preacher had takel
possession of the pulpit A brief conversion
took place between the two, and Mr.. Harrimal
finally left the church, followed by majorit
of the females of the congregation
The Vermont Grand Lodge of Free Mason
was organized in 1898, and now has in its juris
J diction 80 lodges with SO99 members. Their
have been 592 limitations during the year, q
have withdrawn and II have died.
r Harrisonville, N. H., wants to know if il
1 William Fisher, who weighed 100 pounds {
one year of age, and is now five years old an
weighs 100 pounds, is three feet seven inches
e hight and measures Al inches in girth and
inches around the thigh, can be duplicate
anywhere.
e According to Governor Noyes, the debt
I Ohio is $50, 1877 69, including 100000 e,
d pended in aid of railroads. A warning note
> sounded against the debts cities and count
are mourning to secure railroads. Local deb
: are increasing alarmingly, calling far Cons
y tutional prohibition.
There remains to be cut of Hoosac Tunn
!. 3l29 feet, being 391 feet less than two-thirds
10 a mile
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-11

MoDEsTY is virtue that has no repute
among the great journals of New York and
when they fail to sound their praise them
selves they print several columns OF the let
tiers received from their patrons, which OF
course praise their policy Among two or
three columns printed in the Tribune is let
Ter from aWatervile correspondent sending a
ciuo VINO adds that if the paper had been
turned over to the management of an ad minis
tration man. 1t would not have been possible
to obtain one ct the sixty subscribers sent to
II. Anoie must nave been a remarkable re-
action against President Grant in Wateryille
since November 9Th.
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AN Indiana paper tells of young man
who was afflicted with delirium tremens 90
the effect of one drink. The information ia
really valuable. 1t usually takes thousands
OF dollars, the loss of friends and of self.re-
spect, and any amount of rags and misery to
reach delirium tremens by the ordinary road.
and If all this could be saved and the same re-
suit gained, the seeker after jim-jams would
De greatly benefited, SO we give the shortest
road to ruin. The young man inserted a
sa'nphns 'ooe into barrel of whskey that
mas oeen IN a stoi ehouse two years, inhaling
OF course, all the pent up fumes that had &C
accumulated.
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DIED.

In this city, JAN 0, Lizzie L. wife of James Burnie,
aged ~ years month 9days.
Funerai services Saturday forenoon at 10 o'clock,
at No. 80 Anderson street.
In Searsmont, Jan. l. VIM X Hartman of Port
land, aged 80 years months
- In Fairfield, Jan. 9. Mrs. Mary wife of Geo. H.
Newhall, aged 80 years.
In Bath, Jan. 8, Rachel Bishop, aged 81 years.
In Pittston, Jan. /. Mr.. Samuel Dudley aged go
years.
In Gardiner, Jan; 6. Mrs. Evelire Hooker, wife OF
Sam'l s. Davis, aged Sc years.
In Natick, Jan. 0, DR.. George C. Lincoln, aged 81
years.
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Tur Tribune having used the Credit Mo-
hitler scandal in the late campaign to break
down Mr.. Blaine and thereby set the lesser
Democratic lights into full face type over the
matter, says, in its issue of Wednesday:
We have no hesitation in saying that the
record of the Speaker in connection, with this
affair seems to be absolutely clear; and it is
great satisfaction to us to be able to say it,
Inc greater, since, from the accidental fact
OF his names heading McComb list, he has
mad to bear the brunt of the general attack
upon the whoie business.
But had it cared to do so the Tribune
could have as well ascertained that Mr.
Blaine was absolutely Clean of the affair a!
at this late day, since the same parties woul'
have then made the declaration. Such is in
dependent journalism.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-11

In the House the other day, Mr.. Vinton Of
Gray, introduced an order providing that the
several committees whose duty ii is to visit
the State institutions appoint subcommittee
to attend to the duty. The order passed the
House but the grave Senators could not see
in Mr.. Vinton's economy measure a degree
of merit sufficient to counterbalance the
pleasure they would experience in attending
to their duties in full committee.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-11

THOSE of the sons and daughters of Maine
who are so unfortunate as to reside in Wash
ington held ''sociable" in Masonic Hall in
that city Tuesday evening. Congressman
Frye made speech of welcome in which he
said that ii Maine were to sound her hpgle
recalling her sons and daughters scattered
over this vast domain, other sections would
mourn the loss of some of their most useful
and ornamental members
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-11

The New Hampshire Democracy has sud-
denly forgotten its fine notions respecting the
fifteenth amendment and lapsed back to it's
AFFECT ante beilum condition. Leastwise we
judge so from the reactionary and antedelu-
Wan tone of the platform adopted by the State
Convention g., .-e. -.----
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PARTY who has been staying in Boston
says that wealthy gentleman dying there re-
Gently was buried with the usual funeral SER
vices from his residence, which were attended
by tie usual number of friends. The papers
merely said that he died of the prevailing
diseased In few days it was ascertained
that the prevailing disease was smallpox.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-11

PENs1oNs.-The following are samples of the
special pension cases before the Legislature:
BENZ. Smith of the town of Appleton, asks
for a pension. He represents that in the
home from military dnty he broke or dislocated
his ankle which injury permanently disabled
him. In 1856 he received aid from the State,
but since then he has been forgotten.
Charles w. Cobb of Bangor, asks for an in
crease of pension ON account of injuries re-
ceived in what he terms the "Maine Law Riot
in Bangor, in 1870.
Thaddeus G. Billings of Lyndon, puts in q
petition for the bounty of 500 that was paid
| to drafted men who left the State under the
| call of December, 1864. He was drafted, he
| says, and detained within the State until dis
charged. He lost his time, health, and the
use of his farm, and expenses of moving tx
Lewiston and returning to Lyndon, but receiv
| ed no bounty
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IT is stated that Bangor entertained last
summer no less person than Mrs. Bishop
who is now talked of for the queen of the
Sandwich Islands Following the custom of
Provincial advertisers, Bangor paper says
that "those merchants who Ca recollect hav-
ing seen Mrs. Bishop at their pl>ces of bust
ness, may now advertise that their stores are
under the patronage Of her most gracious
majesty the queen OF the Sandwich Islands,"
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More Annexation.

And now there is rage for annexing the
Sand yich Islands. 1T would De such an ex-
cellent coaling station-such convenient
naval depotl Great Britain, we'll knowing
how it has itself acted under like circum-
stances, mildly deprecates any fllibustering
movement. 1t presumes that American in
huence will finally gain an ascendency there
without violence and without intrigue There
is already a marked preponderance of Amer
leans among tie foreign population of the
islands. 1t is hardly likely that any foreign
power would interfere, if the United States
should, by legitimate and peaceful means,
add these lonely volcanic rocks to the Repub-
lie. Mrs. Bishop, who aspires to the purple
of which the drunken heir of the late mon
arch is unworthy, might object to Uncle
Sans easy and almost unconscious deglu-
tition of the slight territorial morsel, but we
presume that Mrs. BIS interested opposition
would not be allowed to interfere with this
last possible step in the Western march of
civilization. The advocates ofannexationwil
have great advantage in this case from the
fact that the acquisition of Hawaii will cost
nothing, in the beginning at least. IF it
should prove to be a worthless piece of prop
erty, its new owners can have the satisfac-
expended in buying sterile wastes. But this
seems to us to be about all that can be
said in favor of the project. The idea that
its possession would confer on this country
the control of the whole Pacific coas; of
North America, of the adjacent seas and the
Commerce of China and Japan, is an attrac-
tive one. But these advantages we already
possess, without the Sandwich islands, in as
high degree as we should with them, and
we shall easily continue so to possess these
advantages except. in case of a war with
some great naval power. Let us suppose that
war is tc arise between this country and
Great Britain, f,r instance-would our situa-
ii n be stronger on account of having the
coveted islands as roaling station and naval
depot? Surely not, unless we are to main
tain navy nearly equal in strength to- that
OF the hostile power, whose first act would be
to attack and wrest from us our outlying pos
sessions. 1t does not comport at all with our
theory OF government to keep large and ex-
pensive navy in constant state of readiness
for war, and in case of the sudden outbreak
or nost1f1t1es our srnar rueats of ti-svrrvv,
which might be sufficient for onr protection.
if concentrated, would be dispersed and
weakened in the futile effort to hold the
"coaling station hundreds of miles from our
coasts. The definite geographical outline of
this country has been great advantage to it
in its past conflicts. The annexation of Alas
ka will make little difference to it in this re-
spect, for any power that should ravish it
from US would confer an obligation that most
people would appreciate. But the Sandwich
islands, if part of the United States, must
be defended as matter of national pride.
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A Good Thing Duly Appreciated,

No beneficial revolution goes backward; and
this maxim is invariabe in medicine as in politics.
The advent of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, twenty
years ago, produceda revolution in the treatment of
large class of ailments and that revolution has ever
since been in the full tide of successful experiment "
If that tide has borne the proprietors of the ceebrat
borne thousands of human beings who languish-
ing under the effects of disease weak and hopeless,
out of the depts of dependency into the paradise of
health and cheerfulness. 1t is no exaggeration to
say that to the vgor the regularity of habit of body
the good appetite and perfect digestion, acquired
der the operation of this unequaed tonic and correct
i've, attitudes of people in every walk of life, who
have been vainly physicked in the usual way, owe
the blessings of renewed health and the prospect of
prolonged lie.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-11

THE golden birthday of that able Metho-
dist organ, the lions Herald was celebrated
by its patrons at Wesleyan Hall, Boston, en-
Thursday evening with jubilee of speeches,
poetry, etc., in which prominent men of the
denomination participated. Mayor Kings
bury, who was its editor from 1884 to 1886,
participated in the exercises
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EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.:
Pallen Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotei
managers will confer favor upon by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
journal, we have information that seVerai y.
mers'' are seeking courteses in tne haino " Wv
Pass. and wa have no disposition to be, even pas
lively, a party to such fraud