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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-02

REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS VI
THE PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The government Ill
rectors of the Union Pacific Railroau' IN tner
report just made express the opinion that PROP
ably no equal number of consecutive miles OF
railroad in the United can be found in a better
condition. The still more important declaration
;s made that the directors do not doubt the ca
nacitv of the road to be equal to all just de-
mands upon it, including the government lien,
but to effect this with certainly several changes
are deemed necessary, the principal which is
the removal of all executive supervision over
the immediate workings of the line from the
present distant points in the east to the line it
self. The report fixes the date of the compile
ton of the road at June 80, 1870 since which,
by the terms or the charter five per cent. of the
net earnings of the road are now due the gov
eminent The net earnings for two years end
ing June SO, 1872, were Sc, 5S5, 211 five per
cent of which would be 1929, 270. The compa-
ny argue that to obtain the net earnings upon
which the government claim should be calcu-
lated, the entire interest account should be de-
Quoted, and the directors admit that there is
| some force in the argument so far as the inter
| est on the first mortgage bonds is concerned
| The interest on the bonds, counting gold at l.
per cent, has been SO, $50, 652, which if deduct
ed will still leave So, 925, 1863, upon which tht
| government is entitled to five per cent, o.
$146,273
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DIED.

In Dnrham Oct. "a, Mrs. Mary g., wife of j. B.
Day, aged 81 years months. ,
In Edgecomb, Dec II, Mrs. Jane S. Baker, wife OF
Obadiah Baker, Esq, aged II years months DAYS.
La Bath, Dec. 80, Mr.. Charles E. Mari, aged IS yrs
7 months.
In Woowich, Dec. &c, Mrs Hannah c., wife Of
Harvey Prebe, aged II years.
In York. Dec. 20, Capt. James Talpey, aged SO yrs.
months.
In Southport, Dec. o. Mr.. Smith McKown, aged "a
years; Goth, Miss Louisa j. Preble, aged 48 years.
In Redwood City, CAL, Nov. 90 Mrs. Augustus E.
Lurvey, formerly of South Paris, aged 80 years.
~ The funeral services of the late Mrs. o. W.
Hawkes., who died in San Francisco Dec. 10, will be
held this Thursday afternoon at O'Clock, at her late
residence, Mechanic Falls.
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Protect Your Health.

Cold and moisture combined have a torporising eff
feet upon the bodily organs and the digestive and Sc
cretve processes are apt to be tardily perform
ed in Winter than in the fall The same is true also
of the excretory functions. The bowels are often
sluggish and the pores of the skin throw off but lit
tie waste matter at this season. The system there
fore requires opening up little, and also purifying
atable tonic and Alternative that be used for these
purposes is Hostetters Stomach Bitters Persons
peptc agonies, the painful disturbances OF the bow
els, The bilious attacks, and the nervous vistations
so common at this time of the year. will do we'll to
reinforce their systems with this renowned vegetable
stomachic and invigorant 1t improves the appetite,
strengthens the stomach cheers the Spirits and re-
novates the whole physique.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
A Cook for Every Nram

-, me ,,SCiENCE OF LIFE, or SELF-PRESERVA-
Exhauste1 vltalty, Premature Decline in Man. Ner-
yous and nyscal Debility, Hypochondra Impotency,
Sspermatorrnea or Seminal Weakness, and all other
9scIeeions or excuses OF mature years. This is in
deed ,a book for every man. Thousands have been
piness. It is the cheapest and best medical work
ever puDlsned and the only one on this class of ills
worth Teag 1goth edition, revised much en-
larged liustrated, bound in beautiful French CLOTH
Price only 81. Sent by mail post-paid on recent
price, address 81 PEA MEDICAL INSTi-
TUTE, No Bulhncn Street, Boston, Mass, or DR..
author may be consulted the above as well as ali
diseases requiring SKILL and EXPERIENCE.
sn MARKEDLY
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-02

FULL returns from all the States of the
vote for Presidential electors are now receiv-
ed. These give Grant 1885,, 1884 and Greeley
2S33, S47, showing popular majority for
Grant of 759,137, which is larger by 449, 54e
than 1868. The Republican total vote was
$685., g. a, an increase af $40, 796 over 1868.
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A FRIGHTENED FIREMAN. good joke is
related of fireman on the Portland & Roches-
ter road, who, in the absence of the engineer,
drove the iron steed out of Portland some days
since. When beyond Gorham some part of the
machinery gave way and humping against the
cab, gave the fireman the idea that all was up
with him. He shut off steam, whistled 'sdown
brakes and jumped into neighboring snow
drift, where, being an exceedingly short and
fat man, he stuck, buried up to his ears, until
extricated by the train hands. Not insured
BiddefOrd Times.
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State Temperance Convention

The people of Maine, of every religious denomina-
Ito ,po itical party, temperance organization, anu o.
organization who believe in and practice total alb
sIinenee from all intoxicating drinks. and who are in
favor Of the suppress Of their sale every iaudl-
ble practicable and efcctual measure invited tt
meet in Mass Convention at
Meonian Hail in Augustn, ON Wednesday.
January rs. 1873,
at II o'clock noon TO adopt such means as they may
Judge best TO reform the iIehriate save the young
from the paths Of intemperance, and to drive ii pos
sible 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 or
The reduction of fare on the several railroads
may be expected.
FAC Convention will probably continue tn ougf
Thursda..
JOSHUA NYE,
j. S. K1MBALL,
d. B. RANDALL,
E. w. MORTON,
A. j. w. STEVENS,
&c. HALL,
O. R. WILSON, ..
State Temperance C0mm'Heo'
December 80, 1872. o...
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Rv Try regular attaehe of the PRESS is furnished
with card certificate countersigned by Stanley l..
PIlen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and ho'e1
managers will confer favor upon us by deman'in's
credentials of every person claiming to represe
jou,dal as we have information that sevefai &c ,Ie
mers'' are seeking courtesies in the Ill.,, In ,os
Pass and we have no disposition 20 No.
siyey a narty TO sIlch fraud.
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANClSCo-Ar 22d, ship John Bryant,
NEW oRLEANs-Ar 2sd, ship Gettysburg, Walk
er, Liverpool.
Ar 26th, barques La Plata, Matthews, Liverpool
Homeward Bound, Merriman Havana; Cephas Star
rett, Babbage, Spruce Head.
Ar at SW Pass 23d, brig Mariposa Staples, Cuba
oath, ship Celestial Empire Stewart. Bremen.
MoBILE-Ar 23d, sch Alruna, MITCHELL Matanzas.
Cid 23d, barque Starlight. Seavey, Boston.
Cid oath, barque John L Chase, Davis, Cork.
DARIEN-Ar 24th sch Waterman, Parker, from
SAVANNAH-Cld sOth. ship Western Empire
Grozier Liverpool; sch Juliet, Nash Boston.
BRUNSWICK, GA Ar 30th, barque Mendoza
cHARIEsToSEAr 9TH 1T sch Georgietta Lawrence
Robinson, Havre
AT sotb, sch E Fabens, Crocker, San Bias for New
| Sid SOth, ship Uncle Joe, for Havre.
NEW YORk-Ar Both, sch Jennie Sheppard
Wilbur, Baltimore.
Ar LIST, barque Ormus, Pettengill, Havre; brig A N
| Knight, Davis. New Orleans.
CD soth barques Hosea Rich Pierce , for Have
| Rio Grande; Virginia, johnson, st Pierre; sch
Cid 31st, barques Waldo, Pressey, Cadiz;7 Monte
zuma Hammond, Barbados; sch Azelda & Laura
NEW HAVEN-Ar 3oth sch W 7 Emerson, Dorr
PROvIDENCE-Ar sOth, sch Calvin P Harris
| Balloon, Baltimore.
Below s1st, sch Decora, Clark, from Musauash. NIB
| Caswell, from Elizabethport.
Cid 30th, sch Annie Murchie Merrill. Jacksonville
| NEWPORT-Ar 31st schs w Woodruff Haskell
| Calais; Alligator, McGregor, do.
| In port Goth, schs Andrew Peters, Hopkins, Provl
dence for New York; l. Ltandish, Wilder, So Ambo
| for Pembroke; Waterfall, Cameron, New York fo
Boston; Hiram Fisher, Kpowlton, Dennysville fo
New York; Zoe, Tinker. Hoboken for Lynn.
| VINEYARD-HAVEN-Ar3 0th, schs Alc0ra, Der
nison, Port johnson for Boston; Angelina Robinson
Elzabethport for Boston; Martha Pike, Allen. fl
Tangier for Portland; Silas McLoon, Spear, N Yor
for do; Zoe, McFadden, Hoboken for Lynn; Coz
| Kearney, Metcaf, Calais for Providence.
| Ar 31st. schs Nathan Cleaves, Atwood. Norfolk fl
Portland; Seventy-Six, Dwyer, Georgetown SC ft
| Thomaston.
In port. brig M Thompson; schs Clara Jane, 70
raway) Franconia. (reloading,) Island Belle. (repa
ing sails) Mahaska, (repairing sails) John Boyntol
| (reoading,) Amirald. Gepairing,) Arcturus, Uniol
Col Eddy. Thos Xix, Maracaibo Sophie. Sarah, Fri
Margaret Ann The Star. W Scott, VIM Flint.
Wentworth, M Rice, Katie Mitchell, Adriana,
H Thorndike, Defiance, Geo Somes, Medford, Flol
Condor Eureka, and others.
BOSTON-Ar 31st, schs SALIVA, Kelley, Calais fl
| Providence; Hero, Foss, Belfast
Ar 1st schs Fannie A Bailey, Coombs, Philade
| pha; Mary Lymburner. French. and M M Pote. Al
bolt. Hoboken; Julia & Martha, Lunt, Elizabeth
port.
Cid list. schs Lorne. (Br) Flower, Portland; Abe
Mason, Rose, Portland, to load for New York
Hazeltne, Mcdonald, Jacksonville r II Colso
| GRAY. Bangor.
SALEM-Ar 30th, schs Convoy, French, Elizabeth
| port Belle Brown. Nash New York.
| NEWBURYPORT-Ar 30th, sch Magnum Bonur
Thurlow Bangor via Portland.
Sid 30tb, sch Gem, Thomas, Rockland.
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49,, anonymous letters and communi-
c.,ions Tbe name and address of the writer are in
all iispensable, not necessarily for publication
BIZ, as a guaranty good faith.
..e cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
N nlicatIons that are not use l.
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EOuEUGN PORTS

Ar at Bombay Dec Is, barque Chasca, Hall, New
Ar at Padang Oct 8, ship Cyclone, King, New York
Sid 9Th. ship Competitor, Matthews, Boston.
Ar at Singapore Nov II, brig Madawaska, Fowler
Hong Kong.
sid FIN Batavia Nov 2, ship Borneo, Walker, for
Cid at Rotterdam Dec 10, barque Clara, Nichols,
Newcastle.
Sid FIN Galway Dec A. ship ventus, vesper, for
AT at Havre Dec 10, barque Harriet Hussey, Foss.
Charleston.
Ar in the Roads 14th, ship Thos Harvard, Baker,
Orleans; Elizabeth
Sid FIN Havre Dec aoth. ship sylvanus Blanchard,
McAlevy, Cardiff, to load for Callao
Sid FIN Dundee 10th, ship Kate Davenport, Dun
Sid fin London 14th, ship New World, Chapman,
New York.
Ar at London Dec Is, ship Regent, Chase, from San
Francisco
Ar at Messina Dec 5, parque Western Sea, Ken
Sid 4th barque Almoner, Averill Boston; 5th, brig
E Miller. Parker New York
Ar at Palermo Dec 6, brig Isis, Anderson, Bangor
Cid 9th. barque Marathon, Donnell, New York.
Sid FIN Genoa Dec II, brig j H Lane, Franklin for
Messina.
Off Malaga Dec 10, ship Success, Clifford from Ge-
neo for New Orleans, 80 days out.
Ar at Fayal goth, sch Para, Martin, Boston, (and
At Gibraltar Dec s. brig Milwaukee, Perkins, from
New York for Marseilles. repairing.
Ar at Cientuegos Dec Is, barque Florence PETERS,
Ar at st Jago 18th, brig Aroostook, Bryant Phia-
delphia.
At Arecibo Dec 49, brig Navasota, Slater from Bos-
ton.
Ar at Matanzas Dec %. brig Concord, Kelley, from
Baltimore.
sl4.f SPOKEN.
| Dec 10, off Torbay, ship VIM Woodbuy y, Hermann
| from Shields for Bombay.
Dec %, off Hatteras barque Daring, from Portland
| for Cuba.
Dec 25. off Absecom. sch Henrietta, from Jackson
vile for New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-02

In connection with the increase Of tb'
number of military and naval cadets by my
members each consequent upon the new ap-
portionment of Congressman, Seofe''
son recommends that the course Vi ''uuy al
West Point and Annapolis he extended to tx
veors ond the House appropriation committee
b.vo oaread to add an amendment to the ap-
nronristion bill making the proposed change
On the other hand Secretery Belknap opposes
such a change at West Point on the ground
that the necessities of the service require Of
ffcers more rapidly than the Academy car
furnish them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-02

IT is said that the Legislature will be asked
to pass law forbidding prosecuting officer
of the State from being the attorney of
any corporation where the interests of the
people conflict with those of the corporation,
as is often the case with railroad companies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-02

TEN wears from now the story of official in
@s%Spetenoy and msmanageme mt in connection
viii the prevalence of smallpox in this city,
the atssaase a blush of shame when recalled to
Boston ZION of officials who are responsible
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-02
MARRIED..

In Freeport, Dec. 3D. by Rev. H. Ilsley, Gustayus
d. Fogg and Miss Emma ID. Rodick. all of Freeport
In Woolwich, Dec. %, Edwin Reed and Miss Ella
M. Trott.
In Buckfield Dec. %, j. C. Fuller and Miss Lizzie
E., daughter of Hiram Hines
In Norway, Dec "a, Birney Bradbury and Hattie
E. Town.
In Rockland, 6. F. oxton of Camden and Mary M.
johnson of Rockand.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-02

WE have received from the enterprising
publishers of the Kennebec Journal an at
tractve pamphlet entitled Biographical
Sketches of the Members of the Senate and
House of Representatives" 1t has cost Mr..
Howard Owen vast deal of trouble, which
we have no doubt will be appreciated. The
information given respecting members is
brief and important.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-02
BANK OF PORTLAND,

On and after this date, the un lersgned will carry
on STRICTLY Banking business, at the Banking
Rooms now occupied by the Second National Bank,
in Portland, Maine, under the style of the "BANK
OF PORTLAND and as such, will receive Deposits
and make Discounts, in the regular course Of the
Banking Business.
W.N. GooLD.
Portland, June 24th 1872
jun23new1t then sn If
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Wanted,

An experienced SALESMAN to travel for a
Wholesale Grocery House in this city. Address a."
Press office. dec24sntf
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A1ovr,, CORRESPONDENT sends us copy

HOWELL correspondent SENDS us copy
Of an old circular of the New York conf
Jence operators by which it is quite possible
that a few parties will realize that they are
FOOLS rather tan knaves. This time the fel-
low prints his circular in his own printing
office and sends his name and address on a
bit of paper, which is Geo. Vanderburgh, "a
Amity street, New York. The modest Van
derburgh announces that he is the most ex-
pert engraver in the United States, and fur
ther asserts that he superintendent the en-
craving of the greenback plates for the Unit
ed States. After ten years his services were
no longer required and he hit upon the plan
of making few plates aud issuing legal ten
ders on mis- own account. He now holds the
golden horn of wealth, metaphorically speak
ing, and generously offers to give bogus cur
rency for small percentage of the genuine
As fools do not generally read the papers u
word of caution is needed.
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To Let.

FHNHE commodious four storied Brick Store, No. 81
Il Commercial St.-immediate possession given.
Inquire of ELIAS THOMAS & co,
No. 80 Commercial st.
Or of WV. THOMAS. Canal National Bank.
sept12sntf
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MARINE NEWS.


Wednesday, Jan. 4.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Moravian, (Br) Graham, Liverpool 10th
ult-passengers and mdse to H g. A Allan.
Sch Octav1l Dow, Sterling, Indian Island, NIB
fresh herring for a market.
Sch Emma Hotchkiss, Alley, Winterport for Bos-
ton.
Sch Abby Butler, Reed, Ellsworth for Boston.
Sch d Atwood, Written, Millbrdge for Boston.
Sch ID w Lovett, Haskell, Rockport for Boston.
Sch Saxon, Abbott Sullivan for Boston.
CLEARED.
Sch Eveline, Bagley, New York-Berln Mills.
Mills.
.oAiLED-Barques Eliza White, Ellen Stevens;
steamer Mississippi.
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THE NEXT YEAR

No efforts viii be spared to make the MAINE
STATE PRESS more acceptable to its patrons. Indeed
the Publishers will not relax their efforts to make
the paper necessity to those who have been aecus-
toned to read it. We pledge that during the year
1873 the Weekly PRESS shall be more NEWSPA-
PER than ever, that tho family that thoroughly
reads the paper will have all the current evets Of the
day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-02
MIENIORANnA.

Barque Argentine, Gilkey, from Shields for Havana.
is reported by cable to have been totally wrecked on
the Galloper Dec 22d. She registered 573 tons was
built at Brewer in 1866 and hailed from Bangor
Barque Augustine Kobbe, (of SearsporD Chase, at
New York from Dunkirk, came the southern passage
and had fine weather to Bermuda and was twelve
days from thence with NE and NV gales; lost and
split sails, stove rails and wheel.
Sch SALIVA, Kelley. from Calais for Providence
With lumber, while at anchor off Spectacle Island
night of the 3Oth was cut through by ice and filled
with water. She was lowed to Boston.
The crew of barque Sharpsburg abandoned Nov 26,
taken off by the Carl Georg, from Savannah and
landed at Bremerhayen 18th.
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January q,

Miniature Aimanac.........J January ..
sun rises. ........7.30 Moon sets....... S.55 PM
Sun sets. .4.39I High water 130 PM
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AAN Il LIN hLIN L
ONE TRIP PER WEEK!

yeI The Steamer New York, Capt
LISA N E. B. Winchester, will leave Rail-
Hnl lxKRk roadwharf, foot of State street,
lA-x1kNFx4SSevery MONDAY at p. M for
Eastport and St. John.
Returning will leave st. John and Eastport every
THURSDAY.
Connections made at Eastport for st. Andrews
Rohbinston Calais, Woodstock and Houlton.
Connections made at st. John for Digby Annapo-
lis, Windsor, Kentvie, Halifax, n. s., Shediac, Am
hersf.
.WFreight received on days of sailing until
o'clock P. NJ.
jan2tf A. R. STUBBS, Agent.
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A FIRST CLASS NEWSPAPER.

The Publishers congratulate themselves that their
efforts to make the PRESS acceptable to its patrons
are appreciated from the conclusive fact that with
out special efforts its list of subscribers has been in
creased to greater extent during the last six
months than for any similar period the past six years.
As an advertising medium the DAILY PRESS stands
first among Maine journals.
TERMS: IS year in advance; 81 for six months;
SO for three months.
Liberal commissions will be paid those who will
secure subscribers with prepaid subscriptions
sS-orders from News Dealers promptly filed.
Address
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THE
Best Newspaper i'm Maine,


By making all its departments fuller and more vau
able
The growingimportanee ofPortland as a distributing
centre for Maine and its increasing wholesale trade
make full Daily paper imperatively necessary.
With larger Editorial corps than any paper in
Maine, with unexceed facilities for collecting news
and more space todevote to Details the Publishers
will make everv exertion to render the DAILY PRESS
atuier and more complete paper than it has hitherto
been, and in every respect
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-02

We will send an extra cory of the WEEKLY PRESS
to any person sending five lew subscribers, with
So
Special club rates may be obtained by applying to
the Publishers.
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and many others. E
The occurrence of these annual sales here and the
large number of citizens that have placed confidence
in him and purchased these Pianos from year to year.
enables Mr.. Gorham to feel that he is stranger
here, and that all those who may in the future en-
trust him in the selection of Piano Forte will in no
way be Disappointed.
Our Pianos sold on easy iustalments, if desired.
Old Pianos taken in exchange and fair prices allowed
We shall also offer large variety of rich Piano
Covers at very low prices. de27d3w
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EVERY PLANO rs FULLY wARRAN-
TED FOR FIVE YEARS.

Parties DESTROYS OF obtaining really line Piano at
very moderate price, are invited to examine them
Mr. Gorham will be pleased to show their advantage
es to all.
The large number of prominent citizens we refer to
below. that have purchased these Pianos, and who
will testify to the satisfaction they giving year at
ter year. and the steadily increasing sale hav
ing, is the best proof offer for their excellence
and durability.
Among the many citizens Of Portland who have dur
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WANTEDi
5000 New Subscribers i'm January.

Our friends cannot confer more acceptable New
Years Gift than by each sending a dozen new
subscribers
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PIANO

"R. G. l.. GCRHAM, manufacturer of the cele-
w brated GORHAM PLANO FOOTE'S,
desires to thank the citizens of Portland for their
confidence and very liberal patronage, he has receiv
ed in the sa lie of these instruments at each sale dur
ing the past three years And respectfully informs
them, that he Ill open his annual exhibition and
Sale in Portland,
GOm m nuoiuo TuncIou Ion z1QE2
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-15
A Murderer Endorsed.

The Evening TorchligM speaking of
Curtin's acquittal says:
Curtin, who shot and killed young
man named Johnson some months
ago, for seducing his daughter, was
last night acquitted by "a jury of his
countrymen. AS usual the apparent
ground of acquittal was the "tempora-
ry insanity of Curtin. That seduc-
tion justified murder of course was
not claimed, but the fit of rage, frenzy,
madness to which Curtin was wrought,
over the sO-called "ruin" of his daugh-
ter, was adjudged as equivalent to in
sanity, and Curtin was acquitted. And
upon the jury's announcing the ver-
dict it Is said the applause of the rab-.
BILE was long and loud, and Curtin was
Immediately surrounded by his friends
and the usual pump-handle congratu-
latiOns were gone through with. Is it
possible that law and justice are thus
carricatured i'm this land of law and
order! Can it be that man, in fit
Of madness, can shoot down his fellow
man In his path, like a dog, for an act
acknowledged not justified by murder,
and then be acquitted because such an
act rendered him for the time frenzi-
cal! What is law? What is justice?
What is the use of law, IL it can be
thus prOstituted and reduced to
mOckery? When we see such things
going on in this bOasted land where
Justice is falsely represented as blind
folded when hearing alOft the balance
of Justice, we could wish that We were
OmnipOtent for about two hours, that
we might knock this corrupt world
into smithereens! o, Liberty, what
crimes are committed in thy name!