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The Portland daily press., 1874-12-11
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE.
Death.

Death.
BATH. Dec. 1O.-Richard Bailey, promi-
nent man, and for many years one of the Sc.
Iectmen of the town of Newcastle, and mem
Der of the last House of Representatives, died
suddenly at his residence in that town early
this morning at the age of IS.
Revenue Changes.
EAsTPoRT, Dec. 1O.-The Rev. cutter Levi
Woodbury. arrived here this morning 10 take
the place of the Mosswood ordered to New
York.
RoCKLAND, Dec.10-A large cooper shop and
its contents, belonging to the Cobb Lime Co..
at the foot Of Winter street, was destroyed by
an incendiary fire last night. A man named
Merchant is under arrest on strong supicion of
being the guilty party.
The house, barn and outbuidings OF Capt.
Reimby in Union, were burned last evening.
Loss probably $4,000; partly insured.
Kittery Navy Yard
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 10.-The Woodruff iron
works of Hartford are to put in the NJ machinery
of the United States steamer Enterprise at the
Kittery navy yard. The engines were on board
a vessel that was frozen in, but will be shipped
by rail, delaying the work some eight weeks.
Portsmouth mechanics will do the work, Assis-
tant Engineer Edward NJ. Olson being detached
ON the part the government to superintend
it.
Suspension of Shoe Company.
BocKLAND, Dec. 10.-The Rockland Shoe Co.
has suspended business and an investigation Of
its affairs shows that its liabilities will exceed
its assets by about $4,000 or more. The state
ment of liabilities includes the amount of capt.
tai stock, which has been absorbed during the
two years and half the company has been do
ing business. A meeting of the stockholders
has been called for next Thursday, and it is
probable that some arrangement may then be
made to resume business.
Missionary Meeting.
BIDDEFoRD, Dec, 10.-The Maine Baptist
Foreign Missionary Association began its SEES
sion in this city last evening. Rev. G. W.
Gardner, DID, of Boston, Secretary of the
American Baptist Missionary Union, delivered
the discourse. Rev. Drs. Gardner, Stevens.
Mckenzie and other olergymen took part in
this meeting. Rev. E. Worth of Kennebunk.
was chosen chairman of the convention and
Rev. A. L. Lane of this city, Secretary. The
afternoon meeting was quite largely attended
The session will close tonight.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
Various Matters.


Boston, Dec, 10.-Julius L. Clark has re-
signed the Office of State Insurance Commits
sioner, and Gov. Talbot has appointed as his
successor Stephen II. Rhodes OF Taunton.
Percival Leverett of Boston, was yesterday
elected Grand Master of Masons of this state.
The Boy Murderer.
BOSTON, Dec 10-The trial of Jesse Pome-
roy the boy murderer, was concluded here to-
day. the jury, after four hours and half de-
liberation, bringing in a verdict of murder in
the first degree with a recommendation for
mercy. The trial has excited the greatest in
terest. Pomeroy is but 15 years Of age and is
under indictment for two murders, that of
Katie Curran, little girl who was enticed by
him into the cellar OF his mothers house, where
he concealed her mutiated body under pile
of bricks, and the shockingly brutal murder OF
which he has just been convicted, that of Hor-
ace Millin, little boy four years old.
Hard Times.
FALL RIVER, Dec. 10.-The condition Of the
laborsmarket in this city is unusually depress-
ed Hundreds of men with families have been
seeking employment for months unavailingly,
and since the list of December 400 laborers
have been discharged from city work. The
number of applications for relief from the city
poor funds has been alarmingly increased, av-
eraging 20 per day, an unprecedented number
in the history of the city
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Boston Root and Shoe Market.

BOSTON, WEDNESDAY, Dec. ..
The shipments of boots and shoes from this market
to places outside of New England for the past week
have been 1854 cases. and 2194 ubbers against
6196 cases for the same week last year.
Total shipments since January 1, 1,172,457 cases
against O33 cases for the period last year
The shipments from Lynn for the week have been
1917 cases. against $40 for the week last
year.
large number of orders for single and small
lots goods is of the most noticeable features OF
the shoe trade at the present time, and indicating
that stocks must be sol up closely in the various
distributing towns, it forms very encouraging fea-
ture as to the prosperity and success of next
sons business. year ago stocks were large at all
the distributing points land heavy goods were worked
off until well into spring Now it would seem that
the stocks very low, and that the market will be
comparatively bare when the demand for spring
facturers arc not doing much and but few factories
are at work on full time. q, o. -F
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Aye, that is tho question. Is it better to shake
from head to foot in the paroxysms of fever and ague,
OF to Danish the atrocious disease by of that
standard antitebIile remedy, Hostetter's Bitters.
There cannot be much doubt as to the response of
the malaria stricken to this inquiry From every To-
cality on this continent whose inhabitants tor
mented with the shiyering plague comes an increas-
ing demand for the only genuine preventive and
eradcant of malaria provided by science. The deni-
zens of fever and ague districts well know how utter
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-11

The Senate remained in executive session
to-day only short time, sufficient TO refer
nominations to the appropriate standing COM
mittees for examination. No nominations were
confirmed.
The internal revenue receipts to-day were
1852, 625
Senator Morton says that repeal of the
legal tender act would be national disgrace.
The Democrats have agreed to support Sena-
tor Thurman for President pro tenn of the SEN
ate.
The Foreign Relations Committee this morn
ing, agreed to report bill to appropriate $780,
600 to furnish a suitable reception of King
Kalakaua.
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y inadequate to do more than give brief respite
the so-caed remedies of the faculty. Quinne, arse
mic, bsmuth-what are these but poisonous .pallia-
cial effect whatever and if persisted in wreak ire
parable mischief upon the system? Everywhere
they are being abandoned by intelligent persons, and
that genuine vegetable specific for intermittent and
remittent disease Hostetters Bitters, substituted
in their place.
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Daily Domestic Receipts.

Grand Trunk Rairoad-King & Gilman 100 bbls of
flour, Norton s. Chapman 100 do do. q Hunt 100
corn Waldron g. True 8 cars corn, Powers g. Melvin
car oats, w Thaxter cars corn ,Kensell & Tabor
car oats j Macpherson cars oats, Messrs. Milf
ken 65 bbs and half bbls beef John Dennis so bbls
and rs half bbls beef j L Libby cars potatoes G L
Libby do do. -.-s.
By water Conveniently Schr II S G W Kinds,
1000 bush corn to w Thaxter & Co.
by water conveyance-l0OO bush cornmeal to 6 W
az
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R;oJaueiro Coffee Market.

RIO JANEIRo, Dec. 9.-Wright, Brown & Co. re
port sales Coffee for the United States since De-
cember 2d-f3 900 bags; shipments for the United
States for same time $4,000 bags loading $4,000 90;
stock at date 2750O0 do average daily receipts II 800
do; price at reas. Exchange 26s.
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[FRoM OUR coRREspoNpENT

Ar at Montevideo Oct 9Th, barque Ethan Allen
Hardy, Portland, Sept 81:
Ar mt Matanzas 2sth schs Grace DAVIS, Davis, and
Hattie Ross, from Portland.
Ar at Baltimore 9th, sch Hattie Sampson, Bunk
er, Portland. 49,, -. SIT. ,,.-.,,u.o.
Ar at Philadelphia oh, sch Sophie, harrington
Ar at New York 10th, barque Samuel SPRING
Small, Buenos Ayres.
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Boston STOCK List.
lSaIes at the Brokers, Board Dec. 1O.l
Eastern Railroad. Observation-Disclosures ....-@ So
Portland, Saco 81 Portsmouth Railroad. i'll
New York Stock and Money marae,.

New YORK. Dec. 1O-Erenino.--Money loaned at
q per cent. on call, closing at q a per cent.
Sterling Exchange firm at 4Sia for prime 60 days
and 1899 q 400 for demand. The customs receipts
to-day $346, 00O Gold opened at 11Oa advanced
to iii, reactng to 110s and advanced to I'LL; the
rates gold oaus 1, 2, and per cent. for bor
rowing, fiat and 1, and per cent. for carrying; at
the close there little more activity, and after
the room was closed Iii 5-16 was bid and gold was
offered at 111s The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-
day 200 account of interest and $451 GOO in
redemption of bonds. Governments are firm. State
bonds quiet and steady. Railroad mortgages
dull. Stocks declined fraction before call but later
became firm and advanced from a II per cent, the
most marked improvement being in Erie, which
ranged from 26 q 27s Pacific Mall which sold at 80
q 40, and Western s2s a S3s. The advance in the
remainder of the list was q 8 per cent. At the
second call reaction of from an "a { per cent. en-
sued. Indiana Central declined to 50 and afterwards
rose to 60s. The whole market was during the last
hour of business but just previous to the close
more animated; Lake Shore advanced from e04 q
S0s and the rise brought out considerable stock;
North Western also advanced, several large blocks
changing hands; Erie which fell to 26 early in the
day on the appointment of receiver for the Allan
lantic g ct. Western, advanced to 27s a 27a in the
final sales on the rumOr that the company had sold
the grand opera house to A. I. Stewart; Michigan
Mail ranged between 40 q 400; the market closed
hange aggregated 900 shares, including Erie 100
shares Lake Shore $4,000 shares, North Western
$500, Rock Island &C., Pacific Mail 53,400, st Paul
61OO, Western Union 23,3O0, Wabash $500, Union
Pacific 5000.
1I1Nso e
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NEW HAMPSHI RE.
A Mystery.

NASHUA, Dec. 10.-Near where the woman's
head was found day before yesterday officers
have discovered chemise marked Mary Walsh,
stockings, valise and other articles of clothing,
stained with blood. The skeleton of a horse,
tied to tree, was found close by a few days
ago. There is no further clue.
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MEMORANDA.

Sch Nellie Grant, from United States, is reported
to have arrived at Oporto quo date seriously dam
aged. ,,,... E. coSno mani
ashore On Goose island 10th inst. Probably hoated
next tide - o.. xy,-u-..s
Sch Kendrck Fish. on going 20 sea from vineyard
Haven 9th inst touled with scbr Seaman, ana car
red away forerigging ss5oard side and tore lore
sail Rpturned IeDairs.
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$4,000 GOLD.
Special Notice. -
BEWARE OF
COUN'EERFEHTS AND
INVITATIONS.

The high reputation gained by ADAMSON'S BO-
TANiC COUGH BAISAM for the cure OF Coughs,
Colds, Asthma, Bleeding of the Lungs and Con-
sumption, has given rise to spurious compounds The
genuine ADAMSONS BOTANIC COUGH BAL
SAM is prepared only by FRANK W. KINSMAN,
Sole Proprietor. 10 protect yourselves from impos-
tion examine the bottle and see that the words ST.
W. Kinsman, Druggist, Augusta, Maile,.' are blown
in the glass of the bottle $4,000 for better article
DON'T FAIL TO TRY H.
The following are few of the names Of those who
have used this remedy: Mrs. Gov. Cony, Mrs. Hon.
James w. Bradbury, Anson P. Morrill,, Ex-Governor
Of Maine, Mrs. Col Thomas Lamba-d, Mrs. Col.
Thomas lang, Hon. j. j. Eveleth, Mayor OF Angus
ia; Rev. DIR. Kicker. Rev. Z. L. Martini Rev. G. f.
Penny, Rev. VIM. A. Drew, Rev. II. F. Wood. Col.
F. M. Drew, Secretary of State; Hon. j. L. Wood
ward State Librarian; Col. Geo. w. Stanley, Pres-
dent First National Bank; Hon. B. 81. Cushpan,
rotary OF Senate; Warren L Alden, Bangor; Charles
G. Nutter, ESQ, q fremont st., Boston; VIM: Il.
others in Providence; W. F. Morrel, ESQ.,, Portland,
and fifty thousand others too numerous to mention
Sold by all Druggists.
dec4 speodaeow6m
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DIED.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OE PORTLAND

Thursday, Dec. 10.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New Brunswick, Winchester, Boston for
Eastport and st John. NIB.
Sci s. @ w Kinds, Hill, Baltimore-corn to
Sch Quoddy, Tanning, Philadelphia-co to W
Sch May Munroe, Hall, Phladelphia-coal to RAN
dali 81 McAllister.
Sch Mary Staples Miller, Philadelphia.
Sch E A Hayes, Smith, New York, 40 hours-coal
to Rich 81 Judkins.
sch Huntross, Sprague, New York-corn to Geo W
True s. Co.
Sch Agricola, Fullerton, Gloucester, to load for
Ellsworth.
Sch Phenix, Randall, Maehias.
Sch New Packet, Sawyer, Machias for Boston.
Sch Metropolis, Lane, Vinalhaven fo- Boston.
CLEARED.
Steamship Franconia Bragg. New York Henry
Fox.
Ship Lucille, new, of Freeport, 1894 tons) Waite,
New Orleaus-Curtis 81 Davis.
Sch Cotton, Somers, Philadephia-O Orlando
Nickerson.
Sch Maud. Robinson, wiscasset, to load for port
North side Cuba.
SAILED-Barque J j Marsh SWEET; brig liza,
Eudorus, A w Goddard; schs Ethan Allen. Olive Ii
Robinson, and others.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
po,,,aus xyho,esaIc rznra.,s.

PORTLAND WhOIesatC MnrHets.
THURSDAY, December 10.-The grain market is
very firm and the prices are unchanged Flour is
steady and the lower grades rather scarce But
ter is in good demand and brings good prices. The
best lots sell for doc Groceries III good demand
and sell actively. Molasses is scarce and bring high
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-11
For New England

The King of the Sandwich Islands arrived in
Chicago yesterday afternoon, and left for Pitts
burg in the evening. He is suffering from a
bilious attack.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-11
$4,000 FOR AN INCURABLE CASE !
From Distinguished Lawyer of Boston.

From a Distinguished Lawyer of Boston.
MR.. FRANK KINsMAN: Dear Sir-I desire to say a
word in behalf Of your Adamson's Cough Balsam.
hayc been sufferer from very severe cough from
the first of last November trying great many pre-
Improvement, until the middle OF March, when a
friend brought this balsam to my notice tried the
small sample bottle which MIR. Goodwin gave me,
and had no occasion to try any more, for within
twelve hours from taking the first dose the cough
entirely left me. the result seemed little less than
ferers to Mr.. Goodwin's, No. 80 Hanover st. for the
remedy and, far as learn in every instance with
marked success. Respectfully yours,
fg Hn7e CHAS. q. NUTTER.
Firm Nutter g. Squire. Attorney and Counselors-
at-I4aw, q TremontSt] g 8gaE stfssa4
[From Alonzo S. Weed, publisher Of lions Herald,
80 Bromfield ST., BostOn.]
Several bottles of Adamson's Botanic Cough Bal
sam have been used in my family with tbs most graf
flying results. We esteem it as of the best of
medicines.
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METEOROLOGICAL

HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER: Washington, d. g.,
Dec. II, Il A. M.))
For New England,
generally cloudy weather and light rain or
snow, with slight changes in the temperature,
falling barometer and southerly winds, veering
TO westerly.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-11

Will Mrs. q. G. LinscOtt,
or anyone having knowledge OF her whereabouts
forward her address to the undersigned at Lawrence
Mass. Important. L. ALLSTON.
dnfsn lat
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-11-27
The Sinking of the Steamer Empire.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. IL
THE regular lower-coast packet En-
pire, Capt. Jeanfrau, sank to her texas
about four o'clock this morning at her
landing at the foot of Cont street.
The Empire arrived about 1880 this
morning, heavily loaded with sugar, mo-
lasses, rice, etc. Several other passengers
left the boat upon her arrival, otherwise
the loss of life would have been very
large. AS it is, fourteen passengers and
many of the crew are believed to be
drowned Five bodies have been re-
covered, including the Captains eldest
daughter, about seventeen years of age,
and Mr.. Frisbie, well-known plantation
engineer. Capt. Jeanfrau lost four chill
dren, but saved his wife and baby, who,
with him, were sleeping in the texas.
D. r. Perrett, a passenger, who es-
capped from the sinking steamer, gave his
opinion that the boat was overloaded and
parted in the center.
Capt. Jeanfrau states that the Empire
had only fair cargo; was not overload
ed that the guards were well above
water. At the time of the sinking he was
awakened by z great noise and confu-
sion; caught one Of his children, swan
with it to the shore; saw his wife stand
ing on deck With the baby IN Der arms
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-11-27
Frightful Explosion in French
Chemical Factory.
An American Boat Run Down in
the Clyde.
Terrible Steamboat Disaster I'm New
Orleans.
Miscellaneous and General News
Items.
THE OLD WORLD.

A HENDAYE dispatch of the 10Th says
that vigorous cannonade from one oil
the outlying forts of Irun had driven the Car.
lists once more from the vicinity of that place
ACCORDING to a London dispatch of the
18th the British Government had decided to
organize another Polar expedition. On the
10Th boat belonging to the American ship
Aurora was run down in the Clyde and
seventeen men drowned.
THE German Government, according to a
Berlin dispatch of the 18th, had been defeated
on that day upon a proposed bank bill by a
vote of 1877 to 15S. The President of the
Reichstag had rendered his resignation. In
the Reichstag on the 21st motion made by
one of the Ultramontane members, directing
the release of certain Democratic Deputies,
was, after speech in opposition by Bis
marck, defeated.
A VIENNA dispatch of the 18th says thirty
two of the Turks charged with the recent
murder of Montenegrin Christians had been
found guilty and sentenced to twenty years.
Imprisonment each.
LONDON kilograms of the 10Th say that King
Coffee, of the Ashantees, had been dethroned
and his nephew made King in his place.
On the 10Th an explosion occurred in a
chemical factory near St. Denis, France which
killed three and seriously injured fifteen work.
men, and destroyed the building and the rail-
way station near it.
INFORMATION was received in Constantine
pie on the 10Th that an Egyptian force had
captured Darfour and killed the Sultan.
FRIGHTFU1 explosion occurred in the
Warrcnvale coal mines, Yorkshire, England,
on the Goth, which resulted in killing twenty
four men.
RIO JANEIRo dispatches of the Dist an
nounce the surrender of the revolutionist
gunboat Panama. Postal correspondence
with Europe from Buenos Ayres had been in
tcrdicted.
THE Spanish gunboat Prosperidas, with
200 men on board, is missing, and thought
to be lost.
ACCORDING to Dublin dispatch of the
22d the Pope had written to Cardinal Cullen,
thanking him and the Irish Bishops for their
condemnation of the address delivered by
1yndall at Belfast, and declaring that nothing
is to be so much decried as "those spiritual
pirates whose trade is to despoil the souls of
men,"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-11-27

as the boat went down she clung to the
| wheel-house of the Bradish Johnson,
which stood alongside, but the violent
shock wrenched from her grasp heI
child, who fell in the water and was
| drowned
John Dublin says: "I am mate of the
Empire. We arrived last night about
twelve o'clock and tied up; went to my
room and almost Immediately went
asleep; between four and five o'clock
heard tremendous crash; thinking we
had been run into, rushed on deck; seeing
she was sinking, shouted for everybody
to get life-preservers; rushed along for
ward, shouting to wake all l could, IN
tending to run into the cabin, when the
boat, almost in seconds time, seemed
to sink, and l was thrown into the water
swan until could catch hold of some
thing and save myself"
"When the boat sank was in my bed
into; I was thrown in the water and
swan to the wharf think the boat broke
in two, she sank so suddenly"
Capt. Jeanfrau states that to the best
of his knowledge the Empire had 169
hogsheads of sugar, rs barrels of molas-
ses, 238 barrels of rye and 7S5 sacks of
rough rice. He says the boat did not
break in two, but went down stiff and
solid. He can't account for her sinking,
as she was not overloaded, and there was
no unusual water anywhere when he re-
tired at night. He cannot tell how many
passengers were on board, as the books
are in the safe in the clerks room. He
thinks there were about thirty five lost
four of them his children: Fannie, sew
enteen years; Johnnie, twelve years /;
Ada, eight years, and Walter, seven
months. He is overwhelmed with grief
and can scarcely realize the horrors of
last night.
The bodies of Fannie and Walter; Mr..
Frisbel, engineer of Magnolia plantation,
and two children of Mr.. Kemper, have
been recovered. The boat and cargo
were partially insured, and in city offices
The bell boat Usage will attempt to raise
the wreck tomorrow, when the bodies
drowned will probably be recovered.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-11-27
CURRENT ITEMS.
A BREEZY girl-The windlass.
HoDFELLows-Brick carriers.

A BREEZY girl-The Windlass.
HoDFELLows-Bric carriers.
THE tea-dealer's motto--Honest tea.
A WAIST of time-That of stout old
lady.
AN era unknown to women-The mid
die ages.
b WHEN the good man dies nature feels
the drain.
WORDS that burn-The contents of our
Waste-basket.
IF you plant puppy what would come
up-Dogwood.
No ONE breaches better than the ant,
and she says nothing.
NEXT to diary the most difficult
thing to keep is a lead-pencil.
NEVER eat just before you expect to
engage in any severe mental or physical
exercise.
A TENNESSEE funeral was delayed for
half an hour to allow a horse trade.
Business before pleasure was the motto.
a Troy man worth $4,000 hung him.
self the other day. If they must do it,
that's the kind of men to go about it, as
| 1t loosens the currency.
A NAN who was arrested for chopping
| his son in two was defended by his law
yer ON the ground that it was not a
crime for man to part his heir in the
middle.
ROUND short skirts for walking-suits
are meeting unexpected favor, and mo-
distes predict that before the spring
they will be cut of a really convenient
length. AT present they just clear the
| ground
CAS- YOUR skill in your profession is SO
| great" said a person to a, celebrated
anatomist, "why do you not cure all the
diseases of the human body?" : 8 My
skill may be great" replied the anato.
mist, "but, unfortunately, we anatomists
are like the porters of a town, who are
acquainted with all the streets but are
ignorant of what is passing in the
houses"
A GROCER in Detroit keeps Ga little
brown jug" near his cider barrel, anC
when he wants to do the fair thing by &
customer he mingles some of the con
tents of the aforesaid jug with the cider
He made a mingle for an old farmer
but got in great deal of whisky and ;
very little cider. About an hour afte.
drinking the farmer was observed lean
ing against fence, and was heard tt
soliloouize: It's too late for sun-stroke
; and too early to freeze to death, and
guess it's touch of the shakin' aser.n-
! Detroit Free Press.