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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-04-13
DEATH OE 4 SALOONKEEPER.

The death of saloon keeper occurred at
East Douglas, Mass, in a singular manner.
One of our exchanges says;
The temperance question is receiving a
great deal of attention in East Douglas at
present. On Fast Day a union mass meeting
was held, and committee OF ladies and gen.
tlemen appointed to wait on the liquor
dealers. On Saturday the ladies called upon
one of the principal saloons, the proprietor,
Mr. l.. Simpson, having refused to see the
gentlemen, and were received very politely.
He was asked if he thought it right to sell
liquors, and responded, "Yes, as right as for
grocers to sell groceries" One of the ladies
then read several passages from the Bible,
remarking. LET US see what the Lord says"
On hearing the Scriptures relating TO the
anger of the Lord with drunkards and those
who sell liquor, the proprietor turned pale,
trembled violently and clutched the counter
convulsively for support. The many loungers
in the saloon were stapefed, and only offered
assistance when urged by the ladies. On
being led into another room he cried several
times, 20 God |. have mercy on my soul!'
lmme diately his tongue began swelling, ILL
ing his mouth TO such an extent as TO render
1t Impossible TO aftculste. The ladies did ali
in their power to render him comfortable,
and physician was sent for, who, on arriving,
pronounced it a case of apoplexy, and in q
short time the man died.
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THE SIGNAL SER VICE.

The Signal Service Telegraph, the frat
pole of which was set in Norfolk on Friday,
Nov. %, 1873, has just been completed be-
tween Norfolk aad Cape Hatteras. The en-
tire distance trayersed between Cape Henry
and Cape Hatterss lights, along the inden-
tations of the coast, was l25 miles. The
line extends along the coast at an average
distance of $50 yards above the limits of the
surf. Two iniets had to be spanned with
cable, namely, Oregon Inlet, 973,9S-l00
yards wide, and New Inlet, $50 yards wide.
Between the two inlets lies Body's Island,
eight miles wide. Signal and life saving
stations are in process of erection, or marked
out going south from Cape Henry, at Kitty
Hawk, Body's Island, Chickamacomico,
and Kenekut. Others will be established,
but their locations have not yet been decided
upon. As proof of the immense value the
stations will be to the commercial interests of
the country, James Ii. B!gbee, who COM
manded the expedition, said he counted over
100 wrecked vessels of all classes along the
coast, and learned that in numerous instances
the entire crew was lost. These were not all
recent wrecks, but they illustrate the terrors
of this dangerous coast, along which the Sig
nal sery ice Bureau will soon have stretched
chain of signal and life saving stations,
which will be the means of rescuiug many
lives and reciaiming merchandise of grea,
value.
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GENERAL NEWS.

Booza" is said to be the appropriate name
for beer in ancient Egyptian.
Three thousand colliers are on strike in
Somersetshire, England.
The annual meeting OF the Massachusetts,
Historical Society was held Thursday, and
the old board of officers substantially elected.
Gen. N. B. Forrest has resigned the Presi-
dency of the Selma, Marion and Memphis
Railroad Company.
Helen Dickens, a daughter of Charles Dick
ems, is attracting favorable attention as a
writer of fiction.
The President has nominated Benjamin =.
Avery Of California as minister to China, in
place of F. f. Low, resigned.
The young Prince Louis Napoleon has
already been made the subject of an abusive
pamphlet, which has been duly seized at
Brussels
The Hartford Coursnt has no doubt that
W. w. Eaton will be chosen next United
States Senator from Connecticut.
An organization to be known as 1.-The Ma
tonal Union Of Andersonville Survivors was
formed in Worcester Thursday.
The Danbury philosopher observes that the
placidity of expression worn by man who is
"next" in full BARRIERS shop cannot be coun-
terfeited.
Seth Green proposes to stock Irondequoi,
Bay, Lake Erie, with gold fish, which he says
are good eating. lie has taken 500 to Roch-
ester for the purpose.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore has reached home
from the West, after one of the longest and
most lucrative lecture tours ever made by ar
American Woman.
A Georgia negro who bet $40 that Gen
Washington commanded the Federals at Bull
Run handed the money over W ith the remark
swell, dis yere hist'ry business is all mixed
up anyway" ''
A significant and complimentary indication
If Gov. Howards popularity in Rhode Island
is found in the fact that he received every
vote cast for Governor in ten towns, including
! his own, at the recent election.
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Mansion House.
AUGUSTA, ME-,
Tuesday and Wednesday, April
IA and Is, 1874.
Sale to Commence at 10 o'clock A. n.

Stock consisting in part of Psrlor Furniture, Of
fee and Dining Room Furniture, Chamber Sets,
Sofas Carpetings, Tables, Chairs, Stoves, Hair and
Iusk Mattresses, Feather Beds, Crockery, Mirrors,
Curtains, Bed Linen. Blankets Quilts, 10 Mahog.
Iery, Crockery and Glass Ware, Table Linen and
Napkins, Large Iron Safe, Once Desk, Sugar Case,
orators Kitchen Furniture and Utensils, Carving
Table, Manglc, Flat Stove, Wrp2er, Coffee Mill,
Meat Chopper, Meat Bench, ! Nine Passenger
Basket Carriage, Road Wagons, Market Wag-
on, Plush Lined Sleigh, Par Bay Coach Horses
Chestnut Mare, years old, Sorrcl Mare, years
old full FLOODED jersey Cow with calf, 10 Shoats
20 Pigs sets Double Harnesses. single Harness,
Hay Cutter, stable Furniture, &c. b tons Coal, 8
cords Hard Wood, 200 bushels Sotl Coal, and mum,
erous other articles, to be sold to the highest bid
der, as the real estate is about to change hands.
apr7-'tls GEO. W. JONES' Auctioneer
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A NOTED COTTON CASE.

The noted Elgee cotton case, involving the
title TO over 1000 bales and the payment OF
some $500, 900 from the Treasury, has en-
tered upon an entirely new phase. The
Court Of Claims had made an award, when the
Attorney General received such information
was captured, amounting to 572 bales, was
properly prize of war, and that the remain
ing !, 1928 bales were Confederate property !;
that it was guarded by Rebel forces, and that
it was subsequently destroyed by them. Up
ON this information the Attorney General
appealed the case to the Supreme Court, and
the probabilities are that it will be sent back
to the Court of Claims, with instructions to
case. In the mean time Senator Cragin has
introduced bill to declare the captured bales
- lawful prize, and distribute the proceeds
to the oficers and crew of the United States
steamer Champion, which captured the cot
ton. The facts which have been furnished
the Committee show that the ensign in com-
mand Of the steamer at the time of the cap
ture, instead Of reporting the cotton for prize
turned 1t over into the hands of one B. f.
Camp, who claimed to be Treasury agent ;
that he delivered it to officers OF the Treasury
It Natchez, and received as his share $i5,
coo from the Treasury. Other officers OF the
steamer claim in their sffidayits that Camp
bought Oft he ensign in command, and thus
Obtained possession of the cotton and induced
the ensign to defraud the other officers and
crew By not reporting the cotton for prizes. II
10 now expected that the new evidence to be
taken will completely overthrow all previous
claims TO this cotton, and that the officers
and crew participating in the capture of a
portion of it will be entered upon the proper
lists for prizes.
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WANTED.

ofPhiladelphia, an old and reliable Life Company,
desires an Agent in very portion of this State in
which 1t is not now represented. 1t 10 strictly
Mutual Company. returns its surplus premiums 10
Its members every year, and as its expenses are
small furnishes them insurance at the lswest pos.
sible rates. All of its Policies arc non-orfetabe
for their value after the third year. Liberal Com
mission contracts made with reliable men; Apply
to H. STEPHENS, V. Prest, No. Hl chestnut
Str Philadelphia, Pa. awl5
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-04-13

Rev. J. c. Snow Of Auburn, Me-, Is to sue
coed DR.. Miner in his mission to California,
with q view to advancing the interests Of Uni
versalism on the Pacific Coast. The pros
poets are said to be very encouraging for the
new movement.
Senator Summers pictures at his house 10
Washington have been catslogued. There
are 90 oil paintings, valued at S25 900, and
more than 5000 engravngs, photographs,
etchings. ETC., worth about as much more.
A correspondent Of The Continental Herald
writing from St. Petersburg on tho 18th Of
March, in reference 10 the Philadelphia Cen
tennial, says "1he Russian Government
has decided not to take official part in the Ex.
position, and will appoint no Commission.
Several citizens Of Chicago have applied to
the Secretary Of State Of Illinois for ceriif-
cate Of organization for "The National Chris
tisn Association" the object of which, as
stated in the application, sis to expose, with
stand and remove secret societies-Freema-
sorry in particular"
The fetes given by the Viceroy Of Egypt on
the occasion Of the marriage of his daughter,
the Princess Zeineb Nanoum, with Ibrshim
Pasha, in February, lasted for three days and
were of the most brilliant description.
A fine distinction was that the preacher Of
the Richmond First Baptist Church made I:
"My brudders," said he, "when you was all
slaves dar might ha' been sense for cuttin' a
slice of de marsr's bacon, or hookin hand.
full O cornmeal, or Robin de hen-roost; for
you all work hard den, my brudders and sis
tiers. But now you is all free men dar amt
no 'scuse whatever: yours all on yer own
'sponsibili,y."
The New York Journal of Commerce warns
its Democratic friends against regarding
"the little rumble in Connecticut as the sure
precursor Of political cataclysm." The
dominant party still holds position as good
as impregnable. Nothing but long continued
and prodigal waste of opportunities and re-
sources can ruin it, The Republicans can,
if they please, at any moment, the editor says,
nullify the effect of their losses in New lIamp-
shire and Connecticut.
The following inquiry appears in the Lon
don Times of March 25: "Csn you charita-
bly, inform your readers whether there will be
a Finance Department at the projected ex-
hibition at Philadelphia, where the holders OF
American Securities will be able to exhibit
to the world samples of their coupons which
have been returned to them unpaid, and of
such of their bonds or other American securi-
ties as are under the ban OF Reputation 2 y
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Farm for Sale.

- called) six miles from Augusta City and one
and half from Bacon's Cor ner. Said farm con-
use. The farm is We'll watereiNweii at barn and
one in the house. The buildings are convenient
and in good repair. Said farm has an orchard Of
good fruit and a number of young trees beginning
TO bear. Farming tools, If wanted. The reason
for selling is on account of i'll health For further
particulars inquire on the premises Of
3wlC Il. WING. Centre Sidney, Me.
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Administrators Sale.

WILL be sold by public auction, on WEDNEs-
w DAY MAY goth, at 10 O'Clock A. M, on the
premises, the real estate and personal property OF
the late CALVIN Is. SNOW, in East Vassalboro'.
The real estate consists of house. stable and car.
rage factory-all in good repair.
GEO. A. SNOW, Administrator.
Vassalboro', April 8, 1874. w3w.l6
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STATE PENSION.

THE undersigned, Committee on State Pensions
L will be in session ut the Aidermen's Room
Granite Block, on Wednesday the 9Th day OF April
at O'Clock =. NJ, and on each succeeding Wed
ncsday al The same hour, for four VIC eks, TO exam
inc into any cases that may be presented, Of APP
plcants for S ate Pension.
w. ii. LIBBY,
j.. W. WHITEHOUSE.
Augusta, March 81, 1915. mar3lt4w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-04-13

KENNEBEC COUNTY-In PROBATE Court at Az.
gustd, on the. fourth Monday Of March, 1874.
JAMES Ii. ELLIS, administrator on the estate
- OF Marceus A. Woodward, late of Midway,
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts, having peti.
TONED m,ad TINS Court, praying ng that license may be
sell at public auction private sale the
following described real estate belonging to said
deceased situated in Augusta, as follows: Lots
numbered eighteen and nineteen according to the
plan of James l.. Child, of the Gage Tract, SO
called.
ORDERED, That notice thereofbe given three
weeks successfully prior to the fourth Monday of
April next in the Kennebec Journal,
newspaper printed in Augusta, that all persons in
terested may attend at Court of Probate then to
be holden at Augusta, and show cause, If any, why
the prayer of said petition should not be granted
ii. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest CHARLES HEwINs, Register. 3wlG
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legal advertisements.

To the Hon. Court Of County Commissioners pithin
and for the County of PenoJscoh Maine
w + the undersigned citizens of Whitney Ridge
w Plantation socalied, and vicinity, in the
County of Penobscot, respectfully represent thar
there Is no public highway in which they can get
from Whitney Ridge plantation to Rowland, a dis.
lance of eight miles; and that public highway is
much needed, and will be a public benefit com.
mencng at or near The place where tie present
travelled road from Whitney Ridge intersects with
the County road, on the north of Piscataquis
river, in the town of Rowland, thence northery
and eastery through the towns Of Rowland, Mat
tamiscontis, MaXfeld and Township No. 8, X. 9, n.
W. r. then to some point on the Whitney Ridge
best calculated to convene the settlers. And as In
duty bound will ever pray.
whitney Ridge Plantation, feb'y Is, 1874.
WILLIAM u. SMART j. 10 Others.
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STATE OF MAINE.


PENOBSCOT ss.-Court Of County Commissions
ers, January Term, Il. D. 1874.
Upon the foregoing petition, 1t is considered by the
Commissioners that the petitioners are responsible
and that they ought TO be heard touching the mat.
ter set forth IN their petition, and therefore ORDER
That the County Commissioners meet ut the dwell.
ing house of William ID. Smart, in SAID Whitney
Ridge Plantation, in said County of Penobscot on
Wednesday, the tenth day of June next
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, for hearing in
the premises, and thence proceed to view the route
mentioned in said petition Immediately after which
view, hearing of the parties and witnesses will be
had at some convenient place in the vicinity, and
such further measures taken in the premises as the
Commissioners shall judge proper. And it is fur.
Their ORDERED, That notice of the time, place and
be given to ali persons and corporations interested,
by serving attested copies of the petition and this
order thereon, upon the Clerks of the towns of
Rowland and MaNield, and by posting up attested
copies as aforesaid, in three puolic places in each
OF said towns, thirty days at least before the time
appointed FOR such view, and also by publishing
the petition and order thereon three weeks success
sively in the Bangor Weekly Courier, newspaper
published in Bangor, in said county, and six weeks
excessively in the kennebec Journal which
is the State paper, published in Augusta, in Ken
nebec county, the last publication to be
thirty days at least before the time of said view,
that all persons and corporations interested may
attend and be heard If they think IT.
Attest L. Z. BRETT, Clerk
"A true copy of the Petition and Order thereon.
6wl2 Attest: K. {. BRETT Clerk,
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For Sale at q Bargain !

Dissolution of Copartnership.
'l'HE Copaltnership heretofore existing between
l. the subscribers under the firm name OF San
born 4 Currier, is this day dissolved by mutual
consent. All persons indebted to said firm re-
Quested 70 make immediate payment.
ia. SANBORN,
!. CURRIER, JR.
Hallowell March 81, 1874. apr2.t2w-
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. H. ~ BAhEh, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs, Register. 3Wl6

NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber
~ has been duly appointed Executor OF the In t
will and testament OF
LUCINDA T. KINDS, late of Pittston,
In the county Of kennebec, deceased Interstate nd
law directs All persons, therefore, having de.
mands against the estate of said deceased are de-
sired 10 exhibit the same for settlement and all in
debted to said estate are requested to make inlme
dlate payment to SAMUEL ii. STINSON.
3Wlf
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NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
~ been duly appointed Administrator on the
estate of
CHARLES WARREN, late Of Monmouth
in the county of Kennebec deceased, intestate and
has undertaken that trust by giving bond as the law
directs All persons, therefore, having demands
against the estate of said deceased are desired to
exhibit the same for settlement; and all indebted
to said estate are requested to make immediate
paymentt0 HENRY o, PIERCE
March Is, 1874. 3wlG
hENNEBEC COUNTY.-In Probate Court at Au.
gustd, on the fourth Monday Of March, 1874.
SULLlNAN hlLBRETH, administrator de 6onis
~ non on the estate OF John Woods, late of Hal.
lowell, in said county, deceased having presented
his first account OF administration of the estate of
said deceased for allowance:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully, prior to the fourth Monday of
April next, iu the Kennebec Journal, a news
paper printed in Augusta, that all persons interest
ed may attend at Court of Probate then to be hold
en- at Augusta, and show cause, If any, why the
same should not be allowed.
II. X. BAKER, Judge.
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q "A IL ID.
/ take this opportunity to thank my many Gus
toners of the past for their kind and liberal patron
age. and hope by strict attention to business to
merit fair share of the same.
apr0-ttf ii. A. BRICK
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KEANEBEC COUNTY.-In Probate Court, at
augusta, on the fourth Monday Of March, 1874.
A CERTAIN INSTRUMENT, purporting to be
n last will and testament Of Evelne Parker
late of Wayne, in said County, deceased, having
been presented for pIobate:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior to the fourth Monday
of April next, in the Kennebec Journal, u
newspaper printed in Augusta. that all persons in
terested may attend at Court of Probate then be
holden at Augusta, and show cause, ifany, why the
said instrument should not be proved, approved
and allowed, as the last will and testament of the
said deceased.
Il. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs. Register 3wlG
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hENNEBEC COCNTI:-In Court f Probate held
afAugnstd, on The fourth Monday Of March, 1874.
MARY X. TITCOMB, widow Of Albert T ;comb,
AV1 late OF Belgrade, in said county, deceased,
having presented her application for allowance out
OF the personal estate OF said deceased
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully, in the kennebec journal,
printed in Augusta, in said county, that all persons
interested may attend ut Probate Court to be held
at Augusta and show cause, if any, why the
prayer of said petition should not be granted.
II. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs. Register. 3wlG
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NOTICE is hereby given. that the subscriber
~ has been duly appointed Executor of the last
viii and testament OF
Ann BACHELOR, late of Readfeld,
in the County of kennebec deceased, testate,
and has undertaken that trust by giving bond Il,
the law directs Ali persons, therefore, having
demands against the estate of said deceased, arc
desired to exhibit the same for settlement; and all
indebted to said estate are requested TO make i'm.
mediate payment to
FRED S. HARTWELL.
March 23 lo74. 3wl6
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-09-04
A View Article of Traffic.


For some five or six years Toaat anSv~
the st. Louis Republican, small quaint
ties of camel's hair have been shipped
to this country to seek q market, and 1t
has been utilized IN various ways, but
not to such an extent as has usually
been imagined. Cancels hair consists
of several grades and qualities, from
the wool that lays close to the animal s
hide to the long shaggy hair that covers
a portion of its body. All this hair and
wool is sheared from the animal the
same as wool from sheep, and packed in
bales for transportation. Heretofore all
this material has come from Western
Asia, Arabia, and Persia, from whence
it vas sent westward through Russia to
the Baltic ports, and there shipped
mostly to Liverpool and London, from
whence it found its way to all parts Of
the world. The fibre though long Is
coarse and strong, and makes dress
goods for winter wear of q somewhat
rough and shaggy appearance. 1t IS
only woven into cloth, however, with a
wool body, as its texture would not adj
NIT of its being used alone. The coarser
hair and the wool that accomp anies II
are used in the manufacture of carpets,
and are found well adapted for that pur-
pose. Though popular to a certain ex-
tent, the use of camel's hair In the
United States has been somewhat limit
ed but an effort is now making to inn
port it in larger quantities, and to find
lew uses for it. The importations
heretofore through Russia have been ex-
pensive, but recently large quaint
ties have been obtained from China
Occasionally small lots have arrived
from China IN sailing vessels around
Cape Horn but the trade in this way
has been so insignificant that no notice
was taken of it, and the chief supply
has, up to the present, been had by way
of Europe. Now, however. it is found
that the dir, ct trade with China is the
most profitable. and every effort viii be
made to foster it. Since the first of the
year the arrival of cancels hair from all
sources has been much larger than ever
before, and as the thread is thought
we'll off, some new uses will be found
for it.
Cancels hair promises soon to become
q valuable article of trade, and will I'M
doubtedly enter into various manufac-