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DOMESTIC PORTS.

BRUNSWICK, Ga-Cld 18th. brig Anna M Knight
Drinkwater. Sagua,
Ar 10th, sch Henrietta, Langley New York to load
for Portland.
NEW YORK-Cld 18th, stmr Francona, Bragg,
Portland; schs Paine, Jones. Eastport; Emma,
Gilkey, Bangor; Il M Wentworth, Collins, Calais
Baltic. Parker, Boston; Clara Rogers, Rogers,
NewburypOrt.
Ar 18th, sch H Hurlburt, Griffin, Baltimore for
New Haven.
uPassed through He'll Gate 18th, brig Abbie Thax-
ter, Vesey, Hoboken for Boston; sch Berry, Wins
low, Port johnson for Salem; sch ID A Berry, Wal
tiers Philadelphia for Boston; sch G Fell Nicker-
son, Amboy for Somerset; sch War Steed, Phnney
Rondout for Boston; sch Cornelia, Drake, New York
for Boston.
Also ar 10Th, schs Trott King Bradford, Apalachi-
cola; Sunbeam, Bunker, Calais for PHILADELPHIA
Anchored at Hart Island, 18th, brig VIM Saw
yer. Pnkham, Machias.
Also Cid 10th, schs Hattie Smith, Lee, Baracoa
2 Paine, Jones, Eastport; G M Wentworth Col
Inns, Calais; Clara Rogers, Rogers, for Newbury-
port; Emma Gilkey, Bangor; Baltic, Parker, and
Albert Clarence, Howes etor Boston.
Passed through Hell Gate 18TH briggs Abbe Thax-
ter. Wesley, Hoboken for Boston; Rachael Coney,
Coney Weehawken for Alicante sch Berry, Wins
low, Port johnson for Salem; sch Paine, Dolan,
New York for Eastport.
Ar 18th, ship Lord Lyndhurst, (Br) Clark, Calcut-
ia Gettysburg. Stewart, Liverpool.
Cid 10TH barque Josephine Martin, Pickett, Kings
tom S w Holbrook. Poeys, Elizabethport
NEW HAVEN-Ar 18th, brig Castilian, Owen,
Porto Rico
PROvIDENCE-Ar 18th, sch Mary Laughton,
Laughton, Philadelphia.
Ar 10th, schs Viola, ingalls,, La Have, Ms; Albion,
Smith, and Abby Weld Yeaton, Calais; Marcellus
Remiek, Bangor; A X Woodward, Woodward, EDs-
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Caucus.

The Republicans of Westbrook are requested to
meet at the Selectmen's Office in said town on SAT-
URDAY, the goth inst to choose delegates to attend
the Republican District Convention to be holden at
Portland, Wednesday, June oath.
Per Order of Town Committee.
Westbrook, June 49, 1874
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DEPARTURES OF OCEAN sTEAmEss
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND,

Wednesday, June ~.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Francona. Bragg, New York-passengers
and mdse to Henry Fox.
Brig Houston, Murch New York, with COAL
Sch Delhi Emerson, master from Darien, Ga, with
Hard Pine Lumber to Richardson s. Cross, and will
proceed to Brunswick to discharge.
Sch Beatha Souder, with Hard Pine Lumber, from
Darien, Ga, to Richardson g. Cross.
Sch Grace Webster. Gales, New York, with coal to
Forest City Sugar Refinery.
Sch Elizabeth, Stevens, Newburyport.
Sch Bent, Robinson, and Mist, Robinson, CAL
ais for Boston.
CLEARED.
Sch Tasso, (Br) Brewster, st John, NB-John
POrteous.
GUS. 1879 sac
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The Reform School.

SUPERINTENDENT WENTWORTH AND HIS La
4ls Dor OF LOVE.
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GREAT REDUCTION IN RATES
To New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Cincinnati, Chicago, st.
Louis, San Francisco and all points West.
We sell tickets via Lake Shore and Michigan,
Southern. Pennsylvania Central Erie, Baltimore and
Ohio, Great Western and Michigan Central and
Grand Trunk Railways, and Fall River and Ston-
ington Line Steamers,
At less rates than any Agency i'm Maine.
Excursion Tickets to New York and Re.
turn.
Steamer and Railroad Tickets from
Portland to BOSTON at reduced rates.
ne q e ST., Portland.
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[rRoM MERCHANTS, EXCHANGED

IFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED
Cid at Matanzas, Sth inst, brig j Bckmore, Port
land.
Below Philadelphia 10th, barque Rachel, Norton,
from Matanzas.
Ar at New York, 18th, barque Regina Tolek, FIN
Sagua brig Anita Owen, do; II w Messer, Hewitt,
do; Ernest Hodgdon, Matanzas; E Winslow, White
Cardenas; sch M Marrett, Reed Para.
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MEMORANDA.

Cardenas; sch M Marrett, Reed, Para.
MEMORANDA.
Launched-At Belfast, 18th inst, from the yard of
z Carter & Co. the three masted schooner Geo l.
Fessenden, of Ala TONS for New York barties to be
commanded by Captain V Beebe OF Orient NY.
Sch Saxon, (of BOSTON, Hadley. from Port johnson
for Salem with cargo of coal on Sunday night, off
West end of Middle Ground, Vineyard Sound, was
in collision with sch Lark. Gupti of and from CAL
ais for Philadelphia the Lark striking the schooner
the starboard side the fore rigging carrying
away the Saxon's tore and main rigging, nearly all
the chain plates, broke every stanchion, bulwarks
and main rail from fore rigging to break of Geek.
broke main boom and ono davit, tore mainsail
to pieces, and foresai badly The Lark's large anch
caught in the gear of the Saxon. and to clear
from her was obliged to slip and lost 80 fathoms of
chain; also lost jibboom, had fyingib badly torn,
and head-gear carried away. The crew of the Saxon
went board the Lark after the collision. and came
Boston, The mates of the two vessels took theLarks
boat and boarded the Saxon, finding three feet of
water in her; they anchored her and remained by all
night and succeeded in pumping her out and Mon
day forenoon the captain employed the schooner
Frolic Capt Dillingham;, to tow her to Boston, The
captain and two OF the of the Saxon-George
Jordan of Mt Desert, and Charles Stone of Freeport
Me--were injured during the collision, the two latter
quite badly they were taken to the Marine Hospital
in Boston Tuesday.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-15

has no foundation whatever in fact. In the
same paper the editor, Mr.. Curtiss, declares
that Mr.. Mast will use his pen 'fn the cause
which he believes to be truth and justice. :
Is this spoon performance Of Mr.. Mast
to be taken as an illustration of that gentle
mans zeal in the cause of "truth and JUS
tice and libertyR" Is this to be the spirit
in which the Journal of Civilization WIN
be conducted in the futuref No wonder that
Congress and the men who are day amer
day so cruelty and unjustly assailed IN the
newspaper press endeavor to devise ways
and means to place some check upon its
RIGHTEOUSNESS. Take the case in point
Mr.. Mast would not tell an untruth about
even an enemy in private conversation. II
he were asked about the Butler spoon story
he would laugh and frankly say he did not
believe it; knew it was false; but in the
pages of Harper's Weekly he repeats the
SANDER to hundreds of thousands less IN
formed than he is, who have not the same
means of information, and who viii doubt
less believe what he thus tells them to the
day of their death. Does Mr.. Mast think
this is right or fair or honestf He makes
bad beginning in his independent bust
ness, and it is to be hoped for the sake OF
truth and justice and liberty" in whose
cause he has become so ostentahous
champion, he viii learn to use his great
skill with some degree of consistency, and
with decent regard for the principles he
processes to advocate and support. Mr..
Mast cannot serve two masters.
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Mr.. MAST AS AN INDEPENDENT
JOVRKAETST

JOURNALIST.
The last number of Hdrper's Weekly IN
dertakes to define the exact position of Mr..
Thomas Mast, the artist, in our journalism
1t says: "a newspaper, commenting upon 6
recent drawing by Mr. Mast, says that i
che lives long enough he will 'oarricature
&" every prominent man in the country, nc
" matter what his politics or style of re-
" 1igion.' Ifthis means that Mr.. Mast will
"use his skill wantOnly, and for the mere
" sake of levity. we are very sure that the
paper is mistaken. But if it means that
"he will not hesitate to use his pencil in
"the cause of what he believes to be truth
and justice and liberty and sound princi
"ples of government and pure administra,
"tion against those of every party and
"every church who assail or injure them,
q then it merely does him justice" In the
issue of the paper in which this somewhat
pompous announcements is made, Mr.. Mast
name accompanies cartoon attacking Gen.
Grant, and it would seem as if the explapa.
ton was intended as q sort of apology TO
the publication of the drawing. The Har
pers are a commercial people, and always
manage to regulate their political and othel
opinions by the barometer Of their count,
ing-room. For instance, when the late wal
broke out the journal of Civilization" was
rather slow ii coming to the assistance Of
the cause of Ehe Union, in whose service il
subsequently did such gallant battle AMI
SO now, in the small matter 10 which we
have referred, the commercial instinct i.
clearly Ippermost The first time thGi
Gen. Grant has been assailed in the Weekly
its proJrietors are somewhat doubtful o
the expediency Of the step, and accordingly
the editorial apology is made that Mr.. Mas
is an independent journalist, and we arr
not altogether responsible for the eccen
tricities Of his genius. This is the mean
ing Of tie explanation, if it has any mean
ing at all ....-. ~ .. f.
lis somewhat curious that in tie very
number in which. Mr.. Nast's 'fRiepend,
nee" is announced, and in whioh we are
assured that che will not use hisskill wan.
lOuly anu lOT kuC LuCAS oahO VI AS'h'yS ~
does the very thing which it ispredicted he
will not do. Upon the last pageof the Jour
nal Of Civilization" we find a cut Of Gen
Butler, in which allusiou Is made to th'
low, vulgar Islander about spoons. Thi!
cartoon also bears the lame of Mr.. Mast
There is no one connected with Rdrpsr''
Weekly, from its edior to its Office boy
who does not know the utter falsity Of tn
charges which Mr.. Mast now reiterate
against the gentleman from Massachusetts,
who does not know that they were frs
started by a man who was disloyal to hi
country, and who is now defaulter to tn
Government Mr. Mast in his new rol
shows his entire Independence of truth an
deeency by reviying and giving currenc
10 this malicious story, which he knoy
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POLITICAL NOTES.

General Butler is living at Lowell, Mass,
this summer, and looking after the defrsGding
cashier of one of the Lowell banks, whom he
has undertaken to clear. r-s-- 49,
The President spoke what is unquestionably
the earnest sentiment of the whole Republican
party of the North when he sharply asked
Judge Mackey, tWhy don't you convict MosesP'
The progress of unity fu the Democratic
camp in Indiana is not remarkably smooth.
The disguised, Democrats of Whitley county
have boltsd, called ''people's convention, I"
and ask, ID honest citizens to join them in an
effort TO overthrow the Democratic ring. Other
counties arc on the verge of similar action.
Governor Dix Is far stronger today than he
was two years ago. The probability Of a sue
cessful contest against him is far less than it
then was. We presume MIR. Kernanis no less
anxious to be Governor than he wa. Under
different circumstances he would bes willing
candidate. But there is something in the GER
tainty of defeat which unnerVes the braTest
heart.-UticG Herald. o..
The Philadelphis Democratic conventions
met yesterday in the various Congressional
districts. In the First district Gen. Vim. Nc
Candies was nominated on the first ballot
In the Second no quorum appeared. In the
Third Samuel J. Randall was nominated by
reclamation. In the Fourth the convention
adjourned till August l without making a
nomination.
Gen. John A. Kasson has been renominated
for Congress IN the Seventh district Of Iowa,
after a spirited contest among the Republicans
of the district, part of whom made big
fight for Gen. Williamson. Kasson was one of
the prominent men IN the late session of Con-
gress, and the opposition to him on his return
home was occasioned by the announcement Of
his intention to decline a denomination.
We regret to observe, says the Pittsburg
Commercial, that the "Colored Republican
National Committee" or rather its chairman,
George T. Downing, exhibits leaning toward
political coalitions and liberalism" No
true friend Of the colored man will lift a finger
to assist in defeating the Republican party,
since, If defeated, the Bourbon Democracy
will inevitably come into power. Would such
40 event be likely to advance the passage OF
the civil rights bill ?
+, The Republican Executive Committee Of
Philadelphia yesterday cook action upon the
protest Of Leonard Myers as to the nomination
for Congress in the Fifth district Of A. c. Har-
mer, and adopted resolution that Leonard
Myers had refused to comply with the rules of
the Republican party, and therefore could not
be recognized as a candidate, and that this
committee must again decide that there was
but one candidate before the Republican COM
mittee for the Filth district, and that Hon. A.
c. Harmer having freely compiled with the
rules of the Republican party, and received
the votes of more than two thirds of the dele
CATION constituting the convention, is duly
nominated the Republican candidate for Con-
rress in the Fifth district.
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sion, which amended Wilson's bungling
law so as to exclude such claims unless
there was record evidence upon, which to
base them. If Mr.. Wilson proposes to re-
side we suppose Washington will have to
submit to it. The capital endured Colum-
bus Alexander and Henry S. Davis during
their lives, and we suppose it can endure
jeremiah NJ. Wilson for the remainder Of
his. He is looking old and seems quite
feeble. The funds with which he is seek
ing to purchase a residence are said to be
the proceeds of the notorious salary grab, I"
which he shrewdly put at interest and
which now amounts to a very handsome
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DLSTING UTSHED ARRIVA-A. D..
1894


The Hon. jeremiah NJ. Wilson, who
will probably be remembered by some of
our citizens as having been quite conspicu-
GUS in the famous District of Columbia in
vestigation, out Of which grew so much
costly litigation in consequence Of the
vague, crude and unconstitutional law
which was passed in such haste at that
session of Congress, and which resulted in
mulcting the Government for the full value
of all the Indebtedness which was sought
to be funded in a depreciating bond, has
returned TO the city. He is said to. be
negotiating for q house here, with view
Of making this city his permanent place oil
residence, and yesterday applied to Brig,
Gen. HOxie. who has so long and 30 SUI
Cessfully conducted our magnificent System
of public improvements, for the positioA OF
street inspector. A large number/of our
citizens who realized great ortxnes during
that memorable epoch in tie claim busi-
ness which grew out of Mr.. Wilson's re-
markabIe law, have in few the tender Of a
serenade as a slight mark of gratitude to
the man who brought such grist to then
mill. It will be remembered that under
the famous Jsdditing section Of that bill,
which WjBon framed, fraudulent claims
for old Mick, curbing, cobbles stones, &C,
were presented to the extent Of two and
q haT millions Of dollars, which would have
been sworn through at all hazards, but fol
che action Of Congress at the following ses
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-15

CHICAGO was again visited by terrible
confsgration last evening, which consumed
a large portion Of that city and rendered
thousands of people homeless. The tent
be scenes of this second affection, which
are graphically depicted in our telegraplic
columns, recall the fiery calamity Of 1871
Houses were blown down with gunpowde,
for the purpose of arresting the fiamea
while the people were fleeing in terror with
their household goods and merchandise.
At this writing the fire has drawn within
its embrace i district half mile in length
and four blocks in width, and
little hope is entertained Of check.
ing the flames short of the shore
of Lake Michigan. it is feared that, in ad-
ditiOn 70 great loss Of property. many lives
will Gc sacrificed before the devouring Gle
ment is checked. There is ground for this
fear, as the fire is raging in a densely popu-
lated ncighborhoOd. A number of large
buildings, including the L. S. post Office,
have been consumed, and a number OF
others are threatened. Later intelligence,
furnished by the telegraph, will be found
in other columns, from which some estimate
of the extent of the fire may be formed.
Since writing the above, further dis
pctches received indicate that through SUI
perhuman efforts of the fire department,
the flames have been checked at the point
where the great conhagratiOn Of 1871 was
STAYED
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-15

THERE is a pair of colored persons claim.
ing to represent q Republican Central Com
mittee of the District of Columbia (what,
ever that may be) who are bedeyIling the
Commissioners of the District with small
scraps of printed paper urging the removal
of the present comptroller and COLLECTOR.
Under the combined prosecutions of these
self-elected committeeman, and the CEN
nittee of seventy taxpayers, " the Commits
sioners are entitled to, as they will Ger.
tainly receive, the sympathy and commits
GRAFTON of all GOOD citizens.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-15

Hon. W. B. ALLISON, Senator from
Iowa, and chairman of the Joint Congress
sional Committee to investigate into the
affairs of the District of Columbia, in a re-
cent letter, written to friend in this city
makes the following statement with refer
ence to Governor Shepherd:
"DUBUQUE, July5.
81 am sorry that Shepherd was Temporarily
"sacrifced, as he has done so much for the
Getty. He can afford to wait, however, as no
''stain is cast upon his honor or his integrity
''by the investigation or report.
every truly yours,
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Grand total 1900 gins, all cash 500 900
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole tickets, go; halves, SIS; tenth, or each
coupon, %; II whole tickets for s5OOi ~ tickets
for d, 900. ~.
Tickets are now ready for sale, aad orders accom-
panied by cash will be promptly flied.
Liberal commissions will be allowed to satisfac-
Circulars containing fun particulars furnished on
SppnSA'0n' THO. +. BRAALETTE,
Agent and Manager, Public Library Bullding
Louisville. ny. - mYz-E&Iu-2ln
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-15

THE Hartford COurant, which has ex-
pended so much ammunition upon the
Washington ring. " has just found out that
there are q couple of rings in its sister city
of New Haven. If it will look sharp
enough, we will venture small wager that
it will find something of the same sort in
Hartford
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Jyrs-srw&Thst w. NJ hN's s.
e@NOTfCE TO CLAIMANTS.

NcS5sNOTICE TO CLAIMANTS.
BY the provisions of the sixth section of an act
entitled San act for the government ofthe District
~ 1 ne fGT RPs
board Of aEdt. to examine and audit for settlement
sas " 81 Snd HE Bosr 81 PuS 5he
| Works; and, in pursuance Of this duty, they are
directed to give notice for the presentation Of the
First. Claims against the, Board of Public Works
| scond. Claims against the Board of Public
WORKS m 70 De eTGghced ana ascer'ained
Third. Claims against the district of Columbia
evidenced by certificates Of It's auditor and comp
Fourth. Claims existing or hereafter created for
which evidence of Indebtedness has been Issued.
| the Board of Public Works.
ness has been issued arising out OF contracts writ
ten oral made by or on behalf of the District Of
sixth Claims for private property taken by the
Board of Public Works tTom me avenue streets
Seventh. Unadyusted claims for damages that
may have been presented to the BOARD Of Public
Works pursuant to an get Of the LegiSiStiye As
act providing for the payment Of DAMAGES sus-
tanned by reason OF public improvements or re-
| examination heretofore made. - ny - --0I
EIGHTH Claims for amount Of sewer tax or assess
Under the act o5 tie Leg slatiys Assembly Of the
sn%ss q ana sRee Gtons n aSe Sss
Washington and Georgetown, in the District OF
I Columbia, and providing for the payment Of the
sessments, and issuing certificates therefor Hp-
proved June %, 1873. -. III - ..E- -
In each case where the indebtedness claimed to
exist account of services rendered or material
Furnished Tipon the order of an officer OF the Dis
tTict Of Columbia Cr of the Board OF Public Works,
such claim must be accompanied by the certificate
Of the officer ordering the same, :" ...' a..
No claim viii be audlted or allowed unless pre-
scented within ninety DAYS from the date hereof. i
All claims presented 1ndRr this notice must be ad
dressed to the Board ofAudlt, Columbia Building,
. FOur7and-a,half street, Washington, y. g.
First Comproller. United states Treasury.
Second oo1aptrSlIer, Unitssd States Treas1fy.
July 9. Isl = - go O..
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-15

SPECIAL NOTICE-T6e proprietor.
Of Ls Droit Park offer the tsU houses sta
remaining UasoLd Of The large number sIst
completed at loo prices These houses are
carried tn siss style and price. and are
complete NTH all city eOEUsHisncss. They
are close to the city, being only about as far
as the Capitol is from the White House
from either Of those points. Nth Wids
aosDues extending to EACH and being higher
than If street they afford commanding
UisUs Of the city. They are all citkin
about three squares Of the SS0sHtA and
Ninth street cars, and only .fOuT squares
from the CoTeorGn market. We offer them
as frst-eIass property In eVsry respect,
s0hethsr for rssidsnes or invsstHisHt, and
upon the most advantageous terms That
the promises sOe made last year hare been
fully redeemed, sos ineite the inspection Of
the public. This property is the git
edge" of tie city. ----=.
~ We tOiH rent a tSw Of These elegant
suburban Vf!EaS and cottages to frst-eEass
tenants oaEy az loo prices II sarIy applied
tiOn q had& "a.
Il. L. BARBER = CO., as b.
Propristors.
7Os z strsst northVs't, opposite P. 0.
jyt-tf
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THE Cincinnati Commercial reminds the
country that the next Congress will be the
Centennial Congress, and sit ought to be
"such body as will make US proud of our
country's freedom" By all means send
Deacon Richard Smith along.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-15

Mr.. A. B. JOHNSON, chief clerk to the
Lighthouse Board, and private secretary
to the late Mr. Sumner, has an interesting
article in 'Scribner's Monthly" for August,
giving his. recollections of the deceased
st9tpsuau
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-15

THE New York EUening Post falls into
the error, unintentiOnally we hope, that
Washington juries are generally made up
of Government clerks. The law is that
they shall be composed Of citizens Of the
Distributors, which ninety mine per
cent of the Government clerks are not.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-15

An independent paper advises Governor
Shepherd 'fo let Dana alone unless he
wishes to increase the circulation of the
Sun to an enormous figure" If Mr.. Shop
herd succeeds, the circulation of the Sun in
the Albany penitentiary will be increased
o,o cory-