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and Council to take measures to properly ven
tilate the Hall of the House of Representa-
tives.
The bill relating to the sale of apples by
weight came from the Senate indefinitely post
poned. The House receded and concurred. 1t
Then reconsldered this vote and insisted ON its
former vote, passing the bill.
Read and assigned by Mr.. Pullen of Port
land, bill Incorporating the Williston Church,
Portland; bill to amend Section 9, Chapter 49,
t. s., relating to writs issued by trial justices
and police and municipal courts-by this act
writs may be made returnable to any similar
court in an adjoining county; an act to encour-
age and protect the breeding of trout in letter
b pond, town of Upton; to legalize the do
lngs OF School District No. 4, town of Burn
ham.
fdssed to be Enacted - Bill to make valid
certain dolngs OF the town of Franklin; to in
corporate the Orchard Beach Cam pmeeting
Association; au act abating a portion of the
state tax OF Waterville of 1873 and assessing
the same on the town of West Waterville; to
incorporate the ST. Elizabeth Roman Catholic
asylum; to legalize the doings of Van Buren,
plantation; to incorporate the Charleston
Cneese Company; to prevent the destruction
oi w mite Perch in DamariscOtta Pond; to pro-
tect hsh in the town of Raymond; to incorpor-
ate the Canaan Cheese Company; to abate the
State tax of Clinton Gore for 1873 and assess
t u same ON the towns of Clinton and Burn
nam; an act confirming the articles of agree
nent OF the European and North American
railroad Companies; to legalize the doings of
the town of Madawaska
Resolve in favor of the town of Atkinson.
Adjourned. ............
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FOR h 1 q N.
The Parliamentary Elections.

LONDON, Feb. 11.-Mr. Stewart, CODserva-
tive, is elected to Parliament from igton-
69urghs, defeating the Liberal Candidate, Geo.
y Young, Lord Advocate for Scotland, who held
lhe seat In the late Parliament.
30 lar 24 Conservatives and $50 Liberals
nave oeen returned to the House from England,
10 Sonserv atives and SO Liberals from Scot
iand, ara II conservatives and "A Liberals and
Rome Rulers from Ireland.
:, Ihere was much rioting at Chesterfield and
Barnsley yesterday and many policemen Wers
injured. "eie
p. m.-The returns thus far received show
Al Home Rulers, % Conservatives and 8 Lib
erals elected in Ireland TIE Home Rulers
are confident of electing total of over 60
members to the new Parliament.
5.30 a. m.-Returns thus far show the cleo
tion of $40 Conserva ives, 269 Liberals and
Home Rulers to Parliament. The Conserva-
tIves have gained IS seats formerly held by
Liberals and the latter gained Al formerly held
by the former.
Destructive Gale.
The heavy gale which prevailed yesterday on
the Baltic caused it to overflow along the en-
tire eastern coast of Scheswig Holslien. The
dykes protecting the low lands were burst in
many places and great tracts o. country food
ed. The damage to property is immense and
serious loss of life is feared.
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Two persons were severely injured by snow
slides in Boston Tuesday.
A Washington special states that Marshal
Packard arrived at New Orleans to take charge
OF Louisiana affairs.
1t is reported and believed that Jay Gould
ton of the New Jersey Southern Raj road IN
to bankruptcy, with the expectation of buying
it in.
A letter from Paris says that the recent sus-
pension of the greatest of French Catholic pa
pers u Universe) at the instance of Prince Bis
marck, furnishes striking proof of how COM
plete s the subserviency of the French govern
merit to German Ord.rs
The District of Columbia Investigating Com
mttee met yesterday and appointed a sub
committee to make the investigation which is
10 be open to all.
The National Grange in session at St. Louis
has announced platform of principles in
which 1t is specially declared that questions of
politics are not to be considered in Oranges or
political nominations made.
The Alumni OF Bewdoin College of Boston
and vicinity partOok of their annual dinner at
the Parker House last evening. At the bust
ness meeting the old board of officers were
elected.
1t is denied that there is any difficulty be-
tween the United States and Germany.
The Wentworth Carpet Lining Factory of
Waltham, was buried yesterday.
The reporter of the Brooklyn Argus has been
expelled from the New York Senate until he
proves certain charges made against Senator
Coe.
George r. Wilkins of Leominster, Mass was
1rrested Wednesday for a murder committed in
Calhoun county, Cal in 1872. He was ON bail
and ran away.
DIR, j. H. Schenck. the well known proprie-
tor of several patent medicines, died in Phila-
delphia, Wednesday.
A detachment of u S. troops from Fort
Hamilton broke up an illicit whiskey still and
seized $4,000 worth of property.
A New York despatch says it is reported }hat
James Gordon Bennett has given $4,000 for
the relief of the poor.
The Holyoke mill at Holyoke, Mass, was
damaged $50, 900 by fire Tuesday night.
The resolutions of the Massachusetts Legls-
lature concern the action of Senator Sumner,
relative to his resolution to remove from regi.
mental flags the battles of the rebellion, were
rescinded Wednesday by vote of 26 tot.
The New York Snu says that the new posi-
office building comes under the category of I'M
safe buildings.
A despatch from Cheyenne says tn at inform
alton from Fort Lamarie states that the In
dams in that section ore uprising, driving away
herders and troubling the workmen on the Pa
cifc Railway On Monday 1t. Robinson of the
14th infantry and Corporal Coleman were kill
ed. as was Frank Appleton, acting agent al the
Red Cloud agency. The greatest excitemen,
prevails.
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Grand Army sociable tonight.
Choice music is to be furnished by the Con-
gress Square choir on the occasion of Mr.
Washburn's lecture in this city, on the 23d
inst.
The steam tug Tiger got ashore GU the Cape
yesterday.
The Fraternity will net about $3.50 from
Tuesdays evenings entertainment.
The Forest City Shooting Club holds meet
ing at its rooms this evening.
Hale has put fernery into his window. An
ideal head in crayon by Leman is also on ex.
hibition.
Carlin, who made the assault on MI. C. II.
Merrill, was taken to the Insane Asylum yes
terday.
Horses belonging to Putnam the grocer, and
Cloudy the provision dealer ran away yester-
day, causing much commotion but doing little
damage.
Tickets are selling well for the Martha
Washington concert Saturday evening. The
concert is for worthy cause and sbould he
literally patronized.
The Peaks Island Steamboat Co hold
meeting on the 18th inst. to take into co,,s;a
Grafton the matter of increasing the can;.o,
stock 1t is thought the company will buy the
Gazelle and run her in connection with tho
Express.
Deputy Williams and officers Horr and Bar
bour recovered about sixty pounds of white
lead and green paint yesterday, in cans con-
tanning from one to ten pounds. Parties who
have lost lead will know where to find it,
The Odd Fellows had masquerade at Flu
emit Hall last evening.
During the revival at the Congress street M.
4. church, meetings are held afternoon and
evening.
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THE CHANGERS.
Declaration Of Principles.

= ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-THE National Grange
has adopted platform of principles to devel
Ope higher manhood; to enchance the the
comforts and attractions of homes to strength
en- the attachments to pursuits; to foster ma
tional understanding and corporation; to MAIN
tain inviolate the laws, reduce expenses, indi-
vidual and cO-ope rative, to buy less and pro-
duce more, in order to make farms self-sustain-
ing; to diversity our crops aud SOW no more
than we can cultivate; to condense the weight
of our exports, selling less in the bushel and no
more on hoof and in fleece; to discountenance
the credit system, mortgage system, fashion
system and every system tending to prod'gaii-
ty aud bankruptcy; to buy to sell and act TO-
gether for mutual protection; to avoid litiga-
ton as much as possible by arbitration in the
era ICE; to suppress prejudices, unhealthy rival
nv and selfish ambition; to dispense with the
surplnss of middemen; to increase in every
practicable way all facilities for transporting
cheaply to the sea-board OF between home pro.
ducers and consumers all the productions of
our country. They are not enemies of rail-
roads, navigable and irregating canals, and are
opposed to communism agrosansm; are not
enemies of capital, but opposed to the tyrany
OF mOnOpOieS and long to zee the antagOnsm
between capital and labor removed; are opposed
to excessive salaries, high rates of interess and
exorbtant percentage of profits in trade.
They will adv, nee the cause of education by
all just means. They say the grange is not a
political or party organization; that no grange
can discuss political or religious questions, call
political conventions, nominate candidates, nor
discuss their rights in meetings; but that it is
right of every member to do all in his power
legtimately to influence for good the action of
airy political party, to put down bribery, cor.
ruption and trickery and to see that none put
upright, faithful and honest men are nominateu
sor positions of trust
They also say we desire proper equality,
equity and fairness; protection OF the weak,
restraint upon the strong; Justly distributed
mower. They appeal to all good citizens for
Generation in efforts to towards reform until
the last vestige of tyranny, and corruption is
removed. Last but not least, they inculcate
proper appreciation. Of abilities aad proper
20 Membership and position in the order.
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time after he again said, Il am not afraid to 90
to Lewiston, as l can clean this matter up I
haven't seen her since that Sunday afternoon
when we went to ride. / cautioned him against
"wagging his jaw so much" Mr.. +. G. Ding
ley, of the Lewiston Journal, rode over with
me IN the hack from Auburn; was present at
the interview between Mrs. Burton and prison.
er; George Burton was also present; Lowell
did not look up showed him the dress taken
from the remains and asked if be ever saw it
before; he didn't look at it, but said he never
did: said Lizzie's dress had fringe on it; Mrs.
Burton said how are you Jim; he didn't look
up while was there; am confident he didn't
see the dress held while was in there; some
neck bones were handed me by MIR. Jepson that
ne found the Sunday after the remains were
Mrs. Della A. Clark was called. Mrs. C's
leoiIhonV IN substance was that she heiped
ma axe mrs. Lowelrs silk dress; said the skirts
The .He Gress was sewed with cotton thread
!ne waist was mostly sewed with silk; was pos
itlVe IN her mind that the dress before her was
the one she helped make for Mrs Lowell
AS 1t began to grow dark her examination
was not flushed, but the Court adjourned until
10 o'clock tomorrow. w
Death of a Prominent Business Man.
LEWISTON Feb. 11.-Isaac A. Smith, a we'll
known business man of this city, died at his
residence in Auburn this afternoon.
BANGOR, Feb. u, a. m.-The brick block
on Exchange street, occupied by the Z. and N.
A. Railway passenger station, and several
stores, is now on fire. The south end is de
stroyed and it is now feared the remainder of
the block cannot be saved.
Maine Board of Agriculture.
WIsCAssEr, Feb. 1.-THE proceedings of the
second days session of the Maine Board of Ag-
riculture comprised paper by D. w. Durham
on irrigation; one by George G. Bracket on
Associated Dairying"; lecture on the 'Sci-
ence of Cattle Feeding" by Prof. Atwater of
Connecticut, all of which were followed by de-
bates. The committee to nominate board of
officers for the Maine State Dairymens Asso-
citation reported: For President, Seward Dill
of Phillips; Secretary, J. w. Lang of Brooks;
Treasurer, j. w. North of East jefferson; also
three Vice-Presidents and board of Trustees
comprising Que from each county. The report
was adopted. This evening the Board are en-
tertained at the Hilton House, by a supper,
given by the citizens of the town.
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KENDALL & WHITNEY have Just issued
their annual catalogue of seeds. 1t makes
pamphlet of rs pages admirably gotten up, anu
embellished with numerous wood cuts. IhlS
well known firm at their agricultural ware
house in Market Square in this city, have an
immense stock of choice and select flower
Seeds embrasing the most esteemed varieties
in cultivation, imported and grown expressly
for them. The stock of grass seeds is excep-
tionally large. A speciality is made of agricul-
tural implements of every description, OF
pumps, of flower pots, of churns, and OF the
best and most approved fertilizers. The cata-
logue contains full descriptive list of all these
and is made additionally valuable byEuseful
hints in regard to the raising and transplantlng
of flowers and vegetables. Year by year the
firm has increased its stock, its connections,
and its facilities for business, until it has be-
come one of the best known agricultural houses
IN New Englnnd. In this State cit deservedly
ranks everything of its kind, and the appear
ance of it's annual catalogue is looked forward
to with interest by all horticulturists. The cat
alogue is free to all, and will be sent on appli-
cation to its publishers.
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COMPLEMENTARY TO PoRTLAND.-We are
permitted to publish the following note receiv-
ed by the Secretary of tho Board of Trade, as
it conveys handsome reference to our city:
NEWARK, N :. j., Feb. :, 1874.
M, N. Rich Esq, Secretary Board of Trade.
Portland, Me.
DEAR SIR:-I am in receipt this day of year
eleventh annual report, for the which 1 desire
to return my grateful acknowledgements.
have looked over it with great interest and
learned much about your beautiful city and
its Trade and Manufactures L never was in
your city, but hope one of these days to have
my eyes gratified by sight of what L have
heard in connection with Portland. Your
municipal government sets most liberal and
praiseworthy example to all other cities calling
themselves manufacturing centres, in exempt
ing from taxation for ten years newly intro
duced manufactures. 1t is wise policy and
in the end will pay a hundred fold in the in
crease of population and taxable vaues.
hope to see our own City Fathers arrive at the
same wise conclusion. Your report is replets
with interest, is most creditably gotten up, and
in every respect valuable CO -tribution to our
library. shall with great pleasure call to it
the attention of our members.
Very respectfully and truly, yours,
ROB. S. SwOODE, Sec'y
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Boston Boo, and shoe Market.

BOSTON, Feb 10-The shipments Of Boots and
shoes from Il 70 lrket places outside OF New Eng
land tor the past week. irrespective of those sent d.
rect from factories comprise 29, GA cases. against
81, 764 for the same week last year.
The total shipments since January 1, have been
cases. against 6lS cases for the same period
last year.
The demand for seasonable goods continues to i'm
prove, and the sales increasing steadily as dis
tributors learning more definitely the prospects
of trade in the interior. Prices good many de-
scriptions are lower than they viii be later In the
season, when good many workmen viii seek out-of-
door employ ment. There Is likely to be increase
in the price of leather, the exports are not only
unusually large, but the demand fr m abroad seems
to be increasing. This coniton OF leather and labor
isleadng Of the shrewdest buyers to make larger
purchases than they at first intended, and the Inn
provement in trade Is quite perceptble.
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The Ohio Temuer.rc. M.v.meu,.

NEW YORK, Feb II. a s,,oc;.I d.snatcb
iron iron Cincinnati says that at Waynesyile an
Of wo%eu rfa" upa him t. bands
or on the sidewalk. He declares his .ne streets
TO have no more sidewalk or saloon nra r ,u.
meetings in his village. The ladies, backed hr
the money of many temperance people. no ,e:ys
determinedly evince their intention to hold inst
as many meetings and offer just as many
prayers as they think proper
One old liquor dealer, named Franey in
that place. is keeping a strict account of the
time the women occupy his premises for
prayers, and purposes to prosecute them for
damages They visit him daily however and
for him are offering fervent prayers.
XENIA, Ohio, Feb. 11.-Four hun ired wo.
men have enlisted in the temperance move.
ment here. The organization was completed
this noon and work will be commenced to.
morrow.
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month.
TEMpLE-Forest City, No. 1. every Wednesday
evening.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day in each month.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Corner
Congress and Casco streets. Every evening
PORTLAND FRATERNI---No3 1854 Congress street
Every evening.
KN1GHrs OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No. g.,
Thursday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. G, Mon
day evenings. At their Hall. Clapps Block, Market
Square.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corner
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
Sons OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Division, No. 95
s ons' of Temperance Hall. Friday evening.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-Ar
cana, Monday; Mission, Wednesday,; Forest Cit
tic, Thursday; Atlantic Tuesday at Sons OF Tenn
West End.
PORTLAND TYPoGRAPHIcAL UNION, No. 75-Cor-
ner Congress and Casco streets. Second Saturday in
each mouth.
PAYsoN LITERARY SoCIETY.-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at n o'clock.
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.-Meetings every Frid ay
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner of Congress ane
Casco streets.
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF Acknowledgements
at Arcana III, Williams'bloc corner Of Congress
and Chapel Sts Tuesday evening.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Congress
Hall Bio *. Second Monday in each month Deliy-
cry Of books, to 6, 7 to g. day and evening.
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-The ten o'clock train
on the Boston and Maine last evening was de-
iayed over three hours by an accident at half
way crossing just beyond Dover, and did not
arrive until after one o'clock this morning. By
means OF misplaced switch the engine and
baggage car were thrown off the track. As
the train was running slowly in order to pass
the freight on the side track the damage was
but slight.
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York County .. J. Court

JUDGE VIRGIN PRESIDING.
WEDNEsDAY.-Cornelius Sweetser ct ais. vs.. E.
H. McKenney. Forcible entry and detainer. The
jury were unable to agree.
Goodwin & Lunt for plaintiffs.
Tapley for defendant.
Freeman H. Spear was brought into Court and
sentenced four years in State prison for setting fire
to the Came building on Factory Island Saco.
Timothy Clifford, for assault with intent to xii
Henry p Ashley, by throwing him overheard from
schooner Sea Witch, was sentenced to two months
in Alfred jail this sentence really gives Clifford six
months in JAIL as he has already spent four months
in that institution.
Court adinnrned to March 18th.
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For the peek ending Wednesday, Fe6. IL.
Georges Codfsh-We quote at So Is q to so per
qtl, with light stock on the market.
Bank Codfsh-Stock greatly reduced, with last
sales at 81 25 "a 4 37A per qtl.
Mackerel-I large stock. Wequote Bay rs at Is 20
a 6 % per bb held at the latter figure; sales Of
Bay 2's at Si3 q s13 % per bbl- g.
Oil-No transactions and prices nominal; last sales
at 55c " gal.
Smoked Halibut- We quote at 12c y n.
Fresh Halibut-Last sales Monday at Iotc " b..
Fresh Hsrring-Grand Menan selling for bait at
n hundred.
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MASONIC
At Masonic Hall, No. So Erchanqe Street.

MASONIC
At Masonic Hall, No. So Exchange Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGEs-Ancient Land Mark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-Greenleaf R. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, R. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNcIL-Portland c. R. g. S. Masters, second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF K. Portland, fourth Mon
day: st. Adams, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDTEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May;
Grand Council, Wednesday P NJ; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
Masonic RELIEF AssoCIATIoN-Fourth Wednes-
day in every month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES.
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection, frs
Friday.
CoUNoII-Portland Council P. of j., second Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Crox de l., third
Friday.
CoNsIsroRY-Maine Consistory, S. P. R. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
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U. =. District Court.
BEFORE JUDGE FOX.


WEDNEsDAY.-United States VS.. Henry Hudson
and Charles Foss.
The evidence for the defence was all put in and
guments of couse will be made tomorrow. The de-
fence set up is that the Halls had been previously ar
rested by Marshal Head and released.
Patrick Sweeney and Henry Brown. convicted OF
breaking custom house seal were sentenced to six
months hard labor in Wiscasset Jail.
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WASHINGTON.
The Sanborn COntrcats.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Committee on
Ways and Means have directed Mr. Foster to
report back to the House, Mr.. Randairs reso-
luton directing the Secretary of the Treasury
to furnish full copies of all contracts made un-
der authority of the Treasury Department in
pursuance of the act of May, 1872, and also
copies of all schedules and correspondence re-
latng to said contracts. These relate TO what
are known as the Sanborn contracts which the
Secretary says will be furnished if called for.
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GREEDY INSTITUTE LECTURES.

GREEDY INSTITUTE LEcTUREs.-The first of
the course of lectures at Cumberland Centre
was delivered last Tuesday evening, in the
Greedy school-house, by Mr.. E. HI. Elwell, of
the Transcript. A large audience listened
with interest to an account of trip to Pompeii
illustrated by plan of the ancient city as it
now appears, showing the portion of it which
has been uncovered, with its streets and build
ings, and also with engravings of the objects of
art and of daily use found amid the ruins.
This course of lectures promises to be we'll pat
ronized. and it is hoped and expected that they
will result in substantial addition to the Cir
culating library of the Greedy school.