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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-08

I'M VIItE,-Ihefe VIII be q meeting Of the DemO-
IN cratic Party at the Americas Cinb Ronm
every night this week. All Democrats are invited.
BY Order Of the President.
ian7-.t A. D. CHAYTOR. sse'y.
OST OR MISLAID.-Notice is hereby given
~ that w Shares of Stock dated May i. ;sfy. in
the Wiimington and Great Valley Turnpike Com
pa pany. ne,d ~ the name Of the Road Commissioners
Notice Of such loss has been given ths comnsny
ana application made for new certificates for tbs
same ADAM PRINCE
JOHN A, GRAVE
TH0S. HUSBANDS,
Jano IL Road Commissioners
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-08

ENoR RENT-A fne s-eend story front room in
u tne Gazette building. Ii is central 10 ons OF
the best business squares in the city. and would
Eake an excellent shop for merchant tailoror any
other light trade. Entrance pleasant and easy.
Rent lew. Apply at etaiaMarket street. en- the prem
ses. unrll.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-08
FOR SAFE AND RENT.

EoR SALE OR RENT-A Coach FACTORY R.cE-
smith Shop aud ofEee in Middletown. Del
now occupied BY H. D. Howell. within tyo s,usr.,
81 .ne raiiroad depot. Possession given tie 25tE
Clayton House. Wilmington. Dec 3i.t, lsT..:f
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MATTERS IN MAINE.

Meeting Of the Boards Of Bowdoin Gel.
lege.
BRUNSWICK, Jan. 15-At meeting of the
Boards of Bowdoin College yesterday Prof.
Charles Il. Smith, late tutor 10 Yole College.
was elected Professor of Mathematics, in place
OF Prof: lockwood. Ex-President Hopkins of
Williams College, was elected to fill provision
ally the chair of mental and moral philosophy.
The department. of engineering is placed on
prominent basis, and determination expressed
to secure $4,000 fer its endowment. A more
rigid system of expenditure, accountability and
collection of funds was made Measures were
taken looking to the harmonizationl or consoli
dation of the military and gymnastic exercises
PROVISION was made for new recitation room
In the south wing of the chapel.
AT the convention of the boards in the even
ing the. determination was expressed to endnw
the college aud hold it up to its present stand
ard, and $4,000 was pledged on the spot, by
members of the board, conditional on 800, 900
being raised by next commencement,
The prospects of the college were never more
encouraging, - az. q IA f57.,
,hsI ON 81 Launching. o. ...1.
BATH, Me-, Jan, 15.- Launched by Goss.
Sawyer & Packard, fine three-masted schoon.
er Of 553 tons, named Charles F. Sampson. She
is owned by Z. E. Baker, Charles F. Sampson,
G. S. Dow and others of Providence, R. l., and
Captain Freeman Gage who commands her.
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The National Renrd Of Trndc.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 15-The National Board
Oh Irade assembled this morning. The Secrr
tary READ communication of the American
Cheap TRANSFORMATION Association now in ses-
sion IN Washington, inviting the National
Doaru nl Trade 10 be present duriuo the ses-
son' 1ne board rendered "A vote of thanks but
on account OF the pressure of business conIJ
not accept the invitation. 0''
The report of the Committee on National FL
nance was taken up
John II. Boynton of New York, moved az
SUBSTITUTE for the report of the the views and
suggestions of the committee appointed the
board OF managers of the New York Produce
exchange to consider the subject of national
finances.
MIR. Taylor of Cincinnati, opposed the report
submitted by MIR. BOynton He said that the
increase OF interest bearing debt He deuied
the statement that owing to the growth of the
coun ry we required more currency year by
year. and said that the circulation in Great
Britain had decreased while the whole of her
commerce had incrnased e ght hundred fold
He cOntended that this country needed less
currency now than ever before
A Milwaukee delegate said the West was IA
vorable to only that legislation which should re-
store the cure ICY to specie standard.
A Chicago delegate said the greatest danger
now was initiation.
Mr. Nourse of Boston. said the present cur
I, 'y system is pestilential. No bank should
tai. OA0 f'
MT Chttenden of New York believed in con-
Mr. Grosvener of st. Louis, said the conptrv
needed more capital not more curre,cv
After debate the resolution from the Finance
Committee was adopted.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Especial to the Press.l

Insane Hospital Inspection.
AUGUSTA, Jau. 15th.-The Commute on In
sane Hospital this afternoon gave hearing to
Mrs. Packard of Illinois urging the bill present.
ed this morning in the Senate by Mr.. Webb of
Kennebec providing for the establishment of
Board of Inquiry into the condition of in
mates of the Insane Asylum. He spoke over
an hour to very large gathering in the Senate
Chamber.
She was confined from 1860 to 1864 in an In
sane Asylum in Illinois by her husband, Con-
gregational clergyman, brcause she refused to
accept the Calvanistic doctrine of original sin.
Her two points proposed as embodied in the
bill are to establish this board of appeal in such
cases and to locate post Office boxes in every
Asylum into which the patients may drop let
tiers that shall reach the board without the su-
pervision of the Superintendent. She declares
that the person confined in the Asylum is out
side of law. Her remarks evidently impressed
the Committee. 1t is probable that bill con-
tanning some of the features she proposes will
be reported.
Varieties.
The Committee on Agriculture will visit the
Orono College next Thursday.
The nomination of Hon. A. w. Paine of
Bangor for Tax Commissioner, made by the
Governor to-day is generally commended
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NEW YORK.
Various Matters.

New YORK, Jan. 14.-There was a fire in
Raymond Street Jail to-day which caused quite
tumult amOng the prisoners but none of them
were injured and the damage is slight. The
FIRE was caused by defective Hue.
The weather has been growing cold since
three O'Clock this afternoon and at midnight
the thermometer was in the vicinity of zero.
The Spanish Iron Clad Arapiles is lying off
the battery. She sails on Monday next for
Cuban Waters
Eight thousand dollars worth of kid gloves
were stolen from u Broadway store last night
by burglars. No arrests
The Empire stores in Brooklyn. comprising
section OF eight valuable stores were damaged
by tire with stock included 100000 yesterday.
OF 256, POP registered letters delivered by the
New York post office the last year not one YVES
lost; and 293, 533 sent out but one was lost con-
tanning but little money.
Quite fight took place on Melones Cuba re-
Gently in which the insurgents held their
ground The Spanish killed amounted to
twenty
The Case of MIR. Badger.
1t is understood that the boat coupoun ticket
purchased by the missing lady, Mrs. Badger,
- - NY .',t,~a npon the arrival of the Fall Riv
81 poat ae new York HI. fri friends tnanfplx
recognize this fact as proof that she threw her.
self overheard.
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Neutrality-suspicious. of those most pleasant
of social entertainments, private masquerade,
was given last night on High street. There
were about seventy-fiye couples present, all of
whom were in costume. OF course among so
many, there were all varieties of costumes,
grave, gay. rich, and humble; from noble
Dukes and Earls to lowly ''Topsy," who by the
way, was the chit" of the evening. One of the
extremely funny figures was "a bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" which skipped
about the rooms in a most marvellous manner.
Some of the ladies' costumes were very elegant.
Among the more prominent ones were an
Egyptian Princess Venetian lady, Diana,
Ceres, several Gndines, the Evening Star,
Night, and many others equally worthy of NEIL
ton, but OF which, to save US, we can tell the
names. Some of the gentlemen were gotten I'D
most gorgeously also. The most stirikingly so
were gentleman in particularly handsome
Spanish costume Of Edwin Booths s, continen.
tai dress of George Ills time Don Sallust, The
Earl of Essex. Duke of Leicester, and Others
Some of the comical costumes were absurd in
the extreme, especially ''Topsey." the Bottle,
the Baby, the Chnaman, and the Horse Ma
rine. A large number of the elegant costumes
were furnished by Mr.. Geo. Hayden, the well
known Boston costumer. The occasion was
one full of pleasure to the participants, and one
which we hope will be repeated during the
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New York stock md Money Market.
New voRK. Jan: Is = Morptag,-Monev G ner
cent Gold at I'LL. Sterling Exchange long, at IS !;
do short SCI.
new YoRK. Jan. 15-Fpenino The day closed ND
with increased ease 10 Money and great buoyancy on
the Stock Exchange prices In cases being high
er than any previously made since the panic In the
morning 1t was announced that the Lake Shore sink
ing fund loan had been advanced to 80 and closed out
suddenly and til n cane the annual report OF the
New fOrk Central, showing that the gross earnings
$780, 10000. In the afternoon 1t was an
nounced that Vanderbilt had notified the Union
Trust Company that he was prepared to take up he
whole of the notes given by the lake Shore road in
October 1873 in settlement Of the debt due by the
Lake Shore to the Trust Company. hese notes
amount to 81 $780, 600 Money closed with tree offer
ings at per cent. on call.
The following l. the Clearing House statement:
Currency exchanges. SIT 637717; currency balauces
sl4465 749 gold exchanges, S1i s6s, 776; gold bal
ances, 81, 373,s59.
Foreign Exchange closed dull and steady f,r prime
bankers 60 days sterling at S2A a. 4S3, and weak
tor bankers demand bills at ssh al Ssh. The Cur-
toms receipts TO day were S4l3.0On. Gold closed ut
a. ILL. The rates for carrying to-day were e. Z,
g per cent. gold. The Assistant Treasu, or pal
out to-day S270,00O account of interest and $685.
600 in redemption OF $50 bonds.
The days business al the Gold Exchange Bank
was as folows:-tiold balances. 81 $751; u.s. curreu-
ey balances, ST. ,l09; gross cearances, s3l $751;
600.
ed at sGg q 96l; Union Pacific s5l g 50 go hrsts
@ 77s tor land grants, 754 "a 759 for incomes. GOV
ernmeDts closed firm at the highest prices OF the
day. The Stock Exchange was strong ana active
throughout the dav, market leaving on buoyant with
the highest prices Of the day generally current.
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RUFFlANISM.
A Series ofBloody TraS edies i'm New Mcxi

ST. LOUIS, Jan. ia letter from Santa Fe,
New Mexico, da ed Jan. Z, gives an account OF
a series of bloody tragedies that occurred IN
Lincoln county last mouth. 1t appears That on
the LIST of Dec. party of Texan desperadoes
visited resort of the demi-mode in the town OF
Placitas. created disturbance and used revolt
yers freely A constable of the town. Juan
Martin. ordered the rnffians to Jesist, wherein D.
On thew rddIed him with bullets. Martins
posse returned the fire and killed three of the
desperadoes The remainder fled to ranche of
the Herold brothers, six miles distant, where
three days later they killed two farmers. A
day or two after thia affao Sher' IF Miller, with
a posse of twenty men, went to Herold's rancho
to arrest the murderers, but was met by fifty
well-armed men and forced to retreat A few
days subsequent to this. and wi lie a wedding
party was in trogress at the residence of Isidor
Patross, in the same neighborhood, the same
gang of desperadoes surrounded the house burst
in the doors and windows and commenced an
indiscriminate firing upon the men, women anG
children assembled. Six men were killed on
the spot aud four women seriously, perhaps
mortally, wounded. The assassins then fled to
their stronghold, where they still defy The au-
thorties.
The matter was reported to the Governor BY
the Probate Judge and Justice of the Peace,
the only judicial authorities of the county, who
declared their inability to make arrests; but up
to the time this letter was written the Governor
was not known to have taken any action.
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New Hampshire has population of $4,000
to $50 miles of railroad. The territory trbu-
tary to the Maine Central railroad has 321 900
population, Portland included, to 357 of rail.
Snow and sunshine alternately, yesterday.
A lady at City Hall was heard to remark
yesterday as she was viewing the swans,
''they are pretty birds enough, but there's no
good eating in 'em."
Mr.. C. w. Shaw of Gorham, boasts of a calf
that weighed 1876 pounds at birth. Its mother
is three years old heifer.
This and to morrow evenings the drama of
A'Time Tries ALL, and the farce of Sudden
Thoughts" will be presented at the vestry of
the First Universalist church at Stevens
Plains. A very pleasant time is anticipat-
ed.
Tuesday morning young son of John Lakin
of Raymond, went to Lake Sebago to fish.
Since then he has not been seen, it is feared he
was lost in the storm.
f. o. Bailey took the 1st, I'd and Sd prem
iums for buff cochins and LIST and Sd, for part
ridge cochins at the Poultry Show, all the fowl
he en- tered ISLES. tia' i-4.1l Di-
Officers Horr and Shirly found poor house
runaway named Tood happy over bottle of
bad whiskey at midnight last night. They
took him to the station to keep him from freez-
inU
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quent laws for the use of each of the several
committees; that $500 additional copies of the
the House.
The passage of this order caused considerable
discussion; that the eight rule of this House be
and hereby is amended by addir to the list of
Committees therein provided;for, another Com
n ittee to be entitled the Committee on Ways
and Means" Messrs. Williams of Augusta,
Reed of Bath, McGilver of Searsport Cobb
OF Lewiston and Welt of Waldoboro', were an
pointed.
A communication was read by the Speaker,
announcing the resignation of Hon. Silas q.
Hatch of Bangor, of his seat insthe House.
Read and Assigned-Bll incorporating the
Bangor Machine and Foundry Co. The CAPT.
tai OF this company is placed at $25O,OOO.
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MISCELLANEOU NOTICES.
Successful Insurance Companies

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan, 2.-There were nine
fire insurance companies here before the Chca-
60 fire, with total assets of $13, 337 1865. That
fire carried down five companies, with assets of
over $2,nOOO00 Three new companies have
been organized since, two of them in season to
suffer loss by the Boston fire. The losses paid
by Hartford companies for the Chicago and
Boston fires were over $12 OOe 900, and they
have sustained heavy losses besides. Yet the
seven companies now deing business here show
assets at the commencement of the present year
to the amount of $l2 Al .95S, or within $780, 900
of the assets of the nine companies before the
Chicago disaster and one of those seven has
just commenced business. No companies paid
their losses in the great fire in Portland more
promptly than the Hartford companies
Messrs. w. ID. Little & Co, represent three
OF these sound and prompt paying companies,
viz:-the Phgnir, National and Orient, as will
be seen by their annual statements in our COL
umns.
The Lungs may be destroyed in a fortnight
by violent cough. Check the paroxisms at
once with Hale's Honey of Horehound and
Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in minute.
jn12 cod &w1t
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
A serious Railroad Accideut


Boston, Jan. 15.-The second train from
New Bedford for Boston,via Mansfield, left the
rails on the New Bedford aud Taunton Rail
road between Myricksville and Taunton this
morning, and the engine and four cars ran
down au embankment, breaking Them badly,
and injuring fifteen persons, four seriously
bert E. Slocum Providence, ribs fractured. scri-
GUS; H. G. Pomeroy, New Bedford back injur-
ed, serious; Rev. Herman Sweet South Dart
mouth, COLLAR bone broken and internal iniu-
ries; Mrs; Seth Delano, Fairhaven, back, Sc
Charles Tucker & Son. So. Dartmouth, both
slight, head and lace; Mrs. Marion Bartlett,
New Bedford; Julia Thompson, So Dartmouth
Myers, New Bedford, VIM. G. Allen, Hart.
ford; John McCarty, New Bedford. and con-
doctor Cowing. all slight. A mis- placed switch
at siding at marlborough Junction was the
cause. The last three cars Of the train only
left the Tails.
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'OvERBoAaD.-As the passengers of the
Scandinavian were landing last night, one of
them, little girl about ten years old, fell over
board and would have soon persisted bad it not
been for tie heroism of Mr.. Birks, one of the
clerks of the line, and Capt Chas E. Chase of
the custom house. Capt. Chase displayed
great presence of mind, for after Mr.. Brks got
into the water he would have been drowned had
not Chase got rope, gone down and attached
1T to him and the little girl
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL


Portland Wholesale Markets
THURSDAY, ran. 15.-There is another advance in
the Grain market and Corn is held at % a 95c tor
new and CSC q 90 for old Mixed and Yellow by the
car load Oats are held at 65 q Csc by the car load
for Brown and White. Corn Meal SO q CSC. Flours
are quiet but prices very firm as our dealers can
not replace the article at the prices they are selling
The Flour market is lower here than it is in Boston
or New York now. Groceries very firm for every
article. Sugars steady at lie for granulated and
10 lose for coffee crushed Produce is quiet at 65
q 75c for Potatoes, and 80 g SIC for Eggs Provis-
ions are unchanged.
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GALVESTON, Tex, Jan. 15.-Both the Senate
ana House met this morning aud took 4 recess
tlli atteruoon. Meantime a committee waited
on Coy. Davis, and requested him to give in
structions to the Secretary of State to give up
the returns of the late elections. The Cover
~ nor declined doing so, but told the committee
II they would go to the Secretarys desk and
take the returns theref rom, there wonld be no
resistance offered. This was done and the re-
turns taken to the 18th Legislature to be count
ca. The Secretary of State simply entered a
formal peotest against the proceedings. 1t Is
generally conceded now that the Inauguration
viii take place tonight unless it takes too
long to count the votes. Everything is working
smoothly.
A despatch from Austin states the votes for
Governor were counted by the Legislature this
afternoon. AS soon as the vote was announced
Speaker Bryan declared Richard Coke Cover
nor of the State of Texas for four years from
the date of his installation.
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BUcKLE9s SERENADERs.-On Friday and
Saturday OF next week Buckley's Serenaders
the great minstrel and burlesqre opera troupe,
appear at Music Hall with an entire change of
prog ramme each night. The troupe will be
very favorably remembered by theatre.going
people in this city, by its exqusitely ludicrous
presentation of the opera IF Lucrezia Borsia.
1t returns with all the old favorites, including
Eva Brent, Minnie Loder, Swaine Buckley and
George rockingham. On the first night la
Somnambula' and the usual minstrel variety
will be given. Reserved seats will be for sale
at Stockbridges
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Thanks.

riN Thanks. r
The following letter addressed to one of the
officers of the Scandinavian explains itself
S. SHIP SCANDINAVIAN, 1
January 15 1874. &
Sir:-The steerage passengers request you
will be kind enough to convey to the captain
their expressions of gratitude for the extreme
kindness and attention they have received from
the stewards ofthe vessel. Their wants havelbeen
attended to with punctualiiy that claims most
sincere thanks, and their. courteous and civil
behaviour to all will not easily be forgotten.
On behalf of the Storage passengers 1 re-
main, Sir, your obedient servana, ...5
JAMES BEAUMONT.
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M. c. M. A. LEcTURE.-This evening the
eighth lecture of the NJ. c. MA. course will be
given at the hall IF the Association by G. P.
Kmball, ESQ.,, who will take for his subject
1.-THE Declaration Of American Independence
and the Centennial Exposition" As Mr..
Kimball is a Commissioner of the Phila-
delphia Centennial his lecture will be found of
great interest 1t is free to ALL
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STEAMER ARRIvAE.-The Allan mail steam
er Scandinavian from Liverpool the 18th inst,
Capt Smith, arrived last night about 8 o'clock,
bringing 10 cabin, intermediate and 4S steer
age passengers. We are obliged to the purser
for late files Of English papers, i8lli8t
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PORTLAND LLoYDs.-The annual meeting
was held yesterday afternoon at four O'Clock.
The following officers were elected Advisory
Committee, Russell Lewis, Jacob Mcclellan,
George S. Hunt, A. A. Strout Isaac jackson,
J. S. Winslow, George. E. B. jackson, David
Ford
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METEOROLOGICAL.
PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TwENrY-FouR
HOURS

PROBABILITIES FOR THK NEXT rWENrY-FOUR
HOURS
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER, Washington, d. c.,
Jan. 10, 500 (P. MY
For New England
Middle and East Atlantic States, continued
cold and partly cloudy weather with porth-
westerly winds and with but slight change of
pressure, For the northern portion of New
England and thence westward to Lakes Mich
iSan and Superior, continued cold weather with
north westerly to westerly winds and areas of
snow.
la. m.-For New England, generally clear
and cold Weather will prevail with fresh and
brisk aorth-westerly to south-westerly winds.
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GREAT SALE OF DECORATED DINNER AND
TEA SErs.-We would call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of Richard Briggs,
1877 Washington street, Boston, Mr.. Briggs,
in conformity to the spiritof the times is offer
ing his stock of decorated dinner and tea sets
at lower prices than the public have ever
known. The goods are all of the best quality,
having been selected personally by Mr.. Briggs
from the manufacturers in Europe during the
past season, and he is the first 10 offer really
desirable China sets at prices which will sur
prise all wh0 examine his stock A lady of
great taste remarkt in looking over these sets
that there was not a homely one among
Them"
For SALE on favorable terms, valuable
slate property. partially developed, with most
encouraging prospects. in the eastern part OF
PRESS Office. ie14-dtf
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York County q. J. Court.

p ~ -r.s JUDGE VIRGIN PRESIDING.
THURsDAY.-John N. Spencer vs. "A G. Haley, re-
ported in yesterdays edition, the jury found for
plaintiff 3117.59.
Copeland for plaintiff.
Yeaton with Cakes, for defendant.
Trafton Hatch ct ais. VS.. Simon II. Brown. Writ
Of entry involving the title to seventyve acres Of
timber land in Sanford. On trial.
A. A. Strout with Drew for plaintiff.
Tapley for defendant.
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LTEBIG's LIQUID EXTRACT OF BEEF does not
require cooking or warming-Is in the form. 81
a Foreign Liqueur. Is composed of Beef Bran
dy and Touics-Sold by Grocers and Wine
Merchants as high class Cordial or Liqueur
and by Druggists as superior nutritive Tonic.
dc9-1m
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POLICE NOTES. Stephen Flynn who made
an assault upon Michael WEIGH Sunday night,
on Washington Street, delivered himself up to
the officers yesterday morning, and was fined
Sc and costs,