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Letter From the Capital.


WisCAssET. Feb. IL. 1874.
This letter, purporting TO be from Au-
gusta. is dated a, wiscassct. Not the
seat OF Government. but myself is remov-
ed. Having up to date, been in my seat
every legislation hour OF the session. ac
cepted an invitation to step out OF the
steam heated air OF the Capitol, into the
oxygenized atmosphere. where stern win
ter barricades the realms of frost" The
Board of Agriculture. being in session
here, as a good ruraiist. swap on my law
making acumen, for the ''lCre" Of the hay
seed nien.
Ii gives ecstatic JOY to get beyond the
flicker OF the little legislator lamp-lishts.
which suppose they illumine the way up
the ladder of eminence, and out into the
wIsCAssET.
This old town of Wiscasset is situated
on the Sheepscot river, and is the shire
town of Lincoln county. This is one Of the
few towns in the State, held under old In
dian deeds, the title to which have been
adjudged to be valid. The first settle
ments were broken up by Indians. during
King Philips war. 1t is related of an old
fertilization, relics Of which are yet to be
seen-that at time in Iva. when the
men We're at work some distance Oh. the
fort being left in possession of three wo-
men-twenty Indians arrived before il for
the purpose Of attacking it, and were
frightened of by the courageous women.
What terrible fright it would give these
old tomahawk braves could they meet
q ssAite squsw ''of the period" In her full
equipments of fashion.
About the Board OF Agriculture aod its
Ex-Secretary Goodale, there are some
Iueer "reminiscences, Goodale. having been
Secretary for is years, seemed to have
come to the conclusion that he was the
Board, or that it had not sught, but to be
subservient to, and the exponent of his
phospAdtic ideals. Notwithstanding the
wall Of defeat which went out from VIM
throp last year, because Goodale was turn
ed out to eedn. the threats to abolish the
Board, and the petty spite which vented
itself in filings at ''wassonians," the second
sober thought Of the farmers as expressed
to-day. is Boardman's reelection. by .
vote Of four to one over Goodale. .f..
The discussion was opened BY Mr.. Was
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shocking triple murder committed at Halifax
Mass. on Sunday night last. at .....-
Upon q cross road that DIVORCES from the
Plymouth and Bridgewater road about one mile
west OF Halifax meeting house, lived two bach.
elor brothers By the name Of Thomas and Simeon
Sturteysnt, and maiden lady by the name OF
Mary Buckley, who was their housekeeper.
THIS morning neighb0r by the name Of Lull
was passing in the rear Of the dwelling Of the
Sturtevands. when some forty rods from the
house. in field, he discovered the body Of
Miss Buckly upon the ground, with her head
beaten 70 . pumice. He at once gave the alarm,
and proceeded to the house where she lived,
when he was shocked with the ghastly speeta-
Gle Of the dead body Of Thomas Sturtevant
near tho door o be entered. Upon still further
eeefeh h IVES foosd TINT 6imson, - other
bsothsf, Was also lying 4fsleA upon bis bed,
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The barque Kate Williams. Captain Hale.
of the regular packet line between Boston
aud Fayal, which arrived from sea yester-
day, had an almost miraculous escape on
her ,meward passage. She was in lati-
tude north AZ deg. 80 min. and longitude
A. deg. min. when one morning about
nine o'clock seaman who was doing
some work aloft cried out that there was a
whale on the port bow. Captain Hale step
ped 10 the port quarter. and almost imme-
diatelv could have laid his hand upon the
upper jaw of sperm whale which had
paid All unwelcome visit to the vessel and
the crew and Western Island passengers
on board. 1t was a COW whale, about sixty
feet in length, which had set upon them,
and had she struck the yessel a little fur
Their under. the Kate Williams would new
er have been heard from after leaving Fay
al. As it was the vessel received pretty
good shock and lost a portion Of her miz-
Ecu channels. The monster had seen the
barque about the time the sailor had dis
covered her, for she Immediately sank and
came up with great force right at the yes
sells stern. Captain Hale thinks her
mouth measured at least fifteen feet, and
her under jaw was felt to scrape the bot
tom uf the vessel As she glided swiftly
away from her unexpected enemy. The
whale Jared as badly as the barque, no
doubt. for the quarter deck was fairly COW
cred with pieces Of the feviathan's Onter
skin and the mud" that is found between
it aud the tougher hide. The Kate Will
Jams was sailing rapidly at the time, aud
in about fifteen minutes the great ish was
out Of sight. While she could be seen she
appeared swimming about looking for the
vessel aud evidently in rage. Although
Captain Hale is an old whaier, he was
glad for once to see big fellow get away.
-lBoston journal. ..t
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An Interesting I.AgAl Casr.

PoETLANp, Me-. Feb. BIN the Pts
cataquis arrest case In the L. ;. Distric,
Court. the State vs.. Henry Hudson and
Chas. Foss, for interfering with and arrest.
Ing Deputy Marshal Henry A. Head al
Guilford, while ia the discharge OF his du-
iy IN the Hall bankruptcy case, allowing
the Messrs. Hal. the parties then in Gus
tody. to escape. the jury brought in this
morning verdict OF guilty rs 10 Hudson
and not guilty a. TO Foss. Mir. Hudson
WAS the lawyer of the Halls, and Foss the
Deputy sheriff of Piscataquis county, who
served the warrant of arrest on Deputy
Marshal Head. Judge Fox therefore, this
forenoon, bound Hudson over in $1,000
bonds for appearance from day TO day
The punishment is Imprisonment not less
than six months or more than two wears.
OF a fine not 10 exceed $1,000
The case IS one OF unusual interest, in
volving nice legal points.
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we'll Gong. formerly Of Sweden Maine,
well T. own in that State as minister and
teacher. He breaches half the time at
Red Cloud.
The Methodists intend to build church
here this spring. A large school Is 10 pro-
gress which will BE- graded in the sprlng.
Timber e plenty along the rivers and stone
10 found In abundance. b of the mag
nesion limestone variety. both blue aud
white. Many beautiful specimens Of fos-
sis ARE found. Fish from one to two feet
in lenGth, also various shellfish. similar to
those found on the sea shore. are found
soidifed In the rock. Coal has been dis
covered In various localities and the pros
poets are that this great valley is under
lain by "a vast stratum of Ignite. or ter,iay
coal.
The winteyi Is passing away W ith a mild,
clear, dry atmosphere and snow la very
light quantities remains on The ground
but few days.
a. " -
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The News relates the process of q
farmer in Waldoboro' to induce his oxen
to draw load of wood up q steep hill.
he placed bundle of hay about two rods
ahead and found no difficulty in driving
the team up to it. This process was re-
peated Till the top of the hill was gained.
The Bangor Wing says that a young
bankrupt of th't city, who numbers among
his victims nearly every printer and hotel
proprietor between ST. John and Boston.
manages TO dash around with a fast no rse
every pleasant afternoon. while the parties
whom he has swindlsd are Flooding along
on foot.
The old iron rails on the Grand Trunk
are speedily to be replaced by steel rails OF
the best quality, five hundred and twent y
five miles of which are already received
and six thousand tons more have been
purchased in England at sixteen pounds
1886 the tun and which are at once to be
forwarded. By another autumn this great
line will be in a condition to do double the
work, which it has ever before been able
to perform.
Henry D. Flye. the reticent witness
In the Pettee case. was arraigned at Rock.
land Friday for stealing s95 from Hannah
Thorndike He pleaded not guilty. Suf
flcient evidence was produced duplicating
him as the thief, and he was bound over
i'm 500 for his appearance at the March
term of the Supreme judicial Court. He
claims that all the witnesses have testified
falsely. It is expected that he will reveal
something duplicating the parties who did
the murder.
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Thirty Years Experience of an
old Nurse.

Mrs. WtusDOw's Soothing syrup 4. the
prescription Of one Of the best Female lhy-l-
clans and Nurses in the United states, aud mas
been used for thirty years with never failing
satety anu success by millions OF mothers and
children from The feeble infant of one week oil
TO the adult II onrrects actdity OF the stomach.
relieves wind collie, regulates ,he hcwrl- and
gives rest, health and comfort to mother ana
child. We believe it to be the Bcst aud ~urt-f
Remedy in the World, In all eases of DY~tN
TERY and DIABRlEA N GiII.DEt.N vbelb.
er il arises from Teething from any nthpr
causes Full directions for using vi nceomnaisy
each bottle. None Genuine unless the fac-simile
of GU iiTIS 4 PERKINS Is on the ontsidE wlap-
per- Sold by all Medicine dealers. spnoiy2N
Ckiidr~a often look Pale and sisa
from no other cause than having worms in the
stomach.
BROWNS yERMIFUGE CoMFIrS
will destroy Worms without injury to the child,
being perfectly WHITE. and free from all color
ing or Jther injurious ingredients usually used Ia
worm preparations.
CURTIS 4 BROWN, Proprietors,
No 2l5 Fulton Street. New ork-
Sold by Druggists aed Chemists, and dealers IN
Medicines at TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A Box.
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RED CLOUD, WEBSTER Co.
..... NEB.. Feb. Sd, 1874.

eSeD.. Sc' cAt ASSH'
To the Editor Of the Americdn
take this opportunity to write q few
more words respecting this young. ener-
getic and fast growing state Of Nebraska.
l am now in the Republican valley, where
- tine land can be found as the state AZ
fords, and a. intelligent and enterprising
class OF ckizens. forming as high stand
ard Of society, as may be found in older set.
tied communities.
Red Cloud II the county seat of Webster
Co., and Is pleasantly situated on terrace
above. and about one mile from the river
This place receives its name in honor of
the noted Sioux chief, who six years ago,
had an encsmpment here, and made this
place his headquarters while hunting or
warning upon neighborins tribes.
But the day Of the noble red man is past,
none but the lazy. degraded, poverty
stricken sons Of the former Indian roam
about the hills and valleys, begging their
food.
The town was commenced last spring,
and since then, there has been built q
court house, two hotels, both OF which are
crowded, six stores, two law Offices, var
ious shops oftrsde, and over twenty 1--WE
dwelling houses. .....t..i. --l...,.
The streets are regularly laid out, and
the buildings are calculated TO give the
stranger an idea of the thrift and enter
prise Of their occupants. A tine truss
bridge spans the river. thus giving sgress
70 Northern Kansas, and all other points
south Of the river. d.. .sm lg- ...sa
The valley b being rapidly settled, and
No find here men from nearly every north.
en- state and Canada We were pleased
70 1Drn ~ aequaintsnes q Rev. Mr.. Ma1-
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-Fosr-afhs u tie people of Spain can

uettUtr teau nor write.
A little Duluth boy. lG years old, hung
himself the other day, because he could
not whip his teacher In fair night.
The maximum of cheapness IN itera-
ture has been reached by a London edit ion
ofthc "wsverley jNovels,r Published at
six cents each.
1t is reported that James Gordon Ben
nett has given $50 900 for the relief of the
poor.
-Messrs. Simmons. ofMsine, aud Jones
OfTexas, are contestants for the commits,
sion of busts OF Chief Justices fancy and
Chase, which are to ornament the Supreme
Court room.
A monster cannon was east At Ayers
foundry. South Boston. last week. 1t
weighs $4,000 pounds aud viii carry shot
weighing six hundred pounds. IL is be-
lieved to be the largest riiied cannon ever
east
Astronomers say that their science can
be practically studied under our clear at
the observatories of middle Europe.
Sir. -. George Fore, wealthy Eng
lish sportsman. is on u brief shooting trip
to Florida. As he only means To rough it,
he has brought but six servants aud not
more than three tons vi luggage. besides
the few things needed tor his four horses
and tweniy dogs.
--rhe First National Bank at Quincy H.,
was robbed offs lDO. 600 IN currency, belong
Ing to the bank, besides 4 quantity Of
bonds aud valuable papers. last Friday
might. No clue has yet been obtained OF
the burglars.
LARGE REWARDS OFFEREp FOR TIE Ar-
PRgnENSloN OF TRAIN EoBBERs-S
Lots, Feb. -. Governor Wood,on OF
this state oilers reward OF $1,000 apiece.
dead or alive. for the lncu who robbed the
passenger express and mai. train on the
Iron Mountain Railroad al Gad's lIii Jan.
81. Ia addition 10 this it Is understood the
Governor OF Arkansas la, offered $500
aud the Pest Office Department 5000,
making an aggregate OF 81. 400.
Out OF five children which composed
the family Of John Jacob Aston. one only
remains. This is William 49,. who is now
upwards OF eighty. lie Is now one of the
oldest natiye-born residents OF New York
and has seen wonderful serie. of changes.
He can remember the first Steamboat.
l.
was youth 81 fourteen. and he has seen
the cay Increase from 81, 90 To a pupula-
lion OF more than a million. He has also
seen his father, estate expand from 500
900 to so 90 90. aud he has beheld all
the associates OF youth pass away, a. well
As hi, parents aud their children.
PHILADELPHIA. February IL -rhe tee
house attached To- Miller's brewery, corner
Thirtv-fir-t and Jefferson streets. fell this
morning, buryinS eight men in the ruins.
One man has been taken ont dead. Two
more are In sight; one OF them alive. but
fast In the ruins. All of them Will Soon be
taken ont. The police are actively cngag-
ed In extricltiu. them. Many OF the men
escaped With serious injuries. About
twenty men are known to have been caught
in the ruins. seven or eight OF whom are
still there. One Of them il still alive, and
has communicated with the working par
ties The probabilities are that at least
six lives have been lost About 200 bar
rels were crushed in the fall, aud some Of
the men narrowly escaped drown iny
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Back to Augusta. and in my seat. The
Death Penalty Bill, or Bills. for there are
three bills. bid fair to stir up bad blood be-
fore the discussion is over The .'sla,,gh-
ter house bill'' as 1t is facetiously called.
that which proposes to hang for wilful
murder, will be contested inch by inch It
is doubtful II any change Is made this ses-
sion.
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS
House chap wants the five days in
tention of marriage" stricken out. 1t seem
as If the present punishment time. and
method, was ciandestine enough for
loves young dream" and is sufficiently
flexible to be dated back to cover acct
dents" 1t is this love at sight, hasty
courtships, and FASTENED marriages. which
arc so fruitful Of happy divorces. Oh for
a return to that old time way. when
Time is not lost in wooing.
In watching and pursuing.
The light that lies
In Woman's eyes"
and also 20 the church door publishmeuts,
when church-goers on Sabbath morning,
could piously read the "intentions" of
hearts entwined. II Was So gratifying to
woman's curiosity to know whom OF the
daughters Of Eve We're to consumfnate the
desire of their hearts; to the incn-of
conrse-no such curiosity attaches. yet it
was noticeable, that even the good old dca-
cons would sit more quietly under the
preaching OF the word after peering over
their specticles To see whose were the in
fentions to be scaled in matrimonial
union. and thus that good old custom was
a church attracting institution.
RAILROADS.
This railroad warfare Is new business TO
us Down East, as for many years we
have regarded it as somebody else's quar-
rel. or have enjoyed the pleasure OF fair
play" umpire. as the tug and tussle con-
timed. but when we arc drawn in. aud
ourselves become combatants. the fun of
the fight suddenly yanishes.
Now we want IA railroad, and want 1t
where We want it, Bangor don't want us
to have road. or having one, Ia have it
where she wants IL. Hence our first rail-
road battle, which, though the Maine Cen
trail protest, and Bangorians argue against
II, or consolidate to stir up schi,m. victory
Is 20 be ours, and that victory to u, what
christianity was for antquity-the begin
ming OF another and a better age.
This week was had. the Verona bridge"
hearing-oT railroad bridge. GA til. day
set apart for the hearing. Bangor, Mayor
Bass, and all. fairly billed over. to over
awe the committee. They may stay pro-
ceedings for a time, but crush the bridge
they can't. RURAL.
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The Portland Press says: The pro-
tracted contest over the Passamaquoddy
Collectorship has 1t last been settled by
the appointment or rather recommends
ton to the President BY Congressman
Hale Of N. b. Mutt, esq, Of Eastport, ed
itor Of the Passport Sentinel. This is an
excellent appointment, and in harmony
with the civil service rules. Mr.. Mutt hav-
ing been Deputy Collector and Inspector
several years." The Lewiston Journal
says: We agree with the Press that it
would be difficult to find better man than
Mr. Mutt for this position. He II capable,
has had experience, and is . gentlemaa Of
unquestioned integrity. Saeh appoint
ments are worthy Of especial commeada-
uOn. ..,.f-s .rltf ..g..sl 1871 l-e s.
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bill Is to be reported in the Legisla-
tive Committee on Fisheries, making it
Illegal 10 take HOLSTERS between August
lSt. and November ist. and only such ones
to be taken as ara over ten and a half
inches in length. exclusive of claws. from
November lst, to April lst. The penalty
for each violation of the law is 10 be $40,
halt TO complainant and half TO town.
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lINIfSE.

In the House u communication from the Gov
eminent, transmitting the report Of the Tax
Commissioner appointed under resolve approx
ed January 16. 1874, was received and referred
Engrossed-An act relating To assessment Of
school district taxes; act 10 amend section s.,
Of chapter 1856 revised statutes, relating to fines
In criminal cases; act relating TO discharge of
mortgages. The House refused to reconsider
the vote refusing to pass an act 10 establish an
industrial school for girls
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with hts head also presenting the evidence .r

with hts head also presenting the evidence Or
having been beaten with a club.
No clue at present has been reached as to
who were the authors of this shocking murder.
No effort, well be spared to bring to light the
suthors dfthis awfaf tragedy.
II Is not known that any considerable amount
O(money was In the possession Of these unfortu-
nate vctins, still q y co1sctured that the object
was robbery. T
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Maine Legislature.
SENATE.

FEB. 10.
In the Senate Tuesday, were engrossed, act
regulating the weight of apples; act to amend
section Is. chapter 81, revised statutes, relat-
parsons; act to amend chapter re vised statutes
relating to sale OF real estate for taxes act pro-
viding fOrsthe further security Of the sinking
fi,ntls &&
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