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The New York herald., 1874-09-28

RAILWAY MORTGAGES
are strong feature in the current situation, ex-
hibtting remarkable activity in the Pacific issues
The report Of the Investigating Committee OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has lately xp'
peared In q pamphlet Of nearly $50 pages and Is,
upon the whole, pretty Satisfactory document.
The committee does not hesitate TO condemn some
Of the contracts and engagements made by the dt.
rectors Of the Pennsylvania road, particularly those
for connections south Of Baltimore, and the values
set upon the stock and bonds VI various COM
panies held BY the Pennsylvania are also IN many
cases heavily scaled down, but the conclusions OF
the report are favorable to the general soundness
OF the Pennsylvania road and to the value Of its
stock. Almost every week now brings the intehf
gence Of the sale of one or more roads IN FORE
closure, and with these sales and the reorganiza-
ton of some roads, and the adjustment OF the
aars OF others by the acceptance OF their funding
propositions 1t is found that railroad finances are
gradually getting into better shape. 1t is now q
year since the panic this had been said before),
which proved 30 disastrous to railroad investments
OF every kind swept over the country But rail-
road securities are fast regatning their former
popularity, the present month showing this IN q
more marked degree than any OF its predecessors.
GOVERNMENTS
were without new features and were somewhat
restricted In the dealings, although some few
sales occurred in large blocks. Much interest Is
felt in the progress OF the funding movement on
the other side, although but little can be learned.
STATE BONDS
are largely neglected, the market ior southern
securities being diminished by the confusion pre-
vailing in 80 many OF the Southern States, while
the bonds Of the Northern States are mostly held
on investment account Tennessees and Vir-
pinias did light business during the week at
fairly sustained prices
THE MONEY MARKET
has continued to rule easy during the past
week. and presents no problems for solution
The bank statement on analysis, shows that the
banks now hold In lawful money $25,506, 100 more
reserve than the law requires, against $25 466, 7ot
last week. The following is a comparison OF Tue
averages OF the past two weeks
Sept 10 Sept. 70. Dceences
Loans $3.50, ,569, 200 $279, 400 Dec. ,02s SOt
.Specle.. 49, a52, 100 1S,9l9,900 Dec. 1.032, 2Ot
Legal tends 64So4, 800 667oo, 400 Inc. seo, 6ot
Deposlts 236 $40, 800 236, 460, 800 Dec. $50, COZ
Circulation. 26,o3s, 900 25,625, 500 inc. l2,Sot
| The following shows the relations between the
| total reserve and the total liabilities:-
Sept. 10. Sept. 26 DUTences
Specie a19 952, 100 4lS, ,9l9 900 Dec..$l 03Z Zot
Legal tends O. sO4, 500 65. 100 400 Inc. SSo, ON
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The New York herald., 1874-09-28

vxrE HAVE MONEY TO BUY GOOD SECOND AND
w Leasehold Mortgages at reasonable discount; also
10 '0Ae ~ new iVIt Ww4s6 y EEAvIrT. Wan street
The New York herald., 1874-09-28

Tot reserve Ss475G 900 $s4, 620 800 Dec. $780, GOO
Reserve re-
qured agt
deposits. ;. 6o,2l0,20o 6o,l5,2oo
Excs Of re.
serve ably
legal re- .n.
ouirement 25,s4e,1oo 25,5o5,1oo Dec. H,6oc
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
was quiet and somewhat unsettled. rhe holding
back Of grain shipments which restricts tne oneF
OF commercial bills at this season has disturbing
influence In tue market, and as the cause 10 ao-
normal there is Q natural uncertainty ic respect TO
the future. A rumor prevailed during the Week
OF the negotiation Of fresh loan OF $I600O,O0O ~
the Erie people, but 1t was not oniciaaly prouus-
gated This rum0r was connected err0neou6iy
with the sale OF flooOo0 sixty days' sterling ex-
change by leading house. We learn since that
the sale Was made against future coz
ton Shipments AS the future OF this mar
ket depends largely upon our export trade.
and especially at this time we quote the
following opinion Of correspondent who signs
| himself "BreadstufYs" in q letter addressed 10
weekly paper. The opinion is given here on its
merits, and comedies with some views heretofore
| expressed In this column 1--WE see no reason 10
apprehend any great falling on in the export
demand for Soar and wheat, 80 Ioa2 as moderate
The New York herald., 1874-09-28

-The ouOtatons are ba cotton In store running
in quality not than halt grade above or below
To Day. Lat Ere,sIng Tbeak
Consumntfon .........,.,.. SO 339 397
TotaIs aIs................ 69 l67 b36
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
MATTERS IN MAINE.
Suicide.


RocKLAND, Jan. 31.-John T. Bow, cigar
MAKER tho has been missing for day or two,
was found hanging by the neck tie day in the
lime sheds of q. L. Snow.
Marine Disasters.
EAsTPoRT, JAM 3l.-Several vessels are re-
ported ashore between here and JOnesport. The
revenue cutter Mosswood, of this station, is at
Jonesport, assisting vessels ashore there. The
crew OF the vessel ashore al Grand Menan
we're badly frozen. In the Willie Maud a lady
and child nine months old had to remain on
the beach all night. The vessel is reported to
to bave gone ashore in the snow storm of Sun
day.
Two shipwrecked crews arrived here to-day;
one from the Br tIsn brig JAS. E. Chatter, from
Sidney for ST. johns with coal, aud the other
from the schooner Fred Locke, from Boston
for Lockeport in ballast. The crew Of the lat
ter were badly frozen They had to remain on
the beach all night without shelter. Both
vessels were lost Oh Fsherman's Island.
The Little Institute.
LEWISTON, Jan. 3l.--A proposition from the
trustees OF the Edward Little Institute was
ub4nitted to the Auburn City Council this eve
ming The trustees propose or certain conoi-
tions to give the property of the Institute 10
the city for the purposes of high school. Inc
property Is valued at $4,000. One OF the con-
ditions OF the gift Is the erection of bronze
statue of the founder of the Institute, Edward
| Little on the Institute Park. The trustees OIL
the Institute have also voted to give $4,000 to
! Bowdoin College to found professorship.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
MINOR TELRGRAMs.


The Democratic caucus of the Maryland Leg
islature has nominated j. B. Groome for Gov
ernDr.
The Royal Lyceum Theatre of Toronto was
burned Friday night
The British troops are getting the best of the
Ashantees.
The U. s. Senate was not in session Satur-
day. The House did some general talking in
committee of the whole.
In the famous case of the State of Pennsyl-
vania VS.. Evans, a State Agent, the jury re-
turned verdict of $l85,663
Hamilton, the absoonding treasurer of Jersey
City, gets away with $S5.S46.
Advices from Newfoundland state that her.
rings are caught in abundance.
A locomotive exploded near Toronto Satur-
day killing two engineers
A Havana despatch says that the brig Geo.
s. Berry was lost on Cayo Cruz del Padre
The cheap transportation meeting of the
House was thiuly attended Saturday night
Internal revenue receipts Saturday 1855, $50;
for January SO, 1926.
Gladstone had 30, 900 hearers at Greenwich,
Saturday Much opposition was manifested
but the crowd was good natured.
Saturday fire occurred at Clevela nd, Ohio,
doing damage to the amount of half million
dollars.
Saturday Gen. Sherman gave the Military
Committee of the House his views on Indian
affairs. He is not believer in the Quaker OIL
icy, and thinks the army can best manage the
Indians
The city savings bank at Nashua, N H., will
pay depositors 10 per cent. on call of their de-
posits 1t will pay all its creditors when in has
time to realize on its securities.
Henry G. Adams has been recognized as Vice
Consul of Brazil at Boston.
Bismarck has not been writing to the British
government relative to the ultra montane press
and the Romish bishops.
The house of Andrew Murray of Guider-
hall, N. Y, was entered Saturday night by
| four masked men, tn inmates bound and the
| house robbed. The robbers made their escape
! with span of fine horses and sleigh.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
York County 9. }. Court.


SATURDAY.-State VS.. Freeman H. Spear. Ar
SON. Indictment alleges, that on the night Of De-
cember H. 1873 at Saco, defendant set fire to wood
en- block of stores, belonging to n. M. Came, and
that the fire destroyed said block of two stores and
upper story of adjoining building occupied lis a
dwelling house. Defendant formerly occupied one
OF the stores that burned About four weeks be-
fore the fire. Came ordered him to vacate viii b de-
PENDANT did.
j. F. Deering held mortgage defendants
stock in trade which he foreclosed just pre-
vi0us TO fire. Witnesses testified to threats against
Came and Deering by defendant sit was long road
that had no turn etc. Fl. B. knights, police Off
cer testes that about the fire broke ont he saw de-
fendant run out fir m behind the burning buildng g
through an alley way that he spoke with defendant
and asked him where the fire was; that defendant
said "where, where, where" Defendant was SUBJ
sequently arrested. officer Durgn testified to inqur-
ng Of defendant where he could be going when he
met Knigh4s and defendants reply he was going to
Blddeford to see friend and to defendant refusing
to answer any further questions till called before the
court. Government testimony out. Testimony for
defendant to be submitted Monday afternoon.
Lunt County Attorney with j. M. Goodwin for
State.
Cv,osAl l. SI, g. e..
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
Coop INSURANCE CompAN1Es,-Messrs. Do

Coop INSURANCE CoMPANIEs.-Messrs. Dow,
Coffin & Libby, No. AZ Exchange street, have
the agency of some of the best Insurance Com
panies in the country. The Insurance
Company of North America. one of
the Companies represented by them has stood
the test of eighty years during which time it
has paid out $33,OOO,Oo0 in losses, The policy
of the Company seems to be not to divide the
entire profits every year, but allow part to ac-
cumulate 80 that when the crashes of Chicago
and Boston came it was able to pay its losses
without the least difficulty. With capital
stock of 1000, its total assets are now So,
207,831. This firm also represents the we'll
known Etna of Hartford. In 1873, its total in
come was 81. ,597 and its expenditure 81 S15,-
331. Its paid up capital stock is $3,OOO,OO0.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
Mass Temperance Meeting.

The mass temperance meeting at City Hall
last evening was very fully attended, every seat
in the hall being filled. Close attention to the
speakers was paid by the large audience, and
the occasion was one of much interest
Capt Cyrus Sturdivant presided and intro
duced as the first speaker of the evening Rev.
G. B. Pitblado, of the Congress street M. E.
church. Mr.. Ptblado drew strong picture of
the evils of intemperance, and related many
affecting incidents of misery caused by the use
of alcoholic stImulants, which he had seen in
the course of his ministry. He denounced in
the strongest terms those professed Christians
who have no words to say nor efforts to make
against rum selling. Mr.. Pitb'ado's quaint
style of oratory took immensely with the audi
ence.
Rev. j. NJ. Palmer was the next speaker He
made an earnest appeal for rigid enforcement
of existing laws against liquor selling. If the
present law cannot be enforced he thought it
best to enforce one that can be. He had no
doubt, however, that if an efficient force were
employed the law could be easily enforced.
While not believing it necessary to form new
political party on this issue, he thought men
of the old parties should make it rule to vote
for no man favorng the rum traffic or of in
temperate habits
Several times during the evening the orphan
girls made their appearance upon the platform
and favored the audien e with songs, much to
the delight of all present One of them, a mite
not more than i've years, recited some verses
which were received with marked favor.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
TEMPLARS OF HONOR.


At Templars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Maine, first and third Mondays in each
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 FRATERNrr--No. 1854 Congress street
Every evening.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No. 8,
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 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Division, No. 90
Sons of Temperance Hall. Friday evening.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF COOP TEMPLARs-Ar
cana, Monday; Mission, Wednesday; Forest City
Saturday-in Williams block, Congress street. Mys
tic, Thursday; Atlantic Tuesday at Sons OF Tenn
Derance Hall, Congress street. Iron Clad Thursday,
West End.
PORTLAND TyPoGRAPHIcAL UNION, No. 75-Cor-
ner Congress and Casco streets. Second Saturday in
each MONTH
PAYsoN LITERARY SoorErY.-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at u O'Clock.
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A R.-Meetings every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, Of Congress ana
Casco streets.
PATRIOTIC { RIDER Sous OF acknowledgements
and Chapel Sts, Tuesday evening.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Congress
Hall Bio X. Second Monday in each month. Deliv-
cry f books, 2 to g. to 9. day and evening.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
FO II L q N.
The Parliamen tnry Elections.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The polls were opened to-
day in Guilford, Chatham. Kidderminster,
Maidstone, Overan aud North Lincolnshire
The Conservatives are victorious. holding their
own in the elections except that at Barn.
staple and electing their candidates in eight
boroughs represented by liberals in the last
parliament. The liberals show gain of only
one member, having defeated the conservatives
at Barnstaple.
Rear Admiral George Elliot, conservative, is
elected at Gu,lford by 242 majority against q
at the last ecton Henry james, Attorney
General, and A. @. Barclay, formerly liberal
members, are both returned FROM Taunton
without opposition
During the week there were forty returned
from Beverly in Worcestershire and the home
rule candidate from the borough at Carlow,
Ireland.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02

ST. LOUIS, Feb. las the train on tn
Iron Mountain railroad yesterday morning
came in sight of Gads Hill station, one humid
red nd twenty miles below this city, at 80
p. m.' it was slgnalled to stop The switch was
turned and the train run on side track As
the train stopped Conductor Afford stepped off
to ascertain what was the matter, wien he
was conf onted by man wearing mask, a
pistol was placed at his head and he was
marched off. The engineer fireman. mail
agent, express messenger, and Other train men
were secured by five masked and heavily arm
ed men and also placed under guard. The rob-
bars then went through the entire train aud
took from the passengers about $4,000. They
also took from the Adams Express messenger
about $1,000, and rihed the IN MS.
The robbers then left in q soptherly directicr
ana aT5er the release OF the Train Lnen the tral
started southwark.
The robbers left note on the train stating
that there were five of them, large and we'll
armed ana left on fine blooded horses. The
note was evidently intended for publication as
it was headed: "The most daring men on rec
ord
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
Fire i'm KiftePv.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Jan, 31.-Trefethem, $
fine new wooded block in Kittery Navy Yald
village was badly damaged by fire this morn
log. which is supposed to have caught from a
defective lue in Odd Fellows H III, in the up.
pei story. The occupants were Lewis & Brooks,
grocers; VIM. H. Henderson & Co., dry goods;
Henry Trefethem, clothing, and B. Trefethem,
drug store and postoffice. There is also an ex-
hibiton hall on the second floor. The
building was damaged from $1,000 to $4,000, but
most of the goods were removed. There is
about $4,000 insurance on the building and
contents in New York and Hartford companies
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
Fail of n Bridge.

BURLINGTON, VI, Jan. 31.-While the new
iron bridge over Wine oskl river near Water
bury was being tested this afternoon, by the
railroad officials the western span fell into the
river 80 feet, four cars loaded with iron Weigh
ing 213 tons Two laborers. one standing on
the car and the other on the bridge also went
cident is due to the breaking of the lower chord
of the span which is thought to have been caus-
ed by defect IN the iron. The loss is heavy
aud falls upon the contractor, Hewius OF Bos-
ton, the briege not having been accepted by the
railroad company. The bridge was OF the i. at
ten known as the Pratt plan
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
NEW YORk.
Warlike.

NEW YORK, Feb 4.-EarIy this morning the
police found in the cellar of Desire Deluch. No
l63 Blocker street, flower maker, who two
years ago was member of the Communist
Society, 81 Orsini hand grenades which were
not loaded Debuch was arrested. A friend
of his, M. +. Peletrie, of 1876 Wooster street,
SAYS the grenades were the remainderof large
quantity of bomb shells bought for the French
government at the time of the Franco PrussiBn
war of 1870.
Fire.
The Hoboken Ferry house, at the foot of
Christopher street, was this morning COM
petely destroyed BY fire, together with a shed
belonging to the Quartermaster's Department
of the U. S army. The Hoboken Ferry Com
pany loses $4,000, while the loss of the govern
ment is $1,000
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02

ST. PAUL, MIMI, JAN H.-A despatch states
that twenty men, engaged in chopping wood
near Fort Rice, Dakota Territory, were MUIR
dered by Sioux Indians early in this week.
YANKToN, Dakota, Feb. 1.-The report of the
massacre of the wood choppers near Fort Rice
is not fully credited here. A despatch received
from Gen. Stanley. commanding Fort Sully,
to-day, says the mail has arrived on time from
Graid River, with no reports of any disturb
ance.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02

STEAMER MovEMENrs.-The Allan mail
steamer Scandinavian, Capt. Smith, sa led from
this port for Liverpool Saturday evening at 9
o'clock with % cabin and so steerage passen-
gers.
The Nova Scotia, Capt. Richie, arrived Sun
day morning at O'Clock, bringing II cabin and
Sc steerage passengers. She left Liverpool the
18th and experienced an unusually rough pas
sage We are indebted to the purser for late
files OF English papers.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02

identity, is not known. Upon the last ballot one
conscientious juror refused to vote because 1t was
Sunday.
Mrs. Waite will be in court Monday morning
70 recog lize anew for her appearance at the neAt
May term.
Counsel for respondents on liquor are notified
to be in attendance this morning at O'Clock to dis
pose Of all unfinished matters.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02

POLICE NOTES. Officers Sterling and Slower
arrested man on West Commercial street yes
terday afternoon, in pitable condition. Both
hands and feet were frozen, and he was sadly
intoxicated. He was let out of Jail last Satur-
day.
Officers Rich and Gribben found an old Of
fender with his shop open yesterday and arrest
ed him.
Officer York arrested man yesterday, 81
years old, for vagrancy.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02

TO the Manufacturers of Portland.
TIE Dosa.s Of afans.tacturefs rssps.tf,lliy am
nounce to the manufacturers of Portland that
an exhibition of all the goods and wares manu-
featured in our city, or elsewhere, under the di-
rection and control of our citizens, will be he'd
in May ne1t al our City Hal, to be called The
Portland Industrial Exhibition" provided, SUI
ficient encouragement is received to warrant so
important undertaking by the Board.~.
Few people in our city, and none out of it,
have any adequate idea of the amount, variety
or value of Portland manufactures.
The object of this proposed exhibition is, to
gather together specimen products from AL our
factories and work shops under single roof;
advertise the wares of all who exhibit increase
the sale Of Portland manufactured goods; draw
the attention of capital and labor to our city;
and demonstrate the importance of Portland as
manufacturing center
The Board have no doubt that steam power
can be procured for running machinery, so that
nearly all kinds of manufacturing may be put
in operation in City Hall before the eyes of
visitors.
There will be no charge to exhibitors for adj
mission, or for space in the hail. nor will prizes
or diplomas be awarded.
The expenses of the exhibition are to be de-
frayed by small admission fee to all visitors
other than exhibitors.
To determine the feasibility of holding such
I an exhibition as is herein suggested, public
meeting of the manufacturers of Portland is
hereby called to meet in the Common Council
Room, City Building on Wednesday evening,
Feb.11th, 1874 All persons in the city interested
in manufacturing here or elsewhere, are earn
estly and cordially invited to be present and
lend the aid of their personal counsel to an en-
terprise which it is believed, cannot but prove
advantageous to all interests represented, and
enhance the business prosperity of all our citi-
zens
c. P. KiMRALL, !
w. S. DANA,
j. b. BROWN, + Board
c. E. JOSE, of
GEO. E. b. JACKSON, Manufact's.
WILLIAM CURTIS,
w. w. THOMAS, JR.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
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Marylaud Justice.

CUMBERLAND, Nd. Feb. 1T jury in the
case of RIsler on trial for the murder of Lloyd
L. Clary, late ed tor of the Cumberland Times,
in October last, brought in a verdict of mot
guilty, amidst dtafenng cheers from the
crowd in the court room. Risley was then es-
corted home, the crowd cheering all tie way.
TRisley went to the Office of the editor iast &c
ing several shots.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
NEW HAMPSHl RE.
Terrible Trnuaax

"Ao tragedy.
Tacoma, Jan; 3l.-David E. Blodsett of
Bait more, murdered his wife at the bonse of
her daughter tO-uay. He came on the train at
noon and going to the house of his daughter.
approached his wife who sat at the stove nurs,
ing her infant child. He put his arm around
her and said, "Myra, will you go home with
me?' She said, 'No" He then cut her throat
with jark-k life, inficting a fatal wound,
drenching the babe with her blood. No reason
was assigned for the act
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
METEOROLOGICAL.

PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT rwENTY-FoUR
HOURS
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER Washington, y. c.,
.fa Jan. 81, 500 (P. MY
For New England
For -Moed.-y IN Nov -Eus ls..s1--,ivftbcrIy
winds veering to the northeasterly, panty
cloudy and continued cold weather, followed
by slight rise in temperature. For Middle
States and lower lakes, northeasterly winds, =
falling barometer, and cloudy or partially
cloudy weather.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02

The lecture by Rev. Mr. Ferris on Friday
evening last was very instructive and interest
ing, and was listened to by large audience.
Good music was furnished by Miss Jordan.
The next lecture of the course will be by G.
NJ BODICE, A NJ, Principal of Gorhan> Semi
nary, on Tuesday evening, Feb 3d.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02

LIVERPOOL. Steamship ScaDdnavian-13,5 500
ba wheat $4,000 lbs POTASH 70 bbls etx. bark. 1884
DO appl 247 $50 lbs lard 500 do pork, 5l4800 do
baenn, ST 200 do irn 81 900 do beef 5000 do tallw
oo DO tongues 81 go do Gotten, 1900 feet lumber,
@ioo Dds Hour. lkgs merchandise.
s,, mAvaNA Brig Lena Thurlow-3 90 shocks and
S.oAe' Iof empty casks, spars. 1900 box sh ,Oks.
HALIFAX. Ms. Steamer Alhomhro a,oo hills
honr lQo DO oatmeal $50 bush corn 80 tons fee $50
ousn wnea, 1860 gals ale 1000 lbs larl so bush of
SEED, liz dolls pork, $40 pkgs merchandise
Foreign smUors..
LIVERPOOL Steamship Nova Scotia-21 cases
merchandise do wine, do otto Of roses 10 j r
Prindle, ii PIX merchandise Dbl ale to H Il Alan
l case merchandise to Canadian Ex CT, d.. hard
ware to Hubbard & Co, 1871 cases oranges so do lem
ons to Clogg & Co, OPT boxes oranges 70 do lem
ons to Hart, Marion & Co, is pkss mdse to M Bal
lev