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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-23
WASHINGTON.

| WASHINGTON, d. c., March 81.
The Treasury has decided to acqusce in the
decision of the United States Circuit Court, at
New York, which recently decided that the
wool act of March I'd, 1867, was not actually
signed by the President, and therefore not q
law until March 4th. The decision of the
Court was passed on the testimony of Elk
President Johnson to that effect, and that the
action of the Secretary of the Treasury was
based on the recommendation of the Solicitor
and Attorney General, that noaappeal should
be taken to the Supreme Court in case this
will involve retunding of the duties on wool
and wooden goods imported on March ID and
Sd 1867.
The records of the HURT Court Martial
case, called for by tie House, are in the War
| De, artment. An order dismissing Capt.
| Hart was issued January 18th, 1864. The
Secretary of War was directed, few days
since, to send copies of the entire proceed
ngs to the House. 1t will be the continuous
labor Of a clerk for two months to copy the
papers. No documents or valuable papers
have been distracted from the War Depart
ment.
The Senate Committee OH Finance held .
special meeting to-day, at which a comprom-
Use of the financial measure was agreed upon
to be reported to the Sen ate, Monday. In
its main feature, the bill will fix the amount
of greenbscks in circulation at $685., 900, 900,
this legalizing the reissue of that portion of
the $4,000, 900 legal tender reserve which is
now outstanding and making it part of the
permanent circulation. The amount reissued
and now outstanding is something over $780,
100000. The bill will also authorize free
banking on the National Banking System, but
will contain the requirement that legal tender
notes shall be retired from circulation proper
tionably as new National Bank notes are is
sued.
This latter provision is regarded as a meas
ure of contraction, but the proceeding au-
thorization for keeping in circulation the
S26 900, 900 legal tenders that have been re-
Issued from the reserve, is considered sub
stanta victory for the advocates of increased
volume of currency, who, it is understood,
will claim in the Senate that the principle
havi ing been thus submitted as regards por-
ton OF the $44, 900, 900 reserve, the whole of
said reserve should be accordingly placed in
circulation.
The following postal changes we're ordered
for New England. Offices stablished-Seuth
Surrey, Hancock county, Me-. Francis II.
Harden, Postmaster; West Gray, Cumber-
land county, Me-, Robert A. Allen; Ceder
Grove, Providence county, II. L., Levi s.
Winchester, Postmaster; Peabody Station,
CALEDONIA county, VT, c. X. Chadwick, Post
master. Postmasters appointed-Francis Still
phen, Dresden Mills, Lincoln county, Me-. |;
Samuel A. Hodge, Hartland, Somerset coun.
ty, Me-. Lewis A. Farrar, North Turner,
Androscoggin county, Me-; A. J. w. Stew
ems, Parkman. Piscataquis county Me-;
William Weaver, South Windham, Kennebsc
county. Me.
There is no improv ement in the condition Of
Judge Dent to- day.
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OHIO.

Cincinnati, 81. E. Bellies, a banker, wal
shot fatally by some unknown person, at his
residence in the suburbs, Friday night.
Cleveland, 81. Mayor Otis issued proc
lamstion last evening, which calls upon all
citizens to abstain from all such sssemblages
in the streets ~ may tend to disturb the peace.
Any breach Of the peace will be followed by
the punishment of the offenders, and it will
be at their own peril if they attempt to modest
citizens in the orderly exercise of lawful
rights, whether in the streets or elsewhere.
The police are ordered to see the purpose Of
the proclamation accomplished. ANY auxil-
iaries required will be promptly given them.
1t is impossible te say what course the ladies
will now pursue, a. the proclamation apple,
to them generally as much as to the crowds
who follow them in their rounds.
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Platform Notes.

Platform Notes.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Young lectures at Granite
Hall, on Friday evening next. She has been
engaged by Rockland party to give four lee
lures in this State outside of Portland
Rev. E. H. Chaplin lectured at Portland and
Bangor, recently, on "Building and Being"
John B. Cough, who is to lecture in Port
land soon, will spend the summer in Europe,
and quit the platform for good at the close of
next season.
Mr.. Wilkie Collins has sailed for Europe.
As a lecturer, he has not met with great favor
in this country.
Bradlaugh. the great English agltator, comes
back to America next season. He has been
better received than any other lecturer from
across the water. He spoke twice in Rock
land.
JIG. Abbott, "Van Augustus" lectures on
SCUBA" in the Army and Navy course al
Bath on Friday, and in courses at Bridgton
and Ktttsry soon. Mr.. Abbott is among the
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The Cold Water Temple of Brunswick, on
Friday evening, presented Hon. Joshua Nye
Of this city. splendid silver ice pitcher and
salver. thus showing their esteem for that gen.
tleman. Mr.. Nye organized the Temple in that
town nearly two years since. The occasion of
the presentation was very pleasant one. 1t
was held in the hall Of the Tontine Hotel 7;
there we're dsclamasions, songs, etc, by the
children, and speaking by the older people.
The present was complete surprise to Mr..
Nye.
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the list of popular lecturers in Williams Blu.
reau Of Boston and has won the highest Pop.
ular verdicts all round.
Rev. Mr.. Murray couldn't lecture at Nor.
wich the other night on the "civilized hea.
then" because as he said some '.heathen had
stolen his manuscripts from his pocket while
he was on the cars" Mr.. Murray has spoken
in Brunswick and Waterville this season.
Hon. Geo. B. Loring, of Massachusetts,,
will open the course at Kittery.
Capt. Enoch Knight of Portland and Hon.
S. L. Milliken of Belfast have been in the
lecture field in this State.
Kate Stanton has not been we'll received on
the lecture platform in Maine this season.
She has recently come out in favor of Wen
dell Phillips for Mr.. Summers vacant seat in
the Senate.
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List OF Patents

List OF Patents
listed from the United States Patent Office to
citizens of Maine, for the week ending March 10,
1874 Furnished for the Kennebec Journal from
the Office Of j. McC Perkins Co., Counsellors at
Law and Solicitors for American and Foreign
Patents. 5l3 Seventh Street, Washington, D. c.
Drawings and specifications Of any patent in this
list furnished for IS &C nts.
las, 109-Match Card or Splint.-John E. Coffin,
Portland. Application filed January 8, 1872.
card Is partially cut into splints for matches,
retail ing sufficient e at the end to hold them
together.
Claim "A match card or splint composed Of q
single Of matches, in which each match Is al.
vided from the other by single incsion only ex.
tending through the thickness of the blank for the
greater portion Of the length of the match leaving
the lower portion OF the card uncut rs herein shown
and described.
l4s,225.-Sewing Machine Motor.-Geo. W. Man.
son, Auburn. Application filed January o, 1874.
The connecting rods are attached to the ends OF
rocking treadle to alternately operate the swing.
ing pawlirames, and thereby keep the motor spring
at the requisite tension.
l4s,142.-SuspensionS Staple for Tanning Reels. -
Alvin =. Riggs. Chesterville. Application filed
December 49, 1873.
$3.50 Furnishing Apparatus for Photographs. -
Emile r. Weston, Bangor, assignor to Joseph P.
Bass Patent No l3l $50 dated september 10, 1872.
Application filed June 81, 1873.
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knew was dangerous. The DIETS. also con.
tend that the market value Of the horse was
much less than that claimed. Upon the lat.
ter point it may be stated that the ptf. upon
the bland valued the animal at i've thousand
dollars, and that is the sum claimed in the
writ. The average value as given by the
PITS witnesses was about one thousand. On
the other hand two or three witnesses called
by defts. thought he was worth three or four
hundred dollars.
To accommodate some of the jury who
wished to 60 home by the early afternoon
rains, the Judge adjourned at one o'clock.
1t will take three or four hours more to close
the testimony.
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HORRIBLE TRAGEDY,
A Family Of Five Persons Nur.
dered.

st. Louis, March FL. Fritz Sdllzemtss,
aged about 30 years, his son and daugAtsr.in-
law and two small children, one IN infant.
were found dead last evening near Centre.
vile, Illinois. The throats Of the two msu
we're cut and the skulls Of the women and
children were crushed. Who committed The
atrocious crime, or for what purpose, il not
known. The murdered family lived on .
farm three miles south Of Centreville, on the
road to Saxton.
gentleman just from Bellerville, Illinois,
reports that Sheriff Hughes Of st. Clair had
| returned from the scene of murder Of the
Stillzemter family near Centreville. He OBJ
tanned no clue to the asssssins; but the muir
der was evidently committed for pluNder, -
the house was thoroughly ransacked and the
contents of buaeaus, closets, etc. were strewn
all around. The elder Stillzemter had con-
siderable money in the house, which IL 10
supposed the murderer got. The house 10
situated some distance from any other dwell
ling. 1t 10 believed that the murder vas COM
mitted Tuesday night, as the bodies Of Mrs.
Stillzemter and children were in bed when
found, and that of the husband on the floor
beside lounge, on which he slept. The
heads of the men we're nearly severed from
the bodies, while those of the mother and
children were crushed with some blunt in
struneDt. The county offered . reward Of
one thousand dollars for the capture Of the
murderers.
ST. Louis, 20. Additional iuformation has
been received from the scene Of the Centre
vile butchery. The name Of the murdered
family is Stelzenviede.
At the inquest yesterday afternoon, facts
were ELECTED, which lead to the belief that
Frederick Baeltz, the husband of . sister Of
Mrs. Stelzenviede, committed the horrible
deed. He was present, but refused to testify.
until forced, and then his answers and gsner-
al conduct we're such ~ to create the strongest
suspicion of his guilt. He ACKNOWLEDGED he
had been on bad terms with the murdered
family. For some months had entertained
feelings Of enmity toward them, and was In
the old mans debt several hundred dsllars.
These, snd other facts were b, ought ont, to-
gether with another fact that the house was
not ransacked and pillaged, ~ previously
stated, and that the old mans money was
found. 1t 10 established beyond doubt that
the murder was not committed for plumber,
and tend more strongly to fasten suspicion
upon Baeliz.
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LEWISTON.

Lewiston, 22. The dwelling house OF G.
G. Hartwell, on Jones street took FIRE about
one o'clock this morning and was nearly de-
stroyed. 1t was occupied by three families
who saved portion Of their goods. Sup
posed to have originated from q defective
chimney. A fireman narrowly escaped injury
from a falling chimney.
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The subscriber offers for sale his Three Story
Brick Store, situated in HallOwell west side Water
street, being Of the most desirable locations for
business in the city. In connection with the store
six rooms, thoroughly finished, plenty of water,
and all the convsnienccs for family. The store is
doing good business in corn, -four and groceries,
and bright prospect for improvement. The goods
will be sold In connection with the store may
suit the purchaser.
Likewise. about fourteen acres of tillage land.
under state of good cultivation; cuts from twelve
to fifteen tons of hay; situated In the city. about
1fteen minutes walk from the depot. And In add.
ton all Of my personal property comprising fine
Marc, years ole, Cow, Carriages, Harnesses,
Household Furniture, &c. Al are Arst-class. In
good condition. and will be sold ON very reasonable
terms. Inquire of
q. N. WOOD6OM.
Hallowell, March 81, 1874. tStaw&wtf
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE-
BATH.

Bath, 81. The schooner Ocean Traveller,
of Beverly, Mass, bound to PaIker's Head
for ice, misstayed in coming into the river
yesterday noon; let go her anchor, when the
chain parted and she drifted on to the low er
end of Stage Island, where she lay till high
water, when she was got off and towed to
Boothbay to day to go on the railway for re-
pairs. Her forefoot war started and she was
leaking.
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KANSAS.

Fort Scott, Kansas, 2l. A band of ladies
with 4 dozen ragged children. visited Deacon
Msynards saloon last night, where free
lunch was given from 10 to l2 o'clock. The
deacon gave the children all the lunch they
could eat, when the ladies offered fervent
prayers for the deacon and his victims. The
drinking continued, but no violence was offer.
ed the ladies', who were of the highest respect
ability.
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= ~ : - -
ARK ANSAS.

Little Rock, 81. A dispatch from Fores,
City states that John w. Fox Judgr of the
eleventh District was shot with double bar.
rel shot gun this morning by J. r. Aldridge
a lawyer, and died this afternoon. Judge
Fox was on the way to the Post Office from
the hotel when Aldridg stepped out of drug
store and said, Nov Judge Fox" and fired.
Judge Fox sank to the ground exclaiming"O
Lord, am q dead mau." Aldridge fred a
second barrel of the gun after Fox fell. AL
bridge delivered himself up. The cause of
the murder is unknown.
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CUBA.

Havana, 81. The Vose De Cuba has in
formation of the killing of Insurgent Col.
Belisario Peralta and l6 men.
Villaniel, Intendente of Havana, has re-
signed.
The Diario denies that Jovellar has resign
ed since the present government came into
power. The people comment on the coming
Of Concha and the manner Of his appoint
ment.
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NORTH CAROLINA.

Raleigh, 81. A reporter has arrived from
the neighborhood of Bald Mountain and re-
ports that the citizens confirm the premonita-
ry symptoms of volcanic eruptions on the
mountain. A large party of scientific adven-
turers are en- route to the mountain. The
citizens of that section are intensely excited.
Out door prayer meetings are being held and
many people believing the day of judgment
is at hand.
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EAsTPORT.

Eastport, %. The frozen herring business
has closed for the season. 1t has not been
profitable the past winter, most of the vessels
that loaded here the past winter having lost
money on account Of the low prices in Bos-
ton and New York. The bankers are now
coming here for fresh bait, which is plenty
and cheap,
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FROM CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco, 81. The supreme Cut 4
this State has decided that the tax levy of ~
and 70 was unconstitutional. 1t 10 thought
that this decision will necessitats = change
in the entire revenue system Of the State.
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MISSOURI.

St. Louis, 81. The machine shops Of the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, COW
ering nearly whole block, bounded By Sum-
NIT and Compton avenues and Chateau ave-
nue. and Poplar streets, we're burned last
night. A large number of valuable patterns
were destroyed and three locomotives badly
damaged. Loss, 4l00, 900, fully covered By
insurance in Eastern companies.
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The city Marshal on Saturday, warned all
saloon keepers and others to stop the sale Of
ale, or suffer the consequences Of broken
law
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Last Friday, while the crew, which was at
work on the iron bridge above Waterville
were gone to dinner, about one hundred feet
of the wooden trustle work was taken away
by the ice and that part of the span Of the
iron bridge fell. This will cause great de-
er the bridge will be completed this spring.
part of the iron that fell will, of course, be
sent back to the shops, as it is badly bent
There is span Of about one hundred feet
that will be completed if the ice does not take
away the trestle work.
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The city council on Saturday in joint con-
vention, chose the following city officers AS
sessors--Joshua s. Turner, Greenlief Bar
rows, A. D. Townsend. The board of Alder
men elected George B. Hoyt, Superintendent
Of Burials.
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Next Friday night, we are to hear Mrs.
Ann Eliza Young, Brigham's 10Th wife, in
her story Of Polygamy as connected with her
life, with an exposition of the Mormon reli-
gion. She comes to US endorsed by the lee
ture critics of Boston, where she drew large
and appreciative audiences. Her attractive
presence, and finished oratory at once charms
her hearers, while her chaste and elegant
language quite disarms all fear of her inabil-
ity to deal with the subject to the entire sat.
isfaction of a select audience. We bespeak
her q crowded house.
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Supreme judicial Court-Danforth J. Pre-.
siding.
SATURDAY, March 2lst.

SATURDAY, March 2lst.
Amos Wilder VS.. The M. c. 4. r. Co.
The ptf. stopped a. 10, when Mr.. Bradbury
opened for the defence. Three grounds are
taken why the defts should not oe holden to pay
for the horse killed by their train. First be-
cause the men in charge of the train did
every thing in their power to prevent the &C.
cident; second, because the defts were re-
leased from their legal obligation to maintain
fence at that place, it having been removed
at the request of former owner of the
premises, and no notice having been given
them since that the owner desired to have II
replaced; and third, want Of ordinary care on
the part of the ptf who negligently suffered
his horse to run at large in place that he
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FROM HALIFAX.

Halifax, 81. A very high tide visited the
Bay of Fundy yesterday doing considerable
damage to the Docks and carrying away a
portion of the railway wharf At Windsor
The trains were delayed in consequence.
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Congressional Proceedings.

HOUSE.
The bill appropriating s97 900 to pay the
school teachers Of the District of Columbia,
was taken up, anne ded 80 that the amount is
to be collected by taxing personal property
including banks and other corporations in the
District and passed.
After considering the Georgia contested
election case without final action, adjourned
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William Ware has been appointed Post
master at South Windsor, in place of Mrs.
L. E. Marson, resigned.
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WEATHER..

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER. I
Washington, d. C. March 90.
For New England, northwesterly winds,
ising barometer freezing temperature and
'artly cloudy weather.
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Harvey & Co., on Saturday finished putting
in their ice in their temporary ice house in
this city. They will now put on a roof.
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The wholesale agent, L. Fl. Titcomb, in
forms US that DR.. Howes Medicines are hav
ing an extensive sale.
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The river will soon be ready for-"the first
steamboat on the Kennebec."
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local ami State Menus.

The traders on the street are confident and
hopeful of brisk spring trade.
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CI1Clhh6u FEOduco Market.
Cincinnati, March n.
PROvlSIONs--Qules.
PORk-l5 S7ha-
LAkD-steam Sysa9--; kettle 9o9k-.
BULK MEATS-shoulders 5k Ak: clear rib siles
7Io5; clear sides Sko
BACON-shouldors 6Sx; clear rib sides ~ Q
g.; clear sides 81 e9k.
WHISKEY-9ia-.
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TEXAN.

Galveston, 81. A fire in Dallas last night,
consumed ten stores. Lose $50, 900.
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Ma.rten.

In Union, 18th inst, by Rev. G. q. Winslow, Mr..
Nathan p. Martin OF Rome to Miss Adelia w Car
roll Of Union.
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TifD.

In Macon, H., Sd inst, Carrie s., wife of r. 7
Atkinson, and daughter OF j. Gus ana Frances y.
Bachelor, of Halowell.
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Personal.

Personal.
Col. John N. Swazey, of Bucksport died on
Friday morning at the age of nearly eighty
seven years, having been born at Exeter, N.
H., ON the 2sth of June, 1897.
DR.. Amos Osgood who for over fifty years
was q we'll known physician in North Var
mouth, and identified with the interests of
that town, died Thursday night at midnight,
aged SO years. About a week ago he took a
severe cold, which at his advanced age, af-
fected the vital powers. The funeral took
place yesterday. The deceased was the
A Precious Relic OF Bethlehem Lodge.
In the great FIRE of 60, that destroyed the
principal business portion of the city. old
Bethlehem Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma
sons, were great sufferers, losing their lodge
room, furniture, regalia, working tools, em-
blems, records and many other things that
ternity generally. 1t had been supposed un-
til recently that not scrap of anything re-
manned, except the unwritten and unseen por-
ton, lodged in faithful breasts. The other
day, in a saw. filing shop in this city, little
square was pswned to pay for the filing of a
saw. 1t CHANGED to come to the eye of an old
Mason, who at once recognized it as the very
square that formerly rested with the compass
upon the open Book lying upon the altar of
Bethlehem Lodge! 1t has since been shown
to several of the brethren, and they all readi.
ly identify it. So it is to be handsomely
framed, and assigned conspicuous place in
the lodge room, precious relic of the good
old times. 1t will bear this inscription, writ
ten by one of the brethren: "This, square,
found amid the ruins of our humble Masonic
temple, that went down amid the flames in
1865, is the only relic of the loss of Bethle-
hem Lodge in that great couilagration. 1t
passed through fiery trial and proved as inn
perishable as the great, vital principles i,
symbolizes in the work of our beloved frater-
nifty, and as deathless as the Word of God on
which it rested"
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Union Items.

Union Items.
The farmers Of Union, not to be behind the
times, are about to erect a cheese factory at
Union corner, to be ready for use the first of
June.
An interesting revival is in progress at
Stones school. house, North Union, under
the labors of the pastor Of the Methodist
church. Some thirty went forward for
prayers during the past week. The interest
10 increasing.
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FIRE IN CHARLESTOWN
PRISON.

Great Loss of Property.
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FREIGHTS-Grain: v steam, l0sl0kd; ' u
exc d.