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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-10
Brighton Cattle Market.


At market for the current week: Cattle. 2231 /;
Sheep and Lambs, 6,324 Swine, s7OO; number OF
Western Cattle, 1913; Eastern Cattle 23S; Northern
Cattle and Mich Cows $50. Cattle left from last
week :. .-#
Prices of BeefCattle, ~ cwt, live weight; Extra
ond quality Sc 90 q 80: tlrd quality S. 25 ga Is;
poorest grades Of coarse oxen. bulls, &C., at 50 80
500.
Brighton Hides 0 O. cents p fb. Brighton Tai
low 65 q &c P ID.
Country Hides q Sic y fb. Country Tallow a
&c p ID; civ. sn s,ao, and .u,, s,,.,
75c a 25 each.
than there were one week ago. The quality upon an
average not much different, and prices obtained the
I same as those of one week ago. ii ~
Working Oxen-The trade for Working Oxen has
fallen off Of late and the supply in market is not as
large has been coming in OF late. We quote sales
of pair, girth feet inches, live weight 1850 Tbs,
for $780, pair glrth feet, live weight 5000 TBS,
$780, pair, girth feet inches, live weight 245O
lbs for sl4Ol Iar, girh feet inches light weight
weight 295O bs for S165; pair girth feet inches
live weight 2iO0 fb, for $135.
Store tle-Yearlmgs 81 q SIS; two year Odds
$15 q S27; three year olds $25 g $45 y head. Many
of the small Cattle that are in fair condition are
sold for Beet Most of the Store Cattle come from the
Northern States and Maine.
Mich Cows-We quote Extra S55 q 90; ordinary
S25 90 $50; Store Cows $1S q $45 " head. There
are but few extra or fancy breed of Cows offered in
market for sale are most CT them being VI an ordina-
~ grade.
Sheep and Lambs-From the West the supply was
light all owned by one butcher. But few OF the
Western Sheep offered in market for sale general
was good supply and fair trade prices ranging
from At @ &c y fb.
at market; prices g Sic " ib.
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The Woai Market.

Boston, Dec. 9-lReported for the PreSs.l-The
following is list Of prices quoted this afternoon
Domestic-Ohio and Pennsylvania pick-lock 81 q
60c; do choice Xxx 80 q 55c; do fine X So q 54c;
dunn 50 q SEC: coarse 4s @ soc; Michigan extra and
XIX 80 a SIC; fine 40 q SOC; medium so q Sic; COM
mon IS q 47c; other Western fine and X 40 q sic;
medium 48 q soc, common a. q 47c; pulled extra
IS a 55c; superne IS q 55; No 1, % q 35c; comb
ing fleece So q &c. California II q 40c; Texas rs
a 42c; Canada 40 q SIC; do combing 60 a g.; Smyr-
ma washed II a 33c; do unwashed, IA q 23c; Buenos
Ayres IS "a 38c; Cape Good Hope "a a 39c; Austral-
ian As q SEC; Donsko 20 q sc; Mestiza pulled 50
a S23c.
There is very firm feeling for Wool, with good
demand from manufacturer and full prices are now
crate for the season. There is very little medium,
delaine or combing feeces on hand and available
supplies OF fine tieeces have been considerably
duced by recent operations. From present appear
ances stocks will be considerably reduced in Decem
Der, and We look for very firm market for some
months to come.
In New York the demand for spring goods having
increased, manufacturers have visited in large num-
bers both this city and Boston and purchased very
freely of fine Woods. Their attention has been at
tracted to fleece Wool more particularly, prices
for that description are comparatively low.
In Philadelphia the spiritless condition of the
market noted last week still continues the manufac
turers purchasing only sufficient to keep their ma
chiDery running. Prices of manufactured goods
continue to rule low, but tho stocks of Wool both
here and at the seaboard reduced low figure.
At the close there a better feeling, and more
frmness IN fine Wool.
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Pillow & Hersey's rolling mill at Montreal
was burned "Wednesday morning. Loss
heavy.
The custom house at Ottawa took fire yester-
day morning and was completely Quilted before
extinguished. The papers and documents be-
longing to the government are all destroyed.
Loss not ascertained.
The Western Union Telegraph Company yes
terday declared quarterly dividend OF two per
cent. payable JAM 10Th.
The Howard House at Bethlehem, N. H.,
was burned Tuesd"y night. Loss $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000 --sf -.---E ~-Et& r'1h
Attorney General Williams yesterday sent
communication to the Criminal Court, inform
ing them that the government abandoned tie
safe burglary case under the late Indictments,
which the Supreme Court had decided a nulli
ty. The Judge, after directing that the COM
munication be placed on file, ordered nole
pr0sequi to be entered and discharged the bail
of the defendants, Harrington, Whitley and
Williams. The abandonment of the cases is
with reference only to the nullity OF the late in
dictment, and does not affect the cause of ac-
ton, as the same parties can be again indicted
for the alleged offence.
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Aye, that is the question. Is it letter to shake
from head to foot in the pIroxysms of fever and ague
or to Danish the atrocious disease by of that
standard antifebIile remedy, Hostetter's Bitters.
There cannot be much doubt as to the response Of
the malaria stricken to this inquiry. From every 10
cality this continent whose inhabitants are tor
mented with the shivering plague an increas-
ing demand for the only. genuine preventive and
eradcant of malaria provided by science The deni-
zens of fever and ague districts well know how utter
ly inadequate to do than give brief respite are
the so-called remedies Of the faculty. Quinine, arse
mic, bismuth-what are these but poisonous palia-
cial effect whatever and if persisted in wreak ire
parable mischief upon the system? Everywhere
that genuine vegetable specific for intermittent and
remittent disease, HoStetter's Bitters substituted
in their place.
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x.w York stock and Money Market.

NEW YORK Dec. 9-Erenin0.-MOney was
active and loaned to per cent? tut closed at 2A
q 3per cent Foreign Exchange was heavy and low
for long sterling with increased business at 4S44
q ass for go days and 489s a 400 for demand. The
customs receipts tO-were $34,0 0O Gold opened at
1105 and advanced to 111s, reactlng to tire former
quotation at the close the rates for carrying
g II and per cent and for borrowing per cent. to
The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day $4,000 on
account of interest and $734,t0O in redemption of
bonds. The specie shipments to Europe to-day were
$745,0O0, principally in gold coin; engagements for
to-morrow's steamers $4,000 Governments firm.
State bonds are dull. Railroad mortgages quiet.
The stock market opened fraction below the closing
quotations of yesterday, and continue weak to the
call, the decline ranging from q per cent, an
advance of q per cent. followed. After midday
the advance was lost, Erie making decline of per
cent. to 26s Among the investment shares Michigan
Central advanced from s0A a S2a. At the second cali
the market was weak and lower. Thereafter the de-
preston was quite marked and the lowest prices of
the day made on some stocks; Pacific Mail declined
to SO. The market was irregular during the last
hour, but in the main firm and closed strong.
quarterly dividend Of per cent. capital stock
of the New York Central Railroad is to be paid on
the 18th of January, The Western Union directors
to-day declared quarterly dividend of per cent
The company's report states that the auditors esti
mates of the profits of the quarter ending December
31st were $s56,527 but President Orion reduces the
estimate to Ss4i 527. The following are the COM
dar year ending Dec. 81 1s7-Receipts $3.50, 749:
expenses, 6,45I, 4sS; profits, $3076,66O. The total
transactions at the Stock Exhange aggregated 1861
600 shares including New York Central 1920 shares,
Erie 10, 700 shares.
The following were the closing quotations of Gov
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Highway Murder.

WILKEsBARRE, Dec. GA farmer named
Klein was murdered and robbed, on Monday
night, on the turnpike road at point called
the Notch about two miles from Scranton.
He had been in that city with loads of hay and
potatoes, which he sold for cash. One Of the
teams was driven by himself and the other by
young son, who was several rods ahead.
While going through the ''Notch" six men
sprang froln the roadside seized the farmers
horses, pulled him from the wagon, and kicked
and beat him. He begged for mercy, but find
ing his pleadings were of no avail for himself,
he besonght them not to harm his son. His
cries were stopped at this point by pistol ball
through the heart He was then robbed of his
watch and money and the murderers disappear
ed in the woods, not having mo!ested the boy,
The boy was so paralyzed by fear that he could
not move, and was found crying bitterly half
an hour afterwards, by some farmers on their
way home. He did not know any of the muir
derers and there is no clue whatever to them.
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AND COMMERCIAL
Review OF Portland Markets.

WEEK ENDING Dec. 0, 1874.
There have been few changes in leading articles
since our last weekly report Trade is moving along
qui e briskly, though in small way, and no large
movements are to be Il oked for until the accounts
of the year closed up. Prospects still fatter
ing for general revival of trade in the spring. and
business continues to slowly though steadily i'm
prove. The money market has ruled quiet, and
rates for paper are easier. Gold shows slight de-
cline, and closed Wednesday, December Q, at HOY
Apples not coming in SO freely, and an advance
is noted, the prices now ranging from S2@3 Beans
continue rather dull. Butter is quiet and steady.
and strictly fine lots command 4Oc. Cheese shows no
improvement. Coffee remains in quiet state, Rio
varying from 20@22c Copper is firm, with an up.
ward tendency. Cordage is steady. Drugs and dyes
continue quiet. Dry goods are moderately active
Fish show no improvement. Flour is in considera-
BILE inquiry for medium grades, and prices are
firm and well sustained. Grain is firm for corn,
with prices from 97c9S1 90. Iron is very dull. Lard
has sustained slight advance, the current quota
tons being 154916sc for fierce and 173c for pail
Lead is unchanged. Leather continues quiet. Lum-
Der is very dull and unsatisfactory. Molasses is
quiet and prices nominal. Nails steady at SO 75
Naval stores exhibit no change. Oils show an adj
in lard quoted at 81 1901 20. Produce is act
i've; turkeys scarce, and have advanced to 22c.
Provisions steady. Saleratus has fallen to 6d7c.
Salt shows some change. Spices steady. Wool
is quiet.
FREIGHTS.-Freights are dull and Havana
reights are lower. We have to note the following
charters: Sch Ariadne, Portland to Guadalupe with
shocks and heads Csc; brig Proteus, Portland
to Matanzas with box shocks, lie; sch Cassie
Jameson, Portland to Havana with box shocks 12c;
bark Tewksbury L. SWEET, Boston to Melbourne,
with general cargo on private terms; sch Angie
Amesbury, Wiscasset to North side Cuba and back
North Hatteras, sugar S. 25, molasses SO 30; sch
Maud, same voyage, sugar s., molasses So rs; sch
Nellie F. Sawyer, Savannah to Boston and Salem,
resawed lumber at So; bark Linda Stewart, Savan-
nah to Port Observation-Disclosures. So gold, and
back to Baltimore with guano from Little Curacao at
$3.50
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WASHINGTON.
snecie Payments and Free Banking.

specie Payments and Free Banking.
WASHINGTON. Dec. "a leading Western
Republican Senator says that the interchange
of opinions in the caucus held yesterday after
noon has convinced him that financial bill
can be enacted during the present session fix
ing day for the resumption of specie pay
ments, and legalizing free banking.
More opposition was developed to the North
err Pacific aud Texas Pacific Railroad relief
schemes than their friends expected
Civil Service.
The Boston Travellers Washington special
says thatsprominent Republican Congressman
who have heretofore inclined to the civil Ser.
vice reform, are now urging ths President, on
political grounds, to abandon it, and use his
power to strengthen the party during the next
two years. These gentlemen are confident that
their policy viii be reluctantly adopted by he
President. t
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances for
to-day Currency, $15, COS, 419; special deposit
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit, S4S SD, 900; coin, 49, 547 224, including
coin certificates, $22, 72S. 800; outstanding legal
tenders, $685., 200, 900.
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Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9-Evening. --Flour-recepts OF
1858 bbls exports 4543 bbls; 1856 bbls No
wheat -four quiet and shade trmer shipping grades
were in improved request Wilmington steady and
moderately active. Wheat-receipts 49, $50 bush; ex-
No Chicago Spring; higher prices for North Wes-
tern II a 16 for Minnesota Spring; 10 for No
Milwaukee Spring; ! % lor No do; 81 for Amber
Winter; 20 "a Is for Red Winter; % q So for
White Winter; closed steady with fair export and
milling inquiry, but the difficulty In obtaining
freights at satisfactory rates cecked business Corn
receipts 90 927 bush exports 1920 bush; sales 49,,
900 bush at 95 a 951c for old Western Mixed anoat;
CSC for do in stOre 80 q 92!c for new Western Mixed
afoat; Sc for inferior new Western closed steady.
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The presbvter an church in Bridgeport, Ct,
sured for $4,000.
Il e loss by the BARRING of the rolling mills
at Montreal, is about $4,000.
The observations of the transit of Venus
were taken at Cairo and SutZ. The photo
graphic observations at Thebes were perfectly
successful. At Shanghai the weather was
overcast an the sun Obscured.
Ezra Cornell, prominent citizen of New
York, died in Ithaca, yesterday.
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August Flower,

The most miserable beings in the world are those
suffering from Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.
More than seventy-ive per cent. of the people in
the United States are afflicted with these two di-
seases and their effects, such as sour stomach sick
head ACHE habitual costiveness impure blood, heart
burn, water brash, gnawing and burning pains at
the pit of the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue
and disagreeable taste in the mouth, coming up OF
the food after elting, low spirits, &c. 60 to your
Drug Store and inquire about it or get sample bot
tie for 10 cts. W. F. Philips Co., wholesale agents
SEES TS&T&weow3m
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NExT.-"What's the use of taking so much
pains about the transit of VeDus?" ut tells
us the distacce of the sum-" whats the use of
knowing the distance of the sun?" at ena-
bles US to tell the size, the distance of Tie fixed
stars, and the velocity of light" What's the
use Of knowing the velocity of light? Light,
heat, magnetism. grayitation. thought and life
are all said 10 be intimately related, and the
knowledge of the properties of light may be the
guiding string which shall lead us into the pro-
foundest depths of science Boston Trans
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Daily Domestic Receipts.

Grand Trunk Railroad-John Porteous 200 Ibis of
-four same los bbs bbls c0rnmeal, Kensell & Tabor
cars corn H b Haynes cars corn, j II Green
cars oats, w True / car corn, w Thaxter2
do do Powers 81 Melvin car oats, w Cluxton d.
bbls beef, Macpherson cars oats, Messrs. Solomon
50 cases brandy, Isaac Berry cars potatoes, Lib
by cars potatoes 2 Littlehall car do.
iy water conveyance-lOOO bush cornmea to 8 w
True & Co,
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METEOROLOGICAL

rhors snLrIEs FOR THE NEXT rwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
VAR DEPT OFFICE CaiEF SIGNAL,
OFFICER. Washington, ID. O., !
Dec 10, Il A MI :
For New England,
and the Middle states, cool and generally clear
weather, southwest aud northwest winds and
rising barometer; cloudy weather and light
snow will prevail in Maine.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
BOst on e. Maine.

BOsto IN e. Maine.
LAWRENCE, Dec. 9.-At the annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Boston & Maine
Railroad. held here this forenoon. the old board
of directors was reelected without opposition.
The meeting was entirely harmonious.
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Bankrupt Railroads.

MEMPHIS Dec. 9.-1t is stated that motion
will be made by the first mortgage bondholders
to place the Selma & Memphis Railroad in
bankruptcy.
LITTLE Rock, Dec. 9.-The Little Rock &
Fort Smith Railroad will be sold tomorrow by
the commissioner of the U. S. Court.
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 81. ii. Deyereaux
was yesterday appointed receiver of the At
lantic and Great Western Railway, and to-day
took the oath and was qualified for the posi-
tiOn
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EDITORIAL matter, correspondence, ETC., will,
for the present, appear on the first page.
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE.
Little Thieves.

Little Thieves.
AUGUSTA, Dec Civilian Britt, Charles
Kimball and Charles Carter, old offenders, were
arrested in this city to-day for breaking and
stealing goods from the store of William Ware,
at South Windsor, Sunday night. The goods
were recovered,
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On the War Path.

CHEYENNE, Dec. 9.-Information is received
of a rand of the Ute Indians into the Snake
river settlement in Carbon county, Wyoming.
The Indians are known as Jacks band and are
from the White River agency, Colorado, but
have left their reservation to go on the war
path. The citizens of the Snake River valley
are arming and propose to give the savages a
warm rpnpnfiOn
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
GENERAL ORDER No. L.

Headquarters Camp No. P. o. s. Of A. of Maine
Special Meeting of above Camps will be held at
o. S. of A. Hall, Plum st. THURSDAY evening, ut
u O'Clock. Members will govern themselves accord
ingly. Per Order.
dec10sn1t T, C. KIMBALL, Pres.
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G.. IL. GRANT
SCHENCK's PULMoNIc SYRUP,
SCHENCK's SEAwEED TONIC,

SCHENCK's PULMoNIc SYRUP,
SCHENCK's SEAwEED TONIC,
S-HENCK's MANDRAKE PILLS,
Are the only medicines that will Pulmonary
Consumption. frequently medic zines that stop
cough will occasion the death OF the patient; they
lock up the liver stop the circulation of the blood,
hemorrhage follows and in fact they clog the action
of the very organs that caused the cough Liver CON-
plant and Dyspepsia the causes OF twothirds Of
the cases of consumption. Many persons complain
of dull pain in the side constipation, coated tongue,
pain in the shoulder blade, feelings OF drowsiness
and restessness, the food lying heavily the stem
ach, accompanied with acidity and belching up OF
wind. These symptims usually originate from dis
ordered condition OF the stomach or torpid liver.
Persons affected, ii they take one OF two heavy
colds, and if the cough in these be suddenly
checked, will find the stomach and liver cogged. re
manning torpid and inactive, and almost before they
aware the lungs a mass Of sores, and ulcer
ated. the result of which is death. Sehenck's Pull
monic Syrup is an expectorant which does not con-
tain opium or anything calculated TO check a cough
suddenly. Schenck's Seaweed Tonic dissolves the
food, mixes with the gastric juices Of the stomach,
aids digestion and creates a ravenous appetite.
When the bowels costye, skin sallow, or the
symptoms otherwise of bilious tendency, Schenk's
Mandrake Pills are required. These medicines are
prepared only by
J.H. SCHENCK & son,
N. E. corner Sixth and Arch Streets Pha.,
And are Tor sale by all druggists and dealers.
DIR. Scnenck will be at the QUINCY House, Bos-
TON, on the following WEDNESDAYS: October It'll
and 21st, November 4th and 18th, and December 2d,
18th and 3oth.
me12 eod&wlysn1l
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ROBERT THAYER WILDE
The Natural Magnetic Physician,
Rooms II and ~ Fluent Block.
au11 sn1w'ttf
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European Markets.

HuTOpcUu NWFKeDs
LONDON, Dec. 9-12.30 P. M.-American secur-
ties-Erie 24a q 25.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 9-i2.30 P. M.-Cotton market
and unchanged; Middpg uplands "a a I'D; do Or
leans at u q Sd sales 1900 bales, Including 900
bales for speculation and export.
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Mr. Disraeli, who Is now absent from Lon
don, said yesterday that It was probable that
his absence would be protracted.
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BARROW, ENG. Bark Queen of hearts-2193
steel rails, 100 bdls fish plates to Railroad.
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Notice-W. p. O'Brion.

fs NOtice-W. p. O'BriOn.
This is to notify the public that W. P. OBrion has
made an assignment to me, recorded November 18th,
A. d. 1871 of all bis interest in the estate of his IA
Their, the late Thomas w. iO'Brion, of Deering, in
trust, and that shal pay bills contracted by HIM
without an order from me. &c O'BRION,
Deering, Dec It'll. 1874. de.s3tsn*
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POW 10 SloUD cdcu.
Prince Bismarck, in the cou-se of his reply
to Herr Windhorst in the Reichstag, said
III am in possession of conclusive evidence
that the ecumenical council was cut short on
account of the FraDco-Prussian war. The
councils votes would have been very different
had the French been victorious. know from
the very best sources that Napoleon was drag
ged into the war very much against his will by
Jesuitical influences. He strove hard to resist
these influences. At the eleventh hour he de-
termined on peace and kept his resolution half
an hour. Ultimately he was overpowered by
persons representing the Vatican
Some of the members of Chicago church,
whose minister had bad habit of threatening
to resign whenever anything displeased him,
concluded to break him OF the habit, so last
week they held private, pious caucus at the
house of deacon, who had goddess son.
What passed thereat has not been learned, but
next day the goddess son, who was suffering
from an acute attack of the pleurisy, met the
clergyman, and, shaking roll of bills in his
face, offered to bet him $50 to S. he dursn't re-
sign again. The bet was declined, but the
popular clergyman hasn't resigned again, though
nearly week has elapsed.
The st. jerome Temperance Society of Holy
oke, Mass, voted, few weeks ago, against the
protest of the resident priest. to lease their hall
to the Liberal Christians, a Protestant organi-
zation. The priest has now obtained from Rt.
Rev. P. 7. O'Reilly, bishop of Springfield, a
letter directing him to refuse the sacraments of
the church to all Catholics concerned in maxi
ing the lease. Notwithstanding this pronun-
ciamento, the society held an enthusiastic meet
ing the other night, at which they voted unan-
imously not to recede from their position. The
sentiment of the meeting was emphatic that
the edict of the bishop was an unwarrantabIe
interference of the church with tue business
affairs of the society. The organization pum,
beers over 300 members.