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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-07
Total.

Contingent liabilities under acts passed
by the Legislature subsequently, to the
adoption of the amendment Of the c0astitu.
ton limiting the State debt.
act los, passed IN 1870 (printei nth tfc
laws of 1871 entitled . An act to il.
corpo ate the Arkansas aud Delta
railroad Company and gran ing aid to
tbs saoe" Observation-Disclosures. s35.o:a
Act %, 18TH granting aid to the south.
eastern Railroad Company Si5. 100
Act 49, 1871, creating the Mississippi RIVER
Navigation Company, and granting
the aid of the State thereto. $4,000
Act 81. 1871, to build o state house, and
providing for the issue OF bonds
Therefor s.e..s.. l.so1 C9O
Act 40, 1871, to incorporate TO the Ae-an.
dria and Fulton Railroad Company,
and to gran State aid thereto. 81, 900
Act Al. 1871, 10 promote the interest o:
commerce by establishing the LOus'
Warehouse COmnany and guar
HnteeiDg the bonds thereof ........ 81. 903
Act l06 sapproved october Is, 1911, 'R.la
tive to the New Orleans and North.
eastern Railroad company. Al. to
facilitate a I'D aid the construction cs
said railroad. etc.................... l..i..;o
.Acs -. 1873 provides i'll section nine of the
act for the issue OF bonds to the Lrvee
Company Observation-Disclosures. i6.o. eco
Total Observation-Disclosures. $50 OFT 500
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Total contingent liabilities ...... s2I $50 s

Total contingent iiabiiit!es...... 1921 $50 5OC
9n some cases theseI laws are void. but Their
existence upon the statute book Is calcu.
lated to reflect discredit upon the State. |,
therefore, earnestly recommend that all
laws or parts 81 laws extending the credit
of the State to any of these corporations or
involving any contingent liability. on the
part OF the State, be immediately repealed.
This can be done by one sweeping act.
which trust you will Immediately pas.
An act was passed in 1886 10 ioan the
bonds of the State to the Citizens Bank to
tho amount OF $i2,000,000. The third
section of the act provided: That tor
the guarantee of the bonds to be emit.
ted by the State in favor o; the Cit
zens' Bank, and of the interest thereof. and
for which the State pledges ITS faith, all the
securities granted by the set of lncorpora
ton of said bank, and especially by the
third and fourth sections OF said act. to the
holders of it's bonds are hereby transferred
to the State, and the holders of the bonds
which may be issued in virtue of this act
etc. The bank has paid the interest on the
bonds. and has redeemed tho greater part
Of them. leaving $4,297 1888 So sill outstand-
ing. 1t ia believed that the principal and in
terest of these bonds are iul]y secured, and
that the State will not be called upon to
paw either.
The bonds loaned the Consolidated Ass9
citation by the State many years since have
been cancelled except 1881 Az, which may
he reckoned in the same category as those
loaned the Citizens Bank, and for which
the State can an no probable contingency
be liable.
Thus the debt of the State for which the
State can, in any probable con tingency. be
liable, is as follows:
Interest bearing obligations OF She
State outsta ding January l. 1874. 81, 42T. 800 90
Outstanding general fund ~arrsnts
Outstanding general fund warrants
(new) January I. i674............s 1913 6l5 AZ
Certificates of Indebtedness (oid)... l3l,T95 AZ
Total funded and unfunded debt
of the State. ...............$ 2i ,2S3 sa6 %
1t is this debt with which we haze to
deal.
The SUBJECT is one which will require
in your deliberations the highest exer-
else of sagacity and trmness, in order
that justice may be done as far as pos
sible TO both debtor and creditor, and AZ
the same time the State be relieved .s far
as practicable of an incubus which threat
ems to destroy the prosperity of the com
monwealth. Ii is the weight of heavy
debt and consequent heavy taxation, to-
gether with the exhaustive expenditures of
the State government that have done so
much to impair our credit, to retaFd he de-
velopmeEt OF our commerce and to deter
capital and la Dor from seeking in the mex
haustible soil, the beneticent climate and
the abundant natural advantages of our
State, most profitable field OF employment.
PROPOSED FUNDING.
1t is idle now to dwell upon the orr In of
this debt, or to review the misfortunes or
prodigacy of expenditure by which it was
incurred. The problem is before Us for
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-07

nrosner;,r u.9 permanent increase of
fo.aIJ obedience to law must be on.
forced, riots, massacres and as.ass;u 20 en-
mus. cease. Capital, naturally 40 sens;t;vs
sums community where tnrhnienca a;
. sioience are tolerated. The tide of em;a 1uu
der u IIs neletoiore stopped at our very Dor.
oers' tnoughia climate, productiyepess Of s so;i
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-04
WANTS, LOST, FOUND.

by young man of steady habits. in a nrivate
- family. Must be within f,w moments wall
OF the City Building. Address wan
Jaz31i 81. H. L." Press Office
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How Quacks Thrive.

WARNING TO THE GULLIBLE.
The Boston Journal of Chemistry publishes
the following fact, which may perhaps prove
warning to some other poor deluded victim !:
The amount OF money paid to medical
quacks in this and other cities every year is
much greater than is supposed, and the in
genous ways in which large sums are extort-
ed from their frightened du?es should be bet
ter understood, not only by those who are in
danger of becoming their victims, but by the
officers Of. the law. We recently became cogniz-
ant of case which, although fragrant and
cruel to the last degree, is no worse than bun-
dreds of others occurring every day in the
dens of these thieves, scattered through some
OF the.le trequented streets of the city.
ntleman, who had in his employ a
young man of Industrious habits and up
right character, recently called upon us and
stated that he feared that the young man had
iaiien into the hands of quack in the city,
VINO was taking all his earnings, and endeavor-
ing to fleece him of every dollar of his prop
erty. He had solicited the loan of 500,
which be confessed he desired to pay to a
French doctor ~ who proposed to cure him
VI dangerous diease. The gentleman de-
sired US to aid him in attempts to save the vic
tim from the clutches ofthe quack, and, as he
had been unable to influence him, proposed
hat we allow him an interview.
This we did, and learned that the young
man really had 70 disease whatever; hat
fancying that he was sick, from reading the
advertisements in a newspaper, he called up
on the advertising doctor. who, after thump-
ing his ribs aud sounding him with a
stethsscope pronounced him ''far gone" in con-
sumption. He had already been taking his
nostrums six months, paying large sums there
for; but at the last visit to the great French
doctur, he had discovered another deasp,
which he could not undertake to cure for less
than 81 900 cash in hand. As special favor
to him. however, he would cure the malady
for 500 in advance and this sum he was en-
deavoring to raise by mortgaging his little
property and rendering himself almost pen
nless. The quack was very urgent, teihng
him that 'death stared him in the fa;e, anu
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A little knot Of ladies were discussing the
subject of marriage. One of the party, q
single young lady, said: "Matcheslare made
in Heaven" every likely was the quick
rejoiner of married lady, "and they are Of.
ten dipped in the other place.
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VALUE OF SLEEp.-We do not propose to

VALUE OF SLEEP.-We do not propose to
wear this subject threadbaie; Yet, attaching
the Importance we do to sleep as a recruit
ing power, hesitate not in speaking a word In
its favor at all times. 1t must be remember
ed that sleep repairs not the vital functions
only, but simultaneously those fuL ctions
which We distinctively describe as mental at
tributes, and of which the brain is, to our Inn
tied cOmprehens on, the organic instI unent.
The intellectual part Of our nature, taking
the phrase in its largest sense, is exhausted
by its continued exercise, in like manner as
the bodily organs, and requires the intermit-
tent periods of repose and repair II other
proof were needed Of the great junction which
sleep fuliIls in the economy of life, il may at
once be found in the effects which follow the
priva tion of this repair. A single sleepiess
night tells its tale, even to the most careless
observer. A long series Of such nights result.
ing, as often happeLs from an overtaxed and
anxious brain, may often warrant serious ap-
D reheusion, as an index OF mischief already
existing, or the cause of evil at hand. In
stances of this kind, we helieve, are familiar
10 the experience OF every physician. But
here, as In so many OF er cases, the evil OF
deficiency has its counterpart IN the evil OF
excess. Sleep protracted beyond the need OF
repair, and encroaching habtuaIly upon the
hours of waking action, impails more or less
the functions of the BRAIN, and with them all
the vital lowers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-04

INDIAN TRADITIoN.-Amongt the Setninole
Indians there is a singular tradition re ,ar ding
the white mans origin and superiority.
They say that wnen the Great Spirit made
the earth, he also made three men, all Of
whom were fair fair complexioned, and alter
making them be led them to The mIrgn of a
small lake, and bade them leap in and wash,
One ooeyed and came out Of the water puier
and fairer than before; the second hesilated
moment, during which time the water, agi-
tated by the first, had become mudded, and
when he bathed he came out oopper-colored;
the third did not leap till the wafer became
black with mud, and he came out its own
color. Then the Great Spirit laid before
them three packages, and out OF pity for his
misfortune i'll Color, gave the black man the
hrst choice. He took hold of each OF the
packages, and having felt the weight, chose
the heaviest; the coppeI-colored then chose
the next heaviest, leaving The white man
the lightest. When the packages we're open
ed, the first was found to contain spaues,
hoes, and all the implements Of labor tie
second enwrapped hunting, fishing, ano war
like apparatus; the third gave the white man
pens, ink, and paper-the eugIne of the mind.
the means OF mutual improvement, the social
link of humanity the foundation of the hite
mans superiority.
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AN ANCIENT DINNER.-The excavations
at Pompeii are going on with an activity s:in-
ula:ed BY the important discoveries made at
almost every step. and the quantities OF gold
and silver found which more than suffice to
cuver the cost of the works. Near the Tenn
pie OF Juno, Of which an account was recent
ly given, has been brought to light house
belonging to some millionaire of the time. as
,I, one furniture Is of ivory, brouze and marble
lne co ches of the tr'nclinium, or dining
room, are OF especially extreme richness.
Inc noorng consists of immense mosacs
wen preserved in parts, of which the centre
repres' nts table laid out for grand dinner.
10 Tue middle, on large dish, may be seen a
splendid peacock with its tail spread out, and
placed back to back with another bird also of
beautiful plumage, Around them are arrang
ed l"bsters, one OF which holds blue egg in
its claw, sec nd an oyster, which appears
to be fricasseed, as it is open and covered
with herbs; third a rat f0rci, and a fourth
small wise filed with fried grassboppers.
Next comes a circle of dishes OF fish, inter-
spersed with others partridges, tares aud
squirrels, which all have their heads placed
between their fore feet.
Then comes row of sausages of all forms,
SUPPORTED by one of eggs, oysters, ard olives,
which in its turn is surrounded by a double
circle OF peaches, cherries, melon, and other
fruits and vegetables! The walls of the trim
clinium are covered with fresco paintings Of
birds, fruits, flowers, game, aud fish Of all
klnds-the whole interspersed with draw ings
which lend a charm to the whole not easy to
describe. On table of rare wood carved nj
inlaid with gold, marble, agate, and laIi lazu-
Ii, were found amphor@ stIil containing wine,
and some gobets of 0nyx.-Shii.ing MLga-
zine,
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TERMS $500 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE

y n,;,,s US did not raise the money and commence
"i1T IN nis medicines, it would soon be to late.
. .,mnIoyg 1 young man, OF fair intelligence, was
ed db.te'y bp NE % aeladed and thoroughly frighten-
skin and esIar. aei qua,k, and it required mu b
stranoe that Im, 10 % deceive him. II Is, indeed,
school education can fall into sncb ,r.n' ID
YET there are thousand, bound b ind ana foot M
TO these miserable advertising ouacts u VIC To-
operating through their fears, are eS,or,;ns .
from them every dollar they posses. The
sums taken are often very large and The
inquiry Is OF no mean proportions. To de-
tect and punish these offenders is a diff, ,uIt
matter, but it does seem that some plan
might be devised by which the cities and
large towns should be rid OF class OF i'm
posters more dangerous and unsparing than
midnight robbers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-04
MlSCELLANEO NOTICES

To the Manufacturers of Portland.
The Board of Manuydcturers respectfully an
nounce to the manufacturers of Portland that
an exhibition of all the goods and wares manu-
factured in ouI city, or elsewhere, under the di-
rection and control of our citizens. will be held
in May nert at our City Hall, to be called The
Portland Industrial Exhibition provided, suf-
ficient encouragement is received TO warrant so
important undertaking by the Board,
Few people in our city, and none out of it,
have anS, 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 aud labor to our city;
and demonstrate the Importance of Portland as
manufacturing CO nter.
The Board have no doubt that steam mower
can be procured for running macbisery, so that
nearly all kinds of manufacturing may be nut
in operation in City Hall before the eyes of
visitors.
There will be no charge to exhibitors for ad-
mission, or for space in the hall, 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
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, ISAIAH persons in the city interested
in manufacturing here or elsewhere, are cam
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. aud
enhance the business prosperity of all our citi-
zens.
c. p. KiMRALL,
w. s. DANA,
J. b. Brown, Board
@. E. JOSE, OF
WILLIAM CURTIS,
w. w. THOMAS, Jk'
For SALE on favorable terms, a valuable
slate nronerty. partially developed, with most
oncoprag;no prospects, in the eastern mart 81
the STATE. Owners refer to s. 7. Pullen' ESQ
PRESS ONCE. ie14-dtf
LIEBIG's LIQUID EXTRACT OF BEEF ,loes NOT
re
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Sanford's Improved RefrigeratOrs.

The three points of excellence which claim. are,
1st; constant and thorough circulation OF pule air;
ntei mir Cling Of odors; purity and active air, the
elements Of its success Cali, send for circulars
Manufactured and for sale by j. f. MERRILL, be-
n Co.'S Ice House, Portland Me. je5dn
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LIEBIG's LIQUID EXTRACT OF BEEF does not
require cooking or warniug-Is in the form. of
e. Foreign ore L'gueur. Is composed of Beef Bran
Merchants as a high class Corlai or Lioue mr.
and by Druggists as superior nutritiye Tonic.
dc9-1m
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Unclaimed Baggage.

NNHE following described Baggage remains un
l. claimed in Store House of the Portan, Bangor
g. Macbias Steamboat Co., Railroad Wharf:
Chest marked Mrs. Daniel Curtis. Lewiston, Me.
small Chest marked Henry +. Hilton, West PEN
broke, Me.
Chest marked Matthew Glode, fremont, Me.
small Chest marked Geo. N. Marden.
Ely. Trunk, marked VIM. Graves.
Carpet Bag, Str. "City of Richmond" check No.
14O.
Black valse, Str. "City of Richmond" check
No. 13.
1 Sailors Bag "Str. "City of Richmond" chec k
No 92.
Sailors Bag, marked Saml Curtis, Lynn, Mass.
Sailors Bags. not marked.
Chest, not marked.
Russet Trunk, not marked.
Black Trunks, not marked.
Z Blk. Valises or Bags.
1 Russet Valise.
Black Valise.
Carpet Bag.
Band Box Band Basket.
ALSO
Hf Bbl.
Box, marked Mary R. Guile, Ellsworth.
Cases Glass Jars.
Mattress.
Package.
CYRUS STURDIvANT, Gen Agent.
Portland, Jan. 20, 1874 ja29d1m
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For SALE on favorable terms, valuable
slate property. partially developed, with most
the Sta:e. Owners refer to s. 7. Pullens ESQ :.
PRESS Office. ie14-dtf
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NOTICE TO LUMBERMEN

kNOh Sale, Four Hundred Square Miles Timber
Il limits, we covered with large Pine, situated on
the River Gatinead, near Ottawa, Canada. The Sur
veyois' report and map of the limits may be seen by
gaining on the undersigned at 90 Exchange Street.
Ja5dlm JAS. E. PRINDLE.
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For Sale

HOUSE No. 42 Pleasant Street. Inquire at thu
IL House from to O'Clock P. NJ.
Portland. Oct 18th. oc13dtf
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For Sale.

T5yHE house on State Street, occupied by the un-
Il dersigDed This house is thoroughly built of
brick and stone and has all modern conveniences.
ALLEN HAINES.
Portland, Sep. 18th, 1872, sep19-tt
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A California paper having obtained new
subscriber, records the startling tact in halt
column article headed ''Still Another! Our
Course Indorsed by the Peopep'
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Holmes notion of contentment:
Little ask: my wants are few;
/ only wish hut of one,
"a rery plain brown stone will do)
That l may cali my own"

News is scarce in Minnesota. In the effort
to present something fresh, Lanesboro pa
per has found it necessary to publish the Ten
Commandments, under an excuse of "gen-
tie reminder now and then.''
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There are many sermons good enough to be
repeated to the same congregation, and when
clergymen exchange pulpits the hearers rath-
but it does not follow, however. that the min
lister should not change the local points in the
manuscript to suit the place and occasion. A
Somerville Observation-Disclosures went over
lately to Andover to preach. In his discourse
erville. And, forgetting that he was in Ando-
yer, he said: ''Sooner than child of mine
should be subjected to such influences, would
be willing to have him confined in yonder in
stitution," pointing directly to the Andover
Theological Seminary.
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SUPERPHOSPHATE
AT AUCTION.

My plan of selling Superphosphate without con-
signment, has proved so successful and has given
such universal satisfaction 10 the Farmers. that
have decided to pursue similar course this Sc son,
an shall make arrangements so that the Farmers in
all the principal towns in New England can have an
opportunity of purchasing some Of my Superphos-
phate, either IF the dealers of my agents. have
none out on commission, ana shall send none out in
that way. No goods will be sent from the works un-
til sold, and purchasers can thus rely on receiving
fresh goods whenever they choose to buy. The ex.
peri that have had in selling Superphosphate
on Commission. has taught me that the plan is not
the right one In many insta ces the goods are not
properly taken care of but oflen remain exposed to
the weather, summer and winter, and the purchaser
who buys from lot which has thus lain through
eral seasons may land rhaps JUSTLY omplain that
the Fertilizer not up to standard, when in reality
the goods wore of ostro quality ct tlso limo
left the manufacturer, and would still have been had
they been properly cared for 1t is to avoid this and
other abuses that decline to commission any Super
phosphate.
My agent M. D. Lawrence, will be at the following
places at the time named, ready to receive orders,
price to be fixed by auction.
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The following question is respectfully ad-
dressed to the clergy: Whether person who
sits in the gallery OF the church is responsible
for deeds dore in the tody?
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Special Notice to all Persons
Wasting SebagO Water.

A LII persons wasting Sebago water or allowing il
"A to run to prevent freezing, are hereby notified
tiat the rules of the Company will be rigidly en-
forced. and their water will be shut off without
tice unless the same is stopped at once.
L. D. SHEPLEY,
ja29d1w Secretary.
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Young Lady-"Oh, am so glad you like
birds; which kind do you admire most?' Old
Squab-"Well, Think the goose, with plenty
o. stuf6ng is a,out as good as any,
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Mrs. jenkins complained in the evening
that the turkey she had eaten didn't set well.
Probably" said jenkins, sit was not hen
turkey"
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The Oldest tombstone in Trinity Church
yard is that Of Richard Churcher, who died
on August 5, 1881, age five years and five
months.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Bakers.
w. COEB, Nos. SS and 30 PearI Street.
On direct route between New Custom
House and Post Once, near the Market
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The following is copy of a notice display
ed in a field in South London: Ladies and
gentlemen are requested not to steal turnips.
Other persons, if detected, will be prosecut-
ed."
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WIN. SENTER.

GENT for the Superior Waltham Watches,
"a which maintain their well earned reputation
for mekeepng anc reasonable price. In every vaTi-
ETY. of gold and silver cases-open face and hunters
Kew winders and stem winders mv12-d9mo
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A Chicago reporter went to report funer-
al in church, the other day, and being, like all
other Chicago reporters in state of heather
darkness about Christmas, he wrote out long
description of the evergreen decorations under
the IMPRESSION that they had been put up for
the funeral.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-04

Policeman Ito individual who has arrived
at the maudlin stage)-"Now, then, move on.
What are you a-thinkin' on lettering here?"
Individual-"I was (hic) thinkin' O. tdrnin'
over quite moo leaf sir; quite moo leafp
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One of ,ur exchanges contains an article
on the Md9noaan Drama; we presume it
must be acted in Florida although the writer
speaks of it as Chinese performance.