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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-02

foreign, against s5se bales Of domestic snd a
bales foreign for the same week last year.
The total sales for the week comprise $4,000 Ns
Of 1850 600 Bs, against - Is for the correspond.
ing period of last year.
yes Isi 9 feature n the market the
which has been about 100000 lbs. Thers h ver ~
cargo on the way 70 this Country and ~ e be.e
woods are relatively cheaper than domestic, manu-.
fac.urers have about cleared the market. The nrm.
impart firmer feeling to the holders Of domestic
staple; and there has been good demand for Ohio
and Michigan woods, at 5oss5c for K and Xxx. Cal.
ifornia has been in fair demand, and we note the
public. Ne.Fr@I
Pm, Pulled Eools are firm, and there is a good de.
We give below the prices and sales Of the week
Domestic Fleece-l0O00 h Ohio X at ole; 10000
IS 600 MS do At IS isc; 5000 Mrchissn st siahsc
500 lbs Ohio Y at soc; $4,000 rs and above Ohio
s;e 800 Is Ohio Saa5ac 10 go ns Wisconsin
Michigan at 49a53c 1900 MS Ohio at $50; 90 600 is
Michigan and Ohio at 52a55e; 10000 Ms Michigan at
vania X at $50; 81 600 rs Michigan at Sic; 5000 hs
Xxx do at 50 l2c 81 900 lbs unwashed at 33a3s l.2c
Total, 800, 900 lbs domestic.
California, s. b. at 50 12as7c; II 900 rs dc fa clip
at &c; 1000 rs do 27a3Oc; $1,000 ns OIegon on prt
yase ee 70 1900 s spring Csfornia at s7ssc
Combing and Delaine-200O Ds at 4Sc 5000 ia
combing at SIC; 5000 Ds do at ~ FEC.
Pulled Wool-4OO0 lbs super at 47c; 5000 bs extra
at 46c; 1000 bs super at AS 10000 bs extra at Al
2000 bs do at 50c 1000 super at 43c; Is 900 bs
California at 4oc; 1900 do at Ale; 1900 sorts on
private term 10000 super and extra at 5Oa55c 50OG
lbs pulled at 44c: II 600 bs super and extra at 50a
81 l2c 5000 rs California at 45c; 5000 bs super 81
54c; 10 900 bs combing pulled at soc. 80
Foreign-sOO00 Ms carpet on private terms; TO-.
700 lbs fine foreign on private terms; 60O0 rs Can.
ada at something ever 7oc; $4,000 rs Cape in bond,
on private terms; 70 600 lbs Cape on private terms
Oo0 MS at 80 lac; 10000 rs do at 38c; 81 90 ns
Cape at &c., $50 900 MS do at about 36c; 10000 hi
20 600 lbs do at 36c 10000 lbs Port Philip at 40c; a.
zoo lbs pulled Cape on private terms. Total Co.,
700 lbs foreign.
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Christopher stree twas this morning complete
y destroyed BY IRE, together with shed
filled with forage belonging to the Quarter
masters Department Of the United States ar
my. The Hoboken Ferry Company losses
$4,000. The whole loss of the Government
10 $4,000. The barque Relief was damaged
about $4,000.
Brooklyn Union says it was misinformed in
saying Orange Judd was at the point of
death in Italy. His health 10 much improved
and ia better than for many years.
Albany, Feb. l. A bold and successful
robbery was perpetrated during last night at
the house Of Andrew Murray, an aged farm
er, living in the town of Cumberland, eight
miles from this city, by four masked men,
who bound Murray and his sister. the onlv
occupants of the house, and roLv~d lnv house,
They stole pair of valuable horses, which
they harnessed to a sleigh and made good
their escape.
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TENNESSEE.

Memphis, 81. A despatch from Jackson,
Miss, says the question as to who shall be
Senator from that State is settled by the Re-
publican caucus to-day. 3. II. Bruce (col-
ored) sheriff of Bolivar county, was nominal
ted for long term, and H. Il. Raseby by
reclamation to fill Governor Ames' unexpired
term. number of Republicans bolted from
the caucus, and a combination is forming to
beat Bruce, which may succeed at the els c.
ton, which occurs Tuesday.
A bill was introduced in the Mississippi
Senate to-day fixing the pay of members at
S4OO per annum, and was amended to $500,
and discussed, but without result.
Nashville, 81. Last Friday night at
dance in the 9th District of Davidson county,
Joseph Briley, aged II, was shot dead ty
Robert Bates. Bates escaped.
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Boston Dry Goods Market.

FRIDAY, Jan. 30
While the volume of trade the past week has not
been large, and the demand from jobbers has been
confined to small lots, there has been some i'm
provcment over the transactions of the proviou
weeks, and there has been more or less inquiry for
small lots to I'LL orders and keep up ASSIGNMENTS
There has been something doing with jobbers al.
though the spring trade cannot be said to have nl-
~ commenced, and the sales have generally been
To the distributors in cities and large towns
Brown Cottons appear to bt firm, and the decline
III cotton seems to have produced no impress sion
upon the market. The individual sales arc not
large, but the aggregate is quite respectable.
Bleached CottonS sustain the advance made last
week, and there has been a fair call for small lots
o. the best makes.
DENNIS selling fairly, and the best known
brands are sold in some instances in advance of
production. There has been better inquiry fer
these goods for export the past season, and there
is now an inquiry for the home trade.
Fancy Shifting Stripes are duh, and there is
good supply OF common lies that are not in spec
ial re quest.
Ticks have been taken id small lots, and price.
are well sustained,
Cambrics are unchanged, and desirable colors
are taken wanted by the trade at full prices
Prints are finn, and the assortments exhibited by
the agents OF the various mills, in medium colors
and tasty designs, are taken quite readily
There is more inquiry for Ginghams, and the sale
of these goods is steadily increasing.
There is some inquiry for American Dress Fab.
RIGS and the new styles OF these goods are attract
ing attention.
There has been some closing out sales of Wool.
ems, and the transactions for the week show little
Improvement over those of the previous one, but
there Is no special activity to note and the market
is not buoyant.
Carpets are quiet and the sales light.
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NEW PSH!itE.

Tacoma, 81. David L. Blodgett murdered
his wife Almira Blodgett at the house of their
daughter, on Water street, about noon to- day
The parties belong in Baltimore. Mrs
Blodgett came here about a week ago, Blod.
gett came soon after, but did not step long,
leaving his wife some money before going
away. He Unexpectedly arrived on the noon
train to-day, and went directly to the house of
his son-in- law, where his wife was. She sat
by the stove nursing her infant child he put
his arm around her and said, "Myra will you
60 home with me?" She said, "No." He
then cut her throat with jack-knife, inflict-
ing fatal wound, drenching the babe with
her blood. The alarm was given and Blod-
gett was arrested No reason was assigned
for the act. The deceased was 40 years of
age, and leaves FIVE children, aged from Ii
months to 20 years.
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kOCkLAND.

Eockland, 81. John T. Bow, cigar max.
er, abou, forty five years of age, was missing
from his home in this city since Yesterday al
ternoon; his dead body was discovered sus-
pended by his neck in the lime shed of G. L.
Snow, neari the of Pleasant street; he
was accidentally found by some lads at play
about the premises. lie was last seen alive
last evening. He had been in i'll health for a
long time and was in poor circumstances, and
doubtless committed suicid under mental
depression arising from these causes.
A snow storm has prevailed here during the
day, The wind is northeast, and the tenn
perature ranging from zero to eight above.
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MISSOURI.
BOLD ROBBERY.

st. Louis, Feb. l. A most daring robbery
was committed last evening on the Iron
Mountain Railroad. As the train which left
here at 9.45 yesterday morning came in sight
of Gad's Hill station, l20 miles below this
city, at 4.50 p. m, it was signalized to stop.
The switch was turned and the train run on
the side track. As the train stopped, the
conductor stepped off to ascertain what was
the matter, when he was confronted by man
wearing a mask, a pistol placed to his head,
and he was marched off. The engineer, fire.
man, mail and express messenger, and other
train men were seized by five masked and
heavily armed men, and also placed under
guard. The robbers then went through the
entire train and took from the passengers
about $1,000 and large amount of jewelry.
They also took from Adams express messen-
ger about $1,000, and rihed the mails. The
robbers then left in a southerly direction, and
after the release of the train men, the train
started southwark. The robbers left a note
on the train, of which the following is a copy,
the original being now in the possession of
conductor Afford;
The Most Daring Robbery on Record
The southbound train on the Iron Mountain
Railroad was robbed here this morning by
five heavily armed men of dollars and -.
The robbers arrived at the station a few min
utes before the arrival of the train and arrest
ed the Agent and put him under guard: they
then threw the train on a switch. The rob-
bers were all large men, none of them under
six feet tall They were all masked and
started in a southerly direction after they
had robbed the train. All were mounted on
fine blooded horses. There is hill of an
excitement in this part of the country.
(Signed) CHARLES A. MERRILL
The robbers offered no violence to Any one.
and did no harm to the train men.
Abraham ". Rosenfelt, clerk of Barnard
Speyer, diamond dealer of this city, disap-
peared to- day carrying with him the key of
the safe, in which diamonds and other Jewell
ry were deposited. 1t is suspected that he
robbed tine safe, but this is not yet ascertained
as he has the safe key and combination, and
the safe cannot be opened until the return
Rosenfelt, and the only other person who has
knowledge of the combination is absent.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
9aily genasbee Suurnal.
EASTPORT.

Eastport, 81. Several vessels are reported
ashore between here and Jonesport. Reve.
nue. Gutter Mosewood, Of this station, is q
Jonesport assisting vessels which are ashore
there. The crews of vessels ashore at Grand
Menan, were badly frozen. In the Willie
Maud, lady and child nine months old, had
to remain on the beach all night. The YES
sells reported. weht ashore in the snow storm
of Sunday.
Two ship-wrecked crews arrived here to-
day; one from brig James f. Chaffner from
Sidney from st. John with coal; the other
from schooner Fred. Locke, from Boston for
Lockeport, in ballast. The crew of the latter
were badly frozen, and had to remain on the
beach all night without shelter. Both ves-
sells were lost on Fisherman's Island.
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dress by Hon. Joshua Nye, who said the Of
ficers did not enforce the law against liquor
sellers because they are not backed up by a
strong public sentiment. Rev. c. +. Penney
thought the community ought to come up to
the point of sustaining their officers in the en-
forcement of law. Eben Sawyer, Esq, was
for enforcing the law at all hazards-hit where
it would. We have plenty of law, but it is
not enforced. Rev. MIR. Tilton thought that
free restaurant in connection with reading
room, on the business street, would keep
many of the young men from the dram shops.
Rev. Mr.. Ecob and Rev. Mr.. Sanderson ex-
pressed their warm sympathy for the cause,
and earnestness to cooperate in every endeav
or to stay the tide Of drunkenness. Remarks
were alao made by Hon. Joseph Baker, VIM.
r. Smith, Esq, Mr.. A. w. Scott, and Elisha
Atkins, Esq. A resolution was passed re-
questing the city government to enforce the
law against the sale of liquors, and to require
hotels and victualing houses to take out the
licenses required by law. The following COM
miitee was appointed to wait upon the city
council and present the wishes of the meeting
as expressed in the resolutions: Jos. Baker,
Rev Mr.. Sanderson, j. Nye, Mrs. Hartford,
Mrs. Williamson, Mrs. Ira d. Sturgis. Five
OF the committee were present and held a con-
sutation after the meeting. There was a
good deal of enthusiasm and earnestness at
the meeting, and determination to buckle
on the temperance armor, and "carry the war
into Africa" against king Alcohol.
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LEWISTON.

Lewiston, 81. A proposition from the
Trustees Of TIE Edward Little Institute, was
submitted to the Auburn City Council this
evening. The Trustees propose on certain
conditions to give the property of the Insti,
tute to the city for purposes Of high school.
The property is valued at $4,000: one OF
the conditions of the gift is the erection of a
bronze statute of the founder of the Institute
Edward Little, on the Institute Park. The
Trustees of the Institute have also voted to
give $4,000 to Bowdoin College to found a
Professorship in that Institution.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.

Boston, 81. A meeting tonight Of the cit
liens Of Ward II, to rcinstate members OF
the school committee was presented in all the
lights. Finally resolution was adopted to
unite earnest efforts to secure re-considera.
ton of the vote. The general opinion seemed
TO be that only by reconsideration ladies
could be restored to seats.
The steamer Glaucus of the New York
Line, which was partially burned and sunk at
her wharf on Friday, has been nearly freed OF
water, and will be afloat Monday morning.
About one half Of the cargo had been dis
charged Sunday afternoon, in very dam
aged condition. The coffee, corn and beans
on board, burst their covering, and large
part of the articles will be total loss. Most
of the iron is landed in good order The
cotton is all wet and partially burned.
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WASHINGTON.

Washington, Feb. |. The following post
Office changes have been ordered for New
England Offices established-Eas Lyndon,
Woodstock County. Maine; j. d. Doyle,
postmaster; East Peru, Oxford County,
Maine, j. Howard, postmaster. Postmas,ers
appointed, e. L. Stearns Centre Lowell, Or
ford County, Maine; c. d. Zeley, North
Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine A. c.
Perry, Salmon Brook. Woodstock, Connect
cut; F. R. Patch, Greenfield, Hillsboro'
County, New Hampshire; l.. A. Hawkins,
Salisbury, Merrimack County, New Hamp-
shire; A. II. Harvey, Alburgh, Grand Isle
County, Vermont; II. L. Jones, New Hart
ford, Litchfeld County Connecticut.
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PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia, 81. The funeral Of the late
Chief Justice Thompson took place this az
ternoon from his residence, and was attend
ed by a large concourse of friends and rela-
tons and members of the bar. His remains
were inferred in Woodland cemetery.
Philadelphia, Feb. l. To-day EmeliDc
Toet, aged 3S, living on Hancock street, was
burned in shocking manner by her clothes
taking fire.
Harrisburg, 81. The Judge delivered a
lengthy charge in the Evans ease this morn.
ing. The jury rendered verdict for the
State of SlS5, 663. so
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YER MONT.

Burlington, 81. While the new iron bridge
over Winooski river near Waterbury was
being tested this afternoon by Gov. Smith
Superintendent Hobart and railroad officials
the W estsrn span fell into the river, thirty
feet carrying four cars loaded with iron
weighing 2l3 tons. Two laborers, one stand.
ins on the car and the other on the bridge
also went down and narrowly escaped death
The collar bone of one was broken, while
the other received only slight Commissions
The accident is due to the breaking of the
lower chord of the span, which is thought to
have been caused by defect in the iron. The
loss is heavy and falls upon contractor Hewins
of Boston, the bridge not having been accept.
ed by the railroad company. The bridge was
of the pattern known as the Pratt plan.
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4 Re.Animated system.

Nervous, debtated and Responding, the sufferer
from indigestion and biliousness deserves the kind
ly sympathy of every man and woman whom
heaven has blessed with vigorous stomach and a
regular flow of healthiul bile. While in this for
supreme restorative, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
At the end OF four or five weeks ask him how he
feels and regard him attentively. You will see q
new man. you VIII hear a new voice. Health and
vigor will have returned to his frame, his words
will be cheerful in purport and in tone, his eye will
be clear and its expression untroubled, and he will
te sleeps soundly, and that his health of body il
natural and regular. We have seen this wonderful
change effected in hundreds of instances by a
faithful, perseverng Of this incompatible
mcdcated stimuant which is among tonic RENE
dies what Mt. Washington is among the surround
ing activities it ovcr-tops them ALL
ian2IteOd&MIM
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The market continue fairly active, and prices as
whole show little variation from last week; Hem.
lock and cropped sole have been IN steady request
although the sales generally have been in small
lots Rough leather of the best tannages is wanted.
and The market is iully firm last week. Rough
market for finished skins is quite strong and
prices rule in buyers favor. Flushed wax ana
made at full prices splits are less active and the
deulRnd has been light, Grained leather OF the
lighter descriptions has been in fair request, and
been quiet and foreign hides are lower. Domestic
hides are hardly SO strong, although there is no
quOtable change in price. We quote,
Hides Buenos Ayres and Rio Grapde, selected,
26a27 C, gold; Montevideo, 26Ac; Orinoco, rs l.2c
California, Csc; Texas, % l2a23 l-2c, currency
Western dry, l0a2ic, currency.
Ieafher-We uuote.
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NEBR ASKA.

Omaha, 81. Great apprehensions are ex-
pressed by the owners of large herds, whose
cattle ranged between North and South Plat
tie, and settlers who live north of the Union
Pacific Railroad, of a raid from Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail, Bands of Sioux, and from
Cheyenns, Dacotahs, Arraphoes, and other
Tribes combined.
The supply of beef furnished to these In
dams being nearly or quite exhausted, and
there being no money with which to purchase
more, they must depredate on the settlements
or Istarve. These bands number over 1000
and would laugh at handful of cavalry al
Forts Fetterman and Larami.
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Chicago Produce Market.
NJ

NHICHyU, JaH. OF.
Flour--extra spring 1ja l2la
Wheat-No. spring, l2t-al--; No. , l221.l-aa-
cash; l23-- February R5- March; No. ll5al2
rejected l0S1aa,
Corn-No.2 mixed IS cash; ~ 3-sa February
~. March; May Co; rejected. Old 5j&a54; new
5ll2a-.
Oats-42 III cash; 49, Feb ~ March; rejected at
39-a40.
Rye-Sl-aS2.
Barley-No ? fall 195a 205 No.; ssDring l6.alJ8
Dressed Hogs-6 5Oa6 60.
Perk-l4 40! cash; II 81 FcblGMy;A 'alt 81 IL
March.
Lard-9 O5a9 - cash; o ~ for February; % for
March.
Bulk Meats sho uIders -. ; short rib mid -. a
-; short clear mid S-a.
Green meats-shouders alg short ribs ~.
Hams 10 lbs average a9ls.
Whiskey-37-.
Receipts-ll 600 -four; l2l 900 wheat; 2G co.. corn
25,o0o oats; 5000 rye; 1900 barley.
Shipments 5000 flour: OIL, goo wheat; 900
corn; T. 600 oats: 900 barley; 20 900 rye
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Masonic & Directory.

TRINITY COMMANDERY, No. !, knights TEN
plar. stated meetings Friday on or before the
full moon of each month. A. ID. Knight Eminent
Commander. O. b. Quirby, Recorder a. l.
smith, Recorder pro TEN.
ALPHA COUNCIL-Meets at Iallowei,. Quar-
terly ConVocations, January, April, July, DC
tober; Wednesday succeeding full moon. j
W. Toward, Thrice Illustrious Master.
ROY AL ARCH GATHERINGS
at Haowell. Stated conversations Thursday or
or before the full moon Of each month. John
w. Rowe, High Priest. FL. Day, Secretary.
BETHLEHEM LODGE, No. IS, F. and a. NJ
Stated meetings first Monday OF each month
Special meetings on Monday evenings. John W
Rowe, Master. c. H. Brick, Secretary.
AUGUSTA LODGE, No. I4l, +. Il A. VI. Stated
meetings first Tuesday Of each month Special
meetings every Tuesday evening. G. B. Nor
ton, Master. 4. +. Blackrnan, Secretary.
nnYG-I6m
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Maine Manufacturing News.

Some twenty enterprising young men in
ROckland have organized themselves into a
company and contributed the capital ncces-
sary to prosecute the cutting and storing of
ice. They will operate on Chickawaukie
Lake, and store near the railroad wharf. The
officers are; President, S. II. Boynton =;
Secretary and Treasurer, True p. Pierce p;
Directors, c. A. Knowlton, Z. X. Glover, s.
T. Mugridge.
The Belfast shoe factory manufactures
about one thousand pairs of shoes daily.
The establishment of cheese factory in
Canaan, is being strongly agitated by the
leading farmers. Two meetings have been
held on the subject.
proposition has been made to Messrs
Gray & Pollard Of East Dover, some Boston
parties, to put up large paper-boX manufac-
tory in connection with the pulp mill at East
Dover, if the town will exempt them from
taxation for term Of years, and now the
people of Harmony are waking up in their
endeavors to establish cheese factory.
The steam saw mill recently erected in
Alfred. by Hon. d. Hammons and Major
ID. r Hasti, 60, is now in full operation, and
is turning out large quantities of sawed lum.
ber
Mr.. NJ. Woodman, formerly Of Farming
ton, has recently opened in Skowhegan a
mandatory for all kinds of drums, tam
bourines and banioes. He is the man who
made tho big drum for the Boston Peace
Jubilee
The paper mill of A. c. Denison & Co.,
Mechanic Falls, is run day and night, twenty
four hours day, Sundays only excepted, year
in and year out 1t is one of the liveliest
and most enterprising manufacturing estab-
lishments in New England, constantly apply
ing new and improved processes and machin-
cry, and, as a result, producing paper, both
news and supercalaDdered. which for excel
lence are nowhere surpassed.
There is prospect of the establishment in
Bangor of still another new manufacturing
enterprise-a suspender mandatory. Prom
incnt capitalists are interested and moving in
the matter, and we are informed that every
thing is favorable for the success of the
project.
The starch factory enterprise at Pressure
Isle seems to be fully assured of success. If
the business is found profitable the factory
will consume 10000 bushels of potatoes an
nually.
Thirteen hundred and fifty dollars worth of
stock for the new cheese factory at Bridge
water, is taken.