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PREPARATION, made chiefly from the ma
live herbs found on the lower ranges OF
the Sierra Nevada mountains OF Calilor-
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are extracted thcrefrom without inc use
Of Alcohol. The question is almost
doily asked, "What is the cause OF the
UNPARALLELED success of VINEGAR BIT
TrRsW Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
overs his health. They are the great
blood purifier and a life-giying principle,
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of the system. Never before IN the
history of the world has a medicine been
compounded possessing the remarka3lc
qualities of VINEGAR BITTERS III healing the
sick of every disease man is hcir TO- ihey
are a gentle Purgative as well AS a rome,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation OF
tho Liver and Visceral Organs, iii Bilious
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tive, and Anti Bilious.
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"yigurant that ever sustained the sinking
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02
COrrectOrY.

To the Editor of the Press:
1 assume that no fair minded journalist de-
sres misstatements of fact to remain uncorrec-
ted in his paper; therefore request you to
puhlish tho folloAing notices of two serious
errors contained in an elaborate article in your
paper of Friday over the signature of ''Tromp
lie Mort:
Speaking of Several extraordinary favors
shown by the statutes of this State to murder
ers on their trial. he says that s'the most Wig
orous denuncations of these special privileges
come from the late Attorney General.
1 should be gratifed if your contributor
would specify any statute of that description
which has encountered the vigorous denuncia-
ton of the late Attorney General. That gen.
tleman was in both branches of the legislature
before he became Attorney General and the
worst of the enactments of which ''Trompe"
com plains were passed while Mr.. Reed was
legislator One, giving the murderer's lawyer
the final reply was SO abominable that Gov.
Chamberlain strangled it before birth, and
another giving new trial to capital offenders
was so outrageous that it had to be repealed
the next year. If Mr.. Reed denounced either
of tnese or any of that family of statutes dur
the process of their enactment, this is the first
revelation of the fact. In his recent speech at
Augusta Mr. Reed not only refrained from
denouncing any existing statute of that des-
cription, but vigorously denounced the bill
that undertakes to repeal them.
Another misstatement of your contributor
is the assertion that the opponents of capital
punishment do not desire the pardon of MUIR
derers now sentenced for life, but, on the CON-
trary, demand a great restriction of the par
doning power Now everybody knows that in
Maine this is oonspicuously untrue. In his an
nual address of 1869, Gov. Chamberlain refers
to the persistency of these very gentlemen in
urging the pardon of Thorn, one of our Worst
murderers, and complains that the torrent of
abuse heaped upon him for not yielding to
those demands of these gentle spirits far ex-
ceeded in virulence their COMBINATIONS of the
negro assassin, Harris. That Gov. Chamber
lain i'd not mistake his men is demonstrated
by the final success of their efforts four years
after, when his successor, Appointment apostle of
Of the Humanitarian school, surrendered Thorn
to the anti-capital punishment legions headed
by that veteran captatin of their host, my
friend the Rev. Mr.. Quimby, of Augusta, edi-
tor of the Gospel Banner. And one of the
last acts of Gov. Perham was the pardon of
another capital offender, after ''life mprison-
nent" of five years. G. w. G.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal states that a man
named Waterman, of that city, some two and
a half months ago slightly injured the thumb
of one hand by running splinter into it. In
fammation ensued and the hand and forearm
have become involved to such an extent, that it
was decided thet amputation held out the only
hope of recovery. The operation was perform
ed Friday forenoon, the arm being taken of at
the elbow. Nf9-1
The Lewiston Journal says one of the most
efficient housekeepers in that vicinity is lady
OF eighty Two winters, who has filled her pres
pears to be good for another decade at least,
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Sunrise learns that E. L. Snraona If
Easton, has had his house and all its contents
burned.
Mrs. Josephine Clarke, daughter of d.
Stickney, esq.,. editor of the Prasque Isle Sun
rise, recently died in Minneapolis, MINI.
Judge Peters will preside at the February
Term OF lhe 3. y. Court for Aroostook county,
which begins at Houlton. Tuesday, teb. 3.
y The house occupied by Marshal Jimmo at
at abont two O'Clock. The fire took in the
wood shed, it is said, from barrels of ashes
that were there. All the furniture and house,
hold goods were removed and saved. The
house was probably worth 5000; partially in
sured.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mrs Davis Bennett of Verona, who attacked
and seriously wounded her husband with n
razor short time since, has been sent to the
Insane Hospital. Mr.. Bennett will recover,
kENNlsBEC COUNTY.
Charles Hamln, Esq, of Augusta has a
file of altn anacs since the year 1898.
preserved by his late father and himself.s
John Plaisted has sued the city of Gardiner
for damages received last year froln being
thrown from his pung on account of boys slid
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02

VIRGINIA cannot blame ''carpet- baggers''
for its financial troubles, tor il has always
been under conservative rule. Nevertheless
it is burdened with debt upon which it can
not pay the interest. In this emergency the
Governor is said to favor reducing all the diff
ferent classes of debt into one and to issue in
lieu thereof the bonds of the State, either to
bear six per cent. on the market value of the
existing bonds, assuming that to be $50 per
share, or three per cent. on the present par
value. This is in effect going into bank
ruptcy and settling with the creditors at fifty
cents on the dollar. The Governor also pro-
poses to call on Congress for assistance in the
shape ola Government loan, project which
must meet with no favor in Congress, as it
could only be an entering wedge for the final
assumption by the general government of the
debts of all she Southern States. This is
proposition which 1t is supposed Gen. Butler
had intended urging, except for the CONNER
cial crisis. eJ
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02

ing in the road and frightening his horse. HIS
thigh was fractured and he has not fully recov-
cred therefrom.
The Gardiner Reporter understands that one
of the well known and reliable ice companies
in that section have made contract with New
York parties for furnishing 10000 tons OF ice at
ST. per ton, ON board vessels.
The ice cutting in the Kennebec will be very
extensive this season. All the ice houses VIII
be filled and other places are also secured lor
storing
The statement that the late Captain Andrew
Brown commanded the first steamer 0 Gu SnS
Kennebec is mistake. Captain oewalu
Porter of this city commanded the first steam
er that ever ran on the Kennebec-the steamer
Patent.
The Camden Herald says Mr.. D. H. Bisbee
manufactured two hundred and twenty five
thousand pounds Of powder last year at his
Mills on Megunticook Stream.
The Camden Post Office last year issued 1868
Post Office orders. amounting in value to $685.,
1873 81, and paid out during the same time 434,
amounting to $l1 ,471.53. -
LINCOLN COUNTY
The Waldoboro' News says N X. Bond and
Y. M. Davis of East jefferson, have applied to
the legislature for charter for steamboat
company with a capital OF $4,000 for the pur-
pose of navigating the Damarlscotta Pond.
Inc News says MeSSrS. heeN, wen q w. VI
Waldoboro, will lay the keel of 1400 ton
ship in the spring. Our ship yards will be
| lively next season.
| The citizens of the village of Waldoboro, by
| a vote of 80 yeas and 80 nays have decided not
to accept the charter for village corporation.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The scheme of line of fast freight and pas
senger steamers between Bangor and Boston,
| and which was to go into operation next sea-
| son, is rumored, says the Commercial, to have
gone where the woodbine twneth.
One hundred and eighty of the voters of
Dexter demand that the sale of liquors in that
town be stopped.
| A patent has been granted c. S. Weber OF
Bangor for improved valve in railroad tanks.
Isaac G. Curtis ESQ.,, route agent, has been
transferred to the Pullman traia, and has
charge of the night mail between Boston and
Bangor.
At their meeting in Bangor, on Friday, the
that it was expedient to establish Farmers
Oranges in the State of Maine. Some of the
members present were evidently opposed to the
movement, but did not declare their opposition
| by voting.
Two cargoes of ice have been loaded at Sears
port. There were 800 tons in each cargo.
| IN GENERAL.
Gen. w. S. Tilton has been unanimously
elected Trustee of the mime State Agricultu
raj Society, in place of Mr. Raymond, resigned
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02

WE have received finely printed pamphlet
containing the proceedings of the sixty-eighth
anniversary celebration of the New England
Society of the city ofNew York. 1t not only
contains the charter, bylaws, etc., but the
addresses in full Of the distinguished gentle
men who spoke at the aunu.i se.ti-ai at Der=-
monico's December 22nd 1873, including SEN
ator Sumner, Gen. Sherman, Judge Davis,
Henry Ward Beecher and Judge Brady. The
cover is embellished by the coat of arms of
the United States surrounded by those of the
New England States. The addresses are ele-
CANT, witty and instructive. The President
Of the Society is Isaac II. Bailey ESQ.,, ma
tive Of Maine. The Society embraces the
leading natives of New England who have
found homes in New York, including many
OF the first men in every profession and call
ing in the metropolis of the country. The
Society has Its origin and purpose in charity
and every year renders New Englanders who
are strangers In New York and often dest;.
tute, great services. ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02
r,,r philadelphia North American enters

TUE Philadelphia North American enters
into a calculation by which it shows the ex-
tent of the contraction OF the currency since
1865. The figures for 1865 are as follows:
Treasury currency, June 3oth, 1866 S69s, 91S 800
Add seyen-thirty notes, July 81, 1865. $50 0000U0
Bank n nots aSt Sa ya isss ssmate
Total circulation, july 1865 ISL 900, 7O,95s
This was the financial situation at the close
of the war. During the next three years
there were retired, of Treasury currency,
1854, 722,53S; of seven-thirty notes, $3.50, 70S,-
700; and of State bank notes, 1926, 1000, 600;
and the volume of National bank notes has
increased $163, 45e, 106, and 3 per cent. GER
tificates issued to the amount of $50, 900, OOO,
making net contraction of $780,, 975, 1872, and
leaving the volume of circulation in July,
1868, at S1,O33, 395, 1885, During the next
succeeding three years the Withdrawals from
actual circulation were as follows:
1,roos,rv currencv. A., 66s ,995
Seven-thlrCy no.es. .;f otes 1881 600
4 suIee p e. eoat ta. ........... 1900 900
1886, e5s, 1876
ou,red to be held reserve by the ma
ti oi banks 14727 1874
1851 1854, cSs
Deduct increase of national bank note is
sues Observation-Disclosures. 1880, SO;
Total actual contraction =. . 1901, 433, 72t
july 1878. 731. 1862 1O(
In the meantime this paper observes thai
the population of the country has increased
eleven per cent. and its business nearly forty
four per cent while the currency has beer
contracted more than sixty per cent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02

BILL was introduced in the Legislature
Friday which will be likely to cause more IN
tsrest in railroad matters than anv other
measure thus far presented. It provides that
oil railroads of the same-gauge in this State
which cross or intersect each other at Grade
snail be deemed to be connecting roads: It
provides that the Railroad Commissioners
upon the application of any road so intersec.
ting any other, after notice and hearing. shall
fix the time, place and manner of connection
and determine how the expenses shall be di
vided. Their award in the premises shall be
returned to the Supreme Judicial Court for
Inc county where the connection is made.
ana accepted by any Justice thereof. In case
Any railroad company fails to comply with
.ne maj award, or with any of the de .rees of
ene Court tine Court is given power to en-
force compliance. Ii the railra 81. anaa,
unreasonably neglects, refuses ~ ~ sonpan'
ceive or transmit over the line Of ~ - " -
deliver any freight or cars rendered !.
connecting road, and consign to anv n. s any
or corporations on or beyond the line os -.
road such persons or corporations NAV 70,
ceive such damage as they may sustain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02

MR.. STARKWNTurn of Gannooiio..Ay :.------
PLANTATION of the letter written by him 70 Mr..
Huntington of the District of Columbia pend
ing the election of April 1871 which was re-
Gently published in the Boston Advertiser,
says that Mr.. Huntington was treasurer ofthe
Republican congressional committeewhich had
rendered aid to carry on the election in that
state and that the letter was written 70 sug-
gest that this aid would be needed.
At that time the district government was
not organized, nor was it till June, 1871. Mr..
Starkweather had never been interested in
the affairs of the district till he was made
chairman of the District of Columbia commit
tee in December, 1871. Until then he never
knew member of the board of public works,
and never since has he recommended any
body to any Office under the government, or
for any contract, nor has he in any way done
anything outside of his duties as chairman OF
the committee. " .4"4 i
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02
The Foremost Tonic of the Age.

Taking into consideration the character of its
vouchers, the history of its cures and its immense
annual sa'es' Hostetter's Stomach Bitters may be
fairly entitled the Foremost Tonic Of the Age 1t is
not only tonic but constitutional and local alter
alive, and its tendency is to substitute healthy for
diseased action throughout the system If the stom-
ach is feeble and torpid it produces vitalizipc i'm
preston upon its mucous tissues No sooner has tho
dyspeptic swallowed dose off than he knows nv
his nsations that his stomach has received on accs
Of yignr 1t increases the desire for food and the
ability to digest and assimilae it. If the liver is der
elicit it improves the condition of the organ and i'm
parts to It new and healthful impulse The bowels
intestinal canal and thereby relieves them and rees
tabishes their natural action. Its effect upon the
tety; In Short it tones, alters and regulates the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02

BUSINESS CHANGES. The following are re-
cent business changes in this State.
Auburn.-L. B. Kinsley & Co., shoe mfrs, A.;
David s. Curtis retires
Augusta Fuller & Son, drugs, dis; now
Henry L. Fuller ,.tia
Bangor,-E. G. Nichols & Co., dry goods,
dis; now Nichols & WItham.
Belfast,-Mace & Hurd, confec., &C., dis;
now A. A. Hurd & Co.
Buckfeld. C. M. Daley, shoe mfr. now
Daley & Foster.
Hallowe!l.-A. NJ Dealing, shoes, sold out to
E. Fl. Atkins.
Lisbon.-C. B. & A, E. Jordan, gen. store,
admit Geo. N, Jordan
PortIand.-T. H. Weston & Co., -four deal
ers; W. II. Curtis retires. M
Clifford 8, Clifford. counsellers; Chas. E.
Clifford and w. H. Clifford
Dwight G. Colder & Co., cIoaks &c., John T.
Rogers Jr. withdraws; now Dwight G. Colder
continues the cd firm name,
MeQuade Brothers, teamsters, dis.
e. L. Haskell & Co., millinery, dis.
- A: E. Stevens & Co., dealers in iron, &c; F.
G. Stevens retires. ''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02

At Messina 9Th barque W A Farnsworth, Stone for
New York, ready.
Ar at Malaga 81 inst. brlgs Cadet Leighton from
Ar at Gibraltar Jan 6, brig Remick. Rose, New
York for Almeira.
Passed " 18th, brig FideIia, White, from Messina
Ar at Havre 9th inst, ship Mary Riggs, samp-
son, New Orleans.
Sid FIN New Dieppe Jan &c, barQue City OF Bangor,
Menzes, New York.
Sid 10Th, ship Carondelet, stetson. United States.
AT at Falmouth, E, Jan 2s ship Franklin. Linnell.
Ar at Buenos Ayres Dec -, barque Megunticook,
Hemingway, New York.
Ar at Cenfuegos Jan 2lst, schs Kocheko, Jasper,
Aspnwall; Nellie j Dinsmore. Parker, Laguayra.
Sid 21st barque Sam Sheppard, Evans, Delaware
Breakwater; 22d, sch Flora Crowley, Crowley. for
Ar at Cardenas 21st. schs Ellie Smith, Smith,
PHILADELPHIA; 22d, L W Wheeler, Portland; Lizzie
die NJ Bird Merrill Baltimore. &C. -''" -''A nv
Sid 21st, sch Ada Whitney, Marsters, Cor North
Of Hatteras.
Ar at Havana Jan o. barques Continental, Pills.
bury, Phila elphia; Henry Knight. Gilkey Bati-
more; L Stocker, Tyler Boston; brig San Carlos.
AtheIton. Wiscasset; schs Stephen Bennett, Ben
23d, baruue Cardenas. Sundberg New York; brig
Strout Pickett Pascagoula; a boe Clifford. Cliff
Glasgow; brig NJ Balm, Thestrup Portland,
Sid 22i, brig Thos OV zen. Guptill Car lenas.
In port oath. barques 9 W Roosevelt, HERMAN. ard
H d Slower. Pierce, for New York; brig Clara J Ad
ans. MeFadden, for Baltimore; schs Anita. White
more, for New Orleans ldg; F Satterly, Rowland
for New York; and others.
Ar at Matanzas 21st 6arques Fannie, Carver from
Buenos Ayres; 221. S Holbrook, Polleys. Havana;
w Grifiths, Drummond, New York; briggs Matte
b RUSSELL York, Havana; Ernestine, Knight do;
sch r Thomas. Crockett. Baltimore; John Bird
Smith, Portland; Roger Drurv. do; Starlight, Hop
kins, Bath; Aldanah Rokes, Rhodes, st Thomas.
Sid 23d. sch Clara Smith, Keen, Boston.
Cid 22d, schs Geo Walker, Cole, for Philadelphia
| Nellie Chase, Dalling, New Orleans.
Sid FIN Sagua 21st. brig Jas Miller, Parker. Pensa-
cola; sch Hattie Sampson. Davis Brunswick, Ga ;
| 21st, barque Daring, Mcdonald, Baltimore.
| Ar at St John. NIB. Goth, brig Ernest, Thompson
Portland; sch Geo Tarbe. Higgins, Portland; brig
Cid 2sth schs Fanny Flint, Warren, Berbice; goth,
| Lizzie Bakers Wilbur. Sagua.
--latest by European steamers1
| Ar at Liverpool 18th, Frank Thayer Starrett,
| Charleston; John Harris, Dure, New Orleans.
Cid 18TH Lincoln, Mallett, for Demarara; Gil
| christ, Emerson Tybee.
Ar at Falmouth 10th, Investigator, Ford, FIN Dun
kirk for Charleston.
| Ar at Cardiff 10th. Jas Brett. Gallison. Havre.
Emit out at Newport 18th, Evanell, Hichborn, for
| Havana; Southern Belle, Robbins, St Thomas.
Cid at Havre 14th j H Dillingham;, Treat, Carde-
| mas; 18th, Union, Greenleaf, SW Pass.
Cid at Hevoet 14tt inst, John Chase, Davis, for
| United States.
Ar at Rio Grande Jan 18th, Nellie Gay Noyes, fin
Richmond.
| - POKEN.
Jan H. lat 40 25, Ion 49, ship Genevieye Strlok-
| land, from Havre for New Orleans.
Jan Is, lat 48 50, Ion g. barque Wild Hunter, from
| Havre for Tybee.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02
The Enterprise and Boxer.


In an article in the last number of the Hi:
IUrical anu UenaiogiCal Register, on the Dattle
between the Enterprise and Boxer, and the
killed and wounded officers by Capt. Geo. 81.
Preble Gan extract from which you publish to-
day. The case of Lieutenant Waters is mention
ed and am quoted as giving him the informa-
ton that twas one of the several young men
who we're accustomed to sit by his side for
whole day at time and as often as once
week, to amuse him and minister to his COM
fort.'' 1 did at his request, furnish Capt.
Preble with some information for the above ar
ticle, but not from personal knowledge, as
was then only six years old and did not live in
Portland at the time. He probably confounds
me with some old inhabtant of the city, with
whom he conferred, and who did minister to
the comfort of the unfortunate Lieutenant
The young men of Portland took great inter-
est in him and erected the monument now
standing over his grave, which think should
not be disturbed, as has several times been pro-
posed. VIM. GooLD of Windham.
AUGUSTA, Jan. q. 1874
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-02
The series of negotiations which has bee

The series Of negotiations, which has been
progressing for some time between the Di-
rectors of the Boston & Maine and Eastern
Railroad Companies, has resulted we under
stand, in very satisfactory adjustment of
their differences, and in a definite amicable
agreement about the business of competing
points. This is most sensible and business
like line of action, and must be veryl agreea-
BILE to the stockholders in those roads, as it
will obviate the lively and costly competition
which has been so marked feature of the
last years. operations.