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The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06
Supreme JudiciaICour,.

JUDGE VIRGIN PRESIDING.
Observation-Disclosures of Westbrook vs. Inhabi-
itants Of Deering Assumpst to recover about $4,000
for expenses in resisting the division of the town of
Westbrook, and about $4,000 for the Saccarappa
bridge.
The town was divided March a. 1871, and the act
for division made Deerng "holden to pay Westbrook
twothirds parts of all debts and liabilities of West
brook then existing, upon contract otherwise, or
which may hereafter arise in consequence of any and
all suits at law pending against said town. which
may hereafter be commenced ON any cause of action
which may now exist against said town.
Defence, LIST, expenses in opposing division no. e
gal, and no tax can be assessed for their payment.
I'd, Bridge was voted March 20th-day before divs-
ion, but contract made for bridge till March 3Oth
and hence not "existing liability" at time of d.
vision.
Law on report
Strout & Gage. Bradburys.
Grand Trunk Railway Company VS.. Maria NJ La
than, adm'x, of the estate of A. A. Latham, for
amount of verdict recovered against the company in
suit Charlotte G. Benson against them for ill treat
ment while passenger at the hands of Latham, con-
ductor in the employ of the company. After plain
tiff's testimony was out verdict returned for
plaintiffs S7s2.2O. Exceptions filed.
Rands. Strout & Gage.
will be made Wednesday morning, May 9Th.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06
BY TELEGRAPH,
MA uNVEDC IN MATNE
Fatal Accident.

WIscAssET, May 5.-Captain John Chase,
retired ship-master of Edgecomb, was instant
ly killed this forenoon by the fall of derrick.
Launching.
BATH, May 5.-Launched this afternoon. b.
Brown and Hodgkins, a beautiful double deck
ed bark of 662 tons, named Minnie Allen
Her dimensions are, length $50 feet, width 8
feet, depth of hold Is feet, with full poop deck
She was fully rugged on the ways and is read.
for sea. Her owners are Samuel Haywood
Co., Boston, and the builders. Captain Rober
Topper of Boston, an experienced navigator
and skillful manager, will command her. Thi
new and enterprising firm have also on tn
stocks to be off the first Of June, brig of 45
tons for the same parties.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

The object of this Exhibition is to gather
together specimen products from all our fac
tories and workshops, thereby demonstrating
the Importance of Portland as a manufacture
iEg center.
A deep and widespread interest is manifest
on the part OF manufacturers, artizans and
inventors of the city.
The applications for space already received
is ample assurance that the Exhibition will
possess all the attractions that space in City
Building will permit.
The following rules and regulations have
been adopted by the Board, viz:
LIST. The Hall will be open for the reception of
goods from June list until June sth, both inclusive
I'd. There will be no charge to Exhibitors for
space. The Board of Managers reserve the right to
regulate the amount of space allotted TO each Exhib
itor or to change the location as exigences may
qure.
entered in blank form of certificate, and be signed
by the Exhibitor or his Agent IL this certificate ia
approved the Managers will countersign it. and as
card label to be attached to each article which
shall state It's name and by whom entered
4th. A season ticket, mot transferable admitting
one person onyJ will then be furnished to the Ex-
hibtOr, or his Agent.
9TH. Exhibitors requiring Assistants to be in con-
tickets of admission for such Assistants '
9Th. Exhibitors will not be allowed to remove ar
tcles exhibition without tine consent of the Board
of Managers until after the close CT the Exhibition
7th Exhibitors are particularly requested TO have
printed or plainly written description Of the sa T
tnat Visors may pe inioineo vi 'hen merits IN the
ap sth. Spprentces Offering articles of their own
Workmanship. must give AT tne time OF the entry, a
Ger irU h ,neir 4 { ne % 'ne age and
9TH Spirit gas burning nSs SSenzne volatile
ntro-glycerine, and all other explosive compounds
peremptorily excluded. The managers also reserve
the right to reject any other articles deemed obec
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06


New YORK. May g. Erenino.-Money was active
at a PEI cent. on call. Sterling Exhange firm Mt
4s71 4SS for prime 81 days ami 4yl for short siabt
The exports for the week were 81, 736ss7 The bin
cipal European steamship companies have advanced
the rates on specie 1-32 per cent. The custom re-
cepts to-day S3SOOO0. Gold closed st 112i the
highest price reached to-day was 1121. The rates
for carrying were 2 az per cent. The Assistant
Treasurer paid out 1928, 600 interest and S33 900
in redemption of bonds. Governments were rather
lower in symp THY with Gold. State bonds were
quiet. The Stock market was weak with more or less
pressure to sell; the decline ronged from to q per
cent, and was most marked in Ohio & Mississippi
western Union, st Paul, Lake Shore, Rock Island
and Union Pacific. Shortly before the close there
was recovery OF to per cent from the loves.
point, anu the market closed stronger. The total
I3i,!5O Western Union A, 800 Union Pacific So 800
racine MAIL u 400 Lake Shore, L, 500 North West
ern common, 10000 Rock Island 600 ST. Paul COM
mon: 400 New York Central, $500 Wabash G60O Ohio
q MISSISSIPPI, 1920 Indiana Central, 20 Erie 23iO
DeiaWare " Lackawana, 1000 st Joseph preferred
12s3 North Western preferred
The following were the quotations OF Government
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

LoBsTERs.-There is great demand for lob
sters i'll this city just now and consequently the
prices are considerably advanced. The demand
is large in Boston, and there is great call for
the red monsters. The dealers here say that
they can only send Holsters ten inches1lnd a
half in length, an act of the Massachusetts
Legislature prohibiting the'sale of smaller ones.
The smaller ones they say they are obliged to
sell in the home market. 1t may not be amiss
to remind them that the sane law is in force in
this State, and that if they disobey it the fish
commissioner will be after them with very
sharp stick indeed
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06
SuperiOr Court,

APRIL CIVIL TERM, 1874, sYMoNDs, j., PREsI DING
TUEsDAY.-In the case of Loring ct ais. vs. Maine
Steamship Companp, the testimony was closed at
half past seven.
Strout & Holmes for plaintiffs.
N. Webb for defendant
The May Criminal Term came in this morning at
10 o'clock. Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Fenn
The grand jury came in and retired under the d.
rection of the County Attorney, to consider such
matters as may be brought before them.
Two new traverse juries were empanneled, list
of which will be given tomorrow.
The case OF Carrie M. Waite alias Catherine Wal
ler has been continued on the ground that the de-
PENDANT is enceinte. This is practically continuing
the until the January term, 1875.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06


TUEsDAY.-John Conrors. Drunkenness and dis
turbance. Fined So with costs. Paid.
Isaac Hanscom and John Stawell. Assault. Fined
S. each with costs. Paid.
George A. Whitney. Obstructing sidewalk. Fined
S. Paid.
Erastus Wardell and Alex. Waterson. Open shop
on Lords day. Wardell 80 and Waterson IS. Paid.
Annie Evans. Drunkenness. Discharged.
Hannah Gallighan. Drunkenness and disturb
ance Sentenced to the Aims House 80 days.
Catherine Quinlan. Assault. Discharged.
John Sullivan. Drunkenness. Discharged.
Michael Clancy and James Woods. Open shop en-
Lords day. Fined $40 each with costs.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Fires.

Boston, May 5.-The Neponset Hall block
at Hyde Park was totally burned this morning,
including the post office. bank, Unitarian soci-
ety's hall, Norfolk County Journal office. Noble
apothecary. Sanford & Runuelps grocery. e.
NJ. Pratt, periodicals, d. M. Luce, Jr., shoes,
and Litz, jeweler- Loss $4,000; insured $50,
900.
A two story dwelling house in Natick, valued
at $4,000, owned and occupied by Fisher Sarvin,
was burned last night.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

MUsICAL.-The boarders at the Adams
House gave fine musical entertainment last
evening the lady boarders and few friends
furnishing very pleasant concert 1t was re-
stricted to the boarders and few invited guests
and took place in the parlor of the house, which
was decorated with flowers. The programme
was quite long, containing both vocal and in
strumental selections. Several encores were
given and were responded to- The piano quar-
tette was particularly fine. 1t was not the first
concert that these ladies have given at the
Adams House and, the wish was freely ex-
pressed that it should not be last
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06
h rief JOttings.

The steamship Polynesian arrived out Mon
day.
The Harriet A. Chase arrived at st. John
Sunday all right. So that sensation is explod-
ed.
Mr.. Henry Leigh, who lives on Danforlh
street., was thrown from his carriage yesterday
morning and severely bruised
Chisholm Bros, railway and steam naviga-
ton guide for May is out.
Straw hats were not much worn yesterday,
but it was fine day for all that.
That snow storm is close at hand.
Batting the dust and the Masons there was
nothing very stirring yesterday.
1t is reported that Dio Lewis will attempt to
start temperance crusade here Won't 1T be
fun for the reporters.
The Cleaners will give an entertainment at
Reception Hall this evening" consisting of the
farces, Bamboozling and Larkn's Love Let
tiers.
BY reference to our advertisements it will be
seen that DR., Dio Lew s. the originator of The
womans crusade, will repeat the story of this
movement in the West on Thursday evening at
Fluent Hall, He will draw crowd.
A. K p. Leighton & Co.. the well known
caukers have the contract for caulking the
ship st. John Smith, now laying in the dry
dock.
The schooner Franklin, which ran on ledge
sometime ago, and filled, discharged her cargo
yesterday and is to be repaired.
The Blues have an inspection at their armory
this evening.
The tug Tiger is being repaired.
Mr.. G. A. Shaw will exhibit his patent fire
escape at the United States Hotel tomorrow,
from IL to o'clock.
The travel on the railroads is rapidly increas-
ing since the good weather begau.
Work on the foundation of the new Catholic
convent is progressing finely.
A large number of people went over to Cape
Elizabeth Mayipg yesterday, and returned well
pleased with the visit, as they got good bnnch
of violets blue.
The grand jury met yesterday, and some peo-
pie are feeling little me .sy in consequence.
The Free street Ssciety have decided not to
engage pastor for several months.
A portrait of Justice Clifford, painted in his
early manhood, and one of Mrs. Edward Jer-
dan, are on exhibition at Hae's.
FO. Bailey g. Co. sold yesterday the lot OF
land on the corner of Forest and Portland Sts.,
to A. Deering & Son, for seven and quarter
cents foot.
The Port land Kerosene Co. are repairing
their tanks.
There was a small shop removed from Com
meycial street to Fore street, near the foot oil
Plum, yesterday.
The barkentine Harriet S. Jackson, which
was launched at Yarmouth yesterday, Will moi
be brought to this city until she is rugged.
meeting of the Portland Catholic Sunday
School Uuion viii be held this evening for the
election of officers. The punctual attendance
of the members is requested.
Mr. Frank Smith has opened the little shop
around the corner, and runs the keenest of
razors and the stffest of brushes.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

WARDS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. large house
greeted Ward variety troupe last night Their
programme was as good as usual, and perhaps
the best they have yet presented: The new
stars which arrived this week fully sustain the
reputation of the company. The entertainment
closed with Il burlesque on the drama OF the
Colleen Bawn. twas decided hit and the
close of it was very interesting.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

NARROW EscAPE.-A team loaded with iron
was crossing the railroad track at Commercial
street yesterday, when the driver stopped his
team just as he was on the track to rest his
horses. A train was backing down from the
Grand Trunk depot, but as it was quite long
the driver did not hear the bell. The enginee,
happened to see the danger, reversed the en-
CINE. whisted down brakes, and stopped the
train a few feet from the team.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

ART NoTEs.-Schumacher has just received
a fine line of photographs and engravings,
numbering several hun dred, from Goupil, the
celebrated art dealer of New York. They en-
brace some of the finest things of the sort ever
brought into the city.
Hale has on exhibition some Cuban country
scenes, warm with the rich foliage of the trop-
ics' painted by Chartrant French artist resi-
dent on the island.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

$4,000 CONSERVATIVES in the United States
are to-day using DR.. S. d. Howe's Arabian
Milk Cure for Consumption. 1t gives imme-
diate relief with the most satisfactory prospects
of being permanently cured. For coughs,
colds, hoarseness, catarrh and asthma it is in
fallible.-See advertisement.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06
CITY AND VICINITY.


ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Old Folks ConceIt-India Street Vestry.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Wanted-Orin Hawkes. s. Co.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Iron in the Blood Seth w. Fowle q Sons
Colby's Book Store.
Stolen-George Libby.
Notice of Foreclosure-Thos. Hancock.
Notice to Builders-Proposals.
To Let-Room.
Two Button Kid Gloves-Davis s. Co.
Wanted-A. L. Nash.
City of Portland-H, l. Robinson.
Carriages Thompson s. Co.
The Grandest Opening-F. Latner.
At United States Hotel-Dr. Fitzgerald.
To Let-Tenement.
Summer Board-H. S. Hastings.
Wanted Capable Servant.
Wanted-W. f. Chisam.
For Sale-House and Land.
For Sale-H. X. knight s. Co.
Maine Savings Bank-Annual Meeting.
School Matters. W. Colcord.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Buy your Hats-Orin Hawkes. s. Co.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06
GEOLOGICAL.
PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT rwRNrY-FouR
HQuR4

WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIsNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, ID. O.,
May 5, 800 p. Ny
For New England
and the Middle States partially cloudy weather
and north east winds veering to westerly will
prevail, with rising temperature and increased
pressure.
Cautionary signals are continued at New
York, New London, New Haven and Woods
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

The LONG MINIsTRY-The Long Ministry, by
Philip Phillips, is collection of the different
pieces sung by Mr.. Phillips at his evenings of
sacred song and mentioned on his programme.
There has been lively demand for these songs,
and the collection under notice is intended to
supply this want. Among the pieces is ''Your
Mission" which was such favorite with Abra-
ham Lincoln. The collection is tastefully got
ten up, and is sold for the low price of fifty
cents. 1t is published by William A. Pond &
Co., and is for sale by Hoyt & Fogg.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

BURNED TO DEATH.-Last evening Mr.. John
Fairman, an employe of the Portland Com
pany. went to his house, No. 90 Washington
street, to supper. On going into the kitchen
in search of his mother, woman sixty years
old, who kept house for him, he found a heap
of cinoers on the floor. Surmisng something
wrong he fastened into small room Oft the
kitchen, where he baheld his mother half lean
ing against the wall and literally burned to
cnder. What little was left of her clothes
was still burning ard the floor was on fire.
A neighbor was called and the flames extin-
guished, but of course the woman was quite
dead.
Coroner Gould was called and viewed the
body. This morning jury will be summoned
and an inquest held. 1t is not known how the
accident happened. There was no fire in the
stove and no lighted lamp to be seen. The sup
postion is that she struck a match and thai
her dress of inhammable material, caught fire
thereby She was widow and leaves two
children, the son with whom she lived and &
dauobter who resides in Cape Elizabeth.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

For Liver Complaint and its various symp-
TOMS Bilious Headache, Sick Headache, Jaun-
dice or Green Sickness, Bilious Collie, and Bill
ious Feyers. use DR.. S. ID. Howe's Arabian To-
mic Blood Purifier. ap16-4t
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

Mrs. MANCHESTER, the celebrated Clairvoy-
ant and Eclectic Physician, will return to
Portland May 10th, by request of her many
friends. and can be consulted at the United
States Hotel for ten days.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

20 do soap. 80 do saleratus 70 do cheese, Sc
do tin plate 80 do starch "a hills naner hsnongs Is
oars IRON, "A steel fountains, carriage pianos 10
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

. ANOTHER TUG,-A new tug arrived at this
harbor yesterday from New York She is nam
ed the William Kemp, is commanded by Capt.
Lowell, and is to be used in the dredging oper-
atoms of A. r. Wright in this harbor.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

A NOVEL SUIr.-lt will be remembered that
Charles G. Benson recovered verdict for dam.
ages against the Grand Trunk for being put off
train by the late conductor Latham The
Grand Trunk brought suit to recover of the
estate of Latham, the conductor, for the
amount of the verdict recovered by Benson and
yesterday the Supreme Court after a trial,
awarded a verdict for the amount recovered by
Benson of the COMPANY. $500.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

MEssRs J. A. Merrill & Co.'s arrangement
for giving Cambridge time is great conven-
ience The Cambridge observatory now gives
the standard time to all New England A wire
from the jewery establishment of Merrill &
Co., connects with the observatory. At ten
o'clock each morning connection is made, al
lowance being made for the three minutes diff
ference in time between the two places.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

SAN Francisco, May 5-Thirty ladies of
the Woman's Temperance Alliance visited the
BOARD OF Supervisors last night and presented
another petition for the passage of an order
against the sale of liquor in groceries. The
Mayor informed them that the board had the
subject under consideration, but said it was
difficult subject to legslate upon, The women
crowd.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

YACHTING NOTES.-The Sparkle is being
thoroughly repainted inside and out. The
Oracle had a new mast stepped yesterday, the
Laura has been reprinted and looks as fine as a
fiddle, and the Magic is at her moorings. The
Yacht Club will have an addition of at least
three good sized yachts this summer.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

WILL NOT BE UNDERsoLD.-Good working
mems pants so cents. Oyeralls and Jumpers
40 cents, or little lower than any other party
that advertise prices.
j. BURLEIGH, SO Middle street.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06
It q Is Il L G n .
The Ice i'm the -. Lawrence.

QUEBEC, May 5.-The ice bridge continues to
hold hut is in a very dangerous condition.
Two steamers to-day were endeavoring to cut
their way through. 1t is feared the bridge at
treal reaching Quebec before the 10th inst
Meanwhile steamers are accommodating and i'm
migrants are grumbling at the long detention
on board.
Arrival of the Harriet A. Chase.
ST.. JOHNS, May 5.-Schooner Harriet A.
Chase, from Portland, with railroad iron, re-
ported totally lost with all hands, has arrived
here safely.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

NEW line of Spring goods just received a
No. So Exchange street, four doors below Mid
die Austin q Mckinney. my2 tt
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

MEssRs. GEO. O. STNsoN & Co., of this
CITY. have published Autographed portrait OF
Charles Sumner. 1t is well executed, and cop
led from one of the last photographs taken OF
him. The publishers have 1t for sale, price
single CODY 81. 90; wholesale SO cents each.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06
PALMER KNOX.

This fast trotting and perfect Stallion is nine years
old dark brown, 151 hands, weighs HOO pounds Sire
Gen. Knox. Dam Of Palmer Knox was by the Rob-
inson Horse" he by Bucephalus. Palmer Knox Is
half brother to Plato, record 2.27, GilDreth Knox,
2.26k, Lady Maud, 2.22l, Camors, 2.20l, and many
other fast horses. He won the two bes, purses on
two succeedings days at the State Fair in Bangor.
1873 trotting the full mile in 23s without skip or
break. The next week at Portland he the bes;
purses Two succeeding daysin three straight heats
taking but one break in each dag. Shortly after
wards the Fair at Saco awarded him the first prem
um for the best stock horse also the best for
will stand at Cofns Stable, ON South Street. in Port
land, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
of each week, and art Mckenney's Stable in Bidde-
ford the rest of the time.
Terms $50 season. cash note at time of first SER
vice. Season from May LIST to August list. For par
ticulars posters or address r. Ii. MCKINNEY,
Biddeford or M. G. PALMER, Portland.
ap27 eod6w
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

apo do oatmeal 400 hides II boxes tin. 10 pE1 mer
Foreign Imports.
sleepers to order. '' iaiioao
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

ANOTHER lot of those nice 45c Black Bril-
lantines just received at p. NJ Frosts.
my1eod3t
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06
NEW YORK..
A Freiabt Train PIunyes into the f

"A EreI&ht Irapn FlunSes INTO tne NVcr
NEW York, May ga Norwalk special
dated g. 80 this morning. says that the two for
ward cars of the eastward bound freight train
plunged down the embankment, two miles be
low South Norwalk into the river, and the
other cars were piled in a mass across both the
tracks. One man only was seriously injured.
Wrecking trains have been sent down the re
and the shore line train was ordered to stop at
New Haven till the wrecking train was out OF
The Union Pacific Suit.
In the suit of NJ NJ. Simpson VS.. Union Pa
cific Railroad, Jay Gould and others, Judge
Donahue rendered decision this afternoon by
miss the plaintiffs complaint for want OF juris-
dcton; orders plaintiffs security for costs to be
increased from $3.50 to $4,000 and refuses an in
junction to restrain the transfer of stock of the
company in the hands of defendants.
Various Matters.
NEW YORK, May "a young man named
Geo. Van Vetser, employed as clerk in the New
York Central and Hudson Railroad Co.'S office
at the Grand Central depot, and companion
named Baxter, distracted $4,000 from the safe
and fled between Saturday and yesterday morn
ings
Col Chas S. Spenser has been appointed by
! the corporation counsel, attorney for the de
partment of docks at a salary of $4,000 per an
nun
The Mechanics and Traders Exchange has
appropriated $1,000 for the sufferers by the
| Louisiana inundation.
Patrick Carney, who was prosecuted by
| Bergh, was sentenced to one month in the pen
| itentiery for having beaten his horse with a
| heavy club,
| Judge Lawrence decided to day that the
statute forbidding the carrying of concealed
weapons did not apply to pistols and discharged
| merchant on whom pistol was found.
| A stakeholder in the Guardian Mutual Life
ms Co. applied for an injunction restraining
| the company from transferring certain money
| and securities to another company, and for the
appointment of receiver to wind up its affairs
| The company denies all allegations of insol
vency and says the application is spite on the
| part of its exsecretary.
| Alfred Spear, an editor and one of the lead
| ing men in Passaic was placed on trial at Pat
| terson to-day for mauslaughter. Some time
| since a house he was building in Passaic fel
| and killed two citizens who were passing. II
| is claimed that in the erection of the Building
| Sheer departed from the rule of the architect.
1t was agreed tonight at a meeting of the
Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic o
the Department of New York, that there be nj
| distinction between the Union and rebel grave
on Decoration Day. Both the Union and Con
| federate soldiers graves will be decorated. Ol
the latter there are many in Cypress Hills ant
| other cemeteries,
Base ball-Atantics "a, Baltimores 3.
Emil Vayetlander, arrested in Hoboken OF
the arrival of steamer Bismarck, at the instance
of the Swiss Consul, is charged with being
defaulter. Fifteen thousand dollars was TO UNI
on him and is held to wait the action OF tn
Swedish au horites.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06

RlNRs & ROBERTSON are selling great bar
gains in cashmere shawls apr27eodtf