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The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05
Proposals for Improvement of Rivers and
EfarhAHa.
U. S. ENGINEER's OFFICE,
PORTLAND. ME-. April 8.

U. S. ENGINEER's OFFICE,
PORTLAND, Me, April 8, 1878.
PROPOSALS will be received at this office until 10
i o'clock A. M, on WEDNESDAY, the 5th day
Of May next, for improving the following named riv-
ers and harbOrs viz:
1. MACHIAs RIVER, ME.-For about $4,000 cubic
yards of dredging.
2. PENoBscor RIVER, ME.-For about 10000 cubic
yards of dredging.
8. CAMDEN HARBOR. ME.-For about $4,000 cubic
yards OF dredging.
4. KENNEBEo RIVER, ME.-For the removal of
1775 cubic yards of ledge in "tbe Narrows."
5. RICHMoND's ISLAND, ME-For 1urnishlng
about 10000 tons of rubbe stone for the breakwaer
6. CoCHECo RIVER N. H.-For about 4s4 cubic
yards of ledge excavation and about 5000 cubic yards
of dredging.
7. MERRIMAc RIVER, MAss.-For about $500 Gu
bic yards Of dredging. -
3. BOSTON HARBoR, MAss.-For 10000 cubic
yards of dredging and for completing the removal of
Kelly's Rock.
0. BINGHAM HARBoR, MAss.-For about 14O0o
cubic yards OF dredging, and the removal OF about
100 cubic yards of sunken ledge.
10. PLYMOUTH HARBoR, MAsS.-For about 70, ,OOo
cubic yards of dredging.
Persons desiring to make proposals for any OF the
above works are requested to apply to the under
signed at his Office, No II Clapp's Block. Congress
street. Portland, Me-, or No. 26 Pemberton Square,
Boston, Mass for specifications and further informa-
tion concerning the same.
Proposals must be made separately for each aoore,
as required by the specifications each proposal TO DC
in dupIicate on printed forms, which will be fur
panied by the requisite guarantee, and when trans
mited must be endorsed as to Indicate before De-
ing opened, the particular work bid for.
The undersigned the right to reject all BIDS
bid of any person. who in his belief will not faithful
ly and promptly perform the contract.
GEO. THOM, It. Col. of Engineers.
apr5d6t Bvt Brig. General U. S. A.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

CURIOUS IDEA-The editor of the Sunrise
has been several times duped by the willy rail-
road spectators. From the following extract'
one may conclude that some one is again d.
verting our esteemed contemporary with seduc'
tive stories:
A good deal of excitement has existed in
railroad circles for some weeks, as the papers
say, and we have read and watched what was
said with some attention, because we could not
know what effect the fight and its results
might have upon the making of our Aroostook
road. We talk here about Bangor's aiding 10
the building of the road by the loan of its cred
it, but it is well known that behind that is an
other contingency, which is, if the roads be-
tween here and Boston which are to be benefit
ed by the traffic of Aroostook, viz: The E. q
N. A road, the Maine Central, the Eastern. the
p S. & P. road and the Boston & Maine, shall
favor the project, and give some sort of
guarantee to Bangor, that in no possible con-
tingency shall the city meet with loss, why,
the credit is assured beyond a peradventure, and
the Areostook road built at once. Consequent
ly. if there was to be another railroad war, we
feared the result upon our hopes. 1t seems,
however, there was no great shower after all.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05
BUSINESS CHANGES The following are tn

BUSINESS CHANGES The following are the
recent business changes in this State:
Portland-E Churchill & Co., CON-, e.
Churchill, deceased.
Charles L. Holt, drugs, now Holt & Whit
me-.
Craig. jackson & Brackett, plasterers, Sc,
dis; now Craig q jackson.
Garter & Blake, sail makers, dis; G. q. Car
ter retires; now Chas. L. Blake.
Kaler Merrill & Co., W. milpy, SC. dis; Il.
S. Merrill retres; now Herman S. Kaler y Go;
Jefferson Coolidge & Co., gro, DIS, and sold
to Harris & Littlefield.
Harris & Littlefeld, gro, admit Merritt b.
Coolidge.
Bridgton-Hamlin, Dickens & Co., doors,
&C., dis; now Dickens & Simpson
Dexter-Geo. W. Lincoln, clothing, sold to
A. g. Stevens
Curtis & Higgins Curtis & Billings, hard
ware, now G. W. Curtis and H. A. Aver.
LeWiston-Thos. Sykes, clothing, &C., sold
out.
Covell & Osgood, new firm, saddlery.
Mechanic Falls-J. ii. Sawyer u Co., hard
ware, dis.
&C., dis; now A. Shurtleff.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05
Municipal Court.

JUDGE KNIGHT PRESIDING.
SATURDAY.-Joseph II. Kinds. Intoxication.
Fined So with COSTS Paid.
John Harkins. Intoxication. Fined S5 with costs.
Committed.
Margaret Farr. Intoxication Fined SIS with costs.
Committed.
Edward McNally. Evading payment of fare.
Fined $5 with costs. Committed.
Andrew Lang Search and seizure Discharged
Howard & Cleaves.
John Ward. Search and seizure. Fined $50 with
costs. Appealed. Mattocks 81 Fox.
Edward WEIGH. Search and seizure, Discharged.
Bradburys.
Richard OConnell, Jr and Edward O'Neal.-
Search and seizure. O'Connen discharged. O'Neal
Fined $50 with costs. Appealed. Bradburys.
Bridget Pendergrass. Search and seizure. Fined
$50 with costs. Appealed. Motley & Blethen.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

PINE STREET CHURCH.-Tbe plans for the
new church for Pine street have been complet-
ed. The old building will be torn away-by the
first of May and work will be commenced on
the new structure at once. 1t will be of brick
set on granite foundation. The six windows
on each side will have coored class at the top.
There will be simple minarets but no splre or
belfry. The vestry room will 71x44 feet in size.
Back of the platform will be the Sunday School
library room and pastors robing room. On
either side of the vestry room will be two glass
folding doors, so that they may be thrown into
the vestry room if required On the left of the
entrance to the vestry are the kitchen, pantry,
dressing and wash room.
The audience room will be frescoed, the seats
of white ash, arranged in circular form, aud the
church will seat S25 people. The gallery will
seat $50. An altar rail will extend in front of
the pulpit and the organ and choir will be
placed il the rear of the pulpit. A new organ
will be bought. All but $4,000 of the $4,000
the church will cost have been subscribed.
The congregation will worship in the State
street church until their vestry is completed.
ART NoTEs-A new water color by Mrs
Murray has just arrived, and is now on exhibit
| tion in Hale's studio. 1t represents young
Gypsy girl, with oval face and olive skin, AMI
| large dark eyes, seated upon the floor of a
| smithy playing a tambourine, while boy
something younger,sis looking up into her face,
| smiling and showing his white teeth in uncon-
| cealed delight In the rear the fire in the
| forge casts a light upon the scene. The faces
| of the children are vlvacious, the coloring of
the whole picture is brilliant, and the drawing
! is much nearer correctness than in most of
of Mrs. Murray's pictures. The painting is
very striking as one enters the gallery, which
| has been newly and most artistically draped.
| A fine Mediterranean scene, from Harry
| Browns easel, is also on exhibition at Hale's
| MARTHA WASHINGTON SoCIETY.-The read
ings this evening in Reception Hall for
the benefit of this well-known society, we
trust will draw full house. The ability of
Mr. Murray and Mrs. Hull as readers are too
well known in our community to need word
from us. The public may be assured that the
entertainment will be of the very highest char
acter.
The society has been in active operation for
about thirty-fve years, and has rendered a
vast amount of aid to our poor. But while the
call for help continues, they find themselves
crippled for want of funds, and are compelled
to turn the needy empty away. Let us all help
tonight in replenishing their exhausted treas
ury.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

NEW STEAMBOAT LINE.-The first meeting
of the corporation known as the Pertlaod anu
Harpswell Steamboat Company was held oat-
urday afternoon for organization. The cor
poration organized by the choice of w. L. Lit
tlefeld, Robert Hamilton, Lorenzo Hamilton,
Nathan Cleaves and Charles Sawyer as direc-
tors, William II. Fessenden as Treasurer and
Clerk.
The new steamer Henrietta, just built by
Reuben Merrill at Back Cove, for the company
will go on the route this week. She will run TO
Harpswell, touching at Long Island, Great
Chebeague, Little Chebeague and Cousins
Island.
The new steamer is screw propeller of &c
tons burden, 20 feet long and IA feet beam. EThs
machinery is from the Portland machine works
She will be commanded by Capt Granville
Lowell.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

The occupation of the above are as follows:
l architect, brass worker bar tender,1 cook,
1 coachman, 1 chemist, farrer, 1 grocer,
gardener, halter, jeweler, musician,1 por-
ter, puddler sail maker, 1 to5acconist, L
wheelwright, blacksmiths, 6 clerks, 3 caulk-
ers, 4 engineers, 20 farmers, 199 laborers, ma
chinests, masons, Al merchants, miners, 2
painters, ship joiners, shoemakers, 2 skaters,
8 tailors, 8 vine dressers, weavers-all of
whom are males; while 40 males and 267 fe-
males are returned as having no occupation.
The following is a statement of the passen-
gers arriving during the quarter. The first col
umn gives the country of last permanent resi-
dence or citizenship, and the second the coun'
fries in which they intend to res ide:
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From 500 m to $50 p M Sundays excepted,
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 am.
City Delivery.
The public are requested to adopt the house door
letter boxes the of which will result IN greatly
Increased rapidity in the delivery of letters.
Free deli ery of letters by Carriers will be secured
by having them plainly addressed to the street and
number,
mail matter left at their residences regularly, WUn-
Three deliveries will be made daily in all the dis
tricts, viz; at and 10 a. M, and at p. m and in
the business portions of Nos. 8, A, 5, and Z, Ghe
heart of the city, an additional delivery at l30 PM
Collections
Are made on week days at and 1115, a. m, and
at and p. m. On Sunday one collection at . p.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1890 a
IN and 1855 m. Close at $50 m, and 24O and
9.0Opm.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 300 pm.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 100 and 500 p m. Close at
Great Southern and Western. ArriYe at 70 55 m
and 1870 m. Close at $50 m, 24O and 900 m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes.
Arrive at 8 IN. Close at ~ m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 9O5 a
m and p m. Close at IL m and 90 p m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East Arrive
at 200 m. Close at p m.
Skowhegan, intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at p m. Close at - m.
Skowhegan closed pouch closes at ). As m.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. L. R. Ar
rive at 3 . IN. Close at 12.45 m.
Morning Northwestern by G. L. r. Arrive at a
m. Close at $50 a. m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 9.05 m, and
700 D M Close at 5.45 m, IL m, and 800 p m.
Rochester N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
ut 10 10 a m, and 125 m. Close at 7.30 m, and
LOO pm.
North Conway and other offices on the P. & o. r.
r. Arrive at 1880 m, and 500 n. Close at 100
a. m. and LOO pm.
BY the Bridgton Stage. Arrive at 8 p M Close at
$50 I'm.
Eastport via each steamer. Arrive at m.
Close at 4.30 pm.
Castine Deer Isle Sedgwick, Mount Desert, Mill
bridge, ,Jonespert and Machias, via each steamer.
Arrive at 6 m. Close at IN.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Arrive
Thursday at M Close Saturday at $50 m. .
Foreign Mails, via New York, day previous to sail
ing of steamers, Close at 2.40 p M
Foreign Mails for Allen Line from this port close
every Saturday at p m.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

MARINE NOTES.-The brig Martha A. Berry,
Capt. Berry, arrived here Saturday morning
from Pernambrco, with sugar for the Grand
Trunk Railway Company She sailed from
Parapba, Brazil, Feb 14th. On March Sth
Eliss Oleson, seaman from Norway, Me-, was
lost overheard, and owing to the heavy sea it
was impossible to rescue him. The vessel was
fourteen days north of Hatteras with heavy
gales, during which she split her sails.
Capt. Perry, of the bark Mendoza, from Java
to New York. writes his wife that the vessel
had arrived at Santalna, and that he was sick
with Java fever A days. The second mate
died of the fever, and the first mate and almost
all the crew had it.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

TEMPERANCE ORGANIzATIoN.-Father Brad
ley, who has so endeared himself to the Catho-
lies of this city by his sincere devotion to their
welfare, temporal as well as spiritual, has for
some time contemplated the establishment of
one of the temperance societies known in other
cities as Catholic Temperance Unions. Yester-
day he carried his design into execution and as
the result seventy of his congregation took a
temperance pledge which be presented. A
permanent organization will be made very
soon. Few men in this city are doing so much
for the moral and intellectual elevation of the
peope as Father Bradley.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

GRAND ARMY HALL.-The Garr:ck Club
make their debut on Monday evening at Grand
Army Hall. Their ability as amateurs is well
known and appreciated. The programme for
both Monday and Tuesday evenings are well
selected, and very pleasing in character. Give
them full house. They play for the benefit
of ST. Pauls church.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05
CITY AND VICINITY.


ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Grand Fast Day Temper ance Rally-Allen Mission
Chandler's Bank-Grand Concert.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Hosiery-Nelson 81 Co.
Y M. G. A Annual Meeting
Houses-Wanted.
To Let-Story and Half House,
Smith, Gage & Cog
Hair-Dressing and Bath Rooms
Paris FIGURING Co.
proposals for Improvement Rivers, Harbors.
lnman Lne--Queenstowu and Liverpool.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

CoNoERT-On Saturday evening Chandler
Band will give concert at City Hall. Lie
music has been selected with great care anu
will be so rendered as to please all. On thiS
occasion the band will make their first appear
ance iu their new uniforms.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

POSTAL Appo1NTMENTs.-Wm. Crawford of
brunswick has been promoted from assistant
to head clerk on the postal car from Bangor to
Boston. vice G. L. Mildram, resigned. Frank
Perley has received postal cerkship on the
line from this city to Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

THE CARY CoNcERT.-Those who have not
vet purchased their tickets for the Cary concert
should do so at once. The ''house'' is already
so largely sold that those who intend to obtain
admission should delay no longer. The concert
is expected to be one of the finest ever occur
ring in this city. 1t takes place the evening of
Fast dav-neXt Thursday.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

STEAMER MovEMENTs.-The Allan mai
steamer Prussian, Capt. Ritchie, sailed iol
Liverpool Saturday night with II CABIN anu
80 steerage passengers and full cargo.
The steamer Hibernian, Capt. Archer IS tine
next steamer to arrive.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

FAST DAY SERvICEs-The congregations OF
the Second Parish and First Baptist churches
will unite in Fast Day services at the latter
church. Rev. Dr. Smaller will preach sermon
in the morning, and at three o'clock in the +
ternoon union prayer meeting will be held
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

THE FREsHET.-The warm weather of the
past week, succeeded by the present rainstorm,
causes serious apprehensions respecting the re-
suit along our rivers where the ice is SO heavy.
A private despatch from Hallowell states that
the water at that point is over the wharves, but
there is no tidings of any damage. 1t is quite
probable that the storm which is rain along the
coast, is snow in the northern part of the state.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05
1,,,cn .rs ANN Fopr1cN PASSENGER

IMMIGRANTS AND FOREIGN PAssENGERs,-
We are under obligations to Deputy Collector
L. B. Smith for the following statistics relative
to Immigrants and passengers from foreign
countries, arriving at this port during the quar-
ter which ended March 81. The following
gives the country and number of the immi
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

WARDS OPERA HOUSE. The first week of
Wards entertainment in this city has been
grand success and the second week looks fair TO
be equally successful. Several new stars will
appear and variety of novelties will be pre-
sented. One of the best thing about the enter
tainment is there is no waiting The moment
one act is through with another is commenced.
BY this means no time is lost. The manager
is preparing for grand matinee Fast Day. A
very attractive programme is provided for this
evening.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

DANISH SoCIETY-This society was organ
lied in May 1874, and now has membership
of SO. 1t was organized as a relief association,
and gives its members weekly benefits in case
of sickness. Its officers are as follows: A. G.
Thompson, President; z. Ebbesen, Vice Pres
ident; John W. Low. Treasurer; George w.
Freese, Secretary.
The society have nice hall on Cross street
in Chadwick Block, and hold meetings every
Friday evening. The society is in very pros
porous condition.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
are the real estate transfers in this city record
ed the past week:
Lot of land on Turner street, from Franklin
H. Brackett to f. G. Patterson. Consdera-
ton $3.50.
Parcel of land and buildings thereon, on the
corner of India and Middle streets, from Elem
or and Edward M. Gillispie to w. I'll. Morton.
Consideration S64.95.
During the past week the Portland Grain
Warehouse Company sold their interest in
Gal1's Wharf to the city of Portland for $780,
ono consideration.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

Total No. OF Passengers 'II0'
OF the whole number, 25S males and lof ie-
males are classed as 'cabin passengers, ana
the rest as "other than cabin passengers.
There was but one death at sea.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

BE WISE IN TINE. Consumption is q dis
ease that the victims seldom believe in until too
late. 1t is one of the surest symptoms of the
malady, for the patient to insist that the congh
"amounts TO nothng'-that there is no danger
Beware of this fatal incredulisy. Stop the cough
wonderful of all pulmonics, HALE's HONEY OF
HoREHoUND AND TAR. Even when half the
lungs is gone it may save the other half and
prolong life
Pixies Tooth-Ache Drops-Cure in one min
ute. ap3eod&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05
Houses Wanted
To Let.

STORY and Half House with all conveniences
N in rear of No. 3 Fore street, between Atlantic
and St Lawrance street. Inquire on the Premises.
anrS diff
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05
Farm at Auction.

DURSUANT to license from the Judge of Pro-
Il bate, 1 shall sell at auction, on Saturday, the
10th day of April 1875 at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at the
office Of George P. Emery ESQ.,. in Gorham, the farm
recently owned by Elisha SrOut, late of Buxton de-
ceased Said farm is situated at East Buxton about
two miles from Gorham Village, consists ofabout 100
of land, has on t comfortable buildings, young
thrifty orchard and large amount. OF wood and
growing timber; cuts about rs tons Of hay and can
be made to cut 80 tons, Terms can be made easy
Inquire of CHARLES III. OSBORNE or GEORGE
WHITNEY, near the premises, or Of the subscriber
DANIEL G. EMERY, Admr.
Gorham, March 9, 1875. mar1Id6 w3wi1
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

3LEAcHED and Unbleached Table Damask
(slightly damaged) at two-thirds usual price,
Call and examine at p w. FROST,
ap32t Under Falmouth Hotel.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.


G. W. GODDARD POSTMASTER.
j. W. YORK ASSISTANT POSTMASTER.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

HARPER's BAzAR.-This beautiful weekly
publication is a welcome visitor to the narlor
circle. The number for the ensuing week has
been received by Fessenden Brothers, Lancas-
ter Hall, and d. Wentworth, 553 Congress, cor
ner of Oak street.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05
PROPOSALS. FOR FRESH BEEF
Something New.

m AIDES send your address to 81 Spring St., and
4 A have the agent of the Ladies' Easy Cutting and
Work Table call and show this gem Of the work
room, naA AVA
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
USE tha best-Cortce'l Spool Silk.

FLASHING in their pearly sheen,
From the glorious coralline,
See those teeth untarnished!
White alike the back and front,
Yes, by the fragrant SOZODONT,
May beauty's mouth be garnished!
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05
Y. M. @. A.
Eour Rooms Wanted

A GENTLEMAN and Wife, no children, desire
IA to secure three or four suitable for house
Keeping purposes. Two of the rooms must be OF
good size and have considerable of sun light Refe-
rrences exchanged. Address BOX 1857.
moo6 natf
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05

Montreal Ocean Steamship Go
UNDER CONTRACT FOR CONVEYANCE OF THE
Canadian and United States Mails.
Passengers booked to London
iGxk ~ derry and Liverpool.
aSH1MATAA Return Tickets
M SAtfESNIkSSA granted at Reduced Rates.
, 1875-11-27
ro1olrer and firing 1t him. Fitzgibh me returned
tho ttre. but without effect, m Murphy fed "a
rapidly ~ possible. No arrests,

reToirar and firing 1t him. Fitzsibb,ns rcturnod
tho tfre. but without effect, m Murphy fed ~
rapidly - possible. No Arrasta,
Detectives Elliott and Macanlsy yesterday via.
lied 81. Lukss Hospital. wt,ero t,oY fouod d
man who WAS shot through the hoau, and whom
they Immediately Attestel ~ tho buEa!ns who MAS
shot sonlo ton days ago BY bov IN tho crn,ln,.
OF Davis & Duncan. On Fifth avenue. It Viii be
remembered that tho follow wns hl.l away in \
boz. whllo tho store MAS being closed, but
MAS di1covorcd and shot bv Edward Gar.tte, a
16-Jear.old boy In tls employ OF the firm.
Tho fellow giyc8 the nArnc Of Joseph Keloy, IL
about a years Of nRc, and bears evtdences Of
being dcapesato and hardened to,lgh. Tho
ball cnterod tho lip Just bot,w tho right nnstrll
and. knccalng out tooth, pursued tta wAv 10 tha
back OF the mock. wheneo IL was eastIy extracted.
John Yachto. known In tho parlanco Of tho
stroot as " Black jack" k.ckod up terrific
rackot on Madison and Clark streets about .
o'clock yssterday morning. IIo. Ia company with
two distcputsbles named Louie Verden and Dora
Daily, alias Forrest. had been out riding III a
hack owned bv Fat Dinan, and Jack became
moroee and en|lsn because 4 certain ball at
Tnrnor 1in,l had .i'cd to tsko place. TO ba7o
ltttIs fun ilo su1ashoi tho windowa OF tho back,
thumrod his girl. until abe aorosc,ed at tho top
OF ller voics. 1ha driver kopt OH, with poltco-
men and reporters In hot chase, tho latter With
cnrdllng abunctious running through their
imarsnationa. Tho onslre party VAS ocfore Sum-
merecid Yesterday, anil Jack aud Lis women wore
tlnci Tn0.