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The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
REDER'S
GERMAN SNUFF,

this hOrrid complaint can be cured!
At this season of the year, when
people, by undue exposure and the
sudden changes in the weather,
are liable to catch cold, we advise
them to carry in the pocket a box
of
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
Fire in Lowell.

FRYEBURG, Dec. 2S-The dwelling house of
Asa T. Pray of Lowell, was burned at an early
hour this morning. Loss about $1,000; partially
covered by insurance.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
NEW HAMPSHI RE.
Political.

MANCHESTER, Dec. 2S-The Democratic con-
vention assemblies at Concord January 18th.
Ward caucuses for the city have not yet been
called. Both parties are closely watching each
other, and an exciting struggle is anticipated
for possession of the municipal offices.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
South CarOiina's judiciary.


Gov. Ohamberlaia in Refusing to Com
mission whipper.
CHARLESTON, IS. c., Dec. 2S.-The largest
and most enthusiastic public meeting held in
Charles on since the war, took place this even
lng 10 response to a call TO sustain the action
OF Coy Chamberlain in refusing commissions
to Whlpper and Noses Resolutions were
unanimously adopted demanding the action of
the legislature in electng them; protesting
against their elevation to the bench, and avow-
ing their uLalterabie purpose never to allow
them to occupy the position. The resolutions
further declare that the colored people shall be
protected in all the rights and privileges guar
anteed by the constitution and laws, but the
avowed purpose that there shall not be equali-
ty but domination of their race over the
property and rights of the white people of the
state will be resisted to the last, and under 10
circumstances shall it prevail.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
FOREIGN PORTS.

Ar at Yokohama =, ship Lathly Rich, Lewis, from
New York.
Ar at Sunderland 10th inst, barque Ellen Dyer,
Clapp, Stettin.
Ar at Bremen 2ad inst, barque Xenia Reynolds,
Baltimore % days.
Ar at Alicante Nov 80, brig Stephen Lishop Gilkey
Philadelphia.
Sid I'm the Clyde goth inst. barque Idella Berry,
Turner, (from Greenock) for Demarara.
Sid FIN Liverpool 9th inst, ships Invincible, Strck-
land Penang; Sterling, Baker, New York.
Ar at Liverpool 26th inst, ship Jos Fish Stackpole.
Savannah; brig Josefa. True Bath.
on Hoint Lynas 9th inst, ship Golden Rule, Morse,
from Liverpool for New Orleans.
At Nlontevideo Nov TO- ship Enos Soule Drink
water, for Callao; barque Woodside, Montgomery,
tor Cape Town. CGH, with mules j I'll Bowers,
Hardness, for Valparaiso goth; brig Don Jacinto,
erosion, for New York.
Ar at Aspinwall 18th inst sch Willard Wood
bury, Philadelphia.
AR at Barbados 18th inst, sch Alice Boardman,
Boyd, Calais.
In port 10th. schs John W Welt, from Norfolk; W
Gushing, from do.
A, at Port Spain 4th inst, sch Quoddy, Tanning,
Philadelphia "
Sid Nov 26, brig A Pennel Noyes Bonaire.
Ar at st Thomas 18th inst schs Maggie Harthorn,
Small. Port Spain: Susan P Thurlow, Tabbutt, from
Cardiff: 10th, brig f Merry, Bradley, do.
Sid 10TH brig Clarabelle, tor Cienfuegos, seeking.
Ar at Havana 24th, sch Geo Walker, Cole, Port
Sid 25th, brig Adelia McLoon, Munroe, New York
Eva N johnson, Eaton, Pascagoula.
Ar at Cardenas 9th, sch Fred jackson Pettengill
Portland; Lucy, Colwell, st John, NIB.
New York.
Ar at St John, NIB, sch John Boynton, Cook, from
Boston.
Cid 18th, sch Virginia, Bangs Port au Prince
SPOKEN.
Dee17 lat 80, Ion "a, ship Rufus E Wood. Davis,
from Boston for San Francisco.
Dec o. lat % 80. lon 40 a. brig Clara jenkins, from
Malaga for New York, 60 days out.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29

Providence Print Cloths Market.
PROVIDENCE. December 2S-The Printing cloths
market steady at 4s for "a a Ga goods standard and
extra white in moderate demand.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
The south Boston Explosion.

Experts employed by the coroners jury tot in
vestigate the cause of the recent South Boston
gas explosion, have discovered that the drop
cock of the gas main had been left open
through the careessness of an employee of the
gas com pany, causing rapid accumulation of
gas, which in some as yet unexplained manner
became ignited, causing the explosion.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29

In Cape Elizabeth, Dec. %. Alice F. only child of
and 10 days.
In Lewiston, Dec 18, Mrs. Mary Rodick, aged rs
years months.
In New Sharon Dec. TO- Miss Ada b. Jordan of
Lewiston, aged % years.
In Milo, July 6, Rev. Gershom Lord aged 65 years;
Dec. o. Mrs. Betsey j. Lord, aged Ga years.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
DOMESTIC PORTS.

rASToCIA, Oar nth, ship Gatherer, Thompson,
Honolulu.
NEW ORLEANS-Ar 9th, ship India, Patten,
London via Key West.
PASCAGOULA-Ar 18th, brig Ortolan, Dyer, Ma
tanzas; sch Martha Maria, veazie Port au Prince.
AT "a, brig A Curtis, Merriman. Cardenas; sch
Orleans)
KEY WEST-Ar 9th, ship Majestic, Gibbons,
Amsterdam.
Sid 9th, sch Maud Webster. for Pensacola.
PENSACOLA-Ar 23d, sehs Seth w Smith, Mar
shall, Port Spain; Hector, Higgins Trinidad.
Harwood Bermuda.
.JACKSoNvlLLE-Ar Goth, sch Ella, Mitchell,
Nuevitas.
Ar 22d. sch Willie Trim, Drnkwate-, Martinique,
SAVANNAH-Sld 25th, sch Hattie Turner, Hup-
per, Boston,
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29

Boston stock Market.
lSales at the Brokers' Board, Dec. 90
Boston & Maine Railroad. ................108
Eastern Railroad. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
MASSACHUSETTS,.

Conviction of Abraham jackson.
BOSTON, Dec. 2S.-The jury in the case of
Abraham Jackson, the noted defaulter and
forger, rende ed a verde this afternoon of
guilty on all three counts of the Indictment
against him.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
New York Stock and Money Market.

new EOrk Stock and money Market.
NEW York. December 2S-Evening-M was
Foreign Exchange was duh at IS and 1881 for bank
ers 60 days sterling.
ending to-day, 379 494 against S. 256477 for the
corresponding week in 1874. Total exports of pro-
duce since January LIST, this year, were $254, $780,
S e s7 against 0r the corresponding period
Gold was tirmer towards the close, when it adj
day was l12a The Rates paid for carrying 1 were i
ces at the Gold Exchange Bank were sl6,51s, 900.
Treasurer paid out to-day So, 100000 in interest and
100000 in redemption of 500 bonds. The Assistant
Treasurer has thus far paid out 900 account
OF the January interese. Governments were firm and
in good demand. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds
strong, especially for Pacific issues, which some
large transactions took place.
Union Pacific frsts sold at 1863 a 1859, and closed
at 1859 bid, LOG asked; Sinking Funds advanced to
95; the upward movement ON the STOCK Exchange
made a further progress to-day, when prices adj
vaneed a II per cent There was considerable in
crease in the volume of business and the transactions
were better distributed than of late. The advance
was most marked in Western shares, although
among the Eastern roads New York Central and
New Jersey Central also figured in the rise The
Improvement in Western shares was stimulated by
rumors from Washington that the Supreme Court
decision in granger cases would be favorable to the
roads. 1t was also stated that representative of
the Grand Trunk Of Canada was in town endeavor-
ing to arrange the existing completion of Western
bound freights. The largest advance was in Union
Pacific, which rose from 743 to 75s
The following were the closing quotations Of Gov
eminent securities:
United States coupon 6's, 1881, COUP ........ 1884
United States 520s, 1865 odd. .1l5f
United States 5-20's, 1865, new..,..........-11 9a
United States 5-20s, 1867. ........,.. 1921
United States 5-20s, 1868. 1921
Onleu oIates new os.....'.... l164
United states lO-aO coupon. .............s.,1 17f
OurTeneN o seA..'..s.. ....IZ2&
The following are the closing quotations OF
Stocks:
Western Union Telegraph Cock DIV. ...........73A
racine MALL. .39H
Central and Hudson R.cOnsolidated, ex-dv. .104a
I,iio.
Michigan Central ,...........,,.,,.... go. 90a
Union Pacific Stockx-d Observation-Disclosures. 75s
onana'
LAKE onOre. .........,..... 59s
Iihoie Scnlrdi, ..'.........,...... 96S
Chlcago q Northwestern. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3S5
Chicago q Northwestern preferred ........... 555
Oncago q ROCK Island. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 104S
st. Paul Railroad. 355
~ dui preierreu Oh
Atlantic q Pacific, preferred. ................. 81
Atlantic &Pacifc Telegraph. .................. is
missouri racine. 129
The following were the quotations tor Pacific Rail-
road securities:
-Gentrai faclnc bonds 1914
Gon aoino w lOoB
Onon racine land grants. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 014
oinnis uhus. '''..'........... ..............S4f
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29

Daily Domestic Receipts.
By water conveyance-10OO bush cornmeal to G W
True & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
Cid 2lst, sch Charlie steadman, DuntOn, philadel-

Cid 21st, sch Charlie Steadman, Dunton, Philadel-
phia.
Ar 22d, sch W Holt, Delay, New York
Ar at Tybee 9th, brig II B Ceaves, Cummings.
Liverpool
BRUNSwICK-Ar 29tb, sch Helen NJ Conden, Nc
CHARLESTON-Cld 23d, sch Arthur Burton, Fro
hook; Boston. (and sailed 24th)
Sid 9th, brig Cadet, Leighton, Liverpool. d..
Robinson, Rogers. from Hamburg for Baltimore
Also ar 2Gth brig Annie Gardiner, Havener, Per-
nambuco, for orders.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar2 Goth, barque Ada Gould,
At Delaware Breakwater 27th. barque S W Hol-
brook, for West Indies; brig Warren, Tor NYork;
schs Abbie Wasson from Maracaibo for do; Maggie
Todd, from Pensacola for Philadelphia; Congress,
Philadelphia for Portland; Annie d Merritt, from
Wilmington for New York.
NEW YORK-Ar 26th, briggs Edith Hall. Bunker.
Cephalona. Sept 9th and Gibraltar Nov I'd JENNIE
ler Belize; Alex Nichols. Peters, Porto Rico % days.
schs Angola, Wooster. FIN Cape Haytien for Boston
Bangor, Jordan. Fall River; Crafts, Greeley do;
l. Holway Bryant, and Franconia Jordan, Provl-
dence; George & Albert, Nantucket; Carver,
Robbins Bangor Tennessee, Gildersleeve, Deer Isle;
Mary Harris. Crowley, and c s Edwards. Corson,
Fall River ; Kate Newman, Newman, Vinalhaven
for Philadelphia; Sea Foam. Phllbrook, and Philan-
and Nicola, Randall. Providence; Saboa, Mclean,
Calais; Lucy, Colwell, New Bedford Tim Field. Le-
land, New Haven; Idaho. Jameson, Rockland; Mar
err Coombs, Salem.
Ar 9th, barque Lavnia, Davis, Havre 65 days;
schs Nollie Anterior, Cape Haytien; Percy, Allen,
Eastport; Mary Riley, Riley, Boston; Bedabedec,
Lewis, New Bedford.
Ar 2sth. ships Corsica, Stetson, MANILA Anahuac,
Matthews, 1oilo; barques Genoo, Staples, Calcutta;
Neversink, Jarvis, Antwerp; Chas Russell. (new)
Hamilton. Milbridge; brig Clara Jenkins, Coombs,
Ma aga; sch Sarah Eaton. Pensacola.
PROVIDENCE-Sd 18th, sch John I. Tracey Me-
servey. (from Wilmington for Bath.
| VINEYARD HAVEN-Ar 25th. sch Frances L
Godfaey, Wheaton, Portland for New YORK; LOttie
Ames, Nash, do, (and both saied).
BCSTON-Ar 9th. brig Lizabel, Mahoney, Salem
sch N Miller, Harris Miragoane.
Cid 21st sch Wesley Abbott, Milliken, Jacksonville
Sid 7th, ship David Brown; brig Kremln.
Ar 2Sth, barque Sarmiento, Adams Rosario; schs
Convoy, Cook, Calais Otranto. Hammond. Ellis
worth; Loduskia, Means, and Capt John, Frank, do
Hero Savage, Belfast; Empire, Ryan, dol Superior,
Bragdon, Wiscasset; Olive Elizabeth Randall, from
Portland.
Cid 2sth, brig Winfield, Bibber for Matanzas; schs
Telumah, Bennett, Mayaguez May Evelyn, Nc
Learn, Port au Prince; Chrome Hoyt, do.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
MEMORANDA.

Sch Winona, Colson, from Bucksport, of and for
Boston with hay, took fire about O'Clock, Monday
evening, when off Old Mans Ledge, and was burnt
down to the waters edge. Cargo insured. No insur-
ance on vessel. The crew brought to this port
by schr Neptune, from Machias.
Sch Martha Brewer hence for Belfast, was run into
Monday night by steamer City of Richmond and lost
anchor and chain. The steamer sustained only light
damage to top works.
Sch c w Dexter. Capt Dunton, which put into this
port few weeks ago with keel broken, by going
ashore at Cape Porpiose, has been in the dry dock
and repaired. Her cargo of salt was forwarded to
Augusta by rail.
Brig M Dickey, So days from London for New
York; was spoken sd inst lat A. Ion Ga So and was
supplied with provisions.
Barque Ada Gould, Merritt. at Philadelphia I'm
Liverpool reports heavy weather on the passage and
lost and split sails.
Sch Alzena, Plummer, from Copenhagen for New
York, put into Nassau, MP, 21st inst, with loss of
sails and short of PROVISIONS
Brig Edith Hail. (of Rockland) Bunker. at York
from Cephalonia reports heavy w and NV gales the
latter part OF the passage. and broke iibboom cap
carried away cutwater, and lost and split sails.
Brig Alex Nichols Peters, at New York from Porto
Rico, reports heavy gale 18th inst in lat q 49, lon
II 40. and lost and split sais stove bulwarks. &c.
Brig Selma from Aspinwall Nov 10 for Pensacola
put back Dec II with all hands sick. Capt Mcguire
died 18th.
Sch Angola, Wooster, from Cape Haytien for Bos-
ton, % days out, put into New York Goth short of
provisions and water.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
/ Rose, Stickney, Eastport-Nathl Blake.

SHIPBUILDING-Master Rufus N Merrill, at bis
yard, Back Bay, has stretched the keel for a fine
clipper schr of about 15 TONS to be rs feet on deck
% feet BEAM and u feet deep, adapted the fishing
or ruiting business. She is to be built OF the best
seasoned wood and will be first class in every respect
Partly for sale, including masters share
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.
WAYS

" ~ -
Compound syrup of Lungwort works the
best of any CGnsh Medicine 1 ever had in my
family. GEORGE E. ROSS,
at CAPT. j. b. COYLE'S.
Deering, Nov. 10, 1875.
agree with the bove tatement.
ma2sntf EA. MAESTON.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
GERMAN SNUFF.

Price IS cents. For sale by all drug
gisfs. If You are remote from ih city
send so cents TO the agent and receive a
box by return mail. General Agents for
the United States, SMITH, DOOLIT-
TIE & SMITH, Wholesale Druggists
Dc fremont Street, Boston.
dec7 deodsn6m
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
CATARRH
KILLED THEM !!

And if you doubt the fact look
back and call to mind how it was
first cold, then Catarrh and last
Consumption. Why will people
suffer when by the use of the rem.
edy
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29

FOB EST TAR.
Health and long life are secured only by careful
attention to the first symptoms of disease. The
throat and slight cough are warnings that should be
needed at once if not Immediately arrested they W ill
end in Catarrh or Consumption-perhap death. To
remove the Inflammation and allay the cough pure
tar as contained in the "Forest Tar Troehes is the
best article for this purpose Get them of your drug
gst with the
tsFOREST TAR ROOKv
or send % cents to the Forest Tar Co.. Portland Me-
for sample box. oct15sn9m*
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Please tell the people that you saw their
advertisement in the PRESS, the circula.
ton of which, per month, exceeds 100000.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
THE WEEKLY STAR.

THE WEEKLY STAR of this week con-
tains leading editorials on Western En-
plorations, Reconstruction in the South,
Coming to One Platform, Church Stee-
pies, Profit Of Capital in Boston, Stupen-
dous Robbery, Garrett Smith, The Wool
Tariff, Clipping, Debasing. and Initiating,
etc. Also, The Grangers, Learn Trade,
The World Without Sunday. How they
Clean Shirts in Paris, How Postage
Stamps are Made, Misplaced Confidence,
The Dog Monday, The Dolls of the Day,
Spiritualism, Character Of the Puritans,
Moslem Cemeteries, New ears, Church
Establishment in India, Roger and l,
Local Record of 1874, The Grave of st.
Patrick, etc., etc. Also, the latest news
by telegraph, summary Of the news OF
the past week, Poetry, Humorous Cos
sip, Odds and Ends, Religious Intelli-
gence, Correspondence, Book and Maga-
zlne Reviews, Personals, together with
Financial and Market Report, and a
large amount of interesting reading.
Price 4c., in wrappers ready for mailing.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06

WOODS THEATER.-The "Sea of Ice"
with Mr.. ana Mrs. Macauley in the lead
ing roles, is a very attractive perform
ance. 1t is handsomely mounted, The
second and third tableaux, especially,
being skillfully devised and arranged so
as to give most realistic effect. The
parts are all appropriately sustained.
The play will be repeated this evening:
The popular comedy, "Old Heads and
Young Hearts," is the bill for Mrs. Ma
cauley's benefit on Friday evenin g
next.
THE ORPHANS FEsTIvAL.-There will
be matinee at Robinson's Opera-hous e
this afternoon in the series of entertain
ments for the benefit of st. Peter and st.
Joseph's Orphan Asylum. The perform
ance will consist of musical and elocu-
tionary exercises by the orphans. The
programme for the evenings entertain.
ment will be drama entitled "Expia.
tion,0 to be presented by the "Caloca-
gathian Dramatic Club" followed by the
humorous farce, "a Close Shave" to-
gether with songs and dances and banjo
solos by Messrs. Nicholson aud Griffin.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
GONE.


Ho,c $6,592 disappeared from Fountain
Square.
On Monday two Italians went into Mr..
NJ. Zanone,s confectionery, at No.. 60
West Fifth street, and introduced them
selves as Antonio Barraci and Giovanni
Peretti.
After some conversation and running
about some time, they informed Mr.. Ia
none that they lived and did business in
Indianapolis, and that their relatives
there were very wealthy. They Informed
Mr.. Zanone that they had large sum of
money which they desired to convert
into small bills. Their money was all of
the denomination of 500 bills, and they
would give MIR. Zanone one hundred dol
lars on the thousand If he would give
them small money that they could use to
advantage.
Mr.. Zanone having the money in small
bills concluded, after satisfying himself
that the money they exhibited was good,
to make the exchange, and accordingly
obtained the amount in small bills at the
bank. They then told him tnat the most
of their money was in Indianapolis, but
they could lock up his own and their
money in trunk, and they would all go
to Indianapolis for more money. 1t was
all fair enough, they said.
The trunk would be left at the confec-
tionery, in his possession, and he, to
make them safe, could give them the
key. They would all go to indianapolis
and return together to complete the
transaction. Unfortunately for Mr.. Ia
none he consented to this arrangement.
On arriving at Indianapolis they left
him, with the understanding that they
were to meet at certain point at Ger.
tain time.
The hour having arrived Mt. Zanone
repaired to the place, but the men did
not appear, and long waiting and care
full inquiry tended to show him That the
whole story was fraud.
He Immediately returned to the city,
and repairing to his room when the
trunk was found that 1t had been opened
and the money taken out.
The probability is that the parties took
the money from the trunk before they
lett, and that Mr.. Zanone Travelled to In.
dianpolis in company with a swindler
who had S6,592 of his money in his pos.
session. 1t is, however, possible that a
confederate received the key and alb.
tanned the money after their departure.
At any rate. Mr.. Zanone, on his return
last evening, found the money missing,
and put the matter into the hands of the
police, who, up to the present writing
have heard nothing OF the man or the
money.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
GOSSIP.
A man may grow to weigh ton

A man may grow 70 weigh ton
Who feasts his mind with pungent fun;
But lie who scorns its simple sway
| OFT yields to crime an easy pray
"Yeth, thir, ii YOU wont eat me-" was
the trembling reply of a chubby little
boy whom King Kalakaua took up in hi
arms, and asked for q kiss, In the corri
dor Of a San Francisco hotel,
An old man once said of the tribe wht
carry walking-sticks: EtEverybody il
fitted for something useful. Now, 6
young man who can't do anything else
can carry cane."
A Dutchman describes New Workers
as "berry fine peeples," who ''go about
der streets sheating each oder, and dey
call dat Dizziness"
A Detroit man has kicked three stoves
to pieces within a year. Some men, as
soon as they get o little downhearted,
go for the cOpkstoye right away.
Wnen a boy is sitting on the sunny
side OF q horse-barn, waiting for his
father to come home and slick" him, you
might talk astronomy to him for four
straight hours and not excite his inter.
est.
The Brooklyn Argus remarks that
s'there are those who may have noticed
how suddenly the truly considerate man
will leave church when he sees the plate
coming round, and walk home In q blind
ing snow-storm, that he may yield the
seat in his carriage to some intirm sis
ter"
Thackeray tells us of a woman beg
ging aims from him, who, when she saw
him put his hand in his POCKET, cried out:
"May the blessings of God follow you all
your lifew But When he only pulled out
his snut.box, she Immediately added,
U nd npVnr OVartaka vpW
A voter in Vermont after the recent
election said he "had voted every darned
ticket except the constitutional COM
mandments, but he let them alone, as he
never did know much about command
ments anyhow"
A Chicago Alderman tried for three
hours to think of George Washington's
last name, buth couldn't do Al. He said
he knew it was George, and the man had
something to do with the Mexican war,
but he couldn't remember further.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
The Tunnel Under the British Channel,

The long-IaIked-of project for chan
mel tunnel uniting England and France,
is now coming into practicable shape,
Rothschild has put in his money; Mich
ael Chevalier, the originator of the
Anglo-French Commercial Treaty, has
given political influence; Leon Say is to
work the social aspect of the undertake
cult work on the Suez Canal, has all his
plans ready for circumventing the worst
freaks of father Neptune. The total
cost is to be $3O, 1000, 900, equal to $1,00O,.
600 per mile for the distance traversed.
The preliminary shafts will cost $500, 900,
which sum is now ready to begin with.
The line to be traversed by the tunnel
crosses the Channel from Westeneauger,
between Dover and Falkstone, in Eng
land, to Cape Grisnez, which lies mid
way between Boulogne and Calais, in
in France. Here the two coasts are but
twenty miles apart, and the vast body
of water is suddenly compressed from
the one hundred miles of it's western
breadth into this small space. Hence the
short sea voyage is always a rough
one, and as Calais and Boulogne have
each poor harbOrs, no large steamers
can be used. The engineers propose to
leave two hundred and fifty feet of solid
earth between the bed Of the channel
and the roof of the tunnel, SO that the
depth of the lowest portion will be about
two thousand feet. This heavy down.
ward grade will necessitate the con-
struction of approaches five miles long
on each side. 1t is remarkable that the
engineers do not ask for any government
grant or guarantee, and that they only.
want concession for thirty years in
stead of the ninety-nine usually given.
The carrying out of this stupendous
work will facilitate the intercourse be-
tween two wealthy countries, and il is a
comfort to see SO stupendous an enter
prise based on commercial principles
and not on national subsidies.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
RITEK NE Ws.

The weather to-day is cloudy and cold ,
although few degrees warmer than yes
terday, with prospect for snow during 6
she next "a hours.
The river has fallen feet and inches
since our last report; q feet 10 inches
Ao-day and falling. -.
Business quiet along the levee to-day
The following, boats arrived to-day
frem Pittsburgh with coal tows: MY
Choice. Orkiand, Coal Valley, GOAL Hill. :.
Alice Brown aud Stella.
The John A. Babbage, which left here
few days ago for 6t. Louis, only went
as far IS Cairo, where she laid up her
tow on account OF low water and Ice IN
the Miseissippi river.