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The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14

STEAMER ARRIvAL-The Allan mail steam
er Sarmatan, Capt. Arid, from Liverpool the
LIST inst, arrived at this port last evening at
about 10 o'clock. She brought AZ cabin and 497
steerage passengers and full cargo.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14

A NEW LECTURE CoURsE.-The Irish
American Relief Association yesterday engag-
ed City Hall for a course of lectures the coming
season. The committee intend to engage the
very best talent to be procured.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14
TO WOOL DEALERS & PULLERs.

TNHE large and new appointed establishment of
Il the late Chaplin Humphry of Bangor, Maine,
is offered for sale, consisting of large lot o. land,
with an ample supply OF water, buildings admirably
heated with steam. Also buildings for the work
men adjacent to he factory. All of North Eastern
Maine here finds its Market, and it is considered in
ali respects the best point in Maine for the Wool
business For particulars apply to
ma1sd&wtf MOSES GIDDINGS, Executor.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14
Supreme Judicial Court.


BEFORE JUDGE VIRGIN
TuEsDAY-Court opened with prayer by Rev. s..
F. Jones. Jurors come in this wednesday, morn
;nn
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14
PURE OPAL GLOBE.

VVHE most perfect Gas Globe in use, We put
Il on ucGann's EeonOmic Gas burner,
trial and no charge unless satisfactorily Among the
citzenslof Portland using them are S. r. Small,
HI, &. Carter, M. B. Bourne, and S. l.. Carleton,
ESQ.,, to whom we refer. DO MT be deceived by any
worthless imitation. Try none but mcGsann e
Economic. Send orders to the Office 8, BOyd's
Building, Corner Exchange and Middle SITS.
April III 1875. apr12#1w
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14

Since spelling matches" are the rage,
'Mong rich and poor, and high AID low,
We wish the attention to engage
To what the people ought to know;
That, while in spelling" we'd improve,
And read and write with greater care,
1fin good company we'd move,
We need a handsome ''suit' to wear,
The boys who wish to learn to ''spen,''
And want "a suit of clothes that's neat,
At Fenno's can be fitted well,
Corner of Beach and Washington St. Boston
THE coming stallion. Dreadnaught, trotted a
full mile against time ito beat 3O), wager be-
ing 100 bushels of oats. Dreadnaught won, in
the unprecedented time of 2 23aa, and timed by
Col. Russell, 40 feet over hall mile drawing
sleigh and two men in 1.15a. Col Russell has
this day sent six of his own mares to breed to
this horse in preference to Smuggler. This is
quite astonishing, and is nevertheless a fact,
and can be ascertained as SUCH We certainly
would advise our friends who intend breeding
not to miss this splendid horse, as this is his
last season before trotting for the turf-Bdth
Times
CLOTHING FOR BOYS AND YoUTH-Fenno,
the clothier, corner of Washington and Beach
streets, has received his spring stock of boys
clothing from his New York house. OF course
they are OF the latest fashion, aud in styles Pc
cullarly their own. These goods are considered
better made and better fitting than any made
here, and while they are just as good as custom
work, can be sold at much less price. The
''Shoo fly, overjacket is just the thing for
spring, while the Raglan" waterproof pro-
vldes ample protection for rainy weather. To
make room for these new goods, they are will
Ing to close out their odd lots at much less than
cost. Remember you can get everything boy
wears at Eenno's, from hat for the head to
shoes for the feet.-Gazette.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14
The West Buxton Affair.
Statements of Nessrs Marshall, Townsend
and ethers-The Charges of Neglect and
Cruelty Re-iterated, etc., etc,

During the winter the PRESS published an ac-
count of the neglect and cruelty of Hugh
Smith of West Buxton toward his insane wife,
Afterwards, we also published statement OF
MIR. Smiths friends in mitigation of his offense
Now some of the most respectable men in that
town bring us a number of statements made by
neighbors and citizens of the town fully sub
Stimulating the former charges. We can only
publish part of these which we do at the earn
est solicitation of gentlemen entirely reliable
and respectable.
The certificates for such they are in FORM
are accompanied by letter from j. M. Mar
shall, Esq, which is as follows:
Without assuming it to be the province of a
newspaper to test the merits OF every local com
munication by a rigid investigation, or to sit 10
Judgment OF a matter which lnvokes an IN
quiry by a judicial tribunal, it seems no less
than common justice to all parties. that the eye
witnesses to part of the late tragedy at West
Buxton should have an opportunity to clear
themselves from the imputation cast on their
veracty by the spirit OF the statement OF Marcn
3rd made by several citizens OF Buxton aod
Hollis-and purporting to represent the otner
side of the case" by similar public statement
of their Uiea1S of the affair." There will be
abundant opportunity for special pleading and
competition of testimony when this Whole
matter shall be properly and legally recognized
But any attempt to suppress truth, or 10
whitewash an atrocity of this kind very natu-
rally suggests fuller investigation of the case,
looking to a Development OF all the facts con-
taiued therein.
Allowing Mr.. Smith to be at once "a very
industrious and very negligent man" and even
the palliatipg circumstances that he had given
his unfortunate and crippled wreck of wife
the choice of being tied in warmed room-or
liberty to crawl about in this airy apartment, at
such time as the 2Sth of last January, without
fire and with such scanty covering as was
found about her-only corroborates the state
ment as first made, and both stories prove the
same crime-gross neglect.
To what degree this has been carried, the
terrible condition of tfse woman at present, her
rapidly approaching dissolution, and the volun-
tary statements of those who discovered her,
will best decide.
These statements are from the resident
neghbors of Hugh Smith; most of them are
personally known to your correspondent; they
are possessed of unimpeachable moral charac-
tiers, intelligent and in all respects as worthy
and correct citizens as any in the town.
MAJ
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14

LIFE INSURANCE PAYs.-The Furnishing
condition and progress of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society of New York, is exhibited
by the success of the Tontine policies issued by
that company. AS facts are better than theo-
ries, the following case, selected as an illustra-
ton, shows the large percentage of profit which
may be secured by those insuring on the Ton
tine plan in the Equitable:
$4,000. Policy No. 45103 Q5-years term J
Issued at the age of 81, July 9, 1869. Annual
premium, 1921 70. Total amount paid in five
years, 81, 4OS.50 Dividends thus far accumu-
lated on this policy, $725.33-over fifty per
cent. of the amount paid.
Corresponding results, we are informed, have
been secured throughout by the policies in the
company on this plan. On the above policy
the dividend period is reached at the end of
fifteen years. On policies where he period is
twenty years, the results are expected to be
considerably larger even than this. Mr.. J. f,
Clark is the general agent of the Society for
Maine. apr14d6w
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14

BEWARE of tooth posons, vended under the
name of Dentrifces. Adopt and adhere to the
only preparation that really preserves the
teeth and hardens the gums, fragrant SOZO-
DON'T. Its effects on decayng teeth are mar
velous. apr12daw1w
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14

ONE of the most creditable productions OF
the age is the Corticeli Sewing Silk. 1t is
pronounced by all who use it to be without &
riv
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wholesale Millinery Trade

Among the pioneers in the wholesale trade
of millinery and the manufacture of straw
goods is the name of Mr.. George d. Hillman
now the senior partner in the firm of Hillman
& Morrill,, SO and 100 Cross street. Within the
past few years the business of this firm has in
creased to such an extent that their former
place of business on Middle street became al
together too cramped for the great amount of
help and machinery required in the manufsc-
ture of their goods, and more spacious rooms
and better facilities must be had, as the bust
ness was on the increase every season. Ac-
cordingly arrangements were made with Hon.
j. B. Brown, who is ever willing to aid in ex-
tending the business and interests of Portland,
and about the first of January last large
block was completed on Cross street, arranged
in every particular to suit their special bpsi-
ness, and they now have ore of the finest
stores in the city of nearly 100 feet in depth
and of proportionate width, with an elevator
running from cellar to attic, and speaking
tubes to all rooms from the main store. They
carry one of the largest stocks of irst-class
millinery goods to be found in New England,
consisting of Flowers, Feathers, Ornaments,
and Straw goods nearly all of which they man :
ufacture themselves.
In the basement of the new block all the
steaming, pressing and shaping of the straw
goods are carried on, where the dry room and
steam boiler are also located; from seven to ten
men are employed to do the work, aided by all
the fastest improved machinery. On the first
floor proper is the store or salesroom, where is
displayed all the most fashionable goods in the
line
On the second floor is the work room for the
straw sewers, and in this room alone from fifty
to one hundred and fifty girls are employed.
On the third floor is bleaching room, and
extra presses to be used when business demands
it.
AS whole this is one of the best arranged
Lighted, convenient and pleasant business places
in the city, and retail dealers will there find
all times an elegant stock of seasonabe good
at prices that will be sure to attract their at
teption, and gentlemanly and accommodating
sa1as mon in attendance
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Please tell the people that you saw their
advertisement in the PRESS, the circula-
ton of which, per month, exceeds 100000.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14

DIR. FITZGERALD will return to Portland
Monday, April IL, remaining three days only
at the United States Hotel. Examination free
of charge. apl 10 At
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14

DR. Kenison chiropodist, United States Ho
tel this week. W&F
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14

MAPLE HoNEY-A choice invoice of New
Eastern Maple Honey and Sugar just received
at Wilson & Co.'s ap13d2t
Smyrna times., 1875-04-28

the score stood I3 misses for the Ne~$
spoilers to : for the town spoilers. Inc
rules adopted thus operated badly, and the
audience was disposed to decld" the CON
test I,v the most words missed rather than
by the most persons spelled down. The
odontion of the singular rules led to a
genuine quarrel on the stage. During this
game there were several simple words
missed, such as attic, pcrmOn, assent, alum'
friczc. &c, and created much applause.
The spelling for the prizes now commenced
amidst much excitement, one word missed
bv speller emitting him To seat
in the audience. The prdagogue now
gave out some selected words. An
NJ. ID. went down on blomcry; druggist
was so nunLcf that he couldn't spell
numskull; another NJ. ID. succumbcd to
rhinoccros, Che hasn't read the show blllal
and another spelled annexation without
two rs; and SO on until only three were
| lcft-Scott and IIynson on the Mrs ana
| 1dccrtixcr side, and Martin of the town
| These continued to spell for some minutes
until Martin was lost in a hbYrith of words
The remaining two were both of the Nsr
office, and continued to spell against on
another for about five minutes on SOM
very hard words until Ilyns0n took tn
second priz" on spelling myrmidon. Tn
excitement toward the last of the -p"llin
was great and the last one on the tloo
received hearty applause. Mr.. Foulk NOV
came forward in behalf of the committee
and announced to the audience that Juliu
f. Scott was entitled t. the first prz,
Henry l.. Ilynson to tn" second and Wn
II. Martin to the third. There is some tai
of having another next week.
Harper n Abbott, shiphuildrr~, launchc
handsome new schooner Of GOO ton. la
saturday.
The tabl.aux and concert held in Mus
Hall last "Wednesday and Thursday rvDl
ings, was quite success. We undcr-tal
they cleared about ~.
There was great deal Of apprch"u,io
Il felt here during the late cold snap in regal
| to peaches. but the most cf our fruit gror
crs here do not think they are serious
f" injured. though some are partially killed.
!, Yours r,.-In,.t!ullV II Al
Smyrna times., 1875-04-28
STATE AND LOCALS.

In is said that the goo-ei'..'.
been killed effectually by the co.u " e,,ner.
Milford is to have gas. The construction
of the works will commence this week, it is
said.
Mr.. A. E. Worden, Of this town, has been
granted patent for an improvement on
his washing machine.
Rev. A. d. Davis will resume the publica-
ton of his paper, The Rescue, in Wilmington
on Thursday, May 9th.
There is said to be difference of one
day in the ripening of peaches for every
twelve miles nOrthward
Farmers around this town say that wheat
never looked worse than it does now. 1t
has been "winter killed"
At the meeting of the State Grange, in
Wilmington, last week, authority was given
for the publication of an organ, to be called
the DeIdcdre Farmer.
The Sussex journal says that the fruit
growers around Georgetown are confident
that the peaches in that section have not
been seriously injured.
Rev. Enoch Stubbs, of this town, has con
sented to lecture under the auspices of tn,
Christian Association of the Central Pres
byterian Church, of Wilmington, on Mon
day evening, May II.
Smyrna times., 1875-04-28

MURDER AT GE0RGETowN.-At George
town, on Monday morning, the body of
Rachel Andrews, colored, was found lying
across the doorway of her house, with gun
shot wound in the back of her neck. Her
husband, a colored preacher, named John
Andrews, had disappeared, and he is sus-
pectcd of the crime. Her father, who lives
in neighborng house, heard the report of
II gun at about eleven o'clock on Sunday
night.
The supposed murderer is a short, thick
set man, and not more than so years old.
His color is light. He is quite intelligent
but very passionate and Of late has not
borne good character. About Christmas
he came near killing a colored man in his
church for some trivial ofiense by striking
him over the head with a chair.
Smyrna times., 1875-04-28

INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY School CoNvOCA-
TIoS IN BALTIM 1RE.-The next sensation in
the religious world will be the grand Inter
national Sunday School Convention pro
posed to be held on the ! lth, 18th and 18th
of Nav at the Masonic Temple i'll Baltimore.
Each State and Territory of the United
States is entitled to send delegates to the
number of twice its full representation in
Congress. Delaware will be entitled to six.
Canada is entitled to similar popular
representation-two delegates for every 49,
600 inhabitants. with four in addition for
each province. Delegates are to be appoint
ed by State or provincial Sunday school
(union) associations, or by their official
representatives but where no such associa-
tions exist the delegation committee OF the
convention will arrange for the representa-
ton of such community. The citizens OF
Baltimore have rendered the hospitalitle,
of their city and homes to the convention
Reports will be received from the Statistical
secretary, from States, Territories and pro
vinces, and from the international lessor
committee. Papers will be read or al
dresses delivered on various topics relatin!
to Sunday School work.
Smyrna times., 1875-04-28
For the Smmnd Times
MilfOrd.--Spe1ling Bee, &c.
MILFnRn. Anril 2Gth. Is

MILFORD, April Goth, 1873.
Mr.. EDITOR The challenge thrown out
two weeks ago by the Nc,cS ami .Idccrt;,rr
office to spell against the town, was acccp-
ted. and committees, consisting of Isaac
Truitt, ii. Is. Spencer and James Anderson
for the NrwS anil Idrnt,Str, and j. Y. Fnulk
Mark IL. Davis and Geo. =. Minors ON the
part OF the town, were appointed to make
the necessary arrangements. The COM
mittcc appointed DIR. Pratt a, pedagogue
and Revs. Haynes, Dinsmorc and Lcamy
referees. The "bce took place at Music
Hall on Friday evening, April 23d-lj cts.
admission, The largest audience ever
assembled in the hall greeted the spoilers.
The number of spoilers ON each side was
seven, and there were to bc two contests
the first between the two sides, a person
missing three words to retire; the most
standing ON the floor at the expiration OF
an hour and half to be tho champions as
side. The pcdngoguc gave out ordinary
words mostly, and at the end Of an hour
and half there was one down on each
side making it n draw game. There wa,
great dissatisfaction, however. While only
one on each side had missed three words
Smyrna times., 1875-04-28
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The Elk and Sassatras river fisheries have
not paid expenses this season, so far.
The new Episcopal Church at Greens
borough Will br dedicated on the 3Oth.
y Mr.. Fountain Of Dorchester County,
has lost large number of hogs by the hog
cholera.
Denton l. ,nl'rging its canning factory.
and n company there are about To start
drying factory.
The young folks Of E!kton will spend the
first of May on thr fishing shores at Car
pcntcr'> Point and Bulls Mountain.
Mr.. John MrFadlcn, Of Queen Anne's
county, las a 'Jcrc,.y Rod" sow that re-
Gently had "rrt,u, pigs 1t ono litter. II
the Jersey Reds" can't bring down the
price Of bacon. there's no use in trying, the
Easton .V,r thinks.
Capt Smith, of Eaeton, last Friday week
tried TO break young mule. but the mule
came near breaking him. He had line
attached to the animal. This line some
/ how got fastened about the Captain us the
mule started to run. and if some men near
/ by had not stopped the stubborn beast the
! Captain would have been dragged to death
He wa, badly hunt.
The report that Cyrus Stack. indicted in
/ Dorchester county Circuit Court some wears
ago for the murder Of Benz. Rhodes had on
l. i.
arrested in Florida. is not true Governor
Groome Of this State has communicated
with the Governor of Florida and informa-
tiom has been received at the State depart
m"nt contradicting the report.-Dtnto,
mar.
Som o,, hc Pr0rb Q".>toH.-A letter writer
from Sassafras Neck to the Every Ercnjr4
thus expresses himself: While some or
chards are nearly destroyed in others the
injury is comparatively light, while we are
confident that with no further frosts we
shall have a fair quantity Of peaches in thiI
district. Still the experience of the last
two years cannot but fill the minds Of manN
farmers Of this peninsula with sad apprc
tensions OF another failure in the fruit crop
which, To many Of them, means bankruptcy
| may safely say that majority of those
who, for the last two wears have been en-
gagged i'll peach culture, have wished hun
drrd times within the last tweutv.fou
hours that they never had embarkc
i'll =" prccariouS All adventure. One rente
who AYERS that his peach crop has beer
totally destroyed has written to his land
lord residing at New Castle. asking his con
sent to cut out the peach trees and plan
the ground in corn, and should there be
general failure there will be hundreds q
acres Of trees pulled up next fall and spring
Sad experience is demonstrating NOR
plainly each year that it is the height c
I folly to risk all upon amy one crop
Smyrna times., 1875-04-28

THE New JERSEY SOUTHERN-FOr the
fifth or sixth time since the present railroad
struggle began the New York press yester-
day reported an arrangement with or lease
of the New Jersey Southern Railroad by
the Baltimore & Ohio 1t is authoritativcly |
stated that the Baltimore & Ohio have not |
in any way negotiated for the control of
the New Jersey Southern. 1t is we'll un |
derstood that the New Jersey Southern is
in the hands Of parties unfriendly to the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad interest, and as it
will naturally look to the Baltimore & Ohio
for a customer, it is not to be doubted that
the latter road will avail of the opportunity
offered.-Bdlimore SIR.
Since the above was put in type the fol
lowing has been placed in our hands. 1t
is from correspondent at Long Branch, \.
j., to the New York Commercial AdrertStr
of Monday. 1t may give additional signifi-
canoe to the statement below to reflect that
Mr.. Garrett left Florida, where he was re-
cuperating his worn out energies, to attend
the meeting here referred to. We quote 4:
"The steam whistle broke the quiet Sab
bath stiffness of the Branch to-day, and the
residents of the beach were aroused by the
arrival Of special train from the Hook.
Of course, it was subject Of general specu-
lation what brought Jay Gould, Charles j.
Osborn, Mr.. Jameson. Mr. Smith, Mr..
Cotting and several other gentleman famous
in Wall street and in manipulating railway
companies. What could induce people to
come down to the Branch when it was blow,
ing gale, and the seas running mountains
high?' was the inquiry made by the curl
osity seeking Branchers. The secret began
to crop out on the arrival of a locomotive
and car from Philadelphia, containing
Mr.. Garrett and three or four more gentle
men well-know in the railroad world. The
conference lasted until late in the after
noon when the parties took their departure
for their respective homes.
at is surmised that the object of the
mysterious meeting here has something t.
do with the Baltimore & Ohio railroad seek
ing direct connection with New York by
the New Jersey Southern railroad. 1t vii
be remembered that Jay Gould became in
terested in the New Jersey Southern rail
road with the purpose Of extending tn
New Jersey Southern to Baltimore, and tn
presence Of the Baltimore d Ohio peopl
here to-day indicates that Mr.. Gould's ole
project is likely to be carried out. Whel
it is understood that Jay Gould never let
90 Of any project that he undertakes, | an
therefore warranted in saying that there
strong probability that some movement t
connect the Baltimore d Ohio road wit
the New Jersey Southern was the object {
the mysterious visit Of the railroad mal
mates. 1t will be remembered that Nj
Charles J. Osborn is the president Of th
New Jersey Southern railroad