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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-17
Business Notes.

The Sentinel says that Notwithstanding the
hard times the deposits in the PASSPORT Saw
;ngs Bank, during the quarter ending April LIST,
were larger than during any single quarter OF
the banks existence. The deposits are now
not far from 100000
Eastports small fleet of fishermen are pre-
pairing for a cruise on the Banks.
Carleton & Norwood's flour mills at Camden
are nearly ready to run and the completeness of
the machinery is not surpassed by the Western
mills.
ID. Knowlton & Go. are building postal, ex-
press and baggage car for that branch of the
Il. g. M. G. Railroad which runs from Water
vile to Skowhegan. 1t is to be first class in
all its arrangements.
The Friendship fishermen ca ught and sold
during the month of March over 10000 Holsters
for which they received about $1,000. Not SO
bad for SO cold and stormy month as March.
Four smacks are employed carrying Holsters to
market
Tho Lewiston Journal says that the Auburn
shipments of shoes the past week have been
1888 cases and the receipts of leather A 1876
pounds. The shipments during the week pre-
yious were 1857 cases and the receipts 81 ,283
pounds of leather. One year ago for the week
ending April 10Th, the shipments were 1925
cases and the receipts 2O89O pounds of leath-
err. Serge work is lively and orders are being
duplicated to some extent, it being near the
close of the spring trade.
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Spelling Matches.

Since spelling matches" are the rage,
'Mong rich and poor, and high ard 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,
Ifi good company we'd move,
We need handsome "suit" to wear,
The boys who wish to learn to ''spell,"
And want "a suit of clothes that's neat,
AT Fenno's can be fitted well.
Corner of Beach and Washington st. Bostol
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NOTICE is hereby given to owners of lots in the
IN Western Cemetery in the City of Portland that
unless said owners repair their fences that
and have been dropping down for years past, and
by the 18th day of May, 1875, the Superintendent
will order all these old fences and rubbish removed
after that time.
This order will be strictly carried out.
JAMES S. GOULD.
Superintendent of Burials for the City of Portland.
ma3O d3W
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A SUPERIOR lot of oysters at Timmons &
Hawes' Don't forget to get your cans filled
for Sunday.
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SUICIDE IN FREEDOM, N. H.-A gentleman
from Freedom, N. H., Informs US that Amos
w. Fowle, carriage manufacturer of that
town, aged about 81 years, fatally shot himself
Thursday, by placing the muzzle of gun near
his heart. and, for the want of caps, actually
ignited the powder with burning stick. The
shot entered the body below the heart, but did
not kill him instantly. Business troubles and
despondency are the cause he assigns for the
deed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-17


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-
res, 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. 45,1O3. Q5-years term
Issued at the age of 81, July 9, 1869. Annual
premium, $2S1.7O Total amount paid in five
years, 81 ,4OS.5O. Dividends thus far accumu-
lated on this policy, 25.33-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 the period is
twenty years, the results are expected to be
considerably larger even than this. Mr.. j. L,
Clark is the general agent of the Society for
Maine.
Now is the time to take those knives, forks,
spoons, sc. into the platers and have Jnem re-
plated as good as new at half the cost.
"The Place.
A. III. ATWOOD, q Market Square.
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CALICO BALL-The Montgomery Guards are
making arrangements for a calico ball next
Wednesday evening at City Hall, which prom
Uses to be one of the most attractive entertain.
ments of the season of the kind. Chandler
furnishes the music.
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BEWARE of tooth poisons, 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 decaying teeth are mar
velous apr12daw1w
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Please tell the people that you saw their
advertisement in the PRESS, the circula-
ton Of which, per month, exceeds 100000.
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CHESTNUT ST. CHURCH CoNCERT.-We un-
Intentionally omitted to speak of this musical
entertainment in our yesterdays issue. The
deservedly high character OF the music always
presented by this Sunday school was fully
maintained. In the first part there were sew
eral new quartettes sung as would be expected
of aquartette formed of Mrs. Wetherbee, Mrs.
Flint, and Messrs. Coyle and Hudson. In the
oratorio of the Pilgrimage, Mrs DR.. Files ap-
peared as the leading soprano. 1t will be re-
membered that she was unable to sing at the
previous concert on account of severe cold.
Mrs. Files voice is remarkably clear and
pure soprano,of good compass and great power.
Its sweetness was well displayed in the duet
with Mrs. Flint, and in the solo in the anthem,
The Lord is my Shepherd. The singing and
speaking by the children were fully equal to
their former efforts.
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STEAMER Chesapeake will leave for New
York this afternoon.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
CITY of PORTLAND.
ASSESSORS NOTICE

TUyHE Assessors of the City of Portland hereby
give notice to all persons liable to taxation in
said city that they will be in session every secular
day from the first to The fifteenth day of April next
inclusive, at their room in City Hail. from ten to
twelve O'Clock in the forenoon and from three to ive
o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose Of receiving
lists Of the polls and estates taxable in said city.
And all such persons are hereby notified to make
and bring to said Assessors true and perfect lists OF
all their polls and Estates real and PERSONAL or held
by them as guardian, executor administrator trustee
OF otherwise on the first day of April, 1876 and be
prepared to make oath to the truth of the same.
And when estates of persons deceased have been
divided during the past year, or have changed hands
from any cause the executor administrator, or other
person interested is hereby warned to give notice OF
such change; and in default of such notice will be
held under the law to pay the tax assessed although
such estate has been wholly distributed and paid
over.
And any person who negects to comply with this
notice will be doomed to tax according to the laws
of the State and be barred of the right to make ap
plicaton to the County Commissioners tor any abate
ment of his taxes, unless he shows that he was una
BILE to offer such lists within the time hereby APP
pointed.
nSY-In no case where the assessors have been put
to the dlsagreeable necessity of making doom will
the possession of Government bonds or deposits in
the Savings Banks be allowed as plea in mitigation
OF such doom.
#: 5 5 !! Isl Assessors.
rS-Blank schedules will be furnished at the room
OF the Assessors.
Portland, March q, 1875. ma27d3w
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Wanted Immediately.

"A good situation is offered. Address, giving ref
erences, M. ID. DILLINGhAM
apr17dtf Freeport, Me.
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FOR SALE.
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The monthly meeting of the Odd Fellows Mutual
Relief Association will be held at Odd Fellows Hail.
TUESDAY EVENING. April goth, at u O'Clock.
Por order, JOSHUA DAVIS, Sec'y.
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EU ACt.
FURNISHED rooms convenient for housekeeping
Il at 376 CUMBERLAND ST.
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STATE NEWS.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Journal says that the April term S. j.
Court for Androscoggin county will open next
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Public Notice.

VIM. .. FUA, ]
Blank schedules will be furnished at the room
of the Assessors.
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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-30
1eaths.

WORTH In this city, July 3Dih, ls,a, WIN. j.
WORTH aged AZ years,
The relatives and friends Of the family are re-
specially invited to attend the funeral from his
late residence No. 4OG Rast Third street. OIL sunday
afternoon august LIST, at 2 50 ocloes, p. Inter-
ment al kivervlew Cemetery.
MYRRI-on the 29th inst. Emma B . daughter of
Francis p. and Annie NJ. Myers aged months.
The friends ard relatives OF the family are re-
spectfuiy invited TO attend the funeral from the
residence OF Lewis Bullock, Vandever avenue, 9lh
ward, on SATURDAY afternoon, at O'Clock Services
at the house, at " O'clock Interment at Winning
ton Brandywine Cemetery.
Emma dear, how short has been thy stay,
Why should Death take thee 50 soon away
bud Just swelling, soon to bloom,
Why hasten thou into the tomb?
Weep not for her, she could not stay
Angels came to hear her soul away.
Though hard 10 part with one so young
Who oft around our necks has clung.
HAUGIIEy.-on the 29t1 inst, at Cape May, Hugh
NJ. Baughey, aged az years.
The friends aud relatives OF the family are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral from his
late residence, S4 Orange street, to leave the house
at O'Clock, on Saturday, July 81. High mass at 81,
Peters, burial at st. Joseph's.
ODANIBL.-In this city, on the 2sih Inst, Mrs, L.
r. O'Danie
to attend the funeral on Monday afternoon August
3D. at o'clock. Services in the Old Swedes church.
MARTIN.-In this city, on the 99th inst, Mrs. Jane
Il. Martin, in the 81 lst year of her age.
The relatives and friends are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral, to leave her late residence
NO. 7l5 Wollaston ST., Monday, at 10 81 O'Clock.
Services at End Baptist Church at IL O'Clock.
SMYTH.-On the 2sth inst, at Budds Lake, New
JERSEY, William Canby Smyth, Jr., In his 11th year.
Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the
residence OF his parents SIS West street the 3lst
inst, to leave the house at Il O'Clock, a. III.
JAMAR On the 21th inst, VIM. H lamar.
funeral from his late residence lis West 18th street.
Friday afternoon, at O'Clock.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-30
western Wet ana Southern Dry.

Heavy rains continue in the West, and the re-
ports of swollen streams, submerged corn fields
and sproutingiwheat are repeated from South
ern Indiana and Ohio. A very severe storm
visited Marietta and its vicinity on Wednesday
night, during which the tive.story warehouse of
tho Marietta Chair Company, with its contents,
was demolished by the wind. The loss is $I5, 900
Trees and chimneys were blown down in all di-
rectons, and the whole country yesterday morn
ing was under water. In Central Missouri heavy
rains have also flooded the country, damaged
the crops, and stopped railroad travel. Serious
apprehensions of food were fol. al Memphis
yesterday, owing to tho freshet in the Missouri
and Ohio Valleys, and tho occurrence of another
heavy rain.
The weather in Southern and Middle Alabama
is very hot and dry. No rain has fallen at Mont
gomery since May, and the thermometer keeps
at "a to rs degrees. In the greater part of the
cotton belt there has been no rain for from fonr
to six weeks, and both corn and cotton are auf
fenpg. II is feared the cotton crop will fall %
to SO per cent. short of the estimate of the be-
ginning Of this month.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-30
SECOND EDITION.
Homicide In Queen Anne,s.


A coI.oRED MAN KICKED FATALLY, WHILE IN IL
quoR.
Tile circumstances of a homicide in Queen
Anne's county, Nd, are communicated to the
Baltimore american in a letter from Centreyllle.
At Queenstown, on Monday morning, Mr.. George
DeRochbrune discovered on coming ont of his
residence, portion of a coat under his door
stoop, and OH examination, found a oolored man
named Henry Dyer, but after questioning him,
could get no answers. 1t was ultimately found
that he was in dying condition, and he expired,
after physician had arrived.
An inquest WAS hold on Wednesday by Esquire
Pippn, and it WAS in evidence that Dyer WAS seen
IN Queenstown, on Saturday night in company
of young man named Charles Brandon, aged
about twentv-three years, son OF the manager
of the Lords Gift Farm" at which place Dyer
WAS at work. On that night. Dyer asked Brand
off if he WAS going home, and on being answered
in the affirmative, he familiarly laid Ills hand on
Brandof's shoulder, and remarked, "Well,
woll go along together" Brandon, who
was also under the influence of liquor,
then knocked Dyer down. and kicked him IN tho
back, abdomen and other parts of tho person,
and then left him. This is Brandoff's story. as
no ono witnessed the transaction. Dyer was not
seen after this until discoyed by Mr.. DeRooh-
bruno. When the jury of inquest had ended
their labors and rendered verdict that Dyer
had died from wounds inflicted by Brandoff it
was discovered that the murderer had left for
parts unknown, and has not yet been arrested
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-30
Young no1vdyi.m In tho TENN ward.

10 the Editor of the Contnlercfal: ts t
We are very much annoyed by boys continual
ls throwing stones, and using profane, vulgar
language. 1t is a great nuisance, and ought to
bo abated. In the built-up portion of the city it
.hould not be tolerated; it not only endangers
property but oftentlmes lives and limbs of the
passers by. There are frequently crowds Of boys
tilrsing and swearing recKlessly pelting stones
and other missiles at anything that they see or
their propensity incline them to. 10 admonish
them against their evil practices is useless un-
less their parents would coincide with us.
Would 1t not be well if our police would use
some effort to put a check to it The method
ls to inform his Honor the Mo-, that there il,
and has been great Infringement of certain or
dnances. One says 1t shall not be lawful for
any minors to collect and assemble in the public
streets. lanes or alleys, in any yard or lot at
any time after the setting of the ssun, or at any
time during the first day of the week or Sabbath
day, DC. Another says, whoever shall be guilty
Of any indecent or disorderly conduct, or make
any offensive outcries or loud noises, or utter or
sing any loud, Bcurillous, ,profane obscene words
or songs, &C., shall be doomed guilty of COM
mon nuisance, and be liable to a fine, DC.
We, as good citizens and tax payers, ask those
whose authority it is to attend to our complaint,
that we may have redress of our grievances,
VEBBUM SAT SAPIENTI.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-30
Tho mounInin nIeadoW rrorrnr.

bEAyER, urAn, July 29.-Mr. spicer occupied
all the morning addressing the jury for the de-
fence. lie stated the theory OF tho defence to
10 that the emigrants, by their own misconduct
at Corn creek, 80 enraged the Indians that they
sent runners ahead gathering help from other
tribes till at the Meadows they numbered four or
i've hundred that the whites did sell supplies
TO the emgrants and treated them well that
Lee hold no military or church office, but was
simply a farmer to the Indians; that on the
grounds he tried to protect the emigrants, and
that he wept when the massacre wae proposed
that not Lee, but Mr.. Bateman, went with the
flag of truce afterwards Lee went to Carroll
and stayed two hours, believing the treaty was a
bona fide one that while there Haight, Higbee
and klingen Smith were plotting to kill the emil
Ktants, and that what the whites did was done
through fear of death at the hands of the In-
ilans, who threatened that il they didn't help to
slll the cmigrants they would kill them.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-30
Wayne MacVeagI Declines

HE vfSDIcarEs THE PRESIDENTS PURPOSES At 70
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Wayne MacVeagh declines to assist in the in
vestigatiop of the affairs of the Rcd Cloud Ipdsn
Agency, and adds in letter to the n Y. 7ri-
bune:
1t is simple Justice to the President, however :,
to remember his conduct with reference to The
Indian Agenoes-a justice which surely those
who, like myself, have felt free to criticse diff
ferent acts of his administration ought not to
deny him. From the close of the war until to-
day he has constantly striyen to relieve them
from the temptations which under our present
evil system beset the other branches of the Civil
Service. As General of the Army he earnestly
recommended the transfer of the Indian Bureau
fenced it about with the great securities of a
permanent tenure, an adequate com
pensation and the traditions as an hon.
orable profession. Though foiled in this
epdeayor, as soon al he became President
he attempted to reach the same result by the in
direct method of appointing officers of the army
to be Indian agents. Congress promptly
thwarted this effort by providing that any officer
accepting such appointment should be deemed
to have resigned bis commission. As last re-
sort the President then asked the principal re-
gious denominations of the country to take
charge OF the different Indian agencies and to
recommend to him proper and worthy members
of their respective churches for Indian agents.
Inc gentlemen Thus recommended were prompt
ly appointed and it is the result of this method
of selection which il, partially at least, upon
trial to-day.
For one I do not believe it furnishes as Salts
factory guarantees of integrity as either the
Department Or reformed Civil Service would
afford but l do believe it to be better than the
old method of allowing appointments and re-
moyals to depend upon tho pleasure OF Sena-
tor or Congressman. 1t does seem to me, there
FORE that all fair-minded men, however differ
ing from him in other respects. ought to agree
in giving credit to the President for hA persis
tent efforts to improve the relations of the Indi'
an Agencies to the National Government.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-30


Wayne McYeigh declines to serve ON the IN
dian Commission to investigate the affairs Of
the Red Cloud Agency.
A grand banquet was given last evening at
Guildhall by the Lord Mayor of London to the
various municipal heads OF British and foreign
cities and towns. Over 600 persons were pros-
ent
The Attorney General, in response to the
question whether he recently received any ac-
counts Of Kulslux outrages, states that he has re-
ceived none since he has occupied his present
position.
The body of Frederick White of Sterling Cen
tire, Mass, was found yesterday, on wharf at
New London, Conn. II was evident that he had
been murdered, and that his body had been ta-
ken to the place where it was found.
The settlement of the accounts OF the late
Treasurer Spinner for the quarter ending the
3lst of last December has just been completed
by the first auditor and first comptroller of the
Treasury, who report them entirely correct. mot
d single error being discovered The amount
involved WAS $3z9, 1885 G..
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-30
FOURTH EDITION.
The ". 4 w. DeraIcation.

FURTHER EXAMINATION OF TIE BOOKS OF THE COM
PANY AND DISCOVERY OF FURTHER FRAUDULENT
TRANsAC rIoNs-THE DEFICIT INCREASED 10
$4,000.
During yesterday and this morning the oiiices
of the Wilmington Il Western r. K. Co. have
been examining the accounts of tho late Secre-
tary, and further evidences Of fraud have been
detected. The selling of tickets and the pock-
eting of the money obtained for them was not
the only way in which the company suffered !,
this proves to have been source of but little
profit OF the pecuators A large sum WAS taken
by means Of false entries on the books, and by
an abstraction from the returns OF the station
agents along the line of the road.
30 far as is now known only about ona hun
dred tickets have been wrongfuly sold. A
short time ago, when tickets were needed only
two Thousand were ordered, and of these it does
not appear that more than the number stated
above were used. 1t is possible, however, that
duplicate tickets may have been procured, but
there is no evidence yet that such has been
done. The partnership arrangement of Devou
and Hammett does not seem to extend beyondth the
1st of last month, but the precise date of its be-
ginning, cannot be fixed.
~The loss to the company through false entries
was probably tho work of Deyou alone although
Hammett seems to have been privy to what was
going on. The full extent Of the oss the officers
think, will be about 5000. How long this species
of fraud has been carried on is not known, and
will not be be until during next week, when the
Secretary's books will be compared with those of
the agents along the line of the road. Itseems
that Devou abstracted portions of the amounts
returned by the agents. entering upon his books
only the amount left after he had deducted the
proportion which it was his custom put into his
own pocket. The reports which accompanied
these returns he destroyed in order to cover up
his acts hence tue necessity for comparison
of his books with those of the agents. The Sun
day pilferings seem to have been the largest,
and on some Sundays no entries are made at all.
1t is ascertained that on one Sunday something
over $17 was abstracted.
An examination of the books is being careful
ly made by President Bradford and Superinten-
dent Conwell There has been no meeting of
the Board of Directors in regard to the matter,
nor no formal action on their part. Much SYM
pathy is expressed for the family Of Devon, who
are painfully distressed over the discoyeries
made concerning his conduct.