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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-23
The Wool Hyarkes.

BOSTON, Mch. 22-LRepor1ed for the Press.l-The
following is list of prices quoted this afternoon
70 estc.ohio and Pennsylvania pick,lock so q
52c; do choice Xxx 45@47c; DO fine X As q acc; me.
dunn AZ q Acc; coarse 40 q 42c; Michigan extra and
Xxx Al "a 43c; fine 40 q 42c; medium ~ a 4ic; COM
mon 80 q 4oe; other Western fine and K 40 q 42c;
medium ~ q 44c, common 80 a 4Oc; pulled extra
80 q 45c; superine IS a so; No 1, 20 a Csc; comb
Eg fleece 30 q CSC; California IA q 35c; Texas 20
q 33c; Canada 50 q SOC; do combing 63 q 65 Smyr-
ma washed 1s q SIC; do unwashed, "A a 24c; Buenos
Ayres IS @ 30c Cape Good Hope so a BIC; Austral-
ian 30 q SOC; Donskoi Is q SIC; Mestiza pulled -
q G.
The tone of the market remains the same as pre-
vously noticed Holders quite cautious in their
movements, and are sellers only when the standing
OF buyers is unquestioned For prompt cash some
concession has been made, and no one looks for any
higher prices for some time to come. Stocks are
moderate for the season but the clip of Califor-
MIA is near at hand and there is Wool enough left to
bridge to another season. Stocks of California
are being disposed of fast as possible and pulled
Woods are offered at comparatively low prices. The
demand for fine ieeces continue quite limited
In New York the market remains in every particu-
lar the same as at our last report. Manufacturers
continue to purchase very spariDgy, and absence
the future is anything but encouraging. The pres,
emit low prices ruling do not in the least induce manu-
tacturers to go beyond their present requirements;
they figure that if prices low with the pres
ent reduced supply, that they will be still lower
when the supply increased by the receipts of the
new spring clips which are due within the next six
weeks or two months aud they prefer to wait to see
what the future will develop Farmers this wear
will make great mistake if they open the season
with the exoI bitant views that they exhibited for
many years past for goods in depressed condi-
tion and likely to remain SO for some time. and
manufacturers, in consequence. are not anxious to
run their mills unless there is sufficient margin TO
pay them for their labor.
In Philadelphia the recent failures at the East
ward have increased the dullness which already ex-
Isted The Spring demand for goods has not been as
large as was generally expected and prices of goods
generally rule low. fine is very much neglected
but combing is in fair request at former prices.
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News and Other Items.

They are selling ''Bessie Turner whiskey" in
saloon IN Toledo. The man who gets thor
oughly drunk upon it can be carried up SIX
flights of stairs and put into fourteen strange
beds without his waking up-Toledo Blade.
1t is said that the young wife of Senator
Christiancy was denied admittance to the inner
circle of Washington, for few days after her
marriage, on the objection of Mrs. Belknap.
As Mrs. Belknap fell Mrs. Christiancy rose, and
she is now occupying the position to which she
is entitled.
Gen. Merritt speaks some plain if not palata-
BILE truths concerning the Black Hills craze.
He warns simple folk who may be tempted
painfully to go thther that the auriferous ca.
pacity of that part of the country which is now
accessible has been overrated, that the diggings
are already overcrowded, that the most fortu-
nate do not more than make wages by hard
work in the midst of danger and discomfort.
John Foord, the successor to Louis J. Jen-
nings, as managing editor of the New York
Times, is native Of Aberdeen, Scotland, and
graduate of st. Andrews University. Before
coming to this country in 1869, MI. Foord trav-
eed extensively, making the tour of Germany
on foot He began on the Times in 1869 as
Brooklyn reporter, and by his valuable services
during the Franco-German war and the fight
against the Tweed ring, he pushed steadily and
rapidly toward the front in the Times office,
and when Mr.. Jennings dropped out of the
managing editors chair, Mr.. Foord naturally
dropped in.
The appearance of Gen. Butler before the
war expenditures committee Tuesday, created
genuine sensation, which evidently was enjoy
ed by nobody more than the witness himself.
He went. as he openly ayows, expecting'a row,
and spelling for Eight; but he was treated
with marked consideration, and left the COM
mittee room with rather disappointed air. 1t
transpired that he was ''the prominent Repub-
lican lawyer given as authority by Scott Smith,
the correspondent of the New York Post for
the despatch concerning certain evidence of the
payment of money to Mrs. Belknap in New
York city, in connection with the Kentucky
Central Railroad claim. His testimony was
briefly that B. G. jayne, in working up case
for him ran across witness of the transaction
mentioned, and that be had made little in
vestigation on his own account. Mr.. Butler
gave the committee privately the names Of sew
eral witnesses, writing them on a slip of paper,
and subpoenas were issued at once. 1t is un-
derstood that the persons wanted are in New
Orleans, and that they are not Mrs. Roddey or
Mrs. Benton.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
StockhoIders' Meeting-OId Board of Di.
rectors Revised md Improved-The I'm
happy-Recogniaiou of Gov. Coburn,
ETC.. etc.
Especial Despatch to the Press. =,


AUGUSTA, March 22.-The annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Maine Central Railroad
Company was held in Granite Hall today.
About hundred persons were present, but
bakers dozen held majority of the stock.
The directors had arranged many matters in
the sessions held last evening and this morning,
so that the voting was simply ratification of
their action. One of the matters thus consid-
cred was the fixing of the number of the Board
OF Directors at eleven, and the making up of a
ticket in accordance with this plan. This made
certain gentlemen unhappy since the venerable
Nathaniel nj. Whittemorc and that vigorous
and adroit railroader Frank w. Hill, were Sc
lectec for the slaughter Vice President Wool.
dredge was tired of railroad responsibility, and
he was left off. Samuel G. Lawrence of Bos
ton, President of the Eastern Railroad, was
substituted for Mr.. John Cummings. Hon.
John B. Brown takes the place of one of the
Maine men dropped. Frank Hill did not ap-
pear happy over the arrangement. JUDGED, be
seemed very unhappy, and he and his man
Greeley took the very back seat in the hall and
subsequent proceedings interested them no
more. Mr. Whittemore felt that he, too was
martyr, but as there is nothing heroic about a
railroad martyr who is forced to walk the plank.
the wicked outsider SCOTS at him. 1t is assert.
ed that Mr.. WIS feelings will be somewhat
modified by being awarded an annual pass.
which are marks of special favor in these eco.
nomic days. There were some other dssatis.
fed looking men about the hall, but it must be
evident to those who keep posted on railroad
affairs that the changes in the Board have great
ly improved it.
The meeting was called to order at II so by
President Coburn. Hon j. III. Drummopd.
Clerk, read the call for the meeting. Gov CO.
burn presented the report of the Directors.
which had been printed and circulated. The
reading of the report was dispensed with. Col
j. w. Spaulding of Richmond, moved that the
number of directors be fixed at eleven. The
motion was carried, though it did not call forth
hearty response from several gentlemen
Messrs Joshua Nye of Augusta P. H. Brown
of Portland, and George A. Phillips of Water
vile, were appointed committee to receive,
sort and count votes for board of Directors
for the ensuing year. The committee subse-
queutly reported:
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of the Portland Markets


The markets are firm and we have but few changes
to report this week. There is the usual increase in
activity noticeable at this of the year. but
dealers still continue TO buy from hand to mouth as
the expression is. Trade is not really active and has
not been for some time. The money market shows
but little change. Gold closed Wednesday, March
22d, at 11ia.
Apples are in good demand and prices are quoted
at from $500 to 500 per bbl for the best quality.
Beans are in good demand and remain unchanged,
Butter is in excellent demand especially for nice
family lots, and brings as high as &c. TIE cheese
market is firm with but little movement. Coffee is
rather dull and the demand light There is scarcely
anything to note in copper and cordase. The fish
market shows slight improvement in demand but
prices remain the same. The -four market is firm
with sales quite active. The grain market is firm
aud corn is higher This is caused by the great for
eign demand tor grain Of all kinds. Hay is coming
in slowly and retails for $l4 90 q 1900 Lard is firm
with prices unchanged Leather remains active with
sair sales Rockland lime is lower and is quoted at
S1t5. The lumber market shows no change in prices
Molasses is dull and unchanged. Egg are lower as
will be seen by the quotations. Pork remains firm
with good prospect Of an advance in prices Sugars
are very firm at the quotations. Teas are firm and
in good demand Tobacco is steady and unchanged.
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queutly reported:


The first eleven were declared elected after
which the meeting adjourned. The new Board
will meet at Portland Thursday, March Both.
for org anization.
There was decided feeling on the part of
several stockholders to get rid of Mr.. Ward and
put Mr.. George M. Patten in his place, but the
stock controlled by the expiring Eastern Rail-
road, Messrs. Ward, Jones aud other outsiders
controlled the matter and retained that GENTLE
man. Mr.. Patten is a railroad man and wonld
be most valuable man.
With the exec ptions named and for the roc.
sons suggested, the meeting was most barmo-
NOUS. The management of Gov. Coburn has
not only given general satisfaction to the stock.
holders but TO the people generally who have to
do with the road. The present arrangement
with the Boston roads, which is so fayorablv re-
ceived by the business men of Maine, is the
result of the efforts of Gov. Coburn and the
men on the Board of 1874 who acted with him
against the opposition of the Eastern men to
fair play with both roads.
The following resolution was passed by the
retiring Board:
Resolved, That the thanks OF this Board and
III tnis corporation are hereby rendered to the
81 Aoaer Cobnrr, for the very able faith
t .S nnseinse and successful manner in which
SiscSar"ed d du ris responsible Office have been
the salary fixed upon by the precedins vote is
not deemed an adequate comnenSot;o55 ~ 80 20
services, but was limited to that amonnt oo,ni
IN obedience to his expressed wishes 49, n'i ,hS
subject. "eS upon the
1t IS understood that syndicate will soon bA
formed to take such quantity of the comma.
ny's bonds as are necessary to take care of 9th.
er bonds maturing and consolidate the debt
1t is also stated that the office of Solicitor win
be abolished at an early day. 8.
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THE STORM,


PRovINCETowN, Mass, March 22-The miss.
ing men from the wrecked vessel in our harbor
have all turned up. 1t is believed not a single
life was lost The total number of disasters is
about fourteen. Three of the vessels are sunk,
enc has gone to pieces, and several others are
very badly damaged. The whaling schooner
Carrie w. Clark had her boats stove.
Brig Hattie Eaton Wrecked mt Ports.
mouth aud all Hands Lost Except the
Mate.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., March 22-The brig
Hattie Eaton, Capt. James f. Cook, from the
West Indies for Portland loaded with mo.
lasses and rum, drifted ashore on Gerrsh Is
land in this harbor, Tuesday afternoon, about
2 o'clock, and went to pieces All hands were
lost except the mate, who is from Middleboro,
Massachusetts,. The vessel was owned by Bos-
ton parties and valued at $4,000. A later dis
patch avs that six men were lost by the
wrecking of the brig Hattie Eaton, but none of
the bodies have yet been recovered.
An Unknown Vessel Probably Lost.
About the same time an unknown schooner.
apparently in distress near by, was endeavor-
ing to keep off shore, but with the terrific wind
she could not have done so, and nothing having
been seen of her since, it is feared that sh g
went down with all on board. Several fishing
schooners in the lower harbor dragged their
anchors and were driven on Clark's Island
Fort McClary and Fishing Island wreckers
have gone to their assistance.
Am Unknown Schooner Stranded.
A schooner, heavily loaded, was seen to cut
| away her masts to prevent going ashore, and
then, not able to weather the gale, went plump
| on Clark's Island, where she can be seen in a
precarious situation.
Narrow Escape of a sedgewick Vessel.
The schooner Governor, coaster of Sedge-
wick, Maine, dragged her three heavy anchors
and as last report, had to cut away her masts
to reach tie lower harbor, which she finally
| accomplished. The crew are safe, but they
suffered severely.
Other Vessels Ashore.
The schooner Fairfield, a coaster of Eden, is
ashore at Pepperell Cove, with her side stove
in Her crew saved themselves. The fishing
schooner, General Taylor of Newburyport, is
ashore at Pepperell Cove, with her side stove
in and otherwise badly damaged The crew
are safe.
The fishing schooner Kitty Clark of East
ham, Mass, is ashore at Kittery Cove, but will
come off all right.
Wrecks at Hyannis.
BOSTON, March 22.-Schooner H. W. God
frey, from Elizabethport for Boston, with coal.
went ashore at Hyannis, Cape Cod Schooner
Seafower and Ida Della Tore and one schoon.
er unknown are also ashore at the same place
Brig MI. G. Haskell Ashore at Wells.
WELLS, March 22.-During yesterdays gale
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Grimes and Casualties.

The body of colored man was washed ashore
at Sandy Hook yesterday, probably from the
wreck of schooner Weaver
About o'clock yesterday morning, at Fall
River the police found the dead body of a man
named John M. Lewis, in the back ard of his
lodging house, corner Central and Green streets
He had evidently fallen from his bedroom win
dow. A coroner's inquest has been called.
George P, Butler, we'll known newspaper
and periodical dealer of Taunton, Mass while
repairing leaky po-ch Tuesday slipped and
fell some ten feet upon picket fence, receiv-
ing probably fatal injuries.
Dowland " no was hurt at the Old Colony
depot Monday. died Tuesday night.
Liverus Hall of South Manchester, Ct, was
thrown from his carriage yesterday and killed.
Patrick Sullivan was arrested in Brooklyn
yesterday for kicking and stabbing his wife to
death.
A Utica, N. Y, gang attempted to rescue
Conroy, burglar, from the custody of Depu-
ty Sheriff Benedict yesterday, but during the
melee Conroy was fatally shot.
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Foreign Imports.

LIVERPOOL, ENG. Br Steamship PoIynesian-
pun seiris to Charlton, 1874 boxes tin plate to
order, 10 packages merchandise to e Prindle
case linen goods to Marrett, Bailey s. Co. 81 crates
earthen ware to E Jose & Co, Is packages mer-
chandise to Porteous, 80 bales dundee to NJ Bal
ley.
HALIFAX, Ms. Steamer Chase-21 bdls fish to
A Stubs, wagon 10 cases brandy 1873 kegs nails
81 bdls bags 10 packages merchandise to G TRK.
CARDENAS. Brig Addie Haie-554 hhds 48 les
m0lasses to order.
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BABcocK EXPLAINS Respecting what has
been said about the recent correspondence of
Attorney General Pierrepont with District At
torney Dyer of st. Louis, intending to reflect
upon Gen. Babcock, the latter makes the fol-
lowing statement and authorizes its publica-
ton:
II found copy of the letter lying open on
my desk in the Executive Mansion. do not
know how or by whom it came there; it was
it was not marked official or CONFIDENTIAL
there was nothing to show that it was intended
for the President, and he informs me that he
never saw it. The copy appears to have been
made in the Attorney Generals office. Find
ing this copy open, and without any address, 1
presumed it was put there for my inspection
and use, and placed it in the hands of my
counsel for such action as they might think
proper in regard to it.
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Recovery of the Bodies Of the Captaiu and
second Mate of the Hattie Eaton

PoRTsMoGTH, March % The body of Can't.
James Z. Cook of the brig Hattie Eaton,
wrecked on Gerrish Island. Washed ashore tb;s,
morning and is being prepared for Immediate
transmission to his late home in East Boston
The head was severely injured. His watch was
found in his pocket stopped at 1926. The BODY
OF John 3. Atwood, second mate. was also re-
covered and will be buried at Kittery Point
Not vestige of the cargo has been saved, and
the remnants of the brig are shapeess mass
piled up on the shore. The vessel was less
than 30 feet from land when wrecked, but the
sea was too terrible for men ON shore to an
swer the pitiful cries of the crew. 1t was the
most heartrcndng disaster on this coast for
years.
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BOSTON, Mich. 22.-The following is the statement
the Boston National banks, as returned to the
lnarinar Hnnca.
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[Sales at the Brokers' Board, Mch. 22.l
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The Only Way to Conquer Dyspepsia.

1t is perfectly prepostercus to introduce pepsin
and other artificial solvents into the stomach in the
expectation that they will assist digestion by acting
ON the food ITSELF They will not. Nor is it possible
thus to overcome dyspepsia. The only way to con-
quer that disorder, and prevent the numerous
diseases and disabilities which it assuredy provokes,
strengthening the stomach. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters eradicates the most nveterae forms of in
digestion by restoring vitality to the alimentary
organs and those which are tributary to them. The
liver, the bowels the kidneys and the nerves. no less
than the stomach, experience the invigoratiye
effects of that standard tonic which possesses alter
influence and give permanenee to its effects which
they would not otherwise possess
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SENATOR SPENCER.


WASHINGTON, March % e r. Mitchell, ex-
cashier of the First National Bank of Mont
gomery, and at present member of the Ala
bama Legislature, was examined by Senator
Morton's committee this morning. He testifi-
ed that Kinds and Whiting, Senator SDencer's
election agents, and Spencer himself deposited
money on the same dav, November 10, 1872,
and that Spencer and Kinds withdrew their
balance the day after SpenceI's election, Dec.
4th. The three would frequently examine their
bank deposits together. Whiting, who is now
dead, received position 10 the Mobile custom
house after Spencer's election. A fact brought
out by Salisbury was that Kinds drew upon
Spencer after the election for $4,000 while SDen-
Ger was i'll Washington. Spencer bad previ-
ously telegrapbed 10 finds that the money was
on deposit for him in Washington.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Maine State Temperance Camp
meeting Association.

The following incorporators, Hon. Nelson Dingley,
=, z. harrington, Joshua K: osgood, Rev. /, Luce,
Sapt >. b. Coyle, Joel Morrill,, DR.. Geo. E. Brcket,
Neal DOW JOB Sanford, E. W. Stetson, Samuel Ding
ley, r. A. Cleaves, A. Little, Cyrus Sturdivant. Owen
q, Chadbourn, Caleb A. Chaplin, Ward b. Hutch
Association, are requested to meet at City Hotel,
Portland, Tuesday April 4, at one o'clock p. NJ.
a. LITTLE,
SAML DINGLEY.
Il. C. HARRINGTON.
Portland March o. 1876. mh23dtdsn
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questions of public policy and Republican prin-
ciples which are far more important even than
whisky frauds We hope and believe that Mr..
Bristow is all right on these other matters, but
we have no assurance of it. He has been
known at all to the country only very few
years, and in that time has been one Of the
most reticent men connected with our very
retcent administrations Snrinqfeld Union.
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T O r e IG N.
"A Il Ii AGA,
a Disturbances in Tuuis,

LONDON, March pa letter dated TURNS
14th, says: I'VE had great excitement here
yesterday in consequence of the attempted muir
der of Judge Puga of the Italian consulate,
and the killing of the would-be murderer by
the Judges dragomau. The body was brought,
followed by an immense mob, to tie Italian
consulate and the turmoil was so great that
troops had to be called out to guard the ap-
proaches to the American and Italian consul
lates. For several hours they had great diff.
Guilty in keeping the mob back with fixed
bayopets."
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4Y lib. ... 11a@ ~
Lemons pix 4 90 a 4 so
Oranges pix 4 25 q 400
GRAIN.
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THE KENTUCKY CENTRAL.
PeudietOn Makes N Square Denial befOr,
the judiciary Committee.

the judiciary Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-George III. Pendle.
ton was before the subcommittee of the
Judiciary Committee tonight, consisting of
Representatives Hunton, Lynde and Hoar.
He testified that neither Gen. Belknap nor an
member of his family Immediately or remotely
received any money whatever from him result
ing from the claim of the Kentucky Central
Railroad. Other parts of the testimony were
similar to that given before the Committee on
Expenditures in the War Department, with
the addition that some of the $4,000 (the
amount of one of the drafts) was spent by him
in the payment of private debts and the pur-
chase Of various articles, end the balance was
taken by him to Europe.
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NEW YORK. March 22-Evening.-Money was
little active and loaned up to per cent, closing
days Sterling was firm at 4S6{ @ 486a; demand bills
fraction weaker at 1891 q 1893.
Gold opened and closed at 114I, with sales in the
interim at 11i4. The rates paid for carrying were
8, ST. and Il per cent: loans were also made fat.
The clearances at the Gold Exchange Bank were
$25, 6S2 600. The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-
day $72 900 account of interest and $4,000 in re-
demption of bon1s. Customs receipts S339,000. The
engagements for shipment to Europe Tomorrow are
quarter Of million. Governments firm.
The following wer the closing quotations of Gov
eminent securities.
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FOR ST TAR.

Mr.. j. W. Mcintosh, of Portland, Maine, writes;
sFor long time 1 have been a great sufferer from
Bronchitis, for which resolved to try your Forest
Tar. The first bottle brought no apparent re ief.
After using the second, my cough was very much re-
ieved and my sleep was free from that choking sem
sation which made breathing difficult an distress
sing. Now, after using few bottles, AN PER-
FECTLY FREE FROM EVERY TRACE OF MY TROUBLE.
believe it to be all you claim for it and much
more" Your Druggist viii show you these prepara-
tons.
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NEW YORK.
Dariing's Appraisersl,in.

NEW YORK, March % The Her.
aid prints two columns of exposure
of the working of The appraisers Office in this
city under VIM. A. Darling, 1t says Darling's
relatives drew $40, 900 per year as salaries aud
gives instances where honest employees have
oeen removed, dishonest men had their salar.
les increased and other rotten trans actions.