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Portland & Rochester Il. r..
On and after Monday, April, 8, 1876,

,ss=szss55.=5s-z Trains will run follows
EuY-Vu3 Leave Portland at $50 O. m,
go, 900 and $40 p.
100 a. VI. Train stops at all stations between
Portland and Rochester, and runs through to
Worcester. Arrives at Rochester at 1000 a.
NJ, (where it connects with Eastern and BIOS.
ton q Maine Railroads) At Nashua at I47
I'm, Lowell 12.15 p. m, Boston 115 p. m,
Us p M, and at worcester at 2.iO o. M.
connecting with trains South and West
2.3O Y. Nj. Steamboat Express arrives at
Rochester at 4.30 p, m, connects at Ripping
for Manchester and Concord at Nnsh-n
for Lowell and Boston, at Aver .,unc-
lion for Fiichbnrg and Hoosac Tun-
mel Line at Worcester with Boston q
Albany Railroad, and goes through New
London without change of Cars,
there connecting with the magnificent
Steamers of the Norwich Line, arriving in
New York at Pier No. 40, North Riyer
at 600 a. IN.
state Rooms can be secured in advance at
Barnes Bros, No. 2s Exchange Street and
all stations
$50 =. Nh. Train runs to Gorham.
RETURNING
Trains leave Rochester at 7.2O, 11s5 IL AS a. M,
7.2O A Va. Stops at all Stations, arrives in Port
land at 10 90 a m.
11.25 A. M Steamboat Express from New Lam
don, leaving Norwich Line Steamers at 90
q. m, and Worcester at 500 a. m, stops at
Springvale, Alfred Saco River, Gorham, Sacca-
Kappa and Westbrook, arrives in Portland at
l 20 p. m, makes close connection with the
Maine Central and Grand Trunk Railroads
1i.45 A. M. Train is a freight train with Passen-
ger Car attached, stops at all Stations AMI
is due in Portland at $40 D. m.
$50 r. vi. Train is through from New York.
stops at all Stations when signaled, arrives
in Portland at 1880 D. m.
Local Train from Gorham at 600 a. M, arrives in
Portland at $40 a. IN.
j. NJ. LUNT, supt.
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TRAINS FOR PORT,AND LEAVE
Grand Trunk Il. II. of Canada.
ALTERATION I'm TRAINS.
WINTER ARIA GEM ENr

On and after Monday, Nov 18th 1873
y trains will run as follows: '
Express train 100 a. IN. for Auburn and Jau;a, -,
Mail train or Gorham and intermediates stations a.
ITO a. m. S'Neons aV
Express train at 1.4O p. IN for Auburn and Low
istOn. anu Lew
Mail train for Island Pond, stopping at all sta
tions to Island Pond). connecting with niobi ,a;I
tram for quebec, Montreal and the West at 10
p. m. ''N az "'''
Trains will arrive as follows.
Mail train from GOrham and Jnterp,c1iate Stations
at $50 a. IN. -' A'i'oi ii' ii''e o'a'ons
E ExPress from Lewiston and Auburn at $40 a. m.
Era noi Quepec, Montreal and West at 245 p.
5.45 p. m. A"OuAA az -'V anu
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Proposals for Furnishing the City of
Boston with Beach Gravel,
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
- office of the Superintendent of Streets, City
O'Clock NJ, for supplying the BEACH GRAVEL re- re.
quired by the Paving Department during the year
1876. The gravel must be the best seawashed gravel
free from stones and earth be delivered in such
quantities and at such times and upon such wharyes
in the City Of Boston, as may be designated from
time to time by the Superintendent of Streets.
The successful bidder aoilt be required to qiye
bonds acih sureties satisfactory to the Committee on
Pairing, for the faitt performance Of the contract
The right is reserved to reject any all proposals.
Proposals to state the price per tOn including in
specoIs fees; to be Endorsed Proposals for Beach
Gravel and addressed to the
CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON PAVING.
ap3 dit
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Parker House. School ". HI. ID. Parker q
Co., Projectors.
st. james H0teI-J. r. Crocker. Prourf.
etor.
fremont House, fremont st.-Chapip,
Quincy &r Co. Proprietor.
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A SITUATION as Bookkeeper by young man
n of experience, in single or double entry. Best
of references furnished. Address A. G., Portland
P.O. apr4d1w"
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MAINE CENTRAL r.. r.
Monday, October 25th, 1875.

Trains leave Portland for Bangor, wateryil.
Belfast and Dexter at 1925 a. M, lao Pm.
Skowhegan lao p. m.
Augusta, Hallowell, Gardiner, Brunswick
100 M, lao, 500 p. m.
Rockland II 90 a. M, l.40 p. m,
Bath II 90 a. m, 40, $40 p. IN.
Lewiston 400 a. M, 1.35, SIS p. m.
Pennington 1.40 p. m.
The 1925 a. m. train for Bangor makes close con-
nectiOn with <. q N. A. Railway fol- ST. John and
Halifax
Pullman Sleeping Car attached.
MIXED. PAYSON TUCKER. SIM T.
Portland. October %. 1875. oc25dtf
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For Sale.

NtA, A Good Farm for Sale or Elk.
l!asSz@s change for City Property Located
kf444lk1 Deering, three miles from Portland;
plenty of wood and water; good orchard;
buildings in nice order. Price $500. Apply to
VIM. II. JERKS, Real Estate Agent.
March Z, 1876. ma29d4ws
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Boston 6 Maine
RAILROAD.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT,
Commencing March 6, 1876.

Passenger Trains will leave Portland for
Boston at 6.15, 900 a. M, $40 p. M, arriving
IA Boston at 1850 a. m, Las, 7.55 D. m.
Returning, leave Boston at $50 a. M, 80
$50 D. M, arriving mt Portland at LIS, 8.
8.15 p. IN.
For Lowell at 6.I5, 900 a. n., $40, p. m.
For Manchester and Concord and Upper
Railroad (via New Market Junction) at 6.f5 a.
M, and $40 p M; (via Lawrence) at 900 a. m.
For Great Falls at 6.15 900 a. m, 31O, DIN.
For Rochester, Pennington and Alton
Bay at 6.15, 900 a. M, $40 p. m.
For Scarborough Beach, Blue Point, Old
Orchard Reach, Saco, Biddeford and
Kennebupk at 615, 900, a. m, $40 $50 D. m,
Morning Trains will leave Kennebunk
for Portland at 7.20 a. m.
Trains on Boston & Maine road connect with ali
steamers running between Portland and Bangor
RockaDd. Mt Desert Machias, Eastport, Calais st.
John and Halifax Also connect with Grand Trunk
trains at Grand Trunk Station, and Maine Central
trains at Transfer Station.
All trains stop at Exeter 10 minutes for refresh
ments at frsC-class dining rooms.
Parlor Cars on $40 P Nj. train from Portland
and $50 AM train from Boston.
j. T. FURBER, Gen1 Sup
s. II. STEVENS, Gen'l Ag't. Portland
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EASTERN RAILROAD.
On and after Monday, Oct. Nth, 1878.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,
TRAINS WILL LEAVE PORTLAND FOR
Boston 200 Except Mondays, 600 a. M, BIO n. m.
arriving at 6.15 a. M, Las. 7.55 D. M, in ample
time to connect with New York and Western trains
Lynn, salem, Newburypori and Porfs
mouth at 200 Except Mondays, 900 a. M. $40 D.
m. e
Gloucester and Rockport at 9 a. M, 3.1Op.m
Dover at 8 a. m, $40 p. m.
Woifboro Rochester and Great calls at 0
a. M, $40 p. m.
Kittery, Eliot. south Berwick junction.
North Berwick, Wells and Kennebunk
at 8 a. M, $40 p. m.
k1ddeford, Sace, West Scarborough. Scar
borough and Cape Elizabeth at a. M
$40, $40 pm.
TRAINS FOR PORTLAND LEAVE
BOSTON at $50 a. M, 1880, 500 D. M, arriving in
portland at LID, 500 p. m, 12l5 Except Mondays
a. m.
Lynn at $50 a. M, 1888, S27 D. m.
salem at 9.12 a. M, 11O $40 D. m.
Fortsmouth at IL a. M. 2.57, 1O.1l p. m.
Dover at 1910 a. M, AS D. m.
ssreaf Falls at 1922 a. M. 419 D. m.
H a at 12.1O, 4.O3 1920 m.
Bnddeford at 500 a. M, 1890, APO, IL SO D. m.
saco at sos q. M, ~ sc, 4.25, 1l.42 p. m.
EASTERN RAILROAD TRAINS
run directly through to points on the Maine Contra
ton in Portland with all Steamboats, and Railroads
divergng therefrom.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Car. are
run on all through trains. Stops for refresbmen
made at the usual places.
oe11dtf GEO. BACHELOR. supt.
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HOTELS.

HOTELS.
HOTEL DIRECTORY.
Embracing the leading Hotels in the State at which.
the Daily PRESS may always be found.
AUBURN
Elm House, Court. st. w. 9. Il A. Young,
AUGUSTA.
Augusta House, State st. Harrison Bsh
er, Proprietor.
Cony House. G. A. & HI. Cony. Propris
BANGOR
Franklin House,-HarIow ST., nTcLauzh
lin & Davis, PrOprietors.
BATH.
Bath Hotel, q. wi. PIummer, Proprietor
BOSTON.
Perker House. School ". III. ID. Parker
81. James Hotei-J. r.. Croker, Propri.
fremont House, fremont st.-Chap;p.
Gurney d Go. PrOprietors.
BRUNSWICK, ME.
r. & r.. Dining Rooms, w. Il. Field,
proprietor.
CAPE ELHZABETH.
Ocean House,. II. Chamberlain, Propri-
efcr.
CALAIS.
International Hotel, w. ID. Simpson.
CORNISH.
Cornish House, WI. LIB. Davis, Proprietor
DANyILLE JUNCTION.
Clark,s Dining Hall, Grand Trunk Rail-
DRnOf. M. Nv. CLARK
ELLSWORTH.
City kaofei.-N. HI. Higgins 81 SONS, Props.
FOxCROFT.
Foxcroft Exchange, p. NJ. JsHsrds, Pro-
priet0r.
MS. Caller Heuse,-Eairana Rssson, Pre-
grEeter.
LEWISTON.
Dewitt House, Eg. Il. Wing, Proprietor
LITTLETON, HI.
Thayers Hotel. Hi. l.. Thayer. Proprietor.
MACHIAs.
Eastern MoteI.-E. E. stoddard. Pres.
MILLBRIDGE.
Atlantic House, Geo. A. Hopkins, Pro-
NAPLES
Elm, House, Nathan Church g. Sons. Pre-
NORRHDGEWGCK
Danforsa House, ID. Danforfh, Esropri,,a
NORTH STANFORD Me-.
willard House, C. 9. Bailey & Go. Y
PrietOrs.
PEAKS ISLAND.
Union House-W. It. Jones. Proprietor,
PARIS HILL.
Hubbard Hotel, HI. Hubbard, Proprie,er
PITTsFIELD.
Lancy MOuse-Fleicher d Gale, Prcprie.
tors.
PHILLIPS,
Barden House, Samuel Farmer, Propri-
etOr.
PORTLAND.
Adams House, Temple 81. Charles Adam
Albion House, IIs Federal s,.s. q PER-,
Americas House. India st. e. Gray, Pro-
-. X. Martin, Proprietor.
Prebie House, Congress ST. Gibson dkCo.,
PrOprief0rs.
"; Julian Hotel, Cor. Middle and Plum
Sfs. q. K. Ward, Proprietor.
y. .. Mefel - JUNCTION of Congress and Fed.
eral SITS. Timothy Wolcott, Proprietor-
commercial Aaouse-L. o. Sanbcrn q Go,
Proprietor '
HURRICANE ISLAND,
Underwood House, Il. A. CnIderwood
Proprietor.
SKOWHEGAN.
Turner House, w. G. HeseIton, PrOpr,.
etSr.
WILTON,
wilton House. W ". Green. Pyoprietor
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REAL ESTATE.
For Sale.

nass a New two story French-Roofed House,
No. 422 Cumberland St., containing four
eTNf NJ teen rooms fitted up with furnace, gas
9bSebago water and all the modern i'm .
provements of tirst-ciass house. Inquire of JOR-
DAN BROS, No. IL Dantorth st. apr4dtt
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POETRY.
Longing.

Longing.
oh, to see the new grass springing,
And he not here!
Oh, to see the sun awaking
Another yearl
To hear the soft May winds caressing
The budding trees;
To know that violets are blooming
Upon the leas;
To see the birds return together
From wandering!-
The longing heart feels all its sorrow,
In the spring.
-AppIetOn's journal.
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WANTS.

Il GOOD Business Man Wanted to take
"A an active managing part interest in one of the
oldest and best established and paying business in
ence required and given. For further information
address "confdentialy' L. G. PORTER, Winona,
MINI. apr4d1w
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-05-28
CHExENNE Il 4
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

ATTORNEYS.
ID. MCLAUGHLIN, ferguson stree
ISAAC BAGGS, FsrgLe0ia street
(, 4. POTTER.
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The Black Hills.
Information Of Interest to Those
Who are Going There.
Cheyenne the Place to Outfit at.
Distance TabIe-Passenser Fares aud
Freight Hates-Ete.

In answer to the hundreds of
communications We are in daily re-
ceipt of, we have compiled the bud
get of information herewith given,
for the benefit of all who are afflicted
with the Black Hills fever. While
it is not as complete as we desire
and promise to make it, we think it
will answer most of the questions
asked.
The first query propounded is
whether we really believe there is
gold in the Black Hills. This has
been too well proven to admit OF
doubt. Gold is found in paying
quantities in nearly all portions Of
the region, the richest discoveries
having been of quite recent occur
renee, on Deadwood and Whitewood
creeks, some sixty miles from Custer
City, which is now a large and flour
ishing town, with regularly elected
officers, a full complement of bust
ness houses, etc.
West and north of the Black
Hills lie extensive mountain ranges
of similar formation, which have
been but little explored, but which
are full of gold and silver, which lat
ter metal has been discovered in
large and rich veins, within thirty
miles of Custer City. Good gold
quartz mines have also been found
in the Hills.
DISTANCES.
Following We give the distances
from Cheyenne to the Black Hills,
the points mentioned being, as will
be seen, at convenient distances
apart for camping, and having ac-
commodations for travellers.
Cheyenne to Miles
Lodge Pole creek, Is
Lodge Pole to Horse creek, 10
Horse creek to Bear Springs. 10
Horse Creek to Little Bear, 3
Little Bear to Bear Springs,
Bear Springs to Chugwater, ID
Chugwater to Hunton's Ranch, 1875
Hunton's Ranch to Eagles Nest, 0
Eagles Nest to Fort Laramie, l7.5
Fit. Laramie to Spring Branch, IL
| Spring Branch to Raw Hide, II
Raw Hide to Niobrara River, Is
| Niobrara to Old Woman's Fork, IL
Old Woman's Fork to End Camp, 10
End Camp to South Beaver, 10
S. Beaver to Big Cheyenne Forks, 1875
Total, 1855
These distances are by the road
soon to be built by the citizens 0
Cheyenne. By the road now travel
ed the distance from Cheyenne to
Custer City is 246 miles.
TRANSPORTATION, ETC.
Our forwarding houses can fur
nish transportation for 1000, 900
pounds at a shipment. Freight
charges, Cheyenne to Custer, range
from 81 to 6 cents per pound, ac-
cording to kind of animals employed
and time consumed on the road.
Horses are plenty and cheap here.
Prices range as follows: Well-bro
ken saddle horses, $35 to $75 each 4;
or with saddle, bride, etc., from $40
up. Well-broken work teams, 500
to $3.50 per span /; single carriage
horses, 800 to $3.50 each mules,
5000 to $500 per span.
1t will cost less to outfit here than
to bring outfits with you. Heavy
stocks and hot competition cause
this. We do not say so because we
are paid for it but because we have
yet to see the mar who has QUILTED
elsewhere who does not affirm that
his outfit has cost him at least 25
per cent. more than it would if pur-
chased here.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ATTORNEYS.
ID. MCLAUGHLIN, Ferguson stree
ISAAC BAGGS, FergLeof street
s, 4, POTTER.
BANKS.
FIRST NATIONAL 1ahs Tree
BLACKsMITHING, &C
HAAS d NEALON. Themes street
A. ID. BUTLER. Bent street
BOOTS AND SHOES.
STEPHEN BON, 16H street
LEATHER & FINDINGS.
STEPHEN BON, 16th street.
DENTIST.
]. j. CLARK, Eddy street
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
q. l.. HOLT, Post-ogice Building
CLOTHING.
B. HELLMAN, 18Th street
MARKS & MYER, Eddy stree
ferguson street.
APPEL & CO., Ferguson street.
REVOLUTION STORE,
COAL.
w. H. LEE, 18th street. New Scales
DRY GOODS.
MARKS & MYERS, Eddy stree
FURNITURE.
CONVERSE e WARREN, l6h ST
FEED d GRAIN. f
j. THORMAHLEN & co. 17M
street.
GROCERIES,.
PEASE & TAYLOR, ferguson 81.
WHIPPLE & HAY, Ferguson street
LElBEY & NICHOLS, 16M street
w. l.. FOGLESONG, 17M street
UNDERWOOD & McGREGOR,
Enterprise Bakery.
f. NAGLE. Ferguson street.
GUNS, &C.
FRECND & BRO. EDDY street
HARDWARE.
DRAPER & HAMMOND, Ferguson
street.
F. SCWEICKERT, 16th street
HOUSE MOVERS.
j.. FERRIS, Eddy Street
HOUSES TO RENT.
j. FERRIS, Eddy Street
HOTELS & RESTAURANTS.
INTER OCEAN, Sixteenth street.
OVERS HOTEL, Eddy street
EAGLE HOTEL, 17M street
ENGLISH HOUSE, 10TH street
RAILROAD HOUSE L. 2. Depot
WESTERN HOTEL, Fifteenth
METROPOLITAN, Cor. Ferguson
and 18Th street
INSURANCE.
Z. P. SNOW, 18Th street
JEWELRY AND WATCHES.
JOSLIN & PARK, 1911 street
LIVERY STABLES.
KENT & MASON, 10Th street
TERRY q HUNTER, Sixteenth
street.
j. D.. MAY, 1871 street.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
3. ii. WOOD. Eddy street
D. b. BEEMER & co. Ferguson
Street
BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS.
S. M. PRESHAw, 1871 Street
j. FERRIS, Eddy street.
LIQUORS.
HANNAFIN & RYAN, Ferguson
street.
C. HOFFMAN,, 17M Street
l.. MURRIN, 18th street
BILLIARDS.
JAMES BRENNAN, 18Th street
L. MURRIN, nh Street
MEATS AND VEGETABLES
F. LANDAU, 17th street
l.. r. BRESNAHEN. 10th street
PAINTERS,
OVREN & ANDERSON, M
Ferguson street
j.. +. FUTILE, Hill street
PHYSICIANS.
j. X. BOWMAN, Sixteenth street.
l.. +. BABCOCK, Sixteenth street.
DIR. A. j. HOGG, Eddy street
1869. 1876.
E. P. SNOW,
r'br 'WNNbkNn LnnWnV
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CHEYENNE MARKETS.

Gr0cerIe Grain, PrSEisioBs Eie.
Corrected Geekly b. nipple 4 Hay, WHO'S
ssls sRo Retail GIeEsTs aud EOaEmtnsion Mel
chants
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-31
FLORIDA.
The Congregational Committees still at
W0rk-What GOvernor Drew may
Do In Regard to the Elec-
toFa1 Vote.

JACKSONVILLE December 30.-The senate
committee is still in session. No important
developments have been made The sub
committee Of the house has not yet returned.
What Governor Drew May Do.
Washington Correspondent n. Y. Herald.l
The developments in Florida are watched
here with much interest by both sides. The
extreme Republicans assert that even if
Florida Is shown to have gone clearly Demo-
cratic, the only electors who have the lawful
certificate Of the governor have cast the vote
of the State for Hayes, and that they only
can be recognized Thus they hold, though
the legislature and the State officers may turn
out to be Democratic, this cannot change the
recorded vote of the electors for Hayes, and
will not elect Tilden. Some Democrats hold,
however, that the legislature has the right to
take notice of fraud in the electoral re-
turns; that it may, on proof that the State
went for Tilden, give notice that the HAYES
electors were not chosen and had therefore
no lawful existence, and that it may there
upon authorize Governor Drew, who will
come INTO office on the second of January,
to appoint and certify the Democratic
electors as being the persons rightfully cho-
sen, and send communication to congress
showing what has been done and asking
that, as matter OF equity, congress shall
not reject the lawful electoral vote of Florida,
simply because by fraud the lawful electors
were denied their certificate in time to meet
on the appointed day. The case thus Off
ciallly presented, it is held, would then be
analogous to that of Wisconsin in 1856,
when the electors were prevented bya violent
snow-storm from meeting on the day appoin-
ted by law. Congress in that case chose to
overlook the technical irregularity and ad-
mitted the vote of Wisconsin, both houses by
resolution agreeing to accept the report of the
tellers who had counted the vote.
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THE ICE GORGE.
Sixteen Steamboats, and as Many Flat
boats in Danger-The Ice Manu-.
factory Between Here and
Randolph.
A Sea Of Ice from Shore to ShOre-The
Weather Intensely Coid-The Situa-
tiOn Anything cut Hopeful.

The river was full of heavy running ice
yesterday. Two or three times during the
day gorge would form, but the mass of
heavy floating ice would break it loose and
move it further down. The ice runs very
slowly, perhaps quarter of a mile an hour.
The prospects are very good for a gorge at
| this point In which condition it may be found
this morning. Sixteen steamboats,, and nearly
as many produce boats, lie at our wharf,
| nearly all the former and all of the latter
completely at the mercy of the lie. 1t was
reported yesterday that the produce boatmen
were making preparations to remove their
loads to the shore In anticipation of a prob
able disaster similar to the one that wrought
such destruction to steamers here In Decem-
Der, 1872. The Osceola Belle came down
from above yesterday, her officers reporting
six-mile gorge at Randolph, sixty miles
above here. The Belle could not get higher
than Richardson's, which is the present foot
of the gorge, and had to turn back. Her Of
fcers also report that there was no ice run
ming In the river below the gorge for several
miles down the river, and that all the ice pass
ing here is made between here and Ran
dolph. This is ident from the fact that
broad fields of ice passed yesterday as clear as
crystal, with not q particle of snow in its
composition. 1t was also reported that ice at
least three inches thick formed in the river
here Friday night. The towboat Ark raised
steam yesterday, and begun the work of cut
ting away the shore ice, which has formed all
along the river front as far up and down the
river as the eye can see, and which holds In
its grasp all the steamers and hatboats in
port. As soon as she opens the way she will
remove all the steamboats, to a safe harbor at
Fort Pickering, where several are already
moored. The belt of ice alluded to varies In
width from one to three hundred feet, and
very thick. The edge of the ice belt next the
the current is worn as smooth as if cut with
a knife by the continual rubbing of the float
ing masses passing down the current. Occa-
sionally a jam would occur, which caused
wide gaps between the icebergs The water
in these gaps would freeze and form new
cakes, thus augmenting the great mass of
icebergs floating by. The narrow channel
here, and the immense quantity of ice crowd
ing and jamming through it, the surface
being now continuous sea of ice from shore
to shore, makes it almost certain that a porpe
will form here, the breaking up of which
may cause thousands OF dollars worth az
damage to floating craft of every Character
The situation Is not very hopeful, yet by close
watching and the observance Of every pre-
canton, the calamity threatened NAV be |
avoided. We would suggest to our river
friends to keep their weather eve peeled, and |
watch every opportunity to put in their work |
where II will do the most good |
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TELEGRAMS.

Washington, December 30: Senator Ferry had
long interview to-day with the President.
Washington. December 30: The house met a
noon to-day and Immediately adjourned to WedlleS
day next, owing TO the want Of quorum
New York. December 80: David Dudley Field h1s
been nominated for congress to Ill the unexplr9t
term Of Smith Ely, who was elected mayor Of TIL;
city
New York. December 30 The steamship CTOwI
Prince, which arrived here this morning. brought
two hundred and twenty five thousand pounds specie
from Bremen.
Toronto. December 80: The engineers OF the
Grand Trunk railway abandoned their trains las'
night and went on a strike to-day. The Trains dc
serted are everywhere on the track.
New YORK, December 30: The fire last night al
1S1 BGTery damaged the building and stock TO the
amount Of thirty-fve thousand dollars. The loss is
distributed among several occupants.
ST. Adams, December 80: The Grand Trunk engi-
have seized the turntabe at Point ST. Charles
and refuse to let any trains pass. The Montreal au
thorites have been apple'i 70 I5r aid.
Atchison, Kan. December 80: dispatch from
Topeka announces the appointment Of Judge !. X.
HaTton, OF this city, as cbiefiustice OF the supreme
court OF Kansas, v9ce 5uCsse KingIaan, resigned
Columbus, December 20: Mrs. joseph Kelley IF;.s
fatally burned this morning bYthe explosoA OF cJai
oil lamp, which she vas fighting. She ds4 1fteF
four hours, portions OF her body being burned %
crisp.
San Francisco December 80: A Portland dis
patch says A. I. Wheeler and J. NJ. Johns, sub
ppnaed by the congressional committee to testify In
the WattsCrOnln case, leave tomorrow for Washing
ton.
Toronto, December so: The engine-Iriyers on the
Grand Trunk railway struck this evening This, to
has brought the passenger and freight traffic TO a
stand-still.