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The Portland daily press., 1876-08-07

Caulfied, Clark OF KY, Clarke Mo, Clymer, Coeh
rane, Collins, Cook, Cox, Dibrell, Douglass, Dur
ham, Eden, Evans, Faulkner, FELTON,, Finley, For
ney, Fort, Franklin, Cause, Goode, GoOdin Gunter,
Harrison, Hartzell, Raymond, Henkle, Hereford
Holman, Hooker, Hopkins, House, Hubbell, Hunton
Hurd, Jones of KY, Landers of Indiana, Lane,
Mcmahon, Milliken, Miles, Morgan Mutchler, Neal,
New, Payne, Phelps. Poppleton, Randall, Rea, Rea-
gan, John Reilly, Rice, Riddle. Robinson, Savage,
ard, Springer, Stenger, Stevenson, Stone, Teese,
Thomas, Throckmorton, Tucker, Tnrner, Van Voor-
hes, Vance TO-, Waddell, Walker Of Va. Walsh,
Wells, Whitthorne, Williams of Indiana, Williams
of Alabama, Wiltshire, Wilson of W. Va, Yeates and
Young-106
Nags-Messrs. Adams, Bagby of Ga, Bagley, j.
H. Bagley, Baker, Baou, Banks, Bell, Blair, Burch-
ard OF Illinois, Caswell Chittenden, Conger Crounse,
Cutler, Dantorth, Davy, Durant, Eames, Ely, Free
man, Frye; Gibson, Hale, Hancock, Hardenburgh,
harris OF Mass, Henderson, Hewitt of n. Y, Hoar,
Hoge, Lyman, Joyce, Kasson. Kehr, kimball, La
mar Lapham, Levy Lynch. McDougall, McCreary,
me Meade ME car Miller Monroe Morrison Nash Nor
Rusk, Sampson, Schleische, Sinickson. smaIs, Smith
burgh, Townsend of Pa. Tufts Walls, Walker of N.
Y, Ward, Warren Wells OF Miss, White, Whiting,
5. s. Williams of Michigan Willis. Wilson of Iowa,
and Woodburn-s6.
Mr.. Cox then reported bill for commission
OF three Senators, three Representatives and
three experts, to inquire into the change that
has taken place in the relative value of gold
and silver, the causes thereof, whether perma-
nent or otherwise, the effect thereof ON the
trade, commerce, finance and productive inter
ests of the country, and on the standard OF
values in this and foreign countries; second,
into the policy of the restoration of a double
standard in this country, aud if restored, what
the legal relations between the two coins, silver
and gold, shall be; third, into the question Of
the policy of continuing legal tender notes con
currently with the metallic standard, and thu
effect thereof on the labor, industry and wealth
of the country; fourth, into the best manner Of
providing for facilitating the resumption O
specie payment. the commission to report on o.
before the 18th of January, 1877.
An hour and a half debate on the bill tool
| place, turning chiefly on the question whethe
the bill demonetzing silver was or was no
passed through surreptitiously, and withou
| reading, the affirmative of the question beinl
held by Messrs. Bland, Holman and Fort, ant
| the negative by Messrs Kassou and Townsend
| of Pennsylvania.
Finally the question was taken and the bill
| passed.
| The report of the conference committee OIL
| the bill for the sale of the Usage lands in Kan
| sas to actual settlers was made and was agreed
! to.
| The House at o'clock adjourned.
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ST.. PAUL, Mimi. Aug. 5-News by the way
OF Bismarck is to the effect that Rain in the
Force" accompanied by 900 lodges Of Indian,
Rock. This Indian murdered the trader II
Stanley's expedition in 1873 and was arreste
therefor by Capt Tom Custer, but escaped and
is said to have cut the heart from Gen. Cnster's
body, aud to have fired the last shot at Gen.
Custer.
An intelligent and reliable gentleman saws
that though special effort was made on the
part of the agent and the Indians at the Issue
OF the beef on Saturday, to make a good show,
still there were not 500 bucks present, while
there should have been over 2OOO from which
It would seem that large numbers are with the
nostlles. There are those who are well in
formed who rate the Sioux entire force at 81.
OOo, and believe there are 10000 well armed
warriors now in the field,
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Crimes and Casualties.

Mrs. Ripley, wife of the late VIM. q. Riplep,
for many years master of transportation on the
Boston, Concord & Montreal railrsad, died yes
terday.
A terrific storm passed over Cleveland Sat-
urday night and eight houses were struck by
lightning A boy named Rand was killed.
Chas. Eaton, aged 21,was drowned at Hamp-
ton Beach, yesterday, while bathing.
Thomas Casey was run over by locomotive
at New Bedford. yesterday, and killed.
John Rock of Hartford, was run over yestar-
day by the Boston Centennial train and died
AFTER few hours.
A young man named Edward Arno had his
hand badly sawed at Peabody's mill, Gorham,
N. H., Saturday.
Chas. Pitts, one Of the Ottervile, Mo-, train
robbers, has been captured. He had $500 ON
his person and package of letters in regard
to the robbery of the Missouri Pacific train.
A Little Rock despatch says deputy marshal
Woodward, in pursuit Of some 20 illicit dislil-
lers, captured four, and has not been heard
from since. A man named Moore, connected
with the internal revenue, was caught by dis
tillers who hung him and then cut him down.
leaving him for dead, but he reviv ed and reach
ed there Friday.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS in MAINE.
A Fight with n Burglar.

RoCKLAND, Aug. 5.-TEe residence of widow
Paul onl Ash Point road was broken intoilast
night by burglar, who broke the inside light
and unlocked the front door, Mr.. Osgood Graf
fam, living in the house, heard noise, and on
going down saw the burglar going out and
grappled with him.
They had tassle in the yard, during which
pistol was fired at Graham, but he was not
hit. He was getting the better OF the fellow
when he heard some one approaching, and,
fearing an accomplish, he let up on the rascal,
and he made his escape, after getting severe
pummelng A covered buggy was found to
have been IN the vicinity. The thief got no
booty.
Assaults aud Accident In Bath.
BATH, Aug. 5.-Joseph Wolf and nephew
named Higg ms of this city, had an alteration
last night. during which Rigging threw stone
striking Wolf in the face. He has remained
insensbe ever since, and his recovery is doubt
full.
Henry f. Watson, quiet and respectable
citizen, made desperate assault upon his SON.
in-law, John Young, yesterday, in fit of delir-
ium, but was subdued and to-day taken to the
Insane Hospital confirmed maniac.
A boy named James Hall received bullet
in his leg last evening, through the careless
handling of pistol in the hands of COM
panion.
The Franklin House Sold.
BANGOR, Aug. 5.-The Franklin House was
sold at auction this morning to S. H. Blake for
| $40, 200.
More Lindsey Delegates.
DAMARIsCOrTA, Aug. 5.-Alna, Boothbay
Bristol, Jefferson and Nobleboro elect Frye del.
| egates for the short term and Lindsey delegates
for the full term. Bristol may give one for
| Stevens.
EHA& Stevens Delegates.
Special to the Pressj
AUGUSTA, Aug. 6.-Albion, China and Vas
salboro, chose delegates, Saturday evening in
avor of John L. Stevens.
The Third District.
| SKowHEGAN, Aug. ga deep interest is
manifested in the Congressional nomination
Mr.. Lindsey's friends are very sanguine that
he will have decided majority in the Conven.
ton which will be held at Augusta the 9th
inst SOMERSET.
| The Hottest OF the Season.
| ITO the Associated Press.l
| BANGOR, Aug. 6-To-day has been the lot
test OF the season. Thermometer has been 102
in the shade.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Post Office changes
during the week are as follows: Postmasters
appointed: Vaudeville Holman, Dixfeld, Cen
ire Penobscot county, Me-; Marvin NJ. Higgins,
Stark, Somerset county, Me.
| Post ONCE Thief Caught.
MAcHIAs, Aug. Ga boy named Hughes
/ WAS arrpstad last noht for rohhino tho most
Office at East Machias. Letters had been open
ed, robbed and missed more or less for six
months. A detective trapped him.
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The Hamburg Massacre.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Gov. ChambeIlain's
letter to the President, after recounting the de-
tails of the Hamburg massacre says this mas
sacre has caused belief on the part of most
Republicans that the affair at Hamburg is oplp
party collisions, the deliberate aim of which is
believed by them to be the political subiugation
of South Carolina. They see, therefore, in this
event what foreshadows campaign of blood
and violence. Such campaign as is popularity
known IS campaign conducted on the Missis
sippi plan. The Governor expresses his inten-
ton to enforce the laws and repress all violence
but feels it necessary to invoke the assistance
of the government
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DIED.

In this city, Aug. 9Th, Harriet G. Lewis widow Of
the late Dea. Abraham W. Niles, aged &C years, 5
months and days.
In this city, Aug. 9Th, VIM, A. Hall. aged 35 years
IL months.
Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at O'clock
from his late residence 63 Wilmot street. Burial at
convenience of the family. Relatives and friends
invited to attend.
In this city, July 81, of cholera infantum, Perly
only of E. L. and Eta K. Harris, aged II days
Transcript please copy.]
In South Auburn, July &c, Of dropsy, John Chap
man, aged II years.
In Topsham, Aug. 2. Mrs. Julia c., wife of Rev.
Ira Leland and daughter of the late A. I. Clark Of
Mddleboro, aged AZ years.
In Bath, Aug. g. Mr.. Warner M. Shea, aged IS
Yeas months.
In Woburn, Mass, Aug. 8, Mrs. Sophia G. Davis,
eldest daughter of the late Sam Chase of Portland
aged Y years.
In Freehold, N. j., Aug. 5, Mrs. Louisa McCan-
ming of Philadelphia, formerly Of Yarmouth. aged
76 years.
Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at o'clock,
at the Baptist Church, Yarmouth.
In Staunton, Va, July Is, Mrs. Hannah E. B.,
wife OF Jacob Chace of Brooklyn, formerly of Port
land,
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Yellow Southern CSC for White do; also 800 bush
sail Western Mixed seller August &c. Oats-re-
ceipts 49, 462 bush the market is shade firmer but
less aetiye sales of 900 bush 30 q Acc for Mixed
Western and State; So a 5O1c for White do, latter
very fancy; SOC for prime No Chicago; 3Oc for hot
Hay unchanged at 60 "a csc for shipping. Hops are
steady at a. Is for Eastern and Western. Coffee Is
quiet and unchanged at 14a q 17ic gold for cargoes
14a @ 1879 gold for job lots. Sugar in better demand
and firm 81 "a &c for fair to good refining; 9tc for
prime; refined is unchanged. Molasses is very firm
with fair inquiry. Rice is quiet and unchanged Pc
rolenm quiet crude at 81 refined At i7se Ial Sy
strained Turpentne steady at SOC for Spirits. Coal
quiet at 90 9 90 tor Anthracite per ton per car
60. Leather firm; hemlock sole, Bueno Ayres Rio
Grande light, middle and heavy weights at 20 q 2Sc
Pork opened firm but closed heavy at 10 70 for new
mess; 40 bbls family mess at go 90; at second call
September at 10 GO bid 10 so asked seller October at
10 80 bid; 10 95 asked. Beef is unchanged. Beet
hams quiet. Tierce Beef is dull and nominal. Cut
Meats-Western is quiet; middles nfmer at lOt Tor
Western long clear; 10s for city long clear Lard
opened firmor and closed dull at ii bO for prime
steam.
Freights to Liverpool-the market is steady; Cot
ton per sail 5-16d do per steam 5-16d Wheat steam
@s1.
Wool firm and in fair demand domestic fleece at 81
q 45c; pulled 20 q 35c; unwashed 10 q 2le; Texas
at 10 q 24c.
CHICAGO, August 5.-Flour is quiet and firm
Wheat naetiye No2 Chicago Spring sssci IN No !
dull; No at 45ac. Oats dull; No 2 at 30lc. PORK
active and firm at IS IS. Lard strong III Whis-
key steady and unchanged.
Freights-tO New York 20.
Receipts-9,O0O bbls nour, 10000 bush wheat, lI.'
600 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats 5000 bush barley
$500 bush of rye.
shipments 1000 bbls -four, So 900 buah wheat, 1885,
goo bush corn, 81 OOe bush oats, 100 bush barley
| 2400 bush rye.
| TOLEDO, August 5.-Flour is steady. Wheat is
| quiet; No White Wabash new at 81; No White
Michigan new Is; No White Michigan O34; ex-
ira White Michigan new 2O Amber Michigan al
12l; do newi1 10; No do 80; No Red Winter new
| at Ia. Corn ia sfpadv Mixed 9t h0c. Spllel
September at Bic; no grade at 46ic; damaged 39lc
| Oats steady White 3Sc; Michigan at S3.c.
Receipts-150 bbls flour 10000 bush Wheat, 70
bush Corn, COCO bush Oats.
Shpments-650 bbls -four 5000 bush Wheat, 81, 00
| bush Corn, 1900 bush Oats.
| MILWAUKEE,, August 5.-Flour neglected. Whea
4 Is steady No Milwaukee 1 073; hard do at II
| No Milwaukee at 95sc; No 8 Milwaukee at s24c
| Corn is steady; No at 47c. Oats-No at SOC. Ky
| nominally; No at 60c. Barley steady; No Sprin
at 65c.
Freights quiet and unchanged; Wheat to Buffal
/ at 2; to Oswego at 81.
Receipts-5,OOO bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat.
| Shipments-9,500 bbls -four. Il, 900 bush wheat.
CLEVELAND, August 5.-The Petroleum marke
is steady and unchaDgeds standard White at Is.
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Cardinal McClosky celebrated mass at
81. Mary's chapel, New York, yesterday. Don
Carlos and suite were present.
Rev. S. B. Taylor, pastor of the United Con-
gregational church at Newport, has resigned.
Seaton won the billiard tournament at San
Francisco.
May, Stodler & Co., clothiers of New York,
heve suspended. Liabilities 100000.
The various seaside and river resorts in the
vicinity of New York were crowded yesterday
with excursonsts, aggregating 100000.
Paid admissions to the Centennial Saturday
were %, 900,
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Daily Dome.tic Recefpts.

BY BOSTON AND MAINE RAILRoAD.--Nutter
Kimba u Co cars shocks, J B Fiske do -four,
Coolidge do -four, Norton, Chapman q Co 1 do
flour, A L Loring do bran, Stevens & Co do bran,
King Bridge Co do bridge work, Deerng a. Co
1 do lumber and do shingles, Bangs, Scudder & Co
do corn, c III True & Co 1 do meal, Grand Trunk
Railroad 6 do merchandise, Maine Central Railroad
~ do merchandise, Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad
do merchandise, Portland II do merchandise, Port
land q Rochester do merchandise.
By water conveyance-1000 bush cornmeal to G..
w lrua %
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Bank Statement.
NEW YORK, A
New York stock and Money Market.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5-Afternoon.-Mo is more
abundant than ever, and loaned over to Monday this
afternoon at per cont. per annum. The bank re-
items, and in the net reserve about $1,O00,000.
Gold has been "fxed" all through the day, closing
as ls opened H. to carry, nat az and t per cent.
sum in slve; for the week, $6O5. 32414 principally
gold since January 1876, $3s. 1922 came time in
1875, $3.50 237 647 in 1874 578 692 in 1873 $5S
S32, 453; in 1872 $5is6 $780, in 1871. 15O3 ,Ol6
Sterling Exchange is in light demand and with
out change in rates. We quote bankers 60 days bills
S4.9O3 against Sassa q "a 9Ot one week ago. Com
mercial bills in better supply at S4.S5l q 4S6 for
60 days.
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FOREIGN PORTS.
AT Valparaiso June 1G, ship Otago, ThoIndike, for
Liverpool.
=, AT at Honolulu July 18th, barqus A Falknburg,
Hubbard, Portland o.
At Calao July I4th, ships Detroit, Pike, fromlRio
Janeiro. ar 10TH TO load for Europe; Chas Davis,
Koopman. dschargng tor survey.
Sid TN Huanilos July IA, ship st Mark, Grindle,
Europe.
In port July IA, ships Leonora Griffin; Franconia
Otis; Ellen Austin, Mitchell; ID Cheney, Starkey.
and Chandos, Ross, ldg; barque Moonbeam, Field,
do; and others.
Sid FIN Lobos prev to July II, ship Uncle Tobey,
In MORT .JuIy 18th, ships Belle Morse wbittemore,
for Europe; Chas Dennis Keaser. do; Harry Morse,
Patten, and Blanchard, unc; barque oasis, Ran
DALI and Sierra Nevada, unc.
AT Lobos July H. ships g Blanchard. Mcintyre,
and Ell Dorado, English, for Europe; Celestial En-
pire. Barstow, for do.
At Pabellon do Plea July a. ships Geneyie Strck-
land, Cannon; Riverside, Woodward: North Star,
Thompson; Invincibe, Strickland; Austria, Gilmore;
Matterhorn, Arey; Franklin. Linnell; Thomas.
Eastman; Enos S0ule, Drinkwater. and Hagarstown,
Cid at Genoa July 20, sch Olive Crosby, Hutcbin-
Ar at Tenerfe =, barque Liberia, Fossett, Mon
rovia and Sierra Leone.
Sid fun Terreviega July 30, sch Mary Lord, Lord,
Sid fp Gloucester, E, 4th inst, sch Louisa A Orr.
Orr, Portland, Me.
Ar at Hull ith inst, barque Sarah, Ingergol from
Boston.
Ar at Liverpool 4th inst. ship City of Brooklyn,
Herman, Mobile.
Sid I'm Ieghorn =. brig Mary Fink. Dyer. Boston.
Ar at Penarth 4th inst. sch w Hill, Higgins,
Boston.
Ar at Queenstown 4th inst, schs Fred jackson,
Pettengil Portland; Fred earle, Condor, Boston.
Sid fun Rostock July 80, brig Don Qulxote. Munroe,
United States.
Ar at Sharpness Sd inst, sch Nellie j Dnsmore,
Parker, Lubec.
Sid FIN Nayassa July 81, sch W Barker, Snow
man, New York.
At Sayanilla July 10, sch Fanny Pike Robbins, for
Pensacola
Sid I'm Sayanna-la-Mar July 49, sch Helen Maria,
Look, New York.
At kingston j, July q, brig Peri, Stevenson, for
New York; schs Kocheko, Harden, tor do; John Me
Adam, Smith, tor Mobile.
Sid FIN Trinidad July "a, brig Lizzie II Kimball,
Storer, Boston.
At Havana July 20, barque Jose r Lopez. McDon-
ald unc; brig Ysidora Ronda Nichols, for Portland
| ldg; Winfield, Bibber. for Boston; Fannie H Jen-
| nidgs, Mahoney, unc; sch Geo Hatch, Murphy,
| for Boston,
| Sid FIN Cardenas July 1, brig Raven, Wiley, North
| of Hatteras.
Ar at North Sydney CB Sd inst, sch Willie Shep-
| pard. Reeves Cork via Cow Bay.
Cid at Windsor. MS, July 22d, schs Olive, Reynolds
| New York; Goth, Mary Ella, Staples do; 31st, ADJ
die M Bird, Fales, do; A Ames, Achorn, Philadel-
| phia.
Ar at Richbucto July 25. sch Hume Diggins,
Dundalk; LIST inst, brig Daisy Boynton, Appleby,
/ Limerick.
Ar at Chatham NIB, July 81, sch George Sheppard,
Rich, Glasgow; 3lst, ship B f Metcaf, Blanchard.
| Reval via Sydney.
Ar at st John, NIB. Arb inst, ship Alice d Cooper.
Humphrey. Liverpool 3S days; sch Stephen Watts,
| Watts, New York.
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Havana Market.

HAVANA. Aug. 6-Sugar ruled quiet during the
week but very firm at unchanged prices Stock
in the warehouses at Havana and MatanZas 235, 900
boxes and $4,000 hhds. Receipts for the week $500
boxes and $50 hhds; exports for the week q, 800
boxes and all the hhds to the United States. Empty
hhds 90 gold.
Lumber is fat white Pine at S27 gold per M pitch
Pine $50 "a 81. Shocks quiet. Hoops nominal; long
shaved at $45 q $50 " M.
Freights in demand for tho United State; rates
unchanged.
Spanish gold 22i3 q 228. Exchange-on the Unit
ed States 60 days currency at 81 q q discount short
sight a II discount; go days gold at 81 q 81 prem
short sight do at 10 q 10A prem.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland Wholesale Market.
E0reiKu ExuarIa.

HALIFAX, Ms. Steamer Falmouth-1505 bbls
flour, S47 bags bran packages leather, II packages
hardware, do woolens 7e do tobacco, so boxes OF
starch. so bags NEAL 81 bbls apples, packages OF
shocks, case prints, packages hardware, 81 do ex
goods, 3S do rakes.
CARDS BEACH, Ms. Schr Bonetta-1OO bbls OF
-four.
Brig S W Holbrook-575 molasses hhds.
WESTPORT, Ms. Br Schr Hibernia-34 bbs of
flour, II bbls meal, do pork do beef.
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[Sales at the Brokers' Board Aug. 81
81 600 Eastern Railroad Is. ....... 49f
10 Boston q Maine Railroad. .............. 96t
Sales at Auction,
81 Boston & Maine Railroad. ................ 96s
$500 Augusta 6s, 1es7-Im L.............. -. 103
$1,000 Eastern r. rs, 1Ss3-notes. ........ "a, 49s
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NEWS.
POET OF PORTLAND,

saturday, August 5.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Eleanora, johnson, New York-passen-
gers and mdse to Henry Fox.
Steamer New York, Winchester, st John, NIB via
Eastport for Boston.
Sch Anerod, Talbot, Baltimore-coal to Gas Co.
CLEARED.
Steamer Falmouth, Colby, Halifax, N S, John
POrte01s
Barque Holbrook. Mitchell, Cardenas-Geo
Hunt q Co.
Sch Hibernia, (Br) Coggns, westport, NS-master.
Sch Bonetta, (Br) Clark, Cards Beach, NS-John
Portions.
Sch Gazelle Crockett. Boston, Winslow.
Sch Oregon. Dunton, Boothbay-master.
Sch Arrival. Farnkam, Boothbay.
Sunday, August o.
ARRIVED.
Sch E Willard, Smonton, Philadelphia to
James & Williams.
Sch j Fl Lane, Poole, Bangor-barrels to 1 Berry
Sch Exact, Kimball, Boothbay.
SAILED-Barques Archer, and S W Holbrook ;
schs II Prescott, II Curtis, Charmer, and others.
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HsETEOR BIOLOGICAL.
Enn Nnxp H -. nEny.N

And Middle States, rising, followed by falling
barometer, westerly to southerly winds, sta
tionary to rising temperature. and clear, partly
cloudy weather, with possibly occasional thun-
der storms in northern portions of Virginia.
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MARRIED.

IN Bath, Aug 8. John W. Lawson of Bath and
Mary Z. Garrett of st John, N b.
In Mexico, July 49, Gustavus A. Bartlett and Miss
L. Florence Murdoch.
In Scarboro, July 80, Geo. P. Smith and Miss Car
RE p. Burnham.
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Providence Print Cloths Mar,xe,


PROVIDENCE, August 6.-Printing Cloths market
closed quiet at 80 q 81 for good standard and extra
6t x Ga.
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mmOdOre Vanderbilt.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-There was slight i'm.
provement in Commodore Vanderbilt's condi-
ton today. His condition gives but SLIGHT
homes for recovery
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SPOKEN,

July II, off the Salters, ship Voyager, from Liver
pool for San Francisco.
July % lat 81 Ion 70 40, brig Dsuntess Williams,
from Richmond for Trieste.
July 49, off the Lizard, ship Lydia Skolfeld, from
Newport tor Rio Janeiro.
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European Markets,

LONDON, Aug. 4-12.30 p. M.-American securi-
tes-United States bonds, new S., 1861 others are
unchanged.
FRANKFORT, Aug. 5.-American securities-New
Sc, 1929,
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ATTENTION (!

The members of the 18th Regiment of Maine
Volunteers are requested by the undersigned to
assemble at Portland, the 9th and 10th of August
next for the purpose participating in the exercises
to be held at that time by the different Regimental
organizations of Maine and also to form an organiza-
ton if deemed practicable.
Headquarters at the Preble House.
ISAAC DYER,
B. B. MURRAY, JR.
f. M. DREW.
Skowhegan, July 81, 1876. jy29dlw
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FOREIGN PORTS.

BATH-Ar 4th. sch Bowdoin, Randall, Philadel-
phia; George ID Loud. -.
Sid 4th sch Hattie E Sampson, Bunker, for Phila-
delDha
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lne puDllc mlnu Will no longer accept
shams. 1t has suffered enough from illusions 4;
an insecure policy increases distrust, an I'M
stable policy increases uncertainty. The peo-
pie need to know that the government is NOV
ing in the direction of ultimate safety and
prosperity, and that it is doing SO through
prudent,s safe and conservative methods, which
will be sure to inflict no new sacrifice on the
business of the country. Then the inspira-
ton of new hope and well founded confidence
will hasten the restoring processes of nature
and prosperity will begin to return.
The st. Louis convention concludes its ex-
preston in regard to the currency by a
declaration of its convictions as to the prac.
teal results of the system of preparation it
demonds. 1t says:
"We believe such system, we'll devised,
and above all, intrusted to competent hands
for execution, creating at no time an artificial
scarcity of currency, and at no time alarming
the public mind into a withdrawal of that
vaster machinery of credit by which 90 per
cent of all business transactions are per-
formed, system open. public, and inspiring
general confidence, would from the day of its
adoptlou bring healing on its wings to all our
harassed Industries, set in motion the wheels
OF commerce, manufactures and the mechanic
arts; restore employment to labor and renew
AL al. 40 AoIuiai sourceS tne prosperity OF the
people"
The government of the United States, in
my opinion, can advance to resumption of
specie payments on its legal tender notes by
gradual and safe processes tending to relieve
the present business distress.
If charged by the people with the admins
tration of the executive Office, I should deem
it duty so to exercise the powers with which
it has been or may be invested by Compress
as best and soonest to conduct the country
to that benefcent result.
REFORM IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The convention justly afirms that reform
is necessary in the civil service: necessary to
its publication; necessary to its economy and
its efficiency; necessary in order that the
ordinary employment of the public business
may not be prize fought for at the ballot
pox, brief reward of party zeal, instead OF
posts of honor, assigned for proved compe-