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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-01-21
FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL.
Boston Stock List.

Boston Stock List.
Boston, January 20. 1876.
Sales At the Brokers' Board.l
Eastern railroad lS-alSs
Boston h Maine railroad loS-a-
Portland, Saco 4 Portsmouth GOA
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WASHINGTON.
The APPROXIMATION Bills.


Washington, January 20. The reduction made
by the House committee on appropriations in the
consular and diplomatic bills amount to about
S400, 900.
Pinchback's Case.
The real distractions to Pinchback's admission
to the Senatorship from Louisiana, at present is
the question whether there is dejure government
in Louisiana, and that until this question is set
tied by the committee Privileges and Elections,
Pinchback will not succeed in obtaining q vote of
the Senate. Should Gov. Kellogg appoint a new
man, the latter would stand in no better position
than Pnchback.
The 3.G5 Bonds.
Mr.. Buckner of No., to-day, by direction Of the
House committee the District of Columbia,
presented recently his expressed views Of that com
mittee to the committee on Appropriations, viz
That the interest on 3-65 District of Columbia
bonds should be paid from the revenue of the Dis
trict, and not by new congressional appropria
tons. leaving the question Of liabilities TO be set
tied hereafter. The subject wa, referred 10 d sub
committee, consisting OF Messrs. Wells OF Mo-,
Hamilton of n. j., and Waldron of Mich
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AFRICA.
Marine News.

Gibraltar, January 20. The American barque
Josephine Martin has been re-christened the
"Antonia Canepa." She cleared hence on the Stt
of JAM, under the German tag, for New York.
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Cincinnati Produce Market:
Cincinnati, January 20. 1873

PORk-slO 90 40 25.
LARD-steam ALI Is; Kettle, -gl9k.
BULK MEATS-shoulders ~ e.; clear rib sRi e.
l0hd- clear sides gil.
BACOS-shoulders 9S a.; clear rib sides II
s12; clear sides lIba-.
WHIsEEY-l03-G.
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PENNSYLV ANA.
The Centennial.

Philadelphia, January 20. Owing to nnmerou;
applications for space in Memorial Hall, the Cen
tennisl Board of finance have decided to erect al
additional building for the accommodation of fine
arts, and have already given out the contract.
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Rogers Pocket Cutlery,
Silver & Nickle Plated Ware.
Kerosene Lamps q Chandeliers Speciality
New Goods now opening at
PIRRCES CROCKRRY' STORE,
janiOtly 100 Water ST., Augusta, Me.
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J. W. TOWARD M. D..
PHYSICIAN AND SUkHt"Y
ONCE ON state Street,
Lotnext south Of Free Baptistchuroh
wtillmay2G

KENNEBEC COUNTY.-Ia PROBATE Cosrs
at Augusta, on the fourth Monday OF December,
1875.
TTIRAM B. COUCH, and HELEN r SYLvES-
I'll TER, part of the devsees residing in dii-
ferent States of Ann Locke, late of Halowell, de-
ceased, represent that said deceased by her WILL
devised certain real estate in said Halloween to them
and the heir. OF Hannah Edison, undivided; ami
that the said devisees cannot dispose OF their sep
arate interests without loss; said petitioners there
fore Request that Thomas Hovey lie appointed as n
suitable person sell and convey said real estate
namely the homestead of said Am Locke, at her
deeea Sc and dstI ioute the proceeds amongst The
several deysees, according 10 their respective
rights.
ORDERED That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior to the fourth Monday oil
February next, in The Kennebec Journal, anewspa-
per printed in Augusta, that all persons interested
at Augusta and show cause, If any, why the prayer
of said petition should not be granted.
ii. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwISs, Register. swa
KENNEBEC COUNTY-In Probate Court, az A.
g,tsfa, on the fourth Monday Of December. 1870.
4 H. MERCHANT, Guardian OF Willie II. Bean
N. of Sidney, in said county, minor, having pre-,
sented his first account of Gnardianship Of said
ward for allowance. and also MS petition TOT us
charge from said trust. M
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior to the fourth Monday Of
January next, In the kepnebec Journal, \
newspaper printed in Augusta, that all persona -
NAV attend at Court OF Probate then 10 be
holden at Augusta and show cause. II any, why the
came should not be allowed.
! Attest: CHARLES HRwISs, Register. AVA
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tMarrten.

In this city, 18th inst, by Rev. j. II Ecob, Wilbur
F. Russell TO Miss ). Ellen Smith, both oil this city.
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Weather Probabilities for To-day.

For New England, the Middle States, and the
Lower Lakes, clear or partly cloudy and slightly
colder weather, with southwest TO norhwe,
winds and stationary or slowly rising barometer.
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Freedom Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that have relinquished
~ to my son Charles Edward Mulliken, the re.
ma nder of his time during his min rity. l shall
not pay any ofhs debts nor claim any of his earn.
logs from this date.
WIN. R. MULLIKES.
Augusta, Jan 18th, 1876. janlt-tlaw3w'
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Fire.

Pittsburg, January 20. A fire AT Apollo, Pa,
last night, destroyed nearly half the town, two
squares comprising forty building, were burned
Loss $40, 900 to $50, 600.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-01-21

Persons who want to find
the Place to Buy Mcrch III.
disc at Bargains, read the
Adve. Ii empnts in fhis Pa.
per.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-02
Ancient DiyinatiOn.

At a recent meeting of the London
AnthropOlOgical society, Miss \. w.
Buckland read a paper on divinatiOn by
the rod and by the arrow. The author
endeavored to prove:
!. That, from personal observation,
rhabdemancy is still practised in England
in certain localities, and that it is sur
vival of a very ancient superstition orig
mating in the Use of rods as symbols of
power.
.. That the staff as sceptre was prob
ably later form of the horn which was
thus used in very early prehistoric times,
and in that character adorned the heads
of gods.
3. That from the use Of rods or horns
arose a veneratiOn for them as possessing
the inherent power of healing disease and
even of restoring life. Hence their use
by magicians in all ages and countries,
the chief instruments employed by them
being a ring or circle and a staff and a
bifuTcated stick.
4. That these symbols cOnjOined are
| found in Egyptian, Assyrian, and Peru
Wan sculptures, and may be traced in
some of the stone circles of Britain, and
| in the shape of Irish and African brooches
and ibulR.
). That from the belief in the magical
powers OF rods perna I)S arose JIee-"OTSnlp p.
or at least such veneratiOn for trees as Is
observable of the oaks of DOrdOna and of
the Druids, the ash of Scandinavia, and
for some unexplained reason, more par
| ticularly of the hazel.
s. That belomancy, or divination by
marked arrows said to be of Scythic orr
gin, was practiced in Babylon, Jud8a,
/ and Arabia, and the traces of it may still
be found in the folk tales of Russia and
/ Siberia.
/ Z. That the mode of using these arrows
| had a strong resemblance to the very
ancient custom of casting lots common
to all people, ancient and modern.
s. That the invention Of lots and dice.
/ as we'll as that of the divining rod, Is
/ ascribed to Hermes or Mercury, identi-
/ fed with the Wooden of Scandinavia and
| by some writers also with the India
/ Buddha.
Q. That a strong resemblance exists
I between the implements Of magic and
the ancient alphabets, also the reputed
| invention of the same god or gods
/ 10. That many of the signs or letters
/ forming the Phgnician, and
other aIphabcts, are found in the rock
sculpturesof Peru, thus adding one more
of the many proofs of a communication
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-02

After dinner the boarders gathered in
the parlor and told of their experiences.
Magruder, who isby big odds the greatest
tallker in the house, took about half an
hour to tell the following story: CAT a
house where ] was living last year, in
ThiTty-ninth street, there was bOarder
who excited great curiosity. He came
from Egypt, and his name was Wenyx-
ter. One morning, when we were stand
ing on the back porch, he took three
cOrnered seed from his pocket and thrust
it into a flOwer-pOt on the rail. In less
than five minutes it had sprouted about
six feet high, a stalk like a sunfower.
One of the bOarders hung his hat on it
for jest. He turned a moment to call
attention TO the fact, and when he faced
about again the hat was beyond reach !;
the stalk had grown six feet In as many
seconds. 1t was still growing when the
bOarders went down town, and when they
came back to dinner they saw the stalkup
above the FOOT Of the house, with several
! twists around the chimney, and sticking
up above it like lightning-rOd, with the
rash mans hat still on the end
With one exception" said Mr.. Ma
guffin, looking hard at Magruder, " the
| biggest liar / ever knew lived in the same
L y
| street. He came from Abyssinia, and
| his name was Gigyxter. And l may
add that, present company always eX-
| cepted, he was the longest winded man |
ever knew. Talk? He would talk by
| the hour; and bore the bUardefs, and
after he had driven two men crazy the
/ landlady secluded him somewhat by
making him take his meals alone, at a
| separate table. But he would keep up
| his clatter-lightning on people in the
! halls and in their rooms, and when he
| had exhausted everybody, he would go
to his room and talk to himself
" One night the clearinghouse was
burned down. Gigyxter lost his life,
and in saving two ladies who rOomed on
the top floor / got the scar which you
see here. Maguffin brushed the hair of
his forehead, revealing a slight scratch.
| Suspicion fell upon a poor servant who
had been discharged the day before, and
he was locked UP in the tOombs on cir
| cumstantial evidence that looked dead
against him. But after the inquest, en-
lightened by the testimony of those who
rOOmed next to Gigyxter, that he had
been talking rapidly for an hour before
the fire broke out, the surgeons exam
/ ined the Abyssinian's remains, and
proved beyond doubt the innocence
of the servant, by showing conclusively
that Gigyxter's continuous talking had
made so much friction in his jaws that it
set his head on fire, the flames commUni-
Gated to the room, the house went down,
and Gigyxter went up, beyond doubt
the first recorded case of the man who
was talked to DEATH"
" Maguffin," said Magruder, sooth-
ingly, laying his hand on his friends
head, wouldn't talk any more Just
now if were you. Your head is quite
| hot already"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-02
=. FACTS ARE sTUBBORH THINGS,

Thousands of human beings are yearly
borne on the swift current of disease down to
the grave, just because they do not possess a
sufficient knowledge of themselves a man
meets his neighbOr, and the first salutatiUn is,
" How are YOU ~ or How is your health" "
The reply frequently Is, ooh, l am well, with
the exception of Il cold-' Most persons
lightly regard a cold. Reader, do you know
that a cold is one of the most dangerous Of
maladies? A cold not only clogs up the pores
of the entire system, and retards circulation,
but it is productive of Catarrh, which is quite
apt to lead to Consumption. ooh" you say,
at is nothing buta cold in INV head" True;
but that cold is really mild form of Catarrh,
and if not arrested in its course Will become
chrsnic. Catarrh is one of the most disagree
able, offensive affections in the catalogue OF
diseases. The passage to the nose is OBJ
structed, the sense of smell impaired, and
there is diSagreeable sensation of pressure
in the head. In the more advanced stages
there is discharge having an offensive OdOr.
If the disease be allowed to continue I'm its
course, thick, hard incrUstatiOns will form iii
the head, the bones of which sometimes he,
come sOfteDed and break away in pieces
Why VIII persons continue 10 suffer from such
an annoying, disgusting disease, when they
can Just as well be cured of ii? DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy viii cure the worst forms OF
Catarrh; in fact it is the only sure and safe
remedy which has vet been offered to the
public. Many harsh, irritating preparations
may, for a time relieve the urgency of the
symptoms, but they do not cure the disease
DR.. Sage's CataTrh Remedy is soothing and
healing in its effects, and when used with
DR.. Pierce's Nasal DOUche, according to di
rections, does not fail to effect cure. Sold
/ by all druggists.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-02
4 Marrow Eseape OF William IY.

One cannot but wonder whether Viii
liam the Fourth of England ever learned
that a plot was laid for his addiction
during his visit to New York in the
spring of 1882. The prince was a young
and reckless midshiPman, given to firta-
ton, and to the inebriation which found
vent IN wrenching off door-knobs; and it
probably never OCturred TO him that in
his person the "rebels" would fina e host
age worth having. The project origi-
mated with Col Matthias Ogden, of the
Jersey line, and the intention was to
surprise the prince end his commissioned
guardian, Admiral Digby, 1T their guar
ters in the city mansion of GPfar1Hs
Beekman, Oh HanoveT square. Two Off
GERS and thirty-nine men were to aid Col
Ogden in his enterprise. EmbarkIng TN
a rainy night in whale boats, they were
to land in New York near the Beekman
mansion, force the doors of the house,
capture the admiral and prince, and
convey them to their boats. The plan
was approved by Washington, bat itdUeE
not appear that any decided attempt va
made to carry it out. In some manner
the apprehensions Of the British leaders
were excited for the safety of the prince,
and every preCautiot was taken against
surprise Had it not been for this
warning, the boldness of the plan appeals
likely to have insured its success.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-02
The Solar EcIfnse in March.

It is quite possible that this eclipse,
which Is given as an annular one in the
Ephemerides, may be total for an instant
on the North Pacific ocean in longitude
140.l6 west Of Greenwich and latitude
1888 north, or near this position it NAV
prove one of those rare phenomena, char
acteTiZed in our textbooks as ''tOtal
without continuance" The central line
tTaverses the southern and largest island
of the Sandwich group, where the eclipse
will be annular for a few seconds At a
point in longitude 1906 west, latitude
1925 north, the eclipse commences at Oh.
Bonn. a. m, local mean time, at 40 de-
grees from the suns north point towards
the west (direct), and the annulus Is
formed according to the nautical alma
nae elements at l0h. 49m. los, and con-
tinues ten seconds. This point Is little
south of Kaavaroa, by the admiralty
chart, and closes to the spot where the
monument to Captain Cook was erected !;
the central eclipse leaves this island,
Hawaii, near Manienie, also marked on
the admiralty chart of this group. The
! eclipse will be central and annular also
| in Vancouver island and British Column
bia. The central line appears to enter
! Vancouver at Refuge Cove, Sydney in
| bay, whence its course is 70 George Point,
| British Columbia. In Vancouver
island the annUlus may continue seven
or eight seconds, being formed about Oh.
Pm. p. m. local mean time. At New
Westminster, British Columbia, caIcu-
lation gives large partial eclipse com
mencing at 11h. 22m. a. m, and ending
at Oh. 3m. p. m. local times, magnitude
0.95; here the first impression of the
moon upon the suns disc is made at 127
degrees from his north point towards the
west. For further information on the
track Of the central line over these parts
the large admiralty chart of Vancouver
island and the vicinity should be con.
shifted; the above names of points
traversed by the central eclipse are takeT
from it. On the central line this eclipse
must prove one of very considerable and
unusual interest.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-02

hA LUCY LARCOM.
GO pity the poor little country bow,
Away on his lonely farm
Il ne holidays bring him ele ant toy;
5te has no money, there is no shop;
aSFeh Christmas morning his work doesn't stoD
lie has cows 70 milk-he has wood to chop,
Ana to carry il on his arm"
DAD you hear that Fred, you came throug il
~ With your milk pail full to the brim2
20 envy hid under your curly brown pate
lou were watching star in the morning slv
ana a star seemed shining out OF YOUR eve
19ur thoughts We're glad, you couldn't tell why
buI they were not OF toys, or Of him.
YET Z,, the city boy said what he kindly meant,
,Wtalking on by his mothers side,
Win has eyes on the toy-shOp windows beut
wishing Tor all that his eyes could see:
-'Ut dreamed that single pleasure could be
Alir IN your woodlands wide.
You ate your breakfast that morning. Fred.
As country boy should eat
men you Jumped with your father upon the 81 d
And were of 10 the hills for a load Of wood;
Quiet and patient the oxen stood
and the snowy world looked cheerful and goo
"hiie you stamped 10 warm your feet
Then your father told you to take a run;
And you started away up the hill
=. , on were all aIoue, but it was such fun,
he laTch and the pine tree seemed racing pa
instead ms. OF yourself, you went so fast;
nay, rosy and out Of breath at last
lou stood In the sunshine still.
"a a ot'iutH luefe came the Thoughts
While brown leaf toward you whIrIed
tttu chlckedee song, II they brought
'ometninB they meant purpose for YOU
IS II the trees to delight YOU grew
As IL the sky for your sake was blue
- IL IS such a beautiful worldr'
AHe graceful way that the spruce-trees had
VI holding their soft white load
oW saw and admired and your heart was glad
Is you laid ou the trunk Of a beech your hand
Ana beheld the wonderful mountains stand
IN a chain OF crystal, clear and grand
At the end OF the widening road.
On Fred! without knowing, you held a gift
That mine Of gold could not buy:
something the soul of a man to lift
FROM the tiresome earth and to make him see
how beautiful common things can be
n glimpse OF heaven in a waysidc tree
The gift Of artists eve!
" hat need had you Of money my boy.
or The presents money can bring
when every breath was a breath OF foy ?
on owned the whole world, with its hillsand nee
lhe sun, and the clouds, and the bTaciDg bree a.
Ana your hands to work with having these,
You were richer than any king
wen the dusk grew on, by the warm hearth fire
fou needed nobody's pity:
But you said, as the soft flames oeFrnfad bi,bo
y Xtd me eye and cheek e your mother grew brigb
WINE she smiles and talked in the lovely light
.. picture Of pictures, to your sight
1 m sorry for boys in the city %
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-02

conservatives, TAKE NOTICE.-Every moment
of delay makes your cure more hopeless, snd much
depends on the judicous choice OF remedy. The
amount of testimony in favor OF DIR. Schencks Pull
monte Syrup, as a for Consumption, far exceeds
all that lie brought to support the pretensons Of
any other medicine. See DR.. Schenck's Almanac,
containing the certificates of many persons of the
highest responsibility, who have been restored to
health, after being pronounced incuTable 10y Physi-
clans OF acknowledged ability. Schenck's Pulmonic
Syrup alone has cured many, as these evidences will
show; but the cure Is often promoted by the EN-
pIoyment of two other remedies which Or. Schenck
provides for the purpose These additional remedies
are schenck's sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills.
BY the timely use Of these medicines, according to
directions Dr. Schenck certifes that most any case
of Consumption may be cured.
Dr. Schenck is professionally at his principal Of
fee corner Sixth and Arch Sts Philadelphia, every
Monday, where all letters Tor advice must be adj
dressed.
E J. HART II co, Nos. g. Is and = TchouPitOu-
las St, New rleans Wholesale Agents.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-02

existing between the hemispheres in
prehistoric times.
II. That the arts of magic and divina-
ton were not of Aryau origin, but rem
nants of the Turanian or Pre-Aryan
faith which soon Overspead the world.
u. That this is proved by their present
existence among aboriginal nOn-Aryan
faces, and may, perhaps, even be used as
test of race, so that those who in
Somerset and Cornwall are said to pos
sess the power of divination by the rod
may possibly have some remote affinity
with the aboriginal inhabitants OF
Britain.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-02
KIDNEY COMPLAINT.

Pruba bly, there II complaint that afflicts the hui
system which little understood IT the pres
eUt time. some of the varied forms of Kidney
Complaint
There is disease which causes such acute pain
more alarming in it, results than when the kidneys
from the blood the uric acid and other
POISONOUS substances which the blood aCCumulates
init circulation through the system
If from any cBuSe the kidneys fail to perform the
functions devolviug upon them, the CUmulat
taken w by the abs0rhcuts and the whole system
thrown into of disease, causing great pain and
suffering. and very often immediate death. Hence
the Importance Of keeping the kidneys and blood in
a healthy condition, through which all the impuFi-
tics of the LlmnI must nass
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-02
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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-02

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phia) There never was soap so highly
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