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METEOROLOGICAL

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-ToUR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, DC, I
March Is, Il A. M.))
Indications for Middle and East Atlantic
coast southeast to southwest winds, falling
barometer generally higher temperature and
cloudy weather With rain or snow,
Rivers will continue to fall except rise in
the Ohio.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland Wholesale Market.

MONDAY, March 12.-The markets are dull to-
day and there are but few goods selling. Sugars
dropped down little to-day, but now remain firm
at 11sc for graduated and 1lsc for extra G. Flour
is little more active while Pork and Lard are dull
er than ever. Corn quoted at 81 % CSC for lots
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DIED.

IN this city, March II, c. Il. Lord, aged 81 years.
Funeral services Thursday Afternoon at O'Clock
at India Street Church.
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Francisco peralto finished his ride of 60
miles in so hours in New York last night
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
Republican Victory in Biddef0rd.
PROSPECT OF AN IMBROGLI0.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
[By Associated Press.]

[By Associated Press
BDDEFoRD, March 1.-THE city election to-
day was very holly contested, although not as
large vote was polled as expected. Pierce, Re-
publican, was elected Mayor, receiving 1885, to
1912 for Warren, the Democratic candidate.
The Republicans obtain control of the city pat
electing II councilmen to Demo Gratis. The
Republicans elect three aldermen and the
Democrats 3, and the seventh alderman is
claimed by both parties. 1t is quite probable
Biddeford will have an imbroglio similar to
that of "a Money and rum were free, "bull-
dozing," intimidation and bribery in album
dauce and there werei many dsgraceful street
fights. The Republicans are jubilant tonight
and are holding a big meeting at City Hail.
Illuminate the city square.
The Result in Bangor.
BANGOR, March 1.-THE city election to-day
passed off quietly. DR.. Augustus G. Hamlin,
Republican, was elected Mayor by 1868 ma
jority. Only one vote was cast in opposition.
The Republicans elelect aldermen and council
men in six wards. In ward one the majority
of votes for aldermen and councilman were cast
for bogus names to prevent choice.
Another Republican Mayor.
BELFAST, March II. Hon. Nathan T.
Houston, Republican, was reelected Mayor by
81 majority. Two Democratic and one Repub-
lican aldermen were elected. No choice in
wards three and four.
Rockland Items.
Especial to the Press.l
RocKLAND, March 1.-THE March term of
the Supreme Judicial Court commences here
tomorrow, Judge Appleton presiding.
A party of % left here for the black Hills to-
night
The first session of the incoming city gov
eminent was held this morning.
ITO the Associated Press.]
Fire.
PENNINGTON, March PA. p. Young's store
and dwelling house was burned last evening.
Also stand, proprietor not known. Loss
$4,000: fully insured
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 12-In the matter
elections in city, further inquiries seem to
indicate that not less than one-third of the
names will be stricken off on recanva So,
Drucker, the third member of the finance com
mittee, has made minority report, claiming
that the ibvestigation shows the defeated party
responsible for the greater portion of the
frauds committed. While endorsing the action
and motives of the majority of the committee
he alleges they Wee imposed upon in making
up the list as published by careless and incom-
petent canvassers Mr.. Wise, chairman of the
committee, states: that the list was published
laid it before the board of supervisors, and that
bis intention had been to rigidly revise it be-
fore reporting it, The matter continues to
create considerable sensation and corrections
are being continually handed in by aggrieved
parties,
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Trouble with Oregon Indians.

SAN FRANCISCO, March ia Portland dis
patch says the present rendezvous of chief
Joseph's band of Nezperices is located on
Joseph's Creek, tributary of the Grande
Ronde river. 1t is described as narrow prec-
ipitious gorge difficult of access and we'll pro-
tected from any attack that could be made.
One hundred. men could hold the position sue
cessfully against 1000 men. The following
tribes of Ipdians have met with Joseph in
council: Alpowac, Palouzes, Uniatillas, Sal
mon River and White Birds. A division is re-
ported as having taken place in council, some
favoring peace and Others war. One chief adj
They are still 10 session and have been so for
eight or ten days. Gen. o. O. Howard left
few days ago for the scene of the threatening
difficulty for the purpose of consulting with
Chief Joseph and endeavor is possible to in
duce him to yield peaceably to the purposes of
the governments
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Boston stock Market.
[Sales at the Brokers' Board, March 1871
$1,000 Eastern Railroad new 81 bonds. .. .... 5iA
/ Boston & Maine Railroad. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9S
Eastern Railroad. ......,................44 "a
Portland. Saco 81 Portsmouth Railroad go Al 60 45
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GREAT BRITAIN.
Cattle Plague in Great BrifaIu,
Foreign Notes.

A Berlin correspondent says it seems certain
that lgpatieff will succeed Gortschakoff when
he returns to st. Petersburg.
The Times says that the greater part of the
large sales of silver yesterday were for America
The lsmalia Canal will be officially opened
on the 9th of April.
The Turks will not be able TO complete the
evacuation of Seryiea in the time specified by
treaty of peace on account of snow
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Daily Domestic Receipts,
BY water conveyance-10O0 bush corpmeal to @
W. True s. Co.
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Foreign Imports.
BONAIRE. Brig EInestine-5O0O bbs salt 10
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SWAN & BARRETT.
CAUCUSES,
Cane Elizabeth

CAUCUSES,
Cape Elizabeth.
The Republicans of Cape Elizabeth, are requested
to meet at the Town House in said town, ION THURS
DAY, March 18th, at 8 o'clock p. M, to nominate
candidates for town officers. and TO choose town
committee for the ensuing year.
PER ORDER.
North Yarmouth.
The Republicans of North Yarmouth are requested
to meet at the Town house on SATURDAY, March
IT, 1871, at O'Clock p. M, to nominate candidates
for town officers, also to choose town committee.
PER ORDER TOWN COMMITTEE.
Inn en- Voouu the VEGETABLE PULMONARY BAL
IUl JU lGdlN SAM of Cutler Bros. q Co., Boston
stands unrivalled for Coughs, colds and Con-
sum ptiOn. Soldi Portland by Apothecaries gen
orally. fessnl3w
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IFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED
N EMO R ANDA

The Trundys Reef Buoy, which went adlift, hi
been replaced.
The Can Buoy has been replaced at Spring Poil
Ledge, the Nun Buoy at Sanford's Ledge.
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be finished, the present year. 1t is reported to
me that an amount of untaxed property has al
ready been discovered sufficient to cover the
expense of the undertaking. besides giving to
the city accurate plans of all taxable real estate
made under the supervision of the City Engi-
neer. / would counsel great care on the part
of the assessors in the assessment of taxes, and
when once assessed, as before remarked, there
shonld be no abatement afterward upon slight
Eretexts, but only in cases of m anifest mistake
and injustice.
One of the 'little leaks" before spoken of,
importance in amount as by way of illustration.
For the year 1856, the weigher of hay re-
ceived in fees $l604 10; for 1867, $1529 10.
paying $500 rent each year, thus leaving him
as perquisites for the former municipal year
$1304 10, and 1929. 10 for the latter; a compen-
performed especially taking into view the
opportunity he has of employing his spare
time in some other manner. l recommend
that a moderate compensation be made the
weigher out of the fees for weighing, and the
balance turned into the treasury.
And among minor matters, L would call your
attention to the City Hall The expense Of
lighting it is great, and the wear and tear very
considerable. Heretofore the Mayor has been
greatly annoyed with applications for the
gratuitous use of it. To avoid this annoyance,
and as gain to the city, l recommend that
the price for the use of the Hall De nxed, dis,
eliminating in favor of our own citizens, and
making it one half less for all benevolent
and charitable purposes. but when once fixed,
to be invariably adhered to.
LAWS
BESIDES the enactment referred to respecting
the police, there were other lave affecting the
city passed at the last session of the Legis-
lature; relating to the Harbor Commissioners,
to tax parsonages above $4,000 in value: to
or fho
of the city to create debt; to the expenditure of
school money; and requiring notice of defect in
streets before the city is made liable. There
should be, would say in this connection, some
law or city ordinance empowering the Mayor and
Aldermen to cause sufficient means of egress,
to be constructed for all public halls.
/ need not remind the city council of the ex-
listing statute by which no member OF the city
government can vote upon any question in
which he is pecnniarily interested, directly or
indirectly, nor can he be interested directly or
indirectly in any contract entered into by the
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lowing to be substantially the facts as far as
I can ascertain them; that our streets, speak
ing generally, are in good condition, better
think, as a whole, than for many previous
years; that the expenditures upon them have
been less than in 1865 6,and considerably below
former years, and notwithstanding what was
considered the necessary employment of des-
titute laborers, who else would have been
compelled to accept charity, or relief from
the overseers of the poor, these expenditures
have been kept within the appropriation of
$4,000; and while formerly there existed we'll
founded complaints that the money appro-
priation for streets was not expended judicious-
ly or discreetly, there has been marked i'm
provement in that respect, and in their con-
dition generally within few years past. But
also find that very large course OF ex-
penditures on the streets, inaugurated i'm
mediately after the fire, and, perhaps, not then
extravagant, have been continued down to the
present time, with comparatively small reduc-
ton, and exceeding by a large percentage
those OF cities of a corresponding size to our
own, and with more mileage of streets; and
taking into view the facts that our streets are
now in SO good condition, that little paving
need be done, and few, if any, new streets are
to be opened this year, that the cause for the
employment of destitute laborers we hone
Will uOL eAlbL, hliu tudt SUBSTANTIALLY the e.
quirement for the year will be only to keep in
good order and repair the streets in their
present condition,-in view Of these considera-
tons, have to recommend that the street
appropriation for the next fiscal year be re-
duced to a much smaller sum than has been
made for any previous year within the last
ten years; whereby an opportunity Will be
afforded our next street commissioner for the
display of the skill and good judgment charac-
teristic of good executive officer, in adapt
ing his expenditures to the means within his
control, and making the smaller appropria-
ton go as far as much larger ones have done
in years past.
DRAINS AND SEWERS.
I should be glad to refer more at length to
the interesting and valuable reports of the
city engineer and superintendent of sewers,
concerning the operations and condition of
he departments under his charge. / car
only say that these departments cannot
be intelligently administered without
constant reference to these reports.
was particularly struck with his obser-
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-30
.NUOREHIM.

ELemucl Perry, Esq, died at his res
idence in Gallipolis, Ohio, at about five
O'Clock, Saturday evening, November
II, of structure of the esophagus. Mr..
Perry had been troubled for some time
with this disease, but it did not seem to
develop itself until May of this year.
During the past two months, the disease
made steady progress, and in due time
the patient realized that he must die.
lie arranged his worldly affairs for the
final moment, and on Saturday evening
while sitting in chair with his head
resting upon table, his life passed
away.
Mr.. Perry was born in Shorcham, Adj
olson county, Vermont, December 27,
1872. In 1886 he graduated at Union
college, New York, under the tntoragc
of the celebrated DR.. Mott, for whom he
always had the profoundcst reverence.
In 1888, then a young man, he emigiat-
ed from his native state and came to
Columbus, Ohio. Here he became ac-
quainted with the late Gen. Anslcm II.
llolcomb, who induced him to come TO
Gallia county. They came to Vinton.
Mr.. Perry, as he aficrward frequently
said, the posscssor of only $3.50. From
Ninton he, in company with Gen. HIol-
comb, attended the law school in Gin
cinnati, and together with Judge VIM.
Lawrence, between which trio warm
affection always existed, they graduated
in 1910. Returning to Gallia county,
Mr.. Perry entered upon the Harrison
campaign and the practice of law. From
this point dates his acquaintance with
the people of Gallia. In lS49 he was
elected prosecuting attorney, serving
one term. In 1855 he was candidate
for the state senate, but was defeated
by the late Hon. Lewis Anderson, of
Lawrence county. In 1857 he was mar
ried to Miss Elizabeth Nash, daughter
of Judge Simeon Nash.
AT the time of his death he was
member of the school board of our CITY.
This body together with the bar and
county officials, have paid proper fri
butte to his memory. His funeral,
which took place at two Z. NJ. OH Mon
day, was vast assembly of sympathiz-
ing relatives and Observation-Disclosures
CO., journal.
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HEREENNEiS,

|
Twenty dozen inittcns and gloves
at f. X. Haven's.
You can buy good ulster at +. X.
Ravens for IS, $40, or S15.
ID. III. Lewis has sold his Lambert
mare for 5000, and she has been taken
by the purchaser TO Hartford, Conn.
Tho Methodist and Congregational
churches, srrrrii the nc -oung Mems Christian
Association have decided to invite Mr..
Earl, the revivalist, TO labor here dur
ing the winter.
Shipments from this station for the
week ending Nov. 20, include $4,000
pounds dressed poultry; car load
sheep; $500 pounds butter; 1 car load
of oats; SS7 boxes horse nails.
F. X. Haven wishes to call the at
tcntion of the ladies to his very large
stock of furs, including mink and seal (;
sets from Sl5 to $50. Also large as
sortmcnt of cheap sets from SO to $40.
Tho Stevens hose company had
dance at the town hall, Wednesday
evening, and everything went off salts
lactorily. There was large attendance.
all that could be well accommodated in
the hall. Supper was furnished in the
room below. Music by Messrs. Chas.
j. Hall, VIII Allen and Mr.. Baker.
The st. Adams Advertiser says that
Burroughs, the detective who took SO
prominent IA part i'll the Smith-Cham-
pin expose, is a delightful pill for n
states attorney to endorse. Some
weeks before the arrest of Smith and
Mrs. Champlin he offered all the evil
dencc introduced in the case TO the
Boston Journals news agent in this
state on condition that the Journal man
would use il to build up Burroughs re-
putation as detective. His offer was
refused, and the letters, etc, were sold
TO the Boston Globes correspondent
probably on the same terms. l
The latest gossip about Deacon
Smiths affairs is that petitions TO choose
a new guardian of Ira Mills have been
made at the probate court before Judge
j. ID. Smith; also to have list of the
property of the ward filed, and the
property heretofore unaccounted for
produced. E.P. Smith was member
of the Baptist church in Nergennes, and
a deacon for many years of the Baptist
church in Addison, previous to his re-
moval to Vcrgenncs. His debts are
more than his assets, rs estimated, and
the creditors will have to share a per-
ccntagc. -
THE oratorio of Queen Esther was
brought ont here under the direction OF
G. II. 5. Pierce, Thursday and Friday
evenings of last week, for the benefit of
the band, and met with unexpected IA
vor and success. Having been present
ed here twice before, it was anticipated
that only moderate success awaited il
now, but the house was full the first
night, and crowded house the second
night. II. ID. Wheeler sustained the
character of King, Miss Eva G. Scovel,
Queen, Miss Jennie Sprague as Zcresh,
{. f. Parker as Hannah, Mr.. Pierce us
Mordecai, Miss Anna Sprague as Pro-
phctcss, Miss Kate Talbot as Mordccai's
sister. Mrs. ii. III. Ross was pianist.
All the parts were well sustained and
the triumphal march of the children is
spoken of as especially fine. The sue
cess of this entertainment was very
gratifying to all concerned, and a con-
siderable sum was realized for the band.
Mr.. Pierce next goes to Westport, and
VIII bringout this oratoriO there.
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UElBRIDGE.

School commences i'm districts No.
3 and on Monday next.
Thanksgiving was generally OBJ
served here. Service at the M. +.
church.
IF Vermont sheep breeders have an
idea that the palmy days of mcrino
sheep for this state have passed away,
they have only to visit the yard of Mr..
j. ID. Cherbino TO be convinced TO the
contrary, by view of a flock of year
ling.cwcs with which he is about to
start for the Ohio market. The flock
numbers forty-tivc. A part of these
are of his own breeding and the
remainder are from the world-rcnown-
ed tlocks of Mcssrs. Jones, ofCornwall,
and Crane, of Dridport. 1t is said by
competent judges TO be one of the best
| if not the best lot gathered i'm this sec
ton for some years. They have been
carefully selected by Mcssrs. Chcrbino
~ Williamson, who rank high rs Judges
of sheep, having had an experience for
years equal TO any in the county, and
are justly styled men of honesty and
integrity much above the standard of
the profession.
-Wcybridgc has telephone. In
many villages in Vermont, the boys have
made this toy for amusement. II is
easily made and is source of endless
enjoyment. During some of these
dark and drcary nights The persons in
one house sit by their own table and
carry on an extended conversation
with the inmates of another family who
sit at their own tiresides. To me, be-
fore seeing it, il was mystery, how
the tones and infections of The voice, the
tones in music and even whisper.
could be heard miles away. But il is
very simple and easily explained. The
enunciation of each syllable of word
is formed by a succession of sounds.
However quietly articulated, every part
of the tone, whether high or low, loud
or soft, makes distinct and separate
vibration in the air, and if protracted,
there would be q thousand distinct
sounds in every syllable of word.
The car gathers them all up, and we
think of it as one sound, with varia-
ton. The conducting wire or thread of
the telephone transmits every variation
of the voice heard in pronouncing each
syllable aud conveys it to the distant
ear, i'll the same manner IL is commu-
nicated by the air, so that a child's or
a woman's voice is easily distinguished
from mans, and the peculiar tones of
each persons voice are rs readily dis
tinguished as if they were present.
Simple as II is, predict that in a few
years ii will be made as useful as any
invention we have. BY it business
will be transacted; persons in the deep
est mines will communicate with the
counting room clerk; the house break
cr, bank robber and the assassin will
report progress TO their abetting con-
fleres, the pious grandmother too feeble
to attei d church will remain at home
on her bed with her telephone at her
ear, and hear the sermon as il is deliv-
cred at the public congregation; per-
sistent lovers interdictcd, will find their
interests, though separated by dungeon
walls, clew of thread to which on
either end telephones are affixed. c.
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STATE ITEMS.

III. j. Hudson and Harley Smith, two
young men of East Haven, recently shot
a bear weighing three hundred pounds.
A family in Bloomington numbers
fourteen chldren-thc oldest thirty-two
years old and the youngest ninc-all
living.
More than seventy tons of poultry
went over the Rutland railroad, Friday
last, for the Boston market.
Miss Abigail Camp of Chelsea, while
returning home from ncighbor s, few
days ago, became bewildered and lost,
and was not found until nine o'clock
the next morning. She was about sixty
years of age.
Alfred II. Knapp of Brandon, has
gone into bankruptcy; liabilities SILL
600, and assets estimated at the same
figure. Fayette Holmes of Sudbury
has failed; liabilities $4,000, assets
much less. II. w. Pitts, of the Royal
House, Sudbury, has also gone into
bankruptcy.
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Deferred Items.
Certain parties have received an i'm
portation of chicken pox which they
will dispose of in lots 10 suit, though
the little folks hardly appear to fancy
it.
"A good long stride in the march of
Improvement was made by the inhabi-
tauts of school district No. b, when they
built good substantial fence around
their house and grounds. Last spring
a quantity of shade trees were set out
on the premises, and VIC expect some
of these days to sec that the house has
been thoroughly repaired and painted.
We notice a growing tendency
among our farmers to be independent of
the "middleimcn" by producing instead
of purchasing a large share of their sup
plies. This time James Stevenson
comes TO the front with drove of sew
ell nice porkcrs that are being put
through the fattening process as we
commonly see, while he has good re-
serve of stores for future operations.
w. T.. Cushman has erected this
season q nice, commodious corn barn,
and, what is far better, filled it with
corn, wheat, oats and other products
"too numerous to MENTION" while near
by in the cellar nine hundred bushels
of potatoes arc awaiting transportation.
At this time we will say nothing of
scores of othcrs-such as Gee, Battcll
and McQuivcy, that we might speak of,
that by their success prove that Ripton
IS not the worst or poorest town for
farming that we wot of.
"A deputy sheriff came to town to
serve some kind of process a day or two
ago, and a certain chap, knowing.
doubtless, of delinqcncies on his own
part, OH seeing him, concluded that dis
erection would be the better part of val
or, and started off up Il steep hill mt n
rafting gait, but on looking back he
saw the object of his dread close ut
hand and gaining fast, 50 without ccrc-
mony he forsook his all, which in his
case consisted of a heavy ovcrcoat sup
piled with enough doughnuts for II lcng
siege at laying out, and got up little
faster motion into his No. II coal barges
and got over the hill to patch of al
ders and liberty just as the officer reach
ed the summit with an attack of asth-
ma that prccludcd all farther run, since
which time the gentleman has been lit
visible. Officer Sessions has an over
coat that does not belong to him, which
the owner can have by calling at his
office. IL is to be hoped that he will
keep that prcccpt for short time and
come around every week or two, but
he ought to give a little more notice
next time, so the sporting gentry can
put up their stamps in time.