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WASHINGTON.
.BOyce PardOned.
The IKuron Disaster.

WASHINGTON, Dec 19-The President to-day
signed pardon for John A. Joyce, convicted
of conspiracy to defraud the United States of
taxes on distilled spirits,
The Huron Disaster.
In connection with the report of the findings
OF the naval court of inquiry in the Huron
wreck, the following paragraph adopted ia the
form of an amendment to the finding and con-
tanned in the proceedings held subject thereto,
appears. In conclusion the court would state
that the evidence shows many we'll found mer-
chant steamers wooden and iron, commanded
by experienced navigators OF our coast, have
been wrecked near the point on which the HUI
ron was lost
The Union Pacific and its Branches.
Senator Chaffee's resolution respecting the
Union Pacific Railroad and its branches which
passed both houses of Congress, was referred
by the President to-day to the Secretary of the
Interior and Attorney-General to examine and
report to him the facts and the law upon the
subject. AT the request of the Union Pacific
Company, hearing was had at the Attorney
Generals office this morning. a.. G. Holmes
on behalf OF the Kansas Pacific Railroad, dis
cussed the questions of law and of fact relating
to the whole subject, and cited numerous in
stances of discrimination, showing how the
rights of the public in respect of pass enger
travel and freight traffic especially az regards
st. Louis and the South West were violated
by the Union Pacific Company, until the atti-
tude of that company had become, he said,
national scandal.
The Kansas Pacific road has been forced into
bankruptcy and that the proprietary interest of
the United States thereby seriously imperil-
led.
In Illustration of the discrimination practiced
against the government, he referred to the case
of the transportation of the I'd Infantry from
Georgia to San Francisco last summer for ser
vice against Chief Joseph and his band, where
by the Union Pacific Company had charged the
United States for the transportation of troops
west of Cheyenne S7312 more than their
through rates from Omaha because this reg-
ment had been conveyed to Cheyenne by the
Kansas Pacific road.
Judge Shsllabarger began reply, contend
ing that the Union Pacific Company did not
discriminate against any of the branches in
charging higher rates west of Cheyenne, but
because the grades were heavier and operating
expenses much greater over higher grades than
over level praries.
Poppleton, also on behalf of the Union Paci-
fic, and Woolworth for the Burlington branch,
will be heard tomorrow.
Various MATTERS.
DIR. Lemuel j. Draper. surgeon of the navy.
was captured at rebel ball in Baltimore dur
Ing the war and his commission cancelled. After
many Intellectual attempts to get back into the
navy, he was yesterday Tepstated as assistant
surgeon, with pay for thirteen years and ten
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HaANOR KILOGRAMS

Quebec legislature opened yesterday.
James 81. Southworth of New York, report.
ed missing, has turned up all right.
Rev. DR.. Harris bishop elect of the new do
cese of Qaincy. ILL.,, declines the Episcopate.
AT Troy, N. Y, Tuesday, Van Heusen, a
leader of railway strikers last July, was sem
fenced to seven years imprisonment.
Franklin Hayes, aged 3d. shot his stepmother
Ia Brooklyn yesterday. She will die. He es-
capped.
The body of James McNicholl, of the New
York Dime Savings Bank. missing for some
time, has been found in East river.
Broadwel, the indicted New York bank
president; was released yesterday on $4,000
bail.
Senator Patterson has suffered relapse from
his recent illness and is still confined to his res
idence.
Henlon has challenged Schaff of Pittsburg
to TOW from three to five miles with turn for
$1,000 side.
The COSMOPOLITAN Savings and Exchange
Bank of San Francisco has suspended. About
$4,000 is due depositors.
There were 100000 tons of coal shipped from
the Pictou mines this season exclusive of the
amount transported by railroad.
The government has obtained judgments in
civil suits for recovery of all logs aud timber IL
legally taken by part les in Minnesota.
DIR. Wines. U. s. Commissioner to the Inter-
national Prison Congress at Stockholm, and
President of the Congress, took leave of Presi-
dent Hayes yesterday, in view of his early de-
parture.
A wagon containing Mrs. Woods, proprietor
of the George Washington hotel at Bladens-
burg, was struck by train betw cen Baltimore
and Washinton, yesterday, and Mrs. Woods in
stsnty killed.
The name of the Marquis of Normandi Is
now mentioned 10 connection with the next
governor generalship of Canada. He is now
governor of New Zealand, and was formerly
governor of Noua Scotia.
o. I. Ballard, representative to the Pennsyl-
vania legislature from Delaware county, was
arrested yesterday at Media, and held in $4,000
bail for embezzling funds of the Media Build
ing Association.
Charles A. Atwood, aged "a. treasurer of the
Ph~nix Crucible Company, director in the
Machinst Bank and prominent business man
of Taunton for half century, died yesterday
He was for several years connected with the To-
al press and was cultivated writer.
The Boston Traveller says the Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Co. have recinded its decision
20 divide all the Franklin telegraph stock in
its possession among the Atlantic and Pacific
stockholders as dividend. Many protests were
made against such course and the trustees
wara ohioad to vio1d
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NEW YORK.
A We'll Managed Post once.

New YORK, Dec. 19-The commission now
engaged in accordance with the law passed at
the last session of Congress, in examining into
the expenditure for clerk hire at the principal
post Offices have completed their labors in this
city and are prepared to report in favor of an
increase in the clerical face of the post Office
here. The investigation was thorough and the
commissioners express qualification at the efi-
Gent and economical administration Of business
by Postmaster James and his subordinates. It
is thought that some measure will be initiated
by which an efficient corps of carpenters may
be under the orders of the postmaster, to keep
the immense quantity of woodwork, desks,
tables, etc., in repair, thereby saving thousands
of dollars for the government.
The Vanderbilt Will Contest.
In the Vanderbilt will case to-day, William
Lord of the counsel for the contestant, stated
month before making of the will the commo-
dore became on good terms with Cornelius j.,
and that VIM. Ell. caused some one to personate
Corne Illus j., who acted in very dissolute
and immoral manner; that detective followed
witness double and reported the immoral and
dissolute conduct of the supposed Cornelius J.
and this resulted in the commOdOre'S turning
against his son once more.
Cornelius j. Vanderbilt was recalled as testi-
fed: He was not in the habit of visiting gam
bling houses, liquor saloons and houses of ILL
fame during October aud November, 1874.
Neither did he purchase lottery ticket on
Wall street during the period. Witness was in
the city at the time of his fathers last sickness;
went every day to the commodores house,
sometimes two or three times, and was only
able to see his father once; Mrs. Vanderbilt
and Mrs. Crawford, both interfered with wit
ness and prevented him seeing his father.
Witness asked William two or three times to
give bin place on the Central road, or use
his influence to that effect; William said he
could do nothing himself and did not dare to
interfere between witness and his father. Wit
ness and wife were in New York during the
winter of 1870 and 1871; William called once
on witness wife and told hor hes father had
told HIM to give her New Years present, and
left with her $50 bill.
Witness ON cross-examination admitted he
was three times in lunatic asylum, twice vol
nntary. He has been several times arrested for
debt on checks he gave, which were not peid.
He has looked up witnesses for his sister, the
contestant, and is interested in her success
had borrowed money from Simmons the lottery
man; when he became bankrupt he owed $40,
600 in money borrowed of Horace Greeley, Of
which his father paid $4,000, at out $4,000
more would clear off his debts, exclusive of the
Grpalav affair
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Sid fm Mauritus Nov 6, ship Chandos Emery, Jim
Cardiff) for Hong Hong, having repaired.
Ar at Batavia Oct 81, barque I'll ID Brookman, Pet
tigrew, New York.
Sid Oct %. barque Mary NJ Bird, Packard, Boston
Barque Chalmette, Chadbourne, from Rio Janeiro,
Is ordered to Madras.
Ar at Seville previous to 18th inst barque Nicola,
Hooper, New York via Cadiz.
Ar at Havre 18th inst, barque Endeavor, Mount
fort. New Orleans.
Sid FIN Belfast. 1, 18th inst, barque Wetterhorn,
Skalling, Key West.
Sid ina Demarara Nov IA, brig Matte Russell,
Atherton, New York.
In port Nov "a, bIigs Sarah M Loring, Loring, for
New York; M Oomery, Terry. from Norfolk. ar
22d; Merriman, Lecraw, from New York, ar 23u
and others.
AR at Barbados Nov 49, sch Ellen Perkins, Mitch
ell, Brunswick. (and sailed); Goth, f FL Drummond
Higgins, Berhice, (ald sailed); 22d, Il W Andrews,
Grover, Baltimore; 9th, Clara Fletcher, SARGENT
Baltimore; 29tb, brig Lizzie wyman Fossett, New
York; 30th, sch Winner, Nash. PHILADELPHIA
Sid Nov IL, schs Mercy L Irundy Crowley. for Ma
yassa; 21st, Joseph Oakes Parker, Brunswick; 22d.
M Champlin, Freeman, Navassa.
In port list inst. sch Grace Bradley, Chapman from
Norfolk, ar Nov II.
Ar at st kits Nov g. brig jeremiah, Ford Phia-
dephia, land sid Dec for NeyIs); Efie j Simmons,
Chadwick, st Martins, (and sailed for Guadaloupe).
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Boston sleek Market,

| Foreign Experts
PONCE. Brig Qnanjo-2ii1 shocks and sheads,9,
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Daisy Domestic. Receipts.

BY water conveyance-10eo bush corn meal to
W True 81 Co.
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GLE RMANY.
Rismarch,s Yictorx Mo-, so Cerinin

RismRrch's Victory Not SO Certaiu.
LONDON, Dec ia Berlin despatch to the
Standard says:
The anxiously expected solution of the crisis
seems again at standsti. Since yesterday it
has become certain that Prince Bismarck will
not return to Berlin this year. DR.. Sidow, I'M
der-secretary of state for ecclesiastical affairs,
declines to become the successor of Hermann,
President of the Superior Council of the
evangelical church, and consequently DIR.
Falk, minister of public instruction and
ecclesiastical affairs, has refused to counter
sign the decree accepting DR.. Hermann's
resignation. Tonight it is rumored that Count
Nesselrode, Chamberlain to the Empress, and
one of Bismarck's most influential and i'm
placable adVersaries, has been removed from
court.
The Posts Berlin pespateh says that Prince
Bismarck will return early in January.
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Boston Bank Statement.
Naw Work s,ocu and MONEY markss

New YORK. Dec. 19-Evening.-MOney was easy
most of tho day at % per cent; some late bor-
rowers were compelled to pay high as 1-S2 per day
for small amounts, but the closing rate was at per
cent.
Sterling Exchange is firm; rates advanced to 4sS
for bankers sixty day bills and 1861 for demand with
business at 1921 and 1861 q 1856.
Gold opened and closed at 1929, with sales in the
interim at 1903 and 1923; carrying rates to Z per
cent. The clearnces were 900. The Cusoms
receipts to-day &c., 600. The treasury disburse
ments were $4,000 for interest and $1S4,50O for
bonds. Governments fraction lower. Railroad bonds
quiet and without material change. Stocks general
ly dull.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day ag-
gregated 10474O shares including $4,000 shares Lake
Shore. Is, 500 shares Lackawanna q Western, $500
shares Western Union, 5000 shares North Western,
5000 shares st Paul. 1900 shares Ohio, $500 shares
Delaware q Hudson, 2lG0 shares New York Central.
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shipments 400 head market quiet and easy; choice
to extra at 60 g 50; fair to good rs 44O feed
good to extra feeders at As a SO; native butchers
slow and unchanged.
Hogs-receipts 5000 head; shipments 22O0 head
market strong Jail sold mixed packing at 90 a 10;
heavy shipping at Is @ 25; light steady at 90 q
Sheep-receipts 1900 head lin fair demand shipping
q rs g 4 10; butchers at IS q 25.
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European Markets,

LONDON, Dec. 19-12.30 P. M.-Consols at 81 T-16
tor money and 94s for account
LONDON, Dec. 19-12.3O P. M.-American securi-
tes.United States bonds at 67s 1861 new SIS. 1O6,
1Q40s 1074; as, 104a. Erie at 81 preferred 49, New
York Central at OCT.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 19-1230 P. M.-Cotton market
fiat and irregular; Middlng uplands at 6 7-16d; do
Orleans at g. sales 5000 bales including 1000 bales
FOR speculation aud EXPORT receipts 900 bales
Guiding 6750 American.
Winter Wheat at lis g lis Cd; Spring do los 4 q
lis; California averages at 12s I'd q 12s IL; club at
Cd. Provisions, &c.-Pork Sc; Beef So 6. Bacon at
81 q IS. Lard AZ 9. Tallow 4Os. Cheese at Gas. AT
London Tallow 80 % &c.,
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THE Ell PASO AFFAIR.

CHICAGO, Dec 19.-Despatches received at
Sheridan's headquarters from Captain Blair.
10 command at Fort Bliss, report that the
Texas rangers at San Elisario surrendered YES.
tterday morning. Judge Howard. the agent.
ranger, were shot and the rest of the rangers
disarmed and liberated. The rangers are now
at Fort Bliss, opposite to Ell Paso, Mexico, and
the mob has dispersed. No help was given the
MOB from the Mexican side of the river. The
mob was composed entirely of native born citi-
zens of Texas
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Gov. Hubbord tele-
graphed last night of the surrender of the
Rangers and shooting of Howard, Atkinson
aud Mcbride. He also said the balance of the
State troops were held as prisoners.
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Brighton Cattle Market.


Amount OF stock at market-Cattle 1918; Sheep
and Lambs 2200 Swine 10,500 number of Western
Cattle 1875; Eastern Cattle 357; Mich Cows and
Northern Cattle 325.
Prices of Beef Cattle ~ 100 Tbs, live weight-Extra
quality at So 37t q 62t; first quality at IS s75 q
6 %; second quality at S. % q rs; third quality
at 81 30 q 124; poorest grades Of coarse Oxen,
Bulls, &C., at 80 GAPS.
Brighton Hides-@6 cents p II. Brighton Tai
Country Hides q TIC % ID; Country Tallow q
5Ic 3Y fb.
Cali Skins 10 q lie p ID; Sheep Skins at 75c q ST.
Lamb Skins 75c q 81 each.
Working Oxen-There was fair supply of Work
ing Oxen in market, Many of them in a fair condi-
ton were bought up by butchers to slaughter. We
quote sales as follows:
Pair. Girtb. LtUe Wetqbt, Pr Pair
l pair. &c feet 10 inches 2S00 TBS $12O
pair, coarse. ....6 2700 100
l pair (4-year od..6 $500 100
l pr coarse Cattle.7 $500 90
Store Cattle-Yearlings 81 q $17; two year olds
SIS S27 three year olds $25 q $45 9Y head; prices
small Cattle depend much their value for Beef.
Mich Cows-Good Cows always command ready
sale at fair prices. Most of those offered in market
for sale are Of common grade. Prices range from
500 to 500 4Y head
Sheep and Lambs-There are seldom any Sheep
Lambs offered in market for sale, most of them being
consigned to Mr.. Hollis and taken to the Abattor
be slaughtered.
Swine-No Store Pigs at market. Fat Hogs 10000;
prices @ 81 9S Id live weight.
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NOuriSfirag Blood,

The blood imparts to the body the clements which
are essential to its existence. When these are in
sufficiently supplied Its energies begin to flag there
is loss OF flesh, the muscles grow faced, the
Elective powers lose vigor every function is dis
turbed, every organ weakened Under these
circumstances, it is Obvious that the constitution
must soon give way unless the vital fluid is enriched
To accomplish this object, recourse should be had
without delay to that grand fertilizer of the blood
Hostetters Stomach Btters, which promotes
assimilation of the food ami is the means OF render
ing the circulation itch and active The good effects
of the great tonic speedily apparent in gain of
bodily vigor and mental energy. regular action
of the various organs also results from its use, the
good work of bodily reform goes rapidly on, and
eventually health Is established upon a sure basis.
dec1S deod&w1w
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Extraordinarily the beat susGaiued work
of ihe kind in the WOFld.''
Harper's Magazine.
ILLUsTRATED.
Notices of The Press.

The Veteran Magazine, which long ago outurew its
original title ofthe NeW Monthly Magazine has not
set but has added to it in many ways and has kent
fairly abreast OF the times thanks to the enterpTise
ors. For whatever is best and most readable in The
literature OF travel discovery and fiction, the aver
age reader OF to-day locke to Harper's Ma0azine
just as expectanty as did the reader of quarter of
century ago. there is the same admirable variety Of
contents and the same freshness and sugpestiveness
Journal. w. '"SN'-DOS'0N
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HUNTS REMEDY cures Bright's Disease, Kid
ney, Bladder and Urinary Complaints, Diabetes
Gravel and Dropsy. HUNTS REMEDY cures
Incontnence, Secretion Of Urine, Mental and Physi-
cal Debility, Female Weakness, Pain in the Back
and -Loins, and General Prostitution. HUNTS
REMEDY encourages Sleep creates an appetite,
braces up the system, and renewed health is the
result. dec1SdTThlS esv1W
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Ar at st Thomas Nov 20, sch Elizabeth DeRart
Low, Boston; 9th, barque Malleville Harlow, from
Sharpness, (and sailed same day for Key West; 4th
inst, brig T Remick, Rose, Madeira.
Sid Nov 2lst, brig Suwanee, Sawyer, tor SW Pass;
Frontier, Armstrong, Navassa and Boothbay; oath,
York.
In port 9th inst. sch Hattie E Sampson. Pinkbam.
discharging Tor repairs; Nellie Carr, Morrison, from
Jacksonville tor st Lucia, in distress.
Sid I'm st John, PR Nov 10, Annie R Lewis, Lew
is. Wilmington NC.
Ar at Ponce Nov 16, sch Adde Bryant, Stubs,
New York.
Sid i'm Cardenas Sd inst, sch Georgia, Coffin, for
Boston.
In port Sd, brigs Hyperion, Williams, and Mary @
Mariner. Titcomb, for North of Hatteras, ldg; sch
Ethan Allen, Blake, from Portland, disg.
Sid I'm Hamilton Bermuda, LIST inst, sch Yosemite
Grant, Jacksonville.
Ar at st John NIB, 18th, schs Bessie Z Dickinson
Dickinson, Savannah; Rosna, Kelley. and Abbie In
gals, ingalls,, New York; Nellie Dinsmore, May
Lubec; Alpha, Mcintyre, and Sunbeam, Spragg
Deer Isle.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
M. C. M. A. ASSOCIATION.

The members of the Maine Charitable Mechanic
Association are requested to attend the funeral OF
our late Brother, Henry Trckey, Friday afternoon
at O'Clock, from No. 80 Paris Street.
dec2Osn2t R. B. SWIFT, Secretary.
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The Wool Marker

BOSTON, Dec. 19.-[ Reported for the Press 1.-The
following is list OF prices quoted this afternoon
Domestic-Ohio and Pennsylvania pick-lock 4S q
Soc; do choice Xxx As @4sc; do fine x 43 q 45c; me-
dunn 43 g 45c coarse 81 a 800; Michigan extra and
Xxx 40 g AZ; fine 40 g 41e; medium 40 g 42ei com
medium 40 q 42c, common 81 a CSC; pulled extra
30 q 43c; .superne 80 a 46; No 1, 20 q 25c; comb
ing fleece As a 55c; Fine delane SO a &c. California
10 34c; Texas 20 @ SIC; Canada pulled s. q 45c do
combi1g - g IS; Smyrna washed IS @g soo; do un,
Hope % q soc; Australian 40 a 47c; Donskoi 27 @
Sic.
The market for Wool is steady with fair demand,
and desirable grades continue to be held quite firm
The demand runs on x and medium feeces, comb
ing and deaine heeccs, and good lines of super
pulled There is some inquiry for fine feeces. but
cent low prices.
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The Old Family Servant

Will sometimes let the Household Silver get dull for
lack of something that will polish it up quickly
SILVER WHITE is just the thing to use, for it
polishes all manner of Siverware easily and quickly
Sold by Jewellers and Druggists and by DENNIsON
& CO., Boston.
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Imports from January 1 to Nov. "a.

pdAess Z0,tOU 4t,uSl
Domestic bags and bales $50 24S, 573
In New York there has been more inquiry for all
descriptions, and firm feeling prevails.
In Philadelphia the quietude which always pre-
walls at the close Of the year is apparent and
there is disposition the part of manufacturers
opurchase except for present wants.
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MARRIED.

In this city, at the residence of I. G. Hersey by
Rev. Chas. W. Buck, Marshall Irish OF Gorham and
Mary L. Mcclellan OF Portland.
In Bath. Dec. Is, Alfred King and Miss Emma
Kingsbury.
In Buxton, Nov. 90, Fred W. Mnliken and Miss
Madeira Ewe.
In Saco Dec. 10. by Rev. Joseph Kyle, Hon. Ma.
than Dane, of Alfred, and Mrs. Charlotte F. Smith,
of Saco.