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The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
NEW YORK..
Another Member of the BeIden Firm Ar
rested,

Another Member of the BeIdem Firm Ar
rested.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Wm. Belden, senior
mebmer of the brokers' firm of Belden, Conner g.
Co., arrested on the suit of Gen. Eckert to re-
cover $4,000. and Henry P. Hoos, for 100000 for
false Imprisonment and baied in $4,000.
Decline in Coal.
One hundred thousand tons of Scranton coal were
sold today prices from to 10 cents pei ton lower
than last sale
Funeral of the Murdered Actor.
The remains Of the murdered actor, Benjamin c.
Porter, was buried this morning from the Little
Church Around the Corner. The church was crowd
ed with actors and actresses.
A Life Sentence.
John Smith for the murder of Henry Madden an
English seaman, was today sentenced to state prison
for life
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27

Alnaxare Aims aAt..........M March ~.
sun rises. - ......5 81 High water. 49, 10 PM
sun sets. ........... 621 Moon SETS. 49, 1i.37 PM
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
FINANCIAL AND COW MERCEAL.
Review Of the Wholesale Markets.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 26, 1879.
There are few changes in our markets over last
week. In Drugs and Dyes creamtartar has dropped
&C. bicarbonate soda 3c Fish it will be has ad-
yanced considerably in most brands. This is owing
TO light stocks and good demand. In fruit, peanuts
have advanced I0c Messiua oranges quoted So to
So % per box, Palermos So IS to So 90. Extra Mes
sina Lemons So 25 80, good $275 to So co; Pal
ermo extra IS 25. There is a very light stock and
active demand. There is slight decline of 1c in
grain. Lard is slightly lower. Oil is 30 off. Rice
has advanced &c. Sugars have declined 1c and syl
ups are quoted As q SOC.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
THE WIDOW OLIVER.

How She Confessed Her Intention 10
BsBchmail Cameron.
WASHINGTON, March 26 in the Oliver Cameron
case Mrs. Henriques testified to rooming with Mrs.
Oliver at boarding house and she asked Mrs. Oliver
why she went 10 SEE Cameron so much and il her
visits had thing to do with her securing
ment in the Treasury. She answered "Oh no, but
want the public to see me going there and persons to
see me there, then they will think 1 am Cameron's
mistress or that be is compromised with me- which is
not true but want the public to think so" Wit
ness wished to know what she expected to come of
all this, and Mrs. Oliver said she would do the bold
est thing ever donein Washington and make loud
report, would write letters and blackmal Cameron.
he expected to make $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
Rrishton Ca,,le Marker.


Amount of stock at market-Cattle 2735 Sheen
and Lambs 1910; Swine 5000; number of Western
Cattle 2272: Eastern Cattle 223; Mich Cows and
Northern Cattle 240.
Prices of Beef Cattle " 100 lbs, live weight-Extra
quality at W 625 90; first quality S. i2s "a 5O
second quality 81 623 a 90; third quality 81 2S a
s. 80; poorest grade of coarse Oxen, Bulls, &C.. at
8 so "a 4 90.
Brighton Hides at q &c y fb; Brighton Tallow
at a SIC " Id.
Country Hides q SIC y ib; Country Tallow a
41c ~ tb
Calf Skins at 10c p ib; Western Sheep and Lamb
Skins at 81 % g IS; Northern Sheep and Lambs
81 a 25 each.
Working Oxen-The trade for Workers has been
very duh and thesupply market although not very
large. was more than the demand called for, We
nunfe sales az follows:
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27

LONDON. March 26-123O P. M.-ConsoIs at 96 1916
for money and account.
LONDON, March 26-123O P. M.-Americap secpri-
tes-United States bonds 67s, at 104; new SIS 1868
do preferred "A
LIVERPOOL, March 26-12-3O P. M.-Cotton ark
ct 6rm Upland at i1-6d; oreaus SGD ;ssles 10 900
bales, Including 1000 for speculation amt export Re-
celpts Il, 800 bales, including 10, on American
Flour at 8 10; Winter W 6ea, at 8 IL q Q: do
spring at g S2 California averages at IL "a B
club @9s Corn al 45@46 Peas 63. Pro,
visions, &c Pork at 81 Beef at 70 Bacon at 81 "a
2S. Lard 80. Cheese at &c 6. TaDow at Sc. At Lon
don IS 8.
PARIS. March 26.-Rentes 1I3 IS.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27

Layer, new / 70 a 2 70
L. NJ. new. 1 rs q 2 20
New Val.
4Y fb. :. 71@ 2;
Lemons pix 8 90 q 8 so
Oranges " b. q
Oranges, Sic
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
Imports from January to March %.
Chicago Cattle Market.

CHICAGO. March 26 -Hogs-recepts 2i,C00 head |;
shipments $500 head market duh and &c lower
choice heavy 80 q 10; light at $40 g 60; Mixed
packing go a 80.
Cattie-recepts 1900 head; shipments 1900 head |.
market firm; shipping 90 q rs; stockers and feed
ers at 800 q 90; butchers Cows % q 40.
Sheep-receipts 1900 head; shipments $40: market
steady at 3Q0@520.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27

NASHVILLE, March 26.-The Governor sent mes
sage to the legislature to-day urging that it ought
not to close the present session without decisive stems
toward the settlement of the debt and that it call
constitutional convention to adjust the matter,
Bills were introduced to that effect.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27

Mich Cows-Extra at SIS a $40; Ordinary $50 %
$40; Farrow Cows $13 a 26 % head; sprlngers $lS
a S45 per head; most OF the Cows ofere in market
for sale were of an ordinary grade and the trade has
been very slow.
Store Cattle-But few in market not much call for
them. Nearly all the small Cattle that were in fair
co dition were bought up to slaughter.
Sheep and Lamts-Those from tue West were all
owned by butchers Several hundred Sheep and
Lambs were shipped per steamer for the English
markets There are seldom any Sheep and Lambs
offered in tins market Tor sale, most Of them being
bought at the West for butchers and taken
the ba tor.
swine-Fat Hogs. prices Il q 4lc y fb live weight
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
MarCn Il, h NJ J
For New ENGLAND
Bridge Over the St. Lax,s,c.

OTTAWA, March ga deputation of prominent
citizens of Ottawa has asked the minister of public
words, that the government grant to the Canada &,
atlantic railroad company the privilege OF construct
ing bridge over the st. Lawrence, at Coteau 1t
claimed that this would shorten the distance between
Ottawa and the Eastern States and reduce feighson
lumber dollar per thousand.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
Foreign Exports,

ensb wheat - ao do meas oou do oats so bols Of
-FOUR 1900 sacks our, $50 lbs cheese, $50 bbls pot
ASH $50 bbls apples, 10000 lb bacon rs ts jowls,
IS 600 lbs tallow 1890 d. pork 455 bags seed cases
leather, organs, 1855 packages merchandise.
MATANZAS. Eliza Morton 5000 box shocks, l.
01O shocks and heads 2S4 empty casks rum shocks
and heads.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
Dry Good. wholesale marhe,.
Corrected weekly BY LOCKE, Tw1rcHEn1 g. &c

A Pretty Phiiantbropi.t Tho prisoners
Friend' OF New York, is very handsome and quite
wealthy Western lady named Linda Gilbert. Sue
supplies the poor wretcbes with books papers etc.
ami to those who are penned in The deadly and hor-
monis, which she says is the oniy real treatment
for their neuralgia and rheumatism.
Soil by all druggists. Send TOR pamphlet. DIR.
GILES, 4oi Sixth Avenue, N. Y. Trial size %
cents. mb27 gh saw
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
Eight Miles i'm IS Minutes.

PHILADELPHIA, March 81 Charles Rowell began
running at Concert Hall this afternoon and left the
track after making eight miles in IS min., sec.
The best mile was the first in min.. Is sec.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
Boston Bank Statement.
The changes since last week have been as 70
New York stock and Money Market.

NEW YORK, March 26 -Evening-Money ranged
from q per cent. closing easy at per cent; bulk
of business was a. per cent, which betokens an
at 485 q 4s5 for long and 1890 4S74 for short
sight. Governments strong and q per cent high
er Railway NOR, cages active and irregular.
Transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregated
124,7O0 shares.
Inc following were the closing quotations of Gov
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
MARRIE I'D.

In Biddeford, March IL. Frank U. Dearborn and
Miss Mary E Phillips, both of Saco.
In kennebunk Fred L. Downes and Mrs. Louisa
Norwood.
In New Sharon. March 49, Ansel Laid of Mt YER
non and Mrs. Mary V. Stockbrdge of Weld.
In Arson March 16, Geo. W. Russell and Alice NJ
Davis.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
The Winners, Demand. Conceded.

PIfTsBuRe. March z6-At the meeting OF the
Coal Exchange this afternoon it was decided to allow
three cents per bushel, the price demanded by the
striking miners in this section for digging COAL All
works will resume tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
MARINE NEWS.
Sale ola Wrecked Barque.

OCEAN BEACH, N. j., March 26.-Barque Home
ward Bound, stranded here last Friday, was sold
this morning. with spars sging and all her material
to M. H, Gregory of Red Bank for $775.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
Feur Men Burned To Death.

NEW YORK, March ga wharf boat of the St
Louis Railroad was burned at a wharf in Hickman,
KY, on Tuesday morning. j. S. Mayes, W. Camp
bell and two unknown men were burned with the
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
Fatal Railroad Acciden,.

CINCINNATI, March 26.-By the falling of a bridge
over the White Water Valley Railroad hear Cam
bridge City, Indiana, Adam Defrer was fatally in
1ured, George Davis had an arm broken and John
Posey and Charles Gallagher we're severely bruised.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
mENr d BANDA
DOmESTIC PORTE.

SAN FRANCISCO-Cld Gath, ship Hecla Day, for
Queenstown.
Cid 25th ship Palmyra. Minot. Havre.
PORrGAMBLE Sid 18th, ship Gold Hunter
freeman, Callao
NEW OR LEANS-- Cid 2tst, sch Ella NJ Storer,
Wade Boston.
Ar 10th, sch NJ NJ Chase Beers Jamaica
Below list, sch May Evelyn, Nc earn, fun Jamaica
Cid 25th barques Geneida, Corning, kouen, Ben
gal. Loring, Liverpool.
ar at the Pass oath, ship Union, Greeneaf, Havre.
Sid 23d, ship China, Baker, Reyal.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
Indicted for Forgery.

wlLKEsBARRE, March 26.-The grand jury found
true bill against Thomas D. Conypgham for forgery
amounting to over half million. The Indictment
contains 1853 counts.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
SOUTHERN LAWLESSNESS.
A Judge of the Kentucky Court of APP
prals shot Dead by Disappointed

FRANKFORT, KY, March 2e.-Judge Elliott of the
Court OF appeals was assassinated in front of the
Capital Hotel at O'Clock to-day by Thomas Buford
Judge Elliott had rendered an opinion adverse to
case Buford had had for some time in court Butord
loaded double barreed shot gun, waited for Elliott
to come to dinner, and walked up and shot him
through the heart without warning, killing him
instantly. The assassin arrested. Great excite
ment prevails and there is strong feeling against
him. Buford acknowledged that the other barrel of
the gun was loaded for Judge Prior, and he would
have killed him also had not some children been in
the way
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
Clearing House Transactions.

The Clearing House of the Portland Banks report
the transaction OF business as follows to-day:
Gross Exchanges ,.........,,......$ 62667 29
Net Balances. 5000 81
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
California Mining Stocks.
The Wool Marker.

BOSTON, March 26.-[Reported for the reSs.EThe
following Is list of prices quoted his afternoon:
Domestic-Ohio and Penn yvania pick-l0ck SO "a
3sc; 90 choice XXX "a q &c. do fine SO "a SIC; me-
dunn "a "a 36c; coarse 80 a Bic; Michigan extra and
Xxx 80 a &c., fine 81 a 32c; medium 30 a SAC; COM
mon % a. 30c; other Western fine ami x 81 a SIC /:
medium 81 % 33c; common % a Soc; pulled extra
Is (0 $50; supertne 20 a 4Oc No l. Is a zoe; Comb
,ns fleece 30 "a 5Oc Fine delaine SO a 38c; California
10 a 26c Texas IA q 26c; Canada pulled 80 36c; do
eombing SO q 4Oc; Smyrna washed IL q 25c; do I'M
washed a. I6c, Buenos Ayres 10 "a 30c; Cape Good
Hope % q 30c; Australian 80 @ 4Oc; Donskoi % q
27c.
The movements in Wool have been of no import
ance. Manufat turers purchasing TO supply pres
ent wants and are disposed to stock up 10 any ex.
tent as they confident that later IN the season,
as we approach the clip that purchases will be
made on more favorable terms. Dealers are free
sellers at the Iates and are anxious to close
up stocks as fast as possible
Imports from January to March %.
1919. 1878
Foreign bales. .."........,....'..,s 5,bl2 $500
Domestic. bags and bales. ......... 2s714 3l15S
In New York. with the exception OF a rather better
inquiry for pulled. the market has remained ia a
condition bordering to inaction. Prices have not
varied to any important extent, good gra les being
held with the same frmDess that we have atterly
reported.
In Philadelphia there is steady demand for me-
dunn fleece aud Colorado which commands very full
prices The stock of the latter is now reduced to
very low figure and holders are firm in their views
while of the former the offerings are very moderate
Fine Wool is very dull.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27

PORTLAND & BOSTON STEAMERS.
RESUMPTION OF DAILY TRIPS,

On and after MONDAY, March 31st, the steamers
OF this line will leave Franklin Wharf, Portland and
India Wharf, Boston, daily at o'clock p. m. (Sun-
days excepted). j.. CoYLE, Jr.
mh24snlw Gen. Agent.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
DIED.

In Windham. Feb Is, Mrs. Sarah, wife of Asa
Mayberry, aged 6S years. March 7lh Ida aged 10
years. and 14th Ruby b, aged years.-daugbters of
Joshua Mayberry, March II, Eunice VIE of Jos.
Mayberry. aged So years,
In Scarboro, Match %, Mr.. William Seavey, aged
SO years.
In saco. March 81, Mr.. John R. Means aged IS
years months
In Berwick, March II. Mrs Hannah, wife Of Rev.
Lewis Tibbetts, aged 50 years MONTHS
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
ELECVRHC REg.rrS.
A CARD

A sure cure for nervous debility premature DECAYS
exhaustion, etc. The onv reliable cure. Circulars
mailei free. Address j. X. REEVES, 43 Chatham
ST., n. Y. teblSdeod&w3m su
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27

LSaIes OF the brOKers bOaru, IHarcH zoIs
s Boston g Maine Railroad. ....... 49,. .1112
Portland. Saco & Portsmouth Railroad. -. - q 70
Boston & Maine W. R. 7s................... -G1173
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Eastern Express Co.

Under the New Arrangement Of Trains,
on and after Monday, 18th Inst, and until
further notice. all packages deposited at
our Office for New YORK up to IL M, will
be delivered The following morning.
III 8. OSGOOD.
General Agent.
1ell
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
SAD DISASTER.
Five Men Drowned Near Esstpsrt by the
Capsizluz of n Dory,

Capsizlng of a Dory.
EAsTPoRT, March 56-Last night at Bliss Har.
Dor, few miles from here on the New Brunswick
side, four men from the schooner Hattie S. Crane.
Thompson, master, and one man from the schooner
Ernest F. Norwood, who were going ashore in q
dory, upset and all were drowned. The men from
the Hattie S. Crane were Jas. Mcdonald, from Port
Hawkesbury, Geo. Perkins and Joseph Gaslin of
Glouceste David B. Tinker of Cam pobelio, N B.,
and from the schooner Norwood, Thomas Williams
Of The vessels which left Gloucester for
the Western banks put into Bliss Harbor for bait
Only McDonald's body has been found.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
~ oit NNNs SUI - EOuutE, CF,
to load for New York.
sid 22d, sch Carl ID Lothrop, Me
S.
Fss&EHGN @E&Ts
logo 22d inst. ship Anahuac, Jack
hia


Ar at Hiogo 22d inst, ship Anahuac jackson, from
Philadelphia
Sid I'm Acapulco Feb IS. ship Occidental, Dunphy,
Calao
Sid fm Valparaiso Feb 20. sch Grace Davis, Davis,
Talcabuapo.
AT Callao 9Th inst. barques Willard Midget. Sta
pies, from Littleton, NJ, Fannie Skolield Duuning,
unc; and others
Sid i'm Gibraltar 5th inst. barque Jennie Cobb,
Small. (nom Messina) for Boston.
AT BueOos Ayres I'D barque Formosa Pierce, I'm
New York, ar 10Th; and others
Ar at Barbados LIST inst, sch Sarah A Reed, Cup
till Calais, land sailed tor ~ 7tn brig II Todd,
Magqire, RIO aneiro, or Matanzas to load sugar for
North of Iatteras az Sil
Cid at St John, NIB, 22d, sch Keystone, Wilder for
New York.
--latest by European steamers1
Ar at Liverpool 18th inst, Psctolus, Cocord, from
Magdalena Bay
Sid 18th, PoTtandSLloyds, Morse, Rio Janeiro.
= SID I'm Cardiff nth, Ormus, Shackford, Havana /;
Reaper, Poole, Acapulco.
SPO KEN.
Feb s, lat IS S. Ion 8. ship Mt Washington Perk ms
from Manila for New York
Feb rs. lat az % lon so Sc, barque Oneco from Lv-
erpool tor Matanzas.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27

PORT OF PORTLAND.
Wednesday, March 2G.
ARRIVEn

Wednesday, March 2G.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Francona, Bragg, New York--passen.
gers and mdse to Henry Fox
Sch Nathan Cleaves. Atwood, Virginia-oysters tc
Sch Lowell, Pinkham, Phladephia-cosl to
Sargent Dennison & Co.
Sch Geo Hatch, Murphy, Philadelphia-iron to
Rolling Mills.
Sch Nellie Chase, Randall, New York--coal to Port
land & Ogdensburg RI.
Sch Louisa Aorr, Orr, New York--coal to Randall
Sch volant. Br) Emberly. Windsor, Ms.
Sch Campbell, Pickering, Deer Isle. to load for
Sch Jas Ponder, Jr, WEIGH, Belfast, to load for
Sch Kate Walker, Kendrck, IsesborO. to load for
Sch City of Ellsworth, Grant. Merchandising to
A Morse 81 Co.
Sch Mary Elizabeth Dunton. Bootbbay.
SIGNAL for brig, probably the Morancy from
Cardenas.)
Steamship. Quebec, Dale, Liverpool via Halifax
d Torrance & Co.
Steamer Geo W Reed mew) Riggs GreenpOrt, CT
Brig Eliza Morton, Leland, Matanzas- Phinney
& jackson.
Sch BaIbiDger. Wentworth, New York = Berlin
Sch I Rogers Oliver, New York-Berin Mills.
Sch VIM Thomas Mariner, Windsor, Ms, 10 lead
tor New York-hyan & Kelsey,
SAILED Barque Clara E McGilvery: briggs M
Balm, Golconda; schs Kate nj biton, l. lowering,
r l. Birdeell, Maggie Ellen, VIM Thomas Vicksburg,
Nellie Belle, Ivy Belle Olive. j Paine, Odell. Tir-
rell Rosa & Adra. and large fleet OF coasters which
put in for u harDor.
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Ar at New York 26,h inst brig Mary e Leighton,
Sagua: schs Anna Murch, Maracaibo; John Bind,
MatanZas.
Ar at Gallao - ship L Richardson. New York:
bafque l. Pettengl, Pettepgill, New York, go
days,-had pleasant weather and light winds the en-
tire passage.
Ar at do 4th. ship Resolnte, Yokohama.
Ar at Carditf 18th, ship Sterling. Baker, Havre.
Ar at Marseilles 9th inst brig Kossack, New York
AT Valparaiso Feb 22d, oaroue l. Pal fridge for
Liverpool, Fred Carbon, unc.
MEMORANDA.
Barque Homeward Bound ashore on Ocean Beach.
was sold bv auction 26lb to NJ Ii Gregory OF Red
Bank for $775.
Sch j b Knowles from Hoboken Tor Newburyport.
bad her stern and starbosrd quarter stove in East
River, N Y, 18th inst Sue was taken to City Island
for repairs.
Sch Paul Seavey, Wentworth at Philadelphia rom
Sagua reports. 2lst inst, during bad weather, stove
30 hhds molasses and sprung bad leak
Steamer Lolina, Murray, which arrived at GLASGOW
24h inst from Portland, encountered fearful ale
IN the 18th, and had boats smashed, and one man
washed overheard
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY.FoUR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER, Washington, Do,
March q, 1 A. M.
For New England
increasing cloudiness, followed by rain warmer
southwest winds and falling barometer generally
followed by rising barometer and colder northwest
Winds
Smyrna times., 1879-03-12

or LITERATURE.-The new
CrcLoIRElDD,rea Acme Edition of Chambers'S
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aud esp epl'U,c' ace of Queen Elizabeth to 100,
"eds!nn its fits 4l6 beautiful pages biographies
dringi u Ihoice selections from the writings
d and cav" .oJ authors of that period, among
ofal po.'TT Lord Bacon, Sir Walter Raleigh,
Which az Bisbop Hall, John Knox, Dryden.
Barton' Taylor. Hl and others, The work is of
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Smyrna times., 1879-03-12

pnr't rumor seems we'll founded that a
bef bsva Of prominent citizens of Baltimore
. mar. resolved to erect monument to the
erer eOfy oE OF the late DR.. J. w. Bull, dscov.
COughSyrup. "' reineuy' Dr' Dun
Smyrna times., 1879-03-12

TIE NEXT House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The new House now stands, politically, l47
denocrats, l29 republicans, IL nationals
aai yacancies-four in California, which
las not elected, and one each in New York
and Texas, caused by death. Even should
therepublicans and nationals or greenback-
en combine, which is not at all probable, it
will be seen they are in minority of seven,
giving the democrats a certain majority,
alter LIBERAL allowance for "sicK and
Xnnnhedr y
Smyrna times., 1879-03-12

WANTED-To purchase one or two good Rag
Apply to this Office. mar DIV
Smyrna times., 1879-03-12

The air is full of political gossip. Who
will be Speaker of the House? Who will
be Secretary of the Senate? Who will
head the important committees ?-are ques-
tons of grave personal moment, but they
may also have important political bearings.
The Speaker determines the House Com
mittees. and the committees shape leg;sla-
ton. The Greenbackers. the subsidists and
tie free traders oppose Randall. If Ran
dal wins, the course of the future may be
very different from what will ensue if he
nsaS
Smyrna times., 1879-03-12

IN the Forty Sixth Congress, which con-
'sntS on the 18th instant, there will not be
H. single colored Representative. Since
, %sE freedom from slavery when they OBJ
". %'nea the right to be represented in Con
s'tSs their number has each session grad
aai.y diminished until they are without
any representation.
Smyrna times., 1879-03-12

; pist iStSnator Blaine solemnly informed his
emnhond mom audience that one of his grand.
bo%a bUsners was born in Virginia. Unless some
in ny heads Mr.. Blaine Off Virginia is now
Of d.. ,alr way to become the grandmother
Smyrna times., 1879-03-12
THE MARKETS
nE HTHC

in his 10th year. w F4 a. leS'
ATIlN.-Near Kenton, on the 9th ult Susan Attix
widow OF the late Stephen Attix, aged IS wears, i
month and 25 days. 'N"'''
Smyrna times., 1879-03-12

a. ne heaviest verdict for personal damages
ttrr tSs secured against railroad is probably
~ ,s@1l ~ S59, sol, which DR.. Chas. W. Hacltett,
W.. ~ %apewood, Mass, rising young physi.
s"i'l saah mas been awarded against the Eastern
as1 .sllrcad for having destroyed his health,
eident '0'' ~ nv ~ ''i' ~
Smyrna times., 1879-03-12

A.. 1xnr,xs AND THE NEGRoEs.--A new
ino an the negroes of this country has
Sasl1 Sasn discovered, but it is not in the South
S.,okees, i3'. ,,j it is stated, have lately been
.nsaS ...'.scntng the colored people of their
9t's;tT Ts..;tory There are some three hundred
negro Isl1, families living with the Cherokee ma
4' won These were formerly slaves but were
freed by the war and given give small farms rms !
H,nnriI a. - has lately revoked. 1t has just de-
Cor .I,-.j ban;shment against all the colored
V.a; .o.;Ionts Of the Cherokee territory and the
,e,;, .on6,cation of all their property, the land
- BE- sold for the benefit of the Cherokees,
s.S the unfortunate negroes to be thrust
@-r a., If tbe country with nothing but the
c',bes they wear. The matter has been
o,nai 10 the attention Of the administra
ti,n t but it is difficult to see what it can do