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xLVIth CONGRESSES Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. March II.

WASHINGTON, March II.
Mr.. Williams presented joint resolution of
the Kentucky legislature, instructing the SEN
ators from Kentucky to urge the passage of a
bill reducing the salary Of the President of the
United States.
The bill to provide for the investment of
certain unclaimed pay and bounty oneys
now in the treasury, and to facilitate the du-
cation of the eolored race were inde6ni tely
postponed.
The following were introduced and referred
A bill to provide for the ascertainment of
claims of American citizens for spoliations
prior to July !, 1861.
A resolution calling for information in rela-
ton to the state of technical and industrial
education in the schools and colleges endowed
by the government, and as to the number of
females attending in the other schools in the
States and Territories was adopted.
The bill for the relief Of the widow Gustav
was indefinitely postponed.
The resolution for special committee on
the inter-oceanic canal was taken up.
Senate committee reported amendments in
creasing the House appropriation for repairs
of the works of defence from 100000 to $780,
600. and for the armament Of sea coast ortiz
lions including the conversion of smooth bore
cannon into rifles, from $225 900 to 100000.
The amendments were agreed to after consid
cradle discussion. The bill was then read a
third time and passed.
Bill to refund the North Carolina Railroad
Co. money unlawfully collected by the United
States was referred.
Mr.. Kellogg rose to question of privilege
and offered resolution for the investigation
of certain newspaper charges against him.
The resolution went over under the rules.
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
The bill authorizing the Secretary of the In
terror to deposit certain Indian trust funds in
the Treasury was passed
A bill relative to trade marks was recommit-
ted.
The deficiency appropriation BILL with an
amendment appropriating 5000, 900 for the pay
of marshals and deputies, was referred to the
committee of the whole.
A message from the President relative to
slavery in China was referred.
The House then went into the committee of
the whole on the deficiency bill.
Mr.. McMahon Dem.) called the attention of
the House to the fact that nowhere in the bill
was any appropriation for special deputy mar
shals, and he said he doubted whether the
Democratic party ever would appropriate any
money for special deputy marshals so long as
the law stood in its present shape.
After long discussion the committee rose
without action on the bill.
Bills were introduced and referred for the
suppression of pleuro pneumonia, to accept and
rectify the agreement with the Ute Indians,
and appropriating $780, 900, to establish home
for INDECENT soldiers and sailors at Erie, Penn
sylvania.
A resolution for information as to all the
appropriations ever made for rivers and har
bOrs in Louisiana was referred.
House adjourned until Monday.
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Gloucester Fish Market.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH. IL, 1880.
Georges Codfsh-market firm at $51a@S55s y
Qtl for large. Bank Goldfish held at S41A and Shores
at S514 0$51a P qtl.; medium Goldfish firm at 1855
for Georges and $314 GS31a for Bank and Shore.
No dry cured Goldfish offering.
We quote Cusk So, Haddock S20212, Hake 500
pa American Pollock $1$4 92, English do $21a
y qtl.
Boneless and prepared fish from 31a@4e " ID for
Hake and Cusk to 6$4 as for best Goldfish. Smoked
Halibut at Sc y fb. Smoked Salmon 15c; Scaled
Herring 22c ~ box.
Mackerel-nominally at $40 p Dbl for extras, SIS
to S22 for Is, $71s9$9 for Is and S51a for 3s.
Picked Herring firm at IS y Dbl for round Shore,
So for Labrador split.
Trout Sl3 y Dbl; Salmon SIS y Dbl; Swordfsh at
ST. Goldfish at So, Haddock S31a, Halibut Heads
$3ia Halibut Fins 50 Dbl, Fins and Napes S41a,
Cod Tongues Sc, Tongues and Sounds SIC, Alewives
So; Porgie Slivers S59$7.
Fresh Halbut-Last sales at and 51ac p 1b for
white and gray.
Shore Fish-We quote at So and S21s 1Y cwt
for steak and market Goldfish, So for Haddock.
Fresh Tongues at P Frozen Herring at SOC P
hundred.
Medinal Oil 75c y gal, Tanners Ol4Oc, Porgie do
40c.
Livers 12c " gal. cod and pogie DRESSINGS &c Pfb;
fish SCRAPS 50 ~ ton.
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EUROPE.
The English Budget.


LONDON, March 12.-Conservative and Min.
isterial journals declare the budget s tatement
satisfactory The News says the budget is
framed on a "happy- go-lucky principle" 1t
deals with no schemes of new taxation, haras-
ses no interest, takes off no PENNY here nor
puts on penny there, leaves customs as they
are and the excise as it is, and simply saws:
Here is an inconvenient load of debt: let us
see if we cannot lift it off our own shoulders
and on to the shoulders of some one else.''
The Thunderer on Gladstone's Address
The Times says: Gladstone's address is a
brilliant and concentrated summary of his IA
mlliar indictment against the whole govern
ment and all it has done. 1t is very effective
as defamation but has tone of weakness
There is nothing throughout it to remind us
that there are any political realities to be con-
sidered in pronouncing Judgment except the
ministers themselves. Gladstone leaves out of
sight the essential circumstances with which
the ministry were concerned the eastern ques-
ton, depression of trade and the worst harvest
for many seasons.
The Ferry Bill
A Paris dispatch says the council of minis
tiers have resolved that no compromise shall be
accepted in consequence of the defeat of arti-
Gle of the Ferry education bill.
Russia's Hostility to Germany.
BERLIN, March 12.-The governmental Post
states that Bismarck has ordered a collection
of diplomatic documents attesting the hostile
intentions OF Russia towards Germany.
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Magazine Notices.

The numbers of the Living Age for the
weeks ending March 9th and 18th respectively,
contain the following articles: The Grand
Dukes OF Tuscany, Westminster; The Begin
nings OF Greek Sculpture, Fortnightly; The
Present Conditions of Art, Nineteenth Cen
fury; The New Fiction, Contemporary; A
White Rajah, Blackwoodl The Exiles of
Siberia, Argosy; My Baby or my Dog? Corn
hill; A Chinese Banquet, Leisure Hour;
How Far is Common Sense Attractive? Ser
mons by Drs. Martineau and Liddon, and
Learning to Write, Spectator; with install
ments Of Celia, an Idyll, and Bush Life in
Queensland, and the usual amount of poetry
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NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

FRIDAY, March II.
Arrived.
9 Steamship Eleanora, Bragg, New York-mdse to
Henry Fox
Sch Fair Dealer Boston, to load lumber for
New York.
Sch Eugene Clark, Boston.
Sch Lulu Ammer man, Boston for Carvers Harbor
Sch Mary Hopper, Boston for Belfast (and
Sch Freddie Eaton Motz, Calais for New York.
Sch ontario, Sprague, Calais for New York.
Sch Hume, Calderwood Rockland for Salem.
Sch Geo Keene, Keene, Bremen.
Steamtugs Sanford and Ralph Ross, with
dredge and scows from Lubec for New York.
SIGNAL for barque. probably the Ada Gould,
from Trapani.)
Steamship Lake Nepigon Br) Scott, Liverpool
Thompson, Murray & Co.
Sch Cayene, Benson, Monte Christie, (st Domingo,
Sch Mary Steele, Paine. virginia-Timmons s.
Sch Chas Comery, Dreamer, New York Rumery.
Sch Ivy Bell, Loud, New York Canton Steam
Mills.
Sch Kate Walker, Herrick, New York = Berlin
Sch S Lindsey, johnson, saco Pool-Rumery,
Sch CITY of Ellsworth, Grant, Ellsworth-Chase
Brothers.
Sch Tiara, Chatto, Bluehll-Nath1 Blake.
Sch j Stinson, Stnson, Belfast-Kensell 4 Ia
Sch Regulator, Blake, Rockport-Nathl Blake.
Sch Lewis r French, Andrews. Damariscotta-
Nathl Blake.
SAILED-Brgs Rozella Smith, and Annie Gard
ner; schs Cayenne, Ida Latham, Belle Hardy.
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Ar at Cardiff 18th inst, barque Emma Crowell,
Sid I'm Liverpool sth inst, ship st David, scribner
New York.
San Francisco.
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THE PRESIDENCY.
ecretary Sherman States His Position.
CHICAGO, March 12.-The following letter

Secretary Sherman States His Position.
CHICAGO, March 12.-The following letter
has been received by a citizen:
WASHINGTON, March.
Your letter of the 7th in which you express
your strong dissent to my retiring from the
Presidential race, is received. I neverfor an
moment contemplated such course and
the rumor you speak of was no doubt
promptly denied. Thefrst public men,
ton Of my candidacy was in an in
ference drawn from my letter to Hon. Mr..
Haskins of New York in which stated what
1 would seek to do in case of my nomination
and election. Since that time / have been
considered by the public as a candidate ard I
have so considered myself with the purpose
decline such aid as is offered. This position I
intend to occupy to the end do not think it
necessary for me to belittle or arraign Gen.
Grant, Senator Blaine, or any one else, nor
will use my official position to promote my
candidacy.
(Signed) JOHN SHERMAN.
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Boston Produce Market.

BOSTON, March IL.
The following were to-days quotations of Butter,
Cheese, Eggs and Potatoes:
Butter-we quote choice creameries at 30637c for
Northern and Western; new spring make Vermont
and New York at 25ta3Oc; choice New York and
Vermont fall dairy 25@27c; winter made do 20@
24c; Western ladle packed 2O925c; market steaGy
and in fair demand.
Cheese-quoted at 141a@15c for choice; 13@14c
for fair to good; 10@12c for common the market is
steady and demand moderate.
Eggs are quoted at 15c for Northern and Eastern;
Western and Southern 14c firmer.
Potatoes-Northern and Eastern Rose at 5005Sc;
Prolifcs at 55c and Jacksons, Peerless and other
kinds at 40945c; the demand has improved and
the market firmer
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SOUTH AMERICA.
The Peruvian Finance Minister

The Peruvian Finance Minister in Trouble
LONDON, March 12.-Prvate advices from
Peru announce that Senior Quimpero, minister
of finance, has been imprisoned and his prop
erty confiscated on account of contract nego-
tiated by him with Credit Industriale of Paris
recently, which the Peruvian government has
repudiated The property of one of the COM
missioners who negotiated the contract, has
also been sequestered.
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Chicago Live stock Market.

(By Telegraph.)
CHICAGO, March -Hogs-Receipts 16 900 head;
shipments 1900; market opened 5@lOc higher but
closed easier; mixed packing at 2OG4 40; choice
heavy at 50614 75 light at 25a4 so.
Cattle Receipts 1890 head: shipments 5000 head;
market slow but unchanged; shipping 3 9095 40;
butchers strong and scarce at 20G3 80; stockers
and feeders 3 00o4 90.
Sheep-receipts 1900 head; shipments 14Oo head;
quality good; common quiet and weak; sales at 40
mt 30
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LIVERPOOL, ENG. Steamer Nepigon-10, 800
bush wheat S,409 do peas 5000 do barley, $500
do oats, III 200 lbs oatmeal 1881 sacks flour, 1877
bbls do, 570bbls apples 1876 bags seed, 105,179 Tbs
provisions, % bbls potash, 6972 los of butter, l
case boots and Shoes do cigars, bbs potatoes, 81
cases canned meats s bdls hoops, organ, 4,473
lbs tallow. 265 $50 do bacon, Sd 400 do pork, 140
head CATTLE rs packages merchandise.
MONTE CARISTO, st Domingo. Schr Cayenne
57,3SG # lumber, 10000 clapboards AZ, 250 .shin-
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European Markets.

By TeIegraphl
LONDON. Mch. 12.-Consols 971s for money and
81 1915 for account.
LONDON, March 12-12.30 p. M.-American secu.
rities-United States bonds, new 5s, 1854; new
41as 11O14; new As. 1904.
LIVERPOOL, Mch 12-12.30 P.M.-Cotton market
dull; Middling uplands at 73s; Orleans at 7-16d;
sales 1000 bales; for speculation and export 1000
receipts $3.50, American 1850.
LIVERPOOL March 12-12.30 P. M.-F1our log
IS; Winter Wheat 11@11 z; Spring Wheat 10
gil; California average at 10 6t911 2; club do al
&c.,-Pork at 81 6; Beef at IS; Bacon at 36a
81 6; Cheese 70; Lard 80 6. Tallow at 30, at Lon
don A 6.
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Ship john Watt, at New Orleans, was discovered
on fire 2 A NJ 11th supposed to have taken by a
spark from passing steamer. 1t was extnguished
without damage The Marcia Greenleaf took at the
same time and several bales cotton were burnt.
Sch Annie Bliss was reported at Port Royal 10th
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WASHINGTON.
h. w. Richardson Again Nominated for
Supervisor.

b. w. Richardson Again Nominated for
Supervisor.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 1.-THE President has
nominated Hobart w. Rich ardson to be census
supervisor of the First District of Maine.
Hearing on the Paper Question.
The Ways and Means Committee of the
House gave hearing today ON the paper
question. Erastus Brooks of the New York
Express was the first speaker. In behalf of
5000 newspapers of the country he desired
that the proper construction be placed upon
the law of 1870, by which it was intended
that all paper stock crude of every descrip-
ton, including all grasses, ibres, espartarrow,
Spanish grass, and other grasses and pulp of
any kind for the manufacture of paper, includ-
ing poplar pulp, should be free of import duty.
This law, he claimed, including poplar pulp,
certainly, included pulp made of wood, and
the construction placed upon the law by which
a duty OF ~ per cent is imposed on wood pulp
was an erroneous one. This duty of 20 per
cent. he desired should be removed. He
claimed that 1t was owing to the advance of
from 20 to 50 per cent. in the price of pulps
and combination of paper manufacturers,
chiefly IN the West, that the price of paper adj
vanced from 81 to cents per pound (the price
OF last year, to % to 10 cents, now charged.
Mr.. Brooks stated that the great desideratum
was stability In price, and that the removal of
TINS duty would tend to secure it. Mr.. Jones,
of the New York Times following Mr.. Brooks,
urged the Importance of removing the 20 per
cent. duty on wood pulp. He claimed that it
was the same combination of paper makers
that forced the price of paper to 26 and %
cents per pound during the war that had now
caused an advance of above 80 per cent, and
that If no restrictions were placed upon them
they might force the price even to war figures.
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MINOR KILOGRAMS.

bill providing for female suffrage in Wiscon-
sin.
Steamship Brooklyn, from Portland for Lon
don, run down fishing smack and all ON
board were drowned.
The Dominion government has passed the
insolvency repeal bill.
Further proceedings in the Gully trial have
been postponed owing to inability to obtain
jury.
A counterfeit 800 note on the Pittsburg
Bank of Commerce has been discovered.
The Mississippi river at New Orleans is very
high and there is crevasse ~ feet wide in the
levee at Bayou Laforche.
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Kseston Sugar Market.
Boston Ssock Market.
SALES of the Brokers BOARD March 1Ol
New York ssocl and MONEY Market.

(By Telegraph9
NEW YORK. March 12-Evening. market
loaned between 5G6 per cent: closed at 8; prime
mercantile paper at SOS per cent. Sterling Ex-
change steady at 4S5(d4S514 for long and 487s4 a
488 for short Governments quiet but firm. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds are fairly active.
ed 1873. 600 shares.
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MAINE.


Death of Centenarian.
RICHMOND, March 12.-Mrs. Mary Barker
of Dresden, the oldest person in Lincoln coun-
ty died last night aged 100 years and day.
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CONGRESS will always be found Pure and re-
liable. 1t makes light sweet dumplings, buckwheat
cakes pie crust biscuits, ETC.,
EY@Congress Yeast Powder and Shades En- lsh
Mustard received the award in the late Mechanics
Fair. Both sold by leading grocers, take no 9TH
err.
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DEATHS.

In this city, March u, Harry E., youngest son Of
Geo. w. and Sarah f. Ham, aged 1 years L month
10 days.
Funeral this Saturday afternoon at O'Clock,
at No. Beach street.
In this city, March - Willie B., son of j. H. ami
Rebecca Skanks, aged years months.
Funeral Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock, at No.
3 Laurel street.
In this city, March IL, at the Home for aged wo-
men, of which place she has been resident seven
years. Mrs. Sarah Hoole, aged sc years.
Funeral service Saturday afternoon at 3 O'Clock,
at the Home.
In Dresden, March IL, Mrs. Mary Barker, aged
100 years day.
In Cumberland Mills, March 8, Blanchard K, son
of Clarence A. and Emma Jordan of Bridgton, aged
2 years months
in Brunswick, March 8, Mrs. Sarah, widow Of the
late Joseph C. Given, aged 30 years.
In Bridgton Feb. 10, Nellie, daughter of the late
Charles Bacon, aged % years.
In Denmark, March 8; Mrs. Sarah ingalls,, aged
90 years "a days.
In Boston, March Z, Miss Martha c. Dillingham;,
aged 60 years,-fornerly of Freeport.
nx=The funeral of Annie NJ. Kelley will take
place from her late residence, No. "a Turner Street,
this morning at O'Clock. High Mass at the Ca
thedral of the Immaculate Conception at $50
O'Clock.
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MARRIAGES

In Freeport, March 8, Jeremiah Osgood of Var
mouth and Miss Ida M. Chambers of Freeport.
In Brunswick, Feb 10, Frank Brewster and
Miss Lizzie j. Carr.
In Lewiston, March 6, John S. Snow of New Glou-
cester and Miss Jennie V. johnson of Lewiston.
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.sc.,prs of Maine Ceurn,.

PORTLAND, Nch. IL.
For Portland, 90 cars miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting roads, so miscellaneous u,er-
chandise
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SAN FRANCISCO.
Kearney Before the Police Court.

SAN Francisco, March 12.-Kearney was
brought before the police court this morning
and stated he was ready and desired neither
iury nor counsel and had no witnesses. Case
was continued on motion until tomorrow.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Portland DAILY Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. March. IL.
The following are to-day's quotations of Flour,
train, Provisions. &c.
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Da5iy Domestic Receipts.
By water conveyance-10o0 bush Cornn,eal to G..
W. True g. Co.
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Closing prices at Portland Mining Exchange, by
Z. H. Mansfield s. Co., brokers, 81 Exchange street,
Portland Me-, March ~:
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TURNER BROS,
Cor. Of Congress and Elm SITS.
mh4 sniff
CAUCUSES.

CAUCDSES.
Yarmouth.
The Republicans of Yarmouth will meet in caucus
at Masonic Hall on SATURDAY, the IS inst, at
71a O'Clock P. M, for the purpose of nominating
such candidates for Town officers may be
deemed expedient. Also to choosea Town Commit
tee for the ensuing year. A full attendance is de-
sirable
Per Order of Town Committee
North Yarmouth.
The Republicans of North Yarmouth will meet in
caucus ON THURSDAY, March Is, 1880, at 3
O'Clock p NJ. for the purpose of selecting candi-
dates for Town Officers.
Per Order of Town Commute.
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METEOROLOGICAL

1U1II q.
INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER, Washington, D. c.,
March IA, l A. M.
For New England,
falling preceded by stationary or higher bar
ometer, northerly, veering to warmer easterly
winds, clear or partly cloudy weather.
House committee ON war claims decided to
report adversely on thirty claims, amounting
to over million dollars
AT o'clock last night O'Leary had made
426 and Weston AL miles.
Boston carpenters and bricklayers have de-
manded an increase of wages.
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Lard.
Strand Trunk Elevator.

The following is a statement of Grain at the Crane
Trunk Elevator March
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FOREIGN PORT
SPOKEN

Dec 20, lat 30 S. Ion 65 W, ship Frank Thayer
Mack, from San Francisco for Liverpool.
Feb p, lat 4S, lon IL w, ship Freedom, from
Bristol for New York
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-12-24
WORKING REBELLIOUS ORES.

The following from the Reno Gazette Is
strong argument in favor Of working the re
belious ores of Nevada:
The Comstcck, considered as whole, has
been a poor mining investment since the
bonanzas were practically worked cut. Dur
ing the present year the assessments delln-
auent have amounted to 81, 900. Only
two mines have paid dividend this year.
One is the Ophir, which declared dividend
of 81 last January and shortly after assessed
it's stock holders 81 80. Con. Virginia has
paid two dividends of fifty cents per share.
If the Comstock should continue to make
so bad showing for the next two years as it
has for the past two, it will be abandoned
ALTOGETHER Here is the balance sheet to date
for 1880:
Assessments, S6,912, 800: Con. Virginia
dividends, $54O, 900; Ophir dividends, $780,
900, $640, 900; balance against lode, 81, w.
600. se~ -s s~=
In another year the Comstock must make a
Showing or pass to the rear and make room
for new, processes and new method OF de-
yeloping mines. The people are wearied of
its rings and jobs, and rule of the few; its
suspicious foodings, its delayed development,
and it's long drag of assessments sauandered
year after year. The time is ripe for new
deal, and with it new era of prosperity.