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The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
The Origin of Auction Sales.

1t was first employed by the Romans in tn
early days of their city in the disposition OF
spoils taken in war. A spear was adopted with
a red flag attached, both being emhlematic of
blood and war, which was and has been contin-
ued as the auctioneer's emblem ever since. A
mode of sale was formerly practiced in various
parts of Europe, called "Sales by Inch Of Can
de-" The articles for sale were offered In the
usual auction manner, and at the same time
wax candle, an inch in length was lighted
The bidders named their price, advancing the
amounts one above another, until the light
went out, when the last bidder was entitled to
the goods or articles in question. At the pre-,
sent day, through the medium of auction salesl
places are established for the majority OF al.
classes of merchandise, works of art, literature
etc., in this eountry-New York, Boston and
Philadelphia being the chief cities where, at
times, immense cargoes of some of the goods
above named are sold to the leading Wholesale
houses throughout the States and Canadas;
and this mode of sale has become so necessary,
by reason of public fixed price being given,
that in short time auction quotations will
govern the commercial trade in America.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
Justice at Last.

The case of Gen. Fitz John Porter is a
very singular one. In 1862 his corps failed
to come to the support of Gen. Pope, and
the Union army suffered disastrous defeat
in consequence. 1t seemed clear at the time
that this failure could be due only to crimi-
nal neglect amounting almost to treason on
the part of Gen. Porter, and court martial
held shortly after the. battle and composed of
some of the best officers of the army, found
him guilty and sentenced him to dismissal
from the service and perpetual disqualified
tion to hold any Office of honor, trust or prof
it under the United States government.
Gen. Porter protested stoutly that he was
unjustly condemned and diligently sought a
re-hearing. In 1874, the matter was brought
to the attention of Gen. Grant, then Presi-
dent, who went carefully over the testimony
and declared that he was surprised that the
court martial had let Porter off so easily, as
the offence was one for which death was the
only adequate penalty. Nevertheless, Gen.
brought last year before Congress which, af-
ter a full hearing and protracted discussion,
refused to grant relief.
Now at last by help of new and more ac-
curate maps of the localities and new testi-
mony which has been discovered, Gen. Por-
ter is enabled to show clearly that his con-
demnation was undeserved. Gen. Grant
has been carefully and diligently over the
I;r,lf fI,a axr fiYnouv and
has arrived at the conclusion that Gen.
Porter suffered uniustly. This opinion will
be conclusive to most Americans, especially
as it is fully sustained by the opinions OF
Gems. Sheridan, Terry and many others of
our most eminent soldiers, who certainly
could not be suspected of partisan bias in
favor of Gen. Porter. This result is very
creditable to the magnanimity OF Gen.
Grant, who has promptly and publicly an
nounced a change of mind concerning a
subject on which he had formerly taken SO
pronounced position, and which has caused
so much bitter controversy and unreason-
able censure of himself and many of his
friends. Gen. Porter must be very happy
at this turn in his fate. The word of Gen.
Grant sets him right in the minds of the
nation and the world, aud lifts from his
history the black pail of unmerited obloquy'
Undoubtedly some means of redress and re-
instatement will now be found by which
partial justice, at least, may be done. OF
course nothing can fully remedy the eigh-
teen years of disgrace which he has suffered,
but everything possibein the way of recon-
pense should be afforded at once and with
out stint
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
Mourning Weeds Questionable.
uondon Truth.

lLOnQOn 1TuInI
Mourning is going out of fashion in England.
A widows is the only bereavement that must
according to the canons of society, be symbo-
lized by yards of Grape and paramatts. All
other degrees of grief for the departed can, it
seems, be amply expressed by band Of black
Grape worn round the sleeve. This state Of
things is, doubtless, reaction from the too ap-
parent luxury of woe prevalent till recently,
but it has its disadvantages Once on time
we were protected from the disagreeable risk
of inquiring after the health of persons who
were no more by the inky blackness of attire
of their surviving relatives. In is not pleasant
to remark casually and cheerfully to a young
lady: .And your father; is he all right?" and
to be morally bowled over by the reply, HE Is
dead,'' accompanied by reproachful glance ut
the strip OF black you have never noticed on
her arm. Surely some compromise can be
made between the heavy black that was once
considered necessary and the scrap of Grape
that is now thought sufficient. Social pitfalls
of distressing kind ought to be guarded
against, and women are ingenious enough to
devise some means of advertising bereavements
which shall be patent to all, and yet compati-
BILE with becomming variety OF costume and
cOlOrS,
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
The Atlanta Exposition.

Atlanta Constitutional
The cost of the exposition was S250,oo0, of
which $4,000 in round figures was put in
buildings and improvements, and the balance
paid out for running expenses, printing, etc.;
the receipts were from $4,000 to $250,0O0, of
which $4,000 came from stock, $4,000 from
privileges, $4,000 from entry fees, $4,000
from gate receipts, and $4,000 from miscelIane-
GUS sources. Add TO those receipts whatever
the buildings will bring, and We viii have
about the total receipts OF the international
Cotton Exposition. 1t is safe to say, we think,
that quarter of a million people witnessed
the cotton exposition.
The exposition did a vast amount of good in
the direction of improved agriculture through
out the South. The amount of sales made of
improved machinery was simply marvellous.
The exhibitors all agree that they never saw
a better selling exposition. There is scarcely
a neighborhood in the Southern States into
which an improved stump-puller, post-hole
borer, plough, cotton planter manure distrib-
utor sulky plough, cultivator or harrow has
not gone, and which when introduced will in
duce the purchase of others. The benefits
which will come from the sale of improved ma
chinery may be accounted among the very best
benefits to be derived from the exposition.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
Curiosities of the Census.

A bulletin just issued from the census Office
showing the approximate areas of the several
States and Territories contains much matter Of
Curious interest. Texas, the largest State, has
an area of 262,2sO square miles, and Rhode
Island, the smallest, has 1885 square
miles. Nye County, Ney. is the lar
gest county in the United States, covering
$4,000 square miles. San Bernardino, Cal,
with 25,000 square miles, is the next largest.
California has four other counties each of them
as large as Massachusetts,; three that are each
larger than Connecticut, and fifteen others
that are each larger than Delaware. Sioux
County, Nebraska, contains 21 ,O70s square miles.
Oregon has several large counties, Grant, UNI
atilia and Lake containing respectively II 500,
IA, ,260 and L, 600 square miles. Presidio, with
1850 miles, is the largest county in Texas.
The smallest county in the United States is
New York, State of New York, and II has the
largest population.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

Mr.. REAGAN of Texas is confident that if
he can get his interstate commerce bill re-
ported, either favorably or unfavorably, by
the committee on commerce it will pass the
House at this session. This is his pet meas
ure, and he became member of this Con-
gress chiefly for the purpose of pressing it.
The same bill passed the House in the 45th
Congress by So majority, and in the 10th
the majority favoring it was said TO be lar
ger vet, but it did not reach vote.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

The Argentine Confederation has been
for years past receiving large Italian i'm
migration which has built up strong Itali-
an colony on the pampas and cemented
closer relations between Italy and the Re
public than exist in the case of any other
European and South American powers,
save, possibly, Brazil and Portugal. One
fruit of this is a joint geographical expedi-
ton which the two powers are to send out
to explore Patagonia in a vessel furnished
by the Argentine Republic, witha command
er, Lieutenant Rove, and staff from Italy.
Lieutenant Rove accompanied Nordenskjold
in his Arctic trip, and it was one of the orig
inal purposes of the expedition to explore
the Antarctic regions in the hope OF exceed
ing all past southing; but this has been
abandoned as dangerous and offering too
scant reward in probable discoveries.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

THE annual reports of the Rhode Island
savings banks show that there is on deposit
in those institutions, apart from undivided
profits, SAG, III, ,723.42, an increase of over
$2,O00,000 in the past year. The whole
number OF depositors is 102,991, more than
one third of the entire population of the
State. Of the 80 institutions in the State,
23 have over 1000 depositors each, and one
institution has %, ,61S depositors.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

DAKorA's ambition to become a State is
not likely to be gratifed at this session, says
the Chicago Times, because the parties are
too evenly divided in Congress, and the
Democrats have the knowledge that the
probabilities do not favor the election of one
Congressman and two Senators of their par
ticular way of thinking.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

A MISSIONARY in Ceylon writes as a no
ticeable fact that where Christian women
are married to heather husbands, the power
is on the side of Christianity, and contrariwise
when pious man takes heather woman
for his wife-not only the children but the
father become heathenized.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

PROF. Huxley had drunken cook given
in charge of the police lately, and she was
going out screeching and struggling, but
when she caught sight of the philosopher
she denounced him as damned atheist
and went off in good spirits.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

THE El Comercio, Callao paper, was
suppressed by the Chilian authorities a
month ago for publishing a despatch from
New York, announcing the intended pur-
chase of iron-clads in Europe by the Uniied
States, in view of possible complications
with Chilli.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

Docs who swallow $40 bills are in danger
of coming to grief. At Wadena, Minn., a
dog, whose bump of acquisitiveness led him
the other day to perform this financial trick,
was promptly killed by courteous butcher,
and the mutilated. currency restored to its
owner, lady who had followed the four
footed culprit, shouting Justify: "Stop
Al, saeE
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

JOHN BRIGHT, in days gone by, energeti-
cally opposed the existence of sinecure OIL
ces under the government, but to-day the
tory papers grumble because he, as chan
cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, takes SIV'-
600 year for nothing.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

HAVING imported professional singers,
professional actors, professional educators
and other professional eminents, we have
eliminated the enterprise by importing a
professional fool.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
PORTLAND RArLaeAD COMPANY
Annual Nee ting.

AnnuaI Nee Ting.
fEyHE annual meeting of the Stockholdersof of the
Il Portland Railroad Company will be held in the
Library room, Mechanics Hall Portland, on Mon
day. January 10th, 1882, at 3 o'clock p. M, for the
choice of Directors and the transaction of any other
business that may legally come before them.
e. A. NEWMAN, Secretary.
Portland, January 9th, 1882. jan9 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
Portland steam Packet Co.

FEyHE annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
Il Portland Steam Packet Company, will be held
at their office, Franklin Wharf, on Tuesday, the
18th day of January, 1882, at o'clock y. m, for
the choice of five directors for the ensuing year. AM
the transaction of any other business that may
legally come before them. ai
j. f. LISCOMB. Secretary.
Portland, January z, 1882. jan9 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publca-
ton but as a guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
First National Bank.

FFyHE Annu Meeting Of 1.-The Stockholders Of the
Il First Ma nal Bank of Portland, for the choice
of Directors and the transaction of such other bus
ness may legally come before them, will be held
at their Banking House on TUESDAY, the 10th
day of January, 1882, at 10 O'Clock q. m.
W. e. GOULD, Cashier.
Portland, Dec. 10, 1881.
dec12 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
ANNUAL MEETING.

vEyHE Annual Meeting of the Todd Non-Freezing
n Hydrant Co., will be held at the office Of
Orville X. Gerrish. centennial Block" ~
Exchange street, on Tuesday JAM, 10. 1882, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ for choice of officers for the ensuing
year, and transaction of any other business that
may legally come before said meeting.
JOHN j. GERRISH. Secretary.
Portland. .IanuarY 2. 1882. ian2 dlW*
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
With Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen
Editor, Ali railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
Of every person claiming to represent our Journal
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

The Salt Lake Tribune finds that there
are only three members in both branches OF
the Utah Assembly who aTe not practical
polygamists.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
Casco National Bank.

VlHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders OF the
Il Casco National Bank of Portland for the
choice of Directors and the transaction of such 9th
er business may legally come before them will be
held at their Banking House on TUESDAY, the
10th day of January 1882, at 10 o'clock a. m.
VIM. A, WINSHIP, Cashier.
Portland, Dec. s, 1881. dec9-dtd
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
Presumpscot Pulp-ware Co.

FE1HE Annual Meeting of the Presumpscot Pulp
Il Ware Company, will be held at the office OF ,
day the tenth day of January, A ID. 1882, at ~
O'Clock in the forenoon for the choice of officers ana
for action upon any other business that may Legally
come before said meeting.
AUGUSTUS +. MoULToN, Secretary.
Iannaru D 1880 ian2d1W
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
Widows Wood Society.

IA Wood Society WILDE held at the rooms of the
society, City Building, on MONDAY EVENING,
Jan. 23, at 71a o'clock, to hear the report of the
committee on Bylaws and to act thereon.
S. Fl. COLESWORTHY, Secretary.
JAM d2w
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
MEETINGS
MAINE BOX COMPANY.

FEyHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of tn
Il Maine Box Company will be held on the Sec
ond Tuesday of January, 1882, (Jan. 10TH at the
factory of the Whitney Cater Company, Newbury
Street. Portland Maine, at three (3) O'Clock in the
EDGAR L. ROBINSON,
ian3-dtd Asst Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
ANNUAL MEETING

4 PORTLAND, BANGOR AND MACHIAS
STEAMBOAT COMPANY, will be held at the office
of the company Railroad Wharf, Portland on
TUESDAY, January tenth l1Oth,) 1882, at two ~
1st. To act upon the Treasurer's Report for the
year 1881.
I'd. To choose five Directors for the ensuing
year.
Sd. To provide means for discharging the debts
of the company.
4th. To provide funds and boats for the business
of the coming year.
5th. To consider whether the company will dis
pose of its property and close up its business.
9th. To act upon any other business that may le-
gally come beforethem.
GEORGE l.. DAY, Clerk.
Portland Dec. 81, 1881. dec31dtd
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
New Gazetteer of Maine

AGENTS WANTED! Exclusive territory, with
no competition, and book which every citizen of
the State shonld possess, worthy the SPECIAL NO
TICE of OLD, ,BOOKMEN and a Splendid Opportu-
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tunity to MAKE MONEY, because everybody needs
the book; it supplies real want, One agent has
sold 200 in four weeks LADIES as well as GEN
TLEBIEN succeed. Address at once, II. B. Rus
SELL, Publisher, 81 Cornbill, Boston, Mass.
JAM d&w1m*
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
GurnIlerIand NafionaI Rank.

EyHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
81 Cumberland National Bank, of Portland, will
day Of ofJanuary. 1882, at 10 O'Clock a. n, for the
choice of Directors for the ensuing year, and the
transaction of any other business that may legally
come before them. w. II. S0ULE, Cashier.
Portland, Dec. 8, 1881. dec10dtf
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
ANNUAL MEETING.
Portland IL Ogdensburg Il. II.

YEyHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Il Portland g. Ogdensburg r. r. Company, will
be held at the Office of the Company, 80 Exchange
18th day of january 1882 at o'clock in the fore
noon to choose Directors for the ensuing year and
to transact any other business that may legally
come before them.
CHAS. II. FOYE, Clerk.
Portland, January I'd, 1882. jan2 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.

YEyHE stockholders of the Merchants National
IL Bank of Portland, are hereby notified that their
annual meeting for the choice of Directors for the
ensuing year, and the transaction of such other
business may legally be brought before them will
at 10 o'clock a. m.
CHAS. PAYSON, Cashier.
Portland Dec. 10, 1881. dec1Odtd
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
NATIONAL TRADERS BANK.

FEyHE shareholders of the National Traders Bank
nual meeting win be held at their Banking Room,
on TUESDAY, the tenth day of January next. at
IL o'clock a. M; choose five Directors for the
suing year, and to act on any other business that
may legally come before them.
EDWARD GOULD, Cashier.
Dec. 10 1881 dec1 Odtd
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
AMERICAN TURNING co.

FEYHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
4 the American Turning Company will be held
on the Second Tuesday of January, 1882, (Jan. 1O)
at the office of H. G. Briggs Esq, Centennial Block,
Exchange Street, at three 10 O'Clock IN the aiter-
noon. GEORGE L. BIRD,
jan2dtd Clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

TEyHE annual meeting of the stockholders of "The
IL Canal National Bank of Portland - for the cleo
tion OF seven directors and for the transaction Of
any other business that may legally come before
them, will be held at their banking house on
TUESDAY, the tenth day of January, 1889, at
eleven O'Clock a, m.
B. G. SoMERBY, Cashier.
Dec. 10, 1881. dec1Odtd
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
EAGLE SUGAR REFINERY.

yEyHE Stockholders of this corporation are hereby
IN notified that the Annual Meeting for choice
of Directors and for action upon any other business
that may come before them, will be held at the Re
finery Office, Fore street. on Tuesday, the 10th day
of January 1882, at O'Clock P. M.
JOS. P. THOMPSON, Clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Published every day Sundays excepted,) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.,

TERMS: Eight Dollars Year. TO mail suhseEfo
srs Seven Dollars a Year, If paid in advance.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS
is published every THURSDAY MORNING. st $z.oO
year If paid in advance at $500 year.
RATES OF ADVERTISING: One inch Of space, the
ength of column, constitutes square"
81 so per square, daily first week; % cents per
week after three insertions or less $1O0; continu
ing every other day after first week, 30 cents.
Half square, three insertions or less, 70 cents;
one week, S1.0o; so cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES. one-third additional.
Under head of "AMUsEMENTs' and AUCTION
SALES" $500 per square per week; three inser-
tions or less. S1.50.
Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
PRESS (which has a large circulation in every part
of the State) for $1.00 per square for first nser-
tion, and 30 cents per square for each subsequent
insertion.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-10

All persons sitting
for their Photographs
within the next two
or three days will
be enabled to have
part, if not all of their
order for Christmas.
Choice and rich Sc
lection of Silk Velvet
Frames, Easols, etc.
constantly on hand.
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MONDAYS Daily.


Mr.. Frank Quinn starts off on a :riy
this morning and will visit Quincy. Al.
ton, st. LOUIS and other points.
DR.. John T. Kemp, the dentist has
moved his office, and will hereafter be
found with DR.. |. d. Pearce on the
south side.
The heaviest rain storm of the sca-
son visited this place last night The
lightning was almost equal to a con-
tinuOus electric light and the thunder
was one continu ous rumble and roar.
We have offers Of special dispatches
from Washington. giving the par.icu-
lars of the Guiteau hanging. We have
had doubts all along as 10 that interest
ing affair taking place
Sundays storm came up quite sud
denly and many persons expected a
regular cyclone. We hear OF one pro-
fessional gentleman who sought refuge
under the Sidewalk during the sever
est part of the storm. \ few shade
trees in different parts OF town were
broken down by the wind. The storm
did not extend very far south and The
pic nickers down at Love Lake report
only slight sprinkle at that place.
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SAFE AND RELIABLE.
4 Splendid Remedy for Bowel Complaints Is
Marsh's Tonic Astringent.

Your Tonic AsTRrNGENT is most
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side square, Kirksville, Mo and by
prominent dealers everywhere. Price
so cents.
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Train Stopped.

High waters and wash outs are IN
terfering with the running of trains
west from this place on the @. NJ. & P.
The west bound train stopped at this
place yesterday evening and re-
turns to Quincy to day. The train due
from the west yesterday at 9 A. VI. did
not arrive till evening. The water was
two feet deep all over the depot and
switch grounds at Milan yesterday.
Quite piece Of track Is reported wash
ed out between Green Citv and Elgin.
The Charlton bridge is reported all
right but the rlyer is Looming. Salt
river bottom, east, Is also over-howed.