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rpoM MERCHANTS ExcHANGE

The new ship Hotspur, of New Bedford bull
bv the New England Shipbuiding Co of Bath, ar
rived at Melbourne Jan 81, making the passage
in 80 days from Boston.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
To the HarbOr commissioners of
the CITY of Portland.

FElHE proprietors of Custom House Wharf are
Il DESTROYS of filling with a pile structure all
portions of their dock between Custom House
Wharf and Maine Wharf not already filled, lying
between Commercial street and line not exceed
ing one hundred and fifty $50 feet southery
from Commercial street and parallel thereto, and
ask your permission so to do.
(Signed) Proprietors Of Custom House Wharf
by PELEG BARKER, its President
Portland, Jan. 81, 1886.
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Foreign Export
Boston stock MARKET.

BUENOS AYRES. Bark Cheshire-5G5, z
feet lumber $3.50 picketS.
BARBADOES. Schr Alzena-514o shocks.
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ROOMS To LET.

DOOM AND ROARD-Front room on first
IL floor furnished or unfinished, with board,
unreasonable rates also table board Gents $500
Ladies $3.50 per week, CHADWICK HOUSE,
CONGRESS St. rear of Odd Fellows Han. 25-1
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RumfOrd Falls and Buckfield Railroad
Winter Arrangement, in Effect OCT. IL, 1885.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
On and after TUESDAY, Dec. 1st,
1855, Passenger Trains Leave
Portland as follows:

Portland as tOhtOWS:
For Bangor, Ellsworth, Mi. Desert Ferry,
Vanceboro, ST. ohm, Halifax, and the
Provinces, st. Stephen and Aro0sfoOk
County, 1.20 p m, via LewIs WIS, on, d.z2 a. anu
Dor, and Bangor a. PiscntaquIs n. rs.
t11.15 D. M, for SkOwhegan, Belfast nnd
Dexter, 1.20, 1.25, t11.15 p. M; WaterV1lleS
no a. m, 1.20, 1.25, I'LL 8 p. M; and ON sat
urdays only at 5.15 p. m; for Augusta, Hal
IoweIl Gardiner and Brunswick, no a.
m rs, 5.15, t11.15 p. m; Bath, Ito a, M
/ 25 g. is p. H., and on Saturdays only at lilo
n M; ROcizIand and Knox and Lincoln
r. r., z. 10 a. m, 1.25 p M Auomrn anu
IeWistOn at 8. 30 a. m, 1.20, 800 p m Lew"
istOu via Brunswick, ITO a: M, 4l1;l5 p
M: Pennington, Monmouth, winthrop,
Oakland ana North AnsOn, 1.2O p. m )
Pennington via Brunswick, 7.1O a. III.
and 1.25 p. M.
AT CONGRESS- ST. STATION
All trains excepting night Pullman trains VIII stop
for passengers. -, u ,.;.,,
1.-THE IL. 15 D. M train is the night express VIII
sleeping car attached and runs every nSnt sun
days included, but not through TO SkoWhegan on
Monday mornings or to Belfast and Dexter OF
beyond Bangor, on Sunday mornings
Trains are due in Portland as follows: Inc nOIh-
ing trains from Augusta and Bath $40 a. m
gOr and all intermediate stations and connect
ing roads at 1916 and 1240 p. M; the after
noon trains from Wateryile, Augusta, Bath,
Rockland and Lewiston at o. 40 p. M the nlght
Pullman Express train at ]. 90 q. M
Limited Tickets, first and second class, for
duced rates.
Experiment not successful. Steamer will make
last trip Dec.-16th
PAYSON TUCKER, General Manager.
FEE BOOTHBY, Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agt.
Portland. November 30. 1885. nO3Odu
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LOsT AND FOUND.

TSOUND-At Harris Gallery, 518 Congress ST.,
E the place to get 2 elegant cabinet photos for
Sl.o0; also lessons in the art to pupils Opposite
all %
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an the foregoing petition it's ordered: That
~ hearing be appointed for Thursday, Feb.
18th, next, at 8 O'Clock p. M. at the head of Gus
tom House Dock where all parties interested
may be heard; and it is further ordered that a
notice Of the above petition together with this, or
order thereon, be given by publication in two of
the daily papers published in Portland for seven
days previous to the hearing.
JACOB MCCLELLAN, Harbor
CHARLES MERRILL, Commits
c. II. FARLEY, sioners
Portland, Jan. 80, 1886 feb3d7t
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vNANTED-A girl to do general housework.
w References required; at 54 DANFORTH
ST. Isl
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MARINE n JEW s.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3.
Arrived.
Sch w Morse, Reed, Perth Amboy-coal to
Randall & McAllster
Schs Neponset, Griffin, and Julia Baker, Fur
bish Boston, with copper ore to Portland Smelt-
ing Works.
Sch Nazurka, Lane. Rockport for Boston.
Sch Mary Elizo, Winterport for Boston.
Cleared.
Steamship Eleanora, Bragg, New York; B
Coyle, Jr.
r Miliken.
Sch Ouivet Rice Pembroke-N Blake.
Sch B Kimball Kimball, North Boothbay-N
Blake.
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Horse and SIeigh Found.

ENOUND-The best place TO buy Wedding Cake
Il is at DEERING'S Bakery, 399 Congress st.
2Q-3m
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02

be given such latitude ss the
nature of the subject and the de-
n,ands for such information as he
can contribute and reasonably be~
stow. Tile presiding officer
should exercise his judgment in
these matters, unbiased by his
own convictions regarding the
subject aud with the view to elic>
iting the greatest amount of infor-
nation pro and con. Let us have
proper government and a fair
chance to get the greatest amount
of knowledge attainable. Let US
remove all shoddy and petty pl eju
dices and let the people be enter
taiued in the proper manner.
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02

time was near it's end, and farmers
we're all preparing the remnant OF
their cotton crop for the market.
When all the cotton was put in the
wagon, Fanny, his wife asked,
sPlease fetch back some lint cot
ton 80 kin spin some tread.
Moor answered: ''Things now
amt like they was in old time. LIZ
is cheaper to sell the cotton EN- buy
tread.'
The reader is asked to hold Vii
Ia in his mind as one of the coun-
try towns of the south and Uroan
as one of the seaport or large COM
mercial cities. The next day Pas
ter went to Villa, and on entering
Arb's store the latter said: ''Well
Paster, you have cotton today!
mo, sir,' said Paster. 81 came
to see yon.' "Not to borrow mon-
ey, hope" said Arb. Paster :e-
piled No, sir, l came to save mon
ey for yon.
Moor been at Mr.. Purtigin yes
terday Dragging bout he got he
own land and dot him sabe .''nuff
cotton dis year to buy up all ne
want next year. y
Moor rents land for them and
himself, too, for his tract is insufti-
cient for his farm.
The Moor and Arb case came
OF about the middle of December
in the trial Justice Court. Tue
morning before the court met the
colored people gathered around the
trial Justice office, and reasoned ON
the prospects of the case. There
was Timus an old friend and neigh
bbr of MOor's who believed q amt
NO use for Der Moor to bOdder wild
dior case. Desc wife people amt
gnine back on one nudder for we,
and desc go. There was Nicer,
d true friend and neighbOr OF
Moor's, who said; 'LOrd, we hat
fer work in all kind er wedder to
nheak the crop Ond desc wife peO-
pile do nutten but talk 'em away.
Want of space will not allow ID
lengthy review of this valuable
pamphlet. 1t is a recital of the con-
dition of the southern Negro which
should he read by all lovers of lib
erty. Mr.. Williams is young man
of ability who is all ornament to
the rising young men of the south
The pamphlet can be bought al
ESrantannos and Bros, cor. 11tb
& Penn. Ave. II. W.
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02

the headway made by the direc.
tors of the Washington Colored
Fair it bids fair to be a success.
No stone should be left unturned
to make this first effort a credita.
bic affair in every way. The press
of the country speaks words oi
encouragement for the enterprise.
Every successful attempt to dem.
onstrate the worth of the race as
a factor in the civilization OF the
world and as contributing to the
greatness of the American people
will hasten the full and complete
recognition to which the race is
entitled. Besides urging every
one to contribute articles for exhl-
bit.on which the management OF
the fair desire, we would also say
in the language of the managers
of the N. G. Industrial Association:
$50 to the fair with big hearts,
big hands, and big purposes. 20
prepared to see the Negro stand
ing amid the splendor of his brain
and muscle with arm outstreiched
and index finger pointing to the
grand possibilities which the near
future holds out to our advancing
fortunes.
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02
WHAT Is IT?

A great deal is said about the
the dignity of American citizen
ship. And to speak truly, there
Is something high-sounding in the
name. There is euphony in the
combination. 1t rolls majestical-
iy ON the tongue. Besides this, it
looks big in print and when view
ed by foreigner, it looms up in
eycI"pean shape. When The pos
SCISSOR of that high sounding term
happens TO be abroad, ne may use
Is tahsmanic power to stir the
wrath and indignation of the
whole nation. even to the point of
bloody war or costly lignifed di-
pl"matic controversy aud coup
q stat- American citizenship |!
What a paragon of majestic pow
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02

III. G. Smith, the putatiye editor
of the Cleveland Gazette, who en-,
deavored to sell a personal letter
of Mr.. Douglass to the Republ car
State committee strikes at MIR. Pu
lies in a cowardlY manner, Va .s
sertlon OF a blaekguard and black.
mailer. The editor of the Bel
lives above suspicion, SO far as hi.
alliance with any party is concern.
ed, or an attempt TO sell persona
letter to him by an honorable
man. Mr.. Pulies is a gentleman
of ability, honor aud integrity,
which is more than We or the peo
pie of Ohio can say about the
blackguard Of the Cleveland Ga.
zette. Can the editor of the GA,
sette inform us, who the man was
that outraged a school teacher in
his state not long since and en-
deavored to put it on gentleman
in this city?
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02
ONE DOLLAR CERTIFICATE.

The new one dollar silver certi-
6cate authorized 10y an act of Con-
gress is now being printed at the
Bur, au of Engraving md Printing.
The artistic work n this note is
very fine and has been well exc
cuted by skillful wo kmen. On the
back a majority of the work has
been done on the geometricaI
lathe machine. On each end Of
it is cut a large figure 1, while IN
the center are engraved letters
forming the words United States
Silver Certificate and also quoting
a portion of the act. TIE whole
combination of lettering in the
center forms an oblong shape.
The boz ldering and some other
portions If the wo k on The back
is done by hand.
On the face of this note is to be
seen a handsomely engraved por-
trait of Martha Washington on
the loft end. On tie right end OF
the note is a fine piece of lathe
work In the center of which Is cut
figure 1. In the center of the
note is another elegant pi ce OF
lathe work in the center of which
are the words "One Silver Dollar. .
Just above this is TO be seen the
word "United States" engraved
s---l~--.=-,-l-.+-.--.-<x>
graved 10y hand except small
portion of lathe work ON the Ief
end. The back is printedin greer
ink, the face in black, the number.
in blue and seal of the u. S
Treasury in red. When finished
and re. dy for issue 1t will be at
handsome as any note ever issued
by the government.
Scribe.
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02

The President has not yet ap-
pointed a minister to L IBERIA to
succeed the late Rev. Moses Hop
kins 1t has been nearly two
months since the position has been
made vacant and The common in-
quiry throughout the country il
"who has been appointed minister
to Liberia" The vice consul al
Monrovia, who, We learn is not an
American citizen may be attend
ing to the diplomatic work which
devolves upon the minister all
right. But it surely is not the
policy of this government to have
the country represented abroad
10y foreigners. Among so many
Available candidates for appoint
lnent 10 the Liberian mission it il
difficult TO account for the delay In
making q select, N. With bated
breath, we await the opportunity
to chronicle the Presidents cho c..
Who shall it be?
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02
OUR LYCEUMs.

1t will not be a great while be.
fore the many Ii erary societies
Will open for the winter season
and a hint concerning them NAV
not be amiss. That such instit1.
tions are d signed to elevate the
character aud tone of snciety and
when place under proper man.
agement do elevate the same, can
hardly be doubted. But some of
these societies m IS the mark by
aiming too high while others TAIL
in their object on account of |. d
management. Most of tn, Sc ci
eties democratic and in their
nature often permit themselves to
be imposed upon 10y ignorsnt per,
sous whose only Object is to be
heard, without regard to the pro-
plieties of debate or the subject
under discussion. AS a conse,
quence many valuable moments
are lost and disgust and ridicule
often brought upon the society.
lhen too, men are plac d at the
head of these organizations, who
seem 10 think that their duty is to
show what little respect can be
shown to those who volunteer H. |
erary contributions or particip.- /
ton III the * ruises OF tie society. |
They or some of them are uncouth
and even supercilious and defeat
the object for which the society
has bten organized and lessen the /
general respect for such institu>
lions. In the first place these
socle'i, should properly officer
ed. Tue lresiding officer should
be polite and judicious, having
ever LII view the d ssemination of
useful information and the proper
entertainment OF all concerned.
Hence When he finds ignoraDce
presumlng upon the right to
sp, ak, as an outglowth of the
d. m cratic ,haracter of,he organ
lzalion, Such ignorance should be
restrained in polite and d,ter-
mined manner. So, alsn, a SPEAKER
who contributes to the useful
Instruction of the audience, should
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02
PRINTING OFFICE DIS
CHARGES.

Public Printer Benedict. has
been compelled to reduce the force
in his office on account offs shortage
in the appropriation. 1t was as
much to the regret of Mr.. Pene
dict to make these discharges At
1t was for those who were die
charged. Mr.. Benedict is un-
like many recent appointees, who
had control of the official axe He
has certainly endeavsred to be ia r
and discharge those who could
best stand it. As we have stated
the colored employees will be treat
ed fairly, although there ale but a
few in the Office, not more than a
dozen have been discharged so far
1t is hoped that when the Public
Printer increases his force, he will
not forget his brother in black.
We wish him success.
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02

Mr.. Edward w. Williams, who
was for some time employed i'm the
Government Printing office, re.
signed that position a few days
ago and bought himself a farm in
the south, where he will shortly 90
aud pitch his tent. Mr.. Williams
has written pamphlet entitled
"Americus Moor or the Life among
the American Freedmen" 1t con.
tains 80 pages which relates the
condition of the Freedmen i'm the
south in a graphic style. Mr.. Will
ilams says: In the south, especial.
ly, the white man was seconded bv
the black man in every step he
made onward, and we cannot put a
fair estimate upon the progress Of
the one without calculating the ad.
vantages he derived from the 9th
er. To extend the time for import.
ing Negroes was the grant that.
served to make the American un-
ion, and refused to extend the,
territory by their subjection would
have destroyed, but freeing them.
saved the union. Americas Moor
is a full blooded Negro, tall aud.
stout. Labor has set all OF his phy
sical powers into healthy exercise .
but OF his exterior from, we'll say
no more, let the world ridicule.
it on TO its delight; our object is
to represent that spirit which
moves him from within. He is a
man of fifty years, the husband of
IA good wife, and the father of te n
children, of whom the youngest
alone survives. Twenty years ago
he was taken out of slavery and
thrown upon the world without a
dollar in his pocket Or the least
of business. On one of
the last mornings of November
1888, Moor began to load his two
horse wagon with seed, cotton to
carry to the g'n The harvest
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02
THE TRUSTEES WILL REM b.
DY IT.
Editor of the BEE

Why cannot the colored High
School boys be formed into a mill
tary company and uniformed as
Cadets?
If there is to be two High Schools
in stbis bPiisae city, b Why is 1t tl that the pow
modern appliances for the colored
high school. Whose fault is it
that such an inequality exists be-
| tween the white ami colored schools
| What steps should be taken to
arouse the citizens interested to
| DO their duty in the premises?
Who is responsible for the favor
ltlsm, nepotism so flagrantly dis
play ed and fOstered i'm tho cOlored
schools of this city, where merit is
put one side, as of no avail, and
''famlly pets" and relations put
forward without any reference to
their qualifications over meritori
Gus teachers who are not backed
by favors of family or relations ON
the school board. | find that your
paperIs read regularly by the Com.
missloners OF the District, as well
as by representative people. Will
you not go on in the good and COM
mendable fight you are making,
for justice, square and fair dealing,
tor those teachers who have moth
Ing but their merit and qualitica-
tlon as teachers to depend upon.
Your effort in behalf of lot hold
ers of HarmOnial Cemetery and by
which that ''neglected spot" is now
Oh the docket OF the Equity Court,
to be settled by law, Is appreciat
ed; continue your bold, manly and
courageous war against famllyism,
nepOtIsm and favOrtism i'm our pub
lie schools and you will continue to
deserve the good will of your feI-
low citizens.
FIAT JUSTICE.
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02
THE INDUSTRIAL FAIR.

From what we have learned of
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02
CAPITAL CITY GUARD.

The Capital City Guard, will
meet Monday evening and ell, ct q
Col. to succeed Col. T. S. Kyllv
The general impression is thai
Mr.. K. G. Re evells will be elected
We don't see why Capt. j. A
Perry cannot be elected 10 sue,
ceed Col. Kelly. Capt. Perry
is a young man, who has work, d
hard for the success of the Guards
hence no man is more deserving
tor the position than Perry, while
we have no obit c,ion to Mr.. Rev
ellis, Capt. Perry is our first choice
and should be elected.
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02

speci al notices SO cents each. Ten lines cOn
etitute an inch.
The Washington bee., 1886-10-02

er and excellence! The cd world,
much as ii hates the fedgling A.
merica dares not jerk the veriest
tail feather of the American eagle,
albeit it can boast tf its bears and
lions and the like. 0 no! Ger
many would rather lay an embar-
90 on it's limbergher cheese and
sour cfout and garlic; Russia
would rather crown it's worst nj
hiIists and England would rather
break off the unicorn's only horn
and draw the lions eye-tooth and
let Ireland have Home Rule, than
to treat one of Americas proud
subjects in any manner short of
Pecksniffian obsequiousness. A
bank robber, a dynamite mahipu-
lator or even a New York Alder
man, if he be an American citizen
can put ring in the nose of the
british lion and face the Russian
bear and with sardonic smile and
defiant gesticulation shake his
finger in the very faces of foreign
ed s. D yes, an American citizen
5 IN step high when he is alb DAD.
!. e is respected at home, when he
? abroad. And when he is abroad
matters not whether he is white
I black, if he wears under his
81 ART, that precious charm of Amer
icI an citizenship, he is protected by
bis country and respected where
ev ,er he goes. Like the white
A! merlcan citizen his colored COM
p,ser can bask in the sunlight of
royalty and lutter in the MON
shine of French republicanism--
all the same-.just 80 he Is abroad
Bnt American citizenship seems to
ia. ke a tumble when in its native
I'll cement. 1t loses It's breadth and
thick, ess and becoms so narrow
Il bat any rutfian can walk over it
al h,l any fool STE through it If a
c. olored American citizen asks for
anything, OH the grounds that he
is an American CITIZEN he is laugh
,sl at and is told that he Is only
permitted to exist in the coun ry
where he was born, through the
sufferance of his white brother.
lie is robbed of his labor in many
parts of this country and when he
appeals to his white brothers as
countrymen and fellow citiz Ms, Is
| told that he does not belong here
| and can expect but little aid in
| righting his wrongs. If he is MUIR
dered or, lynched Tor auother's
! crime, this colored American citi-
Zen is helped across styx with a
pleasant "glad he is gone" He
asks that his citizenship be recog.
nized at the ballot box and he is
told that in some states, be
much. American cffizea5|f6iiFpP cffffifzeff5|f6iFP &C &C
the colored man at home is a sick
ening contradiction aud so it viii
continue to be unless the colored
people look to themselves and
more upon the wo ks OF the entire
oppositl,.n with manliness, unity
and discretion. The matter OF
party must be secondary to the
disposition 10 do justice and
wherever we find the disp 'sition
let US make good Use of it and Of
fer fair returns for the same.