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local anH £>tate Nrtos.
Augusta has recently indulged in a very
intemperate use of water.
Senator Sprague ii in the city for the pur
pose 6f examining the damage to his property
by the recent freshet.
The hearing on the petitions for the North
ern Aroostook R. R. and for the Bangor &
Houlton It. K., was adjourned till this P. M.
Hon. F. A. Pike of Calais, and N. K. Saw
yer, Esq., of the Ellsworth American, are in
town. Mr. Pike leaves to-day for Washing
ton.
Rufus Gates, Esq., member of the House from
Robbinston, has been called home by a de
spatch announcing the sudden illness of his
brother.
A crew of men is employed in repairing
the Kennebec bridge. The lower portion of
the bridge rannot be repaired until the water
subsides.
A firm doing business in the third story of
a block in this city, has been advised to re
move to the lower floor, as it might have a
tendency to bring down their prices for work.
A little boy who recently died in Auburn
had been an invalid since Isis birth, eight
years, and during that time the night lamp in
his room was never allowed to go out.
Rev. W. A. Drew of this city, will complete
the fiftieth year of his ministry on the first of
October next. He preached his first sermon
in Farmington. October 1st, lbitO.
Mr. A. F. Morse, photographer, Hallowell,
has taken several excellent stereoscopic views
of the arctic scene in the river at that place.
These pictures will form a part of tho history
of the great inundation.
Roudmaster Colby has made an examination
of the "floating'’ railroad bridge at Seven
Mile brook and the one two miles above it,
and is of the opinion tint it will require three
weeks time to rebuild them.
Finkliam is doing a thriv ing business with
his stage line from this city to Belgrade, run
ning in connection with the trains. He has
procured extra teams for the purpose of
conveying passengers.
During the recent freshet the kitchen of H.
N. Chudboume was supplied with water, to
the extent of three feet, witlxmt cost. Two
hundred dollars will not cover the damage to
Ids business.
“R. O. G.," Brewer, Maine, linn this unique
advertisement in the Bath Times : “A very
likely man that follows agricultural pursuit*,
and is tired of living alone, want* a compan
ion. His age is two score years, and he i* in
good standing in society. All letter* shall lie
sacred.”
The miniature engine that usually run* the
railroad wood-*aw, wa* yesterday taken over
the bridge at Gardiner and transferred to the
track on the other side of the river in this
city, where it will run to the break at Vassal
boro’ for the purpose of carrying workmen
and lumber to the scene of operations.
The Farmer says that the commandant of
the National Military Asylum in this city, has
evinced his interest in matters pertaining to
improved agriculture, by recently purchasing
for the Asylum farm, five lull-blooded Devons
from the herd of Mr. Horace M. Sessions of
South Wilbraham, Mass., (the editor of the
American Devon Herd Book.) They arc a
bull, “Hampden," and cows, “Mineola,”
“Minnie 1st,” “Minnie 12th,” and “Rlioda."
The Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance had a final hearing Wednesday, on
the IdU establishing an Insurance Department
in this State. The final action on its details
has not yet been taken. The bill mutually
agreed upon by the Examiner and a Commit
tee of Underwriters will undoubtedly be
adopted substantially as they have presented
it. The Committee, we understand, have
voted not to include the tax feature in the
bill.
In our court record yesterday the name of
Wm. H. Turner was placed in the list of those
whose love for ardent spirits had impelled
' them to commit the sin of drunkenness. This
was a correct report, but we arc sorry that
there should be an impression in the com
munity that the individual mentioned is Mr.
Win. H. Turner of this city, marble worker.
No greater mistake than this could be made,
as Mr. Turner is an industrious, temperate
and worthy young man. We are sorry that
any man of the same name should be guilty
of drunkenness.
The final public hearing before the Tem
perance Committee wae held Wednesday
evening. Kcmarks were made by lion. Lewis
Barker, Her. K. W. Jackson, Mr. Mills of
Brooksville, C. J. Talbot of Wilton, and
Senators Webb and I.ang. The chairman of
the Committee, Col. Lang, presented the
rough draft of a hill, which after revision by
the committee will be reported to-day. It
provides for penalties for the neglect of duty
by municipal officers in enforcing the prohib
itory law. The salient points of the bill are
that the municipal officers are authorized to
seize and detain liquors kept for sale in viola
tion of law until a warrant can be obtained.
If any selectman on written notice by two or
more witnesses refuses or neglects to enforce
the law, lie shall be liable to a fine of not less
than e-'O or more than 960 for each offence.
The Home Journal, in its account of the
great inundation, says the damage done in
Gardiner was so very slight, compared with
what has been apprehended and what has been
done above that city, “that our people can
hardly regard with anything but feelings of
thankfulness their escape from greater calam
ities. The principal loss has been to the ice
business, hut few of those engaged in it har
ing commenced to take in, though all ready
to do so.”
The Journal also says: “When a commu
nity has escaped such a calamity as was so
plainly imminent, many speculations are in
dulged in by wise and otherwise as to what
suved us. We have heard hut o.ie opinion in
regard to it in this instance. Lumbermen
and all others agree that hut for the Brown
Island Boom the ice would have come down
from llallowcll, which must have swept every
tiling before it.”
In St. George, on Wednesday night, a
1 young man named William Jones, was fatally
■tabbed. The facta are ai near as can be at
1 certained, as follows: Jones and a man
named Smalley got into a quarrel the night
before in which Jones gave Smally a pretty
j severe whipping. Wednesday evening while
returning front singing school the quarrel
' again commenced, and Smally had the assist
' ance of two others. In the melee Jones was
| stabbed in several places. He lived long
! enough to reach his home, and told his nioth
' cr that Edward Andrews stabbed him, and
the latter is now in the custody of the officers
' in Thomaston.
[ The Saco Independent understands that
I Mr. C. II. Brngdon of Biddeford, has con
. traded to furnish the granite for the Lincoln
^ monument to be erected at Springfield, III.
J It will require about HOO feet of granite, sev
eral pieces of which are ten feet long and
seven feet wide.
The Bangor Whig learns that Messrs. King
man, Shaw & Co., contemplate establishing
another tannery, even more extensive than
that at Winn, at Jackson Brook, a branch of
the Baskahegan on the line of the European
& North American Kailway.
During the inundation at Norridgewock,
Saturday night, Widow l'arlin, living on the
south bank of the river, was found asleep—
bed half way underwater; she was taken away
in the night by persons in a boat; has met
with the loss of a cow by the freshet.
The Times says a little son of Mr. William
1 Harrington of Bath, while asleep Sunday
night, was bitten in the thumb and leg by a
rat which it is said bad partaken of poison.
| The child is suffering quite severely from the
i wounds.
Mr. E. I’. Banks has been appointed by the
Secretary of the Treasury as store-keeper in
the Custom House Portland.
LETTER FROM SPEAKER BLAISE
OS THE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES.
House of Kei*uesextatives, {
\ Washinotox, D. (J., Fcb'y 21st, 1*70.
MvDkakSik: In th»* confusion which
has arisen in some of the public journals
about estimates and appropriations and
disbursements, the impression has been
created that Gen. Grant’s administration
has expended more money in the same
time than its immediate predecessor. This
is totally erroneous, as the balance-sheet,
on a comparison of official figures, will
clearly establish. The present Adminis- j
tration has been in power nearly it year, j
and we can compare that period with the [
closing twelve mouths of President John
son's administration. From March 1st,
1868, to March 1st, 1869, the total receipts j
iato the Treasury wen a little over three ;
hundred and sixty-eight million dollars—
I avoid tractions for the sake of perspicui
ty. Every dollar ol this was expended,
and the public debt for the same period
increased about six million dollars, as ap
pears from the official publications of the
Treasury Department, thus showing a to
tal expenditure for the year of three hun
dred aud seventy-four million dollars,
($374,000,000.)
The total receipts into the Treasury for
the first year of General Grant’s adminis
tration, estimating for the few remaining
days, will amount to three hundred and
ninety-four million dollars, ($394,000,<XX).)
Out of this sum total eighty millions have
been applied to the payment of the public
debt, thus leaving for the current expendi
tures of Government, including interest
on the public debt, three hundred and
fourteen million dollars, ($314,000,0o<>,) or
sixty millions less than was expend' d in
the same time by President Johnson's ad
ministration. These figures are taken from
official records and their accuracy cannot
be questioned.
It will be observed that the receipts
were twenty-six millions ($26,000,000)
more in General Grant's first year than in
Mr. Johnson's last year. Over twenty
million dollars of this must be credited to
the internal revenue, which has been much
more faithfully .collected;-for it will be
noted that this largo increase in amount
has been derived from diminished and con
tracted sources of taxation, many of the
taxes in force during a part ot the year
1868-9 hat ing been repealed before Presi
dent Grant came into office. Whether
regard, then, be had to the fidelity with
which the revenue is collected, or the
economy with which it is expended, the
comparison for the past is undeniably and
overwhelmingly in favor of the present
Administration.
for tnc tuture the luttest commence
may be indulged. The House of Repre
sentatives is vigorously seconding tlicef
forts made by Mr. Dawes, the able and
upright chairman of the Appropriation
Committee, to curtail expenditure wher
ever it may be done ; and I am very sure
that for the ensuing year Secretary 1 lout
well will exhibit a financial record even
more satisfactory to tax-payers than that
of the year which is about to close.
Very truly, yours,
J. G. Blaine.
W. T. Johnson, Esq., Augusta, Maine.
Mr. AVhittemore, tlie member of Con
gress accused of selling a cadetship has
resigned his seat.
Previous to the signing of the Mississ
ippi bill by the President, the resignation
of Gen. A. Ames as Lieut. Col. of the
United States army, his lineal rank, was
received and accepted.
Mr. Revels, the colored Senator from
Mississippi, has been admitted to liis seat
I in the Uuited States Senate.
j A crazy man the other day jumped on board
1 a locomotive engine standing on a tide track
I at Sterling, 111., threw open the throttle valve,
‘and danced with uiad glee as the iron horse
sped onward at a fcnrftil rate. The speed
was so great that the engine could not turn
off on the main track, and it came to a full
stop iu the eanli at the end of the switch.
GENERAL NEWS.
Id Baltimore nearly five "thousand women
find mployment throughout the season in
packing oysters.
Mauna Boa, Sandwich Islands, is smoking,
and an eruption is looked for.
The professors of Dartmouth College have
had their salaries raised from 81000 to 82000.
The New Hampshire Republicans in Wash
ington are making arrangements to have every
voter residing there go home on the day of
election.
Rev. Humphrey Moore of Milford has been
ordained minister longer than any other man
living in New Hampshire, havingtaken orders
in 1602. He is now about ninety years old.
The Supreme Court of the United States,
through Mr. Justice Swaync, has rendered a
decision declaring Indiana divorces legal
throughout the country. It further asserts
that a married woman may acquire a domicile
away from her husband whenever it is neces
sary to the protection of her rights by litiga
tion.
A Boston correspondent of a Western pa
per says the “Boston club women sit about
their pleasant open fire in their unobtrusive
attire, and talk by the hour on Greek philos
ophy and the Hindoo religion.”
A New York company has recently been or
ganized for the purpose of constructing a
pneumatic tube for the transmission of freight
by means of hollow spheres. It is claimed
that the products of the country can be trans
ported to and from all parts of the country
more rapidly and ut a trifling cost. The tubes
can be placed over or under ground. It is
proposed to make them of wood—of narrow
plank, tongued and grooved, the joints ce
mented. It is estimated by the originator
that a line of tubes, eight feet in diameter,
can be built for about 810,000 a mile, the
right of way not included.
If you hn<e patronized Kinsman, you know
how he uses his customers. If you have not,
try him once and you will not make your
purchases anywhere else for articles in his
line. He has almost everything that is good
and useful for sale—prices low.
Why is Kinsman's store like the Daily
Journal ? Because it always contains some
thing new.
A New Invention.—Tlie York County In
dependent says that Charles Hardy, Esq.,
agent of the Hardy Machine (S>, lias just
patented a new machine for grinding planer
knives. It is an invention long needed and
will supply a want long felt. lion. James M.
Burbank, of this city, informs us that he has
one of them in operation at his planing mill,
which he speaks of in the highest terms, and
he would not dispose of it for twice the
amount paid if he could not obtain another of
the same kind.
The I’earl Tooth l’owder is perfectly com
bined from the best material known to den
tists and physicians for preserving and beau
tifying the teeth. It contains no corrosive
acids or alkalies which temporarily whiten,
hut ultimately destroy the enamel. By its
daily' use the gums are hardened, the mouth
and breath eleunsed, and the teeth made to
shine like Pearls. It is prepared only by
Chas. K. Partridge. Druggist. Augusta.
Don't be humbugged, but go to Kinsman's
for the genuine “Nature’s Hair Restorative"
—it is selling rapidly.
“Commonwealth” is tire best cigar extant.
Kinsman sells them. 2w]0-25feb3in
People have been so humbugged with dirty,
P"i*onuut hair preparations, that they hail with de
light the new article styled Nati'iilN Haiu Re
storative. Clear as crystal, and it does the work
most effectually. See advertisement.
Dirt.
In No. Dixmont, Nov. * th. Joshua Dennis. aged
45 year*, 28d inst., Cordelia C., widow of Joohua
Dt unii». aged 44 years.
In \'inn is*tta tilt , Willie, infant eon of Mary K
Harmon; Wd ult., Mary E- Hannon, aged 17 years
4 month* 7 days.
In Richfield, Minn., 10th in.-t., Levi Holman, for
merly of Bangor, aged 73 years.
IV otice.
THE Trustees of the Maine Central Institute will
hold a special meeting at No. 1, Institute Build
ing. Pitt.-field, on
Tuesday, the l**ith day of March, 1670,
at 7 o’clock P. M.
A. L. GERR1SH, President.
Pittsfield, Feb. *M, 1670. flSfcb-liu
CONY HOUSE,
IVVirisR STMtMiET,
AUGUSTA, MAINE.
1MIIS new Hotel affords accommodations that no
. other one does in the city to the travelling com
munity, being located in the
CENTRE OF BUSINESS*
and very near the Depot.
The travelling public may be assured that no
pains will be spared to meet all their wants, and
with the assistance of Mr. Tt’RSER, late of the
Augusta House, we hope to merit a share of the
public patronage.
Connected with this House is a
First Class Livery Stable!
G. i . CONY, Proprietors.
tMjan£w44f
Remnants! Remnants!
JUST RECEIVED BV
Barton & Russell,
«,000 Ynvtls
IN REMNANTS, OF
BROWN COTTONS!
In the following widths:
3-4, 4-4, 9-8, 9-4, 10-4.
The above Goods are the production ot the
well-known
Androscoggin Mills,
And will be .old
From 3 to 12\ Cts. per yd.
UNDER PRICE
Barton & Russell.
Augusta. Feb. 19, 1870.
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Prom Gardiner.
[special despatch to the DAILT JOCRNAL.]
Grand Ball by the Gardiner Hem
lock Association.
Gardiner, Feb. 24.
The first grand ball given under the aus
pice* of the Gardiner Hemlock Association
took place at Johnson Hall this evening.
The hall was very neatly and tastefully deco
rated, with the name of the association, and
with festoons and wreaths of evergreen and
the natioal colors. The music was by Mc
Donald’s quadrille hand, assisted by Messrs.
A. T. Shuman of Gardiner, and J. Springer
of Augusta. There was never a finer com
pany assembled in Johnson Hall. It was
grace combined with intelligence, and
beauty and intelligence piedominated. Mod
esty was a matter nicely courted. The or
der of dances embraced some twenty. A
sumptuous banquet was catered for the occa
sion by Mr. Chas. Douglass, and after refresh
ing the body with the many good things set
before them, the dance was renewed, till the
small hours of the morning bade them break
up.
We understand the Hemlocks will soon
give another assembly. It is to be hoped they
will, as this evening’s entertainment is one
long to be remembered. Great credit is due
to the managers for carrying forward so hap
py an occasion with such perfect success.
W.
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Washington. Fob. 24.
Senate. A resolution was adopted cal ling
on the President for information as to the au
thority under which Gen. Ames acted as pro
visional Governor of Mississippi.
The following resolution by Mr. William
was adopted without division.
Resolved, That to add to the present circu
lation of the paper currency of the country,
would be to render more difficult and remote
the resumption of the specie payments; en
courage and foster the spirit of speculation,
aggravate the evils produced by frequent and
sudden fluctuations qf values to depreciate
the credit of the nation, and to check the
healthful tendency ot legitimate tendency of
business, to settle down upon a safe and
permanent basis. And therefore in the opin
ion of the Senate the existing volume of
such currency ought not to be increased
The regular business of the day, and the
admission ot Mr. Revels was posponed to
allow Messrs. Fenton and Patterson of New
Hampshire to speak on flnunce.
A long debate followed by the above gen
tlemen.
Mr. Revels admission was taken up. Mr.
Saulsbury made a speech in opposition, deny
ing Mr. Revels citizenship as legally estab
lished.
Mr. Cameron presented a memorial of the
council and Franklin Institute of Philadel
phia in the Pennsylvania Legislature, asking
Congress to co-operate with the movement
for a centennial celebration of the anniversary
of American Independence, and to fix the
place therefore referred to.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington, Feb. 24.
A despatch from Admiral Rowan mentions
that naval honors were paid to tke memories
of Secretary Stanton, Ex-President Pierce,
and Admiral Stewart, and joined in by the
English, Italian, North German and Austriun
vessels in port, by half masting their colors ;J
and in the case of Ex-President Pierce, by
the senior officers of the ships of each na
tionality, firing in turn 21 gnus after Admiral
Rowans flag ship.
The custom receipts for the week ending
February Is, are as lollowes : Uoston, 31)2,
120; New York, 3, i<38,000; Philadelphia,
12B, 717; Baltimore, 1U3.S25; Few Orleans,
from February 5th to 12th inst., 207,053;
total, 4,800,610.
William Orton, President of the Western
I’nion Telegraph Company, addressed the
Senate Post Office Committee to-day, in op
position to the Hubbard Postal Telegraph
bill, and showed by statistics that the tele
graph service in this country was cheaper per
mile than in any European country, and that
the business was much larger in proportion
to the population. He argued that the Hub
bard hill would work injury to the existing
companies and be no protection against mon
opolies and its practical operations would
cause a deficit equal to the present postal de
ficiency, besides requiring a large expense
for the construction of additional lines for
increased business.
Mr. Orton further claimed that the govern
ment should not interfere with private enter
prises so long as they did their work well and
charged only a lair rate of profit. In conclu
sion lie submitted a proposition that if Con
gress would take oft' taxation and give free
right of way along railroads. The Company
would reduce the tarift rates two-sevenths
and content itself with dividing ten per cent,
on its capital. The hearing will be continued
Saturday.
The House Military Committee to-day ex
amined the charges against Mr. Gailaday, for
selling cadetships.
Mr. Whittemore's speech, which the House
refused to hear, is substantiality the same as
his previous representations.
Senator Wilson to-day moved a reconsider
ation of the last political disability bill in
order to strike opt several names.
Robbery of a State Bank Messenger.
New York, Feb. 24.
The messenger of the State bank at Bruns
wick. N. J., was robbed of two bags, contain
ing ttb.doU in government bonds.and currency
in fractional currency at the Sub Treasury in
this city to-day. Two men walked up to him,
called bis attention to the printed rules, and
while reading them took the bags which luy
on the counter and left unmolested.
Free Trade Meeting.
New York, Feb. 24.
At a large free trade meeting on Broad St.,
this afternoon, Jackson S. Spultz presided,
and addresses were made by Win. Cullen
Bryant, J. S. Tildcn, and letters were read
from congressmen James Brooks and "Shoo
Fly" Cox.
Destructive Fire.
Galveston, Texas, Feb. 24.
A fire destroyed last night a block on the
north side of the strand between Tremont
and 22d streets, and the opposite block on
the south side of the strand. Many of the
houses were of little value, but were filled
with large stocks of goods. The loss is esti
mated at 31,000,000.
Stabbing Affray.
Bangor. Feb. 24.
Last evening Charles Taylor, a young man
about 23 years of age, was stabbed in Black
wells saloon, while assisting in ejectiug three
! roughs who had been making a disturbance.
| He was not dangerously injured.
A Man and his Wife Suffocated.
Bangor, Feb. 24.
John Ward and his wife were suffocated
last night at Olarnon. They built a, charcoal
Arc in their sleeping room, and were both
found dead in the morning.
Republican Nomination.
Portland, Feb. 24.
Republicans nominated a candidate for
Mayor to-night, by “Crawford County sys
tem", resulting in Benjamin Kingsbury, Jr.,
receiving a nomination by fifty-three major
ity—840 ballots cast. Mr. Kingsbury is tho
present municipal judge.
PROM BOSTON.
Boston, Feb. 24.
The Working Women's Protective Union
of Boston, lias unanimously adopted the fol
lowing:
Resolved, That we will not become parties
to any attempted encroachment on the legiti
mate sphere of mans’ duties, and therefore
respectfully but firmly remonstrate against
any legislation in favor of suffrage for wo
men.
In United Stntcs Court to-day the jury in
the case of Haughton and Blink, known as
the Buffalo Whiskey case, returned a verdict
guilty. The verdict forfeits to the United
States about 830,000 worth of whiskey, and
renders the defendants liable to a large fine
and imprisonment. Motion for a new trial
will be made.
The License Law passed to be engrossed in
the House, this afternoon,—123 to 91).
Rev. Mrs. Phoebe Ilanaford has received
and accepted a call to the pastorship of a
Universalist chnr::h in New Haven, Connec
ticut.
Foreign News by Cable.
London, Feh. 24.
The argument of the Mordaunt divorce
case was made to-day, and the case goes to
the jury to-morrow.
The condition of Mr. Brights health cre
ated deep anxiety.
Violent disturbances occurred at Water
ford and Nottingham elections, and many
persons were seriously injured.
Mr. Gladstone’s land reform bill is not well
received in Ireland, and its unpopularity is
increasing.
The House of Commons to-day refused
a second reading, and referred to a select
committee, the bill for the abolition of com
pulsory pilotage.
There was a stormy scene in the Corps
Legislature to-day. M. Ollivier announced
that the government in accordance with the
liberal course it had marked out, proposed to
abandon wholly the system of placing in the
field, and supporting 'the official candidates
for the chamber.
This met with great opposition from the
deputies of the right, who burst into loud
cries of disapproval, and caused a scene of
confusion which lasted many minutes.
M. Ollivier nevertheless persisted in speak
ing. and declared that the government would
not separate itself from what had been well
done during the past eighteen years. It
could not act contrary to its own antecedents.
It could not present the spectacle of men
who had arrived at power, disowning their
principles and acts.
M. Ollivier was constantly interrupted
white making these explanations, and it was
only when he ceased speaking that order was
restored. The right immediately moved the
order of the day, upholding the system of
official considerations, and a stormy discussion
ensued.
M Ollivier asked that the order of the day
be not put to a vote. The deputies on the
left declared that they must support the min
ister. because they were pledged to electorial
freedom, but for no other reason. The order
of the day as moved by the right was adopted
—187 to 56. Much agitation has been pro
duced by the result which is considered
equivalent to a declaration of a want of con
fidence iu the Ministry.
Havana Hews.
Havana. Feb. 24.
The Captain General has issued a decree
which grants liberty to over 2000 negro
prisioners of war who had been hired out to
labor by the government, with the under
standing that they were to become slaves
after a certain date. The measure is warmly
applauded by the liberal und progressive
parties.
The Cuban Junta at Santiago, consisting of
18 members who had for a long time assisted
the insurgents, have been arrested and exe
cuted
Miscellaneous.
Louisville, Ky., Feh. 24.
Mrs. Mary Evans to-day got a verdict for.
twenty dollars of the twenty thousand dollars,
for which she sued the Courier and Journal
for calling her establishment a bawdy house.
Key West, Feb. 24.
The smack Fulton, whose master Franklin
was lately attacked at Havana, arrived to-day,
having been protected oat to sea by Captain
Silman of the British Iron Clad Defence.
Syracuse, N. V., Feb. 24.
The Methodist Convention to-day adopted
a resolution commemorative to Mr. Burlin
game. The Kev» Dr. Beck delivered an
eulogy, saying that the deceased was an
ardent Methodist.
The report in favor of overtures to the
Methodist Church South, for the union of the
two churches was tabled. Resolutions were
adopted condemning the present Godless
amusements of novel-reading, thentre-going,
social dancing and gaming.
>t. 1’avl, r eh. 24.
The Senate concurred 19 to 12, in the bill
submitting the woman suffrage amendment
of the constitution to the people. Governor
lluston will sign the bill.
Cincinnati, Feb. 21.
A joint committee of the iratners of the old
and new school presbytarian churches for the
reconstruction of the hoard of church exten
! sion, held a session In this city to-day, and
I advise the board to consist of 2ti members,
organized under the charter of the new
school church, and will probably be located
in New York City.
New Orleans, Feb. 24,
The Picayune says : For more than forty
years the people of New Orleans have been
importing their supplies of ice from the
North. New Orleans now manufactures her
own ice by steam, and recently the Louisiana
Ice Company received orders from Philadel
phia for 50 tons of ice. We shall be supply
ing Boston next.
An invoice of hymn books intended for
Brigham Young, have been seized at the
post office in this city.
John MeCairnes and wife slept last night
in a freshly painted room in Brooklyn, and
this morning the man was found dead, and
the woman unconscious. It is supposed from
inhaling the gas of new paint.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Produce Market.
New York. Fell. i3.
COTTON—lower; sales 4000 bales nnid uplands
■iiV
FLOT’R—sales 8100 bbls.; state an 1 western favors
buyers; state 47a; rouufl hoop Ohio 020 §520; western
475; southern 500A97A
WHEAT—dull and heavy, at 1?2 lower; sales .V!,.
000 bush; No. 2 spring II03II8; .No. Sand 3 Hid
114: winter red and amber western hits J1J9; white
Michigan ltedlta.
CORN—scarce and firmer: sales JO.000 bush, new
mixed western 88j0;l; unsound 84085.
OATS—scarcely so firm; state til oti3\, western
545.58.
PORK—heavy and lower; sales 2800 bbls.; new
mess 1‘J isj-Jti 50; prone JIUO3J9 uu.
I..VRD—heavy and a shade lower; stood MWft
15*,'; kettle liifll'.*..
New York Money Market.
Nfw Yf) IK, Feb. 24.
The news of the Senate resolutions against further
Hgfil
inflation caused much excitement in the gold io«»ni j
this F. M,. and the price fell at from 116/* to 1 WJi— i
the lowest since Aug. 80th, 1802.
ell
The pressure to sell was extreme, and the excite
ment was unequalled siuce August or .September
last. The bears were triumphant, and for an hour
had everything their own way. The closing price
was 110J%.
Governments declined in sympathy with gold,
notwithstanding that the Treasury accepted two
millions, instead of one, as advertised.
United States Sixes (coupons) 1881 llr*?»31l6#
“ R-20s 1802. (coupons), 1143% 311ft
“ “ “ “ 1861
1865 Jan .AJulv 112 *f a 111 \
“ 10-40*. (coupons;) 1123112V
Chicago Produce Market
t , Chicago. Feb. 24.
FLOUR— in f.iir demand at 3 70&1 "ft for spring
] extras.
WHEAT—No. l dull and lower at 86>i 380>« ; No.
: 2 dull and lower at su,4
CORN—firmer and new higher at t?21 a for No 2.
OATS—3 IS,
! KYE—quiet and steadv ntUTj'.T1, for No. 2.
ISAK L E Y —dull, at 6.3g’72 for N • >. 2.
LARD—dull, at 14 V
New York Sto«k ftlaikct.
Now Yoisk,
At ft P. M. the market closed at the
quotations:
Central racillc,
N. V. Central ami Hudson, consolidated,
N. Y. Central ocrip
Harlem, 1
Harlem preferred,
Reading.
Michigan Central.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern,
Illinois Central.
Cleveland A Pittsburg,
Chicago »t North Western,
Chicago A North Western preferred,
Chicago A Rock Island, 1
Milwaukee A St. Paul.
Milwaukee A >t. Paul preferred,
Toledo, Wabash A Webern.
Toledo, Wabash A Western preferred
Pittsburg A Fort Wa\ ne,
Terre Haute.
Terre Haute preferred.
Erie,
Erie preferred.
Mariposa.
Mariposa preferred.
Western Luion Telegraph Company,
Quicksilver Mining Company,
Pacific Mail,
Boston Water Power Company,
Boston. Hartford A Erie,
Adams' Express Company,
American A Merchaut Union,
United States Express Company,
Fel 24
iollowiug
9ft'. |
hft.a*.
94V
P ■'. fl 14c] |
87.Vfi97
Si) >,387
142
101V 3102
7«cV a 70 V
87 V 8*8
20 V 8120#
'■27, &'*3.S
76 ; , a7U*4
4ft V» ak» V
70
91V 391V
.44 V
61V
27*627*4
9V610V
21V
ft4,«;44V
41V 842
l>tjl9
TV (4«
68 V
37 V
31V
State Valuation Commission.
4 LL persons interested in Wild Lands are re
-*Y que ted to give this Commission information
a© to their relative value at an early day—not later
than March ftth.
Per order,
SETH SC AMMAN, Chairman.
Augusta, Feb. 21st, 1870. ^ifeb-lOiu
A CARD!
Dr. Farrar
18 STATE STREET
| Kir lit Home South of the Auginta Iioih<s
AiigUNta, .tie.
I.ate Resident Physician and Surgeon of Hartford.
(,‘t., and for seven years a general practitioner in
the cities of New Aork and Brooklyn, ha* opened
for practice in Augusta, at his office room*, la state
Street. 1st house south of the Augusta 'louse,
where In* may he consulted for a month prior to his
visit to Bangor and his return to Harttord, Coun.
I)U. FARRAR has tor many vears given exdu- i
sive attention to CHRONIC or long-standing dm- \
eases. No physician has had greatei succenr \n the j
treatment of diseases peculiar to women and chi!
A CARD TO TIIE LADIES.
Hartford, Ct., K*b. l 13To.
Having lor nearly two years been an assistant to
Dr. Farrar of Hartford, in the treatment "i “dis
eases peculiar to women.” I have had opportunities
of judging, andean testify t«> the Doctor’s oclicate
manner of conducting his examinations aim oucra
lious. The poor, as well as those ot rank ana for
tune. were always treated with evident sincerity
and honesty of purpose A more kind, caret ul au»i
judicious medical adviser, 1 never knew.
MRS. K. CHANDLER WHEELER.
49“ By permission the Doctor refers to many oi
the leading physicians in the country, and to scores
ot the inoet prominent citizens of Haitfoi*!, New
Yerk, New Haven and vicinity.
N. B. Mrs. Dr. Farrar, the Medical Lec
turer to Women, is always in attendance during
office hours for Ladies. .
air Office hours from 0 to 12 M , 2 to F M.. and
from 7 to 0 P . M.
49* He makes no charge for consultation.
t5J'cb&w7-lm
Pure Medicines and Meals!
Brushes, Combs, Soaps and Perfumery;
CHOICE TOILET AND FANCY ARTICLES!
Physicians’ & Apothecaries’ Goods,
Pur* Sp»rm. LirJ, E*ros»,f and N*atsfo.it Oils.
diaries K. Partridge,
DRIGGIST AND APOTHECARY,
Water Street, corner Market Square,
(l'NI)ER GRANITE IIAI L,)
Has on hand a Lar^e Selected Stock
kept fresh by constant additions,
AND SELLS AT
The Lowest Market Rates !
FOR GENUINE AND RELIABLE GOODS.
Pirtrid-f'i Dru- Store, Water Street, roraer Hjrl.it Square
fljan7uly
Rare Chance for Investment 1
AUCTION SALE,
MAKCII 16tii, lt<70, *r U O'clock, P. M.
THE ENTIRE
GROTON SUAfSlUNt yUAHHY.
Lamia, AlUli, Machinery, Ac., in complete
running order.
For bill of particular* address J. F. WOOD, 32
Pemberton Square, Boston, Mass. tl7fcb-td
Lieu Et Mon Droit.
MRS. DINSMORES
GREAT ENGLISH
COUCH *CROUP
DALSAM.
or Iloarhouiul & Anise Seed,
For Coughs, Colds, Shortness of
Breath, Asthma, See.
Thi* excellent Medicine ha* the cXtraordinar
property of immediate!} relieving louoHs, ( olds
llOAHSKNFSS, Difficulty or Bkeatuing. Wiioor
ISO Cot'GH, and HFFK1NKS8 OF TIIH Thkoat. I
operates by dissolving the congealed phlegm, and
causing free expectoration.
Persona who are troubled with that unpleasant
tickling in the Throat, which deprives them ofre&t,
night alter night, bv the incessant Cough which it
provokes, will by taking one dose, llud immediate
relief; and oae bottle iu most cases will effect a
cure.
In cases of C/oi/p it gives immediate Relief.
Price 5© Cents.
Prepared from a receipt of a Member of the
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
For Sale at Drug Stores generally.
A. ill. D1NMIOKE A CO., Prop's,
PORTLAND, ME.
For sale in Augusta by Johnson Bkohikks, in
Gardiner by B. F. Johnson ; in llallowell by W. K.
Ballard. t2bjamfctf»im*
PIANO TUNING!
—<
nTrfl
THE Subscriber would inform the
citizens of* Augu-ta and vicinity
that he will give personal attention to
tuning Piano* Orders left at his res
idence, 1S7 tVinthron street, will receive prom p
attention. M C. MILLIKEN.
febti-tl*
Teach eh or Piano and Organ
i OTtPinTE OF LIME, for preserving Cider
i i^AUo, White Mustard Seed, fbr sale low t*y
till TITCOMli & DOUR
toller & Gardiner,
• ■' "CT>
143 Water Street#
SUCCESSOR TO CHAS. E. COLLER,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Saddlery Hardware !
Harness Leather,
SADDLES,
WHIPS, BRUSHES, CDRRYCOBBS
HORSE BLANKET^
Mace ok unmade,
Halters, Surcingles, Bells,
Travelling and
Chopping Bags !
XjAP nOBES,
Dog Collars,
Grass & Wool Mats,
&c,, &c., &c.
They are now putting in and keep constantly on
hand the largest and bent selected stock ol all
goods iu the above line in the city, and are reeolTCd
to make it lor the interest of the people to buy of
them.
Coller A Gardiner,
143 WATER STREET,
Manufacturers of
Har ne sses -
lUGGY. COACH A.\D TEAM,
Of nil classes anil prices, Gold anil Silver Plate,
English Covered, Japan and common white mount*
mgs, which they propose to si 11 as low as the low*
est and warrant, their work to give perfect satis*
faction.
They also manufacture for their wholesale and
retail trade,
TRUNKS, VALISES,
CARPET BAGS,
SHAWL STKAPS,
All styles and sizes. neat and fresh from thei
factory at
143 Water Street,
and made to stand travel—lettered with initials and
delivered in any part of the city without extra
charge.
Harnesses and Trunks repaired neatly, promptly
and at small charges.
143 WATER STREET,
Opposite Cony House,
AUGUSTA, MA.INE.
fWijan-tf __
Great Improvement In
Artificial Teeth.
DR. SNELL
INSERTS Teeth on Rijiibek by a new process, by
w hich the plate is made as* thin as a metallic
base; at the kiuus time the plate is flexible, and less
liable to break.
This mode insures likewise the certainty of a
perfect tit.
Having purchased the exclusive right to use thia
mode in Kennebec county. I shall be happy to show'
its peculiar advantages to any one who needs arti
ticial teeth.
69 Wintbrop Street.
Augusta, Jan. Seth, 1670. f2L»jan-Jw A3wtt
LAST SENSATION!
Great Closing Sale
. -OF
Ladies' Furs and Robes,
-at
Wlioolcr’s, -- Grardlner .
I NOW offer my entire stock of LADIES' FURS
and ROBES at le»e than cost to manufacture.
Parties who wish to buy within the next two
years, and who wish to save money should not fail
io improve this
GREAT CLOSING SALE
tor I am going to SELL regardless of cost.
Kemember the Place:
Opposite the Post Office,
GARDINER. ME.
M. L. WHEELER,
an702uul«tvr Successor to Hathaway A.Wheeler
For Sale.
A Largo Two^tory House, Ell
and Outbuildings,
With 3 acres of Land, finely loratml on
Bangor Street, Augusta.
9uir This U a nice residence to be sold on
Very Easy Terms.
Apply to Mhb. I>. F. UK.OS, on the premises,
filfeb-rt
fflWLEll, HAMLIN 4 SMITH,
DKALKItS IX
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC
DR Y G OODS,
AND MASIAACTl'KEIiS oF,|
Ladies’ & Misses’ Cloaks,
OPERA CAPES,
ilo., Ac., Ac.
147 Water Street,
AUQUSTA, MB
flJJau-tf
I.. B. rowI.KR.
HAMLEN
H. E. SMITH.