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MA INK LEG JSLA Ti llE.
Deferred Debate*
IN iroi'SK OF HVPKK^KNTATIVKS, Feb. 17th I
on bill an ad to incorporate th»* (ieorgvs \ alley
lltilvoaii Cotnpanv. Abstract of remark* of Mr. j
B rd of It». kUnd, and Mr. Bliss of Washington. !
Mr. Bird said:
Mr. Speaker—TIm' Legislature of 1^»>S ,
granted a chart< r to ; le Renvbscot Bay
A River Railroad from Rockland to NN inter
port.
This year a charter for the Georges \ al
ley Railroad was apple d for, and the commit
tee to whom it w.* referred r« ported favor
ably; but I am satisfied that, had the charts
and profiles «i the Mirvev of the B .v and Riv
er route arrived here in season for the com
mittee to have exrmincd. they would have re- j
ported adversely. The Bay and River route
already chartered, runs in an easterly direc
tion through the principal v illages mi the Pe
nobscot Bay ami River—distance between
Kockiand and Belfast being twenty-seven
miles. The proposed valley road connects
with tin Knox v\ Lincoln ne irly two miles be
low Warren village, runs in nearly the same
direction, through the thinly settled towns of
Warren, 1'nion, Appleton, Searsmont and
Morrill—distance thirty and one half miles,
connecting with the Belfast and Moosehcad
road at the head of Tide, two miles above
Belfast.
The*e routes run nearly parallel. I find
by the charts the distance between the im
portant points on « ach route to be as follows:
From Knox A Lincoln depot, Ros-kland to
Warren village, tiw and ihn e-fourths miles:
Roekport village to South I'nion, eight;
Gamden village to MeI.-tin’s Mills, ten; Lin
coln ville Centre to Smith's Mills, five and one
half; Pitcher's Rond to Belmont Corner. six:
Mild trom tile point where* thy Bay and Riv
er road crosses the Lincolnville town road to
Root's Mills, three and three-fourths miles ; J
average distance between these important t
points, triiie over six miles.
These distances speak for themselves. It,
is my opinion that there never will, nor never
should be hut one road built. One road will
be a good investment; another charter would ,
ruin both.
1 contend that as the Bay and River route !
is already chartered, and one hundred thou
sand dollars stock .subscribed by bonafide sub
scribers. that this route should he sustained,
and that it is not right nor just for us to etn
harass this enterprise by granting another
charter tor a parallel line, thereby preventing
outside capital from taking hold of the road
already chartered, because another charter is
held over them which, it seems to me, conflicts
with the formei’s chartered rights.
Outside assistance will be wanted to com
plete either route; much more will be wanted
for the Valley than for tin Bay route, as the
valuation of the towns between the two points j
on the Valley route in was only Sl.odlL
41HS, while the valuation of the towns between |
the same points on the Bay route the same j
year, was $<>.'.1(17.71-1. leaving a balance in
favor of the Bay route of $o.4do.:MS, (val
uation of Belfast not included in either)
As to the prospective advantage to the peo
ple and manufacturing interest* of the State, j
the balance, in my opinion, i* largely in favor
of the Bay route. Camden village alone does
a larger manufacturing business than ail the
towns on the Valb y route, < vcep.ing Be fast.
She ha> a valuable water power.and her man
ufacturing husin i- rapidly increasing.
Another very important point is. that the
natural outlet lor the product* of the north
eastern section of the State, which Covers
more than hah* it- Urritury. is through the*
commercial towns u the Bay and River.
Asid • from this, these towns are large con
sumers of the product* of this section, while
on the valley route they are not consumers,
n -liber have th y the natural advantages for
*hipm* nt that the Bay route po->* s-e». Tin
tuni ng point here to prevent the passage
of this b,Jl: and capitalists are ready anti wil
ling to tak* 11 and pu-h forward to the com
pletion of the Bay and RBer line. I*hm this
uili and tiler are not ready , for capital 1* too
at csdire to seek :.n unprofitable investment.
an i the r -ul: will ♦ the* iujdetion ot either
rw.'*ri *..! be pust|M>neo to thv iii:;< distance
:' .»* fu:ur<.
I - .bfr.it t* -e * t*. gf:-.;lcn»<:-. y »u can
draw y ,ur ow •..’•ions. It remains for
you:-* * y v *irt»»er tr. chartered rights ot
the Praobscut Bay and River road shall be
ta* * *• 1 * iiii or not. i am sutisfi. \ y :
w : . •taMish - pr-* ed- nt ih. t f ever b. - -
in this Sta •
: rn. r U j r,-.
1 move it* reference to next Legislature.
Mr. Bl;»* sui i.
Mr. Speaker:—I am opposed to this mat- !
ter mg ret rred to th* n- xt legislature.
The o pponent* of thi« lull and the people in
th> vicinity os this proposed road have given
this subject the attention and deliberation the
importance of the subject required and de
manded. The question of charter came up
last summer, in* • ;ngs \*» re held in Warren,
Union, Appleton and S**ar*mont and were
largely attended. Th;. • : ' manifested
at the several mo !/ . ^ . intense, and at
the fall elections it iindw r-tood that tin
charter would not be .*- d. I w as out of
it entirely. My district save one town has
never expressed in my hearing, much anxiety
any way.
The meeting before the Committee was post
poned from time to time to accommodate the re
monstrant* and when the meeting finally took
place, there wan no real opposition to the char
ter. Col. Hubbard did appear, and he was em
ployed by an honorable gentleman from Knox.
Kockland that great and populous city, with
its 2U<X> legal voter*, its immense wealth, its
progressive and industrious people, its copious
sea of lime stone, the pride and glory of any
city, sends in here after a most searching
scouring, a remonstrance containing 7:* names.
Monstrous and astonishing record. n» against
the voice and desire of a large people.
Thomaston, that proud, intelligent, generous
m >'l wealthy and r- lined town, within many
mile* of its limits, the home of the best and i
m 'ft accomplished talent within our borders, i
sends to u* after a most indefatigable trial,
seven names in opposition to this charter.
Camden the home of my brothers Sweat and
Simonton. a town of considerable importance
and of majestic proportion**, ha* really more
interest in opposing this charter than any other
town, and they do send up a remonstrance ot
a few name*.
Who of us gentlemen, who -ever lmd any
thing to do in getting names to meet any re
monstrance does n»'t know the ease with w liich j
mi . trials are attended.
The be»i water power and privilege* wo
have in the .State lie upon the border, and
along the 1 ne of this proposed road. Large,
wealthy and prosperous village a are also in
plain view and the most fertile and productive j
farming land is :d--» situated along side. The .
people are intelligent and have capacity for
business and improvements. Ail they now
want is the opportunity t■> have that section
of the State developed, and it this* road in ever
built, it will be the means ot opening up the
most productive i• -oim of our ffciuuole 1
State, as well as giving us the most direct and
accessible thoroughfare, and connect our
Western and K .tern bonier*. This road will
of necessity cause a very important link in that
magnificent chain and constellation ot roads,
making this the shortest and most direct line
from the Pacific to Halifax, and thence to
Europe.
Hut the Penobscot Hay i. Liver Hoad now
put in a<jlutui appearance, by whom and for
what purpose? J heir charter was granted
three \cars ago. Por what’ 'flic originators
of it have been in a Hip Van Winkle state
ever since, a* the survey for that road was not
made only *in«*e the -urvey ul this road was
completed. I hop gentlemen that this 1 ill
will Ik* passed, and forever settle the cry of
monopoly, and give us a road, even it it
dots compete with another. Competition is
fa* bio liable and modern, causing business
energy and all kindred tilings which are the
fjf pride of any Stati or community.
Senate.
Tckm.ay. M.ir. 22.
Met nceoriling to adjournment.
Prayer by Hev. Mr. Park of Gardiner.
Records read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in con
currence.
Resolve in favor of James Devine came
from the House on its passage to he engrossed.
Mr. Holland moved to indefinitely post
pone.
Mr. C'ot.i.tvs favored the passage of the re
solve.
Mr. I isnsEV explained tile matter.
Mr. Metcalf spoke in opposition to the re
solve.
Mr. French offered an amendment to the
rfb'ct that Mr. Devine should make and con
s' y to the State the right of the water privi
I,, f(.
Mr. I.am: is in favor of tin* amendment.
Mr. Nkallfy opposed the resolve*.
Mr. Lanc. explained the* matter as he un
derstood it. Hopes this or some other amend
ment may be adopted, so that Mr. l>evine
shall receive hi* lights and the State* shall In
made* safe from future claims.
Mr. Hekims opposed to the resolve*.
The question was further debated.
Mr. I.\n<; moved to table the resolve. Lost.
The amemhm .it was adopted.
Mr. Lank moved a reference to the Gov
ernor and Council. Carried.
Mr. Ct sniNfi. from the* Committee on Kail*
mail ■. Way s and 15ri«L.. ^. n ported hill an ac t
io ii>corporate t'.»* Bridgum Branch Kailroad
t ’onipar*.. Raised to he mgrossed under
suspend:.n of rules.
(in motion of Mr. Tai-Sjot,
Ordered, That the Secretary of State he
authorized to furnish each member of the
Senate and House of Representatives with a
' copy of acts and resolves of 1*70.
()n motion of Mr. Gkav the rules were sus
pended and he presented bill an act to con
tinue in force tor one year the provisions ot
chap. 77 and 2.‘57 of the laws of 1807. relating
to Chelsea and llallowell bridge. Assigmd.
The following communication was received
from the Land Agent:
Lam» Office, )
A i <.rs ra. Marc h 21, 1*70. f
To the President oj the Senate :
J Sik:—In compliance with an order of the
'Senate of tin* 17th ult.. I have the honor to
j transmit the following schedule which exhib
its the quantity of settling lands remaining j
unsold in each of the townships set apart and
designated for settlement; the quantity con
tracted to settlers; the number of acres of
land in each of said townships, reserved and
| located for public uses: the quail.ity of timber |
! lands owned by the State; the quantity ot j
I lands embraced in the townships, the timber ,
and lumber upon which were reserved lor the j
I permanent school fund.
J’aUKKH F. Bl RLKNill.
On motion of Mr. ( i suing the eommunien
, tion was lai«l upon tin* table and 1000 copies
| ordered to he p. inti d for the use ot the Land
, <Mice and the Legislature.
We give the following recapitulation:
Total number of acres of settling
lands, 240.843
Total number of acres contracted
to settlers, 126,844
Total number of acres of timber
lands, 152.427
Townships on which the timber
is reserved till 1884. 242,366
Acres, total 70*,480
Passed to It engrossed—An act to change
the time ot holding the terms of the Supreme
Court in Knox county : an set to promote im
migration and facilitate* the settlement of the
public la., i- • an act to incorporate the Fre
suni'cott Fask Association.
On in. ti m ul Mr. Ct suing, resolve relating
to the pa_\ in nt ot commissioner* w as taken
from the* t. : le and amendment "A" adopted.
Mr. ( t -iiiNG movtd amendment ••11” which
was adopted, and the* resolve passed to be en
grossed.
i »:i motion ot Mr. Reed, an act relating to
Madaw;t>ka schools was taken from the table.
Amendments “A“ and •*(«” by Mr. Reed, ami
amendment **F'* by Mr. French were adopted
and the bill pas.-ed to iu engrossed.
< »n m cbm of Mr. Lim^iv, an act to au
thorize ne railroad corporation to guaran
the payment of the bonds of another, was
twice, under suepenaion of the rules, and
j .. on its pa -ige to be engrossed.
Mr. L.ni»se\ explained the purpose of the
bill, which is substantially set forth in the
title.
Mr. Hoi i inu opposed the bill.
Mr. bi <i.i.i v favored the bill if it will be of
any assistance towards building the Somerset
i road.
Mr. Lang moved that the bill lie upon the
table.
Mr. Cr suing said he is independent of all
or any arrangements which may have been
entered into by Senators or other persons.
Everything brought before the committee i
shall stand upon its own merits. Pro- !
tests against bringing in the dead corpse of (
consolidation in connexion with these matters.
Proposes to act independent upon tall subjects.
Mr. Lang demands no more than he is wil- |
ling to accord. Asks for time for investiga
tion. The bill was tabled.
Resolve in aid of building mills at the
mouth of Madawa*ka river came front the i
House indefinitely postponed, and was laid ;
upon the tabic and assigned to afternoon.
On motion of Mr. Ft i.i.kr. bill an act to
prevent destruction ot bridges by logs and :
ice, was taken from the table.
The same Senator proposed amendment
“A.”
Mr. Lam. moved to indefinitely postpone. ;
Mr. Filler spoke in favor of the* bill.
Mr. Hi i Ft'M hoped the bill will be post
poned indefinitely. It interferes materially
with the rights of streams.
Mr. Lang proposed amendment “Tl” which
| was adopted.
The bill was then indefinitely postponed.
Passed to he enacted—An act to authorize
Davis Tillson et als., to extend a wharf into
the tide waters of Hurricane Inland Harbor
[mar Rockland]; an act to amend sections
1 and 5 of chapter 218 of the special law
of 18119, entitled an act to incorporate the
Saco River Railroad Company, approved
March 5. 1809; an ac t amendatory of an act
to ante i»d chap. 224 of the laws of 18o<>, re
lating to the charter of the* State Agricultural
Society, approved March 1st. 1870; an act to
incorporate the- Kcnnebunk Building Associa
tion ; an act to set oft a part of the town of;
Manchester and anne x the same to the city of
Halloa ell; an act relating to injunctions; an I
act relating to the impannciling ot jurors; an
act relating to the employment of teachers; !
| an act relating to actions against executors
and administrators.
Passed finally—Resolve in favor of paying !
the expe nse of the joint special committee to
visit the State College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Art*.
On motion of Mr. CTsuixo,
Adjourned.
Afternoon Session.
Bill an act to set off a portion of the* town of
Somerville and annex the same to Washing
ton, cam*.* fr mu the House, refused n passage.
The Senate insisted on its former vote ami ap
pointed the following committee of confer
ence :
Messrs. Gibb*. Bartlett, Torrey.
Bill an act to authorize one railroad com
; pany to guarantee the* bonds of another,
«-ame up by assignment, on its passage to be
1 e nerosscel.
Mr. Lindskv spoke in favor of the lull. Is
m*t sure but the law authorizes such action as
is proposed; hut nun who have money to let
, u at a surety. Hi* purpose is to make a bill
that will apply to any such a case u» that of
i »lc- Somerset road.
! Mr. Holland moved that the question be!
1 i. n by yeas and nays. The following is the
I i till;
Yeah—Messrs. Bolster, Butfum. Cleaves,
| Cushing, Fuller. Gibbs, Gray. Kingsbury,
Lane, Lang, Lindsey, Mayo, Metcalf, Minot,
Ncalley, Roberts, Kollc, Talbot—18.
Sx\»— Messrs. Bartlett, Carvill, Hanson,
• Holland, Torrey— 5
So the? hill passed to he engross* d.
Kesolve in favor <>t building mill* \\ tlic
mouth of Madawuska river, caine up by as
signment.
Mr. Lank moved that the Senate insist on
its former vote and appoint committee for con
ference. Carried. The following are that
committee :
Messrs. Lane, Carvill, Kingsbury.
Mr. Lang, from the Committee of confer
ence on the bill relatingto c apital puni-hment.
reported inability to agree, and asked to be
discharged. Ace* pb d.
Order from the* House proposing adjourn
ment finally on Thursday A. M. was passed in
concurrence.
Hill an ac t to regulate* the liver and interi
or fisheries of the State, came from the Hou«e
amended. Passed to be engrossed as amend* d.
Passed finally—\U solve concerning debts
of the State contracted prior to February 25,
18C.2.
On motion of Mr. Lang,
Adjourned.
House.
TYesday. March 22.
Braver In’ Dev. Mr. IIerking of liurdiner.
Mr. Wasson presented a resolve correcting
tin1 State valuation which was reh rred to the
next Legislature. •
Mr. Mills presented a resolve concerning
the State valuation. Deterred to the next (
Legislature.
Sir. Am.i n presented the following order
which was referred to the next Legislature :
i., <U red. That sixty-two polls he stricken
from the valuation of the town ot ( ormna,
having been put there hy mistake.
Mr. Bliss presented hy leave, hill an act to
change the time of holding the Sept, term of
the S. J. Court in the county ot Knox, and to
establish another term of Court therein.which
was read three times, rules suspended, and
pasM d to he engrossed.
Mr. Darling presented a resolve to author
ize the town of Batten to make a ju-t distri
bution of certain monies to -oldiers. Dead
twice under a suspension of the rules, and
tabled on motion of Mr. Baker.
Mr. McLain presented the following order
which was referred to the next Legislature
Ordered, That the ( omuiittee on State val
uation he requested to inquire into the expe
diency of reducing the valuation of the town
of New Vineyard. Franklin county, by de
ducting therefrom the sum of $;>5.UO), it ap
pearing on comparison ot its valuation with
that of other towns to he greatly overesti
mated.
Mr. B'»sney, from the Committee ol Con
ference, to which was referrtd hill an net to
increase the compensation ot members ot the ^
Legislature, reported that the lion*- recede j
and concur with the Senate in making the
compensation S20U.
On the question ot the acceptance of the re
port. the yeas and nays were ordered on mo- j
tion of Mr. Bov i*. an J being takt n resulted in
the refusal to accept the report hy 44 in favor
to M opposed, as follows :
\ — Me-sr- \dain- of Biddef<»rd, Adam
May lh id Allan lb all. Beiry el D.imnn-eoita Bei
iy ,>j Bu\t"ii. Blake. Boiiney. Br n k- lt. !**'i —
J).ii ling. Dunning. Farwell. 4 >».-?. fo-teroi Argylc.
Grall'.im Guptill. Ham. iltuk.-. Humphrey 1 i*i► li.
.Leaf-. Keegan. Kimball. Lord. Mildrain. Mdliken.
Moulton. Newcomb, Patten. Powers. Miermr.n ol
ot Die-born', •skinner. Sm.tii of Lit* hlield. Muilli ol
Paisun-lield. Spaulding. sti kiicy, Thompson. 1 «>
b»*v. Wa--on. While, Whitt-house. Wilder. W d «on
ol Bradford.—44.
N \y*—Me--i-. Aims. Baker, Barton. Cearre «■!
Lewi-ton. Be; re e ot Turner Boyd. Booth by Bi • - " n.
CIr*.mberlain Clark ol Ueudtield. f oie (.oiitorth.
Cousin-. Cu -hilig. Baggett. Douglass. Gannett. G.»lt.
Green leaf. Hammond ol Westbrook Hammond ol
Par;-, lh Ibrook. Hume. IIu-scv. .Ionian ot Biun?
wiek Lane. Leigh: -n. Lewis ot Liberty. Martin.
Ma-iMi, Miiv.i, M* Dougai, MeG,Ivory. MKowu.
Mi l. i.n. Means Mao. Mills, Palmer Beed. "until
el ".4< Murgis. M.»ver. Thurlough. Tv. iteheil.
\ e>f. Waterhouse, M tfiiyii, Weutwoith, W heeler.
Wiutnev.—51
A nsL \ T— Messrs Alexander. Barker Bird. Buss.
Bradford Bravtn. Burulu.iu, Campbell. Cha-e ol
U ../Ht-to k Cba-e ol M Uiii. C -x. Cro kett Dear
born. Dennett. Duneuu. Folsom, Gates. H; milton.
Ilardiug. H unman, llatiiorn. Hawes. Holman.
Jordan • <i Minot, L.-iuison. Lewis ol' Pittston. l.ibby.
Mnv. Siekel'sOU. Phillips. Pie I-' e. Pike. PiUmWel.
Pm.i.ton. Biggs. Miermau ol Camden. Mmlu ol
lh- igdoti. Mnith id W'arren. •stone. Warren. W ilson
ol Tnoma.-toii, Young—42.
The report of the* Committee on Investiga
tion ot Paper Credits, and Navy Commission
men was taken from the table and accepted.
Mr. Ik mk. from that Committee, reported
resolves relating to certain charges against
towns, and to credits for men not p it into the
service, and appointing a commission to in
vestigate the same.
lb solves were read twice, rules being sus
pended, Mr. Yost offered an amendment
pending the adoption of which, tabled, and 3
o’clock P. M.. assigned.
Resolve tor the collection and publication
ot industrial statistics of the State was taken
from the table and referred to the next Legis
lature, on motion of Mr. Milliki >.
Resolve in aid of building mills at the
mouth of the Madawaska river, being on its
final passage, Mr. Mildram moved its in
definite postponement. Mr. Humk moved
the previous question, and the House sec
onded the call, and ordered the main question.
The question then being on passing the same
Mr. Mn oram moved, and the House ordered
the yeas and nays, and being so taken was re
fused a passage by 33 yeas to 75 nays, as iol
luws :
Yk vs—Messrs. Allan. Baker. Barton, Bliss. Booth*
by, Brackett, Chamberlain. Chase of Woodstock
(hare of Winn, Pole. Running, I'arwell. Foster <<i
Aigyle (JopliH. Ilammoud"!' M » -mrook. Ilaniilton.
Humphrey. Irish, .Tones, Kimbnl!. Lnmson, Lane,
Marti.i Newcomb. Patten, Pik . I1 ner.-, Mi -kiiey.
Thompson, Waterhouse, White, W ilder, Wilson oi
Thoinaston.—33.
N a v s — Messrs. Adams of Biddeford. Adams of
Mavtield. Ames, Barker. Beam: of Turner, lb an.
Berry of Buxton, Blake, Bonuey. Bowl. Blown,
Burgess, ( lark of Keadthdd, Conform, Cousins,
I ('u-liing, Raggett, Darling, Dearborn, Douglass.
Rum an. Fol-om, Foss, (lannett. (jott, (irutfain.
(treonlief. Hum, Hammond of Paris. Harding Ila
thoru. Hawes, Hinks. Holbrook, Hume, llursey.
•Ionian of Brunswick. Keegan, Leighton, Lewis ol
Liberty. Lewis of Piltrton. Lord, Mason. Mavo.
McRougaL Mdiilvery. MeKown, M' Lam. Means,
Mears. Mills, Mildram. Millikcu. Moulton. Palmer, 1
Beed. Sherman of Islesboro’. skinner, Smith ot
Litchfield, Smith of Saco, smitii of Par.-on-held,
' Spaulding. Murgis. Stover. Thurlough. Toln\ . \ ose.
| Warren Wasson, W.eston, Wentworth. Wheeler,
i W hitney, W .Non "f Bradford, ^ oiing —75
! MtsnVr—Mcssr-. Mexander. Bearceof Lewiston,
! Berry of Ramari.-eotta, Bird, Bradford. Brawn,
Bun.ham. Campbell, Cox, ( ro> k* u. Dennett, Ham
man. Holman. .Jordan ot Minot. Libhy, May, Nick
erson. Phillips. Pierce, Plummer. Purinton, Biggs,
; Shennan of C amden, Smith ot Hodgdon, Smith of
Warren. Stone. Twitehell. Whn. lion-,* _•/*
So the hill was refused a passage.
Bill an act to set off a part of the town of
Somerville, and annex the same to the town
of W ashington, was taken from the table on
motion of Mr. Hekky of Damariscotta, the
question being on receding and concurring
w ith the Senate upon giving the bill a pas
sage to he engrossed. The House on motion
| ot Mr. Vosk ordered a division of the ques
tion. The question then being on reced
ing Mr. Bi.hhy iiioa .»nd the House ordered
the yeas and nays on the question, and being
; so taken the House refused by 37 yeas and GO
nays, as iollows :
Yv. ts—Messrs. Baker. Barton, Bliss, Bonney,
j Boothby. Chase ot Winn, Cousins, Duncan, (»aii*
j nett, Han). Hammond of Westbrook, Hawes, Hints,
i llume, Humphrey. Kimball, Lewis of Liberty,
Lord. Martin, Mctiilvery. Mills, l’almer Pike,
’ Powers, skinner, smith of Saco. Smith of Parsons*
! Held, Sturgis. Thompson, Thurlongh, Twit, hell,
U a-son, Waterhouse, Wentworth. Whituey, Wilson
; of Thomnston, Young—37.
N \ vs — Messrs. Adams of Biddefovd, Adams of
Ma\ Held, Allan, Ames, Barker. Bearee ot Turner.
Berry of Damariscotta, Berry of Buxton. Blake.
Boyd. Braekett, Burgess, Chamberlain. Chase of
Woodstock. Clark of Ueadlield. Con forth. Cilshing,
1 higgett. Darling, Douglass, Dunning. Folsom, Fos-.
Foster of \rgyle, Holt, (iralfam. tiivenlief, tiuptiil.
Hammond of Paris, Hathorn, Ilus-v y Irish. Jordan
i,i Brim-wick. Keegan. Lainsou. Leighton. Lewisot
Piu-ton, Mason, May«», McDougal. McLain. M an-.
M-ar.-. MUdrain. Millikeii. Moulton. Nrwnunli,
itced, Sherman of I-leshoro’, smith of Litehiuld,
Spaulding, stickm \ stover, Tobey, Vos©, Warren,
We. ton. \\ heeler. W ilder, Wilson of Bradford —00
— Messrs. Alexander, Bearee of Lew i-ton.
Bean. Bird. Bradford. Brawn, Brow n. B iridiam,
1 Campbell, Cole. Cox, Oroekett. Dearborn. Dennett,
Fai well. Hamilton, llarding, if animat), Holbrook,
Holman. Jones, Jordan of Minot. Lane. I.ibby,
Mat, Melvotvn Nickerson, Patien, Phillips. Pierce,
Plummer. Purinton, Biggs. Sherman of Camden,
smith of Hodgdon. Smith of Warren, Stone, White,
1 While-house.— 31*.
I So the House refused to recede from its
. former vote, refusing the hill a passage.
Passed 1o be engrossed—Resolve on the
j Pay Roll of the House.
| Passed to be enacted—An act relative to the
i selection and cinpannelling of juries in civil
causes ami criminal eases other than capital
offences; an act additional to an art respit
ing actions against executors and administra
tors. approved Feb. 3, : an act relating
to injunctions: an act additional to chap. 4G
of the Revised Statutes concerning corpora
tions; an act for the preservation of certain
birds; an act to incorporate the Merchant's
Warehouse Company; an act to incorporate
the Sebois Dam Co.; an act to authorize the
town of Norridgewock to take stock in the
Norridgcwock Bridge; an net to authorize
towns to provide books for the use of pupils
in the public schools; an act to legalize the
doings of the town of Grant Isle and school
district No. 2 therein, relating to assessment
of taxes: an act additional to sec. 52 of chap.
80 of the Revised Statutes, relating to sher
iffs ; an act to amend chap. 33 of the private
and sp* eial laws of 1859. relating to the Lime
Roc k Fire and Marine Insurance Co.: an act
additional to chap. 82 of the Revised Statutes
relating to proceedings in court.
Finally passed—Resolve appropriating the
proceeds of the sale of certain lands for the
use of the Granger Turnpike; resolve for
making appropriation for repairs of the State
] I mu sc : resolve relating to the State Arsenals
at Rangor and Portland.
He solve concerning the valuation of cer
tain towns in the county of Kennebec, was
takt n from the table on motion of Mr. Wa**
s<.\. read twice, rules being suspended, and
parsed to he engrossed.
Hill an act to inoirporatc the Bridgton
Branch Kadroad Company was read three
tinu s. rub s 1 t ing suspended, and passed to
1 he engrossed.
On motion of Mr. II imm<»nd ot \\ estbronk.
hill an act additional to chap. 70 ot the public
laws of 1 >»::». to regulate the river and interior
tisherh s was taken from the table, the question
being on the adoption of the amendment ot
i red by that gentleman, pi nding the adoption
ot which tlic House on motion of Mr. Stated
im., adjourned to meet at 2 1-2 o’clock.
A ¥ r k iivoiis Session.
Papers from the S« nate disposed of in coti
e uric nee.
Bui an act to incorporate the Proumpscot
Park Association was read three times rules
being -Uspcndi i and pa--' I to be engrossed.
Hill an act relating to tile Ha!h>wcll and
CJielsea Bridge was read three times rules be
ing suspended and passed to be engrossed.
Kesolve in relation to the pay of Commis
sioners w as read twice rules being *uspi uded
and pas-ed to be engrossed.
Un motion of Mr. 1 wit- util,
Onltrul, The Senate concurring that this
Legislature finally adjourn at 10 o'clock
Thursday March 2 4.
Bill an act to authorize one railroad com
pany to guarantee the bonds of another w as
read tw ice and referred to the next h gislaturc.
rise House resumed consideration ot bill an
act additional to ebap. 70 of tin* public* laws
ot I soil, to regulate the river and interior
fisheries, under consideration when the House
; d.i’unv >1. the qu* -lion being >»n the adoption
of amendment *'A.” Mr. Spaulding ottered
amendment **B” to amend "A” which wa- ;
adopted. Amendment **A” was then adopted
and the bill wa- pa-sed to be eivnos>cd.
Hill an act tv* set off a part of the town of
Somerville ami annex the satin* to the town "t
Washington, retimed a passage by the House
came from tin* Senate that braiicu insisting on
its former action and a.-king a committee ot
eon fere nt*e. The House agreed tv> the propo
sition and the Speaker appointed Mc.->r».
li oimomi of Patis. Mildram and 1 >«»i oi..v».
liesohe in favor of building mills at the
mouth of the Madawaska river, indefinitely,
po-tponed by the House came from the Senate
that branch insisting upon it> former vote anil
proposing a committee of conference. liny
;iequiesc*ed an*l Messrs. Hi me. Hott and
Hinks were appointed bv the Speaker to -erv e
on the Committee on the part of the House.
Devolve relating to certain charges again-t
towns, an»l to credits tor men not put into the
service, and providing a commission to inves- j
tigate the same came up by assignment the i
question being on the adoption ot amendment
•A."
Messrs. Hi ml and Mildram opposed its
adoption and Mr. Vn-t t ivorcd it.
Mr. IIinks called for a di> ision f tin- qui s
tion, and the ye is and nays were ordered <>ti
niotion ot Mr. Millikln. on the adoption of ,
tlie amendment. The House then proceeded
to vote on the fir-t part of the amendin' nt.
which submits the charges against towns to
the (i >vernor and ( ouncil for examination!
instead of the Adjutant General. The vote
being taken the amendment was riv eted, 7
voting in its favor and si against, as follows:
Yi vs— Mo-r-. Anies. Baker, Bonuey. Ilink*.
Mears, Tobey, Vo7.
\ays— Me-.-*!> Allan Barker. Barton. Bearee --f :
Turner, Blake. Blis-, Boyd. Booth by Brackett.
Brown Burge.--. Chamberlain. * ha-*- ol i
-t,.< k. Chase ot' Wmn. Conforlli. Cousins. Daggett.
Darling. Denrbo. n. D"iig!nHuman, <».tu
n* it. *,..tt lireenlief. Cuptill. Ham. II u.imoml "I;
We-tbrook, Hammoml "i l*ari-, Hamilton. Haro- |
iug. nalliorn, Holbrook. Holman. lluiue.Humplm y. !
Hu-~e> . Iri-h. .torn - Jordan of Brun-w irk. Keegan, j
Kimball. Lane. Leighton. I.ewi-of Liberty. Libby.
Lord. Martin. Mason Mavo. MeDougal. Mi K«»'\n,
Mean.-. Mill-. Milliken. .Moulton, Patten. Pike.;
Plum hum*. Skinner, Muith of Litchiiehi, Smith ot ;
Saco, Smith of Parson.stieM, Spaulding. Mickney.
Sturgis. Stone, Stover, Tliurlough, l’witchell. AAar
reii. Wasson, Waterhouse, Weston, Wentworth. .
Wheeler, AVliitehoii.se. AVhitncy, AA ilder, AA ilsou id i
l’hotnaston, Young.—81. I
A to*EM— Me--i - Adams of Bi'Uleford. Adams ’
May held, Ah xander, Bearee ol Lewi-ton, lh-.in,
llenv "f Ieunari.-eotta, Berry of Buxton. B.r«L
Bradford. Brawn. Burnham. Campbell, Chirk of
lie.i llivid, Cole. t o\. Croekelt. Cu-hilig. Dennett. \
Dunning Farwell, Fols-mi. F mttT of Argyle, Dial- ;
fain Hurriman, Haw* . Jordan of Minot. Lamsun,
I.ewi- of Pitl-b.n, M..y. M.u.ilvery, McLain Mil
dram, Newvomn, Ni* ker-on. Palmer, Phillip-.
Pierce Powers. Purint i. Roe l Riggs, Sherman-d
i amden. Sherman of l-lvboio’. -tnuli ol IL-lgd ui.
Mirth of AA'arron. Thompson, AA’lute, ANi!-> ti ol ;
Bradford—«.
So the amendment was rejected.
The reconsideration of the amendment was
rejected by a standing vote,
i The question then recurring to the passage
of tin- resolve.- to be engrossed, the yeas and
nays were ordered, and being taken, decided
in the affirmative, 80 voting in favor and J
against, as follows;
Yi vs— Mo - .-r**. «>f Maylidd. Mian, I.akor,
Barker, Barton, Be.mc of Turner, Blake Bli.-**,
Boimey, B<»>.tbb\ Brackett, Brown, Burges:*,
Cnamiieilain. < lii-e of Wnod.-t'K'k. Chase <d Winn,
Conforth. Cou-ins. Daggett. Dearborn. Doiiglar.-,
Dun an. Foss. (iott. Divenlict, Duptill, Ham. llain
iii<mi<I «»f We- iiinink, Hammond «»i Paris, Hamilton,
H tiding. Hatboru. Hmk.-, ilolinook. llolniau,
llmne, Humphrey, Huskey. Irish. Jones, Jordan of
Bnin-\vi« k. Keegan, Kimball, Lane. Leighton,
Lewis ol' Liberty. Libby, Lord. Martin. Mason,
Mavo. MeDoiigd’. M« Kovvn. McLain. Means, Mills,
Mill ken. Moulton, l'alten. Bike, Plummer Swiii
ner S.irth ol Lit bib 1 d, >m til of jvico. smith of
B.ir.-on-ih Id. >pmlding, Sti. kney. sturgi-. >t<*ne,
Stover. Thurl<nigh, Tw it* hell. Was-on, W’.derhou.-e,
Wentworth, Wheeler, Whitney, Wilder, Wilson of
Tlioma-t«»n. Young - 8i»
N vvs—Me si*s Boyd. Tobey. Vo<e —
A iwr.vr—Me-M's. Adam- of Biddeford, Alex
ander. Ames. B. aree of Lewiston. Bean. Ber;y«d
Daman.- otta. Berrv of Buxton, Bird. Bradford.
Brawn. Burnham. Campbell, Clark ot Beadlleld,
Cole, Cox. C’ro kett Cu-hmg. Darling. Delimit,
| Dunning. Farwell, Folsom. Foster of Argyle, Dan
nett. Dratfam, Harrimaii. Hawes, Jordan ot M not.
Lauison. Lew i.- of 1’Ut-toii. May, M< Dilvmy. Mears,
Mi Id ram. Newcomb, Nickerson, Palmer. Pliillips,
Pierce, Powers, Purinton. ltecd. Itiggs, shermaii of
Camden, Sherman ol Islesboro’, smitn of llodgdon,
Smith of Warren, Thompson, Warren. Weston,
White, Wbiteliouse, Wilson of Bradford.—11.
So the resolves hail a passage.
On motion of Mr. Barker,
Adjourned.
At the mouth of the Channel, three miles
from Fleetwood, Eng., was a lighthouse, built
on piles. Two or three weeks ago a schooner
laden with iron ran ii to the piles and the
lighthouse was pitched upon the deck of Hu*
vessel and carried away. Two men were in
the lighthouse. They were both saved, but
much frightened. A tug was sent out to the
relief of the schooner, anti she was towed into
Fleetwood, and the lighthouse was safely
landed.
A Ron of General Santa Anna headed a
revolutionary movement in the State ot Vera
, Cruz.Mexico, but was defeated, taken prison
er by his own men, and delivered to the com
mander of the government troops.
Hailn Aunncbcr journal.
A V (rUSTA,
Wednesday Morning, Mnrrli 23, IN70.
Tin: BICHMQND difficulty
The Richmond papers give full accounts
oi the difficulty which took place in that
fit \ last week. It appears that the I Jen
oral Assembly passed an act authorizing
the governor to appoint couueilmoii tor
each citv, it being understood that the then
incumbents of those places, having boon
appointed by the I'nited States govern
ment, were not legal officers under the
new constitution, and that the offices were
vacant. In pursuance of the act above*
mentioned (inventor Walker appointed
eotmeilnnai for the city ol Richmond, and
thev elected 11. K. Elly-on, Mayor. The
Mayor tints elected tmtiliod the incumbent
of the office. (Jeorge ( haltoon, of liis elec
tion, and reipiested tin* latter to transter
to him all the property, books and records
belonging to the city. This request Mr.
(.'haltoon rcfti'”d to comply with, denying
the constitutionality of the proceedings by
which Kilv'Oii was elected, and proceeded
t i take ne asita's to hold by force the city
rooms and property, while Elly-011 be-1
sieged and endeavored to starve him out.
Rioting followed and one or two men were
killed and several injured. At length
(icneial ("anby appeared U]ion the scene
of action with a detachment of I'nited
States soldiers and too!, possession of the
city rooms, not to interfere in the contest
of jurisdiction, I ut to preserve the ]ioaec.
Finally Kllyson !o>in-_r sujiported by the
pivernor and probably the most intluential
portion of the people of Richmond pit
control of the city, in which p* tee now
lvi m-. anti the dispute will lie carried to
tlie courts, to which it should hate been
left at tir.-t.
The radical republicans in the State wh >
are opposed to the Walker r pme will,
sustain Chahoon. The difficulty his its!
origin in the political ili\ i-ion that has ex
isted since the commencement of the State
campaign la-t year. Fort mately th -re i'
no tail her dan Jter of bloodshed in this ease,
but the spirit between tii • lie-tile factions
breathes war and may breakout in some
other direction, although we hope there is
a pwwiiie disposition in Virginia a- well |
as in all the Southern States to have done
with riots and refer their disputes to the
peaceful arbitration of the courts, like other
civilized communities. Their prosperity
depends upon this.
MR. REVELS' SEE EC II.
The speech of Mr. Hove!?, the colored
Senator trom Mississippi, delivered in the
I'nited States Senate un the 16th. will be
read wiiTi interest. The followin'? is the
substance of his remarks. After alluding
brietly to the very peculiar circumstances
under which he addressed the Senate in
said ;
* I stand to-day on this floor to appeal for
protection from the strong arm of the Govern
iih nt for her loyal citizens, irrespective of
color or race. who are citizens ot Southern
States, and particularly of the great State of
Georgia. I am well aware, sir. that the idea
is absurd that antagonism exists betw< en the
whites and 1 lacks—that the race which tin*
nation raised from the degradation ot slavery,
and endowed with full and unqualified light'
and privileges ot citizenship, are int» nt upon
getting power, at whate\er p ice it can be
gained. It luts been the well-considered pur- j
pose of a class not eonfined to the South to i
spread this charge over the land, and as \ ig
orous efforts are made to-day to educate the
people of this nation into that belli f as were ,
made at the close of the w ar. It was not un- ;
common to find this same class, even during
the rebellion, prognosticating a servile war. ,
It may have been that the w ish w as the father
of the thought, and. sir, as the recognized
representative of my d -un trodden people. !
deny the charge, and hurl it hack into the
teeth of those w ho make it. and who. I be- ,
lieve. haw not a true and cnn>cieti'»us desire
to further the interests of the whole South*
Certainly any one* possessing any knowledge
of the colored population of my own. or any
other State, net d not he n minded of the no
ble conduct of that people under the mod try
ing circumstances in the history of the whole
w ar. When they were beyond the proti etion
of the Federal forces—while the Confederate
army pressed into its ranks every white male !
capable of hearing arms, the mothers, wives, !
daughters and sisters of the Southern soldiers
were left defenceless and in the power of the
blacks, upon whom the chains of slavery were
still riveted; and to bind those chains closer
was the real issue for which so much life and
property was sacrificed; and now, sir, I ask,
how did that race act? Dili they, in those
days of Confederate weakness and impotence,
e\ inco the indignity of w hich we hear so
much? Granting, for the sake of argument,
that they were ignorant and besotted, which I
do not la live, yet with all their supposed ig
noranee and credulity, they in their way un
derstood, as fully a- you or I. the awful im- j
port of the contest. They knew, it the gallant
corps of national soldiers were heaten hack '
and the ling trailed in the dust, that it was the I
presage of -till heavier bondage. They longed,
too, as their fathers did before them, for the i
advent of that epoch over which was shed the
hallowe d light of inspiration itself. Trey de
sired. too, with their fathers, to welcome the
feet of strangers shod with peaceful prep.ffca- !
lion of good news. Weary years of bondage i
; had told their tale of sorrow to the court ofl
lleav- n. In the council-of the Gnat Father
of all. they knew tie* adjudication of their
ease, albeit delayed for years, which patient
suffering had nearly exhausted itse lf, would in
the end bring them the .boon for w hich they
sighed—God’s most blessed gift to his crea
tures, the inestimable boon of liberty. They
waitul, and wait* d patiently. In the absence j
of their master they protected the virtue and
chastity of defenceless woman. '1 hinh. sir, tor
a moment, what the condition of :his land
would he to-day, if the slave population had
ri«w n in servile insurrection against those who. t
month l»y month, were fighting t<» perpetuate
that institution which brought them all the
* vils of w hich they complained ! When* would
have been security for property, female chas
tity and childhood's innocence ? The bloody
counterpart of such a story of cruelty and
wrong would have been paralleled only in
those chapters of Jewish history such as are j
recorded by Josephus, or in the still later
atrocities of that reign of terror w hich sent
the Lmporor Louis XVI. and Mary Antoinette
to the scalfuld. Nay. the deeds in that drama
of cold blooded butchery would have out
1 (eroded the most diabolical acts of Herod
himself. Mr. President, ( maintain that the
past record of my race is a true index of the i
feelings which to-day animate them. They hear
no revengeful thoughts, no animosities; they
aim not to elevate themselves by sacrificing
one single interest of their white fellow-citi
zen- ; they ask hut the rights which are theirs
by God’s universal law, and which are the
uatural outgrowth and logical sequence of the
condition in w hich the legislative enactments •
of this in-ti n have plan *1 them. They appeal 1
t » von ami ;> me. in M c 'hat tin > receive tlmt
pr 'lection w hich alone will enable them to
pursue their daily avocations with success,
and enjoy tin: liberties of citizenship on the
same footing with their w hite neighbors and
friends. I do not desire simply to defend my
own race from uiyust and unmerited charges,
bill 1 also de>ire to place upon record the ex
pression *d my full and entire confidence in
the int. g! it\ of purpose w ith which 1 believe
the Preside lit, Congress and the h'epiildican
party will met t these qm sTVons, so prolific of
"cal or woe, not only to my own people, hilt
to the wdioh South. They have been, so fili
n' l can read the history of the times, inflamed
hv no 'pint of petty tyranny. The poet has
wi ll said. *1). it is excellent to have a giant’s
strength hut it is tyrannous to use it like a
giant.’ Vn l how have tin y used that power i
lodged in them by the people? In acts of
cruelty and oppiession toward those who
sought to rend in twain this goodly fabric ot j
our fathers — priceless heritage of so much
hard l ip and endurance in revolutionary
time'? Let reeoiistretion enactments answer i
the interrogation. If a certain chi-s of the
Smith had accepted in good faith the lunwu- j
lent overtures which were offered to them
with no niggard hand, to-day would not find
our land 'till harrassi d with tends and conten- !
tiotis. I remarked. Mr. President, that 1 rose
to plead tor protection for a defenceless peo
ple who now send their delegation to the seal
of (»overtiment to sue for that which this Con
gress a,one can >vcure to them. And here,
let me say further, that the people of the North
owe to the colored race deep obligations,
which it i' no easv matter to fulfil. When
the Pi di i al armies were thinned hy death and
disaster, and sombre clouds overhung the
length uni breadth of the Hepuhlic, and the
very air w i' pregnant with rumor of foreign
interference—in those dark days of defeat
whose memories yet haunt u> as ugly dreams,
from what source did our nation, in it' set til
ing (teatli throes, gain add tional and new-found
power? It u a' the sahlesons of the Smith that
voluntarily rushed to the rescue ; and hut tor
their intrepidity and ardent darling main
Northern freeholds would mi'S to-day pater
nal counsel or a brother** love. Sir. I repeat
the fact that the colored race saved to the noidc
women ot New Ltiglatul and the Middle States
many whom they lean upon to-day for •security j
and safety. Many of mv race, the r< presen
t Hives of these men oil the field of battle sleep
111 countless* graves* at the South. It those
quiet resting place s of our honored dead could
'peak today, what a mighty voice, ‘like to
the rushing ot a mighty wind.’ would ionic up
from those sepulchral homes! Could we rcsi>t
the eloquent pleading* of their appeal ? Oh. sir.
i think that this question of immediate and
ample protection for the loyal people of Geor
gia would lose it' legal technicalities, and we
would cease to hesitate* in our provisions for
the ir in-t int re lie f. Mr. Ih v e ls the n rev k w. d
the- history of tile rccorMrm iion «• T (ieorgia.
and pruwded to speak gainst Mr. Bingham's
amendment, wide It he said would legalize the
organization of a Legislature in l*ds, and the
appuiimm nt of the Judge who had decide d in
favor of e li's distinction in the- State. As a
t means of future protection for loyal < ie-org*an*.
lie elesireel that these te rms should he com
menced from the date of the pres* nt legisla
tion He* asked this in the- name < t one- InftT
dred thousand white and coloreel citizens ot
the* State*, iyiel re lllindt el the- Senate that he
who permitted oppression shared the crime.
The Chicago Advance says that “the
quaint costume ami simple mauner*
Scandinavian immigrants are becoming a
more and more common sight in all our
Interior States. As compared with other
nationalities they are specially the orderly,
educated, religiously inclined element in
our foreign population. In type and tem
perament they are most like ourselves,
Saxons without our Yankee fever, and
though they cling lovingly to their home
training arc easily assimilated to Ameri
can life. They form one eighth of the
population ot Minnesota, and are sprink
ling in upon us so rapidly that our various
religious societies will soon need to make
more special reference to them in their
plans of work."
QESEliAL SEWS.
John Brown** portrait is to be bung in the
Kansas State c apitol.
An I >wa school teacher has di-mi-st<1
-choul until the Board furnishes kindling
. wood.
One of the sages says : “Don’t go to law,
i you have nothing to lose; lawyers’ houses
are built on fools’ heads.”
Alexander II. Stephens has *o far recover
ed his health and strength that he hopes soon
to be out.
"\ “petrified snake,” whic h has for some
time been puzzling the savants in Indiana,
has been discovered to be a tough pint* knot. ;
Brigham Young assert* his personal infal
libility, and claims that fact to be a funda
mental doctrine of the Mormon faith.
In California a large number of the business
men have been petitioning the Legislature for
aid in developing the iron mines of that State.
An Illinois paper reports that the Demo
crats of Decatur, in that State, have nomina
ted an intelligent and popular gentleman of
color, who is named White, for Mayor.
The walls of Sebastopol have been com
pletely restored, and upward of three hun
dred houses built in place of those destroyed
by the bombardment.
1):. S. P. Townsend, the well-known
maker of sarsaparilla, who lor the past ten
years has resided in Fcltvillc, New Jersey,
where he possessed some eight hundred acres
of land, died at his home on Tuesday last.
There i- a vast copper mine in England,
where shatis extend many hu dred yards un
der tlie sea. The moaning of the waves as
lhey dash against the lock is forever sound
ing in those gloomy aisles.
The Empress’ new prize of ten thousand
francs, in the French Geographical Society,
has been awarded to M. Ferdinand de I.es
seps, who has turned it over to the fund tor
the society’s proposed expedition into equa
torial Africa.
An elderly IS iptist lady living up the Mus
kingum writes a private letter to a triend:
“We can’t go to meeting this weather; hut
the minister staid with us three days; we
gave Inin ten pounds ot butler and a ham,
and you'd better believe we kept him praying
while lie staid.” *
A further and handsome decrease of the
public debt is promised for the month ot
Mart'll. Every such evidence of economy is
an argument in favor of a party whose sole
resolve is a just government for a free and
patriotic people.
The Taunton (Mass.) Gazette says all the
manufacturing establishments along tile lllack
stone river have concluded to reduce the
wages of their employers ten per cent on the
1st of April next. This is in consequence of
the stagnation of business, and the tall of cot
ton and manufactured goods.
Domrstic Xcujs.
Town Flections.
Our correspondent In Chinn, writes that tho
follow ing town officers of China all republi
cans, were elected in that town on Monday :
Moderator--F. O. Hraincrd.
Clerk—J. II. Stevens.
Selectmen—O It ( Imdwiek, chairman,
Francis .lories, A It. Fletcher.
TrcaHurer—A II. Abbot.
Auditor—Wm. IVreival.
\s-cssor* and Overseers (». It Chadwick,
Francis Jones, \. It. hletchcf.
Supervisor of Schools, (in place of Supt.
School Cimii.) — FJi Jones.
Collector—John O. Page.
'Flic follow ing is a list of the tow n offieer*
chosen in Newcastle; Model-.iter, J. II. Con
verse; Clerk, Albeit iilidilcii; Selectmen,
Richard Hailey, Charles Pinkhatii, la w is
Kennedy; S. S. School Committee, 1>. S.
(Hidden, John T. Acorn; Treasurer, Royal
U right; Collector, Dennis Mahoney, all re
publicans except the Clerk who was elected
by n publican v otc*.
The following is a list of town officers elect
ed in Damariscottu, all rcpuldicuna Moder
ator. 1>. \V. Chapman; Clerk. Waite W
Keene ; Selectmen. Daniel A. Campbell, John
F. Hilton. Pillow* S. Knowlton; Treasurer,
Win. Iv. Hilton; S. S. Committee, E. \V.
Dunbar, C. 1J. Dunn.
A committee from John Hancock Lodge F.
& A. M., Brooklyn, N V., consisting of Fast
master B. B. Burnham and Brother David
Freeman and Henry Bolie, will arrive in
WaUohoro’, tiiis we. k with the remains of
their late Brother, Daniel Sampson, who was
drowned in Havre, from the ship “.Jacob A.
Stanley," of which he was mate. He will be
buried at Waldoboro’ next Sabbath with
Masonic honors.
The house of Charles Sc ofield. formerly the
reside nee of the late I)ea. F. Shaw of Hodgdon,
was burned «>n the Oth inst. The fin was first
discoN ere el about 10 o’cloi k in the i vening. by
a neighbor, who with difficulty rescue*?! six
children that were asleep in the house. The
furniture was mostly ail saved, but boxes,
chests, beds anel clothing could not be re
moved from the chambers. No insurance.
The Bowdoinham Baptist Association held
a quarterly session with the 1st Church in
Monmouth, on the loth loth and 17th, of the
current month. It was an occasion of much
interest. The preaching w is by Rev.
Messrs. Kicker of Augusta. Richardson of
Fayette, Jackson of Litchfield, and
West Gardiner.
The Iklftst Age «oiys that Packard the no
torious rough who has been confined in the
jail sonic wt'ik*. las bun taken to Koikhind
for trial, on an indictment for aggravated ns
sault at the court now in session. There are
hut five prisoners now in jail from the two
counties, in a population of IK).000 which
shows that ciiiue i- not very prevalent.
A fire oecured on Sunday evening on Gor
rish Inland, in Kittery. A large barn owned
by John S. Hunt, was consumed, with eight
head of cattle, a horse, several sheep, hay and
all of Mr. Hunt's farming utensils. Barn
partially insured. Actual loss about one thou
sand dollars.
Mrs. Delia S. Crane of Halifax, X. S.. has
accepted a position ns associate editor of the
Kivvrside Echo, and will enter on her duties
the tir?t of April.
Mr. William 11. Burnham has been appoint
ed to succeed Mr. William 11. Kalor as Jani
tor of Portland City Building.
A boy aged about five years, son of Mr.
Daniel Wood, of Milltown. near Calais, was
run over and killed by a heavy loaded team,
at that place Wednesday afternoon last.
Calais is to build this season seven new
vessels varying in size from 150 to GOO tons;
the average will he about -50 tons.
A troupe of Spanish ballet dancers arrived
at Portland in the Prussian yesterday morn
ing on their way to N\ w York.
Dr. Henry W. Rawiellc, formerly of Watcr
ville. has been chosen Secretary of the Na
tional Medical Society at Washington J). C.
Two hundred and thirty-four years ago
yesterday William Gorges held the first court
in Maine at Saco.
SOMETHING NE W !
Peculiarly Adapted lo the Climate o!
Mew England.
men's
Vegetable Cough Balsam !
Pronounced by leading Physician* to be the
lSet»t Generul Kcniedy
— FOR —
Coughs, Colds, Croup, Bronchitis,
Aud all affe» tion«> of the
Tliroat and Xiiinssy
vet Offered to the public. Try it. amt »>e convinced.
Vor Hole by all In uggbts. Price ftti cts. per oottle.
T A < II1CK. General Jyent.
Augu-U, Me , Mar. 1-*. 1*70. tlTuiai-tt
Portland & Kennebec Railroad Co.
4 MKKT1NG of the ■stockhoUUuf of the Portland
and Kennebec R ilroad Conquiuy will be held
at the TreniUtet’o Office,
I>T AUGUNTA,
On Tuesday altenioou, March 29th,
at;{', o’clock, to act Upon the question of confeoll.
dating the capital stock of said road w ith the cap
ital -pick of the Somerset & Kennebec Railroad
Company, and to ,nt upon any other business that
Ulttv come before Sttid meeting
.1. S. CT SUING, Secretary.
Augusta. Mar. 11. Is70. tltiuinr-td
In Bankruptcy.
District Court of tiib United states, j
fur the District of Maine. \
/n the matter of band Wtidt, bankrupt.
1 *1 STRUT OF MAIM!, SS : A Warrant in Bank
1 " ruptey has lieen issued bv said Court against
tile estate of David Webb, of the Countv of Kenne
bec. aud State of Maine, in said District; he has
been duly adjudged Bankrupt upon petition of hia
creditors, and the payment of any debts and tho
delivery of any property belonging to said Bank
rupt, to him, or to his use, and the transfer of ary
property by him, are forbidden by law A meeting
of the creditors of said Bankrupt, to prove, their
debts aud choose one or more Assignees of his es
tate, will be held at a Point of Bankruptcy-to be
hidden at Augusta, in sail! District, on the <th day
of April, A D IsTU. at 10 o’clock A M , at the office
of Seth May, one of the Registers iu Bankruptcy of
.aid D!«trirt. E H WILSON,
n, pt V. S. Mai>h»l a. Mesn nger
lOtuar lH for said District.