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and frightened, and not go to her is just impossible. 1 shall manage it—never fear.” The boat came. They saw it rowed out, Paul taking tlie hearings carefully, shift ing positions once, and yet again, before satisfied. Then he looked up with a bright confident smile and nod, and clasped liis hands above his head. A splash—he was gone, and the water closed over him. Within the cave Esther watched the strange, moving phantom which darkened the entrance. The splash reached with out startling her, hut in another second a flashing object whirled down and inward, and. rising, the w»ls revealed a lace—a while face with wet hair. In the pale un earthly glow, it wore the aspect ol death. It drew nearer. She covered her eyes with her hands. Was the sea giving up its dead, that here, in this fearful solitude, tlie vision of her drowned Paul confronted her—or was she going mad ? Another second, and the hands were withdrawn. The peril, the excitement of the past hour, the strangeness and unreal ity of the spot, combined to kindle within her an unnatural exaltation of feeling. Had she not craved this? If they met as spirits in this land of spirits, wit* she tube afraid of Paul or shrink from him? No, a thousand times no. The face was close upon her. With rap id strokes, it drew near—a form emerged —it was upon the rocks. With a shriek, she held out her arms. Cold hands clasped hers—a voice (did dead men speak?) cried: “Queenie, Queenie!” The old pet name ! It was Paul's ghost, blit none the less Paul. “I know you are dead, she said, ‘‘but I am not atraid of you," and felt, imterrified, a strong arm enfold her. But the breast upon which her clu ck rested was throbbing with such living pulsations that, half aroused, she began to shudder in a terrible blended hope and fear, and she shrank away from his touch. “U ram. are we uoui ueau, or onry you ? Is this the other world?” “Why, Darling," gently seating her on the rock, “you are in a dream. Wake up, love. Look at me, Esther. I am not a dead man, but your living Paul. Feel my hand—it is warm, you see. God has re stored us to one another; anil now, if ILis merey permits, we will never part again." “Paul! Paul!” cried Esther, convinced at last. They were very happy. Prosy folk, could they have looked in, would have seen only two exceedingly wet young per sons seated high up on a rocky ledge, with receding waters rippling about their leet; but they all aglow with life and happiness, scarcely knew of the lapse of time before the shiny line of light appeared at the mouth of the cave. With blessed tears streaming down her checks, Esther had heard iiis story—how, picked up—the sole survivor of that dread ful wreck—by an India-bound trader, her lover had lain delirious for many weeks in a far land unable to tell his name or story, and in part recovered, started at once for home, and landed in advance of the letters which told of his safety. And so they had met here, ’mid “coral and tangle and al mondine;” and as she heard the history ol his peiils, Esther clasped the hand she held as if she never again could let it go. That provident little Helen—bless her heart—“builtlcd better than she knew,” in providing such a store of damp sandwiches and refreshing wine for these drenched tlnd happy lovers. When at last the re ceding tide opened again tho rocky gate, and the vista of the sea tinged with rosy sunset, and Esther, aided by Strong arms, left her rocky prison, it was with a glow like the sunset upon her cheeks, and in her eyes such a radiance of happiness that it, dazzled the forlorn, bedraggled ground above. Mrs. Gray cmbr:u*<*d her fondly, and fell incontinently into a lit of long deferred hysterics. The hoys executed a war dance of congratulation, and Helen andlsabcl laughed and cried for joy. And as Esther turned with l’aul for a last look at the scene of her deliverance, the chime and murmur of the sea seemed full of bless ing—the blessing of the dear Lord who had compassion on her weakness, restor ing Jior to life, and to that life its lost joy. With thankful heart she went her way. So we leave her. Jailg $UnnrI)fr Journal. AUGUSTA, SATURDAY MORNING, June 4. 1870. THE DEBT AND TAXATION. The statement of the public debt for the mouth just closed shows a reduction of the debt during that time in the sum of more than fourteen millions of dollars. In the first months after the war was over, in the fever of victory, the popular feeling was decidedly in favor of paying ©If the debt at an early day, within the period of this generation at least, and every step taken iu that direction was hailed with sat isfaction. This was the case even up to j the time pf the presidential election in 186k, it being one of the pledges required of the republican candidates that they should use their efforts if elected to reduce j the public debt. To the pledges given in ; that campaign the Administration has bon- j estiy and faithfully adhered, and has sue- j ceeded in reducing the debt beyond the gen eral anticipation. lint it cannot be denied in truth that a change has come over the ideas of the peo- j pie, and that these monthly reductions are j not received with the same pleasure they have been. Excitement has given way to reason, and the people are now ready, since they find the debt can be managed, to have it paid off more gradually. There is no mistake that the time hits come when [ the judgement of the people declares for reduction of taxation, and less rapid re duction of the debt. < unstress we trust is sensible <>l this and will not fall to aet accordingly. The Administration will not1 be held to any sharp account if its month* j ly statements show a less reduction of the } debt in future. Let the tuxes be reduced, the burdens of the people be lightened, and all industries go as little unfettered as possible, to the end that production may be increased ami business awaken into full; actix ity. This is the line which Congress'! and the Administration clearly should! take. The bodies of four men and two women have been found in the Tennessee river, near Paducah, during the past week. Two of the women had their hands tied behind them, and bad bark ropes around their necks, as though weights had been attached to keep the bodies down, li is feared some family moving West in a flat-boat have been murdered. ! THE ISTERSATIOSAL YACHT RACE. The late British mail brought full re ports of the international yacht race be tween the American yacht Sappho and the British yacht Cambria. The Newlork Herald lias a spirited account from which wo copy : The final heat in the series of matches be tween the Sappho anil Cambria was sailed on Tuesday, the 17th, and tor the third time the American schooner proved victorious. The start was appointed for seven a. m., shortly after five the two yachts wore taken in tow of the Vcctis and Gem for the Nab Lightship, which, for the third time, was se lected as the place of rendezvous. They arrived at the scene of action about twenty minutes to eight a. m., and twenty minutes later the preparatory gun was fired and the course given to the yachts—first, west-southwest; second, southeast one-half east ; third, north three-quarters east. The starting signal was given at a quarter past eight A. m., and both were off on the starboard tack, the Cambria on the Sappho's weather beum—scarcely two bowsprit ' lengths apart. As they stood off- oil the star I board tack the Sappho began gradually to draw out from under her opponent's lee, and the latter, seemingly not liking the look of \ matters, went about in hot haste on the oppo site tack, and made a board for Bembridge leilges. l'lie American followed suit almost immediately afterwards. When they again went about under the land the Sappho had weathered her opponent and was leading by a cable’s length. Between Bcnibridge and the Culvers both made taek for taek until they were fairly around the head land—short boards being the Cambria's game; hut, for all this, the Sappho belli her own. anil in the long leg they were compelled to make from the Culvers across Snndown Bay she improv ed her position in a most marked manner, being nearly a mile ahead, when she went about under the cliffs west of Snndown. Here keeping close to the shore, the Cam bria made a succession of short boards along tho side of the shoal off Slianklin, "cheating the tide;” hut the American, apparently not fancying these tricks, for some time contin ued to stand out further seaward—though ultimately the lee tide compelled her to go about and join her opponent under the shore. In the meantime, however, the Cambria had gradually made up her leeway, and oft’ Bon church. at ten minutes to eleven, the two ves sels were close together, the Sappho on the port and her opponent on the starboard taek. At this juncture the English schooner displayed the only bit of smartness she exhib ited throughout tile race. As the two yachts met on opposite tucks the Cambria shot across the Sappho's bows, and jamming her helm hard down, went about on the starboard taek. fairly on her opponent’s weather bow, the two heading in for shore, scarcely fitly yards apart. The manoeuvre was beautifully exe cuted, and Mr. Douglas’ schooner was for once fairly caught napping. Having now got her opponent well to leeward the Cambria re sumed her old short-board tactics, which enabled her to improve her position gradually on the Sappho’s weather, ?s the latter had no alternative hut to follow and hide her time. At this stage of tho race the weather, which lmd been threatening the whole morning, came in so intensely hazy that it wns impossi | hie to make out the position of the two yachts with any certainty, but when they were siglit j ed together while on opposite tacks the Cara | bria still held the weather gauge, j Between Bonehureh and Vuntnor, however. : she had a narrow escape of coming to sudden grief, as, in her anxiety to stick to the land, which was visible only here and there at in j tervals in dim outline through the mist, she (twice perceptibly “smelt” the rocks, the after I part of her keel actually grounding and hang j ing for a second or two. It was a critical | moment; but fortunately the way she hail on - was sufficient to carry her over the danger, and she escaped without suffering material injury, though it was a narrow shave. Between Vcntnor and St. Catharines the English schooner lacked fourteen times in succession on the Sappho’s weather, hut after a last tack the former was fain to abandon her favorite short-board tactics and make a long reach to the south-west in order to fetch the Vcctis, which by this time had taken up her allotted position at the end of the twenty mile heat to windward and anchored in forty five fathoms of water. The bearings at the turning point were St. Catharine’s Eight northeast, about seven miles and a half distant; Needles north by west, and the Foreland just open through Dunstnore northeast by east. When well cleared of the islands the yachts found bright weather, the fog lifting every moment,j^but as they made a long stretch on the starboard taek the superior power of the American be gan to tell tlifc inevitable tale, and she rapidly forercached and weathered on the Cambria, the wind having by this time freshened into a spanking breeze. At twelve minutes past one the Sappho went about on the starboard tack to fetch the mark boat, and as she stood head on for the steamer, tearing through the water in splenr did style and standing to her canvas upright ns a bouse, the spectacle she presented to those on board was truly magnificent. While in the act of rounding she seemed literally to burst, so to speak, into a cloud of “muslin” —her enormous balloon jib, jib topsail and main top-mast staysail being run up and sheet ed home with inconceivable rapidity, and by the time she was fairly about on the starboard tack for the eastward every stitch of earn as was drawing. The Cambria was not nearly so smart with her running canvas as her opponent; indeed, by the time she bad set her balloon jib and staysail, m.aintopuiast staysail and large square-headed gafltopialls the Sappho was fully a mile ahead. The yachts were timed around the steam boat as under:— H. M. S. H. M. S. Sappho— 1 15 50 Cambria—1 10 30 From ibis point it merely became a question of by how much the Sappho would win, since, barring accidents, her ultimate victory was a foregone conclusion. In fact, the Cambria’s sole hope of escaping defeat lay in the wind Iropping into a dead calm, of which at this time there appeared to be every prospect, the jreeze falling every moment lighter and light er the farther she progressed to the eastward. At 3.50 r. m. the Cambria was almost be ■alined, but the Sappho, now sonic two miles ihcad, carried the last of the breeze w ith her o the second mark vessel, which she rounded it 4h. 24m. 40s. The Cambria did not round until an hour mil thirty-seven minutes later, having been lopelessly jammed for nearly an hour by a itrong lee tide, and by the time she jibed >vcr her main Ikjoiu for the run home her op ponent was almost lost in the distance, fully ■even or eight miles ahead, slowly creeping lonicward, with square sails, ballooners, ring ;ails and water sails set to make the most of the few faint catspaws that barely crisped tho surface of the tideway. At last, after many weary hours of anxious suspense, the American schooner drifted slow ly up to the goal, and the signal gun was fired at fifty-five minutes after eight F. M. to an nounce her victory. In the meantime the unhappy Cambria was drifting further and further to the eastward, hopelessly in the doldrums, and sending up j rockets at intervals to indicate her position; and as it was now apparent that the could not ; possihlv reach the markhoat it was decided to send the Vectia to her assistance, and she was j ultimately towed to her moorings in Cowes { Hoads about two A. M. on Wednesday morn ing. The Sappho arrived about two hours earli- | er, in charge of the Gem steamtug. Mr. Warder acted as umpire for Mr. Doug las, and Mr. Dixon Kemp lor Mr. Ashbury, Mr. J. D. Dee, the Commodore of the new Tluiuics Yacht Club, officiating again as refe ree. Gn the following Wednesday morning these gentlemen met to take into consideration the disputed race of the previous Saturday, and niter a very brief deliberation awarded the trophy to Mr. Douglas. The bill enforcing the fifteenth Amend ment as reported from the conference committee, and passed by both branches is in all respects but two like the Senate bill. One change in the thirteenth section limits the authority given the President to use troops in enforcing the provisions of the bill to cases in which support is called for by the judiciary. Another change is in the last section, and excludes members of Congress and members of State Legisla tures from the privilege of seeking relief when kept from office, by writes of quo warranto. All the other changes were of a verbal or unimportant character. The bill is regarded as a much better one than in the shape in which it passed the Senate, but at the same time is one of the most rigid measures which ever passed Con gress. It prohibits the discharge from employment, for instance, of any one for voting a ticket contrary to the wishes of the employer, and punishes it with fine and mprisonment. It contains twenty-one sections. Sections one to thirteen enforce the Fifteenth Amendment; sections four teen and fifteen punish persons who hold office in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment; sections sixteen, seventeen and eighteen extend all civil rights to Chinese; sections nineteen and twenty punish illegal voting for Congressmen in all parts of the Union, and section twenty one prescribes the manner in which per sons deprived of office by a refusal to re ceive legal votes may get their rights. The house bill fora new apportionment of Representatives this year, has been re ported in the Senate, by Mr. Trumbull, with amendments which increase the number of the House from 275 to 300, from March 30, 1871. It is further pro posed to strike out the requirement that in any State where the number of Represen tatives will be reduced by the new ap portionment, the reduction shall not take effect in the Forty-second Congress. The time within which the Superintendent of the Census shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior a preliminary report of the enumeration of inhabitants is extended from Aug. 15 to Oct. 1. The Washington correspondent of the Boston Journal says “it lias been ascer tained at the Treasury Department that claim agents arc advertising that soldiers who enlisted for three months and nine months are entitled to bounty, and urg ing men to give them their discharges. There is no such law and there is no proba bility there will be. Soldiers should keep their discharges in their own possession, as a valuable evidence of services and patriotism, or they may find difficulty in obtaining them when they are wanted. Soldiers who enlisted after July 22, 1861, are not entitled to bounty, under the de cision of the Supreme Court; nor are soldiers who enlisted prior to that time who did not enlist for three years. No law giving bounty has been passed by Congress at its present session.” The editor of the Portland Transcript had a merry time over the late railroad meeting at the “natural seaport.” His sketch of the doings is graphic. We copy the following summing up of the matter: Those who only know what the daily papers have said of these meetings have no idea of their vim. All the hard words are skipped in their reports, and we do not propose to sup ply them or to enter in to the merits of the controversy. The last three meetings were a little less vivacious than the first, but Messrs. Neal, l’utnam, Jose, Poor, Dana and others, kept them above an average of liveliness. A proposition of the President of the Hoard of Trade to limit speakers to ten minutes (as though when so much was to he delivered, speakers eoukl be confined within so short a time) was characterised by llr. Neal as “downrightimpudence,”and he did not know what business Mr. Dana had to speak for the business men of Portland. The “business" of the meeting was finally transacted on Friday evening by the appointment of a committee of 21 men opposed to consolidation, whose duty it is to take whatever measures they think best to thwart it. There are 22 names on this committee of 21, but it was probably on the principle that there cannot be too much of a good thing. The “weight of the meeting,” as the Quakers say, was with Mr. Poor, as shown by the votes, and yet it cannot be denied that very many of our ac tive and shrewdest business men look upon “consolidation" as no such bugbear. Many, too, have no fear that the change of guage will injure our business, and yet feel in honor bound to protect the interests of the Grand Trunk, which with all its failings has done so much,f°r Portland. OF. SERA L SE1VS. The daughter ef Lola Montez is now a prostitute in a house of ill fame in Strasburg. Advices from Hayti represent the country peaceful. The opposition to the established government is practicaly ended. It is announced that the President will not reappoint Mr. David A. Wells Special Com miseione of Revenuer. At Springfield, Mass., a lady sent the fol lowing volunteer toast: “Spruce old bachel ors ; the evergreens of society.” Miss Fenton, daughter of Senator Fenton, was married June 1st, to Mr. liegeman, sun of the noted druggist in New York. The President has signed the Northern Pacific Railroad bill. So that bone of con tention is out of the way. Congressmen Logan, Schenck and Slocum have been appointed by Speaker Blaine a committee to visit West Point. Another foolhardy “mariner” left Liver pool Tuesday in a skill, twenty feet in length for a voyage across the Atlantic. The Boston “Post” pays a high compliment to its political enemy, Henry Wilson, who is; universally esteemed lor his personal worth. A southern paper says Semmcs is descend- j ed from a long line, and a northern paper; says, yes, and ought to be suspended from a •hurt one. The late John C. Baldwin of Orange, N. J., started life a poor man, and during the last fourteen years gave to educational and charitable purposes $670,000. Domestic Xctos. We learn from the Farmington Chronicle that on the lHlh ult., Mr. Isaac Mayo ol Free man. a man 76 years of age anil very infirm, went a short distance from his dwelling to set fire to a pile of brush, llis wife, who is also aged and infirm, fearing that he might get into trouble, sooh followed him, and found him trying to put out fire that was running in the stubble. He told her that she had better re turn to the house and bring him the broom, for with that he could better extinguish the lire. She did so, but on her return found he had fallen down and his pants, which were lined witli cotton, were on fire, which she was unable to extinguish. The smoke and their cries for help brought two boys who were plowing near by to their aid, who bravely stripped off the burning clothes and helped him to his house, where he lingered in great agony about SO hours, when death ended his sufferings. The Biddeford Democrat says Elder John Vance ami Utis Sawyer of the Alfred and New Gloucester Societies of Shakers have return ed from their recent tour to West Virginia and Kentucky, which States they have visited in behalf of their respective societies, for the purpose of making an examination with a view of selecting a site for the location of their so cieties in ease a removal is decided npon, on which latter question we learn that no definite action has yet been had. Mr. Vance thinks there are many sites and locations in Ken tucky that are far preferable to any that he saw in the Shenandpah Valley', and speaks in the most glowing terms of the hospitality and kindness shown them by their brethren of the Mount 1'leasant and South Union So cieties in Kentucky. The Farmington Chronicle says two weeks ago last Sabbath, as a little son of Mr. Cyrus Wing, of Dead ltiver, aged about9 years, was crossing in a boat above Wbite’s Ferry with a boy considerable older, the strong current carried them against the warp, sweeping the former into the river. The latter retained his hold of the rope, and was saved. A brother of the younger lad was near by, and seeing their danger unshackled the ferry-boat and pulled out into the stream as soon as possible, hut before he could reach the spot the little fellow had sunk to rise no more. The river was searched until the Sabbath following, by a force of twenty-five men, when the body was found near the spot where last seen. The Whig says the dwelling house, barn and out buildings belonging to lliram Stone of Hampden, were entirely ^destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon. It is supposed that the fire was communicated by children playing with matches in the barn. So rapid was the progress of the fire that only a portion of the furniture in the house was with great diffi culty saved. Loss about $1300. There was no insurance on the building, the policy hav ing expired a short time previous. The Lincolifcnd Sagadahoc Conference of Congregational churches will meet at Warren Tuesday and Wednesday, June 7th and 8th. Subjects to be discussed are those relating to practical Christianity. The Conference ser mon will be preached by Rev. J. K. Masotg and the closing sermon by Rev. E. F. Cutter. A company of State Militia was organized in Belfast, on Saturday, under the act of last winter for the enrolling ot ten infantry com panies in the State. The following were elect ed officers, as we learn from the Age: \V. H. Fogler, Captain; A. E. Clark, 1st Lieut.; Chas. Baker, 2d Lieut. FInrolling officer Serg’t F. W. Gilbert. The company num bers 101, picked men. The oldest person in the town of Elliot died on Wednesday of last week, aged ninety years. Her name was Mrs. Janette l’crley. The Biddeford Democrat says she had never ex perienced a sick day in her life until about one month ago, when she accidentally fell and dislocated her hip, from the effects of which she died. Work on the Androscoggin Railroad exten sion to Farmington villrge, is progressing rap idly, as we learn from the Chronicle. About half the distance has been fenced, some twenty rods graded, and in a'few weeks we may expect to see the engine hauling piling and timber for the bridge on the west bank of the river. The oldest settler in Belfast, Mr. Benjamin Monroe, experienced a paralytic shock Mon day week and died last Monday aged 90 years and st months, ns we learn from the Age. lie came from Rutland, Mass., in 1801, and has lived on his farm in the suburbs of the city during the whole period since. The steamer “Lily” of Bath, will probably leave that city for Portland within a week to run down to the Islands in the harbor. The Times says the Lily would have been placed on the river, as in the last season, but Dr. Gilmore has received unusual inducement Iron? Port land parties. The Lily will run every hour from Cushing and Peak Islands to Portland and thence returning. The Whig says Winfield S. Chaplin of Ban gor, son of the late Col. Daniel Chaplin, of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, stands Num ber 4 in the large class which will graduate from West Point this season. This is a high rank, and indicates that Mr. Chaplin has faithfully attended to his duties as well as his studies. Rev. B. F. Lawrence closed his labors with the Baptist Church in Dexter, last Sunday The Gazette says he was highly esteemed by his people and the public generally. The church deeply regret losing so ardent a la borer. We hope he may be as successful in Brunswick as he has been in Dexter. At midnight Thursday of last week, the dwelling house of Mrs. Mary A. Thorndike, on Mechanic street in Rockland, with most of its contents, was consumed by fire. Insured for 8700 on dwelling and 89»>0 on contents. Hon. N. A. Farwell has resigned the office of Director of the Knox and Lincoln R. R. The Rockland Free Press says Mayor Kim ball will probably succeed him. A Sampson & Sons, send from llallowell, weekly, about three car-loads of fifty cases each, of oil-cloth carpeting. MANSION HOUSE, STATE STREET, : : AUGUSTA, ME. , OMIIS 11 m«e prt»vkl *il wftn Rath ltooms, > 1 where Hot and l\»ld Ruth* can be bml at all * times. It has also a Firt-Clas!- Hilliard Hall, for | Guests only. Connected with the House Is h large and commodious Sample Room, on Water Street, centrally located, when* Sample Agent* can sheer I their goods, free of charge. The Proprietor, thankful f<<rth<> liberal patronagw - which the above House has enjoy d since its open 1 Pig, takes pleasure In Informing bis patrons that he will run Free Carriages to and from the Cars amt | lioats until further notice , Connected with the above House ki a Livery Sta ble, where good teams can be had at reasonable rates. W. M. THAYF.R, Proprietor. G. P. Cochrane. Clerk. e/2 filD Q * « .E O i - * -5 O 3 =f R ^ ^ * O E H H 5 % * a* O ' rh - if,' H -S s ♦. 2 r n 2 l l3 s •£ i s * i h : * • H „ S I B « £ v >» S Z CO QPI^jjp. X |_J - OQ a 8 * 3 < g ; '; r K 5 = P3 1 2 S ^ *o a § & ' id ^ £ § 5 | Pm " ^ S ■§ jH S »| O W ^ ^ S ~ BOS "W O B T ZE3I HAYING ItOlOVED TO STORE ]NTO. 174, i (2 Doors south of. Bridge street.) which lias been expressly fitted up for his business, where will be found a VERY LARGE STOCK of SPRINC WOOLLENS! OF tlie Fatest Fashions, WHICH Wl'Ii BE CUT AND MADE UP TO ORDER IN THE Very Latest Stylo. ALSO. WILL BE FOUND A LARGE STOCK OF Heady Made Clothings -AND Gents’ Furnishing Goods OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 11. T. BOSWORTH. Augusta, Mar. 7th, lb70. f7mar-tf Music in Classes. riMIE subscriber would inform his friends and the l public of Augusta and vicinity, that he pro poses to teach Piano; also singing in classes. Classes on Piano to consist o! six pupil- each. This system has luauy advantages, and the expense is les« than private lesson*. Private lessons given if preferred. Would also invite the attention of the public to the II. F. MILLER PIANOS ! For sale at his Music Room, North’s Block, OPPOSITE CONY HOUSE. The use of these Pianos in many public in-titu tion> and schools has gained for 'Hem an enviable reputation, and throughout the country they are becoming the most popular Pianos manufactured. Cla>se- arranged on application at Music Kooni or Kesidenee, Ml Wiuthrop ‘Stree t. M. t MIIJJKEN, Teacher of Music. apr2i)t2m A New Era in Piano Fortes! H.\s now become an established fact, acknow ledged bv the he*t judges of music in ail parts of the country, that the Mathuehek Piano, Is bound to take the lead lor Rich, Pure, and Powerful Tone! Which speaks for itself in notes of triumph over all others. The Reason of this Great Superiority is apparent to all who carefully examine the pecu liar mechanism of these instruments in Tin* Eqnuli'/.iiig Seale, which distribute* the* tension of the strings upon all parts of the frame, relieving the instrument from concentrated strain in anv one part, thus securing much greater strength, durability, and power of keeping in tune, The Greater Length of Strings, through all the treble ami middle notes, the distri bution of strings upon the Lineur Hridge, which runs the whole length of the sounding board, giving greatly Increased Power of Vibration throughout its entire length, producing a purer tone and better accompaniment to the voice than anv other instrument. All interested are invited to call on 1. C. IIOVEY, At lOO Wnter Ntrrrt, and examine for them helve*, where the above named instruments oan he seen and heard, and will he kepi tor sale. Also a lot of very fine toned VESTRY ORGANS A MELODEONS ! BEST IN THE COUNTRY. 109 Water St., I. C. HOVEY. tl9apr-tf _ _ J. M. Kimball & Co., 303 A 804 Congress St., Portland, Me. OED REPOSITORY. - A HE SELLIN G TOP BUGGIES for $175 to $200 CABBY ALLS from 140 to 200 PHAETONS from 175 to 200 Concord Style Wagon, UK) to 150 JUMP SKATS, 175 to 200 tmav20-lw FOE SALE. A valuable estate, containing nbout SOacres of excellent land, a two-story house with 10 rooms, two barns, easy of access by steam and horse cars, all within 844 miles of Boston. Any person wish ing to locate in the vicinity of Boston will find this a rare chance to purchase a valuable property at a bargain. __ For particulars apply to J. W. MAYNARD, No. 8 Traveller Buildlug, Boston, Mass., P O. Box 2845. m a v26- fSt-3 w23 A. P. COULD, -DEALEK IN — STOVES, WOOD & COAL FURNACES, REGI8TEB8, <&o. Particular attention paid to setting HOT AIR FTKNAC'ES. Also Agent for tne new PEERLESS COOKING STOVE. [THE SAMPLE COOK, and UNION PORTA RLE RANGE. STOVE REPAIRS, Pumps and Lead lipe. Tirr, Britt annia % and Toilet Ware. r«rTI\ ROOFING, and all kinds of JOBBING promptly attended to. 1 Dour North of Railroad Bridge, Water Street, Augusta. janlS-t&nM S. P. PLUMMER — IS BELLI XU Pure .lava Coffee for 30 cents. “ Kio Coffee for -a “ “ Roasted Java, “ “ liio, ALL KINDS OF GROUND COFFEE — AT - IjO W PRICES : Nice Japan Tea at $1.00-1.10 j “ Oolong Ton, 75-85 Ota. All kinds of TOBACCO AND CIGARS ! — AMD — FANCY GOODS. Good Paper Collars at 15 ets. a Box. I can sell my goods as low, or lower, than any one else in Augusta. Give me a call and ©ee for yourself. Opposite the Post Office. Augusta, May 12, 1870. f&wtf Cutlery and Plated Ware! A full assortment of Table and Packet Cmtlerg, Mcifare, l^v.l PH.iPS, STe. Also Plated Tea Sets, Ice Pitchers, Goblets, Knives, Spoons, Forks and Castors of the best quality, at PIERCE'S CROCKERY STORE, No. 15» Water Street - - Auguita. may*-ttf What Shall We Eat ? 4 LI. regular physicians will tell you that Beef /\ and Pork is not so healthy to eat in spring amt summer as good Fresh Fish. The same can be ob tained at , CUSHING k HOLMES’ MARKET, Near K. K. Bridge, Water St., Where a 11 order, will be promptly attended to for fish of all kind, in tlieir ccasoo. CUSHING A HOLMES, fraaylti-tf Water street, AuKii.t*. First Letter Foundry In New England Commenced in 1817. Boston Type Foundry Always noted lor its Hard and Tough Metalf " And its largo varieties of BOOK AND JOIB TYPE, And lately for its nmrivallcd Newspaper Fneesi. Elcrtrolyplng Done In nil its Branches. Address orders to J. A. ST. JOHN, Agent, 65 Water Street, • - - - Boston SUPERIOR TYPE METAL. Long exiierienee and the utmost care are necea sary to ensure good metal, even with a knowledge of the best combinations—therefore, the safest way is to Uuy of the oldest established Foundry. NEWSPAPER STYLES. Our Newspaper Faces (body, two-line, and dis play) are of our own cutting, and the beat made, as a glance at the papers we lit out will prove. BOOK FACES. Our special Specimen of Book Pages shows great variety, adapted to all kinds of work, including our Revived Old Styles, the most perfect embodiment* of the letters of the last century yet presented. 4’>tf • USE RENNE’S PAIN KILLING MAGIC OIL. vr “IT WORKS LIKE I CHARM.”x:c Reader— # Renne’w Pain-Killing Magic Oil cures Headache f Keunc's Pain-Killing Magic Oil cures Toothache Renne's Pain-Killing Magic Oil cures Neuralgia! Renue's Pain-Killing Magic Oil cures Cholera Mor bus ! Reuiu ’s Pain Killing Magic oil cures Rheumatism! Renne’s Pain-killing Magic Oil cur* * skin diseases Some folk- .-cent to be proud of telling bow “lame their shoulder- arc”—of “my crick in the back*’—or T have got the sciatica.”—and delight in bragging that "nothing can cure me I”—but w ben we get such “awful folks” to use KIOSK’S PAIN-KILLING MAGIC OIL, faithfully, we not only cure their lameness and charm awny their pains, but we ac tually take all that kind of ‘brag out of them!” and they frankly own up, and say, “It works like u charm !” Sold by all Druggists, Merchants ami Grocers. It i- put up in t hi * a* ize-.nnd called “Trial size,” “Medium Size "and “Large Family Size”bottles. WM. KENNE, sole Proprietor and Manufac turer. PlTTSHl i.d, Mass. Wholesale and retail in Augusta by_ Marshall YV lathe* 1, Grocer. lyJTeow GROCERIES! AT N0. 2 PERLEY’S BLOCK, Water Stroet, Hallowell. May be found FLOUR, GRAIN, MEAL, WEST INDIA GOODS AJXTXJ GnOCEIUEB, Crockery and Glassware. COUNTRY PRODUCE BOUGHT AND SOLD. ££~Good* delivered free to any part of the city 49tf JOHN H. HPWELL. New Millinery Goods ! We are now receiving, and shall continue to receive through the season, FRESU MILLINERY GOODS! DRESS BONNETS, CAPS, Round Rata, eft; o. Your attention Is especially railed to our fine assortment of FRENCH FLOWERS ! Misses SAGER A WHITE, Cor. ol Bridge and Water streets, AUGUSTA, Me. mavl3tdw Over Haiuleti A Pbiibrooh1*. CONY HOUSE, mirKR HTKtimr, AUGUSTA, MAINE. 1H1IS new Hotel afford* accommodation* that no other one does in the eity to the travelling com* munity, being located in the I CENTRE OF BUSINESS. and rery 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 Mil Teknkh, late of the ( Augusta House, w e hope to merit a share of the public patronage. « Connected with this House is a < First Class Livery Stable! 6. A. t H. COSY, Proprietors. *UjanAw4-tf _ LOOK AT THIS ! No More Cracked Stove Tops ! »rr EVENS’ PORTABLERANGE WITH SECTIONAL TOI*. It has the f LARGEST OVEN * Of any stove in the market, and is a complete Cooking Range ! IN EVERY RESPECT. For sale by Williamson & Greenwood, No. s Colon Block, Water Street, ACGC8TA, MAINE. Manufactured by C. E. STEVENS, Portland, Me. aprtgtimeod Arctic Refrigerators! SANFORD’S PATENT. Cull untl See Them. a. if. jojtks. May Hi, l«7l). tlw_ A FINE OPPORTUNITY TO ri'RCHASB AN ESTABLISHED AND Lucrative Businesn, Is offered by the Undersigned, who will dispose of l>*» „ DRUC STORE in this city, including one oi the Finest Assort ment of f Apothecary anti Fancy fioodsp To be found In the State. The situation of the Store Is such that It commands"’ a steady custom. Sickness is the only reason for wishing to dispose ol it. Trkws kam . gg Apply to W. O. SIMMONS. II p.O. Box ISO. tmsyil tf o. C. WHITEHOUSE dT COTTj i -DEALKlifl IN Foreign and Domestic DRY GOODS !• And Carpetings, f IVO. 17a WATEIt STREET, f AUGUSTA, Me. j o. c. Whitehouak, Daniel Whitehouse! tmay94*tf