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THE DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND, MAINE
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Thursday Morning, February 12, 1803.
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The Portland Daily Press has the largest
regular circulation of any daily paper in
the oity.
Necessity for Organization.
Union League.—An organization known
at the Union League lias been formed in Phi
ladelphia, and a Hue private mansion lias been
taken for a club bouse. The Bulletin savs the
league is made up of men of unquestioned loy
alty, and on it* roll are to be found the names
of Democrats as well as Republicans. It in
cludes many of the solid men of Philadelphia,
and its officers are such as will be sure to com
mand respect and coutldence. Hon. Wm. M.
Meredith is President, and Messrs. Wm. H.
Ashurst, Horace Binney, Jr., John B. Myers,
and A. E. Borie are Vice Presidents. The
league is uot to be a political Institution, but
It will be a rendezvous where men true to the
Government may meet on common ground,
and interchange views, undisturbed by those
of doubtful loyalty.
The above paragraph Is going the rounds of
the loyal press, and we admire its spirit and
commend it to the attention of all loyal men.
The enemies of the Government were never
more active than at the present time. Trea
aon is not confined to the seceded States. All
through the North the disloyal element shows
itself. Whether it is on the increase or not,
there is no question of the fact that disloyalty
is assuming an unwonted boldness, and lifts it
head in both high and low places. It carps at
.every measure of the government put forth to
sustain itself aud to crush out rebellion. It
constantly prophesies evil and defeat. It in
sists that “the war forced upon us by the dis
unionists of the South,” is a mere abolition
war. Is appeals to the sordid avarice of the
people against taxation, and to wicked preju
dices against the African. It sneers at bold,
vigorous and energetic Generals, and worships
those and those only who are supposed to have
no sympathy for the administration. It de
nounces Abraham Lincoln as a despot, and
complacently smiles on Jeff. Davis, and speaks
of his wonderlul talents. It denounces Geti.
Butler, and every old Democrat who goes for
crushing the rebellion at all hazards. It talks
of peace, and suggests compromises. It ap
proves inactivity, and scowls at vigor. It de
nounces abolition, but has not a harsh word
fjr secession. Such are some of its manifesta
tions. Is it not important that the activity of
falsehood and the zeal of disloyalty should be
checkmated by a still greater activity and zenl
on the part of those who ask only that truth,
aud right, and justice may prevail ?
In a word, is it not demanded of all loyal
men, that they organize their efforts to correct
the errors of public sentiment, to increase the
apirit of uncompromising loyalty, and to
quicken the circulation of truth ? Why should
not Portland, and all other large towns and
cities in the state, contain efficient organiza
tions, not on a mere party basis, but on the
basis of unconditional Union, of unwavering
aupport of the administration in its wai policy
and measures, and of sworn resistance to all
settlement of our present difficulties except
upon the basis of unconditional submission to
the authority of the Constitution and laws,and
fidelity to our common flag? It was while
men slept that the enemy sowed tares. “Eter
nal vigilance is the price of liberty."" States
have been nearly loft to the loyal cause
through the inactivity of loyal men. A deter
mined enemy is wide awake, zealous, active,
bold, defiant and unscrupulous. Shall it be op
posed by equal zeal and vigor?
Gem Dow at New Orleans.
The despatches from New York yesterday
morning, among other things said:
Col. Neal Dow is st New Orleans expecting a
command in advance. He has been cited to
appear in the District I’ou11 to answer to steal
ing silver ware, sugar, Ac., valued at $1000, be
ivugiu£ *aj t-iwiiCUD ui m r i um.
We have before us a copy of the New Or
leans Picayune of Jail. 20, brought by the
same steamer that brought the above item of
news in relation to (Jen. Dow from New Or
leans, in which the “stealing” charge is fully
explained. It seems that Bradish Johnsou of
New York, has brought a suit to recover for
the seizure of certain property by officers act
ing under Gen. Dow. He sets forth that lie
is now and has been for many years, the own
er of a piaulalion about fifty miles below New
Orleans; that on the 6th of Sept., in the ab
sence of the pltf., the steamer Avery, in charge
of Capt. W. B. Snell, of Co. B, 13tb Maine ;
Reg-, with a force under his command, stop|>ed j
at said plantation, and took therefrom twenty
four hogsheads of sugar, and sundry other ar
ticles. It is furthermore averred, “that these |
illegal, wanton, oppressive and unjustifiable I
acts ol Capt Snell and the officers under his |
command, were perpetrated under a verbal or <
secret order of Neal Dow, who was then a i
brigadier general in the service of the United
States, and then in command of Forts Jack- \
son and St. Philips, and who by secret orders, |
u naulhorized by his superiors or by any pro- i
vision of law martial, or by any requirements ]
growing out of a state of war, wantonly abus- ,
ed the power, and inflicted upon the petitioner |
the wrongs which he herein complains of, ]
and for the reparation of which the laws of (
the United Stales and of this State hold him
personally responsible.” !
The sugar thus taken, it is acknowledged, |
has been recovered in part, and lor the re- |
mainder and the other property alleged to i
have been taken, the pltf. claims $1611 26. 1
He prays that Gen. Dotv may be cited to a pi ,
pear and answer to the case and, after due i
proceeding shall be had, that fce be condemned i
to pay the amount claimed,with interest, costs
Ac. A copy of the citation has been served
on Gen. Dow, and, so far as our information
goes, here the matter rests.
We learn from other sources, that when 1
Gen. Dow went to Louisiana he found planta
tions abandoned and liable to pillage, and he i
took pains to secure exposed property, and to
save it from waste, and while small articles '
were freely appropiated for the accommoda
tion and use of bis men, such property as could
not be thus used was secured, subject to be
disposed ofby the Government. That Gen. Dow
has acted as an honest, vigilant servant of the .
loyal government should act, no one acquaint- «
ed with him will doubt for a moment. <
I
General Butler’s Military Achieve- .
meets.—It appears that Mr. Alliboue is col- ,
lecting materials for a new work, the second
volume ol his “Dictionary of Authors" remain- ,
ing in abeyance. At least that is the interpre
tation we put upon the following anecdote,
copied from the Philadelphia Inquirer of Ihe
9th instant:
A gentleman of our city, well known in the
literary world, with a view to preparing bio
graphical sketches of our most prominent
military leaders for future publication, recent
ly forwarded circulars to the Major Generals
and Brigadiers ol' our army. One of these
was received by Geu. Butler, requesting him
to dll up the annexed blanks with his birth
place and age, together with the most rental k
able events in his military career. In a few
days it was returned with his birth-place and
age properly set forth, and with the blank de
voted to military exploits containing the fol
lowing : “I have done everything I was told
to do.”
Our Schools.
It is plain, that the school system of Maine
is in a state of transition. The old sytfcem,
which hits answered so well the needs of a
sparse population, mostly engaged In laborious
occupations, is gradually giving way to the
demands of a riper civilization — demands
growing louder from year to year in the ex
pression of a widespread and increasing dis
satisfaction. Tlds important subject, doubly
important during this process of change, is
discussed in the Ninth Aimual Report of the
Superintendent of Common Schools, under
six heads: 1. The Schools and the Rebellion.
2. Our Glory and Shame, under which the
merits and defects of the present system are
bandied. 3. l’roper Studies of the Common
Schools. 4. The District System. 6. Normal
Schools. 6. Special Topics.
Under each of these heads, except the first,
will be found a methodical and instructive ab
stract of the school returns of town officers.
The number of reports of supervisors and
school committees forwarded to the Superin
tendent has been much larger than ever before,
though the existence of a law making this re
quirement seems not universally known. A
single question in the blanks issued Ia4l year,
“What are the great hindrances in your town,
to tlie progress and prosperity of your
schools?” has drawn out a very full expres
sion of the prevalent dissatisfaction already
alluded to. The general complaint is of poor
school houses and incompetent teachers. A
suggestion of the Superintendent on the first
jKrnit should Dy all means be adopted. The
present law provides, that “a plan for the erec
tion or reconstruction of a school house, vot
“ed by the district, shall first lie approved by
“the superintending school committee. The
Superintendent recommends the addition of
tlie words, “and by a lioard of three well edu
cated physicians,” as ail amendment. To
correct the evils arising from incompetence of
poachers, the establish incut of at least two
normal schools is necessary. Massachusetts
lias four, and the four are unable to sppply
the demand for professionally educated teach
ers. It is superfluous to resort to argument
in support of the self-evident proposition, that
some special training is needed lor a teacher
as much, tossy the least, as fora horse. A
teacher lassoed and brought wild into a
school-room, is a very dangerous animal.
Some general modification of the district
system must be made in time, as has been
done already in our cities ami larger towns.
This movement however is but just beginning.
Tin independent districts and rare academics
must still serve the more thinly populated sec
tions of the State. It would be well if the
State would take in hand the endowment of
academies, in accordance with a settled policy
of maintaining them where, and only where,
they are needed as a supplement to the district
schools, and there maintain institutions deserv
ing their honorable name. What is called lo
cal enterprise lias given ns an abundant crop of
mushroom academies, often under the instruc
tion of college undergraduates, and all indis
-.'“"'J VMM. W.VM Iiiiunuti *iu IIIC OUHV.
But who shall decide upon the loratiou of
academies worthy of a liberal support?
This question brings us to the last and by
far the most important suggestion in the Su
perintendent's Report. He recommends the
organization of an articulate State system of
education, under the general su|iervi*ion, sub
ject to wise regulations, of a Superintendent
of Public Instruction. His office at the Capi
tol is to be the center of educational operatians;
a special Commissioner of Public Instruc
tion in each county or Congressional district,
is to report to the Superintendent; and in i
each town a School Committee,performing all
Ihc duties now shared with agents and select- <
men, is to report to the Commissioner of the I
listricL Such is the plan recommended by
:he present Sii|ierintendcnt, after three years’
lervice in this department—apian already
idopted in its essential features, and in sue- '
•essful operation, in Pennsylvania and New
Pork. This is the plan, which must in time ‘
Ming order out of the chaos of the present
llsjoiutcd system, if system it can be called. 1
'or a single illustration ol the disadvantages j
inder which our schools now labor, cousider ^
lie mischief and confusion w hich spring from
he selection of text books by each separate ‘
■omiuiitce throughout the Stale. It would be *
oraething to have uniformity, even If the *
looks were no better; but they would be bet- t
er if the selection were left to a capable State c
'Ulcer, raised above the influence of publish
es and their agents. The embodiment of this
Ian in a judicious law will lie a w ork of great
lelicacy. needing time, patience, and wise pru- ]
lence. It will be an unwise prudence which
hall induce the present Legislature to neglect
l altogether.
A Rebel in the (7. S. Senate.
The United States Senate commenced a I
;ood work when it expelled the rcliel members 1
rom Missouri, Indiana and other States,
nit it did not finish the work. Mr. Pow- J
'll of Kentucky—the colleague of the trai
or Breckinridge—should have been cut adrift
vith the others. He boldly enunciates doc- J
rines in that body of the most obnoxious <i
haracter, and seta at defiance all the propric- *
ies of the place. Yet he is a “bright pnrlicu- *
ar star” in the galaxy of modern Democracy, ,*
ml not a word of reproof of bis course is
leard from the journals of that party. The i
.ouisviile Journal takes him in hand, and
cores him alter this wise: I
In the midst of these hostilities, whilst the «
iouthern •Kebcls are exasperated to utter
naduess and ferocity, he would cast the Uni- f
ed States paralyzed at their leet to he made r
he victim of whatever exactions and outrages
heir passions and their interests might die- |
ate. it is a most revolting consideration that
i mail holding this |K>sitioii also holds a posi- 1
Ion in the Senate of the United States, receiv
ng his salary from the United States Treasii
y. Mr. Dowell's disloyalty, his sympathy
vitli traitors, his devotion to the cause of re
lelllon, was as well known and as easily prov
d as that of any Secessionist in Kentucky.
iVe are not aware that he denied it unless in I
ague and evasive words. He is at this nits
Itent as unlit to be a inemlier <>( the Senate of 1
nir country as any man in the Hebei Congress j
vould lie. We do not wonder at his refusal r
0 resign; he would probably resign if he did
lot suppose that he could serve the Southern
onfederacy more effectually in our Senate 1
hail he could out of it.
The I<ewistou Journal will not admit
lie disloyalty of the editor of the Augusta
ig», and vindicates him as follows: “Daniel r
himself don't believe what lie writes now. 4
At heart be is as true a patriot as be was (
when lie denounced with such vigor and em- j
phasis the treasonable schemes of the men, s
with whom the supposed exigencies of party J
now induce him to strike hands. He is a 1
good man, is Daniel, but easily led away by n
'evil political associates.” This is vindicating
1 man’s patriotism at the expense of his honor
uid veracity, and we think Daniel will puusc
icfore. he decides which most to admire, a dis- *
lonest and lying patriot, or a truthful and
tonust traitor! (
Mgj. Gen. Huutei reviewed the 1st
tegi merit of South Carolina Volunteers oil 1
Wednesday, and expressed himself highly
•leased with the display they made of so many
p 10(1 qualities befitting a soldier. Gen. Hun
er said he wanted fifty thousand colored meu
o enroll themselves in the army of the United
states, for he had as liiauy thousand good s
Springfield muskets to put in their hands. |
Die negro must fight for his liberty; he don’t
leserve liberty unless he is willing to bear *
trms and use them in defense of it.—[Beaufort *
free South, Jan. 24. I
BIT TELEGRAPH.
LEGISLATURE Or MAINE.
[SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE DAILY rttESS.|
• Acgcsta, Feb. 11.
SENATE.
Wednesday. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Waterman
of Hallowed.
Papers from the Senate were disposed of in
concurrence.
A communication was received from lhe Gov.
ernor, through the Secretary of State, trans
mitting the reports of the Indian Agents for
1802. Referred to Committee on Indira Affairs.
Bill to incor[Miratc the Rockland & Thomaston
Gas Light Co. was read and, under a suspension
of the rules, passed to be engrossed.
Mr. Wiggin introduced a bill additional to
Chap. 80, R. S. Referred.
Petitions presented and referred.—Of N. H,
Boutelle and 200 others, against Je-chanering
the Winslow Bridge Co.; of Mercantile Bank,
Bangor.forliberty to increase their capital stock;
of G. S. Steward and 30 others, for the repeal o;
of the law for the foreclosure of railroad mort
gages.
Bill to amend Sect. 3, Chap. 76, R. 8., was
called up by Mr. Wiggin, and passed to be en
grossed.
On motion of Mr. Merrow, it was ordered
that the Clerks of the Courts of Sagadahoc,
L'_L . o * i r • . c
• •vuuovw, BIIU uillfVIU VUUUIItn, ue
directed to furnish the Legislature with state
ments of the amounts paid the Fish Wardens on
Kennebec river; and all expenses created by the
acts of said Wardens.
Patted to he engrosted.—Resolve for the estab
lishment of Military Agencies.
The vote of yesterday, [>ost|K>ning indefinitely
the bill for the preservation of certain birds,
was reconsidered, on motion of Mr. Peters, and
the bill was passed to be engrossed.
The reports on the Land office came up by as
signment. A long debate ensued. There was
no opposition to substituting the minority re
port for the report of the majority, with the un
derstanding that certain amendments should be
proposed to the bill by Mr. Peters. The vote on
lulistitution was yeas '/7, nays none. The House
imendments were adopted without opposition.
Mr. Peters then moved to fix the salnry at
»'^1HX) instead of 1 .VX). Without taking a vote
the bill was laid upon the table.
Mr. Jordan offered a bill to amend the act in
:orporating the city of Lewiston. Referred.
Adjourned.
Horsr.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Howard of Hallowell.
Pa|>ers from the Senate were disposed of in
:oncurrence.
Mr. Stickney, from the Committee on Interior
waters, reported reference to the next Legisla
ture on the petition of George W. Bickford; al
io leave to withdraw on the petition of John
Eastman.
Mr. Crosby, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported reference to the next Legislature, with
in order of notice, on the petition of John C.
Friend ct als.
Mr. Hopkinson.from the Judiciary Committee,
reported legislation inexpedient on an order re
sting to the use of check lists at annual elec
lions.
Mr. llcsrce, from the Committee on Militia,
■sported leave to withdraw on the petition of V
I. Miller et als.
Mr. Goodwin, from the Judiciary Committee,
•eported a bill to incorporaee the masters, war
lens, and members of Mt.Kineo Lodge. Accept
ed—bill read and assigned.
Mr. Runletl. from the Committee on Mercan
ile Affairs, Ac., reported a bill to incorporate
he Rockland & Thomaston Gas Light Co. The
ules were suspended and the bill passed to be I
engrossed.
Mr. Kingsbury of Portland introduced a bill
o confer certain powers on the City of Port
and. Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Various petitions were presented and referred.
Read and auigned.— Bill authorising the
(enneboe Telegraph Co. to lease or sell their
inn.
Patud to be enacted.—Act making valid and
mending the act incorporating the Hebec Lake
Iteamhoat Co.; act additional to an act incor
sirating the Union Fire Insurance Co. at Ban
;or; act to amend Chap. SO, Sect, 8, R. 8., re
tting to sheriffs; act explanatory of Section 5,
'hap- 116, R. 8., relating to sheriffs’ fees; act
o set off part of Franklin plantation and annex
he same to Sumner; act relating to the rale of
enl estate for noD-imynicnt of taxes in the
dwd of Bremen; act to extent! the time for the
ompletion of the York A Cumberland R. R.
Adjourned.
J*t of Maine Soldier* In the various hospi
tal* in and around Baltimore.
t'AMDKN 8TREET.
F. F Ilalm F, James 8 Thomas G, Africa I* Colton
Jam • M lYttiugill K, Deniel OKein K. William
. Whitney I. Levi M M-mre G, 8 K Haskell II. Geo.
Dear borne 11. 8amuel 1* Burnell B, .lore. Grindeli
.. C I* Cloudman I. Sawn ( I’mtt F.. Wm. U Cham
plain G. Parker Mudge II, Oliver Stinnetord A—
3th regiment.
.Sylvanui* Warren I, George Wliitten H, Jackson
lixer D—19th regiment
James II Bowden I—6th regiment.
Geo K Keating K. J 8 Richardson D—1st cavalry.
Joseph 8t Germain C—6th regiment.
A B Hutchins C, Llewelitui (.vnthuer G, Charles
aminon C, Iredell LansonMi, Daniel A Godwin F,
ohu EChaae 11, John M Kvder B. Alexander llen
erson II. Price G Cummings I. died Jan. 7. Otis Ire- I
in H. Calvin 8 Wetherbee I. Ichabod I Warren K.
ohu W Morin F, Daniel W Header B. Orv iu B Man
tllia B. Frank G Russell C, Jabex 8 Fogg F, James
letheu B. O AndrewsI. Edmund Morrison 11, Gus- !
tv us M Kimball C—90th regiment
Thos. W Damon, Seth W TerrHl-*-6tb battery.
Wm. Pheasant G, Morgan Garrett D—10th regi
tent.
C ( Tracy A—22d regiment.
Elijah Budges h. Wm. P Holden G, Richard Kel- I
her I, died Jan. 21. Joshua Ray E-2d regiment. |
J G Brown K. J G Boynton C. W X Gilman E. E
Kantian n — *1 regiment.
David Blanchard D, E A Furbish A, E L Higgins '
, .1 I* Wentworth C, George W Whitman A—4th
.‘gimcnt.
CALVERT STREET.
John L White E. E$ Chiprnan C, E W Hodgdon i
I. Wen field S Waterhouse I—17th regiment.
Oliver 1* SMelinger I, returned to duty — 4th regi
lent.
.1 Walker F—19th regiment
F Gusher G, ¥ Geyor 4., .1 Bint's F—20th regiment. I
HOLLIDAY STREET.
Hiram I> Bugliee II—6th regiment.
C II Hooper K —1st cavalry.
Emery L Huutou K—4th regiment.
J F Knight E, J F Lewis 1, Allan Partridge B—
1th regiment.
Wentworth Stuart H, Edwin Merrill K— 17th reg. I
nent.
Win. H Shorey F, Win. N Tozier F. discharged j
an 14. Ira B Hey son G, discharged Jan. 4—19th 1
‘giment.
ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION.
D L Fields B, E B Cook B, J If Allen E, Jeremiah
owle Jr. E—6th regiment,
J H Jordan F—10th regiment.
Stephen Stanford (», Theodore H Pavne B—5th reg- I
nent. " |
STEWART S MANSION.
H Marsh II—3<i regiment.
James H Knapp F, Weutworth Stewart H—17th
'giment.
John M Page II, returned to duty, Daniel Price F
!h regiment.
Daniel Foss D, J S Stevens D, Z M Ward G, J W
lark G, Samuel Grant II, 8 I) Hunt E. Albert
latch L, Enoch Hatch E, discharged Jan. 20.Horace
hilhrick K. J B Dickenson K, Henry C Huston E.
oloinou Mathew E. Calvin C Bobbins E, George S
■alley D—20th regimeut.
J Orrin Benner I, sent to marine hospital, Isaac
urchell I—19th regiment.
Albion Bailey H, C yrus K Webber K—16th regi*
lent.
Win. Fifield K, H L Wheeler H—2d regiment.
Hiram 4 arr— 6th battery.
NEWTON UNIVERSITY.
John B ('arleton G, W W Thomas B. Geo. L Ben*
jii I, Timothy Briggs E— 4th regiment.
A Winche.ll G, L Snow (’—1st regiment.
J A Burnham E— 16th regiment.
G W Whitman F, S S Packard K, L Wazhhurn F.
J Brackett I), E E Small I). O E Randall K. dis
barged Jan. 5—17th regiment.
M A Roberta B, Charles T Richardson I—19th reg
tent.
A McAllister H—23d regiment.
Johu H Merrill K. returned to duty—10th regiment
W D C lark K—6th battyar. * •
zw- The North Carolina rebels are getting i
iclt of the conscr.ptioii, and their presses are
e('inning to speak bitterly of the hardsliips
jus forced upon the people. The prices paid
>r substitutes are fabulous—#1000, #1500 and
2000 being among the common figures.
■ ———■——
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.
On the first page — Letter from the
Firth Maine.
Z'W~~ On the fourth page — Rappings in
Verse; Sale of a Wife; &c.
Gold is again declining, and stocks j
have taken an upward tendency.
David Wilkins of Knox, Waldo Coun
ty, killed on the 28th ult., a hog weighing,
when dressed, 1014 pounds. .
jy A new Brunswlcker asked a German
fanner if he had any sour krout for sale.—
"Xo,” said he, “cos we only made two barrels
dis year for sickness.”
iy The following names are in the list of
soldiers who have died recently in the hospitals
at Washington : J. F. Colton, 2d Maine Bat
tery; Daniel Cobb, Co. H, 16th Maine.
ry A lap dog, biting a piece out of a male
visitor’s leg, his mistress thus expressed her
compassion: “Poor dear little creature, I hope
it will not make him sick.”
Cy Drs. Geo. 8. Currier of Head field,Israel
Putnam of Bath, and P. Harding of Ellsworth,
have been appointed Examining Surgeons, by
the Commissioner of Pensions.
In a large mercantile house in Phila
delphia the porter, a man 70 years old, gets a
salary of $7 a week, and his son, a clerk in the
same store, gets 13500 a year. As the son
sells goods the old man hauls them to the side
walk. There are stranger reinances in life
than ever were written.
A V<*m*rnhlf> friond in iha or.nntwar ■>.
pends to a recent letter the following bit of
excellent advice:
lk* warned each night, the day review;
Idle or busy, search it through.
And while probation'* minute* last
Let every hour amend the past.
K7” The Augusta Age, in its anxiety to
say something smart, pokes its nose into the
private business matters of the Press, and does
it in a way to show its utter ignorance of the
facts which it preteuds to give. We had sup
posed that in all such matters, the parties most
directly interested should be allowed to make
their own statement. •
The Machias Union has taken on a
new wrinkle. It blazons Its column head
with extracts from Republican papers approv
ing the President’s proclamation and the re
moval of McClellan. The Union intends to
run hcrealtor, we infer, on the triple track of
defense of slavery, defense of McClellan, and
opposition to the war.
The Bath Times says “the span of
horses belonging to Col. E. K. Harding, took
(right while coming down High street on
Monday last, and became unmanageable. The
driver jumped out, and the horses dashed
down Pine street, and brought up against the
house of Mr. Jones. The horses were some
what bruised, but not materially injured.”
Charles C. Burr was recently in Phila
delphia anil made a speech at a democratic
meeting, and the Press of that city says the
following atrocious language was received
with applause. Said Burr: “The members ol
the Ailir.iuisration are not lit to tie boot-blacks
for my honorable auditors. Abraham Lincoln
is a greater traitor than Jefferson Davis. What
lias Jeff Davis done? He has merely infring
ed upon our territorial jurisdiction. He has
not struck at the Constitution.”
Tile Bangor Times says that on Mon
attached, while furiously dashing dow n Main
Street, ran into another team, laying the latter
horse flat, and causing the sled to turn com
pletely bottom side uppermost. Neither horse
was seriously damaged, but a Mr. Watson, of
Parkman, who was driving, was thrown out,
run over, and was taken up for dead. It was,
however, ascertained that though seriously
bruised and cut about the face and bead, his
injnries would not be likely to prove fatal.
jy The gentlemen who attempted the re
cent demonstration in the Common Council,
seem unwilling to admit that there is nny dis
loyalty in this city. Suppose a case. Suppose
a consequential citizen should say, in the pres
ence of a uuinlier of his fellow-citizens, that
he wished all the army officers would resign
and come home! Supose he should be told
that such an act would probably place us all
under the rule of Jeff Davis. Suppose to this
he should respond, “0, Jeff lfacis is a pretty
rlecer sort of a man,”—what do our sensitive
friends of the Common Council say to such
suppositions? Would they suggest the idea
of the slightest disloyalty!
jySenator Nesmith of Oregon—a Maine
boy, by the way—is a bit of a wag. In speak
ing in the senate recently of the necessity of
more discipline, vigor and activity in the army
and the evil of having so many officers off du
ty, he said: “We see thousands of them about
the streets here, and in Willard’s Hotel they
are tucked up in featiier Itetis like heroes with
their martial cloaks around them. Some one
told me that he threw a rock at a lame dog at
Willard's the other night, and knocked down
two Brigadier Generals; and it was not a
good night for Generals either!’’
jy*The Augusta Age has our thanks for*
informing the nuinourous readers of its tri
weekly, that “the mooted question as to which
newspaper in the State has the largest circu
lation,’’ has been settled by "the powers that
be” “in favor of the Portland Press, in the
case of Capt. Bachclder, of Co. B, 3d Maine
Regiment.” The Age very truly says, “the
finding and sentence ol the Court Martial in
his case having been ordered ‘to be published
in the newsp iper of the largest circulation, in
the .'stale, of Maine, they are* it seems, publish
ed in the Press official)'.” We again thank the
Age for its kindness and courtesy. Such a
display of these qualities towards a political
opponent is truly refreshing.
Ey We hope to be pardoned for briefly
vindicating a former stateineut. The Adver
tiser takes exceptions to our notice of its im
provements, and denounces as a "misstale
uieut” the remark we made* about the large
space devoted to reading matter in the Press
compared with that of the Advertiser. Now ;
we did not speak at random, nor do we in i
what follows. In yesterday's Advertiser, [
measuring the headings, editorials, selections, j
telegraphic, advertisements, markets and all,
there were exactly 182 1-2 inches in leugth of
columns tilled with new matter—matter set
up for that number. In the Press of the same
day there were, tilled with new matter, 2V2
inches, or a difference, not of thirty or forty jwr
cent, ns we stated, but of more than sixty per
cent ! This is a simple tact, aud with such a
fact repeated daily to all who will compare
the two papers, we do not feel disposed to
multiply words, or to contribute to an angry
controversy. In relation to the matter of the
Advertiser being vastly better than that of
the Press, we will only say tiiat we do not
doubt it, the editor of tiiat paper bciug the
judge. That the Advertiser gives mure solid
matter thun we do is very possible, but thu
reader well understands that solid matter is
the mere selections, aud not that which is pre
pared expressly for the columns of the pa|ier.
We don't know us “Timothy Titcomb”—Dr.
Holland—will feel complimented by having it
stated that the Advertiser is made after his
style; but we do feel quite confident that it is
not so much form as brains that has given to
the Sprluglleld Republican its wide reputa
tion.
BY TELEGRAPH
-TO THE
EVENING PAPERS.
The Alabama at Kingston in a Damaged
Condition—The Pirate Probably Blockaded
by IT. 8. Gunboats.
New York. Feb. 11.
A few days before the steamer North Star
sailed from Key West, a communication was
received hf Rear Admiral Bailey, from our
Consul General in Havana, in which he stated
that he had just received a telegraphic dis
patch from the United Stated Consul at Trini
dad de Cuba, saying that an English brig had
arrived from Kingston, Jamaica, witli the in
formation that tlie Alabama readied that port
on the UOtli 11 It., and hud landvd the remaining
officers and crew of tile United States steamer
Hatteras, sunk off Galveston, over 100 in
number.
It was further reported that the Alabama
had suffered severely in her tight with the
Hatteras; that she hud live shots in her hull,
one of which, that went through tier stern
post, was a very bad one. She put into Kings
ton to repair damages, and expected to be
ready for sea in four days. No mention was
made in the dispatch of the number killed and
wounded on either side, consequently we are
as much in the dark as ever w hom the sur
vivors are. It is not at all improbable that the
Alabama suffered materially In loss of men,
for the lire of the Hatteras appears to have
been well directed and her battery admirably
served.
Immediately upon this news beinj^reoeivod
in Havana, the United States steamers Wa
chusctls and Oneida sailed direct for Kings
ton, and the Santiago de Cuba and R. R. Cny
ler, then on the south side of Cuba, were or
dered at once to the same port, and the Tioga
and Sonoma were also steering iu the same
direction.
From Apalachieola—Apprehensions for the
Safety of our Vessels.
New York, Feb. 11.
A Key West correspondent stales that the
U. S. steamers Somerset and Port Royal are
at Apalachicola, and (’apt. Morris of the latter
vessel has made all necessary preparations to
receive the irou clad steamer known to be up
the river and ready lor sea.
He has information that the rebels have also
fitted lip four large steamers after the plan of
those that captured the Harriet Lane, and
have lengthened a schooner and put a propel
ler in her. making a formidable steam gunboat.
All the above fleet are nearly ready to make,
tlie attack, and I am expecting hourly to hear
of precisely such another affair at Apalachicola
as has been witnessed at Galveston and Sabine
Pass, unless heavily reinforced, and that very
soon. The affair is bound to come off, anil the
result will be as at Galveston, for Captains
Morris and Crossman know no such word as
run.
From Tennessee -Capture of Lebanon and
000 Rebels.
Nashville, Feb. 10.
Our forces entered Lebanon, Tenn., on the
8th insL They captured some 600 rebels, the
most of them being men from Morgan's com
mand. .Many Held officers were taken.—
Among the prisoners was Paul Anderrou, a
violent rebel member of the .State Legislaliire
of 18«lu and 1802. He was an original seces
sionist, and one of the earliest advocates lor n
Southern Confederacy. Over 100 wounded
soldiers reached here by cars from Murfrees
boro’ to-nighL
A numlier of Paymasters left for the front
this morning. The first train fur Murfreesbo
ro’ will leave here to-morrow. The river is
falling, though it is raining heavily. There
are six feet of water on the shoals.
Tbs Pirate Florida at N assail.
New York, Feb. 11.
The schooner Antelope,(ruin Nassau Jan.
31, reports that the pirate Florida arrived there
on the 30lh. recruited, aud sailed on Lhe even
ing of the :11st. .She had not made any new
prizes since operating off Cardenas. No Amer
ican war vessels were at or near Nassau.
The hrie Porto Plato, from Port au Platte,
reports: Feb. 2, lat. 31, Ion. 74, saw two
steamers steering east uuder steam and can
vas—apparently a chase. One had the beam
of her engine painted lead color and the oilier
painted black. *
Prom Fort Bojral.
Port Royal, S. C\, Feb. 3.
The most of Maj. Gen. Foster’s fleet, from
North Caroliifa, has arrived here in good con
dition.
The 1st South Carolina negro regiment ar
rived here yesterday from an expedition sixty
miles up the St. Mary's River, Ga., to the town
of Woodstock, which they burnt, after having
repulsed the enemy in a severe engagement.
They also destroyed some extensive salt
works. The regiment fought like veterans
and repulsed superior numbers.
The Intrigues against Burnside.
New York, Feb. 11.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch says the
joint committee ii|>on the Conduct of the War
is proseculiug with vigor and effect the in
quiry into the insubordinate influences which
persuaded from the President a countermand
of Gen. liurnside's order to cross the Rappa
hannock and renew the Fredericksburg tight.
The investigation has already included the in
fluence of a Cabinet officer with that of uu
warlike Geucrals.
Prom California—Election of a United States
Senator.
San Francisco, Feb. 10.
John fonness has been Anally elected Sen
ator, receiving 86 out of 114 votes. He was
formerly a Douglas Democrat, and latterly a
member of the Union party. An unrelenting
lend between the Iriends of Congressman
Phelps and Mr. Sargent prevented the election
of a Senator of Republican antecedents, iu ac
cordance with the political bias of a large ma
jority of the Legislature.
Caution.
Portland, Feb. 6,1863.
As coffees and spices of an inferior quality
have been offered in tile market purporting to
come from L. J. Hill, A Co., this is to give
notice that all goods put up at the Engle Cof
fee anil Spice Mill*, Portland, have the name
of the Arm printed or stenciled upon them.
None others are genuine. The popularity ol
our goods, and the ready sale for them in the
market, has tempted some to offer a spurious
article in our name. We have secured the
right for the whole State of Maine, of Land
saves the oils of coffees, giving them greater
strength ami a finer flavor than can be pro
duced in an iron roaster. We thank our
friends for their generous patronage, and in
tend to look after their Interests by guarding
them against imposition, and shall in* happy to
answer all orders promptly with which they
may favor us. L. J. Hill, Co.
I'ebT—dl w*
See a worn in in another column picking Sambuci
Grapes, for Speer's Wine. It isau admirable article
used in hospitals,and by the first families in Paris |
Loudon and New York, iu preference to old Port
Wine, it is worth a trial, as it gives great satisfac
tion. dec 22 dly
SPECIAL NOTICES.
A Cough, Cold, on an Irritated Throat, if
illowed to progress, results in serious Pulmonary
ind Brouchial affections, oftentimes incurable.
BROWN’S BRONCHIAL TROCHES
reach directly the affected parts and give almost in
rtaut relief. In Bronchitis, Asthma, and Ca
rARiiii they are beneficial. The good effects resalt
ng from the use of the Troches, and their ex feuded
ise, lias caused them to be counterfeited. Be sure to
guard agaiust worthless imitations. Obtain only
lhe genuine Brown's ttnmchial TVodUf which have
proved their efficacy by a test of many years. Pub
lic Hpkakkrs and Sinokka should use the Troches,
Military Officers and Soldiers who over-tax the voice
and are exposed to sudden changes, should have
hem. Sold everywhere at 26 cents per box.
jau2i d&w3m
DR. P. P. oUlMRY. would givenoticethat he ha '
oturuedto Portland, and cau be found at his Room, !
Ho. 13 International House, Tuesday, August
2th, where he will attend to all wishing tocousul
lim.
First Examination at office.#200
fiachsubsequent sittiugat office,...60
Jity Patients, first Examination at residence,... 2 60
l&achsubsequent visit at residence,. 100
August 16, 1062.—tf
Fragrant Sozodont—The most convenient and
efficacious Dentifrice the world has ever produced.
1 For hardening and invigorating the gum, purifying
l the breath, cleansing, beautifying and preserving the
j teeth, from youth to old age, the "Sozodont” is now
| used and recommended by many of the moat eminent
divines, dentists, physician*, chemists and scientific
| gentleman of the day.
j Sol i by all Druggists everywhere, at 50 cents per
I bott,e* Tr»al bottles and testimonials obtained grat
j tis of H. II. HAY, Portland.
HALL k BUCK EL, Sole Agents, New York.
dec27 eod2m*
PORTLAND POST OFPlt'K*
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS
WESTERN—Arrives at 12.40 and 7* p u ri«—
7.45 AM. and 1.30 P.M. * * uioseaat
EASTERN—Arrives at 1.50 P. M. C loses .♦ 12 %,
EUROPE—C loses every Saturday at 1 30 Pm’
CANADA—Arrives at 1.50 P. M Closes at 11 g
COUNTRY MAILS—Arrives about 5 P. M. Close at
ty-office open daily (Sundays excepted) from g
A . M . to 9 P. M. On Sundays, from 8$ to9) A M.
Dru. J. Clawson Kelley and H. L. Davie’
Medical Office, No. 229} Congress street, np same
flight with Dr. Johnson, Dentist—only place la Port
land where Dr. Kelley’s genuine medicines can be
had. Advice free upon all diseases.
jan‘27d8awftwtf32
Physician and Surgeon.—H. A.LAMB,X. D.,
Office, corner of Congress and Chestnut Streets,
Portland, M.
Particular attention paid to 8urgery, including
diseases of the eye and ear. aug7—dftm
SWEET ORAN*.ES.—Another lot of nice Or
angesjust received and selling at very low prices, a
B. W. JONES,
feb4 dlw*__lift Fore Street.
Dr. J. Wislet Kelley will be in attendance at
his Medical Office, 214 Congress street, Tuesday and
Wednesday, the 10th and 11th of February. The
•iok are invited te call. Advice free. feb6 dlw
onswnptinnand catarrh, and all dmease* of
the Throat and Langs, successfully treated by Ivia
latior, By C. Norsk, M D.,
aulH'62eod Corner Smith and Congress Sts.
Dkjttistrt.—Dr. JO.HIAH HRALD, No.241 Cob
gress Street, first door east of 1st Parish Church
Portland, Me. aag7dly
Drs.LOCKRA KIMBALL, DairriPTS, No. 117
Middle Street. Portland. Me. augl6— ly
BROKERS* BOARD.
Salr or .Stocks. — Bostok, Feb 11. 1862.
(1,670 American Gold ....162
406 .do.162
0.160.do.152
6.000 United States Coupon Sixes (1881).M
88.000 .do.M
6*i0 United States 7 3-10 Treasury Notes.104.
1409 .do.Klfi
790 United States Demand Notes. .161
16.000 U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness.(June). luO
1.001*.do.)<■>)
7.000 .do (April).101
11.'t*00.do (long). 964
6.000 .do. 99]
1.000 United States Treasury Sixes, (2 years). ...1401
60.000 .do...150
1.133 U S February Coupons.150
V&.do.1604
39 Boston and Maine Railroad.134*
6 Portland. Saco and Portsmouth K U. 116
_MARBIED.
In this city, Feb 0th, by Key. Wm. R. Clark, Geo.
L. Miller, of tjuiucy, Mass., and Mrs. Merriam B.
Luce, ol this city.
In Portsmouth, N. H., Feb. —, by Rer I. F. Wat
erhouse. J. K. Richardsou, of Portlaud, and *t»o
Sarah Gunnison, of Kitterv.
In Yarmouth, Feb. 10th, by Rer. C. F. Foster, Fer
dinand J. Morer aud Mias Jeunie M. Pratt, both of
Yarmouth.
_DIED*
In this city, Feb. 11th, Mr. Mark P. Sawyer, aged
32 years 5 month* 28 days.
Iii this city, Feb. 9th. Mr. Rd ward Dwyer, aged
66 years.
In l.imlngtos, Jan 23d. Iwc Mlleb.ll, bn . and
j 88 years.
In lliram, Feb. 4th, Dea. Samuel Hill, forumrly of
; Saco, aged 90 years 1 month 2 days.
In Boothbay. Feb. 7th, Mr. John McDougall, aged
I 46 years 4 months.
j . ——
PASSENGERS.
In the Bohemian, from Liverpool—Ensign Rogers.
' U T Crosbie. Lieut Butler. Knsign Gambler, Mr and
: Mrs Adamson, Mrs Stewart. Mrs J Biddle. Mr Dent,
) J Williams, T Bennett aud lady and 3 children. Mr
I Davey, Mr Shilton. Mr Jones and lady. J S Parker,
U M Ritchie. Mr Huut. lady and chi hi, J D Nourse,
| A O Finlay, Kev D Mathieson at d son, Mr Kenwor*
I thy, Mr MeGee, and 88 others in steerage.
J _ IMPORTS.^_
f Liverpool—steamship Bohemian—6 cases wine, to
f B ft A Lx Co; 1 case earthern ware, 3 case* meats.to
; Thos Paddock ; 40 cases steel. 42 bars irou, J B Taft;
8 cases mchds, J K Prindle; 1 case. Agt UTS Co;
26 bdls steel. Naylor ft Co. 32 cases mchds. T Maey,
and sundry pkgs lor Canada. Boston aud New York.
SAILING OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
RTRARRR FROM FOR RAILS
Bnruseta.Southampton..New York. Jan 18
Etna .Literpool.New York Jan 28
Anglo Saxon.Liverpool. ... Portland . Jan 28
Asia.Liverpool.... New York Jan 31
Canada.Liverpool.Boston .Feb 7
Bavaria.Southampton New York Feb 11
j China.Liverpool New York .Feb 14
ilammonia.Southampton. New York... Feb 26
TO DBPAET.
Ilansa .New York Bremen.Feb 14
Bohemian.Portland Liverpool.Feb 14
Luropa.Boston -Liverpool.... Feb 18
Ltna .New York Liverpool.Feb 21
liorussia. New York llainburgi.Feb 21
Anglo Saxon.Portland . Liverpool.Feb 21
Asia .New York Liverpool . Feb 25
Mails are forwarded by every steamer iu the regu
lar lines. The steamers for or from Liverpool call a
Queenstown, except the Canadian line, which call a
Londonderry.
PANAMA AND CALIFoRNIA-Steamcrs.carry
ing Mails for Aspiuwail. Panama, and California,
leave New York on the 1st, Uth. and 2Ut of each
month.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
TharMlay,..Fekraary 12.
Son rises .7.01 I High water.)P. M.).... 6.30
>uu sets. 6 28 | Length of days.10.27
MARINE XIXS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
Wednesday, Fekraary 11*
ARRIVED.
Steamship Bohemian, (Br) Boreland. Liverpool 22d
and Londonderry 23d ult—was detained bv bad wea
ther; repot ts that steamer St Aud re w put back to
Londonderry and sailed again 2Uth.
Rriir CliAtaiMiako ltail,-v I'nrtamonlk
Sch Lucy, Magee. Saco for Bucksport.
Steamer Lewiston, knight, Boston.
CLEARED.
Brig Trindeleo, Havener, Havana, by Tnos Asencio
k i o.
Bng Milwaukie. Brown, Cabarien, bv Jno Lynch
k Co.
Sch Maine Law, Amesbury, Fortress Monroe, by
E«ti» k Libby.
Sch Albert, Parker, New York, by master.
Sch John R Mather, Orr, New'York, by Mows
Nickerson.
Steamer Chesapeake, Willets, New York, Emery
k Fox.
DISASTERS.
The new bark Jane g Storer, (of Yarmouth) Waite,
from Portland l>ec 21. lor Warren Point. Ire. with
deals, was lost duriug the terntic gales of the 19th
and 20th ult. on the coast of Ireland So particulars
are given yet as to the late o! the officers and crew.
The J g S was a tine bark of 600 tons, built during
the past season by Messrs. Storer k Sarget. of Yar
mouth. b whom she was owned.
Bark Lexington Bearse. at New York from Hava
na. reports. Jan 26th. D S Shot Keys beariug South
lo miles, at 6 AM. made a sail about 6 miles distant,
on the opposite tack, w heu she suddenly careeued
and disa|>|wared; stood towards the place where she
was last seen, aud found a large ijuantity of drift
stuff, of a vessel’s gallev, waist boards, empty bar
rels, he; could not fiud her boats or any living be
ing.
Sch R it Perkins, from Havana 18th ult. arrived at
Newport 9th. having experienced severe weather aud
coutiary winds the entire passage; has been 16 days
north ot Uatteras; lost and split sails, aud leaks 600
strokes per hour.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
SAN FRANCISCO—Ar 9th. Wild Rover. Crowell,
Boston t*ct 9; A rev, Starkey. New York Sept 4.
KEY WEST—In port 4th. ships Wizard king, and
Lydia; bark Essex, ftn New York. disg.
BALI IMOKE-Ar 8th. schs Kate Merrill. Wicks.
New York; 9th. 1 C Hertz, from Alexandria
PHILADELPHIA—Ar 6th, sch Star King. Duane,
New York
Ar 9th, sch Ida F Wheeler, Dyer. Cardenas.
Cld 9th, bark Brothers. Mariner.for tienfuegon; A
Manderson, Thompson, Port Royal SC; brigs Black
Fish. Fairchild, Marseilles: iierauium. Pierce, for
Cardenas; Maxatlau, Merrimau. do.
NEW YORK—Ar 9th. ship gueen Esther. Means,
VeraCruz- brigs C W King. Kuntlev. from Havana;
Open Sea. Rogers, Key West; schs Z A Paine, Jones,
East port; Onola. V reemaa. and Peerless, Higgins,
Boston for Philadelphia.
CM 9th. ship John A Parks. Cooper, Montevideo;
sch E F Lewis, Wallace. Portland.
Ar 10th. ship W ¥ Storer. Rawlins, frn Liverpool;
bark greyhound, Pierce. Monrovia; brigs Sitka. El
liot, Aguadilla; Kennebec, Blair, Sagua; schs Mala
bar. \\ elsli, Philadelphia; Jusiah A churn, Hatch, fiu
Rockland.
Cld loth, ships Energy. Caulkius, Liverpool; Wil
liam, Berry, Havana; barks Cephas Starrett, Pack
ard. Cork; Voyager, Kuowles, gibraltar; Edwin,
Nugent, do.
Sid 9th, ship Hemisphere, and Snwamaet.
MYSTIC Ct— Ar 9tn, sch White Sea, Jones, New
York.
NEWPORT—Ar 9th, sch R H Perkimi l -__
Havana, in ballast, (see disasters.) ’ 4,*nem*ter»
l'WUd,!|'|1h1vl:R~ArB“, ‘Ch tb‘"PD*p. White, ftn
BOSTON— CM loth, bark Starlight. Berry for
Ar 11th. barka Windward. En.er.on, Newport v
and St l.eoree, B (touched on the Spit,
w «•*>£.*«£:
^ Sl.|_!'"h.[.hip Star. A Stripe.. for S,„ FaanelKo;
fcTvi,'fcJ!oAr®Ib’brl* *'*,*>*rine Rorera. Yeaton
Hhifid'ebdii^'w : !eb* SV.,h L f‘no»-»«'.Fe. from
^w v“T*n*er’f og*' *"d Albprt »•*««'•
N«^)ort,L HY,,ORT-Ar ®th’ ,®h A'*'*«• Perkin..
EA8TPf>RT_Arlrt. Kb. Odd Fellow, Core, and
t:~kd-; “«►
ArSd, set) Camila. Appleby, <;loac«*aier
Cld 3d, sehs A litre*. Cassidy, New York; JNM
Brewer, Sprague, Boston
FOREIGlTPORTS.
At leghorn 18tb alt. ships Lydia Mkolfleld, Skof
n**ld. for Horton; flora McDonald, fuller, lor New
York; Portsmouth. Tarltou, do.
Ar at Dardanelles 8th alt, ship Evening Star, Rob
Constantinople for falmontb.
8Ut u,t- Typhoon, Salter, ftn Manila
*>r Queenstown. disg.
London' 1T,b’ ,b'P v,e,°rta Reed. Thompwn.
IjhhvS‘fti7-ldf; .“T'!""'1*- »"> »>‘, »b>P Kale Prioeo.
jjgprftttw txsj&jrzi
At Cardenaa 26th nit. bark Chilton .11
In 10 day., for Philadelphia. ' l>nD*"' fo “**
At Malania. 26lh nit, bark Linda, llrwett f,.r y..
York, 4 day.; bri* Fanny, for Baltin*,*d?y
IFOKBN.
Fab 1. lat 2B, Ion M. bark Roan ok. from Lansrra
or Philadelphia. -wwyra
Feb 11. lat 88 80 N, Ion 68, Kb Dmeotah, of Stack
ton, .tiering SSW.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
T. S. HATCH,
—‘-AT Bill
/ll^OTSTEB SALOON,
C/>S# M. 113 HfliMI ST,
(Between Federal aad Middle Street!,)
la receiving daily, and (ewing ap In every variety,
Froalx Oysters.
lyFBIED CLAMS eerred at all boara. feb!34w
Portland and FwcM Avnnc Hone
Kailroad ( onpuy.
Ix Board of Mayor and Alderhkv, I
T___ _ , February F, 1%* f
I1E Juiut Standing Committee on stmrto, lie.,
to whom was referred petition and papers relat
ing to the “Portland and forest Avenue Horse Kail
Koad.” ask leave to submit the following Report fur
location of said Horse Kail Koad, and for Kale* aad
Regulations thereof.
Per order of the Committee.
S. W LAKKaBEE, Chairman.
The trucks of the Portland and Forest Avenue
Railroad Company shall be located, ia the City of
Portland, as follows; hut upon the express condition
that said Kailroad Company shall, at all times alter
the rails are laid down, keep in good order and com
plete repair, at their own expense, that portion ot all
streets through which the said rails are or may be
laid, lying between the rails, and also that portion of
the street l> lug outside of the rails and aujacent
thereto, extending one foot and a half from and out
side of each rail throughout the whole leugtn of said
railroad in the streets of the City of Portland; and
also that the work ot laying down the tracks and
rails of said road shall be done under the direction
and to the satisfaction of the Committee on Streets
and of the Street < ouimiasiouer, aad also that the /
form am! kind of rail to be used shall be satisfactory
to said Committee aud said Commissioner, and ap
proved of by them. *aid location beginmug at or
“ Stic h »t. Lawrence Ku'l
g with one track over the
with Middle, thence troui tbe junction of India and
Middle streets up Middle to tbe head of Treble
street, theuce from the bead of Treble street
over Treble street to Tortiaad street, theuce from the
Caction of Treble and Tortiaad streets over Fort
ud street to its Junction with Farr.* street, thence
from the junction of TofUand and Tarri* streets ever
said Farris street toils junction with Kennebec street,
the nee from the Junction ol Farris aad Kaaaebea
streets over mid Keanebac street to Green street,
theuce from the Junction of Kennebec and Green
streets over beering’s Bridge to the line of Weetbroofc.
And diverging from this route in Congress sdcet
uear the head of Treble street, aad eataauiag there
from bv two track* over said Coagrese street to the
head of High street, thence from the Janetioa of
Congress and High streets with one irJm over High
street to Spring street, theuee from the junction of
High and apnng streets over Spring street to t lark
street, theuce from the Junction of Spring aad Clark
streetsover Clark street to Fine street, theuce from
the Junction or Clark and line streets over said Fine
street to Coagrese street, thence from the junction of
Tine and Congress streets over Coagrees treat to
bead of High street, so as to connect with the tracks
hereinbefore specified, and extending to tbe head of
Treble street, and thence by one tract from the junc
tion of Congress aad Treble streets over said Con
gress street to Atlantic street. Also diverging from
Congress street in front of the new City Building at
tbe head of Kxcbange street, and extending over
said Kxebange street to Middle street, with such tura
oat* as may be necessary for the sale aad couteawnt
operation of said rued. Tbe tracks ot said railroad
shall be laid in or near tbe centre of the streets above
named as shall be determined by tbe City Kagiaeer
and the < bmmitleeon Streets, aad tbe curves around
the corners ol ail streets shall be located by the City
Kngiueer under the direction of said Committee, and
with tbe co-operation of tbe birectors ol said Rail
road Company.
And tnis location is granted upon the express con
dition that in tbe construction of said tracks, blocks
of stone of such form and sue as the Street Commis
sioner and City Rugineer shall direct, shall be laid
down inside and outside or each rail. And upon the
farther condition that said Railroad Company shall
pave with the best of stoae material between tha
rails and to tbe distance of eighteen inches outside
thereof, whenever mud wherever the streets of the
city are passed, and between tbe doable tracks wher
ever double tracks are lard and as soon as they are
laid, through winch said rails are laid, and whenever
and wherever said stmt* are mscadamirrd. said
Company shall macadamize between said rails and
••ighteea incites outside thereof, aad wherever said
'treels are made of gravel or sand or other materials,
said Company shall use the same materials between
and oatskle tbe rails as aforesaid, and all this work
shall be done to tbe satislhctiou of tbe Street 1 on
miseiooer and the Committee on Streets. And upon
the further condition that whenever there shall bn
snow or ice in said streets to tbe depth of six inches
or less, said Kai.road Company mao remove the same
from their tracks by shovels or by using such kind of
snow plough as the Street Commissioner shall ap
prove of. pro.ided they level It off and grade outside
of their rails so as to allow sleighs and other vehi
cles to pass along said *treet*and over their rails with
safety and couveuienee But whenever there » solid
suowor ice exceeding the depth of six inches in said
street*, thru said Railroad < ompanj shall not be al
lowed to remove the same from their rails without
first obtaining the consent of the street 1 i>mnii*» ton
er, approved by the Committee on streets, and then
only upon condition that they haul it off and grade
the street* wherever said suow or ice is so remoyed,
to the satisfaction of the Street Commissioner But
if their consent for removing said snow or ice Is re
fused, then said Railroad Company!* authorized ta
use a sufficient number ot sleighs to convey passen
gers over their road until tbe cars can be used on
their tiacks.
And upon the farther condition that said Railroad
Company shall fruthTally observe aad obey tha fol
lowing rules and regulations in usiug their road.
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Firtt —That no car shall be drawn at a greater
speed oa their road than six miles an hour.
Second—That while the cars are turning the eor
ners from one street to another tbe horses shall not
be driven faster than a walk.
flirrf-The cars driven In the same direction shall
not approach each other within a distauoe of three
hundred leet, except iu case of accident or at sta
non*.
Fourth — That cars running in different directions
shall not be allowed to stop abreast each other except
at station*
F\f A — That no ears shall be allowed to stop oa a
cross-walk nor in front of an intersecting street, ex
cept to avoid collisions or to prevent danger to per
sons in the streets.
Sixth—That in case the conductor of any ear is re
quired to stop at the intersection of two streets to re
ceive or land passengers, the car shall be so stopped
as to leave the rear plat Iona slightly over the last
crossiug.
Seventh—That the conductor and driver of each
oar shall keep a vigilant watch lor all teams, car
riages. pereous on toot, and especially for children,
ana npou the least appearance of danger to snch
teams, carriages, persons, or children, the car shall
be stopped in the-hortest time possible.
Eighth— That the conductors do nol allow ladies or
chiloreu to enter or leave the cars while in motion.
Xmth—That no salt or other article snail be used
in removing snow or ice from their tracks which may
prove injurious to sleighs or other vehicles crossiug
them, without the conaeut of the 8tree! Commis
sioner
7V»M—That a printed copy of these rules and reg
ulations shall be put up and’ kept In a conspicuous
place inside of every Mr used on their road.
And also upou the further condition that said Rail
road C'ompauv shall accept the locatioa hereinbefore
specified, ami agree to the several provisions, condi
ions and regulations connected with the same with
tn one month from March 1st. A. 1>. 1963 and make
iaud complete and put iu running order said Raihoad
in two years from -aid date, otherwise such portion
a* is not then made shall be nail and void.
And also upou the fiarther condition that said Rail
road Company shall comply with aad obey any and
all other rules, regulations, orders, ordinances, or ro
quiremeuts which have been adopted, or may be
adopted at any time hereafter by the City Council of
Cortland in relation to said Railroad or to the streets
through which the tracks thereof are laid, not incon
sistent with the rights lierciu granted
And upon the further condition that any similar
corporation hereafter incorporated, which shall con
struct its railroad in any of the streets of the City of
Cortland where the Cortland and Forest Avenue
Railroad Company have no track, may cuter upon
and connect with and use the track of said Portland
and Forest Avenue Railnmd Company tor such rates
of compensation as mav be mutually agreed upou,
and in cue* of disagreement of tin* Directors of said
Companies, three disinterested persons shall be ap
pointed bv a Judge of the Supreme Court, upon the
application of either party and due notice to the oth
er, who shall U(K>n hearing fix said rates of compen
sation and determine all matters iu dispute between
said Companies, aud the services of said Commis
sioners shall be paid in equal proportions by said
Companies.
Head and laid on the table, and ordered to be print
ed in the "Daily PreM” and "Eastern Argot.*'
Attest: J. M. IIRATH, City Clerk,
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