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THE PBE8S. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAR 25, >74 CITY AKD VICINITY. ~the preei Mar be obtained at tlic Periodical Depot* of Fes senden Bros., Marquis, Robinson, Brunell & Co., Andrews, Wentworth, tilendennlng, Moses, Hender son, and Chisholm Bros., on all trains that run out of the city. At Biddeford, of Pillsbury. At Saco of L, Hodgdon, * At Waterville, of J. s. Carter. At Gorham, of News Agent. At Bath, of J. O. Shaw/ At Lewiston, of French Bros, and Stevens & Co. At Kennebunk, of C. E. Miller. New Advertisement* To-Day. ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN. Fancy Articles, &c—Vestry Free St. Chureli. AUCTION COLUMN. Executor’s Sale—F. O. Bailey & Co. SPECIAL NOTICES. Wflbor’s Cod Liver Oil and Lime. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. S. L. Holt & Co—Steam Engines, &c. At Un ted States Hotel—Dr. O. Fitzgerald. Hallowed Classical School—H. F. Harding. Report of the Canal National Bank. Report, of the Ca.eo National Bank, Deposits Received. Very Cheap— B. Adams & Son. MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES. Eureka Spool Silk. Dr. S. D. Howe’s Announcements—2. Buy your pickles—S. D. Pattengill. Municipal Court. BEFORE JUDOE MORRIS. Tuesday.—FranciB Winslow. Search and seizure. Fined $50 with costs. Howard & Cleaves. Dennis Mahoney. Search and seizure. Fined $50 with costs. Appealed. County Att’y. Bradburys. Tukey, libellant, vs. Liquors. Claimed by Patrick McGllnchy. Continued. County Att'y. Mattocks <& Fox. Michael Bennett. Open shop on Lord's da y.— Fined $10 with costs. Paid. Michael Harrigan and John Murphy. Drunk ch ucks and disturbance. Fined $5 each with costs.— Paid. Bartholomew Clary, Anthony Chambers, Patrick Ford, Joseph McGuire, Peter Doherty, Michael Mc Curney, Thomas Sliehan and John Gillespie. Intox ication. Fined $5 each with costs. Committed. Brief Jotting*. The jail commissioners were in town yester day, inspecting the county jail. A grand bail will come off at Pavilion Hall, Sebago, next Tuesday evening, of which due notice will be given in our columns. Where are the robins and the mayflowers and the lilac blossoms now? The A. L. C’s will give a grand masquerade ball at Grand Army Hall Monday evening. The mercury stood at about zero yesterday morning, and last night it dropped below. Winter seems to do a good deal of sitting in people's laps about now. The Mulligan Band give a concert at Grand Army Hall Thursday. There will be an oyster supper at Preble Chapel Thursday evening of this week. The vestry will be open during the afternoon for the sale of a few useful articles. Admission in the afternoon free. In the evening 10 cents. A dead cat was thrown on thehorss car track on Congress street yesterday, and after the cars had run over it several times, the people living in the vicinity thought the cold snap was a blessing in disguise. The Portland Turnverein give a private mas querade at their hall Wednesday evening next. How the signification of words changes! “Efherial mildness” is what they used to call this weather. The cold snap took the conservatories and hot houses by surprise. Little steam was on, and the plants carnc near being frost-strnck. The Merchant s Exchange.—Active meas ures are being taken by the Board of Trade to place the Merchant’s Exchange on a paying basis. There is not, apparently, that interest in a public institution of that kind that there should be with the business people of Portland. It is quite important to have a business centre, and the amount of telegraphic news daily posted at the Exchange should alone commend the institution to the universal support of all business men. The large committee recently appointed by the Board, met yesterday forenoon to devise ‘‘ways and means” to increase the member ship by the most effective method; by per sonally canvassing the city and presenting the claims of the Exchange for support to such as have not given the matter its full considera tion. To this end the committee was as signed as follows: Hon. Geo. W. Woodman and J. S Bedlow, Esq., the territory of Mid dle street, including the clothing and dry goods interest; Messrs. A. K. Shurtleff, and W. W. Thomas. Exchange St., the Banks, Brokers and retired merchants; Messrs. W. S. Dana, and C. H. Haskell, Commercial St., and the wharves east of Centre street; Messrs. G. C. Tyler and Edwin Clements, the shoe, leather and lumber interests west of Centre street; Hon. Chas. P. Kimball the manu facturing interests, and Capt. J. S. Winslow the shipping interest*. The committee are to report progress at the annual meeting of the Exchange next Monday, and from the tone of the meeting, we should judge that this committee means business. School Assignments.—The following as signments of examining committees have been made by tbe sub committee to whom the mat ter was referred: Aigh School—Libby, Shailer, True, Smith, Reed, Pullen, Locke. Nortn School—Merrill, Chapman, Giddings, Burgess. Prank, Senter, Files, Hale. West School—Chapman, Merrill, Gray. Park Street Grammar School—Pullen, Sy monds, Smith. Fourth Grammar School—Giddings, Shailer, Pennell, Brackett. Brackett Street Grammar School—Dresser, True, Cleaves. Centre Grammar School—Hale, Reed. Bur gess. Intermediate School—Locke, Senter. Dres ser. Primary No. I—Frank, Burgess, Primary No. 2—Merrill,^Giddings, Shailer. Primary No. 3—Pennell, Gray, Frank. Primary No. 4—Pullen, Senter. Primary No. 5—Shailer, Hale Primary No. 6—Symonds, Libby. Primary No. 7—Files, Cleaves. Primary No. 8—Trne, Smith. Primary Fo. 9—-Reed Brackett. Island Schools—Bracktit, Chapman, Dres ser. Committee on Drawing—Libby, Burgess, Hale. Useful Figures.—Tbe following statement showing what constitutes a car load may not ex actly suit everywhere, but it approximates so closely to a general average that shippers here abouts will find it a great convenience as a mat ter of reference: As a general rule, 20,000 pounds or 70 barrels of salt, 70 of lime, 90 of flour, 6 cords of hard wood, 7 cords of soft wood, 18 to 20 head of cattle, 50 to 60 head of hogs, 80 to 100 heau of sheep, 9.000 feet of solid boards, 17,000 feet of siding, 13,000 feet of floor ing, 40,000 shingles, one-half less of hard lum ber. one fourth less green lumber, one-tenth less joists, scantling and all other large timber, 310 bushels of wheat, 360 of corn, 680 of oats, 400 of barley, 360 of flax seed, 360 of apples, 330 of Irish potatoes, 356 of sweet potatoes, 1,000 bushels of bran. Fire Department.—Tbe Committee on tbe Fire Department with Chief Engineer Merrill visited the several engine houses yesterday and inspected the machinery, etc., which was found in excellent condition. The enginemen and drivers, although visited without notice, were all ready for inspection, and the horses well trained for the business.On account of the cold weather, the pressure of the Sebago as indicat ed by the water guages, was very light, being but 5 lbs. at tbe Brackett street house at 4.30 and 20 lbe. at the Spring street rooms a few minutes later. Seeing the Elephant.—Attention is invit ed to the notice of the performance of the Temperance drama to come off at the vestry of the India street church this evening. “The. Little Brown Jug” in three acts is capital and will be greatly enjoyed by those who may wit ness it. It is oue of Geo. M. Baker’s best This wlil be followed by a farce called “Seeing the Elephant.” This entertainment will be of a high order, and a large attendance is antici pated. Supper will be furnished to those who may wish from 6 o’clock to 7, Hearing.—There will be a special meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldeimcn this even ing, for the purpose of a hearing on the petition of the Boston & Maine Railroad for a track on Commercial street, connecting with the Grand Trunk Railroad. Hon. W. L. Putnam appears for the petitioners, and Hon. Nathan Webb ap pears for the remonstrants, the Eastern Rail road Company. Chvrch Festival.—There will be a sale of fancy articles at Free street church to-morrow evening. Refreshments will also be for sale during the evening. A supper of baked beans, brown bread and other articles of food will be served at seven o’clock. The Free street peo ple are anticipating a pleasant affair. Methodist District Conference. The Methodist District Conference met with the church at Gorham yesterday morning. There was a fair attendance of ministers and of laymen. Much of the morning session was taken up with reports from the different Sunday Schools in the district, The ministers and superinten dents uniformly reported enlarged attendance, and a good degree of religious interest in many of the schools. Following the report came a discussion of the neccessary qualifications for a successful S. S. Superintendent. Most of the speakers acknowledged that the ideal superin tendent like the ideal ministers was uot to be found under the present dispensation, and for the present it was better to select a big-hearted common sense man, though he be ever so un e lucated, than a cold, precise scholar. The speakers seemed disgusted with the present shiftless method of the Suuday School electing the Superintendent, and claimed that he should be chosen by the pastor and Suuday School teachers. In the afternoon came a discussion of the question “Shall Methodism lose its peculiari ties.” Rev. D. B. Randall of Cape Elizabeth, opened the discussion. He briefly and clearly set forth the distinguishing peculiarities of Methodism,dwelling at length upon itinerancy. He claimed that the large churches and leading ministers no longer accepted toe appointment of the Bishop and his advisers, thus making the richer churches aud more popular ministers Congregational in the matter. He showed clearly the disastrous results of thus uniting in oue denomination systems so antagonistic. Mr. Randall defended warmly the tried peculiarities [ of Methodism, and approved of the modern im provements introduced into our camp-meet ings. .Kev. Mr. PitDiaao tolloweu. tie Begged Methodists not to exaggerate unessential pecul iarities such as kneeling at prayer, extempore prayer, etc., claiming for all the largest liberty m these respects. He urged them to stick to the impoigant peculiarities of Methodism, and above all, uever lose their hold on the hearts of the people; preach from the heart to the heart. Then followed a discussion of the need of ethical work among Christians. Rev. Mr. Muhger of Alfred, opened the dis cusioti. He claimed that piety of itself was in sufficient without the performing practical ethi cal duties, and that the Holy Spirit of itself is insufficient; that God left to the church much to do in training men whose religious education had been imperfect. He was followed by Rev. Mr. Trask of Gray, who spoke of numerous sins of church mem bers, seemingly Christians, persisted in ignor antly or wickedly, which should be preached against, such as attendance at the opera, thea tre, petty church gambling, &c. The frequent and hearty amens that these remarks elicited showed that the Methodist church believes that Christianity means the entire consecrecation of man to God. At the close of this discussion the meeting adjourned. This afternoon Rev.Mr. Eggleston gives a talk upon Sabbath School instruction. _X. A Collection of Curiosities.—A curious collection is now on exhibition at 328 Congress street. Capt. Scott, the well known Boston ex detective, has employed himself for some time past in getting together a collection of the tools used by the lawless classes of society who ingeniously endeavor, in defiance of the curse proncnnced on the first pair, to get their liviug without expenditure of the sweat of their brow. Among these curiosities are to be seen the in strument, so familiar to all batik robbers, known as the “alderman.” Near it are sec tional jimmies, noiseless ratchets,drills,wedges and all the stock in tra le of a burglar. All these have seen service, many of them having been used in the most daring burglaries at tempted'in this country. A safe lock puller, once in the possession of the notorious Bristol Bill, attracts much attention. A faro lay-out,a roulette table, and other implements of the gambler, are also to be seen. It is safe to say that it is the least expensive faro table to look at in town. Billets, knives, pistols, slung-sliots, clubs aud other tools used by men with intent to kill, a rope or two which gladden the hearts of the capital punishment apostles, huge locks and other objects which people are apt to shudder at, and still more apt to go and see, make up the collection. Each of these has a story con nected with it.and some are connected with the famous criminal trials of the country. The museum will be open about a week. A Great Traveler.—Five years ago a gen tleman in this city scratched his name on a nickel cent and sent it on its travels. Eighteen months after this cent came into the posses sion of a Lowell acquaintance who marked his name upon it. Two years after it left the pock et of the Lowell man, it turned up in Pennsyl vania, and came into the bands of a former chum of the Portlander. Recognizing the name, he inscribed his also on the coin. Yes terday the man who started the cent on its travels was making a purchase at AbDer Low ell’s when the identical nickel which left his pocket five years ago was handed to him in change. If the coin could only write its his tory an interesting sketch would result. Williston Entertainment.—The ladies of Williston Circle will provide a substantial en tertainment at the Chapel of State Street Church on Thursday evening March 26th. All those who wouln like a good old fashioned sup per dispensed by old fashioned people, in an old fashioned way, and all at the old fashioned price of fifty cents shonld not fail to be on hand promptly from half past six to half past seven o’clock, that they may not keep the old people up late, and may have ample time to attend the fair during the evening and thus contribute in more ways than one to a worthy object. Child Lost.—The little daughter of Benja min O’Connor who lives on Dan forth street, was missed from her home about three o’clock yesterday, afternoon and has not been seen since. Apprehensions are entertained for her safety. The child is but three years old. Almost & miracle. Strafford, Ct., Aug. 25,1873. S. D. Howe, M. D.—Dear Sir: It will be three years next February since my voice began to fail, since then I have spoken scarcely above a whisper. The doctors call it a bronchial affec tion, but have never been able to afford me any permanent relief. I have tried all the various remedies, but nothing seemed to do me much good. I got so bad that I was compelled to re linquish my business, and for nearly two years have not been able to do much of pecuniary benefit. About a fortnight since I was taken suddenly with a severe turn of coughing, and in two days was so prostrated that I could not sit up but a little. In this condition I sent to the druggist’s and got a bottle each of the Ara bian ‘‘Cure” aud Arabian “Tonic,” and they have done me more good than all the other remedies I ever tried—in fact, I am rapidly get ting well. My cough has almost entirely ceas ed, and I feel much better every way. My case is of long standing, and well known in all this region, and if your medicines effect a cure, it will be looked upon as a miracle almost. Very truly, E. L. Beckley. Dr. S. D. Howe,proprietor of the above medi cine,is now at his parlors, No. 5 and 6 Falmouth Hotel, giving examinations and consultations free of charge from 9 a. m.. until 5 p. m.. of each day until Friday evening. His medicine can be obtained at the drugstores. TnE Texas pressed corued beef, which has been introduced to this market by W. L. Wil son & Co„ is meeting with great and deserved favor. The compositors in this office had an opportunity to test it last night, and pronounce it to be of excellent quality. A new line of carpetings has just been open ed by Adam* & Son at 140 Exchange street.— This firm has faith in the motto of quick sale* and small profits, and is prepared to offer some astonishing bargains in all kinds of house keeping goods. Beautiful roses are now in bloom at the floral garden of Thomas Leonard on Park street. The display of white roses is especially fine. There are nearly a million blossoms now on the plants. miscellaneous novices The best family medicine the world ever saw,—Dr. S. D. Howe’s Arabian Blood Purifi er—a purely vegetable Cathartic and Tonic—for Dyspepsia. Constipation, Debility, Sick-head aclie, Bilious Attacks, and all derangements of Liver, Stomach and Bowels. Ask your drug gist for it.—See advertisement. Buy your mixed pickles of S. D. Pettengill, 8 Market street. mch25-3t The celebrated Eureka Silk can now be h id in B size, all colors, coarser, smoother and better than any other! Call for it. For Sale on favorable terms, a valuable slate property, partially developed, with most encouraging prospects, in the eastern part of the State. Owners refer to S. T. Pullen, Esq Press office. jel4-dtf No Physician who has watched the effects ?f Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar, in chronic colds, coughs or influenza, will hes itate to sav that it is the finest pulmonic yet discovered. Pikes Toothache Drops cure in 1 minute. mar23eod&wlw As usual we invite all our friends to buy tbeir clothing, custom or ready made, of Geo. W. Bich & Co., 173 and 175 Fore street. You can always get good goods at fair prices at this house. mch21 eod lm Dr. C. C. Bennett is to return to the Fal mouth Hotel for a while on the 28th inst. mch21tf Job Printing.—Every description of Job Printing executed promptly, and at the lowest Srices, at the Daily Press Printing House, 109 Ixchange St. Wm. M.Masks. BY TELEGRAPH. MATTERS IN MAINE. The Cold Snap. Lewiston, March 24.—Last night was cold, and there was a heavy wind blowing. The thermometer this morning indicated two de grees below zero. Eastport March 24.—This has been the cold est day for this time of year we have experi enced for many years. At six o’clock this morning the thermometer was but one degree above zero, and has not been above 12 during the day. NEW HAMPSHIRE. A ppointmenU. Concord, March 24. - At a meeting of the Governor and Council, held to-day, Manton S. Brown of Plymouth, was nomiuated for sheriff of Grafton county; J. H. Hobbs of Mad'son, confirmed as Solicitor of Carroll county; O. A. J. Vaughan nominated as Judge of Laconia Police Court,and J. \V. Cooper appointed agehtj. for expending the appropriation for DixvilW notch. MASSACHUSETTS. The Senator-ship—Ike Choice in Kiiher Branch. Boston, March 24.—The House tad Senate to-day respectively took an informal ballot for United States Senator to fill the late Senator Sumner’s seat. The galleries and floor of each house were crowded to excess. The following is the vote in the House: E. R. Hoar, 69; Henry L. Dawes, 61; B. R. Curtis, 63; Charles F. Adams, 12; John E. Sanford, 16; N. P. Banks, 5; Gover nor Washburn, 2; and the rest Scattering. In the Senate, the first and secoud ballot re sulted as follows; Henry D. Dawes, 14; E. R. Hoar, 10; B. R. Curtis, 10; Charles F. Adams, 2; scattering, 1. The third ballot stood: H. L. Dawes, 17; E. R. Hoar, 8; B. R. Curtis, 10; C. F. Adams, 2; absent, 3. The House after one ballot resumed its regu lar business, and probably will not vote again before to-morrow. The result of the three ballotings by the Senate and one by the House to-day does not incicate a speedy election of United States Sen ator. The total vote in the Senate was 37, and in the House 235. Dawes led in the Senate and Hoar in the House, but neither approached any where near a majority. A ballot will be taken at noon till a choice is made. Probably no election of the kind in Massachusetts was ever watched with greater interest by the people than the one now pending. Yarinna Matters. George Dennek, formerly clerk in the East Cambridge post-office, was held in S3000 bail to-day to answer the charge of robbing the mails. Governor Washburn has sent a message to the legislature suggesting the importance of making provision for securing an accuratte cen sus of the State in 1875. A conference of Republican Senators was held this evening at the State House and the U. S. senators!) ip talked over. An effort was made to have a caucus held Wednesday evening, but it was finally voted to hold another informal conference instead of caucus. NEW YORK. The Brooklyn Congregational Council. New York, March 24.—The advisory Coun cil called by the Clinton avenue Congregational Church and Church of tie Pilgrims, in Brook lyn, to settle the point at issue in the recent controversy with the Plymonth Church, held its first session this evening in the first men tioned church. Of the 79 churches asked to join the confer ence, 74 were represented; 68 sent their pastor aud one other delegate and six churches were represented only by their pastots. The Council also includes several professors and doctors of divinity, and contains 160 members. The delegates were received by members of the churches at their houses and accommoda tions for as many as possible have been made among tbe members of Dr. Buddington’s con gregation, so they may be neur the church in which the conference is held. The meeting was only for organization and the conference will be practically opened to-morrow morning. It is reported that the Plymouth church is to be admitted on condiiion that tbe investigation be so enlarged as to comprehend the entire scandal. A mass meeting of the Plymouth congrega tion is called for to-morrow morning to receive the invitation of the Council under favorable circumstances for appointing a delegate. The Plymouth church is evidently preparing to stand a stubborn siege. Private meetings of the church officers were held last evening and this morning in Mr. Beecher’s parlors, but the doors were closed to the press. Important Bait. The Corporation Counsel has brought a suit of ejectment in the Superior Court against Wm. Rem-en and Henry Hart to recover for the city the grant of land under Harlem river 300 feet along the shore line and averaging 180 feet in breadth, made to Remsen by the sink ing fund commissioners and in which Hart had acqu:red a large interest. The Corpora tion Counsel believes this and similar grants by the sinking fuDd commissioners for a mere nominal consideration and without sale, are void. The case came before Judge Donahue to-day on a motion by the defence to dismiss tho complaint The land in question is said to be worth $100,000, and the decision will cover conveyances by the commissioners along the line of the Harlem river to the amount of some $6,000,000. Various mailers. Seventy-one out of seventy-nine Congrega tional churches have elected delegates to the Congregational Council which is to meet in Brooklyn to-night, for the trial of Beecher’s church. Only a few delegates have arrived and it is expected that no business of importance will be transacted to-night. A resolution is to be introduced into the Leg islature. calliug upon Congress to vote for the repeal of the moiety law. The Erie railroad is master of the situation as regards the strike. The Methodist ministers have passed resolu tions recognizing the success of the women’s temperance movement in the west, and de clare that the principle of total abstinence is the only basis for success. The position of Rev. Dr. Crosby was condemned by several speakers. WASHINGTON, District Investigation. Washington, March 21.—The district inves tigating committee, after hearing testimony showing frauds in pavements, and that one Clessbane had been a bondsman for the con tractors for three times the amount he was worth, took a a recess. The counsel for the memoralists offered in evidence extracts from the publi-bed report of the assets of Jay Cooke & Co., showing the ex tent of the interest of that firm in the Mary land Free Stone and Mining Co. John O. Evans was examined in reference to the transactions of various paving associations with which he had been connected. He pro duced books and explained their contents and gave at considerable length a history of his partnership operations in the paving business. The capital with which witness and partnership operated was partly furnished by witness a d partly raised on joint notes of the parties. There has been no division of partnership prof its, the major part of which is dne the firm from the Board of Public Works. Witness is an old con tractor. Has been a long time in the business There was never any secret or other arrangement between witness and the Board of Public Works by which he or his part ners were to obtain contracts. He said the old material used by us taken out of Pennsylvania avenue was of no use to us. The board had to take up the cobble stone pavement and they gave it to us for removing it, and we broke it up to form the base of (he concrete pavement. Wttness had no interest whatever in the pas sage of the sewer act by the legislature, nor any iuterest in any real estate operations of Kilborne and Latta. There was no truth in the statement that witness was ever favored over other contractors by the board. When the contracts was first let the board used unpre pared wood. After a time they decided to have me wtou uiocks uuruetizea ana me price ot paving was increased to cover the cost of burn etizing. Witness was interested in the Port land Stone Co., and would like to give away his stock in that Company. The pavement on Pennsylvania avenue cost about $2.00 yer yard. Witness received $3.20 per yard, subject to the cost of keeping it in repair for three years. The profits of similar work done by witness on New York avenue were about 15J per cent. The re lative per centage of profits on this work is from 15 to 20 cents per yard. Witness furnish ed asphalt for the wood on Pennsylvenia ave nue west of 14th street. Witness never paid or agreed to pay any member of the Board of Public Works any money to secure a contract, never divided or proposed to divide profits with any of them. Witness has no interest in the contracts of C. E. Evans & Co., and C. E. Evans is no relation of witness. The witness was interrogated by Mr. Wilson relative to work done by the Board around the government property, and called the attention of the council of the Board to the appropria tions made by Congress to reimburse the Board for this class of work; also to the fact that within a few days after the passage of such ap propriation the major part thereof was paid out by the Board on account of other and entirely different work. Mr Huutington stated that the matter was susceptable of an easy and satisfactory explana tion and would be adhered to by the counfel for the Board at the eailiest possible moment. Mr. (Abrahams, called by the memoralists, testified as to his relations to John O. Evans. Was his foreman in the latter part of 1871, and superintened the Pennsylvania Avenue work west of 15th street, done by Evans. The ma jority of the base was broken coble stones, and witness did not think it was a proper base for the pavement. Witness was in Evans’ employ about three moaths. The asphalt used was of inferior quality. Witness formerly superintend ed the work of the Scbof Pavemeut Co. in New York. Witness several times discussed to quali ty of material used in the Pennsylvania Avenue pavement, but Evans did not like witness’ ad vice. Witness subsevuently was in the employ of C. E. Evans and also of Thomas Lewis. The work done by J. O. Evans since the Pennsyl vania Avenue work was done is generally very good. The Connecticut avenue was paved by C. E. Evans. It is a bad pavement, and witness thinks the board did not favor the property owners much in that locality by giving them that pavement. John O. Evans’ pavemeut works well generally with the best concrete pavements laid in this city. Witness had seen the pavemeut in the Agricultural grounds, and it would not stand anything. Witness could not lay a concrete pavemeut for 75 cents a yard. Adjourned. The Sanborn Affair. The Ways and Means Committee examined Mr. Coughlin of the New York Legislature, an expert in collecting legacy taxes, he having been an Ass stant Assessor in the Internal Revenue office in New York city. He appear ed as one of Sanborn’s witnesses, and gave the manner of collecting such taxes. Ex-Repre sentative Woolbridge of Vermont, appears as Sanborn’s counsel. He testified that the legacy tax of Phelps, of $15,000, would never have been collected through the regular course. There was no rec ord kept in tbe internal office of taxes due, but only of taxes paid. His share of the money under the Sauborn contracts was 12J per cent. On being asked if he had ever received “hush money,” Mr. Coughlin said that he desired a definition of that term, but Mr. Foster of the committee thought it useless to try to explain what hush money ment to a New York expert. He stated that he had not received any money from any one for not reporting matters and never received a dollar at all under the San born contracts. Nobody ever offered him hush money, and he never paid Bliss any money. He stated that in March, 1873, he had proposed to the Secretary of the Treasury to collect the legacy and succession taxes for a commission of 15 per cent., tbe same work which was af tt rwards given to Sanborn for 50 per cent. Coughlin said he did all tbe work and Sanborn got the pay. Sanborn got his first information from a man named Wm. C. Waddell. John F. Belstering of Philadelphia was also examined. He states that having been a spec ial assistant assessor of legacy and succession taxes in Philadelphia nearly two years and having become famiUjg with the records in tbe office of register of WHA, he was employed after leaving that office by Mr. Barrows as agent of Sanbiuy^oprorare information as to unpaid legacyBBpwiccession taxes. The information was obtained only by hard labor and withont collusion with any internal revenue or other government officers, add without paying a penny to such persons. Information as to three or four estates was submitted to District At torney McMicbael but no collections were made up t.i this time because of a difference with Supervisor Fulton as to what constitutes a re cord in such a case. In answer to a question, Belsterling said he did not consider Fulton vigilant in the interest of the government, and he thought if Supervisers Hawley and Simmons in New York and New England had done as Fulteu did in Philadelphia, the Sanborn col lections in their districts could not have been made. Tie Howard Investigation. Tbe Howard Court of Inquiry to day contin ued the hearing of Gen. Bullock the'witness for the prosecution. The testimony principally related to the method of paying bounties to colored soldiers. Witness testified that no gen eral rules have been adopted for this purpose as each cast received specific instruciiions. Gen. Howard supervised his action either by a per sonal examination or by inspection of his books at the end of each month iustead of approving all vouchers paid by Bullock seriation. Howard, on account of the loss of his right arm, got permission from the Second Comp troller to approve abstracts of the vouchers paid which reciled and described the vouchers paid and accompanied them in many instances. Gen. Bullock had vouchers sent him receipt ed by claimants before sending tbe money to tbe sub-agents to make tbe payments, and in some instances payments were not made be cause of not finding claimants. The examination of Bullock will be continued to-morrow. Ths Cotton Hoods Tariff. The Treasury Department has decided at present to continue the classification of bleach ed and colored cottons having a few threads of flax waven through the body of the goods, as cotton goods, which are subject to about twice the duty imposed on goods of a mixed mate rial. The Vacant Chair. Sumner’s chair and desk in the Snate, which since his death have beeu vacant, although se cured by Mr Ferry of Michigan, were to-day relinquished by the latter in favor of Mr. Ferry of Conn., who now occupies them. Treasury Balances. The following are the Treasury balances to day ^Currency, $3,314,708; special deposit of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of deposit, $53,575,000; coin, $80,705,421, including coin certificates $30,709,700; outstanding legal tenders, $382,000,000. Fiiih Culture. The House Committee on Appropriations have agreed to insert $15,000 in the deficiency of the appropriation bill to be used ucder the direction of Prof.Baird in carrying on the work of food fish propagation. The money is needed this spring for the particular purpose of hatch ing shad. The committee is disposed to allow the Interior Departmert appropriations to sup ply the deficiencies of last year for Indian ser vice in Arizona and New Mexico. Fortj -Third Congress—Fir st Session. SENATE. Washington. Mar. 22. Several petitions were presented. The chair submitted the credentials of Wm. Pinknely White, elected U. S. Senator from Maryland for six years from the 4th of March 1875, which was laid on the table. He also laid before the Senate resolutions of the New York Chamber of Commerce upon the death of Charles Sumner. At the expiration of the morning hour the Senate laid aside informally the bill to equalize the distribution of currency and took up the new financial bill reported by Mr. Sherman from the Committee on Finance yesterday. The provisions of the new bill were explained by Mr. Sherman. Mr.Sherman said: “The Committee had re ported in favor of fixing the amount of United States notes at $382,000,000, but he hoped soon to be practicable to g't back to the $356,000,000 aod recover the ground lost by the pauic. The time must come when these notes must he re deemed in coin and something must be done looking to that end. He was not prepared to say any day could he fixed now for the redemp tion ot U. S. notes in coin, but the time bad oome when some action should be taken to give these notes a specie standard. One plan sug gested was to allow them to be received trom customs duties, aud another to allow them to be converted into bonds. He thought it a good plau to allow them to be received from customs duties, but the pledge in the act of 1862 that these duties should be collected in coin was in the way. That provision was a wise one when adopted, but for the fact that customs duties were collected in gold during the war we could not have paid the interest on our bonds as they would sink out of sight, If this bill did not meet tfie views of the Senate let another be adopted, but he hoped this Congress would not adjourn with an increased currency without any plan of redemption. If such a course was to be pursued, the country would be dishonored. If the Senate thought the operations of this bill too rapid towards a return to specie payment, it could change the time fixed. It was true the Secretary of Treas ury had some discretion under this bill, but none to authorize to issue irredeemable paper currency. The increase of national bank capi tal order the bill would be about $110,000,000. He did not think it would be any violatiou of confidence to state that the Secretary of Treasu ry wished to retire au equal amouut of green backs as uaiional hank notes were issued. It had not been the design of the Finance Com mittee to enter upon any serious modification of the national banking act. lu conclusion, he sai I this was not a party or sectional struggle but a question involving the faith and honor of the country and Con gress must provide a national currency, well distributed and one gradually approaching re demption in gold. Mr. inurman said tne senator trom Micni gan (Ferry) iu one of his speeches had arraign ed him because he kept quiet through this dis cussion. It was not a merit to speak. He (Thurman) denied he had ever said the panic was the result of an attempt of the creditors of the East to force the debtois of the South and West into specie resumption. He had never made such a ridiculous assertion On the con trary, he had always said the panic was the re sult of over trading and Congressional legisla tion embarking iu new enterprises, and espec ially in the Northern Pacific Railroad scheme. He never uttered a word in favor of inflation but had expressed opposition to any violent or sudden measures for specie resumption. He was too much of an old-fashioned Democrat to favor embarking on any career of inflation which meant no resumption at all. Senator Ferry had charged him with being absent from the Senate when votes weie takeu on several amendments. If he had taken the trouble to enquire he would have ascertained that at that time be (Thurman) was on a sick bed and unable to be in the Senate. Had he been present he would have voted against all the amendments and for the motion to recom mit as he believed that in the Committee was the place to perfect the the hill and uot in the Senate. Mr. Ferry said he was still at a lost to know where the Senator stood as he had submitted no proposition, no plan. He inquired if the gentleman was iu favor of the bill just report ed by the Finance Committee. Mr. Thurman said that his present belief was that he would oppose it, though he had had not examined it carefully. Mr. Ferry said he wovld vote to make the volume of the currency *400,000,000 and free banking. Mr. Thurman said this bill fixed the amount of greenbacks at *382.000.000, and only increas ed the natioual bank circulation to *110,000,000. Free banking meant an extension of the na tional bank circulation to many millions of dol lars. The only limit would be the amount of government bonds which could be procured to put up as securities. It meant an indefinite ex tension of irredeemable paper currency aLd a perpetuation of national indebtedness. If Da tional banking was to be perpetuated, the na tional indebtedness must be, and with the en du-auce of this high debt, high taxation and high tariff would continue. The perpetual na tional banking system meant that the people of Ohio must pay *3 or *4 more per thousand for their lumber from Michigan they would have to pay if they could get it from Canada.— I It meant death to free trade, and if Senator Ferry was in favor of extending the system of national banks he was in favor of extending the national indebtec ness. He denied that the bill just reported made currency elastic. On the contrary it fixed the amount by just as arbitra ry a rule as that of the present day. Though he felt adverse to the bill now, he thought |it infinitely better than inflation. He quoted from the 2d section of the bill and said he could not support it because it was too severe in its pro visions. Pending the discussion the Senate went into executive session and at 5.15 adjourned. HOUSE. After considerable animated discussion 90 at tempt by Messrs. O’Neil and Meyers of Penn sylvania, to make a personal or privilege ques tion out of mistakes in Washington papers in regard to their votes on the four hundred mil lion bill yesterday, which attempt the Speaker refused to countenance, the House proceeded to the discussion of the Georgia contested case. After three hours discussion, the minority resolution that Kawls, the sitting member, was eutitied to a seat was rejected, yeas 77, nays 133, and the majority resolution declaring Sloan the contestant entitled to a seat, was adopted, yeas 135, nays 74. It was purely a party vote except that Ban ning of Ohio, Fort of Illinois, and Shoemaker of Pennsylvania, voted with the Democrats. Andrew Sloan then came forward and took the modified, not the iron-clad oath. «*r. xuc^rary oi iowa, atter an unsuccessful effort to have some airangemeut made for tak ing a vote on the bill to regulate interstate rail road commerce, gave notice that he would irove tne previous question on the passage of the bill at 4 o’clock to-morrow. Mr. Dawes offered a resolution giving the Committee on Ways and Means authority to send for persons and papers, and to administer oaths in all cases pending for examination be fore it from time to time. Adopted. W. R. Roberts of New York, said, I am re quested by the workingmen's committee of New York to present a memorial to the House of Representatives in favor of the eight hour law.and for the removal of the supervising architect of the Treasury. This memorial is signed by 20,000 persons, representing the Typ ographical Unian and various trades and labor lug societies in New York city. In presenting it I desire toexprees my entire and full approval of the objects of the memorialists. I request that the memorial be read at the clerk’s desk and printed in the Congressional Record. Mr, Maynard—I object to that; let the me morial come under the rule. Mr. Roberts—The geutlemau from Tennes see would not object if it was a memorial from the bankers and brokers of New York, but be cause it comes from the workingmen he ob jects. Mr. Maynard—The gentleman from New York measures other.people’s corn by his own half bushel. Mr. Roberts—I measure that gentleman by his acts. Mr. Mayuard—I have a right to object to having tbe memorial read in the House and printed in the Record, and I insist upon my ob jection. The memorial was read and ordered to be printed, but not iu the Record, and was. refer red to the Committee on Civil Service Reform. The House proceeded to the discussion of the bill to regulate inter-State railroad commerce, and Mr. Willard of Vermont, made a consti tutional and legal argument against the bill. He declared every impulse of his nature was ou the side of the people in any controversy with railroad companies, and if he could be shown a safe and wise and constitutional means to put restrictions upon them, be would be in favor of adopting it. The powers, right? and duties of those corporations were wholly creat ed by State laws, and it was just as much an impairment of vested rights for Congress to say that any railroad shall carry freights at any particular price as it would be to pass a law that they should carry freights for nothing. # The House took a recess. The eveniug ses sion will be devoted to the same subject. FIRES. ■■ Elmira, Hew York. Elmira, .March 24.—A fire broke out in the Elmira House this morning, and spread rapid ly, the efforts of the firemen being unavailing. Bask’s Hotel andSbidler’s block were destroy ed, the fire running down both sides of the street with fearful rapidity. The heavy gale scattered the brands in all directions. Uuion block, containing eight stores was partially de stroyed. V. H. Loving, wholesale grocer, Louis Strauss, dry goods, T. W. Elmore, grocer, L. H. Humphrey, boots, Given & Marey, boots, Etz & Co.| photographers, H. M. Oarsell and H. Payne, jewellers, J. M. Buckley, J. S. Far ren £6 Co., and S. Johnson, oyster packer, all lps»beavily. Assistance arrived from Oswego aujrWaveriy and soon after the fire was got vader control. The loss will excerd $200,000. Tile fire is still burning. The total aggregating loss is $260,000 and the total insurance $152,000. Many families are homeless and many lose everything as the speed of the fire was so rapid as to preclude all possibility of saving goods. Heavy Fire in a Ship-Yard. Philadelphia, March 24.—A fire broke out this morning in a saw mill attached to Cramp’s shipyard. Kensington, and spread to the ma chine shop, extending 400 feet on Beach street ISO feet wide, and three stores high, which was entirely destroyed. The shop contained machinery valued at (8100,000, most of which **> ruined. The building cost 830,000. The steamship Pennsylvania, which was undergo ing repairs, was aground and narrowly escaped destruction. A portion of the machine shop walls fell on the joiners shop, crushing part of it. Among the insurances on the fire at Cramp’s shipyard were the following: 85000 each in the Boston Underwriters, Connecticut of Hartford City of Providence, Phmuix of Hartford, Etna of Hartford; 82500 in Hartford; and in Nana* gansett and Merchants of Rhode Island 82125 each. The machinery of the steam colliers belong ing to the Reading Railroad was in the build ing and insured, includingS2500 in the Faneuil Hall of Boston. Total insurance, 8129,750. A 8100,000 Fire in Jersey City, New York, March 24.—A fire on Newark aveDue, Jersey City, this morning, destroyed the stores of Dr. Smith, hardware; Armstrong, hoots and shoes; Christe, hay and feed, with several horses; Riley, crockery; a'sd a brush stole and beer saloon. Total loss about 8100. 000. The Elgin Fire. Elgin, 111., March 24.—The total loss by the fire here foots up, on buildings 877.700. on stock 844,700. A great portion of the best bus iness part of the city is gone. Tbe following are among the insurance companies: Etna of Hartford, 89500; Hartford of Hartford, 8500o; Phoenix of Hartford, 810,300. In Norwalk Conn. New York, March 24 —Mallon’s saloon and Peck’s ding store, in Norwalk, Ct.,were burned to-day. The fire was prevented from extend ing by pulling down adjoining buildings Loss 830.000. In Nvnck, New York. A large residence of C. M. Patridge, and several acres of woods, in Nyack, were burned yesterday. Loss 810,000. The Jersey City Fire. The loss by the fire in Jersey City is not over 850.000. Several poor families had narrow es capes. In Hyde Park, Han. Boston, March 24.—A new unoccupied dwelling house in Hyde Park, owned by Mr. Wood, was burned this morning, Insurance, 82000. In Plantville, Cnnn. Hartford, March 24.—Tbe works of the Plant Manufacturing Company in Plantville (Southington) were burned early this morning. Iu one of the buildings, the depot of the New Haven and Northampton Railroad was kept. Nothirg was saved except the books of the company. The loss is total, and amounts to about 875,000; insured for 850,000, mostly in western companies. In Boalon. Boston, March 24.—Oliver Ditson’s music store on Washington street was burned out this evening. Loss 875,000. Insured in all the companies doing business in Boston, with two or three exceptions, amounting in the aggre gate to 8182,000. In Manchester, N. H. Manchester, March 24.—At 10.30 p. m. a fire was discovered in A. P. Stratton’s new block on Hanover street,caused by an explosion of gas in th? cellar of Jewell & Harvey’s gro eery store. Just before the fire a rumbling sound was heard and the bulkhead on the side walk was thrown from its position. Mr. Strat ton recently purchased the block of Charles R Colby for 822,000. Damage to building esti mated from 81500 to 82000. Timber Land on Fire. New York, March 24 —Yesterday morning about eleven o’clock, as the mail tiain on the South Side Railroad was passing Breslau, sparks from the engine’s smokestack set fire to the under brush. Nothing was thought of it and no attempt was made to quench the fire. About noon it had crept through the under growth about a mile and burst forth in general fury. Even the part near which the tire had travelled burst forth furiously , and the inhabi tants thought the Breslan was doomed to de struction, but the wind favored the settlement, and the flames rushed through the timber. The tire spread rapidly and in about three hours it had reached the clearings at Farmingdale, seven miles distant. It is estimated that cord wood and fencing to the amount of $125,000 was destroyed. On a great portion of the cleared land the farmers had stored their hay under the sheds, every one of which was de stroyed. In a piece of woods near Farming dale, a farmer named Abbertoon,had seventeen milch cows turned out. When the fire crept up to them they ran wildly about looking for an opportunity to escape. The fence having bean partially burned away they attempted to get through the flames, but they either perish ed or were rendered wortlbless. It could not be ascertained whether auy human being per ished. THE TEMPERANCE RAID. At Wnshingt.il, D. C. .Washington, March 24.—The temperance crusade is being inaugurated here under the lead of Dr. Dio Lewis, aided by Key. Charles W. Deunison and the Hutchinson singers. Prayer meetings are to be held every afternoon and evening during the present week, and Mr. Lewis is endeavoring to orgauize a praying band of women. At Ayer, Man*. Ayer. March 24.—A temperance convention is to be held here to-day. A party numbering some thirty or forty, from the ladies’ praying bands of Worcester, came in on the morning trains and more are expected. A meeting will be held in Page’s Hall, at 9o’clock, after which it is expected that the Dio Lewis plan of pray ing in the saloons will be adopted. THE MICHIGAN TROUBLE. Troops en Route for the Scene of Action. Detboit, March 24.—Nothing definite hai been received in regard to the disturbance among tbe boom companies’ men at Gowan. The outbreak appears to have been caused by the rivalry between a new boom compauy or ganized this spring, and the old company. Tbe mill owners refused to open tbe draws and let tbe logs run through, when the different com panies took the law into their own hands and opened the gates, The draws are reported de stroyed. There is much excitement among the lumber men and there have been several collisions. Several hundred armed parties stand guard over the mills and dams and a serious riot has been impending for the last two days. The Grand Rapids Guards left Grand Rapids by a special train this morning for the scene of the disturbance. The North Carolina Volcano, Statements ot a Scientist. New York, March 24.—A despatch from Marion, N. C., of yesterday! states that several scientists are investigating the volcanic dis turbances. Prof. Dupre of Wafford College says that the noises heard in the mountain are common to both earthquake and volcanic char acteristics. Their area is limited to between ten and twelve miles, all the shocks heing heard between the Broad anil Catawba rivers. The professor did not think there was any dan ger, however, of auy volcanic eruption. There have been no shocks since last Friday, but the people are still in a terribly agitated condition. STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION. Seven Boats Sunk and Mine Per sons Killed. Memphis, March 24.—A dispatch to the Ap peal from Helena, Ark., says to-day: “The towboat Creseul City from New Orleans for St Louis, having in tow five freight barges, one full barge aud a trading boat ladeu with thir teen tons of sugar blew up at 8.30 o’clock this morning at the foot of Montezuma Island, ten miles below here. The upper part of the boat was blown lo aitoms and she sunk in three minutes. The barges were all consumed by tire. > ine persons were killed or drowned and several injured. Loss $70,0u0. The Bsasnum in Missouri. St. Louis, March 24.—Governor Woodson seut a message to the Legislature yesterday, calling atten' iun to the fact that a band ot out laws exist in this State who rob aud murder with impunity; that he has no adequate power or means to bring the desperadoes to justice, and asking that proper legislation be had at once. Detective Allen who was wounded near Mon egan Springs by the Younger Brothers is not dead aud is now expected to recover. The ad ministrator of the Stetseuside family offer $1000 reward for the capture of the murderers. It is expected that Governor Beverly will add an other thousand. The Arizona Indians. San Francisco, March 23.—A letter from Camp Grant, 17th inst., says that Geo. Crook is personally looking into the cause of the San Carlos outbreak and the efficiency of the scouts. It is reported that he is couvinced that the out break was not caused by any white person but by Apaches under Cochise. Major Randall of Camp Apache, and Lieut. Schuyler of Camp Verde, are out in the Piute mountains with about 400 troops well equip ped. The Mississippi Floods. Memphis, March 24.—The officers of the steamer Belle Lee, from New Orleans, say that the river is higher than was ever known be fore. About 25 miles of the Chicot & Pine Bluff railroad are swept away. No further breaks are reported. The whole country adjacent to Chicot, Arkansas, and Batavia, Mississippi, is under water. No great danger is apprehended. IW Naval Drill. New York, March 24.—A Key West de spatch states that the naval armed forces, 2000 men, made a landiug yesterday under cover of a heavy fire from the gunboats. After the landing and a skirmish, a dress parade and re view by Admiral Case followed. A large crowd of people were present. The Juniata goes to Havana to-morrow. nETKOKOLOUIGAL, PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TWKNTY-FOUB HOURS War Dep’t, Office Chief Signal ) Officer, Washington, D. C., > Mar. 24, 3.00 (P. M.l» For New England northwesterly to noitheasterly winds, high barometer,rising temperature and partly cloudy weather. FOKE1 Cx N. The New Ocean Cable. London, March 24.—The new cable which is to he laid direct to the United States, will com mence being taken on board the steamer Far aday, the middle of next week. Quite Dead. Aden, March 24 —The steamship Calcutta, with the remains of Dr. Livingstone on board, arrived to-oay. Fool*. Paris. March 24.—The Assembly has resolv ed to adjourn from March 28th till May 2d. A deputation of royalists will soon visit Count de Cliambord and make a last effort to effect the restoration of a monaruhy. The Spanish War. Bayone, March 24.—The Carlists are throw ing incendiary shells into Billboa with terrible effect. Whole streets are reported in flames. A recent engagement before the city has re sulted in the occupation by the besiegers of Alba, a suburb on the left bank of the Nervion. MINOR TELEGRAMS. J. N. Winstanley, a Toronto barrister, com mitted suicide Monday. It is generally believed that the ocean steam ship companies will adopt the southern route hereafter during the winter. A quantity of robes, harnesses and other property, valued at several hundred dollars, was stolen by burglars from the penitentiary of Hudsou county, N. J., Tuesday. The strikers at Jersey City are now desirous to resume work. Another break has occurred on the lower Mississippi levees, but as yet no serious dam age has resulted. The New Orleans pi inters are on a strike, and the Picayune and Times were not issued Tuesday. These papers have a force engaged to take the place of the strikers The bark L. L. Bigelow, from Liverpool for Providence,di if ted ashore near Belfast, IrelanJ, and is a total wreck. The fillibustering steamer Gen. Sherman has been turned over to the courts. Gsn. Van Buren was confirmed yesterday as Consul at Kanagowa. The Selma, Rome & Dalton Railroad of Ala bama, with all its property, was decreed to the trustees of the first mortgage bond holders. The road is 236 miles long, and a very import ant one. In Washington yesterday morning the ther mometer was at zero at sunrise. Patrick Gormely, drunk, of East Webster, Mass., was run over on the Worcester Railroad and EilleJ. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Portland Wholesale Market* Tuesday, March 24. Flour is in fair demand and prices are unchanged. Corn Is very firm at 90 @ 92c for new Mixed anil Yellow, and 93 @ 95c for old Yel low, which is less than the article can be laid down here from New York. Sugars are steady and In good demand at 10J @ lOfc for Forest city granulated and 9 @ 10c for colfee crushed. Molasses is quiet. Pork and beef are steady. Produce is dull and unchanged. The grocery market is pretty steady and the business continues to be very good. Receipt* by Railroad* and Steamboat* Grand Trunk Railroad—4 cars sundries, 3 do beads, 3 do flour, 1 do com, 3 do bark, 3 do timber, 4 do wood, 23 do lumber, 4 do for Boston, 8 do for St Jobn, NB, S do for Halifax, NS,9 do for Liverpool. Foreign Export*. MONTEVIDEO. Bark Sarah B Hale-383,375 ft lumber, 8009 pickets, 82 bbis plaster. ST. JOHN, NB. Schr Osseo-SOO bbis flour, 195 bags oats, 171 do feed. Foreign Import*. HA1.IFAX. NS. Steamer Alhambra—3 crates 2 lacks skins to Hart Co, 14 casks oil to J Cowley 16 Son, 8 bbis flsh to Curtis & Davie, 1 pkg merchandise to Swett’s Ex. _ DAILY DOMESTIC RECEIPTS. Receipt* of Flonr. EASTERN railroad. Consionees. Bbis. Consionees. Bbis. Marr, True & Co.500 King,Gilman<6 Co .. 100 E A Norton. 100 Harvey. Scudder & Co. 100 Total.800 Receipt* ot Grain, dke. EASTERN R. R. Consionees. No. cars. Consignees. No. car John Dennis A Co. 50 bbis beef and pork. J McGlinchy, 280 bags malt. By water conveyance 1,000 hush coromeal to Geo W True & Co. Boatan Stack Li*t. (Sales at the Broker’s Board. March. 24.1 Eastern Railroad .— @ 63} Portland. Saco & Portsmouth RR.— @115 Second Call. Eastern Railroad.....— @ 631 Mew Yark Stack and Maney Market. New York. March 24—Mornino.—Money at 3 par cent. Gold at 112. Sterling Exchange at 4.85 SS 1 4.88. ?°,ll\.March 24—Evenina.- Wall street *Joney oasv at 3 @ 4 per rent. Ei m !™^duce ^or the we«k 95,413,034 mixed values, correHiKin^r.!, 1 ,w<iek of 9061,506; export, of the 1872 rn?0 7K7 ,?,JCV liut year 95,260,047, and for vear t#l®IporU “lnce January 1, this 9«.M7,Mair^i72a,'a,net *,»’02«'608 *a»^7«i. and Foreign Exchange quiet and steady at 4 Ml tat x as for prime bankers 60 days and 4.87?(fe4.88 d2 TI*e Customs receipts to-day were *400 000 O Id opened at 112, advanced to 1124 cloned 7,’S1 The rates paid for carrying were 34 4 3 ami *> ^ ' rnnnt^ft •‘k,B‘8tant Trcas. paid to-day’$42,IKK) ,,n 5J bonds 0t int*re8t an<* 921,000 in redemption of 5 20 The day’s business at toe Gold Exchange Bank was as followsGold balances, $1,077,961: curren cy balances. *1,210,689; gold cleared *27,647 000 — Qoyernnient bonds firm and quiet. State bonds are dull. Stocks opened strong in consequence of the ac tion of tbe House of Representatives yesterday at an advance of J @ 1J per cent. Later there was a fall ing oft under tbe realization of the timid speculation taking advantage of the sudden advance to cover.but the whole advance was not lost, and on the report from Washington that well informed Senators had stated that there was no doubt the Senate would con cur in the House bill, the principal stocks became buoyant and advanced ft.m ^ to J per cent.; Western Union. Lake Shore, Northwestern. Ohio and Wabash were the features. Late in the afternoon there was a fall of J @ 4 per cent, on the news that Sherman’s compromise bill was before the Senate. At the close the whole market was strong at an advance of 4to 1| per cent, from toe lowest figures of the day. Wes torn Union and Pacific Mail were especially promi nent in the dealings, tbe former reachiug 79J and the ™««». The total transactions of the uay were probably 300,000 shares, including 92.500 shares of Lake Shore, 26,000 of Pa WftWH11,1M,?®of Norm western common, 15.000 of wi» nfth?1* 411;?00 of L’"lo“ 1’aciflc. Biesldent Wat for transaction. In new ifrie l„"n n, “wlth.JLndlnu theproteM of Blschottbcbelu and Goldamidt 8 •MuriuSi”1”8 W#re <*’lolau»“* »■ Government United States coupon 6’b,1881. United States 5-20’s 1862. {77? United States 5-20’s 1864.,{i? United States 5-20’s 1865, old.., * * 12ol United States 5-20’s 1865,newex-int 119* United States 5-20’s 1867,. 119s United States 5-20’s UGS,. ,118 United States 5’s, new.115 United States 10-40’s.,ex-interest. ....1144 Currency 6’s...^ . 118 The following were tbe closing quotations of Stocks: Western Union Telegraph Co. 791 Pacific Mail. 45! N. T. Centra’and Hudson River consolidated. ...tool Erie. 43 Erie preferred. *t|" #94 Union Pacific stock.[ 34 The following were the quotations for Pacific Rail road securities: Central Pacific bonds .. tm Union Pacific do.**** 84 Union Pacific land grants.83 Union Pacific income bonds.81J Beaton Bank (Unlearnt. Boston. Mcrch 24.—The following is the statement of the Boston bauks, as returned to the Clearing House Monday morning, March 23: Capital.g 40,350.000 . 127,485,000 Decrease. 215.700 SPfCi*. 3,162,800 P^ra*8®. 176,000 Legal tenders. 10,700,000 Increase.... . 90,000 Due from other banks. 21,671,300 Increase... 444,600 Due to other banks. 23,801 000 Plcre“«. 384,100 Deposits. 52,873.000 Decrease. 40i„500 circulation. 25,483.000 Decrease... 2,800 Providence Print llatk Market. Providence, March 24.—The printing cloths mar et moving quietly on the baels of 5} for best 64s. tlsnrihr Markets. Watertown, March 24—Cattle Market.—Receipts of beef 524 bead; the market Is a shade better thau last week with an advance of nearly Jc ^ lb: sales of choice at 10 25 ® 10 50; extra » 50 @ 10 00; first qual ity at 8 50 ® 9 00; second quality at 7 00 ® 8 00 ;tbird quality 6 00 ® 6 50. Sheep and Lambs—receipts 1462 head; there was some Improvement in the market and dealers claim an advance of Jc V R> on Sheep. We quote sales in lots at 4 00 @ 5 25 each; extra at 5 75 ® 8 00 each. new Yoke. March 24—Kveniug.—Cotton easier and unchanged; sales2977 bales; Middling uplands at 16|c. Flour quiet and without material change, and scarcely any export inquiry; sales 9700 bbls; Western and State 5 50® 6 65; White Wheat Western extra at 6 65 ® 7 00; extra Ohio at 6 20 ® 7 40; extra St Louis 6 30 @ 11 00; medium and good grades quite heavy; Southern flour at 6 30® 11 tie. Wheat quiet and 2c lower; private cable reports tue very unfavor able, shippers generally holding ofl; sales 46,000 bush; No 2 Chicago at 1 48 ® 1 50; No 2 Milwaukee at 1 62 ® 1 53; ungraded Iowa and Minnesota Spring 1 42 ® 1 53; No I Spriti" 1 54 @ 1 55; White Western t 70.— Corn iB scarce and lc higher with a good export and home trade demand; sales 98.000 bush: new Mixed Western at 88 ® 92c; also 43,000 Dusn of old Western Mixed to arrvie immediately and within two weeks at 88 @ 90c. Oats are a shade firmer and moderately active; sales 47,000 bush; Western Mixed 62®G4c; White Western at 64 ® 6ic; small lots of choice at GCc; Western Mixed in Btore 62c; White do in store 66c. Coftee quiet and nnchanged. Sugar is quiet and unchanged ;fair to good refiuing7| ® 7Jc; Muscovado 7J; Centrifugal 8Jc. Molasses quiet aud unchanged. Kice more active; Rangoon 3 50 Cold in bond. Petro leum firmer; sales 1000 bbls crude at 7Jc on spot; 5000 bbls early in April at 7Jc; 9000 bbls refined at 14} ® 14Jc; now held at 15c. Tallow is steady at 7 9-to 71c. Rosin at 2 50 for strained. Naval Stores—Spir Turpentine firmer at 47J ® 47}c. Pork firmer; new mess at 16 25; seller May 16 25 ® 16 35; seller June 16 50. Beef quiet. Lard is firmer; prime steam at 9} ® 9 9-16. Butter is unchanged; Western at 25 ® 40c; State at 37 ® 50c; do new 36 @ 68c. Whiskey steady at 97c. Freights tnfLiverpool are heavy and lower; Cotton per steam J ® 5-16d; Grain—Corn per steam at 6} ® 6}d: Wheat do 6}d. Chicago, March 24.—Flour dull and unchanged; good to choice extra Spring at 5 50 @ 8 75; fancy 0 00 @6 25. Wheat weak and unsettled; No 1 Spring at 1 244 ;No 2 do at 1 17} for regular: 1 18} for strictly fresh on|spot; 1 18} seller for April; seller for May at 1 23; No 3 do at 1 14}; rejected 1 07. Com is active and firmer; No2 Mixed fresh at 62}c for cash; 62c seller April; 65c seller May; new No 2 M Ixed 59c; re jected old 59 @ 59}c; new 57}. Oats are dull and nominally at 46}c for No 2 seller May. Rye is firmer and scarce at 87c for No 2 regular; 88c for fresh.— Barley is steady: No 2 Spring at 1 50 Provisions— Pork active and higher at 14 70 on spot; 14 75 seller for April: 14 95 @ 15 00 seller May. Lard is in fair demand and higher at 8 95 on spot; 9 00 seller April. Bulk Meats are steady and unchanged; shoulders at 5*c seller April; 5|c seller May—both loose Bacon quiet and unenanged. Whiskey steady at 91c. Receipts—11,000 bbls flour, 69,000 bush wheat, 35 - 000 bush corn, 24,000 bush oats, 0,000 bush rye, 4,000 bush barley. Shipments -4,000 bbls flour, 32,000 bush wheat.17. 000 onsb corn, 35,000 bush oats, 1,000 bush rye, 3,000 bush barley. Cincinnati, March 24.—Fork Is held at 18 00; 15 75 bid. Lard steady; steam at 9c for country ;ket tle 9}c at interior ports; city do 9}e. Bulk Meats are steady; shoulders at 5}; clear rib sides at7}c; celar Bides 8}c. Bacon is steady with only Jobbing sales; shoulders at 64 @ 6}c; clear rib sides at 8}c; clear sides at 9}c. Whiskey firm at 92c. Milwaukee, March 24.—Floor is quiet and un changed at 5 70 @ 6 25 for extra Spring. Wheat is steady; NolSpringat 127; No2atl22}; seller for May 1 26. Oats dull and nominally ;No 2 Mixed fresh at 44c. Com steady; No 2 Mixed at 62c for fresh.— Rye is steady; No 1 fresh at 87}c. Barley Is steady at 1 65 lor No 2 Spring fresh; No 3 seller April 1 50. Provisions—Pork firm at 14 75 @ 15 00 seller A pi II. Hams in pickle nrm at 9} @ 10c. Dry salted meats —shoulders at 5}c loose; boxed middles at 8 @ 8}c.— Lard held firmly at 9}c for kettle; steam is dull at 8 85. Receipts—5,000 bbls flour, 41,000 bush wheat. 0,000 hogs. Shipments 3,000 bbls flour. 25,000 bnsh wheat. aoledo. March 24.—Flour doll and unchanged.— Wheat dull and unchanged; No 2 White \\ abafh at 1 63;No 1 White Michigan at 1 55; Amber Michigan 148}; Beller April 1 49; do June 1 55}; No 1 Red held at 1 55,1 53 ottered; No 2 do at t 44 @ 1 45. Corn dull and unchanged; high Mixed 66}c; seller April at 67c; new 651c; low Mixed uew 65}c; no grade 53}c. Oats are dull unchanged at 48} for No 2. Receipts—1,000 bbls flour, 2,000 bush wheat. 9,000 bush corn, 0,000 bush oats. Shipments—0.000 bbls flour, 1,000 bush wheat, 4, 000 bush com, 2,000 bush oats. Detroit. March 24.—Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat active and higher; extra at 1 61} @ 1 62; No 1 White at 1 55; Amber Michigan 145. Corn is steady. Oats in good demand at 51}c lor No 1. Clover Seeds at 7 75 @ 7 80. Receipts—2,000 bbls floor, 4,000 bush wheat, 4.000 hush com, 2,000 bash oats. Shipments—0,000 bbls floor, 0,000 bash wheat, 0, 000 bush com, 0,000 bush oats. Charleston. March 24.-Cotton is unlet; Mid dling uplands 16c. Savannah, March 24.—Cotton is a shad easier; Middling uplands at 1515-16c. Mobile, March 24.—Cotton is nominal; Midlling uplands 16}c. New Orleans, March24.—Cotton Is quiet; Mid dling uplands at 16}c. ■urapeaa JIarkeu. London, March 24—12.30 P. M.—New York Cen tral 90; Erie pref. 64. Frankfort, March 24—United Stales 5-20s, 1862. at 98}. Liverpool, March 24—12.30 P. M.—Cotton quiet; Mbblhng uplandi 8}d; do Orleans at 8} @ 8}d; sales 15,000 bales, including 3000 bales lor export and spec ulation. THE MOST Wonderful Discovery of the 19th Centurv. OR. S. O. HOWE’S ARABIAN MILK-CURE — FOR — CONSUMPTION, And all diseases of the THROAT, CHEST and LUNGS. (The only Medecine of the kind in the world.) A Habatitate far Cad Liver Oil. Permanently cures Asthma, Bronchitis, Loss of Voice, Shortness of Breath, Catarrh, Croup, Coughs, Colds, &c., In a few days, like magic. Price $1 per bottle. ALSO T>R. S. r>. HOWK’S Arabian Tonic Blood Purifier, which DIFFERS from all other preparations in its IN MEDIATE ACTION Upon the LIVER. KIDNEYS AND BLOOD. It is purely vegetable, cleanses the system of all im purities, builds it light square up, and makes Pure Rich Blood. It cures Scrofulous Diseases of all kinds, removes Constipation and regulates the Bowels For “GENERA! DEBILITY,** “LOST VITALITY ’* and “BROKEN DOWN CONSTITUTIONS,** I “challenge the 19th century** to find its equal. Every Bottle is Worth its Weight in Wold. Price $1 per bottle. Sold at retail by all druggists. W. F. PHILLIPS «& CO.. Wholesale Agents, Port land. DK.N. D, HOWE, dole Proprietor, 161 Chssiben 8t.f New York. mar7snWS&M3m& weowl 1 NOTICE is hereby given that the subscribers have been duly appointed Executors ot the Will of CHARLES DEAKE, late of Portland, in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and have taken upon themselves that trust by giving bonds as the law directs. All persons having demands upon the estate of said deceased, are reunired to exhibit the same, and all persons indebted to said estate are called npon to make payment to ALBERT MARWICK, of Portland, GEORGE DEAKE, of Boston, Mass., Executors. Portland, Feb. 17, 1874. mh21dlaw3w#S KENDALL & WHITNEY^ Importer, ud Grower, of Garden, Fied and Fower Seed** All seeds warranted true to name- Orders y ■ will receive prompt attention. _ __ Illustrated C.loloC-e* —>« W*“ '...ted. 1B11U A wniTNBT. Portland, eh- 11, 187 • ENTERTAINMENTS. Detects v e’s Mu sen From 600 Broadway, New York, Ke-opeu, In this City at 338 Congress Stro>-«t, TUESDAY, with large additions of Interesting curi osities. Museum open uav and eveniug. Admission 2* <'tg. FKEE CONANT, mar 24-3t» Manager. ^entertainment. ~ Tbe new Temperance Drama of tbe LITTLE BROHfri(J« and i he Karce of m kMfi,!',° ™K ELKPHADT Church onrw.<2l^l.the J«"-.y of 0>« -'»<“» Street K«trert“"nu w,M t^rV »«•* »»•*• Children IS cent, ^ “ A|miUion ■;» cents; -- --1__mh23d3t The Ladles or the WtUlatou Circle. will otter for sale Useful andFancyArticles Clmpel of the State St. Church. Ou Yt’cdarnday awd Thursday A fur... aad Eveniug., Marth tAAih *"*1^ Refreshments for Sale. Au Antiquarian Sapper on Thurs day Evening. mc21 _ d8t A SAI.K OF Fancy Articles, Ice Cream, Oysters, 4e., will be bekl at the VESTBV OF FREE ST. CHURCH THURSDAY EVENING, March 26th. A Hot Supper will be served at 7 o'clock. Admission lree. , mh25d2t ARMY & NAVY HALL ! SELECT READINGS BY ®r' A. P. Burbank, of Chicago, Thursday Evening, march *6. Tickets 50 cents each, to be procured at Strck briige s, Hale s and SchlotterbeckV. TickeU limited to the cafiacit^oi the H -*11, aid shoul 1 be secured early. Doors open at 7; Readings commence at 7.45. mc21 did A. L. C.’s WILL GIVE A GRAND MASQUERADE RALE MONDAY EVE, Hlareh 36lli, -lie Grand Army Hall, oor. Congress and Casco Wtreetw. Tickets 50 cents each, tor sale at Nixon & Mars ton’s, 152 Exchange street, and at the door, also by the Committee. Good Music in at'eudance. mch24td AUCTION SALES. F. O. BAILEY & CO., AUCTIONEERS —AND— Commission Merchants \ Salesroom 176 Fore street, (Oflce 15 Exchange Street.) T. O. BAILEY. C. W. ALLEN. Regular sale of Furniture and General Merchandise every Saturday at salesroom, 176 Fore street, com - 1 mencing at 9 o’clock ... M. Consignments solicited. ocddtt i Stock at Auction. ON THURSDAY, March 26th, at 11 o’clock A. M., we shall sell at Office, 15 Exchange street, 57 Shares Cape Elizabeth Wharf and Railway Co. 10 Shares Canal National Bank. 2 Share* Ocean Insurance Co. The above is sold to close an estate. Also at same time. 5 Shares Oee m Insurance Co. 1000 in Poitland and Rochester First Mortgage Bonds. F. O. BAILEY Sc CO., Aaetisaecrs. mb21 5t BY J. S. BAILEY, Auctioneer, Furniture at Auction. ON FRIDAY. March 27th, at 10 o'clock A. M.,'at No. 406 Congress, near heud of High street—in Lane Block—we shall sell at public auction the fur niture In said house, consisting in part of Carpets, Chamber Sets, Beds, Mattresses, Bedsteads and Bed ding, Bureaus, Tables, Chairs, Hat Trees, Crockery, Glass, Stone and Wooden Ware. Parlor and Cook Stoves, &c. mh24td Executor's Sale ot 1.16 Part Brig Hattie S. Bishop. BY virtue of a license from Hon. obn A. Water man, Judge of Probate Court for Cumberland County, 1 shall sell at public auction at the office of F. O. Bai.ey & Co., 15 Exchange Street, on THURS DAY, April 1st, 1874, at 11J orclock A. .Vi.. 1-16 part of Brig Hattie S. Bishop, 310 tons, built in 18«4, cop E(red and re-rated October, 1872, an * now lying In oston harbor. CHAs. MERRILL, Executor ot the estate of Hophni Eaton. F. O. BAILEY Sc CO., Aacllaaeen. mar25 7t DR. WM. HALL’S Balsam for the Lungs, THE UBE tT AMERICAN CONHTMP me REMEDY. Onsumptl n is NOT an incurable disease. Physi cians assure us of Min tact. It in only necessary to have the right remedy, and the terrible malady can be conquered. HALL’S HALS AH IS THIS REMEDY. It breaks up the right sweats, relievos the op pressive TIGHI NESS ACROSS THE LIJNIB, and hORli the lacerated ind excoriated surfaces which the ven om of the disease produces. WHILE LIFE LASTS THERE IS HOPE. It may not be too late to effect a care even after the doctor» have given you up. HALL'S BALSAM Is sokl everywhere, and may be had at wholesale ot the Proprietor*. JOHN F. HENRY, CURRAN & CO., at their Great Medicine Warehous, 8 and 9 College Place, New York. Price $1 per bottle. HALL'S BALSAM is also a sure remedy for COUGHS. COLDS. PNEUMONIA, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, SPITTING OF BLOOD. CROUP, WHOOPING COUGH, and all other dlse ises of the respiratory organs. Also proprietors of Scovill's Blood and Liver Syrup, Carbolic Salve. Edey’s Troches, Oxvgenated Ritters. Mott’s Liver Pillls, «&c., JOHN F. HENRY, CURRAN & CO., mc4wlmll 8 and 9 College Place. New York. Providence Tool Co. LBWISOL1VEH A PHILLIPS. Wm. H. Haskell A Co. Rhode Island Not Co BBADlie BOLT AND NTT WORKS. A W. GIFFORD Jr C.., Manufacturers oi Heavy hardware and Rail road Supplies. Marine Hardware & Ship Chand* lery. THE “PROVIDEMCE” CLOTHES WRIKGER M. H* WORK. Agent, 44 Broad Street, Jo21deowlvT Ba.i.b Mara. $20,000 To loan on Hist class Mortgages in Portland and Vicinity In sums to suit. Real Estate Secukities, paying 8 to 10 par' cent. Inetrest tree ot Taxes. Investments in Beal Estate in Portland and vicinity. If judiciously made, are the best and safest modes of employing cap ital. First class securities always on hand. Interest and principal collected without charge. Oitarantrrs perfect title and ample security in a 1 its Real Es tate loans. Real Estate investments and improvements made on commission and on (hares, tiankaole paper bought and soM. e. R. DAVIS, Real Estate and Loan Agency Brown’s Block. »i*__ 2d 0 «xtiy Notice ot Commissioners ot Insol vency. ESTATE OF UK ft BY «, JACKSON. THE undersigned, having been appointed by the Hon. Judge ol Probate for Cumberland County Commissioners to receive and examine tbe claims of creditors against tbe estate of Henry 3 Jackson, lats of Cape Elizabeth. In said County, deceased, repre sented insolvent, hereby give notice that sis months from the date of said appointment, which was on ins third tlav of March, A, D. 1874. are allowed toMdd eredilors in which to present and prove their claim , and that they will be in session at the rli: and time* for tbe purpose of receiving the • • At tbe office or A. k H W-JiSwTK" Street, Portland, on the Brst FrUVjJJJ ,tav ot Scp June, July and August and on*'ave o'clock P. M. tember A. D. 1874, from three D lg74_ D*tAARON1B.'HOLDEN&g’ j Commissioners. RANDALL SKILLS » dl»w3wTh mhl2 ---- ». ire Chonf »«r a Mechanic. **“r will sell the desirable property at THE1“b^Millsln Casco, consisting ol a lj-story C,l°!d"wood-house, with >5 acres of land, wlih 1 lionsc and excc|ient saw mill and water privilege. .Ii together or either separately. The above ill be sold on favorable terms, and often a first nte T.Iening for a mechanic. Abundance of hard and timber near tor. For further particulars enquire vVM. M. COOK, on the premises. mcSdeo<llw&w7wlO MAKYE. W. COOK. ARTIFICIAL LEGS. t, F. PINGREE, Nlicnnfwrtwrer, 33 Tri ple SL. PerllaaA, NEe. Stats location of amputation and send Clvuta lart.