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THUBSDAT MOEmG, FEBRUARY 19.
The Advertiser would like to support Sher
iiua, I think, bat hasu't the courage when 1*.
c josld«M his limited followlnj in this vicinity
'tlio Journal, ω usual, has no convictions
inch, in brief, Is the outlook os I see it. I
think from all I can learn of the drift of senti
ment in the oouutry and particularly iu Nev.
England, that the Grant movement is sluwh
declining and that his supporters will undoubt
edly go over to Blaine.
As to the Democrats, they are not discussing
their own prospective caudidaies to any ex
tent, but devoting themselves mainly to ti
rades against the Republicans who for the
moment soems to be uppermost in the contest.
I should say that Bayard was the preference of
most of them in this vicinity But Ben But
ler ownB nine-tenths of the Democracy of Mas
sachusetts, and if the party only know it he
can command more votes in this coming na
tional convention than any other one man.
The delegates which the Butler Democracy of
this State has selected will support him to a
man if they get into the convention which
would not be at all surprising.
I see the papers are giving currency again to
the old stories about consolidation of the East
ern and Boston & Maine railroads. There is
not a word of truth in the report and never ha*
been. Not one member of the board of direct
ors of either road lias ever thought of any sueli
thing. No proposition of the kind has ever
been suggested by any official of either road.
On the contrary every man connected with
either road, from the president down to the
braketnen are opposed to it. All the patrons
of both roads are opposed to anything of the
kind. Every stockholder of the Boston &
Maine who docs not hold an amount of East
ern stock is opposed to anything of the kind.
Any such action of the directors would have
to be ratified by the stockholders of both roads
and by the Legislatures of three States—Maine,
New Hampshire and Massachustts. Out of
these five parts it is not possible that any but
the Eastern stockholders would ratify. So
you see the thiug is utterly out of the question
and has not been within trie bounds of reason.
Whence the reports? Speculation. Eastern
stock has gone from 15 to 45 in six months.
It is true there is some basis for an improve
ment on account of improving business, but
not to any such extent. The whole thing is
included in this: The Barings have quar
auteed the bonds at par. They are pushing up
the stock with a view to sending the bonds to
par and thns "unloading." That is all there
is to it. Scott.
BY TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
THE COMMITTEE REVISING
THE MILITIA LAWS.
Another Batch of Fusion Let
ters Found.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE VALU
ATION COMMISSION.
Ιϋΐ>βι.·ί*1 to ike Praia.)
Αυασι.Λ, Vats. 18.—A chartor is aiktfJ of
the Legislature for the National Bell Tu'.c
phoue Ooapaaj to operate Hues in this Statu.
The Incorporators named are Ctias. B. Gardi
ner, Payson Tucker and Franklin T. Rollins.
The capital stock is to be fixed by the com
pany.
The Aroostook county resolves calling for
appropriations were generally attacked in the
House to-day.
The committer appointed for the revision r,î
the militia laws are uuw quietly attending to
their duties in tlie room underneath the Ad
jutant Oenerai's ifd;e. T)ie members of the
commission are Gen. Chas. W. Tilden, Col.
Joseph B. Peakes, Lieut. Col. Daniel White.
Lient. Col. John M. Brown and Maj. Frank
E. Nye.
The committee on temperance will give a
public hearing to-morrow evening. Remarks
will be made by men prominent in temperance
reform nrging measures for the better enforce
ment of the liqnor law, providing for a state
constabulary, and prohibiting the traffic in
cider.
Lamson, one of the Fusion Senators from
Waldo, has decided at last, not to take his
seat, and his place on committees has been
filled by other appointments. It is understood
that hi* seat will not be declared vacant.
The finance committee will report an appro
priation of $18,000 to pay the expenses incur
red by Gov. Garcelon, Gen. Chamberlain and
Gov. Davie in protecting the property and in
■titutions of the State in the late conspiracy.
Most of the expense was occurred before the
present administration came into power. The
entire cost of the military will be about $0000.
This includes, pay, rations, transportation and
guards in armories throughout the State. This
amount covers all expenses for military pur
poses.
Tbe legislative ball and party given in honor
of the Governor, will take place at Granite
Hall, March 4th. The committee of arrange
ment· are as follows: Messrs. Smith, Hawes
and Hill of the Senate, and Messrs. Cutler,
Ingalls, Lord of Standish, Hutchinson, Mili
van nn«>« ci——ι it:ii f 1-«
It is expected to be a gala affair.
The testimony of Anson B. Bowler, the
town clerk of Bomerville, to-day, before the
investigating committee on election returns is
the snnrlse gun of other evidence which will
■tartle the people and show the infamous and
fraudulent transactions which were perpetra
ted to ^eal the State. His testimony that he
changed the returns at the request of the con
spirators, in order to defeat Smith, the Repub
lican senator of Lincoln County, and elect
Hobson, was conclusive. He appeared before
the committee of his own volition, and told
his story in a straight-forward manner. The
Fusionista as soon as they heard of the clerk's
confession, were more nervous than ever over
the situation, and wonder where the lightning
is to strike next.
Another batch of letters has been returned
which implicate well-known Fusionists in the
dectoring of returns and getting up affidavits.
Some of these letters which come from the
western part of the State, will be published
shortly in the Pbess.
The State valuation commission to-day
adopted a series of rules for their proceudings
under which their meeting» will be held daily,
commencing at 3 o'clock A. M. A majority of
the commission will constitute u quorum
Standing committees will be appointed on
manufactures, banks, insurance (companies,
railroad and telegraph companies, mining
lands, wild and timber lands, farming lands
and other real estate, and live stock.
The lint work of the commission will be. to
proceed to the classification of the returns
froia the several cities and towns with a view
to their tabulation. A form was reported for
tabulating returns and 300 copies ordered
printed.
Each commissioner will have special charge
of the correspondence and evidence from tht
several towns within the county from which
he was appointed.
The committee on returns of towns rennrti-ri
the η ίΐ ai os ot 17G towns whioh have not mad·
relurnu, or whose returns were partially com
plete.
It was ordered that notice be given to citicb
aud towns which have been delinquent in
making returns to forward forthwith to the
commission the «original or full copies *f the
poll lists and valuation lists duly certified and
sworn to by the assessors for the years 1877-8-9.
Lewis Selbing of this city has been appointed
messenger to the commission.
THE PRESIDENCY.
Qrant Delegates Chosen.
Buffalo, Feb. 18.—The first and second
assembly district, Erie county, today elected
Qrant delegates.
The Massachusetts Delegate Convention
Boston, Feb. 18,—The executive committee
of the Republican state committee at a meet
ing this afternoon selected Hon. Henry L.
Dawes to preside over the state convention to
be held at Worcester, April IS, and Hon.
John E. Sanford of Taunton to be chairman
of the committee on resolutions. This basis of
representation will be the same as to the con
vention of 1876.
A Resolution Against the Third Term In
troduced In the New York Legislature.
Albany, Feb. 18.—A resolution was ofterod
in the Assembly today, declaring against the
third term and instructing Congressmen from
New York to support an amendment to the
Constitution limiting the oifiee of President by
any one person to two terms. Laid over.
MASSACHUSETTS.
The Boston Walking Match.
Boston, Feb. 18.—At the end of the second
day of the seventy hour go-as-you-please the
score of the leaders was as follows: Panchot
132; Abbert 117; Colbert 144; Barrett 141;
MeEvoy 140.
Wn. Hvatl and Wm. Obero have created
Seat excitement at Marion, O., by alleging
at they have discovered perpetual motion.
A pistol fell out of the pocket of the Speaker
of the Louisiana House yesterday, and the At
torney General immediately filed an informa
tion against him charging htm with carrying
concealed weapon·».
FRAUD PROVED.
j
HOIK THE LINCOLN
SENATOR WAS STOLEN.
A Forged Return Substituted
For a Genuine One.
THE TOWN CLERK OF SOM
ERVILLE CONFESSES
FORGERY.
And Says He Did It by Or
ders from Augusta.
Augusta, Feb. 18,
Mr. Hale's investigating committee com
menced tlieir serious business Tuesday night,
and took testimony which convincingly
sliows the manner in which Gev. Garcelon and
Council stole the senator from Lincoln Coun
ty. The committee is now possessed of all the
returns upon which the Governor and Council
based their count. Mr. Sawyer, who claimed
to be Secretary of Stato under the Fusiouists,
delivered up the returns for senators and rep
resentatives and the county returns have re
cently been found. The committee have also
possession of the tabulations made up by Gov.
Garcelon and Council in finishing their count.
Mr. iiisbee, the committee's cleric, has been
for several days classifying these returns and
hunting up evidence of the fraud and conspir
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full committee the case of the senatorial re
turns from Lincoln County. The tabulating
by the Governor and Council of the entire sen
atorial vote discloses these facts:
The Republican candidate for senator in
Lincoln County was Andrew R. G. Smith and
the Fusion candidate Isaac T. Hobson. The
entire Republican vote for senator as shown
by the tabulation was 2G09, the Democratic
vote was 2440, giving Smith a majority of 103.
Gov. Garcelon and Council threw out Smith's
enters vote in Nobleboro—140 in number.—be
cause the clerk's return gave these voies to
VnJrew R. C. Smith, but this still left Smith
elected over Hobson by 23 majority. Another
town was needed to secure the ejection of
Hobson, and the committee Tuesday night
found out how it was got. The witnesses be
fore the committee were the selectmen of the
town of Somerville and town clerk. The tab
ulations show that as at first made up Andrew
R. G. Smith was credited with 72 votes from
Somerville and Isaac T. Hobson with 61. But
the 72 has been erased, leaving a blank and
the 72 votes are carried out in another column
and given to Andrew V. R. Smith and this
would elect Mr. Hobson by 43 majority, and
under this lie was certificated, took his seat
and acted in the Fusion Senate. The testimo
ny of the selectmen and town clerk shows up
ihe whole proceeding.
The original return of the senatorial vote in
Somerville was m&de up in open town meet
ing by the clerk aud it gave the 72 votes cast
for Andrew R. G. Smith, which Is the proper
name of the Republican candidate. The clerk
himself so testified, and another witness testi
fied that he saw the return made up and call
ed attention to the fact that Dr. Smith's name
was correctly returned. The clerk testified
that he delivered this return with that of the
other officers voted for hi the town on the day
succeeding the September election, into the
office of the Secretary of State in person. The
return upon which the Governor and Council
acted shows Clearly that the votes were cast for
Andrew R. G. Smith. This return is entirely
in the handwriting of Bowler, the town clerk,
aud he was summoned to explain the substi.
tution. He is a man whose politics bave been
"mixed," voting sometimes one way and some
time another, but is an intimate, social and
business friend of the notorious Capt. Black,
vhn the armarl TTiioî^r» «*■
State House. He testified when confronted
with the substituted return that it was in his
own handwriting and that the signatures of all
the selectmen were made by him without au
thority. This was confirmed by the selectmen
themselves, who also testified to the facts.
Bowler was an unwilling witness, but on being
pushed by both Republican and Fusion mem
bers of the committee, confessed the following
facts:
About the middle of December and just
prior to the counting-out by Gov. Garcelon
and nis Council, he received from Augusta a
blank return for senatorial votes for the town
of Somerville to be filled out and returned,
with a letter of instruction accompanying. He
declined to show the letter of instructions to
the committee or give the name of the party
signing it, claiming that he had mislaid the
letter and had forgotten the name of the per
son signing it, but on pressing from the com
mittee he admitted that the letter had an offi
cial heading like others shown to him coming
from the Secretary of State, and that it was
from Augusta. He testified that he was at his
nome when he recieved the letter with the
olank return ; that ho sat down at once with
the book of the town records with the letter
which he had received before him, and filled
up the blank return signing the names of all
the selectmen though neither were present
and neither of them knew of the transaction
The page of the town record which was open
before him, as he says, when be made out the
second return shows plainly that ttie 72 Re
publican votes for Senator were for Andrew
R. G. Smith, but the return so made up at the
time and in the manner in the handwriting of
Fowler shows with equal plainness that the 72
voles were given for Andrew A. R. Smith and
it is upon this return that the count was finally
made up and the certificate given by Garcelon
and Council to Isaac T. Hobson. Ttie
appearance of the witness was bad.
Both the Republican and Fusion members o[
'.He coinmiteee were convinced that he sub
stituted the name of Andrew A. R. Smith for
that of Andrew R. G. Smith in accordance
with the letter of instructions received by him
from Augusta, which accompanied the blank,
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with Bowler. Bat Bowler declined to produce
the letter, and in response to all enquiries
nersisted that lie had umlaid or lust it, but he
admitted that the return on which Smith was
counted out was made by him ία the manner
before described, showing clearly that whoever
was the author of the scheme a Fusion Sena
tor from Lincoln county was certified by the
Governor and Council on a second and sub
stituted return received by them as late as the
middle of December, after they had tabulated
the returns in favor of the Republican candi
date, and that to change the result they were
obliged to change and erase the figures and
tabulations and to substitute the returns made
by Bowier in December, and to destroy the
proper and true returns delivered by Bowler
into the office on the day after the September
election. It is understood that this examina
tion was entirely convincing as to the fraud to
both the Republican and Fusion members of
the committee, and is only the beginning of
complete disclosures covering all parte of the
state.
Municipal Elections.
Philadelphia, Feb. 18.—The election yes
terday for magistrates resulted in the choice of
15 Republicans, 7 regular Democrats, 1 Inde
pendent Democrat. Vote for council resulted
in the election of 32 Republicans, 5 Indepen
dent Republicans and 5 Democrats.
Harhisburo, Feb. 18.—The Republicans
elected 20 members of the Council and Demo
crats 12, with the 3th Ward (electing 4) yet to
be heard from.
Reading, Fob. 18 —The Democrats elect 5
and tho Republicans 6 members of the select
council. The Common Council stands 24
Democrats and 20 Republicans.
West Chester, Feb. 18.—B, Wood (Rep.)
and the present Chief Burgees, was reelected.
The|Republicans also elect their members of
tho council aud otberfofficers.
Ailentown, Feb. 18.—Dr. K. G. Martin
(Dem.) was elected Mayor.
Lancaster, Feb. 18.—Mayor Macgonigle
(Dem.) was reelected. The Democrats claim a
majority in Couneil, which is now largely Re
publican.
Chester, Feb. 18.—Republicans elected en
tire ticket.
York, Feb. 18.—Alex, Duncan (Den.) was
elected over,Burgew the present incumbent.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Augusta, Feb. 18.
A petition was presented from J. Manchester
Hsync-s and others for a charter ae a long drlv.
inj company on Dead river.
Remonstrances wero offered against the re
peal of the porgle lax.
A bill was presented to further provide for
iifoty of travel on railroads. Prohibits dis
orderly or riotous conduct and profane swear
ing on trains and givos power to conductors
to temporarily arrest persons guilty of such
breaches of the poace and hold them in custody
until they are placed in the hands of oftlcers
of the law.
The bill to abolish the Calais police court
was amended and then passed.
The resolve providing for tho purchase of
Maine State Year Book, pending its passage to
bo engrossed was tabled 011 motion of Smith of
Lincoln.
The consolidation school bill, pending its
passage to be engrossed was tabled on motion
of Ellis of Waldo.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on
order relating to amending tho constitution so
that tho right of suffrage shall be limited to
those who can read and write.
A bill was reported incorporating theHagged
Lake Dam Company. Incorporates John
Morrison, Elbridge II. Hasting, Eben S. Coe,
Samuel P. Strickland and Sumner F. Blake.
An order of inquiry was passed looking to
changes in the law relating to attachments of
property.
House.
A bill was presented in relation to defencos
in actions involving contracts mado on Sun
day. Provides that 110 person who receives
money or valuable thing as the consideration
for a contract, express or implied, made and
entered into on Sunday, shall be permitted to
defend any action upon such contract on the
ground that it was so made and entered into
on Sunday, until lie shall restore such consid
ation, se received. Referred to judiciary com
mittee.
A bill was presented to incorporate the Na
tional Bell Telephone Co. Boferred to judici
ary committee.
A bill was presented to amend section 16,
chapter 71 of the It. S. in relation to money or
property held in trust. Referred to committee
on legal affairs.
A bill was presented to incorporate the Deer
Isle and Green's Lauding Telegraph Co. This
s a local enterprise in Hancock courty.
An order of inquiry was adopted relatine to
making changes in reference to the capital
stock of corporations formed under the gener
al law.
A brief discussion took place on resolve ap
propriating $100 for repair of a road in Aroos
took County, leading from Fish Rivor Mills to
Daigle Mills in township No, 17, range G.
Favored by Mr. Dickey and opposed by Mr.
Hatch of Bangor, at whose instance it was
amended so that the money shall bo expended
under the direction of the county commission
ers. It was then engrossed.
Λ bill was reported to amend See. 2, Chap.
>1 of the R. S., relating to process of forcible
entry and detainer. Printed under rule.
A bill was reported to increase the capital
stock of the Hill Manufacturing Company of
Lewiston to $1,500,000. Read twice and en
grossed.
A bill was reported in relation to frivolous
exceptions. Printed under rnle.
A bill was reported to amend Sec. 17, Chap.
132 of It. S., relating to trial justices. Pre
vent» the issuing, of warrants aud other pre
cepts in c.nos without sutfi.'ient cause. Print»·»!
under rule.
A bill was reported decreasing the capital
stock of the Lewiston Gaslight Co. Fixes
the capital stock at $100,000. Read twice and
assigned.
The committee on leave of absence reported
that J. E. Hutchins of Lovell, is now in his
seat.
Resolve in favor of appropriating $300 for
the Houlton and Baring road in ^Indian town
ship, Washington County; also $200 for the
same rosjd to Grand Lake Stream, pending its
passage to be engrossed, excited a brief dis
cussion, and was then given a passage.
Resolve in favor of paying Eugcue Michaud
$49.36 for money paid in 1879 for a lot of land
in Aroostook County, which was defeated in
the legislature of last winter, came up on its
passage to be engrossed. Mr. Hatch of Ban
gor opposed, Mr. Dickey of Fort Kent favored.
Pending a motion for indefinite postponement,
the resolve was tabled. Subsequently the re
the resolve given a passage.
Resolve in favor of the executors of Alfred
Veazie reimbursing §100 for money paid, was
amended by striking out interest money to be
paid and then given a passage.
The bill providing for the appointment of a
woman on the board of trustees of Insane
Hospital was given a passage. Subsequently
on motion of Mr. Eaton of Wilton, the bill
was recommitted to the Insane Hospital com
mittee.
The chair appointed Mr. Glidden of St.
George, on the railroad committee in place of
Mr. Whitman of Harrison, absent.
A bill was presented to provide for the regis
try of deeds from the State. Referred to com
mittee on legal affairs.
The resolve iu favor of John M. Tburlough
was sent to a conference committee.
The House directed the Secretary of State
to furnish the valuation commission with daily
newspapers.
A bill was presented to incorporate the
Rangely Lake Fish and Game Association.
Referred to committee on fisheries.
MAINE.
Fire In Biddeford.
Biddeford, Feb. 18.—About 4 o'clock this
morning a fire was discovered in the room oc
cupied by the Biddeford National and the
Biddeford Savings Banks on the second floor
in the Biddeford House block. This section
of the building is three stories high, the first
floor being occupied by John E. Hill, jeweler;
the second by the banks and the third by
Edwin Stone) Esq. The papers of both banks
are uninjured but the private papers of O. F.
Page, Treasurer of the Savings Bank, were
burned. Loss $500. No insurance. The loss
of John E. Hill $900; insured. The loss of
Edwin Stone $500; no insurance. The loss
upon the building $1500; insured. The fire is
supposod to h ave caught in the banking room
near the stove.
Suicide in Rockland.
Rockland, Feb. 18.—Maggie, wife of Fred
erick Davis, near Ohickawaukie Lake, com
mitted suicide last night by taking strychnine
while temporarily deranged. Deceased was
24 years old and universally loved and respec
ted.
The Maine Farmer's Premiums.
Acousta, Feb. 18.—The committee of the
Maine State Agricultuial Society consisting of
S. L. Goodale, W. W. Harris aud Chas. B.
Merrill, to which was referred the awarding
of the M;ii ne Farmer wheat prizes report that
out of 03 competitors 24 ha e made returns.
One person reports less than 20 bushels per
aero, 9 between 20 and 30, 9 between 30 and 40,
4 between 40 and 50, and one over <i0. The
prizes were awarded: First to John Water
man of North Haven, 61 bushels per acre, S50;
second to Alfred Kilby, Dunnysville, 48
bushels, $30; third to Lewis Mocomber, Lin
neus, 44 !(-4 bushels, 520.
Maine Board oi Agriculture.
IjEWiston, Feb. 18.—A branch meeting of
the Board of Agriculture opened tu-diiy. Prof.
Jordan oi Orono delivered an address on me
subject -"Oau practical agriculture bo soienii
flc." The topic was further discussed by Dr.
H. Reynolds, Nelson H a, in, D. J Briggs, Mr.
Heath and others. In the afternoon Prof.
Fernald gave a brief sketch of the State Col
lego and its work. The beet sug ar industry
was discussed oy Dr. Blackwell, W. W. Har
ris, Prof. Jordan, President Fernald and S. S.
Smith. The experiences of last year was un
satisfactory, but probably many will plant this
year. There was a good attendance.
WASHINGTON.
Supplies for Ireland.
Washington. Feb. 18.—Senate naval com
mittee authorized the report for passage of the
joint resolution empowering the Secretary of
the Navy to employ a U. S. ship or charter a
private vessel to carry supplies to Ireland.
The Poet Office Black List.
The Postmaster General today issued au or
der to postmasters prohibiting delivery of reg
istered letters and money orders to a number
of persons represented as being engaged in
conducting fraudulent schemes. It has been
further ordered that all persons receiving mail
matter under fictitious names must be identi
fied at the post office before the mail can be
delivered.
Nomination Rejected.
The executive session of the Senate was pro
longed to an unusnally late hour by a tedious
debate over the nomination of John B. Stick
ney for reappoinsment as United States Mar
shal for Florida. The nomination was reject
ed.
The Negro Exodus. Hi 53
Great interest was manifested in session of
the Senate exodus committee to-day, as it was
expected the colored witness, Sypher, would
make specific charges against Senator Win
dom of starting the exodus. It appeared that
Sypher based his accusation against the Sena
tor upon the resolution introduced by the
latter in Congress in Jan. 1879, providing for
appointment of a'committee to inquire into the
expediency of promoting the migration of col
ored persons restricted iu their rights. Wit
ness was turned over to Mr. Windom for cross
examination and after seme focettous bapai
nage wafl discharged.
SLVIth CONGRESS—1st Session.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 18.
The Vice President submitted η message
'rom the President, transmitting infprmrtiion
•elatire to the claims before thr> American·
ipanUh claims cotnmiwion snd the pioccod
rign of '.he commission. Ordered printed ami
aid on the table.
He also submitted a communication from
:he Secretary of the Interior* transmitting in
formation whether any members of the Indian
commission were interested in Contracts. Re
ferred.
Bill to promote efficiency of the navy was
reported favorably and placed on the calen
dar.
Bill in regard to gifts, bequests, etc., to the
Unitod States was indefinitely postponed.
Bill for the appointment of stenographers in
the U. S Courts was indofinitoly postponed.
A resolution , was passed authorizing the
Secretary of the'Navy to employ any ship or
I'ensel of tho navy for transporting contribu
tions to the poor of Ireland, or to charter a
suitable American ship for such purpose and
appropriating any sum of money necessary to
carry out the provisions of the resolution.
Bill to authorize a retired list of non-com
missioned oflicers was placed on the calendar.
Senate resumed the 5 per cent, land warrant
bills.
Mr. Paddock supported it.
Kernan and Prior spoke against the 3 per
cent, laud warrant.
Jones and Kirkwood supported the bill.
Edmunds at 4.30 obtained the floor, but
yielded to a motion by Mr. Ferry for an oxocu
tive session, which prevailed.
When the doors were reopened tho Senate
adjourned.
HOCSE.
Mr. Warner from the coinage committee re
ported back adversely the petition of the Bul
lion club of New York praying for a specie
currency. Recommitted.
Mr. Cox, chairman of the committee on
foreign affairs,submitted a unanimous report of
that committee in regard to the charges made
by the New York Herald and the Detroit Post
against Acklen of La. Acklen demanded the
reading of the report.
The report was ordered printed and referred
to the judiciary committee.
The report makes no recommendation but
substantially finds the charges made in the
Detroit Post against Acklen to be true.
Mr. Wo(d reported back the refunding bill.
The Wood rfiftindinir hill was rAferrAil tn the
committee of the whole, and made the special
order for the first Tuesday of March and from
day to day until disposed of by the exclusion
of the existing orders, but not to interfere with
the appropriation bills.
Bill to secure more uniform collection of
duty on imported sugars was referred.
House resumed the consideration of the bill
regulating the removal of causes from State to
Federal courts.
Mr. Knott of Kentucky and Mr. Hurd of
Ohio spoke in Rupport of the bill which went
over without action. Adjourned.
NEW YORK.
Conviction of Rev. Kdward Cowley.
New York, Feb. 18.—"Rev." Edward
Cowley, manager of the Shepherd's Fold, ^on
trial for ill-treating children, was today con
victed of the offence. The prisoner was over
come at the announcemement and wept bit
terly. Counsel moved for arrest of judgment
in order to make a motion for a new trial, but
the District Attorney pressed for sentence.
The court finally remanded the prisoner until
Friday, and he was taken to the tomb». 1 The
•■xtreme penalty is a year in prison and 8250
fine.
American Institute of Mechanical Engi
neers.
The American Institute of Mechauical En
gineers held its annual meeting last night.
Delegates were present from nearly every
state in the Union. Prof. Richards of Boston
read a paper entitled "Notes on battery and
copper plate amalgamation from the Mining
L ibratory of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology," which was afterwards discussed
by those present. Kesolutions were passed that
a committee be appointed to collect a fund to
prosecute the experiments commenced by the
United States at the arsenal at Watertown, in
the interest of the iron and steel manufactur
ers, and that Congress bo petitioned to allow
them *o nee the machinery of the United
States. The body will be in' session until Sat
urday evening.
A Great Triumph for the Western Union
A great deal of interest is manifested among
Wall street operators and the public generallv,
and the telegraphic fraternity especially, over
the decision in the Paige patent case rendered
by Judge Blatohford yesterday. The decision
is verv broad and covers the principles neces
sary ior the operation of any telegraph instru
ment. Its effect will be to enable the Western
Union Co. to exact a royalty for every tele
graph instrument used iu the United States,
whether by public or private corporation.
METEOROLOGICAL·.
IHOU. Α1ΊΟΝ8 t'UB THE NEXT TWEMTV-lrOtlB
UOURS.
Wab Dbp t, Office Chief Sigwal. i
Officer, Washington. D. 0., " [
February 19, 1 A. M.I
For New England.
lower temperature, rapidly rising barometer,
high westerly winds, generally clear or fair
weather, preceeded in the first district by oc
casional light rain.
Cautionary signals are ordered from New
York to section seven.
EUROPE.
More Hopeful Reports from Ireland.
Dublin, Feb. 18.—Accounts from the coun
try during the past few days have been more
hopeful. There is much suffering aud no star
vation except in the far off islands, to which
relief is being sent without delay or stint.
The Mansion House fund has been made
promp'ly available in Donegal eounty, where
much want is reported. Meanwhile the
Agrarian agitation may be said to be complete
ly at at. end.
Spanish Affairs.
Madrid, Feb. 18.—The law abolishing
slavery in Cuba was promulgated today in the
official Gazette.
Five of the brigands, including their leader,
who attempted to rob the railway train from
Andalusia have been captured and confessed.
Floods are reported in the provinces of
Leon, Zamora and Corunna. Portions of the
railway in Leon, Asturias and Galicia are sut·
merged.
Disastrous Gales 'on the Coast of Spain.
Heavy gales occurred yesterday on the coasts
of Gajicia, Asturia and Biscay. Many fishing
boats with their crews were lost and several
shipwrecks occurred.
The Attempt to Assassinate the Czar.
St. Petersburg, Feb. IS.—The following is
tho official account of tho explosion at the
Czar's winter palace: At about 7 o'clock last
evening an explosion occurred in the basement
of the imperial winter palace, under tl-e prin
cipal guard room, by which eight soldiers of a
Finland regiment of the guard then on duty
were killed and 45 injured. The flooring of
the guard room and several gas-pipes were
damaged. The official inquiry into thecauso
of the explosion is proceeding.
The mine was filled with dynamito and gun
cotton. The train can be traced to a cellar in
the inner court where a quantity of fuel was·
stored.
Paris, Feb. 18.—A Russian was arrested yes
terday in the Champs Elysees, chargelonan
extradition warrant with attempting the life
of the Czar.
CUBA.
Surrender of two Insurgent Leaders.
Havana, Feb. 18.—Insurgent leaders Farres
aud Ketnas surrendered yesterday with four
field officers, five line officers aud more thau
200 armed meu
MINOR TELEGRAMS.
Halifax has raised $3000 for the relief of
Ireland and Charlottetown £1700.
Bishop McCabe telegraphs to the chairman
of the Philadelphia Irish|relief committee that
the distress is increasing in some districts.
Seven defendants were sentenced yesterday
at Mobile to ânes and imprisonment for dep
redations on the public lands.
Kev. Dr. Jeter, one of the editors of the Re
ligious Herald of Richmond, is dead.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
ttericwof the Wholesale IVlarkel.
FOR THE WF EK KNLMNG FEB. 18. 1 WHO.
There have been but few changes te report in the
wholesale market the past week. The drug mantel
shows a slight falling oif in Quinine. There are no
Bay Mackerel in the market. Groceries fhew a
slight falling oif in Pork and Lard. There is an ad
vance on Cheese, and an advance of %c on granu
lated Sugar. Other quotations steady.
f*rand Trunk Elevator·
The following is a statement of Grain at the Grand
Trunk Klevator, February 18:
Wheat. Peas. Oats. Corn
(Tars. Cars. Cars. <Ar$.
Balance on hand 0«> 13 1:
Forwarded 47
Balance 199 66 13 16
Foreign Exporta.
HAVANA. Schr M A Powers—5000 box shooks,
3057 hlid shooks, 3736Vfe prs heading, 5075 hoops,
drums fish.
Keceipt» of Jflaine t'earal.
Portland, Feb. 17.
For Portland, 26 cars miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting roads, 56 care miscellaneous n.er^
rhandise -
Daily Domestic Receipt·.
By water conveyance—1000 bush Oornmeal to G.
AT. True & Co.
UiuinR Stock··.
Closing prices at Portland Mining Exchange, by
Γ. H. .vansfleld & Co., brokers, 67 Exchange street,
Portland. Me., February 17:
Icton 18®20
Portland Acton
12
forest City [ 12
Vmmonoosuc
.1 00
ïïggemoggin 1 7 6 ® 2 OO
Jluehill 8 00<g8 50
Douglass 5 50(a.6 00
whirling Silver υθ
Wankeag 7 00@7 60
Vfilton @3 00
Mineral Hill 7&@1 00
[Jeerlsle 150
ifoung Hoc la 1 50@2 00
JJlark Silver 10
favorite (Club stock) 50
>rant 2 o0@3 00
Twin Lead 3 00^3 60
itobcrt Lmmett 2 25&2 60
Fort Knox 60
itlautio .1 80 ®2 00
ftoston Acton —@40
M.
Ditvof Boston 1 85
Mifbrook 2 OO
Stover Hill 1 25
Norambega 1 00
Silver Reef <'0
ton « — <t *25
d 1 00^1 2G
Harrington
Rr.Mon JlnrV.r*.·
ti£ Li. * Broker'* Beard, Jût·. 1 "
First Call.
?5«m) l asterii Kail road 4V«s · ' 1V*
$500 do 91
$100.... .· ι i ;do:. ; : :. : 90Ve
lu Boston & Maine Railrbtvi 120 Va
3 do 121
11 Eastern Railroad 3<ï
64 .do 30Vfe
Second C*U,
50 Eastern Railroad 30
Sales at Auction.
10 Continental Mills 80® 80%
25 Hill Manufacturing Company &107Va
HonIou Hauli Ntateuieut.
Boston, Feb. 18.—iiio folioftilig Is a etAt&vent of
the Boston National Banks for the past week:
Capital . S 49,550,000
Loans 142.101,000
Specie 4,570,500
Leg» tender notes ... . .* 4,040.300
Five per cent, fund 1,580,400
Due from reserve agents 9,500,000
Due from banks other than reserve
agents 9,290,800-1
Due to other banks 28,519,(100
Compared with last week the changes nrc as fol
lows:
Loans, increase 8 945,400
Specie, increase 201,700
Legal tenders, decrease 780,000
Due from reserve agents, decrease .... 784,500
Due from other banks, increase 433,100
Due to other banks, increase 994,900
Deposits,| lecrease .... .. 1,287,800
Circulation, decrease » 9,200
New York Ntock and ftloiMvr Market.
New Yobk. Feb. 18—Evening.—Money market
easy 5@6 percent, on call, closing at 6 percent.;
f»rime mercantile paper at 5@5V2 per cent. Stori
ng Exchange nominally unchanged but less firm at
483*4@483Va for long and 485 Va'«480 for short.
Governments are generally firm and V* higher for
4l/ys and 4s. Railroad bonds in active demand and
higher.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregat
ed 380,000 shares.
tne ionowing are to-day*» closing quotations of
Government securities :
United States 6's. 1881, reg 105 Va
United States O's, 1881, coup 105Va
United States new 5's, reg 103%
United States new 5*s. coup 103%
United States new 4Ve's, reg IO8V2
United States new 4 Va's, coup 109*4
United States new 4's,reg 107 Ve
United States new 4's 107 Vs
Pacific 0*8 of 95 125%
Tbe following were the closing quotations of
Stocks :
Chicago & Rock Island 151
Illinois Central 103Va
Ο.. Β. & Quincy 140
Chicago & Alton 109
Chicago « Alton prefeired 120
New York Central 131%
Lake Shore 100
Vfiftliisran Contra! 015/e
Erie 48 Va
Erie preferred 73*4
Northwestern 92s/»
Northwestern preferred 106*4
Milwaukee & St. Paul 79%
St. Paul preferred 103%
New Jersey Central 84Λ4
17nion Pacific 923/s
Western Union Tel. Co 108%
California Hinmg NtockM.
San Francisco, Feb. 18.—The following are the
closing Quotations of Mining stocks to-day :
Alpha 8 Hale & Nor cross —
Alta 8% J alia Consolidated. 1%
Belcher 10% .Justice 1M»'
Best & Belcher...... 8% Mexican .. 15*4
Bullion 3% Northern Belle. ... —
f.'a.;fornia 3 Va Ophir —
ChoJar 6 Overman —
Consolidated Va . 3% Raymond s/t
Eureka Con 15 \Jnion Con 35
Crown^Point 4% Sierra Nevada 22
Exchequer 3 Yellow Jacket 8%
»iould& Curry 5Bodie —
rand Prize... 1Vé Imperial 21-32
Savage 67/s Potosi —
Chicago Live Stock market.
Chicago, Feb. 18.—Hogs—Receipts 24.000 head;
shipments 5000; market quiet and stronger; mixed
packing 4 lOig.4 3·'; light 4 15:ά4 30; choice heavy
at 4 35®4 65, rather quiet but good clearance.
Cattle-Receipts 450(> head; shipments 750 head,
buyers apart; market quiet and unchanged;butchers
at 2 30,0,4 00, feeders and stockers 2 70@3 9;".
Sheep—receipts 2000 head; shipments 700 head,
quiet· and steady at 4 tiOatf 00.
Domi>»tic Tlnrk«tK.
>Tyvv Υοκκ Feb. 18-Evening—VÏonr. -Receipt*
13,14<* bbls. shade easier on Winter Wheats, which
are dull: Spring Wheats ·*'end\ ; low grades in inod
erate request for export; sales 13,000 bbls; No 2 at
4 10art UO; Su|>eriine Western aud State at 5 OO.a
5 50; extra Western aud State at 5 45 a.5 75; gt>od
t" choice do at 5 80a7 75; White Wheat Western
extra at 5 t»5^t<» 2o; fancy do at 0 30 <£8 00. ex
tra Ohio at 5 75®7 50. extra St. l,ouis at 5 50 m
8 00; patent Minnesota extra at 7 00:a8 OO. choice
to doable extra at 8 10^8 75, including 4200 bbls
City Mills extra at 5 50(^5 (55 for Europe, 6 2~(α
Γ, 75 for W. I.; 1400 bbls No 2 At 4 10a>5 00; 80<>
bbls Superfine at 5 00:«. 5 50; 400 bbls low extra at
π 45@ 5 60; 2100 bbls Winter Wheat extra 5 GO a.
8 OO; 3700 bbls Minnesota extra 5 45 ctH 75, the
market closing quiet. Southern flour steady; sales
75o bbls; common to fair extra 5 80(α.<» 40: good to
choicc do at <» 50g>8 00. Rye Floor is quiet and
unchanged at 4 SO®5 25. Wheat—exports 12U,
9H0 bush, receipts 32,850 bush; Viable better with
a fair exuort and σοηή «nfionlat.IvA hn«itt*»ec· <jutuu 1 -
431,000 bush, including 242,000 on spot; ungraded
Spring at 1 32 al 32 Vi: No 2 do 1 38*® 1 39: un
graded Hed at 1 20&1 48 Mî ; No 2 do 1 48% (&1 50;
Mixed Winetr at 1 4">%@1 40Va; ungraded White
at 1 45; No 2 do at 1 44^^@1 44% ; No 1 White,
18,000 at 1 47Va®l 48; No 2 Red for February,
80,000 at 1 49V4@l49%; do March, 328.000 at
1 49'2(el 5<»% : do for April, 456,000 at 1 49%(a
1 51; No 1 White for February, 48,000 at 1 47%
@148^4. Rye quiet at 93@96c. Corn exports
247,049 bush; receipts 91,522 bush; V2(&% better
and fairly active; sales 416,000 bush,including 19,
300 on spot; ungraded at 57V2(®60c; No 3 at 57c;
steamer at 57%iffi58c; old No 2 at 60^60% c in
store: new do 60Vac afloat; steamer Yellow at 02c:
steamer for February at 58c; No 2 do t>0Via(3)61*4 ;
March at 563/s@57c; April 54%@55c; May at 54c.
Ont»—receipts 20,718 bush; ViiOjVac better and a
moderate trade; * ales 79,000 bush; 40% @47c for
No 3; 47(^47V40 do White; 48&48V40 for No 2
and do White; 50c for No 1 White; Mixed Western
at 47@48Vac; White Western at 49:6/51 Vac; Mixed
Stateat 48 Vac; White State at 49Va@52 Vjc,includ
ing 15,000 No 2 for February 47V2fft48c. Sugar
dull; 350 hhds Centrifugal at 8 3-10c; fair to good
refining quotedlat 7*4(ft7Vac; prime 7%; reflned
steady and in fair |demand. iflolaeeaii quiet and
unchanged. Petroleum tirm and quiet; united at
I 12Va:crude in bbls 6%i£)7% ;reflned 8. Tallow
dull and weak at 6%@6 7-16. Pork about steady
and and very quiet;. mess on spot quoted 11 <50^
II 75 for old; new 12 2Λ@12 37Ms; ltlOO March at
12 10 for new. Cut Ment» fairly active; middles
unchanged and quiet; long clear at 6 95;short 7 15.
Lard moderately active, and closed steady; 605 tes
steam on spot at 7 63@7 75 for prime and choice;
500 for Mar» h 7 65; 3750 April at 7 62Vfe@7 70;
1500 May at 7 70@7 75; 3000 year at 7 52Va@
7 62Va; refined for continent quoted 8. Butter
firm for choice; State 18@38c; Western at 15(^29c.
Chee»edull.
H a τ and Straw—Shipping Hay quoted at 75c;
retail loti 80@85c for medium, 90@95c for prime;
clover at 65@70c. Straw at $1@$105 for long
rye: 65@70c for short rye, and 55®60c for oat.
prices on a strong basis, with demand full and re
ceipts moderate.
Freights to Liverpool quiet; Wheat per steam 3.
Chicago. Feb. 18.—Flour dull. Wheat unsettled
and generally higher :No 2 Chicago Spring at 1 231A
for cash; 1 23% for March; 1 24V2 for April; No 3
Chicago Spring at 1 09@110Va· Corn moderately
active and nigherat 36Ve cash; 363/sc March; 40%c
May. 41c for June. Oats firmer at 31c for cash;
31 Véc March; 35% c May. Rye unchanged. Barley
unchanged. Dressed Hogs 5c higher at 4 90@4 95.
Pork moderately active and higher at 11 50 cash;
1152V2(®1155 for March; 11 67%@11 70 for
April. Lard in good demand and shade higher 7 15
cash; 7 17%@7 20 for March; 7 27Va @7 30 April.
Bulk Meats firm; shoulders at 4 05; short rib 6 50;
sbort clear at 6 60.
Keceipts—7,500 bbls flour, 27,000 bush wheat,
181,000 bush corn, 24,000 bush oats, 3,100 busb
rye. 6,500 bush barley.
Shipments—8,000 bbls flour, 3,300 bush wheat,
101,800 bush corn, 26,000 bush oats, 1400 bush
rye, 4,600 bush barley.
At the afternoon call of the Board. Wheat closed
strong and higher 124^ for March. Corn higher
at 37c for April; 41Vs(ft41174c for May. Oats strong
and higher 31V2 (fig l%c March; 36e. for May. Pork
Ve higher. Lard is higher at 7 20 bid March; 7 30
St. Louis, Feb. 18.-Floor firmer; fancy 6 07 Va
cash; family at 5 72Vfc; triple extra at 6 55; double
extra 5 40. Wheat dull; No 2 Red Fall at 1 26@
1 cash; 1 27%®1 27% for March; 1 30%
for April: 1 31% bid for May; No 3 Red Fall at
I 22 Vs. Corn steady at 33Vfeio33%c for cash; 34*4
a)34c for March; 36% £35% c for April; 37*40
for May Oats dull at 32%c for cash; 34% c for
April; 36Vac May. Rye dull at 73c bid. Barley is
dull and unchanged. Pork nominal at 11 7f 1 00.
..ard nominally at 7 00. Bulk Meats firmer. Bacon
firmer.
itdceipt»—4,000 bbls flour, 19,000 bush wheat,
90,000| bush corn, 5,000 bush oats. 1,000 bush
rye, 4,000 oush barley.
shipments--1,300 bbls flour, 00,000 bush wheat,
140,000 bush corn, J. 7,000 bush oats, 0,000 bush
barley, 0000 bush rye.
Nk\V York,Feb. 18.—Cotton quiet; Middling up
ands l3V»c.
MGMPHih, Feb. 18.—Cotton steady; Middling up
land** 12%c.
sav λ ν ν a H.Feb 18,—Cotton is firm; Middling
.l&no* at 12%'·.
Muiiii,': Feb. 18.— Cotton easy; .Middling nplaius
at 12Ί4
,N r.v ka"s. Feb. '18.--Cotton quiet. Middling
upland* 12%c.
Eur«p«iau tSaclivtH.
London, Feb. 18—4.30 P. XI.- Consuls ><8 15-16
f' τ money and for account.
London. Feb. 18—12.30 P. M.— \merican seeu
ttie*- United States bonds, new 6s, at 101»Vs; new
4Vas, 110% ; 4s, 109%. Erie 49.
LivKKp(KiL,Feb. 18—12.30P. M.—Cotton market
tinu; Middling uplands 7 l-16d: Orleans 7 ί» 16,
sales 15,000 bales;for spéculai ion and export 2000;
receipts 4000, all American.
UVb;KFOOL, If eb. 18—12.30 i\ M.—Flour 9 9@
12 3; Winter Wheat 10 8oll 5; Spring Wheal 10 2
@10 10; California average at 10 3dl0 10; club
at 3 0 10@11 4; Corn 6 3Vs; Teas β 9. Provisions.
&e.,~Pork at 69 Beef 80. Bacon at 35 60 37 6.
Cl-, g «ne 73. l.ard 39. Tallow 3». at f ndo i4 6.
a Kit», February 18.—Rents 82 ;>5.
l'ortlnuil Wholesale Prie©» Carrent·
Corrected for the Press to February 18, 1880.
Flear. «»ru'n.
iupertine 5 00@5 50 Yellow Corn,
Extra Spring. .0 00^6 251 car lots 63
&X Spring—7 00&7 25 H. M. " 02
Patent Spring lOatn, " 52 $54
Wheats 8 50^9 50 Sacked Bran . 23 00
Michigan Win- Mids... @25 00
ter oest 7 25@7 50 Corn, bag lots.. 60
Low Grade Meal, " .. 65
Michigan.... 6 00@6 50 Oats, " .. 53@56
St. Louis Win- (Bran, " ,. 25
ter good 7 25iO/7 50 Mid'ngs, " .. ^27
W nter fair ..6 50.0,6 751 "Rye, " .. 110
Winter best. ..7 75v®8 001
Produce. ProviMion*.
Turkeys 12Mî.î£10 IMess Beef..10 50^11 00
Chickens 12al4 Ex Mess.. 11 75^.12 00
Fowl 8<£l0 I Plate 12 76,0,13 00
Eggs..... J Plate.. 13 25fl3 50
Sw. Potatoes. .3 75@4 60
Irish potatoes,
car lots.... 40@4oc
Onions, bbl.4 25 £4 60,
crate. ...200^2 26
Pork
Backs.. ..16 25® 16 50
Clear 15 00^15 50
Mess 13|"·0αΐ4 00
Hame...v.. 9^^ 12
Round Hogs...6Va'®7 : Lara.
Cheese. I Tub, lb β1» '»® 8 Va
Maine 13 @16 Tierces, lb .8 (λ δ1*
Vermont 13 @16 IPail 9H^10i4
χί. Y.Fa«toryl3 &16 Kegs
Frui· Beaux.
Oranges. iTea 2 10@2 16
" Mediums 1 90@2 00
Yellow Eyes .2 15^2 25
Butter
Family, t> lb.. 26λ> 28
Palernios,#bi 3 0O&3 50
Valenciapcast7 00tf8 00
" box
Lemons.
Messina 6 00@6 601 Store. 17& 22
Palermos;.... 5 60^6 00; _ Apple».
Nuts.
Peanut»—
Wllmington.l 60®1 70
Virginia 1 50@l 62
Green 2 00®2 75
Dried Western 4<ffi 5
do Eastern.. 6®
*ng«r.
Tennessee...i *0φ1 85[Granulated
tataiia, p ft. Il®1Be Extra Ç
kValimlt*. " »2αΙ4<ί
Uberts. 44 12S13·
fi):.
9
:a8*
u ft 6
>-irl,
»ot ...
jtùtiiL&T9 Bi
100
Syrupy
ll®12c|
^n/ato λ
■;!; .11 ·<Πΐν, Prts'J V/VOUlO 0cal3 0p
.... G Μ· η 8 J c*** 10 OO^U 13 00
it refill. " 'iStiiVS * vlitt c <HJ
r, . ., ( ojrio oo Ini*
00 f00: Common.
. .4 Owu.«i uo Ke lined * Mj fj/*
Norway Ο . a ♦' w
. SO(g 35 Cast steel... 15 ^1"
@
1'uuiileM.
Mould, ytt>..12»/a@13
Sperm., 28 α,29
C'Marctfnl.
/'ine
Hard Wood.
<>ak
felrcî). Ma·
... i.i, Jt/Q
Pit burned.
Maple <3
Coal—(Retail.;
Cumberland .. C 60(®7 00
Pictou »
Chestnut 5 50®0 00
FraûKÎfci 7 Ή)α 7 60
Ash ft όΟ^ΰ BO
Coffee.
•Java, Ρ lb — 25 @28
Rio IGVfe@19
Cooperage·
Hhd. Sliooks
Mol. City.. 145
Sug. City..
Sug.C
Pine Sugar
box shook ι
Hhd. Headin
Spruce,
35in __v, __
Pine 22OO@23 0O
Hard Pine.24 00@2(> 00
Hoops, 14ft 25 00^.28 00 Shingles,
Short do 8ft10 00^12 00 i Cedar ex
7ft 8 00® Cedar Nc
Pop'rStaveslG 00« 17 001 Spruce..
Sprucc, r'gh (a14 00j Laths,
R. O. Hhd.
fo.30
Γα 31
(%*['
®25
1 80
80® 1 00
@
i»s 20
Qsrraaii Steel 9 «1J
Shoe Steel..· 4Vsa. 5
Sheet Iron,
Common— 5Vj@ "
II. C 0 <*. 7
Kiesia 181/a(ftl4
Galv «Vt'&llVi
Lenil·
Sheet & Pipe 9 (^1U,,
?!g ». 7 $.71/*
JtcaAef·
New Yoi!i, _ .~
Light 2δ /-l"v
Mid Weight 28
Heavy 29
Slaughter. ..4<>
fkl.l>am'g'd23
Am. Calf-.-·■ llOgl 20
Utttc* ^ ..
Rockland c'sk @ v*J
Lumber.
Clear Pine.
Nos. 1 & 2.50 00@G5 00
No. 3 40 00(8 δΟ 00
Shipping ..15 00^,20 00
Spruce 12 00® 14 00
Hemlock,.. 8 60@11 00
Clapboards,
Spruce, ex.24 00®26 00
do Ne. 1.13 00^18 00
Ciear —18 00(0.22 00
Piue S5 00^50 00
_ 3 2«>@ 3 4 à
Cedar No.l 1 75@ 2 50
1 25@ 1 65
ι Spruce..
Staves ... .25 00;ff28 001 Pine....,
1 50 ί
1 76
2 00
Copper.
Cop. Bolts...
Y.M. Sheath
ing
Bronze do...
Y.M. Bolts...
Cop bottoms
Cordatfe.
Amer'n $>tb.l2M»i
Russia 12 Va
@34
@20
@20
!£24
!c
Manilla 14 V2@15Va
Manilla Bolt 'Cask .
Jlatehe*
Star.pgross 2 00@ 2 1
ι Wolanne*.
Porto Rico.. 42@
ICienfuegos. none
IMuscovado. 33@
,NewOrleans
new crop.. 35®
18 Va Barbadoes.. 40^
13 Va jSagua
Wails;
55
37
48
45
37
5 25
κορβ (tt ioya λ ami siorc*.
Sisal 13 (a 14 ,TAr, *>bbl.. @3 50
Drag*· and Dye·*. Pitch(C.Tar) (a. 3 60
Acid. Oxalic... 12® 15 Wil. Pitch.. (a 3 5Θ
" tart 50 Rosin 3 50® 6 00
Alcohol φ gal. 2 20® 2 35 Turpt'ne,g'l 48® 50
Alum 3® 5 Oakum ββ
Oil.
*10 50
25
8
801
40
Ammonia,
carb 23®
Ashes, pot.... OVfe®
Bale copabia.. 7 5(2}
Beeswax 36®
Bleaching
powders.... 3@ . .
Borax 11® 13 Whale 65(
Brimstone... ® 3 Vo I Bank 3Γ
Cochineal 90@ 95.Shore 28
§13Va
8Mj
@18
18
Copperas .... 1 Va®
Cream Tartar 34®
Ex. Logwood . 12®
Gum Arabic .. 20®
Aloes cape... 15®
Camphor 36®
Myrrh (ffi
Opium 5 5(
Shellac
Indigo 101
Iodine I
Ipecac 1 50<
Licorice, rt.... 15i
Cal ex 34i
Morphine.
Kcroficne
Port. Ref.P'tr
Devoe Brill't..
Pratt' Astral.
Ligonia 17 Va®
51 Sperm 1 20® 1 25
1-t - —·» 70
40
— 35
31 Porgie 50
3t>i Linseed
JL7 Boiled do....
50'J.ard ®
251 Castor 20®1 25
40 Neatsfoot— 90®1 10
45iElaWe 52® *>4
751 Paint».
®- 551Ρ Pure Lead. 9 00®9 50
Kftl 25 Pure Gr'ddo. 9 10®9 50
®6 50i Pure Dry do.. 8 25®8 75
\ 601 Am. Zinc 6 00®7 00
" 20 Rochelle Yel.. 3
401 Ene. Ven. Red 2 Va @ 3
$4 25| Red Lead
Planter.
White, pton.. @3 00
Blue 2 50@2 75
Ground, in blsô 50®6 50
Calcined, bis. .1 75®
Bice.
Rice, $> ft» — 03,4 @8 Va
Saleratu».
Saler λ tus, ·#> @ 7
•lait.
Turk's Island,
fcj bush. (bd.) 2 50®3 00
Oil bergamot 3 2 5® 3 50
Cod liver 1 25® 1 50
Lemon 3 25®
Olive ..1 25® 1 75
Peppt 3 υ0®3 50ί
Wintergreen.2 75®
Potass bro
mide @ 40
Chlorate 24a 28
Iodide 4 65®4 75l
(Quicksilver .. ® 70
Quinine ®3 50 . _
Rt. Rhubarb.. 75@1 50-Bonaire 2 50® 3 00
•<t. Snake 30® 351 Cadiz, du. pd. .2 00®2 25
saltpetre 10@ 1(5 Cadiz,in b'nd. 1 25^)1 75
Senna 15® 251 Liverpool.
Seed,Canary..2 75®3 00l Duty paid... 1 75®2 25
Cardanions ..2 60®3 25· In bond . 1 25® 1 75
Soda, bi-carb.. 3V2® 7 jGr'nd butter.. 18 box
Sal 2Vj® 3 Liv. fine sack. 1 25®1 75
S ι lpl ur 3 V2 ® 4 V2 Seeiln.
Sugai ',cad... 20® 22 Clover, lb— 7Vi@ 8Vb
White Wax... 55® 00 Red Top, bag. 1 90® 2 00
V'itrol, blue... ® 10 H. Grass bu..
Vanilla, Spice*.
bean 12 00@17 00 j Cassia, pure .30
No. 1..
No. 3..
No. 10.
8 ox..
10 oz..
(Ô.32
®45
«14
Duck. iCloves . ...43
@33 I Ginger ....12' _
®30 I Mace -. 1 00® 2 OO
^7 21 Nutmegs 95® 1 05
®17 ! Pepper 20® 22
®21 1 Starch.
Pearl ... 6 ® 8
Shot.
Drop @ 9 Va
Buck ®10Va
Teas.
Souchong .... 25®
Oolong 25®
do choice 35®
@ ÔV2 Japan 25®
1 do choiee. 30®
Tii
Dyewooti*.
Barwood ® 3l/fc
•Jamwood.... ® 7
Fustic 294·® 3
Ltgwood 2 ® 2l/a
C unpcachy.. "
St. Domingo.
Peach Wood.
Red Wood...
Fifth.
Cod, perqtl.,
2 ® 2 Va
1%® 2
® 5 Va
45
30
45
30
45
/g'e Shore ...4 50®5 001Strait . 2G @28
,/gc Bank....3 5<K®3 75lEnglish ....25 ,'α.27
Small 2 75®3 25 Char. I. C..10 50® 10 00
rα Rn ΓίΚο». iv ι ·>. R<v« ι a on
Haddock 1 62^1 87} Ternes .... 9 0< Kg W 50
Hake 1 75^2 00 Coke 8 00& 8 50
Herring, Antimony... 21® 22
Shore, pbbl. .3 50@4 50 Zinc 7 00® 8 25
Scal'd^box. 25,® 28' Tobacco.
No. 1 17i§ 23 Fives and Tens.
Mackerel, f>bbi. , Best brands. 60@ 70
Bay No. 1. · Medium— 50M 65
Bay No. 2..6 50@ 7 501 Common.... 40® 45
..... · · *7V _(*. u i/v ■ lia* J , iun .... uv^ w v/v*
No. 3 5 00 a) 5 501 Varphih.
Small none Damar 1 50@ 2 50
Clam bait... 4 75@ 5 25 Coach 2 2Γ
Gunpowder. . Furniture ..15'
Blasting.... 3 75® 4 501 Wool.
Sporting.... 6 00(<$ 7 00 Fl'ce washed. 3<
do unwashed 2<
Pulled Super 33@
Lamb Skins. (Ά
Brv tiooda Wholesale market.
Corrected weekly by Stokes Bros. & Co.
Brown Cotton·.
Sneetings, width, price.
Standard, 36 inch 81/»® 9
Heavy, 36 inch 7Va@ &Va
Medium, 36 inch 7 rô 8
Fine 36 nch 7 @ 9
Shirting 28 inch 6
Bleached Cotton.
Good, 36 inch HVi@ 13Va
Medium, 36 inch 10 @ 11
Light. 36 inch 7 @10
Sheetings, 9-8 13 (jg 16
" 5-4 15 @ 18
" 10-4 32 § \7
Miscellaneous.
Denims, good Π.4 17
meaium. 12 @14
Corset Jean, bleached and slate 8 ($ 10
Brown 8%
Sateens, bleached and brown 9 (j
Cambric 6V2I
Ginghams, good 10
Ticking, good 16
Meaium i2
Light 8
Bags, good 19
Prints, best 7 ® a
Medium G (5) 7
Pink and buff 7 @ 8
Blankets.
Camp, 7 ft 85 (5)1 00
Colored, pair 1 75 (®2 50
White, 10-4 1 50 @9 00
Cotton Batting.
501b bales, lib rolls 8 @13
Warp Yarn @ 25
Twine 22 (a} 25
Wicking 22 @ 25
Frock Inge.
7-8 50 @ 65
Crash·
Heavy 12Va@ 16
Medium 6V*@ 10
Brills.
Brown, heavy 30 9 @ 10
Medium 30 8 (& 9
Porlkud Daily Ρ re mm 0t*ck Linl.
Corrected by W( odbdby & Moulton, Investment
Bankers, Cor. Middle and Exchange Streets.
Descriptions. Par Value Offered. Asked.
Government 6's, 1881 1J5V4 · · 1053/e
Gold 4s, 1907 107 .. 107V*
Gold 4%, 1891 109 ..109Vb
State of Maine Bonds — .. 113 .. 114
Portland City Bonds, Municipal 108 .. 113
Portland City Bonds, aid R. Κ 107 ..114
Bath City Bonds 100 .. 105
Bangor City Bonds, 20 years 105 .. 106
Calais City Bonds 102 .. 103ya
Cumberland National Bank.. 40 52 .. 54
Canal National Bank 100—143 .. 145
First National Bank 100.... 134 .. 136
Casco National Bank 100.... 134 ..136
Merchant's National Bank... 75.. .107 ..109
National Traders' Bank 100 —133 .. 135
Portland Company .. 50
Portland Gae Company ' 50 70 .. 72
Ocean Insurance Company ...100— 98 ..100
A. & Κ. Κ. K. Bonds 106 .. 107
Maine Central R. R. Bonds 7's 107 ..109
Leeds & Farinington R.R.b'ds 100 —103 .. 104
Pot land & Ken. R. K. Bonds, 100: 108 . .110
Rumford Falls & Β R. K. Receiver
1st 7s 106 ..107
NOTICE.—"Congress" is one of the oldest and
largest selling baking powders in the United Mate*.
It makes light dorghnuts, dumplings, bise nits, cake.
&c., &c. CONGRESS Yeast Powder and Slade's
English Mustard received the award at Mechanics
Fair, 1878. Always reliable, and the ladies' fav
orite.
MARBIAfiFH.
In this city, Feb. 17, by Rev. C. J. Clark, Chas. H.
White of Portland and Miss Annie M. Johnson of
Springfield, Mass.
In Norridgewock, Feb. 10, Henry I. Buzzt-U of N.
and Miss Amy Tilton of Phillips.
in Augusta, Feb. 5, W. K. potter and Mise Nellie
M. Rogers.
DEATHS.
In Shermau, Feb. 12, Annie, daughter of Mary
and Cyrus S. Cushmau, aged 3 years 11 months.
In Bath, Feb. 15, John, sou of Michael and Mary
Higgins, aged 5 years.
In York, Feb. 4, Capt. Joseph II. Shaw, aged 69
years 10 months.
MINIATURE ALMANAC .... FEBRUARY lO.fl
Sun rises 6.54 ι High water 5.40
Sun sets 5.34 I Moon sets 2.34
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
WEDNESDAY, February 18.
Arrived.
Steamship Eleanors, Bragg, New York—iudse to
Henry Fox.
Barque Don Justo, Jones, Baltimore—coal to Bos
ton & Maine RR.
Brig Rozella Smith, (Br· McCumbcr, New York, to
load grain. To Ryan & Kelsey.
Sch Fred Jackson, Drisko, Cardenas—molasses to
Phinney & Jackson.
Sch Anson Stimeon. McLaiu, Now York—coal to
Sargent, Dennlson A Co.
Sen Mary Ε Ameden, Baker, Ainboy—coal to H L
Paine & Co.
s»cb Canton, Ilenley, New York—coal to Randall
iL· McAllister.
Sob Rachel Jano. , New York—coal to Ran
dall & McAllister.
Sch Nellie Chase, Randall, New York—coal to
Oriental Powder Co.
Sch Telegraph. Thorndiice, Ne^v York—iron to
Portland Stove Foundry,
Seta Emma Linwood, Hardy, Virginia—oyet« re to
Tlmmons & 11 awes.
Sell Winner. Frye," Boston for Harrington.
Sch olive. Frye. Boston foi Harrington.
Scb Bertha ·' Fellows, < lark. Calai» for New York
S-'h Florida, Oilmore. Ronton i(»r Kennebec.
Sell · Hiurka, ——, Bt>ira*t for Philadelphia.
Ciearcil.
St*GroSî;ip Cuoecpeake, Williams, New York—
ITenry For. _ .
Sch \uty A Power, Simmons, Havana— Pbiuny
*ik'b^Λΐϊί ie Washburn; Wheeler, Virginia —.las
Freeman & Co. . v, . .
Scb Nat ban Cleaves, Atwood, λ irgima—Timmons
& liawes.
Flioll Ol'B ^3;S,'"N"ENr·
LUBfcC. f-b I3-Sld,»cbs ·»·.nT'eAÏÏif,niÎÛunt,;
Quoddy. Mahonej. sml Clara Jau. · Alle"' ίιι1:ι1·to
load laths for New Yorfc at (SO et». ,. · ,
Feb 1C—SKL ech» L Β 3!<NieboW, Fanning, and
Chas Κ Sears, Turner, New YorJi.
from MBKrji.vjrra' exchange.
Ar at New York 18th. baron's F L Genora,
nions.Τ»!Lanzas; Acacia,Kinsman, dry Via Key Weêt;
brig Onalaska. Griggs, Sagua.
Ar at Philadelphia 17th, brig J Β Brown, Foster,
Cardenas.
Ar at Boston 18th. brig3 Sparkling Water, from
Cienfnegos.
3!d tin Antwerp 17th, barque Gen Faircbitd, Kel
latf, Hong Κ miff.
Ar at L®eboni l^th inst, oacquo Lilian, Strout,
New York." . - 4 ,
Ar at Marseilles pre^ ^ 1 < th inst, barquo Anna
Walsh, Bowers, Singapore.
MEMORANDA.
Barque Luxor, lrom New York for St John. 5»F,
went ashore oft" Jonesport 13th, but came off by as
sistance from the Life Statiou.
Sch Ira U Sturgis, Adams, from Wisoasset for
New York, put into Gloucester l(»tb leaking badly
baying struck on Boon Island Ledge. The captain
reports the buoy missing. The pumps have to be
kept constantly going.
Sch John S Wood, Smith, from Portland for Ha
vana, put into Vineyard-Haven lCth, and reports
having struck on L'Hommedieu Shoal 4 PM, 15th,
but came oil next day without damage, by assistance
of wreckers.
Seh Lacv M Collins, Curtis, from Cape Hay tien for
Boston, which put into Key West *»th in distress,
experienced heavy gales, sprung head of foremast,
carried aw ay fore rigging, and started a leak. She
was discharging 12th, in order to take out the mast
and to repair the leak.
DOMESTIC POUT*.
PASCAGOITLA -Sid loth, brig Mariposa, Fletch
er, Fletcher, Cieufuegos.
NEW OHLKANS—Ar 14th, sch George Walker,
Thompson, Matanzas.
TV ».1«Λ «,,ν* AitovAia ITnlt Pbiladel
phia.
Old 17th, acli Emma McAdam, Yoong, Kingston.
PENSACOLA—Ar 13th, sch Clara O Loud, Cook.
Greytown. . _
FERN ANDINA—Cld 5th, scl) Oliver, Dyer, Gor
don, Philadelphia.
Cld 10th, sch Erlw Johnson, McDowell, New \ ork
SAVANNAH—Cld 17th, barque David lialx-ock,
Colcord, New York.
CHARLESTON—Sid 15th, sch Lottie Welle, Ash
ford, south.
Ar 17th barque Rome, Patersou, Antwerp; sch
Η Κ Til ton, Harris, Belfast.
FORTRESS MONROE—Passed out 10th, barque
Hattie G Dixon, for Havana
BALTIMORE—Ar 14th, sch Joseph Wilde, Reed,
Charleston.
Cld Kith, sch L Τ Whitmore, Campbell, Galveston
Ar 17th, echs Cassia Jameson, Pressey,Kennebec;
Jennie Lippett, Crowell, Horse Island, with 1200
tons ice; Emma Arey, Hall, New York; Kate M Hi1
ton, Adams, Booth bay; Royal Arch, Frost. Wiseas
seti Clvtie, Lawton, New York; Laura Ε Messer,
Bird. Charleston.
Cld 17th, steamer Prior, (Br) Brown, Portland.
PHILADELPHAA—Ar 17th, barque Ν M Haven,
Ulriok, Matanzas; brig Merriwa, Dowues, Sagua;
schs Charlie Morton, Laithwaite, Trinidad; Albert
H Waite, Dodge, Caibarien; Lahaina, Houghton,
Matanzas; S Ε Woodbury, Putnam, Georgetown;
Gen F Ε Spinner, Smith, Wiscasset.
Cld 17th, brig Proteus. Whittier, Matanzas.
NEW YORK—Ar 17th, barque H L Gregg. Dyer,
Montevideo; Casco, Leavitt, Nuevitas; l>aring. An
derson, Havana; brig Mattie Β Russelt, Wheeler,
Cardenas y days; schs W S Farwell, Wir field, Pen
sacola; Gracé Andrews, Andrews, do; J L Tracey,
Hart, Baltimore; A H Edwards, and Oliver Ames,
from Maine.
Cld 17th, barque Jose D Bueno, Jones. St Jago;
schs Annie I> Merritt, Lewis, Point-a-Pitre; Mary
Bradford, Oliver, Demarara; Waldemar, Parker, for
Cienfuegos; Catawamteak, Kennedy, New London.
Sid 17th, barques Chalmette, for Mauritius; Adi
Gray, for Cardenas.
NEW LONDON—Sid ICth, sch Nellie V Rokee,
for Morebead City.
NEW HAVEN—Ar 17th, sch Delhi, Parker, from
Pensacola.
PROVIDENCE—Ar 17th, sch Mary F Pike, Good,
New York.
Ar 17th, schs S Ρ Brown, Tinker, Iloboken; An
nie F Coliins, Cousins, New York.
NEWPORT—In port 16th, schs SeaSpray,Holmes,
New York for Eastport; Emily, Nichols, and Earl,
Edwards, Somerset for New York; Sarah Wooster.
Dolliver, New Bedford for do; Congress, Willard,
and Willie Martin, Willard, Portland for do; Fleet
wing, Maddox, Rockland foi do; Fanny Flint, War
ren, and Keystone Wilder, frciu Providence for
New York ; Nellie Ε Gray. Nichols, for New
York; Rod Jacket, Ginn, Thomaston lor do: Terra
Din, Wooster, fm Portland for do; Albert Jameson.
Candage, and William Rice, Pressey, fin Providence
New York; and the above arrivals.
Ar 17th, sch David Torrey, Soule, fm Portland for
New York; Ganges, Leach, Providence for do.
DUTCH ISLAND HARBOR—Ar 14th, schs Wm
D Marvel, Barter's Island for Philadelphia; Monta
na, do for do; F.aucis Coffin, Hamilton, Boston for
Orient; David Torrey, Soule, Portland for Ν York;
Emma Κ Smallev, Pike, Calais for do; Ella Frances,
Bulger, Portland for Miragoane.
in port 16th, schs Wm D Marvel, Martha Maria,
and Francis Coffin. All others sailed.
VINEYARD-HAVEN-Ar 16th, schs Willie H
Lord. Moulton, A m boy for Plymouth; John S Wood
Smith, Portland for Havana.
Sailed, barque Don Justo; brigs Morancy, and Ro
zella Smith; schs Seth W Smith, L W Wheeler, An
son Stimson, Ε G Willard, J M Carter, Bramhall,
Nellie Chase, Bedabedec, A Hay ford, Herald, Fred
Jackson, Canton, Jas S Pike, and others.
EDGARTOWN—Sailed 16th. schs Wm Freeman,
Maria Adelaide, Telegraph, D Β Webb, and Silver
Sprav.
DiiC'IWkT A „ 1 nnl'O KT..A«>RW
goane; W Freeman, Rogers Amboy; Silver Spray,
Hall, do; Addie Ε Snow, ihorndike, Hoboken; D Β
Webb, Hatch, New York; Carrie Belle, Miller, and
Ε W Marchant, Tarr, Eastport.
Below, scb Nellie Chase.
Ar 18th, ship Gettysburg, Call, New Orleans; brig
Morancy, Small, Gonaives; Sparkling Water, liich
born, Cienfuegoe; Myron ils, Jarvis, Pensacola; schs
L W Wheeler, Bowman, Cienfuegos; Ε M Sawyer,
Falkingham, Hoboken.
Below, ech Kate Wilson, from Demarara; Seth W
Smith, —.
Cld 18th, sch Adeline, Babbidge, Portland.
SALEM-Sid 16th, schs A L Mitchell, Mitchell,
St John, NB. for New York; Humboldt, Alley, from
Kockport for Boston; Jennie Paine, Smith, Damar
iscotta for New York; Bowdoin, Randall, Parker's
Head for do; Cora Etta, Fales, and David Ames,
Green, do for do; Alaska, Hamilton, Portland for do
H S Bridges, Lindsey, for do; Morelight, Norwood,
Calais for New York: Billow. Leo, Rockland for do;
S A Hoffman, from Boothbay for Philadelphia; A G
Brooks, Smallage. from Boston for Eastport; Ralph
Howes. Getchell, do for Belfast; Maggie D Marston,
Blackington, do for Rockport; D H lngraham, Gree
ley, and Geo Shattuck, Stover, Rockland for Boston;
L V Rose, Boston for Kennebec; D Giflfard, Cobb,
do for Harpswell; Carrie A Pitman, Jordan, for Or
land.
GLOUCESTER—A r 17th. schs Sparta, from W in
terport for New York; Ira D Sturgis, Adams, Booth
bay for do, (see Mem).
FOBEIGNPOBTS.
Ar at Dunedin 16th inst, barque Elinor Vernon,
Copp, New York 97 days.
At Manila Dec 22, barque Ρ *1 Carlton, Amesbury,
for New York; brig Ned White, Field, from New
castle, NSW, une.
At Sourabaya Dcc 25, barques Β Webster, Prince,
for English Channel; Illie, Sawyer, for New York,
Idg; Evie J Ray, Leighton, for Boston, do.
At Iloilo Dec 17, barque Miriam, Parker, from
Kong Kong, ar Dec 15. for New York.
Ar at Corunna Jan 28th, barques Carrie Ε Long,
Park, New York; 29th, Saml Η Nickerson, Randall,
New York.
Sid fm Brisbane Dec 11, ship Astoria, Drtunmond,
London.
AtCallao Jan 22, barque Vesuvius. Call, clearing.
At Cliinchas Jan 21, barque Evie R«ed, Nairden,
for Europe.
Sid fm Lobos de Afuera prev to Jan 21, ship In
vincible, Strickland, seeking.
In port Jan 21st, ship State of Maine, Small, for
Europe.
AtMiragoane 1st inst, sch Lizzie Lee, Peterson,
(from Port au Prince) just ar, to load for New York.
Ar at Antigua Jan 14, sch Ε G Sawyer, Kelley,
New York via St Kitts.
At Barbadoes Jan 68, sch Hattie Ε King. Crowley
from Norfolk, ar 24th; Lugano, McKown, from
Fernandina, ar 27th. seeking.
Ar at St Thomas 5th inst, barque Nellie May,
Gaul, Carthagena.
Sid fm Havana 7th inst, barque Frank, Wallace,
Sagua; 11th, brig Mary Τ Kimball, Sanborn, do.
Ar at St John, NB, 16th, sch Nellie Clark, Clark,
Pnlsia
Cld 16th, sch F Ρ Hall, Lamson, New York, (and
sailed.)
Sid 16th, sell Nettie Β Dobbin, for New York.
SPOKKN.
Feb 12, lat 33 30, Ion 77, brig Onalaska, Griggs,
from Sagua for North of Hatteras
SPECIAL NOTICES.
REMOVAL.
Dr. F. H. GERRISH,
675 Congress Street,
Corner of State Street·
febf> 4wsu
Wilbur's Cod-Liver Oil anil Lime.
The great popularity of this safe and efficacious
preparation is alone attributable to its intrinsic
worrh. In the cure of Cough», Colds, Asthma,
Bronchitis, Whoopiug Cough, Scrofulous Humors,
and all Consumptive Symptoms, it has no superior,
if equal. Let no one neglect the early symptoms
of disease, when an agent is at hand that will cure
all complaints of the Che t, Lungs or Throat.
Manufactured only by A. B. Wilbor, Chemist,
Bo·ton. Sold by all druggists.
febl4 eneodlw
CAUCUSES.
Gorham.
Republicans of Gorham, and any others willing to
act with them, are reqursted to meet at the Town
House, on SATUR JAY, Feb. 21, at 21». M., to
select-candidates for Town officers lor the ensuing
year. Aho to select delegates for the District Con
vention to be holden in Portland, March 2, 1880.
Per order of Town Committee.
Gorham, Feb. 13, 1880.
Deering.
The Republicans of Dcering are requested to meet
in Caucus, at the Town House, on Saturday Febru
ary 21st. at 4 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of
nominating candidates for Town Officers Also to
choose 8 delegates to the district convention to bo
holden at Portland, on the second day of March
next Per order Town Committee.
Deering, February 17, 1880.
Wevtbroek.
The Republicans of Westbrook, are requested to
meet at Warren's Hall, on TUESDAY, Feb. 24th.
at 3 p. m. to select candidates f«r Town officer·» for
the ensuing year. Also to ch ose delegates for the
District Convention to bo holden at Ρ rtland, March
2d. 1880. Per order Town Committee.
Wcstbrook, Feb. 16th, 1880.
Windham.
The Republicans of Windham are requested to
rnoet at the Town House, on the 25th of February
at 2 o'clock p. m., to nominate candidate? for town
officers. Per order of Town Committee.
Cape Elizabeth.
The Republicans of Cape Elizabeth are requested
[ to meet at the Town House on Wednesday. Feb.
25th, at 3Vs o'clock P. ΑΙ., to nominate candidates
for the several town offices for the ensuing year.
Λίβο to choose live delegates to the District Con
vention to be holden at Congres» Hall, Portland, on
Tuesday, March *d, 1880. at 12Mi o'clock, P. M.
Per order Republican Town Committee.
Cnpe Elizabeth, Feb. 18, 1880.
FINANCIAL.
DRAFTS ON IRE LAND.
Drafts on the Muxwter I Husk of J,ï*]iutd, for iiny
amouuta, fur salt* at reduced rates by
J. 6. BROWN Sl SONS,
SIN Middle S\r«-oi.
feb3 dlm
h7W.payson&C(T,
IDFliVI/EKS IN
(ioveriiniciit Bonds,
CITY A!fD TOWN KO* i)S,
BAJYΚ Stock, AC.
No. 2? Exi change street
poeru l*D, HA1MK.
au23 ·*■
SUBSCî IIPTIONS
TO THE SI OCK OF THE
BULLION
Mining and Milling
COMPANY,
— OF —
I
PORTLAND, MAINE,
will 1)0 received and tlie
Book* are now Open
! at the office of
lirait»
Gor. Mile and Sis.,
PORTÇT.A JffX>.
This Company is being fonn&d for the
purpose of mining and millfag silver
ores and other minerals in the towi:s of
Acton and Lebanon, in the Xtate of
Maine. The mine owned by this Com·
pany consists of six hundred llmtal fe«t
on the Acton vein, so called, and is lo
cated about eight hundred feet souther
ly from the well-known "Acton Hllver
Mining Company" property.
Contracts have been made for tta· re
quired shaft house and blacksmith shop,
hoisting engine and boilers, and other
required tools for developing the n ine,
anu work is now progressing on the
main shaft, which is to be six feel by
twelve feet, and is inteuded to strike the
vein at about sixty feet below the sur
"· * * 1 - mt »- A- «- L IL.
lacr. OillU 91UII .u ™ —
depth of seventy-five feet and the· de
livered to the Bullion Company with the
above building* and machinery.
In addition to the above the Bullion
Company will in the early spring erect a
first-class mill npou the grouud which
will contain the latest appliances known
in this country for the concentration of
ores.
Under date of January 26, 1880, the
following contracts were entered into
for the boiler»» engine and concentra·
tien machinery for said mill, viz :
1. For a s/xty horse power engine and
boiler, set np complete, having power
for a oue hundred ton mill.
2. For the reijui.red machinery for a
complete mill for tit concentration of
not less than fifty (&0) tons of ore per
diem capacity, with suitableι shafting,
pulleys, gear wheels, itc., to connect
and drive said machinery.
The Bullion Company »."·· organize
with a capital of $ 150,OOO.tO—divided
into fifteen thousand shares pat' value of
$10.00 per share. One-third or Ave
thousand shares of the capital stock will
be set aside and nsed for working capital
The subscription price for this stock
will be 95.00 per snare, subject to ad·
vance without notice. No subscription
received less than $100. Each $100
paid in entitles the subscriber to twenty
shares of stock par value $10.00 peV
share.
The direction and management of this
Company will be placed In the hands of
well-known business men and the mine
and mill will be worked for the benefit
of the stockholders.
Subscription books will close March
31, 188».
Certificates of stock will be issued
April 1st, 1880.
Bullion Mining and Milling Co.
By C. P. MATTOCKS, Att'y.
fol4 aû
Η. Ν. PINKHAM,
STOCK BROKER,
No. 50 Exchange Street,
PORTLAND, nE.
Stocks and Bonds bought and
sold on commission for cash, or
carried on margin. Specialty
Securities dealt in at Boston Stock
and Exchange Board. '
feb4 dlmo
Swan & Barrett,
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
186 middle Street,
(CANAL BANK BLOCK.)
Dealers in Government, munici
pal and Railroad Securities.
L S. "Called" Bonds CASHED or
exchanged on favorable terms.
jaZ sneodtf
Rubber^ Boots.
Since the great advance in all kinds of
Ruiiber tioods it is important to know
when yon purchase that you get a ilrst
quality, reliable article." Th.· WOON
SOCKET DIAMOND TAP Rubber Boots
for Men, Boys and Youths are acknowl
edged to be the best in the market. We
have a full line of these goods. \y,· would
also invite you to examine our large stock
of ',adies' Fine Boots and Slippers, (Cents'
Opera Slippers, etc., suitable for Holiday
Presents. We also carry a large variety
of Ladies', Gents', Misses' and Children's
medium grades of goods which we offer
at reasonable prices at 185 Middle St.
B R WHITNEY & CO.
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Mining Stocks
FOR SALE !
Forest City Silver,
Acton Silver,
Portlaud Acton Silver,
Deer Isle Silver.
EdKeuioKffin silver,
Atlamic Copper,
Animoniisic Copper,
— BY —
\. s. GARDINER,
Keal Estate and Mining Stock Broker,
Centennial Block, No. 83 Exchange St.
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MILLINERY STORE.
Miss H. F. MARSH has removed
to 565 Congress Street.
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