THE PRESS! THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 14, 1871 CITY AND VICINITY. Kew AdYerliMineaU To-Day. entertainment column. Lcvoo— Stevens’ Plaius. SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN. Santa Claus—J. B. Lucas. How to Live. Christmas Presents—Duran Johnson. NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN. House for Rent—Geo. It. Davis Co. Am. Fire Extinguisher—llenry Taylor Agent. Holiday Goods—Chas. Oust is Co. Guardian's Sale—Joseph Newman. To l>it—30 Elm street. Navigation School—Edward Breen. Holiday Goods at Mrs. C. C. Welch’s. 1’. 8. Diitrivl Court. B1SFOUK JUDGE FOX. Wednesday.—United States vs. James McCarthy. Indictment for a felonious assault at Togus Military Asylum. (Second indictment.) Verdict guilty of as sault and battery. Sentenced to nine months im prisonment. The prisoner was also found guilty on the first indictment, tried yesterday, and sentenced to two months imprisonment. The prisoner was at once removed to Augusta jail. Webb. Reed Whiteliouse. The jury was discharged. In Bankruptcy,—Charles P. Mattocks, assignee of Frisbio Webber, vs. Ebon N. Perry. Acliou to re cover back from defendant, Sheriti of Cumberland county, certain moneys. The facts broughs out iu the evi ienco are as follows:—Parties in Boston, creditors of Frisbie Webber, sued them; defendant attached their slock in trade and put a keeper in the store, and finally the goods were soli under the statute which provides for such deposition of perishable property. The other creditors of the firm put them into bank ruptcy, after which Charles Sawyer claimed a mort gagee's interests in the stock and demanded the amount of his claim. The sheriff paid him $200 an i paid over the balance of the proceeds of the salo to M obuIitiiau oft or J.iiliiAlIni* Mu aauPii mill other expenses under the attachment and sale. Tin assignee brought this action to recover from the sheriff the difference between the amount received by him and the amount received from the sale. Judge Fox decided that os Sawyer was uot a party to the record, lie should uot rule ui>on that question, but gave Judgment for the plaintiff for the balance. MattockB pro te. Bradbury Bradbury. Charles P. Mattocks, assignee of Aretas Shurtleff, vs. Aretas Shurtleff. Petition for an order to compel bankrupt to show cause why he docs not deliver to assignee a certain account book. Not finished. Mattocks—A. A. Strout. Putnam. Superior Court. DECEMBER CIVIL TERM, LANE, J., PRESIDING. Wednesday.—Enoch L. Deering vs. Inhabitants of Scarboro. Action to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of a defec tive highway in defendant town. Damages claimed, $5000. Jury out. Eastman. Howard Cleaves. Tlio following are the assignments of Justice trials: THURSDAY. 160—Russell vs. Sparrow. 87—Dow vs. Met. Ins. Co. 91—Dearborn vs. Morse. 122—Bowdoin vs. Taylor et ux. 125—Dolan vs. Falby et ux. 127—Sawyer et al. vs. Gould. 135—File-ml vs. Mills et al. 130—Libby vs. Loveitt. 141—Whitney vs. Parker. 145—Hasty vs. Melcher. 156—Pone et al. vs. Varney. 166—Koliling vs. Dyer. Municipal Court. JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING. Wednesday.—Herbert Knight, a young man who created a disturbance in the City Hall last evening, was fined $5 and costs. Harrison D. Libby was fined $5 and costs for drunk enness and disturbance. Brief Jottings. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher will deliver the last lecture in the regular M. L. A. course, on Wednesday evening, Jan. 10th. The debate before the Maine Charitable Me chanics’ Association, on the question of the an nexation of San Domingo, at the Mechanics’ Library Room, this eveuing, will no doubt prove as interesting as those which have preceded it. The ladies of St. Stephen’s Church will hold their annual Christmas sale at the rooms of the Y. M. fl A. Ibis nffupnnnn nml aiuninn TKia sale will afford an excellent opportunity to pur chase holiday presents at a reasonable price, and it should receive a full share of public pat ronage. The police seized liquors yesterday at Timothy Swift’s on West Commercial street. Hon. Thomas Fitch has been obliged to give up all his lecture engagements, and consequent ly will not lecture in the Army Navy course. Anna Dickinson is to lecture this evening in the Army and Navy course. Hou. David A. Wells' Lecture.—The lec- I ture of Hon. David A Wells, iu the Mercantile Library course last evening, was one of the most instructive and interesting of the winter— at least to politicians and practical business minds. The audience was quite small, owing, doubtless, to the stonn. The subject was an nounced as Some of the Conditions under which we Get a Living. He first remarked that the necessity of earning a living by labor has been felt by men of all ages. The conditions are va ried and governed by artificial circumstances; but nature is impartial, and under like circum stances, makes a like return. To discover the nature aud cause of inequalities, we must go back to the consideration of natural forces. The first condition is to carry over productions from seasons of plenty to seasons of scarcity; and man rises above the animals only as he tempts nature to produce; and herein is the secret of our advanced civilization—that by our knowl edge of forces we apply them to the work of production. The force of the consumption of coal produces to the world the equivalent of the labor of millions of hands; aud we know not to what we may yet arrive at in this direction. Auother condition is the meaus of distribution of the produced wealth of the world. Within the past ten years wo have gained 25,000 miles of railroad; a great agent in distribution.— Another feature of onr civilization is the awak ening of society to a more proper distribution of the fruits of labon This was formerly done by might; now it is by tho superiority of intel lect and application. Out of this later feature comes schools, churches, hospitals and means of education; out of tho former strikes, combina tions and communism. In the time of Henry VIII., 72,000 thieves wero hung; but society now finds it cheaper to educate men. The av erage cost of bringing a boy up to the age of 10, if we add the interest to our expenditure, is at least $1500. If a man fails to earn his own liv ing he taxos the community, and there is no in crease of production. If ho becomes a criminal the tax on community is much greater. Socie ty has also discovered that a larger life is neces sary; and this requires greater leisure for culti vation and a partial relief from toil; and inves tigation here developes the fact that the laws which govern production and distribution of wealth are not’antagonistic. The natural demand therefore is that there shall bo greater production and a greater econo my in the distribution and use; or a greater in crease of accumulated wealth after deducting what is necessary fertile support of the laborer. The slow growth of accumulation was illustra ted by statistics. In America, after 250 years of labor we have accumulated one-third as much as Great Britain did in 800 years. If we should stop producing three years would be more than enough to starve out three-fourths of our population, and the remaining quarter would be reduced to a state of semi-barbarism. The duration of capital is scarcely up to the life of an individual. Natural force is our enemy; if left to itself it will tear down; if properly guided it produces. The speaker then proceeded to discuss the forcible division of wealth by legal enactments, which is thq prac tical demand of modern Labor Reformers. If the whole annual accumulation of the country was equally divided it would give each indivi dual but #175; but left to itself accumulation is divided by intelligence. It is the right of every man to get the best price for his labor, but il in his efforts for compensation he checks production he does it at his peril. It the old world the natural forces are fully ai work or are exhausted. The only remedy foi this state of things is emigration to a countri where not a tenth part of this power ii used. When there are two to sell and one t< buy the buyer fixes his price; when there an two to buy and one to sell the seller has the ad vantage. One of the great errors of our systen is the failure to secure the maximum of pro duction. One of the greatest causes of failun is placing the superintendency of mechanics industries in the hands of men without practi cal education, making capital stand for brains England surpasses us in manufactures becausi manufacturing corporations, with large and ex pensive boards of officers at a distance from tin factories and the practical details of busines; in the hands of men who have no pecuniary in terest in them are unknown. In England if tin name of “John Smith Son, cotton spinners’ is placed on a large factory, that sign mean what it says, and John Smith and his sons ar practical men and have no time to run politict caucuses and railroads. Another error is tli practical abrogation of a thorough apprentic system, which disciplines boys for the highe: places in their avocations. It is an error I believe that Congress, composed chiefly of lav yers and other professional men, know what tl people want better than the people tbemselvc and apply legislation to produce remedies t fictitious difficulties, or aid people to produce) adding taxation, in the form of protection, Oi of the greatest obstructions placed by legisla tion upon production and distribution is une qual and discriminating taxation, and anothei is the use of an unstable and fluctuating cur rency. The remedies for these were economy and industry of the individual, a free inter change of commodities at a fixed and perma nent standard of values and an unobstructed method of distribution. Itnilraml matters. Portland and Rochester Railroad.—A special meeting of the stockholders of the Port land and Rochester railroad was held yesterday, to see if the company would authorize a corpor ation subscription of $100,000 to the stock of the Nashua and Rochester railroad. In the ab sence of the President, Hon. John Lynch, A. K. ShurtlelT Esq. was chosen President pro. tem. Col. Robie stated the object of the meeting, and in behalf of a sub-committee of the direc tors, reported the result of a conference with President Kinnicutt of the Nashua and Roch ester road and other gentlemen interested in its direction. He stated that a bona-flj* subscrip tion of $800,000 to the stock had already been secured, but among the conditions »n which some of the large subscriptions had been made was one that at least $1,000,000 should be re ceived before any assessment should be paya ble. Of this amount $200,000 is still wanting. Amoug the subscriptions are $200,000 from the Worcester and Nashua railroad company, $100, J00 from private sources, $200,000 from the city of Nashua and her citizens and pledges of $50, 100 from the town of Rochester, and £50,000 from the Lowell and Nashua railroad company, and about $100,000 along the line of the road. The directors recommend a sub scription to the stock. The Worcester and Nashua railroad company guarantee an inter est of U per cent annually. The financial con lition of this road is excellent. Its total prop erty is valued at $1,058,000; it has a surplus fund of over $078,000: for the past ten years has made annual divi dends of 10 per cent, and its stock is quoted at £130 per share, par value $100. Committeos of die Nashua and Rochester company have al ready secured the laud damages, and if the re luisite $200,000 of stock is at once taken up the whole line from Nashua to Rochester will be put under contract by March and the road com pleted within a year. After further explana tions 6y Messrs. Shurtleff and Deane the fol lowing votes were unanimously passed. Twen ty-five hundred shares were represented at the meeting: JKAercas, Tho Worcester an! Nashua Railroad Company lmve voted to lease tho Nashua and Roch ester Railroad for a term of not less than twenty yean*from its completion and to pay six per cent, an nually therefor on the cost of said Nashua and Roch ester railroad, the interest to commence upon the as sessments as soon as they are paid. And whereas, said vote is based upon tho condition hat the bona tide subscription to the capital stock of the Nashua an 1 Rochester Railroad Company shall imount to the sum of SI,000,0U0 before such an agreement to lease is made, And whereas the early commencement and rapid completion of sai l Nashua and Rochester railroad is a matter of the highest importance to the business success of the Portland Rochester railroad, Therefore, voted, That the Directors be and hereby ire authorized in behalf of the Company to subscribe for an amount not excee ling *100,001) of the Btock if the Nashua and Rochester Railroad Company, liter a satisfactory lease or agreement to lease said Nashua and Rochester Railroad has been made with the Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company, with the stipulation therein for the payment by the Wor ceste* and Nashua Railroad Company of six per cent, interest annually upon said stock. Voted, That the Directors be authorized to apply to the Legislature, if necessary, for an act to legalize the vole of this siiecial meeting. Also for any other acts which they may consider useful or important to promote the best interests of the Company. Adjourned. Portland Oode.vsburo Railroad.—The petition of the Portland and Ogdeusburg Rail road Co. for the acceptance and approval by the County Commissioners, of the location of their track tlirough Commercial street was re sisted yesterday by the inhabitants of Cape Elizabeth, so far as said location crosses the public highway leading from Commercial street to Portland bridge, on the ground that it will further imperil the already exceedingly danger ous crossing of the bridge, and in fact so ob. struct their rights on this bridge as to render them worthless. W. W. Thomas, jr., appear ed for the inhabitants of the Cape and Gen. S. J. Anderson for the Company. Gen. Anderson contended that the location should be approved on the ground of its neces sity. The company’s cars must come down Commercial street, and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen had allowed them to locate a track there. But the track was to be laid and trains were not to he made up upon it, but in the com pany’s yard further up. He intimated that the location would probably he only temporary. i'Ai. A11UUIU3, viiuicuucu wiiit tile vnmuii Commissioners were custodians of the bridge,as a county highway, and were bound to maintain it free from obstructions and preserve the rights of the public and the grantees by whom it was transferred to the county; and that in accepting the deed of it the Commissioners pledged them selves to do this. Mr. Win. W. Thomas, sr., spoke of the dan gers which had been created by the Portland, Saco Portsmouth Company by the mlticiplic ity of tracks which they had laid, and contend ed that another track would render travel al most impossible, and therefore greatly injure property in Cape Elizabeth. He thought that railroads should not be allowed to cross on grades, but as in Europe, be compelled to go uuder or aver. Gen. Anderson, in reply, agreed with him in regard to the dangers imposed by the Portland, Saco Portsmouth tracks, but though the pro posed new track would create no additional danger because trains would not be made up upon it He stated that the Boston and Maine Railroad Co. was seeking a way to their propos ed depot over private property, to be purchased, and intimated that the P. O. Railroad Co. might acquire rights over the same line. The Commissioners hold the case for consid eration. Boston and Maine Railroad.—A special mcetiug of the stockholders of the corporation was held at South Berwick Junction yesterday. The attendance was quite large, a considerable number of lady stockholders being present. Tho meeting was called to order by M.G. White, Esq., of Lawrence, the new President of the road, who stated that the object of the meet ing was “to take into consideration and to pro vide the measures either upon tho iucrcase of tho capital stock or otherwise, for paying for the construction of the extension of tho road into Portland as authorized by tho Act of the Legislature of Maino.” Tho President in reply to a question stated that the amount of increase of the cnpital stock authorized by tho act of extension was $2,000, 000 and the whole amount would be needed to pay for the work now located to within three miles of Portland. The road- is actually but not legally located into tho city, and he thought that the amount would be sutlicicut to finish the road into the city. Mr. C. E. Choate, of Boston, offered the fol lowing vote: That the Directors of tho B. M. Road lie authorized to increase the capital stock to the amount of $2,000,000, and to divide the same into shares of $100 ea»h, and that _1.1...1.1 ..1...11 b.x m.Ka/iviko for tho stock pro rata and pay for the same in iustalmcnts^md on such timo as may bo pro posed by the Directors. A committee of three was appointed to re ceive and count tho votes, upon tho abovo named proposition which tho committee subsequently reported as follows: Whole number of ballots, 7,985 Yes, 7,20(1 No,.779 Mr. E. W. James, of Boston, suggested that the Directors should consider the matter of a reduction of the price of fares to two cents per mile, and tho subject was referred to the Direc tors. Mr. Walkcr, of Boston, stated that the real estate owned by the company in Boston was worth ten millions of dollars. The directors of the Boston and Maine road have practically located their line into the city, we understand, as follows: They will cross Fore river on the Rolling Mills bridge or by a bridge close by it, cross Danfortli street under grade, as the Maine Central does, and on strik ing West Commercial street will keep near the foot of the bank on the north side of the street. They propose to remove the protection wall, now being erected by the city at the foot of the 1 bank, back forty feet, giving the railroad com pany the right of way over the ground thus taken, and so on, keeping parallel to the north line of tlie street,crossing Clark, Brackett, State, Park, and perhaps High streets below grade, U 1 the foot of Union street It is said that the route will necessitate the destruction of the Portland distillery, the soap factory of Leathe Gore, the shovel factory and a large numbei of the cheap wooden buildings on the norther ly side of Commercial street east of State. The Walker House and the old brick mill near i 1 will not be disturbed,as the survey for the tracl runs in the rear of these buildings. Nogotia tions for the purchase of the land are under stood to be in progress, and in ease no amicabl 1 arrangements can be made with the owners o any of the lots, the County Commissioners wi] i be called on to adjudicate upon.the dainages. We believe the plan is no secret, and we giv t the route as reported by what we regard as goo authority. Messrs. F. O. Bailey Co., will sell a e public auction at Yarmouth this afternoon a S 3 1-‘2 o’clock the paper mill in that village, be >r to the bankrupt estate of Wood in a i l^ittlejobh- The sale is under the directioi of the assignees, Messjrs, C, P. Mattocks and G 1jec(*d. Mr. Hoar then moved to put the bill on the its passage now. Mr. Kerr, of Indiana, moved to lay it on the table. The Speaker said that Mr. Hoar had the floor, who proceeded to explain and advocate the bill. He was sure that the hill when un derstood would receive almost unanimous ap probation. There was a erv of discontent from all parts of the country alia the civilized world by the laboring classes. In this country the laboring classes were the State itself, the others being comparatively so few that they might be left out, in considering the question who are the persons whose will should determine the policy of the country and for whose benefit that policy should be directed. It was being urged not oidy by agitators and malcontents, but by a large anir increasing numlier of the laboring classes that the existing institutions and law’s of this country on the subject of tariff, finance, currency and taxation tended more and more to give capital on undue share in the joint profits of the results of labor and capital, and to deprive labor of its due and proper share.— The first dirty of legislators in regard to such a complaint was to provide for a thorough, exact and regular ascertainment of the fait Con gress ought not to be afraid of the light; for no abuse so great, no darkness so profound, no no prejudice so intense as to require Congress to cover it with a vail or fear to let the light in on it. He did not place the bill on the judge ment or recommendation of the Commissioner alone. The slight expenditure promised was due to the judgement of the laboring mm themselves. The labor party of his own State last summer had recommended the passage of this very bill and has although politically op posed to the Republican party expressed grati fication and respect for that party in conse quence of its giving attention to this matter.— The (Irand International of Workingmen, an organization which pervaded Europe and which was making its voice heard and its power felt everywhere had also asked of Congress this sjiecial measure. He was not competent to ex press an opinion on the interesting historical question of the Commune and of the events which took place in Haris last summer. The other side of the story had not been heard, but one thing was known that there was a cause in existence and an object in view which led those working people in Paris, young men and young women in the morning of life, not merely from the ignorant and oppressed classes but from classes of culture, of family ties and in some cases, of wealth to go down to death calmly, heroically and cheerfully as ever a bridegroom went to.the marriage feast; and he did not believe that a cause winch had inspired such heroism was a cause which was not en titled to the respect of the Americana every where. The International Association of European and American workingmen had a title to respect for having established a relation ship and recognized a kindred among men of all nations growing out of the common bond of labor which was greater, more powerful and more bindiug than any mere national attach ment or than any tie connecting the subject with the sovereign. America was the last na tion that ought to be ungrateful for that sub xu uio uuritesb utiyo ui the late civil war when tlie governing classes of England would have been glad to have joined the French Emperor in recognizing tlie South ern Confederacy, they were only prevented from doing so by the angry growl from the workingmen of Lancashire, saying to the Eng lish government, “We love tlie workingmen of North America a great deal better, we are more nearly allied in interest and feeling to them than we are to the aristocracy of England, and although wo have borne nmnv tilings from you, one tiling we will not bear that you shall array the power and might of England against the cause in which those American workingmen are engaged.” He held in his hand tlie general rules and administrative regulations of tlie In ternational Workingmen’s Association, adopt ed in Loudon last October by delegates com prehending tlie leading minds from all civilized nation of the world. Among other things they expressed a desire that inqnirv should be insti tuted in each locality where branches of their Association existed and that there should be co-operation especially in the United States, in ascertaining tlie facts which the pending bill required to be ascertained. Mr. Hoar sent to the clerk’s desk and had read the extracts to which lje referred. He de sired to avoid anything that should excise polit ical antagonism. He was sure that a consider able number of inrtumitiul Democratic mem bers approved of the purpose of the bill and de sired the investigation which it contemplated. In Massachusetts a similar bureau for the in vestigation of tlie question liad been established and tlie result of its examination had been claimed by tlie Democratic party of that State to show great mistakes and errors in the ad ministration of the affairs of that State by tlie Republican party. Whether Unit claim was right or wrong lie would not now discuss. All he desired to say was that he welcomed the in vestigation as cheerfully if its results should be to show that in all measures to which be had given his asseqt there lu(d been error as it should he the reverse. This was a question as as whether tlie daily lifo of the millions ol America could be made better. It was a ques tion too high for party, to sacred to he mingled with the petty schemes or petty ambition ol mere politicians. Mr. Dawes of Massachuselts, said he did noi rise to debate tlie merits of the measure. H< regretted that Messrs. Kerr and Wood seemec not to complain so much of tlie bill not meetiiif their views as being opposed to its considera tiou at all. He cliu nut think they representei tljpir party on this subject, but was surprise! that gentlemen of sueli ability had not had'thei: attention called to the fact that no subject wa looming up in tlie near future that ilemandei more care from the legislator than the questioi reconciling labor and cabital. He thought tha’ his friend from Indiana (Kerr) would see upof due consideration that it was better, instead ol talking upon polit.es to stop for an hour or twi aud consider some practical question. The great question of cooperation, which was devil oping itself successfully in other countries anil Weis being introduced into this country, did hoi seem to have attracted the attention of either ol these distinguished friends who desired to brush the whole thing away or put it to sleep. Hi hoped his friend from Indiana (Kerr) would sei it to be in his line of duty to withdraw his mo tion to lay the bill on the table, and either con sent to having a single day set apart for its con sideration or else permit its passage now. Mr. Hoar next yielded the floor to Mr. Shanks ot Indiana, but Mr. Kerr rose and said, “Thestati inents made on thtxother side have been so ex traordinary, so unjust aud fallacious in all re speots that we on this side of the House ought to have at least an opportunity to answer.” Mr. Hoar—“No gentleman on that side of the House expressed any desire to speak ou tha hill pro or con, except one gentleman, a mem ber of the committee (Mr. Neely), whose re quest was communicated to me a week ago. I am certainly desirous of allowing the tulle.-1 debate that will be agreeable to the House, and of giving a full share of the time to gentlemen on the other side. Mr. Kerr (interruptingly.) “The gentle mans sinoerity would appear much better if he would give us a little time now, just a little.” Mr. Hoar—I call the gentleman to order. Mr. Kerr—1 am iu older. Mr. Hoar—The gentleman from Indiana de sires to have the bill laid on the table and thus disposed of without any debate at all. That is the only manifestation that the gentleman has shown abuut it, aud if the gentleman will now igree to take the question on this bill any fixed hour to-morrow, I will consent to it aud will consent to divide the time with the gentleman of that side of the House. Mr. .Kerr—I will agree to nothing; I have been attacked by the gentleman from Massa chusetts (Hoar) and his colleague. Dawes—I want to answer them and I am en titled to answer them. Mr. Campbell made a point of order that the gentleman from Mass. (Hoar) having finished his remarks had no right to yield the floor to any particular member but should resume his seat aud let the speaker assign the floor under ordinary parliamentary rules. The speaker overruled the point of order on the ground that both the usage and rules of the House allowed a member who was entitle,1 to the floor an hour to yield a portiou of his time to other members. Mr. Shanks (Rep.) took the floor and remark ed that he had last Monday introduced a bill to establish a bureau of labor. He believed the time had come when the relation Ubtween la bor and capital should be investigated. He fa vored the pending bill though he preferred his own measure. The edict of the American people had goue forth and the legislative department should take care of labor and see that it should not be wronged by capital of the country. He hoped the bill would pass. Sir. Kelly, (Itep.) of Pennsylvania, express ed gratitude to Mr. Hoar for having brought the subject before the House. The failure to adopt such a measure had deprived England of her national prestige and threatened her with revolution. It was the failure of the French Imperial government to recognize this question that lighted the fires of the Commune. It was the failure to recognize this question that had arrayed the young men of Germany and Europe in hostility to the church and throne. Parli mentary inquiry in England showed that among the laboring people of that country, a majority was in want of a healthful and sufficient food from year to year. It was for want of recog nizing this question that England was becom ing a land of drunkeness. He held, therefore, that Congress should authorize the appointment of a proper commission. The government could not afford to permit the laboring people of any portion of the country to fall into the condition of the laboring people of England, France, Austria or Belgium. Congress should look to it that they whose skill and toil open the miues and coal banks, and convert ores into metals and into all forms of vitality and beauty, those who shear sheep, wash the wool and spin and weave it, those who covert an apparently arid field into cotton and all its useful and beautiful fabrics, shall not live in ignorance nor die in want. Their toil and the resources of capital were quite euough to banish poverty from the laud, except as the result of intem perance. Mr. Storm (dem.) regretted that any opposi tion had been made to the bill. He regarded it simply as providing for an investigation. The laboring classes were rising up in rebellion against the system of class legislation. It was the enactment of unjust and unequal laws that arrayed laboring classes of the country in op position to the capital of the country, and he was in favor of an investigation that would go to show that the government, in the enactment of its tariff laws and the giving away of public lflnds, and in its national uanking system, had been legislating against the interests of the la During classes anil in tavor of capitalists. He was not willing that on this question the Re publican side of the House should steal all the thunder. He thought his friends on his own side of the House should put themselves on a square record in the matter. They always have been cqnsistent friends of the laboring classes, and he hoped that they would prove themselves so to-day. The morning hour having expired, Mr. Hoar remarked that his purpose was that there should he such a debate ou the bill as the House desir ed. He would not move the previous question fur at least an hour. The Sjieaker stated that the apportionment bill, which was now to come up, would be fol lowed by two appropriation bills, reported from the Committee ou Foreign AfTairs. Mr. Banks moved to amend the bill by re quiring that the three commissioners be appoint ed from civil life. Mr. Killitiger (Rep.) moved an amendment requiring at least that one commissioner be practicably identified with the mining interests of the country. The bill and amendments were ordered to lie printed. Rills for appropriating $2,000,000 for a Post Oftieo and Custom House at Chicago and $250-, 000 for like buildings at St. Louis were reported. The apportionment hill was then considered in Committee of the Whole. The committee rose without action. Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, reported a new rule, providing for the appointment of a territorial delegate on the Committee of Terri tories and a District of Columbia delegate on the Committee of the District. Such delegates, however, are not to have a vote. It was dis cussed till the adjournment. WASHINGTON. THE RF.TUENCHMENT COMMITTEE. Washington, Dec, 13.—The Republican Sen ators were in caucus this forenoon two hours.— The result of their deliberation was that a committee on retrenchment be appointed the same as other committees, but not jointly with the House nor with the powers as contemplat ed in Mr. Trumbull’s resolution. MINISTER SCHENCK. The Chronicle says that Gen. Schcnck lues asked to bo relieved' and to have a successor ap pointed. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REBELS. Tlie United States and British Commission commenced its session to-day. In the case of John Holmes Hannn vs. the Uuited States, number two, the commissioners decide that the United States cannot be held liable for injuries caused by the acts of rebels. MASSACHUSETTS. ALEXIS. Boston, Dec. 13.—To-day Alexis visited Quincy Market and other places in a quiet way. He leaves to-morrow at 9 a. m., for Montreal. terrible tragedy. Yesterday, in Littleton, Mass., Patrick Hat ing shot Ills wife three times with a revolver and afterwards shot himself. The act was com mitted in the presence of their four young chil dren. Roth were living this morning but with no hopes of recovery. Cause domestic diffi culty. Roth aged about 35. NEW YORK. THE LATEST BANK FAILURE. New York, Dec. 13.—It is stated that on in vestigation the affairs of tho Ocean National Rank, the only assets found in the bank wore IMMI nf wllil'll (inn I'lliU'L'u Ilf tlm United States Bank Examiner Callendar cov ered by various stocks at the West, entirely un known in this market,and comparatively worth less. The 873,000 advanced to Callender were used to build a canal in Michigan. Tho receiv er promises a statement to-day. REMOVAL OF THE DANK EXAMINER. The Clearing House Association lias resolved that the Bank Examiner, Collendcr, lias ceased to command the confidence of the banks and ask tho Comptroller of the Currency to appoint a competent man in his stead. FIRE. The buildings of the Franklin Manufactur ing Company, on Mill street, Patterson, N, J., were burned this morning. Loss 8130,000. ANOTHER QUEER JURA. The jury in the case of Mrs. Madden vs. the owners of the steamer Westfield were unable ui agree and were ordered to bring in a sealed verdict in the morning. PENNSYLVANIA. THE UNION LEAGUE. Philadelphia, Dec. 13.—The National Ex ecutive Committee of the Union League of America met to-day. An able disoourse was delivered bv Gov. Geary, in which lie particu larly warned the Republican party against the passive policy now proclaimed by the Demo cratic party, which lie said was a snare. The national officers were re-elected for the next year. A series of resolutions were adopted heartily endorsing the administration of Grant, and pledging the Union League to sustain tire Republican nominee for President in 1873, who ever he may be. ILLINOIS. CHARGE OF FRAUD. Chicago, Dec. 13.—It is asserted by several city journals that several, if not all,' the per sons appoi nted to office by the Common Coun cil on Monday night, wore approached by aider men and required to give a money consideration for success. Several unsuccessful candidates make a public statement declaring their will ingness to make affidavits of tiro fact that money was demanded of them by aldermen and on their declining were emphatically told they could not have the places, The papers demand an Investigation, CALIFORNIA. THE SENATORIAL CAUCUS. San Francisco, Doc. 14.—The Republieai: legislative caucus nominated A. A. Sargent foi the United States Sennte by 54 votes, 13 foi cole and all others 5. meteorological. SYNOPSIS OF WEATHER REPORTS FOR THE PAW TWENTY-POUR HCIL’BS. War Drp't, Officb Chibf Signal) Officer, Washington, D. 0., Dec. 13 (7.00 P. M.) I The barometer will probably rise througlmu the Missouri Valley but will fall on Tliursda; on the gulf coast. Cloudy weaeher will prob ably prevail from Kentucky north ami east ward with snow to-night from Maryland t< Maiue. The lowest barometer will advauci northeastward over New England, preceded h; increasing easterly winds and followed oi Thursday by fresh northwest winds and cjogd weather in' the Middle and Eastern State? Cloudy weather W’ill continue oil the gulf cousl gud partially cloudy weather and rising tem perature in the interior of the gulf and South 1 eru States. Cautionary signals will continu at Cape May, New York, Oswego aud Rochei 1 ter. FOREIGNT. GREAT BRITAIN. A STRANGE PURPOSE. London, Dec. 13.—'There is a feeling in some circles that the official bulletins have represent ed the case of the Prince of Wales worse than it really is, in order to arouse sympathy for the Prince and make him popular. NO IMPROVEMENT IN HIS CASE. London, Dec. 13.—Ttco o’clock, P. 3/.—The hopes raised by the slightly more favorable ad vices from Sandringham yesterday are hardly borne out to-day. Official bulletins given be low show nothing favoring and their effect is not favorable on Change. Sandringham, Dec. 13.—8 A. M.—The Prince passed a restless night and there is no improve ment in his condition. Son Irin /ham, noon.—The condition of the Pr n e at this hour is unchanged. J on Ion, Four o’clock.— An extra of the Times lias a dispatch from King’s Lynn, near Sand riugham, which says there has been no such restoration of the first stages of convalesence in the case of the Prince of Wales as might hav e. been expected. San iri/ g i im, Dec. 13, 5. p. m.—The Prince has be n unquiet all the afternoon. The gravi ty of the symptoms is unabated. London, J)cc. 13, 11 p. m.—A bulletin issued from Sandringham 10 p. m., says the Prince of Wales passed a 1« s; unquiet evening. Unoffi cial despatches from Sandringham* however, are unfavorable. The lung symptoms are re ported more distressing. London, Dec. 14—3 A. M.—An official dis patch from Sandringham, dated 1 o’clock this morning, says that the Prince of Wales. There is no increase of exhaustion and ho has had some sleep. RUSSIA. A FIGHT IN HIGH LIFE. Pc sales of any consequence during the past week, me sea son having closed. We note with pleasure the re newal of shipments from this (K>rt to foreign ports, especially tlie West Indies, some 200 drums having been shipped direct to Porto ltioo. There is no change iu prices, except on Pollock, which are un us tally scarce, more so Lliau for a number of years past. FLOUR—The market is quiet and there Is no im provement to note. Prices of choice bran Is are very firm, and sales are only made in small lots. The de maud for the lower grades has s >mcwhat fullcu ott. FRUIT—Raisins are a little higher. Lemons are selling at $4 75 5 50 per box. Onuigrs are not plen ty en >ugh to give quotations. There are some Cuba and Valencias in the market, the former selling at $2£3 (*er hundred, the latter at $10 per case GRAIN—Corn is hardly as firm as It was last week an l we quote mixed at !XKj£9tc and yellow at 92(g.93c. Oatl are firm at 57(jg$0c, and shorts at $32^35 per ton. HAY—On the stand for tlie past few days loose hay lias been selling at $3er ton. IRON—We advance our ((notations for common, refined and Swedish. The market is very firm and the tendency Is still up wal'd. hAKD—The market is very dull. Our quotations are uuaitored, but prices favor largo purchasers. LEATHER—The market is firm for all kinds, with a moderate demand. LIME—Rockland is very firm at $1 25S>1 30 i> cask. LUMBER—Tlie market is quiet with a fair demand. Prices are without chango. MOLASSES—The market Is quiet. Tho stock in first hands is uot more than 300 hhds, but the grocers have a good supply for their customers. Prices are very firm. NAILS—Nalls nre steady at the recent advanced rates of $4G5(tor keg for .ass >rtod sizes, which in clude from lOd to 60d. For sizes smaller than lOd an advance from 25 to 75c is charged. NAVAL STORES—Tim rorent iuIvuiva 1m fullv maintained, but tlie transactions are not large. OILS—Portland kerosenes are steady at 29$34c, with a good demand. Linseed is dull, and selling at 75$;S0c. For sperm and whale oils the market is rattier unsettled. Fish oils are dull. PAINTS—There is no change iu the market for lea Is. The demand is fair. PLASTER—Onr quotations are advanced to §2 50 for hard and $2 73 for soft, per ton. The sudden cold weather froze up a number of vessels loaded with plaster for this i>ort. PRODUCE—Tho market is rather dull. Potatoes are very plenty nud selling at 45^r)53c; onions §2 50 2 75 per bbl; eggs 31m}32c per dozen in large lotsl sweet potatoes St 50 per bbl: cranberries $10^11 per bbl. Poultry is plenty and lower. Chickens uro selling at 8@14c lb; turkies H&lSc per lb. Cider is selling at 23$j'27o i»er gallon. PROVISIONS—There is a steady but moderate de man i for beef, and the market is very firm. Tho de mand for pork is moderate and the market is rather firmer than it has been. RICE—Tho market is firm an l pricos have ad vanced. SALT—The market is very Ann for coarse salt. Recent arrivals have stocked the market pretty well, and enabled the fanners to lay iu their supplies. SUGARS—Tho market is without change, We quote Forest City granulated at 12$ 01123c, and coffee crushed at lljJfr-Tzic, according to grade. Forest City syrups are sclliug at dO^GOe per gallon. SPICES—There has been a good demand for all kinds of spices. Prices are firm. IRAS Tho market is quiet with no change in prices. TIN—Tho market is vory firm both for pig anti plate tins, an l our quotations are fully maintained. WOOL—The market is very firm an i the tendency is decidedly upward, as the sN»ck of desirable fleeces is beiug rapidly reduced. The demand dining the week has beeu quite active, an l large aales have oceu made both of foreign and domestic at full prices. FREIGHTS—There is no mprovemont, and freights to Cuba are lower. There Is some cooperage to go forward but tho rates are not satisfactory to ship owners, The engagements for the week are the fol lowing: Barks Mary Pratt and Woodside, hence to Buenos Ayres, at $17 gold for lumber; sell E. M. Sawyer, hence to Porto Rico, at the round sum of •8600 out; bcU Grace Webster, hence to Cardenas, at the round sum of $1200 out; brigJ. W. Spencer, hence to N. Side Cuba, on p. t.; brig Mary E. Mai ri tier, hence to Matanzas at 18c f »r box shook* and 52c per bbl for potatoes; brig Earnest is loading for Ri) Grande, by tbo owners. Messrs. R. Lewis Co. Coastwise freights are dull. The rate for lumber to New York is $3. Brig Johanna was taken for Mo bile at 87 for hay and 35c for bbls. Foreign Export*. ST. JOHN, NB. Sc.li Snow Bird—000 bbls. flour, 10U do oatmeal, 10 tons gruo, 166 green hides. Receipt* by Railroad* nud Steamboat*. Grand Trunk Railway—240 cans milk, 701 bbls flour, 86 wheelbarrows, 2 cars hay, 7 do lumber, 1 do sheep, 2 do laths, 3 do potatoes, 1 do wheat 4 do staren, 1 do ashes, l do ftming, 1 do cattle, 3 do’bark 2 do sundries; for Lower Provinces—1300 bbls flour’ 1 car grue, 3 do sundries; for Alluu Steamers—56 cars freight. S team er Montreal from Boston—474 bbls flour 4 crates and 2 bugs crockery ware, 6u kegs lead, 12 cases an»l 12 bales domestics, 8 hay cutters, 5 hbds molasses, 1 safe, 5 bales gumbia, 40 IhIIh tarred paper, 20 bags logwood, 107 boxes glass, 4 casks oil, 4 bbls and 10 bags oysters, 5 sewing machines, 30 dressed r hogs, 100 pkgs iq order t for Canada aud up country— i 21 empty bbfs, 48 bales marline,loo bales rags. 6 casks oil, 10 buls cmdr stock, GU bdls leather, 23 bbls flour, lull hides, 75 pkgs to older. Steamer Franconia from New York—1000 dry hides, 306 elk do, 80 bales rags 6 do burlaps, 120 hall chests lea, 140 casks giucas, 46 do linseed oil, 0 du bleaching powder*, 6 do skins, 25 bars iron. 10 plates 3 do, Go lulls do, 100 do paper liangiugl, dUQ bonus rais ins, 100 do soap, 40 do starch, 3u do salcratus, 23 do hardware, 30 do drugs, 75 do Ur plates, 50 do tobacco, 19 do skins, 40 bbls whiting, 26 do glassware, 7 do oys ters, 8 rolls carpeting, 8 pianos, 200 pks sundries. New York Mfork nud Money Market. New Yo&k, Doc. 13—Atorning.—Gold loy}. Money 7 per cent. Sterling Exchange toy} loitf. Stocks strong an l active. State Stocks steady. The following are the forenoon quotations of South ern securities: Tennessee 6’s. new. Virginia 6’s, new. e7* Missouri 6’s...!.!!. Louisiana 6’s, old. c t* Louisiana 6’s, new.!!*.*!! 50 Alabama 5’s. m tieorgia 7’s.!!!!!!!!!!’ «2 North Carolina 6’s. new. 15 South Carolina 6’s, new. 30} were the quotations for Union Pacific securities: Central P.u lfto bonds. try* Union Paeitic do.. Union Paeitic stock...!'. or* Union Pacliic Inn I grants """""I"""""" vj Union Paeitic income bonds. 81} 7 Mr ^nt°B!n Money easy at 5@ ii 1 :c Broadway Bank calls iu several mil llil|SJ|)ile, e7!1 City avenue b .n Is, but the ra >ney will all be paid out ag tin on Friday. The Trea>ury hxsp.d lout $480,UUO iu Goldin redemption of 5-20 bon is, making a total of $l8,580,w;o. The Treasury bought only 13,000 of Governments at par in Gold Sterling Exchange dull at 100 erceiit. Paeitic Mail and Western Union Telegraph were except ionabiy active, the former ad vancing 1} an l tho latter 1 i»er cent. Tho advance iu the general list was to per cent. Si kT Were ttie closing quotations of Western Union Telegraph Co. Pacific Mail.5U| N. Y. Central and Hudson Hiver consoli lated...! 93 N. Y. Central ;wd Hudson River consoli.laied sen 87* Harlem.III11II11II11.,S Hurlem preferred. .i^t Rev ling.* .,7.. Miehigin Central.*.*’’*’*". hnke ?,)Vro Michigan Southern. yi| Uliii'is Central. .X.'1 Cleveland Pittsburg. v Chicago Sc North Western.61* Chicago Northwestern preferred...... g*tl Chicago Rock Island.' 104 Milwuukie& St. Paul. 531 Milwaukie A St. Paul preferred. 77I Pittsburg Sc Fort Wayne. £6} uomrnuc .Tiarket*. Gloucester Fish Market, f«*r the week ending Dec. 13.—George’s Codfish in light stock with a dull market; we noilce sales at 4 86$ to 5 00 quintal. Mackerel—market continues dull; light sales of Bays at 11 50 to 12 00 bbl for l’a and 8 5o to 0 00 for 2’■; last sales of Sh 4 at 15 50 to 16 00 bbl for l’s and 10 00 for 2*s. Smoked Hallibut—Stock light and mar ket firm; sales yesti 'arat 12c lb. Oil—Iu small supply anil little doiug: -vj quote at 55c gal. New York.Dec. 13—Evening.—Cotton unchanged; sales 2031 bales; Middling uplands 20Jo. Flour dull and heavy; sales 740 bbls.; State 5 85 to 7 10; round hoop Ohio 6 55 to 7 35; Western 5 85 to 7 25; Southern 6 80 to 25. Wheat dull and heavy; sales 21,000 bush; No 2 Spring 1 51 to l 51; Winter Bed Western l 58$ to 160; White Miehigan 1.65 to l 67- Com dull and heavy; sales 51,000 bush; new Mixed Western 17$ to ■J7$e; old do 78 to 784c. O its a shade lower; sales 27, Oeu bush at 55$ to 56$c. Beef steady. Pork quiet ami steady; new mews 15 00; old do 13 50 to 13 62. Lard steady at 0$ to 0Je. Butter steady. Whiskey heavy and lower at *8$ to 90$c. Rice firm at 8| (to 9«. Su gar quiet; Muscovado 9to 10c; refining OtoOfc Coffee uuiet and firm; Rio 17J to20c. Molasses firm; New Orleans 48toS7e. Naval Stores—Spirits Tur pentine firm at 65$ (to G6$c; Rosin quiet at 4 85 (to 4 90 for strained. PetroTeum firm; crude 13fe; refinetp 29} to 24c. Tallow active at 9 9$c. Wool quiet and very firm; pulled 57 (g £2$c. Linseed very firm at 2 05 Gold. Freights to Liverpool firmer Cotton per sail 7 3-32 9-32d; Cora per steam 7d; Wheat per sail 7$d. Chicago, Dec. 13.—Flour unchanged. Wheat dull aftd a shade lower No 1 Spring at 125; No 2 do 1 19|. Corn quiet and unchanged. Oats drooping; No 2 at 32c; rejected 28$ to 2i*$c. Rye unchanged. Barley firm; No 2 Spring 62 62$c. Pork opened firm and closed dull at 13 20 for moss. Lard in fair demand and advanced at tjc. Green meats firm; hams G$ (to He; shoulders 4*c; short ribs 5$(to5|<-c; short clear middles 5J (a t>0e. Bulk meats firmer; shoulders 4$ to 4$c; short rib middles 6 to 64c; short clear do 6J (to 6$c. Live Hogs active and higher at 4 00 4 30; dressed do 4 86 to 00. Whiskey weak at file. Receipts—4,000 bbls flsur, 27.000 bush wheat, 123. 000 bush corn. 34,000 bush oats, 40,000 bush rye, 15,000 bush barley, 18,000 hogs. Shipments—4.000 bbls flour, 1,000 bush wheat, 3,000 bush corn, 3,000 bush oats, 1,000 bush rye, 2,000 bush barley, 5,000 liogs. Toledo, Doc. 13.—Flour unchanged. Wheat un changed No 2 Red 1 36 to 1 37. Corn a shade low’er; mixed 50p. Oats a shade lower; No 1 at 4lc; No 2 at 40c. Milwaukee, Dec. 13.—Flour unchanged. Wheat steady; No 1 at 123; No 2 at 120. Oats steady; No 2 at 32lc. Com dull and firm; No 2 Mixed 4l$e. Rye firm; No 1 at 65c. Barley active; No 2 Fall at scelpt*—4,000 bbls flour, 30,000 bush wheat. Shipments—1,000 bbls flour. ST. Louis, Deo. 43.—FI ur quiet. Wheat dull and lower; No 2 Spring offered freely at 1 28; sales of No 2 red Fall at 1 47. Corn easier: Mixed on irnrk Oats dull and drooping; rejected in elevator 34c._ Pork In aettvo si>eculutive demand at 13 25 cash.— Dry suited meats quiet; loose clear rib (kies, 6c. Green meats tlrm; shoulders 4c; clear rib 5c. Bacon unchanged. Lard tlrm at 8}c for strictly prime. Cincinnati, Doc. 13.—Pork quiet and Arm at 13 75 HUH. Ltud dull ami firm, asking USaJojc; offer ing Jc less. Bulk m,tats dull an 1 unchanged. Bteon drooping; shoulders 7it:; sates 7} 7je. Live Hogs drooping at 4 45 4 70; rooeitits 13.000 head; total number packed to time 303,000 against 244,000 last season. Whiskey steady. Charleston, Dec. 13.—Cotton easy; Middling up lands 10 30dtt Sealed Proposals WILL be received for building a Masonic Hall a1 Yarmouth Corner until December 25th at v o’clock A. M. ai 14 Plans and sj>eciflcaMons can bo obtained of tl o nn dondgued at hi, dwelling houw>. The commi tvo r” servo the right to reject any or all bids. Per order of the Building Oommi«ee”REYS' YABJioUTH.Dec. 13. mi. i,td ENTERT A l N M ENTS. Army Navy CoajrW. FIFTH KNTKKTAINMBNT. Thursday Evening, Dec. I Mi, LECTURE BY ANNA E. DICKINSON. u»^ri?r? °^cn at Concert by the Portland Bind Ele-If r W* Evening Tiekew cents; kg »f ir c"’*>a® 1 ac th‘‘ Muaitf 81 of Ira C. Stock bridge and Hawes Cragin. dolltd MUSI C IT A LL Hakaoeiu.Bidwell A WiLicnisoa FOR POSITIVELY 3 NIGHTS ONLY Thursday A Friday, Dec. 14 and 15 Tho Star of the East, DOLUE BIDWELL, Supported by the popular young Actor WALLACE BRITTOX. The Favorite Comic Artis's CIIARL.IK and ULUK DIEKINNON, Bidwell A Wilkins >n’s full Company of 20 artists, la new sensati ns. See Bills of iho Day. ded 4t ST. STEPHEN S” CHRISTMAS SALE!. The Ladies of St. Stephen’s Parish, will h Id their Annual Christmas Salk, at the lb*m»s of ih« Y«as| .Urn’s Christian Asaarinfloa, on Thu rainy, Dec. II, Afternoon and Evening, where they will offer to the public, their usual variety of useftil and fancy articles, including Emblems and Evergreen*, and a choice selection of (lifts, suitalU to the Ctiriminus Seas >n. Admission 13 cents fir adults; 10 con*s ft*r children, •r live tickets for 30 cents. dc2-3t CITYHALL THEO. THOMAS’ Unaqa&lcd Concert Organization or Sixty Distinguished Performers. Pronounced by the entire pres* the largect rad most perfect concert troupe which has ever -aoiier takeu a tour either iu thic couutry or Ip Europa. One Grand Concert Friday Evening, Doc. 15th. which owing to the numeronc i mrgrmenta i Hr Thomas’ company will ncccssarli lie the Only Concert of the Season. The following celebrated Soloists will appear tor Ike first time: Miss MARIE KREBS, The young and brilliant Pianlste. Mr. BERNHARD L1STEMANN, Vlolia. together with the UNRIVALLED ORCHESTRA OF OVER FIFTY PERFORMERS. Price ef Admission 91.00. If# Kxtra Charge 1st Reserved Head. The sale of reserved seats win 'ommcnce on Thurs day morning, Dec, 7th, at Stockliidgc’s Music Stern, Exchange Street. The Grand Pianos used are from the celebrated manufactory of Steinway Son*. Warerooins ia Portland at Win. G. Tw.unbl} ’s Musis Store. Doors o]*en at 74; to commence at v deef-td Dancing Academy —AT— LANCASTER HALL, Mr. J. W. Raymond would announce to the citi Een* of Portland that he will open his second term of Dancing School at the above named Hall on Tnesday Evening, Doc'r 19th, Term.—lilies $2.00. Gents St.OO. Last nix evening to be assemblies with fttU Bud without extra charge to pupils. ASSEMBLY. J. W. RAYMOND will close his present term with a Grand Assembly at LANCASTER HALL, Oa Monday Evening, December 18th, Ticket admitting Gent with Ladle. 75 cts. delMlw Grand Masquerade AND domiyojparty. The G-. W. T.’S, Will give their next Public Assembly at LAN CASTE It HALL!' VBIDAY liVE'G, Drr. 13. Under the managemon, of Caft. EDWARD HODGKINS, GEO. H. FOSTER, J. T. SEAVER. Music by Webb’s Fall Quadrille Band. SIX PIECES. Tickets, admitting Gent and Ladies, 75cents, Dancing to commonco at b o’clock. dcMtd GRAND Combination Concert BY TUB Haydn Association COMPRISING A CHORUS OF 250 VOICES HER.KANX KOTZlCn.HAR, _Conductor. AND THE CELEBRATED Theodore Thomas Orchestra I -OF Fifty-one Eminent Artist*. THEODOR ino.UAN, Conductor. AT THE CITY HALL, PORTLAND, Tuesday Evening, Dee. 19, 1871. On which occMlon will he preseoted HAYDN’S ORA TORIO OF THE CREATION! ACC0MHAN1ED BY THE FULL Thomas Orchestra, ASSISTED BY M’LLE MARIE KREBS, one of the most brilliant Pianists In tbs World! And the following distinguished Artists as Soloists: MRS. II. M. SMITH, of Boston.Soorass. MRS. HARRIET CAMMET WETHBRBEB, St Portland.Soprnne. MR. SAMUEL THURSTON, of Portland. ...tins*. MR. J. W. WINCH, of Boston.Basis. And In the Chorus by MR. CHAR. M< LELLAN, of Bath.Baritoae. MR. JOHN L. SHAW, of Portland.Basse. With an array of eminent Agists, aided by Ike Great Thomas Orchestra Increased to Its prsseut magnificent proportions—this will form nr of lb* largest snd CrnmlrM C'omblontloas ever United for s Musical Entertainment In this eoannry. Previous to the rendering of the Cmtlpa, Tbe Grand Orchestra will perform several Chois Overtures, and Mrs. Smith and Mr. Winch will rea der favorite selections by request, to ho annouueed hereafter. TICKETS—Including reserved scats. One Dollar each—for sale at Stockbridge’s Music Store, Ex change street, where may also be obtained Libret toos of “The Creation." Holders of Season Rehearsal Tickets can secure reserve! seats on payment of 25 cents. Doors opened at 6$, Concert to commence at.T| o’clock. declfe! _AUCTIONS SALES. Furniture, Carpets, &c., BY AUCTION. ON Wednesday, Dec. 13th, at tea a. w., at Salca room Is Exchange st., we shall sell a general aa sirtnunt of Furniture, Carpers. Crockery Ware, Glass Ware, Stoves, Kitchen Furniture, «re. O. BAILEY A CO., Auctioneer!. Doc lid-til. _ For Saif at Anction. THE Woodman l.litlejoSm Paper Mill at Yar mouth, Me., Thursday, Dec. 14,1871, at 3.30 f. M. For further particulars address GEOltGK F. EMERY, CliAS. P. MATTOCKS, Assignees in Bankruptcy of Woodman A Lrmji JOHN, Portland. nj?JU ltd MANUFACTURER’S SALE CROCKERY WARE TO TOE TRADE, BY AUCTION. F. O. BAILEY A CO., Auctioneer*. ON Friday, Dec 15th, at 2\ o’clock p. m.. at our Stiesmom, No. 18 Exchange st., we shall sell t the trade a larger line of Iron-Stone, Rockingham, C, C. and Yellow Ware, Caspadnes, 4$:c. Catalogue* fui ninhed up4»n applicative. Ware on exhibition Dec. 14th. defttd R. X. HUNT, Commission Merchant and Auctioneer NO 316 Congress St., will sell every evening a lari* assortment of Staple and Fancy G «*1» Goods will bo sold duriug ihe day In lot« to purchasers at wholesale prices. Cash advanced on description of goods. Conshmiuou.s not limbed. February 11, 1868. dlf Oranges, Oranges! 25 Cents Per Dozen HAVANA ORANGES, Only Cents Per Dozen AT B. W. .TONES' dc!3dlw la 55 C OKiinit-rt ial St.