THE PRESS. f _ m m __-_ MONDAY MORNING. DEC. 18.1871. CITY AND VICINITY. w .i.rcrtiaemnU To-Day. auction column. Oil Painting". &c—Henry Taylor Co. ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN. Fair ami Lovee—First Baptist Society. Fluent Hail—Prof Stone. Fair—The Ladies’ Guild of St. Paul’s Church. Grand Ball—Typographical Union. SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN. To the Citizens of Porthmd—C. W. Goddard. Bowloiu Aluntni—Edward M. ltand. January Coup, us—H. M. Pajson. Sho kg to the System. NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN. Holiday Presents—Anderson. Bushnss Chances—Taylor Co. Meic-hants’ Express Line to Havana. Money to Loan—Lateb A. Myers. Blanchard Maine State Boiler Co. Wauled—Si uaiion. I. O. O. F.— H. C. Barnes. Lost—M. A. Briggs Co. N nice— A. K. ShurtleiF. Spec! il Attractions—Walter Corey Co. For Chiistm in—(Jha*. H. Damson. Superior Coarc. DECEMBER CIVIL TERM—LANE, J., PRESIDING. Saturday.—Albert M- sely et ux vs. Mary A. Wil cox. Action of slander. Ad damnum $200. Judg ment for defendant. George W. Verriil. Larrabec. Tlie fallowing assignments for trial by justice have been made: MONDAY, DEC. 18. 187— Stone et als. vs. Perry. lbl—Bar tie it et als. vs. Dresser et als. 194—Boston Lead Co. vs. Brackett. 283—Maxwell vs. Mi'chcll. 2b3—Noon.tn vs. Banks et als. 3J7—Cummings vb. Forsaiih. 342— Stuigis vs. Snd b. 351—Green vs. Dunning. TUESDAY, DEC. 19. 188— King vs. Taylor. 2a>—Brackett vs. Parker. 203— S.ephciison vs. Hilton et als. 202—Pinkbam vs. Tayl a\ 3ob—Cleasey vs. Merrill. 343— Emery vs. Hunt. 360—Van Vulkeimuig vs. Smith et al. 373—Thayer vs. Kieharas. 385—Aldrich vs. Dyer. 3b6—Kenney vs. Peuuell et. als. 392—Damon et als. vs. ltobinsjn. Municipal Court. JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING. Saturday.—Richard Kiug and Matthew Fletcher were lined $4 and one half costs each for drunkenness and disturbance. William Murphy was up for selling liquor, but his use was continued till Tuesday. Li juora and vessels seized on the premises of vari ous parties were declare^ forfeited and ordered to be destroyed. Brief JottiugN. According to the Advertiser Baldwin has an Alumni, aud the members are to break bread together about the middle of January. Arc liossel aud Mark Twain International mem bers? The evening school for boys at the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. will occur on Wednesday and xnuay, instead oi monaay and Friday eve nings, until further notice. The Sunday Star is making a decided push into popular favor. Miss Annie Waite—“a native here and to the manner horn”—is announced to commence a star engagement this evening at the Globe Theatre in Boston, to appear iu the new drama entitled “Under the Willows.” The Sunday School connected with the India street Universalist Church occupied Putnam Hall for the last time yesterday. On next Sun day the session of the Sunday School will be held in the new church, which is to be dedicat ed on Thursday evening next. Gorham and Saccarappa have taken over eighty reserved seats for the Haydn Combina tion Concert to-morrow evening. We learn that nearly all the tickets to the Mercantile Library Anniversary Assembly, to take place on the 27th, have been sold. Liquors were seized Saturday at Hugh Doher ty’s, on the corner of Fore and Union streets. The steamship Clotilda was towed to Boston Sunday by the tug Stephen Decatur, where she will be repaired by the Atlantic Works. F. O. Bailey Co. sold at auction Saturday the bakery and four houses on Cumberland street, belonging to the late Henry Rowe, to Samuel L. Carleton for $2105. A boy by the name of Hill, about 12 years old, fell through the ice on the “minnow pond” on the dump Thursday, but was rescued after he had been thoroughly chilled. The United States Hotel is to be entirely ren ovated, and a new wing is to be added on Con gress street. A French roof is to be put on. The insane woman who escaped from the Portland Alms House has been found he Alms House in Saccarappa. Harry Brown has two new pictures of Irish scenery on his easel, which will be ready for ex hibition in two or three weeks. The Star records the sudden departure from town of an energetic young man who was suc Pna.fll in nnftinnnn -:_t__ tainment at Music Hall. Steamship Sarmatian, Capt. Wyley, sailed for Liverpool at 2 o’clock Sunday morning with cabin passengers. The Nestorian, Capt. Aird, is due from Liverpool to-day. Postponed.—The musical entertainment, by the Ladies’ Guild of St. Paul’s church, which was announced to take place ac City Hall on Friday next (Forefather’s Day), has been un avoidably postponed for a short time. A large number of our favorite vocalists had kindly vol unteered to appear in the Cantata, but the pro fessional engagements of several of them in view of the nearness of Christmas, and the in stallation of Rev. Mr. Bicknell, of the India street Universalist church (for which others are engaged), occurring on the above night, inter rupted the arrangements, and made the post ponement a necessity. The promised affair will take place about the middle of January, the exact date to be annouuced in a few days.— This is not by any means a postponement-on account of failure, but to ensure a larger suc cess. The sale of fancy articles and the re freshment table, which were to form part of the attractions of Friday eveniag, will be held at the Reception Room on Saturday afternoon and evening. See advertisement. Temperance Tracts.—We have seen half a dozen Temperance tracts got up by Rev. E. W. Jackson for the National Temperance Society, f rr distribution among the poor whites and the f.eedmen of the South. They are monosylla bic, no word in either of the tracts containing two syllables. They have been largely circu lated at the South, where they are doiag good work, and the demand for them continues to increase. In order to aid the Society in this grand work, President Grant headed a sub scription book with $300, and many members of Congress, among whom were Representa tives Lynch and Blaine of this State, gave $100 each. Souse of our Portland citizens have also subscribed handsomely for this purpose. Mr. Jackson will leave for Charleston, S. C., Tuesday, to attend the M. E. Conference of South Carolina, of which he is a member, which is to be held at Charleston Dec. 30th, Bishop Simpson presiding. About midnight a pane of glass in the front window of G. L. Bailey’s store, on Exchange Street, fell into the street with a crash. On ex amination it appeared as though it had been cut about by a diamond and was pressed out by a rubber strip fitted close to prevent the water from the melting irost Irorn running down, it is quite possible that some person intended to secure a fine lot of cultery, etc., hut was pre vented by the unexpected breaking of the glass, which made such a crash as to make escape necessary. Officers Black and Rounds were there in a moment, the former hearing the glass break, but no one was to be seen. Manufactures.—Mr. Lockwood, of Boston, so widely and favorably known as a manufac turer, will in compliance with the invitation of the Board of Manufacturers, give his views at length, before that organisation, on some even ing of this week, upon the general subject of manufacturing in Portland. From eonversa tion with that gentleman we know already that his decided and assured conviction is that no better site for diversified mechanical industries can he found anywhere than Portland. The fuller presentation of his views will be awaited with interest, ■___ Mr. Henry Taylor has at his store ou Ex change street, a large and fine collection oi paintings and chromos, which he will offer bj auction on Wednesday. Purchasers of gifts for the holidays should give this sale their at tention. In reply to several applications for employ ment in the Public Printing Department, Mr Lynch is informed that all the vacancies in thi office have been filled up by the printers throws out of employment by the Chicago fire. Change of Time. An important change it the time of running the trains on the Portland Rochester Railroad will take place this morn ing. Patrons of that line are requested to takt notice of it._ Back Bay.—There is a repost that the Oceat Insurance Co. and the Clapp family have offer ed to sell as a site for a union depot, a tract o land ou Back Bay, adjoining the location of th Portland ami Rochester railroad. The true contains 80,000 feet, and the price named is foi ty cents per square foot, The report needs cor Urination. _ Attention is asked to the new adveytisi meat of Walter Corey. A Christi-iRN Tree. CONTINUED. Arrange tho heavier and larger articles that we have purchased around the 'roots of oui Christinas tree; display the more fanciful anil the lighter things upon its boughs, and let us spend part of the day among tho shops which the ladies are personally interested in. For MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS We will call first on Fitzgerald, corner of Myr tle and Congress street. For a dozen years or more Fitzgerald has been a prime favorite. Low prices has been his motto, cutting the price down to the narrowest margin for good goods, and relying for his profits on large sales. He says he is going to leave Portland immediately after the holidays; but his store looks as if it had just been stocked for a long and vigorous campaign. We cannot enumerate half the tilings offered; but Fitzgerald’s patrons know his line of goods so well that this would bo un necessary. They will miss him when he leaves Portland. Misses Eastman and Cutts, under the United .states Hotel, successors to Mrs. Nichols, keep up the reputation of this time-honored estab ishment. Their goods are of the most fashion able description, and the ladies pronounce their .aste in millinery unexceptionable. Mrs. Cushman, at the corner of Congress and Oak streets, has recently re-established busi ness, and at this season she offers inducements to all her former friends. At Mrs. E. H. Hatch’s, on Casco street, near Congress, a very nice stock can be seen.— This lady has a handsome assortment of Holi lay goods, and garments for ladies and children .nay always be found here. Hair-work and aid gloves are also especial features of this es tablishment. Latner, at the New York Branch. No. 33o Congress street, claims especially celebrity for his kid gloves, of which he keeps all the different makes and styles, and at almost all prices. Silk velvets, velveteens, ostrich feath ers, ribbons, dress silks, rich laces, fringes, limps, &c., can be found here also, and at sat .sfactory prices. Davis Co., Clapp’s Block, are fully prepar ed for a large holiday trade. Here is a case till ed with elegaut fans. The stock of embroid eries is very extensive; and also kid gloves, in which they deal largely. Breakfast shawls for elderly ladies are appropriate for the season; or elegaut handkerchief boxes, filled with beauti ful linen articles. Laces are also in abundance, and a very handsome stock of jewelry. Davis Co., make the Thompson corset a specialty. DRY GOODS. Lcacli’s, “No. 84 Middle street, is one of the ancient landmarks” in this department of trade. For elegant dress goods this establishment can not be surpassed, while in domestics, house ivccpiug aniucB ttuu iauic iiueu, xjvavii cnaueii ges the trade to beat him. A dress, or shawl, a set of table linen, a lace set or a box of hand kerchiefs make very acceptable Christmas gifts. Covell Valpey, who occupy E. E. Little’s old stand, sorner of Congress and Brown streets, have some decided novelties, which will excite admiration. Ieitial handkerchiefs in elegant boxes containing half a dozen each, thread boxes in Scotch wood, Dorcas needle eases, little gems for the ladies; sets of linen table covers and napkins in pink, buff and scar let; silk poplins for dresses at unusually low prices; with a large variety of silk scarfs at the low price of a quarter; to say nothing of all the staple goods pertaining to a first-class store.— Their holiday goods will be ready for inspection this morning. HINDS, under the Preble House, is paying particular at tention to perfumery and toilet articles, denter frices, &c The celebrated perfumes of Bimmel and Lunbarg can always be found here,and there is nothing finer than those imported. German cologne water, American perfumery, perfume cases, cut crystal perfume bottles of the most elegant forms, pungents, fancy soaps of every kind, portmonaies, &c., &c. He keeps the choicest cigars in the market, and a gentleman friend would appreciate a box of his fragrant importation from your hands. But before mak ing your purchases here, refresh yourself with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee, which can be had at his counter at a moment’s notice. RAND AND THOMES, who have just removed to a store in Deering block, have a handsome and large stock of crockery ware, besides a line of gift goods in glass, parian and other wares. Their window is tastily set out, and one can see at a glance, some of the nice things which they offer. STEREOSCOPES. We notice in Mr. Senter’s store a large stock of stereoscopes and views, in addition to his usual stock of watches, clocks and jewelry. It will well repay one to examine at his store what is done in the stereoscope line. Every object of nterestis photographed for the sterescoiie; por traits of celebrities at home and abroad; scen ery from every visited portions of the Globe, and every accessible object of interest in nature or art. Prices vary with the quality. Views from SI-00 to S10.00 per dozen, and good stereo scopes at $1.00 each. There is no more desir able present for Christmas than a stereoscope and a few views, and which possesses an in creasing and enduring interest. UNDER MECHANICS’ HALL is the store occupied jointly by George A. Har mon and R. B. Swift, watch-makers and jewel ers., Each presides over one side of the store, and although engaged in the same line, harmo nize exactly. Mr. Swift exhibits some Japa nese jewelry, which is decidedly odd and very attractive. Rubber, gold and jet jewelry have places in the* different show-cases, with fine watches, rings, bracelets, neck and opera chains, opera glasses, and the walls show a handsome variety of clocks. To be Continued. X> erring. Free Public Library.—One of the impor tant things that would attract people to reside in this new and rising town is a public library, open daily to the citizens. A movement has already been made in this direction, for about two years ago a few energetic and public spirit ed ladies of District No. 3 (Woodford’s Corner) associated themselves together for the purpose of collecting and maintaining a popular library of standard works in all departments of litera ture. Their efforts have been eminently suc cessful, for by their persevering efforts an as sociation has been formed, in which the annual payment is only one dollar; and by this means and the liberal donation of residents in the lo cality, a library of about 600 volumes has been accumulated; and all the books are of the most substantial character. The library is now locat ed in a room of the new brick school-house on Ocean street, where all the arrangements are the very pintk of neatness. The library is open to the public on Wednesday afternoons and Safnrilar oi'nninrra and n nnnaidurnliln uumber already avail themselves of the privi leges. The association is desirous of extending its sphere of usefulness until the whole town shall be able to share in the advantages thereby presented. The extension of such a library, by opening its doors daily, and especially every evening, would tend as much as anything to elevate the educational and literary character of the younger portion of this community in particular, while it serves to afford a healthful source of innocent pleasure to all. Could the town, as authorized by statute, render some pecuniary aid to such an enterprise, it would be money well spent. The association proposes, at the annual meeting which is to be held about the first of next month, to take measures to en large the sphere of the library by opening it to the residents of the whole town, and if rooms could be obtained at some central point on the line of the horse cars it would be a very desira ble achievement. Westbrook and Df.ering.—The County Commissioners have made their award in the matters in dispute between Westbrook and Deering, on which a hearing was had some time since. The Commissioners decide that the town of Deering shall pay to the town of Westbrook the sum of $9800 in money, in order to equalize the burdens of supporting the roads and bridges of the respective towns. The sum of $625 is to be paid by the town of Deering to the town of Westbrook for the right and title which the town of Westbrook has in the Town House and the land on which it stands. Twen ty-five paupers are given to Deering to support and ten to Westbrook. The expenses of the hearing, amounting to $396.50, are to be divided equally, and to be paid to D. W. Fessenden within thirty days. Sale of IIeserved Seats.—The sale of rer served seats to the great Haydn-Thomas Con cert, to take place next Tuesday evening, has been unp e-edented in this city—but one hundred awl seventy floor remained unsold Sat urday evening. A few tickets will be placed on sale at Stockbridge’s, at 9 o’clock this morn ing, and good seats will be provided for all; to this end, the Haydn Association have engaged the extra chairs of the Mercantile Library As sociation, and other arrangements will be made to afford comfortable sitting for all ticket hold ers. Of the few reserved seats remaining un sold, there is still some very desirable onei which should be secured to-day, as the sale oi reserved seats will probably close to-night, ac cording to previous ^nnquijpeufont. As the seating of such a vast audience must necessari ly take considerable time, and as the orchestra part of the programme must commence at 7 1 o clock to afford time for the performance o the oratorio, we would advi.se all who can to b< in their Reats as early as possible after the hal j j* open,^especially those holding the “centra ItllMCKI.I.AlXEOl'M NOTIl'O Soaps.—Every kind of toilet soaps—French, English, German, Russian and American, at Whittier's. Christmas gifts in endless varieties. Cogia Hassan, 129 Middle street. J. F. Land Co., comer Exchange and Fed eral streets, have a large and well selected stock of goods, useful and ornamental, suitable for holiday gifts. lwd Photograph albums in endless varieties. Cogia Hassan, 129 Middle street. Whittier, druggist, junction Free and Con gress. A well selected lot of beautiful Christmas gifts. Bronzes, Russia leather goods, imported toilet sets, in assorted colors and stylish. Every requisite for toilet use at Whittier’s. The headquarters for the “Brilliant kerosene burner is with J. F. Land Co., cor. Exchangi and Federal streets. The “mammoth size” jus: received. lwd We are closing out our shawls at very low prices. Cogia Hassan, 129 Middle street. A new and extensive invoice of those beauti ful Japanese baskets, in great variety, just re ceived this morning at Whittier’s. Exceeding ly appropriate for Christmas gifts. Parties on the line of the Grand Trank Rail way, between West Paris and Portland, desir ous of attending the Haydn-Thomas Con cert on Tuesday, 19th inst., will be furnished with return tickets Monday and Tuesday at 2f per ceut more than first-class single fare; tick ets good to return up to Wednesday, 20th inst. Southmayd’s Candies.—Whittier, agent for these delicious candies, put up in fancy gilt boxes, one pound in each, a nice Christmas gift. Work boxes, desks and portfolios at Cogia Hassau’s, 129 Middle street. Silver plated goods, Varranted to give satis faction. Spoons, forks, napkin rings, castors, end numberless fancy articles. Cogia Hassar, 129 Middle street. Come and see my Christmas goods. Cogia Hassan, 129 Middle street “What will you have for your Christmas?” “What will you have for your New Years?”— Among the many attractions now offered, we I ,C.. _— 1. advertisement headed “X m-a-s presents” in another column. The young and enterprising firm of Coveil Valpey are making “a new departure,” and giving their friends the full benefit of low prices. Exhibition.—The finest exhibition of silver plated ware ever in our city is now at the sales room of F. O Bailey Co., 18 Exchange street. They have a table thirty-three feet long and about four feet wide, literally loaded with silver plated ware in every conceivable shape that can be useful or ornamental in a house or office,and of the most elegant designs and finish. The sale of these goods commences to-morrow morn ing at 10 o’clock, and we hope the public will appreciate this silver opportunity. Christmas goods at Cogia Hassan’s, 129 Mid dle street. Call at Whittier’s, early this week, and look over the novelties he has for selection. Goods marked plain. No goods offered except perfect and fresh. Checker and backgammon boards combined 81.00. Cogia Hassan) 129 Middle street. An extensive line of fresh perfumes. Many entirely new in this market, at Whittier’s, Chem ist and Druggist. Bt'SimESS NOTH III*. By J. IWnriou Sims, in. B. [From The Medical Gazette of June 24th, 1871.] For about 8 months I have been using Ken nedy’s Concentrated Extract of Pinus Canadensis in affections of the rectum, vagina aud cervix uteri, and I consider it a most val uable remedy. I have used it diluted with wa ter as a vaginal wash, with great success; but I prefer to apply it to the os tincae on cotton wool, either pure or mixed with glycerine, or glycerine and rose-water. Thus applied, it should remain intact for two or three days and then be renewed. In this way I have seen chronic granular vaginitis remedies in a few days that had resisted the ordinary remedies for weeks; I have seen granular erosions, with leucorrhce disappear very rapidly under its use. I have not time to say all that I could about it; but I am sure that it will soon be recognized as a valuable addition to our Materia Medica. Knowing Mr. Kennedy as I do,I can confident ly commend him to my professional brethren. His method of manufacturing the extract is such as to warrant it of uniform strength and purity. New York, 1st June, 1871. For sale by \V. W. Whipple Co., Drug gists, Portland, and by Druggists generally. declGth-lw A World of Thanks is Due to the botan ist who first discovered ths virtues of the Qui' laya Saponaria, or Soap Tree of Chili. The wonderful cleansing and purifying property of its Bark gives to the fragrant Sozodont much of its unrivalled efficacy as a preservative of the teeth. M&W To those who are bowed down by nervous Debility, and despair of ever recovering the vigor and mien of manhood we earnestly rec ommend Dr. Walkers California Vinegar Bitters. Before they have finished the first bottle, they will feel the restorative principle at work in every portion of their broken-down systems and hope will spring up in their hearts. No case of Dyspepsia, Billiousness, Intermit tent Fever, Kheumatism, Gout or kidney dis ease, can resist this unequalled vegetable tonic which is unpolluted by any distilled or fer mented liquor. dec9-d4w $1.50 buys a Scotch Havelock Cap worth $2.50 at ManER Co.’s decl5-dtja25 Opp. Post Office. Sleighs. Pungs, Lap Robes, Blankets, Hal ters, Circingles, and everything in connection with driving at the Bazaar, 14 Exchange and Repository, 67 Feijgral street. decl6-lw For $1.50 you can buy a genuine Scotch Havelock Cap at Maher Co.’s, decl5-tja-25 Opp. Post Office. TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. It is said that the New York grand jury are considering the affairs of Peter B Sweeney and his arrest at an early day may be expected. The Secretary of the Interior has invited Cochise to visit Washington at the public ex pense. The Senate Committee on Elections will re port that Norwood, the last elected United States Senator in Georgia, is entitled to the seat insteat of Blodgett. The Missouri House passed a resolution Sat urday asking Congress to extend amnesty to ail The Grand Duke Alexis will visit Ottawa to day. The furniture store of B. Howell Co., at Cairo, 111., was burned Saturday night. Loss $12,000 to $20,000. The ice gorge below St. Louis has been cut through by steamboats and navigation is re sumed from that city South. The citizens of St. Louis will give Alexis a quiet but public reception. Carles E. Taskey escaped from the Charles town State Prison Sunday. Arrived at New York last night steamer Wy oming, from Liverpool. The talked of strikes in the coal mines ap pears to lie a rumor. The miners have found that nothing is to be gained by this course. The small pox quarantine against vessels from New Yolk and Philadelphia has been dis continued at Charleston. Caleb Cushing is in Washiugton and will not go to Geneva for some months yet. The hark Canada Belle, from Glasgow, res cued Nov. 1st, a crew numbering sixteen, of the British ship River Dee, who were subsequently transferred to an European bound vessel. A Washington dispatch estimates the cotton crop at 3,125,000 hales. GEORGIA, INTEREST BILL VETOED. Atlanta, Dec. 16.—Governor Conley vetoed the bill appropriating $420,000 to pay the iutei est on gold bonds. KU-KLUX MATTERS. Parties charged with implication in the ku klux outrages were all discharged to-day ex cept two from Dode county who were required to give bonds of $2q00 for whipping a person charged with immoral conduct. COLLECTOR ROBB ACQUITTED. Savannah, Dec. 16.—Mr. Robb, Collector of this port, after a full investigation, was honora bly acquitted by the jury without leaving the hex. SOUTH CAROLINA. BOWEN USEFUL. New York, Dec. 17.—A report was present ed to the South Carolina House of Representa tives last Thursday, by the Committee of In vestigation headed by C. C. Boweu, to the ef fect that the State had been defrauded hv the over issue of $6,314,000, and recommended the House to take the necessary steps to hold ac countable those persons who violated the law and injured the credit of the State. SI ARAL AND. THE TRIAL OF MRS. WHARTON. Annapolis, Dec. 16.—In the Wharton trial the books ami papers of Gen. Ketohum were decided to be madmissable. Mrs. Chubb was allowed to correct her previous testimony as to obtaining tartar emetic from the same party as Mrs. Wharton, whieh whs hot the fact. BY TELEGRAPH. Maine. SUDDEN DEATH OF MAYOR DALE. Bangor, Dec. 17.—Hon. Samuel H. Dale, Mayor of this city, died suddenly at noon to day of apoplexy. Mr. Dale was widely known as a prominent merchant. He held the office of Mayor from March, 1863, to March, 1869,and was again elected in March last. He was a na tive of Salem, Mass. MAN KILLED BY THE OVERTURNING OF A STAGE. As a coach belonging to the Penobscot Ex change was coming from the steamer Katahdin at Winterport, yesterday, with sixteen passen gers on hoard, while crossing a bridge over a brook in Hampden, the hind wheel of the coach slewed off and tlio coach overturned, catching Artemas B. Simons, Messenger Of the East ern Express Co., underneath the coach and killing him instantly. No other passenger was seriously injured although several was consid erably bruised. Mr. Simons belonged in Ken lall’s Mills where his body was taken last night. SUDDEN DEATH. Jeremiah Sweetzer, of Newburg, dropped lead on Friday while sitting in his chair. He was 76 years old. WASHINGTON. TREASURY BALANCES. Washington, Dec. 16.—The following are the balances in the Treasury to-day:—Coin, $108, D8,l)18; currency, $8,135,171; coin certificates, >14,887,000. THE MIXED CLAIMS COMMISSION. The United States aud British mixed claims commission to-day disallowed the demurrer in .he cases of Anthony Barclay against the Unitgd States aud of Jas. Crutcliell against the United States. The claim of Win. Duuu against the United States was disallowed. The commission adjourned until the 84th of Janu ary. COTTON AND CORN. The Department of Agriculture gives the fol lowing as the condition of the cotton crop:— The cottoij returns received in December an iimilarin tenor to tho November report. A fair rendering of the recent local estimates, which have been unusually numerous and com plete, gives a total aggregate of 3,400,000 bales m the present expectation of the cotton yield if 1871. The area in in corn has been greater than in any former year. The estimate for 1871 was 1.094.000.000 bushels, heimr •'■'A Ills I luu more than that of the small crop of 1861), while v calculation of the local estimates of the pres ent year gives a total product of 1,01)2,000,000. THE WOOL CLIP. Washington, Dec. 17.—The wool crop of the United States for the year ending June 12,1870, According to the census returns, amounted to *.01,284,678, including 47,020,647 from the North Western States. CONGRESS. Many Congressmen will leave Wednesday for home to spend the holidays. Quorums are not expected on Thursday. All important matters —the consideration of the tarilf and the ques tion of Cuba iucluded—will go over till after recess. SAN DOMINGO. A private letter from San Domingo says the two years lease of the Bay of Samana having expired, the United States dag has been hauled down. SOUTHERN CLAIMS. The Southern claims commission will resume their sessions immediately after New Year’s. £n the meantime they will take up 200 or 300 eases now ready for decision and prepare them tor consideration by the House Committee on Claims. MASSACHUSETTS. DOUBLE TRAGEDY. A man murders his Wife and is Shot by an Officer. Lynn, Dec. lfi.—William Vannar alias Brown, residing on Adams street, fatally stabbed his wife at 9 o’clock this morning, the knife pene trating her body in several places, and fled to Hock’s pasture, pursued by the police. Here the officers surrounded him, and he made a desperate resistance, attacking an officer named Thurston, dirk in hand. In the scuffle Brown gained the ascendancy,and officer Whiton came to his rescue armed only with a club. Whiton used his club with energy, hut did not prevent the desperate man from stabbing officer Thurs ton several times. The City Marshal came up in the nick of time and prevented serious cou sequences only by the prompt use of his revolv er, killing the desperado on the spot. Thurs ton’s injuries are maiulv about the head, and are not considered serious. The body of the murderer has been brought to the police head quarters, and there is much excitement. He was a native of Augusta, Me., and has two sis ters in Lynn. He arose at 5 o’clock this morn ing and went out after liquor, but came in to breakfast as usual, and without any trouble fol lowed bis wife down stairs and inflicted thirty __1- __1*~1- 1_ _ wife had recently given him. Before the mur derer took flight a neighbor named Allen, aroused by hearing the screams of the unfortu nate woman, went to the doorand attempted to enter, but was met by the murderer who, with the dirk knife reeking with blood iu his hand, dared Mr. Allen to advance a single step. At once retreating, Mr. Allen went for assistance, but before he returned Brown fled to the woods as above stated. Hundreds at once started out in pursuit aud tracked him by his footmarks in the snow. DEATH OF A RRAKEMAN. Boston, Dec. 1(1.—Lucius F. Kelley, brake man on the Boston Albany Railroad, died to-day of injuries from being accidentally knocked off a freight car. BURGLARIES. Last night Middleboro, Mass., was visited by skillful burglars who blew open the safe of C. B. Wood, ToWn Clerk and Treasurer, robbing it of $1500 in greenbacks; also the safe of Shaw Co., expressmen, obtaining $75. The burg lars stole a valuable horse and carriage, which were subsequently found in the suburbs of Taunton, eleven miles from Middleboro. Col. Lawrence, of Elgin, 111., who jumped from a window of the American House in a fit of insanity Friday, died this morning. INJUNCTION MADE PERPETUAL. The injunction restraining the New England Mutual Marine Insurance Co. from transacting business has beeu made perpetual and receivers appointed. FIRE. Boston, Dec. 17.—There was a fire this morn ing in the stores Nos. ID, 20 and 21 Hawley street, occupied by Foley Co., junk dealers, in the basement, loss $.1000; second and third stories by Walworth Co., gas generators, loss $10,000; fourth story by Wm. R. Barnett, loss $2000; top loft by Bartlett Butman, loss $3000; damage to building $7000; partially in sured. NEW YORK. ARREST OF BOSS TWEED ON THE CHARGE OF FELONY. New York, Dec. 10.—Win. M. Tweed was arrested last night at the Metropolitan Hotel where he remained in charge of a sheriff. The Grand Jury yesterday found a hill against him charging him with committing a felony, where upon the District Attorney notified Charles O’Conor who, in company with the former offi cer, obtained a warrant from Recorder Hackett for Tweed’s arrest. Bail will not be accepted by the sheriff unless acceptable to Charles O’Conor. Every effort was made by Tweed and his friends to keep the secret and they were suc cessful until a very late hour. It is understood that these proceedings are based upon affidavits made by Keyser, who is reported to have been promised immunity in any prosecutions that may be instituted on con dition that he will briug definite charges against suspected city officials. Keyser, it is said, came from South Carolina where he has beeu staying for his health, a few days ago, and the intended action of the Bureau of Municipal Correction, for it is from that quarter the complaint is sup posed to orig:nate, lias been kept a profound secret. Tweed appeared in court accompanied by John Graham, ex-Judge Fullerton and David Dudley Field, as counsel. He was cheered by friends in the court. District Attorney Gar vin announced his readiness to go on with the ease of Tweed. Graham applied for an exten sion of time to plead. Garvin had no objection to giving a reasonable time, in the meantime the prisoner being committed in the usual way. Judge Bedford consented and the time was granted. Charles O’Conor and Gen. Barlow at tended in behalf of the people. When the written order for the commitment of Tweed was made out, his counsel bitterly protested that the words “without bail” had been inserpolated and protested against this act of the District Attorney. Tweed was then com mitted to the Tombs without bail. Judge Barnard has granted a writ of habeas corpus to bring Tweed before him immediately on a motion that bail be allowed. THE PARADE OF THE INTERNATIONALS. New York, Dec. 17.—'The parade of the in ternationals to-day proved a success. The oc casion is regarded not only as a mark of sym pathy for the cause in which Rossel and his eomrades suffered, but also as a triumph over Police Commissioners. At noon the gathering commenced in the neighborhood of Cooper Institute and soon the thoroughfares on either side of it in Third and Fourth avenues became nearly blocked up, there beiug besides the intending processionists, gazers who from time to time cheered every one in geueral, and the female communists, Woodhull and Clatlin in particular. About a quarter past two o’clock there was a general stir among the masses and soon the solemn notes of a funeral dirge were heard from the band of Hawkins’s Zouaves which fonqed the head of the column. Immediately after came a platoon of the Scidmore Guards (colored) and then Messrs. Banks and Fuereau followed by a number of ladies on foot. Among them was Miss Teanie'0. Clatlin, carrying a red flag, which bore the inscription, “I. A. >Y., Section 13, social and political equality for both sexes,” and Mrs. Victoria Woodhull, then the Societies a> d Unions in (lie following order; Cuban league bearing Culun flags, another crowd of females a d sonic males with tho drum corps of Hawkins's Zouaves; tho catafalque, upon which were three coffins drawn by six horses, M. M. Deveure and Megy, late commander of fort Issy, as pall bearers, and walking with them about a dozen refugees from Paris; the French legion of the Printers’ Union, Bricklayer’s Un ion, Cabinet Makers’ Union, and five carriages, in all close on to 3(100 people. In the foremust carriage sat Gen. Ryan, of Cuban notoriety, anfl the Fenian chief, O’Donovan Rossa. In anoth er carria^e rode airs. Frances Rose McKinley. The catafalque was substantially, yet tastefully ma le. It was draped black with an inscription ou tlie sides in white letters, “To the martyrs of the universal republic,” and it was decorated with red flags and streamers mingled with mourning crape. The processionists generally Wore red rosettes and scarfs with black crape, and the banners and flags were nearly all of thr earn color. The banner captured last Sunday by the police was most noticeable. It bore the insc iption, “The spirit of the commune ex pan Is as the axe of the executioner falls on the martyrs.” On another banner was The world is our country to do good our re ligion,” and on another “And they had all things in common.” 1' ifth avenue was entirely deserted for once 'by the ‘‘upper ten” who took refuge behind th-ir window curtains, occasion Uy peeping out at the reds. The greatest order prevailed throughout. EX-GOVERNOR SEWARD VERY LOW. Auburn papers state that the Hon. Wra. H. reward is very low from paralysis. BIBLE READING DENOUNCED. At the St. Stephen's Roman Catholic church po-day, Rev. Dr. McFlvnn denounced the read ing of the Bible in public schools and declared it was contrary to the constitution of the Uni ted States. tweed’s troubles. The Tribune says that bailing Tweed on a criminal charge don’t prevent his early com imtal to jail. The extension of the time for the justification of his bondsmen in the civil suit is rapidly coming to a close, and if they can’t sat isfy the court, Tweed will have to go to Ludlow street jail. THE RING RECORD AND RUMOR. It is reported that James H. Ingersoll left yesterday for Europe in the steamer Rhein. James W. Sweeney, Hu*jli Smith, and several ^ther riugmen arc at Toronto. The rumors *H'»at last night of the arrest of Mayor Hall an I Peter B. Sweeney proveto be false. Judge ^ardoza has made the receivership of the New Amsterdam Insurance Co. perpetual, and the company must go into liquidation, the last of catacazy. Advices are to the effect that Gor'chakoff his ordered Catacazy to leave America after accom panying the Grand Duke as far as St. Louis, and the legation to be placed in charge of Bar Vowzas’ Secretary, until the arrival of the Charge d’Affairs, who leaves at once. TWEED to BE ARRESTED ON 21 INDICTMENTS. The statement that Tweed is to be arrested on each of the 21 indictments found against him is confirmed. CALIFORNIA. INSURANCE MATTERS. San Francisco, Dec. lb.—The Occidental insurance Company has rosumed all outstand policies. The Commercial Union Fire Insurance Com pany of London, England, will retire from busi ness after settling its Chicago losses at fifty cents on a dollar. The Pacific Fire Insurance Company will have a deficit of over $100,000, which the stock holders will make up subscription. ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT REPUBLIC. San Francisco, Dec. 17.—The steamer Great Republic from Hong Kong and Yokohama has areived. She brings as freight to go overland, 12,705 packages of tea and 201 packages of silks ror New \ork; 1811 packages of tea for Bos ton; 45 packages of siik for Hartford; 2001 t"*—o-— vum-u, mm -.1 pacaages of tea for St. Louis. The steamer passed thirty miles from Survey Island, Nov. 10th, and saw a new volcano in violent erruption. VARIOUS MATTERS. The Apache Indians who murdered Loritig and party at Wickenburg have lleed to the mountains. The new silver mines on Gila river are caus ing much excitement. Capt. J. H. O’Brien, formerly of the San Francisco fire department, has been burned to death in a fire at Sacramento. The schooner Hutchinson from Alaska, brings from Adoho Island, three shipwrecked Japanese seamen, whose junk was disabled off the coast of Japan and drifted by the Japanese gulf stream 2000 miles in nine months, finally reaching there. Twenty-three others of the crew starved to death. THE JAPANESE EMBASSY. Advices from Yeddo, say that the Embassy which sails from Yokoiioma to-day and is due here January 18, will be the most important that has ever left the Oriental nation for Amer ica or Europe. It is sent by the order of the Japanese Parliament and Mikado that the rul ing classes may study for themselves western civilization and not depend upon the reports of their inferiors as hitherto. Its head will be Jawkura, late Minister of Foreign Affairs and the new Prime Minister of Japan, assisted by Kido, Chief of the Emperor’s Privy Council, the Chief Minister of the Public Works, Chief Minister of Finance and Vice Minister of For eign Affairs, to be accompanied by eight Secre taries, twenty-one officers of rank and twenty one young noblemen, travelling for information. They will proceed to Washington overland, vis it the principal cities of America, thence to Europe and around the world.. United States Minister Delong accompanies them to Wash ington. ltain commenced this evening throughout California. FOREIGN. GREAT BRITAIN. THE PRINCE OF WALES. HE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. London, Dec. 16—5 A. M.—The Prince of Wales progresses so well towards recovery that it is already proposed that Princes Arthur and Leopold and the Princess Beatrice leave San dringham to-day for Windsor Castle. Prince Alfred will soon follow. Lonion, 11 A. if.—The first bulletin of the condition of the Prince of Wales to-dav is as ioliows: Stndrinyham, 9 A. M —The t'onvaVs^en e of the Prince has commenced and piogr -sses slowly but steadily. London, Dec. lfi.—The Prince of Wales has now entered upon the first stages of recovery.— There is every indication at Sandringham thaL, the danger is over. The members of the Koya! family who were summoned thither in such haste and have remained there all the week are preparing to leave. London, 7 P. M.—An official bulletin issued from Sandringham at 8 o’clock this morning announced that the Prince of Wales passed a quiet night and was satisfactorily progressing towards recovery. Another bulletin issued late this afternoon reports that the Prince had a tranquil day. FB1NOE. THE INTRIGUES GF THE ORLEANI3T3—THE OVERTHROW OF THE REPUBLIC PLANNED. Paris, Dec. lo.—At half past five Thursday morning another interview took place between Thiers and the Orleans Princes, which lasted an hour and a half, and was of an unfriendly character. Thiers complained especially that the Due d’ Aumale had not strictly observed the terms of the previous agreement inasmuch as he had endeavored to interest Generals in his favor. Tlie Due d’Aumale denied this. Thiers said, “I know that you have visited many General who are members of the Assem bly with the view to obtain their support in case of an emergency. You had several inter views with General Ducrut to whom you laid bare your purposes. You saw General Billot, at whose private residence in Paris you called.— You saw Generals Martin, DePaillieres, Canzy and others. I doubt not your aim is patriotic, but to pursue it thus is not in accordance with our agreement, and I was particularly surprised and discontented that, not satisfied with these measures, you also made similar visits to many of the subordinate Generals of the army of Paris whose names I can give you if you are ig norant of them.” The Due d’Aumale answered evasively and terminated the interview with the declaration that he would now take the advice of his friends, not as to whether he shall take his seat, but only with reference as to the proper time for doing so. 4k General Bourbaki told the Due d’Aumale in the presence of General Ducrot, that only a re public or an empire was competent to restore France, and he could serve no other rule. The Orleans plan is for the Bight to take ad vantage of President Thiers’ impatience, and at the first opportunity to force his resignation, moIrD il’Annv.ilp pTidniflpnf. and to follow with a declaration proclaiming the Count deChambord King of France, the Count de Paris heir to tie throne and the Due d’Aumale Lieut. General of the Kingdom. SWITZERLAND. JESUITS INTERDICTED. Rome, Dec. lfi.—The Federal Assembly have passed a bill interdicting the establishment of Jesuit cominu lities or the employment of Je suits as doctrinal teach :rs in Switzerland. JAPAN. TREATY TO OPEN THE WHOLE COUNTRY. Yokohama, Nov. 22.—An embassy leaves by tlie uext mail to confer with foreign govern ments relative to a revision of the treaties to be made in July uext by the united demand of foreign cabinets. The Mikado is willing to open up the entire country to foreign inter course, but the request must be a united one to have any effect. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. A fire at Hokodadi destroyed nearly the whole town and property valued at over &D00, 000. VARIOUS MATTERS. Minister Delong returns home by The next steamer to confer about the revision oi tlie treaties. The exports of tea are a million pounds in ex oessof last scasonwitbabr.sk demand; silk firm. Another embassy has been sent to Corea by the Mikado. The Japanese are discarding their dress for foreign styles. MEXICO. PROGRESS Of TJJB REVOLUTION—INTERVEN TION BY THE UNITED STATES DISCUSSED. Mexico, Dec. 9—Via Havana, Dec. 17.—The revolution continues to spread The States of Oaxaca, Neural, Leon, Smora, D irango and Zacatruas are in the power of the revolutionists and pronunciamentos prevail in San Luis, Vera Cruz and Puebla. President Juarez opened the session of Con gress on thh 1st with a remarkable speech on on the situation. He said that the country ap pears to consign itself to an unfruitful struggle and that militarism again opposes tlie standard of legality, bringing back the time when revo lution signified a change of individuals in pow er. He counts upon the aid of Congress to sup press the seditions movements. The Speaker I of Congress replied, that Congress trusts that peace will soon he re-established nu -400 do beef, 15,U00 do lafu disc*1* apl,le8’ 7 machines, 22 pkgs inerclian MATANZAS. Bark Ellen Stevens—3000 shocks and heads, 82o bbls potatoes, 481 boxes herring, 200 kits mackerel. ST JOHN, NB. Biig Etta M Tucker—2500 bbls flour, 10 tons bran. CARDENAS. Brig M C Marniner—5300 box shocks, 302 bbls p >tatoes, 4uo boxes herring, lo cases lard 5u kits mackerel, 11,000 hoops. HALIFAX. N. S. Steamer Carlotta—1200 bbls flour, 1476 bush malt, 10 tons bran, 32,020 tbs butter, 22 sewing machines, 1 lot mdse. Receipts by Railroad* nud Ntcambont*. Grand Trunk Railway—250 cans milk, 1350 bbls fl >ur, 50 bdls lea boards, 4 cars potatoes, 25 do lum ber, 4 do .clapboards, 1 do barley, 1 do sleds, 2 do Veads, 3 do wheat, 2 do splints, 1 do starch, ldolaths, —1500 bbls flour, 1 car meal, 2 do oil, 1 do bran, 1 do ale; for Allan Steamer*—15 cars freight. SteamebMontreal from Boston—33 bales slicep skins,22 b lls sheet iron.lu do sieves,g do hods, 2U0 bbls beef and pork, 25 tea lard, 25 boxes raisins, 15 chess boards, 67 bdls leather, 11 biles hops, 1 era e wooden bowls, 13 tubs butter, 13 bdls mouldings, 6 hluls mo lasses, 50 lirkhis lard, 40 chests lea, lo bdls paper, 15 boxesliardware, 1 case tobacco, 1 bale coiton, lo bbls and 25 qr do beer, 1 piano, 177 cases shoes, 1 crate jugs, 6 sleighs, 7 horses, lo bags oysters, luo pkgs lo or.ier; for Canada and up country—*35 boxes uye wood, 1 paper macLine, 213 bdls iron, 162 bbls phus ph ate lime, 2 hhds m »lasse», 5 stoves, lo tirkins but ler, 1 crate erttekery, 23 bales cotton, 5 do waste 2 cop l*er pumps, 100 bags dye wood, do corn meal, 25 kegs order1*8’ 5 8ewing maclliue:S H bags nails, 80 pkgs to Steamer Chesapeake from New York—15° bales rope, 50 do rags, 55 do cottou, lo do burmps, 11 domestics, 110 bags seed, 120 do codee, 30 baskets an no ti, 106 elk bides, 46 rolls leather, 3uo Ulf chests tea 100 boxes tobacco, 250 do tin plate, loo do window glass, 180 d 8 >ap, 30 do starch, 40 do drugs, 3u do ardware. 15 do cheese, 40 bllds molassos, lo bbls do, 10 do apples, 40 do wli ing, 20 do sugar, 22 casks lin seed olt, 8 do saddle irons, 6 do sal soda, 83 pigs in and lead, 100 bdls paj»er bangings, 80 do paper, loo sewing machiues, 50 kegs soda, o pianos, 200 pkgs sun dries. New York Stock and lUonejr .Tlnrkct. New York, Dec. 16—Morning.—Gold 100$. Money 1-32 1-16 per ceut. per day. Sterling Exchange 100$ 100$. Stocks steady. State Stocks dull. The following are the forenoon quotations of South ern securities: Tennessee 6’s, new'. 65 Virginia 6’s, new. 67 Missouri 6’s. 97 Louisiana 6’s, old. 61 Louisiana 6’s, new. 50 Alabama 5’s. 65 Georgia 7’s.'... 80 North Carolina 6’s, new. 12 South Carolina 6’s, new. 27$ The following are the forenoon quotations of Gov ernment securities: Unked States coupon 6’s, 1381.117$ United States 5-2u’s 1S62.luo$ United States 5-2U’s 1864.llu United States 5-20’s 1865, old Ill United States 5-2U’s 1865, new.1133 united states o-jo's i»(>7.1157 United States 5-20’s 1868.115§ United States 10-40’s., coupon.io94 Currency 6’s.113^ The following are the morning quotations of Stocks: Western Union Telegraph Co. 671 Pacific Mail.4«,| N*. Y. Central and Hudson River consolidated.... 924 N. Y. Central and Hudson River consolidated sep 86? Erie. 31? Erie preferred.64 Harlem.. Harlem preferred.126 Reading.H4j Lake Shore Michigan Southern.1324 Cleveland Pittsburg.125 Chicago Sc North Western. 61 Chicago Sc Northwestern preferred, ex-div. 861 Chicago Rock Island.103$ Milwaukee St. Paul. 51 Milwaukie Sc St. Paul preferred. 761 I Pittsburg Sc Fort Wayne. 96} The following were the quotations for Union Pacific securities: Central Pacific bonds.102} Union Pacific do. go| Uni «i Pacific stock. 26} Union Pacific land grants. 684 Union Pacific income bonds. 81$ New York. Bank Statement. New York, Dec. 16.—The bank statement for the week euuing December 9tli is as follows: Decrease of Loans.$10,908,700 Increase of S|»ecie. 2,565,'juO Deere use of Leg .1 Ton lers. 1,135,000 Decrease of Deposi s. 4,515,000 Decrease of Circulation. 1,089,000 Domestic IQarkets. New York, Dec. 16.—Ashes quiet and steady at 8 00 8 5o for pots and pearls. Cotton dull aud nom inally unchanged; sales 1106 bales; Middling uplands li'jjc. Flour uull and heavy and 10 ft 13c lower; re ceipts 12,534 bbls; sales 4900 bbls; superfine Western and State 5 80 ft 6 10; common to g »od ex: ra do 6 3b ft 6 60: g»od to cb< ice do 6 55 ft 7 10; common to choice Wnite Wheat Western ex ra 7 00 ft 7 25; com mon to good extra Ohio 6 45 ft 7 35; onmv»n to choice extra St. Louis 6 75ft 9 25; market closing heavy; Southern flour dull and declining; sales 46vH) bbls; common to fair extra 6 70 ft 7 35; good to choice do 7 40 ft 9 25. Rye flour quiet and without deci led change; sales 3000 bbls at 4 50 ft 5 35. Corn-meal quiet. Whiskey heavy and deci ledly lower; sales 450 bbls at 93 ft 94$o, closing inside price. Grain re ceipts—Wheat 3600 bush. Wheat dull and strongly in buyers’ favor; sales 24,000 bush; No 2 Chicago Spring 1 50 ft 1 52; No 2 Milwaukee 1 52 ft 1 54; Win ler Red Western 1 56 ft 160; Amber Western 1 62 ft 1 65; White do 1 65 ft t 73. Rye dull and nominally uncliangoi Barley dull and heavy; receipts by rail are lare j sales 500 bush; two rowed State 8uc; barley malt quiet. Corn In fair request aud steady; receipts 328,000 bush; sales 68,000 bush; new Western Mixed afloat 7$ ft 78$c, closing at 78 ft 78$; new Yellow do 79c; old Western Mixed held at 78c in store and 7y$c afloat. Oats dull and slightly iu buyers favor; re ceipts 18,150 bush; sales 36,000 bush; Western and Ohio 55$ ft 56c in store and afloat. Hay source ami firm at. 18 50 ft 14 00 for shipping, and *15 00 ft 18 00 for retail lots. Hops quiet and firm; 1871 quoted at 35 ft62c; 1870 at 20 ft 3oc; 1869 at 10 ft 20c; 1868 at 9 ft 15c. Eggs in g »od demand and firm at 34 ft 37c. Coal quiet an l unchanged at 4 50 ft 5 00 for aiiil.ra cite per carg Leather active and firm; hemlock, sole, Buen -s Ayres and ltio Grande light middle ami heavy weights 26 ft 29 ;c California do 25 ft 28c; Ori noco do 21 ft 27$c. Wool more active ami firmer; ex tra Ohio quoted at 67$ 70c; pulled 60 ft 63c; Texas 37$c; unwashed 55c; Si ring clip Calf >inia 36 ft 42c; Fall do do 31c; pulled do 51c. Coffee quiet and firm; s.iles 600 bags; Rio 18 ft 2U$c. Sugar is dull; fair to good jefining 9$c ft 9$c; sales 3b0 nhds Cuba at 9 ft 9$c. Molasses in fair request; sales 150 bb.s New Or leans al 48 ft 55c. Rice firm at 8} 9c. Petroleum easier; crude 13} ft 134c; refining 23 ft 23}c. Provis ions—Pork steady; sales 300 bbls; new mess at 15 00; old do 13 50 13 62; new prime 12 00; do prime mess 14 50. Beef steady; sales 150 bbls: plain mess 9 ft 10c; extra do 11 ft 13c; beef hams steady; sales 350 bbls at 23 25c; tierce beef dull at 16 ft 17c for prime mess ati l 19 20c for India do. Dressed hogs steady aioftffioc. iah, meats uuii at 5® tic lor shoulders and 9 (g> 11c for hams; middles quiet; sales413boxes; short clear 7}e; short ribs7}c; short cut hamsidc; also 25 boxes short riba, February, 74c. Laid heavy; sales 60 5 tcs; No 1 to prime steam 9 (g> 9 9-16c; ke*t tle rendered 9|c; also 500 tcs December at 9}c; 75o do at 9}c; 250 do March at lo}c; 230 do April at lo}c. Butter steady; Western 11 (g 23c; State 23 3 *c.— Cheese dull at 11 (g> 14c. Naval Stores—Spirits Tur pentine quiet and tirm at65Jc; Rosin active; strain ed 5 00. Tallow heavy: sales 350,000 lbs at 8J (g) 9}c. Freights to Liverpool dull; per sail, Cotton 7-3_'d; per steam 5-16d. Chicago, Dec. 16.—Flour unchanged. Wheat is firm; No 1 Spring at 1 24}; No2 do 119}. Corn is linn; No 2 Mixed 41 41}c- Oats higher; No 2 at 32k. ltye unchange i; No 2 at 62} (g> 62jc. Barley dull and 3c lower; No 2 Spring 59}c. Mess Pork tlull and tinn at 13 25. Lard is weak at 8 62} 9 67}.— Hams in pickle 8 9c. Meats unchanged. Dressed Hogs at 4 73 (gj 4 93, and closed dull. Whiskey active at 88c. Total number of hogs packed to date 508,000. Receipts—5,000 bbls flour, 36,000 bush wheat, 143, 000 bush corn, 37,000 bush oats. 3,000 hogs. Shipments—1.000 bbls flour, 4,000 bushwbeat, 10.000 bush corn, 11,000 bush oats, 3,000 bush barley, 4,010 hogs. Toledo, Dec. 16.—Market unchanged. Milwaukee, Dec. 16.—Flour unchanged. Wheat dull and tirm; No 1 at 1 22}; No 2 at l It*}. Oats steady; No 2 at 32}c. Corn r.rm; No 2 Mixed 41c.— Rye is steady; No 1 at 64c. Receipt*—2,000 bbls flour, 25,000 bush wheat. Cincinnati, Doc. 16.—Pork dull. Lard firm at 81c. Bulk moats dull; shoulders 7}; clear rib sides7}c. Live Hogs in g >od demand at 4 40 (jg 4 70; receipts s>, 000 bead. Whiskey steady at 90c. Green' meats are drooping; shoulders 4}c, 5}e for clear rib sides and 8 8}c for clear sides. St. Louis, Dec. 16.—Flour and Wheat dull and un changed. Corn higher: Mixed 44 (S) 4gc. Oats dull: Mixed sacked 40c, Pork quiet at 13 73. Bacon and Lard unchanged, Charleston, Doc. 16.—Cotton quiet; Middling up lands 19}c. Savannah, Dec. 16.—Cotton drooping; Middling upands 18} (a) 19c. Mobile, Dec. 16.—Cotton nominal; Middling up lands 19} 19}c. New Orleans, Doc, 10,—Cotton drooping; Mid dling upland# Li«c. European JTlarket*. London, Doc. 16—11.30 A. M.—Consols 92| for money and account. American Securities—U. S. 5-20’s 1862,92}; do 1865, old, 93}; do 1867, 93}; U. S. 10-40’s, 91}, Frankfort, Dec. 1§—U.30 A. M.—U. S. 5-20’s 1862, 97} m reals. Freights flat uud unchanged. Boston Block Li«i. [Sales at the Broker’s Board, Dec, 16.) Maine State SIm 1S£9.., 100 York Alnnv^fuoiurlng Company. 1610 Boston and Maine Railroad. 146} Eastern Railroad.,. 1074 MichigMi Central Railroad. 118} Union Puciiic }tailrood Sixes.. 87 [Sales at Auction,] Peppered Manx\fac t u»tng Co, 677} Western Uailrood Sixes, 1875,. 98} Eastern Railroad Sixes 1874. 98} JjathCity Sixes, 1891.. ,,,•89} ENTERTAINMENTS. Merry Christmas! The Lailie* of the FIRST BAPTIST SOCIETY Will hold a FAIR AND LEVEE In the Vestry of the Church Corner of Con. greNM mill M ilmot Mreelv, ou WEDNKSIia v tec™.Vmd?ittY 'tlenUMU* A variety of useful and fancy articles, Chromes, «c.t suitable for Holiday presents, will be for sale also the usual refreshments at Gi o'clock, and durin' each evening. Admission free. MTW&T FLUENT HALLT PROF. STONE, Will resume his BIOLOGICAL SEANCES! Wednesday Evening, Dec. 20, And continue every evening up to and including MONDAY, Jan. 1st, (Sunday excepted) positively to coucluiie on Munday, Jan. 1st. Perfect Shower of Holiday Gifts Will be distributed each evening, including a valuable •■•III Hunting Cue Walt-li. »tak6 S',"1!1' Cliil'lfen. They Will bo both 8uPphed gratis with H iliday Presents. ah*1Wive810 ,his hieW}- ra'-ci Qest* ejibx, take your Lady Friends to Winess the marvelous phenomena of Electro-BI >logy, each^lght*0”18 °f thu bca*llf"1 preseuis dlstribufed one and all, old and young to Fluent Hall. roara8*1 <'lnly) 25 cents; Reserved Seats 50 cents. Children under 12, to Second Seats 15 cents; Re served Scats, 25 cents. D-Nors o]>en at 7 o’clock; to commence at 8. Tickets for sale at Hawes Cragin’s, 77 Middle st, and at the door. dcl9dif The Ladies’ Guild of St. Paul’s Church Will hold a sale of n —_ _ _ ruucy anti usenu Articles, AT THE RECEPTION ROOn, Ci«y Ball, On tlie Afternoon and Evening of Satur day, December 23d. A REFRESHMENT TABLE will also be spread, and the managers ask the patron age of their friends* and the public. Admiftflion Free decl8td The Wolfe Tone Association Will give their first Grand Annual Ball —at— LANCASTER HALL ON Wednesday Evening, Dec. 27, ’71. The ■Committee will endeavor to make this, their firnt. Ball, a k in teres ing as possible. Prompter^ Uaymona8 Fu“ Band. J. W. Raymond, Floor Director—J. H. REILLY. AIDES: T 9' y* Casey, J. e. Farrell, T- J; Swift, J. Haley, J. McGlynn, I. 0 Buien, J. C. Boland, M. Quinn. Tickets One Dollar, admitting Gent and Ladies, can be bud at the door. N. B. Clotbiug checked free. decl6td. M. L A. SUPPLEMENTARY COURSE, COMMENCING Wednesday Evening, January 3d. WITH A LECTURE BY MRS. CELIA BURLEIGH. Subject: “Houses and Homes.” TO BE FOLLOWED BY Ml* KATE STANTON, Mrs. VICTORIA C. U’OOOUIILL. HIi«s KATE REIGNOLDN, Mr«. EMILY STRAW FOREMAN. C3f Concert by the PortlaBd Band before each entertainment. Tickets to the Course, including Beecher’s lecture, Jauuary 10th, $1 25. Evening tickets, 50 cents. Patrons of the Regular Course by exchanging Ticket No. 8 at Stockbri I go’s, 156, Exchange street, Hawes Cragiu s, 76 Middle street, or D infel Wentworth’s, 337 Congress street, before December 25th, can ob tain tickets to the Supplementary Course with Con pon tickets to Beoclmr's lecture f;r 7j cents. Tha 9-J -a*. iiBoncmir UlL* LOUlNe at cents each (not including Beecher’s lecture). The sale of reserved seats will commence at nine o’clock Saturday morning, Dec. 23d, at Stockbridge’a Music Store. dec 13-t jan 4 "dTncTn'g7~ MR. A. B. GEE, Will commence his second term for instruction in Dancing for Young Indies, Masters and Misses, at his Academy, corner of Brown and Congress sts., on Wednesday, Dec. 13th at half past 2 o’clock in the afeern *»n, and continue every WEDNESDAY and SA1URDAY. N. B.—At the close of this term, Mr. Gee will give this schoolla S.-ial Party in City Hall, with Chand ler’s Full Ban 1. Assembly every [-mday Evening. For particulars apply at the Hall. no30dtt X-M-A-S PRESENTS. Initial Handkerchiefs in Boxes, a Novelty. Initial Handkerchiefs, 25 cents. Full line Ladies’ Hemstitched Handkerchiefs. Children’s Gents’ Linen Handkerchiefs, 1 dozen in a box 65c 75c. i $1.00 AND UPWARDS. An Extra Article $3.00. 50 DOZEN Ladles’ Linen Handkfs, $2.00 per Doz., WORTH $3.00. A fine assortment of Ladies9 Embroidered Linen Sets, Lace Sets, Mourning Sets, Neck Tics, Needle Cases, (Nobby Styles) Thread Cases, Ac. Job Lot Silk and Wool Poplins, ROLLED 00c. Best quality Roubaix Silk Poplins, 81.25 Lyons Silk Poplins, best imported, 1.50 BLACK ALPACAS, 30o, 50o, 55c, OSo, to 871-So. brilliantines, 50c, 75c, eoc, 87 1-3C, to $1.35. TYCOON REPS 23c. Best quality all Wool Popllu Plaids, 75c. 1 bibets, one yard wide, S5c. Job I>»t biiglu Plaids for 25c. All Wool Serge Suitings, 37Jc. Silk Flushes, all colors, $3.45. Velveteens, all colors, S1.00. Seven yarns Shirting Flannel, S1.00. 3-4 Seigos, Job Lot, 30c. 7 7..,. *7iY’ pairs I jr 51.00. A Lot Lleacheil Dable Damask, 85c, worth *1.10. A Lot all Lmen Doylies, 63c. AH Lineni Stanched Huck Towels, 24x40, 35c. Another Lot 24x36, 33c. BEST QUALITY FELT SKIRTS; Lowest Yet $2.20. A FINE ASSORTMENT OF Casmere Shawls, AT LOYV ELITES. WOOL SHAWLS AT COST, ALL AT Coveil Yalpey’s, CORNER CONGRESS DROWN STREETS NUBIAS A LARGE VARIETY i'AEAP. N. B.—Everybody ought to have a pair of 10-4 White Blaukets at $3.00. declaim w Sealed Proposals WILL be rocoived for bull ling a Masonic Hall at Yarmouth Corner until December 25tb at l'> o’clock A. M. Plans and specifications can be obtained of tl.e un dersigned at his dwelling home. The committee re serve the light to reject any or all bi ts. J. J. HUMPHREYS, Per order of the Building Committee. Yarmouth, Dec. 13.1871. laid MRS. E. II. IIATCir* STOCK OF Millinery and Fancy Goods lias been removed to i Casco st., 2d door from Congress, i And will bo sold at the greatest bargains ever known Ju Portland. Tills is a nice chance to buy Holiday G *ods. A large lot of Human Hair, Ladies’ and Children’s Ready-Made Unlerwear, Hosiery and Gloves. Kids selling for 7.r» cets. Just call and see f >r yourself, and you will feel well paid for your trouble. Pinking and Stamping done to order. dclld2w Toilet Slippers. GEXTS’ TOILET SLIPPER* SOLED with nemt ncss and dispatch at COWELL’S SHOE STORE, 4c9eod a If Under Falmouth Hotel. ENTERTAINMENTS. grand Combination Concert BY THE Haydn Association COMPBI8INO A CHORUS OF 250 VOICES hebmann kotzh'h.hab, _Conductor. and the celebrated Theodore Thomas Orchestra! -OF Fifty-one Eminent Artists. THEODOR THOMAS, €.M,MMr, AT THE CITY HALL, PORTLAND, Tuesday Evening, Dee. 19, 1871. On which occasion will be presented HAYDN’S ORA TOKIO OF THE CREATION! ACCOMHANIED BY THE FULL Thomas Orchestra, ASSISTED BY M’LLE MARIE KREBS, one of tbe most brilliant Pianists in the World 1 And the following distinguished Artist* as Soloists: MRS. H. M. SMITH, of Boston.8opran*. MRS. HARRIET CAMMET WETHEKBE15, *t Portland.Soprano. MR. SAMUEL THURSTON, of Portland... Tenor. MR. J. W. WINCH, of Boston.Basic. And iu the Chorus by MU. CHAS. McLELLAN, of Bath.Baritone. MR. JOHN L. SHAW, of Portland.Basso. With an array of eminent Artists, aided by tbs Great Thomas Orchestra Increased to its present magnificent proportions—this will form #ne of the Lsryeat anti Graailfut Combinafians ever United for a Musical Entertainment in this country. Previous to the rendering of the Creatlpn, The Overtures, and Mis. Smith and Mr. Winch will ren tier favorite selections by request, to be announced hereafter. TICKETS—including reserved seats, One Dollar each—for sale at Stockbridge’s Music Store, Ex change street, where may also be obtained Libret toes of “The Creation.” Holders of Season Rehearsal Tickets can secure reserve i seats on payment of cents. Doors opened at 6$, Concert to commence at 7$ o’clock. decifci Dancing Academy —AT— LANCASTER HALL, Mr. J. W. Raymond would announce to the eltl jenM rtf Portland that he will open his second term of Dancing School at the above named Hail on Tuesday Evening, Dec'r 19th, Terms—Ladies $2.00. Gents $1.00. Last six evenings to be assemblies with fall Band Without extra charge to pupils. ASSEMBLY. J. W. RAYMOND wi.l close his present term with a Grand Assembly at LANCASTER IIALL, On Monday Evening, December 18th, Ticket admitting Gent with Ladies 74 ets. dctWlw LE.VEE! TIIE LADIES OF THE UNIVERSALIS! SEWING CIRCLE, 8 T V N S’ PLAINS, Will hold a Levee in the VESTRY OF THE CHURCH. WEDNESDAY EVE’G, DEC. 20th. A Table Tor the sale of Fancy Articles, a Children’s Table and a Kitchen Table will be provided. Refreshments as usual. A Charade and Short Drama, to be followed by a Gypsy Scene, will be among the attractions of the evening. Music By Chandler. An extra Car will return to the City at the close of the entertainment. Tickets of Admission, 25 cents; Children under 12 10 cents. Doors o sen at b o’clock. dctftd I. 0.~ of G. T. There be a miscellaneous Entertainment given, con sisting of Scenes from Pizarro, MUSIC, &c. On Wednesday Eve’ng, Dec. 20th, BY THE Mrrabrn of PecnboataN Ledge, At GRAND ARMY HALL, Mechanics’ Building, Congress st. 53T“Refreshi. ents at reasonable prices. Doors open at 7J o’clock, to commence at 8, Admission 25 cts. dcl5td AUCTIGin bALKb STOCK OF Millinery and Fancy Goods BV AUCTION. ON laandar next Dm. 18th, at 9 1.9 clock P. IB., we shall sell ihe Block of iusdinery anil Fancy Goods, together with the fix S«S One a’Ji'W Case, Shelf B .xea, Bonnet TaW*8’ Store*, L'mnge, Ac., in store WoochddeTSres8 “troet» u^opiwl by MIbb I. H. vJSTL8,**1'! Wer,° al1 Purchased new within two years, and selected expressly for retail trade dec 16 td F* B^1LE^ co Auctioneers. Elegant Silver Plated Ware AND CUTLERY, AT AUCTION. On Tuesday, Dec. 19, at IO a’elk, A. SI., and continue until all is sold, At 10 A. M. and 2J P. M. each day. WE shall sell the largest and most magnificent Btockof SILVER PLATED WARE, ever ieieii in this city, consisting in part of. Tea Sets, Card and Cake Baskets, Vases, Boquet Holders, Berry Dishes, Fruit Stands Spoon Holders, Fruit Dishes, Mugs and Goblets, Ice and Water Pitchers, Dinner, Breakfast, and Pickle Castors, Cake, Pie, and Fruit Knives, Celery Stands, Napkin Rings, Knife Rests, Rutter, Tie and Cake Knives, Fish Knives and Forks, Fruit and Oyster Forks, Soup, Oyster, Gravy and Cream Ladles, Table Forks, Spoons, Ac. All bearing the reliable trade mark of the Wi'cox Silver Plate Company, Holmes, Booth A Hayden's, Meredian and oilier ecjually reliable manufactures! All quadruple, triple, ur double plate ware. Fine Table and Pocket Cutlery Of American and English manufacture, in every variety and finish. AVe ask Ladies and Gentlemen to call at our nr ms and examine these elegant and reliable goods. fctllntr confident, if they will they will pronounce thmn thi finest display of plated go als ever in this city. So favorable ail opportunity to buy Useful and Elegant Holiday Gifts, was never offered to the public before. Sale positive. Every article offered told without reserve. doe*-td*' BA,, KV CO" AT AUCTION^! Henry Tuylor Cu.-J. K.Oagoud, Aur.tr, SPECIAL SALE Of Oil Paintings and Chromos! Wednesday, Dec. 20th, at 2 o'clock, P.M., WE shall sell at Henry Taylor Co’s Auction It M>ins, 14 Exchange Street. a rare c«4l«c ion or Oil Paintings and Chrujnos in B«auti;u. Fra nun. llils colltc i >ii embraces many line specimens of art, and the sale offers a Men opportunity to the citi zen* of p.-rtbimi to "binin VALUAJiJJJ HOLIDAY PRESENTS at their ow n prices. Catalogue fur nished unU the entire cullecti >n of 200 picture on ex hibit! n two days previ .us to the sale. Ladies aru especially invi ed to a»*end. HENUY TAYLOH CO., AncU neera, Portland, Dee. 16, 1671. dclbtd Entire Furniture and Fixtures -OF THE— WEST OORUAIU HOUSE, BY AUCTION. ON TUESDAY, Dec'r 26th, 1871, commanelng ten o’clock A. M.. we ahull sell the entire Fin,! tore ami Fixtures of West Gorham II .u»- t!, ing of Parlor chamber, Office, Dlnldg-R.™ I h.Uhen Furniture, C.mkery Detlding, Stove., K l*> of SApl., together with H.S Ac b L'1“’ blel|{U’ Wagotu, llamemca. S;ile positive. DjcJwt,rAii'Kv t'°-> R. K. HUNT, Commission Merchant and Auctioneer NO 316 Congress St., will sell .very evtmlng hug. assortment of Staple and Fancy Goods. Goods will be *1 during the .fay la let. u ul purchasers at wholesale prices, (.ash a vanewl «n all descriptl >n of g wds. Consignment not limited. February M, dtf