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' THE DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND, MAINE
Tuesday Morning* February 3* 1803.
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The Portland Daily Press has the largest
regular circulation of any daily paper in
the city. _
The National Finances.
Will the reader, whose peace of mind has
been disturbed by the quotations of American
gold at a premium of more than 00 per cent,
and by financial articles in the opposition
newspapers, if sucli reader there be, please
notice the following extract from the New
York Independent, carefully weigli the state
ments, aud finding them true see if he cannot
realize that gold is not now a standard of val
ues in the country:
What are the facts iu relation to our so
called depreciated currency ? Will it not buy
bread at lair prices? Certainly. Are not the
necessaries of lile, as a whole, as much within
the reach of the poor as during any one of the
past twenty years? All things considered,
this is undoubtedly true. There never was a
time, probably, when old and young, male and
female, all over tlie free Suites, were more
prosperous and coinfoi table Ilian now. Every
human being who has strength to labor, can
find profitable employment either at home, or
in the service of his country. A bundled dol
lars of paper currency will to-day purchase a
better horse, or yoke of oxen, than could have
been bought with the same amount of gold
before the war. The same is true of many
other things. Secretary Chase in his report
says:
Whe it, quoted at 81 38 to 81 43 per bushel
on the 1st of November, 1861, was quoted at
fl 43 to 81 5!) on the 1st of November, 1862.
rime mess pork, on the 1st of November, 1861,
was quoted at 813 to 813 30 per barrel, and on
the 1st of November, 1862, at 812 30 to 813.—
Corn sold on the 1st of November, 1861, at 62 to
63 cents per bushel, and on the 1st of November,
1862, at 71 to 73 cents. A comparison between
the prices of hay, beef, and some other staples
of domestic produce at the two dates, exhibits
similar conditions of actual depression in price
or moderate rise.
We affirm that, thus far, we have no reason
whatever, to complain of extraordinary em
barrassments or suffering. There have been
none. Men have lost their property in conse
quence of tlie rebellion. So did thousands
and tens ot thousands iu the crisis of '57 and
of '87, when we were at peace. No extraordi
nary disturbance in our political affairs can
ever take place without more or less pecuniary
loss in all business circles. That is inevitable.
The North have demonstrated to the world
that there is money enough and men enough
to crush the rebellion. All that is necessary
Is to have more union, more determination,
more Napoleonic courage. One word to Ma
|or-Generais: attention the whole! We must
have victories now in order to open money
vaults. We must have victories in order to
reinspire our capitalists. We must have vic
tories to give the Government a credit with
the people, and adequate to the emergency.
We must have victories if we would save this
God-favored nation from the hand of an in
fernal couspiralor, and from financial destruc
tion.
xnwt vine, we uu neeu viv:bune». dui
while waiting for them there is another useful
lesson to learn. Having seen that in spite of
the reckless assertions of irresponsible writers
no actual distress occasioned by the state of
the currency does as yet exist, the question
still arises. Can the country carry tiiis enor
mous load of debt? This is a historical ques
tion. We might well tremble, if our present
experience were unprecedented. Is it so?
Mr. Charles J. Stille, in a pamphlet, which
professes on its title page to teacli “How a
Free People conduct a Long War,” traces the
history of the English Peninsular war, the en
thusiasm and unanimity of its beginning, the
disappointment and gloom of its progress, the
development ol a virulent and insane pui q or
opposition, aud the glorious couclusiou which
overwhelmed them. We quote that part of
this Instructive parallel, wbicli treats ol the
financial di Acuities of a loug w ar. They arc
not inscpurablc: that is the lesson of history:
We pass now to the consideration of anoth
er class of dilticullies Inherent iu the prosecu
tion ol every war, aud generally of lar greater
magnitude Ilian any oilier—liiose connected
Wtih the raising of the vast sums of money re
?Hired lor the support of military operations.
u tliis important matter, it we mistake not,
there are some striking points of resemblance
between the English experience during the
war, and our present situation. It is the fash
ion among many w ho seek to excite the pub
lic alarm on this subject from unworthy, and
sometimes, it may be feared, from treason
able motives, to represent the enormous out
lay of the nation's wealth which is poured out
to save the nation's lile, as wholly unparalleled
iu history. Yet it may be asserted, without
any fear of contradiction, that England, with
a population then little more than hail of that
which now inhabits our loyal Stales, with re
sources infinitely less iu proportion at that
time than her own, her manufacturing indus
try, so far as external outlet was concerned,
wholly crippled by the operation of tile French
continental system and her own Orders iu
Connell) expended,during every year of the
Peninsular war, ys large an annual sum as has
been required bore each year to create ami
keep up tlie gigantic force now in arms to put
down the tehellion. During the five years that
the war lasted, her average annual expendi
ture exceeded ninety milliuiis of pounds ster
ling, or four hundred and fifty millions of dol
lars, which is about the sum which is demand
ed of us. No one, of course, pretends to say
that this rate of expenditure is not appalling,
yet it concerns us to know that it is not un
precedented, aud that these vast amounts have
been raised from national resources far interi
or to our own. It should not be forgotten, al
so, that they represent the money price of Eng
land's independence, and if ours is secured by
a far greater outlay, we certainly are not dis
posed to quarrel with the wisdom of the in
vestment. The question is, how were these
immense sums raised in England ? The mac.
who would have predicted, at the commence
ment of the war with Frauce, that the Eng
lish national debt would at its close exceed
vuc i-huusuimi in1111<>iis oi sterling, ana
that the country would be able to tiear such a
burden, would have been regarded as a vision
ary as wild us he who in this country, two
years ago, might h ave foretold the present
amount of oui national debt, and have con
tended that, in spite of it, the public crealit
would remain unimpaired. The difficulty iu
England of raising tliawe vast sums was ten
fold greater than it is here. Napoleon, looking
upon England as the Southern pimple have
been taught to regard tis. as a purely com
mercial nation, undoubtedly placeil more reli
ance lor ultimate success upon the instinct of
money getting, which would shrink from the
pecuniary sacrifices necessary in a prolonged
struggle, thau upon the mere victories of his
army. Ilena-e lie pursued, during his wlmle
career, an indexible purpose of ruining Eng
lish commerce, ami by u series of measures
known as the Continental system, endeavored
to excluale English ships and English products
from the markets of the world. The effect of
these measures, although not so serious as lie
wished and had anticipated, nevertheless crip
pled enormously the resources of England
Just at the period when they were most need
ed.
Taking the three years before the issuing of
the Orders in Council and the vigorous en
forcement of the Continental system, which
were coincident in point of time with the com
mencement of the Spanish war, the average
annual exports sank from fifty-seven millions
to twenty-three millions, taking the average ol
three years after they bad laeeii in operation.
'Faxes wa-re laial on at a burdensome rate.
The income tax was ten per cent.,and besides,
speeitlc war taxi s amounting to more than
twenty millions a year were imposed. Nnt
withstaniling all these taxes, the debt increas
ed beyond the anqual income more than one
thousand millions of dollars duriug the Penin
sular war. Discontent and violence among the
laboring classes liecame universal, and it was
remarked that tile achievement of t|ae great
est victories in Spain was celebrated in Eng
land '‘amidst a population who hail been pre
vented by the burden of taxation on the abso
lute necessaries ot life, from securing a liveli
hood by the strictest industry, and thus pau
perism had been generated throughout the
land—a pauperism aggravated by a spirit ol
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pillage, which it required a strong military
force to repress." Bankruptcy and ruin fell up
on the trading classes, and absolute exhaustion
of the resources of the country seemed almost
readied. The public stocks had sunk to such
a degree that the three per cents., which are
now always above ninety per cent., were rarely
higher during the war than sixty-flve percent.,
and so depressed at last had the public credit
become, that the last loan of the Continental
war, that of April 1815, was taken by the con
tractor at fifty-three per cent., and paid for in
the depreciated paper of the day, and yet the
Chancellor of the Exchequer was congratula
ted even by the opposition for having made "a
good operation.” The bank was in a state of
chronic suspension, the buying and selling of
gold were prohibited to the the public under
severe penalties, and yet every gold guinea
which was sent by the government to the ar
my in Spain (and nothing else would answer
the purpose of money in that country) cost
thirty per cent, premium. How England sur
vived all this complication of troubles Is one
of the marvel* of history, but it is not our pur
pose to discuss that question. The great fact
that the money was raised somehow, is all
we have to do with it at present. When we
have been at war twenty years, and are forced,
in order to carry it on, to one tithe of the sacri
wtiich were endured by the English, we may
then perhaps begin seriously to consider the
money velue of the Union.”
Letter from the State Capital,
Augusta, Jan. 31,1863.
An amusing scene occurred in the House
yesterday. By special assignment the report
ofthe Committee on Elections in the Yarmouth
case came up for consideration. It was ac
cepted. Capt. Merrill was declared, elected
appeared, was qualified and took his seat. Af
terwards Sir. Page from Berwick asked leave
to present the minority report on the same
case. The speaker said it could be received
and read only by the unanimous consent of the
House. Mr. Hayden thought it would be of
no earthly use now that the report of the Com
mittee had la-en accepted. Mr. Page said he
was out of the hall when the matter w as de
cided, but thought the House ought lobe will
ing to listen even now. A member moved to
adjourn, but the speaker ruled the motion out
ol order and the clerk with a despairing look
was about beginning upon the task of reading
through the voluminous document when the
stern voice of the honest old Puritan from
Newberg was heard saying “I object.” This
was a final estoppel of all proceedings. The
House immediately adjoined and Mr. Page
wore anything but his usual amiable
look when he came to the Clerk’s desk and
took away his rejected pet. In the Senate,
Mr. Wiggin is following up with great perti
nacity in efforts to discover the reasons why
Got. Washburn did not commission the officers
of the ununiformed militia elected last year.
The answers from the Adjutant General and
Secretary of State in response to his orders do
not seem to be satisfactory and he is now call
ing upon the Governor. What peculiar im
portance attaches to this question in his mind
we are unable to imagine, but he w ill probably
persevere in his searcli after knowledge un
der difficulties, until all the State officers have
been formally catechised in turn. It political
capital be his aim lie will probably be some
what disappointed in his expectations.
Jokathajv.
The Voice ot Freedom.
To the Editors of the Press:
I see by your paper of Sutnrday that the
Augusta Age says the senatorial bully, Salis
bury from Delaware “was squelched out for
“speaking in uncomplimentary terms of Presi
dent Lincoln, and rai-ed the pertinent inqui
"ry whether the voice of freedom is stilled iu
“the U. S. Senate.”
That your readers, at least, may see what
sort of a character was “suuelched out” for
raising the “voice of freedom,” as the Age is
pleased to term the mite of a drunkard in
the U. S. Senate, I send you for publication
the following notice ol the disgraceful scene,
from the correspondent of the Philadelphia
Inquirer of the 2Sth iusL:
After Senator Saulsbury’s final arrest on Tues
day night he was taken iu a cab to his residence,
though considerable force had to Ire used tine
of the officers was thrown violently to the floor
before he was willing to go home. On Wednes
day morning he made his appearance in the
Senate about nine o'clock. Hie. fitst inquiry
was for ids revolver, which he was unable to
find, it having been taken from hitn and put
away. He was still laboring under the influ
ence of liquor, and soon went up to his commit
tee room, where he had considerable quantity in
store, and imbibed again freely. He remarked
to oue of the officers that he had been drinking
too much sherry last night, and it had gut into
his head, hut lie did nut care a d-. Ilia
voice to-Jay (Wednesday) is thick, and lie
seems very sullen. Two officers remain near
him, and it is not feared that he will commit
any violence upon the Senators, unless he again
gets too much “sherry.” It is not probable
that he will be expelled, but he will, no doubt,
be severely censured liy resolutions. He sits
next behind Senator Wall of New Jersey, with
whom he is in conversation most of the time.
After he hail replied to the resolution to expel
; him to-day, he put his hands into his coat (iock
ets and started across to the Republican side of
1 the Senate. A nuuitier of members kept an eye
on him, and one or two officers suddenly found
business across the floor also. W lien near Sena
tor Dixon lie leaned over and spoke to him. No
apparent attention was paid to his remark by the
| Senator, and he went hack to his seat; in a few
j minutes he left, with Senator Wall, for the“side
room.”
The galleries have been crowded all day, ev
ery one pointing toward him from ail parts of
{ the galleries.
Senator Siulsbury was conveyel from the
Senate to his home this afterm on, in a state of
high nervous excitement, bordering on conges
tion of the brain.
List of Patients sick at City Hospital, be
longing to 7th Maine VoN.
Co. B— Warren Armstrong, typhoid fever. Feb. 2d;
Jano* A. Grant, do. Feb. 2d ; v«**orge Martin, cou
\ale-ceut; John Lisbon, chronic niphitia; John B.
liaHtingM, convalescent.
Co. C—Hiram .'Stillman, typhoid fever; Tilton K.
Sibley, chronic diarrhea; Way land F. Jacobs, con
valescent; Stephen Berif, chronic diarrhea; A. S.
Harmon, wound; Monet R Coburu, chronic rheum
atism.
Co. D—Joseph Norton, Jr., indolent ulcer; Abram
Grover, bronchitis; Anton E. Sypher, neuralgia;
Jamet Gould, intermittent fever; Addison 11. Giant,
wound; George Laskey, convalescent; Wm. G.Bent,
chronic diarrhea; Jolin Smith, do; Thornat Rich
ardson. wound.
Co. /'—Timothy Lfnnell, convalescent; Edwin C.
. Crosby, coiporal. chronic diarrhea; Simeon o. Rey
i nolds, convalescent ; Wm. F. Truudy, wound; E. fl.
Hammond, do.
Co. /—Win. Crosby, sergeant, wound; Richard C.
Boyer, do; Wm. Summerby, consumption ; BenJ. F.
Maun, convalescent; A. G. Webstar, do; George H.
Fairbanks, chronic diarrhea ; Henry' F. Cole, ser
geant, debility.
0t». A'—Wesley Flistey, typhoid fever; Richard
Scollv, wound; J. O. Carville, sergeant, do; Joseph
F. William*, debility.
Umintigned Recruit$—John If. Sprague, asthma;
John II Alien, chronic rheumatism: Manly Rand,
convalescent; T. Burnham, chronic diarrhea.
Respectfully,
Euw’ako W. Sanborn,
Hospital Steward Tth Me. Vols.
President 1.ixooi.n’» Conversation.—
i The Preslcleut’i memory is unflagging. He is
still reminded from day to day, and hour to
hour, of somebody's good sayings. Here is a
uew specimen of his conversation, copied from
a Washington letter, published iu the Roches
ter American :
How are you, Mr.-? said the President,
adopting the accent and inflection now in vogue
here. 1 saw your csrd, but did not me you. I
was glad, however, tlmt you earded me, and I
was reminded ot an anecdote of Mr. Whittlesey,
"lien Mr. ('ox, then a young man, first came
i here, Mr. W . said to Him, ‘' Sir, have You card
ed the senators ?” “ No, sir, I thought I would
curry favor first, and then comb them.” “It is no
joking matter, sir,” said Mr. W., seriously. “ It
is your duty to oard the senators, sir; ami it is
customary, I believe, to card the cabinet, also,
and you aught to do it, sir. Hut,” he added, af
ter a moment’s thought, “I think I am wrong;
the cabinet may caruyou. ”
£#~‘We regret to loam that the health ol
Capt. Louis O. Cowan, recently of the Maine
cavalry, is so low that serious fears are enter
tained by his friends as to the result.
BY TELEGRAPH.
LEGISLATURE OE MAINE.
[SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE DAILY PRESS.J
Augusta, Feb. %
SRtATE.
Monday. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Rowe of
Augusta.
Papers from tlie House were disposed of in
concurrence.
Read and attigned.—Act to authorise Albert
Trufant to extend a wharf in liarpswell harbor;
act to amend Chap. 113 of the laws of 1862,
providing for the assessment of taxes in certain
towns and plantations.
Mr. Woods, from the Judiciary Committee re
ported that the resolve presenting documents to
the Maine State Seminary ought not to pass.—
Accepted,
Passed to be engrotted.—Resolve in favor of
County Law Libraries. a
Mr. Wiggin introduced the following order:
Ordered, That a Select Committee of three on
the part of the Senate, with such as the House
may join, he appointed to wait upon Major Gen.
George 15. McClellan, bow in Boston, tender to
him the hospitalities of the State, and invite
him to visit the capital as the guest of the Leg
islature.
A debate took place, Mr. Wiggin supporting
the order.
Mr. Peters moved to table it. He was willing
to vote for the order and would like to see it
pass, but did not want to see a record of refusal
to have it passed.
Mr. Wiggin moved the yeas and nays, which
were ordered
Mr. Woods said he should want to add other
names of Major Generals, who had led armies
to victory—one especially, Major Gen. Butler.
There were still others, who he wanted to see
added, who had done service to the Union.
Mr. Wiggin said he was ready to meet the is
sue on each General. He knew Butler too well
ever to vote thanks to him.
The order was tabled by a vote of 20 to 2.—
(Doe and Wiggin.)
Sundry petitions and bills were presented and
referred, and sundry orders of enquiry were
passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
rrayer by Kev. Mr. Uallou.
Papers from the Senate were disposed of in
concurrence.
Various petitions were presented and referred.
Mr. Hammond of Paris moved to reconsider
the vote passing to be engrossed the resolve for
the purchase of Putnam’s improved eyelet hook.
He said that he had ventilated the humbug thor
oughly.
Mr. Hayden of Bath moved to table the mo
tion and assign to-morrow at half past ten
o’clock.
Mr. Foster of Argyle thought the whole thing
a humbug, and hoped the House would dispose
of the matter at once.
Mr. Lyman of Machias asked the Speaker if
he had ever played “button”? He thought that
the button pedlar had the button, aud he ought
| to keep it. He hoped the House would settle
j the matter now.
After some further discussion, the motion to
table prevailed.
Mr. Coffin of Harrington introduced an order
inviting Gen. McClellan to visit Augusta as the
guest of the Legislature. Tabled, on motion of
Mr. Kingsbury of Portland.
Mr. Hopkinson, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported that the bill to amend Chapter W.
Sect. 34, Revised Statutes, ought not to pass.—
Report accepted.
Mr. Cony of Augusta introduced a bill au
thorizing the expenditure of money for war pur
poses. Referred to the Committee on Finance
Passed to be engrossed.— Resolve amending
the resolve extending the terms of the laws for
the settlement of the public lands to volunteers.
Adjourned.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Monday.—Mr. Chamberlain presented a paper
on manures, which was read and assigned.
A communication was received from the Gov
ernor inviting the members of the Board to vis
it him, which was accepted, and 8 o’clock this
evening appointed ns the hour.
On motion of Mr. Weston, it was resolved that
the Board recommend to the Secretary, in addi
tion to other duties, that he report upon fruit
and fruit culture the current year.
Mr. Perley’s paper on the care of stock was
read and adopted.
Mr. Perley, from the committee appointed to
examine the report of the Secretary upon dairy
husbandry, reported, fully endorsing the same.
The report was unanimously accepted.
Mr. Percival reported upon the third topic.—
Read and to-morrow assigned.
Mr. Roger’s experiments on the potato cul
ture were referred to the Secretary.
Mr. Percival reported upon the effects of*
thoroughbreds on milking qualities.
Mr. Goodale reported on the subject of a Sci
entific Survey of the State. Adopted, and the
same committee was ordered to present it to the
legislative committee.
Aloi’sta, Feb. 3,1863.
The debate on I he re]>oil of the committee on
retrenchments in the Lund Office will be resumed
to-morrow; an exciting time is anticipated.—
The indications are that the report of the minor
ity will lie substituted ill the House. There is a
strong feeling there in that direction.
The Hoard of Agriculture will adjourn Anally
to-morrow, after an interesting and profitable
session.
(second Lieut. David Lowell, 31st Regiment,
has been honorably discharged on a Surgeon’s
certificate of disability. Capt. E. A Bachelder,
of the 3d Regiment, has been cashiered for cow
ardice. The following have resigned : Lieut
J. P. Caswell, 25th Regiment; Capt. J. D. Stan
wood, 3d; Chaplain Joseph Colby, 12th; Capt.
E. W. Thompson, Battery; Capt. George Scott,
14th; Capt. G. P. Sherwood, 5th; Lieut. S. H.
Manning, 5th; Capt. D. F. Robinson, 16th;
Lieut. W. G. Spring, 23d.
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Melancholy Accident.—Mr. Levi San
born of Standish, was instantly killed last Sat
urday afternoon. A heavy four-ox team,
loaded with timber for making staves, was
driving across the platform leading to the
mills at Steep Falls, when the stringers began
to crack, and Sanborn went beneath the plat
form to shore them up. While underneath
the platform It gave way, crushing him awful
ly, and instantly killing him. He leaves a
| wife and five children.
Prevention of Infection from Typhus
Fever.—The following receipt of an English
physician is said to have obtained for him a
liberal reward from Parliament, as a preventa
tive of infection in typhus fevers.
Take six drums of powdered niter (saltpe
ter,) and six drams of sulphuric acid, (oil of
vitriol,) mix them in a tea-cup ; place the cup
during the process of mixing on a hot hearth
or stove, or heat a plate hot. By adding cue
dram of the oil at a time, a copious discharge
of nitric acid will take place, which is a thor
ough dlsenfeetingagent for the above purpose.
IW The XeW York correspondent of the
Baltimore American deuies that Gen. McClel
lan contemplates resigning, and says “Gen.
“McClellan has no intention of quitting the
“service of his country, In this the hour of her
“sorest need—and what is more, he is ready to
“respond to tile wishes of the Government, ill
“regard to that service, without reference to
“the position to which it may be pleased to
“assign him. This is perfectly reliable.”
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ORIGINAL ANI) SELECTED.
tF* On the first page—Letter from the
Rappahannock; Playing at War.
On the fourth page—Palabras Carinos
as; Escape from a Rebel Prison.
ar“ w e are again indebted to Vice-Presi
dent Hamlin for valuable public documents.
The leading New York Hotels have
advanced their charges from $2,50 to $3 per
day.
Z3T The whole number of persons com
mitted to prison in Massachusetts, during
18(52, for crime, was 9705.
Senator Wilkinson of Minnesota and
Morrill and Fessenden of this State, will ac
cept our thanks for their frequent favors.
JJ" The President's Emancipation Proc
lamation is to be photographed. It is entirely
in Mr. Lincoln’s handwriting.
A man was recently ejected from the
railroad car in Canada, because he hail noth
ing but silver coin with which to pay his fare.
The .recent unexampled rise in manu
facturing stocks indicates that no fear is en
tertained of the risk of such interests by the
dearth of cotton.
1 Senator Douglas said as one of his last
utterances, “There can be but two classes up
on this question (the rebellion) patriots and
traitors.”
ZW” We shall take occasion to notice at
some length to morrow, the Yarmouth con
tested election case, which has excited a good
deal of interest at Augusta the present session.
ay It is rumored that Col. Ames, of the
20th Maine regiment, is to be made a Briga
dier General. Lieut. Col. Chamlierlain will
be promoted to a colonelcy.
Union meetings are being held in .dif
ferent portions of Arkansas.. We have before
us the New Orleaus Della of Jan. I8lh, con
taining the proceedings of a rousing Union
demonstration in that city.
JSy There were nine million bushels of salt
made, or gathered, last year in Syracuse.—
Thereupon the Boston Traveler exclaims:
“What a place for the rebels to make a raid in
to!”
;iT“ A girl, serving as a private in the 10th
Ohio cavalry, stationed at Cleveland, was dis
covered one day la~t week, aud returned to
her friends. She said her name was Henriet
ta Spencer, and that she had a father and
brother killed at Murfreesboro,’ and a desire
to avenge them w as one cause of iier enlisting.
rw- The Manchester (N. U.) Democrat
publishes with approbation n address by a
Chicago secessionist, giving reasons why the
West cannot remain iu tiie Union with New
England, if the South should not he recovered.
Pretty Son of New England must be the pub
lisher of that paper.
Aliout two-thirds of nfi Iowa regi
meut, called “Grey Beards,” are professors of
religion, and between twenty and thirty are
ordained ministers, and United Brethren. A
powerful religious influence is saiil to be ex
erted by tliis regiment, which is doing garri
son duty at St. Louis.
John II. George of Concord, in his let
ter accepting a Democratic nomination for
Congress, uses the following language which
we copy to show the spirit of the opposition
in the Granite State: “I can only regard the
“Emancipation Proclamation as disgraceful in
“its futility, disastrous in its policy, palpable
“in its violation of the Constitution, and atro
cious n its purposes.”
jy* The new democratic paper at Ports
mouth says “a white soldier was hung at For
tress Monroe last Friday, for shooting a negro
some three months ago. If the negro had
shot the soldier, this abolition Congress would
probably liave voted him a gold medal.” Who
can doubt that the author of this smart re
mark would gladly adopt the Southern code,
and recognize no rights iu a negro that a
white man is bound to respect.
The editor of the Brunswick Tele
graph is fair, rery fair. Referring to Gen.
Fitz John Porter, he says, “We cannot ar
“raign the verdict, for, of course we do not
“know upon what or how much evidence it
“was based,”—and then he goes on to inti
mate the opinion that tlie sentence is not only
“unwarranted” but “grossly unjus',” basing
that opinion on “the general teuor of the evi
dence,”—of which he had confessed his igno
rance,—lor and against; that he has fallen a
victim to Pope while “worth a dozen of such
braggarts,” and says he must be furnished with
more evidence to make him believe Porter
“failed to do his duty even at the bidding of
“so poor a creature as John Pope.” Pope
was a “poor creature” because he tried hard to
whip the rebels, and would have done so but
for the treachery of just such men as Porter.
But then the Telegraph as-aiis the vigorous
fighter and the vindicated General, ami takes
sides with one convicted by hi- peers of fail
ing to support his superior; and who will say
the Telegraph is not a loyal paper! We know
it is,—as loyal as the Boston Courier.
BY TELEGKAPH
-ro THE
EVEKIVU PAPERS.
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Gen. Butler to Return to New Orleans—An
African Army to be Organised.
New York, Feb. 2.
The Tribune’s Washington dispatch says
General Butler has had several interviews
with the President and Secretary of War, who
formally renewed the proposition that he
should go back to New Orleans to resume
command of the department ol the Gulf, ex
cept Texas and the troops which Gen. Banks
shall lead thither, hut w ith additional powers
and responsibilities, including those attached
to the organization of an African army on the
Mississippi.
Rebel newspapers report that one of our
iron-vlads made an unsuccessful attack upon
a fort on the coast of Georgia, and had lieen
obliged to retire in consequence of an injury
to her turret.
The. Times’ Washington dispatch says the
President lias sent the following nominations
to ihe Senate for continuation:—Brig. Gens.
Abner Douhleday and Frank P. Blair, Jr., to
be Major Generals; Col. C. L. Mathers and
Capt. Richard Arnold of the regular army,
Col. Frederick S. Stainborugh of Pennsyl
vania, and Col. Edwin C. Mason of Maine, to
be Brigadier Generals.
The Rebels Striving to get Possession of
Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers.
Cairo, Feb. 1.
Guerrillas centinne active in the vicinity of
Memphis. A detachment of the 4th Illinois
cavalry had a skirmish with a squad of rebels.
The federate lost seveu killed, wounded and
captured.
The Memphis Bulletin says the rebels are
advancing on our lines as that as the condition
of the roads will allow; tne object evidently
lieiug to get possession of the Tennessee and
Cumberland rivers.
By an accident on the railroad near Moscow
on Tuesday four freight cars were precipitated
down an embankment So feet. Four soldiers
were killed.
From Vicksburg we learn that the water is
running through the eut-otf at a depth of from
two to four feet. There are no signs yet of
the channel’s “widening.” A considerable
force has crossed tile Bend and is now eucamp
ed opposite Warrenton, in order to move
rapidly to communicate with the force from
below when it arrives.
Reported Escape of the Harriet Lane from
Galveston.
New York, Feb. 2.
A New Orleans letter says the Harriet Lane
escaped from Galveston on the morning of the
litth. The Brooklyn and two or three gun
boats started in chase.
Important from Havana.—Destruction of the
Pirate Florida.
New York, Feb. 2.
From passengers, who arrived by the Co
lumbia yesterday, we have very important re
ports. While remaining at Havana the pas
sengers learned from the inhabitants that
heavy tiring had been heard at a supposed dis
tance of sixty miles from that place. It was
positively asserted by some who appeared well
informed, that several of our gunboats had
attacked the rebel steamer Oreto, and had
sunk her. The report was generally believed
in Havana, and was the all-absorbing theme
of conversation.
The Columbia left Havana on the 25th.—
Just prior to her departure the Creole, from
New York, arrived, bringing intelligence that
she hail l>een hailed by the United States gun
boat Cuyuga the day previous,aud informed
by her captain that a number ol national gun
boats and the Oreto had a sharp engagement,
during which the Oreto was struck by a shell
aud sunk.
From North Carolina—A Great Expedition
waiting for fair weather.
Mokehkad City, N. C., Jan. 30.
The waters between here aud Beaufort are
black with vessels of all kinds^wliich only are
waiting the abatement of the severe gale,
which has been prevailing for live days.
Capt. Slaght, Chief Quartermaster of this
Department, has completed his arduous labors
in lltLing out the greatest expedition of the
day.
The army is in splendid condition and eager
for the coining conflict.
Gen. Wessell is left in command at New
bern, with adequate force lor any emergency.
See a woman in another column picking Sambuc!
Grapes, for Speer's Wine. It Is su admirable article
used in hospitals, and by the first families in Paris
Loudon aud New York, in preference to old Port
Wine. It is worth a trial, as it gives great satisfac
tion. dec22dly
SPECIAL NOTICES.
A Traveller —Mrs. S. A. Allen’s World’s Hair
Restorer. As we wen* travelling in Massaciiusetts a
short time since, we met a lady whose apjiemraiwv
indicated that she iiad attained the age of sixty. So
we interred, and but for her beautiful hair we should
have added several years. After some conversation,
she spoke of her hair, informing us that two years
ago at least one half of it was gray, and that she had
feared that before then the whole would have turned
or fallen off Rut our friend read the papers, and ac
quainted herself with the various remedies lor de.
cavi g hair, and at length determined to obtain Mrs*
Allen’s Restorer. She did so, and applied it accord
ing to directions, aud before a year had passed, she
assured us that she had as luxurious, even, aud beau
tiful head of hair as wheu she was but sixteen years
old. Her statement was confirmed by other mem
bers of the family, while we were informed that in
the same neighborhood there were other instances
where the same happy and signal elfcet had been pro
duced by applying Mrs. 8. A. Allen’s World’s Hair
Restorer.—{Providence Daily Tribune.
lelw dSwlt.il
Deafness Cubed.—Mrs. M. U. Brown will be at
the Preble House for one week.
A remarkable case of deafnesscured in twenty four
hour* by Mrs. M. U. Brown, Professor on the E e
aud Ear, and proprietor of Poor Richard’s Eye Water.
**I, Bartlett J. Decoster, No. 2 Hall’s Court, Port
land, give this certificate, to certify that I have been
deal from a child, and for twelve years past have
been quite deaf. I have spent hundreds of dollars,
without receiving any benefit whatever. Last Sat
urday I went to the Preble House and made arrange
ments for Mrs. B. to treat me for deafness. In 24
hoars after her first application I could hear every
| voice in the house. I can now stand in the cellar and
hour the clock tick in the parlor. Crate Ail to God
for his great deliverance, I heartily commend her
mode of treatment to all who suffer as I have done.”
Every kind of diseased and weak eyes, also Catarrh,
healed, and a cure warranted. Charget moderate.
MRS. M. G. BROWN,
Nov. 19—tf 410 Arch St.. Philadelphia.
A Cocoh. Cold, ou an Irritated Throat, it
allowed to progiess, results in serious Pulmonary
l and Bronchial affections, oftentimes incurable.
BKOWN s BltONCHIAL TKOCHL8
reach directly the affected parts and give almost in
stant relief. In Bronchitis, Asthma, and Ca
tarrh they are beneficial. The good effects result
ing from the use of the Troches, and their extended
use, has caused them to be counterfeited. Be sure to
j guard against worthless imitations. Obtain only
! Xhc genuine Br> or n’t Bronchial Troche $ which have
prored their efficacy by a test of many years. Pub
lic Speakers aud Sinokbb should use the Troches,
Military Officers and Soldiers who over-tax the voice
and are exposed to sudden charges, should have
them. Sold everywhere at 25couts per box.
jau21 d&w3tn
Fraorant Soeodont.—The most convenient and
efficacious Dentifrice the world has ever produced.
For hardening and invigorating the gum. purify ing
the breath, cleansing, beautifying aud preserving the
teeth, from youth to old age, the “Soxodont” is now
used aud recommended by many of the most eminent
divines, dentists, physicians, chemists and scientific
gentleman of the day.
Sol i by all Druggists everywhere, at 60 oents per
bottle. Trial bottles and testimonials obtained gra
tis of H. H. HAY, Portland.
HALL ft RUCK EL, Sole Agents, New York.
dt-cJ7 eod2in*
Disease* of Ike Urinary Organa.
J. C*. Mott. M. D., Operating and Consulting
Surgeon and Physician, attends exclusively to Dis
ease* of the Urinary ami Genital Organ*, and Female
Uomplaiul* of all kinds, and tlni more obscure dis
eases of the Pelvic Vicera. as Piles. Rupture*. Hydro
cele, Varicocele. Fistula, Early decline of Manhood,
kc. Dr. M. keeps himself posted in all the improve
ments in the cure of Disease, made in this country
or Europe, aud spares no expeine that hi* patients
mav have the best medical and surgical treatment
the world afford*. Advice Free. office 9H
Court street, BOSTON. Hours from ID A. M. to 2
P. M , and 6 to H P. M.
Mrs. M . who is thoroughly verseddn the afflictive
maladies of her sex, can be "consulted by ladies.
Patients furnished with board and experienced
nurses oct3eod*>m
DR. P. P. QUIMBY. would give noticethat he hi
returuedto Portland, and can be fouud at bis Room,
No. 13 International House. Tuesday, August
12th, where he will atteud to all wishing to consul
him.
First Examination at office.$200
Each *ubsequcut fitting at office.5C
City Patients, first Examination at residence,... 2 5C
Each«ub*equ«nt visit at residence. 10C
AUgUM 10, 15»JZ.--tV
Physician and Scroko*.—H A. LAMB. M. D.
Office, corner of Congress and Chestnut Street)
Portland, Me.
Particular attention paid to Surgery, including
iseases of the eye and ear. aug7—d«m
Dr«. J. Clawson Kelley and I! L. Davis’
Medical Office, No. 229] Congress street, up same
flight with Dr. Johnson. Dentist—only place in Port
land where Dr. Kelley's genuine medicines can be
had. Adricefrec upon all diseases.
jau27d3awAwtf32
HF-Consumption and Catarrh, and all diseases o:
thu Throat and Lungs, successfully treatedby Inha
lation, By C. Morse. M. D.
aulS '62 eod Corner Smith and Cougress Sts.
Dentistry.—Dr. JO.SIAI1 UEALD, No.241 Con
gress Street, first door east of 1st Parish Churcl
| Portland, Me. aug7dly
SWEET ORAXt»ES.—Another lot of nice Or
angesjust received and selling at very low prices, at
B W. JONES.
jau27 dlw* 116 Fore Street.
Drn LOCKE A KIMBALL, Dentists, No. Ill
Middle Street. Mortlaud. Me. augl6—ly
BROKERS* BOARD.
Sale or Stocks.—Boston, Feb 2. 1882.
600 American Cold .168
! 16.260.do.169
: 11.000 .do.f 10 169
10.000 .do.b 30 159J
i 6.UU0.do.1684
i 6,000 do. 159]
! 7.000 United States Coupon Sixes (1881). 94(
10.000 .do. 941
ltJO United States 7 3-10 Treasury Notes. 101*
5,10° .do.101]
2.500 United States Five-Twenties. 98
i 18,900 United State# Demand Notes.1664
1.000 U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness, (April), .ion]
■ 4,000 do (April). 99
2.000 .do (Sept). 96
| 28,000 .do (Jan). 96]
1.000 United Stales Registered Sixes. 93]
IMPORTS*
Liverpool—steamship Norwegian—2874 bars iron,
100 lulls do. 1 bag tiail*. to A F. Stevens A Co; 2 pkgs
mchds, (* T R Co; 12 boxes iron, 66 coses steel, J 14
Taft; 286 bdls hoop iron, 20 casks bleaching pow
ders. 14 do soda ash, M A L Samuel; 2 cases steel,
Tayler A Co; 48 boxes iron, to order; 28 cases mchds
Thou May ; 11 casks seeds, 1 case mchds, Thos Pad
dock; 1 case do. 2 cases books, J L l’riudle; 2 bales
mchds, J 8 Miller: 1 box silver plates, Kdmonst ue,
Allan A Co; 10 cases mchds, D 14 McDonald A Co;
18 pkgs do, 14 A A Lx Co; and sundry pkgs lor Bos
ton, New York and t auada.
Matanxas—Sch Ocean Ranger—241 hlids molasses.
38 tres do, 20 bbla do, to 1 base Bros A Co.
Cardenas—Brig Charlena—241 hhds molasses, 89
tres do, 3 cases cigars, to (ieo S Hunt, 1 bbl molasses
to master.
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MARRIED.
In this city, Jail. 29th, by Kev. 11 It Abbott, Ansi)
A; Houston and Miss Fannie A. Boothby, both of
Westbrook.
In Naples, Jan. ,‘ilst. by J. 1*. Davis. Esq., Elbririge
I Nason ami Miss Almira l’aul, both of N.
At < nnilH-rlaiiri Mills. Feb. 1st. by 8 W Hammond,
c 'il A1**ert Verrill and Miss Lizzie (.rant, both of
In Ellsworth Jan. 2«th. Wm. P. Wood, of Rock
land, and Miss Llonia A. Sites, of Gouldsboro.
In rrenton, Jan 18th, James Gilbert and Mrs. Mar
tha J. Leland, both of T.
died.
Ill this city, Feb 1st, Mary, youngost child of Frmn
! cis Macdonald. Esq., aged 18 months.
jy Funeral this (Tuesday) morning, from No. 21
; High street. Friends are invited to attend.
Hi this city, Jau. 28th, Mrs. Hannah Brmdish, aged
I —years.
In tape Elizabeth. Feb. 1st., Mr. Joseph Dam,aged ,
87 years. (Bangor papers please copy.]
In I'ownal. Oct. 27th, tapt. James Poland, aged ^ I
| years 4 months.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Tuesday,.February 3.
i Sun rises.7.12 f High water, (morn).. .10 33
• Sun sets.5.17 | length of days.10.06
! M^RINTE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
Monday,.February t.
ARRIVED.
Bark Illinois, Brav, New York.
Brig GUarlcua. Means, Cardenas 0th ult vim New
port.
Bch Maine Law, Amesbuiy. Philadelphia.
Sch Rachel Beals, Curtis, Cape Ann.
hch Knight, Whitmore, Boston.
Sch John K Mather, Orr, Boston.
Sch Panama, Allen, Boston.
Sch Harriet Baker, Webber, Boston.
Sch Albert, Skinner, Boston.
Steamer Chesapeake. WDiets, New York.
CLEARED.
Brig C II Keunedv. Bain, Sagua, by A L Hobson.
Brig Monica. Phillips, Matanza*. by J D Lord.
Brig Dau’l Boone, Seger, Havana, by John Lynch
A Co.
Brig Ella Maria, Merrill, Havana, by Chase Bros •
& Co.
Sch Active, Thompson. Havana, by Isaac L Came.
8ch gueen of Clippers, (Br) Davidson, Cardeuae,
by Emery k Kia.
Sch Exchange. Soule, New York, by A L Uobsou.
SA1 LED—wind N W—bark Geo Thomas; sch* H P
Cushing, Luton Flag, Ocean Herald, J C Brooks,ana
j others.
NOTICE TO M ARINERS.
Office of Lighthouse Engineers, 8tli & :»th Dist. 1
New Orleans. Jan. 15, 1868. i
During the construction of the Lighthouse build
; ings at the Head of the Passes of the Mississippi Riv
er. a light will bo exhibited nightly, from toe 2oth
of Jan, at a puiut coinciding with the posit iou of the
old Lighthouse, which will also be that of the new
tower. The light will be that of a ship’s lantern, vis
ible to descending vessels at a distance of about tfve
miles, aud will be replaced by a Fresnel lens of tbe
sixth order, as soon as the tower, now in course of
construction, shall be sufficiently advanced for It.
By order of the Lighthouse Board.
M. F. BONZAXO.
Brig Lizzie Bernard, (of Calais) at New York from
Demarara. report*. Jan 20. lat2o40. ion 73 46. in a
heavy sea. rolled away heads of lore and mainmasts.
Ship Kobena, reported ashore on Governor's Isl’nd
cam** off at 5 A M Sunday, and anchored in North
{ Kiver.
Brig Ocean Traveller, (of Sedgwick) at New York
from Bermuda. did not sustain damage m the gale of
Jan d, a* reported.
Brig E 1* Swett. (of Bath) Chadbourne. at N Yolk
from rrontera, Mex. reports, Jan 24. lat 34 20. Ion 76,
iu a thick log, came in collision with an unknown
brig, carrying away bowsprit and liead gear, main
sta> , foresail, jib, tore topmast staysail, and cutwater.
The other vessel carried away fore topmast slay.
Sch E A Anderson, before reported ashore on Ellis
Island, has been got off without damage.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
SAN FRANCISCO—Sid 28th, ship Shirley,Brown,
Hong Kong.
Ar Jan 3lst. ship Agra. Avans. Boston.
GEORGETOWN DC—Ar 28th. sch Ocean Bird,
! Berry. New York.
PHILADELPHIA—Ar 28th, sch Engineer, llig.
gins, Pernambuco.
Ar antli. sch Calista. Payson. fm Fortress Monroe;
F Heed, from Aouia ( reek.
Below, brig Ella Reed. Jarman, fin luagua
(id 3oi h. bark M B Rich. Carlton, New Orleans;
sch Challenge, White. Fall River.
NEW* YORK— ArSoth. ship* Sandusky, Hall, from
I.n . rpool > da* s; K R Milan. Barton, Cadiz 86 d;
Consignment. Tukey, Liverpool 24 days; Western
Empire. McLaughhu. fm Vera Cruz 16 d; barka Wra
Wilson. Plummer. Matamoras; Magdalena. Day, fm
; Aspiuwall: Chanticleer. Potter. Port de Paix; AC
j Adams. Hemingway, New Orleans; Orehilia. Deve
. reaux. do; Alamo. Godfrey, Pert Royal SC; Liuden,
[ Powell, Alexandria; brigs B F Nash, Ranisdell, from
Palermo; E P Sweet, Chadbourn*, Frontera, Mei;
schs Eotbeu, Connelly, Gouaives; Eveline. Laugh
lin. Providence: H P Ku-*eil, Ntcliolaon, Siiip Island
Lainartiue. Grant, Eli/abethport.
Ar 31st, bark Almoner, Lampher, Zaza; brigt Liz
zie Bernard. Bernard. Demarara; Addy Swift. Ave
ry. St Thomas: Rush. Babbage.from Havana; Ida M
( ornery, Mei lellau.Provideuce; schs France* Hatch,
Parker. Gonaive*; S K Jones, liaise, NowOrleaus;
Laura Gertrude, from Fernamliua.
Cld 31st. ship (iuy Mannering, Holland. Liverpool;
bark Growler, Morrell. Tarragona; Emma F ( base,
(Br) tor Liverpool; brigs Wm A Dresser. Dugan, for
Neuvita#; Wappo, Wilkinson, for Sagua; sch l^uail,
• Morton. Portland.
Also cld 31*t. ship Yorktown, Meyer, Liverpool.
hid 30th ( ships Mogul, Shooting Star. Sam Watta,
! John Bright, Carrier Dove. Cultivator, and Free
! Trade; barks N A Gaston, aud Mercy Ellen; brigs
Henrietta. Brothers, and State of Maine.
Ar 31st. barks Bradford. Cables. Havana; Fanny
Ealer. Lodge. New Orleans; J A Hazard, Lawson,
do; West Wind, Bulger, do; Houston, Share, from
Port Royal SC.
[By tel.] Ar 2d. ship Sardanian. fm London; bark
Jas >mith, from Kingston; brig Sarah Beruiee, from
Miragoane
PROVIDENCE—Ar 31st, sch Willie G. Thompson,
Deal’s Gland.
NEWPORT—Ar 9Kh, sch Orion, Cham, Fall River
tor New York.
In port 3Gt. schs Eliza Ellen. Curtla, fin Portland
for New York; Porto R#co. Harriman. from Mucks
port for Washington; White Sea, Littlefield. Port
land for New \ ork.
FALL KIVER—Ar 31st. schs Senator. Davia, from
Elizabetbport: John Oliver. Davis. Northport; Sea
Mark. Bolan. Elizabetbport
BOSTON—Ar 1st. barks E W’right Jr, Doane. New
Orleans; Young Turk. Jones.Pensacola : brigs Irene,
Look, St Marcs: Humboldt, Itryaut, do; Oiicoue,
Fuller, Capo Havtieu; Belle Bernard. Coombs New
Orleans; Greyhound, Pierue, Cienlbegoa: Lauraeita,
Smith, New Orleans; schs II S BoytitAn, Jordan, fm
Port l’aix: Zouave. Foster. Grand Turk: Platteu
Sea. Woodbury, New bum NC; Carrie M Rich. Har
dy. Georgetown DC; S Lewis, Moon, do; C W Dver,
Incroe. Deal’* Gland: D H Bills. Rich, aud F iier
bert. Paiker. Philadelphia: Edwin Reed. Goodspecd.
do; E H Atwood. Rich, do; Kate Walker. Gulliver,
Eli/al*ethp«»rt; Lottie. Hammond. New York
Cld 31st ult. brig Uoekingham. Crowell.Baltimore;
schs Atm A Susan, Pearson, New York; H Baker,
Webber. Portland.
Ar2d. bri*s Footer, Griffin, fin Gonaive*; Nahaut,
j 8trout, Cienfitegoar Monte Christo. ( hurchtll. ( ape
Haytit'ii; Ororiinbo, Tracey. Philadelphia; Chara,
! Cole, fin Jamaica: schs springbok, Gnndle, Port de
| Paix: Convoy, Merrill. Philadelphia; W M Mitchell,
! Small, do: EG Huxtou. Titcotnb. Elizabetbport.
Cld 2d. bai k Malina. I rask. Portland, to load for
1 England; brig Mary C Mariner. Mariner, tor New
Orleans: sells Clara. Swift, Baltimore; F Arthemu*.
Coffin. Machiasport; Bloomer, Hall, Hath; Citizen,
Upton. Portland.
BATH—Ar 31«t, brig Forrester, Murray. Cbeea
Eke; schs Exeter. Snow, New York; Maine, Wtl
ns. Bostou.
FOREIGN PORTS.
At Leghorn 9th ult, snip* Lydia SkoltteM, Skol
I field, and Houghton, Percy, for Boston.
At Barbadoes 9th Inst, b< ig C’ C Colson, from East
I port.disg; sch Harper, Coombs, from Philadelphia,
. ar 9th. disg.
Ar 3d. sen Tilt, Crosby. Eastnort.
Ar at 8t Thomas Oth nit. bark Sebra Crocker. Sta
ple*. from Li-bon. (and s!d 13th tor Triuidad); 11th,
] bng Lucy Hey wood. Stone. Martinique; 13th, brig
M P Rich". Dix, Cape Verd Islands; sch A Wooster,
i Wooster. St Kitts.
At do 19th. sch Hattie Coombs, Coombs, from the
Windward, just ar
Sid 9th, bark Ellen Morrison, Lyon,(ftn Dcmarara)
; for Mavaguez; 19th, brig G Mered'th, Snow, Trini
dad
At Mansanilla 17th ult. ship Charles k Jane, from
St Jago for Liverpool, (('apt Haskell had died); bark
Acacia. Piukhani. lor Boston.
Going iu, brig Iza. Thompson, from New York.
At Cap* Haytieu 12th ult, sch Susan. Berry, fbr
Boston 3 days.
At Matan/a* 23d ult. ship E Sherman, unc; barks
J M Thinston. for Cork; Sharp-burg. Andes, Pilot
| Fish. Ellen Stevens, ( has lieudle. Welkin, Henry
Buck, John Carver. Lucy France*. R H Walker, M 6
j Fox, Witislcw, Ionic, Cordelia, and J W Rosevelt.
{ uuc; brigs N Stowers, Croton, II B Emery. P R Cur
tiss, TbosConnor. Philip l.arrabee. Castillian. Wal
lace Peck. J 11 Dillingham. J Polledo. Fannie Lin
coln. R 9 Hassell. Faustina, Georgia. P M Tinker. G
{ L Bucknam. Stella, W J Treat. Altaratra, and Isola.
uuc; schs Gun Rock. Kate Carltou, Yankee Blade,
Donna Anna, and Nancy K lleagan.
At Cardeuae 17th ult. bark* IS Fouutain. for New
York; t hilton. W E Anderson, and S B Hale, unc;
^ brigs A J Ross, for Boston; Geo Harris, for X York;
! Eudorus. and Eliza Ann, tor Philadelphia; Aun Rli
| zabe'h, for a port north of Haltera*: Annandale,
; Lorana, Waccamaw, Wared ale. Franconia. Defiance,
; J as Davis. Gen Marshall. BenJ Carver, Jas Crosbv,
j Wm Creevey. Robin, and Chattanooga* *nc; sch*
! Light Boat,’ for a northern port. Ida F Wheeler, for
1 Philadelphia
At Turks Island 14th, sch Isabella Maria. Gilkey.
(from Laguayra) for Philadelphia uext day.
(Per steamship Australasian, at New York 1
Sailed from Colombo 8d Inst. Resolute. Mountfort, j
for-; Brewster. Dunbar. Calcutta
Ar at C alcutta Dec Olh. Jamt-s Guthrie. Hanson.
Boston- 9th, Anna Decatur. Pickering, Singapore;
i Kenuiore, Graves. Sunderland.
Passed Anjier Nov 21. Alhambria, Dunbar, Macao
j for New York.
i Sailed ftu Singamire Dec 4th, Eagle Wiug, Kelley,
Akvab.
Ar at Bangkok Nov 17th. Juventa. Newell, Wham
poa: 29th, Hiawatha. Rvdor, Singapore.
Sailed Nov 24th. J C Humphrey, Prince, for Hong
Kong.
Ar at Shanghae Nov 1. C amden. Mudgett, Woo
sung; 9th. Sarah H Snow , Rohm*. Iloug Hong.
Ar at F'oochow Nov 10. >arah Chase. Evaus, from
• Shanghae; Sam Falea. Randall, do.
Ar at Sydney NSW, Nov 10, Auua Kimball,Marsh,
■ Vancouver’* Island.
SPOKEN.
Jan 29. off Cross Rip. was passed, brigs Monte >
Cristo. Cape Haytieu tor Bostou, and Rio Grande,
from Matauzas tor Portland.
Jan 30. lat 40, Ion 71, sch F C Simmon*. Nason, 26
days from Aquin for Boston.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
gfc GRAND FANCY DRESS n
SL BALL! fit
AT LANCASTER HALL,
TueMay Evening, Feb. 17th, IMS.
Arningeineiit* have been made with Curtis k Wood
bury. < ostumers, of Boston, to furnish any number
°* . l *AfUcT.1* Dreumh. ’ both male aud female,
and it is hoped that all who attend will secure a Fan
cy Dress. The prices for dresses will range from
•1 00 upwards. Due notice will be given of the timo
aud plane tor letting the dresses.
It Is also hoped that the SIlUTAH Y AND F1RE
MES will be well represented
All those wishing for a Fancy Dress will please
leave their names with the Managers at as early a
date as possible.
No Masks will be worn in t* e Hall.
Manager*.
{ H. Rarbkrick, W. H. Phillips,
r rank G. Rich, CxrT. C. H. Rich,
/, ?. •fACKLKPT. M McCarthy.
I-t* Harris, Wm. K. It HOOKS
TICKETS tl 60. to be had only of the Managers.
Pwjtlvely no l ickM, .old at, b« do.,,
i— I rlH-t, limited to the opacity of the Hall.
Gallery Ticket. V) cent.—for rale at K L. EoWb
aon *.und_r Lanca.ter Hall. No ticket, tru.ferable.
■Vt'S/r—(.'■aaut.aa a rvLtOiniwnu Baud.
CJT*Dancing to commence at 84 o’clock,
fend d2w#
BROWN’S
Portland Commercial College.
LOCATED I860 In the Hanson Block. No. 161 Mid
dle street. The rooms have recently beeu made
new, aud furnished neatly, and are the moat pleasant
in the city. One separate room for Ladies. I pre
sent my thanks lor the extensive patronage, and
promise as ia the past, nopaint shall be spared in the
future. I have removed from No. 164 to 161 Middle
street. The Principal lias liad 2D years’ experience.
Diplomas wilt be given to those Ladle* and Gentle
men who pass through thorough courses for Ac
countants. Terras will be reasonable. My Institu
tion is a branch of the Hon. Bartlett's Commercial
College. Cincinnati, Ohio, the ttrst and oldest in the
Lnited States. My teaching and plans are modem,
and the most improved ana approved, as the Jlrtt
clatn business men have and will testify.
/kr'icticaUp tauijht.as follows -Book-Keeping,
Navigation, Commercial Law, Native. Hndnes* and
Ornamental Writing. Commercial Arithmetic, Cor
respondence. Card Marking, As. Teaching from
C' ited writing copies and text books are avoided.
h Student receives separate instruction Intri
cate Accounts adjusted. Certain evenings will be
devoted to Law Lectures, if expedient.
GTMr. B. would refer to a recommendation from
hi* Student* of this city, who are actiag as business
men. accountants, kt . containing shove four hun
dred signatures,* part ef which nmv be seea in print
in the hall at the entrance to his Rcoms, a lew of
which are as follows:
We have been taught bv actual experience, that
the method of instruction pursued bv Mr R. N.
Brown, of thiscity, in teaching the art of Writing,
aud the complicated series or Book Keeping, has
been eminently successful, and we take pleasure In
publicly acknowledging our indebtedness to him for
whatever skill and facility in adjusting accounts we
may now nossess:
Philip Hen ry Brown. Jas. Ole oft Brown, Steuben
H. Camming*. W. W. Thomas. Jr.. 8amnei Chad
wick, Augustus Cummings. Jason Berry, John 8.
Russell, rred. A. Prince, John II. Hall. George E.
Thompson, John B. Coyle .Jr.. Fred. H. Small. John
M. Stevens, and 200 others.
rS^The services of a -Sea Captain is secured to
teach Navigation, who has had 40 years experience
as a practitioner it b3 dA w3m
H. C. 11. Association.
Jk Tb© next meeting of this Association for
MTam Lxt-rt'KE* ahi> Oeratkr trill be held Thors
V!jr day evening. Feb. 6, at 7* o'clock, in their
^ Library Hali
The Public a kb ibtitxd.
Question for Diieimioi.
Reeoleed, That Slavery is a violation of the laws of
God and the rights of man ; that efforts to snstain it
in this country nave involved ns in civil war: that
any political party whose principle© tend to perpetu
ate the institution is unworthy of confidence or sup
port ; and that the surest and shortest method of re
turn to permanent peace lies In vigorously sustain
ing tbe present Administration.
Per order of Committee.
f*b3 F. M. CARS LET, See’y.
New ItlaiMf.
911 HHDS.,1
36 Trc*. [Superior davod Molasaca, new
V) Bbls. ) crop,
per 8ch. Ocean Ranger, from Matanxas, bow landing
and for sale by
CHASE, BROTHERS k CO..
feb31w Widgery’s Wharf.
All Style* anti Qualifies
OF Boots, Shoe*, and Rubbers, for men, women,
boys, misses, and children, constantly on hand
and for sale at the lowest prices at my Sew Store,
361 Congress street. (T. 8. Files’ old stand.1 Mjr
old patrons and purchasers generally are invited to
eall and see what bargains I can give.
REPAIRING
AND MANUFACTURING,
. Done to order neatly, promptly, and at low price*.
SAMUEL BILL,
fob 8—dim 368 Congress, near Green street.
HI* C** HI* A*
A stated meeting of tbe X. C. X. As
sociation. will be held at the Library Room on
Tat bbday Evkxixo. Feb. 6th, at 7 o'clock,
fob 6—2t F. M. < AR8LEY, beefy.
A CARD.
PROF. HENRI DITOM begs to inform the stu
dents of the French language that for tbe present
all his time is engaged. He expects to be enabled to
receive a few more pupils at tbo end of the present
term, March 1st.
The professor thanks most heartily the community
for the lurge. intelligent, and refined patronage be
; stowed upon him. lie knows that he owes iu part
i hi© success to the fhet that he Hi. not onh the solo
French teacher educated Hi Ps ris (France) but even
the only Frenchman teaching in Portland. Tbe re
markable proficiency in speaking French attained by
his pupils, must be reckoned also as one of its causes.
It is a difficult thing to teach properly a modern isa
fuage: peculiar qualifications are necessary. Tbo
reach language, like all modern languages, goes
through perpetual transformations; benee its rules
cannot present that clearness and that precision of
dead languages. Often dHRcnHies occur Which gram
mar cannot solve: the professor is then guided, eith
er by the sound or tbe custom; this is nnn of tha
stumbling blocks of tbe American or Hwiss teacher.
Again, the multiplicity of the rules of French syn
tax. offor no little perplexity A good teacher ought
to know which rule© he must use, which on ©a he
must reject; he will avoid thus confusing the mind
of his pupil. Only the teacher of French birth aud
education cun make a Judicious selection.
Here is the kev of the success of Prof. Henri Da
com. The pupil knows he has with him a aafo guide
in all difficulties. What must be tbe thoughts of a
student taking'Ieseons of a teacher whose abilities he
doubts! Very likely those of a man employing tw#
or throe hours a week in throwiug quarters into the
sea. teb 3—dl w •
_ J
THE PORTLAND COLLEGE,
-LOCATED 131 —
Clupp's Block.Cougres* St ?
IS an important link in Bryasit. Stratto* h Co.'s
Chain ot toiuiiM.rc.iai l «llr •*•*, located in New
York, Philadelphia, Albany, Ruffk'o, Providence.
Cleax eland. Detroit. Chicago. St. U»ai«, Troy, Brook
lyn and Toronto. C. W . and affords the beat poaaible
facilities lor acquiring a thorough t ommvrctai edu
cation.
BOnk-KEEPIXG, COMMERCIAL LAW. COM
MERCIAL ARITHMETIC, PEXMAXSHIP,
CORRESPOXDESCB, ff\,
practically taught.
A Scholarship issued by this College will be good
throughout the “Chain ’—time unlimited Call or
send for Circular
BRYANT, sTRATTON k WORTHINGTON.
tebJdhwly
Pteal Estate,
INVESTMENTS !
(ELAT CllNCI SR 1AKAIAS HSU TU USI!
20 HOUSES, at price* from 9 MOO to 96000
100 HOUSE LOTS, at prices from 920Uto 93000.
2.000.000 feet of FLATS.
1,000.(1)0 feet of LAND.
2 STORE LOTS on Commercial Street.
MOSES GOULD, 74 Middle St,,
nov27 itf Ur Stairs.
Notice of Commissioner* of 1 sol
vency
TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF JONA
THAN MOORE.
WE, the undersigned, having be.vn appointed to
reoeixe and examine the claim* of the credi
tor* of the estate of Jonathan Moore, late of Port
land, deceased, whose estate ha* beeu represented
iusolveut, give notice that six mouths from the 3ftth
day of January current, have been allowed to said
creditors to exhibit and prove their claims, and that
we will attend to the dutx assigned us at the office of
F ease tide u k Butler in said Portland, on the last Sat
urday of the precent mouth, and of the live next *uo
cceding months, at *j o’clock in the afternoon.
Dated this *Hh day « f January A. D. 1868.
v “ lakra'W jcommtolo.er..
jan31 d3w thenwtjune30
WANTED.
THE subscriber, having had considerable experi
ence in connection with manufacturing, but
without capital, wishes to make arrangement* with
some person having mean*, to operate a mill—either
cottou or woolen—and share the profit*. Can give
best of reference as to character and ability.
Please addrews B. WOODWARD, Box 117, 8outh
Berwick, Maine. dec 18 eod2m