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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS. Established June *3, 1802. Yol. 5. PORTLAND, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1866. Terms Eight Dollarsper annum, in advance. THU PORTLAND DAILY PRESS U |»H.ti»li .1 every day, (Sunday exeepted.) arN.i. 1 Printers' *»•N- -*• l ehms : Eight. Dollars a yoav in advance. THE MAINE STATE PRESS, Is published at I lie ame place every XhurMav morning atA2.nO a year, nvariably hi advance. Kates of Advebtisino.—one inch <>i space, in engtli ol column, constitutes t “sunartv’ • E«0 per square daily first week: 75 cents per week after; three insertions, or lew, $1.00; coutinu ng every other day after first week, 50 cents. Halt square, three insertions or loss, Tf» cents; one week, $1.00; 50 cents per wcok alter. Under head of “A irrsKintN’Ts." $2.00 net* sqnare per week : three inseitionsnr less, $1.50. Advertisements inserted in the “Maine State Press” (which lias a large circulation in every par of the State)for $1.00 per square for first insertion* and 50cents per square for caclf subsequent Inser tion. ENTERTAINMENTS. WON’T i okli:t THE GRAND 15 ALL! to como off nt, . Warren *» Hall, Saccarajtpa, Friday Evening, October Ivicli. A Grand Time is expected. No postponement on account oi the weather. Music by Chandler's Quadrille Band. Como one! Coine all! n (j2t* Theatre, - Hoe ring Hall. Bidwcll A llrowu, LcsarrN & IffauugerH, E. It. Beattie, - - Niayc manager, Immcnne Nueces* of the IVevr Drarnn of Inchivogne. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Evenings. The great Drama of INCmVOOlJF, Or the Wearing of the (ireev. Miss Dnllie Btdwell, Miss Martha Wren, Mr. K. W. Beattie, G. K. Wilson and theentiiie Company. Sec Programmes. Parquet!o BO ela Gallery 35cts. Orchestra Chairs 75 cts IST Olllce opened from 11 to 1 P. M. and 3 (o 5 P. M First National Horse Fair !! AT THE FOREST CITY Driving Park! PO ItTL AN I>, ME. ON Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October lO, 11 nud 14, ISfiti. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FOREST CITY DRIVING CLUB. Oilier, of the A..ocintioii* IV. G. Davis, President. S. T. Raymond, 1st Vice President, Geo. Burnham, Jr, 2d Vice President, IttviNo Blake,'3.1 Vice President., Saml. Chadwick, Cor. Secretary, C. It. Milliken, Treasurer, \V. W. IlAKitls, Secretary. DIRECTORS. S. H. Tewksbury. Robert Bradley, George F. Hifeliings, II. H. Furbish, Edwin Clement, P. B. Frost, Samuel Chadwick. Premium List, $3000. $200 of which has hern reserved for discretionary Premiums, to l»e awarded during the Fair. PRKMIU M L 1ST. Class 1. Entrance Fee $4.00 Colls Three years old anal under Four. 1st Premium.$25. | 2d Premium.$10. Class 2. Entrance Fee $6.00 Colts Four year* old and under Five. 1st Premium.$10. | M Premium.$15. Mile heats l>v«t ZVTTT, 9 Class 3. Entrance Fee $G,0'>. Mtallion* for Sto<-h purpose* six years old anil over. 1st Premium.$10. | 2d Picmium.$15. Stock and Pedigree to by considered. Clans 4. Entrance Fee $15. Fn*lc*l t Trolling Mtallion* 1st Premium.$10o. 12d Premium.$40 Mile heats,^cbt3 in 5. Class 5. Entrance Foe $5. Family Horse*. Whatever age. 1st Premium.$25, | 2d Premium.$15 3d Premium.$.., Class 6. Entrance Fee $5. Iflaiched llor«4M, both owned by one man* 1st Premium.$25. | 21 Premium.$15 3d Premium.$5. SjKjed will not govern the award. Class 7. En; ranee Fee $6. Fastest Fair of Trotting Hor*e* owned by one man. 1st Pren iuin.$10. | 2d Premium.$15 Mile heals, best 2 in 3. Class s. Entrance Fee $ 12. Fastewt Fair of Trotting Uor*e* owiinl by one or more men. 1st Premium.$75. | 2d Premium.$30 Mile heats, best, 3 in 5. Class 0. entrance Fee $4. Fa*fc*t Tandem Team. 1st Premium.$25. | 2d Premium.$10 Mile beats, best 2 iu 3. Class 10. Entrance Fee $ I. Fuwte*t Running 21or*c*. 1st Premium.$30 | 2<t Premium.$10 Mile and repeat. Class 11. Entrance Fee $ 15. I'alfeMt Trotting IIor*CM to Saddle. 1st Premium, .$100|2d premium,.$10 Mile beats best. 3 in 5. Class 12. Entrance Fee $7. Open to all Faring IIor*c*. 1st Premium.$50 | ?drivmium,.$20 Mile and repeat, to harness. Class 13. Entrance Fye $4. CteulM* Driving llor*<* flint never Trollril faster lliuu 3 minute* in public. , lstiPremium.$30 | 2d Premium,.$10 Mile Heats, best 3 in 5. Class 14. Entrance Fee $7. Gent*' Driving Horae* Hint never Trolled fiiNlrr tlinn 2.50 iu public. 1st Premium.$50 | 2d Premiun,. $20 • Mile Heats, best 3 in 5. Class 15. Entrance Fee $10. Gent*’ Driving Horae* that never Trotlcil fiiMler than 2.15 in public. 1st Premium. $75 (2d Premium,. $20 Mile Heats, best 3 in 5. Class 10. Entrance Fee $15. Cent*’ Driving Horne* owned nud raised iu Tlniur, that never Trotted fiiMler thnn 2.IO in public. Premium.$150 M ile heats, best 3 in 6. Class 17. Entrance Foe $25. Oem*1 Driving Hor*c* owned and raised in Maine, that never Trotted faster than 2.35 iu public. Premium.$230 Mile Heats, best 3 in 5. Cla^s 18. Entrance Fee $70. Open to all Jlorses wherever owned. 1st Premium.$50i» | 2d Premium.$200 Milo Heats, best 3 in 5. Entries with 10 per cent, enclosed, can be made up to 7 o’clock on the evening of October 8th, and will be opened on the evening above named at the Ke.,l IIoia*e. DO Federal Street, Forfland, fie. Time 1110*10 at Fairs and time made subsequent totlio date of cnlry will liot be considered a bar. Throe or more 1o enter, two or more to start. Pool* will Ik* sold on the above races at the Red House, on the evenin-4 of October 8th, and also on the tr:u;k daily. During the meeting, pools in all cases will follow1 the race. Parties enclosing their entries will please be particular and slate the number of the purse they wish to entoT for. per order of the Directors. Price* of i%«lini**i»ii...Fac]i i^erson 60 rents. Each horse not entered for premium 50 cenls. Season tickets admitting one person . Season ti* kels. admitting two persons amt vehicle, drawn by one or two horses, $4.00. HTS^The G. T. RjMt Portland Kennebec, Maine Central, Portland & Rochester Uaflroads will convev passengers to the Fail for HALF FAKE the rmmil •lip. The P. S. & P. It. It. for two-third* the usual r»tf9-_ oct4dtd* m n. maxxixo, Cftrpenter and Builder. All work executed in the most approved styles of Modern Architecture and warranted. DraftinK Performed in the Neateat Itlnnner. Jif^'Having a lart*e force at Ills command, lie will be able to execute orders with dispatch. Residence—13 Carleton street. Referenee—Foye, Coffin & Swan, 185 Fore st. oct 11—dlw ENTERTAINMENTS. THE DEDICATION -OF A SOLDIERS’ MONUMENT! -AT - «OKUAm TIUi«E, WILL TAKE PLACE ON Thursday Afternoon 18th October, AT ONE O’CLOCK p. m. A I* O E M will be delivered byj UOX. EDWABO P. U’KMTOIV. AN ADDRESS will bo pronounced by Maj. Gen. JOSHUA L. OHAMBEELAIN. Am OrigiMal Ode nail Hyoiu will be sung, with other appropriate exercises. -A P R O O E Si Si I O IN will bo formed under the direction of OL'NGKAL GDWABD T. HIM IT If, Chief Marshal accompanied by Chandler's Band, of Portland! ami composed of Military and other organizations citizens, &c. rt,.^c^8 .^n<J Soldiers ot the recent army and navy "1.n!e United States, are cordially invited to hepreti cat in tholr respective uniforms. Citizens are res pectfully invited. .ST; An cxtra train wil1 leave Portland at a conve niotit. hour, to be hereafter announced. Per order of the Committee of Arrangements ai» 1 wonted by tlio Town. JOHN A. WATERMAN, _ . Chairman. Gorham, October 8, 1866. dtd WANTED. Wanted Immediately ( 'OAT MAKERS and Machine Girl. None but the y-J hoatnoedapply. A. E. WEBB, ocll(13t _ 340 Congress Bt, near Oak. Wanted. j 10AT and Vest Makers, at v [ J. E. EKUNALD & SON. O'""'1"’_Union Han, R5 Free at. Agent# Wanted! rno canvass for the cheapest and best selling book A lu the country. Headley* History OF THE Great Rebellion To VoIhhic. Complete in One. 1200 Hoyal Octvo Pages, Sold For Fire Dollars! Many Agents are making from $60 to $100 per week canvassing lor this work. Sold by Subscription Only! Sole and exclusive rights given of uncanvassed ter ritory with liberal commissions. For circulars and terms apyly to or address i. Patten Filch, Lock Box 1722. No. 233} Congress street, near City llail, Portland, Maine. n sep22_d&wtw. Wanted Immediately. j i W 1 Good American, Nova Scotia and Irish 1VV/ Girls todo housework, cook, a-c., in pri vate lamilies and hotels io this city and country. Situations sure. The best wages paid. Also 50 Girls to work in Factories. Farmers and others wanting men for any work will do well to call on us, ns wc will supply them tree of charge. Address or apply at tho General Agoucy Employim nt Office, 351J Congress Street, up stairs, scptgfidttWH1TNEV & CO. Kent Wanted. friOlt a family oi three persona. No children. Any one kuowing or having such a rout will confer a lavor by addressing in iwmon or letter STEPHEN MARSH, scp25-dlf ___P. O. Box 1802. Flour Barrels Wanted. FLOUR Barrels suitable for Sugar, for which cash and the highest price will be paid by a, „ LYNCH, BARKER* CO., J ulyitf . 139 Commercial street. Agents Wanted l -FOE For Frank Moore’s New Work, “ Women of the War,” Agents will find this a book of real merit and in trinsic value—subject NEW— intensely interesting and exciting. No work ever attracted and engaged the public mind like this. Everybody wants it, and thousands will purchase it as soon as an opportunity is afforded them. Intelligent, active Males or Females will find the sale of this work a pleasant and lucrative employ ment. This l>ook has no competitor—it comes new ami fresh to the people. The territory is clean and clear. Agents understand the advantages in this par ticular. For full particulars send for circular. Address C. A. Chapin, Agent, dX'wtr;7 n 21 j Free street, room No. 9. BOARD AND ROOMS. To Let with Board, JARGU, pleasant, newly furnished room®, at J House 31 Free street. oc8dlw* To Let. A pleasant front room for two young gentlemen clerks, wishing lodging. References required. Apply in olllee hours to PATTERSON & CHADBOURNE, No. 287 Congress Street, Morton Block, next al*ovo the Preble House. n octtf-dlw Boarding House Opened, No. ry* FREE STREET. A FEW pleasant rooms with Board can be secured if applied for soon. Also table Boarders accom modated. n oct6-lw* BOARD for families. Three or lour small families can be accommodated at tbc White House, Westbrook, three or four minutes walk from the Cumberland Mills Depot. Good airy rooms provided. J. P. MILLER Piopnetor. jul‘28 tf Special Notice, rpHE undersigned respectfully in tonus the Portland J public he is prepared to dear out ruins or cel lars, or dig the latter, on terms satisfactory, cillier bv the job or day, and with his well-known dispatch and faitlitblncss. Address WILLIAM C. DUNHAM, Albion Uouso, Federal St. Defers, by permission, to A. W. II. Clapp, Esn. James Todd. Esq.. M. G. Palmer, Esq., William II, Fessenden. Esq., W. O. Fox, Esq. A V A It D . PoutLAHn, Sept.'7tli, 18CC. Mu. W. C. Duniiam : Having employed you to dear out the oo laron the corner of Cross and Middle Streets, we lake pleasure in saying that you have done it quickly and well. \N> H. FESSENDEN, W. O. FOX, M. G. PALMED. September 18,18C0. dtf Wholesale Millinery! John eTealmer, HAS removed to Store No. .”1 Free Street, up Mairs, where lie is prepared to oiler A CHOICIfl STOCK s t I- II \v Goods, AND MILLINERYl AT SATISFACTORY PRICES I JOHN E. PALMER. Portland. Sept 10. dtf Portland Ride Club! UrILI, hold their Annual Meeting at Club House on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 10 A. M., for choice of olllcers and Rifle Shooting. l’r*ze—Splendid Rifle Telescope, and all ap rcndtneH connected. *■' ri/e—Donble-l>arreled Shot-Gun. wlu) projioee to competo for prizes will ,cave their name* at Otis Brown’s. _ __ E. B. Dow, Secy. Special Meeting of the Portland Army and Navy Union. \ SPECIAL Meeting of the “Union” will i** iu.i,i at the Old City Hall, SATURDAY EVENING next, at a o'clock, to coiwider the invitation extend ed by the Committee of Arrangements of Gorham Me., to Ikj present at the dedication of the Soldiers’ Monument at that place on Thursday, the 18th inst The attendance of every mcinbcr is requested. Per Order, F% G. PATTERS*jN , octlldtd Secretary. Offices to Let. 4 SMALL Hall, and several good offices in Morton Block, next above the Preble House. For terms apply to PATTERSON & CHADBOURNE, Dealers in Real Estate, 287 Congress Street, Morton Block. u oetiki 1 w Whoever rii!0n0n<^» °r took from the lower end of the Old fUter U»e lire, the legs and bottom of a JXntiS?f!a r<*in**sl**d to returir them or call and get the top of the dosk. octll dtw „ « _ SHAW BROS. u Cor- Congress and Centre streets. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FURNITURE —AT— REDUCED PRICES fob the next SIXTY DAYS The undersigned will sell from their F • • • : • - extensive stock ! • : s : . : XI . • Ip** FaruiiuTe - ■ • i \ ). ■ -i^A ,» - HiHJ ■ - AT - 0 GREATLY REDUCED RATES -FOR OAwll. George T. Burroughs <£• Co. OCtl2dtf WINTIIROB HOUSE. ' Rowdolu Streei, boston. The undersigned has recently thoroughly renovat ed and refitted this establishment and will hereafter conduct it for the accommodation of the Travelling Public. Country merchants visiting Boston will 'find the Winthrop House singularly Quiet, Convenient and Central, it being within five minutes walk of the principal hulsiness portions of the city. tfr'I'criu* 93.00 per day. octl'J—dim* n W. F. DAVIH. MEDICINE CHESTS. Ship Chests, Lockers and Closets FURNISHED AND REPAIRED in the most thorough manner by STEPHEN GAEE, Corner Lime and Middle Streets. An experience of oyer thirty-seven years enables him to give entire satisfaction. I3f‘Orders will receive prompt attention. endtf Wanted ! Wanted ! ! 1 0001> Carriage Maker, 1 Furniture Fainter, 1 llret Haas Wood Turner, 1 good Some Cutter, 2 good Hostlers, 2 good Teamsters. 5 or a good «j„incrc, 1 good journeyman Tailor, 4 smart ls>vs to work ill Hotets and Saloons. PerinuneuL situations. Wind ed, also, situations tbr a number of active young men as Teamsters, Farmers, Porters in Hotels and Stores, Clerks and laborers at any deceit! employment. Wo will supply those wanting them tr ee of charge. Ap gy.at the General Agency and Employment Oftiee, o. 351} Cong, ess street. WII1TKEV & CO. Portland, Oct. 12, 18CC. dtf A Match Inodorons and Sate All will admit is a valuable discovery, and these are the qualities of the new Universal Safety Matches Cheapest oh well ns Best. Three cunts per b«>x. Thirty els per dozen. oct2eod2w Money Wanted! WANTED to Lire f<>r a few years. Two Thous and Dollars on a mortgage of property situated in a neighboring town, worth double line amount. Address Box 17,1‘ortland I*. 0. ocl2d.'it* Boarding. A SUIT of pleasant front rooms, with board to let at 77 Free St. ltespeotable transient boardora accommodated. octl2-lW* KfiDVCTldN IIV k°ICIC i: op this Americun Watches J Made at Waltham9 Mass, In consequence of t\io recent great improvements in our facilities for manufacturing w o have reduced our pricos to as low a point as they can l»e placed With Gold at Par, so that no one need hesitate to buy a watch now from the expectation that it will be cheaper at some fut ure time. The test of toil years anil the manutheture and sale of More than 200,000 Watches, have given our productions tho very highest rank among timo keepers. Commencing with the determ ination to make only thoroughly excellent watches, our business has steadily increased as the public be came acquainted with their value, until lor months together, we have been unable to supply the demand. Wo have ropoatedly enlarged our factory buildings until they now cover over three acres of ground, and give accommodation to more than oight. hundred work moil. We are fully justified in saying that we now make MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF ALL THE WATCHES SOLD IN THE United States. The different grades are distinguished by the following trodo-marks on tho plate: 1. “American Watch Co.,” Waltham, Mass. 2. “Appleton, Tracy & Co.,” Waltham, Mass., 3. “P. S. Bartlett,” Waltham, Mass. 4. “Wm. Ellery.” 5. Oub Ladies’ Watch of first quality is namod “Appleton, Tracy Co.,” Waltham, Mass. 6. Our next quality of Ladies’ Watch is named “P. S. Bartlett,” Waltham, Mass. These watchos are furnished in a great varioty of sizes and styles of cases. The American Watch Co., of Waltham, Mass., au thorize us to state that without distinction of trade marks or prico, All the I'roduifN of their Factory arc I ally Warranted to bo tho host time-keepers of their class ever made in this or any other country. Buyers should romem ber that unlike the guarantee of a foreign maker who can never bo reached, tliis guarantee is good at all times against tho Company or their agents, and that if after tho most thorough trial, any watch should prove detbetivo in any particular, it may always bo exchanged for anotbor. As tho American Watches made at Waltham, are for sale by dealers generally throughout the country, wo do not solicit orders for single watches. CAUTION.—Tho public are cautioned to buy only of respectable dealers. All persons selling counter feits will bo prosecuted. llobbins, Appleton Co., Agent* for (lie American Watch ('onipuuy, 158 WASHINGTON STREET, ocll-diSiwlw BOSTON. M. L . HALL Offers ibe Balance of Her .Stock Saved from the Late Fire at REDUCED PRICES*! I'O I i CASH, As she intends closing her busine.,*. O Great inducenii-nts will he offferea to piirchaHfrg. 1 nose who are indthied to her arc requested to make immediate payment. m^tCoHffress st- up sc*™ pORTIRLR STEAM ENGINES, combining A „ n‘e ™a.b ".b'm I1 .umcienpy. durability ami economy, with tho minimum 01 weight and price. They are widely and hivon.hlc known, more than lino being In use. All warranted satisftu t.uv, or-no sale Descriptive elrcnlars Kent on annlKahnri. Address ’ J. C. HOADLET & do.. Lawrence, Mass. Jul 13 d3m LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH TO THE POBTLAKD DAILY PRESS. Friday Morning. Octob r 12, 1806. FROM WASHINGTON. Cuban Duties on Ejcports. THE CONVERSION OF SEVEN-THIRTY NOTES. APPOINTMENTS. Washington, Oct. 11. Tlie Government has been advised that pay ment of duties upon exports from Cuba com mences from the 25th of September. Conversions of seven-thirty notes tailing due in August, lsirr, into five-twenties, continue to he made at tho Treasury Department, at the rate of something leas tiiau four millions par' week. There are now outstanding about sev enty millions of this issue of seven-thirties.— These notes, owing to the immense clerical la bor involved in their examimination, can be redeemed by the Department at only about the average rate of five millions per week, if pre sented ns rapidly as they could be disposed of. Purties holding seven-thirty notes of the above issue will therefore do well to forward to the Treasury for conversion into five-twenties as soon as possible, as hereafter in case of presen tation of large quantities near the full maturi ty of tho notes, mnch delay will ensue before the bonds in Conversion can possibly ho fur nished by the Department. Tho I resident lias recognized Charles Fan connett as Vice Consul of Fi ance at Galveston, Texas; Alfred G. C. Garcia as Consul for Cos ta Rica at Boston, and Guido Fuchs as Consul for the Principality of Reuss of the Younger line at Baltimore. Ca’pt. Win. Ramsay, of tho United States Navy, died in this city to-day. The President to-day appointed Wickham Hoffman, of Louisiana, Assistant Secretary of Legation of the United States at Paris, aad Geo. F. Kettel, of New York, Uuited States Consul at Bhenish Bavaria. Prof. Henry, of the Smithsonian Institute, says the amount of rain which fell from yester day morning at nine o’clock to this morning at the same hour, was somewhat more than five indies. Considerable damage to property is reported along the Upper Potomac and at Georgetown. American Ficedmen’s Union Cora mission - Baltimore, Oot U. The Amenean Freedman’s Union Commis sion has concluded its session in Baltimore — The report of the general Secretary showed that the commission has sustained during the last year 760 teachers, maintained 301 schools, and distributed $500,000 in supplies, and that its organization extended into nearly every State Doth North and South. Hon. Chief Justice Chase was elected Presi dent of the Commission and has accepted the position. Among those in attendance wore Chief Justice Chase, Major Gen. O. O. How ard, Gen. Gregory, late Assistant Commission er of Texas, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Rev. Robert Patterson,D. I>.,of Chicago, and Judge Russell of Boston. A great public meeting of the Commission is to be held this evening in th Front Street Theatre. A public meeting was held here to-night at Front Street Theatre, under the auspices of the Freedmen’s Union Commission, an association for the moral and educational improvement of colored people. Chief Justice Chase presided. Notwithstanding the inclement weather, the spacious building was crowded. Hon. Judge Russell, of Boston, Henry Ward Beecher, Gen. O. O. Howord, and others, addressed the meet ing. Mr. Beecher’s address was a very eloquent and effective effort, and was warmly applaud ed. He made a stirring appeal in behalf of the eduealion of the colored people. Ransom of C'uplives—A Scrolling glory of Indian Bsrk>'Ur. _ St. Lotus, Oct 11. Capt. Barlow of Gen. Sherman’s staff, arriv ed here yesterday from Fort Dodge, where ho saw two white girls named Doyle, one seven teen and the other thirteen years old, who had been ransomed from the Kiowa Indians. The girls say that on the 27th of August last, the Kiow-as attacked their house in north-western Texas, and killed, scalped and burned their father. Themselves, mother and sister, eight years old, were carried off in captivity and treated with the utmost cruelty. On their ar rival at the Indian camp the captives were knocked senseless with clubs and repeatedly ravished by the fiends. They were treated in this manner four or five times every day. On hearing of their condition the commanding officer at Fort Dodge not having a sufficient force to rescue them, effected their ransom and will send them to thoir friends in Texas as soon as they recover from their terrible suffer ings while in the Indian camp. The officer sent to arrange their ransom saw the captives knocked down three times and violated. Gen. Sherman will be here on the 16tli inst. From Jnpiiu, San Francisco, Ocf 11. Japan advices of Sept. 4th, report the ar rival at Yokohama, of Gen. Valkeuburg, U. S. Minister to Japan, and Anson Burlingame, Minister to China. Both Ministers were on a visit to Jcddo. Mr. 11 u i lingame wus expected soou to leave for China. The Italian Minister hail given a banquet to the French Kllvoy, on board the steamer Ma genta, which subsequently sailed for China.— The Minister proceeds to' Rekin for the pur pose of making a treaty between China and Italy. Two French, one Italian, one Russian and eight Knglish men of war were lying in the harbor of Yokohama. A later account says that the U. S. steamers Hartford, Wyoming and Wachusetta sailed on tin- first of September. Little activity is noted in the general mar kets, but in the jobbing trade there is a good business doing. There is a lively demand for money. Miscellaneous Dispatches. New York, Oct 11. The Commercial says a dispatch dated Vien na, Sept. 23, states the Empress of Mexico has visited the Emperor and Empress of Austria, and during the interview the probable return of Maximilian was broached, and also the eventual resumption of his state and honors as a magistrate of the Imperial royal iamily of Austria. Trenton, N. J., Oct. 11. The IT. S. Circuit Court met to-day. A Jet ter was read by Judge Field from Judge R. C. Grier stating.that he had received a letter from Chief Justice Chase, with an opinion showing that the United States had no right to hold Circuit Courts anywhere until there is a new assignment of Circuits, lately made at Wash ington, so that he can hear no more cases as Circuit Judge until after next December. All cases went oil'for want of jurisdiction. The Circuit adjourned for the term. Destructive Fires. Philadelphia, Oct. 11. A fire at 11 o’clock this evening, totally des troyed the large soap works of G. W. Bancroft, ; in Wood Street, near Third Street. The loss cannot he ascertained to-night. The heavy storm prevented the spread of the flames to other buildings. San Francisco, Oct. 11. A fire occurred this morning in the southern part of the city, which destroyed the Alta and Pioneer flour mills, and other property valued at $50,000. Mining shares are unchanged. Legal tend ers 70 3-4. The Cholera. CmcAoo, 111., Oct. 11. Withiu three days the cholera in this city has been on the increase. In twenty-four hours up to 13 o’clock last night, sixty-six cases were re ported, of which seventeen wwi fatal. Doctor Braiuard, the founder of the Rush Medical College in this city, died last night. New York, Oct. 11. The steamer Helvetia, which arrived yester day from Liverpool, had twenty cases of chole ra on board. Fourteen deaths occurred on the passage, four of which were from cholera. The Vermont Legislature. Monttblier, Oct. 11. The Vermont Legislature assembled in this place to-day. The Senate was organised by electing Henry Clark of Poultney, Secretary, .Tames S. Pec* of Montpelier, Assistant Secre tary, and Jtev. P. H. White of Coventry, Chap lain. In the House, Hon. John W. Stewart was re-elected Speaker, .1, H. Flagg of Ben nington, Clerk, and Hev. N. P. Foster of Bur lignton, Chaplain. Gov. Dillingham's message will be delivered to-niorrow. Captain of m Maine Vessel Last. New York, Oct. 11. The brig Chimborazo from Bangor, reports lost Capt. Hatch overboard, on Wednesday evening.__ Notuiunlion for Congress. Ware ham, Mass., Oct 11. Hon. Thomas D. Eliot was nominated for re election to Congress in the 1st district by the Republican Convention to-day. severe rain storm. Railroad Bridges Washed Away. *®VEBAl PBBSONM DBOVNED. A . Baltimore, Oct. 11. a Heavy rain storm set in yesterday after noon and increased during the night An irn wense amount of water fell. The streets were “Vfwu * some of the lower portions of the city tne water is several feet deep, filling the The streams are all very high.— £5v~ral v,load bridges near the city have continues ed aWay* ^he rain (2 P “•> stiU continued to fall to-day almost J™®1ufiutennission, and is still falling. A wmd Pre vails. All accounts fh!a L 5at , q°antity of water which fell in A °ight is most extraordinary.— A number of dams and bridges on the Poto destroyed. The extensive dam at 5“ Y*48* 8.WePt °ff*» and coming against the turnpike bridge at Eliott’s Mills, destroyed it. lne wrecks finally accumulated at the heavy B**>ne bridge at Illchester, on the Balti more and Ohio Railroad, thirteen miles from tins city, which gave way to the tremendous pressure. This bridge was considered the strongest on the road and had stood out against all former floods. All the other bridges on the road are safe. A large force of workmen have commenced repairs and trains will run as usual to-morrow. Considerable destruction of live stock is reported. Dead sheep, hogs, cows and horses are strewn along the banks of the rive?. Several- houses have been swept away. A family of six persons and another of three, were drowned. Several bodies were found to day. The bodies of the unfortunate family drown ed in the flood of Governor’s Falls, by the sweeping away of their house, about one mile from this city, were all found, except the moth er and one child. Three of tnc children were found nearly together at the foot of Ridley street. The body of the father was discovered m another locality. His name was Duley.— There are other reports of loss of life, but nothing definite has been ascertained. New York, Oct. 11. A special dispatch to the Post says one of the most terrime storms ever known in Wash ington has raged thefa twelve hours. Parts of the city are overflowed, and no railroad trains have arrived at or left the city to-day.* TIIF ELECTIONS. Pennsylvania. _ _ Philadelphia, Oct. 11. The Bulletin says Gen. Geary’s majority will be from 18,000 to 20,000. Ohio. Cincinnati, Oct. 11. Gen. Morgan (Democrat) is elected to Con gress in the 13th District. Returns from for ty-five counties give a Republican majority of 38,700. The remaining forty-three counties to he heard f rom will mcreaso the majority to 48,000. Indiana. Indianapolis, Oct. 11. Official returns aro coming in slowly, but show nothing to indicate a change in the gen eral results given in last night’s report. Tho Legislature, from returns received up to this time, stands as follows: Senate—32 Republi cans, and 18 Democrats. House—4 Republi cans, 36 Democrats. Tho Republicans will certainly have forty majority on joint ballots. FROM MEXICO. Expected Attack on Monterey Mnxiinillian Gone Over to the Chnreh Party, New York, Oct. 11. A Matamoras disnateh cion. MeJ > '* moved on Monterey and a battle eretbis has probably taken place. It is said that Maxi milian lias gone over to the Church party as a last resort. To satisfy the clergy he has re stored all the Church property, annulled offen sive laws and dismissed his ablest ministers. The Dispatch Relative to the President a Hoax. Philadelphia, Oct. 11. The Ledger admits that the dispatch rela tive to the President and Stanbury, which it published without comment, was erroneous, and says the correspondent, who is generally a careful man, was deceived and imposed upon; and otherwise makes the amende nonorable. Canadian Affairs. Toronto, Oct. 10. A dispatch from Ottawa to the Leader, says military men state that the object of the Brit ish Government introducing additional troops to this country is not so much to guard against Fenian attacks, as to be prepared for more serious consequences. The Tornado at Franklin, Indiana. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 10. The tornado at Franklin, Ind., yesterday, de molished twenty-six buildings. One person was killed and two others fatally injured. A Defeat, Final and Fatal. This is the way the Portland Advertiser turns upon the “fogy leaders of Democracy,” whom it holds responsible for tlie “defeat, final and fatal,” of last Tuesday: We are among the grieved, but not among the disappointed. He was a poor scholar, and worse politician, who, knowing tho influences at work on tho popular judgment as causes, could not read the effects that alone would be germain to those causes. In spite of theories, and of preferences, we are of opinion that the Democratic party, and not the Johnson policy, has been dreadfully beaten in theso States.— The stalking horse of terror, which the old lead ers of the Democratic party could not give up would not withdraw—was Democratic sympa thy with secession; and not Johnson’s restora tion of tho South. As we told our readers days ago, the Phila delphia convention Was ignored—its wise coun sels rejected. The upward impulses upon the popular heart which that body excited, were mistaken by these fogy leaders of Democracy in all the States—in Maine as elsewhere—for a general uprising of tho people, and they made their drafts upon future successes that would not follow their calculations upon political funds which the well informed masses would not deposit to their credit, and so their drafts | have been dishonored. The coalition which was natural, politic, honest and patriotic, be tween the Conservative Republicans and Dem ocrats, tendered by the Philadelphia Conven tion, the Democratic leaders, through selfish ness, ignored and regulated, and the consequence is, an ignominious defeat,final and fatal to the Democratic organization, now and forever. The Administration of Johnson has lieeu sacrificed to a short sighted, selfish and inglori ous hazard of every national consideration to a hope and claim of individual aggrandizement and temporary elevation of old party hacks, of whom the Democratic masses, and the opposing masses, were alike sick, tired and disgusted. We have not time to go more into particu lars, but wo will speak hereafter, according to tho faith that is in us. But we now say and proclaim that Johnson’s Administration has been sacrificed to a selfish, personal ambition, for which he is in na wise responsible, and with him the Democratic organization has been irretrieva bly damned everywhere. The Patron of the Counterfeiters.—We have chronicled, within the last year, the par don by President Johnson of not less than for ty persons convicted of counterfeiting the Na tional shinplasters. We should like to know, first, if any person has been convicted of this crime whom the President has not pardoned; secondly, if any one could counterfeit the Na tional currency under such circumstances that the President would not promptly set him at liberty. Counterfeiting is the most deliberate and most mischievous of crimes that do not destroy life. Its victims are mainly the poor, the sim Sle, the ignorant. It tends to destroy confi ence and causes incalculable suffering and misery. And its chief patron and protector at presont is Andrew Johnson of Tennessee.—N. T. Tribune. Gen. Butler Nominated.—The Fifth Dis trict Congressional Convention in Massachu setts made short work of the business before it yesterday. Gen. Butler was nominated on the first ballot, receiving all the votes but two, and the nomination was made unanimous. He will be elected by a tremendous majority. Deserving op Confidence.—There is no article which so richly deserves the entire confidence of the community as “ Brown’s Bronchial Troches.” The Troches have received flattering commendations from the most celebrated clergymen, lawyers, and public speakers, who speak from personal experience. Thaos suffering from Asthmatic and Bronchial Diseases, Coughs and Colds, should try the Troches. dct&wlt PORTLAND AND VICINITY. New AdrerliMMVMtN To-Day. ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN. Theatre—Bidwell A- Brown. NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN. Winthrop House—!Boston. Universal Safety Matches. Money Wanted. Boarding—77 Free Street. Furniture—Geo. T. Burroughs A Co. Medicine Chests—Stophen Gale. Wanted—Help. THE COURTS. MUNICIPAL COURT. JUDGE KINGSBURY PRESIDING. Thursday,—George Storer, of Bath, for larceny of a chest of carpenter’s tools, as mentioned in the Press of yesterday, was sentenced to sixty days in the Coun ty jail. _ The Horae Fair. BKCOHO DAY. The attendance yesterday morning was much larger than on the morning of the first day. The first show was the exhibition of stallions for stock purposes, six years old and over, for which four were entered, viz.: Sher man Black Hawk by D. Averill & Co.; Brandy by G. Fowler; Gideon by F. S. Palm er; Penobscot Boy by H. Richardson. The first premium, $40, was awarded to Sherman Black Hawk; the second $15, to Gideon; Brandy stood next in the good opinion of tho judges. Next came the exhibition of pairs of trot ting horses, owned by one man, for which there were only two entries—Quickstep and mate, by J. P. Davis; Dashaway and mate by O. M. Shaw. Mr. Shaw took the 1st premium of $40, for tho fastest pair, and Mr. Davis tho ‘M premium of $15. The closing event of the morning was tho exhibition of gentlemen's driving horses that never trotted faster than three minutes in pub lic, and for which there were seven entries, viz.: Areola by F. 8. Palmer; Phil. Sheridan by F. S. Palmer; Lady Jacobs by S. Jacobi; Unknown by Z. Starbird; Nelly Plummer by J. E. Young; Sidney Boy by J. 8. Gilbert; Tom by E. N. Greely. The horses trotted in two classes, and the one that made the best averago time in three heatB, was to take the premium. Lady Jacobs’ time was 2.47 1-2, 2.49, 2.51 1-2. Nellie Plummer’s time was 2.48 1-2, 2.50, 2.57.— Areola’s 2.43, 2.57, 2.57. Phil. Sheridan’s best time was 2252; Sidney Boy 2.59; Tom 2257; Un known 2.59. Areola came in in the second heat in 2.42, and in the third heat in 2.47, but was set back for running. The first premium of $30 was awarded to Lady Jacobs, and the second preminm of $10 to Nellie Plummer. AFTEBNOON. The largest concourse that has been seen in the Park, was present, among whom were many ladies. There were several hundred vehicles in the enclosure. The sport opened with a trial of tandem teams, mile heats, best two in three, for which three teams were entered, viz: Spot and Croton by G. F. Hitchings; Lady Blan chard and mate by S. Chadwick; Widow Hink ley and mate by J. Kilgore. Spot and Croton did not appear, and the contest i|ps between the other two teams.— Lady Blanchard (whose mate was Spot) won the first heat by half the length of the leader, in 3.10; and in the second beat the same pair distanced their competitors in 2.58, winning the race and both premiums of $25 for the first, and $10 for the second. The grand contest ot the day, and that which had drawn such a crowd, then It w»» - tor a premium of $2.50, open to all horses owned and raised in Maine, that never tistted faster than 2.35 in public. Three horses were entered) viz.: Emperor by I. Pompilly, of Lewiston; Sheppard Knapp by G. M. Dclany, of Augus ta; Dashaway by O. M. Shaw, of Bangor. In the pool selling Dashaway was the favor ite, bringing $100 to Knapp’s $75 and Empe ror’s $10. A large number of smaller pools wore disposed of at $20 for Dashaway, $15 fof ICuapp, and $5 for Emperor, who went hard at that. Knapp drew the pole, Emperor second, with Dashaway outside. Knapp was driven by Russell, Emperor by Record, and Dashaway by Shaw. After scoring several times, the horses were sent oft' for the First Heat.—Knapp took the load on the first turn, Emperor second, and Dasbuway third, who broke and behaved badly. In these posi tions they went to the home Btretch, where Emperor made a dash and won the beat by a neck, in 2.37, Dashaway barely saving his dis tance. Second Heat.—They got off well on the first score. Emperor took the lead closely followed by Knapp. Dashaway was in the rear, break ing and behaving badly. Their positions were maintained throughout the heat, and Emperor won by a length in 2.41. Third Heat.—Savage of WatcrvJle took Rus sell’s place in driving Knapp. Emperor took the lead. On the back stretch Knapp closed up with him but broke, and Dashawav took the second place and made a bold push for the front, but Emperor made a run around the up per turn and kept the lead. Knapp kept busi ly at work, and Dasha way breaking gave him the second place, and he came in two lengths behind Emperor. After some deliberation the judges set Emperor back for running, and awarded the heat to Knapp. Time 2.42 1-2. Fourth Heat.—It was so dark that but little could be seen from the stand, and patrols were sent out Emperor took the lead and came in first. The patrols reported every thing correct and the heat and race were awarded to Empe ror. Time 2.44. Those who bought Emperor at the low price he sold in the pools were as much surprised, but in a much more agreeable manner, as those who had invested in the Bangor and Augusta horses. A large amount of money changed hands. TO-DAY. The great show closes to-day and the pro gramme is much more brilliant than that of any of the preceding days. The following are the shows and the horses entered: tt A. M.—Gents’ driving horses that never trotted faster than 2.80 in public.—Unknown, by Z. Starbird; Lady Jacobs by 8. Jacobs; Ar eola by F. S. Palmer; Plough Boy by A. Ab bott; NeUy Plummer by S. E. Young; Empe ror bj I. Pompilly; Black Eagle by G. M. De laney. 10 A. M.—Fastest trotting horses to saddle. —Mac, by O. M. Shaw; Lady Cushnoc, by J. 8. Ballard; Veto by H. L. Taylor. 2 P. M.—Fastest pair of trotting horses own ed by one or more men—Dasha w ay and mate by O. M. Shaw; Penobscot Boy and Brown Harry by Geo. Burnham, Jr. 3 P. M.—Open to all horses wherever owned —Gen. McClellan by O. M. Shaw; Fearless by Thos. J. Pens; Nelly W. Locko by W. Locke; Dan Rice by G. H. Bailey. 4 P. M.—Open to all pacing horses—Rocket by Charles E. Emery; Brown Dick by D. Pride. Additional Confribationa. The following is it list of packages received by the Executive Committee, not before ac knowledged : 1 box from Washington. 20 packages from Clothing aud Bedding De partment, Boston. 3 packages from do. do. 1 box clothing from Springfield, Mass. 1 do. do. from Buffalo, marked W. I. goods. 1 do do. from New York. 1 do. do. from Buffalo, N. Y. 1 do. do. from Lowell. 1 quilt 9 pairs socks from Woolwich, Me. 1 pai mittens, 1 pair pillow slips from do. 1 box clothing from Buffalo, N. Y. 1 box from Sheffield. One dollar cash from Jno. Killgore, Farm ington Falls. Five dollars cash from Jonathan Rust, do. Thomas Hammond, Jr., acknowledges the receipt of twenty-five dollars from Mr. Freder ic Lyman of New York; also five dollars from Master Samuel and Miss Jennie Osgood of Orange, N. J., to be distributed among the suf ferers by the late fire. Carelessness. — A young lady was run against yesterday, corner of Brown aud Con gress streets, by a wagon carelessly driven, and her foot was severely injured by the wheels of the wagon passing over it. The driver of the wagon did not stop to see what injury he had occasioned. Davis & Co., are having a rush for their el egant new goods, which they aro selling cheap, at their store No. 10, Clappi Block. Read their announcement in our advertising col umns and give them a call. Hleallug at Fires. Mr. EditorNow that we have had quiet for a spell, since the 4th of July fire, it seems hard, after what wo have suffered, that the citizens of Portland need fear for the safety of their property from fire and burglary, by ■omu low lived, ill-principled beings, who have no regard for the sufferings of others when plunder is on the brain. Whether we have incendiaries among us or not, the language o( ono at tho fire on Federal Street, Tuesday evening, would lead to the inference that one who could say as much was none too good to help it along. This object, being in the outward form ot a man, endeavoring to keep his nerves quiet by walking the sidewalk and rubbing his hands, at last gave vent to his agitated feelings (by an oath, of course,) to a “chnm.” Referring to the tailors’ shops above the store on fire, he said he hoped the fire would go right through where thero was something to be got. Other simi lar remarks were made^among which was this: “ If I don’t get some clothes, I’ll go to h—!’’ It was plainly noticed that a rough sot was there until the last flame was extinguished, “waiting for the moving of the waters," whose object was that of plunder. A number of tul>s of butter were stolen from there, and it seems as if there was an inflamed Bpirit of thclt and burglary created at tho very cry of Are. This is not a mere sentiment, but a fact, and one that will bear proof. Cannot *our city government have a chain gang of able bodied men, Arm, resolute ami honest, sworn and having a badge of authority? We are approaching the winter season, when there is more danger from Arcs, aud, together with onr efficient Are department, we need a body of specials to protect projierty. Will any thing be done, or shall the property of suffer ers be snbject to the mercy of the above named —men? no, beings! Citizen. Street Improvements.—It is known that our City Council have decided to extend Sum ner or Newbury street, (as it lias just been re named) to Lime street. The first proposi ion was to extend it to Exchange street, but to do this the city would have had to pay twenty thousaud dollars more damages, and then ent off two beautiful stores that are being erected by tho Saving’s Bank, and not add one dollar to the taxable property. Hence the wise con clusion to stop at Lime street. But, as we are informed, there is to be a pas sage way from Lime to Exchange streets, be tween the Post Office and the Saving’s Bank block. The Oovernment give about ten (bet and tho Saving's Bank six feetfor this purpose. This will make a very convenient passage way and will enable the Saving’s Bank to have an other handsome front to their block on tins lane, and will also allow of a handsome front on this part of the new Post Office which is to be erected next yoar, besides being a great ac commodation to the public. Arrest of a Pickpocket.—Yesterday after noon, at tho Grand Trunk Depot, a passenger while purchasing liis ticket, felt a band in his pocket which did not belong there. He turned round and seized the fellow, but he escaped from his grasp, and ran down the depot, pur sued by the crowd. He was overtaken and ar rested, by some the employees at the depet, and officer Foster, after carefully searching him took him. to the lock-up, where ho gave ills name as Samuel Neville, and said he belonged in Montreal. The rogue did not succeed in getting the wallet he was after. The same fel low has been notioed frequently on tho traihs witin the past week. Wonsniur House—Boston. — Mr. W. V. Davis, well known in different parts of New England as a successful and enterprising land lord, has opened a hotel in Bowdoin street, Boston, under the name of the Winthrop House. It is a very quiet and genteel neigh borhood, yet central and easy of access, and can be reached from the business portions of the city in a very few minntes. Our merchants, visiting Boston, should remember tho Viu throp. See advertisement. THE STATE. —On Saturday last as Mr. John Bicknell, of South Paris, was driving the So. Paris and Lovell stage, heavily loaded with seventeen passengers and much baggage, down a steep hill near the Waterford line, his foot slipped from the brake and he was precipitated from his seat, plunging forward between tho horses and the coach, breaking and crushing his arm and bruising him in a shocking manner by the fall, and the kicks of the horses. It was feared that his arm would have to be amputated, but we learn now that it can probably be saved. The horses were finally brought up by a passenger and no further casualties occurred, but it was a wonderful escape from a general wreck. —The Washington correspondent of the Bos ton Herald telegraphs to his paper under date of the 10th inst.: “A strenuous but unsuccess ful effort has been made to secure the removal of Ex-Governor Washburn as collector of Portland." —Among the passengers lost with the ill fated steamer Evening Star, we see mentioned the name of Isabel Goodwin, alias Lizzie Da venport, a native of Blddeford. in this State. She was connected with the Rivers ballet troupe who were on board the steamer, and all of whom were lost. —At Castine, last week, tho U. 8. revenue cutter Toucy, under the direction of Collector Devereux, seized the schooner Wakulla, well filled with brandy, tea, spices, &c., which tho master and crew were attempting to smuggle into port. The seizure was made near Mt. Desert. —The Farmington Chronicle learns that it is proposed to start a new educational month ly journal in Farmington, the first number to appear next month, to be edited by Gen. M. Gage, Principal of the State Normal School. —The editor of the Chronicle has received from a farmer in Strong three mammoth ears of corn, the product of two grains of seed. They measure respectively 111-4,111-2 and 14 inohes in length. —Large numbers of horses are now brought from Prince Ed ward's Island to this State lor sale. The St. Croix Courier says that thirty three were brought to that place last week. Six very fine animals were sold for #200 each on an average. This was the gold price, how evor. —Some thief stole $75 in bills and a double eaglo, $20, from the house of Willard Bixby, in Jackson, last week. Suspicion is attached to a young man who has been living there, and who seems to have left about the time the money did. —The Maine Farmer speaks of the success fill ripening of the Adirondac grape in Maine the present season, about ten days in advance of the Delaware grape. Count Bismarck’s Illness.—'The Pall Mall Gazette of Sept 24 has the following: "Count Bismarck’s illness is of a serious character.— To-day (as we learn by a private telegram) he is better; but it need be doubted no longer that he is much shaken. The Count suffers from gome disorder of the brain, wo believe. He will soon take leave' of absence for about ten weeks, but his present condition is such as to create doubts whether he will ever resume his official labors. Monsieur do Sohiemitz, who was minister in 1800, and M. de Savigny, who is regarded at Berlin as a very rising man, are already spoken of as likely to the high office which Count Bismarck has so illustriously filled. M. de Savigny was Prussian Envoy to the Bund up to the outbreak ot the war, and took a considerable part in the recent peace negotiations.” —The St. John Presbyterian says terrible re ports have reached there by telegraph of the total loss of a French war vessel and her crow off Cape Breton or Newfoundland—and that the bodies of ISO dead had been washed ashore at St. Peters. —Although business is dull In the West, and motley somewhat scarce in ordinary trado, speculators have the means of obtaining plenty of cash to keep a monopoly of the grain mar kets, and to continue prices even beyond war figures. VARIETIES. —Tho Independent has the following an nouncement: “Rev. Henry Ward Beecher will, we are authorized to say, speak either in Plymouth church or the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, on some evening of next week, mak ing an argument and appeal, from his own ground, in favor of the Republican party in the pending elections. He will also speak after ward, in other places In tho State, in support of tho Republican candidates." —James W. Addison, convicted at the March term, 18»i(j, of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, of stealing letters from the postofllce, and sentenced to ten years imprisonment, has been pardoned by the President. —The Texas Legislature passed through both Houses, a bill providing for the removal of the Federal dead to a potter's field. The cause as signed for this act, endorsed on the lull sml placed on record, and on tho statute books of the State, was that the “vile ilnst of those Yan kees might not be permitted to containmute the dust ot brave Confederate soldiers of the State. ’ This bill was pushed through both Houses iu the short space of two hours. At the last performance of “Dou Juan” at the French Opera in Paris, Madame Battu had such an enormous bouquet thrown to her, that the tenor, Faure, declared afterwards that lio sprained his wrist in trying to lift it. —The Hartford Press thinks that when Andy Johnson woke up Wednesday morning his first thought probably was: “the people are a danger ous body hanging on the verge of the govern ment.” —At the Industrial Exhibition in the Agri cultural Hall, Islington, London, there is shown an ingenious invention by which the action of a shower of rain is made to close an open win dow. The window, when opened, stretch. - two India rubber springs. These springs hi. prevented from drawing the window dowu l.y means of a curved rod fixed outside the sash, the end of which works up and down in a tub ular hell-mouthed stand on the window-sill.— A little piece of loaf-sugar is inserted Into the mouth of the stand, and the end of the rod is let down gontly upon it. The sugar prevents the rod descending into the tube, and of conr.-o keeps the window sash up. As soon as it be gins to rain, the bell-inouth of the tube con nects the drops, the sugar is im ltod, aud no further obstacle being presented to the action of the India rubber springs, tile sash is drawn down. —One of Mr Lincoln s Secretaries, in his “White House Sketches," tells of a personal peculiarity iu him wo have not seen mention ©<1. His writing was done when alone, am. was rarely corrected, either by himself or otl. ers. He composed slowly, and when done, wa. accustomed to read his manuscript aloud, “to see how it sounder), as ho oould hardly judge of a thing by merely reading it.” —A belligerent individual who is apt to ex aggerate when he gets excited, threatened an other thus: “I’ll twist you round your own nock, and ram you down your own throat, un til there is nothing left of you but the extreme ends of your shirt collar sticking out of your eyes.” His opponent left. —Mr. Leonard Grover has organised a trav elling concert company, including such well known talent as Mr. James Wehli, Mr. Fran: Himmer, Mr. l!abelmann,Mr. Wilhelm Formes and Mme. Frederici. Noble Si-bkcii by Gb.nebal Geauy.— When tho returns announcing Gen. Geary's election WC18 rSOelveu at Harrisburg, at an early hour on Wednesday morning, a number of citizens proceeded to Ills hotel and serenad ed him. Tho General made a speech to them, of which the following is the substance: Fellow-Citizens:—As the candidate and rep resentatire of the triumphant Union Kepubli can party oi Pennsylvania, I reciprocate your congratulations and return you my sincere thanks for this greeting. It is indeed a noble victory we have achieved. We cannot too ter veutly and too repeatedly offer thanks to Al mighty God for this new evidence of His presence in the midst of our national difficul ties. The same baud that guided us through the sufferings and death of a causeless rebell ion has led us safely through a new and even more tremendous peril. The intelligence of the terrible overthrow of treason in Pennsyl vania—the sublime civic seouel to the crown ing victory of Gettysburg—the second and fi nal surrender of the rebel sympathizers, will forever and justly settle many disputed ques tions. It permanently establishes the fact that the government ot the United States is vested in the American people, and in their representa tives in Congress assembled, and not In a oor rupt Executive and upon this strong and gran ite foundation against the inroads of time am! tho attacks of treason, tho following truths and covenants: “That tho government of the people by the people anil lor the people alia! not perish from the earth:” that cruel and re vengeful traitors defeated in battle shall net he restored to ruin the country they attempted to destroy; that when onr forefathers declared man capable of self-government they rejected the heresy of human slavery and pledged equal political rights to all their successors; that, hereafter tnc citizen represented in the Blab and national legislatures must he clothed-with the rights of citizenship; that all the agencie of the government, civil and military, mustb persoveringly and sternly exercised to protect, vindicate, and, if need be, avenge our op pressed brothers In the South against the sav age persecutions of rebels, wbo are still so im penitent and defiant that even Andrew John son fears to pardon them; that this obligation is as sacred as that which mado tho Roman citizen strong and respected all over the world, and which stimulates tho British Govern men: to-day to defend British subjects against op prcssion and persecution, however remote and however remorseless; that as we mnst choos. between those who will not yield to the con querors terms in the recent insurgent 3tat, . and those who have fought steadily for tin good and pray for its protection, we gladly pre fer the men who ottered their lives for the flag, to those who continue to scorn and trample up on it. The defeat of the sympathizers with treason, and the overthrow of an abandoned and un grateful executive in Pennsylvania, opens th whole Southern country to the progressive peo ple of the North with their ten thousand in tellectual anil elevating agencies, and bette i tlian this it secures to the residing loyalist-, white and black, those natural and civil rights pledged in the Declaration of Independence, and secured by the laws of the land. Who;. Pennsylvanian who contributed to the po splendent majority we contemplate with such gratitude and joy to-night, will not feel prou.l that to his vote and to nis energy mankind is indebted for these priceless blessings? Haviu, fortified these great truths against all futur designs, it is for us of Pennsylvania to main tain tho forward jiosition wo have so proudly won. The result proves that an intelligent peopl cannot be driven away from principle by ap peals to prejudice. But it fixes the tack more than all, that profligacy and proscription in high places serve to aronse popular indigna tion anil to strengthen popular convictions. No tyrant in any aga, not even that of Nero, whose inhimy is written in the immortal pagi s of Suetonius, ever descended so low in his efforts to destroy, as Andrew Johnson. Strong in the stolen power of a betrayed people, h i stretched forth his arm, paralyzing where ho could not purchase, and scourging where h • could not sulxlue. Our State was converted into a marketplace where the offices of Un people • were proffered to themselves a a the price of their own degradation, and where honest opinion was ostracised and craven syc ophancy disgustingly rewarded. But this ui tempt to restore the traitors of tho South an I to revive the Copperheads of the North Im proved to he a galvanism so brief that his fail ure has consigned both to a deeper depth an ! to a darker grave than that they occupied bi fore. This Commonwealth that has rcsiste.' and defied such brilx's and such brutalities may well claim tile proud title of being tie fortress of American freedom. But as I speak to you I feel that we are not alone entitled to these laurels of traneceaden: triumph. Indiana and Ohio complete the tri umvirate as they compete for the palm. Bet us share it with them as those who won th immortal battle against the rebellion, shared equally the dangers and the honors of the con flict. Now that we have done our duty it will lx- easy for others to follow; easy, let us hope, for Maryland to hold the position sohravel-/ and so bloodily won during the war, anil not sought to be torn from her by returned rebel and pensionod mercenaries; easy for Tcrtnes see to retain and rivet the splendid post she has captured from a double treason; easy for Delaware to cut loose from the prejudice- an der which she has groaned so long; easy for Missouri to add another page to her crimsoned yet immortal record, and above all, easv for tin patriots of tho South to compel obedience to the last generous profft-r of the American jx-u ple in the new amendment of the National Constitution.