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OFFICE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE,
July 2, l347.
CtEALED proposals will he received at oMcc of
~ the Secretary of the Senate until 10 O'Clock,
Monday, the 18th inst, fer painting be done the SEN
ate chamber &c. the particulars whereof may be known
at the said Office July 2-3t
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OFFICE Buckley ~ Tyson,
Washington, July ., 1917.
A the celebration OF National Anniversary VIII
"A the 9Th inst, (Monday,) Office will be
closed that day. Notes acceptances falling due on
the 9TH and 9th, therefore, will be payable Saturday
the 3d inst. July PIT
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TUNE REPORT of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
y pany of New York, No. So Wall street.
This institution during the month OF June, issued one
hundred and three new policies. viz: q
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Drafts heretoforc
drawn, but not YET
paid, though pay
able, including
transfer drafts.
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E1haa Of letter to the Editor Of the Union, dated
E8t tN N s'BosToN. June 80, lS47.
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of their island, utter those memorable words Nolas
hges AngRa mutari."
Such, is believed is the sentiment Of every uehearted
and enlightened Republican Of this country with reference to
It institutions But, say the United States Democracy,
not the People the Government in fact They made the
laws, and they may alter unmake them pleasure But
the people form society," too therefore, if this kind of reason
ing be good the rules which govern society likewise sub
Iect to their WILL Therefore, ALSO honesty and good fah
obedience to parents and subsection the law but relative
terms, mere arbitrary rules which their existence to the
will OF the majority who, yet have fit TO rescnd
them while the minority enjoy the privileges pertaining to the
social state through the slender and of
tesy alone.
Where would confusion end did adopt the princi-
Piles of this sbmated Democracy Like the heather, they
invest the work of their hands with the attributes of per-
fecton and then bindly worship it, The hdeous deformy
Of the image may shock the eyes of Others but in theirs is
respondent with beauty. 1t may even fall down, Dagon
Of DID, in the presence of that which superior, but il will
be established again, despite its impotence, and extolled
strains Of extravaganza and uder dssonance than be.
fore. Such is the folly of man
A REPUBLICAN,
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THE PET MONKEY.

That they can and really do make of stone in order
break that which too hard for their teeth have Frequently
witnessed IN little pet monkey that accompanied my
Journey obtained it III Piauby, and it was the only one Of
the many tame animals carried with me that reached Rio
Janeo alive 1t female of the species we are now
speang and ultimately became very gentle Jerry was the
avorie with ALL and indeed in all respects Jared like our
selves 1t became cnd Of which drank every morn
ing and evening" that it would go to sleep without its
al allowance Its favorte food arina boiled rice and
bananas but scarcely any thing amss to it, raw ego
was choice more and, being given it, it broke one
end by gently knocking it the floor and completed the
hole by picking off the broken bits of shell and putting in The
point OF long slender fingers Throwing back It's head and
holding the egg erect between its hands, soon contyed
to suck out the whole Whenever any thing was
gwen to It that too hard break with its teeth ALWAYS
looked about Tor stone and, lifting with one hand by re-
peated blows would attempt to crack it, If unsuccessful by
these MEANS would try TO find larger stone which il would
hold m both hands, and, rising on its legs would let il
TALL leapng backward the time to avoid any injury to
us Toes have often watched the means il EMPLOYED TO oh
tam any small object that happened beyond its reach II
could lay It's hand upon little switch or slender twig of
any Sort would stretch itself OUT as its cord would al
low and continue working at the object until got it within
Its reach.
These operations certainly often awkwardy perormed
but they always very interesting from the amount Of
reasoning power which the little animal exhibited and the per
severance with which its object attained Jerry almost
always rode on the back Of large mas dog that
MED US and IN this performed journey of several
thousand miles, These two animals greatly attached 10
each other, and often amusing sight TO see them
gambolng together Before starting the dog used TO 90
every morning. to the place where the little monkey was tied
and wait I'LL put upon its back and its cord made fast to
collar In travelling was not all particular as to whether
It's lace was towards the head tail of the charger except in
going down hill when its face turned forwards and 70
prevent itself from falling the dogs head it made use of
Its long prchense tail crupper by cong the extremity
round the root OF that Of the dog had determined 10 bring
Jerry with me to England but, in taking with me to Tho
organ Mountain, after my arrival at Rio de Janero much to
my grief disappeared night aud was never afterwards
heard Of was stocn have doubt by one Of the slaves
and sold somewhere for a mere trife
Gardeners Trarek IN Brazil
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CONVENTION THE FREE NEGROES KExTUcKY-
We learn from the Rev. A. M Cowan, the Agent of the Co
lonizaion Society, that order induce more full emf
grafton of the free negroes to the State of Liberia the Soce
H at the suggestion of several prominent gentlemen of the
State has determined send out in the expedition of Novem
Der next several free coored from different sections Of
the State, chosen by the free negroes in Their respective
neghborhoods go the Colony and make full examna-
ton of its condition and prospects, emaning there twelve
months FOR that purpose aud return and make report to
their constituents. The free negroes of Lexington Mays.
vile, Danve and Richmond have chosen in each place
Of their number, and thu citizens of these places have
raised the deay the expenses of the person chosen
to the Colony while there and back again to the State
The free of this city have approved of this pan and
will send out one of their number Louisville Courier
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MELAScHoLr CAsE.-Thc Albany Erening Journal
publishes the story of Florence Fitzpatrick, native Of Deer
Park, Queens county, Ireland, who with his three children
Thomas, aged - Mary aged TO- and Daniel aged year,
sailed from Liverpool for New York the Sd of March last
is believed, in the ship Coneia His wife died short
time before he left home In the latter part Of April st
Florence reached Sagueres where his brother resides in
exhausted and suffering condition from the ship fever deons
mDut his three children, and unable to give any accom-,
OF them or himself In short time after his arrival and
without the return Of reason he died. His surviving friends
have made every excrton in their power find the three liz
tic orphans, but thus far without The friends Of m
many are, therefore, thus publicly appealed aid their
discovery and any person who give any information Of
them will perform an act Of the greatest charity and relieve
the harassed mind Of the suffering relatives Of the children Nv
dropping line to Mr. David Michigan, Emigrant Agent.
ALBANY.
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IsTHMUs OF PANAMA CANAL.-The JournalofMe Fr1nk-
lin Institute for June last contains copous extracts from Mi
chael Chevaers Examination Of the Isthmus of Panama
translated from the French II is shown that the distance
across from the Atlantic to the Pacific upwards Of seventy
miles that from the Gulf of Papagaya, on the Pacific to
Lake Nicaragua seventeen miles, that the lake 81 feet
above the ocean, and the summit of the Intervening ridge
43 feet above the lake that several surveys terminate
canal from the gulf at point the Of Nicaragua
the lake that the port of San Juan of the South is well
spoken of by scientific men, and believed 10 be Fit determ
nation of the canal the Atlantic side The distance from
Lake Nicaragua to the Atlantic San Juan on the route
the canal would go, is about seventy.ve miles, An easier
Tough longer route is by Lake Leon, between which and
the Pacific there would be deep cutting Lake Leon is
twenysx feet higher than Lake Nicaragua and empes its
waters into it. canal using the of the former would
require but thirty locks between the two oceansthat is if
the ground to the Pacific will allow waters to be used as
the summit level The length of the passage from ocean 10
including the lake distance is 1873 miles, if by way of
Nicaragua and terminated at San Juan 2s2 miles if at Tamil
nndo via Lake Leon 25 miles longer if at Reaeo.
TTrjbl,De
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most singular looking fish was caught Yesterday at one
Of the wharves Of Bristol (R ~ 1t was nearly five feet in
length and two and hall feet broad the mouth one foot
ron corner to corner with two rows Of small sharp teeth
Onuer tne peiy were two claws shaped something like the
human hand On the back part az the head were several
horns None OF the large number Of persons who saw it
knew OF what species by what name was called and but
two or three persons before saw fish Of the kind What
ever may be It's name il is the uges looking we
ever saw, and should wo come in contact with such mon
ser while in the Of bathing we should paddle TO the shore
as quick as possible could swaowa good sized boy with
out much inconvenience Phenir
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MIAMI CANAL.

Inc following (says the Cincinnati Gazette is compare
tive statement Of -four wheat and which has arrived al
Cincinnati by the Miami Canal for the first half OF the two
past corresponding Of this upon
last Is very remarkabehour than doubling, corn null
upyng Itself upwards Of times and wheat increasing
nearly twelve fold
In The month of January 1916, the canal closed by
ICE and the water off all the month of April for the pu
pose OF making repairs This year business done in
January on account OF damages the canal sustained by the
Miami feshet
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THE GoURD Am THE PALM TREE.-A aourd wound itself
around lofty palm, and in few weeks climbed to its very ton
How old mayest thou be :" asked the new conner
"About hundred years, was the answer
" hundred years and no taller Only look have
grown tall you in fewer days than you can count years
"T know that well, replied the palm. every summer
OF my life gourd has climbed up around me- as proud as
thou art, and as short-lyed as thou will be-
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MIGHT HAVE pEEN WoRsE.-A gentleman, on LEAVING
the Paterson cars in Jersey City Wednesday morning
robbed Of his pocketbook containing $500 in bank b
OF he Paterson Bank Luckily, however, the thief selected
the wrong pocket for in the other was pocket-book con-
tanning 81 5, 600.
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10000
SI30,54O

1t will be seen that the entries for the first half of the pre-
sent year exceed hundred thousand acres and that the
receipts are upwards of one hundred and thirty thousand dol
lars The quantity Of land remaining unsod in this district
is between $50, 600 and 400 900 acres-Sent and Gaz
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MIL WAUKIE LAND SALES.

The following statement Of the number of entered
and the amount Of moneys received the land office in this
city during each month of the present year, will show the rate
at which this section of Territory filling up. As Usual
the great proportion of the entries in fory-acc lots and
by men who go to work at to improve the land they
n,,rch aco.
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The Saratoga Sentinel says there be in the neghbor
hood OF tco thousand strangers Saratoga and good
accommodations for two thousand more to be had
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The Boston city loan Of slOOO,OOO has been taken by
various bidders at prices ranging from 9Ol 90 cents on the
dollar The average price "a cents on the dollar This
is for a five per cent. stock.
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Barrels Hour. Bush. wheat. Bushels corn
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TRAVELLERS DIRECTORY
PREPARED FOR ssTHE NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
STEAMBOATS,.

STEAMBOATS,.
Leave Portland tor Thomaston. Camden, Belfast,
Bucksport, Frankfort, Hampden and Bangor, on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday at 9 P NJ. Returning,
leave Bangor every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
6 A M.
STAGES
Leave Bath for Brunswick, Portland and intermedi-
places at P. NJ every day Saturday excepted and
A. M. daily, Monday excepted, and at P. NJ daily
Sunday excepted. These Stages connect at Brunswick
with the Portland and Augusta line of Stages.
Leave Bath for Brunswick every day ut p. NJ and
every day, Sunday excepted, at A. NJ. and 4P. NJ.
Returning every day at A. NJ and every day, Sunday
excepted, at lOa A. M. and P. NJ.
Leave Bath for Wscasset Damariscotta Waldoboro',
Camden, Thomaston, Belfast, Bangor and intermediate
places, al A. daily. Returning at p. M. daily.
Leave Bath for Wiscasset Damarscotta, Waldoboro',
s&c every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at P. NJ.
Returning every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
10 A. M.
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Cashier Bank open from to in summers 10 to in
winter. Discount day, Tuesday.
MEDOMAK BANK, WALpoRoRo'.-James Hovey,
President; james Iovey, George d Smouse, John Bul
finch, Jos Clark Alexander Palmer, Directors George
Allen, Cashier.
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M All 6
The Western Mailarrives daily

The Western Mailarrives daily at 5 A. NJ, Mondays
excepted. Closes al Al P. NJ, and leaves at p. NJ
Saturdays excepted.
The Eastern Mail arrives daily at 6P nj Closes at
8P. NJ, and leaves at 6 A. Nj.
The Phpsburg Mail arrives daily at 81 to 10 A. NJ,
and departs daily at III tol2 M.
The Georgetown Mail arrives Tuesdays and Fridays
at l0d A. M, and departs same days at 10 NJ.
Post Office open Sunday mornings from II to 9
O'Clock, and one hour Immediately after divine service
in the afternoon.
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MAGOUN & CLAPP,
nsnIssiOm Merchants 81 AuctiOneers,
No. l, 2 & 3, HoDGKINs' WHARF,
dos BATH, Ms.
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EXPR ES Is e S


Child e. Co.'s Portland and Boston Express, and con-
uected with other Expresses all parts of the United
States tine Canadas and Europe leaves Portland for the
South, daily at u A. NJ and P. NJ. Returning twice
daily. Office 80 Exchange St., Portland
Longley & Co.'s Great Southern Express leaves Port
land daily at Il A. NJ and r. NJ. Returning vice
daily. Office, 78 Exchange ST., Portland
BANKS
LINCOLN BANK-Old Corporation Hyde
President; Jonathan Hyde, Levi Houghton Joshua
Page, Henry Hyde, Directors. Bank hours, from 9 to
IL Am.
LINCOLN BANK New Corporation.-Geo f. Pat
ten, President; Geo.F. Patten, VIM M.Rogers, Thos
Harvard, Chas. Davenport, l.. w. Houghton, G. w.
Kendall, j. II. M'Lelan, Directors John Shaw Cashier
Bank hours, from to pam. Discount days Tuesday.
COMMERCIAL BANK-Wm Sewali, President
VIM. d. Sewall. Jacob Robinson Gilbert Trufant Thos
NJ Reed, VIM. Patten, Directors; Thos. Agry, Cashier
Bank hours; from to ~ A. N. Discount days, Thurs
SAGADAHoCK BANK.-Thos D. Robinson, Presi-
dent; Il. ID. Robinson, Joseph Sewall, John Smith,
VIM. Nj. Reed, Lewis glackmer, VIM. burlington,
VIM. " Moses, Directors; ID. F. Baker, Cashier. Bank
hours, from to l2 A. NJ. Discount day, Monday
ANDROSCOGGIN BANK, ToPsHAM-Chas .Thomp
son, President; Charles Thompson, John Barron Da-
vd Scribner, Nahum Perkins, Woodbury. B.Purringon,
Tuesday of each week. Bank open from 10 in
summer 10 to in winter.
| BRUNSWICK BANK, BRUNswIcK.-RichardT T. Dun
lap President; Richard T. Dunlap, Alfred J. Stone,
John c. Humphreys, Joseph Badger, Wm Barron, Di-
rectors A. C. Robbins, Cashie Discount day, Thurs
day. Bank hours above.
| MARINERS BANK, WIscAssRr.-HenryC Clark, Pres
| ident; Henry Clark, Wimot Wood, Edmund Dana
muel Alley, James M'Carty, Directors; 8. P. Baker,
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j. w. C. MORRISON,
Da guerrean Gallery;
Front Street, b I'll, Me.
FoHt Doors North of the Elliot House. d34
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CHARLES w. HOLMES,
COmmissi Merchant 81 AuctfOneer,
dl27w24 FRoNr STREET. Bath, ME-.
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JACOB SMITH,
Counsellor 81 Attorney at Law,
BATH, Me
Office in Rogers Brick Block, Front Street, at tn
Head OF Sagadahock Wharf. dI49w2s
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THE DAILY TRIBUNE
PUBLISHED BY
CHAMBERLAIN, HAINES & PiuMMER.
AT $500 PER ANNUM,
PAYABLE WITHIN THREE MONTHS.

9y"'rhe Tribune will he published Immediately af-
ter the rival of The Southern and Western Mail
and in season TO he forwarded by the Eantern MAIL
1t will contain all he latest sirom the Sont and
West, together with the latest Foreign and Domestic
Shipping Intelligence CommeiciaIReport state of
Trade &c. &c.
Publication Office on Front, near headof arch
Street.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-01-27

Yellow, Chrome Green, Spanish Brown,
Prussian Blue &c. $'c. Brushes of all sizes.
GRocERiEs.-Teas, Coffee of various quail.
tiles, Sugar Molasses, Rice, Fish, Spices &c
FRUIrs, &c.-Raisins, Lemons, Figs, Nuts
of all kinds.
low and for sale cheap.
PATENT MEDrcINEs.--Lee's, Gregory'e,
Smiths, Mofat's s, Hooper's, Phinney's. Eoff's.
Wistar's, Brandretll's, Clickners, Snyder's,
and McLane's Pills; Balsam of Wild Cherry,
Duncan's Expectorant, Vaughn's Lithontrip
tic mixture, FauIkner's Elixir, Bristol's Sar-
saparllla, India Cholagogue. Mckenzie Ton
ic Febrifuge, Winer's Arcaneum, Winer's
Hoarhound s. Eecampaine, Mofal's Bitters,
Jayne's Hair Tonic, Cough Drops and Loz.
enges.
IleuoRs, of all kinds, for medicinal puf-
poses.
VARIErY-Soaps of all descriptions, SMELL
ing Salts, Eau de Cologne, Extract of Lem
on, Hair and tooth brushes, Bears oil Or.
ange- flower water. Rose water, Bay water,
Otto of r ose, Ok marrow, &c, sc.
Physicians furnished with medicines alta
small advance from cost.
J. 5. LEFFINGWELL.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-01-27

GCaptain James M: Turner, of the
California volunteers, arrived last night in
the Reindeer, as bearer Of dispatches from
the United States minister at Brazil and
win proceed this morning 10 Washington
The other passengers were, Mrs. S. G..
Steele, of Athens, N. Y. lady of Capt. G.
Steele, Of the volunteers; R Robert P. North,
OF N. Y, Secretary to Col. Stevenson; and
Lieut.. George D. Brewster, Of the volun-
teers, from West Point.
War had not yet broken out between
Brazil and the Argentine Republic, but was
daily expected. Brazil had ordered large
force to the Argentine frontier. 49,
y The passengers in the Reindeer were
brought up the city by the Pilot boat Robert
Mitchell, which greatly facilitated thetrans-
mission to Washington ofthe important ad-
vices brought by Captain Turner for the
Government. Y paper.
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HighIyA Important.
Arrival Of the Great yyester,.

John Bull in a pinch--Brothey jonathan send.
ing out acres Of Wheat and Corn to feed
Z ms starring miRions--Bread stnfs hare
tdken riz-G Great tumJiing dopn in the
Z prices o floods Iinnicum all aTake again.
The excitement among Produce dealers,
and while the Farmers are reapinp a rich
ha fvesl for their past labors by getting high
prices for their produce, which will make good
times and plenty oft.
The subscribers would respectfully an,
.nounce to all persons 10 this and surrounding
towns, the cheering news that the prices Of
most Kinds OF Goods have fallen off from 10
TO 70 per cent. in the Eastern cities since last
spring. which has enabled them to purchase
goods very low, consequently will sell them
AZ q great reduction, giving to the Farmers
great advantage by way of making money.
Se.itng produce high and buying goods cheap
Is the doctrine Of the. times. We are now re-
celving direct from New York very large
and well selected stock of goods, we'll adapt-
ed TO this market, and will be sold for ready
pay lone price only) at a very small advance
from cost, as we are determined to sell goods
for ready pay, having taken all things into
consideration and chalked them down told
and ,new) to low-wa,er mark, they are deter>
mined TO sell them t'whether or no,;' you
want to get the worth Of your money, come
to the "Cash and Ready Pay Store" where
greater inducements are TO be found for pays
ing out your cash than at any other establish
ment in the country. Bring along your butter,
cheese, dried apples, tallow, pork beans. bees,
wax, feathers, rags, fax seed, and most kinds
OF grain; also, little cash TO sweeten it, and
an extra team to carry home the goods you
get in exchange for your produce.
Ravenna, Oct. 1916. GILLETT g. Co.
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HOUSE PAINTING.

WTM. TAGG would respectfully inform
w the citizens of Ravenna and vicinity,
that he is prepared to do all kinds Of House
Painting and Glazing ,ip.ihe best style on the
shortest notice and as cheap as any other
painter in the country. His thop is over
VIM. Bonds wagon shop, few rods soutb
west OF the Court House.
Ravenna, Dec. g, Is4e. ty16.
DOoTS & SHOES.-HooD & STRyENa
- have just reed. a further supply of BootS
Il Shoes of every kind adapted to the season,
and made expressly to their order by one of
the best Manufacturers in Massac chr setts.
Purchasers will here find THE LARGEST
ASSORTMENT and THE LOWEST
PRICES, and their attention is invited TO the
following lisl of leading articles: 5
Mems thick peg'd. Boots Sl,75.
Do Kip do do goo. ~
Do do lined g. very stout ESQ.,.
Do Fine calf sew'd. dress and dbie. sole
Boots $3.50 S5.
Do do do buskins 62Rc. DO do
Sew'd. 75c.
Womans roam Ties soc. do. fine French
= Morocco Slips, 75c.
Mems thick peg'd. brogans 75c. Boys do
do soc.
Misses & Womens Morocco Lace Boots and
Caters.
Misses & Womens fine Kid Slips and walk
ing Shoes.
Chidrens Shoes & Boots of every kind.
Nov, H..