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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-22
CITY AND COUNTY.

Celebration of WashInGtOn's birthday.
President Lincoln has invited the loyal citi-
zens of all the states TO observe this day; by
public assemblies and otherwise and the
very general wish on the part of our citizens
that there should be some appropriate notice
taken of the day here has resulted in arrange
ments by which the day will be celebrated by
the ringing of bells at II o'clock NJ. and at sun.
down, by the firing OF salute OF one hundred
guns at noon, and by meeting of the citizens
in Mechanics Hall at q o'clock P. M. Atthis
meeting Washing toms Farewell Address will
be read. Many OF our prominent citizens will
occupy the platform, and brief speeches will
he made. All are invited to be present The
ladies are especially invited to attend, and the
galleries will be reserved for their use The
arrangements are in the hands of an efficient
committee.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-22

BuckWheat FlOur.-Just receiysu eight tons Of
Buckwheat Flour consignment which We offer fo7
sale lower than be bought else where IN this citv
uAS dt DRAPER & JLARK
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BE IL enacie1 6.c


Sect. l. The school committee shall reouire
the daily reading of some portion OF the RI.
Die, without written note or oral comment. in
the public schools, but they shall REQUIRE no
scholar TO read from any particular version
whose parent or guardian shall declare that he
has conscientious scrupes against allowing
him to read thereirOm, nor shall thew eyer d.
rect any school books calculated to favor tho
tenets oi a2y particular sect OF chris tians n
DO purchased or used ia any of the nublic
schools.
Sec. 2. The twenty.seventh section of the
thirty eighth chapter of the General St.n,..s
is hereby repealed.
Mr. Books Of Medford moved TO .econsid
er the vote whereby the bill was ordered IN hs
engrossed, A motion TO suspend the rules IN
allow immediate action, was lost
OLIVER WARNER, secretary Of the common,
wealth, transmitted the annual abstracts of tLa
returns relating to the poor and to indiypnt
cnliuren IN the several cities and towns in
Massachusetts. Referred to the colnmittse an
public charitable institutions. VI
Passed 10 be Endcted-Bills TO incorporate tho
colonization Society relating to proceedings
IN equity to reduce the capital stock of the
central Bank in Worcester; to prohibil sem
ing near the outlet Of Lagoon Pond in Dukes
county S'
Message from the Governor.-A MESSAGE ros
received from his excellency the goyernor
transmitting copies OF certain correspondence
between the adjutant general OF this common.
wealth and Major Strong, assistant adiutant
general on the staff of Maj. Gen. b. +. Butler
ol the u D. volunteers, commanding the de-
partment OF New England in November Iost
relating to the disposition to be made of ,5o
18th regiment OF Massachusetts volunteer in
,,antry' loelng the same regiment assigned bv
his excellency to Gen. Butler with his assent
under date OF Oct. 5th,) incidentally bearin"
upon the recruitment Of troops. c0ncernins
winch Information was asked by the order 20 |
me house dated Jan 10, Tho MESSAGE and
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-22

The Free Public Library will not be open
today.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-22

+, See woman N another column, picking Nambuc
Grapes for SpeeTs Wine Its admirable article used
in hospitals and by the first class families in Paris LON
dom and New York. in preference to old poit wine 1t
Is worth trial, as il gives great satisfaction.
iel5 deodIy
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-22

RN IT G Q n D ERTA KER.
His Coffin Warerooms at 50 Front street. where can
always be found large assortment of Collins of all DIFF
ferent KINDS Of patterns Mentae and Walnut Caskets
OF all sizes Coffin Plates and Robes of the best pattern
and material Residence SO Front street. dtf auj4
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-22

The New York Evening Post states that
Gen. Burnside's force is to be increased to forty
thousand men.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-22

ULIOE OOU XII tSltTUHyy OTIaTIGS Tar
melee, for neglecting to support his family,
was sentenced to the house of correction for
one month. Peter Maxwell, for being drunk,
was fined 81 and costs, and committed. Mi.
chael and Mary Coughan, for assault and bat.
terry on Ambrose McKenna, were fined, the
man So and half the costs, and the wife 81 and
half the costs. Both appealed and were com
mitted. Michael Coughlan, for selling liquor
on two counts, was fined $40 and committed
to the house of correction for twenty days on
each count and put under $1,000 not to sell
within year. He appealed, and was COM
mitted in default of bail. Mary Coughlan
was up for selling liquor, and discharged
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hnS ConteasIon and Experience of nm In
'su:-fu ollShed for the benefit and as warning and
biI,s 10 young men who suffer from Nervous DE
time ttbaure DECAY, &c supplying at the same
means OF Self Cure, by one who cured birnseIf
toe eeng putt great expense through medical mpoi
aaVn anu 4niGkery Single copies may be mad of the
STutnor, NAIiANIEL MAYFAIR, ESQ Bedford Kincs
elope dJtayx rva,a,tStu "'"IeSseu en-
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-22

A LETTER supposed to contain a valuable
ncosure, is held at the post office in this city,
for imperfect direction 1t is directed to "Wm.
T. Nichols, Esq" but without the name of
any town to indicate where it should be sent.
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r., Horse Blankets and Army HsImnkets.-
THOSE in want had better calf ON j. NJ. FOLLANSBEE
No. washington Square, before purchasing dtfol9
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skaters who require strength OF limbs and supple
Mss OF me points, should use DIR Sweets Infaie Iiu-
mehl' sud by Druggists every where. d&wIm rs
The Portland daily press., 1862-08-29
From our Regular Correspondent
Letter from the State CapitaI.

Ulcers Of nine months ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
for old egiments-Appointmen
AUGUSTA, Aug. 20, 1862.
EDS. PRESS For the benefit of persons in
rested, ! will here state the mode by which
iyill be offcered.
As officers to be commissioned In drafted
ompanies officers elect of the enrolled militia,
{ corresponding rank, will be detailed, and
le regimental officers for drafted regiment
ill be elected by the Line officers of the reg
nent. In company of volunteers, the ofli-
ers TO be commissioned will be elected by the
iembers of the company, and the rcgimental
ilcers of regiment of volunteers will be
lected by the Line officers of the regiment, as
the case of a drafted regiment.
Hence it will be seen that the appointment
these officers is in no respect in the hands of
the Governor, and will further state, that
With the solitary exception of surgeons for
volunteer regiments, none of the staff officers
Ia regiment are appointed by the Governor.
"a volunteer regiments, chaplains are cleo
led by the field officers, and the commanders
~ COMPANIES. III uTdlteu regiments, lieSe Oh
GERS are appointed by Colonies. Quarter
iasters, suffers, hospital stewards, and the
on-commissioned staff, are appointed by colo
els both in volunteer and drafted regiments.
j. g. NJ. Furbish, of your city, Adjutant of
he 9th Regiment, and Post Adutant stationed
ere with Major Gardiner, has politely fur
ished me, for publication in your paper, the
blowing statement, drawn from records in his
ilice, of the humber ofrecruits enlisted in the
tate up to August 25th, for the old Regi-
llents, and reported at his office:
I'd, 66; 3d, rs; 4th, %; 9TH, IL; 9th, los;
tn, IS; Sth, 139; 9th, 20; 10th, 115; 1lth, 254;
9TH, 8; 18th, 2; 10th, 8; Cavalry, 95; I'd Bat
'ry, l6; Sd, g; 4th, g; 9TH, %; 9th, IL; I'm
ssgned, u. Total, 1921.
The following appointments have been made
nee my last;
VIM. T. Smith, of Augusta, LIST Lieut.. Co.
:, 18th Regiment; Edward II. Wilson, of
umberland, ID Lieut.. Co. G, 18th Regiment;
ev. A. }. Bates, Of Lincoln, Chaplain, ID
egmcnt. SKIRMIsnER.
The Portland daily press., 1862-08-29
Effects of Political Mesmerism.

A few years since we had class of travel
ing mesmerisers, more common than now. who
would bring their subjects upon the stage, put
them into the abnormal state,r and then so
control them as to make them believe whatey-
er they told them,-no matter how absurd the
/. statement-and feel and act precisely as if the
imagination were reality. For example-gve
one of the subjects an orange, and tell him it
was plug Of tobacco, and he would immedi-
ately commence to drool, and slobber and per-
haps vomn, as though, instead of choice
tropical fruit, it was the veritabe Virginia
weed that he was passing into his stomach
Then the operator would change his manipu-
lations, and, giving the subject.a raw potato,
or skunk cabbage, tell him il was a pome-
granate, or a banana, and he would chew it
with perfect gusto, swallow it down with
relish, and smack his lips for more No mat
ter what was told the delnded dupe by the op-
orator, he would believe it, act upon his false
belief, and thus become the mere tool of the
manipulation, under whose guidingw will all his
thoughts revolved.
Now there is a class of political manipua-
tors who exert an almost, if not quite, equal
control over the wills and actions of their VIC
Tins. There are all over the State class of
persons-not large, it is true and fast growing
beautifully less-who have been put into this
abnormal state, so that if you give them the
soundest maxims of democracy, and the ma
nipulaters sing out "abolitionism," they will
commence to snuff as though an African odor
was troubling their olefactories, and indulge in
all sorts of demonstrations indicative of dis
gust, and sickness at the stomach. Under the
"spep' that is upon them, they are made TO
gulp down the most loathsome aud offensive
political garbage, as a turkey buzzard will COB
BILE down carrion; they are ready to see in ne
gro bondage the very essence of democracy,
and to recognize in the internal rebellion,
forced upon the country by slave oligarchy
nothing more or less than the patriotic efforts
of the rebels TO free themselves from the ty-
ranny of a 'black republican" administration.
Changing the programme, we find, under
this species of political mesmerisin, that moth
ing may be more offensive to the subject than
the maxims of old-llshioncd democracy Give
him piece of old Tom Jcilerson-an extract
from his writings on the negro question-and
the moment the manipulation sings out "aboli-
tionism," he casts it from him as an unclean
thing, and heaves and vomits as though he
would throw up and relieve himself of even the
thought and remembrance of the author of
the Declaration of Independence. At the
recent convention in this city, the operators,
by their passes and manipulations, brought the
convention into a state under which Bion
Bradbury, the last March eulogzer of Presi-
dent Lincoln, was swallowed down as the en-
bodiment Of opposition to the administration;
The Portland daily press., 1862-08-29
DOMESTIC PORTS.

NEW oRLEANs-Ar below 18th. brig Experiment
Gilbert, Baltimore.
PENsACoLA-In port loth bark Topeka Church,
New York.
BALTMoRE-Cld 25th, brig Canada, Bennett.
Brazil.
Sid 25th. ship Idaho. Chapman, Swan Point, to In
ish ldg for San Francisco
Observation-Disclosures 25th, brig Delhi. Darnaby,
Below, bark John Payson, from Key West; brig
Lucrctia from Mediterranean.
Ar 25th, brigs Benjamin Carver. Perry, Cardenas;
Fortress Monroe.
CID 25th schs r. W Dillon. for Fortress Monroe;
CID 26th. brig Irene. Coffin. Bath; sehs J Brooks
Griffin. and / w Dyer, McDuie, Portland.
ELIZABMEIiipoRf-Cld M 18th, sch Washington,
ALBANIA 23d, sch II Barnes Raymond.
Boston.
Ar 25th, schs Convert West. and Empire. Crosby,
Sid 25th. schs Saginaw, Crosby, Boston; A Ste
vens. do Falcon, New London
NEW luRk-Ar 2iih. ship Albion. Williams, Iiv-
erpool; bark Fanny, Herriek, hey West; brig Benz
Deano, Baxter, Rio Grande
Also ar 18th schs otter Rock, Cox Cas,ine; Kos
suth Lee, Newburyporti snow Drift, Snow, and
Henrietta. Shaw, Providence.
cid 2ith. bark Edwin. Nugent, Antwerp; brig u +
Nash Ramsdell, Marsciles Sarah Flags, Rumbuli,
rarragona achs Susan, Bearse. Boston; Sarah, Ben
son, Philadelphia.
Also cid 18th ship Robert Treat. for Londonderry;
brig iequonnock. Barnes. Boston.
Ar 2sth. brig Baron de Castine ST Pierre.
NEW LoNDON-Ar 2ith brig Young. Cook,
Calais.
NEW HAFEN-Ar 18th, sch ANarado, Alling,
Calais.
PRoYIDENCE-Ar 26th, schs X Baker, Jr, kel-
lev Baltimore; Mary Ehza, Albany.
PAWfUCkET-Ar 26th, sch James Parker, Gil
derslceye, RondOut.
BRIsroL-Ar 2sth, sch John NJ Parker. King,
New York.
NEWPoRT-Ar 26th, sch Elizabeth, Remick, Els
worth for Norwich.
BOSrON-Ar 27th. brigs Lady of the Lake. Has
kc Elizabethport; Forest, Perry, do; Beatrice,
Str0ut do.
CID 25th bark undine, Thompson, New Orleans.
NEW BEDFoRD-Ar 27th sch lioi, Eldridge,
East iimdman. Ct
Sid 9th. schs Secor. Robbins. and Ellen Rod
man. Bowman. New York.
FALL RivEI-Ar 18th, sch Lucy Robinson. Da-
Wis. New York.
soMERsET-Ar 23d sch Argus. Croweli. New
York.
Sid 2ith schs VIM A Crocker. Eudcott, Philadel-
phia
Sid 25th, sch Orion Davis, Albany.
TAuNrON-Ar 2jth, sch Mantle. White, Fhila-
dcphia.
SULLIVAN-Ar 23d, schs Union, Foss, Boston,
Henry Clay. Blaisdci Providence.
Sid oath, sehs Alice X Stratton, Boston; quick
step. Richardson New Bedford.
CAsrINE-Sld 25th sch Ruth Thomas, Perkins,
New York.
BANGoR-Ar 26th schs Pierce, Taplcy. and Eliza
beth, Wasson, Newport; saxon, snow, Bostonj Eh-
zabeth, Gray, Bath; Aurora, Berry, Salem
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and apologies for rebellion, and denunciations
atty to the Union and Constitution. Under the
"spelr' some of the Jameson men were in
duced to turn square about, and eat the very
filth which last year disgusted them, and pro-
duced vomiting from Winthrop Hall, and even
our usually sagacious friend Bradbury, we fear,
was made, by the same influence, to regard
conelave of conspirators as asband of patriots,
and to see in their Vaccinations short cut
to political glory.
We have seen some exhibitions of this pot-
ical mesmerism in our recent newspaper expe-
rience. While publishing the Bath Times-an
old Democratic paper-we were accustomed to
receive compliments from a class of gentlemen,
who undoubtingly received the doctrine as we
exhibited it, and would swear for our deinoc-
racy by all the saints in the calendar. But
when we gave them precisely the same doc
trines in the Press, without so much change as
the dotting of an /, or the crossing of {, be-
cause it was labelled differently, they turned
up their nasal organs, and complained of the
rank smell of dbolitionism. The label and
the manipulation determined all. We know
dozens of such. They swallow anything, and
will digest like an ostrich, so long as "Democ-
racy" is written upon it in the handwriting
of their controlling spirits. But let them find
an article labelled "abolitionism," in the same
handwriting, and though it be the wisest par
agraphs in Washington's Farewell Address, or
the choice gems in Jackson's proclamation
against notification, they will make up wry
faces, and reject it with the most superlative
disgust. Such is the power of political mes
mprism
The Portland daily press., 1862-08-29

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by tho
- undersigned at Augusta Maine until the ID day
of Sept, 1852. at O'Clock Y. NJ for the following
articles to be delivered in equal quantities ut Camps
"E ID. keyes," Augusta, abraham lincoln" Port
land and John Pope" Bangor, by the 10th day Of
September. 1862 viz:
5000 Tin Plates.
5000 Tin Dippers,
900D Knives,
5000 Forks.
Samples of the articles required may be seen at
Room No. q, state House, Augusta.
Proposals will be received for the whole quantity OF
Tin Ware. for lots of not less than 300 scs also
separate bids for thel knives and forks.
The undersigned reserves the right to reject all bids
If he deems them unsatisfactory.
THOS. &. j. BAILY,
lst Lieut., 1Ith Inf, A. A. Q. VI.
Augusta, Aug -, 1862. tsep2
The Portland daily press., 1862-08-29
Notice Of rorcclosurc.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber. josh
~ ua r. Hawkes., of Windham in the County OF
Cumberland and State OF Maine claims by mortgage,
two certain tracts Of land and the buildings thereon
situate in said windhaul being the same conveyed in
mortgage TO Frank ID. Hanson by Samuel X. Kemp.
by hi, deed of Nav 5th A. D. 1851, recorded In the
Cumberland Registry of Deeds, book 2o page 25,
which mortgage was duly assigned TO me by the said
Frank d. Hanson, the l4th day of june a. ID lsos,
will appear by assignment thereof recorded "a said
Registry book 29i page 2i7, TO which records here
by refer for a more particular description OF said
property The condition of said mortgage has been
broken by reason whereof hereby elaira a foreco-
sure of the same. -
dated at wlndham August 27th. 1852,
w3wil JOSHUA X. HAWKES..
The Portland daily press., 1862-08-29
SELECT SCHOOL.
City Of Portiand.-Eleciion Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given that In pursuance Of War
~ rants from the Mayor and Aldermen Of the City
of Portlaod the nabitants thereof qualified accord
ing 10 law to for State and Count Ofcers will
meet in their respective Ward Rooms usual places
Of meeting, ON Monday the eighth day of September
next ten O'Clock In the forenoon then and there
TO give in their votes for Governor four Senators,
and four Representatives in the State Legislature.
for County Treasurer, County Commissioner, County
Attorney, Register of Deeds, and Sheriff for tho
County Of Cumberland and a Representative 10 Con-
gress. The polls said day OF election to remain
open until four O'Clock in the afternoon whom they
shall be closed.
The Aldermen Of said City viii be- In open session
at the Ward Room in the New City building fen-
trance ON Myrtle street, from nine o'clock In the
forenoon to one O'Clock in the afternoon, each Of
the three secular days next preceding said day OF
election. and from three O'Clock to fve O'Clock In
the afternoon the last Of said three secular days
for the purpose of receiving evidence Of the qua-
cations of voters whose have not been enter
ed the lists Of qualified voters In and for the seve-
raj Wards. and for correcting said lists.
j. NJ. HEATH, City Clerk.
Portland, August ., 1862. dd
The Portland daily press., 1862-08-29

NY~One of the novelties near the Post Office.
esterday, was drum corps of the Tom Thumb
rder, consisting of perhaps half dozen little
,llows, not much taller than common drum
le salvation of the country depended upon
ich blow, They did well, however, in max
lg music for the recruiting tents-all they
ould do in their country's behalf, and when
/ do as much in proportion to their means
lad ability, the country will be safe.
The Portland daily press., 1862-08-29
DISASTERS.

barqhc h,sahua, toi babtofl nri ifom new Iork
for Bristol T.. spoken 2lst in lat 40 a. Ion "a Is
wit h loss of foremost main and mizzen topmasts,
with all the sails and rigging attached, having been
dismanfed in the hurricane of the 19th would put
into Boston New York for repairs.
Capt Jordan and the crew of brig Hobart. of East
port, were landed at Sciy the 6th inst. by the
Bremen brig Jeannetfe who took them off tho brig.
The Hobart abandoned In a sinking state on the
4th inst. about 800 miles w from Scilly. She encoun-
LAT AZ % N Ion IS 10 w, she sprung a serious leak.
The weather becoming very stormy, and the endeay-
to get her TO port appearing quite hopeless. che
of their effects, taken board the Jeannette
on the 6th inst.
Lazaretto, Aug. 25.-The brig Abner Taylor. from
Trinidad de Cubr for Philadelphia, 10 this
ton this afternoon, and will be detained for day
two for ventilation, she lost one of her the
passage.
The Portland daily press., 1862-08-29
SDirituu:l1iSnal.

~ H. FOSTER. Test Medium. from New York,
~. having recently returned ffom Europe, viii
give secances at No. 30 Chestnut Street Hours ffom
10 O'Clock a. NJ to 4. Nj.
Persons who desire to witness the remarkable man.
Hesitation of printing names ON the arm, can now
have an opportunity.
Portland, Aug. ~, 1862 div
The Portland daily press., 1862-08-29
Another Great Patriotic Demonstration.

Yesterday afternoon, at clock, the bells
commenced ringing, and rung for half an hour,
calling the people together in front of the Post
Office to take council together, and revive
the camp-fres of liberty. Many of the busi-
ness houses were closed, and patriotism became
the business Of the hour. In consequence of
indications of rain, and the breaking down of
the temporary stage erected for the speakers,
the multitude, escorted by Poppenburg's and
the Portland Bands, marched to the New City
Hall, which was soon filed in every part. 1t
was one of those crowds which Portland
knows so well how to get up at the shortest
notice, when the occasion is not wanting. The
ladies filed the galleries and anti-rooms, and
hundreds were unable to get within hearing
distance. 1t was our fortune to be of this lat
ter class. We barely reached the door of the
Hall, while one of the most distinct speakers
was on the stand, but his words were greek to
us; the distance, the noise from the street, and
the movement of hundreds of feet on the iron
starways and the marble floors below, render
ing it utterly impossible to distinguish any
thing but the rounds of applause, which might
Dc Htdih tiiC Wiitit itbStu VI bhC SbStt. ~
a friend we are indebted for what follows:
That after the meeting was called to order
it was addressed in speeches of thrilling elo-
quence by Hon. F. o. J. Smith, Rev. f. c.
Bolles of the Universalist Church, Calvin
Record, Esq, of Auburn, and Captains Tolman
and Dooley of this city. Soul-stirring music
was furnished by the two bands. At a season.
abl hour the meeting adjourned till 1-2
o'clock in the evening.
EVENING.
AT an early hour, the hall was again crowd
ed to its utmost limits. The Mayor presided
Telling speeches were made by Geo. +. Emery,
ESQ, Maj. Jona. Cilley of the Maine cavalry,
who was severely wounded at Winchester, and
who appeared upon the stage with his arm in
sling; Geo. T. Child, of Mass, Mr.. Boyd of
he young recruits, Hon. +. O. J. Smith, Rev.
II. Stebbens of the 1st Parish, Mr.. L. G. Mel
ow, Mr.. Amber, Hon. Charles Holden, and
Mr.. ii. G. Cole. The speeches were general
y to the point Mr.. Smith took occasion to
fiend good taste by an attack upon the gov
rnment Of the city and the business men of
'ortland, which was shown to be entirely un-
allied for, unjust and groundless, by state
lents of facts made by the Mayor. But for
his, there would have been no disturbing ce-
lent introduced into the meeting 1t was
ttated that Of the 241 constituting the nine
ilonths quota, nearly 200 are already received.
leveral patriotic songs and glees were sung by
|nembers of the young recruits, several new
ames were added to the roll, several patriotic
ieces were performed by the band, and at 10
clock the meeting adjourned in the best of
pirits.