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Proposals for Timber fortbe Navy

BUREAU OF ORDNANCE, I
Nary Department, Nouember l6 lsc3
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
~ Timber, will be received at his Bureau until
three O'Clock p NJ. of the twentieth day of Dcccm-
Der next, for furnishing aud delivering under
tract at the several Navy Yards at Portsmouth.N N III
Boston, New OK, and Philadelphia, the following
described timber and plank. for Ordnance purposes
CLASS l. White Oak for Gun Carriages.
CLASS ii. White Pine and White Wood.
CLASS III. White Ash aud Hickory
CLASS ". Cum Logs.
Separate offers must be made for the supply al
each of the Navy Yards named and for the White
Oak and the Hickory, White W ood. White Ash and
lne but the offers must be for al of each descrip-
tion for each Navy Yard.
Bidders are referred to the Ordnance Officers at
the several Navy ards and stations and TO the Chief
of the Bureau of Ordnance. Navy Department who
will furnish them with printed schedules. giving
description OF the Timber" time of deliveries and
other particulars n. A. WISE.
noY23 lawlw thief of Bareau ad interim
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Administrators Sale,

DURSUANTto TO a License from the Hen Judge of
i Probate for the County of Cumberland. tho
subscriber will sell at Public Auction, on SATUR-
DAY. the twenty y-thrd day of January, A. D. 1864
at IL O'Clock NJ, on the premises, the following
described Real Estate. belonging TO the Estate Of
to wit: The lot of Land, with the story and half
House thereon situated the westerly side OF
Alder street, in said Portland and numbered -four
said street being the same which was conveyed
to said Weeks by Henry and Polly Green by their
Deed dated June 4th, ls4l, and recorded in the
Cumberland Registry of Deeds, Book 112. page 500
Said lot measures thirty five feet said street and
extends back abont ss,entyseyen feet, keeping the
width of thirty five feet.
For further particulars en9yiire of
LEWIS PIERCE,
Administrator of the Estate of Joseph w. Weeks.
Dec. Is 1868. decl9-dlw&
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Proposals for Cavalry Horses.
CAVALRY BUREAU,

CANALRr BUREAU,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF QUARTERMAsTrg
WASHINGTON, ID. c., November 25 is53
DROPoSALS are solicited and will be received at
u. this Office for the furnishing of CAVALRY
HORSES, to be delivered at Washington, ID. C.,
st. Louis, Mo, aud Chicago Ills.
The Horses TO comply with the following specif
cations, viz TO be from fftc,n tl5) TO sixteen Q6l
hands high from five t5l to nine 49, years DID, well
broken TO the saddle compactly built in good hesh
and free from all defects
The ability oftho bidder TO fulfil his agreement
must be guaranteed by two responsible persons,
whose signatures must be appended TO the guarantee
No proposal will be entertained unless the oath of
allegiance of tho person persons bidding shall be
on fie in this office.
The responsibility of the guarantors must be shown
by the Official certificate of the Clerk of the nearest
District Court or ofthe United States District Attor
nay.
Proposals must be addressed to Lieutenant Colonel
c. q. Sawtelle, Chief Quarterrnastcr Cavalry Bn-
reau. and be endorsed ON the envelope Proposals
for Cavalry Horses"
Cavalry horses agreeing with the above spcciRca-
honswill be purchased In open market at fair prices
at the following places, viz; New York City, Alba
ny, Buffalo and Rochester. N. r., Pittsburg Pa
Columbus. Ohio, Boston, Mass, Augusta, Ne, and
Madison. Wis.
c. q. SAwTELLE,
Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Quartermascr,
nov2s DIFF Cayarly Bureau.
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LEGAL & OFFICIAL.
U. $. MarsI,aI's Sale.

UNITED STATES or ANERIcA,l
District Of Maine, IS.
DURSUANl TO two Writs of YeDd: Expo: to me
Il directed from tue Hon Ashur Ware. Judge
the United States District Court within and for the
District OF Maine shall expose sell at Public
Vendue TO tho highest bidder therefor, the follow
ing property aud merchandise at the time and place
within said District. follows, viz:
THIRTr-NrHE BALLS RAGS, FoRrY-StNE
CASKS oFOID IRON, Two CASKS oe RAGS, EIgBr-
EES CASES BOTTLED GIN, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY
Pros OF LEAD. and Forty Pros OF TIN:
AT the CUSTOM HOUSE BUILDING, on Fore street
on Hedass fag, the hirfieth day ef December cur
rent, al 10 O'Clock 4. ~
The same having been decreed forfeit 10 the United
States in the District Court for said District and or
dered to be sold and the proceeds disposed OF accord
ing to law.
Dated al Portland. this fourteenth day of De-
celnber, A. d. 1858 Y. A. QUINBY,
U. s. Deputy Marshal Dist. of Maine.
decl4 dlst
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HnApquARrEns pmArr Rrsprzrous.

;, VIIIdII1. JtC. T. 1900. J
ORDERS No. 41-rhe streets Of Portland viii
~ hereafter be patroled BY a guard from Camp
Berry, and all soldiers found upon the streets not
having proper passes, will be arpsted and sent to
lamp Berry; aud any soldier four drunk OF behay.
ing N disorlcrly manner Will be sent immedlately
Inc iact OF soldier net belonging TO this Camp
Will not shield him from the penalty of this order
Z ny order Of Brig. Gen. Rt WILEY.
J.E. HARRISON
dec2-dtf Capt 9th Cav, Act. Asst Adj't Gen.
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For Sale or to Let
For Sale.

In q Gorham, miles from the vii
ASdA ~ lage, beautiful Farm, containing
1ft~6 100 acres of excellent rand, on the
aff IEi1 read to Scarborough in an excellent
u23zss559A413z neighborhood. Buildings good,
house II storied, 2sx36; barn SKIS; two good or
chards, ono of them just beginning to bear all The
land fit for cultivation; plenty of wood for home
consumption; one-half mile from school, miles
from grist aud saw mills.
For further particulars inquire of N. BROWN,
233 Congress street, Portland, or at the premises
where any information may be obtained.
decl1 d3ws RUFUS FOGG.
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FOR SALE.

-. House and Lot, No. 2il Congress street.
IN; next cast of Stone Church, occupied by Ir
#Sil lleald
l--- Wooden House aud Lot. in rear of above
with privilege of passage-way from Congress street
Hacker estate No. PIG Congress street, corner O.
Pearl opposite universalist Church.
Brick House and Lot, next cast of Hacker prop
eriy.
Wooden House aud Lot No. 30 Watcryilll street.
House and Store No. l3 Free street.
Store No. 1s6 Fore street, occupied by Alpheus
Libby.
The above will be sold on long credits, aud at
sonabic prices, to close up the estate of N. Wsiow,
deceased. EDWARD FOX, Executor.
decl7 fweod
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PORTLAND ME, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2s 1868.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Help the Sick and Wounded.
THECHRISTlAN COMMISSION

rs now fully organized so that 1t can reach the
soldiers In all parts of the army with stores and
religious reading and instruction.
Its object Is the spiritual aud temporal walfare of
the soldiers and sailors IL distributes it's stores by
means of Christian men, who 20 without nay and
give personally to those who need, ACCOMMODATING
each distribution by words of religious counsel and
cheer. and by such personal attention as may be
needed.
The main object of tho COMMISSIONS is the religious
welfare of the soldiers but they find that they best
succeed in this by first ministcring to the bodily
wants, and then pointing to Christ.
At the present time the Commission are doing all
in their power to aid soldiers who starving in
the prisons in Richmond and for this purpose need
large sums of money.
Funds are much needed to procure religious read
lieve all stores entrusted to will be faithfully dis
trbuted.
For further information. directions and documents
address HENRY III. BURGESS, 50 Commercial street,
Portland.
Money may be sent to CYRUS SruRpryANr. rs
Commercial street Portland and stores to any men,
Der of the Army Committee
Where more convenient stores and money may be
sent to GEORGE H. STUART, Esq, 10 Bank street,
Philadelphia
The members of the Commission are
George II Stuart. Esq. Philadelphia,
Rev. Rollin II. Neao, ID. d., Boston
Charles Demond, Esq, Boston,
Rev. Bishop Z: s. James. d. d.. New York,
Mitchell NJ. Miller. Esq, Washington,
John T. Grocer, Esq, Philadelphia,
Jay Cooke, Esq. Philadelphia,
Rev. NJ. l. K. ?. Thompson. Cincinnati,
Col. Clinton b. Fisk, ST. Louis, +
John v. Farwell. Esq. Chicago.
T.R. HAYES, AJCHAsE.
Army Com. Portland Y. N. C. association.
noyI9 ed3n
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VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE.
Good Location for a Hotel.

~. That valuable and centrally located House
t..;i and Lot, Ne 81 India street, for many
Mi.i years owned and occupied by General Samu-
-<.e,H- 81 fessenden is offered for sale.
The Lot il 10 feet on India street, extending back
III feet-conainDg nearly II 600 feet of land. The
House is three storied, IL in good repair, and
tains fifteen rooms, besides many closets and other
conyeniences; has gas fixtures throughout; II also
has a large flow of PURE AQUEDUCr WATER,
which is very desirable; also a large Wood House
and Barn.
This good piece of property upon which 10 Inske c
improvements II may be fitted for FIRST
Class BOARDING HOUSE, or a SECOND
Glass HOTEL
Its near proximity 10 the terminus of the Grand
Trunk Railway and to ths wbarses of the Boston
and other steamers, makes the location desirable
one for a Hotel.
This lot might be improved with profit 10 any me-
clianc or other person having means, by the erec-
tion of Tenemen's. its large depth afording ample
space for block of eight or ten buildings.
For further particulars enquire Of
WI. II. JERRfS, Argus Office.
Portland, Dee. s, 1868 dec11 MWFtf
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THE CROss-BEARER.

by Rev. DIR. KIRK. Square l2mo, pp POS 81.
The North American Review pronounees this ga
work. in lis mechanical execution surprisingly
tasteful and attractive; in its wealth OF deyout
thought and sentiment not unworthy TO be a com
panion volume cfthe Gospel whence is Inspiration
came"
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HOLIDAY GIFTS.
Books for Presents
SNOW-FLAKEs.

CHATTER FROM THE BOOK OF NATURE
Square 12mo, PIP. 4s. Cloth Gilt So
This is of the most unique gift books of the
season. elt gantly printed and bound containing
over 200 varieties of the crystals from the clouds
derived from Transactions Of the Roy al Society of
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MEMOIR OF DANIEL Stafford.

A dstir guished President of one of our New Eng.
land Colleges declares this TEE BEST MEMOIR he
ever read.
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TJNllE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders Of the
Il Portland & Forest Avenue Railroad Co, will be
held at the store of NJ. e. Palmer l44 Middle street
ON Monday, the 4th day of January A. ID. 1864, at
O'Clock, T. NJ, to choose Directors for the ensuing
year Also to sc il the Company will agree to and
accept the right of way as granted in and by an
order passed by the Mayor and Aldermen OF the
City of Portland, Dee. 7th 1868. Also to act upon
any other busim ss which may legally before
them. NJ. G. PALMER, Scc'y.
dpc2leod-9w
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Fl AIM RS r
n ARTIFICIAL LEG,
NJ Patronixed by Government.

TNHIS world-renowned invention which received
u the Great Prize Medal at the Worlds Fair is
regarded as the only reliable Artificial Leg now
made. II IL worn by upwards Of six thousand per-
sons embracing all classes, ages and profe n
Is too well known TO require extended description as
all Information concerning IL is embraced in the de-
scriptive pamphlet, which is sent free to all who ap-
ply.
sH-SOLDIERs Of all the NEW ENGLAND grArxs
supplied without charge Very large numbers of
soldiers being supplied at the Boston House is
Green street. Apply to PALMER 4 CO..
octis w6su Boston. Mass.
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CARD. NEAL.

INGHfEEN years age, l had the pleasure of In.
a Producing here a new system OF Life Assurance
Tho MUTUAL BENEFir" SYSTEM. II has gone
on from that day. steadily growing ia public favor
till its policies number about 81 1000; its accumua.
ton amounts TO over fire Millions. though it has
paid to IFS members trO millions in profits and
losses TO the amount Of more than three millions
s. Three years ago, the Comptroller of Now York
reported this oice TO be IN better condition than
any othcrin the country, foreign domestic by
prospcred aud this year issues nearly $500 new poi
ieies: The profits are now 9ffB per cent yearly We
require only one half cash and grant policies in any
Forfeiting.
Now Is the time to enter or enlarge; and would
remind al Interested that by entering now, before
the next dividend is declared they save the actual
cost Of one whole years premium.
JOHN NEAL, Agent.
no'5o2aw3w 80 & 50 Exchange Street.
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81 Tho undersigned, tfor the past summer
-LET> engags d in carrying on Mrs.. q. Harmons
f0A shop.l has now located himself in the shop
14L-4 SO Ion occupied by Mr. John AyeriiI at
the head of I'm ion Wharf and is prepared to do
SMITH WORE in all its branches.
Particular att ention paid to SHOEING HORSES,
especially those that troubled by inferycringD
this branch of the business he has been very success
full, aud wARK-A .NTs A CURE IN ALL CASES, after
fair trial.
Es-Cash paying customers arc invited TO call.
A. ID. TYLER
Portland, Nov l6, 1853 6w MW&F
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REPOsING IN JESUS.
THE BLOOD OF JESUS.

The true secret of grace aud strength by Re,
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The last two works are exceedingly rich in III,
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and lie power to bless the soul.
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How Heroes Die.

ARmoRY SQUARE HOSPITAL.
Washington, Dec. 10th, 1858.
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ORIENT.

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BEAUTIFUL NEW JUVENILES

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-04-13
The Reformation of Drunkards.

While adjourning some years ago IN
the State OF North Carolina, | visited frc-
quently at the house of a venerable man,
whom | soon learned to love and esteem
as one of the best of his species. During
one of my first visits at his home, after we
bad finished the evening meal, and as the
shades of night drew on, We were sitting
together in conversation, when suddenly
be touched me, and rising from his seat,
beckoned to me to follow Lin. He went
out at the door and proceeded silently to
a little closet attached to a piazza in the
rear of the house. Entering this little
consecrated place he knelt, and complied
with his evident wish, and Inelt at his
side. There in unuttered, and as | hope
not unaccepted prayer, We remained for a
while and then returned to the pleasant
social circle. Had I not known the man,
the act might have savored of ostentatious
piety-bpt it did not thus impress me-
On the other hand it raised my esteem for
him and was one of the many indications
Of a truly christian walk and conversation,
which continued during all my intercourse
with this worthy man to please and to in
struct ne. Nay moro, and it is in this
connection that | mention Linn, the re
membrance of his many virtues and his
useful happy life has tended with other
similar examples greatly to strengthen my
faith in that which we are so often tempted
to doubt, viz: the permanent reformation
Of drunkards for he was, up to fifteen
years of the time at which | became &C
quainted with him; a most incorporate
man. He said that after many ineffectu-
al struggles against the ruinous habit which
had brought him tothe lower depths Of mis-
cry, he resolved one day, with a solemn vow
to God, forever to abstain. So serious was
lie in this resolution, that be deliberately
wrote it down and laid it away in his desk
Year after year established his reformation
and as the anniversary of that days OF
which he wrote his resolution rolled around
he was in the habit of reading it over AM
offering up thanksgiving to God, who ha,
enabled him faithfully to regard it. Will
concerning this instance of tie permaUen
success of reformation we can say, it
one of mauy, shall we be discouraged Tx
hundreds who once gave fair signs of
similar change, have returned to the cup
Man is weak at best-donbly so when IN
der the influence of that habit of which "
speak Hence long patience and forbear
ance should be exercised to the inebriat
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-04-13
THE SORGHUM SUGAR CANE.
rHoRouau MATURITY IMPORTANT.

$3.50
Sugar cane should be thoroughly ripen-
ed. Where TIE design is only to produce
syrup, this is an important desideratun ;
but for sugar making, it may be considered
as absolutely essential. 1t. is folly to ex-
pect any high degree ofsuecess in obtain
ing true cane crystals of sugar, except from
cane which is.quite ripe and then only
the better portion of the stalk should be
used-the top end being cut eff for stock
feeding, or TO manufacture into syrup.
We pointed opt the necessity for care
in this direction IN our last years edition
of this work, since when we have seen
nothing to uusettle the conviction then *
pressed on the contrary, all our observa-
tions and experiments prove the ~soundness
Of these conclusions. The juice from well
%ripened canes is totally different from that
expressed from those which are Immature.
That of the latter holds suspended, or in
solution, a large amount of green albumi-
nous and other extractive matter, which it
is difficult to wholly remove 10 the defeca-
ting process, without their first entering
into combination which oppose the forma-
lion, in the syrup, of cane crystals. As the
ripening of the cane goes toward, these
SUBSTANCES are undergoing constant change
until fiji lily, atthe period Of perfect matu-
rity, sCme are greatly lcssened, and other:
disappear altogether.
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Buffers PERoUIsITEs.-"Thre ships, two
steamers and one bark" These vessels will
arrive at Long WHAT to-day, about nine
o'clock. They contain the immense wealth
accumulated byeGen. Butler and staff, while
stationed at New Orleans, which is estima-
ted at about six millions dollars. There are
two boots full of diamonds, one tea-chest of
children's silver mugs, one cradle full of la
dies gold hairpins, two bandboxes of PIN
cushions, one coal hod of mosaic brooches,
two clothes baskets of altar ornaments, sew
entesn valises of gold and silver watches,
twenty-one strawberry boxes of gold rings,
Stolen from ladies while walking in the
Streets two sugar boxes of silver door plates
and knobs, and stockings full of decanter la
bells, sixteen segar boxes of gold pens and
silver ever-pointed pencil cases, twenty-one
pianos, Zone for each of the staff two church
organs, "a little out Of tune,) one hack, five
poodles, six stations, and various other arti-
cles too numerous to mention. Col. French,
on his return, will bring the remainder oil
the lot.-Boston Ecening Gazette.
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EeR THE SPIRIT oF THE AGE.
n


TIE DEATH OF W.. d. SCARBOROUGH.
Thou art gone from thy Cottage home, DANIEL;
And far from Us you sleep;
While we sigh for thy footsteps near, DANIEL,
While we in sorrow weep.
Thou hast died far away, on Maryland's shore,
True son of thy country didst go;
Thou viii go with thy comrades to battle no more,
But will rest from troubles below.
With an eye dimmed with tears I muse on thee now,
As I think Of thy last words when here,
Obi DANIEL, 1 seem to hear thy love VOW,
When you parted from ne with q tear.
Thy last words on earth were 10 me, gentle one,
Even now I hear thy request,
Sister, if 1 come home no more,
Hope we shall meet with the best.
When sick far away, he talked of his home,
Of how he longed to be near,
"My Sister SO dear, 1 would see her once more,
But die so far away here"
My Brother is gone-he will come home no more
May we meet where hearts are ne'er riven-
When l cross to the bright-the golden bright shore
May I meet my dear Brother IN Heaven.
MAGGIE OF WkkE.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-04-13

BoRRowING Cn1LDREN.-Says the Fayette-
vile Observer {" A oman with a child in
her arms and leading another, applied to the
proprietor of one of our factories a few days
ago for some yarn, representing herself to be
the vile of a soldier in the army. She received
at once an order on the Superintendent at
the mill for two punches, ofcourse at the very
lowest price. At the mill the Superintendent
kne" her to be a single woman, with no hus.
band or children, and that she had borrowed
the childrens to enable her to get the yarn to
sell again at nearly three times as much as
she paid for it.n