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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-31

A Chinese boy, who was learning English,
came across the passage in his Testament,
1--WE have piped unto You, and We have not
danced, ''and rendered it thus: ave have toot,
foot to you what's the matter you no Jump"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-31
Portland and New York steamers.
SEMI-wEEKLY LINE.

The splendid and fast Steamships
SSGS ''CHESAPEAKE," Capt. WILLETT
$3.50 WOOD. win until further notice. h run
as follows:
Leave Browns Wharf, Portland, every wEDNES-
DAY, and SATURDAY, at4P NJ, and leave Pier
North River, New York, every WEDNESDAY
and SATURDAY. at O'Clock, p. NJ.
These vessels are fitted up with fine accommodations
for passengers making this the most speedy safe and
comfortable route for travellers between New York
and Maine. Passage $500. including Fare and State
Rooms.
Goods forwarded by this line TO and from Montreal
Quebec. Bangor. Bath, Augusta, Eastport and St.
John.
Shippers requested to send their freight to the
steamers asearly as 3 =. NJ, ON the day that thep
leave Portland.
For freight or passage apply to se
EMERY & FOX, Browns Wharf. Portland.
:. II. b. CROMWELL & CO., No. Sc West Street,
New FORK.
Dec. 8. 1852. diff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-31
WAR CLAIM AGENCY.

w An C1AlW AuGNC1.
500 Bounty Money, Back Pay,
And Pensions.
TUE undersigned is prepared to obtain from the
Il United States Government, 500 Bounty Money,
Back Pay. SC, for heirs of Officers Soldiers dying
the U. S. service. .Itt
Invalid Pensions,
Established for Officers and Soldiers. wounded or
disabled by sickness contracted while in the service
of the United States in the line of duty.
Pensions
Procured for widows or children of officers and Sol
iiers who have died, while in the service of the Unit
ed States
Prize Money. Persons Bounty and Back Pay col
lected for Seamen and their heirs.
Fees for each Pension obtained. Five lars.
All Claims against the Government will receive
prompt attention.
Post Office address
SETH f.. BEEDl
Augusta. Me.
(0fice No. 8 State House.)
RRyERExoEs:
Hon Lot NJ. Morrill,, Hon Joseph b. Hall.
U. S. Senate, Sec'y Of State
Hon James G. Blaine, Hon. Nathan Dane.
sep2od&wlAf StateTreasurer
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-31

II have lost my appetite" said gigantic
Irish gentleman, and an eminent performer on
the trencher to Mark Supple. II hope," said
Supple, mo poor man has found it, for it would
ruin him in week."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-31

One would think that there must be yeast
in the composition of greenbacks from the
way they are rising. -.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-31
NEW FUNERAL CAR,

YTyHE subscriber most respectfully begs leave to in
Il form the citizens of Portland and vicinity that
he has been appointed undertaken with all tho
legal rights and privileges 10 bury or remove the
dead that the superintendent has, and is now ready
to attend to that duty in the most careful manner
have a new FUNERAL CAR, such as is used al
most entirely in Boston, New York. and other large
cities, which propose TO at the funerals attend
as undertaken, at the price that other UNDER
takers charge for the city hearse and nothing
from the old price The paos slHaEs liReFady con-
Sexton of Rev. DR.. Shailer's Church.
~ RESIDENCE No. CHAPEL STREET. iva dem
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TAXES FOR 1863.
COLLECTORS NOTICE.

FINHE Assessors of the City of Portland, having
IL committed to me, with warrant for the collec-
ton of the same. the tax list for the present year.
notice is hereby given that on all taxes paid within
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-31

A farmer wrote to the secretary of an agri-
cultural society about entering his animals for
the premiums offered, and added postscript
as follows: (" Also enter me for the best jack
ass. am sure of taking the premium"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-31
RAILROADS.
PORTLAND, sACO & PORTsMo1rrr,
RAILROAD. n

SOMAER ARRANGEMRNTs
Commencing April 9Th 1863
80 S5sFsE Passenger Trains will leave the sta
- ton. Canal street, daily, (sundays ex-
Leave Portland for Boston, at s.45 A. NJ. and 400
Pm. Wv
Leave Boston for Portland at 7-So A. M and 400
Pm. ~
Leave Portsmouth for Portland. at 10 90 A. M and
5.3oP. NJ - anu
stations. -
Freight trains leave Portland aud Boston daily.
JOHN RUSSELL, JR-. sup't
foruand' Mar 10, 1863 je3 edit
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Nothing ventured nothing gained.
NNHOSE having a small capital to invest in safe
Il paving business call at ss229 Congress street.
jy20dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-31

4 CASE OF SPINAL DISEASE CURED.
This ia to certify that went to Mrs. Manches-
ter last March with daughter of mine troubled with
spinal disease for which she had been doctored for
1--WE years, and by number OF physicians of all
kinds; and she has had twenty-one applications of
electricity applied but all TO effect; but she
tinualy grew worse. l came 10 the conclusion, as
the last resort TO go and Mrs. Manchester, and
did and to my great surprise she told the first
of the disease and how she had been from time
TO time. which encouraged me TO try her medicines
did so. and now my daughter is able TO be around
the house all of the time She also rides ten if
teen miles without any trouble Inconvenience and
think in short time she will be restored to perfect
health. Since my daughter has been doctorng.
have heard of great many cases that Mrs Manchts-
ter has cured. think if any person deserves pat.
n 4 sad aad r ths n eeHi sss
every effort which lies In her power TO benefit her
spstients. SARAH L. KNIGHTS,
GEORGE KNIGHTS,
ABBY f. KNIGHTS,
EMMA KNIGHTS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-31
MORE TESTIMONIALS!
.
M r S. M a NICHE S TIE R

Is constantly receiving unsolicited testimonials of
tho astonishing cures performed by her. Among
many recently received the following which are
commended TO the notice of the afflicted. Mrs. Man
chester may be consulted at
No. III Clapp's Block, Room No. @.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-31
Invalid Pensions,
Pensions

Established for Officers and Soldiers. wounded
disabled by sickness contracted while in the seryi
of the United States, in the line of duty
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07
Republican Central Con
NEWS BY LASE NIGHT,S-MAIL,

The Washington advices from the Ar
my of the Potomac are conflicting. One
statement is, that the army has crossed the
Rappahannock, and another contradicts
this.
An appalling disaster occurred on the
Mississippi river, near Cairo, on Tuesday
evening. A steamer, bound for Vicksburg
was burned, and among others lost are ar
army paymastor ard his three clerks, who
were on their way to Grants army to pay
the troops. $4,000, O0oin Government funds
was lost.
"A Charleston letter Of the 3lst says -
Last week there were hanging from the
parapet Of Fort Sumter, as protection to
the walls, lines Of cotton bales. 1t told us
plainly that our 15-inch shot were equal to
its destruction. But the cotton bales arc
now gone. Set on fire, as they were, by
their own guns, they were obliged to take
them down, and are now piled in scorched
heaps behind the fort.
There is nothing new, so far as heard
from, in the military departments of Grant
and Rosecrans.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07
Gen. Grant as He is.


John Budd, of this city, who is in the 23d
Wisconsin regiment. in letter to his wife,
gives the following description of Gen.
Grant. After speaking of other command
ers, Mr. Budd writes: "But thank God
that we have no one but the great Uncondi-
tional Surrender himself to order us on
Grant is the idol of this whole army. We
have unlimited confidence in him, and he in
us. He is the last man in the way of appear
ance that you would take to be the hero OF
the Southwestern army. He looks very un-
like what heroes are generally pictured
Frank Leslie has got him in the Illustrated,
mounted on a dashing big white horse, with
his sword pointed toward the sky, and look
ing as all Generals do on paper. Now, il
you should take good, sober looking far
mer, five feet ten and half inches high,
black hair, whiskers and moustache, with a
cigar in his mouth, and sitting rather care
lessly on his horse mot white one), and
his countenance wearing that peculiar ex
preston which seems to say, have no in
terest in this fight - and you have very
good idea of the great man who leads us to
victory. But with all his seeming indiffer
ence, his keen eye discovers and sees every!
thing amiss, and where an advantage can be
taken. He is great worker. You mee
him night and day, with the artillery, in the
most advanced rifle pits-in fact everywhere
He cares nothing for show-.fght is hi!
motto"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07

bitter feeling against negro troops aroused
and neglected all else for moment in at
lacking the blacks. They took some pris.
oners, slaughtered many, bayonets clashed
and muskets ratified, and the Massachusetts,
blacks got bewildered. They barely saved
one of their flags, and the taft of another,
and then, with thinned ranks, rotreated thro'
the showers of iron hail, leaving their Col
oncl in the fort, many officers unaccounted
for, and many black bodies, lifeless or dis
abled, along their track All the other reg
ilnents got, wholly or in part, on or over the
parapets, but all were finally forced to flee.
The contest on their part was a short but
bloody one. Had these regiments held on
together but moment longer, they would
have had a whole brigade to help them but
the difficulties were greater than had been
anticipated, and they could not be longer
held where victory seemed so impossible
With one or two regiments it was rout !;
they went off heller SHELTER, running wildly,
anxious only for some shelter from the rebel
fire. Others marched off as orderly as if
executing simple vancouver, carrying their
arms and taking away such of their wound
ed as were outside the ditch
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07

Bounty, &c.-We believe it is the general
impression that the men who may be drafted
under the Enrolment Act, will not receive
bounty. If this be the current opinion it is
a mistake. The law is plain on the subject.
The eleventh section of the act for enrolling
and calling out the national forces, which may
be found on page 1873, of the statutes passed
at the third session of the 37th Congress, is
in the following words:
Sec. II. And be 1t further enacted, That
all persons thus enrolled shall be subject for
two years after the first day of July succeed
ing the enrolment to be called into the mill
tary service of the United States, and to con.
tinue in service during the present rebellion
not, however, exceeding the term of three
years; and when called into service shall be
placed on the same footing, in all respects, as
volunteers for three years or during the war
including advance pay and bounty as now
provided by law.
This section explicitly places all persons
drafted on the same footing as volunteers fol
three years, and specially includes for thei,
advantage "advance pay and bounty" as al
the date of the passage of the act provided
by law.
This provision Of the enrolment act has
been allowed to remain unnoticed Indeed
many other features of the law equally com
mendab:e, aud wisely providing for the we'll
being of the soldier arc buried under the in
cendiary clamor of reasonable Copperheads
This point should be generally understood
however. That drafted men will have the
same rights to bounty, to advance pay, tc
pensions, &c, in case of wounds or death
as if they had volunteered for three years.
What these are almost every body knows.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07
NORTH Carolina threatens to throw off JEFF

NORTH Carolina threatens to throw off JEFF
Davis yoke, and return to her first love.
The Raleigh N. G.. Standard denounces
jeff. Davis as repudiator in whom no con-
fidence can be placed and whose efforts to
establish Southern Confederocy will be a
failure.
The Richmond Enquirer calls upon Jeff.
Davis to suppress the Raleigh Standard and
wipe out the Supreme Court Of North Car
DINA.
The STANDARD says Gov. Vance will stand
by the Supreme Court. The Standard also
says if necessary, and if jeff. Davis attempts
to use physical force to suppress the Stand
ard, Davis will be met with physical force,
and a revolution in this State will be the re-
suit.
The Standard says that North Carolina
has furnished $4,000 soldiers for this cause
less war, 10000 of whom are killed and
wounded, and that North Carolina should
send delegation to Washington at once
and see what terms can be obtained, and not
wait for jeff Davis.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07
PERILOUS hDyENTURE-DES
ATE COURAGE OF A LADY.
From the Cleveland IIera

From the Cleveland Herald.
The Alta Californian narratcs an instance
of perilous adventure and remarkable cour
age of lady formally from this vicinity, and
the story has been confirmed by private
letter from sister of the lady, written from
Denver City to her friends in this city.
The heroine is Mrs. Gerrish, formally
Miss Fannie Miles, daughter Of Mr.. A. Ii.
Miles, who some years since lived in New
burg, but who has moved his family to Den
yer City. The husband of the lady lives in
Oregon, and she was on her way to rejoin
him after visit to her friends in the Allan
tic States. About the middle Of May, she,
with her baby, were travelling in the Over
land Mail stage coach, between Denver and
San Francisco. The only persons compos-
ing the party were herself and baby inside
the coach, and one passenger and the driver
on the front seat.
About eight miles out from Carson Sta
ton, the stage was attacked by Indians, who
fired into it, killing the two men on the out.
side. The passenger fell off the coach, but
the driver tumbled back on the seat, quite
dead, but retaining his hold on the lines and
whip.
The horses dashed off wildly, and the In
dams continued to fire at the coach, the bull
lets passing through and through it, but
providentially not touching Mrs. Gerrish OF
her child. With extraordinary courage and
ef-possession Mrs. Gerrish hidt child un.
der the seat, covering it up with cushions
to protect it from the bullets. Then she
crawled out of the coach on to the drivers
seat though how this was safely accom-
pshed amid the whistling Of bullets and the
mad plunging Of the frightened horses
seems mysterious. Taking the reins and
whip from the cold and stiffened hands Of
the dead driver, she got the horses under
| control, and drove them about mile, whcr
one of them fell dead from the loss of blood
Here seemed crisis in her fate. Jump
ing down from the seat, she commenced cut
ting loose one of the surviving horses, with
the purpose Of mounting it and gallopng of
with her baby. She had nearly accom-
plished her task when the Eastern coach
came up over the hill, and the driver see
ing the struggling horses and woman
among them, whipped up his team ant
drove rapidly to her relief,
The coach that came up was full of men
and the Indians retreated. Mrs. Gerrisl
was taken back to the station from which
she had come There she begged the agen
to send her forward with an escort, but h
did not dare to do it, as it was against posi-
tive orders. Finding, after while, that sh'
was the wife ola Free Mason, the agent
who was himself Mason, said he would Civ,
her proper escort if he swung for it, ant
thus she reached San Francisco in safety
and afterwards Joined her husband in Oregon
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07
DAVENPORT CORRESPONDENCE.
A military friend of ours who is stationed
at Davenport writes us the following items Of

at davenport Whites us the following items O
interest: &
| DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 81, 1868.
We are soon to have plenty Of "Rebs ,
in this part OF the country, but they will b,
in position where they can do no damage
except to provisions The authorities hav,
decided to establish camp on Rock I.lant
for rebel prisoners. The camp is to consis
of eighty-four barracks for the prisoners
each 100 by % feet--besides numerous 9th
er buildings for soldiers, officers, hospitals
store-houses, &C., the whole to be enclosed
with tight plank fence II feet high, with Q
walk around the outside near the top for tn.
sentinels. When completed it will accommo
date about $4,000 prisoners besides suffi
Gent number of troops to take care of them
The contract for lumber is to be let next
Thursday-the lumber to be all delivered
within fifteen days from that time The work
of constructing the barracks &C., will be com.
menced in few days, and probably the camp
will be ready to receive portion of the Con-
federa:e army early in September-pcrhaps
sooner.
The 9TH Iowa Cavalry left this place on
Monday last for Omaha. Two companies re-
manned here, for some reason unknown to
me. They are having fine weather for the
trip and when last heard from were getting
along well. Camp Hendershott, which they
have just vacated, is being removed to a
point about two miles from here, and is to be
known as Camp Roberts. 1t will be fitted
up for the 9Th Cavalry. The 9Th is fast fill
ing up-about 500 men having already been
enlisted for that Regiment. They will soon
be ordered into camp
a general hospital has recently been estab-
lished at Iowa City and another at Burlng
ton. These hospitals are to receive the con
valescents from Keokuk, and give room for
another lot Of sick and wounded at that
place. About $50 men passed through here
on Sunday last from Keokuk bound for the
City. Another squad, will be sent up in
short time.
Very little is said here at present about the
draft Everything is being got ready for it
and appearances seem to indicate that it will
be enforced. Some people think that the
sending Of two or three hundred GONZALES
cents to Iowa City and as many more to Bur-
lington, and retaining two companies of the
7th Cavalry at this place, and other move
ments going on here, have something to do
with enforcing the draft, but do not know
anything about it. have my opinions, how
ever.
An invalid Corps is soon to be organ
lied in this place by the Provost Marshal
General of Iowa, to be composed Of soldiers
who are unfit for field duty. They are to be
kept in this State to do guard and garrison
duty.
Capt. r. NJ. Litter who has had command
of Camp Mcclellan for the past year, has
been relieved of his command and ordered
to ST. Louis. have not learned who is to
be his successor.
Yours &C.,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07
AN IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT.

AN IMPORTANT IMpRovEMENT-xo DRovERs
The Dubuque and Sioux " Railroad
Company, in conjunction with the Ferry
Company, are about making az important
addition to their facilities for caryyingsstock
across the river. ,..-
The former are building cattle sbutes from
the track near the freight depot to the river
while the latter have purchased, at an .ex
pvnse, Of 5000 cattle barge, to run between
Dubuque and Dunleith, so that her after
drovers will drive their cattle and hogs from
the cars directly to the barge, thus saving
the expence and trouble which has hereto.
fore characterized the re-shipping Of stock
at this point
The arrangement will be ready for oper-
alton this week-probably by Wednesday.
dubuque Times august 81.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.

Notice is hereby given that Convention for this Sem
atorial District will be held at Cedar Falls on Wednes.
day. the 18th day of August, 1868. at 10o'cock A. NJ
for the purpose of nominating Republican Union caId-
date for Senator Each county will have vote in said
Convention and additional for every 100 votes
cast for Lincoln and vote for every fraction of 80
votes or over According to this ratio the counties will
be entitled to the following votes to wit Black Hawk
IL; Hardin, s; Butler, 6; Franklin, 81 Grundy,2.
All unconditional Union men, who give hearty sup
port to the Administration in the prosecution Of the war
are invited to unite in sending delegates
CT. CLARKSON, Grundy
j. D. HUNTER, Hardin.
GEO. W. MILLER, Black Hawk
--- -, Butler.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07

ARBITRARY ARREsrs.-The Administra
ton made, through its agents, $500 "arbi
trary arrests " in Ohio the other day. II
was fragrant violation of the Constitution
and very displeasing to Copperhcads. Ac-
cording to Vallandigham doctrine, enunci
ated by that worthy at the Clifton House
Canada, Morgan, with his ragamuftins, should
have been permitted to traverse Ohio from
end to end with perfect impunty. The
pleasant pastime in which he INDUCED OF
burning Union property and shooting Union
men, ought not to have been interfered
with.-Des Moines Register. .
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07

THE Oshkosh (Wis.) northeastern re-
marks curious circumstance relative to jeff
erson Davis:
we have been informed on trustworthy
authority that there is child Of Jefferson
Davis, the President of the so -caled South
ern confederacy, being educated among the
Stockbrdge Indians, at their settlement in
Shawnee County. Davis, it is well known,
was stationed at Fort Winnebago some years
ago, and there formed the acquaintance of
the mother ofthe child, Monomonee squaw'
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07

HELD AS losrAGEs.-On the 10th inst,
the rebel General Ftzhugh Lee and Captain
Winder were removed from the hospital al
Old Point to Fortress Monroe and placed in
a casemate under ground. Notice was sent
to the rebel authorities that if they executed
Captains Sawyer and Flynn, whom they now
have in close confinement and under sen.
tence Of death in Richmond, General Lee
and Captain Winder will be executed in re
taIiation
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-07

Mr. Vallandigham's classic friends remark
that he is rcposng under the agis of the
British lion. The agis is the animals tail.
1t is nice place for Val. Let him repose.
The agis of the lion is an appendage always
carried high by the Leo Britdnnicus.