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PROPOSALS FOR BEEF.
oryrcE OF rHRA. c. s..U. s. A..

OFFICE OF THE A G. g., U. s. A.,
Fort Prebie. Msine." Feb. 9Th. 1858
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Office until Monday. March 9th 1868. at II NJ,
for the supply of fresh beef to all the troops station
ed at the fortiications in Portland Harbor, Maine,
for one year, or such time as the Commissary Gen.
erui shall direct fhe beef to be Of the best quality
In Qnrfars. with equal proporioa Of each tnecks
and shanks to be exciudedl Each bid mast be &C.
companied by the names OF two responsible persons
TO enter into sufficient bond suretes for the faith
full performance OF the contract.
The A. c. g. reserves the right 20 reject any or~sli
bids for reas ms conceived by him OF benefit to the
Government. All contracts viii be submitted to the
Commissary General for approval.
Proposals must be indorsed Proposals for fur
nishing fresh beef TO the command a. Fort Preble,
Me-. Bidders are invited to be present ~ the open.
ing of the bids HENRY INMAN
1st Lieut.. nth Infantry u. S. A. A. C. 8.
febT dtd
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The Militia Officers.

To the Editors of the Press:
There has been considerable said of late
about the non-commssioning of the militia
officers elect of the State of Maine. / have
no objection to the men. know not whether
they are loyal or not, and will not enter in
to a discussion of that point. / am not oppos-
ed to a military organization for the State.
consider 1t an advantage, perhaps an object of
the utmost Importance, that the militia should
be organized, and ready to be called out at
any moment But if we are to have militia
ry organization, would it not be better that
our militia companies should be commanded
by men capable of nstructing them. know
not but there may be some officers elect, who
may be capable of disciplining their COM
mands, but think great majority of them
are not. Not but that they are smart, active,
intelligent men, but it requires somthng be-
sides book-learning to make good officer A
man must have some practical as we'll as theo-
retical knowlenge. This practical knowledge
Is not possessed by the officers elect. Proba-
bly, but few OF them ever had the bloody ex-
perience ola training day, or an old fashioned
muster; they are as ignorant of what orders to
give, as the men would be OF the proper man
ner OF executing them. Such men are not
what are wanted. We require men who
know the "rear rank from the "lront:" men
that know whether there should be five ser
geants and eight corporas. or eight sergeants
and five corporals In company. and who can
tell whether body of men are formed in
two ranks or four. We want men at least
who can right iaceD without knocking down
whole line, and who can tell the difference
between shoulder arms" and "charge bayo-
nets" Now can l. be expected that these men
who have been elected can have the practical
knowledge which it is necessary they should
possess? No, they cannot have; but we have
men among US, or soon shall have, who will be
well qualified TO discipline the militia; they
are the men who are now in the field serving
their country and acquiring this practical in
formation which Is so necessary. If we can
have such officers they would make, to
command our militia, we may expect to have
an efficient force but under our present cleo
ted officers think it will amount to but little.
xGII,IrIA
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PROPOSALS ron wOOD.
orrrcs o, rms A. A. ON. u. 8. A.

Fort Pr.ble, n Maine, Feb 4th, 1853
CEALED PROPOSALS viii be received ct this
- ON 80 until Monday. March 18th. 1889. at IL o.
clock M, for l50ol i've hundred cords of hard sea-
soned. merchaatable wood-one hundred and twenty
eight cubic feet to the cord The wood to be deliv-
cred the wharf Fort Preble in lots Of 50 cords
or upwards ss may be required.
All the wood to be delivered on before the first
day of May next.
No proposals for less than fifty cords will be re-
ceived.
Each proposal must be accompanied BY the names
Of two responsible persons TO enter into . suhcient
bond for the faithful performance Of the contract
Proposals should be endorsed Proposals for fur
nshing wood to the command at Fort PrebIe."
The Quartermaster the right to reject any
or all bids not considered by him to be of benefit
the Government.
All contracts will be submitted to the Quartermas-
ter General for his approval.
Bidders requested TO be present at the opening
of the bids. HENRY INMAy
ist Lieut.. 18th Infantry, r. q. NJ, U. s. A.
feb7 dtd
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NOTICE.

vNHE Republicans of Westbrook and all others in
Il favor of sustaining the Government in putting
down the rebellion, requested to meet in
at the Meeting House at Brighton Corner, Thursday,
FEB 18th. at O'Clock T.. NJ, to nominate candidates
Tor Iown ohcers for the ensuing election.
Per order of Town Committee.
Westbrook Feb 10 1899 a.
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Fair Columbia F!

FUNtiE attention of Music Dealers and Bookseller
Il Is called TO new National Song "FAIR CO.
by EUGENE BATcHELpER. Any one
enclosing 20 cents in Postal Currency TO W. Paine or
IL. Packard, Portland, Me-, will have a copy sent TO
him by mail postage paid. Liberal discount to the
trade. jan27 eodeowd Sv:3
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Whiskers and Nous.
fnah0S

6tAN be grorn ia sir sceeks by using DrLLrN O.
~ HAMS STIMULATING UNaUINT. Price 50 cents
per box, at LORlNG'S Drug Store,
Corner Exchange and Federal Streets.
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- All communications intended for the paper
should be directed to the Editors effhe Pres" " and
hose ofa business character to the PsbHshers.
tYThe PORTLAND DAILY and MAINE STATE
PHEss Once, in Fox BLOCK. No. s2i Exchange
street. Is open At ali hours during the day and
ming. from o'clock In the morning to in the
evening.
Ex- Jon PRIxrrSe Of every description executed
with Dispatch and all business pertaining to the Of
fee or paper promptly transacted on application as
above
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Help for the Sick and wounded
O1diprS

-
VyHE Army Committee of the Portland Young
l. Mems Christian Association would most earnest
y appeal to all Christians and TO all other beneyo-
lieut. persons of Maine for aid in carrying ont the
Christian Commission In ministering 10 the ply sical
and spiritual wants of soldiers II disribuieq its
stores by means OF Christian men. who go among
the soldiers without pay and give personally to those
who need accompanying such distributions BY words
on the battlefield In Maryland doing all
that Crstian sympathy could devise for the wound.
ed and dying. Many brave heart was made to re-
joce, and many wounded soldier owes his life TO
the timely assistance rendered by these men. Imme-
dately on receipt Of the of the battle At Hur-
freesboro, twrntyfour men despatched from the
various fosHg Mems Christian Associations. with
large amount of stores for the relief of the wounded
with no other feward than the appreciation of their
own conscience the conviction that they are in the
path of duty, and carrying out the great object of
their mission. according to the examples set by our
Divine Master, who made the body OF man the OBJ
ject of his miracles and HIS soul the object his doc
trne.
Money Is needed to purchase jelies, cordals stim.
ulants. aud many other articles that not usually
contributed.
Donations of money, bibles, tracts, magazines re-
ligious newspapers, clothing, stores of any kind.
earnestly solicited all of which can be sent to the
Office of DR. WALTER r. JOHNSON, 229t Congress
street. two doors west of New City Hall and Court
be applied to the relief of the sick and needy SOL
diers.
Henry II. Burgess, Andrew J. Chase, Jacob Chase
Jr., David b. Kicker. Walter r. johnson, Army Com
mifteeof Young Men's Christian association.
febi Pm
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We also publish the
FAR RS GUIDE,

By HENRY STEPHENS, of Edinburgh. and the late
J. T. NORTON, of Yale College. vols, Boyal 0c-
tago. 1900 pages and numerous Engravings,
PRIcE-S6 for the two volumes By mail 81
febl4 If L. SCOTT co,
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Extract from a lao Of the United States, approred
July II. 1862.

Extract from lac qf the United States, approred
July IL. 1862.
Sec. IA And be 10 further enacted, That no con.
rTea by the party or parties TO whom .uch cenraet
or orfer may be given TO any other party parties
and that any such transfer shall the annulment
of the contract or order transferred far the
United States concerned: Prorfded. That all the
rights OF action are hereby reserved to the United
States for any breech Of such contract by the con-
Sec. 16 And be IL further enacted. That whenever
any contractor for Subsistence, clothing. arms.
muntion. munitions of war. and for every descrip-
fion Of supplies for the Army Navy Of the United
States shall be iound guilty by court martial of
fraud wilfu neglect of duty. he shall be punshed
by fine. imprisonment. such other punishment rs
the court martial shall adjudge and any person who
shall contract to furnish supplies Of kind de-
scription for the Army Navy, he shall be deemed
and taken part Of the land naval forces of the
United States for which he shall contract TO furnish
tions for the goyernment of the land and naval forces
of the United States.
The following are the classes required at the re-
spective Navy Yards;
The following are the classes under Bureaus Of
Equipment aud Recruiting;
KIrrERv.
Glass G. Cooking Utensils.
X, Leather.
/" l.. Hose.
n, Bunting.
q, Lanterns.
% q, Sperm Oil
+" ;, S,Stationery.
cHARLEsrowx
Glass g, Cooking Utensils.
y. Flax and Cotton Twine
" y, Leather.
- L. Hose.
- NJ, Brushes. =
n, Bunting.
- Q. Sperm OIL
- S, Stationery.
- T. Fire Wood.
+" X, Whale Oil.
Glass G. Cooking Utensils.
" II, Flax Canvas.
J, Twine.
;, X, Leather.
- NJ. Brushes.
- n. Dry Goods.
- o. Lanterns.
. Il, Ship Chandlery.
:. /" 7 Eirewood.
PHILADELPHIA.
Glass 6, Cooking Utensils.
. II, Flax Canvas.
y l, Cotton Canvas.
- j. Twine.
\, Leather.
N. Bunting and Dry Goods.
. 4, Ship Chandlery for Stores and Equipments.
7, Firewood.
WASHINGTON
Class G, Cooking Utensils.
. II, Flax Canvas.
l, Cotton Canvas.
j, Twine
NJ. Brushes
. N, Bunting and Dry Goods.
q, Lanterns.
n, Leather.
r, Ship Chandlery for Stores and Equipments
8, Stationery.
+, Firewood.
SO. Hardware.
The following are the classes under the Bureau of
Steam Engineering:
KfrTERY.
Glass A, boiler iron and rivets Z, gum packing;
+. miscellaneous tools for engineers: r. ship chana
lery.
u CHARLKsTowN.
Class c, lard oil, &c; d, boiler felting; E. gum
packing, &C; Il, miscellaneous tools for engineers
q. sperm oil; r, ship chandlery; 7, hrewood; 50 X,
white lead; SO x, colored paints 80 \, boiled oil; n
X. tallow.
BROOKLYN.
Glass A, boiler iron, tubee, &e.; D, pig iron; c.
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
fs published at No. sat EXCHANGE STREET,
in FOX BLOCK, by
N. A.. FOSTER Il CO.
T m 8:

The PORTLAND DAILY PRESS 10 published every
morning. tsundays excepted at o. per year in ad
vance, to which will be added twenty five cents for
each three months delay and II not paid at the end
OF the year the paper will be discontinued
Single copies three cents.
The sEsrArx PRzss Is published every Thurs
day morning. at s2.Oo per annum in advance; s225
II paid within six months and $3.50, If payment be
delayed beyond the year
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TER MS.

These will be prices TO all who pay prior to the
LIST of April To those who defer paying till after
that time. the prices will be increased TO such an
tent the increased cost of Reprint may demand
therefore send in your orders asd sare your money
LEONARD SCOTT & CO.. Publishers.
No. 80 Walker Street. New York.
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All styles aud Qualities

OF Boots, Shoes. and Rubbers, for men, women.
~ boys. misses, and children, constantly on hand
aud for sale at the lowest prices at my Nep Store,
1853 Congress street. lT. S. Files old stand.l Nv
old patrons and purchasers generally invited TO
call and see what bargains / can give.
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BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE,
AND THE
British Reviews.
PRICES CHEAP AS EVER
TO THOSE WHO PAY PROMPTLY IN ADVANCE

NOTWITHSTANDING the cost of reprinting
~ these Periodicals has more than doubled in
sequence of the enormous rise in the price Of paper
and of a general advance in all other expenses-and
Notwithstanding other publishers reducing the
size increasing the price of their pub ca'ions
shall continue. for the 1862 10 furnish
PLErR, as heretofore, at the old rates, viz:
/. THE LONDON QUARTERLY, Conservative.
2. THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, whig.
3. THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW, Free Church
L. THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW. Liberal
8. BLACkwooD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE
Tory.
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JOHN W. MUNGER, Agent,
No. 166 Fore Street, head of Long Wharf,
decl9 PORTLAND, NE. eodly
ATL MTG
Mutual Insurance Companv.

MuCldi insurance GOm0dnV.
Januarx a-,h 1sga
Insurance against Marine and In
iano Navigatlon Risks.
Aseots nvnr Saver, yvssp;o,, nnpsc,
VIZ
United States and State of New York
Stock City BANK and other stocks 20 s26 o,o "a
Loans secured by Stocks audotherwise 1 alS 990 AZ
Real Estate and Bonds and Nortgages aaa 7al N
Dividends on Stocks Intere.t on Hands
and Mortgages and other Loans. .sundry
Notes. reinsurance and other claims
due the Company, estimated at 10, ,3ss So
..--------
7,. Who'll. profit. !, .. co,,,.r, $50 80. = !,
the ASSURED, and are divided AssuALLy. upon the
Premiums terminated during the year and for which
r.n-.,a....... ..., ..- - -, ~
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REPAIRING

REPAIRING
AND MANUFACTURING,
Done to order neatly. promptly. aud at low prices
SAMUEL BELL,
feb 3-d1m 353 Congress, near Green street.
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Form Of Guaramtee.

The undersigned. -, of - in the State of
aud - of -. in the State OF
hereby guarantee that in the foregoing bid of
- for any OF tine classes therein named be ac-
cepted he they will within ten days after the
ceipt of the at the post Office named or Ma
w Agent desi ignafed execute the contract for the
with good and sufficient sureties: and In case
the said shall fail to enter into contract, as
aforesaid we guarantee to make good the difference
between the offer of the said - and that which
may be accepted
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signature. OF two guarantors, {

Date.
Witness.
hereby certify that the above named - are
known to me as men Of property, and able TO make
good their guarantee.
Signature, G. II.
Date.
To be signed by the United States District Judge.
United States District Attorney, Collector. Navy
Agent.
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COMMUNICATIONS.
Cotton Aristocracy.

SECOND CoRPs DE'ARMEE,
Near Falmouth, Va, Feb. IS, 1868.
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Date.
Witness.
The schedule which the bidder eucloses must be
pasted TO his Offer and each Of them signed by him
Opposite each article In the schedule the price must
be sct the amount carried out the aggregate footed
up for each class, and the amount likewise written In
words. If the parties who bid do not reside near
the place where the articles to be delivered they
must name in their offer person to whom orders ON
them are to be delivered.
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81 Wall ST., (cor. of William New York,
January 27th, 1863
Insurance against Marine and In
land Navigation Risks.
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PfOcufeu bY
JOHN w. MUNGER,
No. 166 Fore St.. head of Long Wharf,
Portland, Maine
feb9 lined lImeodS wst34
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-12-31
Wayne County Jail Hurncd.

Between Ii and IL o'clock on Friday
night last our iiremen and citizens were
aroused with the cry of fire, when il was
soon learned that the County Jail was in
flames, so far advanced as to render it i'm /.
possible for tho fremen to save the build
ing AS soon as possible the fremen
were doing all in their power TO eXtn.
guish the flames, but the night being cold
and stormy, the engines were not got to
work rs soon and successfully as they
otherwise would have been. The fire was
fortunately kept from spreading beyond
the walls of the Jail, on such night, re.
quired great effort. The Sherilf's family
escaped without accident, and we believe
his goods and household furniture were
saved from the fire, but otherwise cousid-
erably damaged.
The entire building, except the stone
walls was consumed, or SO completely de-
stroyed, that we learn tho Commission.
ers contemplate putting up new jail en-
tire on some suitable lot out of the Pub
lie Square. There were two prisoners
in the Jail at the time the fire was dis
covered, boy confined for some minor
ofionse, and man supposed to be DER
anged. The fire was set inside Of the
back part of the jail, and is believed to
have been the work of one Of the priso-
ners. The Jail building was erected in
1889 and cost, as we are informed, S22,-
000.-- Wooster Republican.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-12-31
SouIhcrs, News,

CMRo, Dec. 26,--The Memphis Jour.
nal of the 2lst says;
"a friend who has made an extensive
tour through Eastern Dixie returned yes
terday, bringing full files of Southern
papers, and communicating much inter-
estine intelligence from Mississippi, Ala
bama and Georgia. lie tells us that the
people are by no means discouraged by
the recent disasters to their armies. They
are plucky as ever in their determination
to contend to the last for entire indepen-
dence from the North. The Conscript
Law is everywhere being rapidly enforced.
Camps Of new recruits are seen in all di.
rections. Soldiers are generally well
clothed for the winter, the only serious
deficiency being the supply of Shoes
Food everywhere seems abundant.
His opinion from personal observation
there, is, that there are breadstulls enough
in the South to feed the population aud
armies for two years. There is some APP
prehension that supplies of meat may, in
consequence of the interruption Of inter-
course with Texas, be deficient; but the
uOuuuHul COTn COIH CIupS Will lnCIedSe
the quantity of pork fattened. There are
no fears of famine in the meat department.
"Our friend visited the market iu Mo-
bile several mornings in succession, to see
gaunt famine stalking abroad in that ro.
bellious and threatened city He says
the display of meat, game. fish, vcgeta
bles and fruit would absolutely shame the
poor exhibition made upon our stalls. For
his part he would gladly exchange North
ern abundance. for Southern destitution.
When the currencies are compared by the
true standard, prices are relatively from
thirty to fifty per cent cheaper than here.
"Tha new organization Of the army
under johnson, with Bragg as Chief Of
Staff, had created the highest hopes and
inspired the people and army with the
greatest enthusiasm, The self.negation
and devotion to the cause which Bragg has
displayed in accepting the position of
Chief of Staff OF his successor, has won
for him more love and homer than the
most brilliant victory could have secured.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-12-31
The Radical Leagucrs still after
Lincoln,

Gen. Schofeld. late in command in
Missouri, and removed at the dictation Of
the Radical Leaguers. is before tho SEN
ate for confirmation as Maj ajor'General.
A Washington dispatch of Dec, "a, to
the Cincinnati Gazette; says that Missouri
Radicals declare that if Schotield is con-
frmed by the Senate it is through the in
iluence of President Lincoln. and the, will
regard it as declaration of war on his
part in which they will assume the ag-
gressive. "Father Abraham" must take
these obstreporous Radical sons of his q
little ooser to his bosom. or thep'll make
fuss in the family, - Statesman.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-12-31
Niggcrisi,ss.

A burly niger recently obScondcd
from Medina with white girl who has
heretofore borne a good character.
On the night of the 20th inst, one.
legged Buck Niger. in Chicago, commit.
ted a rape on the dauhgter Of a soldier
named MARTIN. The little girl was but
twelve years Of age.
On the 2lst inst, an unmarried white
woman, named MARY MCDONALD, went
into the Recorders Of Chicago and pre-
ferred charge of basterdy against bur-
ly niger. The niggcr was held to bail
in the sum of $1,000.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-12-31
Plain Questions for Home Com
sumption.

Have you ever known Democrat to
Justify violation of the Constitution?
Have you ever known Stamp Act en-
acted under Democratic administration?
Have you ever known a Democratic
President to suspend the writ of haJeaS
cOrpuS5
Have you ever known Conscripiion
Law TO be passed under Democratic ad-
ministration?
Have you ever known Democratic
administration to form new State in vi
clation of the plain provisions of the Con
stitution?
! IIavo you ever known time, except
| the present, when u citizen could be in
carcerated in dungeon without authority
of law?
Have yon ever known Democratic
administration to compel the people of u
State, or the Distric. of Columbia, to sell
their property, whether willing or not?
Have you ever known any administra-
tion except Abraham to create a national
debt of $3, 600, ,000,0 in the short pc.
riod Of three years?
Have you ever known time under q
Democratic administration when day S
labor would purchase only two pounds
of coffee?
Have you ever known citizens to be
sent into banishmont and exile under
! Democratic rale2
Have you ever known time under
Democratic rule when Tie greatest crimes
and autrages have been committed by our
rulers under plea of military necessi-
ty" or "reasons of state?"
Have you, before this, known time
when the military was made superior to
the civil power?
Have you ever known Democra al
ministration to tax the people Of the whole
cauntry to buy the negroes of the border
| States?
Have you ever known a Democratic ad-
ministration to ignore the rights of states?
+ Have you ever known an anminiStra'
tion in opposition to the Democracy to
leave the affairs of the country in as flour
ishing a condition as it found them?