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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-10-26

notice at an early day. When he does so we
shall take pleasure in laying it before our
readers. ..
ac Henry Ward Beacher addressed over
5000 people iu Manchester, Eng. on thel0th
inst. Replying to his speech the Manchester
Examiner says. ale was frequently inter
rupted, but these checks only served TO show
how lmetedt was the opposition and how
generally was the agreement with the speaker.
His pointed remarks were frequettly greeted
with roudds Of applause; and when the notice
was read the "broad arrow" of the govern
ed steam rams in Mersy, the enthusiasm reach
ed its climax. The whole audience arose VOC
iferously cheering and having eats and hand
kerchei."
sgr The Pittsburg Post, coppcrhead
sheet is dispeased with the result of the late
election in Pennsylvania, and among its rea-
sons for the defeat of its party says, "In addi-
ton to the powerful influence OF money we
had to contend against camps Of soldiers, who
OF COURSE toent unanimously for Curtin"
A little while ago the copperheads insisted
that the soldiers were nearly all democrats,
and were opposed to the administration; now
they say "of course" the soldiers vote against
US. The usual explanation Of this changed
tone is, that the soldiers have been brought
up by the Government and are obliged to
vote for those from whom they receive their
wages but this is rather poor compliment
to the democratic psrty, as it implies that its
members estimate their principles at not over
Sl3 per month,
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denominations, in Minot.

MECHANIC FALLS, July 9, 1868.
To the Editor Of the Press:
The town of Minot is fully awake to the
wiles of the Copperhcads. A petition has
been presented to the selectmen, requesting
them TO call meeting to act in reference TO
the communication fee. The real design was too
apparent TO be misunderstood; the petition
was considered unreasonable aud rejected. A
Justices warrant was however obtained, a
meeting called, and we have the result to-day.
The loyal citizens elected their Moderator
by majority Of 40 votes. This somewhat
cooled the ardor of the Copperheads. Visions
of barracks, picket posts, bayonels and bullets
came up thick and horribly awful before their
timorous imaginations, bat they rallied cour-
age and presented their resolution to pay their
communication fees and stay at home. While ST.
lently waiting during short interval for some
remarks advocating the proposed measure, a
motion was made TO adjourn. This aroused
them to action. Their advocate arose in his
astonishment, and expressed his surprise
at such unheard-of proceedings; he could
not see any patriotism in such conduct, and
cried In the agony of his soul, "for Gods sake
where is your patriotism? where is your pa
triotism, whereof then yielded the floor to a
second speaker, who gave vent TO his surprise
and indignation at "the remarkable turn which
affairs had TAKEN" aud expressed his terror at
what he fancied would be the result. "What,r
says he, ARE you going to do nothing for the
poor conscript? Are you going to let all the
ringers of the South be let loose upon us and
overrun our land, destroy our institutions and
rarish our ,comen " This unexpected climax
was greeted with shouts of laughter, inter
mingled with cries of "Orderw and @Ques-
tion!' As soon as the uproar had subsidized,
the question was called and decided by As ma
jority in favor of adjournment. The question
OF combinations, therefore, was left for the
further reflection OF those more Immediately
interested. CITIZEN.
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Bob.

The NINETEENTH MAINE REGIMENT
Capt. Starbird, OF Co. /, 10Th Maine, arrived
yesterday morning, by the steamer Eastern
Queen, having left the battle field at Gettys-
burg on Friday night. Capt. Starbird was
wounded in the hip. The gallant charge made
by the 10Th on Thursday has covered that reg
iment with the greatest honor, and called forth
the universal commentator of the command
ing soldiers. The 10Th was supporting bat
teries, when the front lines were driven in so
as TO leave the Brigade with Hazards, X. l.,
battery in front, three pieces of which fell into
the possession of the esemy. The 10th, after
4 half-hour Of brisk firing, charged upon the
enemy and drove them, bringing in the three
pieces of artillery that had been captured,
the regiment suffering terribly in killed and
wounded.
The 10Th went into the two days engage
ments with 440 guns. and came out with about
10. capt q. ID. Smith, Co. /. killed; Col. f.
T.; T., Heath, wounded in back, slightly; Mai. j.
w. WEIGH, wounded slightly In the head. but
has returned 70 duty; Lieut. Ellis. Co. b,
wounded in side badly; Lieut. Foss, Co. c. in
neck; Lieut.. Cunningham, Co. ID in breast
badly; Lieut.. Scott, both legs: Lieut. Rich
Co. +, in leg, badly; Lieut.. Sewell. Co. q. in
face; Capt. Lincoln, Co. ii. slightly: Lient
Hunter, do, neck; Lieut.. Bucknam, Co. K in
leg; Sgt. Maj. G. A. Wadsworth, do. head
slightly private Shorey, Co. +, died of wounds
Il Bath Times.
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Posi- OFFICE. PORTLAND.

June ", 1868. J
On and after July lst the postage for drop letters
will be two cents prepaid by stamps for the single
rate of the half The postage letters for
warded in the mails will be three cents for the hal
ounce, uniform throughout the United States, and
prepaid by stamps.
Rates of postage on all printed matter Except cir.
cylars regular newspapers and periodicals. is fixed
BY the weight of the pack age The standard weight
is four ounces, rated at two cents extra rate of
two cents being added for each additional four
ounces or fraction thereof Double this rate that Is
ur cents charged Tor books by the same standard
of weight. Three circulars. any less number in
one unsealed envelope to one address, pass at tho
rate of two cents.
Seeds. engravings, and other miscellaneous matter
sentt to one address, also charged the rate
oftwo cents for each four fractions thereof
Charges ON printed and mis- eIlaneous matter must
IN all cases be prepaid by stamps. Hcnceforward no
extra charge will be made for business card or ad.
dress printed on wrapper or envelope
All transient newspapers sent through the Office
must be enclosed to be easily removed from the
wrappers for examination.
II not so left, letter postage will be charged and
and collected at the place Of delivery.
The charge for registering letter will be twenty
cents In addition to the necessary postage thereon.
jyl Owls n. DOLE, z. NJ.
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SEVENTEENTH REGULARs.-The 18th U.
5. regiment, so long and so favorably known
to our citizens, Jared hard at Gettysburg. The
Seventeenth was in Sykes division of the
Fifth corps, which alternately with the Third
corps held the left of the Union line Thursday
and Friday. The regiment went into action
with about three hundred muskets and TWEEN
ty-six officers. The N. Y. Herald reports If
teen officers killed and Captains Dana and
Morehead, Lietenants Carpenter, Ewing
Bradford and Walcott (leg amputated) wound
ed. 1t is hoped that this report is exaggerated
The basis Of such report must be frightful
enough however, and speaks eloquently for
the good conduct Of the regiment
Since the above was in type private letter
received from Lieut.. Col. Greene yeriies the
foregoing statement. The regiment lost 1876
enlisted men, having suffered more severely
than any other regiment in the regular army
Lieut.. Swartwont was wounded in the leg
Col. Greene escaped unhurt.
The Portland daily press., 1863-07-10

To- Hon. Paul Dillingham; was for years
the regular democratic candidate for Govern
or Of Vermont. Last year he was elected
Lieut.. Governor on the Union ticket, and has
just been re-nominated for the same Office. At
the Union Convention in that State the other
day, in the course Of some remarks, Mr.. d.
"alluded to the purposes of his old democrat
ic associates, as indicated in the resolutions
passed in the recent Montpelier convention
He saw nothing in them, after careful study,
but hostility to the government, and yet they
proposed no -remedy-no other way to end
our national troubles. He admitted, however,
shat remedy had been proposed by EXPIRES
ident Pierce in his recent speech, and what is
it? Moral Suasionl But if that fails, what
theng Why, every man must grid himself
and march, though it is not stated where we
are to march. He expected, he said, when he
next heard from the Ex-President, he should
learn that he had started
The Portland daily press., 1863-07-10
UNION NOMINATION.
FOR GOVERNOR.
SAMUEL CONY.

The Press circulates the story that one OF
the officers of the Tacony says that they re-
ceived important information from some per-
son belonging in this city in regard to the po-
sition, regulations, &c, of the Cutter. The
Press is imposed upon, or wishes TO bring
stigma upon the city. ARGUS.
Isn't our neighbor slightly hastys Wehave
not the slightest recollection of single word
appearing in the Press intimating that any
body in this city gave such Information as
shat referred to. A Portsmouth correspond
ent intimated that such information might
have been given by person in that city, but
the liberal extracts we had made from the pri-
vate journal taken from one of the rebel crew
such suggestion; still we did not feel called
upon to controyert the remark of our cores
pendent. When the Bangor Wing made a
similar suggestion we repealed it as not only
uncharitable, but uncalled-for and unnecessary,
because all such information is contained in
our daily papers, fresh copies of which would
be found on nearly every fishing vessel cap
tured by the pirates.
We are told that a late Portland paper was
found In possession Of the crew of the Archer
when captured, which contained great deal
Of information in its advertising columns in
relation to our steamers, which paper was
probably obtained by them when they cap
tured that vessel, she having left port less than
two weeks previous to her capture. We may
~ well say here once for all, that no well in.
formed people pretend to believe that the
Archer's crew had had any. communication
with the shore, or had been in communication
with any citizen Of Portla, either before or
after coming to anchor in the harbor. Anoth-
er word we take pleasurein stating; that even
some Of our intensified Copperhead friends
II we may be allowed to use that word in this
connection merely for purposes of distinction
were among the most jealous to rescue the
Cutter and to capture the pirates, and they cv-
identity were as sincere in their rejoicngs over
os events of that eventful Saturday as any
ether citizens. Instead Of wishing to conceal
such . fact we record it with pride, for we re-
joice at every indication that our people are
loyal to their country, and that in times of
extremity and danger the better feelings and
patriotic impulses Of many OF those whose or
binary position is anything but pleasing to
loyal men, rise high above all party consider
tions.
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war Department,
PRovosr MARSHAL GENERALS Orrrcr.
WASHINGTON. ID. C. June 40 lSls3

PRovosr MARSHAL GENERALS Orrrcr.l
.5a WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 30, lS53-
CafsS ~. 4
I. Section Is Of the act. approved March q. 1ss3,
for enrolling and calling the national forces and
for other purposes" Ia - follows;
''skcTIos - And Be IL further enacted, That any
person drafted and notified 10 appear sft resaid,
furnish an acceptable substitute to take his place IN
the DRAFT or he may pay 10 such person the Sec-
Rotary Of War may authorize to receive H. snch sum.
not exceeding three hundred dollars the Secretary
may determine. for the procurHfon of such subsfi-
tufe. which shall be liked at uniform rate BY
for any State or Territory and therrupon such per-
so furnishing the substitute or paying tn. money.
all be discharged from further liability under that
dram. Aud any person failing 10 report AFTER due
service Of notice as herein prescribed without fur
nishing substitute. or paying the required sum
rested by the Provost Marshal aud sent TO the near
est Military post for trial by Court-martial unless
pon PrOpelh he M. ne not a9le t. 90 Mill
from the draft."
1t is hereby announced that the amount to be paid.
in accordance with the forcgoug section of the En-
roiment act. by any person who may be drafted, In
order to exemption from service has been tx
ed BY the Secretary Of War at three hundred dollars
III. The Commissioner Of Internal Rerense In each
Congressional District has been authorized by the
Secretary Of War. and directed by the Secretary Of
the lrtasury 10 receive from ufhftcd persons. WHO
desire to pay IL for the purpose Of exemption, the
money above specified. On receipt of this sum the
Collector Of Internal Revenue shall give the drafted
person paying IL duplicate receipts. One copy Of
these receipts shall be delivered tho Board OF En-
rolment or before the day the drafted person is
required to report for duty; and when delivered
TO the Board the drafted person shall be furnished by
the Board with certificate OF exemption. form 81
Regulations Of Provost Marshal Generals Burcsu.l
stating that the person is discharged from further IL
ability under that dram. by reason Of having paid
the sum Of three hundred dollars.
III. The Provost Marshal shall make out within
the first Monday of every week. abstract OF per-
sonsto whom exemptions from military service shall
havo been granted by the Board during the week
previous. form AL All receipts certificates CT
deposit delivered to the Board by persons claiming
exemption on account Of having paid the required
sum of money. shall accompany the abstract.
JAMES r. FRY,
jyl0t Provost Marshal General.
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The proprietor in Offering this medicine to the pub
he desires to state that this preparation does not be-
long to that cass called patent medicines Its value
has been tested for many and 1t has been found
fully adequate to the nj many obstinate cases
of the above complaints which other celebrated REM
edies had failed to reach and which had bafiied the
skill OF eminent physicians The proprietor does not
claim that IL will but class of diseases All
persons who afflicted with any of these complaints
are earnestly requested TO try this Compound and
judge for themselves.
The proprietor is allowed TO use the following
names in recommendation of the article:
Rev N MUNRO late Editor of Boston Recorder
Rev. II NJ. DEXTER Of Boston.
JOSEPH Ii. ALLEN, lI9 Washington street. house
90 Rutland street.
N. 7. KEMP, Tract Society, 40 Cornhill
ADDISON BoYpES, 400 Washington street, Boston.
firm of Haley, Morse Boydcn
WILLIAM III. BREWSTER, Publisher of Boston
Traveller
ID. c. RoaERs. Conwiy Insurance Company, 70
State street, Boston.
Miss RooERs, % Milford street. Boston.
Mrs J. S. Atwood, Cherry street. Boston.
J. Z. ROLLINS, at Farwclls Printing House. 81
Congress street. Boston.
i. ID. SKINNER 129 Washington street, Boston
Mrs. r. HALE, Alpine street. Roxbury
Mrs WIN. BoLMAN, No. l wheeler's court BOSTON,
Mrs. c. H. Dickinson, Briggs place. Boston.
Miss J. A. ROWE, Concord street. Charlestown.
ISAAC GIBss. 10 Meade street. CharIcstown.
c. e. BARRY. Cashier of City Bank, Boston.
HENRY FLANDERS. Publisher of Boston Traveller.
b. w. WILLIAMS. Proprietor.
lls Washington street. Boston, Mass.
For sale by all Druggists.
W. +. PHILLIPS. AeESr.
jes Goblin Portland.
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10 Hon. Seth s. Fairfield, of Biddeford,
died in Boston last Friday, after short i'll
ness, at the residence of his son-n-law, with
er he had gone on visit. He was 70 years
of age. Mr.. Fairfield was for many years
Cashier of the Manufacturers Bank, Saco, and
afterwards of the Bddeford Bank till his
death. He was Mayor of the city of Bidde-
ford in 1861 and 1862. In every relation in
life he was very estimable man, and his death
causes loss to the whole community His re-
mains were inferred in the Saco Cemetery. on
Sunday afternoon, with Masonic honors, many
OF the fraternity and citizens following to the
grave.-lSaco Democrat.
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AUGUSTA, July 8, 1868.

To the Editor Of the Press:
During the excitement arising from the feat
of the rebel pirates in Portland harbor, Gov
Chief of Ordnance, asking him to give author
ity to Major Gilbreth of the Kennebec Arsenal
to issue upon the requisition Of His Excellen-
cy, such arms and ammunition as might be
deemed necessary to put into the hands of the
State militia, for the safety of the community.
by mail:
ORDNANCE OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT.
Washington, June 3d. 1868.
Gov. A. CoBURN, Augusta, Maine:
SIR,-I have to acknowledge the receipt ofyour tel.
egram, stating that you have made requisition on
military store-keeper Gilbrcth for arms and ammu.
milton from the United States Arsenal for the State
Militia and asking that he be directed TO deliver the
same upon due receipt.
have submitted the same to the Secretary of War
and consulted him the subject the result of which
is that for want of authority to issue United States
and ammunition to troops not in tile service OF
the United States, the directions 10 military
keeper Gilbrcth must be declined At the same time
have to assure you that acquisitions for arms equip
mcnts, ammunition, and other ordnance stores,
essary any time for troops called into the United
properly executed.
Respectfully, Your obt Serv't,
JAMES W. RIPLEY,
Brigadier General Chief Of Ordnance.
The Governor also, alive to the public ne
cessities, sent the following telegram to the
Navy Department, by which it will be seen
that he was in advance of the resolution
which was adopted by the Convention at Ban
gor:
STATE OF MAINE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT \
Augusta, June 80 1868.
HON. GIDEON wELLEs, Secretary of the Navy,
Washington, ID. c.
The shipping on this entire coast, and the various
ship building cities and towns exposed TO the
depredations of rebel cruisers. The various steam.
slightest protection from rebel pirates who upon
our coast, and who may swarm here with impunity
They may also enter our rivers and numerous ports
and destroy our shipping and ship building towns
For the protection of these latter. have organized
state Guards at points particularly exposed, and
portions of the coast and large towns defended
by the coast defences. Still our entire commerce
this coast is without protection against rebel armed
vessels To meet the instant necessities of particu
lar locality, that of Bath the kenDebec River,
have temporarily employed small steamer TO guard
the app reaches to that locality, while other places
are equally exposed.
The necessity of the case respectfully submit de-
mapds the employment of an armed steamer TO cruise
earnestly invite early consideration of the subject
(Signed) ABKER CoBuRN,
Governor Of Maine.
The Adjutant Generals monthly notice oil
deceased, discharged aud deserted soldiers for
the month of May, is in press and will be is.
sued in few days.
Yours truly, HELIos.
The Portland daily press., 1863-07-10

aB-A friend has called our attention to A
singular leader in Wednesdays Advertiser
and requested us to notice ii. We shall do no
such thing. A man who can write Of the gio-
r'ous Operations of Meade at Gettysburg.
that "the echoes become daily fainter and less
hopeful" and tries to convert the great victo-
~ that has crowned our arms into an nglo-
rlous defeat in the estimation of his readers.
must be possessed Of an evil spirit that no art
OF ours can exercise. Then we do not pro-
pose to use our circulation as an advertising
esdium for an expiring and almost defunct
fgan Of disloyalty. The class ofminds reach
Cd and influenced by that sheet is too small
and insensible to the claims of patriotism to
appreciate any effort ofours We would as
soon hunt for rhinoceroses with shot gun.
The Portland daily press., 1863-07-10
Expedition of Gen. Getty.

FORTRESS MONROE, July I.
The steamer City OF Albany has arrived
from White House.
On the morning of the LIST inst. Gen. Getty,
with 10000 men, proceeded from the White
House TO destroy the remaining bridges over
the South Anna river.
Passing through King William Court House,
Brandywine and Talorsville, he crossed the
Pamunky, and met a large force of rebels near
the bridge he intended to destroy. Some Skin
mishing ensued, when Gen. Getty retired with
a loss of two killed aud five wounded He tore
up the railroad track for Ave or six miles, de-
stroyed depot and captured seven rebels near
Hanover Court House. Gen. Getty returned
this morning to the White House, having ac-
complished most of his mission satisfactorily.
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Two WAYS of RECEIVING Good News,

The devout thanks of our whole people are
due to Almighty God that the issue Of the
terrible battle on Friday has proved favorable
to the arms of the Union. We are not yet in
possession of particulars full and detailed
enough to spread out the scene with photo
graphic distinctness; but ,oe hare sufficient as
suraace Of the authenticity ofthe main facts
and they lift the heavy and depressing bur
den that has for the last six or eight days
weighed down the national heart. General
Lee has been repulsed with immense slaught-
er.-lNew York World, July 9th.
The echoes from the late field of slaughter
near Gettysburg, daily become fainter and
less hopeful. That tremendous holocaust of
human lives was offered up to the Moloch of
war, we all know. That on that terrible, heat
ed field OF battle, the wounded can hardly be
saved, we can but allow. But the slow days,
pain-laden, drag themselves along Without
bringing as any certainty Of a decided ricto-
ry.-I Portland Advertiser, July Sth.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Dr. j. w. KELLEY will be in attendance at his
Medical Office 2l3 Congress street opposite the I'm
ivcrsalst Church, to give advice and prescribe in
all forms of disease, Tuesday and Wednesday, the
l4th and 18th of July. The sick invited to call.
Advice free. i've Iweds
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Brighton MarLcs-July 8.

At market l0o beef cattle. $50 stores 2400 sheep
shoats, lI5 fat hogs.
Beef cattle Extra. 80 90 OPS; first quality
s. 80 as 50 second quality, 81 30 90; third quail
ty, IS 50 a600.
Working oxen-saies. sos. 100, 10 and 1856.
Cows-Saies $40. 81, A. aud AS
Sweepstakes 50 80, 20. 800 and 90.
Spring pigs, II.
Beeyes are sold by the head at prices equal TO the
value per pound of the estimated weight of beef in
the quarter the same price, at shrinking from live
"a per cent.
The Portland daily press., 1863-07-10
DIED.

In this city. July 9, Mrs Louisa b. Sawyer aged
AZ years
az Funeral this friday afternoon, at o'clk, at
No. 80 Oak street.
In Lyermore, Andrew L. Jordan aged Is years-a
member OF Co. D., 18th Me- Reg; his disease
having the meases.
In Wiscasset, June %, Mr.. Olive White aged 50;
July 2, Mrs. Ann SWEET, aged 50 ears months
The Portland daily press., 1863-07-10

MAINE COLONEL CAsHIERED.-A late
Fort Hudson letter in the Boston Journal
says that Col. Simon c. Gerard of the 2ad
Maine thine months volunteers) has been
dlshonorably dismissed the service of the
United States for having used discourapin,r
and insubordinate language in the presence of
large number of officers aud enlisted men
and also to astaff officer Of his commanding
officer, when ordered to take a portion of the
snemy's works by assault, and while his col
umn was at the foot of the parapet; he, mean
time, being temporarily in command of his
brigade. Col. Gerard belongs in Levant.
The Portland daily press., 1863-07-10

sB-We learn from parties at work on the
Forts in the harbor Of Portsmouth, N. H., that
the sound ofthe guns fired by the Revenue
Cutter Caleb Gushing off our port on the
9th inst, was distinctly heard at that place,
and her blowing up also. The Cutter had
aboard between eleven and twelve hundre d
pounds of powder. When the magazine at the
Gorham powder mills blew up some years
since, with several hundred kegs of powder il,
1t, the owner Oliver NJ. Whipple Esq, ofLowell
hoard the sound in Lowell, and predicted that
they would hear of an explosion, and they did.
at the hour named by him.