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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-09-05
Registers of Probate.

observation-disclosures HUMPHREY, Portland
1sdroscog yiR-ik uRGE :. WoOUMAN.
PFC Etaqs5s- ASA u ATCH ell, Dover
sagata Ell All UPTON, Bath.
Ksaa bsc-JJ5EPH BURTON, Augusta.
Waldo -B0 Ian Il. FIELD.
fork-GEOxuE II. kNO WILTON, Biddeford,
KI3E-uLfyEk g. HALL.
~ 10 ,ck g 20 re e A. OYER, of Franklin.
W sshiagt n--MAS0N IL. WILDER.
Ar sostook-L. o, PUN An, Hoalton.
Orflrd -JOSlAd \. hOBBS Pa-i.,
Son-rset-6rEPHEND LINDSEY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-09-05

II. Bay Your Stationery Packages
tDresser's, 90 Exchange street,
~ PER dozen, or Is oents each.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-09-05
New Bedford Copper Comply.


SoMEwHERE upon Middle. Free or Stat. 81.
1.-TWO dress patterns; wrapped Ia newspaper Ths
ONCE. Ae ~ W."
Sept 5-dsts
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Commissi ,nerr.

G@aberlaad-CALEB A. CHAPLIN, Brfdetou.
saroscoGgiR-LEE sTRICkL LAND.
PBscaf tTals-BERLIN BRAN.
Sag Iddh ,c--WILLlAMN Waite, Bowdoinham
fcA,bscos-ASAhEe W. MCMAHON, Ellington
ksRs. GkAvEs, Vienna
fraakstH CALVIN ID. SEwALL, Chesteryille,
W1ido-G kORGE w. BOWLER
B l0rk-- sLEhrsNf l.. MULDRAM Wells
XaoE-RiCHARD X. WALL.
AIGs1ck-WA. d. ARG EMF. Of Sedgwick
" lsAlng oa-EPHRAIA r. DORMAN
Lsac2fa-HlRAM W.PAaTRlD GE Of Jefferson
-zroostook-r. G. ) BERRf, smyrna
a0vfoii--NoAH Is .HCbBARD Hiram.
somsrsst-cHANDLEE BAKER
Clerks of Courts.
Sagadatoc-JosEPa HAYES. Bath.
fsHobscof-kZRAC. BRErf, Oldtown
Fraaklia--SlAEuA IA. Low ell, L armIn stou
Waido-5EfH 4. MnLikEN.
xork-CALEB 9. LORD Alfred
1a7s-GE0kGE rd0kNDIkE
WtsasagfoR-LEMUELG G. DowyES,
zroostook-S L. STAPLES, Houlton.
rsaeissl County Attorneys.
PIse1taqais--A. G. LEBROKE, Foxcroft.
xsH,seoec LORE SZO CLAY Gardiner
1ors-lNCREAsE 5. klMBALL Sanford
a. te 1ck-EUG ENE HALE, Of isworth.
H1sslasfoh--Sd ARL Is X. WHtDDEN
LtAc ltn-JAsQN q CARL hTON, OF wnitefeid,
areostoos LLEWELsYN POWERS. Houlton,
gVord-WILLIAM W. BOLSTER Dxlsld.
So1sersef-WILLIAM FOLSOM.
t Register of Deeds.
Psscataqras-MARK PITMAN.
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-04-27
Sale Of Seated Lands for
Taxes lof 1868, and previous years.

TN PURSUANCE of ho provisions OF ON Act
I of Arsgmtly passed tho 20th day of April, a.
h., tglI 90 provide tor iho collord9n OF Rzoa on
lonif vhorcun uo rorF0nal property can bc found
and whore tbo vUHor ucglects on refuses lo ray
ihc taxes nssossol, I win expose 90 sale nc the
Commissioners office, in tlcorGclj, on the second
Monday in June uoNt, tbciug the 18Th dny of The
month"; tho following pieces oglund On Clearioll
county, for tho taxes remaining due aud unpaid
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-04-27
Sale of Unseated lands il
Clearfeld County for Taxes for tn
Nnars 1880 and 16R2

NTOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That, in pur-
~ suanco of an Act Of Assembly, passed the
18th day OF June, A. D., 1915, entitled, "An Act
to amend an act directing tho mode Of selling
Uusoatod Lands for taxes there will be exposed
to Public Sale, or outcry, at tho court-houso, in
the borough Of Clcarlold, on the Second Monday
of June, A, D., 1864, tho following tracts Of I'm
seated Land in CIcarfcd county, for tho taxes
due thereon for the years 1862 and 1868, and
previous years
IcyS. Us. lEurantnrg and OlCncrs. Iar.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-04-27

W. II lDOIf
PHILADELPHIA & ERIE RAILROAD.
fENilIS great line troyerses the Northern ana
4 Northwestern counties Of Pennsylvania I"
the city of Erie, on Lake Erie
IL has been leased by the P,nFy'rIHia Rai-
road Company and under their auspices Ia be-
ing rapidly opened throughout it's entire length
Il is now in use for Passenger and Freight ea
siness from Harrisburg TO Emporium ga FORK
l93 niles on tho Eastern Division, and ron
Sheffield to Erie, rs miles, On the Western
Division.
Time Of Passenger TraiHs at Emporium.
Express Train leaves eastward 40 P N.
Express Train arrives westward Is p NJ
Cars run through WITHOUT CHANGE both ways
on these trains between Philadelphia and Lock
Haven, and between Baltimore and Lock Haven
Elegant Sleeping Cars accompany the bxpre"
Train both ways between WilliamEport aud Bau-
more, and Williamsport an a Philadelphia.
For information respecting Passenger bu5ine"
apply nt the S. L. Cor llth and Market sts.
And for Freight business Of the CompSny
Agents S. b. Kingston, jr., Cor. 18th and Aaik''
Ets,, Philadelphia
J. W. Reynolds Erie
j. NJ Drill, Agent N. c. Il. r. BAlumcrej
II. II. HousroN, Genl Freight Agt, Philsi
LEwIs l.. Hour, Genl Ticket AEt Phila-j
jos. b. Pens, Genl Manager, WilliamsPor'
Jan p, 1854
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28
The Desert of Sahara.

The discoveries of recent African explorers
have dispelled many of the popular notions
concerning the great desert of Sahara. 1t
used to be described as nearly level sandy
plain. This plain, it is now ascertained, does
not exist, except at the eastern and western
extremities. The central portions rise, in the
form of terraces, to 900 or | 200 feet above
the valleys of the Atlas and Soudan. They
are interspersed with ravines and granite
hills. Barth speaks of mountains 1000 or
5000 feet high. In general, however, the
surface of the desert is fat or slightly undu-
lating; in some places covered with Il thick
bed of sand, in others hard and finty. Ev-
cry aspect confirms the opinion of Humboldt
that the desert is the bed of former sea, ell
evated by geological commissions. The tray
eler, almost at every step, meets with mounds
of fossil shells and other debris of marine an
imals. There are immense deposits of rock
salt, i'll some places as pure as MARBLE and so
compact as to serve in the construction of
houses. The etflorescence of inter and salt
peter is almost everywhere apparent. Lions,
tigers and other ferocious animals with which
the desert has in imagination been peopled,
are met with only in the forests of the GASES,
where alone they can find food and WATER
The lion is the king of the desert only in
poetry. Man is the true wild animal with
whom the traveller breads an encounter, and
bandits infest every caravan route in the
Sahara.
The Sahara is not always destitute of water
In passing between the tropics, the sun car
ries with him heavily laden nimbus clouds,
which, not meeting with any mountain high
enough to condense their moisture and cause
it to fall at intervals, descend occasionally by
their own gravity, and drop their watery
treasures in gushing torrents, which fill every
ravine. 1t has deluge which lasts but for
moment; the water disappears in the per-
meable soil as fast as it came, and forms ex-
tensive sheets of water a short distance be-
low the surface This fact has been revealed
by numerous soundings. Already excellent
artesian wells, sunk by French engineers,
have created verdant GASES in places where
every vestige of vegetation appeared to be
eternally buried beneath the sand. But these
hidden lakes, on which the desert partly re-
poses, are not a recent discovery From time
immemorial the Arabs have sunk in the open
desert, wells several hundred feet deep, till
they met the watery bed, which they called
the subbterranean sea.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28
THACKERAY's DEATH.-The London Ne1c,

THAcKERAY's DEATH.-The London Neocs
says:
1 appears that, although generally enjoying
good health, he was at intervals subject to
severe spasms of the stomach which caused
violent retching and nausea, and left him in a
state of utter prostration often for hours after
the first violence of the attack had passed
away On the night of his death, his mother
who slept overhead, heard him get up and
walk about his room, but was not alarmed, as
this was habit with her son when he felt an
attack coming on. In the morning his valet
came into Mr.. Thackeray's bedroom as usual,
and saw him lying on his back quite still, with
his arms spread over the coverlet, but he took
no notice, as he also was accustomed to see
his master thus after one of his stomach at
tacks. He brought some coffee and set it
down beside the bed, and it was only when he
returned after an interval, and found that the
cup had not been tasted, that sudden alarm
seized him, and he discovered that his master
was dead. Mr. Thackeray had, in fact, been
seized when his mother heard him get up in
the night and walk about the room, and the
violence of the attack, it is supposed, brought
on the efusion on the brain, which, as the
Dost-ra0rtera examination showed, was the i'm
mediate cause of death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28
Important Order by Gen. Grant.

Gen Grant has issued an order requesting
all deserters from the enemy who come with
in our lines, to take the following oath before
being allowed to go to their homes:
81 do solemnly swear in the presence of AL
mighty God, that will henceforth faithfully
support, protect and defend the Constitution
of the United States and the Union of States
Hereunder, and that [ will in like manner
abide by and faithfully support all acts of Con
gress passed during the existing rebellion
with reference to slaves, so long and so far as
not vet repealed, modified or held void by
Congress or by decision of the Supreme Court,
and that will in like manner abide by and
faithfully support all proclamations of the
President made during the existing rebellion
having reference to slaves, so long and so far
as not modified or declared void by decision
of the Supreme Court, so help ME God.
Sworn and subscribed to before me at
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28
I From the Round Table. |
TAdSum.o
(DEoEMBEs 2S-4, 1868.

And Just as the last bell struck peculisr
set smile shone over his face, and he lifted M
head little and quickly said, s.Adsuup' ana
back. The Nelgc0meS.
The angel came By night.
(Such angels still come DOWN.
And like Q winter cloud
Passed over London town;
Along its lonesome streets.
Where want had ceased to WEEP
Until it reached the house
Where great man lay asleep:
The man of all his time
Who knew the most of men:
The soundest head and heart,
The sharpest, kindest pen.
1t paused beside his bed,
And whispered in his ear:
He never turned his head,
But answered, 81 am here"
Into the night they went.
At morning, side by side,
They gained the sacred Place
Where the greatest Dead abide;
Where grand old Homer sits,
In godlike state benign;
Where bro DDS in endless thought
The awful Florentine;
Where great Cervantes walks,
smile ON his grave face;
Where gossips quaint Montague,
The wisest of his race;
Where Goethe looks through ALL
With that calm eye of his;
Where-little seen but light
The only Shakespeare is
When the new Spirit came,
They asked him, drawing near,
cart thou become like us7''
He answered, 81 am here
r. II. .StoddQrd.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28

A COOP DEAFINIT1oN.-"I have many times
thought that deaf people," said Bruton, " are
often good joke-makers without being aware
of it. For instance | once called on a deaf
friend, who, the louder one bawled to him,
the less he seemed to understand. At the
time called he had several of his family
more or less afflicted, and l said aloud Il
am come to make a call Of coincidence. l
hope l shall find your niece well o. Hope
YOU will find my knee swells pom my life |
am much obliged to you You mistake me,
said 1. Il hope I shall find your niece well,
and your uncle out , His uncle had been
confined to his bed for weeks.) Really, |
feel doubly indebted for your good wishes,
continued my deaf friend, but you will
neither find my knee swell, nor my ankle
out"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28

Inc UGtQ OF turin puUnSneS darlDalQ S
resignation of his seat in the Italian Parlia-
ment. He addresses the following letter to
the President of the Chamber of Deputies:
"CAPRERA, December 81, 1868
"Mons. and very honorable President of the
Chamber Of Deputies, Turin: For reasons
which you will learn by the enclosed letter
addressed to my constituents of Naples,
have believed it right to resign my post of
duty in this Parliament. In the conviction
that the Chamber will accept my resignation
without delay [ have the honor to declare
myself, with respect, Mons, and very honor
able President, yours, u. GARIBALDI."
The letter addressed to the electors of Ma
"CAPRERA, Dec. 81, 1863.
" To my Constituents at Naples:
''When l saw two hundred and twenty-nine
deputies of the Italian Parliament confirm by
their vote the sale of Italian soil, had the
presentiment that l should not long remain in
the assembly of those men who blindlv tore
asunder the limbs of the country which they
were called to reconstitute. However, the
counsels of friends, the hope of preparatory
events, and an mistaken sentiment of devo-
ton towards my constituents, kept me at the
post But now. when l see succeeding to the
sale of Nice the shame of Sicily, which
should be proud to call my second country by
adoption, feel myself, electors, compelled to
restore to you commission which enchains
nv conscience and makes me indirectly the
accompliee of the faults of Others. 1t is not
only the affection which | owe to Sicily, the
courageous initiator of so many revolutions,
but the thought that they have wounded in
her the right and the honor, in compromising
the safety of all Italy, which has led me to
take this resolution. There is, however,
nothing in this which will prevent me from
finding myself with the people in arms on the
"Yours G. GARIBaLDLn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28

"A lively Q. c. was recently asked to
dinner to meet the Lord Chancellor. On his
appearing his host remarked, "Why, YOU are
looking hvelier than ever-lively as a DOR
polse "Well, yes, am" replied the
cheerful barrister; so much the better COM
pany for the Great Seal"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28

A Pathfinder, angling in the rain, was OBJ
served to keep his line under the arch of a
bridge. Upon being asked the reason, he re-
piled, "Sure an won't the fishes be crowdin'
to keep out Nv the Wet ?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28

PREPARING FOR MERGENCIEs.-England is
making great exertions to strengthen her
navy. She has now more than one thousand
ships-of-war. There are 975 without including
blOck-ships, floating batteries, bomb-vessels,
&c. Of these y are ships-of-the-line, of "A
to l2l guns AZ of 60 to IA guns; "a steam
ers of % to 46 guns % screw coryettes of
q guns; 1S5 screw gunboats of 2 Armstrong
guns. Besides the older iron-clads, there
have just been launched the Achales, 35. of
$3.50 tons; the Ocean, So, Of 4, 450 tons the
Ninota7r, 30, of 6,62l tons the Hector, SO,
of 4, O63 tons, and four smaller ones Eleven
more iron-clads are in progress and twenty
one Others of various kinds are on the stocks,
besides a squadron of gunboats at Ports
mouth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28

DICKENS TWENTY YEARS AGo.-Twenty
years ago Charles Dickens ruled the realm Of
fiction. We college boys joked in Welerisms,
and wept over Oliver and little Nell. With
a letter from our friend Mrs. M, l sought
the young lion in his lair; but he was at the
sea, side finishing his famous " American
Notes" that bore so hard on our national sal;ya
and slaoery. On his return he called and in
vited nae to his SanctiSm. 1t was graced with
sketches and statuettes of Sam Weller, Pick
wick, &c, and with a fine portrait of one
whose sad domestic history he has told the
outside world quite too much about. How
handsome he was then With the great lus-
trous eyes that you saw yourself in-and the
merry mouth wreathed with laughter-and
the mass of glossy hair. He overfowed in
rapid talk, but shyed off from the least allu-
sion to his works. His home was then happy
with child music. The bright-eyed little
daughter who came in to give me kiss be-
fore going to school, is now welded to son
of Wilkie Collins, the novelist. Dickens
last words to me were: "Tell Mrs. M,
have not forgotten tie SLaoe." If Dickens had
always written with the Bible at his side, and
the religion of Wilberforce in his heart, he
might have been the foremost writer on social
reforms in his day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28
: this day of i

1t will be observed that the terms of this
oath are similar to those prescribed in the
Presidents amnesty proclamation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28

sweet smile shone his face, and he lifted mn
his head little and quickly said, "AdsunI'' and
fell back.''-The NelCcomeS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-01-28
Garihaldi'S RESIGNATION,

The Italia of Turin publishes Carloads
resignation of his seat in the Italian Parlia-
ment. He addresses the following letter to
the President of the Chamber of Deputies:
The weekly union record., 1864-11-26
4 Sad and Singular Story.

The citizens Of Berkshire county arc jest
now excited over a sudden and singular death
which occurred in Lanesboro, on Tuesday.
\ boy giving the name Of Henry +. Goodwin
recently made application to the Briggs iron
Works for work, aud. although they were
not in need OF help. be pleaded so bard that
employment was finally given him. Ills su-
peri0r intelligence modesty and freedom from
profanity and cOarscnoss, and his great indus
try, all conspired TO win him toe laytr Of bis
employers. who spoke Of it 10 several gentle.
men of the village. who also became interested
10 bis appearance. Shortly after commencing
work be was taken Ill., AMI repaired to Nun.
sons hotel, where, in order to be apart fr0m
other b0arders, be made bed 10 the Carfct.
The care he received was not the best. and
the patient grew rapidly worse, when q ply
sician was finally sent for, who wished to ex-
anime bis bowels to see If they were blOa'ed,
bat Henry cbjectng the doctor dill not insist
The next day be was worse, and on Monday
the doctor found his case hopeless lie being
inseusibie, tie doctor made an oxamiaa 0f
his bowels, and discovered tLat bis naiien'-
was q woman Daring the night the patient
continued iusensib.e or deraDged and died at
: O'Clock on Tuesday morning.
An inquest was held. a. which i was as
certal-ed that the deceased worked about a
week for a Mr.. Barton n Dalton at farming,
and then came to Pitisfed and worked FOR
Amos Shepardson, farming, at 81 80 per day
for four days bat left as she could Mt 30 hay.
ing. She then applied .0r work o. The lfo1
Works in l.anesbOro. aud with the sad result
narrated above. The Ptisfe3 FBg.o says
that everywhere she conducted herself with eX.
tTene modesty and prophet and showed great
industry. From letters iound among her ef-Cis
she appears TO have been The wife " Iem1n
UDderhill. soldier or officer in Battery y. lst
Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. a'e stationed al
Fort jackson near New Orleans. The tlet-
tiers are addressed-" Dear Julia and children
The first one speaks Of having sent her money,
with some doubt 10 one case whether i was
honestly delivered. The late ones speak Of
want, aud hot having bcen pad sickness, etc,
and at least, intimate a request ior rl0rc mon
e.. She sent money away al twl diercut
times at least-probably 10 her husband, AMI
perhaps 10 her children and there seems little
doubt that she assumed Der disguise 10 order
to procure more remuuerative pay, aud died
from over exertion for those she loved. Her
conduct throughout appears TO have been be
you'd reproach. \ fne bowie knife. gr0und
very sharp. was found among her effects. aui
was doubtless intended for defense against in.
suit. From passages in the letters We iufcr
that she NAV have been 9 native Of Maineand
removed to Wisconsin.
The weekly union record., 1864-11-26

young brother. requested him to tell me
how the mistake occurred, and The cause OF my
making such fool Of myself. ! found that it
was true that il was bis sisters hair had been
wearing, bat she was not aware of its being in
my possession. During the week be had been
bad taken the opportunity of daily collecting
from his sisters hairbrush the stray hairs, and
with them be had formed the iress he had
given me. He had thought the possession of
i. was all that wished for. and that bow it
was obtained was s matter of little Importance.
The weekly union record., 1864-11-26

Jim Lane is tough and must have metal in
his flesh as well as in his spirit Under the
broiling sun of last August. be stumped South
ern Kansas, rode so miles day for eighteen
days, and made three speeches per dsy-pever
missing an appointment.
The weekly union record., 1864-11-26

FRKScH ENeISEsRs.-Byt the following from
the Virginia Union, it would seem that Louis
Napoleon has some of his subjects engaged in
scientific investigations there:
The French engineers, Guillemin ard Coig-
net, who, for the past three months, have been
visiting the different mining districts Of our
State, have just terminated their scientific
aborS for which they were sen, by the French
Government. We learn from these gentlemen.
DOW in this city, that their instructions were to
devote their attention to geographical and
geological observations in general. but more
particularly on the following points: First
To study the formation aud disposition Of the
different mineral ledges now being developed,
and the richuess OF the ores. so as thereby to
acquire an exact idea Of tie resources Of the
country aud lis permanelcy in poin, OF produc-
ton for the future. Second-To examine
thoroughly into the metallurgica! methods now
used for the extraction Of the precious metals :;
to take note of all Improvements lately applied,
and TO ascertain the respective waste or loss
incurred BY the different processes row in use !;
and, by scientific research, endeavor to discover
methods more applicable to the nature of the
ores, and thereby avoid the actual loss. which
is not only detrimental to the owners, but also
to the welfare of all the world. We understand
that Guillemia and Coignet are about leaving
for California, where they intend TO make a
short stay. Then they will proceed to Mexico,
from whence they intend returning to France,
to lay before the French Government The
result Of their observations.
The weekly union record., 1864-11-26

WELL ASswERED-"Why is IT," asked a
gentleman of one of the presiding divinities at
at the Christian Commission Fair, "that you
ladies are always getting up fairs for the benefit
of soldiers, and seldom, if ever. get up fair for
any other class Of men," None bui the
brave deserve the fair" was the apt reply
of the fair one.
The weekly union record., 1864-11-26

COLONEL A. C. BoRusAc, of the Mexican
army, who was taken prisoner by the French
at Puebla, and carried to Paris, where be was
for some time kept in confinement, having been
exchanged, has arrived in San Francisco. 1t
is his intention, says the Flag, to proceed at
once to Mazatlan to reioin the Liberal army.
The weekly union record., 1864-11-26

AMONG the Democratic banners displayed in
New York, recently, was one in Washington
street, near Murray, which read For Presi-
dent of New Jersey-Geo. B. McGiellan."
This man must have bad presentimeDt.