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The Portland daily press., 1864-10-13
ELEVEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,

aiNHa anu bro oAciucAfeiy cAnn- AHN
The Dividea DIS for the past 1--WE years $4,000 600,
are lar ger in amount anu proportion to premiums
lid, than were ever declared IN the same space of
time by any company In the world. The business OF
this company Is conducted on the Mutual principle
in the sticest of the term the entire surplus
d ducting necessary expenses alone, being equfta-
bly, divided among the assuI ed.
Its rates Of premium are kotcer than those of the
majority fother Life Insurance Companies, yet is
aIvio ends have been greater; the result of most
careful aad judcious sele cion oives and the favor
anle rate Of interest its investments being per
cent.
rhe mortality among 1t, members has been pro-
portionately less than thai of any other Life Insur-
ance Company in either america or Europe whose
experience has been made known-a result in the
highest degree favorable to policy holders. -
The at insured in this Company exceeds that
of ary her Life Insu ance Company In the United
States, taus afJrdng gr alter security-the necesa-
ry law OF average having more scope aos
! ly on Bonds and Mortgages on Real Estate, worth
In at least dou ole the amount loaned and
In State ana City Stocks; the solidiy and security
| Of which will be conceded, with no premium notes
t. eat out its vitals and the profits ofits members.
Security is Ia Life Assurance, the paramoant con
sderation and all other circumstances being equal
that company Is the safest having the largest accum-
atoms and in which the largest number assured
lis expenses are less than most all other
ITS system of NoE-FoRFEITIna POLICIES. Also
1 ENDOWMENT Policies, payable on attaining a
certain age say 40 A. co. 55 IS years, in case
OF death before arriving at that age, and its pay
1 ments iEBIvE, TEN or more annual instalments, ID
much more advantageous than that of Gng other
| C0mpdn in this country. -fHa
No person who has insured with this great Com.
| pany during the 81 years have been agent in
! this city, has ever Withdrawn or discontinued hi
| Policv from any classification misunderstood
ing to the operation OF the system, while hundred
| Insured with other companies have done so.
| Many Policies now outstanding at nv agency hav
/ increased more thad 90 per cent. on the sum nsur
ed. aud much more than the am uat OF premium
| pdid VIZ -i- q teaaa
! S8O00-inc -ease &30OQ,
Policy No. 7767, insured for $4,000 Ia now wortl
Sl2000-incresse $4,000,
| Having run but little more than twelve years :
Many other Instances with similar results can b
saown to any who will call on me- and many inter
esins facts of great value will be furnished cheer
| fully. "a,
Documents and all needful information cbeeIiui
ly furnished at the Office or by mail to remote PA'
ties and irouirera .nf
The Portland daily press., 1864-10-13
{ TO TIE AFFLICTEDI
DIR. W.. N. DENNIS,
Medical E1ectrician,
q saa No. N Clapp's Block,
coRNER orcoNeREss AVID Elm srREKTS

MOULD respectfully announce to the citizens q
w Portland and vicinity, that he has perm anent.
iy located ia this city. During the eleven inontls
that v Q have been in town we have cured some oi
the worst forms of disease in person who have tried
other forms Of treatment in vain, and curing pa
TENTS in so short time that the question Is ofttn
We say that all that do not stay cur cd, We will
doctor the second time for nothing.
DR.. ID. has been practice. electrician fer twenty.
years, and is also regular graduated ysiciAn
Electricity Is perfectly adapted to chronic diseases
In the form Of nervous sick headache; neurale q
In the head, neck or extremities consumption whs
In the acute stages where the lungs are not full
involved; acute or chronic rheumatism, scrof1a,
diseases white swellings, spinal diseases cGrvatJ
Of the spines contracted muscles, distorted limb,
palsy or paralysis, St. Vitas' Dance deafness, stan
ton, constipation and liver complaint piles We Gu
every case that can be presented; asthma bronchi-
ts structures OF the ohest, and all forms OF fema
complaints.
The Portland daily press., 1864-10-13

REcRUIrING.-Forty- one drafted men, sub
stitutes and recruits were passed yesterday at
the office Of the Provost Marshal, and credited
to the following places Cornish, 9; Berwick.
8; Westbrook, 4; Hollis, 4 Kennebunkport,
5; otisneld, 8; Biddeford, 8; Portland, 81;
Wells, 2; Harrison, 2; Casco, Standish, l.;
Llmington, 1; Limerick, /; Shapleigh, l.;
South Berwick, 1. ear l.,, vsa-
The drafting for the town of Lyman will
take place tomorrow.
RAILWAY TRAFFIc.-The receipts on the
Grand Trunk Railway, for the week ending
Oct. 9Th, were
Passengers, $47, 2540 90
Express freight, mails and sundries, S,l24.0O
Freight and live stock, - s4,247O0
Total, 1u $134,625 90
Corresponding week last year, 1Oo,OO1Oo
Increase, $2S,6240O
The Portland daily press., 1864-10-13
widows Wood society.

FEyuE annual meeting of the Portland Widows
n Wood Socie "" for the choice OF officers and
the transaction of such other business NAV legal
ly come before them, will take place on "Wednesday
evening, Oct. 28tn, at the Banking room of the
rive Cents Saving Bank" corner of Middle ana
Plum streets, at Z O'Clock. Asgfs
SAML. ROLFE, Secretary.
Fo tland, Oct. IL, 1854 eodt oct26
The Portland daily press., 1864-10-13
EDWARD M. PATTEN.
Commission Merchant & Aucti0neeI

Has removed to the spacious store II
Exchange Street, four doors below
81 Merchants Exchanxe.
Will receive consignments of Me- ,banoise o.
every description, for public private sale Salee
Of Real Estate, Vessels, Cargoes, Stocks and her
chandise collected. Cash advances maze, with
prompt saIes and returns. mchl. div
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-21
Failure OF the Ava he CoionlzaJloh aef1eSas'
Some fO11r hundred and fifty negroes were


ina pr! last, under 4 contract With Forbes at'o
Tuckerman, Of New York, for the Isle Of :
Vache, belonging to the Republic O Hayti,
and adjacent to that island: and near Aux
Cages. These negroes seem 20 have bee<1
the subjects OF misfortune from the day OF
their departure. Ga their voyage, tie small
pox broke ont among them and they suffered
beyond description. Owing to the nlsGnaE-
agement Of those IN charge OF them, their
sufferinss were, if possible, Increased alter
their arrival at the Island Of A ache, from
want Of attention and proper ACCOMMODATIONS
Their hardships were represented TO be SO
great, and the prospect OF Ghelr alneIloration
seemed so slight, that Secretary Usher, under
the direction of President Lincoln, despatched
Mr.. D. c. Donnohue, OF Indiana, to examine
into their condition, and Mr. Lincoln deternl-
ned upon his report tc have them returned to
the United States without delay, According
", the ship Marcia G. Day was sent TO the
Isle Of A Vache during the month OF ;lebrua-
ry, and yesterday the vessel returned and cast
anchor near Alexandria, with the surviving
colon;sts now three hundred and sixty eight
in number, on board Wash, Chronicle.
In his recent speech, at Wlkesboro, North
Carolina, Gov, Vance said:-' My friends, there
are great many desirable things, but the
question, not what may be wished but what
NAV be obtained, is the one reasonable men may
consider. 1t is desirable to have lovely wife
and plenty of pretty childen, but every man
can't have them. [ tell you :iow candldly
there is no more possibility of demonstrating
the old Union and reinstating things as they
were four years ago, than exists for you to
gather up the scattered bones Of your sons
who have fallen in hisstrugg!e, from one end OF
the country to the other reoothe them with
flesh. fil their veins with the blood they have
so generously shed, and their lungs with the
same breath with which they breathed out
their last prayer for their country's trin nlph
and independence.
Gen. Meade writes to his near relative, Capt.
Meade Of the Brooklyn navy yard, that a the
course of few days he anticipates the p}asure
of obtaining brief respite from tile arduous
duties in the field, taking farewell OF the Poto-
mac Army, yet in the confident es pectation OF
Joining them before many weeks that is as
soon as his impaired health will permit.
Bermuda dates TO tle loth, received 81 New
York. state that Capt. Coxetter and crew were
not d, owned at the destruction Of the steamer
Fannie and JESSIE Forty cas- KS Of sperm OIL
and ships boat we're picked up on the 9th,
supposed to belong to some T. S. Whaler lost
IN heavy gale, or burned by a privateer, which
vaslatey seen cruising near Barbados
T. IS reported, by telegraph that partial
a1ecr;cn returns from eleven counties; in Ar
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-21
PUBLISHED (pAILY) BY
EDGAR SNOWDkN, JR.
~ OFFICE-No. lO4 King street. over
) .ona's, formerly French's) Book Store.

Yesterday Ia regard 10 movements OF Conteder-
ates on the Rapidan and the Baltimore Amer
ican Of this morning states that there ap-
pears to be some truth in tee statement that
the Confederate cavalry are making prepara-
rations for graad raid upon the lines Of the
Army Of the Potomac Stuart is massing
force at Charlottesville, where he has three
brigades, and at Fredericksburg, whore he has
TWO" A dispatch from Washington states
that on Wednesday night detachment Of
{onfederates crossed the Rappahannock at
Fredericksburg, and On the following day the
18th Pennsylvania Cavalry are reported to
have captured twenty of them On Friday
another detachment OF Confederates crossed at
Morton's Ford, but were subsequently forced
10 recross by the 7th Michigan Cavalry. A
report thai a crossing had been effected at
Raccoon Ford is pronounced incorrect. Firing
was heard at D1mfries on Saturday, but ii
was accounted for by the Second Army Corps
havias been 'sordered to discharge all their
pieces" A special dispatch from Culpeper
Court House states that, on Friday last, the
Cootederates across the Rapilan broke up
their winter encampment, set fire to their huts
and moved off in the direction Of the Shenan-
doah Valley.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Y orld, says Headquarters In the
field is significant. General Grant will give
his personal attention to the movement, place
general in command in whom he has conf
dence and see that nothing occurs to prevent
the accomplishment of his designs. He will
be the ohiet in earnest. and [ understand that
Mr.. Lincoln has promised not to interfere with
him any respect.
A volume has just been published in New
York, entitled "A Scriptural, Ecclesiastical
and Historical View Of Slavery from the Days
of the Patriarch Abraha7s to the Nineteenth
Century, being series of letters addressed
10 the Right Rev Alonzo Potter, D. D.,
Bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal Church in
the Diocese of Pennsylvania, by John Henry
Hopkins, Bishop of the Diocese of Vermont. :
Il is an able, elaborate pro slavery view OF the
question Of slavery.
The steamer Fairbanks, which left New York
about ten days ago, arrived here on Saturday.
No serious damage has been done her, though
she went ashore on the eastern side OF. the
Chesapeake and lay there several days. until
at length, by the aid Of two vessels, she was
enabled 10 get off safely.
James P Skinner and VIM. Mcdaniel, who
were arrested at Alexandra, on Saturday, on
the charge Of disoyalty, were sent to the Old
capitol il Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-21

tie and resolution, WAlcn we're 4aiU Hfl isc "a
|le and ordered to be printed
Whereas It i Of great importance 10 tho
1aor.e Of 37ireit:la, shat they sz:o'li,. De sus~
lanc; by The Government u the United
States, and
Whereas, The constant interferen with
the civil authority Of the Restolcd Govern
1nent OF Virginia ty the military authorities.
causes great dissatisfaction on lilo part oi DIX
loyal ci1szens therefore,
RESOLVED, That q Committee Of Ibis Con-
yention, in conjunction with the sSoverror, be
appointed 70 wait upon The President, and
ask him 20 fix period when an interview can
be had will! hin anl lis Constltulona ad"l~
sers. to ascertain whether II Il me inter
est of the General Government 20 snsta II
the civil authority, Or HheGhe: Tie c!'ll - 70
become, as it is now, sAoorolnaIe 20 'He mi!!Ea>
ry, with view that the Con7 cntIon1 may take
such action as they may deeli 2zPe"len1'
NEGROES IN TIE City CARS. .--lIlo debate
which sprung 10 ii The Senate on Wednesday,
on the resolution Of Mr. Sumner, that no per
sons be excluded tHon the cars on account o.
color, was continued yesterday, and nartlclpa.
led IN bv Messrz Sumner, johnson, oaj2is~
bury, CarlIe, and Merrill. All these Sena"
tors, except hlr 17ut:'na:' oepESc'@ so 's'''$,-
ZION SO unnecessary ous t.}e pp1'3't', 70 59 70 1I r.
y y, - aaaf;a + his bill should become 8.
i',v law our oeonls At laree viii have again 10
SUPPORT q respectable liGe Of on1olbnseS:: where
the pyoprletoTs can nave 2oESsoS 0S- S'IVA' o"A
vehicles : SaS tl''
rrbo {o,1ou;oe nIockade runners have recent
s:'a:1 I 49, a. Cooraas Reyo,nda. The
. l~,,. ,y;,,, ;ooto,, ,r;sh 1o1
steamer index 'soE24 " 1ini'"SSo't ~ ,, "''I
bales Of cotton; steamer V'fy O. fesefsooEs'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-26
THE PORT ROYAL sLANDEB.

The Rev. Mr.. Billings clears himself from all
responsibility for the wicked and cruel SANDER
perpctrated against the noble and selfdcnying
women who have devoted themselves to the
education of the emancipOted slaves of Port
Royal, by Copperhead newspapers, in the
following letter, received yesterday:
To he Editor Of The NJ Y. Tribpse'
Sir. The atr0cious calumny upon tho lady
teachers at Port Royal originated last Fall with The
Monehs,tsr On. H. Union, sheet too mendacious and
vulgar to merit contempt. The assertion OF The
~ H. Patriot that l confirmed" the lie, IL ma
hciousy fase as not q word hint has ever escaped
my lips to that effect.
Nothing but the foulest political venom could have
induced such libel upon noble class Of women.
engaged in q noble work 1t is humiliatlng to feel
obliged to deny the gross and disgusting faschoods OF
an unscrupuous press The muattoes Of the South. 1t
is well known are compelled to acknowledge paternity
it'll the "chvalry their misfortune more than their
fault. j.. BILLINGS.
Brdrieboro. IT.. March - 1864.
We now call upon The Manchester On. II. }
Union, and The Concord O.. II. Patriot, to pro-
duce, if they can, any other authority for the
infamous ialsehood they set alloat. And we de-
mand, in the name OF justice of The n. Y.
Herald, and other kindred sheets which have
helped to circulate it, to rcpublish this emphatic
denial of the Rev. Mr.. Billings. Let us see if
for once they can be shamed into common de-
cency.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-26

counted among the movements against Rich
mond. His business was to create such a diver
sion in favor of Mcclellan as to allow the army
of the latter to be withdrawn from the Peninsu.
la, and reestablished in another position. From
the time of his defeat no effort was made to do
stroy the Rebel military power in Virginia, TILL
Gen. Burnside attacked tho army of Lee ct
Fredericksburg, December b. lie was defeated
by Generals who refused to obey orders;
by General Franklin who declined to press
the attack on the left, which was
meant to turn and crush the enemy's flank; and
by Gen. Birney, who suffered Gen. Meade's di-
vision, which had carried the plateau in front Of
bin, to be halted, driven back, and nearly an
initiated by the rallied and reinforced enemy
Gen. Birncy meanwhile, with fresh division,
looking on with undisturbed equanimity. Gen.
Burnside's plan of battle was good one
When Gen. Grant attempts to execute one
equally good, he will not be hampered and be-
trayed By lukewarm or hostile subOrdinates
Charlottesville under Gen. Hooker comes
next; q battle on the I'd and Sd Of May, 1853
Into all the causes of the defeat there suffered
we have no space here to enter--though the
truth shall some time be told. Suffice il to say
that Gen. Hooker began that campaign with an
army of 1913, 900 fighting men, present for duty.
His plans were in many respects well conceived
and executed, but the actual shock Of battle
found him incompetent to WELD the vast force
placed in his hands, and Lee, with 1890 men,
beat him and drove him back across the Kappa
hammock. Or rather he was not driven back. Not
more than half his army had been in action when
he retreated, and he retreated before an enemy
whose forces lie outnumbered two to one; re-
treated because he was physically and men
tally exhausted, and because one corps COM
mander, paramount in personal influence, over
persuaded his weakness. Neither Of those COM
manders will again mingle with the fortunes of
the Army of the Potomac.
There is more to be sad but it is all to the
same point, and We must stop here. Nothing
could be palmer than that hitherto we have
been the victims Of incapacity-and of worse
Qualities--in our commanders. They are put
aside. With new leader, crowned with thickly-
gathered laurels, let us bate no jot of heart or
hope, nor let the prospect before us be couded
BY any memory of past defeats.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-26
LEGIGLATUR

SENATE. March 25-The Secretary Of State trans
mitted the official Of the election on the 9Th
instant to amend the Constitution relative 10 soldiers
voting Tho whole number Of notes cast was 3C 49,.
FOR the amendment 25s. 795; against the amendment,
1890. Majority. 2l0305 Mr.. butcher called from
the table the adverse report the Harlem Broadway
biz and moved 10 disagree with IT, ard refer il TO the
COMMITTEES Of the Whole On the conclusion OF Mr..
butchers remarks the vote taken and the motion
was lost by Yeas g. Nays o. The adverse report was
then agreed to with oply two negative votes. Bills
were introduced TO amend the charter OF tho French
Benevolent Society. and to incorporate the Nyack
Piermont Railroad Company. The remainder Of tho
session was occupied in considering the bills fcr re-
building the locks the Oneida Lake Canal Recess.
AssEsBLr.-The session Of the House was occupied
in the consideration OF the Annual Supply bib, and
progress was reported upon it.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-26
FIGHTING.

We pretend to no acquaintance-as our read
ers already know-with the Art of War, in so
far as it is speciality. We endeavor to exclude
from our columns all tidings of movements in
progress or in contemplation. We have very
little to say of movements on our side that
have terminated, except when We can COM
mend, or at least justify them. We did not
even commend the authorization and appoint
ment Of new Lieut.. General until oil was
over, when we did approve the selection most
heartily. And oil that we have since heard
from or Of Gen. Grant strengthens our faith in
him. Without being the least in hurry, we
presume that he will, in his own good time, lead
one of our armies to battle. and we trust to vic.
tory. And we have strong prcmonition that
he will avoid the errors which have caused the
miscarriage Of some former efforts. ps.l
The dispersion of our foroes-to somo extent
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-26
GENERAL NEWS.

An explosion in the refinery of the New-York
Cool Oil Company at Hunters Point. L. L, occurred
on Thursday evening. James Noonen entered the
room where the oil is refined with lighted lamp when
instantly explosion occurred. and tho building was
set on IRE. Noonen was burned TO death. The dam.
age viii reach slooO. The chemical works adjoining
0f Langman g. Co, were consumed.
A Lexington, KY, dispatch of the 22t says:
Gov. Bramlette. the Hon. Archie Dixon. and A. G..
Hodges loft to-day for Washington, TO assure the Presi
dent that resistance would be offered TO drafting
grocs in this State They do not represent the "Unon
Democrats and win tbe PRECEDENT of that faot.
An inquest was held yesterday at the Second
Precinct Station House on tho body Of George W. AL.
bro Captain Of the canal boat Pride Of the Wess who
was struck on the head on Thursday with piece Of
coal thrown by John Foley, and died after Foley
was committed by the Coroner. (
The ship Sea Crest, from Liverpool for Phils-
delphs. went ashore five miles above Delaware Break.
water on Wednesday. 4 brig and two sOhoOnors were
driven ashore about the same time The schooner ID.
w. Eidridgc was sunk at the Breakwatcr and two men
were lost
The willow warehouse Of Messrs. Early &
Lane No Is9 Washington street destroyed by FIRE
yesterday. Several adjoining buildings wore damaged
Loss. about $4,000.
The resolutions declaring the views OF the
Legislature III regard to the attempt On the part o. Con
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-26
NEW, YORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY SHEET

men, since 1890. Tho fnonopolists have pock-
eted profits enough to repay their capital in
vested twice over. beside ~ per cont annual
dividend. In the year 1888, their earnings
after paying expenses, were over $3,0OO,OO0.
In 1857, they divided among their stockholders,
in addition to their dividends, 100000 Of
stock gratutousy. In all conscience, there
should be an end to this extortion. Let Con-
gress pass the measure proposed. Ii is right,
and it is lawful; but, if there can be doubt
about It's legality, let it be solved by the proper
tribunal; and fit should be found that there is no
other remedy, then the other States must resort
to the means used under the old Articles Of
Confederation, and which tho clause oil the
Constitution under which protection is now III
voked was intended to Observation-Disclosures
But there is no doubt about the law. The
power Of the monopolsts is not In the law, but
In tho lobby.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-26
CONGRESS-.

SGSA1E. March 25.-The Yice-Presidcnt submitted
communication from the President. inclosing report
from the Secretary Of State in relation TO the establish
ment OF a monarchicsl government in Central and
South America. Referred TO the Committee on For.
eign Relations Mr. Trnmbull introduced bi to con-
ship canal from Lake Michigan 10 the Misss-
spp for the passage OF armed and naval vessels. Re
ferred. Mr.. Doolttle introduced bill to aid the In
dien refugees to return their homes the Indian
Territory. Referred. Mr.. Harlan reported bill ~
extend the eighth section cf act to appropriate the
proceeds of the sses OF paDe lands aud to gran, pre-
empton rights. Its design was to extend to Kansas
the benefit of that bill with authority to devote the in
come eccrung to the support of the Common Schools
Mr.. Cosmer introduced bill authorizing the Post.
master General To contract for cnrrying tho mails over
land from Atehson, in Kansas, TO Folsom. California,
appropIating million dollars annually the transit e
occupy sixteen days during eight months and twenty
days during four months. The Pacific faroad as rns'
as completed will take the place of the overland mai
service The Senate proceeded 10 the consideration OF
the bin TO prevent military Interference in elections.
Mr.. Salisbury supported the bill in speech Of great
length The Senate agreed 70 the report Of the Com
mittee OF Conference Che West Point Academy bill
Adjourned TIL Monday.
HoUsR.-Mr. Washburne reported the bill furnishing
frauds in the change Of Of vessels The bin was
passed. Mr Clay reported back the Senate bill extend
ing the time in which 10 accept lands heretofore donat
ed for The gricultura College purposes and including
West Virginia in its provisions. Several amendments
were proposed. Further consideration WIS postponed
for two weeks. IT was agreed that after tomorrow,
Saturdays shall be devoted TO public business instead Of
speech. making and that two weeks from to-day the
District Of Columbia business shall be considered The
House passed The Senate bill directing the Secretary Of
the Treasury 10 issue 10 certain parties duplicates OF
bonds to Abe amount OF 5000 the originals having
been lost on the steamship Golden Gate The House
went into Committee the National Bank bill An
amendment was offered, but vote there was no quo
rum present Then there call Of the House, after
which the House adjourned