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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Notes Ia hereby given that on or about Dec 1st,
and regularly thoreafter light Of the I'd order OF
land Head Light House. instead OF the 4fh order OF
light heretofore In use. - ~ " tta., t,,rs Il 7.
The hight Of the tower has been raised twenty feet
materially increasing the range Of the light, which
should be seen. in favorable state of the atmos-
phere, from the deck Of vessel fifteen feet above
the water, at distance Of IL miles. vs. ;
Bearings and sailing directions from point out
side all dangers at the entrance Of the haI bor will
be published without unnecessary delay. VT{griui
BY order of the Lighthouse Board.
WMAGOODWIN,
Act'g Engineer lar and I'd l. II Districts
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r WANT Agents and canvassers IN Maine far
IL Llotd's Grand OompreAsnsige Steel Plate Di-
hioiting on mammoth scale the names Of hsr-
chants, Manu- acturers Farmers, Railroads. fele.
graph Tines Express and 7. o W the entire eoun.
try. Also Lloyds fAmoos war and stata Mans-a
wholesal agent wanted tor M,ine Apply AZ ths
Elm House, to FRED a. BLECKEk'
General Agent Tor the United States and Canada.
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LAuHcHEp--At Richmond, 18th inst. nom thu
yard Of s Hager Esq,a superior screw steamer
feet long 8S eer inches BEAM "a feeg inches hold
has three Decks and 10 full Drgrigged. The second
deck confains houses officers. with first class &c
commodations for about 80 passengers. Her machip-
cry is being made at the Hope Iron Works Provi-
dence 10 II fsot with 20 foot hitch cyiin-
der As inches with A inch stroke and has vertical
direct acting propeller engine She is owned By the
builder and parties in Providence.
At Belfast recently, from the yard Of Carter
Co, barque of 454 tons. called the "Palo Alto.
owned BY parties In New York and commanded by
Capt Riley, Of Stockton. Also, barque Of same
dimensions, called the "Sancho Panza built for the
same parties, and to be commanded By Capt rHea-
gan. OF Stockton. ~ - - ~. $3.50 ~ -
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EThs undersigned gives his exclusive atten-
ton to collecting Pensions, Bounties, Arrears Of
Pay and Prize Money, for Officers, Soldiers,
Seamen, or their Heirs. Office, 81 Ia Exchange
St., opposite Postofice, Portland. mls--
w. s. SAWYER.
References Hon SAMUEL CoNy, Gov. of Me-,
Hon. WIN. PITT FEssEHDEN, Sec'y Treas'y.
DOT. 13 6m.
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A Meeting Of the Board OF Trade viii be held ON
saturday Evening. Nov 26th. at "A O'Clock. a.
me neo9s Of the Board. when full atisnsanee IL
Ihe Committee sppointed to consider the subject
ol rliotAge for this port. we'll all other COM
ittees on unfinished business. will BE- espected 70
% prepared to report At this meeting.
fF. n. N. RICH, Sec etary.
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rIsHERMEN.

Ar at Gloucester 18th inst, schs Harvest Home,
Knowles; Ida May, Blatchford; M Rowe, Thurs
ton. Bay st Lawrence e az At9 tHt
Ar at do 18TH Horatlo Babs n, Cameron; Grana-
da. Sargent; Lghtfoot, Hardy and Emma, Parsons,
Bay st Lawrence.
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SurcrDE.--Mrs. Geo. Mitchell. of Wilton,
committed suicide BY drowning on Saturday
last. She put on her rubbers and went out to
the watering place for the cattle, and dipped
her head in the half hogshead OF water. She
was discovered In ten minutes after she went
out, but Life was extinct-Argus. s4a,
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DISASTERS.

dispatch from Gloucester states that sch Martha
Washington, Of Harpswell. runinto night of the
Esd inst about miles Nh E from the Salynges "
sch Industry Of st John B, and Immediately sunk.
The industry was but slightly damaged. 90
Ship Mattapan, before reported wrecked ct Bak-
ers Island. ALI ship Of 500 TONS built at Bath
in In 1866, and was owned In Boston. ~
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Fryeburg Academy.

VvHE winter Term Of this 1nstitutIon viii CON.
IL mence Wednesday, Dec Tth. snder the charge Of
Mr.. Il. Ambrose. A b. Principal Mr.. CHARLES
D. Ba-sows. A B Assistant Miss Ellen A. Bar.
FryeDurg, Nov IS, iss4-dlwss7v
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Brighton and Cambridee CattIs Masa.et.

PRIoEs-Beef Castie- Extra sls @1s} y n; arst
quality. consisting of good oxen, beat steers 60. ~
II @l2t; second. quality, good fair beef, 3 @11t;
third quality, flight young cattle, 7}@8f; Poorest
and beef 80 i--.sf
Working 0res-From sls5 to $50. according to
Cors-6rdinary from $40 to s5 Extra. from SIS
to leo; Farrow, 30, &25@35 A &4
Stores-Y earlings rom SIS to 20; Two years old
$22 to IS; Three years old, SO to so.
Sheep and Ldmsbs--Sheep 6j(a8lc y b Sheep and
lambs in lots S3l@4i y head.
Ssoine-Fat hogs. II t9l3lc; shoats, II @l3c. live
weight; l6 Dl8J for dressed.
Calf skins from 16 to lsc per h. la srsssres,
Psitsl T6@s2 rs; country lots, 81 1291 10.
Hdes-10@l1c " n. ~ ,ss-if--,r ...saa -
Takioi1-10@13c. ~. ~ ,'..f 80 ..-.,.,s !. =
Live Ponltry-From IA to 15c for Chickens and
Turkeys dressed 20 to Csc per lbabout 10i tons at
market
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a. FkEDERICKTON NIB. Sch Duke Of Newcastle
zV.yU = lumber. 1900 box shocks N Miller.
80 a.aL NS. Brig Zephyr-l25 tons plaster,
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These places and their distances from each
other, will be found interesting in tracing the
route Of Gen. sherman, which will not be like
ly to remain shrouded in mystery much lon
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HALE's xEVH
"a H o n e 10 .sa
- OE
H OR Ell OUND AND TART
FOB THE CURE OF
Coughs Colds, Influenced, Boarseness. Difficult
breathing, and all Ifections Of the Tnroas,
bronchial Tubss and LssHgs, leadjHg SEQ
HALH's


Coughs Colds, Influenced, Rodrseness. Difficult
Breathing, and all lfectioHs Of the Throas,
bronchial Tubss and LssHgs, leadjHg SEQ
to Consumption.
This sovereign remedy 10 compounded from cha
favorite recipe of iilusrious Physician and Chem
list, who for many years used it with the most COM
plete success In his extensive private practice.
he had long been profandly impressed with the
wonderful virtue Of honey Of the plant Horehound,
inunion with tho Czeaasing and Healing properties
oftar extracted from the lie Princple ofthe forest
tree Abies Balsassea or Balm of Gilsad. For years
he was banieo in his attempts to blend these greA
medicinal forces into suoh unioa that the original
power of each would be preserved the disagreeable
qualities of common tar removed, and the price OF
the compound be within the means Of all. At last,
after long course Of difficult chemical experiments
he found that by adding to these ve other ingredi
ents, each valuable BY ITSELF he not only obtain
ed the desired results, but greatly increased the
curative power of the compound. This having been
thoroughly tested by practice Is now offered to the
general public as safe, pleasant and infalbe REM
edy. 49,. d.
For sale by W. r. Phillips Portland. and all drug.
CHARLES DowxER, General Agent,
nov4d3m A Cedar st., New York.
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Death of Prof. sslli,na,..

NEW HAVEN, Ct, Nov. "a.
Prof. BENZ. Silliman, senior, expired at his
residence in this. city this morning, aged "a
years.
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The Rebel Congress Observation-Disclosures De-
spoMnced.
NEW YORK. Nov. IS

NEW lUHK, NUV.
In the debate in the rebel House of Repre-.
sentatives on the 10th, the fact is developed
that the war against Vice President Stephens
10 extending to all reconstructionists, and
Boyce, Brown, Leach, Vance, Stephens, Cobb
and Foote are denounced as needless agitators
Of dangerous questions.
The House of Representatives, like the
Confederacy in general, is divided against it.
self, and cannot stand long in the excitement
produced by Sherman. The debate shows
that Governors Brown and Vance have taken
positive action against the execution of the
conscript laws. The House passed with I'M
due haste the Senate bill to amend the law so
as to force the militia of one State to go 10 the
defense of other States. This action is taken
so as to concentrate force against Sherman.
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THIS delicious art ce Of food may be obtained at
IL any time By the boI half Dbl, qIarter Dbl or
otherwise. All orders promptly attended 70
noy20dwf Q. w. BELKNAP,
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Distances in Dixie.

A portion of the, following distances have
already appeared in the Press, but we repeat
them with additions: as1 .3anrfs esgTaas
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FOunm6.

NEAR Plumb street one Gold Wsteh which the
~ : : - CHARLFs MEHAN,
nov26dIw Corner York and State &c.
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PASSENGERS.

Portland. 49, f---7 81 ~. %
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FoREiGN PORrs.

At shanehae Sept 10, ships Canvass Bach. M,,,sv
from Swansea. ar 5th; Game Cock, Williams fro,,
San Francisco. ar 18th; Sarah Newman CohR me-
barques W seaver. Snow, from Hakodadi. ar 18th
Sid Sept !, ships Wild Rover Taylor. Foochov,
10th, Magenta, Jansrin, Engasaki - : S->''
At E Eo sept NJ ship Endsasor. Doans. fol
AZ dong Kong Sept 20, ships Western Continent
Is f Wh San rrsnoiseo; Dashins Wave Lecrsw
mary nl.ridge: Cressey, and Hamln, Wheelwright
nn a.. earqne Lille Knowles, do ---,.ges.-
cia sept 10, ships Monsoon. Loring, Manila; Peer
as ncosrts Whampoa; 18th. Yoriek, Benson. for
y Sid tn antwerp sth inst, ship william woodbury.,
= Ar At Palefmo 2sth uIt barque Fannie Hamilton.
Dyer, Venice. "A
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SAILING OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Saturday November &c.
SUN rises % High water, "a m).... $40
Sun sets .........4s0 Length of days...... "A
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al s. K "A Z H 81 0oO
TO LET Or FOR z SALE, CHEAP!
Eiio Wholesale or Retail.
Alto Chidrsn's SLEDs, made of best White
Oak Stock, and painted In Portlsnd and for sale
Wholesale and retail.
g5k s4nA2 Hsg AT LANES laa.
Nov 22-d4w a No.4 Free street.
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spnCIAL HorICns.
ID r. SCHENCK.
THE LUNG DOCTOR.

DE, soHExcK will be athls rooms at the Marlbo-
ro' otsl Boston, on Wednesday and zBarsday,
the I'D ana Gath instant to consult with persons la
boring under Consum ption, Liver Complaint, lndi-
m Can kerr and liberated Throat. DIR. Schenck
Elves adyics ares and only charges three dollars for
"A examination with the Respirometer PATIENTS viii
please make up their minds before catering the Doc
tor,s nrivate room whether they wish e0vice or q
thororeh examination with the Respirometsr, as IL
saves time 1t being impossible to take more than
two days in Boston in month prevents Nun n i,s
bat with his constant practice it enables him to see
at glance the true condition ofthe patienI except
to tell how the lungs are gone or whether tns di1
ease Is in one or both lungs.
Schsnck's PuImonic Syrup, 4
Ia ,stt Seaweed Tonic, and n,
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Saturday Morning, Nov. 26, 1864.
Sherman's Movement.

az Reading Matter ON all Feur Pages.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-12
From San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday, Ma

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday, March 10. 1864.
The brig Brewster, from Boston, has arrived.
Ssiled-Ship Ellen Sears, for Liverpool.
Butter via the Isthmus, has advanced to 80 cents.
Anthracite Coal is dull at S2i per tun.
Tobacco is active.
Whisky Is selling at Gee.
The upward movement In grain. which has continued
during the past week, is now checked. Wheat u 2sc
per pound and Flour O. per barrel.
II heavy rains not experienced during the remain.
der of this month"; large proportion OF the breadsuns
TO be consumed during the ensuing year viii have to be
imported from the Atlantic States. although good crops
are anticipated In Oregon.
Barley sells at &c. per pound.
SAN FRANCISCO, Friday. March II, 1854.
Letters from j. Ross Browne dated Tucson, Arizona,
Feb G. state that Kit Carson arrived at Santa Fe after
very successful campaign against the Navajo Indians
He brought $50 prisoners leaving over 500 with
Col Candy, to DO removed US soon as their families
could DO gathered.
clpal Chief killed. Gov Goodwin had temporarily
established bis headquarters near the confluence of the
Salinas and the Rio Verde where he was engaged in
civil Government for Arizona. Nearly every
white man In the Territory was 9 candidate for
Congress
Apacles.
Nows from the gold placers were favorable.
A largo immigration from California Is expected.
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mt Of bis letter, tho street

nscrhe M the commencement Of bis letter. tho street
and number ofhis residence. ms wouia nos I,'y III
also the restoration of the letter IN case couu hoe %
delivered SAnOther important requisite H. that post
age stamps should be placed on INC upper 1ns ,
corner Of letters leave ample space between the
storp and address TO allow Of p0stmarkiog aul can
ceiling without interfering with the writing
THB TRI-wERKLY MAIL FROM UTAH TO OREGON
The contract for tri-weekly mail between
Sal, Lake City and walla Walla Oregon has been
awarded to Halliday Co. by the PostOfice Depart
ment the schedule time being fixed nj 10 days.
GEN. GRANT GOING TO THE METROPOLITAN FAIR
A Committee from New-York, appointed by
tho Executive Committee Of the Metropolitan Far
waited upon Lieut.. Cen Grant to-day to secure his
attendance q. the opening of the Fair on the 2eth met
The General has communicated o favorable response
through the chairman, MAJ W. W. Leland. formerly OF
his staff and may be expected to be present. unless pre-
vented by pressing public duties.
EDUCATION Or CoJoRED CHIDREs.
Several years ago Congress passed an act ap-
propriatnc ten per cent Of the municipal tax paid by
the oolcTed taxpayers for educational purposes
An official report has been made to the House of Rep
resentatiyes from which appears that during the ast
two years the school fund amounted 10 s737 in the Cities
Of Washington end Georgetown.
A day- school was recently opened with 40 pupiis'
which increased in O week to 700 pupils and now want
Of room eompes the refusal Of numbers pleading to be
admitted.
The extreme eageruess OF children and adults, in.
Gliding freedmen from abroad, TO receive instruction
induced certain Government employees 10 volunteer
their services az teachers of evening schools and as
result eight evening schools filed mostly with adu!;s
arc now crowded with eager learners.
The report urges upon Congress- the nadeqaacy OF The
pecunary means furnished to give efficiency TO colorod
schools and asks for aid which win IN time be rendered
By the taxable property and
consequently Of their school reyenuSS
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recruits to this city from Auburn for Washing.
ton. A veterans arrived on the Metropolis from Key
West for EastOn Pa, recruiting service aud 80
cruits from Brateboro. VT, came in by rail, on the
way to a Vermont regiment at Brandy station, va.
On Friday arrived ton men from Federal Hill (Bati
more) for Governors Island 90 veterans of the 76th
N. Y Vols, from Washington for Albany on recruit
ing service, and from Albany recruits for
the 59th N. Y. Vols Twentytfiee men Of the lst n.
Hilton Head and by the steamer l08 veterans OF
the str New York return to the field in the Depart
ment o the South.
All these detachments and squads are lodged and fed
at the Park Barracks which are. under their present
management by Mr.. Baker kept clean, wholesome and
comfortable and healthy and satisfactory to their
military guests.
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secre,ar, seward on the Chesapeake Case.

Tho following il an extract from Secretary
Stewards communication to the British Government in
relation 10 the seizure of the Chesapeake In the harbor
of Pankbar, Nova-Scotia.
The undersigned is authorized to assure her Males
tvs Government, In the spirit OF former oommuni-
cation Of the undersigned To his Lordshp reinting To
tho capture of the Chesapeake in British waters that
the President dsapproyes and regrets the ae Of force
power and authority which was exercised by the ON
Gers Of the Ella and Annie, In British waters. on the
occasion mentioned as violation Of the law of nations
and of the friendly relations existing between the two
countres so greatly 10 the satisfaction Of the United
States and to the advantage Of both nations The Pres
ident has reason believe that tho proceedings thus
dsapproyed were taken by the officers CONCERNED under
tie Influence Of patriotic and commendable zeal TO
bring 10 deserved punishment outlaws who had offended
against the peace aud dignity Of both countries.
The President while be recognizes this circumstance
as modifying the character Of the transaction and mt
eating the censure 70 be bestowed upon It, neverthe-
less freely comedies that It docs not constitute ust
cation for the violation of the sovereignty OF Great Brit
ain which those officers have committed. q. He has.
therefore, directed that they shall be oensured for tins
violation and he will take such other may be
necessary to prevent RECURRENCE VI the gr'sYapfes
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scrcnadc to Licuf.-G:cn. Grnnt-speech by
the Hon. II. II. Washburuc.
From The Washington Chronicle, March 10.

Last night, about IL O'cock. Lleut.-Gen.
Grant was sercnaded at Wizards Hotel by the band OF
The nth Inluntry After number Of popular airs had
been performed there wcro loud calls FOR the General
The Hon T.. Is. Wsshburne appeared at one Of The VIM
dows overlooking Fourteenth street. and addressed the
crowd az follows:
FELLowC CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON; am desired by
Lieut. Gen Grant TO tender you his profound and CRATE
FOL acknowledgements for tho dsting ushed compliment
YOU hayo paid him tonight. IApplause.J lie desires
me 10 say to you that he is not In the habit Of making
speeches voices in tho crowd-"Wo know it'Ii but l
can say 10 you that while he cannot speak, lac can.
yon know fight the Rebels Great chcering.l He Is q
man Of deeds and not of words. Continued cheering
1 desire now TO present TO you Iiout..Gcn. Grant.
[Voice-"Thrco cheers for Gen. Grant"
Aftor tho proposed three cheers were given by the
crowd, Gen. Grant stepped TO the window and said
"Gentlemen you viii have TO excuse me from speak
ing"
siasm was manifested and after he had retired some
ten minutes elapsed before the crowd dispersed.
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Military Affairs.

Gen. Hancock is gathering in recruits for the
Second Corps with decided success. He had received
over 800 In February and thus far in March between
300 and 400 Bounty scalpers" find no encouragement
nj Tammany Hail. the New.York headquarters for this
CORDS Some IS men daily are recruited there
TIE COUNTY VOLUNTEER RECRUITING CON-
MITTER.
Tho qnota of tho county is full within about
900 Mr.. Blunt paid bountlos TO 200 men Thursday,
% about as many to-day and there is rapid rush
of applicants Recruits are constantly desiring to pay
Companion who Is represented as relative and who
sometimes Isl but constant care and watchfulness and
sharp discrimination required to recruits from
sharpers in tho disguise OF brothers. brothers
nnccs &C. who intend thus to beat them out OF their
cash, and there arc many where circumstance
render it impossible to prevent the swindlo Cases Of
aagrant imposition are from time to time reported to
Gen. Dir, who applies Fort Lafayette when he thinks
proper and often obliges unwilling bountyswinder
To diseorge Tho Committee have no power beyond
this Of merely reporting.
MOVEMENTS OF RECRUITS.
On the evening Of Thursday, tho 10th, ITO
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From Fortress Monroe.

MONEIbNIS oF hiLfAIheh.
A private letter received in this city on FIJI
day from Fortress Monroe of the 9th inst. says:
Last evening "a Gen. Fitzpatrick was leaving here
to return 10 his command at Yorktown news reached,
Gen Butler that the enemy had been troubling our lines
between Portsmouth and Suffolk. Gen. Butler at once
stopped the Yorktown train. and consultation took
place between him and Gen. fitzpatrick The result Is
that en-. fitzpatrick and his command were removed
IRON YORK town and Portsmouth during last night and
arc now with forces at the lines front Of Ports
mouth, or On the advance In pursuit Of the enemy.
Z" 1 WIS up in front yesterday afternoon and ascer-
tanned that the forces consisted OF only 600 in
fantry and some two regiments OF cavalry with four
picccs OF artillery. This may have been their advance
forces only Artillery firing was distinctly heard dur
ing last ngh which was our forces shong the woods,
not knowing but the enemy advancing In force
IL is o. bo hoped they at this time our force IS
quite sufficient 10 defend the front and place troops In
position To cut off their retreat.
Nothing has yet TRANSFERRED more than picket skir
mishng and the shelling of the woods as mentioned"