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MARRIED 7rr wRosu woxAN.-A short time
ago q candidate for mstrimony nrrivei In town.
and strnightway repaired to the Office Of our
obliging county CLERK. for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning marriage certificate. The clerk mis-
understood the name Of the fair one who had
been making inroads on the affections Of the
applicant, and consequently inserted the wrong
name Of the female party who was TO be tledby
the silken cords. The intended groom was 20
delighted with the prospect before him that hs
did not stop TO read the document after u W.
placed In his hands. but, forking over two
dollars. he thrust the legal privilege In his
pocket. Gaining an audience with the object OF
his heart, the two repaired to the house OF .
clergyman, where the document was presented,
which, In tho eyes Ut the minister. appearing
perfectly satisfactory, the two were united IN
the holy bonds Of wedlock.
The next morning, upon seating themselves
at the breakfast table Of one Of our hotels, the
groom commenced reading the record Of bis
marriage In the morning papers. and found
that the printers had him married to another
woman. Thrusting his hands In his pocket.
he pulled out the marriage license, when, 10
and behold, 10 his utter astonishment, he de
covered that the clerk had committed the grave
error Of inserting the wrong name OF the in-
tended bride. Turning to the object Of his
affection, and with an excited yet tremulous
voice he exclaimed: "blaria, . mistake has
been made, and am married 20 the wrong
woman. You are not my lawful wife" Ma.
ria gave glance at tho document, and with
half drawn Sigh. answered: "lt's no use fret
ting, Jeremiah-it's too late now !''-.Morw.
sfiis Erpress.
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Annual Report Of the seo'y ofthe Soldiers
Relief Society.

This Society was organised Feb. ID, 1853.
During the past year there has been received OF
cash into the treasury from oil sources, s4sl.
90. and there has been paid out SSs2 90. leav-
ing balance Of sios.ss. Other donations
have been received, among which should be
mentioned several cuts Of cotton cloth. The
Society has sent away for the bensat OF sick and
wounded soldiers, the following articles, Wig:
81 pairs wooden drawers, 43 pairs cotton do,
80 wooen shirts, % cotton do, 70 pairs WOODEN
socks, 20 sheets, 81 pairs slippers, ~ pniow
cases, ono pair pants, 90 towels, 10 dresslng
gowns, Ito handkerchiefs. 3 coats. vests,
cushions, comfort bags, lbs. castiiS soap,
lbs. tapioca, Q lbs. tea, lbs. sugar, los sago'
I 10. sponge, y cans tomatoes, tooth.orushes'
50 fans. 81 sombs, Q pillows, quilts, one com
forter. 1900 yds bandagss, 10 papers corn
starch, : tumSlers jelly, one bottle t.mar'nas.
2 do. pickles, do. wine, ACTS. bay rum, enc
teaspoons rolls OF linen. books, magazines
&c.
These have been sent a. follows :-0ne box to
J. W Hathaway. Maine State Agency, Wash
ington. D. g. two boxss 10 Miss Almira T.
Quinby. General Hospital, Annapolis. Md. {;
and two boxes TO the Sanitary Commission,
Boston. Letters have been received grstsfully
acknowledging the receipt these
This Society still continues to hold meetings
every Thursday afternoon In Qu,nby & Sweet
sir's Block. N. ]. BurLrn, Sec.
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Miscellaneous Items.

THE Rockland Democrat makes very
neat appearance In Its new dress.
-Bridgton has held Its town election and
redeemed itself from the control Of the copper
heads By 40 majority.
The screw.stesmer Housatonic was de-
stroyed In Charleston harbor. on the 18th ult.,
by rebel torpedo.
Our readers will notice In to-day's paper
the death ofGraaam, who something moro than
o year since attempted to shoot wiggin.
Orders have been given to prepare for
the drat upon tho 10th inst. II appears by this
that It 10 not postponed to the ist Of April %
stated by some papers.
1t Is reported from Augusta that tho
Union members Of the Legislature have unani-
mously agreed to report resolve rcnominat.
log Lincoln and Hamlin. ...
The President has sent tho name Of Gen.
Grant to be Lieutenant. General, which action
does not necessarily displacs Gen. Hallsck' ~
Genersl.in.chieE ~. .Hn ir
Another rebel raid on Newbern is talked
Of Longstreet Is retrssting from East Tsnnss.
SEQ. Gen. Kilpatrick's cavalry arc operating
In the rea, Of Lees army, which looks a.
though . movement Of the Army OF the Poto-
mao will soon take placs.
1t Il wonderful to sec how desperately
the ooppsrheads are trying to make out that .
majority Of the Republicans are opposed to Mr..
Lincoln. They assume to know great deal
more about Others family affairs. than their
own. We believe that Old Abe win reesivs
three four.hs Of the votes cast IN the conven.
tioa on the first ballot. The nomination will
then Be made unanimous with much rejoicing.
when the convention will adjourn to meet again
In November, and they with the rest Of tho
people will elect him by seven eights vote Of
the Electoral College. Mark thati
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GENERAL MTRazasEMG.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.

FRrpAY.-In the House, the bill additional
to the liquor law was taken up, and tho vote
whereby the same was passed to be engr!ossed
was reconsidered. TWAS then amended, and
q amended was unanimously refused Q pas
sage.
Committee on County Estimates reported:
SAruRDAY.-In the Senate, tho liquor Dill
was assigned to Tuesday.
Mr.. Bradbury, from the Committee on
Railroads, Ways and Bridges. reported m
act to extend on act establishing the Dexter
and Newport Railroad, extending tho time
for the completion Of the road to 1870. and
authorizing is lease to the Maine Central Il.
r. Co. Read and assigned.
An inquiry was ordered In relation to build
ing military road.
In tho House, several acts Of incorporation
were passed.
A message was received from the Governor
transmitting communication from Gov. An
drow OF Massachusetts,, relative to tho con.
cert Of action by the States receiving land
scrip for the endowment Of Agricultural
Colleges.
MoNpAY.-In both branches acts Of incor.
poration were passed, and papers disposed OF
In concurrence.
TukspAY.-Ths Senate directed the pay Of
Hon. Jos. E. Smith to be made up to Feb.
9th, the day on which his scat was given to
Mr.. Stetson.
In the House, the report Of the Committee
on the division OF the towns OF Scarboro and
Gorham was taken from tho table. A mo.
ton to refer to the next Legislature was TO-
jected-47 to 81. The report granting tho
petition was then passed.
Passed to be enacted-an net to maintain
the dam in Pembroke. ...
Finally passed-the resolve for the repair
of Rocky Rips Bridge; and the resolve es.
tablishing the valuation Of Columbia and
Columbia Falls.
WEpyrspAY.-ln the Senate, the bill for
the establishment Of Normal schools was re-
ported with tho recommendation that 1t not
pass.
In the House, Mr.. Farwell OF Rockland by
leave introduced resolve In favor Of the
people of East Tennessee. which lies over one
day under the rule. This resolve makes ap-
preparations from the State Treasury Of $685.
900 for the relief OF the suffering people OF
East Tennessee. to be expended under tho d.
rection Of tho Governor and Council.
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WAR FACTS AND RUM0Rs.
Important from the Army of.he Potomac

New YoRK, March 2d.
The Tribune's Washington despatch says re.
ports from headquarters Of the Army OF the
Potomac under date Of March LIST. says II
would seem that Gen. Sedgwiok was sent to the
extreme left OF the enemy to engage his atten-
tion and divert his vigilance from Rspidan
Fords. Gen. Fitzpatrick, sezing the advantage
make rapid detOur to the southwest OF the
enemy's main position around Orange Court
House and Gordonsyille, when Gen. Custar
swung rapidly around on the extreme OF Sedg-
wick via Madison Court House and Stanards.
vile.
Our latest information from Gen. Fitzpatrick
was up to 8 o'clock yesterday morning, (Mon
day, when he was reported to be at Spotsylva-
mia, and on the trot. or Gen. Custar we have
positive knowledge that his long lines Of cav.
airy dashed through Madison Court House be-
fore daylight yesterday morning.
The Times Washington dispatch says the
N. to-day (lst inst.,) says that Custar's caval:
ry was sharply engaged with the enemy beyond
Madison Court House, on Lees LETT flank
Madison Court House Is In our possession
Kilpatric Had been heard from and reports are
favorable. Lees communications with Rich
mond are reported cut. Fitzpatrick crossed the
Rapidan on Saturday night and at once pro-
ceeded to Spotsylvania Court House, from
which point he was operating In Lees rear,
even to the very gates Of Richmond. A report
was current ut Culrepper yesterday that he had
whipped Hampton's Legion badly and taken
several hundred prisoners, including Hampton
himself. The cavalry operation are the leading
features In this movement.
LArEsr.-The latest news from the front indi-
Gates q battle this morning at Stanardsyille, be-
tween Custar's cavalry and the rebel infantry:
Rumor perslstently places Gen Fitzpatrick -
miles from Richmond-gives Us Spotsylvania
Court House and Madison Court House, and,
as drawback. swells the waters Of the Rapidan
six feet since yesterday.
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The Army Become Abolitionists.

Gen. Garfield, Of Ohio, in speech deliv.
cred on the 2sth Of January in the House Of
Representatives, on the con6scation question,
gave this account Of tho progress Of opinion
in tho army Of the United States, Of which
he was lately an officer:
remember to have said to friend when I
entered the army, You hate slavery; so do /;
but hate disunion more. Let Us drop the
slavery question and fight to sustain the Union.
When the supremacy of the government has
been re-establshed, We will stand to the other
question.
started out with that position taken In good
faith, rs did thousands Of Others OF all parties.
But the army soon found that, do what it would,
the black phantom met II everywhere, In the
camp, In the bivouac, on the battlefield, and
at all times. II Was ghost that would not be
laid. Slavery was both the strength and weak
ness Of the eaemy. His strength-for II titled
his fields and fed his legions; his weakness-for
in the hearts of slaves dwelt dim prophecies
that their deliverance from bondage would be
the outcome OF the war.
The negroes came from thecotton fields; they
swan rivers; they climbed mountains; they
came through jungles, in the darkness and
storms OF the night, to tell rs that the enemy
WAS coming here or coming there. Iney were
our true friends in every case. There has
hardly been battle, q march. or any impor.
tant event Of the war, where the friend Of our
cause, the black man. has not been found truth
full and helpful, and always devotcdly loyal.
The conviction forced itself upon the mind Of
every soldier that, behind the rebel army Of
soldiers, the black army Of laborers was feed
ing and sustaining the rebellion, and there
could be no victory till Its main support be TAX
en- away.
Gentlemen on the other side, you tell me that
this Is an abolition war. II you please to say
40 grant Il. The rapid current Of events has
made the army Of the republic an abolition ar
my. can find in the ranks thousand men
who are In favor Of sweeping away slavery to
every dozen that desire to preserve II. They
have been where they have seen its malevolence,
It's baleful effect upon the country and the I'm
ion, and they demand that il shall bs swept
away.
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H This General CAN'T, having abandoned
the rebel army, Is now making abolition speech.
o. In the North. We are not at oil surprised.
A miscreaut, who exulted 10 horrd murder
while ON the rebel side, Is naturally enough an
abolitionist while protesting to be on the feder.
oil sids.-Louispille Journal.
The above ding at Gen. CAN'T has been
copied and approved by the coppsrhcad pres
generally. When he was In the rebel ranks
fighting against his country not one Of these
patriots had word Of condemnation to ut
ter against him. Bot the moment no re-
nouncos rebellion and asks to come back into
the Union. then the coppsrhesds denounoe
him.
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Report of tho Committee on Elections.

The Committee on Elections, to whom was
referred the rsmonstrancs Of Henry X. Brad.
bury against the claim Of Henry A. Usher to
q seat in this House, a. Representative from
the district composed Of the clsssed towns Of
Marlborough and Holli', have attended to
that subject and ask leave to submit the fol.
lowing unanimous report:
Al the organisation of the House. Mr.. Ush.
or produced q certified list Of tho votes OF the
town Of Hollis for Representative, attestsd In
the usual form by the selectmen and town
clerk, and Mr.. Bradbury produced like Ger.
tiled list Of the votes Of the town Of Water.
borough. both Of which were delivered to the
Committee on Credentials.
Mr.. Usher also put in Q certificate signed
by two Of the Selectmen Of Hollis, to the Ell.
feet that they had met at the time and place
understood by them to have been agreed up.
on as the place Of meeting, for comparing the
list Of votes in the district, and the selectmen
Of Marlborough failing to appear. with their
list, they declared Mr.. Usher duly elected.
Upon this statement. the House allowed Mr..
Usher to take seat.
BY the list of votes Of the two towns, certi-
fed in the manner prescribed In the consti.
tuition, the vote sppeared 10 stand thus:
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XXXVIII OONGREss---First Session.

SENATE On Wednesday, q bill was passed
enabling the people OF Nevada and Colorado to
form constitution and State government. The
resolution reviving tho grade Of lieutensnt-
general was amended by striking out the pro-
vision recommending General Grant for the po-
sition, and then PASSED by decided vote.
SESArE.--On Thursday, o new conference
committee on the internal revenue bill was mp.
pointed. The bill relating to assistant.pa
ters was passed after amendment. In the House,
q committee was appointed to confer with .
Senate committee on the lieutenant general bill.
A bill providing that Of the 5000 900 600 loan
of 1863, S2O0, ,000, 900 shall be put Ia the mar
ket, redeemable In from Ave to forty years, was
reported from the ways and means committee
and ordered to be printed. II authorizes the
issue of Si0, 900 900 additional fye.twenties
The naval appropriation bill was passed. after
being amended 30 as to authorize the erection
Of floating docks for monitors at Philadelphia
and New York. A bill was passed extending
the time for the withdrawal Of goods from pub
lie stores and warehouses to the first Of Sep.
tembsr.
SEsArr-On Friday, the bill removing the
disqualiAcstions on account Of color In carrying
the mails aud testifying In United States Courts,
was debated by several Senators. The discus.
sion occupied the entire session. In the House,
bill was passed allowing residents OF the rebel
States to enlist into the military service with oil
the privileges Of pay, bounty, etc.. under the
existing law, and giving them the choice OF the
locality to the quota OF which they shall be
credited. Yhe conference committee on the
lieutenant. general bill reported that they had
agreed to the Senate's amendment, striking out
tho name Of General Grant, and their report
was adopted.
Senate, not In session on Saturday. In the
House, no business of Importance Was done.
SENATE. --0n Monday large number OF bills,
resolutions and petitions were presented and re-
ferrsd. The bin extending the time for the
payment Of bouutlcs to April Aist was recon-
initted to the military COMMITTEES. In the House.
tho bill authorizing the issue Of S20O 600 900 OF
Hve-forty bonds, was passed. A resolution fer
the appointment Of peace commissioners to
Richmond received but twenty votes. while one
declaring that there 10 no middle ground In the
present contest, and that men must be either
patriots or traitors, was passed.
SEyArE.-On Tuesday the bill for the protec-
tion of emigration to the Pacific was passed, ~
Mas also the House bill providing for the issue
of 5000, 900 900 In Ave. forty bonds. The joint
resolution OF thanks to re-enlisted veterans was
passed. The Ssnats insisted upon its disagree.
meut on the whiskey tax, and the matter was
referred back to the House. In the House. the
bin establishing bureau Of fresdmen's affairs
Was debated Ut some length and finally passed
by majority OF two votes. Tho disagreemeut
ON the Senate's amendment TO the whisksy tax
clause In the revenue bill was insisted upon and
A new conference committee was requested.
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General sherman's Expedition.

New YoRK, March 2.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 9Th says an
official dispatch was received by the President
from Johnston yesterday, stating that the en-
emy was skirmishing all along his lines north
east from Dalton. II Is not doubted that the
enemy Is making general advance into Geor-
gia.
The Atlanta Appeal says Gen Sherman's
purposes are still mystery as 10 whether he
will turn eastward or go to Mobile. Polk
awaits him ON the Tombigbee II he turns east,
or II he goes against Mobile, Polk will rein.
force the city by the river before Sherman can
reach there. Il thinks the movement from
Chattanooga Is intended to Cooperate with
Sherman. Il says Sherman, with suddenness
and unexpected rapidity. has moved against
our weakest point. Mississippi is the very
Egypt Of the Confederaoy, where, II not eject
ed, he can slbsist until spring, and do more
damage than by winning o pitch battle. lie Is
making war upon our subsistence and resource
es, which to destroy 10 to defeat MS. Sherman
marches In u solid body, with his artillery In
front and rear and on his tanks, and his caval
ry close under his guns. Not q man Il allowed
to 60 far enough to steal chicken or pig In
our cavalry which hovers around him, but are
unable to harrass him. The utmost consterna
tion prevails, and the citisens arc invoked to re-
pei the Invaders.
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zAD JyRAA #EKY BEFeg TO AeR1CzvRE asHdgHG AAB
should be protected in the exercise Of their

should be protected In the exercise OF their
elective franchise. E
We now quote the language Of the Court |:
.It Il no objection to IN election that Illegal
votes were received unless the illegal votes
changed the majority. The mere fact OF
their existence never avoids IN election
This 10 30 plain . proposition that It needs no
authority to support II. It 10 tho principle
adopted and acted upon In oil cases Of Con.
tested elections, whether In the British Par.
lament, the Congress Of the United States.
the Legislature Of this or any other OF the
United States. The burden Of proof too 10
.iwn,' upon the persons eonssss'ng the slsc'
tion." 'f.i
The Committee would further cite the case
Of Murphy In 7th Cowan 1853. In which It 10
laid down that "it must be msds to appear
afirmstively that the persons whose election
IL contested, received o number OF Illegal
votes which, IL rejected. would have reduced
them to minority. The mere circumstances
that illegal votes were received will not vi-
tiate tho election. II this were otherwise.
hardly any election in the State could DO
sustained."-Angell & Ames on Corp. ~.
Applying this principle to this case,
II remains to be seen how the re-
lection OF the illegal votes will effect u.
There 10 no evidence Of course as to whether
these votes were thrown for Mr.. Bradbury or
Mr.. Usher. but calling them all as thrown
for Mr.. Bradbury, and he would then DO
elected by fifteen majority Of the honest
votes thrown In the class. Such 10 tho con.
clusion to which your Committe are forced
by the evidence In this case, and they there
fore beg leave to submit the following 70.
solve:
Rs,oivsd. That Henry X. Bradbury. hav.
ing been duly elected ~ the Representative
of the classed towns Of Waterborough and
Hollis, 10 entitled to seat In this House.
LEWIS BARKER,
II. G.. DAVIS.
MOSES LOWELL,
NJ. s. STAPLES,
w. 8. PEAVEY,
II. L. WATTS,
REUBEN MERRILL.
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SourHxaS GsSERAA.-A lady stepped Into
Brady's photographs gallery, on the Avspce.
few days since. and inquired u they hsd pio-
lures Of Southern Generals. The answer wss
"Yes." ''Show me General Lee. said che. a
package Was Get out and examined. "Show mo
StoueWall jackson" They were Get ont. "Show
me General Bragg" Thsse were s1a%lnsd. I y.
show me jed psvis sns rs%arssr s..H, .Ss, sns, ns
-. = correct Likeness. "Shop ne Gen. Nc
Cisiian." This last appeared TO finish tho
~. How significant Generals Lee, Jack.
son. Bragg, JsG. Davis and Mcclellan all
Southern Generals.- Washineton Chron,ele.
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New Publications.

Westminster REvIEw.-The January num-
ber of this able review Is little behind time
In consequence cf the difficulty experienced by
the American publishers, L. Scott & Co., N. Y,
in getting the work done. Contents: The
Tunnel Under Mont Gents; Astrology and
Magic; The Depreciation Of Gold; Gilchrist's
Life Of VIM. Blake; Parties and Prospects In
Parliament; The Inspired Writings Of Hindu
ism; Russia; The Physiology Of Sleep; Con-
temporary Literature. This number begins
new vvlume-a good time to subscribe.
The Union and journal., 1864-03-04

WILL SEYMOUR PROTECT ms "FRIrSps.
Tho "fricnds" Of Gov. Seymour are stirring
in the matter Of the Draft, and imploring
him to resist the Government, and redeem his
promises to them. The special organ OF
Seymour. the New York Daily News, makes
tho following appeal. viii he heed it' He
will, if he dares to do so:
We again appeal to Gov Seymour. and ask
him. beseech him to redeem now. at this late
day, his pledges Of last summer to the people
Who trusted him. Let bygones bs bygonss.
The people viii forgive and forget the past, II
Mr.. Seymour will now faithfully and efcctually
intsrpose Is Governor Of the sovereign State Of
New York. 70 protect them In this new emer-
rvncy to which the late order OF President Lin.
coin has gwen rise. They have right now to
cali upon him and there 10 abundant time for
rsiisf. II the Governor viii set about II In ssri-
oas earnest. Heavens and earth has Il come
to this that the people Of New York have no rs-
eourss but to revolution against opprsssionf
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A BAD REVELATION roR TIE CorPrRuEAps..
General CAN'T greatly shocked the nerves OF
tho copperhead leaders Of Pennsylvania In his
late speech st Harrisburg. During the deliy
cry OF his speech he told the audience that
when he was brought North as 9. prisoner OF
war, prominent Democrat" Of Pennsylvania
assured him that II the rebels held out they
would arrest the war by defeating the couscrip.
ton, Sc. General CAN'T sddsd. with great
emphasis. 81 can give you the names Il whasl
say 10 disputed"
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4. m interesting fact th,t the sale Of con-
6scstsd estates now making st Beaufort, 3. e.,
II carried on from the vsrandsh OF the Edmund
Rhett House, where moro than ten years ago
the rebellion was brooded over By the very
men whose estates now pass under the hammer.
Il Il singular, too, that the chairman OF the
Tax Commission, DR.. VIM. Henry Brisbane, s
was driven from the State because he would
libcrnte his slaves. frIn
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Tne Hsrald's vicksburg correspondent re-
S8or" sysemsoa and Yasoo City In the hands OF
on S.unsTaman, T.., aner slight skirmish, attend
~ eu sen nsue loss To our forces. With this sue
s nv oots'ned Possession Of . 6ne fora
ging country. Gems. hsrlbut and Mcpherson
700. P0ssess'on OF Jackson. while Yasoo City
ssS, % oaeSp,sI y S.ss; 9y So! Coates, sner short
shov Of resistance And killed fsS aS v o.,, som0
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The Democrats Of Connecticut we're last year
81 badly beaten (says New Haven paper)
with Thomas H. Seymour. that they propose
this year to make change and put origen ..
Seymour on. the course, who supposed 70 90
lsss Copperhsad. but isn't hs the ORIGINAL
Seymour, afer ALL
The Union and journal., 1864-03-04

HARpER's MAGAZINE for March Is received.
Sometimes we receive it direct from the Office
of publication, and sometimes through A.
Williams & Co., of Boston, and then, not at
all. We must decline to notice future num-
bers, unless the publishers can make such ar.
rangements as 70 insure us that 1t will DO re-
ccived regularly.