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A Brace of Conundrums,

The following conversation occurred be-
tween blatant copperhead and a Union man,
a few days since, on street corner:
Copperhead. "Can you tell me in what re-
spect jeff Davis and Old Abe agree?"
Union Man. 81 must give it up; see no
resemblance"
CopperheGd. with loud laugh partici-
pated in by himself "They are both fighting
for the niger"
Union Nan. Suppose ask you a ques-
ton. Can you tell me, without stopping to
think, in what respect JEFF. Davis and the Nc
Clellan leaders diferp"
Copperhead. 81 don't see the point"
Union Man. "Nor I either p
As the crowd burst into general roar, and
the Union man qnietly went on his way, the
idea gradually worked through the hair of the
copperhead thst he hadn't scored many points
by that interview.
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The Soldiers PAY.
PORTLAND, Oct, 7, 1854

PORTLAND, Oct, 7, 1854.
To the Editor Of the Press
would like to inquire, through the col
umns of your paper, why the soldiers are not
paid eff.
Why are they kept without any money so
long? Some of their families are suffering
for the common necessaries of life. Is it for
the want of money on Uncle Sans part9
think not, for certainly there seems to be plen-
ty of greenbacks in the country. Is it Red
Tape among the Paymasters? Shame on
them if it is. $50
How is a soldiers wife expected to live
without her husbands wages-for it is next
to an impossibility for a soldiers wife to get
trusted. The merchant is afraid that her
husband might get killed, and then, perchance
he might lose what little the wife owed him
There are few (God bless them! who are
always ready and willing to trust the soldiers
wife and wait till they are paid of, but such
ones are like angels visits, few, and far be-;
bween.
The 10Th and Both regiments have not been
paid off since last March. The question may
be asked, Where is the big bounty that the
soldiers get? | answer by asking another
did the drafted men get big bounty, and how
many months will few hundred dollars last
in family of six children? And where is
the wife who has not laid by, as sacred treas
ure, enough of that bounty to bring home the
loved remains of her husband, in case of his
death-for we well know that the bodies of
private soldiers are not sent home at the Gov
ernment's expense, as the Generals bodies
are.
Some time ago 1 read in your paper that
the Paymasters had received orders to pay
the soldiers Off Immediately; but not one
word has ever been said since about it, and
not one bit of pay have the soldiers ever re-
ceived since.
Now, Mr.. Editor, with cold weather COM
ing on, what are the soldiers wives to do
without money? Will some one answer, and
obhge SOLDIERS WIFE.
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Religious and Ecclesiastical Items.

A Freewill Baptist church was organized
on Thursday of last week at Dixaeld. The
Introductory services were by Rev. o. Pitts,
the sermon by Rev. Mr.. Blake, the fellowship
by Rev. j. S. Swift, the consecrating prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Ella, and the charge by Rev. Mr..
Whitcher. The new church made choice of
Rev. Mr.. Ella for pastor. a
The next session of the York Quarterly
Meeting will be held with the Baptist church
in Cape Neddock, Oct. 18th and 18th. Ser
vices commence at ten A. M. each day.
The New Episcopal church in St. Stephen
was dedicated on Thursday, the Bishop Of
Fredericton officiating on the occasion. There
were some seventeen clergymen present. The
exercises were very interesting and impress
sive. The ceremony of ordination was per-
formed on Rev. Mr.. Medley, the officiating
curate. aa ~
Rev. P. B. Thayer, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church in Garland, has gone to the ar
my as an agent of the Christian Commission.
his society having generously voted him
leave Of absence for two months, and increas-
ed his salary one third. No better man could
have been selected.
The Orthodox society In Augusta have de-
cided to build new meetir gshouse to take
the place of the one recently burned. The
edi6ce is to be made of stone and will cost
about $4,000.
The American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions closed its session at Wor-
cester on Friday. There were 30 corporate
and $50 honorary members, and 13 mission
aries present. DR.. Carruthers of this city
was chosen a corporate member. The Board
will require 100000 to carry on its operations
the coming year.
Rev. Horatio Stebbins was installed pastor
of the Church of the Pilgrims, in San Fran
cisco, on the 18th ofSeptember. The services
were according to primitive usage in Congre-
gational and Independent churches; the pas
tor elect preaching the sermon on the occa-
sion. The prayer of installation was made
by Rev. DR.. Bellows the Right Hand of Fell
lowship was given by Rev. Il. C, Badger, and
the other exercises were by Rev. Mr.. Walton
and Rev. Chas. Mel.
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New Publications.

EMILY CHESTER, novel, Boston: Ticknor &
Fields, publishers l2mo, pp. 1857, For sale
in this city by Hall L. Davis:
The name of the author Of this work is not
ann ounced. Its style is pleasing and attractive,
without being exciting. The story is of love as
usual, into which there is introduced large
number Of characters made more or less promi-
ren'' including the Avorite dog Carlo. Chg be-
tOlpe OF the story, Emily Chester, is supposed
20 DC member Of the Chester family, in Balti-
more ma With whom Max Champion fell in
love when she was only IL years of age; he
happening to meet her while on a short acciden-
tai visit at Baltimore. They meet again few
years after, and the ardency of the first impress
siOps were increased, and story of 367 pages
if nothing Jreqrs is the result.
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Premonitory Symptom of Revolt.

Henry S. Foote of the Confederate Senate
-"Hangman Foote," as he was formerly call
ed-in recent letter says:
81 venture to predict that should Mcclellan
and Pendleton be defeated the States in which
the Republican Presidential ticket shall be
found to have failed, with a view to securing
themselves from threatened enslavement, will
themselves promptly secede from the Federal
Union; that one or more new confederacies,
based on true State Rights principles, will be
Immediately formed, which must naturally
seek military alliance with the Confederate
States"
The Newburyport Herald says, referring to
this language:
"We should not heed these words, but the
same threat has been repeated in other quar-
tiers; and the Chicago platform was not entire
ly free from it"
The Herald refers to the following resolu
ton in that platform:
Resolued, That the direct interference OF
the military authority OF the United States in
the recent elections held in Kentucky, Mary
violation of the constitution, and repetition
Of such acts in the approaching election will
be held as revolutionary and resisted with all
the means and power under our control
With this resolution in mind the Herald
says:
But for thatmost accomplishedre volutionist,
George N. Sanders, who in Europe was the
bosom companion of Kossuth, Mazzni, and
the professional conspirators who mess in
London, we doubt exceedingly ii the third
resolution OF that platform would have had its
birth. Still it has been caught up by portion
of the press, repeated by reckless orators on
the stump, and "a free ballot or a free fight
has been made the motto of the very street
| banners.
| The case stands thus: "If there is a free
ballot our candidate will be elected; and il
there is fraud-miltary dictation at the polls
there shall be fghtP" And how is this to
be settled that the people are cheated. Al
ready they begin to prove that no free ballot
can be had. Last week one of the papers in
this county undertook to show that reign oil
terror exists in Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri
and parts of Illinois and Indiana, and that men
were shot in their fields and had their houses
burned over their heads, on account of their
political opinions; and there is some ground
for this presentation. What follows then from
the premises assumed-of free ballot or a
free fight? This: that because of a reign OF
terror, incident to q state of civil war, if a
certain candidate Is elected, we will rise
against the government.
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The Ruck6eld Fossil.
BUccFIELD, October, 1864.
To the Editor of the Press.

To the Editor Of the Press
l notice in the Argus that our old Wing
Fossil, Zadoc Long, has recently woke up
and manifested his pencAant for appearing
in print. Our villagers supposed he had lost
all ais former political aspirations and now
contented himself with reading his bible and
occasionally playing little on his fiddle, but
it seems they were mistaken. He is not sat-
isied with such diversions, but is ambitious
to convince the public that he possesses the
gift of prophecy. He takes great credit to
himself for saying that four years agohe could
not support Lincoln because che foresaw the
troubles we are now suffering would be the
result of his election" Wonderful "second
sight," such as the old women OF Scotland
seldom ever claimed! No, this second sight
seer couldn't vote for friend of Liberty be-
cause he was afraid the slave oligarchy of the
South wouldn't like it!
What bold, brave friend of freedom such
man must be! He would knuckle, yield,
get down on his hands and knees, creep in the
dust like the copperheads OF the present time,
or act the part of the "Doughface" of few
years ago, and present no bold front to the
"sum of all villainies," lest the Shareholders
of the South shouldn't like it, and become
rebels and traitors. Shame on such men who,
onward searched, have livers white as milk %
Strange that man who has lived so many
years among the "Oxford Bears" and whose
cheeks have been so long famed by the pure
breezes from the "Streaked Mountains" should
have such white liver, and feel in his heart
so little of the true spirit of Liberty! I am
sorry that we have sucha Bob ACRES among
US in times like these when traitors and rebels
are sucking the life of the nation. Thank
Heaven! such men are growing less, and their
places are supplied by those who would scorn
to seek place of safety on board gunboat
in the day of battle in which brave hearts and
strong arms are contending for the old flag of
the Union.
have no patience with such towards and
quasi traitors. Zadoc, think, must have
been reading one of Bishop Hopkins works
on the "divine institution" of slavery. There
is no accounting for tastes in this world, and
50 let Zadoc and Virgil Delphini be tucked
up in trundlebed together. Par mobile fra
trum. These old fogies will never set "twen-
ty mile river" on fire.
AN OXFORD DEMOCRAT.
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BY TELEGRAPH


mn ri
to their Inner Line of Defences.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Washington, October 8, IL M.
To Mqj. Gen. Dir The Department has
received the following report of the enemy's
assault yesterday on Gen. Buffers line, their
subsequent repulse, and Gen. Birney's gallant
action in driving the enemy to their inner line
of entertainments around Richmond:
Headquarters Department Virginia and
North CdroLinG, Oct. It'll, 6 p. MO U. S.
Grant At 6 30 A. M. the enemy having
moved Fields and Hofer's from the left at
Chapin's Farm round TO our right at Darby
town road, attacked with spirit Kautz's caval-
nv in their entertainments and drove him back
with small loss of men, but with the loss OF
his artillery.
The enemy suffered very considerable loss
in this attack. The enemy then swept down
the entrenchment toward Gen. Birney, who
having thrown back his right, awaited their
approach, and repulsed them with very heavy
loss to the rebels.
The enemy in the mean time advanced tow
ard Newmarket, but were met by force at
the signal tower
At 5 o'clock p. NJ. l took the offensive, send
ing Gen. Birney with two divisions up the
Darbytown road. The enemy retreated as he
advanced, and Gen. Birney has reached and
occupies the entertainments which the enemy
took from Kantz and were certifying for them
selves.
Our loss has been small, not one-eighth of the
enemy's. We have about 1000 prisoners.
lSigned) BENZ. F. BUTLER,
Major General.
Headquarters Department Virginia and
North carolina, Oct. 7th, 1920 p. MO
Brig. Gen. Rowling The following has just
been received.
tSigned) BENZ. f. BUTLER.
Headquarters 10th army Corps, Oct. 7th,
1918 d. MO Gen. Butier:-We have re-
pulsed the attack of the enemy on our right
flank with great slaughter. The troops seem
to be Field and Pickett's divisions. ] send
you a batch of prisoners. I am extending my
right flank. The enemy seem to be entrench-
ing on the Derby road.
(Signed) D. P. BRNEY.
Headquarters Department Virginia and
North Carolina, Oct. It'll, 1030.-To Lieut.
Gen. U. S. Grant:-Gen. Birney has occupied
Kautz's old position, and holds the enemy in
the inner line of entertainments around Rich
mond, extending from the Derbytown road
and connects with Gen. Weitzel on the lett
near Fort Harrison.
There has been no movement at Petersburg
| to-day. We have much the best of this days
work. A thousand at least of the enemy were
killed and wounded, and 200 prisoners and a
bloody repulse. Gen. Gregg, commanding
Fields division, is reported by lady who saw
the body, as killed.
(Signed) B. +. BUTLER.
No dispatches have been received from the
commands OF Gems. Sherman, Rosecrans and
Sheridan later than were reported in my tele-
gram of yesterday.
(Signed) EDWIN Nj. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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DECLINE IN PRIcEs.-The Boston Adger-
users regular correspondent says, the auction
sales OF dry goods Tuesday were attended by
sAh iusther decline in prices, and the goods
were only taken in small lots Prices appeared
to be 10 to 10 per cent. below the lowest prices
of last week, and an attempt to sell in larger
quantities developed the fact that it cou,d only
be done by submitting to a decline Of about
so per cent. from the highest prices of the
season. Tie conviction appears to prevail
among business meG that the great rebellion
Is on its last legs, and that was, On any large
scale, cannot much longer continue.
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ORERLIN, May 6th 1854.
house; and watched its wonderful success in many
neignborhoods in my travels cali Or. Watson's
No one dies who takes it in season; and NAV az it
cures all who are thorough in using it, even after
the disease is called fatal by attending physicians
chailange any one 10 show a failure where the
medicine has reasonable chance. Who would not
have it in the house; II they knew its power A
Celebrated Druggist here who feared to try it for
WIZ finally tried 1t for every member OF bis family
and toldme he woua ."t take l0o0O dollars tor the
cure Just for his family and don't oe e lac would
take It in goqseven at its highest premium 1t re-
MINDS ne Of 'thg Z Rra2sn Serpent" sure cure
a. H. Hay, Druggist, Portland, general agent
for Maine, to whom all orders must be addressed
Aug30 eod&wtf
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
DIR. TEBBETTs
ITS MoDUs oPERANDI:

Immediately beneath the scalp there are very
small bodies called Glands ;or more commonly Roots
of the Hair 1t is from these Glands that every hair
ofthe head is formed and secreted AS long as the
scalp is Tree from fdiesase these bodies also remain
healthy, and the hair keeps lis natural appearance
and color But when humors and other diseases af-
feet the scalp these glands become involved in the
same disesse, and the hair gradually turns gray, dry
and brittle. Sooner or later the hair begins TO fall
OFF, and In many cases. If not arrested, will produce
complete badness.
To remedy this pathological condition of the
glands. and create and healthy action, the
physiological Hair Regenerator has proved a. per-
feet success.
1t is not "Dye," and will not stain particle 1t
will positively "REsToRE GRAY HAIR in all cases
to its original color. 1t promotes growth of new
hair in all on Bald Heads when the glands or
roots Of the hair are not completely disorgaDized-
1t prevents the hair from falling off, and removes all
dandruf, heat humors aud itching from the scalp
1t keeps the hair soft moist and perfectly heaty
gives it glossy and beautiful appearance. 1t is
highly psrlumed and as dressD it has no superb
or. The "Regenerator" Is warranted 20 produce the
above results sin all cases, If not the money to be
refunded. Withit every 'tGray Head" in New Eng
land can be restored in less Than thirty days.
Price rs cents per Bottle.
TIRBETTS BROTHERS,
Druggists and Chemists, PropEiotors Manchester,
Sold at wholesale and retail by WV WHIpPLE.
II Market Square. Portland, Sole Agent, and by
Druggists everywhere. sept9 81 eodtojanI
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Boston Stock List.
SALE AT THE BROKERS BOARD, Oct. 8.
MARRIED.

In this city, Oct Z, by Rev Sami Roy, Woodbury.
Merrill and Miss Lizzie Ha eh both OF this city
In New Gloucester, Oct 8, by w q OPne, ESQ.
Monson Hoyt. of New Gloucester, and Miss Emma
Edwards, of Raymond.
In Brunswick. Oct 6, Robert Rogers and Miss
Eunice Nc Lellan.
In Auburn, Oct 4. John w Bishop, of Sangeryille
and Miss Sarah l. Townsend of Auburn.
In Bath. Oct 6, by Rev John D Fiske David G
Chapman and Miss Desire A Norton, both of Dres-
den.
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Died.

In Gorham Oct l, Mrs Elizabeth Mcclellan, widow
of Ma baDiel Pninney, Esq, aged SO years months
Mrs Phinney, previous to her last marriage, was the
widow of Capt Ebsnezer Hatch, of Gorham.
In Waldo. Sept :. Capt Geo A Tucker, of Port
land, aged 81 years 10 month";.
In North Auburo. Sept 49, Mrs Cynthia, wife of
Peter No es aged 81 years.
In Machias, Sept 80. Norris son Of Joseph and
Elizabeth o. Brien. aged years.
In Brunswick. Sept 81, Frank Newman only child
OF Major Frank M and Minnie Drew, aged year
10 months.
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CoRREcrIoN.--The Washington cores
pondent of the New York Times says, "There
Is authority for saying that there is no fonnda-
10 TACT Tor the statement made by Mr.. Blair
~ %is late speech in New York, that an at
tempt was concerted between the President
alu ueu' Grant 70 bring back Gen. Mcclellan
20 al "'Junct 70 the later in the field. On
iQne contrary if any such proposition was
made, it was done gratuitously by Mr.. sla;r
Sen, without consultation with or KNOWLEDGE
of either Dir. Lincoln or Gen. Grant,
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Statement Of the Condition
Maine Mutual Fire Insurance Co
GORHAM, me-,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 81, 1864
Amount of property insured about 81. 100 10000
Amount of premium notes on deposit 105, 10000
year sinct Jan goth, 2s9, 33a.OO
since Jan 10th, 1850 81
Amount of losses the past year, 6.t49. II
Present indebtedness OF the Company,
including outstanding notes. interest
and losses not yet due. 1O.4sS.CO
Deposit notes over, slO5 OOo.Oo
Real estate, 10000
Due on previous assessments
land considered collecta-
be), premiums in hands Of
agents. &c.. $4,000
Cash in Treasury, 920 GA
The expenses of the Company the past
year. including the compensation of
President, Secretary and Treasurer,
and bills of Directors snd agents for
services, were I13 IS
And Printing, Postage, statloneryaud
Taxes, and other incidental expenses 1872 90
By the foregoing it will readily be perceived that
money lie wasted in managing the business OF the
Company in supporting its officers l. is strictly
mutual Company. Every expeU Sc lot really neces-
cary is avoided and the utmost degree of prudence
and economy exercised throughout its business al
IA RS.
The cost of insurance in this Company upon farm
aud other detached dwellings has not exceeded
Fourth of one per cent per d1u for the past twoniy
years-upon more hazardous property in the same
proportion.
CHARLES HUMPHREY, President.
JOHN WATERMAN, Treasurer.
JOHN A. WATERMAN, Secretary
colo eod1w
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MEDICAL ELECTRIoITY
Good News Tor the Sick.
ID r.. p o r t E r

ID r.. p o r T E r.,
member of the New York Electrical Institute,
Nos 242 ga and GAG sutton ST.. Brooklyn, N. Y.
will providence permitting professionally visit
Portland, and take Rooms at The Elm House, on
Monday Sept 26, and remain until Monday, Oct II.
Three weeks only
dav and evening when and where he will examine all
cases of disease by his new Electric Magnetic Ma
chine With this Machine he can at once determine
what the disease is and where located and the pro-
gres it has made upon the systt without any guess
work or upcer ainty 1t matters not where the ols
ease is located whether the lungs, heart or hVer
or any other organ, this new machine VIII instantly
point out any pain discontinue TO the pa ieht.-
The Doctor will after he has ascertained the osease
and its location, prescribe the best remeoies now
known for tine immediate cure OF the patleh.. 70
those who wish it, ALI female complaints especlaIIy
treated. Particular attention paid to Paraly Coh
sumption Catarrh, Scrofula, Rheumatism, neural
gia Cancers, &C Diseases OF the Eye anu Ear
treated successfully.
Inc sick of both sexes respectfully invited 10
VISIT the Doctor, his the above menti n
ed days only, and consult with him. as all coneuta.
lions are entirely free. Gentlemen received from
10 ~ A. NJ, and Ladies from 2 to P. NJ. Patients
visited at Their own houses after p. M.
sept l9-d&w3w
~ CARDS and BILL HEADS neatly printe
at this Office. ii
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MINIATURE ALMANAC
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Saturday. October 8.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Forest City, Liscomb, Boston.
Brig l. I Knight. Cummings, Havana via Key West
Sch j B Huey, tBr) Huey. straits of Canso Ms.
Sob Jonathan Gone, Lewis, Albany.
Sch Nile. Hall, New York.
Sch Dexter, Flood, Boston.
Sch Faithful. Pearson, Boston.
Sch Hattie NJ Mayo, Wood, Boston for Bangor.
Sch Ada Frances, Perkins Boston for Castine
Sch Woodcock, Moon, Boston for Sullivan.
Sch Loella, Lord, Salem for Sullivan.
Sch Frances Ellen, Brown, Portsmouth for Bangor
Sch Flying Arrow, Rich. Calais for Boston.
CLEARED.
Steamer Potomac, Sherwood, New York-Emery
& Fox.
Barque Evelyn, Bowden, Matanzas-Isaac L Came
Brig VIM aiken, (Brl Pratt, Hafax-H Jose.
Sch Thos Dickson, (Br) Macomber, Windsor Ms
A Whidden.
Sch Reindeer, (Br) Good, Truro Ns-A Wild
den
Sch Isabel OBI Morris. Digby Ns-master.
ARRIVED.
Sch British Eagle. (Br) -, Gut of Canso.
Sch G IL Rogers Keen, Bay Chaleur, AGO bbls fish.
Sch LAX, (Br) Moore. Maitland MS.
Sch Electric Light. Wallace, Philadelphia.
Sch Superior, Hatch. New York.
Sch Ii Pool, McFadden, Wiscasset.
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WATERvILLE HORSE SHow.-The Water
vile Horse Acknowledgements association Of
horses-will hold it's second annual Fair on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this
week. All the horse fanciers will be there.
Our thanks for complimentary ticket.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

FIXED LIGHT ON RIoHIBUcTo HAD, GULF OF ST.
LAWRENCE.
The government of New Brunswick has given no.
tice that early in the spring of 1854 light will be
exhibited from Lighthouse recently erected on
Richbucto Head, Northumberland Strait in the
Gult of st Lawrence r
The light will be fixed white light placed at an
elevation of 20 feet above the mean level of sea and
will be visible in clear weather from distance OF
fourteen miles.
The Illuminating apparatus is diopric or By lenses
of the four order.
The tower is square, about so feet high from base
to vane painted white, and stands in lat 46 80 40 ~
Ion 81 40 so w of Greenwich.
By order: W b SHUBRICK, Chairman.
Treasury Department, Office Lighthouse Board,
Washington, June 9, 1854.