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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-02-08

Secretary of State of the State OF Maine nursusn
to the statute Of that State.
NAME AND LOCATION
The name Of this Company is TaE MARKEr FIRE
Insurance COMPANY, incorporated in 1853, and
located in the city of New York.
CAPITAL.
The Capital of said Company actually
paid up in cash is 5000 600 90
The surplus on the lst day of Jan. 1854 I23e03 90
Total amount Of Capital and Surplus, ss2s .sO3 %
Amount Of cash in Market Bank. sio,s7s 2s
Amount of cas7 in hands of Agents
and incourse of transmission, hs2 40
Amount OF unincumbercd Real Estate
IN Brooklyn. s,5s4 4s
ket value, llo ,2s 0o
Amount of Bank Stocks. 1000 f0
Amount of Loans on Bonds and Mort
cages being first lien of record on
unincumbered Real Estate. worth at
least s2e7 goo, lass72 90
payable on demand, the market value
Of securities pledged, at least s5s5a5 $500 60
Amount due for premiums on Policies
Amount of Revenue Stamps in office, I3I so
Due for interest accrued, 7,s46 30
ssss.2s4 g
Amount mot , Of Losses adjusted, and due
Amount Of Losses incurred, and in
process of adjustment, none,
Amount of Losses reported ON which
% 70 action ion has been taken, 5.aos Oh
by the Company. 7,4oo 90
Amount Of Dividends either cash VDs. or
scrip, declared but not yet due, none.
Amount of money borrowed, none.
Amount of all other existing claims
against the Company, being for inter
est not called for on outstanding
scrip, ag2 IA
Amount due for Government Tax, sS5 a5
Total amount of Losses, Claims, and
Liabilities, sl4,sso "a
The greatest amount insured on any one risk il
$4,000, but will not as general rule exceed $40 co.,
The company has no general lule as to the amount
allowed to be insured, in any city, town. village or
block, being governed In this matter in each case
by the general character of buildings, width of Sts
facilities for putting out fires, &C
An aftested copy of the Charter or Act Of Incor-
poration accompanied former statement.
STATE OF NEW YORK,
CRY AND COUNTY OF NEW York, es;
Ashna Taylor, President and Henry p. Freeman,
Secretary, of the MARKET FIRE INeuRA NoR COM
FANNY, being severay sworn, depose and saw and
each for himself says. that the foregoing is true
fhl and correct statement of the Affairs Of the said
corporation and that they are the above described
officers thereof ASHUA TAYLOR President
II. p. FREEMAN, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 18th Of JAM
uary, A. ID. 1864. Witness my hand and official seal
Ls j. II. wASHBURN.
Notary Public.
STAMP.
JOHN DOW, Agent,
Nos. 80 q % Exchange st., Portland, Me.
feb3 Sw
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HIGHLAND BOARDING SCHOOL

HIGHLAND BOARDING SCHOOL
FOR BOYS.
EAlTHFUL L and thorough instruction will be civ
= en- to Boys In the common and higher branches
oi an English Education, and in the French and
spanish languages, so far necessary to prepare
tnem for business and in the classical languages to
The Spring Term will commence the frst Tuesday,
IN March. Please send tor a Circular to
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North Yarmouth Academy.
YARMOUTH. ME.
THE Spring Term will commence Feb. 18th
- Board can be had at Russell Halp' with the
teachers. The Classics. Modern Languages. Music
Drawlng, feumanship, and New GYM astics are
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feb4 eod2wkw2w6
FryebHrg Academy.
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= VIII commence Wednesday, Feb. oath, 1884 and
continue eleven weeks
b. SNOW, A. NJ. Principal
Fryeburg, Feb. 2, 1854. feb4 dst WIS
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Statement Of the Condition
-oF The
llarket Fire Insurance Co
OF NEW YORK.

OF NEW YORK
On the first day of January. A. ID. 1864 made to the
Secretary of state of the State of Maine pursus nj
to the statute Of that State.
NAME AND LOCATION.
The name of this Company is TaR MARKET FIRE
,,NsuRANcE COMPANY, incorporated in 1853, and
located in the city of New York.
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Ml BoLrS-from the factory Of David Cor.
oasi,, sar sons, Lith-a sail cloth of superior
qIahhy-Just received per .Hibernian' and for
sse ewy "A. AcGlLVERY, RYAN DAVIS,
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JOHN DOW, Agent,
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SIT is easier TO pay a small price than
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Christmas and New Year.

put up by NJ. Seavy, at prices from 80 so to 81 90
including book adapted to the case PORTABLE
ARMY CASES of the principal remedies, with
Smalls Pocket Manual, for 20 so. DIPTHERIA
Prepaid by mail or express. 81 %. These remedies
are successfully used by all Homeopathic Physici.
ans and We good satisfaction where they have been
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Payment to be made from time to time upon du-
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Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15


The House vent into Committee OF the Whole
on the enroilmenr bill.
The amendment to draft persons of African
descentto consulate part Of the national forces
vas discussed. Involving the question OF COM
pensation to loyal owners
During the debate Fernando Wood said the
Confederate Congress was now declaring PROPOSE
lions Of peace. while we were iegisiating IN VIC
lation Of the Constitution.
Mr.. Cox favored peace propositions and be-
lieyed that ii Mr. Wood was sent on mission TO
Richmond peace would be restored in a day.
Mr.. Smith, Of Kentucky. said he was the last
man 10 treat. with the rebels. who. must put down
their arms and yield TO the laws nncondtion-
ally. 'fs nratH- Fre izea
An amendment by Mr.. Davis was agreed TO
providing for the appointment of Commissioners
TO eac b slave State represented in Congress 10
award a Just compensation not exceeding $500,
to each loyal awner of any slave who volunteers,
payable out of Communication money, when the
the master frees the slave.
| Mr.. Baldwin moved 10 substitute the words.
''persons to whom the colored volunteer owes
| service" for owner Of any slave, which was
agreed to. sl.t,s. r -
Mr.. Brownell offered proviso that this section
shall not apply to any Congressional District il
the representation OF the sumo shall separately
| ask that the slaves of his district be exempted
from the draft. letting it fall more heavily on
white men. Agreed TO. r..-..
Mr. Webster offered an amendment that the
bounty Of 500 be paid 10 the person whom such
drafted person owes service on freeing the person
Agreed to. ..st.sr-
The debate continued at length, when finall,
Stevens amendment. as amended by Davis and
Webster, was agreed TO.
Various propositions were disposed of
The Committee arose and repaired the amend
ments to the House
Mr.. Schenck offered substitute which in
cludes the above amendments
Ordered to be printed together with the bill al
amended. s-,-r ~ .sF
Adjourned.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15

rying TIE African into the war. Laughter
Mr. Crimes was not only in favor Of carrying
the African into the war, but for paying him Sl3
per month, and for placing him on a footing
Tith all soldiers. II We we're going back To pay
these coiored troops from Massachusetts. &c.
why not pay those from TENNESSEE he was in
formed that there were some thirty regiments Of
these troops there. BE thought there was trooble
in the future to be apprehended from making
the retrospective character Of the bill indscrimi
nate He. sympathized With the gallant and a.
triotic men of the 54th and S5th Massachusetts,
colored troops. but he could not keep from be-
lisving that it was account Of their action that
the colored men Of the South Carolina regiments
/ refused 20 receive their pay. HFTHr "
Mr. Cowan said II we were going bacl for
these eolored men. he was also in favor Of going
back IN favor of the white men who were earliest
volunteers and had borne the heaviest burden Of
the day. He was not in favor OF overriding the
statute to do justice these negro troops, until
equal and exact justice had been done to the
veteran white soldiers. When the country
should be restored TO its worried prosperity We
could do justice to all; now il is exceedingly
! dangerous. s-r 60 - n - 81 49,
The amendment OF Mr.. Wilson was then
adopted.
The amendment Of Mr.. Doolitte, providing
that from the mOathiy pay Of cOlOred troops
mustered into service in insurrestionary DISTRICTS
the sum of three dollars per month shall be re-
served to reimburse the expenses incurred BY the
United States in finding and clothing TIE widows,
children and parents of deceased colored troops
This was rejected after some debate.
Mr. Sumner proposed a provso that cases of
past services of colored troops, where il shall ap
pear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War
from the actual papers of enlistment, that the
troops were enlisted under the Ect Of July, 1861,
they shall be allowed the pay promised by that
act. -----... -.-
This was rejected, 81 against l6
Mr. Cowan offered a substitute for the bill as
amended. that from and after the passage Of this
act, all soldiers Of the United States of the same
arm Of the service, shall receive ike compensa-
ton 10 --.---
Mr.. Cowan supported the amendment at some
length. claiming that the negro must be regarded
as citizen under the Constitution, he received
the protection of the laws .sr
Mr. Salisbury said if that was the basis of the
Senator (Cowan's) substitute, il was abhorrent
TO his (Saulsbury's) views. he would not support
it. The old fashioned term negrO-nou they
were colored citizens . =
Mr.. Howe asked if the negroes were not col
ored
Mr.. Salisbury doubted il they az colored
in Delaware as they we're IN some other places.
r He would never consent 10 equality either politi-
cal or social with the negro.
Mr.. COwan asserted that the negro had le
gal status under the Constitution which protected
him.
: Pending the action on theamendment Of Mr.
! Cowan, the Senate adjourned till Monday.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15

One Freeman Clark, Republican member Of
Congress. has offered resolution to the effect
that the Committee of Ways and Means are
hereby instructed 10 inquire into the expedieDcy
of increasing the duties on foreign imports. upon
articles OF luxury of class. far practicable,
not manufactured or produced in this country, 50
AS in their opinion 20 produce revenue of <l2e.-
900 900 per annum; also. into the expediency of
increasing the internal revenue tax upon articles
of iuxry. and upon such articles OF domestic
manufacture ms come into competition with
foreign articles upon which the import duties are
not advanced. 50 in the opinion Of the Oom-
mittee 20 produce a revenue Of $3.50 600 600. 4.
The present custom duties amount 10 about
$50. 600 .000- This ID Is proposed 70 double.
The internal revenue tax is about SIS 600 900
year. This IL is proposed to increase nearly
four-fold The people are now taxed BY the
General Government sl25 900 600 year. but If
this proposition carries il will be increasted 10
$3.50 coo 900 yearl In other words, the peo
pie of the Northern States are to pay tar Of
Sl7 50 for every person. or about 500 wear Cor
an average family Al the same time ii il pr.,-
posed TO double the State tax in Ohio. iporeas;n,
Ii from ten 10 twenty millions Of dollars. This
win ada = tar Of $50 yezr more 10 = f.m;Iv
making the Government taxss upon each (. mjlx J.
rich and poor. $50 year. God help The moor
uuder such q system Of taxation.-r Cipcinpsd
Enquierer- n8
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15

In Congress. on Thursday last. Mr.. Goa of
Chic favored peace propositions and expressed
the belief that if Hon. FEnsAspo WooD
sent on mission to Richmond peace would be
restored in sixty days. We do not propose to
discuss the probabilities of such mission. but
only 10 refer to the declarations Of one Mr. SxIrH
of Kentucky who stated that he was the last man
to treat with rebels. General WAsHIssroS
treated with rebels. and so did General JACKSON,
and It was never regarded asa crime in either.
otherwise it was thought to be sound policy. But
there is n higher example in that regard than
either Of these distinguished men. COP. and we
speak it reyerentally, treated with rebels. He
did more than this HI even condescended to
entreat them to return to their allegiance,
and His only Son. CHRIsr JESUS. was offered and
became the atoning sacrifice. Con could and did
treat with rebels to save them from the conse,
quences of their crimes. but Me-. SMITH of Ken
lucky and the abolitionists he represents have no
such regard for their erring fellow men. Sid
the Savior of mankind, "Inasmuch as We did il
not to one Of the least of these, We did it not TO
me-
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15
H0USF

HOUSE
The House is engaged in the consideration Of
private bills
The House proceeded to consideriIhe action on
the Senate enrolment bill as amended by the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union.
Mr. Cox OF Ohio suggested that the bill lie
over for examination, the amendments being in
such confused state -et
Mr.. Schenck of Ohio replied that the public
exigencies were so pressing We could not give an
hour. He then moved the previous question, ex-
planned the amendment and substitute, conclud
ing with an appeal to the friends of the country
and the passage Of the bill, that the army might
be recruited aud the government maintained.
Mr. Harding Of Kentucky desired to address
the House
Mr.. Garfield Of Ohio proposed that Mr.. Harding
should, by general consent, be allowed half an
hour for that purpose.
Mr. Schenck objected to this proposition. and
opposition to further proceedings on the bill was
manifested.
Mr.. Rogers of New jersey moved to recon
| slider the vote ty which, in the earlier stage of
the proceedings the House had agreed to adjourn
| till Monday
This motion was laid on the table by vote of
| 100 against 40.
The House proceeded to vote on the amend
meuts to the Senate bill a
The House voted on the following amend
ment: r
All able bodied male persons of African de-
scent between the ages of 30 and As years whether
citizens or not, residents in the United States,
shall be enrolled according to the provisions oil
the act to which this is supplementary, and form
part of the national forces; and when slave OF
a loyal citizen shall be drafted and mustered into
the service of the United States, his shall
receive a certificate of 500. payable when such
person is mustered into service.
In freeing the persons, the Secretary of War
shall appoint commissioner from each of the
slave States represented in Congress. charged to
award just compensation. not exceeding $500,
to each loyal person to whom the coored volun-
teer may owe service. and which shall be paid by
the United States out of the commutition money
upon the masters freeing the slave.
The amendment was agreed to: yeas 81, nay,
g..
The House agreed to the committee amend
ment to the bin.
Mr.. -Schenck submitted substitute, which
was agreed to. and the original bill thu:
amended was then passed: yeas 90, nays 60.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15
HOUSE.

The House proceeded to the consideration of
the bill TO establish Bureau OF Freedmen's AZ
fairs.
Mr. Elliott of Massachusetts explained the bill.
saying that its passage vas demanded no less by
the consideration Of high justice than by its eff
feet on the pecuniary interests Of the govern
ment.
No action was had on the bill.
Mr. DIVES of Massachusetts, pres .nted the
credentials of Mr.. johnson, from Northwestern
Arkansas.
Mr. Davis of Maine moved to lay them on the
table. pending which the House went into Com
mittee nj the Whole on the enrolment bill.
The Committee rose, and was for long time
engaged on the section exenpting members of
igous denominations who opposed to
bearing arms in the field. but assigning them to
look after freedmen. "
Mr. Ganson offered an amendment that the
privilege Of the writ Of habeas corpus shall not
be su< pended in cises Of alleged minors who may
be enlisted
This amendment was rejected. 1.ei
Mr. Stevens offered an amendment that per-
sons of African descent between 30 and 45 years
of age, whether citizens Of the United States or
not shall be enrolled; and when a slave shall be
drafted and mustered into service, the master
shall receive a certificate Of $780, aud the drafted
man shall be free.
The Committee rose without action on the
bill So asf1f ss
Adjourned. m 'a ans4. ~
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Februa

e 81. lt-t - - w AsHiN6IONs reofudfy H.
Mr.. Convers called up the bill amendatory to
an act to provide Circuit Courts for California
and Oregon After amendment the bill was
adopted. H., "a
A bill to ascertain the losses Of loyal States
during the war was referred TO the Committee
on Claims +7n'
The bin viewing the grade Of Lieutenant Gen
erai was called up by Mr.. Wilson. from the Nil
itary Committee. with the amendments striking
out the House clause. authorizing the Lieutenant
General to command armies Of the United States.
and also the clause recommending Gen. Grant
for that position.
Mr. CONFESS moved to amend the bill go that
the Lieutenant General shall be General in
Chief Of armies under the direction Of the Pres
ident, and shall remain in command during the
pleasure of the. President attsi 7i1
Without coming to vote the Senate ad-
journed. H9- 80 $50 20 -iss ~ 'ft
3ssa iers HOUSE. 'o'ii719 90 era
IL tie House bill was passed appsopriating
$4,000 to rebuild the 7residents stables lately
hurund. = t-t'@ ~
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15

2 The following. from THE Birds Of X Hing
worth." in Lougfellow's italics of Waysids
Inn. is pretty close hit at the meek and lowly
preachers Of var and blood:
The Parson, too, appeared man austere,
The instinct Of srhose nature 'tscas 10 kiU; 81
The wrath OF God he preached from year to year,
And read with fervor, Edwards on the WAX
His favorife psstirne was TO klsy the deer
In summer some AdSrcndac hillt 4t
E'en now, while walking down the rurallan4
IL loDDed the p0psids sRfies 9th hfs c1ze-
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15
SENATE
WASH XGroX, February 10.
on the bill.
Adjourned.

MrTrumbull reported from the judiciary Com
mittee various bills to amend the Constitution
and an amendment by way Of a substitute pro-
viding for the adjustment of slavery throughout
the States
The Senate proceeded to consider the bill pro-
hibiting members of Congress. heads of bureaus
and others from practcing. except in purely judi
cial cases, in civil courts.
Mr. TrumbuIl, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported back the substitute for the joint resou-
ton of Mr.. Henderson proposing amendments to
the Constitution. as follows: l. Neither slavery
nor involuntary service except in punishment for
crime, shall exist in the United States or in any
place subject TO them. ?. Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appropriate egis-
laton-
Mr.. Trumbull. from same committe. reported
adversely to the proposed amendmets of the
Constitution by Mr.. Sumner, making all men
free in law, SO that hold another
slave
Mr. Clark reported bill modifying and reaf-
firming the Presidents proclamation of July l
ls63-giying it stature farce. Referred to the
Committee on Slavery and Freedmen.
Mr.. Brown reported an amendment to the en-
listment bill-couhrming emancipation PROCLAIM
alton. abolishing slavery throughout the country.
subjecting colored men to enrolment and draft.
&c
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15
SENATE.
WAsHINaroN. JanuarY l2

On motion of Mr. Line, of Indiana, the Com
mttee on Judiciary was instructed to inquire into
expediencv of amending the present law regula-
ting the Supreme Court so as to confDe its de-
cisions to matters Of law alone.
The Senate then took up the House deficiency
bill as reported by the Senate Finance Commit
tee. 3.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15
Hon. ame. ke.a.Ir.

~ HIsroay-sTbs var can be finished il sixty
days. Secretary Seward. -f8lI
Il will do is with IS 900 men. - Abraham
- EucoIDs rral 4szis i 81 al = 49, $50
81 NOBODY hurs" ri Abraham Lincoln. -
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-06-30

UNLAWFUL There is
q class of advertisements that find
place in many of the newspapers of
Ohio, that ought for decency sake to
have been excluded long ago, and
against which there has been statute
in this State, for too years past. That
statute was amended last winter, so as
to make it more effective in its applica-
ton and certain Of enforcement, and
made to take effect on the 1st of July
next. 1t would therefore be we'll for
the publishers of newspapers to get
these advertisements out of their col
umns before that time. Those who
are now publishing DR.. Cheeseman's
Pills, Duponcau's Golden Pills, Clarke's
Great English Remedy, The Cherokee
Remedy and all of that class, would
do well to wind up their contracts /;
and the druggists who are selling
these medicines should cease selling
within this month if they do not want
to pay fines. The penalty for the
offense Of selling or adver tising in any
manner, is $1,000. See page 20 of
tho Acts of 1864 Our newspaper
friends will do we'll to read the
act,-AShtabula Sentinel.