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Fron. Fortress llfoa,roe.

FORTRESS MONROE, Sept Is.
oecretary seward arrived here this morn
Ing, and left for City Point. n
Mr. Harrington, Assistant secretarv Of the
Treasury, has also arrived here. =
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.IDDLE STREET.

APPoINTMENT.-We are pleased to lean
that Mr.. John +, Liscomb, Of this city. has
been commissioned by the Secretary of the
Navy as Acting Assistant Surgeon. he is or
dered to report on board the receiving sh;n
Ohio at Boston.
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Valuable TenemcDls az Auction.

0N Friday Sept 30th. a. o'clock n wo Ihall
~ sell a double tent ment At Feiry Village, Cnpo
Eiizsbeth orpcsite 1urBeFs Ship-Isrd. 1be bald
out aud nearly nav. IL has COED osots COED cei-
lars good ~ater-hard and SOit. d be hoaso y IN
good repair and safe properly Tor inv ttmeI Ssls
postise. the Owner having removed ira M tbs pzce.
HENRY BAILEY a CO, Aaotsohters.
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DEsERTERs CAPTURED.-"A subscriber
informs us that Edward Kennedy and John
Donnahue deserted from Camp Berry Hospit-
al on the night of the 23d, but were pursued
by j. H. Sanborn, Hospital Steward, and cap
tured about one mile from Scarboro' depot.
They attempted to escape from their captor,
but were fred on, and brought too, and re-
turned to camp about II o'clock the next
morning. 6s
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Financial.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 90.
The subscriptions to the 7-3O loan for III Tho
last two days amounted to 81 ,G32 900.
The subscription to the 10-40 loan amounted
to 1914, 1000.
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Administrators. snIe.

NOTICE b hereby given, thai By virtss sfau-
81 Cumberland. shall sell b. pubic anctson a. ~
dwelling house On TIE rremfaas. ths slsfntsenth
day OF October. A. - letf. 81 o,ulcck ~ afer.
noon, the homestead iOt % the late neuhsn noi-
orook. late % froepori In eni4 Cfunty. aIupn a IN
said freeport, and containlar teur aerWs % lad.
NJ h the buildinEs fhersou.
HOkACK BREwWR. Aauinirsuisr.
DATED tbs IN day q sept. lslt. aauavs
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New BooKs.-Messrs. Ticknor and Fields.
Boston, will publish during the present month.
Emily Chester: novel; Essays on Social
Subjects; Poems, by Bayard Taylor; Life Of
Jean Paul Friedrich Richter.
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Furniture nr An....

ON WEDNESDAY,, Sept % a, 10 o,cleck :, ana
" 2zP NJ at the Cen,ra' Hou.e on Linz si,s.t
Lear The custom Houte, ALL IHE FuRe iIuRr IN
and Mare ses, Carpets In variety, Blu esus. K.eL
ers, Sofas Mirrors, Chamber SeIs Toilet Wosr
and Extension aoIes Chairs IN great variety ar.
Glass, Orockery Iron, Stcne, Tin and Wooden
Ware, together with the entire flee AID kitt hen
HENRY BAILEY CO., Auet'n.
Sept 21-dtd "a
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PRIZE FIeHT.-It is reported that prize
fight between couple Of roughs belonging
out of the State, will take place at Island
Pond or its vicinity some time to-day.
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PORTLAND AND VICINITY,
Religious Notices.

cTRev J. w. Hunnicutt, an eloquent sneaker
ana Union refugee from Virginia, will lecture tb.
Church Mr. H. will give many personal exneriances
Union man in the South. - y
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By reference to the religious notices. it will
be observed that the Union refugee, Rev. ].
w. Hunnicutt, will deliver lecture at Casco
street Church this evening.
The Portland daily press., 1864-09-27

THE bells of this city were rung half an
hour yesterday noon, in honor of the victories
obtained over the rebels by Gen. Sheridan.
The Portland daily press., 1864-09-27

QuERY.-Does it comport with the dignity
oil his Office, for member of Congress to lend
MS frank 10 substitute brokers, and to those
who are laboring to get drafted men clear for
one hundred dollars eachp
MTDnr Carr,
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Young Ladies Seminary.

THE Fall Session ofthis School opens Thursdav
Sept. ~, in Morton Block, Congress St.
In addition to the day SCHOOL which has received 40
large share Of the best patronage of the CITY, ar.
rangements have now been made to admit Z few
Boarding Scholars ~ n = :, $3.50 -f -"
For Circulars containing Terms, &c. address
MISSES SYM0NDS, Principals,
Aug 24-eodtd& w5w o.
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HyHE undersigned will visit woshineton ard
: Fortress Monroe Hospita's on businesssconnect-
I'd with them rhe first week OF October, to return
immediatey, and wall attend to enquiries friends
OF disahled soldiers. Gall on Lowell & Senter, or
Sept 25-d& w1ws WIN. GOOLD, Windham.
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QUOTA OF PoRTLAND.-Twelve men en-
listed yesterday on the quota of this citv and
more are Offering. The committee are busily
at work, and will endcav,r to fill nm the Dc.
aciency in the shortest space Of time noss;ble
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.. s. uircuit Court.
CLIFFORD, j., PRESIDING.

CLIFFORD, j., PRESIDING.
hoNDAY-The trial of the patent case,
Haussknecht We. Brown, was resumed but not
finished. The evidence in the case is not all
in,
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Notice.

A n adjourned meeting Of the Stockholders oftha
N New England Screw steamship Gem ary will
be held on Thursday the Goth inst at q O'Clock
at the Steamship Office. end of Browns Wharf,
Portland. Per o der.
Sept si-dtd Harry FOX, Clerk.
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For bangor.

Z AM\ The good Sch ate Aubrey. jacobs
<kA2sE master, will have immediate dispatch.
For freight apply TO the master CT noard. .
head Of Long Wharf or 10 ID. T. CHASE.
Sept 24-dtf s9s- SUB
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BY TELEGRAPH
NsH ~oTHE ~
Portland Daily Press.
From Central A,nersea.

NEW 1ORKs sept. ~.
The gunboat Nereus has arrived from AS
pinwall, whence she conveyed the North Star.
The steamer Moses Taylor arrived at Pana-
ma on the 9th for coal, and sailed on the 18th
for San Juan, whence she would take the CAL
ifornia passengers per Golden Rule, from New
York August 9th.
The guuboat Wateree had arrived at Pana.
ma from Callao, and would sail In few DAYS
for San Francisco.
The gunboat Nereus on her outward pas
sage collided with the flagship Powhattan, do
ing her some damage, but not sufficient to
make her go into port.
fight occurred at Panama between two
United States sailors, named Foster and Mat
thew, in which the latter was killed.
The Legislative Assembly of Panama had
asked OF the Executive of the Union to dis
miss the French Consul for open hostility to
the country.
The steamer Golden Age sailed on the 18th
for San Francisco, with the North Stars pas
sengers from New York.
The sloop-of-war st. Marys was at Panama,
and the Narragansett was expected daily from
the west of Mexico.
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Expeditions from. Tioksbur0 = Eceestioa of
MNtineers, g03sa

VICKsnURG, Sept. 81.
Gen. Dana has commenced active operations.
A large cavalry force left last night under
Col. Osborne, which will be followed by an
probably be known in some ten days,
A negro was shot on the 18th, and two are
to be executed ON the 25th, for mutiny.
The paymasters are paying the troops here
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Notice to Phvsiciaps

fENHE STOCK and STAND of q Physician nd Drug.
4 gist IN furnishing Village in this State. on a
Railroad; will 10 sold at bargain, as the owner Is
about retiring from business -r-1aarT
Apply TO w. II. PHILLIPS, 149 MIDDLE Street
Portland. sept18TT& Stf
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MERCHANDISE.

Apples aDd But1er.
E00 nBLs Apfiss. - IN shclss Buttsr.
OOO FER aMts ~ 4. -. enilu.
anpt11dfm a4d allNar "a.
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OFFICE OF THE
ATLANTIC
Mutual Insurance Company,
NEW YORK, JANUARY 2s, 1854.


TsHE Trustees in conformity to the Charter 0: the
N Company, ubmit the following statement of
its affairs on the 3lst December, 1853:
Premiums received on Marine Risks,
from lsrJanuary, 1868, to a1st De.
Premiums on Policies not marked of s''1lss''0 %
lstJanuary. 1853, 1.7oeeO2 "a
Total amount of Marine Premiums. slo ooE mi "
No Policies have been issued upon life
Risks; nor upon Fire Risks discon- b
nected with Marine Risks.
Premiums marked off from LIST JAM.
lsss to So; slst Dscs% NIB 1881 g
Returns ofPreIaiums and Expenses, 1082 967 IS
The Company has the following Assets. viz.
Unit d States and State of New York
stock, City. Bank and other Stocks So 492 sal IN
Loans secured by Stocks, otherwise I45O ZOO 90
Real Estate and Bonds and Mortgages 1890 90
Dividends on Stocks, Interest on Bonds
and Mortgages and other Loans, sun.
dry Notes, re insurance and other
claims due the Comply, estimated at lO4g 64 81
Premium Notes and Bills Receivable, aa78,eI6 SO
Cash in Bank, 744.SiS So
Total amount of Assets. 80. 286. 456 a.
SIX per cent interest on the outstanding certif-
OF their legal representyes on and ofter
the Second of February next.
After reservng Three and One half Million Dollars
1862, wall be redeemed and paid to the holders there.
Of or their legal representative a. ON and after Tues-
day. the Second Of February next. from which date
all interest tleSon will cease The certificates to be
produced at the time of payment and cancelled
Dividend of Forty Per Cent 10 declared IN the
net earned premiums of the Company, ior the wear
ending 3lst December, 1868, for which certifcates
viii be issued, and after Tuesday, the Fifth Of
April next
The Profits of the Company ,ascertained
From the LIST of July ,lS42 to the LIST of
JAM, 1868, for which Certificates were
a issaed, amount ao to s14,s2s, $50
January, 1884, a.esoOOO
Total profits for 2l8 years, SIe.95s. $50
rhs Certificates previous to 1862, have
been redeemed by cash, ll,e9o,2lo
Net earnings remaining with the Com.
pany, ON lst January, 1854, s5263 $40
By order of the Board, a rT'7'
fsss Tf.a w. T0WNQENn TnNEa ca.-,x~~u
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!
A steamer brings the news of gunboat ex-
petition up Fish River. Sawmills, grist-
mills, shipyards and lumber were destroyed,
valued at 100000.
Returning down the riyes, it was discovered
that the rebels had felled trees across the
stream, and at the same time force appeared
on the banks of the river and fred upon the
boats. The gunboat Randolph cleared pas
sage for the rest of the feet. ss
A telegraph cable has been laid from Fort
Morgan to Fort Gaines.
1t is thought that the hole in the monitor
Lecumseh's bottom is SO large that she cannot
be raised.
Fort Gaines is in fine condition. Rut very
little OF Fort Morgan can ever again be made
serviceable. w
-Four OF our pickets were wounded by the
explosion OF a sceii near Fort Morgan on the
10Th. One has since died.
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ROOMS 90 Let.

UNFINISHED or not, very desirable and corveu.
II lent suits of rooms on first OF second floor two
or more rooms conn.c ed If desired Ako sinp'
rooms. with without board, at 2cS Cor
corner of Wilmot Streets. sept0'
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Skates

A good assortment Of Skates for
a M. sale by w. ID. ROBINSON,
GGArswswaFup y 81 No. 10 Exchange ct
Also, Viollns, Acordions Guitars
and large assortmen mt of Toys, Cheap for Cash.
Sept 26-w3m
Advocate and Transcript copy.
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!. chain Cnhle for safe.
Fortress MOnrOe Hospitals.

A ONE inch Chaiu Cahe-new--for sale BY
IN 5000 MoGILvERH, Rf AN DAVIS.
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AUCTION SALES.
New and Genteel Furniture at
Valuable Real estate at Auction,

ss,I tuesday Sept 81. at CLOCK P. N. we shall
late capt benjamin Knaht The honse il 20 story
closets pTrs ,si has IS fni he'd oons, with good
IS bv 10. with hnsrd and soft water. The house IL
The lot is about "a - BY s4snd good garden
Sept 16-dtf CO.. Ausuonee1s'
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TO THE AFFLTCTEDI
Dzs. WIN. DEFINING,
Medical Electrician,
NO. IN Clapp's Block,

MOULD respectfully announce to the citizens oil
wv Portland and vicinity that he has permab emit.
ly located in this city. During the eleven months
that We have been in town we have cured some OF
NE worst forms of disease in persons who have triad
other forms of treatment In vain, and curing pa
tents in short time that the question Is oftsn
asked do they stay curedi To answer this question
we xuHsay that all that do not stay ed, will
doctor the second time for nothing.
DR.. ID. has been practicR. electrician fcr twenty.
oaeyears, and Is also regular graduated pl yecshn
EActricity Is perfectly adapted to chronic
in the form of nervous sick headache; neuralgia
neke head neck er extremities; consumption, when
In the acute stages whore the lungs are not fully
invoRsd; acute or chronic rheumatism scrofula hjx
Diseases white dwellings, spinal diseases curvatI
of the sFEne. contracted muscles, distorted lbnbs
palsy paaslyss, St. Vitas' Dance, Deafness STAN
mering or heaitancy Of speech, dyspepsia indiges-
tam. constipation and liver complaint, piles-we curs
every case that can DO presented; asthma bronchi-
eis structures Of the CHEST and all forms Of female
complaints. u
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Circuit Court.

The December term of the Circui. Court
FOX this county adjourned on Wednesday.
Except the sentsocing of three persons BY
Judge TAYLOR nothing of great import
ance was transacted A man by the name
Of PEGELow. who was convicted seven
years ago of numbering one FRANrz, and
who has BEEN in State Prison since then
under an Illegal and informal sentence
was sent back for life
VALEyrISE UorF, Village Marshal, con.
victed Of larceny, was sentenced to State
Prison for one year
PETER HRLaE5oN, fol stealing money
from the store of J. BRANDEIs, was ssnten-
ceG to the Reform School al Waukesha
unii, 2 wears Of age.
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Official Vote of the County.

We are indebted 20 Mr. WITTMANN,
Clerk Of the Board Of Supervisors, for the
official returns of The vote of the county at
the lsst elsction-including the soldiers
ard home vote. Counting both, i, appears
that in the
First Distyict-JoHy CAREY is elected
Supervisor by one majority. p P FBss>
xrIcK is elected Member Of Assembly by
IS majaFi.y. A Mr.. F. is now, and has
been fer many months, absent in Europe,
arew election will undoubtedly be called
by the Governor.
Second District-Jous O'HEARN is
elected Supervisor by 1856 majority
&Eos. THoREToS, Member of Assembly, is
elected bv 23S majority.
Third District-JAsoN PELLET is elect
ed Supervisor by 1877 majority DAVID
SMOKE, Member Of Assembly, is elected By
a majority.
JossrR FsANcEL, for Clerk of .he Court
is elected b. Goa majority
Jssr CRowLEr, for County Superintend-
sri u Schoois. Is s,cse,i D, J92 Hl&jority
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man must swear that the negro race il.
equal, i: not superior, 20 the white race,
and that he will supper, this war until the
negro equality is full established by the
eu:ras chsement Of all the slaves of the
South While we shall never object TO
the freedom Of the slsge from his present
condition, we can never consen, TO an eE-
prnditure OF anu,EItr thousand mi lions Of
dollars and the sacrifice of the lives # a
,;,ilinn of white men by war prosecuted
70 a.cor,1,li>I ch freedom 10 the blacks
If slavery i, to D.. abolished IN the on'ted
S.s,e-, 1T 1t be dnus o, he pu'r"a'e oi
the freedom of the aiaves for :. can : ever
be done by the bayonet for less tbs me
fearful cost CT treasure and lie above-sta>
ted
Democrats will maintain their consist
ency and preserve their Loyalty to the
Government though they be charged by
such papers as the o"'trnGl with dlsloyai~
ty, they will not. ike II change to suit the
whiras Of the Administration. for thew do
not, Ike the Journal reeoive nav for their
loyalty,-ereenbaoks eon not sedn"e them
from their allegiance to the Government
and the Union; and herein lies the saiev
of the Nation
We advise ,ha Journal in ths future TO
avoid calling in question the loyalty o!
the Democratic party. for that is bus-
ness which is about PLAYED out; aud i,
will find the course recommended BY the
New York Times, on the subject of cali,
ing Democrats hard names, the most il>
dicious one to be pursued.
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ever a~-umee an erect position.

We merely call the attention Of our
member fron, this Di>rric, to these two IL
Iu@triou- examples of fai ure~, By the o,cn
frs f king whistles out of pIrs' taiIs
We soulI beg Of our member thai. if be
c.rries any guns aod 'h4y be nnrhargAd
md un-ho ted he borrow no ammunition
from the enemy, bur charge with powder
ard shell take, from the Democratic mag
azire: and when be Shoots be sure and
XII his enemies, and not slaughter his
firnds
Whatever Democratic or Conservative
members Of Congress may do, their con-
sti'uenls 81 home have thei, wel>suppl:ed
magazines and their guns fully shotted
ready TO shoot down all traitors to their
party and to the Constitution and Union
nf he States They have sworn that the
Union and Constitution must and shall be
preserved Cowards and traitors Demos
Gratis despise. and will not fail to me,e out
to them the fate thev deserve
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b q. Hill, who took chsrge of the re
mains and the premises and summoned
the following to act ss a jnrv of inquest
into the eiIrunstsnces: Ien.nle D0sge
foreman Francis g. S~ett. George
Hill, Tho~~s a, Fiovd, Charles IL Sora
cue, and Ge,rg. G. Richards. They
viewed the body, examined the building.
aud then sdiournrd until 2 O'Clock to NOR
row I huTsdsvl afternoon. st " hich time
il IA hoped the efforts low being made TO
throw some light on he nvsteYy in which
he affair is involved NAV have bean sue
ces~fui On The arrival Of the cashier he
discovered that all the funds he had left in
he CUSTODY OF the deceased had been car
riod off. the check cs>hed for Mr. Rai ev
alone remaining in the drawer. Ther :
wcs no evidence that snv monev had keen
paid out during the ab.ence Of the cashier.
except that 70 Mr. Bale, but i, is known
that deposits were male to an amount
about equal 20 shat paid out. No attempt
had been made 10 enter the safa, which is
situated in tic corner nf the room. close
by wheTe the deceased was found, ani the
{ prnoab!tHN Il I a. the murderer ltGrnetl
a.elv left the bank By the front door. 81
ter securing what money was in the draw
a. The ann Of the chair in Which Con-
verse wse sitting ~heu Mr. Bailey left him
was broken. aad it is supposed that while
lie was reading his assassin may have step
ped behind the counter quietly and sho;
! him before he hal time to rise Another
iheo.~V is, that the murderer went in, Ell.
oageG C,>nYerse in some business conyer-
satior a. he ak and shot hia over the
top of the counter, s,.~ Merrill, as soon as
he could leave the bank, ca,.a to boston
20 stop the payment Of the stolen >'is al
Of which were of the issue Of the Made
Bank. A meeting OF the directors Of ths
hank was held Yesterday afternoon, and Il
reward Of SIS 000 was offered by them for
The arrest OF the murderer anl the reoo9
! eFy Of the money. or % coo for either tie
arrest or recovery Of the money. an3 in
| addition to this a reward Of $500 ia o,f-r,
| ed bv the town Of Maiden for the apnre
hension and conviction of the perpsgrasor
Of Inc crime
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Who are Exempted?

During 'h9 discussion IN the Senate IN
on The three huadrcd dollar clause. Sen,
tor Eowo stated that there had oeen hres
decisions - to ne exemptions man VA.
entitled to BY paving $500. The FIST de-
cision was that it WAS Cor he draft only
then it was decided that it exempted \
man for three years, or the time for uhict
the draft was made and then the frst de
clsion WAS affirmed that ii oaly exempts a
man from that draft, which he said wa.
now the understanding Senator CowaD
thought that it only exempted man an
til the three hundred thousand man were
raiaed, or for tha' draft.
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A PETITION FOR PgACy-At en inf,

A PETITION FOR PEACE-As en inf6r-
NAL meeting Of Democrats in Cincinnati,
on the 2ist ultimo it WAS resolved TO pre-.
pare a p.tision for general circulation, 10
be presented to Congress. in favor Of pace
and immediate cessation of ho4,iIitias.
An address accompanying The petition
will also be prepared 1t is believed that
hundreds of thousands Of signatures will
be obtained in the northwest.
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Army Of the Potomac.

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tri3:ane.
Washington. Dac. 20.
We base reports Of c"nr;derable fth'
N she Rsmisn - dsy. Ia, no particulars
have been received The movement once
contemplated of occupying the hight. a
Ientvevii;e for the winter hs, been abqp,
doned by Gen Meade and an advance az
iered to q position forward OF that which
he has been boiling. Ia is determined
10 accomplish this One corps was pal.
ed toward tbs Ranidsn to day, which
movement has und"uhtsdl, S-nngh' on =
collision with the nnems = advance guard
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Ey A warning % married mau "

EE warning 20 married mau Vie
are in The haoii of passing their siHe 10
billiard saoOna when they shou'd bs ari>
atlv At hnuIe With their wives nnA children.
is found in the following ca-s given in
the Detroit Trih,ae:
A lauyhshla incident occurred recently,
in thi. civ, which ia suggestive of tho
strong mind Of -yoguea A gentleman xss
in the habif Of frequently PLAYING billiards
and bis better half was determined 10 pu.
stop 30 IT, She follovel him into
billiard saloon, few nights since, ~hers
he was engaged VITA his f4yorite pa,sime.
She suggested mat he hsd better desi,s,
and a ccompa.,y her home. Hs conlds's
zee 1t IN lat ligh'. She insisted but ne
couIdr. see it in that lig!. She in-isted,
ou' as refussd 10 ieage until .hs game as
.mishel. She couldn't wait; 20, pock-
citing y one of the balls, she started home
with it. He thought tha. was cool, hu.
finally concluded to go homs also Hs
hasn't played any games Of billiards snes.
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Total 9 to6 so iSo L 90.

Being a grand total ef II 6l7, in killed,
wounded and missing in just seventeen
battles, It will be noticed that the loss at
Charlottesville, one of the heaviest aud
most disastrous battles Of the var is no.
given. Supposing it to be as heavy as
that Of Gettysburg. We have total loss 81
100000 in eighteen battles, VIII the
radical changes in our systen, Of govern
ment which Aboiitiouisrn is determined 10
effect-wil the freedom of the negro, cofa-
pensate the country for al! This terrible
loss Of blood
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CorsT MARTIAL.-Eight pri7a,es of Co.
&, 30fh Rect, charged with cornnlicity in
the BelIingsr murder ct New Lisbon, ,
Sept last, are to be tried before a nara
court martial, to be held in thiz city =.
soon as TIE preliminary arrane enen,. can
be completed. We unjerst.nd that s. @
Bellows, Esq OF Milwaukee. i, rstaiead
Tor for iha soldiers. The trial will probably
be pro'racted and !edou> one-klI,,am
kes Neus.
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4 NAN buRAaD ro t,uATH An ala

of fire ~as given esrlv last Friday morn
iog winch ssa'tied he people Of the vii
lsge from their ,Iumbers, and On proceed
in, to the place indlcsted~by The 6ame-,
The cause of the alarm was found to be the
burring If the habi'aton of an aged Po-
lander, who has been in The habit OF hegg
ing through the streets Of this place. On
entering the house, the body of the unfor-
ia, ate man was discovered TO be burnt ia
to an almost unreeogaizabie mass. An
lnoues, va. held, and verdict rendered
10 accordance Wits the above facts
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THE DRAFr PosTpaNED A special dis
patch to the New York Post gives the in
telligence that Congress adjourned last
week until after the holidays, and that the
draft has been postponed for twenty dsya
No change had been made in the conscrip
ton law but it ia probable that it will be
amended in some respect before th. drsf'
takes place