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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-02-19
FIRE ARMsl FIRE ARMS! !

Good selection Of Fire Arms, comprising Shot Guns
II double and single barrel, Colts Smith Wesson's ane
Aliens Cartridge Revolvers, also full stock Of Oar
trdges Balls Caps Powder Flaska, Shot and Dame Bags
Holsters, Army Pocket Knife aud Fork,
Al WIN. II. BILLANY 4 Co.'s,
S. L. corner Second and Market Sts,,
septic. Wilmington. Del
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-02-19
BANKS GLYCERINE LOTION

TUT VHappbU hands and Lips.
IS the best article made for the cure of chapped handt
and lips 1t Is delightfully."- perfumed and necessary
addition TO every toilet table, II sells for about mali
the price of similar Inferior preparations.
II. o. D. BANKS CO.,
Proprietors and Manufactu ers,
9TH and CAOwhill streets,
Sal, ., Philadelphia.
L. NJ. ENGLAND, Druggist,
b. W,Horner 9Th and Market street.
-, Wilmington, Del.
amhere VIII pe found general assortment Of Drugs
nd patent medicines sold at the lowest market prees
dae lam
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-02-19
COMMERCIAL RECORD
WILMINGTON MARKET.
Corrected by @. Chandler 4 Son.
U'barplao rnt,


Corrected by @. Chandler Son.
Thursday Feb. ls, 1861.
hye fiput per
MheAti pet pushel"'''''. 65
hye, 40
Corn MEAL per
bushel, ........,......"........10a 0a
Corn ner bushe 05
uAtsi ''.'..'''.''''''" 65d7O
CloHor Seed iper busheli".' 90
FLAX a. - ''.'.'''.'..'.-.'.',-3.lb 10
fimOthy y ,........2Vj
mllteti a. ''..'.s..'l.z /. 20
Herd Ufass '"''''''l go
UfchArQ ,,"..,,l. DO
BeAna - .....',.1!1o
Canary " ..o 90
Hemp 81 .....,..,.,.... .....,.,.,Z,bO1l3OO
lurnp perD
Hops, per 20
No. Maekerol per slb0Vegl6 90
"2 " ..."........... 9.5O6g@l LOO
"a .,.,.,............ ...... 0 20
Herring, per bbl., picked, OQ7 90
pota'oes per .. % %
llay, per Sni 70
straw, per ''''' y 70
Pacific Ocean Gusno, per % 20
Peruvian Guano .,....,.....,.,,,.,.......,lOOuO 10
Bone Dust ,......................... ,..,.35VO
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-02-19
DonruaI anD Statesman

journal and Statesman Timetable
BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND WlLM lNGTON,
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-02-19
PRNINsULAR R. R. LINE

Change of Hours.
ON and after MONDAY, October 5lh, 1868, Trains n
" the aeeommodation OF Passengers will run A. f9l
lows, until further Hotlcs: ~ ''i
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-02-19

crefaliy corrected vitA every cha nge.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-02-19

81 GARRETT'S, 81
GARRETTS,
GARRETTS,
81 SOUTH Ind sTREET,
81 sOUrH 2nd STREET,
81 SOUTH 2nd STREET,
IL the rlaee to buy
BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, &c.,
BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, Se,
BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, &c.
CHEAP AND GOOD,
CHEAP AND GOOD,
CHEAP AND GOOD,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
31 81
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
Supplementary Draft.

The quota Of the town of Baldwin not hav-
ing been filed under the regular and supple
mentary drafts, third draft took place yes
terday afternoon at the Provost Marshal's Of
fee to ill the deficiency, which was seven
Fortytw names were placed in the wheel
and fourteen were drawn from it, in the follow
ing order: A0dAH1 eas 10 EN- 90 -
Joshua York, Charles B. Dyer, Isaac +.
Spencer, E.bridge G.. Noble, Christopher
Noble, Andrew p Cram, Daniel Rowe, Jacob
York, Hiram B. Spencer, Loammi F. Parker,
Daniel Virgins, Daniel q, Pease, Wesley
Mari, Cyrus K. Ward. 55hsa yts q oo4s g
This exhausts the enrolled men of Baldwin,
excepting twenty-eight.
At the Provost Marshals Office yesterday
six recruits were passed-two for the navy,
which were credited to Biddeford; two for the
army, credited to Portland: and two for the
same, credited to Sanford. .ast3 ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
Special Notice:

Commencing Jan i, 1856 the following regua-
tions will be rigidly observed by the Propiietors OF
the Press
i. No papers will be delivered by Carriers except
to those who have subscribed at the ONCE. J
g. No Carrier will be allowed to seD papers on his
route, or to collect mo oey ftom subscribers.
~ 3. Persons who have bssn accuttomed to pay the
Carriers bv the week will be dropped from the list
at that lims they shall previously call at this
office a. d comply with the terms Of subscription.
4. Carriers viii collect money from weekly sub
scrbers It'll JAN lst but If found guilty Of vios
ting the foregoing rules they wi be discharged
The publishers of the Press are obliged to adopt
the method above set TO I'll in order to pr, e them
selves against abuses, and also to relieve the Carr
rers from emt arrassing duties which hare often de-
iayed them in the delivery ofiheir papers, to the
great inconvenience of subscrioers.a4 tasls1e s'H
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

. Per steamship Cuba, at New YORK


LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Dec Sd. =
The cotton brokers', . reuar repo that - great
escissment week the trade as well as
have paused in tLei operations, par ly nfaence BY
vague rumofs from New York of peace negc atoms.
Cotton has consequently besn ia hmi ed d mi aud
and freely ofsrea inquiry tell off aturday
On Tuesday there was come reyi al, but on
Wednesd4y the market became exceedingly dull -
Sea Island has bsen ia good gu st and sd .ancea
ld@2i. For other descriptions tkefe is decl ne of
ld@2d. The sles Frida were about Il, COO bales :
II epricss were frmer. id high r. 100
Breadstufs-Fl pr nsIagr but unchaD ged. Wheat
quiet; rsd We IN 81 6da7ssd; white do. 7s6da9s 81
% n ftmsr; mixed western 2ss &C.
Pfovisions-Bsef WEAKER; pork quiet: bacon dull
aud easier; Cheese qvie and I'd lower; Butter
steady; Lard equiet at 60a53s: Tallow inactive at
40a4ls6d. II ~
Produce Sugar dull and eda9h lower; Coffee bet
ter. fe'ioleum steady Is LOCALS led for refined.
LIVERPOOL. Dec 81. M. Cotton--Sales TO-DAY
1900 bales iLcludil 400ito SPECTATORS Al ex
porfers The market closed firm at esterday q i'm
proVement saalFGis
) LONDON MONEY MARKET Nov 2sth.-C onsols
closed Mt 89la89A for money.
AMERICAN SECURITIES. Illinois Central raiI.
road SHARES 6lGh2 dis; Eric Railroad S9G40.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

sHop.LlTrEas AnHHsraD Officers Flick
EFT and Floyd last evening arrested Mrs.
Shaw and her daughter, and Mrs. White for
shoplifting The three women went into
.Lufkin's shoe store and stole pair of Congress
boots. They then went Into the Packard's
shoe store and stole two pairs OF shoes. Mr..
Packard discovering the transaction, locked
the door and sent for the officers. The Con-
gress boots we're found attached to the hoop
skirt Of Miss Shaw, and she had, also, one pair
oil the shoes; her mother had the other pair.
Mrs. White had new hood which it is sup
posed she stole somewhere. Neither of them
had any money. They were all taken TO the
lookup ~seAAA Assske assssssStt e9E
ATTENTION is called to the advertisement
of "kost," XXI
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

NEW YORK. Dec 20. aa
Cotton-higher; middling upland 2S9I 25. clcss
ing quiet. "a
Flour -sales $500 bbls State and western 2Oa25c
better; State 40 a 3D.; Round Hoop Obi 10 90
OH; Western 90@1065; southern frmer; sal 8
400 obls at 10 So q Isl Canada rmer; sales 450 bbls
at 10 l5C@l2 liz saalhIi1.7 -
be Wheas-8 @5c bettsr; sales IA 500 bushels Mil
waukee Club at Is; $500 bush Winter and western
at 49, lg18 IS s9a san IS I'd I5I slFs 80
Corn--dull sales 1900 bushels mixed Western
80 in store and 10 u afoat sfsian0a llrlI
Oats--quiet and 10 better Western 1 O5 an O6
Beet-sieady; sales 1850 j. hi1s al Il u 6ls-l
Porks-rathsr timer; sales $500 bbls new lmess Al
oara--rather rmer; sales 1850 bbls ar 2oba26, the
latter are extreme. DI4f -
bntter-- ales at 1890 ot g6dsiw el63L
Whiskey-hrmer; sales 1000 bbls Western 22O0
. -. s1-tA.4 :. 80. y q NfaALatA ltns y
Sugar--steady; New Orleans 30 hhds Clarified
at Havana 1910 boxes H9@26. ia.9sga NJ.
Cufee-quiet TssI1sb sAeY
Molasses-quiet: sales 200 hhds MuscoYado s6. s9
Naval Stores quiet and steady.
retroleum-frm; SAFES 90 refined IN bond at 15
Wooi-more tone. but buslnees moderate
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

From Netc Orleans = Capture af blockade
Runners. - 80
seA. eas ~ New ORLEANS, Dec. Is,
Via Cairo 20.
Advices from the hlockading squadron off
Galveston state that during the week ending
the 9th inst. six blockade runners were cap
tured on the coast OF Texas. lss gCl.u
- The report of the capture of the steamship
Sonora is discredited. aa4les - eniA.
Two large fires recently occurred in Calves
ton. ssqasl 81 Rii,.otsssa s.if afi8aIaila
- Yellow fever prevailed alarminglya at Gal
weston, and the mortality was very great.
The prize money OF the Mobile Bay engage
inent amounts to one years pay for every
man engaged 10 the fight sdi aassl
: Sugar 90 % lie; molasses 81 a 3d.
No transactions 10 cotton. eisHi PIE
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21


The Postmaster General has issued orders
that all Postmasters shall makeup letters, pa
pers and other mail matters intended for Con-
gress and its employees in separate bags,
which are to be delivered to the Congressional
messengers atthe Washingteryailroad depot.s
II newspaper publishers will make up their
bundles labelled Congress" and if route
agents and Postmasters will strictly obey or
ders, mail mat err for Capitol Bill WILDE de
1fvered several hours earlier than at present.
The Post Office Department has been off
cialy informed that on the 18th inst. az the
cars on the New Albany and Salem railroad
were en- route for Bloomington, H.. the train
was suddenly thrown from the track, when
some equitable substance in one of the cars
fell on the stove, enyelopipg in flames the
mail and baggage cars. The mails, trunks.
goods and money were totally destroyed. 1t
does not appear. that any of the passengers
sustained injury. hhH aa7e2nS ss1Bs =
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
From. che Army before Rsehn.o,ld.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY PoToMAC,
li nanatnhar 40

t.,,,r, December 10.
There is little news of interest. Command
ers seem to be waiting the results OF Sher-.
mans operations and Porter's fleet.
A good deal of heavy firing has been going
on at the Dutch Gap canal for the past few
days. 3essa sa-aaa Bga as3
The enemy day or two ago opened nav
100 FOUNDER in trout Of Petersburg, and have
been iudustriously throwing shell at the rail-
road. They have done no damage
A salute of 100 guns in honor of Thomas
victory was fired. The rebel batteries in re-
ply. threw few shell without damage
The pickets on the right are very active in
keeping the compliments all right ,af.
tSignedl - W.D. MCGREGoR. e.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

ARRIVAL OF TaE ST. DAVID. Steamship
st. David. Capt. Arid, fro Liverpool Nov,
"a, and Londonderry 18th, was towed into
this port yesterday BY steamship Damascus,
which left this port for Liverpool Saturday.
\ The St. David had eight cabin. and 23S
steerage passengers. In addition to north
west gales experienced through the passage,
she broke her propeller on the 18th instant
and was depending upon her canvass until
spoken by the Damascus oon the 18th, which
took her in tow laI aao ~ daiae as $40 so
A meeting of the passengers was held on
board the steamship on Monday at which
Capt. Hanna of this city presided, at which
b resolutions were passed, recording their CRATE
q full Acknowledgements TO Almighty God, their
testimony to the vigilance of Capt. Arid and
his officers, and their thanks to Capt. Watts
of the Damascus. Those resolutions may be
foundjn our advertising column. s4 Is
The Damascus sailed for Liverpool at lao
yesterday afternoon. o. 1slsansq al asilsa-i 50
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
Municipal Court Dec. 40.

Charles Moore pleaded not guilty to a
search and seizure process. He was adjudged
guilty and fined 500 and costs, which he paid.
Ralph Work, the man who fourished the
spiatol Monday night, was, charged with drunk
enness and disturbance, and fined three dol
lars and costs. Committed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
Mati,.g o. lshipooard. 81

NEW ORK. Dec. 70. p
The ship Mercury, Capt. Stetson, sailed TO-
day for Havre. When outside of Sandy
Hook. the crew mut'uied and refused to go to
sea in the vessel. The Captain was attacked
and badly beaten and stabbed. The ship was
put back and anchored at Quarantine, when
the revenue cutter at that station sent on
board . boats crew and put the offenders in
IRONS Ss4a e39a afszs9 lide'ssl9E s's
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
Loss Of IL. .. s. Steamer Nareissa.

M. r,u NEW York, Dec. 20.
Ing times says intelligence has been re-
eslFsu 81 SlS TOSS Of the y. s. steamer Mar
clssa on MoDne lew days since. The vessel
down. The engineer was sealded and several
others on board wounded. - I'll
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
FROM Calsf' raia and Merice.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.
The steamer Golden AGE arrived from Panas
ma yesterday morning with The mails and pas
sengers from New York. Nov. 2Sd. ~
II was rumored at Acapulco when the Gold
en- Age arrived there that the imperial forces
under Gen. Vicario had been defeated by the
liberals before ChiIlaE Juarez was beseiged
there by Vicario, and Alvarez had been sent
to his relief. = % euA sal - siss's
Acapulco would probably be evacuated BY
the French on The 1Ith inst. It is believed
the fort was mined and would be blown up.
Three French vessels were in port to sail
for MAGELLAN with 200 refugees. iai.
< Alvarez had assured the foreign residents OF
his protection, but they were afraid OF his SOL
diers, and were preparing to leave. w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

NAMES FOB THE CITY H LL.--A cores
pendent suggests Willis" as the name for the
ball, in. honor ofour former Mayor, Hon. VIM.
Willis, under whose administration plan,
specification, &C., for CITY building was Of
fered and accepted, and an appropriation Of
$4,000 votedaBy the City Council for the par
pose of commencing the building. 'ao
Another correspondent suggests "Cumber-g
land as enphonious and appfopflate title for
the hall. sill
"Forest City" is also suggested as an appro-.
pirate name for the hall. Is 81 asIsH7xg trss
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

MANY Of cur readers will remember Mr..
Warren, who manufactured a waterproof and
leather preserver for boots and shoes, and sold
ttin the streets and at the railroad depots.-
He is dead and his widow now manufactures
the same article which may be found at the
shop OF }. w. Mansfield, ia Middle street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
Wasl.inaso.. Correspo,.deeee.

NEW YORK; Dec. 20. 81
The Commercials special Washington dis
patch says that Messfs. Fessenden, Blair and
Stanton are mentioned as candidates for the
vacancy occasioned by the death Of Mr.. Day
ton. = sAt.f Ass A'-sA>f p 4s4a'-
The deficiency bill appropriated ninety
million dollars for the army, and two millions
for other purposes. t
The Posts special Washington dispatch
says Mr.. Kasson of Iowa, proposes to introduce
in the House resolution taking off the duty
on paper, s. asa ", 800
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

BURNETr's COCAINE for the hair, has had
nearly fifty different limitations, all demonstra-
ting the great popularity Of the article, and lis
invulnerabiity to competition by its increas.
ing sales. s, -s,s a.ss.r.r 4
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

MAGIc-The Fakir of Vishnu gives his
+ first entertainments this evening at Deering
Ball, when he will introduce some novel
tricks in the magic line. Tue entertainment
worth quarter. But then he will distribute
$50 gifts, some of them very rich, and all use
tul to the purchaser of tickets who may be so
lucky as to draw numbers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
PORTLAND AND VIOINITT.
= Nese Advertssemsnt. Fe-Dar.

Nesc Advertisements To-day.
s Adminlstrators Sale. awsE bose
yoys-W. ID. Robinson.
Cove ost
A Card-Peter Hanna.
Roundabout.
Auction Sale-E. NJ Patten.
Auction Sale-Henry Bailey & Co
Lost-Waller
Cloaks-Sa2 Congress street. AA
Leather Prea srver-J. w. Mansfield.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

SLErGH-A beautiful sleigh from the
mandatory of Mr.. j.. IA Kimball was ex-
hibited yesterday in front of the Custom
House. 1t is called the "monitor" sleigh, Is
very light--the weight being only 65pounds,
and is one OF the handsomest specimens of
mechanical skill that we have seen, rejecting
honor on the builder. b slagsa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

MOULD respectfully announce to the citizens O,
w Portland and vicinity, that be has pernan emf.
~ located In this city. During the two years we
nave been In this city, we have onFea some o
the worst forms OF disease In persons who have tried
oener forms OF treatment In vaan,. and curing pa,
atked do they stay cureds To answer this question
ws will say that all that do not stay GU, ed We viii
doctor the second time tor nothing 171T7'a
DR.. ID. has been praetca. electrician Ter TWEEN V
oae years, and 10 also regular graduated physic
neofrtety Ia perfectly adapted 70 chronic dseas a
Ia the head, neok, or extremities Consumption wi
the acute stages or where the lungs are not fu
tWoived; acute or chronic rheumatism, soroiula,
diseases, white swellings, spinal disease curyat
OF the sptne contracted muscles distorted liynl a
palsy or paralysis, st. Vtas' Dance, deafness star
"a ring or hesitancy Of speech, dyspepsia, indigo.
don, oonsdgstion and liver complaint, pies-we Gu
every case that can be presented; asthma bronoi
tis STRUCTURES o. the Chest and al f0rns Of fems
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

THE train on the Portland & Kennebec
railroad was delayed yesterday one hour and
a half, and did not arrive In season to connect
with the train for Boston. z 'saAs'o1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

: SUBSTITUTES. Towns or individuals wish
ing substitutes or recruits are referred to the
advertisement of Horace Ri. johnson, in our
columns this morning. tfE1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
EinQn0iQL.i
dNEw YoI

sasq aiiE sAlat lls NEW YoRK. Dec. 90
4 In view OF the anticipated withdrawal Of
gold bearing loans, the subscriptions to the
10 40 loan for the last two days in this city
were over ten million dollars. 81
The subscriptions at the 9th National Bank,
fiscal agency OF the United States, in New
York, to-day, were very large; but parties
telegraphing to that bank tomorrow Wednes-
day. may yet secure portion. sBszrag
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

{ OBsEouIEs.-The remains of Rev. William
Brown Chaplain Of the 18th Maine Regiment
reached this city yesterday. Funeral services
will take place this afternoon at 2 O'Clock ct
the Pine Street Methodist Church. Masonic
services will be performed,at thechurch, and
the remains will be escorted to their resting
place by members Of the Order, accompanied
p by the Band of the 18th u. s. Infantry 50
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

| i4sA ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 20. s.
The loss to steamers by moving ice in the
harbor yesterday, was over 100000. Insur-
ance about $59,0V0.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
Northscesterss -Freednes.,s Fair.

go x 81 CHICAGO, Dec. 20.
The great North Western Freedmen's Fair
was inaugurated last evening by an address
from Thomas Tilton, OF the independent
The fair, will continue open for a week, and
promises to be- a success. sxs }asoue gaa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

RFONe ST. U0natnO0 = M0seta7atIEt0n Ct01Hl6
fH W Honduras. AS0 !
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.
From st. Domingo we learn that Soleco, the
late leader of the Dominican patriots, was
shot by his counirymen for endeavoring to
bring about an end to the war by submission
to Spain.
Maximillian, by proclamation, makes ag-
gressions on the British colony of Honduras.
he declares that the peninsula of Yucatan,
With the entire territory OF the colony OF Hon
duras, and its cages and islands are incorpo-
rated with his empire from the LIST of October
last. Eugland's treaty claims to Honduras
seem Gun entirely ignored. 50
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

MEMBERS Of the Portland Natural History
Society, and all interested in the object are
reminded of the meeting at the Hall this
afternoon at o'clock. A general attend
ance Of members and non members Is des,rad
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

OUR SIDEWALKS are in a terrible bad con-
dItion from the ice which has been allowed
20 gather on them, and there is peril Of life
and limb in walking over them, Will not our
citizens cause the sidewalks in front Of their
premises to be sprinkled with coal ashes p
This would render the walking perfectly safe,
and it will require but moment or two to do
IL ss.sft aFess 3tlf gtsf aell asr y 81 ~ 50
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

4 NJ. L. A. LEcTU RE.-The seventh lecture Of
the course win be delivered this evening by
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. His subject has
q singular title: "The Beauty and the Beast"
What he will make out of it, those who attend
will find out; but we doubt not it will be
very interesting. AS. usual, when Beecher
lectures there win be crowded house, and it
becomes those who have not season tickets to
secure evening tickets 10 season. s4
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21

ahsTRE Festival and Fair got up BY the ladies
Of Union Church. came off last evening at the
City Hail. and was perfect success. The
tableaux were admirably got up; the braiding
& of the Liberty Pole was beautiful affair; the
music by the Band of the 18th u. S, Infantry
was splendid; and the Antiquarian supper
Z was just the thing. The hall was crowded to
excess, and many articles were sold at the
tables, Every thing went of, in good style,
and TO the happiness of all present. Va
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
Tvo Days Later from Essrope-Death of Mr..
Dayton. ts9s y asss
Z ,. NEW YoRK. Dec. 20.

73'pf Dayton. TACO o' 7ss
rs '@ NEW YORK, Dec, 20.
The steamship Cuba, from Liverpool Both,
has arrived. Political news unimportant. dgf
Mr.. Dayton, the American Ia mister at Par
is, died on the I'd inst, of apoplexy. No de-
tails. aa' fnatf asFfoa s11H8 ,o
The after part of the steamer Jura, contain.
ing the engines, has been raised, and it is
hoped that the other portions can be saved.
+ Il 10 stated that apprehensions are enter
tanned OF wholesale assertions from the frigate
Niagara, in Scheldt. Twenty-Five seamen re-
Gently got away, and were pursued to the
Dutch frontier. Most of them escaped into
Holland.
The London Index, In an article on Russell's
letter to Slidell and others, thinks Russell, to
be consistent, cannot stop short of actual ne.
gotiations. f9e
/ The Morning Post gives currency to the re-
ported probable recognition OF Mexico by the
Washington Cabinet.
1t was rumored that the question Of troops
in the Dutchies would be satisfactorily adjust
ed by Austrian mediation. 4
The Madrid Epoca says Spain cannot adj
nit of any mediation between herself and Pc.
ru, in the present state of the question be-
tween the two governments. a1ar34 81
Adyces from Japan report that Prince Ne
cato has declined payment of the indemnity.
a strong feeling prevailed against him and
his palace was leyelled with the ground.