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The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

The SMALL Pox.-We would not wish to
disguise the fact that there are now, and have
been for months, several cases of small pox In
our city, but We want the public TO under
stand, what we know to be TACT, that all nee
esssry precaution is taken to prevent its
spreading. The City Marshal, who is Health
Officer, has been, and intends to be, on the
alert, and If physicians do not report every
case that comes under their treatment they
viii most certainly get an introduction to
Judge Kingsbury. Whenever a person is
known to have this disease, he or she is taken
TO the pest house, or such precaution taken as
will prevent persons outside of the family
from being endangered by it, The children
10 the schools have all been vaccinated, and
no one Is allowed to attend who is residing in
family where there are one or more cases of
small pox.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
BY TELEGRAPH
TOrHE
Portland Dsily Press.
OFFICIAL NEWS DISPATCH.
Rebels Probably Reiterated beyond the
North Anna River.
Successful Tactics of Gen. Grant.
The Gunboats Safely over the Falls at
Alexandra.
OFFICIAL NEWS DISPATCH.
Successful Tactics of Gen. Gran,
SHERMAN RESTING AT KINGSTON.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WAR DEPARTMENT, |
WASHINGTON, May 22-10 z. NJ.
To MAJ. Gen. Dir On Friday evening
Gen. Grant commenced movement for the
purpose Of compelling Lee to abandon his po-
'sition at Spotfsy lvania, the details OF which,
for obvious reasons, should not be made pub
lie. IL has thus far progressed successfully
Longstreets corps started south at o'clock
on Friday night, an hour aud half after
Hancock moved. Eweli's forces followed
Longstreets last night. The indications are
that the rebel army has fallen back beyond
the North Anna river. Hoke's brigade has
joined Lee. The movement of Gen. Grant
has thus been accomplished without any Sc
we're engagement or interruption. We now
occupy Guiney's Station, Milford Station and
south Of the Matapony on that line.
A dispatch received this morning from Gen.
Candy, dated May l4th, at the mouth of Red
river, says:-We have rumors to. day from
rebel sources that all the gnnboais, except
two, succeeded in getting over the falls at
Alexandra on the day mentioned in Gen.
Banks dispatch.
No dispatches have been received to-day
from Gen. Butler.
Dispatches from Kingston, Ca, state that
Gen. Shermsn's forces are resting and replen-
ishing their stores.
(Signedl EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

Arrival of Rebel Prisoncrs-The Battle om
ThnrsdaB-Gaiianfry of the Mainc Heary
Artillery.
NEW YORK. May %.
The Herald's Fortress Monroe correspond
ence says: Squads OF rebel prisoners are con-
stantly arriving. They are a hard looking set,
and all seem to think that this will be the
concluding campaign Of the war. Not few
express the hope that Grant and Butler will
hurry M and get the fight over before they
are exchanged.
Sheridan has left Hoxcclrs Landing. and
will be heard from soon.
The Herald's correspondent near Spottsyl-
vania, under date of May 2lst, A. NJ, says !:
"Our troops were moving all night to new po
sitions, This morning general headquarters
are broken up. Nearly the whole army Is in
motion. Precisely where our next hating
place will be time alone can determine. The
general expectation is we shall have hard
fighting Immediately"
Another correspondent says of the fight on
Thursday night, In which our raw heavy ar
tiilery acted SO handsomely, our loss was but
halt the number originally stated. Rebel de-
serters say that their loss was double that of
ours, and represent the enemy as very much
chagrined at their failure TO turn our right
The 9th corps now occupies position in adj
vance OF the two lines OF works held by the
enemy few days since, SO that our progress If
slow, Is at least sure and steady.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
additional FOREIGN ge,rs.

New YORK, May %.
The steamer American, from Southampton
llth inst, arrived this morning.
The following items were not covered by
the Peruvian's advices:
In the House of Lords, Earl Russell stated
that the Conference had agreed to a suspen-
sion OF hostilities fer a month from the 18th
inst, on condition that the blockade of the
German ports be raised.
Parliament was to adjourn from the 18th to
the 10th inst
The Bank Of Frahce had raised its rate Of
discount to s per cent.
In the recent naval engagement the Aus
trians were badly beaten. One frigate was in
flames. The Danes anchored behind Land
Island.
Fifteen Swedish and Norwegian war vessels
assembled on the 18th ult. off Guttenbarg un-
der Prince Oscar.
Garibaldi arrived at Capera on the 9th.
The Danish naval success and suspension
OF hostilities was received in London with
with great animation, and consols advanced
Oh 3S 81 Ia.
The Austrians had pilaged Horsen, Ran
ders and other places In Jutland.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
valuable Real Estate mt Auction
In Cape ElizaheIh

WE shall sell at auction on "Wednesday. Juns
w a. ocioek r. Al, on the premises q besuti.
lui residence about ore half q mile from the city
oontaing Fire 1cres Of Land in a very high state 81
cultivation There Is IT about tw o hun ed pear
Plum ana Apple Trees. Curra8fe, GcosberrisE G
The Bold Dgs on IL are new. There l. two s,ory
houst mo .ern in its style, but Of the best materf
Sis and thoroughly fnshs d q fine stable Shed G.
y for the splendid view it comma ds Of the eitv
the haroor and the surrounding country.
Connected with II Is field o. frenfb eight aeres
IN hgh state OF cultivston the largest
o. hich Is in grass LAND, and cuts Il ON one and
haii TO two ana half tons of hay TO the scre Ibis
held y mostly forced With q subsi snfisl stor m
We have never invited q Dc Bile TO q more desi-
raole property outnde the city limits Title clear
aye POSITIVE. the owner wishing to leave the state
For particulars enquire OF
mayl1dtd HENRY BAILEY q CO., Auct'r,
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
The " Fathers ON Slavery.
Said Thomas jefferson, the Apostle an
Founder OF Democracy in America:

Said Thomas jefferson, the Apostle and
Founder OF Democracy in America:
"What an incomprehensible machine is
man. who can endure toll, famine, stripes, i'm
prisonment, and death itself, in vindication of
his own liberty and the next moment be deaf
TO all those motives whose power supported
him through his trial, aud inflict on his fellow
men bondage, one hour of which is fraught
with more misery than ages of that which he
rose in rebellion to oppose"
Again, referring TO African slavery, said
Mr.. jefferson:
when the measure of their tears shall be
full, when their groans shall have involved
Heaven itself in darkness, doubtless a God of
justice will awaken TO their Distress
In view Of the great sin incurred by hold
ing human beings In bondage, the author of
the Declaration of Independence further
said
" Indeed tremble for my country when
reflect that God is just: &c.r
The following is from Patrick Henry, the
greatest and most popular orator Of the Rev
dictionary period:
Would any one believe that am master
of slaves Of my own choice? l will not-I
cannot justify it. believe a time will come
when an opportunity will be offered to abol-
ish this ldmentdble euil.
1t would rejoice my very soul that every
one Of my feltow beings was emancipated.-
We ought TO lament and deplore the necessi-
ty Of holding our fellotc men in bondage"
Said James Monroe, the last of the "early
Presidents" and the only President ever elect
ed unanimously since Washington, referring
to negro slavery:
We have found that this evil has preyed
upon the very vitals of this Union, and has
been prejudicial TO all the States in which it
has existed"
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
PORTLAND md VICINITY.
Municipal Court.---NIay 81.

Patrick Deehan was fined $50 and costs for
keeping intoxicating liquors with intent to
sell. The fine and costs, amounting to s22 20,
were paid. quantity OF liquors OF various
kinds and qualities found upon his premises
were seized.
The merits Of the liquor law we shall not
discuss, neither shall we assume the preroga-
tive OF our Supreme Judges by deciding upon
Its constitutionalty; but SO long as the law is
upon the Statute book we believe it to be the
duty OF the Municipal authorities to enforce
It with the same vigor they would any other
law, and no violator has the least ground to
complain of hardship because he suffers Its
penalties.
Mary Sears, for stealing money and sundry
other valuables from a house in Cape Eliza
beth, was sent where her friends. II she has
any, will know where to find her for sixty
days without grace.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

R-Mr. Henry Livingston, who was run
over by the cars on Friday evening, died at
Camp Berry Hospital on Saturday night about
az o'clock. He was a member of the 18th
Regiment Reserve Corps, aud was on his way
10 join his company at Camp Berry when he
was fatally injured. His remains will be taken
to Haverhill, Mass, to-day by his son, who ar
rived on Saturday, short time before the
death Of his father Mr.. l.. was 81 years of
age. and leaves widow aud two sons, one of
whom is in the army. The unfortunate man
received every attention at the hospital that
his circumstances required.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

NEW YORK. May H.
Ashes-quet OF so for Pots and IL 20 for Pearls
oortop--2c bett sales 300 bales at 93c for mid
ding upands, and 9lc for low middlings.
quiet and WI bout any deeided change. while other
kinds are dull aud 5Ql0c lower; superfine State
7eS9 ID Extra DO 7l5a! 81 choice M AZ s9
Southern dull; sales 20 bols; Mixsd to GOOD : 20
declining sales $50 bbls common Extra 25aai 40;
extra good to choice 45d8 70
wheat-dnl and lia2c lower; sales TO arrive 70c0
bushels Chicago Spring at 60; 10 900 do Amber
Milwaukee at 81. and 900 do do on private terms
Corn-dull; sales Isl 900 bushels mixed Western
inferior As afoat prime old do 81 in store
Oats-dull and lower; sales al s6as7c for Canada;
579s7ic for S ate; ssassIc for Western.
Beef-quiet and firm; sales 1909 bbs; Country mess
50al3 W; prime O097 90; repacked Chicago l6 %
9i9 co. prime mess % og2s %.
Pork-irm with an active demand sales 1850 bbls;
mess 81 o0 old do IS 30; new do Is 75a2s co. closing
at the latter raies prime 70 6aI4 t2s for old ana
new; prime mess 81 ar so; also 100 bbls new
for July sellers option 20 49, 1900 for June
sellere option. 20 90; 500 bbls do same delivery
ton at 80 90; 1000 do IN for May, buyers option,
at 81 70.
Cut Meats-quiet; sales 100 pkgs Shoulders lls@
1l3s; Hams l4i al5ic.
Bacon-quiet.
ard-irmer; sales 300 bbls at lsJal4I.
Butter-stcady; Ohio 3la37c; Fiat. 3 d40.
Whiskey-without decided change: sa-es $50 bbls
at l %, for State and 2saI 20 for Western.
Rics-iuli at ii1l lie for ksngoon.
Sugar-frmer; sales 1870 hhds Muscovado at 16J6D
lie.
Cofae-duli.
mo asscs-steady; sales 100 hhds Muscoya ado at SIC
Naval Stores-1iet ana steady.
Spirits Turpentine-3 1903 10; crude do nominal.
Resin s0a42
Tar-lS U0a20 90.
Iron-irm; sales Scotch pig 81 O0a6o 90.
Lesther-Quiet.
Fish-arm with n fair demand
oils-firm with a lair moderate demand: Linseed
65dl 66; Y, tro'eum quiet; aIes go bbls: refined
fr 62tc; crude 3sc aud refined in bord at 5sgsoc;
Lard at I5gl l6; sperm 67IaI 70; Whale lag
ll5
des-quet
Lsad-steady; Spanish 125.
To0acco-hrm with fair demand; sales Kentucky
Sla32
Tallow--in fair request; sales $1,000 lbs Western
primo At Do.
Wool--hGm.
Freights to Lverpooi--quiet.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
Various Items,

CINCINNATI, May %.
A. Greenwood & Co.'s hardware establish
ment was partially burnt this morning; loss
$4,000.
Gen. Fitzpatrick left for New York this
morning.
NEW YORK. May %.
Steamer Charles Thomas, from Fortress
Monroe, has arrived with 400 wounded troops.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 22.
Six hundred rebel prisoners, captured by
Gen. Sherman, arrived here this morning.
Two regiments of 100 days volunteers from
Indiana left for the front yesterday, and five
or six more will leave on Monday or Tuesday.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
Stock Market.
NEW YORK, May 81.

u A new Division of the Sons of Tenn
perance has been organized in Lewiston.
sE-The York and Cumberland Canal is
open, several boats having arrived in this city
yesterday.
sB-Itis said that the rebel prisoners at Belle
Plain are unusually impudent, and are con-
stantly on the alert for opportunities to es-
cape. The first lot sent off to Point Lock-
out, numbering three thousand. were placed
on transport without guards, and a gunboat
sent along as convoy, with orders TO sink the
steamer upon the FIRST indication of mutiny.-
Dahlgren guns prevailed, and the rebels dur
ing their trip 10 their destination were quite
tractable.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
Items from Southern Sources.

WASHINGTON. May %.
The Richmond papers OF the 10Th, claim a
great victory over Sigel, at New Market, and
they would haze captured his army had it not
been for our cavalry. Ac Hordng to their ac-
count, Sigel ran twenty miles without stop.
ping, abandoning his hospitals and burning
his trains. &c.
The same papers state their losses at 10000
in the battles with the Army OF the Potomac,
but claim victory every time. They ac-
knowledge losing twenty guns, but are silent
as to the number of prisoners.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

sB- On Wednesday 1918 emigrants arriv-
ed in New York in different vessels.
~ Generals johnson and Stewart and
four hundred other rebel prisoners, have been
put into Fort Delaware.
sr Morris Island is so washed away by
the sea that the bodies OF the rebel dead are
exposed.
who couldn't scale anything more important
than a big fish Prentice.
EE- The Danish monarchy is now reduced
to two islands of the sea, frozen up six months
In the year.
ga new daily paper, the American Flag,
appears in San Francisco. 1t hoists the name
OF Mr.. Lincoln for the presidency.
IL The old Unitarian Church in San
Francisco rev Starr Kings first church in
California; has been sold to a negro congrega-
ton.
% During the year ending March 81,
1864, says the Chronicle, there were in Ports
mouth III marriages, 172 births, and 22l
deaths.
sEr" Didn't you say, Sir, that this horse
wouldn't shy before the fire of an enemy Pr
No more he won't-it isn't till after the fire
he She's
sg- The New York papers are combining
to send to Europe for white paper to print
on. They believe they can get it there cheap
er than our specializing rag dealers and paper
manufacturers will let them have It.
sB- The Newburyport Herald says that
within four and a half years the James Steam
Cotton Mill has earned double its capital 1t
has actually divided s377 500 on capital of
s25o,eoo, besides making heavy reserves.
10 The Lewiston Journal has received
some new potatoes, "planted last winter un-
der cover and grown altogether out of the
sunshine" Were the nec potatoes planted,
Bro. Dingley?
sE- II is said that Gen. Sheridan was es-
peciaily qualified for the splendid cavalry
work which he has been doing, having some
years ago, while acting as Civil Engineer
surveyed large portion Of Virginia over
which he has just raided.
EB- The Arkansas Legislature have chosen
as U. 5. Senators Judge Baxter and Colonel
Fishback. There were four days balloting
over the election Of the latter, who fills the
place of Sebastian, expelled. The State Con-
vention OF Union men elected Lincoln dele
gates to the Baltimore Convention.
~ The Siberian telegraph line is work.
Ing to Queenstown, Ireland, from Irkutsk'
Siberia, distance OF six thousand five hun
dred miles. A despatch was transmitted the
whole distance in two hours, a great feat
making fair allowance for gain in apparen,
time.
SB correspondent OF the Paris Demo
Graf, speaking of the numbering operations
on the Androscoggin, says" Bearce's drivers
have 100000 feet before them, and at the
mouth Of Swift river are joined with 2,OOO,.
600 feet more that have been cut in Roxbury
and Byron by the Lewiston Steam Mills Com
pany."
About o'clock this morning, az Ulcers
Montgomery and Charlton were attempting
10 arrest ayoung man named McGinty in q
house on Cotton street, he suddenly turned
upon them with bayonet, striking officer
Montgomery on the head and then stabbine
him in the thigh, causing painful though no,
serious wound. McGinty was taken to the
! lookup.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

LADIES' CHRISTIAN CoMMIssIoN-It will
be seen by an advertisement in another col
umn that Society of Ladies has been organ
lied in this city to cooperate with the Chris
tian Commission, in their efforts to render aid
and comfort to the sick and wounded soldiers
Donations received at the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association, on Temple street.
VIII ere work win be found in readiness this
after.1o OIL.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

e1- There was considerable disturbance ON
North street on Saturday evening, and two
"wayward sisters" were taken to the luck-up
One Of them was sent to Jail and the other to
the workhouse. There are several others of
the same sort in that vicinity who should be
served in the same way.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

sB-A large number of rowdies assembled
on York street on Saturday evening and com
menced throwing stones at Jwelling-houses
and committing other depredations. Officer
Webber, with some assistance, took three of
the leaders to the watch house, who were sent
over to jail to await their trial. They will
hnd that kind Of sport Improbable.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
WASHINGTON. May %.

From Gen. Banks Destruction of Salt Works
near Mario Inief, 8. C.-Saccess of Gen.
Birnsy's Expedition.
WASHINGTON, May %.
A letter from Commodore Breeze, dated
mouth Of Black River, 18th inst, says This
morning bearer of dispatches from Gen.
Banks reached Fort DeRnssey, who stated
that when he left one gunboat was coming
over the falls, aud it was believed all would
get 1t. The Commodore says he has intorma-
ton that the dam is comuleted. and soon ex-
poets to hear that all the iron. clsds are over.
Valuable salt work near Murillo Inlet, s.
c., were lately destroyed aud the buildings
burned by boat expedition from the bark
Ethan Allen.
A letter from the gunboat Pawnee confirms
the success of Gen. Birney's expedition up
the st. John river, Fla
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
From the Bloekading Squadron.

NEW YORK May %.
The supply steamer Newbern, from the
blockading squadron, has arrived here. She
has number OF blockade running prisoners.
The rebel iron-clad North Carolina, which
recently came short distance over the Will
mington bar, leaked SO badly that she was run
ashore, and when the tide fell she broke in
twain amidships. Her consort Raleigh is
nearly completed.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

V-The steamer Regulator" now in pro-
cess of completion in the yard of Mr.. Curtis,
on East Commercial street, will be ready to
launch on Saturday next. 1t will be sub
stantial and neatly finished boat of about 800
tons burthen. 1t is to run on the route be-
tween Boston aud Gloucester.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
Hosse and Lot an Aucuon.

NJ Il shall sell on Friday, May ~, at 9 o'cock r.
w the north rly half Of 4 one and half story
rouse With brick basement o. AZ on Munjoy street
me mouse Is IN very good order; good water handy
nhe pr epeci pleasant snd healthy neix hborhoed
ana very desirable tor this class OF tepements for
oooSvneIahcy. fb2 lot is a coed one about rs BY
A., aie positive, the owner being q resi-.
eear-terms easy.
may1ed.d w.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

The rails for the horse railroad are laid
TO the Cemetery in Westbrook, and the cars
will commence running in few days. The
work Of laying the track on Congress street
TO MuDjoy Hill will commence the first OF
June, and the cars will commence running
before the LIST Of July. A track will also be
laid from High street through Congress street.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

sE-We acknowledge the receipt of box
OF fine trout from Mr.. G. Chase, of Cornish.
A visit to that place from the angler of the
establishment may be expected in few days,
for the purpose of taking few more of the
same sort ION his own hook"
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

sVThe storm was very severe on Satur-
day night, the wind blowing almost hurri-
cane. Several vessels dragged their anchors,
but no very serious damage was done. The
gunboat Pontoosuc occupied quite different
place in the morning from what she did in the
evening. An English bark and a schooner
went ashore, but got off without serious in
iury
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

A CARD.-The thanks OF the public and the
Universalist Society generally, are due to the
Band Of the 18th U. S. Iuiantry for furnishing
music two evenings gratuitously at the City
Hall, for the Universalist Ladies Levee.
May 81, 1884. Per order.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

CoLLIsIoN.-As Mr.. William Hubbard, of
Standish, was driving along Middle street, on
Saturday, his carriage was run against by
wagon occupied by two young men, and the
shafts broken, and he left In rather bad
plight. When last seen he was in pursuit of
somebody TO pay him damages.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

U-Deputy Marshal Merrill vas notified
last evening that there was row on Cotton
street He was promptly on the ground with
his police force. Soon after their arrival every
thing was quiet as Quaker meeting. Moth
log like brass buttons aud plucky men to quell
n riot
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

IrSprague & Blanchard are constantly
adding new attractions at their popular place
OF entertainment Entire change of pro-
gramme tonight. The best of order is main
tanned in the hall, the door-keeper treating
every one kindly who passes in, and requiring
every one to observe proper decorum after
they get In.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

eB-A portion of the east end of the store
house of J. b. Brown, on York street, in pro-
cess of completion, was blown down about
] o'clock on Sunday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

" AT DIR. Carruthers' Church yesterday
aiternooa the anniversary of the Sabbath
School was celebrated. The scholars were
addressed by Mr.. Brewer, of Boston, whose
remarks were excellent This school is in a
fourishing condition.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

sy-At the late sale of lots by auction, w.
II. Stephenson bought four lots ON Emery
street, containing 10000 feet, at twenty-five
cents per foot, and one lot on Cushman street,
5000 feet, at eighteen cents per foot.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
Guardian. Sale Of Real Es..te :.

DCRSUAhT TO license from the Hon John A.
u waterman Judge OF Probate for Cumherand
County, hereby give notice that shall offer for
safe al pubic suciion On Tuesday, June 2sth a. ID.
lso4 az twelve O'Clock noon. on the premises. one
eighth part. in o. mmor and undivided OF q certain
lot o. land with the dwelling house Franklin ST.
Portland formerly the property Of Parker IlsIey de-
cea-ed, ana numbered 81 ON said street.
SAID one eighth part being E share Of my wards
ysmes Henry llsiey. and Lydia 6iddings Carr lie.
ley In said property. = -
Dated IT Portland this 18th day Of May, A. ID.
1864. JOHN j. ADAMS. Guardian.
Az the same time aud place, the remaining seven
eghths ofsa property will be offered sale. The
house has eleven finished rooms. The lot Z about
~ by % feet.
HENRY BAILEY CO., Auetioue>rs.
Portland, May 10th, 1854. 2lu3ws
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

WIDOWS WooD SocIErY.-The Treasurer
of the Widows Wood Society ackno Wedges
receiving of the Amateur Company thirty
dollars. SAML RoLFE, Treasurer
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

WASHINGTON. May %.
The sixty hostages from Fredericksburg
were committed to the old capital prison this
morning.
Eight hundred wounded soldiers arrived
here this morning.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23

NEW YORK. May e.
Ar. barques Ariel. Vera Cruz; Mary Dyer. -;
Marthas Vineyard, New Orleans; X q w Dodge
Trinidad; Arlington, Sagua; Beaver. Cienfuego
brigs Aexsndria,do; Beaver. Port au Prince; Clara
hickman, Gardenas; Resolnte, st ago; A Reed,
Matanzasi ] Wesley, Seasea; Lotus, Rio Grands.