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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

Nor IN THE BILL.-At the Circus, Satur-
day afternoon when Mr.. Sherwood came tum-
bling into the ring, pretending to be very
drunk and noisy, acting the character Of "Pete
Jenkins" one Of the Police we believe it
was Deputy Marshal-who was present un-
dertook to arrest him. The roars OF laughter
that burst from the audience rather astonished
the officer, and it was not until some one in
formed him that it was all acting" that he
discovered his mistake.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

NEW YORK, May 20.
The Times special dispatch from Bermuda
Hundreds says that reconnaissance on
Thursday developed the fact that the enemy
were in full force in.their entertainments in
front Of Gen. Buffers position.
The Times letter from Bermuda Hundreds
OF the 9th reports reconnaissance of the
rebel position on the previon day on the line
OF Bake House Creek by Gen. Martindale
with Devens' brigade of his division. The
enemy were found in rife pits and entrench-
ments after their skirmishers had been driven
back and our forces withdrew. We had three
killed and twelve wounded. Among the lat
ter is Col. Dutton Of the 21st Conn, danger
ously.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

LAUNcH.-Steamer Regulator was success
fully launched from the yard of Messrs. w. &
A. Curtis, Saturday afternoon, and afterwards
towed round to the Portland Company's
Works for the purpose Of receiving her boilers
and engine. She is beautiful little craft,
and Is intended to ply between Gloucester
and Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

NEW YoRK. May 2s
Ashes-steady ate rs for Pots and u to9is 90 for
Cotton-lc better; sales 1850 bales At o. for mid
ding uplands. and 0lGl OF for low middlings
and Western &c better; superfne State l5asa7 90:
Extra do 1907 60; choice do 55aT 60; Round
Hoop Ohio do! soa7 IS; choice sooss co., super
ern frmer; sales $50 bbls; Mixed to good 5Oas TO-
Fancy and extra 8 159l0 70; Canada tc better;
sales sales 600 be.i common Extra 1887 IS; extra
wheat-lc bett.I for prime descriptions. while
common are heavy and declining; salsslso goo bush
Chicago Spring 69g1 81; milwaukee club 60G
81; Amber Milwaukee 6Ial 6s. the latter for two
iosds very choice TO arrive Monday next: Winter
Corn-scarce and frmer; sales az OO6 bu.hels new
mixed Western 81. old and new do at 60. and old
oats-dun; sales at ssGs7ic for Canada: s7,ass for
State; S7i@sstc for Western.
Beef-auiet and arm; sales 400 bbls: Country mess
9ls 90; prime mess n 1oa2s oo. WV
Pork-less active but firm; sales 1850 bbIs; mess
@.6g5s %; old do % 60: new do 30 5oaso s7i;
prime t0a25 70 for old and new; prime mess 30 %
G33 So also 1to0 bbls new mess for July sellers or.
ton, at 30 90; 1000 do for July. buyers option At
and 500 for June. sellers option. at 81 Is.
Gut Meats-searcely so frm sales 200 pkgs;
Shoulders ll!9llss; Hams 14tai4,c.
Bacon-dull; GALES 80 boxes rough sides at I2l0
Lard-hrm; sales 1850 bbls at 14t9l4i
Buttes-hrm; Ohio 2sgasc; State ssa4sc.
as 2sel 20 for state and 50 for Western. ~ 80
Rice-dull at lilo for Rangoon.
Sugar-eteady: sales 1896 hhds; Muscovado 16;tG
lie, and III for do In bond; 2s2 boxes at l7glsac
Cofee-dul.
Aolasses-duil ~ Ea af..
Naval stores-very quiet and steady.
Spirits Turpentne-3 10; crude do nominal.
Resin -o0as0
Tar-T 00a20 90.
Iron-dull; sales Scotch pig 90 90.
Leather-in very moderate request.
Fish-quiet.
Oils-Linseed steady with fair demandA at s8a
Ga Petroleum quiet and firm; sales 1900 bbls crude
at sc and 1000 do in Philadelphia At 49, Lard quiet
quiet and firm at I59l IS; Sperm frmer ut 75sg
~; Whsle frmer at l7Gi1s.
HIdes-quiet-
Lead-frn %; Spanish 12sa l3c.
Tobacco--steady with good demand; sales Ken
lucky sfl33.
Eastern, Western and city.
wool-very firm, and with moderate demand
prices tend upward.
Freights to Lverpool-grAin eid in ships bags for
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

NEW BooKs.-Hall L. Davis has received
the following works. stumbling Blocks" BY
Gail Hamilton, Ticknor & Fields Boston, Pub
fishers, Darkness and Daylight" Novel, by
Mrs. Mary ]. Holmes, Carleton, New York
Publisher: "The Maine Woods" by Henry B
Thonan; Ticknor & Fields, Boston Publish
ers; "The Poet and other Poems" by Achra
w. Sprague, William Mute & Co., Boston,
Publishers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

90 John ID. Williams, son of Judge viii
liams of this city, has been appointed an Assis-
tant Engineer in the U. S. Navy.
T-Gen. Frank Fessenden arrived at New
York. in the steamer Mississippi, last Satur-
day. He Is expected home to-day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

~ Byron wrote, in one Of his ungallant,
faithless moods: &EAa
Seek roses in December grain in chat,
Believe woman or an epitaph.y
The Newburyport Herald suggests that had
the misanthropic poet lived at the present
time he would have amended his couplet so as
to read:
Seek roses In December grain In chat,
Believe woman or the-telegraph.
~ Strawberries are selling In N. Y. att
dollar quart.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

Henry Bailey Co., Austioneers, will sell
on Wednesday, June LIST, at o'clock p, NJ in
Cape Elizebeth, the estate Of Alvin s. Dyer
ESQ. situated about one and half miles from
the city. 1t is one OF the most beautiful stu
atoms 10 the vicinity OF Portland, command
ing magnificent view of the Casco Islands,
Harbor and the surrounding country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

tleman was driving horse attached to four
wheeled chaise around the corner OF Fore and
Centre streets, lad backed himself directly
under the wheels, one Of which ran over him.
The gentleman stopped his horse and jumped
out to inquire as to the injury the had had
sustained, but could get no response from him
except something that sounded like curses.
The boy marched of, evidently very little in
jured. 1t was his own carelessness that
brought the injury upon him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

fIProi. Morse, the telegraph inventor,
has had six orders of Knighthood conferred
on him by various sovereigns Of Europe
LEA pair of robins have built their nest in
grove in Newburyport,and shown their 10y
atty by weaving into the fabric q paper copy
OF the American Flag-"red white and blue"
But they were not satisfied with this demon
stration of their loyalty, but placed beneath
their nest brass thimble, mouth upward,
like mortar, to serve for Its defence.
~ 1t is proposed to erect in Princeton,
ILL.,, q monument to the late Owen Loyejoy.
who through the period of more than a quar-
ter OF century, labored for the redemption of
our country from the blot and curse of African
slavery. Agreat public meeting has been called
at Princeton--the late residence of Mr.. Love-
joy-on the LIST Of June, at which addresses are
expected from President Sturtevant, of ILL.,
nois College, Mr.. Giddings, General Neal
Dow and others.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30
PORTLAND AND VICINITY.
Municipal Court---May %.

Michael Paine, John Fay and Thomas
Flaherty, for larceny of lumber from Cum
ming's yard, were fined 80 each and costs,
which was paid. The accused are lads who
have been in the habit of visiting the yard and
annoying the occupants by their petty lar
nap;aa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

WESLEYAN SEMINARY. The annual COM
mencement will take place at the Maine Wes-
leyan Seminary on the Sth and 9th Of June.
The Augusta Band will furnish music for the
occasion
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

MAINE TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE is the
title of new Temperance paper published
In this city by John L. White, Esq, and Mr..
Frank G.. Rich. 1t is very neatly printed, its
selections are interesting and appropriate and
its editorials able and racy. The Advocate
has the true ring and ought to be sustained.
We learn Messrs. White and Rich are intend
ing to devote their entire energies to the
paper and are determined to merit success.
Terms, $500 year for single copy, which
Is as low as it can be afforded at the present
rates OF printing materials and labor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

EVENING DIsPATcHEs.-Mr. Stanton's dis
patch to Gen. Dix, and the other dispatches
from the army, superceede all that was con-
tanned in the dispatches to the Saturday even
ing papers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

A CARD. The Association for the relief of
aged, INDECENT women, gratefully acknowl-
ed gss the receipt of thirty dollars, from the
Amateur Dramatic Corps.
L. MoUNTFoRT,
Portland, May, 1864. Treasurer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

1B-The American Illustrated papers for
this week have been received at the book and
periodical store Of A. Robinson, No. 81 Ex-
change Street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

THERE win be sold at public suction ct the ose>
Il Of Henry HALEY 4 Co, Exchange street. Port
land, Maine. on Thursday, june 3ofh, 1854. A. io
O'Clock A. u. to cloee . concern
Licenses Nos. and TO cut timber &C.. in Cana
d. on the northwest brarch Of the river ST. yohn-
where Il is Interested By the boundary line between
Canada and the State OF Maine-and exteuding m
sAla river 70 rs source not to exceed. however ten
miles by ~ miles each side, or so SQUARE miles
Also certain parcel OF Real Estate situated Al
Grand Falls. in the county Of Victoria and a. ths
present time occupied and improved by VIM D.
West, Esq. and formerly owned by George Young
containing three t3l acres with buildings On
the same.
Tor further particulars inquire Of tho auctionser
or HERSEY. FLETCHER Co,
Portland, Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

SB-ln accordance with the wish of many
who have been kept at home by the unpleasant
weather, the Gallery of Paintings will be kept
open until Saturday evening, June 9Th.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

WASHINGTON, May 28.
Tho subscriptions to the 1910 loan to-day,
as reported at the Treasury Department,
amounted to nearly 81 100000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30
Valuable Real Estate AT AUCTION.

WE shall sell at auction on Tuesday, June 7. q
" ssoeiock' n. ON the premises. the valuable
Estate; being about l27 feet on York street-eith
ioz eet on one line and l62 feet the other 70 BACK
WIZ tne oa,ldinss on Il, consisting Of good House
Win an L. Barn &c This Is . large and very vaIus-
PIE propery-centraliy and advanfa geously located
u ,, easy For more particular descrip-
mayzsdtojune7
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30
Various Items.

New YORK, May %.
Gold reached 100 to-day, closing at lSs
Steamer Geo. Cromwell, from New Orleans
21st, has arrived. News unimportant.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

10 The foreign exports from this port last
week amounted to S44,52s. SO, =
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30

NEW DAILY. We are in receipt of the first
number of the Concord IN. H. Daily Moni-
tor, by Cogswell & Sturdvsnt, a small, smart,
rich, racy, neat Union paper, whose daily WIS.,
Its We shall anticipate with pleasure. Long
life and infinite success to the Monitor
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30
AUCTION SALES.
valuable Real Estate at Auction
In Cape Elizabeth.

., shail sell at auction on Wednesday. June !.
w =, 90 clock T. NJ, on the premises bea uti-
Iul residence about one half mile from ths citx !.
con,ang fire Acres Of Land in q very high stsfs 81
CULTIVATION There Is on II about two hundred pesr
rum and Apple Trees. Currants Goosberriss A.
a Inc Build ngs on II are new There Is : two storv
hosse; mo Tern IN It's bui Of the best atesi-
ais ana thoroughly finished q fine Stable Shed 4 a
me siiuaton Is not exceeded by any In this vicipi
" for the splendid view 1t commands or the citx-
the harbor and the surrounding country -
Connected with it Is field OF tsoeafs-eio acrer
IN nigh state Of cultivation the largest N
OF which Is In grass lsnd, and cuts from one ana
nan 70 two and half tons Of hay to the acre Iha
hed Is mostly fenced with substantial stor An
re nave never invited the public to . more desi-
Iapie property outside the CITY limts Title clear-
,se positive, the owner wishing to leave the sfafe
For particulars enquire OF
maylIdtd HENRY BAILEY CO., Auet'rs.
sch. DOrcas Halves, at Aucsfen.
on Thursday. Juue3, ct o'clock ,. n, a hssd
OF Maine Wharf whore she now lee Che rood
scnooner Dorcas bawes. Of 80 57-o5 tons with her
sails. kiggin. Gables, Anchors Bost,. and Car.
furniture, AL IN good order and ready for sea. =
For particular O. q exs mination cafl A. n n No.
pies, head q Maine Wharf, or ~ l,~'T''
HENRY BAILEY d CO., Auctiopeer,.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30
FROM WASHINGTON.

Remarks of the President to the Delegation
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Roids around Fred
erteksbuyg-4r rivat Of Wounded Soldiers
New Hospital arrangements - ConyirDsa-
lions bg the Senate Oar FS,souces- Rec Dr.
CAeec<r at fIte CuDffof.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30
Notice.
For Sale.

yuyuE Horse and lot situated in westbrook, near
MorrIlls Corner, will be sold reasonable
terms The buildings are in good repair. Near the
posr Office aud within short distance of the Sem
mary. FOR terms ply to W. B. GOODRICH.
near the premises.
May %, 1854. may2idu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30
Genteel Residence, near the CIV.
Az Auction.

I'M Monday. June 9Th, at 9 O'Clock r. ~ -
shail sell at auction the house on Steven Pisins
formerly owned, fitted up and occupied By John
Lynen, Esq. IL Is two story brick bouse-l2 On
M Room With hot and cold water. An excellent
eeM With alarge ci.tern in 1t; abur dance Of hard
ane stable and outhouses and good ics bouse m X
tons capacity The lot contain abost one and one
quarter acre. Of land in high state Of euiv afion
rants and Goosbcrries-Shade- and Ornsuerfnl
tfses-aiso few seleeiions Of Choice Roses. The
Horse Railroad passes the house.
For particulars call ON
HENRY BAILEY 3 CO., Auesionssrv.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30
Sch. Dorcas Hawes. m a.c.1e,.
y. M ArrEN. AUcTIoNEER. IL Exchange 81.
Desirable Real Estate M Auctson-

{ thursday, June "a. st3 p. NJ, on the premi.
~ ses, Cumberland second LOT above NTH sss,sst
very desirable dwelling and land recently occu.
pied by the late Capt. Eben McInfosh :
me noufe ~ known rs one of the most thorou~h
pun In The city, convenient a. pos.ible aesirs6is
ioeauon. with good barn. wood house and rardsn
10y ~ oy ~. Terms TO suit purchasers. For ksy
and particulars call on the auctioneer msv3a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30
Ou. -4,.my at Hanocerto,cn.

FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1864-04-22
VOLUME 25..
Germs.

Until furthet notice, no subscription viii oe
taken for a longer term than six months, 1or
which SIS will be charged. For o shorter periou'
81 per month. O. .fo :, tho in.
Advertisements will be charged S5for 'ne "a "a
sertion of one square Of 10 lines, and T ~ ioi
each continuance. Is ,.,..1
To those who advertise by the year, = npei -
discount from the regular rates Will pe nlAus !,
All dues to the office may DC remls.eu " n" =
8, oood and available Bank notes, at the RISK OF
the Editors. the person renting taking the POST,
masters receipt that the money was -depositeeo
in the mail. -, g.
Obituaries Of more than 10 lines will oe cnarg-
ed at advertising rates. also tributes o. Respect
and $50 for announcing candidates.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1864-04-22

detail. setting forth in regular order the facts
developed in tn Investigation, giving briefly the
reasons for tlSsopinion expressed, and instead
Of being put il the form of an endorsement,
will be made On separate sheet Of paper.
The Investigation should not be confined to
an examinatio1sof the application and the pa
pers that ACCOMPANY it, or merely into the truth
of the statenak1ts therein made, but should be
directed withSla view Of ascertaining all the
facts and CIRCUMSTANCES of the case, and the ex-
act condition II the parties with relation there
tn
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-11

rsr-azs - s=i-nts-y tahsts troubled With
Fessnes ass .is, Eal aitatisn q tie aeAr lack
e. err tft.. distress afig- ostinE, torpid hvers
..asu fSliol. deserve saneva Il they VII not
e-rs --tef
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-11

DEMOCRATIC ANALGAMATloX- "a letter
from our expedition up Red River, says
that at Alexandria our officers saw q
great many indications Of state OF
society in that strongly e. conservative e
region, the paradise OF Democracy, " est
ern Louisiana, which can be best de-
scribed By the fact tina. no small number
Of the slaves are 80 rAite that they must
have Slave branded on the forehead
or y on the check, e. keep them FROM
passing for white men There has been
no little amalgamating there, that Is
clear. Who were he amaigamato1s 2
Democrats, the Shareholders Of the Red
River plantations Who sustain the sys-
TEN under which such amaIgamati0n Is
practieed? Democrats Who arc nov
/ deBOuucing as abolitionists all who
demand that such a system shall never
be restored2 Democrats Who are
forming secret societies and taking up
arms to resist the Government because
/ it strikes deadly blows az that syssemy
/ Democrats Who lament that the glory
Of the nation has derarted since that
system has become hated thing 10 the
/ people, aud ~ death draws near? Demo
Gratis. What, nobody else? NJ, sof
+ another soul within lie broad oceans
+ that = clip the continent Democrats
alone strive to keep or restore tee etat
OF things in which amalgamBtiga wss
habitual, profitable, lswfaL ADD SCI
they are the only men who pretend So
fear that anialgamation may De praericed
at the North--IHdidHopofis journal
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-11

to the careful consideration Of old law
yers. When you have client whose
case IS jeopardized by a ''set Of witness
Is who have their story all well learned
and got By rote," and whose testimony
it is hard to break in upon-fle the If
fdavit Of your client and rest the case.
If the iary persist in believing the wit
nesses rather than the accused, Ehy all
there Is about it, they will prove them
selves an obstinate. dogmatic set.
Our young friend, J. Gill Shanklin, is
a young lawyer, Or we should feel dis
posed to eensure his lack Of ingenuity IN
defending poor Charley Williams on
Friday, on charge Of stealing pair Of
boots Why did he permit the case to
90 to the jury without introducing sew
erai witnesses to prove that they didn't
see Charley steal the boots, aad that they
didn't see him have the boots. His neg
lect is the more inexcusable as be, too
is an admiring reader Of the Times, anC
had that very morning sn example o.
that kind Of testimony in the afidavi
Of Michael Clynes, appended 70 the oati
Of Robert S Sproule. We are not sc
sure but Williams ought to sue Gill 70
malpractice, for not prohting by the ex
ample and practice Of the "old lawyer.
Thus much for one small glass 0
beer" We dare say the Editor Of thu
Times will hereafter eschew "smal
glasses" for all time to come.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-11

WELL PUr-We have never seen the
f,lly of the Democrats who demand that
the war shall stop in order to save ex-
pense, better illustrated than in the fol-
lowing from the Chicago Tribune:
When yon hear eopperhead bewail
the expense of this war, and assert that
it must be stopped to save an enormous
war debt, tell him the lamentable story
of old Green, the Chicago banker, who.
most Of our readers will remember, was
tried for his life, on charge of wife
murder. The most frightful feature of
his situation was the invasion of his cher
ished boards. A new trial was granted
him on technical grounds He forthwith
called council Of war in his cell~in tie
Chicago Jail, aud gravely discussed with
his attorneys the probable cost of going
on with the case Thoroughly alarmed
at the financial exhibit, he hanged him
self in his cell the same night to sGre
the expense.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-11

THE CoTToN SuPPLY.-The New York
papers state that the supply of cotton
from the South is now very considerably
in excess of the home demand, with coz.
timed iberaLreceipts from the South
west The price, however, advanced
four or five cents a pound last week in
consequence Of the English market hav-
ing so improved that it can be shipped
to Liverpool at the prices ruling in New
York.
The shipments from New York xeek
before last to foreign ports were 1853
bales and the engagements last week
promised to be even lsrger. Thi. create d
a large amount of Exchange, which CO.
opersted with other causes to reduce the
price of gold
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-11

ia An officer Of the Sofa Ohio, who
left Huntsville, Alabama, on Sunday 5
week ago, reports thatjus before leaving,
Major Scruggs, Of the rebel army. with
eighty men, entered the city and sub
miited to the United States auihoriiief.
The Majors father, wealthy resident o.
the place, and a stout rebel, vas very
angry With bis SOD, who defended his az
ton on the ground that the Confederacy
was gone up, and there vas no reason
Why he should longer fight in hopeless
cause. The old gentleman, it IS re-
t ported, has, from first to last, contributed
upward Of half million Of dollars % the
Confederate cause.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-11

Elitors journal
The Times of Saturday contains the
following paragraph:
= Docs John Moll, one of Bischof 5
swift witnesses, want any more " sat
isfaetioaP Ii so, we will give his Chi
cage history, where he " did the State
some service, as soon as the documents
cone TO hand. Did you ever own a
watch, joint"
What the scoundrel, who stands con-
vic'ed before this community OF basely
slsndering the soldiers and perjury,
means by the above insinua,ion an at
a loss to know. defy him to produce
anything with reference to any watch
that is at all dishonest or improper, as
far as am personally concerned.
JoHS Mott