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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-03

MISS FANNY SToCKToN's BENEFIT. TIE
LAST NIGHT.--The English Opera company
bring their season to close tonight, after a
most successful series OF performances. In
the company Miss Stockton holds an arduous
position, and is deserVedly great favorite.
Her youth and beauty are sure to win public
favor; and when time and experience shall
have added q little more 1rmness and power
TO her voice, she need not fear competition
with the best. As an actress she is exceed
ing pleasing and never fails to secure the most
enthusiastic applause. We do not know Of
any one on the American stage whom we
should prefer to sec In the line of characters
she assumes. The enthusiastic reception she
nightly receives is sufficient evidence OF her
popularity.
mariana" will be given TO- night for a fare
well performance, with the same admirable
castas before. Mr.. Campbell and Mr. Castle
both appear TO great advantage in this niece.
indeed, we think "Don Caesar" Mr.. cas,la,s
best assumption. Let the public rememher
that this is the last opportunity to see these
artists In similar performance.
Last evening "The Rose of CASTLE" was pro.
duced to crowded house, with wonderful ef-
feet. The troupe must have felt highly com,
plimented by the large attendance, the en-
thusiastic applause, and the frequent encOres
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-03

QUOTA OF THE isT DIsTRIcT.-On the Both
of November the quota for the LIST District
was full and 100 over, many of the towns hav-
ing exceeded the number required from them.
sill there was, at the same time, deficiency
OF 81 in the aggregate quotas OF some five or
six towns, which deficiencies are required TO
be 6lled Immediately or a supplementary draft
will be made. The surplus of one town can
not be credited towards the deficiency of an
other town, but will stand good to the credit
OF such town 10 case OF another draft.
At tie Provost Marshal's Office Yesterday
flrec substitutes and recruits were passed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-03

Casco Street Seminary.
FEVHE Winter Term of this School for Young La
Il dies and Misses, will commence on Monday
A 90 %. and continue ten weeks
There will be a -partment tor Children under the
charge Of Miss Mary 4. Hail.
Miss a. HAWKES..
Portland, Nov. 10, lS64.-noV2Id2w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-03
Rv UIeC tx>1o1tV.

The Rhouznatic the equity, the lame and the La,
iesp with 10y, and move with the agility and elastic
lty of youth; the heated brain is coocd the frost
bitten limbs restored, the unoouth deformites re-.
moved; bintness converted to vigor, weakness to
strength the blind made to see the deaf to hear and
youth obliterated; the accidents Of mature His
prevented; the ealarities of old age obviated, Ane
an active circulation maintained.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-03
AUCTION SALES.

~ M. PATTEN. AUCTIoNEER, Il Exchange st.
Moiasses nI Auction.
ior s nay Sa,uriav, Dec 81, at ia NJ. at osce.
-''ount OF whom it may concern,
l fave Hhds. Cuba Sweet Molsssss
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-03

TEE December term Of the U. S. District
Court opens next Tuesday morning.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30

ity had they left some other parts of the
Bible ass they. found them Many attempts
have been made by Biblical students to as
certain its true neaniqg,. but as yet no sat
isfactory translation has been made. The
following appear toSbe the most striking
and probable: il s5,ss>gI
The Targums and most of the Jewish
commentators give tosthe word the meaning
Of eternallM torsuer.: Rabbi Kimchi re-
CARDS it as a sign to elevate the voice.
The author, Of the Se2tuagint translation
think it was q musical term equivalent to
de eapo or the like. According to Luther
and some others .itsmeans, Silence! Ges-
enius explains it to- mean, ..Let the instru-
ments play" Wurcher regards it as
equivalent to the latin "Sursum cordo r'--
"Up, my soul !''~ somer, after examining
oil the seventy-four; passages in which the
word occurs, concludes that it is an appeal
to the Great Jehovah He thinks they are
calls ftr and, prayers to fa Heard, eeuiva-
lent to: Hear Jehovah! Awake. Jehovah {!
and the like-earnest addresses in a word
to God to remember and hear. The word
itself he thinks indicates the sounding of
trumpets by the priests. 1t is said, indesd,
that the word selaA itself is On abridged
Expression used for Higyaion Selah-zYg-
gaton indicating the sound of stringed in.
struments' and Se1ah vigorous blast Of
trampets. 5'' -. '.z'':.,* :. " =: = @''''.'
The most probable explanation of the
term appears to .iss to be that i; has q
meaning equivalenfto to our amen! ...
.r However, the translation: of the> term
does not appear TO DC essential to the prop.
er understanding saof the Bible. Ole can
go to heaven, we imagine, in ignorance Of
its true meaning. 1t is one of the Fossils
whose significance is not understood, and
as such is i'm interesting study. ,.. ..'
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30


= GuEn1LLAs BLocKADsD 1EA CAyE.-We
learn from solla a report that COMPANY
OF Federal troops, while scouting in Maries
county, about fifteen miles north of Rolla.
came across fourteen horses hitched near
the mouth Of one # the unexplored caves
which abound in that region. Presumine
from the appearance and caparison of the
horses that they belonged IT,. ghhsirillas, and
that their owners were. coicealed near by.
they commenced d search for them. Hav.
ing incautiously approached the entrance
OF the cavern, they were fired on by the am
buscaded enemy within, and six of their
number killed. The Federal troops fred
into the cave in return, with ,,nAat result
IS not known, and then stationing them
selves around5 the entrnace, Instituted a
blockade. Several hours afterward the
rebels sent out one of their, numbef with q
flag OF truce, proposing, to surrender ON
condition of being treated as prisoners Of
war This proposition was refused, and
the flag bearer sent back with.the assurance
that the death of ever rebel in the cave had
been determined on. Thus the affair stood
at latest accounts. The Federal soldiers
still rigidly maintained the blockade, and
the besieged foe had made no efFert to run
it.-St. Louis Union. ..:-..,..x.. a.-..
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30
MEN OF Roth sexes n PoLrr1cs

Mrs. r Cady Stanton prints note
to the Central Fremont Club of New
York city, explaining her reasons for
attaching her name. to- their call for a
convention Of the ''rsdieal ihen Of the
nation" She likes the call because it
demands negro suffrage, "without
which emancipation is a mockery,"
and because this principle lifts politics
nto the sphere of morals and religion
and makes it the duty of all true men
and women to go and help build up
the new nation. But what most pleas
es Mrs. Stanton is that she feels able
to take it for granted that the call to
"radical men" uses the word at1eh''
in its largest sense: That is to say,
Mrs Stanton understands that the rad
icals invite men Of beth sexes-or,, not
to make an invidious distinction, wo-
men of both scxes-to their nomin-
atl"g convention: Therefore did she
sign their call, as a radical man, rising
above all such material ::'l. and trivial dis
! tinctions as those Of gender. and c,ino-
lihe. Weadmlrc Mrs. Stanton's spunk.
/ She is gentleman Of genius; she is a
lady of parts she has honorably
achieved wide influence a:nong the
gentler sex of both genders. It is
highly proper that she should not only
sign presidential call, but 90 into the
| convention as delegate, and take 9th
ers of her female brethren with him.
Perhaps we are getting the pronouns
little mixed what Nfes mean to say is
| that this is free country, and is going
to be treer, and that every man and
woman OF either sex has perfect right
to sneak her mind and follow the lead
Of his own progressive ideas, and we
hope she Will do it.-Apringfeld Re-
publican. .
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30

GENERAL CHANTS OPINION OF HIS OWN
S TuAT1oN.-A gentleman Fl ON The 'front.' te!l
the following good story Of General Grant !:
A visitor to the army called upon him one
morning, and found the General sitting lin
his tent smoking and talkingto one Of kis
staff officers The stranger approached the
chieftain and inquired of HIM us follovss
General, if you flank Lee and get between
him aud Richmond, will you NOT uncover
Washington and leave it prey to the enes
my?": General Grant, discharging cloud
of smoke from his mouth, indiifercntly re
Ilel, ,l.'Yes, l reckon so . The stranger,
encouraged by reply, propounded cues
ton number two General, do you not
think Lee can .detacl sufficient force from
his army tos osreinforce Teaurcsard and over
whelm Butler ?" ".sNot doubt Of it, re-
pl ed the General. Becoming fortified by
his success, the stranger pr, pounded ques-
tioa number three, as follows General,
is there not danger that Johnston may.
come up and reinforce Lee. so that. the lat
t,r will swing round aad cut off your COM
munications! and sieze your supplies ?'
every likely" was the cool reply of the
General, and he knocked the ashes from
the end OF his cigar. The stranger, hor,
rifed at the awful fate aboutto befall Gen.
eral Grant and his army, made his exit,
and hastened to Washington to communi-
cate the news. &Iw EsS
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30

orres'o'nle.,ce Of The Ere',tng Post.

Correspondence Of The Ece'ling Post. -...,
..f ALEXANDRIA, La, April 8, 1864.
>. Nearly every negro tells me stories like
this: :. ':' -.'.@.'t ."5
1 said to the girl that now cooks and
washes for me- -t. 81 .a
: ,-s!..'Anpe, would you rather stay here with
your own family and friends, or 60 North
with me among strange people?''
81 would rather serve three white missus
in the North than one Southern sasssds."
'.Why so-arethey hard on you here
are the ladies hard % -:& IF ..
"Believe it, dey is.'' .. >, : -. Ill.,. =
."Do they ever whip their own people
thcmselves?''
':Indeed they do y :. x
"What have you sea; and known in you,
own family y?'' ".:+--
II iell you. Our house boy, Webster,
broke one Of, the china dishes, al d he knew
the missus would be angry, SO lie hid il
away under the house; but when the Ia
dies missed it, they told the people if they
did not find out, who did it they would al
be punished; and two Of the other mer
found out Webster and told on him, ant
George was frightened and run away
Sand what then? ?''
They caught him and brought him back
and Mistress Bailey was sick in bed, so sh'
told her daughter. Miss: Betty she mus
whip him, and Sire had him stripped naket
and she put her foot on his head, and sh
made two colored men whip him." i.
"Did you see this yo:,rself?''
"Yes-we all did-and she had rop'
round his neck. and when he beg for mercy
she pulled it tight, 50 shs choke him ane
his tongue stick OUT
"And did Miss Betty stand by and SCI
all this ?'a' >, =. T.. * :.
''She tell 'e1n, she rake ZEN do it-sh,
begin after breakfast. and keep it up til
two O'clock ~ -.--
"What became of Webster?"
..Ske whip him to death-hc never go
over it. lie lay in o sheet, and when Mae
ter Bailey hear you folks was coming HI
start us all off for Texas, and we got up t.
the pine woods at CoteI, and there "!
staid awhile. and master came back an
send up Wcbster's mother: lie died tLer
two weeks after he was whipped, and tn
Union cavalry men help bury him.
|. If Mistress Betty Pickett wishes to ex
plain this little transaction, your column
will be aben to her, l am sure. and trus
she will use them, and soon. hope thes
stories arc lies-are they? T.. -
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30

y: SHARP 'SHoorlxG.-A correspondent;
writing from the field of operations on
James river. says: 't'Private Parks, ,uf
the 14s'h New York; skilled in the use of
the rifle, made his way beyond the skir
mishers, and crawled up to within short
distance Of them Getting his eye upon .
rehel sharpshooter, he raised his head 10
fire. The rebel did the same. Two res
ports, sounding like one, and the two men
were shot dead, each having q bullet through
his head. -: - :,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30

PRESENTATION TO Mrs. GEN MEApE.7
BY some means it became known IN the
city that Mrs. Gen Meade was about re-
moving from her. residence. The kuowl
edge suggested tc number Of gentlemen,
who are PERSONAL friends Of the. General
and his family, that a home from which no
removals would be necessary would be a
pleasant acknowledgement of his.: services
and q handsome memorial for his children.
The idea was acted upon, and with no Diff
ficulty very desirable housc9on the south
east corner of Nineteenth street and De-
lancy Place, was purchased, together with
its, furniture, for the sum Of thirteen thous-
and dollars. The whole was the en- present.
ed to Mrs. Meade. --,- , ~, .f.. .
A day or two after, the furniture of the
house from which she had removed was ad-
vertised for sale, and Mrs. Meade, desir-
ing to- secure some portions of it, attended
the sale. : Just as she was prepared to bid,
the auctioneer announced the sale. Mrs.
Me ,de left, and when she reached her new
residence, 10! the furniture was there. 1t
had been bought atd sent in asa compile
tion cf tho efornier purchase. - PHILADELPHIA
North Amtrican. 3.s - , ..3.@'is."2# "@.- g: :
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30
A HUMAN SALANIANDER.

From the Nev York He,uld:i = -'
+, After three weeks putting in newspapers
and on the public walls,i the Italian sala-
mander, yesterday. AFTERNOON, for the first
time in this city, gave a public exhibition
Of his extraordinary fcats. The name of
the salamander is signor Buono Core, the
rp.ain English of which is Mr.. Goodheart.
He is simple Italian gentleman, who, as
tar as the writer knows, has no compact
whatever with Old Nick, or Beelzebub, but
has simply made most remarkable discoy-
|. erysby which he is enabled 10 stand, walk:
and breathe in fire and blazes which would
plants. -,
The exhibition which took place at Jones'
Woods yesterday afternoon, was perfect
success, and, Notwithstanding the gloomy
character Of the weather, was witnessed
by some thousand spectators. In the mid
die Of one of the cleared fields belonging
ITO the grounds, q sort Ct arbor, of brush
wood, shavings and chips, was constructed,
on framework Of iron, in the shape of a
cross, and so arranged as to leave two mar:
row .passageways, sufficient to allow one
person to pass through them without incon-
venience. About four o'clock in the after
noon Sighor Bhone Core made his appear
ance near this araor" aressed ih,lAs fire.
proof suit whicA consisted cf canvass
pants, canvass jacket, canvass gloves, can
vass helmet and pair of French sobots
for the feet. In the helmet were fitted two
round pieces Of mica, to enable the Signor
to haye some view of outside objects with
out danger to his eyes. The bahts, jacket,
helmet, gloves and shoes we're coated with
a red preparation which, i, appears is the
substance which the signor has invented
for, the purpose Of resisting the influence
of fire. This constituted the only protec.
tion which lie. had about him. At u given
signal tile arbor was set on FIRE, land when
the wind had blown it into one sin gle,
dreadful sheet Of fame, the salamander
man made polite bow, and quietly enter
ed it. There was the Signor, a real king Of
fire, walking up and down the filming pas
sages Of the arbor as unconcerned and leis-
urely as possible. The spectators were as
founded. The heat was 50 intense that
none of the crowd dare a pproach within
one hundred feet of the burning mass
When the salamander had been in about
minute, his suit became perfectly white by
the heat; yet he stood in tile very middle
Of the fame, apparently not in the least
affected. When the combustible matter
was nearly all consumed he came out Of
the arbor. the crowd keeping at a respect
able distance. The helmet was taken off
by a man: with large leather gloves. 1t
;was completely bl,stered. The signor
showed no signs of his recent roasting, cx-
cept heavy perspir"tion, which trickled
down his cheeks in abundancs< The exhi-
bitionvMas i,orel and interesting, and ought
10 be seen by all lovers of the wonderful.
I
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30

SHARP nut NOT SAFE.-A young
girl seventeen years of age came
from Mahaska. to this County. q
few days since, in. order. to. procure
marriage license: and in order to
take the oath with a clear conscience (sI
she placed in her shoes strip of paper on
which was written the number 18. SO that
she coiild swear she was over Is, by which
means she Sc cured her license, was forth
with Joined to he: lover AID returned to her
home. ~: I! = III. L. Ere:S ~
Such oaths i.ave sent many persons to
the State prison. 1t is sharp practice
but unsafe in its final results.--Knoxv;lle
(Iawa) Ppudlicun .. ~. :.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30

and proudly conceded. This is the loyal
peoples cause and war. In, Abraham Lin
coin they have found their sincere represen-
tative Therefore they have almost uni
versally demanded his denomination and
therefore they will elect him by : cohclu-
sive majority. s'.''
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30
OUR PREsIDENT-1s64.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN knows the ropes!
All our hopes ,sst"@ @i%.'"+'. ,i'@
Center now about the brave and true. +
Let us help him as We can, ,. ..,
He's the man,
Honest for the country through and through
II II !Ss7f.. 49, -.. 90
Others good, perhaps, as he .,....
There may be;
Have we tried them in this war times fame
Dove know if they will stand, . %a t..tEi
Heart in hand, LII .. -
Seeking for the Right il. heavens name!
~ ft,tf J. C7t'--...f"3. H.t a. .:,. .,5', !.
Let the nation ask him then, s=-t:.:
onse sg,d agai1 l.. ;as. slt IN N. .+ormv so, II,
Tell him that each .lls .sllsepless night, ~".'1
Dark to light, ~ : ..r.:5,, :5i,,sF
Ushers in the morning for the Free. =.
Let us not forget our rude 42H-.,: ST
Gratitude! ~',.-t l,.-;f =. i9..'ss
But lend our servant the poor crown We may
Give him four more years Of TOLL go
Task and moil, 'Hf @%l ,i...': =
Knowing God shall crown him in His day! :.
;lndspe,dent. .,,. :.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30
"A. formiiahle number of fha. Ch;n.r1

A formidable number Of the. Chicago
German Working mems Association pro-
test in the. Tribune against the former &C.
tion of minority of that body, who he'd :
meeting and elected delegates to the Cleye.
land Convention, whereas the m.jority are,
for the regular nominee of the Baltimore
Convention and declare that they consider
the Cleveland ment'daugerous and III.
furious to the cause of the UIion. i,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30
SECRETARY wELLE4 rs ssR1LED.''

Secretary Welles is not always the sleepy
character some newspapers would Aave
the: country believe. The correspondence
between him and the naval commanders
before Charleston shows that he is not al,
ways in the placid mood Com. Wilkes
and Admiral Dupont both succeeded in
stirring the depths of his nature to a con-
siderable extent. The eist of the difference
is that the naval officers believe very little
in the monitors ard the iron clads general
w. admiral Dupont expressed his o;pin.
ions to the Secretary quite freely, and in
one of his replies Secretary Welles upbraids
the Admiral in this style and at coasidera,
kle length: !, ..,.
"Your prompt abandonment oe ihs hAr-
bor of Charleston after o. brief attack
your disinclina'ion to occupy the harbor :
your declaration that monitors could no,
remain there With safety your doubts and
misgiyings iW; relation to those vessels
your opposition TO a naval attack your
omission TO suggest CIR devise any system
OF naval proceedings; your const INT COM
plants the distrust that painfully Fl 1evad-
ed your correspondence your eiS.reSsing
pc. sonal anxiety about yourself, that seem
ed to overshadow public duty ], your as
saults upon editors instead Of assaults up
on rebel batteries; your neglect Of any
reconnaissance Of the, harbor .,obstructions
or i: such was ever made, you negleped to
inform the department OF the ,fac, these,
with querulous: and 'censor,ous. charges
which subsequently,, during four months
aeisure, have been gasnered up;and cherish
ed, and which finally lind ezpression in
your communication received on the 9th
ulti'no, are, agreeab]y to your wish, all on
the files of the department and tie failure
of the 7th of Al pril has become history"
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30

One GooD REsULT-Tbe Cleveland Con
vention has brought about one good result.
1t has induced Gen Fremont to resign
and thus saved the public treasury some
thousands Of dollars year. s:: :asgl nj
|. If the Chicago Convention will now n om-
mate Mcclellan for the. Presidency, and
induce HIM to pursue similar course there
will be more reason for congratulation.
Such success may induce still further CON
yentions until allthe incompetent and mere
y ornamental generals arc, disposed of. It
is cheap way of getting rid ofthem. Give
them all nomin alton for the Presidency.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30

) tMzf,enAr1os.- Tie Chicago Tribune no.
tices that on Thursday last party of Ncr-
wegian ,emigrants. about two hundred in
number; reached that. city from Quebec;
Canads,. where they arrived q few days
since ..in the ship Victoria.,,: These emf
gratis are bound for Wisconsin, Iowa and
Minnesota, They will prove valuable
acquisition to any community. VI
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30

+ --"Experiencc, is ced tew be the best
skooi,naster," !" and kali for the best skool-
mann. i.se tE=& - ts.i
- :waz once'asked if believed in the final
salvashun Of men, aud Iced did, let me
pick the men. .....ss u. *
One ov the best representatives oy ani<
mile magnetism ever perused, WAS 8
haiky hoss ~ - .S5s ,s9ss5
tdees are ced tew be gods; this akounts
for the CRATE sk;,rcity ,oy them amung men,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30
.selal,.

.,.,.. at IN g selpsh' 4 b. . S I s..fs:a {.
,gThetraslators Of the Bible left the word
''selah,"7 as they found it; and it isthe
opinion Of the writer, hereof that it would
have bee4 hetter fol. the cause of Christian.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-30
Continental Money. .


The following may be Of some interest
to your readers. It will enable them to
institute . comparison between money mat-
ters as they stood nearly one hundred years
ago, and money matters as they stand now.
The first issue Of Continental money was
made in 1775. / The depreciation began three
years afterwards and continued as follows;
harch 177s s1cot in coin was worth s1.75 in paper.
Sept 77s""ai"ir" @"t.fis",S ,S'G 400" IS
March 1910 {" &c" 1000" "@z"3@l
Sept. 1850 (" ~" ga; a. :1eoo"2
March 1850 Il. =" i. 81 .. l4oooae q" =
Dec. 1850 s"g" "2 d "3a1oooo"i u" ~
May 1881 =" 500 90" ST.
Not long after those days, the holder Of
government money paid $780, 900 for . ham
and $4,000 for q half pound Of tea. His
tory repeats itself. Let us beware. ,l& II
- t.r.s-