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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-18
CITY OF PORTLAND.

FUyHE committee ON Highways. &C.. win receive
L. sealed proposals for furnishing ten thousand
tons Sea Island paving stones during the months Of
May June and July-equal quantities each month
The parties proposing will please state what portion
of said stoues-if less than the whole amount-they
will furnish as above. Proposals will be receiy ed
to reject any or all proposals not deemed for the
terest ofthe city. Per order.
j. L. DONNELL, Chairman.
April 10Th, 1894 apo d&wtd
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PORTLAND DRY DOCK COMPANY,

TUyHE first assessment of Two Dollars per Share
Il upon the Capital Stock of this Company is now
due and pay able at the Office of the Treasurer, Ne
III, Commercial ST. Per order Of Directors.
c. M DAVIS, Treasurer.
Portland April 80, 1864. apr30 edistf
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ished edge ON BOTH SIDES.
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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-21
Grants Progress.

Grant appears T. be gradually approaching the goS
OF his ambition, much TO the disappointment o. TIE
over-san guine, who expect gigantic campaign 70 De
ended in a day. On the other tand, the um'd are
troubled because Gcn Lee permits lis opponent 70 gain
ground look at the map viii revive the dropping
soirits of such peope It will be seen t5at Grant, taxing
advantage of AnArds marsh, might move bis lelt en-
ss6slor down upon Guinea Station and akePosses'i9n
of the depot With his cavalry We are not mistaken,
the Station proper is commanded b. range OF hills to
the Len Of the railroad and on these hills il is quite pro
babe that Lees artillery Is posted.
The gunboass, which are caution ly feeling their way
M the RappabannOek would seem 70 indicate an IN
tsntOn on 6ranTs part 70 make base a. Port Royal
as wen as at Aqua Creek. Should he suceeed in doing
this, the probabilities in favor Of an important en-
gAgement at or near Milford and Bowling Greer.
Grants progress is not made without heavy lesse /,
but that concerns him little so lOUg as Stanton can ieF
nisi him men. The promise Is Ibas 10000 Or OO,oOO
troops viii be hurried up 70 al tie gap already maze
BY Lee in Grants bulky ranks When they arrive,
another rush Of the mad bull may be expected; and TIE
result as We have every to believe, viii be very
similar to 5he bloody performance at spOisylVAriA
e.. where 600 Yankees we're sacrificed Tor Il"
pieces Of artillery and some Confederate prisoners
Ildesd all the sigGs poius to speedy concentration
o. tie enemys forces in Norther1 Virginia and another
series o. great battles which viii draw into their Vors
the entire fighting power OF the foe. This game suit
Us very well. Grant is satisfied TO make SLOW heAdHAy
a. an enormous cost. aud Gen. Lee falls in readily With
his hunor The truth is the campaign so far appears
TO Please both parties equally we'll; each side eia'0s
victory, and so the CORY rOundesy proceeds to tie
general eontsn,ment OF the Northern and Southern
people Toe North seems TO think that the matter s
reduced itself 70 very simple equation, in which tie
unknown quaasi;y-the point Of southern exhaustion
s to DO asceFtained BY the madbu process OF furious
a0S continues fighting o. part, We are pert. ct
wiling for Grant cypaer away 81 ths sum until lie
ends aud proves it We think, correctly or incorrectly
that recent events 90 to show that it viii not DO the
Confederacy which Is first exhausted At all sveuIs,
We are quite wiling for the relative subtraction to e'E-
t.nus as t has be- since at ha; rate Grant would
reach the WAls Of Z chmond with a Ices OF 10000
against los1 Of $4,000 20 Lee. Whether Lse Wouid
have enough sls 20 hold Grant in check, and whether
another Jackson would arse in Grants flank, remains
to DO seen Before many weeks, the problem will ave
bean solved. Meantime, We possess our SOUS in
patience, awaiting VITA equanimity the second seIers
handicapped Of tae campaign.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-21
Save Him,


Overlooking wi altitude for the splendid
victory on Thursday, the 18th, the N. Y. Times
of the following day calls upon all patriots aud
the whole country to send up prayers TO heay-
en- for the protection of Gen. Grant. His
great Lieutenant, sedgwick, is no more. The
heroic Wadsworth sleeps in death. Hays Ste
venson, Rice and Owens have fought their
last fight. Many others of his staunchest Cen
erals, scores upon scores of his Colonies, and
hundreds Of other invaluable officers, have been
killed or put out of the field by wounds. How
terrible the thought that some one Of the mill
ion whizzing bullets may Perehsnce strike the
head or heart of Gen. Grant. God save the
Lieutenant-G General God save the Lieutenant.
General"
To this prayer, we say Amenl with all our
heart If Grant falls, some cautious Meade
will take his place and prOlong the war. 6rsnt
intends to " light it out if it takes al the Sum-
mer." That is precisely what we wish, aud
Grants method of fighting it out is exactly to
our liking. We are tired of this war. Grant
proposes to end it as quickly as possible. We
pray he may be saved to accomplish his pur-
pose.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-21
Grant'P Propositions.

A: DonelsOn, in reply " Buekner request for eea-
sason Of hOsGlties Grant said, ~ propose to move
immediately upon your vOiks.' Hs carried out h'S
proposition aud took DOnsson. Now he makes another
proposition. Il propose 10 light It on. on this hhe Il !;
takes all Simmer" Perhaps he means purpose" bu.
never mind his grammar. Before The Summer Is over
he will make discovery in regard to human p'OpOst
lions There IS peculiar feature about them, as many
men as great and determined Grant have sseeraiasa
BY experience. This peculiarly has given rise 10 an
Aiags which Gsu. Grant may never Lave heard Il is
this " Nan proposes, bat God eisposes-"
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-21

THE BANK OF HoWARDSVILLR AND
Il ne James River Iasarance oOnpany VIII each pay
ave eea oonfsderAe TAI. sockhodes adsed not
. liIt thelr shares y, J. HARTBOOK, Cashier.
". A. TuHSEA, Secretary. ny30-6L
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RICHMOND WHId'
SATURDAY MORNING, NAY Al, 1854.
PAPERS FoR TIE ARM.

Wa learn that papers mailed 10 the army DO no
zach their destination because the postage Is not An'
eanpo. in manJ cases be paid IN advance, or on d.
livery % army carriers by the postmaster 10 FesO'
the difficulty in regard to tho WAg, We VIII he'Sa'.s
Urepsy the postage at this ece On papers ordered O
persons ia the army, aeduotng the amount Of pO'As
from the remiitances sent.
By an arrangement with the Postmaster Al NC
no win mark each paper "paid,' which, oy pASap'
through the Office here viii be evidence 70 ever! O''
cfses that the pOsisge has been paid here
When no post Office is given, but merely the CON
,.nv regiment, &C., delay Of Gay in tie Keamo0'
Pos Oaes ia Unavoidable Persons in the army order
~, the PAPER viii therefore state toe post once SH
- viIl change the direction when requested
FEans.-Dlur, year, 90; SIX 0nh4 SO Are' n'n'-
a. For = less psried, Is per nOnth-
sx.t-WxsUIT ysAr, $40 slx nonA', va 30 'a0''ip"'
resolved Tor less han siz months. -.
W0rY year Slo ala months IS. No subscription ''0''
or les han noutna
R.,,it.anee, Al rIk Of The gubseribcL
Rsltansss In ave dollar bills old issue discounted 100
,v a the market value Reb mOnd AZ the time Of reoeP
v.ounu vhoss pspsrs Sss Married With o1OI WI snd's
.nd st ,hs tern Of subscription ahoutto expire And W
r.nl, promptly hey wish heir papers Continued
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sussoanEs whose psPsrs sss MARRIED Win Oso's VII
,,snd Sat lhsE Of EuOssrpaon ASoSs" s1Pus' &
,,,,l, .-oup,ly Y Ih,y wish their papers sOauRasG
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-12-30
Tmn Rrorraoofrr TnrArr RrsoLurros

THK REcrrRocfry TRxlrY RHsoLurroE
IN CANADA.-The sherbroke (Lower Canada
Gazette Of Saturday last, in noticing the
passage Of a resolution by the United Sites
Congress to abrogate the Reciprocity Treaty.
ssys
"This will be sad news to the people Of
Canada, and especially to those Of the Eastern
townships. All Of our exports Of horses,
cattle, sheep, oats, dairy produce, lumber and
timber, in fact almost every staple product of
the townships, have, since the Reciprocity
went into effect. found market in the United
States, free Of duty. II the treaty is abroga-
ted, as there 10 now every reason to beive it
will be, that market will be closed to us or
only opened by the payment Of a war tax Of
twenty-five or thirty per cent. Two causes
have probably operated to induce the United
States to take this step. First, the necessity
of raising large revenue to carry on the
war and second. and we believe more es-
pecislly, on account of the unfriendly feeling
manifested by a majority OF the press and a
largs portion Of the public. toward the North
in the struggle to put down the rebellion.
There is no denying the tact that a majority
Of our newspapers, and those Of the greatest
circulation, with but few exceptions, have,
almost from the commencement Of the rebel
lion. expressed the hope and belief that the
slaveholders Of the South would gain their
independence, ard the Union be broken to
fragments and these papers, and that por-
tion Of the public whose sympathies run in
the same direction, have used their influence
to bring about this result. The prospect ow
is that this sympathy will cost US few mill
lions for putting our frontier in a state Of de-
fense, the loss of the Reciprocity Treaty, aud
give in return a Union with the Lower Prov
inces, and free trade with couple of millions
of people in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
&c, five or six hundred miles off, ION condi-
tion Of building railroad to carry our pro-
duce to their market.) instead Of twenty five
or thirty millions on our border"
Thirty millions for two bad exchange
for Canada but it illustrates the inequality
Of the trade, and justifes an abrog ation oi
the treaty.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-12-30
GALLANT CONDUCT OLA vENRMoNr
sol DER

Mr.. Editor :-Deeming 1t but just to the
soldiers as well es interesting to the inhabi-
tants of the State, that the heroic deeds Of
our Vermont boys should be made public, |
send you an account which for personal dar-
ing cannot be beat. | refer to the conduct
Of Ethan p. Shores Of CRANKY, member of
Co. X, 9Th regiment, in the action at Cedar
Creek under Gen. Sheridan, Oct. 18th. In
the early part Of the day soldier Of another
company in his regiment was coming from of
the skirmish line with (for some reason) a
discha'g ged musket, when met by rebel with
a loaded rife, who demanded his surrender.
The soldier threw down his gun when the
rebel attempted to stab him with his bay onet,
Just grazing the soldiers side. This occur
ring near and in sight of Shores, he imme-
diately brought up his gun and fred, killing
the rebel instantly, with the remark to the
soldier freed, "Up with our gun and at them
again" The soldier whose life was thus
saved is the only one of his c-mpany who
escaped being killed or wounded In that EN-
gagement.
Later the color bearer Of the Sth regiment
was killed when Shores rushed forward to
obtain the colors, when he was confronted
by two rebels, who claimed the capture OF the
colors and demanded his own surrender to
them as a prisoner. +" Never y he exclaim-
ed, and shooting one and bayoneting the 9TH
er, he bore off the coloTs unharmed and in
triumph.-Irdsb,rgh STANDARD.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-12-30
WINDSOR COUNTY.

Oliver p. Chandler VS.. Isaac Dyer.
This was bill in Chancery in which the
following facts we're set forth in the bill which
was demurred TO.
The lslsnd Pond co. gave Dyer a mortgage
OF certain lands, and the same lands we're
then attached by the orator. on writ Of at
tachment. Then a second mortgage was given
OF said premises to the said Dyer. Dyer
brough. two bills of foreclosure against the
Island Pond co. but did not make the orator
in this case party, and in both obtained de-
crees of foreclosure. The orator in this suit
before the expiration of the decree on the
fret mortgage and before he obtained judg-
ment in suit, redeemed the first mortgage
Then obtained judgment in his suit, and sat
is6ed his judgment on other property, and
this bill was brought to recover of Dyer the
money so paid to redeem the first mortgage
or foreclose the land. Held that this was not
voluntary payment but payment to protect
the rights of the orator. That the lien Great
ed by attachment was similar to that Of a
mortgage, and gave the orator the right to
redeem. That the attaching creditor was a
proper party to bill of foreclosure and il
not joined as party. could not be affected by
the dec.ee.
Decree of the chancellor for defendant re-
versed.
Washburn and Marsh for orator. Converse
and French for deft.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-12-30

SUPREME COURT, GENERAL TERM.
The general term Of the supreme court for
the state holden at Montpelier on the I'd
Tuesday Of Nov. 1864, closed it's session on
the llth of Nov. The delivery OF their opin-
ions occupied the entire day. There we're
many important cases before them aud their
opinions thereon showed an amount OF labor in
examining the authorities and anslyzing the
same, which is seldom to be found in the re-
ports published in the United States. The
opinions when Published will do honor 10
the state.
Among the cases decided are the following /:
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Administrator Of SargeAnts estate VS.. estate
Of j. II. Kimball.
kimball was administrator Of the estate OF
Sergeant, ho settled the estate and there was a
sum Of money In his hands which he was de-
creed by the probate court to pay to the cre-
ditors which paid small per cent. on their
claims. When Kimball died. il was claimed
that the creditors had not all been paid their
dividends which had been deoreed to them as
Aforesaid. A new administrator was appoint
ed on the estate OF Sergeant, and he presented
the bond given by Kimbali as administrator
of Sargeant's estlte to the commissioners on
the estate Of Kimball as contingent claim,
for the benefit of the unpaid creditors afore-
said. rhe court affirming the decision in the
court below, held that on the decree of dis
tribution the sum due the different creditors
of the estate Of Sergeant became the absolute
debts of Kimbsll which the creditors might
collect by suit against Kimbsll, OF by suit on
the bond. That it was not contingent claim
anu the administrator de bonn non on the
estate of Sergeant could not sustain any ac-
tion for the benefit Of the uRpsid creditors
for the money SO ordered by the probate
court to be paid by said Kimball as afore-
said.
Sartel and Reddeld for plf. Peck & Colby
and Edwards for deft.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-12-30

The Tribune's dispatch from the Shenan-
dosh valley 22d inst, says Custar's division,
after four days absence on reconnaissance
TO Lacy Spring, nine miles from Harrison
burg, has returned. Rosser's rebel cavalry
dressed in Federal uniform, attempted to sur
prise Custar's camp, and produced for short
| time some confusion, and captured fifty Of
the lst New Hampshire cavalry, but the reb-
els we're coon overpowered and our men re-
captured. except three and Lieut.. Col. Hutch
ins. Rhodes old division was advancing IT,
the attack, and Custar having accomplished
his object returned. The rebels left fifteen
dead and many wounded behind. Our loss
was two killed and twenty-five wounded.
NAsHvILLE, Dec. "a.
The river is 30 feet high and stationary
1t is reported that Hood cannot cross the
Tennessee on account Of the great rise in the
river, which in many places has overaowed
it's banks. Hoods pontoons are said to have
been washed away.
Gen. Thomas headquarters are still a, Co.
! lumbia, although our advance is still pushing
forward after the rebel army. battle this
side Of the Tennessee is confidently predicted.
The cars will run to Duck river to-day.
Itis rumored that Hoods soldiers have
abandoned their wagon trains.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. rs.
An officer of the oh Kentucky regiment
reports 600 Of Lyons cavalry went from
Blizabethtown to Lyonsyille yesterday, and
cannonading was heard from the former place
/ yesterday, supposed to have been collision
between McCook's and Lyons forces.
| Headquarters are advised that the remand
er of Lyons troops number 1000, With but
one piece Of artillery. They left Elizabeth
town this morning going toward Haydens
/ vile, inquiring their way to Greensburg.-
/ Lyons forces did not asssil Muldrah hill this
morning. The damage done the railroad was
slight The trains will run again Wednes-
day.
Lyon's forces are reported to have captured
aud burned the express train. 1t contained
a detachment of two hundred soldiers and
three officers en- route from Nashville to join
Sherman's army. The officers and men were
I pAroled
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-12-30
WINDSOR COUNTY.


Sewsll Fullam VS.. Warren Adams.
The plaintiff had debt Of about $500 a
gainst one John Adams the brother Of defend
ant. John had been attached and had failed
and had sold ell his property to the said War
rem Adams. Warren being fearful that quits
might be brought against him in relation to
said property, applied to the plaintiff to re-
tain him in all suits that might be brought a.
ganst him in relation to said property. Plain
tiff replied that he would be retained for him
on condition that the defendant would pay
half the debt that John owed the plaintiff.
aud reasonable sum for his the plaintiff fees
aud charges if he performed services for de-
fendant, which was agreed to by defendant
The plaintiff afterwards performed services
for defendant, and this suit is TO recover both
for the half of the debt Of John, and for
his services. Held that that part of the
promise to pay half the debt Of John was
within the statute of frauds and not being In
writing, the plaintiff could not recover.
Judgment below reversed and case remand
ed.
v. s. Fullsm for plf. Deane and Robbins
sor deft.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-12-30
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

Northfeld Bank vs. |. w. Brown.
Exceptions dismissed with costs in this
court.
NorthReld Bank VS. l. W. Brown.
This is petition for new trial in Che above
case. Held that this court has authority 70
grant new trial when the court are clearly
satisfied that the verdict Ia against the weight
Of evidence. But il should be clear case.
The proper tribunal is the county court who
have heard the witnesses and can better Judge
in the premises. ~
New trial granted with costs to await the
event Of the suit.
Peck s. Colby and Carpenter for plf.
Heaton & Reed for deft.
Leander Hutchins ct. al. vs.. George w.
Moody.
This is an action Of covenant, A" owned
a piece OF land and sold it to "B" which came
through several conveyances to defendant;
and defendant sold it with the usual covenants
to plaintiffs. At the time " A" sold the land
which was after the first day of April, the
land lad been set to " A" in the grand list,
but no taxes had been assessed on said list.
" A" after he sold the land as aforesaid left
the state for permanent residences leaving no
property, but in short time returned TO berk-
shire in this state, where no continued 70 re-
side. After the sale by defendant to plfs..
brown as collector sold said land in payment
of the tax. and the plaintiffs redeemed the
same. On the trial Of said cause the defend
ant offered to prove by vsrious witnesses that
ssid Brown before be sold said property had
fal knowledge that g A" was residing IN
this state. which testimony was excluded BY
the court Held in this there was error, that
II "A" was living in the state, the collector
as the law then stood ,nus, take the body Of