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pARTlES who can appreciate first class inven.
Il tion. Counties will be sold in Maine at such
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as viii insure fhe greatest success to parties buying
Inc articieh already having rapid sale in other
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they will constantly keep lar ge stock of goods for
general jobbing business.
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FRED ST0RER.
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Two hire moderate sized House, pleasantly situs.
= te,, ior family Of three a1ults. Any one hay.
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and who will take good OF he same by add ress
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tNROM the pasture in scarboro', gray Mare, be-
Il tween six and seven years old, Iit;le lame in
the Left hind loot, and having 3 mark of "Serafch-
es on the right hind foot Whoever will return said
mare to MARTIN FLANAGAN, Grand Trunk Pas
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Scholarships good in any part of the United States
ne Principal has had 20 years experience is always
on the spot and attends TO his business; and prom
ises, as during the past II years pains shall be
spared 10 the future. Five hundred references Of
the fret class business men, with many others OF this
city, will testify TO the practical utility, capacious
ness and completeness Of my systems and manner
OF teaching and citizens of other cities have testified
to the same. Diplomas will be awarded for thor
oough courses. Able Assistants secured. Bartletts
rian, the founder of Commercial Colleges, strictly
aanered to as regards not copying. Certain times
VIII De devoted to Commercial Law eucidations.-
ZONE al who have failed to be taught a business
nAha-wntlng and will guarantee to you success.
Appheauous solicited for Accountants. Separate in
struetlon gwen. Students can enter any time. Sep.
arate rooms for Ladies. Tuition reasonable Intri-
cate accounts adjusted. Ladies and Gentlemen that
desire TO take Lessons or full a separate course
In either Bookkeeping, Navigation Commercial
Law, Photography, Higher Mathematics, Civil En-.
gineering, Surveying, Native Business Writing
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Witness, Mary Pillsbury, Mary S. Pillsbury.
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SIRAlED from the pasture of Mr. Francis Rob
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MISCELLANEOUS.
u N / O n
Mutual Life Insurance Co.
INCORPORATED by the STATE OF MAINE
Charter Perpetual. Organised. ls4s
DIRECTORS OFFICE,
6s State Street, Boston, Mass.
PresideRf-HENRT y CROCKER
Isce-f'resiaeHf-DzNfE SHARP
SecretarE-W. H. H0LLIsTER.
III. G.. WILSON,
General Manager Of AgcHcies IN fAe Ner ERglaHd
Sfafes

Assets, Slsf December. 1853. SS52. 2.Oss.sI
Losses Paid % date. $3.50 .o50. 90
Dicidehd Paid H. CASA q date $50 $50 90
rI'HIS Company onsrs peculiar advantages topper
II sons intending 70 insure tneir lives H ~ saiety
and stability. asqairea IN IL fourteen years expsri-
ence; 10 IT. asse . which, without Is capital OF
$1,000, amounts 20 over three aarterr OF million
af dollars. being more than two hundred thousand
dollars In excess fits liabilities for the reinsurAhee
Of ali outstanding risks "a toe facilities presented
~ lts accommodating y stem OF paymcnts of pfemi
ums In the large number. diFerslard conditions and
occupations Vaftcns ages and localities Of lives
sursd. gtting the largest req aisie scope for the ope-
ration of the laws of average morality. and the
pct guaranty % the insured for the BENEFITS thsrc-
Of lB the dirisiqn OF Froft the aasaf auportion-
menf OF which having tor the past fJurtecn years
averaged Forty per Cat. Of the premiums paid.
folicies are sssued upon al the piass asual with
Ltte Insurance Comp aHifs. and a. rates is
censistsHt with yies 70 eqaity aBe solyency.
faFttcs desiring Agencies Ia sowns where the com
p4ny have none, and those wi-hing frayeiag Agen.
ciss wiihlu thc rew knglAnd Staies, wall apply 20
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such reverence. or information 90 age, prese ut
aud past busincss, vi lenable him 20 torn jadg.
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SToLEN from the subscriber on Tuesday Even.
- ing while in Pierce's auction room, q Calf Skin
rock. Book eontaing Ss4 in money, note against
Charles Hodgdon. Gorham. for $50. and enc against
Charles Hooper for Sl2 The above reward will be
tion of the thief
Tune s.-tf GEORGE BECK.
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PAD IN the city, on application At THIS OFFICE
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-05-06

his feet, his hands stretched and nailed to the
crossbeam. His legs were fastened to the cross
with an iron chain, and his arms bound around
with cords, and on the cord around his wa;s.
was inserted piece of wood, on wh;cl, was
written his name and offence similar piece
on his right arm contained his SENTENCE
namely to remain day and night on the cross
until he died: another on his left arm had the
name of the Judge, with his title and officers.
The criminal was nailed to the cross inside the
Yamun in the presence Of the magistrate, and
then carried by four coolies to one of the prin-
cipal thoroughfares leading from the cities.
where he was left during the day, but removed
at night inside the prison for fear of his friends
attempting to rescue him, and again carried
forth at daylight in charge of two soldiers. He
was crucified at noon on Wednesday. and Mr..
JoncS cOnversed with him at five O'Clock in the
evening. He complained of pain in the chest,
and thirst On Thursday he slept for some
hours, when the cross was laid down within
the goal compound. No one was allowed to
supply him with food or drink. and during the
day there was quite a fair in front of the cross.
people being attracted from distance, and the
sweetmeat venders driving q large trade On
Saturday he was sill alive. when to TaOtal was
appealed to by foreigner to put an end to the
Wretches suiierings, and he ir1lmediately gave
orders that vinegar should b, administered,
which he expected would ,,roduce immediate
death; but the result was otherwise, and at
sunset, when the cross was taken within the
goal. two soldiers, with stout bamboOs. broke
his le%S, and then stranolcd him
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-05-06

There MIST have "cracked noble heart. "
when Commander FLUssER was killed on the
deck of his own vessel in North Carolina. He
was born in Maryland, and received an appoint
ment in the navy from Kentucky on the 18th
of July, 1S47. Since that time he has perform
ed no less than fourteen years of active service
nine-tenths of which were at sea. He was at
tached to the trigate Savannah, under Commo-
dOre SALTEI, in 1916, 4, z, and when the war
broke out, refusing to resign, the Government
gave him command of the brig Dolphin, which
was subsequently sunk at Norfolk. HoL1rNs,
who thought to steal the Susquehanna for the
rebels, wrote to him to join his ''natve South.
and the following note was sent back, by that
rebels messenger
DEAR Carl shall never do it. Wha, he one of
the very first to fire on the flag! Not l. have no
appetite for argument tonight; my heart is sick
senses to find thieves making great nation DESTROY
Itself; Where are your wits man? How can this
business end? In "peace" and "slavery" The
end may inaugurate an era of blood unparalleled
while one Southerner lives. win the North be
whipped by the South? Not while the Aleghanfes
rise above level land just look, then at the pros
pect. Blood, rapine desoation, war! Hollins
Thou can'st not shake thy CORY locks a, me
And ray, 1 did it -
Yours in Union.
e W. FLU>SER.
Would that the corspira;ors, who plunged
the country into this ''era of blood " had but
the same vision of the future! 1t has proved
all but prophetic.
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The Sioux Reservation.

In answer to enquiries of Senator WILKIN-
son and Representative WINDOW, the Commits.
sioner of the Land Office returns the following
rather Indifferent reply:
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, April 4, 1864.
SIR: Your letter of the 2Oth ult.. referred by
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, submits
two questions prOpounded by D. G. Shillock,
Esq, viz:
1st. When will the Sioux Reservation be
open for settlement?
2rd. Will there be any arrangement to Sc.
cure to the people, who have settled OH these
claims years ago under q mistaken survey of
the same their homesteads?
In reply have the honor to inform vou that
the act of Sd March, 1868, (Stat. Vol. 12, page
S19) for the removal of Sioux bands of fndi-
ans, and for the disposition of their bands in
Minnesota, requires certain preliminary pro-
ceedings on the part of the Secretary of the
Interior in order to the final disposal of said re-
serve, which when completed will be subject
to entry on certain conditions. As vet. how
ever, this office must pause until advised of
the action of the Secretary of the Interior in
the premises.
As to the rights of parties who have settled
before the survey of the Reserve, or under a
" mistaken survey" though no opinion in ad-
vance can be expressed by this office, but
where the matter in actual cases comes before
this office, the same will carefully be examined
with view to such suggestive remedies as the
law and facts of the several cases may seem to
justify.
Very respectfully your ob't servant,
J. NJ. EDMUNDS,
Commissioner
Hon. WM. WINDoM, House of Reps.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-05-06
What Became Of SUPERFICIAL
Provost Marshal.

Oar readers will remember that some months
ago very earnest and intensely loyal " Pro-
vost Marshal in the city of Baltimore arrested
numbe. OF persons and carried them to
the Confederate lines. The offence for which
this severe punishment was inflicted was that
some half dozen persons at a private party.
wine in hand drank to toast Slamning the
goose that bore the quill from which was made
the pen that wrote the emancipation procla.
nation. This Provost Marshal's name was
FISH, and the fish has come to IN untimelv
end, as is recorded in the following order from
the War Department:
ADJUTANT-GENERALs OFFICE. WASHINGTON.
April 25.-COlonel William H. Fish, First Con-
necticut cavalry, has been convicted by court
martial of conduct preiudicial to good order
and military discipline in having made
fraudulent claim against the United States,
and received payment for horse lost in the
military service claimed as his personal prop
erty, but belonging to the United States gov
ernment; appropriating to his own use and
benefit goods seized by him while acting as
Provost Marshal of the Middle Department;
delivering up large sum Of money in his DOS
session as Provost Marshal to person claim
ing it as his property, and corruptly receiv-
ing in consideration of thus delivering it up,
the sum of two hundred dollars or there.
abouts; and in having caused the Govern
ment brand to be removed from Govern
ment horse, and then selling the same as his
own property; also, of using false accounts and
vouchers, knowing the same to contain false
statements. for the purpose of obtaining an ap-
proval OF false claims against the United States,
contrary 10 statute in such case made and pro-
vided. The Court sentenced said Colonel Fish
to be cashered, to forfeit to the United States
all pay and allowances due, and to become due
to him from the United States, and to pay to
the United States fine of five thousand dol
lars, and to be imprisoned in the penitentiary,
at Albany, N Y, or such other place as the
Secretary of War shall direct, until such fine
shall be paid; provided, that such imprison-
ment shall not be less than one year. The fore
going sentence has been approved by the Sec
retarp of War, and Albany, N. Y, designated
as the place of confinement, which has been
approved by the President.
f. d. TOWNSEND. Asst. Adit.-Gen.
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PROCLAMATION by the Governor.
SiAiH "s "iNNEsorA, EXECUTIVE DEPT
ST PAUr Noy o 1oc1 =

STATE og MINNESOTA, EXECUTIVE Drp,r)
Sr. PAUL, May 3, 1864.
To the People Of Minnesota:
The discovery and corrections of sover.,
omissions in the account of the Provost Mar
shal General with the State of Minnesota hos
materially reduced the number of men dine 70
tht General Government.
The balance now established by that Donort
ment is about eleven hundred, and Lieut.. Col
Averill, the A. A. Provost Marshal General, has
imperative instructions to draft this deficiency
from the towns that are in arrear.
1t is probable that he will not be in readiness
to execute this order, until about the eighth or
tenth instant; and meanwhile earnestly en-
woke, from such towns and districts as are
known to be deficient, the most untiring effort
to furnish for the old Minnesota Organizations
the said eleven hundred men.
We shall thus encourage and cheer our gal
liant soldiers who are already in the field, rem
der efficient aid to the Government of the
United States, ard avoid the stigma and rnorti-
fication of a draft.
(Signed st STEPHEN MILLER
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Generals Blair and Schenck.

The remarkable correspondence in our tele-
graphic news, suggests the inquiry, how Gen.
erals SCnENCK and BLAIR have retained their
seats in the present Congress, in direct contra
vention of the first Article OF the Federal Con-
stitution, which says that
No person holding any office under the Uni
ted States, shall be member of either mouse
during his continuance in Office
The President, in his message to the House,
last week, in answer to inquiries concerning
Sc,1ESCk and BLAIR, distinctly confesses the
existence OF a secret verbal understanding be-
tween himself and these officers to evade the
these officers surrendered his commission, but
continued to hold their offices, and both of
them might, if they had been so disposed,
have drawn full pay as officers Of the United
States and as Members of Congress. Under q
similar arrangement, the Halls Of Congress
might be filled with army officers, as really un-
der the pay and control of the Executive as
any officers of the United States serving under
him anywhere. The evident intent of the
clause of the Constitution quoted, was to Sc
cure the independence of the legislative branch
OF the Government. The bargain between the
President, SCHESCK and BLAIR, was simply
bargain to defeat that intent, by permitting
the military dependents of the Executive to
take part in the deliberations of the House.
Though SCIENCK and BLAIR unbuckled their
spurs at the door, the Executive had pledged
himself to strap them to the heels Of his
faithful Knights again when they passed out
tho Hall
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The Governors Proclamation.

While due commentator will be extended
to the motives which influenced Gov. MILLER's
appeal to the people of the State to raise the
eleven hundred men now deficient on our quo
ta, by voluntary enlistment, it may be set down
as fixed fact that it will be unheeded in dis
tricts where the greatest deficiencies exist, and
wholly fail of accomplishing the object
designed. If, under the impulse Of the
extraordinary bOunties rendered by
the government and extended from time
to time during season when labor was not in
great demand, and the terrors of the draft were
staring them in the face, the deficient districts
were unable or unwilling to raise the number
of men required Of them, it cannot be expect
ed they will do so now when all pccuniary in
ducements are withdrawn, and the draft, in
stead of being an object of terror and aversion
has been made by the authorities at Washing
ton such a contemplate farce that the veriest
coward in the State would not bulge an inch
or give dollar to gain an exemption from its
operation.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-05-06
Murder Of Black Soldiers,

Evidence that the rebels are determined to
massacre all the black soldiers who may fall in
to their hands is furnished in a letter from Cam
ton, Miss, published in the Atlanta (Ga.) Ap-
peal of April 18th. The letter-writer says:
Bluff, killing some fifty negro soldiers who were
Guarding the workmen. The killing ,cas applauded.
Take no negro prisoners is the cry in mIich all join
1t is proper
The writer goes on to assign a reason for
the murder of black prisoners of war. He
says:
SeJ preeerration requires that there be rue bot
mdt o. determination With armed negroes.
lie Is not insensible of the logic of this prop
osition, as he adds:
white fellows 'o
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-05-06
The Land Grant.

We learn from Mr.. WILLIAM L. BAN
MING, who returned from Washington on
Sunday, that the Senate bill granting lands
to the Lake Superior and Mississippi Rail-
road Company was materially amended in
the House of Representatives. The name
of this company was stricken out, and the
grant was made to the State, to be dis
posed of by the Legislature-the land,
however, to be applied on a railroad from
81. Paul TO Lake Superior. A strong
effort was made to strike "St. Paul as a
starting point out of the bill, but it was
unsuccessful, and the Legislature will be
bound by the terms of the grant. There
was another amendment for branch to
the town of Superior. We have not learned
that these amendments have been acted
on in the Senate.