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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-10-23

that we might economize by Dridgets making
our bread instead of buying it?"
"Perhaps so," said Mrs. Wilde, smiling "And
now, Eustace, suppose we make little esti-
mate of your days expenses"
Mr.. Wilde stared at his wife as if he thought
her slightly demented.
"Nonsensep
@No nonsense at allo
s'But don't remember-I couldn't tell"
"Perhaps can assist your memery a iittie,
sir. For your share ofthe supper at D-"s
and ride atterward, you paid eight dollars-a
package of cigars, ten-a dinner ofturtle soup,
claret, ETC., six. Your new office chalr-very
splendid, certainly-was forty five-your Illus
trated edition of-'s works, twelve dollars
and half That amounts, believe, to eighty
one dollars and fifty cents. Don't you THINK, aI;
my dear, that you might econonsIze a llttle
Eustace Wilde turned scarlet from his snrt
collar to the roots of his hair. Had there peen
a convenient chasm in the floor, he must GER
tainly have sunk into it.
maggie, are you witch?
mo, dear, am only woman"
show the deuce did you kn0wT r
"I found out" said Maggie quietly. Il must
confess that / had no idea how very expensive
business was"
Eustace moved uneasily in his seat.
II give, up Maggie" he said, @Tll own you
have me there. Bemerciful little woman, and
don't abuse your victory. But do wish I
knew how you heard of it."
Maggie smiled.
'If this is specimen of every days expen-
ses, it's no wonder you cannot spare any mon
ey for the Soldiers Fund, Or
"Don't, Maggiep he pleaded hurriedly,
drawing out his purse, and PLACING Tin her
hands, stake what you wish, my dear
''Tll be moderate" said Maggiel "a suppose
you would like to subscribe at least ffty dol
lars for the sick soldiers"
Just what you please, my DEAR" said Eu-
STAGE, with grimace.
And from that day to this, when Maggie
wants any extra funds, she has but to hint at
Daily expenses and Eustace's pocket-book
flies open as by magic, although he has never
yet discovered hoau she managed to find it
out.
The Committee was agreeable surprised at
Mr.. Wilde's hberality in the matter of the Sol
dier's Fund; but then the Committee was ig-
norant of the marvellous victory achieved by
the woman in Brown.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-10-23
MARINE INSURANCE

Marine Insurance on HULI,S, CARGOES, and
FREIGHTS, TAKEN SPECIALLY or upon OPEN
POLICIES. The public wiz find it for their iateres.
to give call. - 500
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-10-23
New York Estimate of ,he Inierna.ional.

s
New York Estimate of the International.
As IN indication Of how this Company stands AT
HOME, we take the City business Of 1O5 Companies
and Agencies named in the Treasurers Report Of the
New York Board of Fire Insurance Companies for
1864, and find that THE INTERNATIONAL RE-
CEIVED MORE PREMIUMS IN THE CITY OF
NEW YORK THAN ANY OTHER COMPANY,
EXCEPT ONEl This list includes the English Com
panies and the Hartford Agencies, all of which fall
far behind the International in point of patrona in
this City, NesO York Commercial AdUertiser.
This is most gratifying and remarkable fact, best
understood by those who best know the real merits
and lful management CT this sterling corporation,
which thus within two years takes the lead OF scores
Of other Companies that have been established from
quarter to half century. M
CHARLES TAYLOR, PRESIDENT.
HAMILTON BRUCE, vIcE-PREsIDENT. M
G. C. HINE, SECRETARY.
OLIVER A. DRAKE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
OFFICE, 1855 Fore Street. Portland, Mep
John W. Munger Dc Co.,
ostsd1y Agents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-10-23
A RARE CHANCE!
Ornamental CarUi,,g.

FNHE subscriber has opened shop on the corner .,
Chestnut and Congress streets lup stairsS Irhere
ne i Isl + prepared to do all Ii DIS Of Carving
70. Antique Chairs, Picture Frames and' window
Cornices carved in the best style. '''- '''-'9N''
sepzodlm THEODOR JOHNSON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-10-23
FIRE DEPARTMENT..

We are prepared to issue policies on Dwelling
Houses for a term of years, and also upon EVERY
SPECIES of INsURABLE PROPERTY at FAIR
RATES. 4A at
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS:
,,pr 1sHED AT se1 EXCHANGE STREET R,

N. A. FOSTER g. co.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15
Republican Taxation.

Mr.. A. is farmer of our acquaintance,
worth $4,000, upon which he pays State
and local taxes to the amount of 5000.
Mr.. B. is a shoddy contractor in this
city, who is worth SIC, 900, made in the
war from the Government, which sum he
invested in United States bonds. His
$4,000 is exempt from all State and To-
cal taxes. He pays nothing for the pro-
lection by the laws to his life. liberty and
property.
This discrimination against the farmer
and in favor of the contractor, will be one
of the questions involved in the coming
elections, and candidates will be required
to take position upon it. The Democ-
racy are against it, and with them many
honest Republicans.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15
General Cox and Hts support
er.

The Cleveland (o) Leader, the Radical
Abolition organ in Northern Ohio, in defend
ing Messrs Fairchild and Plumb from the
charge Of bringing out General Cox on the
nego suffrage question, very tartly says
1--WE venture quietly to suggest to our ven
erable and rrasclble contemporary that every
word Of that condemnation falls upon Gener-
al Cox's shoulders The responsibility Of
publishing the correspondence on this subject
rests with that gentleman and not with Messrs.
Fairchid aud Plumb. Their note was
written with no design Of forcing General
Cox to public declaration OF his sentiments.
Their questions we're asked only for their own
personal satisfaction, and they expressly de-
clarod in their letter that 1t was not their wish
to publish his views unless he desired it. To
be sure General Cox says in reply: You
must act upon your own responsibility in de-
termining what publicity you shall give to
this, but, nevertheless, the letter was furnish
ed to the Cincinnati and Columbus papers
before it was received by Messrs. Farchild
and Plumb 1t is only just TO these gentle
men to say that the only person responsible
for publishing the Cox letter is General Cox.
ut is hardly necessary for us to add that
General Cox would have shown more wisdom
and greater resp;ct Tor the large majority Of
the Union party of Ohio who favors negro
suffrage, if be had never published the doeu.
ment referred to-
The Lorraine County News, published ut
Oberlin, where Plumb and Fairchild reside,
in noticing the correspondence says of the
Generals reply
"The General replies very promptly his
letter being dated but one day after that to
which it is an answer And the General
elects to make it public, sending it to the
press Of two cities, simultaneously with the
forwarding OF a copy to Messrs Faircbild and
Plumb
The News then accuses Cox of dodging
one Of the questions put to him-whether he
is in favor of negro suffrage in Ohio. To this
Cox says not word, directly or indirectly.
After discussing his answer to the other ques,
ton, the News says
"These views, and General Cox's manner
of treating the questions addressed to him,
of course meet with different degrees of favor
in different sections, and among other differ
ent classes of men in our State. In this
section among the radical anti-slavery men
of the Reserve they are anything but salts
/ factory while in other sections, and especir lily
among conservative and pro,slavery men,
they are highly applauded AT least, it may
be said that his treatment Of the subject, II
not distinctly his sentiments are applauded.
"We should have thought the better of
General Cox ifhs had directly and frankly au.
swered both questions addressed to him but
we are not sure that, upon the whole it would
have increased his popularity in the whole
State"
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15
New Jersey.

In we'll written article on the approaching
campaign in that State, the Hudson county
Democrat says truly:
New Jersey has spotless record She has
never violated the solemn pledges she made
to her sister States since she entered that
common sisterhood, the object Of which was
to perpetuate the Union. Under Democratic
rule she has given equal and exact justice to
Al and she stands to day where she stood
at the helm of the nation, unseduced by power
and firm in the right Her course has been
emnenty conservative sud Just, and the
press and the people bear witness to her prob
ity, honor and patriotism, She has defended
the rights OF her people at every sacrifice,
When the black night of war darkened the
land and threatened the constitutional rights
of her sons, New Jersey-derided and mslign-
ed New Jersey-was the only spotin the loyal
North where the tree of liberty de6ed the
whirldwind, and sent its roots deeper into the
soil and distended its branches farther in tho
atmosphere of heaven, New Jersey is and
ever has been, despite her mendacious cal
umniators, the abode of law, order and
constitutional freedom, and will not, at this
late day, tarnish her past glory by endorsing
party whose whole history is marked by
violence, ,bloodshed and despotism. Contrasted
to her Northern sisters she stands above the
rest, in shape and gesture proudly eminent
This proud height in history she has won
through her Democratic men and measures "
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15
Militia versus Regulars.

We hear of some other remarks OF Mr..
Conover's at the Republican convention on
Saturday which are carefully omitted from
the Journals report of his speech. Not
withstanding the fact that they are "a
little rough" on the "militia officer" who is
the Journals candidate for the Judgeship
of the Montgomery County Superior Court
we think that proper regard for "historic
truth"-which Napoleon III. asserts sis
no less sacred than religion"-ought to
have induced the Journal-as it does in
duce us-to put them upon record.
The remarks as reported to us, are as
follows:
al cannot understand Mr.. President,
why gentlemen are determined to make a
fight over the Superior Judgeship, when
they can get the very man OF all Others
whom they say they wish into that posi-
ton without fight. If this Convention
nominates Judge Haynes and he accepts
IT, the Convention oil the otner party wall
make a nomination, and then there will
be a struggle for the prize in the political
arena, where, in my judgment, Judicial
offices should never be cast. Why make
a fight when we can get what we wan
without one If an officer about attacking
q fortified place should receive from the
garrison an offer to surrender, and he
should answer that he would not accept
their surrender--that he proposed to battel
down their breastworks and take them by
storm, how foolish would you consider
him ga MILITIA oTFIoER" with signi
ficant emphasis) "might do such a thing
but a Regular would know better"
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15
"Cheek by JowI.o

Col loves speeches in Convention are
not all reported in the journal. He said
WHAT (oh, virtuous LOVELY II so to
the polls cheek by jowl with copper
heads?" We observe that all the names
signed to the letter to Haynes, appear to
have been written before his he wrote
his name with full knowledge that cop.
perheads had done likewise before him,
and promised to give Judge Haynes their
undivided support. He put himself
"cheek by jowl" with them. Doubtless
they are glad to be rid of the company Of
one so regardless of his word.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15
To the People OF Montgomery
County.

You are hereby requested to assemble in
Mass Convention, at Beckers Hall, Dayton,
at 10 A. M, on the 10Th day OF August, for
the purpose Of appointing delegates to attend
the State Convention Of the Democracy, TO
be held at Columbus on the Oath of August,
to nominate the candidates for the several
State offices to be filled at the ensuing cleo
ton.
All citizens, without former distinction OF
party, who are opposed to negro suffrage and
equality, to military arrests, and commissions;
for the trial Of civil ofenses and who are in
.avor of just and equal taxation of all prop
erty no further increase Of tho public debt
the collection e the Federal revenue by ex-
isting State and County officers Habeas Cor
pus; trial by jury the repeal of the military
commutaton tax law; and the policy Of i'm
mediately restoring the seeded States as
equals in the Union, in the mode which is
now being carried out by the President are
cordially invited to attend and participate
By order Of the Democratic Central Com
miltee.
WM PATTON, DAVID CLARK,
Il THOMPSON, JOHN V NAUERTH,
VAL FRIEs, JoNA KENNEY,
PHILLIP FARRELL.
Dayton, July 25, 1865.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15
Current News Items.

General BrannAn, Of Savannah, has given
orders To restore the Pulaski House TO lie ori'
ginal proprietor who was an officer in the
Confederate Army.
I'D Howell, a brothsr.in.law OF Jefferson
Davis, has been brought before the military
magnates at Savannah for uttering disoysl
language, and on this serious charge has been
sentenced to pay a Gne Of $3.50, be imprisoned
six months, and then sent out Of the district
What the "disloyal language" is, is not stated.
Any thing is disloyal that the Administration
don't like politically.
The negro question for emancipation is
being brought up in Brazil, whom the human.
ilarians are determined to ruin, il they can.
1t seems that Jenkins, the defaultinR bank
teller in New York, Of the Phoenix Bank,
spent considerable part Of his money upon
loose women, in the purchase of Jewels and
diamonds. Fine diamond rings. worth $500,
have already been found upon one girl
We see it stated that the Hon. John c.
Breckenridge was to sAll from England on the
lst inst, and was expected iu Canada on the
l4,h.
Among the latest additions to the company
at Montreal were Commander Wilkinson, OF
the Tallahassee, and Taylor Wood, former
commander of the same craft
We have information from Mecklenburg
County, Va, to the effect that the free negroes
are congregatlng at the prominent points 10
the county, killing the sheep, poultry and
hogs and devastating the cornfsds, melon
and other patches Those proceedings are
not stopped by the Federal negro troops in the
county. OF course not The State authori.
ties are very much exorcised what to do with
the negroesl Certainly that is the question.
We have won an elephant-Where are va to
put him,
The war between the neg roes and the SOL
diers and whites continue in Petersburg
This is one of the fruits of the Abolition
agitation.
Preston King is said to be appointed Col
lector of New York, in place Of Simeon
Draper
A New Orleans correspondent Of the New
York Tribune, who has dared to critcise the
acts of his military Highness. General Candy
has been sent home to New York under
arrest.
The crops in Canada are said to be the
largest ever harvested,
Gold closed at Gallagher's, last night,
at l4l.
The Mississippi State Convention met yes
terday and organized, according to the proc
lsmatou of Governor Sharkey,
The name of the Jewish Record, published
Al New York, has been changed to the Hebrew
Leader
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15
A Restored Union.

The New England press, and especially
the religious papers at the hub, have a
way of telling the truth sometimes, which
would be considered NAL Gppropos in the
columns of Republican papers out West
The Waterman and Reflector, a Baptist
paper published in Boston, in its issue of
August 10th, says: -'
'In what part Of the Constitution does the
President find his authority for setting aside
men who have been elected to office by the
people of a State2 There is no such authority
in that instrument The President acts as n
conqueror. This action is perfectly proper
but It il strictly despotic; and IL is proper be-
cause he is master OF Virginia thtough tho
success Of Federal armies, OF which Ihe II
Commander in chief. As he can set aside the
actions OF Virginians by force, we wish be
had made use of force to make citizens OF
colored Virginans ;. he has just as much
right to do the one thing as the other-the
right that comes from success in war, right
that is boundless, limitless, and not to be DIS
ported or called in question
This is the truth in a nut shell. The
success OF the war IN mlltary point OF
view, has revolutionized the Government.
1t is now, not constitutional Govern
ment but military despotism. The Ad-
ministration rules, not as the representa-
tive of the people, but by the power of the
sword.
This is not restoration, but subversion
of the Union.
The idea of restoring the Union by war
was a paradox. The war is over. The
rebellion is crushed The work of restor-
ing the Union is now to be commenced,
and it depends upon the people to say
whether our form of Government shall be
a Constitutional Republic, or continue a
military despotism.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15
}. D0IsOn Cox.

The Abolition candidate for Governor re.
fused to answer the several letters addressed
to him by soldiers, soliciting an expression Of
his views on the Negro Suffrage question but
when a sell constituted committee Of Ober.
lnites addressed interrogatlons touching the
same question, he promptly replied His re-.
ply is fully as much offs dodge as the platform
of the Columbus Convention Mr.. Cox labors
through four columns Of newspaper not To
answer the question Of HIS friends, but to
avoid answer. He does not say whether he ID
for or agAinst Negro Suffrage in Ohio, but
suggests that the negroes Of the South be
provided for by being colonized in Georgia,
Alabama, and Florida, there to havb the elec.
tivs franchise, hold office, and be Represented
in Congress aud elsewhere.
Itis pretty suggestion to people already
oyerburdened by taxation, that three great
and wealthy States should be bought at the
public expense and donated to the negroes in
order to give them the unobstructed exercise
Of the elective franchise Holmes County
Farmer,
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15

as an interference by a stranger with their
rights, out Of place, aud uncalled Tor. Thus
ended in disgust aud division the meeting
which was looked to to bring about harmony
and union--and we venture to predict that
it will be oome time again before another
such a large and respectable meeting Of the
working men OF Dayton can be assembled
together in this city.
A WoRKINo MAN
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15

< A sensation lie, which has been going
the rounds about Gen. Lee and Mr.. VAL
landighAm in consultation at the Clifton
House, has been already exploded by men
ton of the fact that Mr.. V. has not been
near the spot. 1t now appears that Gen.
Robert f. Lee, the late. Confederate Cen
eral, has himself been all the time in Vir-
ginia, the Lee at the Clifton House being
some other Lee of the same name, but
otherw Use unknown to fame. I
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15
Real 35state Agents.
LENTZ a. &APPLEGATE.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
once 3e3 Third street North side,

lOpposNe 1oWn Clock.l
For Sale, Flax Factory, occupied by Messrs Davies
4 Co., with machinery, and acres ofland.
A farm 100 acres mile north OF Browns staton on
Western X. r., on Twin Creek, well improved,
$4,000
A brick house, cor OF Brown aud Ann Sta.
A double frame house on Hess street,
A double frame house on Walnut street
A double frame house on Fiith ,troet
farm Of 60 acres, 215 miles from Dayton
iarm Of II acres, miles from Dayton
A farm of50 acres on 0reenville r. r;
farm Of 1913 acres near Germantown
A brick house on Filth street, No 22T
farm OF 70 acras, well improved, fine brick house,
and best Twin bottom land y mile west Of Ger
mantown.
A farm OF 90 acres good improvements nt Browns
Station ON Western II, II,
well improved farm Of 100 acres. two miles east Of
Sonora, on Western railroad.
good hsuse and large lot on Main street, No 2j4.
farm offs acres on Germantown pike, miles from
Dayton.
Two all farms well improved adjoining Liberty,
miles nom Dayton, OF SO and ~ acres oach.
number Of houses and lots in different parts OF the
city, All will be sold cheap.
iy29 LENTz a APPLEGATE, r. n. A.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15
@E0ical.
Success in Business.

No business can he truly successful which is no
founded on real fitness ofthings. The article made
or sold must have intrinsic merit and supply public
want. Success issuing from the cap.trap OF advertis.
ing, or the tricks oftrade, or mere pretension and
display, will be only apparent and in the end, but de-
ceiye the operator and those who trust him. But
an article anpplies public want and fairly meets It's
adoption is merely question oftlme Itmay be
retarded by ADVERSE influences sped by prospering
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have proved Thousands OF families use them daily
for all the alment' and scknesses Of life, and rarely
are seriously sick, or have need To call physician.
Thousands, taking some single Specific have cured
themselves Of chrome diseases which have been the
bane OF their lives, and upon which they have spent
hundreds In vain, and among the millions who use
them, none are found to question their purity or st
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with "A case in your house,
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You may cure your ChildFen
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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15

SINGULAR MURDER AND SUICIDE The wife
of Peyion Langley, of Fulton, No, dishonor-
ed him. He talked the matter over with her,
when she agreed to let him kill her, il he
would himself commit suicide This strange
'Lss,;." Lia.,fN .La,'t - II ou,'
while she lay in bed, then placing himself be-
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-15
gpBANK EXCHANGE, ,&la
eos Firth street, Diekey's Block,
DAYTON, ONO.

The subscriber having purchased this saloon, IL
prepared 10 entertain customers IN the best style
with Liquors, Wines, Cigars, &c, ofthe hest quality
He nuies his friends and the torIaer customers ofhe
Houseto give him call, and try his fare.
JOHA LUkASIEWITZ.
ie 20 std