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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-07

THE subscriber offers his farm. stuatad IN W..
i mouth, containing As acres Of good lana r.
Guiding about acres wood land A two story
house, wood and carriage houses and barn with eel
is also good wharf for shipping hay The facilites
,or sea eresing are uDsu passed. Said farm was
Htnated two miles from Yarmouth Falls
Eor lorihsr particulars enquire Of the subscrfber
AZ A. a ~. rails or Capt. Ro;heus Drinkwater
ueo"" tfl De HENRY HUTCHINS.
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ID STEAM PACKET
I'D G0MPA Y. lr't 90
. STEAMER "EOLUS," rfr
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH TO FORT MoNRC


NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH TO FORT MONROE,
| EASTERN SHORE, MATTHEWS COUNTY,
! 81 - GLOUCESTER AND YORKTOWN.
. CfRRYING THE UNITED Sta TES MAIL.
The New and Fast Steamer E0LUS,n Captain =.
cCARRIcK will commence her regular trips to the above
named places on the 9th SEPTEMBER.
hk DAILY, at 619 and Portsmouth at o'clock, A. NJ,
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY,
for Cherrystohe---evcry ti' p 1T iflN 81
| TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY,
touching ut Old pent going and returning each trip
Packet Companys Steamers 8 LOUISIANA and "ADE-
LAIDE,' for Baltimore, and the Steamers ''TH0MAS
COLLYER" and CITY OF RICHMOND for City Point
and Richmond. Id 4f-.I .... .lH-a .yt t...t
Through tickets sold this Steamer to Baltimore,
City Point, Richmond and her connections
This Steamer is especially adapted to the service in
made the trip IA hours less than any steamer the
route) having Fine Accommodations and is noted
excellent Sea Boat and will make her trips regardless OF
the weather. .... ... .-
Foreght passage apply to the clerk of the Steam
er, or at the Office OF the Company. .H
.p-L FARE:
Fare to Old QUO
Fnro to Mathews Gloucester, Yorktown and
Cherrystone, q oo
Fare from Cherrystone, Mathews and GIouees
Z ter counties and Yorktown to Baltimore-.-. 90
B -" g" " 80 Rchupnd.... 90
TII0S. IL. WEBB,
sep16-tf Agent.
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to their talk Is like attending an italian
n.ao,.o. 1 .

to their talk Is like attending an italian
Opera; one hears the noise, but cannot
understand what it means. The first
"papa" or "mamma, distinctly spoken,
is worth five dollars to either of the de-
lighted parents. Babies must not only
talk themselves, but must be talked to !;
and the amount of baby talk used in a
common sized family, is prodigious.
Baby's appearance opens new field to
all. The old hands who have seen ba-
bies before converse in the language
quite fuently, but tits ludicrous to hear
a beginner undertake to master this diff
ficult tongue. Talking baby talk is an
art which few everacquire to perfection,
though, by constant practice, the most
stupid can partially acquire it, yet it
takes two or three generations of babies
to make aperfect linguist. W llrt
The effect baby produces on fam-
ly, no matter how sober said famil y may
be, is wonderful to behold. 1t COM
pletely turns the heads of ALL If any
particular one behave more insane, or Is
carried away more than the rest, we
think grandma will bear off the palm,
although pa. ma, grandpa, aunt, uncle,
and long list of cousins, are not count
ed out by any means. We think the
mother acts the most sensible, though
even she has her weak points in regard
to baby, and will occasionally exhibit
a trace of insanity when dilating upon
his charms and accomplishments.
The effect babies have on progression
is self-evident. No one ever knew
baby inferior to any preceding baby.
On the contrary, each one is little in
advance of any yet born and when we
think of the vast number yet to be, and
how every one will be a trifle superior to
its predecessor, what glorious future
awaits us We shall eventually reach
perfection. How can those persons who
believe that we retrOgrade instead of
progress reconcile this fact with their
absurd theory?
Some people, a little enthusiastic, look
upon baby ''as thing of beauty
and a joy forever" Now we have seen
some whom we thought had liberal
discount on their beauty and their "joy
fOrever' would quickly vanish on hav
ing to commence to cry and "refuse to
be comfOrted," when left in our charge,
and we busily engaged in reading and
writing. .-z.--
1t must be comforting to a man, no
matter how ugly or how despised he
may be, to think he was once baby,
beloved by large circle of relatives and
friends. 1t is comfort we would not
deny him. There ale quite number of
this worlds people who were not loving
ing babies great while; theyarrived at
years when people ceased to love them,
quite early in life, and have never been
babies SINCE
Babies resemble wheat in many re-
spects' Firstly-neither are good for
much till they arrive at maturity. Sec
ondly-both are bred in the house, also
the .fo,oer of the family. Thirdly-both
have to be Graded. Fourthly-bothI are
generally well thrdshed before they are
done with, r.. H.eE r.f
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-27

The approaching change in our rela-
lions with China is discussed with
earnestness in the English press. The
Shanghai correspondent of the London
Times states that hitherto the American
national representatives have been
treated with ill-concealed dislike, and
in some instances with contempt. He
attributes this fact partly TO the absence
of an American fleet i'm Chinese waters,
and partly to the habit of making con.
suls out of missionaries. Now that q
United States fleet is on the road to
China an extraordinary change is an
ticipated in the mutual diplomatic rela-
tons of the two countries. The Times
speculates whether the first introduction
of the American fleet will not be of a
hostile character The American citi-
zen Burgevine, for whose restoration an
imperative demand has been made by
the United States Consul, is believed to
have been either starved or executed
The Liverpool Post believes that in
future English chances in China will be
considerably affected by American
rivalry.
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Nj U RID Err AND ROB Berry IN
- WASHINGTON.

Yesterday morning, between and 0
O'Clock, diabolical murder was COM
mitted at house No. %, Thirteen-and-a-
half street. Tt appears that Harriet
Wilkes, alias Haughton, had charge of
the house, and had for some time past
lived with man named Levi l.. Far
well, alias Wilkes, who she alleged i'll
treated her, and whom she had bound
over to keep the peace towards her for
six months, which time has about eX-
pired. Yesterday morning the inmates
of the house missed Harriet at the break
fast table, and one of them went to her
room to see if she was in, but found her
absent. Her clothing was still in her
room, which caused suspicion of foul
play, SO those present searched the
house, and when they went to the closet
in the second story, and adjoining her
room, they found it locked, and the key
could not be found. They procured
Ratchet and forced the closet door open,
when they found the dead body of Har-
riet in sitting position against the walls
of the closet. They Immediately sum-
moned DIR. Phillips, No. 45l Thirteenth
street, who repaired Immediately to the
house and found the body of the de-
ceased still warm. He expressed the
opinion that the deceased had been
drugged with chloroform, strangled (as
finger marks were on her throat, drag
ged from the room, and stored away in
the closet. Several of the inmates of
the house testified that they saw Levi l..
Farwell, alias Wilkes, leaving the house
about nine o'clock yesterday morning
by the back gate, and making his way
hurriedly up Thirteenth street. A coii-
pie of persons in the vicinity also stated
that they saw him leave the house at
the time above mentioned, and James
Swallwood stated that he spoke to him
as he passed out. Two of the girls, dur
ing the morning, heard stiled cry of
murder, but supposed it was in the next
house, where man had been in the
habit of beating his wife.-Chronicte, Of
AOndQu.
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Tl'e Martolk gust.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1865.
HENRY WARD BEECHER EN-
DORsES THE PRESIDENT.

The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher took
occasion on Sunday night to deny from
his pulpit, in Brooklyn, the authorship
of certain articles condemnatory of
President Johnson's policy, which had
been attributed to him and were doing
damage to the cause of peace and res
toration. He used the opportunity to
indulge in one of his periodical political
sermons, in which he gave his unquali-
fled endorsement of President Johnson,
advocated fOrbearance and kindness to-
wards the South, and declared that they
must regulate negro suffrage for them
selves, without the interference of the
North. Still, he thought il would be
better for the South to admit the freed
men to q full enjoyment of all the privi-
leges of citizens. He thought with the
President "that all measures for the re-
lief of the blacks must have the cordial
support and countenance. of the South.
We here cannot aid them they are at
arms length, and it is not wise for the
central general government to attempt
to regulate their affairs. The laws and
interests of the government and our
selves will prove of no avail if they are
hostile and unpleasant to the white men
of the South"
He thought the idea of Mr.. Mcntgom-
cry Blair in favor of negro colonization
and separation from the whites prepos-
ferrous. Speaking Of General Lee, he
said that he was panied to see the many
unjust criticisms upon that gentleman
on the occasion of his late installation
as President of Washington College.
He thought that during the war General
Lee conducted himself without unneces-
sary violence, and when he laid down
his sword "who," he asked, "could have
been more modest, quiet or honorable
than he?" He hoped that General Lee
would prosper in his new avOcation,
feeling sure that the youth under his
charge would be well drilled. rlH
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Death OF DIR. MORIARTY.--Dr. J. M
Moriarty, for many years resident and
port physician at Deer Island, was sud
denly seized with illness yesterday, al
his residence i'm East Boston, and died
in less than two hours after the attack.
DR.. Moriarry's death is supposed to
have been caused by disease of the heart.
He was about the city on Thursday, APP
parently in his usual good health. He
was probably the heaviest man in this
section of the country, his weight being
upwards of four hundred pounds. or
large and practical benevolence the de-
cease of the doctor is quite public loss.
Many poor people, as well as others in
better circumstances, will deeply mourn
his departure. He was in the 59th year
of his age.-Boston Transcript Of Satur-
dam '.'.' OPS. -..
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-27

The steamboat competition between
Richmond and Norfolk, Va, is getting
to be quite exciting. The old Bay Line
having reduced their fare to three dol
lars, the new line determined not to be
outdone, and ordered a corresponding
reduction. Thereupon the old line re-
duced to fifty cents. This was some
thing of a "stunner" to the new line,
but at meeting of their agents they
concluded that the public would not be
satisfied with the enormous fare of fifty
cents and reduced it to twenty-five. In
this section such reduction in fare,
where the boats furnish meals, as these
two lines of steamers do, would offer a
tempting inducement to one to take up
his abode altogether on the steamboats,
-Ne,D York NelUs.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-27

CALIFORNIA WOODEN M ILLs.-The Pr
oneer Mill, at Blackpoint, CAL, has thir-
ty-one looms at work now, consumes
annually l 100000 pounds of wool, en-
ploys 22O laborers, pays out 500, 900
yearly in wages, uses acapital of $500, 900,
and runs fifty-two sewing machines.
About one-fourth of the wool purchased
is used in making blankets, the impor.
tation of which has now entirely ceased
the home production having taken en-.
tire possession of the market. Nearly
half the production of the mill is fan.
mel, which is gradually crowding the
imported article out of the market.
About one.third of the wool consumed
at this mill is made into tweeds and cas-
silneres, which is mostly made up into
clothing in San Francisco. Broadcloth
is not made there in quantity, because
of the scarcity of pure merno wool.
The Pioneer and Mission Mills together
consume about 2, 400, 900 pounds of wool,
employ about 450 laborers and 81, 000, 900
of capital, and pay out S2OO,OOO in wages
annually.
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CLERICAL FUN.


A Philadelphia paper tells laughable
story of an incident of the recent Episco
pal Convention i'm that city. A party OF
five clergymen set out to attend the in
auguratiOn exercises of the American
Union Convention, which were, as they
understood, to be held at the Academy
of Music. The place of meeting had
been changed to another hall, but OF
this they knew nothing. Considering
themselves entitled to seats on tho plat
form, the reverend gentlemen entered
by the stage door. They walked rapid
ly by the doorkeeper-who mistook one
of them for Edwin Forrest-and said
find themselves between two lines ofsOl-
noise, or you'll be heard in 'front.'" said
gruff scene-shifter, and the unhappy
clergymen discovered that Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Kean We're playing Hamlet and
Gertrude close beside them, and that
only thin canvas partition separated
them from actors and audience. Of
course they beat hasty retreat, just in
time to avoid having their black coats
and white ties exhibited to the as
sembled thousands by a change of the
scenes. t.l To f.t
We have to credit the Independent
with the following jest: A correspond
ent, Mr. X, we will say, being on a
visit to New York recently, decided to
go on Sunday morning to hear Rev. DIR.
Chaplin. TO his regret, on arriving at
the church, he found not that eminent
divine, but a stranger, who preached
eloquently from the text "But Simon's
wife's mother lay sick of fever" X.
thought he would go to Plymouth
Church in the afternoon, to hear Mr..
Beecher There he found the same
stranger in the pulpit, and again he lis
tened to the expounding of the text,
"But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of
afever" Somewhat vexed at his ill
success, X, having liberal views, went
in the evening to DIR. Osgood's church.
What was his establishment at being
compelled to listen again to the now IA
miliar sermon, from the same clergy
man. Having occasion next morning to
cross the ferry, X. discovered his next
neghbor to be the strange preacher,
with his sermon under his arm. ii
wonder what that ringing can be ?" sug-
gested the stranger mOdestly, as peal
of bells was heard from the opposite
shore. III suspect, Returned X. savage
ly,eyeing the manuscript, "that Simon
wife's mother must be dead. / heard in
several places yesterday that she was
very dangerously ill ~ The rest of the
voyage passed without incident or con-
versation. .e ..ie as8E.
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FENIANIsM.-General Sherman lately
appeared ut Fenian ball at st. Louis,
wearing the badge of the order. Gen.
Blair delivered speech.
Mayor Brown, of Nashville, lately
presided at a large Fenian meeting in
that city, =. - ,.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-27

Dan Voorhees, and Judge Claypool
of Indiana, had fight over some law
point, at Greencastle, in that State, a few
days since. 1t was square fight, in
which nobody was seriously hurt, but
cost them each $40.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-27

THE NEXT CoNGREss.-Th Chicago
Republican publishes complete list of
the names of the members of the two
Houses of the next Congress. In the
Senate, twenty-five States are now repre-
scented by 38 Republicans and Unionists,
and eleven Democrats. According to
the party division that existed before
the war, the House of Representatives
now stands, one hundred and forty Re-
publcans and Unionists, to fifty-one
Democrats; but on the great question of
at once admitting the representatives Of
the Southern States, or keeping them,
or most of them, for a longer period in
probation, it is not probable that the
same proportions will be preserved
Should all the Southern States now
without representation, whose senators
and representatives are yet to be elected,
choose Democrats opposed to negro suf-
ftage, as is to be expected they will do,
and should they all be admitted, the
Senate will then contain forty-seven
Republicans and Unionists, and twenty
seven Democrats; and the House of
Representatives would contain one
hundred and fifty Republicans and
| Unionists, to ninety-two Democrats.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-27

The TABLES are supplied with every luxury the mar
kes afford and equal to rstclass hotel fare and. not
wsandng the superior advantages offered to the pub
lie in point Of elegance comfort safety and speed, the
fares are as low as by any other line
They connect with the elegant New Limo of Steamers
for Newbern, Edenon, Plymouth and all other points
in North Carolina. lf :. .... ~
Passengers transferred to and from all depots and bag
gage handled free of charge
They navigate the James river entirely in the day, thus
aordng passengers time for seeing tho iortications
Dutch Gap and other objects of interest. -
EXCURSION TICKET to Baltimore and Richmond at
reduced rates. 4... D..
The Proprietors of the Line are negotiating for
one of the most superb and fast Steamers of the Hudson
river TO run the james river and intend to make
their Line the permanent institution Of Norfolk; and
grateful for the very large shave Of patronage they
have already received, request continuance of the
public favor H. V. TOMPKINS, Agent,
A. W. SHAW, Supt New Line Steamers sep20-2w
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TELEGRAPH CHARGEs.-The New
York Times says, and we fully endorse
the remarks as being just and well
spoken, that the cost of working a tele-
graph is very small compared with that
of working a railroad or anything else,
and vet the charges in proportion are
higher. All the lines are making enor-
nous dividends upon a capital three,
five and ten times multiplied above the
original cost. The shortest despatch
from Albany costs fifty cents, while on
the continent of Europe one can send q
message across the whole breadth OF
France for a single franc. This matter
b beginning to command good deal Of
public attention.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-27
NEW YORK ANDgV VIRGINIA

STEAMSHIP COMPANY, REGULAR LINE.
MOST PLEASANT RELIABLE AND COMFORTABLE
tt4 ROUTE.
The fine, commodiou and powerful Steamships,
Y A ZOO,
1900 TONS RURTHEN, rCAPTgGEo. w.CoUCH,
tta1tz AND '-'-'
G. r f. o LIE, Plea aa
1900 TONS BTRTTEN. CAPTAIN JOHN THOMPSON,
Will leave Smiths Wharf, Town Point, for New York.
every TUESDAY and SATURDAY evening, at o'clock
Returning, will leave New York from Pier 81, North
River, every SATURDAY and WEDNESDAY, at II NJ.
Passage and Fare, with superior state room aecommo
dations $1,000. at-t't i''Ii '...~
For freight or passage apply to e ..-- -5.t a
G. HE1NEKEN & PALM0RE.
Agents, New York
JIM. SMITH BRO, Agents, Town Point Norfolk.
aug At
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NEW LINE sTEAMER RS,
FOR BALTIMORE, DAILY, AT az PM. 7-
RICHMOND. n I" 6lI A. NJ.

FUR BALTIMORE, DAILY, AT 80 r. M. ''
g. RICHMOND, g. 90 A. NJ sl'i
From Wharf foot of Roanoke and Market Squares.
Carrying Hdrndens and Reid's Express. 49, b.
The Steamers of this Line all new and their re.
markable speed is due to their construction the most APP
proved Modern Models of the fast Hudson river steamers
having been adopted. ..t.t 4 a.
The superiority of these models gives them great ad-
vantage the boats of the old style of naval construc
tion and the newness of their Boilers and Machinery
guarantees to the public their perfect safety.
1t is hardly necessary to inform patrons that with
their powerful Machinery and fine water lines they do
not require the slightest approach to racing" to
BILE them to attain much better rate of speed than any
boats in these waters. F '@
The NEW LINE Is composed of the following elegant
SideWhee Steamers, superby fitted up with Saloons and
single and family State Rooms:
GEORGE LEARY, Carr BRAKEMAN ltl
JAMES T. BRADY, CAPT. lands
CITY POINT, CAPTAIN TALBOT.
DICTATOR, CAPT. DEERING.
-'.'' MAGENTA, CAPT. BAULsR
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EOR PHILA LPHI A
I IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS

4 M N Il III TRA v EIILEIGo
- THE OLD AND ESTABLISHED
BALTIMORE STEAM PACKET CO.,
So well and fayorably known to the Public the
M. N. FALLS LINE, .,
To Are now Running their Favorite Steamers
.i+ Il O u L S L A MA > p.s|H
CAPT. GEO. W. RUSS Il Ii; ..
y 70 ~ ADELAIDE,
".-. CAPT. JAMES CANNON;
G EO II G f. "A N A,
.0f AH- CA PIT. r. PIA RS0N.
They cave the Government Wharf, Norfolk, daily at
81 o'clock and High street Wharf, Portsmouth, at
o'clock p. NJ, for Baltimore, touching at Old Point.
These Steamers carry the u s. Mail and Adams Express
Freight, and for freight and passenger accommodations
are unsurpassed. -.. -. . . ......ss.f .F...
Passengers taking these Steamers arrive in Baltimore
time to with the early trains to Washington and
ali points North and West. Na..' .-
Washington, Philadelphia, New York, and all points
Nortl and West. r.,...,t..lt..f 1 ~. q %. al
Baggage checked to all points free of charge and spe
clal attention given to their delivery. !.s h
Steamers THOMAS COILYER and NJ. MARTIN, of the
Norfolk and Richmond Line.
Any information desired will be cheerully given by the
Clerks of the Steamers application to the Office
the Company in Norfolk. .-.s.-..r ....
BE- be sure to inquire for the FALLS LINE
TII0S. II. WEBB, Agent.
aug19--tf tiasht Norfolk, Va.
IGOR EDENTON, PLYMOUTH
IL WILLIAMSON, AND ALL INTERMEDIATE
The fast Str JENNY LIND" Capt ]. c. Snow, will
on the above line in place of the Str CLARI0N from
wharf foot of Commerce Street. Freight taken at low
rates. For freight or pa ssagS spPllyS to sr,p,rs
~. ..,a .sslsas No. 10 Whitewater street,
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE. no
A TIA TIC COAS T MAIL
! T7T.''L e STEAMSHIP LINE 4ts#tr''
70 r N Il w YO RK!

FOR N CIV RK!
THE NEW AND FIRST CLASS sIDE-wHEEL
STEAMSHIPS .Hll felt .'.t.
HATTERAS AND ALBEMARLE.
Leave Norfolk for New York as follows:
HATTERAS, CAPT'N LEWIS PARISH,
Will leave Dckson's Wharf every WEDNESDAY at 8
/. IL. o. ~ ..tH.t #f5 O'clock, Am f'i# = go.
ALBEMARLE, CAPT. III. a. BOURNE,
Will leave Dickinsons Wharf every SUNDAY at
o'clock, A..
Passengers by this line will be only night at sea-
Returnng.these Ships leave New York every
,.s WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, t.g
at 10 NJ, from Pier No. &c. North River. l'.i 3.
These Ships have superior accommodations for passen
gers and freight. .t aA
The undersigned having been appointed Agent for the
above Line respectfully solics the patronage of his
friends and the public assuring them that he wnse his
best endeavors give satisfaction to his patrons which,
from long experience in this business he eIscondent
he can do. Fl ED. ...a f.- ...t.
For Freight or Passage, apply to me at Dcksons Wharf
'-.. s. G. ELLIOTT. :
Agents in New York, Messrs. LIVINGSTON, FOX
CO., Ill Broadway. .et IL. octZl--tf
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-04
ISLAND CITY HOTEL.
STAFFORD l. TRACY, PrOpriet0rs.
Corner Jefferson and Illinois streets.
Rock Island.

THIS HOUSE is located opposite the
| Steamboat Landing, and only one square from
the railroad depot. 1t Is the largest hote IN 'he
c;tx and its proprietors will spare no pains to
nlease those who favor them with call
The largest and best Hall IN the city, suitable
for first class Concerts Dances, Theatrical Perform
ance &C., SC, is connected with this house
nss- Baggage and passengers conveyed to and
from the house free of charge.
A good Barber's Shop, and first class Saiooi
and Billiard Tables connected with the house