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40 .. OF NEW YORK. FATHER Matthew


THE LADIES' II. c. 7. A. r. SOCIETY
L will meet sunday evening, I O'clock In their
hall, Columbia 1t. Eminent speakers will be pf,
sent. singing Nv Mics nsry Kate Crohau and
hessrs Byrnes and Crchau. JOHN kEAENEY,
| Pres. WA. BARTLiI, soo, 10
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THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 4. a,

TRANSFIGURATION k. c. I. A. b. So.
L oety will hold public meeting on Sunday even.
ins, Oct. ~. at O'clock. Mr.. Btophy, Esq. aad
others will address the meeting the subject oi
Total Abstinence. The public are respectfully Ia.
yited. JOHN MCBRIDE, PTes'. WILLIAM FITZ.
GERALD, Vice. PATRICK OCONNOR. Sec.lsl
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n ~ DIN. Ml-EllN " LII bE HELD
Ii5y Ib- Fether Hstheg 4. !. -. So.is.y No 3, Of
New York. At their hail cor. 2,th st. and sth ave, on
srndsy evening, Oct 90, At O'Clock. Mr.. Rafferty,
VIII sdoress the meeting. Sipging bv Nessrs King,
wallsce awler and Rely; also by The Mise, Can.
aSsn, henehck. Aagin and others. EDW ARD W
A. CLARKE, See. l4J
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A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE FATHER
"A L. l.. I. a. B. Parent Society will be held al
their sail, 3ol Brootne 81, on SUNDAY oTeninC, Oct
.gth inst. At O'clock The meeting Will be sddres.-
ed Dy Msi'rs Or, sw ana r. 4. Carey, Ma-shaI Of
he Soc ety. sIuting b 6-o-hcr Nah, Professor
~ flynn and others. Jas RIORDAS Pre- WM.
AAkk, Rec. Sec, 49,
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FOR SALE - HORSE, WAGON AND
= harness Inquire Ji5 Hudson st. 34E
, HORSES FOR SALE CHEAP-APPLY
- for . dsys at rs thomas st; rear stable So
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A PUBLIC MEETING OF The YOUNG
"A Mems fsther MatheE T. A b. Society, No /, Of
Brooklyn.wll be he'd Tomorrow evening At o'clock
at Lstner Hall, sl0 and 2l2 Court St The tneetins
hoss, Esd and DE 9. j. Bennett silrins hy Mrs,
Boger and hessrs Thomas Tighe, and Patrick Cum
mns. PAIklCh Lyons, Pres GEO. o'NEiL,
Rec, Sec lsg
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A MEETING OF THE FATHER r. A. B,
Lhsociety No Q, Brooklyn, viii be held At 22 Court
Il. 10 morrow evening Speakers, Capt. DeCa amp
snd Ihos. Elton. Etq. singing BY Hessr,. Doran
Curtin and Others. lhe Msshington Band, under
the leadership OF =. MeCunn, Esl., will di.course
DISNIGAS, Pres. JOHN TlERSEI, Rec see i4i
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In confinement. He has The freedom Of the fort,
and ls sowed TO receive the visits OF his friends.
lis brother, Lanton e,sphsnA who accompanied
Nj. johnson 10 Fort Warren, remains there stlL
and is permitted 10 sleep in his bro,her's apart
nenis and ioin HIM In h.s walks for exercise
A ooHrrsrospKrr who has recently visited the
L. 4. Arsenal ~ Washington, thus describes The
present appearance Of rh,, he states ia the sspu-
clre Of ,he assassin, J. wilkes Booth "Entor-
ins he lower rooms Of the prison. and passing
through devious halls formed by piles Of cartridge
boxes We came 81 length TO what seemed W te
sold wall, against which was piled the same sort
OF ammunition, but through an aperture between
We boxes, on showing TO one side heavy plank,
an smpty, foorlsss TO M WAS disclosed, In one
corner OF which the loosenod earth indicated he
burisl-IlAce VI the foulvst assassin Of time"
A ooharsrosDrsr writing from Springfield, III,
says! TLe tomb of Mr.. Iincoln has been often
described thai no frcsh words q our, win Increase
The vividnefs Of the picture Ths remains are still
unburied, and lie In the reception houss, Just ss
thsy eAms ffom Washington, watored by the tears
OF the nauou. guard tent is PITCHED oproste TO
thls house o the uesd, ON rising knoll. surruu nd
81 oy trees. Three sentrss guard the sacred
rems ne night and dsy, and the stone doors are
Kept open, so that the air may cireulss freely
through the place An iron gate protests the re-
mains tOm close intrusion, although Que can
ace ne two cofns-thosc OF the father, and OF The
ut~r hN sou, who was carried here from WASH
'nstoh viii thu, TO tnsr hpal resting place. Tho
flpunib are very Mid and beautiful, and capablo
OF We creates, imp ioyemsnt, as sool . the tres
hn'scapo ssrdeper shall appear. II 10 laid out in
Fosds hhd lo.s, and iLterhpsrsed with patches of
gtsene-y, and dns shrubs and beds Of flowers.
Streams Of del clous water run through ~ and
Dirds Ans ia ihe grand oil forcH, Eces-tao Abori-
tines OF nature. II ia ALTO. ether As bssuuful a.
'he vale u Tempe deseriUel by Anseh,rsis.
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From Alabama.



Cinctnrd't, Ssp,. ls.-The GAZETTE has . special
dispatch from Montgomery, Ala Giving the pro-
ccedings Of the Alabama state Convention. The
Convention organized by the election Of III Cover
nor Fitzpatrick o. Pre- ideut by Scclamston. Gov
ern1f Psons ADMINISTERED the oath 20 all the dele
gates requested by President Johs-on. one
hundred and Nen;y-slrhi delegates ~ere In attend
anee. The action OF the Convention viii te
conservative differing hu, little from this, of the
Missi,.is,inpi state Convention. Governor Parsons
hvots action ty ID, Convention for tic admission Of
negro 'e'tlmony before tn. Court. cleo for submit
tnE the Constitutional Amendment N the people
N,,o or ean. Sstr. 1.-THE TINS has special
dispa'ch from Montgomery, As. dated the 18th inst-
IA eg.rd 20 the proceeding, Of the Alahsma st,te
Copveation which is A. 70 lcv, Rcsoiuiious Nsre
adopted for the President TO af9oint e committee,
eonsl.n ng Of one member from each Judicial District
70 tepoit snendm,nis tfe Cons tuition aud ic ia
favor o. iesornr the stae 10 her relations rith the
Federal Cove nmcnI oomn.iIee vas also Ap-
pointed 70 make report IN r-lston TO the act Of se
c aion. and ,so In relation 70 other acts passed
dIring the ssr."
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From Louisiana.
c Contracts wiih Treedmcu-Adnirs on Red
River, Etc.

river, ttc.
y,,r Or,,an., Aug. I4-MSor-CienerL Banks has
gone North Judge Samuel g. Daly, eI-Congre,s-
man from indians. and late Deputy Collector Of this
port died this morning Hs bvdy will be sent TO ~.
Louis.
General Swain, OF thu Fresdmen's Bureau In Ala-
bsma hiss given orders ths, all contracts with the
Freedmen for labor must be reduced TO vritinf and
approved by the Agent OF the Bureau for Plantation
Labor Employers must stipulste to provide sufhci-
ent food, quarters and medical attendance for the
laborers. and such further compensation as may he
agreed upon Such contracts will be lien upon tho
erops raised upon plsntson Of which not more than
one half shall bs removed until full payment TO the
iaborers 10 made and the contract cancelled by tho
Agent Of the Bureau for Plantation Labor. Abssn-
tee, nom labor without good will bo preceded
against as vasran.s, and may be set to work on the
public roads do other labor, turned over TO the
Freedmen, Bureau. Governor Psrson. and General
Wood have approved Of the order and directed iiS
enforcement.
Par,e, from Ter. report everything quiet on the
Red River. The negroes we're generally remaining
with their masters, and workins as usual Tho crops
looked well and promised good yield.
The Baton Rouge, La, ADyoc ATE, Of the ist last,
saws that more than one hundred citizens In that
place have taken the oath under President John'on'
| PROCLAMATION.
| Tho Montgomery special Of the Mobile NEws says
MANY influential citizen, OF Marengo and the sd-
| Jseent counties have petitioned Governor Pare ms
Stius Interpolation the removal Of Col Lynch, o.
the Fifth wisconsin Cavalry, as Lyuch's open 'enti
mcnt. would lead 10 a ss,fu rebellion against The
whites Ia Alabama, and bloodshee"
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General Intelligence.
lBv Mad to the y.s York Sun.l

ALApY in Piymou h, Mass, knitted fou- hum
drod psis OF stockings for oar soldiers during the
war.
THs question Of reducing TIE ten hour hor sys-
TEN 10 eisht per ds', 10 engaging The earnest stten
ton of the 'rsde snd Workingmen's organ .stion Of
Washington.
Tug Autietsm Soldiers Cemetery viii consist Of
eleven acres. TIE lAud costs one huudrod dollars
an acre. The area will lie twice large that Of
tho Gettysburg National Cemetery, and will eon-
tain twice A. many graves.
Ir Is said ~ the Cincinnati CorSkrorIL that
the military force OF .he United States now con-
sist, Of $4,000 regular troops, 10000 volunteers
aud 10000 colorod uoOIs-n all 2Us, D1r men,
Of whom l0b,O 600 arc reported on duIy in the
field
TnKnE are srll sixty prisoners 10 the Old
Capitol, among uIbtrs Captain Gray, OF the
Thirteenth New York Cavalry, On charge OF
stealing and selling G,vernm'ni property
while stationed with his regiment At AeIAn-
drs, Va
A suEBrl OF army officers have purchased
their horses aud ambulances rom tn Govern.
nsnt 'snd travel home independent of rail-
roads and steamboat, probably with view to
svo d the Casualties which they have escaped in
battle.
DoErxus ArwArRR, ciarged with the larceny Of
| the Anders,uy lle Prison re'o-fh' which were sid
by him TO the Wa Department. has teen tned and
convicted by one VI tie military COMMISSIONS now
| slit ng in Washington. lis sentence has not yet
been promulgated.
AFTEI the 1st Of June 1sC5, neither ensgns,
masters nor leutsuanls In the un!tot states Navy
| will be promoted unIl they sho" 10 tho tshsisc-
tion Of board ofothcers, or rath.r duly sppontod
board, that they eau speak the French aud spsu-
lsh lAns suages fairly.
| NEAT faniee .s threAt'n'd IN Chicago IT, Tho
| city authorities having ie Jared war to the knife
sgainki the saugh;er.h1use owners of that cay,
public uu'sauces. Tee tdI'ters ,ssenlb ed III pub
| lc meeting on Tuesday, s4l de0lred Ina u not
10, sloue they woli stop buichsrins altogether.
TwNrY-os- diUcputsbs houses IN Ph.iAisl-
phi. were broken up py Ise p.'ice On T1esdHy
| night, and one f'i.,.eI HnI i"oIIy-tnres per-
sons arrested, WHO mach through the Streets
to the station horsr, ,.ngLZ m chorus tue sDlg
Of Tramp, .rsml, r1ap, 80 boys are march
inGw
IT 4. und,rs,ood that tie STATE Do,rd Of E.lucs-
ton OF Connection, vii pis' that Ms ian shall
bo enforced which iorbiis employing children un-
der ni,een years q age 90 mhuu'sfi r'ns or other
business unless thsy GhAl have attended school
at least three mouths o' ~ twelve n.SI preceding
any aud Every yesr u NLlei 'hey tuu,I DC EN-
ployed, under psnshy Of '"eny'n'o u'lI-r' for
each offence.
HxRsoHxL V. JoassoN oi us9Frr'' now in
Wahhiugton. waited Alexander H. ephens in
Fort Warren on Friday lnl, ana spout tho d,y
i hsalh, and a. comfortably E'a,''a II oas etp b
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THE INDIAN COUNCIL.
Signing OF tho Treaty by Nine Tribes.

Fort SmitL, Ark, Sent H-The following tribes
signed treaty OF permanent peace With the United
States ss represented by loyal deeg'tes The o'Ato
ssu,inole., Cseed,, Chiekasaw., Corskins senec%
sh.ruees choctaws and Quapaw' The treaty CON
cludes As follows
The undermined DO hereby scknov lodse them
.eiye, 70 10 un the protection Of the nied stses
Of Amei icg, and conyenant and agree thAt Lerea~I
they will Ia all ihings fecorniz- the G0ve1nen oi
the United sa - eIercisinI executive JURISDICTION
over them, and will not enter into any allegiance or
conventional agreement uiih any sttit, hnuon,
power or soveIelsn whaisesver that any treaty OF
Alliance tor sesslon OF lapds, or snV act heitoInro
done by hem, OF anY OF their poopC, By shieh tey
renounced their allegiance to tho United sta'ea 70
hereby revoked, cancelled and repudlAled'
In eonsideral ion oil the ioiesoihg Pu.
lationI made by tho memters OF the ierPes we
nations aud tribes of Indians preieui, tno h.eu
States thToush ITS ConmiHsicnclsi proh!soh IA, u
will Ie-estAbliIh peace aud irendsh Vim NJ We
nations and tTbes Of Indians rilhin the I'M. %
the to-cAiled Indian ooJntrv; ihN y WI amor
ample pio ection for the secpriy OF persons and
property OF the respective nations o. tiDes su ue.
clAes Ito willingness to enter INTO ea!it 70
and settle Gl questions reating TO- aho 'IVlt't V%h %
OF, former treat es With tIch ua'ons huec Gu w
any treaty made by said nations win ne so-ea'.eo
Confederate States AZ hi. CouuH now oonNtned Iol
that pu pose, or Al such tune III the 'u'u'e may "
/
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News Items.


TINS Ohio Stats Fair is r-ogresFng t.vorably.
Over $4,000 persons s,,snded IT on Thursday.
Tnr pota,oe ro, Is .lsrnlinsly prevalent in va
rous sections Of Michigan.
THt steamer Somerset The tri OF the new line
from Baltimore, will sal for Liver pool on the 2s,h
of September
CAPTAIN GRurrs, commsnisr Of the post Al An.
dersonvil who has Just arrived a. Washington,
says that the bodies cf our dead soldiers can 10
disiuterred after the LIST q November.
A HOT took place ., Hampton, Va, las, Monday
nigh, among the negroes, -hich WAS quelled by .
detachment Of the District Of Columbia Cavalry,
gross was captured, all armed With rsvolvsra cut
lisses sn4 carbinos or sho, guns.
TBE Kentucky Conference of the Methodist Epis-
eopal church South, now in session, has adopted
by vote Of 81 sgsius, 25, the minority repor,
which expressed willingness to receive through the
general conference only, any ovsrturss looking
toward reunion. Tie rsport directly favored re-
union.
THs bids Tor the Government rolling mill st
Chattanooga ~ers opened by the ousrtermsstsr-
General on Thursday. There were but two bids
and =, such figures 40 70 sugges, conclusion. rNe
rnatier was referred 70 the Secretary Of War for
decision, who has decided 70 allow twenty days
further time for the acceptance Of the bids.
FHIr-VoUH prisoners were released from ths
| Albany Penitennsry on Thursday, by order OF
the wI Department They were all enlisted men
who have bcsn sentenced by military courts to con.
| hnement At various times during tho war. Twen-
tv 6ve mora are 40 he rele.ssI from thu Pnniten-
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pc, is ,h., the trial viii bo resumed on Monday.

On Tuesday Afternoon, srer tAe Commission for
the trial Of Win ed sdiourned, and the prisoner
va, te.ns taken 10 hs quaite ~ the Old Capito, n
charge Of the suard. adorly LADY AGED atout hiV
or sIy years. Who had hson vsi,ine to see him.
sepget up to one Of the guard and inquired II the
pii-oner vas The Andefslnvil'e butcher. she vS
snsveied in the sfhinstive when she tev Into
pzroxytm Of pss'ion. and ondesvorsd to strike him
HIM With hei umbrella eXclamlng. You wretch.
you butcher, yon murdered nv con AZ Andersonvtlle
BEING unable TO mach him'he gct brict and befgtd
tue susId TO leg her 81 Al him. II wn I'm me
difficulty that she could he rcstr,ned and the prs.
ooer conVeyed 70 his quarter-. II -. .certalned
that she Was an Ohio Won Who Ia here lot NE pnr
se OF procuring the back pay OF her .ons al iout o
whom kavc been In &c ,vice-one having been Killed
In battle une murdered at Audersonville' another
made hOporssly insane by the treatment thete, and
TIE fourth only left to return to his hce at the eloss
OF tAe VAR
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From Teyas.


E'u o t-dns, Ssif. IA large meeting va held
At uenPr eai, cou.nsting Of the citizens Of Austin
Crime and Washington Counties Tersa At when
resolutions wee unanimously adopted 70 Scept OF
the situation Of ssirs to cooperate with President
johnson and the Governor, for the REORGANIZATION
Of the state, and soliciting the Governor 10 call
. convention to restore the state to Il" Federal
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Nine Tribes Sign tie Treaty


,'i.,Nl 'o'' -, ~ w.
avn 50" VIC go" o. '', Wv 80,
mc ,ohoNiHs "S"s' "e'o '14'" " VI
New fork;
side-vheel .te.msr John L lockwood ia feet
long Mr. lfo..e, 81 3Og. the Fu.rhiA o opelief, 100
"a, ions l. a Il Grisyold SiiGO. steamer
Eeys.one state N q RoNe ia. S54 OOE steamer YAM
zee Rohart r. Collyer ~ 4sI; steamer Philadelphi.
enl feet lone l. A. @ Grirwold ssl,OlO: sesner
King PhlIp H. " Hamilton, xe,T50; the GlndoI
n a D or 1ier 81 feet lone TO g. j. n FLANAGAN Of
PhIi.ae phiH AT AZ 800 Several other vessels were
sold AMI tie o oce.ds amounted to slTl 500 the
nflce Obtained being for the most part, above III.
spprai,emeat.
=. -. x..-..s,.o a.. ,,, q. 80 o,.io.l
Inc Oup PNN"ns tisH'oN'o-N'y' w W
BY the President under the provisions Of the amnesty
,ro,,.r.,io, x.re lame. l. Orr Of south Carolina
~ ~. o :
and henry u warner OF ueofgia' MI orr Nm NJ
enc time spNaker OF the House Of Repiese tativee.
.'..,- -. r,,..,.i p.van,. ,oa.v.,.
ino ie''P'S N'i1 AN'''-' i,'''' S "N'N
seaIly 81 $4,000.
danys, mn. countars,It "a. reeeived al the Tr,as-
-, -.
hry to-oAy' OF huhuIou uoi a eouPouhu ih'oIeh
pote bearing date NAV 18Th 1863 Il /, much better
.v.cr,.d ,hs, .ry cc,ni.,ts, b.r.,ofor, pre,,n,.d
- -. -, -,
and Ioquire sone scrutiny for Its detection Bo'h
he face and back are printed In paier INK than the
genuine, 'nd ON eaie'i examination the Ieteths
Ell the iaeo rppeA" defective. No o'her denomina-
zion than s'oVo compound mere" notes nnyo
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From San Francisco.
Moro about the Shenandoah.

San Franeiseo, Sept. iS.-Honolu'u dates 70 Au-
gust 10Th have been received. The Nha'efe JAhes
haury, Jostph Maxwell snd Ric"mona' haa AlV'
ed from ,h. Arctic. the former uader bonds, with
$50 ,.or,, eou.pri.Ins the cIe Of veI"ls burned by
the Shenandoah. She left tue Aroue about the time
the Nile departed for this city and Tepor" the total
cso,uI., by the shenandoah at thirty, Of which
tyery-.I we're burned and four boadrd. There
names we're heretofore telegrsphed. The Maxwell
repor,. ten whlles esciped, without giving the
names, The Emily Jordan and John p West had
pre- yiously sailed for Ochotsk Sea
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TAH hre at Liverpool, n. g., on Thursday de'-
troysd fourteen houses and the Baptist and Aesho-
dist Churches. There are heavy fros In the woods
near We .oyp, and the county Is vsTy dIJ'
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From San Francisco.
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More About the Shenandoah,
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Tho Indian Council.
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Washington, Sept. l5.-It was reported this morn
Ing that Captain WrE died during last night but on
inquiry at the Old Capitol, IL has been asoertained
that he u sOlsyhAi improved In health. The Pss'
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Stringent Orders Issued.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-04
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BY TELEGRAPH
szafaq qFh-7TTor THEEfr7--.7 raa4fs + Z
,A EVENING p APERS. j.


From HGvana and the Southwest.
,layia 5ossdQaag slNEW YORK, July 8, 3
:, The steamer Liberty brings Havana dates of
Troops are continually arriving from San
Domingo, and, by this time. the Island IS COM
pletely evacuated by the Spanish troops. The
Spaniards blew up all the Notifications they
had constructed. Before leaving, it was said
that a treaty was made protecting the ,DOmi-
means VINO mad assisted the, Spaniards but
the numbers of such families arriving at Ha-
vana show how much faith Is To he p1if in such
a treaty. They win be considered as traitors
by the Dominicans, and theirteatment can
be imagined. ss,sssr., IL, !. ;.
Adviees from Hayti reported that the rebel
lion was gaining strength. President Gerhard
has suffered reverses.
1t is reported from Mexico that bands of
guerillasl are increasing in all parts of that
country, doing much damage and augument-
ing the general mistrust Of the Empire. Also
that there is a want of harmony between the
French and Austrian troops. A brioade Of
Mejia's troops are said to have occupied Mon
terey. 1t was reported at Vera Cruz that
forces had been sent to Tampieo, where an
attack by Juarez's troops, reinforced by Am
erican emigrants, was expected The indica-
tons are that the affairs in Mexico are goino
from bad to worse n 51h IT
"A dispatch received on the 9th. from San.
Luis, announces that Saltillo was occupied nv
the French troops, Negrete rtreating to Mon
terry. ai .sf MI iaalsss4
The would-be Emperor has granted to Chute
& Co. the privilege Of establishing TELEGRAPH
lines from Guanagua to Matamoras and tilelioe
to Vera Cruz, and from San Luis to Durango.
for fifteen years. ~ 49, : sis5is- 'DlS
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ITEMS OF STATE NEWS b VS.

The Bath Times learns that Storer. who set
fret the poor house building in Brunswick,
some weeks since, and was sent to Augusta on
the ground Of insanity, escaped from the asy-
lum few days since, and came to Brunswick
on a hand-car He was again arrested, and is
now in confinement in Brrnrwick. a fA4A&4
The stores Of Messrr. @. A. & j. A. Russ, and
Josiah Hall, Belfast, were burned with nearly
all their contents ON Friday week Among the
goods lost.by the Messrs. Russ were seventy
five hogsheads of molasses, and a considerable
quantity of sugar Their loss is estimated at
about $4,000, which is partly covered by insur-
ance. The loss of Mr.. Hall is about $1,000,
on which there is an insurancesof 81 200.
Bangor has followed the example of Bath,
and put up water tanks for the public toquench
their thirst. - Z = f'Nh- ~ E =
The Clarion says that Leander only son of
Mr.. Asa Atwood of Skowhegany aged s years,
was drowned in the Kennebec while bathing on
Friday last. He was in the water only few
minutes, but all efforts to resuseitate him prov
ed unavailing. @E uigR AIS I
Ex-Gov. John w. Dana of Fryeburg, is about
to establish his residence in Buenos Ayres with
his son, who is a cattle raiser Y e9a ii lis B
Burglars are still at their work in Augusta
Mrs. Holmes boarding house was entered las.
Friday night but the scoundrels were frightened
away without plumber.
Hon r. A. Pike delivers an Grafton in Calai,
to-day, and Hon. James G. Blaine is the orato.
at Skowhegan. .. eaa4, s s&s
The Augusta Age is to be started up again
under the auspices of s. d. Clay, Dud Claw
The first number will appear on the 29th
instant. s.lsl' q.
The Skowhegan Clarion says that q larger
quantity of logs have come to the market he
present season than for any season in seyeal
years past. ID rs
There are over 2O5 corporations and indiyd-
uals in Augusta that pay a tax Of 500 aid
over. The Kennebec Company pays $3.50, ard
the largest individual tax payer is Col. G. v.
Stanley, $3.50. The valuation Of the city )
3,457 OLA, increase over thatof last year ,ofa
little over per cent. The entire tax has hem
increased over last year more than 80 per cert.
Rate of taxation $3.50 per 500.
GEORGE w. WARE, says the Democrat con-
mitted suicide in Biddeford ON Friday n;ht
last, by shooting himself through the head With
gun. He was "a years of age, an industr1us
man, and has for some time been in debate
health.,a6as s. 81 ef8 5EtaiS ats44
On Tuesday of last week, Mrs. Julia Ia
honey, set fire to her clothes at the Biddebrd |
House, while attempting to fill lighted fsuid
lamp, and was so badly burned that she died |
the Thursday following.
Err. JAMES STEVENS of Saco, who has been |
suffering with white swelling, had his hand
amputated at the wrist on Friday. Hsa ssaas