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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-10
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
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Mutual Insurance Company
81 Val! ST. cor. TFi1ians. NEW YORK. $3.50
~ JANUARY, 1865. oasM iresg1
Insures Against MARINE and INLAND Nayi
7S cation Risks. = " .-.',. .l gi'1 (. (

Ire whole profits of the Company revert to the
ASSURED, and are divided AEEUALLY, upon the
Pr miums Terminated during the year al d iprwhieh
deeIieo. 1.s--f's.- i qEFg
TIE Dividends in the Years 1869 and were 40
rer cent each. 54asaA = hl@l
an Profits for % Years amount to the
sum Of SIS. SOL ,o21
Cash, ~ =, 1858, ,7so
The Cemoany has Assets, ouer Rlevess MiIlios,
EottGTS, viz:-1 raaf .so',.i
United Sates and state of New-York 80 ~. IA
! STOCK, City Bank and other Stocks, $4,974 700
Loans secared by Stocks and otherwise, 2,l87i $50
premium Not and Bills Rec civ aple, 5ra. =,
keal Estate, Bond and Mortgages. and hAhs.t
other securit es, 3.140, $50
United States 6 old Coin, afl tTag Ml,S9D
Cash in Bank, t~,a ~. y z8S. .430
~ Sill 500
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-10

a " I9Ir ! For aAIe. aW 3I aHl9II9
"OUSE end Lot No 4G Franklin street. Price
Ii Thirtv-three hundred dollars i$3 300 Terms
easy. Address, WN Il. B ARNEs,
feh24a2w* 81 Old Slip, New York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-19
Cabus' Hair Tonic.

hseh posse ssesffse psru
liz pf0ptis Off altering gray hair orgiAa, essr
sad rauses IL to assume the color ii possessed before il
turned grW. Is \ = psrnansaf cara for dahdru6
steng aud envens he roots OF the hair gives the
haif l4ktfe aAd atasa lsosfur q scuYf
itching snd soreneys Of The than tSi
thisprspsrsflonsayt That they Nave tried ali Kinds 81
Tonic and Hair Restoratv-s sud had mr. or teen b 10
nnd article that would prcdaee the desired result
until they had tried my Hair Tonic 1t has cured per
sos Who had solid Of dAAraa all knitted and
cemented together 10 the shape of cap covering the
Whole head and the eoarse 81 thirty d2ss ass< ns
Tonic the seurf nd all ed ard TIE
hair which had until that time icen prrenfed from
gr0xtnx, rssumsdit = former healthy ssew,h.
In the case ofone James Merphcn the 2istTowa IN.
fsntry vhoes cad was s0ysrct with thick coating Of
daDdruh and scurf eHtioped Alb and vhose hair
had almost fallen !. the virtue Of
this Tonic for In the three week. application
oft hisscalp assumed healthy condition aud his hsr
eonmsncea % grow besatifnliy This 10 oeIy
ofthe kindin thousand could mention many others
butfor vsnt ofspace and cost am prevented from
ing CO.
Bold by 9 E0RGE CABCs corner Of second aud Main
sfrsst- PrssTS ssntspss bottl. traIdscoun, 10
be trsie. oc14d6m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-19
THEGATE City,
News Items.

neus, Gancin;, liz US s,s1isr PsSsi, Council i
or at the Court of Appeal, and the Senator
Des Ambrois, have been appointed by the
Italian Lord Chancellor or Judge Of the
70 all parts 81 Italy =
Louis Blanc is now at Paris, with the
German lady whom he recently married at
Brighton. de is engaged on publication of
his various letters on England.
The widow and daughters of the late Mr..
Proudhon, the distinguished French reformer
and Freemsson, have received from the Ma
sonic lodges u donation of 25,0OO francs, TO
which twice that amount will soon be added.
,.-Geueral Chazal, Belgian Minister of
War, has been very seriously bitten in the
by monkey, which was supposed to be
perfectly tame. The wound was severe
enough to necessitate painful surgical ope-
ration, and tetdnus was at one time appre
hended. ,a fs..f 81 s5 sasasrnal
One armed Berry and King White, the
Kentucky guerrillas, who were captured on
Friday last by Maj Wilson detachment of
mounted infantry, will be tried at Louisville
before the Military Commission of which
Maj. Gen. Hartsuff is President, and Colonel
VIM. II. Goyle, Judge Advocate. The date
of the triad has not yet been set.
The Chattanooga Gazette Of December
9Th says two prisoners confined in the military
prison in that city-Bart c. Vinson, held on
the charge OF murder, and Charley Smith,
implicated in the robbery of the safe Of Capt.
J. +. Remington. Assistant Quartermaster, Of
$4,000, on the 9TH of November last-made
their escape on Wednesday night, December
9th. 46f
SAD CASE OF SuIcrDE.-Mrs Martha Page,
daughter of General b. NJ Prentiss, com
mitted suicide yesterday, by jumping into a
clstern at her fathers residence on the cor
ner OF Elm and Fifth streets. She is presumed
to have been laboring under a spell of mental
alteration, as she announced her contem-
plated selfdestruction to a colored servant as
she left the house, but no notice was taken of
her remark at the time Being missed soon
afterwards, search was made for her. and her
body found in the cistern. Coroner Watson
held an inquest upon her body yesterday
afternoon, but We have not learned the YER
dict of the jury.-Quincy Herald, 18th.
Major General Palmer is temporarily ab.
sent from Louisville, having gone on a visit
70 bis home in Illinois Major General JEFF. |
Y. Davis is iii temporary command Of the
department. Capt d. r. Hawthorne, having
reported, in compliance with orders from
headquarters military division of the Tennes-
see, is announced as Chief Commissary of
Subsistence for the Department of Kentucky, /
eice Capt Samuel j. Little, relieved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-19

DCRE and four years old. for the Commu-
i ni5n Table aud Family use. Pyescrsb<d by Physs-
clans for Females WEAKLY Perscns and IIralids The
Great Remedy for Kidney Affections, Rheumatsm and
all Chronic Disesses
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20
RIvER.-The river was rising last even
lug, with over ten feet water In the cham

RIvER.-The river was rising last even
ing, with over ten feet water In the chan.
mel.
The fine little steamer Viola, Captain
Thos. Meredith, Clerk L. H. Brooks, ar
rived from Parkersburg, with lot OF
government stores. The boat has been
il the government service for about two
weeks, but expects to resume irregular
trips in her former trade between Par
kersburg and Gallipolis in few days.
The Linnie Drown, Capt. Black, is adj
vertised as the Cincinnati packet te-mor-
row evening.
On her last trip down, on Wednesday
last, the Maggie Hays, in descending the
falls, ran on the rocks and damaged her
self considerably
The Cincinnati Commercial of yester-
day says
The Revenue, having been released
from Government service, will, positive
", depart for Wheeling this evening.
The Dick Fulton had $4,000 bushels
of coal in tow, when she grounded her
barges at Island No. 81 Capt Packard,
Just from the wreck, passed through the
city on Saturday. He says one-half Of
the coal will be saved, making loss of
$4,000.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

PROFESSOR JAMES DIGGETT, formerly
of Pittsburg, having taken up his
residence in this city, proposes CIV
ing lessons on the Violin, Violincello,
German and English Goncertinas, and
also lessons in Vocal Music. He begs
leave to say that his course of instrue-
ton is such as to enable the scholar to
read music and in every way TO insure
proficiency.
Mrs. j. DIGGETT. having received a
thorough musical education i'll Europe
and every way qualified to give instruc
tions on the Piano Forte, Organ and Har-
monium. also offers her services to the
citizens of Wheeling, and feels confident
that she will render entire satistactionto
her scholars in any one of the above in
struments Choirs desiring a thorough
knowledge of the art of reading music
and wishing instructions as a class IN
vocal music, will be taught OH very lib
eral terms.
Their residence is on Hampden street,
next door below Alex. Rodgers, Esq
where they will be happy to receive ap-
plications for Instructions. jul4-lw
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

A COURAGEOUS DRIvER.-A few even.
ings since, as two young ladies were
riding up Main street in buggy, their
horse became frightened, unmanageable
The unruly animal was ran into the side.
walk, and one of the ladies alighted from
the carriage. A number of bystanders
urged the other lady to get out also, but
she declined doing so, and Selling the
whip started the horse off at a brisk pace.
The horse conducted himself very well
for short distance, but soon began to
rear and kick as hard as before. The la
dy driver maintained her presence of
mind, used the whip freely, and after
riding up and down Main street half a
dozen times, succeeded in quoting the
balky horse, and returned for her lady
companion. The two ladies seated them
selves in the buggy and rode off in tri-
umph, amid the shouts of crowd of
anxious bystanders, who had been at
tracted by the freaks Of the obstreperous
horse.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

IT is A FACT admitted by. every man who
ms succeeded in business, that to do business
you must
ATTRACT THE ATTENTION
or those you wish to become your customers. Ii
your wares are of that sort that are used by
everybody, you cannot well make your business
too public OF draw too many into your store to
see what you have to offer.
INFORM THE WORLD.
Fix your standard on the outer wall in the
shape of handsomely printed Posters, and scat
ter Circulars and small Bills, thick as leaves in
Vallambrosa." Or If, as is most generally the
case, your wares especially address particular
GLASS,
BESIEGE EVERY AVENUE
By which the attention of that class can be
reached by wellphrased appeals to their tastes,
fancies and interest. If you have Posters, Cir
culars and Handbills, it is important that they
be put and scattered in the right places
The surest way to reach the particular class
YOU aim at, is to make sure that you
NOTIFY EVERY MAN
Woman and child. 1t is certain that nifty per
cent may be added to the trade of many houses
in this City by prudent distribution of bills and
circulars. Advertising pays.
Arrangements are made by which the business
interests Of business men may be thus advanced,
by having their Job Printing handsomely and
cheaply done at the Office of THE REGISTER We
have e'rSry convenience for doing all kinds OF
Printing
PROMPTLY AND WELL,
At tie lowest living prices. We are constantly
add e new styles of type, and whatever else is
necessary to enable Us to respond at once TO any
call. for the products of Types and Press
IN ALL RESPECTS,
1t meant that the Office of The REGISTER shall
bo equal to al demands upon it The best
Printing, of a rerJ description,
AT The LOWEST PRICES
For Railway Companies and Transportation
Lines, for Lawyers, Merchants and Manufsc
turers, for Banks, Academies and Societies, tol
Opera Companies and Concerts, for Shows nad
Exhibitions, for Politicians and the rest of ran
kind, may be obtained at the
OFFICE OF THE REGISTER"
Bil-heads, Bills and Blanks of every des lip
ton, Cards Of every style, Pamphlets and Post
ers of all kinds, neatly and promptly done, al
TIE WHEELING REsIsTER
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20
CITY AND STATE NEWS.
The Gold and Other Markets, ana
miscellaneous Matter, 10 be found ON
the Fourth Page.

THE LOST FOUND. Sunday even.
ing party of young gentlemen left the
city to enjoy buggy ride out the Nation
nj Road Having INDUCED themselves
to the bracing atmosphere of the even
ing to the extent of a ten mile ride, and
having enjoyed themselves hugely, the
Young men returned to the city, and
were about separating for the night
when one of them discovered that he
had lost his pocket book, which contain
"a about two hundred dollars and mum
DER of valuable papers! What was TO
be done2 If the matter was left until
morning perhaps some dishonest person
might find the lost pocket book and APP
propriate Z: The question was debated
but a short time, when it was decided
10 return TO the Three Mile House-the
last place where the loser recollected
having the pocket book-and endeaVor
TO recover the lost treasure. As the city
town clock struck ten, three or foui anx-
ions hunters, lanterns in hand. might
have been seen vending their way out
the National Road, closely scar ming every
inch of ground they retraced. The three
miles were retraced. and no signs oil the
lost money were as yet visible! 1t was
near midnight, aud natures restorer
was urging her claims. After "a short
conference, il was decided that one OF
the party should put up" for the night
at the hotel, and return TO the city at
day LIGHT. in order that he might have
the advantage of day light search Tor
the pocket book The rest Of the md
nirht .arousrrS and (not dark lantern
followers returned to the city, and went
TO their homes About two o'clock yes
terday morning the owner OF the ioSt
nronerty was awakened and Informed
that his money had been found III the
CITY With many thanks the lost treas
pre was received by its owner. and he
returned TO his couch with light heart.
The country gentleman" returned TO
the city at four o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and was agreeably surprised to
learn that the lost was found" and that
ARRANGEMENTS had been made 10 send
buggy ont for him at i've O'Clock III the
morning. as no one dreamed of his rising
before that hour.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

New SEAL.-The Board 81 Supervisors
Of this county have procured new anu
handsome seal. lie IS an excellent ues'gh'
and has been we'll executed. Inc disc Is
about an inch in diameter, and handsome
ly engraved In the centre rock Win
ivy, emblematlc OF staoihty ana coh'ih
uance, and on the face OF tue rock lhe
inscription June 30 iooi' the "a'o vi
the foundation OF the state rs II gray Gu
with a pen OF iron III the rock forever
On the right OF therock' IL farmer eio'he"
III the tfaulllohdi hunting H"i''
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

THEArRE.-owing to the non arrival
of Miss Richardson, "All that glitters is
not gold" was not presented at the thea
tire: last night, but "Miriam's Crime" was
enacted in its stead. Mr.. Coles persona
ton Of Biles called forth frequent APP
plause and was heartily commended by
all. The company possesses more than
an average degree of talent and we do
not hesitate to say that it. is the best that
has visited this city during several years
1t is well worthy of the public patron
age. "Miriam's Crime" will be presented
again tonight. 1t is dramatised from
the popular novel of that name aud
abounds in thrilling incidents. The plot
is well sustained in the play and admira-
bly, wrought out. Go and see it.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

MAYOR SwEENY, as will be seen by the
report of the proceedings of the Board OF
Supervisors, has applied for and obtain
ed permission to fix up portion of the
basement of the Court House for clock
up" After the first of next month the
Municipal Court goes into operation in
the city, and the Aldermanic system will
cease. The Municipal Court will have
one or two sessions each day, and all
night offenders will be placed in the
clock up" and held until the morning
session of Court. The work of fixing up
the clock up" has already begun
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

WET His ToBACCo.-A few evenings
since stranger in making his way from
the wharf boat, missed his footing and
fell into the river. The watchman of the
boat and a companion or two took a
small flat-boat and went to the rescue of
the unfortunate man, who was hanging
on to a timber which protruded from the
side of the wharf boat. The stranger
was taken on board of the fat and con-
Quoted to shore, when he was heard to
exclaim, "Oh, I wet my tobacco" and as
he vanished in the darkness of the night,
no more was seen or heard of the man or
his tobacco.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

FRESH BALTIMORE OYSTERS. game and
venison, served up in the best style, at Tho
Office" saloon under Washington Hall choice
lot of wines, liquors, ales, &c, always on hand.
IF GAUS g. WARNAFELDT.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUpEEVE
soRs.-A meeting OF the Board OF super
yisors of this county, was held at the
Court House yesterday, DR.. j. c. Hupp
President, in the Chair
A report from the President of the
Overseers of the Poor was read, ordered
to be filed, and laid over for the consid-
Grafton of the new Board.
His Honor, Mayor Sweeney, on behalf
of the Councils of the city of Wheeling
made application for permission TO occu-
py that part of the basement ofthe Court
House usually called the armory, as
Municipal Court and lock up. The ap
plication was granted, and the incoming
Board of Supervisors were left to make
the conditions.
The petition of Bishop Whelan, for re-
mission of taxes on lands near Steinrod's
house, was referred to the County Attor
ney.
The petition of VIM. Neal, for release
of taxation, was read and granted.
Mr.. Salisbury offered the following reso
luton, which was adopted:
Resolred, That the Clerks of Liberty
and Richland Townships he allowed Sl5(
each for services rendered mp to June 90
1865, and that the Clerk of Richie Town
ship be allowed S75 for the same period
The Board adjourned TO meet at nine
o'clock this morning, when the minutes
will be read and the old Board will ad
journ sine die
The newly elected Board meets thi'
afternoon.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

STEIN Bros. don't employ runners from
New York and Baltimore to treat soldiers
to rifle whisky in order to sell their cloth
ing at high prices. Consequently Stein
Bros. can afford to sell their clothing
cheap.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

POLICE. For assault and battery Mi
chael Schwin was yesterday fined fifteen
dollars and costs, by Alderman Johnson,
and WIN. Yost and VIM. Cline were each
fined ten and costs for assault and dis
turbance
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

THE BEST PREPARATION in the world tor
Cough odd is DR.. Tanners Cough Mixture
Try it por sale by Chas. Graham, Main street
Centre Y feeling, and druggists generally.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

DIR. c. W. ROBACK-Sr Your Blood Puri-
fer and Pills sell better here than any other
medicines could keep They are just the med
icine for the people, peculiarly adapted for the
cure of Fever and Ague, but the people use them
as general medicine.
To break an attack of the Ague take table
spoonful of the Blood Purifier every hour and
then cleanse the stomach and bowels well with
your Pills, N three days the complaint will
be removed and permanent cure effected
A who try this treatment before applying toa
physician will be saved much cost and suffering
Yours truly, A. g. TAFT.
BANGOR Van BurenCo., Mich, Sept. g. ga.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20
STEIN Bros. is the place to get good
fitting and we'll made suit of clothes
20 it's a peerless boy;

~ It's peerless ooy;
Bold, quick, ingenious, forward, capable
Hes all the mothers from top to toe"
And may be easily cured of the dread lile-de-
stroying disease CATARRH by the use of DR..
D. H. Seelyes Liquid Catarrh Remedy, before it
has worked its way down the throat TO the
lungs, and thus blasted proud parents hope
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

STEIN Bros. don't pay 10 to Is per cent
to persons who bring soldiers in
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

STEIN Bros. don't crowd the Custom
house and Paymaster's Office with run
ners.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

STEIN Bros don't pay $50 per month
for runners.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20
'cITY HENS.

Two Wells, dropped by some lady on
John Street, yesterday morning, can be
had by owners calling at this Office.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20
STEIN BROS. make their own clothing.

PICNICS AND FISHING PARTIES sup,
piled with core oysters, canned fruits, pine ap-
pies, English pickles, sauces, catsups and all the
delicacies of the season, by Booth, Battelle Il
Co.. corner of Monroe and Water streets, where
the best of fine groceries, -four, meats etc, can
be found The best quality of clear ice con
stantly on hand.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

Go to Stein Bros to get your cheap and
good clothing.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20
Ready-Made Clothing,

And we are selling these goods - low ~ Iny
other house in the trade, without any exception
Our connections with the East are such that
we are able 10 offer SUPERIOR INDUCE
MENTS to parties in need OF goods IA oar line.
We shall spare no pains to maintain our rpa-
tation for keeping the largest finest and cheap
est stock OF goods in our line in the city, 10
which we invite tho attention of CLOSE BUY
Frs We buy exclusively for Cash.
~ Special attention given 20 the hl!lp- ~
orders.
UNIFORM SUITS
Made 10 order ON short notice
my9Gm \. NJ ADAMS a 4
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20

IT Is A FACT admitted by. every man who
hls succeeded in business, that to do business
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-20
Spring and Summer Goods

Consisting of French German aud uoiuc'Uc
Cloths, of all grades and colors, French I'm lsh
and American Cassimeres Silk Cashmere amt
Marseilles vestings " bite, Fancy L,"c"
Travelling and Flannel Shirts Cndcr shut, '"i
Drawers, Scarfs, Ties Suspendcrs, lIandkT
chiefs, Socks Gloves, Gauntlets and tollis
Travelling Bags and Valises, &c, Sc Oar Do
partment OF
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-03-30

D9 When Charleston was captured rebel
papers claimed, that our trophy was nothing
save the empty shell of city; southern pa
pers now however are mourning over the
eventual loss of the treasures moved to Col
umbia for safety, which with the loss OF that
city fell into the hands of General Sherman,
the Richmond Sentinel of the 23d says:
Nearly all the plate sent from Charleston
to Columbia for safe keeping, and much vaIu-
able plate of citizens of the latter place,
which was stored in the Columbia bank vaults.
all fell prize to the enemy. All of the assets
OF various banking institutions of Columbia
were removed, except large amount of sill
ver-ware that had been placed in their vaults
for safe keeping. The effects of the State
Bank were afterward captured by the enemy.
The entire printing materials of the Char
lesion Mercury were destroyed at Charlotte
junction during Sherman late march through
the place
Some Yankee officers who escaped from
jail in Columbia, made their Appearance in
public, when Sherman made his appearsnce
in that place; they had been secreted in the
city BY Northern sympathizers. . The whites
which left Columbia with Sherman were about
200, and negroes 1900