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Evening star., 1865-04-07
Baltimore Markets Apr,t T.

:. Cattle.-Recepts of Beef Cattle at the State
Live Stock Scales footed up 609 head against
so head last Thursday. OF this number 100
head Were shipped to New York, 22U head
taken by Washington butchers and $50 by Bal
timore butchers. Common Cattle brought s.
10 So 50 per 100 lbs gross; fair &c good SO to S1
And prime beeves S12. so to SI2.25, few extra
cattle commanding an advance on these fig
sQres. During the week some $50 head have
5ehanged hands at SO TO Sl2, according to dual.
" Government contractors are offering $40 to
$lO5Q, subject to inspection.
Hogs.-Supply light and demand active at
SIS to 500 per 100 lbs. net, an advance of N to
2 cents.
-iIsheep.-Receipts light, and prices higher,
Ieales being reported at ii to IA cents per pound
gross, as TO quality.
- Cofiee-No sales reported. Prices nominal
zs previously quoted.
Z Flour-There was more inoulry for ALI
efrades, and the market closed rather frmer
ESales included small lots of Howard Street
snper at SsaSS.25 and Ohio Extra at $3.50 per
>. Rye Flour-First quality is dull at s6sOa-
Corn Meal.-No sales reported
-JGrain.-Receipts at the Corn Exchange COM
Trised $500 bushels Wheat, 1900 do. Corn and
-S-6G0 do Oats. No sales of Wheat transpired.
Red was in good demand and higher, sales OF
common to prime samples being made at 1904
SGG5 cents. Inferior white Corn sold at 100 cts,
coed and prime do. at 1lGa1l2 cents, and vel
from 7oa9O cents, weight, according to quality.
Molasses. Nothing doing in this article, and
prices altogether nominal.
y Proyisions.-Marketq quiet and prices unset
sled. We now quote Mess Pork S2S. .50aS29. ST.,
EpTime Mess S27aS27. So, Bacon Shoulders II a.
S54 cents, Sides l9x cents, Bulk Shoulders
l5kal5A cents, Sides Il cents, sugar-cured
Hams 22a24 cents, and Western Lard in bbls.
and tierces 19al9H cents.
Sugars Transactions not previously re.
ported comprise 33 hhds. Cuba at IL 4 20 boxes
and So hhds. Porto Rico at the same price, all
taken for refining, is hhds. Grocery Cuba at 13
cents, and POO hhds. common to prime Porto
Rico do at liz ala cents net We quote rates
G4s follows:
Cuba and z. /. com. to good refining sIl 25alI75
+" =" grocery. 11.50a12 so
-" prime grocery. 13OOa13.75
Porto Rico common TO good grocery IL 75a12. rs
prime TO choice grocery. 135Oal4 50
&, Salt-1n the absence of sales we are unable
20 give and reliable quotations for sack or
bulk.
- iSeeds.-Small sales OF Glover reported at
: A7a17.25. Flaxseed dull and nomina al at $3.50,
and Timothy al S5.25a$450.
a .Whisky.-Ns sales reported. City and Ohio
3 nominal at 214aS2.15.-Bal. american.
Evening star., 1865-04-07

NEW STEAMSHIP LINE AAAk
OF SCREW STEAMERS
TO NEW YORK.
The New and Substantial Steamers,
&c. KNIGHT. CAPT ]. j. MASON,
JOHN GIBSON, CAPT. W. c. GEoGHEGAN,
Built expressly for this route. are now leaving
WARRINGTON AND GEORGETOWN, D. C. and
ALEXANDRIA,
EVERY THURSDAY AT P NJ.
NEW YORK, from Pier II, N R. on the same day.
Freight received daily, handled in the most care
full manner, and delivered with the greatest dis.
patch, at fair rateP
For Freight, DC. apply to
SNOW & CO.,
Washingt and Georgetow D. C.
FLOWERS & BOWEN, Alexandria, Va and
VIM. j. TAYLOR & CO.. 14O Cedar street. N. Y
an IF
Evening star., 1865-04-07

A READY AND CoNcLUsIV7 INST m T11
a PropeEtiss Of HELMBOLD's FLUfD Ex.
TRACT BUCHE will be Gem pafison with thoaa
Ui0Sta - the " 81 pnDensatory. nae 25-6m
Evening star., 1865-04-07
WATCHEs, JEWELRY, &c,

WATCHES. JEWELRY, 30,
LARMOUR & Co., Light street, Baltimore, In.
vites the attention purchasers to their choice
stock Of No. WATCHES, DIAMONDJ1WELR
&c, SILVER WARE. PLATED WARE. OPERA
GLAHSES, sPECTACLES. TABLE CUTLERY
&c, at low prices.
Watches and Jewelry repaired In the best man
per By the best Workmen and warranted IA a Am
Evening star., 1865-04-07

g: o. HAMILfON viii execute WITH d;snateb Al
SHfSrfsaH Srdss: fHs aH0TsE, siaE and RsAHiSTlI
No kco,., II. W. HAMILTON,
a., = SO So2 7tA IT,, opposite Center Market,
-. - %. .--e.. I- WaShinSton. D. q.
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Cape Elizabeth Wharf & Maine Rail.
way Company. 4s % saali 4 Z = !
1 ~ aiAst3s .-----stl 1sD11-gnGSsg ana
ANNUAL MEETTN<s.. s.1aoi 4, sa I.

THE Stockholders Of the above Corporation are
n hereby notified that their annual meeting viii
be held at the Counting Room OF D. T, Chase, Esq,
Commercial street, on Monday, Jan'y End, 1865. ct
seven O'Clock In the afternoon, for the purpose Of
choosing three Directors and Clerk and Treasurer
for the ensuing year, and to act ON any other bus
ness that may legally come before the meeting. 4
Portland Dec "A. lss4.-d7t : - s's'-' >ss1
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Notice.

FNvdE Annual Meeting of the stockholders Of the
IL Dirigo Ins Company win be held at their ofhce,
No rs Exchange street. on Wednesday. the 4th day
OF January next, ut o'cock P. for the choice Of
seven directors anda board of trustees for the
suing year. and then TO act upon any other business
that may be brougnt bfore them. p. tasl ;5sll
.a.l JEREMIAH DOW, Sec'y.
Portland, Dec "A, 1864. dec27dtd
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How Petroleum is Formed.

The Pittsburg Chronicle, speculating on the
formation of petroleum, says; ls'iss t9.oa
We may set it down as an axiom that nature
is not only capable of producing now all arti-
cles that she has ever produced, but that she
is and will continue to produce them until she
substitutes something better. Perhaps our
meaning will be better understood by apply
ing it to single article. Suppoe, for in
stance, we take the one in which we all have
SO deep an interest-petIoleum. This is
known to be ahydro-carbon, composed of two
gases. These gases are primary elements, in
destructible and exhaustless in quantity. One
of fthem-hydrogen-is constituent of water
and, of course, is as inexhaustible as the ocean.
The other is constituent in all vegetable
forms and in many of our rocks. One hundred
pounds Of limestone when burned, will weigh
but sixty pounds. The part driven Off by
burning is carbonic acid. Underlying the
"Oil Rock" is stratum of limestone, of un-
known thickness, but known to be upwards
of one thousand feet in depth. The water fall
ing on the surface and percolating Through the
porons sandstone that underlies the oil rock
becomes charged with salt, potash saltpetre,
and other chemical ingredients, and finally
reaches the limestone rock and decomposes it
the carbon in the rock and the hydrogen of
the water uniting to form Oil, while the oxygen
is set free to ascend to the atmosphere or
unite with minerals and form oxydes. The
reverse of this process is seen in burning the
oil in a amp-the oxygen In the atmosphere
uniting with the carbon, in the oil, forming
carbonic acid, and with the hydrogen forming
water thus completing the circle. The ques
ton is frequently asked when will the oil be-
come exhausted? We may answer, when the
ocean is, and.not before. $50
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-02
sewsing-Aehes.

Jessie sat down by her mother to sew She
was sewing over and over the seam of pill
low case. "All this ?" she asked in a discon-
tented tone, holding the seam out. g
"That is not much for little girl who has
work. basket OF ner own,' said mother. @Yes,n
thought Jessie, "mother has given me work.
basket, and ought to be willing to sew !" and
with that she took few stitches quite diligent-
ly. asss aaf sa.i
81 have a dreadful pain in my side," said
Jessie in a few minutes. my thumb is very
sore," she said a few minutes after. "Oh, my
hand is so tired" That was next And with
that she laid down her work. Next there was
something the matter with her foot, and next
her eye. Was not Jessie's mother cruel to
require her little daughter to sew when she
was SO sick ? def f ss-s ere - we
At length the sewing was done. Jessie
brought it to her mother. "NoW NAV 90
out to play ?" she asked in such an altered
tone you could hardly believe it was Jessie's.
Il must send for the doctor for yeu," said
her mother. THE doctor for me, mother ?'
cried the little girl, as surprised as could be.
Certainly" said her mother; "a little girl 80
full of pains and aches must be sick, and the
sooner we have the doctor the better. "Oh,
MOTHER" said Jessie laughing, "they were
sewing aches.l am well enough noW."
have heard of other little girls besides
Jessie, who had sewing caches and paius
whenever their parents had work for them to
do. These aches and pains do show sickness.
They are symptoms of a bad disease--a dis
ease which eats some people up. This dis
ease is called seI6shness. It makes children
cross and fretful and disobliging and trouble-
some and unhappy; and i am sure it makes
those unhappy and sad who have charge of
them.-Chitd'S Paper. aaI.ssl.l.
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Monday Morning, Jan. 2. 1865.
Aneodote Of Il. W. Beechsr.

The Religious Monthly, in an article upon
Starr King, speaks of his neyer-failing fund Of
anecdote, and says the story he seemed most
to enjoy relating, was the following Of Beech
er: aef ses iurs
"There was great public meeting in New
York TO protest against one Of the many ag-
gressions Of the slave power; and it had been
arranged that no speaker offensive to- the
conservative merchants should be invited to
speak but as safe men are proyerbially slow,
and dignity isoften next to dulness, this un-
fortunate assembly soon found itself very
weary. Somebody called for 'Beecher' wno
was in one OF the galleries and he went down
to the platform where he was far from well
come. Ofcourse, he had a pungent beginning I;
and then came a storm of Kisses. In vain did
he try to go on. Every time he opened his
mouth he was greeted with tie same over
whelming opposition. Watching his opportu-
nifty, he let the Indignant throng get fairly out
of breath, and contrived to say, in his drollest
fashion, sfu 8ga " d,
You remind me very much Of mygrandfa-
ther.' ,4., + s...s -.s.7 +, ~, - = - s g
What his grandfather had to do with that
meeting awakened general curiosity; and so
he was allowed to go on. sai
My grandfather was a blacksmith; and q
very PooI ohe, TOO, am sorry 10 say. once
he got fine piece Of steel, and said to him
self, i will make a broad-axe out Of this He
put it in the Are, and heated it; and took 1t
out, and hammered it, Mr.. King showed us
how Mr.. Beecher acted this, and failed. Then
he put it back in the fire, and heated 1t again,
saying, 'Perhapsit will do for a hatchet; = and
again he took it out and hammered it, there
Mr.. Beecher, rendered by Mr.. King, became
still more dramatic; but again he failed: All
this time the audience listened, without seeing
the faintest glimmer Of point; but one was
coming. After going through the motions I
making hammer also, Mr.. Beecher said, AT
last the old man took the hot steel In his tongs,
and, walking to the water barrel. said, We'll,
there is one thing / can do; can make a
plaguey good hiss need not add, that af-
ter this, Mr.. Beecher had the cheerful atten-
dance of his conclilated hearers" a Aa rs
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GEO. DENFERIT q co.

Is Iisaln the following splendid list of si,gs
Watches, Charms, Gold Pens and Pencils &C.,
.so 4,.n &c.. Worth $500 600. i.e'nfses
! To be sod at ONE DOLLAR each, without re-.
gard to value, and not to be paid for until you know
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-02

A STORY ABOUT GEN. GRANT.-At Un-
ion meeting in New Haven, the other night,
Judge Johnson of Ohio told "a little story"
about Gen. Grant in his boyhood. He said
that in Georgetown, Ohio, where Grant lived
when small boy, a circus one day came. The
boys all went to the circus and in the course
of the programme the mule, which no outsider
was expected to ride, was brought in the ring.
The monkey first tried to ride and was
thrown. A negro present, then volunteered
his services and was likewise throwa. One
village boy now came on and then another
and another, each in his turn being quickly
and heavily thrown by the trained animal, IN
til at leasta dozen, were placed hors du COM
bat. At last modest little boy was asked II
he would not make the attempt. 81 will try"
replied the apparently timid youth, and dex
terously mounting the animal, he grasped hold
and retained his seat, Notwithstanding the ut
most exertions of the creature to cast him off,
until at last the animal wearied out, stood still
painting and vanquished, with the undaunted
and dindomitable young hero, Ulysses S, Grant,
firmly seated on bis back. This, said the
Judge, is the character of the hero Of Vicks-
burg now; and he will cling to the back of
Bob Lee and JEFF Davis, until tired Of the
ride they yield obedience to rightful constitu-
tional authority 90
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The Portland Daily Press,

Thelargest daily paper east of Boston, and having
larger circulation than all the other dailies in the
city combined, is published at the once in Fox
Block, SO 1-2 ESchGage Street, every morning
Sunday excepted. at $50 per snnum. nv
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The Premier and the Station Master.

19nA.
wasterr ., vi ING ellel sIahUns 1 on s19 ,. o.Sas
Ms.0sI y rallWay lsays tne western Moornlng
s, Ne"sI - station master noDeo ior sel-con-
ee.s aau nunkeylsm. His reverence ior per
son WIN handle 10 ms name, equaied only
Sy ing esteem II wnlcn ne noios himself One
uay ne oescrlea gentleman pacing tne piat-
lorn WIN cigar IN nis mousn. Mr.-at
once aSco:tea tne auoaclous onenaer ana me, re-
quessoo qs'a. MN i1r'nwitn 70 stop snoAing. Inc
~. sen'iesnan tooA " no.ice "a Ins conmanu,
oS ous Sonslnusa Is hs .s:l NAN, eng snsery
sasasta iIL'1Ju FL Lh ~ snls uasousune,
hotorae IL. ns ss;i, ~ noau ~ 1nan
with tho .hre.t thst ;s.ha ntst;, a.o d;S
not ohs., - sso,,d Ia ha hsnSed orar - the ,e
dsr a:o;as ~ ~ az rt Th W., ~ sne ss-
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" = = ~ y = q y -ll -I0T-l7I 81 an
aza@1A 70 ,'asas A-aiazi.I ssliE
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ANNUAL MEETINGS.
Ocean Insurance Company.
Annual Meeting,


tH fsE4E rI99 ---- 1aa4 aCe tL q f4Si
THE stockholders Of the Ocean Insurance Com
i pany are hereby notified 70 meet at the once
of said company ON Monday the I'd day OF Janu.
ary, A. D. 1856, st O'Clock, r M for the purpose
Of choosing seven Directors for the year ensuing,
and the transaction of any o.her business which
may then be legally acted upon 20 a. mn e......r, ie
2. Portland, Deo. 10, 1854. decizto
Mechanics Bank.
SPECIAL meeting of the stockholders Of the
IN Mechanic's Bank. will be held at their Banking
Room ON Monday, the sixteenth day of January.
1885, at3 O'Clock P. NJ. for the following purposes,
i. 10 see II the Stockholders viii vote tc sur
render the Charter of the Bank. 80
ii. To see If they will vote to change or convert
the Mechanics Bank into National Ban ing asso-
clation under the Law of the United States approv
ed June Sd, 1854.
III, To act upon any other business that may le-
gally come before thcm ~. - sH
Per order of the Directors,
t, VIII STEPHENSON, Cashier.
Portland, Dec, IL. 1854 10 aamh4sK es55A s,;,
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LARGE POSTERS,
Hand-bilIs, shop-bilIs, Progam-
ssw naes, CircuIars, be

And plain printing Of every description. Also,
Rate and Figure scork, executed neatly, and on
terms that cannot fail to satisfy.
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Horse Railroad NOTICE !!

- - x. :. The annual meeting of the
4. zS7 3SS7Ss> stockholders Of the Portland
q and Forest Avenue Railroad
Company will be held at the
Company's Rooms. corner Of Congress and Center
street, on Monday the second day Of january, A. D.
1856, ct three O'Clock r. H. Tochoose Directors for
the ensuing year. s.sAagt + Aas ,7iiat fgisI1 81 q
To see II the Company win amend or alter their
BYLAWS and to Hct upon any business which may
legally come before them. l'iH leali - 1901 e'4
dec26eodtd MIG. PALMER, Secy.
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Hsmsgzz 10 ss.sa e BOard.sd l.ssoliaa Il
DLEASANT Rooms and Board. at NeieT2 Dan.
a forth street, I'd door above Bracket Of. Call
soon. =. p l.fne 7 deo2sd2NsH
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Notice.

HvHE proprietors of Union Wharf Corporation
Il are hereby notified that their Annual Meeting
will be holden at the Counting Room OF the Wharf,
niger said wharf ON the first Tuesday being the
third day ofJanuaryy aa o'clock p. NJ, to act on
the following articles, viz. a - q ~ 2
1st-T0 choose President. ~
2nd-To choose Clerk for the ensuing year, and
such other officers az may be deemed necessary. :,
Sid-To receive and allow accounts against the
the Corporation. l,a..5 = 'E'7
4th-To appropriate any funds necessary for re-
pail ing the wharf or for other purposes; and gem
orally TO act all matters which may be consider.
ed necessary for the interest of the proprietors.
JOSEPH WHITE,
Clerk Of Union Wharf Corporation.
Portland, Dec. 26, 1884. dec27dtd
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS,

Hhe largest paper In New England, eight pages. is
published every Wednesday, containing all the
news BY nan ard telegraph, important reading
matter Marine List, Market Reports, &C., Of the
Daily Press, at the following prices, viz:- qtnW
shn advance. ....'''''.,s'............ zoo
m. A. FOSTER & Co., PRopR1EroRs
Portland June i, 1884. z 'i9foaa goa dtf9
The New York herald., 1865-06-09
Important to Importers.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.


JUNE s-TAs United States One Hundred and Trenty
sis Bales of Caton-This interesting and sharply
contested case The amount involved is $40 900.
The information is filed under what is known as the
Non Intercourse act The trial commenced June 2 and
this afternoon concluded and submitted to the jury
The evidence very vouminous and the facts they
appear from the testimony Of the plaintiff show that
Roth, Fausto Mora and b. Caymarri shipped in May,
ls63 on board the Sarah Marsh cargo of provisions
wagons harness and various other articles amounting
in value to about $50 900 Matamoros purchased and
shipped in this CITY, Mora paid for the cargo and Cay
and in law of Roth went out with the cargo
to dispose of II.
The evidence the part OF the government showed
that had been settled point between the parties that
these goods should be taken 30 the rebel lines and there
exchanged for cotton The government also showed that
Mora bondsman for Caymarri in the outward cargo
and interested in the speculation, and thasome if not
the greater portion Of the goods were exchanged in
Brownsville Texas for cotton, Brownsville then being
within the rebel lines; and that the cotton
changed shipped direct from Texas to New York
On its arrival at New York il seized contraband
and this trial is the result OF such seizure IL also
proved by experts that the cotton Texas cotton and
not Mexican cotton, as contended for by plaintiffs $
counsel
The claimants denied selling the outward cargo in
Texas, purchasing cotton in Texas, but offered
evidence to show that the cotton in question pur
chased at Matamoros that the purchase legal and
not in contravention Of any law.
The evidence very conflicting and contradictory
The case having been submitted TO the ury, that body
retired 20 consider their verdict.
5 g. Courtney and Ethan Allen for government; F
II. Dykers and Chas Donohue for claimants
The New York herald., 1865-06-09
Our Lima Correspondence.

IMA, May 13, 1855.
Progrgs of the Reuolmion-TRe Espd,tioa Agai,.st
Arica-Esiitcol Prisoner Do,ngs Of ae Gore,nm Mt
Gmmerciai Intelligence, dc.
Perhaps the greatest sensation experienced in this
locality during the past fortnight originated with the
rival Of the OF the great battles Richmond be-
the forces of the Northern and Southern States,
aud terminating with the surrender Of General Lee and
the remnants of his army. Tho event something
similar, though expected, was startling, and people
eagerly commented on the probable result of what may
be considered the closing OF that most das
trous evil II Il difficult, however to form any
ccp,ion OF what may be the immediate result though
probably will prove Of great importance to millions
aud TO The far on consequences in future years,
presume TO forctc but spccuatlons have been
animated on the SUBJECTS OF Mexico, Cuba anS ;he
picatons with more distant nations Finances, cotton
obligations, abolition OF slavery aud It's consequence
free forced submission Of the Southern States, civil
government military rule, with the Of modern
times standing army, &c, &c, Of many Of the
ideas emitted have been of the widest description and
are only valuable in far they afford a comic
view ~ human frailty. on the whole, however, the
triumph Of the Northern States meets with the greatest
sympathy by far, chiefly account Of the abolition Of
slavery and the greater security Of republican principles
II Is to be hoped now, with the return Of peace and
the possibility Of adopting pacific measures, sutI
cent confidence may be restored TO enable commerce
aad prosperity to start again with rapid strides and grad
ualy 20 overcome the evils suffered by turning the will
derncss into smiling fields OF plenty Already, from
this quarter measures being taken 10 supply the
markets Of North America with guano; but this time
instead of the system OF conslgnmonts for sale
count Of the Peruvian government probably that of sales
the Chincha Islands TO merchants will be adopted
with better effect
Tie United States government IN the midst all its
abors and troubles (from which the Peruvian govern
ment might take useful lcsson has given orders TO
the American Minister at Santiago dc Chile 10 support
tho propositions OF Mr. Collins In his enterprise OF estab
lshing telegraph from the extremios of south Amer
lea to Panama In connection with the lines to be operated
through North America in communication with Europe.
This plan II realized as desired, will doubtless prove
great boom apart from the Cizing effects Of commerce.
t all who wish 10 the communities of nations brought
oser together in order To DO away with the possibility
ol aiHtensons by creating greater familiarity with
oh v,hers natures and necesstcs The pgy&frIRI nt
~ mere mas piyen the guano cohsinmcut y pgrtma'A9d
The Northern seas Of Europe 10 Mcsst SiaterN Bcacher
German commercial house of Lima hut the Peruvian
The New York herald., 1865-06-09

homcstrech, and came up TO the stand stout winner
two lengths clear of Arcols, making the mile In
l'<sA and the dash in 2l4H And with this beautiful
race the sports OF the spring meeting Terminated
The next meeting win be at saratoga which be-
gins On the 7th Of August and continues six days At
that meeting for the Saratoga cup, Aserod will contend
with Rhinodine, Kentucky Aldebaran, Captain Moore
and twelve Others field Of horses that could not be
ceed in the world For the Travers stake the same
meeting, there twenty nine entries.
The much talked Of trotting match between Dexter
and Lady Thorne thousand dollars of this
afternoon the Union Course. Betting Is pretty even
the result although In some cases odds OF one hun
dred TO ninety have been given Dexter This will be
fast race IL the track is in good order ~ both OF the
horses tr0tted last week heat In 2:24h