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DR.. w. N. DEFINING,
Medical Electrician.
Has removed his Office from clapp's Block TO
ia MIDDLE STREET,

Has removed his office nom Clapps Block 10
ia MIDDLE STREET,
Nearly Opposite she United States Hotel,
NTHERE he would respectfully announce to the
w citizens of Portland and vicinity that he has
permanently located in this city. During the two
years we have been In this city, have cured some
Of the worst forms of disease in persons who have
tried other forms Of treatment in vain and curing
patients in short time that the question Is often
asked do they stay cured? To answer this question
will say that all that do not stay cured, we win
doctor the second time
DR.. d. has been practical Electrician for twenty
one years, and is also regular graduated physician.
Electricity is perfectly adapted 10 chronic diseases in
the form of nervous sick headache; neuralgia in
the head neck, or extremities; consumption when
in the acute stages where the lungs are not fully
involved; acute or chronic rheumatism, serofula hip
Diseases white swelngs, spinal diseases, curvature
of the spine, contracted muscles, distorted limbs,
palsy or paralysis St. Vitas' Dance. deafness, STAN
mering hesitancy OF speech, dyspepsia, indiges-
ton constipation and liver complaint, pieswe cure
every case that be presented; asthma, brOnchi
It's structures OF the chest, and all forms Of female
cOmDIoiufs
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From Washington.

m WASHINGTON, Aug. IL.
The professional duties of Mr.. G. A. Sewerd
requiring his personal attention, he has relin-
pushed his position of Acting Assistant Sec
rotary of State and returned to New York
A black man, who was liberated in Ken
lucky five years ago, and went to Africa as
preacher and missionary, recently arrived in
Washington on private business. He brought
message of respect to the President from the
King of the Bassas, accompanied with a re-
quest that the former would send him rain
coat, meaning one made of India rubber. The
garment has been purchased and will be for
warded to his African Majesty in due time.
At the request Of the American Geographic
cal and Statistical and the American Elmo
graphical Societies, DIR. MCGOWAN has been APP
pointed to accompany the commission to the
Indian Territory. sa
The War Department has Just published
pamphlet entitled "The Roll of Honor Civ
ing the names Of the soldiers who died in de-
fence of the American Union and were in
tered in the National Cemeteries in the Dis
trict of Columbia from August Sd, 1861, to
June Both, 1865. The entire number is 20
727. Of these $4,000 were white, including
nearly 1900 natives of this country, 213 from
England, $50 from Ireland, 533 from Germany
and l67 from Canada, and about thirty other
nationalities in small proportion are repre-
oOAAoCus AuC ullhuOWu WutJ6S NUMBER ABOUT
5000, and the unknown blacks $40. The Gem
eteries are kept in good condition, and the
names of the deceased, as far as known, are
inscribed on the headboards of the graves.
On inquiry at the United States Treasury
Office to-day it was ascertained that of the
large amount of notes presented for redemp-
ton not more than from one and half to
two per centum are counterfeits. The spuri-
Gus are easily detected, and promptly branded
counterfeit" Of course the holders of the
Treasury notes bear the loss. From 500 to
500 of such currency of various denomina-
tons is destroyed daily. No knowledge of
counterfeited National Bank notes has come to
the Bureau, nor of ones or two's of the United
States currency. The latter denomination,
however; are altered to represent higher, and
some photograph fives are in ciculation and
tolerably well executed. A $50 note recently
found its way to the Redemption Bureau
which had been previously stereotyped as
counterfeit by an eastern bank.
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STATE OF AFFA1Rs I'M MISSOURI.

The emigration movement to this State has
received fresh impetus since the adoption of
the new Constitution. The veteran soldiers
of New York are contemplating removal
to that State, and also from other sections of
the country. Missouri is anoble State and
is destined to become the centre of a great
population. A correspondent says:
A steady stream of emigrants is pouring in
to the State, and settling on farms, chiefly in
North Missouri, All of these emgrants are
Free State men-the very best sort of en-
igrants and they will develop the resources of
Missouri more perfectly in twelve months than
the old style of Southern emigrants would in
thousand years.
The way the people of the interior purpose
to receive the rebels is indicated by the follow
ing comments on the report that two notori-
GUS guerillas, Jim Porter and Ralph Smith are
about to return to Northeast Missouri. The
extract is from The Lagrange american:
"Come, yes, by all means, and make haste, too
as we are patiently waiting to have you mus
tered out Of serUice, and wish to see you both
expire with your time. There is room enough
d0acR betOaC--the internal regions have been
enlarged and improvements added for your
on, Jim Wallace, Jim Ring, and other noto-
rious Rebels are already here awaiting your
coming to accompany you on your visit to
Claib jackson, Mart Green, Bill Anderson,
Quantrel, Booth, Atzerot and Payne. A shout
of devilish delight will welcome you all to your
fathers house. Demons incarnate await your
coming and viii gladly usher you into the
presence ofthe prince oftraitors. Come Hell
is gaping wide to receive you. HOSannas of
trnac0O will OraQf oduanf Tho xvo lie of
the damned will cheer you on your darksome
way, while the little imps of perdiction will sing
anthems of praise to jeff. Davis, the king Of
treason and petticoats. Come JIM come
Ralph, you are wanted here-your friends de-
sire to see you"
That's plain talk and shows how the Union
men feel in that section of our country. They
are not believers in the doctrine of universal
salvation; at any rate they seem to think there
ought to be place dOacn beloa0 for such scoun-
dralc .A.N
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PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT. - The con
cert given by the Peak Family in City Hall
last ening drew the largest audience we
have seen at concert in this city, and the
performances elected great applause. The
truth is, the Peak family is musical through
out, from little Ada up to the head of the
family. The performances upon the bells are
wonderful, and the music produced is pleasing,
while the Ducts and songs of the children are
loudly applauded and frequently encored. Mr..
Spaulding, on the violin, and Mr.. Whitcomb
on the harp are superior artists, and produce
melody from their instruments. Miss Lizette
has an extraordinary alto voice for one 50
young, and bids fair to make one of our most
accomplished vocalistS.
A matinee will be given at City Hall this
afternoon at three o'clock for the especial BEN
eft of children, to which the admittance for
any one win be but halfprice The hall
should be filled with children.
This evening the last performance of this
troupe will be given, and there will be change
ofprogramme. Improve this opportunity, for,
on Monday, they are off to Lewiston.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
FEARFUL STEAMBOAT COLLISION
From rs to 100 Lives Lost !!
TO THE DAILY PRESS
DETRorT. Mich. A

DETROIT, Mich, Aug IL.
The propellers Meteor and Pewabic of Lake
Superior line collided, on Wednesday night, in
Thunder Bay, Lake Huron. The Pewabic
sunk IN two minutes. Is or 100 lives were
lost.
The collision occurred between the steam
boats Pewabic and Meteor at $50 P. M We'd
nesday, six miles from shore. The Pewabic
was struck on her port bow, Just aft of the
pilot house, and sunk in three or four minutes.
The boats were running at full speed. and
struck with such terrible force as to crush in
the entire bow of the Pewabic At the time the
accident occurred il was scarcely dark and the
boats saw each other about six miles apart.
When approaching they exchanged signals,
ana tne FeWaDlc bore off to pass; but the
Meteor, for some unexplained reason, turned
in the same direction, and struck the Pewabic
A number OF passengers on board the Pewabic
We're Killed by the crushing of her timbers. A
few jumped on board the Meteor before the
Pewablc sunk. Life-boats were Immediately
lowered from the Meteor and picked up those
who were not carried down with the wreck.
From l75 to 200 passengers were on board the
feWaDic at the time of the disaster. About
70 OF the passengers and 80 of the crew were
saved. The loss of life cannot be correctly as
certalned as yet, but will be near 100.
Inc Meteor remained near the disaster till
morning, in the hope of picking up any person
that might be still floating on the pieces Of the
wreck; but none were found.
I The propeller Mohawk passing down, the
survivors were transferred to her from the
Meteor, and brought here. The Meteor was
but slightly injured, and continued on her
trip to Lake Superior.
No further particulars have been received
from the scene of the late catastrophe on Lake
Huron. 1anse
Capt. Mackay, of the steamer Pewabie, has
gone with small steamer to cruise where the
Pewabe sunk. 1t is proposed also to send
diver to the wreck. The books and papers Of
the ill-fated steamer were lost, and it is impos-
sible, therefore, to give complete list of the
passengers who were on board, but the list al
ready telegraphed comprises those saved.
The PeWabie was built last year, and valued
at 100000; insured forl$6O,O0O u j
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The Pheni.s Bank Defatoatioa.

.5aEa New YORK, Aug. IL.
Additional developments in the Phoenix
Bank defalcation have TRANSFERRED since the ar
rest of Jenkins. Jane Harle book-keeper of
the bank, has been arrested as an accomplish
and confessed to having received 100000 from
Jenkins, which he lost in stock operations
He was taken to the station house last night,
and put in cell. This morning it was found
that he had cut an artery in bis neck with
pen-knife, and bled to death. He was a wild
over, thirty-One years of age, and lived in
Newark, Nj. siiia >9 ~
Genevieve Lyons (alias We've Brower), dis
reputable young woman, and one of her init
mate friends, known as Charles Brewer (alias
Sam Davis), a butcher, were also arrested. 1t
is said jenkins became acquainted with Lyons
in concert saloon, and he was in the habit Of
lavishing large amounts of money upon her,
enabling her to live in magnificent style.
Earl, at the time of his arrest, was not en-
ployed in the bank. He occupied the position
of clerk with Smith, Martin & Co., bankers in
Wall Street. He has not been employed at
the Phoenix Bank for some months. The
cashier to-day believes the defalcation will
amount to $275,000. The bank has surplus
fund of $4,000, besides the earnings of the
past six months, which, apart from July divi-
dends are considerable
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Tennessee Election.

NASHVILLE, Tenn Aug. II.
The Press, Times, and other newspapers
contain the following:
The representatives elect in the respective
districts are as follows: n G. Tyler, upper
East Tennessee, almost certainly; Horace
Maynard, Knoxville district; A. S. R. Faux
ner over Stokes in the Chattanooga district I;
w. B. Campbell Nashville district; d. b.
Thomas, GAINESVILLE district; Col. Hawkins
over Etheridge in West Tennessee; DR.. Left
wick, Memphis district; Edward Cooper in
Shelbyville district. Faulkner, we hear, is
elected over Stokes, and will vote with Gov.
Campbell and Mr.. Thomas, if they get a
chance to vote at all. Els N +.
Maynard and Hawkins can be depended on
as supporters of liberal national policy, and
we hope also Taylor. DIR. Leftwick is also re-
ported to be good Union man.
The chances of the admission of our dele
gates are not very flattering t rs
The Union says Colonel Hawkins is UNI
doubtedly elected, his majority so far as heard
from being 1749.
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Bv Electricity

The Rheumatic, the gouty the lame and the lazy
leap with joy and move with the agility and electric
ity of youth; the heated grad Is cooled; the frOst
bitten limbs restored, the uncouth deformities re-
moved; faintness converted to vigor, weakness to
strength; the blind made 10 See the deaf to hear and
the palsied form TO move upright; the blemishes OF
youth are obliterated; the ACCIDENTS Of mature lite
prexented the calamites Of old age obviaed and an
active circulation maintained.
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A REMARKABLE STORY.
A Woman Two Days Afioat on a Spar will
an Infant.


In the steamship Bellona, Captain Dixon,
which few days since arrived at New York,
were two steerage passengers, concerning
whom thrilling incident is related Franz
Meyer, aged twenty-three and his wife Ann.
aged nineteen, from Canton Soleure, Switzer-
land, were passengers in the Inflated ship Will
liam Nelson, recently destroyed by fire at sea-
In the confusion incident to the efforts to save
life, the husband and wife were separated
The husband was picked up by one of the
ships boats, which was soon fallen in with by
the brig Mercury.
The wife, young, and expecting shortly to
become mother, was not discouraged about
the uncertainty of her husbands fate, but pre-
pared for her own safety. Self-preservation
could not suppress her womanly instincts so
far as to ignore the feeble cries Of an infant
only fourteen days old, left to perish by its
distracted parents; but, regardless of her own
state, she plunged, with her selfimposed
charge, into the sea- For two whole days did
this brave young girl support herself and the
infant on the remnant of ships spar, with
out food or water, sustaining the infants lie
by the moisture of her oacn mouth.
Late on the second day the same vessel in
which her husband was saved having ceased
cruising, without hope of rescuing more life,
fell in with this heroine, and saved her and
her little charge. Eventually the family were
landed at Havre, France. The Prussian Con-
sui at that port took charge of the infant, as
its parents were supposed to have been lost
with the wreck.
Many ladies at Havre interested themselves
to enable this brave young creature, with her
husband again to venture to cross the Attain
tic in search of western home. Destitute of
everything necessary as an outfit having lost
all, the kindness of the ladies at Hayre was
doubtless most acceptable. This heroine Of
real life, during her recent voyage in the Bel
Iona, gave birth to child.
DR.. Blewitt, the surgeon Of the BelIona,
has kindly offered to give authentic informa-
ton regarding this woman, as he possesses
documents establishing the truth of the facts
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From the Southeast.

CAIRO, III, Aug II.
Cotton to the amount of 1911 bales arrived
here yesterday. The army worm is threaten
ing the entire destruction of the cotton crop at
Wharton, Texas. One field of 200 acres was
destroyed In one night. A
The receipts of cotton at New Orleans for
the week ending Aug. Sth were 1896 bales.
The stock on hand is 66,534 bales
The steamer Star, with 300 bales of cotton
was burned on Red Bayou, tributary OF the
Red River, two weeks since.
schooner was wrecked on Brazos bar, and
became total loss. Crew saved. No dates.
During storm at Natchez on the 31st ult.,
several coal barges sunk; one contained 22,O0O
bushels belonging to the government.
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MEETINGS. in Congress Hall tomorrow. Free cor.
ference 10b A. M Children's Progressive Lyceum !
p M.
FIRST PARISH CHuRcH.-Rev. Minot G. Gage.
of Cambridge, Mass, will preach tomorrow eN'
NEW JERUSALEM CHURcH.-Subiect of the sar
mon tomorrow morning by Rev. Edward Craig
Mitchell, of Providence, R. l. The Test OF a Sincere
Churchman. I'd Kings, xxi: 10.
A STRANGER proposes to speak concerning "The
Importance Of searching the Scrpture.n near tbe
North Endof Tukey's Bridge, Tomorrow evening at 6
o'clock. = - " : 1883
THE UEIYERsALIsT CHURCH, Congress Square
There VIII be no services in the Church Tomorrow.
RELIGIOUS services commemorative of the death
OF deacon robert Hanson win be held in the ST.
Lawrence Street Chapel Tomorrow afternoon, at
O'Clock. Sermon by Rev. Henry ID. Moore, pastor of
the Central Church.
hHN, EkANcis SoUTHW0RTH of South Paris, will
sup lly the pulpit at the Bethel Church tomorrow
afternoon.
The invitation of the Third Parish Church and
society TO Rev. Mr. Walton to remain with them as
tner minister has cen accepted and he viii resume
ms iaDors Tomorrow morning.
THE Westinghouse of the First Baptist Church,
Which has been closed the last two Sabbaths will be
open for divine service tomorrow at the usual hours.
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Bogs' .H5gh School.

CANDIDATES for admission to the Boys High
~, School, win be examined on SATURDAY, Sept.
End, at m.
PER ORDER Com.
Aug. 11-d1w
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.Ne.s York Markets.

New YORK, Aug. II.
at 44c.
Flour-State and Western 10a15c lower sales1O, 800
bbls. State 80 q 60; Round Hoop Ohio SO a 65.
Western 80 a 90. Southern dull: sales 400 bbls al
7s6 912 90. Canada 10 q loo lower; sales 800 bbls
at so "a 8 o.. I'LL
Wheat-2 a &c lower sales $500 bushels. Chicago
Spring, good, 45.. Milwaukee Club 43 "a 49,
Amber Milwaukee, choice, 1 46 s0148.
Corn-closed firmer; sales 5000 bushels. Mixed
Western 90I "a Ole.
Oats-frn; sales Western at Go a 65gc.
Beef-steady.
Pork-closed firmer; sales $3.50 bbls New Mess
81 81 a so 3d. ti'al9 81 s-Ila-'if
Lard-firm; sales 1900 bbls at 194 a 241c.
Whiskey-frmer; sales 300 bbls at 3 49,
GrOceries-dull li' ffFlT M
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Washington Correspondence.

NEW Turk, aug, II.
The Posts special Washington dispatch says
Mosby has been released from arrest and goue
home. He said he came to Alexandria to be
admitted to the bar
The series of letters published throughout
the country, purporting to come from Miss
Clara Barton, Andersonville, are discovered to
be forgeries.
The President was again besieged to-day by
Southerners seeking pardon. A Cabinet meet
ing prevented their gaining admission.
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"a LEAN DOG FOR A RAcE.n = Much
amusement was excited yesterday by race
between two fruit dealers to secure barrel of
Bartlett pears. No. had the advantage of a
moments start, but weight told against speed,
and No. 2 came out winner in consequence OF
not being encumbered with fat.
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CoM1NG.-Capt. Ben. Willard went to Ports
mouth yesterday to pilot the iron-clads Dicta-
tor and Agamenticus 10 this port. They will,
probably, leave Kittery Navy Yard Monday
and there will be trial of speed between the
two craft in their passage to this port.
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GOV. RRowNLow AND THE NEGRO.

Brownlow is coarse, unpublished man,
rough of exterior, and not often credited ior
any feelings of refinement, or any manifesto
lions of tenderness and pity. But this judg-
ment is wrong and unjust Toward enemies
especially those from whom he has suffered
he is unrelenting, but toward the defenceless and
poor he is tender as a woman. Here is an ex-
ample. In letter to the mayor of Columbia,
repuklng MN Tor his treatment of the freed
men, he says:
The negro, poor and illiterate from long en-
slavement, socially ignored, and still denied
the rights of citizenship, is cast upon our hands
for social and political treatment; our Main
practical duty, as Christians and citizens, IS NOT
to Cypress him or treat him with contempt
but to instruct him in religion aud civilization.
and by every means in our power to quality
him for the exercise of those cirH rights ,cIicl
probably are IN reserve for him.
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BASEBALL PLAYNG.-The regular nights
for practice of the Eon Baseball Club have
been changed to Monday, Wednesday and Sat
urday evenings at halfpast six o'clock. The
friends of the club and Others interested in the
game are invited to participate in the play
Their field is near the Arsenal.
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BE NOT DECEIVED
TRUTH rs MIGHTY!!

NO
: soeheis aieer truen are disposed TO examine INTO
J0cts ana hgres, they can easily satisfy themselves
that the
-. Ns '..e
Mutual Benefit Life ms. Co., of New Jersey.
- -. ! - oJi
70 ZOO THE SHIes1! is nor THE cheapest!
1st-Beeause its net Assets do mott exceed those
of g,,U other life ms 20 In +l,o Ir,;tad cto+o,,
o., .eT,~-.- - ~ - '-o -,'u ''a'os'
|o- because IL Is met paying back TO It's men,
bers larger Dividends and more of them, than any
other % Il, +Ie Trn;,ad c+ota,, 90 &; oI,ood ~ a.
49,. = ''i0 o.'ou '''''''' ~ 'os0u ~ 40
agent
20 ,.on.oorssO1s a'~ confirm" a'ese FACTS.
.0O ~ , .e 1 Is,
- - -, ~ ~ = - - = ''
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: SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT state VS..

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT. State vs. f. o. j..
Smith. Principal and sureties defaulted.
The above is from the Eastern argus, as
also from the Press. If there be any truth in
it, it is founded in trick. Mr. Smiths coun-
sci appeared-the Government Attorney had
no witnesses within the State ON whom he
could rely, and stated he could not get them
within the time the Court would consent to
continue the term; and the action acGs order
cd to be continued By the Court, and not as Mr..
Smiths motion. Mr.. Smith has been at the
call of his counsel every moment-and will
continue to be so, and asks no odds of his enc
mies-[ Advertiser.
We know nothing more about the matter,
than that the disposition of the case as stated
in the Press, was copied, word for word, from
the docket We heard it stated during the
term that the witnesses on the part of the
State were ready and could be brought in at
the shortest notice.
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Probable Failure Of the Attantie Cable.

NORTH SIDNEY, Aug. II.
The steam yacht Clara Clarita has arrived
here, having left Port au Basque last evening.
No tidings had reached that point of the Great
Eastern up to that time.
Engineer Everett, whose experience in lay
ing the Atlantic cable, gives his opinion great
weight, believes the laying of the second cable
is a failure
Mr. Mackey, the Telegraph Superintendent
at Cape Race, is still hopeful.
The expedition of the Clara Clarita is fail
ure, the armor Of the st. Lawrence cable being
entirely destroyed in many places. "a {
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Arrigat of the British Gunboat Sphyaa-N
Netcs from the Great Eastern.
HEARTS CONTENT. N. F., Aug. g., |
via Cvdnau ~ II Auo II

via Sydney, G. b., Aug. II.
The British gunboat Sphynx arrived here
at p. NJ. under. canvas having been short of
coal since Friday night. The Sphynx was left
behind by the Great Eastern and the gunboat
Terrible on Thursday evening, July 9th, dur
ing strong west breeze and head sea, not
being able to keep up with the others. Since
that time, although she steered the proper
course, the Sphynx has seen nothing of the
Great Eastern or the Terrible She reports
the weather favorable for laying the cable
when she parted, at 8.15 p. M on the 9th
ult., at which time they were in lat. 52.43,
long. 20.02.
Capt. Hamilton of the Sphynx says he can
not see how he could have passed the feet
without seeing them. The weather here has
been all that could be desired; but it has been
thick to the seaward. ~