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worth, Drew, and Leopard, Grant, Machias; Pallas,
Hatch. Rockland.
CID "a, 6rgs Executive, Gorham, Bangor; Lorana,
Ar Sd. schs Margaret Tarr, Baltimore; Sea Foam,
Coombs, Philadelphia; Highlander, Gray, Bangor.
Cld 81, sens Emma Wadsworth, Mclntire, Mira
Dorr, Bangor.
PoRTSMOUTH-Ar I'd, schs Peucinian, Turner,
6alumore; Juno, Hall, Elizabethport; Betsey Ames'
Sid 1st sch Abby Weld, Hutchins, Bangor.
MACHIAS-Ar 26th steam-tug Tiger, Means I'M
WISCASSET-Ar 2sth, barque Jane, Mainland,
Portland: brig belmont Locke, Cochrane, do, (both
to load for Cuba); sch Napoleon, Roberts, do.
FOREIGN PORTS.
Ar at Liverpool goth ult, ship Ell Dorado, Thomp-
SON. ApaIachicola
cid 18th, ship Ell Dorado, Hendricks, st Thomas
| via Halifax, Ms.
CID at London 17th ship Star, LorIng, Port Phillip
| land sailed from Deal 21st.l
AT at Cardiff 18th, ship Live Oak. Alden, hom
Carthagena.
At Panama 23d ult, ship Forest Eagle. Bennett,
disg.
Ar at Caliao March 80, ships Euterpe, Arey, from
Chnchas land sailed April 10 tor England; April G,
Odessa Nichols, Montevedio land sailed 10th tor
Chnchas to load for Cowes
Ar at Matanzas goth ult, barque Eventide, Park,
Boston; oath: Winslow, Davis, do.
Sid FIN Cardenas 25th, barque Cushing Ames for
New York.
Ar ct Halifax MS. 2sth ult, brig Florence, David
son, Portland.
SPOKEN.
March 9, lat N, Ion 25 W, ship Castillian, Pike,
from Sunderland for Singapore.
March 20, lat 10 81 N, Ion 20 % w, ship Grey Eagle
April lat 49, Ion 20, ship Cultivator. Russell from
Liverpool for New York.
April Z, no lat, &C. ship Neptune, Peabody, from
Liverpool for New York.
April 16, off Cape San Antonio, sch Dlr1go, rom
| Trinidad for Portland. 81
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GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY,
OF Canada.
OI CunAda.
SIrMMEH ARRANcE>tr,r,

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
EHl On and after Monday, april STA, 1866,
Ssssssszss trains will run as follows -
Morning Train for South Paris, Lewiston and
Auburn at 7 90 A M.
Mail Train for Waterville, Bangor Gorham Island
Pond, Montreal and Quebec at l l0P
This train connects with Express train for Toronto
Detroit and Chicago. Sleeping Cars attached from
Island Pond to Quebec and Montreal.
No Baggage can be received or checked after the
time above stated.
Trains will arrive as follows:-
From So. Paris, Lewiston and Auburn, SIOAN
From Montreal, Quebec&c. 2l5P,M
The Company are not responsible for baggage to
any amount exceeding $50 in value and that person.
a unless notice is given and paid for ut the ratio of
one passenger for every $500 additional value.
C. J. BRIDGES, Managing Director.
n. BAILEY, Local Superintendent.
Portland, April Z. 1876. dtf
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
International Steamship Go.
PASSPORT, Calais and st. John.
TWO TRIPS A WEEK.

- The Steamer NEW BRUINS
sssst~rM WICK, Capt. E. z. Winchester,
A. N AH\ and the Steamer NEW Y York Capt
dEazzAs& wv A>H. w. Chisholm, win leave Railroad
s..<sS-..se Wharf, foot % State st, every MON
DAY and THURSDAY, at o'clock T. M, for East
port and st. John.
Returning will leave st.John every MONDAY and
TIL RSDAY, al o'clock A. M. Tor Eastport, Port
land, and Boston.
At Eastport the Steamer Queen will connect for st.
Andrews Robbinston and Calais, with the New
Houton Stations and Stage Coaches will connect for
Machias. -e .--
AtSt. John the Steamer Empress viii connect for
Windsor, Digby and Halifax; and Z. q N. A. Rail-
way will connect for Shediac.
~ Freight received on days of sailing until four
O'Clock p, M. .t44'l
G. c. EATON, Agent.
Feb 26, 1866. mh3Odtf
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P0RTLAhD& ROCHESTERRR
SUMMER ARRANGEMFN,

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
E-5sEzSzsS{EI On and after Monday Anil ~ ,oee
Sstrains will leave as follows: Wv -s00'
340P N. Nv " anu sVo a. N.
$40 Pm. 49, - a Me- ~Vv anu
n The 2 % P; NJ, train out and the A. NJ train In to
a,,anhd VIII be freight trains with passenger cars
.. w Stages connect at Gorham for West Gorham.
Snta;aadish steep Falls, Baldwin, Denmark, Sehago'
conway, BARTLETT, jackson Lmington, cornish. Po1,
Ter Freedom, Madison and Eaton. N Il
s a.. buxton Center for West Buxton Bonny- Eagle
Parsonsfeld and Ossipee -''-''-'N' Ne"nsiu'
AZ SSaccarappa for South Windham, Windham Hill.
steam Car and Accumulation trai, IA will r,r ,s a.,
1ows:-Leave Gorh.m for Portland at son A N and
Sx r. m. Leave Portland for Gorham at I2 Is p M,
Portland. April 2s, Is66-dtf A'''u'n'
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DIED..

In this city April II, Joseph H, son Of Samuel and
Harriet Hassan, Of Rockland aged 10 years.
In Windham, May Q, Mr. Enoch White, aged GO yrs
10 months.
Funeral Saturday afternoon, at o'clock,
FROM his late residence, at Great Falls Relatives
and friends are invited to attend.
In Standish, April 26, MIR Leonard Sanborn, aged
68 years 10 MONTHS
In Lincolnville. March 90, Mrs Betsy, wife of the
late John Knight aged IS years months.
In Rockland, April IT, Nh Ivory Jackson, aged so
years months. sf
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MARRIED..

In this city, May 8, by Rev Mr. Bray. Nathan G
Durrell and Miss Betsey A Keebles.
In Gardiner, April 20. James Preble and Mrs
Hannah e Hoyt, both of Whitefeld.
In Lewiston, April 26, AMI Sanborn, of Webster,
and Miss Emma Davis, of Greene.
In Turner, April 10, Van Rensselaer, Phillips and
Faustina Bradford.
In Wateryiile, April 12, Elias Pease and Julia A
Philbrook.
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SAN FRANCISCo-Cld 9th ult baroua zenhvr
Sparrow, Porto Rico. ' 'A'4'e -epnsi'
TEEKALET-ln port March 20, ship John L Dim
new oRLEANs-Ar 25tI, i 5ap;o ,ug Masonic por-
~, Matanzas; Topeka Blanchard, Cienfaeeos; Srir
CID 10th, barque Cephas starrett, Gregory. H,vre.
brig Geo Gilchrist, Gilchrist, do ~ naNrei
&C az 2ath ship Ellen Hood penne for
JACKS0NVILLE-Ar 18th ult, brig Mary. Saw
yer, New York, land cid 18th for Cedar Keyes saw
SAVANNAH-Cld 18th, ship Gov Langdon, Weeks
and squando. Jordan for Liverpool; brigs Reporter
yeazie, Portland; Bircbard q Torrey, Turner, tor
RICHMOND-Ar 3Oth, schs Binow, Pierce, and
NoRFoLK-Ar list, sch Gertrude Horton, Jame-
BALTIMoRE-Ar LIST, sch Clara Norton Barbour,
Orland. Me. lrt
PHILADELPHIA-Below LIST, barques New York,
Moore, rom oaSna Buns Crafts, from New York;
Low, from Savannah.
AT lst, sche Hannie westbrook, Llttlejohn, Port
land Paran, Clark, New York.
OF Ledge Light, barque jessie Nicholas. Nicholas
from New York; "'' -'''n0'''''
NEW Xo ,sas 1st ship St Joseph, Alexander,
Boston, to load for San Francisco schs Dresden
Casey, Parrsboro Ms; King, Clepdenn;n Co,ais,,
Tyrone. Perry, and Sea Breeze, Coombs. CherrveiS.
Murch, Ellsworth; Adrianna Bailey Gariine c'e Or,
vilion Parker Portland.
Ar "a schs Sarah Wooster, Leland, TIM Savannah:
Cid 3D. barques Arletta, Colcord, Sagua: Henrv
Fitner, Parks, Matanzas; John Griffin, Chase. for
Havana Harvest Moon. Bartlett, Savannah: hros
Crtmea, Hichborn, Cardenas; Loeb Lomond Black
Saguf. - "eN'
ePRUVIDENCE-Ar LIST, schs New Zealand. Cool,
and Gen Warren, Benson, Calais; Mary Emily, PEN
dleton. and Saxon, Hatch, Machias; John Rugpies.
Dodge, do. es''
Ar I'd, sch John Rugges, Dodge, Machias.
SD "a sch Jas O'Donohue, Philbrook Bangor
for Stonington. ~ -'-oA'
s,n, nr1g geo Prescott; schs Convert, Adelaide,
Paenet, Lodnskia, Wreath, A Simpson, Bellona,
AT "a, sens PRESIDENT. Perkins, Calais; Jane Fish,
BOSTON-Ar I'd, schs Sarah E4st ,y, -.
Philadelphia; Grecan Strout and cr,'n N son, In
Ehzabethport; Olive Branch, Agnew, Calais; Don, ION,
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lCAsCO IRON COMPANY.

ITNHE Stockholders of this Company are hereby no
Il titled that their annual meeting will be held al
No. 10 Exchange Street, on Tuesday May sth, next
at 81 O'Clock 2. M, to act on the following:
1st-To choose Directors tor the ensuing year.
2d-To act on any other business that may legally
come before them. j. L. FARMER,
Clerk Of the Corporation.
Portland, April %, 1866. eodd
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The Markets.
Financial.

NEW DIRK. may Q.
IT.. r,o,,r,oo;o,, article saws the stocks market
a. bas;tofint, and unsettled Transactions show
general decline of l. governments are quiet lO-acs
held se Money is rather % nsstsrd IN ara
tieag ~ from $500 900 to $500, 200, but these fig
o. the fea The
maid out on the LIST and I'd nsts ,346
in aod on account of the May coupons. Foreign
Exchange is moderately active, with indications of
imnortant transactions for Saturdays steamer; 60
davs slarliug 1851.
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l. This Company being PURELY MUTUAL, insures
at the LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES; and ii the premi-
ums paid exceed the ACTUAL COST the SURPLUS Is
RETURNED to the parties insuring in CASH. not scrip.
8. The IOU ratio of expenditures to receipts aver
aging only per cent and the slight Uoridtion this
ratio from year to year. as shown by the Reports Of
and Nth strictest economy
s. In this Company person MAY NO FORFEIT A
POLICY UNTIL ITS VALUE IS WORKED OUT IN IN
sURANCE; For example, if a person PAYS FOUR
LIFE PREMIUMS IN CASH, this will insure him SEW
EN- OR EIGHT YEARS, or about three years after his
four have expired, if he is unable, from any
cause, to pay tho annual premiums. The laws of no
other State make such provision. sA@SlJei+' 80 2
9. The New England Company will make as large
turned by any Company doing a safe business. The
ASSETS Of all companies are derived from PREMIUMS
AND INTEREST; and the mutual company whose
ratioQf total erpese to receipts Is osoest must hare
the largest pTOp0rti0nate 0n0at to divide among its
members. People have been strangely mised in this
matter OF dividends. The Company in which INsUR-
ANCE COSTS THE LEAST, the rates of premium be-
ing the same, must do best in the way of returns to
policy holders. -grr~f1, -s,.~ 4
81 q = OFFICERS. s.
BENZ. F. STEVENS, President
JOSEPH M. GIBBENS, Secretary.
W. w. MORLAND, M. d. Medical Examiner
I. Z. DANA, M. d. Medical Examiner, Portland
PORTLAND, ME.
j. ". MUNGER Dc SON, agents,
1876 FORE STREET.
1866.
April 26, 1s66-3meod&w.
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Railroads.
PORTLAND & KENNEBEC R.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT,
commencing Monday, April 3Oth, 1866.


Passenger Trains leave Portland daily
ssv5ls at Loo 7. NJ, for Bath, Augusta, Wat
SS,te, hendaPs Mills, Skowhegan and intermediafa
osatlons, connecting at Brunswick with Androscao
In =. x. for Lewiston and Pennington and a.
nous Mills with Maine Central X. X. Tor Bangor
as any other. - 30 'V~ W '"'s roate
Leave Portland for Bath, Lewiston, Augusta and
intermediate stations on SATURDAY. ONLY az 500 p NJ
Mixed Train leaves Portland for Bath and intsrn'
diate stations daily, except Saturday, at 345 pm.
tram, with passenger car attached will
tons every morning at O'clock ~''''' '''o
Trains from Bath and Lewiston are due at PORTLAND
AT $50 M, and from Skowhegan and farmmotlu
anu al intermediate stations $50 r. NJ 10 con5sct
Win trains for Boston.
s Stages for Rockland connect at Bath and for ReI
woct AZ augusta, and for Scion, Anson Norridoe-
and r. n linens and Moose Head Lake at Skowhegan
saIboTo, onlna, East and North vassalboro at Vas
anu ior Unity at Kendall's Mi!rs.
April %, 1Se6-dtf
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Farm TOR Sale.

Farm tor Sale.
Pleasantly situated one half mile
"A ssTNA-N from Gorham Corner, miles from
4EsySM Portland. Said Farm contains nine
HHlt S{srA@ ty acres Of land or more, or less to
sl2s1sit suit buyer; well divided into tillage.
pasturage and wood land cutting thirty tons Of hay
Has a house, barn. Stable and out-buildings. Has
an excellent orchard of over three hundred trees
Mostly grated fruit. Said Farm is one-half mile
from the Post Office, Academy, Church, Depot and
Stores.
Also, the Stock and Farming Tools ifrequired.
Enquire of the Post Master at Gorham Corner.
Gorham, March 10, 1S66.-d&wtf k-7 ~
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House and Lot for Sale in Falmouth.
o. A new two-story house, nearly completed
NR:: ready for occupancy in few weeks stable and
IssA woodshed attached "a never failing well; wood
lot and pasture adjoining Said house is finely oca-
ted at Coley's Corner, five minutes walk from the
irst depot out of Portland g. T. r. r. Meeting
house, academy new school house, and p o. all with
in few minutes walk. Enquire of H. M. STONE,
the premises. ap27d1m*
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For Sale,
For Sale.
saloon for Sale.

Saloon for Sale. =
NOV situated at Southport, near Boothbay har.
IN Dor, with good running gear and large top light
all in good repair, plain and fancy back grounds we'll
furnished; large assortment OF apparatus and
stock. Further particulars by addressing FRED. F.
HALE, corner Free and Cross streets, Portland, or
VIM. GREENLEAF, Esq,
ap2-d1m* Westport, Me-
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Valuable Mill Property For Sale.
A interest in Saw Mill and Store. Will be sold
"A at great bargain to good business man who can
take charge of a Store. Apply to
LYNCH, BARKER g. CO., y
ap3tf 1889 Commercial street.
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ATLANTIC -
Mutual Insurance Company.
81 Wall So, cor. Wiuiam, NEW YORK,
4 -----=- JANUARY, 1866. -
Insures against MARINE and INLAND Navi-
cation Risks.

The whole profits OF the Company revert to the
ums terminated during he year, and tor which Ger
tfcates are issued, bearing interest until redeemed.
The Dividend was 40 per cent. in each OF the years
1861, and 8, and So per cent. in 1866.
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For Sale
FOR SALE.
For Sale.

rItHE two story house. and land No so Clark street.
Said house has been built but a few years, is sit
good water privileges &c. For at
street. anI6-1,n*
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The Company has Assets, Over Twelve
Million Dollars, viz:-
United States and State of New-York Stocks, City,
Bank and other Stocks, fs ar S4,S2S.1S5
Loans secured by Stocks and otherwise, $3.50, $50
Premium Notes and Bills Receivable, Real
Estate, Bond and Mortgages and other Sc
curIties, 3,650,025
United States Gold Coin, so, AGO
Cash in Bank 81 310,550
hAE 4A $i21ss, $40
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For Sale and to Let.
For Sale.

A GROCERY and Provision Store, one of the best
"A stands In the city. Enquire at 294 Congress
street. may3dlw*
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DEpAaTURE OF OCEAN STEAMERS.
MARINE N EWS
PORT OF RITA ND.

Thursday, May 3.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New York, Chisholm, Boston for PASSPORT
and st John NIB.
Sch Sea Queen, Guptill, Savannah, Ga.
Sch Nevada Mann, New York.
Sch Ino, tBrl Camp, St John, NIB.
Sch Juliet, Haynes, Trenton.
Sch Planter, Thompson, Friendship
Sch Daniel Breed, Black, Bath.
Sch Utica ThOrndike, Rockland.
The ship which signalled off the port Wednes-
day even ng, was not in sight next morning.
& CLEARED.
Brig Prentiss Hobbs, Morton, Cardenas - S
Winslow.
Brig William Parks, Plummer, Cardenas-Isaac
Emery. ss.-s --.-.s-
Sch Emma Pemberton. fBrl Britt st Andrews NIB
Sch Prescott, Freeman, Baltimore-Jams Free
man. l1-s
Sch Justus M Lewis, Shute, Philadelphia
B Nckerson
Sch Ocean, Purks, Branford, CIV Cobb.
Sch Ocean Ranger, Bradley, BRISTOL S winslow
Sch G Roker, Began, Portsmouth-R G York &
Son.
SAILED-Barques Orchilla, and Lochiel briggs
Lizabel, Maria and Dunkeld; schs William Arthur,
Maria Whitney, Maria Roxana, Bengal, Eliza Jane,
and others.
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Brig T Knight. of Portland, 237 TOMS old meas
ure, built In 1885, has been sold to parties in Rock
port. Me, for about S 1900.
Sch J Roker, of Saco. 113 tons, built at Pttston
in 1852 has been purchased by Capt Began for $4,000
cash, viii hereafter hail from Portland. ri Il
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

dispatch from Holmes Hole states that schr G L
Hsgrlck, OF Jonesport, from Bangor for Dighton,
WIN lumber was capsized off Cape Poge, I'd inst,
ana INC crew rescued by steamer Sheridan.
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FROn NEW FORK.
Nrx Ynar Nnx

NEW oRK, Nov. 70.
The London Telegraph November the 14tl
says Of the meteoric display: Almost directly
after o'clock .. n. thesky was feys Nre0-
sionallv, sshsn freqasstH. and eSsdsay
streaked with the trains Of countless star
which shot across the heavens.
AAnefH. Mc0ill. hVnt On oeglDlf aet,
mind Yesterday, stabbed his wife and then
cut his own throat His wounds have not
proved fatal, but Mrs. McGills ire saia =
be dangNpnG ,S&Et RI q 3d. = z Z
A Herald Washington special says . COM
bination scheme for the prosecution Of claims
against the Government, entered into BY
claim agents and certain clerks in the De-
partment baying charge of the settlement OF
claims rsoa6cets bck psy has partially
transpired here. 1t is charged that these
clerks who have access to the muster rolls of
the army, select from the rolls the names Of
officers appealing to them ~ entitled under Z
.pat and SUCH nust1fed on officers 70 be
ItGn D6 de isct and at ~ same taIlI
~sntEeeohe he maze of chiA@ agents hkA
qualified to prosecute the claims for them;
thus throwing into the. hands of the claim
agents large amount of business. Il ID corp
posed that the clerks thus interested share the
profits.
Revenue Inspector, Fred Cochen, surprised
party landing a cargo of illicit spirits at
the foot of North and First stresess al an
early hour yesterday morning. Those having
charge of the lighter pushed off at his ap.
proach, abandoning Is barrels Of Spirits
which were promptly seized. The same Off
Ger seized II barrels of poteen the previous
night, while it was being deposited at the dis
tiliery Of Cutlip 4 Cunningham on ist street,
The packages in both cases were fraudolent>
IL branded or not branded at all
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FROM WASHINGTON.

! s-e s&&ss.@ slAsHm0s0x, Nov. 20.
Nothing definite has yet been received from
the British Government in relation to the
claims of indemnity growing out of the depr
relations committed on American commerce
by th& Alabama an1 other rebeg brivateers
The 6orrespondence is still In tIbgress be
tween the two Governments. The present
British Ministry, however, sAow . better
disposition than the former one in the con
sidsration Of the important subject.
The Couuissioner has under preD1pn1
li1tvleh VII 5000 bAussGte6Npyh u Bee
|ss..sy q T. In,sSss ~ ~ ths :,
California, embracing $4,000 acres.
Drevet Major Gepsrai NcCslhm, Of the
Corps Of Engineers, and late Superintendent
Of the United States Military Academy, has
been detailed as member Of the board to
consider the subject OF the modification OF
the existing sea-c coast forti6catiops. He will
be stationed 10 this city.
The prize money resulting from the cap
ture of % bales Of cotton by the Monticello,
on the 4th Of July, 1861, is nearly ready for
distribution at the Fourth Auditors Office.
A statement has been published that the
Presideut has given 10 Mrs. Thompson per-
mission for her husband, Jsesb Thom pson, to
return home. This is untrue.
During the past three days about twenty
Postnasten hare been displaced, nearly all
Of the smaller class of Offices. Among the
new appointments are the following: Hiram
Edgertoa, of Franklin, N. Y; VIM. Parker,
Unadilla, N. T.; Jno. X. Phelin, Kennebec.
Me.
1t has been ascertained that Maximiian' .
teuaci.y in holding on to Mexico has been duo
TO the speculation encouraged BY thereport OF
bis late agent IL the United 8tatss, Ueepn-
dale. whd has just returned 70 Mexics, That
new civil war was on the eve Of breaking
out In the United States, and that this should
certainly be the case If the Radicals carried
the fall elections. 1t 10 expected that all vis-
ions are now disappointed The fact isknown
here that Degundale could not obtain au-
dience either Of President johnson or Secre.
tary Sewatd while in the United States, all
his efforts to have them having failed, not
withstandhg has statennent 10 the contrary.
There Wis another race over the National
course to-day. Twolocsl horses, Lady Glenn
ents and pnknown, being the contestants;
time was nothing extraordinary, but there
was good deal Of excitement among those
in ATTENDANCE on account Of the closeness of
tha race. The race vas match for IS, 600,
mile heats. best two in three. lAdy Clements
won the 6r}t heat in 2:46, unknown the sec
ond in 2:5a, and third in 2:46.
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FROM MEXICO.
Maxsmiiian ON Hts Way - E.rsps.
New YoRK, Nov. 26.


New YoRK, Nov. 2e.
A New Orleans special says that Maximil-
ian has taken the decisive step of abdication,
ernment being complete. He has left Mexi-
co in the hands Of Baxaine and Castetor, The
latter Of whom is understood to have fall su>
thority from Napoleon to superssde the Mar
shal himself if necessary.
The late Emperor left Vera Cruz on Thurs
day, and may be expected at Havana, on his
way to Europe, Monday or Tuesday next
The CONSERVATION of the Mexinans at find
ing the question OF their future Committed
absolutely to negotiations between France
and the United States is general and confined
TO no particular party. ks-4ss8&
have the best authority for stating that all
the preparations for embarkne the French
troops have been sum rnariIy suspended
The HeraLds Mexican correspondence
says Desultory sKirmishing is going on all
through the lines, without any decisive ad>
vantage accrung to either party.
The new Tehuaufepec TRANSIT company
have an agent at Chihahuhau trying to OBJ
tain the grant now in possession Of the com
pany headed by Marshall 0iRoberts of this
city. but it is believed that both companies
are the same, merely changing colors 10 suit
I the political changes that are expected to fol-
low the abdication of Maximihan. "a
A Herald City Of Mexico correspondent
gives an account Of the capture of Oaxaco by
the Liberals under Gen. Diaz. The garrison
OF the city consisted OF but about 600 men,
who bravely defended it against three times
their number. An attempt to reinforce the
garrison was made by eco Belgians md 400
nnsiye troops, bat Diaz intercepted ths relief
party and captured 1t. A second force from
Tehuacan met like fate about the 25th inst.
In the meantime some 500 Austrisus, from
Tehauntepec, forced their way through Diax's .
lines into the city, and the reinforced garrison
kept up the fight for several weeks, repelling
the attacks nearly every day. Diaz fought his
way through the city and obtained possession
Of the Plaza, but for seme days vas unable 70
make any effect upon the Forts Of 81. Do
mngo and Elcarten until the 3lst. when be
forced the enemy to surrender. The number
Of prisoners is between 2,O00 and 8, 900, and
the Convention is Hened on the part Of the
Imperislisis Among 0thsn BY Baron En-
ricque, Esq, and Copnt Alberto Den Hstment..
A large supply Of military stores smln snitIon
and several batteries Of Artillery were among
the prizes captersd. Cortines fought we'll but
finally surrendered 10 superior nsmbess. This
victory insures the peace Of the Whole conn
try south Of PueA1a. and gives the Liberals
large, we'll organized and admirably equipped
forces with which to operate in this valley,
and upon the Vera Crux lines. Il also places
Puebla in danger, and nnIess the French provo
Themselves TO be more active than formefiy
the communication With the coast viii be cut
off, and can BE re-sstablished only BY great
cost and lives.