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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-26

LEGISLATIVE SCHooL.-We are glad to no
tice movement among the young men of this
city for the organization of mimic House OF
Representative or legislative school. Last Sat
urday evening few of them held a prelimina-
ry meeting, at which Messrs. A. H. Simonton
CIV. Bean and Stephen Houston were ap-
pointed a committee to prepare all necessary
arrangements, and to issue an invitation to all
the young men in the city, who are wiling to
join with them in their enterprise, to meet with
them at Temperance Hall on Congress street
next Saturday evening, for the purpose of eff
fecting such an organization
We hope there win be full attendance, for
the benefit to be derived from such an organi-
cation, properly conducted, can hardly be esti-
mated We are informed that several gentle
men well qualified for the task, have kindly
volunteered their services as instructors and
the session cannot fail to be interesting and in
structive.
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FROM MEXICO.
Disastrous Defeat of the I'M
peridI Forces.
Mazatlan Captured by the Liberals.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.
=, fassengers who arrived from st. Lucas on
the steamer Sacramento, report rumor that
the Imperial garrison at Mazatlan had started
out to attack Coruna with view of raising the
seige Of that place. They met with a disas-
trous defeat, and Coruna followed them to Ma
zatlan, when the town was captured and held
the French fleet being at Guyamas.
The steamer Continental not knowing that
C0runa occupied Mazatlan,i ran into that3port
when VINE the Liberal commander seized her with
S0OO rides and a quantity of ammunition, on
on Mexico
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DEEsoNS clearing the ruins or digging cellars
a "A IND good place TO deposit their rubbish on
Franklin Wharf, =. - +,tIy s, ROUNDS,
septlo-dtf Whaiinger.
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,,,rr,,x. - -
b LETTER FROM Hon. THOMAS j. DURANr.-
This distinguished Southern Union;sts has
written a letter axcns;ne, h;,,,.o1e
:; o,.. ,AS''s'"s 'i'''seIi from speak
: ~ onio' "hieh presents an able statement
of his views, of reconstruction. He holds that
the President has committed a sor;o,,s 80 :,
a. e.ror III
P.'s is. 'ne reDcis 70 reconstruct their sew
erai etate governments in advance of the will
of Congress being made known The resnIt
Mr. Durant th,s .sko..,,a.. NV 'e''''
gnu
!. I Inc simulated state Governments have
passed exeiuslyely into the hands of the men
Tao ols.ll.1eu anu carried on the rebellion
Ihe freedmen are treated by law and custom as
the former slaves; the Union men, styled Radi-
Gals, rs formerly the Aboltionists Thus the
Old hatred offreedom and progress bursts ont
liberty, as has been lately seen in New Orle-
ans
The President has failed to accomplish his
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A SHERIDAN IN THE NEW ORLEANS Con-
vENTIoN.-It would appear that General Sher-
idan had very direct authority for his statement
about the massacre at New Orleans. A local
paper in Perry County, Ohio, announces the
presence there, ON visit Of Major Michael
Sheridan Ia younger brother of the General, j
who was in the convention hall at the time OF
the mob and the police, and who says that it
was most horrible and unprovked butchery,
and that only his shoulder straps saved him
self from the fate Of the members of the con-
yentiOn. -A
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following is the score by innings; !;

ROWING CHALLENGE. - John McKiel, of
Coidspring, N. Y, who won the recent prize in
the late Springfield regatta, and who some
time since defeated Gilbert Ward in three
mile race on the Hudson, has sent challenge
to the champion rover of the United States
Walter Brown, of this city,-to row five mile
race anywhere on the Hudson between Sing
Sing and Albany, for the sum of $1,000. We
understand Brown declines pulling ON the
Hudson River.
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Aswe have before observed, it must be from
the blankest thoughtlessness that any Portland
housekeeper will purchase single pound OF
soap from beyond the State, when the Steam
Refined, made in our own factory, is unques-
tionably the very best article that the skill Of
man can devise, and is afforded at the lowest
possible price.
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HH w.
THE BROKEN CABLE.-The London Speeta-
tor has an article on the old Atlantic cable.
from which we cut the following vivid and ro-
mantle sketch:
Night and day, for whole year, an eleetri-
clan has always been on duty watching the
tiny ray of light through which signals are
given, and twice every day the whole length of
wire one thousand two hundred and forty
miles has been tested for conductivity and in
sulation. The object Of obsery-
ing the ray of light was of course not any ex-
peetation of message, but simply TO keep an
accurate record of the condition of the wire-
Sometimes, indeed, wild, incoherent messages
from the deep did come, but these were merely
the results OF magnetic storms and earth cur
rents, which detected the galvanometer rapid
ly, and spelt the most extraordinary words
and sometimes even sentences of nonsense
upon the graduated scale before the mirror
Suddenly last Saturday morning at a ouarter
to six o'clock, while the light was being watch
ed by Mr.. May, he observed a peculiar indica-
ton about it which showed at once to his ex-
perienced eye that message was at hand. In
q few minutes afterward the unsteady flicker
ing was changed to eoherency, If we may use
such term, and at once the cable began to
speak, to transmit that is, at regular intervals,
the appointed signals which indicated human
purpose and method at the other end, instead
OF the hurried signs, broken speech, and mar
ticulate cries of the still illiterate Atlantic
After the long interval in which it had brought
| us nothing but the moody and often delirious
mutterings of the sea stammering over its al
nhabet in vain, the words "Canninp to Glass
must have seemed like the first rational word
! uttered by high-fever patient when the raw
| ings have ceased and his consciousness returns
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Wanted.

BOARD for Gentleman and Wife in private
I'D family or first class boarding house. Central
location preferred. Address d. IL. b., Box 1888.
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MUNICIPAL COURT.

sr4,. RECORDER MORRIS PRESIDING.
TUEsDAY.-1here was a large array of prisoners in
Court, this morning, and some of them looked as II
they had not yet got over Saturday nights and Sun
days drunk. 1885, $500.
Thomas Lally paid fine of $c17 for his drunk oil
Saturday night. t" ,ia
Francis Winsow could not pay s642 for his ''bend-
er," and had to go to Jail. ts
John Fleming and John Thornton each paid s6i7
for getting drunk and making disturbance on Sat
urday night. -i''et
Patrick Carey ndulged In glorious drunk on Sum
day, for which he was fined "a and costs He could
not pay, and went to JAIL
Michael Divine and Michael McCay, each paid a
fine of $6.17 for getting drunk Saturday night.
Charles II. McColley, for assault and battery on
Llewellyn w. Jones, paid fine of $5 and costs.
Martin Clesley, John Lordon and John Dow for
resisting policeman who was engaged in making an
arrest, was fined $40 each and costs. Lordon paid,
but Clesley and Dow were committed.
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THEATRE. : Messrs. Bidwel & Browne
opened the theatre Monday evening to crowd
ed house, and the play of Gipsy Queen was
admirably performed. Last evening the play
was repeated to another full house. This even
ing the sensation drama of The Hidden Hand
win be performed, Miss DoIlie Bidwell sus-
tanning the character of Capitola. The favor
ite after-piece of the Dumb Belle will also. be
performed .-t.at.1 =
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DEATH FROM INJUR1Es.-Mr. William Mar
tin Of Kennebunkport while engaged at work
some ten days since on the new dwelling house
OF Capt. Horatio Moody, at Kennebunk, was
SO severely injured by large rock falling mp
on him, that he died on Monday last. He was
about 30 years of age
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New YORK, Sept %. 4
Yesterday morning an explosion occurred at
Phillipsburg, N. j., produced by the blowing
up OF locomotive. The engine house was
shivered to pieces and other damage done
Fortunately no lives were lost. The property
belonged to the Jersey Central Railroad, whose
loss will not be far from $5OOOO
A portion of a wall of a building in Milwau-
kee tell yesterday and buried eight persons in
the ruins, two being killed.
Mr., Harris and son, who were injured by
jumping from the burning building Sunday
morning, died last evening at the New York
Hospital, and also third party, whose name
was not ascertained, 0l LIT % Ira7E
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CO0t-M0Eers Wu3sted !

GOOD coat makers can secure steady employment
VI and the highest prices by calling immcdiafely on
EASTMAN BROTHERS,
333 Congress Street.
Sebt 15-ltf -, s 80 800.
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The CoNTEsr1N NORTH CARoLINA.-Priyate
letters from prominent North Carolina union
lists say they are sure of polling from thirty
i've to forty thousand votes at the next cleo
tion, and a much greater number II the nortn-
ern elections result in a republican triumph.
An effort will be made by the union members
of the next legislature to secure the ratifica-
tion of the amendment to the Constitution.
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GIVING IT UP-The Boston Advertiser
WASHINGTON dispatch SAYS:

W aShlngtOn u1spatCH says: - :.
The New York johnson leaders headed by
Thurlow Weed, have been here for several
days, being frightened at the prospect of the
coming election in that State. Admitting thai
Hoffman cannot be elected, Thurlow now give,
up all hopes of the success of the President's
policy in the North, and in an interview with
the President to-day, is said to have frankly ex.
pressed his opinion that the republican major
ity in the next Congress, instead of being dec
reased win be increased ; -
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FOR S4LE!

100 AAA OLD BRICKS, cleaned, ready
IOO9OOO Il for use. Apply to L. SAW
YER, corner of Plumb and Middle streets. s1
sept24dlw* ,t. ..t 10y n
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mn AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. o.
There were one hundred and thirteen entries.
comprising some of the best equine stock in
the State. The rain storm that prevailed was
the means of small attendance, and finally
led to Postponement Of the afternoon exhibi-
tion until to morrow
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MASONIC NOTICE. Members Of the Masonic
1AI Fra ternity, desiring relief, are requested to
call upon either of the following persons:
Wln. Curtis, Edwin s. Shaw, TimothyJ j Murray,
on the part of Portland Lodge.
Marquis King, Nm. Ross, Jr., Henry L. Paine
on the part of Ancient Landmark Lodge.
Rufus Stanley, Daniel w. True, A. M. Burton on
the part OF Atlantic Lodge jul I-tf
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Agents W09sted,! !! M
For Frank Moore's New Work,
" WO21e22 of the WN9'.''
Wanted.
Wanted.

A PLACE to board for male child about eighteen
IA months old, where it will be well cared mr. Any
person willing to take such child is requested to ap-
ply to Thomas kcricy, No. Beach Street.
sep20lw* trsS4& &Eg.erErsee =:
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THE COURTS.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT coul

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
aTUEsDAY.-Judge Clifford came in this morning
and presided. No case being ready for trial. Court
adjourned to ten O'Clock Wednesday, at which time it
is expected that the case mentioned yesterday viii be
taken up.
ThesGrand Jury is pursuing its labors under the li-
rection of District Attorney Talbot.
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MisceIlaneou. Dispatches.

- PHHADELPHIA. Sept. 25
Peterson s. Marshalls flour mill, on the cor
ner OF Thirtieth and Market Streets, was des-
Mostly insured. ~'''''o'
BALTIMORE, Sept. 25.
Hon. Henry May, formerly Representative
IN Congress from the Sd District, Md, died this
morning at 9 o'clock. He was the immediate
predecessor OF the late Henry Winter Davis.
LOUISVILLE, Sept %.
day, he giving $4,000 bail for his appearance in
February, before the IT, s. Circuit Court.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Il
Gen. John A. Dix Appointed MINI
lister TO France.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 p
The President to-day made the following ap-
Polnments: Gen. John A. Dix to be Envoy
extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to
France; Hugh Ewing of Kansas, te be Minis
ter resident at the Hague; w. j Valentine of
massachusetts,, to be Commissioner to the Paris
Exposition for 1867 y saAi -'.'1s777
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BoUNTIEs. The Paymaster- General has is
sued instructions that no powers of attorney
shall be recognized in the prosecution OF claims
for bounty under the act Of July %, 1855; that
the form Of application prescribed by the War
Department must be strictly and literally COM
piled with, anu that communication will be
held with the claimants only. This rule does
not apply to State agents. ia
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JURoRs.-At special meeting of the Board
OF Mayor and Aldermen yesterday, the follow
ing persons were drawn as jurors to serve at
the present sitting of the U. s. Circuit Court:
Gilbert L. Bailey, John B. Cummings, John j.
Gerrish, and VIM. ID. Larrabee ID
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PORTLAND AND VICINITY.
New Advertisement To-Day.

EMBARRASSMENT COLUMN .-
Theatre-Bilwell & Brown.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Universal Safety Match.
Wanted Immediately.
Bricks for Sale. @'
Maine Central II. r.
Good Lot for Sale. .-"' t"'r
Maine Reports-Bailey & Noyes
RescuedtrOm the Fire.
Wanted-Safa.
Lost-Terrier Pup.
Auction Sales-Henry Bailey & Co.
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The Tribune's special says the trial Of JEFF.
Davis cannot take place in October, and its
postponement is legal necessity, owing to the
irregularity in the adjournment of the Circuit
Court at Norfolk in April last. Chief Justice
Chase announces himself in readiness to call a
special session of the Court to proceed with tn
trial. -. ~
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Heavy Robbery.

Few YORK. Sept. 25.
Moses Cummings, messenger of the National
Broadway Bank, was robbed in Wall street to-
day of over $4,000, by young man named
Joseph A. Clinton. The thief was pursued
and captured and the money recovered.
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Passed balls

Umpire, Mr.. Woodbury., of the Maine State
Club
Scorers, Mr.. Hayes, of the Maine State, and
Thomas w. Baldwin, Jr., ESQ.,, of the Olympic
Club
The following is the score by innings:
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LITTLE BLUE"
Pennington, Sept. "A, 1866.
Mr.. EDITOR

MIR. EDITOR: " $50 &58 itf5 } t5ar9t
Dear Sir A game of base ball was played
at this place between the Maine State and the
Olympic, of Little Blue" The game COM
menced on Saturday, Sept 22d, and after play
ing six innings, by mutual agreement, the game
was postponed until Monday, Sept. 9th. To-
tai time of the game five and one-half hours
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contain neither sulphur or Phosphorus and shOuld
be used in all families to the exclusion of all otbers
Cheapest as we'll as best. Scents pei box 80 cents
per'uozeh. sept26eod2w
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The Cholera.

LOUISVILLE Sept. 25
day. ~ fl "
A. NASHVILLE, Sept. 25 (
evening, there were forty one deaths by chole-
ra here to-day ..
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Fighting i'm Ireland this Year.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25
I At Eenian picnic yesterday Mr.. Stephens
made speech, in which he repeated that fiaht-
ing would commence in Ireland this year, an d
he would be with them in the fight :
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WanUCU IMmeUIaTGIy.
A GENTS everywhere to introduce Iittlelield's
IA Union Heat Controller. This is the great
est fuel saver in the world. Agents clear SIS 10
$1b per day. No humbug. No risk.
Wanted, also, two smart men i'll every State 10
travel and establish agents in every city and town
throughout the New England Middle and Western
Staes for which great nducemcnt is offered. Send
two stamps for circular. g
j. III. LITTLEFIELD,
Sept. 12d1m 102 Washington ST., Boston, Mass.
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M RS. OLB Y'S
BONNET ROOMS.

ISIIId1I SCfEOUIICF l1UftG %
TNHE Es.TWILIGIIT," very strong boat and capt.
Il tai small freighter, about 2 tons dead weight
capacity Is months DID, built wholly of White Oak
For sale If applied Tor soou. Apply to
McGILVERY. RYAN s. DAVIS,
sent 90 DIFF .,-.f. 1G1 Commercial Street.
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BOARD AND ROOMS.

R0APShHknE. 4tir
A SUIT OF pleasant front rooms with board to
N let at n Free st. = F7'.-
Respectable transient boarders ace 1mmodated
Senfo1- -1Wk
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THE SOUTHERN LoyALrsrs. "Dixon" tele-
graphs from Cleveland to the Boston Adver-
tiser: "a is a' F = .h
The reception given by the city to the South
ern loyalists was as friendly and enthusiastic,
as that given to the President and late John
son convention was cold and repellant. The
demonstration last evening, in the midst OF the
terrible rain, was very fine and hearty, and
the proceedings to-day were marked by every
manifestation of sincere good win. The public
meeting began at eleven O'Clock, and continued
until three. Governor Hamilton, Governor
Rrownlow, Judge Sherwood and Rev. Mr..
Hunnicut spoke. The full delegation will
spend three days more in Ohio.
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Lost !!

ON Monday gold breast pin with the stones sat in
" silver The finder will be suitably rewarded by
leaving it at Coe q McCaller's store, No. III Market
Square sep25dn ~
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Secret Treaty for the Overthrow Of Par
..Aa ~s<as aguay. -z #ess..l

ase NEW YORK, Sept. %.
The Herald publishes secret treaty between
Brazil, Buenos Ayres and Uruguay to over
throw the present legal authority in Paraguay
and destroy the sovereignty, independence and
integrity of that country. Bolivia, Peru, and
Chill have been aroused by the act to an indig-
nant protest
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s. 345 Congress ST.. Up Stairs
OFFICE eF THE RELIEF FIRE Iss. Co. ,

OFFICE GF THE RELIEF FIRE ms Co. H
No. WALL STREET,
New York, Sept. %, 1865.
SPECIAL NOTICE: This Company having with
drawn and closed its Agency business in the City Of
Portland and the State of AIaine all claims against
the Company will be settled in liquidation, at the Of
J.H. PINKNEY, Pres't.
w. H. CkARY, Sec'y. sep25-i1w
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The Pr..;den,,. ah... .r C.,u,..

/ nv ADuse 0l COnkfeaAs
The Army and Navy journal of September
18th, in an article ON the Presidents tour, thus
| speaks of his indecent vituperation and abuse
of Congress:
But whatever Mr.. johnson may saw of that
body, 1t is to be remembered that it is a Con-
gress chosen by the same votes which placed
him in the line of succession TO the Chief
Magistracy. 1t is a Congress which has re-
celved the endorsement of his official approval
OF hundreds of its acts, and it is neither Just
nor seemly for him to descend from his position
10 mount the stump and pour forth abuse upon
1t: BY the fifth article of war it is made am
offence, to- be visited with severe penalties. for
ANY officer or soldier" to "use contemptuons
or disrespectiul words against the Congress of
OF the United States" How is the President
while presenting such an example, to enforce
this provision as Commander-in-C Chief? And
how is he to make use of the same article to
insure that respect from the army for his own
person which it enjoins, and which discipline
demands that it should maintain? 1t cannof
be disguised that there is a general rejoicing.
more among Mr.. JohnsOns friends than among
his enemies, that the tour of the President
Is nearly over: 1t was SO foolish an undertake
ing and promises TO be SO damaging to the per
sOnal reputation of Mr. johnson. that there
arises suspicion that designing politicians
projected it to get rid in advance Of a possi-
Bile Presidential candidate. n - -
+. The above is the language Of a paper which
has an along been friendly to the admnistfa-
ton, and not supporter of Congress-. 1t is,
however, journal of character and respecta-
blity, and as an organ of the regular army,
doubtless correctly represents the sentiments
OF all decent military men in it, condemnation
of Mr.. JohnsOns unprecedented Trades against
a coordinate branch of the government. Our
regular army officers are usually gentlemen BY
inaf nd oil
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THE RIGHT TALK.-The New York Herald
of the goth inst.-hitherto an advocate of "my
policy"-in urging upon the politicians and
white people of the Southern States the
adoption of the Constitutional amendment y
utters the following sensible remarks:
1t is the victorious party in war that die
tates the treaty of peace; and as the terms of
restoration and peace offered to the South by
Congress propose nothing of confscation, no
enforcement of negro suffrage, no vengeance,
no exclusion from federal offices that cannot be
remedied, no disfranchisement, but only those
securities deemed necessary for the safety of
the national treasury, the liberty of the blacks
and the future peace of the Union, we would
appeal to the excluded Southern States to
come into the general government as fast as
possible on these generous terms offered
through Congress by the victorious North. We
urge this course because 1t is abundantly mani
fest that nothing less will satisfy the great DOM
inant Union war party and Congressional
peace party of the North. e-f5N'iP 4a