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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
THE COURTS.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE FOX.
FRIDAY-David Keazer, lbellant V Columbian In
surance Co. and Trustees.
Charles H, Chase, libellant, same. 4 KIM
Lbellants sustained losses which were insured in
the respondent Insurance Company. The Company
has been dissolved for inraction of the insurance
laws Of New York. and the assets placed in the hands
of Receivers Lbellants garnisheed certain parties
who had given premium notes to the Company, and
the question to be decided is whether the Trustees are
holden. al
The case was argued by Messrs Evans q Putnam
for hbellants, and Dat1 & Drummand for respond
ents. Decision reserved.
The Grand Jury will come in Saturday morning at
ten O'Clock, to which time Court adjourned.
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ALMOST FIRE.---The new wooden block
erected by Hon. E. Gerry, opposite Mechanics
Hall, came near being destroyed by fire Thurs
day night There was leak in the gas pipe
and the building was filled with gas, which
exploded when a man went in with a lighted
lamp, and fire caught been the floors. The
fire was extinguished without creating gen.
era alarm. N ------.---. - -
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A CANINE HERo.-An account of the disas-
ter to the Kate Dyer says that just as the ILL
fated ship was sinking with her planks torn
asunder, and the masts falling around her in
confusion, large Newfoundland dog W as
noticed leaping from the main deck after the
body of boy who was buffeting with the
animal swan for the Scotland, but such was
the violence of the sea that the dog lost his
hold, and the body sank simultaneously with
the ship The dog is said to have been rescued
by the sailors on board the Scotland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08

MEssRs. Burgess, Fobcs & Co., have stock
Of English pure ground Lead and Linseed Oil,
which they are selling to parties building ON
the burnt district, less the duty, which is three
cents pound on lead and twenty-three cents
a gallon on oil---gold. We advise all purchas-
ing paint stock to give them a call. ....I
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MUNICIPAL COURT.
JUDGE KINesBuRY pnEsIp1N,

JUDGE KINGSBURY PRESIDING,
FRIpAY.-Samuel Chadwick and John ONeal, on
search and seizure processes, paid $22.26 EACH q
Augustus G. Pettengill, complained of as being an
habtual truant, was sentenced to the State Reform
School during his minority.
Jedediah and Maria Elliot, for drunkenness and
disturbance, were fined So and costs each Com
mitted. l
Rosalie Brown, tor larceny of articles from the
house of John Curley, sentenced to thirty days
imprisonment in the County Jail.
James g. s. Fowler, for larceny of frkin of bnt-
ter from the shop of Messrs. Smith & Donnell, was
sentenced to sixty days in the County JAIL
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08

A GooD LAw.-The Provincial Parliament
of Canada has passed an act which provides
"that congregations and others owning
churches, and individuals, corporations and
companies owning halls, theatres, or other build
ings used for the purpose of holding public
meetings, or places of public resort or amuse-
ment. shall, within twelve months from the
passage of the act, berequired to have the doors
of such churches, theatres halls or other build
ings, so hinged as to open freely outwards."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
Terrible State of Things i'm Montana.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. T.
Letters received from Montana report a ter
rible state of things among the small number
of troops stationed at the different posts from
Virginia City to Forts South and Kearney.
A letter from Fort Smith sayIM From this
point down to Plata River the road is a grave
yard. About $50 men have beed killed We
have had no intelligence from Fort Kearney
for many days. snd fear communication is cut
off The Grow Indians report 1900 lodges of hos
tile Indians moving towards this post for the
purpose of capturing it. M
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. z.
A tender attached to the engine of a passen-
ger train on the Memphis, Clarksville b Lou
isville Railroad, ran off the track this morning
eight miles south of Clarksville, precipitating
two passenger cars down an embankment tif-
teen feet, killing an express messenger and in
juring number of passengers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08

CLOTHING EsTABLIsHHENT.-Messrs Robin
son 8 Knight have taken the store No 288
Congress street, which they have stocked with
a valuable assortment of clothing and furnish
ing goods. 1t is the intention of this firm to
keep supplied with all the latest styles of dress
goods, and to sell at the lowest prices.
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PORTLAND AND TICyNITY.
= New Advertisements To-Day.

t' NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN. q
Opartnership-RObinson & Knight
Relief for the Sufferers by the Fire.
Mems Gloves-Charles Custis & Co.
Clothing-Robinson q knight g. . -
A Card-Chas. A. Libby. a ..
House Lot for Sale. .af
Dry Goods-P. Al. Frost.
Lost-Pocket Book.
Under-S -Shirts-Charles Gusts & Co.
Canal National Bank-Annual Meeting.
Merchants National Bank-Annual Meeting.
$50 Reward. .rA k....I
Second National Bapk--Annual Meeting.
To Dealers In Ladies' Collars.
Boys Clothing-E. Leveen & Co.
Auction Sale-E. NJ. Patten & Co.
Interna ional Steamship Company. tftEIi
A Forty Acre Lot for Sale.
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F1NANo1AI.-A washington dispatch say

FINANcIAL.-A Washington dispatch says:
Considerable conversation with members of the
House shows that there is a marked hostility
in many quarters to the views of the Secretary
of the Treasury respecting contraction of cur
rency. How they will be looked upon by the
ways and means committee cannot vet be said,
and what influence the opinion of that COM
mttee may have upon the House is entirely
problematical; but just now it would be alto
gether impossible for the Secretary to carry his
measures through that body.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08

BELLs.-The three bells for the Church of
the Immaculate Conception, on Cumberland
street, have been placed in the tower They
are from Meneeley's foundry at Troy, N r.,
and weigh, respectively, 1910, go and 3O5 lbs.
They will be tried at IL o'clock to-day, and the
public can judge of the quality of their tones.
The work in the interior of this Church is
progressing rapidly, and there is no doubt it
will be ready for the grand Mass be celebrat-
ed on Christmas Eve
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Merchants National Rank.

THE Shareholders in this Bank hereby notified
that the Annual Meeting for the choice of Direc-
gally be brought before them win be holden Tues
day, January sth, 1867, at o'clock p NJ at the of
fee now occupied by the Bank, No. 80 Exchange St.
CHAS. PAYSON, Cashier.
Portland, Dec T. 1866. dc9-2awtians
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Second National Bank.

INHE Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the ffSec-
ond National Bank, Portland for the election of
DIRECTORS and any other business which may legally
come before them, will be held at Nos. 1873 and 100
Fore street, tup stairs,) on TU UESDAY 9th January
next at P. M.
Portland, Dec z, 1906. dcsitd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
Canal National Rank.

YlHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
L Canal National Bank of Portland, for the cleo
ton of seven Directors and for the transaction of
them will be held at 1873 Fore Street, on Tuesday, the
sth day of January, 1867, at 8 O'Clock P. M.
B. C. SOMERBY, Cashier.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
UNITED sTATEs CoMMIssIoNER.s conn

VIM. H. CLIFFORD, ESQ.,, COMMISSIONER.
FRIDAY-Patrick Devine, of Bath, was brought
before the Commissioner charged with pursuing the
retail liquor business without taking out the United
States Internal Revenue license. On motion of U.
s. District Attorney Talbot he was discharged.
John Devine, for like ofense, was discharged up
on taking out his license and paying the costs. /
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
To Dealers i'm Ladies' collars.

The undersigned would respectfully announce that
the General Agency for GRAY'S PATENT MOLD
ED COLLARS, for Ladies' wear, has this day been
placed in their hands, and they will be happy to fur
nish dealers. Terms on application.
These collars are manufactured by the American
Nodded Collar Company, under license of the Union
Paper Collar Company. EtA t-t
LELAND, JOHNSON a. CO.,
81 Devonshire street, Boston.
Boston, Nov. 2e, 1866. dcSsNd2t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08

Coop TERLARs.-The Good Templars of this
county will meet in convention at Little Falls,
Gorham, on Wednesday next, 18th inst, at two
o'clock in the afternoon, and hold session in
the evening, which will be open to the public
1t is hoped that Good Templars in the county
will generally be present. whether specially
delegated or not, and that other friends of tenn
perance will be at the evening meeting, to
which they are cordially invited. Good sing
ing and good speaking are promised.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
From Mexico.

New ORLEANS, Dec. Z.
The Galveston Bulletin of the 4th saws Esco-
bado and Canales met as friends, and the for
mer now commands the city of Matamoras the
United States forces having been subsequently
withdrawn. H@
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
international Steamship Go.
Eastp0rt, Calais and st. John.
ONE TRIP PER WEEK.

On and after Monday, December
sss----,1M 18th, the steamer NEW BRUINS
n, t1mELN\ WICK, Capt. E. B. WINCHES-
60 444A TER, will leave Rail Road Wharf,
foot of State St., every MONDAY,
at 5 o'clock ?. N for Eastport and ST. John.
RETURNING, will leave ST. John every THURS
DAY, at o'clock A. NJ. EFl--7
AT Eastport the Steamer QUEEN will connect for
st. Andrews, Robbinston, Calais and New Brunswick,
Railway to Woodstock and Houlton Stations and
Stage Coaches will connect for Machias.
AT st: John passengers take E. 81 N. A. Railway,
Tor Shediac and from thence for Summerside and
Charlottetown, p. E. Island, and Pictou, N. 81 also
at 81: John the steamer Empress for Windsor and
Halifax, every Tuesday and Friday evenings and for
Digby every Monday and Thursday mornings.
Freight received on days of sailing until ocik.
T. M c. c. EATON,
dec8-df Agent
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08

END OF THE STRrKE.-We are requested by
the Plasterer's Protective Union, to say that
their employers have acceeded to the terms
proposed by the Union, that all dissensions are
amicably settled and the men have resumed
work.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
Rumors of Another Fenian Raid ON Can.
ada.

- " 3 New YORK, Dec. Z.
The Fenian Serate met last night, and al
though privacy is rigidly observed by all con-
nected with the meeting, enough transpired to
movement on Canada. 1t is not known, how
ever, when the campaign will commence, but it
is openly stated that twenty thousand men are
ready to take the field
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08

SEIZURES po ice yesterday visited the
United States Hotel, and the shops of John
Hill on Canal street and Charles Mccarthy ON
York street, and seized small quantities Of
liquor in each place.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08

sMAsHUP.-Yesterday forenoon, as Mr.. JAS.
r. Adams and Mr.. Alonzo Walker were COM
ing down Congress street in the buggy OF the
former, one of the forward wheels came off
throwing out both occupants and slightly in
juring Mr.. Walker. The horse then started
ON the run, uDsetting several vehicles, breaking
the axle of Capt. e. M. Patterns wagon, run
ming afoul of the Street Commissioners wag-
on and breaking the shaft, and trying his
strength on Market Hall and tho lamp-post
shivering the latter, and knocking the buggy
into fragments. A woman named Comfy was
knocked down by the horse and somewhat in
jured. She was taken into Shaws tea store
and attended to, but it was found that her
wounds were not dangerous and she was sent
toher hcme. The horse was finally secured but
not until he had suffered some cuts in his hind
feet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
The Crops i'm A,.bam, and Texas.

A NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6.
Accounts from the interior of Alabama show
greater breadth of ground than ever before
sown in wheat The crop in Texas is heavier
than in any previous year. Great quantities
of reaping and threshing machines and mill
apparatus are being transported thither.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08

ONLY four miles from Portland, one mile from
" MOrrills Corner. This lot must be sold to close
an estate and he bought for the low price of $500
About one hundred cords of wood now standing
Apply to W. II. JEkR1S,
Dec g. 1w Real Estate Agent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
A Card.

"A CaFU.
To the Editor Of the Press:
notice in yesterdays PRESS A Caution, signed by
JOHN CROCKETT, forbidding any person doing
business with CHAS F. LIBBY, on account of JOHN
CROCKETT g. co. The only business have ever
done for John Crockett & Co. has been done while
have been in their employ and with their sanction.
AS such a notice has tendency to injure me with
those who do not understand the matter, you will
please publish this act of justice.
Portland, Dec. Tit CHAS. A. LIBBY
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
HOUSE and Lot for Sale.

49, TWO STORY and one story. House on
E;; Brackett street, Pine. Lot 81 by i21 feet
Termssfavorable Apply to w. III. JERRIS, Real
Estate Agent. dec8d2w
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Lost /!

Thursday last, near the City Hall or on Frank
" lin street, Pocket Book containing about thirty
dollars in bi s. and several gold pieces. The finder
will be suitably rewarded by leaving it at No 8
Shelburne ST., near corner st. Lawrence st. dcsd1w*
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08

THE "R. F.'s."-The readers of the Press
must not forget the grand concert to be given
at Mechanics Hall, Monday evening under
the auspices of the popular "R. F.'s." The
proceeds are to be devoted to charitable pur-
poses, and none know better how to apply
them than do the young ladies composing this
Association. For proof of this, look at their
proceedings for the past five years, and see
what they have done and through how many
avenues the proceeds of their industrial labors
have flowed and how much suffering and mis-
cry have been alleviated. We hope our citi-
zens will purchase tickets so freely, that the
hall will not be able to accommodate them
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Established June s3, 1862. ToL .. tl.. .fl+l

THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS is published
every day, SUNDAY excepted. AT no. Printers
Exchange; Commercial Street, cortland, by N. A.
FOSTER, Proprietor ET
GERMS Eight Dollars year in advance.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS, is published at the
anne place every Thursday morning at $20Oa year,
nvafiably in advance ~
RATES OF ADVERTIsESG.-One inch OF space IN
ength oil column, constitutes a "sQuare.' -
Sl.5O per square daily first week % cents PEI
week alter; three insertions, or less, $lOO; cohIi"
Hall square three insertions less, 20 cents; one
week, Sl00; 90 cents per week after. -, no
Under head Of .'AMUsEMENTs, Sz;oo Der square
per week; three insertions OF less, Sl.oV. ~
SPECIAL NOTICES, ,s125 per square for the hrst IN
ser0n aad 25 cents pei square for each subsequent
Insertion. tt- Hs
Advertisements inserted in the ''MAINE STATE
PRESS (which has large circulation in every par
Of the State)for s100 per square for first insertion
and 80 cents per square Tor each subsequent inser
lion. .te .t
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South Carolina senatorsLip.

COLUMBIA. s. g., Dec. 6.
j. b. Cambell was to-day elected United
States Senator from this State, on the second
ballot.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08

PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UN1oN.-At a
special meeting of the Board of Managers,
Thursday evening, the committee ON procuring
suitable rooms reported that they had secured
hall in the First National Bank building, cor
ner Middle and Plum streets, which, when
completed, would seat between three and four
hundred persons, and that reception and Ii
brary rooms could be furnished if the Associa-
ton wished. The report of the committee was
accepted, and they were authorized to consult
with and instruct the architect as to the plan
for completion of the hall.
Messrs. T. A. Roberts and Fl. S. Melcher were
appointed committee to secure from the Leg
islature, charter for the Association.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
Florida Rejects the Constitutional
Anne dment. tA h

TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 6.
The House of Representatives have taken
up the report of the committee to whom was
referred the proposed Constitutional Amend
ment and by unanimous vote agreed to that
report The report recommended the rejection
of the Amendment
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
Relief for the Sufferers by the Fire.

THE undersigned have made arrangements under
IL the act of Congress approved July 27, 1866, to
furnish parties building on the burnt district with
English Pure Lead and Linseed Oil,
DUTY FREE. Parties wishing to purchase Paint
stock will call at 80 COMMERCIAL STREET.
BURGESS, FOBEs & CO.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
Imporsnnt NIevememt.

A meeting of some of our prominent citi-
zens was held Thursday evening, at the May
or's office, to consider the subject of the city's
furnishing parties aid in rebuilding stores and
dwelling houses. m
Among those present were Elk Gov. Wash
burn, Hon. J. B. Brown, Hon. S. E. Spring,
John Rand, Esq, A. K. Shurtleff, Esq, Hon.
!. G.. Noyes, Rufus E. Wood, Esq, Rensselaer,
Cram, Esq, Mayor Stevens, Andrew Spring,
ESQ.,, W. Miliken, Esq, and others.
The Mayor presided at the meeting After a
full and free interchange of opinion it was con-
cluded that the best plan to aid parties in
erecting houses and stores would be by loan
ing the credit of the city to them.
A committee consisting of Messrs Sam1 E.
Spring, John Rand, Gen. Shepley, John B.
Brown and h. N. Jose, was appointed, under
whose direction the City Solicitor is to pre-
pare bill to be presented to the Legislature
to effect the object designed
The plan is to obtain leave of the Legisla-
ture to loan the credit of the city to parties
desirous of building. For this purpose it is
proposed that three Trustees be appointed by
the City Government to negotiate bonds to be
issued by the city and to loan the proceeds to
parties desiring assistance, taking as security
mortgage of the premises to be erected.
This movement is one that will commend it.
self to every citizen-and it cannot fail, pro-
vided the consent of the Legislature to it is
Obtained. and of which there can be no doubt
to add greatly to the interests of the city.
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A Reward

t5Et A Reward tt.
OF $50 will be paid for the apprehension and de-
" livery at U. S.. Recruiting Office No. 1G4 Fore
Street. Portland Me-, of Alonzo Miller, who deserted
from Willett's Point N. Y harbor, Nov. 10Th, 1896
and is now supposed to be in Portland Said Miller
is % years old, feet inches high. Has light com
plexion, blue eyes and light hair.
= tI fe H. G. THOMAS
- ~ Brevt. Col. U. s. A.
December 8. 1t
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REcAPTURE OF BRANERD.-Sheriff David
Trull, of Caledonia County, Vermont, arrived
here yesterday morning with Augustus Ward,
alias Brainerd, who escaped from the Jail in
this city Nov. 10Th. Sheriff Trull captured
him in a house near the Canada line, at West
Burke, Vermont. After his capture he refus-
ed to come, without arequsition from the Gov
ernor of this State to the Governor of Yer
mont to give the prisoner up. !. But, upon re-
ceiving dispatches from Sheriff Parker, of this
city, Sheriff Trull brought his prisoner oil
without any requisition. Brainerd is now
safely lodged He has fallen away terribly
since his escape and says he has suffered great
ly. He was sentenced to one year in the State
Prison, but that institution being full, his SEN
tence was commuted to imprisonment in our
County Jail, and it win expire next July. But
he is liable to be brought up and sentenced for
escaping. al44.1 ..s.tfs. .f
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-05

7sTThe people OF North q ar nina srsvss uew
exslusivsly In iambulanees-the relics Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-05

DoRcHEsTER AND DELAWARE RAILROAD -
AT a meeting OF the president and directors OF
ine dorchester and Deiaware Railroad, ON
Wednesday, the several routes suryeyed NV
Mr. Hessey, engineer in charge. were presented
on the board, with diagrams of eacb-aII of
winch were thoroughly can nvassed. The route
by Aireys, Salem, DSnohoe's, FederaIsburr
and Horeey's, TO Bridgevilie-its entire length
being thirty EIGHT .nllee-has been the fayerito
route OF the company. But the amount OF ,ub-
scription TO the stock book falling TO Justify the
board IN adopting Il, they finally determined
upon the route last surveyed. which rms
nortn OF the route formerly laid out from Hor-
sey and bridgeyille TO fredericksburg, crossing
the Nanticoke al NJ l.. Smiths residence.
thence TO Yellow Bridge; thence a little veet
OF Williamsourg-oeing q straight line from
bnogevliie; thence within three q uarters of a
mile OF Washington and a half mile OF Me-
Market The engineer reports that with
twenty-five thousand dollars more, the road
from Bridgeville 20 New Market can be COM
pleted by next peach season -Cdmbridce ma
IHfelloenoer - N'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-05

TIE LATEST SBNsATIoE SToRY.-As q sam :
pie OF the stories manufactured to infiuence
the elections to- morrow. we give the iolIowine z
dispatch from New Orleans, dated Nov I'd
1--WE have received information from a gentle-
man who has until recently held one OF the
most exalted and respectable Offices in the
Stale, that subscription has been taken mp
and preparation made TO send about one hun.
dre' OF the most no ed thugs and murderers of
this city 10 w Washington, with the view of over
awing or breaking up the Coming session Of
Congress. This startl1ng Intelligence. coming
from the source does, is entitled TO the gravsst
consideration General Sheridan is removing
the vast stores OF m u niuons of war which have
accumulated at the Baton Rouge arsenal, and
two vessels have already been 'foaded with
small arms, apda op their way to New York.
ColoneI Erisbie has returned to this city, and
statfs that my dispatch IN reference to the at
tempt made - assasrinate him at Alexandria
Z frue ia every particpisr, the confradictfon Of
Of Tie rebel press to me contr ry uot
ing. HKhly important news Is ,hoprly ex-
peeted from the Rio Grande.s The Osumercial
Of to-dsy accuses Mayor Monroe Of pee uIati9n
ana PERU y IL 'sanIiea SOD asNS