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insertion of all articles under this head.
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
List of Vessels built in the District of Machias
DISASTERS.

For loss OF schr Christina, of Yarmouth see tele-
Brig Hyperion, of New York; lewis from Boston
for Portland before reported abandoned, was picked
up and taken into Provincetown 18th inst. Her sails
an
proceeded Eastward Of Sandy Hook as far as Fire
Island where owing to the dense vapor, she got too
near the land and grounded ON bar, when both an
and soon after the chief officer and four of the sea-
men prevailed on the captain to let them go ashore
for assistance, and soon after starting they were
swamped in the breakers and lost. The brig was
then backed off the bar, the anchors having been
with pilot boat, who placed some men on board,
and on arriving below New York, she run ashore
to keep from sinking, having ten feet Of water in her
hold steam pump was put on board and the YES
sci pumped out. She had arrived up. ..- q
Sch Augusta, Gregory, Of and from Rockland for
New York, went ashore on Block Island 7th inst
where she took fire and is a total loss Crew saved
A telegram from Tuckerton NJ states thai schr
D9nton, OF Rockland Capt Jameson, got ashore
on mugnes bar iotn' ana pilsed. Materiasand part
Ship Casilda, Cook, from Liverpool for Boston, is
reported to have been abandoned at sea- the vessel
Barque Benz Sewall, of Richmond, Me, from Bath
for New Orleans, before reported wrecked, went
ashore Dec 26 about II miles, from Galveston, and
is total loss. Capt Hussey, wife and daughter with
the second officer and three seamen left the shin in
boat and soon alter succeeding IN reaching Br bark
Jessie Coffin, from Glasgow for New Orleans and
were drawn on board the bow the sea being too
high to get alongside. The next day they wele put
on poa,u a steamer anu carried TO Galveston The
first oicer and the rest OF the took 10 the long
boat and succeeded In reaching the shore short dis
lance from the wreck. The vessel went ashore be-
fore daylight during thick and stormy weather. :
Capt Durham. Of ship Ellen Maria, (beIore report
ed scuttled and sunk at Apalachicoia states that
the vessel was discovered on fire about daylight on
the morning Of Dec 22d, IN the lower hold The
matches were put on and battened down holes cut IN
the side, and every effort made to put out the re
before she was sunk. Everything was burnt about
the lower deck some Of the Stores rigging, sails,
&c, were saved, She had about 1876 bales cotton ON
board eerts are making TO save the cotton and 9TH
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
New Advertisements TODAY
RELIGIOUS NOTICES

Religious notices of twenty-five words or ,oss foo
all excess OF this amount will be charged ten cot
inc, ei,h words constituting line. This rnle here
afeer will be rigidly adhered to.-[PUB. Press.
THE Washingtonian Society Will hold a meeting
Sunday evening at Sons of Temperance Hail. 1858
vited. -
UNION PRAYER MEETING, to continue one hour,
at the rooms of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, Temple Street, this Saturday evening, at u
O'CLOCK The public are invited. i -l'H l'ffr7
CONGRESS HALL. - Free conference 1O1 A. NJ
Chhdrens Progressive Lyceum at / o'clock p. NJ to-
morrow. ~. 81 - - :. : - 'EiN>I~
ST. LUKE's CHURCH.--Divine service and a SER
mon mo, may be expected ON Sunday evening, at seven
NEW JERUsALEM CHURcH.-Preachinp to-mor-
TOW ~ o rev: VIM b. Hayden; Subject in the morn
ing, "Ihe Star seen by the Wise Men in the Fast :
Nesper Lecture in the evening at o'clock. on the
resurrection and the Lie Beyond. r-T =
CENTRAL CHURCH.-Rev. A. Fuller. of HaIow
ell, Maine will preach tomorrow.
FIRST PARISH CHURcH.-Rev. Rufus p Stebbins.
OF Cambridge, will preach tomorrow Vesper service
at O'Clock. A contribution in aid of the Widow a
WOOD Society will be taken up.
WEST CONGREGATIONAL, CHURcH "A Sabbath
school Concert will be held tomorrow (Sundayl ey-
enlng, commencing at Z o'clock.
SECOND ADVENT HALL-Elder p Mitchell will
preach tomorrow. The public are invited. Seats
SUNDAY EVENING TEMPERANCE LECTURES
Inc second Of this series of lectures will be delivered
by Rev. Mr.. Sonthworth, at the Bethel Church. to-
morrow Sunday evening, at O'Clock. The public
are cordially invited. E''.'
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
MUNICIPAL, COURT, JAN. 70.
Alarms of Fire,

To the Editor Of the Press; ...rI
The question has often been asked, if some
method cannot be devised for giving an alarm
of fire in this city, by which the noise and clat-
'er OF the present system, Cor want of system)
may be avoided. -1 .. IF. 5,..'-t...
NOW, on the slightest alarm, all the bells in
the city are Set in motion, making medley of
sounds that are anything but pleasing to teeU
person, and to the sick very great annoy
ance. This is frequently kept up from fifteen
to twenty-five minutes, and sometimes until
after the iire,--if there happens to be one,-is
extinguished; preventing almost everybody
from hearing distinctly enough to count the
strokes Of the alarm hammer that indicates
the district in which the fire is located. Thus
hundreds are obliged to hasten down town, of
ten at midnight, to learn the whereabouts of
the fire, or to see if their own property is in
danger. .'.'' '-I..i "s
There is a remedy for all this and it should
be applied. 1t is not supposed that our city
is prepared to adopt the elaborate system of
alarms now in use in Boston, and other large
cities, but one step towards it may be taken
with safety, and at trifing expense Let APP
paratus similar to that on St. Stephens and
Central Churches be attached to all the other
Churches in the city where there is bell, and
let the striking Of the number of the district
where the fire is, by persons appointed for the
purpose, be the only alarms sounded This
would be sure and sufficient notice to the
members of the Department" whom it is
most important should be notified in season,
while it would be much more convenient and
less annoying to the citizens generally. Will
the city authorities move in this matter? b.
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

TIE New YORK WEEKLY MAGAZINE
This new and popular magazine has taken
great start in popular favor. The number for
January 18th contains the first chapters Of a
new popular tale entitled "How Made a For
tune in Wall Street and How I Got Married.
written by gentleman of long experience in
the ms and outs in that celebrated locality
The great charm of this story is that it is col
lection Of facts, with only change of names
and it promises great deal of information
that will be of thrilling interest to the general
reader, and of particular importance to every
one who wishes to know how fortunes are
made and lost in New York. This magazine
has forty-eight handsome pages, and contains
a great variety of popular tales, domestic sto-
ries, pithy essays and sketches of travel, and
is sold at the remarkably cheap rate of ten
cents copy, by all newsdealers. 2
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

NARROW ESCAPE OF A STEAMER.-Steam-
ship Canada had a narrow escape on her re-
cent passage from Liverpoolto Boston, having
run on to the rocks on the evening of the Sth
instant about ten miles from the entrance of
Halifax harbor, as she was making for that
point. She thumped heavily three times, but
fortunately slid of, without apparently sus-
tanning any serious damage and proceeded to
her destination. On discharging her cargo in
Boston, Thursday night, some packages Of
goods were found to be wet. The steamer is
to be locked in order to ascertain the extent of
damage done to her. ..i,l,H
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
Widows Wood Sooiatx.

This being the season of the year when the
Managers of the Widows Wood Society make
their annual call upon the citizens for aid to
carry on this benevolent enterprise, they take
the opportunity to state briefly their opera
tons during the past year.
! There was distributed in the winter Of 1854
IS wood, and coal equal to sol IL cords of
wood, to 531 destitute families,-nearly all of
them widows, and a large proportion having
families Of children.
The cost of this fuel thus delivered amount
ed TO about $3.50. The contributions from
the different religious societies amounted 10
$1,000, and individual donations were about
$500 The interest on our invested fund was
about $500, leaving a small balance In the
treasury at the close of the season.
IL has been lately our custom to purchase
most OF the wood Ii the summer season: and
10 enable US to do this, we have to hire the
money necessary to pay for it., relying upon
the winter contributions for means of repay
ing. IL has been necessary TO have some con-
venient place to pile this wood, and we have
been indebted to generous trends for valua-
Die privileges OF this kind, without expense;
and these privileges have really been among
the largest OF individual contributions. We
have heretofore acknowledged our Obligations
TO one gentleman, formerly citizen, now of
another State, for valuable contribution of
this kind; and this year we have gladly availed
ourselves OF a gratuitous offer of Isaac Sturdi-
want, ESQ., oil sufficient wharf room to pile all
our hard wood, and we take this opportunity
to tender him our thanks. q
The expense this year of distributing the
same amount of fhel to the same number of
persons will be about the same as last year,
but it is very probable that the number win be
increased, more especially If we.have severe
WINTER, as the prospect now is that we shall.
Having stated these lacts for the infoima-
ton OF the friends of this charity, we will only
say that contribution will be solicited from
several OF the religious societies on the next
Sunday, and from the Others as soon as notice
= given from the pulpits, and we rely upon
these collections for the means to sustain the
operations Of the Society the present winter.
Per order of the Managers,
NATTI'r r. 3DEFRTvfa Praei,Ianf
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
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The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

New ENeNE-A small hand engine, or
force pump, invented by Mr.. John Eldridge,
of West Buxton, for which he has obtained a
patent, viii be tried at the Frog pond, on Num-
Joy, about 0 o'clock this morning. The engine
was built at Winslow's machine works. 1t nc
quires ten men, as full compliment, to work
IL Ct. fh t-lli tIHa p .N.
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
New Military Biography.

; GRANT AND His CAMPAIGNS is the title of
a new work soon to be published by C. B.
Richardson ofNew York, which win undoubt-
eddy prove one of much popular interest. 1t
proposes to relate in succinct, but sufficient
ly detailed manner all the military events in
the life of the Lieutenant General, whose fame
is become part of the national possession and
inheritance. 1t is published by Henry Coppee,
editor of the United States Service Magazine,
"a lifelong friend and former fellow-cadet of
General GRAM, who has furnished him with
great number of private and official docu-
ments to which few/others could have had ac-
cess. II will be perceived, therefore, that the
authors facilities for furnishing an accurate
and reliable history are unusual; and he. pro
poses to make the work a clear chronological
record Of General Grants campaigns. Such
truthful anecdotes as he could gather illustra-
tive of the character Of this distinguished man
viii be given, but he does not propose to adopt
the fashion of manufacturing them. Sketches
of other distinguished commanders occur Incl
dentaly IN the course Of the history. The
work is to be issued in single octave volume
OF 500 pages, printed in fine, clear type, illus
trated by maps and plans, and embellished
with steel portraits. II win be sold only by
subscription, and cannot be had at bookstores.
1t is now in press, and will be ready for deliv-
cry at an early day. Mr.. w. Fl. Carman is the
agent for this city; Mr. O. II. Davis for this
State. n
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
u OIuCI u tIIC IIdIIdgtTs,
NATH'L +. DEERINe, President.

GRAND FESTIVAL AND FAIR.-The FreeG-
mans Aid Association contemplate holding a
grand Festival and Fair in this city at an esrly
day. A Committee from the several societies
has been appointed to make the necessary ar
rangements, and we understand it is their in
tention to make it one of the most useful and
attractive entertainments of the kind ever Civ
en- in this city, and worthy of the great object
for which the Association was formed.
Z On Monday we shall be able to give our read
ers more definite idea of the plans of the
Committee, and bespeak for them the hearty
cooperation Of the public. n
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

and are they not thus, in sense, both right
and both wrong? My theory is, FREE-TRADE
is RIGHT WHEN 1T is RECIPROCAL? BUT,
IF 1T is NOT RECIPROCAL, THEN PRoTEO
TON Is RIGHT. Is not this the true state OF
the case? and is not amy other view of it one
sided and wrong2 L. T.
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

CALL DECLINED. = Rev. Mr.. Abbott, to
whom a call had been extended to become
pastor of the High Street Church in this city,
has declined accepting the same. This is to
be regretted, as the church and society were
unanimous in giving the call, and expectations
had been held out that it might be accepted.
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
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Also cures SALT RHEUM, ULCERS, Chilblains,
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The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

THE last days of ex-President Martin Van
Buren, were made comfortable by the use of
Jonas Whitcomb's Asthma Remedy. Letters
in our possession from his physician, and from
Mr.. Van Buren, himself express much gratifi-
cation with the results Of its use 3 10 s7I :
Z Extracts from the "Life of Washington Irv-
ing" by his nephew, Pierre n. Irving, vol. iy.
page PIP: ao .r4-. aa f.
1.-THE doctor prescribed, as an experiment.
what had been suggested by DR.. 70. W.
Holmes on his late visit,-,Jonas Whitcomb's
Remedy for Asthma teaspoonful in wine
glass of water, to be taken, every four hours.
A good night was the result"
In no case of purely Asthmatic character
has it failed to give prompt relief, and, in many
cases, permanent cure has been effected. No
danger need be apprehended from its use. An
infant may take it with perfect safety. (See
Circular.) Joseph Burnett & Co., Boston, sole
Projectors. Sold everywhere. ~ 80
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

THE Boston Almanac for 1866, has the Con-
stitution of the United States; Great Events
of the past year; Illustrated Sketches of Bos-
ton and its environs, with many fine Engrav-
ings; Map Of Boston, with the Horse and
steam Railroads and new Wards in illustrated
print; Constitution Of Massachusetts; fopu-
lation, Voters and Property of each City and
Town in Massachusetts,; National, State. Coun-
ty, City and Transportation Registers; Calen-
dar and Memoranda pages; Weather Record,
etc. Price so cents, mailed postpaid. Issued
by George Coolidge, 3 Mix street. Boston, who
has our thanks for copy of this neat annual
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
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Genttemen:-You will please accept my thanks for
the prompt manner in which you have adjusted my
losses by fire in September last The amount of dam
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your direction Messrs C. R. & LIE Frost have repair
ed my house in the most thorough and complete man
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The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
TIM LlDrEs Of the oentrnl Ch,nrh soeIoty

Tine LADIES Of the Central Churh Society
would hereby tender their thanks 10 Mr.. A.
W. storer and lady, to Mis- Hanson and to al
those other friends who 80 kindly assisted in
preparing and carrying ont 50 successfully the
entertainments st'tAek ists Gesilval and air:
also TO the people Of Portland Cor their gene
rous patronage, and to the diiIerent parers Tor
favors shown. Cox.
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

ARBEsT.-Oficer Barr arrested, on Thurs
day, a fellow named James MCGEE for breaking
into the house of Kitty Kentuck, on Hancock
Street, and stealing bedding and other articles.
He was locked up. s,qlI HlFf .<gfH ,av,
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

nE-The entire Stock of new and rich DRESS
GOODS, which have just been received at the New
York Store, No. 126 Middle St. will be sold for three
weeks for whatever price they will bring, close the
Stock, on account of the illness of Mr.. Lucas. .s,
These goods are entirely new, and one of the best
selected stocks Of Dry Goods ever opened in Port
land. and must be sold iaSd4w
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

CONGRESS SQUARE CHURoH.-We are re-
'quested to say the Committee of the Congress
Square Universalist Church will be in attend
ance at the Church, this evening, for the pur-
pose of accommodating those persons who
wish to secure pews. ..-,
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

The YOUNG LADY who advertised, in our
columns few days since, the loss of dress,
is invited to call at this Office, where she viii
find the article. h--llraI
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

JUsT REcEIvED.-One hundred pounds Of
select spruce gum, wholesale or retail, at Cros-
man q Co.'s Drug Store. t-.r.IIr.
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

ARREST OF A BURaLAR.-oficers Robin
son, Smith and Beals arrested, yesterday, at
the Walker House, a fellow named John Green,
who was before Court in Saco few days since
for larceny, and was then let off with fine.
Green came to this city, and on Thursday
night broke into the shop of Mr.. Edward
Mansfield, No. Ill Congress street. Mr.. M.
closed his shop, but in 6 short time returned
to it for something he had forgotten, and found
a man inside. he had rihed the draw of a
quantity of money, and when Mansfield en-
tered, knocked him down and made his escape.
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
MARRIED.

In this city, Jan II, by Rev j Cushman, James
9 Horgan and Miss Mary Hamblet, both Of Port
land.
In Cumberland, Jan II, by Rev Jordan Otis
A Mountfort, of c, and MISS Lorinda Leighton, Of
Falmouth. ~ EfEU1 III
In Lewiston, Jan Q, AARON Burnham of Hollis,
and Sylvania L Merrick, of L.
In Hope, Jan o.. Capt G M Yates, Of Bristol, and
Amanda NJ Barrett, of Ii.
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
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The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

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The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

Eos BASE BALL CLUB.--A meeting Of the
Eon d. ID. Club win be holden at Hasel,ine's
photograph rooms, 100 Middle street, this even
ing, at IL O'Clock.
The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13

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