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The following bsnd offered by Tley comprise oil The
vsrieties grown tie State. suitable for sale;
WHITE or ocE WISE OF light color, very delicate and
fine Favored.
CLAREr a supe9or wine for isble
AgsHLic, rich ani naturally much admired BY ladies'
and valuable n the elsbcr makes tine whey nd eies,
Iii, fine dessert Wine and adapted FOR Communion
BiuscArzr lst cood nshy aromatic wine Very similar 70
the celebrated Tokay.
Poar Dep COLOR favor and IN respects similar
the Old winos Of Lisbon.
GRAPE BEASDY--Ti.e pure dsii.aioh Ofour Wines
VINE BrrzRA very agreeable tonic and dy for the
deuhes.
Thss ofthe valuable combinations u u'ea and
agreeable beverage offered the pubc Mihops
oboes were colt tie during years,
ani wherever INTRODUCED e proved welcome addition 70 the s
valid table the family circle 3ai te bachelors sideboad
Ladies and appetite and suffer fom nsnses
von and yeso gentlemen dont feel wells jos, be-
tore brtf q or dlo lt0uchs u order and whose
,ye are generally desgod mothers weaving children, add uf
firing rom general a5iy chen Of sky natore and dye
.e traveller. occasion change thoS
districts surl~ced TO
nisatc whnd Of the most valuable nyisoTators
be taken. 80, o., , -. ,--.,.-
,s ia Offering q public dem publish
az recryei tho
yy Ynses Al that % g1aIntes
pledge 90 nh al srteie PURE AID uFADuI
Il hls given little children macrng from weosass' and
vyetf mot One B fafucniaFs
with pains h,sd o u appetite and dhy wasiH tonsanp
tos al medi. ski lad been eHland been snfeiy
rest5lit BE began Win bot @uspooni lay he1 sgelse 'Sa
strength rapidly Increased, and sho nov wei,
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California nUmcs.

Thee vsanbls Wines gaming public favor with ',oOstas
r,pdy their unprecedented and unryaId popularity D0a
preference a others A. purifier Of the blood they eIcel 81
the certificates which have voluntarily
the eminent physicians ~e IS sersensn
in every position e proof conclusive that these Vines are
useful IN al cases foE which they recommended
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OF AMERICAN METHoDIsM.

CENTENARY OF AMERICAN METHODlSM
HARPERS WEEKLY, No. $40,
PORTRAITS or THE DISTINGUISHED MEN OF METHOD
poRTRAITs '' or JOHN and CHARLES WESLEY and
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TRAWBRiDGE MEETfNGHOUSE.
FHE RIGGlNGLOFT - -
THF FIRST METHODIST CHURCH IN'JOHNST
P0RTRAIF OF THE REV. WILLIAM ARTHUR, President Of
ihe Weseyan Conference OF 1866.
ARTICLES ON the CENTENARY OF AMERICAN METHo-
DkSM. -
TAYLOR
addition the shove the present Number contains The usual
sAsSety Of interesting Articles and Illustrations
HARPER BROTHERS Publishers
NEW EDITION IN PRESS
IN The demand for the American Romance,
DEAD LETTER,
has great make impossible to I'll orders immediately
q edition Of this
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O. new going through PRESS al viii be filed Al the
Bs pAetcAbe moment great the year
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LIST or PRICES.

We vii send any quantity tom bottle and epwri 70 an ,
part Of New YORK City jesy city, or Brooklyn F~i> Z" obAhes
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Mem Publications.


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HtlecelidueouE.

AliecelidueouE.
COTTON WASTE for machinery and packing,
~ white and col9red. fsl ssle igw w . - ,
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JlNGIISH HOUSE. CAMEL aud OREEL COAL
AZ frlr Lvrrroo uln. ship, sDd 40 ysrd u New fofs
srl1syn for suit. BY H. l. fAhALLk bhO
No e PHsst
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L al s.zss; DTyiiess, C-r1s{ 1syis. be ms6. ~
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GAS FIXTURES fyr SALE cheap.-Ihlce c2trs
RE rse CHANDELIERS. sulbie Tor hsi ~ ai7ons yery
r r-Tlect uu b. sod tufefy ApPJ %
John T. CAliF. No. o1 Ws.sI o.. up ststs.
AMNOCKs.-An invoice OF splendid quality,
rls5e,r fries s3'ns n'o the country tahioo Msi9gy
lite rsd d fancy e whosssis And retail D. ADFLAND
JOHNSON So 81 Besyerst AegYork and No I'D AThs'i,
Pna'aephie
MANHATTAN OIL COMPANY.
Va 50. 6 prcsfssy Y. y.
sou HsNDfACfuRERS OF
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sor harosis +f--msrius snd Fse1one.
TIO CORPORATIONS, CONTRACTORS &c
large .ook Of nponed Scotch Vinfd s'oaeNals lever
sq Ctlln Vsse .f Grrsn-Hous- Oven aud Flooring 1tes
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Aso q Dr,n Ps from 70 y inches dianessrS
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GrEINWAY & SONS


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dave ct Fqb'stsf
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edition q 1s EDITED tl b. s.s.sr .f' I'D
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IL-AICE CAhYS TOENs Bslsd .f.H o. ~
}LICE ClFy liberated 20 wcoi fo. d s. -'t'-~
Tenn Below Perkins. Sc. ln enc 7oilu-
Price % extra co'h-... Il
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Fam 6tbooIs. -

AW SCHOOLS.
II COLUMBIA COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL
ennb o is institution comDele's 81 The Law
School Hu.ln- TO-. % lasy-ttepse, Nelork OF NEDNEA
DAY. Onor nd CONTINUES until My ID s'l Ofadul'9s
th- Nca' ttl without frtner 1aton For
go 80 place,
.s.u-iorE THEODORE ~ DWIGHT.
,s- i.r Colombia College Law school
UNIVERSITY or NETWORK CITY, LAW De
q PAtrMENr-i boz "e-t Session op-af t4.Oct 100
Tie e r2tend. Bat Stdelt eater tne
record qua admitted icuoers o the Bar
Sow ,.af1 I address Che s'f-tnrT az Uni
vrrsity -llIls N4s.i s14- ll.e. arg n-s ty.
JOhS NORTON POMEROY,
Ds,u u Law Faculty
TE'HE GREAT CALIFORNIA VINE DEPOT
4 GURSER Co. 30 81 C-dar.st, Hes-lorL
seo Afverts-n.enAa cuoth~r column.
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pancins ata0cmies.

A DODWORTHs
y. DANCING AChOEGY
No. ~ FrF rItfNENUE. g. Y
wiz Omen f'- ihe se1srn. Ot IOhFR o.. lsj6
CLAs-Lt en MJ.Dtfe llf AIT kSlkl ...-
TUESDAYS and FRIDAf 5-N.FDkE-DAfs and eA4tkDA-e,
md oa SATURDAY MDkaihGa
Evening Casef or Drl-i-f rn TUESDAYS ard Fl-lDAlD.
Roy Terms Sc .-nd .or Ci-c1 o.
NE GARliOS DANCING ACADEAN @iil
- reop~a on NEDSEsDAt Cso7ss @ l~5 co be ne" and
s.. 81 FTsTdAvENUg, CUR%ER FOURrEeHrlI-Sf
VIE b. Elrop- ST. D. Gtrl0 bad re h0nor 90 D. elected
reu5-r Of le sosf. oIi< f Prpaisnr 4e b1ffs fs
irfre Ite-uc lut' IoPf'a VAIN places AN
c..aasa AZ Gm =. Poai Co.'S 81 BrosiFay sa1 q. tia
acsf-lN
. JCsT RECEIVED, TfiE Wv vALsE LAtsEictiSE"
EVR. De GAENO r.il be 10 his Rooms, No. y
" Fal-ire on tuesday Oc. p 49, from DO o. or. tl No.
.ra h. ok snl 1r.n 20 spVla-lois tr
az. fnal 30 Oh. DfN.F Sc CLASSES.
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SPANISH PAPERs AND OTHER vi, .Lt- lif5eto
pnga5btsd or aa.o i-cted BY Ws..int -las'i aud
sdi'@d By Pierre ~. Irving D. , fo". frf. -
g. f-c sIie n he drawing by N ltle fatr 10 rtA
tas S4urysde Edi,r Of lrgngs Wor. ores. ooni Iso IA
purple cott. Price 90 ....
"Qaau Spanish Legends end elronl written i- ..e 7rs7'e
p1re nuars ffF.s wt ohanCt~E n. l" Nifht ia
blended charm ieI sft.e8es g. n t4l-'
he desire to -f.f tHt r.at Aot4 ne
ab.loai"i Pius5urgI CLto1ce.
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VHE WEBER PIANO-FORTE

FENUE WEULk IIANp-FUNI =
i l. caa.d BEST INSTRUMENT MADE ~ al The leading
musicians cfHs city eowlse M pronounced b. be Malone
Piano Forte iHon. after m In ihcr with he hr.t
manufacturers OF tins country smaeu,y uo BESr PIANO IN
AMERICA and u.ed BY e Coa,,aiory Of Music and other high
music schools togetho because Of her muense power equality
sweetness and brnsy G, tore elastic touch ard great duraby
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rg'HE ESTEY ORGAN, with the eelebrgted Voc
uuana Attachment osler improvements Ott the best'
Also P.uos and MelodeonA GEO. q. SAKE Co,
No. az Rr)ouest, y. y.
1--WE j. x c. FISHER PIANO, the most yelia6le
Pianos nnal, with r provemen Whol.sc sod retail
So, 14 2tl s9 West twenty eighth. .ea Ninth ave.
z,<@z
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TRE STATE.

The Republican says, Schr. Sink. Canta;n
johnson arrived at East Maehias. Saturday
from Boston, loai@d with freight. incIudn@,
MT Gideon Morey's engine FOR his snool foc.or1,
winch he is building ON Birch Island.
The Portsmouth Chronicle states that ,h,
mouse OF Mr. Robert Newsome Of Kittery. was
burned ON Friday evening last The old rem
tieman, who has but one leg, lived alone. ard IL
is said that the fire caught from a barrcI of
ashes.
AT Christmas festival held in Norwav
village in aid of charity, the receipts amonut-
ed TO the sum Of S697-a res ult rarely attained
in country town.
-heV' d. bailey, late pastor of the Universe
hse society In Gardiner, has been engaged Il,
take the editorial charge Of the Boston Univar-
saist
"A despatch to the Bangor panaya from,
Holmes Hole dated Dec. 2sth, saws that dur;nr,
the storm of Thursday the bark Suliota a, ri,
i'.S' irom Mirasoane,tor Boston, dragged her an
onors' ana was to"ed into Edgartown by the
steamer Monohanzett, with loss of fore and
main masts.
Inc Gardiner Reporter says as Mr.. Charles
osgood OF that city was riding down n staon
hill in Pittston on Wednesday last. the wb;e,o-
Tree came out and started the horse at a break,
neck gait down the HILL Mr. Oseood leaned
from the wagon, striking among the rocks bv
the side of the road, and breaking both bores
of one leg, at the ankle.
Captain Small, master of the sohoo
Cygnus, winch arrived at Machiasport from
Providence on the 21st inst. reports thot III
left Holmes Saturday morning the 18th and
was out IN the southeast gale OF the 16th an5
lIth. Sunday night, the 10th, the mate
thought he smelt benzine, and going into the
store-room in the forward part Of the aftcr
house, he struck match to heht n lnmn IN
order TO see what was the matter when there
was an instantaneous report as loud as that of
muSket, and the room was instantly filled
with names. 1t appeared that a gallon can
containing benzine was upset In the gale and
tne CORK coming out, the beuzine ran ont and
the gas arising trom it coming in contact with
the iiame of the lighted match, caused the ex
-CorTespondence Of the Bangor Whiq.
-Bridge or no bridge,-railroad or no rail-
road, are the questions still agitating the peo-
pie of Bath.
The Machias Union saws Miles w
Leighton, hand in a lunbering crew in the
woods on Machias river, while passing from
one camp to another on the 18th inst. miss.
ed his way and was out three days and two
nights, the weather portion of the time
very stormy and mercury at zero, He was
but thinly clad, yet he did not freeze fingers
or toes.
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NEW YORK.
astounding Frauds in the
Custom House.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
SPECIE MOTEMENTS.

IN, NEW YORK, Dec. 20.
The Congressional committee on retrench-
ment and reform, now sitting in this city, have
unearthed most astounding frauds in the Gus
tom House here. 1t is said that ten officials
have made over $30OOO
:. The well known steamers Baltic and Attain
Tic sold to-day for 100000. There are mortgag-
es of 100000 on the vessels
Two extensive fires broke out in this city
yesterday evening, one in Pine Street and the
other in Church Street The first mentioned
destroyed the premises No. 65, and injured
Nos; 63 and 67 Pine Street. Damage to the
stock in these buildings about $21 500, and lam
age @ to real estate property about $4,000.
Inc fire in Church Street broke ont in
Clothing. and cloth establishment No. 60, and
damaged the stock to the amount of $4,000:
600. W.
The following is the specie shipment for Eu-
rope to-day: The ST. Laurent takes S46O.OOO:
the Deutschland takes $195ODO; the City Of
Boston lakes none.
An important meeting OF the Board of Edu-
cation took place last evening. The finance
committee reported the total disbursements for
tne present year to be S2339 121.52. A report
was ADOPTED IN favor OF raising the salaries of
Vice e-Prineipals and Assistant Teachers in the
schools throughout the city.
m NEW YORK, Dec. 30.
The news of the arrival of the yachts was
distributed at a late hour last night, and excit-
ed much comment on account of their rapid
voyage, the weather considered
A fire broke out last night at Winchester's
petroleum refinery, Brooklyn. Two men were
dangerously burned. Loss $30OOO
An application to remove the Directors of
the Atlantic Mail Steamship, and declare in
valid the election held by the stockholders on
N0y. 18th, has been denied by Judge Mason.
Three boys, the youngest sixteen wears of
age, We're arrested to-day for forging check
on the Fourth National Bank of this city, for
$s,143
A surreptitious whiskey still was discovered
in Brooklyn, to-day by means OF fire which
broke out there
The Coroner's report for the year shows thir-
infanticides.
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WASHINGTON.
WaSt Of Habe0s Corpus for
the Release of DR.. Mudd.
The Cotton Crop.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECE,prs.

WASHINGTON, Dec. %.
1t is reported that the Washington Navy
\ ard IS to be represented to Congress as bet
ter location for an iron-clad arsenal than
League Island or New London, Conn.
Some days ago application was made by j.
A. Sterrel Ridgely, of Baltimore, to Chief Jus
tlce Chase, for writ of habeas corpus for the
release OF DR.. Mudd. 1t was returned yester
day by the Chief Justice, with the following
endorsement: "The within application ,bas
been considered and is denied" This. how
ever, does not prevent similar application
from being made to some other Judge OF civil
tribunal in Florida OF elsewhere.
The monthly report of agriculture for De-
cember, gives the following as the result Of the
cotton crop: North Carolina, 81 600 bales;
South Carolina, 100000 bales; Georgia. 10000
bales; Florida, $4,000 bales; Alabama, 22O'O00
bales; Mississippi, 10000 bales; Louisiana.
100000 bales; Texas, 3OO,0 900; Arkansas, 1S2. 600
bale bales; Tennessee, 148,O00 bales; other States,
100000 bales.
The receipts from the internal revenue
source for the present fiscal year, commencing
july lst, up to to-day, are $l67 100000.
D. Ross Brown is the Agent of the Govern
ment, having been appointed to collect the sta
tlstIcs OF the mineral wealth of the country.-
His going to California has, therefore. no i'm
portant political significance as has been stated.
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mn QUEBEC, Dec. 20.
The tide rose yesterday FIVE feet above the
age.
MONTREAL, Dee. %.
Royal engineers have been suryeying the
SO south side OF the River ST. Lawrence for the
last SIX months, for fortiications to protect the
city in that quarter. 1t is understood that
kingston, Ottawa and Toronto. distric is will
shortly be surveyed for over 200 miles.
The total increase of revenue for 1866 will he
Sl 10000 Money is plentiful, with silver at
II per cent. discount, The dry goods trade
OF Montreal is 40 per cent greater than Il was
three years ago. ""'
a. y: Knapp and Griffin, the supposed rob-
hers OF the Royal Insurance Company of New
York, could not be extradited, and thew have
been sued civilly for the recovery of the money
as debt due the company. They pleaded that
the tn debt was contracted in a foreign oountrv
The decision has been postponed,
D.,, RsLLvILLB @. w, Dec. 20.
Hon. Rilla Flint found gold in three nlaces
- the township of Elzevier last week. Of the
KIND styled Placer diggings" He washed and
mems Of gold. --'-- 'pooi-
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VARI ETIES.

The new fashion in Paris is bonnet to
which achignon is attached; so that . lady pur-
chasing covering for her head can be at the
same time supplied with her back hair as well
Pouring cold water on the face and head
destroys the effect of narcotic poisons. A girl
poisoned with laudanum in England was saw
ed in this way after all other remedies had fail.
ed.
The Grand Trunk Railway of Michigan
has been incorporated, with capital of $2OOO,-
600 in 10000 shares.
"A poor little girl in the Fourth Ward, New
York, as she was dying, said, "she was glad
she was going to die, because now her brothers
and sisters would have enough to eatp'
The New Orleans Crescent thinks that the
presentation to Maior-General Thomas of q
medal struck in his honor for achieving the
great victory over general Hood that saved
Nashville from capture by the rebels is "the
most digusting spectacle of the current year."
The trial of George w. Gayle, the Alaba-
mian, charged with melting the murder of
Abraham Lincoln by an advertisement Offering
a reward for his body, has been begun in Mont
gomery, but was continued to the next term Of
court.
1T Is said that Professor Lowell's next con-
tribution to the Atlantic Monthly will be an
account OF his rambles among the White
Mountains last summer.
Among the literary gentlemen having posi-
tons in the New York Custom House are Mr.,
n, III. Stoddard, Mr.. Barry Gray, Mr. Charles
f. Briggs, Mr.. Gaylord Clarke, Mr.. John Say
age and Mr.. Herman Melville,
An informal meeting was held in Boston
Friday afternoon to initiate measures for the
relief of theinsurgents of Gambia. DIR. 8.
G. Howe, who more than thirty years
ago was sent from Boston to Gambia,
to relieve just such distress as exists
now, Is the leader in the present move
ment Mr.. Rodocanachi, the Greek consul,
was also present and made some interesting
statements respecting the present posture Of
affairs in the island. A committee was ap-
pointed, to call q public meeting. The COM
mittee ia composed of Dr. Howe, Mr.. Fl. G.,
Warner, Rev. DR.. Hague and Rev, w. R.
Alger.
The countries shat have already taken pos
session Of the space allotted them in the Paris
exhibition, are the United States, England,
Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portu-
gal Greece, Denmark, Russia, Egypt, China,
Japan, Morocco, Persia, Tunis and Siam.
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ALLEN MISSION School. - This Sunday
ocnooi has Festival this evening At the
chestnut Street Church, which promises a
most attractive entertainment. 1t is enouob
90 say OF the singing that it will be under the
direction Of Mr. James s. Staples, who so suc-
cessfully leads young songsters in the charm
ing melodies of such celebrations. There win
be speaking also by the children, and n p;ft
tree. Those who attend will have not onlv the
qualification of listening to good music and
appropriate defamation, but the higher satis-
faction OF pstronizing most worthy and sue
cessfnl movement to ameliorate the condition
OF those, who by their circumstances have felt
themselves excluded from other Sunday
schools More than hundred scholars have
thus been collected, many of whom have boon
clothed by the henevolence of few dcvoteJ
friends of this most philanthropic movement
The ladies of the Sewing Circle in connection
with this mission are entitled to great credit
for their indefatigable exertions Any persons
wishing to make gifts either to their friends or
to the school will find an opportunity to have
them placed upon the "Gift Tree"
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From California.

- SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28.
The Virginia city New Enterprise, of Dec.
25th, has lengthy article on the United States
Senatorsh1p of that State, the election for which
taxes place next month, in which it says the
result
in the offices of Wells, Fargo & Co, in Virgin,
Ia city, and gold still awaiting shipment as
soon as the state of the roads across the noun
tains will permit
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.
n The steamer Golden Age sailed to-day with
1854 $40 in treasure, $526,OO0 of which is for
New York
Half dozen small failures in this city were
announced yesterday. The most extensive fail
ure is that of Brennan & Co., against which
mouse attachments of $4,000 have been issued
"A severe earthquake was felt at Antioch. this
state, Dec. 10th. No particular damage was
done. Loose furniture was shaken out Of place
ana considerable alarm was manifested for some
time
The Pioneer Oil Company of Oregon has filed
cerIlncates OF incorporation with the Secretary
of State of Oregon. The capital stock amonnts
TO SS0O,00O. 1t is proposed to build mills. re-
land.
The experiments last year in cultivating flax
are deemed complete success The yield was
from thirteen to fifteen bushels per year The
agent OF the company left in to-day's steamer
FOR the east to purchase the necessary machin-
cry.
In trade there is very little doing.
AT the Settlers Convention, held in this city
on wednesday last, eighteen counties were rep-
resented. Resolutions were adopted condemn
ing the action of the Congressional delegation
10 the last Congress, for procuring the passage
OF the act to quiet the land titles of California
thereby pisrepresenting the wish of majority
OF the people of California, and especially con-
demning Hon. VIM. H. Highly ior securing the
passage OF the act granting the right of way
The directors of the Placerville Railroad ves
terday mortgaged the road to Charles s. Nc
Lane agent Of Wells & Fargo, for 100000.
On the 22d inst a gang of Cinnamon employ-
ed on the Central Pacific Railroad were cover
ed by a snow slide. Five of the party died be-
fore they could be exhumed.
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Melancholy Traxedv.

HARTFORD, Ct, Dee. %.
There was shocking tragedy in Glasten-
bury early last evening. Lieut.. Robert Wells
son sol Of Thaddeus Wells, ESQ.,, of Glastonbury
shot himself through the head with nistol n
his fathers study. He entered the room n;stni ~
in hand, threw his left arm around his fathers
neck, kissed him and exclaimed, Farewell !"
and putting the pistol to his right temple fred.
tne bali passing through his head and into the
was highly esteemed, and gained his rank in
the regular army Melancholy at the death Of
his brother last summer, by the explosion Of an
engine at Mare Island, California, was beliey-
ed to be the cause
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-31
NEW ADyEssTIs EMENTS.
Medical Notice.

DATIENTS afflicted with Chronic or Surgical dis
Il eases, and who wish to consult Dr. j. M. BUZ-
ZELL, of Gorham, in regard to them, are informed
that he will be in this City every TUESDAY, from 10
A. M. until p. NJ, at No. 13, junction Of Portland
and Oxford Streets. r.
He may be found also at his Medical and Surgi-
cal Institute Gorham, all other days of the week,
until o'clock p. M.
He will have for sale at the Institute, and his office
In this City, his Medical Preparations viz; JAUN-
DICE BITTERs. DYsPEPTIo REMEDY, FEVER PRE-
TENTATIVE, BRoEoHIAIEsYRuP and HAIR REsToR-
ATIvE, Sc dec 28 d3tM