davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-06-28

l!or.-Thc ides CT August have been
anticipated several weeks, Coz the
weather his been intensely hot The iast
few aafs, and persons Of mercufial
temperament are in high spirits .
BY The thermometer o. our PHYSICAL SEN
|fibilities, we adiQlgea Monday 10 be
the hottest day Of the season, bat the
"PfesHea to-day eiHesday) has caused
Us to aRaal the decision, and award It
the palm.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-06-28
N JEST VIRGINIA.:

.st Rules held in the Clerk 5 Office Of Berlle-
ley county on the 18th day OF June, 1866;
John :. Covers assignee OF YIN. Cunning
ham Y Brothers, Plaintiff, IS. Robert Penery,
Detendant.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-06-28
VIOUs TO MUSTER IN, &c.

Special attention will be given 70 Pensions
to Invalds, Widows Children, Mothers and
Sisters, both in new applications snd in sns
pended or rejected cases
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-06-28

20 fa9 Lodge in soule zast-iee house. .
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-06-28

FOURTH oR JUIH-Daring the wal,
the old flag was confined to a section,
bit the Fourth Of July never lost its
:aationality. Each return Of the day
was observed South as web rs North.
It is an Inheritance in common that
will admit Of no partition. Next We'd
nesday will be another anniversary Of
the Day, and as appropriate to the oc-
casion we give the following from 3.
Z. Taylor's january and June. 1t
it is exceedingly beautiful:
Fourth of July.
Day broke in thunder this morning.
There was a crashing of spars and q
roaring of great guns round the hori-
zons.; and blasts OF music drifting from
the snowy clouds; brood Of summer
showers .'came off and filled the sky:
and triumphal arches were heayed up
on the great beverage of the Sun.
Its the Fourth of July, the day they
brought the iron cradle home, wherein
to rock young Liberty; the day when
ehe Whisper breathed beneath the shao-
CIV Of "kings Mountain in the old
North State, went crashing in echoes
round the entire world. Wonderfully
rare We're the trinkets strown around
that cradle; the
Land Of the vale. the VOL and the vine,
lung over the water Il snowy lilly from
tue gardens of France; old Holland
sent a plume, plucked from the bleeding
breast Of her own Stork Woman wove
banner q without spot OF wrinkle;
the Forest uprooted an evergreen Pine
tor token; the Mountain chained an
Eagle, right from his rocky eyrie, for
emblem; Heaven cast down a handful
OF stars--a dozen and one--for the
Flag that lay there; and God gave IN
muffied drums for hearts, and right for
the strong arm.
its the Fourth Of July all over the
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-06-28
THE NEW BARGAIN STORE.
u. ". SHI FER &c BRO.

Berkeley and adjoining counties, that they are
now opening out in the store-room recently
occupied by George Sharer, corner of King
and Queen streets, opposite the Court House
the largest and best selected stock of
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13
a,i FROM WASHINGTON E.
Tx ON AUCTION SALES.
Internal Revenue Receipts.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IL.
Inc Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
Wrltten tne following respecting the tax on auc-
ton sales: Prior to date of the late act of July
13, 1856, it was held that sales made by auction
eers 1or Judicial or executive officers, executors
ana administrators, were liable to tax in the
same So, manner as sales made for other persons
Inc law mas been amended and it is now held
OF OF persons or officers above specified are not
napie 10 tax since August 1st, the time when
the above act takes effect -s-.f
Calvln S. Pratt has been appointed Collector
Cinema Q, Internal Revenue for the Sd District of
The receipts for internal revenue for the week
ending to-day were over 81, 10000.
Inc disbursement of the Treasury on account
OF the War, Navy and Interior Departments in
the week ending to-day are as follows: War
~; Interior mt Department., $3S1, 1894. Total,
Maj: Gen. Baird, Assistant Commissioner Of
the Freedmen's Affairs for Louisiana, tele-
graphs 10 the Commissioner to have the two
additional Surgeons detailed for duty in New
Orleans with as little delay as possible. 1t is
thought the requisition is made to meet any
necessity that may arise out Of the prevalence
of cholera in that city. 3 nl .el4a53.
Il - - WASHINGTON, Aug. 12
The navy register just issued contains the
promotions since the present year. 4 II
Gen. Howard, Commissioner of the Freed
mems Bureau, has written letter in reply to
some questions made by Hon. Roswell Hart,
member of Congress from New York, concern
ing the operatives Of the Bureau The Gene
raj gives. the history Of the organization and
work OF the Bureau, with states from June,
1865, to june, 1866 From these itappears that
the number receiving rations are decreasing,
and that the poor white dependent upon Gov
ernment bounty are equal in number to the
blacks. The letter closes with the opinion that
in the present condition of affairs the Bureau
is indispensable.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13

z
How THEY LOVED HIM ! In the art Of
swallowing their own words the Democrats
are unriv allied. If there was any one luxury
in which the copperheads specially INDUCED
during the war, it was the luxury Of abusing
Mr.. Lincoln, 1t would be difficult to mem
ton any opprobrious epithet which they did
not apply to him. But now an important
part OF the business of Democratic conven-
tons appears to be praising Mr.. Lincoln, di-
rectly or indirectly. Mr.. Bion Bradbury, of
Maine, for instance, is reported to have de-
voted g portion Of his speech in the Demo-
cratic convention in that State to laudation
of Mr.. Lincoln. And if we remember rightly,
few men in Maine were more conspicuous
during the war for their assaults on the char
acter of Mr.. Lincoln than Mr. Bion Bradbury.
The friends who stood to; applaud him,
have record very similar to his. The rea-
sons why they now put on the semblance of
virtue, so far as to speak good words of the
good man they have so long and SO shameful
ly abused, are obvious enough Their hypoc-
risy deccives nobody.-Providence Journal
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13
LEWIS B. SAnTH,l
EZRA BUzzELL,
s. r. LEAvITT. } En-

KENTUCKY ELEcTIoN-The Louisville Jour
nal, commenting upon the recent election in
that State, resulting in the choice of Mr.. Du-
vail, the secession candidate, says:
If this prove to be the case, last Monday will
have been sad and gloomy day for Kentucky,
q sadder and gloomier day for the republic, and
the saddest and gloomiest day of all for the
Southern States and people.
The secession paper here shouts 10 triurnphe.
So 1t did at the first battle of Bull Run. Those
10 triumphes were, alasl the funeral dirges to
many good and brave man, the funeral dirges
to Southern prosperity, the funeral dirges to
the peculiar institution in whose behalf the
war was professedly undertaken on the part of
the secession conspirators. Those 10 triumphes
were the most mournfnl shouts of victory to
the South that ever sounded in mortal ears or
walked the echoes through the dark corridors
of revolution. They We're the shouts of def
ance, and they united the North, the popHlous,
slow, cool North, as one man in favor of the
cause of nationality against the revolt.
Does any man doubt that this spirit and this
triumph will come back in tornado of reac-
ton that will sweep nearly every Northern
State for the Republicans in opposition to the
President. sff tH HUa u I.tfF
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13

ANuABLE.-A Richmond correspondent of
the New York Herald, in dlscoursing to that
friendly Journal on the plans of the Southern
leaders, inadvertently lets several large cats
out Of the bag. He very frankly admits that
the Southern people entertain toward New
England the most bitter hatred, and thinks
they find consolation for the loss of their
slave institutions in the consciousness that
they are now free to form political associa-
tions with direct reference to the ruin Of the
peculiar interests of that hated section. "The
South he writes, " will make great sacrifices
for the sake of destroying New England in
terests. This they hope to accomplish, mas
much as slavery is no longer in the way of ef-
ficinet party combinations to that end"
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13
From Mexico.

NEW YORK, Aug II.
The HereldS Mexican correspondent SAYS
number of arrests have been made at Vera
Cruz, of alleged conspirators, among them, two
American officers in Mejias division. The OBJ
ject of the conspiracy is said to be the killing
or capturing of all the French officials in Vera
Cruz. 1iff'urs 9s5d
fIne French steamer Adonis had been sent
toward the Rio Grande, probably to blockade
MatamOras. tt.t
The yellow fever had almost entirely disap-
peared from Vera Cruz. 1s,'1, =
WASHINGTON, Aug. H.
Recent rumors from Tampico received here,
states that the French authorities suspecting
the Mexican General Lanadrid, relieved him
from the command of Tampico, which has
been entrusted to a French officer. %
The French had received small reinforce
ments from Vera Cruz by water. aae 3A
Gen. Caravagal had organized at Matamo-
ras, an expedition of 1900 strong, with view
to the capture of Tampico. @ 80
Gen. Garfa was to have command of Tam
pico. iaQ a7ls a-sb54 .ai M
Gen. Escobedo had left Matamoras with
1000 men for Monterey, which city he expected
to have soon in his possession. h 694ss
President iJuarez was organizing another
exposition to Chihuahua, to capture the neigh
boring city of Durango. = A
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13
The johnson Convention.

sAtsss4t ~ PHILADELPHIA, Aug, r.
A large number of delegates from ali parts
Of the country are arriving here. Numerous
consultations have been held to-day, all tend
ing to harmony in the proceedings Of the Con-
vention. Mr.. Vallandigham arrived here to-
day. 4 The two delegations from Louisiana,
are headed by Puthbert Bullatt and W. III.
@. King have harmonized and arranged all
differences and riyalries. The excitement
about the Convention is increasing rapidly
This evening the Continental Hotel and Gi-
rard House and the street between, is complete
ly blockaded by the crowd. Much angry dis
cussion was going on, some declaring that VAL
landigham and the party he represent
should not ever enter the Convention
Fernando Wood insists vehemently that they
shall be admitted without question. A eau
the morning to decide on the course to be pur-
sued toward the Northern delegates. Arrange
ments for the press have been made, which are
as perfect as possible. The members of the
press will occupy seats in front of the stand
and in the ampitheatre adjoining it.
90 4 xszzsssY PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 12
About 800 delegates to the Convention so far
have registered their names on the books of the
Executive Committee mostly from the south
west But fewE9 the New England delegates
have yet arrived. They are expected to-mor-
row. No agree1hent has yet been made as to
the temporary Organization A meeting of the
Executive Committee will be held tomorrow
afternoon, when it is supposed the arrange
ments will be settled. Mr.. Ashman is still ia
vorably spoken of as a candidate for President
of the Convention. Arrangements between the
Ohio delegates are progressing favorably, and
it is believed at headquarters that a harmoni-
GUS adjustment of the difficulties between the
delegates will be made.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13
Canadian Affairs.

.8lLrc l0 - OTTAWA, Aug. II. ,
The Financial bill has passed Parliament,
and it now only requires the Royal assent to
become law: 1t lays the foundation for a COM
The Attorney General, in a speech last night.
said that a request had been sent to the En- gIisi
Government by the cable, for supply of new
breech-loading Enfield rifles, which no doubt
would be forwarded Immediately. ~
Last night an item providing 1884, 600 fort the
purchase and maintenance of the gunboats on
the lakes and rivers of the st, Lawrence was
concurred in by the House.
q A report comes from Toronto that 125 rounds
of ball cartridges have been issued to the force
there, and 5000 pairs of shoes have been bought
or ordered Tor the men. arr,Q ,,y.,s,lfg q
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13

'H' STORY OF A SENTINEL.-A story is told
of Prussian sentinel stationed on the steeple
at Troppau, and left behind there when his
company retfeated. The citizens attempted
to take him prisoner, but the Prussian easily
defended with his bayonet the narrow wind
ing stair by which alone access could he gain
ed to the steeple. They then decided on re-
ducing him by famine, but the Prussian hav-
ing with him a good supply Of cartridges, an
n0unced that unless he was regularly and
well fed, he would shoot every one who pass
ed in the streets around the church. The
good soldier thus contrived to maintain his
position tor two days, when Troppau was re-
occupied by the Prussians and he was re-
lieved. .---------l- Z - ~ ---L----.L--.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13
THREE DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival OF sieumship New York mt 81.
sI Johus, N. #. t

@ i3F h5 ST. JOHNS, N F., Aug. II.
The steamship New York from Southamp-
ton Aug. lst. arrived off Cape Race on Friday
afternoon, and was boarded by the news yacht
of the associated press.
The steamships Aleppoi Napoleon Third and
Union, from New York, have arrived out. ~
The Steamships ST. Peters from New Orleans
and Catherine from Philadelphia. have arrived
out. Ii'l.7s7a III - = '.--''i -" -
In the House of Commons on the aOth inst
discussion arose referring to the Government
bill raising 100000 for STRENGTHENING the
Thames fortifcations
Mr.. Gladstone strongly opposed the bill,
which was withdrawn tSa Goyyeernment nnder,
taking that at the next session every sIich new
worl would ba hro,'rht Esq., az &e,,sa ,r;+h
an est;mate of the;r svramsea ','I' ~"
The sum Of e40o 00i5 has arrived from the
West indies 10 , e,'0oSG74 : lle-1',-'-..,'
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13
no TINE EDIroa or rnr press:

70 TIE EDITOR OF THE PRESS: aI Hl
We do not propose to discuss the compare
tive merits of Portland and Manchester Steam
Fhe Engines in this article, but simply to call
4 ention to one of the statements contained
in an Article he aded "Our Fire Department.
signed FL. III. c., and published in your paper
on Saturday last. The paragraph alluded to
is as follows:
There are those in our city who profess TO
know about these matters, and who say that
playing from long draught is not one of the
accomplishments Of the Manchester engines /;
and this fact seems to be perfectly understood
by our efficient Chief Engineers, both present
and past, for whenever any engine has to
play from the docks at draught, they wisely,
lit cannot be accidentally send Portland ma
chine to do it, while those engines built out
OF this city are sent to a scuttle where the
water is within their reach.
This statement SO far as we are concerned.
we hereby pronounce to be without shad-
ow of foundation, as we have always consid-
cred that one of the chief excellencies of the
Manchester engines consist in their ability to
draught from the greatest depth, and play
through the longest line possible and always
used them accordingly. ro9 rslJId
LEWIS B. SMITH Past
EZRA BUzzELL, Chief
s. R. LEAv1rT. Engineers.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13
Terms Eight Dollars per- a,anurs, IN advane

ExAMINATIoN OF A SEA CAPTAIN CHARGED
WITH BEATING ONE OF HIS CRKw.-Captain
waiter X. SWEET, of the brig Emma, of Port
land, Me-, was examined before U. S. Commits
sioner Hallett, in Boston, Saturday, charged
=. ~ hnomas Toole one of the crew, with beat
Ing anu wounding boy named Patrick Me-
'ia'i' 10 years of age, who was attached to
'no same vessel. Witnesses for the Govern
lueie testined that while on the vovooe from
Ior'iano 10 Havana, the boy on Saturday the
otn OF May, complained of feeling unweI, and
while pulling at the halyards, the cantain soia
ne worked like an old woman, and then kicked
him. 1t was also testified that ON tho stb .bo
captain ordered the boy aloft, and he rofusod
to go, stating that he was sick, when the can
tain beat him with piece of rattlinc.
The boy died about four o'clock the next
Sunday and was blurred at sea four hours Of.
forwards. For the defence, Mr.. Bruce. the
second mate, testified that the never saw the
captain beat the boy; knew that he was sick.
that he had q throat disease and could not
swallow anything or speak the night before he
died. The boy, he said, never made any COM
plaint to him about the captain. The latter in
his statement to the Commissioner did not al
lude to the charges of beating; but said that
as soon as he heard the boy was sick he COM
menced doctoring him for the diptheria, which
he supposed it was, and produced certificate
from the Consul at Havana that the boys
death was caused by that disease. Commits
sioner Hallett remarked that Capt SWEET was
not charged with the death of McGrath, but
with beating and wounding him; and the evi-
dence of the Government witnesses not being
contradicted by any one, he ordered him Ia
give bail in $500 for his appearance at the Dis
| trict Court for trial. .-......
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13

WARD CAUcUsEs-We would specially in
vite the attention of all true Union Republicans
to the Ward Caucuses to be held this evening
Let there be a good attendance, and let dele
gates be elected who will nominate the best
men as candidates for the several County offic-
es and for Senators. ',gali.dI cig st-aI
We viii be obliged if Secretaries of the eau
cuses viii forward to our office, as early as pos
sibie after the meetings, the names Of the dele
gates selected. ....- 49,.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13
WARD CAUCUsEs.

The Union Republicans of this city ore requested
to meet on MONDAY EVENING next, at u o'clock,
for the purpose of selecting FIVE DELEGATES from
each wad to attend the County Convention, to be
held on Wednesday, the 18th inst.
Wards and will meet at the Ward Room of
Ward one. Nt .t4 -H8- aJ H.f- 4
Wards 8 and will meet at Market Hail. ..lf I
Wards 5, and will meet at their varions Ward
Rooms. -i .si'hn3 "i tIJa (
The Delegates thus chosen are to select three Del
egatcs at large. --'' a4 % sni
5S. ''. ''t' PER ORDER cry COMMITTEE.
August 11-dtd
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13

COUNTERPART. A new counterfeit fifty dol
lar greenback is in circulation, which is consid-
cred by the Treasury Department one of the
most dangerous ever issued. The figures on
the face of the notes are not 80 distinct as those
of the genuine issue, and the limitations of the
lathe-worlS will not bear close scrutiny. The
signatures of the Register and Treasurer are
nearly perfect, and the seal of the Treasury,
printed in red ink, is said to be the best ever
seen upon q counterfeit note. The detectives
have succeeded in securing nearly $4,000, and
the plates from which the notes were printed.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13

OYsTERs-The old and popular shop Of L.
] w. Atwood, has been removed to Centre St.
next below Lancaster Hall, and fitted up in
excellent style and with good taste. The best
of oysters will always be kept here, and they
will be cooked to the tastes of customers. At
wood has always been noted in this depart
ment, as thousands of our citizens can testify,
and those who want good and fresh bivalves,
win do well to give him call An apartment
for the accommodation of ladies and parties
has been prettily finished off up stairs, where
oysters and other refreshments will be furnish
ed to order tttl 5Ais ~ fafiI. a-.4- 10 VIi q
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13
New York Items.

.,r 49, - '-i NEW YORK, Aug, III.
A meeting is called at the Cooper Institute
for next Wednesday night, by prominent citi-
zens Of New Orleans, to bring before the pub
lie the facts of the late riot. .
A meeting win be held this evening at Bulls
Ferry, to appoint a committee to ask an in
junction againstla, manufacturer of manure
from bones and animal matter Violence is
A special dispatch from Washington says:
among the Southern delegates to the Philadel
phia Convention who arrived here to-day, are
Cows Orr and Perry, Judge Dawkins, of South
Carolina, and Judge Linton Stephens of Geor-
gia. They had an interview with the President
this morning. q-,-s-t
Henry c. Bowen, publisher of the N. Y. In
dependent, has been removed from the Collec-
torship Of Internal Revenue in Brooklyn. p
1fn5 New YORK, Aug. II. p
Nathaniel G. Bishop insurance broker, for
merly of Maine, has been sued for divorce by
his wife. Bishop is 62 years of age and has an
income of 100000 per iannum. He and his
paramour, Clara B. Wallace, have been arrest
ed and committed for want of bail.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13

EVERY SATURDAY for this week is already
out. 1t contains the vivid description of the
Tower of London" lately written for the Ath-
enaum, by Mr.. Hepworth Dixon, whose arri
val in this country was announced a few days
since, also an essay on the Expression CT the
Eye" |" from MacMillan's Magazine; character
istically9sharp letter from Matthew Arnold;
stories from Once Week, Alt Year Round,
and casseli's Family Paper, and three poems
from, advance sheets Of a new volume by the
autbor of .Atalanta in Calydon-" III
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13

ACCEPTS THE SUGGESTION. A correspond
entin Calais, an old and esteemed subscriber
writes us that he has accepted the hint we
offered in q recent issue, and encloses four dol
lars, two to pay his own subscription to the
weekly Tor the coming year, and two Tor the
new subscriber which he ielt called upon to
furnish. Any of our friends who may choose
to follow his example will find their efforts ap-
preciated. iF5l M@
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13
From Havana-serious Fires.

No. 09s.y,l..,.... New YORK, Aug. II.
phia, brings Havana dates of the 4th inst Sew
eral extensive fires had occurred in Havana
Among the losers is Payret, proprietor of the
Louvre Hotel, which was destroyed Loss
100000; insured $5O,OOO a1at
houses of Stafford & Camera at Cardenas, have
been burned Loss $4,000. iIft 4 B Nj
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13

g,Po,IrrcAL.--Muchad discussion prevails as to
the political tendencies o., many Of the propos-
ed johnson men in this new movement. The
Boston Journal has a letter denying the status
Of some already, and 4 gentleman to-day in
forms us that Hon. 4. ,. Southard. Of Rich
mond was in town since the johnson meet ng,
and emphatically denied that his name ad
been used by authority. 1t is alleged that he
devoted some time to hunting up the anthors
of his nomination as q delegate to Philadel-
phia.-Star Hr ..
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-13

SEVENTEENTH MAINE-There will be meet
ing of the past officers of the 18th Maine Reg
iment at the Armory of the Mechanic Blues,
tOld City Hall) this Monday evening at 8
o'clock, to make arrangements for celebrating
the comming anniversary on the 18th. A full
attendance is requested Per order. IN
PORTLAND, Aug. 13, 1866. Ifai.s- IN