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Will Cure the Itch in Forfy-Eight Hours.
Also cures SALT RHEUM, ULCERS, Chilblans,
and all Eruptions Of the Slim. Price 30 cents. For
sale by all druggists. g4gls-l as. eEf !
By sending 60 cents to WEEKS g POTTER, Sole
Agents, 40 Washington St., Boston, it will be for
warded by mail free of postage, to any part OF the
United States. - tfiN5' ~. % ri
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The First National Bank
OF PORTLAND.
INTEREST ON DEPOSITS. d.

THIS Bank will issue Certificates of Deposit, pay
able on demand, bearing interest at favorable rates.
w. e. GOULD, Cashier.
Portland, Nov. Is, 1866 tfsN
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Prices-Beet Cattle extra, 1870 IA: First quality,
consisting of good oxen, best steers, &c, 1910 13;
Second quality, good fair beef 11a912I; Third
quality, light young cattle, cows, &C.,
weight of beet, hides and tallow. g,SF7 -
Working Oxen-$1509250 p pair steers $909150.
One pair years old. feet 10 inches. ....... 1885
~ sft 81 years old, feet 10 inches, 30
years old, feet 2 inches, ......... 1876
IN d" 20 years old, feet 9 inches, - 1s5
I" 8 years old, feet inches. 1876
&C" years old. 8 feet inches ........... 225
years old, 6 feet 0 inches ......... 100
Mich Cows-Sales at $50 a 10; Extra, $50 a 95;
sheep-Common, 8 @7sc y ID; Extra, s@ss % ID.
- Hides-9a@10c " fb; country lots, 8}@9c.
Tallow-Sales at S910c fb P. -
Calf skinsyAt 2aa21c y ID. II 'I'kIL
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Boston Stock List. - ~,
SALES At THE BROKERS BOARD, Feb 8,

a. AteH-s4hAA At-E ssAls LLL14
Brighton Live Stock Market.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb 7.-AMoUNT OF Stock AT
Cattle. Sheep. Shotes. Fat Hogs. Veals.
This week.. 1884 1918 ~ co = ~ 90 wv 90
Last week., 1888 67A 90 90 90
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New Advertisements.
,.o9sTATEMENT OF THE a-raqa
REINSURANCE. COMPANY,

OF NEW HAVEN, JANUARY list, 1860.
,s&H i.fiRf fI-
Capital Stock, 1000 90
surplus, No,So6 ~
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
T ,<E8LJaj gg4Y{I 'F4IUI
-, DR.. w. r. Johnson,
~ DENTIST,

Has Removed his Omce to Is leg Free 81.
Second House from H. H. Hays Apothecary
Store. ja15sNeodti
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: .sis--.g.. go w SHUBRICK, Chairman.
Treasury Department, Office Lighthouse Board,
Washington, DC, Jan IS. 1866
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School Examinations-February, 1860.

School Examinations-Februar 1866.
The Examinations in the Public Schools at
the, close of the first term OF the current
school year, will take place at the times men
toned below, under the supervision of the
Superintending School Committee, whose
names follow the several schools, commencing
at o o'clock A. M. and Q O'Clock p. NJ: '.r
WEDNESDAY, FEB. a. Willis School
Noyes, Smaller, Brown, Holden, Peabody, Mer-
rill ~
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Feb 2, lat 81 a, lon "A IL, sch Mary Lasglon, of
Rockland, from Georgetown tor New York.
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y. FL. Drummond. E. & +. Fox.
The cases in order for trial to-day are No.
256, John Rogers, Admir-, VS.. John Fl. Hum
phreys; No. 254, Wing VS.. Perry, and No. 255,
Wing & als.ivs. Perry hsgf ,rDlaif1r
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-18

49,
siguof Musio the well known operate ecnd"osc, =
aosspssd IN engagement fss the winter - Il
Venice o6sn we're mads 70 him non serIin. cosss-
hagen and yIsrsaos bus b. REFUSED them roc 'ne -
stiss Of conductor ana organis Of Ne orsss ooMpsv
o. Il rsnics. Madame nuze yin b NE r'mA deess
a that opsn house during the sssson Tug VIII rssur
" New Tort nsxs summer
The rrssSh opssA company yin prcsos Bohd'ss's
sparkling wcsi, ~ Do~s B's~oAs wsn : strong -
effective eass On Tuesday ssxh q w mssHs rrAsos
. me third Monday popu'ss conc~ shs brcosy
Aoaasmv n uvsic this evening win Introduce n
james n vshu and N. @ " Colby, plaasss; ~
rsps,s =. ceo6wfn. sopnas; ssd Large cssassxa
ne nsxs szssgsrfsss viii take place Il rhasdssps~
due,us Ne GUNNER Il assS Over Tires tbsssaadss
hundred snssn havs already agniasd their ntensin y
sssssA u VII b. he srsadsst musical dsocnssAsssa
ever kso~s 10 Ansesss sscsss'as svss leo yssss -
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NEWS FROM LOUISVILLE.

LorfsvrtLx, Dec 10. issd
Robbesee and othsr-nimss have boon committed on .
large scale in this city within the past few days scv-
srai heavy robbsrses committed yesterday, ana
man named smith was. murdered last night
The Democratic Convention for the appointment Of
delegates to The State Convention V be held At Frank.
fort on the nd Of February. met IN th city ysster-
DAY. number Of resolutions we're adopted. among
them the following
that We view With horror the revolutionary desss Of the
minority In power nCongss ~ washngton and that
IN vlewOf these de~ne urgently recommend the messinG
Of national Democratic Conysnou u Lcuisvs a ~ ess
period that Demeoratic State Csnvvnuon o.
Kentucky call for such convention, and Thea
suggest hs Lea Of May, 1887 The day for " assembling
light snow fell this morning Thermometer twenty.
eight degrees. 80 -
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An lrxSN00 woxAS GED a roarun yRcn 0vsR I'm
snA-For fourteen months pase Mn Hester LlttIsr,
mother Of Colonel n. Ltter, Of the 0os< has bssi
ccvsy q hSs 6sSssSsS bsosSsrs dr. ocrdoa :, ssssss
shs cfamlnt b ~ hh ssie hsires THE morning Colo.
ns Ltter feosived The welcome intelligence thaA a.
though We suit had bsen sharply ooutssssd his mother
haA bsea vtotsreu9 ob<ainin6 decsioa which put bsg
h poWsssSa 81 The entire property, ooaaeesg u ~
1880 pubpa bank =, :ccs ssa =. s,:s a. $780,
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also states that MrA er received the congratulations
tho court and her friends and she very generously
presented the opposition counsel $500 for his rouble
D0renDovf Democrat
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by hsudlins the procssds Of tie plumber gained
their rsus succeed Gay squipagsa ctowdns Tor prece
frequency give note OF large holiday trade In gifts
bong selected for fsnds relatives or lovers The
shoe rooms arc always crowded a this season aud the
yvslscos In advance Of The Christmas holiday, would
sartis pottcal economists and ovcrurn many OF their
The female bcsom Al this time, and quick sales Of
precioas stones an0 large profits are the natural
consequence. Works Of ars TOO, ind mos ready and
saiors,sos fvm psnc brush or chseI borne on 70
grace some worthy nichs " "oogh OF vantage" Pur-
ohssers Of Gil coaors snd natoDaues cus IN this eager
indulecnt fathers and rich old uDcise 81 traditional
uady, ruddinsD Of countenance and general ioviaty
o.as S1asns con-. y9:ng snS os :. unite 2 the
ject In q vsluatae form
But ,nsrs arc siiIl more Interesting scenes For In.
So ~ e . q:
many hued array OF treasures o. beauties most tempting
the Juvenile taste Hers ragged urchns with frowsy
ing in the bitter coid assn their sosss sgAn The win.
dow pane: and gAss Tor houm q the sceunnlatsd
catch hs marital sprls terminating IN svsrY yoans
xsapp..rao~s,s wi,hIs--s merry od..Aa .as ,olllss.
children ana purcSss!ne vhs.sSsr ibsH fancy nay
n y. r. +, s J. ,:ss k. 81: &
wshins fOe al ks ssss - pssunss iinssl{ Ns pcs-
SCISSOR through We ~ u - imasinssoa vivn ana
s.sg H. q 2: III. 'sss 8. sp ~ s: n. ::
bis hes 90. dssp? ths plsrqps Wind cad ne pinch.
hs grasp hchgSs he TOO "a iasSh q ths jolly old
sss Sss Ses;.s ~ 4, ms 4 Sh re
lininariss V NE favorits FESTIVAL Of the year
n .vy branch, from even ~ hums,ew .,.r,.s po,,,
sAvsiasg Aassset b. the approach Of Chriamcs The
pcos wsman whs Keeps stand CONSISTING 81 oaly barrel
sa1 board on the street. corner replsnlshsa her eck
Of psaauss " decree es10osusoaiA nth ths pesews
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07
A "Reminiscences of the War.

A Richmond correspondent of the New
! Ork T"'es tells curious story of the manner
III which our Government, during the closing
days OF the Kebelllon, came into possession of
the testimony Of General Lee before a commit
tee Of the Rebel Congress, which was never re-
ported to the House, unless in secret session
The writer states that an agent of our Govern
ment was hidden in closet of a room where
Lee testified, and took verbatim notes of the
priceless information which fell from his iips.
showing the utter hopelessness of the Rebel
cause. The remainder of the story may be
told IN the language Of the correspondent:
= A second party walked leisurely through
the streets of Richmond with it, until upon
the envlrOns he encountered one Of the COM
mon country carts Of this section proceeding
with the half OF newly killed beef toward the
Rebel lines III Buffers front No communica-
ton that the most lynxeyed could perceive
passed between the man and the cart, but the
former gradually changed his direction, and
was soon walking back in the direction he had
come. The cart went on, reached and passed
through the Rebel camps without molestation,
and reached the pickets, where it halted, as a
matter of course. The beef was destined for
the house OF planter just beyond the Rebel
lines, and in plain sight of their outposts, and
about equl-diSant between them and our out
post. The explanations made, and a careless
search of the cart made by the Rebel sentry,
that is, look into it, the cart proceeded on its
way.
Just as we neared the house a small party
of our cavalry made dash at it, and to the
utter surprise Of the Rebel picket, who saw the
whole affair." our men only hovered a moment
around the cart, then galloped back with one
more than they came with, leaving the cart
and beet, and mule and driver behind them
They did not know it then, but under the beei
was a man, and the man had package, and
the package contained the statements Of Gen.
Lee before the Committee Of Congress a few
hours before
" The fact of obtaining this information i,
unrivalled in the annals of war; and gradually
as the facts come to light, it will be found that
Grant had every day such particular informa
ton from the Rebel capital that he knew what
jeff. Davis was talking about each day in the
most private of his conversations with his Cabi
net and members of his Congress"
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

NEGRO HCMOR.-A Virginia rebel, who has
issued book giving his experience as pri>o.
ner Ill the hands of the Febcrals at Point Look
out and Elmira. tells the following story:
r, The boys are laughing at the summons which
D., one OF my fellow PetershurgerS, got to-day
from negro sentinel. s. had on when cap
turcd, and | suppose still possesses, a tall bea-
yer OF the antique pattern. considered insepay-
aDIe from extreme respectabiity in the last de-
cade' and Tor many year before. While wan
derlng around the enclosure, seeking ] sus-
pect what he might lcvour." he accidentally
stepped beyond the dead line " and was sud-
denly arrested by a summons from the nearest
negro on the parapet who seemed to be in
doubt whether 80 well-drc>scd a man could be
a rcb, and therefore whether he should be
shot at once
White man, you b'long in dar?"
eyes"
We'll, amt you got no better sense dan to
cross dat lnc?'
Il didn't notice the line"
'Well, YOU had better notice it. and dat
quick, or LII blow half dat mai! kcg Off
20
BoREs.-Gentlcmcn who sit down in an e,]i.
tor's sanctum and read exchanges to him,
Mothers who force disinterested persons to
notice their children.
Ladies who crowd you out Of your seat in the
| stage or cars.
Signalling babies in railroad cars.
a suffering man drunk.
drunken man that does not stutter.
young man fresh from his travels.
A man that reads his poetry to you.
A man who wants to borrow money from you.
Creditors Of every description.
A pair of lovers.
Wives that make you go to church with them.
Mosquitoes and newsboys.
The man " no sits down at your desk.
The man who reads all newspapers but nev-
er subscribes for one.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07
POETRY Y
F are w ell.

"Tis hard to part from friends we love
Without sigh or tear,
But friendship still each feeling moves,
And brings the absent near.
Some friendly word of days gone by,
Or love we left unspoken,
Still calls the teardrop TO the eye,
Affections dearest token.
Though far in other lands we roam
From those we love and cherish,
Fond memOry's wreaths around them bloom,
The idol doth not perish;
But lives enshrined within the heart
When hope itself has fled
Like some sweet flower which springs and blooms
Ger friendships early dead.
Forgive me ifI could not speak
This word of heartfelt sorrow,
To friends I'm parting with to-day,
And meet not on the morrow.
Each scene of pleasure 81 rings to view
Some as knew them last,
And memory holds my all of you,
Now reckonCd with the past.
But yet, should happier hours sprnYup.
And fortune prove but kind,
I'll snatch some JOY from sorrow cup.
Though sadness rules the mind.
Yes, yes, trust we'll meet again,
With hearts both warm and true,
No more to feel this parting pain,
Or bid again adieu.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

In Baltimore, few days since, a well.dress-
ed female entered shoe store, and after try
ing on several pairs of shoes, selected three
which she desired to be sent to her house by
the shop-boy, where she would make final Sc
lection and return the two remaining pairs.
with the pay for the third The request was
complied with, and the female left the store,
followed by the boy. After proceeding few
squares she discovered she had left her basket
in the store, and asking the boy to run back fol
# kindly volunteered to hold the bundle unit
his return. The boy started back, but, or
reaching the store, found no basket, and on re
pairing to the spot where he had left the fe
male, found no temaIe.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

PCss AND PETS.-Mr George Russell, Of
this town, had brood of chickens the past
summer which lost their mother. The chick
ems were therefore taken into the house, and
in cold weather placed about the stove. The
family cat, observing their motherless cOndi-
ditiOn, undertook the task of bringing them
up. The chickens took to the cat, and the
cat acted the part of tender mother toward
them. After the chickens had acquired sufli-
cient age to run out of doors in pleasant wea-
ther, puss still cared for them, and the chick
ems roasted with her at nieht-as many as
could find room upon her back, and the remain
der nestled close to her. Puss did not fancy
the rowing habits of her little family as they
gradually became acquainted with the outdoor
world, and often attempted to gather her tami-
ly into the house selecting bed if she could
have access to one, or some other coy locality;
but in this she failed She would bring into
the house one Of the family and deposit it III
the place selected, but while she was gone at-
ter another, chick would scampcr away, and
thus She always failed in her efforts to secure
family meeting in this way. Mother puSs
regarded the wants of her family, and would
bring mice to them, and whenever any one OF
| them endcavored to pick out mouse's eyes She
manifested pleasure, and grief when they fail
| ed to appreciate such daintaies. The chickens
grew as other chickens do but by and by pus.
became the happy mother ofanother family il
nature more allied to her own, towards which she
turned her mothcrly affections, and tie chicken,
! became wanderers in the wide, wide world,
| thriving as other more fortunate chickens do
st. JohnS6ury W. Sentinel.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

A MODAL HUNTsMAN.-A French paper
publishes the following anecdotc concerning the
Emperor Of Austria while out shooting " His
Majesty is always attended by Captain Of the
Guards whose duty it is to observe the effects
of each shot and announce it. The Emperor
for instance, strikes partridge. Partridge :
cries the captain. Next time it ; buck. Buck
shouts the captain. One day the Emperor fired.
missed his game, and wounded one of the zen.
tlemen OF his suite. The latter on being struck, ,
uttered an excl lamatiOn. His Highncss the
Duke OF liackenberg !! announced the captain
tone. "
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

HISTORY OF A CLOCK.-A foreign journal
gives the following history of an extraordinary
clock; IN 100 the widow of poor Protestant
clergymaw named Herold, lived in the small
town OF Libau, i'll COurland. She was exceed
ingly charitable. One winters night an Off
Ger passed through Libau on his way to the
army. He asked at the inn for some warm
beverage, but could obtain none ; he applied in
vain at several private houses; it was not until
he knocked at the clergyman's widows door
that he at last obtained dish of hot tea. Ii
greatly comfOrted the weary soldier. Just be-
fore he set out on his journey, he offered her
money for her pains, which she declined. He
remembered he had lottery ticket in his
pocket; the prize was a clock reckoned to be
worth $G4, 900. lie made the widow accent
this ticket as a souvenir of him. The ticket
remained forgotten in a drawer; her children
had 50 often played with it as picture" that
it was well-nigh in pieces. The number which
drew the capital prize was repeatedly announc
ed in the newspapers, but no one came TO claim
the valuable clock One day a gentleman han
pened to enter her house, and seeing the muti
lated lottery ticket stuck between the glass anC
frame of looking glass, glanced curiouslv AZ
it, and was amazed to discover the often-adyer
tised number of the ticket which had draw
the capital prize in the clock lottery. Tn,
valuable clock was given to the poor clergy
mans wife. The Emperor of Russia Offered
her $4,000 and life annuity of $500 for it
She accepted the imperial offer, and the cIocl
is to this day one of the chief ornaments of tn,
Winter Palace at st. Petersburg. The exte
rior of the clock represents an antique Greel
temple, and the interior contains two orches
tras, which play together one of the most ceIe
brated pieces of Mozart's Don Juan. The wild
ow strove TO obtain the name of her unknow,
benefactor, and, although the Gar ordered RI
police to aid her, all her efforts were vain. Fl
probably persisted in battle. =
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

Speaking Of . filters, y remind> u ora story
OF Il certain famous Massachusetts Judge
Once upon time, as he rode up to 4 door Ufs
country inn he saw the landLdy's daughter
jump over the fence
he said. '00'
The girl leaped the tenca. The judge was
as good as his word, and year from that d,v
married the light heeled Sally. llewa, doubt.
less good judge of ankles
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

THANKING PRovIDENCE.-At a recent fire
in Fall River, two Irish laborers, who had be-
haved gallantly in attempting to subdue the
flames, were caught in dangerous predica.
ment; one gable Of the house fell in, and that
under which they were standing tottered over
them, The younger attempted to fly from the
spot, but was evertaken by the burning ruin,
and very severely injured; the other seeing an
open door in the base of the wall, darted thro
it, and emerged unhurt on the other side. His
employer, next day, commenting on his escape
sale he should return thanks to Providence fol
his preservation.
"Och, thin" says Dermot, scratching hi.
head very slowly, ''shure l do be thankful tc
Providence, and think it was very merciful tc
The emphasis and rapidity with which he
uttered tins last sentence, clearly showed that
he gave Providence no undue credit for its ex
ertion in his behalf
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

lfyou had avoided rum, said a rumseller
to customer you would now ride in yourcar-
And il you had never sold rum said the
0acchanal, You would have been my driver"
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07
LIN =. LIN E.

The undersigned intends keeping on hand
THE RANIBO LIME & OYSTER-SHELL
.gIFa LIN E,
Which he will sell in lots TO suit purchasers Per.
sons ordering Lime on Blackbird, Smyrna or Leip.
sic Creeks, will attend measuring their Lime. Am
pie measure guaranteed.
Orders may be left at the store Of Baymon Dea
kyne. Smyrna, or with J. M. SHAlN,
iy25 Smyrna Landing, Del.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

Mrs. PARrNGToN ON Fashion. -" There
is one thing sure, said Mrs. Partington, :" the
females Of the present regeneration are heap
more independent than they used TO be- Why,
| saw a gal go by to-day, and that know be-
longed to the historical class of society, with
her dress all tucked up to her knees, her hair
all buzzled up like as ifshe hadn time to comb
it for a week, and one of her grandmother $
old caps in an awful crumbled condition on her
head. Why, laws honey, when was a gal, if
ny of the fellows come along when my dress was
tucked up that way, and my head kivered with
an old white rag, why would run for dear
life, and hid out of sight. Well, well, the gals
then were innocent, unconfscated critters
now they are what the French call blazes. ;"
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

The ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN SPAIN
Although Spain still maintains the bolt of sla-
very in Cuba, her government has issued de-
cree : that any person Of color living as a slave
in the Spanish dependencies shall, without
distinction OF age or sex, become free from the
moment that he or she may touch the soil Of
Spain or any other country in which slavery
does not exist" As the unfortunate beings
who are slaves can scarcely afford to pay for a
passage to Spain or any other country in
which slavery does not exist" it is scarcely
possible that many of them will be freed by
this decree. Spain, it seems, instead Of Kidding
herself of slavery in manly way, contents her
self with keeping the spectacle Of beings in ser
vitude from coming Immediately under her
eyes. She cares nothing for the unfortunate
bondmen in Cuba. -Ledner
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

A Methodist church in Cleveland. Ohio,
wound upits centenary celebration with grand
supper.
A widower who wishes to marry again must
get his departed wife beautiful monument
This succeeds invariably
Five large boa constructors, which escaped
from menagerie, are enjoying liberty in Ohio.
Bismarck honnets and needle gun skirts ara
among the latest whims of fashion.
Never communicate your affairs to one who
seems anxious to learn them.
A lovely woman has been arrested in Mem.
phis for thrashing two men.
A Maine farmer lately shot so squirrels in
his corn field
Every year 10000 babies are sent from Paris
to the country to nurse, and only 5000 return.
The rest die Of i'll treatment
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

Deacon Brown lately took occasion to admin
lister reproOf to old Joe for swearing. doc
listened attcntively to his words, >r,nr,l to ..i-
preciate the exhortatiOn, and when he had con
cluded, replied as follows: "Thc lac, is, Dca-
con, that | may swear a great deal, and you
anything by it. The Deacon ailudes to Joe
as an instance of total depravity.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

Thirteen objections were once given by
young lady for decling a match the first twelve
being the sutOr' S twelve children, and the tbir
teenth the suit0r himself.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-07

The young married couple who thought thew
could live on love and moonlight find there IS
some virtue in baked beans. For taking the
romance out of young folks marriage is nearly
as bad as a lawsuit. - N''