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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01
THE STATE.

Rev. Mr. Hepworth Of Boston, who has
been spending the summer vacation at Bar
Harbor, on Mt Desert Island, was recently
caught by the tide, while exploring cave on
the rocky sea coast, (probably that at Schoon-
er's Head) and narrowly escaped drowning.
Hon. Arno Wiswell of Ellsworth has been
nominated for Congress in the 9th District by
the Democrats.
The Ellsworth American says that thous-
and dollars worth of blueberries are picked near
Cherryfeld every day.
The Gardiner Journal relates the following
singular case: "a COW belonging to Jefferson
Brann, Esq, of West Gardiner on Saturday
last got to fighting with another COW, and was
soon seen te fall, though there were no outward
signs of violence. She soon died. An exam
ination soon showed that the horn of the other
COW, though not piercing the skin had made
hole clear to her heart, and that there was
pailful of blood bled inwardly."
The Pennington Chronicle says:
The State Normal School at this place,
commenced its session for the present term
on the 22nd instant The entering class is
large, and the maturity of character and earn
estness which are shown by the individuals
composing it, presage for it very honorable
position in the relation which it will sustain to
the institution.
IS. d. Clay, Esq, ('sDud") has been appoint
ed Postmaster at Gardiner He is rs pleased
as he used to be with rebel victory-Hauo,c-
ell Gazette.
AN organization with the name of the Cen
trail Homeopathic Association of Maine, was
formed in Augusta, Aug. 22d, by meeting
of the physicians of Bath, Lewiston, Richmond,
Gardiner, Augusta, Winthrop, Watervill, Vas
salboro' and Liberty.
The Eastport Sentinel says that the pota-
toe disease has made its appearance in few
fields in that vicinity, but the prospect now is
that it will not seriously injure the crop.
"A new Masonic Hall is commenced in
Eastport
The uncertainty of official tenure under a
Tylerized administration, is getting to be pro-
verbal. Mr.. Postmaster Weeks was called to
the witness stand of the s. j. Court last Thurs
day, in case of larceny from the Post-ofice.
"You are the Postmaster of this city?" asked
the County Attorney. The answer vast am
or acas when started from the Post-office." I"
-[Bangor Jeffersonian.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01
VARIETIES.

The telegraph is gradually turning the for
eign news channels from their accustomed
courses We now frequently get our latest
intelligence from China and Japan, not by
way of England, as of old, but through the
medium of San Francisco. That news goes
over to London and Paris Also through the
submarine cable, thus making old Europe re-
ceive its latest Asiatic advices from Young
America, instead of the reverse, as formerly.
A Silver Leg, on a new model, is being
made in Paris, for the Prince of Hohenzol-
lern, who was wounded at Sudowa, and suf.
fered amputation. What q pity it is that
Hoods Miss Kilmansegg is no more, for she
would be an appropriate match for this prince
silver and golden wedding at once.
From gossiping letter about Garibaldi
we take the following: although the remark
may be filter, perhaps, for the columns Of
Notes and Queries than for those of daily
newspaper, may be permitted to point ont
the very simple origin of garment which
has now become historical-the red shirt. II
is simply the habitual upper vestment of the
American merchant sailor Any Liverpoolian
will tell you that fifteen years ago sure dis
tinction might be drawn between the British
tars and the Yankee salts in the port of Liver
pool from the first wearing blue and the last
sbarlet flannel shirts or frccks When Carl
Daidi hrst took the command of a merchant
man in Baltimore, he probably expended a
couple of dollars in the purchase of a red shirt
and finding it comfortable, has stuck to il ever
since"
-Four men undertook to climb Mount Shas-
ia, in California, ON the 3Oth of July. Thew
reached point called Red Banks, about ten
thousand feet high and five thousand feet from
the top, when they were compelled to return
from exhaustion. Owing to the great depth of
snow they could make only about two miles in
five hours They were used up set of men for
several days after they reached the base ofthe
mountain.
Two soldiers were found murdered in Sa
vannah, on the 10th inst, and on each was min
ned placard reading "Thus the South retail
ates for the arrest of Skilton and Harbridpe" /"
referring to the arrest of the former for abusinc
negro, and of the latter for attempting to
carry pestilental woolens into New York. No
arrests were made.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01

The Hon. SAMUEL MCKEE, of Kentucky
will speak at Deering Hall tonight. While
the war was raging Col. Mckee was il the
field, with the soldiers Of Maine, fighting for
the preservation Of the Union, because he be-
lieved that in the Union was tobe found the
best promise for the cause of civil liberty
He has seen service. He was taken prisoner
OF war and lodged for year in Libby prison.
He knows what the rebellion was and what it
is, and has come out ofthe fiery furnace of that
experience with clear conviction that the
aristocratic spirit which caused the war must
be broken. Let us go and hear what he has
to tell u.s. Let us go and show him how nu-
merous his friends are in the Forest City.
The Copperheads are holding two meetings
to our one. They need them. Let us show
them that one Of ours is equal to FOUR Of
theirs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01

The SILENT ORATORs.-The brief speech
of Admiral Farragut at New York the other
day, humorous as it was, was not without
some points which entitle it to notice. The
evident pains taken by the gallant Admiral to
convey the impression that his presence in
the Presidential party was owing to an invi-
tation, which coming from his commander
in-chief he was obliged to accept in the light
of command, is fact of much significance.
Il looks as if the honest sailor were slightly
ashamed, either of the company or the busi-
ness in which he found himself, and chose to
have the plain people understand that his
part in this electioneering progress was not a
voluntary one. Those brief, jesting speeches
of Grant and Farragut which the telegraph
reported yesterday may not have been meant
in derision of the strutting demagogue at the
head of their procession who loses no oppor-
trnity for political harangue, but the con-
trast between his bluster and their Identified
quiet, between his swollen egotism and their
manly mcdesty is sufficiently eloquent. 1t
is appreciated by the people, and a note made
thereon. A. j. may be sure of that.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01
RELIGIOUS.

The Bath Times says that Rev L. n um
lor several years pastor of the Franklin street
Daptist Church in Dover, N H., has recentlv
Dep.ea s,uol a. call to the pastorate of the Elm
CL'' ohurch in that city. The Elm Street
Az. ~ ana society have recently removed a
th u ABOUT forty-five hundred dollars, and
tae.oD y oieared the Parish of all pecuniary en-
ore mas been quite lively disnute in
certain quarters as to what religions newsnanar
had u cialm TO be called the Oldest in tho co,r-
try. The Boston Recorder. commonoo. :,
1876, put in its claim which was d;sn,.o1 -.
two Presbyterian papers dating 1s1a-1s1A r.,
the Christian Mirror of this week wa f;nd =.
ter from DIR. Pond of Bangor, in which ho
claims that the first religious newspaper in ri,
country, and probably in the world, was the
Christian History, published in Boston by
Kneeland and T. G. Greene, in 1743, and ed
ite5 by Thomas Prince, Jr son of the venera-
BILE Thomas Prince, of the old South Church.
This was published weekly, for two years, and
DIR. Pond is possessed of bound copies of the
whole series.
"A benevolent gentleman in Toronto, Cana
ua, has devised what he calls christian Con-
suia'e, that is, the public designation of a
Christian resident in each city and town, who
SNAIL De wllling to act as a Christian consul to
whom christian parents and others NAV refer
in regard to their sons or other friends who
may go to the town to live or to engage in
business He hopes this may be extended to
every city and town throughout the world,
where there are men of responsible character
and benevolent hearts, and recommends that
an alphabetical, list be published and sold at
q remunerative price.
The corner stone of new Baptist church
was laid in Cambridge, Mass, on Tuesday.
"A correspondent of the Dover Morning
Star directs attention to the promising field
for Christian labor in Houlton, in this State,
and calls for some of the young men of the
New Hampton institution to 60 thither.
- Don Manuel Matamoras, the Spanish
Protestant, so long imprisoned in his native
land, recently died at Lausanne, Switzerland,
aged thirty.
The National Conference of Unitarians, is
called to meet at Syracuse, Oct. 9th.
= The initial number of the Methodist
Centenary Magazine has been issued. 1t is
published in Pittsburg, Penn, has eighty
pages of reading matter, and promises we'll
Bishop Staley the Reformed Catholic
English Bishop" at the Sandwich Islands, re-
fused to permit Rev. Mr. Parker, who con-
Quoted the religious services at the Palace, at
the funeralsof Queen Victoria to oficiate at
the tomb, because it was consecrated ground.
Two of bis clergy protested against the con-
duct, and the next Sabbath yyorshinned with
Mr.. Parker, rather than in their own Reform
ed Catholic Cathedral There is much excite
ment in the foreign community respecting the
affair. The Bishop is making himself very
unpopular.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01

"PEAcE" IN WESTERN LoUIs1ANA.-A
Union general residing in New York has Just
received letter from an army friend at Shrev-
port, La, as follows:
Il have but moment TO write before the
steamboat leaves. We have been under arms
and in line for three nights past, and are in
quite state of excitement. De Soto parish
(the worst In the State) has risen. Most of
the planters have been whipping and shoot
ing freedmen, and defying the military TO ar
rest them. Major Thompson marched thirty
miles into the parish on Tuesday night Iast.
and arrested five planters. The people here
armed and prepared themselves, and swore
they would rescue these men. They are trv-
ing to get up riot, and partly succeeded after
the news of the New Orleans riot came but
we put them down very quickly and quietly.
They swear they viii clean out the id ne
gro troops We are only in hopes they will
try it on. 1t looks like war again; they talk il
strongly, and are holding secret meetings con-
stantly pity the poor blacks; they suffer
terribly. In Texas, only forty miles from
here, they work and treat them exactly the
same as in old slavery times"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01
From Central and South.
AN1egicO.
Troubles in Chiriqui.
WAR IN NEW ZEALAND,
Murders in Australia.

NEW YORK, Aug 81.
The steamer Arizona brings dates to the 23d.
Troubles in Chiriqui continue. The rebels
are reported in possession of the centre de-
partment, including the capital. They have
400 men. The cause of the trouble is the
course pursued by the present government and
0ver-taxatiOn.
Efforts are being made to get up revolu-
ton in Panama.
Honduras has signed treaty of peace with
Spain.
The price of coffee has been unfavorably az
fected by the late news from Europe. s,
Dates from Valparaiso Of the Sd, and Caiiao
of the 14th of August, state that the former
port was being strongly fortified.
new duty has been imposed by Peru on
commerce, of ten cents on all signed bills of
lading, customs, policies, money receipts, &C.
Dates from Wellington, New Zealand, to the
oath Of July, state that Parliament had opened
The Governor announces that the Maorfs' war
is being successfully prosecuted. Most of the
natives had either surrendered or had been
captured.
Dreadful murders had been perpetrated in
the west coast gold fields by Australian crimi-
nails, who killed gold diggers for their money.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01
Addia;onaI Com,r;hu,;ous.

Since our last report the Mayor has received
the following sums:
VIM. Jessop s. Sons, Boston, S. 100 90
Citizens of Worcester, Mass, addition
al 3O8S 56
Total amount received by the Mayor up to
this date $4S2,316 81.
Jacob Mcclellan, Treasurer of the Relief
Fund, acknowledges the receipt of $1.5s from
the little Misses Lincoln, the proceeds of min
ature fair got up by them. l 4l4
Mrs. Rufus Horton acknowledges the recep-
tion of $40 from lady in Newport, r. L, and
also barrel of clothing from A. Maria Coffin
and others, of Lynn, Mass, to be disposed of
at her own discretion, in aid of the sufferers by
the late fire.
s. E. Spring, of the Executive Committee,
Acknowledges the following receipts:
Citizens of Brownfeld, s 30 63
Citizens of Blanchard, Is rs
Citizens of Otisfeld, 1O3 90
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01
The Western Union Telegraph
COmDaDys

ROCHESTER,, N. ", AUGUST 28tb, 1866.
;TtIiE Western Union Telegraph Company, as the
result OF recent negotiations having secured large
additions to the extent of its lines feels warranted
ut this time in offering ID the public in accordance
with well matured plan. the benefits arising from
increased facilities and uninterrupted telegraphsc CON-
ma.'c1tio1 between all parts of the country. in an
cqttdoe anu discriminating reduction uf rates to lib
efa patrons Of the telegraph and it is hoped and
expected That the advantages to be gained by the
adoption Of lniform Telegraph System, and the re-
by AMI consequent upon separate and conflicting in
tereSts-whie it WORKS q permanent benefit by pro-
ducing creased reliability. will enable the Company
to offer from time TO time additional Inducements 10
the public.
On actual payment for this line made after Sept 1st
1eCG, during any single month, by any individual
iirin or corlOrat1on for tcegraphiiig on his their
legitimate business The following rebates will be paid
by this Company:
On payments during the month Of $50 and less than
$500. % per cent.
Olpayments during the month of 5000 and less than
$500. 10per cent
On payments during the month Of $500 and less tlru
$1,000 Is per cent.
On payments during the month 900 and less than
81 300 20 per cent. ~
Ou payments during the month Of 800 and less than
$1,000. .25 per cent.
On payments during the month of so 900 and UPWARDS
30 per cent IHf
Printed applications for rebates will be furnished
by ohcc Managers which being signed by the appli-
can't and endorsed TO correctness by the Manager
may be forwarded to the Secretary Of the Company,
who will authorize payment for the amount found TO
be due in accordance with the foregoing schedule.
aug3l-d1w j. III. WADE, President
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Resignation of Secretary Harlan.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.
Secretary Harlan retired from the Depart
ment of the Interior to-day, and was the recip-
lent of service of silver from his subordinates
Appropriate speeches were made.
A silver ice pitcher, goblets and copy of the
Cyclopedia were presented to j. M. Edwards
who was relieved from the Land Office.
Mr.. Browning will accept the Secretaryship of
the Interior tomorrow.
There are no advices received at the Govern
ment of Indian Affairs tending to confirm any
reported Indian outbreak on the Plains. The
last intelligence was received about a week ago
by Superintendent Taylor, of Nebraska, who is
inclined to treat disturbance as coming from
small detachments of Indians not connected in
any way with tribes who are said to be friendly
in their disposition toward the Government,
but on the contrary, are regarded and treated
by the Indians themselves as outlaws and bad
characters.
Judge Edwards, who to-day retired from the
Office of Commissioner of the General Land
Office, will Immediately assume the duties of
Postmaster of the U. s. Senate.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01
PArENrs-Patents have been a,ante

PATENTs.-Patents have been gnanted,
curing the past week to John W. Munger and
W. o. Jones of Portland, for improvement in
dry docks; George T. Allamby of Bangor, for
improved door bolts; d. M. Dunham, Jere-
miah Webb and Albion Webb of Bangor, for
improvement in horse rakes; William r. Ev-
ans OF Thomaston, for coal and ash sitter; III.
W. Caswell Of Yarmouth, fer improved de-
vice for shrinking tire; A. G. Curtis and d
=: Roberts of Swanville, and w. Curtis OF
Monroe for improvement in horse rakes; F.
Hanson OF Hollis, for improvement in turn
table; Mark E. Hanson Of Newport, for ap-
paratus for generating and burning gas from
petroleum, naptha, &C.. Joseph d. Leach of
Penobscot, for improvement in machines for
holding the heads of casks; Z. Michaels of
Palermo, for Improvement in tools for split
ting bark upon trees,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01

AN INCIDENT AT PHILADELPHIA.-Ac cores
pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette relates the
following as happening at the Philadelphia
Conventions:
"While Doolittle was speaking, Sergeant-at-
Arms Nc Closky, late of the Charleston Con-
vention, handed bottle of whisky to a stupid
radical reporter 10 pass up to the platform. OF
course he wanted it to be slipped up quietly
Tho reporter did not seem to understand the
Democratic way, and holding it up as high as
possible he reached it over the stage. For
moment every Democratic eye was ON it, and
instructive smack. But it was not just the
thing to have that bottle there, and the report
er seemed inclined to hold it up till some ons
took it, At last Vice President ADVANCED
hiding it under his coat, took it where it could
be appreciated" '.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01
The Cholera.

New YORK, Aug. 81.
There were no cases of cholera additional to
the number reported yesterday from this city
and Brooklyn. The disease is considered to
have passed its worst stages. 0
CINCINNATI, Aug 81.
There were six deaths by cholera yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS Aug. 81.
There were nine deaths yesterday from chol-
era and two from yellow fever.
AThe cholera is abating slowly but fevers are
on the increase, the freedmen being the great
est sufferers. The Bureau in this respect seems
to give little or no attention to the freedmen.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 81.
Eight cemeteries report thirty seven cholera
interments for yesterday =
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01
The Presidential Excursion.

LITTLE FALLS, n. Y, Aug 81.
There have been enthusiastic receptions all
along the line The President was formally
welcomed at Schenectady, and replied IN a
speech expressing his confidence in the people,
and leaving the Constitution and Union in
their hands, where he knew they would De safe
All the departments of the Government ex-
cepting the legislation have performed their
duty. He expected people at the approaching
election to do their duty and we should nave,
in the language of Webster, "the Union now
and forever, one and inseparable" The + Presi-
dent made speech of similar import az Fonda
and a short speech at Little Falls
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01
Religious Notices

ALLEN MISSION ScnoOL. The Allen Mission
School will be held in the Chapel over the County
Jail Tomorrow afternoon at 3a O'clock. All iutercst-
ed are invited to attend. .s,.. .l.te II. -,
STATE STREET CnUEcII.-Rcv. Hugh S. Carpcn-
Church tomorrow, morning and evening. Commnn-
ion service In the afternoon.
HIGH STEEET CHURCH Services tomorrow at the
ut the usual hours forenoon, afternoon and evening,
by the Pastor. Rev. VIM. H. Fem. Preparatory lee
turc this Saturday evening at "A o'clock Seats free
to all without their usual Place of worship.
FIRST PARISH CIIURcrI.-Rey. Robert Collyer, of
Chicago, will preach at this Church tomorrow nerr-
ing. Vesper service at7P. M. af hfUf
SPIRITUAL AssoCI ATioN.-Scryics will be resu,n
ed Tomorrow, Sunday at Temperance Hall, Con-
gfess StTeet-ConIsrcnec meeting in the forenoon.
discussion iree to ALL and the public invited. After
noon speaking by mediums inf2anced. Seats free.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01
PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER l. 1866
The Demijohnson Affair las, Ev.u;.,,

The Demij OhnsOn Affair Iast E,x.,:
The meeting at Deering Hall last eveninc
was decided failure both as respects number
and speakers. The hall was not more than
two-thirds full and Col. Taylor came up miss
sing. The excuse was that he was too unwell
to speak Well he might be, to address the
Democrats of Portland at this crisis. He has
spoken in Portland before. He was here dur
ing the war, soon after Burnside's Dig CLASS
in geography had turned their attention 10
the map of Tennessee. How Col. Taylor was
then received by the Republicans of Portland
he well remembers. He told us the story oil
the sufferings of the true men and women OF
his native State, and the hearts of the Union
men OF Maine were opened. Col. Taylor car
ried away with him some 81 900 from Portland
We have his word for it, that "not dollar
was contributed by Copperhead." In Angus
ia he was received with equal warmth by the
representatives of our loyal people. Who does
not remember the scene in the Capitol? Gov
ernor Cony headed the subscription with $780,
Senator Spring said, was intending to put
down $500, but don't like to show any disre-
spect to the Governor" Put me down for
5000" interrupted the Governor Every well"
rejoined Mr. Spring, "here are 5000 for Ken
nebec and $500 for Cumberland. What coun-
ty comes next ?"-and York and Waldo fol-
lowed the suit, and perhaps others-we forget
the details. The legislature and the citizens of
Augusta contributed $4,000 or $4,000. Mr..
Taylor comes among us once more-to return
thanks perhaps for generous aid? Not at all !!
Mr.. Taylor comes among us now to lend his
influence to defeat his former benefactors in
the struggle in which they are now as then
engaged heart and soul, to which they have
pledged everything they are and everything
they have. As Mr.. johnson after he had made
Tennessee what she is, turned about and
sought to destroy the work of his own hands,
SO Mr.. Taylor after adding to the new zest of
personal interest to our regard for the loyal
people of Tennessee, seeks now to persuade
the voters of Maine to turn those brave noun
taincers over, bound hand and foot, to the ten
der mercies of the pardoned rebels of Tennes-
see. We prefer rather the consistent course of
Maynard, and Stokes, and Brownlow.
But to the fzzle last night. G.. W. Law
renee, Esq, who has the Custom House or the
Postofice in expectancy, presided and Col
Nickerson, Tom Garnsey, and Dud. Clay were
the speakers. 1t was terrible cold affair and
all the efforts of the three office seekers could
not infuse warmth enough into the meeting to
make it lively, and at nine o'clock it broke up.
AccIDENT.-Last Thursday, a young lady
who resides in Park street was seriously injur-
ed by slipping from the plank as she was GO
ing ashore from the steamboat to the islands.
She struck upon her back injuring her spinal
column. She was Immediately conveyed to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-01

OK Soliercrs, by PIUNINIER & MARI. paclscrs
- Hcrmctically Sealed Goods, Isl Middle Street.
August 81, 1866. div
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FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 20.
The fire in the Dismal Swamp is still raging.
Numbers of bears and other wild animals have
been driven out and are seen by passengers on
the railroad p
!, The ship Moonlight sailed for Baltimore in
the afternoon. Previous to leaving she was put
under bonds by the Collector at Norfolk. for
having no manifest, and attempting toieyade
the revenue laws and thwarting the custom Of
hcers in the execution of their duty.