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ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

| ne olncers of the Navy stationed .t Kit
tery navy Yard, celebrated ON tto o..S -.
the anniversary OF the passage of the Forts ho'
low New Orleans, by disnlav of h,,,,...'.1
dinner and other convivialitios Adr,iro, %, "
ley, the present commandant of the yord 49,,
an important command in the fleet dpr;na ,ha
attack ON the Forts, and grealy distinguished
himself on that occasion.
-The Farmer states that in 1850, Mr.. 8. Dill
OF Phillips, transferred few trout from LONG
Fond, near Rangely, to a small brook flow;ng
into one of the Sandy River ponds. Up to
about 1857 the increase of the fish was so slight
as TO pass quite unnoticed, but since then it is
estimated by good judges in the vicinity that
not less than 200 lbs. of the best trout have been
annually annually taken there. The example of Mr.
Dili is one to be followed.
u -nurslars are active in Brunswick. The
ie'e9ropn reports four houses entered there
this week '''eie
o;ao. ne"neoec Reporter says it has been de-
- " ouiiu new and commodious passep-
So uepo', near the end of the Gardiner and
- h,,:,,:e. So' convenient site. The old
ouiiaing Will be used as freight depot ~
"A writer in the Rockland Gazette devotes a
column to urging the necessity of a railroad
from that place to the Kennebec river. inter-
secting Knox and Lincoln counties. ',-
Capt. Usk1 Gilchrist, "a widely known ona
highly esteemed citizen and shipmasterI of
Thomaston, retired to rest as usual ON Tues-
day evening and at an hour somewhat later his
wife, on entering the chamber, found him dead
in the bed Ia. ,fr..'s
"A daily mail from South Paris to Water.
lord, connecting with the train from this civ
mas just been established. ,,-,,5.
The Whig learns that two .ob;,dre,, o,,,, n
son OF Lieut. Joseph w. Bark of Lee, the otl,~r
y, WI. onaries Bulge of Springfield, each
@uou' SIX SIX years OF age, were drowned at Lee. on
wednesday last. They were at play near the
Dahk OF a stream, with another boy of near the
same same age, who went home and said that Willie
ana Henry had hid and he could not find them
ana ne guessed they We're drowned. The bodies
We're soon recovered but all efforts to resusci-
tate were in vain -a ~
-Ihe freshet in the Penobscot and Piscata-
gus rivers Is doing much damage. The roads
are submerged, and the maii5 are carrietf in
boats. The Wing says that on Sunday evening
the logs in the Mattawamkeae were LET loose
and came down into the Penobscot Boom
Dreaking the upper boom in several places
Ihe lower boom was also damaged, and a large
number of logs escaped -ess..4,.iele .a. p
The Aroostook Pioneer calculates that land
put down to flax raising in that county will pro-
duee an income of $97 per acre at present pri-
ces T. Flax straw is worth $2G to $40 per ton.
and the seed So to So per bushel. Y :
The Union Convention for the nomination
OF representative for the Fourth District, is
to be holden at Bangor on Wednesday, june
2oth,-the day preceding the State Convention.
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Gsl1. e tcEl
Massachusetts Legislature.

3aY1 s, BosToN.iApril %.
i, In the House of Representatives this after
noon the bill to equaiize the bounties of our
soldiers was ordered to a third reading. by a
yea and tay vote of 125 to 81. All the amend
ments which were proposed to the bill, except
one, were rejectede The bill provides for. the
payment OF 80 per month, for every six months
service IN the army, to those men who recciy
ed no bounty, until the sum of 1925 is reach
ei, TINS being the maximum sum paid by the
otate, ana whatever bounty any man has re-
iceiVed Is TO be deducted from, the monthly
compensation provided for IN the hi. "A com,
mittee of the Executive Council is to examine
the claims, and if the amount required to nav
them exceeds $5,OO0,000, the matter is to be
referred to the next Legislature. ..,.I
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

henslous notices Of twenty-five words OF less free
an excess OF this amount will be charged ten Cents
lne, el9ht words constituting line Tbis ruIe here
aieer VIII be rigidly adhered to-[PUB Press
LHE Washingtonian Society will hold a meeting
sunday evening az Sons of Temperance Hail an
Yited. Law PuoA0 are III
TEMPERANCE HALL-Free con(arenca ,,oa,;rcs
forenoon and afternoon. Children's Progressive Lv
ceum at o'clock p. M. to- morrow. ~
SIM unioN PRAYER MEETING at the vestry OF Free
hour. ' GAM eoh'inune ehe
2 Portland, April 23d. 1s66-1w ''f .a- is44its
CENTRAL CHURcH.-There willibe no service dur-
ing tne day. Sabbath School in the morning. Young
n mems prayer meeting at 6o'clock Evening service
THIRD PARISH CHURCu.-There will be- no servi
Ses VTs ae thiS church Tomorrow afternoon Rev MIR
"aiton VIII preach in the evening. at u o oc!ock 2
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FROM WASHINGTON.
SEIZURE OE CONTRABAND
GOODS!s. g.a sen
.TAE BILL TO EQUALIzE SOLDIERS,
~ BOUNTIEs! o1 a9-at

MI WASHINGTON, April 27.
:, Ihere seems to be no doubt whatever that
mrs. Jeh Davis has obtained permission to
visit her husband. - n -
a treasury agent reports that the Custom
District OF Burlington, VT, has the best sys-
tenn against smuggling in use. Contraband
goods are seized daily. y So, n : ;,
oecresary McCulloch having inquired what
eaect the passage Of the. bill to equaIizc SOL
Giers = oounties would have on the finances of
the country, incurring as it would large expen-
cltures MI. Welies, Chairman of the Revenue
COMMISSION, answers at length, that the coun-
Try mas as much indebtedness as it can bear,
ana nothing but its salvation can warrant any
increase. Z. T1'' ''
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to-day.

-si,lnev Smith being one day asked his
o,,,n;nn Of certain clergyman's sermons, re-
plied "Just as 1 chew biscuit for my parrot
so he appears to chew Bible for his eongrega-
ton; but 1 fancy he chews all the favor out
-easy @ to digest, doubt if they get much nour-
ishnent from it." yay
"A correspondent in Boston sends US an
interesting letter on the subject Of women's
dress in general, and tight-lacing in pai tieu-
lar, which owing to the pressure of more ur-
gent matter we are unable TO find room for.
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From. we,ss orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. A,

test yuiyie a5ia, NEW ORLEANS, April 81.
The closing of the Bouligny erevasse will
cost $4,000. No attempt will be made to
close the crevasse above. Efforts are being
made to save the Morganzia grand levee.
The water is rising in the Red and sMissis-
sippi rivers.
The Methodist conference has elected four
new Bishops, viz; Rev. Mr.. -Wrishtman of
Georgia, Rev. Mr.. McCheyne of Louisiana,
Rev. Mr.. Dagget of Virginia, and Rev. Mr..
Marvin of Missouri; all learned men. Their
choice was nearly unanimous. an 80
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same place every Thursday morning at $500 year.
invariably in advance.
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Hail square three insertions or less, rs cents; one
Wees. s. 90; 30 cents per week after. r.
Under head OF tAMUsEMENTs,' $500 per square
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FROM Ca.tsorn,ias.dhA - J

SAN FRANCISCO, April 27.
The receipts Of internal revenue from the
1st, distgict5ef California show an increase of
81 per cent. during the last quarter over the
corresponding quarter last yearS y,6fA
The ship Thetis, from Liverpool, was wreck
ed on Starbuck or Coral Island, and sold as
she lay for, $500. The captain was brought
to Tahia, and the crew were left on the Island.
Immense quantities of goods were being
shipped from Portland UP the Columbia and
Willamette rivers. eet
Forwarders were crowded with orders for
machinery for the quartz mines of South
Brise and Onyherc, and farmers were antici-
pating rich harvest.
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LOTTERY Sw1NDLrRs.-William Thomas,

LOTTERY SwINDLERs.-William Thomas,
and A. Perley Coburn were arrestedfn North
Salem, N. H., on Tuesday, charged with being
concerned in an extensive bogus lottery busi-
ness there. The officers also captured the
machinery with which fliey carried out their
Vaccinations against the pockets of the gul-
lible, consisting Of two trunks tilledswith cir
culars, directories for different eities,sand
States, numbers in quills ready for draw
ing, and stacks of letters from Victims
of the swindlers. They were brought before
the Portsmouth Police Court on Thursday.
and Thomas was cleared, while Coburn was
held in $500 bail to the October court,
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s2< PORTLAND SATURDAY MORNING. April. 2s 1866
PORTLAND AND HvrTNTTv

New Advertisemcnts To-Dny
.a4l.. ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Grand Fair-City Hall. -a.
Promenade Concert-City Hall.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Dissolution Of Copartnership-J. Smith s. Co.
SIaWa and Felt Aats-Harris d Waterh1use.
Gloves and Hos ery-Charles Gusts & Co.
2 Saco Nurseries-S.L. l.. Goodale.
Crayats, Scarfs and Ties-Charles Custis a. ca.
York Hotelto be Let.
PORTLAND q kennebec Railroad. s-
Flne Shlrts-Charles Gusts d. Co.
Pertland~ IL Rochester railroad.
Hals-Harris.
SHIRT irtPatterns-CharlesC Gusts s. Co.
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WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
n Neso Plan of gReconssruction

4 : NJ : Z + ~ NEW YeRK, April aT.
The Times special Washington dispatch says
the New York Congressional delegation have
had before it reconstruction proposition
which meets with much favor. Its principal
points are:5ssI }EG s'f 'Ef-fsfs EGE
First-A constitutional amendment basing
representation upon population, and when the
State denies suffrage to any class except for
participation in the rebellion, TIE distranchised
portion to be deducted from the basis of repre-
Sentation. If yesh h.Nsrs &
Second-A constitutional amendment pro-
hibitin4 the payment of the rebel debt, and
providing that there never shall be compensa-
tiOn for emancipared slaves. -. =.
Third-When these amendments are ratified
by asufficient number Of States, the rebellious
States may be admitted to representation in
Congress on taking the oath of Office Il
Fourth-Pf fohibiting from ever. holding Of
flee, leading civil and military officers OF the
Confederate States. =.
The proposition was ordered to be presented
to the Reconstruction Committee as one gen.
orally acceptable to the, New York !delega-
tion. 1t is said Senator Harris and Represef-
tatives Gonklin and Boutwell, will urge it's adop-
ton. fs '1f 'i '4.p a
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The EXPRESS TRAIN.-We understand that
the third, or express train, between our city
and Boston, is expected to be put ON the p. S
& P. road about the goth of May; that is about
the right time, as the summer rush of travel
will hardly commence before that time.
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Rev. ]. E. WALTON win preach tomorrow
evening in the Third Parish Church, at half
past seven O'Clock. We understand It VIII
be his farewell sermon. -.-.....
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The Washington Chronicle says that the
condition Of Professor Alexander Dallas
Bache, the honored chief of the Coast Survey,
leaves but little hope Of his recovery. The
admirers and friends of this philanthropic citi-
zen and faithful public servant will be grieved
to learn that he suffers greatly from the dis
ease that has intercepted and will probably
close, career at once so brilliant and so use
fG, 4,-.s t5ss-
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Is DECAYS effecing finger wilBnever mar the
teeth that are brushed daily with Odoriierous
Sozodont. 1t lends a floral fragrance to the
breath as well asiprotects the teeth from cor
rosion and decomposition. b uaog .a
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Fro,,s California.

JTT SAN FRANCISCO, April 2s.
The California State Telegraph Company
to-day served an Injunction on the U. S. Pa
cific Telegraph Company to prevent the latter
from doing business between certain points in
California. ~ , ~
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REAL EsrATE.-Mr. George H. Cushman
has recently sold on private terms his well
constructed house No. 2 Paris Street, 70. Mr..
Nathan G. FessenJen the enterprising Peri
odical dealer under Lancaster Hall. ,.-,
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New Advertisements.
PORTLAND & KENNEBEC R. R.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT,
Commencing Monday, April 3Oth, 1856


Commencing Monday, April 3Oth, 1866.
ElssssE4f Passenger Trains leave Portland daily
sixsHt,zF at LOO Z. NJ, for Bath, Augusta, Wat
erviiie, hcndas Mills, ,Skowhegan, and intermediate
stations leonnecting at Brunswick with Androscog-
gn r. r. for Lewiston and Pennington, and at
hendalPs Mills with Maine Central r. Il. for Bangor
and intermediate stations Fares as LoW by this route
as any other. -
Leave Portland for Bath, Lewiston, Augusta and
intermediate stations on Saturday only at 500 p NJ
Mixed Train leaves Portland for Bath and interme-
alate stations daily except Saturday, at g. 40 M
Freight Train, with passenger car attached, will
leave Portland for Skowhegan and inte mediate sta
tions every morning att O'Clock.
Trains from Bath and Lewiston are due at Portland
at $50 NJ, and from Skowhegan and Pennington
with trains for Boston. AH
Stages for Rockiand connect at Bath; and fofBel-
last at Augusta, and for Solon, Anson, Norrdge-
wock, Athens and Moose Head Lake at Skowhegan,
and for china, EASE and North Vassalboro' at Vas
saiooro', and for Unity at Kendalls Mrps.
w. HATCH, H,superintendent.
April %. 1Sf6-dtf
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fentanssns-Cot. o'Muhoney Denous.cea tu
his Late Fotsosue4s .oJ Nii-S


N: 1,,,,,. - ,aoKTSMUUTH DEPOT, April q.
William Il. Grace, the Fenian organizer and
captain OF the late Eastport expedition, has
arrived aI here from Portland on his way home.
cess had Killian been sustained. He cons;5ar
OMahoney an. imbecile and fraud on the
pubic, and says that the only hope of success
now is in supporting Roberts and Sweeney
lie has told the circle here to send no more
money to Union Square. 0of- 1'f
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ad MAIL AGENT.-W. B. Lapham has been
appointed mail agent. between this city and
Island Pondsin place Of A. p. Eames. Mr..
Lapbam was formerly Lieutenant in the 18th
Battery. a -aUsu.3 td 9IG49isD
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AFULL assortment of the latest. styles and
best quality Of boots and shoes at Elliot & Nc
Callar's, II Market Square. Give US can
No trouble 10 show goods. Also custom work
and repairing done at short notice. g "'N'4oll
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HEAVY ARRIVALS OF MoLAssEs,-Seyen
vessels arrived at this port yesterday bringing
cargoes OF melasses. The aggregate amount
was 29S7 bids, aS4 tcs., and So bbls. -dt
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The Fair,

The attendance yesterday afternoon was
very large, and last evening the Hall was,
a., usual, crowded to repletion, and all tie
other rooms were filed with people. isr
The performance of the lpantomine of the
:" -Four Lovers" by the b. F. C. Club was the
best thing . Of the kind yet got up, evineing
great dramatic talent in the members, and
-eliciting repeated applause from the audience.
After the performance was over, the rafting
for various articles was proceeded with and
the following were awarded 80 lib #
Toilet Cushion-Mrs r. N Brown ...e .sf
Sofa pillow-Miss Willis. - ,i-.t
isiis Basket OF aowers-Miss Mary Bradbury. u
Basket wax flowers" L. j. W." 1A
g Sognet @ skeleton OF fowers-F. w. Smith.
T. Sola pillow-P. III. Brown, y
Monument-M0ses Dodge
Mainue bedstead-MaIion b. Hudson,
Paran statue-Mrs. L. n Perry - ss--
Elne geld bracelet-H. L. Machin yq9i II. ~ .r
silver plated tea set-Maggie Porte ms
Ppa;intlng "a. by Miss Haley-J. @. Twitchell.
Pm cushion-H. T. Cummings. a-i
fneia last opportunity to see the beautiful ar
tlcies at the Fair viii be offered this afternoon
and evening, when the naal will be thrown
open at the usual hours. There win Dc .o on
tertainment this evening, but the remainder OF
the articles put up in rafies viii be disposed
Of .,i2i--a asslea5J h9-I =
Maj. Gen. Meade is expected to arrive from
Eastport to-day. If he does, he win visit the
Fair this evening. ao 4 lssa 81, ras
Next week series Of entertainments are to
be given at the hall for the benefit of the Fair
Tor particulars OF which we would refer to our
advertising columns. as alIss ro .oaa4
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= If the person who was seen to take poon
from the Fair does not desire an Introduction
to Judge Kingsbury, it had better be returned
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BK BKTELEGRAPIT.
TO-THE DAILY PRESS.
Saturday Morning, April %. 1856.
xxx CONGREss---1st Session.

| WASHINGTON. April 81.
| SENATE. 49,
The Senate refused to concur in the House
amendments to the Cuba telegraph bill, and a
conference committee was appointed.
| Several bills for the relief Of sundry persons
were reported from the Committee on Claims,
which were considered and passed.
The bill for the relief of certain naval con-
| tractors was taken UP.
depending question was the motion of
Mr. Henderson to postpone the bill till the
1st Monday in December - F,
Messrs. Hendricks and Nye spoke in favor,
and Mr.. Riddle against postponement.
The discussion occupied three hours, when
the motion to postpone was lost, II to rs.
Mr.. Henderson moved to recommit the bill
to the Committee1ns Naval Affairs. Rejected,
and the bill passed.
Mr.. Wilson: offered joint resolution for the
following amendment to the Constitution:
No payment shall ever be made BY the
United States, or any State, for or On account
OF the emancipation of any slave or slaves, or
for or on account of any debt connected with
oEincu1Ted maid of insurrection against the
United States. Representatives shall be ap-
pOrtioned among the several States which
may be included within the Union, according
to their respective numbers, counting the
whole number of persons in each State; but
shall ha danied y o~w of ;s ;nIah;tts S;
n t 'y oelng
nf aro ~ -, ~ .,so Wv onlseu VI =! years
reha5I;o y taIoo th Satp' nisulreceioh cr
ieoeinon s as.lls. tAe y nitea otates, the Dasls
in tbe nronort;n ~ 30 tt sna ue leauceo
~ tie proportion 70 Wnicn the numpef OF male
number of male citizens over 81 years of age"
The second clause OF the resolution provides 4
bciom sha i the M snreoo;ne sr m, rsielS
tors o,,,I Iso.ns,J. 49, So q. S Soa
Stota Sho1i ba adr';ttaJ ;,,to T,u,. um o'"'o' vi
The r,ssol,tinn wss ordsreJ rsr T. he nr;n4oa
Ad;onrnad - MonSsa " oe pi'n'ou
-, - - y y s. sssE sssunrer ~ g. .sssssAsF
.ru uoauo,, oec.a o,...
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DESTRUCTIVE FTRE.-This morning about
o'clock, a fire was discovered in the three
story brick building on Temple street, owned
by Charles 81. Adams, Esq, and occupied in
melower stories by Henry L. Taylor & Co. as
a livery and S"arding stable, and in the upper
story by Nathl Raymond as bowling alley.
We learn there was an insurane. on tbe
building, but owing to the. Iateness o. the
hourwe could get no further particulars.
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= SEIZURES. The City Marshal and his dep
uties yesterday seized small quantities Of liquor
at the Albion House in Federal Street kept by
]. G. Perry, the Burnside Saloon, kept by Jno.
r, Atkins, and at the shop of Richard R Dud-
dy, corner of Spring and Clark Streets nav
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PERsoNAL.-Major General Grierson did
not arrive last evening, having been unexpect-
edly called to Washington. He telegraphs
that he will be here in about two weeks, on
his way to or from the West.
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NTf -
nETDoTr Anil OF

The passenger and freight depots of the
Detroit and Milwaukee and Michigan South
erfi Railroads, and steam ferry Windsor, were
destroyed by fire last night. aH., esF
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Tho Cholera.

,1csy+. 49, New YORK, April 81.
DR.. Bissell reports no admission OF cholera
patients 70 the hospital, ship. Since his last
report there have been three deaths. /. n N.
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BuRNNETTTs CoCoAINE.-No, other prepar
tlons so exactly suit the various conditions OF
the human hair. ,t..... feb eS1y
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PATENTs.-Patents have been granted this
week to Charles W, Cahoon, of Portland, for
improved wave power propulsion; Warren F.
Hill, Of Portland, for sash supporter and fast
ener; John W. Jones, of Portland, for improv-
ed knife for cutting corn from the cob. '!.1"t
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w ants, Lost and Found.
Board Wanted,

TX Two single gentlemen, in private family
OWhere there are not than three four other
po.ardefs; location must be central and pleasant,
whhln ten minutes walk of the Post Office.
Address Z. .. Box 2227 Portland. ap25d1wt
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Corresponding Of the Boston .AdgertiSer.)
AJJGIJSTA Anril 05 1Sf6

What said in my last about the proposed
mass meeting ofsoldiers at Bangor on the 18th
of May. has driven the editor of the Bangor
Times into delirium of wrath, and in his
rawlings he evidently unwittingly reveals the
hidden purpose Which Suggested. 1 am sure
you DO not wish me to enter into controver-
sy in your columns, and there happens to be
Isp necessity for it, since the writer who makes
the attack acknowledges tbat,alI asserted is
correct. In the article alluded to it is allowed
.tqke among the possibilities that his superior
illness and claims may secure the passage of
resolution in the convention recommending to
the Union party the nomination of General
Chamberlain. Not knowing what dictionary
the Times uses, cannot say, what its defni-
ton Of the word dictate" is; but such a sre-
eonlmendationp would seem to me very much
like dictatiOn l...as5t IS .t.f 20
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Miscellaneous Disna,ebe.

4" CINCINNATI, April 81.
~ James Robinson was not killed in the das-
tardly affair at Ciittenden, Kv., as reported.
put dangerously wounded. John AIexar der
Robinson and John Robinson, Jrr.,, were also
severely wounded. The attacking party. which
numbered twenty-five, were FORMERLY e1lerri,-
las. No arrests were made. IL - ~ s'1f
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Established Jane 20, 1862. FOL. 8.

THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS is published
every day Sunday excepted lat 50 Exchange street,
Portland, N. A. FOSTER, Proprietor.
TERMS Eight Dollars a year in advance