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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-01-01
Various Items

NEW YORK, Dec. ~.
A verdict of murder in the I'd degree was
found against Dixon, an accomplice OF Grady
in the Elizabeth, N. j., tragedy. Petitions
are now in circulation in behalf of Grady, who
was found guilty of murder, and it is believed
that his sentence will be committed to impris-
onInent for lite.
A burglar entered the cabin of the schooner
John Boyton, lying at anchor in the East
River, this forenoon, where the captain was
sleeping. The captain awoke, when the bur-
glar put pistol to his head, and threatened to
blow out his brains if he made a noise. The
captain cried for assistance. The chief mate
Robert Mitchell, came in with a Ratchet,
when the burglar shot him dead, and escaped
A communication was handed into the
Board of Aldermen this forenoon from r. b.
Bradford, late public administrator, stating
that his annual report for 1866 would show a
deficit of $4,000 in that Office and confessing
that this amount had been improperly used by
him, while holding office, and was lost in stock
speculatons on Wall Street. He says that no
one but himself knew that he had become i'm
properly posed of the funds, or derived, in
any manner, any advantage from the embez-
elements. He says that he has assigned all his
effects, together with the property of his wife,
to trustee to pay, first, his bondsmcn and
then to pay the city towards liqudating the
deficiency. r'2
E. b. ketchum was sentenced to-day to
four and a half years in the State Prison.
Evening papers suspend publication in this
city on New Years Day.
Among the passengers that were lost ON the
steamer constitution was ]. Fitzgerald, lately
attached to the Savannah Herald. The Con-
stitution had 720 bales of cotton. She was of
1000 tons burthen and valued at s150,O00
Gold closed at IA rs.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 80.
1t appears from official announcement, that
the people of North Carolina have declared
null and void the ordinance of secession by a
vote of 1877, against 1910; and 1887 votes
were cast to ratify the ordinance prohibiting
slavery, and 1896 to reject said ordinance.
The War Department issued an order this
forenoon to the Provost Marshal to turn over
to the Navy Department temporarily the Old
Capitol prison for the confinement of the pi-
rate Semmes, but no order has as yet been
given by the Navy Department for placing
him there. His trial viii commence about the
11th OF January.
The U. S. sloops-of-war Vanderbilt and Tus-
carora and monitor Monadnock, put into Port
Cayenne, Dutch Guiana, on the 9th ult, to
take in coal. All on board the vessels were in
good condition.
The U. s. consul at Port Mahon writes the
State Department that the cholera has nearly
disappeared from that province, and says that
the mortality in Spain has been far greater
than will ever be known.
The following dispatch was received here,
to-day:
MILLEDGEvILLE, Ca. Dec. %.
To Hon. W. II. SeacGrd, Secretary of State:
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your telegram of the 10Th inst, together
with copy of the communication of His Ex-
cellency Jas. Johnson, Provisional Governor
vi OcOISid. Dc plcaocu W lciiucr W his tx
cellency, the President, my grateful return for
his recognition Of the official position in which
the people of Georgia have placed me, and as
sure him Of my fixed purpose to observe and
obey as well the constitution of the United
States as the constitution of the State of
Georgia. Express to him, also, my thanks for
the offered cooperation Of the Government of
the United States in effecting the earliest
restoration and permanent prosperity of the
State. Upon this cooperation our people
build earnest hopes Of speedy return to their
suspended relations with the other States of
the Union.
have the honor to be your obcdient ser
want, CHARLES j. JENKINS,
Governor of Alabama.
There was no disturbance by freedmen in
Augusta, Ca, during Christmas holidays.
A squad of colored troops and discharged
colored soldiers, on Thursday, made an assault
on the house of widow lady, six miles from
Augusta Three were mortally wounded and
two seriously.
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From Louisiana c,sd Te1as.

SAVANNAH, Dec. 30.
Business in Galveston was dropping off, and
goods daily declining in price,
Hon. Joseph Ray, member of Congress from
Northern Louisiana, writes on the fifth ipst
from Washington, that he is satisfied that the
Presidents reconstruction policy will be aban-
doned, or not be carried out at present by the
admission Of Southern members of Congress.
Early this month, at jefferson, Texas, the
military rescued, by force, in the open district,
taking them from the custody of the sheriff,
two Treasury agents, indicted by the grand
jury for swindling. the officer in command
ordered the provisional judge of the court to
direct the release Of the agents, and threaten
ed him with punishment if he dared to DISC
hey the order. The judge remained firm and
declined to obey the order.
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CINCINNATI, Dec. 81.
The Ohio Legislature assemblies tomorrow.
Gov. Anderson's message is very lengthy, and
devoted principally to State affairs. The IL
situations of the State are represented as
fourishing The total receipts of the State
during the fiscal year have been S13,1S0,OO0
against SS600,000 in 1864. Total disburse-
menls for the year, $12 900, against $4,000
coo in 1865. The total funded debt of the
State is S12,900,000 against $13,5OO,000 in
1864. The Governor devotes considerable
space to the railroads of the State. He adyo-
Gates some legislation for the protection OF the
lives and property and other rights OF the
people from the eneroachment OF tnese power
lul agents. He advocates reduction OF the
State militia tax.
In speaking of the detention OF the Ohio
volunteers in the field, the Governor says 1t
was no mart of his intention or expectation
that these noble patriots, who had volunteered
TO fipht in the war for the Union, were to be
detained as police guard to oversee political
reforms in the South, whether as to whites or
blacks, still less to be marched to the Rio
Grande in order to either menace or assault
Maxinillian or any other despotisms. The
despot they engaged to suppress was JEFF
Davis, the traitor, and he has been safely and
properly Gagged.
he says, that, since entering upon the dis
charge oil his duties as Governor of Ohio, the
troops have been reduced to six regiments and
these are mainly serving on the Rio Grande,
where there is no rebellion to suppress, IN
The Governor argues at some length against
the Monroe doctrine and interference in Mex
lean affairs. Mexico has never been, and can
never be, republic, unless her people will ac-
commodate us SO far as to be born again and
Of entirely different parentage. She, with all
her sister republics of South America have
been, from the beginning, uninterruptedly in
a state of the most violent, bloody incendiary
anarchy. She continually injured all nations
with which she has held communication, has
ruthlessly ruined and oppressed her own peo-
pie, and brought disgrace alike upon the sa-
cred name of republican liberty and of human
war with France, TO menace and bully her on
behalf of Mexico.
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e the honor to be your obcdient ser
WASHINGTON. Dec

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81
The government is advised that the repre-
sensations made to Spain in favor of peace
with Chill, have SO far prevailed that the good
offices of France and England have been ac-
eepted upon the terms proposed by them and
the United States. 9'
Under the advice of physicians, the Secre-
tary OF State and Assistant Secretary, en-
barked last night on board the u. S. steamer
De Soto FOL ashort voyage in the warmer lati-
tudes of the South Atlantic. They expect to
be absent two or three weeks. VIM. Hunter.
chief clerk of the Department of State. has
been appointed Acstng Secretary of State dur
ing the interval, and FL. n. Corgur. Commits
sioner of Emigration, has been appointed Act
ing Assistant Secretary.
Admonished by the disasters which have
resulted from the burning OF petroleum
the Secretary of the Treasury has directed
collectors of the internal revenue to see that
every precaution is used in the storage of this
combustible matter, and whenever applications
are made for the storage of the same within
the limits Of any town or city, to forward to
the Department a statement that the ware
houses, if established, will not, In case of fire,
endanger the lives and property of the persons
doing business in its vicinity.
The Louisiana National Bank, of New Or
leans, capital 100000, has been authorized bv
the Comptroller of the Currency.
The total circulation of the National Banks
is $237, 81, 900.
The following letter has been received at
the Department of State: ss4..
UNITED STATES CONSULATE,
Paramacaibo, Dec. 4.
received letter from Mr.. Leland, Consol
pro tenn at Cayenne, this morning, wherein he
states that the United States steamers Wander
bit and Tuscarora and the monitor Monad-
mock, under Commodore Rogers, had arrived
at that port on the 9th ult., took in 400 tons
of coal, and left enroute for the Pacific on the
80th. He further states that the monitor be-
haved beautifully at sea. The Governor and
other authorities at Cayenne showed every
favor to the commanders and officers, and ex-
changed national salutes.
(Signed) HENRY SAWYER,
United States Consul.
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The Tornado at Pu,assi, Tenn.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 30.
The latest information from Pulaski states
that the loss OF life and property by the lorna
do there, is less than at first reported. One
lady only was killed, Miss Braddon. A Mr.
johnson is thought to be mortally injured
One negro woman was killed and seven Others
were more less injured.
The tornado struck the southwestern part
of the town, uprooting trees and destroying
six or seven houses. A portion of the Rich
land factory was also destroyed. Several
houses in a south-westerly direction from the
place were levelled to the ground. This is the
extent Of the damage as far as ascertained
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Disastrous Fires.

PROVIDENCE, r. L, Dec. 81.
A fire occurred this morning in Matther-
sons & Aliens large blood on Broak, Dor
rance, Eddy and Middle streets, occupied
chiefly by manufacturing jewellers. The Cd
and 4th stories OF the west end were badly
burnt, and the water from the engines did
much damage in nearly all of the shops. The
total loss may reach $4,000 or $50 900. The
principal losers are Steene & Croockers, S. NJ.
Lewis & Co., J. A. Brown & Co., Nathaniel
Grant d Co. and y. Mathewson d Co. All
generally insured. One hundred and twenty
five employees will be temporarily thrown out
Of employment.
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ON SATURDAY, January IS, at o'clock, p, M,
" on the premises, We shall sell the valuable
THREE STORY BRICK HOUSE, No. IA Brown st.
This House is finished throughout. and is in thor
and centrally located. and desirable residence
At 81 ococ kwe shall III the two-story brick house
No. % Fore sir ct. This house is also well finished,
convenient, nd in good repair. 1t is the Port
land Co.'s Works, the Grand Trunk Depot, and the
Boston boats, and must increase In value.
dc27 Is HENRY BAILEY Il CO., Auctrs.
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New YORK, Dec 50.
Washington special dispatches state that
Commodore Shubrick will be President of the
Naval Court to try Semines
Military have been sent to Alexandria to
preserve order on New Years Day.
A majority of the new Committee on Bank
ing and Commerce are known to agree with
comptroller Clark in opposing any further in
iation of the currency.
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AUCTION SALE
OF
Valuable Dwelling House Property
ON DANFORTH STREET.

PURSUANT to license from the Cour' Of PROBATE
l. for Cumberland County, the subscriber, as uus-
tee, under the will Of Samuel Elder, deceased, will
offer for sale, at Public Auction, on WEDNESDAY,
the 3st day OF January 1906 at II o'clock In the fore
noon, on the premises. the valuable house lot with
double dwelling house thereon, situated the south
side of Danforth Street, in Portland, near Maple
--"'- owned and occupied by Samuel Elder in his
lite time.
-. .,s Is about fifty-fve feet wide the street,
and about eigbtyseven feet wide the line, and
averages about hundred twentyiour feet In depth,
containing in all very near y s,7e0 square feet.
Besides the dwelling house q ere is Joner's shop
the premises, about 10 by 80 feet, two stories high
The vacant land is iavorably arranged for the site
Of additional buildings.
plan of the lot may be seen at the Office Of p,
Barnes S45 Middle Street. and the houses may be ex-
amined on any week day, between TWO and three
o'clock p. M.
The blu ldings are in good condition. Possession
may be ba as soon the sale IL perfected. Title
made satisfactory.
Terms made known at the sale.
SARAH S. ELDER, Trustee,
December 20, 1866. decS0 2awsw
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WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec. 80.
The steamer Constitution, Capt. Greeman,
left Savannah for New York on the the Esd
inst, with twenty-four passengers and seven
hundred bales of cotton. She struck on the
southern point Of Lookout Shoals, Tuesday
morning at four o'clock, where she remained
forty-eight hours and then broke up. The
captain, with twelve of the crew and one pas
senger, w. P. Long, of Brooklyn, N. Y, saved
themselves ON cotton bales. They landed at
Cape Lookout lighthouse at four o'clock Thurs
day morning, and thence proceeded to More
head City. Forty persons on board the ill
fated vessel, consisting of passengers and crew,
persisted. The survivors left Morehead City
for New York this evening.
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From Oregon.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 80.
A dispatch, received here from Portland,
Oregon, says that the steamer Cascades had
succeeded in reaching the Cascades of the
Columbia River with passengers who started
overland from the Dalles. Some of them
were badly frozen. The Columbia River is al
most clear to Astoria.
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From Netc Orleans, !

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. %.
Three policemen were severely wounded on
Christmas day by gang of excited negroes,
some OF whom were arrested, most of whom
were armed.
quo.
The steamer Zodiac, which left here for
New York yesterday, collided with the steam
er Virginia, from New York bound to this
place, when north of Charleston. Both
steamers arrived here this forenoon. The To-
diac is badly damaged.
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Auction Notice.

$4,000 Of the TnFd MORTGAGE Bond,
Company win be sold at auction at the office of j.
G. WOODMAN, in Portland, on the Eleventh day OF
January, 1856, at ten o'clock A. M.
Dec ~, 1t65. dc27td
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WHEkE he would respectfully announce to the
w citizens Of Portland and vicinity, that he has
permanently located in this city. During the two
Of the worst forms Of disease In persons who have
tried other forms OF treatment in vain, and curing
patients in so short time that the question Is often
asked, do they stay cured? To answer this question
we will say that all that do not stay cured we win
doctor the second time without charge.
DIR. ID. has been practical Electrician for twenty
one years. and Is also regular graduated phy sicaf
Electricity is perfectly adapted to chronic diseases In
the form Of nervous or sick headache; neuralgia IN
the head, neck, or extremities; consumption when
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By Electricity
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strength the blind made to see the deaf to hear and
youth obliterated; the ACCIDENTS ofmature lite
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menstruation and all of those long line of troubles
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Portland Dry Dock Company.
A MEETING of the Stockholders of the Company
IA will ne held at the Board OF Trade Rooms Janu-
airy Sd, 1866, at P. M.
A full attendance is requested as business Of i'm
portance will come before the meeting.
Gag" Per Order.
c. M. DAVIS, Treasurer.
Portland, Dec 9th, 1s65.-dtd
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For Sale at Auction.

rIyHE convenient and commodious Hotel on Main
il Street, ace, better known as the "Saco House
will be sold at public auction at ten O'Clock A. M,
ON - the - day of January next unless
previously disposed of at private sale.
The house has been kept for the last few years BY
Rufus M. Lord. Possession given 18th July 1866.
For particulars enquire Of
DIR. j e. L. KIMBALL, Saco,
Or. ISAAC DYER, No. 81 Union Wharf, Portland.
- Dee 20-dtd
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Death of Henry Winter, Dc,;s.

7o"'" q 11eH7y WIntcT OOClS.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 80.
Hon. Henry Winter Davis died at halEpast
two o'clock this afternoon. -
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SDeci0L. Notice.

THE attention Of delinquent Stockholders is call
i ed to the following article of the BYLAWS wiz
"In case owner or owners OF any share or
shares shall fail pay all assessments, with ncden
a charges (should any have accrued) for the space
of thirty days next after the assessment shall be
aid, it shall be the duty of the Treasurer when in
structed by the Directors to sell to be sold
srch delinquent proprietors share or shares at Pub
lic Auction" 80 dc27dtd
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Christmas Presents.

THERE is no article more useful to person with
present. than one of those neat pocket or family cases
of - fr5 5e4-'
i Homeopathic Medicines,
To be obtained at No. 90 EXCHANGE STREET.
M. SEAVEY.
Dec 1-d6w Ft
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For Sale.
To Rent.

TyHAT desirable Store and Tenementon Centre st.,
first door from Congress. For particulars en-
quire at the store, dec3o d1w*
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e. WEBSTER & SON,

.f-- h4. Ee,if. AT e n t So
No. ~ Middle Street.
dec30d3w
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From South Asaeriea Ca;Iian S,ccesses-
capture OF q Spanish Ga1boat, Launch,
and One Hundred and TIveatg Prisoners.
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To Let.
CINGLE and Suits OF Rooms furnished or I'M
y furnished to let, with without board, ut "a
Free Street. sF
Respectable transient boarders accommodated.
Dec 28-d1w*
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q UBSISTENCE STORES AND COM
- MIssARY PROPERTY AT PUBLIC AUCTION.

OFFICE D.Por CoHnIssARr OF srssIsrRHcx,
WA-HiSorox, d. O., August n, ls6s.
VIII DO sold at public auction, at the Monument
grounds, on Fourteenth street. washinEton, D. C., on
TUESDAY, September 4, 1885, Of II o'clock o. N the
following condemned kubsistence Stores, viz;
About $40 pounds Of Corr Neal ssz barrels Of salt
Pork ls6 pounds Beef Tongues Ava pounds Ham sbar-
rels Salt Beef pounds Cod Fisl las pounds Hard
Bread. IA barrels fioar, l,sn pouads Beans, 100
pounds Peas, s. 767 pounds Honisy, 90 pounds nixsd
vegetables, 10 saloss Pickles. 6pounds Sperm Can-
dlss, l63 pounds Mutton Tailow.
COunissiRY PROPERTY,
longer required for issue: large IRE proof Iron
SAFE large iron Kettle, Tab %, Chairs, and about
Platform Scales, Counter Scales, Spring Balasees
is Dry Measures. Liquid Measures, II Funnsls. "a
scoops, Meat saws Cie<vers, 20 Butcher Kaives
hatcher stsels, 10 Meat Hooks, Wooden Fauests,
Metal Faucets, 10 Moasses Gates, Buug Starters
Tap Borsrs, Head RAssrs, Coopsrs' Vices Coop
srs AIDES, 2Coopers' Punches, do. Driver Hatch
cts, Beam Scales, Wood Saws, Is Conmiasary
Chests, Cook Stove, Coal stove, lot Of old Stove
Pipe. Empty Cans, Paper Clasps, Desks, . Gases,
$40 Tin Plaiss ISIS Tin Caps IS Bowls 10 Soup Pans,
Tin Dppers, Bread Baskets, 10 Meat Trays, Corn
Brooms, Stable Brooms, - Soup Ladies', n Buckets
6Wsn Brushes, Dust Brush, Iron Poksrs, Spades,
wheebarrow, Sieve, Rake, 80 pounds Old Iron, 20
Cooking Pans, Tin Pans Bake Ovens, I sheet Iron
Drum, Coffee Mil, 80 Knives II Forks 500 feet Gas
Pipe, II Single Barriers, 10 Double Burners ia feet
Water Pipe, 10 small Valves large Valves sers
~ lpk'tandr,2 Paper Clasps, 80 Paper Folders and
Cutters, 10 Paper lilies, IS Rulers, Se. &c, dc.
Terms Cash, In Government funds. q. BELL,
aus Of Major and C. s., Us.A.
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So, 900, 900 : PER CENT.

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Inn Hohrh "ioeoohi hAiLhoAp oohrA0f has
AUTHORISED US 70 sell 'he'r !" mortgage per cent ~
year. bonds The whole amount Is 100000. Coupons
payable on the i days OIL January and July Of each
'' s.,' ~ ,o"..',,,. 4, MT, ., has, ,.
-, ,,, =, a.. 80, 80
ea'onui enam,nAvn OF ,ne merits Of .he'e oohds ~
sending William Miner Roberts and others to report
upon the condition and prospect. Of the road Their
80, a, a. az. a, az, oaa.. -, a., h,,,x .,,.,..,.-
,up',' Is W ny - Vu' me SUI AkH,' 's"'''
We do not hesitate TO recommend these bonds rs being
nrst class security and most safe and judicious
vs.,msn,
inePfo0ee"s VI 'nese oonas Will DC useu IN e1eno-
Ing Q road (arsady completed 10 miles into North