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The Portland daily press., 1866-02-05
Too Much Negro.

"Stop my Recorder: there is too much ne
gro in it."-Indignant subscriber from
(, Yes that is what is the matter with the Re
corder. There is too much negro in it. And
it is the saE.e with our country too, there is
( too much negro in it. In every plan, in every
argument, in every fence, in every wood-pie
there is negro. In all the South at this mo-
ment is but one thought: the negro and how
to work him. And they take care that the
uppernost thought with philanthropy shall be
the negro and how to save him. Somebody
else will take care of Madagascar. The anti
podes may be forgotten for year. But the
condition of the negro at the South next
Christmas will be different from what it ever
was before. He will have become either
man or victim. 1- H tE
And SO the hated topic is forced upon us !;
we are dosedwith too much negro. legislators
in quOndam Secessia are devising means to
prevent his owning real estate, Or hiring work.
men, or travelling to seek employment, or tes-
tifying in court, or voting at the polls, or own
ing gun, or marrying wife, or indulging in
impudence-a luxury that belongs to whites
only. ,&8;
Legislators at Washington are seeking some
cheap substitute for eternal justice, substi-
tute that shall be safe and popular. Justice
would save our country and heal her wound,
but cannot we find something better? And
in this quest we are dinned with too much ne
gre.
Too much negrol There is not man of us
but cries "My heart is sick, my ear is panied
with every days report" Morning, noon, and
night, the wearisomes topic is forced upon us.
We breakfast, dine and sup on the negro ques-
ton. 9 2 EAZs 0a-g.....,T
Let us abolish the negro. Decent people in
company when they see anything too offensive
to the eye, contrive to seem not to notice it,
Let us never see another negro. Let us be-
come, q,.odd1hoc, color-blind, and when we
meet negro see but man. Let justice,
which should be always blind, become at least
color-blind and, when negro stands at her
bar, see but man. Let color blindness be
put into the Constitution of our country. Let
the words white, black, red, yellow and colored
as designations of men, cease forever from all
our constitutions, charters and laws. Let the
law no more know the words negro, mulatto,
quadroon, octoroon, Indian or mestizzo, but in
the eye of the law let man be man. aaafr.
To this complexion must it come at last
There is no other resting point, and towards
this it has been settling, slowly but irresista-
bly, for half a century, never once receding-
When it reaches that point, and not till then.
will our population enjoy quiet. One single
declaratory clause added to the Constitution
can give us all we need. Sooner or later, in
substance or in letter, we shall have it. Till
thea there is no escape from the wearisome
theme. What the end will be, we know well.
When it will come is question of time
Boston Recorder 3s1nsifY anireY 40
The Portland daily press., 1866-02-05

COUGHS AND CoLDs.-Sudden changes of
Climate are sources of Pulmonary and Bron-
chial affections. Experience having proved
that simple remedies act speedily when taken
in the early stage OF disease, take at once
" Browns Bronchial Troches," let the cold,
cough or irritation Of the throat be ever so
slight, as by this precaution more serious at
tack may be warded of. mw&s1w
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Perry's Moth and FrechIe Lotion.

h. Chloasma, or Mothpateh, talso called Liyerspot,)
and Lentigo, or Freckles are often very annoying,
particularly to ladies' of light complexion for the dis
colored spots show more plainly on the face OF a
blonde than of brunette; but they greatly the
beauty of either and any preparation that will Ell
fectually remove them cittout itriag the texture
color Of the skim is certainly desideratum DIR. B.
G. Perry who has made diseases of the skin speci-
atty has discovered a remedy for these discolora-
tons, which is at once prompt infallible and harm
less. 81 ~ IA - I--'
Prepared only by B. c. PERRY, Dermatologist,
No. 4 Bond Street, NewYork and for sale by ali
druggists; price 50 per bottle. Call for PERRY IS
MOTH AND FRECKLE LOTION. 4. ~
w. +. Phillips g Co.. and H. H. Hay, Wholesale
Agents, Portland, Maine. oct31sn Mw&FGm
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PASSENGERS.

In the Nova Scotian, for Liverpool = John Stone
wife and child; Jane Brown, P McGrath, Bridget
Harlan. Oliver, Jane Gatherworth. Lewis Coop
er, H Gray, VIM Dixon, j Bedand, j b Charlead, j
9 Blanchard, Mrs Blanchard, Miss Macy, Alex Ar
non, Capt Bloomfield, Jas Mckay, c BCampbel, L
Wakhorn, Chas White, Misses Mary, Jane, Frances,
Ellen, and Lydia White, Charles and Frank White,
and others in the steerage. y f' 1850
In the Damascus from Liyerpool-Major Brunei,
Hon w Cuzzon, Surgeon Armstrong, Mrs Armstrong
Perraut Miss Paine, Edward Irving, and II in the
steerage. i-''f' ~ 70
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PETRoLIA.-This is the name Of smart
growing place, just sprung up at the oil centre
in Enniskillen township, Canada West, about
four or five miles from Wyoming station on the
London and Sarnia branch Of the Great West
eln Railroad, and eighteen or twenty miles
this side of Sarnia, which is at the foot OF
Lake Huron, where the Grand Trunk crosses
the river to Port Huron, in Michigan. Petro-
liais on Bear Creek, and on this small stream
the most wonderful developments have re-
Gently been made in successful oil wells. gt
A few days since, through the carelessness
OF some person carrying lighted lantern, the
{ Cook Well at Petrolia took fire, and 200 bar
rels of oil, valued at $4,000 in gold, were de-
stroyed before the fire could be extinguished.
The Water Wells at the same place, which
had been flowing about dozen barrels day,
has been re-tubed and pump PIT in, and it is
now yielding $50 barrels day. Inthe Inme-
date vicinity of Petrolia, not single well has
yetfailed to yield in paying quantities. The
usual depth is about half that in the Penn
sylvania oil regions, and expenses are not
more than half as much, though as the tide
sets in the expenses begin to increase. With
in six or seven weeks two hotels have been
put up at Petrolia, and other accommodations
are demanded. Several Portland gentlemen
are operating in that immediate vicinity. p a I.
We understand that couple of gentlemen
of this city, who happened thereon a mere
tour of observation, were lucky enough to Sc
cure five acres in fee, in the very heart of the
place, and since their purchase it has adyanc-i
ed in value very materially in consequence of
the successes that have attended the wells on
both sides of the lot and in close proximity to
it. Their lot had been pre-empted by COM
pany from the West and thus kept out of the
market. but the Company having Slipped up"
before commencing operations, the Portland
men, through the Intervention of friend,
took their places very quietly, and, we are glad
to know, have a fine prospect of making a
good thing of it. We do not feel at liberty to
call names. a'isiaps e i-oGC a
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DIR. BASCOM'S
Cough and CTOaID jSy2'axD !

For Asthma, Whooping Cough, Group, Bronchitis,
Congestion of the Lungs, Pleurisy, Consumption OF
any other difficulties OF the Lungs Air Passages.
For the above diseases this is the best remedy that
ever used bottle will testify. For GROUP 1t has no
equal For CoUGHs and COLDS, one bottle will sat
CONSUMPTION it will give relief when all other rem
edies fall PRICE FIFTY CENTS.
Prepared an sold by DIR. E. F. BAsCoM, No. 10
Middle Street.
BURGESS, FOBES s. CO., Wholesale Agents, No.
so Commeic ial Street, Portland, Me. = N
Nov. 10. d1msn&w3m#
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A CARD. The Portland Freedman's Aid
Association acknowledge the receipt of three
hundred and twenty-five dollars from the Il.
F. Society of Young Ladies. Also, twenty dol
lars and ten cents from the Westbrook Camp
Relief Association. .r..
Feb. 3, 1866. j. 7. McCoDB, Treasurer.
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DISASTERS.

Br brig Flight, Trefry, at New York from Matan-
zas reports, Jan H. at 2e 55 lon 50 49, spoke brig
l. 7 Knight, Wish, of and from Portland for Matan
zas with loss of part Of deck load boat main royal
mast, main boom, and bulwarks and after house
stove, having encountered heavy gale on the OH
Would put INTO Nassau Mp for repairs Jan 1e' lat
81 a. lon 70 q, passed through small Quantity Of
wreck stuff, consisting of vessels bulwarks. rail
knees and empty barrels. ''
Ship Chas A Farwell, OF Rockland, from Calao for
Cork, put into Rio Janero, Dec II, leaky
The total number OF vessels reported lost durinr
the month Of January is &c. the value Of which is es,
TN e, at The following taken from
s e Nst: Shlps Jennie Hight, of and from Bangor
cola; Harriet from New Orleans for Liverpool, mis-
sing; Mary Blades, from New York for Queenstown,
abandoned Casida, formerly the City of Bath, from
liverpool tor Boston, burnt Tigress iroi Nevassa
Ior u uH, Eng, abandoned; barque Is Sewall, from
Bath Tor New Orleans, wrecked; brigs Celia M Car
yer from Georgetown SC of and tor Searsport: Neva,
Of Machias, from New York tor jacksonville; Ihos
Conner, from Matanzas oil and for Portland, ADAM
d ned; P II Curtis, from Philadelphia of and for
Portland, wrecked; Harriet from Elizabethport for
The Portland daily press., 1866-02-05
RICE BROTHERS,
PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

% INN Il East W"teF st', 81
MILW AUKIE, SCoNSIN.
Buy for Eastern account GRAIN, FLOUR, BEEF
PORK, LARD, HAMS, BUTTER, SEEDS, etc. -
The following choice brands OF Flour on hand -
BERTsHY's BEST, N. WARREN, ,esss71.
CABINET, EAGLE,
CHAMPION, -'- MCCLELLAN.
Market Reports sent daily or weekly without
charge. ht - -
Flour and Produce bought, stored and insured at
liberal rates. gr.s. u : 80 mar13sNeod1y
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HORSENIEN, ATTENTION.

kN Just published, a book containing the
AAssp experience Of lifetime in the treatment OF
Diseases OF Horses, BY the distinguished Veterinary
Surgeon, Or. TRIDBALL, giving directions for the
successful treatment OF all the diseases this most val
liable animal IS heir to, together with numerous
tricks practiced by Jockeys and how to tell the age
OF horses. Every man owning horse should have
it.. Sent by mail to any address for only 80 cts.
Address GEO. S. MELLEN, Lewiston, Maine.
Jan 30-sN d3w&w1t*
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MUNICIPAL COURT, FEB. 8

James r. Libby and Arthur Libby, for as
sault and battery on James E. Harris, were
fined ten dollars and half the costs each, and
required to furnish sretles in the sum of S1OO
each, to keep the peace for six months.
James Hayes, for drunkenness and disturb
ance, was fined three dollars and costs, which
he paid.
The Portland daily press., 1866-02-05
To the Editor Of the Press:

To The Editor Of The Press:
ONE OF THE SUNNY SIDE ITEMs.-The
members of the Congregational Church and
Society in Norway Village, met at the house
of their Pastor, Rev. A. II. Tyler, on the ev-
ening of January S1st, and left substantial to-
kens Of their esteem, principally money,
amounting to more than one hundred dollars
This is most valuable help over bard place,
for which those dear friends will please accept
the hearty thanks of their Pastor and his fam
lily, together with their prayers for the peace
and prosperity of Zion among them
Yours respectfully,
The Portland daily press., 1866-02-05
Norway, February 1st, 1865.

Expensive PAssAGE.-One of the passen-
gers for Liverpool per steamship Nova SEQ
tan, being in Boston Saturday, and fearing
that the steamer would sail Saturday afternoon,
paid $500 for special train to bring him to
this city. He arrived here at o'clock, but
the steamer did not leave until one o'clock
Sunday morning. So he would have been in
season to have taken the regular train from
Boston Saturday afternoon, and would have
saved two hundred and ninety-seven dollars
The Portland daily press., 1866-02-05

FIRE-About 4 o'clock Sunday morning po-
lice officer Field discovered the bakery of Scam
mon d Smardon, on Washington street, to be
on lire. The alarm was forthwith sounded
and the engines were soon ON the spot, and
the firemen by active exertions succeeded in
quenching the flames before much damage had
been done. The fire caught in the upper part
of the bakery, over the oven. The damage
did not exceed $50
The Portland daily press., 1866-02-05
DIED

In Harpsweu, Jan rs, Hon Levi L Totman, aged
70 years-for more than thirty years prominent
shipmaster; also a member of the State Senate in
1882 and of the Hounse in 1867. sf, -r-al
In Liverpool Eng Jan 10, at his mothers residence,
Blocklow Hall, MIR John Bell, aged 36 years, late
chief officer SIS. Peruvian. ,l.-... IL 800
In Auburn, Jan q, Mrs Harriet L, wife Of Jabez
Merrill, aged 80 years. ,'..ilir,gi ir,..r RI
In Industry, Jan 90 Susan N, daughter of Moses
and Lydia Luce, aged 10 years months. ~.
:. In Gardiner, Jan 10, Mr. zebulon P Hatch, aged
50 years. $50 s-f ar fs.
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INpEpENDENr CoUnsE OF LrcTrpr

INDEPENDENT COURSE OF LTcTUREs.-
The tenth lecture Of this course is to be given
this evening by that beloved and honored Son
Of Maine, Major General o. o. Howard. The
subject viii be the "Condition and Prospects
of the Freedmen Of the South;" and it is, of
course, quite unnecessary to say that no per-
son can be SO well prepared to give reliable
and interesting information in relation to
these people as the head of the Bureau which
was instituted for the purpose of knowing and
improving their condition. In standing before
Maine audience, General Howard should
feel that 'ihis foot is on his native heath -
and we expect to see our City Hall so filed to-
night as to afford evidence that Portland, at
least, is not backward to welcome and Go honor
to the gallant sons of the sDingo" State.
Shaw's Quartetter viii be in ATTENDANCE, and
furnish some choice and appropriate music.
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'. ai ITCH ITCH ITCH |
Scratch, Scratch, Scratch /!

WheatOn's Ointment
Will Cure the Itch i'm Forty-Eight Hours.
Also cures SALT RHEUM, ULCERS, Chilblains,
and all ETUptions of the Skin. Price 80 cents For
sale by all druggists. ~ Ill1''. :
BY sending SO cents to WEEKS g. POTTER, Sole
Agents. 40 Washington ST., Boston, it will be for
warded by mall free OF postage to any part OF the
United States. li3fl
Oct %. 1865 d&w1yr 1ita 4u GHN
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70 tie Editor of the Press /:

~ 6sc 4SossOF W Hst ETcSSsH HrHr.#|....#H
There is member Of the House of Repre-
sentatives of this State, who holds the office of
Assistant Assessor In oKennebec County, by
appointment under the United States govern
ment. Is it to be presumed that our State
Legislature intends to sanction such member
ship, with the eleventh section, article fourth.
mart third of onr State Constitution before il.
plainly expressing that no person nolalny Of
flee under the United States (post officers ex-
cepted), shall have seat in either House dur
ing his continuing in such Office. So paIpable
a violation of the law, am constrained to be-
heve, would not for moment knowingly be
allowed in that honorable body. viii you, as
faithful sentinel, give publicity to the fact
that the matter may be rightei.
JUsTTCIA
The Portland daily press., 1866-02-05
IMPORTS.

LIVERPOOL. Steamship Damascus-2 pkgs car
peting, to Marrett, Poor & Co: cask mdse, order
20 casks nails 9pkgs ndse, Thos Paddock; o cases
machinery Franklin Co; Is cases do, Prindle; 50
cases bales, Agt G r. 49, ''''
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Boston, missing; sehs Wilmington of Islesboao from
Bangor for Boston, abandoned; BENZ Franklin. Of
tina, of Yarmouth, Me, from New York Tor Boston.
wrecked; Augusta, of and from Rockland ior New
YORK, wrecked; Adelaide Of and from Portland for
SUFFOLK. Va, wrecked; City Point, of Belfast from
Boston for Beaufort NC wrecked.
The Portland daily press., 1866-02-05
MARRIED.

In Lewiston, Jan 27, Charles Cole and Elizabeth
E Clark; Goth, Weston Rand, Of Auburn, and Hell
Ell Rogers. " f-s.
In Auburn, Jan 1, Lucellus Gorham and Sarah
E Given; Charles G Robinson and Francina Hicks,
both OF Danville.lzt
The Portland daily press., 1866-02-05

apoRT OF PoRTLAND.

'A42 a.a sl'.ai sHoi9 Saturday, February 8.
i'al oI q. ii19 ARRIVED 1-s7I n
Steamship Damascus, tBr) Watts, Liverpool 18th
via Londonderry 18TH Reports very heavy Westerly
gales with tremendous SEAS first part OF the passage
Jan 27th lat II 81 N, lon IS OF w, passed field OF
Ice The IS st George sailed tor Portland nth, from
Glasgow. ~-s-,-s 49, -. go. s,i5r1.
Steamer Montreal, I.iscomb, Boston, i
Sch Wings of the Morning, Mcfarland, Boston, to
load for Cuba, - (1EF 9ET4fA ~
Sch Olive Elizabeth, Randall. Boston.
Sch Lizzie w Dyer, Davis, Boston.
e a ~ CLEARED. 80 81
Steamship Nova Scotian, (Br) wyle, Liverpool -
III Il A Allan. tl.s .lt-+ -I..
Steamer Franconia, Sherwood, New York-Emery
& Fox. ~ a.
Barque Andes, Merriman, Cardenas - Hight &
Dyer. 5.f
Brig Kennedy, Clark, Cardenas - Hight G.
Dyer ssNp49IE Ed
Sch Mary Clark, Amesbury Camden-Yeaton &
Hale.
T' Sunday, February 4.
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BH- Fee-nian brotherhoods 1.-The Medical
Association and the members of the Bar,
The Portland daily press., 1866-02-05

YDr. Tibbetts' PLY siol Ogical Hair r e.
generator. This article is unequalled in INTRIN-
SIC MERIT. lsf
1t will not soil the finest fabric
Is neat, clean, and highly perfumed.
1t will positively restore the whitest grayest hair
to its original color
Will purify the head from humors and dandruff.
AS a dressing is hewitehingly desirable. s
Every bottle Is warranted or money refunded.
TEBBETTS BROTHERS, Proprietors, Manches-
ter, N. H. .....t....ls -. .. g. Is
Sold by w. W. wHIPPLE and WI ..PHILLIPS,
Portland, and by all Druggists. ja22sN3m*
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Steamer lewiston Knight, Boston.
Steamer Montreal, Liscomb, Boston.
Sch Lookout, Lane, Nansemond River, Va.
SAILED AM, steamship Nova Scotan. -..
Sch Tennessee, OF Eastport, about ten years old,
has been sold to parties at Mt Desert for about $500
more than first cost. She has been profitable yes
sell having paid for herself three times over.
The Portland daily press., 1866-02-05
Important Notice.
Thc Paris Universal Exposition of 1867.
NEw YORK IAN o. 1866

5t g. NEW YORK, Jan. Y, 1866.
further extension of time for presenting appli-
cations tor space at the exhibition, un-
til the LIST of March next having been arranged, it
is desirable, with view to wellselected represent
tation of the mechanical inventions Of the United
States that the number of applications should be as
large possible; and all Engineers Miners, Owners
of Mines, Agricultural and Mineral Producers, In
ventorsand Agents, or Assignees Of Inventors, are
therefore respectfully urged to forward to this Agen
cy their names and residences and those of all other
parties known to them to be interested in having
control of useful Inventions in order that forms OF
application may be sen to them.
: All applications should be made upon the proper
blank forms, which furnished gratuitously by the
undersigned, and should sent to this office before
the LIST OF March next but parties whose applications
shall be accepted will have until the list December
for the delivery of their articles at New York.
Fun printed Information, circulars and documents
will be furnished by the undersignedto all parties
applying therefor either personally or by letter.. z
80 -lr -.5al sr1 j. c. DERBY,
aa''j - U. s. Agent Paris Universal Exposition,
Spruce st. Tribune Buildings), and 40 Park Row
tIfmes Buildingl New York. ~ .i-a
Jan 26-S d15t '''@i' t"'A
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PORTLAND, Jan. 23d, 1866.
+ have used JOHNSON'S gREPRODUCTOR for
ten weeks and have strictly followed the directions
contained in his circular, and 1 now have fine
growth Of hair where was entirely bald.
have no hesitation in recommending it to any
one who may have occasion to use it. 'AV'
u }i- 'lF t;'leI .H4-itisl j. NJ. MULLALY.
Jan so-sNdtf ~ a1 iiel
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SPECLAL NOTICES.

~ go
amoI That1oCough w 81.
CAN BE CURED by going down to No. Is Mid
die Street., and getting Bottle Of
DIR. BASCOMB'S u
Cough and Group Syrup,
And taking according to directions. '-
Jan 18-sNd2mos l-
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GALE OF GOVERNMENT BEEF
~ CATTLE
orrIcE coxxIssAsr OF suBsIsrEscr

OFFICE CoNNIssARr OF SUBSISTENCE,
fRRDERIoKsBuRa, Va, Jan. q 1895.
There will be sold 10 Rredericksburg, Va, at
public auction. on THURSDAY, the llth day Of
January, 1855, twelve head (more or less) Of
prime Beef Cattle.
The Cattle will be sold at 90 much per head.
Among these Cattle are several pairs Of working
Oxen. They can be seen at any time previous
to the sale, at the yard In the rear Of the Com
missary Department, at " Citizens Hall" They
are In good condition, and are Q superior lot Of
Beef Cattle, at for any market.
There will be sold al the same time, about
eight thousand pounds Of Ground Hard Bread,
put up in barrels Of $50 to l75 pounds each, in
good condition.
Terms Of Sale: Cash In Government funds,
upon delivery.
8 U. 8. A., In charge Of Department OF Virginia
and North Carolina.
FRED. SHAW, Capt. and G. 6. ",
ja4-6t Chief G. g. District Of N. Z. Va
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AuCTToN SALES.
GALE OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

Cnrsy ouARrranlsrRa's oryIoE,
Dsfor or WAsHrefoN,
WAsHISeroS, D. e, January T. 1888.
ises, undsr the direction Of Brevet Lieut. Colonel
James n. Moore, A. o. NJ, on TUESDAY, Janu-
ary o, 1850, commencing " II o'clock m, the
following described gotsfpment BuildingsL via
ON TWBNTY.FoURTH, BETWEEN AND
STREETS.
One ~ Stable, % BY 81 feet.
Two l2J Stables, each % by IS feet,
One ~ Stable, % by 80 feet.
ON TWRNTY-THIRD, BETWEEN O AND y
STREETS.
One ny Once, Is by 81 feet.
The buildings will be soid singly, and must b
removed within fifteen days from date Of sale.
Terms Cash, In Government funds.
D. n. RUCKBR,
Brevet MAI. Gen. and Chief ouar,ermaster,
jan4-6td Depot Of Washington.