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An order was passed tt widen and straight
en- Congress street from Temple to Pearl St.,
and awarding damages as follows: r

The order passed at the last meeting of the
Common Council, instructing the Committee
on Streets to continue Summer street to Tenn
pie street was taken up, amended by striking
out Temple street and inserting Lime street as
the terminus, and as amended passed. The
Common Council concurred in the amend
menfand passed the order in concurrence
Petition Of w. W.Woodbury ct ais. for the
continuation of Milk street to Fore street, at
point near Franklin street, and petition of s.
L. Carleton ct ais, for the continuation of Pop
lar street to Congress street, were referred to
the, Committee on Streets. s i5m r. ,'.liif
An order was passed instructing the Com
mittee on Streets to consider the expediency of
widening Spring street. from South to Centre
streets, and to extend Spring street to Cross
street .f..r-5f ,g5syttt7tfers
Alderman Whittemore and Councilmen
Marr and Robinson were appointed commit
tee to dispose of the building materials on the
lands recently purchased for public grounds.
License was granted Fl. L. Taylor & Co., to
erect a stable on the south-easterly side of
Federal street on the site recently occupied
by the Babcock stable-the building to be of
brick and covered with slate.
Petition of J. 81. Sawyer to erect stable on
the corner of Lime and Federal streets was
laid upon the table, in order to afford remon-
strants an opportunity to appear. Nv az
Alderman Southland, from the special COM
mittee on the subject of -four inspection, re-
ported that the law passed by the last Legisla-
ture, regulating the inspection of -four, does
not make it obligatory ON -four dealers to en-
ploy an inspector; and as only a very small
portion of the -four sold in this market is now
inspected, no suitable person will accept the
position of Inspector. The committee, there
fore request to be discharged, Report accept
ed and committed discharged. ,5-.rC.,
A communication was received from the
Board of Engineers of the Fire Department
recommending the removal of Captain Samuel
II. Leavitt of steamer Machigonne, from the
Department. he having refused to obey and
enforce the orders of ID Assistant Engineel
Littlefield, at the fire on July 4th; and fol
using disrespectful language to the Chief En-
gineer at said fire.
1t was voted that the parties have hearing
before the City Council at such time as tn,
Mayor may designate.
Communication from Engineers of Fire De
partment recommending the building of larr
reservoirs on Munjoy and Bramhalls hills. an,
laying pipes through Congress and othe
streets to Commercial street, for the. purpos,
of obtaining fresh water for steam fire engine
purposes, and thus avoid the expense of truck
ing fresh water great distance, was laid OIL
the table. Adjourged.l s. i7s' 'a,a n
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Acc1DENT.-We regret to state that Council
man A. p. Fuller met with serious accident
yesterday afternoon. While walking in the
City Building in one Of the rooms, he stepped
upon one of the brick arches between the iron
girders, and the bricks gave way, letting him
down to the room belyw. he appeared to be
severely injured, and was taken to his resi-
dence iu carriage, but the extent of his i'm
juries could not be determined last night.
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THE LATEST NE WS
.tI0s BY TELEGRAPH TO THE. .e
PORTLAND DAHEV PRESS.
Saturday Morning, August Is, 1866.
FOREIGN NEWS
BY THE ATLANTIC TEEEGRAPH.
NapoteoV's Reply to the PsnssiGss
ambassador.
PEACE TO BE PRESERVED.
reception of american Off,
GERS at st. PETERSBURG.
Berlin Rumors of Waf with France.
PEACE TO BE PRESERVED.


dd& HAD 46a PARIS, Aug. 15.
Inc Emperor received the Prussian. ambas-
sador to-day, who delivered the reply of Prus-
sia to the French note asking an extension of
the frontier of France, which Prussia declared
to be inadmissable. Napoleon replied that the
demand was made to satisfy the public opinion
of France. He deemed it just, but acknowl-
edged the fairness of the argument of the
Prussian Cabinet. He also said that the pres
ent relations should in no case be disturbed,
and hoped Prussia would not orerstep the line
of the Main. l 4 : e-ls4e
To-day being the Emperor's fete the Bourse
is closed. s!ios gi5t4o
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. Is.
The officers of the United States squadron
have been received at the palace of Trarskoelzb
Twenty of the officers dined with the Govern
or of the palace of Pauloffski.s The entire pop
ulation was in the gardens of the palace, which
were Illuminated. There was also display of
fireworks, and United States national airs were
played by the band. The officers visited the
Emperor's palace and public buildings yester-
day. tra f efA
The investigation into the attempt ON the life
OF the Gar has ended. Several accomplices
confessed that the object was general revolu-
ton in Russia, and that two societies, hostile
to the government, named Orleanization
and Hell" were at Moscow, acting under the
orders of the European Revolutionary Com
mittee Several Poles, who supplied the assas-
sin, belonged to these societies A5
BERLIN, Aug. L.
The delay of peace is caused not by political
differences. but by territorial questions and es-
pecially the partition of Federal property
War with France is procable ~
HASTINGS, Aug. 15
The little ship Red, White and Blue, two
and half tons, from New York, with two men
on board, passed here to-day, having made the
passage in thirty-seven days. All we'll 81
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FROM WASHIMGT0N.
distinctions TO Pension Ageuts.

WASHINGTON, Aug IT,
Maj. Gen. j. M. Scholfeld, present COM
manding officer of the Department of Vir-
ginia, has been designated as Assistant Com
missioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, the du-
ties OF which office were formerly exercised by
Maj. Gen. Terry. ,,.,,4 : .1-s,--~ s. -
The Commissioner of Pensions to-day pub
hshed the following circular of instructions:
Agents for the payment of pensions are di-
rected hereafter to require satisfactory evidence
OF the date of marriage of the widom OF moth
er. The usual certificates of the officiating
clergyman or magistrate will be sufficient: IF
by one or more witnesses present, it must be
under oath ''. -
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ReIIVi0ms Natscas

SECOND PARISH CuURcn.-This Society will wor-
SNIP t9-morroW at 3o'clock p. NJ, in State Street
Enurch. The Sabbath School mt 108 A. NJ. in Bows
hlgh School. Entrance from Congress st.
FIRST PARISH CIiURcH.-Rcv. E. s. Gannett. d.
D Of Boston, will preach at this Church Tomorrow
morning Ncsper service at n p. NJ.
STATE STREET CnURcH.-Rev. G. A. Boardman,
Of the First Presbyterian Church, Binghamnton. H.
y, Will preach at State ST. Church Sunday A. NJ.
THIRD PARisiI CnURcII.-This Society will have
services at Mechanics Hall tomorrow forenoon and
Will preach. w.
NEW JERUSALEM CHURcn.-1he services of New
oernsliem Sucicty will be held tomorrow morning
Jcr. &c: 81. 0Ai' 'i
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PosrpoNED = By reason of the storm on
Thursday, the excursion of the behring's
Bridge Mission Sabbath School, advertised for
that day, WIN take place on Monday, Aug. 10th,
or in case of a storm, the first fair cay follow
ing. The tickets are put at very low figure,
and we hope to be cheered by the presence of
many friends. - ..,,.f .
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Proclamation of GOvernor Fletcher, of
9 -fi ntt Missouri. ftsE ,a.gs3At

.4q 5 1l ir.i7 Missouri. n .a.-s} p = i
ST. LOUIS Mo-. Aug. H.
Governor Fletcher has issued proclamation
bearing upon the present and prospective con-
dition Of the State, in which he says that the
combined power of the National aad State
governments will be used to enforce obedience
to the laws of the Nation and State, until such
laws are modified or repealed in constitutions
al way, declared void by competent court,
that the present constitution is the supreme
law of the State; that the registration law will
be enforced, and the elections conducted in
conformity herewith; that the annual enroll
ment of the militia will be made according to
law, and irrespective of the political status of
opinion; that no arrests will be made except as
authorized by law, but that when the civil pro-
cess cannot be executed with the assistance of
an ordinary posse, the officers will call for the
aid of the militia; and that no armed organized
body of men will be allowed to appear at the
polls, or peaceable assemblages of the people,
except by order of the Governor, or the depart.
ment commander. All citizens are urged to
aid the constituted authorities in the maintain
anco of good older. I
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| rourtcH1ro.-The rrt Biddeford Union has tho

ToucH1Ne.-The Biddeford Union has tho
following: u,,, usa- lr.a rr.sf Ir fa-.t d
I To our latest day we shall not forget q very
affecting incident of the Chicago Convention,
related by a member from this city in a pub
lie speech We have published it before, but
it will bear to be recalled. When Guthrie and
Bramlette of Kentucky went to the conven.
ton box to deposit the vote of their State for
Mcclellan, they paused and surveyed the au-
dience after they had voted, and then fell up
on each others neck and wept, and, in tho
language of the narrator, 'there was snot dry
eye in the vast assembly" The aftecfng part
, to be remembered is not Davis and Jonathan
spilling their tears, but the spectacle OF loO0O
copperheads snivelling at the same time. We
were reminded of, this scene by the attempt
in the Philadelphia Convention on Tuesday,
to get up another one. Randall called tbs
mosaics TO order, and then announced that
0South Carolina and Massachusetts, will now
come arm in arm into the conventional
Observation-Disclosures out, ALL" cried NJ.
Trabb when Pip's sister was buried. "Pock-
et-handkerchiefs out; we are ready" But,
bless you, that was no such funeral as this
at which johnson officiates as the modern
Trabb. There Is nothing very surprising IN
this arm in arm business, since the same rep
resentatives of Massachusetts,, like all the cop
perheads, have been arm in arm with thess
reconstructed" rebels during all the war
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FROM MEXICO.
Revolution in M0t0nsor0s.
GALVESTON, Aug. 26,

GALVESTON, Aug. 26.
Advices from the Rio Grande, state that q
revolution took place in Matamoras on the
18th inst. resulting in the overthrow of the
Government of Caravajal The General Com
manding escaped and is in Brownsville. There
was no opposition, no loss of life and no de-
struction of property. Gen. Pedro Jose Jua-
rez, was the commander of the military forces
in the city. 1t is said Caravaial had been pro-
claimed the victor of Tamaulipas. srsra d
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AcoDENT.-Whi1e Michael Ward, a laborer,
was engaged yesterday in eating his dinner in
the ruins Of . brick house which is being re-,
built on Centre street. a portion of the wall
fell, and brick struck him on top of his head
inficting any ugly wound. DR.. Foster was
called in attendance. The Doctor thought the
wound was not dangerous one and that the
skull was not cracked. It is q wonder that
Ward was not killed. ~, ,..o,.,.,I. e,.o...
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
IL. THE GREAT FIRE /!
A NEW BUSINESS DIRECTORY

The undersigned having engaged John Neal, Esq., to
and having determined to publish q Business Dire,
tory st0 delay all sufferers arc hereby requested
S. TwlTCnELL. at The STAR OFFICE, No iSG Sii,idic
street. -t 64 'o
The price Of tho book w i'll be mado rs low os noss;
and advertisements. ''1ipAonS
All persons who wish 70 secure uoticc in the npb-
ncson @icn is meant to be- not 0ry detail of Sta
business guide are rcqucsoi to send in fher adar sac
tissments as above without delay. ''''" au'ef-
,r,,oa.e A. M. STAEBIRD.
~ .usieueI A. S. TWITCIIELL
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U. S. DISTRICT COURT.

JUDGE FOX PRESIDING.
FRIDAY.-John A. Phinney v. Fishing Sloop j. NJ
Cramson. Libel for wages The defence was that
the voyagewas mot completed for which Kbellant
shipped. After hearing the evidence the Judge dis
missed the libel with costs. D. H. Ingralam for IL
bclant; shcplcy & Strout for respondents.
George E. Phinncy v. Fishing Sloop p. +. Crowell.
Libel for wages Defence as in above case, with the
same disposition of the libel. Same COUNSEL 30
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AND VICINITY.
New Advertisements To-Day.

House and Lot for Sale.
Franklin Family School.
Wanted-Pastry Cook.
Young Gents Hats-Shaw Brothers
Architects-Faull1ner & Clarke. r-'r
Notice-F. w. Kalcr & Co. - r...f .r..
Wanted-Girl.
Lumbcr-Rufus Dcering. I-Hf
FOnr Lots OF Land for Sale, ON r..
To the Tailors of the State, ..
Hats-IIarris &; Waterhousc.
New Business Directory
Bridge Notice. b
internal Revenue Notice.
Boots-Elliot & McCallar.
Sign Paintcr-O. S. Bealc. ..-- .
City of Portland-Ncw Streets.
Hcrring's Safe -7G0I =. .a' git
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MUNICIPAL COURT.

-iCl 7sa,-taJuDGE KINGsDUIiY, PRESIDING. ss.A
-FRIDAy-John F. IItc for larceny Of oldi iron from
the ruins Of the fire, was sentenced to thirty days
the County Jail, s svri4ass3 Neaa
Thomas Jackson for resisting police officer while
engaged in making an arrest was finod ten dollars
and costs. Committed. ,sfs1 ,I as'ssTBtsaa 50
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The GREAT PRE-A Business Direetoyy.-'
attention, sets forth in clear manner a much
needed enterprise at this juncture, which
Messrs. A. s. Twitchen and A. M Starbird
have engaged to carry forward. The story of
the great calamity will be furnished by John
Neal, Esq, toiwhich he will add a detailed and
accurate list of the sufferers, and the amount of
losses as they appearon the books of the insnr-
ance Offices This work will be almost invalu-
able, and it promises large circulation. A
number Of pages will be devoted to city adver--
tisements, and it offers an excellent iopportuni
ty for business men toi make themselves and
their location KNOWN Those desiring to avail
themselves of this medium for advertising,
should make immediate application ed lo Z
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The Cholera,

. New YoRK, Aug. IT,.
There were eleven new cases of cholera and
ten deaths in this cily yesterday, and twelve
cases and four deaths in BROOKLYN. =.
Ten cases and four deaths by cholera are re-
ported in this city to-day, and thirteen cases
and four deaths in Brooklyn. -
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DEATH FROM INQUIRIES. - Mrs. Nicholas
Knight, who was so seriously burned some ten
days since, by the bursting of kerosene lamp
as mentioned in the Press, died from her inJu-
ries Thursday morning. 1s7 \. n
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Office of Collector of Internal
i,'' -'9''oi. y Revenue, ,,'tai Is
First Collection District of Maine.
SSS SffD9B--atss 5 ssSePg
No. 30 1-2 Commercial Street.

45ss9 ftsl4b---N 5 sAStb4-y
No. 80 1-2 Commercial Street.
f, ,,sa-g .,,L, ..sn8 PORTLAND, AUGUST! II, 1855.
Pursuaiit 10 the provisions Of an act Of Coueress
TO provide Internal Revenue to support the Govern
met, to payintcrest ON the public debt and Ir other
PURPOSES approved june 60, 1864. and Acts amcnda-
tory thereto, hereby give notice that Ihayc rccevc
from tho Assessor OF S1id district the annual list for
1866 that the several duties, taxes and iconses as
sessed and enumerated in sd list have become duo
ana payable, and that will in person or by deputy,
and licenses assessed and payable within the County
of Cumberland, in said district at this Office from
the 2sth day Of August, A. D., 1866 to- fle th dy
Of September A. D., 1850. both daysiuclusiye s r
ANIL further give notice that Will In like rl!l-
and licenses, alarasai assessed pyapic wIcii-
IN the County OF York in said district, at the follow
ing designated tmcs and places, viz :-NE
SACO. at the Hotel kept by John L. Cleaycs, Tues
day August 2Sth, 1866, from 10 o'clock, A, M, to-
BIDDEFORD, at the Bddeford House, "Wednesday
August 2sth, 1sGG, from 10 O'Clock A. M to- O'clock
y. M, Az HI 80 80 d5EEFF-'F7f s'ess
KENNEBUNK, at the Hotel kent by w., A, Hall.
Friday August S1st, 1866, from II O'Clock A. M, to
krrTERY, at the Office of Francis Bacon, ESQ.,,
saturday September 1s, 1866. from II o'clock. "A.
SOUTH BERWICK at the Newichawauiok House.
Monday Al September Sd 1sog, from 10 o'clock "A. M,
Persons in York County. desrous of So do.pg.scan
pay theirtaxes atthis dlco, atahy time prior 10 Sep
teinber eth 1866 except during the time herein spec
iay designated for their collection ellswhere. T.
Special notice will DO mailed TO all persons who
neglect to ply as aforesaid for the issuing and service
OF which fec of twenty cents will be charged, as
provided by Soc. 2s, Of theActabovc named. y q
NATHANIEL j. MILLER Collector
augls-dtsep10 15.35 5sG ,QT
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Ar4rrMpr 10 srrEAlL1 { TENr1,s.,-Cbua

ATTEnPT TO STEAL TENTs.-C Charles john
son, Nova Scotian, who was burnt out at the
great fire, obtained from the Executive Com
mittee three tents, and some articles of furni-
ture. Yesterday he attempted to leave for the
Provinces, taking the tents with him. He was
arrested by ex-Marshal Huse, on board schoon-
er Urora, of Westport, bound to Nova Scotia.
The tents were recovered, and he was taken
before the Executive Committee, but was re-
leased on, condition that he restored to the
Committee bedstead, bed and half dozen
chairs that they had furnished him, and would
leave for Nova Scotia not to return. ami % 30
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

WHEREAS, ORIN B. WRITTEN aud others
w haso petioncd the City Council to lay out a
new street or Public Way in slid city, beginning at
or near Henry NJ. Braekett's landing IN Peaks
Island running neariya North COURSE near the house
OF Ihos Is. Scott. thence northeastcrly course to
the Nerhcastcrly point of said Island and Whereas
said petition was referred by the City Council April
2 1860 TO the undersigned, for them to consider and
act upon, therefore ~ q, ,ifll'ff 3l1g =
Notice is hereby given to all parties interested that
the Joint Standing Committee of the City Council on
laying out new streets, will meet to hear tho parties
and view the proposed way the 25th day August
leGG. at two O'clock in the afternoon Mt Henry M.
Brackctt's Landing on Peakc's Island and will then
and there proceed to determine and adjudgc whether
the public convenience requires said street way to
be laid out. s2.s gI1tesoi.3 81 iils1i lf2a9'sI y
Given under our hands on this 18th day of August,
"A. d.. 1SGG. aGd is.I-'iG 2 eF.! III - o IT, =
foas AUG. +. STEVENS. 'la5
ID r .--..- .al'.a.l EDMUND PHINNEY,l
.ailt4. -It RI. lfl Iir-E AMBROSE GIDDINGS.
-ii q JOSEPH BRADFORD,
.s31- a ELIAS CHASE,
w. p. FILES,
Committee on Laying out New Streets.
augiSdtd ff +srt ~. 4, :, s,7.r = srlffOr4
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PArENrs-Patents have been granted to w.
RP. Croes, of Portland, for improvement in
curtain fixtures; B. A. Bailey, of Lewiston, for
improvement in spinning flyers; Walter R.
Close, of Bvngor, for improvement in water
wheels
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THE attention of those purchasing boots and
shoes, is called to the advertisement OF Elliot
& McCallar IL Market Square. They always
keen well selected stock, and cannot fail to
su;t customers in price or quality.
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By the new Internal Revenue law which
took effect Aug. LIST, all domestic and inland
bills Of lading, and all classes of receipts for
property, except bills of lading toforeign ports,
are exempted from charge -,
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New YORK, Aug. II.
Friery was hung at 1910 A. M. to-day, for
the murder of Lasarus.
HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. II. !;
Albert L. Starkweather, the Manchester muir
derer, was hung at o'clock to-day. He walk
ed up the scaffOld with firm step, and exhib-
tied no particular emotion afterwards. His
pulse ceased beating in fifteen minutes after he
fell, and fifteen minutes later the body was cut
down. Between 200 and 300 people witnessed
the execution
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Quick TyME.-Messrs Marr & True have
just received lot of st. Louis flour, which
came from there in ten days to Portland, hav-
ing been shipped on the 9th inst over the
Grand Trunk road tl5lis u
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10 the title of "Dr. Johns" as issued in
book form, are added the words, GA narrative
Of certain events ip. the life of an Orthodox
Congregauo-..a minister of Connecticut
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Fenian Congress-.

NEW YORK, Aug. II. n
The Express states that President Roberts
has called Fenian Congress at Troy, Sept
4th. Official reports of the late Fenian fiasco
in Canada will be submitted. s.l I.,T-f-
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PORTLAND, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 49, 1866
New YorkIfe,as.

New York, Aug II.
Two men named Howard and Pettingiil, have
robbery t7-7F ,---.-8'i'o 8'i'o o9tAN.No'..'N AN.No'..'N 'o'--N
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b, CoRREcTIoN.-The case of Mrs. Cook, men
; TONED Thursday, was incorrectly reported
The injury was not a dislocation but a fracture
of the thigh.
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