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T0e Ptsald Bad asadt .As galaf,s,lge Billl...

|. It begins to look as though President John:
son might veto the bill comforting suffrage urbn
the colored people Of the District of Columbia,
notwithstanding the large majority in favor of
TIT i'm both Houses..sF edoes 500 we do not
hesitate to say that the act will be pnprece-
dented in the history of our legislation.
+ The mast doubtful, power given under, the
Federal con stitutfoh is that Of the esident's
qualified veto, under which q single man may
-dfteat the department of the Gov
etnment; and it has long been settled by
statesmen Of all parties, that this power was
never conferred for arbitrary uses; Or to be ex-
efcised merely to grseiiy4the, whimy caprice or
personal feeling Of the Executive, 'but. j rather
To be interposediH cases Of 'hasty legislation
OF of doubtful constituaonality.
T.. Now no one doubts the constitutional uow-
-ef of the federal congress to pass such an act.
and to assert that the thing has been done
hastily, or without full, hee discussion, would
fabe an insnlt,to the inteliigeaee;oE tKenationa.
+ What possible excuse, fheh,, can the Prresi-
dent have for a veto? To say he-does not
f think well of the policy is not enougln--is not
Ia sufficient excuse To say it is ill-adyised is
|. as ipputation upon the peoples representa-
lives To say It Is not an mportanE question,
and thatcongress had better be employed upon
|, those of more Importance, is to deny impor-
|. thnce to human rights and equal justice, and
|. to interpose veto for such a reason would. be
! an act of arbitrary powentlnworthy the head
Of free people. -4Fe say negro suffrage WIN
lead to a war of raeeg is not only an impeach-
ment of the patriotism of the people, but too
cowardly "a plea te. be put forth by the Presi=
dent7of the United States, with the whole
Army and Navy at his command. If war
Of races results from an act of consummated
justice, let 1t come, and then let the authors of
such war go to the,eatls' l (: is E :s 4
President johnson may veto the District
suffrage bill, but we can hardly think he will
90 so upon the grounds set forth in the teIe-
graphic dispatches, in the report of the con-
FeEsation between him and "a distinguished
$enatorp If a veto does come we. could hone
there would be .tirmness enough iii the two
| Houses to pass it by a two-thirds vote over
such an arbitrary act; but this is expecting too
mnch, for many knees are apt ta.show weak
hesssafter veto. ~ Al Il s''sF "a
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fine houses and blocks of elegant stores, built
and to be built.
No ose rsoices ia these, or ESTIMATES tbeir
Importance more than do, andsyet, all Of
them together, do not add SD muM to thepe-
scuniary lnerests of fhe.ci.y, as d thor96gh
suppression of the gfog Shops would, nof re-
suit IN SO much annual saving. in solid wealth,
to our people. Let us look at it moment in
detail. We have four hundred grog shops, in
full blast, it is said by those who have exam
ined the matter. What are their receipts?
1t will not be too much to say that one hun
dred ofthem receive twenty dollars a day one
hundred fifteen dollars; one hundred ten dol
lars, and the other hundred, fivedon day.
do not think this an :extnayagont estimate,
theaveraSe being twelve dollars and half,
day. The amount of this for three hundred
days, is million and half of dollars. But
to be very far within the facts in this estimate,
let us state the anountLat hale as much, and,
it will be sufficiently startling viz; seven hJl4:
dred and fifty thousand dollars. ,,.,.o, .. 4, -
This amount, or whatever the actual sum Jun
may be- is total loss to our people through 3
the grog shops every year, bsiae the ,ihciassaat-
al loss OF time and money, which is always es-
timated at an Equal amount Ry3hose who have,
taken painsite examine the subject SThe i1i -
: losses arise iaa Thousand ways, and
mere Is s one Of them isat a..ssis "a
"a manufacturer in this city has a skilled
.w.ofkInan tn his employ msnt, to whom ha pays
large wages. = -Four weeks ago, he went to,
some ct our rum shops, became Intoxicated,
and foze himself very badly, SO as to. ibe OBJ
iged to- submit to an ampatation..n He has not
been able to work since, and wili1not. for some
weeks to come, while his employer suffers great
Inconvenience rom his absence. He is man
who consumed, perhaps, fifty cents worth Of
liquor, at the most, and the loss from it, is all
the wages he had saved, and what he would
have earned, if sober, at the rate, say, of eight
hundred dollars syeaf, for which wages, he
would render full equivalent TO society in his
s.! if'oo W. aaa ina ID. 3Gsr.t II His.s Oh
= The rum seller makes profit of fortyafye
cents, at aloss to his customer sof part of.hisi
limbs, attended with long and excruciating
snferingo Of al his savings, and Of the amount
he would have earned but for the 1ggros Shops
Society loses his labor, and the victim, instead
of supporting himself, is now subsisting upon
the hard earnings of his friends. ~ Fl
.. This is an illustration of the way in which
society at larse, a1fdta great many individuals
lose and suffer, Indirectly from the grogShops,
in addition to the amount actually spent fof.
the means Of intpxications,,o5 III, TX, o.. ~ s..s
What good can result rom the grog Shops
can any one temp The evils resulting from them,.
are more-than from all the theft2, burglaries,
robberies, incendiarisms and murders put to-
gether. The suppression Of them, a thing cas-
by done, would be an Infinite Blessing to our
city and State. M s. . @ 4 -aiiss Lax. n So
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handkerchief Preaching.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati Reflect
or, religious paper, refers humorously to
new "style"s in the pulpit which he denomi-
mates handkerchief preaching" 81 notice."
says he. "in some cases handkerchief habit in
the pulpit, which has led me to inquire Il the
use Of that very necessary article is parpo
theological training. notice some ministers
take-it out of their pockets as they do their
sermons, and hay, it on the pulpit. Some
spread it out lengthwise through the middle of
the Bible; some roll it up and tuck it under
the Bible; some shake it over their heads;
some clinch it in their hands as il they were
going to throw it at their audience; and some
keep crowding it into their pockets and pull
ing.it out again, with nervous movement, as
if they did not know what use to make of
their hands. 1 went once to hear popular
young preacher, and as much as hah Of his
sermon was male up of pocket handkerchief
and most Of the other half was gold watch
and bits of poetry. az. ...t,- -. .,s,,.,,s
~'.i- ,in's
sss-...s ....s4,-, zee.
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More Light Again.

TO tho Editor Of tho Press:
The article in your paper of Monday, signed
Another Stakeholder" and representing the
views of the Directors of the Company in the
controversy respecting the price of Ca, SAYS
that in the table of eighteen 'cites cited, the
comparison is of no value, because it includes
Quebec, Montreal, &C., where the price is low
er than in Portland.
The same table also includes places in New
England where the prices to consumers are
higher than in this city. by taking the places
nearest tie population of Portland, the aver
age prices Of gas last year in those places at
the war prices, was to private consumers $3.50 !:
INSTEAD of $685., to, cities for their public
buildings 1851, and for street lamps SSOs, an
average price of, According to the principle of
the Company, q to all consumers alike" of
S3.47. 80
lstheseany good reason why the city should
not be suppled'with gas for'its Street lamps at
az as low price as these places p As to the o
cost oil coal between. the years, 1864 and 1866,
1t Is well known that in coal purchased from
July, io6o, to the present time, there is large
reduction in the cost, the difference in ex-
= - u. = ="
change alone being some. five dollars per ton ;,
gave the figures Of the cost of' coal for three ,
years, as taken from the books of the Com
pany. 1t is now stated that the coal used in
1865 'was paid for in 1864, and 3,S3S tons was
thus used. Now, will Another, ,Stockholder''
pretend that the saving on coal, freight, differ
encein exchange, &c, onooal purchased now
and within the last six months, is not sufli-
GENTLY large to justify the reduction in price
claimed by the city,, viz, ,s15O00,l which is
1891 on a ton Of coal for the amount used in
1865. ~.
As to the question whether there should lie
difference in price between the city and FRI
vate consumers, any person acquainted with
the subject knows that it costs less 10 furnish
gas to the street lamps than to other consun-
ers, and in most other places that difference is
made, and till within a few years the Company
here have made that distinction.
1 have no wish further to proleng this dis
cussion. Light enough has been shed on the
subject, so that the, public can Judge which is
the clearest, that from the parties who wish
for the city and its. citizens to be benefited by
good light at reasonable remunerative prices,
or that from the Gas Company-like the gas
oitentimes manufactured from its impure coal;
3iscintillating and odoriferous- of extortion and
monopoly. A SToCKHoLDER..
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tiles, endorse all they say and do, curse the
aDoi!tonlSt3, the Re )ublcan party with all its
leaders, and in fact, denounce every principle
Tor which We have struggled during this re-
peinon. They are not a unit on these mat
TER, but sufficient of thi; spill. exists among
all classes to cause 1t to be unsafe and unprofit-
aole Tor Northern man to do business there
without adopting this course. To say nothing
causes su picion. Their principal periodicals
are few Memphis daiiieS and the New York
Metropolitan Record. This last appears to
be their textbook, and the number OF copies
that are circulated through that country is sur
prising. They fear and despise the officers of
the Freedmen Bureau, the military and the
negroes The latter they ,oish to control them
selves, or else have them taken from the
country, -.
There is diversity ofppinion regarding la
Dor, and how they are 20 raise their cotton nm
der the new order of. things. Some are in IA
vor OF encouraging foreign aud Nortl ern emil
grafton. But their prejadices are too strong
vet Tor this sehesle 10 be popular. they hate
the fGahees (asthey term ali Northern men)
with vengeance. heard an ex-rebei officer
say that, II this earth was bombshell, and he
held the fuse, he would soon get satisfaction
from the id Yankees Such expressions
are common.
L intend returning to - or going to
Texas in the spring. and of course shall be de-
prived of the privilege of reading the Nation
for the present. Respectfully,
r. TO- az ~ l.ff
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= A Great Nuisance.

Ia
To the Editor of thePress = - =. - Z.
Will you allow me through the columns Of
your paper, to call the attention. of "whom it
may concern" to. the annoying manner irl
which the rights of footspsssangers jim our
streets. are disregarded. There are certain
stores on Middle street, dealing in heavy arti-
cles, before whose doors teams are constantly
standing, and-these teams-are-regularly- placed
in such way as to obstruct the only available
crossing in the vicinity. If lady wishes to
get ffom the sidewalk to the street, she must
either plunge into the snow or walk copsid-
cradle distance tofind anot crossing Since
the last show came this nuisance has increas.
ed, for these teams are driven, for the conyen-
fence of loading, on the sidewalk ITSELF The
thing might be tolerated if it only happened
once in awhile, but when is repeated daily
and hourly, week in and week opt, as it is be-
fore certain stores which could be named, it
becomes almost too much for, an ordinary wb-
mans temper. The sidewalks and CROSSINGS
are for the convenience of foot-passengers. and
if there is not already an ordinance forbiddinr
their obstruction, there ought to be-.
= --'----'---- ---'-'''-'-,A-SUFFERER.-
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tate; now it is dead set against such line.-

State; now it is dead set against such line
What has changed the spirit of its dream?
&he Skk*hegan Clarion says Mr.. Jac9B
Hevage, aged aventy-three years, one OF oar
e4lest citizens, led very suddenly, while atfhe
Upper table, 81 Wednesday evening, 9Th
INST. He appsAed in his usual health 1t
few minutes before.
Gg- Mr. Alton Munson, an old resident of
this town, died very suddenly ON Sunday morn
ing last, of disease OF the heart. He was in
the enjoyment OF his usual health, having worl-
h ri the day previous to his death. His age
was &C years.-[Houlton Times, ~ *
Ef- The st. Croix Courier insists that the
true interests of the State and of the E. &N.
A. Railroad will be sacrificed by building on
the proposed route lin order to Connect Bangor
and Aroostook The Courier Insists that more
appropriate name for the enterprise would be
Poor Scheme" ~>'~--~
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Important Notice.
The, Paris Universal Exposition of 1867.

-. - = r. York, Jan. o. 1861. :
A further extension of time for presenting ,appif
cations for space at the aboye-named exhibition, I'M
til the LIST Of March next having been arranged it
is desirable with view to wellseected represen-
tation. Of the mechanical inventions Of the United
ates that the number of applications should be las
large as possible; and all Engineers Miners Owners
of Mines, Agricultural ana Mineral PRODUCERS, In
ventors and Agents, or Assisnees Of Inventors, are
therefore respectfully urged to forward this Agen
cy their names ard residences, and those of all other
parties known to them tooe Interested in or having
control Of useful inventions, in order that forms Of
application may be SEN to them.
Atapnlications should be pade uponl thefp proper
undersigned, and should oe semitic tins ONCE before
the LIST oiMArch fext but paroles whose applications
shall be accepted. will have until the lst DECEMBER
for the delivery of their articles at New York.
Full printed inorma ion, circulars and documents
will be furnished by the undersigned to all parties
applying therefor, either personally or by letter.
j. c. DERBY, ~
U. S. Agent Paris Universal Exposition
Spftce 81 Tribune Buildings) and 40 Park Row
1tfiTnes Building, New York.
Jan 26--s N-d15t
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DISASTERS.

The mate of brig Neva, of Machias, has been ar
rested at SaFannah on suspicion of having murdered
Capt Talbot and LAZY passenger. See general news
columns for PARTICULARS. r0r
= Ship Gen Shepley from LIVERPOOL for Philadelphia,
which put into Queenstown in distress, had pumped
up about 25O tons soda ash the other portion Of the
cargo is probably much damaged. A survey had
been held and she would discharge.
Sch Mary Ianeowas rtriyen ashore at Bagdad, be-
low Mat Hlnss, during aheayy gale on The inst,
and il atetaalosss. GreYs saYea. Vesse1 and cargo
Briggs Crosby, which sat ashore at Sandy Hook,
several months ago, and afterwards purchased by
parties In New Londsnx ikssbeen ghly repair
ed and is ready for business. % - =
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'fff'''' -s'-s''; s,,,sss i.,4.s = ~ syr.e .r-r
10 >, ..,..- The Rum SHOPS. @''''' s''''
TX To the Edftor of TIE I,,saBs... Il ~ .talL

..lt ~ sst.Lz - -'aii Cnopss
Several excellent articles have wei lately appearl
ed in the Press upon the evils ofintempe1ranee
and the non-execution of the Maine Law in
this city. The mischiefs iii d thousand WAYS
resulting from the igr6g shops TO 1thenehtirs
comm unity cannot be over estifnatgd and the
oaduantagesofthair suppression would Pc ip--
sicseulRBls.C , ina : i:3;1c 1e,s.s ~. ,ssugr
Just at present, in Portland, much is.nade
sesiany project which has te1n,dency ~ I'M
crease thu population, the business and the
wealth Of the city: There has keeR, much talk
: AND gratpiatiou among our leading business
qpsa on The, Glass a6sstprgi the ssafots Faeety
: The Rolling MilIstae Sugar, Reaaefy, the cprII-
'.,lugs Fdctory-that sntou be--ana the many
-7f,asV s'tf;h ~ 1tiT g. ssuDly.i a - - -
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1.-THE ab9ye. communication confirms quite
strikingly the statements Of "a. W. x pre-
sented last week From both it is clear that
the influences Oh which we rely for regenerat-
ing Southern society are iIppotent, tor. the rea-
son that the South will not tolerate, their in
PRODUCTION. In spite of war and victory the
North has not gained for her citizens the right
to travel from the Ohio to- the gulf with i'm
fettered lips and: uncowed consciences. While
this Is so, it is idle to look for that assimila-
ton on which we depend for the future har-
mony of the two sections. Until we can have
free speech and free thought in every corner,
of the South, I'VE must despair, of. shaking the
now reigning alliance of brute force, ignorance
and unconquered hatred-Ed. Nation.
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SABBATH SCHOOL ExHBITIoN.-The Sab
bath School connected with the Spiritual As
scciation will give an entertainment and exhi-
bition this evening at Congress Hall, consist
ing of Music, Determinations, Singing, &c. AZ
ter which+here win be-a Promenade Concert.
Tickets rs cents. The proceeds are to be CIV
en- to the Freedmen's Fair.
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eFA Physiological View of Marriages:
-Contaning nearly 800 pages, and 1870 fine Plates
and Engravings of the Anatomy OF the Human Or
gans in state OF Health and Disease, with Trea-
tice on EARLY errors, its DeplorabIe Consequences
upon the Mind and Body, with the Authors Plan Of
ths only rational and successful mode ot
truthful adviser to the married, and those contem-
plating marriage, who entertain doubts their phys
on receipt o1s25 cents, in stamps or postal currency
by addressing DR.. La CROIX, No. 81 Maiden Lane,
Albany, N. Y. sHl 1--irs-1- =
The author may be consulted upon any of the dis
eases upon which his book treats either personally or
byanai, and medicine sent to any part of the world
0ct8TFss y fd&w6m - 7s,.tos
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HOTEL FOB SAIE.-It will be seen by refer
ence to. the advertisement, that Mr.. Baker,
proprietor Of the Augusta Hotel ,offers fOFsale
the lease of the Augusta House, and portion
of the fixtures Thts IS one I Of the best hotels
in the State and It's proximity Szilf to the State
House viii always fill it during the session of
the Legislature. An excellent opportunity is
here offered any one disposed e. go into the
hotel business.
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:
,PRoMESApE. CoScERT.1TiThe ladies, of the
Park Street Circle viii give Promenade Con-
cert at City Hall this evening. Chandler will
prompt and furnish the music. Look out for
a good time. .tt = p tEltfII.r
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Mr.. Editor Of the Press: -
We think our friend Todd has sstruck iIe,"
or something better ASH was walking down
Middle Streston Friday, / was suddenly stop
ped by halt dozen or more large cases in
front of No.74, and not knowing but the new
sugar Housewives located there,fI enquired
what it meant, and was informed that Mr.. r.
manufactured his Hungarian Balm there, and
that he has had over'two thousand bottles de-
livered to him from the Glass. Works in less
than two weeks. / venture to say that there
never was suclfsuecess attehded any new en-
terprise-stmtedin this city. Success to him.
PEDESTRIAN.
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In this city, Jan 70, of dfopsy on the BRAIN, Helen
Turner Mulnix, aged years7 months, ghter Of
Andrew ard Mary A Mulnix of this city, -, q
about 50 years, formerly Of Maihe ,s-''-S-s =
In Buxton, Dec 10, Of diptheria, Darius Flood
In shanghae China, Nov %. Of heart disease, John
Andrews Wheelock formerly Of Boston.~ = 80
In Hallowell, Jane, Mrs Mary, wife Of the late
about Go years; 18th, Euice, onlydaughter Of Hor-
ace Baker, aged years. hatef-
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BURIAL ;CHANs;-!:We have received copy
Of four beautiful chants for burial service, by
Rev.P. B. Fisk, of Rockport, Mass. We-pre.
sumo they can be had at the Music Stores in
this city. " E p , al. ~
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Five Hundred Dollars !!

in Premiums, offered to NEW ENGLAND FARM
! EkS for the best experiments with my
/. sUPER-PHoSPHATE OF LIME.
And Bradey's Patent Tobacco Fertilizer in growing
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on not less than one acre of land each.
For the best experiment on Indian Coin with my
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Fos the ssSSPa best experiment on Corn dO
For the best experiment on Potatoes, 50
+ &C" sss5 best experiment on Potatoes, 90
For the best experiment on Turnips, 80
second hest d& 20
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For the best experiment on Tobacco with Brad
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/ To avoid any poss-b chemical error in the manu-
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me 1.-THE Oldest Rem e,ties
Known to Medical Science.


4Thea Bengal; Dispensatory says the g effects lot
Hisheesh are popularity known in the South Of Africa
Turkey Egypt, Asia Minor, Tda, and all the ada
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nations we find it extensively employed for multi
tude Of afiicions "In standard treatise Of Mate
ria more than six hundred years old it is de-
scribed'a one of the most valuable of alf~known
lel THE HASHEESH CANDYI .;....
Now imported and prepared By the Sylvan Oriental
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RHEUMATISM,
- ASTHMA, -'5'
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~ COUGHS,
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81 ;'saes.. ~, ..l;. 81: 8 III n :,
A Clean Mouth.
AND -t4LEWEET;rq BRE4TH

T9'f "a --'-~'<@'p l%l.faN n If-5 .5Jtfs
- &, 3e1Iyg 4. S-eus 6 sfrs.t,
EU ARoMATIoUE is a fragrant Mouth and ,Iootl.
Wash, composed of Aromatic Gums and Balsams.-
1t communicates delightful fragrance to the breath
cooling and delicious taste to the mouth. hardens
the gums, aliays sensitive condition of'the
Of the teeth, stops toothache and arrests decay of
the teeth. Sole manufacturers,
CASWBLL, MACK s. CO., New York.
Sold by
CROSMAN s. CO., rs Middle St. r.
Jan 12-TT&s1m f-s'S ~
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,s-:.Topp's Hung alrian balm can be- obtained
ATM. s. Whittiefs, 400 Congress street, land
at F. Sweetsr's, II Market Square. - '''i -