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The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

WE would call the attention of merchants
to the fact that under the new internal reye-
nue. law, receipts for the delivery of property
are exempt from stamp duty. This applies to
railroad receipts and domestic bills of lading.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

A TWO STORY House, ten rooms = three
quarters of an acre of land for sale See adj
vertsement. l.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

CHANGE OF TDE.-The Cumberland Coun-
" temperance Association will meet at West
buxton on Thursday, Both inst, at 10 o'clock
IN the forenoon, instead of Wednesday, 22d, az
heretofore announced.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS is published
every day, tSunday excepted,l at No. 1 Printers
Exchange, Commercial Street, Portland, by NJ A.
FOSTER, Proprietor. 500 -q b.
TERMs:-Eight Dollars q year in advance.
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PORTLAND AND VICINITY.
New Advertisements To-Day.

Clothing-.Lewiss. Rollins & Bond, as-e
Wanted for Cash.
Iots for Sale. f +...f.f.. .l
Bolrtling.
COMMISSION Mcrchants-Iice B Others.
Lost-Cow. ebef1
Natice ENira-lIermann Gruntall.
Livery Stablc-Geo. LII. Mitchell.
Us. Marslial's Notice. Sos
City of Portlaad-Ncw Street.
CITY of Poriland-Ordinance relating to Trees.
House and Lot for Sale.
Brick House for Sale.
House at Gorlram fhr Sale. .5-t4 FN.-tF
A Car6-J. N. Winslow.
,Bridgton Academy. . ha' s-tr-f
AUCTION Sale-E. NJ. Patten & Co.
Fishing Schooner for Sale. Etz s4I
Machinists-W Woodman & Burnham.
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. =, 1tfTI.I I'3INEw YoRK, AUG. IL. sI
The steamer Bavaria had five deaths on
board during the passage. ySheiss detained at
quarantine with four cases of the same disease
on board. .SFs''' & esfs3s tA1fFoa
The cholera reports Of yesterday, both in this
city and surrounding districts, were Of a graft
flying character, showing a large abatement
? Only five new eases were reported in the city
:, There were five eases and two deaths from
cholera reported to-day. Sixteen cases and
two deaths arc reported in Brooklyn
~ Y(NPSki YSSg CINCINNATI, Aug. Is.
There were 81 cases Of cholera reported yes-'
terday to the Board of Health. - u az
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. Is.
The Board of Health reports but seventeen
deaths by cholera since its first appearance here
mostly imported cases The health of the city
otherwise is good. IA ss1 s5re.,ry
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81 49,
Defeat of the Constitutional Amendment
in North Carolina.

New York, Aug. 15
"A special dispatch from Raleigh, N. c., says
Constitution. Thirty counties are yet to be
heard from. Themeasurei is probably defeated.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

FRYEBURG ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is invited
to the advertisement of this popular and time
honored institution. 1t is located in one of
our most beautiful villages and is conducted
by experienced teachers.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

pERMANENT and profitable employment. Agents
Wanted to canvas the for w. j. Holland spopu-
lar publications Agents aelrins from $5 to $40
per uay.
Appiyto w. S. COOKE,
] lit No. 241 Congreas st.
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Brick house foIs sale.
N0ticer Ertrn.
House at Gosham for sale.

15..At A good two story >use, containing 10 fin
E;;;,ss ishcd rooms, good cellar, well Of water and
and woodhousc, within three minutes walk of thc
Railroad Depot. Prico $4,000. Apply TO ,rl
w. Ii. JEREIS,
aug1GdoW - -'siH Ut l+lH1
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16
NeaU Plastic State R0o1i9eg j.!
! vvaFrs fsfcg gyrater-Tighs amd Durnsslc.
i R0R Fiat OR STEEP EOoFs.

a CHEAP. light, ileSiblc.i fire proof and water
N proof roofing, Pronounced by Scion iiobiuson
and the Farmers Club OF New York, onc of The,
greatest iuyep tions of the age. az IS ns}ss .
M We are satttiod that this article Viii recommend
ITSELF and when known VIII DO III iiiiiycIsa klvor
The subscribers are now ready to apply tho Plastic
slime to roofs in Cumborual and York lGpUnes, OF
this State tlielo Irice seven oars per square.
Orders sent tn II. HARMON Saco. OIL Il. s. FOSS,
Scarboro, will promptly attended, to- .
August 4, 1sGG. ysfa slflS vsHrO AZ H&wtt, n
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Cholera Decreasfng in London.
i 9WtA} sSstN --7sbo}S&F
Co3yedegati0n,Of tn British
PrOcinces. :,
.sastrsssf i5Hg nni4ts.sfqsE
TmE IrNrERNATIoNAE RAILROAD

New York, Ang. l5
ALo,aaofs -4as. IS The Pfines of Wales re-
viewed 10000 volunteers in Yorkshire on Satu1-
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RATES OF ADvERTIsING.-One inch OF space, IN
length OF column, constitute "square.. -
S1.50 per square daily first week 90 censs pu
week alter; three insertions, or less $l.Oo; eonU"
Ing every other day after first week. % Genus: ono
Holt square, three insertions OF less 10 ceh'S 'iie
week, $1.00; 80 cents per week aiter, 90 oo
Under head Of "AMUsEMENTs,s Sz,oo per sq"'ie
per week: three insertions or less, S1.50. u
Advertisements inserted IN the :. .MAINE STATE
of the Satel for S10O per square for first Insertion
and 30 cents per square for each subsequent inser-
lion ...fl. q 4t.Ipg
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WANTED.
Wanted.

IMMEDIATELY, Fifty Thousand Old Bricks, for
| which cash and liberal price will bc paid. En-
oure OF Ed P. Chase, at the stores buildinnear
fhehcad of Union Street. aug15--tf
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Lost

CTRAYED from behring's Pasture 18th inst. a
- LIGHT RED COW, with brass knob on one
horn. Whoever viii give information of or return her
to No. Ellsworth street near the Arsenal shall be
suitably rewarded saa,,. s..fsf
Portland, Aug. II, 1850. Il ~ au3lG-lWS
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16
Wanfed for Cash!

o. a ncat Cottage within two or four miles Of
%s Portland, Will one or Ten acres Of good land.
Af.A Apply Immediately TO w. III. iJERhlS'
hoai Est1te Agent, opposite Preblc House.
aup16-5t ff~t
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

THE Portland Stone Ware Company tender thanks
l. to the Fire Department Of Portland and Engine
Co. Of fibbNs Corner for their ,ntring uxcrti.1 in
saving the property Of thc Company in Wcstbrool
from ire OIL sunday owe last. 80. ~. 81. p,
aug1611t y. n. WINSLOW.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

New York, Ang. is.
A.Ldlsoa, -A&s Is. The Phnes of Wales re-
viewed 10000 volunteers in Yorkshire on Satu1-
day.a6 1eiass ,s9ags sssE 81 ~ 2
The cholera is decreasing in London.
Paris,s dag lissTTFhes Constitutional says:
While France has a right to compensation
FROM Prussia her true eintsres Wis not6nsign gnifi-
can't to territorial aggrandizement, but to aid
in the reorganization Of Germany, for the in
terest of Germany and Of Europe.
The Monitenr de Soir, abiding to the state
ment Of the London Times that it discovers
warlike Intentions ON the part of France in
the purchase of cavalry horses and saltpetre,
says, the French Government has FASTENED the
cavalry remounting because the ForeigniGov-
ernment has bought over 10000 horses IN
France. There is a full supply of powder on
hand and there is no necessity for salt petre;--,
The Mofitep goesons to- show. the specific in
struetions of the-Emperor.
y SBergin, 4etg. 13.Agh9 treaN Of alliance for
warded by Prussia itoatha sGerman Govern,
ments with which she is on terms of friend
ship has. been partly signed and will be COM
pleted BY the remainder in a few days.
Il gBreScad, AaIJ l3T-tfarlbaldl has issued an
address to the volunteers, in which he express
es the hope thatlthey will respect the eondi-
tions of the arrnistice and conform to the or
der4 of the Government, ar,3 VI i
Preparations for contemplated annexation
are progressing rapidly "a Committee has been
Sappoiptsdte reporten the Frankfort eontribu-
ton,
Florence, 4u5gp! sem sfenebra has left fol
Germany via Parisl HE IS entrusted with the
Minister for the conclusion Of peace The ar
mistice which commences to-day viii end Sep
,teniber 1sSi, wi th days notice On either side
The. yproyisening, Of Venice i. tt2 be free and
prisoners are to be exchanged. -f7h
! NJ eTaEgqfT Gnk x
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16
R0ardiing.

A SUIT OF pleasant front rooms, with board to
IN let at n Free St. ~ ,-
Respectable transient boarilers ace ,nnodated.
auo16-1w# rs ~ D" ]
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

A DELICIOUS BULL-An Irishwoman ap-
plying for relief the other day. as one ofthe suf-
ferers by the fire, was questioned as to her FAM
ysby the ladysto whom she applied; iai
How many children have you?" .Ua
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16
Fishin~ SchnOner for Sale.

WITH OF without tho gear. fifteen tons, old moas-
w uremcnt. six years old. Enquire Of -.77r 80
JORDAN IS BLAKE, Ts1ts
aug 1G div No Commercial Wharf.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16
Wanted,
aug13ist
Wanted. Wanfed.3 33

MALE and female helpers carpenters, nlasons
Nl truckmen farmers, clerks and laborers in every
capacity; also girls to work in stores, ofices and
in private families; also 100 agents, male and female
in very pleasant and paying business. Apply at
the General Agency Employment Office, ComIf fcrcia
ST., opp. Boston Railway Depot.
Portland. Me, Aug 10, 1866. aug11d1,g*
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

THE MAINE STATE PRESS, is published at the
same place every Thursday morning at $500 year,
Invariably in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16
Wanted,

ASSISTANT BoolS-Kceper. Address z. o.
N Box 1J45, giving age and reference.
au01b-3tu
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

The deaths from cholera for the "a hours end
ing at o'clock this morning, numbered 26 of
which IA were whitesand IL blacks s.
ST. LOUIS No. Aug Is.
One hundred and seven cases of cholera were
reported up to noon to-day, of which IS were
fatal. n n A Il Q.
RICHMNND, Va, Aug. 15.t =
The Board of Health officially announeedsix
or seven cases Of cholera in the city yesterday
and to-day near the Lancasterian School The
disease also prevails at Camp Jackson among
the troops. Several fatal cases were reported.
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

"How old is your yotingest?''
ne yoMngests Is dead, and Tee had another
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

.KftgFtIEfr IT TTTyyTTgTTTE e
WASHINGTON, CORRESPONDENCE
Us 1ell9EGHot h-t4 -9HT0llE ssA1E
The Habeas Corpus Act to be Re-
The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16
Clothing C1e0nsed

(NLorHING of all kinds cleansed and repaired,
" promptly and in good style. by ssfsEa
Chas. HE. MahOncy, No. 35 smith street.
Orders goods may be left at the store OF Mari
Brothers, corner of Middle and Federal streetssY -
| aug1ieodw* .sE fqsf .sea ~
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-05-08
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,

While chronicling the proceedings Of Con-
gross and the movements Of politicians it is
cnIinently proper that We should occasionally
notice what pertains more Immediately to our
own financial interests. Among the great
agents i'll the growth and prosperity of our
city, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad holds
the first rank. Under its present able man.
agcment this central highway has attained
magnitude and importance, of which, the
masses of our people have little idea. The
capacity Of this gigantic corporation for bu-
sincss operations may be imagined when we
state, that it is now using three Hundred first
class locomotives and fur thousand cars of
various grades, numbers of the most perfect
construction and of the largest size. There
are more than SeremtY,ticc trains of passengers
and freight passing daily over the main stem
of the Baltimore aud Ohio Road, aud the
power Of the Company, by its large additions
of double track, and increase of facilities and
equipments with its additional branches, is
being constantly enlarged. The fine double
track between Washington and Baltimore
renders the travel upon that line both safe
and expeditions. Travellers West or South.
daily realize the superior accommodations
and facilities to be found on this road. and
it has deservedly obtained the reputation of
the best managed aud safest road i'll the
country. Tie recent extension of this line
to Europe, by means of its splendid line of
steamers, bids fair to increase greatly its own
business and the prosperity of the city of
Baltimore. 1t is in contemplation by the
managers to organize new roads and connec
tions through Virginia with all the main
Southern roads, so as to furnish the travelling
public with more direct aud safer transit
through that section of our great country.
We notice this spirit of energy and enterprise
in the President and Directors of this road
with pride and pleasure, aud most cordially
wish them a continuance of the success and
prosperity which they have hitherto enjoyed.
D0ltinl0rc TrQnscr,pt.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-05-08
no MORE m111rAEY COMMISSIONS.


President johnson is continuiE" to show
his hand in reference to the South lie in
tends, evidently, to stand by the people, and
enforce the Constitution, in spite of his vul-
gar viliiiicrs in Congress. Ills last order
mus: have tCen very Unwelcome to the dis
union fanatics, headed by Sumner and Ste
vens, who have been crying with loud voices
for moro military commissions, in order that
more ''rebel' blood might flow, at the beck
and call of courts 'oryani=cd to couvirt"-
But the President orders, through the War
Department, that hereafter no citizen uncon-
nected with the federal army shall be tried
for any offences against the United States
save by the civil cour:s-that neither Holt
or his plant courts shall try any private citi~
zen; and this order is received throughout
the land with great satisfaction. Congress,
1t Is true, is nOn>content, but Mr.. johnson
does not heed its bark or fear its bite The
people are with him, and will continue to sup
port him. Neither Congress, nor the d. D.,
Dor Chase, nor Greeley, nor any of the pack,
can change this popular current, aud they
al! might Us well give up the game
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-05-08
CE11EET1EG TuE UNION


Congress, after 4 session of five months.
has reported plan for cementng the Union,
which we publish in order that the people
of the Southern States may see how much
they arc to expect at the hands of the hun
dred and odd rampant radicals who make up
the party Of present disunionistsin Congress
u band of men lcagued together for no pur-
poses of patriotism or craftsmanship. but solely
for the purpose Of keeping themselves among
the flesh pots, and Of mortifyng brave and
honorable people whom few or none Of them
had the courage to meet on the many bloody
fields Of the war.
The inventors of this Congressional plan
cannot, in their sober moments at least, OK
poet any good to the Union to come out of
their scheme. The people Of the South, as
much as they want real peace and to return
to the Union, will never willingly accept the
restoration of their States upon such terms as
the majority Of the Committee Of Fifteen
propose. They cannot do it in honor, and
therefore they will not do it. They have ac-
cedcd to all demands having scnblancc Of
right and justice which have thus far been
imposed upon them, and they have done so in
perfect good faith; but they will cease to
knock at the doors of Congress if they find
that they are only 10 be admitted upon loss
of individual honor and the cIcarcst States
rights. They are willing and anxious to get
in in the mode pointed out by the President,
but they cannot agree to go in upon the terms
offered them by the Committee. They re-
gard it as mockcry of their rights, us an in
suit to their honor, and as certain destruction
of everything like constitutional liberty
And we believe that the masses of the people
Of the North, including the larger portion
of those who did the fighting. Will stand by
the South, the President. and the Constitu-
ton, in this great national crisis, and will hurl
from place and power the selfish and con-
temptible politicians who compose this band
of disunioniSts that they are determined
that this Union, for which they have made
such tremendous battle, shall continue under
the terms Of the Constitutions Of perfect
State equality, and that its government shat!
be controlled by the white man, and that the
negro shall have no part Or lot in it save to
be protected in all Of his just rights OF person
and property. They must see that the day
the ignorant and half barbarous negro is made
o political power in the land, is the dale Of
the death kncli of this great Republic.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-05-08
Hon. G. G. Clay.

The Norfolk Ticginian publishes, with
some very appropriate remarks, the following
beautiful letter from Hon. G. G. Clay, to
two Federal officers who had charge of him
in his captivity:
FoRT MONROE, April 90, 1866.
Captains BkaI;cEsGm anil Lands:
GENTLEMAN On the eve Of departure,
and as last act, tender you all have to
offer-my thanks and acknowledgements
your repeated Offices aud courtesies tOoDe dear
er to me than myself, when in deep affection,
my beloved wife.
may forget it, for am but man. The
good God never will. May He reward you,
Very truly, your friend,
q. G. Clay. .JR.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-05-08
Lcommunlcate,l to the wlnehe..er T,me.
The Late Major James ". Thnmsnn.


On Monday afternoon, the body of Ma;
Jas. W. Thomson of the Stuart Horse 4rt;I.
lery was inferred in the Stonewall Ceuetrv. at
this place. The funeral services we're IaI5
at the Episcopal Church, whence the hndv
was taken to the grave, fanked by eight mem,
bers OF his old company, and followed bv
maDy Of our citizens.
James w, Thomson was the SON of John.
a. Thomson, of Summit Point, Jefferson
county, Va. At the breaking out of TIE war,
he was u cadet at the Virginia Military Iusti.
tnte, and was assigned to duty as drill-master
in the army of the Shenandoah, in which ca
pacity he served until the Fall of 1861, when
he was elected LIEUT. nant in Chcw's Battery,
Ashby's Horse Artillery. In April, 1862, he
tecame Captain of his battery, then a part of
the Stuart Horse Artillery, aud so distinguish
ed himselfiu that position, as to earn the rank
OF Major, which commission he received in
command of the Horse Artillery, attached to
Rossers Cavalry Division, Army Northern
Virginia. At the time of the evacuation of
Petersburg, his battalion was ut Lynchburg
preparing for the field, but he himself had
gone to the Richmond lines upon official bust
ness. With handful of men, he Joined the
retreating army as a volunteer with. the caval-
ry, and was killed at High Bridge, near Farms
vile, on the 9th of April, 1865. With one
arm powcrless from recent wound, he led
victorious charge, and met that death he had
so often braved.
To eulogize were needless, his record speaks
for itself. OF the first to head Virginia's call
to arms, of the last to die upon her bosom, his
short life of p years, is no mean germ in her
caskct of glorious memories
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-05-08
Wants "the Sideboards" Also.

The editor of the Rome New York; CIai-
zen recently had wheeIbarrow stolen. He
intimatcd in the next issue of his paper that
the thief had better come after the sides, since
they were no longer of use. The next day
the following note was sent to the Office
RoME april Is 1866,
s:1Iister Sanford deer ser seen motifs in
yure Paper that sumbOdy Stole yure Whele-
barrow Knowed that be Fore seen it in
the paper you sed That if the Man what had
it did not want to fetch it Back you would
let him have The side Boards If you will
leave the side Boards right in frunt of the
flower and feed store to Morrow mite will
caul and sit them aud mulch obi &c the wheel
was Brok But i got it Ext i; pade 2 shillin to-
git it fixed could you leve % cent stamp
With the side Bords where i can find it j
shall Want the Boards by Frida fur want to
wheel some gravvle.
yures Truley,"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-05-08
OFFICER
THE CHOLERA 1NNEw YORK.

There can 10 longer be any doubt that the
cholera has made its appearance in the city
of New York. With reference to the last
case reported, the correspondent of the Bal
timorc Transcript soys:-
Another case of cholera is reported as
having made its appearance in Mulberry
street this morning. he sufferer in this
one is also woman, and the tenement where
she resides is i'll most filthy condition. The
attending physician notified the Board of
Health last night, and this morning the
Sanitary Inspectors set to work and COM
menccd tulmigating the premises. The sul-
iercr is in the last stage of the disease. and
there is no hope of recovery. The doctors
connected with the Board of Health arc
actively employed in fcrrcting out the history
Of both c;.$cs-thc one reported yesterday in
Third avenue and the one mentioned above
and will transmit the result of their labors
to the full Board tomorrow afternoon,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-05-08
CONSTITUTIONAL. AMENDadGNT.

i.
The Radicals of West Virginia, in that
wonderful generosity which has characterized
all ;hcir legislation, propose to the people of
the State au amendment to their CUustitu-
ton, in these words: '.No person who, since
the 1st day Of June, SOB, has gwen or shall
give voluntary aid or assistance to the rebel
lion against the United States shall be :. c.,i
zen Of this State or be allowed 10 vote nj anv
election held therein This proposition is
to be submitted, on the frur;h Thursday of
this month, to Il vote of the pcopc-0r such
Of them as the Registry law, the township
registrars, the county boards of registrars, the
boards OF supervisors, the judges Of elections
and the Governor OF tie State shall deem of
sufficient loyalty, or sufficient radicalism, to
entitle them to the right OF suffrage.
This is, as will bc seen at glance, sweep
ing measure. 1t is grand scheme of cx-
patriatiOn. In all this end of the State it, if
carried into operation, will cfTcctual!y de-citi>
Zenizc fully three tourths of the population.
masculine and feminine. For our part, us all
our readers know, we never wanted to become
citizens OF West Virginia, but as Congress
has thought proper, in violation Of Federal
and State Constitutions, and the wishes Of
ninc-tenths of the inhabitants, to take our
county out Of Virginia and put it into West
Virginia, we think we have a right thereby to
be citizens of the State, entitled to equal
rights and privileges with all others, and ;hat
no power can legally deprive US Of such
rights.
1t is no pleasant thing to be fixed resi-
dent of any State ana not to be a citizen
thereof The whole theory of our govern
ment bestows upon us double citizenship
of the United States and of the State in
which we dwell, and we don't fancy any sort
of interference with that theory. But as we
cannot take the test oath, and are not in good
favor with our radical rulers, we will not be
allowed to take part in the proceedings Of the
4th Thursday. This being so we the more
earnestly call upon the conservatives through
out the State who have the unqucstioncd right
of voting, to put the seal Of their condcmna>
ton upon this dishonoraL!c and unpatriotic
scheme to put Us under a yoke worse than
LhaI Vi negro slavery, or drive US anu our
families from our homes. That such a con-
stitutional provision would retard the pros
perity of the State for years, if not forever
ruin it, there can be no doubt. TIE radicals
themselves know this, but they care for rci-
Their one or the other Their sole aim is to
retain the power of the State in their unclcan
hands, and they care nothing for the veal or
voc of either State or people, so they can
keep their places at the public crib. Let the
voters, then, ponder well this amendment,
consider its present and future bearings upon
all public interests, and reflect upon the GER
tain almost total destruction of the private
rights and interests of those whom it is in
tended to affect, and then go to the polls and
silence it: and condemn It's r;ginators forever