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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-12
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GOODWIN s5uqII ON THE IRIsH QUESTION
The Daily News contains. a long letter from
MI. Goodwin Smith on tho Irish question"
Repeatng.sn expression hi; hcardin Ireland,
the ex-Professor says that irish dsaffsc15oo a
has oomeflirly intoshrewith the other ais-
contented natonaIities, of Europe; Actiye
Fenianism prevades probably only tue no" W.
class; passive sympathy, conveI,lo,o ~
cess into active support OF me hos bofoHo
tends good deal higher E it III, n ;n+n.ns.s
her unieez she can overcome ,eiaSs interests
aT3 nat;an5i nile the part of Russia in Po-
Ia,d nr s,Ietria In italy. Our position will be
vToIse tIen that Of Efssia, because the irish
arc more dffused in cur ow n cities than IN
hnepioa. The truth which we need to lay to
heart is that the movement is essentially ma
tional not religious or economical. Irish farmers
are comparatively prosperous, and wages are
considerably better than they were formerly
The Orangemen aseribed the sedition to Ro-
man Catholicism, but they were undeceived
when they saw priest run away from the
Feniaus for his life. The land question had
more to do with Fenianism than religion. Mr.
Goodwin Smith does not believe that even this
is fundamental, and he is sure that to allay
Irish disatection by measure of tepant-rIght
is an undertaking before which ordinary econ
omy and craftsmanship would stand aShas.. .
The real root of the evil is, he thinks, Ine wane
in Ireland of national institutions Inc iIsti-
buttons and greatness of England are N MolniHs
TO the Irish, and her history nothllig. Inc peo-
Mr.. Goodwin Smith concludes from these data
flat one of the first requisites is a decided
neasnre of decentralization such as would
make Dublin the real capital of Ireland, and
render it possible for an Irishman to be pa
triot without being rebel. The difficulty is
10 do this without dissolving the Union and
without shutting out the hope Of ultimate In
corporation. Nj. Smith wishes 1t were not
too much to hope tina a short Parliament
might be held in ireland to study these ques-
tons. 49, -. -. 49,
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where do storms Come from, .

In letter Of Rev. H. W. Beecher to cor
respondent in Maine, during our wet spell,
last summer, he said: taf4 on 'I-;o4 ., s1
81 hope that you Maine people are not con-
spring to drown us out, as our storms come
from down East 3di RI. 5s3esz8ini ns9d q,
This is very common beliefand often stat
ed. Mr.. Beecher can hardly be supposed to
partake of this error. Hemust have been fa-
cetious. But, as coming from him, it helps
continue the delusion, let me state few facts:
A balloon which rose in st. Louis, landed on
the St.. Lawrence river. A balloon which
rises high on the Atlantic sea coast goes to
sea. A vessel about leaving the Atlantic sea
coast, and expecting a storm teIegraphs to the
south and west to ascertain ifone is coming
A storm that was in New York State yester-
day is in Maine to-day, and in Nova Scotia to-
morrow.
Why do all these movements in the air
point easterly? Because the whole bulk Of
the air one or two miles above the surface of
the earth in this latitude, is moving easterly
and always moves easterly. No balloon can
enter there. No whirlwind, shower or storm
can thrust its head into that Overwhelming
current without following its course. The
easterly and other surface winds which enter
the storm supply it with moisture, and, rising
up high in its centre furnish the sail by which
. the great upper current watts it to the East
always, and Lot from the East as often sup
posed. 5'hnas"h 4 a4 20 i'l'i.' i'-... Z a"-
The air which rises at the equator and flows
north is the great current referred to- (, This
warm air is replaced by the cold air of the
north which flows south equalizing the tenn
perature of the earth. A storm on the euua-
tor moves westerly, In the southern and mid.
die states northerly and in this latitude, cas-
terly, always with the flow of the upper cur
rent. The Geographic report ola storm in the
middle or western states, to-day, notifies us, if
the storm continues, what we are to expect on
tomorrow or next day, for it will come
though at the variable rate of tue flow of the
upper current. .orl b7a 8Wf ~.
It is too late iii the day with the foregoing
facts, to accuse the State of Maine of furnish
ing storms for the United States R.
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THAT BREACH OF PROMISE CAsE.-Many
inquiries have been made as to who the par.
ties were in the breach OF promise case which
was mentioned in the Press as having been
settled before going into Court. We are not
at liberty to name the parties but will say
that the gentleman belongs in Cumberland
County (not In fortland) and the lady in
Somerset County. The matter was settled by
the gentleman paying the lady $4,000 and all
the accrued costs. He considers himself for
tunate in getting rid of-the matter so easily!
But let others take warning from this case.
The recent verdict in Kennebec County will
start up the fair sex and if they cannot obtain
the hands and hearts they will try to secure
the dollars. n va ya-,. f
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IHE Argus has at last been compelled to
try to state schat salient and significant
points" were omitted in our abridgement of
Gen. Grants testimony before the Judiciary
COMMITTEE, and names two. 1. That Gen.
Grant did not knoao whether Johnson's North
Carolina proclamation was one which he had
heard read while Mr.. Lincoln was President
OF not. The Argus left out the list of House
Committees to make room for that intelli-
gence. q That Gen. Grant had to intercede
for Lee and other paroled officers, on the
ground that their parole protected Them the
President at that time insisting that they
should be tried and punished. We published
tnat, giving Gen. Grants own language and
emitting Mr. Eldridge's interrogatories which
the Argus appears to regard as an important
part of the Testimony
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Political Notes.

The whipping post is still used in Virginia,
as well as in Delaware. James T. Lowell. of
Bedford county in the former State, was re-
Gently sentenced to receive thirty nine lashes
by the local magestracy. The Constitutional
convention, now in session at Richmond, will
be likely to change all that"
senator Drake, of Missouri, on Tuesday,
maze an argument of more than usual force
on us resolution censuring President john
SOL ne urged that the Executive by declar-
aug .ne laws of Congress unconstitutional
Sreaeiy impaired their efficiency, and invited
all disaheeted persons to disobev them of
pleasure with an assurance of nardo,, ,ro,, +1,o
President '0
John NJ. Langston, the accomn,;sboa o,
ed lawyer and orator, who has ius+ ro+,,s;os
from tour of the South, during which be
addressed hundreds of thousands OF w,ita.
and blacks, is one of the warmest supports,s
Of General Grant for the Presidency.
The New York Herald Is responsible for the
statement that ex-President Willard Fillmore
is engaged upon work to be entitled Person
al and Political Recollections." IF Mr.. Pierce
viii only favor us we shall have all of our ex-
Presidents committed in writing.
John G. SAKE is one of score or two of an
plicants for the Austrian mission. John isn't
much Of poet, but is unquestionabl V a great
humerist, and the funniest thing about him
Is bis politics. To be a Democrat in Vermont
as he has been for years, implies a rich
view of original and independent thought. He
has been the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernoF on one or two occasions, but never re.
ceived aattering vote.
the Postponement Of the consideration of
inc connscatlon bill till the 21st day of JAN
uary eq~Nalent to the school-boy's post
ponement till the next day after never.
1t is said that the House Committee ON
Frecdrnens Affairs, of which NJ Flo -
chairman, will recommend the copt;nnat;o, &c
the Frsedmen's Bureau until all the snm.I,a y.
States are represented in Congress. Lett.
from the South to the Committee state tina, -
would not be safe to abolish it at present.
1t having been reported that Hon. E. JOY
Morris, Minister to Turkey, will be recalled, to
be sent 10 another fsld of duty, several candi.
dates have applied for that place,
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DIED.

In this city, Dec. H. suddenly, Mr. Fdga,d n
Vatney, aged "A years. -
Funeral this Thursday afternoon, at O'clock
from the residence Of Jam.s Bailey. State street
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
In Camden, Nov. 81, Mr.. William Milliken aged
" years. native OF North Yarmouth
In South Berwick, Nov. %, Mr. Ebea Kimball
aged sc years. .
I'm Hollis, Nov. %, Mrs. Martha N. seammOn
aged ~ years 10 months
In Bath, Dec. s, Miss Annie E.. Kelley, ag d II
la Gardiner, Dec 8, George f.. only son oil George
w. and Frances M Smith, aged years.
in Farmingdale, Dec. !, hr. Obed Mayo, aged 20
years.
In Skowhegan, Nov. 80, MIS-. julia wife of Robert
Cain, aged 20 years.
In Skowhegan, Nov. 2s, Mrs Saloma, wife of Chas.
Hussey, aged As years.
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CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. - We'd
nesday evening, January l, the anniversary of
the Emancipation Proclamation will be eele-
brated at City Hall. An address will be de-
livered by E. G. Walker, Esq, colored law
yer of Boston, one Of the Representatives in
the Legislature of Me- ssachusetts The music
will be by Shaw's .Quartette, and will be APP
propriate to the occasion. Refreshments will
be offered for sale after the services. 1t is
hoped that our citizens, generally, will join in
the celebration Of the anniversary of this inn
portant event. Tickets of admission will be
placed at rs cents each, and can be had at the
book stores "a - NFA 3 = 2
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PEDEsTR1ANIsM.-W eston's great walk from
Portland to Chicago has created great excite
ment throughout the United States. People
now think they can walk who have heretofore
been on clutches, and the sale Of govt linia-
ments is fast decreasing.
Yesterday two middle-aged gentlemen liy-
ing up town got excited over this question and
thought they would try their pedestrian DOW.
ers. They accordingly arranged match and
setout. They walked their mile, one coming
out several lengths ahead of the other, making
the distance in 9 "a minutes, Pretty good
footingi -Bk4 "a NHM AN @ "a %
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TEMPERATURE.-The writer of this para
graph Keeps no record of the weather but in
his memory; but ifany member of the COM
munity who keeps written journal will favor
the public with extracts Of the temperature
in December 1s66-1s67, to compare, he believes
it will appear that the ten first days of Deem
Der OF the present year have been somewhere
from lotto 20 degrees colder, on an average,
each day, than were the ten first days Of De-
cember 1866 .-........r. q
lOur Lewiston correspondent, in letter
printed this morning, says the average temper.
AZURE of the first nine days of December is %
degrees below the average of 1S66.-Ep.]
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YIN. 9. A Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION was formed in Gorham few days
since, and the following choice of officers was
made:
:. ,. Hinkley, President; A. Z. P. Files, Vice
President; s. H. Warren, Secretary; E. Leach,
Treasurer; Q. E. Parker, L. w. Parkhurst, G..
B. Emery, lob T. Sanford Directors, .,.t.
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REGISTRATION IN TExAs.-A Washington
dispatch says that the result of the reg istra-
ton in Texas gives 5e,666 white and AZ ,4S0 col
ored voters registered, or grand total of 1O4,-
095. From the corr espondents of the Repub-
hcan Executive Committee, who have made
q careful estimate of the vote throughout the
State, it appears that $4,000 loyal whites will
vote the Republican ticket in the approaching
election. Ofthe colored voters at least AS
600 are Republicans. This will givs the Re-
publican party grand total of 10000 votes,
and insures beyond all doubt the holding of a
convention.
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IMPORTANT IF TRUE.-The Nashville Times
says that President johnson has bought a
large farm OF several hundred acres in Tennes-
see. This information is undoubtedly anthem
tic. Foreseeing that he has no chance of re-
election to the Presidency, and that Tennessee
would send him to Greenland sooner than to
the Senate upon the expiration of his present
term of Office, he has concluded to round off
life diversified by various public services by
engaging in agriculture and tasting the sweets
of pastoral life after the tful fever of his Off
cial career. He will undoubtedly murmur Sc
cretly at the tate which sends him into a re-
tirement whence he may launch no more ve-
toes. He would be content, it is said. with his
old place in the Senate, where he could meet
his assalants ofthe opposition party once more
face to face in Titanic conflict. But how much
better it will be for him to pass the remainder
of his days in the care of his focks and herds,
in cultivating corn and the other Tennessee
cereals instead of gratifying the sanguinary
impulses of his impetuous nature. No doubt it
will be far better for his fame, for perhaps, if
he passes the remainder OF his days-and be is
not yet three score -innocently and quietly,
the time will come when his countI ymen will
remember only how boldly and how well he
defied traitors in the Senate chamber of 1860
81, and forgive the baseness in his subsequent
paraer " t 'A'
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' A FoRcIBLE SUCCESSION. I'm the course of
the debate in the House Of Representatives on
the bill to prevent the further contraction Of the
currency, Mr. E. B. Washburne, of Illinois,
said that everything consumed by the laboring
classes has increased 90 per cent. in price since
the suspension of specie payments, while wa
ges have increased but GO per cent. This
shows just 80 per cent. loss to the industrial
classes on account Of appreciated currency.
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DEpARruRE az orNAN s.rt,AMrns
PORT OF PORTLA ND.

MARIN r N EW =.
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& MERcHANTs.-Any one in wholesale bust
ness desiring book keeper, or salesman of
ability and experience, is referred to the ad.
vertisement Wanted" addressed "D,p box
lO49 post Office. The applicant we are pri-
vately assured is every way competent to fill
any position of the above named character,
having several years thorough knowledge of
accounts A'' 70 - w.
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Portland and Vicinity.
Ike Daily and Maine State Press

May he obtained at the Periodical Depots OF Fes-
sender Bros, MARQUIS, Robinson, Colesworthy and
Chisholm Bros, at Boston Depot and on the train oil
G. NJ. Curtis, and at Portland s. Rochester Depot.
At Bddeford, OF Plllsbury Bros
At Saco OF j, S. Locke. $3.50.
At Brunswick, OF w II. Fields
AT Waterville, OF j. S. Carter ta jon
At Gorham of News Agent -r. H.f
At Bath of j. o. Shlw. H H...
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turner's Tic DOuloureux, or Universal
Neuralgia Pill, is safe, certain and speedy
cure for Neuralgia and all Nervous Diseases, The
severest cases are completely and permanently cured
In very short time Neuralgia in the face or head
GUS disease withstands its magic influence 1t has
the unqualified approval Of many eminent physI-
cans IL contains nothing injurious to the most del
lcate system. Sold everywhere Sent on receipt OF
81 and two postage stamps. TURNER & CO., 1870
fremont Street, Boston, Mass, proprietois. ,ll-
For sale by W. +. Phillips & Co., Portland, Me.
July 49, eod&w1ysn ..N ..t. 10.
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SPECIAr. NOTICES.
A Cough, a Cold Or a Sore Throat,

Requires immediate attention, an shouli no o,ool
ed. II allowed to continue
Irritation Of abe Lungs, q Peru,.n.,,
Throat Disease OF Consu ,option,
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SALE OF REAL EsTATL.-The lot OF land at
the foot of Newbury street, belonging to the
city, on which are two school-houses. of wood
and brick, was sold at auction yesterday by E.
M. Patten & Co., for $4,000, to Thomas Barker
The lot contains about $500 square feet.
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Municipal Court.

JUDGE I1INGsBURY PRESIDING.
WEDNEsDAys-NealM Mcbride, for search and seiz-
ure process Found guilty, fined 500 and costs and
sentenced to hree months in the county Jail. APP
pealed to higher Court, and gave bonds for his ap-
pearance at that time. ODonnell Tor defence.
John II. Costello, for the same offence, was a'so
found guilty, and fined and sentenced as usual. Ape
pealed. Putnuin Tor defence. AZ q z
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DEERNG HALL -Hadley & Co.'S great gift
entertainment will remain in this city only
three evenings longer, and those who wish to
see the great show and obtain gift must
make use of the present time The chamber
set last evening was awarded to Mrs. Hannah
Cole, No. "a York street. Valuable chamber
sets, lounges, silver ware &c., will be given
away every evening this week, 20 4 --',---r4
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MEssRs. HARPER & Bros. have, through
their agents, Messrs. G. R. Davis g. Co., offer
ed to our public libraries any of their publica-
tons at 80 per cent. off from their last Fall
prices. This offer is to all our public libraries
destroyed by fire July 4th, 1866. Messrs d.
Appleton b Co. make the same generous offar
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. MANuFACTI1RING NEWS.


New machinery is now being put into the
lincoln MIL, which has been so greatly enlarg
ed Much of it is imported. The mill will be
ready to start again in three or four months.
Since the reduction of wages few weeks
ago, everything is moving along smoothly
The reduction averaged about 20 per cent L
find that most Of the operatives take the re-
duction without serious grumblinga s'hee
they are aware that the manufacturing coi.i-
panies have all been losing money the last siA
months, while there is very little prospect for
future advance in the price OF goods. The
girls saw thev must now work more steadily
and spend less money. AT present wages
many of them can make $40 and $40 a week
twice as much as most of our female teach
ers receive.
Last week the Worumbo Manu- acturing
Company, at Lisbon Falls, cut down the wages
of its employees from II to % per cent. The
spinners struck and their places have been
filled by others from abroad do not learn
that the other operatives were belligerent, but
l do learn that some of the girls say they can
now earn S1.65 a day, To make UP for the re-
duction, they too say they shall spend less
and work more. One year ago the Worumbo
cut down wages 10 per cent So the company
now pays 80 per cent, less than its highest
wages in the past. '' ''-
-tuf THE DE WITT HOUSE.
This hotel is to be thoroughly renovated in
the spring at a cost of some $40 900. 1t is also
to have new landlord; the present landlord,
Mr. I. J. Carr, is very much out Of health and
goes to Cuba to spend the winter 1t is .ex-
pected that the Boston owners in the mills will
spend more time in this city, with their fami-
lies, after the renovation Of the De Witt
House. Why may not this city become a
place for general resort in summer? The De
Witt would maize good headquarters, while in
the immediate neighborhood there is ample
opportunity for pleasant excursions-for rid
ing, boating and fishing. 10 19h4-i aii f'
Two of the course of lectures at Lisbon Falls
have been delivered by Hon. J. B. Ham ant
Hon. N. Dingley, Jr., of this city. Others vii
follow. The proceeds Of the lectures will be
devoted to the purchase of apparatus for the
public school. They, also, purpose having :
course of lectures at Mechanic Falls.
10 G0.l BARLOW.
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THE PR ESS
Thursday Morning, December a. 1851

Es7-F'irst Page to-elay-Mr. Lynch'S tinan-
cial Measures; Good and Bad Luck; Effect OF
superphospbates; The U. s. Consul at Rome
fighting against Garibaldi; Recent Pnbliea'
tons; Varieties.
Fourth Paye-Tale of a Possum: Bed Time:
Tho Elder Rooth
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PERsosA1.---We. had pleasant call from
General Neal Dow yesterday, who returned
last week from his European tour. He Is il,
excellent health. It'll needless to add that
his interest in the temperance cause is undi-
minished. tltt'' q. pep
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A SLY MOVE BY DcoLITTLE. Will
son of Massachusetts, having introduced bill
amending the reconstruction act SO that ma
iority Of the registered citizens actually votanq
on the adoption of a constitution under that
act may be suficien for its ratification, wheth.
er majority of the whole number registered
vote or not, Mr., Doolittle presents an amend
ment intended to prevent the very thing MT
Wilson has in view--the success of reconstruc-
ton. He would have provision inserted re-
qairing all persons who could not vote under
the old State constitutions to have one OF the
following additional qualifications: A years
service in the United States Army; ability to
read the Constitution of the United States and
subscribe an oath to support it; or freehold
estate of $3.50. Most of the blacks would pos
sess one or more of these qualifications no
doubt, but just about enough would be found
lacking to give the enemies of reconstruction
clear majority in all but two or three of the
rebel States, while the adoption OF these quail
ifcations, would answer no useful purpose al
this time The great object to be attained now
Is the incorporation of democratic principles
into the organic law of the States, and alter
that is accomplished, there can be no objection
to an educational qualification or others of an
impartial nature, if it is thought best. '-al
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The WEATHER.-The weather Yesterday
was very pleasant for winter. The snow T,,es.
Gay spoiled the skating and there was hardly
enough come for sleighing. However we saw
few men of courage out with their fancy
sleighs, and the merry tinkling of the bells
was rather pleasant sound. F-s IN 9YgH
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AN exchange gravely remarks SHERIDAN
has sworn OFF swearing He thinks it hurts
his health" We fear that if Jubal Early
should ever stampede his army again when
he is twenty miles away. he viii suffer re.
lapse OF his old complaint.
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We take pleasure in announcing that the above
named article may be found ior sale by ali CITY
Druggists and first class Coantrg Grocers. =
AS a MEDICINE Mans Wine Is Invaluable bel 40
amcng the BEST ifnot the best, remedy for colds and
pulmonary omplaints,manufactured from the pure
Juice the berry, and unadulerate by any nf,rre
Ingredient, we can heartily recommended it to -he
sick as MEDICINE. HFA
$40 the days OF the aged it ad,ieth length, i.-t
80, TO the mighty it addeth strength
Ills balm for the SICK a joy for the we'll
Druggists and drocers buy and sell sts ft
MAINS, EIDE RRERRY WINE,
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HARD TIMES IN New YoRK.-The New York
World says that over 900 laboring men are
out Of employment in that city. Of the 70 900
women who depend upon manual labor for
their support about two-thirds are without
work -....r .. { 4.- 81 ....t+ Cd . .... -.