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The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

Beydst and UOosehedd Railroad enpeTdnce
Reform : Camp Meeting : Waldo Countv Con-
UentiOns-Republiodn Nominations.
BELFAST, Aug "a, 1867.
To the Editor Of the Press:
The long discussion and agitation in regard
to the Belfast and Moosehead railroad has now
settled into something definite, and we are anx-
iously looking forw ard to the time when the
first train shalt come into our city loaded with
the rich products of our interior towns. The
company has been organized, nearly enough
money raised, and an engineer is already on
the route, having surveyed about ten miles on
the proposed line from this city to Newport
where it intersects the Maine Central road
The distance from this city to Newport will
be something less than thirty-fiye miles, An
other company is already constructing the
road from Newport to Dexter, fourteen miles,
which is a continuance of the route to the
lake. Col. Wides of Skowhegan is the sur
veying engineer on our route and the survey
will be pushed forward with all reasona BILE
haste. A company of railroad builders have
offered to construct the road from here to New
port at twenty-five thousand dollars per mile,
and take a quarter of the stock OF the road
Temperance matters in Waldo County are
in fiourishing condition. There are twenty
four Lodges of Good Templars in good work
ing order, the last one being institu ted last
Tuesday, in Freedom village, that place which
was known some years ago as "hotbed of rum
and treason There will be the first regular
meeting of the County Lodge at Belfast on
11th of September. Liquor matters are quiet
and but few prosecutions, the deputy constable
who belongs here, not finding enough business
in his line to keep him regularly employed.
The coming week is season of great mo-
ment to the dwellers hereabouts. The annual
Methodist camp-meeting "comes off, in the
vicinity, and the occasion is generally made
holiday by all classes. Whether it is season
of much benefit to morals or religion is ques-
ton which will admit Of argument. ' -
The Democrats held their county conven-
ton last Saturday and made the usual nomin-
ations. 1t was very small convention, and
not much interest or spirit was manifested. It
is evident that the party in this county is
growing no larger very fast" edI De Dig
The Republican county convention was
held here to-day and the following nominal
tions made Senators, Nathan Pierce, Mont
vile, Amos Pitcher, Northport; Clerk of
Courts, S. L. Milliken, Belfast: Register of
Deeds, Marshal Davis, Belfast; County Com
missiones, Geo. w. Bowler, Palermo; Treasur-
err, Charles Baker, Belfast. Convention large
and unanimous. Yours, SC.
. LEAD PENCIL
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Good Templars, Convention.

The Good Tsmplars of Cumberland County
held their regular quarterly Convention with
Pleasant Pond Lodge at Casco village, on
Tuesday, the Goth inst. Two lodge sessions
were held during the day, commencing at 10
o'clock A. M. Large delegations from about
fifteen lodges were in attendance. consti-
tuition was adopted for permanent organiza-
ton to be known as Cumberland County
Lodge of Good Templars. Officers for the wear
were elected as follows:-E. A. SAWYER of Ar
cana Lodge, w. G. T.; VIM. F. Cook of Pleas
ant Pond Lodge, W. S.; and H. H. Body of
Oriental Lodge, w. T. Delegates made brief
but interesting reports of the progress and
condition of heir respective lodges. w. So
A public meeting was held in the evening at
the Freewin Baptist meeting house. The peo-
pie OF the village and vicinity gathered in
large numbers, and all seemed fully alive to
the important interests of the temperance
cause. Eloquent speeches were made by Rev.
b. Freeman of Peaks Island, F. N. Dow and
A. j. Chase of Portland, Rev. Mr. Eaton of
Cape Elizabeth, F. G. Rich of Falmouth, j. o.
Winship of Gorham, DIR. Cobb of Webbs
Mills and Rev. Mr.. Pinkham of Casco. The
remarks were mainly on the QUESTIONABLE
Temperance Societies essential or important
instrumentalities in the Temperance cause?
and the speakers, who unanimously main
tanned the affirmative of the question, were
enthusiastically applauded. The very best
part of the whole Convention, however, was
the charming music dispensed, at proper inter-
walls, throughout the day and evening by the
choir. led by Mr.. J. A. Mayberry-Miss Hattie
A. Somes performing the instrumental part.
Visitors were sumptuously entertained by
the Casco people, and all came away hoping
for another occasion to visit that beautiful vii.
lage. A VISITOR
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

The Correspondence between the Presi-
dent AMI Gen. Grant ON the Removal Of
GEN. sh ridan.
The Boston Post of yesterday, in its WASH
ington correspondence, has the text OF the
NOES which passed between Gen. Grant and
President johnson, in consequence of the lat
ter's asking the former if he had any sugges-
tons TO make respecting the issue Of the order
removing Gen Sheridan and making the other
recent military changes. The following is the
correspondence in full:
"HEADQUARTER ARMIES OF THE U. S..
Washington, Aug. II. 1867.
His Ercellency, AadreW johnson. President of
of the United States:
SIR am In receipt of your order of this
date directing the assignment of Gen. G.. HI
THOMAS to the command of the 9Th Military
~ Dllstafict, Gen. Sheridan to the Department of
the missouri, and Gen. Hancock to the Depart
ment OF the Cumberland. Also your note of
TINS date (enclOsing these instructions) saying
Before you issue instructions to carly into eff
feet the enclosed order, would be pleased to
hear any suggestions you may deem necessary
respecting the assignments to which the order
refers
am pleased to avail myself of this invita-
ton to urge, earnestly urge, in the name OF a
patriotic people who have sacrificed hundreds
of thousands of loyal lives, and thousands OF
| and union of this country that this order be
not insisted upon. 1t is Enthusiastically the ex-
| pressed wish of the country that Gen. Sheri-
| dan should not be removed from his present
| command This is a republic where the will of
| the people is the law of the land. beg that
their voice may he heard. Gen. Sheridan has
performed his civil duties faithfully and ipteli-
gently. His removal will only be regarded as
an effort to defeat the laws of Congress. II
will be interpreted by the unreconstructed ele-
ment in the South, those who did all thew
could to break up this government by arms
and now wish to be the only element consulted
as to the method of restoring order, as tri-
umph. 1t will embolden them to renewed op-
position to the will of the loyal Masses believ-
ing that they have the Executive with them
Tho services OF Gen. Thomas in battling fol-
| the Union entitle him to some consideration
He has repeatedly entered his protest against
| being assigned to either of the five Military
Districts: and especially to being assigned to
| relieve Gen. Sheridan. Gen. Hancock ought
| not to be relieved from where he is. His De-
partment is a complicated one, which will take
| a new commander some time to become ac-
quainted with. There are military reasons, pc.
cuniary reasons and, above all, patriotic rea-
| sons why this order should not be insisted on
| l beg to refer to q letter marked private y which
| wrote to the President when first consulted
on the subject of the change in the War De
partment. 1t bears upon the subject of thi.
| removal, and had hoped would have prevent
ed it.
I have the honor to be, with great respect,
Your obedient servant,
| tu4 U. s, GRANT,
General U. s. A., and Secretary of War, ae
| interim" ~ "
4 la :.
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the company and putting the road under con-

the company and putting the road under con-
troll.
In Vermont the read has been located, and
the right of way is being secured In New
Hampshire the organization is to be effected
on the fifth proeimo. Let us in Maine, who
are most interested of all in the success OF this
great enterprise, not lag behind. The word
henceforth is Forward!
Booth ALIvE.-Periodically for the next ten
or twenty years, sensation stories WILL no doubt
appear in the newspapers to the effect that the
actor, whose cervical vertebr@ are preserved IN
the.Medical Museum, at Washington, is alive,
and, perhaps, kicking. Indeed IL Is Tor the III
terest of certain persons to certify his continued
existence. The pirate Torbert, as we chronicl-
ed some weeks ago, won $4,000 from credulous
parties in Calcutta, on bet that Booth still
lived. Since that time he has won $4,000 more
at Bombay in the same manner. He took the
other party to the wager on board his vessel,
soemnly sworn to secrecy, carried him to some
terra incognitd-Hades, probably. if his success
was real-and Showed him the assassin in the
enjoyment of his usual health. But the lucky
pirate is not the sole repository of the astound-
expounds thus: GA gentleman called upon US
one whom we well knew, whose word, as far
as our experience goes, is involate, and who
has led a rowing life for several years-and en-
| tered into conversation on the subject of
Booths diary. The mysterious gentleman dis
puted the authenticity of the diary, and grow
ing warm in the discussion, let slip tie declara-
ton, IknoaD Wilkes Booth aoell, and haze seen
him apitlin SIC MONTHS" Whether this gem
tleman has been exploring the Inferno, too, is
not disclosed; but, he either has visited that
eternal summer resort, or is an unreconstruct-
| ed rebel liar. There is still another class of
people who would gladly have it believed that
| Booth is alve-the enemies of Detective Baker.
If they could make it appear that "Stantons
favorite" pocketed his part of the government
reward by palming off another mans body for
that of Booth, they would consider the result
i cheap obtained at the exposure of any amount
of falsehood. But the thing of vital Import
ance to the American people. in this great ira
gedy of the assassination is, not that Booth
may be alive, but that Abraham Lincoln is
surely dead. Let some mysterious gentleman
produce him at the White House, alive and
WE'LL and he will find himself forthwith the
most fortunate mysterious parsonage in his
| tOry
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

A SOUTHERN PLATFoRM.-Henry Harrison
of Baton Rouge desires to go to Congress and
plants himself upon the following platform
which seems to have been constructed by the
exercise of an enlightened eclecticism:
Editor ADVOCATE, Sir: Allow me to pronounce
myself as candidate for Congress in this dis
trict. 1 will state to the public my principles
LIST. am in favor of taking the tax off Of the
cotton. I'd. 1 am in favor to computerate the
war debt. Sd. am in favor of free trade with
all nations. 4th. am in favor of freeing all
the colored people in Cuba. 9th. am in IA
vor of the subsection of Mexico. 9th. am in
favor of free trade and sailors rights. 9TH.
am in favor of every man having plantation
of his own when he works for it. hope my
conumerous friends will support me in this un-
dertaking and clear this country of the trou-
bles it is now in. Your friend,
q. HENRY HARRISON,
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United States Circuit Court.

MoNDAY.-In the case argued last week of limo
thy II. Hubbard in equity, vs. Z. H. McKenney, for
an Infringement of the bromide patent so called in
making photographs, whereof j. A. Cutting claimed
to be the inventor the opinion of the Court was de
livered by Judge Fox, in which Judge Clifford con-
CURED, to the effect that from the proofs exhibited
in this case, the complainant is entitled to the relief
prayed for, and an injunction was ordered and the
cause referred to Geo. F. Emery master, to take an
account. W. II. Clifford for complainant; Howard
& Cleaves for respondent
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27


The Nation, commenting upon the Pendle.
ton plan of paying the public debt by new is
sues OF greenbacks, recommends the substitu.
ton OF draughts of spring water The Demo.
cratic scheme would result in depreciation
OF the currency SO serious that greenbacks
might be purchased at the rate of one nickel
cent for each dollar bill. The Nation further
ADVISES that the government in further pursu-
ance OF the scheme should present each head
ola family with $4,000 in the same medium In
this way great deal of discomfort would he
removed and the foreboding of the Euronean
arlstocrats as to the future of our WORKING
classes be forever removed. Finally it declares
that the Democratic party hast during its ca
reer supported slavery, secession and foreign
interference, and that it only remains for it to
become the advocate of polygamy in order to
have sounded every depth of political intamv
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27


WASHINGTON NEws-It is said that the
President never intended that Gen. Thomas
should take command in the fifth military dis
trict' 1t was thought that he would resign his
commission rather than obey the order of the
PRESIDENT. His i'll health, however, serves the
purpose just as well, and Gen. Hancock will
go to New Orleans, as the President has from
the first desired. Gen. Sickles is to be mus
tered out as volunteer officer and returned
10 ms rank of colonel in the regular army in
order that Candy may take his place. Rous-
seau, meanwhile, has delayed his departure to
Sltka and is kept as a sort of spare hand' TO
await the turn of events. Vague rumors are
in circulation that specific charges are being
prepared against Sheridan. Rabe, the pardon
ed!forger inthe city is assisting Mr.. BinckIey in
getting up his second conspiracy report, but
progress in the work is delayed by Rabies
weakness for getting drum. .-.r
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

In HIS SPEECH at Canton, Ohio, afew days
since, Senator Sherman, after referring to the
adoption of the Constitutional Amendment,
said: even now, if the South, with the spirit
that actuates Gen Longstreet and others,
would adopt the amendment, and elect loyal
Senators and members under it, their admis-
sion TO representation would be easy I know
what 1 say to you is true, when declare that
majority of the Republican Senators and
members would have admitted any rebel State
upon its adopting the Amendment and COM
plying with its terms"
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

THE HIGH PRICE OF FRUITs.-A commu-
nication to the Boston Transcript with the
above heading, signed Summer Resident'-a
woman we presume contains many facts and
sharp hits which will answer exceedingly well
for this latitude. She entered one of the fruit
stores in Boston and with modest face and
appropriate air of submission, and asked the
prices. She says: -es
Now, twenty four hours after, it makes me
faint when 1 think of the answer; peaches,
ten cents each; apples ten cents-none less
imam four cents; pears, large as a walnut, six
cents. looked around for place of escape,
and it was barred by boxes piled with different
KINDS OF fruit in every stage of decay Some
SO decomposed that you would be obliged to
carry them home in waterproof bag, were
labelled one cent-the very essence of cholera
wrapped round a peach kernel, waiting for
some child's penny; for who else, unless fools
or bind, would buy such? Now, in Heavens
name, who sends us at this blessed season
fruit, flowers and vegetables, why can't we
nave them at reasonable rate as in other cit
les? Why not sell at fair prices, instead of
Keeping them, to decay and be thrown into the
docks, putting them at prices entirely beyond
the reach OF the poor, and making the rich
even hesitate about buying them.
True as preaching, every word of it, and
would be if it had been written about our fruit
market. Recently we have seen ragged girls
and boys gazing anxously upon withered, rot
ten pears and peaches spread out for sale, with
bit OF paper stuck up in their midst, marked
"oNE CENT" and how they wished they had
some pennies to purchase the cholera dose
True, there were pears and peaches on the
same show board of decent size and tempting
look, marked all the way from two up to ten
cents, but these, alas! were far beyond the
reach Of the urchins, and they didn't seem
even to wish for them. The fact is, the fruit
growers would be willing to sell for much less
but the middle men have acquired such habit
of asking and receiving enormous prices for a
few years past that they don't know how to
come down to reasonable standard; OF, il
they know how, they are very reluctant to
take the descending scale. These remarks
may, with equalpropriety, apply to many other
articles in our market besides fruit. q
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

SHOCKING ACCIDENTAL young man named
George Ingrahan, belonging in Augusta. was
run over ON Saturday night, between HALO
well and Augusta, by the train that left this
city between and 9 o'clock that evening. 1t
is supposed that he was drunk and either fell
or laid down on the track and got asleep
There was no conclusion as the train passed
over his body, and nothing was known Of the
circumstance until o'clock Sunday morning
when his remains were found, mangled in a
shocking manner. The head was severed from
the body and also one of the legs and one OF
the arms, and the bowels We're ripped OPEN
Portions of the flesh and clothing were found
scattered along some distance from where he
laid. He was q years old and unmarried, but
leaves a mother and brother. g~.-
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

VERY condescendingly the Press WIS "wil-
ling to allow us chance to make the cor
rection handsomely" 1t patronized the Bos-
ton Advertiser in the same Chris tan spirit
Saturday.
If the Star has any curiosity to learn how
gentlemen behave when requested to correct
inadvertent misstatements, it will learn some
thing very much to its advantage by looking
at the Boston Advertiser of Monday.
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Long Sought For! a
Come at Last +!
Mains Elder Berry Wine,

We take pleasure in announcing that the above
named article may be found ior sale by ali city
Druggists and first class Cou,,try Gr0cers -
As a MEDICINE Mains Wine is Invaluable bei 10
among the best 1not the best remedy for colds and
pulmonary complaints, manufactured from the pure
ingredient, we can heartily recommended it to the
sick as MEDICINE. iEG n 80 $50
go the days Ct the aged it addeth length,
Ills a balm for the sick, a joy for the we'll ~
Druggists and Grocers buy and sell
MAINS ELDERBERRY WINE,
nov 81 sN d&wtf
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

The Democracy of Ohio is fully committed
to the particular phase of population which
is most successful in the West. In some of
their local conventions they have expressed
their approval of the famous state sovereignty
resolutions of 1898. In Meigs county the fol-
lowing was adopted
Resolved. That we are in favor of paying off
the national bonds by an issue of legal-tender
greenbacks, and thus place them in a position
to be taxed, and at the same time save to the
people $180,000,O00 annually, in gold, which
they now pay to capitalists for holding their
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

HORSE RAILRoAD.-It will be noticed by the
advertisement, that the fares on the Portland
Railroad are to be advanced on and after Mon
day next one cent on single tickets in the city
The Directors have deemed this advance nee
essary for the interests of the stockholders, as
they have heretofore been running at rates that
afford no profit With the high price for
horses and the high cost for feed to keep them,
it is impossible to run, at present, at less than
the new rates. Our city authorities have al
lowed the hack drivers to double their fare al
most, to what it was when the horse cars COM
menced running, while the latter have never
increased their fare
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

The National Intel'igencer has commenced
the war ON Gen. Howard in earnest. 1t an
nounces that proof is being prepared of frauds
and wholesale corruption in the Freedmen's
Bureau, the revelation of which will astound
the country" 1t says that it speaks advisedly'
AS if the character of Howard could suffer at
the hands of Johnson!.
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MARRIED.

In Falmouth, Aug. 81, at the residence OF the
Drlde's fathcr, by Rev. Thomas Remission NJ Karl
Dupre aud Miss tia Reed both of f.
In Saccarappa, Aug %. by Rev. Joseph DanieIson.
Abner L. Hawkes. and Miss Mary W. Murch, DO h
Wynan. ~ -'''is" "
In Lewiston. Aug. %, Milo Morrill, and Elnora
In Minot Aug. %, William A. Robinson, OF Au-
bu n: and Lizzie M. Field. OF M, : =
d IN durham, Aug II, John E. Hasty and Marcia
Mary L. Taylor. n = - ' anu - ~ '''
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

GEN. GRANT.-While that distinguished Of
ticer is setting in the Secretary Of Wars Office
putting away his cigar, we are sitting in our
editorial office putting away Sansons Magne-
STUN Pen. The difference between the two
puffs is that one comes down with smoke and
the other comes down with the dust. We ad-
wise our readers who have not yet fried them
to do SO as they are very remarkable for their
non-corrosive qualities
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

ls WITH -Four Metallic Qualifications a man
may be pretty sure of earthly success. These
are gold in his pocket, silver in his tongue,
brass in his face and iron in his heart"
But for tonic appetizer, and as gentle
stimulant, there is reliable virtue in Planta-
ton Bitters. No article has ever been so pop
ular or done half so much good Let all who
have not already tried this great stomachic, at
once test its quality. We understand that the
druggists and grocers of this section are selling
vast quantities, and that scarcely family is
without it. e8EI IfaA EEIWE l8aW
Magnolia Water, delightful toilet article
superior to Cologne, and at half the price,
. 81 ''a-ifsti t aug17-eod2wSw2w
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The whitest and worst looking hair resumes its
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but strikes at the root and fills it with life and
colOring matter.
The first application will do good you will see the
NATURAL COLOR returning every day, and
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
the cd, gray discoored appearance of the hair will
be gone, giving place to lustrous, shining and beau
tiful locks.
Ask tor Halls Sicilian Hair Renewer; other
article is at all like IL in effect.
See that each bottle has our private Government
Stamp over the top of the bottle. AL others i'm
itdtionS.
X. p. HALL & Co., Nashua, N. H., proprietors.
For Sale by all Druggists. au2 eod&eow1m
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

Bon MoT.-In the oldeu time, when the Gus
tom was almost universal to wear weed on
the hat, on the death of a relative as a token Of
mourning, a certain person approaching a
facetious gentlemen then resident of this
city, asked him if he had heard the news. "No
what is it?" "The DEVILS dead" 81 don't be.
lieve it," why not?" Il don't see any crane
nm vour hat"
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-27

The corner stone of the new School House
at Gorham will be laid on Friday. the Goth
inst, at O'Clock P. NJ, with Masonic cere-
monies by Grand Master I. J. Murray, of the
Grand Lodge of Maine, assisted by his officers.
Speeches will be made by distinguished gen
temen Chambers Band will furnish tn.
music. If the weather should prove unfavora-
BILE it will take place the first fair day follow
ing, Sunday excepted. Portland Commandery
of knights Templar have been invited to per-
form escort duty, and have accepted the invi-
tation
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DIED.

In Brunswick, Aug. 10, Char es f. Richardson.
aged IL years months - y '' A uSoi''
In Brunswick, Aug. 81, Mr.. Jeremiah Owen. aoed
rs years. 0"o"' "se"
In Topsham, Aug 20, Mr.. Stephen FALL aged II
years. $50 -
In Bath, Aug. "a, Eta NJ. daughter Of Elisha g.
and Lucinda Potter, aged months
In Lewiston, Aug 10, Miss Ursula c. F-encb. aged
20 years. Ne
In Minott, Aug. IS, Flora R. Hackett, aged 80 yrs
q days. q - = 'S'
In Berwick, Aug. Q, Mrs. Frances Chadwick. aged
30 years. s'eN