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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-25

Land on Commercial Street to
,ssssas eslE .oE Lease ssaE s,7 ! p
THE subscriber is DESTROYS of improving his lots
L on Commercial street, and will lease q part or
the whole for term of years. 1lf tt9DT-lN
Or be will erect buildings suitable for MANUFACTURE
ing or other purposes. il desired. u ~ ~
:, Proposals will be received by E. E. UPHAM, or
the subscriber.
e@li2A $3.50 N, p. RICHARDSON.
may 10th. . may3ldtf .
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-25
For Sale.

TINE subscriber offers tor sale Cheap for cash his
i steam Scow driven by an eight horse power en-
CINE with connecting gear to propeller! has two
hosting gears, one quick and one slow, has been
tanks and everything in running order; be seen
at Biddeford For further particulars, price, &C.,
address JAMES ANDREWS,
oc22df Bddetord, Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-25

To be Sold Immediately.
1.-TWO Houses and lots in City. Price $500 and 81.
Il &c., House lots in Cape Elizabeth $50 to 500.
z.4f-a ft ( JOSEPH REED,
Real Estate Agent, Oak and Congress SIS.
Octobes o. dit FF5 e. We % q - : rs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-25

Genteel Residence tor Sale in Cor
ham.
Cine of the Finest Residences
A%is&-N i'm GOrham,
MmIkarl Now occupied by Major Mann : Of
@ filH EII3M fered for sale. The house is two
el lsllAEI5 stories. thoroughly finished inside
and out, and in situation is Unsurpassed in that
beautiful village.-The lot is large, upon which is
fuittrees of various kinds, shruberry, &c. A nice
spring of excellent water is handy to the door, and
excellent property will commend itself to any man
who isin want OF pleasant home within 80 minutes
ride OF Portland.
For further particulars qure of W. H. Jerris, Re-
al Estate Agent, at Horse Railroad Office, opposite
Preble House., ~ res e 20 I -Il ivsldtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-25

THE Oxford House, pleasantly situated in the viii
4 lage Of Fryeburg, Oxford county, Maine. is of
fered for sale at bargain, il applied for soon.
The Rouse is large, in good repair, with furniture
and fixtures throughout, together with all necessary
outbuildings. o. 71f-4'sNN"1'
For full particulars inquire Of
ECZ'TG9 " z HORATIO BOOrHBY,)
Proprietor.
Frveburg, Sept. %, 1866. diff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-25

2s2 Congress st under Lancaster Hall, Portland.
Portland, September %, 1867. sept25-dtf
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11

heartily agrees with its policy, aud feels
the necessity of its aseendency. Gener-
al Grant has not yet publicly expressed
himself upon this point, although all his
actions show his general sympathy with
that party. 1t is, therefore, premature
both to insist that he must be the can
didate and that under no circumstances
can he or ought he to be the candidate.
If Genoral Grant would like to have
the nomination of both parties or if he
would prefer to be nominated without
expressing himself more plainly, then
we should say that he certainly could
not be and should not be the Republican
candidate and we greatly miscouceive
General Grant himself if he expects the
Republican nomination upon such terms
He knows of course, that the party which
is as sure as anything political can be to
elect its candidate will not nominate in
the dark or for luck. He also knows,
probably, that under the circumstances
he could not be nominated by the Dem
ocrats. Would he then be likely to suc>
coed upon peoples nomination ?" We
think certainly not, because we 90 not
believe that he would as third candi-
date seriously reduce the Republican
vote. Meanwhile we repeat that the i'm
portant consideration in tho Presidential
campai9n is the continued dominance of
the Republican party.-Harpers Weekly.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11

SATURDAY NIGHT.-Somebody get
off the following beautiful paragraph on
the closing night of the week.-The-e
is volume of truth and sense in it:
Saturday night makes people human,
sets their hearts to beating softly, as
they used to do before the world turned
them into war drums and Jared them to
pieces with tattoes. The ledger closes
with clash; the iron doored vaults
come to with a bang; up go the shut
ters with will click goes the key in
the lock, 1t is Saturday night, and bu-
siness breathes free again. Homeward,
no The door that has been ajar all week
gently closes behind him, the world is
all shut out. Shut out ? Shut in, rather.
Here are his treasures after all, and not
in the vault, and not in the book--save
the record in the old family Bible---and
not in the bank. May be you are a
bachelor, frosty and forty, Then, poor
fellow, Saturday night is nothing to you
just as you are nothing to anybody. Get
a wife, blue eyed or black eyed, but
above all, true eyed; geta little homo,
no matter how little, and little sofa,
just to hold two, or two and half, and
then get the two, or two and halfin it,
of Saturday light, and then read this
paragraph by the light of your wife's
eyes, thank God and take courage"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11
From tho philadelphia Inquirer ]

johnson evidently looked upon it as
Grants duty to run over to the White
House, and after touching his hat and
performing sundry genufections, to
give to the occupant thereof an unquali
ed Endorsement of his action. Again
Mr.. johnson has been disappointed
The man who would take nothing less
than unconditional surrenders from
Buckner at Fort Donelson, Pemberton
at Vicksburg, and Lee at Appomattox
Court House, was not yet prepared to
surrender his own ideas of justice and
patriotism to the representative of those
who were compelled to lay down the
arms Of treason before the invincible
legions of the Union under his com
mand.
No statesman in the land could have
summarized the evils resulting from Mr..
Johnson's course in fewer words, or
placed them moro forcibly before the
people than has General Grant in these
three brie instances. He has gathered
them together in nutshell, and every
one can comp ehend at a glance the
fearful response bilities which the Presi~
dent assumed when he thrust aside
General Grants unanswerable protest,
and issued the order for sheridan's re-
moval.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11
Dead Animals

Animal matter contains every elemen t
that is necessary to grow every pant known,
In it are phospate and car onate of lime
ammonia, carbon in short in the best form
all the essentials of vegetable growth
Whenever fowl, cat, dog, sheep, pig,
horse or COW dies, let the carcass be cut
up and added to the manure heap. The
carcass of single horse will turn loads
of useless muck or peat into manure, rich
er than any ordinary barn yard dung
Why then suffer it to decay useless and
annoyingly? 1t is true it is not lost, for
the gases that.tant the air are appropri-
ated by plants; but the farmer who own )
cd the animul gets but small portion of
what should be all his own. Why will
we waste the dead energies of the horse,
when he has lost the living ones?
If our readers will heed what we say,
they will notbuffer dead animals to annoy
the eye and disgust the nose hereafter
Bury them in the manure heap; ada some
quick lime to hasten decay, and charcoal
dust or plaster to absorb the gasses, and
much will be-gained in the good appear
ancc of the farm and in the quality Of the
manure. Ifyour neighbor beso improv-
ident-as to waste a dead animal, beg it
of him, that it may not be detrimental to
health and useless vegetation. Laws
should be passed to compel the saving of
this most powerful of fertilizers, when
common sense and decency fail to do it..
Whenoyer it is desirable to hasten de>
cay, and rapidly turn animal matter into
manure, sulphuric acid may be used. =
This would be too expensive (although
the acid is cheap for farm purposes, but
may be employed ssfor the garden, where
expenses is not so important. 1t is fre>
quently desirable to have rich manure
in the garden, and it is not at hand. An>
imal matter put into sulphusic acid will
in few hours furnish it. Every house
will supply much refuse animal matter.
To this, rats, mice, feathers, hair, bones,
horns, &C., may be added. If the garb-
age of slaughter house can be got it
should be. All these will soon be re-
duced to an available state, be inoffen,
sive, and add great fertility to the soil
where used. The requisite quantity of
acid may be ascertained by experiment
about ten or fifteen pounds is usually
allowed for one hundred pounds of ami
NAL matter.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11
From the New York Po.t j

What of General Grant on the 9th er
hand His statesmanlike letter will put
to eshame the persons and press who
have for several weeks been trying to fix
upon him, for their private purposes, tho
suspicion of foolishness equal to Mr..
Johnson's.
General Grants opinions on recon
struction are not secret. He has spo-
ken freely with many persons and
there was not the slightest occasion for
misrepresentation to which he has late
ly been subjected. He believes,that the
work of reconstruction ought, on every
account to be completed as quickly as
possible. He holds that the country is
seriously injured by the long delay which
has occurred. He thinks that military
rule over the South is not neatly so bad
or SO dangerous for the South as for the
country at large that, as he once put
it to friend ID conversation, it is just
as it was with slavery, which, though it
was hurtful and mischievous to all, was
far more injurious to the master than to
the slave Grant holds that the Con-
gressional policy, when it was declared,
should have been carried into effect at
once that all opposition to it ought to
be discouraged and that it is expedi~
ent to that end that all parts Of the
Government should appear to be cordi-
ally united in carrying it out, to the end
that the whole country may, as speedily
as possible, be placed under the peace-
full Supremacy of the Constitution, and
all parts be represented in Congress.
Now in this faith Grant has the greats
er part of the Republican party with
him. And is not, of course, favored by
the persons who desire to. keep the coun-
try in turmoil, who wish still further
to delay the work of reconstruction, who
insist on confiscation, etc.
| But grant has with him, in his be-
half, the greater part of the Republican
party, which earnestly desires the COM
pletion of the work of reconstruction, and
he has with him also considerable part
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11

1t is of Importance, as. placing Grant
before the country in his true light as
the earnest and reliable adherent OF
the Congressional policy of roconstruc-
tion and as :he determined opponent of
the reactionary policy upon which John
son has been bent. His lanuagge is SO
plain, so forclble and so straight to the
point as to leave no room for bubble as
to his opinions He takes issue boldly
and openly with the President by say,
ing that the removal of Sheridan "will
be regarded as an effort to defeat the
laws of Congress" which we take to be
about as direct an imitation of what he
thinks Of Johnson's course as he could
we'll give.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11


-Amoung the antiquated laws and
customs of some Of the smaller German
States, which will be abolished on their
annexation to Prussia, not the least
curious are those relating to marriage
In Electoral IIesse no man was allowed
to marry if under twenty-five and no
woman if under eighteen. The result of
this somewhat severe law was, that while
in other countries girls try to make peo>
pie believe they are "sweet seventeen"
for many years after they have left school,
the Hessian young ladies often declare
themselves to be eighteen yeare old long
before they have reached that age. The
Prussian authorities, however will change
all that, the law of Prussia making the
minimum manageable age eighteen for
a man and fourteen for woman. In
Wurtemburg men are not allowed to
marry under twenty-five, except by
special dispensation. A curious law,
said to date from the Vbigoths, also
exists in that country, forbidding any
woman to marry man twelve years
Younger than herself. In other German
States similar anomalies occur. Thus,
in Saxony, the minimum manageable
age for man is twenty>one for wo-
man there is no restriction. In Aus
trian boy of fourteen may marry a girl
of twelve while in Baden marriages
where the bride groom is under twenty
FIVE or the bride under eighteen, are not
allowed unless sanctioned by the police
authorities.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11
A Confirmed Grumhacr.

Some time ago there lived in Edin-
burgh a we'll known grumbler, named
Sandy Black, whose often recurring fits
of spleen or INDIGESTION produced some
amusing scenes Of senseless irritability,
which were highly relished by all except
the brute's good, patient little wife.
One morning Sandy rose bent on a
quarrel the hoddies and eggs were ex-
cellent, done to turn, and had been or
dered by himself the previous evening ;
and breakfast passed without the looked
for cause nf complaint.
"What will you have for dinner,
Sandy ?" said Mrs. Black. ,..-
"a chicken, madam" said the hus'
band ... ...... ~.
"Roast or boiled 2" asked the wife.
"Confound it, madam, if you had been
a good and considerate wife, you'd have
known before this what liked" Sandy
growled out and, slamming the door be-
hind him, left the heuse. 1t was in The
spring, and friend who was present
heard the little wife say, "Sandy's bent
on disturbance to day | shall not please
him, do what / can" t-.-.....
The dinner time came, aud Sandy and
his friend sat down to dinner; the fish
was eaten in silence, and, on raising tn e
cover of the dish before him, in tower
ing passion he called out, "Boiled chick
en- l hate it, madam A chicken boil
cd is chicken spoiled"
Immediately the cover was raised from
another chicken, roasted to turn.
fMadam, | wont eat roast chicken, .
roared Sandy; "you know how it should
have been cooked -
At that instant broiled chicken with
mushrooms, was placed on tho table,
without green peas J" roared the
grumber.
Here they are; DEAR" said Mrs.
Black. f
GLOW dare you spend my money in
that way z"
"They were a present." said the wife,
iuterrupting him.
Rising from his chair and rushing
from the room, amidst roar of laughter
from his friend, he clenched his fist and
shouted, .'How dare you receive a pres
ent without my leave ~
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11
The GraDt-J OhnsOn cOrres-
pOndence.
Comments of the Republican Press
Prom the Chiraso Tribune.

From the Chrago Tribune.
The letter written BY General Grant
to the President protesting against the
removal Of General Sheridan is publish
ed. 1t is not too much to say that this
noble document anticipated every argu-
ment which has been urged by the press
and people of the country against that
ill-advised step, aud that it presented
the reasons why that step should not be
taken in more pointed and concise terms
than have been employed by anybody
else. The uumistakable will OF the
people, the great services of Gen. Sher =
idan, the bad effect which his removal
would have on the unreconstructed ele-
ment of the South, the repeated ex-
preston of Gen. Thomas wish not to be
made the instrument of censuring Gen.
Sheridan, and the duty devolving upon
the President to execute the Recon
struction Law faithfully-are all point,
ed out in nervous language, which
leaves no doubt that General Grant was
deeply solicitious that the order should
not be insisted on. No one can read
the letter without feeling that the most
cruel injustice has been dore to the
great soldier, by those who have charg-
ed him with sympathizing with " An
drew Johnson's policy" There is not
a word which does not breathe the tras
est loyalty to the principles upon which
the rebellion was put down and the work
of reconstruction undertaken by Con.
gress. Above all, tho inj junction which
he gives to tho President, that this is a
republic in which the will Of the peo-
people, coRstitutionally expressed, is to
be obeyed, is most significant and hons
orable The capture of Lees army was
not a prouder addition to the wreath of
the Generals fame than this letter to a
faithless Executive.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11
Selrrt puetrg,
FOREST PRAYER

BY n. NJ. MLUsE.
Here IN the dim old woods
This glorious Sabbath even,
~ kneef among thatall green oaks. a-r
And Offer thanks to Heaven.
This place Is meant for prayer, p
A house not reared by man;
No human architect e'r dreamed
OF such uoble plan.
The floor the bright green earth.
The road the sapphire sky:
The pulpit, this tall oak the choir,
The wind that passes by.
Here, free from toll and care,
Far from the city's din,
How sweet to kneel and ask from Go
Forgiveness for our sin.
Here mid His glorious works,
These colonades Of trees
These moss grown rocks and summe flowers.
This mild ETHEREAL breeze
~ Who can but feel His power, -. -
Through all this wide abode .rg
Ay hear a voice within the soul
IS Say, "Bow and worship tiodI'
Oh Thou who fullest on high,
Der heaven, and earth and seas
Who geInmsd the armament with stara,
And planted all these trees;
Beneath whose care the worlds
In endless cycles roll
Thou hearer of all praise and prayer
Speak peace unto my soul!
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11
[From the New York Tlmes.l

70 those who have assailed the fdel,
ity of General Grant to the principles of
the Republican Party, his letter must
bring intense modification. 1t rebuts
50 conclosively the aspersiops which the
Tribunal has tost upon bis name, and
shows SO completely the clsarness and
depth of his convictions, that its ap>
pearance in print does him timely and
essential service
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11
EFrom the Cincinnati Times.

General Grants letter to the Presi>
dent protesting against the removal of
Sheridan, expresses the sense of the
supporters of the Government and de-
fines the Generals position SO that it
can not be mistaken. 1t does the Gen
eral great credit.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11
from the Philadelphia Press

The earnest patriotic words of Grant
will convey comfort and encouragement
to every northern and national heart.
They are what the country expected of
him. and what she demands of every
true citizen in this hour.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11

be copched in much stronger language
even than that used in relation to Sher>
idau, but for rea sons best known to him.
self, the President kept it from the pub
lice Grant stock is decidedly above
par today in Washington.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11
BUThER, BUTLER COUNTY, PENN'A, WEDNESDAY.

of the Democratic party, which has the
same desire. Statesmanship is to do the
best possible. 1t is not to grow furl-
Gus because your own wishes are impos-
sible. 1t is not to put stop to every
thing because affairs do not go our own
way. Gen. Grant is not politician,
but his letter shows him to be states
man and patriot man wise enough
to see that it is best to work with the
means at hand, and to a possible end ;
and clear>headed enough not to forget
the end in looking at the means.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11

The letter of General Grant is worthy
of the man. 1t dispels all doubt of his
position, touching the removal and it
effectually silence the clamors raised by
the Tribune as to Gen. Grants agency
in making the unfortunate substitution
of commanders.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11

Such language from man of General
Grants equal mind and reticent hature
is of unmistakable import. \
The loyal masses will thank General
Grant for these words. We believe a
very short time will prove how truly he
has foresha1 lowed the effect of the Pres
dents renewed policy of obstruction.
The reply of the Presidents shows
how strongly he felt the effect of General
Grants protest, though determined to
disregard it. His chagrin crops out in
the intimation that he had not asked
for "a formal report" but only "vorbal
statement of the Generals views. A
verbal statement he coull have twisted
into anything to suit, with the aid of
the serviceable correspondents who are
instructed at the convenient periods to
seek an interview with him but a forN
NAL, written protest is as unmanageb le
as the truth and earnestness in which
General Grant has made it. 1t will
stand to condemn the President when its
foresight has been approved by events.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11
[pl.patches % the phlIaaelphla Inqulrer j

Considerable curiosity is epressed to
see the protest Grant made against Stan
tons removal referred to in his letter
but which was withheld It is said to
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11
FASHIONABLE TkILORS.

THE undersigned having associated themselves in the
| Tailoring business, would respectfully say the
public In general that they have just received the Fall
and Winter Fashions, aud are prepared to make up
Clothing in the latest and most approved style Peast
call and examine our Fashions and Specimens of mel
and boys speoia attention given to boys cloth
1ng. E1TENMULLER. WHITE co.
August u, Ise6--tf
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11

THE LATE Rev. DIR. NEWTON was
once speaking of a lady who he'd recently
died. A young lady Immediately asked,
40, sir, how did she die ?" The vener'
able man replied, others is a more im>
portant question than that, my dear,
which you should have asked first. !"
"Sir," said she, "what question: can be
more important than How did she die 2
!" How did she live 2" he replied
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11

RELIGION is thought by many to con
sist in what in the New Testament Is
denominated repentance. But religion
comas after that.-When you have had
your nots, your negatives, which are
necessary, then comes the positiyes, the
afirmatiYes. Real love of truth, real
meekness and gentleness, real generosity,
real highmindedness, real love to God
and genuiL5 love to man-these are re-
ligion.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-11

Why will the book Of Maximilian $
private papers, about to be published, be
uninteresting? Because it. will be
Blanc book.
The man who sang:I am lonely since
my Mother Died. isn'fquite SO lonely
now The old man married again, and
his step>mother makes it Lively enough
for him.