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THE BARBER'S Practical JOKE The
celebrated Henry, first Viseount Melville, was
on visit to Edinburgh, shortly after the pass
ing of some unpopular public measure, TO which
he had given his support.
Son the morning after his arrival be sent Tor
{. barber to shave him at his hotel. This lnnc-
tionary, 4 considerable humnrist, resolved to
indicate his sentiments respecting his lOrdship :
recent procedure as legislator Having DE-
corated his lordship with an apron, he pro-
ceeded to lather his face. Then, hon1ishing
his razor, he said 1--WE are obliged 10 yo1l
my lord, for the part You lately took in the
passing of that odious bill. . ooh you re a
politician said his lordship; II sent for a
barber" ''I'll shave yon directly, added the
barrier who. after shaving one hall OF the
beard, RAPIDLY drew the back Of his instrument
across his lordShip's throat, saying: flake
that,you traitor - and rushed out OF the room.
LORD Melville, who conceived that his throat
had been cut from ear to ear, placed the apron
about his neck, and with a Gurglng noise,
shouted: "Murder!' The waiter lnmedl-
ately appeared and, al his lordship senlrealy,
rushed cut to procure surgeon. Three mem
beers of the medical faculty were speedily in
attendance; but his lordship could scarcely be
persuaded by their Joint solicitations to expose
his throat around which he firmly held the
BARRIERS apron. AT length, he consented 70
an examination; but he could only be convince
ed By looking into mirror that his throat had
been untouched. His lordship, mortified By
the merriment which the occurrence excited,
speedily returned to London
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YTHIS IS TO GIVE notice. That on the
L 22d day OF July, a. d. 1867, warrant in
Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of Geo
York, in the county OF New York, and State
of New York, and against the separate and in
dividual estates Of each Of them, who have been
adiudged bsnlsrupts on their own petition, that
the payment Of any debts, and delivery Of any
property belonging to such bankrUpts, or either
Of them, to them either OF them or for heir
use or for the use Of either Of them, and the
transfer Of any property by them, or either Of
them, arc forbidden by law; that meeting of
the creditors of the said bankruPta. and of each
Of them. individually, TO prove their debts and
to chose one or more assignees Of their estate,
and OF the estates Of each Of them, will be held
at Court Of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the
Office Of the Register Number 2O2, two hundred
and two) Broadway, in The city Of New York.
room number 4, before Isaac Dayton, Register,
on the twenty second day Of August, i. II.
1867, ut o clock .. III. Il. MURRAY,
u. :. Marshal, rs Messenger
n
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NATION Al HOTEL,
n WEsTox, ". Va, August 8, 1868
TO the Travelling Publc--I have this day
assumed the management OF the National Ho-
tel, and ask Of my friends their support prom
ising one and Ill the benefit Of my experience
in the hotel life. A. Is. SMITH,
Late Superintendent Bailey House,
au lO-3t Weston, w. Va.
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= IS said that Postmaster General Randall
has !efc w Washington for New York, en- route
for Europe, to be absent one month,
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TEACHERS

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VIRGINIA: AT rules held in the Clerk :
Y Office Of The Circuit Court Of AlcNandria
county, on the oh day OF August, 1861, Ueltlah
Haney, plaintiff, againsl John $. EmmcrSon,
Harrison A. Eromerson, William y. Emmer-
son, Jeremiah Simmons and Nancy Simmons,
his wife Peter \. Bartlett, Byron j. Corwin
and Emma Y. Corwin, and the child Of tho de-
ceased daughter Of Aqu!la EnmerSon, name
not known defendants: In chancery on II
cross bill fled in suit of ,I.ne T. James against
Ann Emmars0n's AdminiGtratOr, &c.
The object Of this sut is 10 obtain n partition
or sale Of the estate Of which AquiIla EInmer-
son died seized,
The defendants. Harrison 4 Emmcrson, Wm.
\. Emmcrson, Bryon j. Corwin and Emma Y.
Gorwn, not having entered their appear
ance and given security according to the act Of
Assembly and the rules Of this Court, and it
appearing By affidavit that they not residents
of this State, it s ordered that the said defend
ants appear here within one month after due
publication Of this order and do what is necessa-
~ to protect their interest in this suit; and that
copy Of this order he forthwith inserted in the
Alexandria Gazette, q newspaper published in
the city OF Alexandria, once a week for four
successive weeks, and posted at the front door
Of the Court house Of this county. A copy
tcste. j. IACEI, Clerk.
Brent g. Wattles P c. au l0-law4W
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FoREIGN News. The British Government
| will immediately dispatch large body OF troops
to Canada 10 repel any threatened Feulaa in
vasion from the United States.
In the British House Of Lords, the bill TO
| abolish the church rates vas rejected hV large
majority.
DISPATCHES have been received announcing
the death of Marie Sophie Amalie, the daugh-
| ter Of Maximilian Joseph, Duke OF Bavaria,
and the ex-Queen Of Naples.
In the British House OF Lords the Govern
| meat has submitted the postal treaty with The
| u. S. for reducing the rates OF postage BE-
| tween the two countries.
Sir Frederick Bruce, the British Minister 1T
| Washington, has been Empowered to lnvcsti-
| the recent killing Of Captain Speer by l.. :.
| soldier.
Mr. Hardy, the Home Secretary, in the House
| of Commons, in reply to a question. said that
| the Fenian prisoners were treated better than
! any others.
The reform bill having been returned from
| the Commons, motion was made IN the
House of Lords, to reconsider liz action upon
the disagreeing amendments. After some de-
bate, the consideration OF the subject was llycd
for the 18th instant
4 terrible railroad casualty occurred at Broy
Heath, Wicklow county, Ireland yesterday
The express train from Dublin, tor Wicklow,
when at the above named locality, ran oil the
track, and eight passenger coaches we're pre-
cipiated into the sea. The railroad at that
point runs along the summit OF high Bluff
The loss of life vas frightlul. Only one per
son in the whole train, a man named Morris,
escaped alive Thirty persons were killed out
| right by the accident.
Dispatches confirm the previous announce,
ment of the occupation Of three provinces Of
Cochin China, by French forces.
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Richmond, aug I-law4"

MISS REKkCCA pOWKLL VII open y
LM SELECT SCHOOL FOR YOUNG La.
DIES, on Monday, the 10Th Of September next.
Her number will be limited TO twelve. She
will give her whole attention TO their instruc-
and Latin. STE has hid much experience in
teaching, and will be aided by her father, Mr..
Charles l.. Powell For further particular:
apply TO her, at her residence, corner Of Duke
nnd Wa-hinptOn SIS an 6-c02m
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Steamer Express, Nicklc, Baltimore. by !.
Broders K Co
Steamer James 8. Green, Morga!l New lo:l,,
BY H. Eldridgp & co
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A writer gives an account OF the personal
habits and daily life of Pope Plus the Ninth.
Tie is represented as venerable in his appear,
ance, with fine face; and extremely af1able in
his manners. He is regular and methodical in
his ms attention to business, simple in his diet
and constant in his duties. Altogether, the
picture Is favorable one, and give the idea Of
high dipnitarv worth7 of tho roe,ao+ ~ I'll
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K. Ii. MIlLs.. AIexao dria, w
JOHN .iASSEv, i4eesbUrg, Va.
BENZ. HhLIoWZLG, SAVOY Spgl"R, Nj
SANDY Spring. Md aug o-pcl'1
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aug 10
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17
The liability of the following banks to r.
deem their bills, expires in 1868.

ALI the banks whose legal liabilities have
expired are promptly redeeming their bills as
presented, except the State Bank at Augusta
which after giving margin of one year from
Jan. !, 1866, when its liability ceased, now
claims the benefit of the statute limitation.
The receivers report the assets Of the San
ford Bank insufficient to pay the claims
against the bank by s9,l44. The affairs of the
American Bank, Hallowell, are still unad-
Justed. The receivers express the opinion
that the debtors of the bank are well able TO
pay sufficient sum to meet all the claims
proved, were they so disposed, and have ap-
Piled for leave to commence the proper process
to recover from the stockholders $4,000 more
or less, to make up the deficiency Of assets.
There are now eighteen Savings Banks
three having been incorporated during the
past year. The deposits in these banks which
diminished slightly in 1864 and 1866. have
increased during the last year by S6O9, ,14s.-
This result is attributed by the Commission
ers to the high premium and diminished sale
OF gosernment securities. The deposits in
Savings Banks have increased from $780,. ST.
in 1858 to S3,946, ,434 in 1866. As an index Of
the thrift and prosperity Of the middle class
these figures are very encouraging. OF the
entire deposits s2,oo5,2l5 are held by these
Institutions in the form of National, Slate and
municipal stocks. The Commissioners sua-
gest as precautionary measure demanded by
the frequent robberies Of late and the evident
partiality of thieves for these securities, tha
each bank should take care to have all its
bonds registered. Hitherto there has not
been loss in any of these institutions of a
single dollar to any deposition. 1t is to be
hoped that careful management will continue
to justify and strengthen the public conf
dence in these benevolent and charitable in
stitutions," as the Commissioners, without ex-
aggeration, call them. '.il1'i'l i'
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17
State Temperance Conveu,;o,,. Ca.e 10,

The friends of Temperance in this State
will meet in convention at Augusta on Thurs
day, oath instant, to take into consideration
the expediency ofso amending the Liqror law
that Imprisonment shall he a penalty for the
sale of intoxicating drinks. The prospect is
that the Convention viii be large, and that
the subject will undergo a thorough discus
sion.
Avery distinguished jurist of this State, ON
the passage of the original Maine Law, in re-
ply to an objection that the law was too strin-
gent, remarked, that he saw no force in the
objection since the objector agreed to the con-
stitutionality and expediency of a law to pre-
vent the sale OF Intoxicating drinks; for the
law should be sufficiently stringent to accom-
plish its purpose. If small fine will pre-
vent, very well; if not, increase it; ii neither
would answer, then imprison for longer or
shorter term as necessity might require
The judge was neither in favor of the law nor
a total abstainer. .s a'fs sir..
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17

good service. A believer in the ir,aIien,hle
rights Of man as defined by Thomas Jefier-
son, his strong and sympathetic nature leads
him to the advocacy of the enjoyment by ali
men OF impartial rights. Uncompromisinr,
he is ever in the field, dealing upon every side
blows at the enemy. As a legislator MIR
Barker has had experience in both branches
OF the Legislature, having been in the House
In 1868, and in the Senate in 1865 and 1885,
taking rank with the ablest debaters. His
eneetlon e., as speaker was but a just and CRATE
"s ~ I,ecoSnitlon of his services and the fitness
t;ns s"inss. fortunate in the possession Of a
and aoIce, with his experience as legislator
the noa;,ie ;,ierlnination to be true to himself and
ono IF on tho ne holds, he cannet fail TO make
els who have Is. hole elilclenl and popular Speak
Col. Frank NJ. Drew W. Sr''in r' -.
uo,,,,Sr ,',as1 VI 'ne House. Col. Drew is
young man, ana was Assistant Clerlr ~ The
House In 1860 and 1861. In The feiI - - ,SnI
le raised company and ioineJ ~ iSth
Maine regiment and served three vaora III 10
quarter, and was brevetted Colonel Of ''HI VI
unteers Upon his return to tbe Stafo In
settled at Brunswick, where he practihas io,, ,a
and last winter was elected Clerk.
Sumner j. Chadbourne was unanimons,,
reelected Assistant Clerk. MIR. Chadbonrne
is also young man, and has already been a
member of the House, Assis' ant Alessenoer
and Assistant Clerk. MFR. Chadbourne resides
at East Dixmont.
benjamin L. Cary of Hartford was elected
Messenger. Mr.. Cary has been a member of
the House, Assistant Messenger, and this year
was justly promoted TO Messenger.
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17

PORTLAND
Thursday Morning, January n, 1867.


e Published this morning, contains abstracts
of the reports of the State Treasurer. the Land
Agent and the Trustees fthe Insane Hospital,
a synopsis of the information furnished by the
Secretary Of War respecting the murder Of
Maine soldiers in South Carolina, the proceed
ings of Congress and of the State Legislature
during the week, a variety of miscellaneous
matter including "Traxi's" contributions and
review of the prospects of the Agricultural
College, the text of Mr.. Lynch's resolution for
the relief of shipbuilders with comments, to-
gether with the usual variety of domestic and
foreign news, market reports, marine news, Sc
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17
a"k Commissioners, Re.or,

Inc sank Commissioners report that of the
sixty-nine banks in the State ,ortv.ons hova
been converted into National banks m;aa.1'. 80
are closing mp under the Act of 1890 ~,
niue still remain under the State chos.'N .D
waiting for something to turn unr ;n ~
shape of new apportionment of bank;nn
capital giving larger share to New England
Meanwhile they have paid during the mas,
year to the United States tax of S14 ,955. in
addition to the State tax which the Comr,is-
sioners think should be remitted so long as
they remain in their present position. Whe-
ther they ought to be encouraged to maintain
their present position is question which we
trust the Legislature viii carefully consider
before adopting that Recommendation.
The National Banks are no longer author
lied to use their State bills. The entire cir
culafion OF State bills is now reduced to $780,
Vs. and is daily diminishing. ta..af ILL.,
u by the Act OF Feb. 20, 1866, the liability of
J the the following banks to redeem their bills was
extended to March l, 1867: -. ..,..t -.
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17

~ The latest story with regard to Mrs Bur-
dell Cunningham is that she lives in a small
Mexican town, in Lorette, Lower California
on the western shore of the Gulf, about one
hundred miles north of Cape St. Lucas. She
has been engaged there in the masculine duty
ofsupervising the operations of a silver mine
purchased by herself,
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17
COPARNTNERsHIP.
COpa3t,serslsip Notice.

FIulE partnership heretofore existing under the
Il name of CHARLES j.. WALKER Ss CO. is this
day dissolved, and limited partnership is this day
formed between It's under the name of CHARLES j.
MALkER, IN which the undersigned, JOSEPH s.
RiCKER, is the special partner, having furnished
$4,000 to the capital stock. The business will be
continued at the old stand as heretofore, No 46
Union street. j. s. RICKER - :,
'A . hSAW &3AbH charles y. WALKER,
tJ. a33 s-Uiit eaa CALVIN s. TRUE
,su ifs ff.en a...d LLEWELLYN r. SMITH,
ir5 = - ir5s sle t,sl BENZ. II. WHITNEY. ,
Portland, Jan. g. 1867. fi,r s7,f'--g ian16,lsw q
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17

r THE MAINE STATE PRESS. is published at the
anne nlace very Thursday morning at s2.0oa year,
invariably in advance. tt..l
RATES OF ADVEBTIsTNG.-One inch OF space, in
eaotli OF column, constitutes square, -l
s 80 per square daily first week: Is cents per
Elk after three insertions, or less, $1.00 continu
/ every other day after first week, 80 cents.y
q Ialt square, three insertions or less rs cents; one
" ek, S iUVs 90 cents per week aIler. Fl 49,
Under head OF tAMUsEMENTs.'' $200 ner souara
Pc week; three insertions or less, $1.5O
SPECIAL NOTICES, ,S1.25 per square for the first in
sFtonnand 20 cents per square for each subsequent
nserti0n. s-T-f wv ttt9 W
Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
;EssS (which has large circulation in every par
tion. l'-i 10 r s''s stS'fif1
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17

The Company has Assets, Over Twelve
Million Dollars, viz L1.l.. :,
United States and State of New-York Stocks Citv
Bank and other Stocks, ii 81 SOS 5S5
Loans nssecured by Stocks and otherwise, $3.50 $50
premium Notes and Bills Receivable Real slEs
Estate. Bond and Mortgages and other se- 5ts
curlties, t.h Is35 a 3G50025
United States Gold Coin, slaEH S0,fG0
Cash in Bank t. 1siEeFssrY 310,h50
Gfsl .-LtH.t ,ae-----
-- s12, ,1ss,9zo
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17
Limited Partnership.

= u A Ifr III ! lEs.. ..ffi
fI'HIS is to certify that the undersigned Joseph S.
Kicker, Of Westbrook, in the count v OF Cumber-
land, charles u alker, Calvin S. True Ileweliyn
X smith and Benjamin f. Whitney, all Of Portland
III said county, have formed limited partnership
under the name of Charles j. Walker, to carry on
tue business OF manufacturing bouts and shoes, and
dealers in Leather andsIsndh,gss That said Kicker
is special partner, and has contributed twenty-five
thousand dollars to the capital stock The partner
ship commenced January s. 1867, md will continue
three years from that date. " -fG
"ii j. s. KICKER. s'.,.
g. IS E q , CHARLES 3. WALKER,
5...., t.s ..e-,.s r-fs5si CALVIN S. TRUE, ~
LLEWELLYN r. SMITH
BENZ. +. WHITNEY
Portland January 8, 1857 ~, , asii7T iiaf
..stsiIs.s4a !. 1850 ai
CUMBERLAND S., JANUARY 10, 1867
Then personally appeared the abovenamed, Joseph
>; Kicker, Charles j. alker, Calvin S. True, Lew
ellyn r. Smith and Benjamin F. Whitney, and ae-
knowledge the above instrument by them signed to
be their free act. ~ "a d ~ 4, y bHf
Before me-, VIM WILLIS ~
jIn16d3w l1IIs Justics of fle peoce
-
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17
la5 p'1- = ATLANTIC 1saU &
Mutual Insurance Company.
81 Waa 81, cor. William, NEW YORK,
JANUARY, 1866. '4sG sl.
lnsures against MARINE and INLAND Navi
2s1i ias3ssE q ngation Risks. az Goes afgj

4 The whole profits OF the Company revert to the
Assured, and are divided annually upon the Premi-
ums terminated during he year; and ior which Ger
tihcaes are issued, bearing interest until redeemed
The Dividend was 10 per cent in each of the years
1864, and g. and SO per cent. in 1866 .s1-
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS is published
every day, Sunday eXeepted,l at No, | Printefs'
Exchange Commercial Street, Portland.

" N TOJ Iflfts t INVI fAIi-I IVIN'
TERMS: Eight Dollars year in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17

g The Augusta correspondent of the Bath
Times furnishes the following interesting
items OF information respecting the recently
elected officers of the State Legislature: 500
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-08

THE DIABOLICAL SPIRIT OF DEMoC-
RACY.-At a meeting Of Copperhesds
held at HillsborO, Ohio, Mr.. VallRaaig-
ham was advertised to speak, but just
before that apostle commenced, the
chairman, a Mr.. JillsOn, announced
that che had Just received a letter,
and he would like to read it." Mr..
VaIlandigham said certainly, and Mr..
JillsOn read as follows
'sIN HE'LL, Room No. Il, $50.
''I am here suffering tOrments for my
crimes and usurpatiOns while on earth.
In these flames / am reminded of my
great wickedness, and send these words
to you that you may take warning.
George Washington passed by me on
the other side Of the Great Gulf, but
only looked at me with unutterable
scOrn. Take warning by my fate.
ESigned1 ABRAHAM LINCoLN."
The impious devil read this with a
chucl1le, and Vallaudigham made it
the base of an appeal to his audience to
avoid hell by voting with the Demo-
cratic party. The narration Of this dia-
b0lical piece of reasonable impudence
called forth a storm of Kisses from the
audience, and seemed to deepen the
hatred which all respectable people
must entertain for a party which can
tolerate such beastly profanity.-To Toledo
Blade.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-08

Dan voorhees, perpetrated the follow
ing whopper in one Of his speeches in
New York:
Nearly the entire white population
of the south has been disfranchised and
deprived of any voice in controlling tho
present or shaping the future. Thus
about six hundred thousand negro votes
are added to the strength of the Radical
party, and nearly a million of white
are stricken out Of existence."
Such is the diabolical lying by which
the enormous naturalization frauds per
petrated by the Democracy have been
reinforced during the late campaign in
New York. The merest tyrO IN politics
knows that but few whites (probably
not more than 80, 900 in the entire South, }
are disfranchised by the reconstruction
acts, and they are the persons guilty
of violating oaths Of allegiance, as Of
fee holders, to the United States, and
Of prominent leadership in the rebellion.
All such ought TO be grateful to escape
the gallows, to say nothing of being de-
prived of the privilege Of voting and
holding Office.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-08

TREASOSABLE DE1EOCRACY.-The Or
gans of the Democracy Of the West,
with the exception of Brick Pomeroy 3
La Crosse Democrat, are not so far ad-
vanced as those published in the East.
The Old Guard a monthly magazine,
which is to the upper class Democracy
n sort of political Bible, has in it's last
issue an article entitled "Lincoin and
Davis" of which the following is a spec
linen brick -
Abraham Lincolon was, without
doubt, the most fatal man that ever
lived upon this earth and in four brief
years did more evil to mankind than
the worst man that ever lived accom-
plished in a lifetime. The cause he led
is the most unnatural, impious, and sin
full, that has ever afflicted the world,
and the means of its accomplishment
The Udest, most dishonest, and cieUiIlSh
that eUer degraded oar race, or stained
the earth since time began. On the
contrary, the real Though not assumed
cause led by Jefferson Davis is the no
blest, most beneficent, true and glori-
Gus that man ever battled for on this
earth, and the means employed were
the granGest, most Christian, and Cbiv-
aIrous ever witnessed in the worlds
history"
In the same article it declares that
"Southern society, or so-called slavery,
is right, and mongrelism, or so-called
freedom is wrong"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-08

During the late elections in the South
large numbers Of the rebel whites refu-
sed TO vote, thus voluntarily disfran-
ehising themselves Now if Congress
had enacted a law disfranchising these
disloyal recusants, while at the same
time confsrring the right to vote on
loyal whites and blacks, we never
would have heard the last Of the So
called Outrage But since diafrau-
ment has been self-infiiCted perhaps
Congress should take q hint from it and
by law prevent such scOundrels from
voting for atIeast as long time as they
made war to destroy the Union. The
Copperhead bowling would not be any
louder or the rebel hate any more in
tense, and the country would not be
likely to suffer for want of secesh helE
I in governing it.