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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-17

Congress has only one thing more to do in
order to make the Presidents position COM
Portable and altogether free from burdensome
cares. He has become SO accustomed to the
style of composition required in veto messages
that he can dash of two or three week with
the assistance of Jere Black and his Attorney
General without impairipg his cheerfulness or
losing one of his ''fcrty winks" ofsleep o'nights.
Bnt he should be enjoned from further consid-
Grafton of financial topics, or that intellect
which was equal to the management of the
municipal affairs Of his native town when he
was alderman, win fall prey to monomania
for writing down formidable ranks of figures,
that will require return to the English meth
cd of Enumeration. He tells the men who have
appropriated million dollars to carry into eff
feet the reconstruction acts, that one hundred
and forty millions will be hardly sufficient for
the purpose! He assumes in order to give
some reason to this enormous estimate that all
the Southern State officials will be supplanted
as matter of course by the appointees OF the
generals in command. But Congress nreject-
ing the propositions ofDrake and Wilson made
known to everybody but A. j., that the remov-
al of we'll behaved State officials is not contem-
plated. As the law stood before Congress as
s,mbled, the District commanders supposed it
was competent for them to excise the same
power that is unequivocally given them by
the declaratory act, yet it was employed only
in few cases. IN feas -..
Another proposition made in the hundred
and -fourteen-million document, is what Mr..
Richard Swiveller might well call /" a stagger-
er, or to adopt his more precise phraseology
stagggerer number two" He holds that a
temporary assumption by the United States Of
the functions of the local magstracy makes ii
incumbent upon the general government to
declare the ten rebel States oivilly dead be-
yond all hope of resurrection short that
they have crossed the Styx in their corporate
capacity. This being done there must OF
course be an administration on their estates
and the President assigns the discharge of that
duty to the general government. There are
no assets to be used in liquidating debts
amounting to $lO00OO0OO, and these are to be
paid by the United States! Whether this
proposition commends itself to the common
sense of Mr. Johnson's supporters we are not
at present advised, but that it will form the
staple of their arguments for the next two
months admits of no doubt s ssss
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Supreme Judicial Court

LAW TERM-WEsTERN DISTRICT. l- "a
Tie Law term Of the Supreme Judicial Court, for
the Western District opened lis session in this city
on Tuesday, July 16h,+ at 10 o'clock. There were
present Chief Justice Appleton and Associate Jus
tees Kent, Walton, Barrows, Danforth and Tapley.
After prayer by Rev. Dr.. Carruthers, the docket
was called and the Court proceeded to business The
first cases taken up were those in
FRANKLIN COUNTY
No. Elisha X. Wise VS., Joseph Winter, To be
argued in writing
E. T. Luce. Bolster g. Richardson.
observation-disclosures of Kingfeld vs.. Allen II. Pull
len Argued in writing.
Whteomb H. Belcher.
No.s.-samuel F. stoddard vs. Seward DILL Ar
gued.
Whitcomb. s. Belcher.
No. TO- Reuben Jones vs.. Jas. w Perkins. Sub
mitted on briefs.
Whitcomb. Webster & Gray.
No. 3.-Sumner Russell ct al. vs.. Frederick d.
Stewart. To be argued in writing.
Whitcomb. S. Belcher.
No. 13.-Josiah Emery vs.. Lucien M. Prescott ct
ais. Sumbitted by plaintiff on brief. Defendant to
argue In writing.
Whitcomb. r. Goodenow.
No. 14.-stephen C. Lyford vs. Joseph H. Ellis.
To be argued in writing in sixty days.
Whitcomb r. Goodenow
No. 15.-Francis g. Butler ct al VS.. Loring Sweet
To be argued in writing in sixty days.
S. Belcher. Wbftcomb
No. 17.-Abby r. Beal vs.. James Gordon ct al
Argued by plaintiff in writing. Defendants to fur
nish argument in sixty days
E. Kempton. S. Belcher.
No. 18.-Jeremiah Bean VS.. David Rowe. Argued
e. Kempton. Fessenden g. Frye
Gilbert Miller VS.. Oliver Moses. Argued.
j. c. Woo,lman. Seth May.
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The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE on reconstruc-
ton, Monday afternoon, contains some cores
pondence hitherto unpublished On the 7th
OF April Major General Pope wrote to Gener-
al Grant asking his view as to the status of the
rebel army officers paroled at the termination
of the war. He wanted to know whether pa-
roles still held good. or were set aside by some
OF the proclamations of the President. He
asked the question because he desired to know
what action he ought to take against rebel Off
GERS thus paroled, who might actively and
openly counsel the people of his district to re-
sist the execution of the reconstruction acts
He said in his opinion the parole which re-
quired them to return to their homes and obey
the laws, also required them to refrain from in.
citing others to neglect or resist the laws of
the United States. In his view the attempt
on their part to keep up the difficulty and pre-
vent the settlement of the southern question
in accordance with the recent action of Con-
gfess was a violation of their parole. To this
letter General Grant replied; "Your views on
tho obligation of the parole are in strict ac
cordance with my own"
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A NEW CONFIDENCE GAME.-The Star tells
good story. which has been circulating YER
bally for day or two, as follows:.
Mr.. A. chat is not his initial, however)
stood talking with friend on the street the
other day, when son of the Emerald Isle in
terrupted them With "An' can We tell me
where III find a laryer?" 81 am lawyer"
9uoth a, what can I do for you?" can sure
I've bit of demand against a man, and want
me money-farty dollars, and he swears he
won't wom .l pay me, and | want laryer.". "Have
you the demand with you?" inquired our
friend. "But the old woman's got it safe at
home in the bureau dhrar, jist" "Well," re-
turned the lawyer, "bring it to my office at
halfpast eight tomorrow morning, and I'll
see what can he done" ''Thank YER honor"
said Pat, moving away Presently he returned
An will yer honor phase to lend me half a
dollar till l bring the demand, as me funds are
rather wake"" The attorney allowed that he
couldn't see the point of the joke, and Pat
turned sorrowfully homeward, followed by the
audible smiles Of half dozen who accidental
ly overheard the transaction. @
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THE MUGFoRD CASE, came up at Auburn
yesterday, in the Probate Court for Andres
coggin County, on the petition of William
Mugford, that his father, Ezra Mugford, might
be put under guardianship, and that the Pc
titioner might be appointed his guardian. Ez-
ra Mugford is well known in this city, and the
case has excited considerable interest Some
weeks ago, the son, who lives, we believe, in
Poland, came before the Overseers of the Poor
in this city, representing that his father, who
had been living with him for a short time, was
wasting his small property by giving it away
to the Second Adventists, was incapable of
supporting himself and would come upon the
city of Portland, of which he was still resi-
dent, for support as pauper, William declar-
ing that he could not maintain him any longer
but must throw him upon public charity. The
Overseers thereupon sent an officer for the
elder Mugford, placed him iu the Almshouse,
and took measures to secure his property fol-
his support. Afterwards, upon the representa-
tons of his old friends and neghbors he was
discharged, and has since been maintaining
himself by his own labor. His version of the
story, is, that his son had obtained from him by
various means some two hundred dollars, and
that his recent maneuvres have been prompted
by desire to obtain the rest CT the property,
which the father prudently refused to give up.
1t was shown yesterday that Ezra Mugford's
residence was in Portland, and Judge Luce
dismissed the petition, having no jurisdiction
in the matter
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Table Rock was to be blown off again on
been saying blast it,"
"A washington paper reports that Runic
inscription has been discovered near the Great
Falls in the Potomac; that it records the death
of an lcelandic woman, named Suasi. who
died in 1851; that the discovery proves the Wis.,
it of the Mortimer to our shores five
centuries before the time of Columbus, and
that they made explorations inland
We would suggest that the whole thing be
forthwith dispatched to Mr.. Pickwick, that
gentleman's eminent success in decipheriug
the mysterious inscription on the stone at Cob
ham sufficiently proving his fitness to deal
with this discovery.
"A negro soldier, private of one of the
West India regiments, which are composed
entirely of blacks, differed by whites, has Just
received the Victoria Cross" for bravery in
the field. This is the first instance in which
such distinction has been conferred on col
ored soldier in the British service.
William Cullen Bryant is in the Perth
shire Highlands, Scotland.
N rreuch ar tlst mas cOHtrNeu way OF
taxing number of successive photographs of
the same sitter, so as to reproduce him when
moving The camera is provided with GER
tam number of object-glasses, all correspond
ing with diagrams of proper dimensions be-
hind. Before the operation begins all these
object-glasses are covered with thi k cur
tain, which will roll up instantaneously like
those of carriage window by touching 81
spring, but the motion may be regulated at
will. As the curtain rises it presents a round
hole to each object glass in succession, so that
each receives the image at different moment.
All these images, each representing some
what different attitude, are successfully
thrown on the same sensitized plate, whereby
whole series of different photographs of the
sa eperson is obtained.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-17

OUR WESTERN GUEsTs.-Our guests from
the West will arrive here to-day in the noon
train from Boston. They will be met by the
Committee Of arrangements at South Berwick
who will escort them to the city, and to the
United States Hotel and to the Preble House.
where lodgings have been procured for them
After partaking of collation. they will be TAX
en- round the city, and then over to Cape Cot
tage where dinner will be served up at
o'clock.
Tomorrow the clam bake will come off.
The steam revenue cutter Mahoning will leave
the end of Gait wharf at 0 IL o'clock precisely
Subscribers are requested TO be punctual and
bring their tickets with them.
In order to accommodate those who cannot
leave at this hour the steamer Clipper, has
been engaged and will leave the end of Gait
wharf at o'clock, precisely. Those who cam
not go in the Mahoning, can go in the Clipper.
We are requested to state that such of the
Subscribers to the fund of the Western Rail
way Excursion, as the Committee will be I'M
able to call upon to deliver the tickets for the
Q excursion can obtain them of Mr.. Rich, at the
Merchants Exchange, on Thursday morning
from half past seven until nine o'clock, A. M.
collected on delivery of the
tickets
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BRowNLow ALIvE.-The following is pub
hshed in the last issue of Governor Brown
lows paper, the Knoxville Wing:
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The vindictive
rebels and their apostate Union co-workers.
are asserting from one end of the State to the
other that am dying or aoiu die telling the
truth, but intending to make the false iTapres-
son that am aaoO in the act OF departing this
lie With those who are trumpeting this
Like my political enemies, and my friends. and
all other human beings, 1 am dying, and will
certainly die sooner or later. With us all, it is
only question of time. My health, though
indifferent, through Gods mercy is now as
good as it has been at any time in the last
twelve months. eat three hearty meals each
day. sleep well at night-and asleep or
awake, have good conscience, and the pleas
ing prospect before me of obtaining the larg-
est majority in the race for Governor. that
any man has obtained in the State for the last
thirty years. w. G. BR0wNIow
July 10, 1867
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An old soaker, being found in the outter
one rainy night, the water maxine o,oor
breach over him from head to heel was ..,.o,
by a passer by what he was doing there
"Oh," said he, Il agreed to meet a friend
here"
"A letter dated at Detroit, has been rece;v-
ed at North Adams, Mass, from the Rev. 8
M. Merrill, the Methodist minister lately re.
ported drowned at Plattsburg, N Y, and there
is no longer any doubt that he is alive and a
scoundrel. 1s
The Republican State Convention of Tex
as resolved in favor of free school system and
an equitable homestead law, and it commit
mented Generals Sheridan and Griffin
The Democratic State Convention of co,-
fornia called on Congress to ''protect the Pa.
cific States from the influx of Mongolians."
The New Hampshire Legislature, at the
close of the recent session, voted itself four
dollars day. Gov. Hartman gave four ex-
cellent reasons for vetoing the resolution, but
declined to take the responsibility because he
believed disapproval would cause the reas-
sembling of the Legislature next week." What
then?
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

NEW oRLEANs-Ar 9th, ship wild Hunter, Kel-
below, barques Elwood Cooper. Flitner, and Helen
Sands, Otis. from Liverpool.
KEY WEsT1Ar goth, brig Julia F Carney. Car
MoBILE-Cld 9th, brig Ocean Wave, squlres,
WILMTNGToN-old,O 10th inst, sch Constitution,
wAsHINGToN-Ar 18th, sch Sylvan, Blanchard,
M N6RFoLK-Ar 18th, schs Geo Kilborn, RockpOrt,
=, BALTIMoRE-Ar 18th, sch Sarah Mills, Tuttie,
CID 18th, ships Juliet Trundy, Perry, San F1an-
cisco; JAS Cheston, Means. Marseilies sch Carrie
melvin Watts, Pembroke. r-"' ~
cro%ei Srig Caroline Tor Porto Rico; schs Cady
ni mIlndllLAaDELPHIA-A 18th inst, 6arJne Desiah,
and Wnfei d he or I'll; brgs L M Merritt, Berry,
CID 13h bsrIue Fanny. Carver ,on,evidoo. hr;,
LA az , 9eme hI; Mcclellan Cork Tor orders.
Matilda Dix. Porta n dSanas Ketchum, Providence;
ton; Lucy Ann, Rose, DO; schs VIM a;anes RaSer
Portland Moseley, uran, Boston, e Ade lSi
NEW YORK--Ar l4th, ships Alicia, Stuart I,vsr-
pool; King Philip Bickford, San Francisco; barone
M Ms,n. 6x Weeks Ts hrs. G5Sss
Sagua; Crimea, Patterson, Glaze Bay; has Heath,
Wyman, New Haven; scbs Whiting Hutchinson,
Demarara; Arthemius, Coffin; Georgia, =, and
New Globe, Bray, Rondout for Boston; M Hall,
Lawrence, Albany for Portland.
ca 18th. sch Ernest, tBrl Branscomb, Portland
Cid 10th. baraues Gertrude. Atherton. Swan Isl'd
Talavera, Carver, Bangor; Eureka, Chandler, TOR
Inagua: Topeka, Blanchard, Richmond briggs Ma
ria Wheeler, Wheeler, Cadz; Faustina, G;iflin, Tor
Elizabethport sch Artbea.ius, Mitchell, New
buryport.
Ar 10th, brigs Princeton, Wells, Philadelphia; W
Sawyer, Ray, Rondout; Abby Watson, Wat ON,
Ph label thia; schs Jessie ClaIk, Clark George
Bangor; Napoleon, Fuller, and Friendship, Daley,
do: Bramhall, Hamilton, Porta =
Cid 18th. ship John BRYANT Holmes tor Calcutta
Perry, Dix Island; brigs Cosmos, Parsons, Bridg-
port, CB ; Alex Nickels, Rosebrook, Lingan, Oh
Geo Burnham, Mcclellan, st John, NIB; sehs NJ S
Hathaway, Cole, Machias; AIazurka, Kimball, Ban
gor Ellen Perkins, Perk ms. do, Elizabeth, Hooper,
Belfast; Lucy D, HIGGINS, Gardner
PROVlDENCE-Ar1 10th, schs Emily, Grant, from
Ellsworth; Orion, Osborn, Belfast; Aid, Bunker,
NEwPORT-Ar 18Th, scls Belle whitmore, from
Ellsworth; EGen Herbert Browning, Machias for
AT i4th, sch Flora King, Cook. I'm Providence ior
Sid 18th, sehs g W Rawley, silas Wright Ellen
Merrfman. Danntless, Palladium, p h1H
FALL RIVER-Ar l4th, sch w Fish, Wiley
pmladelphr Eben Herbert Browning, Machias,
10th, g ,den Rule, Wells. NewbTg.
NEW BEDFORD-Ar 18th, sch Ann, Leland, Sui.
livan. r..-
HOLMES, HoIE-Ar 1itb, sehs cathariue, Rose
niston, Roekland for do; Sarah Louisa, SWEET Ban.
gor TOR Middleton, ct.
BOsToN-Ar 18th, schs Sea Breeze I'm Rondout
ICHertz Simpson, New York.
Cid 10Th, brig P M Tinker, Bernard, st Pierre
sch Willis Putnam, Cook, Portsmouth.
SALEM M, 18th, sch Lucy A circuit, Butler
NEWBURYPoRT-,Ar 18th, schs Nadab. Cheney
rtland; Excelsior Perkins, Boston.
Sid, sch Lebanah, Wall st George.
Ar 10th. sch Helena, Harris, Bangor.
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PAYMENT OF BouNTIEs.-The Secretaries
ofWar and ofthe Treasury, in reply to reso-
luton ofthe House, asking whether an addi-
tiona appropriation would be necessary for
the payment of bounties under the Act July
%, 1866, have declared that the funds already
at their disposal are sufficient for that purpose
The Argus has been greatly exercised on this
question, and has made statements which it
has been unable to substantiate. All its rant
ing about the enormous additional approria-
tions for the current expenses of the govern
ment, which Congress would be obliged to
make at its present session, has proved to be
utterly without cause. A million and half
for reconstructing the Southern States-less
than half the Internal revenue receipts fer last
WEEKS all that the deficiency that has prov
ed to exhist.
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Portland and Vicinity,
New Advertisements this Day.

NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Norway Academy-Cha D. Barrows.
Wanted-J. Fl. Hamlen.
Repa 'ring-Thomas Leonard.
Board Wanted.
To OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES & Varney.
Currants Wanted-W. 8. Mains.
Public Library, Special Meeting.
u. s Marshals Sale.
Business George s. Mellen.
Removal-Clarke s. Lowell.
Annual Meeting. A. q st. L. r. r.
Corn-Edw H. Burgin.
Magic Arrows-W. D. Robinson.
'Brion, Pierce g. Co.
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AN AGENT of the United States Treasury
has arrived in Washington to report in refer
ence to the recent raid made by the customs
officers and Treasury agents upon the inhabi-
tants of Washington county, Maine, from the
mouth of the St. Croix river to Grand lake.
From all that has transpiIed in relation to
this grand descent it seems that the govern
ment authorities have for once suddenly inter-
rupted an old established custom in the way
of trade between large number of the resi-
dents along the border and the tradesmen of
New Brunswick, the result of which is that
many citizens of good standing in society have
been placed in an embarrassing position, and
the price of certain goods has considerably adj
Yanced. ..---. -. II
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RECENT SALES OF REAL EsTATE.-General
Ayres has purchased the Drew house in the
block on Deering street. Price paid $500.
Mr.. VIM. o. Hough has purchased house No.
224 Cumberland street, for $4,000. Mrs. s. P.
johnson has purchased one of the double cot
tages in Stetsons Court, for $1,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-17

THE Daily Colorado Tribune, published at
Denver, comes regularly to hand and credita-
bly, represents the Territory which came so
near becoming State. John Walker of this
city occupies the chair of local editor, and in a
late number introduces our former townsman,
Geo. n. Howe, 10 the people of that region, as
an entirely competent teacher of the piano
forte and melodeon, and thorough bass.
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Municipal Court.

HLCOnDEH
TUEsDAY.-State vs. John Bradley, search and
seizure by the State Constabes In this case about
twenty-five gallons Of ale seized in the shop on
the corner of Maple and York Streets Mr.. Bradley
introduced evidence that he had leased the shop and
sold out the stock before the seizure was made He
was discharged. SIS
Matthias Cady, for drunkenness ON the Sabbath,
paid 1925.
Thomas Wenfeld was brought up charged with
larceny of two pairs of congress boots. The rcspon-
dent was discharged. as the claimant could not iden-
tify the property.
Thomas Ring, for larceny of a mahogany arm
char from the residence of John Neal, ESQ.,, was
sentenced to 30 days Imprisonment in the county
jail.
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WAITING FOR THE VETo.-Time was when
the duties pertaining to the administration OF
our government devolved upon the legislative,
executive and judicial departments. But we
have changed all that. For executive we now
read yeto. The routine of legislation is modi-
fed as becomes "the greatest patton upon
which the sun ever shone." In all but excep-
tional cases, Il bill must now pass both Houses,
be subjected to the crucial test of the veto and
then be passed by two-thirds vote before it
acquires the sanctity of law. But this is a for
bidding subject, and we forbear further COM
ment while awaiting the inevitable response
of Mr.. johnson to the third reconstruction
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Estate of Hesekiah Packard.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed Executrix of the Wi of
HEZEKIAH PACKARD late of Portland,
In the County Of Cumberland, deceased and has
taken upon herself that trust by giving bonds as the
law directs. All persons having demands upon the
estate of said deceased, required to exhibit the
same and all persons indebted to said estate call
ed upon to make payment to VIM. E. Morris Atty
tor said estate, at his Office No. 100 Exchange st,
CHARLOTTE j. M PACKARD, Executrix
Portland, July 2, 1867. jy3d1wteod2wsN.
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PROBATE CoURT.-Perhaps it may not be SO
generally understood as it should be in the
community, that session of the Probate
Court being held once fortnight, or on the
LIST and Sd Tuesday of each month, except Au-
gust, holds invariably two days at each term,
or through the Wednesday following; and if
the public business requires it, the Court sits
until all the matters brought before it, are
acted upon, be the time longer or shorter. It
is a custom Of late years, adopted for the con-
venience of attorneys and others having bust
ness therein, for parties living in the country,
to present their cases on Tuesdays and for par
ties who reside in this city, and can as well as
not. to present their cases on Wednesdays
The business in the Probate Court has greatly
increased within few years. and the proceed
ings are marked with more formality and ex-
actness than formerly characterized them.
II is expected that the new rooms in the old
locality in the county wing of the City build
ing, will be finished and ready for the recep-
ton OF business, on, if not before, the 1st of
September.
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WE are requested to state that the>arrange-
ments are perfected for an interesting and sue
cessful temperance convention at Saccarappa
this afternoon and evening, and that ample ac-
commodations are secured for return to the
city at the close of the meeting All friends
of the cause are earnestly invited to join the
company. Members of Arcana and other
Lodges of Good Templars, who failed to re-
ceive special invitation last evening on ac-
count of the fire, are particularly desired to
Oft
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LA. R A.-Don't forget that the grand ex-
cursion to Hog Island of the Irish American
Relief Association is to come off to-day. The
Association has engaged good violinist, and
the jig dancing will form an interesting part
of the days entertainments. We are request
ed to state that private boats will not be al
lowed to land at the island.