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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-27
EsEDsCAE4.

Erysipclns, Nctilc Rash, Salt Eskcum, Scrof-
uIa, Cnrbuncles, Rolls aud Piles.
1t is very easy to say of this, or any other medicine,
at is the very best Remedy known IT is not
ALWAYS so easy to prove it. 1t is however EXCEEDING
ly gratifying TO the Proprietor OF this medicine that,
While he declares to the public that this is most
wonderful and effective specific for Humors as stated
above he has abundant proof at hand to sustain his
statement. laI "a 1885. -.--
For 81 xtccn years the HUMoR DOCTOR has been
manufactured and sol and every year has increased
the value OF Its reputation, and tie amount OF its
sales. In New Hampshire, where il originated, no
remedy for hurnors is highly priced. An eminent
physician (now an army surgcon) when practieing IN
New hampshire. purchased between hity anu sixty
gallons OF 1t, during some seven eight years, ana
used in his practice He has since then ordered IL
for tle hospital where lie stationed. Other ply
sicians have purchased and have used it practice
with great success. When the proprie.or lived In
New Hampshire. at Goistown Centre for the space
OF thirty forty miles around, and in Manchester
particularly the Humor Doctor was well known and
highly valued for the numerous ami wonderful cures
which 1t effected. Though manufactured in LARGE
quantities, the supply frequently exhar s,ed and
purchasers had to wait for more to be made In that
region some very severe cases OF Eryspelas were
treated with-and they were cured! Erysipeas Sores
Or buneles those ugly painful ulcers entire.
ly removed wherever lhis medicine was faithfully
used. So it was with Scrofula and Salt Rheum. Tie
Humor Doctor cured them.e ult .a.I 10 l-.-..
I For the sake of showing what Is thought of 1t, q
few testimonials are here inserted: .H.
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Alton versus Mt. Ayr.

Z 70 properly appreciate the follow
ing humorous article from the pen of
RACQUET, Of the Alton .Reveille, lot it
be borne in mind that between the
Reoeale and tho Ringgold Record, Of
Mt. Ayr, there has been kept up a
sprt of guerrilla fight and running
fi,siisde over the merits and dement's
Of their respective towns, for many
months, ami this is the last shot for
Racquet. RoBY is editor OF the Record,
and The. others mentioned are prom
trent citizens Of Mt.Ayr:
"Thc .aborignes Of Mt. Ayr, who
spend their winters in trapping, by.
way Of diversion, when the buffalo
jerk gives out, have an occasional
fishing excursion jim the summer. A
few weeks ago, Alden And Laughlin
aroused q rabbit in the square, and
in the wild excitement Of the chase,
soon drew out all tho villagers, both
male and female, and round tho
square the, posse coInitatns pursued
that feeble little hare With y fiendish
Determination. Finding itself besct
on all sides, and tho compass Of its
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Rep~ Jlican State Ticket.
PLATFORM.

l. Thatwe again proclaim it "a n cardi-
nal prnripleof our political faith. that all
uahn are eqii,l before the law. aud we are
In favor of suc', amendments 10 the Con-
stitution III the STATE of Iowa, as Will Sc.
cure the rights of the ballot. the protec-
ton at tho law. and equal justice to all
men. IRE pective Of color. race or re lgion.
s 2. That we approve of the. military re-
..nns1 rncti-n acts passed by the Both and
Goth roh1tesses: Int "a the illiberal ron
xtthction nv Nnfriendlv officials deprivas
these acts of their energy and vitality. we
ntmanf that Congress- assemble in July
10 carry ont bv additional! enactments the
true and original intent of said acts-the
reconstruction of the Rebel States upon a
sure and LOYAL basis.
5. That tl.a prompt trial ami punish
JNant. according to law. of the head Of the
late rebellion for his infamous crimes is
imperativelv demanded for the vindica-
tion 1T rhe Constitution. and the laws. and
! tnrthe rrnper punishment Of the highest
crime; it is demanded nv Justice, honor,
and proper regard for the protection of
American citizenship. and nv a cue re-
rard Tor the.welfare and future safetv 81
the Republic. and it ii dine. not only to
the dtCnitvrf the nation. hut i'm Justice tn
the lova1 people who have been 40 he roic
In their devotion to the cause of the Con-
G sfitution.ithe Union md Liberty. and tn
the soldiers of the Union who survive and
the memory Of the heroic dead. d
4. That wa are in favor Of th~ strictest
e,onousvin the expenditure off, bile mon
ev. and that we demand Mt the hands ii
all orr officials. both State and National.
faithful md 'rigif'ly honest administra-
ton ofpublic affairs. ..5y5 .fi&ft :.
s. That the Rannhlican members Of the
Congress of the United States are entitled
to the. thanks Of fha Nation for their
fir nness in resistinr the conspiracy to turn
over the control Of he Government to the
hands oftraitnrs and their allies. and in
. defeating the p,.rnoses ola corrupt 5Sxec-
ntive. and snnstainingsfhe interests of1ib-
arte. IN great and dangerous crisis in our
history. aEt5fs 80 a.tie 90 aGG u
- - -rse {. 4. ~ ~
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Sennmes.

The pirate and free booter Admi-
raj Semlnes, late commanding the
rebel cruiser Alabama until that YES
4sel was knocked to pieces by Capt.
Winslow of the Kcarsagc, has been
duly reconstructed, and after some
ayhat diversified career since the close
Ofsthc war. first AZ Probate. Judge OF
the County Court at Mobile. and
second as Professor Of Moral Philos-
ophy qt Alexandria Military. Col
lege in Louiseana, has At length set
tied down al Memphis, and is editor
in schisfof tie Memphis Bulletin, ono
Of the, NEST influential papers pub
lishcIin the South. Hear him in
. The following virtuous TRADE against
tho stealing propensities of the Nor.
thorn people, and the Northern SOL
diery during the war.
There never was such u set of
thieves set loose upon any people, in
any war, within tho last, five hun.
drcd years. as accommodating Nor
thern armies which invaded these
koutnern States. 1t is hard TO say
what they did not steal. They inya.
ded the sanctuary Of tho private
Awsling, and stripped it Of all its
portable yaluables, pot even except
ing the wearing apparel of women
and children, and shc books from
the library shelves. Theypunctured
y:ards ard gardens with. their ram
rods,for hidden treasure, and even
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Santa Anna.

| The. report Of the shooting Of this
distinguished Mexican is pretty gen.
orally accredited. It seems that he
was shot at Sisal, small seaport town
Of Yucatan, by order ofJuarez, while
he waslenroatc to Mexico, to set up
again his standard Cf revolt, against
the. so-called Liberal Government. -
Santa Anna has played the most inn
portant part in the history of Mexi
co, Of any man that unfortunate coun-
try. ever produced. Born at Jalapas
.Feb'y..2l, 1898, made a general officer
iii the war Of Independence and in
command of Vera Cruz in 1922, Min
lister of War and commander-in-C Chief
in 1928, chosen President in 1888
The captor Of the Alamo, on the Rio
GraIldc, whose garrison he inhuman-
~ put to til. sword in 1886, routed
BY Sam Houston, At San Jacinto, in
1887 land captured, Dictator from 1841
to 1874, deposed and banished in 1916,
recdlled at the opening of our war
with Mexico, defeated at Bucna Vista
lin 40 By Gen. Taylor, aud routed and
overtlirown by Gen Scott and the
City of Mexico captured in A. He
then resigned and went abroad, again
returning to his anarchy and Priest
ridden country, he was made presi-
don't in 1888, two years afterrcsigncd
aud has since been living at st. Thorn.
as and on staten Island in this coun.
try, until in this his final attempt to
grasp the g!ittering bauble Of power,
4 hc has fellen into the hands Of the
4 emissary's of the yindictiye Indiar.
! Jn:srez,n.Wllo beiievlngin the theory
that dead men tell no tales has sum
marty shot him like . dog, and thus
ends the career of . man whose life
has. been the most clIeckered perhaps
Of any man of modern times, the re-
Eci,al Of which sounds stranger than
the.lnost ingenious and improbable
fiction. ~ fald !.
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y
PoTATo Buas.-A correspondent
ofthc Chicago Journal, writing from
Wisconsin, says .iI.l xl.a
a..Therei s asfearfot. struggle with
the potato bug. The crop in many
places is completely spoiled, and
though the farmers beat them off into
basins and burn them, yet they hold
on their deadly ravage. Too great
caro- cannot be taken in handling
these deadly bugs. A gentleman
mashed few with his fingers, and
blowing bis nose. shortly afterward,
was taken with spasms, and came
near loosing his life. A lady burned
some in stove, but accidentally
inhaing some Of the fumes, was la
kcn with violent spasms.
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hNhg up old men and. women until
they were nearly dead, in the hope
of making them reveal the hidden
Iptacessof their sNpposcd valaables. =
New England houses are rcsplen-
dent with Southern furniture, and
New England women adorn. their
persona with the jewelry Of their
Southern sisters; and these are the
people who set themselves up as our
teachers, of morals, and are sending
missionaries and tracts among us, to
convert us from our hcathcnish
ways"
When. it is borne in mind that this
miserable cowardly wretch was en-
gagged for the most part Of the war;
iinraning down whaling ships, aud
fishing smacks, and small sunavmcd
s..rading vesst Is j. for gtheir money
chests, thermometers, aud other val
uablcs, in which he accumulated a
large. amount OF plumber, and that ho
never fought u vessel unless greatly.
his anterior in strength and arm
anlent; except the Kearsage, and in
that celebrated action he UNANIMOUSLY
violated what little honor he was
supposed to have, by running away
on spectators boat, after his vessel
run up the white flag, wc think
that our readers will agree with MS
that this second edition Of, Captain
Kidd, cthis monument Of the anna
aingty criminal Iinicncy Of the gov
eminent, tins pirate, robbcr, thief
and highwayman, Rear Admiral
Semmes, can carry off the palm for
brazea-faced imrudcncc, for frigidity
and anblushing audacity, against all
other men living or dead, that this
country ever produced.
Who would have thought three or
four years ago when this highway
man was running down our COM
mercc with his piratical crafts aud
bandit. crews, built and manned by
IAN uafriendly power, that in SO short
time he would be pardoned and re-
stored to his civil rights. and enga-
ged in teaching the young Moral
Philosophy, and as editor in chief Of
a leading and influential democratic
paper, be preaching long homilies to
the country about the thieving pro-
pensities of the soldiers of the union,
whose prowcss saved the government,
or that at the same time Andrew
Johnson would be reigning in the
place Of the murdered Lincoln, or
that Robert E. Lee would be Pro-
lessor of n Military College in yirgi-
mia, Joe Johnston, presluenv 49, A.
tional Express Company, and Beau
regard Superintendent Of an impor:
tant railroad enterprise. But "truth
is stranger than felton," and these
! are the ways the government Of
the United States takes to punish
/, traitors ard make treason odious. L
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ORATIONS.

aa We have road with interest an
Grafton delivered at Lebanon Lee CO..
on the 4til, ny Sam nc. c,tssr,s, 49, 80
the editors of the Gate City. It is
d fuu: of radical Observation-Disclosures
expressed in. tho most elegant and
vigorous English, and in every way
a credit to one of tho best quill dri-
vers on the Iowa Press. as i,
Z Il. D. Ingersoll Esq. editor ofthe
! ,Muscatine Journal and better known
by everybody in Iowa az the bril-
liant andlwitty correspondent Link
as-weH as the atlthorof"Iowa and the
Rebellion" one Of the most meritosi.:
and best written books on the war,
,falso Grated to the people Of Musca-
ztina asprinoipal orator ,of the day,
on che 4th.f; sgaf3 9dt ~ I'D
n We have not seen his speech yet,
as we only receive. his paper semi
occasionally but venture to premise
that it was pointed, caustic and elo-
quent, andthat he stirred up rebs, and
copps, and other vermin with q par
i,tieulaify sharp stick. .o.fa 9Th /,
Major Henry O'Connor, Attorney
General, delivered an address to an
immense crowd at the celebration of
the 4th, at Des yMoines, held under.
1.-the auspices Of the Good Templars,
while the same crowd were address
ed in the afternoon by Judg Dillon
Of the Supreme Conrt. ''si' s. =
We are gratified to know that in
tho address delivered here by Capt.
Hutchinson, and by others all over
the State, that no squeamish old fogy
ism, prevented. the speakers from ad.
i yocating human liberty and equal
rights on the broadcast terms, and that
. in uttering these sclfevident t.,uths
and in dcnonncing treason and dis
) loyalty their sentiments were checred
g. by tho people to the echo. .
s. Major Fulton addressed the people
of Wapelloand Keokuk counties, nea,
!, Martiasbprg, while, Rev. w. r,
I Cowles held forth to the people OF
s Eddyville. Wehave no particulars oi
these meetings. Il
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New York, July s. \
The Herald's New Orleans special

says:
There is no truth in the report that
the remains Of Maximilian arc lying
at the Southwest Pass.
A fillibustering. fever with the
watchwords "On to Mexico" pre-
walls here in all circles. Fcderals and
Com ederates partake Of it alike, and
at the anniversary dinner at the St.
Charles hotel. ex-governor Weller of
California, geye Dr. q sentiment son
to the Halls Of MontbSumas,r and
was responded to with applause.
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Leon Blizzard is tho euphonious
name Of the coppcrhead, candidate
for Representative in McMinn coun-
ty. Drop the B from His name and
he becomes reptile Of another class,
equally to be Stunned. fortunately
for nervous people, he does not stand
the remotest chance of being elected.
Memphis Post.
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........:..zsssssss,s -s..-s,-.,
Of whichsoI, Mach 5bss been said, it
will bd shownthatsjt was not drop
ped by Sarratt, bus by an officer of
the Governmsnt whoscarried it tor q
purpose Itrili be shown thar the
Covert Kent Knew the officer dropped
It, bntf Did not, choose to divulge il. -
The defense would. also show an 81
greement between the conspirators,
siigred by them, and-opon which nei-
Their the -namc Of Mira. Snrratt nor
John Il. Surratt appears.
1t appears that the agreement will
be produced rs it came direct from,
the chief conspirators. /. contains
the genuine signatures, In which they
pledge themselves to commit tho act
Of assassination, and upon that Meth
err this maine Of Jiio sSlrratt nor Mrs.
Surratt APPEARS, and after those
things are shawn the, jury cannot be
asked "a. say the prisoner, is guilty Of
the charge preferred against him,
/ 4 oust took a recess until Morday.
,',. ~ ~ i 81 Washington, July 8. e
4: Senior Romero, the Mexican Minis
ter. does not believe that Gen. Esc0-
hcdo-eYer said or used such words as
have been attributed to h i'm in regard
to making terror the order OF the
day, and his desire to see split the
blood Of. every FOREIGNER that resides
IN Mexico Senior Romero feels GER.
tain that Geheraf Escdbedo could not
have exp39sseI- such sentiments, and
Ehe sliNspsst A llat. hey arc fabricated
lby llElltentio[.e f persons, with =
View to fnjGFe the Mexican cause
He says taisftd afe some persons at
Rrowisviils; Texas, who have been
been engaged ~ this kind Of basi-
..s,''- Washington, July s. J.
/ SENATE Trumbull, from the Ju-
dietary Com micee, reported d sup
Elementary reconstruction bill, which
after some, objection from Sumner,
was read the second =. time AID order
First' ssctionad eclarestkat the true
intent and moaning Of the oct pass
ed March %, 1867, was, is, and shail
be construed to be that, the military
authority 81 the u s. in said rebel
states was, aiifiild Is, paramount To any
civil government existing therein,
makes all sach civil governments
subordinate: to such military authori-
t., and prohibits them from inter-
iereing ii any way with tho exercise
Of such military authority. tAa:i@ !
f2d-That the commanders Of any
District named in said act shall have
power subject the the approval OF
| The General Of tho armies Of the u.
S. to suspend Or remove from office
any otfiecrsor person holding any CIV
iii or military Office in such district,
under any power, election, appoint.
ment, or authority derived from any
50 called state OF municipal division;
and upon such suspension such com.
mander shall have power to provide
from time TO time for the perform
tatcoe Of said. duties OF such officer,
suspended by5the detail of u compe-
tent officer " soldier of the army to
perform, the same. 81" s & !, z
,3d-That the general Of the armies
| Of til. u s. shall DO invited with all
powers Of Suspension granted in the
precce ding section to district COM
mandcrs. ~ It'll 49, 4
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Mr.. Ashley offered the following as
a constitutional amendment; Provi-
ding thSt all persons hereafter nat1-
rallied must be able to read and
write the English language as = quail
iication for voting. Also that no pcr-
son shall hold Office, civil and milifss4
~, under the ", s. who was d nom
ber ofany Legislature Of Convention
which passed the act OF Secession, or
voted therefor, Of, who held "a COM,
mission above the rank OF Captain in,
the insurgcnt army, OF having taken
an oath to support the constitution
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Adjourned.
a Washington, July 9.
HousE. after meeting, tho
House resumed the consideration OF
the reconstruction bill. ss. is.ts
Mr. Brooks Of New York. spoke at
length in opposition to the bili, as an
Observation-Disclosures every natural and
national law.
d Mr. oodspoke il opposition, to tho
bill as unconstitutional generally and
in detail. fts, ssg. sae s4asl
| Mr. Sscvensintimated lis iinsaicntion
to move tho previous question.
Several amendments ! were pro
posed, bu. Stevens declined to permit
any OF them to be offered. I
y The House seconded tho previous.
Eqpestion, SO TO AZ. 1870.
Mr. Bingham addressed the House
lin favor Of tho bill.
The debate closed by speech from
Mr. Stevens, and the bill was tLsn
passed, l19 to 81. - ISL, *, 49,, Il,
After some unimportant business
fthe- House adjourned.
SENATE Immediately after the
|readings of, the Journal, the Senate
took mp the Reconstruction bill ro-
ported by Mr. Trumbull yesterday.
Mr. Trumbull addressed the Senate
At length in support Of the bill. He
said = All win admit that for, some
|periodsof timsaths military had au.
thorityto preserve peaceand govern.
ment could bel inalgurated, How
long this military government could
be continued, is q question left ia tho
tho discretion, Of the sovereign, pow
or of'the u. S. This military power
should not bstcOntinued q daylonger
than is necessary. II is a question
ovef which tIe.jadieia tribunal can :
haYe M. Jurisdiction. They spennot
'tfy political quest onS: they will
be bound BY the decisions Of other
departments of the government
This military authority was oontin-
ued by tho President Of the us, for
q time IN the absence Of any legisla-
Continued On Third page)
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meetinr Of Gonnnm

The following is the Act changing the timc
Of the meeting Of Congress-and which the
telegraph lately announced had become a
law:
BE IT ENACTED, That the regular times Of
meeting Of the XLth Congress Of the United
States, and Of each succeeding Congress
thereafter shall DO at II o'clock, meridian,
on the 4th day Of March, the day on which
the term begins for which the Congress is
elected, and on the first Monday In january
next thereafter, and on the second Monday
in the November next preceding the end Of
the term for which the Congress is elected.
SECTION 2.-And be It further enacted,
That Section II Of the Act approved July %,
1866, entitled, "An Act making appropria-
tons for sundry civil expenses Of the Gov
eminent for the year ending June 80, 1857,
and for other purposes;" DO 90 amended that
nc Senator or Representative IN Congress,
who may be q member Of an Immediately
preceding Congress, shall receive any allow:
ancs for mileage for travelling to the place Of
meeting to attend the first session Of such
preceding Congress. igdrplt AR hieP
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Notice to Creditors.

DIsTRICT COURT, FOURTH JUDICIAL
~ District Of the State Of Nevada, for Lyon
County. In the matter of the petition Of Charles
II. Rulison, an insolvent debtor.
Pursuant to an order Of the Hon. VIM. Hay
don, Judge Of the said District Court, notice In
hereby given TO all the creditors of the said insol.
vent, Charles Il. Rulison, to be and appear before
the Honorable William Hayden aforesaid.
In open Court, at the Court room Of said Court,
in the town Of Dayton, Lyon County, and State Of
Nevada. on the 18th day Of April, A. d. 1867, At
10 o'clock A. NJ. of thatday, then and there TO show
cause, II any they can, why the prayer of said
l~nsolyent should not be granted, and an assign.
ment ofhis estate be made, and he be discharged
from his debts and liabilities, In pursuance Of the
statute In such case made and provided and In
the meantime all proceedings against said insol.
vent DO stayed.
s~~Nt Witness my hand and the seal Of said
l. s. Court this Goth day Of February. A. d.
~, 1867. DANIEL KENDR1CK,
Clerk of the Fourth Judicial District Court
Of Nevada.
williams e. Blxler, Att'ys for Petitioner.
I5Oc, State stamp. Soc. In. Rev. stamp.I
Imrl6,lml
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NOTICE.

'nHE PUBLIC. AND ESPECIALLY ALL
1 persons who have heretofore transacted bust
ness with WELLS, FARGO & CO., are notified
that a consolidation Of interests and buslnels be-
tween WELLS, FARGO & CO.. THE Pho.
NEER STAGE CO., THE HOLIDAY
OVERLAND NAIL AND EXPRESS CO.,
THE OVERLAND MAIL co. THE UNITED
STATES EXPRESS co AND THE AMER.
ICAN EXPRESS CO., has taken place. and
been effected under Q Charter granted BY the
Territorial Legislature Of Colorado, and that all
the business heretofore done by either OF these
Companies west OF the Missouri River, or be
tween Now York, San Francisco and the CHINA
Seas, will hereafter be carried on by WELLS
FARGO g. CO., under the Act Of incorporation
referred to. LOUIS McLASL.
D ii President Of Wells, Fargo q 20
Nev York. Dec. 10, 1866. JhI'lh
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c.,sa,,., silver Mining Compu.

Conddonco silver NlinluR Oo"pu
nv. Location, Gold Hill Mining District, county
az storey, State Of Ecvada-NoTICE Is hereby
given, that at n meeting Of the Board Of Trus-
tees Of said Company, held on the ninth dry
Of February, 1867, an assessment (No. ~ Of
Twenty-Five dollars (s25 per share was levied
upon the capital stock se Of SAID "a r company : NY, P a. aoIs
coin of the United States, to the Secretary, r
Werener, AIS Montgomery street, San Francisco,
California. Any stock upon which said assess.
ment shaIl remain unpaid on Saturday, the 10th
day Of March. 1867. shall be deemed delinquent,
and will be duly advertised for sale ut public auc-
tJon and unless payment shall be made before,
viii be sold on THURSDAY, the 4th day Of
IJffl. 1867, to pay the delinquent assessment,
together with costs of advertising and expenses
of sale.
R. WEGENER. Sec'y.
Office, AIS Montgomery street, San Francisco,
California fell.td