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The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

|. A STRANGE AFFAIR IN WAsHINGToN. Col
Parker, the Indian Chief on Gen. Grants
staff, has shared largely in the admiration which
the nation has bestowed upon his superior,
but according to the following paragraph from
Washington dispatch it appears that he has
failed to come to time in one case: VIE q
/ A large number of invitation cards were is
sued some days ago to a wedding announced to
take place. Wednesday morning, in one of our
Episcopal churches. At the appointed hour he
church wasiwelt filed with the acquaintances
of the parties to the proposed wedding, but the
intended happy couple failed to appear. In
short time it was " whispered about that the ex-
pected bridegroom had failed to come to time
Another story was, that the would bride
had been. taken suddenly i'll. Up to this time
the whole thing remains unexplained, and
the gossips are enjoying delightful luxury,
rolling the sweet morseI under their tongues
The was-to-be groom is Col. Il. Parker, mem.
ber of Gen. Grants staff, and a very excellent
gentleman, and the almost bride is u beautiful
and highly respected young lady of this city.
Gen. Grant and staff were present to give the
bride away.
The lady who was to marry Colonel Parker
is Miss Minnie Sackett, of Washington She
is one of the most beautiful women in the Dis
trict, a bright blonde, with dark brown hair,
and but 10 years of age. 1t is stated that Col
Parker has been paying attention to Miss
Sackett for q period extending over several
months, and would have been married long
long ago had it not been for the objections of
Miss Sackett's friends. As for the faithless
Colonel, our readers will remember his oft-re-
peated description, as fu1l-blooded Indian, a
near relative to the famous Red Jacket and of
the present Chief of the six nations of Chero-
KEGS. He is about 5 feet 10 inches in hight, of
strong, manly build, and of pure Indian COM
plexion. He served through the war on Gen.
Grants staff, and his position in the army is
that of First Lieutenant IN the Second Regi-
ment of Cavalry, transferred to staff duty with
the brevet rank of Colonel. sfI ilf :
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20
supreme JudiciaI Co.r,.

CRIMINAL ALTERM.-BARRows,z j, PRESIDING.
THURsDAY.-In the case OF State v. Frederick H.
Reed, for compound larceny in breaking and enter
ing the shop of Robert f. Green d Robert E.
Green. Jr., and stealing thereirom quantity of
sewing silk, &c. the jury returned verdict of gull
ty. S. L. Carleton, Esq, for the defendant.
Charles Leonard was tried on an indictment charg-
ing him with being common seller. L. D. M.
Sweat, Esq, conducted the defence. The jury had
not agreed upon verdict at the adjournment of
court, having then been out five hours.
Hiram Gould was tried on an indictment charging
him with compound larceny in stealing from the
dwell ing house of Moses II. Colley two COATS pock-
ct book and $50 in greenbacks the property OF Fred
erick A. Colley two vests pair of pants and one
gold seal, the property of Thomas w. Strout, and
some plated spoons and forks the property of Moses
H. Colley. Messrs. j. H. Williams and H. j. Swa-
sey appeared for the defence. The evidence for the
State was not all out at the adjournment
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

THE FIRST WOMAN VoTER.-The life aud
adventures of the man who first eat an oyster
have been duly set forth. Concerning Miss
Lily Maxwell, who is the first woman to claim
and exercise the right to vote, the Secretary of
the National Society for Woman Suffrage, in
Manchester, England, speaks as follows
through the columns of the London Times:
Lily Maxwell is widow who keeps small
shop in quiet street in Manchester. She sup
ports herself and pays her own rates and tax
es out of her own earnings. She has no man
to influence OF be influenced by, aud she has
very decided political principles, which deter
@ In,nea her TO vote for Mr. Jacob Bright at the
leHemJ 1selnI Election. We perfectly aware that
legaL sed1aany might result in depriving this
houseno,osSfi and ratepayer of the priv ege of
the Irancn,sei IN iasei hut hut though such decision
mghe pe I ao,;tae Me are unable to perceive why
from person who has proyed thai she % v.,,eo hueo
the privilege and yho fulhs every Condition
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The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

THE GRNAT MEETING in Faneuil Hall,
Wednesday evening, was as complete success
as that previously held at Cooper Institute in
New York. AIpheus Hardy, in presenting the
brief resolution, said that Grants platform
could be found in his private letter to the
President-a point which was highly appre-
ciated by the audience. Hon. Geo. B. Upton's
speech, in which he took strong ground for
Grant for the reason that he would be the
right man to collect the Alabama claims of
Great Britain, was received with special fa-
vor. This incident is another indication Of
the great Importance which is beginning to be
attached to these claims, and there is no doubt
that the question of the proper manner of pro-
ceeding with reference to them will enter extern
sivelyinto the discussions OF the coming Presi-
dental campaign. But those people who think
that Gen. Grant would, if elected President,
be inclined to engage in quarrels with his
neighbors SO long as it can possibly be avoided,
win probably find themselves much mistaken.
Grant is the last of men to seek quarrel, but
after becoming involved in one, he is ready to
fight it out to the bitter end. s4., lr
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

The RECENT DISASTERS AT ST. IHoMAs.-
We are permitted to make the following ex-
tract from private letter from st. Thomas to
a firm in this city, dated Dec. 4th:
We were somewhat recovering from the eff
fects of the hurricane when ON the 18th inst
we experienced the seyerest earthquake
known to The oldest inbabitant of the Island
and which has caused more terror and de-
struction of property than the hurricane. We
have had shocks to date, OF less severity and
said to be about GOETHE one on the 18th uIt
caused sea or boaz that approached us from
the south west which we cannot compare TO
anything better than peak of snow some 80
or 40 feet high. An island off the eastern part
of the harbor and on Battery Point at the en-
trance broke the severity of the sea, yet the
water receeded from the harbor and meeting.
the boaz came back with such violence that it
carried vessels on shore, injuripg others, and
washed into the stores and main street doing
considerable damage. There is hardly wall
or store that has not been more or less injured.
S. me few had to be taken down altogether
The excitement has been very great; as you
may suppose business has been paralyzed and
very little done before yesterday, but as the
shocks are less frequent and of a milder ma
ture we hope that we have passed the worst
and that confidence will be restored aud busi-
ness resume its usual course. ~ mas
st. Croix, st. John, Tortola and Port Rico
have all suffered more or less from this calam-
ify.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

The question is settled. 1t is General Han
cock who will lead the forlorn hope of Democ-
racy. johnson has at last found the plant
tool for whom he has hitherto sought in vain
among the officers of the United States Army,
and he cannot suppress the emotions of delight
which he experiences in consequence The
following is the concluding portion of his mes
sage to Congress, recommending Hancock to
special consideration.
When great soldier with unrestricted pow-
er in his hands to oppress his fellow men, in
voluntarily foregoes the choice of gratifying
his selfish ambition and devotes himself to the
duties of building up the liberties and strength
ening the laws of his country, he presents an
example Of the highest public virtue that hu-
man nature is capable ofpracticing.
Ihe strongest claim of Washington to be
hrst In war, first in peace, and first in the
great fact that in all his illustrious career he
scrupulously abstained from violating the le-
gal and constitutional rights of his fellow citi-
zens
When he surrendered his commission to
Congress the President of that body spoke in
his highest praise in saying that he had 'al-
ways regarded the rights of the civil authori-
ties through all dangers and disasters" Where
ever power above the law courted his accept
ance, he calmly put temptation aside.
BY such magnanimous acts of forbearance
he won the universal admiration of mankind
and left name which has no rival in the his
tory of the world .-as lafs6 ~
am far from saying that General Hancock
is the only officer of the American army who
is influenced by the example of Washington.
Doubtless thousands of them are faithfully de-
voted to the principles for which the men of
the revolution laid down their lives. But the
distinguished honor belongs to him of being
the first officer in high command, south of the
Potomac, since the close of the civil war, who
has given utterance to these noble sentiments
In the form of the military order.
respectfully suggest to Congress that some
public recognition of Gen. Hancock's s patriotic
conduct is due, if not to him to the friends of
law and justice throughout the country
Of such an act as his, at such a time, it is
put hitting that the dignity should be vindicat-
&c and the virtue proclaimed, so that its value
as an example may not be lost to the nation.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

MORE DEMocRATIC EcoNoMY.-The Judic-
airy Committee of the House has given much
time to the settlement of the mileage question.
Messrs. Wilson, Boutwell,, Lawrence, Thomas
and William are known to be opposed to the
proposition to pay three mileages to the MEM
bers of the present Congress, while Messrs.
Churchill, Eldridge and Marshall favor it.
The position of Mr.. Woodbridge is not known.
Here are the two Democratic members of the
Committee in favor of depicting the Treasury,
while of the seven Republicans only enc is
known to agree with them. The question
about mileage arises in this way; by the law
of 1865, 20 cents per mile is given to members,
and it is to be paid at the commencement of
each regular session. By the law of 1867, an
additional session ofeach Congress was provid
ed for, to commence on the 4th of March next
following its election, and it was also provided
that no members of the Congress Immediately
proceeding should draw mileage for the ad-
ditional session. The question before the Ju-
dietary Committeeis whether the ne,o mem
bers of the Fortieth Congress are entitled to
mileage for the three sessions. IT so, a large
sum will be drawn from the Treasury for pure
1y Constructive travel" 1851 fi 9f
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

SENATOR WILSON has written letter W
Judge Underwood, President of the virginia
Constitutional Convention, sayihS 'n.V
disapproves of the proposition 70 pnliS 'n0
franchise in Virginia after 1871 10 person' ~"o
can read o,d write. There would be. he says
M ano,oor, hetween this, and the oft-qsoted
,,,o,,;s;o Of the Massachusetts, constitution reg
,,,at;no suffrage. Tn the latter case no one
~,as 5;sfranchised who had ever voted, and the
educational qualification was made applicable
only to persons who became of age subsequent
to the establishment of the regulation The
following paragraphs from the Senator'S lettar
are very forcible and worthy of the attention
of those individuals who eagerly catch at ev-
cry proposition to place limitations upon the
elective franchise. Speaking of the Massacbr-
setts qualification he says: ind .e...}
Such provision might be an incentive to
young men of both races to better quaniy
themselves to exercise the elective iranchise;
but to take from tens of thousands OF coiore9
men to whom education has neen denieo, ana
to whom suffrage has been given as right SO
essential to the security of their lives, liberty
and nroperly. and to disfraDchise thousands of
moor white men who have never enjoyed the
priceless blessings of common schools, would
be great wrong-a measure utterly indefens-
ible. -....y.s f. -..-.
Poor laboring men, more than other classe s
of men, need the ballot for security. 1gnor :
ance. If it be loyal, lberty-loying and just,
is safer than intelligence that is unpatriotic,
unjust and selfish. No poor man in the pos
session of manhood suffrage shall ever have
the ballot taken from him by my advice, or with
my consent, unless for crime
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

PERIoDIcALs.-Harper's Me gazine for JAN
uary has been received at the book stores of
Bailey s. Noyes, and Hall L. Davis, Exchange
street; Short & Loring's, corner of Free and
Centre streets; c. r. Chisholm g. Brother, No.
3O7 Congress street, and at the Grand Trunk
depot. Also at the school book, music and pc
riodical store of E. G. Andrews, No. So Centre
street; the periodical depot of Messrs. Fessen-
den Brothers, Lancaster Hall, AMI at the fancy
store Of W. D. Robinson, Exchange street.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

THE children of the First Universalist Sab
bath School are to give another one of their
very pleasing entertainments this evening in
the vestry of the Congress square Universalist
Church. The stage arrangements are very
pretty, and the selections of charades and tab
leaux excellent. There will be something
good to eat, and many fancy articles for sale.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

TIE TRIBUNE YIELDs.-The all-embracing
Grant movement has at last prevailed even
over the obstinate preiudices of the New York
Tribune 1t yields somewhat ungraciously,
however, and merely says that "the long sup
pressed letter of Gen. Grant to the President,
in which he so earnestly protests against the
suspension of Secretary Stanton, and his
hearty Endorsement of Sheridan, more than
justify the assertions of friends who have
claimed that he is in full accord with Congress
and its policy of reconstruction" 4'
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20
The Spiritualists hold their next levee at
Mechanics Hall on Friday evening. Dec. 9th.

A MAGNIFICENT CHRISTMAS GIFr.-Five
certificates of the Washington Library Com
pany of Philadelphia, in aid of the Riverside
Institute for educating orphans, costing five
dollars, with the splendid engraving Marriage
of Pocahontas," worth at retail at least S7.50,
and besides each certificate secures present
at the great distribution by the Company, and
an equal chance that one or more of the
presents may be worth thousands of dollars
each. Truly, you may make your friend rich in
the most pleasant way while aiding the River
side Institute Read advertisement.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20
A HEAVY ROBBERY IN BArrmoRr.-,n r.,

A HEAVY ROBBERY IN BALTDioRE-In Raj.
timore, on "Wednesday, the theft of box cor.
tanning between $4,000 and $4,000 in bonds
and other securities from the Chesapeake
Bank, where it had been placed for safe keep
ing, was discovered. The robbery is supposed
to have been committed ten days or two weeks
ago. In the meantime the sale of the bonds
has been negotiated and the money procured
for them through respectable banking house.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

DIR. FREEMAN's Blood Food or Iron and
Mandrake Syrup, advertised in another col
umn, merits attention from all afflicted with
liver or stomach diseases. Many of our citi-
zens have used it and pronoun ,ed il highly
efficaceus. Lunt & Co., Druggists, sole agents
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

JUDGE KlNGSBURY PRESIDING.
THURS 2AY.-A young man, for assault and bate
,ry, paid fine of $S and costs.
State v. George M. Stevens. Search and seizure
process. Adjudged guilty, fined $50 and costs and
sentenced to three months in the County Jail. Re-
spondent appealed to higher Court and gave sureties
in the sum OF $500 for his APPEARANCE at the July
term Of the s. j. Court. eefJsH yamak
David Crowley, for same conf laint. Found guilty,
fined and sentenced as usual. Appealed and gave
suretles for his appearance at the July term of the
s. j. (,ourt ..ffEEs4
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20
The Daily and Maine state Press

May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of Fps
senden Bros, Marquis, Robinson, Colesworthy ant
Chisholm Bros, at Boston Depot, and on The train o
g. NJ. Curtis, and at Portland & Rochester Depot.
At BiddetGrd, OF Pllsbury Bros.
AT Saco OF j, S. Locke.
At Brunswick, of w. r. Fields
AT Waterville, OF j. S. Carter.
At Gorham OF News Agent
At Bath OF j. o. Sh wv.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

MAILS FOR WooDFoRDs CORNER. - Two
mails day are now sent to and from Wood
fords Corner. They are taken out in the
horse cars to Dunnings store in the mornipo
and afternoon, and return in season for tbe
hrst train for Boston in the morning and for
the Eastern and Western trains in the afsar-
noon. This arrangement is very convenient
one for the citizens OF that locality and they
are very much pleased with it,
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20
WALKING ON ALL : Founs.-A sin

WALKING ON ALL FoURs.-A singular
match against time came off at North Parma,
N. Y, on Saturday last. One Hezekiah Bill
lings made a wager of $40 that he could walk
two miles and quarter, on all fours, in two
hours and half the condition of the bet being
that he must not straighten up till it was ac-
complished. He won the money by doing it in
two hours and six minutes
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

IT is surmised that Mr.. Burlingame is com
ing from China as the agent of the Emperor oi
that country for the sale of real estate. NJ
Stewards reputation as a real estate D,oNei -
now Worldwide. pnd everyone having land for
sale burr;as TO Washing ton. AT this rate
Americans may soon boast, like the English,
80. - an which the sun never sets.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20
FOREIGN PORTS.

At Manila Oct %, ships Col ralo, Freeman. iron
Hong Kong. ar ed Herald, Gardiner, Tor Boston
At Canton Oct Q, ship Magnet, osby. for New
York next day.
At Bangko Oct 1s, barque Nellie Abbott, Jordan
from Swatow tor San Francisco.
Ar at Batavia Oct 2l ships w Farusworth, Will
comb, Boston; Winfield Scott, Rand. Hong Kong.
sid Oct %, S steamer Wyoming, Tor United
States.
, Sid i'm Manila Oct IL, shis Asa Ellrdge, Kelley,
New York: 18th, 500 90, Hutchinson, Dos on.
Passed Anjier Oc II, US steamer Wachusett, from
AZ at Calcutta Oct % ships Eddystone. Peterson.
bombay; st Albane, Pike, Liverpool; 10th Harry
ar at do Nov -. ships Nonantum Upton, LIVER
pool; Santee. Sater, and u h Warren, Atwood do,
Sid Oct 2s, ship Sumatra Fletcher, Liverpool
Ar at Messina 24th ult, barjue Union, Nickerson
Marseilles 25ib, brig Eugenie. Coombs Bangor.
sid fin 5. NJ chaels 18th ult, sch Richards Arey,
Faysl. y 1 OTE'
ar at Ile!vOet Sd inst, ship Southern Rights, VIII
AT at Liverpool 18th inst, ship W f storer, Bry.
ant New York.
Sid fr Queenstown Sd inst, ship S Blanchard,
Ar at Montev,deo Oct rs. barque Falcon. Tavlor
Boston; Both: Albert Dow Machias N'''-
AT as s,o Janeiro Nov ], barquc Palaoin, Brown,
- Sid oct %, barques Azea, Brown, for New York:
lo,n, Vary Rich. Ross. New orleans: Nov Q All,
ne tIord, Clifford. New York; Cd, Syren Oliver,
Ar at Demerara 18th uIt, brig P M Tinker, Ber-
nard, Boston, to load for Baltimore
AT al Gaibarien 3sth ult, brig Ella Maria, Berry.
Sid, SID I'm Havana 7th inst, barquc Trovatore, Ban-
SD FIN Cardenas 9th inst, brig Liberty, Devereux,
:. Ar at Nassau. MP, 22d ult schs Mary & Susan,
hheIiey, Savannah; 23d, Rebecca Atwood, Doane,
Cid at st John, NIB, 18th. trigs Lavinia Douglas
MatanZas: Elena Moses, st Thomas
Cid 18th ship Castine, lor Liverpool; barque Den
cey, Gary, Havana.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

The only reliable remedv for those brown .iiscoor-
atoms on the face called Moth Patches Fr.ckes and
Tan, Is PERRY's MOTH AND FRECKLE LorleN
40 Bond street New Yark. Sold by all Druegists in
Portland and els where. Beware of ofimitatation "
November 16. NJ W&S3m
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

HAVE you seen the nice boxes that Perkins
is putting his Christmas candies in. They
contain one and a half pounds of the best of
cahdies-all for IS cents. He also has the
largest assortment of confectionery in the
State at wholesale and retail.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

THE CONCERT LAST EvENlNG.-Tbe concert
given under the auspices of the Army and
Navy Union, at City Hall, last evening. was a
grand affair, and the hall was filled with a
large and brilliant audience, that gave vent tn
its appreciation of the excellent music by fire.
quent and enthusiastic outbursts of applause
Prof Wallach gave some splendid music on
TIE Mouth Harmonica. The production of
"Listen to the Mocking bird" by him was one
of the finest things that we ever heard for in.
strumental music. Mr.. NJ w. Whitnev has
powerful bass voice, and his song of the "K;no
and the Miller" and the Porter song were ex.
cellent Mrs. H. M. Smith, soprano and Mis-.
Kate Rametti contralto. have each wonderfn,
voices! Mr. James Whitney has a yerv swee,
tenor voice, and in tact the whole enterta;n.
ment was very pleasing throughout. and we
hope these talented artists will soon favor ,,s
with another visit.
The members of the Army and NAVY Union
are meeting with great success in their conrso
of entertainments, and well they might for
certainly they have given us four entertain.
ments that have not been surpassed nv apv
We have ever had in this city Ia.S
The next lecture will be delivered ne1t
Thursday evening, Dec. 26th, by Hon. Henry
O. Deming of Hartford, Conn. He takes for
his subject, THE Passage of the Fort"
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20
THE PRESS.
Friday Morning, Deoembar 90, 1857

n~First Page To-Doy -Constitutionality of
the Congressional Reconstruction Policy;
Beech Hedges; Frosts East and West; Apples
in Aroostook Varieties.
Fourth Page-Mentana; Prof. Cunning on
Spiritual Evidences. ,5 ra.n0t
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

THADDEUs STEvENs's BILL, amendatory OF
the reconstruction acts, passed by the House,
on "Wednesday, is very important one. 1t
will probably prevent the defeat of several
State constitutions in the South, by providing
that those constitutions, may be adopted by a
majority of those voting on that question,
The original act required vote of majority
of all persons registered, either for or against
the constitutions, to give them validity. One
very important section of Mr. Stevens's bill
was struck out before its passage. 1t assign
ed to the unreconstrusted States additional
Representatives in Congress according to the
number Of their negro population, two-ffths
of that race not having been reckoned in the
basis of representations in apportionments
previously made. A Washington correspond
ent says that a motion will be made, when
the bill comes before the Senate, to add an
other section, providing that registration shall
not be opened after the conventions have been
called. This is thought by some Senators to
be necessary, because it is feared that one of
the present district commanders is disposed to
amend his registry lists just prior to the vote
on the constitution in order to give ex-rebels
a chance to defeat it. iaaIaEG1a f0aal,
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

The Ocean Exits had crowd at their dance
Wednesday evening, and every thing passed
OH pleasantly under the supervision nf the
gentiemanly managers. They are to give
grand ball Christmas evening. --.a
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

CAMDEN AND AMBoY.-A Philadelphia dis
patch says great effort is being made by the
Hon. A. s. Snedan, of the Raritan and Della
ware Bay Railroad, to crush the Camden and
Amboy Injunction in the coming legislature.
He is supported by leading men in Philadel-
phia and New York, and if the matter fails in
the legislature it will be taken to Congress.
Great indignation is expressed there in high
circles against the Amboy monopoly, which is
growing more powerful every day. l
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

3 E. NJ. PATTEN & Co. will sell at auction to-
daV, at 10 o'clock, at their office on Exchange
street, the stock of goods lately of Joseph
Levy, consisting OF articles usually found in a
clothing store. >- A-