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GRAND OPENING BALL I'VE take pleasure

GRAND OPENING BALL We take pleasure
in calling the attention of our readers to the
grand opening ball of the Westbrook Good
Templar Hall Association They not only de-
serve the patronage of the public, but great
praise also for their untiring energy in estab-
fishing such q monument to the cause of tenn
perance, and we have no doubt under the ac-
tive management of their committee, that
everything will be great success and pleasure
for those that 60. Akg ~
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DIR. S. S. FITCH'S. ..
Physician. -

Seventy-six pages: price 25 cents: Sent to any ad
dress No money required until the book is received.
read and fully approved. 1t is perfect guide to the
sick Or iudisposed. Address DIR. S. s. FITCH, IS
fremont Street, Boston. SIN -TJan29d1y
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When. by the use OF the ARNICA OINTMENT
you can be easily cured 1t has relieved thousands
onJs nnd erer~ Gompfg it oS rs SPrfns C"tS'
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Msuicipnl Court.

JUDGE KlNGSBURY PRESIDING.
TUEsDAY.-Thomas W. Strout, for larceny. Ex-
animation and reading of complaint waived. Re-
spondent gave sureties in the sum of $500 for his
appearance at the July term of the Supreme Judic-
ial Court.
James Lowry, Charles ". Damery and Patrick
Brady for collecting house offal. Sentence suspend
cd to Friday, January Sd. tg --a--n G..I rH
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Hnze,s Arnica Ointanen,

For sale by all6rruggiss or send your address and
&c centsto o. P. SEYMOUR g. CO.. Boston. Mass
and receive box by return mail. W. F. Phillips &
Co, agents for Maine. april261ysD
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Houses to Rent.

A DESIRABLE Modern House partially furnish
"a ed. One of the best locations in the City, To
be let for 10 months Ii desired. Enquire of
JOHN PROCTOR.
December rs. DIV 90 Exchar0 ga NJ.
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A LADY's Pin. Enquire of 8. R. LEVETT.
December rs. DIT
The New York herald., 1867-07-18
The Corporntiou Advertising.

The law authorizing and requiring the pub
lication of the proceedings of the Common
Council Of this city declares that these proceed
ings must be published in the newspapers hav-
ing the largest circulation. How do our
excellent officials obey the law? The Comp
troller has just named for this purpose these
three papers-the New York Daily Transcript,
the New York Evening Express and the New
York Daily Ne,os. Here is "the largest circu-
laton" with vengeance. The whole circula-
ton thus given 10 the proceedings is not equal
to the circulation of the HERALD in single wards
of this city. Indeed, 80 far from this being a
way to publish the proceedings, 1t is a way to
prevent their being seen. On what news stands
or from what ncwsboys can this New York
Daily Transcript be bought How many of
our citizens have ever seen its Does it belong
to the Associated Press, or does IL have only
specials" and what is the character Of those
specials? The Transcript is not a newspaper
In any sense in which the public understands
or the law intends that word, and they who
give 1t this advertising know the fact 1t is
the instrument Of ring formed TO secure this
plunder, and is, in fact, owned by members OF
the Board of Supervisors, who have the power
of distribution. The Daily Ne,rs, named ns
one Of The sheets, is no longer in existence, and
the circulation Of the Express is pitifully small.
The New York herald., 1867-07-18

Our special correspondent in Rome fur
nishes an ample report of the grand scenes
which were witnessed in the Eternal City
during the recent celebration of the eighteen
hundredth anniversary Of the martyrdom Of
ST. Peter which we publish in the HERALD to-
day The gorgeous pageant and glittering
church display made by the Pspal episcopact
on the occasion are elegantly pictured, while
the most minute incidents which OCCURRED on
the way to 81. Peters and inside the church
are duly recorded. The correspondence will
cohmans widespread atsepdsA, more par
ticularly as tho writer sb6ws. towards th'
The New York herald., 1867-07-18
Travelling Impostor

In another column will be found CORES
pondence exposing the operations Of fellow
of the name Of Wright, who is travelling
about the country soliciting free posses
over the different railroad lines, under
pretence that he is HERALD correspondent
We have repeatedly warned railroad and
steamboat agents against swindles Of this
kind, and tried TO impress upon them the
fact that the people employed in this estab-
lishment not only have no occasion for, but are
positively forbidden from, applying for such
facilities. We have heard Of the tricks Of this
fellow Wright before, but have been unable to
lay hands upon him. As he has been bold
enough in the present instance to resort to q
forgery Of the imprimot,r Of our establish
ment, we should be obliged TO any railroad
officer to whom he may make application to
have him arrested and detained until we can
institute criminal proceedings against him
The New York herald., 1867-07-18
r.. s,.,. Cer.,,,.,sonai Couvcu,,.u.

Our Constitutional Convention has been in
session over six weeks, and the mass Of
resolutions submitted, matters referred or laid
on the table, and speeches made from day to
day, would indicate an extraordinary degree
of industry among the members on all sides.
If, however, the question is asked, what have
they done towards revision OF the State con-
stitution, we can only answer that we cannot
tell. So far as we can understand the doings
of the Convention il has only been cutting out
and debating the work TO be done, and Is still
engaged in this preparatory business The
main question which has occupied the Conven-
ton for the last two weeks or more has been,
and still is, the question whether the propo-
silion OF equal negro suffrage shall be submit.
ted 10 the people in the lump with the consti-
tuiion or as a separate proposition. This
question is debated from day to day, and from
day to day the committee ask leave TO rise,
report progress aud sit again. We have only
now to submit that as we have had buncombe
speeches enough from both sides on this mat
ter. 1t is ab9at Time 10 bring 1t 70 vote; FOL
The New York herald., 1867-07-18
FROM CINCINNATI.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HesAla

Particulars of tho Drowniag OF Gcseraa
Mengher-DiflcUIty with the Chicago and
Great Eastern Railroad.
CtNoENATI, July IL, 1881, l.
O'Clock, r. N.
passenger from Fort Benton explains how General
Meagher came to be drowned He was engaged in .
quarrel the afternoon Of the LIST with IrshmaD
who had insuIted him. Excitement seemed to have
dered the General delirous and at ten NJ. he stols
from his bed and fell overheard. Search made for
his body but at last accounts had not been recovered
AfIer compulsory suspension Of FIVE days. trains have
recommended ns the Chicago and Great Eastern
Railroad The stopping was due TO raids OF about ono
hundred employees at Logansport, Indiana. to whou
about four months wages are due Tho company trel
TO settle the difficulty by offering 10 turn over 70 the
employees the entire earnings of each day. which wAs
refused. The United States Marshal OF Indianapolis
toen proceeded to Logansport and arrested thrtyavs
rngeaders, but ths did not end the stoppAgo OF ranG
Finally the leading business OF Logansport offered
to pay all employees claims against the company as
discount Of ten per cent This accepted and yes-
lerdsy trains were allowed 10 run usual.
The New York herald., 1867-07-18

From intelligent sources we have learned
that with good season and good luck to the
last picking our Southern cotton crop Of this
years planting will probably amount TO two
million FIVE hundred thousand bales. From
recent advices, however, we are sorry TO say
that the prospect for good general cropis not
encouraging. The lats foods in North and
South Carolina have done considerable damage
to the tender plan, just making what they call
ga good stand" In the next place,
the planters, from North Carolina to
Texas, complain Of the want Of that
careful ploughiug, hoeing and cleaning
out Of the weeds which are Indispensable
10 vigorous growth Of the cotton, but which
cannot be procured from the freedmen, who
will not, even when most urgently needed, do
the days work required and, lastly, In the
productive regions of the Southwest we are
told that the cotton fields not drowned out by
recent foods have been eaten out by the terri
BILE army worm. Against oil these drawbacks,
II not largely exaggerated, we must give up
our calculations Of good Southern cotton
crop this year but still, with fair margin for
the croakers, considering the breadth Of land
planted, It will have proved q bad season
indeed II 1t fails to give return Of less than
two millions OF bales.
The New York herald., 1867-07-18
Tine IHu!AM wAs.

Return Of General sherman - II. l.es's-
Confirm a,ion Of the Report thar the OsaSes
Are ON the war Pash-s"spenss"" ot sssA
Iss"e Of A"ss's'es' 81. Losrs July H. 1887
Genera, sherman returned hers yesterday IRON Foss
u,r.., ana General Hancock has arrived at Fore
I..v.nvortb Nothing has trsaspirsd with rstersnos
a. The consultation between these two generals 81 f~s
H.rrer respecting Indian Affairs
!" correspcndsrt writing from Fort Hsrkor says tbas
az stssernent that The Osage Indians the
path cosormsd hv ssn''sssn jus arrived from their
Colonel Lsavesworth,' Indian Agent, has received
ordera from washington distribute annuity goods
until indian an&rs assume definite aud peaceful
shaya
The New York herald., 1867-07-18

A great racket has been made about the sum
requisite for maintaining the military police Of
the Eve districts Of the South, subjected TO the
control Of the generals, whom the copperheads
s,igmatize as pro-consuls and mandarins. Now,
these generals are intrusted, together with their
subordinstes, with the government Of no less
than ten States, including an area Of millions
of acres aud population Of millions, and yet
they require less than half the sum which is ex-
pended by the civil police Of our Metropolitan
district Ia O single year.
The New York herald., 1867-07-18

Tho Coming Elections in New York and
Pcnnsylvania-Prospsct or Political Par.
ties.
There is good deal of controversy just now
between the democrats and the republicans as
to the prospects of each in the coming elections
in New York and Pennsylvania. Thad Stevens
said not long ago that the democrats would
carry these two States at the next election. A
great many OF his own party, however, not so
farsighted or frank, assert the contrary On
the other side, q portion OF the democrats are
hopeful, while not few are doubtful. All this
shows the chaos into which political parties are
thrown and the muidle in which the politicians
find themselves. Now. il is quite clear that the
success Of either o. the parties depends upon
their conduct and the management Of the cleo
tions, and this is more particularly the case as
TO the democrats; for they have The most vigor-
Gus 6ght to make. Still. we agree with Thad
Stevens, that they have good chance of sue
ceeding if they manage right ~ -.
What, then, is the course TO pursues Ger
tainly not that which the copperhead members
ofCongress, such as Brooks and the Woods, of
this city, and othcr coppsrhcads like them
have pursued They have only played into
the hands of ihe republicans. They have done
more to strengthen the republican party than
the republicans themselves If the democrats
should follow such leaders they Will certainly
be defeated in the coming elections; for both
they and their obsolete dogmas have become
0dious to the mass OF the people. No parry
can succeed that does not accept Tho results Of
the war. Tie past is beyond resurrection.
We have passed through a political revolu-
ton. and its consequences remain fixed az the
stars in the armament The anti-war copper
sheacs are dead. The war democrats must
throw overheard the Seymours the Woods,
the Gookses, Andy Johnson, and all The old
obnoxious leaders Of that faction, If they would
succeed. They should call conventions in this
Slate and in Pennsylvania, ignoring the past
and their past pernicious leaders, and frankly
accept the results of the war, with the recon
structon acts and all. as new point Of
departure. Then they should nominate General
Grant for the Presidency, without platform
and without pledges. BY taking bis glorious
record, his we'll known conservative princi-
pies and his judicious conduct in recognizing
the reconstruction measures Of Congress as
platform, without any other declaration either
on his part or on the part Of the conventions,
they will take the wind out of the sails of the
republicans and inaugarate political revolu-
ton throughout the country. The people
know where General Grant stands, and have
confidence in him. They require no pledges
or unmeaning rigmarole of party platforms
with his nomination. Let the war democrats,
tn n, take the initiative, and that Immediately,
in opening the Presidential campaign, with
Grant as their capddate-but at the same time
utterly ignoring the pcrnioious old copper
heads-and they can carry the States o. New
York and Pennsylvania at the coming cleo
tions. By taking this conrse they can succeed;
by taking any other they will surely fail.
The New York herald., 1867-07-18
Ouep,us of nfex,cau Ports.

Now that the ports Of Tampico and Vera
Cruz are once more opened to commerce by
decree Of the republic Of Mexico, 1t is proper
that we should make an effort to restore our
trade aud relations with the Mexicans as
rapidly rs possible. For five years it has been
paralyzed. II will now be seen If our govern
ment appreciates the importance of proper
commercial relations with that country by ep-
pointing proper consuls 10 represent us. We
are disgusted with the fact that the ships OF
England annually transport, directly past our
very doors, the wealth OF Mexico. or the forty
million dollars Of silver she produces nearly the
WHOLE 10 poured into England 10 stir into
The New York herald., 1867-07-18

Rec0nstruction in Kentacky and Tennessee.
proposition was made in Congress the
other day looking to the establishment of a
republican form of government" in Kentucky
and Tennessee. The idea is not bad one; for
Of all the late slave States Kentucky and Ten
nessee are most in need Of reconstruction
Kentucky, under the State rights preachings Of
Prentice, has gone back to where South Caro-
lima was seven years ago and in Tennessee
under the psous administration of Parson
Brownlow, no man is safe against the chances of
bullet or bowie knife from the setting to the
rising of the sun, or from its rising to the going
down thereof In Kentucky, as itappears, the
returned soldiers from the rebel armies of jeff
Davis rule The roost; and in Tennessee re-
lieious fanatic reigns who believes in nothing
but the extreme pains and penalties Of death
in this world, and fire and birthstone in the
next, to rebels OF high and low degree. In
Kentucky the black Unionist is under the ban,
and "has no rights which white man is bound
to respects" in Tennessee the white rebel is
outlawed, and has no rights which negro Is
bound to respect Congress, therefore, we
think, is called upon by the constitution to
guarantee republican form Of government"
to both kentucky and Tennessee.
The New York herald., 1867-07-18
AQU ALTOS.
The Harvard Crews Preparing for their Re.
gatfn.

The Harvard Crows Preparing for their Re.
gatfa.
WORCESTER. July II, 1851.
The Harvard Freshman and University crews reached
this city Friday, the 18th us and stopping q
Mr.. Henry Proniice's They have been rowing twice
day since their arrival Sunday excepsed,.
The following the routine Of work which they per-
form daily
About three and one-haf hours after breakfast or %
eleven A. NJ. both crews 60 the course. usually
doing onehalf OF it good. strong working stroks,
the other half time With the exception Of tho walk
nome rhree-quartsrs OF mie) they rest for half ~
nour when they dine at one O'Clock. Resting aftss
dinner they to the lake for their chief pull -
fve r. M this being about the hour at which they are
to row the Now they row the whols
course time, but with suffcien. margin 70
prevent their time being known 10 any one
necessary In rowing ION tme than in the race itsef,
owing to the utter lack Of any attractive subject TO Do.
TO their work Home and back twice day makes three
miles Of walking. and this with about nine miles q
rowing onc-haf OF It at strong working stroke the
other At racing pace completes the days work Of the
Harvard crows
The Yalo freshmen reached here to-day at three r. n
so that tho Yale University system Is not apparent
yet The Yale freshmen do about the same amount OF
work as the Harvard men in the boat and take four
before breakfast work Is entirely discarded by
Harvard IL being found 10 agree with bnt few. Dcnuta
them frequently in the boat, directing their movements
and giving cursory advice This system OF training 10
kept up strictly about ono month before the racs
though the are formed when the leo clears -
spring. and they row together at practice stroke 81
thirty 70 thirtysx per minute until street ira ming com
mences
Twen.y-miie rows are somstImes taken in tho spring
months and q. Yale they take week weeks Tsp spring ing ro..
river. In the winter all the candidates for The
crews the latter are not usually made up or deter
mined until the opening OF sprng, devote from half an
hour four hours day 70 exercise In the gymnasums
though walking and skating also nduIgod 10. lodi
vdua feelings regulate the amount and kind OF work ~
this season So much exercise usually produces
pets for the solids necessary to sustain H. and stIe
pastry In used.
Al Harvard, since the commencement OF September.
men have been regularly work, and Is feared that
late hours dissoue habits render the chances OF
place on the crack exceedingly shaky.
The interest in the coming regatta Is growing moeo
and more daily and quite large number Of the
friends OF both Harvard and Yale have arrived Ia tAs
The New York herald., 1867-07-18
The Ipdispeusab,c Grant.

On Wednesday General Grant was in the
city, on his way to Long Branch, where he was
to be welcomed hand dsomely by Mr.. S.etson
and other gentlemen, and expected to enjoy
some short respite from the labors and turmoil
of the national capital. But he was unable to
complete this pleasant programme for just at
the hour when he was about 10 leave
the city in one direction he was sum-
moned In another, being called by telegraph
to hasten Immediately to the national capi-
tai. Why he was thus suddenly called 10
Washington Is not known, but it has been con-
jectured that, from the attitude of Mexico and
Europe, the call might relate to trouble on the
RIO Grande to the acts of tiIibusters to some
necessity in the Indian War, or some neces-
any Of these was the real cause is, Of course,
all matter of guess but one point Of import
ancc is plain-they cannot get on in Washington
for two days together without Grant Only bis
strong common sense can keep straight the
muddled mess and prevent the manifold obsti-
nacies and puerilities Of the various depart
ments from running everything into inextricable
confusion; and he is now practically and
actually doing the duty Of President, COM
mander Of the army, and Secretary Of War.
The Presidents incomprehens.ble message Of
Wednesday slipped out while Grant was
away, and If he had been present the country
would have been spared that new disgrace.
His recall following 80 Immediately the trans
mission of that document would seem to inti-
mate that IL had reference to the evidence
furnished in the message thai the President
could not safely bs left alone. Since 1t comes
to this. the people will have to make Grant
President, for all great and small reasons
alikc-that he may save the country from the
politicians, and that he may have q little rest
from the arduous labors Of preventing others
doing harm.
The New York herald., 1867-07-18
The Associated Press Despatches-Cracked
Bricks Of no vRlae.

The Associated Press Observation-Disclosures
Bricks OF no valae.
The agents Of the Associated Press furnish
to-day batch Of cable kilograms which they
term news dispatches, the majority of which
are OF no possible value.
From Hungary we are told that Louis Kos
suth is a candidate for Parliament, seeking to
represent a certain town In certain county.
Of what value is this information even to his
old saddle contractorsi The Queen of Spain
has proclaimed martial law in Catalonia.
Nothing new in this. Martial law is Spanish
standing cure for political complaints of much
less magnitude than the landing of Gen
eral Prim and q widespread conspiracy
against the Queens life. The United
States sloop-ofwar Macedonian arrived at Ply
mouth yesterday and was ordered TO Spithead.
The London Times Of the 9th OF July-twelve
days previous 10 the date of the Associated
Press news--reported that the Macedonian
was then expected "hourly" at Plymouth,
telling at the same time the orders which
awaited her, for duty and pleasure, all Of
which appeared in the HERALD yesterday.
The Aus rian Parliament votes to retain capital
punishment. This intelligence has no interest
for the people Of the United States, none OF
whom are likely to ever commit capital crime
in the Austrian territory. Thus the Associated
Press cable kilograms come.
The New York herald., 1867-07-18

conciusa.'n of his letter, that il did not escape
his attention that the assembled prelates were
convinced that = reconstruction of the Church
and return to ifsst principles >in the practics
OF religion arc absolutely required, and that
they remain divided in opinion as to the man
ner in which such desirable results ave to be
accomplished
The New York herald., 1867-07-18
woman sunraxe-Mr.. Greeley All kixh..

womnn sunraxe-yIrs. Greeley All Kixht.
There has been petition presented in the
State Convention, signed by MRS. Horace
Greeley and other ladies'" praying that
the suffrage shall be given TO women
This is clearly domestic protest against the
tyranny of that gay deceiver Horace. Mrs.
Greeley deserves great credit for this action
for courage, high purpose and loyalty 10
principle that doubtless aris. equally from
desire for the enfranchisement of her sex and
natural wish to save the character of her
liege. Here has Horace been deluding these
weaker vessels for twenty years, holding out
hopes to them, filing all his speeches with
promises on this subject, till these promises
stood out among smaller m itiers like the
plums in Christmas pie. On the strength Of
these promises, hopes and delusive uttersnces
generally he has had the support of the women;
and they In fact haye been his principal sup
porten al that time, But behold! when il
comes to the test where is Greeley! Where is
this vegetarian Squire Of Danes, Nowhere.
He abandons those who have believed in him
more shabbily than Theseus did bis Ariadne,
Jason his Medea, Eneas his Dido, or any
other classical scapegrace his la1y love and
admirer-fairiy gives them the cold shoulder.
as far as vegetarian may, and goes over to
the Niger and JEFF Davis. Horace has really
become, then, but little better than one Of the
wicked; and Mrs. Greeley boldly comes for
ward to convince men that there is still some
sense of propriety and Of what is due to obli
cations left in the family; and in this view we
bid her fair welcome, and shall belabor the
Convention with all possible cudgels if it does
not treat her petition with eminent Difference
and respect There is room enough for the
women on the broad platform Of universal
suffrage, and we have poor idea of the man
hood that would crowd these gentler ones away
to make room for the nlggers. 1t is right,
moreover, that such of the women as have in
teliect and courage should speak for their sis
ters whom Heaven has not 80 highly favored.