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POLLY.


SCHOOL BooKs.-We give below statement
of the action of the Board of Education of Yer.
mont in regard to School Books for that State.
Some Of the members Of the Board are practi-
cal teachers Of great success and are widely
known in that State, therefore the examination
must have been thorough, impartial and critical
One writer says: probably no more thorough
examination of school books has ever taken
place on the part Of any School Board engaged
for such purpose in this Country The fol.
lowing is from the Boston Journal:
SCHOOL Books FOR VERMONT.-The Board
of Education for the State of Vermont, which
met at Waterbury on the 18th inst, TO select a
list of books for the use Of the schools of the
State, from Nov. 1st, 1853, to lSi3,-the pres
ent list having been adopted in 1851 .-made
choice Of the revised Progressive Series Of
Readers and Spoilers by Tora Il HOiJroOk ).
thereby adding the Fifth or Evolutionary book
and the Speller to the series adopted originally
in 1857. Hiliard's Sixth book is retained.
Greenleafs new series of Mathematics have also
been adopted, the old series being now In use.
Biographies, Histories, and PHILOSOPHERS have
been selected from lists published in New York
and Philadelphia. II is a compliment TO the
editors and authors Of the leading, revised and
new series above mentioned that these books
received almost the unanimous approval Of SO
large and practical, as well as Intelligent, q
Board OF Educ alton that OF the State Of Ner-
mont.
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The secret of the Damascus blades was
never known to the world that admired and
used them. The same world that now uses
and admires the superb products Of the STEAM
REFINED SOAP manufacture, elaborated by
processes equally unknown.
\ DssrHEssfNG Cough, causes the friends
Of the sufferer almost as much pain as the
sufferer himself and should receive immediate
attention. DR. WIsrAR's BALsAM OF WILD
CHERRY speedily cures coughs, colds, indu-
en1a, sore throat, Sc. 1t will always relieve
consumption, and in many well zttested cases it
has effected perfect cure.
The life Of all flesh is the blood thereof, ;
and no life or flesh can be healthy while its
blood is diseased. Parsons Pnrgative Pills
will not only cleans and purify the blood. but
stimulate the functions Of the system to healthy
action.
Quacks and Nostrums have so multiplied
within a few years, that we feel some delicacy
in giving our induesce to, or endorsing any of
them; but il there is one thing IN the whole
,st..logue more deserving than another, we be-
ieve it is Johnson's Anojyne I.inimen..
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U. s. District Court.


WEDNEspAY.-M .ilm,ralitg. Vim. II
Prebe Il ais. libellants V. schooner "Alic,
L. - and cargo. Libel for salvage. 1t i,
alleged by libellants that said schooner
on the 18th OF Jan. last OH voyage from
ST. John, y. b. IT, Portland, with cargo
of boards. plamks and laths. in violent
gale came to anchor in Cranberry Island
narbor and soon after parted one cable
and dragged the remaining anchor, came
ashore Oh Stanley point. driving upon the
rocky shore bieing. her rndde9 being
broken and her bottom badly Injured.
That on the next day the captain came
ashore. noted his protest, bnt did nothing
and attempted to do nothing for the pre-
servation of the vessel.
That on the 18th OF Jan. the libelants
commenced cutting away the ice upon
said schooner. and on the Goth succeeded
in getting her :iloat. and moved toward
the Pool which place they succeeded i'll
gettin. the schooner into on Jan. oath.
The libcllants also allege that in saving
said schooner and cargo they suffered
much from exposure to the cold. and that
the captain and crew OF said schooner
made no effort to preserve the same. For
these services the lbellauts. 81 in number.
claim that they are entitled TO meet and
competent salvage, which they pray the
court to decree.
In answer to the libel, Col. John God
dard OF Cape Elizabeth claims the cargo
as his properly. and denies the principal
allegations of libellants. lie also alleges
that the vessel was fraudulently disposed
of by the captain to libcllants. The ves-
sci is claimed by George Eaton, of ST.
John, y. Il.
The only evidence offered by respond
ent was that of himself. Alter the tes;-
mony was closed. Col. Goddard argued
the case for himself. He was followed by
John Rand, Esq, for libcllants.
Judge Fox delivered the opinion of the
court, decreeing s35 salvage to each of
the thirty persons named in the libel. and
costs. taxed at S617.s4. In his remarks
the Judge fully eXonerated te libellants
from the imputation of fraud contained in
Col. Goddard's answer; and stated that
the evidence clearly showed that the IL
bellants had acted in good faith and for
the best interest of all parties concerned in
the transaction.
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KIND TREATMENT OF A Horse AMI
1Ts REwARD.-We are so frequently call
ed upon to record acts of cruelty by teams
tiers, that it is pleasure to publish the
following. On Thursday team belong
ing to Bowers, Pratt Go, heavily load
ed with iron, while passing through Con-
gress street, became imbedded in the snow
The humane driver instead of flashing his
horses procured shovel and cleared away
tho snow from the runners. then stepping
up to the shaft horse he said, Now Billy
We are in bad fix; do all you can. will
you ? The horse apparently understand
ing the appeal. rubbed his head agains,
the driver as if in assent. The team wa,
successfully started without blow being
struck. A well-known gentleman in State
street having witnessed the scene, was 81
pleased that on returning to his office Ne
Immediately addressed note tO the ownel
OF the team. enclosing a $40 bill. with a
request that it be given to the driver who
treated his horses so kindly. '-Bosto,
1rarelier.
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s-IIon. Robert J. Walker and. Jude

~IIon. Robert j. Walker and, Judge
an Injunction to restrain Genl. Ord from
executing the act to provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel states in
Mississippi. We give the following from
the Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Friday, April 5. 1867.
Jud &c Sharkey and the Hon. Robt J.
Walker appeared in the Supreme Court ci
the United States this morning on behalf OF
the state OF Mississippi. The former rose
to submit bill of complaint. with the
prayer. that President johnson and his
officers and agents. and especially Gen.
Ord, be perpetually eujoined and restrain
ed from executing the Act to provide
for the more efficient government of the
Rebel States, and the Act supplementary
thereto. and that powers of I'M junction and
subpoena be issued. directed to the parties
aforesaid. with any other relief that the
Court may deem proper. Judge Sharkey
remarked that the bill had been printed
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Stansberry said he be-
lieved that i! was the general practice, first
to obtain leave of the Court TO file bill.
This bill was against the United States.
and he desired to appear at the earliest pos
siole moment to object to il. lie repeated
there must be a motion to file the bill in the
regular way. Judge Sharkey replied that
that was the motion which he now made
He was aware of the magnitude of the
subject. involving, as it did. the important
aud delicate question of the CONSTITUTIONS
aliiy of Congressional legislation. 1t was
Of great moment that an early decision
should be arrived at, as much mischief
might result by delay. ChiefJustice Chase
to Judge Sharkey-''You can only now
move to file the bill, and it will be in order
to discuss this next motion day" Attor-
ney-Gcneral Stansberry-''I am ready now
to resist the granting of the leave. =" The
ChiefJustice-"We o not propose to hear
argument on the motion out of the regu-
lar order. The motion will be filed. -
Judge Sharkcy-''I will now file the appli-
cation. " This lie did, and the question
went over until next day, being Tuesday
next.
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Saturday Event ing, Franklin.

Apr. 9th. l61.
DEAR AMERICAN:-Agit is the life
of any community. The great Ocean is
kept in state ofpurity by its agitation.
We. as nation, have worked out great
salvation by our political agitations. Since
my last communication. there has been
and now is great agitation in this town
both for the moral, and spiritual good o
many and as Selah, has not probably
heard of it. take this means, to inform
him.
We have just been reading his epistle Of
Mar. 30th. and think. he means to convey
a wrong idea as to his manner of life. In
the first place. he heads his subject. Sun
day Between Meetings.-whichi is evasive
of facts. as he always dimes about that time,
and he could as we'll have written Dur
ing Sermon. Pardon me for another
verse. of machine poetry.)
His seat is empty, all the day;
No Selah ever comes that way,
Beneath the roof. where prayers are said,
No Selah stands, with bending head.
Selah speaks Of my zeal. right or wrong
This is rather sophistically, uttered. We
only spoke of what we saw. and knew. His
discoveries were none of ours. We con-
demned his communication. as a loud, dog
NAUTICAL. amalgamated parable. which put
US in mind of the NAN who got hosy, and
thought he could shoot the moon. After
discharging full charge of buck. he con-
cluded he had hurt nothing in particular.
but had riddled the air terribly. But we
forgave Selah. as soon as we read his epis-
tie of Mar. 30. for we saw that he repent
ed. and was more explicit, in dividing the
just from the unjust. aud concluded that a,
least. the Hon. Esquire's iron boot jack, can
not be found. in cellar or attic. Selah pro.
poses text-The Fast Young Men. We
have no objections in using the text. fur.
ther. than we are afraid we sho uld SANDER
some of his friends SANDER: did we say
We would not SANDER Selah, nor his
irient's. He is a funny fellow. always
square up and square down. will tell what he
thinks. take it or leave it. He still speaks
in ldgubrious tone. of those missing ar
ticles. We can give him no coincidence.
except he must consult Bacchas. whom he
has declared great. Ii he gets favorable
answer. he will be able to disembouge his
whole soul, and compose a dithyrambic.
But we came near forgetting that empty
chair. manufactured from machine poetry
He says. look in the bible to find Selah.
tofill it. We always know that the word
Selah was there. but we had no idea that
Selah. himself was there. We have no,
locke yet. but upon the second reading OF
his episile.-Sunday Evening Musings No.
I've have concluded. he can be found
so me where near. the Tower of Bab-,.-
But, As Selah's life is made up of thrills and
pangs. coeval and constitutional. we forgive
him all his faults. hoping he may ever be
onyheaded. Iongevous and longiman Gus
in all remittances and disbursements. We
will close our subject. by simply saying we
are As ready TO d>countenance RowJyism
as Selah. but We would rot condemn the
mass, because few do wrong.
DEBUT.
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CAPACITY OF A CTsTERN. The Iowa
Homestead in an article on cisterns, gives
the following statement. showing the ca
pacity of those having the usual round or
cylindrical form. Without attempting q
mathematical verification of these figures.
they are assumed to be correct and are q.
follows:
"A cistcrn five feet in diameter will hold
fraction over five barrels for each foot in
depth six feet, a fraction over seven bar.
rels per foot; eight feet. eleven barrels pei
foot; nine feet. fifteen barrels per foot ten
feet. eighteen barrels per floor. The las,
named figure is large size for a family
cistern. aad ten feet in depth is as much a.
we often fad. The contents of such one
according tn our estimate. would be l0xle
-l50 barrels, and vet how many of us
have to pay for a ''three hundred barrel
cistern of smaller size"
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Book Table.

Hours AT HoME.-we again welcome this OK i.
cellent magazine TO our table, hoping that the
publishers will be kind enough to send the
missing number.
The April number has the following table of
contents Moral Uses OF dark things, No. 3,
Rad Government, or Bad Men in Power, by Hor-
ace Bushnell. D.; The san GreaI. By Edward
Spencer; City Lyrics, No1, ihe Newspoy, by
John u. Sherwood; Marccila OF Rome. by
/ Frances Eastwood; The Cedar Groves III Mount
| Lebanon. by Rev. Henry II. Jessup; Ameri-
can Missionary in Syria; Representative Cities.
No ., Tyre, by Prof. w. 5. Tyler; The Mar
/ tyrs of the Galleys, by Prof Il. L. Evans; Inc
Vegetable World, by Edward Seymour, a
Morning with a King; by Rev George Il. Ba-
con; Night and Morning, by Mrs. Juiia :; X.
Dorr: De Rebus Ruris, No. $, by Donald IL
Mitchell; Storm-Clif; The Cretan insurrec-
ton; The Lull before the Battle; short ser
mons TO Sunday-School Teachers No. IL, by
Rev S. c. Robinson; Thoughts on the lncarni-
ton, BY Henry A. Nelson ID. ID.
| This number closes volume, and the pub
fishers. while announcing that their circulation
ia steadily Increasing say What the aim Of
| its conductors was in the beginning: 1t Is still
to furnish n Monthly for the Family unrtvailed
| in excellence, one that shall instruct, elevate;
| and educate the social, moral and religious M
| ture of man, while at the same time II shall i'll
tcresi and entcrtain-a Monthly oi the high
est literary ability and attraction; While yet
excluding everything frivolous, characterize ed
by a high moral tone, and infused Win the
u
conviction confirmed which led to the estab-
li,hmcut Of Hours at Home, that such
Monthly il greatly needed, and that in propor-
ton rs we make it what such Monthly should
be, it will command decided and large cue
cess. 1t already numbers among its coniribu-
tors some two hundred and iiity writer's, many
of them among the most distinguished IN
American literature, and every month We are
culisting new ones. We think we can safely
promise. Improvement in the future, rs there
has been in the past.
Published by Charles Scrbner Il Co., New
York at $500 year.
The Maine Standard is the name Of the
new Democratic paper just Issued at Augusta.
1t is sheet Of ample proportions, and well
filed with reading matter. II did not have time
to get out its rooster the Connecticut election,
but il feels well over the result.
We have received from Mcssrs. T. b,
Peterson &co. Philadelphia, copy ftheir new
edition of David Copperfeld. 1t has twenty
FIVE illustrations printed on calcndered paper,
octave size, double column page, and hand
somely bound.
This enterprising firm have paid the author
thousands of dollars for the advance proof
sheets of his various works, and it has now on
sale, twenty one editions ofthe complete works
of Dickens, comprising all that he has ever
written, and sold at prices varying from SIS to
1925 per set. Price SIPS.
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Custom House.
DISTRICT OF CAsTINE.
C;istine. Anril 3D.. lSh-

The law Of July 18th, 1866, which repealed all
laws allowing fishing bounties, provides-"tha,
vessels licensed to engage in the fisheries. NAV
take on board imported salt in bond, to be used
in curing fish under such regulations as the
Secretary ofthe Treasury shall prescribe, and
upon proof that said salt has been used in cur.
ing fish, the duties on the same shall be remit.
ted"
The regulations Of the Secretary ofthe Urea 5.
ury require that fishermen, to avail themselves
of the privilege Of obtaining salt free from duties
must go TO bonded warehouse, when the inn
porter or owner of the salt, will make draw.
back entry for the amount Of salt wanted to be
taken on board, giving to the Collector of Gus
toms his bond with sufficient suretics in sum
equal to the full value of the salt required for
the voy age that the said salt shall be actually
used in curing fish on board the said vessel, and
shall not be re-landed in the United States with
out proper entry and payment Of duty at the
port OF withdrawal.
In order to cancel the above mentioned bond
for salt Withdrawn from warehouse for the be-
nefit Of draw back, the following proof must be
presented to the Collector of Customs, at the
port of withdrawal, on or before the first day
of January next, after the date Of the bond,
viz, the oath Of the Captain, and at least. one
other person who shall have been employed in
the vessel during the fishing voyage on which
ii may be claimed that the salt was used, stating
the quantity OF fish caught and cured, and the
quantity of salt used in curing them.-If this
evidence prove satisfactory to the Collector, he
will compute the quantity of salt used, and de-
duct it from the quantity shipped, and on pay
ment Of the duty on the balance of the salt, if
any, he will cancel the bond, by entering
upon it, the facts as asceriatned.
In case Of failure to present satisfactory proof
to the Collector for the cancellation of the bond
on or before the first day of January next after
the date Of the bond, it will be handed to the
District Attorney for collection.
Fishermen purchasing their salt outside of a
bonded warehouse, are not entitled to the ben
eiit of drawback.
$. X. DEvEREUX, Collector.
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LOCAL NEWS. &C.

The Slough of Despond," Wafer Street.
The Portland Transcript thirty years old
The Bangor dailies are complaining ofthe city
sidewalks.
1t Is thought the senate will no; adjourn f5g
sometime.
The prospect is that the Senate viii .at:iy the
Russian Treaty.
The newspapers In California favor the Rus
sian Treaty.
Rev, DIR. Sears, has resigned the PRESIDENCY
of Brown University.
The Democrats have carried the city of Hart
ford at the Municipal election.
Belfast voted $50 to 81, to loan the city's cred
it for building the Noosehead railroad.
The Democrat State convention will be held
in Portland the 25th June.
ANEW REvoLUTIoN-The Bangor U7ig saws the
spraSues will create revolution at the state CAPT.
tai
THE LAST FEATHER &c.--It is stated that Port.
land Hotels will raise their prices after they quit
selling liquor, No person ofmoderate means cen
AFFORD to stop over night in Portland now.
Mr.. +. b, Aikon has just returned from Bos.
ton with a large and splendid stock of goods
comprised in the Stove line. lie invites the pub
lie to call and examine.
-Eastport has again suffered by FIRE. The
town barely escaped destruction; as Its, two or
three stores were consumed. Loss estimated a,
5000.
Obituary notices, beyond the date, name
and age, must be paid for.
1t costs Sl792, to carry ton of letters
across the Atlantic.
The dwelling house Of Mayor Jewett of
Belfast was burned the sth Inst. Insured for
100000.
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Correspondence.
L, 5. STEAMER TAHoMA.
OFF VERA CRUZ. MEX.
MAR, Is 1861.
Editor Ellsworth American.


Editor Ellsworth American.
Dear Sir.-Thinking that few notes
from this place in reference to the embark
alton of the late invading army, and other
matters connected with the affairs OF Mex
leo. might be acceptable, l send the follow
ing:
The city of Vera Cruz is now occupied
BY the Mexican imperial forces-no rail-
road connection with the interior. The
castle of San Juan de Ulloa is temporarily
occupied by the French. until the final de-
palture of the fleet which now consists OF
Iron Clad Division, Magenta. Ship-ot-the-
Line, and frigates Flanders and Magma
mime. This Division commanded by Adj
miral Ronciere le Noury will soon leave
here and probably visit the United States
this summer. They are heavily plated
warlke appearing vessels of about iooo
(French) tons eacli-bark rigged-and of
great Steam power-said to steam alone ii
miles per hour. The other war vessel,
now here are the French wooden frigate
Dandolo and side wheel Stmr. Elizabeth
British corvettes Jason and Barraconta.
The 7aloma has the honor to represent
the United States Government.
The following is a list Of transports
which have sailed-with the number OF
men sc.
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NEWSPAPER Ep1ToRs.--It would be
difficult to compress more in few word.
than is found in the following from the
Chambers Journal
A newspaper editor must like the poet
be born to his calling in the majority Of
instances. no amount of training will fit
aperson for such post, unless he have a
natural taste and aptitude for this descrip-
ton of literary labor for although, MANY
persons are able to write leaders. or lit
esary articles, for a newspaper, few can
be entrusted with its editorial control.
few can scent out the libel which turks in
almost every communication, few can dis.
tinguish the report intended to please the
speaker instead of informing the nation
and the letters written to serve private in.
terests instead Of public ends still fewer
who can tell at a glance, the kind of liter
airy or political material which will pro
mote the circulation Of journal-ia fact.
Q good editors great difficulty is not as to
what he shall put in. but what h. shall
keep out of his columns. Successful Cd
itors have not beeu great Authors. but men
Of good common sense. and their good
common sense has Taught them TO write
but little themselves, hut to. read. Judge,
select. alter aud. combine the writings of
others.
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Hon John a. Andrew has made very able
and very lengthy argument in favor of a string
an, license lawR ev. A, A. Minor, made equal
lv able and lengthy for prohibition. These two
arguments embody about all that can be said on
either side. We have for sometime thought that
temperance people do not labor enough to educate
the people up to the point of present laws. No
law that can be passed will cure intemperance,
6,Ii
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sian America.

ian possessions in America. which
d for sale to the United States for
-hil;io,fs Of dollars, are comprised in the
.Isular that forms the extreme northwest
section OF the continent, with numerous
Stands on the coast. A narrow strip, not
more than thirty miles wide, extends down the
coast from latitude 90 to $40. shutting out
British America from the sea for that distance.
The area OF the country Is computed at 1917
square n1iles. The western coast is Of mouii-
t.,inous character, while that of the Arctic
Ocean Is fiat aDd hut r few feet above the sea-
level. The inferior of the country is but i'm
perfectly known. but the climate is too rigorous
to admit OF large agricultural operations. and
the whole value Of the territory and its adjacent
seas is derived from their fisheries and hunting
grounds. The whole of this country has been
granted to Russian American fur COMPANY.
which in 1889, had their six hunting and fishing
establishments. These are all dependent upon
the British for supplies, the English having bv
treaty acquired the exclusive right Of supply
ing the Russian posts with agricultural produce
and provisions. The population is estimated
II Il, 900 souls. Of these about 1900 IRE R.is.i-
ans, $500 Creoles, and II 900 natives of the Ku-
riie, Aleutian and Kodiak islauds The re-
mainder are EsquimauX. who enioy greater
or less degree of Independence. New Archan-
gel, in the island Of Sitka, Is the principal port
The annual export of the fur company is esti-
mated ut 10 900 seals, 1000 sea otter. 1900 bea-
yer, and $500 land otter, fox and marten skins.
and about 700 sea horse teeth. Commercial
ly speaking, the country Is hardly worth ac-
ecpfing rs giff-but it may in the future be of
Importance to us in one way or another pre-
cisely how IL is difficult to saw
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