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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-12

BANGOR, june H. 1867.
10 tie Editer Of the Press:
In common with the rest of the State, we
down-easters suffered some loss by the Excess
sive rain of last month. Farmers were COM
PEELED to delay planting, and have not finished
even now. Our lumbermen were unable to
run their mills, or to bring to market what lit
tie timber they had already sawed. The high
rise of water and bad roads made freghts I'M
obtainable, and our wharves were lined with
idle shipping. Generally, we were placed
much behindhand, and shall have to exert our
selves much in recovering from the temporary
prostration. Apropos to weather, I see that
the Gardiner Journal quotes fourteen fair days
in May. Down here we had only twelve, and
1t was cloudy portion of four of those.
Some six or more small robberies have &C.
Cured here during the two weeks last past
Stores have been broken into, and the contents
of the mOney-drawers, varying from two to
twelve dollars, pilfered. 1t doesn't seem that
any goods were ever taken. Investigations by
our police force have developed the existence
of an organized gang of boys of from twelve
to eighteen years of age, some of them belong
ing to our most respectable families, who have
confessed these crimes. Six of them have al
ready been arrested.
Endeavors are being made to obtain hydro
graphic survey of our river and harbor. The
City Government have appropriated $500 for
the purpose, on condition that a like amount
be raised by subscription.
A "Young Mems Christian Association" was
organized in this city last week, and Mr.. A. s.
Weed elected President -
Bangor is to have no public celebration the
coming Fourth of July.
Rev. G. c. Everett (Unitarian) exchanged
pulpits with Rev. Mr.. Gould of the Pine Street
Methodist church last Sabbath .'-s'
hear it stated that survey of the proposed
Bangor & Winterport railroad route is now
being made by Mr.. William Percival, of your
city. -... .tr.....-.. EvERARD.
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Municipal Court.

-|- JUDGE KINGSBURY PRESIDING.
TUEsDAY.-Some dozen persons appeared this
morning before His Honor, to for various al
legged infractions of statute and city laws.
Timothy Kelly and William Larkin, f r an afray
in the streets, paid S6.s7 each.
Jeremiah Cochin, Cornelius Hart and Timothy
Donovan, for drunkenness and disturbance the
Sabbath, were fined So each and the COSTS They all
paid up, adding S1s.25 to the State Treasury.
Charles Norris, for drunkenness and disturbance
on the Sabbath, paid $S.25.
John Archibald for fast driving in the streets Sun
day evening, was fined S7sS. He could not pay and
sent to Jail.
Archibald was also convicted of drunkenness and
disturbance and fined $7.55. He could not pay and
was sent up on that. I-t-
Daniel White and Ellen White were convicted o
drunkenness and disturbance Daniel had to pay
S6.75. Sentence as to Ellen was suspended for tel
days. III L u i
Ann Voyle convicted of drunkenness and dis
turbance. 1t being the first time she had been before
Court and upon her promising reform, the court lei
her eff lightly, and she paid S425. . iA-i be.
Richard Powers, for allowing his dog to go at larg'
without license, had to pay S5.25. E
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The Trial Of surraff'

The trial of Surratt is not gong on SO
smoothly as was anticipated when 1t became
known that he would be arralgned before the
Criminal Court of the District ofColumbia, on
Monday He was brought into court on that
day according to the programme, but motion
to auash the panel ofjurors having been made
by District Attorney Darlington, the court was
adjourned by Justice Fisher till Tuesday morn
ing for the purpose of taking the motion into
consideration. The objection to the panel is
based upon alleged Irregularities in SELECTING
the list of voters from which the iurv was
drawn, as well as in making up the panel. The
supposed object of those who are responsible
for these irregularities was to secure jury OF
CATHOLICS to try criminal of that faith and
1t seems that they accomplished their purpose.
Tho motion to quash will not prevail unless
there are the strongest reasons, since lmpor-
tant criminal verdicts already found by the
same jury would be disturbed thereby.
The prisoner was brought into the court by
Marshal Cooling and was handcuffed. He
appeared as usual, with a clean shaven face,
excepting moustache and goatec. He wears
his hair long and hanging about his neck. He
was dressed in dark suit. After being in
court few moments the handouts were taken
off, and he was assigned a seat behind his
counsel. Surratt's face was very pale and
wore careworn, troubled look; but he family
smiled occasionally as he received nod of an
acquaintance. After sitting in the court room
some time, he engaged in a lively converse
ton with his counsel, Mr.. Merrick, and was
evidently much amused at what was said, as
he laughed heartily. Messrs. Merrick and
Bradley were both present as counsel for the
prisoner. Mr.. Pierrepont was in attendance
to assist the District Attorney. Isaac Surratt,
brother of the prisoner, VIII came from Texas
two years ago for the purpose of killing Presi-
dent johnson was also within the bar -
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Royalty i'm Trouble.

The potentates of Europe do no seem to be
affected very seriously in their health or spir-
its by the perilous condition of Macmillan
On Saturday the Emperor OF Austria was
crowned King of Hungary at Pesth, though he
must at the time have known that his brother
had fallen, wounded and helpless, into the
hands of his mortal enemies. At the very
hour when Francis Joseph was DOMINIC the
mantle of st. Stephen, Macmillan may have
been led to execution.
While the Austrian monarch DISPLAYS this
indifference to the fate of near relative, we
can hardly expect Napoleon to affect much
anxiety about his unfortunate protege. No,
Napoleon the Third and Last is too happy in
his escape from the bullet of Beregouski, and
in his assembly of notables who have come to
witness the great Exposition, to waste even
thought upon the man for whose ruin he is
personally responsible. But his position is
not so secure as he could desire, and when the
st. Helena stage of his existence arrives he
will perhaps remember his Mexican dupe, as
he perceives how few there are who lament the
second empire or its emperor.
If we are to receive as authentic the procla-
nation of Macmillan which appears in our
dispatches, the perfidy of his French patron
awakens in his soul tbs most bitter and yindic-
tive sentiments. But ifthe memory of his ILL
starred empire does "serve as a warning to all
ambitious and incautious princes, his suffer
1ngs will not have been in vain. .--
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Postal TeIesraphing.

The Post-ofice authorities in England are
said to be preparing a bill which is shortly to
be submitted to Parliament, making all the ex-
listing telegraph lines department in the gov
eminent postal system. Early in the first SEES
sion of the Thirty-ninth Congress a similar
plan for this country was discussed
The assumed object of the new system is to
enable the public TO use the telegraph at the
cheapest possible rates. 1t is proposed to send
messages any distance at the rate of one shil-
ling for twenty words, exclusive of the address
OF the receiver or sender. This to be the rate
at the commencement of the new plan, and the
prices will be afterwards reduced I'D -na-
The rates for this service, reckoning am
English shilling at thirty-two cents of our post
al currency are not much cheaper than the
prices at which dispatches can now be sent
from point to point in New York and other
American cities; but if the English plan is
adopted, and is found to be decided benefit
to the public, it may suggest similar scheme
for our own government and people
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Class Day nj Rowdoin.
Bowpo1N COLLEGE, june II, 1Sf

DOWDOlN SOLLhGB, uuc Ii, loOl.
To the Editor Of the Press: s..oJ ... .--
see in your issue of yesterday morning that
there are no Glass Day exercises at Bowdoin
Commencement this year." slu
Now the facts of the case are simply these.
A portion of the class being dissatisfied with the
result of the election, it was decided, by vote
of ID to IL, to do away with the ordinary exer-
cises of Glass Day. The minority, however
who have since been Joined by one of the "se-
ceshers," thus making the number of outs
and Sins" exactly the same, have concluded to
run the machine by themselves, and have Sc
leet ID the following officers for the occasion.
Ndrshal-Joseph C. Wilson.
President-Benj. B. Eaton.
Ordt0r-NapoleOn Gray.
Poet-Stephen M. Newman.
i, ChrOnicler-Wintield S. Hutchinson
Prophet-Henry S. Webster.
ADDRESS at the Iree-Staniey A. Plummer
Odist-J. Wallace Mcdonald.
Yours. Truly,
s..... SIXTY SEVEN.
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PORTLAND AND THE WEsT.-The Oswego
Advertiser of Friday, in noticing the visit of
our fellow citizens and their Vermont friends
to that thriving city, speaks of them and the
enterprise they are striving to promote, in the
following terms: -.a. -.s..... ......
The late hour at which the New England
delegation arrived in this city yesterday, on
their tour of observation, precluded the posi-
billty of any report except bare mention of
their names, and the fact that they were re-
ceived as the guests of the city, and entertain
ed at the fitzhugh House. 1t was source
OF general regret on the part of our citizens
that their arrangements were such that they
could only remain with us a few hours With
a view to a direct railroad communication
through Northern New England. with the
city of Portland, it would have been well could
they have become better acquainted with our
facilities for communicating with the West,
and with Canada especially, with its immense
and growing trade, with our milling facilities
and the capacity of our grain elevating ware
houses, our starch factories. and our vast re-
sources generally, for furnishing business to a
road which shall connect us directly with an
important and enterprising sea port town.
All this, perhaps, was taken in at glance, but
the stay of another day would have put them
in possession of knowledge in this regard with
which it is important for them to be fully ac-
quainted, and which now they only have an
imperfect conception of. The delegation here
yesterday was composed of the solid men of
Northern New England, and in their own per-
sons represented capital, we are told, of from
fifteen to twenty millions of dollars They were
not out on a mere holiday excursion, but as
business men, they were on business and all
their acts meant business. Their object was to
perfect plan, by supplying links between
roads already constructed, by which Portland
in Maine, would be connected with the Lakes
at Oswego, and by constructing the link be-
tween this point and the Niagara River, to
create an all rail route between Portland, the
best harbor and seaport in the United States
upon the Atlantic coast, and Chicago, thence
branching out to all points in the great West
1t is an important, We may say a stupendous
enterprise, and is destined to form one of the
most magnificent routes of railroad communi-
cation on the globe, having its eastern termi.
nus at Portland, on the Atlantic, with western
termini eventually at San Francisco, Portland
Oregon and Olympia, now in Washington Ter
rltory. This is what the new route will amount
to in its full realization. The present duty is
TO connect the broken links between Portland
and toe Niagara River. The realization of So
hueh Is, We cannot doubt, near at hand
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Pension Decision.

Hon. j. ID. Barrett, Commissioner of pen-
sions, in recent report of the Secretary of
the Interior, says:
The appeal raised the question whatber or
not there is distinction between a t.veteran
Through" and any other given to the soldier
for purposes of business or pleasure. Thus
far this office has made no distinction, but has
followed the long-established rules Of rejecting
all applications based on all injury received
disease contracted or death occurring while
the soldier was on furlough.
In affirming the decision the Hon. w. T.
Otto, Acting Secretary of the Interior, says
1T appears that the deceased was accidentally
killed when absent on veteran furlough.
1t is suggested that there is distinction be-
tween such furlOugh and that which, on the
application of private, may be granted or
withheld at the discretion of the commanding
officer. am not aware of such distinction
IL has never been recognized in the admins
tration of the pension laws The Stb section
OF the act of June 6, 1866 declares that sen
listed men absent on sick turyou0h shall he re-
garded IN the same manner as if thew were in
tne neid or hospital This partial mod;fica-
eoh OF well-known rule which excluded
from the benefit of those laws a soldier ob.ant
on THROUGH and engaged in his own nurS1;t
confirms and sanctions the rule in ito anni;no
tion to all other cases which il emhraoasp M
casualty, which resulted in the soIdiar's al
did not occur when he was in tba 60; u'a' ~ !,
in the line of duty, but when he W. aIsa anu
as before stated. The claim of his ob a;1ISent,
was, therefore, in my opinion, properly re;aeti
ed" 'ejec'-
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Habeas Corpus Case.-Yesterday Mr.. Ezra Mug
ford, old citizen of Portland was brought before
Judge Tapley, on writ of habeas corpus, for the
purpose of testing the power OF the Overseers of the
Poor to detain Mr. Mugford in the Aims House, he
possessing property to the amount of some hundreds
of dollars. 1t appears that he originally put In
he workhouse at Durham by his son, from which
place he sent to Portand by the authorities this
beng the place of his residence 1t is contended that
he is able to support himself, and that there is no
necessity for his detention in the almshouse The
examination was continued to Friday morning, at 10
o'clock, and Mr.. Mug ord released upon giving
bail for his appearance at that time. Smith & Reed
for the petitioner; j. H. Drummond, City Solicitor,
for the Overseers of the Poor, and MI. Sampson,
keeper of the almshOuse.
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MARRIED.

In this city, Jnne II, by Rev. DIR. Smaller, Capt
Robertson Dyer and Miss Amanda Louisa Waite, all
OF this city,
In Dixteld June g. Ephram Reynolds and Miss
Abbie Edmunds, both of ID.
In Pennington. June 4, Jonas o. Chandler and
Lovinia White, both OF Temple.
In Strong. May Z, William II. Leavitt and Marcia
j.. Gordon, both of Phillips.
In Belfast, June 4, Albert H. Witten and Nellie g.
Garland.
In Belfast, May %, Stephen Guptll and Mrs Har-
riet Il. Burger.
In searsport, John Ames, OF s., and Nancy lib
belts, of Frankfort
In Palermo, June 2, Alden Turner and Maria F.
Warren. ~ -
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Portland and Vicinity.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
fels-Skiff 81 GAYLORD.

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Mnstrels-Skiff 81 Gaylord.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Real Estate--E. NJ. Patten & Co.
Assignee's Sale-JOhn Rand.
Quartermaster's Stores-Wm. C. Bartlett.
Stores-F o. Bailey.
Factory-W. Chester.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Rooms to Let.
PhotOgraphist-M.F II. King.
For Sale-B A Cane.
House and Lot for sale.
Boad
Reward-H. G. Thomas.
Ottawa House-GeO. Allen.
For Sale-Daniel Brown.
Notice W. Woodbury..
Athena9um-NathanW Webb.
Wanted.
For Sale-Geo. r Davis & Co.
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VAocrNATIoN-A memorial to the British
Privy Council, signed by a number of medical
men, including DR.. Charles Pearce, Dr. Cap
lin and DR.. Spencer Hall, declares that the
worlds confidence in vaccination ard its adj
= complete mistake. 1t states "that before an
lnlpaftial tribunal your memorialsts are pre-
pared TO prove that there is a LARGE and in
ereaslng skepticism as to the utility of yaccin-
@ ~, ,ne country justified by the fact that
ed patients when smallpox prevails IS seren-
ty-tivs and eighty per cent; that DR. Io Sunel,
theory that the single ccatrix left by the nus
tmle was an indication md that the person was
sides, and re-vaccination every seven, five or
three years is recommended, and that tbepa
should not be less than eight well-formed pus
Jules" p"'-
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April G, lat SO is s, lon 2S Sc w, ship Reunion,
from Callao for Gibraltar.
May g. lat 40 s., Ion 81 0S ship d Gilchrist from
Savannah Tor Liverpool
May p, q miles NV of Sicily, bsrque Annie Kim
ball, from Newport for Charleston.
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MAINS ELDERBERRY WINE
nov 81 s N dSswtf

SOME Folks CAN'T SLEEP NIGHrs.-we are
now prepared to supply Hospitals, Physicians the
trade and the great public generally with the stand
ard and invaluable remedy, DoDD's NERvINE, which
article surpasses all known preparations for the
every preparation of Opium-the well known result
which is to produce costiveness and other serious
difficulties; alays irritation, restlessness and spasms
and induces regular action of the bowel and seere-
tive organs. "
No preparation for Nervous Diseases ever sold so
readily, or met with such universal approval. For
Sleeplessness, Loss of Energy, Peculiar Female
Weaknesses and Irregularities, and all the fearful
OF diseases, Dodd's Nervne is the best
dy known TO SCIENCE Sold by all ru sgiss. Price 81
GEO. C. GOODWIN Il Co., ~
augl1sn1yd&w Wholesale Agents Boston.
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MORTALITY OF PoRrLAND.-The whole num-
Der of deaths in this city reported during the

MORTALITY OF PoRTLAND.-The whole num-
Der of deaths in this city reported during the
month of April was 81; of these there died of
Consumption, Il Dropsy, 1; Spotted sever, q Scar
3; Whooping Cough, 2; Congestion of Lungs, 81 Dis
ease of Spine Il Typhoid Fever 4; Disease of Liver,
Disease Of Lungs, Il Congestve Fever, 1; Dyson
terry, l; 1nfantile, 5; Inflammation of Bowels, 1;
Child Birth, l; Group, 2; Old Age, 4; Inflammation
Of Brain, i Dpthera, 1; Drowned, Il Still-born. 8;
Unknown, 3-Total 81.
Ages.-Under years Is; between and 10, 2;
between 10 and 20, A. between 20 and 80, 4 between
80 and 40 8; between 40 and 80, 3; between 80 and
90, 3; between 60 and TO- B; between 70 and 80, 4;
between so and 80, 2; Still-born, s; Unknown, L.
Total 81. .-'s.
Seres.-Males 10; females %; Unknown il-Total
81. .-
The whole number of deaths in this city dur
ing the month of May was 4s, of these there
died of
Consumption, 10; OH Age, q Spasms, 2; Whoop-
ing Cough, Q; Scarlet Fever, A. Lung Fever, q Cas-
ualty, 9; Inflammation OF Brain, 1; Erysipelas, l.;
DrOpsy, g.; Inantle, 2; Disease of Heart ; Conges-
ton o, Lungs, l Brain Fever, l. Childbirth, 2;
Canker, L; Paralysis, 2; Dropsy on Brain, /; Hem
Orrhage, 1; Group, 1; Still-boIn, 6.-Total 4S.
Ages.-Under Yeas, 10; between and 10, 8; be-
tween 10 and 20, 81 between 20 and 80 81 between 80
and 49, 2; be ween 40 and 90, 4; between so and co.
L; between 60 and 20, q; between 70 and 90, 3; be-
tween 80 and 80, 2, St-born, 6.-TOtal AS.
Seces.-Males, ID; Females, Is; Unknown, c.
Total As. u .-..
ltf1 ft. LOUIS BUNCE,
Superintendent of Burinls.
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The Committees on Railroads in the New
Hampshire Legislature were announced Mon
day. The Senate committee consists of Messrs.
Robinson, Hayes, and Marshall; the House
committee, of Messrs. Scott of Peterborough,
Wallace of Rochester, Wendell of Portsmouth
Barrett of Littleton, Eaton of Nashua, Hail OF
Manchester, Plaisted of Lancaster Warde OF
Concord, Tenney of Marlboro, Howard OF
noton
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THE PRESS
Wednesday Morning, June IL, 1867.

ca First Page to-day-An Emperor Want
ed; the Impeachment of Judge Frazer; Thack-
eray's Fugitive Papers; &c.
Fourth Page - Honeysuckles--a poem a
New Jersey Duchess; Railway Incident
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Long Sought FOrI
Come at Last
Mains Elder Berry Wine.

We take pleasure in announcing that the above
named article may be found for sale by all City
Druggists and first class Country GTOcerS.
As 3 MEDICINE Mains Wine is invaluable, being
among the BEST not the best remedy for colds and
pulmonary complaints, Manufactured from the pure
Juice OF the berry, and unadulterated by any impure
ingredient, we can heartily recommend it to the sick
medicine. .--5 Haltr
:. To the days of the aged it addeth length,
To the mighty it addeth strength
IT'S balm for the sick, joy for the we'll
Druggists and Grocers buy and sell
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LAYING A CORNER SToNE.-If the weather
is pleasant the corner stone of the 1st Baptist
Church, corner of Congress and Wilmot streets,
will be laid at o'clock this afternoon, with ap-
propriate services The exercises will consist
of prayer; statements made of the enterprise
by the chairman of the building committee;
addresses; singing by the choir of Sabbath
School children
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PUSHING AHEAD.-Ground las been broken
for the Episcopal Cathedral on the lot, recent
ly purchased by the st. Luke's Society, on
State street.
Work has been recommended on the Catho-
lie Cathedral on Cumberland street, the foun-
dation of which was laid, and the walls COM
menced just before the great fire in July last.
The corner stone of the New Jerusalem
Church, on new High street, will be laid next
Wednesday
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many beautiful islands in Casco Bay. But
word comes for me to get on board the coach,
and my letter must close. The drivers crack
their whips and away we go along the banks OF
the Winooski river towards St. Johnsbury.
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"STRUMATIC SALTS y"
Observation-Disclosures
Nftbe Choiee Ermi,. ana snice.

VT He OmUfce II rWhss anu Nphcess -
Their strict purity, delicious favors, unrivaled
streng b and GRE AT ECONOMY, are attracting trade
from lovers OF CHOICE FLAvoRs which is without 4
parallel.
Their great success is simply because third o.
the quantity is than equal to the ordinary aar-
ori1g extracts, and they are the true rich avors oil
the fruits and spices.
Ex-GOv. James Y. Smith. of Providence, II. L.
says "My wife pronounces them superior to any
havOring extracts sic has used"
Ex-Gov. VIM. A. Buckingham, OF Connecticut
says Fora long time we have used them, ard find
them very fine," 't..te
Dr. j. g. Holland Timothy Titeomb). the well
known author, Of Springfield, Mass, says: ''They
are the standard in all this vicinity" SE
Dealers treble their sales with them. Sold whole
sale and retail, Portland, Me-, by Samuel Chadwick,
and by Grocers and Druggists. apr21 w SSs3msn
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DARING BURGLARIEs-Monday night the
dwelling house of Mr.. J. NJ Kimball, on Pine
street, was entered by burglars through the Gel
lar door, which had been left unfastened They
quietly proceeded to the chamber occupied by
Mr.. K, stole two valuable watches therefrom,
took his clothing out Tito the hall, and ran
sacked the pockets, robbing them of about $50,
and then proceeded below and stole all the Sill
yer spoons and forks, and made off with their
booty, without disturbing a soul in tie house.
No one knew anything of the affair until morn
ing. tE.
The dwelling house of Mrs. James o. Brown,
on Bowdoin street, was also entered the same
night, probably by the gang who entered Mr..
Kimbalis house, by prying open a window
with jimmy The valuables in the house
had been deposited in safe place, and the
scamps obtained nothing by the operation.
1t is great pity that two or three of these
scoundrels who infest our city could not be
shot down in their tracks. -