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The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16
POLITICAL Items.


The Round Table is out in favor of annexing
mexico, peaceably if we can, forcibly if we
must.
headers OF the Tribune and of the New York
neuger VIII regret to learn that a certain Mr..
Cragin has terrible Judgment in STORE for Mr.
Greeley which mnst prevent his comnletin, n.
autobiography. He threatens the veteran edi-
Tor mus; The thongs of scorpions which have
peen long prepared for you, will fall upon your
naked shoulders and drive you bowling into
the outer darkness of punishment, where not
even Tue Iaiiing OF the rocks and the mountains
Will De able TO screen you from the terrible
doom OF vengeance which you have SO lone
provoked, which you'.so richly merit. but which,
you can no longer evade."
Gen. Banks has been nominated as an eight
hour candidate for the Presidency bv the
workingmen of Grand Rapids
At the late election in Kentucky 10000
white rebel soldiers went to the polls and voted
while 10000 distranchised black Union soldiers
stood by and looked on.
correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal
urges Gen. Henry d. washburn. new member
Oh congress from the Seventh Distr;c # of Tndi
ana, ior Governor of that State, claiming that
with MN as standard-bearer, the Renuhl;cons
would carry the State by 10000 majority
Mr.. Edwin Stanton, son Of the lateIseeret,rv
still holds his Office as chief clerk in ~ W.
Department. "'
The Presidents threatening to dismiss .Jnda.
Holt from the army on the charges lately
uumped up by Rabe and Conver.
The President is disposed to name General
Meade in sheridans place.
The Washington correspondent of the Gin
clnnatl Times says:-'The most nrom;nent
candidates for Secretary stanton,s Mace arc
Gen. Mcmahon of New York, and Mr. Mor,a
nard of Illinois. The latter seems to be ,ho 3,
orite of the Presidents friends. o
In accordance with an act passed bv the lac.
State Legislature the people of Iowa are 70
vote at the ensuing election on the Question of
striking out. the word white from the state
Constitution. 500 .o A
Beriah Magoffin has been elected to the Ken
lucky Legislature from Mercer County
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=, IHE Washington correspondent of the New
YORK Herald says that when Gen. Grant re-
ceived the Presidents note appointing him
Secretary of War Gd Interim he left his Office
and quietly repaired to the War Office smok-
ing his cigar with the utmost GOODNESS. He
was admitted to Mr.. Stanton without delav.
and found the latter with the suspension order
IN his hand, celebrating, no doubt, upon the
pest course to be pursued The meeting of
the ex-Secretary and the Secretary ad interim,
was characterized by great politeness. What
precisely occurred is of course not known.
neither General Grant nor Mr. Stanton being
at any time addicted to over-communicativee,
ness tits said, however, that General Grant
proceeded straightway to business. explained
the object of his VISIT and produced his letter
OF appointments from President johnson. Mr.
stanton is said to have asked General Grant
II he bad accepted the appointment. to which
the latter answered in the affirmative. Tbis
reply OF the General-in- Chief is said TO have
somewhat surprised Mr. Stanton, but he said
nothing beyond merely signifying that he was
ready to obey the order of the Executive. and
would turn over the Department in accord
ance with Presidential instructions. General
Grant thereupon left and returned to his office.
where he remained until near noon. when he
again sailed forth. directing his steps towards
the White House, looking quite contented and
happy, and eating peaches with much relish
on the way. liii y -l@-7 N'..Si ~
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16

HISTORICAL PIc-NIc.-In consequence OF inc
inability of the Hon. Jacob NJ Howard, sena-
tor from Michigan. to fulfl his engagement 10
deliver the Grafton at the Popham celebration
tbis wear IN account of the Intervention OF the
axtra ee,s;o, Of Congress, the formal celebra-
t;on contap,nlated will not take place. In lieu
of this an historical picnic OF state ciam-Dake
i +, come off at Fort Popham on the Goth of
August instant.
Extra trains will run from Augusta, Lewis
TON and Portland to Bath on the morning OF
tue o9th, from which place ample means of
conveyance are to be provided by steamers and
barges. An excursion party, consisting of the
members OF the Maine Historical Society, resi-
dent IN Portland, and invited guests with their
ladies', will proceed by steamer from Portland,
leaving at O'Clock A. M. Assembling at the
Fort at 10 IL O'Clock A. NJ, the meeting will
be called to order by Hon. B. G. Bailey, OF
Bath, and his Excellency Governor Chamber
lain made President. Rev. DIR. Adams. OF
Brunswick, will officiate as Chaplain.
Speeches will be made by Judge Bourne' OF
Kennebunk, Hon VIM. Willis, OF Portland,
Hon. j. w. Bradbury, of Augusta, Hon. israei
Washbuln, Jr., r. X Sewall, Esq, OF Wiscas-
set. Mr.. Poor, of Portland, Mr.. Hamlin and
John A. Peters, of Bangor, Mr.. Gilman, of
Brunswick Gen. Shepley, Gen. Caldwell, Gen.
John NJ Brown, and others OF this State, and
by Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts, Gen
Watts Depuyster, of New York, and other dis
tinguished men out of the State, whose names
will be given hereafter. Fort Popham is far
advanced towards completion, and worthy Of
visit as the last built and most perfect of the
military structures of the country. b as
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Ply, hereafter shall be accounted our honored
dead. We come not now to lament but to
honor them; to claim them as ours; to teach
the generous youth of the future tocovet above
all things earthly the honors of those who de-
serve well of their country.
The Rev. DIR. Rufus Babcock, the second
president of the college followed General Pla-
listed, with briet but exceedingly interesting
sketch of the early history of the college, anu
of the circumstances attending the erectioh oi
the buildings now standing.
The exercises of the graduating CLASS came
next in order The class numbered put four
Charles Ransom Coffin, of Auburn, spoke of
okiilton as a Statesman" and received one bou-
ouat Albert Danforth, of Beaver Dam, Wiscon-
sin. had for a theme Literature" and having
been only two terms connected with the col
lege. got no bouquet. Lemuel Howard Cobb of
Portland described the qualities of the Drama
fist" and was rewarded with no less than three
bouquets. 1t is noteworthy, perhaps, that Cobb
spoke of the, picture of curtain painted by
Parrhasius SO skilfully as to deceive those who
approached, as a work of art; he will learn bet
ter one of these days. Henry Ware Hale, of
Ellsworth, had sensible, well considered es-
say on the Influence of the People in Great
Reforms" and received two bouquets. 1t must
be conceded that the young ladies made the
most of their opportunities, though the distri-
button of their nosegays was as unequal as it
could we'll be.
The degree of Bachelor of Arts was con-
ferred upon the graduating class. The degree
of Master of Arts was conferred in course
upon Cyrus Greenwood Richardson and Ira
| Waldron, and out of course upon John Quin
cey Barton of the class of 1857 and Rufus
| Knight Mariner of 1856. .l...
The honorary degree of Master of Arts was
then granted to-
| Samuel Hamblen of the class of 1862.
Henry Clay Merriam, of the class OF 1864.
Rev. Luciss Bradford, Brookin, Me.
Rev. Amos Webster, Boston.
Rev. Benja. Adams Robbie, Waterville.
Hon. jackson Smith Shultz, president of tn
board Of public health, New York. H
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To thc Hon. the County Comm issiensrs
Of the Ceuaty OF Cumberland

yINHE undersigned Petitioners, Inhabitants OF Cum
L borland County, respectfully represent, That for
a long time prior 10 the year k6l there was bridge
lcadns from Martins Point In Westbrook b. Mackes
Point in Falmouth, called Martini Point Bridge,
which maintained as a toll bridge by the mar
tins Point Bridge Corporation, under AUTHORITY o.
sundry acts OF the Legislature OF the state OF Maine;
That in November of the year above named, said
bridge was So far injured by severe storm that it
became out of repair and impossible. aud has ever
Informed and believe, and 80 represent, that the said
Corporation do not intend to rebuild repair said
bridge but have abandoned all claim of right TO
do and they further represent, That public high
way and bridge at lear that place aid between sail
points, is demanded by the necessities OF the pubic,
and would be conducive in its convenience, aud thar
at the last session of the Legislature of the State Of
Maine, your Honorable Body was, by an act, duly
approved fully empowered to locate establish build
and maintain at the expense of the County, such
highway and bridge, with suitable draw and piers;
AMI they accordingly pray that the same be duly To-
the prov said act.
And your petitioners further respectfully repre-
SENT That they have been informed and believe that
toe road heretofore leading 10 said toll bridge, and
County road leading from Portland across Tukey's
BIlge u WcstbrOOk, near the store now recently
occupied by Isaac Randall, in WestbrOOk thence
tending a nOrthcasteFly direction to said former
toll bridge, and from ITS end Mackes point to the
| County road in Falmouth, near the house occu-
pied by Dexter Ward, has never been legally sstab-
Iished as highway; whereupon they represent that
| a highway between the aforementioned termini and
along the general course Of the former travelled way,
would in connection with said bridge, be one Of pub
lie convenience, and isdemanded by the public neces-
sity wherefore they pray that one may be there laid
out and established according TO law.
And as in duty, &C., JOHN WILLIAMS,
.Ia And more than 1920 others.
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16

GRANT ALL RIdHT.-Radical papers would
do well to await further developments before
assuming that Grant has gone over to the
President, because he has consented to take
Stanton 3 place in order to keep it as long as
possible from worse hands. That his motive is
a commendable one appears very clearly from
the following dispatch TO the New York Times
Gen. Grant looks upon his assignment to the
War Department by the President in the light
of a military order which he had no right to
decline obeying, nor even the right to protest
against. He and Mr.. Stanton have fully un-
derstood each other from the first development
of The attempt to GUST the latter from office
and it is understood that in their conferences
regarding the matter, they discussed at length
the influence of the acceptance of the assign.
ment on Grants political status, as we'll as the
well known efforts of judicial officer, who il
candidate for the Presidency, to identify him
with the administration. Viewed from thi,
stand point his position cannot be accepted a,
any indication that he has changed his view
regarding reconstruction,
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16

| a. ~. HsN Thnrsday, August Is. ?
Steamer Carlotta, Magune. Halifax MS.
| Steamer New England, Field, st John, NIB, via
steamer De Witt Clinton, winchenbach, Waldo
| Loros FAAs W. " ~
| Sch Jas Barrett, Nickerson Rondout
Sch Sarah Ann. Pendleton, Jersey City for Bath
| Schs W Crawford, Davis and Gen Worth, Davis.
Sch Forest. Carter, Mt Desert for Boston. g ls-
Sch Eliza Otis, Dodge. Bangor for Boston.
Isa s1s CLEARED. -r
Sch E 6 Buxton, Goldtbwaite, New York-A L
Sch Olive Elizabeth. Thompson, Boston-Charles
Sawyer.
From Branch Office Western Union telegram.
Ar at Cienfuegos sist ult brig Ella Maria, from
Sid fin Cardenas 4tl, inst, brig Gipsey Queen YORK.
Sagua; sth, A Curtis, Herman, Phiisdelnbia ~
ar at Havana Sd inst, sch Josephine b Small
stewart, New York. ....
DISASTERS. lI1e ~
Barque Jennie Prince, OF Freeport from p,,.;,
Ior san Juan Del Sur VIII Oh put into Bermuda sew
and cid again 23d ult. A1' ''pa'ieu
!, Ship Nellie Fogarty. Capt Hussey, from New York
Crew saved and landed at Pernambuco - ' -s'
Sch Mary Kelley, at Baltimore from st John Mr.
had heavy weather and lost boat and part Of deck
Brig George W Chase, Cumming, at this mort from
New York, reports, had Sc gale off Montauk. splt
sails. shifted cargo stove buwarks &c.
Ship SOwamset, at Montevideo from Cardiff arriv
ea with loss OF anchors and chains, having had bad
DOMESTIC PORTS.
SAN FRANCISCO-Ar 18th. shin OCEAN Rover
Carlton, Boston. sup oceah mover,
or MOBiLE-Ar 9Th, brig Aquidnsck, Bipley. New
ola Rsr, NVlLLE-Cld 9th, sch Margaret. Mich
man Rio f naail-Sld 10th, barque Amazon. Chan.
m CHfA,RLEsToN-sld 18th, brig Martha Ann Pal
lie GEioek.GHETOWN, DC-Ar 18th, scbs Tan,oro,.
DonoSfv land cid for Boston) Kate Rich
Camden, ' ~" express, COnant, |
ell s. JOINS Re H; 18th sshs Ma Kelley Mitch
part Of deck load; Ella Hail. Rockap1 WIZ" ''sS
Havener, Kingston, ia. ""'qoe oreh'iia'
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16

tfa JUDGE KINGSBURY PRESIDING. So
THURspAY.-The of Charles Martin and Ma
than Flaherty, search and seizure, continued to
Friday. L. d. M. Sweat, Esq, for the respondents.
The search and seizure of Stephen Harris and
Dennis Warren were continued to Saturday. sliE
Thomas McGlinn, complained of for drunkenness
and disturbance, after examination was discharged.
j. FL. Will inns, Esq, for the defence.
Patrick Crawford, for resisting officer Gribben
while the officer was engaged in making an arrest,
was fined $1S.25. j. II. Williams, Esq, for the de.
fence.
Cornelius Mcdowell was charged with drunkenness
and disturbance. His counsel, Mr.. ODonnell, being
engaged in the upper Court, the examination was
continued to next Wednesday a EE4Fat 81
Mary Chambers complained of as being a COM
mon drunkard, and was sent to the City House o.
Correction Tor thirty days. swss HEgts s..
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16
STATE OF MAINE.

CUMBERLAND. S..
Ala Court of county Commissioners, begun and
holden at Portland within and TOR he County OF
Cumberland, the first Tuesday of June, A, ID.
1867 and by adjournment thereof tho first Tues
day of August, A ID. 1867:
ON the foregoing petition, ii being satisfactorily
shown 10 the Commissioners that the petitioners are
responsible and that they ought to be beard touching
the matter set nth in their petition, il is hereby
Ordered-That the petitioners give notice to all
persons and corporations interested, that the county
Commissioners will meet at the store now or recent
ly occupied by Isaac Randall, in Westbrook, on We'd
nesday, the second day of october, at nine o'clock
A. NJ, when they will proceed to view the road and
the location named in said petition FIR said bridge,
and after such view at some convenient place In the
vicinity, will give hearing to the parties and their
witnesses said notice 10 be by causing copies Of said
petition, and this order Of notice thereon, to be
ed on the Town Clerks of Westbrook and Falmouth,
and by posting MP copies Of the same in three public
places in each of said towns, and publishing the
three weeks succe svely Tie Maine State Press,
paper printed in Portland, in said County, the first
publication and each OF the other notices to be thir
ty days at least before the time of said meeting that
all persons may then and there be present. and
shew cause, if any they have, why the prayer Of
said etiti0n should not be granted.
A true copy OF Petition and Order of Court there
on. Attest, ID. w. FESSENDEN, Clerk
August 16 w3w NahfI NN'|'4
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16

MINERAL BATHS At HOME.
DYSPEPSIA CURED
.ltsl = RHEUMATTSM CURED
ERUPTIONS on the FACE CURED
II SCROFULA CURED
BY TREATMENT WITH MINERAL WATERS.
a Do away with all your various and often pernici-
Gus drugs and quack medicines and use a few baths
prepared with r4a4r
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16

INTERNALLY USE
"Strumatic Mineral Waters y
In bottles of one and half pints. One sufficient
for a days use.
bB Sold by Druggists generally.
Merrill Bros No. 215 State St., Boston; Reynolds,
Pratt g. Co., No. log Fulton st. New York, Whole
sale agents. A nO20s N eOd&w1y
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State Items.

We see it stated that the death of Mr.. H
P. Knight, recently of Auburn, which occur
red at Vandalia, ILL.,, few days since, was
caused by poison Mr.. Knight was one of ten
victims, all of whom died from eating corn
boiled in brass kettle, which had been pre-
v'sasly used for stewing fruit and probably
mad noe been cleaned as it should have been.
me remains of the deceased reached South
faris' Monday, A. NJ, and were inferred with
Masonic services Monosv
The Machias Union says thick foo sl<irted
1he coast last Observation-Disclosures which
the Clty of Richmond made her trims in 6, cat,,
and good time. - s''''o ~
The Union says that John Chan,har,,;
Esq, brother of Governor Chamberlain d;ad
at Castine, very suddenly Saturday morning
last. He had been in poor health some time
but no one thought his end so near.
Some young men imbibed rather freely at
horse trot in Pittsfeld and became so noisy
that two were arrested, handcuffed and placed
In safe keeping until they sobered off and re-
pented. .t..l.t
"A Calais firm has been at work all sum-
mer framing houses to be sent to G alyestop.
Texas, and the shipping of lumber has been
going on brislsly at all our eastern ports
The Rockland Press of Wednesday SAYS:
"Hon. VIM p. Fessenden and Judge Fox of
Portland were in our city last night on their
way to Mt. Desert" 04G saum1sts3 7-.llo .tl
=. The Maine Farmer says that Charles E.
Hayward, of Augusta, has been very success
full in grating the green gage plum into the
common black cherry tree .-.
The Pennington Chronicle says ripening
grain Is suffering somewhat under the heat
and fog and dampness of the weather Corn
Just seems to enjoy the thing, and has adopted
the motto Upward and Onward"
The State Horse Fair is to take place the
first week in September, in Augusta. Three
dollars in premiums are offered, and
there is expected to be grand display of horse
flesh. 8H $50 L3lE 81 i.g.
We learn from the Brunswick Telegraph,
that the Bowdoin College Boards have voted
20 release Prof. Smyth mainly from his Ordin-
ary duties during the ensuing year, that bs
may prosecute the work which he has so nobly
begun, OF raising funds for the Memorial Hall.
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16
Andrescogsin County Convention 90
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70 the Editor of the Press; od n .qt.i. g-a 4 =
The Republican County Convention met
here to-day. Hon. 7. A. D. Fessenden was
chosen to preside over the Convention The
usual committees were appointed, and the Con
vention listened to speech from Hon. c. w.
Goddard, of Portland, advocating the impeach-
ment of the President. The speech was re-
ceived with evident marks of appreciation 3
z The Committee on Credentials reported one
hundred delegates in attendance. Gf 1880 s
I The following nominations were made: ii!'i
For Senatorial. T. Ludden, of Turner. TO-.
Judge of Probate-E. 7. Luce, of Auburn.
Sheriff. N. Parker, Of lewiston eE5tiA
Register of Deeds-S. Sprague, of Greene. q,
! Messrs. Luce and Parker were renominated
by reclamation. Considerable interest was felt
in the nomination for Senator, which was Wig
orously contested by the friends of Capt. Dan
iel Holland, of Lewiston, who has now been
for two years a member of the House. The
first ballot settled it, however-62 to Sc.
The County Treasurer and County Commits
sioners are still to be nominated, but am
obliged to close this letter for the mail.
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16


A MEMBER of the Surratt jury mentions
some curious facts in connection with the re-
cent trial. He states that from the first mo-
ment they We're locked up together between
the adiournments each day they were divided
in sendiment-eight favorfng the prisoner and
four condemning. While the arguments of
the counsel for the defence We're going on
these eight continually sneered at Mr.. Pierre
pont and District Attorney Darlington, and
when locked I'D to find averdict they balloted,
the result being eight for acquittal to four for
conviction. Each side tried to convince the
other, without success. Then one Of the Jurors
offered three propositions, and asked that a
vote be taken on them separately These
were: first, that Lincoln was assassi mated !;
second, that assassination was the result of a
conspiracy; and third, that Surratt was in that
conspiracy. Upon the first two propositions
the votes were unanimous, hut upon the latter
the eight favoring acquittal refused under any
circumstances to vote The same men, how
ever, tried to induce the four to pledge their
words that nothing which took place in the
Jury-room should be diyulged, especially the
votes. The other four, however, would not
agree to it. agb bs5ilags 1ad8 81 e Do ia
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16

PROCLAMATION OF THE KING OF PRUssIA.-
The first number of the Law Register of the
North German Confederation, which appeared
Aug. 2, contains royal proclamation, dated
Ems, July is, countersigned by the Ministry,
and expressed in these terms: e ssv "a aAa
We, William, by virtue Of the clauses Of the
Federal Constitution of the North, voted by
the Reichsrath, accept for us and our success
ors to the throne of Prussia, all the rights,
completeness and obligations conferred on us
by said Federal Constitution. -fFF ra.T--sF
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Sale of forfeited Gssds.

rINhE following described Merchandise having been
Il seized for violation of the Revenas Laws o. the
United States and the U. $. Appraisers at this port
having cerdaed under cath that the expense Of it's
Keeping Will largely reduce the net proceeds Of the
sale the same will be sold al public auction, In hrent
o. the Oh City Hall, in this city, ON Saturday the
oath instant, at IL o'clock A NJ, 70 witt
! small Sor-el Mare, Buggy Wagon aud Harness;
large Sorrel Mare.
Under the provisions OF Sec. 10, sfthe Act sakuod
"An Aet further 10 prevent ggling and fr other
purposes" approved July Is, 1883. .II NJ
ISRAEL WAsHBURN, Jr., ssliestsr.
Portland, August lG, 1867. dta
The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16

KENTUcKY.-The Frankfort Commonwealth
gives brief biography of the officers lately
elected on the Democratic ticket in Kentucky.
1t says that John l.. Helm governor elect was
during the entire war OF the rebellion an un-
disguised sympathizer with the Confederates.
He was more than once arrested by Sherman
and Rousseau; and more than once engaged
in open or covert schemes, which looked solely
TO the benefit Of the rebel Confederacy He
has not during all the long and weary years of
war, breathed one patriotic aspiration for the
national triumph. snaG NHFyad 1onsfa 81.
The rest of the ticket is of similar way
OF thinking. 1tmakes a bad show for the De-
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Long Sought For +! a.aa5sF
- = s5 5sl l.s ~ ~ Come at Last !
Mains Elder Berry Wine.

We take pleasure in announcing that the above
named article may be found Tor sale by all city
Druggists and first class CoaSstry Grocers. a
As MEDICINE Mains Wine is Invaluable, being
among the BEST fnot the best, remedy for colds and
pulmonary complaints, manufactured from the pure
juice the berry, and unadulterated by any impure
Ingredient, we can heartily recommended it to the
sick as MEDICINE. ~ e. r-s l..
"ro the days of the aged it addeth length,
To the mighty it addeth strength a.
'Tis a balm Tor the sick, a joy for the we'll
Druggists and Grocers buy and sell
MAI eS' Ell DE R II e RRY WINE. d
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DAMAGE TO WHARF-Yesterday forenoon
as team loaded with very heavy spar was
coming off Richardson wharf, it broke through
near the head of the wharf, carrying down a
portion of it and also the pole team of oxen.
Inc oxen were for moment suspended by the
yoke but that broke letting them down among
the ruins and three or four feet Of water. The
ea'',e were considerably injured, but were res
cued. Ihey belonged to Mr.. Marean of Stand
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