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The Portland daily press., 1867-09-12

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under the personal supervision OF our senior partner
who has had thirty years practical experience in the
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Dr.. Vests Botanic Balsam,

EOR Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Group BronchI-
u, Consumption, Soreness of Lungs, Whoopipg
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wherever this medicine has been tested 1t has met
with marked success, and bv rs timely use MANY OF
the diseases that flesh is subject to might Do checked
IN their commencement, and the sconrge that sweeps
thousands from our midst every wear wonId fall DOW
cough which breaks them Of their rest at night will
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Price 30 cents. prepared only by ID. X REED
erai Agents. Boston, Sold by druggists Everywhere.
The Portland daily press., 1867-09-12

Situate at Riverside, Burlington County, New
Jersey is founded for the purpose of gfatuitously
educating the sons of deceased Soldiers and Seamen
of the United States Eftf A-tstti
Inc Board OF Trustees consists OF the following
well known citizens of Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey:-
HON. WILLIAM MANN.
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HaveCens .,cnce.

All who have committed an excess or any kind,
IL be the solitary vice of YOUTH or the sting,
ing rebuke of misplaced confidence in maturer years
-lE SEEK FOR An AETIDoTE IN SEASON.
lie Pains and Aches, and Lassitude and Nervous
Prostration that may follow Impure Cotton,
are the Barometer to the whole system,
Do not wait for the consummaton that is sure to fol
low; 40 not wait for Unsightly Ulcers, for
disabled Limbs, for Loss of Beauty
a and Complexion.
Aasw many thousands Cam Testify to THE
ny unhappy Experienced!
Young men troubled with emissions In sleep-a
you'll, treated scientifically and perfect cure war
more young men with the above disease. Some of
whom are as weak and emaciated as though thew had
the consumption and by their friends supposed to
have it, All such cases yield to the proper and only
correct course of treatment and in short time ars
made to rejoice in perfect bealth Wv --s
The Portland daily press., 1867-09-12

NeaD York, April %, 1897
DEAR S1R:-Your mode oft eatmcnt is wonderful
a Jew OF your Homeopathic Powders have raised me
from my red, TO which was confined since several
months from rheumatism. ft,77- 1'7'
nope shall never be thus afflicted again If +
@aiting Tor Mrs. Chapman to inclose a note to Won.
teslfyng to the benefit and good results OF tbe med
your family ~ On On 0 'isie W
must say, before close, that your mode in adj
u homeopathic medicines TO the many ills
nesn y helr to, has proved not Only benefit but
perfect cure to the very many. Ali we'll. : - :
e Respectfully yours, &C.. .-....t
Z 'jAG@5 ..9.ai'.' @. d. CHAPMAN,
To DIR. Livor. ''''' Ne" hork.
The Portland daily press., 1867-09-12

RocKLAND, Me-, March %, 1867
". Lsror:-For the good of suffering humanity
OF catarrh, OF many years standing, under your
treatment. Yours, &C., SILAs KALLooH.
n New YORK, March q, 1861
T; Ltsor, focktdfd IL consider it nv duty to Won
ana thousands of others suffering, as did, from
hs throat and lungs to acknowledge publicly
oh na was cured under your treatment, and made
aDie 70 60 to work, which was not capable of doing
since isoo Yours truly, A. e. BoYNTON
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Nice Farm for SAFE Low

: = . = 1< = III tut Sds6 LOW. n "
A @xs-1 IN Cumberland, eight miles from
any Sres vf %n psssa %sK i uS de
lf EsII4Ar lot, containing IS acres wood, IS
ahanda1se- 3; moving, and 10 acres pasture;
house; thoroughly finished, containing ii rooms;
gooa safd 80 by Co. painted and has cupola has
az in complete order Price S., $780, Apply to W. f.
Portland. a rDl1 inoHe'
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~, Y..ugarlA RecKLANp, May a. 1867
Or. Acor:- congratulate you upon the success
you mad IN treating me for cough from which SUIT
iereu 'iay and night for years must confess that
me resistance it so successfully made to all previous
e.leal Treatment was of no avail agains your well
choseh remedies With four little powders YOU cured
my cough and relieved me of my night sweats =
ours, &c., 10 Mrs. E. A. MERRow,
= Grace street.,
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~ Returning leave Pryor's Wharf HALIFAX
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cabin Passage, with State Room, 81 Meals extra
Atlantic Wharf, or n
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For Sale at q, Raroa;n

ftf..A We have new two and halt story house
#;,,i on Boyd Street. built this Spring, II rooms,
" ~ GOOD brick cistern; price $4,000 Two thirds
" une purchase money can lay on a mortgage. Ar
ranged for two families. Will rent for $500.
GEO. r. DAVIS g. CO,
Real Estate Brokers, Morton Block.
The Portland daily press., 1867-09-12
House for Sale
Valuable Real Estate on CONNER

csaI SCfeeC fOr sale.
A LOT OF land about 80 feet front on Commercial
IA street and extending 264 # to Fore ST. the same
now occupied by b. +. Noble g. 90.
Apply to " BROWNE
| May1. tt 10 State street
The Portland daily press., 1867-09-12

House on Mayo Street for Sale.
DARLOR, Sitting Room, Bed Room and Kitcben
= on nrst 1oor, and the same OH Il second. An
abundance OF hard and soft water. Gon1 cellar.
oa V 80 Sy oaa NO ee has fruit trees and shrubbery
! e. Snt So,Joo. N Apply 70 w. H. JERRIS.
The Portland daily press., 1867-09-12
Valuable Hotel Property for Sale

valuable Hotel Property for Sale.
'T>HE Oxford House, pleasantly situated in the vii
i laSe OF Fryeburg, Oxford county, Maine, ia Of
Tered for sale at a bargain, il applied for soon.
The House Is large, in good repair, with furniture
and fixtures throughout, together with all necessary
oTtbuildings.
For full particulars inquire Of
-c-r-afzs Mg-g HORATIO BOOTRBY, -
LIZ bks Proprietor.
Fryeburg, Sept. 20, 1866 DIFF
The Portland daily press., 1867-09-12
For Sale,

THE stock and fixtures of a grocery and proyis-
l. ion store, in good location, now doing a good
business. For further particulars inquire at this
ONCE. aup7dtf
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

CONGRESSIONAL. PRAYER MuvEMENr.-The
telegraph and Washington correspondents
SAYS the Cincinnati Enquirer, announces
with considerable oslenta,ion the fact that
PRAYER meeting has been arranged to be held
weekly bv distinguished members Of Com
eress We are glad to hear Of it. and hope
The meetings may produce happy results
Whether these prayer meetings are gotten
up as iiary to those held in the House
Of Representatives, under The lead Of Chap
lain Boyn,on, who, in addressing himself to
the Throne Of Grar-s, shuts his eyes and
makes stump speech, or are intended I"
ameIora,e the impressions of religion these
poi'lcal parsons produce on the minds Of
their heare,s, we cannot say. All viii ad.
nit ,ha. no set Of men need prayers aud
being prayed for more than the majority Of
the present members Of Congress. They are
sadly in need of the christian graces Of charity
and good will, forbearancs and forgiveness.
They seem at present to be deeply imbued
with the Spirit Of the Devil, and we sincere
" hope the new prayer movement may calm
their passions. oblit+ra,e their prejudicrs.
and cool their resenlments against lh.ir
Southern brothers.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

FoRcE OF ExAMPLE.-The Mountain Den.-
oerot says Captain Clark formerly one Of Ben
Buffers st.ff officers, is in New York jill
upon The charge Of stealing $4,000 1t is
not surprising that men who were on the
staff of Ben Batter should steal; the only a..
tonishing matter is that one of them should
he charged with stealing so small a sum as
s25 900 1t can only be accounted for by
p'esuming that it was all Ben left for his
subordinaes to steal, he having appropria.
ted all the rest.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

Coop DoCrRlNE,-Th decision Of the gu.
prsme Court on the personal liberty Of the
citizen ard demolishing those wicked de.
vices Of tyranny. Military Courts. contains
some nolle doctrines. The following thrills
upon the heart Of ,ruo patriotism with q
music that is refreshing:
"1he Constitution Of the United States il.
law for rulers and people, equally in war
and in peace, and covers with the shield Of
lis protection all classes of men, at all times
and under all ciicums' ances. No doctrine
involving more p4rnicious consequences WAS
ever invented Ly the wit Of man than thu,
sny Of it, provisions ran he suspended dur
inc any Of the grest exigencies Of Govern
ment. Sucb a doctrine leads directly 10 an
archy or despolism."
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

THx New York World has the following:
The Rsdical+ in Congress voted $40 900 to
n young woman under the promise that she
wnulI produce bust Of the late President
Lincoln. She is described by Mrs. Swiss
helm, bitter female Radical, as lady who
calls upon Senators and Representatives. in
their lodgings and whose claims TO n knowl-
edge Of the arts consists Of three months
study, and the production Of bust Of her
self naked 10 the waist.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

IDLE NEGROEs--Thc Washington CORES.
ponden, of The Indiana Herald says, there are
80. 900 idle negroes in Washington. The rad
irals propose TO give them suffrage instead OF
bread TO allow them to vote and starve in
stead Of setting them to work. They are ILL
tby. idle wretrhes-one-halt Of them steal to
save themselves from starvation. The deiu'l'
ed creatures believe that their "freedon" ab
solves them from labor. and that the Govern
ment will provide for their necessities. II is
next to impossible 10 get them 10 work.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02
Negro Suffrage.

The Democratic party will not agree
that negroes shall he made a component,
part Of the governing and ruling class in
this country. They were excluded from all
participation in the formation Of our struc.
,ure of government. White men framed
the Constitution and enacted the laws and
then declared that the compact, with all the
political rights and privileges spriuging from
it, was made for themselves and treir pos
tv,iy. The colored man was not recoe zed
in political sense then, nor has lie At any
time ,iucs been vested with the rights Of =
citizen of the Unite! States. Tho Supreme
Court Of the United States decided that un
der the Con,t iu'inn lie was no u'iz.n. In
some Of the States negroes have been grant.
ed the ballot but always with such resric-
tions as mark the ference between the
white and coored race. OF late years, the
DRIFT Of State legislation on the ne.io.suf
frage question has been opposed to such n
movement, and in many Of the Western
States the laws acans! the colored race have
been made unusually slringenl and severe
Some years ago, in Penusy yIvani.. the word
white" was inserted in the Constitution, 40
as to exclude negroes altogether from the
polls. although previous to that period ne
groes seldom, if ever, attempted lo exercise
The right Of suffrage.
The Radical party at the present time.
however. ar agi'ating the impartial su''
frage" question for the purpose Of keeping
up sectional r.judice on that issue, and thus
retaining political power. The amendment
t. the Constitution submitted t. the SIaes
for their adoption. not only makes the ne
GRO CIT zen of,he United States hu. also Of
The States in which they reside. AS suffrage
is a ma ural attendant OF citizenship, it fol.
lows that when q negro is raised hy a con.
situ i,nal provision to the rsuk Of n ci'z~n.
hc is then qnal fled to arpearst the p"I|s,
and deposit his ballot subject only TO such
State regulations as are imposed upon white
men by Safe laws aud ordinances. The
effect Of this measure would be 10 force into
the ranks of those Who are to rule and gov
ern the nation, an ignorant and inferior race
Of men, united for self government. and i'm
capable ,f exercising ths .le' tive franchise
in such an intelligent, rational manner IS
would benefit themselves or the nation, and
hence the Democratic party of the country
has openly taken ito stand in opposition to
negro suffrage, and il willing 10 abide the
issue. 1t WIFI roncede to the negro all hi.
ri,i rights, and guard and protec. them in
the most positive manner hn' ~ hail.,
must h4 r.-,.;"i4A =. "hite men alone. All
history shows that the negro is not the equal
Of the white man, that he cannot fashion or
maintain. a wise, just, or civilized f"'m H
government, aud The people Of the United
States cannot afford to adulterate the tuun,
t.in of political power in this country. 10y al
Lowing interested politicians and crack 'lrain
ed enthusiasts to force into it this negro els
ment.- Philadelphia Age.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

PRoFITs ON THE CABLE.-1he Anglo'A mer-
lean Telegraph Company have announced
that the net profits Of the Company have tx
ce.ded the rate Of twenty-five per cent. per
annum from the date Of opening the cabl"
for public traffic on tho % b Of July last, it
has been resolved TO distribute to the share
holders early in February II ''d'vde' d on ac-
count" equal to Ten per cent. on their shares
leaving the remaining fifteen per cent. to be
disposed Of at the ANNUAL meeting TO DO hold
in July or August next.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

No MoHE "ACCiDENCIEs. Whoever is
10 he next Governor Of California, in lleaw
ems name let it be live man Of at least
fair average ability. Wa have had enough
"acclencIes," and liuls great men, who
had TO have their speeches and political Ut.
,erances written out for them to memories.
Let us have one man of real native ab i'y-
just by way of a change.-Dramatic Chroni.
cle
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

TIE LARGEST -lbe officers Of the United
States Land Office, SAYS the San Francisco
Times, on Tuesday last, received $4,000 in
payment for Government lands pre-emp'ed
IN various portions of this district. beng the
largest sum ever collected AT any Land Oltice
on this coast in a sing'e day. The settlement
Of land titles in California by 'he Department
u, Washington. has had the fleet Of qn*dr"
pling the business Of all the United States
Offices in the State.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

Gr The silver mines Of Snnium, Greece,
after lapse Of 204 years, are now wu'kad
by French company, principally for the
,roducs of lead. The works employ con-
iinualy- 400 wo,kmpn. and work seven fur'
nares. From ten to twelve British vessels
take the coal required, returning to Eng land
with cargoes Of lead.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

EE The Austrian empire is one Of The
few countries producing the important ar'i'
Gle of quicksilver in Sufficient quantities to
allow of large expectation Of II after meet
inc every demand Of its own Industrial es'
,ablishmen,s. The chief produce OF Austria
is from The mines Of Il,ia. in Corinthia. In
1864 The production for the whole empire
was 1884 cwt., Of which 5000 cwt, were
exDorted.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

ECLIPsEs THIS YEAR.-There will he but
FUR echrses this y-ar-an annular eclipse
Of the sun. March 9Th invisible in the Uni
ted States; partial eclipse OF the moon, on
the evening of the lGih and morning of the
2o'h Of March. visible throughout the Uni
ted States total eclipse OF The sun Aug,
Goth. invisible in the U,iled States; and IL
partial eclipse of the moon Sept. 18Th, in
visible on the Pacific coast.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

~That we'll known sta:ician Hon. Samuel
B. Kngsles, made remarkable statements in
his speech at the Cyrus Field barqust the
other night. Speaking Of our railroads. he
said they cost larger sum Of money tha" hai
ever been expended in any one century on tho
means Of transportation. w. have Thirty
SIX thousand miles Of railway. Which have
cost one billion three hundred aud eighty
millions Of dollars. In Europe there are
thirty thousand, which cos. the enormous
SUN Ct three billion fivs hundred millions Of
dollars. The construction of railways in an
old, closely settled country is Of course mora
-Apeusl.o .n"" :" Is new, while European
roads are more soIidIy and permanently built.
But the saving in the lransi i'o'ta'ion Of freight
and passengers amounts in each hemisphere
10 five hundred millions of dollars per annun.
Mr.. Rugges estimates the telegraph;c lines
in this country at ninety thousand miles in
length, aud in Europe 1T sky thousand
miles. S" that the New Would decidedly
leads the Old in its facilities Of communlcS
lion.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

ADAPTED T" TIE s"it ssHt AfP CaMtrs d1n &
various tropical fruit trees that grow IN this
country. equal to any of the tropical climate
have proven TO our farmers that their land
will l'e more remnnerative when planted in
orange. walnut, lemon and lime Trees than
when planted in any other crop known to the
Pacific GoAst.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

BoEAx Tine celebrated borax lake Of
California is rated in Lake county. The
borax is found in an almost pure state At
the tot,un,. The mud is lifted up. the borax
taken from it and then sent to the works
to he refined. There are now some seventy
bands, mostly Cinnamon. employed there.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

GV An Irishman from. Battle Creek,
Mirh.. was at Bull Run battle, and WAS some
what startled when the head Of his compan. {.
ion on his left hard was knocked eff hy "a
cannon ball. A few moments after, how
ever, spent ball broke ,hs fingers Of his
comrade on the other sido. The lat 'er
threw down i. gun and yelled with pain.
when the Irsbman rushed TO him, +xrlalm-
inc: "l'Iasht yer sowl. ye ovid woman,
shtor crying; We make more noise nbou. it
than the man that lusht bis head"
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

THE Supreme Court Of New York has de-
cded that ice in the Con federate army
is no Disqualification from voting in that
State. 1t thus appears that the Northern
Radicals have more sense Of justice than tho
Soutbren Radicals.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

EF Recently in lead mine near Mem
phis. Tenn. some specimens Of red sandstone
we're broken open. and one WAS fouod to
contain pelriird human hand, in perfect
state Of preservation. In other cases, pats
of animals were found, and black sn, ke
some five feet long was found, Of the con.
sis,ency and weight Of the stone.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

The Troy Wing states that the measles has
been raging in that ii y TO an, unprecedented
extent for several weeks past. hut the disease
is now somewhat abating. One physician
has been called in over three hundred eases.
but has bad the good fortune to Lose only two
patients. There have been neatly one thoes
and cases 10 Troy witbip . month.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

EE Ben. Butler announces that his
"yoice is still for war; that is, OF course.
for war upon spoons. ladies' wardrobes and
grsveyards. We never heard that he peri
sonally made war upon anything else except,
defenceless women and children. - Old
Guard.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

RAILROADS. are now in the United
States SO, e06 miles Of railroad in active op.
Grafton. In 1928 there were but three miles.
The total cost OF railroad construction in the
.hir,y.six States is given At ii .504, ,404 .035,
OF which amount Pennsylvania has expeud.
Cd tbs largest sum-over 42lo.o00, 900.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

A Nashville correspondent says: "A color
ed man, while riding past the Maxwell House
was struck sensel,ss from his horse by a
plank blown from the top Of the building,
breaking the plank in two, and cutting the
negroes head to the skull. The Physicians
say the man will recover, but the llank is
irretrievable shattered"
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

Ir iss sHd commentary npon the prosper.
ty and "fast" habits of the last few years in
America. that since 1856 nearly all our
S ate peni,eniaries have doubled the number
Of their inmates.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

CoAL.--ln the year 1906. the coal mines
Of Pennsylvania produced 10 235 .023 II tons
which at an average price of SIS SO per ton,
would amount I" sG7 ,396, 800, or much more
than the value Of the annual gold produc. Of
California
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

AssEssoH's ReTURNs The Tallahassee
Fi"ridian has been informed by the U. S.
Assessor Of Internal Revenue in that region,
that "m're gold watches have been returned
IN the city Of Tallahassee than were returned
in ali New E. gland"
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

The Catholic Church in the United States
i. said to have 1884 churches and ct tapels,
- Theological seminaries and l., 4O4 acade.
mics and schools. containing sc, 900 pupils.
The Ca'hoii' population Of lhe United States
is estimated from 100000, 10 100000.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

HIS HEADS Rlonr- GreeIy says: ut is not
much to be Republican today. We take
take with us now the drittwo"d and the scum.
Gretly's head is emnently right, and he will
find that whenever the Radical cau|dron is
diyested Of its "scum," there will BE- little else
left in it.-E,raniner.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

Tho Charlottesville (va) Chronicle OBJ
serves pointedy and truly: Our Northern
brs,hern have terrible sympathy with ali
the oppressed people Of the world excep,
those that they cypress themss Ives. They
ssmra,hize tremendously with Ireland and
xc"-and until lately they used to sym-
ratliIe W th Poland. Ys hyporriles! "Th.
Greeks are at your doors!' You have made
an lrelsDd-lhirk If t-of Virginia!
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

The remains ofthe masiodon lately discov-
cred at Cohoes, New York, have been given
to the State Geological Museum at Albany.
Of six skeletons OF nasodons found in New
York, this is the only ono that has been rs-
lained within the State. The Others were
transferred to cabinets in Europe or other
States,
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

GREAT REG Amador Dispatch
says. there are 1903 names on tho great
register" in this county. The number Of
votes cast ut the last election for state sena-
tor was o,4al, leaving CTS voters yet uu.
reoistereu.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

EE The ele' trical fuse for firing blasts is in
very satisfactory use in Europe. The engin-
eer at the Asst tunnel Qnnspruck and Bozen
railway states that 80 holes Of great depth
have been blasted simultaneously BY this up.
paratuS
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

s9rlmmepse deposits Of fuor spar, fine.
grained and closely resembling indigo, have
been fonnd on the James river, c, dorado.
It is suggested that these deposits may become
valuable for the purpose Of dissolving quartz
in fuorne.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

RAIN AND SNow.-From November 8.
1866 to January "a, 1866. the amount of
rain that fell at Sonora, Tuolumne county,
measured "a so 1000 inches. The snow
that fell in The same time equaled ii inches.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

The sum Of S340, ,567 20 WAS collected for
the Government by the officers Of the First
Internal Revenue District, California, ia the
month Of January last.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

EEThe Washington city government, late.
ly voted pension oil 1920 to Samuel Wells
who helped General Washington to deter.
mns where tie city should be placed, and
10 lay out its streets.
The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

A Coon ToAsT.-At recent railway fest.
val The following striking sentiment was Civ.
en: Our molhe's-tbe only faithful tenders
who never misplaced a switch"