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The Portland daily press., 1868-08-01

Iron Works for Sale.
aE M Casco Iron Company offer for sale their prop
acres OF land situated at tide at the mouth of
pscot River, with water frontage of several
nundred 1eet and OF depth at the wharf sufficient
for vessels OF ordinary draueht. :,
me works consist 0ta large Forge Building 100 by
I+o ieet, containing Furnaces. Engines, Trip Ham,
m RS, and all the tools and m chinery for forging
heaTy cranks, car axles and all kinds of Iron Work
rms property is within one-half mile OF the city,
and will be sold at Bargain. Arpvto -
j. M. CHURCHILL, Pres't.
UT w. Ii. S STEPBENS0N, Treas.
Casco Iron Co.
Portland. July 90 1868. j,22dtf
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MNcHI2ziStS WO71ted

THREE or four first class Machinists, accustomed
to work on Steam Engines, Mill Work, Shafting,
Gearing, &c. " H.tS ,Il %
THOMAS N. EGERY & co.
Bangor, Me, July o. 1868. jy23d2w
The Portland daily press., 1868-08-01
Cumberland County

FOUR SENATOR'S.
Also to elect County Committee for the ensuing
year.
Each city and town will be entitled to send two del
egqtes and an additional delegate tor every seventy
five votes cast for Gen. Chamberlain at the Guber-
Material Election of 1867. fraction of forty votes
will be entitled to an additional deleoate a foIIovs
The Portland daily press., 1868-08-01

7 SHIfC N1dKtfS Wd0CtU.
| GOOD sewers wanted t sew fine custom shirts.
| VI Apple ants must bring sample OF button-holc
| and hand-stitchipg.
jylsst CHARLES GUSTS S CO., Congress st.
The Portland daily press., 1868-08-01

LII KINDS OF JOB PRINTING neatly. and
n promptly executed this Office.
The Portland daily press., 1868-08-01
TO LET. !.
TO IET.

DART of Building with Steam Power, in a good
l. location. suitable ior Msehine Shop. Also lot
of Land to lease W tn steam power, for a term of
years. Enquire at this office jy29 I'm
The Portland daily press., 1868-08-01
800 Laborers Wanted

30 OUV LdUUTtfS WHnC6U
ON the Portland Water Works, betw en- Sebago
OLake and the CITY of Portland. Steady employ
ment, and the HIGHEST wa res pail.
Apply at office OF America Water and Gas Pine
Co, foot # Preble st. G. w. d ,WNIN3
July 27-dlm0 Supt Water Works,
The Portland daily press., 1868-08-01

20 Let. we
0NE story brick Store, No 50 Union ST. Also 2
~ and stories Hopkins Block 1Il 10 Middle ST.
Apply,to ST. John SWTTG ''
May 21-dtt
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p TO LET =

| 'IO SMALL FAMILIES, four tenements in New
Il Block on Hanover street, below Portland street.
| Rent reasonable to good tenants p
Apply to ALGORD DYER. qa
Jy2sdtf 81 Market Square, up stairs.
The Portland daily press., 1868-08-01

TO Let. N n
A STORE to let NJ. 236 Congress Street, near the
"A City Hall. Also Picture Rooms to Let.
fune5dti j. n HAMMETT
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

ITayeT ny heN. Cdrr1c.
Mr.. MAHAN presented the petition
Of Jesse Corney, Of Jackson county,
praying relief from erroneous assess
nents, which was referred.
Mr.. FLEMING, of Harrison, offered
a resolution that the Sergeant.at-Arms
be instructed to not pay any per dien,
to members absent after their leave
of absence had expired, which was BASS.
cd.
Mr.. GREGORY reported a bill from
the committee on Claims, &C., to To-
cate the Capital at Elizaville, in the
county of Kanawha.
A Senate bill authorizing Margaret
Erskine and Others to borrow money
and secure the payment by mortgaging
the Salt Sulpher Spring in Monroe, at
3 per cent. interest.
Mr.. JACOBS offered resolution, d.
recting the public printer to print 500
copies OF the registration law, to fur
nish copies to the members of the Leg
isiature to be distributed among their
constituents, which was objected to,
and the resolution laid over under the
rules.
A Senate bill, opening certain road
in Berkeley county, was passed.
Senate bill, appropriating $50 900 out
of any money in the treasury, not 9th
erwise appropriated, to finish the wing
and its cells, of the Penitentiury, was
passed.
A Senate bill, legalizing the execu-
ton, Acknowledgements and recordatiep
of deed in the county Of Monroe, was
passed.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, July q.
SENATE. r

Senate met at half past ., and after
holding an executive session for abeut
five minutes resumed legislative bust
ness. -,
for a more economical administration
If the government in the several terri
tories Of the United States and for
other purposes, providing for biennial
sessions of the Territorial Legislatures,
&C., which, after discussion, was abled
Mr.. Ramsey offered resolution d.
recting the committee on Foreign keia.
tions to inquire into the expediency OF
making o treaty between CANADA anu
the United States.
Mr.. Sumner suggested that Canaua ID
not q sovereign power and the resolu-
luton be modified by inserting treat
Britain instead of Canada.
Mr.. Ramsey accepted the amendment
and the resolution was adopted.
At 1890 the Senate went into execu-
tive session.
The doors were opened at II, when
the President pre- TEN. announced, IN
accordance with concurrent resolu'
tion of both Houses of Congress. the
senate would now take recess INIT
the third Monday of September next
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A hin for the appointment of Com

A bill for the appointment of Com
missioners to ascertain whether the
county of Lincoln could be so located
and bounded as to give it its constitu-
tional area and population without re
ducipp any CONT guous county below it;
and providing that no part OF the terri
tory of any adjoining county should be
embraced in Lincoln county without
tho consent of the commissioner APP
pointed to act on the part OF such adj
Joining county, which was passed. :,
Senate bill requiring Sheriffs and
County Treasurers to pay over to Town
ship Treasurers all monies collected by
them for school purposes.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. PINNELL moved to take up a
bill for the protection of religious as
semblies, which was taken up, and, on
his motion, laid on the table and again
taken mp and passed.
Mr.. MANN offered resolution that
the sergeant-at-arms be instructed to pay
the pages of the House two dollars and
fifty cents per day.
Mr.. HEERMANS moved to strike ont
the words "and fifty cents" which
amendment was carried, and the reso-
luton so amended was passed.
NJ. HEERMANS asked leave to intro
duce bill and leave was granted.
On motion of Mr.. FERGUSON, of
Cabell, the vote by which Senate bill No.
&c, in relation to suits on official bonds,
was referred to the committee, was re-
considered, and the bill was passed. p
Mr.. HEERMANS offered resolution
authorizing the committee on Revision
to employ clerk and page, if neces-
sary.
A message from the Sen ate announced
the passage of the bill chartering the
Tygart Valley and Greenbrier rail-
road. f,t.. tl
Mr. ARMSTRONG asked leave to intro
duce bill for tho relief Of John Jetfer-
son, late Sheriff of Marshall county,
which wis granted.
On motion of Mr.. FLEMING, OF itar-
rison, the House ordered the printing
Of 100 copies of the law for the protec-
ton of religious meetings.
Mr.. HEERMANS moved to take from
the table Chapter % of the Code, on
assessments, which, on his motion. was
referred to the committee Oh Revision.
On motion, the House adjourned.
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Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-The Presi
dent and members of the Cabinet came
to the Capitol this morning, and in
the Presidents room transacted bust,
ness in connection with Congressional
matters.
Several hundred persons gathered at
the Senate main door while that body
was in executive session this morning,
anxiously awaiting the action of the
Senate affecting the nominations OF
themselves or friends.
Tho nomination of Alexander Cum
mings TO be Commissioner of Internal
Revenue was not reached on the calcn-
dar for want of time.
Secretary Seward informed Senator
that there would be no call for an exec.
utive session. All the bills which pass.
ed both Houses and were presented to
tho President received his signature,
except the funding bill. 1t is held,
however, that he can sign it any time
during to-day.
The following nomi nations were con-
firmed this morning. w. S. Rosecrans
Minister to Mexico; T. T. Dickey, As.
sistant Attorney General.
The Senate rejected Silon NJ. Johnson
as Assistant Treasurer and Joseph F.
Roberts, of Indiana, as Secretary OF
Wyoming.
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HOUSE.

The House met at nine o'clock with q
very slim attendance. ...
Mr.. Schenck, from the committee on
Ways and Meaps, reported Senate bill
relating to contracts payable i'll coin,
and asked that it be laid on the table.
Mr.. Garfield suggested that that
course should not be taken; that the
bill should be retained within the pow
or of the House,
Mr.. Schenck assented and withdrew
the bill, and it remains with the COM
mittee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Schenck, ut 4 quarter past ten,
moved to make O conference report on
the fuading bill. The conference report
was read, as also was the bill, ut the re-
qss IT of Mr.. Randall.
Messrs. Ross, Eldridge, Randall and
other Democrats commenced hlllbuster-
ing to defeat the funding bill by submit
ting various motions for recess. Final
" the Speaker declined to entertain
further motions for recess, stating that
lie doubted whether he sheHld have Gu
tertained more than the one.
Mr.. Schenck insisted on the previous
question on the conference report. 1t
being seconded the main question was
ordered.
Mr.. Butler obtained leave to have his
remarks printed in reply to an attack
made on him last night in the Senate
by Mr.. Henderson.
A vote was taken on the conference
report and il was agreed to. The bill
goes to the President for his approval.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on
Elections, presented bill to relieve
Mr.. Nelson Tiff, of Georgia, from dis
abilities. Passed by the requisite two
thirds vote. He also reported back the
credentials of Simon COrley, member
elect from South Carolina, and p. NJ. B.
Yaund, member from Georgia, and
moved the oath prescribed for persons
whose disabilities have been removed
be administered. Agreed to, and Corley
and Yaund sworn in as members.
Mr.. Dawes asked that Mr.. Nelson Tiff,
member elect from Georgia, DO sworn
in, under the oath prescribed for per-
sons whose political disabilities have
been removed. Mr.. Tiff was accord.
ingly sworn in.
The Speaker, knocking with his gayel,
announced that the hour having ar
rived at which both Houses of Congress
had agreed to take recess, the House
would now take recess until the third
Monday in September at ~ o'clock,
noon.
There was much clapping Of hands at
this announcement, and when the
Speaker left the chair and mingled
with the members on the floor very
friendly leave takings and mutual ex,
pressions of good wishes were exchang-
ed between him and members of both
sides. Before half an hour the hall was
emptied of its usual occupants, the
members having hurried off to make
preparations for departure.
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New York Items.

New YORK, July 27.-Henry Canavan
and Patrick MAIDEN were murdered last
night by Michael ROoch, while attempt
ing to enter the house in opposition to
his wishes.
The Benadi Birth Convention, yos-
terday, after 12 hours session adopted a
new Constitution. There was an exeit-
ing debate OH ali amendment restrict
ing membership to Israelites of good
moral character, which was finally re-
jected.
Policeman Sherwood, of the 2lst Pre-
cinct, the same where Officer Swidick
was murdered, was nearly asassinated
yesterday morning by two rsughs
named Cannon and James Loman who
had been arrested. Sherwood will re-
cover.
Michael Stallery, ono of the Brooklyn
Coreners, died yesterday.
Propeller Lille, lying at McComb's
dam, was damaged by fire yesterday
to the amount of $1,000; insured.
The new Roman Catholic church,
"Our Lady of Victory" was dedicated
in Brooklyn yesterday.
John Daily and Martha Ryerson, a
servant in his employ, were badly burn
ed yesterday evening by the explosion
of a kerosens lamp in Dally's bakery,
on 2lst Street, Brooklyn.
The Delegates to the National Tenn
perance Convention ut Cleveland leave
to-day.
Henry Bestrove, German, commit
ted suicide yesterday ut ll3 Washington
Street, and Charles Bnckner performed
q similar deed at Hoboken. Both by
hanging.
The Union base ball club of Morris.
iania, left yesterday on n tour of New
York State and the West.
A fire at Patterson, New Jersey, On
Saturday, destroyed $4,000 barrels of
lime and several thousand feet of lum-
Der, loss $4,000; insured in the Hartford.
Two young ladies from Cuba were
drowned at Carthage landing, Hudson
river, yesterday.
Several cases of cholera, including
three deaths have occurred in what is
known as the Shanty District, portion
of the city bound by cd and 10th streets
and 9Th and 10th avenues, occupied by
squatters. The condition of the neigh
borhood is wretched, and the foul air
arising from staguant water and the
filthy habits of the residents have been
the cause Of the disease. The Board of
Health have already abated the nui-
sance and thoroughly purified the nest
by disinfectants. The cases which
have occurred are not numerous enough
to canse any fears Of epidemic cholera.
A dispatch from Savannah, Georgia,
says that Jefferson Davis will soon sail
for Europe, to be gone several months,
and will be represented in the coming
trial by his counsel.
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New York Market
NEW YORK. JnlY q

NEW YORK, July %.
COTTON-Dull, heavy and ic lower
sales 700 bales at Boo for middling up
lands.
FLOUR-Closed fairly active and adj
vancing for sound low grades.
WllEAT-Rather quiet and heavy fol
spling; No. ,, S0al So; No. /, GOAL o.
RlE-Nominal ut 73al 81.
oATS-Heavy nj S3lc in store and S5C
ailoat.
CORN-Dull at O7al II for new
mixed western aaoat.
PoRk-Dull and heavy; 2Sa23l fol-
mess, cash and regular.
BEEF-Quiet, and without decided
change.
CUT MEATS-Firm with fair de.
mand; 100 packages bagged hams at 81,
BACON-Dull and unchanged.
LARO-Firm ut l1aalSc for fair ia
prime steam.
EGGS-Quiet and unchanged.
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Stnte OF West virginia,

Ohio Coaaty Circuit Court
JRRG RHlc,, ~
BENJAMIN =. Sherman and John T. Col. p.r
ners, under the lrm name of Shcmla
Cole, Complalnants.
Leonard g. Frost & Nathan I. IIigbir IA,
partners under the firm name OF l.. e. b.,
& Co, Joseph Soybold. lato Sheriff VI ".
county, Samuel j. Jacob, Wesley BoWuA
Nathaniel r. Ferguson, Uziiel Stevens ~
mel Trimble, Tho Merchants & M@bmn
Rank Of Wheeling, samuel lazlott aud q
Laughlin, Defendants.
Attachment In Cbancory In the Circuit tar.
E.FFR Ohio County.
1,HE OBJECT OF THIS SUIT IL To Al
l. taoh and subject 10 tho complainant 3
mand, (amoGnting To 81, 9s0 II. with intro
and the costs Of the suit,D the money and Cte
Of tho defendants, l.. &. Frost & Co, 10 v
hands Of the defendant, Joseph ScybOld AZ
determine whether there are any, aud II a.
what, liens ON the said money and effects 20.
tied 10 priority over tho oomplainants drml'
aforesaid, and In what order the said MONEY -
effects should he distributed or paid anon. V
respective claimants thereof.
And II appearing by proper affidavit that
defendants, Lc0naId T.. FIUst, Nathan \ IL
bic, Nathaniel X. Ferguson, lZLiol Sic "a.
Samuel IlaZlett and John Laughlin ara not l'
dents OF this State, Il IL ordered that the "a.
non.resident defendants appear within u
month after duo publication OF this OI'lr' n
do what II necessary 10 protect their intrfr'
Test MICHAEL j. BREINIG, Clrri
WHEAT a FoRBEs, LAMD & PAUL.,
iy2.oawiw Sol. . for Compt'.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, July %.
FLOUR-Scarce and firm at 10 GOA
10 - for superiine.
WHEAT-In light supply and held
firmly ut . 05a2 Is for Nos. . and l; old
anu new, 90a2 90, according to quail
ity, but the market is irregular.
CORN-Steady at SSa90c.
OATS-Firm at soc: supply better.
COTTON-ln moderate demand at
SOC.
WHISKY-In good demand at 45c in
bond.
MESS PORK-In moderate demand
at 25 %, but mostly held Mt % 10.
BULK MEATS-Unehanged.
BACON-UHchanged.
LARD--lleld at lSc, hut no buyers ut
better thaa l7sc.
BUITER--Firm ut 23a33c.
SEEDS-Clover firm at l3c; Linseed
steady at 0G.
HOGS-In good demand at 5OalO 90
per GENITAL, gross.
GOLD-li3 buying.
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Levi y. Springer and others, In Chancery
in the Circuit
Va SCourt for0hio
County, West
Shepherd Mcintyre and others Virginia.
DURSUANT TO THE DECREE MADE
i in the above cause on the seventh day OF
May ls6s. will on MONDAY. THE SIXTH
DAY OF JULY, lsG- ut my Office in the CITY
Of Wheeling, and thereafter by adjournment
from time TO time as shall be found necessary
proceed TO take and state an account OF the
persons respectively who, pursuant to the
WILL OF MOSES SHEPHERD deceased.
bearing date the frat day Of January, IsJO. ex.
hibited in the above entitled cause, are entitled
to share in THE PROCEEDS OF THE HOME
PLANTATION OR ESTATE mentioned in
said viii, and Of the share of the said proceed,
to which each Of the said persons Il entitled;
and to ascertain and report what will he a reas-
enable commission or allowance 10 he deducted
from the shares OF those who shall le 40 found
entitled and paid over TO the complainant a. a
contribution 10 the expenses Of bringing aHd
prosecuting this suit; together with such other
matters a. shall he deemed pertinent by my.elf
or be specially required Ly the parties.
And pursuant 20 the said DEGREES. hereby
give notice TO all persons claiming TO be entitled
TO share in the said proceeds 70 come in before
me and prove their respective rights; and do fI
WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SIP
TENDER, 1853, a. . peremptory day for The
purpose; and such Of them A. shall net come In
and prove their respective rights on or before
that day viii be excluded from the benefit of
the said decree or Of any future decree In the
above eause, unless otherwise hereafter ordered
by the Court HANNIBAL FORBES,
Commissioners Ohio Co. Circuit Court
May 18Th. lSts. my30-lwdkwtill-sep9
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ROANOKE COLLEGE.

J'HIS INSTITUTION WILL BEGIN ITS
i Fifteenth Annual Session, Sept. 3, lsG7.
FACULTY:
Rcv'D. +. Dittle, ID. D., President and Prof.
Nor. and Int. Science.
s. G. Wells, A. NJ, Prof. Math. and Nat. Phi.
losophy.
Rev. w. b. Yonco, A. NJ, Prof. Ancient Ian.
guages and Literature.
Rev. J. Ii. Davis, a. NJ, Prof. Agriculture
and Mining.
J.J. Moorman, NJ. d., Lecturer on Anatomy
and Physiology.
L. X. Holland, a. NJ, Asst Prot Languages
and Prin. Prep. Dept
II. +. Klinger A. NJ. Prof. Modern Lanyunges
J. X. Hudson, A. M, Asst Prep. Dept
TERMS-ENpenses in all departments, In.
Guiding boarding tuition, rOOm.rent, fuel and
lights, and inGidentals, s2O5.C0. For further in
formation, address REV. ID. +. BITTLE,
iuly3l Salem Va.
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Gunpowder Plot in Rome

NEW YORK, July 27.-The Herald's
cable special, dated London. July &c,
says: The following has been received
from Rome: The police have discover
ed mine to blow up the Notifications
on Mount Aventine. Two sentinels were
attacked in the night and wounded. The
police seized q quantity of red and black
Garibaldian shirts. Licenses have been
withdrawn from the wine shops in the
Roman Campangne.
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gg Tels'eetraph.
TO TEE REGIsTER.--
BY THE CABLE.
[By Telegraph to the Resister'l

LONDON, July 27.-Further advices
from Japan, to the 3Oth, are received
All the Ministers of foreign powers IN
Japan had united in a protest against
the issue by the Mikado of decree
AGAINST the native Christians.
The civil war continued to rage with
much violence. The troops OF the NIL
kado were in possession of all the ports
OPENED to foreigners by treaty. tn
brother of State Banchi, the ex-Tycoon,
is at the head of the revolt against the
spiritual emperor, and had laid large
army under his command, with which
he was gradually advancing. on Yeddo,
ip which city the party of the Tycoon
is very strong. E.EE
There has been some fighting between
the hostile forces in the vicinity OF
Yeddo, but no decisive success has been
reported on either side. 1t was thought
that the war between the two parties,
whose respective strength and resources
appeared to be so evenly balanced, wonld
result in o division of the country into
two independent empires, aud be gov
erned by the Mikado and the Tycoon.
Political disturbances are again re-
ported in Bulgaria. A dispatch from
Constantinople states that the Turkish
Government has ordered troops there to
restore tranquility.
LISBON, July 2.-RepOrt has been re-
ceived by tho Government that the Brit
ish gunboat Pandora landed some men at
oae ofthe Portuguese colonial stations
on the coast of Guinea and took posses
sien of the place by force of arms. Few
particulars are known, but it is asserted
that the Portuguese guard was disarmed
and made prisoners, and that the flag OF
Portugal was hauled down and the Brit
ish colors hoisted in their place. The
Portuguese Government despatched two
men.of-war from Tagus to the scene of
the outrage.
LONDON, July 27.-Lord Cranworth,
an eminent Liberal peer, died to-day.
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Toledo Market.
TOLEDO, July 81.

TOLEDO, July q.
Flour, receipts of 263 barrels; the
market is quiet. Wheat, receipts, 4llO
bushels; sales Of new white Michigan
at 20; new amber Michigan ut 2 OLA
2O4, amber Illinois ut eos, and No.
amber Illinois at SAL 90; new No. l
red Wabash ut 2 90; Ne. 9 red 90; sell
lers' option for August ut Slal 50.
Corn, receipts, 1902 bushels; the mar
ket is shade better; sales on the spot
and during all this week were made at
oslo. Oats are held at tic for Ne. l,
with 72c bid.