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The Portland daily press., 1868-01-27
The Mercantile Agency,

- SonSress nha 4O w atcr street, Boston,
WI hare an Office First Of March in Jose Block
No. IS Erchange ST., opposite the Custom
House, Portland
This institution established by Lewis Tappan
in new York, in 1s4l ; by him and Edward f. Dun
bar IN Boston, in 1s4, and subsequentlyby them and
their successors in each of The principal cities of the
United States and Canada and is believed to be the
first and original organizat on in my part of the
world, for the purpose Of procuring in thorough
manner, recording and preserving for its patrons de-
tailed information respecting the home standing re-
sponsibty and credit of Merchants, Manufacturers,
Traders, &C., to aid in dispensing credit and collect
ing debts. sRs
During the twenty six years that the Mercantile
Agency has been in operation there has been time
that it has not enjoyed the confidence and patronage
of the most honored and sagacious business men in
each community where one of its offices has been To-
Gated. With determination, adhered to from the
first opening ofthis office to the present time to Sc
cure the aid osreliable and painstakpg correspon-
dents, men OF character and integrity, competent
assistants and clerks in all responsible positions and
to be strictly impartial in reports without fear
favor, the business has grown an extent cores
ronding to the increased territory and extended bust
of the country; and never has the agency been
in condition to render such valuable service to its
subscribers as at the present time.
In addition TO The recorded reports revised syste-
matcally twice year by correspondence and trav-
cling, have, for the past three years, issued to
subscribers who desired it, they paying an addition
al subscription for the use thereof, REFERENCE
BOOK, containing names of individuals and firms in
Mercantile, Manufacturing, Mechanical, and other
business, arranged in alphabetical order in their
respective towns cities with double rating ap-
pended, las per Key furnished with the book, show
ing first, approximately the pecuniary strength and
secondly, the mercantile credit. This work, now is
sued in January and July of each year, is kept u
nl to subscribers by the issue OF weekly, Tor more
frequently notifications of important changes which
affect the ratings.
Besides the GENERAL REFERENCE BOOK, of
whole U. S. and British Provinces, we issue a
BOOK OF PRINCIPAL CITIES, some 70 in num-
ber,
NEW ENGLAND REFERENCE Book, and
WESTERN REFERENCE BOOK.
All Of the three last named are included in the
frst and either can be supplied to a subscriber ac
cording to the wants of his business.
We shall he pleased to exhib the Reference Book
and other facilities of the Agency, and TO answer
such questions as may be asked respecting our sys-
TEN and terms OF subscription upon application per-
sonally or by letter.
EDWARD RUSSELL & co.
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Dissolution of Copartnership.

THE copartnership heretofore existing under the
Il firm name Of MCCARTHY 81 BERRY is dis.
solved by mutual consent, and all persons Indebted
to the late firm are requested TO make immediate
payment at the st re of M. Mccarthy, No. 101 Mid
die Street, opposite head of Plum Street. the same
site they occupied when burnt out in the Big Fire.
Please pay up at once, and oblige yours,
jan23d1w MCCARTHY & BERRY.
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ASSOCIATE OFFICES.

f. RUSSELL s. CO., Boston, and Portland 4. G.
DUN q Co., New York City, Albany, Buffalo,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburg,
Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago Milwaukee ,Charest n,
New Orleans Louisville, Memphis, st. Louis, and
onto, c. W Montreal, C. E., and Halifax N. S.
Jan diff
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COPARTNERSHIP NOTICES.
Dissolution of Copartnersbip,

FINHE Partnership heretofore existing between
Il Clark, Read &Small, was dissolved on the 26tl
day OF December 1857, by the death of VIM. NJ Clark
II. Q.Wheeler has associated himself with the re-
naming pa1 tners under the firm name of Wheeler
Il cad anu Small, The affairs of the late firm will he
settled and business continued by ihem at the old
stand ISL Commercial Street cor. Union
II. WHEELER
JOS. W. REED,
GEO. M. SMALL,
Portland Jan. "a, 1868, div
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New House for Sale.

A NEW two and half story house, thoroughly
N built, containing fifteen rooms, convenient for
one or two families, located on Cumberland Street
is offered for sale on favorable TERMS 1t has gas
marble mantes, an abundance of hard and soft wat,
er, eemented cellar foor, brick cistern, &c Apply
to -.s. w II JERRIS PP''
jan 5d3w Real Estata Aoe1.
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Hotel for Sale.

q TTNHE furniture and fixtures in the Hotel
A i SO long and tavorably known az The
I,trsE York Hotel in Saco, will be sold at a good
flts$diE bargain. The turiiture is nearly new and
EA4LA in good order. Has good Dance Hall and
Stable attached, very favorable lease of four or
ten years. The House is doing an excellent busi-
ness and the only reason Ter selling is that the Pro-
pretor has other business to attend TO the first of
March.
SILAS GURNEY,
JahZidIw York Hotel, Saco, Me.
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Tents.
A FULL supply of Tents, of all sizes, for sale
n store Commercial Street, head ct Widgery's
Wharf. iur~ du
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RATES OF LDYERTIsING.--One inch Of space, in
length of column, constitutes "squaTe."
$50 per SQUARE daily first week. 10 cents per
wee, after; thee insertions. or less Sl0O; contnu-
lag every Other day after first week, 90 cents.
alfsquare, three insertions OF less rs cents: one
week, 81 60; 50 cents per week after.
Unde' head of 'AMUsEMENTs,' $500 per square
per week; three insertions or less, S1.50.
SPECIAL NOTICES, S1.75 per square ior the first
insertion, and rs cents per square Tor each subsc-
Quent insertion.
Advertisements inserted in the t'MAINE STATE
PRESS" (which has large circulation in every part
OF the State for Sl00 per square or first insertion
and 80 cents per square for each subsequent inser
ton.
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For Sale---One Mile from Port
land.

TNHE beautiful residence occupied by Rev. W. P.
Il Merrill, situated in Westbrook on the Back
Cove road, known by the name of the Machigonne
Villa, The grounds are tastetuily laid out with
walks, flower beds, splendid evergreens and shade
trees; about 200 pear apple. plum and cherry trees
IN bearing; plentya of currents and goosebe, ries
about acre OF stIawberries-raised 1,6OO quarts
this year. The lot embraces nearly four acres with
streets 90 feet wide all round it. The buildings-a
e nne house with 10 rooms, French root and eupola
mace, good well and cistern in cellar; gardeners
house and summer house, and good stable we'll
finished with cellar.
Terms easy. For particulars enquire on the pre-
misses, or OF WHITTEMORE 81 STARBIRD on
Commercial street; or FERNALD 81 son, corner
OF Preble and Congress st. eets.
Sept 8. dtf
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REAL ESTATE,
For $2SOOy!

ONE halfofa new two story House. with French
~ rool; centrally located in good neighborho0J
House contains 9rooms; Gas, Water, &c; a large
and convenient store underneath which is one Of
the best stands in the city for trade Property rents
for seven Hundred Dollars. Terms-one-hali
cash. bal. one and two years. For particulars
Apply to GEO. r DAVIS ~ co. sss
Dealers in Real Estate, No. Morton Block.
Jan, "A. div
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NOTICE. will sell on favorable terms as to
~ payment, or let for term of years the lots on
the corner OF Middle and Franklin streets and on
Franklin street, including the corner of Franklin and
Fore streets. Apply 70 WIN. HILLIARD Bangor
or SMITH IL REED. Attorneys, Portland jy12tt
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TERMS :-Eight Dollars a year in advance.

THE P'RTLAND DAILY PRESS is publisbe,
every day SUNDAY eXcepted,l al No. Printers
Exchange Exchange Street, Portland.
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$500 for good 1 1-2 story House

1oOO TUT " SOOU IL SCOFy HfOUSe
60 And One Aero of Land, in westbrook
M,.. within three minutes walk of the Horse Cars
.MsA The house is modern and convenient Plenty
excellent Soft Water at the door, Has good barn
Apply to W. H. JEkRIS
dc-30d3ws Real Estate Aoept
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Earnings Of the Company.

At present, the profits of the Company are derived
only from its local traffic, but this is already much
more than sufficient to pay the interest on all the
Bonds tho Company can issue, if not another mile
were built. 1t is not doubted that when the road is
completed the through traffic of the only line con-
Meeting the Atlantic and Pacific States wi be large
beyond precedent, and, as there will be no compe-
tltion 1t can always be done at profitable rates a
1t will be noticed that the Union Pacific Railroad
i IN fact, Government Work, built under the SUI
pervison of Government officers and to a large ex-
tent with Government money, and that its bonds
are issued under Government direction. 1t is be-
eved that no similar security is SO carefully guard
ed, and certainly no other is based upon larger or
more valuable property. As the Comp nys
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4--THE CAPITlE STOCK.

The authorized capital of the Union Pacific Rail
road Company is 500, 900 900, OF which over ss soo
700 have been paid on tie work already done. 4 :
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2--FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS

BY its charter the Company is permitted to issue
lis own First Mortgage Bonds to the same amount as
the Bends issued by the government and no more,
and only as the road progresses. The Trustees tor
the Bondholders, are the Hon. L. d. Morgan, u. s.
Senator nom New York, and the Hon. oakes Ames
me nber oil the u S. House OF Representatives, whe
are responsible for the delivery of these Bonds to the
Company in accordance with the terms of the law, s
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THE MAKE STATE PRESS, is published at the
same place every Thursday morning at S2.OO year,
invariably inadYanee.
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3--THE LAND Grant.

The Union Pacific Railroad Company has land
grant or absolute donation from the government Of
1880 acres to the mile on the line ofthe road which
win not be worthless than per acre. at the low
est valuation.
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1.--UNITED STATES BONDS.

Having thirty years to rum and bearing six per cent
currency interest, at the rate of $4,000 per mile for
5l1 miles on the Plains then at the rate of $4sO0
per mile for $50 miles through the Rocky Mountains;
then at the rate of per mile tor the remaining
distance for which the United States takes second
lien as security The interest on these bonds is paid
by the United States Government, which also paws
the Company one-half tue amount of its bills in
money for transportatng its freight, troops, mails.
&C. The remaining half of these bills is placed to
the Company's credit, and forms sinking fund
which may finally discharge the whole amount of
this lien. .eaua .l.l.ra = D
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Board
ENOR Single gentlemen a gentleman and wife
Il can be had by applying to S. w. N. Market
Square, between the hours o. IL and o'clock.
Jan. IA. dtf
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Dis solution
Dissolution of Copartnership.

FINHE copartnership heretofore existing under the
Il firm name OF Benson & B0ughton, Is this day
dissolved by mutual consent. The affairs of the late
firm will be adjusted by A. M. Benson.
A. NJ. BENSON,
E. B. H0UGHTON.
Portland, Jan. IA, 1868.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-31
ARRIvALs AT TIE OLD snAsIN
TowBoA7

Title o Jewett; Follett from the Passes-wel
down light-Brought up banks Eva and Thoms
Fletcher.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-31
a Luxuriou. Dead-Heaa.

Mr.. Seward is luxurious "dead-head."
he has free ticket engraved on silver, by
which he travels over the Erie Railroad.
This is life pass, given to him at the ex-
piration Of his term as Governor of New
York, because OF his interest in the inter-
nal improvements of the State. He offers
silver for his fare, and the conductors do
not collect.
Seward is luxurious character any way,
in many other respects. 1t he travels
anywhere he wants whole ship. He buys
seven millions worth of manifest destiny
for mornings shopping, and gives Clar-
ence, or any old "chum," messengership
to England, or Turkey, or India, if they
wi h to go over to the Bal Mdble. Moth
ing short of locomotive and drawing
room car will keep dignity with his silver
ticket. At the Government printing office
he has a staff of sworn printers, who set
up his diplomatic copy and spare his eyes
the pain Of reading manuscript A Prince
of the blood is he Marshal Murray secs
that he gets the real Oporto vintages, and
that his Burgundy has come straight from
the vaults at Beauve or Dion. Here he
finds flavor and cheerfulness for all those
Mark Tapley speeches and dispatches,
which used to assure us that we were
happy and that he would look ont for us.
Certainly, no man in the Government has
softer thing than Mr.. Seward,
and 1 often think with admiration,
when Payne or Powell stabbed tne Sec
rotary, how admirable were his tao
tics in dropping off the bed, rolling I'M
der it, and curling himself up like rae
coon or a hedge hog. In playing possum
he is genius. With broken wv he yet
continued to use his quill, and we have
never heard moan out of him from that
day to this. Johnson tried to rope in Sc
wards dislocated jaw on his Douglas trip,
as political argument, but the Secretary
talked SO much that the people
saw it would get we'll before he were
twice married. Personally Mr.. Seward
makes no reference to his escape from
assassination. He says that Payne was an
unmannerly fellow, but he asked that the
latter's life be spared; for Seward would
have wished to give he follow good din
ner, warm him up with pint of Asst,
and philosopAize with him upon the lido
syncracy OF breaking a great statesman's
Uranium. The egotism of Seward is de-
lightlul. He can show you his fngerprints
III every monument of the State. Get him
down to good square talk about himself
aud he will magnify himself, by his misty
congratulations, like windmill in a fog.
Altogether, he is Epicurus come again.
Only tender partridges disappear from his
plate. There is a poem of Tennyson
which is very little like bin, referring,
believe, to man who said the earth was
beautiful, and with lack-lustre, dead
hlue eye, revolved his rounded periods -
q. i. Toteasend
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-31

He'd they made q different platform, and
our men bein both more Objectionable to
the people, and our platform and our men
oeln less Objectionable to the pe0ple-the
result wood heE been far different This is
clear.
careful examination nv these reasons
Tor our defeat shows how neer we come to
success, and how little stood in the way.
Wat shell be done? That's the question
which perpose to answer.
We must hev q change Nv candidates.
Let us remember the Postoffises are at
stake, and that when its all billed down,
Postoffises is wat we are goin for. Ell
Seemore stands between us and Postoffises,
Seemore must be put out Nv the way, and
if Blare prevents us from reachin Nv EN-,
Blare must be immolatid. The recent
elections show that both these men are in
the way, and both must, therefore, 90 to
the wall. This is my candid Judgment.
l, therefore, urge the droppiu of See
more and Blare, and the nominashun nv
that stanch patriot, whose name brought
out originally, Jethro l.. Kippins, NV Hi
noy, for President, and Captain Abslum
Kit, Nv Moo Jersey, for Vice. These
gentlemen wood be entirely acceptable
to all factions Nv the party. kippins
hez no opinions and never he'd, and as Cap
tain Kit can't write, he will not compromise
us by any indiscreet letters. Isuggest these
names 10 save expense to our committees.
The transparencies and banners yoozed thus
far needn't be changed. Kippins looks very
like Seemore, and Blare's portrait wood do
Jest ez well for Kilt The Dimocresy NV the
North never saw anything NV military, eX-
cept wat they mite heV observed in the vi
cinity Nv the British garrisons in Canada,
and they woodent know the difference be-
tween Cap ms uniform and a Major
Generals. In Kentucky and the Southern
States no change wood be required. The
Contedrit flags under which we march will
do ez well for Kippens and Kit ez for
Seemore and Blare.
Let this be done to wunst or all will be
lost. Let us hey men on the track who
hev no record to pint at. Eff we he'd one
man who he'd good record, we wood do
well to take him, but ez that amt the case
the next best thing is to take one who hez
no record a. all. Sich man is Kippins. viii
hppins at the front we may be ashoored NV
viciry. We may rest confident NV post
Ottisis, and happy in the ashoorence nv at
least four years NV uninterrupted Twin
on the treasury. All other elements Nv
the canvass are lite and trivial compared
With Postofis. 1t requir8 rapid acEshen,
bnt jist now when the party stands wi h
one loot over the brink NV de.truckshen
and tother on the edge NV peril, there amt
no time 10 pause. Let lis hist the names
NV Kippins and Kit, and under them
march 10 yictry.
l make these sejestions without consultin
my friends. wood hey he'd corsultashen,
but every Dimecrat within ten miles Nv the
corners went to lnjeanny to vote, and they
hev'nt got back yet. Even Ba.com is gone.
and in addishen 20 my ofishel dooties, am
runuin his grocery. It's an employment
that suits me partikelerly, ez am at pres
ent the only customer the house hez
PETROLEUM V. NASBY, P. NJ.
..I- .-s...E .r (Which is Postmaster
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4 wealthy Merchant Marrles Cham-
bermnid


From the St Louis Dispatch October 1911
Some twenty years ago veal by gem
tleman from New York city arrived IN st.
Joseph, and after a short sojourn lett for
the West, He was about sixty years of
age, an Englshman by birth, who had
come TO that city when young, fred With
indomitable energy and industry. but with
scanty means. After years of hard labor
he gained a very large fortune in the mer-
camille and stock business. While in st.
Joseph he became acquainted with young
girl OF about seventeen years, of French
descent then employed as waiter
in one of the principal hotels The
girl was penniless, aud possessed of
but an ordinary education. She was the
owner, however, Of an exceedingly hand
some face, and was gifted with great mu.
steal talent The gentleman, on departing
for the West, LETT with'her snug sum Of
money, to be devoted to the cultivation of
her taste for music and her general educa-
ton. The merchant passed two years in
the West, mainly in Montana, and returned
to ST. Joseph several weeks ago. He found
the Young girl in Platte town officiating as
chambermald in boarding house. Being
without a help-mate and possessed Of
ample means to support wife, he proposed
to the young lady, was accepted, and the
two left for st Louis, and are now in our
city, enjoying their honeymoon.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-31

For more than month it has been an
nouneed that General Thomas Ewing was
coming TO Kansas to stump the State for
seymour and Blair He was to open the
campaign q Atchison on Monday and was
to speak here yes tsrday.
But Ewing didn't come.
E~ing autographed here these words:
. The last vsstiRe Of hope is gone. There
IS no use In my coming to Kansas The
dispatch was received here the day after
the Republican victories in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Nebraska: 10
Ewing who was prominent candidate
for the Vice-Presideney, gives up the fight,
and Is probably as glad to have Frank
Blair beaten as Pendlescn Is to have
seymour Deatens ~ tiIlll'7 4za.t
And 80 The Democrats had no torchIighs
procession in Leayenworih last night
They are saving HE.-Lsaveaio0FA Con-
sTpqtivs.
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The Latn oolnnal POND.

A Soldier Of the Thirty Third" Illinois
regiment writes to the Washington Gtroni-
ole as follows:
Your paper tells me that Sheriff Pope, of
st. Mary parish, Louisiana, formerly Colonel
OF the Thirty Third Illinois volunteers, has
been murdered. / know not what pur-
pose Is to be subserved by striking down
this young man-so gentle, so scholarly,
so gallant-unless it be to infict sorrow
upon thousand other young men-his
comrades in college and in battle. 1t can
not be an act OF individual vengeance-his
life was peaceful and blameless. knew
him well in school and in arms-a more
frank, generous, upright gentleman and
soldier do not expect ever again to meet.
More than ten years ago a. small, retir-
ing, modest youth, from Taylorville, Chris
tan county, Illinois, applied for admission
to the State Normal University. At first
he attracted very little attention, but
gradually, as he grew more at home il was
discovered that he had remarkably clear
head and heroic will. He grew in favor
with his fellow-students and with his teach
ers, and when he left the officers of the in
stitution took as much pride in him as he
did in his diploma. l next met him at
Camp Butler, near Springfield, Illinois, at
the head of band of young men who af-
terward formed company D of the Thirty
t1lrd regiment "a regiment made up al
most entirely of students and led by
the President of the State University.
From his rank of Captain he was, for
good conduct, promoted, first to the rank of
Major and finally Lieutenant Colonel of the
regiment.
And this man is murdered. The eye
unused to weeping will grow moist at this
announcement, aud his murderers can have
the satisfaction of knowing that they have
Inflicted wound that has brought sorrow
to many heart. The survivors of those
young men who went forth with him in the
old thirty-third will receive his body, per-
form for it the last sad rites, and grow
thoughtful as they walk away from his
grave. Has this Republic State where
AN II inois scholar can not 60 and live?
Are Illinois men to be murdered in Louisi-
ana Are we thus laugh. to be magnani-
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