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SPAIN,
MADRID, Jan, 2s.-The snanish MinisterIo j

MADRID, Jan. 23-The Spanish Minister Toj
Foreign Affairs has addressed note to the
diplomatic representative of Spain at Flor
ence, in answer to the dispatch from Prime
Minister Menabrea. The Spanish Ambassa-
dor is instructed to inform the italian govern
ment that Spain is determined to maintain
the integrity of the temporal power of the
head OF the church at Rome, but in no other
respe't will she interfere in the affairs of the
Italian peninsula - 7 :
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Daily Press Job Office
No. 4 Printers Ecch0nge,
Exchange St., Portland. i
.He.I MA. FOSTER. PROPRIETOR.
Notice.

SPECIAL MEETING Of the SteekhSlasis
"A Portland and New York Steamship CoiIPSin uyy
viii he holden at the office ofthe Company on ea'
Wharf ia Portland on
.rre.,. nj ten o'clock A. Va.
,s,--T,, hear and act upon the Report of the Con
r,i,teo annointed al previous meeting 70 hvesii-
gate and report upon the eohu'on ana anairs oil the
9dTo consider the expedeney Of closing the busl
ness aud affairs Of the corporation, and to adopt thu
,roner and necessary measures therefor. .a
HENRY FOX, Clerk and Treasurer.
porfIsnd, January 10. 1885, JalTdtd
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Reports ofthe State ofMaine

which are acknowledged by all mpreJdiced minds
to he lar superior to any published by any other
agency in the country.
" the general merits OF our system we deem il
useless to speak, having had a long acquaintance
with the trade OF this City, and our work place In
the Counting Rooms OF the principal Merchants for
SO many years that IFS value is generally aeknowl
edged, and our reputation, trust, so well esab-
l1shei, as not 70 require any extended notice.
In establishing au office in this City, we have bur
carried out our intention CT meeting the wants OF
the business M n in all parts OF the country and 70
them we appeal 10 sustain us in our enterprise
promising them in return most unremtlng OK
ertions to obtain the latest and reliable iniOra-
non OF the standing OF their customers. whether ia
this State or the more remote parts the country
The general management OF the office viii be In
connection with our Bostoa agency, aud contide 10
parties well known here, and having the entire conn-
denee OF The community. Our office win be found
open during all business hours and gentlenanly and
attentive clerks in attendance, ready TO explain our
system and give any desired informaton and we
respectfully invite all whether subscribers or not 10
eau and examine onr system, and test the reliability
VI our reports.
ga 'f j. N. BRADSTREET & son.
Portland, Jan. %, 1863 iiisdIw
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Commi sioners Notice.

yNTE Having been appointed by the Judge OF TT
wv bate for the County OF Cumberlahd, 'oy
missi1ners 10 receive and examinetthe .lslhs % a.
,4sdIoss OF Kendall Wright, late Of foIusS,
said County decea.ei, whose estate Is non, IT,
AZ insnyent give notice that saA I'm ail.Isea 10
ss,S ers.iIiSrs ia bring in and prove = en- claims
and thar WIN b. in session ,r aTt,ar on ths .e
ourS SIondav OF February next, ara the secona
. S,ss az MAJ next at two O'Clock p. NJ.
h0hu'' "-'' WILLIAM L. MORRIS,
PkRCINAL BONSEN,
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ORIG GEORGE AMOS, 159 tons, new measure
- ment, now lying at Berlin Mills Wharf, for sale
low. Apply to 5000 -
! ~ 6 fil0b e-HA4Al GEORGE s. HUNT 80
.zE. -.a.g No. I'LL Cemmert ial Street,
I January 90, 1868. d3w 800 : -
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Notice.I0CI

T,HANKING the public for their liberal patronage
tor the past year. shall continue in the same
business at the old stand, and all goods in my line
shah be sold as cheap can be bought elsewhere.
.s..- -f,s,.lg -.r.--1s IL Il. A. Ct.NAYES.
Bridetun, January 20, 1868, jane5iIw
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yrCorENHAoEN, Jan. %. 4The Rigsdag to-day
met in secret session; The subject under con-
in the West indies to the United States It
is GENERALLY understood that the treaty OF
transfer was approved. The great belt is free
from ice, and navigation by that passage to
the Balucg Is open. fna sln3. A NJ sbnrt[ ni g-l
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10 LET

THE SeconI, Third and Fourth Stories OF the
Il Brick Block No IS, 49, 81 Middle street recent
ly occupied by MessrS Lock. Meserve * Co.
Enquire of JOHN q. PROCTOR,
JanId5w 0t4i 03 Excba' ge street.
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~ PRUSSIA.

.fIf so E0TTH1ED1 HiNpoSiA' TEAMAEAIc |
BERLIN, Jan. 23.-The Ambassadors of Aus
tria and Italy had an audience with His Mai.
esty the \ ny OF Plassia.and presented their
credentials as Ministers of their respective
counties to the econfederations xofl the North
German States !
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A BOUT gao feet OF tle lower enf of Custom House
"A Wharf, and the Warehouses and Offices there
on, now occupied by Thomas Asceneio & Co En-
quire Of -lIrt- LYNCH, BARKER & CO.,
septltf 1853 Commercial Street.
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Sherif's Sale.

+ CUMBERLAND, So. IS
A TTACHED on a Writ and will be Sid at public
n auction, to the highest bidder on Monday JAM
uary cath, A. d. 1865, at O'Clock in the afternoon,
at the auction rooms OF r. o. Bailey, 169 Fore street,
Sugar. Molasses Tea, X rosene OIL Crackers, Raisins
Spices, Saleratns, Soap, Starch, Coffee; Brooms,
Pals Pipes. Candles, Salt, Tobacco, Lard, Matches
Keiehup, Pepper-Sauce, Pork, Fancy Goods, &c.
Also Stove, Clock, Scales, Lamps, Measures Tools
sc, SO. +. n. PERRY, Deputy Sheriff.
Jau1ary 22d, 1863, I24' y fsi4S1 ja2altd q Z
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10 LET.


THE Second story Of The lower store in Donmels
l. new block, opposite Woodinan's, corner OF Md
die and Vine streets. Said room is 100 teet by r..
II has ~ windows in it, ymy wuie handsome en-
trance Oh Middle Il, ami Is the best room Tor any
Jobbins business, TO lei in the city. Apply TO
W. +. PHILLIPS x Co.
--sas.ss.az.as a-.ss.l-a.sasa.l- 1Io Fore Street.
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To be Let,

THE second and fourth stories of Store No. ISL
sept2Sdtt ST. JOHN. SMITH
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Hair Work.
Rrig for Sale!

: BANDS, Curls, and Ornamental Hair Work, tiene
- tt0rtier at No. Congress Place, is H II
y Jan d. d1mS .t14 --.Tgl
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THE New brick Store on Exchange street being
Il the middle store in the Prel lc Block, and now
occupied by Sheppard & Co. Apply to
n. +. DEERlNG.
January II. ,i3w 'i'
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AUCTION SALES.
Furnlshing Goods, &, .t Auct,,

IN SATCkDAl, January - ~ 10 o.elJek A. NJ
~ at OF e I69 Fore Sfrset, shan SCH Over aIi
Ihder Coats, Pants, Vests, over and Under Shirls
Drawer. OveFalls, Cloths. Fiannels, Trunks, Sus.
penders, Ties, Hose. Paper Collars, Scarf, Hand
sseIenieIs, Towels, Table Covers, W0rsted Goods
N NIL nee Long and Square shawis. AihsmbIa,
Carnsis 49, ~ a,l Administer spreads, second hand
Shoes, Fancy Goods, 81.
yin ~, Ia a., ", a tenton to this sale. Every srtcs
iau22dtd n N u,,,, ,,. -,
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Wanted,
BOarders Wanted

n FEW Gentlemen boardeis, or a gentleman aud
"A vile. can be accommodated at No. 20 Myrtle St.
November =. dtt
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TO Let.
To Let.
To Let.
To Let.


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with whom | associate, | cannot
avoid feeling some desire for its
friendship; and this friendship the
apostle assures US, and my own exper.
fence feelingly convinces me is enmity
with Cod"
a have at length obtained satisfac-
ton respecting doubts about society
not however till | was brought to give
it up. After had done so, it appear.
ed so plain and proper, | wondered
how a doubt could ever have arisen
on this subject. Two or three plain
rules | find of wonderful service in
deciding all difficult cases, one is to
do nothing Of which | doubt, in any
degree, the lawfulness; the second,
to consider everything as unlawful
which indisposes me for prayer and
interrupts communion with God
the third is never go into any com
pany, business or situation in which |
cannot con8cientiously ask and expect
the divine presence. By help of these
three short rules, | settle all N y
doubts liz trice, and find that many
things have hitherto indulged in are,
if not utterly unlawful, at least mex
pedient, and | can renounce them
without many sighS. ."-GLad IGdin gs
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OPINIONS OF A PRUssIAN EXECU-
TIoNER.-Reindel, the Prussian heads
man, lives in very fine house in the
neighborhood of HavelbeTg, and is
well off; but his neighbors studiously
refrain from holding any intercourse
with him. He says he never yet met
with a criminal who was to be be-
headed but whose courage finally
gave way. He thinks hanging would
be better mode of execution, near
ly every criminal being afraid of the
pain which they think the axe, in cut
ting off their heads. would give them.
He says the most trying moment for
him is always that of confronting his
victim ior the purpose of looking at
his neck and cutting off his hair.
All the women whom he beheaded,
he says, tainted as soon as they caught
sight Of him, and learned who he was,
and what he wanted of them. He de-
nounces as wanton cruelty the prac-
tice of reading once more to the GRIM
inal the whole long sentence passed
upon him after he has reached the
scaffold. He thinks that there is still
Sensibility in the head for several min
utes after it has been severed from
the trunk. A woman beheaded In
Mecklenburg in 1866 had tainted on
the scaffold, and seemed perfectly
lifeless when she was tied to the block.
After her head was off he picked it
up, and saw to his horror that the
eyes opened slowly, with an express
sion of great agony.
He thinks the most humane way OF
executing criminals would be to kill
| them in an hour or an hour and
half after their sentence has been an
nounced to them, and not compel
them to walk or ride to a distant
place of execution, but to execute them
if possible in their own prison; for
n-IA. LA- -ea.1o is
always a dreadful torture for the GRIM
inal, few of the strongest men being
able to retain their composure, while
the women, without exception, have to
be carried to the block. Occasional
ly, be says, feeble women arouse them
selves at the last moments, and offer
the most desperate resistance, so that
he and his assistants once or twice
were hardly able to fasten them to the
block.
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ful looking man, cbatted a few min
utes with the family, and then went
out with Hill, who shaved and dress
ed himself with particular neatness,
and embraced his wife with the warm
est affection, and with tears in his
eyes, before leaving.
As soCn as the two reached town,
Hill began drinking deeply, and show
ed a more quarrelsome disposition
than ever. He insulted everybody
that crossed his path, and all the en-
treaties of the young man failed to
pacify him. Finally he declared he
would clear the court house, and dash
ed into the court room with fury de-
picted in his countenance. Judges,
lawyers, jury and spectators all made
a rush for the door. One man who
Jagged behind was seized by Hill and
beaten numerically.
Young Howard caught hold Of the
infuriated man and attempted to re-
strain him, glaring like tiger he turn
ed upon the youth, and struck him to
the earth. Before he could rise, Hill
sprang on him and commenced pound
ing him.
"For Gods sake stop Hill! Don't
you know me your friend-Howard ?''
Hill scanned to grow more furious
each moment, and finally clutched a
pistol, determined to take his friend s
life. Howard seeing the crisis had
come, seized the bowe knife that pro-
truded from his vest and buried it in
his bosom.
"The dream is fulfilled p exclaimed
Hill, with a smile of sweetness that
fingered on his naturally handsome
face after he was corpse. He then
died without a groan.
Howard looked down into his face
as if unable to realize what he had
done. Then he burst into tears.
"God knows | would not have done
1t If | could have helped it, but it was
either your life or mine"
He turned away with a gloomy air,
and upon the instant disappeared. He
was never seen in Arkansas again,
but several years after a trader bro t
the news that he was living at San
Antonio, Texas.
Were we writing a fiction, we should
here lay aside the pen; but as we are
giving facts simply, which can be sub
stantiated, duty compels US to add
another incident before this tragical
tale is ended.
1t will be remembered that Hill en-
joined upon his SOD to avengc his
death. Faithfully did that son obey
the command. When he had reached
his 8ixteeath year he left for Texas.
When he returned be said to his moth
"It Is done, mother foor howard !!
! pitied him but had to do it,
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woman wearing black bonnet and
faded black silk dress. She has a
long row OF figures, and is engaged
in mathematical calculation to find
out the ratio between gains and loss
es. Look at her face narrowly. 1t
is as cold and passionless as that of
yonder marble statue in the park.
She could see a man step upon the
fatal drop and swing into eternity
without raising her fan to shut out
even for second the horrid sight.
No scene of suffering can change for
an instant the rigidity of that CORFU
gated countenance-as hard as the
hardest steel! She has finished her
calculations, folds her paper slowly,
puts up her pencil deliberately, watch
es the table, lays double guilder on
number twelve and sees it swept
away; lays another-another- "a
fourth; all are gone, but the fifth
wins-the sixth loses, yet there is no
change of feature in that metallic
countenance.
Before we leave the hall let US take
one more look. There is one player
whom we must not pass by; it is an
old woman, with thin, gray hair, hol-
low cheeks, toothless gums, shrivelled
countenance, deep-set eyes dim with
age, and trembling hands. She wears
ill-ftting garments, an old straw bon
net trimmed with faded ribbons, a
shawl worn threadbare. She is an
old habitue of the place. Year after
year she has set at this table. Many
thousand francs she has won and lost
She is low down now and will be low
er Soon-in the grave. Her voice is
sepulchral; hollow, as if sounding
from the tomb. She has six dollars
in the corner of dirty handkerchief !;
she plays and every one is lost, then
leaves the table, walks around the
room, mumbling to herself, her bent
form and trembling limbs attracting
for moment the eyes of all around
her. She goes to the door, looks out
upon the starlit sky, but sees no beau
ty there-no hand divine beckoning
her upward to a purer sphere. There
has been a time in her life when heav,
en- was nearer than perdition. If
there are voices still calling her to a
better life, she does not hear them or
she is perverse towards them, for she
turns toward the table, raises her arm
over the shoulders of the crowd
around the table, toSses down a dol
lar and wins two.
Her bleared eyes gleam once more
For a moment there is hystericaI
movement of the toOthlesS Jaws and q
sepulchral laugh. at this unexpected
luck, and though it is near midnight
she sits down to the table to recover
VilS IVooCo " NV ~o4.-S.
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Spiritual Adultery.

Hear the testimony of John Wesley
on this subject. He says;
Whatever it costs, flee spiritual
adultery! Have no friendship with
the world. However tempted by prof
it or pleasure, contract no intimacy
with worldly minded men. And if
thou hast contracted with any such
already, break it off without delay
Yes, if thy ungodIy friend De dear to
thee as right eye, or useful as a
right hand, yet confer not with flesh
and blood, but pluck out the right eye,
cut off the right hand, and cast them
from thee! 1t is not an indifferent
thing. Thy life is at stake-eternal
life or eternal death And is it not
better to 90 into the eternal lite hav-
ing one eye or one hand, than having
both to be cast into hell fire When
thou knewest no better, the times of
ignorance God winked at But now
their eyes are opened, now the light
is come walk in the light Touch not
pitch, least thou be deiled. At all
events keep thy self pure. But what
ever do, whether they will hear or
whether they will forbear, hear this
However importuned Or tempted
thereto, have no friendship with the
world. Look around and see the mel
ancholy effect it has produced. How
many have fallen by this very thing
They would take no warning; they
would converse and that intimately
with earthly-minded men, till they
measured back their steps to earth
again. 0 come out from among them
from all unholy men, however harm
less they may appear, and be ye sep
arate; at least so far as to have nc
intimacy with them. As your fellow
ship is with the Father and his SOL
Jesus Christ, so let it be with thost
and those only, who at least seek the
Lord Jesus in sincerity"
PaySOn was holy man and an EN-
inently useful minister of Christ. Ii
early life he renounced the world. Ht
says: "After long doubling the pro
priety, and even the lawfulness of
mixing at all in society, where dut!
does not call, and after suffering {
number of times for indulging myself
in it, | am at length taught to re
nounce it entirely; and it is not
needless scrupulosity. 1t does appea
a duty to shun all communication witt
the world, when there is no well
grounded reason to hope to do good
There are to be sure, many very plaus
IDLE reasons, but | doubt whether the,
, will bear the test of scripture
To one who urged him to go int
society and to frequent public amuse
ments he wrote: "Can a man tax
, GOALS of fire in his bosom and hi
clothes be not burned? +? If he can, b
, can mix freely with the world, an,
not be contaminated. But | am no
| the one that can do it. \ y When
go into company, if it is pleasant an
! agreeable: it has tendency only t
ix my thoughts on earth, from whic
: it is my duty and my desire to tur
l them-to give me distaste for ser
: GUS duties, especially prayer and med
tation, and to render desiroas of th
: applause and appreciation Of thos
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Speaker Colfax at Omaha.

The speech made by Speaker Col
fax at Omaha, Nebraska, last week
contained the following reference to
national issues and the present cam
paign:
"The thrOnging triumphs of three
generations i'll the past are but the
augury of what our destinieS are to
be in the future. Proud as | have
been, | am prouder when | look into
the future OF this country, to see it is
to stand fearless among the nations
of the world, not only in the civil, but
in its religious privileges. We have
passed through war the most fear
ful it was ever the lot of any country
to witness. Our men, some in the
prime of life, some in middle age, and
others younger still, have gone forth
not only by thousands but by millions,
to bleed and eutfer and die, that this
Republic might not be blotted out
from the family of nations. Many of
the most fearless men the world has
ever seen, the heart of the nation
were slain. Great sacrifices were
made by our heroes and defenders
who have saved our institutions and
when the cloud OF war passed and
peace came, this great people deter
mined, God helping them, that the
cause for which their sons died on q
thousand battle-helds should never be
sacrificed, and that treason shall nev
er again have power in this land of
ours. And to that every loyal heart
from the gulf to the lakes, and from
ocean to ocean, says amen and amen
The same great hero that led our con
quering armies from victory to victo
ry, and took rebellion by the throat
is to preside over the destinies of thi:
Republic, which the hand of Provi
dence has saved. With him we shall
have peace-peace throughout all oul
borders, peace among our people a
home, and peace with all nations
abroad; peace in the North and peac,
in the South; peace in the East ant
peace in the West; peace between
the Executive and Congress. W,
shall have peace because his watch
word to-day is that "the will of til,
people shall be obeyed and the law
of the land enforced" And witt
peace we shall have prosperity, ant
with prosperity we shall have prog
ress; and we shall have power, unit
the glorious triumphs of our nation
in the future, in the mighty majestic
march ofpower, shall eclipse even it
most brilliant records in the past
| shall not extend these remarks.
thank you for this good-speed, an,
this God-speed you give me on m,
journey. shall feel it with me whel
| go; | shall remember this greetin,
on this midsummer afternoon, whe
you have all turned out from you
houses and places of business, am
these mechanics have left their work
shops to greet me, because | believ
you wish to show me your sympath
and your affections. The principle
l hold are part and parcel of my be
ing. | have adhered to them throug
good and evil report. "a voice
that's So and cheers.) / have stoo
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by them because / believed they were
the principles of humanity, and which
God will bless. | have adhered to
them because | believed they were
wisest and best for this country of
ours. If / ever forsake them, may my
tongue cleave to the roof Of my mouth
and my right arm forget its cunning.
AS in the past so in the future, shall
adhere to them, whether in public or
private life, and shall adhere to them
without variableness or the shadow of
turning, believing that the same God
who gave us victory in the darkest
hour of the war, and lifted our sold
iers to the sunlit crowns of victory
and hope, will carry out those princi-
Piles to their consummation, because
we stand upon a platform against
which L believe the gates of hol eon-
not prevail"
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jeff Davis is reported to be in ia

jeff Davis is reported to be in IA
vor of Seymour and Blair.-Er-
Why shouldn't he be? Seymour
and Blair are in favor of Jeff Davis.
There have been five cases OF sui
tides in Brattleboro during the past
II months-one by shooting and four
by hanging.
Gen r. E. Lee talks of coming
North We hope he will have better
success than he had ii 1868.
QUITE Loss.-A lady visiting at
the Champlain spring, in Highgate,
lost a $500 diamond, Monday, during
an excursion i'll the woods.
A son of John Murphy of Hart
land, aged about eight years, was
drowned in the Connecticut River,
on Wednesday afternoon last, while
bathing.
The Hortford Post thus hits the
nail On the head: "The Democratic
party is the peace party in war, and
the war party in peace"
There is one way to account for
Seymour's silence and Blair'S noise.
Seymour is so accustomed to running
behind his ticket that he naturally
! lets Blair 60 ahead.
A Committee of the Illinois State
Horticultural Society, which has re-
Gently returned from a tour of inspec-
tion of the orchards in the southern
part of the State, bring gloomy re-
ports on account of the inroads made
on the fruit by insect depredators.-
Hardly a sound peach was seen dur
ing the trip, so thoroughly has the
curculio done its work.
HEAVY FINE.--At the United States
District Court in Windsor, last week,
Catherine Webster was fined 5000
for smuggling,and released on her own
recognizance, after having laid in St.
AlbanS jail tor SIX weeks.
Last Saturday Jesse Howe picked
up, in Poultney, pocket book con-
tanning notes, bonds, &C., to the am
cunt of $4,000. The owner, one
Graves Of Fairhaven, rewarded him
with twenty-five cent shinplaster.
! Near Lafayette, Ind, boy was
drowned on Saturday by two other
boys, who carried him into deep water
and left him to sink, he being appar-
antly unable to swim. The guilty
boys were two brothers named Hayes.
1 New YORK, Aug. 10.-The fire
which has been raging in the woods
in Canada for the past week, reached
the town of Staynor yesterday, des-
troying eleven houses, badly damaging
4 the railway station and destroying
the culyert and a large quantity of
lumber. ed sEnas ieesg-