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The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
The PRAYER of A;nx.


Mr.. EDIToR,-I am in want of light. The
Federal constitution CART. H., s p prescribes
that the President "shall nominate, and, bv
and aCath the ddOice and consent Of the Senate,
appoint ambassadors, other public ministers
and consus, Judges of the Supreme Court,
AMI all other officers of the United States.
whose appointments are not herein otherwise
provided for The President
shall have power to fill up all vacancies that
may happen during the recess OF the Senate,
by granting commissions, which shall expire
atthe end of their next session." Now if the
tenure of civil office" enactment of March
1867 is unconstitutional and of no effect, and
the Presidents action in reference to the re-
moval of Mr. Stanton and the appointment of
Gen. Thomas is lawful, ask to be informed
what practical authority or substantial power
the Senate has in the matter of appointments
or removals? Will you be kind enough to tell
me whether the clauses in the Constitution
above cited are worth continental - shin
plaster?
The President, if his claims of mower are to
be conceded, may tomorrow although the
Senate is in session remove any civil officer of
graphs | have quoted, and appoint some 9TH
er person to the office dd interim; this appoint
ment he may allow to stand until Congress
adjourns, then he may relieve the sad interim"
and appoint another man to hold till the next
session of the Senate, and when the Senate
shall convene, he may either neglect to send
in the name of the new appointee and appoint
some one as before to fill the office ad interim
or be may send the name to the Senate, and
if that body sees proper to disagree with him
and reject the nomination, he may still go on
and make another appointment ad interim,
and so on to the end of time.
The Presidents doctrine implies the SUBJ
version of all power of the Senate over the
subject of appointments to office. No case
can be imagined in which it may not be legal
ly dispensed with altogether. The Senate by
voting the President "not guilty" would vote
itsel guilty OF infdelity to the Constitution
IN wantonly abdicating one of its most i'm
portant functions. AJAX.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

A CANNIBAL.-Napoleon the Great IS said to
have selected marshals by an ocular admeas-
urement of the length of their noses, their
presumed merit being in direct ratio to the
length of that useful organ. There is one
young Irishman in Portland who may never
aspire to military or civic honors when the
Napoleonic test of fitness is applied, tor he
has lost his nose, or, at least enough of it to
prevent his rising higher than a captaincy.
On Saturday, while diverting himself by a
pleasant little controversy with an associate,
his opponent carried the pleasantly trife
100 far by biting off the end of our hero's nose!
yes, witfully, knowingly and carnivorously, bit
and "chawed" the nose of him, the plaintiff in
this action! But the resources of modern
science are such that our hero need not de-
spair. He can have a wax one, which will
answer all ordinary purposes and be an orna-
ment to society.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

ANDREW JOHNSON may never be alderman
again. Rotund and rubicund and generally
aldermanic in his person and dignited IL MS
port as he may be, that acme OF muncipal
honor can never again be attained by him.
For Greenville has abandoned him-Greeu-
vile, whence he went forth to swing around
the great official circle cen to the White
House. His Tennessee home repudates him
-adheres TO a body hanging on the verge OF
the government-leaves "Moses" to perish in
the bulrushes, smothered in "Nilotic mud"
"AJAX's PRAYER" for hight is not likely to
be answered, and, like his Greek prototype, he
will probably be left TO fight it out in the dark,
unless the Senate of the United States lays
his question forever on the shelf by finding the
President guilty on the charge of removing
Stanton and appointing Thomas contrary to
the constitution and laws. II il does not, the
President OF the United States will hereafter
be "a pretty considerable sort of fellow, .
with power to make and unmake at pleasure
1900 officers with salaries amounting in the
aggregate to S32O0OOOO. Louis Bonaparte
will perhaps like to send over some OF his low
ing cousins to assume the more than imperial
purple OF our new republican regime. Read
"Aiax's" communication.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

PLEASANT INTELLIGENCE.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Boston Journal says
that the balance sheet of the treasury depart
ment will, at The end of this month, present a
much more cheerful aspect than it did at the
close of the month of March. The drafts upon
the treasury from the navy and war depart
ments for the twenty-three days OF the present
month amount to but four millions seven hum
dred thousand dollars, and it is estimated that
the aggregate of all drafts for April upon the
treasury to supply the demands of the navy
and war departments viii not exceed seven
million dollars. The public debt statement
for this month will show a reduction of the Ii
abilities of the government of about ten mil
lions. The receipts from customs still come
in encouragingly, and have reached eleven
million four hundred thousand dollars for the
twenty-three days ending yesterday. During
the same period the receipts from internal
revenue amount to five million nine hundred
thousand dollars.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

The undersigned having disposed of his Flour Mill
Stone Dam, and all the water power ON said lower
Dam in Athens Village. now offers for sale his Tan
merry, consisting OF Buildings-feet long, by-teet
wide, thoroughly built, i'll sound and good ndtion
excepting tan pits,) with good substantial Dam
across the riverand eight acres OF land including riv
Of Pits with new Boarding House, thoroughly
built and finished throughout last all. good spring
of pure water in cellar and full supply of so water
fhe above prope ~ is located about half Ioile
up river from the Stone Dam before mentioned, up
on which dam Flour Mill and large Lumber Mill is
in full operation commenced Iunning since last
fall.
The above property, if not disposed Of at private
sale before Saturday the ninth day of May next, will
be sold at public auction on said day. the premises
at eleven oclock'A. NJ, without reserve. Title per-
feet Terms easy.
Also about 400 cords of good Hemlock Bark on
the premises if wanted.
JOHN WARE,
Athens, Somerset County, State Of Maine.
April Z, 1858. apr it'll NAV SIN
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General Grant ON n snre.

The following letter from Fred. Law Ohm
stead appears in the last number of the New
York Nation, and affords timely illustration
of the facility with which inexperienced per-
sons sometimes deceive themselves and be-
come the unconscious instruments of the will
full slanderers by whom they have been pre-
JUDGED:
one cay in the spring of 1853, MI Freder-
lex Knapp and myself were guests of General
Grant, at his headquarters, on steamboat ~
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

PORTLAND AND OGDENsBURG.-A meeting
of the directors of the Portland, White Noun
tains and ogdensburg Railroad Company was
held at Littleton, New Hampshire, Wednes-
day evening. All the directors except Mr..
Walcott of Conway were present, and it APP
pears that New Hampshire is thoroughly
awake TO the importance OF the new outlet for
the trade of the northern portion of the State.
Several of the proprietors of the large summer
hotels in the mountains were present advo-
eating the construction of road which will
be likely to enjoy larger pleasure travel than
any other railroad in the United States.
Measures were taken to secure an early CON-
meucement and vigorous prosecution of the
enterprise IN New Hampshire. Advices were
received from Vermont, to the effect that the
stock subscriptions of the towns along the
Lamoille will alone amount to forty per cent
of the cost of the road, to which are to be add
ed individual subscriptions. All along the
line it appears that the people are doing ali
that could be expected. If Portland is true to
herself the road will be built within three
uaarc
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

THE PRoTEcTIoNIsTs, who style themselves
the friends of American Industry have
issred a notice. -siessAAI 10y rcuer OUuper, for
meeting to be held in New York next Tues
day "to take counsel on the present condition of
our industrial and financial interests, and to
enforce the necessity of increased efforts TO
awaken and instruct public sentiment on these
subjects" The association of which Mr..
Cooper is one of the leading spirits is so
thoroughly convinced that our financial and
Industrial interests depend wholly upon
protectiev tariff, that its members will find
the greatest difficulty in assocating with
themselves persons who differ from them in
this particular matter. The financial and in
dustrial interets of the country could be pro-
NOTED in no other way so well as by holding
in all large places mass meetings in favor OF
the civil service bill of which we spoke yester-
day. That is the generic reform. 1t is intro
ducing purity at the fountain-head. 1t makes
other reforms possible which are otherwise
chimerical.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
MESSAGES Both WAYS ON THE SAME WIRE.

MESSAGES BOTH WAYS ON THE SAME WIRE.
The magicans OF the telegraph have again
made sail the world wonder" 1t has been
found possible and practicable to send mes
sages both ways at the same time over the
same wire, and it has actually been done be-
tween New York and Boston within the last
week. Making water run up hill, perpetual
motor, squaring the circle, reconstruction,
and all the other proverbially difficult prob
lens, would seem to the uninitiated in tele-
graphic conjuration to be relatively easy of
solution. Hereafter the unsophisticated
youth who carried sealed letter to the tele-
graph Office for transmission over the wire will
be regarded simply as philosopher who was
only little ahead of the times.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

The GREAT UNKNOWN is at last revealed.
Who has not wondered who is at the other end
of the Atlantic cable that sends us all the
news of the turf and careful summaries OF
the Times editorials? The question is answer
ed. The agent OF the Associated Press in
England is not "bloody Englishman" as
many have ignoranty supposed, but Mr.. A.
G. Wilson "a wide-awake, well-traveled
American newspaper man"-"a gentleman Of
high scholarship AMI ability"
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
Portland and Vicinity.


SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
Castor and Cod Liver Oil, &c.
Yarmouth Republican eau us.
Falmouth Republican Caucus.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Grand Military and Civic Ball, P. NJ, BIS.
Deering Hall-Theatre.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Special Auction Notice.. NJ Patten & 90.
Dwelling house-E M. Patten & Co.
NEW ADyERTIsEMENT COLUMN.
French Millinery Mrs. j. P. johnson.
Town of Dex'er Bonds-H. NJ. Payson.
Fruit Trees, &c.-B. 4. Wells q Co.
Pencil and Pen Lost-Samuel Thurston.
Spool Cotton-Wm. II. Hyde.
Administra oI's Notice Ju shua Whitney.
Copartnership Fotiee-J. W. Sawyer & Co.
Hop Roots-Mghill Mason.
Removal-A. COBB Il Co.
Notice of Committee on Streets, &c.
Young Men Wanted-I w. Parker.
Rooms to Let-W III. Jerris.
House lor Sale-G. r. Davis & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

MoGEE's AssAssrN.-A correspondent of the
New York World gives the following ac-
count of Whelan, who is charged with the
murder OF MCGEE: "For more than two years
he has been a particularly violent enemy of
MCGEE, and has often threatened to take his
life. His conduct on the night of the assassi-
nation is very strong evidence against him.
The personal appearance of Whelan is pre-
possessing. There is nothing brutal, cowardly
or cruel in his looks. One would hardly ex-
pect that he would commit such deed, al
though he has sufficient nerve to do SO. He is
OF middle height, well formed and and muscu-
lar, rather good-looking, and with fair COM
plexon and light blue eye. He stands up in
the courtroom perfectly cool, and seemingly
regardless of the crime with whsch he is
charged, and the vengeance of an indignant
Dominion if he is proved guilty. He is very
careful to show conspicuously green necktie
which he constantly wears. He cody watches
the witnesses, and is quick to detect any in
consistency in evidence. His chances of prov
ing his non-complicity in the crime are very
slight"
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

VALUABLE REMEDY.-"The Vegetable
Pulmonary Balsam is one of the best medi-
cines for Coughs, Colds and Pulmonary Complains,
ever offered to the public. Physicians Of the high
est respectabiiity prescribe IT, and thousands QJtam
lilies keep it On hand a standard family medicine.
Getthe genuine. REED, CUTLER q CO., Drug
gists, Boston, Proprietors
Mar 30 cod swim
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

PRIZE FIGHTING is becoming a New Eng
land instituticn-imported from New York in
return for Thanksgiving. Last year Maine
enjoyed the first prize-fght, and this year
Rhode Island follows the the example. A
dispatch from Providence says that ON Friday
Robert Sellers OF that city and Peter Eng
fish of Baltimore had a grand "mll' at
Warwick and both are blind from the mighty
blows exchanged before the police arrived on
the ground and intertered.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
DIED.

In this city, April 2eth. Marion shcpberI- daarb-
and 10 DAYS
Funeral Tuesday afternoon. al 2, o'cioc,. a, No.
3 Brown street.
In saeo. April 10. Mr.. Samuel Lowell. area Z, -.
In Rockland. pril %, Elvira C., dsug sr ~ II N.
and LOUISA 4. Hall, agcd ~ years months.
In Rookand. April IA, Mis-. Jula G., vic % VIM.
$. Hemingway. az q u years.
la Camden. AIril Z. Mrs Louisa W, willow Of ths
late Ephraim Barrett agsd IS years
In Waldobaro, April 9. Mr. Christian Mallac =
aged s. years.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
sPoor Tom's n cold .,

FFOOr IUIn B q cOId.''
How warm soccer the genial sun
MAY look i'll Kindness on the earth
In Tom Jones' veins no cheering warmth
Dspels the gloomy sorrow of his soul.
Dyspepsia. like the goblin, hunts him down,
Ague, grim chamberlain, lights him TO bed
While Dizziness, Vertigo and Headache dire
With fercer aches combine TO make him oroan
Harken, Thomas, to instruction:
For all thy ills cure is iound
A PaDacea, certain, pleasant, sure
Plantation BiJters-S. T-1S60-X
a wondrous Tonic, made by DR.. Drake.
We presume "poor Toms" case is not worse
than hundreds who are cured daily by this
wonderful medicine.
MAGNOLIA WATER.-A delightful toilet arti-
cle-superior to Cologne, ana at half the
price, apr18eodSSw2w
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
KUKLUx.-Here is new etymology and
new photography for Kuklux, taken from a

KUKLUx.-Here is a new etymology and a
new photography for Kuklux, taken from a
Democratic paper:
The "Ku-Klux-K lan" is a South-western
institution. 1t means gAoet, and we are told
that il origira1ud III this way: An old widow
lsTdy IN tennessee was greatly annoyed by the
"colored men and brothers," who committed
frequent depredations upon her hen-roost and
pig-pens. She prepared for them by throwing
a white sheet about her person, and when the
hens Cackled at night, she moved out slowly to
the shed, and made mournful sound ,advanc-
ing towards the coop The colored brothers
saw the apparition, and with frightful screams
fled for their lives. Others tried the same
"Ku- Klux," and every time 1t had the de-
sired effect, and no more colored brothers
came to the roosts where the ghosts were
known to be about. The idea spread, and so
did the "Ku-Klux," and from that day the
poultry fiocks increased. To make it notori-
Gus, some OF the mischevious ones got up cof
fin hand-bills, and sent about ominous threat
enings, and some Of the white brothers got
scared at the ghosts.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

Turner's Eic DOulOureux. or Universal
Neuralgia Pill, is safe. certain and speedy
cure for Neuralgia and all Nervous Diseases The
severest cases are completely and permanently cured
IN a very short time. Neuralgia in the face head
utterly banished in a few hours. No form ofnerv-
GUS disease wthstands its magic influence. 1t has
the unqualified approval of many eminent physI-
cians 1t contains nothing injurious to the most del
icate system. Sold everywhere. Sent on receipt OF
81 and two postage stamps TURNER s. CO., 1877
fremont Street, Boston. Mass, proprietors.
For sale by W. f. Phillips & Co., Portland, Me.
July Ii. eOd&W1Ysn
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
State Assayer's Once, Boston, Mass.
A BOTTLE OF
'Mr.W s. Mains ElderberrY Wine"

Has been received here, in the state in which it is
sold in the market, for analysis.
1t was found to be an excellent, mature1 Elder
berry Wine, comparing tavorably with the choicest
samples of .Sambuci Wine," and containing even
more more of the acid salts astringent and valuable
qualities of the berry, than that wine does.
1t has the best properties OF Port Wine without its
age it should replace the imported wines.
Respectfully,
a. A; HAYES, NJ. D. State Assayer.
20 State Street, Boston,
18th Aug- 1867.
ieb1ld&wttsN S. DANA HAYES, Chemist
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

DEMOCRATIC L1FERATURE.-The New York
legislature has passed a stringent bill Tor the
suppression of obscene literature. 1t being al
most the sole satisfactory measure of the ses-
sion it is little singular that it could not pass
without the occurrence of circums ances tend
ing to detract from the credit that would 9th
erwise attach to the members. But it seems
that Democratic member moved to reconsid
err the bill on the ground that it was serious
blow at the Democratic press. The author OF
this motion was seconded by many Democratic
members from New York city, who reiterated
his statement that the Democratic press would
be unfavorably affected by the measure. But
the motion was lost, sufficient number of
Democrats having voted with nearly all the
Radicals to defeat it. So Democratic legis-
lature gets credit for good law.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
Notice..

The R publican voters of Falmouth are requested
to meet at the Town House in said town, on Wednes-
day, April 10Th, at O'Clock NJ, for the purpose of
choosing four delegates to attend the Republican
First Congressional District Convention to be hold
en- in Biddeford, May oh, 1868.
Per Order Rep. Town Com.
April 27-dtd
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
MARRIED.

In South Freeport April 70. Benz. Harrington and
L2rana j. Converse, both Of Freeport.
In Canton, March 20. John NJ. Tobin, oil Canton,
ana Emma NJ Record, OF Buckfield.
IN kumiord, April a. j. w. Banum and Louisa
~ 1lnes, both OF Sumner.
sa an farls Jas d. Murch and Emma j. Canwell;
samuel Ir E Fray and Ella A. l. hby.
Burbank. - N"Peh an" MISS A-i''' -
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

Hotel proprietors who are subscribers to the
Ddily Press, or who become so by sending their
names and the pay for one years subscription
to the Office, can have their name, the name
and loca ion of their hotel published in the
Press under the head of HOTEL DIRECTORY
once a week, during the continuance of their
subscription without charge.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

Nav be obtained at the Periodical Depots OF Fes-
sender Bros, Marquis Robinson, Colesworthy and
Chisholm Bros at Boston Depot, and on the train OF
e. NJ. Curtis, and at Portland & Rochester Depot.
AT BiddefLrd, OF Pillsbury Bros.
At Saco OF j, S. Locke.
At Brunswick. of W. r. Fields.
AT Waterville, OF j. s. Carter.
At Gorham OF News Agent.
At Bath Of j. o. Shaw.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
Bachelors Hair DYE.

This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world.
The only true and perfect Dye-Harmless, Reliable,
instantaneous No disapp ointment. No ridiculous
tints Remedies the ill effects Bad Dyes Invig-
crates and the hair soft and beautiful black or
broUn. Sold by all Druggists and Perumers; and
properly applied at Bachelors Wig Factory 1e Bond
street, New York. jan14sNd1y
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

The FINAL VoTE-Tbe final vote on the
impeachment articles will be somewhat te-
deus ceremony, If the ordinary formality is
observed. After the Senate has concluded its
secret debate, day is fixed for public de.
cision. Each member is then Intercepted by
name by the presiding officer, on each article.
the same being fest read by the Secretary.
The form of the question is, "Mr. -, how
say you, is the respondent guilty or not guilty
Of high crime and misdemeanor, as charged
in the - article OF impeachment" The MEM
Der addressed rises in his seat aud answers
guilty or not guilty, as his opinion is. The
number of articles being eleven and the num-
Der of Senators fifty four the interest OF the
galleries win be likely to lag before the cere-
mony is concluded
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

DIsRAELI, it appears, is not so much of an
ascetic as is popularity supposed. In late
speech on the subject of the disendowment of
the Irish church he gave such evidence of be-
ing under the Influence of something more
than excitement that Gadstone's declaration
in reply, that the minister's imagination was
heated was construed into reference 20 an in
diligence in spirtuous beverages, and caused
laughter in the House.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
sPEGgAE4 NOTICES.
Caucus.

OdUCUSs
The Republicans of Yarmouth are requested to
meet at the Temperance Hail. in said town ON Thurs
day the Both inst at u o'clock M, to choose Dele
gates to attend the District Convention, to be held
in Bddetord, May 5, to select Delegates the Ma
tional Convention to be held at Chicago the 2Oth OF
May.
Per Order of Town Committee.
Yarmouth, April 25, 1868. apr27dtd
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

THE New ENGLAND DELEGATES TO oHlcA-
Go-The Boston Journal says that arrange
ments have been made to take the New Eng
land delegates to the Republican National
Convention through to Chicago without change
of cars. 1t is to leave Boston on Tuesday,
May 18th, and arrive at Chicago on Saturday
avaninG
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
AMERICAN HOUSE.

DOstOn, ikasss
The very IN portant and extensive Improvements
which have recently been made in this popular no.
TEL the largest in New En- gland, enables the proprl
etOrs to offer to Tourists, Families, and the Travel
ing Public, accommodations and convcniences supe
ror TO any other Hotel in the city, During the past
summer additions have been made of numerous
suites OF apartments, with bathing oms, water
closets, &c. attached; one otTu1ts' magnificent pas
senger elevators the best ever constructed conveys
guests to the upper story of the house in minute
the entries have been newly and richly carpeted,
and the entire house thoroughly replenshed aud
refurnishtd making tin ALI is appointments, equal
to any hotel N the country
Telegraph Office, Billiard Halls and Cafe on the
first floor.
LEWIS RICE & SON, Proprietors.
Feb. 1, 1868. fb4-eOd3m sN
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

THE New York Times says that our stock
of knowledge about Grant is constantly beng
enlarged from new and lively sources. AL
ciam-chowder in California, Gen. BrisDin $50
he says) asked him how he liked ctdmSS To
which Grant replied: 81 think them an excel
lent substitute for gutta-percha oysters
No one will deny that this is sound opin-
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

PAPER MoNEY.-Six of the greatest and
most populous countries in the " orld are at
this moment under the curse of compulsory
paper money, excessively deprecated: Brazil
80 per cent depreciation; United States 20;
Turkey 20; Italy 10; Russia y; Austria 10.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27

ADMIRERS of the beautiful in nature and
art, approaching that which is worthy, will
find the fragrance of Woodworth's FLOR DEL
EsPrRITU SANTo the most enchanting and de-
licious odor in the world. For sale by all
druggists. April 25. eod1w
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-27
FiSheries----Twines,

LNOR SALE to the trade by the Bale, 100 Bales
IL Superfne Cotton Irvine, for Herring. Pohagen
and Mackerel-fne ncs.; these twines grade a5ove
the ordinary quality.
AM. NET q TWINE CO., 43 Commercial St.
a26d1aw3m sN PISTON