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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-16

A DISCOVERY, OR AN JNvENTIoN?- The
Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette relates the following anecdote of the
last days of Buchanans administration. If it
is true, General Anderson will know some
thing about it, and until he swears TO it read
ers will do we'll not to rely upon it with too
much confidence:
A South Carolinian of unquestionable per-
sonal honor and of the best standing at home
has been telling one OF the managers OF the
impeachment a curious story. 1t seems
scarcely credible, and yet witnesses are nam
ed and dates given with a minuteness that at
lee st warrants its repetition
In the winter of lS6O-6l. before Major An
derson had left Fort Moultrie for Sumter-the
story runs-a small boat one night approached
the landing before the gate of Mouitrie. and
was hailed by the sentry. The gentleman in
the boat SeLt word to the commandant nj the
fort that he was the bearer OF message from
the President of the United States it was
after midnight, and Major Anderson, on being
aroused to receive the message, sent word that
he would see the gentleman in the morning.
In few moments the puzzled sentry returned
The gentleman said that lie was instructed by
the President of the United States to deliver
a certain message; that his instructions re-
quired nm 10 deliver it forthwith; that he had
used all possible dispatch in presenting him
sell, and that he must insist ON being received
without delay
Thereupon Major Anderson hastily dressed
himself, and ordered his untimely and perti-
nacious visitor to be admitted The gentle-
man proved to be an officer, holding respon-
s:be position in the civil service Of the Gov
ernment in South Carolina. He presented a
communication addressed to the Commanding
officer in Charleston harbor, and signed
James Buchanan, President of the United
States" 1t required him to deliver on receipt
of the order, fifty cases of rifled arms, then in
his possession, to the civil authorities of the
State of South Carolina Major Anderson re-
monstrated. The bearer of the order persist
ed. There is the handwriting" he said "of
your commander in-chief; insist upon obedi-
ence to its requirement." Or if the Major
was unwilling to obey, he insisted upon an ex-
phcit statement to that effect. Thus pressed
the well-intentloned officer, the story goes on
saw no escape from obedience and an order
for the delivery of guns was signed These
were the guns, the South Carolinian who
makes these statements adds, with which
sharpshooters afterwards picked off our SOL
ders at the embrasures of Sumter, while the
insurgents reduced the fort
The question arises" said the manager,
who told me the story, whether the order
thus presented was forgery. II not, then 1
hold that we ought yet to try and hang
James Buchanan" For myself, confess, the
thing wears a mythical look but the people
who tell it are men whose words can not be
questioned; and it can do no harm to ask
whether anybody else knows anything about
the sending or the delivery of such an extra
ordinary order, shortly before the transfer of
Anderson's garrison from Moultrie to Sum
ter?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-16

STATISTICS OF CoLoRED SCHOOLS. = The
Washington Chronicle publishes some inter-
esting statistics of the colored schools Of Wash
ington and Georgetown, taken from the month
ly report of A. E. Newton, Esq, Superintend-
ent, a gentleman who is known to many of the
citizens of Portland. We make the following
extract:
Number Of teachers employed by Trustees
OF Colored Schools, Al; number sustained by
Northern benevolent associations, 16; total
number of teachers, 81. Number of schools in
Washington, 48; number of schools in George
town, 8. Total number of pupils during March,
3137; average number belonging, 2710; average
attendance, 2464.
As to the progress of the pupils in these
schools, the Superintendent states that the
usual time required for beginners to learn the
alphabet and to complete and review the prim-
er is about one-hoD that allotted in the prima-
ry schools of Boston and other Northern cities
to accomplish the same.
The above are all day schools Besides these
there are IA night schools, with twenty teach
ers and 800 pupils, where the pupils are taught
reading, writing, arithmetic and geography.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-16
Premium. for Wheat Raising.

We have often alluded to the subject of
growing wheat, and the Importance of it
must be an apology. We know the soil and
climate of Maine are well adapted to this
branch of agriculture, and hence our frequent
urging this matter upon the attention of our
farmers who pay too much tribute to other
States for their bread. This tribute is heavy
aud places a very inconvenient load upon
their shoulders. The season has now arrived
when the acres selected for wheat should be
deeply plowed, we'll manured and thoroughly
pulverized so that the wheat shall have a fair
start and outgrow the weeds. And if there
are any farmers who have had bad luck in
the past and are too much discouraged to Sc
lect the ground,we advise them to do it forth
with. Suppose the insects have troubled
their grain in years gone by, let them remem-
Der the homely saying that every dog has his
day. We believe the weevlls have had their
day, and our farmers may now sow wheat
with fair prospect of a good yield. Then
Why not do it?
Farmers need strong faith as well as
stalwart arm. True, the winter has been Sc
we're, and the spring is cold and backward !;
but that furnishes no sign of an untruitful
season. A fruitful summer frequently fol-
lows backward spring. In our climate our
dependence must be more upon a warm sum-
mer and a frostless autumn than upon an
early spring. We have known many cold,
backward springs to be the forerunners of
beautiful summers and bounteous autumnal
harvests. We say, then, farmers of Maine,
be not discouraged. Select your acres, pre-
pare them well, sow your wheat, and trust in
the God of the harvest.
True we did not intend. when we COM
menced this article, to stray so far from the
text which stands at the head. Elias Smith,
a celebrated, but somewhat erratic preacher,
once selected singular text and remarked
that he had chosen text from which minis
ters of the Gospel seldom preach, at least
they preach great avay from it. But after
all we are not so far from our text.
There are inducements for farmers to SOW
wheat this season outside the premiums that
several county societies have offered. The
Androscoggin Society offers S75 for crops
grown upon two, ohe anu ohe ndll acre lots (;
and the Piscataquis Society offers S37 for
the largest crop grown on any farm; for
greatest number of bushels grown on not
less than one acre, greatest yield on not less
than half an acre; and for best bushcl of
wheat exhibited at the fair OF the society.
In their circular offering the above premi-
ums the Trustees say, with much emphasis,
'Piscataquis can and should raise her own
bread" So she can and so can every county
in the State it the farmers VIII only
take hold OF the plow and not look back.
Backward as the spring is, we hope TO see
large breadth sown with wheat this season,
larger than ever was sown before. We trust
our farmers will be on the lookout for good
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-16
EAEMBALE
Patent Jump-Seat Carriages.

A LLOW us to call your attention to the KIMBALL
IA JUMP-oEAT CARRIAGE-as used for two or
four persons. We have made great number OF
these Carriages the past four years. ranging wei ht
rom 335 to 425 pounds, capable of carrying four
grown persons, and believe they are universally
liked better than any Carriage before offered to
the public.
In addition to those heretofore built, which we
have greatly improved, have invented and patent
ed and are now making an entirely New STYLE
JUMP SEAT, with Buggy Top to fall back or take off,
making six different waysthe same Carriage can be
used, each perfect ITSELF and manufactured by no
other concern in the United States .-l
Finding 1t impossible to supply the demand for
these desirable ana popular Carriages in the old fac
tory, we have built large and commodious factory
corner Preble and Cumbe land streets, Portland,
Tor the manufacture of these Carriages exclusively
and we are now prepared to fill all orders at short
notice and ou reasonable terms.
We have letters from nearly One Hundred persons
owning and using these carriages, all stating that
they surpass anything ever before invented for a
family carriage and recommending all to purchase
them in preference to any other kind Cuts of the
carriages, price list &C., sent by mail, on applica-
tiOn to the subscribers.
All persons are hereby cautioned against making
or selling the Kimball Patent Jump Seat, our in
ventions and patents cover every possible movement
oil both seats. .a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-16

fields to SOW winter wheat on next fall.
A large portion of the farms of Maine con-
tain land suitable for such crop, and we
nope 1t will be improved. We have now
preached our last sermon for the present on
tniS SunJect, and, feeble and commonplace
as it is, we hope and trust il NAV indnca a
few farmers, at least, to prepare some of
their lands and try the experiment of raising
their own bread.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-16
Portland & Rutland
Railroad Comuany

gENHE undersigned, more than seven of the persons
i named in tue first section of san act to incor-
porate the Portland & Rutland Railroad Company,''
approved March 9Th. A d 1858, hereby give notice,
that the first meeting OF the corpcr ators nmed in
said act, III be held at the rooms OF the PoItland
Board OF Trade. homas Block, Exchange street, in
the city of Portland, on WEDNESDAY, the twen-
tv-niuth day ofAprl, A 1868 three of the clock
in the afternoon, to agree on the terms OF scrip
on he times and places for receiving subscriptions
to the capital stock the admission of associates and
all measures necessary to the organization OF said
corporation.
ated at Portland this ninth day of March, d
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-16


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Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Collie, 2;
Crying Collie or Tee, hing OF ants, 2!
" Diarrhea OF children or adult. Q;
!. Dysentery, Gripping, Hilous Collie, 2;
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Coughs, Gods, Bronchitis, 2=
:. ~ Menrai%'a, Ioothaehe, Faceache %
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10 Rheunlafisrl. Rheumatic Pains 2j
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FAMILY CASES
Of 35 large vials, morocco csse,
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ordinary disease n family Is sub.
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smaller ll;ll ~ GaEniiy and Travelling cases,
~ VIII ~ 10 70 Vlais,. from $J to IS
Spec1ics for all Private Diseases. both
for Curing and for Preventive treat
ment in walls and pocket cases.. .Sk to 81
w These Remedies by the case or single Box are
sent TO any part OF tbe Country by mail or express
free OF charge on receipt Of the price. Address
Humphreys Specific
HOMGOPATHIC MEDICINE COMP
fficaa MI nnnn M
DIR. HUMPHREY is consulted daily ut his office.
personally or by letter as above, tor all forms OF dis
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
No. ..
sIMILIA sIaILlBUs OURANTUR.
Humphreys Homeopathic Specifies,

HAVE PROVED, from the most ample exneri
cient, and Reliable. They are the only Medicines
perfectly ad pied TO popular use-so simple that
mistakes cannot be made in using them; harmless
as to BE- free from danger ami efficient rs to be al
ways reliable. They have raised the highest COM
mendation from ALL and will always render satisac-
ion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-16
WAITED.
AGENTS WANTED sss. ges the u life 3. e

GRANT, By Hon Henry c. Deming. The onIv
70 rs q the kind issued under the sanction and 6y the
aaMorsty Of Grant himself The author is well
auent orators in the country Agents VIII find this
one OF ine most intensely interesting biographies ev-
Ell puDlshed in America, and will meet with ready
sale For particulars, address S. s, SCRANTON
q co, l26 Asylum ST., Hartford, CT.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30
Decline 6n Prices OF Goods
AT COST, FOR CASH,
During tie Merit THIRTY Dqys.
Dr.. Russelrs Private Medical Dispen-

sARY. No q Norm CoUhT STREET, Memphis, Tenn
Established in 1850 the q al diseases Aliafsed
with any Of private diseases such as grorroa Zeet
syphilis involuntary emissions. sre, etc. should beware
utrustng their to inererenced quaeks Such in
variaJy drug their patients th mercury, which viii
later destroy most robust constitution At hiz Office
cures are effected from two to daya ithou the q
mcGcur change Of diet, hindranee from business Con-
sutston strictly confidential Charges moderate. It would
needless here add the importance Of piHpng Che evil
bud but hint the wise sufficient not only
Themselves. fro misery shield their offspring from shame
ruin. the geutg1aeH drench
themselves with advertised norns Aiser much loss in
eket and health they compel cd 70 apy tosone skill
csn cured alone thoss diseases be cured
7n known 20 the Doeter Preseriiss otherwise it
leap in the dark to epees PERMANENT Oaee arranged
80 that patients come in contact with each other
No. q Sorsh Court street. Memphis. Tenn.
TO THE LADIES.
Female difficulties and irregularities treated th safety
Those Living distance wishing 70 visit
can treated letter with safety by giving plain state
Of their and address Pcs. OGea box 40 Mem-
Th.s, Tenn.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

The st Louis Times thus refers to the
letter of Gen Forrest, which we copied
from the ippeal, and published in our last
issue:
We publish elsewhere q very sensible
letter from Gen. n B. Forrest, which ap-
pears in the Memphis 1ppeal and Avalanche
Of the goth inst The evil or tendency to
evil, Of which ne complains does not exist in
this locality 1t is true that the proscrip-
ton laws of Missouri are almost illimitable
in extent and include every character of
ofIense committed or conjectured; butw see
no evidence Of any effort on the part Of
the Democracy to adopt their mtolera Mt
spirit. Gen Forrest believes, as we be-
lieve, that tho late Confederate soldier has
rs much interest in the future Of the coun-
try-its prosperity and well being-as the
man who fought against him. Not only
should he not be debarred from giving ex-
preston to his views, but rather should he
be invited to unite with all classes to over
throw the only party that threatens the
peace and well being Of his native land
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CoNyEyTIoN.-I ac-
cordance with The action Of the Democratic
Central Committee, a county convention, in
our oFinion, should be held IN this place on
the first Monday in June, 1868, for the
purpose of appointing delegates to represent
Hardeman county n the Democratic State
Convention at Nashville on Tuesday, the
9th day of June, 1868. All persons opposed
to the policy of the party in power are in
vited to attend and participate.
MANY CITIZENS.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30
Providence, Ala, May Is, 1866.

DIR. JHoN BULL: 1 send you $50 for
Cedron Bitters; please send what i5 will
come to after paying freight to Columbus
Miss I have been troubled for several
years with indigestion; have had to tal-o
pills every night for ten or fifteen years
and in February, 1864, l was attacked with
general paralysis. was confined to my room
for the balance of the year; and, in fact
continued in a very weak and nervous con
dition until some two months since, when I
was put under an operation, and your Ce-
dron Bitters for treatment l commenced
improving right away, and am pretty we'll
restored Yours, truly, a. L. NEAL.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

To THE PUBLIC-The general report that
the Gayoso House would close on the LIST of
March is not true. 1t will be continued,
open as usual I am thankful to my friends
for past patronage, and ask a continuance of
the same. My charges are three dollars per
day and thirty-fve dollars per month for
day board. Lfeb29 Iml D. CoCKRELL.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

William B. Astor, who reports an income
of nearly 100000 per annum, was never
known to perform but two acts of Iiberality
One of these was the gift to Fitz Greene
Halleck Of $4,000, AID the other was the
addition of two lots worth $4,000 to the
Astor Library, by means of which that insti-
tuition was ENLARGED.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30
Railroad Time Table.

NJ. c. R. R-Trains pass Bolivar as fol
lows:
Mail train, going South...............1:53 P NJ
North..,............4:40P P. NJ.
Freight train up Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, at 2.50 p 81
Freight train down Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays, at 1920 A. N.
At Jackson close connection is made with
trains on the Mobile and Ohio road. At
GRAND junction connection is made with
WASTED. hundred pounds beeswax,
and two hundred pounds feathers, at Bills
& Hills.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

He knelt beside her dying bed
Speak, daughter, speak," the old man said,
Said She, where is it, father where is t, say.
English Female Bitters have to-day
All forms Of stubborn or long standing
cases OF chills, can be Immediately and per-
manently cured by using Dromgoole & Co. s
King of Chills, which arouses the liver,
cleanses the stomach, opens the bowels, and
never affects the head. Z. NJ OHara,
agent, Bolivar
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

When lead pencils were named, there was
q reason for their title which does not now
exist Then there was a small strip of lead
inserted in the wood, as the graphite or
plumbago now is. The material now used
is obtained from a mountain in Siberia, the
deposit in Cumberland, England, which was
used at first, having been exhausted.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

SoARCE.-Local items are distressingly
scarce; no DRINKS, no fights, no thcfts,
no misdemeanor, no nothing to keep aye
locals eyes from resting upon the beau
ties (?) of horseshoe pond, where tadpoles
wigglo and musketoes grow on trccsl
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30
IANY CITIZENS.

From the following article which we clip
from the Nashville Bamey, it would seem
that w. G Brownlow, the Governor Of Ten
nessee, is the patron saint Of ravishers:
Buring the war, Charles Davidson, a ne
gro, committed q rape on a respectable
Young lady Of Maury county, and was sent
to the penitentiary FOR twenty-one years,
The other day he was turned scot free by
Brownlow no stronger evidence Of his
guilt could exist than the fact that he was
kept in prison during large part of the war,
surrounded alternately by Confederates and
Federals, and yet no one was so base as to
release him.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

PEEsoEAL.-Y esterday we had the pleas
ure Of call from George a. Mathcs, special
correspondent and agent Of that staunch de-
fender Of the right tie Memphis Daily
Aralanche. Our latch-string hangs on the
outside and is always at The service of such
high toned gentlemen. Call again BY tho
way, we hear that Mr.. Mathes proposes to
make up a club here for the excellent jour
nal with which he Is connected, and we
won& advise all of our people who wish to
read white mans paper to enter their
names on the list
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

Wanted, at this Office, as soon as possible,
five OF six hundred sweet potato slips, for
which the highest cash price will be cheer
fully paid
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

PAY Up-Those indebted to us for sub
scription, advertising or job work are
earnestly requested to pay up. We do need
some grconbacks, and need them powerful
bad ut that
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

As there is not thirty-four days in the long
month of May, it will be readily seen that
" yo printer has made mistake Number
and date both wrong-should be May 30,
No a
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

BESEvIcI4L.-Thursday night we had a
fall of rain which will prove of great benefit
to the growing crops. Itwas just the thing
needed-neither too much nor too little
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

Albert d. Richardson says Grant has less
fuss and fewer feathers than any other pub
lie man of his day. We are sure he has
never shown the white feather Exchange
That's owing to the fact that his feathers
are all black and tan
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30
80 ADVERTISEMENT.
Bulls CedrOn IBitters
AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS
YIcKsBURG, Mss, Aug. 9, 1868.

YIcEsBURG, Miss, Aug. 9, 1868.
DIR. JoHN BU1L-Dea7. Sir II am happy
to state to you that have used your valua
bic Cedron Bitters with great benefit to my
self, in general debility and prostration of
my system, produced by the unhealthy and
fniasInatic influence Of the Mississippi River
around Yicksburg. I confidently recon-
mend its use to all persons who are exposed
to unhealthy climates. II. ". FoGLE.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30
HOG CHOLERA.

SHEEP, SWINE and POULTRY, en-
hracng history variety each. The modes
breeding their feeding and management together with the
which they respectfully subject which the
made speciality, showing how prevented and how
cured r. NINGS, Veterinary Surgeon author Of the
Horse and his diseases with numerous illustrations 2mo,
cloth, gilt edge. Price s. %.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

BEAUTIFCL.-It IS seldom VIC have the
pleasure Of returning thanks for beautiful
flowers to so estimable lady as the one
whose name, delicately traced, appears upon
a card which was placed on our table this
morning by one Of our gallant acquaintances.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

SAFE OF LAND.-Next Monday, County
Court day, Sheriff McCarley viii sell, in
this place, a large amount Of valuable land.
The sale is made by order of court, and
bargains may be expected. a synopsis of
the sale will be found in another column.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

The Union Pacific Railroad IS completed
and opened to business, six hundred miles
west of Omaha.