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Property Abroad +,

4 LII persons claiming property abroad, should
~ call on, or address the UNDERSIGNED, who has
been successfully engaged in the prosecution Of
claims in Europe for the last 10 years. No charge
for Information or examination OF documents
T. e. BARRING,
65 Exchange st., Portland, Me.
Wills searched and copies procured -mar2dlm
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ShariH,s Sole

CUMBERLAND, SIS.
TAKEN on execution in favor of BENJAMIN Walk
4 ter against Henry w. Lewis, and will be sold at
public auction, on Saturday, the thirteenth day of
Mareh next at four O'Clock in the afternoon at the
oin2e i OF N s. q f. J. Lttefeld in Brdgton all the
", Lewis, had on the twenty first day of December
y, 1865, being the time otthe original attachment,
or now has to redeem certain parcel of land siti,
ated in Harrison. in said county OF Cumberland TO
wit: The farm which he now occupies and lives on
with the buildings thereon. The farm is mortgaged
to Hannah Lewis, dated April 30th, 1867. record
ed in the Cumberland Registry. book $50. page 4e1.
to which reference may be had. Further partcuiars
made known at the time of sale, unless sooner re.
deemed. uGi l 'ill- aA -
Dated at Bridgton this tenth day of February A.
D, 1869. su RUSSELL LAMSON
w3Ws Deputy Sheriff
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} Wanted!

& GENTS to sell the american Knitting Ma
"A chine" Price Sz5. The simplest, cheapest, and
best Knitting Machine ever invented. Will knit 20
900 stitches per minute. Liberal inducements to
Agents. Address AMERICAN KNITTING MACHINE
CO., Boston. Mass. or ST Louis. Mo. ta1MWF13t
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BOARD AND ROOMS.
Lost!

CETWEEN Shaw's Tea Store and Vaughan st, a
ID chased Gold Cross The finder will be reward
ed by leaving it at G. h. MtLLIKEN'S, 33 Bracket
st. sf1 1880 te26d1w*
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WANTED, at No 244a Congress street, Congress
w Hall Block, nearly opposite City Hall. All new
and pleasant rooms. One unfinished front room,
suitable for gentleman and wife. te12tf y
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Found I

IN Bethel an Opticians valise, which the owne,
IL can have by calling at 81 Franklin st. 0"-e'
fe20d6w1w J,H. PTAISTEn
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Responsible agents TAINTED !!

To dispose of guarantees for the sale of Landed and
other valuable property in different parts of the
United States Profits very liberal, sales easily eff
fected, and no loss of time from other business.
Address j. T. MILLER s. CO., (,
Jan 27-2w Box 2. 0. Port Ueposit. Md.
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Notice.

LII persons are hereby forbidden delivering oooIs
IA on our account without written order from ms
OF 70 any o. our vessels without an order from us
OF performing any labor on the same.
SAMUEL j. WEBER, Lewiston.
Feb 19-eod&w2w& A"i ps"eH'
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS is published
every day, Sunday excepted at No. Printers'
Exchange, Exchange Street, Portland.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-25
LAY DELEG ALTON AND WOMAN
RUFFRAGE

1t is asserted that three-fourths Of the
votes thus far cast in the Methodist
churches of the country have favored lay
delegation. Probably in New York city
the majority will be against it, but in
the country districts the sentiment in its
favor will be strong. Throughout the
South and West the partiality towards
lay delegation is almost unanimous. On
this subject the New York Post says:
"The late permission given to women
TO vote in the church was caused by the
opponents of lay delegation. Though
also opposing female suffrage, they
thought that if women voted they would
object to the measure, and therefore ia.
vOred their having this privilege. They
have been greatly disappointed in the
result.
"In the Thirteenth,street Methodist
church, Tin New York; however, the
result, out of one hundred and fifteen
voters, was sixty against and fifty five in
favor of lay delegation. Forty~seven of
the ballots cast were by women. Miss
Susan 3. Anthony, who was present,
was invited to speak. She said that
having been twenty years urging the
Cause of woman suffrage, she was pleased
to see it. carried out, even in non. po-
litical form. Notwithstanding the fears
ofmany that suffrage would distract wo,
men from their domestic duties, she did
not believe that solitary women pres
ent bad in the slightest degree neglected
them during the day, on account of voting
at night Miss Anthony then spOk'
briefly of the probable results Of woman
suffrage, and the question OF woman
work and wages, She was mucl
applauded."
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-25
A RED-HOr ONE.

In Missouri lives man named Sam
Hildebrand who, during the war was
notorious bushwhacksr, desperate be-
yOnd words For Years he has lived by
murder and robbery, human blood being
sweeter to him than milk to children. EIs
has been repeatedly pursued, shot at, and
wounded by officers of justice, but has
always contriVed to escape. He wears q
steel plate on his breast and another on
his back, and is considered bullet proof.
Hehas been shot in the breast near an
hundred times, the bullets always
glaneing of, while he laughs with demO-
niae glee If man does anything against
him, he waits his opportunity and kills
the person thus offending his desperate
highness. With knife be cuts nOtehes
on the butt of his rifle, thus keeping tally
Of the number Of persons ne has killed
since the war began When Last at the
house of relative in ST Francois county,
the tally counted seventy.eight men. If
any person attempts his capture, he lies
in wait for him, and at some time, in
some out-of-the-way place, he puts
bullet through his heart with no more
compunction Of conscience than at shoot
ing squirrel. He is the terror Of two
counties. a few days since Sheriff
Breckenridge, Of Washington county,
with fourteen picked men, attempt
ed his capture by surrounding the
house where he was, and where sixteen
other picked men were keeping guard, to
prevent his escape. The desperate was
alone in the house, the family having
fed. The cabin in which he had taken
refuge was built of logs, with light shin
ing through the chinking. The door
was barricaded from the inside. The
Sheriff demanded his surrender, telling
him there was no hope of escape, the
men having determined to take him,
regardless of cost. At this demand
he laughed fiendish chuckle, threw his
left hand out Of the door and shot
Breckinridge in the groin, inhicting fear
full, dangerous wound. A man than fired,
striking Hildebrand in the thigh; another
fired twice at his breast, the bullets
glancing OFF from the steel. The man
who first fired entered an old kitchen
near by, and was looking through crew
ice to see the position Of the robber,
when HiIdebrand fred at him, the
bullet striking his heart, killing him
instantly. He remained in the cabin,
firing and receiving repeated vOIleys from
without, till 9 O'Clock at night, when he
broke out from his fort and es-
capped, though more than an hun
dred bullets were fired at him. He
waited in the cabin till he had lamil-
iarized himself with the iaces Of his pur-
suers, and when he left it was with the
remark: "Damn your souls, each one OF
you is marked, and your days are num-
bered" . -.r t...
1t is safe to say, if he is not speedily
Oyertaken, every one Of those engaged
in the attempt to capture him will soon
be numbered among the missing -Net0
York Democrat
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-25

Marriage of Commodore Mutt am
Minnie warren

1 mtBuhe WAFFem.
| Fra the New York Sun. June 10.
Last and least Of the happy consum-
nations of true love which it is the
Suns pleasant prerogative to cast beam
upon, is the wedding of the redoubtable
Commodore Mutt of Lilliputisn memory
10 the charming little Miss Minnie War
ren, so long his companion in the realms
of the great Barnum's enterprise. Sew
eral years have gone by since that my tn
ical little bird, which Mrs. Grundy had
trained especially to spy upon the pranks
Of Cupid, whispered to that ardent dame
that Minnie and the Commodore had
fallen willing victims to Cupid's darts.
Mrs. Grundy, however, had nothing to
say at the time, for she argued that ifevsr
"match was made in Heaven" if ever
people were "made for each other" it was
this Lilliputian couple. At last we are
happy to be able to delight Mrs. Grundy
with the announcement that Miss Minnie
and the Commodore have been made bone
of one bOne. flesh of one flesh and all
the rest Of it, according to The regulas
tions in such cases provided; while at the
same time, we are forced TO shock her
slightly by adding that the wedding was
strictly private, only few friends being
admitted to witness the ceremony.
Mr.. Chas. S. Stratton (Tom. Thumb)
and his pretty little wife, once Miss.
Lavinia Warren, the sister of the bride,
ofticiated as groomsman and bridesmaid,
and the two tiny couples Immediately
started on honeymoon tour to West
Haven, Conn.,, the residence of Mr.. STRAIT
TONS mother, where they arrived safely
by the half past two A. M. train of the
Shore Line railroad on Thursday. If it
be true that the most valuable goods are
done up in the smallest packages, then
have the loving couples both made
the choice Of wisdom. Long may they
WNVa
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-25
THE ATHENS or IOWA AHEAD.
A Lady Admitted 20 Practice Law.

FROM the Mt. Pleasant QOwa) Journal.
During the term of the District Court,
held in this city the fore part of the
present week, Mrs. Bell A. Mansfield, A.
B., of this city, was admitted to the bar
and authorized to practice in the courts
of this State. Mrs M. is a young mar
ried lady, abOus "a years of age, is
graduate Of the Iowa Wesleyan UniVer-
sity, and lady of strong mind. That
she has the brains and ability necessary
to make good record for herself in the
profession Of her choice no one will disc
pute. We presume that Mrs. NJ. is. the
first lady admitted to practice law in the
State, and she must expect to be stared
at and remarked about upon all occasions,
for, you know, female lawyer in the
State of Iowa is something new. Her
husband, Prof J. M. Mansfield, was also
admitted at the same time. We do not
know what the intentions of this couple
are, but if they see it fit to swing out
their shingle, we wish for them the
greatest success. Wepublish below the
report of the committees appointed by
the court to examine and report upon
the qualifications Of Mrs. Manifold.
The undersigned committee, appoint,
cd by the court, to examine and report
the qualifications of Mrs. Arabella A.
Mansfield, who has this day applied for
authority to perform the duties, and
have and receive the benefits of an attOr-
ney and counsellor of this court, beg
leave to report: That Mrs. Mansfield
has passed most eminently satisfactory
examination, giving the very best evil
dence of long and careful study, of ex-
cellent application, and thorough acc
ouaintance with the elementary princi-
| Piles of law.
Your committee take unusual pleasure
| in recommending the admission of Mrs.
Mansfield, not only because she is the
first lady who has thus applied for this
authority in the State, but because, in
her examination, she has given the very
best rebuke possible to the imputation
that ladies cannot qualify for the practice
of law. And we feel confident from the
intimation of the court, given on the ap-
plication made, that we speak, not only
the sentiments Of the court, and OF your
committee, but the entire members OF
the bar, when We say that we heartily
welcome Mrs. Mansfield as one of our
members, and most cordially recommend
her admission. .Er +.
| ,..... GEORGE B. CoRKHTLL,
| E. A. VANoIsE,
| COMMITTEES.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-25
NEW YORK.
A Fnibuster Released from Arrest by
FOEeibIe Setzure-SatItng of an EN-
DPdtlf0u 10 Aid the Cuban Patriots

A Fnibuster Released from Arrest by
FOTcibIe Setzure-saiIing of an EN-
pedufOn 10 Aid the Cuban Patriots.
NEW YORK, June 24.-Tt appears that
after bail had again been refused for Col.
Ryan yesterday, and while in charge Of a
Deputy Marshal, they drove 10 the Metro
politsn Hotel, on leaving which place and
when near then the Colonel and deputy
were surrounded by friends of the former
Suddenly the deputy was seized and bound
and Ryan went TO the Cuban rendezvous
Considerable commotion was soon observed
among the rescuers who left in squads for
Jersey City, where they collected until
late last night, when with Ryan and other
officers they embarked on tugs and were
conveyed TO large steamship in the lower
bay aud all safely sailed for their destiDa-
tiou. There were 500 men ia the expedi-
lion. A Col. Curier, formerly on Hook
eI's staff, and two others were arrested last
nicht on information from Spanish spy,
that they were in the recruiting business
for the Cubans. The Deputy Marshal
seized by the frie ads Of Ryan was treated
10 q champaign supper by Ryan's friends,
but not allowed 10 leave their company
until this morning.
New YORK, June pa Il is reported
that during the gathering Of the Cuban
expediiionists in Jersey City, last night, 8
Spanish soy was found and beaten, but
managed 10 escape after shooting one OF
the e1peditiouists and slightly wounding
him.
The United States Marshal for New Jer
sey is reported TO have seized the tug boa
aud large barge on which the expedition
ists were about 10 embark, thus prevent
log their departure. They returned TO Thu
city, hat will leave tonight.
The Star announces that 5 S COnsnt
managing editor Of the Times, will succee,
Mr. Ray ymond ~ editor in chief !
The Methodist has returns from 57t
churches which cast 23,6l5 votes in fayo
and S.5l8 sgainst lay delegation; go
churches gave affirmative and l09 churche
negative msiorities =
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-25
EXEQUATUR DENIED TO EMIL
ROCHESTER

1t seems that the government Of the
North German -Confederacy intends to
teach the cabinet at Washington lesson
of public morality and decency. Accord
ing to letters from Berlin, cOrroborated
in all the essentials by Communication
to the Louisville Anzeiger, Count Bis
marck has refused to give the exequatur
to Emil Hoechster, the appointed Consul
of the United States at Barmen, in Prus>
sia. The merchants of that city have
collectively addressed the Federal Chan
cellOr in a memorandum, wherein they
asked it as token of respect to their
community that man whose moral con-
duct was so severely criticised by public
opinion in the United States should not
be permitted 10 perform the functions Of
Consul in respectable community.
Count Bismarck at once communicated
the contents OF this memorandum to the
Consul General Of the North German
Confederacy at Washington and ordered
him to investigate the facts upon which
the rumOrs regarding Hoechster's char
acter were based, and he would delay the
iSSulilS vi bhO CACquohul oubh thC iOluh II
of his agents advices.
The appointment of HOechster to the
consulate of Barmcn was promised to
him by Mr.. Washburne at the commence
ment of the last Presidential campaign,
as remuneration for his future services
as radical stump-speaker in Illinois.
He is well known in this city as sixth>
rate stage player, and he was very gen.
orally accused of having in real life
played the role of Don Giovanni, though
in less distinguished manner than his
operate prototype. In the eyes Of our
radical neighbOrs the stump speaker
deserved a position as consul in spite
of his erratic adventures, whilst the
merchants at Barmen seem to dislike ar
adventurer officiating among them as a
consul, though he might have rendered
very good services to his partisan friends
in Illinois. We shall soon hear whic
| of the two views in the matter was de-
finitely adopted by the cabinet of Berlin
| CF To,,;o Po1agHI;ooo 1yI0p 02
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-25
THE CODE.
Romance at a Foreign Watering Place
five Ladies' Fight q Duel.

Romance at a Foreign Watering Place
five Ladies' Fight q Duel.
The last number of the Paris Moniteur
contains the following romantic story:
Two ladies of the world, who pass the
winter season at the watering places On
the shores of the Mediterranean, were
scaling, at 6 O'Clock on the morning of the
18th of May, the gorges of the Alps uns
dulating toward the sea at few miles
distance from Vintimiglia. Upon reach
ing the summit of the hill, on which are
to be seen the ruins of the Roman castle,
they stopped two peasant women, and
induced them, by means of a sum of
money, to serve.them as, witnesses in a
very important operation, which they
said they were about to execute. The
two ladies next measured the ground.
One of them placed herself with her back
against the ruins Of the Castle of Appius,
and the other placed herself before her,
at distance of twenty steps. Each Of
them then drew pistol from under the
clOaks which they wore. At the sight Of
bhSoO wa fOho Wiz HS1oohS WOLAOh ObbOA OA
piercing cries, and advanced with ups
lifted arms to prevent the AmszOns from
firing at one another. But two shots
were discharged at the same moment.
The poor peasant women fell down,
while the ladies burst into loud laughter
upon seeing their witnesses on the ground
pitiously begging them not to kill them.
The ladies then reloaded the pistols and
took position in front of each other, at q
distance of fifteen steps. They were
about to fire again, when a third witness
made his appearance. 1t was priest.
He emerged from behind the wall of the
ancient castle. Startled by the report OF
the pistols, he had hastened to the spot
from the neighboring parsonage. he
urged the two rivals to make up their
quarrel, and succeeded in reconciling
them. They then accompanied him to
the neighboring village church, where
they confessed and received absolution.
A love affair was at the bottom of the
"a
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-25
Majority for The Whites,
WASHINGTON.
The Cadet AppOlnIments-T ssuII
EIlehlah- ExlemaIra CnunaerfaIli.n,. n, ..

The Cadet AppOinIments-Ihe Seu1h
SIighted- Extensive CounterfeIting.
WASHINGTON, June 24-A number OF
persons have been appointed cadets Of the
United States military academy at large
for 1870. Western Virgins lie the only
Southern State represented on the list
The President to-day signed the appoint
ment Of ]. Ii. Ashton, agent Of The United
States under q convention between the
United States and Mexico.
Custom receipts last week $2,6I7,2 ,277.
Iterual revenue receipts to-day $889,942,
Col. Whitley, chief detective in the ser
vice of the United States treasury, assisted
by John Clover, his principsl attachee, has
made arrests in Pennsy lvxnia, MarylAu
New York and several Western States of
counierfeiters and counterfeit money plates
presses and other materials. About ons
dozen men altogether have been arrested
in the last ak weeks.
The Indiana gang were arrested some
days sgo near Fort Wayne, while engaged
in makiBg money, aud 100000 counter
felt notes of Is cent currency were seized
with twelve sets of steel plates and fifty
ssts aud several presses aud lot of ink
aud other material. Solicitor Bunfeld has
determined to support Col. Whitley TO the
fullest extent of law 10 breaking up gangs
of coun:effeiters whose operations extend
all over the country.
A number of important arrests made
will be given to the public in few days,
which wiz SHOW completely of expert
couuterfeiting equal to anything ever
before heard Of in this or any other coun-
try. The twenty-five cent notes counter
felt just captured are finished imitation,
and large amount has been circulated by
the gang
The late arrest Of government officer
ia Western New York, who was found TO
be in completely with them, promises de.
velopments of great importance TO the Sc
cret service. Ii is said his friends expend-
$50, 900 TO obtain his pardon several yearS
ago. FNcF
President Grant has decided the regula-
tion preventing army officers from holding
civil Office does not apply to officers on the
retired list. This decision enables Gen.
Sickles TO accept the Spanish mission. He is
Of course TO reliEquish his army pay while
occupying his diplomatic position. His
name will be continued in army register.
He will leave New York for Madrid about
July 10 or IS Mr.. Hale will await his
arrival. There is no probability that Mr..
Perry will be respPointed Secretary of
Legation.
President Grant will, on the l0th of
July, after the Virginia election, order an
election 10 Mississippi, TO take place Sep
tember 10, and an election in Texas 10 the
last Of September or fret of October.
In the Criminal Court TO day ali in-
dictments pending against Leonard Huyck,
late President Of the Merchants National
Bank, we're dismissed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-25
A STRANGE FREAK Oh LIGAN
MING i.'.

During late violent storm, while
Mrs. H. b Watkins, of Mount Vernon,
Ohio, and her family were gathered near
the center Of the sitting-room, bolt,
apparently the size Of base ball and
Of bright red color, descended ma
pie tree, standing about twelve feet from
the glass door through which they
were watching the progress of
the storm. Under this tree we're
many pots Of flowers, some of which
were not harmed, while others were
blackened and scOrcbed, and beautiful
lily was clipped and cut into fragments,
as though with sharp knife, destroying
it totally down to the root, which was
not harmed, and has since thrown up a
strong stem that is growing rapidly.
After amusing itself with the flowers
it entered the ground near the
door, scattering the gravel from
the walk in every direction. The tree
shows no sign Of its passenger, not even
twig or leaf being touched. The air
for several minutes retained strong sui
phurous odor. The family were several
minutes in recovering, being stunned by
the violence of the concussion The
question is, why did this eccentric bolt
choose this tree, and those flowers for its
descent? Who can telli
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-25


A NEW YORK correspondent Of 8
Philadslphia paper relates that just after
q railroad accident on Long Island,
caused by train running over and kill~
ing cow, some preachers gathered to-
gether and improvised prayer>meeting,
the burden of which was that they were
so glad they were left, while so many
less deserving wretches had been taken.
Their Thanksgiving were scarcely st an
end when the distracted owner of
the dead cow ran up, breathing gen.
eral denunciations and threats Of law
suit. Whilst he was in the midst Of his
harangue, a German accosted him:
Whose COW is dis?" mime" exclaimed
the enraged owner. "How mooch you
sell him for? pees pOOtGher. / gsefs
you twenty-five tOllsrs for him. 1 sells
him for beefsteak, und makes der mon
ish." The interests Of life and death
were here run pretty close together.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-25
FINANCIAL.

Delicate Point Relative 30 the Ac-
ton Of Treasury Ofiscers Explained.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Wben Secre-
tary Boutwell, was at Groten, toward the
close Of last week, he wrote Assistant Sec
retary Richardson letter with regard TO
the modification of bis plan for the pnr-
chase of bonds and sale Of gold. He
placed the letter with his own hand in the
Groten posiofice. The letter was received
by Richardson on Monday, and by him its
contents were kept secret until after the
close of business hours, and was not earlier
than than half past four o'clock when a
letter was written the Assistant Treasurer
at New York on the subject, aud the para
graph furnished the press. Both gentle
men are confident that, owing 10 the strict
ness with which the matter was guarded,
there could be no premature disclosure on
the part of any government officer.