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Success d Proof Of Merit.
Ii there were no efficacy In the curative
powers Of
DIR. SARfEHJT7S
CELEBRATED REMEDIES,

They would have been rejected by the public
long ago, BUT on the contrary, though they
have been before the public for upward. of
thirty.seven years, the demand for them is
greater to-day than ever.
Thousands Of sufferers have been relieved
and many confirmed iivalids have basn re-
stored 10 health through their instrtmen-
tality. Testimonials from the most rslisbls
sources cad be furnished by the proprietor,
and all who have used them rscomm and
them highly.
ArEESsviLLR. Pa, April 81 1869
Mr.. GEO. A. KELLEY: found your box of
DR.. Sargent's Baokache Pills of great value
to me. They were the only remedy from
which found relief, and will recommend
them TO all my friends.
MRs. NATHAN THOMPSON.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

PORTLAND AS SEEN By A NEW HAMPSHIRE
EDIToR.-The editor OF the Nashua Telegraph
gives glowing account of the visit of the par
ty of New Hampshire railroad men whom he
accompanied to this city last week. After an
Acknowledgements OF the courtesies received
from the Directors of the Portland and Roch-
ester Railroad and other citizens, the Tele-
graph says:
Although some vestiges remain of the great
fire, they are now few and infrequent, and are
quite lost sight of among the mass o. new
dwellings and stately editices that have risen
on the ruins of the great conhagration. We
had never visited Portland before, although
most of our party had, and in whatever as
pect it was presented-past, present or fu-
ture-we were forcibly impressed with its COM
manding situation by land and sea- and with
the wonderful courage and energy that have
been displayed in turning great calamity in
to source of present beauty and ultimate
success The fiery element that devastated
half of the city and swallowed up millions of
property was powerless to daunt the pluck or
the ambition of the live men of Portland
They knew that no fire, however calamitous
could sweep away their magnificent harbor or
wipe out the unrivalled advantages of their
position. Applying themselves to the task
with promptness and energy, they have re-
built their city in few short years, and to-day
it stands noble monument to their enterprise
and courage. We confess that our observa-
tions about town-although by no means as
extended as they might have beee-filled us
with admiration for the beauty of its loc ition
and deeply impressed us with the superior ad-
vantages which it presents as great radiating
business centre. We know something Of
American cities east and west, and we say un-
hesitatingly that Portland has as promising q
future as any of them. This its business men
fully understand and appreciate, and with a
foresight and energy that are worthy of others
work to realize it.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25
superior Csurr.

MAY TERM-eoDDARD, J., PRESIDING.
MoNDAY.-Ramsay & Wheeler indicted for keep
ing drinking house and tipping shop, recognized
to prosecute their appeal at tile law term of the Su-
preme Judicial Court.
State v. town of Gray; Indictment for bad road.
The town appeared by its attorney and pleaded gull
ty Case continued for sentence until the September
term; If at that time sufficient evidence is produced
that the road complained Of has been repaired, the
judgment is to be dismissed on payment of nomi-
nal fine and costs.
In the case of State v. Albert Delasky for felon-
ious assault on Richard Abbott, Mr.. Parker made
the argument for the prisoner, and County Attorney
Webb for the State. After the charge by Judge
Goddard, the jury retired, but were absent but a
short time when they returned verdict of guilty.
State v. Andrew f. Bland; Indictment for larceny
of large quantity of dry goods from the store OF
Deering, MiIliken & Co.. on the goth of January,
1869.
The County Attorney placed Denni, Halsy, who
has been sent to the State Prison for the robbery
John Shaughnessey, on the stand. Haley testified
that the I'd of December last, he met Bland. who
proposed entering the store of Deering, Milken s.
Co. That Bland got chisel and pried up window
on Market street, and he Haley, entered and hand
ed out the goods, which they concealed under the
ice-house. Afterwards, Bland got a team and took
the goods over to Cape Elizabeth.
1t is also in proof that Bland hir ID horse and
buggy that evening; that he took the team at twent
past O'Clock. The evidence for the State is not all
in.
Webb. Bradbury 8 Bradbury.
Court adjourned to o'clock Tuesday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25
secrc.nry RoutwelI,s PeIicy.

1t is too soon perhaps to determine what eff
1ect Secretary Boutwell's policy of selling gold
and buying bonds is going to have We only
know that in about three weeks bonds have
been enhanced about five per cent. and gold
about seven per cent If this is attributable
to the Secretary s determination, it is easy to
figure upon the economy of his plan. In three
weeks he pays six million of public debt, but
in doing SO enhances the value of the whole
debt five per cent, which upon funded debt
of two billion is just one hundred million dol
1arsl
1t has become mighty hard in the utter con-
fusion Of. all financial authority to tell what
we do need, but it is pretty evident that we 90
not need legislation or policy that shall en-
hance the value of government bonds or in
crease the rates of interest.
We are in a position, intensely ludicrous,
were it not SO dismally disastrous, of having
a surplus revenue, which we do not know what
to do with, while the government is in a state
of chronic and apparently hopeless bankrupt
cy Congress would not let tho Secretary re-
deem its overdue notes and SO put the curren-
cy upon specie basis, and indeed thought they
had prevented him from redeeming the bonds.
If he has found loophole through which be
may pay something, even if it is the bondhold-
ers, who are the least sufferers by the govern
ments failure we do not see that he ought to be
blamed.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25
City Affairs.

A special meeting of the Board Of Mayor
and Aldermen was held last evening.
The subcommittee from the Committee ON
Finance reported they had examined the books
and accounts of the Treasurer and found them
to be correct.
The bond of the City Treasurer was ap-
proved, as was that of W. H. Walker, Liquor
Agent.
License was granted George Witham, Jr., to
keep billiard room.
The Auditors report of appropriations and
expenditures for the past year was read and
referred to the Committee on Estimates.
The Mayor reported to the Board that the
police reported the block of wooden buildings
on the s. w. corner of Union and Fore streets
to be in an unhealthy condition. The matter
was referred to the Health Committee.
A communication was received from the
keeper of the powder magazine, stating the
quantity of powder on hand at the commence
ment of the year, which was ordered to be
placed on file
Permission was granted J. G. Tukesbury TO
enter city drain, upon paying the established
assessment.
Permission was granted Hon. S. e. Spring
to erect shed on the corner of Market and
Milk streets.
A hearing was had upon the assessments es-
tablished last year for sewers built during that
period. Objections were made by abuttets on
Carleton, Spring, Plum and Clark streets. An
order was passed referring the assessments on
these sewers to the Committee on Drains and
Sewers for revision of the assessments.
II. II. buddy was appointed Superintendent
of Forest City Cemetery
Permission was granted Carleton Kimball
to erect wooden dwelling house On the corner
of Carleton and West streets.
Leave to withdraw was voted on the petition
of Mrs. p. s. Williams to erect a wooden
building, 80 feet post, at No q Franklin street
Permission was granted j. Kinsman to enter
Spruce street sewor from his lot on Emery
street.
Orders Pdssed-To build sewer in Pearl
street, from Congress street to Cumberland
street, at cost not exceeding 500; to build a
sewer from Congress, through State street, to
Deering street, thence through to Mellen
street, and down Mellen street ninety rods, at
a cost not exceeding $1O.500.
The Committee on Drains and Sewers, on
petition of VIM. Baldwin, reported that being
priUate drain it was not within their jurisdic-
tion. They recommended his petition be re-
ferrcd to the Committee ON Judicial Proceed
ings. 1t was SO ordered.
Petitions presented and referred-Of Ira
Witham for extension of the sewer in Brack-
ett street; of r. Bell (and others in aid of the
same,) that his taxes for the past two years
may be abated; of j. l.. Farmer, for permis-
sion to raise the building on Cumberland Ter
race one story; of Joseph H. Sawyer, for O
brick sidewalk on Federal, near Hampshire
street; of j. S. Kicker & ais, that new street
running from Deering street to Cumberland
street may be called "Avon" street; of @. I'll.
Adams g ais, for brick sidewalk on the east
erly side Of Temple street, from Federal to
Middle street, and that said street may be
building on Vaughan street.
Adiouruad
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25


MISTRESS AND MAID.-At another of those
;nterast;no n,eat;nos of the Roston w,.rlr;no
ss IS, ~ r,,ss.,am NJ Ta,a;o Ca,,;a.
women held on Thursday, MISS JENNIE collins
made spirited speech excusing the unwil-
lingness Of vouno women to nerform domestic
-: !: fo..;,;a, Aon. af - ,or,,o
serVice Ia iani'ies' "a ispof' Vi ner ien'aiAs
says:
The sewing girls, she thought were not
adapted to fill positions in households, since in
order to maintain their rights and secure ordi-
nary privileges, against the selfish and domi-
neering spirit of their mistresses, they were
necessitated to be in q constant mental atti-
tude of fighting. Sewing girls had not gener-
ally requisite pugnacity. She descanted upon
Social Science reformers as ascending to an al
titude too lefty to view the problem. and illus
trated by the story of the Greek philosopher.
who. gazing and meditating upon the heavens,
had not wit enough to avoid falling into a Dit
beneath his feet,
Mrs E. L. Daniels spoke at some length up
on the Servant girl" problem, and that when
mistresses learn to treat their servants az thew
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25
state News.
ANDRoscoeorN COUNTY

ANDhOSCO94lN COUNTY,
A young man named Delano. residing near
Young's Corner. Auburn, disappeared mystic
riously Monday night. He left his watch and
other effects in his trunk. Diligent search
since his disappearance has failed to secure
intelligence of his whereabouts up to Friday,
gs we learn from the Lewiston journal.
The Lewiston Journal says Saturday fore
noon man employed in Goss Brothers Tin
Shop partly swallowed two false teeth and a
piece of plate to which they were attached
He was nearly strangled, but was relieved by
DIR. Garcelon, who Extracted the teeth from
his throat
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Whig says the Bangor Water Company
have started the subscription list for the
names of consumers, ana the prospect is ex-
cellent.
The Bangor Wing gives the following as the
prices for produce from teams in that city:-
Loose hay sells at $14 to 10 per ton for the best
brought in, and the poorer qualities will sell
at from 10 to 13: oats are worth from 80 to 50
cents, and some extra loads bring 80 cents per
bushel; potatoes sold to-day at from 81 to 40
cents, and some at 45 cents, according to the
condition of the loads; yellow-eyed beans So 75
to 2.SO, and extra pea beans from 325 to $50;
new butter is coming in plenty, and there
seems to be such a variety of qualities and
prices that we have none to mention; eggs are
selling at from 20 to 21 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25
COMMERCIAL.
RECEIPTS BY RAILROAD AND STEAMERS. NAY "a

RECEIPTS by RAILROAD AND STEAMERS, NAY "a.
PORTLAND & KENNEBEo RAILROAD car pota.
toes do bricks, do lumber, do bbls. doors, II
bdls sasb boxes goods 1000 # tubing ID bales oak
um part furntue II hides, chests tc lard, i6
cases boots bbls flour. % sacks potatoes bbls do
do tallow mdse, II oil bbls., "a cars freight
for Boston.
PORTLAND, SAco & PORTSMOUTH RAILROAD
cars oil, do marble, do cloth, do heads &, do
box shocks, do ale, do snaths 1 do granite, do
machinery do timber, 100 boxes plants, lot furni-
ture Is bales waste 1s sets Wheels 10 carboys acid,
157 bbs., boxes and pkgs.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY car hay, 800 bbls
-four cars corn, 312 milk, cars potatoes, 46
do lumber, do aths, do cattle do bark, 224 bdls
paper, Ill boxes clothespins, "a wheelbarrows, Sc
pkgs salt boxes 81 spring BEDS so pkgs sundries; for
shipment East-1100 bbls. -four, cars spirits
MAINE CENTRAL RAILRoAD-250 sides leather,
IS bdls do 40 carpets, % bds dowsl, 29 pkgs
scythes, wagons A bags spools car shingles, 100
pkgs sundries.
STEAMER JOHN BROOKS. FROM BosToN-100
green hides 81 dry goods IS bales do 10 crates
crockery, 20 bdls brooms, 8 hhds. molasses ~ ties
lard 1S0 bbls. pork, Sc boxes mdse % rolls leather
100 pkgs to order; for Canada and up c0untry-31
bbls sugar. 20 bdls rags, 81 do paper 1f2 bales rags
"a bbls flour, "A rolls leather, 500 empty boxes, IS
pkgs to order.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

The NEW HARBoR STE AMER, Mr.. Mitchell
the manager of the new steamer ELLA which
we have before spoken of goes to Mystic to-
morrow to bring her here to commence work
early the coming month. She has just been
most thoroughly renovated for the summer
business and in few days our people will see
her in our harbor and choose an opportunity tc
test her qualities.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

SAN FRANCIsCo-Ar Goth, ship Shirley, Fergu
AT 2Otls inst, Ship Annie Fish. Yates, New York.
NEW ORLEANS-Ar nth inst, ship Emma, Rich,
Cardiff.
JACKsoNvILLE-Ar 18th, sch Nellie Burgess.
McKeen, Belfast.
AR iitb, brig Birchard s. Torrey Frisbie, Charles.
ton.
Ar 18th, sch Clara Rankin, Rankin. Bath.
PENSACoLA-Cld 10Th, brig Alfaratia, Stanley,
Matanzas.
sAvANNAH-Cld 2lst inst. ship Bazaar, Jeler-
son. Liverpool; sch Geo Pierce. Farrah, Tor New
Sid nth. brig Mary Pennell, Eaton, stonington
iotn, snip Theobod Tor uavre.
At Satills Mills 18th, barQue David Nichols, Wy
man, from New York.
CHARLESTON-Cld 18Th, sch Anna Leland, Ben
nett, Boston.
wiLMiNGToN-Cld 10Th, sch Clara Bell Ames-
bury, Rockport.
Sid 18th, sch Ocean Belle.
BALTIMORE-Cld 2lst, brig Harriet. Miller, ior
Mayaguez: sch j Warren Allen, Lynn.
PH1LADELPHlA-Ar 2lst, barque Waldo, BAKER
Ardrossan
CID 2lst sch Louisa, Nevens Biddeiord.
NEW YORK-Ar 21st. U steamer Manoning,
Webster Portland; schs N Hall, Murphy, kon-
dout Tor Gardiner; Ida Howard, Harrington. do
Salem; II Gushing. Ward, I'm do Tor Portsmouth
John, Falkingham, Calais.
Ar ed, bark j f Eaton, Ellngwood, Cienfuegos
sch Sunbeam, Pierce, Turks Islands.
cd 22d baruues Wallace. Adams, Buenos Avres
Carlton. Trecartin, and Lucy Frances. UPTON. Car.
denas; j Holbrook, Leayitt, BridgeEoIt Bruins.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

FRE.-The alarm from Box 81, last night,
was caused by the burning of the city stable,
situated on toe flats under Bramhalps Hill.
Two moving machines, some hay racks and
other property were destroyed. The building,
about 40 by go feet in size, was totally con-
sumed. 1t was, without doubt, the work of an
incendiary.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

Mercantile Library association are making
their arrangements of the next winters course
of entertainments. They have secured the
service of Vandenhof for a reading on the
10th of November and they are intending to
make the course the most satisfactory one they
have ever undertaken. The talk is TO open
with a grand performance of "Barbe Bleus'
by the full French Opera Company, with r.
ma and Aujoc in the principal roles. There is
also strong feeling in favor of engaging the
Hayden Association to perform several Of the
Oratorio's (if possible) with the assistance of
Carlotta Patti and some of the best solo tai
ent that can be procured in New York.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

HARPERS BAZAR.-Inc nufnDer fOr next
week richly illustrated, has been received at
the periodical depot of Messrs. Fessendsn
Brothers, Lancaster Hall. This journal of
Fashion takes the lead of all others, and is
welcome visitor to the parlor circle.
mo INSURANCE. 1T, at the end of news
paper report of a fire, we read the words mo
Insurance our involuntary feeling is that the
owner had neglected to protect his own inter-
ests, and is therefore entitled to SO much the
less sympathy for his loss. In such a case,
however, the man himself remains to restore.
by diligence and economy, the property de-
stroyed. How much more clearly is il his
business and domestic duty to make such pro-
vision that, when he dies, the ominous words,
"No Insurance" may not be repeated, as ex-
pressive of future want and suffering for those
whom he has left behind. So small is the out
lay required, and so extended the time of pay
ment, in order to make sure of o support for
the widow OF the children, that no man is ex-
cusable for neglecting to insure his own life.
This is brought especially to mind, at this
time, by paragraph in an exchange, showing
what may be done by persons of the smallest
surplus means In December last, poor cler-
gyman in Bradford county, Pennsylvania
paid $1OO.25 to the National Life Insurance
Company for a policy of $4,000. We can well
suppose that 800, to a country clergyman, was
large sum, raised with difficulty, and we can
imagine how easily it might have been spent
for necessaries for the winter season, but the
result proved its investment in insurance was
the most profitable of his life. In March he
died, and on the first of April the agent of the
National Life paid to his family the $4,000, this
being the only provision which the deceased
had been able to make for them. Another
case in the history of the same Company, ii
noted. A laboring man in Franklin, Pa, in.
sured for $1,000, and in six weeks thereafter he
died, and the money was paid to his family.
This Company,-the National Life, chartereo
by Congress and authorized to transact insur
ance business throughout the United States
and Canada,-is established upon the STOCK
Plan, having low rates for cash payment, and
avoiding all uncertainties of notes or divi
dends, and all consequent or possible disap
pointment as to the amount Of money to bt
paid to the heirs of the deceased. For a GER
tain fixed sum of money, it guarantees thu
payment OF fixed amount of insurance. Th'
simplicity of the system has commended thu
Company to popular favor, and its success has
been remarkable Upon the first of May, onl!
nine months after it's organization, it had is
sued five thousand policies, and had its agent
well at work through the North and upon the
Pacific Coast, and by the expiration Of its first
year, the entire Southern States and the Ca
madam Dominion will also be supplied will
local agents.
The agent of the National Life for this vicin
ity has his advertisement in another column
and will be glad to furnish any desired infor
nation concerning the working of this Ma
tional Company.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

WELL SAID.-The Aroostook Times makes
the following suggestions in regard to che hope
expressed by the Bangor Whig that the Euro
pean & North American Railroad will bring a
large trade with New Brunswick:
1t asks, can not our merchants afford con-
siderable temporary sacrifice even for the pros
pect thus presented?" They will have to do
different from what they did last winter, when
q delegation of influential citizens of Bangor
was sent to Augusta to defeat legislation favor
able to the re-establsbment of reciprocity with
the Provinces Houlton formerly enjoyed q
valuable trade with the people across the line,
but was deprived of it by what we always con-
sidered ill-advised-the repeal of the reciproci-
ty treaty. We hope to see more liberal and
enlightened spirit on the part of our Bangor
neighbors, when they have railroad communi-
cation connecting them with the Provinces.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

ADJUSTMENTS To-DAY.-The Fair to be held
by the ladies connected with the Second Uni
versalist Church, begins this afternoon and
continues through the evening, at their church
corner of Congress and Locust streets. There
will be great variety of useful and ornamen-
tai articles for sale, and also ice creams and
other refreshments. The proceeds will go to
the building fund.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

FRESH DRY GOODS "A. @. Leach, "a Mid
die street, has got in splendid stock of fresh
dry goods. He offers parasols at prices cheap
er than. it would cost to buy cosmetics to re-
move the tan produced by going without them
Also splendid alpaca poplin OF double width
at twenty cents yard and superb black silks.
Drop in and look at them,
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25
United States Conmissioner's Court

VIM II. CLIFFORD, ESQ.,, COMMISSIONER.
MoNDAy.-John A. Waterman, for carrying on
business without United States license, was held
for trial at the September term of the United States
Circuit Court, and furnished sureties in the Of
5000 Tor his appearance.
Joseph r. Cummings was brought up on like
charge He settled the matter by taking out IL
cense and paying costs and was discharged.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

SHARP, BUT Nor HoNEsT.-A Massachusetts,
correspondent is responsible for the following
story which appears on the whole rather i'm
probable. "One of your Portland rumsellers,
about the time it was proposed in Congress to
restore the two dollar tax on whiskey, bought
a large lot in Philadelphia to be paid for on
delivery. The whisky was sent in. accordance
with the contract, but the dishonest purchaser
refused to pay, defying his creditor as he was
enabled to co from the fact that the contracts
for the sale of Intoxicating liquors, cannot be
enforced in this State"
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

SCHOOL CoSIMITTEE.-The regular meeting
of the School Committee took place last eve-
ming. The resignation of Miss Abbie o. Proc
tor, teacher in the North School, was accepted.
The following order was passed:
Ordered That the Executive Committee be
and they are hereby directed to make up the
''pay rolf for the present quarter on the basis
of the estimates" passed and adopted at the
last regular meeting of the Board.
The Board then adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

SPANISH TONNAGE DUEs-We shall hear no
levied on American tonnage in Spanish dues.
OF course the "Black Republicans" will get
no credit for attending to the matter, and saw
ing our merchant million dollars a year, for
any weak concession of that kind would inter-
iere with the Democratic theory that Radical
ofhce-holders do nothing but devise cunning
means for afhicting all classes of American
citizens
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-25

OUR WESTERN LETTER, published on the
outside this morning is from the pen Of a gen.
tleman who formerly resided in this State. and
who was once well known here in political cir
c]es, having held important official positions.
His familiar knowledge of the condition of af-
fairs East and West cannot fail to render the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES which he proposes to
make in series of letters both Interesting and
reliable.