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The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

BRIEF JorTNGs. The Ethel, Ray and Ju-
liet, it is said, will make an excursion to Mt
Desert about the 18th inst Hon. w. p Fes-
sender will be guest of Commodore Churchill
on the Ethel, and Hon. j B. Brown a guest
of Capt Fl. H. Furbish on the Juliet.-The
man who was injured by the cars at Yarmouth
on Monday, died of his wonnds- His nama
was David Pulling. Coroner Gould exoner-,
ated the employees of the road from blame
John Quincy Adams Of Boston was stopping
at tie Falmouth Hotel yesterday.-The gold
mounted champion cue may be seen in Nc
Duhee's window, corner of Union and Middle
streets.-We heard it said yesterday morning
teat the City Assessors have concluded that
the rate of assessment for the next year will be
$2.3S on 500, or decrease of 12 cents on the
$1O0.-Those ladies and gentlemen who are in
vited to the Editors promenade concert should
bring their invitations with them and present
them at the door.-Three boys were arrested
by the police on Monday for stealing boat.
1t looks as if the boat thieves would meet with
their deserts.-Hale will exhibit Mss Lilly
Spencer's great picture, valued at $4,000, of
'Truth unveiling Falsehood," at his gallery,
we understand, this week.-The thermometer
stood at 800 yesterday morning, and in the af-
ternoon the heavens were overcast and slight
shower fell That big storm hasn't got along
yet It is probably waiting until the eclipse
The click of the billiard balls is heard on every
hand. The tournament has awakened the
dormant ones who had been thinking it was
too warm to play billiards. 8lF
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

They do not seem inclined to adopt our in
nocent name and call the new party the Con-
stabulary party. 1t is slightiDgly spoken OF as
the Hichborn party, and we fear will 90 down
to history under that epithet There isa sig
nifcance in that too. There was some delay
in the process of being born; friends whose
sympathy aud aid were relied upon, unexpect-
1edly fell off at the critical juncture, and the
agony was prolonged Some thought it would
not be born at all, others that it ought not to
be- Evidently there was a hitch in the par
turition. But all's well that ends well, it was
born at last-and let it be called the Hitch5orn
party. 53 Es4
After the birth thero was still uncertainty
and anxiety; the crisis continued--Is he alive?
win he speak? Will he accept? We waited
in our agony. But at last it broke torth-the
clear mature articulation, Hercules in his in
tellectual strength, Minerva in the full pano-
ply of political wisdom. All there's pair of
lungs for youl There's tongue that will wag
to some purpose not, as the cd Scotch lady
said, trds a pulpit, but from the chief seat in
the Council Chamber.
It was wise to wait, it was well to deliberate.
A document to rank with Washington's Fare
well Address, waited for by profoundly ex-
cited community might well close with Lin
coins pious invocation of the favorable judg-
ment of mankind a
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04


EDIToRs' AND PUBLIsHERs' CONVENTION
The Convention meets at City Hall this morn
ing at ten o'clock for the transaction of busi-
ness. At P. M. all the ladies and gentlemen
to whom invitations have been sent will be
cordially welcomed TO City Hall, where an ad-
dress will be delivered by Nelson Dingley,
Esq, editor of the Lewiston Journal and q
Poem by w. e. S. Whitman of Gardiner,
more generally known perhaps out of the
State by his pseudonym Of ssToby Candor Z"
At the conclusion of the literary exercises the
dancs will be INDUCED in to the splendid mu-
sic of Chandlef's Band. There will no doubt
be most brilliant gathering of Portland's fair
est daughters on the occasion, and we trust
that our visiting brethren will find that Port
land fully sustains her old reputation for gem
erous hospitality, and for leaving nothing un-
done that will conduce to the pleasure of her
editorial guests tH
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

All persons who may have occasion to use
liquors of any kind for medicinal or mechani-
cal purposes, are informed that the City Agen-
cy is supplied with articles of excellent quail
ty, selected expressly for these purposes. No
liquors will be sold at the Agency except those
purchased of the State Agent, and they can be
relied on as pure and of standard proof, as GER
tilted in the certificates Of analysis from the
State Assayer. The price list has been revised,
and only sufficient profit will be charged to
meet current expenses. We think this mode
of conducting the agency cannot fail to receive
public approval. Per Order
COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR AGENCY.
June II, 1869. dtfsn
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04
state News.
ANpRoscoae1S COUNTY.

ANDkOsCoGGiN COUNTY.
: Prof Angel, of Bates College. will sail for
probably about year for study, mainlyin
Germ-ny.
The Rev. Mr.. Heath baptized two converts
at Lewiston on Sunday. One Of them was
young Libby. one of the survivors of the late
appalling accident on Lake Auburn.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Gen. Seldom Connor has purchased the Say
ward mansion, at Augusta, for $500, and win
soon remove to that city.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
From the Bangor Wing:
The question of loaning the credit of the
city of Bangor to the Winterport railroad will
be submitted to the voters of Bangor in Octo-
ber.
A seizure of five or six barrels of liquor and
nineteen barrels of ale was made on board
steamer Cambridge and in the storehouse on
her wharf, in Bangor last Saturday.
The Rev. Dr. s. Caldwell, of Providence.
formerly of Bangor, is visiting in the latter
city.
A mass meeting of the citizens OF Orring-
ton and Brewer, for the purpose of comforting
on the subject of the projected railroad from
Bangor to Calais by way of Brewer, Bucks
port and Ellsworth, is called for Thursday eve-
ming, Aug. 9th, at the Town House in Brewer.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY
From the Bath Times
The Hon. W. Gilbert has settled in his pro-
fession of law in Chicago. We wish him all
the success which his eminent abilities, indus
try and perseverance entitle him to-.
Charles, little son of Capt Chadbourne,
was drowned Monday, while bathing off
Rogers's wharf He was a promising boy of
eleven years. Capt. Chadbourne was away at
sea. .~ss
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Jos. Granger, ESQ.,, is fitting up building
for a new hotel in Calais, near the steamboat
landing.
Lobsters sell at the factory, Treats Island.
Eastport, for two and half dollars per hun
dred. y E 40
A building for a church is up and boarded
at Whitneyville. The spire will be eighty feet
high. It is to be finished in modern style, and
completed by May next year. 1t will seat
three hundred, and cost $1,000. Persons of
different denominations unite in the building
YORK COUNTY.
Mr.. ]. r. Whitehead of Bath, formerly. of
the Charlestown Navy Yard, takes charge Of
the trip hammer in the Smiths Department. 1
under direction of Naval Constructor s. NJ.
Poor, of the Kittery Navy Yard.
As the Mechanic Blues visit Alfred on the
11th inst, an effort is being made to induce
the Republican County Committee for York
county to postpone the convention one week.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

MEN WITH TAILs.-Mr. A. Cameron, CAL
cutta sdUant, believes that there is in tho
Northern part of Borneo race of men with
tails. The ethnologists of the development
school will derive much comfort from this the
ory il can be established. But if the learned
gentleman will come to this country, failing
to raise funds for his contemplated Borneo
expedition, he may find race with ears. He
will find this singular people in the State OF
Kentucky, where they are sufficiently numer-
GUS to control the politics of the State and
elect their candidates for office They 60 on
year after year, electing genuine Copperheads,
just as If there had been no war, and slavery
still existed.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

The EXPRESSION merchant prince" is no
longer mere verbal trick. A. T. Stewart il
going to build city, like Cadmus and Alex
ander the Great. "Stewartopolis" is about to
rise on the desolate Hampstead plains, Long
Island. The tract he has bought for his city
contains 1900 acres, and is capable of affording
residences for 10000 people. If the serious
entering upon such an enterprise as that is not
princely act in the strict sense, we know not
what ia
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

TIE MUsQUTo WAR.-An order has been
introduced in the Common Council at Wash
ington, D. c., "to prohibit the raising of mus
quitoes" in that city, and imposes penalty Of
from 81 to IS on every person who shall allow
any bucket, tub or other receptacle containing
water in their yards without having the same
securely covered, to prevent mosquitoes from
propagating.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

THE Kentucky election resulted just as ev-
erybody expected it would. The Democratic
candidate for State Treasurer has majority
estimated at $1,000. Louisville gave him a
majority Ct over 5000, and gave eclat to his
election by several first class rows at the polls.
All the Democratic candidates for the Legisla-
tnre from the city Of Louisville and Jefferson
County are elected by large majoritiss. Re-
turns from various sections Of the State indi
cate the election of large number of Demo-
cratic legislative candidates There will prob
ably be but about Is to 20 Republicans elected
to the Legislature. Covington, elected the
citizens ticket for municipal officers with the
exception of three who were Democrats
Newport gives a Republican majority of 130
Campbell county probably goes Republican,
owing to bolt and two sets Of Democratic
candidates.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

DsLoYAL UrTERANcEs. Some of the Eng
lish papers are SO unreasonable as to complain
that the Duke of Edinburg made many valua-
BILE presents while in Australia for which Eng
lish taxpayers must pay. One Dominion pa
per goes SO far as to say that the day for that
sort of thing is about over. One would sup
pose that though there were several millions
Of paupers in England, all loyal subjects would
denght to expend their surplus funds in max
ing the offspring of the Queen as happy as
nnsshla - r.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

CoFFEE RAISING IN CALIFoRNIA.-All Alludng
to the statement that the raising of coffee is
about to be tried,in California, the New York
Post says: We think it will only be tried
and turn out as the tea business has in Ten
nessee, failure. Coffee production will not
pay in that land of gold, unless some Chinese
or Yankee invents a machine to take the place
of manual labor in picking the coffee from the
tree. In Ceylon this is mainly done by women
and children Labor is cheap there, but not
so in California
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

DR. SHAnER, chairman of the School Com
mittee and editor of Zion's Advocate, pub
fishes an article in his last paper strongly con-
demning the movement to relieve Catholic
children from the duty of reading the Protest.
ant version of the Bible in our public schools
He says:
The effort has been made to exclude the BIZ
BILE from our city schools-the old-time cry of
sectarianism being appealed to by those who do
Bible reading and general education. The
question rests for q time before our School
Committee, and it remains to be seen. whether
the friends.of our common schools shall yield
to the arrogant demands of a foreign ecclesias-
tical power. We trust that our citizens will
be watchful and wise; and while they sacredly
regard the rights of others, will yet allow no
tampering with that system that has ever been
q bulwark of free institutions. :.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04
ElIis' Iron Bitters,

VIII enrich the blood and prevent 1t from becom-
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restore tbs appetite, invgorate the system, and
vary paatabie. These bitters are recommended to
all persons requiring safe and valuable tonic to
ipart tone and strength to the system not given by
though thew NAV pesssss tonic. vegetable proneres
cannot give the strength to the blood which the
IRON BITTERs will give.
Prepared by WIN. ELLIS, Chemist. For sale in
Portland by Crosman 6 Co., 305 Congress street.
je 2i-d6m sN
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

a LARGE NUMBER of our exchanges have
a'a,.a themselves of the opportunity offered
" .he oeiai cation of Mr.. Ballard, of New
York, who took an active part in tile proceed
ings OF the Young Mems Christian Association
lately held in this city, to rebuke Tho manobhrs
OF that body for discussing The question aAra
Unitarians Christians?, -.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

BEAUTIFUL woMEN.-Ifyou would be beau
tiful use Hagan's Magnolia Balm.
Its effects are gradual, natural and perfect. !
Itlemoves Redness; Blotches and Pimples,
cures Tan, Sunburn and Freckles, and makes
aLady Of thirty appear but twenty.
The Magnolia Balm makes the Skin Smooth
and Pearly; the Eye Bright and Clear; the
Cheek glow with the Bloom Of Youth, and inn
parts fresh plump appearance to the Counte-
nance. No Lady need complain of her Com
plexion when Is cents will purchase this de-
lightful article.
LYoN's KATHARIANis is the Best Hair Dress
ing. jy8-eod&w1m
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

TEMPLAR ENcAMrMENT.-Grand Comman-
der Mcclellan has fixed upon Tuesday, August
oath, for the Grand Commandery of knights
Templar to go into camp. The several Com
manders will meet in Portland at noon ON that
day and encamp on Cushing's Island in this
harbor. The encampmect will break up at
noon on Friday the 9th. Ten Communicates
will participate, numbering probably 800
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

CONGRESS STREET, Aug. 2, 1869.
MR.. EDIToR,-May ask word of comment
from You in your paper upon the subject of
seats for Lincoln Park? At glance one can
see the degree of comfort and pleasantness
which might be effected by the erection of
seats there. Almost every public green in
other cities, has its seats. Just imagine, if you
will, how Boston Common would seem with
out seats.
Methinks 'twould greatly please tired per-
son passing by our Park, to notice an oppor-
tunity for resting minute before climbing
Munjoy Hill, perhaps. And at how little cost
for such a luxury could few seats be obtain
ed and planted thereonI
PUBLIC "PHTLANTHRopIsr.,
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

The CHINPANzEE RISES TO 4 PERSONAL Ex-
rLANATIoN.-Ths chimpanzee in the Paris
Jardin des Plantes has written nvte to M.
Pierre Vernon OF the Paris Press, protesting
against the personal abuse he is the victim Of
from visitors, who say, 'Why, he looks just
like man" He protests that the resemblance
is only physical, and says:
The chimpanzee never was known to gam
BILE in stocks. First difference.
The chimpanxee never was known to pass its
life in making itself hideous and ridiculous
under the pretext of fashion. Second differ.
ence
The chimpanxee ntver eats without hunger
The chimpanzee is not used to villify its fel-
low chimpanzees, nor to publish libellous
things against them. Fourth difference.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

PERsoNAL.-Col. Ben. Perlcy Poor, Of New
buryport, Adjutant Gen.. Matt Head, Of New
Hampshire; and John 81. Selwyn, the popular
manager of Selwyn's Theatre, Boston, were
among the arrivals at the Falmouth Hotel yes
terday.
Judge Montalet, of Canada, paid visit to
the court room yesterday, where the full bench
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

A DRUNKEN CRIPPLE.-The police arrested
a colored man yesterday known as Henry Tay-
lor, alias Sam, for drunkenness. Although the
chap has lost both legs below the knee, yet he
fought the officers bravely. At last cart was
procured, and he was hustled into it and car
ried to the station.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04
PUBLIC "PHrLAsrHnorIsr.

NEw BUMDrNa.-We were shown the plan
Of very pretty two-story brick building, with
entrance tower, after the Roman style of arch
itecture, which is about being built for ward
room purposes in Ward O. from plans by
G. n. Harding, architect. The stories will be
fourteen feet stud and the building will be
constructed of faced brick with granite dress
ings. 1t win be erected on the Barstow lot on
India street and win be quite an ornament to
that locality.
{ Ground win be broken this morning on tho
Thomas lot on Exchange street for a block of
of brick stores, two stories high, to be occu-
pied by Woodman and Whitney, furniture
dealers. This will be . plain block without
Characteristic style of architecture.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

THEFr.-Deputy Marshal Bolton and officer
Houston yesterday afternoon arrested negro
known as Black Sam, at the request of the
agent of the Portland ste amers in Boston, for
the theft of concertina from passenger on
beard of one Of the boats. the property was
recovered, but Sam will be held to await the
arrival of the Boston officers
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

CAPT. A. HALL, Of Falmouth, brought into
our sanctum yesterday box of black raspber-
ries, for which he has our thanks. The man
who remembers the editor in dog days, or in
deed, at any season Of the year, and makes
his heart happy by gifts of good things"
(which by the way he never gets otherwise)
will never be troubled with bad dreams.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world;
the only true and perfect Dye; harmless reliable JIM
stantaneous; no disappointment; ridiculous tints;
remedies the III effects of bad dyes; inygorates aud
leaves the hair soft and beautiful black or brown.-
Sold by all Druggists apd Perfumers, and properly
applied at the Wig Factory, 16 Bond st, N. Y -.
june 3-sxdSw1TE sCtC tN t1t1fN &
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04
Ep1roRs' AND PupLIsHERs' ExcuRsloN An

EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS EXCURSION AND
CLAM-BAKE.-The steamer Ella will leave
Union Wharf with the Editors and Publishers
and their friends at half past o'clock, Thurs
day morning, returning at the usual hours.
Persons wishing tickets can obtain them of
Messrs David Tucker and M. N. Rich.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

LIGoNIA VLLAGE.-Brooks' Hall was OPEN
ed for religious services last Sunday, and was
well filed with attentive congregations. Rev.
Mr.. Atkins, the Methodist minister at Browns
Hill, offlciated. The men employed at the
Rolling Mills have fitted up the Hall very
neatly as chapel and it win be used hereafter
for religious and social meetings. Warare
told that the Sunday School now numbers
about %
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

PARTON wrote an article In the Atlantic ex-
pressing the opinion that Congressman are
honest The Nation severely rebuksd him.
Now comes Senator Wilson to the defence of
Parton with these words:
have read your article in thu Atlantic of
this month, and write to thank Won for r. and
to express my surprise at the perfect tr,thf,i. Ell
ness Of your statement. How You came ~ ~ ~
matters so clearly in the time YOU were ne in IN
been in the Senate nearly fifteen years. and
knoso your presentation is the real truth. =,
The Senator concludes as follows:
Such articles as yours tend 10 increase the
faith OF the people, and to strengthen honesty.
That Is my Judgment, and thank YOU for IT,
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

WATERvILLE TRIENSIAL.-The trennial cat
Mogue Of Colby University, formerly Water
.lue college, has just been published. From
I. we learn that the whole number of the alum
NJ OF that Institution is sos, of whom 11s are
dead. Of the alumni 1855 have adopted the
clerical profession.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04
, Revere House
BOSTON. Mass.

Ths noted Hotel has been thoroughly modernzed.
The house has been completely remodeed. painted,
and newly furnished. Suites OF for large and
small families,-water, bathpg-rooms, &c, nitro
duced-so that it now cifers unsurpassed acc0mmo-
dations for travellers. Tbs "Revere' has always
been celebrated tor its table and the attention paid
its guests, and its high reputation in these particu-
ars will be maintained.
Mr.. GARDNER WETHERBEE late of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, New York, has become one of the
proprietors and will be pleased 10 welcome the trav
cling public at the above Hotel.
wRISLEY, WETHERBEE 8 CO..
je4sn2m Proprietors.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

FoUND.-Miss Mary Bassett who left her
boarding house on Casco street so mysterious
ly short time since, has been heard from. She
went out to walk, met a lady friend, and with
out any baggage, or saying word to any one,
took the train for Amesbury, Mass, at her
friends invitation
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04
The CaniTrade.

The Pottsville Miners Journal.-While the
coal trade is so unsettled, dealers abroad and
large consumers had better subscribe to the
Miners Journal, published at Pottsville, Pa.
1t is more reliable and Independent, and better
posted on the coal trade than any other paper
published in the country. Subscription price
s. 70 ner aunum in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

A dispatch to the Evening Post says, the ma
Wy department. is engaged in ascertaiping facts
In relation to the recent execution, without
trial, Of American citizens, preliminary to
decision by the adninisti alton, what measures
of redress are demanded by the obligations of
this government to protect its subjects In Gu
ha
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04


LAW TERM-wEsTERN DISTRICT.
TUEsDAY.-The Court came 10 at GA. M. The fol-
lowing cases were disposed of during the day:
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
No. 1S4-Joseph Isley, Administrator, vs.. P. g. r.
Railroad Co. Argued.
Barnes Deane & yeIrrl
No. 14s-N. E. Express Co. VS.. NJ. @. Railroad Co.
Argued.
Putnam. Davis s. Drummond
Shepley q Strout.
No. 154-weston +. Miiken ct al. VS.. George
Warren Argued.
Shepley & Strout Webb
Rand.
No. 159-Jacob Harris vs. Geo. w. Parker Sub
mitted on briefs. Defendants brief in.
Henry Orr. Davis & Drumnlond
No. 16o-Samusl S. Wing ct al. vs.. Chss. Cross
man. To be argued in writing in 80, 80 and 80 days
Barnes. Henry Orr
No. 165-James II. Churchill vs.. James w. Leay
lit. Argued.
Shepley 8 Strout. J.&EM Rand
No. 172-H. C. Orr vs.. Isaac S. Scholneld To be
submitted on briefs.
Shepley 81 Strout. Putnam
No. 1871, Q. ]. Smith VS.. Joseph Kilgores Con-
tinued sA 1870 14 t
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

WILL SHE voTR?-On the first page Of the
last number of Appleton's Journal is an en-
craving representing young mother bending
over the infant that slumbers in her arms and
pensively saying "Will She Voter" The de-
sign is spirited and suggestive.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04
Situation Wanted,

A B)ok-keeper, by a young man either as
"A Book-keePer or Assistant. (Eie has had some
experienee.as Salesman.l
ADDRESS 'sBoOk-keeper' wiDdham Centre, Me.
Aug 4-d3ts
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04
For Sale at North Gray.
Small Farm Wanted.
FOR SALE.

A BLOCK OF Two New Brick Houses, No 80 aud
"A F5 Pine street. First class Houses with all mod
ern improvements. Inquire OF
JOHN @. PROCTER,
No. 90 Exchange Street,
Or RUSSELL w. WORCESTER. on the prem
ices. augidfm~
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04
Words of Wisdom

On the Ruling Passion in Youth and Early Manhood
with SELF HELP for the Erring and uniortunate-
Sent In sealed letter envelopes, free OF charge. Ad-
delphia, Pa. tm sNway2id& w3m
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04
FAILURE OF A YANKEE Colony IN PALrs.

FAILURE OF A YANKEE COLONY IN PALEs-
TINE. $50 says the New York World, COM
menting on the complete and disastrous failure
of what is known as the "Jaffa Colony" It
assumes that the colony failed because its
members came from New England, because
they were Puritans, because they didut mind
their OWN business, and especially because
they were Radicals. This is one Of the most
notable cases of running a theory into the
ground we have ever seen. The Jaffa colo
nists were mainly from New England, it is
true, but they were not Puritans or Radicals.
They were simply religious enthusiasts, msled
By an irposter. who was half jew, half MOI
mon, and wholly scoundre. 1t was the per-
nicious counsels of this rascal who was i'm
ported into New England from some other
part of the country, that occasioned all the
woes Of the colonists,