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The Portland daily press., 1869-06-09
Gossip and Gleanings'

"A controversy and law suit concerning Q
school house in Barnstead, n. H., Is said to
have prevented the holding of public school
in that particular district for two years past.
"A Berlin inventor has patented burglars
machine that will open any safe-and been
punished for 1t.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, who closed his en-
gagement at the Boston Theatre last week, re-
ceived for the round month of twenty-four
performances, the net sum Of $1,000. The
proprietors of the theatre received an equal
sum net. This is playing and managing to a
profitable extent.
"A Belgian chemist has invented machine
for the manufacture of spurious champagne,
aud ninety-three houses have already SUBJ
scribed for the use of the patent.
Plus the Ninth, it is said, is employing an
italian Hterateur for the purpose of writing
"reminiscences from his early life. The Pope
dictates to him often for two or three hours
daily.
-At Evansville, Ind. lately, a young man
let his little finger nails grow until they were
nearly half an inch long, and had one of them
made into a pen, with which he is able to write
in beautiful style. .s..f,
-IuS NEW OLk LtD0hC Says 4u6 Cn1m-
pions among us of aggressive and eternal Slay-
cry have ever been rampant Free Traders
MI John G. Calhoun was among the earliest
advocates of protective tariff.
"A young scamp in Missouri varied the
now common tragedy by shooting the woman
who wouldn't allow him to become her son-in-
low. The youth who might in other circum-
stances have become his brother-in-l law, then
dispatched him with load of buckshot
AN impecuniOus Hoosier, who has been
hunting Office in Washington since the day Of
the Inauguration, called on, the President on
Monday, end related to him the story OF his
sufforin0s. and cody asked his Excellency for
a free mass ON the railroad from Washington to
Cb;caeo The President turned him over to
ca,,oroI Dent and Dent turned him out
~T,he portion of Florida west of the Apala-
cbjcoIa is sold to the state of Alabama for the
sum of 81, 900, 900 of Alabama bonds, the bonds
to be delivered when the sale is ratified in ac-
cordance with law. This sale or transfer has
to be voted upon by the people of West Flori-
da, and after being ratified by the Alabama
and Florida Legislatures, is to be rejected or
approved by Congress.
James Cooley and his sons were hunting q
wolf at Irving, Kansas, but made little head
way with the spade, when it was determined
to enter the cave. Mr.. Cooley's soma boy Of
five years-boldly accepted the part of Put
nam. Entering the den with his father hold
ing at his heels, he caught the foot of the wolf,
and both were drawn out.
Colonel John b. Brownlow, son OF the
Senator, is announced as candidate for
"foater' in Tennessee The aportionment Of
representatives among the counties leaves some
Of them inadequately represented, and the
equalization is reached by assigning repre-
sentative to group of two or more countles
Those who thus represent partially the con-
s,,,rancies thus formed are called "hoaters."
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8 WASHINGTON, ID. g., june 4,

Qaris WASHINGTON, ID. u, June 4, 1867.
THE WEATHER AND THE FRUIT CROP.
The weather for week past has been quite
warm, but frequent showers have rapidly for
warded vegetation. ~ n.ss a'n.
At the present time the inhabitants of this
city are luxuriating on strawberries which are
exceedingly plenty this season. 1t is not un-
common to hear them cried upon the street,
"Three quarts for quarter as late as eleven
o'clock at night Notwithstanding reports to
the contrary, the peach crop the present sea-
son will be much more than an average one.
,gl OFFICERS TO BE RETAINED.
tits stated that the Hon. Horace Capron,
Commissioner of Agriculture, and the Hon.
Joseph s. Wilson, Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, viii retain their respective
positions, as they are both able and efficient
officers and it would be difficult to fill their
positions. d of "a 0t nahbS atsH p lfs.is ao
aici - THE CONSCIENCE FUND sI
is getting to be of some Importance, for the
sum already paid into the Treasury amounts
to $50, ,23s.9o. A few days since, Secretary
Boutwell, received letter containing $4,000
to be applied to this fund, and lis stated that
the amounts are rapidly increasing. In 1861
only $3.50 were paid in, while during the last
five months of the present year it has beea
over $4,000. 1t certainly appears from this
circumstance that the public conscience is be-
coming quickened. e M * ,A''
l. OFF FOR THE PEACE JUBILEE. a,
Arrangements have been made by q large
number of clerks in the various department.
from New England to take their usual leave.
of absence during the present month and at
tend the Peace Jubilee which takes place
within few days at Boston. A large mum
Der therefore of the clerks from the New Eng
land States viii be absent from the city dur
ing a portion of the months Of June an'
july qs5aa sb.4Hiis " agAi assaial 9'i
ssvsa SENATOR'S IN EUROPE. iaii'i5l
i It seems to be getting exceedingly popula
| for Senators to take summer trip to Europ
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y orr FoR TuE pEACE JUBILEE.

h It seems to be getting exceedingly popular
for Senators to take summer trip to Europe
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sOMBEGA HALL, BANGOR,
Thursday, June 94fh.

At II o'clock, A. M; for the purpose of nominating
candidate for Governor and to transact such other
business as may properly come before the Conyen-
ton. 1870 ip ftsil a.3 --l.e,. ,y.. = =
The basis OF representation VIII DC an solio--e,
Each city. town and plantation will be entitled to
delegate and one additional delegate for
five votes cast for Joshua L. Chamberlain at the
Gubernatorial election of 1868 fraction of forty
votes will be entitled to an additional delegate.
No person will be admitted as delegate from
any town outside of the county of which he is
resident. iH s1aW l1al bgsaita aafE r
The State Committee win be in session at the
Reception Room OF the Hall, from nine O'Clock until
II A. M for the purpose ofreceiving the credentials
of delegates and to hear and determine all cases OF
contested elections subject to ratification by the
Convention, i'tn Z
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DAILY PRESS.
bs PORTLAND.
Wednesday Morning, June 9, 1859.
Republican State Convention,

q The citizens OF Maine who endorse the policy
enunciated in the INAUG URAL ADDRESS ct Presi-
dent Grant, and who in favor Of judicious and
economical administration Of State and National
auairs are requested to send delegates to Conven-
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The Treasury Department intends at an
early day to issue proposals for the building
OF tour first-class iron clad revenue cutters
for the better protection of that branch of the
s'Vernment. PRENTIss.
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Portland Publishing Co.,
AT 1O9 EXCHANGE STREET, Portland.
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The Maine state Press

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in length of column, constitutes Square"
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Under head of "AMUsEMENTs," $500 per
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n SPECIAL NOTICES, ST. ,25 per square for the
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subsequent insertion.
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billiard d. Tables for Safe.

.EyOR sALE-Eight good Billiard Tables-three
II nearly new. Can be seen at Mechanics Hall.
WI be sold very low applied for soon, For mr.
a16dtt q COMMERCIAL sTRERT. y
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Terms $500 per AMMAN, In qdramce.

for their health. Senator Chandler left short
time since with his family, and within a few
days Senator Ramsey will leave, making four
that are already bound for Europe this sea-
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UNION AND AMERICAN.
FADING BEAUTY.

The green Is fading from each leaf
The flowers die on the hill;
The whispering winds have almost hushed
The murmuring Of the rili
The sun that lit the earth with gold.
While sinking 10 its rest.
Has hung q crimson banner out
To brighten up the west.
The song-birds, too. have ceased to sing
Among the fading flowers,
And left requiem signing there
For Summers dying hours
And even Nature seems TO mourn,
To watch bright moments die
Yet fading beauty fingers on
Each ieafet floating by.
How can they say the summer time
Is sweetsr than the fall
OIL are Hot autumn's withered leaves
More beautiful than all
And can the bright blush of the rose,
However soft and lair.
Be half so lovely as the touch
OF dying beauty there
Oh no LET others weep 10 see
The beauteous summer fade
There is a sWeeter charm for me
In autumn's mellow shade
The withered flowers that drOop and die
Each sere and yellow leaf
Seems but an emblem Ofthis life,
So fading and 50 brief
The flush must fade from every cheek.
The lustrs from each eye,
Andall things beautiful must fade,
For all were made TO die
The smile must leave the laughing lip,
And joyous hours depart,
For Deaths cold touch at last will chill
Thefountain Of the heart.
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nicked in just such manner as to
make the identical mark that ap-
peared upon all the boxes.
On the 2lst of March, 1868, a
church was set on fire, and in it was
found broken bottle, which had
evidently been full of some combus-
tible fluid, used to saturate the con-
tents of the box and the woodwork
OF the building f; and around it a
piece of St. Paul, (Minn.) Press.
1t was found that Choate was the
only subscriber to that paper in
Newburyport. On the ed of Jan
uary Choate left Newburyport, was
tracked to Minnesota, and arrested
IN Wright county in that State, and
taken East for trial.
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ARREST OF AN INCENDIARY.
Remarkable Chain of CirCumstautiaI
Evidence.

The St. Paul Press has an ac-
count of the supposed author of the
incendiary fires in Newburyport,
Massachusetts. 1t seems for several
years that town has been afflicted
with an incendiary, who, by his
performances, has made himself a
terror to the inhabitants. The
amount Of property destroyed was
immense, and the author of the
fires baffled every effort of the de-
tectives TO discover him. The
means by which the work was done
was by a box that came to be
known as a fire bug" This is a
wooden box, about four inches
square and fifteen inches long, with
covered top and bottom, lined at
the top and sides with tin, and
having on one side, near the bot
tom, a hole for the fire to issue
from. In this box a candle is
placed, surrounded at the bottom
with combustible materials, satu-
rated with infammable oil. When
the candle has burned so low that
the flame issues from the box and
comes in contact with the wood
work Of the building, which has
previously been saturated with oil.
Generally the box is placed against
the outside of the building intended
to be destroyed; but when access is
easily obtained, it is placed upon
the inside.
The first one Of these was found
in 1867, but several have been found
here since. Rewards amounting TO
$4,000 were offered for the detec-
ton of the incendiary, but all in
vain. Finally Moses Sargent, a
detective from Boston, undertook
to investigate the case. He went
to Newburyport. He took a pri-
vate room in the city under an
assumed name, and, with the aid OF
the Mayor and other prominent and
influential citizens, q local vigilance
committee was organized for the
purpose of aiding in the detection
of the criminal. 1t was finally de,
cided to take the city by wards and
get the name of every resident, and
then, taking them name by name
see that each and every one was
properly accounted for.
This was done, and finally the
name of Leonard Choate, son OF
one Of the wealthiest and most re-
spected citizens Of NewburypOrt
was reached and was pronounced
by nearly all the vigilance commit
tee rs entirely above suspicion
Some circumstances, however, con.
nected with his past history awokt
the suspicious Of the detective
His fathers premises had been un
accountably burned in 1852, and
brother Of Leonard, who over
worked himself at the fire, tool
cold and died, and no development
regarding the cause of the fire ha,
ever been made.
The detective watched him an,
found that he had a retired room
wherein he was often at work witt
carpenter tools, and his labors wer
generally performed with bGnde
windows and locked doors. In ex
aiming the fire boxes which wer
IN possession of the chief of tn
police. and which had been rescue
from various burning buildings, h
found certain marks which mus
have been made by nicked tool
Secretly obtaining an opportunit
f he examined the tools used b
Choate, and found one of the1
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JOB PRINTING.

To such of our patrons and friends az
need job-work in any department of print
ing, we would state that we are thoroughly
prepared to execute all orders at the short
est notice, in the best style of the art, and
that too on the most reasonable terms. We
have three splendid job Offices consolidated
in one, and we allow no other Office to sur
pass ours in the style or cheapness of job
printing. Send in your orders and We
guarantee entire satisfaction. II is our
ighest ambition 10 please orr patrons.
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eceipt for subscriptions and advertisements
the same:
EAST TENNEssEE
3. G. Manard, Bristol.
S. N. Fain, Messy Greek.
c. Austin, Austin's Mills.
James Luttrell, Knoxville.
Patten & Payne, Chattanooga.
John A. Hood, Loudon.
II. Liggett, Kingston.
James B. Reed, Athens.
Hugh L. Fry, Sweetwater.
Capt. w. D. Haynes, Blountville.
Marsh Ingel, Union Depot.
Dosser & Fain, Jonesboro.
Col. VIM. Springfield, Rogersville.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
Chiffon & Yates, Haley's Station.
Ogilvie Il Lakewood, College Grove
John w. Faxon, GAINESVILLE.
Arch Thomas, Springfield.
r. F. Ferguson, Peacher's Mill.
w. Z Saddler, Forts Station.
G. B. Wright, Gallatin.
J. II. Brockett, Lafayette.
A. A. Swope, Carthage.
A. w. Williams, Dixon's Springs.
w. q. Cox, Gsinsboro.
P. Turney and J. A. FanGh er, Sparta.
I. Whaley, Smithville.
r. kirkpatrick, Buffers Landing.
Williamson & Martin, Lebanon
E. r. Pennebaker, NeOAnoh
A. o. H. P. Sehorn, MurfreesborO.
w. II. McFerrin, Woodbury..
Howard w. Newman, Winchester.
IL. L. Walling, McMinnviIle.
o. H. P. Harris, Livingston.
4. Murphy, Wartrace.
E. F. Hunt, Tullahoma.
s. X. HALEY, Wartrace,
d. P. Rathbone, Manchester.
E.G. Curlle, Bradyville.
VIM. Barton, Readyville.
John Laws, Pennington.
Robt d. Rankin, Bell Buckle.
A. A. Steele, Lewisburg.
McCord and Ogilvie, Unionville.
G.. P. Baskette, and n. B. Moorman Il
Bro, Shelbyville.
Geo. w. Morgan, Fayetteville.
A. Z. Durha n, Normandy.
DR.. J. z. Mathews, Edgefeid.
Simpson & CIeland, Brentwood.
T. J. Watson, s. B. Rozell, Franklin,
j. &. Stephenson, Spring Hill.
Banks & Drake, Thompson's Sta ion.
W. H. Engle, and A. D. FriersoD, Col
lumbia.
W. NJ. Irwin, and J. 8. Griffith, Mt
Pleasant.
A. H. Higdon, LynnViile.
VIM. Harris, Cornersville
W. J. Ridgeway, Elkton.
F. @. Tignor, Pulaski.
f. W. Holt, Bunker Hill.
H. Denton, CookeVille.
Matthews q Davenport, LawTenceburg.
Maj. Brashear, Linden.
W. L. Morris, Waynesboro.
A. G. McDougal, Savannah.
Col. L. McCullum, Centervile.
w. W. Hobbs, Waverly.
Thos. C. Morris, Charlotte.
g. 3. Hughes, Clifton.
Shelton & Hust, Mr.. Yarbrough, John
sonville.
A. ]. Shemwell, Dover.
j. NJ. Vester, Ashland City.
f. w. Yates, Mulberry.
B. H. Barry & Co., Lynchburg.
Thos. Conner, McMinnville.
DIR. A. NJ. Hall, Petersburg.
w. r. Loving, Richmond.
WEST TENNESSEE.
/. M. johnson, Csgeville.
A. r. Hall, Huntingdon.
w. A. Steele, Camden.
A. R. House, Ralston Station,
VIM. Laudrum, Dresden.
Louis NJ. Williams, Newbern.
w. A Debow, J. c. Bledsoe, Union City.
Cab. Shull, Purdy.
A. 8. Currey, Trenton.
W.. l. Westbrook, Brownsville.
Polk Alexander, Gleeson Station.
Maj. John H. Bills, Bolivar,
N. Y. Cavitt, Paris.
s. Peoples, Gardner Station.
Scales & Seward, Humboldt.
j. H. Davis, Hickman, Ky.
John l.. Webb, Dyersburg.
w. c. Vail, Chestnut Bluff.
J. II. Scott, Madison Station
Capt. W. Wheeler, Ripley.
w. J. Pitts, Double Bridges.
John T. Douglass, Covington.
DIR. D. II. Thomas Il Co., Lsneteld and
Mason's Grove.
Mai. JIG. H. Bradford. Woodville,
George H. Prince, Mckenzie Station.
I'M Null,
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70 our Friends and Patrons.

The generous interest of our friends in
extending the circulation of the UNION
AND AMERICAN is SUCH as to call for the
warmest possible expression of our thanks.
We feel that the best return We can make
is to pledge increased exertions to make the
paper worthy, not only of the patronage Of
present list, but of place in every
countine-room, professional Office and fire.
side in the State. This, We are STRIVING 10
do. The more readers We have the better
paper we can make and the more good we
can accomplish. We want TO double the
circulation of the UNION AND AMERICAN.
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STATE OF TEXNEssEg. CONPrROLLER's OFFICE,


STATE OF TENNESSEE. CONPrROLLERs OFFICE,
NASHVILLE, Jan. l. 1859.
l, g, w. BLACKBURN, COMPTROLLER of the
Treasury. do hereby certify that the Knicker-
boxer Life Insurance Company, located in New
York, has produced to me satisfactory evidence
that said Company has complied with all the
requirements of the laws of the State of Ten
nessee imposed on Insurance Companies; and
further certify that Isaac Litton, Agent of said
Company, has also complied with the require
ments of the laws of the State. made and pro-
vided in such cases:
Wherefore. said Knickerbocker Life Insur-
ance Company has authority to take risks aud
transact the business of insurance in this
State, at Nashville Tennessee.
G.. W. BLACKBURN,
Comptroller of Tennessee.
By PLUNKET.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, l.,
State of New York. City and County Of n y. IS
Be il remembered. that en- this sd day of
January in the year one thousand eight hun
bred and sixty-nine before me, the undersigned,
Edwin +. Corey, a Commissioner, resident in the
City of New York. duly commissioned and
qualified by the executive authority, and under
the laws of the State of Tennessee, to take the
acknowledgements of deeds, &C., to be used or
recorded therein, personally appeared Erastus
Lyman, President, and George f. Snifin, Sec
rotary. of the Kniekerbocker Life Insurance
Company, of New York. who being by me sew
orally duly sworn. did depose and say that the
matters and things as set forth in the annexed
statement by them subscribed, were true to the
best Of their knowledge and belief.
In WITNESS whereof, l have hereunto set my
hand andafi xed my official seal. the day and
year aforesaid.
EDWIN, F, COREY, Sur.
Commissioner for the State of Tennessee.
Office "a Wall street. New ork.
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The Charlotte (N. c. Democrat
says that its editor saw at the National
Bank last week about $1,000 worth OF
gold bullion, the product of SIX days
work at the Kings Mountain gold mine
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EASILY BONE!

If every one who now receives it will
send us one more name, the list
will be doubled at once
Can not you. friend, send US one more
name? Speak to that neighbor who don't
take il, and to that young Inan who
greatly needs something Democratic to
read. Just try if you fail, try again !!
We feel confident that nearly every one of
our present subscribers could send us one
more name, if he would only try. 1t
would be small item to each one, but the
aggregate would be of great Importance to
us. One more !; will you try?
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A iii Tor the promotion of medical
science, leeaiiziug the studv of anatomy
Ly allowing physicians 20 lrgitimately
obtain subjects for dissection, passed the
Maine >'cnate--l4 to J.
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OBGE 8. LIFTON- 2. ". HICKh
IITTON e. HICKMAN.

ROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. Gala
VI tim Pike, opposite Tulip street. would
call the attention of the people of Eigef ED
and vicinity to the fact, thst they have just
opened FamIly,GrOcery ana Provision
Store as above, and would be pleased TO re-
ceive call from those wishing anything in
their line. feolS Nv
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Several farms were recently sod near
Lexington, Kentucky, at an average OF
ninety three dollars per acre.
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FRESH GR0CERIESI
K. /. WEAkLEY,
No. 6 North College Street,


Successor to WsakIey & Yarbrough.)
rs JUST IN RECEIPT OF A FRESH STOCK
4 OF drocerles and Liquors. consisting in part
2 hhds New Orleans Brown Sugar.
~ Demerara Sugar.
~ bbls Golden Strip.
Is " Crushed Sugar.
3 " Powdered Sugar,
50 hlf-bbls Maekerel. assorted.
1g0 boxes Soap.
200 Star Candles.
100 :. Starch.
100 " Cove Oysters.
100 casks Soda.
Is boxes Soda. lb. papers.
50 dozen BrOoms.
100 Painted Buckets.
100 caddies assorted Teas.
- boxes Mustard, assorted sizes.
81 Rumford's Yeast Powders.
= cases Richardson's Matches.
l50 boxes Pickles.
10000 Cigars, assorted brands.
7U0 bbls Magnolia Flour
100 I" Black Lick Flour
50 boxes Cheese.
spice. Pepper,
Ginger, madder,
Indigo, Candy,
Fancy sORps,
kutmegs. Mace,
Wrapping Paper, Pepper Sauce,
wines Liquors,
All of which will be sold cheap for CASH only.
In store small lot of Mess MackereI. as fne
as ever brought to this market.
r. L. WEAKLEY,
nOyl2 If No North ColIe1a STRAIT
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and requested to act az Agents for the
UNION AND AMERICAN, and to receive and
eceipt for subscriptions and advertisements
The sapoe.