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Ats o'c1ock the convention reassembled, and
was calleh to order BY The temporary FresideuG
the report Of the CoUmtttee oa G dtnttAis. Ia
The conSnlt1ee rtadJ 70 repo17 .--
The copy e1t1an, through the Chairman, reported
that the following persons Ee1e entitled to 8cxt8:
Cdaaeeffe&s-R AcCloud. n. lntan- H. Nc
Qri1t, H lnam StxIkey, j., Thomas Hamilton. l.
n Tenn, Fxsfsck O.Ash1ney, Daniel Murphy,
JAtueB OShea, Patrick OFxHel
nctnta-ohn r. ltedaett- ..
pi8t1ef n Cn{usakit-J. D. Councn, XlcAAe1
puney.
INtntts-Lxr1es :. A1honaJ, Henry Kelley, Af-
thur ntxpu, Denutl 0'EuunOF, Theodore Eea1ney.
1oun n. Coltns, = QEfrt, 4 L Morrison. ChraA6
I. Aoorr, r 6, Feenrgl James 4unt, Frzn1 LAW.
, 1869-07-07

1an'utf, liyan, OF Blacthnwk County, went
suddenly tnsane few days. ngo, and remained 20
u 10 the ttule pf his death. The doctors u.tibute
bis insanity and death to the tntemperate u.e OF
tobacco the nuu being m tnvtterate smoker.
By landslide on tie bluI st Davenport, .ou
Saturday, Jnotnas KtDJ wa1 tliled and John
Eelly severely injured
AT Prairie CITY, on The Sd, some persons vere
Cling IN old nuy(t, wheatt exploded, I'lltue twn
R'cn and hoy. buddy lujuring two other men, and
Killing Two horses
, 1869-07-07

An old negro, applying Tor q cot1n. At Evans
vi,le, Oil "Wednesday, to purr bis child. need three
onth6, Eald that he MAS one hundred aud klx
Jen1s Old, aud nla wife twenty. lie claimed to
have Known nearly all the Revolutionary Generala,
and to have bseu at the battle Of Mem OrttauA
Mss Deckclheiner, the lady who WAS supposed
to AzTc been Killed cy Re,nster, The Corin9ton
murderer, Is stui aiye, md hopes Ar entestaiaed
OF her recovery.
, 1869-07-07

Ua8teT4616 dCfNNalNAEf0Q by QnIy
really ffsAfrTefnm1 Garth A1A tHTFe4e1T4 and AZ.
fcnd Asatu.t The Atseks Aad e1 Al hs
cxsES-H tho n5H political duty which tho Ifish cifI-
MT cf ths eonntY ats called urqn 70 dtseharfx.
Rsspsss&, 1hN 70 sFgysd theFuQsPles ef f{ef4qu
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26

One Patsey Mason, writes from White
Pine a facetious letter to the Enterprise,
which as burlesque on the extravagant ar-
counts published in letters from that place,
we consider capital. After naming number
of prominent yirginisns who are in Jail for
stealing blankets jumping lots, ETC.,
He says The weather is very warm,
the birds are singing, and the srass is as high
as my knees. There was two feet of snow
fell last night. The roads are very dusty and
the stages charge 81 10 carry passengers to
Treasure City, although the sleighirg is good
AS to other matters There ara the poorest
seven up players out here that ever saw
think you had better come out Wells
Fargo ( Co. have got fine saloon, and are
doing well We are cutting a canal from Cal
vile, on the Colorado, to Shermantown-it
will be completed next September. There
areagreat many people coming here that have
not yet got here, and all who have left here
have gone away. There are poor people
here, just the same as you often see in small
er towns, but some of the people have mon
ey. All our people have moved TO where
they live, and none have been born again
since coming heren
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26

Nashville, January 10th. - Andrcw
johnson is expected to arrive here by the
middle OF March. He has written (" his
friends to say that he will be candidate for
Governor. No one will oppose his nolnina-
ton 1t will be made spontaneously by the
Conservatives, and his platform will consist
of "universal amnesty and impartial suf-
frage,n on which the people OF Tennessee
have risked their claims from the first. He
is expected to do two things
First-He will talk to the negroes as no
one else ever talked to them.
SecOnd-He will waken the East Tennessee
masses, who consider him a child of destiny
marked by Providence to be their next Gov
ernor.
Johnson's purpose is TO secure conserva-
tive Legislature. which will return him TO the
Senate OF the United States, in place OF Mr..
Fowler He will denounce the ku-kiux IN
unmeasured terms. He will take strong ma.
tional grounds on all national questions, and
be expects TO carry all before him.
The Radicals themselves apprehend his
coming.
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26

Mr.. Isaac Butts, late editor of that
vigorous Democratic paper, the Rochester
Union, has just published a clever pamphlet
advocating the reputation of the national
war debt, and the war debts, one and all,
of every nation on the globe. When this
bold pamphlet came into our hands, we
thought we would reprint and refute 1t ; But
we do not wish to break its force we are
DESTROYS, on the other hand, that It should
produce its full impression on the public
mind. The reputation argument, never be
fore so fully or boldly presented, cannot be
safpIv ignored - With the la
boring population idle, uneasy, factious, rag.
ged, hungry, houseless, views like those OF
Mr.. BUTTS would spread like fire in the dried
grass of a prairie Reputation would be
welcomed as financial gospel
We place these statesmanlike views in oppo-
sition to the brainless canting Of the Journals
and Congressman of our time, who affect
holy horror of paying anything less than dol
lar for dollar of the face of our present pubic
debt-N 7. World.
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26
YESTERDAY afternoon Professor orndorf

Yesterday afternoon Professor orndorf
gave a sort of free exhibition, at Armory
Hall, of his proficiency as a velocipedist He
sailed about the hall in grand style, cutting hg
ure Fights and making turns in the shortest
possible space. Among the spectators we're
two ladies, who were perfectly enchanted with
the machine. Our reporter overheard con
versation between the pair, 10 the effect that
the velocipede was certainly the gayest little
machine ever invented, and that il was not
fair for the men to monopclize all the new
and Jolly things Said one, I" tell you, Ger
ty. I'd just have one Of them things myself,
and ride it, too if knew how to manage
about my petticoats ''-EnteiPrise.
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26
The Incoming Administration

The Norfolk IVA Journal, referring to the
coming Administration, says
General Grant has great future before him,
and he knows it, His Administrat on will
come upon the stage as the last echoes ofthe
great strife are dying away, and his object
will be to reunite us, so that it may be said
of him that his administration had healed
the wounds Of the country, and left a Union
in feeling as well as name. ALI his energies
will be directed to this end, and his friends
will eagerly seize upon every means by
which fraternal relations may be secured and
prosperity restored to all parts of the country.
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26
HEADo'RTERs ARMY OF THE US.

WASHINGTON, D. e. jan. 70, IoU5'
THos. il TULLOcK, Secretary.
DEAR SIR--The committee, of which you
are Secretary, meet this evening for the pur
pose of arranging for the inaugural ball 1
any choice IS left to me, would be pleased
to see it dispensed with, / do not wish to dis
arrange plans, but in this matter il VIII D.
agreeable to me il your committee should
agree that the ball is unnecessary.
With great respect, your obedient servant
u S. GRANT, General
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26

An Old Democrat in Madison, Indiana,
is grieved for having given his son an educa-
ton. 81 have had ten sons grown, says
he. "and all Of EN- voted the democratic
ticket but one spilled him by giving nm
an education, and so he is a Republican
and votes against the DEMOCRATS
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26
UnionviIIe, February 19th-Joe

Lindsay and Ed Cage, who killed hcintosh
A. Winnemucca on the Sd instant were arrest
ed This morning by Sheriff Thacker and dep
mites near Mill City, about 20 miles from
here They offered no resistance. They
were brought to town this evening and
placed in Jail
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26
soflly. softly. while we slept,

Softly, softly, while we slept,
Came the snow fakes gently down,
A shroud of white for the buried Town:
We rose with feelings grand and Intense,
And hired middlea aged Monaghan shovellst
TO clean our walk of for fifty cents,
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26
What You Been Est'n.

DEING ABOUT TO MAKE A VISIT 70
II the Atlantic States, thereby give notios
10 all persons indebted 10 roe thai they mus
come and settle or they will have corts =
pay. All those having just claims 2snnss
me can have them paid on presentation.
If A {. SPRINGER
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26

Mr. Drake presented the credentials OF Carl
Schurz on the 10th
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26
Hon.D. ID Pratt. the

Hon. ID. ID. Pratt. the newly elected
Senate, from this State, Is six feet four inch
es high. and large IN proportion. He weighs
over three hundred pounds Indianapolis
Journal
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-30

/ DURSUANT to license from the Judge of Pro-
i bate Tor Cumberland County. l shall sell at pub
lie auction tunless previously dispsoed OF at private
sae) the premises Saturday. Nov. 20, 1863, at
ii o'clock A M, the homestead tarm OF EbeDezer
Hutchinson, late of Cape tlizabeth, deceased Said
farm is situated in said Cape Elizabeth, about IL
the Allan ic Housc. and consists OF thirty of
land, about one-half under good cultivation, and
the othei half comprising desirable wood lot. On
said farm is twJ-sIory house. nearly new a good
barn, and shed connecting the buildings. Terms
liberal. For iurther information enquire Of
WILLIAM B HIGGINS,
Guardian Of minor children.
Cape Elizabeth, Oct. IL, 1869.
oct I4-1awTh dwtlsae.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-30
Gossip and GleaninCs


The New York Independent calls Peter
| Cartwright zone of the famous Peters-Peter
| the Great, Peter the Hermit, Peter the Fish
erman and Peter the Cartwright"
Lucy Stone wants to argue that woman
| should not be made q soldier when she votes,
simply because she "perils her life when sol
dier is born
IF, said an Irish apothecary, "you find
three tumblers OF whskey punch disagree
with you overnight, don't take 'em till the
next day, and then leave 'em off entirely"
"A chap who was told by tract pedler to
remember Lots wife, replied that he had
been in trouble enough already about other
mems wives.
"A collection OF twenty-five pins, very we'll
made, has just been placed in the Louvre.
They were found in the subterran e IN vats Of
Thebes, and were made more than 5000 years
ago.
I'm front of the theatre at Oxford there ara
some gigantic stone figures, the date and sub
ject of which are alike buried in uncertainty.
Two sailors were walking past "who are
these fellows, shipmate?" said one of them.
"The twelve Apostles replied his friend.
"The twelve Apostles! how can that be? Why,
there's only six of EN-" "Well," rejoined his
informant, "yer wouldn't have 'em all on deck
at once, would YEP"
A Missourian informed a traveller who ill.,
ouired about his corn, that each stalk had nine
ears on it, and was fifteen feet high. That's
nothing to our corn" replied the traveller.
"Up in Illinois, where came from, we alvey,
had nine ears to each stalk, and a peck o.
shelled corn hanging to each tassel; but we
never could raise any field beans with It,
"Why?" Because the corn grew SO last 'na'
it always pulled the beans up.
The San Francisco Herald believes that
the day Tor night is not far distant when con-
certs will be given simultaneously In every
State in this Union, at which electrical pianos
will be played by the same musician. 1t will
he matinee in New York aud an evening
concert in San Francisco" 1t is something
not at all improbable, and possibly not many
wears after that, one may take music at his
own house as he now takes gas ana water
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-30

Yes, there's another of 'em up stairs now.
knowed it cause papa told me must be qui-
ct, and sit down in the corner with my books,
and mustn't pay ball nor ask Willie Smart to
come in and help me put my new puzzle to-
gether. Then there's cross nurse that's al
ways Scoldins me for getting in her way. no
matter where l get Besides, Miss Gatall
was here to-day, and she took me on Der
knee, patted me on the back just like the
cook does when I'm choking, and said my
nose was another degree out of joint, but
knew better, Tor this is the third time she has
| told me so, and it's no more out of joint than
| it ever was She's a hateful, gogsle-eyed old
maid-thats what she is.
L saw it, too. It's got little, round, red
head, without any hair, with great, deep
wrinkles, instead of eyes, and when 1t cries Il
opens its mouth, as though it meant to swal-
low itself. Pa helpei me upon the side OF the
| bed, and told me TO kiss my dear pretty little
| sister; and when l wouldn't, and called " q
horrld, ugly little thing, he said was a very
| naughty boy, and the nurse shook me, aud
| said ought to be ashamed. / didn't get to
| kiss my ma at all. knew better than to Try
| it, for once, when another baby came, climb
ed up on the bed, and putting my arms
around her neck, Rugged and kissed her; but
all the time had my right knee on the baby's
| head; so was whipped, and put in my crib
without any supper, because / Didn't know ID
| was there.
Little Annie thinks it's nice to have new
sister; but she was the baby before and don't
| know anything about it. l can remember,
| long, long, ago, ma used to call me her
''sweet little darling" and pa dandled me on
his foot, and said was "fine fellow" and
| aunt Julia declared that l was perfect little
| ANGEL" but then Tom came, and all my pref
| ty toys were given to him cause he was the
baby, and was cuffed and scolded by every
body 'cept grandma, and she's good TO me yet,
though there's been two other new ones
| since.
| l wonder where all the babies come from ?
Ma says the Lord sends them. L wish he
wouldn't send any more to our house; we've
got more'n enough now. 1t might be nice for
them if they could stay little always, but
they have to grow big after while, and then
they amt no better off than the rest of folks.
l rather think, ifI was baby I'd ask the
Lord to send me where I'd not grow any big
ger, and then I'd have nothing to do but to be
on my back, and chew my toes, and have
folks say was the "darlingest, cunningest
little creature they ever laid eyes on"
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-30
A SeuSible Act.

During recent concert in Pixies Hall, Gin
cinnati, the great doors of the hall were
thrown open, and a moment later a gentle
man advanced to the platform and touched
the leader as he was gracefully welding the
baton. Next, this bold person interrupted
singer right in the midst of her carollings
and warblings, and her voice died away in a
whisper. Then, as The audience had begun
already to leave the hall, evidently suspect
ing that all was not right, this person waved
his hand, and announced that there was no
occasion for alarm; not the slightest, he re-
peated, with good emphasis. He proceeded to
state that fire had broken out in the next
building, but that there need be neither hur-
ry nor fright, for there was abundant time for
all to leave the room. The audience was
quieted at once. The rush that had begun
was checked; frightened women and children
became courageous; ladies sat resolutely in
their seats, waiting for the crowd to pass; the
singers and musicians coolly gathered up
| their books and their scores; there was a
| quiet movement towards the door, but there
was no panic. The hall was cleared in few
/ minutpS
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-30
The Portland Daily ffesS
Is published every day (sundays excepted) by
Portfand Publishing Co.,
At 10o EXCHANGE STREET. Portland.
Tne Maine state Press

Is published every THURSDAY MORNING at
50 30 y year; It paid in advance, at $500 a
year.
RATES OF Administrations inch of space,
IN length OF column, constitutes " square"
Sl.oo per square daily first week. 70 cents
per week after; three insertions, or less, $1.0O;
continuing every other day after first week, so
cents.
Half square, three insertions or less, rs cents;
one week, S100; 80 cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one third additional.
Under head OF "AMUsEMENTs,' 81 90 per
square per week; three insertions CT less Sl50.
Advertisements inserted in the MAINE
STATE PRESS" (Which has large circulation
in every part OF the State) for $1.00 per square
for first insertion, and 80 cents per square for
each subsequent insertion.
Address all communications TO
PO,:fLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-30
Farm for Sale.

Situated in New-Gloucester, il
A ,SACO the Iertie valley OF Royals River OF
G1J65EawR the new county road from the fac
"a &Ii4)fE114 tory in Gray to Pownal, containing
Els5593tS.EEzl25 Els5543tsEzl25 acres Of rich sandy and clay
loam, sopiLg to the south, free from stones an6
easy to till, produces 100 tons of hay yearly is vel
fenced and has an excellent wood-lot OF old anG
young growth, within two miles OF good marke
also. a maple grove from which may be made 1000
lbs nj sugar yearly.
The buildings n said farm are all new, Of modern
style, well finished and painted consisting of
large two story house with L, woodshed, stable and
carriap e-house, all connected with barn 40x75 IT
with out-bulldings conveniently located and pro-
tected rom the north winds by a beautiful grove o
evergreens. ii -
There is also connected with the farm, vel
finished cottage to accommodate farmer having q
family, all the buildings are wei. supplied will
good water by equaduct and wells, the farm j.
within two miles OF the Depot at Pownal, on the
G. T: Railroad, snd near Post Office, School and
Meeting house. Terms reasonable.
Oc7eOd&wtf BENJAMIN MORSE.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-30
Farm and Store for sale.

- A Farm and Store at Harreeseke
ASnsN-N Landing, in Freeport One of the
ETEdE7r%z best Farms in town, containing
III II1 SM about fifty acres; cut IS tons OF hay
El911EEzz55 last year. Good chance for sea
dressing the river is navigable to the farm. Build
ings first rate. Two story Store nearly new, good
location for trade. Large two story house, suitable
tor two families; nice stable and other buildings.
= his place is only 3-4ths OF mile from Kennebec
Depot. A good bargain can be had. g
Enquire OF DANIEL CURTIS, the premises
or of W. II. JERRIS, Real Estate Agent, under
Lancaster Hail. je1-TT&S& q W2t t1amtf
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-30
watches, JeweIry, &c.

T. AMBROSE MERRILL, No. 139, Middle street.
J.W. .&HH. MCDUFFEE, cor Middle & Union SITS.
EDWARD c. C.SwErT. Il Middle street, Fox Block.
f. F. HILL, NO. 81, Federal street.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-30

Portable Steam Engines,
COMBIHTNG the maximun OF efficiency, dura
bility and economy with the minimum of weight and
price. They are widely and frvorably known, more
thar. 675 being in use. All warranted satisfactory,
sale. Descriptive circulars sent application.
Address ~-~-
j G HOADLEY & CO., ta
may y15-d6mo LAWRENCE, MASS.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that the sub
scriber has been duly appointed and taken upon
himself the trust Of Administrator OF the estate OF
CYRUS S. BROWN, late OF Baldwin
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
mands upon the estate Ofsaid deceased required
to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to
SAID estate are called upon to make payment to
SEBA S. BROWN, Admir-.
Baldwin, Oct. 18th, 1869, w3w42*
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-30
Farm for $3.50.

EiElE1r-lR till Nov. 2Oth. Said farm Is s'tua-
"a inIHEuIAT ted in Sebago, less than mile and
eSs4@L4lfl11E half from Post once, Meeuns
House. Stores urist Mill &c, and contains eishty-
five acres OF good land suitably divided into tilase
pasturage and wood land 1t cuts about fifteen tons
over one Lnndred bushels OF apples last year. TIE
buildings consisting of dwelling house, barn and
ou-buildngs, are commodious
There is a good cellar under the barn, and plenty
of muck with good Iacilities for making manure on
the premises; fences good title perfect.
For further particulars inquire ON the premises
w3w42t JOSEPH ID. BROWN.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-30
Two First-CIasS Houses for Sale.

FTfHE two New Firsf-class DwelIings, ON
i the corner of Pine and Thomas streets are now
ready Tor the market They are elegantly and dura-
Amy party desiring to purchase a desirable resi-
dence in the best portion OF the city is asked to call
and examine this property. Apply to
my1Gtt FRED JOHNSON, on the premises.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-24

Road; as for the New Albany and
st. Louis Road, we will get them any
how. So too Of the Evansville and
Straight Line. By the way, however,
we learn hal the North and South
Road has swallowed the old Straight
Line, and is to run to Rockport
instead Of Newburgh, as heretofore
contemplated. We gather this
" highly important, if true" infor-
nation from the Courier of yesterday,
who got it exclusively from the Hon.
WILLARD CARPENTER, just returned
from the East, where a new company
was organized. with new officers and
intentions. Fearing that the old
road in which he was not interested
would prove a failure, Mr.. CARPEN-
TER has interested himself in a new
company. to run a road to Rockport.
Hence. we conclude that Pike County
designs giving both the New Albany
and Evansville Roads the go by
and concentrate all her efforts upon
the North and South Road.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-24

THE Sentinel is informed by a mem
Der of the Banquet Committee for the
approaching reunion Of the Army Of
the Cumberland in indianapolis, that
Messrs. WINCHESTER & SAPP, of the
National Hotel, have the suite OF
rooms engaged for President GRANT
nearly ready for his reception. From
this it infers that the President will
positively be present at the reunion
We have no idea that General GRANT
will be present on this occasion. All
of his time will be occupied in getting
ready for Congress and attending tc
business growing out Of the com
mencement of the session. 1t is fal
more probable that General ROSE.
GRAMS and Thomas will be present
for they were more intimately con
neeted with the Army of the Cumber.
land during the a
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-24

IT never affords US any qualification
to witness suffering. The contortions
Of an insignificant fsh-worm as it
writhes around the instrument on
which it is im2aled-twisting itself
into interrogation and exclamation
points-hardly ever fails to arouse a
feeling of pity. It is, therefore, with
no feeling of pleasure that we witness
the distressing feebleness and agon-
ling squirmings Of the Local Editor
of the Courier, resulting from his
implement on q reed belonging to
the Louisville Opera House Com
pany. The poor creature has our
sympathy, though his punishment is
fully deserved.