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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

Please remember that attempts were made
to take the lives of the two Democratic Pres
idents, that Of jackson by monomaniac like
Booth, and that OF Buchanan by poison. We
have never charged that the parties opposed
TO these Presidents were responsible for these
attempted murders.-Argus.
There never was a suspicion in the public
mind that the attempts upon the lives oil
jackson and Buchanan we're made, or insti.
gated by political opponents, or in the inter-
est of the party opposed to their administra.
lions. First, because the leaders of that par
ty were above suspicion of completely in such
crime; and second, because there was no
motive for its commission as no political ad-
vantage could be gained for the opposition
party by the death of either jackson or Blu.
chanan.
The suspicion that Harrison and Taylor
were put out of the way at the instigation Of
Democratic leaders, and in the interest of the
Democratic party, arises from the fact tina
those leaders have since proved themselves
capable of the commission of any, and every
crime, for the purpose of retaining, or regain
ing political power; and that in every in
stance where President opposed to the
Democracy has been removed under suspi
cious circumstances or by open assassination
the Democratic party has proftcd by the re
moval; obtaining possession of the Govern
ment through the treachery of the Vice Pres
ident
But it is asked, what motive prompted the
attempt on the life of Buchanan at the com.
mencement of his administration? The adj
vantage which the Democratic consprators
would have derived from having bold, re.
solute leader like John G. Breckenridge, in.
stead, of weak, irresolute tool, like Jane:
Buchanan, at the head of the government
answers the question.
Bad as was James Buchanan, it was fortu.
nate for the country that he, and not John G.
Breckenridge, was at the head of the govern
ment during the last days of that last Demo
ocratic administration.
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BR4NDRETH'S PILLS.
tn tho pnk Is~

Brandreth's Pills have been known and used by
your grandfathers and grandmothers. They are al
ways safe, and sure to do you good, They pure,
vegetable, and diminish tho death principle; some
think they increase the principle of ife But in TAX
ing out bad humors from the blood, they do make
the body lighter, and thus seem to add energy
Many families have used them for upwards of forty
years,
They are the best medicine tor Colds, for all Bill
lous Affections, for Fullness about the Head OF
Heart, and in all Cutaneous and Contagious Dis
eases they are unrlvaled, In all cases in which 2
purgatve is indicated, medicine yet known can be
compared to them. Two hundred physicians have
testified that Brandreths Pills superior to all
other purgatves whatever.
Sold by all Druggists.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18
WASHINGTON GossIP.-The New York Her.

WASHINGTON GossIP.-The New York Her.
AIDS Washington correspondent says:
Dull times bring trifes in the way of scam
dial gossip into prominence. The town is now
engaged in talking about few social slips in
which diplomats and generals are slightly in
volved. Thus it is said Of late well-known
American general and diplomat, who cut
quite an extensive figure here last winter in
the way of Inequalities, that he left these parts
very suddenly and unexpectedly, to the un-
mitigated disgust of certain caterers, laun-
dresses, tailors, ct id genus on,ns A distin-
guished diplomat is also put down among the
noble absconders who forgot to look af-
ter their little bills before leaving for
Faderland, but his government, to pro-
serve its credit has since the noble gentle
mans departure sent here a sufficient amount
to cover all the Indebtedness of its represent
alive. The Prussan government does not
permit its subordinates in the Diplomatic ser.
vice to compromise its credit by ignoring their
pecuniary obligations, which it pays if they
are not able. The scion of somewhat distin.
guished and dilapidated Austrian family il
said to have lost his heart with young widow
of United States officer the daughter of q
late clerk of one of our courts, and report has
it that matrimony will be perpetrated the
coming autumn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

The NATIONAL LABOR UNIoN-At the Ma
tional Labor Congress now in session in Phila-
delphia, there was fierce debate, Monday.
over the proposed admission OF Miss Anthony
as delegate from New York. Her application
was rejected, but not until she was permitted
to defend herself against the charge of printing
paper in "rat" ofice-that is, in an office
employing printers not belonging to the Union.
On Tuesday the contest over Miss Anthony
was renewed, and she found many able advo-
Gates who supported her in the discussion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

scHooL FOR BoYs.-Mr Daniel f. Smith,
who is about to open school in this citT, and
whose advertisement appears in another col
umn, is a gentleman of large experience, who
has had uniform success a, an instructor of
youth. For twelve years he has been employ
ed as teacher In the South and in one of the
best boarding schools in the country at Con-
cord, N. Fl. We have no doubt that he will be
literally patronized.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

NEW ENGLAND FAIR.-Seth ScammoD, ESQ.
of Scarboro, President of the Maine State Ag-
ricultural Society, Samuel L. Boardman, ESQ.,,
Secretary, and Samuel K. Wasson, ESQ.,, one
OF the Trustees, were in town yesterday at the
United States Hotel, to arrange matters in ref.
erence to the New England Fair in Septembe,
next There will be formal meeting at the
United States Hotel tomorrow Thursday az
ternoon, at which matters of interest will prob
ably come up
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Portland and Vicinity
New Advertisements this Day.

AUCTION COLUMN.
Auction Sale-F. o. Bailey.
NEW ADvERTIsEMENT COLUMN.
Gold Loan-M. Il. Jes Ip & Co.
Rooms to Let.
G ri Wanted.
anted-Woman.
House to Lett. Loring,
House Ior sale-Samuel Bell.
Watefville instituted. II. Hanson.
Young Ladies' Seminary
North Yarmouth Academy-Jas NJ, Dates,
Hotel for sal -Chas Smith.
Ice LOT Sale-Freeman Dyer,
Wanted-Collector
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Mountains to the Mississippi Valley, we hail
them as men doing great National service, and
earnestly hopes they will receive from our
people prompt and earnest support The loan
they offer is certainly good one. 1t Yields
high interest in gold, has many years to run,
is secured by large grants of land and a profit
able railway, and is Endorsed by men whose
word gives it the force of an irrefragable guar
antee--N. Y. Tribune.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

publican Convention to be held in this city to-
morrow Continued from yesterdays:
HARRIsoN.-C. A. Chaplin, G. G. w. Samp-
son, Charles w. Foster.
NEW GLoUCEsTER.-A. c. Shaw, Oren Bal
ley, A. F. Foss Lucius G. Curtis.
SEBAGo.-J, B. Brown, Reuben Sanborn.
FREEPoRT.-H. B. Means. w. H. True, John A
Briggs, Charles bliss, David r. Hawkes., John G.
Kendall.
NORTH YARMoUTu.-William Osgood, Benjamin
Hamilton, John Kelley.
YARMoUTH.-Giles Loring, Reuben Merrill, Fer
dinand Ingram, Jeremiah Buxton NJ. L. Soule
NEW GLOUCESTER "A. c. Shaw, A. F. Foss
Grin Bailey, L. G. Curtis.
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IHE DESERT OF SAHARA TO BECOME A SEA.
M. de Lesseps, the builder Of the Suez canal
Is looking about him for new employment
de has discovered that the Desert of Sahara is
below the level of the Mediterranean. So he
proposes to dig canal to let the waters of the
sea into the immense basin. If he can be in
duced, after completing this little job, to treat
our moral cesert of Sahara, Kentucky, in tho
same way, SO much the better
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

THEY have q curiosity in Illinois In the
shape of Governor. and a Republican Gov
eruor, who ''dodges" the 18th amendment, be-
lieves in State rights and is unwilling to sur
render to the general government the control
of affairs that have usually been left under the
jurisdiction of the State. This man ought to
be secured by Barnum and put in glass case
if the report is true. There il, however, no
better authority for it than a dispatch to q
Democratic paper
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

GEN. NAaLEr, the distinguished Fenian,
who committed suicide in New York last Sun
day, was suffering from an affection of the
brain induced by the hsrdships he has endur-
ed during the last two years. Very recently
the disorder took the feature that he was still
kept in prison by the British, and during one
of the paroxysms he leapsd from an attic win
dow and was instantly killed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18
State News.
ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says that blackberries
are now rpening and promise to be very abun.
dant.
There were showers in Livermore and sur
rounding towns Friday night
Rev. e. G. Eggleston of Chicago will be
present at the State Sabbath School Conyen-
ton at Lewiston on the 18th of September.
Camp Meeting will commence in Poland on
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

DIR. TODD, the celebrated Pittsfeld clergy
man, who writes on all sorts of themes and
who gained additional fame from being flayed
alive by Gail Hamilton as penalty for oppos-
ing woman suffrage, has escaped from the diff
n noui.s into which he fell in consequence of de-
.,Vei'ns lecture on the Pacific Railroad, Sun
uay evenings DIR. Todd considered the moral
aspects OF the great work, and therefore stands
excused N''
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Ellis, Iron BitterS.

Will enrich the blood and prevent 1t from becom-
ing watery and weak. giving healh by complexion,
restore the appetite nygorate the system, and are
vary palatabie. These bitters are recommended "a
all persons requiring safe and valuable tonic TO
ipart tone and strength to the system not given bv
bit'ers merely stmuant in their effects; which, al
cannot give the strength to the blood which Inc
IRON BITTERS will give. Wv
Prepared by WIN. ELLIS, Chemist. For saIo ",
Portland by Orosman & Co., 3O5 Congress street :"
lie 2i-d6m sN 'N-NN''
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INDIA STREEr.-The Transcript mourns over
India street 1t says: "Among the changes
which have swept over our city, consequent in
part upon the Great Fire, none are more strik-
ing than those which are to be seen in India
street This is the oldest street in the city and
was formerly called King street. About its foot
the early settlers clustered, and there was the
fort built for their protection. AT later day
ships were built there, and then the Montreal
Railroad took possession of the spot and
changed its quiet to scene of busting activi-
ty The street was early settled by highly res
pectable families, and their mansions, sheltered
by wide spreading elms, adorned its length.
There was the Weeks mansion at the foot,
overlooking the harbor, removed in 1855 to
Green street, where it is now known as the
Portland House. Higher up stood the resi-
dence of Gen. Fessenden, beneath its noble
elms. Above this was the rockingham house,
and then row of staid and respectable two
story houses looking very much alike, each
with its terraced garden running up the steep
bank in the rear-old family residences that
always had quaint, well-to-do look about
them. AT the head of the street, on the cor
ner of Congress, stood the stately mansion Of
Elias Thomas, high on its elevated site, All
these are now gone, and desolation spreads
around. No street in the burnt district has
recovered so slowly from the effects of the fire
as India street. Some fine houses have been
built ON the west side, but wide vacancies re-
main, and the street will never again wear its
old time quiet aspect. The new Universalist
Church takes the place of the Thomas man.
sion; building to be used as ward room is
going up on the Barstow lot, where once the
garden smiled and workshops are taking the
places once occupied by other family mansions
The street has now little to remind an old
Portander of its former IDENTIFY
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

In Rev. DR.. scudder's (Presbvter;ar,
church, San Francisco, there has been a do,
cussion as to 'the propriety of women tat;no
part in public religious meetings" The con !.
ciusion appeared to be that cit was the priv
iege OF the sex not only to teach and exhort,
pu9 also to act as ministers of the Gospel and
preach from the pulpit" DR.. Scudder resist
cd the last conclusion at first, but we are told
finally yielded to the force of argument: and
"a lady has lately occupied his pulpit" We
quote from the Independent
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18
Bachelors Hair nv

This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world
the only true and perfect Dye; hal mless, reliable JIM
s.anaaneous; no disappointment; ridiculous tints
,eees me III enects OF bad dyes; invigorates and
leaves the hair soft and beautiful black or brown
SOLD by al Druggists and Perfumers, ana properly
ap ;,l az the Wig Factory, 1e Bond st, N. Y
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18
City Liquor Agency.

All persons who may have occasion to use
liquors of any kind for medicinal or mechan-
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
titled 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. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

The Portsmouth Chronicle, determined to be
fully "up" in the prevailing journalistic styles,
has had reporter Interview deputy sher-
III residing in that city. The official gave his
opinion of the eclipse and exhausted the whole
range of human topicsa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

The CATHOLIC FAIR will tonight offer the
same attractions that have characterized it on
the two past evenings. The horse cars will
continue to run for the accommodation of the
people till after eleven o'clock during the fair
Inc mass of the dedication will be sung some
time during the week by select choir.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

AT the conelnsio. Of the address Rev. j. NJ
Th ompson, Of Gorham, delivered poem, en-
titled "The good time coming" 1t was the
same enc delivered last year, but lacked moth.
ing in merit from being delivered second
time, and we only regret that our notice i. al.
ready go long that we are compelled to pass it
over with only this brief notice.
The poem, followed by music, closed the ex.
ercises of the evening", which had given SO
much pleasure to so many friends of the Asso-
citation as well as to the members of the or
ganzation themselves
Gen. Mattocks, as he dismissed the audience
gave notice that the officers and enlisted men
OF the regiment who intended going on the pic
mic to the islands to-day would meet at head
quarters, SO Middle street. at IL A. NJ. sharp.
The music by the Portland Band during the
evening was excellent in character and in exc
cution, and made most agreeable addition to
the other attractions of the evening.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Portland & Kennebec r. R.
GRAND EXCURSION !
VassalbOrO, Waterville, Kendall's
Mills and Skowhegan!
AND RETURN SAME DAY!
Special Train from Portland !
Thursday, Aug. 10Th, 1869.

Exclusion Tickets, good on this Special Train only
will be issued on Thursday, August 10. as follows ::
Portland to Vassalboro, Watervllle Kendalps Mills
$50; West Falmouth, 10 do $50; Cumberland, Il
do. 225; Yarmouth, to do. 200; Freepert to do 200
day following, who do not wish to return ON Specia
Train of 10Th.
The Special Train will run as follows Leave
Portland at $50 A NJ, Woodford's $40, Westbrook
6.46, West Falmouth 65s, Cumberland 7O5, Var
mouth 7l5, Freeport 1888, and will be due at Vas
saboro' at 1000, Waterville 1920, Kendalls Mills
1890 and Skowhegan lilo.
Returning, leave Skowhegan at 4.45 NJ, Ken
dalls Mills 20, Waterville $50, Vassalboro $50.
GTTickets TOR sale at the Ticket Offices and,Horse
r. r, Station market Squars) only.
L. L. LINCOLN, Sup't,
Augusta, Aug IA, 1860. au16sNtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

AMONG the articles displayed at the Catholic
Fair, not mentioned yesterday morning, was a
beautiful harness presented by Wm.McAleney
harness and collar maker. This was on Father
Duddy's table, at which Miss Brannigan at
tended
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YcungLadies, semjnorv
IN Suburban Hotel
II For Sale.

The proprietor OF the iavorite FOREST AVENUE
HOUSE, westbrOok, on account Of the pressing de-
mands of other business, is Obliged to give up his
day, the LIST OF Sep mber, at o'clock NJ If not
disposed of prior to that time
This Hotel is at the terminus OF the Horse Rail
road leading into Portland; has large gardtn un-
der high stale of cultivation; never failing sprng
OF water; fine stable and convenient out houses.
and is beautifully situated, with elegant shade
trees surrounding il. The house is OF brick aud
would M AXE most desirable suburban reside nee.
For terms, &c, enquire Of
CHAS. SMITH,
aulsd2w On the premises.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

SANoTIFIcATIoN.-A day or two since a
young man in this city, not over conversant
with Murray & Webster, was sent to the bank
to have check certified, who very seriously
asked the man at the dosk to sanctify his
cbocbt
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


A actlyei capable boy, II to 10 years OF age,
"A VINO fesues IN this city; one who l. wanting 10
learn the Apotheeaty business. No other need ap-
ply Good recommendations required
Apply at once at the Daily Advertiser Cfhce.
Aug 4-dtisN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

Brooks NOT KNOW. NoTHINa-The New
York Express denies that James Brooks was
ever a member Of the Know Nothing party.
But James is well known throughout the
country and particularly well in Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

FRIGHTENED The Argus thinks it has
frightened the Press. Il hope 1 don't dis
turb you," said gnat that had alighted on
the horn of an OK. 90, not at ALL" said the OK,
I" / didn't know YOU were there
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

PROSECUTION For THE SALE OF LIQUORS.
AT the Municipal Court yesterday Onslow H.
Pratt of Saccarappa was fined thirty dollars
and costs for selling intoxicating liquors con-
trary to law. He paid the fine and was dis
charOed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

lHE Council of ministers and delegates to
act on the resignation of Rev d. M. Frink,
pastor of Central Church, will convene in the
vestry at IL o'clock this afternoon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

WEsTBRooK.-We understand that there is
a movement on foot to divide the town of
Westbrook into two distinct towns, and a
meeting of the inhabitants is to be held on
Thursday to take the matter into considera-
ton
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

IMPORTANT ARRIvAL.-The Entire Ribbon
Stock of one of the largest millinery stores in
Boston bought in lump by Cogia Hassan-
will be opened to-day at give-away prices
COgia is alive
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Y. M c. A.-Remember the prayer meet
ing at the Young Mems Christian Association
rooms this evening, from 8 to 0 oclock. All
are cordially invited to attend.
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Words of Wisdom

FOR YOUNG MEN,
On the Ruling Passion in Youth and Early Manhood,
with SELF HELP for the Errng and unfortunate
Sent in sealed letter envelopes, tree OF charge Ad-
dress, HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Box +, Phila-
delphia, Pa, sNway2id&w3m
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Delegate. to the Coun,y Couvc.,,.,


AT the Republican caucuse. held in tbi, citv
last evening the following delegates to the
County Convention to be held tomorrow were
chosen:
WARD III. Fl. Burgess, Geo. w. Ran.
dali, Joseph s. York, John NJ Stevens, Tired
M. Burton, Franklin G. Moody.
WARD 2.-Charles B. Barr, John j. Win
gate, Reuben Ruby, George B. knights, VIM
Foster, Charles M. Rice
WARD 3.-William Senter, Winslow p. Cur
tbs, j. r. Thompson, s. p. Chase, Spencer Ro
gers, III. X. Hinkley.
WARD 4.-William G. Robinson, William G
Twombly, Charles Clark, John G. Small, Johr
s. Head, James S. Gould.
WARD 5.-Nathan Webb, Benz. Kingsbury
Henry Fox: Percival Bonney, John d. Lord
Henry @. Noyes.
WARD 6.-B. d. Verrill, George s. Hunt
George Worcester, George r. Davis, Georg
A. Wright, William E. Wood
WARD 7.-Ambrose Giddings, Albion Keith
James G. Sheridan, VIM. H. Plummer, II. w
Richardson, N. S. Gardiner.
The caucuses were large attended, more in
terest being felt than is usually the case witt
| reference to preliminary meetings. The dele
gates in Wards 1, 2 and 6 were chosen unani
mously. The delegates chosen last night vii
meet in the ward room of Ward at oclocl
this afternoon to choose delegates at large.
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COUNTY CONVENTIONS are to be held in An
droscoggin and Penobscos counties as we'll as
in Cumberland tomorrow
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PERsoNAL.-Hon. Noah Woods, of Bangor,
and Chas. Fl. Mcclellan, Esq, of Bath, are
stopping at the Falmouth House.
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Portland s. Ogdensburg r. n. G

Portland & Ogdensburg II. II. Co
T N accordance with vote OF the Directors OF the
Il Portland & Ogdensburg r. r. Company at meet
ing held on the 11th inst, hereby notify the sub
scribers to the Stock Of said Railroad that an asses
ment OF two and half (2N dollars per share has
been laid on sal Stock, due and payable the goth
day OF August Inst. at the Treasurers Office. corner
of Middle and Plumb Streets.
AUGUSTUS 4. STEVENS,
augl3sNtd Treasurer P. & o. r. r. Co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-18

HOTEL FOR Standardization is called to
the advertisement of Charles Smith, who has
hotel eligibly situated for sale.