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Evening star., 1869-09-08

SECRETARY OF WAR AID INrKRIx.-As we
indicated Yesterday would probably be the case
the Pr; sident has directed that L'eutsnaut
General w. T. Sherman be commissioned as
Secretary Of War adj interim. Under q recent
act OF Congress the President is authorized, in
case OF the resignation, sickness, or death of
any Cabinet officer, to designate to head Of any
other Department to discharge the duties Of
such position for a period not exceeding ten
days. General Sherman is therefore commits.
stoned as al interim Secretary under this act,
but a new Secretary will be ppointed before
the expiration of the ten days.
Evening star., 1869-09-08

T,HROUGH INI BET WREN WAsHIHGTeN
HIW 1osR.A AAD IA
WAsHIysfoN, 1853.
Trains between WASHINGTON AID UBW
YORK are nov run 40 follows, viz:
FOB NEW YORK, vitkos ekasss Of cars.
leave daily Except Sunday st "A. n, and
1245 and 9 p. II.
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
leave daily Except tunday) at . a. n. ald
12 AID $40 N.
Oh SUNDAY.
Leave for New York at $40 p. L., and Phils-
del phfa at $40 p. II.
siseDins cars fer New York on r. II. train
only.
Through tickets to Philsdelphis, Hsv York or
Boston can Be bad &C the Station 0oe as eli hours
n the day. Also, as the Company Once, No,
l06 Pennsylvania avenae: Passengers parchasins
tickets at the Avenue ON ce can there arrange 20
have their besgA0 called for and checked at their
rsddencs, taksn he depot, and pat IN the bag.
&. B.ltinore ana Ohio Railroad advertisement
for schstule between Washington, Baltimore, An
IoDolis and the W est.
y. L. WILSON, Master of TransDortasisn.
i. COLE, General Ticket Agent.
noS GEO. 8. KOSHTZ. Agent, WAshinGton.
Evening star., 1869-09-08

FOB MOUNT VERNOH.
pole. leaves her wharf. foot Of 7th
ss 10 : n, Tor h6g9sff' EiHsNSs! EiHHssfNS
touching ct Alexandria, For Ioote and Wash
ipgto1, Marshall Hall, Md, White House and
lone. Va returning to the city at p. m.
Fare to Mount Vernon and return. 81 80
JAMES SYKES, qenn Supt.
auT-n ONCE: Willard's Hotel.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

The SPANISH TONNAGE DUEs.-Our mer-
chant have felt the burdensome exactions to
which American vessels in Spanish ports are
subject as retaliatory measure for dues col
lected of vessels of that nature in our courts as
a serious burden. Their efforts to have Con
gress take advantage of convention made by
Spain with certain foreign powers in which
it was agreed that the former country would
cease to collect differental duties of vessels of
nations where Spanish shipping was
shown similar consideration, have proved
successful. An act has passed both
Senate and House, which win not
be vetoed by the President, providing that "ot
Spanish vessels coming from any port or place
in Spain or her colonies, where no discrimi-
mating or countervailing duties ON tonnage
are levied upon vessels of the United States,or
from any other port or place to and with
which vessels of tie United States are ordi-
narily permitted to go and trade, there shall
be exacted in the ports OF the United States no
other or greater duty or tonnage than is or
shall be exacted of vessels of the United
States"
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
SHOE MANUFACTURES.

1OIal oaleS. ......................... Szot,VAo
The above is nearly q full return of all the
shoes sold in this District last quarter. 1t win
be seen that all but about forty thousand dol
lars worth were manufactured in Auburn
The business is lively at the present time.
The sales of cotton, woolen and shoe manu-
factures in the District, for the three months
ending with December last, can be put at just
about $4,000, ,0OO-not SO large as during some
other quarters. There was large falling off
in the sales of cotton goods.
The other manufactures of the District
amount to quite figure. The paper sales of
A. G. Dennison & Co., Mechanic Falls reached
the sum of $169129. The sales of the Lewiston
Machine Company were $33,182. For the
month of November the Lewiston Gas Com
pany made 1867 ga cubic feet of gas.
You will see at once that we in Androseog-
gin want cheap food, and SO believe in reci-
procity, Niagara ship canals, and Portland
and Ogdensburg railroads.
BARLOW
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

TRIBUTE TO Mrs. MORTON the morning
of Sunday, Jan. 81, the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, announcing that the use Of the Sum-
day school room of Plymouth church had
been granted some ladies in which to meet on
Friday evening, to pay their respects to Mrs.
Lucretia Mott, added:
There are few persons in the United States
for whom would go further to express esteem
and admiration and affection than for this ven-
cradle woman, who stands only a few days
longer, as it were, upon this earth; but whose
memory will endure as long as the sun and
m oon. A great nature is hers, made great by
goodness, purity and largeness of soul
love to honor her for womanhood's sake, and
it it is, perhaps, an added pleasure that she be-
longs to a different denomination from my
own 1 like to honor persons OF another
church, even more, think, than persons who
belong to my own denomination, as it is a full
er testimony of Gods spirit in the heart. 1
suppose that if any Of the persons of our
meeting to shake hands with Lucretia Mott,
she will not object hope to myself.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

The author of the papers on cooperative
Housekeeping, in the Atlantic, is Mrs. Peirce
of Cambridge. Mrs. Peirce is a grand.
daughter of the late Bishop Hopkins Of Yer
mont, and also of Judge Fay Of Cambridge;
her husband is son of Prof Peirce of Har-
ward college, and as she herself says in the
last paper, an Episcopalian, and Jealous ons.
Inis makes her attitude on the question she
discusses, the more noticeable.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

The SPICE OF LITIGATIoN.-Ths libel suit Of
Charles Reads Us. The Round Table was be-
gun in the New York courts Friday. The
plaintiffs novel "Grifith Gaunt" was put in
evidence, and several chapters were read to
the jury by Mr.. Vandenhoff the elocutisnist.
1t would be worth while to sit on the jury, if
such entertainments as that could be insured
But Heaven forbid that Reade should be the
author selected
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
Letter from Pisca.aquis County.

4hAONcON, 4 cUs ~, zoos.
To the Editor Qf the Press:
For several years past, the Masons of this
vicinity have celebrated Washington's birth
day by holding festival, at Abbot or Monson.
To-day the Masons assembled, In large
numbers. with their wives, daughters and in
vised guests, for the purpose of friendly greet
ing and to listen to lecture by Rev. Mr.
Marsh, Of Dover, and a poem by David Bar
ksr, Esq, of Exeter. As Mr.. Marsh did not
arrive until evening and Mr.. Barker was pre-
vented by the storm from coming, the after
noon was occupied in lis ening to remarks
from Rev. Mr.. Wentworth, d. w. Hussey
Esq, and others. In the evening Rev. Mr.
Marsh gave an able lecture. which was listen
ed to with profound attention. The Order is
very popular in this county, embracing large
number of its leading men
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

Yet more. II cannot echo" she says, "the
lofty tone of those who claim that wo men have
right to university education, and that men
have no right to keep them out of it," And
why not? ~ really hope shall live to see the
day" she adds, when the CONFUSION of the
Anaerican mind on the subject of right-one of
the many baleful gifts of false training-is
cleared up" And SO do I-but # the writer
herself is not capital specimen of what she
calls the confusion Of the american mind upon
the subject, what means the following passage?
Is it an illustration?
"How any one can have right to thing
that ne, or she, has. never possessed, cannot
imagine" she says. Indeedl-upon what
grounds then would she justify the emancipa-
ton of our hereditary bondsmen-our slaves?
Had they ever possessed their freedom ?-What
right had they to it, then, according to her no.
tions.
Married women all over the land, have late
ly been authorized to hold property, to acquire
and transmit property. Upon what grounsd I?
They never possessed the right before; and if
tho right could not exist independent of DOS
session, what business have they now with
their own earnings?
Possession is called by lawyers nine points
of the law; and yet, rights, which constitute
only the tenth point, are continually enforced
at law?s And what are all the claims Of cred
itors but rights, to money or services, which
they have never possessed No, no, my dear
madam-this will never do. A little more
knowledge and a little more experience would
have enabled you to avoid such emphatic and
preposterous conclusions. You will excuse
my candor. never treat sensible women like
spoilt children, who cannot bear oontradic-
ton.
But the lady-or, If you please, the gentle
woman, for don't think much of American
lGdies-has very decided notions upon other
points, which tell in favor of womanhood.-
"What is true" she says, "of the Episcopal
church suppose to be true of all protestant
churches"-and why not of all churches?-
The priests Of them all, mere or less, in true
masculine fashion, ignore haifthe human race. u
Very true, and what then? What are you 60
ing to do about it? "Give up" or resist?-
Claim your rights, even though you have new
er possessed what you ask for, or appeal from
Philip drunk to Philip sober? The Quakers
and Methodists who wear bonuets are never
tongue-tied in the church. Why should it be
otherwise with Episcopalian or Congregation
al bonnets? I'm
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
MANUFACTURING

There is an excellent water power at this VIII
lage, there being fall of over 30 feet in half a
mile, with good supply of water. If rail-
road should reach the village this power will
becalled into requisition the extent of its ca
pacity. At present it is used principally for a
grist mill, shingle mill, saw mills, sc. The
business men are very confident that the mo-
tics to "look out fer the engine while the bell
rings" will be seen in their street before five
years have passed away.
Monson has not fully recovered from the ter
rible fire that swept over the town, about ten
years ago The flames spread with such ra-
pidity that stores with their contents, and
dwelling houses with their furniture, were en-
tirely DESTROYED. c.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

"A gentleman advertises for q horse "for
lady of dark color, good trotter, and OF styl-
ish action" The horse must be young, and
have long tail absut aftssn hands high"
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS is published
every day, Sunday excepted,l at No. / Printers'
Exchange, Exchange Street, Portland.
N. A. FOSTER, PRoPRIEroR.
TERMs:-Eight Dollarsa year in advance.
sI- Single copies cents.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS, is published &C tne
same place every Thursday morning at $3.50 year.
paid in advance $500 year.
RATES OF ADvERTIsING.-One lncn "a sP"se'~ -
length OF column, constitutes square,.
$1.50 per square daily first week, 20 20 conG per
week after; three insertions, or less cohtihu-
ng every other day after first week, 6O cents.
Half three insertions or less, 10 cents: one
week, .00 80 cents PEI week ai.e1. =, T. a.
Under head of "AMUsEMENTs, $zOU per square
ner week: three insertions or less, $1.50.
SPECIAL NOTICES, $1.25 per square for the first
insertion and 2o cents per square for each subse-
buent insertion, at
Adyertisements inserted in the ssMAINE STATE
PRESS" (which has large circulation in every part
Of the State) for $100 per square ior first insertion
and 80 cents per square for each subsequent inser
ton.
oEAddress all communications to "PaNishers Of
the Press"
JOSEPH w. AKERS
Is Travelling Agent for the PRESS Daily andWeekly,
ana is authorized to appoint local Agents, receive
inscriptions and to settle bills.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
Mrs. m. n. stowe and woman sunrar,

Mrs. III. b. stowe and Woman Suffrage.
have an apology to offer. The papers
which have appeared month after month, in
the Atlantic, under the title OF cooperative
Housekesping,it seems now,are not chargeable
to Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. In this last
number, Mrs. Stowe herself is referred to; and
the writer claims to be an Episcopalian. OF
course, therefore, I have to deal with another
of the sisterhood, who, with all her good sense
and ardent desire to exalt woman, deserves
not to be spared.
Wisdom" she says, "does not come by in
stinct to women any more than to men. 1t
grows byi knowledge and experience" Very
trus-and what then? Shall women be left
where they are, without knowledge and sx-
perience?-or shall they learn to swim on o
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
erass $500 per amman, I'm adrance.
Letter from Lewiston.

To the Editor of the Press:
For few weeks your correspondent mas
been under the weather" but is now able 10
take the sunshine once more. He will look
about and see what he can discover which
may be Of interest to the readers of the Press.
COTTON MANUFACTURES.
According to the returns of Internal Rev
enue for this district for the quarter ending
Dec. 81, the sales OF cotton goods were as fol-
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

wwYANTRD-AGE to 5000 per
month, everywhere male and female, to
introduce the GENUINE IMPROVED
COMMON SENSE FAMILY SEWING
MACHINE. This Machine will stitch, hem
fell, tuck, quilt, cord, bind, braid, and en-
broider in most superior manner. Price
only $18. Fully warranted for five years.
We will pay $1,000 for any machine that
will sew a stronger, more beautiful, or
more elastic seam than ouIs. 1t makes the
"Elastic Lock Stitch" Every second stitch
can be cut, and still the cloth cannot be pulled
apart without tearing it. We pay Agents from $75
to 5000 per month and expenses, or a. commission
from which twice that amount can be made. Ad-
dress SECOMB & CO., PITTSBURG, Pa, or BOS-
TON, MASS, or ST. LOUIS, MO.
CAUTION.-Do not be imposed upon by other
parties paming off worthless cast-iron machines un-
der the same name OF otherwise. Ours is the only
genuine and really practical cheap machine manu-
factured. te1eod13tsTT
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
BOARD AND ROOMS.
Boarding

A Nice Suit of Rooms and single room suitable
n Tor Gent and wife, atNo 81 High ct.
Feb 24dtf
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
Dissolution of Coport,ae,.sI.dD

dissolution of CODO2't2ae7'SlIi1)
rTNHE copartnership heretofore existing between
Il the subscribers under the firm name of LEE &
STEBBINS, Manufacturers and Dealers in cigars,
Tobacco and Pipes, at No 800 Congress st, and 1O3
Middle st. s this day dissolved by the retirement of
D. D. Lee. The business will bel carried on at the old
all debts due the late rm and pay all outstanding
claims against the copartnership.
G. Fl. STEBBINS.
ID. ID. LEE.
Feb %, 1869. fe26dtf
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

BOarders and LOdgers

A VERY pleasant front room, with windows to
IA let to gentleman and wife. Rooms for single
men. Also Table Boarders accommodated. Frank
lin, cor Congress st. ie12d2w*
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

VNIANTED, at No 244& Congress street, Congress
w Hall Block, nearly opposite City Hail. All new
and pleasant rooms One unfurnished front room,
suitable for gentleman and wife. te12tf
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
TO LET.
TO LET.

Three FirSt-Class Stores.
| Also, House over thesame, containing SO Rooms,
suitable for Hotel or Boarding hoase. Situated on
Temple between Middle and Federal SITS, opposite
Falmouth Hotel. CHAS. II. ADAMS,
fe26d4w 1923 Commercial st, up stairs.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
TO E1ET.

OTORES on corner of Pearl and Cumberland ats.
~ fitted up in good style for Apothecary DRY Goods
or Millinery business, with cemented cellars and
water conveniences. sITT77l
Also, Houses on Pearl ST., and Cumberland Ter
race, fitted with all modern conveniences, abund-
ance of pure hard and soft water Now ready for oc-
cupancy. Apply to
j. L. F1RMER,
aug6dtf At Daniorth Street.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

ND.
Tuesday Morning, March 2, 1869.


Parisian EconOmy-Princess Bacciochi-
The Last Ball of the Season at the Tuil-
eries-Empress' Dress--Prince Napoleon
Mysteries of Parts : Emigration to
america.
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02

TO Lett
GECOND and Third Stories over Harris Hat Stor
y corner of Middle and Exchange SITS.
j. ID. 81 +. FESSENDEN,
july 2dtf SO Exchange st.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-02-18

N ample support; for medical atter,i-
.ce; for secular and religious instruction;
for pastlme aninscmehts. AMI for indus
trial pursuits. would not earpingly saw
that those whom our philan.hrophy and
reli- ious zeal would succor and save. are
at our doors, rather than in foreign lapds :;
but nothing is clearer than the fact that
mere Is an open field for the activities OF
the phlanthropist. and the seul-loving
christian. in which they may bring their
truths for the mind. and their treasures
for the heart. These disabled men were
the braves ofthe nation, In its hour OF per-
IL; and now that the nation Is saved. a
debt of gratitude and of love Is due to
them for their works sake; and duty is
resting upon the entire community, who
are well and need no physician. to supply
10 these heroes those things needful for
the cheer aud comfort Il both the body
and the soul. 1t is no holiday entertainment
TO which we are invited IN visiting the
Military Asylum. Here are human beings
crippled and torn in almost every form.
They are of almost every degree OF ordi-
nary culture, and in their present loca-
ton and condition. neither the intellect.
OF the heart, must be allowed to famish
with hunger, while there is food enough
and 10 spare.
Many books. pamphlets. periodical, pic
lures and similar food for the mind. aud
for the entertainmsnt of weary hours will
be needed and should be literally supplied
by the voluntary contributions oil the peo-
pic. As there are no government funds for
these purposes, and the great demand
cannot De supplied by local contributions.
Here is an enterprise for the activities OF
the patriotic youth of Hancock county TO
gather up the scattered leaves, and make
a contribution TO the relief of the disabled
soldiers of the nation.
~TkEY
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-02-18
Objects Of Interest at the Capitol Of the
State.
AUGUSTA. Feb. Is. 1859.


DEAR AMERICAN
To the visitors At the Capitol Of the
State, As well as 10 members oi the Legis-
i.ture and OF the Executive Council. there
are many objects OF interest. While tie
routine of legislative proceeding, !, in
progress. and before the hour of debate
arrives, let me call yOnr attention 10 some
Of them.
Ia the rotumda OF the Capitol. are many
trophies OF the late war for the life OF the
nation: the soiled, and ba;lle-scarred ban-
| ners OF our Regiments in the field Of con-
| hict; the swords OF SOM Of our heroic
dead; the portraits of tho & who were the
soul OF patriotism and valor The story
all touching aud tender which could be
| told OF these mementoes. and which make
| the heart leap, and The lump come in the
throat. il too long for insertion in your
| columns. and must be omitted. Every
| day there may be seen many lille groups.
| perhaps the members OF family. gather
ed here and there, hear some oae OF these
| objects. perhaps the shoi-scarred Nag
L
| staff, held up, 10 the last by heroic young
| sergeant, with a great heart full OF pairi-
| otism. and with q determined courage that
would lead him into the very mouth Of
| death, in the faithful discharge OF du'y.
Perhaps il is the murmuring Mother who
| wipes the tears from her eyes. Is ia the
| circle Of home hearts she gazes upon the
| object Last seen by her con. rs he close.
his eyes upon earth. breathing prayer
Tor home and country. i can never stop
to examine minutely: but only two or three
of these ulemenioes ~ one time. Ny heart
swells with emotions, and must turn
away Tor relief. Let me pass the picture
| over to your Imagination. Tor | cannot de-
| scrib. if. The rotunda il warmed and
made comfortable for all. IN the centre
is a beautiful fountain, and the silver drops
| play in pearly threads OF graceful curves.
Upon the walls are several line portraits
and among them a full length painting OF
Abraham Lincoln. a uame to 20 down the
ages Skh that Of Washington. and the
great saints VI patriotism who's. names
shall never die, and whose works do fol-
low them. | sometimes wish. while spend
ing few days here. that il were possible
TO. every family in the State to come here,
and view these objects of interest. and ini-
press the story Of patriotism. OF yalor. and
OF justice upon their minds. and write il
upon their hearts.
Allow me to pass by for the present. at
least. other objects TO notice Of the COM
plement of their trophies. in their silent,
but expressive eulosy of the heroic dead
to the Asylum for disabled soldiers. To-
Gated near this city. as showing what pro.
vision is made for the survivors. The mil
itary Asylum, has accommodations nearly
co rpleted, for six or seven hundred men
in substantial brick buildings, with all tn,
necessary fixtures and appliances. fol
their safety. support and comfort. 1bs
establishment Is almost assuming the die
nifty and appearance of village. Early
in the month of March, the number OF
disabled soldiers, located at this Asylum
will reach six hundred. Provision is made