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Three cOunteleiters were arrested few
days ago in New York city by the detective
officers of Colonel Whitley, Chief of the Uni
ted States Government Detective Bureau
They are members of Bill Gurney's gang Of
eounterteiters, and had been operating sue
cesSiui'y long time with impunity. a
In one or more of the Border States several
s.s'tais Oh election have been arrested by
ohl1ea states commissioners for refusing to
register parties who served in the Confederate
army. The registrars have acted in accord
ahce with the State laws, but not conformab,e
10 a recent statute of the United STATES
Thus there is conflict between State and
federal authorities. Representations have
been made to the Attorney General of the
United States, who, having been asked for
his opinion, says he does not consider the
question within his province, but that it is
one belonging to the courts, to which effect
he has given instruction to the commissioners,
marshals and Others concerned. -la. 1ia-
The following are the particulars of the
robbery of the United States Express car on
the Missouri Pacific Railroad on the morning
OF the 27th Shortly after the train left SCOTS
Station two rough-looking men hastily entered
the car from the rear platform They were
dressed in dark clothing, and calico masks
concealed their faces. They demanded the
Keys OF the money safe from the messenger,
, Tonh Gleveland. He attempted to resist, and
faney seizea nm and forced him down on the
moor. In tht struggle he waa struck repeat
t ; on me head and face, one blow fractur-
. , tiie bridge OF his nose. Having disabled
l,le MESSENGER, they bound him to a heavy
cnest' took the keys of the safe from his mock.
ct, ana proceeded to possess themselves Of the
money. Having cleaned out the safe as thew
thought, the robbers locked it again and IN row
the key behind some boxes, where if was
found subsequently. A package containing
$1,000 in greenbacks escaped the attention Of
the robbers. The trains are usually run slow
ly between SCOTS Station and Jefferson CITY.
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THE STATE FAIR. Arrangements are nearly
completed for the State Fair to be held in
Augusta on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
| and Friday, Sept. 20, 81, % and 3D. ssR
The exhibition of Neat Stock, Horses. Sheen
Swine and Poultry, will take place upon the
grounds of the Augusta Driving Park. which
are now being enlarged and fitted up for that
purpose. The Fair proper will be held in the
State House..
to be made in good order. Horses are to he
kept upon the present enclosure of the PARK
which is to be enlarged SO that the department.
for neat stock will occupy place outside the
present enclosure, south of the entrance to the
Park. and between that and State ST The
tent tor agricultural implements will be erected
upon the grounds of the enclosure for horses.
This tent which has already been contracted
for. is 100 by Collect. The Secretary's office
will be at the entrance to the grounds. where
all business relating to the Fair will be per-
formed. The Presidents tent will also occupy
place near the entrance, so as to be easily &C.
cessible to those wishing to do business with
that office.
Arrangements have already been COMPLETED
for the transportation of all freight and passen-
bee Maine Central, European & North Ameri-
can, Portland, Saco & Portsmouth, Androscog-
gin, and Portland 4 Rochester Railroads have
agreed to carry and return all stock and articles
Tor exhibition free payment of freight being
paid at shipment and refunded by the compan-
les on their return from the Fair,) and passen-
gers at half fare. The Bangor s. Piscataquis
i'ailroad will carry passengers for half fare, but
n lot freight they will charge their usual rates.
Ine arrangements with the Grand Trunk Rail
way are not yet completed. Extra trains will
also be ran on the Portland & Kennebec and
Androscoggln Railroads, and extra accommo-
dations for transporting passengers on the Au-
gusta and Gardiner local trains will be proyid-
ed. Passengers will beldischarged and received
at the Fair grounds, except upon trains bound
East.
During the first three evenings of the Fair.
Farmers Meetings, for the discussion of inter.
esting topics will take place in the Supreme
Court Room at the Court House. The follow
ing subjects have been arranged, viz:
Tuesday evening-Dairying in Maine. To be
opened by MIR. II. p. Thompson of JAY.
Wednesday evening-The general manage
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
"A Chapter Of rac,..

Space is valuable in newspaper, and it is there
fore proposed in this advertisement 10 condense a
variety on facts, important to the public, into a
small compass Those facts refer to Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters-what that celebrated MEDICINE Is,
and what it will do. In the first place then. the ar
tice is stimulanf, tonic and Alternative, consisting
ola combination of an absolutely pure spirituous
agent with the most valuable medicinal vegetable
substances that Botanic ae-search has placed at the
disposal OF the chemist and the physi, ian. These
in gradients compounded with great care, ard in
such proportions as to produce preparation which
invgorates without exciting the G. neral sy stem, and
tones regulates and controls the stomach, the bow
els, the liver and the minor secetive organs.
What this great restorati: wi do must be gath
cred from what it has done. The case OF dyspepsia,
or any other form of indigestion. in which it has
been persistenty administered without effectng a
radical cure is yet 10 be heard from, and The same
may be said OF bilious disorder, Intermittent fever
nervous Affections, general debility, constipation,
sick headache, mental despondency and the pecu-
liar comp aints and disabilities to which the feeble
are subject. 1t puries all the fluids OF the body
including the BLOOD and the gentle stimulous which
it :mparts to the system is not succeeded by
the slightest reaction. This is chapter OF facts
which readers for their sakes, should mark and
remember.
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Political Notes.

A movement is on foot to amend the Con
stitution OF Pennsylvania so as to secure mi
nority representation. A convention compos
ed of both Democrats and Republicans is |,
meet today at Reading to consider the sub
ject.
The New Orleans Times calls Hendricks
the coming man in the Democratic party.
Repubicanism in Missouri has advanced he
as State, during the last four years, more
than she could have done under fifty years O
Democratic rule. During the last four years
more school-houses, all neat and tasty build
lngs, have been butt than were constructed
during the previous forty years of Democratic
rule.
MI. Wizards nomination in Tho Eirst vor
mont District does not appear 10 have a
the opposiIlon TO him. There is talk of nm
ming an Independent candidate.
The Democratic State Convention of arasso
cbusetts meet at Springfield, on Sept. a.
Pomeroy, OF the New York Democrat ,o,ds
Montgomery Blair out OF the Democratic party
for daring to suggest Mr.. Chase for The next
Presidency.
The Brooklyn Eagle turns States evidence
upon its Copperhead fliends in New York.
Commenting on Reals execution, it declares
that if murderer is on the right side of Tam
many Hall, he need not fear punishment for
any murder he may commit.
Inc lineage Evening Post sa}s that the
Germans everywhere are coming over to the
Republican party.
~. lngerson of Illinois, has challenged
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Fhc Situation.
Late advices indicate that the PrlIssaps
still adhere TO the wise strategy of making
the armies, not the fortified places of the
enemy the object of their attack 1t will be
remembered that it was not till Gen. Grant
inaugurated this policy in the suppression of
the Rebellion that our successes began to be
decisive. The Prussian army after advancing
as far as the neighborhood of Chalons. about
90 miles from Paris, have turned northward
in pursuit of Mcmahon who rereated in that
direction for the purpose of forming a juno
ton with Bazaiue. In this he did not sue
coed, but portion of Bazaine's army under
Canrobert escaped from Metz before the bat
tie of Gravelotte and formed a junction with
McMahon. With his army thus strengthened
the latter threatened both the army adyanc-
ing on Paris and the enc surrounding Metz.
A realization OF the danger to which the
flank of the advancing army vas thus OK
posed seems 10 have moved the Prussians to
pay their compliments to Mcmahon and have
his case settled before proceeding further.
The New York Tribune estimates the PIES
VIZ otlu vi lnc COlilDdldlltS as JOllOWS.-
The French have under Mcmahon and Ba-
zaine an effective force OF 100000 men, of
whom $4,000 or 10000 are shut up in Metz
and isolated from the rest Of the army. Nc
Mahon's force is variously estimated from
10000 TO L 5000 men. The rest of the great
army which advanced toward the frontier has
either been dispersed or destroyed. The
French are said to have lost $4,000 men at
Gravelotte and the Prussians twice as manv
But though the Prussians have lost more
heavily in killed and wounded, their effective
force has suffered less diminution than that
OF the French. Forty or fifty thousand of the
latter are said to have been dispersed in the
first route of McMahon, and while lost to the
French, they do not detach anything from the
German strength since they can be held at
bay by the reserves which in any event would
be needed TO protect the Prussian line OF COM
munication. On the other hand reserves are
being pushed forward TO fill the gaps made by
battle in the German armies. The failure of
the French naval expedition has relieved 5S,-
900 men under Gen. Falkenstien on the Ebe.
Notwithstanding the losses in the late battles
the Germans probably now have halfa million
OF trained soldiers TO meet the 100000 Freuch.
with SO vast a disparity on the land, and the
french superiority on the sea nearly neutral
lzed, no single victory, nothing but a most
marvellous and improbable combination of |
fortunate circumstances, can turn the Scala !, |
favor of France. 1t is not easy to ra;sa oe,,;,,
and tram new troops in the face of an active |
and vgilant enemy, and the Germans will
probably be able to disperse new Ieyies as fast
as they are raised.
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Lem. Henderson to canvass the district witt

Gen. Henderson to canvass the district with
him before the primary election, which takes
place on the Sth of September al
The Chicago Journal states that Governor
Palmer will not be candidate for United
States Senator in the Legislature next Winter,
and that the contest will be between ex-Gov.
Richard S. Oelesby and Gen. John A. Logan.
Senator Yates, it is said, will make no effort
for reelection.
Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay win stump Colorado.
John Cobrck has been nominated Demo
cratic candidate for Congress from the Ninth
| Indiana District.
| j. Clancy Jones, formerly OF Pennsylvania
now living in Delaware, is said to be expect
ing an electionto the United States Senate il
the Democrats carry Delaware.
There is trouble among the Republicans in
the Second Congressional District Of Illinois
now represented by John +. Farnsworth. The
chief objection to him is made on the rotation
principle, he having held the position five
terms. He is very strong in the District, ant
will probably be re-nominated, and it so
| Greeted, iOf he uiu ABOUT I9,Ooo Hi'JoiioJ :"
tie last Congressional election.
The "I.abor Refoimers" of Auburn have
nominated John Gowell, %, for representa-
tive to the legislature. 1t is said that the
Democrats will support this nomination.
The Republicans of Pennington have nomi
mated Fred Perkins, Esq, for representative
John S. Parsons of Eastbrook is the Repub,i
can candidate from the class towns of East
brook, Gouldsboro', Sullivan md Franklin.
William c. Clark has been nominated 70
repi sentative in the class towns of Lincoln
Patten, &c. -H1s.
In the class composed of Dennysvle, PER-
and Lubec, Hon. d. X. Hobart is the Republi
can candidate for representative.
The Democrats of Washington county hav
made the following nominations: Senators
Giles M. Wentworth, of Calais, Ezekiel Dyer
of Millbridge County Attorney. Archibald
McNichol, of Eastport Sheriff, Samue
Lorgfellow, of Machias; Treasurer, Charlie
Cary, of East Machias; County Commissioner
Thomas J. Burbank, of COOPER
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This exciting matter seems TO have got its
quletus so far as whether the blocks be LAID
by the work being ordered to go on. The
meeting before the City Council, in opposition
tothe outlay, had less effect upon these "grave
and revelned seignors" than the barking of
cur, thai broke Mr.. Joses speech before them.
That did arouse their risible faculties, while
the arguments of Messrs.' Fessenden, Dow,
Thomas, Carleton, &C., seem to have made
them more eager to incur this useless ex-
pense.
Since the work has been begun, new
source of anxiety to the citizens has arisen.
1t would seem, that useless as it is, it is not to
be done in the most durable manner. The
city is not to get the best piece of work for its
money. This is lamentabe il true, and is part
and parcel of this useless burden.
We have the most undoubted authority
that the statement which follow, are facts
The contract gives the city the choice of hard
pine Or spruce for the foundation of the wooden
pavement All the Committee, except the
Chairman, have individually expressed de-
clded preference for hard pine. The Chair
man does not call the committee together, but
allows the contractors to lay spruce. Hard
pine would cost three times as much, and is
generally considered to be three times as dura-
bic. .7.. .-...-..
The question has been asked lately, whether
the city has any friends, when the expendi-
ture OF its money is going on; and it would
seem as the question has pertinency. Here is
an opportunity TO have durable piece Of
work done, if but insisted upon, yet that Of
much less character is allowed to be put down
and the city-patient creature-pays the
bills, and is silent at the wrong done. 1t can.
not De always so. The last of the wooden
pavement business is not yet. Meantime, we
cal upon the mayor TO guard the interests oil
cty4fn this regard, rs he would his clients, OF
his own fss. -.....
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DOMESTIC ports

SAN FRANoIsCo-Ar 2sth, ship Dauntless, viii
bur. New York.
JACKsoNvILLE-Ar 2sd, sch Sylvan, Clifford
2a,b, sch Mary Lymburner, Lansil, Boston.
| SAvANNAH-Ar 2oth. barqne Haia Frank, Mer.
ri ; Boston +, Ms, sch VIM Common. Toole, do.
GEOkGETOwN. sC-Cld 2lst. sch s II Wood
| Matanzas. ri .
/ wILMiNGTON-Cd 18th, brig Mary = Dan,
o'Neil, Kennebunki sch Catawamteak, Lord, New
BALTIMORE-Ar 9th. barque Hancock. Collins
PHILADELPHIA-Ar eth, ship Enoch Talbot
Talbot, LIVERPOOL; schs Grace Webster. Hume Gar.
diner; David Ames. Ames, from do; J p Cummings
Vickers, Gardiner; Carrie Heyer, Linnekin. Kenne.
| bunk; M Hart Rawley New YORK.
Cld 2.th, sehs Crooker, hodgdon. for Savannah
| land; A Cakes. Piilsbury, Rocklapd.
| Ar 18th, baIque j winslow, Davis, New York
| sch Crescent Lodge. Hatch, Gardiner.
HAt Quarantine 2sth, briggs Cara j Adams. from
Sagua; Mary Chase, from Ceutuegos.
Cid 9th, barque Deborah Pennel Reed, Cork or
Falmouth: brigs L l. Wadsworth, Larkin, Boston
Mariposa, Nevins. do; sch NJ NJ Knowles, Small DO /;
Maria Roxana. Palmer, do.
NEW YORK-Ar 18th, ship E W Stetson, Moore,
London barQues Investigator. Carver, Newcas tie
Pro Gus. Chipman Cronstaft; Norton Slower. Bib
Der, GIace Bay; brigs Ponvert, Allen, Remedies:
Seavey, Lowell, St Barts: Day break, Blake, Ferna-
ndina; Mary johnson, Phinney, Rockport.
Cid 10Th, ship Frank r Thayer, Keyser. New Or.
leans; brig L Smith, Dodge, Palermo; sch Lucy,
Mailman, Pembroke. r..il 1851. -....sf
Passed through He'll GATE 2sth inst, schs Cherub
Fletcher, Elizabethport ioI Portland; Willie Harris,
Below 2sth ship Genevic Strickland from Cardiff;
Kcomer, Griffin. from 90. 4f lI
NEW LONDON-Ar 9th, brig II Seavey, Shea,
Mansanilla. e o. -.,,.r.tsy --4
STONINGTON-Ar 9th, sch Tinker Lopaus,
Calais
PROvIDENCE-Ar2 9th, barque Cephas stariett,
Babbidge, New Orleans.
Ar 28th brig Open Sea, COMBS, Daren; scbs II l.
Tay, Baker, Calais Harper Colt. Bangor; Ange-
line, Hix and Amelia Ellems, R0ckland.
CID 9th. brig Antilles, Thestrup New York; sch
Rio, Norton, Philadelphia. 81 - lrF
SID eth. schs Enterprise. Philbrook. and james
Bliss, Hatch. New York; Sabine, Currier. do; ii Il
WellDan, Verrill. Calais; Abby Weld, sylvester. Tor
HOLMES HOLE-Ar 2sth. sch belmont, Gales,
Gardner tor Philadelphia
=, AT 18th, sch L ID Wentworth, Dodge, Portland Tor
BOSrON-Ar 29th ship Nonantum Lord I'm New
Orleahs; schs Lewis. Lewis. Philadelphia ii
curtis, Curtis, and ) A Reed, Reed. do; GaDges,
Treworgy, Elzabethport; j w Maitland, Leighton,
Newburg. 80
Al. Ar s9th, ship p W Chapman, Miller, Liverpool;
hriss Five Brothers, Tburlow. Lisbon; S Stront.
Hammond, Belize; Crocus, Finn, Elizabethporf.
SALEM-Ar nth, schs Burmah, Winslow, Eliza
bethport; VIM DuIen, Doyle, Perry; Jane Wood
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FEMALE VOTING. Much has been written
and more said in this country about female
voting. But it is left to our neighbours of
the Provinces TO illustrate this theory by prac-
tice, instead of preaching. In the town of
St. Stephen, N. b. opposite the city of Calls,
on Thursday, August IS, vote was taking on
bill authorising an assessment upon the town
of $4,000, as bonus to the Houton Branch
Railroad. The bill was not to become on law
unless it was adopted by a two third vote of IL,
the property in the whole district, represented
at the meeting to be called for the purpose. At
the meeting, all females who owned property
voted-some 10 favor of granting the bonus
and others opposed On the vote by numbers,
those opposed to the bill were in q small ma
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Division Caucus /!


In accordance with vote of the Directors OF the
Portland and Ogdensburg r. II. Company at a meet.
ing held Aug Is, 1870, hereby notify the subscri
bers to the stock of said Railroad that an assess
ment Of Five Dollars per share has been laid ON
said stock, due and payable OH the Second
day Of September next, at the Treasurer,s
Office, orner of Middle and Plum streets. fpr .4i
AUG. E. STEVENS,
au 26-sntd Treasurer P. & o. X, r. Co.
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iority; but the property holders Carried the
bill, TIC property voted in favor of it being
$735, 500. and that opposed to 1t being 1884 $50
leaving large surplus over the two thirds 1e.
quired. A very large majority of the females
voted AGAINST the hill
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Girl Wanted !!
DIR. Ricknell's syrup
M A h r. 1 Z ID .


In this city, Aug 49, Mr.. Isaiah Frye aged 80 yrs.
Funeral this Wednesday afternoon at o'clock,
at his late residence. No. % Portland street.
In Sweden, Aug. 8, Mr.. James Coffin, formerly OF
Lowell. aged % years.
In byron, Aug. 10, Mr. Simeon D. Leach, aged
80 years.
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and the robbers had no difficulty in effecting
4..,., 4lnt rai in with safety

and the robbers had no dlmcuity IN enecting
their escape from the train with safety.
An interesting little newspaper war is going
on in Boston. The Daily Ne,vs, started some
time ago in the avowed interest of the pro-
bibitionists, has accused the Congregational
list of advertising in its columns "liquor store:
doing business in open VOCATION of the law. ="
The religious sheet responds that the adver-
tisment referred to is that of" a respectable
finn, who make specially OF selling pure
communion wine." And the Congregat.on,a-
list further says that " Brother Marvin" the
temperance editor of the Necs, not only, is
guilty of advertising establishments where the
contraband fluids are sold over an open bar
but, even, in spite of his profession, enjoys
some ofthe good things" himself. The Lowell
hole in both these sentlemen's coats ?"
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bury, SNOW, Boston; Crampus. Wooster, Sullivan;
Cld 9th, sch Maggie Quinn, EwaFt, 81 John, NIB.
NEWBURyPoRT-A aoth. brig II Means. TIA
Sid 3Oth. schs Florida, Randall Harrington; Mary
Langion, Bennett, kockland.
FOREIGN PORTS
Sid fun Cronstadt 18th inst, barque Czarina, Nick
Ar at London 26th inst, ship Therec, Midget.
New York. =
Ar at Callao oath ult ships Assyria, Patien. Rio
Janeiro; Gov angdon, Davis, Newcastle r.; Lin
Sid Esd. ships G Blanchard. Plethen, and L D
Gilc,rst, Watts, Guanape.
AT Valparaiso 18th ult. ship Alice Vennard, Hum
phrey Mcieloncs at 1ss TO load guano thence
Liverpool at 81 lis Cd; barquc Fay, Durham,
for Phenix Island.
Maryport
Cld at Pietou 10Th, barque Acacia. Campbell. for
Portland
lPer steamer City of Parish
SD tn Liverpool 18th, Haven, Hall, Hampton
i loads; Lydia Skofisld, Melcher Cardiff and King
CID 18th, Pocahontas. oliver, New Orleans; nth,
sarah Hobart; White, Montevedio,
ra Cia at London Il h. Harry Booh Chase. for Port
Ar at Deal 18th, W E Anderson, Hammond, New
Off Start Point I6, Saga6aboc c,rus n, sbie,d.
tor New York.
Ent out at Newport 18th, Yosemite, steele, Calao.
Sid I'm Greenock 18th, Adelaide Norris. Reed, Tor
Boston.
Ar at Huelva nth inst, Carrie L Long, Park, from
Cadiz.
Cid at Malaga 18th inst, David Bugbee, Showers.
Trapani.
cid at Gibraltar 10th inst, ship Italia. whlttemore
New York barque Franklin, Holbrook, do.
Ar at Dunkirk 18th inst Lizzie H jackson, Mar
wick, Callao.
In Esinore Sound 18th, Czarina, Nickels, I'm Cron-
stadt for New York.
Sid FIN Cronstaat 9th, Otaeo, Thorndike, Bristol.
SPOKEN. $4,000.
Aug "a, lat 40 &c, lon c. 10, ship Cyclone ire m
| Souribaya tor Boston, t40 days out.
Aug ", off Sbinnycock. ship Southern Rights, from
Shields for New York.
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Notice. Musical. ID.
N RS. WENTWO Z STEVENSON

Whose vocal teaching tot the Italian Schoo) has
been so eminenty sue essfuI throughout the Cana
das, United States and T ovirces begs to inform
the residents of Portland that she has arrived here
with the intention OF making arrangements with
any ladies or amilie lesirons ayailing themselve
OF her instruction durii he coming Fall and VIM
ter season.
Mrs. wentworth Stevenson Is staying at tho
Adams House, where she will be prepared 10 make
immediate arrangements as to terms, and give all
necessary Information on tie subject
Portland, August 81, 1s79. 49,
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VOTES, VOTES!

REPUBLICAN, VOTES for Cumberland County
will be printed at The PRESS office. Town Commit
tees will please forward the nams Of the candidate
for Representative to the Legislature at early day
au25d&sw2w sN