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The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19

The Congressional Globe fer the last ses-
sion has come up from the printers. 1t makes
seven volumes, which is two more than any
other session has required since the war be-
gan. The extra volumes consist almost en-
tirely of speeches which were never delivered.
but which the House gave leave for printing.
The pension Office is receiving many in
qurles from soldiers desiring to know if the
time for making applications for pensions
was extended by Congress. A bill for such
extension failed, but one was passed extend
ing the time for filing applications for addi-
tional bounty until next December. Under
the law in the case all who served one year
are entitled to fifty dollars, and those who
served two years or longer to one hundred
dollars.
Mr.. Charles T. Brown of the geological
survey of Demerara has found magnificent
fall over the Pocaro river, hitherto unknown.
The river passes over table land composed
of slightly inclined beds of sandstone and
congomerate, 1875 feet above the level of the
sea, and descends perpendcularly in an I'M
broken fall of about 900 feet. The river is
about 300 feet wide, and its greatest depth is
from ten to fifteen feet.
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1t is estimated that six hundred thousand
German soldiers are now in France, carrying
the needle-gun, and alter them come the re-
serves of the entire male population of able
bodied Germany. This mass is distributed in
three parties, viz: The Army of the Saar, the
Army of the Rhine, the Army of the South.
Frederick Charles commands the Army of
the Rhine as leader of the centre: on his
right, advancing southeast of Luxembourg is
the first army or that of the Saar, under Gen.
Steinmetz; on his left is the third or South
erl Army, led by Prince Frederick William,
heir to the crown.
Under the latter are 250,OO0 men, under
Frederick Charles 100000, and under Gen.
Steinmetz 10000; total $4,000. Steinmetz
has nearly 200 guns, the Crown Prince ego
guns, and Frederick Charles $50; total, over
over 1909 guns. In other words, Steinmetz
has so battalons of infantry, 49 squadrons OF
horse, and 80 battalions of artillery; Prince
Charles has 1877 bastallions of infantry, 50
squacrons of horse and 10 batteries; the
Crown Prince has 1872 battalons of infantry,
1G4 squadrons of cavalry and III batteries.
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19

Cardenas, Cuba, letter of the 18th inst
says that the Spanishtroops according to the
correspondence from Trinidad, on the Both of
July burned 800 houses, killing and capturipp
200 persons. The instruction in this part of
the island is pretty much as it was year ago.
The cholera is 1osipg at Saeua and Remedies.
and great many negroes and Cinnamon have
been carried off.
Secretary Belknap has gone to Iowa.
Recruiting for the regular army is lively in
New York. 800 men left Saturday and ono
more are under orders for the frontier
The wife of William Writ Skies, author and
lecturer, has sued for divorce on the ground
of desertion and failure to provide for her SIM.
port.
By collision near Detroit WEDNESDAYS the
wife and child of the captain of the steamer
Free State were lost
The schooner Tampico which arrived from
Para, BIazil, Wednesday, brings news of col
lission of two steamers on July 18th at the
mouth OF the river Madura, one of the tribnta-
ries of the Amazon, in which 16O lives and one
steamer with a cargo valued at $45O,OOO.
The National Teachers Association COM
menced their annual meeting at Cleveland.
There are 1000 teachers present and more a,e
expected
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but had father, lift must he sold let everybody
sell it until the public are satisfied and then
stop will be put to the sale of it.
Mr. Walton replied to some of Mr.. Doug
lass remarks and thought he took too discour.
aging view of the prospects OF the TEMPER
ance party.
Mr.. Douglass insisted upon the points he
had made, and said there was more.intemper-
ance men than there was forty years ago.
Capt. Marslon of North Yarmouth, said he
was one of the Old temperance men. This
was the first convention he had ever attended
and he was glad they had nominated tenn
perance ticket He alluded to the promise of
the Mayor to conduct his administration upon
cold water principles. He believed the Mayor
had lumber of water in one hand and tum.
bier of liquor in the other. He did not believe
in the temperance principles Of Sidney Per
ham, and believed he would sell them for the
sake of the Office to which he had been nomi.
mated
The ticket reported by the County Commit.
tee was then unanimously adopted, and on
motion oflMr. Parsons of Falmouth, it was vot
Cd that the County. Committee organize town
committees, and have ballots printed and sent
to the different towns. The convention ther
adjourned
There was larger attendance in the after
noon, but at no time during the day did the
whole number of delegates, spectators and re
pOrterS come I'D to forty.
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ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.-The peop,e of
Hastings, on the Hudson, well remember the
tall, straight form and the kindly genial man
ner of the dead patriot. lie went there at
the time of the breaking out of the rebellion
and hired a small, neat cottage upon the Hill.
At that time he had so little money that
small as his house was, he was unable to fur
nish it.
As soon as it had been ascertained that he
had come from the South the residents of the
place regarded him with suspicion. He was
looked upon as Southern spy, or as being
one Oh tue class of Southern sympathizers
VINO undertook at one time to fire the princi-
clpal buildings in New York. In his meditatiye
moments he would stray occasionally to the
acqueduct which runs through HASTINGS His
over-suspicious fellow villagers ,bonob+ ho
visited the place for the purpose of poisonino
the water with which New York was snnnIod7
The mole worthy among the residents of
Hastings were not, however, slow to discover
his WORTH and both himself and his estima-
bic lady soon gained the esteem of all with
whom they became acquainted. Among those
with whom he had made himself most pop-
uar, was resident whose fame is as broad as
the dominion of civilization. This gentleman
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19

AN amusing but provoking incident occurred
On the ferry boat plying between Detroit,
MICH, and Windsor last week. A pickpocket
was seized just as he was in the act of picking
iady's pocket, and detained 10 be hand, d
over to the authorities. In fit of DESPERATION
he managed to elude his captors bv taking n
header in the stream. On ARISING r. tho srr-
face he struck out boldly for the American
shore, to the CONSERVATION of his L.o,
the infinite amusement of all who Witnessed
the scene. Two fellows who had been Ioafino
about the wharf at once sprang into boat.
gan to row for dear life towards the swmmer
with the EXPRESSED object of recapturius him
They rowed and they rowed in their little ca
noe after the thief, who still kept striking
out putting like porpoise, until thew 20. a
goodly distance out into the river when thew
seized the swimmer, and after a struggle, an !.
parently, got him aboard, amid the cheers Of
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The War.
The War.
III seems nrettv well settled that the French

1t seems pretty well settled that the French
army is retreating to the line of The Meuse.
Outnumbered, defeated, and disorganized, it
has no hope but in falling back to some point
at which it can concentrate and reorganize
The prospect for turning the scale in favor of
France is even less than after the first defeat.
1t is not apparent that "al can be reestablish-
ed" SO easily as Napoleon's dispatch after Nc.
Mahons defeat indicated. Germany has on
French soil a well organized and victorious
army of not less than 100000 men, command
ed by able officers, and back OF all the great
strategist Won Moltke, himself equal to an
army. 1t has not been two weeks since ac
tive hosti.ities commenced and Alsace and a
large part of Lorraine has been overrun by
the Prussians, while the French army is ar
irving at point more than half way back to
Paris, and considers itsel victorious lift can
gain the privilege of retreating. Such victo-
ries are not exactly what French soldiers have
been accustomed to.
The empire can scarcely be said to exist.
Napoleon could no doubt regain his ascenden-
cy by adhesive victory, but in reality it is
other men that are ruling France just now,
and affairs are conducted very much as if no
such person as Napoleon III existed. AT
most he does nothing but obstruct, and when
once Frenchmen find that they can get along
without him, they may conclude to do so.
As was anticipated the war is stirring up
the revolutionary spirit not only in France,
but in neighboring States, aud peace is not
restored within brief period revolution may
add new feature to existing complications.
The Monarch les of Europe have been band
ed together to suppress every popular upris-
ing and the Spanish revolution was allowed
to take its course only because it occurred in a
corner OF Europe, Consequently it Is necess-
airy tor revolutionists to seize an opportunity
when some OF the governments are embroil-
ed. Italy is almost ripe for revolution and
the dispatch of Victor Emanuel to Napoleon
that if he LETT Italy, he never expected to
come back, its sovereign shows what forces
are silently but powerfully at work under
mining has authority. Spain, too, waits
an opportunity to proclaim repub-
lic She has sought in vain to
find king and if she should find one, might
not be much better off than now. 1t has
been known that Napoleon would oppose a
republic in Spain. With him out of the way
the Spaniards MAY see it tor their advantage
to give up hunting for king, and see wha
they can do in governing themselves.
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19

GERMAN UNITY.-Dr. Lieber, who is ma
tive OF Prussia, wrote as follows about Ger
many in the Encyclopedia Americana" in
1S3l-neary forty years ago:
1T needs no prophetic eye to foresee that
the time will come when Germany will sus-
tam that struggle which England and France
ended long ago; will become united and rest
rom the bloody conflicts, in which, for cen
lures, Germans have slain Germans, and
whicn nave wasted their wealth, checked
tneir industry, impeded their development of
PUBIC law, and extinguished in their lilera-
lure mat manliness which is so striking a
feature in that of a neighborins nation nari,v
descended from them-conncts most tuyy
exhibited in that heartrending tragedy. ths
thirty years war; 1t may lie asserted. with.
out paradox, that union is at present more
necessary Tor Germany than liberty; at least,
give her the former and the latter will soon
follow
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19

There appears to be large falling off in the
population of the rural towns which will hard
~ be compensated by the increase in the
manufacturing towns aud a few other locali-
ties. The large falling off in Kennebunkport
oil l2o6 shows too plainly the sad results
That have followed the decay of the CONNER
cial Interests of our State, which is also far
ther demonstrated by the great loss in all the
towns along our extended coast. The voters
OF these several towns are particularly inter-
ested in the questions of policy which have
been beioie Congress, which, if successful,
during the next decade, may restore this
great loss OF population and substantial
wealth. Voters Of Maine, lool, well to this
matter that faithful servants like Lynch.
Peters and Hale are again at their post bat
Ting for the commercial interests of the
towns whose wealth and importance are
among the history of past decades.
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19

BosroN AND NEW YoRK-DEBT AND
AREA.-The total funded and unfunded ceDt
of the city of Boston is $2l ,Slo44l, aSal,st
which is sinking fund amounting 10 c SS's %
S31. The net debt is set down at SI2,0o2 ,oSO.
The NET debt of New York is $26,7O5,O75.
The entire area of Boston is now 99S7 acres
1912 square miles), with a ~ valuation ala OF
s345, 100000 in real and 100000 in per,
sonal estate The city has Sc hotels and
24.13O dwelling houses. The area and valua-
ton of the city have been much increased by
the accession of Dorchester and RoXbury
The area of New York city is 1852 acres
40 3-4 square miies) the most valuable $4,000
acres in the world
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shortly made himself acquainted with the
circumstances of the new conner, and is gen.
orally believed to have set himself to work
at improving them. However this may be, it
is certain that Farragut had not been many
weeks in Hastings before an anonymous let
ter reached him through the post-office. On
opening it he was surprised to find that it in
closed 5000 in money. With this, it is said,
there was bought some furniture, of which
the Admiral thought much to his dying day.
The children in the village were particular
ly fond of the Admiral. He always had
kind word for them, and whenever he was
seea on the streets they congregated ABOUT
him with childish fon1neSs.
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19
RURLEIGH writes from New York to r

BURLEIGH writes from New York to the
Boston Journal:
The effort of Mr. Chrystal to establish an
Episcopal Church, with immersion, has been
abandoned for the present At no time did
the congregation exceed five persons.
As there is no such clergyman in the Epis.
copal church in the United States as Rev. Mr.
Chrystal, this is an end of silly story which
Burleish has reiterated more than once.
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those on shore. The "little game,,' however.

those on Shore The "little game" however,
was soon clear 70 all The hoatmen were none
other han the ihiet's pals" who, GU making
sure Of their friend ruck out for d roit with
evea nore vim than they started ont with; the
thief turning now and again to the crowd on
tie Windsor wharf and applying his thanh TO
his nose. waseed his fingers ut them IN face
tious and provoking manner, after which all of
them would JON in hearty "Haw! haw!"
One of the ferry boats then put off to try aud
overtake the vagabonds, but without success.
They speedily gained the D. & M. Railway
de pot aud disappeared.
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19

The Amoskeag Veterans of Manchester, N.
H., the Putnam Phalanx Of Hartford, and the
Veteran Artillery Co, OF Newburyport propose
to have joint parade in Boston this fall and
go to New York. They are very old military
organizations.
The War Department has issued an order
that if any officer shall bet at cards, or any
game of hazard, his commanding officer shall
suspend his functions and require him to tutn
over all public funds in his keeping, and shall
Immediately report the case TO the proper bu-
au of the War Department.
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19

AGE OF THE NEW MINIsTERs.-Count de
Palikao is seventy -four years of age; De la
Tour dAuvergne forty-six; Rigault de Geno-
nilIy sixty three; Pierre Magne sixty-three
Henri Chevrau forty-seven; Jerome David
forty-eight; Joseph Brann sixty-twO.
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19

MASSACHUSETTS is to have a triangular if
not quadrangular political campaign. The
nomination of Wendell Phillips for Governor
by the prohibitory party is likely to introduce
quite lively element into the canvass in
that State, particularly if Mr.. Phillips should
take the stump. Though a man of brilliant
talents be knows nothing practically about
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19
DIR. BickneIi,S Svrun

Cures Diarrhpa, Dysentery. Cholera Morbus or In
fantum. Collie, Bowel or Summer Complaints gem
erav, ann il entirely safe and reliable and gives i'm
mediate relief and never harms the most delicate,
being purey vegetable without opiate ;does not pro-
duce cOstveness. One third It's bulk is OF the best
French brandy, giving 1t powerful tonic properties
No family should be without 1t for immediate use
Fail not to try it. Druggists sell it. jy27d3msn
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
FOR SALE e.!
The Elegant Residence of Chas. Il. II re ed
late of R0riiaul. deceahsa d.

SIrUATED on Spring Street, No. 1872, in the west
- ern part OF the city.
This is three story brick dwelling house and ell
thoroughly flushed with the best OF materials fitted
with all the modern conveniences, including gas
steam apparatus Tor heating, hard and soft wafer
hot and cold water in evtry part of the house, bath
ing room. &c. The walls trescoed and painted IN
oil throughout. the drawing not surpassed by
any in the CITY for elegance and tas.e and the dining
room finished in solid black walnut There is a
beautiful lawn and garden containing some fifteen
fruit trees of different kinds making this one of the
finest residences in this city. II desired, part of
the price can remain on mortgage For further par
ticuiars enquire of JOSEPH A. LOCKE,
Executor. "A Middle corner Exchange street.
auGGdttsn
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FOREIGN PORTS,

Sid FIN Hiogo 18th ut, ship Reed, winsor. for
San Francisco '' ~
At Cadiz 3'st ult, baruues Carrie Long, Welsh,
and Commerce, Park. disg.
land w. va
At Antwerp 9Th inst, barques Masonic Morse, for
New orleans Immediately; I.avinia, Davis tor Mon
treai io'h; Oimus Pettengill. Philadelphia
AT queenstown 9Th INST. ship Freedom, Brady,
OF Falmouth, 4. 3d inst. barque Ukraine, Mecher
from New York for Cronstadt.
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nj MARRIED..
III ED.

In this city, Aug IS Harry Langdon, son of w. Fl .
and f. P. Hunt, aged year months
Funeral services Saturday forenoon. at 10 o'clk
HallOwell papers please copy.
In this city, Aug. 49, George E. Williamson aged
months and q days.-only son of John and EsteiIa
A. Williamson.
Funeral this Friday afternoon. at o'clock at
No. Cumberland Terrace.
In Boston, Aug. II, Mrs. Lotie Riker, daughter of
the late Capt. John and Eliza BarbericX, Of Port
land
Funeral services Satur Jay afternoon at o'clock
from No Cedar street. Relatives and friends are
invited to attend
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sld nm Troon An inst. barnue sharnsburg. Conan

Sid I'm Troon 4th inst, barque Sharpsburg, conant
New York.
Ar in the Texel 9TH inst, ship Mary Russell, Whit
temore, New Orleans.
Sid i'm Flushing Roads 2d inst, ship Cri erion,
Sheldon, Cardiff; tarque Endeavor, Mountfjrt, tor
Boston.
Ar at Greenock nth inst steamer st David, Scott,
Quebec.
At Port Prince 3ist nit, brig Antilles, Thestrup,
for Providence.
AT Mayaguez sist ult, brig N Showers. F,euch, for
Boston days: sch Cysnus, Small, tor Arecibo, to
load for New Haven.
btSt John, Pr, LIST inst, scbs Howard, Wooster,
and j Gilmore, Lord. tor New York.
Ar at Matanzas 9Th inst, sch o Donohue, Smith,
Barcelona.
Sid 10th. barque Hancock, Collins, Baltimore.
AT at Cardenas sth inst, brig Maud Potter, Shields
st John NIB.
SD i1h brig Sarah Gilmore Clifford New York.
Matanzas.
SD 18th. harque Harvest Noon. Bartlett, Tor New
York.
SPOKEN.
July 5. lat Is 30 S, lon SO IS. barque Somerve, I'm
New York for Rosario
c July 49, lat IS 81, lou 2s 25 ship Shatmuc. from
Cardiff Tor New York
aug 1 =; on Nantucket, barque De;iah, from Bos.
Aug Is, lat @ "A, Ion ss 50, brig E SWEET, from
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19

THERE is A MOVEMENT toward railroad
consolidation in Connecticut from Time to
time during the past year, there has been talk
of the lease Of The Shore Line Railway by the
New York and New Haven Railroad compa-
ny, and of the consolidation of the great rail
road lines of the State. A general consolida-
ton act was before the Legislature, but like
similar movement in our own legislature last
winter it was defeated. A bill allowing the
New York and New Haven and Hartford and
New Haven railroads to consolidate shared
the same fate. The parties who were in IA
vor Of consolidation adopted the same expe-
dent that has been resorted to in this State.
The Committee of the Shore Line Railway
company, appointed over year ago, and a
similar committee of the New York road have
finally agreed upon terms for the lease of the
former to the latter. Consolidation being I'M
lawful, the seperate organizations will have to
be continued year by year, until the legisla-
ture shall see fit to decree otherwise. 1t is
however virtually consolidation.
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the responsibilities of office holding. Ii would
no doubt be great benefit to him TO expert
ence some OF the difficulties OF enforcing the
laws. Thus far in his career his freedom
from official responsibility has enabled him to
act the part of a universal cynic for which
function nature seems to have lavishly en-
dowed him. Official responsibility might
take some of the fire out of his philipics but
would learn him to be more just. Heis how
ever in no great danger of having the office
inflicted upon him, even if, as Is probable, he
should be supported by the Labor Reform
party.
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19
IMPORTS.

Brig Sharon. from Ponaire-29Oo bb,s salt to Wal.
drOn & True. "
The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19

BY TEL. TO MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Ar at Philadelphia 18th, sch Nellie Star, Poland,
Pittston.
Cid 18th, schs Bertha Souder, Wooster, and May
Munroe, for Portland.
SPoKEN-Aug Q. lat 30 40, Ion 60 20, brig Angler II
Curtis, from Portland tor Sagua.
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The Chronicle says that on Saturday night
some scamps visited the store of James Allen
in West Pennington and daubed the front part
of the building over with mixture of lamp
black, tar, kerosene oil and feathers.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-06-14

A cable dispatch IRON Constantine.
PIE, dated TIE oh, says
The great fire in Tie Pora district
has been fully subduod, and something
ike order feigns again According to
d careful count over 1000 buildings Of
all sorts have been destroyed. iiany q
these were the best ID the city.
The loss Of life By tue eon1agration
was frightful At some points whole
families were hemmed ia 10y the flames,
aud perished IN full view Of the specta-
tors, Who were unable TO fescuo them
The panic among the people was terri
bile, and many who might have escaped
lost all presence Of mind and were nm
alle 10 save themselves. Others, in
despair. made no effort TO fly, and were
iost 3sme Of the Turks, in the spirit
Of fatalistn peculiar to Their race ana
religion, shut Themselves mp in then
burning honses. refused assistance, and
met their fate without mufmur. II
has been aseeftained that over $50 Ter.
sons were burned 20 death or killed by
the falling walls, and mary more are
missing. The remains Of $50 lumau
beings have been discovered TINS Tar
and il is supposed this number repre-.
seuts about one- hail - The aetnd los.
81 life
The total loss eauscd by tie Gre i
computed roughly NJ i25000 600. In
glish underwriters suiier heavy losses
The Armenian Church 81 the In
maeulate Conception was 90 Gre se,ur
al times, aud Is considerably damaged
but tie Gohcliniaptstty, the giit Of The
Einprcss Engehie. With which the ehurcl
was decutalrd, was saved unframed
Tic Empress EnRenie has sent 10.
0Oa francs inr the rotei u the sufferer,
is the fire The Duke de GtanmuBt
lr,n-h Minister p' Foreign iiiaifs,hn'
Al.a contributed ; goo nuhrs 81 III,
sam, object