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andrla XIV, His father was standing near as tho
time and was q witness 70 the distressing occur
rapce. An inquest viii be held on the body thus
afternoon -Ctnctnysaa Ouonfcts january n.
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Maine soldier has had his name removed from
the pension rolls, saying he has regained his neat h
and does not need the pension. commissioner van
Aernam wrote him that his name ''snould go down
into history ~ worthy example for the coming
gepsrauonsD
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Did Noe See II.

Remotely oognate to the above letter comes ono
from .JustIce,n who recounts the visit to the late
social Reunion OF the Ninth Class Public School No.
81 OF an old member Of the Glass; who had the mis-
fortune be poor and bind. This blind member OF
the class says the writer, 'thoughr ne would 90
and see what kind or welcome Lney would give
nim.n He went. and what do you think, he applied
for admittance, and was roughly told 70 get out
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GM Bills.

"A Consumer OF the Manhattan Company's gas
gives the ngures Of his late gas bills. He shows that
for the month ending December 81 his bll though.
using no than the month previous, wa2 twice
as large as for the previous month
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General Alcorn's Letter Declining the Once
OF Provisional Governor.

0KNERAL-I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your communication enclosing me com.
mission a. Provisional Governor OF Mississippi. Nv
failure to have acknowledged the previous letter In
which you informed me OF your intention TO send
me the commission has arisen from the TACT OF my
absence from home.
Your soldlerly obedience to orders has placed you
before the people OF Mississippi In position which
has exposed you 10 their anger The injustice which
they have done you In paroxysm OF passion they
Will, am convinced, right before long a. the bid
ding OF their sober, second thought While the I'm
patience with which you seek TO Withdraw from
q position 80 thankless Is very natural, take
leave to assure 1t by suggesting that IN the rapidly
pect before long reversal Of its cruel unjust udg.
ment OF you, at the command OF its reason
regret General, that & DO not feel at liberty to
Of placing In my hands Coming from the military
authority and subject for s support to the military
my acceptance Of 1t whlle l hold In immediate
prospect the position OF civil Governor by that sane
tlon most acceptable to my instincts M as an American
trampled upon many prejudices OF my education TO
arrive At the conclusions OF sound policy In promo
ting the interests OF my fellow citizens Of the State
IN the question OF reconstruction, may, perhaps,
be INDUCED in tho frank confession that under
the fellowship OF error and chastsement BY which
am bound to the Southern people, am constrained
by an irreslstable force OF my heart to draw back
from lot or part IN their government by any other
right than that OF their cOnSent.
My people, grant you are very passionate; but
they are, nevertheless, thoroughly rignt hearted.
The honesty which underlIes their hasty judgments
will do you justice IN the end Bear, therefore, q
little longer with their passionate unairness in the
evenness Of temper and the good conscience that
have distinguished your administration OF their
affairs. While regrettng sincerely that they do you
aud their own better nature injustice must decline,
- 1 do here with sincere thanks the honor you
would do me, o duty to tho analogics OF my pup.
lie life and gympathies OF my heart.
Believe me, General, TO be, with sincere respect
and sympathy, very faithfully yours, .,oonr
To Brevet Major General AMEs, commanding
Fourth Military DISTRICT
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Fair Play.

Roundsman Douglas was credited in the papers
with the recent OF two children at fire. An.
Eye Witnessn says the credit should be given
Michael Tully, VINO rescued the children and de-
iyered them over to the rOundsman.
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LITERATURE.
Criticisns Of New Books.

CE1Cxclo0o OF NOW 0oOHDs
THB LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE. BY Laura
Carter HollawaY. With fifteen steel engravings'
New YORK: United sta ates Publishing Company
While in this coun try the wives, daughters ana
nieces of our public men are not regarded as hold
ng any higher position than the women relatives OF
ordinary cizens 1t is yet true that their associa-
tions and connections with distinguished characters
place them prominently before tho country. No
doubt then, the personal careers OF the wives and
daughters OF our Presidents viii possess some inter-
est 10 the reading puplic AT any rate TINS mas peen
and the evident impression OF the far autnoress
she has been 70 considerable pains to gather
material for biographical sketches. On her work we
on ss wa o Se
who have ut various times been residents OF the
White House TO Mrs. U. =. Grant the present occu.
pant Mrs. H0llaway expresses opinions Of these
ladies' with great freedom. and sometimes win
charming Dqlancy and spiclness Az q reminls-
cence OF social life at The White House, the reunions,
receptions, scandals and other things tnat MAKE up
what u called society" this book Will, we feel
though many persons should bs Inclined 10 daner
with the author In her expressed opinions OF some
Of the ladies' sketcned :ucl Is Mgs Lincoln, iSr
instance whose conduct IL quite severely criticiseo
WHAT Is JUDAIsMf OR FEW WORDS TO THE
JEWS. BY Rev. Raphael Do. Levin. New York:
D. Appleton Co.
For some time past there has been a schism In the
Jewish synagogues. Some OF the lsraelltcs advo-
cate reform; others. who claim to be orthodox
JcWb," VppOno AuuOVdtioub upOu CseapHshCu SuO-
tom. The author OF this essay is leader among the
Reformed Jews ana he states his case with consid-
cradle force ana logic 1t seems TO US that his IDEAS
tend somewhat towards q pure Deism; but whether
the relectl0n Of traditions which have proven,
through eighteen centuries OF their pos
OF greater vitality than any Others WILL or
Will not benefit Judaism we cannot say; but II seems
likely that such rejection Will inevitably lead 10 the
destruction OF the Jews as separate and distinct
people. This merging OF all nations into common
brotherhood IL what Mr.. Levin openly advocates.
We must confess that his views are noteworthy for
their broad liberallty. That excluslveness which
has been regarded as the most prominent charac-
terlstic OF the lsraeilte Ii nowhere apparent,
although Judaism religious faith IL defended
with much warm h. The essay Is very Interesting
reading and aside from Its literary merits possesses
value because Of the discussion II u likely to give
birth to.
THE VERMONT BRIGADE IN THE SHENANDOAH
VALLEY 1854. By Aldace F. Walker. Burlington,
VT: The Free Press Association.
We have here very readable history OF the mill
tary services OF the Vermont Brigade In tho Snenan-
doah Valley. As contribution to the history Of our
late civil war The book possesses considerable vdne
1t s written In an easy, agreeable style anu Will be
found Interesting.
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POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE
n.ssISsIPPI POLITICS.

Hiram n. Revels, the CoIorcd Senator from
NIississippi-Some Of the Antccedents Of the
Successor of Jen Davis.
from the Leavenworth (Kansas Times and Con-
servatlve Radical, Jan. fT]
The telegraph announced yesterday that Hiram R.
Reves had been elected United States Senator for
an unexpired term, from Mississippi. THIS Is the
United States Senate, and he win tvke the seat left
vacant by Jer Davis when that eminent white man
resigned and became q traitor. Mr.. Reves is
native cf North Carolina, aud educated In Ohio.
He Is now about fortv-hve years OF age, and has
been for many years & clergymen % IN the African
preached m st. Louis and Baltimore. The last year
or the war ne was a. vicksburg and came from
there to Leavcnworth. He mas a Drotner DR.. Willis
r. Revels, who IS practicing physician aud man
OF wealth In Indianapolis
charge OF the church IN tins city. He helped the
church exhaust the debt incurred in building the
large church edifce in this city, and considered
excellent sense OF good business qualifications and
an eloquent speaker. The Missouri Annual Confer
efce sent him from this charge to Louisville, wnere
the LOUISIANA Conference, under Bishop Shorter.
His present residence IS Natchez. At the recent
election he was elected State Senator from the
Fourth district, receiving majority OF 1885,
while Alcorn, for Governor, received only 246O.
W Ws not genuine Ss and
nored by persons OF any variety OF color or caste.
1t Will not be prudent to snuD him In the Senate,
either on the ground or color or being carpet
Dagger for Intellectual infer0rty We have let
ters OF his before u.s. addressed to Captain William
ID. Matthews, OF this city. The handwriting ls ex-
celent, the style good and the spelling invariably
correct and they very much superior to the let
ters written by the two white men who were re-
elected to the senate from Kansas. On the 18th Of
last June Mr.. Reves wr0te:-
getting along very well hsrs in the dstant South.
se nv. % s Ss
OF justice ard political and legal equality.
On the 29th OF October he wrote:-
We are midst Of exciting The conssrva-
chiefly Southern
in s power to elect the democratic ticket They
from the democratic party North, backed BY
tho wealth Of Mississippi They have in the field the
democratic On the other hand but little
to the but are working day and
night Clubs organized all the State and the coored
men meet In them once and sometimes twice week and
from their minds We are also meeting the enemy the
stump and invariably gets OF H. We nearly
went thousand oolorsd vstes than white State
believe that shall elect State have
majority in the Legislature.
1t is pleasant to hear Mississippi Senator talk in
this way and It s safe 70 say that that StaLe will not
be guilty Of reputation treason while she has
such men In Congress. We congratulate the country
on the successor OF Jef Davis
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-04

was at that time about fifty feet away from her the
boys rowed to her in about two minutes; saw them
have hold of something, but couldn't tell wh1t II
was; th0I ut he heard suppressed scream Mhen
he passed The vessel. Shfrlff Ferry stated nc hal
p-rsonllly examined the schoon"r's boat; 1t was
thirteen ieet long and five eet deep. with square
stern; he stood on her rail- out she did not take in
water.
when the body was foatI & in SimOuton's Cove: 1t
was made fast to the STERN helped put the BODY into
the wherry; the vest but saw no watch-cbain or
pin; would have seen them II they had oean tuere:
the mans head lay at my feet when we brought the
body in.
Here the government stopped. Col. Bradbury for
the defence urged that the idea that the boys one
a mere child of some thirteen years and the other
lad eighteen could have conspred to attempt such
horrible crime as to choke man who was drown
ing down to his death, was too horrible for even a
Capt Kidd. They went out with brave hearts 70
save telow-beng and were Eot strong enough 70
accomplish it in the rough sea and strong w ,n,
There was not particle of testimony against .ne u.
except the discrepany the wo boys stories as 70
both having tried to raise the bod into ,r TO have
tar as the father was concerned. he apP tSe nan
There was no evidence TO show that Rogers bad any
money on him, and in trying 70 s hod ,ha nti
the boat went down ne With him. twitchsd ont Of
The County Attorney said he had doubt whether
there was robbery or whether these were the par
AS ,ybo were guilty, but whether it was such q
Sbt rs to let them go clear he not prepared to
saw. These boys went to the rescue in stout yawl
boat with their own vessel within hail. and were seen
by others to be there Why didn't they do more to
save the body? If their intentions were good why
leave the bony when they must have known there
was life in it? He didnt think they deliberately
planned a murder, but they might have been tempt
ed by the sight Of god. II their motives good,
why didn't they come on the stand and explain mat
te-s? BE thought they had not there the counsel
for the defence said they wanted to but he wouldn't
let them) that the cause of public justice demanded
that they sho lid be held.
Judge Morris SAID he had never heard case where
testimony had been given more freely or to the point
better managed by counsel on both sides. He not
shadow OF doubt that an offence had been commit
such plot II they had been men and lett that man
to drown. he should have considered it most inhu-
man action but these boys might east have been
fright med He considered there was no probable
for holding the prisoners aud ordered their dis
charge The decision was received BY the spectators
with applause. -f. r. t.- a..
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Non.Forfci,ure Lie Iusnrance

Non-forfeiture as applied generally to Life
Insurance Policies means that after two or
more payments have been made and the policy
larses that the policy is good for the pro rata
proportion of the policy paid for. The Mass
achusetts Non forfeiture law applied to Mass
achusetts companies, protects the insured for
the full amount of the policy so long as the
value of the policy converted into premium
money will carry the policy.
An example under this law has just occurred
in this city, and we cite it, simply because it
is so often doubted or denied.
Mr.. William Thompson insured his life at
the agency of J. ". Munger & Sons, with
the New England Company for $4,000, dated
August 81, 1868. He then paid 60 per cent.
of his first premium in cash aud gave loan
note to the Company for. the remaining
40 per cent When the renewal was due Mr..
Thompson was not able to pay the premium,
although he was intending and hoping to do so
soon. Nevertheless he did not; bat suddenly
died May q, 1870, over nine months after the
policy had elapsed. The Massachusetts, law
comes to his help and Mr.. Thompson will re-
ceve his $4,000 insurance less his note part Of
his first premium and the second premium
which had not been paid, leaving him $4626.67
Had he been insured in any of the older COM
panies even now doing business in this coun-
try, he would doubtless have received nothing
And this is but truthful statement of the
benefits of the Massachusetts, non-forfeiture
law in its application to life policies.
JAMES M. PALMER,
General Agent New England Mutual Life o
Boston. .-. S&Tu
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co M Nj r n CIAL,


STEAMER MONTREAL FROM BosroN.-12 pkgs
furniture, cask oil, 20 bbls and 20 half do beer
kegs rivets, 48 bdls broom corn, ~ bdls shoves,
1S bdls shoves casks sheep SKINS 20 bxs cheese Is
firkins butter "a bdls chairs, 80 bxs Spices iron
snss, ties rice 10 coils rope, moving machines 8
casks ochre, 3S bdls paper casks lead, bbs OIL 5
sheets copper bait mills, 10 bdls chair stock II Dbs
apples 20 bags wool, ties and 20 tubs lard, hid
hams SOFA frames, crates crockery, bxs pigs, $50
pkgs to Princes Express 100 do to order For Cana
1a and up country. 81 cases dye stuff pianos, $50
bills leather, do pipe, moving machines, pcs
MARBLE cask skins, 271 green hides, 10 casks soda
ash, go bales wool, beams warp, plates iron
gan, sewing machines, $50 pkgs to order.
STEAMER DIRIGo, FROM NEn YORK 175 bales
cotton 10 do burlaps AZ do rags 175 hhds sugar. do
tobacco 10 do meladO % rolls leather 145 bbls resin,
" half chests tea, bbls dust, II ties iron ppe "a
txs cheese 100 do tin, "a bds nails do wosh,
do bags, "a cases tobacco, do containing organ %
kegs soda, 20 casks paris white, do W, do iron
bolts 10 do OIL do china Is crates tomatoes 40 bags
shot, 7S} dry hides 371 green do 20 COILS rope, pi.
amos. 800 pkgs sundries I1rf l- vi
PORTLAND 4 KENNEBEC RAILROAD-1 car sla e
paint, shingles, $50 bdls paper, sets elliptic
strings, lot goods, 81 bags waste, mower, 101
pkgs merchandise, rs cars freight for Boston.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY 1877 cans milk, SEQ
bbls flour, leached ashes, 90 Ises do oats
do corn do bark SO do lumber, do sundries. For
shipment east 3OO bbls flour, car wheat.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILRoAD-1 mare and colt, J
cattle, single wagon, "a empty carboys 18 cords
slabs. cars telegraph poes $40 sides leather II
es merchandise
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65,loO,245 56,0S0,OS4


NEW YORK, July 2-Cotton nominal; Mddling
uplands 2O3c Flour-receips 20. 0S4 bbs.; sales 49,
do 575 g 80; fancy do o5 @ @s2 %; Round Hoop
Western 5 90 "a 80; common to good extra Western
40 9 80; choice do do rs a 625; choice white
wheat DO 3 50 q 60; Southern hrmi common to tair
Wheat "a &c better tor Winter, steady for Spring;
sales 12s ooo bush No. Spring at So; No. Spring
145 q 80. Corn q Sc better; sales ii 900 bush;
500, bush; State at 6 8 SOC; Western at 81 CSC.
ira do at Is 90 q is 3d. Pork frmer; mess 20 % q
80 co. prime at q 90 q % So Lard quiet steam rem
Steady Ohio 1t Il 1se State at 70 &c &c. Wis
key lower; sales 200 bbs; Western free at 80 a 20.
Rice firm Carolina at g &C.. Sugar dull; Muscoya-
r. DutcD standard. at 1Oc Coffee dull and nominal.
Molasses dull. Naval Stores steady. Petroleum
steady 81 woo stsad sales $50 s
ie q SOC; California a q q $50: Hides firm. Lin
seel at 20 gold. Freghts to Liverpool dull; Cotton
| per steam I'd; grain % steam, wheat std.
| CHICAGO Julv2.-Flour unchanged. Wheat high
| err at 073 "a 07a Tor NO2 Corn advancing; No. 2
at sea- aeh Wines at s. 81 Barley
frmer. Live Hogs higher at IS q 9 10 for go d to
choice. Cattle dull at 30 q SO for cows to good
Receipts-42oo bbs. -four. 81 900 bush. wheat,
900 bush. corn 200 BUSH oats, 1880 bush barley
2,5O0 hogs.
Shipments-5,0O0 bbls. flour, 10000 BUSH wheat,
63 900 bush. corn. $500 BUSH barley, zUO bash oats
| 1900 hogs.
CINCINNATI, July 2-whiskey dull at 90 q o. CO..
Lard at lbsc. Bulk Meats shoulders at 1ac.; sdes
| @l7c. ' 0''''>''''
new ORLEANS. July 2-Cotton weak; Middling
| up,ands at 19Ic.
MOBILE, July 2-Cotton quiet; low Mlddlnss at
| 172c. -.e.. ..s5
CHARLESTON, July 2.-Cotton steady; Middlinl
| uplands at 1910. siri' fF
| SAVANNAH, July 2.-Cotton in fair demand; Mid.
ding uplands at 1910.
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Domestic News.
CONNECTICUT.

I THE PRESIDENT IN HARTFORD.
! The Presidential party arrived at three o'clock
and were received with enthusiastic cheers by
a large concourse Of people. who had assembled
there. President Grant left the train
leaning on the arm of Ex.Gov. Jewell, and
on reaching the Governors carriage, which was
in waiting Gov. Jewell introduced him to the
people as follows: Ladies and Gentlemen I
have the honor to introduce to you the Presi-
dent of the United Estates. propose for him
three cheers. He is your President. The
cheers were heartily given, and the carriage
drove Immediately to Gov. Jewels residence,
thfongs OF people who lined the streets on the
route.
At 5 o'clock this p. M, President Grant was
waited on by Mayor Chapman, the reception
committe and members Of the City Govern
Chapman very briefly welcomed him to Hart
ford on the part of the City Government, and
General Hawley also welcomed him in behalf
of the citizens. Accompanied in a carriage by
Mayor Chapman and General Hawley, the
President was then escorted to the Allyn
House, and for an hour held public reception
Hundreds of people were presented to him and
large numbers were unable to gain access to
the Hotel Parlors. This evening an elegant
reception was given at the residence of Gov
Jewell.
President Grant attended divine service in
the morning at the Park Congregational
church this afternoon, accompanied by Gov.
Jewell, and taking Miss Nellie, the President
drove to Pennington nine miles distant, where
Miss Nellie is 70 be Immediately placed at
school. He dined quietly at Gov JEWELS at
6 o'clock. Mrs. Grant will return to New York
Monday noon with her son Frederick and
daughter Nellie. Ulysses Grant, Jr., Just adj
mitted at Harvard College run down Saturday
night and returns to Cambridge tonight.
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Civ A MaIrn.

A special meeting Of the Board of Aldermen
was held Saturday afternoon.
The Finance Committee reported an order
authorizing the Treasurer to hire money to pay
Bonds and Coupons issued by the City in aid
of the Atlantic and ST. Lawrence Rail ROAD
Company, and pay able on the first day of July
1870.
The committee reported that these Bonds were
issued by the City, previous to Feb. 25. 1862
and their payment was guaranteed by the
Grand Trunk Railroad Co. They have now
become due and the Company has provided
means to pay them in currency. The holder.
however, dema nd their payment in gold
The Bonds according to the decision of the
Supreme Court, are payable in gold. The City
Government proposes to pay them according
to that decision, to receive the currency from
the Grand Trunk Railroad Company, under
protest, and then take such measures as may
be necessary, to recover from the company the
difference between currency and igold. The
order prssed.
An order providing for payment of money te
j. A. L2rrabee, was amended SO as Ito give
him interest to date of payment, and passed
the Board. ~
An order for the numbering of Exchange st.,
was passed.
The petitions Of J. B. Taylor, for damage
from extentiOn of Federal strete, and of Deer
ing heirs, and others for damages from laying
out of Cutter street, were read and referred.
Adjourned.
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NEW s
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
XLIst OONGRESS---Second Session.


The river and harbor appropriation bill re-
ported from the committee on commerce, was
made the special order for Wednesday next.
The Postal Committee reported Postal tele-
graph service, by American cables. 1t requires
the Postmaster General to provide for the re-
ception at every post Office of messages to be
transacted to Europe, by cable, at rates to any
station in Belgium, Great Britain and France,
not exceeding five dollars in gold, for 10 words,
including the date, address and signature, and
30 cents coin for each word additional The
press however arctic be charged half rates. The
bill authorizes Robert Squires, Lyman Treman
Hiram Barney, Erastus Corning, Jr, George
Harrington, or any company organized by
them, under the laws of any State, to try and
maintain one or more cabe!s, between Maine
and Georgia, to Belgium, subject to specified
rules and regulations. The post Office depart
ment is to receive % cents for each message
sent through its agency, over the cables, and
the residue Of the receipts is to be paid to the
company. The Senate refused TO take recess
from today till Tuesday.
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, from the committee OF
conference on the Indien appropriation bill
reported that the committee were unable to
agree in consequence of the fat denial Of the
House of the authority of the Senate TO make
treaty stipulations with the Indians which
should bind the House. A new committee Of
| conference was ordered, and conference com
] nittee was appointed on the postal appropria
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-04

OTTAWA HOUSE, CUsHING's IsLAND.-This IA
vorite summer resort is now opened for the sea-
son, under the management of Mr. Thos. Cush-
ing, the gentlemanly and efficient book-keeper
of the house tor the last two seasons. Prepar-
atoms have been made on an extensive scale
to accommodate and provide for the comfort
and enjoyment of the usual large number Of
visitors. We notice with pleasure the intro
duction of new feature in the management,
viz: the presence of quadrille band, whose
members will be always on hand to furnish
music when required, either to the guests Of
the house or to picnic and other parties when
not otherwise engaged. emost heartily wish
the house every success, and have no doubt
that as heretofore it will be literally patronized
by tourists and pleasure seekers generally.