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The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

John S. G. Abbott's History of Frederick the
Great, published originally in Harper's Maga-
zine, has been issued in book form, uniform
with the same authors Napoleon Bondparte
We are glad to see that Mr.. Abbott exhausted
his capacity for hero worship when he de-
bauched the minds of whole generation of
American youth by leading them to admire
the moral qualities of the great Corsican. He
is unable to extenuate Frederick's youthful
dissipation, Machiavellian diplomacy and
French atheism as he did similar blemishes in
the first Bonaparte. On the contrary he
dwells with great severity on Frederick's ne
glect of his wife, though he did not, like the
French sovereign, put her away and take
another in her place. The criminal disregard
of the interests of humanity evinced by the
Prussian King in seiziug SiIesia and involv-
ing Europe in long war is made the occasion
of more improving dscourses and apt moral
reflections than were suggested by all of Ma
poleon's wars of conquest. The book is rather
hastily written, especially at the close. The
author seems to have got heartily tired of his
subject, and ushers the old warrior out of the
world with as little ceremony as possible
But those VINO have not the time or the incli.
nation to read Carlyle's six volumes, wherein
the greatest fuilness and most conscientious
accuracy are united with vigor and dramatic
power, almost supern atural, will find in Alb
bolts history the main facts of wonderful ca
reer. The book comes in good time, too, for
the monarchy which stout old Fritz founded
aud defended with so many hard knocks is
Just attaining its giant growth, and bids fair to
overshadow all Europe. published by Har-
per and Brothers. For sale by Loring, Snort
and Harmon.
For Lack Of Gold by Charles Gibbon, author
of Robin Gray, is the last addition to Harper's
Library of Select Novels" Paper covers
Price 80 cents For sale by Loring, Short &
Harmon.
The same publishers have brought out the
Student Elements Of Geology by Sir Charlie.
Lyell, the leading living authority on that sub
ject. This work is founded on Lyell's Eze
naents Of Geology, but that work has been
abridged and popularized, and the topics treat.
ed therein have been reviewed in the light O,
the discoveries made since it was written. The
present work has been adapted as nearly as
possible to the wants of studeu IS who have to
begin with no knowledge whatever of the sub
ject There are over 600 illustrations on wood
| (For sale by Loring, Short & Harmon.)
The Advance Company of Chicago, Illinois
has published as premium to be given fo
three new subscribers to the Advance pewspa
per, chrome portrait of Henry Ward Beech
er. 1t is an exact fac simile o. an original Dor
trait painted from an enlarged photograph
taken by the celebrated artists, lockwood &
Co., New Pork. 1t is pronounced by Mr.
Beecher's friends the best picture of him eve
| painted. Price Sc.
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

The New York Commercial Az.ou,,
is responsible for the following: -"'e'''Se'
A few days ago one of orr co,o,
tanned quotation of gold in New U Y con-
follows: God in New York closed yes T,n as as
An uncutured countryman saw if and
not knowing OF the tricks of the printers dc "
II, was naturally puzzled. Accordingly. he in.
CURED OF the editor of the Democratic nana,
in his VILLAGE what it meant The wapa RJ,
qulll-drlver told him that God was above p rsn
in New York City. par
by thunder" exclaimed the astonisbed
countryman, tnen it's the first time God has
lion." '--0 iooei-
The mathmaticians of New York press
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03
ON MARRIAGE.
M A II h L e ID +.

In West Buxton. July 16, S; Graham, OF West
brook and Miss L. e. Berry, OF LimingIon
In Alfred, July Is, Albert f. witham and Lizzie
@. Emery.
In Bluehill, July Is, VIM. P. Wood and Belle A
Candage. WV 80
In Rochester, N H., July 81, by Rev. I'll. M Stone
George Bliss and Miss Lucy W. Luding, both OF Wal,
doborO. " war
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

asleen The OF OF Delaware is reported to be
to the d ane customs =, of the people date back
oookino 10 S, Vi their grandparents. All the
can. g Is zone by open fires and with ,na 'n'
no n. Du's" oven. They pound cof,sa q, an
mo- wor'ar ana cook corn pone before the e.. III
Inc school system amounts to no,hinn ire
many men of property cannot write ,s anu
names WHO their
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

RECENT PUBLICATIONS. last the eager
curiosity of the public is graf fed by the publ-
cation of the sequel of Charles Reades last
novel, a Terrible Temptation, which has APP
peared as serial in EOery Saturday. It is
hed:complete in paper covers by James
r. Osgood & Co., and is for sale by Hall L.
Davis.
Tyndall is now enriching, literature with
more than usual activity. His Fragments of
Science has been speedily followed by another
volume even more delightful, entitled Hours of
Exercise among the dips. These two books,
says the author, supplement each other, and,
taken together, illustrate the mode in which
lover OF natural knowledge and of natural
scenery chooses to spend his life. 1t is unnec.
essary for him to add that sthe climbing in
many cases is the mere peg on which thou
sand other exercises are hung" The enthusi-
asm OF the Professor for mountain scenery and
mountain adventure is something wonderful,
and he attributes it to inherited feelings-to
certain vague combinations of states that
were organized in the race during barbarous
times, when its pleasurable activities were
among mountains. woods and waters" Pub
lished by D. Appleton g. Co., New York. For
sale by Bailey & Noyes.
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

THE Prince Edwards Island government has
passed the following resolution, dated July
Ath:
ResolUed, That such relaxations and reoula.
tions as are 10 the power of the government Of
Prince Edwards Island to adopt, be agreed to
with view to the admission of American fisho
ermen for the present year to the liba, tv vh Hob
It is proposed to secure them by the treaty Of
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03
DIE d

In this CITY, Aug: 2, Mrs. Cordeia B., Wifi of Sid
ney d; stewart and daughter OF Thos nj. and The
iaie Eliza > Haskell, aged 26 years months $50 '"'
Funeral e this Thursday afternoon. at 81 O'Clock
IN ~ Limerick, July 10, Mrs. Aurelia B.. wife o, Noah
O , IN Eliot Ju'y22 Samuel Tetbery aged % years
or Gushing, aged rs years
ID In Boston Aug. 1, Frank Augustus, son of Frank
N a. and Calista A. Pingree, OF Portland, aged
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03
French Consular Agency at Port
land.

PORTLAND. July 81, 1871.
A LII French, American. or foreign members OF
,he Legion OF Honor, are HEREBY fnormed tnat
SUBSCRIPTION list has been opened at TINS Consular
agency to help in rebuilding the offices OF the order,
destroyed by the mob.
PERSONS DESTROYS OF contributing 10 tnis purpose
are requested by His Excellency, the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, TO subscribe at this office.
The names OF the donators WI be published IN the
French Republic, and recorded in the Golden Book
OF the Order.
The Consular Agent of France. -
augI T& rs I'm LIE PRoHON,
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

Bsraus Daring Mcdonald 'tqliim0re - coal {
Rolling Min. We 81 10 J ; Wiusow s. &c.
Big Antilles, rhestrup. Boston.
Sch Game Cock. Robbins, Oa'ais tor Lynn.
Sch Henrietta, White Gardiner Tor Providence.
CLEARED.
Sch Chiffon, Wnslow, Boston.
Sch Alton. WOrmwcol. kennebunk.
Sch Monteznma, Griffin Eastport-Eastern Pack
ct Co.
:, Sch Native American, Agnew, Calais Eastern
Packet Co.
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03
Graphite AEle Grease.

Saves your Wagon, Horse, Temper, Tin
and Money.
Never Gums, Hardsns, or Runs Off!
BOutlasts airy other lubricant three to five times
G. Il. BAILEY, Agent for Maine.
As Exchange Street.
Dealer in Guns. Fishing aud Sporting Goods.
NAV "a sn-rF&S
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

SPOKEN.

June %. lat % 81 n, lon 80 Sc W, ship Lotte War
rem from Boston Tor Calcutta.
Jaly l, lat 3 N Ion 81 W, ship Fleetwing i'm New
York for San Francisco.
July 80. Sc OF Sandy Hook 80 miles, ship Richard
MeManus from New York for Bristol.
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03
MEMORANDA.

Sch Sarah, of Rocklapd. from New York Tor Wal.
uoboro which struck on rrunhy's Reef Monday
t sn., pas noated oil ard OriIted up the shore,
De- sue mes high and dry with both Is broken
wreo, U' net cargo ct earn has been taken out by
,s 80 ~ , ano some OF it has washed out The hull
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

ANOTHER EXPLosIoN.-While a dummy en-
CINE drawing several cars, containing over two
hundred persons, was on its way from East
New York to Canarise Sunday, the pipe, or a
portion of the boiler gave way, and the steam
aud hot water flooded the cars, binding aud
scalding many of the passengers. The dummy
was stopped as soon as possible, and the terri
fed occupants of the cars took shelter in a
neighboring wood, expecting every moment to
see the train blown to pieces. The employees
on the cars succeeded in putting ont the fire
and procuring another engine. The engineer
was severely burned and the engine was pro-
nounced unsafe and sent to the repair shop.
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03
Portland Observatory.

NO Stranger should leave the City without visit.
~ ing the Observatory on Munjoys Hill. From
the cupola 217 feet above the Sea. nav be seen the
entire City, the Ocean to the HORIZON CascO Raw
with Its 1865 IslaDds The White Mountains 50
miles distant. and with the powerful Telesc one
mounted in the cupola objects 80 miles distant in
every direction may he dis tinetly seen, The views
mare are said to be unsurpassed for beauty and va
rely by any m the world Cor gress street cats PASS
every 10 minutes. SN iy22 am r
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR - In the new edi-
ton of Pope's works, published BY Murray. in
London, the following queer msprint may To
found (vol ii. p. 1859:
"Behod four kings in mai esty revered,
With hoary uhisky and a torky'beard.''
The lines are from the Grape of the Lock. I"
The c0mpositor was evidently led to convert
'whiskers', into whisky" at the sound of
"forky in the same line. This species of allit-
Grafton is the common cause of printers errors,
especially in poetry.
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

~ O II Il O r.!
NHE Cigar store that advertised for sale at 22e
Il Congress street, has removed back to the old
stand on Exchange street., where will stiiI manu.
iacture the choicest brands of CIGARS viii invite
all my customers and friends in general to call and
examine my goods and get posted on the prices /
have all brands OF Impor ted Cigars and fine brands
OF Smoking Tobacco.
want two first class Cigar Makers--no poor ones
wanted. L, PONCE No so Excbange St
Wifi
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03
Storage. AdUOnces.

Storage to let mfrs class bonded warehouses on
Browns Wharf, and Merchants Wharf, and in Port
land Sugar Cos buildings York Daniorth aud Com
mer ial Streets.
Advances made on property stored as above.
Apply to j. B. BROWN & SONS.
- OF Exchange Street.
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

WanCcOs
<NNE good second hand Sewing Machine
Apply to X. X. HUNT & CO.,
aug3tf SN 3l6 Congress ST.,
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03
FIRST& ONLY MORTGAGE
400 Acres to each Bond

also pledged TO ensure the payment thereof.
The Bonds are for $1,000 each, due March I, 1899
bear interest at
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

THE FRESHMAN CLASS.
Thirteen have been admitted on the first ex-
animation, which foreshadows class of twen-
ty or twenty five.
THE NEW DEPARTURE"
In the board of Trustees, Rev. w. III. Smaller
H. d., presented a resolution opening to young
women the privileges of instruction of the Uni
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

Rev. Geo. Geo. B. Ide, d. D., was present by
invitation and spoke with much apparent in
terest If the appropriate henors to the noble
ing America, and dispersed, lingering, many
of them to view again and again the picture of
deathless devotion portrayed in the memorial
The Portland daily press., 1871-08-03

HE Annual Session OF the X. W. Grand Iodoa a,
9th, at O'Clock A. NJ. "'' august
au2td o. B. WRITTEN Grand g..
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-10-10
Fertilizers.
ENOR VyEEEAT-NAE.E4 1871.
n sElaEsaszla's Tobacco EersiEiZe
AND THE
OLD DOMINION FERTILIZER,
MANUFACTURED BY THE


MANUFACTURED BY THE
Southern EeEgiEsziDg Company,
RICHMOND. VA.
COL. VIM GILLIAN, PREs'T & CHEMIST.
These fertilizers are mace OF the pest materl,
ais. after the iormule, and under the personal
supervision of Col Gilham for many years Pro-
fessor of Chemistry and A grcuture in the Vir-
gnia Military Institute The hagh standard IS,
therefore, absolutely guaranteed. His work has
been tested in all quarters OF this State and
North Carolina where concentrated manures
are used, during the past five years, and not
vithstandng bad seasons, it has received the un-
qualified approval of our people. Where the
land is deficient generally in the elements neces-
sarv TO produce wheat the Tobacco Fertilizer
has led admirably. Where it is in good enough
heart to bring straw, the "Old Dominion will
make the wheat
The following letters are appended
AUGUSTA Co.. VA, Aug 31st. 1871.
Can't Geo. e. Price, Ag t., Stanton Va.
Dear Sir-I am indebted to the ton of "Old
Dominion" Fertilizer l bought of you last fall.
for all the wheat raised apphed 1t on the
spite of the bad season. On my best land, un-
fertilized. the wheat was not cut. because it was
not worth it, Yours Truly,
E. A. FULCHER
LOUISA Co. Ho., June 9Th, 1871.
Col. Vim. Gilhons, Paest Southern Fertitizimg
Co., Richmond:
Dear Sir-I have too long postponed an an
swer to your enquiries as to the effect of your
Tobacco fortlilZSr on Ilo WHOao SA'P. nave
used it the last two seasons, and should do you
Injustice if did not voluntarily tender my un-
qualified testimony in its favor. l consider ii
the best Wheat Fertilizer in The market and am
especially pleased with its effect upon the Clo-
yer. My wheat last year not only yielded we'll,
but was of most excellent quality, manding
an extra price. The present crop is pronounced
by all who have seen it. one OF the finest In this
section, and is remarkably healthy in Its appear
ance. being entirely tree from disease, well filed,
and uniformly heavy But for my failure in
plants, should have used it upon Tobacco this
season. Ny experience with 1t has only been
upon the wheat crop and am entirely salts fed
that your Tobacco Fertilizer is not only an hon
est preparation, but that 1t contains all the ele-
ments needed TO make wheat crop l shall
use it next Fall more largely than ever before
and cordially recommend my friends and the
faI ming community t. try it upon wheat and
clover. | have used it by the side OF good land
without any Fertilizer, and did SO to satisfy my
self whether it would pay or not. 'Ehe result is
that am convnt ed that a Judicious use OF your
Tobacco Fertilizer upon wheat and clover viii
prove profitable investment as crop, besides
| the general improvem to the land ou vii
hear from me this Fall at seeding time.
Yours, very respectfully,
| r. u. KENDALL
! For sale by Geo Price Agent, Staunton
| Va, who will gladly furnish ali needed infor
| nation oePC Il IN
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-10-10
A Few Plain Words to Conservatives

Only few weeks remain. Are the Conser-
vatiyes of Virginia, one aud all, ready for the
election? The fate of The State is in their
hands. Ii they are remlss 10 their duty, and
permit this old Commonwealth TO fall into the
hands of the rapacous crew, they can blame
no one but themselves. But they must bestir
themselves. Their adversaries are active, un-
tlrlng and unscrupuous.
In some quarters We note signs of indiffer-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-10-10
The Needs of the Sonth

The New York Tribune. under this head,
has practical article, from which we make
the following quotation
1T may be true that the South needs money,
or such capital as is Instantly available and con-
vertlble but she cannot afford to borrow it,
If she could borrow five hundred millions to:
IN orrow. it mi ght give her instant rcef, but
that relief would be fictitious like the strength
ob aimed by the tippler from his dram-and
would but increase her ulumate embarrass-
ments She needs rather to get out of debt
than to get In deeper-to sell property that she
is unable to use, and devote the proceeds to
make available the residue of her now dor
mant resources
If her men of substance could sell two-thirds
OF the land, timber, ores, &C., which now en-
ploy no labor and afford no income, the resi-
due would have greater market value than
the whole has at present, and they would be
able to buy stock, implements, machinery, fer.
tilzers. etc, for lack of which their efforts are
now relatively inefficient and fruitess
The South needs more people, greater diver
slty OF pursuit, more skill, more energy anC
thrift-more mills, more shops, more factories
more furnaces; she does not need more capi
tai than will inevitably flow in upon her if sh,
can but utilize what she already has, We sub
nit these suggestions to her leading minds, il
the hope that they may sow some seeds of fu
ture thrift and progress"
We have tried to impress the same idea OF
our people. Use your credit and the capi
tai you have to develop the country, to put In
to operation the useless capital we have LIE
the cheap, worn-out lands be covered Wit
sheep until they can be made more valuabl
for something else. Let every man who is
farmer and the owner of land sell property,
need be, at once, for what it will bring-ont
half of the surplus that he cannot cuItivat
and manage. Let those who are in debt, alon
the railroads aud the rivers, sell their higf
priced lands, and 60 further back, and the
can buy the same quantity for one-haf or on'
third the money Two good results will Ell
sue they will get out of debt the rich mour
tain country will improve in population, an
they can make as much and live well. n
need of going to Missouri, or Texas, or an.
where else.-Amherst Enterprise.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-10-10
For the Spectator.
RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE,
crITAN ".
ASHLAND, ' A.,
September Both, 1871

ASHLAND, VA,
September Both, 1871.
Mr.. EDITOR Il left Highland county on
the 22nd inst, and [ arrived in your city on
the following day. remained there Saturday
and Sunday, and on Monday | left for this
place. While in your city, was kindly cared
tor by your worthy townsman, Mr. j. w. AL
by, who, IN my opinion, is gentleman of the
highest grade
The drought in Highland this season, was
very severe. 1t continued dry during the
greater portion of the Summer Occasiopallv
there was small shower of rain, but in few
days Its effects were scarcely distinguishabIe-
On account OF the duration of the drought the
corn and buckwheat crops were very light
perhaps they will not exceed one-half Far
mers were complaining very much with regard
to the scarcity OF money This is due to the fact
that grazlers had not sold their cattle. Though
the drought was great, yet cattle fattened re-
markably well. Mr.. Snyder took. it is said.
the finest lot of cattle from Crab-bottom that
have been taken from it since the war. The
corn crop In this portion of the State is better
than 1t has been for several years. The drought
did not njure it much.
The fourth session of Randolph Manon Col
ege opened at this place, on Thursday the 2Sth
inst A larger number of new students than
usual were present. DIR. Duncan, President of
the College. delivered short address 10 his
usual eloquent manner. He advised the stu
dents to take good care of their health, and not
to indulge IN any needless amusements, which
might in all probability bring on long spell of
sickness. He also spoke of the great purpose
for which our parents had sent US to this insti-
tuition namely, that of giving us an education.
On this point he urged the boys to be dligent,
and to use every moment of time to the very
best advantage.
To have the privilege of meeting with the
old students again was happy time, and not
less SO to see the strange faces of SO many new
ones. But while we were at home ENJOYING
ourselves to the fullest extent with our friends
and loved ones, death visited our ranks and
one OF our noble boys. Andrew Nj. Walton,
assistant Prof. of Latin and Greek, fell a vic
tim to that fate which awaits US all. Mr.. Wal
ton was truly a, worthy young man. He was
dearly beloved by all>the students and profess
sors OF this institution, as well as a host of
other friends and relatives. But we trust that
'onr loss is his eternal GAIN
The new Halls for the two Literary Societies
will be completed about Christmas. The build
| ing will be fine one-the only brick building
IN the village. 1t will cost when it is finished
the round sum of S. 900.
Yours truly, WEBSTER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-10-10
From the Lynchburg News

The people of Virginia should thoroughly
arouse themselves to the importance of the
coming election. Local and personal consider
atlons should all be sacrificed to the great work
Of Keeping the State in conservative hands. =
There must be perfect harmony, perfect unity
OF aGtion. nnquenchable zeal and untiring en-
ergy Ii the legislature is lost to US, the prop
erty-h holders will be bled to the last drop of
their blood What is just as bad, we shall
have radical judges to dispense Justice Under
a0oods and Bonds an eUery neiqhborhOod! Not
a single Interest. material. or educational will
be secure. Our institutions of learning will be
degraded, Our great University will be treated
as Chapel Hill. in North Carolina, has been,
and be deserted by the gentlemen of our own
and other States. We shall have the way pre-
pared tor compelling hotels, and all places of
public amusement to put whites and blacks on
the same footing. The State will be governed
as louisiana Is governed, where the State debt
has been run up from ten millions in 81 to
seventy sas millions IN ST., and the county tax
atlnn from $40, l3S in 81 to over four millions
In 1871, while the assessed value of the prop
erty Is but little over half of that it for
meriy amounted to Stay away from the polls,
conservatives, and you leave Virginia to be
governed as South Carolina is governed, where
the republican party has run up the public debt
millions. and increased the county taxation
from $50, 800, to S575 900; or as North Caro-
Ina Is governed, with an increase of public
debt from fourteen millions and half to thir-
ty-hVe millions. and county taxation from
$255,4l7 to 1928, 5O4 or Georgia from three
millions public debt to fifty millions. and coun-
ty taxation, from $3.50, 355 to 1901 600; Oh
Tennessee. from $40 600, 600 public debt to
$45 6SS 263; or, Alabama, $5 600 900 to ST.
25S 600; or Texas, from no debt in 81 to $l2.-
900, 900 In lS70 or Mississippi. whose county
taxa'lon has increased from 1884 908 to 81,
ITO 993. If these fearful figures do not rouse
the conservative people of Virginia to their
peril, then, indeed, all is lost
Our present condition, In comparison with
what it was formerly, is bad enough, but there
Is before Us lower deep, Ozark and bott0mless,
It We permit the State to go into radical hands.
Ii needs only glance at the lean and hungry
kline OF which that party IN general is com
posed, to see how they will devour and lay
waste, if they have the chance The face of a
wolf In In the neighborhood of sheeptold is
not more indicative of his purposes than the
character and bearing of these men, Virgins
is simply ruined if we permit them to get into
power. She is ruined financially, politically
morally. immigration will shuu her tax
crushed population like a plague. The last
hope OF her recuDeration will be gone Save
her this time to Conservatism, and the public
may he considered secure Virginia, our noble
old Mother, expects every man to do his duty