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rs- In reading the report ofthc domgs

Es- In reading the report ofthc domgs
Of our city government, furnished this
week for our columns, our attention was
drawn to the order introduced by Alder
man Fairfield, the Cashier of Biddeiord
Bank, directing the Treasurer to place
the money in the treasury ION interest on
the best terms he can obtain" as rather
a singular move. And on further reAcc-
ton it struck us as something more than
singular, as We think any ono who will
bestow moments thought upon the abb
jcct will readily see.
In the first place VIC should regard it
as rather an imprudcnt and unsafe opera.
ton for the city. 1t opens wide door
for our Treasurer, under the sanction Of
the City Council, to venture the funds Of
the city wherever he may see chance to
put them out with view to secure inter-
est thereon. We see not why, under the
sanction Of this order, (if such an order
be deemed valid) our Treasurer NAV not
place the funds in the treasury, on inter-
est in Minnesota, for term Of five years,
If he chooses, prorded his sureiies feel sat
isfied with the security given, and thus
secure the enormous rates Of Interest now
paid at the West.
But in the next place, we think the
"good and sufficient" surctics, which the
Treasurer has furnished for the safe keep
ing Of the funds placed in his hands
miglt, if the Treasurer should regard
himself bound by the order, feel a little
and imagine that they had some
interest in the matter, and doubt the pro-
pricty Of the city (whom they have
secured from loss } specializing on these
funds at their risk. The Treasurer has
given bonds, which have been accepted
by the City Council for the safety Of all
iunds which may be placed in his hands.
Hence himself and his sureties are the
,nly ones who run any risk ofloss. And
xe presume the Treasurer feels bound to
egard the wishes Of his friends who have
generously given him their names for
Ais purpose, and to place the funds whore
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{" We see II announced in the Republican
papers that John p. Hale and Arson q.
Burlingame are among the visitors ut the
Pool" in Biddeiord. If this " Pool ~
possesses the healing qualities Of the " Pool
Of Siloam." (spoken Of in Scripturs) 1t is
hoped these two Polirica. lepers will lose no
time In stepping in while the waters are
troubled -Eastern Argus.
There is a lcprosy of the heart that nc
waters, however troubled, can cure. The
conduct of the editor of the Argus, and
the internal character of the principles h,
supports, indicate that he has this hear,
leprosy in its most malignant FORM
Thank God, such moral leprosy is moi
contagious.
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The Republicans, Of York county. are re-
quested 20 send delegates to meet in Conyen-
ton, at the Town Hall in Alfred, on Thurs
day, the Goth day Of August next ut 10
clock A NJ, for the purpose OF nominal
ing Candidates to be supported for the fol-
loving officers, viz; Senators, and Reg
lister oil Deeds, one County Commissioner,
County Treasurer; Also, to elect County
Committee for the ensuing year.
Basis Of Representations.
Each town one delegate. Each town
throwing so Republican votes at September
Election Of 1856, for Governor. one additi
onal Each town throwing $50 Republican
votes, tco additional, that is four dele
gates, and for every additional 100 votes,
one delegate.
Taking the vote for Hamlin for 1856, the
result would be,
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Doings of the City Government.
IL BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
dnnilsi 3. 1857.

August 3, 1891.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Absent, Aid. Bettes, Allen and Smith.
Petition Of Luther Bryant and others, for
street from Main 81, through the street
laid out by the Sico w. P.Complny, known
us Walnut ST., thence through Woodbury.
t., to Chestnut st.
Petition Of Andrew McKenny and Others
for u street from Main ST., through Thorn.
ton street," thence by the house Of said
Mckinney, u intersect reserved street
leading from Main street, 10 the Steam Mill
Severally read, and referred to Com. on
Streets. Sent down for concurrence.
An order passed by the Com. Council,
came up, referring the subject Of the land
damage due Natn'l Billings, in consequence
Of the acceptance Of street ON petition OF
Stephen Joy and Others, toa Committee OF
reference, " consist Of Cyrus Gordon and
Oliver Goodwin, third to be selected by
said Gordon i Goodwin.
Refused passage by yeas and nays. as
follows:
Yea, Goodwin & Hill. Nay, Gowen
& Fair6eld-2. The Mayor nav.
The Committee appointed, with authority
to purchase the Funeral Car belonging to
lians Nelson, made report. Report accept.
I'd, and thereupOn the following was movid:
Ordered, That the Committee appointed
with authority to purchase the Funeral Car
of Hans Nelson. be and hereby are author
lzed to purchase FUNERAL Car Tor the use
Of the city, for both Summer and Winter
use, ut price not exceeding one hundred
and twenty five dollars and to hire a room
for the safe keeping of the same. when pur'
chased, at price not exceeding one dollar
per month, and that the Mayor be and no
hereby is authorized to draw an order or
orders on the Treasury for the payment OF
the samc, frum money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Read twice and passed. Sent down.
The City Marshal submitted his report for
the month OF July. Also the services rem
dercd, and amount due the Police officers for
the same erivd.
Whole number Of arrests during the month
of July. %. For Drunkenness. Q. For
Assault and Bi'tery,9. For Liquor selling
4. twenty paid fines aud costs. Two
committed to Jail.
Report accepted.
Aid. Gnwen moved the following:
Ordered, that the street or way "begin-
ming ut the Meeting house Eddy 50 called
on S,co River" and terminating at th
Pool Road. so called. near the house Of AM
azIah Emery-luid out by the Selectmen Of
tiddeford, A ID. 1886, and accepted by the
town Of Biddeiord, Sept q, 1886, be dis
continued.
Read and laid on the table.
Aid. Fairfield moved the following:
Ordered. That the Treasurer be directed
to place the money in the Treasury ON IN
terest on tie best Term, that he can obtain.
Read and passed. S.nt down.
In COMMON Council.
There not being quorum present, no
business Was transacted.
The tao boards adjourned to August Il,
at y O'Clock I'M.
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Latest from Kansas.
gnphic Dispatches TO Bos,oL papers Of
Auuu,t5

[Teegnphic Dispatches TO BOs,oL papers o.
August 5.
LAWRENCE, X. T.. July 80
An appointment for the October territori-
al election has been made-l9 COUNTIES have
3 Representatives,, and II COUNTIES have 80.
Troops are To DO detained to guard the
Bogus Offices ut the election. ihe emigra
ton Of this year is not 10 vote.
Gov. Walker turned over he job Of max.
ing the appointments to the President and
Speaker OF the hist Bogus Legislature
PASEsvrLLE. (Ohio) Aug. 4.
A FIRE broke out ut 4 clock this morn.
ing. at the corner ot Main and 81. Clair
streets, and IN short time destroyed half OF
the business portion Of this place. The total
loss Of which is about S75, OO0-half OF
which Is covered by insurance.
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they feel satisfied Of their security, whether
the city should receive any intcrcs, there
on or not. And we think he is in duty
bound 90 to do. eJ ,
But further, is there any right or pro-
pricty in the City taking money which
has been raised for specific purposes, for
schools, Highways, the poor DC, and put
ting it out on interest or appropriating it
to any other than its legitimate use p
There is certainly room for a question
here.
Any expectation Of the city, in the
present state Of its financial affairs, de-
pending upon interest on its funds, to
any considerable extent, We should re-
gard as not encouraging, judging from the
past, and from our knowledge Of the close
Trains upon the Treasury. For years
past, since the year 1852, as we are in
formed, no interest has been received on
the city's deposits-with the single cx-
ception Of $3.50 received from the Bid
deford Bank, and that on the deposits OF
the $4,000 loan then made. In 1854
none was received on the deposits, made
at the same Bank.
In 1855, though our Treasurer made
arrangements with the Biddcford Bank
that reasonable interest should be paid,
il any accrued, yet none was paid, as it
was thought by the parties that none, in
the circumstance, should be claimed
And so afterwards, on the deposits made
at the City Bank, under the same arrange.
ments between the Treasurer and the Di.
rectors Of said Bank.
five were sermonizing We should fee
inclined to draw one or two "6riy wfee'
tons" " from what has been said" And
first, what has so recently awakened, in q
certain direction, so strong and disintcr'
csted an interest for the welfare Of the
city in this particular!
And secondly, why do the same indi
viduals attach an importance AID a val
NC to this interest on deposits, which they
did not discover in 1854 and 1855!
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NEGROES ARE CITIZENS. The Justices
of the Supreme Court of our State, have
fled in the Office Of Secretary their an
swers to the question proposed by the
Senate respecting the rights of the color
cd men to be citizens, AMI to vote. All
OF the Justices, with the exception ofJudge
Hathaway, who adopts the doctrine OF
Judge fancy, in the bred Scott decision
in its broadeSt extent, that negroes are
not citizens, concur in declaring persons
of African descent To be citizens, entitled
to vote and invested with the immunities o.
freemcn. Judges Tcnncy, Rice, Cutting,
May and Goodcnow sign one paper, unit.
ing in the same opinion, which is said te
be ably drawn. Judges Davis and Ap
plcton have filed scparatepapcrs, arriving
at the same results. That of Judge Ap
pleton is an elaborate one, going over the
entire ground, and showing, in the clear
est manner, by reference tohistorical facts
and citations from the universally admit
ted principles of the common law, that
the colorcd man, born within the United
States, and free, is n citizen within thu
meaning OF the constitution and entitled
to the right of suffrage.
The Senate by an order, directed thu
opinions, when received, to be publishe,
in the State paper, and they will appear
in tho Kcnncbcc Journal next week, an,
will probably occupy three pages of thu
paper.
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GA correspondent Of the Portland
Advertiser, writes rs follows Of a monster
blast, made by Mr.. Andrews Of this city -
Mr.. Ira Andrews, Of Biddelord, who ha,
the contract for doing the stone work on th,
Grand Trunk Railway, and who Is now
working the granite quarry near Bryant,
Pond In Woodstock, yesterday made one OF
the most successful blasts that ever remeni-
Der Ut having seen or heard of.
abe quarry had been worked by taking
OF sections from the outer edge Of the ledge,
~ that It's appearance, when approached
IRON the road. was that of an almost per
pendicular precip'ce, sons fifteen or twenty
ieet high. aud extending IN nearly right
line City or more feet Ia length Then by
drilling u SINGLE hole about midway between
the too ends and about twelve ieet from the
verge. and burning On, hundred and fifty
pounds Of powder, he threw OF an entire
section. breaking IL perpendlcularly and
horizontally, ~ as TO loosen square block
Of solid granite mors than fifty feet in length
and containing mors than six hundred Gu
bic yards
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TS-Wc regret 10 learn that DR.. I.
Haley, who for some time past has been
in the successful practice of Dentistry in
this city, has removed to Portland, and
formed copartncrship with DR.. Haskell,
formerly of this city. He will make pro,
fessional visits occasionally to Saco and
this city of which due notice will be Civ
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eT A miserable scribblcr who signs
his misivcs Limington, and has them
published in the Eastern Argus says Lot
NJ. Morrill, is "a naughty aristocratic man.
and to prove it, relates some conversation
which he SAYS he had with Morrill, when
Hubbard was nominated. The converse
ton does not amount to much, but trivial
as il is, bears intrinsic evidence Of having
been coucoctcd By the writer, who out Of
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r. The Bangor Journal has ceased tc

~ Inc bangor Jouriiai HAS ceaseu u
exis,,or rather, it has, by the law Of ATTN
tiles, connected itself with the Bangor
Democrat, a Pro-Slayey, Hunker paper
Of the worst kind, and the two united
have stolen good name, and one which
of right belongs to US We protest
against the taking Of our good name,
"Ths Union," and doing such deviltry
under it, as has been done by both papers
for several years past. We are not sure
but that we ought to sue out an injunc-
ton to prevent the use Of the name
Such n Union as viii be published BY this
new concern, ought to be avoided, and
generally will be by every honest man.
The straight whiggcry Of the Bangor
Journal has fallen most ingloriously into
the embrace of black democracy. rs we
predicted il would. aH. 81. .g issg
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The Hon John p. Hale, of New Hamp.
shire. and Hon. Arson Buriingame, ar
among the visitors at The Pool" In Bid
deford.-Ban9or Ere. Naes.
When the Poo! gets muddy enough, they
will get into it.-Bangor Democrat.
"The Pool" never gets muddy - it,
waters are clear as crystal. 1t is MT likc
the miry slough of "black democracy
in which your craft lis sinking, to rise II,
more"
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NOTICE.
contagious

Hon. J. =. Hale, and Hon. Arson Bur.
lingamc will speak to the citizens of saco
and Biddeford, this, Thursday evening
at I l-2 o'clock, from the "Rcpnblican
Rock" on South street, near Central
Block. The weather being unfavorablC
on Wcdncs !ay evening, the speaking ap'
pointed for that evening. was postponed
till this evening.
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H The Portland Advertiser has mad

ET The Portland Advertiser has made
its appearance ina new and beautiful dress
and its proprietor says to the public, tina,
greater pains than ever, will be taken to
make the paper acceptable to the public
We understand that some editorial ar.
rangchcnts are in progress Of bcingmade,
or already completed, which cannot fail
Of adding to the present good character
Of the paper.
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David Milmot.

- Hon David wilmot, the Union can
dldate for Governor Of Pennsylvania his 70
piled ny letter TO certain Interruptions pro
pounded ~ him oy colnmi.tee oil tho Ameri
can State Council. lie takes ground sub
stantially upon the American platform. ex'
pressing himself in favor Of the election oil
natives to Office Of the protection Of native
mechanics (; Of protecting the ballot box
from Dissertation Of Fres Schools with the
Bible an them, and OF the separation oi
Church and State aud Is particular.y earn.
est IN rcmonstnnce against the shipment OF
foreign pauPsrS and criminals 70 thess
shlrsS.
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PRo SLAVERY Mon IN KENrrcEY-MIyIs.
IERs DRAGGED FROM TIE PrLPIT AND DRIVER
ouT OF the CouNTr.-last Sunday week. as
Rev. John G. Fec, the well known anti.slay
cry minister Of Kentucky, was preaching al
Cummins, Rocastle county, KY, an armed
mob forced their way into the church. seized
him and two other minister, who were witt
him, Rev. j. Richardson, and Rev. j. NJ
Mclean, and after abusing and insulting
them, finally decided that they should b
taken out oi the county. Mr.. Fee wa
struck ON the head and considerably injured
On tho way out-a distance of about ten
miles-cycry opportunity was improved by
the mob to insult and abuse their victims,
and they her,lded through the ncighbJ. hood
they passed, that they hal three house
thieves and niger thieves, aud that they
were going to lynch them. Tho mob was
composed Of the lowest class of Krntuck.
ians, ahd all of them drank, yet such is the
state Of public opinion that it would he
useless to prosecute. Cummins has long
been an ant.slavery place, but the lmmedi.
ate cause Of the Ou;lngc, was the attempt
{, establish II school there. Schools are r..
girdcd ~ most dangerous and incendiiry
institutions in that part OF Kentucky.
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Gs- The Salem Bay State Brass Band,
r. NJ. Hobbs Leader, are going 10 Water
vile, to play at Commencement, and OH
their return will give us, We are informed,
u Promenade Concert at Town Hall, Saco,
Thursday evening, August 18th.
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CANP MrErrSo. A Camp Meeting
for the District of Kcnnebunk, to be held
at the Camp-ground in Kenncbunk, is to
commence OH the oath inst.
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TnAcKERY was beaten by Mr.. Cariwcll
in the recent contest for n seat in Par
lament, from the Oxford District. The
aristocrats were too much for him.
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his regard for poor rum, or the profits Of
its sale, opposed Hubbard because he
sigucd the first Maine Law.
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The County Committee will meet at the
Ounty House kept by Mr.. Mitchell, at :
10 O'Clock on thursday morning.
Charles Till,
Dimon Roberts, Repubhean
James Morton,
Gamaliel +. Smith County
Nathan'i G Marshall
William Trafton, COmnittes.
Josiah MarSton,
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TuE SOUTHERN RourE TO TnI PAcrTic.-
The st. Louis Democrat is doing good SER
vice IN exposing the Vaccinations of the
slavery extensionists. IL shows that the de-
c'slon by the present administration in IA
'or OF th1 Southern route for the overland
mail to California. was made with direct
reference 10 the acquisition Of Sonoa and
other portions Of Mexico for slave territory.
Says the Democrat -
The Southern route 10 san Francisco,
though an out age 10 Missouri and the hrg-
est hall of the MON, If Carried into elect
and The mails actually carried To San Fran
cisco that way, is yet all n cheat and trick.
IL Is not intended 10 20 TO San fraci co. but
Guayam.s, on the gull Of California. where
the route will be all the way on slave soil.
Il wasinIended by the nulli6ers to termi-
nate the aout and road Mt San Diago, but
when they lost hopes Of making Southern
California and San Diago ,laye territory,
they have all taken 10 SONORA and Sinaios
and Guayamas Tor the 80 utbern railroad
and that Is what they are working at now,
and the cause of the acquisition oi land
from Mexico. IL IL oil 90 carry the South-
.ro railroad from PlsJ del Norte u Ouiya-
mas or some point On the gulf Of California,
a A, 70 AVOID the free State OF California.
SALE or TIE PsrrERKLL CoxrASr's Goops.
Tho Iure, sale Of 237 packages of the brown
and b,.achod cottons Ut the Pcpperell Man.
a acturiny Co. at Blddcfori, No. made ut
New York on wednesday. went OF at uneI.
pectedly low rates, " ich We think must
involve q considerable los, on the past h.lf
ycir's work OF that hitherto successful CON-
plny. unless thslr cotton Was bought very
e.ariy In che ssason. ltis stated that oas
half VI the looms Of thoss milIs are stopped,
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There not being quorum present, no
business Was transacted.
The tao board. adjourned to August Il,
ut " O'Clock I'M.
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their party relations and ENJOY the per-
9uisi,es of small or biz Office under the
federal government. MI that is necessa.
~ for them to do, is to place the black
mans soul out Of the range Of the gospel,
assume that the truths OF Gods holy word
and of his salvation have no applicability
to the black man, that the promises OF
the gospel arc not for him, its commands
do not rest upon him, and that he is to
have no part in the resurrection,-that
the Bible was made BY white men for
white fclks-that God, when he said
"look unto me all ye ends of the earth,
and be saved" means the white cnd-that
Christ, when he commended men "to
break every yoke of oppression" meant
the yoke that was on white folks,-,hat
when he sent his disciples abroad COM
handing them, in the name Of the eternal
Jehovah, ito preach the gospel to every
creature" meant Ouly that they should
preach to white creatures and in fine, to
argue that Gods moral government ex-
tends only to the free white race, and all
beyond and beside them, are like the
.bu,es that perish and may DO treated
as such, and white men, in doing 50, vio-
late none Of Gods ordinances or the spirit
Of His Word. Oh. .rIydg-a
Under = hypothesis like thiA no more
incorrect than that assumed by Judge
fancy, the Editor Of the Democrat may
continue his class in the Sabbath School.
pray for the poor slave, (meaning always
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SHINING DEAR. The last bear story is
told by the Bangor Journal -

One night last week, rs the stage from
Calais was passing along beyond Aurora, u
big bear was discovered sitting very COM
ppsedly in the middle e the rOid - and ~
he declined to yield the right of way, the
dryer and pas singers turned 10 and stoned
him of the track. Brain gr1wled his dis
app obiion Of that mod, Of pfoccejing-
but finally gave way to superior numbers -
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F0.sEIGN HESS.

By the arrival Of the Arabia at New York
on the I'd, We have Liverpool dates to the
10Th ult.
The Atlantic cable is to be taken cut of
the Niagar;., and again stored in Plymouth
DICK yard, until next year. The work of
raising the submerged cable has commenced.
The India mail bad reached England.
The papers are occupied almost exclusively
by the news brought by it.
The victims OF the massacre at Cawrpore
numbered 50 officers, $50 privates and l9O
women and children, belonging to the army,
and 400 ni villains
Lord Elgin arrived at Calcutta on the Stll
of August, with 600 marines and soldiers
Gen. Uavelcck, after having advanced within
one days march of Lucknow, had been OBJ
liged to fall back on Cawnpore on account
of the cholera having broken cut among bis
| small force.
There is a doubtful report via Ceylon, that
the ravages Of the cholera among the troops
before Delhi, had compelled them 70 retlre to
Agra.
The troops at Segaubce had mutinied and
killed their officers A detachment of GOO
European troops attacked the mutineers at
Arrat and were repulsed with a loss of ECO
At Aqua the Kata Contingent and other
rebels had been entirely dispersed.
According to the latest authentic news
from Delhi, not only were the Europeans
still before the place, but they had beer
strongly reinforced, and a general assault
was expected in a few days.
The Paris Debots Says: "Although the of:
fetal dispatches represent England as still
holding out at Agra, We have reason to be-
ieve this intelligence will not be confirm &c
and tha5 the Herioc garrison has been des-
troyed, with the women and children undel
its protection"