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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1867-01-12
LES ECOLES

Lc bcsoin le plus pressant, 10 plu
imperieux que nous tprouvioas entr'
taut d'autres, est celui de rinstrue
ton. 81 10 vue dss herbes psraite'
qui ont envahi nos champs est afli
gcaute. le spectacle Dc l'igDorance
cette mutt de pespris. qui suecede I J,
fable lumiere crepusculaire produite
par l'ancien systems scolairs, ct inf.
nimcnt plus triste. NJ. Lssher. euria.
tcndant De l'educatiou, p6nttrS. Do
importance de 50 fonctios, Q asbsrche
d Ia remplir consciencieussmeut. Nous
devons lui rcndre cette justice gull ma
neglige aucun effort pour relever Zen.
seignement. En- face Dc l'hoailitA du
Gouverncur, de l'indi6lrence Dc ID L.
gislaturs. de Ia le,hargis des autoritls
des paroissea, II poursuivi De son
mieux son intslligente propagaude. En-
descspoir do cause. il en- sppelle au-
jourd'hui 1 l'ini.iative individuslls. Ct
il invite los dirocteurs d'tcoIes 1 on.
~rir des lis.es de subscriptions. 1 cons
titucr un fonds special ct / appeler
i ns leurs localities rc'Pse'ise' dec ius.
titutclrs complaints. -.
la circulaire do n. Lusher. dat9c
du . novcmbre dernier. nous sst par.
venue il y quellues jours settlement.
ct par vote indirccte, &c qui ezplique
notrc re,ard 4 en- parler. Msis nous
n'avions pas attends i'szeellsot doea.
mcnt pour faire de uotre edtI aatant
de bruit que possible l l'oceills d.
pcuplc endormi. pour lui reeounan.
der l'accomplisemsot do premier Do
ses devoirs. Nous avoss 80 aussi In.
ruissant Que ls surintsndant dams ces
efforts qas nous tspsioss ms sroirs 1
Ieur succes. Nous avisss d'avases qss
nous tournions dsns IN esrels visisux
et que le sommsil public doot - plant
CONNIE nous l'hoDonble ssvintsndant.
date de- loin. Ea e6st, il hllait % Ter
rain prepare 1 reeevoir ees eonseils d
NJ. Lusher ct les sdtrsa : i h Ter.
rain cot ete en- bonss ssltsss. ess me-
mes conseils dsvsnaient ssperlus. Or.
avant ID gucrre st d rsvolstios, I 70
poque de 10 prosptritS agrisols d. psys.
mons possedioos N cystaas d'ssssigDs-
'inent purement noaisal = ssssl,islls-
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1867-01-12
AGEScE IA NouvELLeoEIEAxs
WHARTON & lLLINGWORTl, 9s rue du Camr

Cortercal, en- 1464, ellie fut visi.ee, en-
1925, par j. Verrazani, qni en- prit
possession an nom de Ia France.
Lo traite d'Utrecht (l7l3) Ia c6da
a rAugleteu4 6ks par les traites do
Paris Q763) e de Versailles (l7s3),
Ia France sly reserva lc droit de pc
che.
| Les Establishments fraucais Sc
trouvent sur 10 grand banc, au norl ct
4 poucs:. .s~
| L'autochtone de Terre-N -Neuve appsr.
tcnait 4 uue race de peaux ronges diff:
ferant, sous bcaucoup de points, des au.
tres aborigencs du continent nord anne.
ricain. A des pendants sauvnges ct
meme feroces, il joignait une fncsse dc
Ijugemcnt ct une habiete mecanique
pcu communes, passait son temps a Ia
chass, du daim ou d 10 peche dams les
bcaux lacs ct les wastes e.augs qui eou-
vrent 10 pays ct que lop reuSontrc
jus1nc snr les sommets des moutagnes.
Ccs indigencs ont subj le meme sort
que leurs congenercs du continent.
determination; lis ont fait place aux
blancs ct ont disparu devant Ia civil.
sation. Lille us renferme plus IN seul
representant dcs ancicns proprietaircs
du col, refoules. dss rorigino, vers 10
Labrador. par les cnvahisscurs OF par
les Micmacs dc Ia Nouvellc .Ecosse.
triba appartenant 1 Ia famille des Nez
Bleus. aD. .e E1. -... 90 1
II faut sc garder dc jugcr Terre.
Neuve, dapres scs rochcrs ct lappa-
renee inhospitaliere do scs eo.cs. A me-
sure qu'ou s'avapce dans linterieur,
on apercoit des indices dun sol richie et
qui ne demandc QUA etre cu!tivd pour
devenir largeuent remunsrateur. Bic,
legumes. pommes dc terrc, prunss, ce-
rises, ponmes. groseilles, iraiscs, md.
res, framboiscs, fournisscnt d'abondan.
tes recoltes. La ssison favorable 4 Ia
culture est asses oourte ; mais ellie re.
gagne en- splcndeur CO qu'elle perd en-
duree.
CONNIE rendezvous do peche, Ia re-
putation De Yerre-Neuve est faite ct
l'on salt que truitcs. saunous. morues,
maquercaux, hareugs. anguilles. ho-
mards, langoustes, fourmillent daas ses
eaux en- quantities pour ainsi dire ine-
puisables.
Ce nIst pas tout encore. A ces1
avantages. qu'elle tient de ID nature,
Terre-Neuve peut joiudrs des riches
ses ninerales qui ne sont pas 4 dedai-
gner. On , . trouve dss traces de mi
nerais dor ct d'argent il exists dc Il
houille sur 10 cote occidcntale des
mines de cuivre sont exploitees psr
des compsgnics anglaises bien consti !
tuees 10 gypse es tres.abondant.
En- 1861. on dGcouvert dams lc
voisinagc de Little Bay do remarqua-
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AoExr DoxALDsoxvIILB
r. sUPERvIELLE,E Editsur du Drapeas

ment defectueux. Nous nou. 6pargne
rons b peine inutile de le prouver
car rarbre .e juge / .ses fruits ct ];
sttrilits de l'sncicn regime scolaire es
un fait trop evident. Nous tirerons seu
lemcnt unc conclusion de ce fait insop
testsble. c'est quill ne faut pas songsl
1 Greer dams les districts ruraux l'elau
ct l'impul.ion. Lc movement dot
partir d'ailleurs.
Que peuSent repondre ~ surintcn.
dant les officers Dc paroisse auxquel,
il . adresse - circulaire. somme il le
rappel!e dams ID lettre particuliere don't
nous avons en- communication! LIE
sheriff ct passcxsur cosstateront dams
leurs rarports !. dftresse d. pays. les
directcurs dirsss ssih Vent pes de-
coles I diriser, 8 = pstsilest a. jsry
Dc police soo1rssra = sonsf fsignera
lsurs teuoigusses. lis p.raitrost meme
ttouuts q, yois 10 ,sa6sssna.st ipvo.
quer leur sppsi = ne1t . lis
ooupts;sss ~ y -. O. - con.
tributioas velselsirse NaD6sJN psr NJ
Lushsr. ssrneas II densadss ep un
temps 60 ssld = soqs viveos :
Sill , await chance den obteuir, nous
ouvririons uns liste etnous nous inscri.
riousen tete; mais Get appel l ides bour.
ses vides scnblerait unc sruelEe ironie..
Cs nest point uue 6n De non rece.
voir que nous opposous 4 NJ. Lushcr;
mails. suivaut nous,-et il nous saura
gre de lui coulesser Il verite. Ill doit
fr,rper i-uas sstps porte qu I. h no.
trs. II spparticnt ID Legislature dc
foDder IN nouvcau regime den
seiguemsut. Ellie . proclams avec raj
500 l'insufisance de l'ancien en- s'abs-
tenant de lui reudre une existence pre-
csire. Ce visux regime ttait unc RUNE
croolants on plutos uae iuforme ebau-
che. II J . lisa de s'applaudir de =
lisparitioo. car ellie CREE ID necessite
dune autrs oonstrustiou. II en- est do
m1ns dss rues etroites ct inAlubrsa
que d6vors h Asmms dsns les cites =.
sslsirss !: sllss font place l dss voiss
,pacisascs Ct slrSes don't les habisants
btsissnt plus tard l'inesudis qaivisita
l. foyer des ancetrcs. .fe.
La Ltgislature ! laqusile ID Loai-
,;ass . rsmis h dtpot d - fostsns =
de . destinSs 1 sns heure solennells,
10 hillira point I son maudat, nous
st slls s'ocsspera daas =
proehains session Do ostte vitals ques-
lion de- teolss. On y phint tsss.Iss
jours d depepdaaoe. Do sef,ituds. dos
Erssisps o ssaiot d tsubsr dams %
youare Do b eentrsliatiOn qsi jusqu'a
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1867-01-12
E. DUmEz 4 T.. BELOW. nr9ACrEuRs

| y |N'hF bhH'os VSahse, WI
ess fail , as Dc d liberte quo nou'
ple5ronj tons sommcs une proie
certairo u dsspotisme. En- vain rem
treriot ,os dams iUnion en- courbanl
ia tete pns.sant sous quelque fourche
eaadir Q lab lqae yankee ; en- vain,
moma cement aloucis par les char
nqs d hospitslite, les radicaux qui
ont IRE etG les hd.es des cites
river du Mississippi, reviendraient.
lis . rolitique plus. humane ct
pas srreIle tout celia ne. suffirait
pas, ) S.s ne sortions des ombres de
Pigu1-e '. Des 10 lendemain, nous
re.enf sns sous le joug. 81 au con-
trsira :. mons instruisons, nous vain.
croas fnent IA fala'ite qui pese sur
0ons, ! co0ditiou actuelIe Sc pro-
longe' joe temps encore. Ssroir,
Q est 3iri les peaplcs eelaires
atuoa 'cs aGuds gordicns, limcnt
les frr IA .yranuie, sans recourir
au jea5 ~ Ct sapglant de Ia guerrc.
srns 70 cr l'aveuglc arret do Ia
force F. s- -r s~-s.
Que legislature de Ia Louisiana
reieFe : "ecole primaire. qui sera
io rest IT., temple de Ia libcrte.
N'aeco i'-sIleque Get acte important,
ellie n at pas perdu son temps ct
slIe au 3ien merise du pays. Iuves-
80 d l.nndat souverain, qu'elle
a'htsit = aat aucun sacrifice d'ar.
geIt, ''SH' aucune imposition dc take
Po' IN psroil but. QUAINT ! l'organi.
de fsnseignement, Ia Legisla-
"a rcsr deja 1 Get egard do nom.
fss ct intcIligentes suggestions ;
.PoUrra .rie., faire de l'eclectisme /;
patri0.isme Ia guidsra. ct l'annee
81 De re passera pas sans que se dis
NJ les tenebres qui nous envelop-
NJ. l'u'hsr, don't ls zsls,e ct lar.
soIt prouves par des demarches
.ctueg,es jusqu'ici, secondera I'D.
,alsment 10 pcuvoir legisla,if de
4, ct nous, membrss de ID presse.
scrons hcureux d'appI- ,dir.
tSaprea h sradisions i Islandais.
Ia conduits Do BotS. roi do ID
deoouvrirsnt Terre.N Neuve das
B ! i0OO, en- prirens possession ct ,
'oadsrent un ttablissemeut quelque
~ yers le Havre-de-Grace tGrace
a'0r). .asr'''s
.ste tradition peut rcntrer dams la
s.oris dss fables. Ce qai est plus
10. c'est quhux onsiemc ct don.
siscles. les -Norwegisus entire
pi st 10 colonisation De l'ile.
iiceaverte do nouveau par Sebas
len Cabot. en- 1497, peut-etre par
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1867-01-12
Marble works
Ce.'a Mere hanss'A Cs,,...F.es.r.
PHI. H0ELzEL;S

ocsn Ootcou GINNING and Picking
DARIfES sending Cotton. IN Secd viii And
! II advantageous to call ADPH Hoslzel's
Steam Cotton Ginnery, No. "a Thalie Street,
New Orleans, La. Cotton 10 ginned here for
tho sscd, charging only for baling and ropins. .
at reasonable price. For further part culnrs,
address PHI. HOELZEL, =
-. 2a6 zoe Tchoupiioulas STREE,
MI 3m Now Orleans, La
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nENos amis ct confreres sout prizes
dc nous adresser / l'avenir lettres ct
journnux 4 Edgar Post -O@ce. Saint.
Jean. Ba ptiste, Louisisue.
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nousapartout engloutila libertf etaete
leterme fatal des diverses civilisstions /;

| "ouSo Psieous eHS'oui - uVCiSo SssS'
leterme fatal des diverses civilisstions
on repete Que Ia souverainete des
Etats ct le principe fxderatif sont se.
rieusement menaces. u - m moyen
certain de conjnrer ccs perils, .c'est dc
dopner de INSTRUCTION su peuple. II
faut absolumsnt que le penplc recoive
les notions elementaircs sans lcsquelles
il ny . ancune conception du droit,
aucunc intelligence de IA vic poll
lique. aucune aptitude 4 en- jonir !; il
faut quill sache lire ct tcrire. qu'il
soft eclairt sur = propre historic ct
qu'il y hsse une idee dc son avcnir
ct de % destinee. Or, rien de tout celo
n'sxiste lei, l'individu en- general cs'
singulieremcnt ignorant son regard
ne setend pas au-dela des limites d.
Ia paroisse natalie oil il est mure comm
un prisonnicr dams "a cellule. S'agit-l
de pratiquer 10 drois electoral, le G.
toyen ne peut allumcr q lanterne Of
chercher homms digne de sop suffia-
g. il ma pas meme cette lueur vacil.
laute de lsnterne qui eclairerait Ia e.
cure des candidats ct pcrmettrait de
choisir le meilleur. II nous serait inf
niment agreeable de tracer un portrait
different de l'eleetsur louisispsis, mais
l quot bon prodiguer lc poison d. Ia
haiterie I Micux vaut aujourd'hui pre-
senter l'amers ct alutaire po.ion.de IA
rerite. a - la ss's yal "a, eahr
Autre motif d'astion prompte 81 DE-
cisiva pour l. Legislature. ,et is-.. - :.
tehapps l. NJ -Lushsr i. digsjfe
notre r.cs. Preuon' As
gcuce humains s-fh6erveilleuse DE-
cetts race fere 1 juste titre du rale !.
perieur qu'slle . joue dams le m .a.
no tombe pas impuudment I l't'st de
lande aride; le vice sen empars, s.
epsnouit, stouffs les mobiles eerr
qu'ells couteDait. II , avait en- q
want l'ezprsasiod s-esl, rsas~
ID bette; l'ange s'envole ct la be's
rssts es 'vtgets dams d Creature. :
.'.gir,i. biss U ssS spsti que pour
l'etrs dssrsd6s qa - & .pseDdrait .
meme plus les dsyoiu Dc q vie do IA
mile! Quells preponderance .ursit-il !
I revendiqusr sur les races Dc pur ms /
tipct ~ nivesa dssquslles u ssrais
tombk I?
Nous men somuAss - ID, dieu
mersi !: sais nous osups @r lapeute.
st il 10 servisait . Eisn d. ~ le iissi. !
muller. Qas les eitoJens. qui en- LOU
,ians ntriteDt % ti.re, J reafchisssnt
qss sosa sEnateurs ct reprtse enisnfs ! |
yongsnt; Il % syasms fss6nd 1cnsai.
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The szlbune cannot find it in its heart to
say Sseood word for Stanton 1t petulantly
calltupon him to explain why he arrested Gen
Stone in 1862 1t says that arrest is one of the
mysteries Of Mr.. Ltncoln's administration. s'v
Hunnicutt says in his paper that the story
about his selling ont the Republican party to
Pierpont and Bolts, agreeing to make them.
United States Senators if they would make
him Governor, was started by the er.emies of
the Republican party or by the fools and
knaves in it. .svn5l a,e313 D b. go
Governor Thockmorlon, of Texss, recentlv
removed by Sheridan, publishes long defence
of his conduct in the Houston State Gazette
According to his Representations Texas was
veritaole terrestrial paradise under his admin
istration. 1907 f.1ai7ai 'iia speIF o. sa50d
1t is rumored that should vacancies occur
Frederick Douglas will receive the nomination.
for the Office of Commissioner of freedmen.
while Col. Parker (Indian) on General GRANTS
staff, will be placed at the head of the Indian
Bureau. ffaE .stl5i11ni " s1s q.
Petitions to Represented to the next Congress
are already circulating among the Union citi-
zens of Louisiana and Texas, asking for the
reinstatement of General Sheridan in the
command Of the Fifth Military District. 4 b il
sheridan is coming to Washington notwith-
standing the Presidents order. The City
Council OF Washington have under considera-
ton resolution rendering him an ovation. In
reply 70 tne PRESIDENTS order removing him
Sheridan states that he will turn ,over ,he
command to Gen. Griffin as soon as be rst,,rn.
from Texas. -.0sEr .-l r.,..I
A Washington correspondents saws that tho
statement of Democratic journals to the effect
mat General Grant is opposed to negro suffrage
Is incorrect He believes that the rebel rule in
'ne south can be broken down only by univer-
sal suffrage. ,sr =. -
Inc speedy removal of Howard, Holt and
Pope is anticipated. NAV
The Veteran Observer" Of the New yo,r
Times thinks the Democrats of 'Oh;o vii, ha
beaten by 10000 majority. He saw, tb. mi n Nc
put forward the following issues. Of , n.so
they take the negative: Whether the VIII WITCH
right?" Whether the negro is a man oD .ns
Whether we ought to pay our honest dents on
Jesse d. Bright is a candidate for sneaker =,
the Kentucky House of Representatives. l--,,l
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o1LS.There are no changes from last weeks
prices The demand is rather better.
oA a;so M'-Ihe demand is very light No change
PAINTS-The demand for pa;pts and ,eads con-
tinues s sfeedy. No change in prices.
mere ae is an immense demand for soft
PRODUCE Prices for meats and noultry are
without change Potatoes come in freely, but are
nor 81 f d R esss dGqa Onions selling 81
ing 81 HaTg2se per dog by the package II VIZ
AZ, ~. ~. Nnwprices remain firm at our quota
moderate but equaito the demand. NC supp
RlGE-Ihere Is a steady but moderate demand for
Carolina rice. Prices UNCHANGED
SALT-Fhere have been no arrivals of solt Int
there is a fair supply in market. The demand ia
moderate though steady, and prices are without
q SOAPS-There is a steady damand for ,ho
steam refined soaps of Messrs Leathe & Cores man
ufacture. orders come in from all over the State.
Inc prices nave recently been reduced will be no
SUGARS-There was slight shading in refined
sugars ,owaras INC close of last week. but this week
sugars continues to be COOL Our quotations are the
sTARGHIThsre is steady demand for the article
and pearl Is held at our quotations. II 49,
| are UNCHANGED. va '-''' $50
TEAS-The market is well supplied and the de-
mand, though steady. is not large. Our quotation
Tor Oolong and Japan are well maintained
IiNSm ~ of bot. pig and sheet have adj
Hahooun consequence Vi Jne hlgh premium on gold
The market is firm and the tendency is yet upw ards
| which is rather quiet.
VARNISH-The demand for all kinds of yarnis]
| Is good. Prices are without change eIblI}gNI
l. WOOL-There is hardly any demand and the ar
tice is dull and dropping, at reduced quotations
The new clip comes in slowly, purchasers not bein
so plenty as usual at this season Of the year @ y
ZINC-1here is steady demand, and prices ar
| unchanged. 'f''-7 p
4 FREJGHTS-The engagements reported for tn
week are sch Ida f. Wheeler, out to Sagua and BAG
at 81 for, molasses to Portland, and 81 Is if else
where; sch Hattie Ross to load with cooperage f6
Cardenas at $1,000 out; brig Crimea, hence to 81
base to load with lumber at Bangor ior Philade
phia at 80 per M; bark Andes tor Cardenas at 81
for hid shocks and hea Is, 81 50 for lumber and l
per M for hoops; brig Agenora, to load at Sheds
e with deals for Bristol Channel at 72s Cd per star
dard PIT lfissiio ,ldsiic itsfi1ri LflI - l7sfl q
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IMPORTS.

Miniature Ai'na~ac :. Sc p tenn ber 4. p
Sun rises rise ''.'..sso Noon sets. 1910 Pm
san sets. =. .6.29 High water -. 80 Pm
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D. III bI rtL9 ,LIvERMoRE, Aug. 81, 1857 30
Mr.. EDrToR:-The Republican caucus. of
Livermore met to day for the purpose of NOM
mating candidate for State Representative
with Ruel Washburn in the chair, and s. F.
Perley, Secretary. They made choice OF S.. G.
Shurtleff, formerly Lieutenant in the 9Th
Maine Volunteers. He is a promising young
man, Of Is, years. He, also served over fou1
years in the army, the first three as a private
was wounded in the last charge ON Peters.
burg. 1 think he will do us honor on the tick
ct with Ludden, our nominee for Senator.
The Washburn mansion is prosr sing fine
ly on the site of the old one, which was burned
last June. 1t is to be one of the finest resi-
dences in the State. $50 yiL' iriase DIRIGo. q
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Railroad Ace e.n,a eaatioA.

Mr.. ED1roR Railroads, suppose, are for
the accumulation Of the public, and also for;
the beneftof stockholders. Tits not expected.
that any road will damage itself for the good
Of others But when two modes are presented
the adoption of either of which is the same to
the road, while to the public there is wide
difference, is it asking too much to request that
the road adopt that which most favors the pub
lie? For@instance, the dummy on the Port
land u Roehester'road, which leaves the depot
in this city at o'clock P NJ, is obliged, in per-
haps nine cases out of ten, to wait at Cumber-
land Mills from fifteen minutes to half an hour
for the inward train, when it might go on to
Saccarappa, where the bulk of its passengers
land. and also save time to those who 90 furth-
er. This is the way matters appear TO me- If
they are modified by circumstances of which I
am ignorant, let the road have the benefit. 1t
is in no spirit of mere complaint that I put a
question. A PASSENGER
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State Items.

The Bangor Wing says Mr.. Jonas Wyman
Of that city has sold his black fye-year-old
Knox colt to- Mr.. III. H. Waters of Newark, N.
j., for $1,000. pa c bsJi1 sb 90 fi,E .q,l -tlt al
Il The Oxford Democrat says the gypsies
have been making a tour through that region
The gardens of the farms thereabouts offered
peculiar attractions to these wanderers. vs.j
3 "A correspondent of the Bangor Wing says
that Samuel Farmer, of Madrid, has sold his
bay mare, six years old in Boston, for $4,000. y
--Ex-Goy. Cony and party from Ellsworth
are camping out at Mt. Desert. % sdI ro3 1s.-u
d The Standard says that Mr.. .Lauriston
Guild, of Sidney, last season had two COWS
which after supplying his family of six persons
with milk and butter, and raising two, calves,
produced milk enough for 593 lbs. of butter,
which sold for $2739S. Who says those were
MT profitable cows. ...
A correspondent of the Bangor Wing says
the Head Center of the P. L. L. of Augusta,
was arrested last Friday on complaint OF his
nearest relative for being drunk. On being
conducted to his cell in Jail. he put himself in
hisusual dramatic attitude and asked the iail-
or If he considered this suitable place for the
great high priest of democratic liberty? The
Jaiior told him he thought it was if he was
9ue representative of that class of patriots and
'ooked MIN up to come out dryer ifnot a wis
er man. q wi
Wiii'am Sawyer, ESQ.,, of Millbridge is
building first class pile wharf at that n,ace
for the use OF the steamer City of Richmond
The wharf win be nearly $50 feet lone with
T. wharf of 125 feet on which there il 20 -.
erected fine freight house with passo,,cor
rooms. lgs asIi11 ras..'1 a.fi oi F.-... . RI
The Androscoggin Railroad is being great.
ly improved. Twenty thousand new cedar
sleepers will be laid on the road bed this sea-
son. These sleepers are all purchased of the
Coburns at Skowhegan.3 The rolling stock of
the road is now in excellent order. In addi-7
'ion TO the new engine, the Lewiston, recently
put on tho road, twenty-five new freight cars
pave oeen added to the road during the year,
ana the passenger cars have been greatly inn
proved. One hundred and twentv-fiye toms of !
new raii have been laid the present summer. Z
The, Family School at Little Blue is about
to close. Every room has been occuu;ed dur-
ing the summer. sugofs lav9mi7. t.., -. .,.,..
Hon. Sidney Perham will speak to the
citizens of Bath Thursday evening next Mr..
ferham is an able speaker. If saisr srsiy viz IL,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-09-04

DEAfn OF SENATOR Essen
ator James A. McDougall, of California, died
at Albany yesterday, at the age of 50. The
country having received no intimation q his
illness,the news of lissudden deeease WIN oc,
casion surprise not by any means unmingieo
with regret. Though his intemperate haoi's
have given him an uuenviabie noeoriesy' anu
though his name has become synonym ior
B a;screfitahle weakness, yet it has been gener-
allv acknowledged that he possessed an intel
lect that would have given him high position
amono American statesmen had not its powers
been blighted by unrestrained indulgence in
Vicious practices. Slave to vice as he was, no
one that read his famous speech in the Senate
in vindication of the habit which deprived him
of The use of his highest faculties, and probably
his life, can forget how his genius enabled him
to dress up his strange theme in all the rhetor-
zeal splcndor of which it it susceptible, and to
throw around it the charms of poesy and liter
allure.
We have heard an anecdote concerning him
which entities him to the credit of making
great discovery. He was the first man who
| perceived that Andrew johnson was drunk on
the 4th of March, 1865. That sympathetic
clarvoyance,y which quickens in ones own
mind the perception of kindred weaknesses IN
others. enabled him to understand at once the
| ihcoherence which filled all the rest OF the
| Vice Presidents hearers with Amusement.
After listening few minutes to that tipsy
harangue with look of infinite wisdom and
| sagacity which only a true devotee OF Bacchus
can assume, he remarked to an eminent Sena-
tor, who happened to be sitting near him, with
an imperfect articulation which indicated that
he too, was fresh from his cups, Il say-you;
when I--talk in that way--yous think--Pn
drunki"s1 sdi ui o7eL gHHnGlq{la z9ll'4nfal
l. Senator McDougalps life was almost wholly
devoted to politics. After having read law in
his native State Of New York, he removed t.
| illinois in 1887, Five years afterwards he was
| elected Attorney General of that State. Sub
4 sequently he removed to California, and afte
filling the Office OF Attorney General, he served
a term as Representative to Congress, De
Ginning reelection, he was sent to the Senat
in 1861 for the term which expired on the 4tl
4 of March last. He was delegate to the Chi
cage Convention in 1864 g.i5d: Aosid Is