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The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16
PoIitieaf Notes.

Vallandigham telegraphs his orders to the
Treasury Department The following was re-
ceived on Thursday from Ohio:
To II. McCulgoch, Secretary Of Treasury, Wash
ir.gton ID. c.:
Why are radicals still appointed to Office in
this State? This thing must stop.
G. L. VALLANDlGHAM.
A similar dispatch was received the same
day from Montgomery Blair.
Ex-Secretary Stanton expects to start West
this week to take part in the campaign. He
will speak at Pittsburg, Cleveland, Detroit,
Chicago. ST. Louis, Cincinnati and Dayton,
| and possibly at a few other points. He then
intends to visit New York in time to enter the
field there. He will visit Philadelphia before
going West.
The Augusta correspondent of the Boston
Post writing last week, says: "The prospects
of Democratic triumph in Maine Monday,
look bright
Bangor man who has always heretofore
voted the Democratic ticket, Monday voted
the Republican ticket for the first time bring
ing his wife along to see him, as he said, ere
deem himself"
Gen. Grantltold one of his visitors at Galena
the other day that being candidate, want
to win, of course"
At New Orleans, on Saturday night, the
Republican torchlght procession continued
quiet throughout, and was dismissed at late
hour in good order. Between five and six
thousand persons were in line. A considerable
force of military occupied the streets, but not
directly on the route of the procession. Their
presence was in obedience to orders from
Washington, though no apparent necessity ex-
listed. There was considerable cheering.
The "big turnout" of Democrats of Patter-
son, N. j., to attend the Hon. "Jack" Rogers,
to Paramus, on Saturday, comprised thirty
eight men.
The Republicans of Bangor held great ju-
bilee meeting in Norumbega Hall, Monday
night, at which addresses were made by Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin, Rev. j. B. Gould, Hon.
Lewis Barker and Others
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16

The Republicans of Gorham celebrated the
grand victory of the Fall Campaign, Monday
evening, in very spirited manner A fine
Band from Saccarappa were ON hand. In the
early evening procession was formed, which
marched and counter marched through the
streets to the Republican Headquarters, where
the cheering reports coming in from every
quarter were read amid the plaudits of them
thusiastic crowd. Later in the evening the
procession reformed and marched, headed by
the Band, to the residence of DR.. James M.
Buzzell Representative elect, where a very
large concourse Of citizens was gathered. of
both sexes, to hear speeches and music, and to
rejoice with one another in the grand results
of the day. The Doctor being called out made
one of the happiest of his happy efforts, keep
ing the large concourse in the sJreets and
grounds adjacent in close and eager attention.
broken only by cheers. Mr.. Thacher followed
with remarks congratulatory on the days work,
paying glowing tribute to our noble Govern
er, like Bayard, without fear and without re-
proach," sketching his career and that of our
National Standard-Bearer Grant, contrasting
them, and the principles represented by them
with their antagonists and their positions, and
enforcing the providential mission of the Great
Republic. A bountiful repast, spread by the
Dr.'s hospitality, was then enjoyed, while all
resolved that in November Maine sh ould be
numbered in the van for Grant and our coun-
try
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16

Franklin For, Ex-president Of the Commef,
Council, invited the members of the procession
IN AZ MS residence on Middle street, and the
good things of this life were dispensed in a
most liberal manner. The Portland Band
played several choice selections here. and on
parting the Boys" gave Mr. Fox rounds OF
rOusing cheers
Chief Marshal A. M. Benson, Adiutant f.
Il. Harris and Aids deserve the best of than ks
for the admirable manner in which the affair
was conducted. The regular Aids besides the
Adjutant were j. G. Small, William Ross. Jr.
William Allen, Jr., B. F. whitney. and T f
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on this occasion, H. F
Furnish, Benz. Stevens, Jr
On the arrival of the procession at Market
Square, about II Z. NJ, after the route had
been traversed, "the boys" were received by q
large mass of people and grand display Of
fireworks from the Lancaster Hall Headauar
tiers. 1t was an imposing finale to the evening"
demonstration.
We subjoin the following capital and com
mendable notice of Portland's Grant and Col
fax organization from the Boston Transcript:
The different Republican organizations o
Aoioohu eio OicuiG W any CITY. EOr Tue
purposes of torchlight display they are un.
excelled even by those OF the more populou.
| places in the country. Their members, who
| have done such good service to the Republican
party, would not object to visiting this city
| and assisting in torchligAt demonstration
here, 1t is suggested. With the spirit now pre-
vailing among the Boston Republicans, it il
not hazarding much to promise such an oppor
tunity some time in October"
In connection with the above mentioned in
tmation as said visit, we would say that the
Chief Marshal and Republican Committee arr
in correspondence with Boston Republicans il
the furtherance of the above object Portland
has carried off the palm of the campaign in tn,
matter of clubs and parades, as we'll as MAORI
ties, and Boston acknowledges the fact.
| Republicans of Portland, you have don,
nobly, as also have your comrades in the caus,
elsewhere! Let us place Excelsior" on GU
banner, and fight it out on this line for Gran
and Colfax eff it takes all the fallt'
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16
0ur Irish Formulation.

We were in Market Square last Monday
evening after enough returns had been receiv-
ed to render the Republican victory certain,
decisive and overwhelming, when we heard the
following conversation. Tue parties engag-
ed in it were an Irishman and woman whom
we took TO be his wife, The names we give
are fictitious, but the persons are real and the
conversation true as uttered by them.
81 say, did ye hear that?" asked Bridget,
pointing to the Republican Headquarters in
Lancaster Hail. aud nudging the ribs of Pat
with her elbow. "Thm's Republicans that
makes the noise. l tould We this morning the
Dimecrats were desavin' we jst as they did
last year"
"And are We sure, Bridget, thim's Republi-
cans?" asked Pat. "Sure iudade, / am, for
the gas lights up there spell Grant and Col
fax" size replied. "And Grants the Gireral
what whipped the Rebels and Copl erheads in
tireIy. tell ye sure the Republicans have
licked the Dimerats iist as they did last year
Next time behave me and not them Dimicrats
tn; It's always desaved We"
Pat scratched his head and while he was
performing that operation and thinking over
what his woman had told him, one of Their
friends came up and said, "By the powers,
didn't L tell ye so this morning? The Dimi-
Gratis are licked intirely. But they didn't de-
save me this time. voted Tor Gineral Cham
barlain to-day, and will do so next year, if !
live T tell We, Pat the Dilaicrats are iist the
same as dead and Gineral Grant will bury
them when he's President"
"There, jst as l tould ye," added the woman
Never behave thin agin, Pat"
Behave thin niver," replied their friend
Don't ye hear thin shouting, Hurrar'
: "hotherationH exclaimed Pat, "The divil's
to pay, intirely." They passed to the other
side OF the street, and we heard no more from
them. There it is. There is something in the
Irish blood that loves victory, and they hate
to be whipped. The Copperheads have deceiv-
ed them from year to year as Pats. woman
told him. 1t is strange, passing strange, that
they can be deceived so many times. But it is
the last drop that makes the cup run over, and
some of the Irishmen of our city have got
their eyes Open We hardly think the Cop
perheads will get quite so many Irish votes
next November as they did last Monday
The sons of Erin don't love to be in hopeless
minority. They already begin to see and t.
feel that the Democrats are false prophets and
their confidence in them has been much weak.
epea by the last election We can tell oul
Irish friends that if thes desire peaceful homes
good government, and work enough, to vote
the Republican ticket. They are the last peo
pie In the world who ought TO vote for South
ern Rebels and Northern Copp erheads. We
are inclined to the opinion that they will here
after receive the prophecies of the Democrats
with many grains of allowance. We say t.
them net to be deceived again. Irishmen! pu
not your trust in Copperheads. How many
times must they deceive you before you los,
confidence in them? From year to year the,
have proved themselves to be false prophets
and now it is high time to worship at another
| political shrine
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16

.-. .l Letter from Lewiston
The Political Weather - The Election - DR..
Gdrcelon-S.J Court.
LEWISTON, Sept. Is, 1868.
To the Editor Of the Press:
The political barometer for Maine is that
indicates fair weather and future prosperity
The miasms so recently floating in the atmos-
phere, discoloring the blue sky and tn reaten-
ing death, have all been dssipated. W ell has
the publication began in the east, which is to
purify the whole land.
1t was very quiet election day in this city,
but the voters were oIt in nearly full force.
Republican gain 238; total Republican maiori.
ty 737. Even Ward 3, which went P. L. L. in
the spring, now givesa Republican majority of
3S, notwithstanding the large number of Irish
who have been naturalized
Nearly every town in Androscoggin shows a
gain for the matchmaking the total gain 356
in the county. You must remember that we
did better last year than any other county in
the State. Hence We had less margin tor ad-
vance. Our present majority is 1851! The
Democrats counted upon reducing our major
ity by several hundred; but every town has
disappointed them. Even Durham which was
tie last spring and which they counted upon
carrying by twenty majority went twenty two
against them In Turner the Republicans
have lost forty voters, by death and removal,
within a year, but it perversely held its own
against all Democratic representations. Po-
land was contested more closely than any
other town in the county, and was claimed by
the Democracy; yet it gaze Chamberlain about
seventy majority. But why particularize?
AS your correspondent predicted DR.. Garce-
lon did not draw dozen votes to himself in
this city beyond the strength of the Demo-
cratic party; four fifths of the Democratic
votes thrown in this city are probably thrown
BY Irishmen. Mr.. Plllsburys name was cut
somewhat and this puts DR.. Garcelon slightly
ahead of the Democratic vote for Governor.
AS soon as the result in this city, and Au-
burn was known, the Republicans set the
bells 60 ringing and the cannon to roaring
This morning there is not a Democrat to be
found. they have no further use for states.
since there is no possibility of ciphering away
such a result as 100000 majority for Chamber
lain, when all the Democratic amanacs pre-
dleted a state of weather very different
The s. j. Court, for this coanty, commenced
us Sep temher session to-day-Judge Tapley
presldlrig. There is not much business to he
WIS 'orih. BARLOW
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16

RAILROAD MATTERs.-The Lewiston Jour-
nal says that the town meeting in Hartford on
Saturday resulted in a vote to loan the credit
of the town for the sum of Sc, 500 in aid of the
extension of the P. & o. C. railroad. The
vote stood four to one in favor of the enter
prise.
The Belfast papers say that the contractors
of the Belfast and Moosehead Lake railroad
are pushing work upon the road. The enter
prise is meeting v 18th much opposition from a
class of the citizens, but the result will be only
to depreciate the city bonds in the market. 1t
is much to be regretted that such is the fact.
Gov. Crosby the City Solicitor has given an
opinion in regard to the action of the city in
this matter, and decides all its acts legal and
binding, that the bonds are properly issued,
and that the city is fully responsible and liable
for the amount voted.
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16

Certain statements going the rounds OF
the Copperhead papers TO the effect that the
parties implicated in the murder of Ashburn,
at Columbus, Ga were subjected to cruel tor
lures, and the like, in order to extort the truth
from them. A letter dated in July, written
by General Meade, and addressed to General
Grant, is now published, which shows the
slender basis of truth on which this Copper
head romance rests. General Meade says that
finding there was no effort on the part of the
community where the crime was committed
either through the authorities or among the
citizens-to ferret out the guilty, he requested
detective to assist in the search. Two de-
tectives, Read and Whitley, were placed on
the track. These were soon satisfied that the
proper persons had been arrested, but that it
was useless to think of obtaining testimony
from any party in Columbus, IS their lives
would be forfeited if they dared to disclose
what they knew, and the officers recommend
ed that certain parties whom they believed
had a kno Wedge of the affair, should be re-
moved to some secure place, where, being pro-
tected, they could, without fear, disclose such
facts as were in their possession.
The prisoners were transferred to Fort Pu-
o~A1
should have free access to them. The GeneraI
says:
a, Az the same time cautioned the detectives
that IN their efforts to extract the facts as
KNOWN 10 these parties, no unusual, or cruel,
resuIt Of This mnyemout a oe tsso s TO- Inc
most important facts, bv several parties who
nad not dared to speak ont until under the
atatemaots mod br tbasa ni FROM the
of others were arrested and BROUGHT to Allan
ia early in june. Being compelled to go
~ III nysei' anu otner CIRCUMSTANCES, delay
sion Tin late in .Iuna u Fiodinn o 0omitnls-
the most false and exaggerated Statements in
regard to the treatment OF prisoners and wit
; m.sSes, Eanea on General Slbley, command
their treatment Of th;s rast' tor d report on
Captain Mills and Captain Cook tor renorts as
to the treatment of those confined at Column
ed on nn A. noTS Lu3ski respectively also call
on the same snbisct All has re-, :. pons
herewith submitted, and it will be seen from
In, anu rom the a1hiavlt of the isoners
t themselves al1" cned TO Mr. Whitely's report,
litical purposes the press have Given c;rcplo-
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16
Thirty Thousand Majority in November


Before the election took place the repudia-
tors accused the Republicans OF resortlng to
"brag and buster" for the purpose of keeping
up their spirits in view of the dlscouraging
prospect. IL turns out, however, that the
largest estimates of the Republicans have
been verified by the returns. 1t was SO in
1866 to a degree almost as astonishing, and il
is so as a general rule The Republican ma.
jorty is this year three thousand more than it,
average for the last eight years and over s1
thousand more than its average since its first
victory.
1t was the other party that resorted to the
game of brag for he purpose of retaining its
hold on Its credulous followers. The Demo-
cratic orators who addressed the people in
different parts of the State on Saturday even
ing affirmed that victory was sure. Tney said
SO in 1906 and in 1867.
But "holdiast" is better dog than 'brag. >
The day of the latter is over in Maine and
hereafter we shall hear nothing of even pro.
spective Democratic victories. The Democrat
ic party of Maine IS dead. The lungs of Per
rim and Brewster, the volubiity OF Cox the
pilgrim garb of Poor Richard" O'Gormau
onV l. "'o sluai pfoPoTtioH> % 1Hohds " L 'o'u
en- never ain excite the slightest animation
in the corpse, by howlings and incantalions.
On the third OF November we predict with en-
tire confidence that Maine will reduce her
Democratic vote down considerably nearer the
vanishing point than ever before, and that at
the next succeeding election the Democracy
as Democracy will have no existence within
our borders. Write down Maine for thirty
thousand majority in November.
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16
THE NEXT VICE PRESIDENT has been play

THE NEXT VICE PRESIDENT has been play
ing the speaker in private life-putting the
the question and receiving all the yea that was
necessary, if the following announcement in
the Springfield Republican of Monday is to be
credited-as of course it is, for the editor OF
that paper was one of the excursionists to the
Rocky Mountains, and so the interesting in
teiligence must be "by authority" as it were:
The gossps are right at last in making a
matrimonial connection for Speaker Colfax.
He is engaged" to Miss Nellie Wade, niece
of Senator Wade of Ohio, and one of the fam
lily party that accompanied the Speaker on his
late trip to the Rocky Mountains. She is a
sweet, sensible, accomplished lady OF thirty
years, an Ohio farmers daughter, quite worthy
of the place she has won In the heart of the
second man in public life in the nation, and of
the position by his side in home and in society
she is destined soon to take. Her father, the
brother of the Ohio Senator, died several wears
ago, and she spent part of winter in Wash
ington with her uncle two years since, when
the acquaintance began with Mr.. Coltax and
his family, which has ripened into this inter-
esting relationship, so pleasant for all the
Speakers friends to know and so promising
TO his happiness for the future. The Rocky
Mountains whispered the sweet secret to the
world, and congratulations are echoed back
from all quarters to both parties.
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16

PoETIcAL.-A little envelope bearing the
portraits OF Seymour and Blair and the follow
address, was received at the Portland Postof-
fee yesterday:
TO Mrs Smith, of Portland, Maine,
IL Tyng St. send this letter;
i use this envelope with shame
Because have no better.
And if you're honest loyal folks
Fulfill my hearts desire,
And take the rebel pictured thing
And light your kitchen fire."
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16
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The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16

ACCIDENT ON THE GRAND TRUNK ROAD
About two miles below West Paris the 2 80
train ON the Grand Trunk Road ran off the
track, on account OF the breaking of one of the
small wheels of the engine. After running
several rods alopg the track and ties the en-
CINE struck rock by the roadside, by which
it was demolished, and the train stopped. A
few rods beyond the embankment is seventy
five feet to the river, down which the train
must have been precipitated but for its timely
check by natures hand. The engine was bad
iy strained. None of the passengers were Sc
riously injured. The train reached the city at
half-past seven in the evening.
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16

Governor Grape, of Michigan, is living seri-
ously i'll at his residence in Flint.
d. Mlilen was murdered in New York ~,
Monday by two roughs, who were arrested
A terrific tornado, accompanied bv rain
swept along the Minnesota river on Frid,n
night. The houses over the barley were blo,vn
to iragm nts, ami the grain harvested was
scattered in all direc ons A number of per-
sons were injured, among them Mrs. George
Briggs, whose injuries proved fatal. Other
persons were seriously injured. Cattle and
STOCK were scattered and lost.
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16

THE SCULPTOR, AKERs.--Tbe Buffalo Ex.
press has the following notice of Mr. Charles
Akers, the weliknown sculptor, formerly of
this city:
He IS following in the footsteps of his de-
ceased brother, and has already done much to
entitle him to high rank among sculptors
He has just concluded a superb medallion
head-life-size-of the Rev Mr.. rockingham,
of this city, and it strikes us as simply fault
less. He has also in clay, and far advanced, q
bust of Judge Wilkinson-heroic size-work-
ed after an oil portrait, and lte-siEe medallions
OF Mrs. William Wilkinson and Mrs. S. w.
Halves, which promise to be consummate
works of art. 1t is evident that Paul did not
monopoze all the artistic genius OF the fami-
ly, and We prophesy brilliant career here Or
elsewhere for the gentleman who is the sub
lect OF our remarks
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16
strange Phenomenon.
SKOwuEc.N c.. - 100

:. 1h7eI1fTN, OtpC, 10, 1863
To the Editor of the Press.
Yesterday morning in this place two fine son
might have been seen floating in the breeze On o
be airing the names of the Republican, and the
other Of the Democratic candidates The d.
rhensons Of the two banners were about d bv
SO feet each. Lightning struck the Demo-
cratic flag yesterday and knocked the King
field and Pen knife portion of it to the ID,
shrinking and shrlvelling it to about feet by 6.
ga Glory" swings on as before, "Grant and
oolax attached, and not a thread started!
Snow
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-16
Two points in the above communication d,

Two points in the above communication de-
serve special attention. First, this gentleman
is in search of a comparatively small power.
1t was in view and in full persuasion of the
fact that score of small powers would be
sought for to one large one, that the Superin-
tendent of the Survey persisted, by circular at
ter circular, and letter after letter. in procuring
information respecting small powers for his
report. And it is in view of the same fact
that our water power is to be for the greater
part and in the earlier stages, improved by
men OF limited means, small manufacturers
and artisans in need of alittle mechanical DOW
er that information respecting such privileges
Will be and is sought from every town, frontier
and township in The State.
Secondly, the experience of this gentleman
as regards the sdtlbrity of the climate of the
fertile portions of the West is old, but univer
sal. To use the language of Blodgetts'
Ciimatoogy of the United States: "The Miss
issppi Valley has been pre- eminent as the
theatres of maarious or continued fevers.
which have been the scourge of emigrants
from every part Of the world. To the natives
of the climate of the north of Europe and Of
the British Islands in par ticular, the transit
ton has been more severe than to others, and
prostration by some one of their forms, mild
or severe, has been certain to attend the new
conner. India itself has not been more certain
to break the health of the emigrant than the
Mississippi Valley" etc. The ague of which
this gentleman complains is, as is well known,
simply an intermittent fever of malarious orr
gin, and though one of the mildest forms of
unhealth to be encountered by the emf
grant to the West, is found to be soon ruinous
to the constitution. This form of zymotic dis
ease is substantially unknown in Maine, ex-
cept by importation, as indeed all diseases OF
proper malarious origin. This and other
matters of equal consequence will be fully dis
cussed in the final report of the Superin-
tendent of the SURVEY