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The Portland daily press., 1868-02-01
s--THE LAND GRANT.

The Union Pacific Railroad Company has a land
grant CT absolute donation from the government Of
1880 acres to the mile the line ofthe road which
wih not be worth less than 15o per acre. at the low
est valuation. -.' @
The Portland daily press., 1868-02-01

We learn, not for the first time, however, troDl
letter in the Bangor Wing and Courier, that 5ir.
George Clifford, young Augusta lawyer, has accept
ed a situation on the editorial staff OF the Portland
Press. Mr.. Clifford has been some time in that situ-
alton, and has done some good service, and Is capa
bic OF doing much more. Mr. q. is an earnest and
devoted student, and will be an acquisition to the
The Portland daily press., 1868-02-01
2--FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS

By its charter the Company is permitted to issue
its own First Mortgage Bonds to the amount as
the Bonds issued by the government, and no more,
and only as tae road progresses. The Trustees TOR
the Bondholders, are the Hon. T.. D. Morgan, U. S.
Senator from New York, and the Hon. oakes Ames,
nber OF the U. 8. House OF Representatives, who
are responsible for the delivery Of these Bonds to the
,tfnmrnnv acrnrsfsuce nj, the terms le
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Earnings Of the Company.

At present, the profits of the Company are derived
only from its local trafc but this is already much
more than sufficient to pay the interest on all the
Bonds the Company Issue, If not another mile
buit. 1t is not doubted that when the road Is
completed the through traffic of the only line con-
meeting the Atlantic and Pacific States wi be large
beyond precedent, and, as there will be no eompe-
tition, 1t can always be done at profitable rates.
1t will be noticed that the Union Pacific Railroad
1 In fact, Government Work, built under the su-
pervision of Government officers and to large ex-
tent with Government money, and that its bonds
are issued under Government direction 1t is be
eved that no similar security is carefully guard
ed, and certainly no other is based upon larger OIL
more valuable property. As the Comp ny's
The Portland daily press., 1868-02-01

The MAINE STATE PRESS, Is puhi1shen at me
same place every Thursday morning at $500 year,
invariably in advance.
RATES or ADyERTIstr Gone inch of space, In
length of column, constitutes "square."
week afer three insertions. or less S1.o0 contnu-
ing very other day after first week, 80 cents. , y
HalfsquaTe, three Insertions or less, rs cents: one
week, s. CO., so cents per week after.
Under head OF o(''AMUsEMENTs, $500 per square
per week; three insertions or less, $780,
SPECIAL NOTICES, S1.25 per square lor the first
insertion, and 25 cents per square tor each subse-
Quent insertion.
Advertisements inserted in the ssMAINE STATE
PREss (which has large circulation in every part
OF the STATED for Se0 per square ior first insertion
and 30 cents per square for each subsequent inser
ton.
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS

~ Astt1
is as carefully made up as an entirely independent
paper. 1t xillcontain ZnIrAozaaEoD T7zH
A complete Congressional and l. e z sisiativ
record from week 10 week, u summary
of STATE News ara angs d by counties, -
-11 am Agricultural de parfmenr com
tanning articles prepared ex-
IN ts pressly tor IFS o In sli ms ,thc
shipping News of the
..ft.. week in full, Market '-
..t.-.f Reports carefully ftt .gc
revi.ed to daIe 1t1a Ftfl r.
s'A Y 9-e of ptsbiicn- Sit rs PSI
ti0n, iA A&- ---Ai'-ta lt "
A fcndsbae Story every week. and n puge
of enierfainiag miscellany, together
with the lost i'm POI rtam cOrresp0Md- Jf
ra' ence, reports and editorials, and
5sfua the latest teiegra phie inieiii- ~
.es1iH gemce from the daily 5'a tif
-sf8 & & no edition. .a5. ~ n
The Maize State Press is quarto paper, contain
ing eight large is one of the largest weekly
papers in the country. 1t will be furnished to sub
scrbers as heretofore, for two dollars n year.
To clubs, during the coming mpor ant year, we are
willing to offer liberal reduction. To clubs of ten
rs sciu send the Aiaise State Press one year for
seventeen and half dollars, and If tooae address,
for fifteen dollars, strictly IN advGnce. q -7
Specimen copies will be sent free TO any address.
Address 10 on 'tTe n . s.F
The Portland daily press., 1868-02-01

The Portland Evening Star is conducted with
far mere manlness, dignity aud honesty, than any
other Republican paper in the State 1t presents its
views with marked ability and defends them with
zeal that betokens sincerity but scorns 10 descend
to personal abuse, SANDER and vcation OF political
opponents. lis course in this respect is in marked
contrast with that of the Press, published in the
sama ci.V.. -.----- ----L---. --LL- 4.
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4--THE C4PTTAL STOCK.

The authorized capital of the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company Is 300 900, of which Ss,50o,
coo have.been paid on the work ALREADY done.
The Portland daily press., 1868-02-01

3 THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS is not only credit
10 the city but also to the State. 1t is now as large
most of the Boston daies and in point of ability it
deserves high raAk. Its editorials often dull
but usually have fresh and sparkling style
mon III our daily exchanges. The Press also has
the tun teiegraphic DISPATCHES OF the Associated
Press, and regular cOrresr rondence from Washington
New ork, and the principal cities of our State
during the session OF the legislature it will have spe
ciai dispatches every night, tanning the substance
OF the days proceedings. Any movement that looks
to the material growth of the State always finds in
the Press hearty advocate. 1t should have large
list in all the prominent places of Maine.
For those who desire a family paper the weekly
edluon OF the Press has much to commend it. Be-
sides the carefully selected of the week, and
political matter. it las readable stories and choice
miscellany, attractive to the family circle.
rts From the Bath Times, JAM A.
II gives pleasure to note the enterprise and en-
er5y of our friends Of the Portland Press in the edi
torial and news departments of that paper. No pa
per in the State is fully up with the times than
is the Press. n
[From the Ellsworth American, Jan. .1O.l
The Portland Daily Press is one of the largest
sized Journals is ably conducted has regular CORES
poIdents in the principal cities in the State, in al
ditbn to its special dispatches and regular cores
pondents in New York, Washington, &c. We do
notsee why our citizens who want large sized, po-
litial and commercial daily newspaper do not take
the Press rather than the Boston Journal. The
Press is every way The better paper for Maine read
ers -H Ft.f- g. t-ea-tf
tFrom the Halloweli Gazette, Jan. Ill
Tie PORTLAND DAILY PREss.-Ths sterling
Journal has for Maine reade RS the advantages which
being to paper repres. nting Maine interests, and
1t resents sur mary of tie current history OF the
aregiyen at length, and the regular correspondents
at Washington and New York, the political and
commercial capitals OF the country have tor a long
tiw given pioof OF their ability.
The Portland daily press., 1868-02-01

From til Round Table. New York, July, 1861
The Portland Press evinces a commendabIe ener-
gy In collatng facts pertaining to the commercial
manufacturing and agricultural life OF its State. Its
editorial opinions are also expressed with unusua
weight, and i5 is the only provincial journal IN ihe
country that pays any considerable attention 10 Ca
madam eyeuts. +. ~. ..-.s4. ,.. ~ r.- f.,
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Farm for Sale

Farm for Sale.
In, Gray Of 100 acres, IS miles from
ANA-9 Portland, 10 mile from meetings,
kEEzK&exsR mills store and school, heavily wood
@ x4AEfiAA ed, well watered well divided, pleas
@-antly situated Buildings one story
house, wood house and barn that cost 1920 in 57
fine dairy farm, and win be sold at bargain togeth-
er With wood lot and pasture adjoining and thirty
acres OF good intervae mile away, it desired. In
quire of K. A. ALLEN, the premises, or of the
subscriberin Portland, Exchange ST., of Fed
eral. ~, ~, BENJ ADAMS
Aug 16, 1867. WITT
The Portland daily press., 1868-02-01

+ TIE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS enters ON The new
year with ful and able corps OF editO,s, and with
q determination On the part of the publishers, to
make it merit tie large patronage it is receiving
Our merchants should c0nsult their interests and
take it instead OF supporting the Boston dslies en-
tirely. q 4eIu fa1l sslEa 1-tgllE y
lrl (From the Lewiston journal, Jan. 81 Z s1
For the excellent synopsis OF Legislative reports
Maine Iegisi i've session, We are indebted g
F0rtfond Press, which, with commendable enter
prise, receives its report in special dispatches nom
The capital T--l- - G
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To be Sold EmmediateIy.

1.-TWO Houses and lots in City. Price 5000 and 81,
l. Geo. House lots IN Cape Elizabeth $50 to $500.
- 80 JOSEPH REED,
Octobes O. dtf-' @.s-4 49,
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f. RUSSELL s. CO., Boston, and Portland Il. G.
Dun d Co., New York City, Albany, Buffalo,
PhiladelPhia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburg.
New Orleans, Louisville, Memphis. St. Louis and
London, England. DUN. WfMAN & CO., Tor
onto, G. W, Montreal, G. E., and HALIFAX, n. s.
Jan dtf
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For Sale---One Nile from PORT

THE beautifsl residence occupied by Rev. W. p
Il Merrill, situated in Westbrook, on the Back
Cove road, known by the name of The Machigonne
VIA, Inc grounds are tastcIully laid out with
Tass ahon nSMeE o6ed splendid and shade
III bearing; plenty of currents and gooseberries (;
about II acre of Strawberries raised 1000 quarts
THIS year. The lot embraces nearly iour acres with
streets 60 ieet wide all round it. The bulldings-a
fine house with is rooms, French root and cupola
ana piazza round thre5 sides warmed with far
mace, good well and cistern in cellar; gardeners
house and summer house. and good stable well
finished with cellar, at the low price of 1880.
Terms easy. For pa rtcTIlars enquire on tie pre-
mises, OF OF MHITTEMORE & STARBIRDr ON
Commercial street; or FERNAID & SON, corner
Of Preble aud Congress streets.
Sept 8. dit #st -'E. f4rHE
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MOEhCE. i will sell On favorable terms as to
Az payment, or let for term of years, the lots on
the corner of Middle and Franklin streets and on
Franklin street, including the corner OF Franklin and
or SMITH & REED. Attorneys Portland. jyI2tf
The Portland daily press., 1868-02-01

STATE OF NEW YORK,
City and County of New York, S.
Personally appeared before me, this goth day OF
January, A. d. 1868, Henry A. Oakley, vice-Presi-
dent and Theodore Kecler, Secretary Of the How
ARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Of New York, and sew
orally made oath that the foregoing statement by
them subscribed, is true to the best of their knowl-
edge and belief
lSeal.l TH0S L. THORNELL,f
Notary Public.
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Established jane 23, 1862.
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS Is published
every day, tSunday excepted,l at No. ] Printers
Exchange, Exchange Street. Portland.

~ n NO91E-1Ij Z HROPElEToR.
TERMs:-Eight Dollars a year in advance.
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Means Sufficient to Build the Road.


Contracts for the entire work OF building ol4 miles
of frst-cass railroad west from Omaha, comprising
much of the most difficult mountain work, and en-
bracing every expense except surveying, have been
made with responsible parties who have already fin
ished $40 miles, at the average rate of sixty
eight thousand and fty-eight dollars (S6So5S) per
mile This price includes all necessary shops tor
construction and Eepairs OF ears depots, stations.
and all other Incidental buildings, and also locomo-
tives passenger, baggage. and freight cars and 9TH
requisite rolling stock, to an amount that shall
not be less than S50 0Oo per mile ALLOW ing the cost
of the remaining one hundred and eighty-six Of the
eleven hundred miles assumed to be built by the
Union Pacific Company to be 100000 per mile,
The Total Cost of Eleven Hundred Miles
will be follows,
914 miles, at So, ,058 S62,2O5,0l2
186 miles at 100000 16,7l0,000
Add discounts OH bonds surveys, Sc, 4,5oO,OOo
Amount. ss3,445,o ,ol2
AS the u S Bonds are equal to money, and the
Company's own First Mortgage Bonds have ready
market, we have as the -s5tt
Available Cash Resources for Building
Eleven Hundred Miles:
u s. Bonds. $29,32S coo
First Mortgage Bonds 29, ,22s 900
Capital Sock paid In the work now done GOO
Land Grant, l4,0s0, 900 acres, at Sl.50 per o oo
acre, zl'i1Vooo
Total $Ss, COO
The Company have ample fac 'lities for supplying
any deficiency that may arise in means for construc-
tion This may be done wholly or in part by addi-
| dtional subscriptions to the capital stock.
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I fFrom the wateryll,s. Mail. Oct. 2-


The praprietors OF the frees are sparing no ex-
pens5 On SrrengthehiHg their editorial force and I'm
eis"s / s tefr Iatssr n first
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HoMEOPATHEC MEDaCTNE ca up,,

0hice and Depot No 562 Broadway New York.
DR. HUMPHREY is consulted daily at his Office,
eases. ~ n eTrf- q 1GtItfl " = II - 0''S '
~. SweetzOr and Crosman & Co, gems
de6aod1v - ~ t"6Vhtss
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First MOrtq0qe Bonds
Six Per Cent. in Gold !

or over NINE PER CENT. upon the invest
ment and have thirty years to run before maturity
Subscriptions will be received in Portland by
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-26
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST SHEET.

were told that the democrats intended to poison the
FOOD placed before them, and this story, no doubt,
KEPT quite number from attending those VINO dlu
partake OF the foOd-and they numbered not less
IMAM SIX hundred-express themselves ready AGAIN
TO swallow all the poison they were given yesterday.
me Tact Is that here In Upper Georgia lhe radicals
cannot control one-third OF the negro vote, anu tncy
know 1t. The white democratic element Is SO over
whelmingly In the majority tlat the moral
influence alone induces majority OF the negroes TO
vote with their employers, In such counties as
Appling, Banks Berrien, Chatooga Cherokee, Chnch,
Coffee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, De kan, Emanuel,
Fannin, Floyd Forsyth Gmer, Gordon, Gunneth
and some twenty others, where the whites outnum-
Der the blacks four 10 one, more wnite votes VIII be
cast for Grant and Colfax than black ones. The
negroes there are under the influence or rev men,
al OF whom are democrats, ana VIII vote Tor them
almost en- mdSse. have travelled throughout this
part OF the State and carefully noted the pubic
sentiment on the North Carolina and East Ten
nessee borders the radicals will probably poll ten
thousand white votes; III the other parts OF the
State they cannot poll three thousand. In 1860
Georgia pOlled nearly one hundred aad ten thousand
white votes AS every white person in this State is
enfranchsed the probabilities are that one hundred
and fifteen thousand white votes will be cast next
November. or this number Grant and Colfax may
receive fifteen thousand, certainly not more. IL will
therefore be seen that one hundred thousand white
men Will vote for the democratic candidates. and IL
To this be added the thirty more thousand negro
votes which Will assuredy be cast the same way it be-
comes evident that the radicals carry Georgia.
They know and admit this fact, but they hope that
Congress VIII meet next month and order arms to
be distributed among the carpet-bag governed States.
hands OF radicals, VINO will attempt TO control the
election By force. II this Is attempted bloody war
or political parties VIII follow in South and the
poor negro dupes will get the worst OF it.
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LOUISIANA.

Political Coercion by Empl0yers-Radlcul
OGset-Will There be \ Fair Election p
General Grant and the DIilitnry-Feurs Of
An Internecinc War--State axation-Iegis.
lation aud Bribery.
NEW ORLEANS, August 21, 1868.
general application OF the system OF coercion Is
practised by the employers OF labor here with very
sensible effect; colored rangers guards and
"sentinels" take part in most OF the torchght de-
monstraton Of the democracy. The radicals seek 10
meet the influence brought to bear against them by
recommending discrimination and temporiling TO the
negroes. "Joln the democratic clubs" they say III
you can't do otherwise, keep quiet till election
day, and then come up 10 the polls In body and
vote the republican ticket. BY that time the sugar.
cane will be ripe for cutting, and You can then
round upon your masters just a. well ~ they can
upon you You can say TO them you insist
upon our voting your way but We won't: now
you've got to come along and vote with us or we
won't get IN your crops"
That's all stun,r remarked prominent democrat
to whom this plan was mentioned. "rhese repub-
lcsns think they going to conduct this election
they did the asst The whites let things so by de-
fault then, because half Of them were anxious to get
back into Ne Union on any terms. But they are up
and doing now. rherc'n be no Niger Registration
Board standing over the polls to tell the nggers
which way TO vote this time. II anybody Is seen
palsverng there the question will be put right to
him. Have you votedr Yes.' Then you get up
and get; you've no further business here.'"
so far az the city is concerned close observation
for some months satisfies me that though the innu
ences brought to bear win work q change IN the
negro vote and probably keep many from the polls,
the difference will not be great enough 10 affect tho
republican ascendancy in the state. The colored
votes III the country districts will decide the result.
10 investigate personally how those votes are likely
10 be cart Will be the next task Of your CORE
spondent
Both sides talk about fair election. free from in
timidation but each party squnts very perceptibly
In the opposite direction. favorite plan OF the
extreme radicals has been to get "a many United
states troops with radical officers az practical into
the state before election time. Governor warmoths
highly coored letter respecting the condition OF
Northwest Louisiana was In subseryiepce OF that
plan. Other influence has been brought TO bear in
the same direction; but one manipulation has come to
grief In very comical manner. The incident Il
worth relating as characteristic alike OF General
Grant and OF his petitioner. The Rev. I. w. Con-
way, erswhile Assistant Commissioner of the Freed
mems Bureau In Louisiana, now state Superintend-
ent OF Education, addressed letter of friendly re-
monstrance and advice 10 tho General In Chef OF the
United states lie WAS sure that 90 true . rspubii-
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GEORGIA..
Democratic Mass Meeting At Caihoun-Lnrse
observation-disclosures Negroes Present.
The Spcechcs-A barbecue Dinner.

CALHOUN, August 81, 1865.
Considering that this section OF Georgia is com.
parauvely thiniy populated the democratic mass
meeting ana free barbecue held here yesterday was
persons were present, including perhaps three hun.
dred ladies and some sin hundred colorcd voters
The meeting was called 10 order by Colonel W. j.
Cantrell. when the proceedings were opened by the
Rev. II. G. Carter, OF Dalton who delivered prayer.
The scene at this time quite Impressive the large
audience either sitting or kneeng with uncovered
heads and when the prayer was ended general
'amen' went up from the crowd.
Colonel J. d. waddell, candidate for elector from
the Seventh district made the nrst speech. His
marks were quite moderate and TO the point al
though they contained nothing new. He appealed
TO his hearers TO to IL that democratic voters
kept away IRON the polls on the 81 OF November
next. lie was followed by Messrs. styles, Covart,
Warren, AIKEN and Judge vason who closed the
days speeches. The utmost enthusiasm prevailed
among the hearers, many OF whom admitted that they
had voted for Bullock and the constitution at the
recent election No portion OF the audience cheered
more Justify than did the darkies. When directly
addressed they hurrahed cried and yociferated In
the most lusiy ana comlcal manner Imaginable. IL
was worth more than the expense OF a trip to Cal
boun TO see these niggers weeping like children and
cheering for seymour and Blair. What they were
crying for God only knows as nothing OF very pa
thetic nature was said; but cry they did. TO man.
they all pledged themselves 10 vote az their white
friends tell them. and believe they will keep TO
their promise.
dinner. Tables had been prepared together with
an immense amount Of e1ibles, and In an hour the
greater part OF the latter had been consumed, The
negroes SAT at separate table and ate as heartily
a. only negroes can eat, although every ef-
fort was made by the Frcednen's Bureau agent and
the to prevent them from participat-
Ing Ia the festivities. Tue poor. ignorant creatures
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The ''movement' assumed great strength from the
FIRST, and started by certain patriotic democrats
without consultation with Mr. Chase or his personal
friends. was surprised TO see how rapidly II grew,
and to know his views with some certainty, visited
Mr.. Chase May 20. told him some influential demo-
Gratis were serious in their intention to make him
their candidate, and asked what he proposed 10 do
viii not surrender my honest convictions; viii
never admit that the black man has rights which
any one IL oound TO respect" We then entered into
placed. ! told him frankly that without regard ~
his private incnations his highest consideration
must be- first for the peace and quiet OF the country
second, for the poor black people OF the south, In
whose cause he had so nobly struggled for nearly
half q century. pictured to him, clearly and truth
fully, how unhappy was their situation In Ken
lucky, turned loose In the midst OF powerful and
generally hostile white population, mostly without
property or subsistence. i pointed out to him the
many outrages inflicted on this poor race, the fact
that they had lost the protection OF the masters
interest denied the ballot, and above oil, were
cruelty and barbarousy denied the privilege OF tcs
mony In our courts against those white niiscreants
and that the little band OF devoted Unionsts here
were powerless to alter the condition Of things
I told him | understood many democrats TO
on his own platform and in his own way; that II
this could be brought about, and these men
would generously surrender their convictions and
prejudices and come TO him, 50 long Identified with
oil that hostile to slavery and rebellion, that 1t
was great concession; that IL would put 1t In his
power 70 protect the coored people all over the
South that the influence of his administration
would induce the whites to execute his wishes In
reference 10 the colored people; that mis- humanity,
his duty to his country and his friends forbade bis
letting a' g By and ns II Se
life TO be summoned by the voice OF the people, with.
out regard to former political views to lay aside his
nty Of the presidential honor. Mr.. Chase WAS
deeply impressed with this view OF the case
and bafI The matter In the hsnds OF bia
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ALAB ANA.

Decentralization of the Radical Party-Native
Republicans Going Over 10 the Democracy
En- iIasse-ThOusands Of Negroes Going
with Taem-A Remarkable Political RevO.
luton,
Tennessee staatszeitung. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-04-04
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