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The Portland daily press., 1869-06-03
Furniture, Carpets, SC, at A uction

urHlCurt, NHfpets, &C, at Il uctIOH
ON Friday. June 4, at 10 o'clcck A n, ut Sales
" room 1s Exchange st, carpets, Beds, Mattresses,
Bedsieads, Sinks, Light S.anus, Tabl-s, O airs,
4sockery anil Glass Ware, an assortment Of New
cutlery Linen Goods Pictures, Mirrors, cook Stoves,
kefrieeraiors, &c.
js2td F.o. BAILEY, Auct.
The Portland daily press., 1869-06-03

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hid. tsbus. y 75 q 450
st, Martin, 3I5 q 4 80
do. ckd in bondz 81 @275
Cadiz dutyp'd mons
|Cadiz IN bond none
Grind Butter. 27 a
Liverpool duty
pad 8 5o@a 25
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The Portland daily press., 1869-06-03

DosTER PRINTING, OF all kinds done with dis
i patch ct the Press omce.i
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

WE are highly gratifed at the in
creased interest in the railroad elee-
ton en- Thursday next. which has
been developed within the past two
or three days. The election is one of
vast Importance, and the people can
not devote too much of their time
between this and Thursday in famil-
iarizing themselves with the question
at issue. The policy pursued by
the friends Of the Straight
Line Road, whatever else it may ac-
complish, has infused new spirit into
the canvass, which will result, we now
believe, in bringing out a full vote.
That is what we especially desire to
see. 1t will show that our people feel
an interest in public improvements,
and desire to exercise their privilege
as we'll as duty in determining the
character of these improvements.
The construc ton Of railroads is the
order Of the day in all parts of the
State, and while we doubt not many
counties are acting injudiciously,
Evansville, by herylocation and ne
cessities, cannot be regarded as doing
so, even when she votes the largest
donations. 1t is from the popularity
of our location that We enjoy the ben
eits of no great through lines Of
railroad. If we have roads at all, f. we
must project and build them our
selves. This seeming disadvantage of
location, however, is not without its
benefits. When We build road it is
emphstieally an Evansville road, and
nothing else. Mr.. GooDING, in his
speech on Monday night, inquired
where another city of 10000 inhabit-
ants could be found which had only
one railroad. Where, he might with
equal propriety have asked, can
another instance be found in which
one road has done so much towards
making a city Of thirty thousand in
habitants? The construction of rail-
roads to Evansville make them
feeders to her prosperity, as they can
not be to any other city within our
knowledge. This fact is to be attrib-
uted, as VIC said before, to the pecu-
liarity of her location.
A glance at any map viii show how
peculiarly this will be the case with
the railroad to Southern Illinois.
Like the E. & G. Railroad, it will rur
to Evansville and no where else. It:
business will flow to Evansville a,
naturally as the waters of the Ohio
seek the Gulf. The merchants on it,
line will buy their goods and shiI
their produce here. The farmers viii
think of Evansville as their marke
and seek quotations from no Other
point. Our location makes these
things inevitable, provided we get the
road. Hence, We say again, if we ap
propriate our money at all we do it t.
build an Evansville road alone.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04
The LaH OF AdYertlslng.

In New York the other day the
other day the law Of advertising was
well elucidated. The publisher of
daily paper had the Standard Life In
surance Company in the Supreme
Court, before Judge Fithiar. for a
bill of $773 on account of advertising.
The company resisted payment on the
ground that they had authorized but
one insertion. There was 10 proof,
however, of this. There was no order
to that effect on the bill, and the
company did not attempt to deny that
they saw the advertisement continu-
ing in the paper and failed to eoun-
termand it. When an advertisement
is received in a publication Office
without the number of insertions
marked upon it, or the cost of the
insertion paid for at the time, the
publisher can know nothing Of the
wish Of the advertiser respecting the
number of insertions desired, and as
he can do nothing until advised by
him whose business it is to attend to
the matter, he can charge for every
insertion given the advertisement un-
! til ordered out.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

WE are surprised at one line of ar
gued pursued by Col. JAS. G.. JONES
and other friends of the Straight Line
Road. They charge the officers of the
e. g. @. Road with purposely so man
aging that road as to prevent any
payment of dividends on the stock.
AL the earnings Of the road are spent
in improving the track, adding to the
rolling stock, building new depots,
&c. In the meantime the officers Of
the road and some Of their friends.
Judge JONES asserts, are quietly but
actively engaged in buying up its
stock at merely nominal rates, and as
soon as the bulk of the stock passes
into their hands, it will, all at once
spring up to par, if not to a premium.
Suppose this to be true, how will
Evansville interests be effected by it?
Evansville and Vanderburgh County
own 100000 stock in that road. IF
the policy is pursued, as asserted by
Mr.. JONES, that stock is on the road
TO par value, and may soon reach that
point. Now, suppose the county vote
$150,000 to the Straight Line Road,
for the express pUrpose-avowed by
Mr.. JONEs-of breaking down the
Evansville & Charlottesville monopo-
ly, and making its stock worthless,
what is the result? First, the coun-
ty is taxed $15O,OOO. Second, the
100000 it has in the Evansville
Road, which would soon ray divi-
dends, according to tho theory OF
Mr.. JONES, is rendered worthless.
In other words, Mr.. JONES asks the
people Of Vanderburgh County to
give S150,000 to some Connecticut cap
italists, in order that they may destroy
another of their investments amount.
ing to tlgO hundred thousand dollars
In other words, again, the people OF
the county are asked to give the
Straight Line capitalists three hun
dred and ftty thousand dollars more
money in order to cripple the Craw.
fordsville Railroad. Would not this
prove an expensive qualification o.
prejudice and spite? Would it no
be cutting off the nose to spite The
face, with a vengeance2 Yet, this i
the logical deduction from Colone
JoNEs's argument, as must be clear
to the most thoughtless.
This, we undertake TO say, is mos
unfortunate pleading, and calculated
to do the Straight Line Road more
harm than good. Our people wan
railroads, but they do not want then
for the express purpose of running the
very excellent road they already pos
sess, and which has done so mucl
towards building up the city. Judg,
JONES had better advocate his roaC
from some other nd-point.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

THE New York Legislature at Its
last session passed an act for endow-
ing the Roman Catholic schools, Of
which the following is the first sec
tion:
Whenever there shall be, or has
been established and maintained In
any city Of this State any free school
or schools In which not less than two
hundred children have been or are
taught and educated gratuitously, it
shall be the duty Of such city, or of
the Board of Supervisors of the
county of which such city is a whole
or a part, to make provision from year
to year for the expenses of such school
or schools.
In anticipation Of this, the city Of
New York appropriated $500 600 for
the support Of Roman Catholic schools
for this year.
The progress Of the Roman Catho-
lie Church, in becoming the estab-
lished church Of New York, may be
seen by brief summary of the pub
/ lie endowments, taken from a recent
| publication. The first appropriation
/ Was IN 1CfJ, WlGn FJsOVO was dppAO-
priated to the Sisters of Charity
at Buffalo. Since then appropria-
tions to them have been constantly
increasing. In 1866 the amount
reached S124,174 IA; IN 1867. $780,
coo; in 1868, half a million. The
city has also made endowments in the
| following manner: 1t has leased
the lease bearing date April l, 1857
to the Catholic Nursery and Child'i
Hospital" IN perpetatity, and for the
amount of one dollar, the premise:
on Fifty first Street and Lexington
Avenue. The property on Eighty
first and Eighty second Streets an'
| Madison Avenue, IS leased to th'
Sisters Of Mercy" ~ r-rpetuity, TO
one dollar. The land on Fifty-frs
and Fifty second Streets and Fourtl
d, and Fifth Avenues, was leased Apri
1, 1857, to the " Roman CathOli
Orphan Asylum, perpetaally, for tn
annual rent of one dollar. Then tn
property on Fifth Avenue, Wher
t "St. Patrick's Cathedral is bein
: erected, is leased on the same condi
, tions, although the estimated valu
of it is $3,O00,000. The value of th
Roman Catholic Church property i
New York State is estimated at hft
= Millions Cincinnati Gazette.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

TIE Huntington Herald is some
what impressed with the idea that the
people of the State are running the
railroad business too hard for safety.
It says:
In all parts of the State the people
are agitating the subject of building
new railroads. There Is scarcely a
county paper In which can not be
found appeals to consent to tax them
selves for the construction of new
roads. Now railroads are Undoubt-
edly good institution, but it may be
reasonably questioned whether it is
proper to try to build one to every
cross. roads village in the State. We
doubt the paying character of the in
yestment. The strong probability is
that vast sums Of money will be eX-
pended, many men plunged into debt
beyond all hopes of recovery. and, In
the end, they will not get the railroad.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

place the polls in the keep
ing of roughs, who, BY in
auguratiDg a reign of terror, will
retain their supremacy. In Missis
sippi the some infatuation seems to
exist. The DENT movement is Of a
piece with the tactics which secured
WALKERS election in Virginia, and
the defeat of the party in Tennessee.
In Texas JACK. HAMILTON has in
augurated a similar movement against
the party which has always honored
him with its confidence and support,
and that State viii also, We DOUBT
not, follow In the wake Of the others
we have mentioned.
What makes these results the mere
mortifying is, that they are brought
about through men who have been
bopored with the most dignifed and
lucrative positions in the party. Gov
BRowNLow, of Tennessee, it seem:
to US, is especially censurable for tht
defeat of the Republicans in his
State. 1t was in his power to have
healed the dissentions In the party
and have consolidated its strength
but he preferred the work of disor
ganization, and invited the politica
disaster which followed The per
sonal quarrels of the men VII
would sacrifice everything to seeur
their own advancement ought to hav
insured for them a prompt rejection
for any position whatever Had tn
Republican Convention at Nasbvili
thrown both Stokes and SENTE
overheard, and nominated a new mar
they would have carried the Stat
and retained their power. As it i
they are, in all probability, route'
horse, foot and dragons, aud hay
not even saved their honor. Unlei
the Republicans Of other States prof
by their sad example, the organic
ton viii have nothing to hope for
the future from the South.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

THE reduction of the public debt
for the month of July is seven nlil-
lions, four hundred and thirtg.Jfve
thousand, seuen hundred and forty. four
dollars, making a total reduction since
March 1st of forty three millions, eight
hundred and niaety.sir thousand, ffUe
hundred and ttceaty-ttree dollars and
seveatl-too cents. The indianapolis
Journal says: One year since the
leaders Of the Democratic party were
declaring that if GRANT was elected,
in less than a year one hundred and
fifty millions would be added to the
public debt, and that Government
bonds would be worthless. The lat
ter are higher to day than ever, while
the condition of the public debt is
more satisfactory. So much for Dem
ocratic predictions.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04
A Sensible Question.

Which should receive the largest
patronage, the paper that is run for
the benefit of its subscribers, or the
paper run for the benefit of its adver-
tisers2 The reader can easily deter
mine this. Many papers put their
advertising rates down so low that the
ipducement to advertisers soon crowd
out all reading matter and leaves
nothing for the reader. We contend
that this practice is both a swindle
upon the reader and the advertiser.
To the reader it diminishes the read
ing matter he desires, and to the ad-
vertiser it diminishes the circulation
of his advertisement, and it seems
strange that publishers cannot see the
inevitable result of such a course
ErchdRqe.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

THE Republicans Of Tennessee, by
their foolish and criminal discussions,
have placed the political power of the
State in the hands of their enemies.
That the latter will use it unscrupu-
lousy to crush out all that looks like
Republicanism in that State is clearly
evident to every thinking man who is
familiar with the history of parties
there. Tie infatuation that has pos
sessed the Republicans in nearly all
the Southern States is as unaccount-
able as it is deplorable. They gave
up Virginia to the old rebel element
for it apparently has control of the
Legislature, Notwithstanding the
Governor elect claims to be Repub-
lican-and, consequently, will have q
hard struggle to regain their lost su.
premacy. In Tennessee their divisions
and quarrels have brought about
similar results, and a Democrat,
United States Senator will be the con.
sequence. The State will be manipu.
lated in such a manner as t.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

OVERCOME BY GREATNESS few
years ago, as many of our readers
may recollect, a young maR named
Kornissarven saved the life of the
Emperor Alexander, of Russia, by
knocking up the arm of an assassin
(Kava Kosow) just as he was about
TO direct a pistol against the person
Of the Emperor. The man who was
fortunate enough to render this serV-
ice to His Majesty was a working
halter, and was about thirty-fve years
of age. From this time out hOnors
continued to rain upon him. For his
plebian name was substituted noble
one-that of Kostumski. He feceiv-
ed an entailed estate, with all It's
privileges, was made Colonel of a
regiment Of the Imperial Guards, and
national subscription was opened
for him, which produced nearly two
millions of roubles. This favorite Of
fortune, however, could not stand the
intoxication of his good luck, and he
sought to counterbalance its giddy
effects by another species of inebrie-
ty. A hopeless sot, he became an
intolerable burden to himself and
others, and finally. in one of his des-
perate fits of drunkenness, hung him
self-BOSt0n Journal.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04
How to ston Chewing tobacco.

1. Make the most of your aoiH.
Drop tobacco, and resolve never to
use it again, in any form.
2. Go to an apothecary and buy ten
cents worth of Gentian root, coarsely
ground.
3. Take as much of it after each
meal, or oftener. as amounts to CON-
mon quid of fine-cut or caven-
dish"
4. Chew it well, and swallow all the
saliva.
5. Continue this few weeks, and
you will come off conqueror; then
thank God and thank US.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

THE Indianapolis Sentinel says the
Great Western Dispatch Fast Freight
Line has cut the rate on westward
bound freights from Boston and New
York to Indianapolis, down to forty
five cents per one hundred pounds on
all classes. The rate will probably
continue during the present week.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

THE Marion County Commission
ers have ordered an election in that
county to give three -lourths of one
Per cent. on the tax duplicate to AID
10 constructing the Indianapolis,
Delphi & Chicago Railroad. The
election will be held September 18th.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

ARrrCrFs of association were filed
IN the Office Of the Secretary of State,
Monday, of the Rockville and Chicago
Railroad Company. This road is an
extension Of the Evansville and Craw-
fordsyille Road.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

A GUARD is kept in front Of Nor
gan's cell IN the Jail, every night, to
prevent any attempt at escape. The
prisoner seems little Concerned at his
approaching doom. A few evonin rs
since the guard asked him If he
would not like to have a minister
call on him. He answered in the
negative, stating that he once he
louged to church, and found the
majority of the members a set Of
hypoerltes.-Terre Haute Express.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

A MORTGAGE, amounting to two
million dollars, given by the Indian
apolis and st. Louis Railroad Com
pany to George w. Clss and Stillman
Witt, was recorded in the fair round
hand of Deputy Recorder Batty YES
terday. 1t is given to secure tie
building of the new line to Terre
Haute from this city. The stamps on
it amount to $2,000.-Ind. Journal.
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

THE census of the children of In
dianapolis, between the ages of six
and twenty-one years, foots up IL OBJ,
of which number 10,410 are white,
and GIL colored. The enumeration
last year gave 9,5O7 white children,
showing an increase this year Of 903,
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

HIGHLAND Township, Fountain
County, has voted $4,000 to the Ev-
ausville, Terre Haute and Chicago
llailroad. In Parke County two
townships voted for it and one against
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04
DisgolutiOn NOtioe.

FEvzIE PARTNERSHIP HERETO
- fore existing under the firm name
humphrey, Patrick & Co., Forwarding
and Commission Merchants and Whari-
boat Proprietors, was dissolved by mutual
consent on tie 18th inst, L. W. Patrick
ietlIIhg from the firm. The business will
be continued by e. NJ. Humphrey. Geor1a
j. Lewis, and Charles w. Kerney undSv.
the nrtn name of Humphrey, Lewis 4 Co
bY whom the business Of the old firm will
be settled.
iy2O dtf HUMPHREY. PATRICKA co
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

ATOTKCE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO
~ the qualified voters of the county OF
Vanderburgh, that, In pursuance of an
order of the Board of Commissioners o1
said county, rendered at their June term
1869, the polls Will be opened on the 5th
day of August, 1869, at the several voting
places in said county, to take the votes OF
me Aegsl voLeIs sneteOL Hpon snS suDlect " "
the Evansville, Carmi & Paducah Railroad
10 the amount of two hundred and forty.
two thousand dollars.
Given under my hand, this 18th day oi
June, 1863. VICTOR BISCH,
Auditor OF Vanderburgh County.
jun23 d&w4w
The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04
Railroad Notios.

SI77 6Oi 10
VICTOR BISCH, A. V. q.
/ Evansville, JuEe ISt, 1863 y27 DIST " 3t
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-07-01
A Man Who Saw a Saw Saw.

Last week Monday, a German called
at Goodhue, Andrew & Co. S saw-mill,
to gaze in wonder at the various and
complicated machinery. Among other
things that he saw, was small circular
saw, saving faster than anything he ever
saw saw before Its rapid motion fasci-
mated him he reached out his right in
dex finger towards its ill-defned periph-
ely, (for the circumference Of saw in
swift motion looks to be at the base of
the teeth, and not at their points, when,
to his surprise, the end Of his finger dis
appeared in an instant, and rolled to the
other side of the saw The man tied up
the stump in his handkerchief; where
upon Mr.. Andrews, noticing him, came
up and Inquired what was the matter
The victim of misplaced confidence re-
piled: ''Mishter Andrews, | never comes
to see your mills pefore. | seed dis ting
gong round so fast. l makes mein vim
ger to him, like dis, and-mein Colt y
In explaining his first mishap, tbs Ger
man touched the saw with his left four
finger, and that flew off. Turning to Ad-
drews in almost breathless astonlshment,
the man exclaimed, "Mishter Andrews,
| never comes to see your mills pefore !;
[ see him; | never comes to see him
again - And wrapping that finger in
his handkerchief. he started for doc
tor office, and disappeared. Floyd
County I0lUd) AdUocdte.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-07-01
Pensions for School Teachers.

The Arbeiter Union recommends the
passage of a law giving pensions to school
teachers, and says:
Anglo Americans do not need to wor
der that they have NJ professional teach
ers, since .heir teachers are one day mer
chants, the next day preachers, the third
farmers, or something of the sort, and
are teachers only when they can find
nothing else to do. 1t is 20 wonder that
there are few persons born aad educated
TO be teachers, the most diff ,ult and re-
sponsihle position. when such state of
facts exist. And this evil becomes great
err every day because the occupation Of
teaching has come to be about the worst
business there Is The saleries are scarce
ly nominally increased, although the cost
Of living constantly increases and
throughout America there is not a single
pension paid a teacher, however Old and
invalid they may become. The natural
educator, however, by virtue of the very
faculties which adapt him IN teaching, is
entirely unsnited to business men, and if
they are good business men they gener
ally are not good teachers. Working
men have the deepest interest in the sue
cess of common schools, and in the pros
perity of their teachers. They should
accordingly endeavor to secure better
salaries for the teachers and to create a
pension fund for teachers, SO that class
OF persons specially adapted to that call
ing may be educated to that pursuit.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-07-01
EtiQutte.

Some one has kindly prepared what he
or she has termed the childs pocket
etiquette, in ten comma ndments," which
are given below for the use of children OF
all ages
I, Always say, Yes sir. No, sir.
Thank you. No, thank you. Good
or which for what. Use no slang terms.
Remember that good spelling, writing and
grammar is the base of all trueeducation.
II. Clean faces, clean clothes, clean
shoes, and clean finger nails, indicate
about the room. Have a place for
everything and everything in its place.
III. Rap before entering room, and
never leave it with your back to the COM
pany. Never enter a private room or
public place with your cap on.
". Always offer your seat to lady
or gentleman. Let your companions en-
ter the carriage Or room first.
v At the table eat with your fork
sit up straight; never use your tooth
pick. Meyer ''belch' at the table or in
company-nothing is more impolite,
and when leaving ask to be excused.
VI. Never put your feet on cushions.
chars or table.
VII. Never overlook any one when
reading or writing or read aloud when
others are reading. When conversing
listen attentiyely and do not interrupt or
reply till the others has finished.
VIII. Never whisper or talk aloud
at the opera, theater, or public places,
and especially in "a private room where
any one is singing or playing the piano.
TX. Long coughing, hawking, yawn-
ing, sneezing, blowing, is illmannered.
In every case cover your mouth with your
handkerchief, (which never examine
nothing is more vulgar, except splitting
on the foor.)
X Treat all with respect, especially
the poor BE careful to injure no one S
feelings by uukind remark. Never tell
tales, make faces, call names, ridicule
the lame, mimic the unfortunate, or be
cruel to insects, birds or animate.