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JOHN G. BRECKENRIDGE IN WISCONSIN,
The Milwaukee Wisconsin, Republican
paper, in its issue of Thursday last, gives the
following: II n.s- s.s 4s.-.
The visit of Hon. John G. Breckenridge to
Wisconsin is to look after land which he
owns in the northern counties of the State,
and in considerable quantities. It is behind
in taxes, and needs looking after. Mr.. Breck-
inridge appears to be an affable gentleman,
ard was the centre of attraction at the New
hall yesterday. Several of the old Democrat
ic wheelhorses visited him at his room, and
had a talk with him. About the rebellion he
was reticent, but regarding the future pros
poets of the country was perfectly free to give
his opinion. Cne gentleman asked him what
he thought OF Grant and his administra-
tion, and the reply was that the President
was smart enough to take care OF himself
His Cabinet, while none of the best, was just
such a one as Grant needed, and was better
for his purposes than one of more talent
would be. 1t was not designed to make the
Administration brilliant one, and Grants
ambition was to make 1t an everyday sort OF
useful affair. He was studying the best way
to do this, and Mr.. Breckinriige believed he
would succeed in deglee sufficient to make
the people feel easy, although they would be
by no means satisfied. Mr.. Breckenridge
does not believe we shall be dragged into
foreign war, although he felt the position OF
the country to be delicate one. He thought
we should have our dignity ruffled pretty
hard before we got up to the fighting pitch.
but said, If we had war with England and
France, the South would furnish men enough
ii necessary, to do the fighting. The South
did not entertain the most liberal feelings
toward European countries, and many of the
people would hail most any kind OF a fight
with satisfaction.
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Terms $500 per am,easa,,, In adrauce.

oughly, almost fearfully in earnest, I do not
doubt, and their earnestness is intensified by
their ignorance. They are ready to do and to
suffer whatever their leaders command, as II
it were the direct commandment of God him
SELF The asserted continuance OF this divine
revelation is the great power which the lead
ers exert, and the requisite authority, "thus
saith the Lord" is always at hand. OF their
sincerity in using it as a religious conviction,
i am not so sure, and they give such evidence
of shrewdness and sound practical judgment
in other things, and especially in the manage
ment of their own temporal affairs, that /
canDct but be surprised at the conclusions to
t Mnlch they come upon the plain moral ques-
tlons Involved. -fisH -us4 i1 ~
~ IS strange, amazing state OF things in
tnls Alnercan T Republic, in the nineteenth
century: we have rid ourselves of one pecu-
liar institution, at fearful test, and here we
are permitting an evil 10 grow up which is far
worse, in proportion to It's extent and mower,
than slavery itself; for it goes deeper down
into the vital principles OF all social lie and
strikes at the root OF all domestic happiness
The duration of such an anomaly cannot, by
any possibility, be greatly prolonged. There
is an "irrepressible conflict between it and
t le civilization of the day, and the two can
not long exist. 2i ~
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ground in order to draw crowd and make
the joke pnblic property. On hearing the
firing a large crowd Of course collected
aronud the spot and the sporting men va
moosed.
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THE DOMINION AND THE BANKING
ScHEME.-The St. John Morning Journal, ,one
of the staunchest and best edited papers in the
Provinces, has come round to the fullest and
most unreserved denunciation of the Banking
scheme, and this is now left with only one
defender among the press. The Telegraph
tries TO prove that it is not so bad alter all
but cannot make much headway.
Meanwhile the Globe indulges in the fol
lowing, which from the real Opposition stand
point, is the true statement of The case: "The
Government are sorely pressed in regard 10
their Banking scheme. In fact, nobody bpi
themselves want such a measure, and they
only want it because they want the money.
A certain number of their supporters will 60
with them on this question, but the majority
are very much opposed to it. 1t appears by
the latest dispatches that the Government
itself is divided as to what is the best policy
to pursue. To pless the measure may be tc
lose it. To postpone it may be postponins
'ne soiaeh oPPortnnity for ever. So they arr
divided. May Heaven prosper their diser
encesw 4#ci fffza.
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EUROPEAN FRANCESCA contributor to
the Herald has made an abstract of the g.
nances of the countries of Europe, for com
parison with our own, by which it appears
that while the amount per capita of our ma
tional debt is $e5.05 in gold, that of Great
Britain is S126.65, and that Of Holland is
S106.S5; while France and Spain average
more than 500 of debt fol each inhabitant. =
We pay more interest per head than any ma
tion but Great Britain, which pays $45S to
our $3.50 1-2. In annual expenditure, how
ever, seven countries of Europe exceed us,
namely, Holland, Great Britain, France, Den-
mark, Bavaria, Spain and Austria. Our ex-
penditure is $710 per head ingold, while that
of France is s9.43, and that of Great Britain
$11.31 1-2. This is estimating our popula-
ton at 3S,0O0,000, which is too small. The
same writer reports that in cost of collecting
our revenue We compare favorably with other
countries, being but little more extrayagant
in this than England, white Hesse, Italy,
Prussia, Bavaria, Baden, Turkey, Austria,
Denmark, Belgium, Greece, Russia, Bungary
and France pay larger per cent. for collect
ing their taxes than we do. This is decided
lyencouraging, and not generally known.
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IsSlzinrd Tables for Sale.

M n sALE-Eieht good Billiard Tables-three
IL nearly new Can be seen at Mechanics Hall.
WI n be sold very low II applied for soon. For fur
Il edff TT 81 CoMMERcIALi. STREET..
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An MT. CaxtIe2. HO2sse.
HIRAM, MAINE.

HIRAM BASTON, Proprietor.
This House is admirably adapted to The wants Of
the travelling public. and to parties desiring bosrt
tor the summer. Visitors will find this pleasant
stopping place on the way to the White Mounlains
The location Is healthy, scenery grand, fish anf
game in abundance.
The Proprietor hopes by his efforts to pie guests
to secure share of public patronage.
Hiram, May 1s, 1869. - = may2Odtf
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E"
The citizens of Maine who endorse the policy
enunciated in the INAUa URAL ADDRESS OF Pres-
dent Grant, and who are in favor of judicious and
economical administration OF State and National
affairs are requested to send delegates to Conven-
tion to be held in .af5 anNsra9lF s-aD ID
NORoMBEGA HALL, BANGOR, :.
Thursday, June 24fh, ssis 3
At II o'clock, A NJ; for the purpose Of nominating
candidate for Governor, and to transact such other
business as may properly come before the Conven- :
ton. bsiA ,stf1r
The basis Of representation will be as folows
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled to
one delegate and one additional delegate for seventy
five votes cast for Joshua L. Chamberlain at the
Gubernatorial election OF 1868 traction of forty
votes will be entitled to an additional delegate -
No person viii be admitted as delegate from
any town outside Of the county of which he is
resident. tltaeu Fisgf r 4 IL
The State Committee will be in session at the
Reception Room Of the Hail. from nine o'clock until
Ham,, for the epurpose ef reeeiving the credentials
OF delegates, and to hear and determine all cases Of
contested elections subject to ratification by the
Convention, i --
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PoLYGA1fY.

We had many and favorable opportunities
of getting information, often in a confiden-
tial manner, both from men and women, and
there seemed to me an unusual degree of
frankness of speech. / had always supposed
land still cannot help hoping) that the plu-
rality OF wives is only an incidental matter,
which can be laid aside at any time without
disturbing the foundations Of the sect, and
so expressed myself to several leading men
whom ! met; but the universal answer was
to correct my mistake. Polygamy was boldly
declared to be an accepted duty and a reveal
ed law. The men spoke OF 1t as a duty and
privilege, the women as a hard trial, to which
they must submit, knowing, as many of them
said, ssthat they must be perfect through suf-
fering." Two of the prominent citizens told
me that more than half of the men in Salt
Lake City have complied with the rule, hav-
ing two or more wives; and several of them
concurred in saying that it was the common
usage. No one, they said, pretends to know
how many wives his neighbor has, and it is
none of his business to ask. The mystery of
sssealing' I could not get satisfactorily ex-
planned, but it seemed to me to open wide
door to.practices which would deserve very
harsh name. In fact could not see how the
law of polygamy, taking it practically, and
with a knowledge of human nature as it is,
should lessen the social evils, or correct any
of the bad tendencies Of social life for which
there can be no excuse. If polygamy could
be ruled out, there would be good deal to
praise in the Mormon government, The
masses of their community, taken from greas
poverty and degradation, have been improved
in their temporal condition, and the absolute
laws under which they are brought, and to
which they submit, either because they can
not help themselves, or because of their su-
perstitious self-surrender, are better for them
at present, than liberty to which they were
never trained. But all the good that can
possibly exist there, even If their prosperity
were doubled, can never counter-balance the
degrading and sensual tendencies low work
ing, and which time will make worse and
worse tsaHE4eSN q faa LsoFs Gfs
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CONDITION OF THE WOMEN.


1t is claimed by tie Mormon leaders that
the women are contented and as happy as
anywhere else, but to believe it would be to
falsify all the natural emotions of woman's
heart. It is said that women are not forced
to marry, but they are led into marriage at a
very early age, and by usage or social law
which they cannot evade or control. A house
was pointed out to us, with two adjunct cot
tages, in which man lived with three sisters,
as his wives. Another married two sisters in
one day. A mother and daughter, as was
told, were wives of the same man, and there
is no doubt that such Is the fact. Can decent
women be happy under such circumstances
as these? saw some who had sacrlflced
themselves under . sincere conviction OF duty,
and who were striving to bear their cross pa
,tiently; but, If may judge from the faces
and manners Of those whom met, especially
on the street and in public places, the pre-
vaiIing condition is one OF moral inertness, a
lowered and unwomanly state of mind, an
indifference to all the most sacred relations of
married lite, an absence of all the refined
of selfrespect. s'i9sn'4
GENERAL REVIEW OF THE MORMON ouEs-
gsasd M TIoN. 4stf -s p.
What have now said has been expressed
in general terms, because, although my in:or-
nation was carefully gathered partly from
those who defended the system as it is, and
partly from those who felt and deplored itS
evil working, / do not wish to refer 10 Speciai
authority and individual experiences: 1 nave
endeavored to judge without prejudice, ana
tried to see good even when have faLed.--
That large numbers Of the people are thor
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Among the Mornas ms.

THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE GREAT PROD
LEM.
A correspondent of the Missouri Democrat
has recently visited Utah and gives the fol-
lowing account Of the people: b..
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Teas, CoRees, Sugars, Spices, &c.
DEFINING, DUFFETT g co, cor Congress & india
WIN. l.. WILSON Il Co., No. IS Federal Street.
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MORMON SERMONS.

A correspondent of the Missouri Democrat
has recently visited Utah and gives the fol-
lowing account of the people:
vaa 3ds MORMON SERMONS, vasssrtss
In the evening at eight went to another
ward meeting, at which Bishop Wooley pre-
sided, and heard an effective address by Elder
people, whom he carried with him throughout,
with frequent laughter on their part His
subject was his own personal experience in
becoming Mormon and the hardships he
had subsequently endured, all OF which he
held up in proof of his divine calling and for
the encouragement of the Saints. There
was nothing that could be called argument,
but great deal of confident assertion which,
with such an audience, had greater effect,
In his concluding sentences he boldly claim
ed divine authority to teach, and his apos-
tolic mission to those who are the chosen
ones of God. After he had finished, Bishop
Woolry rose and made familiar and pfetty
rough talk, the tone OF which made it easy tc
believe the reports of some of his diseourses,
the vulgarity Of which would not bear to be
repeated. 1t seems that in his care of the
poor, duty which belongs to the Bishop Of
each ward, he had caused number of them
to be removed to separate building, for
economy and convenience sake, and some
had complained OF it and had found fault
because they had to go to his house for their
provisions, instead OF having everything sent
10 them. He .berated them soundly and
harshly, with no tenderness of feeling what
ever, and warned all persons from interfer-
ence, by offering shelter or aid, except they
saw fit to do it at their own expense. "They
call me hard names" he said, @alet them do it.
Who cares? They threaten to 60 the Cen
tiles. Let them go and be hanged" He
then gave notice Of the railroad celebration,
and directed all to be present. he spoke Of
it as a great event for the Saints. 1T will
open the road to us for all who are converted
and wish to come without the sufferings we
endured: and, still better, it will make 1t easy
for the apostates to leave us whenever they
are mean and wicked enough to CO." Then
came prayer, like those had before heard.
and the people separated with the same ap-
pearance OF cordiality and good fellowship
that have already spoken Of tfea h7itis
On the whole, went home much more
favorabiy impressed than had expected to
be. The whole day had been orderly and
quiet. There were no noisy games, although
children were everywhere playing in the
streets and enjoying themselves in divers in
| offensive ways; no open grog shops, nor trade
| OF any kind. 1t was an orlerly, not Puritan
- L L.
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DAILY PRESS.
Republican State Convention,

Thursday Morning: June 10, 1869.
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THE DAILY PRESS
BUSINESS DIRECTORY

We invite the attention of both City and
Country readers to the following list of Port
land BUSINESS HOUSES, which are among
the most reliable establishments in the City.
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The snezt 3e.s,-;nq before breakfast, and
through the day, sWaissss II, over t1,a citv
stopping to look at the yards ana g. a S..s ~
and conversing with good many people.
The streets are wide, the house lots are large
clear streams of water run along the SIDE
walk cutters, from which the gardens are ir-
rigated; great many orchards surround the
houses; the residences are generally small,
and not substantially built, but tolerably
comfortable. There was less Of thrifty man
agement than had been prepared to see,
and very few Of the gardens evinced careiul
cultivation; slovensy would lie the right word
for the majorlty OF them; the houses often
were out OF repair, the fences rickety-all OF
Of which is probably attributable to the want
of taste in their proprietors, or their poverty
and the consequent necessity OF using all
their time in earning their daily support, but
it is not indicative of an improving or ad-
vanced condition OF social and moral lite. The
business street was quite active, the shops
pretty well supplied, and tolerably brisk re.
tail trade apparently going on.
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& ,4g iai Tobacco and Cigars.
SARGENT 8 HOW, No. LAG Exchange Street.
, 1869-04-25

Throughout yesterday crowds Of people thtonged
the Hindo1B IN front OF No, p Clark street. earn
esl5 intent upon the display Of choice Eatttiea
therein contained. Among the luscious t}ellcAcaea
displayed. and Indicative Of the quallsy OF tae
vtAnda to be found within. were soft md hard
hnell crafA, scollops, suelss, Eastetn soeckled
shtll or nqua.tous cla1na, and such variety OF
shell oysters as has rarely teen eqnaled CT Of tho
seal,oa1d--au together such = collection al deli
hcaa Of an epicure- The long and the short Of Ill
this seems to te that coalition has been formed
+ between Smith, tile oyster king Of ChlcaHo, aa'l
Odlln, the champion coulecuonist, whose joint
Efforts have resulted In the pnDiuctlon of ler:
| feet palace Of delights u the inner man grand
opening Of the magnificent Alt," w4A flAd last
evening, when splendid assembaHc II the faift Of
ChlcAxo were LII attendance and raE1ook OF the
hoet.;alIites u the elegant establishment
, 1869-04-25
For Housekeepef8.

Epcar, Prince Il Co., Nos. 81 and s. State street,
art. nov fIlIy prepared to shuw an entirely new
stock OF carpets md curtain Enods Of every de
kc.l,ttoa 1ney have received some yerJ choice
and new designs In carpets direct from the Eu-
sppean manufacturers In particular they would
refer to the additional department lately opened
IN their houte lor the sale Of t4ce cuItAtna tant
quinn, cosnites, window shades, and also the new
style French laee drup curtains and embro!leret
muslin shades for parloE windowR-thlse lattei
entiseiJ new. All ortlefs with which they MAJ be
favored will he executed In the sest manner ane
In the quickest posable time. Ill. ". IL Judson
who has been long known In thih busness In ou
cItt, Is now associated with this htfu-
, 1869-04-25

N'eleAyn that Aeasrx Cook, Coburu ca, the
able, efficient md enterprslng represent at1ye1 Of
newspaper advertising In this city, tn anticipation
Of the opening Of the Enlon Factt.c Railroad, md
OF the new trade with California that must neces-
akrtauy follow, have established branch Of their
agency II San Ff1ncIseo, California Orrlers for
any Newspaper adTerttarG for that section may
be Addrrzsed to the home otnce, No. 81 Dearborn
ezeet, Chicago, and ss receive prompt attention
Il complete list Of al newspapers published tup-
nh, Anstzalla, Mexico md Paclnc ports,
Japan. China and Sandwich lslanda
viii be furnished to AdseF+lscH with
Eatcs and terms for advertising. Many Of u.cr-
chants and manufacturers will hall this lAud1-
ble enterprise for facilitating and speedily placing
Il a{.AI
, 1869-04-25

The &c. Exera7" D gazetteer Of the Northwest
e1n and branches aud Union Pac.0c Railroads, Ia
about to te i4suct. Contracts for its circulation
In ali the towns % both routcs, including EAlt
Lake CITY, Denver, GOLDEN and Central Cities
/ have already been aEa1led A limited number o1
Advertisements from wholesale houses will he
taken for few days. II will contain brief his
tory Of Western citle4 and toHus, their resources
etc The ONCE IS Room No. g. Sus- 81 and sd
LaS21le gt1cct-
, 1869-04-25

The large number Of pcrsons In the connnunt-
u, who hare long desired to become The poasess-
o7s Of good piano, but who hare been prevented
iFnrn gratifying tnelr desires ~ TIE important
Item Of e1rense, viii be glad 70 know that By N
arrangement with the enterpr1*ing and popular
house OF f. II. Higgins M. IL South Clark street.
Ill dltnculttes will Be removed. Mr. Higgins win,
II moderate EH1cea sell the very best Instruments
manufactured In the country, recelEln4 his pay IN
monthly t1stalmeuts- thus Placing the possession
also rent new or secondhand instrumcnt4 At Eapls
ranging from % 10 10 pc: month the rental OF the
former being a. TO- 9l2 and <t1 and Of The Latter
piano. TIE new ones Are from the cello
bEased factory Q! Higgins 20. New foEt, which
make a1e known TO bo Of the VET nrst class Pr.
tics xiAhiu. to either purchase or rent will do well
TO sce Mr. Higgins and Listen 10 the atiret7 bell.
LIE tunes Of tnf celrbr1tGd Higgins f4pQA
, 1869-04-25

Clarke, layton ca. commence thelr eres1 an.
nual sale, At auction, OF three million doll1-s'
womb Of choice Chicago real estate, May 20, at
Fa1wcll Hall. The property to be offered consists
Of iot4 On DroIel avenue, bouleyard 10 the South
Side Pa1k, lots fronting the parI, some one and
ytsiou AMI lots On West Harrison and Taylor
etfer$k Sec advertisement in nuother column
, 1869-04-25
REAL ESTATE,

REAL ESTATE.
GREAT ANNUAL SALb
At Auction
THREE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF CHOICE
Chicago Real Estate,
On the Goth day Of May, A. p.
1869, at FARWELL HALL,
on Madfson-st., between la"
Sale and Clark.sto., Chi"
cago, Ill.
Sale to commence May 30, at
10 O'Clock a. 1n., and to continue,
forenoon and afternoon, for fiye
days, unless the properties Of
fcred nrc sooner sold. Sale to be
pcrcmptory, and ALL properties
offered Will be sold to the high
est and best bidder.
The property offered will con-
sfst LII part Of:
900 Lots $4,000 feet each, TO q
2O-foot a1ley. Situntcd on the
Drcxcl.ny. Boulevard 10 the
Great South Side Park. Said
Boulevard IL 200 feet wide, and
will be Immediately improved.
Al.o 100 Lots within one block
Of said Boulevard.
Also 100 Lots, 50xls0 feet to al.
Icy, fronting west on the Great
South Side Park.
Also so Lots fronting east on
the South Side Park, ncar its
northern boundary.
Also 100 choice Lots on the
Kankpkce-ny. Boulevard to the
South Side Park, and on the ayc-
nucs Immediately west OF Ann-
kal1cc.
Also 200 choice Lots between
the two Bonleyards, on Charles,
Evans and olhcr avenues.
Also 100 yerY choice Lois On
| F0rty.scycnta and other streets,
near Kcnxvood station, on tho
Hyde Park Railroad.
AIEo 100 Lots OH TIncennes-
roud, between city limits aaI1d the
| South Side Pnrk.
Also several hundred clolcc
I and cheap Lots In the southwest
ern portion of The city, and some
! choice 5 and 10-sacrc trsActs near
/ the Ftsty-flfrh-st. Boulevard, and
I on tho line Of the great Caaiume:
| ana; Chicago RiTcr Slip C.anus.
! Also 80 choice Lois on Iaarr1'
son and Tyler-<ts., in the %Vcs1
| Division Of The city, centrally To-
Gated.
I Alho several other choice SEc@t
land North side residence and
bu.Incss Lois, and Il large list o1
Other property moro fully de-
scrtbcd in our pamphlet, which
will also contain plNts Of the
samc, which Gun be ilad ut ON
oMcc on May IL.
A4A "a kA% A4Nofo PAV%%Ae$ IL
among the VERY CHOICEST
AND BEST Of any property eveE
offered ut private or public sale
tn tllis city. And iii view of OIL
great Parks, the completion o.
the Pacific Railroad, and tht
| rapid growth, not only OF ou1
city, but OF tho whole gren
West tributary thereto, together
with the present md prospect
ire Erent increnxe in the pre-
cfous metals In this country IN.
throughout the world, we fee
Justified in saying that now IL tn
golden opportunity 10 invcs
moncyin Chicago, In real estate
and this snlc the time and place
The title to all OF the above de-
cribcd property IL guaranteed I
be good, und Abstracts OF Till
will be furnished each pl11
chaser.
TERMS OF SALE---10 per Ger
on day of saie; 20 per cent in 3
: days; and 30 per cent In GO days
balance thereafter In 1 and
years, interest ut = per cent pc
, annum.
CLARKE, LAYTON & co.,
No. 1913 Washington.st. Chicago, u
= I
, 1869-04-25
Important to Patent Right Dealers

important % 1ateut Hight 011IH1S'
In accordance with M act passed By the Leg!ssa-
turc, persons selling ba1teHng or trading patent
rights In this State must 50 lsefore the County
CLERK and make m atI1dart and hive their letter.
patent, or copy thereof. recorded under penalty
Of q heavy fine for non. compliance. The act also
after lts passaRe will be null And yoid unless the
proristonH Of the Law atc compiled With. Pateu1
right dealers nrc Obliged to exhibit the ccrtinrAB
Of the County Clerk that they have compiled with
| The Inv. tb INV perAun On ueuhn1.