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The Republican journal., 1869-08-12
TIE WING AND ITS sPECTRES.

The Bangor Wing. notices our remark that
the magnificent merchant marine Of the
country was built up under the fostering care
Of the Democratic party. destroyed under the
Government Of the radicals, and will he re-
stored when the Democratic party is restored
TO power. Ii replies 10 this by devoting Il
full column 10 rchcarSing the history of
slavery, It assal. Jeff Davis! II abuses
Lee! II sti@matizes Sli,lcll. II assaiis Beau
regard. DANES Buchanan il not permitted
to rest quietly in his grave. The ashes Of
Floyd are upbraided, and the newly made
grave of Touccy rc-opcncd.
How like to the staple radical arguments
ever since the campaign Of 1860 began!
These catch-wor,ls have done IN infinite deal
of service Like The actors in an Unnamed
theatre the same individuals march again
and again across the stage in 4 mock show
Of strength. Ten years ago the Wing shook
the spectres of jeff. Davis and Buchanan be
fore the eyes of its alll.ghtcd readers, and
has continued the shaking with wonderful
industry ever since, They have been, in radi-
cal estimation. the cause Of all the woes,
political, financial and corporeal, that have
been suffered,
1t is conceded OH all hands that our ship
ping is terribly depressed What il The
cause? I. \. Pike says it is taxation, and
shows statistics to prove that 4 ship can be
built onc-third cheaper from the free matcri-
ais Of the British Provinces Secretary Nc
Culoch says the same. Mr.. lEichborn, 4 prac-
teal man, makes the same plain assertion.
But the Wing will have II that JEFF Davis,
Buchanan, Floyd, Touccy and the rebellion
are still gnawing away at the shipping.
We wish somebody up At Bangor would
take Il speaking trumpet into the Wing Office
and shout in the editors ear that the rebellion
ended more than four years ago,-that jeff.
Davis is an cNile!--that Floyd, Touccy and
Buchanan are in their gravcs'-and that he
should let the dead rest. What pcStilent non
sense, what worse than weakness. that seeks
to prop up Il falling party with such shallow
accusations.
We arraign the radical party for all the
fearful loss Of shipping that the country has
sustained. 1t contested the election Of 1860
on the express declaration that it could man
age national affairs better than they had been
managed. 1t prevailed in the election. The
Democrats went out Of power The shipping
of the country was six millions tons. The
opponents Of the Democracy have now been
in power eight and a half years, and the
tonnage is reduced to three millions.
The Wing may turn and twist, and pre-
varicate, and peer into the graves Of dead
mcn-but it cannot change these figures
The record is there, and it is 4 damning one
for radicalism.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

The new counterfeit ten dollar bills which
have created so great an excitement among
bankers and United States treasurcrs, are the
finest executed countcrfctS ever thrown upon
the community. At first glance they seem to
be Il perfect imitation Of the SO grccnback,
and the printing seems TO have been done
from the orr ginal plate, but there-arc points
of difference which are thus noted In the
original, the shading around the 10 in the
medallion appears like Il fine network, and
runs close to the figures. In the counterfeit
this shading becomes coarse as it reaches the
figures, forming Il light streak OF Il circular
haze similar to that about the moon before
rain. There is no haze III the genuine note.
A better clue than this for detection is that in
the original notes, within the light circle run
ming under the figures 10, there arc three and
a third dots on the left Of the figure l. In the
counterfeit bill the onc-thrd dot is missing.
But an infalliblc mark of distinction is found
| under the left wing of the eagle. In the gen
uinc notes are four distinct rows of feathers
under the wing. In the countcrfcts these
rows of feathers are underlined, and this seems
to be the only weak spot in the whole cngray-
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

The influence of i railway to tide water
may be seen by the following item from the
Portsmouth Chronicle showing its effects
there:
About the busiest place in this city is the
Concord Railroad wharf, at the North End,
where are usually to be seen quite Il little
fleet of coasting vessels, unloading their car
goes of coal, hard pine lumber, brick, &C., to
90 into the interior. The facilities for the
business are good-the ears run down to the
wharf, and stationary steam engine does
most of the work Of stevedores and Jumpers
We have already reported the arrival Of the
iron steamer Rattlesnake, from Philadelphia,
with GOO tons of coal for lhc Manchester
Print Works.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

Several prominent Members of Congress,
recently in Washington. have expressed them
selves in favor of collecting the income tax on
government bonds held in Europe, to be de-
Quoted on presentation of the coupons Of the
bonds at the treasury. a bill has already been
prepared for this purpose, and will be intro
duced Immediately on the meeting Of tine next
session. If this is done, ii will spoil he AZ
gument that we have no right to dcdu,t a tax
from the coupons of bonds when held by for
ei@nerS. If we have the right to an income
tax. we have the right to any and every Other
form Of taxation. In any event, the eGualiz-
inc of the burdens of government is to be
Il leading question in the coming Presidential
canvas. 1t can no longer be ridden over OF
put aside. The ghost Of the Contederacy
will scarcely serve to Brighten old ladies ii
pantaloons for another campaign-but the
real, living, practical demands of the day
the questions that affect every mans pocket
flour and meat barrel, fuel clothing and shell
tcr,-will demand consideration and take nc
denial.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

MANSION House, AUGUSTA. This wei
known and popular hotel has recently passed
into the hands of Mr.. w. NJ Thaycr, and
will in future be conducted by him exclusive
w. 1t is furnished with all modern convent
enccs, baths, billiard room, &c. \ commodi-
Gus sample room on the business street &C
commodities commercial travellers. Guests
are conveyed free to and from cars and boats
Mr., Thayer gives his personal attention tc
the affairs of the house, and will omit no eff
fort to make ii the travellers home.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

The Railroad discussion still continues ut
Bangor, on the question whether 10 favor the
Wntelport or Buckspon route, The rival
goosequills are spilling a good deal of ink
over it, and the Wing, in order to hold the
balance true, impartally gives a communica-
ton daily on each side of the proposition,
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12
James w. Tate REFLECTED Treasurer
by $4,000 Majority.
ONLY 1J OR 20 RADICALS ~ The LEGISIATl RI
LOUISVILLE, Aug. /;

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 3,
The State election in Kentucky took place
Monday. There were several political rows
in this city, but no life was sacrificed. James
w, Tate, the Democratic candidate for State
Treasurer, has a majority over his Radical
opponent, L. Rumscy Wing in this city, of
5,o59. Tate'S majority in the State is over
whelming, and will probably reach $1,000.
All the Democratic candidates for the Legis-
lature from the city Of Louisville and Jctlcr-
son county, are elected by large maiorticS.
Returns from various sections of the State in
dictate the election of Il large number OF DEM
ocratic Legislative candidates. There will
probably be but about - to 20 Radicals elect
ed to the Legislature.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

Virginia has spoken. Kentucky has spok-
en- Tennessee has spoken. The result is
cIlroniclcd in our news columns. It is of q
take courage
A fast as the grasp of the iron hand fml
tary rule Is relaxed from the States Of the
border and the South, they swing into the
Democratic line, by the side Of the States Of
The north that profess the same liberal prin-
ciplcs. The result in Virginia is such that
while the radicals in Congress will not dare
to refuse her the position Of Il State in the
Union, it makes her Democratic iorall coming
time. As much as our unscrupulous oppo-
ncnts may gnash their teeth at it. to interfere
to keep Virginia ont would be more DANA ging
to them, than to admit her rights. Kentucky,
always soundy conservative, has testified
anew her devotion 10 the organization that is
the only party of the Union. She is too sound
~ patriotic for her motives to be questioned,
and too thoroughly Democratic to be trighten-
ed or caioled into adhesion to Grant radical
ism. That persuasion long ago gave up all
hopes Of Kentucky.
The most gratifying success is in Tonnes
see, where u split in the radical ranks gave
the Democrats I'm opportunity to redeem
the State. \ majority of 5000 and The con
troll OF the Legislature tells how we'll they have
improved the opportunity. The browning
qualification Will be the return to the Senate
of EX- President Johnson to be q perpetual
thorn in the side Of the radicals This is rem
dcrcd almost 4 ccrainty-and will be 4 piece
Of poetical Justice most gratifying to behold
Even the Boston journal admits that its party
i,,,to be afflicted with the intolerable nuisance
Of Andrew johnson in the United States SEN
ate" As these States have gone there is every
reason to believe that the remainder of the
Southern States will 20. Then farewell to
radicalism.
Is not this a time for Democrats fthe north
to take courage? Shall Wenot emulate the sue
cess of our brethcn elsewhere, and be ready
to Join hands with them for the grand contest
Of 1872? There is no State that has 4 deeper
interest in the national success, of Democracy
than has Maine Her great industry is sink
mo under the burdens 50 cruelty imposed up
on it, and she is being depopulated by the en-
igration Of her young men. Tariffs and taxes
are bleeding her people by cxactons that are
unexampled. Never was there q time 50 fl
vorabc for a political change in Maine
Shall we not all labor to compass it?
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

The Belfast Jou rnal, Democratic, has taken ~
the cause of IIichborn. [IIouton Times.
Oh, no! We only propose to hear him iol
his cause, and to give him the notice demand
ed of q faithful chronicler Of public events.
The man whose cause we do advocate stands
at the head Of the paper-but that will not
prevent us from giving to Mr.. II, the credit
due to honesty and boldness.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12
GEN Err ALiTlE

Zettc. And now we see that the Courier dlSrcSpec
fully calls it the Evening Teapot. Pcrhap, they
are terms synonymous.
DR.. Stone formerly of the Park street church
Boston, and Mt Murray bis successor, being great
horsemen, the lrrcNcrcnt Scamps of the city call the
church, ''Stonc and Murray's Circus
Drownings from boats continue The latest wa,
on the Hudson, and carried to death four persons,
A terrible riot is reported on board the steamer
Dubuque at Hampton. on the Mississippi River
about ten miles above Rock Island A number Of
ratsmcn passengers on board, got into quarrel
with the negro boat hands, when several OF the lat
ter were knocked overheard and drowned. About
\ forty of the raftsmcn were arrested and held NJ
| answer.
Ittakcs seven days and $40 to get to California
| by rail.
Fish are very abundant on thc Newfoundland
coast this season, and The fishermen are having cN-
! ccent luck
The Post thinks that fifty thousand Bo,:ouian-
are away at watering places and in the country
An English naval chaplain was eagerly asked TN
2 partisan ON his return from long cruise whether
ms fOatln% chapel was high church low church
| That. he replied, "depends entirely upon thu
| state Of the tide"
The KenncbeckcrS are about to put steamer on
The river above the dam.
Some of the lime makers in Rockland have tried
the experiment of using htuminouS coal and wood,
instead Of wood alone in their lime kilns, and TIN.
| results nave proved quite satisfactory, making 4
saving Of six to eight cents rask in the cost of h
| lime.
| Miss Kicker, at Gorham, for fear She should be-
come insane, took poison and died..
Brigham Young last proposition is legislative
"~tumncr." lie proposes to r"niuc him>erto on
woman, If every member Of congress will No the
same.
\ chcmiSe GOT Charles Haskell. of Pi,t>ton into
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12
ron GOITRNOh,
Franklin Smith.
OF WATERNILLE.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION

The Democrats OF the County of Waldo requested
TO meet in Convention by their Delegates at the Count
House in Belfast, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 2lst, ut II
O'Clock, A. NJ to nominate candidates for Senators
County Commissioner and County Treasurer.
Each town will be entitled to two delegates, and
ad onal for every thrown for Pillsbury i'll eS
A majority fraction also entities to delegate
j. b. WADLIN,
j. w. MUDGETT, Democratic
j. f. HALL,
G.E. WALLACE, County
HIRAM WING,
IF. ELLIOT Committee.
ClIAS. ELLIOT.
Belfast, july 20, 1869.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

Subscribers requested to take notice of the date
the colorcd slips attached to the paper. II is the only
form of receipt now used. For instance, - May GS,
means that the subscription is paid to that date When
changed to correspond, and thus receipt in full is sent
with every piper Subscribers in rcquestc
to forward the sums due.
Rs-ln sending money, state THE POST OFFICE to
which the plpcr is scnt..gR
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

The day i, ended. Ere | sink to ,),cI,
My weary spirit seek, rrru~c i'm lhu,
Father, forgive my tro~rH~er-, auj l0.'
This little life ~ minC.
With loving kindness eur.aiu Thou u, b.t
And cool in rest my burning PILGRIM feet
Thy pardon hr The pillow or my head
- shall my sleep br sweet.
\ cable dispatch caused the arrest of fo,gar oh.
the arrival of steamer Russia ut Sew York. II,
had St0,0oo in hi, possessions
A New York paper tells us what "a coll:liu r}t.rJ\
French gentleman did the other day, While sin /,
state OF alcoholic Spri@htIin"ss.
JAY Cooke and several other gcnll,lra,tr OF N.u
York and Philadelphia have purchased a tract OF
2oo0 acres Of land III The Rln@ey lGho, for ii~l
preserve and ais" for erecting ~und'"r r'@il'nrr-
Rarquc Bcy, the Sulttn'~ ambassador to This
country good looking Turn, j. spcn.iin2 tAe ,nn,-
mer at White sulphur Spring, "a. he Iyr~ h~
wife dance with Young men, just tho -pl. a- otvp.
folk, do.
A young lady explained to printer the othe;
Gay the distinction between printing amt l'ubIiSlf
ms and, at the conclusion of her remarks 10y WAY
of illustrations She said - lou may print his.
my cheek, but You must moi publish it,"
Admiral Charles Stewart odd Iron,ilr-" still
lives, in good health. at the acre uf9I.
Somebody figures up Com Vsmd,.lhiIt'- wealth.
ut SlO0,0O0.hUO.
Mr. Alien Partridge, at Augusta about 10 start for
the West with 5000 L. ;. bond in his pocket, lup
it III the streets of that city,
Nrlt> Of eiectmcnt were recently served on th,
negro squattcr- occupying the cabins Tailor
farm. near Norfolk, Va; bui the sheriff wl- ill.,
formed by the negroes that they did moi recognize,
the civil laws and could only hv elected hN the mil
litary.
Tcncy, Of the Brunswick Tcrgruph has an at-
tice headed "Our falls" He means the fails II tn,
Andro>coggin, at thai place. aud not indG ntrg
lapSes.
The Portland Press is panied to learn lhh Hon
Nathaniel Miller, late Collector of Internal Revenue
for the First District, was ~mIcn with paralysis
"Wednesday afternoon.
Edward I. Appleton, son Of G irfJdSco Apple
ton, died of consumption AT the sandwich island
July 9th.
There was snow storm on Mount Washington
on FRIDAY last.
The Quaker agents are disappointed in the hraut,
OF the Indian women.
Patents have been is>u ed To Maine inventors 81.
follows: W. A. Estes, China, harrow and cultNa.
tor: =. Staples. of stockton, clamp for plalin SHIN
X. :. TORY, Bangor, beehive.
The Bangor jrtlerSonian is trOuhed with the G,su
that Fes~cnlcn Will he reelected to the L. s. sen
ate. II don't consider him exactly sound on IT,,
goose.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

The New York World i ~ Ing up most of ii,
columns to prove that the Democratic party is the
original and genuine hard money" party. Mean
While Democratic Conventions are camoring for
srecnbacks. Bangor Wing.
The World is right. The Democratic is
the hard money party, and will be again.
The Democratic Conventions do not ''clamor
for grccnbacks," but they do most emphati-
cally declare that the government should not
provide two kinds of currency for two classes
| OF citizens-that the laborcr shall not be
| obliged to take deprecated paper dollars and
the bondholdcr receive sterling gold ones.
That is what Democrats clamor for. And
| they continue to clamor until Justice is done
in this particular. 1t may be delayed but ii
is certain to come
ROBBERY. The Bangor Wing relates that
the house fCapt &. II. Atwood, of Olrington.
which was closed in the absence of the family,
was robbed of nearly al its contents Officer
Walker, with u posse, made a descent on the
house Of Peter Smith and Joseph F. Smith.
at Oak Point, III Wntrrpolt, where they found
the stolen goods The Smiths ana one Her
bert I. Nicllefson We're arrested and lodged
in Bangor jail. The thieves conveyed the
goods by boat on the river.
y friend hands Us the following cpitaph
copied from 4 tombstone in q nci9hborng
town
The tempest ragged the wind did blow
One flash of lightning laid him low:
Ills brother came. but oh, no sound.
Dead on thc~pot there he was found
Very remarkable that ole la~h houIl do
the job,
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12
TIE FIREMEN.

Such IN immense conilagraton brought to-
@ether the best OF the Fire Department to per-
form service, and the worst of it came to steal
and dcbauch. Many respectable men who
wore equipments were heartily ashamed at
seeing a repetition Of the FOX Theatre fire,
viz: men going around with fire hats full of
whiskey. Three barrels were obtained from
the ruins, and while the rowdles with equip
mcnts, principally the cheap style OF fire caps
were helping themselves, the police knocked
the head in the barrels and let The whiskey run
down the cutter.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

The st. John Globe, New Brunswick, is
publishing u series of letters in favor of an
ncNation to the United States. They proceed
upon the theory that the mother country en-
tertans for her American provinces only n
passing affection, and if they desired to trans
fer their allegiance to the United States. She
would not stand in the way.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

ADMINISTRATORS, ENCUToRs and Guardians dc
string their advertisements published in the journal
will please state to the Court all advertising
directed is withheld from this paper.
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Republitnn 3o,,runl.
THURSDAY, AUGUST II, 1869,
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
WILLIAM II. SIMPSON.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

sunscElrrIoN TERMS. In advance, $500 year;
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cd as a full enc.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

At one o'clock the rumbling OF the thunder
startled every one, many taking it for explo-
sions at the fire In a short time the rain fell
in torrents, accompanied by hailstones as big,
in some instances, as a hickory nut. 1t was
hoped this shower was sent by Heaven to
Stay the devouring element, but in the midst
OF ii the State House bell struck off general
alarm.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

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Their orders will always receive prompt attention.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

MURDER IN BosToN. On the Sd, Mrs.
Hobbs, wife Of DR.. Alva Hobbs, was shot and
killed by q Major White, an inmate Of the
house, under medical treatment White, who
was III the army during the war, appears to
be a half crazy fellow, who had cherished a
passion for Mrs Hobbs, which led to the muir
der. She was much younger than her hus-
band. White is in jail.
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12

y friend hands Us the following cpitaph
copied from u tombstone in 4 nciohboring
The Republican journal., 1869-08-12
THE ELECTIONS. LIGHT BREAKING.

Virginia has spoken. Kentucky has spok-
en- Tennessee has spoken. The result is
in our news columns. It is of q
kind 10 cause Democrats to thank God and
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ways there how they got along While Ieaye " 20 Ii
10 select his own OF Information am SURF tns
would not ask such information from loungers ~
always at railroad stations" In the latter part OF
when cotton needs all their attention for rear on
that Intelligent cOnraband" who hgnTed 30 only
ly during the don't wonder that sneh 6 one
get g or IS per month, and three pounds o poIk be
peck OF meal each week. l. for my part wVuIu sN IRE
nothing But 10 show you that not al hekiV MS are
as bad as those, allow me to ten you hoN ~ VIZ
treated here In louisiana Those VINO Work LOT % nor
and at least all sugar planters pay wagesget ~ Of
month II they feed themselves, or Sl6, Win p are
pork and one peck OF meal weakly, provided ney %
Hrst class hands second and third class hanus s
wages I'M proportion At this rate also pay my
40 10 al and give them besides good ana
honseroom RratutOusly, great deal more
than any soldiers barracks have yet seen IN tne
sfates-a garden spot attached 10 their houseS' Su
ona acre OF land which they can cultivate Al ,neiI
own time and plant whatever they Pcase
thereon The people work ten hours uay, am
Ave and a half days In each week, having one n .
Of every Saturday TO themselves when they nave ne
plantation and plows at their dIosatt. pay
them monthly ne.haf OF their wages, ana retain INV
half till the end Of the year this - inc MSy
nv labOrers, but to prove TO you that 90 ~ d
my neighbors, let that am so sho,s Vi us
that would to-day, most willingly engage 10 Vo vi
theae terms and OF course IL did better thAn NY heR
bOrs should soon get all the help require Ine colorea
people In this State have good reason 10 DO
the farming population Of my native dU not
nearly we'll. -. I Il.,. o. I, az III,
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