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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01
Hon. j. D. Cox, Secretary of the Interi
POLITICAL.

General Terry has ordered troops stationed
at several of the districts in South Carolina
to quiet the political disturbance.
From present appearances the Republicans
of Virginia are preparing for grand triumph
at the coming election. But one Congress
sional District the Sixth-is considered
doubtful, and that may be given to the Re
publcans by proper management.
Mr. Hayes, Republican candidate for Con
crcss in Alabama was attacked by a mol
while addressing his friends the other day and
dragged from the stand. Several OF his
friends were injured in the fray, but the troops
were called in and queled the rioters.
The Newark Courier says: Prospects for
glorious Republican victory in the State this
tall were never brighter. From all sections
come the reassuring advices OF success be-
yond peradventure. The campaign is being
pushed vigorously, and the confidence IL
general that we shall gain the Legislature and
four Congress smen out of the five.
jim Fisk, Jr., made a speech at the grand
democratic Tammany pow-wow the other
night. Jim said: Everybody seemed to b,
here tonight. l thought Id come too. Its
an almighty rainy nights but Democrats
never mind the rain. | never have been able
to understand why Tweed hasn't spoken to
me about the 2j,000 able-bodied men under
me, upon the Erie Road. I've wondered a
thousand times why they didn't speak it right
out to me that they wanted the votes vi ii,us,
men. But never voted the Democratic tick
et | wasn't going to move in the matter ii
they wouldn't ask me only was drawn into
this thing tonight by my desire to see Hoti
man elected. From tonight no doubt shall
be n good Democrat-and vote my regular
three times day as well as anybody. I'm
mense cheering If you think it won't hurt
your morals, come up to my Opera House any
night and see what democrat | have become.
was in a speculation in Wall St. with the
Administration. If the Republican party is
as badly sold as | was in dealing with the Adj
ministration, Ipity the party"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01
GENERAL NEWS.

Yale College has entered its one hundred
and seventy first year.
By provision of the Maryland Constitu-
ton, no ''minister or preacher Of the Gospel
is eligible as a Senator or delegate in the Leg
laturc.
Coal declined at the New York sales on
Wednesday, from 25 to so cents per ton from
last months sales. An unusual occurrence
for this season of the year.
1t is presumed that the present population
OF Virginia will be between twelve and tbir-
teen hundred thousand. This is about the
same as was shown by the census of 1860.
Four thousand French prisoners have been
set to work on the canal through Schleswig,
which will connect the Baltic with the German
ocean.
Thedeadsca serpent recently washed ashore
on Long Island, in Boston harbor, proves to
be a boaconstrictor, which probably was
thrown overheard from some vessel coming
from South America.
Honey is getting to be a very important
item in the marketable products OF the west
Jefferson, Wisconsin, in one day last week,
shipped 1920 pounds.
Gen Early has issued call for a confer
ence Of officers and soldiers of the Conteder-
ate army at Richmond on the Sd of Novem-
Der, TO inaugurate measures for suitable me-
mortal to Gen. Lee.
koopmanschap is financially a lucky chap.
He has orders on hand fort hundred thous-
and Chinese laborcrs, who are TO go South as
cotton pickcrs and farm hands. His profit is
about $40 on each man imported.
# is said there will be worked into starch
in Lancaster and Jefferson, n. H., this season,
full 100, 600 bushels Of potatoes for 80 cents.
per buohel.
The prosecution has, it is said, closed with
out making out very strong case against
Smith, the colored cadet at West Point. The
counsel for the defence has requested time to
prepare his case, which has been granted.
Hiram Jones the New market murderer OF
his wife and the attempted suicide, has been
convicted of murder in the first degree, and
sentenced to be hung on the first Tuesday of
November 1871
From information received from the Treas
ury Department. it is estimated that the next
public debt statement will SHOW further re-
duction of between eight and ten millions.
Receipts of internal revenue have been very
large.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01

Fort, feeling the wants of the community re-
sarding their educational means, determined
o try tor the establishment of such school
is they have since had. In the summer o.
hat year Miss Matte c. Call of Bangor, a
adv of great educational experience, was en-
gagged to keep q fall term of what was denomi-
lated q high school. This commenced the
irst of September, with some "a or 55 pupils,
md SO great was the success and such wer,
the benefits of the school, that it was deter
mined to apply to the Legislature for an act OF
incorporation, which act was passed into law
he ensuing March. Miss Call taught foui
terms of eleven week each, and had at one
ime over 20 pupils. The average number al
all the terms could not have been, however.
more than about So. Miss Call left at the
close of the last spring term to accept the
charge of the Presque Isle Academy, the
Trustees of that institution Being endowed by
the State and thus being able to hold out
greater inducements in the way Of pay than
he could have at Fort Fairfield.
More than twenty teachers have been raised
up and graduated at the Fort Fairfield high
school and these have been and now are sue
cessfully teaching at the Fort and in the neigh
boring towns. The school is at present under
the superintendence of Miss Hattie c. Ring.
recently of Lubcc; but it is feared that she
will be compelled to give up her charge at the
end of the current term, the inducements to
remain being hardly sufficient to justify her
in SO doing. The teachers have to depend
solely upon their tuition fees for their pay
The trustees have no fund upon which to
draw. The tuition fees are not adequate to
command the talent necessary for such a po-
sition; and unless some aid is derived from
the State the usefulness Of the school will be
sadly crippled. Teachers must be obtained
from "outsile,' and the expense of getting
he,e and of returning is Il serious considera-
lion in their engagement
The State was very liberal last year in its
donations for educational puposes-4 900 dol
lars were given to lloulton Academy some
1000 or 3 900 to Wilton Academy, etc. The
interest of 5000 dollars per annum for ten
years would be a sum small as not to be
tet by the State, but would be sufficient to
save this excellent school to the inhabitants of
this portion of the county and place it on a
secure footing for the future
At the invitation of some of the citizens Of
Fort Fairfield, we paid a visi, to the school,
and were highly gratifed with the thorough
mess of the teacher and with the intelligence,
advancement and good order Of the scholars,
and we sincerely hope that the next legisla
ture will not allow this promising school to die
out from lack of q little material support.
MARsTRASD.
On the Wing, Oct. 22d, 1870
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01
Domestic Nous.

BY order of County Attorney Mastocks,
Coroner Charles II. Hall, of Portland, pro-
ceeded to Brunswick Thursday, where an in
quest was holden over the remains of the late
George w. Crawford, baggage master on the
train which met with the disaster on the Bath
branch of the p. s X. r. r., on Thursday.
After most thorough examination of the case
the jury returned the following verdict -
deceased came to his death on Thursday,
Oc' 9th, at l-2 p. NJ, on the Bath branch
of the Portland and kennebec Railroad, by
breaking of wheel on platform car, be-
longing to the Androscoggin Railroad, and
throwing the cars from the track at Thomp-
sons Brook, in Brunswick. And the jurors
severely censure the employees of said A.
X. r. Co.. for suffering the wheel to be run
on the road" This was signed by Albert
Curtis, foreman. Robert Skolteld, Charles ii.
Griffin, Harmon C. Orr, Geo. S. Curtis, Wait
sill Merryman; jurors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01
THE FAIL OF METZ,

The fall of Metz by the surrender OF Marshal
an event of the greatest importance in the
European war. All the armies with which
the French entered upon the campaign
against Prussia have been destroyed or taken
captive, while the Emperor is also PRISON. r.
The capture of Metz now sets at liberty the
beseiging German force to take part in the
movements against Paris. The army Of
Bazane numbered at the commencement of
hostilities about 200, 900 men OF all arms. By
the capitulation Of Metz every French officer
of known skill and ability, with the exception
of Bourbaki and Trochu, has been made
prisoner of war. The surrender includes
three marshals of the empire-Bazaine, Can
robert and Lebeuf-and such distinguished
generals as Frossard, Ladmirault, Decaen,
d'Erville, Picard, Changarnier and others.
In addition there are large number of
officers who have won distinction on the bat
tie field.
Metz is, or was fortified city of France,
the capital of the Department of the Moselle.
1t is situated at the confluence of the rivers
Seille and Moselle, and distant 245 miles east
by north from Paris. 1t was one of the
strongest fortresses of France, ranking next
after Strasbourg, and was garrisoncd by TO-
600 men even in times of peace. It is sur
rounded by regular system Of Publications,
and entered by nine different gates, furnished
with draw bridges.
Inside the town there are many steep and
narrow streets. There is also the arsenal,
cathedral, the Church of Notre Dame de la
Ronde and the Abbey of st. Vincent-relig-
ious edifices of very great antiquity. There
are military hospital, a hall of justice and
public library also. Metz contains many
Catholic churches, Calvinst church and
several Israelite synagogue The city had
before the war, manufactures of WOODEN
goods, hosiery. plush, beer, tiles, nails and 30
forth. The annual value Of its products was
estimated as equal to So, 900, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01
The Rockland Gas Company have reduced
rates fifty cents per thousand feet

The earthquake was more severe on the St.
Lawrence than in this vicinity. The Toronto
Globe informs us that CAT St. Paschal KAN
ouraska, a fine parish church was SO seriously
damaged that the steeple and whole front will
have to be taken down and rebuilt at the es-
timated cost of S3240. The convent there
was SO shattered, as well as the convent at
River Ouelle, few miles higher up. In the
mountainous regions on the north shore the
shocks were very heavy, and continued more
or less SO, with slight intermissions, up to 10
at night; eye witnesses say that while the day
light lasted the Laurentian hills could be seen
almost in continual motion. Everywhere
through the country parishes round Quebec
there seems to have been Wholesale destruc
ton of chineys."
At ST. Rochs dozen chimneys were thrown
down, many persons in their fright leaped out
at the second story windows, the solid ma
sonry of the Citadel shook to its foundations,
and the agitation of the great river was such
as to cause vessels to appear ''as if suddenly
lifted and bumped down again." while captains
imagined their ships had struck on a rock.
At Lachine Bay, near Montreal, something
like tidal wave was seen; the river rose
suddenly, and rolling in upon the shore,
dashed its spray clear over the tops of the
houses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01

We have received catalogue of Bates
College for lS7O-7l. The number Of students
in the Senior class is s; in the Junior l6 in
the Sophomore 2S in the Freshman 26; total
49, In the Theological School there are 3 in
the Senior class, in the Middle class, and
IA in the Junior class; total. %. The library
contains $3.50 volumes. There are IA Schol-
arships, 10 of which are State Scholarships,
in bestowing which preference is given to the
orphans of soldiers; and the Redington
Scholarship, endowed by Hon. Asa Reding-
ton of Lewiston; the Dudley Scholarship
endowed by Alvin II. Dudley, Esq, of Gambia,
\. H. the Folsom Scholarship, endowed by
the brothers, Franklin William Folsom, Mel
Vile Mark Folsom and Albion Parker Folsom
of Oldtown; and the Morgan Scholarship,
endowed by William p. Morgan, A. b., of
North Yarmouth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01
SECRETARY COY'S RETIREMENT.
The following is the correspondence be-
tween Secretary Cox and President Grant in
relation to the retirement of the former.
STATEN ISLAND, Sept. 80
SECRETARY cox's LETTER.


STATEN ISLAND, Sept. 80.
Ny dear Sir When Congress adjourned
in the summer, was credibly informed that a
somewhat systematic effort would be made be-
fore their re-assembling in the winter to force
a change in the policy we have pursued in the
Interior Department. The removal OF the
Indian service from the sphere OF ordinary
political patronage has been peculiarly dis
tasteful to many influential gentlemen in both
houses, and in order to enable you to carry
out your purpose successfully, | am satisfied
that you ought not to be embarrassed by any
other causes Of irritation in the same depart
ment. NY views of the necessity OF reform
in the civil service have brought me more or
less into collision with the plans of our active
political managers, and my sense OF duty
has obliged me TO oppose some OF their
methods of action through the department.
l have no doubt whatever that the public
sentiment will sooner or later fully sustain
these efforts at what / regard as needed re-
forms, but ought not to overlook the fact
that for the present they involve opposition
" hich II may not be for the interest OF TINS
TO provoke; and as my per
,onal tendency is to be rather more than
ess persistent in the course to which am
/ deem it my duty to place IN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01

The very last kind Of thievihg to which We
should have supposed it possible for men OF
boys to resort, is the stealing ofnaving stones
But the New York papers tell that quite Il
brisk business is carried on in Brooklyn II
paving stones, which are stolen in large num-
hers, and sold to street contractors. who, OF
course, cannot be much more honest than The
thieves themselves.
Some time since a citizen Of Barre Mass
at the entertainment of Comical Brown, broke
into the reserved seats without having heKe'
therefor and refused to either vacate or pay
for seat. lie is a man St considerable
wealth and some influence, and held the oihce
of county commissioner. Brown brought al
action against him, aud the case was decided
IN Browns favor The jury awarded HIM a
verdict of eighty-six dollars and forty cents
Brown says it will cost the man nearly OF
quite three hundred dollars.
Mark Pierce of Wisconsin was recent
" struck by lightning. The electric fluid
sruck him on the shoulder, and passed I'M
der MS left arm, over his abdomen, and
down both legs. to the feet, causing the Hp-
pearancc of scald from hot water. The
path of the fluid marked its way in VEINS and
patches, ending on the bottom of each foot, IN
pustulcs, resembling smallpox. Mr.. Pierce
was insensble for two hours, and not really
himself for nine hours, but finally recovered
and has no permanent injury. We should
call him tough customer.
jeff Davis has been visiting Washington.
The Marines at the Navy Yard in n. York
have been drilling lately in ''street firing by
volleys."
Judge Tappan, of the Kings county Su-
preme Court, New York has decided in a case
involving $l20 900, that 4 marriage was per
fectly legal if the parties promised to live to-
gether as husband and wife, and that child
born before the marriage ceremony was per-
formed was leg innate.
$50 there's another rapture at Mt. Noclter-
GUS" said Mrs. Paltineton, as she put down
the paper and put up her specs; 'the paper
tells US about the burning lather running down
the mountain, but it don't tell how 1t got
on fire.
The Republicans in London loudly declare
Marshal Bazaine 4 traitor; that he con-
cocted his action with Prince Napoleon, the
Emperor and King William, and that the gov
eminent at Paris and Tours will repudiate
any peace proposed or signed by him.
The stern OF the wrecked steamer Cambria
has drifted ashore at lslay, Scotland.
Ex-Mayor Cahoon of Richmond has been
convicted of uttering forgery, and sentenced
to the State Prison for four years. He was
tried for having, with others, forged note
and d,frauded the State of $1,000, the value
of an cscheated estate.
A Archaeological specimen writes to a
"school boared' in Ohio that he will take 4
school, as he has ''tought > terms school &
attended Colledge 4yrs at detroit michigan
and am &c yrs ayage."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01

AS Mr. William Mears, of Bristol, and his
two sons, Edwin and William, Jr., were fish
ing on the 26th ult., of Pemaquid Point, a
squall struck the boat, and she Immediately
capsized and sank, leaving three men strug-
Cling in the water. Edwin at first caught a
large buoy, but gave it up to his brother,
which noble act cost him his life. Mr.. Mears
and Willie were supposed to have been in the
water half an hour. when the schooner A. L.
Fitch, OF Bristol, Capt. Yates, came along
and rescued them, nearly drowned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01

YOUR hands nv resignation of the office o.
Secretary of the interior, 10 take effect as
soon as YOU can conveniently determine upor
my successor. III,
The annual report Of the department VIII
be made at an early day, and for TINS ano
other reasons I believe the interval prior to
the adjourned session in Congress the nttes'
for such n change. i trust that you VIII per
mit me to add that. as the original acceptance
of the position was an interference with the
mans of nv life, formed as think with pru-
dence, | return TO my private business
which, SO far from being an inconvenience OF
disappointment, will only be carrying ouI
what have most desired to do as soon as Ii
could be done without embarrassment to you
or sacrifice to public duty. Judging thai
you might already be troubled by suggestions
on the subject has induced me to write al
once without waiting my return to Washing
ton.
With sincere assurances and my strong de-
sire for the complete success of your admin
istraton, | remain truly,
Your obcdient servant,
(Signcd) j. d. Cox.
TO the President.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Oct. >. $50. )
Your letter OF the Sd instant, tend ring youi
as Secretary of the Interior, Is
Just received As suggested by you it will b,
accepted to take effect upon the completion
of the annual report of the department. nov
being prepared 10 accompany my message to
Congress.
In parting company permit me to say that
I highly appreciate the zeal and ability you
have ever shown in discharging your official
duties. | hope your relations in the new
sphere you have pointed out for yourself will
prove as pleasant rs our relations have been in
the past. to the end that YOU may fully real
ize your highest expectations.
With the highest regards,
Your obedient servant,
L. S. GRANT.
Hon. j. d. Cox, Secretary of the Interior.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01

DR.. Thomas C. Barker, one of the oldest
citizens of Bangor died in that city Sunday
morning, at an advanced age. The Wing
says Mr.. Barker was employed as Surgeon
10y the Panama Railroad Company, during the
building of that road across the Isthmus, and
never fully recovered from the Injury his
health received from the climate there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01

The Manufacturer and Builder cautions
persons against using poisonous painted
pals" and the caution is timely. The proper
pail to be used for drinking or cooking water,
is the cedar pail implanted and ordinarily.
brass hoped. Water tastes better out of
that than out of any other kind, as wooden
noggin is the only proper water cup.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01

The Methodist church in Biddeford APP
proaches completion. They have expended
seven thousand dollars; small sum more
will fit their vestry for use, which the Jour
nal says they hope to enter by the LIST OF Dec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01

The Democrat says at meeting of the sub
scribers to aid the =. & o. railroad, at Sum-
ner, they decided not to pay their subscrip-
lions on account of breach of contract on the
part of tho railroad company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-01

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Erysipelas Scdld Hedd Ring WOrms, B0its, ScuJ
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"Canker'' in the Mouth and .stomach 1t is pure
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