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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

A pair of handsome young black mares
were sold in Bangor on Friday, by Mr.. Shaw
of the Bangor House, to II. f. Mclaughlin
of the Franklin House. The price paid was
$1,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

According to the Union journal there is a
young lady in one of the Biddetord mills, who
is worth at least $4,000; but who quietly
works day by day, earning her six dollars
weekly, instead of retiring with a competency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

The Waterville Mail says that officer Ed
wards of that village, has raised breed of
hens that lays two eggs day. Don't lay that
on too thick. We think the story must be
eggsageratcd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

Rev. b. Blaeker, Universalist, commenced
his labors with the church in Kenduskeag on
the last Sabbath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

The admission of General Ames to a
seat in the United States Senate ends a
prolonged debate upon the subject, and
gives to Mississippi for senator one of
the brayest officers In the army, man who
will be rs true to her interests as he is to
those of his country, and who will ably
represent her in the councils of the nation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

Mr.. Moses T. Cross of Bethel has put into
the Androscoggin some three million of lum-
Der the past winter, which is to be sawed out
by the Bethel Steam Mill Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

The Machias Union says that there will be
three vessels built at Harrington this season );
one of about $50 tons by Ramsdell & Rumball !;
one of 200 tons by Messrs. Wass and one of
about $50 tons by S. W. Nash and others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

The Bangor Wing thinks the new census
should have distinct department for the emu
meration of loafers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

Steamer Charles Houghton began her trips
between Portland and Waldoboro last week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

The Tniversalists of Waterville are to give
a lcvee on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

number of young men of Eastport, have
organized themselves into military company,
to be known as the Eastport Cadets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04
STATE OF MAINE.
A Pr OCL A NJ ATIO ~ /.

Ayouching the Lord Jehovah the God of our
fathers, as the rghtful Sovereign to whom men and
nations owe supreme obedience and worship, dc
hereby, with advice of the Executive Council
appoint
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

\ military school has been opened ut Po-
land. Meetings are held every Tuesday aud
Saturday evening for drill in the "manual of
arms" The company numbers fifty. Re
Gently an election of officers had as fol-
lows Capt, Charles Emery LIST Lieut., Wal
lace lIodgdon; I'd Lieut., George Allen; lst
Sergeant, Samuel Taylor: I'd Ser, Edwin
Woodsom: Flag Bearer, Reuben Archibald;
Right Guard, Edwin Storer; Markers, BERTHE
Fernald, and Monte Keen Drummer, Ly
man Keen. Some OF. the officers are soldiers
who served through the late rebellion with
honor, and helped sustain their country's cause
on many bloody field of battle.
We learn from the Argus that Messrs. A. j.
Dearborn of Falmouth and Mr.. Downs of
South Berwick, have taken the contract for
the construction of the new college building
at Kents Hill, which is to be one of the finest
in the State 1t is to he of brick with French
roof. Mr.. Fasset of Portland is the architect.
The contractors will commence work about
the middle of April, and as they are men of
enterprise and energy, will push things" and
get the building ready for occupancy at the
earliest practicable day.
Hon. F. III. Morse, our Consul General at
London, writes home that he witnessed the
tests of the Sherman steel at the Dock yard at
Chatham. The tests are made by direction of
the English government and are satisfactory.
Mr.. Morse thinks the official report will be
very favorable to Mr.. Sherman. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Sherman, who was for
merly blacksmith in BIcksport, has discov-
cred method by which steel can be manu-
featured from common iron with great rapid
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

The river at Bangor is about clear of ice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04
Domestic Nrms.

The following is the State tax assessed upon
the several cities and towns comprising the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04
Notice of Appeals.

L. : INTERNAL. REVENUE,
Assessors Office, Sd District of Maine,
Augusta March -, 1870.
IN conformity to Section 8, of the Act of Con-
| gress approved July 18th, 1876, notice is hereby
given that appeals relative to any erroneous or eX
cessivc valuations, asses >mentS or enumerations,
returned in the annual list for 1870, by the
or assistant of the third asses men dis
trct of Maine, will be received and determined by
the assessor at his office III Augusta
From the lst to the goth OF April, 1910,
The law provides that "all appeals to the asses
sor as aforesaid, shall be in writing, and shall
specify the particular cause, matter, or thing re-
speeding which decision is requested, and shall
moreover state the ground of principle of error
complained Of" .,
SEIDEN CONNOR,
t22mar& l3td Assessor Sd District OF Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

1t seems to be necessary to repeat that
the former usury law of the State was re-
pealed by an act passed after the new in
terest law was enacted and that parties
may now legally contract for such rate of
interest rs they wish. The objections made
by Il correspondent in this paper, and re-
peated by others have no force. The old
usury law was repealed, though not by
the law establishing the rate of interest,
but by an act afterwards passed. We
stated this fact in a paragraph the other
day but it seems to have been overlooked
by some.
If any one desires a 'dissolving view
that will do him good, he can look at the
melting snowbanks and crumbling fee as
they settle beneath the warm sun. The
banks OF the Kennebec are yet piled with
huge cakes of ice, that look in their soiled
condition as if they had come up from the
depths, and had had a hard tussle with
mother Earth to reach their present posi-
ton,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

DAILY kENNEBEC JOCRNAL. The enterprising
pruprctors OF the Kennebec journal. issued the
inst number of their daily Jan lst 1t is hand
somely executed, ably conducted, and deserves at
least fifteen hundred subscribers along the river.
During the legislature il is especially valuable
act
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-04

SAMUEL II. JONES.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29

from their honored graves on all the
Southern plains. Great us are YOUR
honors to the living, and undeserved as
feel myself to be, know how Justly they
are exceeded by your cherished memories
of the dead.
In looking back upon the arduous
labors of this session, in which | have ex-
perienced nothing but forbaerance and
kindness at your hands, and feel that
without your generous courtesy | should
have often failed, it affords me mex
pressible qualification that | have so con-
Quoted my self as to deserve, in your
judgment, this elegant and priceless ex-
preston of your appreciation. And here.
after, when with the family love shall
sit at the board whereon it may by spread
| shall never behold it without turning
my thoughts and affections to the honor
ed friends and dear associates whose gift
it is, and shall point them to the lesson
it inculcates. 1t shall be to them and
me at once token and teacher, for as
Jul ncdilS shall swell WIFI SIdtciui Ic-
collections, we shall remember that while
it honors duties done, it calls to Others
always coming on. 1t shall stand for me
and them symbol of those kind and
affectionate utterances Of yours, whose
echoes shall never cease to vibrate thro
my heart so long as life is spared, and il
shall ever be to me a new pledge of devo-
ton to that noble State which together
we have served and which so well We
love.
You will excuse me, gentlemen, tol
attempting to say what too deeply feel
and accept the simple assurance that
shall always look back to this hour a.
one Of the happiest of my life. Permit
me to say, gentlemen, and it is all cal
say, that | thank you again and again fol
this kind token Of your remembrance.
Col. Joyce's remarks were listened t.
with strict attention. and elected from
all the warmest commentator.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29
Robbery orthe Central Pacific R.R.

The different accounts of the robbery
and its locality have been so conflicting,
or apparently so, that we venture brief
explanation. From the accounts given
the robbery resulted in the taking by the
rogues of SO, 100 from the express car,and
a quarter of million dollars from the
mail car, and took place on Saturday the
9TH inst, one account says near Toans
Station, another at Peguoss, meaning un-
doubtedly Pequoss. Those two stations
are only ten miles apart and are situated
in the Hamboldt Divide which extends
westward more than 200 miles.
As the train was running east it is pro-
bable the robbers commenced their look
after Pequoss station, and had seen their
plumber before arriving at Toans, the lat
ter being an eating station; while the
former is only signal station and OF lit
tie or no importance. Toans station is
1915 miles west from Omaha and 700
east of San Francisco is place Of some
90 buildings all told. The railroad COM
pany have here round house and repair
shop, it is GENERALLY located regards many
mining districts in eastern Nevada. These
stations are situated little west of the
Desert and in region not much more
inviting being almost destitute of water or
vegetation.
Most of the surface Of this West is
sand, fine, hard and gray mixed with mar
inc shells and fossillized fragments of an
other age.
There is no hope that this portion OF
creation will or could be rendered subser-
Went to the use OF men, at least not for
ages to come.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29
Capital Punishment-A Query.

The discussion and action in our late
Legislature upon the subject of Capital
Punishment cannot have failed to in
terest thinking minds. am not dis
posed now to notice what was said there
in the arguments on both sides of this
question. But | want little informa-
ton. The bill passed by the House
abolishing the Death Penalty-if / un-
derstand it--makes Imprisonment at
hard labor for life 1.-THE penaltyu for
murder, no matter how aggravating the
case may be. Now if this were the law
of the land, should we not find il utter
ly impossible, in certain cases, to nun
ish the murderer at air. 1t has been no
very uncommon occurrence for cOnvicts
in prison to commit murder out of re-
venge, or hoping to escape by striking
down an officer of the prison. Suppose
now that a hardened murderer expia-
ting his crime at hard labor for life,
should kill fellow prisoner or an at,
tendant there, what would be done
with him? That depraved murderer
would know that he might deliberately
Kill every man within his reach with
IMMUNITY, as no other penalty could be
inflicted upon him but what he is now
enduring - imprisonment for life. =
Would not such state of things suit n
desperate right well? He Is supported
by the State (he has to work, to be sure,
and so do other folks-many as hard as
he) and the indulgence of his murder
Gus disposition lad libitum" can add
nothing TO his punishment. Let the
advocates of such IA penalty tell us
what could be done In such cases-not
argue the general question of Capital
Punishment, 70" we know all their ar
gumen;s but tell us what could he
done i'm such cases.
Is. EATON.
Sheibrrne, Nov. u, 1870
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29
Canadian Annexation

The people ~. Canada are impatient
for the time to come when peacehle
annexation ot TINT ;rovlnce to the
United States will take place. They
wonder mt the apathy and Indifference
which seems 10 he manifested 10y us
upon 20 vital ami important subject.
The question L. often asked by the
most anxious Canadian: What are you
doing In the States, to bring about this
most beneficial and desirable end We
think our true policy should he not to
rush headlong into the scheme, but let
the desire ripen and spread through all
classes of community, until there shall
be one universal call for ii. While we
are fully aware of The vast benefit that
Canada would reap by annexation to
the United States. we are not unmind-
full of The great benefit ii would he to
US; vet after all, we hold that the true
position for Us To take In the matter, Is
to show n willingness on our part to
receive them cordially into our family,
and adopt them "a heirs To all the pro-
perty we may own and give them the
full benefit of all the institution which
have been carefully nursed and fostereo
by us for more than ninety years
These institutions are not the ofi-shoOt'
of monarchy not the fruits of kingly
succession of power and oppression, bu
IL. hoo
upon the fundation that all men arr
created equal.
If the people OF Canada choose t'
unite their destiny with ours, her PEG
pie will have exactly the same right
and privileges as the rest of us-neithe
less nor more. Her public debt vii
of course be paid, and we regard her n!
quite as deeply in debt, all things con
sidered, as we are. That is to say, he
debts makes as heavy annual draf
upon her industry and capital as our
does upon US.
We do not question the fact that GU
people would be generally benefited b,
consolidation of Canada to the Unite,
States. II would greatly reduce TIN
cost of collecting our revenue from i'm
ports, and do away with much tortify
ing and arming on our northern from
tier. 1t would if amicably adjuste,
tend to secure eternal peace with Grea
Britain, and also prevent the petty an
noyances of canadian Rebelions,
and "Fenian Raids" either from tn
States into Canada, or from Canada in
TO the States. We think If the cours
indicated above is pursued 10y us, tn
scheme OF annexation cannot long h
prevented ~ there IL II growing desir
among all classes in Canada for its ac
oinpli-hmpnt
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29

A London Publisher has offered $50,
600 for the exclusive right, for ten years
of publishing the revised version Of the
Bible
a Kentucky editor has been presented
with fat opossum, and this is his annou-
nccment : "Possum and 'taters' at our
house shortly" We should have said
Non possum-us'
The Dominion Parliment is to be petit
toned to establish female prisons in the
large cities.
Lockets attached to the watch guards
appear to be going out Of fashion among
the young bloods' of the metropolis, and
miniturc charms are being substituted
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29

After the last recess another Joint res
olution came from the Senate providing
for an adjournment Of the General AS
scmbly to the second Wednesday Of JAN
uary, 1871, for the purpose of considering
the subject Of the listing laws. The
House refused to concur in its adoption
by vote of ayes %, nays ll3.
BOARD on AGRICULTURE.
The Governor nominated and the Sen
ate confirmed the following as members
of the Board Of Agriculture, Mining and
Statistics, created under the new law
Frederick Holbrook, Brattleboro N. B.
Stafford, Hartford; G. III. Heath, Plain.
field; A. b. Halbert, Essex p. W
Hyde, Castleton u. f. Jameson, Iras.
burgh.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29
Whiting Nov. Odd 1871


MR. EDTroR: We have had but little
of interest in the way of Local News in
our vicinity for weeks past, yet not who'll
ly without excitement.
About week since we were much
startled by the announcement in out quiet
village that man had been waylaid and
robbed near the Railroad station and
narrowly escaped with his life 4; he had a
severe wound upon the head which bed
and altogether he had the appearance of
having been roughly handled But our
fears were somewhat quoted on learning
that after little investigation he had
shown unmistakable signs of having vari.
Gus kinds of spirits concealed about his
person.
1t seems that early in the evening he
inquired the most direct road to negh.
boring town and was told to take the first
right-hand road, which he accordingly
did but which proved the r. and B. R.R
the bridge not being considered safe fol
his horse and carriage, he was advised tc
try the regular carriage road and with a
little assistance he again proceeded on his
way, but his perceptions growing les:
acute or perhaps trying the experiment
to see how near he could drive to an en-
bankment he was thrown out and injured
as above stated. His money having beer
found all right it may be safe to infer tina
the robbery was merely fancy of his ex
cited imagination, which excitement wa
doubtless produced by too frequent com
munications with the aforesaid spirits.
| am happy to be able to inform yol
that the young people in town are abou
to apply to the Grand Lodge of the Stat
of Vermont for charter in order to form
a Longe of &. rs. through the influence
of which we hope to dispel certain spirit
drinking in disguise. K. c.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29

SUICIDE EpIsrLEs.-Thc TriJune con.
siders the epistlcs left behind by suicides
pretty much alike; they are stupid stuff,
aud they concur in the denunciation OF
this world as a stupid place as if
they, poor folks, understood it better
than those sordid, mean creatures who
are content to abide in it as long as they
can. But here is an old gentleman who
has varied the style Of mis- dying declar
ation-James Russell, who hung him.
self at Sutton, N. H., last week, and
left script in which he said, 81 came
into this world in eighteen hundred, have
lived in it seventy years,but donr under.
stand IT," And so James Russell deter.
mined to get out Of a world which "hc
couldn't understand" As he was seventy
and had managed to live so long without
understanding the world he might have
managed to wait just little longer, until
the dark should be made plain. Didn't
under stand it. Who Does2 A pretty
dislocation of necks there will be if all
who do not understand the world are tc
/ betake themselves to ropes.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29
ERRORS OF YOUTH.

4 GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from
n Nervaus Debility, Premature Decay and all
The effects of youthful indiscretion, will, for the
sake of suffering humanity, send free to all who
need it the recipe and direction for making the
simple remedy by which no was cnred. Sufferers
wishing to profit by the advertisers experience
can do so by addressing, in perfect confidence,
35.Iv JOHN b. OGDEN,
Ne. AZ Cedar Street, New York.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29
TO CONSUMPTIN rs.

The advertises, haNi ing been permanently cured
of that dread disease Consumption, by simple
remedy, is anxious 10 make known to his fellow
sufferers the means of cure. To all Who desire it,
he will send copy OF the prescription used Gree
OF charged, with the directions for preparing and
using the same, which they will find SURE CURE
ron CoSsuMrnoS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, sc.
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
lGj south Second St, Willamsburgh, \. y.
35:ly
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29
The state Ia, and the Appropriations

iHc Stutc i"N u"" INV fHPP'"P'
The following are the provisions OF the
bill for the support of government, which
passed the last day Of the session;
A tax of 80 cents on the dollar is as
sessed on the list of the polls and rateable
estate of the State, payable by June LIST,
1871. A tax of 40 cents on the dollar is
assessed, payable by June lst, 1872. The
sum of 100000 is appropriated for the
debcntures of the General Assembly the
sum of 5000, 900 for paying such demands
against the State as may be allowed by the
Auditor of Accounts the sum of S 1000
for paying such orders as may be drawn
to pay incidental contingent expenses OF
the executive and treasury departments ;
the sum of Sl30,000 for the purpose OF
paying the interest on the bonds and debts
of the State sum not exceeding $751;
900 to pay the expenses of the Reform
School, the sum Of s25, 900 for the pay
ment of the bonds of this State. The
Treasurer of the State is authorized to
borrow Il sum not exceeding $500 900,
and to pay therefor a rate of interest not
exceeding 7 $40 per cent. The Treasur-
er is authorized to issue to the Agrlcul-
tural College fund, now held in trust by
the State, $4,000 in certificates re-
deemable June LIST, 1890.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29

PuT HIM OuT.-The Elizabeth Mont
tor tells the following amusing story
AT one Of the railroad depots in the
vicinity OF Elizabeth, travellers were re.
Gently amused in this wise; y country
man purchased ticket, and thus address
ed the clerk
stranger, want to leave my dog n
this ere Office until the train starts I'm
afraid somebody will steal him
You cant do it, said the clerk -
Take him out"
well, stranger, that is cruel you're
both dispositioned alike, aud he'll be kin
der company for you,
"Take him out :" roared the clerk
well, stranger, | don't think you're
honest, and you need watching. Here
Dragon" said he to the dog, "sit down
here, aud watch that fellow sharp !"
and, turning on his heel, he said to the
clerk
Put him out, stranger, if he is troub'
lesome."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29

We have received the star Spangl
ed Banner for December With it,
January number this unequalled paper
begins its ninth year of successful pub
LEGATION. 1t is Rich Rare and Eacy
40 column paper, illustrated, devoted
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and every subscriber receives gratis and
prepaid, the new and superb Engrav-
ing "Pioneers of America, which cost
$1,000 to engrave. Specimens can be
seen at this office. ar will he sent free
by addressing
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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-29

Horace Greeley having been publicly
credited with II subscription to the new
gift enterprise, to get up Libraries for q en-
Grant etc.. denies it very emphatleally
and adds the following; "Mr. Greeley
never gave dime to the rich or powerful
and if he now had anything that he felt
able to give, he would bestow it upon some
one whom he supposed to be in actue
need" Nothing could be more creditable
to Mr.. Greeley than to be able to make
this statement.
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