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The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04
TIL II PR FSS.
Tuesday Morning. October a 1870.
The Fall EIeeaicns.

The elections which take place in hVe STATES
week from to-day are very important, be-
cause sixty-one Congressman are TO be chosen.
In October, 1868, just before the Presidential
elec ton. the aggregate Republican majority
IN the five States was fifty-fve thousand, dis
tributed as follows: Pennsylvania, 9,677:
Ohio, II 1888; Indiana, 961 Iowa, "a, ,265: Ne
braska, 2,49l. Last Fall, il being the "odd
year." our majorities in PENNSYLVANIA and
Ohio were cut down to 1896 and 1918 re-
spectively. Iowa more than held its own, and
no election was held in Indiana.
1t will be seen that any considerable Repub.
lican losses in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indi-
ana will give those States to the Democracy
IT is not to be supposed, however, that there
will be any losses on the State tickets, though
local causes may, and probably will, operate to
elect some Democratic Congressman from
close districts now in Republican hands. OF
the sxty-one Congressman from the five
states that hold their elections Tuesday the
Democrats now have 10, viz: in Pennsyl-
yania; six in Ohio and 5 in Indiana. Some
OF the districts, especially in Pennsylvania,
are very close, and, considering the apathetic
condition of the public mind, it must be ex-
pected that at least four or five of them will
be lost. The Democracy have all the facilities
in the world for making gains at times when
public attention is rot directed 10 political
topics. In Philadelphia they are preparing, as
usual, by gigantic frauds. By this means
they expect to make great gains, especially in
the city.
Important as the elections Of Tuesday are
in themselves, they are still more so in refer
ence to the elections that are to follow in No
vember On the sth of that month elections
are TO be held in Massachusetts. New York
New Jersey, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wis
consin, Missouri and several other States
The most interest will attach to the contest
in New York and Missouri. In the former
the gallant Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford, whom
the people of Maine remember as one of the
most accomplished and pleasing of stump
speakers, is opposed to John T. Hoffman, the
corrupt and unprincipled demagogue who is
at present Governor of the Empire State.
The Republican candidate is worthy of the
place to which he aspires in all respects. II
he succeeds there is hardly any place in the
gift of the people of the United States which
he is not likely enough TO attain hereafter.
In Missouri the peculiar interest arises from
the division in the Republican ranks on ths
question of restoring the ballot to ex-rebels
A large party under the able leadership o
Senator Carl Schulz and ex-Ccnercssmar
Gratz Brown have declared in favor of en-
franchising the Rebels, while Gov. McClur.
heads the regular Republican party, and hold
that the time for Rebel enfranchisement ha
not yet come, and that the safety of the com
monwealth will be endangered by premature
concessions to traitors.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04
Latest News by Mail.

The large brick building, Nos. 86 & 83 Sud-
bury street, Boston, was nearly destroyed by
fire Monday morning 1t was occupied by
stores and manufactures.
The voting at Rome Sunday was orderly
throughout until the polls closed at six o'clock.
| The result as was generally supposed. was
nearly unanimous in favor of Italian unitv.
The returns as far as received show that abont
$4,000 votes were cast throughout the patrimo
ny, of which only 66 We're for the Pope. The
| result is everywhere hailed with satisfaction.
Several thousand Frenchmen EMPLOYED in
the Newfoundland fisheries are on their wav
to join the French army, and the French men
of-war at the fishing banks are expected to re-
turn home.
The report that the murderer of Rooers was
arrested in Cincinnati Saturday is denied.
The race between the Cambria and Mag;c
has been indefinitely postponed
John Stillson, book k-keeper for Connor. White
Bragdon, on William street, New York, charp-
ed with embezzling $4,000 from his employers
within the past two years, was committed to
the tombs Sunday to await examination.
Miss S. A. Green was elected to full mem
hership in the Pittsburg Typographical Union,
Saturday night, being the first lady elected to
a membership.
William L. Davis, editor of the Easton, Pa.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

Maine Central Railroad Extension,
10 the Editor Of the Press: lsf
3 AS do not believe that your article of to-
day (Monday) in relation to this matter, signed
"New Gloucester" was written by any party
whose land has been entered upon, and there
fore deems himself aggrieved, but by an off.
cous intermeddler, undoubtedly inspired by
malice will Eyou allow me a few lines in expla.
nation?
First. The law of 1853 as cited in that article
is not IN force, and is not contained in the
Statues
Second, The location of the extension has
been properly and legally filed.
Third, The land damages for almost the full
extent of the route have been paid, and deeds
Of the land taken and that too by adjustment
between the parties satisfactory to all concern
ed, and without litigaticn.
Fourth, Ne mans $ land is allowed to be en-.
tered upon before payment of damages, save
by his consent. In one case, in which it was
done by mistake, the contractors upon notice
thereof, at once removed from the land, and
have not since entered upon it, though invited
to do so by the owner.l
In fine go far as 1 knowthe work is progress
ing rapidly, but in perfect harmony with the
land owners, and people along the line, who
have uniformly shown their good will, many O.
them by giving the land covered by the loca
tion Others by giving depot grounds, and al
by doing all in their power to promote the en-
terprise. If any one has any complaint that
his rights have been invaded by any agent o
the company, or the contractors, he has but te
make it known, and it shall receive prompt at
tention and redress, if well founded.
In view of these facts, L leavethe conundrum
proposed by your correspondent to answer
themselves. JOSIAH FL. DRUMMoND.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

The VIRGINIA FLooDs.-A Harper's Ferr,
despatch of Monday says: The greatest flood
for 35 years is now raging in the Shenandoah
River. The damage to property at Harper s
Ferry is immense. Twenty buildings, mostly
large stone and brick edifices, have been swept
away and forty-six persons in this vicinity
alone have been drowned, and the lives Of as
many more placed in imminent danger. Shen-
andoah city, mile above the Ferry is entirely
gone. A big flour mill still stands but the
machine shops have been washed away. Near
ly all the families of the island are still in their
houses and no rescue can reach them. Some
of the houses, however, will doubtless stand;
the islanders are endeavoring to get into strong
houses Last night a family Of seven persons
were rescued by rope being thrown in at the
window. A few minutes latter not a vestige
of the house remained. This morning color
ed woman was seen clinging to a tree in the
midst Of the seething waters, where she had
been all night. Bolivar Heights are crowded
with anxious spectators, compelled to witness
what they cannot avoid The Winchester
railway tresseles are completely gone and the
bridges are destroyed as far up as as Shenan-
doah valley. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
is intact. . a5...a
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

The Germans of st. Louis. at a mass meeting
p;saaa hisht, adopted and telegraphed to
asI, .eA .n'as an address closing as follows: "We
80 Sou VIII make the fortresses which
na'o ni'uer,o menaced you, guards of your
poraer' Una. you will retain Alsace and Lor-
raine, OF which you were robbed and demand
reimbursement for the expense. of the war T,et
German unity and full and free represents.
ton of the people in parliament be the reward
of your bravery"
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

sere cautioned against the other day as the
great manufactory Of French war lies. There
was no fighting at all at the time and conse-
quently no defeat. The Germans are prose
cutting theta plans, while the French loudly
reiterate their intention to "die in the last
ditch" Siege operations DO mot admit OF
brilliant end rapid results like field cam
palgn, and we must therefore expect that the
progress, if any made, will be slow and
tedious. Meanwhile il is well to take these
special dispatches to the New York papers
with a Drain of allowance.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

KILLING OF THE DUKE OF NAssAU-The
Duke of Nassau was killed on the Goth, while
riding with the King of Prussia and brilliant
staff from Rheims to Chalons, for the purpose
of comforting with Prince Frederick Charles
The Duke of Nassau was in the third carriage,
and King William of Prussia in the fifth, es-
corted by a regiment of curassiers. part of the
cayalrypreceding and part following them.
At the Chateau Sillery they halted for lunch.
Beyond the Chateau Sillery the road crosses
the hills of Champagne and descends long
hill towards the village of Grandes Lodges,
where it passes through long and densely
wooded valley. Here the road narrows SO as
to allew but one carriage to pass at time In
the thickest part Of the woods there suddenly
rang out double volley of musketry from the
Ffancs-Iireurs. The third carriage, contain
ing the Duke and staff was rddled with bull.
let's One of the aids de camp was instantly
killed and another mortally wounded, and the
Duke also The fifth carriage, containing the
King, was struck by several bullets, but no
one was hit The woods were secured by the
cavalry, without any result. The Duke died
Sunday
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04
Daily Espress died Monday morning, after .

Daily cypress, died Monday morning, after a
short illness.
A Staunton, Va, dispatch states that Gen.
Robert E. Lee has been stricken down with
paralysis, and has been speechless for the last
three days.
Rev. R. S. Storrs, of Brooklyn, N. Y, has
recovered his health sufficiently to again occu.
py his pulpit aud on Sunday delivered ser.
mon which he was unable to finish few weeks
ago, when violently attacked with an affec
ion of the throat.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

The floods which have just occurred on the
great Virginia rivers and their tributaries have
rarely been eqnalled, even in that State OF
mountain streams. The destruction of prop
erty is lamentable, the more SO because it en-
braces valuable mill properties of country
put little able to lose anything in its present
struggling condition
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

A DEFAULTER IN THE TREASURY DEPART
MENT.-Just as Gen. Spinner was on his way
to breakfast last Thursday morning, he was ac-
costed by Mr.. Chares G. Edwins, teller in
the redemption branch of the Treasury de-
partment, who desired an interview, and on it
being granted, he laid off his hat and coat and
made clean breast of defalcations to the
amount of $500. He also laid before the
General package containing number of let
ters, some greenbacks, English gold, Bank of
England notes, two first-class passenger tickets
on one of the English steamers for Liverpool,
in all amounting in money and money value
to about 81 800 From the letters it appeared
that Edwins had been appropriating money
entrusted 10 him as receiving teller and using
it for speculation. The largest amount taken
at one time was $4,000. Edwards explained
that it was his purpose to have left for England
that morning, but his courage had failed him
and his wife refused to leave the country, SO
he concluded to come back, acknowledge his
guilt and resolve to do better. He asked to be
allowed to resume work, promising that he
would at once make The deficit good, but Gen.
Spinner would not allow it.. Edwins after
wards made aud subscribed to statement
equal to the above, aud was taken before a
magistrate, where he waived examination and
ia default of bail was held to await the action
OF the grand jury. lH}
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

I HE DUKE OF NAssAU.-Adolphe-W William
les-Augustus- Ere derrick, who has died
from wounds at the hands of French guerrillas
was born July a. 1917, and succeeded his ia
tier, Duke William, August 20, 1885, He was
general of cavalry in the Prussian service, and
chief OF the regiment of the lancers of West
phala. As hereditary sovereign of the little
German Duchy of Nassau he ruled popula-
tion of less than 100000 souls-a territory more
famous for its watering places and mineral
springs and wines than anything else, Ems
and Wisbaden being among the best known of
the former, and the celebrated Jobannisberg
among the wines. ~ Ell ~
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

SINGULAR AccIDENT.-On Saturday last Mr.
A. *. Z. Witham, of New Gloucester, was
passing through some woods with an axe on
MS shoulder, the axe caught in the bushes in
Sucn a way as to bring the blade of the axe
asaihst his neck and causing severe wound,
coming very near one of the large arteries in
the neck. The wound was dressed by DR..
Hutchinson, of Gray, and the patient is now
doing well.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

IHE people this way are yerv anx;ons to
know what height the water has attained in in
tne fresumpscot river since the raip. We
that stream by any sudden rise.-Rennsehne.c ~. u
Journal.
Wait until we get rain enough for fresbet
and we will let you know Meanwhile, possess
your souls in patience.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04
Political Notes.

In response to request from many of the
leading business men Of the second Massa-
thusetts district, Hon. Oakes Ames has con-
eented to be candidate for Congress again.
Gooding and Niblack, Republican and Dem
Ocratic nominees for Congress in the Evans
vile tInd.) district, completed a joint canvass
Saturday night. The audiences have been
very large. The debate was conducted in a
courteous manner. Politics are waxing warm
and the result will probably be close.
Secretary Boutwell, has been urged to take
ihe stump in Pennsylvania, but he is of the
opinion that his labors in the Treasury De.
rartment are fully as effective as any speech
he could make, and he will not probably take
part in the political campaign this year.
The only candidates for United States Ser
Rtor from Nebraska are SAID to be Governor
Saunders and Senator Thayer.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

RAvAGEs OF THE YELLOW FEVER IN
SPAIN.-A Madrid despatch says the whole
peninsula is in the greatest state of alarm at
the continued spread of the yellow fever
The epidemic is more serious than it was at
hrst supposed. The terror stricken inhabit-
ants OF Barcelona are flying from the place.
Upwards of 10000 persons have left. The
exodus of people has alarmed the other prov
inces, and moved the government to adopt
strict sanitary measures. 600 children from
the orphan and founding asylums have been
removed to the country. Hundreds of tickets
have been issued to poor families who have
left their novels to take quarters temporarily
in the magnificent monastery of Montealegre.
Breeding fowls, rabbits and other domestic
animals are prohibited in the city. Washer
women are forbidden to take clothes to the
suburbs. All vessels are inspected and fumi-
gated. The fever is remarkably fatal in its at
tacks. but ifis confined to Barcelona and the
Mediterranean coast. A Gordon has been es-
tablished, and the people are prohibited leav-
ing the interior towns. Vessels from Cuba
are subjected to seven days quarantine, and
eoasting vessels the same. Railway carriages
and goods are tumigated at the first station
out OF Barcelona. A number of vessels enter
ed the lazaretto with fever or board
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04
SATURDAY, Oct. 4, 1870.


P. S.-Joshua L. Chamberlain, young as he
is, having become an historical parsonage, if
there ever was one among US, and the Repub-
hcans having upheld him for Governor of the
State four years in succession, it does seem to
me that by undertaking or dspara ging him
him just now we are stultifying ourselves
what say you" jim.
We say most heartily amen! Show us the
man that has either undervalued or disparaged
Gov. Chamberlain and see how quickly we
Will "go for him. But we are getting puzzled
on this %. N."questioa. There are too many
Richmonds in the field and We confess that
we don't know one from the other. Are they
both genuine2 Nay, then, if there be two
81. N.'s"-sn Antipholus of Ephesus and an
Antipholus of Syracuse-we shall have not
only "Comedy of Errors" but tragedy,
for it is incredible that two so excitable gen
tlemen should live long in the same universe
without fighting. And, by the way, Shaks
peare says (which not enrches him. and not
"nduoht enrichesr
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04
Sneak Thieves, Escwa.e

10 the Editor Of the Press:
Give us your hand Whatever else you may
do, am quite sure you would never steal a
spoon, counterfeit . signature; borrow trade
mark without leave, nor filch pennyworth of
anything merchantable from a blind begsar.
May ask of soI, therefore, to assure the sill
ly fellow who has been writing for the Press
over the signature OF ~. NJ" that when LIE
dlches from me my good name he robs me OF that
which noughtenriches but rather inapouerish-
es him-since it is evident enough that he does
not know what TO do with it; and might as
we'll be found playing with lighted thunder
bolt in powder magazine-and that hope
he will excuse my cander, when / say that dc
not choose to be answerable for his nonsense =
having enough of my own to answer for
JOHN NEAL,
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04
The Meeting of the American BOARD.


This sixty-first meeting of the Amerinan
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions,
to-day assembling in Brooklyn, the City of
Churches, presents striking contrast to the
first meeting, little gathering of five in the
parlor of Connecticutlminister, September 10,
1910. Now five thousand or more are often in
attendance, in two or three churches. Then
no general interest was felt in the matter, no
public services held, no notice, even, was sent
to neiehboring pastors. The two days ho"eV-
er spent in NOAH Porter's parlor, were days OF
earnest deliberatop, wherein were digesteo
the plans of the 29th of June previous, when
the G .neral Association of Massachusetts, in
stituted the body at Bradford, The influence
of the earnest srirlt of these five men, Spring.
LYMAN. Worcester, Caapin and Treadwell. is
seen in one fact Scarcely had they closed
their session and left the house oil their host
when his father whose worldly possessions
amounted to perhaps $4,000, asked Mrs. Porter,
"And how much do you thinklI ought to give to
this obiect?' give hundred dollars" was her
instant reply 1t was given Few now days
devote a quarter of what they are worth to
missions, many, not thousandth. The causes
that led to the founding of the Board were va
rious. Some attribute it to the republication
of mission tracts from London, read by Rev
Kiah Bayley Of New Gloucester Maine and
reprinted in Newburyport, through his efforts
Others emphasize the importance of "the hay
stack prayer meeting at Williams college
one summer day during thunder storm
while, as Samuel ]. Mills said, "the dark clouds
are going and the clear sky is coming" Th,
| first foreign missionary society on the cOntie
nent was born of that prayer meeting These
ardent young men go to Andoyer, still talk
and pray. The road they often threaded, arm
in arm, is still known as missionary Walk
| Their efforts resulted in the meeting at Brad
ford referred to above. Fifty years pass. In
stead of an annual receipt of $1,000, half mill
ion is yearly received. About 1900 missiona
ries and 500 native helpers besides teachers
with 10000 church members gathered from
some 300 stations and out stations and NOR,
| than ten thousand students in nearly 400 sem
inaries and schools eighteen languages reduced
| to writing, fol ming germs of new literature
twelve hundred million pages printed in forty
different languages these are few If th'
merely statistical indications of growth ant
fruitfulness. They verify the remark of tn,
Earl of SALISBURY, who found rothing in thu
history of missions, of diplomacy or of any nc
gotiations between men ito equal the wisdom
soundness and pure evangelical truth of th
body of men who constitute the American Mis-
sion. They have done more towards uphold
ing the truth and spreading the gospel Q
Christ in the East than any other body of mel
in this or any other age.''
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Portland q Ogden.burx Railroad.

In accordance with vote of the Directors of the
Portland and Ogdensburg r. r. Company at meet
ing held Oct. g. 1870, hereby notify the subscri-
bers to the stock of said Railroad that an assess
ment of Five Dollars per share has been laid on
said stock, due and payable ON the Tenth
day of October inst, at the Treasurer's
Office corner of Middle and Plum streets. f-.-
AUG. E. STEVENS,
Treasurer P. & o. X. R. Co.
Portland, October 8, 1870. od4sntd
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

A PORTLAND CORRESPONDENT of the New
York Tribune declares that though Gov
Chamberlain will not be elected Senator next
Winter, he is foremost among the coming
men OF New England" The following sensi-
BILE paragraph is from the same letter. which
is throughout thoroughly favorable to Cow
Chamberlain:
There is one topic connected viii, tb;s Co,
ator canvass which ought to be especialln ~, 80
ferred to. / mean the attempt TO mat a
"Revenue Reform" issue. Both the EveoinG
Post and Nation have discussed our affairs as
though Gov. Chamberlain substantially rem
resented Reciprocity and anti-tariff notions
generally. Some enthusiastic gentlemen
have written this nonsense abroad, and hence
the labered editorials and the misapprehen-
sions of the Post. There has been no such
issue raised except in the minds OF a few sem
timental gentlemen who do not figure greatly
in political affairs, and with whom an impress
Sion is more potent than conviction.
This is true. Every well informed man
knows as well as he knows that he lives that
The question of "revenne reform" is no more
at issue in this State, at this time, than the
question of transubstantiation The same
correspondent truly saws:
lie hhe talk mat the Chamberlain Republicans
Wouio not go into the Legislative caucus to
nominate Senator, but would join with the
a"nnoead wnd IN general Sa era move nds as we
it comes to be looked square in No "uen fed
Only a few but have already abandoned i1oe H.
position; for they are all interested to abde iie
by the resulos of these caucuses in the select.
tion of State and Legislative officers, and thay
now see very clearly thet they will be held
throughout to the conventionalties of
party.
Nor would the Democrats unit in the pro-
posed move. At present it does not look as
tnough one-half of them could be got to
ABANDON their party organization; and it Can
thus be pretty safely pet down IS fact that
ans Republicans yg the Legislature will elect
" 'enator without an y alliances.
The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

BE reported fatal defeat Of the Crown
ee Al 'front.' OF Paris was canard which
e'ioent'y mad its origin in Feriers, which we