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Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29
WAR SPLINTERS.

An increasing anti-German agitation
pervades Russia. The leaders of the Mus
covite party openly clamor for war. They
protest that Prussia detains two millions
and half of Poles from their allegiance
There are reports to-day of ferment
among the Germans of Esthonia and Cour-
land.
The Germans are said to be besieging
Strasburg with vigor, but the French re-
ports make but little of that operation
Like Paris, the capital of Alsace is said to
be full of stores of all kinds and of ammu-
milton. The citizens view with each other
in courage and devotion. If Paris is be-
sieged it will be defended inch By inch.
The Empress has displayed great hero
ism and brilliant capacity during the Sc
we're trials of the last few days. Ministers,
generals and deputies have in turn, singly
and in groups, discussed the gravity of the
situation with this accomplished woman,
and have all left her presence with height
ened respect and deepened devotion.
One of the most unfortunate and pitia-
BILE victims of the present war has been
NJ. Olivier. under whose laundering and
imbecile administration the war was
brought about. He is a man without a
country, party. or friend. He is more
despised and detested by the populace of
Paris than any politician of the day; and
he would have fallen victim to their fury
at any time they could have got hold of
him within the last thirty days.
A writer says: From all over France
the cry Of revenge is heard, and the nation
is clearly preparing for death struggle.
The giddiness and gayety of the French
have all disappeared. The thought of be-
coming the laughing stock of Europe stings
them to the quick, and you may expect
some prodigious efforts to reco, er their
damaged laurels and to reinstate them
selves in their own esteem Such is the
fierce artlOr to drive the enemy back that
all chance of intestine feuds are out of the
question. Hereafter will be the time for
recrimination-perhaps something worse" a"
From what the Prussian and other Ger
man officers say, as well as the civilians,
there is no doubt but that if Germany is
victorious she will insist upon Napoleon
vacating the throne of France.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29
POLITICAL.

Lincoln and Knox counties are under.
stood to favor the election of Mr.. Morrill,
for United States Senator.
Republicans of Rumford have nomina.
ted Jonathan X. Martin, Esq, for repre-
sentative. Rumford is classed with Peru
Andover, Roxbury and Byron.
Moses c. Foster is the Republican can
didate from Bethel
Speaker Blaine will address the citizens
of Bristol at Round Pond, on Thursday
afternoon next. and the citizens of Dam
arriscotta same evening.
All the candidates nominated at the
Florida Republican State Convention on
18th instant are colored.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29
domestic Nems.

The Whig says that Messrs. Leavitt and
Weston are making considerable progress in
opening their slate quarry, about one and
one fourth miles from Sebec Lake. About
sixty men are employed, who have already
excava;ed to depth of 80 feet, finding the
slate abundant and of excellent quality. A
tunnel is being cut, which will drain the
quarry and furnish road by which the rub
bish can be hauled out with very little expense
for machinery. The company intend con.
structing horse railroad to the lake, where
a wharf is building.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

would go into the power of men thor
oughly imbued with rebel sentiment, whose
breasts are ranking with the memory OF
defeat and the loss of friends and property
In the rebellion. and thoroughly hostile to
the government which crushed them.
Their course would be to overturn and
DESTROY what has been done to establish
universal freedom, the electoral franchise,
general education, and whatever they
could of all which has been accomplished
by the republican party. The national debt
would be repudiated. The subject would
not be approached as carefully as it is at
present by their allies in the North, but
boldly and with no scruples about the ma
tional credit. Rebels would be remunera-
| ted for their losses in the rebellion. and
men who were loyal would be thrust back
and their claims unanswered. Pensions to
Union soldiers would be withheld and the
confederate crippled would receive the
bounty of the government for the wounds
they obtained in fighting it, and fill its
they shed their blood to disgrace and de-
stroy. All this and much more of the same
kind would happen should the democratic
party come into power, because it would
necessarily be change from loyal to rebel
rule, from the men and ideas which crushed
the rebellion and saved the government,
to the men and ideas which promoted and
carried on the rebellion. There doubtless
are men in the democratic party who
would object and demonstrate, but they
would be powerless under the exultant
rebel element, holding the organization of
the party and the government in its grasp.
and stimulated by hatred and passion to
revenge.
The broad distinction between loyalty and
rebellion is therefore the line which still
divides parties. When the South consents
to do what Mr.. Orr advises them to do,
drop their democratic organization and
cease numbering and prosecuting republi-
cans because of their politics, then we may
conclude that old issues are dead Until
that time comes the republican party in
the North must not yield one rod OF
ground, nor abate one iota of its vigilance
in any State. If States like Vermont and
Maine, soon to speak in their State
elections, show diminished interest and
strength at the polls for the republican
ticket, the result would influence other
elections unfavorably and encourage the
danger of a revolution which, if once
established, would leave of our govern
ment nothing but wreck behind. Far
seeing Southern statesmen like Mr.. Orr
know the disaster which would follow de-
mocratic success, and hence they join the
republican ranks to avert the calamity |
Republicans of the Pine Tree State! see
that you fail not to do your duty faithfully
in the pending election as in days past.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29
Letter from South China.

SoUTH CHINA, Aug. %, 1870.
DEAR Journal In company with party
of friends pleasant week has been spent on
Davis point in the town of Frendshipe. We
enjoyed the pleasure of bathing, fishing and
sailing, and came away wishing that we might
add another week to the very pleasant one so
quickly passed The village is l5 miles from
Rockland and IL from Thomaston. 1t con-
tains three stores and two churches, and not
a single rum-shop. The people are a hard
working and prosperous class, their houses
are patterns of neatness and comfort. 1t is
people healthier, happier, or kinder hearted
than this little place can boast We boarded
with Mr.. Emery Davis on the point about a
half mile from the village. He has lived on
the point forty years, is now fifty nine years
old and has given up the business of fishing
to his sons three of whom own their vessels and
like their fathers are useful and prosperous
men. During the war they were scarcely able to
''hold their own," one of them had his vessel
taken by Rebel Pirate while he and his crew
were magnanimously paroled and allowed to
go on their way in an old schooner. The
"Boys" come in once in two or three weeks
and spend the Sabbath with their folks. 1t is
now a very busy time with them as the fattest
mackerel are taken during the last of August
and the month of September. In one night
one of the vessels took forty barrels Of mack
erel which will pay the nice little sum Of
four hundred dollars. They use nets prnci
pally, which makes work for the women folks
as otentimes shark pays his respects by
breaking through and making general havoc.
Sometimes dog-fsh make raids upon them
and destroy barrels of mackerel which be-
come an easy prey as the net holds them fast
for their ravenous destroyers to feast upon.
JOSEPH.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29
GENEkAL NEWS.

The Dansville (Va.) Times recommends a
day of thanksgiving for the bountful crops
with which the people of the South have been
blessed.
A Fenian Congress is in session at Cincin-
natl, perfecting the organization of the
Brotherhood and deliberating upon affairs in
Europe with reference to Ireland.
All strangers, it is given out, will be COM
PEELED to leave Paris in the event of the city
being reduced to a seige, in order to diminish
as far as possible the consumers of the city's
provisions.
1t is stated that the census returns will
show quite large increase in the population
and industrial facilities of Philadelphia.
Munich despatch states that the govern
ment has forbidden the PRONUNCIATION Of the
bull of Papel infalibility in Bavaria.
By singular oversight in the preparation
of the new tariff bill, muscovado sugar, above
No. 7, Dutch standard, is limited in its duty
to two cents, while Of all other sugars OF a
higher grade greater duty is required.
The regulation widows veil is now declared
to be yard and half in length, and of Eng
lish Grape. Its only relief is deep hem, of
over an inch in depth, upon the edge.
The army officers in the West report that
no depredations of the Indians need be fear
| ed. For this welcome assurance we are in
debted to the fact that the army has been re-
strained and the promises Of the Indians have
been kept.
| On Saturday evening, as ]. B. H. Stem
house and his lady, both recent apostales OF
the Mormon Church, were proceeding to their
homes, they were assaulted by four masked
men, who perpetrated disgusting outrage
upon them. This is the second affair of the
kind within a week upsn apostate Mormons
The census of Lynn, Mass, shows the
population to be 28,23l, an increase of thirty.
eight per cent. in five years. Fifty years ago
the population was 4,5l5, not as many as
either OF the wards now contains.
The ringing of the bells in the house of
Major Lewis, in Meriden, Conn, by some
mysterious agency, of which no satisfactory
explanation could then be given, is now at
tributed to electricity.
Two bluefish, united Ia Siamese twins,
were caught in the Great South Bay, Conn,
last week. The tails and fins were grown
together for several inches, the heads being
nearly at right angles with each other. 1t il
believed that no finny pair were ever founC
before with such fnny tie to unite them.
The question now under consideration a
the Internal Revenue Bureau of consolidating
the collection districts will have to remair
undetermined until the States are redistricted
except in cities where the change of bounda'
ries is not likely to be much beyond the city
or county limits.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

The Gardiner Reporter says that vigorous
preparations are being made for the coming
winter campaign in the ice business on the
Kennebec. Monday ground was broken for
new ice-houses in the south part of Pittston,
and also on the Carney farm in Dresden. A
company has been formed to erect houses
opposite South Gardiner, and Gardiner par
ties have purchased several acres, just above
the Sawyer farm, at South Gardiner, for the
same purpose. Most of the companies form
ed last year will also renew operations. We
may look for lively times again next winter
on the yiver.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

j. W. Jones, Corn Packing establishment
at Kendalls' Mills commenced last week to
put up sweet corn. The corn is put into quar-,
cans. Mr.. Jones has about one hundred
acres in that vicinity. The crop never was
better. Before this season, planters generally
in that locality have not been very successful,
though some make good thing out of it.
The superior crop of this year will induce
others to try it. Mr.. Simeon Merrill is agent.
He will employ about l50 men, women and
children during the season.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

A one-armed soldier, who lost his limb
while gallantly serving in one of the Maine
Regiments that went forward in the latter part
of 1862, was accosted on the street a few
days since by Democrat, who, pointing to
the National hag-which had just been raised
on the Democrat Office without Republican
assistance, and which was embellished with
the name of Gen. Roberts-exultingly asked
"How do you like the looks of thatf"
''rhat fag5" retorted the crippled soldier,
II love that flag fought for it but when
was going to the front passed your GEN
eral coming home to stay."-Bangor Wing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29
LOYALTY AND REBELLION.

While men like James L. Orr of South
Carolina find il necessary to come out
from the rebel democracy of the South.
and ally themselves with the republican
party, it is folly to adopt the idea that the
issnes which divide republicans and dem
ocrats are gone and the mission Of the
republican party ended. 1t is favorite
plan Of the democrats just at this time to
declare old issues dead, and invite repub-
heans to join them around their scanty
board; but IL old issues are dead, as they
say they are, why may not the democracy
come over to our camp and save all the
palarer and fincssing which they exercise
to catch republicans? The door of the re-
publican party is wide open, and he who
will may come in, even though it be Mr.
Orr, lifelong democrat, and citizen ol
a State in which democracy has as high ar
opinion of itself as anywhere.
But while democrats in Maine resolve
that old issues are dead, and invite every
body to come into their party for the Lore
knows what, Mr.. Orr, one of the cleares
headed statesmen in the country, leaves
the democracy and says there is no hope
for South Carolina except in the success o
the republican party. He says it is true
that the republican party in that State has
not in all things commended itself to the
judgment of the people, that there is need
of retrenchment and reform i'm some
things, and that incompetent and corrupt
men occupy some of the offices, but with
all this the government has done much to
ameliorate the condition of the white peo-
pie, and with all its improyidence has
raised the market value of the bonds of the
State from twenty-six cents in January,
1868. to about ninety cents at the present
time. He urges the people to accept the
Reconstruction acts of Congress. and the
legislation, Federal and State, necessarily
growing out of them, and affiliate with
and sustain the republican party. There is
no doubt that this is sound advice, but il
does away at once with the idea that the
mission of the republican party is ended.
1t brings into striking prominence the fact
which many were in danger Of forgetting,
that there is broad line Of distinction
between the two parties. drawn and estab
lshed by the rebellion and its subsequents
and shows how necessary it is that the re
publican organization should be main
tanned IN the greatest vigor and efficiency
The strength of the democratic part.
has always been in the Southern States
They elected its Presidents and eontrolle'
its policy. The strength of the party is still
in those States In the next Presidential
election they will east more votes for tn
democratic candidate than the North, am
consequently were democrat to be elect
ed be would he entirely under the man
agement of the South, and they woul'
shapsthe government to suit themselves
Now should the government pass into tn
hands of the democrats Of the South,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

Several young men who have left Aroos-
took county and gore West, says the Times,
write back to their friends that they are salts
fed New England is the best place for them
after ALL The truth is. all kinds of business
is overdone in the West. We notice that the
population of the larger cities of the West by
the late census, does not come up to the anti
cipated increase, by many hundreds Of thou
sands.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

The Machas Republican says that corn has
grown to most unprecedented height the
present year; more so than any year for
common to see corn in that town eight or nine
feet high, and even more, and the papers are
daily chronicling corn nine, ten, and eleven
feet high. If it continues to grow, they will
be obliged to measure it on ladders.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

The Parkman correspondent of the Dexter
Gazette says the weather there is beautiful
grasshoppers numerous, drouth severe, sick
ness prevailing. There is, in Parkman, a
large pond called the Bennett Pond" 1t is
remarkable that on farms which surround
this pond, not the slightest damage has beer
done by grasshoppers, while in other localitie.
in town the corn is quite ruined by them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

The order for $4,000, the sum voted to
the State College of Agriculture and Mechan.
ic Arts by last winters Legislature, has beer
drawn, and the money placed to the credit O
the Institution.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

On the evening of the oath inst. a valuable
horse and buggy was stolen from Emery j.
Bean of Lewiston. Information was sent to
the Portland police department, and Friday
evening the police discovered and secured
the property.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

The plan of Mr. Hume of Cherryfeld in
regard to wide trimmed wheels has worked to
a charm, and those who at first were OPP
posed to the prohibition of narrow rims, now
are ready to acknowledge the advantages
of it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

Last week, while Mr. Daniel Rounds was
saving with a circular saw at Curriers' mill,
Biddeford, the wood caught in the teeth of the
saw, piece flew up, striking Mr.. Round in
the face, laying open the jaw, and knocking
out two of his teeth, besides otherwise bruis-
ing him
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

- Rev. DIR. Adams, on leaving Brunswick,
was made the recipient of valuable silver
plate, to the value of $3.50, gift from his
parishioners
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

The campmeeting of the Methodist Episco-
pal denomination opened finely on Tuesday
last at Kennebunk. Over 80 society and
more than 70 tents have been put up.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

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of smell, taste or hearing, Eye watering OF
weak, feel dull, have pain or pressure III the heat'
you must rest assured that you have Calarrh.
Thousands annually, without maniiesting nan the
above symptoms terminate in Consumption anu
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deceptive or less understood by physicians, WIN
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

A son of Charles Berry of Machias, aged
about nine years, fell from horse, few
days since, and broke his arm.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

The Messrs. Campbell of Cherryfield, have
vessel on the stocks which they will finish
this fall.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

Sagadahoc County Fair will occur at Tops
ham ON the llth, 18th and 18th Of October.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

At Harrington two or three vessels are on
the stocks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR
FOR GOVERNOR,
Sidney Perh a m ,
OF PARIS.

FOR REPRESENTATIVES TO CONGRESS-,
lst District-JOHN LYNCH.
I'd District-WILLIAM P. FRYE.
Sd District-JAMES G. BLAINE.
4th District--JOHN A. PETERS.
5th District-EUGENE HALE.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

A MEXICAN BROILERS, Table Cutlery
n Plated Forks and spoons, and Housekeeping
Goods at Williamson g. GreenwOOd's.
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The sun., 1870-03-04

His weak point was attaching too much
weight to an article in disreputable
morning journal, and being frightened by
II into selling gold himself, and thus break
ing down the market, just when little
pluck would have given him q triumphant
victory If this Is so, II is not the least
remarkable of the remarkable features Of the
transaction.
Another point worth noticing is the way
in which two women figure in the nffair AZ
we have snid, IL was Mrs. ConDIN, President
GRANTS sister, not CoRDIN himself, who
wns to receive a part of the profits of
GoUiD's operations, in return for CoRBIS's
assistance. When finally the President de.
sired to communicate to his brother-in-
law his dissatisfaction at his completely in the
affair II was Mrs. GRANT who was selected
to convey tho intimation, not to CoRBrN him
self, but to Mrs CoRDIN. There was thus
sort Of double dummy game played between
GRANT and CoRpIN, with their respective
wives for dummies.
The pitiable exhibition Of cunning, weak.
ness, and ruscality made by Mr.. CoRDIN in
his own testimony will surprise no ono who
read the account OF his conduct as narrated
In THE SUS during the few days which i'm
mediately followed the elimination of the
speculation. But it lie surprising to find
Gcn. BUTrERFIiID go innoccutly exposing
his want Of q sense of honor to the Govern.
mcnt under which he held Office, md 10 lis
friend Mr.. GOULD. 1t seems that all the
while lie was Assistant Treasurer he was
buying and selling Government bonds on
speculation and when finally the upward
movement of gold, which ho knew Mr..
GOULD was engineering, and from which, If
it had proved successful, he was TO reap
large profits, ended disastrously he lost no
time in secretly selling gold on his own nc-
count, thus really bcncfting himself at
GoULD's expense. For tho moro gold he
sold the lower the price went. and the lower
the price the greater Mr.. GoUIp's losses.
The evident moral of the whole affair is
that the President of the United States
should 10 careful whom he selects for his az
sociatcs, and how he talks TO them about
State secrets. President GRANT has had
narrow escape from being almost conclusivcly
proved guilty Of participating in q specula-
tion against the national credit. VIII he be
careful to keep out of sim lar complications
in futurer
The sun., 1870-03-04
THE STAR

But Mr.. JoSEs knew that the news was
tie first essential for daily paper, and as
Mr. HOWARD would not adopt the nrmc of
the disreputuble Timos, Mr.. JoNIs actually
ctteml ted, Mt the last monthly meeting of
the Associated Press, to got the Sjcr admit.
ted as a member, hoping thereby 10 increase
the value Of the stock in his sinking concern.
This attempt failed. And now we learn
that he has put n wandering buffalo in con
troll ofhis paper In other words, journal,
ist has como all the way from Buffalo 10
New York to show people how to make
ropcr. But we learn That this Journalist il
a lawyer and gentleman. Then
all hail, and thrice welcome, wan
d,rng ButIalol Some native Amcri.
can blood Will not be q bad strain in
the English herd And now we VII give
You some genuine good advice Put your
pnlor down to one cent, You can never cx.
poet TO get more than half price in competi-
ton with THE Sun. Even tie poor children
in Water street, who uso the four.cent dailics
for blankets TO cover them at night, find the
Times 20 sleepy that they do not wake up in
the morning in season for school
1t is an nct of justice TO GEORGE JoNEs,
the Count JOANSEs, TO correct tie pub.
lie misapprchension which has confomdcd
him with Mr., GEORGE JoNEs Of the Times
They ore two entirely distinct and dlfjrcnt