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The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12

Dispatches received late Friday night at
Berlin from King Williams headquarters an-
nounce that the preparations for an immediate
forward movement have been completed. The
Prussians design approaching Paris in three
columns, and expect to be in position around
| the city on Wednesday. Laon which has been
summoned to surrender, is the capital of the
department of Aisne and is only fourteen
miles from Paris. The Prussians occupy the
territory between Chateau Therny and Eper-
nay.
The Empress Of France arrived at Hastings,
England, on Friday.
The King of Wurtemberg has issued an ad-
dress in which he says he trnsts that the re-
suit of the war will be not only federalism, but
the due independence of individual States.
The Government of Austria is pressing upon
the great powers the Importance. Of fastening
negotiations for the establishment of peace be-
tween France and Prussia. 1t is said that the
Governments of Prussia and Italy have indi-
Gated their support of such measures as will
bring about speedy and lasting peace.
1t is reported that France has agreed to the
orupation OF Rome by italy.
Light draft French gunboats are descending
the Rhine
The Journal des Debats publishes accounts of
the excesses committed by the Red Republi-
cans at Toulouse and Lyons. All of the rail.
road tunnels in the Department of Seine ct
Marne have been blown up by order of the
military authorities The bridges also have
been destroyed.
The citizens of Paris who have gone away
are to he taxed in proportion to the rents paid
by them for lodging the Garde Mobile When
the citizens return they will be called on for
payment.
The crowd of strangers at Havre is so great
that the hotels are overwhelmed. The boats
for southampton refuse TO carry the passen-
gers. Trains arrive at Havre from Paris, hours
behind time, 50 heavily are they loaded. The
scenes at the depot are very affecting. Great
crowds gather as the time approaches for the
departure Of trains. The cars in all cases are
over-crowded, and many are necessarily left
behind. Many families are leaving the city in
vehicles. Exorbitant prices are charged, as it
is not supposed that these vehicles and horses
will ever be returned.
More than $4,000 French prisoners were cap
tured in front of Sedan before its capitulation
on the Cd inst BY the capitulation $1,000 pris-
oners fell into our hands. OF these 14OOO were
wounded. Besides the prisoners there were
400 field pieces, including 70 mitrailleuses, 15O
amount of war material were surrendered.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
A Vote for Perham and Lynch is
a Vote for Grant and Economy.
Split Tickets /!

The number will be legion throughout the
District. Anything that will divide and con-
quer. 1t is the Democratic style and we trust
no Republicans will initiate it. The square
Republican ticket, fairly nominated, is the
ticket for safety and success. If this banding
together for the cause had not heen closely
followed in the war, where would the coun-
try have landed? In the hands of the South
ern secessionists. 1t was Union that did the
work. 1t will do it now, "Divide and Con-
quer," is the Democratic watch-word. "Union
is strength" is the Republican. Itwas never
more needed than to-day. The intention is
to leave no stone unturned, to slaughter the
excellent candidates on the Republican ticket
by dividing. No true patriot should stay al
home or split his ticket.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
A vote for John Lynch is vote
for Civil Service Reform.
One Vote,

How many people have remained from the
polls because they had but one vote to cast
and It would make so little difference! The
battle has been lost for tue good cause. in On.
way and another, many times, by this cry O
only one vote.
The indications are, that the Democrats dc
not mean 70 lose any votes to-day. One vote
is important to them, and they feel it. 81
Shall not go away till after election" said a
democrat; vote is too important this year
hope to aid in defeating Mr. Lynch. .'If one
vote IS SO essential in bad cause, how much
more SO good one. No cote should be lost
today, because it is not legal for any man to
throw but one. Ifevery Republican throws
his vote, all will be well. A full vote is a
Republican victory.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
Land Grants.

the Argus is constantly charging upon the
Republicans responsibility for granting lands
to railways. The first grant Of public lands in
aid of railways was made to the Illinois Gen-
trail in 1850. The bill was introduced into the
U. S. Senate by Stephen A. Douglas and sup
ported by all the leading Democrats of that
body, including Lewis Cass, Jesse D. Bright
and Jefferson Davis. One of the strongest
supporters of the grant to the Northern Pacific
r. r. and a large owner of its stock was the
last Democratic member from this District,
Hon. L. D. M. Sweat. Consistency, thou art a
iewalt
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12

The argus of Saturday, drawing parallel
between Mr.. Lynch and Mr.. Haines, the op-
posing candidates for Congress, says of the
first-named gentleman:
Mr.. Lynch is a courteous, pleasant gentle
man, a good business man, and has proved
bimself an active, industrious public servant.
We have no unkibd word to say of him.
In the fourth column, on the same page, the
argus accuses Mr.. Lynch of conspiriug with a
convicted criminal, land recently an active
member OF the Democratic party,-to secure
Democratic votes foE the Republican candi.
date; and in return for this labor Mr.. Lynch il
to secure this mans pardon. The Argus il
anxious to have the PRESS explain this ''ex
traordinary proceeding" The best explana
tion is to place the two statements in juxtapo
sition. Intelligent people will readily perceive
how much truth there is in the base libel.
is so false that it is not worth a more forma
l
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
THE PRESS.
Monday Morning, September IL. 1870.
Which Is the Party of Re
f01s712 9

The Democrats are never tired of pratlng
about" Radical corruption" though the kepnpil-
cans have only kept up customs oi eleclioheer'
Ing which they Inherited from the democracy,
and which that party never thought to require
any reform so long as it could use them for
its own advantage. And what remedy do they
propose? Simply TO get into power so that
patronage can be used to help them instead of
their oppponents. How many Democratic
adoption of the Civil Service Reform? Very
few. That measure originated with a Repub-
lican statesman Thomas A. Jenckes, of Rhode
Island, and has as far as we are aware received
from Republicans nearly all the support it has
ever got from any quarter. If this measure
ever succeeds it must be through the aid of
Republican votes. Already it has the sup
port of such influential Republican Journals
rs the New York Tribune, the Chicago Tri-
bune and a multitude of others both East and
West. Indeed if we mistake not the Republi-
can press are nearly if not quite unanimous in
its support.
1t is a reform second in Importance only to
fhe abolition of slavery. 1t is the abolition of
one kind of slavery--the slavery of subordinate
officials to trading politicians. 1t means the
resumption of power by the people, not a
mere transfer of patronage from Republicans
to Democrats who would remedy none of its
existing abuses. John Lynch stands upon a
platform indorsipg in no doubtful or ambigu-
Gus terms the movement for a reform in the
Civil Service. Read the resolution adopted at
the Republican Saco Convention:
RESOLVED THAT WE CORDIALLY APPROVE
THE RECENT MOVEMENT FOR A REFORM IN
THE ADMINISTRATION CT THE CIVIL SER
VICE OF THE COUNTRY, AND EXPECT oUI
REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS TO USE HIS
INFLUENCE IN FAVOR OF IT.
The platform of the Democratic Distric
Convention has nothing specific on the sub
ject but merely declares that the "cvil service
should be reformed" an expression so genera
and vague that it may mean anything Oh
nothing. Taken in connection with the claim
by Democrats that their party is immaculate
it probably means simply that Democrats moi
Republicans should have the disposal of the
public patronage.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
Not Correct.

The Sunday Star in speaking of the pro-
ceedings of the Republican nominating con-
vention Saturday, says:
Subsequently the Chamberlain men with
drew and decided to substitute for the last
two gentlemen, J. w. Waterhouse and Fred
erick Fox.
This is not true. After the adjournment
and decided that it was inexpedient for them
TO do anything in opposition to the nomlna-
tion of Messrs Stevens and Locke. In fact
Mr. Cram, who lead the movement OF the
Chamberlain delegates in the convention, ex
plicitly stated before adjournment, that ut
shoald support the regularly nominated
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
Increase of SalarieS. !.

The Argus harps upon the increase of the
pay ofmembers of Congress, but carefully
keeps out of sight the fact, that the first in
crease from eight dollars per day (about fifteer
hundred dollars per year) to three thousand
dollars per year was made under the admins
tration of James Buchanan in 1857, when the
cost of living was at its lowest figure; and thai
the last increase was made when it took two
dollars to represent the value of one, and that
every Democrat in Congress voted for the in
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12

THE British iron-clad Captain, which foun-
dered off the coast of Spain, was the first ves-
sci which Captain Cowper Coles was allowed
to build without vexatious interference from
the Admiralty board, aid, although it was not
constructed in all respects as he planned it, it
was on the whole fair experiment of the tur-
ret system, which he claims the credit of hav.
ing originated. The Captain was not at all
like our monitors, which it resembled chiefly
in having it's guns placed in revolving turret,
or cupola, as the inventor calls it, raised above
the deck. 1t is coincidence worthy OF re-
mark that this first specimen of the Coles pat
tern in naval architecture has shared the tragic
fate of the first monitor on the Ericsson model
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
The Importance of the Election

| We call attention to an article on our frs,
page, copied from the York county Republican
on Democratic calculations in regard to the
chances for that party carrying the next House
| of Representatives There can be no doubt
that the loss of Representative District in a
staunch Republican State like Maine might
have such an influence in other States as to
change the character Of the House of Repre-
sentatives from Republican to Democratic.
Such result would be public calamity.
The whole policy of the Democratic party
from the commencement of the war to the
present time has been to throw every possible
ahstaalA tha-Way- of the administration ta
embarrass, and inall defeat it. By an unholy
alliance with Andrew johnson, it kept the
country in almost condition of anarchy for
Tour years. Reconstruction was delayed, the
rebe lion well nigh revived, and everv business
interest of the country paralyzed. Now for
the first time since the close of the war. we
nave all branches Of the government in har-
mony; and the result is that law and order is
established, and peace regns in the South
and throughout the country; taxes are reduc-
ca, and all vexatious taxes abolished; the reye
nues OF the government have increased by rea-
son OF the increased prosperity of the country,
and an honest administration of affairs; the
debt has been rapidly reduced and the treasury
is overfowing. The prosperity of the country
is unparalleled. Change the House of Repre-
sentatiyes by making it Democratic, and the
whole machinery of government is obstructed
and may be stopped. 1t would be impossible
to reduce the tariff the taxes or the interest on
the public debt; for every Democrat voted
against such reduction at the last session, and
the whole party is committed to this policy.
10 Keep unbroken the Republican delegation in
congress from this State is of more Importance
tnan any other issue to be decided by the elec-
e'on To-day. The question as to whe ther this
or .ha' Republican has been appointed to office,
OF even which one of two able, worthy and true
republicans shall represent the State in tbe
senate for the next six years is of minor i'm.
portance compared with that of whether tho
District shall be represented by Republican
or Democrat in the next Congress.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
Don't Neglect to Tote.
Vote early and Vote right.


The policy of the Democratic
party is TO Obstruct and embarrass
the Government in order to defeat
the Republican Administrations
1t cries out against tariff and taxes
and votes solid iagainst reducing
either taxes, tariff or the Interest
on the public debt. Every Demo-
crat In Congress voted against all
these measures at the last session.
The Democratic party puts its suc-
cess above the interests of the
country. The safety of the repnb-
lie requires that the Democratic
party shall be kept in a minority.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
Voters, if you love the wIliskey
thieves who defrauded the reye-
nue., and want TO please them, vote
the Democratic ticket.

REPRESENTATIVE NoMrNATIoNs.-Th,
three political Representative tickets to The
Legislature in the city are as follows.
Repuelicdn Ticket.-Perciyal Bonney, Hen
~ d. burgess, Benjamin Stevens. Jr., Joseph
A. Locke.
temperance Iicket.-John T. Walton, Ezra
=. Andrews Joseph Bradford, E. G. Will
lard.
Democratic 1ichet-Nathan Cleaves, Chas
2. Klmball, William G. Davis, Charles II
HASKELL
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12

The will of Admiral Farragut has been
offered for probate, His estate in New York
consists of real property valued at $2OO.OOO, all
of which he devises to his wife and son. His
war trophies are bequeathed to his son.
The wife of French emigrant learned that
seven of her nephews had been killed in the
war, and her raven hair turned white on tho
following night.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
The Immaculate DemocrG.

The Democracy talks of Radical corruption
But was Republican Cabinet officer ever
known to embezzle the funds with which he
was intrusted as Jacob Thompson, the Secre.
tary OF the Interior under Buchanan, did +!
Were Republican Cabinet officers or members
OF Congress ever known to commit perjury by
betraying the government they had sworn 10
support? Have the Democracy forgotten
these things or do they consider stealing and
treason light crimes?
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12

SUSPENDED PAYMENT.-The old firm OF
Francis Skinner & Co. suspended payment
yesterday. Their large and valuable commits
SION business was turned over to the new firm
of Jordan, Bardwell & Co., some months ago;
but the Indebtedness to the corporations whose
goods they sold is still very large 1t is under
of uncertain value. This intelligence will be
received with great regret by thousands all
over the United States, whose business had
brought them into relations with this time
honOred firm.-BOStOn Advertiser. Sdtltrddn.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
<.ur Representatives.

Mr.. Bonney and Mr.. Burgess who were re-
nominated have already served in our leslsla-
ture with credit. Mr.. Locke was formerly a
teacher in the High School and for the past
two years been engaged in the practice of law
and is young man of promise. Mr.. Stevens
is a lumber merchant and will thus be speci-
ally qualified to represent the business inter
ests of Portland Rally and give them a rous
inc maiOritv
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12

Not q single Democrat voted in
favor of the bill for the reduction OF
the taxes $80,OOG,OOO, or in favor
of the bill for funding the National
Debt at a H.ower rate of interest
That shows how much they care
about tightening the burdens .ot
the people.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12

In this city, Sept. 10, Mr.. Thomas Houston. AGED
81 yeais months. "se"
In this city. Sept. TO- suddenly of heart diseaso
Mr.. Alfred M. Dresser N"so'
lFuneral this Monday afternoon, at 3 O'Clock.
nom ms ,H, iate residence No 70 Spring street.
In Freeport, Sept. x, Alice Mabcl only child of
James anu fannie Pfitham aged months is da,s
AT Jamaica Plain. Mass Sept 8, Sarah l.. j., wd-
In Rockisnd, Aug. 8, Adelaide N, daughter of
Lewis II. and Martha E. Ryan, aged 10 years
=, In York, Aug. 20, MIS-. Sophia, vile of Rufus
Taipey, aged IS years.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
Facts for 1aYpayer erS

Our national expenditures reached their
climax in 1865, our revenues except from
loans, in 1866. Since those dates both have
steadily decned,the only apparent exceptions
being during the last two years of Johnson's
administration when the people paid their
taxes in pant to the whiskey thieves of New
York instead of the government. The fol-
lowing table shows the facts as they are:
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
From the Boston journal,

Iue WHfHc CUuxTessI0NaI COmtcsf.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Nov. 7.-There is no
reason to doubt that Hon. John Lynch will
be reelected on Monday next The organic
ed and disafected elements are now compact,
and are not at war with each other. Ex-Gov
Hartman speaks at Kittery tomorrow,
Thursday night
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12

THE MAINE ELECTIoN.-The Boston Aduer-
tiser of Saturday says in regard to the election
to-day:
In the first district there has been an exptc-
tatiOn on the part of Democrats that the bolt
of some York county Republicans would elect
the Democratic candidate for Congress in place
OF Mr.. Lynch. We hope and believe that these
anticipatOns are grOundless. Mr.. Lynch is at
the present time a valuable member. not oply
for Maine but for New England, and there
ought to be no doubt whatever of his election
by a handsome majority.
There are many citizens of Maine who reside
in Boston but retain their residence in that
State. We urge all such to make an effort to
return home and cast their ballots. Those who
are already at home need no urging to induce
them to 90 to 5he polls aud fulfil the easily
performed but very important duty of a citi-
zen. Expressions of the popular will by half
the people are never satisfactory, and DO man
shouldallow himself to be So Indifferent as to
the government of his State and nation as to
neglect voting except for very urgent reasons
The Sunday Star of this city independently
in its issue OF yesterday says:
The contest in this district by very many has
been regarded as doubtful, owing to the disaf.
| fecton of York county Concerning this last
| feature of the case we have no definite infor-
nation, and we think no man can place great
reliance upon the ordinary canvass We ex-
| pect and we trust that our able fellow-citzen,
| the Hon. John Lynch, will secure an honora-
| BILE endorsement at the hands OF this people
whose interests he tried SO faithfully to serve,
and whose business relations have been part
| of the prosperity and integrity of this commu-
| nifty in its growth since the dawn of CONNER
| cial enterprise.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12

The ARGUS MAKES A GREAT FUSS RE-
CAUSE THE DEMOCRATS WING sEo1rRpn
TIE PORTLAND BAND, THE REPUBLICANS
ENGAGED THE HAvERHILL BAND, How
LONG SINCE THE DEMOCRATS ENGAGED THE
0ERMANrA BAND OF BosToN TO PLAY AT
THEIR POLITICAL MEErIyGs2
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
SPECIAL NOTICES.
1. q. q. f.

The members of Lgonia Lodge, No 5, are request
ed to meet at Odd Fellows Hall this (Monday) alter
noon, at 2 IA o'clock for the purpose OF attending
the funeral of our deceased Brother, ALFRED NJ.
DRESSER.
B- Members of Maine and Ancient Brothers
Lodges are invited.
sepl2sn1t j. W. SULLIVAN. Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12

YORK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
The annual Fair of this Society will be held al
Saco and Biddeford op the 4th, 9Th, 9th, 9Th
and Sth of October. We are indebted to the
Secretary for a complimentary card.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
On Con

signmnt with directions for an
early disposal at $500 per ton, a cargo of an
exceedingly excellent article of Anthracite for
CRATES and cooking purposes nothing yet dis
covered in the fossil line that can possibly
yield so much positive pleasure and satisfac-
ton as the acadia" and at the price (viz: $S)
the economy of its use is established beyond
qestion.
sep12eod sniff JOS. III. POOR.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
state News.


| ANDROSCOGGlN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says new cider is very
plenty and will be very cheap this fall. We
| hear that in some orchards cider apples are now
selling at ten cents. per busbel.
The Journal says Mr.. Allen Sletson Of Au
bnrn, died suddenly of paralysis "Wednesday
| night, at Maine Hotel.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
Rev. w. A. =. Dillingham; has again return
| ed to this State for the purpose Of making il
his home. His post office address is Center
Sidney.
Mr.. o. G. Holway of Watervile, whose re.
| centlos and recovery of team by letting il
| to thieves we mentioned a few weeks ago is
| again in pursuit of the same horse, which he
| let to w0man-wife or sister of the other thief
who hired it to 60 to Skowhegan When
next heard from she was on her way to Cana
| da, says the Mail.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
| John Frazier broke into the store of Mr.. j.
A. Jordan, in Pattep, some three weeks since
and stole lot of clothing. On Friday last he
was arrested in Bangor, the articles recovered
and he was held for the next criminal term OF
the s. j. Court.
John Il. Lawrence, for the murder of Mrs.
Atwood last January, was sentenced in Ban
gor, Saturday, by Judge Cutting to be hanged
by the neck until dead, and until execution OF
that sentence to solitary confinement in State
Prison.
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
A "beer merchant in Bath, according to the
Times, was so much affected at the elopement
of his wife. that he first took to strong drink
and then drowned-a whole litter of nine pigs
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais -Aduertiser SAYS the subscriptions
for the sufferers by the late fire in thai city
have reached some $4,000 and upwards; Port
land leading the van in liberality.
The citizens of Calais who were burned ont
by the late fire, are moving with activity in re-
baiding.
The Calais and st. Stephen Gas works have
changed hands, and are now owned by Messrs.
f. II. Todd, f. A. Pike and Seth w. Smith.
The Machias Republican says woman par
TALLY insane, named Susan Bryant, living with
her husband on Water street in that town, in
consequence of some disagreement with him,
Thursday morning took her two children in
her arms and jumped from the wharf with
them. She was seen by two men at work near
by, who rescued her from death with both the
children. The parties have been married about
year, and the children were hers by former
husband.
YORK COUNTY
In the town of York, on Thursday. Trial
Justice bennett fully committed CALVIN Pais-
ted Tor trial for burning the buildings occupied
by Leander Parsons
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12

The argus knows how to touch Democrat :
lc voters in tender spot 1t saws: "If a
voter desires rum excitement {.
they I y should vote for Perham." We do
not know which we admire most the grammar
or the political sagacity of the Arqus.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
BUSINESS CHANGES. The business change

BUSINESS OHANGES.-IH6 DuSlnesS Changes
in Maine last week were the following:
Portland.-Kaler, Bowen & Merrill, fancy
goods; I. A. Bowen retire; now Kaler, Mer-
rill & Co.
Chenery & Taylor, provisions; dissolved
now j. j. Chenery.
Sullivan & White, Blacksmiths; dissolved
now Timothy Sullivan.
Mechanic Falls.-Perry s. Merrill, furniture
dissolved; now D. B. Perry.
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
fortiand Army and Navy Union.
an AfiOurued Meeting

WlLL be held Tuesfay evening. Sept 18th, also
w meeting OF The Board OF Managers. E,ery
member of The organization requested to be pres
ent as there will he dri after meeting Members
are requested TO call at Orin Hawkes. % Co.'s, 202
Congress slreet, on Monday tor tnsir uniforms
Per OIdeI, =. q. 6OkDJN, President.
IL. Q. hUs ION, Secretary. sepl2td
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Mr.. G.. Frank Monroe,

VNvOULD respecttuy announce to the citizens OF
w Poi itland that he rs prepared to receive pupils
for instruction In
Vocal Culture md Singing.
Ann,ications received on and after Sept. goth, at
tbe r sidenc, OF Mr.. John L. Shaw, corner OF Myr-
lie and O. I'M berland streets
II Rsterence: John w. Tufts Boston. sef2lim