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The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14
Compliment to n EIainc Mnn.

To the Editor of the Press
You know there has been great excite
ment among the Republicans of New York
city on the question, who shall be the success
sor to Mr.. Grinnell in the Coltectorship. When
the excitement was at its height, Mr.. Theo-
Gore Tiiton, editor of Brooklyn daily ,propos-
"a a compromise. Here is what he said:
Our suggestion is that the President should
withdraw the name of Mr.. Thomas Murphy.
and substitute the name of Mr.. Isaac H, Bal
ley. 1t there is any man in New York who
would make good Collector, it is he. His
knowledge of business and the wants of Mer-
chants, his familiarity with politics and the
usages OF parties, his incorruptible integrity,
his unwearied industry, his signal executive
genius Ia quality in which he has no superior
in the Government,) his uuvarying bonhom-
nnie his staunch fidelity to all the great polti-
cal ideas which called the present Administra-
tion into being-all these considerations point
to Mr.Bailey as man of unusual fitness for the
trying, responsible, and perilous post. We be-
lieve that in three months after his entrance
into the duties Of the office, he would prove
himself the mostjust, the most successful, and
the most popular Collector whom the Repub-
lican party ever called TO that onerous chair.
We ask the President, as he knows the man.
to weigh the suggestion.
| MIR. Bailey had the office urged upon him
weeks ago and the fact that all the good things
said about him by Mr.. Tilton are true, made it
necessary for him to decline. He would have
made the best Collector they have ever had in
New York; but to do his duty conscientiously
it would be necessary for Mr.. B. to give up a
lucrative business,whch he could not afford to
do.
The friends of Mr.. Bailey in Maine will be
pleased to know in how high estimation he is
held and l, who have known him from boy.
have right to say, deserredly so.
New Jersey, July II.
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14
News by Latest Mail.

Much indignation is expressed in London
and ON the Continent at the false story of the
massacre in China. Arrangements have been
made to ferret out and punish the author of
the Posts telegram.
Further details of the Orange riot in New
York, Tuesday, show that the whole number
wounded was over 200 The exact numbe,
cannot be ascertained as many were immedi.
ately carried home. Five of those taken te
Bellevue Hospital are dying. The police knew
that the riot was premeditated, but neglected
to notify superintendent Jourdan.
Capt Levy Masterson of the brig Abbie G
Titcomb, lying at the loot of.South First street
Brooklyn, discovered two thieves in his cabin
Tuesday night, and in endeavoring to arres
them, Masterson was severely shot, and the
thieves escaped.
The President has pardoned George Robin
son, Thomas Payne and Robert Burns who
were convicted of mutinous conduct at sea, on
the ship Fabor of Baltimore and sentenced tc
two years imprisonment. The President ha.
also remtted the fines of 81 900 each imposed
upon Geo. DENLY and William Calvert, con.
victed of fraud in bounty and sentenced to ont
year imprisonment.
A Havana despatch states that the Spanish
column under Col Burgis, were repulsed in
recent attrck on the fortified position held b..
tho Cubans at La Ciba, in Santiago district.
Lieut. Colonel Cervero was killed.
daughter of Thomas Nicholson was fatal,
burned atiPort Jervis, New York, Tuesday
while lighting fire with kerosene oil. Sh,
was IA years old.
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14

Iae 3 sGoyernor General of Canada gets o sala-
of the United States. '"''' vi 'ne feSiueh'
Ensign Wainwright, who was k;,,oa Of tho
capture OF the plratical steamer Forward woe
native of New York, and a son of Cav tui was was
than Wainwright who was killed on a. fIa 2na-
liet Lane at Galveston. VI 'ne mar
While John o. Merrill, Esq, of London
Centre, n. H., was moving with macb;na
on the 11th inst, he accidentally fell Ibefore,
the cutter bar and was horribly mangied bv
the knives. His right arm was nearly cut off
just above the elbow, while he was severely in
iured in other places.
M. Provost Parodel, the new French minis
ter, arrived in New York Wednesday, by the
Lafayette.
The Lewiston Journal says Thomas Holt.
Esq, is surveying three routes for the M C. r.
II. from Danville junction to points upon the
Portland and -Kennebec road. The longest
route is % miles and the shortest 16 miles. II
is estimated that it will cost nearly $25,OOO to
the mile to build this road. The route parallel
with the G. 7. r. is the shortest and easiest
while that through New Gloucester and GRAY
has some heavy grades, and will yield more To-
cal traffic. The advantages of the routes will
be we'll considered before the location is fixed
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14
The European QuestiSn.
THE DIFFICULTY ADJUSTED,

The Constitutional, French ministerial or
gan, Wednesday morning, says the govern
ment has testimony that the candidature Of
Hohenzollern is withdrawn and that the neace
of Europe will not be disturbed Hohenzol-
lern will not reign in Spain. We demand
nothing more and rejoice at the pacific so,u-
tion of the question.
Brussels, July 13, 10 A. M.-Warlike nrenar.
ations continue in France. Notwithstanding
the withdrawal of Leopold, there is uni,
versal fear of war.
Berlin, July 13.-The Krenz Gazette TO-DAY
says that Germany Indignantly repels the
measureless arrogance Of France. Prince
Leopold renounceS the candidature because he
rs unable to reconcile the character of the Ger
man soldier with action involving Germany
and Spain in war.
-, faras, July ia despatch from Dusseldorf
TINS morning says that Leopold accepts the
spanish crown on the condition of an inlmedi-
ate declaration of war against France should
she attack Germany
!, Berlin, July 13-Noon. on.-Notwithstandins
the withdrawal of Leopold France maintains
an alarming and provoking attitude towards
Prussia. The personal objection was a mere
pretfxt France wants a sudden and decisive
war in order to escape internecne troubles
and efface the Mexican fiascO.
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14

WE observe by the Boston Journal that near.
ly all the Baptist clergymen of Boston unite
IN desire to be absolved from all responsbli-
ty for the disgraceful meeting on Monday, 9TH
er than their attempts to control it, SO as to re-
heve the denomination as far as possible from
the injury and disgrace which it threatened to
bring upon that body. The meeting was call
cd by MIR. Fulton, on his own account, against
the wish OF the Baptist clergy, 10 get an en-
dOrsement of his own course in his abuse of
Charles Dickens. This he failed to get, as we
have already reported; and now the Baptist
clergy wish the public to free them from any
responsibility for his acts, and let him alone
bear the credit or shame, as the public shall
see fit to award it. The public wrote Justin
DOWN an ass long ago
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14
THE Scranton Republican tells mournful

THE Scranton Republican tells mournful
story of casualty on the Lackawana and
Bloomsburg railroad on the 9th inst. Mrs
Gaven with three children, two little hove
aged and Z years. and babe, were at fIe
depot at PittstOn to take a train. She mt mt
the two boys in car and then returned to
the station for her babe. Meanwhile the tr,;n
started. The station master signalIed the
conductor to stop, and the little BOYS scream.
ca at being carried away from their moth
er, acr But @ 1t seems the train did not stop.
nor was as any care taken of the chill,
dren. The mother telegranhed to mt ,In,,, ,,
on at Scranton. Nothing further 4 Us Innwm ,nvm
OF them until they were found on the raiIvan nnOm
arn hyns Doef 5esu Sunday morning ths
lying insensible, with his arms cut off rne co other
tne shoulders. The poor little wanderers si bsS %
been run down by train in a deep cut. Iad hmt
now or why they were off the train no oue p~e
KNOWS. We have rarely read more distresS, o
ing story. i0 u'o'ress-
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14

GEN. HOwARD's CAsE.-A Washington
despatch says the Committee on Edu ,ation
have had some trouble in agreeing on a re-
port in the case of Gen. Howard, one written
by the chairman having been voted down.
and another substituted, then the latter
stricken out and modification of the first
agreed on. This will, on the whole, declare
that zen. Howard, in his transactions with
the funds OF the Freedmeu's Bureau. acted
with some indiscretion, but under cover aS'ea Of
law and without corrupt motive. Some mem. n.
bers OF the committee, however, viii disso,,t
from these conclusions, and declare that thraa'
fourths of the charges have been overwhelm-
ingly sustained by the testimony, showing,
principally, that Howard drew money from
the Treasury and used it for private and spec
ulative purposes, in violation of law and of
the army regulations. An appeal to the evil
dence is made by the dissenting members to
show the existence OF regular Freedmen's
Bureau ring, most of whose members have
become rich from its operations.
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14

REGATrA OF YACHrs,-The Eastern
Yacht Club, whose members comprise gentle
men residing in Boston and the seaport cities
and towns along the coast, held its inaugural
regatta Tuesday, the place of rendezvous be-
ing off Marblehead light, where fleet of
about twenty yachts collected Monday night
and Tuesday forenoon. The number of
yachts expected to participate was not less
than twenty-four, but, instead of this number,
when the boats were ordered into line only
thirteen, all told, were willing to start among
them the schs. Ethel and Juliet of Portland,
which belonged to the first class. The course
to be sailed over was from the judges
boat to and around Halfway Rock, to Minot's
Ledge Light, inside the Bell Buoy, (off the
Graves and thence to and around Egg Rock,
inside, to the point of starting. A large num-
ber Of spectators from Salem and Marblehead
had pitched tents in the most available DOS
tions on the islands near by for the purpose of
obtaining view, and the members of the
club with their friends were enjoying them
selves on the steamer George Shattuck, where
band of music whiled away the tedium of
passing hours. The yacht got away at II 20
A. NJ, and the winning boat, the Coming,
reached the judges boat at 4 :25 P. M, the
last one being the Edith, at 6 :OS. The Ethel
of Portland came in at 5:17:5 and the Juliet
at 5:55 p. M. The Dawn of Boston, took the
prize for schooners and the Sadie that for
SlOOps
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14

Waterville Classical Institute.

WATERVILLE, July 10, 1871.
To the Editor Of lie fress:
The classical Institute. of which the eminent
classical teacher Mr. j. u. Hanson, is princi-
pal, has just graduated class of young men
prepared for college, and its second class Of
young ladies whs have pursued a collegiate
course.
On Monday evening occurred The prize de-
CARNATIONS of the young men, very pleasantly
varied by reading of essays By the Senior mid.
die class of young ladies. Considerable atten-
tion is given to elocution in the preparatory
course, and many of the speakers showed evil
dences of careful training by q professional ell
ocutionist. The committees awarded the prizes
as follows: in Defamation, first prize to Hen
ry w. Dudley, Vassalboro; second prize to
Charles E. Young, Corinna. The first prize
for excellence in Composition was awarded to
the essay on Music, by Estela e. Sawyer,
Waterville, and the second to Ollie w. Smiley,
Sidney.
On Tuesday afternoon the Baptist church
was filled with an appreclative audience, TO
witness the graduation exercises OF the young
ladies. The essays were as follows:
Gases, Altemina @; Greenwood, Fairfield.
Mountains, Thalia Howard, Winslow
Poetry, Jennie E. Taylor, Waterville
Walls must bear the weather-stains ere they grow
the ivy, Sarah G. Rigby, Kingsclear n B,
Temples, Annie G, Wood Madison
Battletelds, Isa NJ. Billings Clinton.
Image Neutrality-suspicious. Addresses,
A ice E. Gould, Waterville.
These efforts were highly creditablo to the
class, and were presented with an easy self
possession, and maidenly graces. Those who
make a practice of attending occasions like
these, remark that a certain tone may usually
be dscerned in the productions of entire
classes, from which one may form just esti-
mate of the character of the class. The key
note most frequently sounded during these ex-
ercises was the stirring one of preparation for
lfe's trials, and faith in the good and true.
Mr.. Hanson then conferred the Diplomas
with the degree of Bdccalaureate of Letters up
on the graduating class. This is the second
class graduated from the Ladies' Collegiate de-
partment of the Institute.
Chambers Band discoursed sweet music on
the different occasions, and gave concert at
the church in the evening. Owing to the
weather, the audience was smaller, and per-
haps holster than usual for the place.
WINsLOW
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14

THE NATURALIZATION BILL as finally
rassed does not amount to much. 1t does not
transfer the power of naturalization from the
State to the Federal Courts, though it pro-
vides for the. appointment of two Election
Commissioners one from each political
party in cities of more than 10000 in
habitants. These with the aid of deputies ap.
pointed by the United States Marshal are to
protect the purity of the ballot box. This is
what the original bill was reduced to.
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE
Central Railroad
OF IOWA.
235 Miles iaa Lemgll,.
Now Nearly Completed.

This Company are now pushing their work
forward with great rapidity and the entire line
necessary to connect st. Louis and ST. Paul is
graded and under contract to be finished this
season. The fact that this enterprise has been
undertaken by combination of leading bank
ers and railroad capitalists of well known
wealth, experience and ability, insures its early
completion and future success.
The road runs through the richest and most
thickly settled portion of Iowa, and is built
IN the interests of the great Northern system
OF roads which centre at ST. Paul. The
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14

MRS. Mary Dow of Keene N. H.. il sealiro
to recover $47OO in bonds left her bv ber hro,pI
er, Rev. Nathaniel Frost, who died in a hoord- :
ing house In New York, in July 1868. His
boarding mistress, Mrs. Morey, holds papers
setting forth that she purchased and pad for
'ne bonds, while Mrs. Dow brings forward
experts to prove that the documents are forp.
eries. 'o's
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14
THE PR ESS.
THE FUNDING BILL failed in the House

The FUNDING BILL failed in the House
because it was considered unfavorable to the
banks in requiring them to take the new
bonds instead of those they have already de-
posted. Another objection urged against IL
in the House was the provision for S2oo,ooo,-
600 OF five per cent. bonds, though nopouy In
the House or out has any assurance that
loan at a lower rate could at present be ne
gotiated either at home or in Europe. The
less intelligent branch of Congress has thus
far shown the greater amount of obstinacv.
and there are some of our legislators who
will never be convinced by anything but {:
practical trial and failure, that we cannot bor-
row money at four per cent. even when our
.fUe per cent. stocks stand at discount. The
provision for an issue of five per cent. bonds
Is IN the opinion of practical financiers the
only part OF the loan that could be negotiated
at present. Mr.. George Walker of Spring
held, Mass, an excellent judge in matters of
this kind, says in a recent letter to Senator
Morrill, of Vermont, 81 do not believe it pos
sible for the United States to negotiate a loan
In Europe as low as four per cent. at par at
the present time; and l have yet to hear of
any foreign OR American banker, accustomed
to deal in such securities, and familiar with
the markets, who has hazarded different
opinion. On the contrary, have the opin-
ION OF many very eminent bankers whose
judgment has been educated by large ex-
perience, that we cannot at present hope to
borrow below five per cent. My own convic-
tion is that we should be content, as a first
measure, with reducing the oldest portion of
the debt, the five-twenties of 1862 to that rate.
A subsequent reduction of the later portions
to four and half per cent. would thus be
comparatively easy, and we might possibly
end with borrowing at four"
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14

The York County Republican Convention
occurs on the 26th instead of the 29th, as
stated yesterday.
SENATOR GARRETT DAVIS has distinguish
ed himself by making complete speech in
side of five minutes.
The Republicans of Albany, N. Y, are
seeking the removal of their postmaster.
AN attempt was made to get Gen. Starr
discharged by the court at Canandaigua, on
the ground of a technical error in the indict-
ment, but it failed.
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14
MARRIED.

In La Moine Me-. July TO- at the residence OF the
p.lueS m iather BY Rev. Mir. Holman of Ellsworth,
OF La Mone ''' os'A &c 'eH''
,,a IN q nonsheld July g. johnson Knight end Miss Alb
In Leeds, July 8, Ebenezer Stanchfied and Miss
-, In q. augusta. July H. Oliver Wendell and Miss Sa-
an augusta. July 9. Manley Knowles OF Belgrade,
anu isabel Dunn. of Augusta
Newbegn y "eo' I' o'ahehara ana iGa L.
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14
Reported for the Press.l
GnrD, n ma 4 - - v~S~ars~~sns

GOfmam AMnlvefSarICSs
The students Of the Seminary assembled at
$50 Wednesday morning in the Academy ball
for devotional services, which were conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Thwing The committee then re-
paired to the several recitation rooms, where
examinations were had in the Latin classics,
mathematics, reading, geography, history,
French and botany. The latter topic was made
very interesting by the microscope and actual
analysis of flowers under the supervision of
Miss Sarah Tobie. Judge Waterman and Rev.
DR.. Parker aided in the examination, which
revealed alike commendable diligence on the
part of teacher and pupil. s. T. Pullen, ESQ.,,
conducted the examination in mathematics.
The history class and that in French did fine
ly, as did Miss Peases class in arithmetic, show
ing more than merely memorizing ability.
We greatly regretted our inability to be pres
ent at Mrs. Cruttenden's classes, which ap-
peared admirably which her skill as teacher
gave promise of doing.
The evening was occupied in lecture on
Study" by Prof. d. P. Cruttenden. First, its
necessity. (a) This arises from the circum-
stances of mans existence His needs, eat
ing, breathing, &C., require supplies which can
only be gained by study. All the necessities
clearly indicate that God intended man to be
studious being; as these are lifelong SO study
is lifelong; graduation day is not the end, but
the gate of path of self guidance in self
teaching. (b) That he may meet the purposes
as we'll as the necessities of life. These are
two-fold; first the necessity of gaining knowl-
edge, and so familiar zing it that it shall be-
come intelligence, and secondly, so using this
intelligence that it shall be in us wisdom. Sec
ond, what studies shall receive attention? As
plainly as God has marked man for a student,
SO plainly has he prescribed course of studies,
language, natural science-under which Prof
G. included natural and moral science-and
the mathematics. He unhesitatingly gave
the pre-eminence among these studies to Ian
guage, showing the error committed by educa-
tors in exalting the other branches at the ex-
pense of language.
On the other hand we see that rapidity of at
tainment aid excellence of culture are the in
evitable results of the study of language. 1t
is the great engine of human power; with it
man is the most powerful of beings, without it
the weakest.
The exercises of Thursday will be deeply in
teresting, consisting of the examinations in
Greek, moral philosophy and graphics, with
declamations and original compositions. The
address by Rev. E. P. Thwing, on "Puritan
Civilization as related to the progress of sound
learning" will be delivered at p. M, and the
graduating exercises and levec take place in
the evening.
The EXERCISES to-day at Gorham will be
very interesting and will call together large
collection of the friends of this prosperous in
stitution. After the graduating exercises there
will be a nublic leYea at the Seminary
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14

Another disastrous fire occurred in Con-
stantInople on Monday. 1t ragged over nine
hours. Fifteen hundred houses, mainly of the
poorer class, were consumed.
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14

BY typographical error the number of
men in the Prussian naval force was given
in yesterdays Press as 10000 instead of
5000, the true number.
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14
DIED.

In Saco, July s. Mrs. Mary. wifi os ,,a Ia. z;.h
worth Jordan, aged 7s years' WIG Vi 'he ate flsE-
months. i'iAeh' ased 81 years
In Canton, July Mrs. Re,oemhra,.oo !, ..,,. =,
Sam1 Burbank, aged 63 years. - VIE oil
In East Livermore, july 6, Mr.. John po,Is .osd
6s years months. NAY. = ''' . aseu
In New Sharon, July 4, Mss Rosetta T.. Gooo,i,ye
aged 20 years.
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14

STATE OF THE NATIONAL BANKs.-The fol-
lowing is an abstract of tho reports made to
the Comptroller of the Currency, showing the
condition of the national banks in the United
States at the close of business on the 9th Of
July, the aggregate of resources and liabilities
being ST. l56t91S,231:
The Portland daily press., 1870-07-14

THE EXERCISES to-day at Gorham will be
very interesting and will call together large
collection of the friends of this prosperous in
stitution. After the graduating exercises there
will be public levee at the Seminary.
Exercises at the Academy Hall, Thursday P. N.
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