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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

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organized for election purposes were required
to certify to the Secretary OF state Oeioie
the first of May of each year a list OF tnelr
plantation officers chosen at their annual eiec-
ton in March. -
This was done by Cyr, and Mr.. barKer read
to the House that certificate with the proper
endorsement of its reception by .ha. "a"
unless this certificate were Sent ~ .ie n,an,,.
tary of State was forbidden 10 Iurhisn pianne
for the September election. ne oeelet"'y
of State did furnish blanks ior cyI' am 50
once more we have ofhcial recogni.ioh "a W
But it does not end here: On the lf,n Vi So
Der last the Secretary OF state, by ms ollciai
letter read by Mr.. barker notineu 'ne ooun,
ty Attorney OF Aroostook county, az Ie4u.eu u
by law, OF what towhs anu plan'a.ioh' n"u
made no returns OF their oeP'eihoe, ~
Among them was .hls p,ah'asion NJ, VI ~.
Again IN the same month ne oincl"iy Ml' 80
MIR. heegan that the Vo'e OF eyI wouu W
counted providea announcer piece o, e,,uehee
was furnlshed MN. Ana mere MT. Daih ci
commended that the law was caPapie Oh wv" we
CONSTRUCTORS. ohuer one oyI iau uone az
she need 10. she mad certinea II" heI Ac,n''
and her officers, but by the ruling OF tfe oee-
rotary 1t was necessary to furnish copy VI
the petition to ana warrant ol inc Toun.y
Commissioner under wmch the origI -, e NEE
ing for organization was caiiea. Ihe os ,;nS,
tary may be technicaily r1ght' thoEsn ~ l.''s'
well be doubted, ana IN case on ooup, VIC
doubt should De IN iaVor OF .he lrancn'e &C.
But adopting the technicai cohs'rI constructor VI
the secretary, then Mr. Barker cohcluueu w
had sumcient evidence. MI. heesah n"a
upon the reception OF the secretary ie''I,
gone to the plantatioh OF Gyr anu ninse -
brought an attested copy OF .ne iTll reeo.u y.
the meeting OF August D. 1000. Inc "a.."n -
is spread upon tne record with '.e return VI
notice ana the luii proceeuines VI .ns nj ~
ing. AND now inc oo)ec'ion Is hiaue .:'a'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08
sle religious interest seems to be awaken
ed in some parts of the city in different
churches. PORTIA.
"a f N For the journal.
WATERVILLE BRIDGE.
- WEST VAUDEVILLE,
M Feb. 4, 1870.

& FeD. 4, 1870.
The account of the "Bridge Meeting" re-
Gently holden in this town., as published in
the Mail and copied into your issue of Monday
of last week, is correct and impartial in the
main. There are one or two points, how
ever, which (unintentionally without doubt
might give wrong impression. Especially
so are the remarks attributed to VIM. II.
Hatch, Esq, that they of the West village
had ''no interest in the enterprises on the
river, and cared nothing for the Water Power
Company or the Bridge, beyond the Injustice
of being taxed for the support of either"
Mr.. Hatch made no such remarks. His
speech was eminently conciiatory, and frater-
nal He even objected to the plan finally
adopted by the town, on the ground that it
might delay the erection of the Bridge. The
Mail report gives the impression that the op-
position to the Bridge comes wholly from the
West village. This it does, by reporting the
remarks only, of the speakers in opposition,
who reside there. -
| 1t does not refer to the earnest remarks
made on the same side by James Stackpole
and Solyman Heath, Esqs., two prominent
residents Of the East village.
| The whole farming interests of the town,
as well as the west village, oppose the scheme,
and also other residents of the east village be-
sides these already named.
Waterville village is one of the gems of the
Kennebec valley, beautiful in natural scenery,
and beautified by art. There is not resi-
dent of the West village, nor indeed of the
whole town, who does not feel local pride
in its prosperity and advancement. In proof
of this we cite the fact that the town, at its
last animal meeting, cheerfully voted an ex-
| penditure of some three thousand dollars for
the sole benefit of the Water Power Company
| Of the East village. The town does not, how
ever, as their vote at the last meeting indi-
Gates, see the justice of being taxed to the
large amount necessary to build Bridge,
while the benefits to be derived are entirely
| local. JUSTICE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

The Reporter says S. d. Warren of Boston,
a large manufacturer Of paper, and who owns
the Copsscook mills in Gardiner has had
awarded to him contract to furnish 1000
reams of sized and colored tinted printing
paper for the Government printing Office at
Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

The lime kilns in Rockland have suspended
operations for the present, the market being
amply supplied with lime. Operations are 60
ing on extensively in the quarries for another
season, and large quantities of limestone are
accommodating at the kilns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

Fannie Jones of Bangor, keeper of house
of ill fame, who had been indicted and was
ming by a message from officer Bolton Of
Bangor, to Maj. Claiming Of Kendalls Mills,
and was taken back to Bangor yesterday
afternoon, by an officer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

The Grand Jury of Penobscot county on
Saturday reported forty-seven indictments,
and were discharged. Among other crimina
arraignments was John Lawrence, for murder
in the first degree. Coils. John F. Godfrey
atd Abner Knowles will defend him. Insanity
will be pleaded in defence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

Rev. II. r. Howes was ordained to the
ministry, and installed pastor of the Free
Baptist church at North Vassalboro, Thurs
day evening Sermon by Rev. E. Knowlton,
of Montville. Ordaining prayer by Rev. ].
A. varney, of Vassalboro'.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

The spring term of Hebron Academy will
begin on Tuesday, March LIST, and continue
eleven weeks. A. c. Herrick, A. NJ, con-
tinues as Principal This Academy is doubt
less the oldest in the State, having been
founded in 1906.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08
Daily Aennebrt yournal.
AU CT U 8 II A,
Tuesday Morning, February @, 1870.
State of Maine.

IN SENATE Jan. 5, 1870.
Ordered The House concurring, that all petitions
for private legislation, except petitions for redress
of wrongs and grievances" which shall be presented
to this Legislature after the first day of February
xt, be referred to the next Legislature and that
this order be published in the Daily kennebec Jour
nal until that date.
Read and passed. sent down for concurrence.
SAMUEL W. LANE, Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

Mr.. ]. G. Huntington, of Atkinson, has in
vented new horse rake, which is noted for
its simplicity of construction, ease and eff
cheney of working and cheapness in price,
and SO far as used, is pronounced the best
made. ar N rs~f rr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

The Universalist meeting house at Saccar-
appa has been opened to the New Jerusalem
Society, Rev. G. f. Stearns occupying the
pulpit. Considerable interest is being awak-
ened in the New Church doctrines. ee
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08
In HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

In HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Jan. 81, 1870.
Read, amended by striking out the word 'drst, "
and inserting in lien thereof the word "tcestefh,
and passed. Sent up for concurrence
s. j. CHADBOURSE, Clerk.
In SENATE, Jan. %, 1870
The Senate receded and conc urred with the House
SAMUEL w. LANE, Secretary.
A true copy.
Attest: SAMUEL w. LANE, Secretary
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

There was meeting on Friday evening in
dents of Lowell, to arrange for the 5oth ami
versary of the admission of Maine to the
Union, which occurs on March 10Th. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

There was a collision at Oldtown on Satur-
day morning between two locomotives ON the
European & North American Railroad by
which considerable damage was done to the
engines, but none to any persons. s,-s7nF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

The Piscataquis Baptist Quarterly Confer
ence will be held at Athens Village, Friday
Feb. 18th, at o'clock, p. M, and continue
the two following days. .-.r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

The man who has tried most every other
way to increase his capital, thinks he shall ap-
ply to the Legislature for charter to enable
him to do it. SAP
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

The Morning Star newspaper has been re-
moved from Dover, N. H., to New York.
1t was started in Limerick, in this State, with
400 subscribers it now has $4,000. r.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

The ceremonies over the remains of Geo.
Peabody, at Peabody, Mass, will take place
to-day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

Mr.. WHIDDEN advocated the Immediate
passage of the bill. Capital cases are always
attended with great deal of labor and anxiety
and gentlemen assigned to them usually have
important business of their own on their hands
and he saw no reason why they should be
called upon at such times to render services
without compensation. He hoped the House
would pass the bill and let parties under such
circumstances have the right to have fair
and impartial trial by the assignment to them
of competent counsel.
MIR. ToBEY said this was simple thing
and he thought gentlemen understood il
thoroughly. He thought it mere simple act
of justice, and favored its immediate passage.
Mr. STIoKNEY opposed laying on the table
and thought the matter could be settled with
out it. IND. -.. ,..- s.s
The HOIse refused to table, and the bill
was then passed to be engrossed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-08

In HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Feb. 81 and
4th, on substituting the minority for the majority
report Of the Committee on Elections ip the con
tested election case keegan Us. Dckey.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-27
Nem'alork Daily gribmare.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 81, 1870.

NJ Olivier issued circular to the French electors,
and NJ Raspan a manifesto recommending abstinence
from disorder and negative vote Amnesty for press
ofenses will be proclaimed the 18th Of May.
- Colonial Policy has been debated in Parliament,
Mr.. Gladstone warmly sustaining the voluntary system
OF union with the Crown. == Count Vamaseda and
several of the Spanish Governors in Cuba refuse the
orders OF the CaptainGeneral. - Worlds Congress
Of Chess Players will be held at Baden. - Gen. Prim
announces that the edhce" Of Spanish government
will be "crowned " in May.
In the Senate to-day the Finance Committee reported
against changing the tax distilled spirits; substi-
tute for the House Army bill reported; resolution
introduced looking to the application OF the pro
ceeds of the public lands for educational purposes -
In the House, bill reported establishing Depart
nent of Justice; progress was made in the Tariff
bin.
The threatened Indian troubles were the subject OF
Yesterdays Cabinet meeting The estate of the late
Mr. Burlingame has been admitted TO probae IT does
not exceed 100000. Peter Phillips has been respited
again. The iron railroad bridge across the Wabash
River al Terra Haiite is finished == The Auburn Ma
tiOnal Bank has been robbed of SCI OOO Shocks of
earthquake have been felt the Pacific coast for
eral days past === Tie Philadelphia Mercantile Ii
hrary 10 be opened on Sundays. = The Upper Mis-
,issppi food is subsiding.
Testimony again given yesterday to prove McFar-
land insane = The inquest Patrick Lane, killed at
the bridge does not crminae the conductor
-= The people of Trenton have been excited by the
finding of some old and foreign gold coins there go
largo meeting of citizens at Cooper Institute, last night
approved the Indian policy of President Grant. -
Gold ll3i, ll3S 1875. Thermometer, At, &C, IS.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-27
TILE CLOSE OF RENTING TIME.

There will assuredly be an immense number
of houses vacant in this city at the end of the
current week. Large numbers of househoders
gave notice to their landlords some weeks ago
of their intention to leave unless there were
some reduction in the rents; and many tenants
have postponed renting new quarters in the
hope that the fall of rents would be very con-
siderable. Meanwhile there has been no such
large or general reduction by landlords
as had been anticipated. One Of the half
dozen very large owners of houses, whose
action always affects the course of other
owners, recently announced decrease
ranging from ten to thirty per cent; but
his example was not generally followed. Both
landlords and tenants have felt certain of max
ing moro satisfactory terms by holding off as
long as possible; hence the widespread refusal
on the one side to cOncede what was demanded
on the other
We are assured however, that in hundreds
Of cases throughout the city reductions have
been made Of from ten to fifteen per cent from
last years rates. In doing this, landlords
have acted wisely and safely. All will agree
that the immense advance in rents during the
last seven years was abnormal and injurious
to the interests of the city. 1t has been very
hard upon mechanics and laboring men, trades
people, shopkeepers, salared men, and pro-
fessional people-hard upon everybody, in
short, who has been compelled to pay war
rents, while profits, incomes, and wages have
been decreasing. The attempt to maintain
high rents has, within recent months, been one
of the principal causes preventing general
regulation of prices in many departments of
business; and it is impossible that this most
desirable regulation should take place as long as
extfavagant rates are demanded.
We do not think that property y-0wners would
New-York tribune., 1870-04-27

r We observe, and right gladly, too, that
bill to make unlawful the importation Of i'm
migrants under labor contracts was submitted
in the Senate on Monday, and referred to the
proper Committee The system under which
the Dutch merchants of San Francisco, Cor
nelius Koopmanschap & Co., proposed to IN
troduce Chinese coolies into the South, is the
one against which the bill is doubtless directed
1t will be remembered that the system OF
Slavery which the nation but lately Obllterated
at such terrible cost was begun, something like
two and half centuries ago, by the appren-
ticeship of few score of Africans by Dutch
trader who had stolen them to Virginia planters
who really had no need for them. We shall
be glad to have the Senate spoil any possible
historical parallel of this kind But is Koop-
manschap g. Co.'S system of labOr-importation
the only one which ought to be regulated |?
tt has been intimated that some of the
Southern States-Virginia, South Carolina,
Alabama, Louisiana, and perhaps others
through agents in this city and abroad,
are seeking to secure European immigrants
on labor contracts having many years to run,
which, we are assured, are simply system of
apprenticeship. Such systems, however equi-
table in theory, have generally resulted
in practice in nothing more or less than the
slavery of the apprentice. We are not positive
as to the truth of this report-we incline, in
fact, to doubt that it is well founded. But
there can be no better time to make the in
quiry than the present, while the bill alluded
to is pending; and whether the story be true
or false, it will not hurt to have the facts de-
yelOped
New-York tribune., 1870-04-27

Of proclamations, decrees manifestoes, and
other forms of special pleading, imperial and
ministerial, France will have had enough before
her Plebiscitum has gone by. NJ. Ollivier's cir
cular is the latest. He reasons melodramatlc-
ally, and with kind of verbal tableaux. To
vote Yes, he says, means Peace, and No means
-War7-no, worse than war: anarchy, disor-
der, revolution, revenge! There is climax
the very kind that vengeful Frenchmen most
admire. But to prove that the Irreconcilables
are not bloody minded, the veteran M. Raspail
advises his fellow citizens to keep quiet in case
of a fight and, of course, to vote No.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-27

AS expected Gov. Hoffman has vetoed the
whole lot of bills proposing to grant State
aid to railroads. Had one or two of the most
deserving come to him without the bakers
dozen of others attached it is possible that
he might have acted differently. 1t does not ap-
pear in his message that the Governor is
opposed to such aid from any abstract princi-
pie, nor that he is unable to distinguish be-
tween the deserving and the undeserving. He
appears to have become bewildered in the
midst of a crowd of suitors, to such an
extent that he could find his way out
only by rejecting all. There is much
to commend in some of of his abstract prOpo-
sitions for the protection of the Treasury, and
now that all is over it may be that the result
will justify his caution but there are some de-
serving enterprises that will regret his decision,
and the people most nearly interested will
agree with them.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-27

The Spiritual" soothsayers of Boston have
come to grief. Some three weeks ago little
girl, Nellie Burns, was missing under circum'
stances which created good deal of excite
ment and, as all means were to be taken foi
her recovery, the clairvOyants were consulted
They sent the poor policemen into all sorts oi
likely and unlikely places, and among them
saw the child in every direction of the COM
pass. A day or two since (as we are glad to
learn) Miss Nellie was discovered in the Gus.
tody of the woman who had stolen her; ana
now The Journal says: "The clairyoyant'
"did MT hit within ten miles of the where,
"abOuts of the Burns child y which is grea'
blow to the occult sciences in Boston.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-27
GOOD RIDDANCE.

The Legislature Of New-York has adjourned !!
For this and all other mercies, may we be duly
thankful. Whether it has left anything unstolen,
either in the Treasury or the pockets of the
People, may be ascertained after the bills
which it has passed shall have come to the light.
At present, a majority even of the mem
bers have no clear idea of what those
bills contain. Hundreds of them have
passed unread not tithe of them were de-
liberately considered and fully understood.
Poor excuse as this is, it is the best that can
be offered for the passage Of many of them.
The Governor will probably veto or stifle a
third of them but enough will be left to
characterize the body just dissolved as the
most profligate, reckless Legislature ever as
sembled in the State.
And this was to be expected. "CrOwns got
"by blood must be by blood maintained"
Elected by systematic, wholesale corruption, it
has proved worthy of its parentage The good
and true men in either House have been habit
ually overborne by the venal and corrupt. The
Lobby has owned and run majority OF its
MEMBERSHIPS bought them at price and sold
them at q prOft-has treated them as 1--we
stock to be sold or rented out as customers
should indicate. Bold, bad men had previously
shamed our Capitol; but so scandalous, Sc
shameless Legislature never before disgraced
and robbed our State. May she never be cursed
by such another
And now we ask that the Constitution OF
1867 be again submitted to a vote of our Peo-
ple. 1t embodies safeguards against both
popular and legislative corruption which, if in
force, would prevent the election OF such
another Legislature, and would pare its claws
if such q one could be elected. Give the Peo-
ple another chance, and they will protect
New-York tribune., 1870-04-27
JNDIAN PLEASANTLY.

Valentine Vollmar well known citizen OF Castro
Vile informed yesterday that few days since German hunting iof
Rio Pio surprised and captured By party Of ~
Being ocose mood these dove like pets Of our dovnmen' m
oc stripped the led him out on the pe
bis life girl about IL years OF age nme ~'
bow and arrow appointed him The race i some ~
srs him the back the arrow penetrating se
inches nsrroSy missing the spine and vital organs Inc an
and cunnngy lay movees deal This beautiful and poeac repre-
entaon tender and gess Indian maiden watchea ni
tim for Minutes with her ready and then concluding MIN 70
be really him and rjoned the band who rode rapidly away
The wounded man aerwar his house and will probably
Now we blame for knocking In the head all
such specimens of that his the recent bgh
Pcgsns The White and women on our hnar say en-
phsticslly, MOI
All the h, we wish Horace Greeley Vincent Cer and other noisy
nuances they fall into the hands Of these
sophsasted mAdehs and be served as was the German
speedy change tune the part Of THE TRIBUNE philosopher
would follow etpemeutsan Antonio TeIas Express 9th inst
Comments by The Tribune.
The above is fair specimen of the logic
current on the border. The Indians are savages :
therefore, ce must be savages too : they kill
and scalp women and children; so must we ::
they torture captive men and outrage captive
women we ought to do the same. Why not
We hail the distinct avOwal in the above
paragraph, that knocking in the head all
such specimens of the female SEX" &c, Is
what the non-Pieganthropic folks delight in.
Here is no pretense that women and children
arc killed by mistake in these border forays,
but glorying in the fact that they are
killed deliberately and on calculation. Dead
"men tell no tales !" and dead squaws and
their babes cannot do any more mischief. That
is plain talk, and we comprehend it.
But we protest against having words put
into our mouth by these baby-butchers. In
dans are not "dove-lke;" they are not
"beautiful and poetic :" they are not tender
"and guileless." They were savages before
they came in contact with our borderers, who
have made them a great deal worse than
they originally were. And they are not likely
to improve until they have better teachers
than their White neighbors.
And now let us ask those neighbors TO pom
der this question: Why did the Quaker pio-
neers of Pennsylvania, and why do the Cana
dams and the Mormons, never suffer from In
dian wars, treacheres, or massacresf You
know that it was and is because they treated
(or treat) the Indians better and rob them less
than Won do ."Only that, and nothing more"
New-York tribune., 1870-04-27

We begin to fear that woman's promise that
man will be greatly benefited by her refining
and tender influence at the polls is, like most
political pledges, meant but to allure. At a
recent meeting of the Board Of Education in
this City, communication was received from
the Lady Assistant Teachers in the male de-
partments of the Public Schools asking that
the regulation prohibiting the Use of corporal
punishment might be rescinded, for the reasons
that, since its passage, the schools are becom-
"ing demOralized, and the work of education
"has been hindered." Unlike their fair and
stately sister Juno, who sought with winning
speech to bend to her will the mighty Joye,
they would bring under subjectOn the school.
boys unruly spirit-would cram syntax and the
multiplication-table into his stubborn head
by lacerating his feelings with that dreaded
engine of torture known to youth as the birch.
We warn them that, should they succeed, every
boy who suffers a flagellation at their fair
hands will grow up to manhood with gIm
determination never to allow his tOrturers tie
divine blessing of the right to vote.