The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-04

Enthusiastically evidence exists, according
to Washington despatch, to show in Georgia,
during the recent election systematic action
was taken in many parts of the State to pre-
vent the negroes rom voting, by threats and
intimidation. The nature of these attempts
may he seen from two or three instances At
Atlanta tn lines were formed, one of whites
on one side of the building, and the other of
blacks on the other side. On the side where
the whites were no interruption occurred, and
the votes were rapidly thrown in; but on the
negro side the polling place was so densely
crowded by pack of "roughs" as to make is
almost impossible for a man to crush through
to the polls.
The way was three times cleared by the mill
tary, but was instantly re-crowded by the same
mob. In one instance man deliberately spat
in the face of o. S. Marshal and sprang ON
bench, drawing his revolver and shouting aloud
for riot to begin. The Marshal, entirely de.
fenceless, left the riot and went home. The
Republicans elected three members of Con-
gress where they should have elected five. The
Democrats return four. The district where
Bradley, colored, ran as an Independent candi-
date, was lost by the Republicans going over
to vote for him.
The barque Trovatore, heretofore reported
lost, was struck by revolving tempest, or
waterspout, on the 9th of December, off Cape
Spartimento, about forty miles from Messina,
and Capt. Blanchard and his family, together
with the mate, cook and two seamen, persisted
wheu the vessel foundered. The second mate,
Mr.. DINER Park, Of Searsport, and three men,
chung to some pieces of the wreck, and were
picked up next day by an Italian brig and car
ried into Messina. At the time of the disaster
the barque was under lower topsails only, and
the Captain and all hands were on deck stand
ing by for squall, but it came so suddenly and
with such tremendous force that it threw the
vessel on her beam ends, and she sank in fif-
teen minutes. The rigging was cut away, but
It was too ate to save her. 1t is supposed that
aportion Of her decks were stove in by the
waterspout, 10 that she Immediately filled with
water.
The most notable article ia the new North
| American Revspw, issued yesterday, is that of
ex-secretary Cox IN Civil ServicejR Reform, and
| it will prove abunlantly worthy the attention
its appearanee will excite. It is calmly but
6A~Pn'~"'J "AtssCu-s6ES IOIlh Vic AdIo1t duU
extent of the evil Of tie present system of dis
| posing OF the political patronage Of the govern
ment, and filing all its offices, high and low
proves its points by apt Citations of experience,
and holds up the great gain to the character
of our politics and politicians of thorough
revolution. There is nothing especially new
in the article, either of fact or idea, and no COM
meut upon his own withdrawal from the cabi-
Let; but it is great circumstance and an use
full one, to have the subject so broadly grasped
and so fully and sharply presented to the pub.
lie by one whose name and experience. and
above all, whu,e recent controversy With Gen.
Grant and the politicians of the patronage
dispensing school, bring him into public atten-
ton, and indie the reading of all he may have
to utter
.,CRoRs are to have an additional hardship
imposed on them out in Iowa,-they are to be
held to rigid practice of total abstinence
The supreme court there has decided that the
use of intoxicating liquor, even in moderation,
by iuryman, during the progress of trial,
is sufficient reason for discarding the verde.
and granting new trial. This would not
seem quite SO bard if judges, lawyers. and wit
nesses were held 10 tetotalism with like
rigor, but it certainly is little rough that the
poor juryman, Who has the poorest pay and
most tnankless task of the lot should also be
condemned to the practice of the severe st vir-
tue. Society and deccrum are doubtless desir-
able 10 a court of justice: but until judges are
willing to forego their own cocktail before din
ner, and their glass of wine after, they ought
not to insist that jury men be confined to water
alone.
The HOMICIDE AT WNTHRoP-We learn
from the Kennebec Journal that the hearing
on the Winthrop murder was holden Monday.
Mr.. Bean was unable to appear. and e. f.
PilIsbury, Esq, of Augusta, appeared for the
defence, and w. P. Whitehouse, County At
torney, for government. Witnesses for defence
stated that Page had previous to the murder
used violent language towards Watson, swear
ing that he would kill him if he had any more
trodble with him. Watson was held to answer
to the charge Of manslaughter, and ordered to
find sureties in the sum of $4,000 for his ap-
pearance at the March term of the s. j. Court
The suretes were found.
UNTIL within few days, at least, there has
been more snow and ice far to the south of US
than in the vicinity of New York. The Savan-
nah Advertiser of the Oath, which has several
paragraphs descriptive of snow tails in Geor-