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The Portland daily press., 1871-06-06
SheriR's sale.
Auction Sale at State Arsenal,
Portland Me-

an Thursday, June sih, at 1-2 O'Clock 2 NJ. will
~ be sold by order of the Governor and Council at
State Arsenal, Portland, Me-, an assortment OF Ord
nance and Ordnance Stores. Small Arms and Ac-
coutrem1uts. Ammunition, Clolhing. &c AIso two
brick and one wooden buildings, to be removed be-
fore July ist
Catalogues furnished upon application to the anc-
tioneers.
my2Dtd F.O. BAILEY Il co. Aucfioneers.
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A New Bark at Auction.

-ciIk Will be sold at Bangor Maine, June
IN 8tI, 1871, al o'c'ock r. m, without re.
MfSa-3M serve to the highest bidder, new bark
-4kArlsr7 OF aoout 600 tons register. tu double
SssEAS deck. $50 leet log 80 ieet in beam. II
feet deep, and teet between decks; built
under special survey OF the Lloyd and rates AL
years, is fully SPARED and rugged, complete SUIT
OF sails and is ballasted Tor sea.
in THOMPSON, T,,s,oo.
II. HERMAN, ! 'fu''ees'
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gY The worst Coughs yield as il by magic
to the wonderful curative powers Of DR..
Pierce's Alt. Ext. OF Golden Medical Discov-
cry. 1t also compasscs everything ever before
discovered for the cure OF Pimples, Blotches.
aud RAshes on the face; also for Erysipelas,
Salt Rheum, and all Skin and ScrCfulous dis
eases. Sold by druggists.
- jp6lh--eod1w tu-th- s&w1t
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USE Hills Rheumatic Pills, only % cts per
box. may6th st
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NEW YORK, June .-Hora,ne.-Gold opened
steady al 1l2. Governrl nts dull.
Stocks eak and lower.
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AUCTION SALES.
Spe j | Autti n Notice,

a frFR the sale ~ hue Silver Plated Coed; on
A Saturday We uud the assortme, ., Inn..n
Irok u Nav we Fe it'd IN JOufn the sale until
soesd;sy mOrnia2 next, at ten o'clock, hen
H., ~ hI' clpce assortment OF go d. CONSISTING
~ Part OF P"icrlain lined lee PItchers Case pa
Us 'a am finished and Coli lined SaI,,rs of all
gc1ec +. o BNiLEY O. Auct,,s
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WEBSTER, under Fluent's Hall, is prepared
to furnish all kinds of Pastry, Cake, Ice
Cream and Oysters; all kinds Of Fancy Dishes
for weddings, private and public parties, at the
shortest notice. ian11eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1871-06-06

Wolvie. N. ) 4, Br schr Horton-7C0 bb,s fou
pkgs mdse, value $500.
The Portland daily press., 1871-06-06

JOB FRINTiNa.-Send your orders for Job
Printing to the Daily Press Printing House
where they will be promptly attended to at the
Owest possible rates. WIN. Al. MARKS.
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MAssAUlaU US ETTS.
eye Ancient mud HNOno,aLlr., 3,

RosroN, June 5.-The Ancient and Honora
bio Artillery commemOrated its 1881 apniver-
saPy to-day. The ranks were unusually iuil,
numbering nearly 500 men. Rev. NJ. X. Scher-
merhorn preached the annual sermon in Old
South church, after which the company sat
down to dinner in Fancuil Hall, which wa,
deliberately decorated. After dinner, speeches
were made by Gen. G. FL. Pierson, contender
of the AncieDts, Gov. Claflin, Gov. Paddleford
OF Rhode Island, exGoy. Hawley Of Connecti-
cut, and others. at the close OF the festivities
the company marched TO the Common, W he re
the NEW officers were commissioned by the
Governor. Col E. g. Bailey, Past Command
er, was reelected and commissioned as Com
The Portland daily press., 1871-06-06

The members of the New Hampshire Legis-
lature are arriving and meetings were held
last evening. Both parties are confident but
the Democrats ard Labor Reiormtra are re.
ported to have made a coalition Tor division
of the officers
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THE SALE AT THE ARsENAL.-The State Ar
senal on Bramhalrs hill is to become, after
Thursday next. a thing of the past. as on that
day, by order Of the Governor and Council,
there will be general clearing out sale by
Messrs. F. o. Bailey & Co., preparatory to
turning the grounds ever to the trustees of the
Maine General Hospital. A complete history
Of this institution was published in the PRESS
not many months ago. The State will reserve
large amount of the ordnance and military
stores now in the buildings, which will be
stored in another place; among them is the
famous Sherman battery Of - pound rifles
and two other 6pound batteries, drawn by the
State from the general government at the
close of the war, with full sets of equipmen ts;
still there is good deal of valuable property
i, the form Of small arms, swords ammunition,
&c.. to be disposed of to the highest bidder
And there are some "iolly" old relics of our
fathers; for example, an ammunition wagon
of 1893, picked up by Adiutant General MUIR
ray down in Aroostook, where it had been for
two generations, perhaps, and sent by him TO
Portland for safe keeping; also tumbrii of
the pattern of 1912, with Madawaska cartridg-
es, and other material which will recall the
days when May training was an institution,
and the fall musters were observed with
spirit, (no joke intepded.) No doubt there
will be sharp competition for the odd lots of
old muskets and rifles of modern pattern,
which will be offered. Two buildings will also
be sold, one Of which, Of brick, ought to go in
to the hands Of the Hospital trustees, for the
material can be used to advantage in the new
building.
The ADELPHIANs.-The audience at Music
Hall last evening was by no means as large as
it should have been, when it is considered that
an opportunity was presented of witnessing
frst-class company in very attractive per-
torrance. Tire comedy of "War to the Knife"
is one of those light and sparkling pieces which
seem peculiarly adapted to the summer sea-
son. In plot and incident it bears striking
resemblance to "Faces in the Fire." which
was presented by this company on their last
visit. The various characters were Iemalka-
bly, we'll sustained by the members of the com
pany, aud the ability of each individual actor
was clearly shown. The burlesque of Faust"
was performed in capital manner, and Great
ed roars of laughter. Mr.. Hall as Mephisto
piles, and Miss Wiseman as Faust, were ex-
cellent and gave great satisfaction, while the
remaining actors developed decided talent for
burlesque acting. The vocal music in connec-
ton with the burlesque was very fine. Mons.
Won Meyerhoff is an excellent musician, and
his playing on the melodeon was much admir-
ed. This evening great bill will be present.
ed. and we trust a large and appreciat We au-
lepc0 will be preSeDt
The Portland daily press., 1871-06-06
BY TELEGRAPH

TO THE DAILY PRESS.

VERSAILLES, June 5.-The probable result of
the sittingS of the National Assembly to- NOR
row is the canse for great excitement. It is
believed that the decree of exile Of the Bnur
bon princes will be abrogated. The newspa-
pers generally disapproye of snch a cour, O.
which they say will be step towards re>tora-
ton.
The telegraph lines will all be in working
order again by Saturday next.
The Orleans Princes---Investisut of
administration.
VERSAILLES, June 5-Prince Metternich and
nearly all the members OF the Diplomatic
Corps were present at the opening of the As
sembly this morning in expectation of de-
bate on tho right of the Orleans Princes to
seats in the House. THEIRS, however, NOV, d
pOstpOnement OF the discussion until Thurs
day, which was agreed to. stating that the com
mi,tee in charge OF the subject had found it
Impossible TO CONS to an agreement To day,
and he mad requested the N not to hasten the
deliberations. The committee favor d stimuli
taneOus decision on the veritcalon of The
elections of Orleaus Princes and the abrcga-
ton Of the decree of exile against them
The committee appointed to consider what
&C lOn should be taken in regard to the acts of
the recent government of France, report in
favor of an inves tgation OF the administration
Of the government national defence at Paris,
Tours aud Bordeaux aud the government over
which NJ. Theirs presided.
PARIS, June 5-Eveniug. An address to the
Pope is receiving many signatures in the Prov
inces. 1t expresses the hope that France may
soon avenge the Holy Father.
The ST. eets are yet patrolled and arrests con-
tinue. The Bourbon princes are yet an ee
,nent Of uneasiDess. An attempt has been
made to assassina,e the German Project of
StIasbOurg.
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Orr Platform.

The resolutions adopted by the
Frederick County Convention. Of the
friends Of GEORGE WASHINGTON, held
on the 9Th of September 1892, in the
Court House, at Frederick Town, on
the subject Of the Politics Of the
Day." are sufficiently clear and ex-
plicit and orthodox enough to suit our
views Of propriety. These resolutions
were unanimously adopted by the
people Of this county at that day, by
Z solid vote for the Father of his
Country. They are broad enough and
comprehensive enough for patriots to
stand upon at this day. We place
our feet square upon the "platform, .
and are impressed with the belief if
they were good enough for our fore
fathers in the early and pure days.oi
the Republic, they are good enough
for us. Where Washington led we
are willing to follow. '--
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Party Spirit.

Party spirit has been the bane Of
all free countries. It undermined
and sapped the foundations Of the
public liberty in the Roman Empire.
While Caesar had 3 party and Pom
pey had a party, the Republic had
none, and the superstructure of ages
fell into ruins. Edmund Burke, the
massive writer and great publicist Of
Europe, described it as the madness
Of the many for the benefit of the
few" Party spirit sets nations and
small communities to loggerheads
about non-entities, quirks and guiddi-
ties, while if the energies of the lat
ter had been half as devoted to the
common wants Of the neighborhood
the prosperity Of the people would
have been doubly enhanced Men
frequently give up to a maddened and
phrenzied party spirit great powers of
mind which were intended for the
benefit of mankind. DR.. Franklin
has we'll expressed it in few senten-
rttieuss words -Aeas whe~ eE par
ty the best energies Of their lives
pay too dear }~ tie achis'ts- A wordto
the wise is sufficient.
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It will require union Of all par
~ md an interests to secure the IA
pid growth and prosperity Of Mechan-
icstown. A hundred men united and
determined for given purpose can
accomplish more than thousand men
whose counsels are divided and dis
tracted. We all know the fable of
the bundle of sticks. The liberties
Of this country were achieved in l776
by union, and they can alone be pre-
served in the same self-sacrifcing
spirit. Let our fellow citizens re-
member this as they pass along. The
vital interests of this town and sec
ton Of the country are not yet half
developed, and it will require all the
energies and foresight Of right-thiuk
ing men to give them a prudent and
prosperous direction.
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John P. Kennedy in his romance OF

John P. Kennedy in his romance OF
"Horse Shoe Robinson" has left us a
legendary tale of the Revolution aad
the Battle of Kings Mountain; but
his Hero in his chequered career never
displayed more manly virtues and OK
hibited greater evidences Of political
philosophy, ssgacity and forethought,
heroism and fortitude than character
lied the civil and military career OF
Corporal VIM. Elder, son of Guy
Professor George H. Miles, who has
great poetical ability and literary
taste, should take up the memoir and
do justice to the gallant deeds and
historic renown of "Wm. Elder, son
Of Guy" The soil Of Emmittsbure
District is redolent of his great love
of liberty, his ardent patriotism and
heroic devotion for the right. He
WAS plain unostentatious man Of the
mould and make Of the late Patrick
Owings, but Of great practical sense
and united the soldier with the &C.
MUS Of the philosopher.
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Hon. John ". Geary, Governor Of
Pennsylvania, in his late message to
the Legislature of that State, highly
recommends a geological and miner
illogical survey of that State. lie
urges the triangulation Of the differ
ent counties and the preparation Of a
map Of the State, showing the locality
of the mineral deposits and their
availability to market. Gov Bowie
should make similar recommended
ton to the Legislature Of Maryland
at its next session.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-03-04

DD~ The following para graphs arc
selected from the Gnss paper published
in Frederick county: -
In selecting Frederick Town as O
point for the publication of a news.
paper, the FIRST faper published west
of Baltimore and Annapolis, we fee
that we are undertaking a hazardous
enterprise. The project is new one
and we have many risks to incur
Still we think there is enough of pub
lie spirit and local pride in this com
munity to carry out our grand aim
of establishing press through which
the news from abroad, and the wants
of the community at home may be
made known and the general taste
gratifed.:-,M. Chronicle, Jan1ary4,
1885.
ady~The people Of Creagerstown
have subscribed liberty t0Maa& our
paper. The people in that neighbor-
hood and the Upper Monocacy must
be reading community, and we shall
pay considerable attention to their
want&-Januayy 4, l7S5.
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1T is chiefly to the mineral and
wooded resources of the mountain
that this town must look for its per.
manent prosperity. Our furnaces and
FORCES must not lie idle ;-neit&aes
must the workshop be neglected.
Labor is honorable and productive
wealth thus acquired is sure to swell
the wise mans Golfers. Our town was
founded by mechanics; it bears the
name OF the mechanic art. Let it be
true to its name and destiny, and il
may shine in history as one of the
most prosperous towns Of Frederick
county.
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Town AUTHoRITIEe.

Town AUTHORITIES.
CommissionagA.;
Frederick White, President.
Van b Osler, Geo. w. Foreman,
John II. Rouzer, Geo. W. Stocksdale
Reuben Osler, justice. Of the Peace; Hi
ram Arthur, Constable.
THE CHURCHES.
St. Johns Euangelsca' Lutteran.-PastoI
TO be supplied.
REFORMED (.ApplS's) Rev. N. E. Gilds, Pas
tor.
United Brethren. John X. Nelson
Pastor.
Methodist Episcepal-Rev. J. Montgom-
cry. Pastor.
Catholtc.-Rcv. Father John McCloskey,
Pastor.
ODD FELLOWS HALL.
Main St~et-llandclph Wacsche, Noble
Grand.
Mr. VIM. Damuth lis the Worthy Chief
Templar Of the TEMP erance organization
Of this town. The Society meets at Odd
Fellows Hall every Tuesday evening.
THE MAILS.
The mail for Baltimore daily except
Sunday leaves this place every afternoon
by the lao train.
The stage for Frederick, with the mail,
leaves here every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday mornings.
The stage for Emmittsburg, with the
mail, leaves every day Immediately after
the arrival of the 1890 train from Balti-
more.
The mail for Sabillasville leaves here on
horseback every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
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The CLARION is now before oul
readers and awaits their smiling ap.
prevail and patronage. We intend tc
make it as interesting as possible, and
we hope our friends will not only sub
scribe, but advertise hberalay In it.
columns. We ask our friends and the
public and the friends Of Western
Maryland, not only in Mechanics
town, Emmittsburg, Hauvers, Catoc
tin and Creagerstown, but throughout
Frederick county and the State, tt
yield us little of their custom. We
are determined to press onward and
improve with each succeeding mum
Der,
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WILLIAM n ED,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
MECHANHGSTOWN, March 4, 1871

This sheet ushers into existence the
first number Of the CATocT1N CLARION.
Custom requires and courtesy sane
lions that we should state the grounds
on which our paper Will be conducted.
It will, as stated in the prospectus, be
independent, fearless and free in the
discussion of public matters-no great
mans parasite, no party's tool. We
intend to devote our energies to the
development Of the varied resources,
and promote the interests Of the citi-
zens residing in the upper districts of
the county. We shall seek nothing
that is to be won by kneeling," but
go on in the path Of duty with firm
and vigorous hand, and leave to time
to test the question whether we shall
succeed or fail. We fear not the YER
dict of the people.
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The type on which this paper is
printed is all new from the foundry
Of RYAN g. RICKETTS,, Baltimore, II
is a clear, beautiful face, and makes
a neat and bold impression. We woald
advise our friends in want of type te
call upon this firm, whom they will
find in the large New Building, corner
of South and German streets. They
are very clever and excellent gentle.
mau to deal with.
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1G" We are indebted to the Hon
Charles Francis Adams, Of Boston
Massachusetts,, for an interesting me.
moir of tine Hon. JOSHUA JOHNSON
his grandfather, a native Of Frederick
county, Nd, and at one time Ameri
can Consul at London, in the days Of
George Washington. 1t contains
some facts of great interest to the
people of Frederick Town and coun.
ty. We will publish it as soon as We
can find room.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-03-04

THE sound of the steam whistle
twice day in the suburbs Of our hith'
erto quiet little town has awakened
everything up to newness Of life, and q
spirit of observation-disclosures" which is
quite refreshing. We begin to put on
city airs and learn city fashions Balti'
more is brought close to our doors, and
oysters and canvas-back ducks and
fresh fish can be procured and eaten
daily, as at one Of the largest restau-
rants in the Monumental city. This
is something gained. 1t is a great deal
gained 1t is a new era in the town.
It has aroused OUT people up 10 reali-
cation of the situation" 1t has i'm
pressed them with the conviction that
the destiny and prosperity Of com
,nunity is i'm their own hands. Our
hands, to keep pace with our growing
wants and expansive ideas, must not be
idle. We must be up and doing.
We must build houses. We must oc.
cupy them. We must explore our
mountain range. We must develope
the bowels Of the earth. We must
penetrate the veins and arteries Of the
"antres vast and turrets grand" whose
towering altitude bid us ascend the
ladder of industry, and reach the pin
nacle Of prosperity. Our men Of means,
of energy and resolution, must NOW
step forth and plant their Jacobs staff
firmly down, and go forth to the reali-
zstion of grand and noble conceptions.
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As the snow disappears from the
mountains, our active prospectors for
valuable minerals, which are believed
to be embedded in the hills and canons
of the Catoctin base, will be on the
alert in search of the rich treasures.
We look for some important discov-
cries this spring and summer.
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To Mr.. A. III. Henderson, Bookstore
near ahe Market House, Frederick, Nd, we
are indebted for "Catcchism Of the United
States by Prof VIM. r. Grocery, Superin.
tendent Of Public Instruction, Baltimore"
This. is very useful book, and should be
In the hands of every teacher in the county
and State. 1t contains a digest Of valuable
information put together in q pleasant AND
instructive form. 1t should be introduced
into all our Primary Schools.
For sale at Hcnderson's Bookstore Fred
crick, Nd
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Gold! GOld!j GOllll
Oh gold still prefer thee unto paper
INV hank ia not NIL a bank of yaDOr."

| ooh gold still prefer thee unto paper,
Thy bank is not all bank Of vapor."
The discovery Of gold in Cabarrus
Burke and Bunconbe counties il
North Carolina in 1929, and il
the Cherokee countr y, Cherokee and
Lumpkin counties, near Dahlonega
in Georgia; in 1926 20, created con
siderable excitement in the Southern
section of the Union at the period
stated, which caused the Government
to establish minis at Charlotte, in the
former State, and at Dahlonega, in
the latter. But these discoveries did
not create-a moving element of any
great magnitude 1t was reserved fol-
the discovery of gold in California
on the South fork of the American
River, near where Coloma now stands
in; FL Dorado county, in the spring Of
l84S, which set the great hive of gold
seekers and nation makers in motion
In the spring of 1851, an Australian
gold seeker "a miner from Cornwall
England by prospecting" New Cal
edonia, discovered the gold fields in
that auriferous region. The world
knows what a tremendous rush these
discoveries on the Pacific slope and
South Sea caused to migrate to San
Francisco and Sacramento and to Mel.
bourne and Sydney-and how these
cities sprung into existence as if by
the magic touch of the enchanter. 1t
was the "Red Land" section in North
Carolina and Georgia, and imCalifor-
MIA and Australia, where gold first
was found The conformation OF the
earth at the famous mining place Of
"Yankce Jim's," in Placer county,
California, dry diggings between the
North and South fork of the Ameri-
can River bears a strong resemblance
to the Red Land curve beginning at
the dividing sections near Spitzen-
berger's Tavern" and gravitating to
near Graceham and Emmittsburg.-
The question comes up can it be that
gold may be found in this locality ?
A Georgia miner who invented the
Long Tom" said all things are posi-
BILE and nothing was impossible. Has
the country from Fishing creek to
Flat Run been thoroughly "prospect-
ea?" These are leading questions
and we propose to answer them. We
believe the earth is full of mineral Of
one kind and another If gold is not
found in sufficient quantities to pay
to work, is it not barely possible that
other minerals such as iron ore, cop
per, zinc, silver, and other metallic
substances may be found Of great
value. We believe that valuable
minerals do abound in the scope Of
country designated, ranging from
Spitzenberger's tavern to the Penn
sylvania line. We have noticed eer-
tain ear marks, to use the expressive
language Of an old miner, (which have
pointed out these auriferous indica.
tions as veritable fact" This is moi
only our own opinion, but it is the
opinion of Capt. John Carrick, gen.
tleman who gave his name to the
Knob which overhangs Emmittsburg
Lewis Medtart, Frederick Nusz. and
others, who in their day paid consid.
cradle attention to this subject.
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sdr Some OF the Republican jour.
mails Of Massachusetts are urging the
claims of Han. Chas. Francis Adams
as q candidate for the next Presiden-
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CB- Lyons & Smith, Railroad contrac'
fors, have just returned from Baltimore
with pocket full Of rocks"
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Departure Of Trains. :.
Morning Train, ~ -' $50 A. NJ.
Evening Train, L40 r. N.
Arrical Of Trains.
Morning Train, 1890 I. N.
Evening Train, $3.50 +. M.
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PERSONAL.

During the past few days our town has
been visited by Mr.. George M. Bokee of
Baltimore, President of the w. M. R.. r.,
and the Hon. John Lee Chapman, former
President and ex- Mayor of Baltimore, and
now Naval Officer atthat port. They were
here on business connected with the Rail
way. ~ 80 1s3 H#