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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-18

Since the riot of last Wednesday, in which
was exhibited SO much of intolerance and such
lack of spirit by the city authorities, the ques.
ton has been raised elbow far the Catholics
as religious sect, are controlling the city, and
what means that church is taking to fix its
power more fully. 1t has been ascertained
that in some of the lower Wards they have full
control of the schools, and are each year max
ing further encroachments. Where the clergy
cannot get control Of the schools so as to prac-
tically abolish the reading of the Bible, as has
been the case in many schools, they pursue an
inimical course that eaaA.s most of the Catho-
lie children to leave. In some schools where
the Catholics have the school officers the Bible
has not been read for twenty years, although
the rule requires it, and in many others the
Scriptures have been abolished many years
Rev. Father Quinn, priest of great influ-
ence, denounces in furious TRADES the public
schools, their founders and supporters. In
one week he frightened eighty-fve children
from the public schools into his parish school
by threatening them with all the punishments
that his church has invented.
A mans religion should not debar him from
the right to positions of trust and honor; and
the question would never have arisen but for
the events of last Wednesday. 1t is found,
however, that all the important city offices are
headed by Roman Catholics except the May
or's. An idea of how thoroughly the city gov
eminent is in the hands of this church may be
seen from list of some of the city officers.
The following are Roman Catholics:
Peter B. Sweeney, President of the Central
Park commission.
Richar6 B. Connolly, controller.
Bernard Smyth, receiver of taxes
Richard O'Gorman, corporation counsel.
James b. Nicholson, commissioner of chart
ties.
Oven w. Brennan, commissioner of chart
ties.
William Hitchman, president of the fire de-
partment.
John H. Williams, president of the board of
excise.
Matthew 7. Brennan, sheriff.
Michael Connolly, register.
J. ii. McCunn, Judge of superior court.
:. Brady, Judge Of supreme court.
=. I. Da,y, Judge of court of common pleas.
James M. Sweeny, clerk of supreme court.
Il: clancy, clerk OF marine court
Ihomrs J. Barr, pelIce commissioner
Robert q. Hutchings. surrogate.
Richard OGorman, president of commission
of emigration.
Thomas j. Creamer, tax commissioner
John Calvin, president of board of assistant
William h. Maloney, clerk Of board of as
sistant aldermen.
Thomas Conan, president of board of alder
men.
John J: Bradley, chamberlain.
Edward Hogan, Judge of police court,
Thomas A. Ledwith, Judge of police court.
T. j. Shandley, Judge OF police eourt.
John McQuade, Judge Of police court.
Dennis Qdina, civil judge.
Thomas kivlin, civil Judge.
Joseph Mcguire, civil Judge.
William J. Kane, civil Judge.
Of public Instruction.
John Mullaly, health commissioner.
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Several ex-cOnfederate Congressman and ex.
rebel judges and other dignitaries of the late
Confederacy, have testified before the KuKIux
Committee that such an organization as the
Khan does not exist and never did exist ex-
cept as kind of "local police" that has al.
ways existed to terrify evil doors even before
the war. This is undoubtedly true. We
have read of the tarring and featherino q,
abolitionists, OF ordering men suspected Of
entertaining abolition sentiments out of town
backed by wholesome advice "to dust quick !,
and OF post-masters, who added to their
other duties, censorship as to what was tit
70 go through the mails, always throwing out
the New York Tribune and papers of like
sentiments. The ex-dignitaries admit that
nsome cases this local police force has been
fatner severe.as indeed it has been the mast
Iu' .'s general OBJECT has been laudable de-
sire TO maintain peace and quiet.
me testimony before the Ku Klux Com.
mi'tee' win the exceptional instances of a
lew ex-confederate officers, lead to the conc,u.
sion that as police organization It has neon.
liar methods of enforcing The observance of
the laws. For instance, the store of a North.
ein man In South Carolina was blown up and
ms property destroyed by an armed and dis
su'sed band and he and his clerk would have
peen snot had one of the parties not he,onaas
"" society that ensures personal safety To ;ts
members. The only crime that this Nor
mao committed was to rent land and suh ron,
10 coiored men. In Mississippi. vonno
was compelled to leave his gro-e man
property at the order e ing crop and
simply becaps- VI this -"local police"
borr ne had the misfortune to be
=. In Massachusetts. Officers, elected by
the people, have been taken from their houses
and murdered simply because they undertook
to enforce the laws as they had sworn to do
Prominent men in State Legislatures have
been murdered by the local police; hundreds
OF men have been taken from their homes in
the dead OF night by this. local police in dis
disguise, and whipped until thew prom;sed
not to exercise the right of suffrage az co,
ferred upon them by the Constitution Of the
United States. BY this "local police.n in a
half dozen counties in North Carolina. tiftv-
seven men were murdered and over two hun
dred MANNED and brutaliy beaten.
The Ku-Klux, these gentleman and the
Democratic organs inform us, does not exist.
OF 1t does, is mythical order and very
peacslol, yet we notice that grand jury in
.ne Nor.nern District of Mississippi has just
-osunso iorty-ive bills of Indictment against
over 'nree hundred persons for numbering
whipping, and putting in peril the uvas anJ
persons OF freedmen. For one session ~ so anu
this may be considered a tolerab,e an " COURT
and if it indicates anything, it sh show
the jury was not satisfied of the truth of '.at
editorials in Northern Democratic newsnanare
In fact, the disagreement is total which .
most likely to be mistaken in its facts?
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For Governor:
S[DNEY PERHAM,
OF PARIS, -...t-
CumberIand County Convention.

The Republicans of the several Towns Of Cumpe,-
land County, hereby notified to choose the,r u.
egates to meet in convention at the kecep'ion No.
OF City Hall, in Portland, on thursday un' .'a'
day OF August, 1871, at 10 O'Clock IN inc io'e.1 y
nominate tour candidates Tor Senators. one County
Commissioner. Judge of Probate, Register OF Probate
and County Treasurer; to choose County Commit
lee for 1872 and to transact such other business as
may properly come before them.
Each town will be entitled to one delegate and
one additional Tor every IS votes Tor the Republican
candidate TOR Governor In 1868. A traction of 40
votes additional to the full number tor delegate /.
also entitled to delegate. The apportonment is az
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-18

A CLASS of reformers who are reformers
because they can earn their bread-and-buttor
easier by this new profession than by engaging
in more useful employment, set themselves
to deploring the buiness condition of the
country. While these is general depression
in some interests all overj the world in En-
gland as well as the United States, there is no
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-18

Col. John Hay c'Jim Bludso') is to read an
original poem at the reunion of the society of
the army of the James, to be held in New
the occasion by "Doesticks'' MORTIMER l..
tt OmpsOn) will be one of the features of the
banquet to be given at the st. James hotel.
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THE NEW YORK PosT, in leading article
the corruption and misrule of the Tammany
ring, says that the present character of the
city of New York, which takes all power from
the people and concentrates it into the hands
of four men, cannot be repealed unless the
legislature has majority of honest men, and
until it is repealed, expunged, "wiped out, 4
the men who now msgovern New York, who
have SO monstrously increased its debt in the
last two years, who have just disgraced the city
and State by their pandering to mob these
men cannot be removed. It does no good to
elect new Mayor under the present charter,
for the subordinate officers appointed by May
or Hall hold over for a term of years, and if
an honest man were Mayor he would be pow
erless.
To redeem the city, therefore, we must first
redeem the State; and the Republicans can do
that if they try; if they are earnest for reform
if they will unite, and put forward honest and
true mem. They will not have so good an op-
portunity again for years; for they have now
the honest voters OF all parties with them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-18

THE correspondent of the Boston AdUertiser
says of the Bowdoin commencement dinner:
"Any review of commencement would be
incomplete, if it did not mention the dinner
The dinner proper was as detestable as ever,
but the speeches were far superior to those or
dinarily heard. The bland voice and the
graceful sentences of President Woods are
always heard with delight He to took upon
himself the delicate work of speeding the
parting and welcoming the coming President
It weuld be difficult to tell how admirably he
performed the task, and the only exception
any one could have taken to what he said was
when he went out of his way to refer to the
sword of Gen Lee as 'unstained by any dis.
honor, "A sentiment that was received in re-
snectfu1 silence -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-18

The few attempts made in the excitement
of the New York riot to organize religious
or an American party meet with little en-
couragement, but as much as such a move
ment deserves
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-18

GEN. BUFFERS announcement in letter
called out by letter from the publisher and
editor of the Sunday Morning Chronicle of
Boston, takes the Massachusetts, papers by sur
PRISE The letter of inquiry contains four
questions. To the first. which asks Gen. But
Ter if he intends to allow the use Of his name
as candidate for Governor, the following I'M
equivocal reply is given:
In view of the present political situation of
parties in Massachusetts, and OF the withdraw
al By the present incumbent OF the once Oh
Governor of his name for denomination, do
propose to allow my name 10 be used before
the Convention for that high Office. Ii is one
that may fill the honorable ambition OF any
man and like every other object OF honosaoie
ambition, is to be sought for by all proper
means
The next question propounded is whether or
not Gen. Butler promised DIR. Loring his aid
when tho latter should he candidate II Lor-
ing would retire from the field for Congress in
1866. This, General Butler denies with some
warmth.
The fourth asks him what policy he W i'll pur-
| sue. If elected, with reference to the prohibi-
tory liquor Law? Gen. Buffers reply is ingen.
iously evasive, as will be seen by his answer:
II is the sworn duty of the Chief Executive
TO allow neither officials. corporations, nor any
body Of men what. yer to act their pleasure in
obedience or disobedience to law. Gen. Grant
never gave expression 20 a wiser saying than
the declaration that the best way to learn
whether law is obnoxious or salutatory is 60
enforce it." The prohibitory law is either de-
sired by the people of the Commonwealth or il
is not. If not desired il should not remain on
the statute book Ii desired it should be en-.
forced; and so long as it remains repealed its
| enforcement is a not-to-be-evaded duty. In
regard TO this as to every other law, whatever
may be the opinion OF the Executive upon it,
propriety or expediency,it ought to be fully
executed.
As yet no Boston paper has appeared to ad
vocate Gen. Buffers case, while the NEST o
them are opposed. The Advertiser thinks
Gov. Claflin may yet solve the question by
consenting to run, and hopes that Gen. But
Ter, if he fails in the Convention, as is almos
intmated, will not play the part of Mr. Phil
lips.
The Journal takes no ground as yet, but it
tone is not favorable to General Butler. TIL,
Traveller has already declared for DR.. Loring
but makes no comment upon General Butler
| letter.
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For Sale.

n NO. Fairbanks Scale, but tile used. as good
"A as new. Also oue Desk and ONCE furniture
Will be sold low. Apply at
1ss Commercial St.
July 70, 1871. Nv
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Bankers and Brokers.

1OO Middle Street. Portland,
eR-On completion lin 1s72of go miles of Railroad
now building. between St. John, N. b, and Halifax,
N. s, there will be an unbroken line OF Railway
from Halifax to all the chief cities of the United
States, and two or three days OF ocean travel can
be avoided, and about SO hours time saved, from
New York, in going to or coming from Europe, by
rail to or from Halifax large business in pas
sengers, mails and freight will hereby be ADDED to
the traffic over the E. & N. A. Railway.
July13-sneod2m TICS
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odd Fellows yufual Relief AssO-
citation.

MONTHLY meeting Tuesday evening. July 18TH
Nl at odd Fellows Hall, at a O'Clock.
H. Q. BARNES, sect'y.
Portland, July II, is7l' "
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COMMODORE SELFRIDGE Saturday visited
Secretary Robson in Washington to report in
person the results of his Darien expedition.
He appears to be fully satisfied with the work
his men accomplished in their six mouths ex-
plorotiops
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THE ONLY RAILWAY

i I'D VNul ICh1uWAl
CONNECTING THE UNITED STATES
AND THE BRITISH provinces New
Brunswick and Nova Scota). The population OF the
maritime Provinces is about ONE MILUION
and all the land travel freight, mails. &C, between
them and the Uni ed States. will pass over this Trunk
line. which is WgT0"Cr OO COMPETITION.
road is already far greater than its most saneuipe
friends predicted and is continually increasing.
The net earnings from LEGAL Business mlome
on the 5s miles com pr ted in Maine, already exceed
the interest On two and one quarter millions OF dol
lars and will be largely increasing after Sept next
by the business 10 and from tue Provinces
To complete this road and to equip as fully as ITS
present large business and the imned ate Increase
consequent upon its completion, requires Com
PAW has issued its Bonds TO the amount of Two
Millions OF Dollars, secured bya
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-18

The horse Lopgfellow that run mile on the
Saratoga course in one minute and forty sec
onds, the fastest time on record in this coun-
try, is not named for the poet but for the own
er, Mr.. Harper, who stands six feet two inches
without his boots
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MEMORANDA.
nOuEsTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANCISCO-Cld 18th, ship Mary Bangs,
Az 18th baraue Sierra Nevada, Parsons, NYork.
KEW WEST-Ar eth, sch Undne, Griffin, from
,JT1AcKSONvILLE-Ar stb, sch Nellie f Burgess,
McKeen New York; Altavela, Joy, do.
Ar 10TH sch Clara Sawyer, Branscomb Charleston
CID sth scbs Henrietta, Leavitt Providence; 10th,
Kenduskeag Wyatt, New York.
WILMiNGTON--Cld 18th, sch Adeliza, Wright,
Demarara.
In port 18th, brig NJ Roosevelt, Palmer, for Bath
sci FrancOnia. Leavitt. tor do.
RICHMOND-Sln 18Th, sch Rena, Bishop, Boston.
NORFOLK-Ar 18th, sch E Arcularus, Gregory,
Rockand.
Ar 18Th, scts A Jameson, Candage, Rockland; H
J. Snow Cushman, do.
BALTlMOkE--Cld 18th, sch Maid OF the Mist,
Cassidy, Georgetown.
PHiLADELPhlA-Ar1 18th. schs Addie Murchie,
Gibbs, Providence; Cherub, Leman, Georgetown.
Cid 14th, barque Pohono, Thompson, Boston schs
Addie Murchie, Gibbs, and Wellington, Parker,
Boston.
NEW YORK-Ar 14th, brig II Means Heath, FIN
Bangor for Philadelphia; schs Ospray, Crowley and
Evelyn, Crowley. st George, NIB; Sea Breeze, Free
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JUST PUBLISHED.

I'm one Volume, Price SO cents.
Inc following Medical Lectures for Gentlemen:
1. PHILOSOPHY OF SfARRLAGE:
2. PREMATURE DECLINE IN NAN.
3. NERVOUS AND PHYSICAL DEBILITY.
DISEASES OF THE GENER4TIVE
ORGANS.
8. SPERM4TORRHEA
6. ABUSES OF THE NATURAL FUNCTIONS.
7. TREATMENTANDC CURE,
Price 80 cents by mail. Address the author, DR..
CURTIS. fremont Place, Boston.
mrs-sneod1y iun13
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m a II II I X ID
DIED

In Charle stown, Mass. July IT, Mrs. Caroline A
saith.
Funeral this Tuesday forenoon. at 10 O'Clock, at
the house Of MIR. Samuel IL. Sawyer No. Ia Cum
berland street.
In Gardner. July II, Mrs. Nancy, widow OF David
Wentwori b. aged IS wears.
In Norway july IS, MIR. II Noble aged G5 years.
In Litcbfeld, July 10. Mrs. Margaret, widow of
Andrew Berry, aged SO years months.
In Sherman. July 4. MrssBudah wife of Henry s
Stobbs aged so years.
In Morrill,, June Is. Mr.. Samuel Weymouth, aged
Is years.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Home Securities
BONDS
EUROPEAN AND
NORTH AMERICAN
RAILWAY co.

THE r. g. n. A. RAILWAY is completed from
i Bangor, Maine, TO st. John. New Brunswick
distance OF 2r2 miles,-with the exception of IS
mil' between Winn. Me-, and the boundary line Of
the State AT Vancebaro' On this portion the track
Is teina la a, bath from Winn edstscdrd and
from Vaneeboro' westward and the work will be
completed aud trains running from Bangor to St.
John in September next.
Tb.s road will then be
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SPOKEN.

April %. lat N. Ion So 4, ship Caope, from Cali
eutta tor New York.
June lat 10 N, Ion q W, ship Corsica from Law
erpooi for San Frapcisco.
June H. lat ~ 30 N, Ion IS 40 W, ship MIndoro. I'm
Boston tor Anjier.
July lat "a as. lon so, fch Chloe, from sagua for
Baltimore.
July g. lat 42 50, Ion ~ 20, barque Lincoln. from
New York tor London.
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Dissolution.

W. RANDALL retires from the firm of JOHN
u. RANDALL ~ co this day July 10th 1871.
The business will be conducted under the same name
as heretofore.
JOHN RANDALL e. CO,
jy11 d1Gs
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Feel
THARTIC EXTRACT SIN
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A New Reason for the Revival Of ship
huilAfmx.

feF order Kep. Co. Committed.
JOHN @. COBB, Chairman.
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Confessions of an Invalid,

Confessions of an invalid.
Published as warning and for the benefit o
young men ana Others, VIII suffer from hervous-
ness, General Debility, &C., supplying THE MEANS
OF sELF-CURE.
Written ny one who cu ed himself, and sent free
on receiving postpaid irected envelope.
Address NATHANlE L MAYFAIR, Brooklyn
New York. sNw6m-iun1
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MARI N IT N .EWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Monday, JnIy ~.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New York, Winchester, Boston for East
port and st John, NIB.
Sch Nasnwauk, tBrJ Peatman, Fredericton, NIB
SHINGLES to H & K HoIyoke.
Sch Edward Lamysr German. Newburyport-101
hhds ana 20 bbls sugar to G Jersey,
Sch j NJ Eaton, Parsons, Wells.
Sch Rising Billow, from Bay Fundy- Spoke 9th,
sch Eastern Clipper, with 200 otis fish.
Sch Frank Pierce, Grant, Ellsworth.
Sch Snow Squat, Fifeld. Deer Isle
Sch Utica, Thorndike, Rockland,-lime to C A B
Morse & Co.
Ar l6th-Sch Prima Donna. Tot SoutbpoItD Bay
Chaleur with 100 bbls mackerel.
OUTSIDE-A deep Br barque, at anchor.
CLEARED.
Steamer Dirigo, johnson, New York = Henry
Fox.
Sch E G willard, Parsons, Philadelphia-E g vii
lard.
Sch Clara, Clark, Calais
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Horse for Sale.

q large Bay Hnrse, weighs about 1900
lbs, kind, stylish and fine traveller,
NS W. uli be hard to match tor single Car
--rase, Carryall or Saddle. Sold tor no
at JOHN TO BINS Stable No. IL Stlte st.
July Il, 1871 jyf2 lw is
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FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Ar at Sagua 7th, brig Ysidoro Rionda, Plummer'
Por, land.
AR at New York 18th, sch Gen Grant, Portland.
Ar at Baltimore nth, brig Merry Davis Tucker,
Savannah. Capt Tucker was left at Fortress Monroe
very sick with bilious lever
MEMORANDA.
Part of the cargo of brig Julia f Arey. which nut
into st Thomas in distress has been sold in dam
aged condition The balance will be sent by another
We sci: The underwriters agent dssents from the
decision concerning the vessel, and probably wi
was within thirty miles OF Martinique when she put
barque SAINT Larrabee, Thompson. at New York
from LIVERPOOL wa 20 days to the Ranks and from
thence 10 days, with light battling Winds June Il,
lat ~ Al, Ion "a IS, had heavy nortbery gale last
ing "a hours. during which shipped sea and stove
6ulwarks, after house, and filed cabin with water
and broke rails on both sizes.
Brig John w Hunt. OF Rockand: from Ar9rossan
for Phila telphia with pig from put INTO Lohuohuer-
ry Sd inst leaking and will discharge
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II e M O " A l..
Messrs. Gallison & Colby have removed fir I'm No.
II Gray to SO Spring street. where with enlarged and
more convenient quarters, they will kespa supply
OF choice Family Provisions and Groceries, and hope
TO retain their numerous former customers and So
hcit the patronage OF their new neighb0rhood.
jy3* SN I'm
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FIRST & ONLY MORTGAGE

also pledged to ensure the payment thereof.
The Bonds are tor $1,000 each, due March 1, 1
bear interest at