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Daring this time I was maiuly instru.
mental 10 changing tho payments to
Iqrsrtcrly instead ofscmi.snoually, and
in mnking the governmsn. pay the
fees from which I derive my salary,
and %, the poor pensioners. Thi.
doubled my wosk without Increasing
my pay. gave, since being in office
-four hundred thousand security in two
bonds
Ny G-s, bond was broken up by the
Withdrawal Of q prominent gentleman
10 this State. last january. who
" wished" ns he said, "'o limit his
Obligations While making my Sec
oni bond, nv funds became exhausted
but to help the widows and orphans
aud sustain my character os an officer.
| went ou paying, determined TO use
my own. or borrowed money I'LL ihc
new bond was asdand funds gent me
Recent defilcations, by other officials.
led to q examination Of my accoua,s,
and the "irregulari,iss' Of running ths
two accounts together resulted in the
President sssiog tor nv Resignation,
which ] at once rendered.
From Washington there has not
been harsh word uttered against me
officially on the contrary, there has
bosn sympathy and kindness expresr-
ed. The public press has, however,
daped my good name and Until !
stand clearly acquitted from the sh,d
ow Of suspicion .balI occupy no po-
sition above the rduks 10 the Grand
Army, as | do not wish anything shat
may be said against me 10 damage
our noble Order
Az heretofore, | shall DO eli | can
10 the full exten, Of my limited power
aud means TO aii my suferiug com.
raass
l thank my sts6 and the dcpar tmen,
Ulcers for th@rad, p-ynp,assS, aud
aielity and. with more gratitude than
| caa express, l thank the posts ani
Hundreds of comrades who are daily
s1nding messages Of eouiJpnco and
sympathy. My heart issill pure and
over warm for my conrajes, while |
am 10 r, G and l.. thc.rs,
A r. CALHOUN.
Ex-Comnander Department Of
Pennsylvania. O A, r.
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The Measnsc

~"s AsesiVV"s htSsaVt WhS Ic-
csived too late for this weeks Post bu,
We will give IL 10 full next week. /;
tsloog, but not to) lony wheo the i'm.
por'ancc OF the subjects treated ia
considered. II is q model business
p.psr sud every voter ought to read
II. It's man yraul features nre thus
briefly etched by the Philadelphia
Rsss.
Firss. Gepsral Gran,-and P.nnsyl-
vuuta thanks him thcrefor-takcs a
bold and decided stand on tho question
Of Protection His financial policy
having resulted in n reduction Of the
debt SO gratifying that IL cal for re-
duetlon OF taxation, the President TO-
oammsuds that in resdjusting The
tsri1 1t bs done 80 az not TO disburb
home production or % reduce the wa.
ses Of the American l,borer For
this Recommendation the Preslsu,
will bc remembered 10 the workshops
aud the fresidcs of hundreds Of thou
saods OF grateful ueo.
Sseosd. The Presijeu. stands now.
ssip the past oo his tried Old platform
Of the Enforcemen, Of the Lava
The Kuklux OF Carolina aui the po-
:ygamists o. Utah alike must render
obedience to the United States star-
etes, no matter how local custom, or
passion, or pride may cooHic,.
Third. The prcsiden. presses in a
variety Of shapes his already his, o-ic
policy Of Rctrencl. anl Economy.
The national debt has been reduced
during the year eighiy.six millions.
aud by this reduction Of principle and
the rc;unding Of portion Of tho l3an
the annual interest actcaut has been
lesscnod near.y seventeen millions.
THIS magnificent exhibit alone should
sstisfy the country on this point. bu,
tho message throughout aboun1s 10
Piaetica! and pregnan, suggestions aud
recon lamentations in the way of eco-
nomical mansgemeu. .aai ths saving
ofoatlay aad OF force.
Fourth. The President pi axes haste
TO lift from the shoulders of the poo
pie tho burdens Of tina war. Ths
message recommends, in Wow os tue
rapid dininulion Of the debt. the abo.
li,ion o! all Internal roveuus taxes
save those on liquors, tobacco. and
stamps. This sweep, awsy tho Ia
come tax-the tax On the bouds and
securities of corporations. whi,h tram.
ne's the Investment of persoa! prop
orty. the blood Of the naiion--nui sim
plidcs at n dash the whole system
sweepiug away nearly the entire cum
brous machinery OF var taxation
Another term Of Grant. and we may
slmost hope to ex'inguish the fata! leg.
scy OF tho dying Democrats party
F.fth. General Grant carries the
Aag Of Radical Reform. Nearly every
paragraph reveals how its author /, in &.
s'iuct with the life Of progress. Hs
declares:
For stringent legislation providing
against the dealing in or ownership Of
slave property by American citizens
10 any country;
For the more practical recognition
Of the brotherhood of mau in ou- dip.
lomatic relations with tho Asis,ic ra-
ess;
For the postal telegraph reform, aud
For civil service reform, which be
declares shall have fair trial"
Could there be anv better evidence
that our political chief. now as when
leading the army, is heading the I'D :
vsnse OF the country
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HEADQUARTERS q. A. r.,
DEPARTMENT oE PENssYLyAsIA

PHILADxLpHIA. Nov %, 1871,
10 the Council Of Administration, De-
pdrtment OF PennsylUdaia, G.. 4 e.
COMRADES l hereby tendar my
resignation as Commander Of the Do.
partment of Pennsylvania, Grand
Army OF the Republic,
The command OF the dspsr.m me n,
will. therefore. devolve from this date
on ComrsIe Howard j. Rssdsr, Ban
ior Vice Commmander, headquarters,
Esston, Pennsylvania.
I deem 1, proper before ela,;ng this
letter to state briefly the movtiye that
Induced mo u surrender position Of
so much honor, sni so indicative OF
your confidence, which for two years
1havs bsld by tho almost unanimous
voice Of the department through lis
representatives,
In our order there are thousands Of
mos who differ from me 10 politics
many Of whom have held. like myself,
public positions of we deserved honor
and trust. by election or appointment.
lu April 1859, the Prcsiden, saw Ct to
sppoint mo pension agent at Philadel
phia. Ny dnty was topay the moth
srs, widows, fathers. and children Of
my fallen comrades in this State, and
60 tho best OF my abilities l have faith
fully done this work for nsver saw
aod old mother coming to me for her
money that she did not suggest q
brave boy sleeping on = Southern
battlefield, whero be dad for prinoi-
pie. Every widow and child called to
mind Q manly torn stricken down for
country, BY hunger, the bullet, or dis
ease. ! could do no wrong 10 tho
living so uoar to the presence Of The
dead.
Hsvipg tried. ia this my adopted
home, TO make myself known as ono
whose past record for principle couli
not be tsrnished by any present love
for gain, ! disbursed to the best Of my
ability nsariy four million Of Govern.
mont money since ! came into o@ee.
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O'CLOCK.

Ils Srsst PHslIssiGn y nT ehsy: wS ",
money and suffering. Agents wanted ever
whsrc ladies -lIefsIred. For terms addIss
VIM b. ENANS h GO. 10 Samson IT., Ptls
delphia.
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The Electoral Connt.

Durin, tho year jrst c!o,iag c'ee.
tons Of ss;iicieu, importance to de-
termno th3 genera! p1ii,,el! complex.
ion Of the vsIing poPn!a,ion have
teen bel3 ia lsenty-fcur Of the States
Of the Unilu, or these Satos seveu-
teen progorucci 10 favor Of the Re.
pabiicin party; in seven for the Dem.
ocratio. la 1870 the remainug thir
tgen State, al held general elections
excepting Georgia, whi.h vo;eI for
United S,stos COngrs>sncn clone
Including Georgia, cilh, of the 1870
election. wore determined 10 favor o.
,ho Democracy, aud Eve f5r ns.
These results, although not, OF
,oursc, controlling tn, coming election
for President, ye. are sufficiently 10.
dicativo of the political tendencies IF
the cou1try to afford valuable data To-.
work and calculation.
Admitting 20 the Dem cratic psrty
tho electoral vote OF every State car
rloi by them during two Years past.
the ballot Of tho Electoral College
would be rs folIogs.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS
SuEBuRY AID LEwfsTowS r. Y Orvrcv
SrftyeGroyE Noy @c 1871

SrBBuRY AID LxwfsTowS r. r orvrcr,
SrLisseroyE, Nov. ~, 1871
Notice is hereby given that the undersisuei
viii be At the fyllovlng named places the days
named. viz.
AT Hey.ons iiotol, sellnsgrovs, Tuesday.
December -.
At Washington House N,ddleburg, wsdnss
d1y. December 10.
At Speohps Hotel, Deavertown, Thursday
December ii
Al National Hotel, Lewlstown, Friday and
saturday. December Is and IA
For the purpose Of receiving all claims Of every
kind whatsoever, agalust tho Suubur and lew
istown Rnilroed Company, and arranging for
the settlement Of the same
J. JACKSON.
Secretary.
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Col. Calhoun.

There is something manly and SOL
dierly 10 the following address Of Col.
A. r. Calhoun, rssigning his post as
Commander OF ths Department o!
PeuuaylvAnia Of tho Grand Army Of
the Republic, and no one can read
these frank and honest words without
believing him still worthy of the COO
Sdsnce and affection Of his country
men:
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AUTlON --Al' re--orsaro he-ehv
v csutiored rot 20 trus. nv w''e r'iI,c or ny
account AZ will Dot pay ary teNt. contracted
nv her after this d..e JACOB q SMITH.
Ntidleburg, Nov n, leTl Nv.
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DFGTSTER's NOTICE Notice

ptGiSIEkS NOIlCF Notice is
~ hereby given TO all concerned. that the
following named person. have fled their a..
Snyder county. and that tho said accounts will
be presented for confirmation ana allowance at
the Orphans Court tN be hsls AZ Iitflebure tor
OF neceroer neyt, being the ilth day OF ssia
month. viz:
I The sccoun. OF Dsr'a, we'-ick. Guardian
OF Henry Nspr. one OF the Minor rhiiIen OF
Isscc Sspp deceased
q The hrst and rnal account Of VIM. = Fct
bert Ererutnr'of the LAST will and Testament Of
Mrs. Nsrilh Hall doci
s TIE t-st and final sccount Of George
Schnure fGeoutor ~ the last viii ant test lnont
OF Mary CAthArire Becker deed
T. The sctount o. augustus Srr'rzman
nyart'1n ~ 1aues r, Bird minor child of
Joseph Rid deed.
Nov. 6, 1871 K y SCUrCK, Register
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pSYCH0LOGIC FASCINATION oi|
J. soul Charming, 400 pages BY Herbert Has
ilton, B. a. How to use this power which all ~
sessl at viii, Dlyiuation, spirituslisu,, S0rcs'N
les, Demonology, and thousand other wonder
Price By mall sl,1t, In cloth paper covers fle
Copy free 10 agents only. 1900 monthly esiiJ
mae Address 4. W, EVANS, Pub. ii y. Oh
Street Philadelphia, Pa.
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The is prospect good enough, MS
the Democracy will fad it hard work
to recapture any State in our ooIunn,
while We, with we'll orgauizcd cam.
psgu, shall certainly fight strongly
aud with fair chances tor New Hamp-
shire, Missouri, indiana, North Caro-
lins. Oregon, besides making. if we
choose, = vigorous dash fer littlc Del
aware, Press.
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The Legislature.

The Legislature is moving along Quie IL
and satisfactorily. and no doubt it will be
known as the working legislature
Among other popular traits for which il
will be remembered, is that of making
Saturdays and Mondays days of business.
and not Of loafing By part of the men,
bers. and days for visiting their homes by
the balance. Heretofore. nearly one half
OF the members.-those living on the line
of the railroads. have left Friday nights or
Saturday mornings for their homes. to re-
turn on Monday or Tuesday. This makes
thin Legislature for half of the working
days of the week. This winter, those that
remain on duty. seem determined to push
along the work before them just as il there
was full house. The result will be that
those who have been in the habit of leay-
ing. will find it necessary to remain at their
post. for the future.
We learn that the Hancock County del
egation are opposed to making any change
in the Representative districts of the coun-
ty, under the new apportionment. Per-
haps they could not better the present
arrangement if they should make the at.
tempt.
A writer inthe Machias Republican saws
that Hancock and Washington have no ex-
perienced legislators in either branch. with
the exception of Calais. In Hancock. we
have Kinks In the Senate. who is a good
experienced Legislator, with his compeer,
Bartlett, with the experience of three ses-
sions, backed by fund of practical com
mon sense. In the House there Il Hon.
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Very truly Yours
EUGENE Hale.


"oAp"h ehee o me 1epan''ein ''h rnai.
Bucxsronr. Jan 10. 1871.
i'e I's> oil Tue snip ,. Ihur>ton Recent
w. on Na>h sands BRISTOL Channel. falls
iu'1e hea'll on our cI,iz ms Capt J. II.
Snow the 'Arther 81 the youn. IMAM who
IA" GUY .c OF her ior th.- voyage. owned
.'A,een,h,- MIS-: Enoch barnard.
.''' '' ia II DATING
s'At'en'n each- tapt >. was the only one
insured NJ Daring owned In three
shlPS thai "crr lost last year. and thi, i
.he hrst ihstalnent III The same line Tor
ish. 1 would state that the Thurston
was AZ The time OF her loss under the
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From Augusta.
Proceedings Of the n das L,gisl,surs To Day
AUGUSTA. Jan. "a. 1871.


QUESTIONS OF CoNsTIrUTIoNALITY
Ia the Senate to-day (rucsiay). the or
der asking the opinion of the Justices of
the supreme Court. on the question of the
con>titutionality o.: the Authorizing of towns
to aid manufactures by loans Of credit.
offered last week by Mr.. Vo>e. WAS dis
cussed at length and refused passage by
10 TO 3. II i generally conceded that the
move respecting the cons; iiutionuli;y i,
raised by the opponents of the measure.
RAILROAD BILLS To BE ENGgo>>Ep.
The House railroad bills were passed to
be engro>>ed.
COUNTY ESTIMATES.
In the House the Secretary If state
transmitted county estimates for ISL. Re
ferred To that committee
PoR6TE DOCUMENTS.
Several petition of Congressman Lynch
for charter for railroad from Alfred to So
Berwick. was referred.
HOUSE ORDERS.
The House orders are a. follows: Di-
recting Judiciary 10 inquire into the exp,-
diency of eXempiinI women from inpri>-
onment for debt: directing Legal Reform
to inquire into the proprietv Of 80 amend
ing law relative 10 Juror, that sixty in
stead Of seventy years of age shall disaual-
quire into the eXpediencv Of limiting the
semi-annual dividends of banks TO three
per cent. and that no such bank shall de-
clare an extra dividend. within five wears
from date of organization. and not oflener
than three years thereafter.
SOLDIERS PENSIONS.
The bill to grant pensions to disable SOL
diers was rc-committcd TO Pension Com
mittee.
REVISED STATUTE BILL ENACTED.
Senate bill to revise and consolidate the
statutes of Maine was passed 10 be enact
ed under suspension of rules by the
House Daily Lewiston journal.
the last census. Immisratsvn - /
the cream from the State. Something
should be done to stay its progress. He
found but very few men between the ages
of 20 and 40. The West is. and will con-
tiuue, TO be the worlds granaries; yet
when the resources of Maine are developed
il viii give ample scope to all the powers
of its sous and daughters. The good re-
sulting fro-n social gatherings like the
present, cannot he over estimated, and adj
ded that the subject of DaIrying, was the
subject now occupying the minds OF the
Eastern Farmer.
Mr. Arey spoke of the call for a more in
telligent husbandry. The more brain
work the easier can we do the hand work.
This meeting was attended BY a goodly
number of the citizens. and we donbt not
that the ''thon.ht seed" dropped. will
show good results.
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The demand of 81 O00. 900 from the state
to aid ArooStook Railroad Is a new deyel-
opnent IN regard to that enterprise. The
Bangor Wkig argues that such aid Is justi-
fled by the danger that the trade of the
whole Aroostook region will be diverted TO
New Brunswick il the road to connect il
with Bangor Is not speedily constructed.
The extension of the New Brunswick and
Canada road from Woodstock Ia River dlu
Loup. where il will connect with the Grand
Trunk. will skirt along the northern Dor
der of onr state. tapping innnnerahle
sieaEls. and will inevitably monopoize the
traffic of that fertile region If nothing i
done TO prevent 1T Portland Press.
The way out OF all this financial and
trade difficulty Is to absorbe. swallow. or
annex New Brunswick. Ii will be easier
To do this than to raise the two millions of
dollars. Then. if the State l. going to
embark in the enterprise of building rail-
roads. let the policy be general one, and
embrace certain leading lines that will be
of State interest. Hancock aud Washing
ton Counties want n road from Calais to
Ca>tinc. Bucksport or Bangor. shore line
which will cost something like the sum
asked for by the Aroosiook road
We say again. ii the State loans it,
credit. or aid. let il not be done in special
cases. but first agree upon system. aad
then 70 ahead.
While we are wri ing parties are at wora
getting signers TO petitions for charter
for road from Casiine to Calais. a dis
lance Of abolt one hundred miles: and a.
a part Of their scheme. il is proposed to
put on steamers to run from Casino to
Rockland. Ia cpuncc. with the Ia il and
Lincoln road. II l. alleged that through
line from Calais to Casino. and thence to
RocAland and Portla | will be four hours
shorter than 10y the European and North
American and Maine Central roads Here
i, fine opportunity tor the S.a'c to aid ia
an enterprise that will greatly facilitatc
business. and thai VII accom- nDll,c see
tions ef the state that have no railroads
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state Items.
Mrs. +. A. PIKE. author Of Ida May"
Is spending the winter ia this city ia the
study Of art. Portland Transcript.
a The carriage factory burned at saco
: Tuesday evening was occupied By Alonzo
q Cooke, who lost two wagons and i've
sleighs. Insured. The building belonged
: 70 Obadiah Durgin and John Gaines.
9 The annual meeting Of the ST. Croix
! and Penobscot Railroad Company was held
n Calais on the 10Th inst The capital
stock Of the company paid In Is slOo. 900.
d Debt s.i6. 7oo.-Availabie resources. afler
y providing for dividend and interest on the
funded debt. sa0,035. Earnings for 1870
= Ss3.ieo, Expenses for 1870. ST. .s9s. Net
earnings. s35.53l. \ dividend of 1 per
n cent on the capital stock has been made
a George NJ. Porter. +. A. Barnard. II. \.
. mn John McAdam and W. W. SAWYER
y were elected directors for the current year
. and Samuel Black. Treasurer.
The Rockland Free Press saws John
Murphy of St. George. who had lust served
Out sentence of thirty days in Belfas,
jan, was committed 10 the lookup last
Friday for stealing quantity of clothing
! from Dennis Cokely. in Rockland. He
soon broke out and WAS captured in ST.
George on Saturday and was again com
, mitted to the lookup, this time the pre-
canton being taken to leave him hand
cniied and locked in cell. lie told the
city marshal he would go ont within a few
hours or forfeit Il five dollar bill: and
though his words were regarded as vain
bravado. he made them true.--IIe escaped
about noon Sunday
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.ett~r frous Csssine.


CAsTINE, Jan. 23d. 1871.
As write this morning TIE mercury is
i2s below zero. colder by liz than my
Thermometer has indicated before this
winter.
Being surrounded by open water. Cas-
time is not nearly 50 cold In winter as in
land towns of the same latitude.
In our excellent harbor hardly piece
of floating lee has been seen this winter:
lie. our Eastern friends bear In mind that Il
X. K. terminating in Castine will reach
Steam Boat connection with Portland or
Boston at all seasons.
While the Western and Northern sections
are alive to the Importance Of Steam CON-
munication TO develope their resources. let
not the East he dead to their comfort, CON
venienec and interest.
Facilities for travel aud trade beget both.
For our pleasure and profit we are hav-
Ing Lycctm this winter. The first lecture
was given hy Rev. Mr.. Myrick OF this
place, It was an Interesting and instructive
lee IRE and A. a literary production was Of
hi ii order. Subicci--'Cuturc"
the second evening was occupied by Mr.
llallowell of Bangor. in reading. The
people were much pleased with the selec
tion> and the elocu'onary powers Of the
reader.
Week before last Rev. Mr.. Byrue Of
Ct>iiae. lectured upon the Bible and the
Republic. This wa, sound lecture
presenting very fully and caudidls the
ele ncnt> upon which the government must
depend for -trelgth and permanencc.
fhe fourth lecture was delivered last
week by Rev. :. T.. Fay Of Bangor. sub
| ject-"W Work" The nature Of
the subject and the pleasing and energetic
manner Of the speaker tended to make the
1 lecture very interesting. The views Of the
\ speak r are both radical and conservative.
| while according To woman. power NOT
4 inferior to mIu. he contend, that by nature
4 "a the necessities Of society she i re
>trictcd from doing some things that man
c IA do better.
lie would have woman d. what -hc caI,
do well and to her own advantag Y ana that
Of society.
~ntnc differ with the lecturer IN regard
TO thc exP"drnry Of giving 10 woman the
ballot and opening 70 her the professions.
The next lecture l. TO BE- lvercd thi.
week hy Hon. Nelson pingly, r., Of. Low
i,ton.
Thr Lecturers generously give their
! service THAI the prorred> may be u,rd 4,
! purchase books for the Normal lIi@l
School Libraries. Il.