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The Portland daily press., 1871-07-11
CALIFORNIA.


SAN FRANCISCO, July 10.-A steamer from
Australia brings. accounts of recent scare
caused there by the report that piratical ex-
petition was fitting out in San Francisco to
to make descent on the Island The Colon
lists expended some millions of dollars, called
ont volunteers, erected earthworks and i'm
provised a fleet to repel the fillbusters, before
they discovered that the story was canard orig
mating in two joking boys.
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NOT many months ago some ladies Of a,

uncertain age met at friends house out
West for social afternoon, and there was
general voTing that they would never get
married, &c. But one, wiser, or more out
spoken than the rest, interrupted their fer
vent EXPLANATIONS with: "Talk to me about
women's rights! We have all the rights we
desire, if the men would only propose. You
may say what you choose about it, but do
know il the right man comes along and
makes me an offer, won't be at your next
old maids dinner" She was married last
week I.. .r.#
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EXCURSIONS excursions laid down for
the present week are as follows: The Congress
Square Universalist Society to-day at Lake
Sebago; cars will leave foot of Exchange
street at $50; the Second Universalist Society
of this city and that from Deering will join,
and meet the Brighton Society, who will come
down by steamer, cars leave the foot of Ex-
change street at g. 40. On Thursday the Ply
mouth Church Sunday School will go to the
same place; cars leave foot of Exchange street
at $40. On the same day the Sunday School
of the New Jerusalem Society will go to Peak +
| Island by the steamer Gazelle. To- morrow
Post Bosworth go to Sebago Lake for holt
day, and they present a very fine bill of amuse.
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"ABoUT this time look out for excursions, -
the makers of a local almanac would write in
their July calendar. So look out for the holi
| day of the st. Lawrence Street Society to-
| morrow. Evergreen Landing is the place, and
the steamer Express will be the means of get
ting there tts
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-11

The committee of the 1st, 10th and 29th
Maine regiments met last evening and decided
to have their reunion on Thursday August
18th, instead of at a later day, as was intended
This will be Independent of the 18th regiment.
and full particulars will be advertised in our
nalII Nun laxcf alonfh
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ILLINOIS,


CHICAGO, July 10.-Tad Lincoln, son of ex-
President Lincoln, is seriously iii of dropsy.
His recovery is regarded as very doubtful His
mother is in constant attendance upon him.
Important 10 Railronds.
Judge Drummond, in the United States Cir
cult Court, has rendered decision in the pa
tent case of Thomas Sayles against the Chica-
90 & North Western Railroad, for an infringe
ment OF Tanners double-acting car brake, in
favor of the Tauner patent upon all points OF
controversy. The case has been in the Courts
nearly ten years. Nearly all the railroads in
the UHited States, including horse railroads,
by his decision are infringing Tanners patent
and the result involves millions of dollars
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CUNDURANGo, cuffee and contumacy with
good deal Of latent"lost cause'are quite like
ly to be the death of the District of Columbia
Medical Association A greater part of the
members served in various positions in the
rebel army, and they cling tenaciously to the
patti. They evidently don't propose to take
any "new departure"
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MASSACnUS ETTs,


BOSTON, July 1O.-This evening Freeman
Brewer of East Saugus 80 years old. while at
tempting to cross Pleasant street, Lynn, was
struck by the cars and instantly killed.
Editors, Raid. -
The New England Press Excursion party,
numbering 300 ladies' and gentlemen. which
left here this morning, arrived at st. Adams
about o'clock this evening. They leave to-
morrow afternoon for Montreal.
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An Alabama editor having rea DIR. Halls
lecture advising that husband and wife should
sleep in separate apartments, says that DR..
HALL can sleep where he chooses, but for him
self he intends to sleep where he can defend
his wife against rats and other nocturnal foes,
so long as he has got one to defend.
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xecrip,s BY xailroad. .nd s,eamhe,

Receipts by Railroads and Steamboats,.
GRAND TRUNK RArLwAY-1s9 cans milk. 100
bbs. Hour, % cars lumber, do laths do slaves,
do bark, IL do corn, do paper, do old rails, 1
do paper do shingles, 90 spirits, old iron, DO
starch, 8 do hay, do sundres; Shipments East 700
bbs. -four, car spirits, do sundries.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILwAY-1O cases mdse I6
bills shovels. 20 bbls lot boxes, 10 pkgs sundres
STEAMER JOHN BROOKS FROM BOsToN-2O cases
aud 20 bales domestics, 10 sewing machines, 80 kegs
soda, bdls pipe, carriage 80 bags Seed SO churns
20 boxes cheese, 56 casks nails, organ, 10 casks
spikes 33 coils cordage 80 bars ron 50 bbls pork 81
do apples, horses and carriages.
For Canada and up cOuntry-21 bdls calf skins, 8
moving machines. bales duck, 10 bds leather, 20
casks soda, Is pckgs to order.
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REMOVABLE. j. p. Brewer, for several
months resident here, treating diseases by
medicated inhalatiGns with considerable sue
cess, has removed from No. 344 to No. 81 Con-
gress street. The sick should read his adyer-
tisement
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-11

Mrs. MANcHEsTER.-The highly popular
Clairvoyant Physician is now at the United
States Hotel. Those W shing to consult her
must do SO at once, as she positively leaves
Portland the 10th of July
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PHI BETA KAPPA At the annual meeting
of the Phi Beta Kappa Of Bowdoin, on Thurs
day, the Grafton will be delivered by Rev. DR..
McCosh of Princeton, N. j., and the poem by
Rev. E. P. Weston, formerly of Maine but now
ef Lake Forest Illinois,
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NEW YORK, July 10.-EUening closed dull
at ll2s g 112R. The decline was started by an adj
van g OF bonds in Europe and was aided by large
sales by brokers on bull side The rate paid for car
.yins was per cent, and for borrowing to per
cent. and of fat.
Gross clearances $i2, $1,000; specie engaged for
shipment to morrow amounts to $3.50 900.
Governments closed heavy and firm.
The following are the afternoon nuotot;ons ut Co,
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Money closed easy at 2 a per cent on call; prime
business paper discounted at a per cent. For
eign Exchange heavy with considerable tr lnsactiops
tor Saturdays mail. Prime bankers sterling sold at
1101 +; good banbers 1l0i.
Stocks were dull until late in the afternoon and
closed considerably excited with decline in certain
shares. Ohio and Mississippi selling at 49,
The following are the closing quotations of
Stocks:
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EXICO.

City OF MEXICO, July 2-It is believed
that the opposition to Juarez will have large
majority in in Congress
Mining.
The miners of chihuahua are yielding fabul-
onsly. One mine yields $50, 600 weekly.
Masres of pure silver of several hundred
weight are extricated.
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If you are going West or South West or to
California call at the old Union Ticket ONCE
40 IL Exchange street, w. ID. Little q Co..
Passenger,Agents Ieoth-eod
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0oioiph.-1ohn ID. Hamblet, aged about 20
years, residing with his son in.law noor crono
street, committed suicide yesterday morning
by hanging. He had been depressed in shirts
for some time in consequence of bo;no no,,a
to get work, and remarked to his danoh.or ,I'at
he thought he would go down town; but in
stead of doing SO he went to the attic, took a
strip of cotton carpeting, and making it fast 70
the balusters, committed the deed Coroner
Hall was called, and after learning the crcum.
stances, decided that an inquest was unneces.
sary.
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r.. X. HUNT,
Commission Merchant and Auotioneer

NO. 3i6 Congress St., will sell every evening
IN large assortment OF Staple and Fancy Goods.
Goods will be sold during the day in lots to sui
purchasers wholesale prt es. Cash advanced on
descriptions Of goods. Consig1ments not limited.
February II, 1868. dtf
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YESTERDAY the Pine Street Sabbath School
made their excursion TO Sebago Lake, and
found that misrepresentation had been
made of the place and its accommodations for
picnic parties. The grove is fair, the Pavilion
pleasant and spacious, and the view of the
Lake magnificent. We found the Portland &
Ogdensburg railroad company very accommo-
dating, granting us every favor asked, and the
conductor on our train one of the most affable
we ever met with. Some of the employees on
this road run almost day and night, catching
their meals where they can. Our party did
not forget them, and they ate heartily with us
and enjoyed it much. Com
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-11

JoB PRINTINa.-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. NJ. MARKS.
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AUCTION SALES.
Household Furniture at Auctto,

ON Wednesday, July 18th, at 10 AM, at house No
" $50 Congress street, residence ut late Thomas
Hammond, shall sell the Furniture inssaid house,
consisting in part OF PaTlor Suit in black walnut and
hair clo'h. Marble Top Table, Pier Table, French
Plate Mirrors, Whst-No., Oil Paintings and Engrsv-
ngs Mahogany Sofa, Rockers, Chairs, FrencbClock
sion Diniag Table and Chairs, French China, Crock
cry and Glass Ware, Mahogany Eedsteads, Bureau,
Feather Beds, Ingrain CARPETS, Easy Chairs Air
Tight and Cook Stoves, together with the entire
Kitchen Furniture. -ar-ll afsslt itt
At12 M, one Piano, Edwards & Sons Best; oc-
taves, round Corners carved legs, &c; one Triton &
Nc Far land Safe. 49,. ID. d. -slr 3, ....... j. -
F.o. BAILEY s. CO., Auctionssrs.
July I'd
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BRIGGS Pile Remedies are success IT,
The Most Aggravated Gases
of kidney, bladder and glandular.diseases, mem
tai and physical DEBILITY, diabetes. gravel, rheu-
matism, general prostraton of the nervous
system and female Irregularities give way, and
the constitution becomes invigorated and re-
freshed by using SMoLANDER's EXTRACT OF
BUCHU,
No Dimculty
is now experienced in preventing or counter
acting the effects Of Dyspepsia, Torpidity OF
the Liver, Acidity of the Stomach, Vertigo,
WEAKNESS, Depression of Spirits, Disturbed
Sleep and Nervous Debility. Partaks of AT
WOODS QUININE Tonic BIrTERs, and these
diseases quickly disappear. a. %.
ATRoPHY ARRESTED. -FELLows COMPOUND
SYRUP OF HYpoPHosPHITEs. Wasting of the
tissues et the body is arrested. the muscles
made firm, aud the nerves regain their power
by using FELLOWS COMPOUND SYRUP OF HY-
PoPHosPHITEs.
APHONIA CURED FELLOWS COMPOUND
SYRUP OF HYPoPHospHTEs. -Apbonia, or
Loss of Voice, is remedied in short time, no
matter whether the cause be from imflamma-
ton of the lining membrane. from cold or
from nervous arrangement.
iy1O-d1w&w1t
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assets.
Cash on hand and in city banks. $i36,931 SO
United States bonds, 1910 and $40 (par
value $751;, ooO,. .................... 1894 974 SO
State, city and county bonds, with ac-
crued interest (par value $iO6 964)... 1OI 1861 80
First mortgage bonds. with accrued i'll
rest tsecurity 81, 1872 1871 ......... 639 COB OF
December fire and marine premiums in
transt....- Observation-Disclosures. $4,000 90
Bills receivable tprime). ............. ITO 70
Call loans on railroad bonds IS ,0J0) -. $500 90
Balances due from Agents. ............ 1886 81
Supplies office furniture and fixtures. 1858 is
Total assets. 81 ,2O2,s47 OF
Lidbsiiries
Losses ia process of adjustment (some
since paid). neutrality-suspicious.. 21,s37 "a
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CALL at Lothrop's, 152 Exchange street, and
get your Fly Screens. If
BALDwIN's PATENT REFRIGERAToR.-Con-
structed upon purely philosophical principles
the chamber containing the ice, being entire
ly separate from the apartment for food. All
moisture aud mould avoided warranted not
to consume more than half the ice used by
other Refrigerators Henry Taylor & Co.,
IA and 16 Exchange st. je29-eod1w
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-11

HELP OR WE PERIsH.-Ths is what neglect
ed teeth would say if they could demonstrate
with their owners; and mark this: the teeth
cannot perish or become black or yellow if the
SoZoDoNT is used daily. iy11tu&lr
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net assets. 1Sl0O9 ~
From the above statement it will be seen
that the surplus capital has accumulated to
nearly two hundred thousand dollars in the
short space Of five and half months, and this
before the company had half its agencies at
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-11

Weather RePOri-JuIy 1912 T.. VI.
War Department, Signal Service u. S. Army, Di-
vi ion OF kilograms and Reports for the benefit of
COmmarce
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Administrator Sale !!
HENRY TAYLOR d co.
Auction & Commission
MERCH ANTS.

Mr.. Taylor offers his services in the sale OF al
kinds OF MERCHANDISEand REAL ESTATE, q
Public or Private sale.
HENRY TAYLOR q CO.
jun13tf Auctonesrs.
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g q M M f. N G IAL.


FOfe1Kn HmpOFts.
SAGUA-Sch Mary Louise, 273 hhds. and SO &c
mOlasses, to JAS. M. Churchill.
ST. JOIN, NB-Seh Clyde, 1850 railroad sleeper
to Taylor.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-11

PORTLAND HORSE RAILRoAD.-The now
summer ear, which we mentioned briefly yes
terday, was formally put upon the route yes
terday afternoon, and a select party of railroad
officers and newspaper men and their ladies
were invited by Col, Kicker, the energetic Su.
perntendent, to "see how the thing worked"
The party left City Hall at o'clock sharp, and
went over all the companys rail in the city,
and stopped at o'clock to taste Gilkey's soda
at the head of Preble street. Thence they
rode to Deering. and at the end of the line the
rarty-many of the ladies being excellent
"horsemen"-visted the company's fine sta
bles to see how the horses live, and afterwards
were handsomely entertained by Mr. Baker, an
old conductor on the line, at his house close
by, where pleasant hour was spent The car
was drawn by four splendid bay horses, refined
by John Kicker an old driver. The car was
built by the company and is very comforta-
BILE summer carriage, open at the sides, and
surmounted by canvas awning; just the
thing for hot summer day; and we have no
doubt we shall have more of them in time.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-11

NEW YORK. July 10.-Morning -Stocks strong
aud dull. Money easy at per cent. Gold weak at
1923 q 1929. Governments dull and heavy.
The following are the forenoon of Soutb
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-11

FIRE INSURANCE AND MARINE INSURANCE,
in sound and responsible offices at the agency o,
Loring and 7hurstoaa, No. % Exchange street
ne1t door aboye Merchants Exchange. jy71w
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

TRY Briggs Throat and Lung Healer. II.
BRIGGS AllavantOr cures Catarrh IT,
GET Briggs Corn and Bunion Remedies
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A Word About ssnrbors

Mr.. Editor: Il have often seen it stated that
Portland harbor was one of the best if not the
best harbor ON this coast. Well, don't want
to deprive Portland harbor Of any of its excel
lencies, but / do say there is is another harbor
equally as good if not better than Portland mar
Dor and that is Boothbay OF Townsend haro'',
so called. There is no better haroor ior sa''i"s
in or ont of than this harbor. There IS no tloe
to hinder a vessel from going in or out at any
tima Tn calling from the eastward through
Fisbermen's Island Sound, you leave quite
| number of islands on your larboard hand when
honnd nm the harbOr. In sailing from the
westward, after passing Seguin. you make the
| sopth end of Southport. In sailing up this
beautiful bay towards the harbor you leave
Southport and Burnt Island Light on your
larboard and Squirrel Island on your starboard
hand, and when once up the harbor, if you
have gool chains and anchors, you are safe
from all winds and weather. MARINER.
BURGLARY AND ARREST. Several days ago
the police got information that two notorious
cracksmen, known as Bucky Clary and Jim
ConnOrs, were about town prepared to break
and enter somebody's premises. The plan of
the thieves was frustrated by the watchtulness
of Deputy Sterling for number of days, but
early Sunday morning it was reported at the
Office that the store of John McMenamin, No.
30 Cumberland street, had been broken, and
orders were given to arrest these men, which
was effected on Washington street last night
by officers Durgn and Merrill. Deputy Sterl-
Jog then took the matter up again and found
an overcoat and four pounds of tobacco which
had been stolen from McMenamn's at Charles
Pettis' on Washington street, and also large
ACCORDION which they had stolen from some
other party. Inquiry shows that had made an
attempt on Marks & Davis store, corner of
Congress and North streets, and perhaps other
places in town, which had been tried. There
is evidently good case on the rogues.
NEW MUsIC.-From Stockbridge, No. 156
Exchange street. We have received the fol-
lowing pieces of new musie:-Ltte Alice,
song and chorus; easy and pretty: words by
George Cooper; music by E. j. Bates Give
us thy rest; sacred song, by Miss M. Lind
say. There is green hill far away; one of
series of ten songs by Oh. Gounod. Only
Flowret, by Mamie Lambert; music by Ca
mile. Bird aud the Lutte, by Henry Smart;
beautiful song, equal to some of Bishops or
Claribe's compositions. Childhocd's happy
hours; song and chorus; music by b. Shrah
The eve that Nellie died; song and chorus;
music by Killiam Jordan. All is strange be-
low; music by George Dano. Marguerite, by
Virginia Gabriel; fine composition, although
somewhat difficult for ordinary voices Stock
bridge receives new music almost daily, and
the newest and choicest compositions are al
ways to be found Oh his counter.
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insured by the TRAVELLERS INSURANCE Com
PANy, OF Hartford, Accident Department
has been paid claim for non-fatal or fata.
injury, discussing nearly; 800 per day for
every day OF the Company's existence.
iQ10.1M
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IIsCELLANEOU NOTICES.

PARAsoLs and Ladies' brown linen Suits at
first cost, at 70 Middle st, 81 door from P. o.
THE LARGEST AND BEST assortment of
Chromos in this city is at Schumacher Broth
ers, and they are to be sold lower than the
same quality of goods can be bought at any
other place. jy8-3t
Boy WANTED, at the Drug Store of A. G..
Schlotterbeck & Co. jy11-2t
FULL assortment of Paper Hangings
Window Shades, Screens, ETC., for sale by
jy8tf DEvENs & Co., 10 Free st.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-11

The regular monthly meeting of the Com.
mon Council was held last evening. A special
meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
was also called at the same time
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-03

Just as sure as we do that the Sun rises aud
sets, that thisresultiSn not to be reached BY q
revival of the exploded usury laws. If the true
principles of political economy teach anything,
:thev teach that money is worth-ikscorn and
cotton-just what man wanting 1t is able or
willing to pay. The laws Of trade should be
allowed to operate untettered, or else the pup
lie good is damaged. The rate OF money Is
too high, but the reason is, political insecurity.
Give us good, honest, reliable governments at
the South, and the money rates will be re-
duced, and the public interest subserTed. If
Mr.. Wilkes desires, as we have no reason to
believe he does not, the welfare Of the State,
let him seek It, not by the effort to revive old
and discarded principles OF oflegislatlon, but oy
the effort to lessen the expenses of the gov
ernment, 10 abate it's corruption and e1trava-
gances, and TO introduce fair, just and hon
eat spirit into its administration Let him DO
thls-let him secure the reduction Of our taxes,
and he will do far'more good than BY his tilt
in behalf OF the usury laws. We do not ques'
ton Mr.. Wllkess motives. But we do question
his Judgment, and that most decidedly"
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-03

would have been lost and in order to prevent tue
recurrence Of aSsimIlar disaster in this city mo
above course has been decided upon by the build
ing department."
in the cable news q few days ago there was q
brlef sentence announcing that Mr.. John B. Wal
ter, son OF the principal owner OF the London
Times was drowned while skating. 1t Is but
few weeks since young Mr.. Walter was in this
country having just concluded his second visit TO
the United States. Mr.. John Walter tthe father}
set great store by this son, who, II he had hVed'
would have been the fourth Of his name, By direct
descent, in the ownership and control OF That
renowned journal, the London Times. The &C.
nior OF the house, having become aware dur
ing bis own visit to this country, in 1885,
OF the great advantage it Is to the inhueA-
tial English journalist to have Kno~iease
from personal observation OF the ohlteo
States. seems to have thought IL oeSlra'
bile that his eldest son and probable successor
should have second opportunity Tor making
himself acquainted with American affairs. THIS
visit as we have mentioned, was made IN Tue ials
or this year as the conclusion OF tour all rounu
the world, and young Walter could have oeen
at home but few days when the sorroWlul caeas
trophe occurred. For Mr.. Walter, the father, the
calamity has more than private grief, for, Win
an expanding sense Of the high responsibilities
o. the great organ Of English information, ana
English opinion, founded by his family, and over
which 1t seemed destined to preserve control, ne
had carefully trained his sons, byevery advantage
of education, at home, at college and by travel
TO so fulfil their mission that the world at large
should De the gamer by his and their laoors
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-03
Shall the u.ury Laws be revived.

The Columbia PheniT says that it con-
ours in the opinion expressed by the large
majority of its contemporaries, that q revival
of the usury laws would be unwise. The re-
peal of the old usury laws has, in the opinion
OF the Paenir, benefited all the interests OF
the State, and ''if Northern money does not
s'come here in streams to suit us, at eigh-
steen per cent per annum. will you get It
''by fixing the rate at seven per cent. If
."money is not abundant in the market at
ssone or two per cent. per month, will it be
"at seven per cent. per annum Ii The
"money il the Northwest rules at ten and
"twelve per cent. per annum-if the North
'ern capitalist can invest his money in
"Nortbern stocks and realize his ten and
'twelve per cent. per annum-wil he send
"it South to receive for il, the low rate pre-
'tscrbed by law ?"
The Pd9nir concludes as follows:
I'VE admit that the rate Of Interest is too
high. We regret it. We desire to see the
rate promptly diminished. But Of this we feel
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-03
A Just Compromise.

The Winnsboro' Ne,cs thinks that the sug-
gestion OF trying the plan Of cumulative
voting resulting in minority representation,
in the election of trial justices and OF the
next House of Representatives, is the best
proposition that has yet been put forward
by the press In this State. 1t heartily en-
dorses it. The plan will give the whites and
Democrats real and effective influence In
shaping the course Of the government for
the next ten years, at the same time that it
will secure the blacks and Radicals, when
they shall have fallen into minority, an
influence and representation for all time
to come.