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WINsLow.
The Springfield Races.

One reporter, speaking of the clubs in
Thursdays races, at Springfield, says of the
Bowdoins:
The Bowdoin men chose the old quarters OF
the Paris crew, and, with George Price, their
trainer, there took up abode They kent re-
markedly to themselves before the race. and
what they could do was only known to two
men,Price and Mr. Kicker Of the senior class.
Hooker, Ladd and Croker had pulled in infan-
tile class races, but beyond this, the crew was
wholly unused to the narrow quarters between
cedar gunwales Sargent is captain of the
crew. No little credit is due these men for
bringing themselves and their boat two hundred
and fifty miles to venture in an untried field
for college honOrs. ..
And another discoursed of the trainers:
This was not only race between represen-
tative college crews, but trial of skill between
three of the most prominent professional oars
men on the continent, who trained some of the
crews. Price, of the old Paris crew, handled
the boys from Bowdoin College, and he was of
opinion before the race that they could not be
beaten. John Biglin put the Amherst "Intel-
lectuaP' crew, as it is called into proper trim.
and Josh Ward looked after the Agriculturists.
Between these men feeling exists which can
hardly be called friendship. Certain it is that
Josh Ward and Price bear no genuine love
toward one another, and Biglin and Josh
have had their little "onpleasantness" The
trainers, therefore, went for each other.
and they had every confidence that their re,
spective crews would win. The trainers had
considerable money pending, but only one of
them was made rich by the result of
the race, and that was John Biglin. Price
risked not only his reputation but his mon
ey on the Bowdon crew, and many of his
friends from the Provinces also lost heavily.
He made considerable loud talk prior to the
race, insisting that Josh Ward should not be
permitted to pull out to the line in a boat; but
the judges had no authority to rule any one off
Ward is no more the cunning-lookng chap he
was before the race, and Bglin chuckles and
initiates the style Josh was wont to observe in
his reception and treatment of members of the
press.
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SWAN &c BARRETT.

100 MIDDLE STREET.
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The cares anxieties and misfortunes Of life have as
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or excited by speculation, pcrplexed by multi
pcity OF enterprises, or in any way over-taxcd or
over worked, should keep up their stamina by the
daily use of wholesome tonic. Thousands Of per-
sons thus crcumstanced are enabled to bear ND
against the difficulties in which they are involved
and to retain their strength health and mental clear
ness, by the regular Of Hostetters Stomach Bit
tiers. Diseases which prone to attack the body
when debilitated and broken down by over-mucll
brain-work, or exhausting physical labor are kept
at bay by the resistant power with which this incom
parable tonic endows the nervous system and the VI
tai organs At this season. when the heat is eyanor
ating the elements Of strength from every pore an in
ygorant Is absolutely essential to the safety and COM
Tort OF the public, and is required even by the more
robust they desire to keep their athletic capabilities
IN statu quo Hence course of Ho stetter's Biters
particularly useful at this period Of the year as
defence against the invisible disease aoat in sui
try atmosphere. 1t is the potent of all preyen
tive medicines, and for all complaints that aect the
stomach, the liver, and the bowels and Interfere with
the perfect digestion and assimilation offood II ia IN,
standard remedy.
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Clifford VS.. Burleigh.

The Democrats of this Fdistrict nominated
W. FL. Clifford, ESQ.,, yesterday, as per pro-
gramme, and we take pleasure in presenting
the candidates together to the people of the
district. On the one hand is Clifford, young,
ardent and aspiring, with his political future
before him, wishing to make use of the posi-
ton for his own agrandizement; without ex-
perience, legislative or otherwise, with the
exception of a brief law practice, and that
chiefly in Patent soliciting; singularly I'M
suited by such inexperience and such polit-
ical aspirations to perform effectively the
work which the First District expects of its
representative.
On the other hand is Burleigh, sagacious,
prudent and shrewd, with large legislative ex-
perience, and strengthened by the culture ar
Using from large and successful bushes.
career in varied branches and of much mag
nitude, with no ambition but to discharge to
the satisfaction of his constituents the duties
of his position.
There they are before you, in brief, fellow
citizens,-the careful, safe and thoroughly
trained man of business, and the dashing and
ambitious young politician.
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"Marching through Georgia" the potato
bug.
Two thousand black bass have emigrated
from Lake Saratoga to England. m
Kapelmester Weisheimer, pupil of Wag-
ner, will soon shed his rays over America.
A boy chews tobacco four years before he
commences to buy it.
Greeley's advice to Gratz Brown after the
Yale College speech: Go West.
General BuelPs war horse died lately, and is
now in Paradise-Kentucky
Madame Dejazet the danSeuse, now Is years
old. is drawing crowded houses at Marseilles,
France
John G. Heenan has taken serious turn and
bought lot in an Albany cemetery.
Several families of Penobscot Indians from
Maine are encamped for the summer near West
Haven, Conn, on trading expedition.
The ex-Prince Imperial of France has been
granted leave by Queen Victoria to join the
Royal Military Academy at Woolwich.
Greeley has certainly learned one thing from
his illustrious friend Henry Clay-how to COM
NIT political suicide with the cacoethes scribendi
Twenty-one thousand emgrants, principally
from Germany, England and Ireland, have
been landed at the port of New York since the
first of the present month.
The graduates of Amherst College in Boston
and its vicinity have sent despatch to Bradley
captain of the winning crew, inviting the six to
a complimentary dinner at Parker's at some
early day.
The steamer Lady of the Lake, plying on
Lake Winnipiseogee, N. H.. was so badly in
jured on a return trip from Centre Harbor to
Wers Tuesday, that month or longer will be
needed for repairs.
1t cost the workingmen of Berlin, last year,
$1750000 for the fun of their little strike. Well
enough to note down the figures before COM
mencing again in such a pleasantly of opposi-
ton to the employers.
So great was the demand for carriages to
visit the scene of the regatta in Springfield,
Tuesday, that three funerals were postponed
on account of the impossibility of obtaining
carriages. .a
A new locomotive named ''Horace Greeley
has just been turned out of the Schenectady
car-shops 1t ran off the track the first day.
One of the young men belonging to a choir
had his hair cut by generous barber
Saturday. Sunday he sang for solo, "Cover
my defenceless head" and blushed like lob
ster while doing it."
Rev. DR.. Cuyler, now in England, writes
to the New York Observer enthusiastically of
Gladstone, with whom he has breakfasted. He
says that the Premier receives his guests with
much of the affable dignity of Daniel Webster
A little boy, after watching the burning of
the school house till the novelty of the thing
had ceased, started down the street saying, IL
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PETROLEUM V. Massey, III his last letter,
records the death of Elder Penlibacker, one
of the most prominent characters at Con
fedrit Cross Roads" He was killed by the
Greeley movement, which seemed to have
entirely obfuscated the poor fellow. The
Rev. Nasty thus records the way he felt pre-
vious to the sad event:
He never WIZ capable Nv understanding it,
and at first retoozed to yield to it. He re-
foozed to buy one Nv the white hats which
| | brot back from Cincinnati, and Bascom
wuz forst to take stern measures with him.
''Nary drink, Elder, till it goes undar that
hatp' That fetched him. He put it ON.
'Fm Dimocrat," sed he, sadly, with q
puzzled look, "and find, akkording to my
candidate fur President, that I'm boss thief
liar, perjured Yillin, Stun, hariot, and
that I'm bought with British gold. amt 8
harlot, and meyer WYE, and ef Eve bin bought
with British gold, where's the golds Coos
Hevins! shel go mad"
And the Wretehed old saint, who was afflct
ed With mind wich wuzn't calculated tt
grasp the suttletes of modern politix, Woo
rush out ov his house into the field, and calm
hisself by communin with nacher.
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Senator C0nkling's Speech,

NEW YORK, July %, 1872
Senator Conkling made great speech at Coo
per Institute last evening. He spoke for about
three hours to an intelligent andIappreciative
audience, that completely crammed the hall.
His excoration of the petty slanderers of the
President was scathing. He passed in review
the whole series of oft repeated calumnies. with
which the Executive has been assailed. and
showed with great force and clearness how ut
terly contemplate and groundless they were.
He said the Democratic statesmen of the coun-
try were ashamed to fight a campaign on such
issues, and so the leadership had been assumed
by Republican renegades and others so
maddened by the loss or refusal Of place and
patronage, that pothing would satisfy them
short of ranoorots, revengeful, personal raid
He handled theBohemians who have rung the
changes so long, on ''nepotlsmland gift taking"
with meroiless severity holding up the mean
ness and mendacity of their accusations. to the
scorn of his audience. He expressed his conf
dence that the American people would neither
Prove 50 stupid nor ungFateful as to forsake an
honest and faithful public, servant because of
such groundless aspersions; and averFed his be-
on Gen. Grant would have the effect to arouse
feeling Of Justice, magnanimity, and fair play
which would prove fatal to the conspiracy and
its authors.
As an indication of public sentiment in New
York, this meeting was significant, Thousands
went away because there was no room. Those
who remained displayed the greatest earnest
ness and enthusiasm. When, after speaking
for two hours the eloquent Senator indicated
his purpose to close, the cries of ego on! 80 onp'
were so hearty, that he continued his speech
and at quarter past eleven when he finished his
peroration the hall was still FULL and there were
no signs of impatience or fatigue.
AS clear, calm, statement Of facts this ad-
dress is a valuable campaign document. 1t
comes from gentleman entirely familiar with
his subject, one who speaks by authority, and
whose personal character is ample guarantee Of
the truth of every thing he says
IF any man wants to know precisely what
sort of a man and magistrate Gen. Grant is
they have his picture here drawn by an able and
faithful artist, and to the life "Honest, brave
and modest, proved bylhis transeendent deeds to
be endowed with ge4ips, common sense and
moral qualities, adequate to the greatest affairs.
Senator Conkling will speak shortly in Buffa.
10, and thereafter will enter with zeal and ener
gy upon the canvass, and keen the stump until
| the election Is oyer He is graceful and fluent
orator, and will do much to sweep away the
''refuge of les whereby the Tammany pemoe-
raoy are seeking to reeoyor their lost power in
the Empire State. YARMOUTH.
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WE have no sympathy or patience with any
man-friend or enemy-that wilfully maligns
or misrepresents any mans character; and
less if possible with one who attacks another
whose position is too high to allow him to
answer such charges. We do not imagine
that Gen. Grant is tetotaller, nor do we be-
lieve him sot. 4 Writsr In q Democratic
paper insnuates that the President was too
drunk both at Bangor and Vanceboro last
October to make decent appearance in the
procession or in other places. We were in
both PLACES, and were very near Gen, Grant,
and do not believe there Is the least ground
for the accusation; and we fully agree with
Bro Qninby of the Gospel Banner, in pro-
nopneing the assertion a base slander.-Gard-
liner Home journal.
The base SANDER of the Standard has been
repeated by every Democratic paper in Maine.
Will they now have the fairness to publish
the testimony Of gentleman who, if not a
Greeley man Is independently
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A. Greeley was one expressing his approval
&c tba navment of pensions to rebel soldiers.
". Mr.. Greeley is therefore the candidate
of tho democratic Party, and the Liberal
Renublicans were as grossly deceived by the
professions of his friends at Cincinnati, as
were the subscribers to the Tribune who were
entrapped into renewing their subscriptions
for Republican paper, after its editor had
secretly sold himself and the influence OF his
paper to the Democrats.
To these well-substantiatcd charges the
Tribune replies:
1, Mr.. Greeley had no understanding
about making Horatio Seymour Secretary G.
State, in case of his election to the fresi-
dents chair. Err
| Nobody ever said he had.
II. Mr.. Greeley wrote many letters in re-
DIV to invitations to become candidate fol
the Presidency, but he never said IN tette,
that he would accept a nomination.
Irhe first clause confirms the accusation
the second evades it. The Republican charges
that his consent to accept the Democratic
nomination was communicated verbally.
III. Mr. Greeley never asked that meet
ing should be got up on his behalf; never in
vited any one to confer with him In Neu
York about the Presidency; and never invited
any person to visit Horatio Seymour to VIII
his favor or secure his support, &c,
All eyasions of the most papable kind
leaving untouched the fact that whatever Mr.
Greeley may have neither "asked' nor Sin
yited," he knew at least that his friends wer
doing 1t for him. The organ does not den.
that Mr.. Greeley expressed bis approval o
the proposal to a,card pensions to rebel sol
diers-a proposal which even Horatio Sey
mour refused to sanction. The charge, il
common with, substantially, every othe
made in the same connection, may, therefore
be accepted as incapable of being disproved.
We trust that the "LiberaP' Republicans
the Independent" journalists and the PEG
pie generally, are perfectly satisfied with thes
creditable additions to the record of the Tam
| many candidate
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glad the old thing burned down; didn't have
my jogfry lesson, no howp'
A stroke of lightning accomplished the de-
struction of seventeen hundred gallons of whis-
Key IN an Indiana town a few days ago, but an
eyewitness says it was a pretty even tussle be-
tween the two
inc heirs of a Hessian soldier who was sold
10 George LII, and was in the service of that
monarch in the American revolution, have just
discovered that they are entitled to a German
estate worth about a million and half, which
has for sometime past been awaiting claimant
The mans name is Hazlebaker. The old man
lett hre Sons, whose descendants are scattered
throughout the State of Pennsylvania, and when
the estate is divided up among them, each one
share will not be very large.
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A Defence that is a Confession.
From the New York Times.

What Mr.. Greeley and his organ know about
honesty may be inferred from the way in
which they have met the charges of the
Binghamton Republican. The allegations
sustained by affidavits and reference to vol
luminous correspondence which were made
by the Republican are, mainly, these:
1. As early as September last, Mr.. Gree
ley was approached by prominent Democrats
with view to securing him as the candidate
OF their party in the Presidential campaign of
1872. -. -...
ii. These negotiations, conducted on the
one side by Lewis Carmichael and Horatio
Seymour, and on the other by Horace Gree
'''"hins and Reuben E. Fenton
sitive declaration by Mr..
lie nomination were tender
aid consent to be the Dem
ocratic canuIuaou for President in 1872. This
assurance was given verbally to Mr. Carmich-
ael in October, 1871.
I'LL Among the opinions subscribed to by
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-26

THE partakers Of 'biled crow" displayed
their transparency last evening in front of
the Old City Hall over the Agricultural
Warehouse. In order to revive the waning
life Of the party galvanic battery was sta
toned outside on one flank, but the piano.
ramic representation of the naval engage
ment between the Alabama and Kearsarge,
which occupied the other flank, evidently
had depressing influence, las it revived recol-
lections that the party have been trying to
bury in the ''bloody chasm." Get rid of that
reminder of the late "onrleasantness," gen.
tlemen, or the Liberal Republicans will stop
to think-and the moment they do that they
are lost to the Democracy.
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Our Critics.

We regret to find ourselves criticised by
some of our party friends because we publish
so favorable reports of Democratic meetings in
the State. We wish specially to call the atten-
ton of these gentlemen to the fact that the
PRESS is neacs paper as well as a Republican
journal. We propose to give the news pure
and undefiled upon all subjects of general
public interest whether the subject matter be
for or against our particular views, and to al
low no tampering with facts. 1t is not a
sufficient reason for us, as urged by our crit
les, that the Argus adopts the reverse meth
cd of warfare, going even so far as to falsify
associated press dispatches, as in the case Of
the Bangor meeting, or to state that Re-
publican procession was made up chiefly of
boys when it was notorious to the whole
town that it was large procession of earnest
and enthusiastic men, as in the case of the
Ratification meeting here. That journal
does great many things which we do not
care to initiate.
In the first place we don't believe that de-
liberate and wilful Misrepresentation of facts
'pays;" the people who read our paper are
not fools and would soon detect any such
cheat which would throw discredit upon ev-
4. erything else we might say.
Furthermore, even if it did ''pay," we
wouldn't do it. We see no reason why the
standard of truth and honesty shouldn't be
as high in journalism, whether political or
not, as in any other employment of life.
The gentlemen who make this complaint
are undoubtedly honest in their own affairs,
and on little reflection, we fancy, would
not counsel us to be otherwise, even if oppo-
sition partisan sheets attempt to make polt
ical capital in this shabby way.
There are in Maine between fifty and sixty
thousand Democrats. Of course, they will
assemble together in considerable crowds dur
ing the campaign, and will shout more or less
heartily for their favorite, Horace Greeley.
Now for us to say, at any of these times, that
there were few people present, when, in fact,
there were many, or that there was no en-
thusiasm, when, in fact, they had excoriated
their threats in shouting for Horace, would, in
our view, be simply fatuous.
No, gentlemen; we give explicit instruc-
ton to the reporter of each meeting to state
the facts exactly, and then to make as much
good natured fun of our adversaries as the
occasion seems to warrant or as their inspira-
ton affords.
We fully believe that there is an abundance,
yes, superabundance of good reasons why
the Republican party should win in the pend
ing contest. Those we propose to state, IS
well as we can, from time to time. We be-
lieve we can afford to state all the facts about
our adversaries, and positively decline to
adopt their tactics of Misrepresentation and
scurrility
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AN amusing incident connected with the tes-
timony of Josie Mansfield in the Barnard i'm
parchment trial at Saratoga is told by news
paper correspondent
! good deal of merriment was created by her
testimony relative to Fisk's box at the Grand
Opera House. Mr.. Niles, with some difficulty,
drew out the fact that Barnard used to occupy
the box with Fisk. Mr.. Beach, as soon as the
direct examination was finished, asked her if
she did.
p did you ever have the good fortune" with
irony 'sof seeing him in your private box?''
NO." with a smile.
And he never" concluded Mr. Beach, "was
the recipient OF further hospitality by you?'
NO was the laughing response as muir
muir OF amusement ran round the hall.
But Mr. Beach became prematurrly elated
An unfortunate experience in the field of re-
partee had not taught him the wisdom of be-
ing content with victory. He forgot that the
cruel suggestiveness of his last question would
be likely to be lost on a woman made keen and
ready by her experience in crosse examinations.
He drew his coat closer about him, and took
step forward; he had avenged his client little
He would now demolish the opposing counsel.
MIR: Beach can smile very sarcastically. He
smiled now as he glanced toward the counsel
and said: s'You have been asked to name some
OF the distinguished citizens who have visited
your house Have you ever received any of the
members of tho Bar Association
The reply of the witness came sharp and
quick-"Yes, sir, think have received you .
The effect of this reply upon the eminent
counsel was much the same as if he had put his
head between a pair of gigantic snuffers He
allowed a smile-child-like, if not bland-to
play over his features which had become suffus-
ed with crimson. An audience never appre-
ciated joke more Mr.. Beach had strength
enough to elicit from the witness that he came
there on business regarding Mr. Stokes, and
never had the pleasure of being otherwise en-
tertained and then he surrendered the witness.
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to Greeley" How is this9 Don't Horace
90, he is now as much Republican as he
~s Whiohreminds us of the darkey's
remorl, hen he had gambled away with his
-, n,ootar he proceeds of his water
,oo,on match and his masters also: go de
Tor, massa dere's cheati2' somewhere"