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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05
PITY the Sorrows, Sc.

In the city of Ellsworth is an editor with
grievance Besides being an editor he is col
lector for the customs district of Frenchman's
Bay In common with many othergreat and
good men, he has a claim against the United
States Government for extra compensation
as disbursor of light house money. Of the
character of this claim we can say nothing
except that it is not authorized by law and
requires special act of Congress to effect its
payment. 1t may be just or it may be unjust
for aught that we know; but it is certainly
doubtful. Because Mr.. Hale did not force
this dou tful claim through Congress and
bully the treasury department into immediate
payment of it, this editorial collector of GUS
toms concludes that an immediate change is
necessary in the representation of the Fifth
District. This is the ground alleged by him
self in opposition to Mr.. Hale. If this claim
had been paid Mr.. Hale would have had no
more ardent supporter than the editor of the
Ellsworth american. This disinterested
patriot is not a sore head like the most of his
confederates, inasmuch as he has been in
Office of one kind or another since the time
when the memory of man runneth not to
the contrary, and is now in the best Office in
his vicinity; his sore spot i, in more sem
sative region-the pocket And he takes the
people of Hancock County into his conf
dence in charmingly ingenious way, pours
the tale of his woes into their plying ears
and asks them to avenge his crying wrongs
by voting against a candidate whom he would
himself have vigorously supported but for
this grievous injury.
The voters of the Fifth District, we fancy,
will estimate for about its real value the OPP
| position of man whose sole motive 10 so OBJ
vious and paltry and who will exhaust the
resource. of his imagination and invention to
| dnd reasons against Mr.. Hale. Such opposi-
ton, so inspired, will have but little weight in
counting against the already distinguished
| Congressional record of their brilliant young
representative and the markedly efficient ser
vice which he has rendered his district in al
| its varied interests ,.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05

The Paris Patrie continues the publication of
statements relative to the position of affairs be-
tween France and Germany, which tend to have
a disquieting effect upon the public mind.
Pere Hyacinthe has written a long letter to
lie Temps, a Paris Journal in which he an
nounces and defends his approaching marriage
Ex-senator Doolittle's friends in Washington
do not think he has fully explained in salts
factory manner his connection with the Conat-
ty cotton permit business, and the opinion even
at Liberal headquarters is that he had better
not attempted defence unless he had the
means at hand to make more successful one
than he did
The inhabitants of Sedan are drapng their
houses and avenues in anticipation of the an
niversary of the capture of Sedan by the Ger
mans, and it is stated that the German troops
now partially occupying that place threaten to
forciby remove such emblems of mourning
The Eleventh Vermont Volunteers propose
to hold a reunion at Bellows Falls Sept. 10Th,
with dinner, speeches and toasts.
A correspondent of the London Nescs, Aug.
22d, writes an alarmist opinion that England is
threatened with an obliteration of the potato
crop; at any rate so far as this year is con-
cerned Further onward he says that dis
ease appears to have smitten the crop in all
parts of the kingdom
The report that Josie Mansfield has come out
for Greeley lacks confirmation
Chief Justice Chase was in Boston Tuesday
night. He has been passing some time among
the hills and lakes of New Hampshire, and is
looking much better for his summers vacation
and recreation. He left for Narragansett on
Wednesday morning on his way to Washington.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05

INTERESTING TO THE LAWYERS IN YORK
Colt is known to many of our neghbcring
county readers that the will of the late Mr.. Hus-
sey of NJ. Berwick was, after two well contest
ed trials set aside by the Supreme Court, last
holden in Alfred. 1t is supposed the wild
ow and others more particularly interested in
that will have changed front in the matter of
prosecuting their appeal, as at the Probate
Court at Limerick on Tuesday of this week,
the widow MARY Jane Hussey) presented for
order OF notice, former will of her late hus-
band, dated April 10th, 1853, but from which
the name Of the testator had been cut out by a
knife, and below the space is written, "This
instrument was rend' null and void by direc-
ton of MIR. Hussey." Between this will case
and the railroad war; our North Berwick
friends will not lack for gossip for months to
come
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05
Review of Portland Markets.


The business generally, during the month of Au-
gust, was good it has been for that month for
many years. In fact goods were sold than dur
ing the month in 1871, though the aggregate amount
will not be SO large the prices lower in conse-
quence Of reduction in the duties. The Fall trade
will not fairly commence until after our annual cleo
ton.
There is no change in the money market Gold
rules at about 113the lowest point touched during
the week was 1124. Since Monday the rates have
been 1i39l13t. U. S. Bonds are about the same as
they were last week.
The alterations in prices of commodities are very
slight. Cheese has advanced. Coffee is lower for
Rio Fish are firm for dry, which are coming along
more freely as the weather is propitious for curing
Mackerel and higher. Flour is firm for all
extra grades of old is very quiet and there is no
disposition to make heavy purchases at present.
Fruits are plenty peaches selling at 81 503 80 ID
crate and Bartlett pears $99i0 y bbl Grain is very
firm atour quotations Hay lower and dealers refuse
to pay S25 for the best of pressed Iron has adj
vanced Ave to ten dollars p ton. Produce is quiet
potatoes and onions being in good supply Eggs are
selling at 21c93c P dozen in packages. Sugars are
little higher for granulated the price for Forest
city Is 2cS125c. Wool is quiet All other articles
are tho same as they were last week.
FREIGHTS.-There is but little doing in foreign
1reights The engagements the past week are brig
Matte 8. Russell hence to Havana at the round sum
Of $1,000, gold, out; bark Florence Peters, hence to
Matanzas, at the round sum of 50 90, gold, out
Coastwise freights trifie better. Engagements
have been made for lumber to New York at So. The
rates from Kennebec 81 higher. Ice frsghts from
the Kennebec have been taken to Savannah at $275
Georgetown, s1.25, Philadelphia S1.12A. Lumber
frcights from Bangor to Boston, 50 Co., Sound Ports,
$500 New York, s425; Philadelphia, S4OO@4.25
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
''The Woods are Full of 'em."
For County Attorney.
(nOLrosco0gin-GEORGE C. WING.

HoN. JUSTIN S. MORRILL, will speak at
YARMOUTH, Thursday evening, Sept. 5tb.
BRUNSWICK Saturday evening, Sept. 7th.
GHN. j. r. HAwLEY, of Conn, will speak at
BUcKFIELD, Thursday, Sept. 9Th.
CANTON, Friday, Sept. 9th.
HoE. III. L. DAWES will speak at
BHrHKL, Thursday afternoon, Sept. 9Th at
o'clock.
ANDovEE, Friday afternoon, Sept. 9th at 2 o'clock
HON. VIM. P. FRYE will speak at
BETHEL, Thursday, Sept. 5th.
CANTON, Friday, Sept. 9th.
DIR. GEORGE LoRING, of Salem, Mass, will speak
KENNEDUNK, Thursday evening, Sept. 9Th.
SOUTH BERWICK, Friday evening, Sept. 6th
ENocH FOSTER, JR, Esq., of Bethel, will speak in
Oxford County as follows:
Greenwood CITY, Thursday, Sept. 5th, at u
P. M.
GILrAD, Friday, Sept. 6, at u P. NJ.
BETHEL HILL, Saturday, Sept. 7, at u P. NJ.
JUDGE GODDARD will speak st
NAPLES, Friday evening, Sept. 9th at O'Clock.
W. w. THOMAS, JR, ESQ.,, will speak at
STEVENS PLAINS, Friday evening. Sept. 9th.
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND, Saturday evening, Sept 7th
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05

ADMITTING all that the argus says about
the increase of officials in the Custom House,
does il believ2 that if Mr.. Greeley should be
elected one of them would be abolished?
Can it mention an instance where a Demo-
cratic administration has ever discontinued
an office or reduced the public expense? New
York is par excellence a Democratic city,
having majority of $4,000. 1t is notorious
fact that in that city, where the Democrats
have had supreme power, there were hun
dreds of sinecures-the same men often hold
ing three or four offices, for which they drew
large pay and rendered no service. In New
York State, under a Democratic administra-
ton, large number of offices have been
created and the expense of the State Govern
ment largely increased. The same is true of
Connecticut. 1t is also illustrated in Knox
county, in this State. The argus, in its
statement, forgets to add that the business
and collections are several times greater than
in 1SGO-that the duties along the border and
i watching smugglers is five times more ar
duous than at that period, in consequence Of
the largely increased duties imposed. Of
course our neighbor knows that this increase
of duties has been rendered necessary to pay
the debt incurred in putting down a rebellion
OF eleven Democratic States, the leaders in
which are now active workers in that party.
The increase of officers and the more griev-
Gus burden of taxation, like every calamity
'ha1 mas peiallen the country, is due to DEM
ocratlc leaders. They and their starving pack
OF followers will not abolish an office; but
Republican Administration and Congress
have abolishedmore than five thousand Offices
the past three years and made provisions to
discontinue many more January LIST.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05
Mr.. Greeley had better stop making cam.

Mr.. Greeley had better stop making cam
paign speeches"
Lincoln was once talking to Montgomery
Blair during the war, when he burst out, 81
say, Blair, what can we do with that fault
finding, miserable Greeley and his paper?
Why, he does more damage than twenty good
generals can undop' -....--
On the train between Springfield and Wor-
cester Tuesday forenoon, Sept. Sd, a vote was
taken for President with this esult:-Grant,
1859; Greeley, SO.
At New Albany, Indiana, Carl Schurz was
overwhelmed and discouraged" and cord
ing to the Louisville Commercial, told some
friends that there was no hope for Greeley.
The New York Tribune had predicted that
the Republican majority in Vermont would
not be much over 5000! At the Liberal head
quarters in New York Tuesday the general
opinion was that the Republicans would have
less than Is, 900 majority 1t is hard for those
men to comprehend the times in which they
live.
A letter from member of the Louisiana
Republican Committee says:-"We are GER
tain of carrying this State. Place Louisiana
in your list of States as sure for Grant and
Wilson,"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05
STATE NEWS.

AROosTooK COUNTY.
The farmers of Houlton think they see indi-
cations of the potato rot H
The Pioneer says that Sabine f. Berry, ESQ,
of Houlton, has been appointed Deputy Collec-
tor of Customs at Van Buren,, in place of Hen
ry j. Hathaway, removed.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Monday afternoon Patrick Kusick, fireman
on the engine employed in changing trains at
Brunswick, attempted to get upon the engine
while it was backing. In doing this his foot
slipped from the step and struck directly back
of the driving wheel, which ran over and crush
ed it so as to require amputation.
KBNNBBnC COUNTY.
The Journal says that five months ago, Mrs.
John D'Arthenay of Augusta, paid Allen Lam
bard, Esq, $500 for young Lancaster colt of
thoroughbred stock. Now Mr.. Lalnbard wisbe
to get the colt back and in vain offers $1,000.
The Lewiston Journal says that the Maine
Central Railroad Co., have Settled with Levi A.
Field OF w. Waterville, injured at the Farm
ingdale accident in June, 1871, in a manner
satisfactory to both parties OF the sixty odd
cases injured at the Hampden disaster, all but
three have been settled. 1t is the wish of the
company to settle fairly with all.
KNOX COUNTY. F
Three million casks of lime are manufactured
annually at Thomaston, Roekland and Camden,
auu tVo tuOuSdUu COruS OF WOOU are
required. The manufacturers employ from one
hundred to two hundred sail of vessels in bring
ing the wood from the eastward, and one humid
red sail to transport the lime to market.
OXFORD COUNTY. is-i-t.
The Democrat says that Asahel A. Brooks, a
native of Porter, was recently killed in saw
mill in Cambria county, Pa. 5EtBE
PBNoBscoT COUNTY.
Eagle Engine Co. of Bangor have voted to
attend the firemen's muster to be held at Rock
land on the 18th.
The Jameson Guards will compete for the
prize flag at the State Fair. They have voted
to apply to the City Fathers for new armory.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says a party is engaged
dredging in the river at the head of Swan Is
land, just above Richmond village. The work
is done for the government by contract. 1t will
probably take some two months to complete
the work t
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The owner of the Skowhegan horse Gentle
Annie, that did such good trotting last week at
Lewiston, has been offered $500 for her.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Union says that James Kennerston of
East Machias, son of John Kennerston of
Whiting, died suddenly August 24th. He with
friend was about to put off from the beach in
a boat. He remarked just as they were getting
aboard. Il think something is the matter with
my heart" One minute longer he fell, and in
less than minute more he was dead.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05

THE Tribune correspondent telegraphs that
paper the Republicans have become so des-
perate in Maine that they have sent all over
the State list of bogus appointments for
Democratic meetings in order to disappoint
the people. We learn that there was some
ground for this despatch which cannot be
said of many sent to that journal from this
city. A wag gave red-hot Democrat sheet
containing list of Democratic appointments
made four years ago, telling him that it was
for the current campaign and was a dirty
radical trick. Our red-hot friend rushed
around strangely, saw the great and good
Tribune correspondent and got it on the
wires. A perusal of the document saved the
argus from being the victim of the joke.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05
The Republican and Democratic State
Ticket.

Take sheet of paper and write one under
another the names OF Sidney Perham, John
III. Bdrleigh, VIM. P. Frye, James G.. Blaine,
Samuel F. Hersey and Eugene Hale, in one
column, and in ar opposite column place
the names of Charles p. Kimball, VIM. H.
Clifford, Alonzo Garcelon, MARcELLUs EN-
cry and r. Il. Pike. Add to the columns,
if you please, the names on the county
tickets. A Republican to whom the princi-
pies Of the two parties are of paramount i'm
portance will not need this means of con-
trasting the men, but there are those who
have regard first to the men and to the prin-
cipes afterwards We confidently assert that
voters belonging to this last class must give
their preference to the Republican candi-
dates.
Perham is to be preferred to Kimball be-
ause he has had great experience in public
affairs while Kimball has none; he has ever
given hearty support to the liberal and hui
name doctrines of the Republican party,
while Kimball has cheerfulIy followed the
Democracy wherever they have been. Per-
ham represents the element of the American
people which insists that no effort shall be
spared to complete the work of establishing
civil and political equality, which regards fed
eral election laws and Ku-Klux laws as
proper means of supporting the authority of
the government when exertod for the benefit
OF Its four million wards and their friends.
Personally Gov. Perham is, as we believe,
gentleman of better education. stea dier
Judgment, and more extensive acquaintance
with the world than Mr.. Kimball. In saving
this we do not mean to disparage the Demo.
cratic candidate who is, so far as we know
gentleman of ability and integrity.
Turning to the Congressional candidates
the contrast is still more striking. Compare
the delegation headed by the brilliant gentle
man who occupies the position of presiding
officer of the most august deliberative body
in the world, with that of which T. S. Lang
Democratic ticket should succeed. Maine
may justly claim that in the forty-second
Congress it has had delegation of higher
average ability and influence than that of
any other State. 1t will be the same in the
forty-thrd Congress, unless the people con-
clude to send youag Clifford to the Mace
which John Lynch has rendered so bonoro.
BILE by his ability, industry and absolute in
tegrity; unless they replace FRYE, who i, 1o,s
than two years has attracted general att.n-
ton by his ready eloquence, by the common
place Alonzo Garcelon; the Speaker of the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05
A Warnipp

The adversary has practically abandoned
the fight in all the Congressional districts but
the Fifth. There all the orators and funds
are concentrated for this-the last week of
the contest. We warn our friends there to be
specially on their guard against these demor-
alizing influences. Every device known to
willy and INSCRIPTIONS politicians will be used
in the effort to prop the falling fortunes of the
coalition by electing the 'lberap' Pike The
people of that district have much at stake.
and we warn them to be vigilant. 1t would
be hard bargain, indeed, for them to ex-
change the able, brilliant, effective Hale for
decayed politician who is famed only for pro
posing but never carrying measures for the
benefit of his constituents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05
The Vermont Victorv

The returns from Vermont show unmis-
takably that the tidal wave of Liberalism has
not reached the Green Mountain State. The
Tribune has boosted that the radical majority
would be reduced to 5000, and MIR. Fenton's
committee expected to have it reduced to
$4,000; but it now appears that it will reach
$4,000, which is larger than any majority in a
September election since 1868. ...
II. there is any State in New England where
personal Greeleyism should have following
it is in Vermont, where Mr.. Greeley's paper
has had wide circulation, and where there
has been marked sympathy between the po-
ltical beliefs of the late great editor and
whole people. But here it is demonstrated
that Liberalism is an insignificant fraction
under the most favorable circumstances, and
demonstrates that the coalition can give no
appreciate strength to the Democratic party.
The Vermont election indicates that the
tide is setting in the same direction it did in
1868. If Maine will second Vermont as she
has always done in the past, with decided
Republican majority, we shall hear but little
of Liberalism by October.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05
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Facts.

The public debt has been reduced oveI
S347, 100000 during President Grants admin
istration. The taxation of the country,
meanwhile, has been reduced more than
SS0,000,000 annually.
Exclusive of expenditures growing out of
the war, the ordinary expenses of the Gov
eminent last year mere s73, 554, 11O.78 against
$6S, OPS, 1850 in 1860. Then the popula-
tiog was 31,000,000 against 100000 now,
giving $1.95 per capita in 1860 against $1.76
in 1871.
The cost of collecting the custom house du-
ties in 1860 was 1925 per 500 against s3.11
in 1871
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05

House bv man who never yet succeeded
in making himself at all conspicuous or in
auential in State Legislature; the good
humored Peters, whose power over his
brother members from all parts of the couu-
try is unrivaled, by Marcellus Emery, whose
very name is synonym for all that is desery-
eddy h ~teful to the loyal heart; Eugene Hale,
the ablest of the younger members of the
House, by a decayed demagogue whose late
services consist wholly in debauehing the
local politics of Eastern Maine by open bar
gainings Of the most unprincipled character
and corrupting tendency. .r.s
We do not make these suggestions because
we suppose that there is the slightest pros
pect that one of these changes will be made,
but because we wish to inspire our readers
with feeling of the propriety and impor-
lance of giving the Republican candidates the
maiorities which they deserve.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05

IHE MEETING OF THE EMPERoRs-A Rus
sian Vie'o of its Import 1.-The st. Petersburo
Goloss prints long article on the meeting of
the three Emperors, the subject having been
prescribed hitherto in the Russian press by the
new restrictive regulations. The Goloss states
that the mutual reapproaech,nent of the powers
must remove the last French hopes of rev.no.
by an alliance with Russia. One of the foro~
most topics discussed will be the Slavonian
question. The rulers of Russia and Anstr;,
Will doubtless arrive at a common under,tand-
ing. Russia must ever take live interest in
the fate of the Slovenian provinces of Austr;.
though it does not cherish plans of conGue,t
The Eastern question will likewise be brmobt
on the tdpis and doubtless settled in satisf,c-
tory manner. The world will understand that
Russia is not bent upon annexation and terri
torial aggrandizement, and thus the AnoIo-
French influence ON the Porte will be neutraI-
lied. Russia must, however, can and will see
the Christian subjects of the Sultan protected
against persecution and oppression, and oman
declarations of this noble aim will secure to
Russia the assistance of Austria and Germanv
and success to its demands The accedenca ~
Russia to the measures which GERMANY and
Austria take against Papal encroachments is of
great importance, though the question does NOT
as nearly affect Russia as the central Euronaon
powers The plan of action to be adopted
against the spread of the international is snre
to come under discussion, but that is likewise
question almost foreign to Russian interest.