The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-25


that the Black Crook illustrated papers have
disappeared from the windows, and we be-
lieve, from the shelves of every periodical
dealer in town, since attention was called to
the subject by the PRESS. This ready re-
Spouse to our suggestion shows that dealers
had carelessly and thoughtlessly drifted into
way of supplying this kind of literature, and
that they are glad to rectify the abuse when
their attention is called to it. A curious lit
tie incident apropos of this subject occurred
at periodical store few days ago. Enter a
Celtic gentleman who demands the days
Doings." The suave clerk replies, ''We don't
sell that now,"-upon which the baffied seek
er for intellectual food, with the City Agency
regulations evidently in mind, exclaims,
"Faith then, an'Pll get physicians prescrip-
ton for yez.'' t.s- at-3 sasr-
The obtrusion of these pictorial abomina-
lions upon the public still goes on upon the
railroads. They are thrown upon the seats
and into the laps of travellers without dis
elimination of age or sex, and are often ex
ceedingly disgusting. Our railway managers
ought not to allow their patrons to be expos
ed to such annoyances. Pop corn, peanuts
and prize packages we may regard as incident
to our civilization and fully engrafted upon
our railroad system; we make no crusade
against them. But railroad superintendent
should be held directly responsible for every
otense against decency which occurs upon
their trains. They have absolute control of
this NATTER and can impose such restric-
tions as they choose upon the peripatetc ped
dlers in the cars. The public look up to them
for protection. They would hardly wish to
be held up as modern Catiines-"corrupter
of youth"
The House Committee on Pensions in
their codfcation and revision of the pension
laws, has added several new sections, by one
of which the pensions of disabled soldiers
have been materially increased. The allow
ance to totally disabled soldiers is increased
from $25 to $40 per month; to those inca
pacitated for labor, from 500 to $50 a month
and to those whose disability is equivalent to
the loss of hand or foot, from SIS to 500
An intermediate grade for disabilities not
otherwise provided for, is inserted, to which
$13 month is allowed. The bill also pro-
vides that the list of pensioners shall be pub
lished biennially. The proposed increase of
pensions to the classes named is simply a
measure OF justice and there can be but little
doubt OF the passage of the bill.
WEDNESDAY, when the late Confederate
Gen. Ransom was admitted to seat in the
United States Senate, Senator Thurman con-
graduated the Senate and the country that
for the first time since 1851, every State was
fully represented in that body. Mr. Thur
man as an out-and-out peace Democrat and
copperhead in 1862, may very properly con-
graduate his friends that he has in the late
reoei general, valuable accession; but the
Doys In blue" will hardly feel fattered at
this accession when they remember that this
newly sworn Senator is charged with barbar-
Gus treatment of lot of Union prisoners
that fell into his hands in North Carolina.
Congratulate, indeed; but whom?
HE Chicago Tribune and other Cincinnati
organs are shocked to learn that Hon. Jere-
miah Black will support President Grant for
the Presidency in preference to any other
Republican if the Cincinnati nominees are
endorsed by the Democratic leaders. Judge
Black is man of some experience and con-
siders that between two Republican candi-
dates, it is his privilege to choose the best.
He shows his sagacity by choosing President
Grant.
HON. ). s. LYFoRD in rather insolent
Ht'er, INFORMS us that he was not johnson
man put was turned out of Office by that pub
lie ftnctlonary for his devotion to Republican
principles; and was reappointed to his Office
{ worth $1,000 year when Mr.. johnson could
not get Democrat confirmed, upon the rec
ommendation of Gov. Perham and his nomi-
nation confirmed.