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Senator Morrill, and Mr.. Pike.

We did not hear Mr.. Morrill,. address
saturday evening. being out of town. but
We learn that he commented on what was
reported to him a. Mr.. Pixies remarks in
front OF the City Hotel, in regard To the
repeal Of the tonnage tax and shipping
bill. and what he knows about IT," The
points Of difference are ones OF fact. and
arr capable OF proof. Mr.. Morrill, may
have obtained wrong impression of what
Mr.. Pike ,aid. and he may not know all
the facts. As we said, this is natter of
proof. and we shall not have to wait long
to learn just what the facts are. and then
let justice be done. whether il is to Mr.
Hale or Mr.. Pike. Our impression is that
both are deserving of praise for their eff
.orts.
We copy from the PROGRESSIVE Age what
MIR. Pike said at Belfast on this subject:
MR.. PIXIES SPEECH.
After thanking the convention. Mr.. Pike
said that great deal of surprise had been
expressed. that those who had before held
views - diverse were now found acting
together. But there was no mystery about
il. A. issues change men change with
them. lie then spoke of the campaign.
which he said was distinguished on one
side by extreme bitterness. He illustrated
by saving of Gen. Butler. that at one time,
in preparing legal argument. one of the
last points he noted down was this: Abuse
the Judge. The Grant leaders and presses.
he said. had already arrived at this. which
left them but little more 10 say. Mr..
Blalne's remedy of tarring and feathering.
he thought. after all would not be adopted
"A t.+ta Isl A
the attention of the convention. particu-
larry. TO the abuse which had been heaped
upon him a being unfriendly to measures
to revive our shipping interests. A Stock
ton gentleman who arrogates to himself
the authorship of about all the meas ures
that had been devised to aid that interest.
had lately written communication which
had been copied by the papers in the in
teres.s OF Mr.. Hale. concerning him upon
this matter; and fellow known as Toby
Capdor" had lately been up and down this
district disappearing him. All he had
to reply to this abuse was. that he had
always done what he could i'm Congress
and out in favor of our shipping interests.
And. said he, Il now and here say that no
measure has passed Congress for the relief
of our shipping interests, which did not
originate. And have here the original
bills. which have lately procured from
Washington to prove what | say. The
bill for allowing drawbacks introduced
into Congress eight years ago" He then
proceeded to speak of his efforts for the
repeal of the tonnage tax and read letter
from Gen. Schenck. chairman of the CON-
mittee, thanking him for his suggestions
ia regard to that tax, and saying that his
views had been adopted by the committee.
He communicated his views in respect to
this onerous tax to Mr.. Hale, who frankly
confessed that be knew but little about the
matter. He spoke ct some length ON this
topic.
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North Carolina.

Almost any one might with reason exclaim
with Uncle Toby :'our army swore ter
Tibly II Flanders" when reading the con
fused aud contradictory election accounts
from the Ola North State. The contest
seems to have been carried on by our old
tow1smau. z. W. Perry. Esq. on the Re
publican side with the whole hos; of Gree
leyites from Gov. Vance down on the 9th
er. The associated press account backed
up by these Other notable> would give the
Stale one day 10 the Democrats aud Liber-
SIS and the anxious ont side world w0nld
conclude 10 acce Z the situation. when 10.
there comes IA dispatch from Mr. Perry
claiming 10000 majority the other way.
The night dispatches -iill adhere to the
Greeley estimate. when up comes another
20 Secretary Dclano's son. from Mr.. Perry
stating that he >till adheres 10 hi> estimate
Sc. and 80 the public are all ahack again.
This contest OF Perry ". the whole army Of
Greeleyitcs, has continued up to this date.
II j. an unequal contest. for Perry j. a
hard man To beat in contest Of this char
acicr. ana the other side had better give
up.
Il seems that Secretary Dclano. Nhile
manite~giug great confidence in Mr.. Pcrry's
Judgment. begin, - WAIVER. which j. bad
i1r Perry, and writes or tclcsraphs to him.
Please be careful iu sending him new,
NOT to eXag -eratc."
Ihi> put NJ in mind II an incident that
took place here i lew years since: 4 MEM
ben Of thc bar had written 10 = lawyer ID
Bangor % come over and assist him and
the lawyer KEEP, writing aud sending word
that he was coming, hut he sill remained
in Bangor A. last the Ellsworth lawyer
90, out Of patience and sent him the .ol-
lowing telegram: Please ,ay re'v whcth-
e. Won are coming
iu due time thc Bangor mau not 10 BE-
ouidouc. replied: dear Sir-Not oniy
coming hu, am TWO hour on The road
now"
The Washington correspondent Of the
Boston Joar4 r. SAYS:
TuE NORTH cAIoIlNA ILEcrInN-A RI
rl BliCAN NI,ToHY rEoBABLE.
There i -t.ll great muddle here about
the North Carolina election. anl mll re-
turns viii not bc received until the middle
@. next week. Mr.. L. W Perry The 81
pcni.or at latcrIal Revenue for the North
I Carolina District. tclcgraphr1 90 Secretary
Delano yesterday thar the prospect Ms
Frightening and tina, tne whole RciuhH
caa state iIcsct was elected Secretary
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The Political Cauldron.

The political pot is boiling and kissing
lively. all over the country. The North
Carolina Election i among the things OF
the past. having had IL day. and having
occupied conspicuous share OF public
attention for awhile. but no State. nor any
particular section Of the country at
large. will. in the rapid change, now tax
ing place. be the centre of attraction but
for few brief hours. for in the next ten
weeks States enough will have voted. ar in
variou, way, indicated their will. Ia settle
the question OF President. and the com
plexion Of the next House of Representa-
tiyes. For the time being neither party
will cease TO work and TO hope. but the
one that obtains the mos, assurances Of
ultimate success. bv the little ,irAws by the
wav-side a. the canvass progresses. VIII
have the most confidence TO work uncea,-
them.
Those of Us who were Democrat, in
$40 and labored and voted for President
Van Buren, that year, will remember how
We were NniIttu ilplll ttit >tait- anu ii'N
blind we were all through the campaign 10
Transporting facts all tending one way and
thar way. in our view. the wrong one
Mr.. Van Buren, was pre-eminently safe
statesman and man OF ability and large
experience. Yet he was borne down by
the storm of public opinion expressed at
the ballot box.
Still later in our history. the presidential
election of lsj6 furnishes another exam
pie Of disappointed hopes How many Of
our readers will remember how in the ex-
element Vi the hour we all thought that
General Fremont would certainly be elect
ed; but the Quakers OF Pennsylvania did
not vote for us in October. nor In Noven-
Der. and other States in the Great West
failed, and we went home on the night Of
the election. late enough. but unquiet aud
disconnected.
One party or the other In the contest
now raging will be terribly disappointed
on the night of the Att OF November. but
neither at this time viii admit thar IL.
candidates are 10 be the defeated ones.
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The Posi- OFFICE AND THE EXPRESS
CoMPANIEs.-By the new postal law which
came into operation on the LIST OF July, a
great benefit has been conferred upon the
general public. and severe blow struck at
the monopoly of the express companies
According to the new regulations. pack
ages Of dry goods, hardware. drugs. Tex
cept liquid drags) and other merchandise
not exceeding twelve ounces In weight.
can be mailed 10 any part of the United
States al charge OF two cents for each
two ounces or fraction of two ounces.
Much time aud money will be saved BY
this arrangement. The express companies
demand at least forty cents for the trans
portation OF package, however small, Tor
any distance. The post office author tiles
on the other hand, will forward a twelve
ounce package to san Francisco f,r twelve
cents. For instance. pair of boots. if
neither boot weighs more than twelve
ounces, may be wrapped up in two separ-
ate parcels. aud sent across the continent
tor twenty-four cents whereas, under the
old plan. the transportation of goods OF
this description would have cost almost
more money than they are worth.
Up TO the present time, the post office
has lost money by the new system. simply
owing to the fact that the general public
has not taken advantage OF il to such an
extent as will make il remumerative. But
ii is confidently expected that when the
advantages of the system are thoroughly
appreciated, the scheme will prove as pro-
fitable to the government. is II is beneficial
to the public.
1t is, In fact, nothing more nor less than
an adaptation Of the English parcel post,
and although the charges in England are
somewhat less than the rate adopted here,
yet when it is remembered that the dis
tances are as nothing when compared with
those in this country, it will be seen that
there is no cause for dissatisfaction.
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Extraordinary
Gift of HEALING 4,

The City Hotel, ia this place, hA- present.
lively appearance since the arrival uf DE-.
GAGE, the successful Natural Physician
and from the marvellous results achieved
by him 1t really does seem that the nanny
day has come when the sick aud suffering
can be healed without the use Of poison
on, drugs. BY reference to the many Ger
tihcates from prominent aud reliable par
ties In Belfast and vicinity Il will be seen
that the evidence OF his skill Is notfar. fetch
ed, but its results are TO be seen on every
hand, and hundreds walk the avenues Of
life to-day healed OF diseases which had
drtied all former treatment. Such thInss
are indeed wonderful, and furnish themes
for study and reflection. There can be no
doubt that some men possess extraordin-
AIRY gins for the successful performance
OF this or that vocation. We have natural
mechanics, who appear 10 have an instinct.
i've knowledge OF the use OF tools; they
become master workmen aud directors in
architectural workmanship Ia A few years
while majority OF artisans struggle on
with equal industry, till overtaken with
hoary age without excelling In their yoca-
tlon. so with the DIR. Those men who
possess the natural qualification for Jlyin-
Ing the seat and healing diseases. alway,
take the precedence over such as are drilled
into the profession without having natural
tact tor the position. At ali events DR..
GAGE Is eifectIng remarkable cures and
that Is what the afflicted are looking for
no matter from what source. For cert III
Gates OF cures see circulars. 32tf.
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The Railroad Meeting

Ina Railroad meeting at chcrrytield, on
Thursday, wa well attended by the bn-i-
mess men Of the TWO counties. with Mr..
Brown Of Bangor 70 represent that 10
caIity. The Immediate object OF the meet
i..s- was TO choose directors and the fol
lowing gentlemen were unanimously cao-
sen: &. L. Brown. Esq., and Geo. "
Ladd, OF Bangor; seth Ti-lalc, Of Eli
worth; j. ". Moore and -- Campbell.
OF Cherryfield; ID. J. sawyer, Of Jones
port Geo. Walker. Esq, OF Machias and
Capt. Charles Deering, Of Portland. The
meeting was addressed By Mr.. Brown, OF
Bangor, Hon. +. A. Pike, of Calais, and
Geo. ". Drisko. of Machias.
The feeling among the people i that the
road must and will be built. The bushes.
men, both old and young, favor il, and the
citizens generally acknowledge that Il j. .
necessity.
\ meeting OF the directors will be holden
in lew days to make choice of u Presi-
dent and Treasurer. and then measures
will be taken 10 see what the towns along
the line will do to further the enterprise.
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" The Flying Dutchman.
ELLSWORTH. AM. ;.

IALs"phIh, aug >. lNa@-
MEs>R>. EDITORS No one can fall 10
be pleased with the well-written and
graphic description OF Mt. Desert. pub
li>hed in your issue OF last week. from
Harper's Magazine; and while the candid
reader is constrained 10 admire the pro-
dHction a, whole, and cheerfully accord
TO il the great literary merit which II richly
deserves, yet the story Of the Flying
Dutchman i so severe tax on his cred
uliy, and so gross libel on the intelligence
of portion of the seamen OF Hancock
County. that justice demands that a pro-
test be entered against this remarkable
story. The writer says:
IT'S IN such fog a. this that the FLYING.
Dutchman comes said the captain.
solemnly.
You do not mean to say you believe
there Is such thing as the Flying Dutch
mani"
II know ii, Sir. I've seen him; and You
cant find sailor about Bar Harbor. or
any one who belongs here. who don't be-
lieye Ii. Aud what's more, whenever he
comes along. there's death sure TO follow
him.
The Flying Dutchman may very properly
act conspicuous part in fiction; aud in
poetry no one will object to the fact that
MANY hardy seaman who fears nor storm.
nor tight,
Yet trembles when the Phantom Ship drives
past his watch at night
For ii augurs death and danger; ii bodies wa
terry grave:
With sea-weeds for his pillow-for his shroud.
the wandering waye;''
but in real life among the seamen Of Maine.
these superstitions long since passed away
hazard the opinion that the story in
question is either purely fictitious, or else
its author was made the victim OF a de-
liberate and malicious SELL J.C.C.
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Haper's entitled MT. Desert" and think
ing our readers would like to see what
stra Bgers said of the Island, whether they
Hattie red or condemned. he inserted 1t.
But the sequel shows that some Of our
friends AT Bar iIarbor are little net
lied. Sorry for It, for il /. by Just such
criticism that we grow and thrive. An old
man once said to rs, that he had rather any
thing but the truth be said of him, for i,
was that which chated. SO We regret our
good friends should be chafed at what they
should only laugh at, a In many particulars
il i, an exaggeration or made up ont Of
whole cloth.
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FOR DoVLNoR.
SIDNEY PERHAM.
Personal and Political.

We desire to have free talk with oar
Republican readers. at this point ia the
canvass, thinking that il may be due 30
them. and we feel sure it is due to us.
We are publishing the only newspaper
ia the county. save a monthly al Castine
and our subscribers are made up ia the
county IN the proportion OF three-fourth,
Republican, to one fourth OF Democrat
hut we never swerved from what We be-
lieved 10 be the true principles of the party
because portion OF our subscribers were
Demo crats: aud we have not he>itated To
peak freely of Republican lap>e- because
i rortion OF our subscribers are more in
ylned to DE partizan than We are. Our
readers viii bear ~ out IN the assertion
that we have allowed 20 consideration of
private interest, nor influences ot any Kind
TO control us in the asIduci OF cur paper.
" oue time when influential men OF lh"
uarty In this city did not like our position
a. 10 candidates for important offices within
The gin Of the people. they established a
naper. Of the same general politics. thar
would be an exponent OF their views
They dii this without consulting our inter
s.t-. or our wishes: but while i; Wa- %
perfectly legitimate transaction. twas not
De- the interest of peace within the parry.
BI Nc DID NOT complain IL We had 400
right 10 do 50. I'll ihi> free country. Whore
aay man can eater On amy homes; aHd
Il.
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Ii

At the risk Of being ourself sued for
libel. We are Inclined io express the opinion
that the manager OF the Newport shoe. fac
tory Who sued the Portland Tra.scrits. did
a very foolish thing. One Of those para
graphs that 20 The rounds OF the press.
crept into the columns o: the Transrrils.
stating that the factory had come TO
grief. Ii was promptly set right the neXJ
week. but the eXaSperated Representative
Of the leather interest plaster. a ten thous-
and dollar suit upon the establishments
Ii the jurymen of Penobscot are what
they ought to be, the plaintiff won't get a
verdict big enough to pay his railroad fare
70 Bangor. There should be a law in
Maine. as in other States. that the plaintiff
in such a case shall give bonds for the costs
if he does not prevail Republican Jour
nal
Sometime last spring we published a
communication from Rev. Ii. N. Eaton.
which among other matters. stated that the
= shoe factory in Newport had come TO
grief" We did not read the communica-
ton before ii was printed. and think we did
not then, as we take it for granted that Mr.
Eaton's well-known carefulness and knowl-
edge of the world, is sufficient guaranty
against all false statements, especially any
thing affecting the business standing of
any one We think So now. and while Mr..
Walker. the manager of the shoe factory
may think otherwise. fair-minded and dis
interested men will think as We do, we
have no doubt. The transcripts editor
made paragraph from said letter. and pub
lished it, whereupon the paper is sued for
$4,000.
Mr.. Eaton informs US that he only wrote
what was current talk in Newport, : that
he had no intention of injuring Mr.. Walk
er, or thought Of doing SO.
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Mariavtlle lseans.
The hay Is about all harvested. and al
though the weather has been dull for get
ting hay. there Is nearly double the amount
Of last year.
Mr.. George Goodwin has sold his farm
to Mark Frost, of Mariaville; Mr.. Good
win intends moving to the town of Deti-
ham, In this county.
AS Mr.. Charles Goodwin. of this town,
was riding by the farm Of NJ. l.. Carr, his
horse became frightened at dead horse
lcfl by the roadside, and ul,setting Mr. q.
his leg caught in the reins. and striking on
hi head, he was dragged some distance,
before he succeeded In extricating himself
His horse escaped with the forward wheels
and ran about two miles before he was
stopped. Fortunately. Mr.. G. escaped
with slight bruises. and a carriage pretty
well smashed
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Summers Letter.

Charlie, Sumner has n last spoken aud
in hi letter in reply to the colored men
asking his advice. openly declare, himself
for Horace Greeley. Il i not surprising
that he has done 20 but only surprising
that he ha, deferred doing il for 50 long.
His letter i some three columns in length
and il will be POSSIBLE for us to give only
al abstract Of ii. In regard to the anteco-
dents of the two candidates he says:
Horace Greeley Wa, bora to poverty
and educated himself in printing office.
President Grant. fortunate la early PATRON
age. became a cadet al West Point aud wa,
educated Al the public expense One star
ted with nothing but industry and "A caar-
acter; the other started with military
commission. One was trained A. a civil
ion; the other a. a soldier. Horace Gree
ley stood forth a. a reforuer and aboli-
ZIONIST. President Grant enlisted a. pro-
slavery Democrat. aud al the election Of
James Buchanan. fortified by hi. vote an
I lie preieIhions of slavery. including the
I Dred scot decision. Horace Greeley
I from early life. was earnest and CONSTANT
( against slavery. full OF sympathy with the
colored race. Horace Greeley earnestly
/ desired that the colored citizens should
/ vote, and ably championed impartial suf-
/ lrage, but President GIant was on the OF h
/ er side. Beyond these contrasts. which
/ are marked, il cannot be forgotten that
| Horace Greeley Is person OF large heart
and large understanding, trained to the
support of human rights. Always benefi-
| cent with the poor. always ready for any
| good cause aud never deferred bv opposI-
ton or reproach, a when for long wears
he befriended your people. Add to these
| qualities conspicuous in his life nntiring
| industry which leaves no moment without
it, fruit. abundant political knowledge. ac-
| quaintance with history. the instinct and
the grasp OF craftsmanship. an amiable
nature, a magnauimous soul. and above
all an honesty which no suspicion has
touched. and you have a brief portraiture.
| These are the antecedents of Horace Gree
ley. Few of these things appear in the
president. His great success in war and
| the bonors he has won cannot change the
| record of his conduct towards your peo-
| pie, especially in contrast with the lifetime
fidelity of his competitor: while there are
unhappy antecedents. showing that in the
prosecution of his plans he cares nothing
for the colored race. The story is painful,
but it must be told. | refer 10 the outrage
he perpetrated upon Hayti, with its 500, O0C
blacks engaged in the experiment q self
government. Here Is a most instructive
antecedent. revealing beyond question his
| true nature. and the whole is attested by
documentary evidence Conceiving the
| idea of annexing Dominica. which is OF
| Spanish port of the island. and shrinking
at nothing. he began by seizing the war
powers of the Government. In fragrant
| violation of the Co 1stitution, and then at q
great expenditure of money sent several
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More Evidences OF DR.. Cages Skill

WIN. Il. Wellmau. OF Rocklaud. had hoeI
afflicted with liver complaint. rheumatism.
&C.,, which medicine failed 10 relieve, r-
stored Ia u very short tiue.
Mus =. !, Randall Monroe, Me-. wtt>
aud contracted limb six years wore Au ar.
thcini limb five years rwn operations aui
was walking about to the a>toai~hmrnt M
au.
s.. G.. Arey, Eockland, lttje daughter
afflicted with threr di-chargiug sores upon
thigh a. large n hand perfectly healed ju
. short time. Mrs. Jas. jameson, bcart
disease. cured. Mrs, H. Barber. Ninal.
haven, cured Of Catarrh. Geo. Ba>~e.t
South hinJ. cured Of -crunlla uu hraI
ana body % years standing. Mrs #m
Cro~-mau, China. tLmor on face Is years
removed Mr-. Mcservc. jefferson. VI
lame tor long time, cured by two yI~.s-
l.. +. Prescott, hina, enlargement in han.
size OF an egg, cured. VIM. Cooper, Burn
ham, lame shoulder, could not put hand q.
head. cured. Mrs. \ VI. Priest, +. Ns-
~lIun-o', Impaired vision, cured. G. .i
Russell, Wondcrfully helped of heart bt--
case ari neuralgia. Hundreds ~ cures
equally wonderful could hc given. but ri.
haF, already occupied sufficient space. ana
offered ample evidence To- sustain his claim
t1 tAe confidence of the afflicted.
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Blaehiil Items
Rev. Mr.. Tibbetts, of Beverly, Mass.
a recent graduate of the Bangor Theologi-
cal Seminary. is temporarily occupying the
pulpit Of the First Congreg atienal Church.
very generally, we believe. to the accep-
lance of the people.
%. W. Rogers, Esq. a graduate OF
Bowdoin,-a very successful teacher, by
the way. takes charge of the Academy
here the fall term commencing the first
monday in September
"A large number Of strangers mostly
ladies, are sojourning here, for the pres
ent. Boating, fishing. riding, clam-bakes
and picnics -rambles to the mountain and
spring are the order of the day. Though
we say it ourselves, for q grand rood place
for summer resort, commend rs to Blue
hill.
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Correspondence.

HaYwAgD's Cal. July -, ls.a.
Nh. EDITOR The time Of harvest 4.
upon us. and the crops are generally very
good, and we shall probably have a very
large quantity for export. Fruit j. very
plentiful and many tons of cherries and
currants are shipped to san Francisco: aud
this has been favorable year since Jan
uary for stock, A. the plentiful rains OF last
winter has given "a good crop Of hay and
feed.
The Mines have done unusually well the
last eight months, and within the last four
months there has been great rise In min
Ing stocks. and some have made large
fortunes. while Others have lost their all.