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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-06-03
Mr.. sumner,s speech.

Washington, Friday. May 81. Mr. Sum-
ner's bitter and venomous personal attack on
the President, consuming three hours and a
half of this afternoons session, has absorbed
attention at the capital over all the rumors
that have circulated about the treaty Mr..
Sumner succeeded in getting in his speech on
motion to postpone the appropriation bill.
During the first two hours, the Senate was
not more than half full, while the galleries
were not at any moment to be regarded as
filled. Minister Mort Of Japan was the only
diplomat present Mr.. Sumner exhausted all
his varied capacity for rhetorical yituperation
in arraigning the President as tyrannical,
corrupt imbecle, as abusing his powers for
personal advantage and to secure his own re-
election. The leading republican Senators,
Messrs. Morton. Wilson, Conkling, Carpen-
ter, Chandler, Howe and Sherman remained
in their seats all through the strange, sad
spectacle that was presented by the senior
Massachusetts Senator. delivering such
speech as probably never before was heard in
the American Senate in criticism of an
American executive. The strongest friends
of the Senator felt and expressed sorrow at
the unparalleled character of the accusations
brought against the Executive. Some of
Mr.. Summers comparisons and references,
obviously aimed at Senators who sat about
him, sounded Juvenal-like in their severity.
Yet the general judgment was, even of those
who sustain the anti administration side, that
the Senator wholly -overshot his mark. --Bos-
ton Globe.
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A meeting of several gentlemen was held
at the Augusta House on Saturday forenoon,
to examine the survey made by Col. A. w.
Wildes of the route of the kennebec and
Wiscasset Railroad from Kings Mills in
Whitefeld, to the National Military Asylum,
at Togus. The survey was completed last
fall as far as Kings Mills. From this point it
was originally intended 10 build the road by
the way of Cooper's Mills, which was entire
ly practicable; but the new survey contem-
plates road direct from Kings Mills, almost
in bee line to the National Military Asylum.
This will make the distance by the road from
Augusta to Kings Mills Is 3-4 miles, cutting
of five miles of the old plan, and making the
grading, bridging, &C., much less expensive.
Col. Wildes' survey seemed to be faverahly
regarded The estimated cost of the road g
feet narrow gauge rolling stock, depots, &C.,
does not exceed $4,000 per mile. The dis
lance from Augusta to Wiscasset is about &c
miles. A pamphlet will soon be issued giving
he public information concerning the advan.
tages of the narrow gauge system.
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One Of the earnest reformers connected
with the club in this city, makes the follow
ing appeal in poetry:
90 on, good work, go on and never, never end,
This is a work OF love cur time to spend;
TO make man happy should be our greatest aim
And never cease our work, but kindle up the
flame.
To labor for our fellow man while here below,
1t is duty that TO God and man owe,
To make ourselves and others happy in this lite,
Cease all our prejudices In this holy strife.
To do good to all should be our greatest aim,
Then hasten on, dear brothers, let see the Inou
ster slain,
The greatest enemy of all to nah is rum,
Come on dear friends the call to you IL come.
The war is just begun We mean 10 win the day,
For God will lead us on to certain victory,
And cleanse our happyland from this polluted stain
Help on our fellow man to put away his shame
Then come dear fellow man, we mean to lead you
right,
Come join our happy army the bugle sounds to-
night,
Enroll your name upon our book Of fame,
We pledge you all our help want your every
name.
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proposed additional article 70 thu. treaty o.
washiuf3on. Il Il known that ths Ministry
desire notifications, but Of such . character
as 70 be inadmissable by our government,
and Of this they have been informed. Ac-
cording to the official usterances il remains
for England to accept the article - modified,
as this Is the extent to which the President
and his advisers are willing TO 30. The
President has. ~ he remarked 70 Inquiries,
surrendered his personal views to what he
considered proper concession, in desire to
save the treaty In behalf Of financial and
commercial interests Of the United States,
and to maintain peace between the two coun-
tries. There was point, he said, beyond
which further concession would be 1 sacri.
fee Of nAtiohal honor, and ~ We had reached
that point II remained for England to decide
whether or not the treaty should be aban-
d0ned. IL ...- ,-,ss--~ -.- ..
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News From New York.

New York, 2. The Methodist conference
adjourned, after voting to adjourn till mex,
year. - p - 4sEk
James Gordon Bennett died this afternoon
at 8 :25 o'clock.
The Athletics we're defeated in match
game Of base ball this afternoon with the
Mutuals, Wy a score of to 4. Cs
A Times special from Philadelphia says
that the New York deleGetion will be there
entire, and on Monday and Taesday forenoon
will elect chairman, select committee men
and come to some c0nclusios as to the Vice
President. There appears some division OF
sentiment among some of the delegates, and
it is thought Henry Wilson will have large
vote among them. Colfax also has atrength,
and will pro badly receive nearly halt of the
first ballot, VIM. d. Buckham Of the Ohio
delegation has arrived and announces that
Mr., CFhigtread has q letter from Gov. Denni-
son. Withdrawing as candidate, and that
Colfax will receive the vote of nearly the
whole of this delegation. The Vice Presi-
dency is dubious, and although the contest
just now lies between Colfax and Wilson. it
is difficult to say who will be chosen. The
Connecticut delegation have determined to
bring forward Gen. Hawley, and he may be a
compromise candidate.
In answer to a statement in the World that
the French gunboat Tateneur which came
here W it'll the Admiral and another gunboat
last week from the West Indies, has be N to
sea again with orders TO keep the open sea,
having on board in a crew of 22O men, forty
eases of unquestionable cholera, DR.. Handler
pool says that no vessel of that name either
on war or merchant service Of France, is now
or has been in this port. No vessel with
cholera on board has entered the harbor this
spring, nor has case of cholera occurred.
The body of James Gordon Bennett is to
be preserved in ice until the arrival here of
his son and daughter from Europe. They
are expected some time the present week.
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Centennial Commission.

The Centennial Commission yesterday adj
journed until December next. The session,
which lasted seven days, has been an inter-
esting and important one, productive of
much work and many good plans. The spirit
manifested by the members has been national
earnest and harmonious throughout, ami
they all pledged themselves to the utmost to
impress it upon the people of their several
states. A few moments after the adjourn
ment of the commission, the Senate passed
the bill Incorporating the Centennial Finance
Company, but it was too late, of course, tor
the commission to take action in the prem
Uses. -Philadelphia Press.
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The Reform Club was ably addressed on
Saturday evening by Rev. Mr.. Cousens of
Hallowell, Rev. Mr.. Smith of the North
Parish, Augusta, J. X. Osgood of Gardiner,
and Capt. E. +. Wyman. Delegates were
chosen as follows to the State convention, to
meet in this city the present week: DR..
Brickett, Capt. E. F. Wyman. T. A. Chick,
Reuben Mckinney, John IL. Ellis, Silas w.
Wyman. Reports were received from COM
mittee on raising funds and on entertainment.
The committee on decoration are requested to
meet at Meonian Hall this evening, q, eight
o'clock, to perfect their arrangements.
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Hall0well Items.

Hallowell Items.
Gen. James A. Hall of Damariscotta, will
address the Reform club in Hallowell, on
Thursday evening next.
The decoration Of the graves OF soldiers
lying in the cemetery will doubtless be at
tended to at an early day.
We would call the attention Of our Hal
lowell readers to the advertisement in anoth-
er column. of Mr. II. ID. Pinkham, propre-
tor of the South end Market. Mr.. Pinkham
has been engaged in the provision business
for long time, and always keeps the best !;
and we hope he will be we'll patronized.
Ga Thursday evening last the Temple Of
Honor celebrated their sixth anniversary.
Quite an attendance of members with their
wives, sisters, or other friends, occurred at
their hall, where after a social season a COL
laiion was served. Music and speeches fol-
lowed until late hour, when, as they sep-
arated, each felt a greater interest in the
welfare of the order. and determined to labor
for the same.
The Reform Club meeting Friday evening
commenced by referring to the fact that the
men that efforts were made to save, needed
not the ordinary arguments that were SO in
fluential with all others. Rarely do drunk
ards care for any mention made of their fail
ing health; rarely do they care if you tell
them they are losing their property. The
misery of their families is often me ntioned in
vain; SO that peculiar means of approach
must be used to affect these whom we SO
much desire to save. A deep interest in his
welfare will, however, rarely fail to show it.
self IN such way as to have an effect upon
him, especially if it is maintained as an Or
ganization like that of this club is likely to
secure. The speaker deemed the mainten-
ance of this organization of great importance,
and directed the attention Of those present to
those most formidable obstacles they were
likely to meet, and sought to encourage them
to strengthen themselves against them. He
mentioned prejudice as one having its root in
that inveteracy that is opposed to all innova-
tons on the past, and as closely allied to THE,
mentioned Indifference as another that they
must count on as one of their foes. Turn
ing at length to the auxiliaries they
count as invariably being on their side, the
lecture took very encouraging turn, and
concluded with representation of this move
ment being the great progressive step of the
age, in which the church and all other parties
needed to have part. The lecture received
close attention throughout. At its close
Messrs. Somes and Potter of Gardiner made
some interesting remarks.
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Forty-SscOud Congress Second Session.
WASHINGTON, 9.
HOUSE,.

resolution to continue during the vaca-
ton of Congress. the investigation of frauds
against the Indians, with power to send
sub committee TO the Indian Territory was
adopted. -
The Senate bill to continue two years
longer the act of June %, 1872, for the set
Element of officers accounts, was passed. Y
A message was received from the Senate
announcing that it rescinded the concurrent
resolution of adjournment for the Sd of June.
"A bill to regulate TIE taking nf testimony
before commissions sent to the l.. IS. from
foreign Countries, was passed. = -
MIR. Butler called up the Senate resolution
resembling the adjournment resolution, and
moved to concur nth the Senate in that ac-
ton.
After little episode between the Speaker
and Mr.. Eldidge, in which each spoke of the
other having been grossly disrespectful,
but which ended in mutual compliments and
expressions OF respects, Mr.. Dawes moved a
resolution to adjourn Monday, June 10, at
noon, expressing his belief that the Senate
would agree to that time.
After considerable colloquy the resolution
was adopted.
Ats AS the House was recessed till Mon
day forenoon. "
SENATE.
Mr.. Conkling advocated a resembling reso-
luton to adjourn till Monday and leaving the
end Of the session open so as not to put it in
the power Of any body to ernbarrass the Senate
in the transaction of public business, as was
done yesterday.
The Senate rescinded the order to adjourn
sine die, Monday, June 3d.-4o to IL.
The consideration of the sundry civil sp-
preparation bill was resumed.
A resolution in reference to adjournment
was at this point received. with amendments
fixing the time for adjournment for Monday,
June 10.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the Senate con.
cur in the House amendment.
Mr.. Amber opposed concurrence and ad-
vocated the appointment of i committee Of
conference.
Mr.. Conklng expressed his willingness 10
adept the House amendment.
MIR. Poole moved an anne ndment liking the
tine for adjournment for Thursday. June 20.
Mr.. Conkling said he should vote for the
amendment, because since he had spoke he
had been informed that there was a DISPOSE
ton on the part of the House to grant fur
ther extension if the Senate desired.
Mr. Poole moved that the Senate adjourn,
his object being, he stated, to compel the ad
journment which would necessitate an extra
session,
The motion was lost by large majority.
and the Senate then concurred in the amend
ment of the House extending the time TO
Monday, June 1912 to 10.
Mr.. Logan called up the bill approprating
$4,000 for an equestrian statue of Gen.
Rawlins, and it passed.
The Senate at II is P. N adjourned.
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13ifn.

In Bradford, 18th inst, Mrs. Cummings, aged So
years, formerly, q resident of Bangor. 80
In West Dover, Esd ult., Mrs. Abbie J. Saunders,
aged IS years, 10 months.
In FoNcroft llth ult., Amra, daughter of Grin
c. and Charity f. Durham, aged years, 4
months.
In Garland. April nth, Frank Herbert Jones,
adopted son Of Dudley s. and Aurlla c. Jones,
aged years, Is days.
In Dover, 18th ult Of cancer tnmor. Mrs. Syb
feathers. widow of the late John feathers, aged
81 years ii months.
In Milford, Sept. 18th, Sias B., only son of T. J.
and H. X. Leathers, aged years, 3months, 8 days
sin Plymouth, 2sth ult, of apoplexy, Daniel
Stone, Esq aged 81 years, % days.
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premises will be Immediately removed to the
dam to receive the machinery Of their shank
mandatory now running in the building
near Furbish's mandatory. An unfortunate
disagreement among the members of the old
company lie ads to this change of base.
The Wing says that the dwelling house of
F. Pickett In Winthrop, was entered on re-
cent night, and the burglar, who appeared to
be an experienced hand, took away Sl75 in
money.
The Maine Central railroad company own
hfty-one locomotives and are to place six new
ones on their road this season. During the
year 1871, they ran over 576, 900 miles.
The Water Power of the Presumpscot River
seems to be destined to be Largely employed
IN the manufacture of paper and paper ma
terial.
The whole area of the State of Maine is
about 10, 600 miles, of which the great prime
val northern forest contains about 10000
square miles. 1t is largely composed of tall
pines. There are about 1900 lakes in the
State, covering nearly 5000 square miles.
Nearly all these lakes lie at the head of rivers
which run to the sea, and their great altitude
gives to their descending waters an immense
power. Rangely Lake Is 1900 feet, and
Lakes Umbagog and Moosehead are each
ever loco feet above the level of the sea. and
the whole surface of the State is, on an NV.
erage, GOO feet in elevation, so that the water
of all the lakes and rivers must fall that dis.
lance. The commissioner estimates the total
water power of the State to be equal to the
combined working energy of $4,000, 900 men,
laboring day and night, all the year round,
or, counting that which is available, exceed
ing the actual working power of all the men
in the United States, England, France and
Germany. Dr.
The city Of Augusta gave the firm of A. &
w. Sprague, the sum Of two hundred and
fifty Thousand dollars, to commence the man
ufacture OF cotton goods in that city The
firm has already expended more than mil
lion dollars in building and improvements
there, and their plans contemplate the further
expenditure, it Is said, Of about five hundred
thousand dollars more. Three hundred and
htty men are employed. -Aroostook Times.
The Pennington Chronicle says the pros
pect for good hay crop in Franklin county
is excellent. 5@$'$
The Kennebec Baptist quarterly meeting
will be held in Wayne, commencing at ;
o'clock, p. NJ. Of June 4th. Rev. S. ID.
richardson will preach the introductory SER
mon.
A bold thief, on Friday evening, jumped
into the wagon of Daniel W. Garland, in
Bangor. and drove of. He had not been
captured at last accounts.
The Portland Light Infantry, Capt Mat
tocks, are anticipating a gay time on their
coming anniversary, the 9th of June
Hon. Ira Fish of Patten, died few DAVIS
ago, at the age Of SO years.
The Press says that the barn of Oliver
Berry OF kittery Point, caught fire from the
spontaneous combustion of greasy overalls,
Thursday afternoon, and was burned to the
ground. Mrs. Berry, in her eagerness to
save the poultry, narrowly escaped being
burned in the barn. Loss about $500; in
sured for 5000.
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VITALIzE THE HAIR.-Why does the hair
become harsh and dry-why does it become
gray? Simply because the life has gone out
of it. The fbers draw sustenance from the
scalp as the grass draws aliment from the soil,
and when the supply of nutriment is cut off in
either case the product withers and dies. AT
the first symptom Of decay, therefore, the I'M
fed or half fed roots of the hair should be re-
freshed andreinforced it'll LYON KArHA1RoN
the only preparation which will nourish the
6laments and keep them in vigorous condi-
ton after they have begun to suffer from
deficiency of their natural stimuiant. As
long as the Kathairon is faithfully used, with
a proper deg ee Of friction, morning and ev-
ening, SO long will it be impossible for the
hair to whiten or fall out from the scalp.
may2S- teod&wlw
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ton that "the King can 40 no wrong !" .ubsti.

ton that "the King can DO no wrong !" substi.
tute Country" for king" and we adopt it.
Country never works wrong nor endures It
for country means the conscience as well as
the power of the whole people, and what the
one DEGREES, sooner or later the other exc.
cutes. At the graves of American citizen sol.
diers, the duties of the American citizen
cease to be an abstraction. They add awful
emphasis to the injunction that eternal vigil
lence is the price of liberty, and enforce upon
every thinking man his duty to perform faith
FULLY and earnestly every act that regards the
common veal; for here the thought comes
with startling sternness that as as both our
fallen and their enemies were the victims of
willfulness and wrong doing of their country
men at the South; so his folly, negligence or
corruption may compel the penalty of his own
life or that of his friend. Here he feels his
responsibility for even his opinions on matters
of national concern. His opinion helps make
public opinion, and that 10 what government
is eager to catch and embody in law.
Among the questions Of the day affecting
the national welfare and honor, is that Of
amnesty to the fermenters and leaders Of the
rebellion. Shades of patriot. martyrs! that
this should be so soon considered. The mag
nanimty of the Union toward its would-be
destroyers finds nowhere parallel. England
oAo"S hSI suuJect Otpovs IIUm mOutus Oh
cannon and sends her Fenians to the dun
geons; France shoots, starves in hulks, or
sends to pestilential colonies her Communists.
The United States returns her rebels, the mis-.
led and their leaders, to their homes and the
enjoyment Of every right, save that certain
leaders have been excluded from places of trust
and the power to break their oaths again.
We harbOr 10 vindictiveness, but the uphold
ers Of the country demand that mercy should
temper justice, not usurp its place.
Another subject suggested by these cere-
monies is the national debt-not that due
holders of the national securi,ies-but that
which We owe the utterly hopeless, MANNED
and wounded soldiers; these unfortunates
have all the comforts Of life that $50 per
quarter can purchase! Mr.. Secretary Of the
Treasury, do not publish the millions Of the
reduction Of the public debt while such a
thing disgraces us. Posterity is unworthy of
consideration if it would be stained by such
parsimony.
The war closed has multiplied the guaran-
tees of the Republics continuance. The flag
which the men of the north, east and west
have borne to victory is therefore more sig
ni1cant emblem-shall it not henceforth be
dearer? the country whose wide extent is
beloved by the swelling mounds Of her de ad,
shall It not remain one forevermore with
each recurrence of this day, therefore, let the
sod above our slain be graced with bright
hued chaplets and the verdant trophies of
field and forest.
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Grafton by Gen. Selden Conner.

Our townsman, Gen. Selden Common, gave
the Grafton at Lewiston on Memorial day.
The Journal pronounces it an able and elo-
quent effort, and gives the following synopsis
of the Grafton:
The orator began by graceful allusion to the
beauty of the opening season and its harmony
with this day set apart to thoughts of those who
took no thought of self in their country's peril.
The heart of the American people is in the
observance of this day. 1t is no occasion of
weak sentimentality. The rites we partici-
pate in are not soulless forms. Over the rest
ing place of the dead we strew flowers that
breathe out their fragrance in day. but deep
beneath these ceremonies, thoughts no
tongue can tell course through all minds and
thrill all hearts. As years roll on they soften
the violence of private gr!efs, but the garlands
of to. day are still wet with many tears.
This suggestive service will recall to the
soldier memories of his comrade at the camp
fire, on the march, and in the battle, who was
with him in the fight but absent at the hour OF
victory. Although private griefs have been in
measure healed, and the sense OF public be-
pavement has grown less keen, gratitude to
the departed is n living and ever-growing sem
timent. The patriot cannot separate love OF
country and the memory ofits fallen defenders
In this union are linked reflections upon the
nature of this thing called country. We
point with admiration to the heroism and for
titude that have illustrated the American
name on sea and land, from Paul Jones to
Farragut, and from Washington and his
Dragged c0ntinentals," to Grant and the Army
Of the Union. Love of country and pride in
the names that mark its glory are inseparable.
More than this is the abiding faith that
country 10 an active benihcence-that all its
tendencies are toward perfect justice and hui
manity. 1t Is maxim of the English consti-