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The New York herald., 1872-12-19
SLAVERY IN CUBA.
Agitation Among tho COlOrcd People OF
the United States for the Abolition OF
Slavery In Cuba.

the united states fOr the ABOLITION OF
Slavery In Cuba.
BOSTON, Dec. 1s, 1872.
The following address has been largely promul-
gated among the colOred people IN Boston with
reference to the abolition OF slavery in Cuba. The
meeting takes place at the Menonian on the 23d
inst, and Is one OF series which to be held in
the leading cities OF the Union to protest against
Spanish tyranny in Cuba. The next meeting will
probably be held at BALTIMORE
TO rnR FRIENDS or HUMAN LIBERTY.
We the undersigned citizens OF Massachusetts, thank
l for the abolition OF American slavery, view with hor
the chains Of slavery at DOORS in the island OF
Cuba.
selves energies in of their Just rights and
in behalf of the Cuban patriots, who have already de-
creed and put in practice the doctrine Of the equality
the policy Of the Spanish during the past
four years In that island both for the and
nhuman butcheres that have disgraced civilization
der its rule and the tenacty with which they cling
the barbarons aud inhuman Institution OF slavery.
Is therefore resolved that we hold public meeting
at the Menonian, Monday evening, December 23 TO
take the necessary and proper action to advance the
OF universal freedom and respectfully invite
William c. Nell. John j. Smith.
Lewis Hayden. George L. Rufin.
J. Milton Clark, Cambridge. Charles L. Mitchell
William H. Dupree. James NJ. Trotter.
John G. Dunlop. John Is, Bailey
Peter ii. Mott William NJ Colson.
Richard Richard s. Brown Charles Il T. oina Pinaaen.
Richard Cosby. Peter Hawkins
JosephP. Hawkins. Peter B Bell :,
J. J. Moore. lno. u Cutler, Exeter n. II.
Thomas Downing. Jeremiah +. Harvey, Lynn.
S. A. Hancock r. j. Jones, Cambridge,
william II. Purncll. q. n Mitchell, n. Bedford.
4. c. Ruhler wv Rowland, N Bedford.
s. T. Birmingham. NJ. D. VIM. IT, Montague, springd.
Geo. II. Queen Springfield. Ant j. Clark, Worcester.
William II. W. Derby. Horace b. Proctor, Lowell.
John W. Williams, Concord, N H., and others.
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sOMERsET COUNTY.


The Arson Aduocdte understands that sever
al of the drives are hung up in the stream con
tributing to the Dead river, for want of water.
Nothing but heavy rains will prevent large
amount of lumber lying over in the streams till
another year. Thesame is true ofother locali-
ties. ~ a AZ
The Lewiston Journal says the house and sta
Bile of Joseph. J Emery, in PALMYRA, .was--c op=
suIned by fire Tuesday, May Goth The fire
caught from spark from, the chimney. The
family lost everything except the clothes they
had on. Loss $500; insured for $500.
The Journal says the stores of C. H. Hussey
and w. L. jenkins, South .Norridgewock, were
broken into last Wednesday night The former
was entered by breaking out square of glass
in one of the show windows. The burglars Sc
cured about So. The latter was entered by
breaking out square of glass in the rear of the
store. About $40 was takeI.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The people at Lubec are in earnest about
building the railroad, Alta recent meeting
elected delegates to the Cherryfield meeting and
authorized them to pledge the town to the
amount of Fl fifteen per cent of its valuation.
A young man from the suburbs" came into
Lubec one day last week to get a marriage GER
tltcate, but on his way lost his pocket-boOk,
and had to return home without it. He said he
didn' t care a darn for the elda wallet that had
"gal'' waiting so long. .s..us
On Friday morning last, the roof of the AT
lantic House in Millbridge was discovered to be
ON fire. An alarm was given and the neigh
bors and crews of several vessels in the river
fastened to the scene and by great exertions
saved the building from destruction. Tine hoi
tel was owned and occupied by Capt S. C..
Means. The damage by the flames. was con-
fined to the roof and attic, though the furniture
and furnishings throughout were damaged by
water, 4ts...-Et-arrs 80 t~E Il
Asa Libby, ESQ.,, anatives-of Scarborough,
who moved to Alexander some forty years ago
and has filled prominent offices in that town
ever since, and also the Office of County Com
missioner for three years, died May 18th at the
age ef77 years. : y g - 81 ~ 'ss%a
Ex-Mayor Wentworth, at Calais, recently OBJ
tanned large Quantity Of honey out of Chin
ney in his house. The chimney had not been
used, and in one fiue the bees had made a large
deposit of the sweet. 3
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-30

The COLISEUM BosToN.-One day in seven
the deafening sound of the hammers inside and
outside of the Coliseum is hushed, and Sunday,
stiffness which, to the daily visitor was in
striking contrast to the din of the weekday,
reigned supreme throughout the edifice, from
which the public was excluded The Enclosure
was temporarily completed ON Saturday night
and all approaches to the interior closed up.
Sergeant Trask, with a detail Of fourteen men,
was on duty all day, one-half of the officers re-
lieving the others at noon. Hundreds of people
visited the grounds during the day, and were
obliged to content themselves with a look
through the Stats of the fence at the vast inte-
rior
On Saturday afternoon water was let into
the building, aud a hose carriage with 800 feet
OF hose, from Eagle steamer No. 3, placed in
the centre OF the parquette floor, in charge of a
fireman, to be used in case of fire Sunday the
gas company made the connection of their
main pipes i'll West Canton street with those in
the Coliseum. At the same time Mr. Perkins
the foreman of Mr. Munson and a gang of la
borers, were at work laying track on a line
with the West Newton street bridge and con-
nected by switch with the main gravel train
track, on which he will commence running cars
this morning to fill in behing the western abut-
ment.
A gang of sixty men will resume their Ia
bors on the ventilating turrets Monday morn
ing. No portion of the building can be said to
be completed, but all parts of the work are so
well advanced that ere another Saturday night
we may safely anticipate a large reduction in
the force OF carpenters and laborers.
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Mr.. Charles Francis Adams was nominated
for the Presidency at'Oberlin, Ohio, last
Thnrsdayby the Ant-Secret Society conven-
ton there assembled. Now, as Mr.. ADAMS
is a Mason of the Royal Arch Degree, it is
clear that these Anti-Secret Society chaps Sc
lected him on the Cincinnati principle of maxi
ing your candidate as nearly. as -posslble-a
contradiction of your platform.
Z Fhe editor of the Omaha Herald has just
had an interview WITH Mr.: jeff Davis, and
learned that; the elections of Mr.. Greeley
f'would not be politically sdisagreeable to the
fallen President of the Confederate States of
america. y On1ithe contrary, we can well
conceive that it would be quite agreeable
jeff. is traitor, but he is neither an migrate
nor fool. .saaat q
Washington correspondent says that SEN
ator Alcorn authorizes denial of the statement
that he intends, in company with Governor
Powers, Of Alabama, to canvass Mississippi for
Mr. Greeley. The only .. speeches he
will make will be in support of, the
Philadelphia candidates, god and he be-
lieves the same to be true in the case OF
Governor Powers. He does not believe that
Mr., Greeley's election would be a triumph
for reform, but, on the contrary, that it
would be public disaster. L.
- A Washington special to the N. Y. Even
ing Post says the Greeley leaders here are
getting disheartened at the prospects. sena-
tor Upton said today that a great mistake
was made in holding the Cincinnati Conven-
ton so early, and that it ought to have been
called to meet after the Philadelphia Conven-
ton The uncertainty as to what the Dem
ocrats will do at Baltimore, he said, made the
suspense terrible and was hurting Mr.. Gree
ley in some places. saeioi' % a,'3lHs -.
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THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY SO, 1875


Az the wears pass by anC we more and more
realized the priceless blessings that hayebeen-
secured to us and sposterity by the tolls and
sacrifices of the patriots who laid down their
lives in the late war, our gratitude and love is
correspondingy increased. In, 1868, when,
under the auspices of that noble organization,
the Grand Army of the Republic, the first
annual decoration took place, it was thought
by many that it was only sudden ebbuiition
of feeling that would pass away. But it has
not SO proved, for each returning year has
witnessed the increased observance CT the
day, until the present and fifth anniversary of
that day is probably more generally observed,
and the simple service of decorating the
graves Of the patriot dead will be more fully
performed than ever before. All can join in
it, the loftiest and the lowest, the richest and
the poorest, are alike indebted md alike CRATE
full, and alike do homage to the glorious deeds
that has consecrated their unselish devotion.
1t is not what we give that renders the day
and the occasion of value, but rather the les
sons the remembrance of the patriot dead,
our brothers, husbands, fathers and sons,
brings that is valuable. They died for the pre-
'servation of a nation and its institutions.
These they have left to us, and the sacred
memory of the past calls upon us to cherish
and preserve them. If, thdrefore, we thought
lessly leave our floral tributes to fade upon
the mounds of the nations martyrs and go
our way with no fresh resolves to be better
citizens, the greater lesson of Memorial Day
is lost. Let us remember that in so far as
we give our influence to lower the. standard
or morality, to deaden the public conscience
or to retard the diffusion of intelligence, we
so far place ourselves in the ranks of those
who as enemies of the nation, caused these
men to lay down their lives. We should not
% let our affections for the nations dead stop
with the offering of our floral tributes. These
men who have died have left in our midst
those for whom it is our duty to care They
are the nations guests, and we should re-
member and care for them every day of the
year. '''-
b Let the day and its hallowed recollections
inspire us to renewed devotion to country
and institutions that have been purchased at
such priceless cost.
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News Items BIZ Mail

Tom OConnor, all unassuming Irishman, is
said to be the largest cattle owner in Texas
He does not know exactly how many he has,
but the total will not vary much from 10000
Supervising Architect Mullett decides in ia
vor Of the enforcement of the eight-hour law at
the New York post-ofice building and all 9TH
orc nndor his charge, we'll payment by the
hour for all extra work. The order is to go in
to effect June 1.
Charles Hale seems to be still holding his Of
flee of Assistant Secretary of State at Wash
ington in spite of the semi-official announce
ment of his resignation. His friends say that
there is no truth in the resent scandals about
him.
There is rumor that ex-Gov. Smyth will be
brought into the New Hampshire senatorial
canvass as a-compromise.
''No cows, no cream" was the way an in
telligent compostor set up the words, 'sNo
cross, no crown" ~
road has perfected the model of Through
freight pro rata calculating machine" which
he claims will do the work of ten clerks, and
effect saving of seventy to eighty per cent of
the present expenses
Here is a prospectus of Oil City by a Titus
vile paper: A small, gnarled, frowzy, knotty,
bare-backed, up-and-down bumped, round
shouldered guilty, precipcy, md generally
shot-up, scooped-out, ravined, in1exible, irregu-
lar, greasy, and slabsided shanty town.
An Indiana man has just been divorced from
his ninth wife.
The water in the Hudson river is very low
10xvnr hon hsc boo e.,
season. es
The tariff bill is certain to be passed in time
IT no factious opposition is made, and so are
the appropriation bills which the Senate must
discuss under the ive-minute rule
IL. G. would be good man to keep the old
Ship of State afoat-he has tried his hand at
baiing.
Little Switzerland is said to be the only coun-
try in Europe where more money is spent on
education than on the army. The educational
budget is two millions of francs, while the mill
tary expenses remain below that sum; vet,
when needed, the little republic can raise an ar
my of 100000 men.
Californians are rejoicing at the discovery
OF spring near Kerne river whose waters
have an inebriating effect.
new wheat hour, made at Augusta, Georgia,
OF wheat grown this year, was exhibited at the
New York produce Exchange on Monday.
The Democrats of Linn county, OREGON.
have nominated for the Legislature man who
cannot write.
Western stock-raisers say that the recent re-
ports OF the death of stock in consequence of
the hard winter were greatly exaggerated. But
little of the acclimated stock was injured.
Last year the assessed value af property in
San joaquin county, Cal, fell little short of
nine millions OF dollars. This year the valua-
ton will probably not fall much short of TWEEN
ty-two or twenty-three millions.
The nomination of Mr.. Wolfe by the Demo-
Gratis OF the Second Indiana District displaces
MT. Kerr, one of the most prominent Demo-
Gratis in Congress.
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MARRIED..

In Vassaboro, May "a, by Rev. Thomas Adams
Roscoe q; Gilbert, of Lewiston, and Miss Annie w.
Bush of VassalbOro. "
In New Gloucester May 49, VIM H 'Polister and
Marietta Wagg, both OF Auburn.
Danforth. =
In South Paris, May 1s, Whitfield Stuart and Clara
Knight.
In North Waterford May IS, Andrew R. Wheeler,
OF Harrison, and Leila f. Haskell, of Waterford
In North Waterford, May 1s, Eben j. Kneeland
and Sophia 2. Wheeler, both Of Harrison : y
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STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY,

A fire at Knowlton's corner in Pennington.
wednesday morning, destroyed house, shed
and two barns belonging to Mr.. John Knowl-
ton, also quantity of carriages, carriage ma
terial, ETC., stored in the shed, Mr.. Knowlton
being a carriage manufacturer Cause supnosed
to be incendiary. Loss about $4,000. insured
for $500.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The Bangor Why says the drives are report
ed to be coming along finely, with plenty of
water The first Mattawamkeag drive was re-
ported at Piscataquis Falls Tuesday.
The Wing says a gentleman whose name we
did not learn had a narrow escape from a seri-
GUS and perhaps fatal accident at Oldtown
Tuesday afternoon, in attempting to get on
board the down passenger train after it had
started. He was thrown under one of the cars
but had the presence of MUD to lie quiet and
Rugged the road-bed so closely that the re-
mainder of the train passed over him without
injury, though every one who saw him expected
he would be killed.
On Monday, lad about II years of age,
named John A Fitzpatrick, son of A. G. Gill
patrick OF Clifton, took his gun and went into
the woods to look after his fathers bear-traps,
mIei ne met an old bear and three cubs. The
olu pear Showed fight but he fired at and
wv, her, killed one of the cubs, and drove
the other two up a tree. He then FASTENED
home for his father. who tool his h;o To- 81
returheI ~, 10 tne place where the bears were last
seen. The old bear and one cub had zone hut
the other remained, and they secured him
Both cubs were very fat and weighed thirteen
pounds each. The distance travelled bv the lad
was twelve miles, and he may be set down AZ
"a smart boy" says the Wing WV N'"n 90
Tuesday afternoon a stevedore WORKING in
one of the lumber docks in Bangor was nni7;nn
a raft toward him with boat-hook, when the
raft broke away from the pole, which flew and
tore out one of the stevedore's eyes What
makes the accident most unfortunate is that
the sight of the remaining eye is almost gone
through disease.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
A Wholesome Stimulant, That is Abso-
lutcly Pure. a--

A Wholesome Stimulant, That is Abso-
lutcly Pure. t-@
Physicians throughout the world agree as to the
necessary for diusive stimuants in medical practice
but complain and with good reason, of the impossi-
bility of obtaining them pure. The difficulty here
presented would be serious indeed if the class
Of agents limited to the adulterated liquors and
wines of trade. 1t vanshes however, when the abso-
lutte purity and extraordinary restorative properties
of Hostetters Bitters taken into consideration
As stimulant the article is absolutely free from
every thing Objectionable but this only of its
recommendations. Hit were nothing more than an
excitant its effects would be leetng. 1t might re-
fresh and revive the system for few minutes, but
could produce no permanent benefit. The stimulat-
ing elements of the Bitters is MEANS not an end.
The tonic anti bilious, depuratve and aperient veg
eetabe juices combined in the preparation are the
agents that impart vgor and regularity to the weak
ened and disordered organization, the spirituous
principle being chiefly useful in diffusng their inu-
ence through the system and otherwise facilitating
their operation. Alcohol even in its purest form, is
not so much a medicine a motive power, by which
the specifics of the Vegetable kindom may be brought
to bear upon the debilitated and dsordered organs
that require renovating and regulating and it is in
this that the pure of rye Incorporated in
Hostetters Bitters increases the efficiency pure
medical ingredients.
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THE RESULT OF THE STRIKEs.-The n
Y. Commercial Advertiser in an article on
the recent strikes warns the workingmen
themselves that the inevitable result of their
present victory will be to increase the cost of
their living. The employer, who is COMPEL
ed to pay twenty per cent. more for the la
Dor he requires, will Of course add that TWEEN
ty per cent. to the price of the commodity he
sells, whether that commodity be a house, a
loaf of bread, coat, skillet, or a chair; and
every laborer or mechanic who is how con-
cerned in the strike must hereafter pay the
additional rate, as the penalty for taking one
fifth of his time from the service he is engag-
ed to perform.
The proposition to mend the present and
the coming evils by an agreement between
the employers and employed, that all mechan-
cal labor shall be paid by piece-wages, seems to
point the way to a compromise which will final
settie these troubles. The warfare between
capital and Labor is one which must end in
s;J IonhP pro and now is the time to con-
S liuon siiS question. The plea that eight
hours snouiu constitute days work is at the
pest speclous one. The time might as well
be hxed at SIX hours, or at seven, as at eight
but whether it be six, seven, or eight. fbe
working man should receive no more nav
than his just due for the amount of labor n p.
formed. Pay him by the riece, at the ten
hour rate, and let him work six hours or ten
as he pleases, and both parties will be fairly
treated.
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Political Nofas

NJ" PLEASANT it is for brethren to dwell to-
gether IN peace. :-.ai.gu-uY u4.f ea..'3
Greeley Democratic journal-'Jiar, Ronr-%
bon Blockhead! Fogy! Doltp, Liar oour-
Straight Democratic journal ..rr.;.ou,
Renegade Slanderer! Idiot! Jackass % a'i'0'
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THE suggestion of the name of Hon. Samuel
e. Spring, of Portland, as one of the Presiden-
tial Electors at large, strikes us as very fit
ting compliment to trusted Republican and
highly esteemed citizen of the State. His can
didacy would undoubtedly command hearty
support in the western section, where he has
always been highly popular, and we are conf
dent that his selection would be warmly en-
d0rsed throughout the State by the party with
which he has been so prominently and credita-
Oily dentified.-Bdngor Whiq.
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OF OCEAN STEAMERS
PORT OF PORTLAND,

PORT OF PORTLAND,
Wednesday, NIny %.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Dirigo, johnson, NewYork - passengers
and mdse to Henry Fox.
Barque Kawe, (Russian) Pomelin, Sagua,-s29 hbds
80 ties sugar, to Jas M Churchill. Vessel to Geo III
Starr.
Sch Mary J Ward, Ward, Phadephia,-coal to
James & Williams.
Sch Alice B, Alley, Philadelphia,-coal to Samuel
Rounds g. Son.
Sch Margaret G Lyons, Stephens, PHILADELPHIA.
coal to Saml Rounds g. Sons.
Sch Maracaibo, Henley, Hoboke1,-coal to Jos
Poor s. Bro.
Sch Malabar, McCarty, Elizabethport, coal to Jos
II Poor & Bro.
Sch Hannie Westbrook, Littlejohn, Boston.
Sch II W Benedict, Higbee, Boston.
Sch Planet, Flag, Western Banks-15,0 900 lbs fish,
Sch Frank Skillings, Doughty, Western Banks
$4,000 lbs fish.
Sch Commonwealth, Gross, Rockland, lime to C
Morse s. Co.
CLEARED.
Barque Fanny Atkinson, (Br) Peakham Mirami
chi-Geo II Starr.
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IN MEMORIAM.
DECORATION DAY.

On THURSDAY, the thirteth day of May instant,
the surviving Soldiers Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public throughout our reunited country will, with
solemn and appropriate ceremonies, decorate the
graves of their departed heroic comrades with Floral
Emblems IN honor Of their courage nd in grateful
memory of their deeds.
The City Council have unanimously authorized the
undersigned to cooperate with Post Bosworth No. 2,
In this beautiful and appropriate service.
In accorpance with this authority, and in agree
ment with my own personal sentiments, hereby
give notice that the offices of the City Government
will be closed from IL O'Clock Of said,day.
The Bells will be tolled and minute guns fired from
one to two O'Clock, and respectfully and earnestly
request that places Of business In the city may be
closed from y O'Clock, and that the shipping In the
harbor will display their flags at half-past.
The occasion Is one OF unusual interest and 1t Is
becoming that we, who reaping the fruits Of the
great contest should devote the day to the comment
Grafton Of the brave men who have given their lives
to the preservation of the unity and Integrity Of our
common country.
Let U.S. fellow citizens ever cherish with gratitude
the memory Of those who have saved to us and our
children the priceless heritage bequeathed by the he
roes OF the Revolution Our city sent to the late
more than five thousand soldiers. But few compara-
lively Of this large number remain among u.s. and Of
these few we have daily remembrance in the empty
sleeves, the feeble and shrunken forms borne along
with crutches and in the cemeteries Of the glorious
dead.
BENZ. KINGSBURY, JR, Mayor
Portland, May q, 1872 my2std
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DIED..

In Upton, May II, Lizzie E. Richards aged II wears
months '
In Bethel, May Is, Mr.. James Knight aged 81 wears
months.
In Camden, May 81. Mr. Joseph Sherman, aged 80
years months.
In North Haven, May 10, Mrs Lucy V. Beverage.
aged Sc years. N1eO'
In Stockton, May IA, Mr.. John G. Bowen, aged II
years months.
At Boston Highlands, May 20, Mrs. d. E.. wife of
Capt. Leonard w. Merrill formerly of Portland aged
80 years.