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Unbiased Testimony.

THE following extract is an authoritative
and conclusive answer to an infamous and
utterly baseless SANDER against the President.
1t is the highest testimony also to the fair
ness and candor Of Bro Morrel Of the Home
Journal, which traits have always character
izsd him in his treatment of public ques-
tions.
The DRUNKENNESS OF GEN. GRANT
A short time since we wrote to Bro. Bradley,
. man in whose word we have implicit CON
fidence, asking him to write us what he
knew and what he thought about President
Grants drinking habits; and, lest from Bro.
Bradley's Official position. it might be embar-
RAISING for him to make public his opinions,
we promised not to publish them unless he
was willing. Bro. Bradley has held the sec
ond office in the National Division, S. of T.,
and is man whom we esteem very highly.
Though we do not choose to vote for Gen.
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THE METIs DISASTER. official investiga-
ton into the cause of the Metis disaster was to
begin at New London yesterday. The board of
inspectors have visited the Thetis, the counter
part of the Nets, in order to be fully prepared
to supervise the investigation. Some evidence
has already been given at New London, where
the captain and crew of the Nettie Gushing
have been detained.
Captain Low says that the Metis was thor
oughly equipped with life-saving apparatus
sufficient for double the number of persons
who were on board at the time of the disaster,
and that the machinery was in perfect order
General Nimmo states that at the Investigation
inquiries will be made as to the management
of both vessels prior to and at the time of the
disaster, whether the schooner that collided
with the Metis displayed proper lights, and as
to the conduct of the commander and officers
of the Metis after she was struck General
Nimmo also declares that vigorous measures
will be taken and new safeguards be adopted
for public safety, should the need of them be
shown by this disaster.
From the explanation given by Captain Bur-
ton, which is that the Metis was rolling heavily
at the time of the collision, and the schooner
sent her bowsprit against her just as she was
| keeling over some conclude that the schooner
was sunk by the Metis, and therefore, in spite
| of the declaration of the Captain of the Nettie
| Gushing, some other vessel must have come in
| collision with her. 1t is possible that at the
| investigation it will be shown that the Nettie
| Gushing ran into some other steamboat and the
| Metis into some other schooner, especially as
| some of the seamen ON board the Cushing de-
| clare that the steamer with which they cOllid-
| ed was painted white
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Whom Shall We Believe.

Mr.. Greeley in his speech in this city said
he had made no promises to Southern or
other office seekers. The following raises =
question of veracity between Mr.. Greeley
and a distinguished Southern leader. An
Augusta, Georgia dispatch says:
Gen. John B. Gordon, of the late Confed-
crate Army, and Democratic candidate for
Governor of Georgia in 1868, is out in a let
ter TO the effect that he has assurance from
Greeley himself that in case of his election to
the Presidency he will recognize the claims
ofSouthern Democrats in making his Cabi-
net and other appointments. Under this as
surance, given through Gen. Gordon, the
Warrenton Clipper, Gen. ToombS' organ, has
gone over to Greeley and Brown.
Now shall we believe Horace Greeley or
Gen. John B. Gordon?
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Political Notes.

The Republicans of Fosg's Corner, New
Gloucester, raised a Grant and Wilson flag
Wednesday afternoon, when Hon. w. II.
Vinton made an effective speech.
Messrs. Clifford and Bankruptcy Register
Williams held dismal meeting Monday night
at Gray. Mr.. Williams will be of use in set
ting the affairs of the bankrupt Democracy of
Maine next Monday night.
''Friend after friend departs; who hath not
lost friend?' If FL. G.. thinks it worth
while, however, he may yet intercept the flu
gitive (per steamer Malta) of Cape Race.
Gen. Fitzpatrick will hereafter keep out of
Vermont. The First Vermont Cavalry was
under his command during the late ''onplsas-
antness," and the boys ''knew things about
him. Accordingly, Xii has followed Captain
Wragge's example and entered, opposite the
name of Vermont in his diary, the familiar
initials, ''T. W. K."-(too well known).
Mr.. Greeley is going to tell the Vermonten
what he knows about farming at the State
Fair this month. They have already demon
strated that they are good thrashers.
At the reunion of the Seth Massachusetts,
Regiment at Worcester, Monday, Presiden-
tial vote was taken, resulting in 223 for Grant
and for Greeley.
The manned soldiers who went to the AL
banJ pension agency Tuesday morning ex-
pressed Presidential preferences as follows
Grant, 142; Greeley, 13; undecided, 9.
Mr.. Greeley is to make visit to Ohio be-
fore the October election.
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REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
''The Woods are Full of 'em."

HoN. JUSTIN S. MORRILL, will speak at
BRUNSWICK, Saturday evening, Sept. 7th.
GEN. j. r. HAwLEY, of Conn.,, will speak at
CANTON, Friday, Sept. 9Th.
HON. H. L. DAWES will speak at
ANDovHn, Friday afternoon Sept. 9th at o'clock.
Hon. WIN. P. FRYE will speak at
CANTON, Friday, Sept. 9th.
DIR. GEORGE LoRING, of Salem, Mass, will speak
at
SOUTH BERWICK, Friday evening, Sept. 9th.
ENocH FOSTER, JR, ESQ.,, of Bethel, will speak in
Oxford County as follows:
GILsAD, Friday, Sept 6, at u Pm.
BETHEL HILL, Saturday, Sept 7, at "a P. M.
JUDGE GODDARD will speak at
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
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The last rose of summer will probably be fol-
lowed by rise in COAL
Miss Kellogg is said to have recently rejected
the hand and heart of Russian noheman.
Mrs. Charles Sumner, wife of the Massachu-
sets Senator, has been passing the summer at
Venice
An Ohio woman has realized $50, 900 from
the insurance the lives Of two hus-
bands, and they weren't very good husbands
either.
Mr.. j. L. Motley the historian has been the
recipient of distinguished honors at Berlin
lately.
The sidewalk of Buffalo avenue, Brooklyn,
rests on a bed of human bones dumped there
in the earth carried from an old cemetery.
Young men in England are FORGETTING their
marriage engagements in consequence of the
high price of coal.
Japan's first railways a perfect success, the
people focking from miles around to enjoy the
rapid motion.
They put it gently in Illinois. A horse thief
is said to have changed his residence from Ber-
lin to Joliet. Penitentiary at the latter
place.
Arabella Goddard had to trust the jubilee
people for her pay
Round hats are now ornamented by long
dropping feathers of black-the very latest
Paris fashion.
1t is common thing in Wisconsin for women
to ride astride. They may be seen thus mount
ed in all the large towns.
Miss Nettis Longfellow, telegraph operator
n Awtn So - f.
of county recorder.
Immense lace collars, such az our grand
mothers used to wear, are coming into fashion
once more. 40
White women get three dollars day in the
South for picking cotton.
Nearly 5000 women are engaged in boot and
shoe making in Philadelphia.
An extravaganza bride at Swampscott-accord-
ing to a Boston paper-bathes in a suit of white
satin trimmed with lace
Dame Fashions edict requires that the fair
sex should wear six, eight and even ten button
kid gloves for full dress occasions
Fall River paper records the death of a lit
tie girl, twelve years old, from overwork in the
mills. Z.
Lafayette College has established course of
classical reading in the "Christian Fathers" for
the use OF people who object to reading the
heather writings of Cicero and Virgil
An important egg has just been broken in
Naples. 1t is the commercial house of Egg.
whose liabilities are a little more than three
millions. Several Neapolitan bankers have lost
heavily by the bankruptcy
The striking Indiana coopers have returned
to work, and are putting heads on barrels in
stead of longing to perform the same Office for
the capitalists.
The disregard of the dscalogue which is got
ting so conspicuous, suggests the possibility that
the ten commandments are now considered AZ
the x commandments.
New York is amazed at the new disclomre.
made of the character of some of its policemen.
Evidence has been received that two officer,
have committed at least fourteen burglaries,
and stolen property valued at more than TWEEN
ty thousand dollars.
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NEW YORK Sep. 4, 1872.

NEW tOhh Dep. &, 1OlZ.
Vermont has administered side winder to
Greeleyism which knocks to pieces at single
blow all its noisy pretensons and demon
strates the utter emptiness of its boasts. The
great uprising of the people, is turning out
to be general uprising of the honest masses
TO annihilate combir alton entered into by
selfish and INSCRIPTIONS politicians to gain
power, place and patronage.
Now let Maine follow up this stunning
blow with another equally decisive and the
enemies forces will be routed beyond the
possibility of rally.
Their only element of cohesion is their
chance for spoils. That gone, they will fall
upon each other with all the fury of baffied
conspirators. Already growing GOODNESS is
Observable here between the Tammany De-
mocracy and the Greeley Liberals which a
few wholesome reverses cannot fail to inten-
sify. I
Simultaneously with this tornado from the
East comes the Louisville nomination which
will serve as cave into which the straight-
out Democracy can flee from the wrath to
come. Altogether the prospects for the con-
glomeration of factionists who have banded
themselves together for the purpose of seiz-
ing control of the government, look dscid-
eddy gloomy.
The effect of this ominous sign of the drift
of public opinion has been magical. The
atmosphere is clearer and the business men
OF New York hail the glad tidings as an ear
nest that the prosperity of the country is to
be saved from the check which would in
evtably result from the defeat of the present
conservative, economical ard peaceful admin
istration. There is in a single day q percep-
tibls increase of activity and hopefulness on
all the avenues of commerce, the natural
fruit OF the feeling of relief occasoned by the
assurance that the country is not to be sur
rendered to the tender mercies of political
adventures and spoil hunters.
A proud opportunity lies before the electors
of Maine next Monday. The time of your
State election has been well chosen. The
nation looks to the State whose schools,
academies and colleges have made her people
fit exemplars of selfagovernment, to pitch the
stirring tune by which her sister common
wealths are to march to another glorious
Union victory in November. Every vote by
which you swell your Republican majority
now will prove an inspiration and an incen-
tive TO your less fortunate onrnpoers ols.-
where who are obliged to struggle for the
right against heavier odds. Your triumph
renders their labors easier and surer of sue
cess. As the political skies brighten the Re-
publican legons will press on with renewed
energy and vigor. We must pound the re-
treating allies as Grant pounded Lee from the
Wilderness to the Appomatox. Political cam
paigning is not enjoyable work, but its hard
ships will be sbundantly rewarded by the four
years OF peace, order and Security which the
reelection of Grant assures us Of
YARMOUTH.
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The shipments of shoes from Auburn for the
the preceding week.
Judge Walton, who has been residing in
Portland for few years past, proposes aSain
to take up his residence in Auburn.
The Wales Town Fair is to be held on We'd
nssdsy, Oct. I'd.
Lewiston Gas Works are being enlarged to
meet the increased demand of consumption.
The Journal says there are 100 persons in the
employ of Messrs. S. r. Bearce & Co. in the
and it is believed that out of this force there is
uors.
Judge Walton will preside at the term of
Court to be held at Auburn, Tuesday. Sent
18th.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. Fletcher, Of Pennington, whose mill was
destroyed by fire, has decided to build upon the
site of the former mill. The erection of the
building is to be commenced at once; and will
be very nearly the same as the one destroyed
A few days since Capt. Williston Clark of
Strong had fall in his stable, dislocating a
shoulder and breaking a collar bone.
The town of Industry has Farmers Club
which meets regularly for the discussion of ag-
rlcultural questions.
The Chronicle says that on Monday the I'd
inst. the venerable Dr. Lafayette Perkins. of
Pennington, was found in an unconscious state
in his room. He had fallen out of his chair and
his head struck against the wall, bending his
neck in such manner that the wonder is it
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BRIDGToN, Sept. 9th, 1872
To the Editor of the Press:
The Republican mass meeting in this village
yesterday, was one of the largest aad most en-
thusiastic gatherings of the kind ever held
here. In the afternoon Fred Douglass and
Gen. Harlan spoke in the open air to at least
$500 people, many claiming that there were
5000 present. There were some fifteen towns
represented at the meeting, the woods being
literally full Of EN-
In the evening the town hall was crowded to
overlooking to hear Gen. Woodford of New
York. There were one thousand people out, a
great many of whom were unable to get within
hearing distance Of the speaker. The General
spoke for an hour and three-quarters, vindicat
ing Gen. Grants character for integrity and
honesty of purpose.
After the meeting there was good display
of fireworks gotten up by our townsman Albert
Gould, Esq.
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Grants reelection, a decent regard for fair
ness, for our nations reputation, and for re-
spect to our Chief Magistrate impes us to
publish Bro. Bradley's letter, and to say that
we believe he thinks it true. Neither Hor-
ace Greeley nor any honest man that votes
for him wishes to build up his party by slam
dering the President.
Perhaps we are going out of our way,
thus to 'whitewash" Gen. Grant, but as an
attack has been made upon him by protested
temperance man, We feel little more called
upon to tell what we know about ito
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. q, 1872
Bro. III. K. MoRRELL: Dear Sir,-Your fa-
vor OF the list was duly received. In reply to
your interrogatories, L would say that L have
seen Gen. Grant frequently on the street and at
his receptions during the past three years, and
have never seen him under the influence of in
toxicating liquor; and after dligent inquiry of
men of both political parties, 1 cannot find any
one who has seen him thus. In this capital
city, where politicians do not hesitate to attack
the personal character of opposing candidates.
such charge has not been made thus far DUR
ing the campaign, and will not be made, for
any Washington audience would Indignantly
reject it. Could you consult our citizens en-
masse in regard to this charge of drunkenness
against the President 50 industriOusly circulated
throughout the country, think you would not
find man of character to testify to its truth
fulness. In my Judgment it is simply a cam
paign falsehood like many others circulated in
regard to the candidates now before the people
That the drinking of intoxicating liquor is
deemed disqualification for Office, is to me one
OF the most hopeful signs of progress in our
political life. Very truly yours,
F. NJ. BRADLEY.
BE SURE TO HELP THE FEEBLE AND
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Yarmouth Matters.
YARMOUTH, Sept. 4, 1872.

YARMOUTH, Sept. 4, 1872.
Politics are stirring people in this otherwise
quiet place, and all are becoming interested and
are at work. The changes, which cannot be
concealed, in our Democratic friends faces has
given what few doubling ones we had courage,
and old Yarmouth will give good strong vote
for the whole ticket next Monday. The good
news from Vermont strengthens us and gives
renewed courage.
The caucus for the nomination of Represen-
tative to the Legislature has been held to-
night. A full delegation WAS present. Giles
Loring, Esq, was nominated ON the first ballot
receiving good majority of the votes Mr.
Loring is an old shipbuilder and man we'll
known in this and the adjoining towns.
As for the news there is not much Our corn
factory is in full blast. Farmers from all the
surrounding towns, even for Is or IS miles, are
rushing in the corn. Some 100000 or 100000
cans will be put up here this fall.
We saw the old pastor of the First Congre-
gational church in town to-day, Rev. Geo. A.
Putnam, who is now settled in Mass. Mr. Put
nam was very popular while here, and all are
rejoiced to hear that he is to preach for his old
society again next Sabbath. LEON
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-06

Cases Political Chart for 1872 contains a vast
amount of political information useful and
valuable to all who are at all interested in mol
itcs 1t answers ten thousand questions, and
OF course it is almost indispensable at this time
IN every office, store and place where people
gather to discuss the questions now para
mount in the public mind. Published by O.
ID. Case & Co., Hartford, Conn.,
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SOME of our Democratic exchanges airy try
ing to extract sunshine from the Vermont Gu
cumber, but the Argus lets the matter entirely
alone. Its readers will never know from that
source that the Republican majority is the
largest since 1868 and may even exceed that.
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LET EVERY REPUBLICAN ATTEND
THE GREELEY FUNERAL MONDAY

The New York Post, which is not given to
rabid predictions, says: There is no longer
scarcely a doubt of the reelection of General
Grant. The people are quiet, but they have
mostly made up their minds They contrast
this administration With that which We should
be likely to have under the lead of Grants OPP
ponents. They believe it to be on the whole
consistent with the ideas prevailing at the time
of its assuming power. They have no doubt
that 1t Will be flexible to the wants and wishes
OF the steadier and soberer part of the nation,
and they therefore deliberately determine that
it shall continue in power"
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If the argus proposes to be a newspaper
why did it omit from its telegraphic columns
so important an item as the Vermont election
returns? A good many Democrats were
anxious to scan them in order to take the
measure of their side show in Vermont We
admit that there was an absence of that ele-
ment in the figures of the rural vermonters'
voting that would fire the Democratic heart:
but then it is the first of series that will
come from now until NOvamhnr
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"Every one who chooses to live by pu-
giiism or gambling or harIotry, with
nearly every keeper of tippIing-house is
politically a Demo .,,-HoRAcE GREELEY
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The Louisville Convention adjourned with
out really knowing whether or not they have
ticket. If the members of the Convention
had been skillful wire-pullers they would have
nominated ticket and left. But thi. they
were not; they were simply the representa-
tives of very respectable part of the Dem
ocratic party so far as numbers are concerned
If the nominees of the Convention cannot be
induced to accept the nomination, the action
of the Convention has put the men and their
sympathizers in such a position that they can
not aid Mr. Greeley.
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had not been broken. He was taken up, mec-
ical assistance summoned, and consciousness
restored 1t was first thought he might be in
jured internally, but we are happy to learn that
such was not the ease, and that he is now re-
covering ra IN
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INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO
VOTE IN OCTOBER. OUR FRIENDS
tn ERE ARE LOOKING WITH INTENSE
ANXIETY FOR THE VOTE OF MAINE.
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THE EYES OF THE COUNTRY ARE
UPON USl LAS GOES MAINE so GOES
THE UNION THE VOTE FOR COVER
NOR Is THE BASIS OF GAIN OR LOSS.
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TEST OF FOG SIGNALs.-Prof Henry and
Major Elliot, of the Lighthouse Board, Sir
Frederick Arrow, Capt. Webb and E. p. Ed
wards, of the Trinity House Board and an
officer of the Brazilian navy, were at Fort
Scanned yesterday in company with Gen.
Duane and Commander Selfridge, testing the
different varieties of fog whistles. The Daboll
trumpet and 1O-inch, 10 and 1S-inch fog whis-
ties, sounded by steam and compressed air,
were tried. The American system of fog sig
nails is in advance of that of any other nation,
and this examination was with view to a re-
port on its effectiveness to the governments of
the respective foreign commissioners
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The people ct the United States know
General Grant-have known all about
him since Doneisen and Vicksburs; they
do NOT know his slanaercrs, and do not
care to know them. ''-Horacs Greelev
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YORK REPREsENTATIvENo NOMINATIONS
nebunk and Alfred, Addison E. Haley of Ken
nebunk HN
Kittery, Warrington Paul. .4.s 81
Shapleigh, Acton and Newfeld, Usher B.
Thompson of Shaplegh D.
Berwick Samuel Hubbard rnH rtt
The Republicans of Eliot have nominated
Samuel A. Remick for town representative.
The Republicans of Dayton and Ksnnebunk-
port have nominated Seth Pinkham as candi-
date for town representative. r
The Republicans of Lebanon and Sanford
have nominated VIM P. True as candidate for
town representative.
The Democrats have nominated William
Noyes as representative from Saco.
The Democrats of Alfred and Kennebunk
have nominated Joseph Dane for town repre-
sentative. Is. .f.ssE
The Democrats of Buxton have nominated
j. Q. A. Harmon for town representative.
The Democrats of Eliot and South Berwick
have nominated Samuel Clark as candidate for
town representative
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EVERYBODY COMEDIES THE ELEC-
TON OF PERHAM. A VOTE FOR KIM
BALL WILL HAVE NO EFFECT UPON
THE RESULT IN THE STATE BUT WILL
OPERATE ONLY AGAINST GRANT IN
THE COUNTRY
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LOCAL ISSUES SHOULD BE WAIVED
THIS YEAR ALL GOOD CITIZENS
SHOULD BE WILLING To MAKE SOME
SACRIFICE FOR THE GENERAL SAFE
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THE LOUISVILLE CONTEMPORARIES Eff
Feet OF THE CERTAIN DEFEAT OF GREE
LEY I'm BUSINESS CIRCLEs-APPEAL