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The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21
Blessings i'm Disguise.
THE NEW WAY OF EXTRACTING sUNBEAMs
FROM CUCUMBERS,

THE NEW WAY OF EXTRACTING sUNBEAMs
FROM CUCUMBERs.
The New York Herald of Tuesday makes
merry over the philosophic Indifference with
which the Democracy now profess to regard
their defeat in New Hampshire and, by an
ticipation, that in Connecticut. 1t says:
The present tone of the anti-Grant organs
and leaders calls to mind familiar incident of
the Southern rebellion. After the Union spirit
had been thoroughly aroused and the Union
army under Grant began to press the confeder-
acy towards its inevitable fate, the Southern
generals, politicians and journalists, with their
Northern copperhead sympathizers, professed
to discover in every new defeat blessing in
disguise" When. Fort Donelson surrendered
to the Western commander its capture by the
Union forces was regarded by the hopeful
rebels as a "blessing in disguise" When the
artillery of General Grant Numbered against
the bluffs of Vicksburg, until the Confederate
flag gave place to the Stars and Stripes, and
the key of the Mississippi passed into loyal
hands, the result was still blessing in.dis-
guise." When Grant crossed the Rapidan he
showered these blessings in disguise" upon
the rebels all through those battles of the Will
derness, in which the gallant Lee hurled his
forces again and again upon the advancing
columns in a desperate but vain attempt to
break the iron links that were gradually being
slaughter at Five Forks the BLESSINGS in dis
guise" continued to fall thickly ON rebel heads,
down to the storming of the Petersburg en-
trenchments and the final evacuation of Rich
mond. Nor is this pleasant philosophy entire
ly of local character. The story of the
French war presents similar experience.
Everybody remembers how the sanguine
Frenchmen hailed as blessings in disguise"
defeat after defeat, from Woerth to Sedan, I'M
til they found themselves Theoretically sealed
up in their beautiful capital, driven to make
entree of elephants and ragouts of rats, and
finally compelled to surrender to the German
Barbarian
The pending political campaign, in which
Grant is again the leader, with the old copper
head element again in the field against him, is,
therefore, only history repeating itself, except
that ink now flows instead of blood, and bal
lots do the work of bullets As victory after
victory lights upon the Union banner the reb-
els meekly offer thanks for blessings in dis
guise." New Hampshire is lost to them, and
they rejoice; Connecticut will follow, and their
hearts will be glad with song. General Grant
will have many of these blessings to bestow
upon them before they "get out of the wilder
ness" of their political complications and wit
ness his reoccupation of the White House. 1t
now appears probable that every State in the
Union-except, perhaps New York-will enrol
itself ON the side of the administration in the
November election, and no future political
event can ever be more certain than is the sue
cess of General Grant
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21
Town Elections.
LINCOLN COUNTY

...... LNCOLN COUNTY.
DAMARIscoTTA.-Clerk,W w. w. Keene; Sc
lectmen, Uriah Woodward, John f. Hilton,
Elder Chapman; Treasurer, W. r. Hilton: Su,
pervisor, w. Fl. Hilton.
NEW CASTLE. CLERK, Albert Glidden, Sc
lectmen, Richard Bailey, Daniel Boyd. Jacob
Nelson; Treasurer, Royal Wright; Supervisor,
Alonzo w. Glidden. :
DREsDEN.-Clerk, H. NJ CALL Selectmen,
ETC., ii. nj. Call, A. j. Reed, Thomas Hatch;
constable and Collector, Asa Myers; Treasurer,
A; M. Call; Supervisor of Schools, Horatio G.
Allen. :,
PENoBsCOT COUNTY. &.
EDDINGroN.-H. w. Clewly. Clerk: Geo s
Comins, L. ID. Knowlton and VIM. B. Ward
Selectmen; Harry NJ Shaw, Treasurer and
Collector Geo. 8. Comins, s. s. Committee
Elijah Comins, Auditor.
GLENBURN.-John NJ Cort, Clerk; G.. A,
Morrill,, Elisha Hill and Joseph Parks, Select.
men; John M Cort, Treasurer; Wingate E.
son and John B. Gibbs, S. s. Committee; Geo.
W. Smith, Constable and Collector,
ORRINGToN.-J. d. Baker, Clerk; j. Wymau
Phillips, J. d. Baker and w. NJ. Baker, Select.
men; j. b. Pollard, Supervisor of Schools
i9d8E 500 SOMERSET COUNTY $50 p
~ BR!GHToN.-L, III. Hayden, Clerk; John
Tomlinson, P. P. Hilton, John Hemmenway.
Selectmen; G, c. Davenport, Treasurer and
Scnool committee; Il. ). FOss, Collector and
Constable. 80 E.E(EfkEsF' 81
CoNooRD: = Clerk, Oren 0. vittum; Select.
men, ETC., Oren o. -Vittum, Wv. Moulton.
y. q. Vittum; Treasurer, NJ. w. Berry; Super.
visor, Oren o. Vittum; Collector and Constable,
Martin Jackson "a
sSMITHFIELD.-Wm. gKidder, David TAYLOR
Sanford Harlow, Selectmen James Hartford
treasurer and Agent; VIM. F, Witham, Con-
stable and Collector. sib % sEBE
. MERcER.--Clerk, G. H. Allen; Selectmen,
ETC., B. c. Goodwin, B. f. Field, Cyrus Brad.
bury; Constable and Collector, Cyrus Bradbury
Treasurer and Agent, L. Lambard. Supervisor
OF Schools, Dr. d. P. Stowell.
YORK COUNTY.
YoRK.-Clerk.-L P. Young; Select.
Junkins, Octavius Weare; Treasurer. Wash.
ington Junkins; Town Agent, Asahel Good
win; Supt. School Committee, John A. Sweet
Overseers of Poor, Charles A. Grant, Henry s.
Thompson, Alvah Trafton; Auditor, Charles
o. Clark.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY.

Wyzeman Marshall and Miss Webster are to
give dramatic readings in Lewiston April 9Th.
f. H. Cummings, esq.,, has resigned his posi-
ton as agent of the Lewiston Machine Co.. to
take effect as soon as a successor shall be OBJ
tanned. Mr.. Cummings is to remove to Attic
boro, Mass.
The Lewiston Journal says few DAVIS ago
Tommy Brock, who lives below the Park. was
sitting on his sled, when another lad came slid
ing down the hill, holding sharp stick in his
hand. By some means as he passed. this stick
entered Tommy's mouth, land in its onward
course tore its way out, cutting horrible cash
from the mouth clear to the ear, and leaving
the face in mangled condition A strangaT
picked the little fellow up, and took him to 6r
Hill office, where he was put under the infIu
ence of ether, and by the patient skill and care
OF the doctor the wound was smoothly dressed
and the lad is now doing well Tommy is
only six years old, and though suffering severe
ly he gave the doctor the name and address Of
his mother, and he was taken home.
ARoosTooK COUNTY
Preparations are being made at New Sweden
for setting up grist mill and saw mill. and
two Thousand acres, on which the trees were
felled last year. will be cleared and cultivated
this season. Seeds and provisions are still need
ed, but will be furnished by contract, under the
eye of Commissioner Thomas.
The Aroostook Steamboat Company. formed
at Presque Isle, have obtained charter with
the exclusive right to run steamers from Arnos-
took Falls to any distance up the stream for
twenty-five years. This is an importan Mt move for
the towns of Fort Fairfield, Caribou, Maysyille
Presque Isle, Washburn, Mapleton, Castle Hill
Dalton and Masardis
OXFORD COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
says that the old Norway Bank robbery case
has come up again in new phase. The Com
missioners of Oxford county awarded the Off
GERS $500 for services in arresting and holding
the prisoner, Young. This award was not sat
isfactory, and under a resolve of the Legisla-
ture authorizing Justices of the Supreme Court
to audit the claim in presence of the County
Commissioners, the case was opened again on
Tuesday.
m PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Mr.. Benjamin Porter of Dixmont informs the
stage road,' between Bangor and Augusta. for
thirty-five years, and has never known a snow
storm that has blocked the road as badly as the
last 1885
Grove & Noors building in Bangor, occupied
as meat and fish market, caught fire early
Wednesday morning and was damaged to the
amount of four or five hundred dollars. In
sured.
The Wing says Mondays train from Nc
Adam was out all night on the road, having
been delayed by numberless minor mishaps, and
did not arrive at Bangor until nearly o'clock
Tuesday morning. Tuesdays train arrived at
half past 8 in the evening, little over three
hours late. We learn that it is doubtful if
trains get through to st. John for1a day or two.
Truck and porter teams in Bangor are mott
fed of goods awaiting transportation to the
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

railroad stations by the hanging out of red flags
from the shops.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Samuel Shaw, esq.,. died at his residence in
Palmyra, the 18TH inst. aged 81 years. Mr.
Shaw was one Of the earliest settlers, and for
many years a prominent business man. He
served many years as Deputy Sheriff and held
prominent offices in town affairs. He served
one term, at least, in the State Senate.
There is now living in the town of Embden
and vicinity, family consisting of six persons,
three brothers and three sisters, whose united
ages are four hundred and sixty-one years, nine
months and twenty-four days. Their names
and ages are-Elisha Walker, Emblem, "a
years months; Nancy Allbee. Arson, 50 years
months; Joseph Walker Embden, 80 years
months; Betsey Allbee, Embden, II years 8
months; Samuel Walker, Bingham, II years
months; Polly Getchell, Embden, 65 years 3
months. There has not been death in the
family for about fifty years The mother of
the above named lived to be ninety-three years
old. t.t o..
t WASHINGTON COUNTY
The Times says one of the complaints which
have been so fatal among the horses in Aroos-
took this winter, seems finally to have reached
Calais, although it is as yet confined to single
stable. 1t is called by horsemen, diptheria,
which it closely resembles. Mr.. William Spear
and his entire stable, with but one exception.
has become affected.
The name of Joseph A. Lee, esq.,, is men
toned for the mayoralty of Calais.
The Machias Union says it is reported that
the fire by which the terrible casualty at Ma
chiasport occurred, caught in the fire-board, a
stove pipe passing through it. Once or twice
before during the winter, the fire caught but
was extinguished. 1t is suggested that the two
girls were out to meeting the evening previous,
and built fire on their return quite late to
warm them, the night being cold, thus prepar-
ing the means of their untimely end
YORK COUNTY
Mr.. Nicholas Spnney of Kittery, fell back
wards from one of the lower beams of United
States steamer Monongahela at the Navy Yard,
Tuesday afternoon. He received severe cut
on the head but was not seriously injured.
A boy 10 years old, living in the family of E..
w. Bodwell, esq.,, in Shapeigh, has been guilty
OF several larcenies of late. His last exploit
his detection and recovery Of the things
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21
News Items by Mail.

Gov. Warmoth is said to be DESTROYS of heal
ing the division among the Republicans of
Louisiana. y,
The Japanese Embassy complain of the at
tempt now being persistently made to force up
on them some of the sectarian religious views,
and they intimate that such operations do not
inspire them with much faith in the proselyt-
erS.
A grand patent medicine swindle has been
unearthed in New York. 1t was discovered
that the Elias gang are victimizing large num-
bers of people by the sale of a liniment made of
tar and WATER which is advertised to cure every
thing, and horse powder composed of pulver-
lied plaster of Paris.
1t costs the Newburg Journal of New York,
$4,000 to secure the right to receive the Press
telegraph dispatches.
The total vote of New Hampshire was about
76,300 In the spring of 1868, the total vote
was 77,Oa7.
Alexander Stephens's paragraphs are now
published serially, with this foot line-'To be
continued in our next"
Speaking of crowds, the London SATURDAY.
ReUieao says that Mr.. Darwin has not yet ar
",
good deal that is singular in human nature
would be explained if it could be proved that
one of our remote ancestors was sheep.
1t is suggested that the Clerk of the Depart
ment of Weather at Washington should vary
his probabilities" by such warnings as Don't
forget to take your umbrella" Remember
your over-shoes for the next twenty-four hours
"Put not yonr trust in spring overcoats; Don't
change your winter fiannels yet" etc.
The Oregon State Temperance Convention
wisely voted down proposition to organize a
1t has cost one Chicago man six years of time
and $37, O9S.43 in money to procure divorce.
A young man, convicted of an outrageous as
sault upon woman, was publicly whipped in
Toronto, on Friday afternoon, receiving TWENTY
five lashes.
The New Yerk Star says there are more book
keepers than books in New York. in proof of
which, he cites the fact that dry-goods mer-
chant in that city who advertised for book
keeper at $500 per annum, received six hundred
applications for the position.
In the game of mystery, vulgarly called hash,
as played at our boarding-houses, the tray is
considered to be the best trump-the chopping
tray.
The Supreme Court of Mississippi has de-
cided that the payments by railroads to the
State during the war in Confederate money
were Illegal The Indebtedness must be paid in
greenbacks. The roads owe large sums, and
the decision will relieve the State financially.
The proposed new bank, with twenty-five
million dollars capital to be located in New
York, is not regarded very favorably by bank
ing men outside of Gotham. Such an institu-
ton would exert powerful influence in finan-
cial circles, and would no doubt also exert an
autocratic influence which might be prejudicial
to the whole country.
One simple vote sent Oliver Cromwell to the
Long Parliament, Charles Stewart to the scat
fold, revolutionized England, and made Great
Britain free. One vote elected Governor of
Massachusetts, gave us Texas, made war with
Mexico, purchased California, and turned the
tide of emigration to change the destiny of
millions.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

The RHODE ISLAND Democratic State Con-
vention at Providence, yesterday, must have
been solemn assemblage even for the small
band of Bourbons in that little State. Demo-.
cratic conventions have usually been prolific in
prophesy and resolutions, but the Rhode Island
Convention was evidently disheartened before it
got so far as this part in the farce. The follow
ing nominations were made: e.ett} tA A'
Governor, Olney Arnold of North Providence;
Lieut.. Governor, Charles r. Cutler of Warren |:
Secretary of State, William j. Miller of Bris-
tol; Attorney General, George N. Bliss of East
Providence. Delegates to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, if ever it is held: Amasa
Sprague, Lyman Pierce, VIM. B. Beach, Mich
olas Van Slyck, Nathan Gould, Elisha q. Clarke
Thomas A. Reynolds and Edw. W. Brunsen.
WE wish to make fair compromise with the
individual who breaks open the Portland PRESS
bundle and helps himself to the copy addressed
to the Bath Daily Times. If he viii distribute
his favors, and levy on us only a proportional
part of the time we will be ever SO much Oblig-
ed to him.-Bdth Times
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

MOST gratifying temperance reform
movement has sprung up along the Kennebec,
particularly in Augusta and Gardiner-a
movement among men of standing and in
fuence, part of whom have hitherto been
more or less addicted to the use of alcoholic
beverages and all more or less unfriendly to
temperance reform. If the parties whose
names we see in connection with the move
ment in Augusta will not grow weary in we'll
doing, they have inaugurated reform that
will do more than battalion of police to en-
force laws without their aid. When the sem
tlment OF the intelligent and influential part
OF the community is against the rum traffic,
the law will enforce ITSELF
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

IHE SHIRE-TowN MEETING.-There was a
meeting OF those opposed to the recent action
OF the Legislature in removing the shire town
from Norridgewock to Skowhegan at North
Arson last Friday. The meeting was we'll at
tended. The meeting was addressed by Hon.
S. d. Lindsay and j. H. Webster of Norridpe-
wock and Albert Moore Esq, of the Advocate.
VIM. Atkinson, Esq, presented two resolutions
which were appended to nine whereases, which
were adopted The first looks to such political
action as shall secure the retention of the coun-
ty seat at Norridgewock, and the second re-
quests the County Commissioners not to ex.
pend money upon any buildings at Skowhegan.
The meeting adjourned to meet again at North
Anson, Tuesday, June 18th.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21
MARRIED.
DIED,

In this city, March 10 Mrs. Harriet Varney aged
rs years. .4.sv Z
Funeral services Thurs,a afternoon at O'Clock,
at No. Sc State street.
In this city, March 20, Miss Dorcas d. Parker.
In Bowdoinham, March 2, suddenly, Capt. Joseph
L. Sturtevant aged Is years months day.
In Kennebunkport, March Is, Mr.. Nahum Clutf,
aged 81 wears. w
In Kennebunk, March II, suddenly, Mr.. VIM. G.
English, aged about 4S years.
In Sidney March Is, Mrs. Mary York, widow of
the late VIM X. York, Of Falmouth aged 92 years.
In Bath, March 10, Hon. Jacob P. Morse aged 81
years.
NS-The funeral services of the late Ernest NJ
Ross win take place Friday afternoon at 24 oclk
athe residence of his father, No. II Deerng street
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

ANOTHER prominent woman suffrage ad-
vocate has appeared in the person of Con-
gresham Sargent of California, who on Tues
day declared himself unreservedly in favor of
that reform. He presented petition in
which four thousand of the most respectable
women in that State pray for the ballot.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

THE Oraete, issued by the students of Colby
University (nee Waterville College, is a beauti-
fully printed pamphlet The editors are F. r
Haskell, c. P. Weston, A. S. Stowell and F,
Fuller. The editors discuss the woman ques-
ton matter of leading interest at 'Colby'
now-a-days-with much good sense. One
writer says that a majority of the students fa-
vor the admission of young ladies, and predicts
that Miss Lowe, now the only lady student,
will have at least four or five associates of her
own sex, when the next class enters The ten
dency so noticeable elsewhere to make humor
leading feature of college publications, does
not manifest itself in the Oracle, which is seri-
Gus and manly throughout. But a little fun
wouldn't hurt it.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21
EHE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH21, '7s,


George Clifford having disposed of his inter
est in the PRESS, retires from the editorship,
and Stanley T. Pullen assumes editorial and
business management from this date.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

THE Connecticut Republicans are congratu-
lating themselves on the prospect of having
only Connecticut Democrats to meet this year.
Hitherto their most formidable opponents have
been the Tammany hordes imported from New
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

Poor RooHEFoRT is in great Distress the
French King, who is called President Theirs,
having notified him that he must remain in
prison so long as Theirs remains at the head of
the "French Republic"
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

DooLITTLE will canvass Connecticut for
the Democracy. He did oery little in pursu-
ance of his design to be Governor of Wiscon-
sin instead of Gen. Washburn, last fall, and
the prospect of his success in Connecticut is
not fatterinp
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

IN an article on the Presidential Campaign
the Globe says of Mr.. Summers course:
Whom the gods would destroy, they first
make mad. When Mr. Sumner made that
egregiouss blunder in presenting the inquiry as
best friends, and when he withdrew the pream
Bile to his resolution of inquiry in the Senate.
he expressed what the people felt everywhere,
that the Republicans would not approve of at,
tacks on the administration to pave the way for
investigation but that investigation should be
had first and Judgment afterwards. The whole
onslaught was failure, proving victory for
Mr.. Summers opponents from the outset.
Viewing the field from an impartial standpoint
we do not think that the anticipated disruption
of the Republican party will amount to any
thing serious as to the result, and yet there may
be some new issue sprung up which will alter
materially the political aspect before election.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21
Political Notes,

Ex-Congressman Ashley of Ohio takes the
stump for the Republicans in Connecticut.
The Massachusetts Republicans will hold
their State convention in Worce ster, April 10,
for the purpose of selecting delegates to the
national convention.
Regarding the Parkersburg wv. W move
ment, which is supposed to have been set in
motion by Judge Chase's friends, the Trenton
True american (democratic) says sit is not
to be denied that the platform is composed
mainly of sound planks, but it is platform
without an organized party at its back" Be
that as it may, this Parkersburg party may do
as well as some other side shows that are al
ready rehearsing under the Presidential can
vass. r.
The Ifi6uleS Washington correspondent
says that mo congressman of either party now
expresses the least doubt of Grants nomina-
tion.'
Gen. James A. Hall, of this State has gone
TO Connecticut, where he will take part in the
political campaign.
Senator Sumner is reported as saying, 81
shall never play into the hands of the Demo-
cratic party, or support any ticket which di-
rectly or indirectly restores them to power"
The Democratic Legislature of Oregon, at
its last session. appropriated more money by
lar for current expenses than ever was ap-
propriated in that State before, and already
the Democratic papers of the State are call
ing for an extra session, urging, among other
reasons, that "a deficiency in the Appropria-
ton bill for the current year should be attend
ed to-" .
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

On Tuesday Mr.. Frye of the second dis
trict presented petition of citizens of Maine
asking for the establishment of a monument
on Glover's or Fuller's rock at the mouth of
the Kennebec river.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

THE proprietor of The London Times, itseems,
has second son, and a Western paper claims
his presence in Colorado, where, though his
fatheris baronet, he follows the common
place calling of stock grower 4..
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

WE publish this morning the first OF series
of letters from New York, written by promi-
nent gentleman who is member of the Union
League Club and of the famous Committee of
Seyenty"
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

The great railroad bridge across the Missouri
between Council Bluffs and Omaha has been
satisfactorily tested 1t has not yet been used on
account of misunderstanding between the
Central Pacific and the roads terminating at
Council Bluffs. The object and efforts of the
Union Pacific officials seemed to be to compel
Iowa roads to use the bridge. to pay $40 per car
toll, and to hold them amenable for all DANA
ges that may arise, but the Iowa roads termin-
atng at Council Bluffs have unanimously de-
termined to assume no responsibility beyond
their termini in that city. Cars are crossing by
the old transfer line at the rate of 100 daily, and
will do SO until the differences between the I'm
ion Pacific and Iowa roads are settled. The
unanimous report of the Government directors
deciding that Council Bluffs and not Omaha is
the legitimate terminus of the Union Pacific
Railroad has created very marked activity in
real estate and business matters at that point.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

Mr. GRoEsBEcK, who distinguished him
self as counsel for Andrew johnson in the i'm
parchment trial, is now denounced by Demo-
cratic papers as a ''Black Republican,
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

genius. He has been Methodist clergyman,
State legislator, department clerk and chap
lain. He has now dropped in friendly way
into politics.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-21

EDWARD JARVIS, in a very elaborate article
in the Atlanhc for April, entitled Enumeration
refutes, by an invincible array Of stot;st;cs'
the prevalent idea that the foreign element Is
increasing, while the so called American race
is gradually dying out. Under the most favor
able conditions the difference in the birth rate
is not large as is usually estimated, while the
unfavorable conditions of the foreign element
for the care of children reduces the real ncrease
here to that of the native population