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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-10-27
now CAPT. HALL DIED.

Warrington despatch of the 23rd says:
Secretary Robson made some important
statements in conversation to-day regarding
the results of the examinations of the two par
ties known - the Tyson party and the Bud
dington party ofthe Polaris Arctic expedition
He said that there was no longer any doubt
that Capt. Hall died natural death that
there wefe no facts that pointed in the slightest
degree toward any other story, and that the
whole report has it's origin in mischievous
supposition by sensational newspaper. He
said none of the gentlemen associated with
him on the examination believed the contrary,
and none of the witnesses credit such story,
and all OF them who have been in a condition
to know pronounce the story impossible under
the circumstances
'sIhe facts" said Secretary Robeson sswera
. follows: Capt. Hall was a man of full
nson' . large eater, and subject to fits of
9sssy heaoache. His life on the Polaris had
not Deen an active one, and he did not have
- much exercise as he needed. To rel;eve
his severe headache, it was his habit IN eat
large quantities. of raw meat, beef being b;s
Aprefefenee. This produced the irritatinn and
stimulation which relieved the vertigo and
headaches. The Polaris being blocked in and
unable to proceed further, her commander
decided on hazardous and difficult sledpe
journey. 1t took him seven days of the sever
est trial and suffering to reach the highest
point attained by man, and he was much of
the time without the neceSsaries of life. He
slept 70 the snow and ate the most unsuitable
OF food. He Was often required to relieve the
dogs by drawing the sledge himself. He re-
tasnsd in I'VE days, having become familiar
with the country. During these twelve DAYS
or two weeks he was exercising violently in
an atmosphere 25o to 800 below zerJ and
sleeping constantly in his skin clothes. The
ship was covered with canvas, and was sur
rounded with snow and ice to the depth of
many feet, narrow pathway cut through the
marc snow being the only means Of reaching
ths deck. When Capt. Hall returned he en-
tered his cabin, by 10 feet, which was wholly
wNnouf ventilation and occupied by six other
persons. Inns was heated by stove-pipe
rom the cabin below. The air was fet,d and
unneaitoy, and the captain returned To This
room In an exhausted condition, compla;n;no
mat ne was not well. He was fond Of coffee
sne drank heartily Of it. Lying down. still
IN mn smothering suit of fur, vomiting and
c1moinauon OF vertigo, congestion, and apo
Prey 'olIowed, and terminated fatally.
sor me practical results of the investi
ssaon OF TINS party for the past ten days."
sononueo the Secretary, ''nothing new has
49, uncovered. Of course they have more
q scienunc Importance than the Tyson party
{os Aney retained their instruments. Their
Experiences may also be made useful in the
future. What l meet desire is to see Mr.
Bryan. who wss one Of the Scientific Corns
and Who 10 spoken of by both the Tyson and
Buddirgton parties as the most popular and
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.NEW SWEDEN ABROAD.

The experiment made in this State, of
colonizing Swedish settlers in Aroostook,
is made the subject of an editorial in a
recent issue of the New York Tribune.
The object of the writer is to direct the
attention Of the people of New York to
the enterprise in Maine, for the purpose
ofawakening interest in the subject with
q view to similar undertaking in the En-
pire State. The northern part of New
York it is said presents favorable field for
the experiment. There is large quanti-
" Of land there unoccupied or very
sparsely settled, the climate is favorable,
the soil good, and other natural conditions
are represented as not much different from
those in Aroostook. Such is the repre-
sentation made, but we doubt if the north
ern part Of New York will compare in
natural fertility with Aroostook. There is
an erroneous idea prevailing as to the ag-
ricultural capability OF Maine, and partic-
ularly Of that portion included in Aroos-
took country. The soil in Maine is SUI
perior to that of Massachusetts. With
equal labor and dressing it will produce
better crops. And Aroostook is not ex-
celled in its resources as farming country
by any part of Maine, or the most favored
portions of New England or New York.
But it is not our purpose to discuss the
relative merits of Aroostook and northern
New York. We only direct attention to
the fact that our Swedish colony has at
tracted important attention abroad. and
has commended itself as an example wor-
thy to be followed by the leading business
State of the Union. The article to which
we have referred gives very careful and
truthful synopsis Of the steps which have
been taken with the Maine colony, its
growth and present conditions, and at the
close adds: whether such any undertake
ling can be so honestly, economically. and
s'eficiently managed elsewhere as in New
England may be matter Of doubt But
"there can be little question as to the need
:, ''of q similar enterprise here. There is
ia single county in our State which, ac-
''cording to the last census, contained less
ethan 5000 inhabitants on its 100000
acres. and where only only one-forty-
seventh of the land is under cultivation
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POLITICAL.

Senator Fenton has written to the Albany
Express denying that he recommended the
defauting cashier, Phelps, to Treasurer
Raines.
Ex.Gov. Seymour has declined the nomi-
nation for the Assembly.
This is very dngrateful in the Cincinnati
Enquirer: "They celebrated our little victory
in New York on Tuesday with 100 guns. If
they are Tammany gunners we don't care
much for the compliment"
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@
You always send me to bed when am not
sleepy, and you always make me get up when
am sleepyp
A foreign vegetarian, who came to this
country with the intention of introducing I'M
bolted -four, has given it up as impracticable,
because, as re asserts, the Americans give
such little time to their meals that they bolt
everything they eat.
Philadelphia Friend complimented one
of his sect who had joined a regular church
upon the new organ in the latter. "Why,
thought thee objected to such things as mnsic
in Worship" "And. go do" was the reply,
"bnt if thee must worship God by machinery
/ want thee to have the best. "r.s-'.~- .-s.'''
The whole line of the Southern Maryland
Railroad, from the junction with the Balti-
more and Potomac Railroad, is graded with
the exception of about % miles, which is un-
der contract. When completed the people of
Maryland will have direct communication
with Baltimore by way of the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad.
Speaking of extravaganza in dress" writes
Captain Crosstree, "the most extensively
dressed man ever saw was an African chief
on the gold coast. His wives had Amounted
him thoroughly with palm oil and then pow
dered him from head to foot with gold-dust.
You never saw in your life man got up so
utterly regardless of expense"
There is an elm tree near Elgin, Kansas,
the history of which is peculiar, yet horrible.
The limbs extend from the body some dis
lance, and afford a suitable place to cite to- .
The lynch law people Of Elgin appreciate its
welcome services, and have already hung ten
or twelve men to it's branches, and when
asked what became of the men respond that
they ''got tangled in the limbs while passing.
A few days ago three cattle thieves we're
caught near Wichita, and at last accounts
were on their way to the elm.
A discreditable feature in the Stokes trial
at New York, last week, was the appearance
of the two witnesses who have been locked
up nearly two years because they were SO un-
fortunate as to be employed in the hallway Of
the Grand Central Hotel at the time of the
killing of Colonel Fisk--we say their appear
ance was the most interesting feature of the
trial. for they are the living testimony to one
of the saddest abuses of our system of law.
They had committed no offence. They we're
accidentally present or near at hand when q
man was shot, and so the law cast them into
prison to make sure that they should be al
hand when it wanted to hear their story
That they were poor and dependent upon
their daily labor made no matter; rather it
! was because they were poor and unable to
furnish heavy bail that the courts locked
them up.
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GENERAL Ne WS.

Senator Morton is confined to his bed by
cold, which he contracted while in New York
lately. His wife is in bad health also.
The Philadelphia papers now 60 three
whole days at time without saying anything
about the Centennial.
from Boston, under the auspices of the Mass.
Colony, to settle in Southwe stern Kansas.
Some poison ivy was trained with other
vines that festooned a!parlor for bridal cere-
mony in Portland, and several of the guests
were poisoned by it.
The School Committee of Chelsea, Mass.
has ordered that no teacher shall infiict pun
ishment upon pupil until after consulting
with the subcommittee for his school.
| The jews of Cleveland collected from the
people of their faith and forwarded to Shreye-
port and Memphis $500, to be used for the
benefit of all, irrespective of religion or ma.
tionalty.
"We grieve to say" remarks the Memphis
and heretofore respected physicians have de-
serted their posts in this hour of trouble and
peril and ingloriously fed"
The Vidette says many of the cherry tree'
in and around Tuscumbia, Mo-, are now il
full bloom for the second time during thu
present year. Many of these trees bore ripe
fruit the past summer.
The Bostonians propose to change the name
of Charlestown to Bunker Hill district.
Government bonds are now higher in the
European money markets than they were be-
fore the panic, and in Europe every market
is equally the center ofbusiness in dozen or
more first class Government securities.
81 declare, mother" said a pretty little
| girl, in pretty little way, "tis too bad
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WANTED!

MAINE PROBATE PRACTICE, by Enos T
M Luce, for sale at
rar7. t&wf PIERCE'S BOOK STCRF
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RESOLVES or THE CHANGERS.

At the convention of the Northwestern
Changers at lChicago, on the 23d, resolves
were reported in substance as follows: Re-
questing Congress to pass maximum freight
and passenger law; regulating traffic between
the States; and our Legislatures, a law regu-
lating it within the States; protesting against
the further granting of any subsidies what
ever, to private corporations of any kind;
that experience has proved that freight by
water is cheapest, and we ask Congress to
take measures to open water routes from the
Mississippi to the scaboard; that to lessen the
burdens of transportation is to do as far as
possible without transportation, aud therefore
urge our people to do all in their power to
create and sustain home manufactures; that
we hail with pleasure the prospect of the early
completion O. the Double Track Continental
Freight Railway, from the City of New York
to Omaha, which promises that grain shall be
transported over said railroad at a cost not
exceeding eight mills per ton per mile; that
no one industry can be protected by legisla-
ton except at the expense of all other indus
tries; and that we are opposed to all special
legislation.
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crew. have received a dispatch from him
and his two companions that they have ar
rived at Dundee, Scotland. l have given
them leave of absence for a week, when they
will sail from Liverpool They will be ex-
amined, and then shall make up my report,
and 1t will be given to the public"
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The stopping Of manufacturing will turn
q good many people out of employment at
q season of the year when they need it
most but if they have been prudent as
they should have been the greater part of
them have something laid by ''for rainy
day." which will tide them over the hard
tunes until business starts again. Men
who have good situations are just begin
ming to appreciate them.
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A Triumph OF Medical Art.

Yes, a triumph we call it, when medicine
can be so "Axed up" as to be pleasant to take
and yet accomplish the object intended. Such
a medicine is DR.. Pierces Purgative Pellets,
samples of which the writer procured and
tested in his own family. The Pellets (little
pills) are about one-ffth the size of an ordi-
nary pill, made of highly concentrated root
and herbal extracts, and sugar-coated.
Frankfort (Ind.) Weekly Crescent.
oct27- t&wlt
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In discussing the transportation ques-
zion the National Board of Trade placed
great importance upon the subject Of the
Improvement Of water communications. in
order'to bring them into successful COM
petition with railroads. The opinion ap-
peared to prevail that something might be
done in that direction to lessen the cost
oftxausport ton. E31A lfa -
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1t is very easy to talk flippantly about
returning to a sound currency, but those
who are SO ready to tell how it can be
done are not those who have given the
most study to the subject. There was no
trouble in taking the downward way. but
to.Set back again is quite another thing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-09-23
FROM NEW YORh.

New York, %. The Sub-Treasury paid
out S22 900 IN gold coin on account of inter
est, and $4,000 for called bonds. The Gus
toms receipts to day were S362, 600 Jay
Cooke, McCuloch & Co. of London, have APP
pointed Mr.. +. o. French their Attorney to
represent their interests in this city, pending
arrangements of Jay Cook & Cos business
The holders of drafts drawn by Foote G.
French of Boston against Jay Cooke & Co.
since suspension, will be honored by Edward
Sweet Co., and those of A. Abbot W ater-
bury, Conn.,. by the Metropolitan National
Bank.
Judge Faucher this afternoon granted an
attachment against the property of A. d.
williamson & Co., BROKERS in this city, for
$780, 4S, being the amount of the loan grant
ed on Saturday morning BY the bank of North
America, on undertaking to pay it the same
day, but which on demand was not heard.
Another was made in the Supreme Court
to-day TO dismiss the attachment against Sill
900 in the hands of Belmont & Co., bankers.
berg the balance of $500, 900 less Is per
cent. coin, which Richard Perriston won last
May, by Havana lottery ticket. The attach
ment was granted at the suit of T.. d. Whit
ney, who says that Perriston promised him
half Of his gains If he came up to New York
and helped HIM get the money. Both parties
are from Philadelphia. Judge Faucher re-
served his decision.
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Boston Produce Market.

SATURDAY, Sept. %.
The following are the prices obtained in this
market ny commission houses for produce in good
condition. subject to a commission for selling This
report is carefully revised each day and can be re-
Hed upon as truntworthy, but buyer should re-
member that these quotations are not iobbing
prices.
BUTTER-Receipts to-day AZ packages and 10
boxes.
The market is firm, and there is a good demand
Tor line and choice grades of butter at full prices
AS the price OF strictly fine butter advances there
is less difficulty in dlsposing Of lots that were re-
Gently neglected.
Bakers butter is in good request and the market
is firm for this description.
We quote fine Vermont and New York fall made
bnter at 33a35; fine diaries at 32a33; fine Western
at 21a2s: good New York and Vermont butter al 80
medium do ut Is; common Western at l9a2I bakers
at l5alS.
CHEESE-Receipts to-day 1927 boxes casks.
The market is firm at Is IL for foe factories and
occasi nally there is fancy factory that brings IA;
medium factory sells at loll2 farm dairy at I04l5
per ID.
kGGS-Receipts to-day l2G boxes and Is bbls
Inc market continues firm at q for Eastern and
26a21c per doz for Northern.
BEA >S-Receipts to-day 81 bbls
The d mand is light, and our quotations can only
be m aintained for small lots
We quote yellow eyes ut s3O0a3 25; mediums at
81 6Oa2 10, and pea beans at SO 25a} 60 per bush
tor Western and Eastern.
NEGETABLES-Thcd demand is net active for
potatoes and with large supply prices easter,
at zoe per bush.
Sweet potatoe2 sell at SIa5 per bbl for Norfolk
and Jersey.
Onions are selling at g., 5oa4 per Dbl
FRUIT-Apples are sell ng at S3a3 so per Dbl for
York state fruit and $.a3 per Dbl Tor Michigan.
Grapes are plenty at sc Tor Concords: 9ai0 for
Delaware.
HAY-The market is firm, but not active. ut s.5
a26 per ton for prime, and sl4a2o common to
good.
Straw is selling at s25a23 per ton.
The following have been the total receipts OF
produce at this market during the past week, as
compared with the same week last year.
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Washburn of China, twenty dollars; VIM. H
Healey, Esq, of Boston, fifty dollars; Hon
James G. Blaine of Augusta, twenty five dol.
lars. The example of the two latter gentle.
men in contributing of their abundant mean,
to assist meritorious object may be safely
followed by others similarly situated 1t il
honorable in the giyers,
Our Academy, under the care of G. J.
Nelson, Principal, is doing well for small
school, having forty scholars. This is an ex-
ceilent point for high school, and the fact
that one has almost constantly been maintained
here for the last fifty years, shows there is
something in natural advantages.
The old "Healey store"-an eye-sore and
nuisance, has been torn down by order of the
sVlectmen.
c. G. Thwing, Esq, has returned to Wash
ington.
Parties in the village are using the Averill
Paint, and like it much.
Abundance of rain lately. Hay selling at
Sl4 per ton. Apples very scarce.
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Sunday School Convention.
EPSILON.

The following is the programme for the
Sunday School convention, to be held in
Plymouth, Sept. eth and 25th:
Devotional exercises, 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Object of the Sunday School, by Rev. A.
n. Jones, 10. 10 to 1880.
Who should be workers in the Sunday
School! BY Rev. A. l.. Gerrish, 1850 to
ll.2o.
Parents Duties to the Sunday School, by
Rev. Mr.. Pummer, ll.20 to 10.
Who should be Teachers in the Sunday
School! By Rev. Q. NJ Cousens, l.45 10
2.l5 z. NJ.
Relation of Ministers to the Sunday School.
by Rev. l.. Morse, 2 Is to As j. NJ.
Elements of Success in the Sunday School,
by l.. w. Starbird, Pas to 8 90 p NJ.
Question Box, 3 20 to 5 so.
Temperance in the Sunday School by Rev
o. NJ. Cousens, 3. 80 to ( 30 T. NJ.
Lecture on "Orien,al Customs" by Rev
o. NJ Cousens, commencing at 100 T. NJ.
SECOND DAY.
Relative Importance of the Sunday School.
by Rev. Mr.. Wentworth 9.l5 to 1880 A. NJ.
Teachers Meetings, by Rev. A. l.. Gerrish,
10 80 to ll.30 a. NJ.
Marks of good Superintendent, BY Rev.
A. n. Wentworth, l. 10 to As Z. NJ.
How to Teach. by Rev. A. l.. Gefrish,
l.45 to . 10 T. NJ.
Uniform Lessons. by Rev. A. y. Jones,
9 10 to 2.45 Z. NJ.
How shall we retain our young men and
women in the Sunday School? BY Rev Mr.
Palmer, 245 to SIS.
Object Teaching-Exercises for the chill
dren, by Rev. o. NJ. Cousens, $40 to 4 so
Z. VI.
Il. T. EpGERLY, President.
l.. W. STARBiRD, Secretary.
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Boyvdoin Boating Association.

BRUNSWICK, Me, Sept. %, 1873.
A meeting of the Bow doin Boating Asso-
citation was held here this =. M. A commit
tee was appointed by the chair to nominate
officers for the ensuing year. The commit
tee nominated as follows
Commodore-C. ii. Hunter.
Vice Commodore G.. +. Hartman.
Secretary-E. Gerry. Jr.
Treasurer-F. Il. Upton.
Executive Committee-W. I. Goodale, C.
f. kimball, w. H. Moulton.
The ticket was elected as presented by the
committee. Remarks were made by few
gentlemen about sending crew to the races
next year, ard it was the feeling of every one
in tie meeting, that crew should be sent.
A crew will go to work on the river this fall,
SO as to be prepared for the summer campaign.
EPsILoS.
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Out OF Health.
w. ii. THOMPSON.
seDtl7-+&wly

In this common expression is comprehended an
immense amount of bodily ann mental suffering.
1t is not necessary to be affected with POSITIVE dis
ease III rider to perience unuttCrdble wret he'd
ness. person out of health is weak, anguid, low
spirited, incapable OF much eXertlon, nervous IT..
ritable and sensitive to every change OF temper
allure as the mercury in athermLmeter. What such
person requires Ia IMMIGRATION. and Hoate tcl's
stomach Btters i'll supply it. No need OF apply
ing to physician in sucn case. The fee " oultl
be thrown away. AT the nearest drug store may be
had the most efficient and healthful vegetable tonic
that the world contains. Twenty-Five years cx-
perence has establis he'd the fact that among all The
siomachics and alteratucs known to modern phar-
macy, this powerful restorative stands supr, me
unapproached. Eve bottle of Hostetlci's Bit,
tiers contains more blessings than there were
IN Pandoras box. sept23 teod&wlw
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VS.. kennebecs.

match game Of base ball came off in this
city last Saturday afternoon, on the Capitol
grounds in the rear of the State House, the
Amateurs of Auguata and Kennebecs of Hal
lowell being the contestants.
The Augusta boys having already sustaircd
defeat at the hands Of their opponents, de-
.ermined to retrieve themselves, completely
reorsanized their nine, their playing materials
being considerably augmented bv the addi-
ton of Scruton, Parker and Morse, making
in every particular a stclass nine. The
Remedies, flushed with the honor of eight
victories in as many games, especially elated
by their success over the Augusta club, were
very confident of winning, and a fine game
was consequently expected. The result
proved to be disastrous defeat to the Hal
lowell boys. The game throughout was
characterized by extremely heavy batting OF
the Amateurs, and the loose fielding of thei7
opponents, no less than eight home runs be-
ing made by the former on heavy strikes to
the long field.
Especial mention should be made of Lttle's
ISL oase play, Scrutons catching, 1tcomb $
effective pitching, Lancaster's heavy striking,
aud the splendid running fly. catch of Taylor
in the left field, on the part of the Amateurs !;
while Of the Kennehecs, Strong, Weeks and
Day distinguished themselves in their re-.
spective positions, including two heavy hits
By Strong and Weeks, the former making a
home run; the only one credited to their side.
The game was umpired very impartially by
Mr.. Banding.
The following is the score in full
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hN account Of the death of its tenant, L. NJ
~ Mansur, the Hartford House will be 10 lie,
again on an after the first of October. Inquire on
the premises, Hartford square. sepi23 tvs
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YELLOW FEVER.

New Orleans. %. The epidemic at Shreve-
port is on the increase. There were twenty
interments up to ) p. NJ, and number of
deaths are reported since. Among them Dr.
Wise. The number of cases reported to-day
far exceeds that Of any previous day Many
who considered themselves exempt are being
attacked. The colored population is becom-
ing alarmed, for negroes were among the in.
terments o.day. Eight new colored cases,
all in one house, were reported to the How
ard Association tonight.
Memphis, Tenn, %. There were twelve
yellow fever interments to-day.