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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-28

1t was threatened by the Treasury Depart
ment that the correspondence relating TO the
Phelps dodge & Co. compromise should be made
public if the friends of the firm did not keep
quiet. They did not mind the threat, ap-
parently; and the correspondence was sent
out TO the press. From the letters relating to
this painful affair, which we print herewith,
1T will be seen that the whole story has been
told already There is Mr.. Special Detective
Jayne huDgrily clamoring for the forfeiture of
goods valued at $i,75OOOO, on account
of an alleged deficiency in duties paid,
amounting to S1,G64 68, according to the United
State District-Attorney. Then there are the
duties claimed. Then there arc the
various proposals for compromise made by
the defendants. The first of these. IA we
already knew, was rejected because the firm
reasserted their innocence in making it. Next
there was some higgIing as TO the amount 10
be paid and the terms in which the PROPOSE
ton for final settlement was to be worded.
Finally, we have the acceptance of S27l OH %
by the Government with the express under
standing that the compromise covers only
a specified class of charges. TO mako
the correspondence complete, the letter of
ex-Attorney Davis, who had originally the
charge of these cases, should appear again.
y T. Davis wrote, when he had examined the
case that the thought Of defrauding the
United States Government had never entered
the minds of Phelps Dodge g. Co. The cor
rcspondenco does not show that Secretary
boutwell, Lad any opinion differing from Mr..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-28

The economy that begins in the public
schools may, in the end, go to waste in the
penitentiares and warehouses, and hence the
Board of Education cannot be too cautious in
cutting down the salaries of the teachers
The Department is undoubtedly overrun with
applicants who will be ready to take the
places of those who may be starved out of
the schools, and hence it may, indeed, be
good opportunity for retrenchmeut; but raw
recruits are not good drill-sergoants, and
if the discipline and efficiency of tho De-
partment be lowered and the great interests
of Education imperiled, the penny-wise policy
will cost the city dear in the end AT all
events there should be revision of the pay
rolls, and women who fairly earn the wages
of men should receive them, as they do not
now. If an unjust discrimination is made be-
tween the Primary and Grammar School
Departments it should also be rectifed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-28


upon examination. The action of the State
Department in suspending the entire Commits
sion was so unlike its usual dalliance with
important matters that it gave popular i'm
preston of honest zeal. 1t looks now as if
this prOmptness was not altogether the result
of desire to execute swift justice. Gen. Van
Buren's friends, naturally enough, claim that
his suspension, which is likely to be perma-
nent, is unjustifable and the result of personal
anmosity. No specific charges are made against
Gen. Van Buren,, and it is now said that he did
not suggest the appointment of the Assistant
Commissioners; these appointments, to some
extent, are charged to Secretary Fish. Who
is responsible for the three members of the
Commission who are known to be guilty of
irregularities does not appear. 1t is
notorious now that special privileges
at the Vienna Exposition have been
farmcd out. We have heard of one case where
an American cook Of bcefsteaks complained
that he had to pay handsome fee to the
Austrian officials for his license. Who got the
money for such contracts as these IS the
question which we want elucidated. The State
Department, with its happy faculty for taking
hold of things 10y the wrong end, has increased
the scandal by unfortunately suspending the
whole Commission. Things are bad enough
at their best in this unhappy business but it
is great shame that the innocent should be
COMPOUNDED with the guilty.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-19
A Plea for Grant.

An exchange, on the strength OF q tele
gram to the effect that Grant and fam
lily have already gone to Long Branch,
INDUCES in the following neat satire ::
"since the adjournment of Congress Mr.,
Grant has been visiting east and west,
and until Congress meets in the Fall he
will tary by the sea side. Some very mean
people have grumbled at the doubling
of the Presidents salary by the back pay
bill, but they ought to know that an Ad-
ministration connot be run at Long Branch
for less than double the money that is re-
CURED to run it at Washing ton. where all
of Mr.. Grants predecessors in office were
foolish enough to remain the year round
attending to their duties There is reason
in everything"
The Republican journal., 1873-06-19
Newspaper Postage.

The law which permitted newspapers
to be carried through the mails, and de-
llvered free of postage in the counties
where they We're printed, was based by
its trainers upon the supposition that the
more general spread of intelligence among
the masses, would amply compensate the
government for the expenditure thus
made The postage on weekly news
paper, which only amounts to five cents a
quarter, or twenty cents year seems to
be a small item, but its omission freed
the subscriber from the inconvenience of
settling with the postmaster quarterly or
annually. The law which was popular
both with publishers and subscribers has
been repealed, however, and, after the
first day OF July next, postage will have to
be paid upon every newspaper taken, at
the place where it is received by the
party to whom it is addressed. Our
belief is that the next Congress will repeal
this provision, and that papers will once
more go free Of postage within the
counties of publication The amount of
postage on the journal will be Just five
cents per quarter, and our opinion is that
not over two quarters will be called for
before the law will be put upon the old
basis
The Republican journal., 1873-06-19
Railroad Changes.

The possession of the Maine Central by
the Eastern Railroad is now an established
fact, The final contamination OF the ar
| rangement took place at Port land on Fri
day night last, when Judge Rice resigned
the Presidency Of the Central, and Hon
A. P. Morrill, was elected to the vacancy
&. f. Hatch, general manager of the
Eastern road, was elected to the same
position on the Maine Central The al
rangement is that the Eastern road shall
run the Central, meet all its obligations,
pay its bills, and receive fve-ninths of the
profits, leaving to the stockholders of the
Central the remaining four-nnths The
benefit OF this state OF things to the East
ern must be very great. as it will con
troll the entire line and branches from
Bangor to Boston, and can perfect ar
engagements for the rapid forwarding OF
made OF great benefit to the public, who
will thus deal with one company, instead
OF several in arranging for through rates
of freight and fare
In respect to the interests OF the Belfast
Branch, we have no fear that they will
suffer The Eastern railroad managers
take liberal views of business matters
and make their arrangements upon the
broad idea that it is much better 10 deal
with a pleased and satisfied community
than with one hostile.
The European railroad, it is expected,
will at an early day come under the same
management, with the view Of running
through trains with hotel cars from New
York to line of steamers at Halifax,
thus cutting off a large part Of the sea
voyage to Europe. The plan has evident
ly been long considered and carefully ~
ranged.
We learn that Judge Rice will accept
the position on the Northern Pacific Rail
road, to which he has been recently elect
ed, and will reside upon its line. 1t is re-
ported that the headquarters of the Maine
Central will be removed from Augusta to
Portland
The Republican journal., 1873-06-19

wear, and such as Mrs. Gordon was known
to have worn. This is matted with blood.
There were found in the room of the MUIR
der, a candlestick and small bottle with
little kerosene oil remaining in it. This
candlestick is identified as one habitually
used in the portion of the house in which
John slept. Drippings from a candle
were found on the axe, outside the coat
ing of blood The persons who washed
the bodies found a strong odor of kerosene
oil, and it is thought this was put on from
the bottle to aid the fire. That bottle
belonged to Mrs. Gordon, the mother of
John, and was used in her part of the
house, where John slept. In the dining
room, adjoining the room of the murder,
the dog of Almon always slept-a ferocous
animal that would never have suffered q
stranger to enter, The person who did
the murder must have been known to the
dog.
y Dung Ward firmly believes that when
John called TO him to come back, after he
started to give the alarm, that his inten-
ton was to kill him, and thus prevent the
neighbors from being reused until the
house was we'll on fire.
The elder Mr. Gordon and his wife
were in Bangor at the time OF the murder.
visiting brother. A despatch was sent
from this city stating that the whole family
had been murdered On reading it, he is
said to have exclaimed "My God, Is it
possible that one brother can murder an
other" He informed gentleman on
Tuesday, after he had returned, that they
had arrested the right man.
The funeral took place on Wednesday
afternoon, from the church, and was a
very impressive scene. A very large
number of people attended.
The crowd in attendance at the house
grows larger day by day. All the people
in the towns around have visited the spot
Newspaper reporters, artists for illustrated
papers and photographers abound. Pee
pie have come from motives of curiosity
even from New York.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-19
The Thorndike Traaedy

The mania for blood which is 50 per
vading the country, shocking good men
and perplexing the philosopher has at last
found its victims in our immediate vlcini-
ty- with the combined horrors of a
brothers murder, the killing of tender
What could have been added to this &C
emulation of horrors to make it more
horrible is difficult to imagine.
Whether John t. Gordon be guilty of
this shocking crime or not, he is certainly
surrounded by a network OF facts which
will require much ingenuity to reconcile
with innocence. There is bare chance
that he may not be guilty but yet the &C
knowledged facts Of the case supply all
that the rules OF criminal law require to
hold the accused for the formalities Of a
trial, He was the elder brother, and saw
the younger preferred, and ENJOYING tie
favor of the father-in possession of the
farm which he thought should righttuly
be his. TO remove his brother and all
who might claim under him, seemed to
his dull comprehension a certain way to
secure his rights, and possess the coveted
farm. So did the Jealous sons of the
patriarch Jacob seize upon the favorte
Joseph, and cOnspire for his destruction.
Family quarrels are always bitter ones,
q fhpy I. ly
from questions of property. IT II man
has the passion to murder, the resolution
| and stony-heartedness to do such deed,
nothing is more likely to arouse it than
snch jealousy and the dispute growing
| out OF it.
Then the bitter feeling that existed be
tween the brothers is testified to by all.
The strange conduct OF John after the
alarm of fire; his persistence in laboring
at the front in saving property, and urging
| others to do SO his indifference to the fate
I OF the family, and lack of interest to know
how they persisted; his failure to give any
| reason tor his strange conduct his hesi-
| 'atifg, rambling and contradictory te@tl'
! mony-;,ll point TO his guilt
The next term Of court n which Gordon
can be tried does not occur until October
and the intervening time he must pass in
Jail. Col. Fogler, County Attorney, Is
very active in securing all the testimon,
that will be useful, ana the Instruments.
articles of dress. and everything relating
to the case. lie will probably be aided
in the trial by the Attorney q eneral
| Gordon has as yet no counsel, The law
of the state provides that counsel for Il
person accused OF :, capital crime may be
assigned by the court and the fee paid
out Of the treasury, SO Gordon will
| probably be ably defended unless he shall
break down under the weight OF guilt and
confess. This we do not think probable
The Republican journal., 1873-06-19

The Portland Press has vigorously
pursued Professor Haines, Il gambler who
travels on the cars, but that prosecuted
individual having taken the cards in hand
for benevolent deal, the Press softens
toward him thus
"Prof." Haines says he is going to give a
benefit to the Hospital to-day. All his profits
promises to turn over to the fair
The Bangor Commercial understands
that Edward Cushing, Esq, Clerk of the
city of Richmond, has been offered the
agency OF the Maine Central station in
that city.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-19
How it Was.

| A Western paper hits the nail on the
head. The fact is, it asserts, the salary
grab was touching evidence of mutual
| love. Congress passed the law not be-
cause its members wanted money, hut
merely to testify their ardent love for
Grant and his interesting little family
and Grant signed it, not because he was
greedy to pocket the extra hundred thou
sand dollars, but because he thought the
members ought to have the back pay. 1t
is not often that in this wicked world we
meet with such a glorious evidence Of the
/ power of self-denial and of mutual love
Glow sweet and how pleasant it is for
brothers to dwell together in unity"
| 1t will be remembered that two years
ago we had a controversy with the Ban
gor Wing upon the subject Of the New
York riots, in which the Wing took issue
with our position that the authorities of
| New York should prohibit the Orange
professions, as they would any other
demonstration certain to disturb the public
peace. Last year riots occurred in Bel
fast, in Ireland, from precisely the same
cause. We now call the attention of the
Wing to the following paragraph from
the late foreign news
| The magistrates of Belfast with view to the
| adoption of measures for the prevention of dis
| turbances on the LIST and 10Th of July, the an
l rio ,Nff hn hnff1 of flo
| Aughrim respectively, have determined to pro-
| hibit all professions on those days.
The Congregational clergy man wants his
house p tinted. [Oracle.
Birthstone color preferred, probably.
The remains of the late James L. Orr,
Minister to Russia, were received at New
York on the 18th A very large process
sion was formed, the Masonic fraternity
largely participating.
Extremes have met in Wiscasset.
The Oracle announces the arrival of a
party of Esquimaux Indians, and has a
leading article on "The Region around
the South Pole"
| The Portland State thinks the Tenn
perence Reform Clubs don't need an
organ, and ridicules the vote at Rock
land.
In Hopkinton, Mass, three drunken
state constables entered the house of L.
f. Coolidge, assaulted his sick wife.
choked her until she tainted, and then
took from her a bottle of whiskey which
she was using for bathing purposes, by
direction of her physicians. This pro-
hibitory law is beautiful thing.
-Ossian E. Dodge, former Snowman,
wants to have our magnificent paper
sent free to his reading room at St. Paul.
Can't do 1t, Ossian. We must have a
magnificent equivalent-to wit, So per
year in advance.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-19
News OF the County and CITY.

| The band is giving out of door concerts.
The lightning bug has put in an appearance
You may now expect thinkers.
| Yesterday wednesday, was the longest day
of the year
One session day is now the rule at the High
school. commencing at eight and ending at one.
The new schooner building in Carriers vart
| for Rockland parties, is to be named George Nj
Brainard.
Pitcher & Son are storing hay. to make up
cargo for the new three masted schooner
about ready to launch.
| Howes 4 60. have loaded sch. B0al with
slaves, from their mills at Burnham tor New
York.
| r. W Pitcher is tearing Town his Old house
on Franklin street. and will build 4 new aud
handsome residence on the spot
The Second Adyenti~t~ will hold meeting. n
| Pierces' Hall, commencing Thursday evening
of this week, and continuing over sunday. All
are Invited
An agricultural friend sends IT, receipt Tor
picking hams, but negect> TO state the indiyit-
ual whose hams tr- 10 b. thus cured. ~om-
are better fresh.
Geo. A. Pierce, ESD of Frankfort, who wa-
stricken with PARALYSIS some weeks ago diet
on Friday last. lie was a member of the irn
OF Pierce 4 Rowe, granite operators.
The new sch. Ralph fowe~ q, aunonuc-t
last week, was successfully launched from Al
ters yard last Thursday. She viii load with
ice at Rockport for Jacksonville, Fla.
We learn that the directors Of the saving
Bank, at their recent meeting voted Il h4ad-
some Increase Of salary goo join H. QumUy
the excellent treasurer Of tine institution
The new three nn.ted sch. < z. Emerson
recently dismasted At McGiyery's, Ia, haul-i
to Lewis wharf where she will receive new
mastS. She is loading hay for Charleston, >, q
| Albert Carter is the shipper.
Ama.a Stet,op. g, naive of l.incolo,iIIe -,
work il, Ro.ton fell from q .taoinp Thursday
reuaivinp ini,,inu from which he ,vflI NOT mr.,
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prominent feature IN The Fourth OF Jui'
celebration VIII he the procession 81 the All
clients and hornbleS,' mounted n meeting
was held in Pierre's Hall ON Friday rYeuins
last, to ascertain no" many would l9'n The pro
cassion, and the characters they would repr-
sent. About fifty enrolled themselvr- On-
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The Republican journal., 1873-06-19
From the Boston Post, June IA.

The Republican journal, OF Belfast Me
in IN able and wpll-cOnsidered article,
defines the prospects of the Democratic
party in the State, and makes some valu-
adj suggestions respecting the canvas
The mass oI tile party in Maine, it holds,
want ~ good old-iitShiOned Democratic
Convention, by a call that shall be broad
enough to invite all who see the great
necessity for a change of men and meas
nres in State and nation" Such con-
Ventinn the future welfare OF the Com
monwcalth demands. A platform based
ON pure and original Democratic princi-
ple+. with such notifications and additions
rs later issues might make desirable,
would appeal in an Irresistible manner to
the voters OF a State that suffers under the
disgrace which the Republican party has
brought upon the country in all its later
measures To lead this new struggle for
reform the Journal dominates on old,
tried and true chief of the party, Hon.
Charles r. II imball who would make
Governor that even his political enemies
would have 10 respect. Mr.. kmball
possesses tie personal popularity that has
been earned by 4 life OF integrity and
abilities thai have shone in every trial.
Every one has confidence in him, and
those who know him best have the most
aS was evinced by the splendid vote cast
ion him ~ his own city last year With q
ticket composed of such material through
out there could be no excuse for a longer
perpetuatiOn OF corrupt Administration in
the Pine Tree State
The Republican journal., 1873-06-19

N. Y. June Is. It has leaked out that dur
ing the recent excursion Of the Examining
Board of the Treasury Department south, a
collector OF customs was found who could
nethe. read nor write and who W as previously
convicted Of an infamous crime.
When that examining board shall reach
the Belfast Collection District, it will
probably find something qaite as astonish-
ING as the southern case, if it is inclined
TO 60 to the bottom OF affairs. IL may
answer inst rs well as the committee
which Barna5aS proposed, and have the
advantage oI being one that he cannot
back out Of
EX-Pre-ident Theirs declares that he has
retired to private life, and that party govern
ment IN France y a mistake.
Which means that monarchy is the
only government Of the French And
| Theirs is right.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-19

The Maine Medical Association met in
thiscity according to adjournment Wednes-
day. The committee on nominations re-
ported tile following list of officers:
First Vice President --Theo d. Esta-
brook, Of Rockland
Second Vice President-Geo. F. French,
Of Portland.
Treasurer-Thomas A. Foster, of Port
land.
Recording Secretary-Charles .. Hunt,
of Portland.
Corresponding Secretary-A A. Horr,
Of Lewiston.
Standing Committees. H. Weeks OF
Portland; f. H Hill, of Lewiston; s. j..
Oakes, OF Auburn Seth B. Sprague, of
Milo; l.. S. Cole. of Hallowell
Committee on Publication Charles O.
Hunt, of Portland ex-officio A. p. Snow,
of Winthrop, L.W. Pendeton, of Belfast;
j. e. Weston of Bangor; j. M Eveleth,
Of Mechanic Falls.
These were all elected. DIR. Green OF
this city delivered the annual Grafton on
the Spirit of Science Thursday and
Friday interesting matters were discussed
by the different members of the assOca-
ton with very commendable irankness
and fairness. Friday morning the meet
inc adjourned to June, 1874, having
closed its twenty-trst animal meeting
after u term of three days. The Hospital
Fair has been Il gamer some $3.50 through
the purses contributed by these gentlemen
10 the Treasurer. Portland State.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-19

SEVERE STORM IN OMAHA The same
atmospheric influences which produced
the tornadoes in Iowa and Illinois may
no doubt be referred to as the cause Of
lesser convulsions in other localities The
Omaha Bee of May - says:
Saturday evening a most violent rain,
thunder, lightning and hail storm visited
this city. The rain began falling quite
heavy at about 10 O'Clock and continued
till about haf-paSt I, when the violence
of the storm suddenly increased, with ac-
compartments of terrific thunder, brilliant
~ binding lightning, immense hailstones
and Il gale of wind, lasting halt an hour,
during which the streets We're flooded
with water to the depth Of from one to
two feet and q half, being filled in many
places clear up to the highest sidewalks
on the principal streets. Cellars We're
filled with water; walks, sidewalks,
fences, bridges and loose timber We're
undermined and washed away; skylights
and windows Were broken, and chimneyS
blown over; the streets We're seriously
damaged; fruit trees and shrubberY were
broken; garden plants and flowers We're
literally cut to pieces; awnings and signs
were stripped from their fastenings and
scattered broadcast through the air, and
everything that was ut all exposed sut-
!cred to some extent, more or less. The
storm abated very considerably between
Il and | o'clock; but deep streams Of
water the entire width OF the street con-
tinued to flow down to the Missouri for
an hour OF two afterwards"