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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-29
LOVE AND A POTATO WASHER

Steve sent word down to his
employer on Main street, yesterday
morning, that he was tsO unwell to
come to work. Steve r. one of our
heart-crushers. He can sit on goods
box, of a bright, sunny afternoon. and
play the saddest kind of havoc among
the hearts Of yosas ladies going to see
the latest styles in Lats and bonnets.
When Steve egled a girl, she was
gone, or if she wasn't ''gone," Steve
concluded she wasn't susceptible to
manly beauty or ssal searching
glances.
He ogled little beauty on the
streets few days ago, and the little
beauty opened up handkerchief Air
tation at once. Emboldened BY this
Steve followed few blocks and then
accosted the little beauty. Little
beauty acknowledged that she would
be delighted to form more intimate
acquaintance, and would be pleased to
see Steve at her home on Penn street.
Steve made up his nisd to 70 that
very evening; but if he had seen the
roguish twinkle in the little beauty's
eye when she said "all right we in
| crease our estimates Of bis amount
of brains, and say we do not think he
would have made mp has mind in that
way "a y.sfss
To go into an el&becate description
of Steves toilet, and give the location
| Of each hair on his head as he an
preached the house of his new con-
quest, Tuesday night, weaald be too
much for as o. this dull day, bat suf
fee to say he was rigged e1t in style.
and exquisitely perianed. He seized
the bell pull, and : tiril of ecstaey
tingled his heart as he heard the rus
tie of dress in the hall, and when
the door epesed there sseod the beau
ty in all her glory, and just behind her
stood the old nan With . psaate mash
| er in his hand.
This is the gentleman, pa," said
little beauty. -
Now Steve's bead resembles that of
man with p1silistie ineliDations.
The most severe wound is on the back
of his head where it struck the corner
of the stone step az he fell, although
the bump over his left ear where the
potato masher put in an appeari nee is
very painlul. TIE kick or two iudi-
ciously planted by the old gentlenan.
though they did not break the skin.
makes Steve think even q pouItice
would bc . ba1d thing to sit upop.
| And Steve CSssve u attie namey
| though il commences with an s. didn't
come down TO work yesterday morn
ing He didnt FEEL veil
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-29

Tie celebrated Elihu Burrett,
the sslearned blacksmith endol ses
the pet scheme of the former slave
holders of the South, specially ad-
vocated by Hunter of Virginia, to
appropriate S400, 100000, to pay
for the loss of their slaves by the
emancipation proclamation-all for
the sake of peace! We may next
hear of the assumption of the rebel
debt and the pensioning of Rebel
soldiers, on the same plea!-Pur-
chase a peace!!-Compound with
treason and felonyM!
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-29

The notion is q mistaken one that
war is to bring q new issue of green
backs to fly kites and make specu-
lation and lift the broken out of the
slough. We have 762 millions of
greenbacks and bank notes and
fractional now, which is much more
than any direct issues of currency
we had at that time, although we
had SO much then as to teach us
lessen. The lesson of our war
finance laundering was that war
can seem to make good times to
any class. The outbreak of war
with the South prostrated all trade
and industry for year and more.
It broke vastly more people than
the presentrevulsion.
War means immediate taxes laid
ON with heavy hand. It means
restoration of the taxes of five cents
on coffee and twenty five cents on
tea. and OF the entire list of inter-
nal excises; it means a multiplied
ton of the tax gatherers War is
the downfall of public credit. and
ours is already strained. Instead
of selling more bonds for what
they will fetch, we shall lay direct
! tax of 500 millions year to be col
lected through the regular State
machinery. The expenditures of
such war will be made by a few
Eastern. cities; the taxes will be
drawn from the whole country
War will destroy confidence and
paralyze industry. They are fools
as well as knaves who argue that we
should 60 to war to make good
times. Traders and spectators
who are weak and shaky now would
be wiped out by war.-Cin Gaz.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-29

Two courses have been consider
ed in the Cabinet; one the unqual
fled recognition of the Republic of
Cuba; the other recommendation
that force be used with the pur-
pose of reducing the island and
annexing it to the United States.
As between these two propositions
the Cabinet is understood to be
divided, but it is believed the Pres
ident will favor one or the other
plan The request for delay on the
part of Spain will throw the whole
matter over on the President to
give it such shape in his message
as he sees fit.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-29
Spain Willing To Comply.

Washington, Nov. 19.-The I'm.
preston is general in official and other
circles here to-day that the Spanish
government is disposed to make everv
effort to settle impending difficulties.
and gentlemen who hold in innate per.
sonal relations with the President as
sert their belief that war will not arise
from the present complications, mas
much as Spain, through CASTELAR,, has
given assurances that all proper de-
mands from this government will be
complied with. -,
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-29

Stock men should remember that
December third is the time appointed
for the meeting of the National Asso-
citation OF Short Horn Breeders at Gin
cinnati. 1t is expected that several
essays will be read upon subjects of
interests to breeders, by some of the
most experienced and able writer's in
the country. The occasion will no
doubt be of great interest and import
ance, and We trust the breeders Of In
diana at least will be we'll represented.
Indiana Farmer.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-29

The Washington Chronicle says
that a prominent officer of the in
ternal Revenue Bureau has written
up and presented to the President
and Secretary Richardson f.
nancial plan for putting the govern
ment in position to resume specie
payment in general. It's main feat
ure is the abolition of all national
banks, and the calling in of all the
national bank notes. Greenbacks
are T. take their place.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-29

The San Bernardino, Cal, Guard
ian says of Van Leuvin's orange
orchard: "About fifty of the larg-
est trees will yeald on an average
1,5OO oranges each, and they are
breaking down under the weight of
the delicious fruit. Van Leuvin
last year picked hundred that
would weigh q pound apiece"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-29

= Three white men and three ne
groes were whipped ct NewoaGtlA
Del, yesterday. The former re-
cieved twenty lashes each. and the.
latter ten each. A seventh man
got one hour in the pillory and forty
laslles. Blood was drawn from two
OF the white men.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-29

"Vice President Wilson, . saws the
Boston Traveller, ''dined at Yonno's
Hotel; looking well, and enjoying bis
hsh dinner with zest worthy Of a
well man. He considers himself 4
well man, and is ready for duty as
presiding officer of the Senate"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-29

The Hogan-Allen prize fight was
not broken up by the civil or mil
italy authorities Tuesday but by
the friends OF Hogan instead. The
latter claimed that Allen struck
''foul," and put an end to the dis.
graceful affair by free use of clubs
and pistols when but thre rounds
had been fought. The '.mill" came
off at Pacific, Iowa.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-29
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RATES % ADVRn41nrur.

That new court house which Was to
built in New York City for only
s0OO, 600 has already eaten into the
city treasury to the extent Of @6,OOO.-
OOO, and is not nearly done vet. = :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-01
Republican State Convention


The Republicans Of Maine and all others WHO
support the present National and State Adminstra-
tions are invited to send delegates to State Con-
vention to be holden in
NorombeEa Hall, Bangor.
Thursday, June 10, 1873, at II O'Clock A. NJ.
for the purpose Of nominating candidate for Gov
ernor and transacting any other business that may
properly come before the convention.
The basis of represent iton will be as follows -
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled to
one delegate and one additional for every 70 votes
for the Republican candidate for Governor in 1874
fraction of 40 votes, additional to the full number
for delegate, is also entitled to delegate.
Delegates are authorized to fill vacancies only
with actual residents of the county to which the
town belongs. tsss..tr..
O'Clock the morning of the Convention for the re
ception Of credentials.
JAMES G.. BLAINE, Kennebec, Chairman.
WIL1 AN T. FKYE, Androscoggin.
STANLEY T. PULLEN Cumberland.
r. G. PERKINS, Franklin.
JOHN ID. HOPKINS Hancock.
Il. r. SPEAR, Knox.
s. 8. MARBLE, Lincoln.
II. Il. SHAW, Oxford.
JOHN H. LYSDE, Penobscot.
E.A. THOMPSON, Piscataquis..
y. ID. SEwALL Sagadahoc.
SRwALL Il. PRESCOTT, Somerset.
FRED. ATWOOD Waldo.
NELSON 8. ALLAN, Washington.
LEONARD ANDREWS, York.
Il. A. SMITH, Secretary.
May !, 1873.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-01
GENERAL NEWS

Dorman b. Eaton has decided to accept the
vacancy in the Civil Service Board made by
resignation OF Mr.. Curtis
A manuscript in the handwriting Of Copper.
nicus, containing eighty four pages, has been
discovered at Thorn.
The Republicans were generally success ful
in the French Assembly elections
The farmers movement has penetrated the
far South, and the Patrons of Husbandry
have organized oranges in Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi.
Western paper calls Mark Twain a
'sage" from his intimacy, probably, when an
infant in fame, with the Rocky Mountain
sage brush.
The Providence journal thinks it will nat
be an easy matter to starve out men like the
Modocs, who can live on grasshopper pudding
and grow fat on rat soup an lizard pie.
President Grant, it is asserted, is certain to
become one Of the richest men in Missouri.
owing to the extraordinary rise in his real cs
tate in st. Louis.
The general topic Of conversation at Little
MOCK, Ark, al present, is the discovery OF a
valuable silver mine just outside of that city
A Lynn man has Invented a substitute for
sole leather, which, he claims, is cheaper in
price and superior in durability to that article
France is really agitated by the question,
"Shall gloves be laid asde?" A fashion pa
per of Paris gravely declares that kids must
be done away with, even on state occasions.
A rough who was stabbed was reported by
the surgeon to be "doing well" wag-
gish reporter added ''this Is the first time
in his life he has been recorded as doing
we'll"
The officers Of the Atlantic National Bank
day by the depositors for their carelessness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-01
A liberal reward is offered for the recovery

A liberal reward is offered for the recovery
of the person or body OF Mrs. Cushman, miss
ing from Cambridge since Friday.
Sending young alligators by mail in paper
boxes is not popular with mail clerks in pos
tai cars at the South. The pets do not often
reach their destination.
Two churches in Pennsylvania went to law
on the question, ais holding Sunday school
a divine seryicc?" One court decided that it
was and another that it was not.
The postmaster at Colfax, La, informs the
Post Office Department that he was compelled
to flee for his life at the recent massacre OF
colored men there, and that lie took to Alex
andra all the records and papers belonging to
his office. He declines to serve any longer
as postmaster and the Department has issued
orders disseminating the Office at Colfax.
There is great famine in Java. No rain
has fallen since August, the rice crop has
failed, and people In some parts of the island
are perishing of hunger
Brigham Young is credited with saying that
with all his wives he cannot keep his buttons
sewed on.
1t is said the number of vessels lost belong
ing to Boston was greater during the firsi
three months Of the present year than for any
period of the same length previously.
Josh Billings says, 'What blessed thing
it is that we kant see ourselves as othoxs see
us'-the sight would take all the starch on,
ov u.s."
The birth rate has gone down in a singular
manner, in New England, according to the
late United States census, mos. in Massachu
sets.
The word 'cty" has totally different
meaning in the Old World than in the new
In England it means place that is or has
been the soc of a bishop. Liverpool, the
largest seaport of England is not a city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-01

war among the fishes is reported wit!
other wonderful fish stories from Florida
Recently bloody fight took place between q
lot of whales from fifty to sixty feet in length
and school of smaller species of the same
animals, known as the black fish. The latter
for time sustained the unequal contest, but
the superior size and power of their adversa-
res drove them to take refuge in the shall
low water of the harbor, where the whales
were unable to follow. Many of the blacl,
fish, in their headlong fight, ran on the
shoals, and the recedng tide left them stran-
ded
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-01
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT.

The organization Mt the West among
the farmers is exciting considerable atten.
ton. 1t seems to have started for the
purpose OF securing cheap transportation
for the products of the West. The Bos-
ton Journal says cit is against suffocation. :"
That paper speaks of the movement as
follows; There are piled up at Chicago
it Is said, between ten and twelve millions
of bushels of grain, intended for shipment
East, but which cannot be moved at the
present cost OF transportation. Three.
fourths of the agricultural products of the
nation are raised in the valley of the Miss
issippi, and the facilities for production
are increasing at an immense rate. But
what inducement is there for the farmers
to 60 on with their work when last wears
crop is not taken off their hands or cannot
be sold at a reasonable profit? What
makes the matter worse is, that all this
wealth of breadstuffs is actually needed
by the world of consumers, who are
already paying too high prices tor what
they can get. II We were not blessed
with so broad a country, or if our large
rivers had run Eastwardly rather than to
the South, the present difficulty would not
have existed; but as it is, some means
must be found to perfect our railroad trans
portation from the West, SO that it shall
not only be adequate as an outlet for that
granary Of the continent, but shall per-
form its necessary function at such rates
as shall be advantageous alike to produc-
ers, consumers and carriers.
The farmers of the West are evidently
in earnest in their agitation to secure such
result. Their recent convention in
Illinois had for its more immediate effect
the calling of grand Transportation Con-
vention to be held in New York City on
May 6, which will doubtless be largely at
tended, and will probably be participated
in by the railroad interest,". In the mean
time organization among the producers is
steadily going forward. 1t mainly takes
the shape Of secret order known as "The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-01
TIE ELECTIONS IN FRANCE.

The late elections in France have gone
against the government. The radicals
achieved so important u victory that a re-
construction of the Cabinet appears to be
necessary. sin Paris" says the New
York Evening Post. 1.-THE defeat appears
to have twofold significance. Firstly,
the radical candidate, NJ. Barodet, the
same who was removed from lie mayor
ship Of Lyons by M. Theirs, is elected to
the Assembly by a majority of from ten to
fifteen thousand over the hole conserva.
tive vote Secondly, the Count de Remu
sat as a candidate specially supporting
Theirs and by Theirs specially supported
has been definitely defeated, having poll
ed only a hundred and thirty FIVE Thousand
votes out of nearly three hundred ane
twenty thousand. The elections in Mar
settles and Bordeaux are not equally signi
ficant but certainly indicate that politica
ideas of the type held by Gambetta are
making progress in France.
II would, however, be ill-advised to III
terpret the return of Barodet as evidence
of the ccnsure of Theirs, which it seems
at first glance to indicate. His removal
from the MayQrship of Lyons undoubted-
~ contributed to his popularity with his
party-there is nothing SO popular in
France as political martyrdom,-b to
give this element undue prominence is to
underestimate other causes of considera-
BILE weight. The radicals have been more
active in the canvass than the moderates,
and particularly dreaded the project of
regulating universal suffrage without abol-
ishing its principle, which Remusat repre-
scented, and to have renounced which
would have been to take back his whole
career in politics. Hence, the only means
by which he might have reduced the vote
of Barodet was taken from him.
Had the Steele, organ Of the wine shops
of Paris, veered around to the support OF
Remusat, as was dimly expected after the
publication of his address, there would
still have been some hope; but though
somewhat luke-warm, that Journal ad.
hered to the cause of the opposition, and
thus contributed to the overthrow of the
representative of Theirs and regulated
suffrage
The prestige Of political martyrdom,
therefore, may be regarded as having set
the ball in motion; but it was the suffrage
question. conjoined to the adherence of
the Steele, that kept it rolling"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-01

The preternatural sharpness of st. Louis
sheriff beats anything of the kind which we
ever heard Of He held an execution against
a hotel-keeper far S5l He waited until din
ner for $50 guests had been placed upon the
table. He then simply levied on the dinner
closed the dining-room doors, and refused to
admit one single hungry patron of the estab-
lishment. There must have been an awful
row in that hotel. For his little effort the
hotel proprietor has sued him, fixing DANA
ges at 50, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-01

1t is stated by persons advised of the oper-
atoms of the United States commissioners to
no other foundation than the contribution of
money by personsdesiring trading privileg-
es, to be used for expenses of decorating the
American department. 1t is said The Depart
ment of State had man to appoint, but that
Gen. Van Buren, was named by the President
on the recommendation OF Gen. Burnside, and
hence there has not been the most favorable
feelings towards the commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-01

The California fish commissioners, with the
object of improving the Ash stock in that
State, have undertaken the project Of trans
porting alive, across the continent, a car load
of the best varieties Of Atlantic coast fish not
found in California. The car will be sent
East by the Central Pacific railroad to the
Cold Spring trout ponds in Charlestown,
N. H., where the fish will be collected and
where the car will be thoroughly fitted up,
previous to its departure, so as to form com
plete an aquarium as the circumstances viii
permit. The car will probably leave Charles
town for its Western journey the latter part
OF May, and it is expected to carry eight or
ten different varieties of live fish, with nearly
two thousand gallons of water.
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Real Estate at Auction

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber vii
~ sell at public sale, the Real Estate of Samue
Patten OF Litchleld, Maine, Bankrupt ON Wedncs
day, May II, 1913, at 10 O'Clock a. NJ on the prem
iscs occupied by said Fatten in Litchfeld The
property to be sold is situated in the town of Itch
field, comprising about 2jo acre OF valuable land
nearly one-ha!i of which is covered with large
growth of wood and timber; two good orchards
two houses, barns and out buildings. The proper.
ty will be divided into parcels making in the first
place two complete farms (and buii,iings) of the
usual proportions of ullage, pasture and wood
land, one OF which will be worth in the vicinity OF
5000 and The other of $3.50; The balance of the
wood and timber land will be divided into par
GELS OF ten to thirty acre lots.
This sale offers fine opportunity to farmers
umbermen, shipbuilders, and spectators to pur.
chase farms, wood lots, lumber lots and ship timber
lote at great bargains.
Plans and full descriptions Of the several parcels
to be sold, may be seen at the Post Onice III Rich
mond Corner on and after May = 1873.
Persons intending to bid are invited to examine
the property previous to sale.
Terms.-Tcn per cent. eashto be paid al time of
SALE and the balance TO be paid at the Oakland Ma.
tional Bank in Gardiner, ON Saturday, MAY "a 1873
at which time and place deeds Will be delivered to
purchasers.
J. W. SPAULDING, Assignee
Richmond, April %, 1873. apr2l-t &wlawtli
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ACCEPTABLE MUSICAL PRESENTS
Notice of Foreclosure,

NJ lEREAS Louise A. eastman Of Augusta
W Maine ON the 25ih day of January 1871 by
hei deed OF that date recorded in Kennebec Regis
Try OF Deeds, book PSI page 29G, conveyed to me
lowing tracts of land situated in said Augusta VIZ
The homestead lot of the late William Norcross on
the south side of Western Avenue; also lot called
by one Nathan Weston by deed dated Aug lith
lsl5; also lot conveyed to said William Norcross
by Il. w. Smith by deed dated Dec II, 1858, and re
corded in Kennebec Registry, book ll3, page 49,
also "A lot conveyed by said Smith to said Norcross
by deed dated March IL. 1915, recorded in Kcnne-
bee Registry, book 49, page 542, to which deeds
reference is made for Il description, to secure the
payment of certain note of hand for $780, therein
described. Notice is hereby given that the condi-
| claim foreclosure of the same by reason of the
breach of the conditions thereof, according to the
statute in such cases made and provided.
b. H. CUSHMAN.
Augusta, April %, 1873, 3wl9
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-01

The people of Colorado won't admit that
there is any possible comfort or convenience
which they don't possess. An inquisitive and
incredulous Fastener examining the fora OF
that region, happened to observe something
which he was informed was ''soap weed" In
nocently asking why it was thus dubbed, an
old settler mildly remarked that ''it was be-
cause it bore little balls of scented soap all
| visitors"