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WASHINGTON.
The Debate In the Senate on tho
Finance Bill.
The Section Relating to Specie
Payments Stricken Out.
The Way In Which tho Sanborn Con-
tract Worked Further Ex-
posed.
Operations Of One Of Sanborn's
Agents in Indianapolis.
House Debate on the Illinois
2 Per Cent Claim.
-" ~
A Newspaper Editor Shown to Be o
pertnor in the nistrict Rinr.
House Debate on the Illinois
2 Per Cent Claim.


THE SANB0RN CONTRACTS.
special Dtspateh to Tho Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, y. G., March 30.-Tho following
lcttor, received today by nlr. Foster, Of Ohio.
throws moro light on tho manuor III Which the
Sanborn contracts woro carried out:
UN1rED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE Co11Eo.1
Ton's OFFICE, B1xTH D1sTn1cT or 1Nn1ANA,f
INDtAHAp0Lls, March q, 1871. J
71tAe Hon. Charles Foster House a Aelresentasue*
SIN: the eicgraph,o dispatches Of this mornings
papers notice tho following Statements w:
Nv ~ Green and HrsbSy S asos epoye
examined at length. They both testified that to
they had dealt With not Of record III any internal
scented themselves ~ agents of tic Treasury Depart
mons. They admitted, howcser, that they ha! never
left parties to draw their own infcrcncea from tho
secret service credentials which they presented"
desire to soy II such Testimony waa given BY Mr..
Green represented himself ut this o{co as Special
Age;. Of the Treasury Department aud nothing e5e
power" is t1owny 1t read. belioyo nlr. arccn WIS
sfs ese II aa IT, f aSa 's suaR i've ss %s n G. @ 3
eamc, 10 tho care Of this office. Among
hts lotteEs were many from railroad companlss
dressed to hin, as special agent Of tho Treasury
Department. Whtlc MI Grccu was here, tho f1rut OK
appearance, 1ttackcl AIR. Greeu In reference to tho
matter, and e utterly mud entirely denied tic truth
OF the natter, that he was ntcrcstcd In Or co1l-
ncctcd with any such arrangement; und sai oro waa
Ruch conract in existence the alleged lie us
earnest and emphatic in his denials TINT set tho
whole thing down falae report, and malo no fur
hor effort to determine Its truth having no other
reason to doubt that ho was specal agcnt Of tho
1n regard to his statement that tho cascs they had
dealt with we're not on record in my internal
office, / hayn ths honor to rcfcr you to q
nv Ff31 3naf
to the COMMISSIONER Of Internal Revenue ID
reference to collection Of se0D mnde by Gracn from
the indianapolis Il st. Louis Nntlroad Company. In
that caBo Green represented that tho Commisaloucr
bad exan.tned tle list aaes.ained tho delinquency,
honor to be, very respectfully your obccut servant
JAMES NJ. KING,
Deputy mud Acting Collector.
Tho Ways aud MeanB Committee expect tn ex-
amino Secretary Richardson and Commissioner
Douglass o.morrow with rerorouco to tho san-
horn GQlitrActH.
, 1874-03-31

San FnANc1eco, March 90.-Tho steamship
Collna is OF dock hero. All we'll. Capt. Hudson
propeller sho was running unlcr ight h wind. nd.
with quiet Hoa. The cause OF tho accident in
unknowa, lie attempted to continue tho yoy-
age with ono blade aud under sail, but found it
impossible to do 10, and finally put into Con,os
Island, whero Ao found good anchorage. Ono
bont. geut north, WAS picked up by tho Montana.
Another, Bont eoutl1, Intercepted tho Arizona,
which proceeded to the relief OF tho Co!ima,
Tho passengers and crew oanght largo quantities
ply OF froah provisions was short. The Coliniia
oalod ut ORpe st. Lucas, but, IA thu an,all-pox
prevailed thore. doclinod to take passengers on
board. Tho Colma will DO docked hore for ro-
pairs.
LlyEnpoo1, March a0-9tsanships Oalebrla
and peretre, from New York, aud Ohio, from
Philadelphia, hare arrived out.
, 1874-03-31
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD,
SENATE,

THE TWO PER GENT FUND.
h1r. OGLESDY, from the Committee on Public
Lands, to which was roforrod tho memorial Of
the Governors Of Indiana, Ohio, aud Illinois, in
relation to the per cent fund, which they
claim IL due tiom by the General dovornment,
reported the 4asno buck with bill to settle tho
account botweon thoga States and the United
States.
Mr.. FRELINGIIUYSEN aaid tho subject lad
been before the Judiciary Committee ut tho Inst
session mud an advorse report was nude. Ito
moved tho bill just reported bo referred to tho
Judiciary Committee.
Mr, THURMAN opposed such rcferenco. A
majority OF tho Committee on judiciary wero
ndYerso to tho claim, md tho Senate should aot
upon the BILL There WAS 10 necessity for that
Committee to review the proceedings Of tho
Committee OH Public Lands. ait! rerorenuo
now 10 the Judiciary Committee would DO COLI
ttary to the ruluH OF tho Bennte.
Ms. QQNEL1N0 sAl tho question MAS \
, 1874-03-31

proper subject for tho Judiciary Oommtttoo. Ho
hoped Il would BE- roforroa.
on the Committee on Public Lands,. and hc
hoped tlio Hornto would keep tho BILL before 1t
on tho report Of Tint Co.ntnlttoo. The claim
Was q Just onc, mud Should DO paid.
llo lands. md tlat Committee was tho proper
ono to not upon 1t. md to refor tho bill now to
tho Ju1icfnry Commtteo would bo treating tile
Committee on Public Lauds with great atBre-
spoct: ::
A1r. SARGENT said tho amount involved was
about ono and ono-thirl million dol'ars md tic
Treaaurv wan Il, no oonjtion now to INV a,,oh
claims as thia.
llr. MORnILL (Vt.) obioctod to furtflor do
bato, and tho bill waa rlaeod on tie calendar.
11r. DOGY submitted resolution instruoting
tho Secretary OF tho Interior to report to t)io
Senate syllnt towns in missouri arc entitled to
public lands to aid tho schools tho quantity
due n,1clt places, and w|,qtl,er pAtonts had been
to. =.
Mrs1on1A1s.
Tho CHAIR lail bofore tho sonate s,1ndry res
olutiona OF the Wisconsin Legislature in regard
to tlio improvements Of tAe Misa'hsippi River and
tflnntarios nnd 1or increased n1ail taesitti9R IN
that stato and Tor tho Improvement Of tho WIS.,
cousin River Noterrot to appropriate com
1nittees. .>'''N''' = '>.-' - rs - ~."':
the sT. 1nu1s nn1DoE:
The CHAIR laid bcforo tho Senate letter
from tho Secretary Of War transmitting tho re-
port OF tho Board Of Enigneors, w'io mate tue
9Xamhntioh OF Fho btla<o oVor LILO hi85le5lpW
1"Sos ~ d. LOUIE: LOUIE 's nct"steu. ,ss,..1
,, .,,;rrl;s TINEs AND rESAhTfEs;
nlr: ANTHONY, from tue oommttteo on
rllntlng, reported naok g. tho eonmunlchtlon frorl
tilo secretary OF tho treasury IN Iogara to tho
disposition OF hnes poi'altlos, aha lofieitufoa,
gu account OF tne Voaon ol .ne C%s'n8 nn PM laws
TOT tno ten years onuh9 June ao, 1879, and
nhKeu That Tue oon1mlstee no aaacnateoa from
1llsthor eonsderataoh ol INC !notl9n 20 pfine IL
ana that e4o document no EoteffGd 10 Tue Cona-
}ntttce on tin1nco' IN mining tue report hlr'
Anthony sa'd IL waa an tnstaneo o. eho onor-
1nous oost OF Tfepaslt8 uocHm'enta III NhsWae 20
resol1tona q In congress: ln1s aoeunies' cost
pronnply ana so,ooo TO prenare. a'la wo'1ld cost
Sv,ooD 20 PRINT II "f's ielefeeo 20 tne f1nance
, 1874-03-31


Sotciat Dispasch to The chicaao Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 30.-Washington,
for tho past few days. has boon enjoying tho 30
ciety Of several OF Chicago's most eminent citt-
zens. Stato's-Attorney Charles Fl. Reed, who is
sometimes spoken Of as tho BueccsBor OF tho
Hon. John D. Rice as mombor Of Congross from
the south-side District, roachod hero Sunday
morning. and was On the floor Of the Senate this
morning with tho Hon. Charles D. Farwe1l
DR.. Charles Y. Dyer is looking after u relative
who il i'll.
John Y. Ayor, who usually spends hs winters
at Now Orleans, llcaring that tho climate Of
Washington is equally agreeable, camo down to
SEQ it himself.
Aid. Spaltling, Of tho Fourth Ward, Inns been
hero for Two months or moro, looking after Lis
1unbcr interests.
Ohauncoy q. Bowen, Mai Lord, aud q. z. Ray
arc hero on pleasuro-trip.
Elmer Was1bur1l, lato Superintendent Of po-
lice, Is visiting with Col. Levi p. Wright former
y q member Of tho Board Of Police.
, 1874-03-31
one Was Interested with him, but a certain party
sllarod IN tho profits.

one WAS lntoroBtod With him, but a certain party
sharod II, tho profits.
T1l1a PARTY WAS D. Q. FonNEY,
editor Of Fornoy's Sunday Chronicle. Tho Wit
nosa was only allowed to complete ono block of
hls pavement when ho waB induced to soil ont to
partner Of ohm O.. Evans, who paid him 81, 900
amount was clain1ed by Foney, and paid to Jim
BY Fachtz. 1t was not shown that Fornoy Ind
done anything to ontitle him to tic S3, 900. It
Is but Justice to Torncy to say tat while lio heH
not been instant In BeaHon mud ont Of season In
urging Investigation, his paper LAS not boon 70 20
md those pushing tho Investigations "a moat OF
tho District Journals have boon.
lit. FRANK SMITHS SHARE.
II the evidence with regard to the wooden
city, afauced to-day, 1t was shown that tue con-
tract renlly belonged to Franl Smith, but wns IN
another mans na1ne. Tho amount paid tho con-
traotor was 95S, 900, and the amount cleared was
Smith, whom It bceamo apparent TINT an invca-
tigaton would DO had collected tho books
and papors In Which tho accounts Of
loft tho city for tho Far Went iu tho capacity Of
q nlomber Of the 1naian ronco Commission. Il
is charged TINT thts appointment was procured
for him 20 TINT l,o might got ont Of tho roacl Of
tho Committee, who hayo beon o11tleayoring for
soms time to got rid Of him. 1o is the oflicini
reporter Of tho House, where his salary is 49, 600
a yoar. Ho Is also Tr1stoo Of tio Howard
University, has been Pres.deat. and Is one Of tho
most actvc, Of tho Young 1Icn's Christlan ARso-
oiation.
ITO tho d8sociatfd Prcss1
WAHn1EaToH, D. O., March 30.-In tho District
Investigation today. nichard Borrell and u n1r.
Curry wero examined In regard to tho work dono
by tlom as bricklayors on tho B street sewer,
and testified TINT tho bricks uacd In ita conaruc
tion wore partly soft BRICKS Curry said that all
tho bricks were What l1o called ''alush brick, y
aud Sorre1l estimated that one-thirl Of the brick
used was soft brick.
TEST MEASUREMENTS.
Tho Con1mtttoo hayo appointed Mr. BlYoknr-
derfor, of Ohio, as Engineer to teat tho Govorn-
mont measures. 1t was agreed Tint Con. Bab-
cock and tho Board Of Public Works should
1avo the privilege Of soliciting one or more engi.
noora 10 accompany him.
, 1874-03-31
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
Special Dtsuatch to Tho Chteaqo Tribune.


WASHINGTON. D. O.. March 30.-Tho District
Investigating Committee moyod into more
hoalthfu1 and commodious quarters to-lay. Tho
important Developments Of tho day's session
wore ciicitod from men employed by contractors
undor tho Board Of Public works. Tho B street
sewer being under investigation, three bric1,-.
layers who bad worked on TINT improvement
wore examined.
Richard Sorro1 testified that at least QUE third
OF tho bricks used were what are known as SAL
mon, and arc Of the softost variety.
William Curry, who assisted in the conslruc-
tton Of the sower. testified TINT -fourhs Of
TIE Dn1CK Used WERE OF THE SALMON VARIETY.
sewer built Of that quality Of brick would
not Inst moro tlan tlreo yoars. The owner Of
tue yard from which tho salmon brick wore
furnished was also tho contractor for building
tha sewer, aud sold all the gool brick produced
ut his kiln for sidewalk purposes
George ". Cliff, another Witness oftle brick
LAYING profession, testified that two thirds Of the
brick used in tho 3 street sowor were Of tho
softeHt variety. Tho Board Of Public Works, Ao
Informed tho Committee, at first Ind three in
spcctors to superintsnd the construction Of the
sewer, aud 500 that the provisions Of tho con-
tract we're faithfully performed. Ono Of these
ExpEnrs IN SEWER CONSTRUCTION
was shoemaker, another painter, md tho
third waa practical briealayef, but tho latter
nhot t1a nineaa ~ at H. Aio" aop u an
,say d;scNny@o 9phc ,nseo;n, o aetnr ~ n
soe1v in liz hn,a " IT. o,1 Maa ta
paintor rbesc worji,ca i,StoaI ~ In inn,,in~
pfter tia ;rtexasts os ss,o; oes,,u W 'ooA.s
sontines for te contractr ami orn;ur 10 10
~ n3roao', ~ J' - n..io ~ 6asc "'itlR VI
of +hr Rnord ~ p,,hHr WrrL. 1Vt",,
tha rantlomnn wos nbaervo1 co,n; n.,r;1s H.
working party, tho iaborors and hoil-carrior,, s
wore ut oiIco act to wnr,r co1or;nn tn s"ln,n
lrck h;a was ono l,y nonrn avster 1 ~ tt'n'
Which had the oiroct Of darkonine their M % color.
three loada Of brcl tn hn deliyorc at ono Tina ~
and was thus euahlci to sncelily color un thoso
on the stroot when 1fr Tiiirs Sou lsnomn 1 ~ ho
coming During tho littlo t,ne th"t tho nrofns' cf W.
eional bricElayor was one Of tLe inst,notdrs tl,c
Tin contrantor wns not nornfe1 tn ,,so inSarnr sr
mntoria1 ria Hl,nnnnitor ;nsnector o utif ~
,nrina il, lin omnlov ~ tla f}onrJ ~ :D,,,,l;
Workn ''l' "'" ~ "o'4o
Tha op1v
OTHER INTERESTING rysr7uosy
e]duced wna that ~ n.rnantor na,1,aa 17r,o~
wilo worked for tie Board Of % rnho % Wor;fs M,
dor tho direction Of suncrintoudont na,nea a a
nnv frnrn t,,a nist,,ot t:a'e.,t ~, ~
, 1874-03-31
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, MARCH 81, 1874

tlcs IN p1nco Of Mr.. Stevenson, called homo By
tho leath of n friend.
without roaol,ing voto on nlr. Morton's mo-
tfon to atriko out tho fourth section Of tho RI
nance bill, tho Senate wont Into executive sen-
sion, and soon after adjourned.
, 1874-03-31

THE GENEVA AWARD.
Speciat Dispatch to Tie Chieaao Tribune
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 30.-It is an-
nounced Tint tho House judiciary Committee
have agreed to report tint insurance companies
are not entitled to receive uny pnrt of tic Genova
award.
THE DEFICIENCY DILL.
The House Appropriation Committee having
under consideration the deficiency bill hoard
Atty.-Gon. Williams to-day in explanation Of tho
deficiency Of ovor 100000 III the department
of Justice. 1t is represented that this deficiency
was incurred through tho oxtravagant and un-
authorized expenditures Of District Court
officials now under investigation by Committee
Of tho House.
UTAH CONTESTED ELECTION.
Tho contested election caso OF Maxwell va.
Canuon sitting delegate from Utah, IL under
consideration BY tho House Elections Commit
tee. Tho roasonB assigned by Maxwell why Can-
non should not hayo tho aeat aro set forth as
follows:
First-That Cannon, the sitting delegate, is n
practical poygamist, md las four wives.
Sccoad-That tho people who voted for said
Cannon knew him to DO polygumist, and houce
their yotos aro null md void,
1hird-Thnt tho election was unfairly con-
1nctoo, ind persons allowed to vote who had 10
Fourth Tint tic oath tnlon BY Cannon in tho
EndoTment-H House. wllcro plural marriages are
secretly performed, 10 shown by-tho evidence to
bo irrcconcileablo with good citizenship md 10y
EitM-Tla the contestant is tile only person
who was Legally voted for at the election.
PRINTING BANK"SoTEs.
Tho Banking and Currency Committee OF tue
House will tomorrow begin tho hearing Of
charges Of extravaganza againat the Printing
Department Of the National Treasury. Tile wit
ncSHes wloHo statements will DO listened to are
the Presidents Of the National and American
, 1874-03-31

=. "A mass- -moettug Of colored oitizona Of New
Yorlt City was hold at Cooper Institute last
night IN memory Of Ohhr1es Sumnog. Tho hall
wa crowded to tle doors,
, 1874-03-31
AFTER THE C0UNN..

Nov The Decision 0;r&tIib eoSlgroga.
'sionar CoGtli1i5.i coz 1. = * lti3elFeu:
, 1874-03-31

H03S 10i tao l21041 70 RIEoE)t I'll;
them by the Company. seyerd
ila1nmator.y: speeches woro I'll
leaders, among whom arc q
which were received with c:yl
malcontents. Upon tho coucli
4 VOTE wAs TA]
, 1874-03-31
Part Of the Men Paid and Dis
charged by the Company,
The Same Treatment to Be
Given the Other Mal-
contents.
Apprehension Of a Collision Between
the Men and the Militia.
Employees Of the Toledo, Peoria & War
saw Road Demand Their
II, ;,*S-Baok Euy, ;."s:,.., 4

81. - \ \ = ~!
+: %. Special Dtspatoh. 10 The Chicago tribune.
6usQ0EnANNA DEPOT, pa.,: ;datch 30.-Tha /
oitoment ovor the great Erie Railroad strikS
not diminished in tho loaat, but, on tho cont
has considerably increased since last
Early this morning the sound of fifty Id
tive whistles aroused tho strilsors fropI
slumbora to attend
TIE MEETING,
at which veto waB to DO taken on tho
ton submitted to them yesterday afto,
Vico-1'residont Clark. It was some tinl
tho ontiro 1900 ma!contcnta arrived
Of tho Executive Eon,nittoo'B oar
tho soasion WAS to moot. 1mr
ly aftor tho whistle had soundcl
second time, announcing thai the hon1
business had arrived, tho Committees, l,ol
by Mebsrs.: Leo md Nolon, who hud boto1
secret conference all night long, appeared On
roar platform Of their car, and announced !
they had concluded 1t would po wise and. I
II 1A. H..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-06-30
StiUer UeddinD.

On Friday. June 10, the Silver Wedding
of Mr. and Mrs. j. j. Partridge was
celebrated at Rumford Centre. Notwith-
standing the dull weather, which COM
menccd Monday and continued through
the week, the house was throngod with
old and young wcll.wishcrs. Gaicty was
somewhat marred by the absence Of the
Oldest son, recent graduate oil lIamil-
ton College, and who was deferred by
illness, from participating in the pleasures
OF this rare occasion. About one hundred
and fifty were present. and as many more
invited. The presents were many and
the slightest gilt was received by the host
and hostess as token of ncighbOTly
good will. At about tour o'clock the
company were marshallcd TO large tent
pitched in the rear OF the house, in which
was held the ceremonies and supper
Services were opened with an anthem by
The Rumlord Centre choir, under the
direction OF Professor Chamberlain, Miss
Putnam at the organ. After music, read
Ing of Scriptures by Rev. George Briggs,
Prayer by Rev. John Elliott. Poem by
Mrs. Ezra Jewell. The music was beau.
li(ul, and Prof. Chamberlain has the
sincere thanks OF multitude. After
services beautiful repast was spread in
the tent Mirth and music prevailed
through the evening. and we think old
and young cannot soon forget the "Silver
Wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Partridge.
J..
I'VE shall publish Mrs. Jewels poem
in full next week, it being received too
late for insertion in this number. Ed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-06-30
IHaiRo RepKb!icanisnl.

Oar Maine Republican papers have all
spoken in terms OF high commentator OF
the Republican State Convention, and the
leading papers out side Of the State are
lavish in their praises. The Boston Jour-
nal says:
The Maine Republicans are doing a
good days work. The State Convention
reuominated Governor Dngiey, whose
administration mas given entire satisiac-
lion regardless OF P'rty lines. \ man OF
wide experience in public affairs. although
he is still in the early payt OF middle age,
Jealous in Whatever ne undertakes and
fully up with the times, as becomes q
trained journalist. Gov. Dingley is well
worth retaining in the Executive Chair Of
Maine IS long rs he can be induced to
give the State his services.
The Boston Herald also says;
The Republicans OF Maine did well
Thursday They not only nominated two
good officers Gov. Diugley and Speaker
Blaine-but they boldly expressed the
best sentiments Of their party, which are
good sentiments for anybody.
The New York Post, which has been
freely quoted in criticism of Republican
management the past year OF two, says:
Il IS somewhat OF a relief to turn from
the shutting platform OF the two parties
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-06-30
RnplIM Ouaricrin Mectina.

Tic Oxford Baptist Quarterly Meeting
was held with the church in Hebron,
commencing juno oh, nj , o'clock, p.
VI. Rev. {. Parker was chosen Modera.
tor, and 5. ID Richardson Clerk. Dea.
c. Kicker led in prayer. After half an
hour OF social worship sermon was
preached by Rev. J. r. llorrick, from
Roman, Is; II. Pat yc on the Lord
Jesus Christ"
Met in tho evening =, half past :. Bro.
j. Il. llcrrick led the social meeting,
which was followed by sermon FROM A.
c. IIcrrick. ToHt.-Pailippians 3; i3. H..
Wednesday morning met at O'Clock.
After = deeply interesting prayer meeting
Of an hour, reports OF Tho churches wcrc
given; then sermon vas preached by
Rev. c. Parker from Exodus 80; 70.
Met in tho afternoon At halt past l..
Sermon by S. ID. Richardson from Prov.
CRIBS 8 4, which was followed by an OK
celcnt social meeting The weather was
favorable. tho attendance quite good, and
from FIRST TO last the divine spiri, was
maniiestly present.
The next session will be held with The
Baptist church in Turner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-06-30
Jyb,t Cou0ress DID.

The result of the six months session of
Congress, which was ended Thur day,
may be thus summed up: Nine. hundred
aud sixty bills and joint RESOLUTIONS were
introduced in the Senate, of which one
hundred and ,.n!rty. one became laws.
Three thousand eight hundred and ninety.
seven bills and joint resolutions were
introduced in the House of ReprcSenta-
tives, OF which four hundred aud twenty
six became laws. Two bills have been
vetoed and two have been pockcted or
become laws without the Presidents sig.
nature. The most important bill passed
was that which embraced the revised code
framed under tho supervision of Judge
Poland OF Vermont. The laws OF the
land. formerly in seventeen volumes, are
now published in one. On tho first day
OF the session lust closed Charles Sumner
introduced bill in the Senate which
stood number one on the calendar, sup.
! Elementary TO an act to protect all citizens
of the United States in their civil rights,
and 10 furnish The means for their vnd.
cation. lie expressed his hope that the
Senate would ut IN early day proceed TO
The consideration of this bill. that they
! might speed it 10 i just conclusion be-
fore Christmas day. The bill WAS passed
by the Senate in mangled stale, and
never definitely acted upon by the House.
Mr.. Sumner also introduced I'LL number
two to secure equal rights in the public
schools at Washington, which has never
been acted upon, and bill number three,
which proposed return of specie pay
ments in year and half. and by n
gentle process OF contraction. This
,nnusurn alec ia liko If, nrio irctor ipud
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-06-30
The 81 Postmaster GeneraL.

Maine takes Just pride in the elevation
TO The honorable position OF q place in
Pres. Grants Cabinet. OF lis gifted sou,
Hon. EuouNg HALE, OF the 5,b District
Mir Hale was nominated the fourth time
20 Congress from his District. 10y acclama.
lion, The day the position OF Postmaster
General was tondered 10 him, and he re-
ceiycd the Two kilograms announcing the
gratifying and very catering Intelligence
nearly al The same moment.
Is satisfactory as is his position in Con.
cyoss and As promising as are his political
prospects in Maine, and aS unpleasant a.
/, J., TO sever his connection with con-
sj,ucucy which has 80 nobly and so often
sustained Lim, il could hardly be expected
that no would decline so elevated and
honorable position as that which the
Prcsidcr, has called upon him to I'LL.
We can almo-; claim Mr.. Hale as an
Oxford County man. 6, he was born in
Turner. when i, was par, Of our Coun
". and ms parents still reside there.
Tha. lie will make an cminon, sue
ocssor OF tho able men Ro have filled
the office, none who know him can doubs.