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The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


The shipments of boots and shoes from Au.
burn and Lewiston the past week have been
1891 cases to 1862 for the previous, and 1874 for
the corresponding week of last year; aud the
receipts of leather have been Il, Ill to 81 $50
for the proceeding, aud 81, ,205 for the cores
ponding week of last year.
kENNEBEo COUNTY.
The st. ONO Commandery, Knights Tenn
piars, will be instituted at Wateryille, next
Tuesday, by r. f. G. q. John w. Ballou Of
Bath.
KNOX COUNTY.
Mr.. John NJ. Snow of winterport, has been
appointed time keeper at Clark's Island 10 fill
the vacancy caused by the death of the late
Rev. Ebenezer Knowton. There are about $50
stone cutters now at work on the island
PENoBscor COUNTY.
A fire at Stetson, Tuesday night, destroyed
the house and barn of Joseph Pitman. together
with all the furniture hay and corn. The loss
amounts to about 500 and there was no insur
ance on the property.
A bear weighing nearly $50 pounds was killed
Monday Morning about q mile and half from
East Corinth-the first one that has been killed
in the town for nearly twenty years
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr. Hiram f. Pierce is bringing into use hi4
fine water power at the mouth of Goose riveri
Belfast He has completed solid stone dam
some 80 feet in height, and is building a grist
mill 34x60, three stories high. He has also
built wharf in connection with it, where ves-
sells of quite large tonnage can lay, aud has
erected store house upon it. He is also abont
IA erect several ice houses on the same to store
the ice to be taken from the Mill Pond.
Joseph Larrabee of Swanvile, was sent TO
Jail last week for threatening to kill one keu =
dali.
YORK COUNTY.
John Mcdonald was brought before Judge
Derby of Saco, Wednesday, on charge OF rape,
and discharged for want of jurisdiction, the
crime having alleged to have been committed
in or near Lewiston. The proof is said to have
been strong against the prisoner.
Mrs. Charles w. Cotte of Kittery, was thrown
from a carriage at the p. y ID. railroad cross
ing on Mobiles Island, last Saturday,th the wheels
of the carriage having caught IN the track.
Mrs. Cottle was seriously injured, and has been
unable to leave her bed since.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09
News and Other Items.

When A. t. Stewart, its owner, was tele
graphed that the Grand Union hotel at Sara
toga was in great danger, he telegraphed back:
''Use all possible means to save the building,
but in no case remove the furniture He is
insured.
Mr.. Beecher writes to Mr.. James Redpath of
Boston, that he cannot meet his lecture engage
nents this week in Salem and Melrose, Mass
and at Brattleboro and Brandon in Vermont
He says 'The suits at law fly back and forth
with such number and alacrity that my coun-
sci will not let me be out of town this week.
Of course such things are imperative and not
to be gainsaid. l shall go on with the engage
ments of the week following in regular order.
cannot now tell when l can render the !apsed
engagements but will in due time
In the spring of 1871, Miss Minnie Sherman,
who was married last Thursday, made a visit
to Fort Leavenworth, aud while there was
thrown from horse, sustaining severe iuja
res and producing results so alarming that her
physicians ordered her a European trip. After
protracted stay abroad, during which she
regained health, her face\ was turned home
ward-London first becoming the objective
point. In sauntering through the Crystal Pal
ace she was presented to the gentleman who
has just become her husband.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09

strength. Crowel Bickford of West Water.
vile, bore off the palm in the match for horses
and G. E. Shores win probably be awarded the
first prize for drawing oxen.
The display at the hall was one of the finest
ever witnessed
In the evening farmers levee was held in
the hall.
Renuebec County Fair.
The Kennebec Society, the oldest organized
agricultural society in the state, began its 44th
fair at Readfeld, Wednesday. The show is
said to be ''the biggest thing old Kennebec ever
did. The number of horses is the largest
ever seen at county fair in Maine, and the
show of stock is very fine. The attendance is
very large, and the number of entries greater
than ever before. Among the entries are four
hundred horses. The household department is
very full, and the display of fruit excellent
Thursday forenoon the Hon. ID. III. Thing of
Mt Vernon, delivered the annual address, TAX
ing as his theme Sticking to Business"
Oxford County Fair.
The thlrty-seeond annual exhibition of the
Oxford Agricultural Society commenced on the
society S grounds near South Paris, Tuesday
There were about two hundred head of neat
stock on the grounds; seventeen los of sheep
| eighteen entries of fowls; and sixteen lots of
| horses.
The display of vegetables, fruit and fancy
articles was large On the first day was a trot-
ting match for the society purse of $40, which
was won by Distance, owned by Z NJ. Tnayer
| OF Paris. During the second days show 4
horse ran away and plunged directly into the
crowd, creating much CONSERVATION. Before
he could be secured several persons had been
| knocked down and more or less Injured. but
fortunately none seriously.
There was something of contest over the
election of officers of the society, two tickets
being in the field, one bearing the name of last
| years officers and the other headed by Seth T..
| Holbrook, and which represented the iu-
| terests OF horse owners The former was sue
cessful
Kmox County Fair.
| The Knox county fair commenced at Thorn
aston, Tuesday. The attendance that day was
Lot large, and nearly all day was consumed in
arranging articles of every description for
| premium or for show The show of stock is
| large, very large, and Knox county farmers
| have reason TO be proud of the show they make
| in stock
The town of Cushing has a team of 21 oxen;
Rockland 16 Camden s, aud takes the prem
ium; Warren yoke of nice cattle, but as the
premium called for eight she could not COM
| pete.
| There are in all fifty three yoke of oxen on
the ground, all fine looking animals. OF cows,
yearlings and calves, 96. bulls, IL. OF horse
| kind only IA. In the poultry line there is
| good show.
| Yerk County Fair.
The third day of the York county fair was
| well attended, the chief attraction being the
horse trots. The first race was the three min
| ute purse, won by ''Loafer,"a bay gelding own
| ed by r. I. Larrabee of Biddeford. Best time
2.53. The bay stallion "Uncas," owned by
Charles Hanson of Gorham, won the second
money. The second race was the stallion race
This was won by "Little Fred" owned by
James Knight of Hollis. Best time sos 34
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09

Among the notable gifts sent to the Fitch
Sherman wedding was the blessing of his holi-
ness, Pho Mono. 1t came in q letter to Lieuten-
ant Fitch from the president Of the American
college at Rome, who wrote as follows: ga
short time ago in private audience with the
holy father spoke to him of General and Miss
Sherman, whom he remembered very well, told
him of the coming marriage of Miss Sherman
with yourself, one of the young officers had
presented to him some time before, fact he
mad not forgotten, and then asked for the bles-
sings on your nuptials This he deigned very
graciously to give, SO that you start out la life
with the special benediotion of the vicar of
Christ"
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09

The President has carefully perused the
Hon. Reverdy Johnson's arsument in the
matter of the claim of WIN. Pitt Kellogg to
be Governor of Louisiana, and frankly gives
it as his opinion that ReveIdy ate too much
while he was abroad ever to be worth much
again as lawyer.
''By the Sad Sea Waves
(who has just presented her weekly billy: 81
'ope, ma'am, as you find the bracing hair
agree with you, ma'am, and your good gen.
tleman. ma'amp' Lady: so, yes, our ap
petites are wonderfully improved! For in
stance, at home we only eat two loaves a
day, and I find, from your account, that we
can manage eightv' [Landlady feels un-
comfortable.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09

Furniture and House Furnishing Goods.
BENZ. ADAMS, cor. Exchange aud Fed
eral Streets.
HOOPER g. EATON, Old Post QEace,
Exchange Street.
l.. r. ROYT, No. IL Prsble stree. Up.
sGisterin. aope to order.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09

TUyO LET two unfurnished rooms on I'd floor. Also
IL several furnished rooms, at No. Cotton street,
wo doors from Free Street. au3dtf
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09

A Suabian schoolmaster taught school for
fcted the following punishments, and kept a
faithful record of the same, viz: 911,5O0 can
ings, 121, 900 foggings, 2O9,0 900 custodies, 1O,-
200 ear-boxes, ,22, 700 tasks, 1876 tips with rule,
700 boys he caused TO stand on peas, 5000 to
stand on sharp-edged wood, 5000 to wear the
FOOLS cap. 2,7OO to hold the rod total, / 1882,
926 cases of punishment. He had probably
never heard of old Roger Ascham's saying,
that often the rod is laid on the scholars
back when it should be applied to the school
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09
THE PR ES S.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 9. 1874
Gossip and Gleanings.

An experienced traveller, on being congrat-
ulated recently on the prospect of going
abroad, replied, "Don't, I've seen that ele-
plaintiffs mostly all trunk"
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09

The habit of jumping fences runs in fami-
lies, among horses. very remarkably.-Er-
change.
And the habit of straddling fences and stay
ing there, runs in families, among men, very
remarkably, too.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09

Detroit Free Press: Some people COM
plain about their children being non-observ-
ing, but we'd like to see the child who won't
observe how the family pie is cut and who
gets the biggest piece.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09

Toledo Blade: Shakesperian scholars will
find in the result of the match at Creedmoor,
between the American and Irish rifle teams,
an answer to the hackneyed question,
"what's in an aim?'
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09

SIS the Platte navigable for steamboats, ?"
inquired a traveller in Union Pacific Rail-
road train, of Nebraska man, a short time
ago. "Navigable for steamboats, ?" replied
the Nebraska man; ''no, not even for light
draft ducks. s."-After Dinner.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-08-01
Hon. Alex. Campbell's Likeness.

The next issue Of the ADVOCATE viii
contain portrait and biographical sketch
of the well-known financial and labor re-
former, Hon. Alex Campbell, of La Sale.
Ill. No man iii America has labored more
earnestly oI zcaluusiy to secure the einan-
cipation Of labor from the thraldom If
capital than this gentleman, and certainly
no man Is more entitled t. honorable men
ton and recognition at their hands. self
abnegation, coupled with determination
that knows no defeat a devotion to priu-
ciple that is worthy Of the cause he pleads,
and an ability to maintain his position
against all dSSdtto,,ts, are the pre- eminent
tracts III his character. From him we re-
ceiyed our tuition in political economy,
and without speaking disparagingly Of his
co-laborers, or workers IN the cause, We
regard him as the noblest Roman of them
Al
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-08-01
FROM PRESIDENT sCHILLING.


CLEyELAND, ONO, July -, 1874.
FRIEND CAMERON send you with this
letter a copy Of the constitution adopted
ny the committee appointed by the Indus
trial Congress at its late session in Rochcs-
ter Some may be disposed to- complain
of the long delay, but it was unavoidable.
The committee intended I" usr the prize
essays - "A grounds nrk fur IL. ,pastitu-
ti"n, but rs none "i the essays met the
approval "f the committee, or contained "A
distinct plan ipr organization. was aut nor
iz"d {" draw M a constitution t. v sub
m'ttci in and approved hy The committee.
90 NOS wat.t tu bee undcrsto1i AS saying
ansht against the essays as such some of
them were excellent and brilliant ESSAYS on
political economy, and the labor question
III particular; but they failed to give a
definite plan If organization that could be
used by the committee Mr.. Samuel Lea
witt, q New York city, sent the best be-
yond doubt, hut those of Messrs. Emer-
son and Sheldon, Mrs. Smith. of Chicago,
and gentleman in indianapolis who does
not want his name published, were also
worthy If mention.
prepared the constitution. but AS
could only devote my time outside If Office
hours to it, some time was required to per
form the work After the members resid-
ing III this city had amended it, 50 as to he
acceptable to them, it was forwarded to
outside members for their consideration.
All this contributed to the long DELAY.
Now, however, we have constitution.
and one under which all general labor or
CARNATIONS can combine. We start out
with more than fifty lodges III different
parts OF the country, and no earthly rea-
son exists why the Industrial Brother
hood" should not soon rival the Changers
in numbers and influence. We have more
obstacles to overcome than the farmers.
but that should not deter us from doing
our duty or cause us to become disheart-
ened. One of the greatest drawbacks to
our growth is the want Of necessary funds
to carry on the Aork Of organization, but
'his may be obvlated by proper exertion "a.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-08-01
A WORD WITH THE INDEPEND-
ENTS.

The efforts made BY few Of the played,
so-called, Democratic leaders and editors
to induce the Independent Ksformers of
this State to abahuon their greenback for
a hdrd money plank in their platform, under
the promise that their candidates can be
nominated by the Peoples Convention"
is too transparent dodge to deceive amy
but those who are willing t. be deceived
All the State Committees IL the Union
cannot make such al arrangement, no mat
ter who is to be benefited thereby. The
money plank IS the issue upon Vhich the
campaign IS to be fought. 1t is the inter
ests Of the producers against the interests
Of the gold gamblers. 1t is this and moth
ing else, and what is more, the yeomanry
Of Illinois know it. All the specie basis
clap-trap argument written from now to
doomsday, backed by the power of a subsi-
died press, cannot hoodwink the people,
or change a vote. Udnk God tie farmers
Of Illiaois do their olcn thinking, and if
the candidates nominated at Springfield,
in June last, think more of their own cleo
( ton than the principles upon which they
were nominated, the sooner they step aside
the better. Eliminate the financial plank,
and outside of our large cities they cannot
count upon corporal's guard in labor's
ranks to sustain their visionary, damnable
laborrobbing theory for a return to specie
/ DaVuents
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-08-01
THE BRAIDwooD STRUGGLE.

Miners Ut the W Vest and East don't for
get the Mes IN THE Gar. The men and
women Of Brentwood. H., are nov en-
gagged III one of the struggles Of the age.
They are contending against wealthy
corporation, whose avoWed determination
is to STARyE them into submission cor
pOration which is expanding $500 per day,
because they believe there is no fellowship
among the working classes.
Tho miners Of the West and Northwest
must bear in mind Ghat the battle in BRAID
wood, III the proportions which it has nov
assumed, is the battle IF Illinois, Missouri,
Indiana. Ohio and Iowa, and t. great
extent Pennsylvania and Maryland. All
Of these States are more Or less Interested
in the struggle nov going on il Braidwood
The men have stood the fight like Romans,
and the women like the ancient Spartan
mother who told her boy to come home
. victorious or a corpse. Their funds,
although plethoric at first, must soon be
exhausted, and without your and they
must either succumb to an inevitable ne
cessity, or flee the place. The result rests
With you. The widows mite" was small,
but coming from the multitude 1t becomes
mighty Remember between the company
and the men it is only question Of mon
ey " again repeat Miners, stdnd BY
the nee" N, the gap.
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the part Of those whose hearts are IN the
cause. A greater drawback consists in the
multitude Of existing general organizations
outside Of the trade unions, all or most Of
whom are convinced that their plan IA the
best, while in reality all desire the same
end. but differ as 10 the means by which II
is to be reached. But by far the greatest
obstacle that we must necessarily overcome
is the selfshness of some IT the leaders
and officers Of these organizations. In
stead Of being willing to make every pos
sible sacrifice to secure the unlhcation OF
all, they do what they can t. prevent 1t,
from fear Of the probability Of their being
required to take back seat, where they
now hold prominent position.
| viii give you an illustration ~ this
sellishness. Some time ago | consulted
with the president Of one vi these general
labor organizations on the best plan 10
unite them all under one head. During
the conversation | proposed tins plan:
convention az all Of these societies should
be called To meet in some central place for
the purpose If consolidating all Of them
under one head, adopting constitution
and electing officers. and further agreed
didate for any office, to show that the mat
ter was not personal one with me, but
that only desired the good OF the cause.
II is almost needless to say it, but the offer
was not accepted.
In contrast with this, | cannot refrain
from holding up the action of Mr.. A. War
ner st John, Master of the National
Lodge of the Industrial Brotherhood. The
latter body, by his advice, agreed to CON
solidate with the new organization imme
diately, and he has voluntarily and vii
lngly given up his position as the head oi
that organization Let us earnestly hope
that others will follow lis example until
we have secured that unity which is abso-
lutely necessary to secure the redemption
Of labor from injustice and oppression.
Should 1T become necessary IN securing tins
much desired object that | take back
seat, | assure you it will be done without
moments hesitation.
Yours, in the cause,
ROBERT SHILLING.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-08-01
STONE CUTTERS NATIONAL
UNION

of al the Trade organizations ia the
United States none stand more in need Of
a National or International Union than
the stone cutters, and II, ne could have a
of the Importance Of unity Of action
We are sure every member Of a stoue-cut-
ters union, no matter where located, is
fully convinced. The best means to Sc
cure this unity Of action is through Ma
tional or International Union. OF the
good results from union we need only
refer to those that are already in existence,
for instance the Machinists' and Black
smiths, the Coopers, the Miners, Crispins,
Heaters and Rollers, Sons of Vulcan, ry-
biographical, and others of similar charac-
ter. No one who is at all acquainted with
nature of the benefits they have secured
to their respective crafts.
We learn there is shortly to be a confer
cuct IF representative men from the differ
ent local unions to be held at Cleveland, or
some other central point, for the consider
alton Of important matters in relation to
the trade. This would be an excellent time
and opportunity to consider the feasibility
of establishing National Union, and we
hope the conference will not allow it to
pass without taking some action in that
direction.
IL will afford as great pleasure to add
the stone cutters to our list of national or
CARNATIONS
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-08-01
HINCHCLIFFE FOR CONGRESS

We learn from the Bellcville Democrat
that a number Of influential citizens Of st.
Clair county have requested the Hon. John
Hnchclitfe IL allow his name 10 be pre-
sented az a candidate for Congress, believ-
ing that in his election the industrial classes
would secure an able and jealous repre-
sentative. Opposed to him, as may natu-
rally be- expected, are the National Bank
ers, the Corporations and Ring Politicians,
who have laid their lplans to secure the
election Of Col VIM. K. Morrison, the
present incumbent, a virtual nOnentIty,
but who, the money mongers think, is
is good enough fellow t. represent
their interests Mr. NJ is also the right
bower Of his cousin, Col. Don Morrison,
that prince Of land grabbers, and as a mat
ter Of course he is regarded as a very use
full commodity to have in the House, "
and can therefore count upon all the in
fIuence which the " Morrison" family can
bring TO his aid.
1t is possible that by the use Of money,
by the aid of "ways that are dark, . might
may triumph over right; but certain it is
that between the public record Of the two
men. their honesty and integrity, their
ability to represent the true interests Of
the people, the Hon. John Hinchcliffe is
immeasurably the superior Of his oppo-
nent. His pronounced views on the inan-
cial question are such as should commend
him TO the support Of every labor reform
~ while his services in the past, in the
legislature and senate, have proven his de-
vot;on 10 the interests of labor His cleo
tom will NOT only reflect honor on his con
element. . but be hailsd with satisfaction by
thousands Of hin friends and the friends Of
l.hor reform throughout the country
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THE MINER.

The Braidwood strike still continues.
With little, If amy, prospect of settlement.
The poverty plea of the company may ~
Judged by the fact that, while they refuse
To- coHcede the tiye cents requested by the
men, they can afford 10 spend 800 per day
for special cuustables, boarding blacklegs,
runners, etc. Cur opinion Is that the al
mines, will hnd and that shortly To- their
sorruW, that somebody has been little tor
S,rcet upon them However, when the
next dividend is declared they viii be bet
ter able to Judge
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FRUM LOUISIANA.
Nkw OnLEANs. July 20, 1874

NEW ORLEANS, July 2G, 1874.
r. the Editor Il The woKsISaNAN's ADVOCATE.
believing you are always willing t. pub
the laboring classes, particularly when 1t
relates IA the improvement of their condl-
ton, | therefore take occasion to write
you few lines III regard to matters III the
Crescent City.
Our fellow citizen, Mr. j. Todd, with
some others, have been endeayOring to
start cooperative associations, and are
meeting with partial success. His mode
III operation is u place all his available
funds III the enterprise, and induce others
10 do the same. and start an industry that
will yield immediate returns, such as boots
can set mechanics uf all kinds in working
order / have made calculations as to the
rapid accumulation Of money turned over
rapidly. and | find the working man could
in a short time control and establish a good
government that would do Justice to the
bees that make the hoHcg.
Now, sir, help us all you can to estab
lish this desirable end We are III must
miserable state here from the mixed GOV
eminent composed ot ignorant negroe.
and villainous white rascais the very scum
Of the North If the mechanics ant
workingmen would only stand together
VIC could soon change this state Of affairs
| shall not trouble you more at present
but | can report To- you from time to time
and give you some idea Of things here
Every man who works las an interest il
his fellow worker, no matter where situa
ted our plan, as a whole, is to help eaci
other and protect ourselves from being
slaves. MECHANIc.