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The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29
MendaciOuS and Malicious.

Ex-Secretary Weles says that as late as JAN
nary 18th, 1861, Mr. Seward said that ae was
willing to amend the constitution SO as to in
dorse slavery In the States where it was then
existing.
When the innate copperheadism OF the Elk
Secretary Powered under the favorlng sun Vi
Johnsonism, and his master thought TO manu-
the government over to his friends the ex-reoeis
and their Northern sympaGhlzers, the hrst
thing necessary to be done was to eifect the re-
moyal of Secretary Stanton from the War
DEPARTMENT But Grant, then General and
at the head of the army, was in the way.
He had respect for the legislation of Congress
by which Stanton was protected, faith in the
fidelity and patriotism of the War Secretary.
and ha6 no disposition to assist in bringing
traitors to the front, while the men vino had
fought under him and for the nation should
be relocated to back seats. So there was oc-
casion to labor with him; and it will be recol-
lected that he was sent for to be present at a
cabinet meeting. He attended, listened, but
was not moved. Thereupon it was decided
that the General must be broken down, and
certain shameful reports in reference to what
he said at this meeting were put in crcula-
tion-reports which, if true and credited by
the country, would have ruined him. Grant
denounced them as false. johnson asserted
that they were true, and brought forward
Welles and some other members Of his cabi
net to sustain him. Welles was a swift wit
ness, endorsed everything johnson had said
and little more-others sustained johnson
moderately, and not as if they enjoyed the
dirty work. At this moment, when the sue
cess of Johnson's conspiracy against the ma
ton seemed to depend upon whether the
country believed Grant and would stand by
him, or whether, by abandoning him, it would
leave johnson supreme, Mr.. Seward, who
was present at the conference, wrote a letter
substantially confirming the statements of
Gen. Grant. Mr.. Browning of Illinois, who
was also of the Cabinet, gave an account of
the interview not essentially varying from
Gov. Stewards. And then the game was up.
The country believed Grant before; but now
with the backing of Seward and Browning,
johnson and Welles were not merely baffied ;
they were disgraced and branded by the pub
lie as conspirators and liars. Hence these
outrageous and mendacious assaults of Gid
con Welles upon Mr.. Seward. Hinc ite
lachrymg. He has never forgiven Mr.. Seward
for telling the truth on this occasion, vindi-
eating G rant, and keeping the country out of
the hands of The Johnsons, the Blairs, the
Welleses AMI their anti Republican associates.
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29
News and Other Items.

There is an active demand for seaside resorts
and furnished houses at reasonable rents will be
taken rapidly.
A St. Louis paper announces that General
Frank P. Blair has joined the Presbyterian
church.
Carl Schurz has no idea of retiring from pub
lie life to edit paper just yet, bnt will canvass
Missouri next fall for reelection to the Senate.
A Colorado paper says that men out there
will ride fifteen miles to spark" girl Sunday
night, but the women out there will ride double
the distance to see man hung
Matilda Fletcher's proposal in her lecture,
"What Can You Do?" has a solid foothold in
Quincy, where fourteen fathers have signed a
pledge not to allow their daughters to take mu-
sic lessons until they eau make good bread.
Mr.. George w. Curtis has accepted the invi-
tation to deliver before the Massachusetts Leg
islature eulogy on Senator Sumner. The time
has not been fixed, but it will probably be in
June.
MI. Gladstone tells his friends that he regrets
having given SO many years to politics. "HoN
little, said he the other day to an admirer, ''do
politics affect the life. the moral life, of ma
ton! One single good book influences the peo-
pie vast deal more''
1t is authoritatively said that the vacant
judgeship of the Court of Claims will not be
filled until after the return of Secretary Rich
ardson, to whom the place has been rendered
Assistant Secretary Sawyer is credited with as
pirations to succeed Mr.. Richardson.
One of the last political movements is that
in favor of Senator John Scott of Pennsylva.
mia, for Secretary of the Treasury. A number
of banks and politicians in Philadelphia and
elsewhere have it in charge, says the Philadel-
phia Press.
The Albany Journal has reason to believe
''that the veto message was President Grants
own composition and that part of it was writ
ten several weeks ago, with the design of send
ing it as special message to Congress, urging
that body to prompt, wise and just action on
the currency question, with view to ultimate
resumption"
A young, unmarried clergyman in Brockport
in conversation, said that young ladies now.a-
days can make rich cake, but they cannot make
good bread. few days after making the re-
mark, the Fishkill Standard asserts the divine
received fourteen loaves of bread with the COM
plments of fourteen young ladies of his con-
orepation
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

JINA FAY PIERCE takes view of the
temperance movement which may be men,
toned as novel, if not refreshing. She holds
that the crusaders should confne their at
tacks to the more fiery liquors, and that the
true way to promote temperance is to estab-
fish good beer gardens, where young people
may drink moderately of mild liquors, dance,
play billiards, and have good time generally.
Beer and billiards she thinks are conducive to
morality. Tea-drinking, says this reformer of
the reformers, is running women, and they
would be much better off if they drank tea but
once day and took a pint of mild beer every
noon. She holds that the total-abstinence
pledge, except for people in whom drunken
ness is disease is''a stigma upon the commun-
ion, and direct accusation against the wis.,
dom and morality of our blessed Saviour him
self" 1t may not be amiss to remark in this
connection that the moderate drinker is
myth, that if the species ever existed it
is now as extinct as the dodo, and that one
can get quite as besotted ON beer as on dis
titled liquors.
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

The house occupied by Gen. Arnold AZ his
headquarters while his expedition were build
ing their batteaux in which to ascend the Ken
nebec, is still standing and in 6ne state of
preservation. 1t is situated about mile below
the bridge in Pittston, and is substantial look
ing two story house.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A Lodge of Free and accented Mason, is
about TO be established at Hermop. to be called
the Lynde Lodge, in memory of the late John
S. Lynde.
Three ships are said to be on their way to
Bangor to load deals for Europe.
In Bangor, Monday, as a teamster was driy-
ing across the railroad track his horse stumbled
and struck his head on one of the rails, killing
him almost instantly.
The State College at Orono closed its second
term on tuesday. There have been 103 students
during the term, five of whom were ladies.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
(Skowhegan Correspondent
The citizens of Skowhegan held meeting on
Saturday evening to consider the matter of
starting manufacturing of some kind in the
place. A committee was chosen to take entire
measures In the premises 1t is thought that
from 10000 to $150,0O0 could be secured in
the vicinity in stock in manufacturing COM
pany
Ex-Governor Coburn is steadily recovering
The roads are decidedly worse than for many
years.
[Norridgewock Correspondence.
The reunion of the former pupils of the Ea-
ton School, June 18th. will be a very interest
ing occasion. The committee of arrange
ments have already received many letters of
encouragement with promises to be present
from those that were members of the school
many years ago. Mr.. Nathan II. Dole will
give the poem and it is expected that Rev. Co.'S
tello Weston will deliver the Grafton. Both of
these are among the number classed as ''Old
Scholars" r
WALDO COUNTY.
Alfred J. Libby, aged fifty five, an old res
ldent of Belfast, last Monday, fell dead in the
street.
The temperance women of Belfast are petit
tioning the Municipal officers to refuse licenses
to billiard saloon keepers who have violated
the liquor law, and to prosecute hotel keepers
aad vlctuallers who have violated their bond
Monday evening meeting was held to discuss
the aboishing Of the city liquor agency.
YORK COUNTY.
The third unsuccessful attempt to burglarize
George w. Buffers variety store, South Der
wick, was made last Saturday night.
Some time since, says the Times, Sheriff
Warren seized large quantity of LIQUOR from
the house of Charles B. Hill in WATERFORD.
Hill alleged the liquors did not belong to him.
but were stored there by parties out of the
State. Last Saturday the liquors were declared
forfeited, which settles the fact that they are
not to be returned.
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29
DO not Persecute the Body

In sickness with medicines that depress the physical
energies. What the sick principally need is an &C
cesson of vital strength to enable them to cope with
the enemy that has assaulted them. The diseased
system should be sustained toned purified and reg
ulated, and there is medical preparation in ex-
istence so largely endowed with the properties re.
qured to effect these objects as Hostetters Stomach
Biters. In ordinary practice aperient blood-depur-
ating anti-bous and sedative medicines are admin
istered separately. In Hostetters Btters all these
agents are combined and act together in perfect har
mony, SO that undue debility and undue excitement
are alike prevented and the strength of the patient
rallies while the disease is losing ground. In dys-
pepsa, liver complaint chronic constipation inter-
mittent levers, general weakness, and all ailments
involving physical and mental depression this pure
vegetable restorative Is a sovereign remedy.
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

THIS time the three pirates were Spanish,
and they buried their gold near an old fort a
short distance from st. Louis. 1t is needless
to say that they, with the reprehensible OBJ
stinacy characteristic of buccaneers, died
without revealing the hiding place OF their
illicitly gained wealth. 1t may also be super
nuous to remark that ''mejum" revealed to
certain favored ones the hiding-place of the
treasure, and furthermore explained that it
must be sought for in the strictest silence and
on the darkest of nights. Not long since the
favorites of fortune started on the search.
which opened wonderfully well. They saw
the three pirates, headless, after the time
honored custom of the DEAD buccaneer. a
headless woman and headless dog. intentlv
watching somethng--presumably with wide
open and sleepless eyes, according to tho
wont of Recommendations in all ages At
this moment of supreme expectation one of
the searchers stumbled and fell, and another
leaping forward and bending over him, hui
namely asked if he was hurt. This broke
the spell; the five decapitated ones vanished
into thin air, and the solution of the mystery
was put far away. If we were permitted to
draw moral from the story it would be that
In the search for gold man must disregard his
humane impulses and press on to the mark
Enough his brother stumble and fall at his
side. '0 '1' ''' ~ '''
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

Ar at Malaga 4th inst, baroue Ternlar po,,,o,+
New York; Albert, Hubbart, Boston np'ar' Daitiete
In port 4th inst brig Florence | Henderson Hon
derson for New York. dersoh' heh-
Cid at London 18th inst, shin Jobr :, r,... ~,
Clure. tor Cardiff and Rio Janeiro o''er' NC
In port 18Th ship Emma Rich for Bos,o,,
Sid fin Valparaiso nth ult. barque Thos fra,.L
Pendleton, Iquique; sch Harry BLUM, Benson SaI,
Francisco; 18th, barque Don Justo. Bennett, Tome
Ar at villatranca 26th inst brig Kossack, Smith,
Sid FIN Liverpool Goth inst, barque Flor NJ Hurl-
but, Dudley United States
Sid FIN Falmouth. f. Goth inst barque Helen An
gier, Staples. New York.
Ar at Montevdeo :, barque Mary Rideoul, Tuck
err, New York; brig II Todd MagIiEe St Mays, .u
Hodgdon, New York; goth, barque Linda Stewart,
st inc ,de Brunswick. Ga. 1,-.,
Ar at Trinidad 18th inst, sch Ada Whitney Mars
tiers, Demarara.
Sid 10th. brig Sarah Emma. Philadelphia.
New YORK.
Sid 18Th, schs Angelina. Holbrook North of Hat
Mas na,pn carton, Hardness. for do; q t, brig
mary Cnase, Dolln, Matanzas
ar AZ Matanzas 18th, barque Addie McAdam. Part
ridge, Havana; 18th. sch Laura Webb Hatch. New
III uu saileu lor Cardenas); goth, barque Nine
18th, schs Nellie Bowers, Smith, North of Hat
Ierss; EHlly Gurus, Barbour, do; Goth, brig Chas
Dennis, Darrah, New York.
Ar Cardenas 18th, brigs Geo W Chase. Patter-
son, philadelphia; Mariposa, Ellis, New York; Eta
Whttemore, Trott, do; Charles Sparks Bradley,
do; sch Almaretta, Merrill, New York
Sid 18th, sch A F Ames, Jameson, North OF Hat
teras
Ar at Sagna 9th. sch L Smith. Brown st Tho
mas; ioth, brigs Goodwin Craig, Barcelona; 18th,
son. st Thomas.
Sid 18th, schs Five Sisters, Hooper, Boston; James
NJ Riley, Boynton, New York.
Ar at Halifax Ms 23d inst sch Boynton, Davis,
Lamoine for Magdalen Island
--latest by European steamers.1
Ar at Liverpool 10Th inst. Republic Moshier, from
Savannah.
of Dover 18th, Nina Sheldon, Sheldon Antwerp
for Montreal.
Passed Anjier Feb %, John Clark, Peterson from
Singapore for London.
Sid finn Saugor 18th ult. Fay. Osgood, rice ports
Sid fm Messina list inst, Com Dupont Nichols for
New York.
Ar at Havre 10th inst Wetterhorn Rich, FIN Port
land. .. (mizzenmast broken)
CID 11th, Caledonia, Potter, New Orleans.
SID I'm Flushing Roads Sth inst, James Wright,
Morrison, London; Matterhorn, Arey, Cardiff.
SPOKEN.
April 81, of Charleston Bar, sch Armda Hail.
from New York Port RoyaI Sc
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29
Nacr0IOpp


The death of Charles Ernest Beule, the dis
tinguished French arch@ologist, is announced
by cable He became most widely known in
these latter days by his essays on the Caesars,
which obtained great circulation because of
their supposed bearing on the politics, but his
hold upon posterity will be due to his labors in
his chosen field of antiquarian research. He
was educated at the Normal School in Paris,
and because of his standing was sent to the
French school at Athens. There he made
those discoveries among the ruins of the Acrop-
oils which caused such lively sensation
among the Swans of Europe. Returning to
France in 1858, he became professor of Arch@-
ology in the Imperial library, and in 1860 was
elected a member of the Academy of Inscrip-
,tons and Belles-Lettres. In 1862 he was chos-
en- perpetual Secretary of the Academy of Fine
Arts. In 1871 he went into politics, and be-
came government minister, but proved coD-
spicuous failure. At the time of his death be
was but forty eight years of age.
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

IMPORTANT SALE OF LAW BooKs,-Messrs.
Masters and Livermore of Hallowell and
Messrs. Dresser, Mcclellan & Co. of Portland,
have concluded a bargain by which the latter
firm purchase of the former their entire lot of
Maine Reports of Decisions comprising fifty or
more different volumes, and about nine thou
sand copies in all, together with the copyright
OF the same These reports stand very high in
the esteem of legal men throughout the coun
try, and this is the only edition that has ever
been printed or is now in existence. A few of
the earlier volumes are out of print, but will be
replaced in due time. The volumes sold as
above by Masters & Livermore have all been
printed in tie office which they own, and their
contents comprise the reports of the decisions
OF our Supreme Court for about forty consecu-
tive years. Messrs. Dresser. Mcclellan & Co.
are fortunate to obtain the ownership and con-
troll of such valuable and important set of
books. This firm is composed of gentlemen of
enterprise and high reputation, and deserve to
reap good return from their investment
ken1lebec Journal
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

OBADIAH BOVINE of Staten Island is man
whose memory will be held in generation by
the fraternity ofreporters. He possessed an
eye for an item that is but seldom seen out
side the ranks of the journalistic profession,
and would have been valuable acquisition,
had he concluded to remain with us, to the
city department of daily paper. Having
made preparations to commit suicide he call
ed at newspaper Office and said he wanted
the best reporter they had, to prepare sem
sation for the next days issue. A reporter
accompanied him home, Bovine then swal-
lowed poison, cody remarked 'Mr. Reporter,
L shall be a corpse in few moments" and
fell dead. Suicide is not to be commended,
but if man is determined to kill himself he
may as well leave the world with all possible
eclat. Let none who are so happy as to pos
sess intimate acquaintance among journal
lists be deferred from following the laudable
example of Mr.. Bovine by the fear of wound
ing any tender susceptibilities. They will
find tie average reporter prepared to stife his
warmer feelings and to cheerfully respond to
the stern call of duty. Under circumstances
similar to those attending the exit
of the Staten Island man he will ever
take mournful pleasure in Gischarging the
last sad offices of friendship.
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29
PALMER KNOX.

This fast troting and perfect Stallion is nine wears
old, dark brown, 159 hands, weighs HOO pounds Sire
Gen. Knox. Dam OF Palmer Knox was by the Rob
inson Horse" he by Bucephalus. Palmer Knox is
half brother to Plato, record Ell Giloreth Knox
2269, Lady Maud, 2224, Camors, 2.2Ok, and many
other last horses. He won the two best purses on
1913, troting the full mile in 2.3S without skin or
break. Tue next week at Portland he won the best
purses on Two succeeding daysn three straight heats
wards the Fair at Saco awarded him the first prem
p 1or the best stock horse, also the best purse for
tl .e pest ana fastest trottng Stallion This Stallion
will stand at Collins Stable on South Street in Port
land. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, THURSDAYS and Fridays
OF each week, and at McKenney's Stable in Bidde-
ford the rest of the time.
Terms $50 season, cash or note at time of first SER
vice. Season from May LIST to August LIST. For par
t1cuars see posters or address e. II. MCKINNEY,
. ap27 eod6w
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

DOMINION MATTERs.-Amongt the appropri-
atoms which have recently passed the Domin-
ion House of Commons for internal improve
ments, are the following-in some of which,
especially those referring to the ST. Lawrence
and Welland canals-our city is interested:
For the Intercolonial Railway and branches,
$3,45O,0O0: Fort Garry and P.mbina Railway
$65O,O00; Pacific Railway survey, 100000;
Lachine Canal, 100000; Welland Canal,
$2OO0,000: st. Lawrence Canal, 81 100000
The Montreal papers speak in very high terms
of the lectures on the microscope by Rev. DR..
Bolles formerly of this city, on the microscope.
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

Toledo, Ohio, has very sharp and sbrewd
business man VINO buys car tickets for four dol
lars per hundred, and sits in the corner nearest
the box where the fare is put, and obligingly
places the five cent nickles of the passengers in
his pocket and ore of his tickets in the box
Thereby making clear profit Of one cent each
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

The House yesterday passed the legisla-
tive, judicial and executive appropriation
bill, adopting nearly all of the amendments
made in Committee of the Whole. The
principal change was that of appropriating
$4,000 to purchase stamping apparatus for
the Treasury Department instead of appro-
prating 5000, 900 to purchase stamps.
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


Thirty-three indictments, saws the Journal.
have been found by the grand jury of the S. j.
Court, at Auburn.
The ceBf us of persons in Lewiston between
the ages of and q is completed and the num-
Der is given as 6279, against 5726 last year-an
increase of 553. says the journal,
The Journal says one hundred thousand dol
lars of the stock of Little Androscoggin Water
Power Co is held in Lewiston, and large share
of the stock is owned in this vicinity by per-
sons, in the main, in moderate circumstances
1t is proposed to erect a cotton mill of thirty
thousand spndles just below the present mill,
the foundation to be put in next fall.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
NAPLES Correspondence
Fifteen inches of snow
Naples & Portland daily stage, which cop-
meets with the p. q o. Railroad at Sontb
Mindham left Monday morning on runners
ms !, line, which was established last fall by
the eastern Express Co, is of great convenience
to the public, and with its good teams and
J0val and accommodating driver. watson
Chute) proves one of the COMMANDS host
lines. oo''
Rev. III. f. Snow is to remain with the neo-
pie of Union church another year. having re-
ceNeo eau IRON eacn OF the societies wor-
ing, receiving unanimous vote TO remain ~
His congregational has increased for The mast
year and good interest prevails. '''' p"''
Edes & Cannon have done large busness
in the manufacture of sale work the nast liz
ter. Hall & Camel, new firm. have COM
Penced the the same r business in this village and
tensively engaged in manufacturing coats and
pants for Boston parties; the whole giving en-
ployment to more than two hundred women.
KENNBBEo COUNTY,
Thomas Rogers of Company A. SOD Regi-
ment of New York Infantry, who has bae ma an
inmate OF the Togus Asylum and was retrrn-
ing from furlough last Sunday morning in the
Pullman train was taken suddenly nj after his
arrival in Augusta and was kindly cared Co. hv
Mr.. John Dolon, at whose saloon he annlied
for assistance. He failed rapidly, had repeat.
ed commissions, and died on Monday from her
MIA and liver disorder.
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

DvnRY regular attache of the PRESS is iuin n
with q Cord certificate countersigned py o'A 80,
Pullen. Editor All railway, steainpo'' CIV
managers will cenfet favor upen us ny uon
credentials of every person claiming 10 ou
Journal, as we have information Una. 'eNol"l Jun
mrs" are seeking courtssies N .ne n"'no VI INC
PRESS, and we have no oispos''''" w w WIN PUG
sivelv 4, marty to such frauds.
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
s.tsona The name and address of the writer are in
all eases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return OF reserve COM
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

A GENTLEMAN representing a large bust
ness in this city has just returned from a
commercial tour through three large Western
States, reports that the merchants whom he
met are almost unanimous in their cpposi-
deed, he met but one of this class who
espoused the Morton Merrimon policy.
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

VIE lofty contempt for the intelligence
OF their readers or with dons;+r IS -.
Su0e e'aos' incredible even in them, some of
.nV ,nN.penoen' and democratic journals
talk about some other person than the Presi-