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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-10

one hog. harnesses, moving machines, ana
farming tools. etc, aud also considerable OF the
household furniture, and all the butter maue
this summer was consumed. The loss Is esti-
mated at from $4,000 to $4,000. The insurance
was $500 Capt. Flanders, only few years
ago. lost his buildings on the same spot and IN
the same way.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Rev. NJ. H. Houghton was installed pas or OF
the Uniyersalist church in Bath, Friday eve
ming, Rev. G. W. Bicknell preached the SER
mon.
William G. Denham AMI wife OF Bowdoin-
ham celebrated the 18th anniversary OF their
wedding on the I'd.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Union," the object of which is to combine TO-
gether in the purchase of groceries and other
supplies.
Last Sunday, rs George and Alton Jones
were crossing the pond from South China 10
China Neck, the former broke through the
thin ice and was saved only by the almost SUI
perhuman efforts of his brother.
YORK COUNTY.
There was a m arriage 10 Kenncbunkport last
week the parties to which were respecti ely 80
and 43 years of age.
Saco Grange No 50, Patrons of Husbandry,
has been organized and the following ohcers
elected: Master, Ivory Lord; Lecturer, Ira y.
Doe; Secretary Isaac MiIiiken; Treasurer, VIII
liam H. Deering; Chaplain, David MckeLney;
Steward. Charles Il. Sawyer; Assistant Stew
ard. John M. Deering; Gatekeeper, Franklin
Seaman. Meetings are held Saturday after
moons. but no regular place has IS yet teen Sc
cured,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-10

MEMORIAL SERvICE.-To.day occurs the
memorial service in respect to the memory OF
Bishop Bacon,at the Cathedral OF the lmmacu-
late Conception. Tho service is known as
"The Months Mind" and will be very i'm
pressiye. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop
MNierney of Albany, N. Y, and Bishop
Lauehlin will deliver the ora;ion. The follow
=. >: .,.o .,,,s;o 20 ho ,,lav. Il m tho occasion.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03
The Eve OF tho Battle.

The intense excitement of the night before
the battle is not always perceptible or noisy.
The general has made his preparations and
has retired to his tent; the troops are dis
tributed in the various places, and the army
awaits in silence the day which, before the
sun has set will be brilliant with victory or
darkened with defeat. So it was upon the
eve of this momentous election. Whoever
looked for excitement and enthusiasm last
night failed to find the object of his search.
The city was quieter than it had been for days.
There were no great meetings, no fireworks,
no speeches Oratory and gunpowder had
dazzled and exploded to all possible good
purpose, and were succeeded by the significant
silence of suspense. At the republican head
quarters there were q few political leaders,
resting like men who had done all they could
do, and anxiously awaiting the event There
was no one at Tammany nor at Irving Hall.
But all over the city the ieutenants and
adjutants were busy in quiet way. The AS
sembly districts were canvassed for the last
time, and active men saw that the sentinels
were at their posts. Thus the eve of the battle
passed away in something like the stiffness
which often precedes storm.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

proposition. Even the seeming assent he has
given to it will be likely to injure him in the
minds of his followers, while the rest OF Spain
will cry out against his lack OF patriot
ism. In Cuba the immediate effect Will
be to alierate the slaveholders' sympathy;
for these gentry have no sentiment
to waste on those who are not willing TO ana
them. Probably Don Carlos imagined he mad
drawn as much money from Cuba as he could
hope for, and with true kingly ingratitude
sacrificed the planters to his immediate inter-
ests. Whatever may have been his motive ne
may count on the future hostility OF the
Casino EspafioL That patriotic body fur-
nished him with money to carry on the civil
war when Castelar's short-lived Republic
talked of giving freedom to the slaves, and
now he refuses to aid the friends who helped
him to his present position because he fears
to imperil his popularity If there were any
doubts of Don Carlos Bourbonism his con-
duct in this matter would conclusively prove
his descent. If tho Madrid government was
composed of ADLER men and more energetic
the Carlist war would soon be numbered
among the things of the past.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

the sale of the worthless and expensive
lateral canals and forbids extra compensation
to contractors, is wise and ought to be
adopted. The fifth contains one pro-
vision which causes difference OF
opinion. 1t prohibits any gift of the
money or property and any loan of
the money or credit of any county, city,
town or village to any individual, association
or corporation. 1t Is wise and salutary pro-
vision on the whole, but religious sects, whose
charitable institutions have received aid from
such sources, will naturally disapprove it,
The sixth amendment is of minor consequence,
1t forbids any compensation to State officers
beyond their salaries, which shall not be in
creased nor diminished during their terms.
The seventh contains form of oath, by which
oil officers are to swear that they practised no
sort Of bribery to secure their election. The
first also contains stringent provisions
against bribery of voters and betting on cleo
tions. All these are very we'll, but we place
no stress or urgency on any of the amend
ments except the two capital ones relating to
the powers of the Governor and the Legisla-
ture. 1t would be discreditable to popular
intelligence to have these important amend
ments fail.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

silence In regard to a third term. He can dis,
cuss it in Cabinet council even He can express
his opinion on it to different persons. he
may say how he believes the apprehension Of
his third oandidature arose. He may even
vilify the persons whom he holds response
BILE for keeping the discussion on foot. All
these things he can do, and dignity gives him
no check; he does not even feel the weight Of
the line. But the one thing that he cannot
and must not do-that dignity will not suffer
on any pretence whatever-is to make sim
pie, Straightforward declaration that he be-
lieves the third term wrong in principle and
will not accept it for himself. Altogether this
dignity Is queer quality, but convenient,
exceedingly convenient. In the old times.
when inquiry became awkward, men chad tho
gout, and SO kept out Of the way. Talley-
rand wondered at Vienna what it was that in
duced certain statesman to have the gout ON
a certain day. Now it seems gout is old fash
ioned, and they have dignity, to the same
purpose. Il is ingenious. What has been
the matter with our statesmen that they have
not had more use out of this idea? One can
fancy that Ben Butler should have discovered
it years ago. What a piece of capital it
would have been for Oakes Ames and Schuy-
Ter Colfax when the country wanted to know
about Credit Mobilier
The New York herald., 1874-11-03
The Louisiana Election.

Both parties in Louisiana claim to have car
ried the State, and their estimates are presented
in our desnatches from New Orleans Gov
ernor McEnery thinks that the democrats
have majority of 5000. have elected
the Treasurer, the only State officer voted
for, have elected the six congressman, with
the possible exception of Broux, and that they
have majority in the Assembly sufficient to
impeach Kellogg. On the other hand Gov
ernor Kellogg and Marshal Packard declare
that the State has been carried by the
republicans with 10000 majority, that they
have elected at least four Congressman, and
that they hold the Assembly and have ten out
Of eighteen State Senators. But it is evident
that the democracy have made large gains,
that large negro vote was polled for their
ticket and it is likely that when the returns
are complete they will show that the revolu-
ton Penn attempted by force has been
peacefully effected by the ballot
The New York herald., 1874-11-03
Don Carlos and Cuba.

By special cable despatch received from
our correspondent at the Carlist headquarters
we have information of curious negotiation
between the Pretender and the national gov
ernment Three delegates from the Spanish
party in Cuba had arrived to propose the
sending of all prisoners Of war held by either
party to Cuba, where they might be utilized
against the insurrection. In making this
proposition the Madrid government displayed
considerable tact as its rejection or accept
ance was calculated to injure Carlism. Should
the Pretender refuse to accede to the PROPOSE
ton the government at Madrid could denounce
him as bad Spaniard, willing to sacrifice the
territorial integrity of the nation to his own am
bilious schemes. A refusal would also involve
the loss of his popularity with the Cuban
planters. from whom it is notorious he has de-
rived large pecuniary aid On the other hand,
it is grievous violation of the Spanish con-
stitution to send any Spaniard from his
country unless he is consenting party. In
the case of the Biscayans and Navarrese the
outrage would probably be resented, as it
would be such violation of their .fsteros, or
state constitutions as no modern government
has ever attempted. We're Don Carlos to con-
sent to the forcible expatriation of any of
his followers his standard would soon be
without supporters, and he might con-
slider himself lucky did he escape with
his life. It is not generally understood
that Biscay and other northern provinces of
Spain are in reality small semi-independent
republics attached to the Spanish monarchy,
and that ono of their chief reasons for
opposition to the liberal parties in
Spain springs from disinclination to
give up their local independence and
come under the general laws of the
country. For their own purposes the Spanish
kings have always encouraged their Northern
subjects TO stand apart from the rest of the
nation; and as they have little to gain by
exchanging their present semi-independence
even the prospect Of a republican form Of gov
ernment cannot tempt them to abandon rights
which they have enjoyed from the earliest
ages, and which they have been always ready
to defend with heroism. It was o great
mistake on the part Of Don Carlos To
allow the Cuban delegates to present their
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

EVIDENTLY up to this time the great de-
siderata in milk have been that it should be
pure and that it should come from the coun-
try; but we may change this latter point,
all the revolution against swill milk stables to
the contrary notwithstanding. There is some
evidence apparently, that country milk is not
the best milk, and especially in districts where
the pasturage is poor. DR.. Walker, of the
English Royal Agricultural Society, seems to
establish by experimental observations that
the milk produced in the large stables near
London is better than any milk that comes
from the country-st least where the stables
are kept with judicious regard to all the re-
quirements. His reasons for the superiority
of the milk-which he declares as o fact-are
that the COWS are better fed and better cared
for in comfortable houses, less exposed to the
weather and less subject to the whole range of
disturbing influences. BY better milk he
means richer milk. Doubtless if better diet
than distillery swill is given to stabbed cows
the product may be good, and there is evi-
IDENTIFY room for improvement in this latitude;
bat the world will still believe, and rightly,
that the country milk is the healthier article.
The notion of ''better'' milk than that which
the COW produces in her natural condition
seems TO vitiate the case by going q step too
far. Tbat better milk is consequence of o
more stimulating diet, and SO is departure
from the right line.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03
PresiIl entail Dignity,

In 1872 there was some thought that Grant
might decline to be candidate for second
term. Some people, apparently with no very
profound knowledge of the Presidential char
acter, apprehended such an event and were
alarmed at the possible consequences They
hastened to write to Grant on the subject and
Grant hastened to answer them and to assure
them explicitly and distinctly that if he was
wanted to occupy the Office Of President he
was ready. It did not occur to him that it
was in any way derogatory to his dignity to
settle doubts on that subject in the shortest
and simplest way. He would not permit the
public mind to be harassed with anxieties on
such score. Recently, however, there has
once more been great deal Of doubt as to
what is the Presidents real position in regard
to the next nomination for the Office he now
holds. But the doubt now has different
aspect. 1t is not an anxiety lest he should re-
fuse nomination.; it is an apprehension
that he wants one. And there is q difference
in the result of inquiry, for he declines to
answer. His dignity has sealed his lips.
he could write in '72 that he was ready to
take nomination, and his dignity was none
the worse but in "A, when he is called
upon to declare that he will not accept another
term of Office, his dignity rises in revolt and
will not let him touch pen. Dignity has a
strange influence over man. AS to this
Presidential dignity which has so lately come
forth as factor in our politics, we must note
that it is singularly adroit 1t leaves the
President certain liberty, but seems to play
his liberty as it were with the sldlful mastery
that good sportsman has over his trout. II
let's the President run up stream and down
stream and oil over the open water, but turns
him at the incest conceivable points on all
sides. Thus he Is not compelled to absolute
The New York herald., 1874-11-03
Totals. S.................

The whole number Of representatives in the
House is 1872, of which the republicans in the
present Congress have 200 and the opposition
80; republican majority, 108. In the cleo
tions which have taken place for the next
Congress in Ohio, Indiana and other States
the opposition have gained 16 members, an
opposition gain and republican loss which
reduces the republican majority to rs. To
overcome this majority 80 members will have
to be taken from the republicans and given to
the opposition in this days elections. The
democrats, basing their estimates on the re-
suits in Ohio and Indiana, entertain the hope
Of such gains in New York, New Jersey, Penn
other States as will give them these additional
gains required to secure the next House Of
Representatives. The results, however, are
very doubtful and particularly because Of
the doubts as to the extent to which the
causes that have prevailed in Ohio
and Indiana will operate in New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
in the elections for Congress. Should
the democrats gain the next House of Repre-
sentatives, however, with the Speaker and the
standing committees of the body and the
power to order and conduct the Investigations
of select committees, and with the control of
the appropriation bills, &C., it will give them q
strong foothold for the Presidential campaign
of 1875. Whether the republicans will this
day have lost or retained this strong position
,v,H mil h 1v 6v,n
from the election returns in the HERALD Of To-
morrow morning. :
In addition to the 1873 members of the popu-
lar branch of Congress the choice of IL
members of the Senate will depend upon this
days elections. Each of the State Legislatures
to be elected in Delaware, Florida, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Penn
sylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin will
have the important duty to discharge
of the election of United States Senator !;
but as there is no present probability of any
serious disturbance of the heavy republican
ascendancy in the Senate (repubicans 49.
democrats 18, liberals 81 as this body now
stands, the public interest of the day in re-
gard to the Senate is rather local than gen.
eral. Thus, in New York the election of the
State Assembly-upon the political COM
plexion of which will depend the choice of
United States Senator in the place Of Mr..
Fenton-is considered by many of our poll
ticians the most important issue of the cam
vass. And SO it is in New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Missouri and in each of the other
States directly concerned in the choice of .
Senator. In these States the Senatorial issue
may more or less control the general results
but the leading national question involved to
the country at large is the next House of
REPRESENTATIVES
The New York herald., 1874-11-03
Third Parties and ssReform" Move.
mcntS.

Third Parties and "Reform, Move
With all it's drawbacks and shortcomings
the canvass of this year has done much to
clear the political atmosphere. During the
two preceding years parties seemed falling
into disintegration and anarchy. The liberal
republicans aspired to form one new party,
the Western farmers and anti-railroad monop-
olists another, the municipal reformers in
cities another, and everything seemed to por-
tend general division, disruption and disor-
ganization. All those side movements have
disappeared in the canvass of the present
year, and our politics are pretty fully re-
established on the old basis of two great
parties, into one or the other of which
all the minor streams are absorbed. It
is already quite certain that the pre-
dictions, of which the air has been
SO full since the war, that the democratic
party was destined to dissolution, and that
some new organization would take its place,
were false prophecies. Two years ago, when
the democracy humbly sailed in the wake of
the Cincinnati Convention and supported Mr..
Greeley, the predictions of its scofing enemies
seemed on the eve Of fulflment; but the lib
eral republican organization has disappeared
like morning cloud, and the democracy re-
mains with greater strength and brighter
hopes than at any time during the last fifteen
years. The farmers oranges, which loomed
up at one time in such imposing prominence,
have left no trace on the political movements
of this year, and now that the gloss of novelty
is worn off we are likely to hear but
little more of them. The municipal
reform party started in this city, and even
Mr. Tlden seemed inclined to risk his old
party relations to become one Of its leaders.
But he is at present the regular gubernatorial
candidate of the democrats, and Mr.. Have
meyer, who was elected as the ssreform"
Mayor, is about to retire forever from public
life with his personal popularity and that of
the cause he represented utterly shipwrecked.
Even the republicans of this city, who are in
minority and ordinarily court alliances,
scorn another coalition with the discredited
reformers whom they courted two years ago.
Everything tends to redrawing Of the old
party lines and square, vigorous contest in
the next Presidential election between the
crippled republican party and the rejuvenated
democracy.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

This Days State ElcctiOns-The
Struggle for the Next Congress.
Twenty-three States this day elect each q
full delegation to the House Of Representa-
tives for the next, or Forty-fourth, Congress,
and Vermont as the twenty-fourth State, par
ticipates in the days proceedings in the cleo
ton of a Congressman to fill vacancy. We
give in the following table, emitting Ver-
mont the roll Of the members to be elected
to-day, and the delegation from each State of
the list as divided between the two parties
(republican and opposition) in the present
ConOrpas.-
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

AFTER NEARLY YEAn's burning the Empire
Goal Mine, near West Pittston, Pa. has been
extinguished Our account of this successful
experiment will not only be of interest to the
public generally, but of importance to all per-
sons who are occupied in mining. After ell
usual methods had been tried in vain the fire
was subdued by forcing steam into the depths
of thA nina.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

ART IN EURoPE--The progress of the fine
arts in Europe is depicted by two letters from
our correspondents, one descriptive of the
biennial exhibition in Berlin and the other of
the annual exhibition in Ghent.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

THE RAcEs.-The Newmarket races are
graphically described in our London letter to-
day, and we also publish full accounts of three
trotting contests at Fleetwood Park, which
were won by Willie, Red Cloud and Knapp,
and of the trotting at Trenton, N. j., yester-
day, when Goldsmith Maid made three efforts
to beat her record of 2:14 and failed.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

The PoPE's ADVICE to young men, as en-
bodied in an allocution delivered before So
ciety in Rome, is published in our columns
to-day. The Supreme Pontif says that s'The
good example of layman is worth more than
a sermon from q minister at the altar" and
perhaps this confirmation of common sense
by the highest spiritual authority is as much
needed in New York as in Rome.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

The EPISCOPAL CONVENTION yesterday con-
tinued its debate upon Church services and
determined that they should be shortened A
resolution for the appointment of a committee
to examine the whole subject of rubrical re-
vision and report to the next Convention was
rejected
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

WALL STREET YESTERDAY was emphatic in
its dulness Gold was strong at 110s, and the
rate for money on call stifened from to q
per cent.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

The DIRECT CABLE to the United States,
day, has been picked up in perfect condition,
and it is likely the work will soon be success
fully completed.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

THE ELECTION in the Pas de Calais yester-
day for the Assembly resulted in the choice
of Bonapartist. France does not seem to
be yet weary Of the imperial family, whose
rule to many of the workmen is associated
with the idea of material prosperity
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

THE CAR1IsT WAR. and especially the recent
campaign in the Biscayan country, is de-
scribed to-day in picturesque letter from
our correspondent at Urnieta.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

From our reports This morning the probabilities
are that The ,oeather today uM be cool and
k1zu
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

BRYANTS OPERA HOUSE,
West Twenty third street Sixth avenue NEGRO
MINSTkELsY, &c, at ) 4. Nj. closes at ~ T. N. Dan
BryanL
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

MRS CoNwAY,s BROOKLYN THEATRE.
ELEANOR: OR, THE FATAL MARRIAGE, at 5 r. N.
closes at 10 20 z. ~ Mrs Bowers J. c. AcCoiiom.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE.
TO- 20l Bowery.-yARIETY at T. NJ closes at 10 p n.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

METROPOLITAN THEATRE,
No. 5S5 Broadway.-vARIETY at L. NJ. closes At III
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS.
Broadway. corner OF Twenty ninth street-NEGRs
AINSTRELsY at 4. NJ scloses at ~ r. NJ
The New York herald., 1874-11-03
MUSEMENTS TONIC HT.

NIBLO'S GARDEN
BROADWAY between Prince Houston streets THE
DELUGL, at r. M; closes at II +. 81. The Kiraify
Family
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE,
Twenty eighth street and BroadwaY.-THE SCHOOL
FOR SCANDAL at SP NJ. closes At II 7, NJ Miss Fanny
Davenport Mr. Charles Fisher. Mr.. LOUIS James
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

ROBINSON HALL,
Sixteenth street between Broadway and Firth avenue.
VARIETY, az p NJ
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

LYCEUM THEATRE,
Fourtea nth street and Sixth havenue.-GENEvIRVE DI
BRABANT. at +. NJ; closes ut l0:l5 P. NJ Miss Emil.
soldeue
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

WALLACK,s THEATRE,
BroAdway.-THE ROMANCE OF POOR YOUNG
MAN at p. NJ. closes at 10 80 p N. Miss Ada Dyas
Mr.. Montague.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

ROMAN HIPPODROME,
Twenty sixth street and Fourth avenue.-At r. NJ.
closes at III 80 +. NJ
The New York herald., 1874-11-03
TRIPLE S HEET.

New York, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1874,
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

AMERICAN INSTITUTE,
Third avenue, between sixty third ana Sixty -fourt
streets USIRlAL EXHIBITION.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

BOOTHS THEATRE,
of Twenty third street and Sixth avenue-GUY
MANNERiNG. at p. n. closes at 1890 r. N. Miss
Cushman.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

/. SrEINWAY HALL,
Fourteenth street-BEGoNE DULL CARE, ats p NJ
closes at 10 T. NJ. Frederic Maccabe.