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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-27
Boston Excited.

The club" has Ia; hccI so thorough
ly aroused since the tea was thrown
overheard into her han Dor. as 10y the
nomination by T. sjirnt Grant Of one
Simmons for collector of the port Of
Boston, i'll place of Judge Russell, re-
mo' ed.
rs the collector Of the pert of Boston
holds t':c best .,j.d most important fed
eIal office in New England, there IS
naturally some siiifc for it, especially
As through this place mach of the poll
ties cf the state is manipulated. Wm.
4. Simmons, the tcv aPpointcc, i ma
tive born, only 81 years Oh, and has
never figured in national politics, out i
L number one "vard politi~ian.' He
is believed to he Ben. Buiics's tool, aud
it is also believed that Butlci influence
with tn" plcsid,u. secured lis numiHd-
ton. OF couI>c all the &nti-Bullor
patty, which hE ti:c wa is Il large
party, are dead set against the nomina-
prevent his confirmation hy the Senate.
They are also using every Ull lencc
that can Ice brought to bear un the
President to induce him to withdraw
the nomination. The Boston Gdi!ic>
are full of rem"hStiamce> and petitions
signed 10y hundreds nf the first men of
the city. The trl"El ,plic wires are
kept full of dispatches between the
different parties at Boston and Wash
ington. and delegations have gone GA
To the national capital to hc>ic"c Con-
gres~S and the White House. and tn,
result il awaited with great interest.
If Simmons is confirmed il appears
rs though the Republican party would
he irrcdcemably split in Massachusetts.
There will h" the Butler and Grant
party with a large following; and there
will he another party which will grow
larger 10y age.
The nomination Of Simmons remains
before the Senate as yet without action.
and probahlE will for several days to
come. The rcmuu-tIaucc in Boston
bears nearly Il thousand signatures. and
these names represent the wealth and
business of the city. Butter and sim
mons are not iGle. but are procuring
names all Oven the state. which, if not
thoS" Of representative men, make just
L. .-I.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-27
ST. sAohmsburn (aledonian,
Facts for Advertisers and Business
Men

That advertising in the columns If the Cllcdo-
is the cheapest and best wav 10 reach the PEG
pie of st. Johusbury and vicinity offer the
following:
l Advertisements are set in b.!d attractive
type, and are printed 80 they can be rcad.
=. The C1edoHjaH IL fivoIite lrc.l paper is
read by all the household and goes INTO nearly
cry family, as tn. llowin- II. urcs show:
!. There ga copies taken regularly in this
town. Tal,ing the common estimate uf five adj
to each paper and it VIII he the Caisdo-
,iaa has over 4GU0 constant readers in st. Johns
bury.
/. While circular handful may he at once
thrown aside destroy ed local paper is usually
preserved for days and weeks and is frequently
referred l." thus increasing the chances OF seeing
an advertisement many fold.
;. W carefully exclude objectionable and
Disguised advertiser, ut~ and intend /" print only
those of legitimate. and respectable business par
tee Who USE" columns have the AdvaIta-, Of
good company
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-27
A Singular Libel Suit.

The Cuyah"Ea Lodge of Odd Fellows
OF Cleveland. Ohio. have been mulctcd
in the sum Of $4,000 for Hbrling one
Edwin Lyle. 4 former master of that
lodge. 1t SENS Lyle had lrru iutrust-
ed to collect money tor the widow of
one of the members OF the lodge, and
did so collect Slli. which he never
paid either the pcl>on for whom it was
collected nor into the treasury of the
Lodge. Because of this act. the mem
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-27
The Lyndon School and its Rules.

NJ Editor Under the above cap
ton you gave to your readers III Your
LAST issue an article of almost cxtrava-
CANT length which may need a little cx-
PLANTATION to prevent its being Of mis-
chievouS tendency.
1t is not my purpose to follow your
correspondent through his extraordi-
nary labyrinth of words. but briefly to
to give the facts in the case that your
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-27
Brigham Youn-'s Wife in Boston.

HEl; APPEARANCE MD f..I, LL,rrl;E.
Mr.. Ann Elizl lour.. l. onl, the
nlpote,uth wife Of fIIyt roI,.,rrd Wine,
brigham Young. She wa. born under
lrof.n.u ,li,. II..,. ,.,fL.- ,,.. ,.,,..'
Win +. lj.,,,.n,.;.,, vI,., - I",
.4a,l"r whrn She wa, IT, PoI .,aI u,
urin2 Il religion, dut.. = sarYI'd Mix.
.,-. Ir,.raLi i.ra tl,n f',.;f .,io,, ,..''
Eli, w., nearly ty.. yn.t- ,JI v;.I
whom her u,fhcr lived IL rIra-.,p, IT,
la,iou< for twelve wears. N.-. Ynlnr'>
life i the durli...t.. # tL,I'.-,..I. n.
ntnrr Jrr,r. li,,. A. 81 D., 49,. w..
hap,i,cd in The f:.sh # Tia, r..,lrch gYi
1t Ii haa;i.,d a-rin rlrn.r,;ory to M,
rrt'"Anrlt hou-c. rmr ,uaowm.5.t
rites are >,.clrj ..uu p,pf..o. and nt lit
tlr Interest. tho..l 1t mat be well To
hu"w that h candidate ;ahc+ a sol
c'nn oath 10 "h.ar c,cyall hostility to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-27
M. DGwes's Speech.


MY. Dawes's Speech.
NJ. Ira,.,... NJ. ,.,. -
i'0''iI i''"'N' ''''''''i 90 ''-'
House from massachusetts,, Iu"lr {;
speech in Congress q short time agp cl
tire 6uig amt u,,c,ejt, of ,coU.,yy I'll,
., 49,. :. n.y.. -.
Il ''', ~ va '''' -'~''i ~ ''''
lrllS. ~ heads IE' a-tuHl condition
Of the treasury the causes which hay,
hro".,; al,,t -. r,n5i,;,, H.,
.l...;. .,,..
ana '''' i'.''.'> '.'
""I'H inc li'c remedy, lrIi'"rh'"rHt'
c"n lie :ip'i,d. wiil a~~rvarcc # - ",i
results. Tine fuIr,ui...s ,lirru,,. rl H.
rr,,,.,.r... .,,.I ,,,,,.Ii.,,..i
49,,
/ '| ''. Wal CON" ."h 9, INC t''.'~. ~
n.y. '''""l''S ~ l';i"r~' '\.''"ilr.
&c. =" '..' I'" N'. i'' p.H''~'~
o' '"...i i!,' y. ';'.d doai III l"''-d ""m-
''... ]. ~ me CN1 "nrHf''- we've
80. ''-"'''...u '' go. - -'.'''.' D.
-. 80 ~. .','" =" INC" Ill. d"
y, -. III" p'nHr '!r'j VIZ l'.'..'d
go '.',,'"., III ~. -.''.. '"..'''' ,,
49, H." ~ !" - w. ,A
IRE N'i''-tH - ne .''- 'L.' tit.
"'c >'.'" ~ ''''I' i1'.!. ''. o'.. go
- - "~~'l' '"It the .''l"Ihi~-
H"I'u Il 9 -. Grant ! The mos, eco
n"il. j. IN. p"hIlr expenditures ih1t
r. ,rN.t"d i'r a." last >lNt' years.
" "ii. >lN weeks iI"m ne TIM" H:''"
maj '',''t"iF - I.') speech. took
''' ~ III" lf'-i'..hi - own li!% his nc
800 u" me t'p.' "l New lamp ::
i'i them iilt. Wherever ii en- L."
shown that Ill" r'Iii" expenditures can
ir t'"U'rd ".r G"l'..I. IL. / rc,iu,;irn
= all It. rtdc. Ept. ai"'k and alas I,
Ills '"ti}lh- and gratifying cNhii.;;.u
OF oc"1".nt ".iHc +" 4 ~gdd.u end vi'l
th. ending Cd III" Wc~id,LtjaI can1"->.
iAc M c.dj'n',s for l-13. arro:diHg to-
+i'. l'aN,-. were ".D1r.nru- aI IN
r1e">" %. "a tine PIC, c.ai.g "a. q So
Uoo.ouo-"hi lr the puh'ic dchr Vas eat,
l'i c'i 10y -;E}NNutuO, against . 1t
Gr, u"n Of ii.'c times as much in -.
Tins year. Nr. Dawes tells us. -" &
lcNdiui,S. WitErnt pYo,iIiG% f.. til.
Payment - u dollar 't Tic PA IT, d"l5.
cannot well fail >-"lt If ~}ittn.@a'-
an inc:caSc from I-':' oi @-".orr,rnH.
ard from l-'2 ot - .Uuh.trO. How j.
Ills outlay t" he met NJ lie lcaia-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-27
Letter from Nice.

one centuries ago hy the PhUccanS, i,
situated on Il scni-circulaI hay. called
the Bdje doS IhgeS. about halt way be-
tween MuIs' HES and Genoa. 1t has
long been celebrated for the mildnes>
and s.iluhlitE of its climate, its winters
sJuth-NapleS for instance, and Sicily
and some parts Of Spain. The reuown
which Nice has gained for the remark
able warmth al il winters very natural
ly gives one the idea that it is situated
very near the tropics. hut on reference
( to any good maj, OF thc world ii viii We
seen that its mild temperature has v,ly
/ lit;ic help from its latitude. for line
/ drawn due west flom here. on the lati-
tnde Of Is and a-half degrees, wo.iId
Just about Stiik. the GcicioNan office
at st. J"hnshuIy-a place, whose climate
might he WARMER. if we'll, if ii were
not 80 cold.
Tie city of Nice is situated at the
opening OF q valley which comes down
''''''' nv -''i'N' ''''"',N'' "',''' vance
.,, " 49,; '','.. ,.'..,' '' ''','''' 1t
....'.. ''7 =
'"' ''''' LUZ VI ''''
Paillon lies tic old ci,y and port, 4
small haihur with accommodation for Il
- "','''' - ''-''' wv"
'''' ','', ." '''' '''N' i ''.c i'' -' !
~ nv '.'' ~ Il '''"'I' resort
49, 80, - ''' ''''''1o al t"'''''"
IA 'i'c ",'''IN 81 '"'
-, Va '''' ~
:" .'''' - e, ~ = i''''' .''-''
~ '''''' 'l'''' S''''''Ii i'i tue WINTER '.'''
''i > ''''ii ." inc 'lI'HiiA "l NE Nh"!r
''.''l 81 NI'i''fS' 'h'| "''e soon ic-
'"''''' ant" sen /" N''E W est az account
"i me "Sih!"N A'itii-
III '''' centre 81 ne a" town, nc1l
inc port ii>'S an Insulated rock some
~" l''' hlSh- on lie top ct which "ic
ne runs "i an ancient castle. "ud de
"a" e' portions OF Roman RUNS. His
'"'N Is nov ."I" "':' III p"hiIr gardens
''.''' 'i'
'Eiiiihii j. magnificent IN the cNtr'ld'.
,.', ''N' '''.' 81 ~, i''''i
,..... =,
.''''''''
Ftta -rs..- ! !
Cav '''' 81 anu "'H'
-,
=, -" >'''''' w '''''
'''''' .','''.''.''''>
-, - ''"'
,'''',''''' "f"''
'''' ''''',''''e' '''i''''' '''e 81
'''. '''','N' "''''' '''' eye ''S'H "i"" inc
pl 80, pa ''','> ''e APPS covered,
49,, .,',.., -. 49, ~ = ''', '''''''''
1T. f.,
.,1,.,;., ;...;;:,. Wv, c,.',
"a '''''''
- Wv,
80 " .''', ''''' S''"'' ''
,''''' '''''' W. - ''''''''' ." '"'
anu W Nun '''u "I'"9'
S.a on the south. DU,inE out residence
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-27

- % --..,,.a,,
l '''ii'' Slope ''''', w." III ''' % '.'.'
States. 1t was th""@ht that III l9'"'
grand National Contention should b,
held ia PhilajcIoLir. hy which tim,
-. ',;.;.''',., - =. ,.I
'''' V'.''''''''7 io' inc i''I'-''''9 -'li'1'.''
mcnt would be Signed 10y several mill
ions of citiz.us. aud a united effort would
he. made 1T pI,fad..l,,;.1. ..,t!.,., ,,...
.;.;,.I... 49,, r.:...
''i"'IS '''I''t tue ~ go 81 '''' '-''''
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-27
Liquor Raid at Rutland

from the Au'.."d Herald
h" greatest lrid ever witnessed III
Rutland VIZ made upon tie liquor
sellers on Saturday last. The move
m'nt was irlugnuD."d hf committee
of pI"ui ,'t clti-ru~ Of Eur!dud, or
@..is,d a -ho., time ago TOY tie purpose
4 ,nioIciH@ the liIg"r law. Tier, j.
sid to J., an "il. IL. iuud at thcir dis
pr-al for the po>oc'tiuu of all ca>cS
nd tho def nee 81 all suits which may
.li-c tlvm the ~ili,t cut,l,cmcut ui the
law.
.,lo"t noon. on Saturday, a number
Sc men appointed 10y This committee
were G-i,il. station Z ,n each street
&" vaJ,l ai' SUSPECTED places aud see
,.at p" liq''t "..~ c#rt,d AWAY "hi'c
Tire "ni,,i- we've "u thcir ROUNDS.
" hon all vas IA rr9uiuc>>. the >hclit1.
assisted l., his deputies. proc, c,,rd to
= >,rch of Ill .u-Uc,l,d places. The
fist lace visited w. the HItc~ House.
Vhr." rhry .lrtiucd q ~In..i! quantity.
F"Ii'viu" ir r-u.d succession ;lcv
"Vi-a'd' r"c hWj"vN House. y. ".
y h,ty mi, Nm. Niitc"mh'~. l.. &.
HWI.r'-. .."j i. F.licl'~. g; each
If which tt,. ott.lucU !. -mt'i Guau-
,j,y, ~c'rljur ire largest amoual 1T V.
". NH.i-,.nI',. Zach on, Of rIc
.aanvc I,I.,c-,. Inroir,i 80, C,rt,c.t,e,.t
.,y,cl.; iI,. r.-lvrlI II.u.r
V h;ic the Iaid WAS in proCroSs on
Ccntsc str'ct. two so. i'll d"r".I,s were
tu>l'y Cng'@cd on lIcigh; aud Evelyn
.n,rLr - H.. lt.r.. nrG & r =, .L.,
Ln,. ,I,,', s,.,,,.d ',...' -,.,.,,.,'.
r.I';,,. 49,. ,l,,.
i;,,,,,.;'.,,,I 49,, i',,.,'.,
'i''' "
AZ = - va - '''' "" Il '''i"'i sC"-
:rI.,..,.,.... al,
,''i' N"> ''''.''c al '''r / =, III
r'.' '''' HoI"ltu '''
ga - - VI ei'l'' "'i" ""Ou' Two "''!lI!>
u az 'i' >,
&c ',iaI ''.'' WIS hIh"e on :. q.
ii-'F' we 'T '"'| ~''uitu me ',%r.t
','''' ''it ''''' e. Ms i'>L''" ms
,'.''-''"'' TI' f'''I'N' ''i,'' >''['" Hh'Ht
,,..''N '".'> 80 NJ az" I'VE "'ilC'~ "i
.'l"''; ",,' ''I''' ''I'iu@ ihIN away theI
amour U'ii'| u, RES al vines a'Id iipdor.
y "'' II, amer q niue PilIe!' they Ao!>;cd
"l Iu" '','''' " on
ne l"i"' 81 thr VINES and liquors
'@"ch nom Mr. Loop VIII probably
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-27

Pittsburgh, Pa. elected the entire re-
publican ticket on Tuesday, choosing
MyCarthy mayor by ZOO majority. In
Allegheny City, Phillips, independent
republican, was elected by 81 majority.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-02-26

The peach crop this year promises to
be very large.
Green cucumbers can be purchased In
Boston at 81 each.
The greatest depth Of the Pacific
Ocean between California and China is two
and half miles.
Fortress Monroe has been made q
port OF entry, which will relieve the ship
masters OF the necessity of Ding 10 Nor
folk to clear their vessels.
The King of the Sandwich Islands Is
dead. Among the contestants for the
vacant throne will be Queen Emma the
widow Of kamehowe.
has reached New York and Brooklyn, aud
steps are being taken to commence active
operations.
Joseph III. Manley, Esq, of Augusta
mas been appointed TO succeed WIN. A
simmons of Boston as Supervisor of In
ternal Revenue for New England.
The American Baptist Missionary
Union requires annually $3.50, 900 to carry
on Its work, but during the current fiscal
year, which ends April, only sos 900 ha,
been contributed. The deficit is attributed
to the panic.
In Louisiana the ploughIng is done up
On the plantations, gardens made and plant
co. ana The green potatatoes are mp high
enough to hoe. Lettuce, steaw berries, etc.
are abundant
1t is estimated that during the i'm
pending famine in India, the government
will be called upon To supply half pound
of grain per day for eight months. 30 -,
900, 900 people.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-02-26

with interest depictcd In their faces,
and their hands buried in their pockets
apparently In the situation As that Of
the old woman watching the fight be-
tween her husband and the bear, only
wanting to sec fair play. The Speakers
gavel sounded loud above the din of
Crossland's voice, who Was sending shot
and shell into his colleagues camp In right
lovely style. The masterfiil Blaine at least
compelled order. Mr.. Conger, Of Michigan.
who is really ore Of the wittiest men In the
House. demanded that the last words be
taken down; this was too much for the
gravity OF the House. and when he added
he wanted them taken down because he
d'd not hear them, a loud laugh restored
even Grassland to good humor.
The cutting down Ofsalaries and reduction
Of force In the Departments, proposed in
General Garfield's Legislative, Judicial,
and Executive Appropriation Bill, hus sent
painful fiutter throughout the civil SER
vice here. Ii is particularly hard, As the
Industries and business Of the country still
rests under the shadow Of the panic, and
men and women with families to support.
rendered 10 great part helpless through
iong-continued government clerkship, are
looking with apprehension to the future.
The House. on Friday, discussed Dis
trict matters; passed a bill incorporating
a new street railroad, aud laid on the
tabled the Potomac and Anacosta Rail-
road bill. Chief Justice Waite was present,
and introduced TO the members. on motion
of +. X. Hoar.
The Senate finally passed instructions to
the Finance Committee to report Q bill in
creasing the National Bank issue to $500. :.
oO.Oo0, Sprague, of Rhode Island, ani
Cameron. being the only Eastern members
who voted for it. Expansion has now got
start.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-02-26

grew sometime In past ages) and loads the
donkey in the form Of panniers such as you
will see pictures Of, In descriptions of Asia
tic scenery, and when he gets back to his
home in "China-town" he cuts his wood up
and loads 1t on top Of the Aforesaid dom
key so that 1t points upward like . sugar
loaf. The lot makes just about two arm
ful's and "Johns" price varies with the
weather 30 much, that he Is sometimes
styled the barometer. II the day is warm,
his price 10 one dollar; IL quite cold dol
lar quarter" and IL cold and stormy IDOL.
lar hap" He is rs INSCRIPTIONS and con-
seienceless as you can conceive. and as in
dustrsous and patient as either. and though
ne earns less than white man his expen-
ditures for anything produced in this coun-
try are SO infinitely small, that his pres
ence impoverisl,es the country in "a degree
that makes him burden to California. I
would like to tell you much more of the
country. and will write more If your read
ers wish the ''oer true tale" continued.
PILGRIM.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-02-26
State News.


| chosen presiJrni If The pn,'nhs.o, po,II,ry
society
= Another hotel is 10 be erected at Old
Orchard Beach by Mr.. Charles W. Holmes
! abandoned IN. sai. of ,inunrs in ,hc,;.nca
10 the. request Of tho Ianrtv sh.r;g
Anna Louise Cary i engaged to sing
at the commencement concert at Bates
College in June.
The City Council of Lewiston jndefi
| nitely postponed an order appropriatino
$500 to paw the expenses of crirbrntin,, h,.
last 18th OF July.
-.
=, iosIhlaster ueheraI has appointed
ialilah Proctor TO De postmistre>s at
Gould decreased
MIR. &. -. Shaw. a telegraph onerator
in Portland, has written 23lt words upon
"A surface about i've inches square. The
writin: is fine and legiblc.
,o,,.., ,.e.,....... o..
nv" '""i mouse NJ ofoho has Just
outside, two stories hiph. lighted with g,,s
IL is to be dedicated in two wa.k
We eIi,h'hhi session OF thc supreme
1ou't h',u ~ lewiston Judge W alton pre-
suing Tue case OF james y. Lowell, con
,lotcu OF ih"ruer IN tue hrst degree and re-
,,ianued LOT sentence was continued to the
ApFi' term oil tue court.
The work shon connected With ,I,, A..
o"'n' ie' Ji'i was started on the 9TH. by
t"eNe prisoners VINO are engaged Ia the
manufacture oil inner >oles. and for whose
services my cents per day for each prison.
e' i pa'd'
The parishioners AMI rr,o,,I. y, H.,
Rev. Arfhnr NAV koann rns,ar NJ
Unitarian church i'm H,u,,or So. r..;'''',
and presented him win thn ,,,,,;,;,...,,, .,,,'
of twclye hundred dnllars 'r,i1f a,i''t,
token OF fhe hi,h esteem - ,,t,i"t e.
Knapp is held as a prrncb,.r ana ,,,.t,.
ne journal says that serious acct
ueht mas happened 10 the water works in
augusta. ne bahS was perforated near
tue surface by nu'hTats, through which the
"atet III the recent heavy ram. ifQwed,
carrying away the works to the end of the
ua'n' the main portion Of which still re
mains.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-02-26

We copy the following from the Augusta
correspondence OF the Bangor Wig, in re-
iatlon to the bill To abolish the death pen.
ally"
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Emery o;
Hancock called up the bill to abolish rho
death penalty. He said that the maioritv
Oh the Judiciary Committee had instructed
him to report the bill, and he called il nm
at this time to get an early decision. for Il
the bill was defeated the Committee would
unanimously report a bill to make the
death penalty stern and sure. The pres
ent statute was living lie. The convict.
Ell murderer was solemuly sentenced tn
De huhS' when the judge and the prisoner
ootii knew Il 10 be 4 farce. That This pro-
ceuufe ought to be done away with, was
'ne sentiment OF the Committee, He
1 , make no argument on the bill.
Every Senator's mind was made nm and
could net be changed. His convictions
We're strong enough for himself bur hard
iy strong enough to urge others. He had
no hard words for those who voted n "a
tam the death penalty. lie only asked 70
CONSISTENCY on their part, and he expected
,nose senators who SO voted in ease the
Dill was defeated, TO vote with the Com.
mittee for laws making the death penalty
stern reality. On call of the yeas and
nays the result was as follows:
leas-Messrs. Abbot, Arnold. Bowie.
Carr, Cutler. Emery, Foster, Kent. Martin
MORRISON, Palmer of Penobscot, Palmer OF
somerset, Webb and Webster-l4;
Nays-Messrs- Coffin, Crandon, Cross.
Dyer Gould, Hall, Hanson, Harmon.
Lothrop, Russell, Shaw and Whitmore-l2
IL understood that Mr.. Burgess and
VT. hoiorook were paired. Thus in case
Messrs. Foss and Rounds sbonId he in IA :
vor of the death penalty. the senate would
be tied on a reconsideration, and therefore
SO Tar as the Senate is concerned the bin
may be regarded as having received a
passage.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-02-26

The Boston Globe Of Tuesday morning
says that. the final struggle over the col
lectorship will be made to-day. There are
slight indications of weakening in the Sim.
mons ranks, and there is more talk
than heretofore Of compromise candi-
date. such rs Fiskc or Gooch. These are
healthfnl signs. Boutwell, ID in the tolls.
and sorely tried BY the responsibilities OF
his position. If he sticks, Simmons will
receive the vote Of the Senate; IL he de-
serts. the President will nominate a new
man; hence his agony. The President re-
fuses to be impressed by any words or ar
guments of the opponents OF Simmons,
but leaves the whole matter to the Massa-
chasetts Senator. Let all the DIRE Of the
opposition be directed towards him, and
he may come down. That 10 their only
hope.
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BY request of "membcr'' We copv the
following structures upon the communica.
ton of our correspondent Rural" in re-
lation to the prayer offered by one of the
officiating clergymen of the House of Rep.
resentatiyes. We know nothing of il.
character, except what appears in the cor.
respondcnce; bat probably the chaplain
asked in accordance with the views of the
Member and against those of Rural
Hence the collision
When member of the Maine Leyisla.
ture stands between his Chaplain and his
God and dictates what he shall pray for
aud iibels him Ounce. a donkey or a
villain" because he asks for the establish.
ment of an industrial school for girls aud
suffrage for women, and when such com.
men,s as the above find favor with the 'as-
semoied wisdom of the State 1t is high
time that the advocates of civil and relig-
ious liberty renew their fealty to these
sublime principles.
see no more objection to progressive
prayers than progressive legislation, and
that chaplain must either pray the Lord
to bring about what he has already ac-
conpilshed or enumeratc a string of gilt
terlhs seneralIties which have become
vapid and meaninless by their Oft repeti-
tlon, lest he dash out In bold and earnest
desire for special measures which he
deems Just and right and adapted to the
Living present" is putting a veto upon a
mans conscience which no true DESCENT
ant of our Pilgrim fathers can quietly sub
init 10.
Ifthat same petition which Is SO severely
criticised had been offered to the Maine
legislature instead ofthe Almighty, the petit
toner, instead of being denounced a
Ounce, donkey or a william" would
have been regarded a humane, honest and
sensible man.
nave as much confidence in the power
and wisdom of the Almighty as do in TIE
wisdom of the Maine legislature. and if
our worthy chaplains see fit to petition the
former for special legislation, instead of
the latter, l for one shall raise no obiec-
tions. Mpx~.Un