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The Portland daily press., 1874-06-20

have to learn from experience. Most people
will have experience as a master; and they
have to pay the wages. The commercial his
tory of England, from that time until 1Sl9 was
history OF disaster. In 1919 Parliament adj
wrong, Sir Robert Peel being the first at the
confessional-and FASTENED to decree the speedy
return of specie payments. And, gentlemen,
this is the only nation In the world that ever
got back from paper to specie basis except
through bankruptcy. France went through
bankruptcy and reputation. Russia has done
the same Austria has done SO once, and is
sure to repeat the dismal story. Whether we
shall do it or not depends on ourselves If we
do our duty we shall not. If we support the
President in the sound position he has taken we
shall save-not only, what is of very little con-
sequence, ourselves, but also our country. X
INSANE HosPITAL.-The semi-annual meet
ing of the Board OF Trustees of the Insane
Hospital was held Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. All the members were
present. A thorough inspection of the hospi-
tai was made. The number of patients at
present is 49,
Three additions were made to the list OF
idiotic patients, ordered discharged, and the
Trustees passed vote relative to the discharge
of those included in the list previously report
that unless they are removed previous to the
10th of July, 1874, by the towns or individuals
legally bound to remove them, the Superinten-
dent is required to remove them at the expense
of such towns or individuals, agreeably to Sec
tions 10 and %, of chap. 143 of the revised
statutes
The revenue of the institution being found
inadequate to meet its present demands, it was
determined to increase the price of board of
patients from 1915 10 81 per week, from and
after the first of September.
CAPITAL FROM ABRoAD.-The Boston capital
attracted into the state by the Maine Central
Railroad for investment in its stock and bonds
setting free an equal amount of home capital
for home use, exceeds by sixty per cent, the
capital employed in shipbuilding in Maine in
| 1873 1t is four times greater than the capital
employed in the manufacture of boots and
shoes in Maine, according to the last census
1t equals the capital invested in 1870, in the
combined manufactures of iron, forged, rolled
and cast, of machinery, including cotton and
| wool, steam engines and boilers. and of the inn
| portant staple, lime 1t is more than Portland
| holds invested in the Rochester, Ogdensburg
and Grand Trunk railroads taken together, .
fact of the more significance since the Maine
| Central brings Portland millions of trade each
year. Portland would find it heavy load to
| replace that capital with her own.
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SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CoNvKN-
TIoN. The Second District Republican Con-
gressonal Convention met in Auburn yester-
day. Col. F. E. Shaw ofeParis, presided The
whole number of delegates reported present
was 1873, as follows: Oxford entitled to IS, 48
present; Androscoggin entitled to Is, 6S pres
emit; Sagadahoc entitled to AZ, 80 present;
Franklin entitled to 80, "a present On motion
Of Hon. Enoch Foster, Jr., of Bethel, Hon.
William P. Frye Of Lewiston was nominated
by reclamation for reelection as Representa-
tive to Congress, amid enthusiastic applause.
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The free school party in New Brunswick
are carrying things before them almost nuan-
imously. At last accounts, Of twenty-six
members elected, twenty-four are pledged to
the free school system. 4l 4f4 2oi aafAif7h
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TO Let.

FUVHE best Stand in Gardiner, Maine, for the Mer-
Il chant Tailoring or Clothing Business. Has been
occupied as such for many years, and is completely
fitted for that business. Apply to
JOSEPH BRADSTREET,
ju16eod2w Gardner, Ne,
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RENIOvAL,
For Moth Patches. FrecIxIes

AND TAN ask your Druggist for Perry's Moth and
Frecke Lotion, which is harmless and in every case
infallibe. Or for his IMPROVED CoMEDoNE and
PIMPLE REMEDY, the great SKIN MEDICINE for
Pimples, Black Heads Fleshworms. Or consult
B. G, PERRY. the noted Skin Doctor, 40 Bond
Street. New York. ap3Osneod t&w3m2O
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Awnings. Tents, Flags, Boat Sails,
Covers, Canvass Letferings,
Decorations, &c,
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mes i eodsn
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A safe and sure remedy tor removing Tan. Pimples
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Skin, rendering it soft and fresh and mpartng to it
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PRICE FIFTY CENTS A BOTTLE.
Prepared only by A. G. SCHLOTTERRECK e.
CO.. Apothecaries and Chemists 1903 Congress street
one door above Brown. Portland. Me. au2esnu
Caucus.
The Republicans Of Scarboro are requested to meet
at the Store of Lemuel Milliken in said town on
MONDAY, the Odd inst, to choose delegates to at
tend the Republican District Convention to be holden
at Portland, Wednesday, June oath. Also to choose
a Town Committee for the ensuing year.
Per order of Town Committee.
Scarboro, June IS, 1872.
The Republicans of Westbrook are requested to
meet at the Selectmens Office in said town on SAT-
URDAY the 10th inst, to choose delegates to attend
the Republican District Convention to be holden at
Portland, Wednesday, June oath.
s.5 Per Order Of Town Committee.
Westbrook, june 16, 1874,
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MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND,

PORT OF PORTLAND.
Friday, juno 10.
ARRIVED.
Ship Transit (of Bath Percy Liverpool, with salt
to e g Willard, vessel to Chas Ii Chase & Co.
Steamer Glendon, OBJ Sulis, Boston, to load for
Sch Orchard and Torrey, Carter. from wiscasset
for Fairhaven. 1H tt1 PROS
Sch Matilda Kranz, from Alexandria.
Sch Leonard r Burnham, Harris, Baltimore, with
Sch Mile Trim. Treat, New York.
Sch Andytha, tBr) Branscomb, Boston, to load for
Sch Gipsey, Pitcher, wadoboro.
Sch Oregon, Dunton, Boothbay.
Sch Foster, Pierce, Bremen.
Sch Railroad. Webster, Castine.
Gazele, Gardiner, Pembroke.
Sch E Pickering, Torrev, Kennebec for York.
CLEARED.
Brig Mary Mariner, Doull, Sagua-John d
Sch Bonetta Br) Clark, wOlfville.. Ns-John
Sch Fred jackson, Petiingill, Kennebee, to load
for New York-Chas Sawyer.
[FRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED
Ar at Buenos Ayres 9th, barque Nicholas Hagar,
Crosby Liverpool. -. Gov.
Ar at Pouce list inst sch George s. Emily, Port
land, and sailed for Guayania.
MEMORANDA.
/ Vessel Sold-Ship John Watt, 1166 tons, of Bath,
has been sold to Capt Deshon of Boston, and Others
for $35 000 She is Is years old and now loading in
Philadelphia for Cronstadt.
LAUNcHED-At Harrington. 18th inst, from the
yard of Randell Rumball g. Coffin, sch Helen of $50
tons, 0 m; owned by r B & Co, and others, to be
commanded by Captain Robertson, Of H. who is part
owner.
Sch Roswell, Hurburt. from Port johnson, in 60
ing up the harbor at Portsmouth, NH, 18th inst ran
into Fernald's wharf, slightly damaging her bow
Sch Ida May. from Georgetown for Pembroke Me,
was run into night of the 18th inst of Mt Vernon,
by the sch Morrison and had her bow stove in
and bOwsprit carried away, and put into Alexandria
for REPAIRS The Morrison was comparatively un-
injured.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
SAvANNAH-Ar 18th, sch Pomeroy, from
Kennebec River.
Cid 18th. sch II H Seavey, Lee, Bath.
CHARLESTON-Ar 14th, sch Geo b Somes, Pray,
Boston.
GEORGETOWN, scar sth, brig Chas Wesley,
Harding, ThomastOn.
Cid 18th. brig M Dana, 0'Neil, Yarmouth. Me-
WILMINGTON, NC-Ar 18TH brig Ida l. Ray,
Pressey, Bangor; schs Mary Ann Mccall Kava-
naugh, and Dora M French. French, Bangor.
WILMINGTON, Del-Ar 18th, sch Henry, Lal-
bingham, st John, NIB.
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MARRIED..

In Augusta, June 18th, at the residence of j. s..
Turner, Esq., by Rev. A. V.-Tilton, GA. Gordon, OF
the firm Of Webster & Gordon, to Miss George
Turner, all Of this city. .-,.--,..s l-.... :.
In Oxford, May 31st, by Rev. N. Hobart, VIM. F.
Dudley, and Miss Amanda Rich, both of Oxford.
In Oxford, May 31st, by Rev. N. Hobart, Sidney
W. Bennett, and Miss Laura A. Bean, both Of
BridgtOn., rlt'tffs= r.t ar .ul.Hf3T sr.lflf
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DIED.

In this city, June 18th, ME-. Samuel w. Stubs,
aged SO years. r , +t.. .r-,.-l.
Funeral services Saturday afternoon, at 2 IL o.
clock.1 i., f.r.l.... 49,, ,t..t
In this city, June 10TH Mrs. Ann Bannon.
Funeral Sunday at 1-2 o'clock, from her late
residence on Washington street, w -la-r..l II g..
In Yarmouth, june 18th, John McKerney, aged
68 years. i4.,. # 4 ~ Il IL
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EXTRAORDINARY
ART EXHIBITION.
-al,Je ..4.7as -.l .lr
FREE TO THE PUBLIC,
sEDAY AND EVENING, Al
Commencing Tuesday June 20, 1874.
L AN ER HALL,

Comprising superb examples by artists OF the
French, Spanish, Italian, German and Belgian and
American schools, a very large number Of which are
new pictures, just received from Europe, and never
known artists represented In the collection: II.
Herzog, A. r. Veron, G. Sus. Salentine, G. Verla,
Henri de Beuf, f. Csstan, Robbie. Van Sorenberg,
H. Notterman, Professor r. Sunderland, Francois
Musin, Victor Duprey, Won Seben, Ponden Cuwas-
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Panton, A. Berstadt, Regis Gg9oux, A. B. Durand,
w. L. ontag, A. r. Britcher, G. H. Chaplin, j. g.
Virgins and many others Of celebrity.
SIT is but simple justice to the owner of this COL
lection for to put record the fact that this is
the finest display OF modern pictures in Port
land in many years"
These fine works of art will be offered at public
sale at the above mentioned place on
The Portland daily press., 1874-06-20
Township No. 4, RI, W. E. L. s., 900 acres.
r. q s. W. l. I. No. s. :, w. Z. L. s., $50 acres.
Township A, r & 9, w. E. L. s., 100 acres.

Township No. 8, 9. W. LIS, 1000 acres.
Township No. 3, 10, W. e. L. s., $50 acres.
Township b. r 10, w. K L. s., 1866 acres.
n. J. Township No. 4, 10, W. L. L. s., 500 acres.
Township No. 9, X IA, w. E. L. s., /, 800 acres. =.
Township No. 6, r Is. w. E. L. s., 900 acres.
Township No. s. X Is, w. e. L. s., 1000 acres.
Township No. 8, r Is, w. E. L. s., 1000 acres.
Township No. 10, R Is, W. e. l.. S., 1000 acres.
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STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.

NO. IL EXCHANGE STREET.
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The weekly clarion., 1874-08-27
Major l.. MiIns.

We publish, with hearty endorsement,
the following handsome and well-deserved
compliment to our former highly-esteemed
fellow-citizen, Major L. Minis, which we
find in the Spectator, a leading Insurance
journal
Major Livingston Minis, the President
of the Association for the current year. is
a native of South Carolina, is about forty-
five years of'age, and has had an uncon.
scious training for the special field of in
surance, being naturally more than ordi-
narily talented and genius for judging of
the motives of men, possessing superior
conversational ability, aSwas shown, when
be was installed to preside by delivering
one of the best oratorical efforts, as many
said, "they ever had the pleasure of lis
tening to" The fathers of insurance pres
ent were so well pleased that they invited
him to deliver an address before the Ma
tional Board at its next meeting. It is
earnestly hoped that he will accept, for
if he can clothe the bare facts and anpu-
lar forms of statistics in such beautiful
Language on the spur of the moment
that even those. who have been familiar
with them from their youth up are
charmed, what msy not be done BY some
study. @ e
The weekly clarion., 1874-08-27
Authoritative Republican Action
ora the Mixed School Question.

When the District of Columbia Commits
sloners consolidated the School Boards,
it was construed as the initial step to-
wards the experiment of mixed schools
IN the District of Columbia. This ap-
pfchension has been quieted by dec
laration of the Commissioners that no
such action is intended. Mr.. Dennison,
one of the Commissioners in behalf of the
Board, says that they wish their position
9 to be distinctly understood. They had
. no purpose TO encourage anything IN the
9 nature of mired schools, and they discoun-
" teaance any proposition looking to this end.
" After full and thorough understand
+" ing of the case they are unanimously
" opposed to such a change in the present
" system, and it would be very offensive
9 to them should such proposition be
. entertained or in any way enter into the
:" deliberations of the new Board of Trns
. tees, and any suggestions of such poll
= icy on the part of the Trustees would
" be not only violation of the purpose
:" of the Commissioners, but extremely Of
9 fensiue to them"
The schools are to be kept separate
This is the judgment Of Board of thor
ough going Republicans, who recently re-
ceived their appointment from Gen
Grant. They hold that civil rights means
equal riohts-not amaloamation nor
forced social equality
The weekly clarion., 1874-08-27
Hands OFF:

By the following significant article in
the n. Y Times, leading Administration
paper, it would seem that Gen. Grant
has no inclination to interfere with local
contests in the Southern States for light
cause. Gov. Ames' Vicksburg dispatch
might as well have been sent to the in
visible man in the moon as to the silent
man at Washington
The following is the extract referred
to:
But the interference of the United
States, by means of troops, to preserve
order in this municipal election in the
largest town in Mississippi would not
mend matters. Perhaps the negroes and
the locality, the Radicals and Conserva-
tives, might understand each other better
after a good fight. Killing, it is true, is
deplorable, and it is thought rather light
ly Of in Vicksburg, and if some hint at a
means of Cancellation between the races
should prove the fruit of collision, 3"
the community would be the gamer. A
little period of anarchy might enable negroes
and lOhites to discoUer that their only safety
lies in joining hands for the maintenance Of
decent and honest city government, In
erpeIIing from their midst the aduenturers
aoho haze n.isled the ignorant and oppressed
the capable citizens in short, in the ex-
ercise Of those mutual concessions which
are usually accorded after two opposing
parties have seen that neither is inclined
to wholly yield.
The refusal Of the General Govern
ment to interfere in any manner with the
election is likely to have as its result the
defeat OF the corrupt whites and blacks
who have done much to injure Vicksburg.
Should this happen, the mass of the negroes
there will be forced in future to choose
good men from the native-born white
citizens to fill the more important muniG
cipal officers, and this will certainly be
a step toward conciliation-one which, in
due time, will be appreciated by both the
ex-slave and his ex-master, even though
in the meantime they may have had an
occasional quarrel over an election. 1t
will take more than one such quarrel
to briDg about the ''war of races" in Mis-
sissippi. Thunder storms clear the air, and
do comparatively small harm.
The weekly clarion., 1874-08-27
T..,er. from the People.
Extract of Letter from an old Citizen Oh
stbe ..Color line issue.)

Extract of Letter from an ola Ol''1en oi'
sthe Color line" issue.)
81 am opposed to the White League
movement. see nothing in 1t but in-
creased mischief, and this notwithstand
ing the triumph of the white men IN
Vicksburg (where it seems they had
a registered majority of about three hun
dred.) There is but one thing for US
to expect in communities where the
negroes are largely in the ascendant II
this movement becomes general among
the whites, and that is, negro domination
in it's most CALLING and revolving form.
Not only should we, who are in no condl-
ton to maintain ourselves at the polls
where one vote counts as much as an
other and maiorities rule, refrain from
acts which invite such domination, but
we should implore our more fortunate
neighbors not to precipitate it upon US.
| am glad our Vicksburg friends, since
they felt constrained to make the issue,
succeeded; and shall be rejoiced if they
use their power 50 as to convince the
negro that his rights are safe in the hands
of honest Southern white men. Give
him full justice and he may no longer
lend willing ear to those who are his
worst enemies"
Anothercitizen incidentally writes: 81
90 the color line. The negroes may be in
amajority, but blood is thicker than water
and brains will tell. The negroes have
made it point to draw the line, and
elect the worst men to Office; and now
inasmuch as the federal government in
tends to hold its hands and let us manage
our own affairs, am in favor Of doing it.
We have been plundered long enough.
The weekly clarion., 1874-08-27
''YOu SHMSt stop the Robbery

This is the emphatic language of Pres
ident Grant to Judge Mackey, a leading
Republican in South Carolina. 1t means
that his Administration does not intend
longer to give countenance or support to
those who are engaged in the wholesale
plunder of the Southern communities.
The following comes to us through the
Vicksburg Times, whose editor, Capt.
Lake, has just received mark of the
Presidents highest consideration:
From the Vicksburg Tunes
Judge Mackery, of South Carolina, is
canvassing his State in the interest of re-
form and good government
In a recent speech he narrated the fol-
lowing incident:
-Four or five weeks ago l visited
Washington, and at the suggestion of
distinguished Republican Senator called
upon President Grant. Hardly had [
taken seat before he asked: "What do
you mean by such a government as you
have in South Carolina? Ireplied: 81
hope you do not mean that | support it
in its iniquty?" Z" 81 mean that all Re-
publicans are responsible unless it is
checked at the ballot box" replied the
President And while the President
speaks calmly of all the great battles he
fought, or the most stirring events of the
war in which he participated, yet when
talk to him of South Carolina his appa
rently pulseless lips culver, his veins and
his eyes enlarge, and he says: You qraust
stop the robbery" As a Republican |
regard this as field order, and am NOV
ing under it.
The weekly clarion., 1874-08-27
short Crops.

The partial showers which have fallen
here and there have not changed the
cotton crop prospects. The cotton
crop is seriously injured-the mid
die crop is lost-and the top will be nee
essarily short. In a word, the falling
off from last season will be heavy. But
we apprehend the farmers who are not
able to hold up their crops will not be
the gamers by the consequent advance
in prices, which will occur late in the
season. The spectators will bear the
market and then bull it to suit themselves.
The unfortunate attitude Of the pro-
ducors is all owing to the fatal credit
system to which they have fallen victims,
as an expedient to put off the evil day OF
bankruptcy
The weekly clarion., 1874-08-27


it Is not to be supposed that the colored
voters win be attracted over that line
into white mans party, based upon the
idea of discriminating against, and pro
scribiEg them, on account of their race.
That line may suit you, brother Herald,
in Tishomingo, where the whites are pro
bably ten to one; but to Us in Hinds,
where the colored majority is two thous-
and and upwards and the races are get
ing along peaceably it will not work so
we'll
1t will be two years before general
election will be held in this State That
will lie the Presidential election in which
we will undertake now to say that none
of the National parties, will adopt a
''color line" platform: but both, or all
of them, if they profess to be be national,
will place themselves squarely upon the
doctrine enunciated by the Conventions
Of 1872.
1t will be three years before al election
for State officers viii take place; and in
that canvass, issues wholly unexpected at
present may be introduced. The Presi-
Dental election which intervenes, will
probably change the whole aspect of the
case. If the path OF our Northern friends
to victory is not obstructed by movements
in the South which will be construed into
design to overthrow the Constitutional
amendments securing freedom to the
blacks, and to which all parties in that
section are solemny pledged, change OF
administration at Washington may pave
the way to an easy triumph for Reform
in our State government, without all the
anarchy and strife, and perhaps blood
shed, and interruption OF business and
disturbance of values which must neces-
sarily accompany the employment OF the
''color line" as a political slogan.
In this article, we have not considered
the question of numbers and their mevi-
table bearing upon contest the very
terms and nature of which would tend
to place the two races on opposite sides,
with majority OF 10000 in favor of the
blacks We have drawn our conclusion
from Stronger premises. True wisdom
consists in following what we believe to
be right, rather than what we may appre-
hend to be expedient; but in this instance
justice and expediency are concurrent.
The weekly clarion., 1874-08-27
LawIe>smcss ira Texas.

Reports of mob violence and organized
lawlessness in Texas reflect no credit on
the authorities Of that State, and detract
from the favorable representation which
too often lure people away from good
homes to take up their abode in that State.
The accounts show that whole counties
are under the control Of banditti who
murder and rob at discretion. Wise,
Dewitt, Bell and Commanche counties
especially are afflicted with the rule of the
outlaws. Gov Coke has several militia
companies in the field operating against
these bands, but they are wholly ineffi-
cient, and his system, though more Dem
ocratic, is far less effective in restraining
the outlaws, and giving protection to
persons and property, than the odious
State Police of his predecessor.
While entire counties are subject to the
depredations of the marauders, cases of
individual violence all over the State,
are of frequent occurrence. We would
advise persons who have thought of
changing their homes here for that State,
to pause and look before they leap.
The weekly clarion., 1874-08-27

Several of the official organs have dis
credited our statement that Gov. Ames
sent for Chief Justice Peyton and remon-
strated with him against the course of his
son, young Chancellor w B Peyton, for
refusing to grant the injunction to restrain
the delivery of the Trust Funds to the
v & \. r, r. Co, and that the attempt
of the Executive thus to tamper with the
Judiciary was Indignantly rebuked 10y the
Chief Justice, whose integrity is as far
above reproach, as his legal learning
is unquestioned If these doubling or
gans viii institute inquiry of those in
whom they seem to place more reliance
than TIE CLARION, they will probably
admit that we were not far wrong.
They may also learn that after the young
Chancellor refused to execute his Excel
Iency's will in this matter, it was seriously
meditated in Executive circles to revoke
his commission, or not submit his APP
pointment to the Senate for conirma-
ton.
The weekly clarion., 1874-08-27
Good GImderstan ding Between the
Races i'm Kinds
-pm the Kinds County Gazette.

From the Kinds County Gazette.
While the two races (whites and blacks)
seem to be getting along badly at many
points in this and adjacent states, it is
a source of great satisfaction that in all
parts of HInds county, so far as we are
advised, the very best relations appa-
rently exist. We hear of no outbreaks,
and no threatening anywhere in this
county, and we think very good feeling
everywhere prevails, except, perhaps, on
the line of Warren county, in the Bald
wins Ferry region, and there the trouble
comes alone from the Warren county
blacks, who. unfortunately, are under
the influence of bad characters at Vicks-
burg. 1t is fortunate for themselves that
our blacks are behaving we'll
We can endorse this statement of the
Gazette, SO far as this city, and the
neighborhood around, are concerned.
Reciprocal good feeling exists, and there
is no disposition to inaugurate ''color
line" conflict by either race so far as we
are advised.