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The kennebec Journal protests that it
has no object, in its illusions to the IN
surance law, except to remedy fault in
the law itself If says
We suggested and again suggest that the law
be so changed that an aggrievcd company may
have right to appeal to some competent and
proper officer, or board. when it 50 elects And
she Belfast Journal is Of the same way Of think
ing too, if it thinks about the subject at all.
We make no objection to the sugges-
tons OF the Journal-and express only a
mild surprise that it didn't discover this
fault when Mr.. Paine, under the same law,
threw out great many more companies.
That's all
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for the people of the country to say
whether the time has not come to try
something else,
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| the season employed principally as Il
| treight-boat. She was afterwards sold to
| the Government and her name changed to
I the ''ScOurge".
On the 9th OF March Phoenix Hall,
/ having been handsomely fitted for the uses
Of the Odd Fellows was formally dedi-
Gated as Odd Fellows Hall The dedica-
tory address was made by Rev. Richard
Woodruff Of Thomaston; up to this date
a Hall over the store of Mr. Oakcs Angler
had been used for the meetings OF the
! Lodge
At the annual spring meeting, March
Z3d' thomas Marshall, Benjamin f Black
stone and Daniel Putnam were chosen
Selectmen, Joseph Wheeler, CLERK and
| Timothy Chase, Treasurer Mi Wheeler
resigned his office in July following and
| Henry t0lbUrn. ESD was elected in his
place on the 9th of the same month
Mr.. Colburn was elected Representative
at the preceding tall election but having
temporarily removed to New York an
opinion prevailed that his office was there
by vacated, A town meeting was called
| to fill the vacancy 1t was held on the
| 9Th of April and Samuel s. Hersey was
elected, The right 10 the seat was con
tested before the legislature and it was
awarded to Mr. Hersey
A theatrical company under the manage
ment OF Mr. j. {. Myers gave several per
/ iormances this laonth at Washington Hall
The 18th was Fast Day, and the ground
was well covered with snow which Wa
/ falling through the preceding day it mate
but brief sojourn with us
/ Samaritan Tent, No. l., Maine District
of the Independent Order Of Rechabites
was organized on the evening of the 29th
and the following officers were elected
Ephraim SWEET, Sh., ). ; Hersey, T OR
Benz Griffin G. b., Joseph Wheeler, b
r., Isaac Allard, Jr.. + 5, w 5. Branui-
gan, K S, AnSel Lehman. t., Cyrus Rowe
/ H., E"Gj w Lvthiop ssud -TrSnph ROlel
,ou, G. K $, ) \ Hammond and Nathan
| icl Merrill. ID. G. Il. S.. J g. Sumner d
The meetings Of the Tent were held in a
hall oyer the store OF Mr. Cakes Angler
/ 1t continued in active operation for two
| or three wears
On the Sth OF May Mr.. Cyru, Rowe
! purchased George c. Griffin interest in the
journal and the old firm name of Rowe
aud Griffin was resumed; IL continued
until january 1870
There wa, no formal celebration al the
/ Fourth Of July here but there was the
usual amount Of bell-rngng and cracker
of Tie mounted ,,F46t5stirs~ onj e ). ' .%s
afternoon several balloon. ot Jo,%osti,
manufacture we're SAINT mo oro of tb@I,,
exploded. TIN. others hab,,ed ,.er, ,ro,,or
/ ". In the evening we had onirss 5 = NM
some display of fireworks l''''' ''''''''
The tiremen of our VILLAGE vera ,.,.i,.,
ON the 9TH by the Anorv Iomnan,, trC,,'
Bangor and the Bagadur. Co,aaant. tr,,,-
Casino The visitors were cordially wei
coined and entertained at the Phoenix
/ House There was Il trial OF STRENGTH be-
tween lhe several compania. N0twit.
standing some difference Of opinion !,
WAS pretty generally conceded that tb.
AmoIy threw highest into the air but tlr
Hydraut the longest distance ahead
On tbe EVENING" of tba .1l,b so,no soc.t
va tli' ~ '''tH7 va tHt Itlu SDluc ocCtJ-
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ANNALS VI BELFAST YOR NALF A GENTRY
By AN OLD 5 SETTLER.
CHAPTER XII. l1Sl6 !


his deputy in this town
The first public lecture If the year was
on tile 1tth by William l.. Avery, ESQ,
afterwards editor OF the Signal and Planet,
before the Sons of Temperance. On the
18th Rev. T. A. lIodsdon gave lecture on
Odd Fellowship at the Universalist Church,
and on the 18th OF March Rev. Cyril Pearl
lecturcd on the same subject at the Baptist
Church Doctor Darling gave a course OF
lectures on Physiology in the month Of
May at the Court House In November
there was lecture by Mn. Norton on
Astronomy and one on the Magnetic Tele-
graph. Numerous lectures we've given
during the year on the subject OF temper
ance
Washington Birth-day-t ebruaiy I'D
was commemorated here. as ID was
throughout the Union, by the Washington
man Temperance Associations \ very
admirable address was delivered at the
Unitarian Church, in the evening. by john
X. True Esq Of Montvillc. Mr.. True re-
moved to Mt. Vernon, q. in November fol-
lowing and died there in August Of the
next year aged thirty-two.
The first musical entertainment Of the
year was a 'Charity Concert ut the nj
tartan Church, on the evening of February
18th, for the purpose OF raising funds for
the purchase Of fuel for the poor in our
village; the net amount realized was
1S.12. The compiler was one of the com
mittec selected TO distribute the fund and
painfully remembers to this tlay the reIuc-
lance with which he left his bed soon after
daylight on the morning following. to an
swer the call of an antique specimen OF
the feminine gender who came To- drn1arI
her portion 81 the finn ,nI tbrnafonol ~
Iaw-s,,it if il was mot naiJ o,.,. t.,,th,.fth ;
The Misses Nfaronihn,. u-hn., ,'.,iI,',,
pxcellenre~ of cbar,rfn,, vnrn ,Ir,},.' ,.',.,i
fled h, ..our Gpor~a +, ,ya,n , sa,.;ns nf
vocal and instnlmantal S7o,ra,fs IN Ami,
The Peal, Family was mora !, (,a,,,st ia,,,l
Gave two cou,.rrt. NJ tLn Eann.f- : h,r,I
This vea,, was,,r,lili,. i'm Fax. f1.,,r' 49,,
tie rivalry between tbn to,n ..,,.,,',, N.Y.,
uauies or the c,riosity to sn.. th,.5,1 ..l,r,.,i
her down cnntrihI,tal tn III ,,.,,l, iN
nrobIpmatic,l Ihn first nnnu,r..l .,...,
after. nno, of thnf th nj March ,,.l.o,. ,;.a
hrol,o Ar in th,,t nn,t;o, - ., I,,;Il;,,r,
Inn,r;nn to thn IIcIt a-+,ta ,,I;l,I,
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was onnnt7iod ~. cI,,,;I' ~; lo. ;''''
vitI, III f,r,,i,,,, -,'I y :
in dana'r nn;t; ;S " ~, ,''''ot; -
dn.tr1, ia Si'''G,. ~, ot''! ii ','i
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t'Vi l'''- - ''!D u''i ile was "l7coNereI'
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EIEMENTs OF PROSPERITY .

have stated that three elements OF prosper
ty to the nation-capita. labor. skiln. ANA un
skilled and products of the soil-stil remain
with us. To direct the employment of these
is problem deserving the most serious atten-
ton of Congress. If employment can be given
TO all labor offering itself, prosperity necessar
~ follows. have expressed the opinion, and
repeat it. that the first requisite to the accom-
plishment of thi, end is the substitution of Il
sound currency in place of one Of 1luctuating
value. This secured, there are many interests
that might be fostered to the great profit Of
to employ labor is the question. The subject
Of cheap transportation has occupied the atten-
ton Of Congress, and much light on this ques-
ton will without doubt be given by the COM
mittee appointed by the last Congress to i'll
ycstigate and report upon this subject.
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REPUBLICAN JOURNAL,
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1874.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
WILIIA II II. SIMP SON
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A REVIVAL OF SHlpBCuDING.

and particularly Of iron steamship building is
Of vast Importance to our national prosperity.
The United States are now paving over 500
foreign ships. to be carried abroad and eXpend-
ed i'll the employment and support of other
peoples, beyond a fair percentage Of what
should 20 to foreign vessels, estimating on the
tonnage and travel of each respectively. Ii is
to be regretted that this disparity in the carry
ing trade exists. and TO correct it ! would be
willing to see great departure from the usual
course of the Government i'll supporting what
might usually be termed private enterprise.
] would not suggest a remedy direct subsidy
to American steamship lines but would >llg-
gcst a direct offer Of ample compensation for
carrying the mails between the Atlantic sea-
port cities and the Continent on American
owned and Amercan-but steamers; and
would extend this liberallty TO vessels carry
Ing the mails TO the South American States and
TO Central America and Mexico. and would
pursue the same policy from our seaports on
the Pacific. 1t might be demanded that YES
sells buiIl for this service should come to a
standard fixed by legislation, in tonnage. speed
and all other qualities looking to the possibility
Of the Government requiring them at some
time for war purposes. The right also of TAX
ing possession of them in such emergency
should be guarded. | offer these suggestions,
believing them worthy of consideration, in all
seriousness, affecting all sections and all in
terestS alike. If anything better can be done
to direct the country into Il course of general
prosperity. one will be more ready than !
To- second the plan.
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The theory is even raised that there is ia he
no iurther interference on the part of the Cen
eral Government to protect citizens within n
state, where the state authorities fail to give
protection. ms Is a great mistake. While
remain executive, all the laws of Congress and
the provisions of the constitution including the
recent Amendments added thereto will be en-
forced with yigor, but with regret that they
should have added one jot or title to the exc
ceutlve duties or powers. Let there be fairness
advocates of both or all political parties giving
honest, truthful reports of occurrences. condenl-
ming the wrong or upholding the right, and
soon Ia. all will be well. Under the existing con-
conditions the negro votes the Republican ticket
because he knows his friends are of that party
many good citizen votes the opposite, not be-
cause ne agrees with it on the great principles
OF state which separate parties, but because
generally ne Is opposed to the negro rule, This
Is most declusiye cry Treat the negro as a
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A NEW PAPER Levi NJ Robbins, who
has for some time contemplated the pub
lication OF a newspaper at Rockland, has
sent out the announcement of the Rock
land Opinion, weekly, Of which he in
tends the publication at an early day
With him will be associated Oliver Otis.
who will have charge of the editorial de-
partment, and who has made a reputation
among the craft as a writer of sharpness
and yigor. The announcement OF the
Opinion puts forth the following as the
political faith of the forthcoming paper:
We firmly believe in the fundamental Demo
cratic principles of Equal Rights, Free Trade.
and Local Self Government and our support
will only be given to that party-whatever may
be its name-which shall place itself squarely
on those principles. While the attitude of the
Democratic party of the country is now entire
ly satisfactory to us, and while we are of the
decided opinion that the only hope of the peo-
pie for the establishment of those principles
well as for an honest administration of the
government-is contingent on its success, we
recognize the fact that it has not at all times
been true to itself, and we shall esteem it Il
part Of our duty to expose and resist any at
tempts which may be made to place it on any
unsOund or doubtful ground, whereby the name
of Democracy should be made to represent that
which is not in fact democratic.
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The report of the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture herewith, contains suggestions of much
interest to the general public and refers to the
department is ready to take in it. | feel that
the nation al large is interested in having this
exposition success, and commend to Congress
such action as will secure a greater general in
terest i'll it. Already many foreign nations
nave slsnllied their intention to be represented
at It, and it may be expected that every civilized
nation will be represented.
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The rules adopted to improve the civil service
OF the government have been adhered to AS
closely AS has been practicable with the oppose
ton with which they meet. The effect, belieye
has been beneficial on the whole, and has tend
ed to the elevation OF the service; but it is i'm
practicable to maintain them without the direct
and positive support of Congress. Generally,
the support hich the reform receives, is from
those who give it their support only to lind
fault when the rules are apparently departed
from The removals from Office without pre-
terring charges against the parties removed.
are frequently cited as departure from the
rules adopted, and the retention of those against
whom charges are made by irresponsible per-
sons and without good grounds, is also often
condemned a. a violation OF them. Under these
circumstances, therefore, l announce that if
Congress adiourns without positive legislation
on the subject of civil Service Reform / will
regard such Is a disapprova Of the sys-
tenn and will ~ bn it, and except SO far as to
require examinations for certain appointees to
determine their fitness, competitive eXamina-
ton will be abandoned. The gentlemen who
have given their services without compensation
as members of the Boad to devise rules and
regulations for the government of the civil SER
vice of the country, have shown much zeal and
earnestness in this work and to them well
as TO myself it will be source of modification
if it is to be thrown away But | repeat that
ii is impossible to carry the system to success
full issue without general approval and assist
ance and positive law to support it,
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citizen and voter as he is and must remain and
soon parties will be divided not on the color
line but on principle. Then we shall have no
complaint of sectional interference
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The annual message Of the President was de.
livered al the opening Of Congress on Monda,
IS the document i long, embracing many sub
iects not Of general interest, we omit portion
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The Message.

The annual message of President Grant.
OF which we print to-day the main portion,
will not strike the intelligent reader as a
state paper OF remarkable brilliancy or
force. 1t does not CRAFTY the country by
the suggestion of remedies for the evils it
acknowledges to exist-that is, of RENE
dies which the public mind will generally
concede TO be etficacious. There are gen
eralities in respect to the public debt and
the finances, the resumption of specie pay
ments, Nc, but there is very little that is
direct to the point The great need of re-
sumption is confessed, but the manner of
resumption-and that is the pith of the
whole matter--is left to Congress- Still
| the President ventures the suggestion that
''the first great requisite is return to
| prosperity This assertion must startle
the Presidents party DISCLAIMERS who have
so continually asserted that the country
has never ceased to be prosperous since it
passed under the radical party yoke If
| the people We're asked their opinion OF the
highway that leads to more prosperous
times, it is very likely that they would re-
fer to the Late elections as furnishing a
very good guide-board
1t is a matter of regret that the Presi-
dental views OF q question as grave as
that of the condition Of the South, and the
disturbances there, should not be broader
and more statesmanlike. The remarks
are the argument of a partizan not the
comment of a chief magistrate. The as
| sertion that ''the negro votes the republi-
can ticket because he knows his friends
are Of that party has the flavor of the
stump speech, And how cheap the talk
about colored citizens being compelled to
vote as their employers dictate. after the
navy yard experiences in the north during
the late elections "
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The New York herald., 1874-09-08
ARRIVALS.

REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHrrEsToNR TELEGRAPH LINE
Steamship Begic (Br, Metcalfe London, Aug Is, with
Kinsstad: bound west same date, 1c, bark {sIlss y
changed night signal with steamer bound east show
Steamship Cuba Reynolds. Vera Cruz Aug 2e via
Ravans Sept with mdse and passengers TO Alexsn-
Avg g, Sis Ksy West sept : with mdss and passen
sns.So5s z, o1s %az aS TH
lS TO- = Helena 9Th, and crossed the Equator Aug g. in
railway iron to order; vessel to recns 4 Bockmsnn
Bark Bragg Nor Larsen, Antwerp "A days in ballast
Bark Neptun RUS, Nyman, Rotterdam 81 days. in bal
BARK sophia dorbitz iGsi, Andrus Matansas II days.
Ell $s5ss. Ssy: $S
ssSi ISsSsiIf Ei;shsT s wilmington, NC, days with
chr = Hallock, sharrott, Wilmington, NC. Q days.
schr Harry Dorsmus Cornell, Virginia.
sesr sssr suTSsns suTsin olffoP foPtsT YirF,ns Fssn
s.aSp lma aeyTs5a Ts;1%.s srSps SI4s,va vi5sn
Passed Through He'll Gate.
BOUND SOUTH.
Ship Constellation draining ship. New London for
schr Souvenir, Hatfield, Windsor. MS, for New York.
schr sarah Wait, Two Rivers, Ns. for New York,
schr Nicola, Randall salmon River for New York,
sehr Decorra thompson 81 George. NIB. for New York
10 & days NINTH spns sm to Sss or Ronaout with um
sbr drf Pcr % 9r
schr Reading RR No A. Adams New Haven for New
schr Lamartne, Hunter Portland for New York, with
schr wi lard salisbury, Horn. Providence for New
schr Mary johnson, Phinney. New Bedford for New
:. schr Franklin Nelson Babcock, Nantucket for New
schr Mary 4 Carrie, Mozier, New London for New
schr Thomas Franklin, Gear. Norwich for Hoooken.
schr we Kesfy 0rOmWe for New sV
with lime TO ,l HsylanS d. Co.
schr Escort: HssTxins, Bridgeport for New York.
schr Lyndon. Cassidy Calais for Sandy Hook. with
schr Elm 6nIs CITY Kelly yS New M Haven for New York
Schr VIM apes. Boston for New York
schr Cunningham, New London for New York.
BOUND RAsr.
s;samshp Bragg New York @ 70. Pcr.lan
Brig Charles Miller, Gchrlst New York for Gardiner
w% E.rrsn for Froviasncs
schr Julia Crawford, Golden, Rondout for New Bed
chr Vim Mount. Hawkins Amboy for New London.
schr oceanus Young Rondout for Newport
schr Henry Gibbs, Comm New York for New Bedford
Schr W IL Wariord, spraguc, Fort johnson for Hart
ford
schr Curtis Good win, Magrath Port johnson for Hart
ford.
schr Eliza Jane. Kennedy, Haversraw for Provi-
dencc.
Schr II Duryea, Carpenter, New York for Glen Cove
Schr Grant Ealon Eliza abcthport for Providence.
Schr VI vtrmillion, Tyler, New York for Providence.
Kate 4 Mary, KNOWLES; Rondout tor Providence
Schr Fashion. NTH, Elzabethpo for Providence
Schr Boston, Nickerson, Port Johnson tor Somerset
schr + Hawley, Taylor. New York for New Bedford
schr Amos Briggs, Dunn. Havers'raw for Irovidence
schr sallie Ponder, 1hrasher, Elizabcthport for
Taunton.
Steamer City Of Fitchburg Baker, New YORK for New
Bedford.
steamer Electra, Young, New York tor Providence
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WESTCHESTER.

striking Illustration OF juvenile deprayity was
witnessed at Yonkers yesterday morning, when
thirteen poys, whose ages ranged IRON five TO ten
years were marched, single nle, II ON pol ce head.
quarters TO the CITY Court in charge Ol three stall
wart policemen. The inante prisoners, who had
been arrested on the previous day while stealing
fruit, were fined $2 each and cautioned as to tnel
future conduct.
AT White Plains yesterday the September ses-
sion OF the County Court and Court OF Sessions
convened before Judge Clifford and associate )us.
tees The Grand Jury impanened has an un.
usually volumin Gus calendar OF cases TO pass n pon
among the crimes charged being those OF murder,
arson, IeloniOus oulrages on females, highway
ROBBERY, assault with intent to KILL grand larceny
burglary and several otner lesser offences The
cases OF john Pugsey, colored, indicted for the
Rochelle, and that OF william West wto killed
fellow convict named William Bentley IN sing Sing
Prison, Will not De tired until the next over and
Terminer meets on the29th inst.
The appurtenances II an itinerant show called
the Harp OF Erin,n we're seized at New Rocnelle
a day or two since on a somewhat singular charge
1t appears that the showmen mad agreed to
devote hall The net proceeds OF an exhibition to
the Catholic church in the village named, in con-
sderatlon OF favorable announcement or their
enterprise by the pastor TO his nocg The lat er
was given and 'iul housen was the result. In
stead OF adhering 10 their agreement with the
church, however. the exhibitors "Iolded their
tents ike the Arabs, and as silently stole awayr
70 an adjoining village whittier they were fol-
lowed by Constable Deveau, who by virtue of an
attachment sued out py one OF the trustees OF the
Vstnohc churcn, TOOK charpe OF the goods and