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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-04-26
Railroads, STEAMBOATS, ano
4srpresS.
Maine Steamship Company.
Trl-Weel<Iy Line to New York.
Steamers eIeanora, franconia and
Chesapeake

H Will, until further notice leave
Franklin Wharf, Portland, ev-
R@44=s4 cry MONDAY, THURSDAY and
SATURDAY, at 8 O'Clock Z.
NJ :, and leave Pier3s, East River, New York every
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY at 4
O'Clock p. M.
The Elcanera Il new steamer Just built for this
route and both she and the Franconia are fitted up
with line accommodations for passengers, making
this the most convenient and comfort able route
for travellers between New York and Maine.
These steamers will touch at Vineyard Baven dur
ing the summer mouths on their passage to and
from New York.
Passage in State Room, $500 Meals extra.
Goods forwarded to and from Philadelphia
Montreal Quebec, st. John and all parts of Maine.
A0Freight taken at the lowest rates.
Shippers are requested to send their freight to the
steamers early as r. NJ. on tne days that they
leave Portland. For further in Information apply to
HENRY FOX General Agent, Portland.
j. +. AMES, Agent, Pier IS East River. NY.
Tickets and state rooms can also be obtained at
- Exchange street, Portland.
Portland. 1874. iuly24-ttf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-04-26
AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK
CrRaniGed III lS46.


TRUSrEES:-Thomas Lambard, Jas. w. North,
ARENAS L.bbcy, VIM. 5. Badger, Sam'l Titcomb.
OFFICE--In Savings Bank Building, ia Water
st. Bank open daily, from Q A. NJ. to p. NJ, and
from to 40 p. NJ. Saturday Evenings, IRON 10
$50 O'Clock.
Deposits OF any amount received IRON one dollar
upwards and interest payable twice year Feb
and Aug. Interest not drawn out is added to the
deposit. thus making COMPOUND INTEREST.
Interest begins on the first day of each month.
Money deposited on or before the tenth dag Of eacn
month, Will draw Interest from the first day OF the
same month";
ss-Under the existing law OF this State. all de-
poslts IN savings Banks, erempf from muRjci-
pat toratiOR, and the rate of interest limited to
six per cent. per annum payable semi.annually.
No returns of names of depostors required
to be made to State or town authorities, and all ac-
counts held by this Bank to be strictly pirate
and CONFIDENTIAL
Married women and persons under age can de-
post money in their own names, SO that II can be
drawn only by themselves, or on their order.
Especial advantages afforded to Executors,
Guardians, Trustees, and others having in charge
Trust Funds.
VIM. r. SMITH, Treasurer.
Augusta, April %, 1873. tAwtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-04-26
1ailu Aeuaebee apurnal,

Issued every morning. except Sundays. 1t con.
aims the latest news by telegraph ana mai, CIV
enorts of the Markets, and has carefully prepared
political and local articles, and generous amount
of farming home and miscellaneous reading WIN
a full compilation of state news.
Terms u per annum in ddrdace; IS II payment
is not made within the year. Single copies cents
TO be had at the bookstores and at this once.
Advertisements inserted on reasonable terms.
Rates may be had on application at this ofiice
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-04-26
Maine Central Railroad.
CHANGE OF TIME.

On and after Monday, March LIST, 1873,
trains will leave Augusta
For Portland and Boston, 600, IL 80 4. NJ 1870
i. NJ.
For Rockland, 800, IL 30 A. NJ.
For Pennington, II 80 A. NJ.
For Bath, Lewiston and Portland coo, II 20 y
NJ, 2.l5 p. M
For Wateryille and Skowhegan, 1922 \. NJ, 4.15
Z. NJ.
For Waterylle, Skowhegan, Belfast and Bangor,
4.lj p. NJ.
For Bangor. St John and Halifax. 335 A. N.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-04-26
Aennebet 3outna4.

Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water street,
o0t of Cont by SPRAGUE, OWEN l. NASH.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27
a CLAIRvOYANTs VIEWS OF LIFE AT MRS
WOODHI'II'S

There was a murmuI Of curiosity when woman
Of very striking appearance conducted TO the
chair AZ the next witness for the defense. She was
Of middle age. and was apparently weakened
by sickness. She was dressed in a seal
,kih sacque, and wore q straw bonnet
adorned with long streamers OF a brilliant red.
Her dark hair was cut short, her features firm
and strong but pleasing in expression, aud she had
very sweet musical voice. She was examined by
Mr.. 6hearman. She gave her name rs Elizabeth La
Pierre Palmer. She had pursued the profession of
landscape artist and had resided al MOntmorenci L.
AZ present she was staying with friends in this city
che had been married twice. She was divorced
from her former husband, Herbert Daniels, 10 1865
~ 1874 che was married TO her present husband,
.sIeee'iez Augustus Palmer an eclectic ply sicisp
81 New-York She had formerly, che ssid
tes'ded in New-York, where she mabufac-
tufod and sold ladies' stockin uspenders Of her
esn invention. She occupied a part OF Mrs
"oodhnlPs Office in the Spring Of 1871. She there
met Mr. Tilton in February, 1871. She had
beard Mrs. Woodruff and Mr.. Tlton talk
soout the projected publication q The Golden
80 The substance Ut their conversation was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27
TIE PROCEEDINGS-VERBATIM

SAMUEL u. PARTRIDGE RECALLED.
The Court met at IL q. m, pursuant to adj
iournment
Samuel D. Partridge was recalled and his crossczam-
nation resumed.
Mr.. Beach-Mr. Partridge on your examination tue
other day you spoke Of check which was handed to
you
The Witness [rlsIng1-will you excuse mel wish TO
correct mistake that fell into as understand, on
Friday.
Juror-A little louder
Judge Neilson-sit down, Mr.. Partridge Make your
correction, Sir.
The Wtness-As understand, stated that believed
that IL was in 1872 should have said 1871 Idont
know howl must have msapprehended the question,
think
A Juror-We can't hear.
Mr. Beach-The substance is: As understand, !
stated on Friday that It was in 1872 1t in 1871
must have misunderstood the question"
The Wtness-The publication OF the biography was the
matter think
Mr. shearman-The publication OF the Life Of Mrs.
Woodruff"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27
MR.. TILTON's REMARKS ON THE Woodruff
PUBLICATION.

PUBLICATION.
Edward J. Wright, resident of Greenwich, Conn,
was the next witness for the defense. Before the
animation was begun, Mr. Evarts offered in evidence
n letter from Mr. Tton 10 Mr.. Davis, dated at the
Office Of The Golden Age Sept IS 1871 In this letter
Mr. Tilton asked the recipient and his wife TO
read his ." Life Of Victoria WoOdhull," and
90 give him their impression of it. He
raid that he had understated rather than
oyerFtated the facts in that book. Mr.. Wright
testified that lac had known Theodore Tlton ly sight
sor eight years. On Now 4, 1872, after the pub
heation Of the Woodruff article which he had read
he took train from Concord. n. IT,, for New-York.
Soon after leaving Concord, Mr.. 1ilton entered
the train and sat down near him. Another
gentleman came in and sat down by Mr.. Tiltons
side This gentleman asked Mr.. TiltOn about the
woodruff scandal. The Latter replied that he had
seen il in an Eastern paper, but said that he cared
nothing for il himself but that Mrs. Tilton was in
delicate health and he feared for its effect upon her
M Beach, in crOss-examining this witness said
that he understood the conversation in the cars re-
ferred 20 was in reference 20 a speech made in BOs
ton by Mrs. WoOdhu about Mr.. Beecher and Mrs.
Titon. The witness said he distinctly recollected
that WOOdhuH and CIGfiH's Uoekly was mentioned in
that conversation aud that it referred to the Wood
hull scandal. During the cross-examination OF Mr..
Wright, Mr.. Beach consulted with Mr.. Titon two or
three times. The latter busy writing during
large part Of the day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27
THE APPEARANCE OF THE BOWEN CHECK

THE APPEARANCE OF THE BOWEN CHECK.
Mr. Beach-When you were examined before,
Mr. Partridge you spoke OF check which was handed
10 YOU az the cashier Of the firm OF Woodruff Robinson
A. Yes, Sir.
O. what was the amount of that checki A. $1,000, il
recOect right.
O. Who drewti A. II was signed, | think by H. {.
Bowen-Mr. BOwen's cheek think
O. You knew Mr. Bowen, didn't your i knew him by
sight Sir; / hadn't any acquaintance with him.
O. You knew him very well by reputation A. Yes,
Sir
O. Can you recoeet the precise form Of the signature
A. do not Sir
O. You think 1t was II. C. BOwenf A. IL was the same
check that was handed the other day, and credited
10 SIR. Bowen.
O. didn't ask you that A. think that was the check
O. WHAT A. l don't recOect that l looked particu-
larry at the signature.
O Credited did you say, to Mr. Henry C. Boweni A.
II was credited to Mr.. Tilton.
O. You said 10 Henry e. Bowen moment aHol A.
Well made a mistake.
o. Made mistakes And il was payable to MI. TDton,
YOU sayi A. That is as understand it; yes, Sir
O. Well are you quite of that. or whether 1t was
indorsed over 10 Mr.. TtOn A. Mr.. Titon an in
dorser on It,
O. Well was he the first indorseri A. would not be
sure, Sir.
O wbati A. won't be sure how that was
nigh, have been by somebody else TO the order OF
Mr. Bowen; / could not say certain i don't remem-
Der.
Mr. Eyats-Mr Partridge think you will find IT, per-
haps convenient speak little louder when you know
that the jury cannot understand you.
The Witness-Yes, Sir.
Mr. Beach-Do you recolIect how the check was In
dorsedf A. IrecOect that Mr. TitOn was nm indorser
ON A. and Woodruff Robinson were indorsers on IL as
TO any oher-tbere may have been one other but dom
remember who II was.
O Was II Endorsed by Woodruff & Robinson WI en- It
was presented 70 youf A. No. not when 1t was pre- sented
A. me- il was when It was presented TO me The other
day. ,4.,.
q M no when II was originally hand TO you, was
4, Indorsed by woodruff Robinson A. No. think not.
O Did YOU see that Endorsement pu' upon the check
A. couldn't tell you whether ia or not, Sir; 1t is
not
q. Wait moment. IN wher. you answer my question
please stop And you pitt the check, understand Ia the
draweri A. did
q. And there were two apartments In the draweri a.
There were more apartments than two.
q Nell, there were two A. The front part OF the
drawer dfYided Into narrow apartments and Tic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27

@ And the check, understand, you put in the front
apartment OF the draweri A. Yes Sir.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27

"
that you had this psper A. Well told you did not re-
| member when
O. WHAT A. since-I don't think ever mentioned it
| TO any until since
@. Those statements last Summerf Yes, Sir, those
statements; think it was as mentioned, since those
| statements.
O. Were there any other checks in that drawer at the
time you put these papers in iti A. presume there
were, but that is matter Of guessing don't re-
member anything about 1t there generally checks
there
O. You did not attach those papers together with
pint A. never did-not TO my recollection have no
recollection Of anything about pine or pinnng in
connection with It..
O. Have you idea h0v those pn.hoes got in there
A. No; not the least ii the world, Sir.
q Least In b' worldi A. Don't know anything about
IL uoh ,ecOlect anything about 1t.
" did you communicate to any member OF that firm
mat you had taken this paper from their drawer and put
IL in your pocket boOkf A. Not at that time that know
| Of; no, never did.
O. You never did, A. Ipresume never did
@ Mo- did you think perfectly proper to take paper
of that and appropriate 1t to your private usef A.
had right sr to infer that that paper came into my
possession to Of and did take care of IT,
O. And that was A. In my custody
O. And that was the object Of putting 1t in your pocket
| book A. My Object
O. Was that your objecti A. have no recollection
| O. Was that your objectf A. What
| O. You say that you presumed when this paper came
INTO your it your duty to take care OF 1T
A. did not say so; said that had right to infer
O. Well you had right to infer did you infer that
A. don't recollect that did; don't recoeot that
acted at all from that motive; lrecollect only one ns
| that induced me TO do 1t.
o. You didn't take it, then, TO preserve 1T A. WHAT
O. You did not take IL then for the purpose OF taking
care of IT, or preserving 1T do not think had that
in my mind at ALL 1t was sort OF curiosity thought,
with that transaction never attached much
| consequence 10 IL ut the time, that recollect
O. You did not attach much consequence to II al the
tmet A. That recOect don't recolect that looked
at IL in any other light than sort of curiosity.
O. Don't recollect that you looked ct II IN any o'nef
light than AZ a sort Of curiosity A. AT that time
@ At that timei A. At that time-and thefe "'S o'y
one word that attracted my attention hen particularly
O. That was "spoils,' supposed A That "at
"spols" A.
O Yes. sr; that 10 An attractive word "spohs IRON
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-27

1T never rains but it pours. The
financial depression is followed by a
conflagration at the very mouths of
the tunnels from which we are draw.
ing our recuperating wealth. Virgin
la City, Nevada, is in ashes. AS yet
We know not the full extent of the
damage, but enough is known to
warrant the statement that the loss is
immense. Many rich men are made
poor and the effect on the masses cam
not but be disastrous. One day the
wires tell US that the principle mines
are filling with water and the next
they flash the intelligence that the city
around those mines is consumed by
fire. Aside from the vast individual
loss 1t seems certain that the great
mining corporations have suffered Sc
verely. If from the mass of news at
hand we can approximate the i'm
mense loss, the conclusion is inevit-
able that the money market of San
Francisco which had begun to show
approach to an easy stage, will at once
relapse to its former stringency and
pressure from which we fancied we
were about to be relieved, will still
weigh as heavily and for much long
er period.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-27
Insanity.
erconle.

This malady is on the increase in all
civilized countries. The fact is appall-
ing, but nevertheless it is true. There
is no sight presented to humanity so
sad as man or woman with the mind
overthrown. De QUINCY declares:
"All Babylon overthrown is not so
sad a sight, Although much has
been done 10y humanitarians and SCI
ence during the last fifty years to allie
viate the sufferings of those afflicted
with this malady, the very thought of
the horrors Of mad-house unsettles
the nerves of the strongest man. And
the margin or dividing line between
sanity and insanity is so narrow that
it puzzles the most scientific minds to
determine where one ends and the
other begins. But narrow as this mar
gin is, thousands are daily walking
upon it, some consciously and some
unconsciously. 1t would surprise any
one to know how many are secretly
fighting off this demon and yet give
no sign of 1t to their friends. 1t is a
hidden warfare which they fear to
divulge lest their fortune or their
families should suffer by it. This is
wrong. Almost every man has had
experience of mental phenomena
which alarms him, such as loss of
memory and power to concentrate his
thoughts, inward torture and desperate
thoughts of suicide, mental cursings
and the fires of vengeance, which de.
stroy all power of self-control. Such
violent feelings are often followed by
a perfect blank of mind and ability to
think or investigate any subject for
many minutes. Any one suffering
with such symptoms should go to
his physician and in confidence
make known his condition. Insanity
is no longer the work of the Devil, but
durable disease, and if patients would
throw aside their timidity or false
delicacy on this subject and fly in
haste to some skillful physician, the
asylum would be cheated out of half
its subjects and the most terrible hu-
man suffering avoided. We meet men
every day on the street who are wrest-
ling upon the very borders of insanity.
An oyer-taxed brain, great affiistion,
series of disappointments, broken
rest, Indigestion, any or all Of these
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-27
Aid For The Sufferers.

One half the people of Virginia City
are without homes and thousands of
women and children are suffering for
food and clothing. With his usual
promptitude when suffering is to be al
leviated JOHN J. VALENTINE, Gener-
al Superintendent of Wells Fargo &
Co., has thrown the forces and facili-
ties ofthat corporation into the breach,
and, as In the case of the Louisiana
sufferers, he will soon have money,
clothing and provisions in the hands
of the relief committee of Virginia
City. The appended telegram was re-
ceived late last evening by WIN. PRID-
HAM, Agent of Wells Fargo & Co., in
this city, and to-day he and Mr.. r. r.
HAINEs will canvass the city for sub
scriptions In aid of the homeless and
destitute women and children of Vir-
ginia City. We need not urge the
citizens of Los Angeles to answer their
call with a generous response; they
have but to know that their aid is
needed and their hands are open:
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct ,2Gth 1875
To WM. PRIDHAM, Agent W. 7. & Co., Los
Angeles:-VIrginIa City, Nevada, has been
desolated by fire and thousands of women
and children are homeless and destitute aHd
appeal for instant help. Every Californian
will res pond to the cry of that stricken peo-
pie for assistance. Solicit su bscriptIon moiI-
ey, clothing aud supplies and forward by ex-
press free as soon as received to L. c Pender
gas, agent Virginia, enclosing duplicate adj
vice OF shipments or remitLances to Aaron
Stein, san Francisco.
JOHN ]. VALENTINE.
General Superintendent.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-27

THE Western Development Com
pany have ordered large amount "a
great many thousand tons-of steel
rail to be used on the Southern Pacific
road East Of San Gorgonio Pass. The
company correctly anticipate that as
their road progresses Eastward the de-
mand on its carrying capacity will be
very great and they intend to meet
this demand as far as possible by
building a first class track. When
thirty miles more of road is ready to
operate the trade and travel of all Arr
zona and Northern Mexico will pass
over it.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-27

Gold Hill NeapS office, and probably
the Chronicle will also resume soon,
though it looks now as if the people
generally were about bankrupt, and
1t will take long time for the city to
recover from the disaster. The only
portion of the city saved is that from
Wells, Fargo & Co. South, which In
cludes the works of the Gould & Curry,
Savage, Hale & Norcross and Chollar
mines, but these works are just now
working but few men, on account OF
water IN the mines. The Andes works
were on fire at one time, but were
saved. From the outlook now
it seems absolutely necessary for four
or five thousand destitute people to
find homes for the Winter outside of
Virginia City, for really almost all
that was this morning of Virginia
City is now but ruin. Many tenders
of hospitality have come from Gold
Hill, Silver City and Carson, and a
train with food and bedding is on the
way now from Carson. In single
sentence, we are in the midst of ca
lamity so fearful that the strongest
minds cannot yet realize its dreadful
magnitude.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-27
San Bernardino Items.
[From the Argus Oct. 24th. !

There was some tronble about en-
pounding horses at Riverside. The
difficulty occurred between Elder
Wright and Mr.. Tibbits, but nothing
serious occurred.
There are now fivei persons in our
Jail, one for murder, one for drawing
deadly weapons, one for grand lar
ceny, one for stealing money and one
working out his fine.
Eight wagons in one train passed
along to-day--this is the longest train
that has passed through our town.
The popular and efficient paymaster
on the S.P. r. r. Major McCrea, is
winning laurels by his business capac-
ity and energy.
Our town is over run with printers,
clerks and portrait painters. Yester-
day q portait painter, and a prin-
ter were unable to find employment
and started back for Missouri. Other
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-27
Political Strategy.

Something Is going to happen. In
the dim far off future speck of war
not larger than a mans hand is dis
cernible. An act of fjustice which has
been tardy and long coming seems
about to be performed. For years
the patriots of Cuba have struggled to
free themselves from the mother gov
ernment and assume an independence
which all the world save Spain tacitly
acknowledge as their right. The Uni
ted States-the greatest Republic the
sun shines on-should have been the
first to stretch forth the hand of assis-
tance to this'littl band of struggling
patriots. But it was withheld, not be-
cause the people were not in deep SYM
pathy with the cause of freedom and
self government but because the pow.
ers at Washington were so far from
representing the wishes of the masses
that they were under the control of
the bond hold ers who would not con-
sent to the depreciation of their bonds
which would follow the declar-
ations of war on the part of Spain. 1t
was a humiliating position. The
great republic with its forty milli on
liberty lover, was forced to stand by
and watch the prolonged struggle for
freedom of people whose home is al
most within the shadow of the Stars
and Stripes, but the will Of the bond
h folders was the power behind the
throne-a power more powerful
than the throne ITSELF Now another
power ore powerful than the bond
holder's-the power which comes OF
party existence and individual agran-
dizement-has overthrown the old dy-
nasty and justice is about to be dealt
from questionably honest tribunal.
From Washington come rumors that
the President is turning his attention
to the Cuban contest; that a large
number of our war vessels are concen-
trating at point from which it will
be easy to move them to the coves and
harbors of the Queen of the Antilles;
that in his message to Congress the
President will urge the immediate
recognition of the Cuban insurgents
as belligerents. This will arouse
Spain. Our next step forward will
bring declaration of war and inaugu-
rate a contest which will end in the
annexation of Cuba to the United
States. This is the effect. The cause
is political. GRANTS ambition tow
ers to the clouds. He has no thought
of abandoning the Presidential chair
and the acquisition of Cuba is the hob
by on which he hopes to ride through
the approaching campaign. He has
said that contingencies might arise
which would render the election of
President to the third or fourth term
necessity. A state of war is doubt
less one of the exigencies to which he
alluded. If in November of next
year we are involved in a war with
Spain, the argument that we should
re-elect the President who inaugura-
ted and is prosecuting the war, will
have weight that no other combina-
tion of circumstances could bring
about and which we may reasonably
fear all other arguments will not ov-
ercome.