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Ship Isaac Reed was launched at Wal
doboro, on the Both, from the yard Of /.
X. Reed and Co. She is 1850 tons. and
will be commanded by Capt. Colley, of
Thomaston If she is as staunch and re-
liable as her namesake, she will prove a
good ship.
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feeling of sadness will creep
over Us. ana he cold chill>
viii ran up our backs as
wa stand IN light rniInent
Of a morning performing
our abIulion, and The goose
flesh viii hump up oul' skin
till we resemble an over
grown nutmeg crater, and
we shall begin 10 enquire
for orr winter llannels, and
every thing viii remind Us
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Notice is Hereby Given

THAF MY MONEY HAS PLAYED OUT, AND
having only that base article real estate upon
winch lakes are assessed to offer collateral to OBJ
ed, which consider an inflated rate ofinterest about
TINS tlne. Therefore if any parties in Belfast hav
ing capital ,:a wish the waterpower at the mouth OF
prises, giving employment 10 many, to said parties
VIII SCI said power with land, wharves and build
ngs, ana the price shall be ten per cent. less than
IL COST 70 me to make it what is first class water
power mat cannot be excelled for location for
nfacturng purposes for procuring and shipping ice
IN me state of Maine, believing in so doing make
oct 4, ls75.-lw
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CofTected WceNly Tor tie Journal
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NOTICES.


The annual meeting of the W. c. Il. Society vii
be held at the Unitarian Church on Sabbath eve
nng, Oct, 3, 1873.
All are cordially invited.
Per Order Of ENucutiYe Com,
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IMPORTANT 70 TRAVELLERS

When you visit or leave the City Of NEW YORK
save annoyance and expense OF carriage hire and
stop at the GRAND UNION HOTEL, OPP
poSite the GRAND CENTRAL. DEPOT 1t has over
800 elegantly furnished rooms and is fitted up at
expense OF S900,00U. Elevator, steam and all mod
ern improvements European Plan. The Ff Es-
ia k NTs. iMnch Counter and me Rooms
are supplied with the best the markets furnish
son, $3.50 and - per day rich suites for families
proportonatcly low, that visitors to the city aud
travellers can live more luNuriously for less moncw
at the GRAND UNION, than at any other first class
Hotel in the city. Stages and Cars pass the Hotel
every minute for all parts of the City &. f. & W
ID. GARRISON, Managers. lyrSpl6
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First Day. October IL.

FORENOON Entries of Stock Horses, Produce
Fancy Articles, &C. for premiums.
AFTNENUoN-2 O'Clock, examination OF stock
and testing of draft Oxen, and reports thereon to
the Secretary. O'Clock, trot Of years ola horses
for County purse Of ! TO- lst, So, "a, s. Half mile
heats best ? in B. Iror Of yearsold horses fol
County purse of $50 LIST. ST., "a, -. Three OF
morc to enter, two more to start.
Second Day, October 12.
FuEENuoN-9 O'Clock, examination ofhorses other
than trOting and draft. 1910 o'clock, purse of e
to the man driving horse, to wagon or sulhy, around
the track stopping aud getting out OF, and into has
carriage three times, in The least time not to ex
coed two minutes.
AtrEE>ooN-2 o'cock, election OF officers 23C
o'clock, examination Of domestic and fancy articles
and produce, and reports thereon to the Secretary
O'Clock, tr0( q years old horses for County PURSE
of SO. lst, so. I'd, 80. Mile heats, best in 3
l'foi Of yearsold horses for County purse of $50
lst, $25. ID, $15, 81, $40 Mile heats, best in )
Three more to enter, two or start. Entries
for all County purses open to time advertised fol
starting
Third Day. October I3.
FoEhNooN-9 o'clock, testing of draft horses
Any horse in the County challenged TO contend with
Nj. ID. l.. Pitchers horse BOLIVAR" 10 O'Clock
walking horses, to harness, for purse of TO- 1st So
I'd, S3 Sd, So. Half mile heat. Three more to
enter two or more to start. Entry fee, 81. Il
O'Clock, running horses, to saddle for purse of SIS
lst, s., d. -, Half mile heats, best in B. Three
or more to enter two or more to start. Entry fee
stakes horses Purses guaranteed
No. /. Purse Of $1,000 for 2.42 class. Sl0O $50
225.
Entries, 2:42 Glass.
): l.. Clement Newport, ms. c. 3. Gen. Lyon
Meitiah Jordan, Ellsworth, blk 6. Bonner
Daniel l.. Pitcher, Belfast, br. m. American Lady
nm' T. Marshall belfast, blk. IN. Queen
James III kehoe, Calais, b. e. Ned
No. Purse Of $4,000, open to all sl75, 500
so.
Entries, Sweepstakes.
W;ll Mathews, searsport, MS. b. $. Young Buchanan
). Wtham, Watervie, Dr. O. Aver
Abner Lttleield, Belfast e g. Granite Boy
mas Burkett, Appleton, b. :. Red Jacket
u W. Bisbee, Camden, 5. <. Uncle Ben
me above purses TO be troted for under the
National Rules; best in j, to harness, mile heats
-Four Or more to enter, three or more to start.
morse distancing the field will be entitled to first
money only Entrance fee, ten per cent must ue
company nominations in all eases, and be paid tc
me secretary OF the Society. Entries close October
we'd.
Admission 10 ground, LIST and I'd day, each % cts
inlra DAY. 90 cts Carriages and seats free.
Belfast, Sept. 20, 1879 2w13
r, Granite Boy and Young Buchanan to contend for
county Sweepstakes, Tuesday, oct 18th.
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CONFESSIONS or A VICTIM.

Published A9 4 WtEN!NN and for the benefit OF
DUNG Zen AND orilEE> who suffer from merry
Gus DEBILITY. LOSS OF MANHOOD, etc, Civ
ing his rules Of ScltCurc, after undergoing much
suffering and expense, and mailed free on receiving
n postpaid directed envelope Address NATHAN
TEL MAY FAIR, l.. O. Box l53, BROOKLYN, y. "
spdm52
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observations Of Men and Things.
BY OUR GEORGE,

Total eclipse OF the Son. The father marry
inc his sweetheart.
woman is but little slower than the angels, ;,
is what the man said While he waited for his
wife to have her last word at the door
He had nearly finished his purclases-when
he said. "Wall, don't know but what you bet
ter put me in fine tooth comb; its kinder
handy to have in the house, though III vcnter
to say, han't had louise in my head for three
months-but no matter. put her IN
They were parting at the gate. He had told
her all about it, and She lad said yes and
twas all settled, and he ,aid-'j darling, am
not rich-but I'll try and make you happy. i
| know ] can. We will have a little house of
| our own, and am sure we Will be happy. for
my own darling have got pattern Of 4 per
feet fitting shirt.
Two OF them came into grocery store, and
one took the proprietor aside when the follow
ing conversation took place AN we get
something to drink here Eyes. for both of
yous" Yes, and don't DC aieared of filling up
the tumber, either III pay, bat when drink
/ want Il big swaller" Proceeding 10 the back
Of the store the proprietor soon returned with
two well filled glasses, With a ''hcrc'- hop
ing the man raised to his lil'4 and WAS about
10 SwalIoW ii, when he cNeained-'I rnum TO
gracious, this ere j. water!" "Of course il i.
You mutton head; dij You thing kept a rum
~hup:" And the WAY those two men sailed
out IF lhat store would have a~lonl~hcl q lazy
man.
Last SUNDAY during the hen, lest shower, a
gentleman passed three men coming toward
Belfast Wet as drowned rats ana looking as
sober H. a temperance peA4r. Noticing that
one carried game bag. and the other two had
Shot guns under their coats. he Nentured this
remark We'll, boys, guess sunday has kinder
flushed ont on YOU" And none Of thc three
looked rs if They doubted the truth Of hi, re-
mark.
N"NCERNINO FALL. u lew weeks we
shall have eaten the last %rrrn corn and she'll
ed heans, ani scen The last h.nd organ, and Il
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Total eclipse of the Son. The father marry.
ING his sweetheart.
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Of Fail which has always been diSa9rrcabIe
season. The first Fal Of which we have any
authentic account was STYLED Adams FALL
by the people of that dty-and undoubtedly it
was a tough fall ior those times, We read thai
SIN Adams Fall
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woman is but little slower than the ANGELS. :,
is what the man said while he waited for hi.
wife to have her last word at the door.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-11
WE MUsT CARRY OHIO.

The bitter tone adopted by many of
toe Democratic papers in the East
makes it evident that, between the de-
fest of their own party in Ohio and the
triumph Of the initiation platform, upon
which Gov. Allen was renominated,
they would infinitely prefer the former.
Even though we might be disposed to
condemn the financial position
of both parties, We cannot
help concluding that a sound
financial policy has nothing to gain by
a Democratic defeat; while. on every
other question at issue, the cause of
good government Is vitality united to
the Democratic party. The Repubh.
cans Of Ohio and of the nation ought
to be condemned for their cowardice
and folly; the Democrats of Ohio have
but to continue to progress as rapidly
as they have for the last year or two,
to stand shoulder ito shoulder
with the Democrats OF the East next
year. But, whatever may be the result
In the future, a Democratic triumph
will insure greater benefits than a Re
publican victory. The Democrats Of
Ohio differ from their brethren in the
East only on one or two elements of a
sound commercial AID financial policy.
On every other point they cordially
concur. Is it not, then, far
better 70 give a general impulse
to the cause represented 10y the Democ-
racy, than to retard it AL along the
line, merely on account of diff
ferences which can be adjust
ed when the party com, s into
power? We do not imagine that any
true Democrat, not controlled by mere
prejudice or a desire to promote Ill
teriorpurposes, could have any doubt
how to answer this question. Nothing
could be more disastrous to the De-
mocracy than defeat in Ohio at the
very opening of the contest that Imme-
diately precedes the Presidential strug-
gle of 1876.
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THE CALTFORNIA CLIMATE.

a writer in ScribReT's says: San
Franciscans make a hobby of their
climate. They roll it as a sweet NOR
sci under their tongue. 1t is their
piece d resistance in the catalogue Of
blessings. The derned place seems
shaky on her pins, said a citizen Just
after the great earthquake of 1868;
"but there's one consolation, anyhow,
we've got the best climate In the
world" 1t is climate of strong con-
trasts. 1t is eccentric; 1t is tantalizing;
il Is seductive. We are piqued at its
capriciousness, yet it units US for
living anywhere else. Summer hardens
into winter; winter is glorifed into
summer. Roses and sunny skies in
January; verdureless waste, cold winds,
and chilling fOgs in July. Did
you ever see such a summer as
this:" said one Iris man to another.
mo, be jabers, not since the middle of
last winter" We cry for thick
blankets while you are swell
tering in the ,dog-dsy heats; We
throw open our doors and windows
while you are covering beneath the
sharp stings Of winter. Not that all
days IN summer are cold and all days
in winter warm; but the general rule is
that June, July and August are detest-
able, and the rest of the year unequal
led for loneliness of weather. There are
not only days but weeks when the skies
are indescribably glorious. The Nile
Valley is not so sweetly balmy, South.
ern Italy not so rich in mellow SPLEEN
dor. The golden sunshine permeates
every pore, quickens every pulse of life.
The air has an indefn able softness
and S Eeetness-a tonic quality that
braces the nerves to a joyous tension,
making the very sense of existence q
delight. The contrast of temperature
between summer and winter Is less ap.
parent than real. The remarkable
equability Of the climate will appear
from the following: In June, 1874, the
highest Thermometer was 81 degrees,
the lowest So degrees; in January of
the same year the highest was 50 de-
grees, the lowest 81. In December the
range was between 90 degrees and 50
degrees; in August it was between IS
degrees and go degrees.
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HANDS OFF TIE PREss.

OF all the planks in the platform
adopted by the Democrats and Liberals
Of Minnesota none is sounder than the
third:
That we are opposed to all attempts
to limit the freedom of the press of the
country.
This emphatic declaration involves
one Of the most important questions Of
the day. 1t has already been announced
from Washington that the PostOfice
Department Is under no constitution
al obligation to deliver newspa-
pers through the mails; and had
the administration succeeded IN
enforcing the Poland-Frelinghuysen
gag-law In connection with such an
arbitrary ruling by the postal authOri-
ties, the aunihilatiOn of the free press
would have probably followed. To
whatever extent parties tinker with the
finances or other public interests, not
so much as a finger may be laid upon
the press so long as a vestige Of popu-
lar liberty remains.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-11
THE RELATIONS OF THE MER'
CHANTS AND CHANGERS.

Col. c. W. Charlton, late of the
Grange Outlook, the organ of the East
Tennessee Patrons of Husbandry, is
now editor of the Age, an afternoon pa.
per Just started in Knoxville. His IN
fuence and prominence in the Order
Justify the assumption that in the fol-
lowing editorial article from the age
he represents the attitude Of its men,
bers toward the mercantile class:
There are very many well meaning
persons who are infatuated with the be-
lief that the Changers are the sworn
enemies Of the merchants, and that they
have combined b break them down,
than which nothing Is more untrue.
One-haf, perhaps, Of the troubles and
difficulties Of life arise from ignorance
OF each other 5 purposes and plans. If
those who entertain the foolish idea
that the Changers intend to play havoc
with the merchants, would take the
pains to examine their platform Of
principles, they would see their folly in
giving credence and circulation to such
an error.
The merchants are not only recOg.
nized as a high-minded. and honorable
class of men, but absolutely needed In
carrying forward the commercial af
fairs Of the country. We owe a vast
deal to their busn qualifications and
to their integrity and general informa-
ton. They have worked hard TO open
the arteries of trade and to extend the
domain of commerce. If they have
sold goods at what might be considered
sxhorbitant prices, It vas because, IN
part, the farmers relied too much upon
the credit system aud delayed payments
too indefinitely. If they would adopt
the cash system and pay as they 60
they would find the merchants willing
to put down their goods to a more rea-
sonable and satisfactory basis. Let
them bear this in mind, and if they Will
carry out the suggestion in their deal
ings with the merchants, they Will find
what we say to be true.
Merchants, as a class, are Just as
honorable "a other classes, and what
the Order Of the Patrons Of Husband
Nv would expect togain by dcmolish'ug
them, We cannot imagine.
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Total .........S7U5 10000 S545, OOO, 900
Thus, there has been an increase of
Sl60,000,00Q in the amount Of specie IN
the great banks of Europe within the
last two years.
While the stock of the precious
metals and the note circulation of Eu-
rope has been increased, there has been
and is now going forward a general r.
duction IL the prices Of commodities,
which so far dimin shes the require
ment for circulation and for gold for
banking purposes. The meaning of
this tendency is obvious. 1t points
clearly to a coming period Of ease and
low rates in the European money mar
kets; for that result inevitably follows
a simultaneous increase in bank re.
serves and a decrease in the money val
uation of the merchandise to be
handled.
To us, this prospect is of great i'm
portance. Our exchanges have for
several months ruled extraordinarily
high, from the fact mainly that the
rate of interest has been lover ct New
Yolk than at the European money
centres. This arrangement Of our nor
NAL relation to the European markets
has already caused us some inconven-
fence, aud has forced up the gold pre-
MUM when from all ether Gircum-
stances IL should have been declining;
and unless there was a prospect of an
early change from this state Of things
we might expect serious consequences
at no very distant period. The facts
to which we have alluded, however, af-
ford reasonable ground for expecting
that We shall soon feel the eject Of an
easier condition of things abroad; and
the fears that some have been Whisper
ing may therefore be moderated, if not
entirely dismissed.
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ENGLAND's NEW CAUSE OF ALARM.

A new potato disease, which promises
to be more disastrous than the old one,
Is announced In the British Journal 81
HORTICULTURE as having made its appear
ance in the garden of the Royal Hor-
ticUltural Society at Chiswick. Since
then the editors have received so many
communications on the subject as to
show that this disease is so wide Y
spread as to call for the greatest vigi.
lance on the part of cultivators to
prevent it becoming general. It appears
as yet to be confined to the new vaIie-
ties which have within the past few
years been introduced from America,
but there Is reason to fear that iJ will
not be confined to them. The disease,
which IS a fungus, affects the haulm
when it IL about six inches high; the
leaves become curled and growth
ceases, the tubers never exceeding the
size Of large peas. 1t viii be Observed,
therefore, that while with the old dis
ease there was the chance of at least a
partial crop, with this one there is no
chance of any, As the nation is
threatened With such a scourge as this
promises to be, the editor hopes Her
Majesty's government will take the
matter up and adopt the necessary
measures to stamp it OUT while there
Is yet time.
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THE CONDITION OF THE EURO.
PEAN MONEY Markets.
New YORK Bulletin

Ever since the beginning Of the Sc
ries Of great failures IN England, the
Ban of England has been steadily
gaining IN bullion. On the 5th of May,
the bullion account stood at E20,969,-
600: and now the amount is about
f29, 100000, being an aggregate in
crease of ES,500,00O in nine weeks, or
at the average rate of nearly one mil.
lion sterling a week. Within the same
period, the Bank of France has in
creased It's specie 20,673,OOO francs.
We have thus an increase of S47, 000,-
900 IN the stocks Of specie In the two
leading national banks Of Europe, all
but four millions Of the having
occurred in the Bank of England.
During this period, we have sent out
from this port S30,000,000 of specie,
mainly gold; and the balance Of Sl7,-
O0O, 900 increase IN the European stocks
appears to have been drawn from the
oAer producing countries.
The present stocks of the precious
metals in the national banks Of Europe
compare as follows with those Of two
years ago:
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sIncludiDg salaries Of citv offeerg

+IncludiDg salaries Of city officers.
Itisalso STATED by the Commercial that
these various funds In Cincinnati are
carrying a debt of million of dollars,
represented by the bonds of the city,
which has been accommodating for the
last four years, in consequence Of in
adequate tax levies.
Some idea Of the expense Of conduct
ing the government of New York city
may be formed from the rate of taxa
ton which is about to be determined
from the Assessors returns recently
sent in. The aggregate assessed valu-
atoms are fixed at S1,l0O,943,699, and
the total sum to be raised by taxation
upon this valuation is fixed at $50, ILL.,
47223. To this last sum, however, is
TO be added an amount, Il nited by
law to a sum not exceeding three per
cent Of tax to be raised, designed
to cover deficiencies in collections. If,
then, there he added to the sum al
ready given as the total necessary for
expenditure the further sum of S4I6,-
1915 for deficiencies in collection, a
rate Of 1926 per 500 will produce the
grand total of $50, 5S7, 1888 40 as the
product of such a rate. 1t should be
stated, however, that of this sum 49,.
0l2,3S6 represents the State tax. But
the price is a fearful one to pay for the
whistle; and, hard as Nashville finds it
to mike both ends meet, she may still
congratulate herself upon having a
comparatively cheap municipal govern
ment.
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THE oOsF OF 6OvERNMENF IN
CITIES

As Chicago and st. Louis have been
comparing the annual cost of running
those cities. Cincinnati steps in and
shows that. though having somepreten-
sion to a costly municipal g0Vernment,
she falls over million dollars annually
below either of them. If the figures
given by yesterdays Cincinnati Com
npereiaI be correct, the appropriation
bill of Chicago, 1876, foots up 1851
900; Of ST. Louis, $3.50 900, Of Gin
cinnati, SS,175,OOO. The Chicago Fire
Department costs $4,000 a year;
the St. Louis, 1925, 900; the
Cincinnati, S259, 1894. The Chicago
harbOr costs S245, 900, thatof St Louis,
$4,000, w1ile the Cincinnati wharf
costs S2l, 800 The Chicago House of
Correction costs $50 900; the ST. Louis
House Of Industry and House Of Re
fuge, SI35, GOO; the Cincinnati House
Of Refuge, $4,000, and the Work
house, SIS, 500. The gas bill Of Chicago
runs up to S505,000 per annum, that of
St. Louis to S2l6,412, and Cincinnati's
TO S205,33S. The Chicago police cost
1851, $40, that of st. Louis S456, 900,
and that of Cincinnati S43S 095. The
Chicago Health Department costs S97,-
92S, that Of st. Louis $4,000, while
the sanitary account of Cincinnati fOots
up only $50, $50. There may, however,
be some items Of expense in connection
with these departments of Chicago and
st. Louis which Cincinnati charged up
under different heads.
The expenditures for sewerage in
Chicago aggregate $4,000 a year; in
st. Louis they foot up Sl83,OOO, and in
Cincinnati Sl46,253. All street work
IN Chicago, including opening new
streets and cleaning them, costs $3.50,
600 year; the same service In St
Louis costs S941, 900, while the expend.
itures from Cincinnati's General Fund,
including the cost of making and re.
pairing streets, payment of salaries.
etc, foot up $S77, 274.
The following is an exhibit of the
principal items of expense in the three
/ citias.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-11

SENATOR THURMAN il unquestiona-
blyin an awkward dilemma, out OF which
the explanation Of the Ne10 York Tri-
bune's correspondent, published by us
yesterday, does but little to help. The
fact that he is in favor Of hard money,
but was outnumbcr. in the Ohio con-
vention and declined 90 fIce the music,
Is not regarded as particularly indiea-
tive of high moral courage-and a
timid man stands no show to be the
next President Of the United States.
We trust that he will make everything
clear from the stump before long. This
financial issue is, lowever, an extremely
perplexing one to the party leaders, IN
the present unsettled condition of pol
itics, and it may be some little time be-
fore the lines are distinctly drawn and
We know where every man stands.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-11

THE Dayton Journal having sugges-
ted that Governor Aliens farm of 800
acres pays him only two or three per
cert because he neglects his business
to get Office, the Cincinnati Enquirer
asks whether the journal knows of any
farm In Ohio, the proprietor Of which
attends strictly 20 busine IS, that yields
an average profit Of Over three per
cent. From this We are led TO doubt
whether, at che present time. farming
pays a whit better in Ohio than IN
Tennessee.