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which being put at 8l95 would have LETT
Ca. 4O5. which, added to s7, 1918 would have
given us a revenue Of .e11,363 for the season
1884.
To the credit of profit and loss account
stands a sum of G413 under the head of expen'
ses of management. The following is the ex-
PLANTATION of this item :-According to the min
utes of the general meeting of September 1lth'
1873, after having voted the remuneration OF the
director, who decided to give him also 10 per
cent. on the profits of the season, after dedac-
ton of s per cent. interest on capital to snare
holders and S per cent. for the reserve fund.-
Financial Position.
According to the balance sheet to 2otn pep.
TENDER, the company wed..........&I3'4o3
But to this must be added the almost
certain loss on outstanding debts, which
We put down 4'OoO
Which would bring our debt to-. ..917,463
From the balance sheet presented to
YOU, it appears that the liabilities Of
the company amount to ..........s$32,44'
And valid assets amount tO........ 2O,35o
The liabilities exceeding the assets by &l2,lll
The profits of the season 1854
were as per profit and loss &C.
count. 8T,9|o
On this sum has been spent
l. For repairs of damage
caused by the FIRE. ..9l,249
2. For finishing the Pote-
RE Railway......... l,l96
For lengthening
the Figuier Railway 1877
3. Modification of
levels ........... 260
4. Building huts so
5. Interest on debit. 481
s. Stores burned. ..... 400 1898 A,185
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
The Pension Lie.

The Bangor Commercial, the most reckless
of the Democratic organs, gives currency to
the lie that ex-soldiers are threatened that If
they do not vote for Gen. Connor their pen
sions will be reduced or cut off. The lie is
too absurd to be believed. The only danger
the ex-soldier has to fear is Democratic ma
jority in Congress. In the next House there
will be sixty members on the Democratic
side who were in the rebel army. Give this
same class a majority in both houses and a
Democratic President, and they will either
demand pensions for rebel soldiers or that
those now paid to federal soldiers be dscon-
tinued. They all claim that the rebellion
was right, and if their comrades were dis
abled in righteous cause, they certainly
should be put on level with the federal SOL
diers who fought against that righteous cause.
The rebel Democracy of the South will soon
constitute the controlling element in the
Democratic party, and that element when it
has the power will not submit to system of
pensions which not only ignores them and
their constituents, but brands their conduct
in 1866 as traitors. The logical conclusion
must inevitably be that Democratic MAORI
ty in Congress, controlled by members who
participated in the lost cause, must be mem
ace to the present pension law. 1t is unnec-
essary to add that Gen. Roberts rejOices in
the fact that there are sixty ex-confederate
officers in the next Congress who must logi-
cally be opposed to the pensioning of Union
soldiers while their married comrades are un-
racoopizod
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
The scholar has his faults as well as all 9TH

The scholar has his faults as well as all 9TH
er specialists. His incapacity in matters OF
domestic economy is almost proverbial; and,
as the family is the unit of society, it is quite
conceivable that his efforts in the higher de-
partments of government should not be uni
formly successful. What we want in politics
most of all is the attention of the merchant,
the mechanic, and sober men Of business.
These are citizens who, by Deglecting the
primaries and the polls, allow ignorant and
dishonest politicians to gain ffice.-Cnicago
Tribune.
Under paper system we have both none
tary panics and commercial commissions.
Under gold system there may be CONNER
cial commissions, but there can be no none
tary panics. Under paper system, COM
mercial convulsion lowers the value of all the
currency. Under gold system, no possible
commercial convulsion affects the value of
the currency. Under paper system, after
great failure, every dollar of currency is
worth from one to five cents less than it was
before the failure. Under gold system, af-
ter great failure every dollar, being coin, is
worth exactly as much as 1t was before-one
hundred cents on dollar. Whatever else
fails, the gold dollar cannot fail or fuctuate
in value. A gold dollar Is dollar always. A
greeDback dollar may be eighty-fiye cents to-
day, ninety cents yesterday, and only eighty
cents tomorrow. 1t is never really dollar
never worth full one hundred cents, and
never will be until il is redeemable in gold on
demand.-DetrOit Post.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
David w. Merrill.

The Argus has determined to make this
campaign of personal abuse of the basest sort.
Every day some collection of falsehoods is
presented against men of known integrity
and standing. If the conductors of that
journal think they can wiz the support of the
people by such disgraceful ASSAULTS they will
find themselves utterly and decidedly mistak-
en-. Decent people like to see fair play. The
latest attack has Eeen made on David W.
Merrill, Esq, of New Gloucester. The Ar-
gus, if it knows anything about it, knows
that there is not shadow of truth in any
one of its insinuations. Mr.. Merrill stands
ready to meet any attack that can be made
upon him, and invites any investigation any
body chooses to make. The fact that he was
selectman of his town for six years, and an
honest and upright one, has, of course, made
him few enemies to whose malice this attack
is due. In bis own town this is all under
stood, and their insinuations are strengthen
ing Mr.. Merrill, and will put him ahead of
bis ticket on election day there. But these
attempts are not intended to strike where a
man is known but where he is not known.
We believe the people of this country have
begun to understand the nature of the con-
flict waged by the Democrats, and are pre-
pared to meet l.. Slander never yet prevail
ed in an intelligent and honest community,
and il will not prevail in this.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
The Same Old Coon.

Senator Morton while IN Maine said some
things TO which we found it necessary to take
exceptions but there mas ono thanght adj
vanced by him to which general assent will be
given. Standard-bearers change, he said,
but parties never do. A party finds it as diff
ficult TO escape from its past as does an indi-
vidual. 1t cannot do so except by losing its
identity.
The Democratic party to-day is the Demo-
cratic party OF twenty years ago. In spirit it
is precisely the same. The people found it
untrustworthy then. Certainly nothing has
occurred since to give it any claim upon their
confidence. 1t has been tickle, treacherous,
and dishonest. 1t has proved itself hostile to
tie perpetuity of the union, an enemy to the
public credit, foe TO political equality and
the rights of man. For the sake of power it
has foresworn every principle with the excep-
ton of one, which it has ever professed to
hold, Its brief leases of power in single
states have been characterized by cor
ruption and extravaganza unparalleled in the
history of free governments. In sense it
has progressed. Each year it has taken pos
session of the discarded Republican platform
of the year before. 1t has fought Republican
doctrines until those doctrines have been ac-
cepted by the people and formulated into
laws. Then it has acquiesced in the inevita-
BILE. This it calls becoming iiberalzed. Its
condition of mind in these matters is much
like that of the woman in the old story. Her
husband was relating the story OF her death.
"Was she resigned ?" asked the sympathizing
friend. "Resignedp' was the reply, "why
she had to be-"
All the Democratic party has done for fif-
teen years is to occupy the deserted nests of
the Republicans and to try to hatch some
thing from the barren repositories. It has
kept the Republican party ''steadiy in view,'
as it has kept specie payments, but it has
taken wonderfully good care to catch up with
neither. 1t has served Republicans as post
set up to show them how far they have pro-
gressed during the year. The Republican
party has fought bitter battles for the rights Of
man against the opposition of the Democ-
racy, has got these rights acknowledged in
constitution and statute, and then the Dem
ocratic party has met in convention and SOL
emnly resolved that it acknowledges those
rights it can no longer successfully dispute.
This is the party which appeals for support
to the votes Of Maine. 1t can only make
gains by the active aid or the indifference o
Republicans. What has it done that entitle:
it TO renewal of that confidence so emphat
ically withdrawn nineteen years ago? Il
has not changed in name. Its admirers
will Indignantly deny that it has changed in
nature. 1t is the same organization which
we have whipped so often. Let US infict up
on it defeat this year which will stand t.
other defeats as Sedan stands to Saar- Louis
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
The Case Of GuibOrd.

In 1869 JOSEPH Guibord of Montreal, COM
municant of the Catholic church and mem
ber of the literary society known as the Cana
dian Institute, departed this life. To this
day he remains unburied. In the library of
the Canadian Institute are certain books
which fell under the dspleasure of the
Bishop of Montreal. He appealed to Rome.
and papal decree was Illuminated against
the offending volumes. The Institute re-
fused to pay any attention to the decree, and
the Bishop pronounced a ban upon its
members, forbidding them the last offices Of
the Church sin the article of death.' The
consequences of the ban fell first upon Jo-
seph Guibord. Stricken with death, he ap-
piled to the cure of the parish for extreme
unction. 1t was refused. He died, and the
widow applied for ecclesiastical burial for her
husband. 1t was refused, and the only place
permitted her husbands remains was that
part Of the cemetery allotted to maletactors
suicides, excommunicants and unbaptized in.
fants. The case was taken to the courts
While it was pending the widow died, leaving
the Institute as her legatee. Along with the
other effects the Institute inherited the law
suit, which it fastened to press to decision
The Court of final resort decided against the
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
The N. s. Littlefleld Party.


To the Editor of the Press i:
We not only have the Charles 81. Haskell
party in this locality, but we have the Little
field party. Indeed, for many years the Lit
tlefeld party has controlled the Democratic
party. 1t has nominated its candidates, run
its caucuses, and when it has not managed
the primaries, has set them aside and named
others of its own. In other words the N. 8.
Littlefeld party has been the guardian OF the
Democratic party in this vicinity.
But Just now the Littefeld party has q
special interest in the pending election. The
son of the N. s. Littlefeld, party, F. j.
Littleied, Esq, is the Democrat.
ic candidate for Clerk of the Courts and in
this town in particular the Lttlefelds and
their followers are making personal appeals to
Republicans to insert the name of Littlefeld
in place of that of Mr.. Fessenden. I also
learn that in many towns in the county, the
N. S. Littlefeld party will undertake the same
game. The Littlefeld party will undertake to
trade out the Democratic as did the O. FL. Has
kell party last year.
Now what about Mr. f. J. Littlefeld? Is he
fit to be Clerk of the Courts? Does his past
business success warrant the conclusion that
he has the qualifications for this intricate OF.
fee? The public has a right to ask these quss-
tions for Mr.. LittleHeld is not known outside of
this locality. He is between thirty five and
forty years of age. Years ago he undertook
the practice of law, but in this business he was
not success and retired The Pondicherry
Woolen mills were afterwards started and
through the influence Of father N. s. son +.
+. was made agent. In this capacity and at
time when woolen mills generally were max
ing money. Mr.. Littlefeld SO managed this
concern that no profits were made and after
business by which the property was so impaired
it was disposed of for about half cost to
Company which has since declared dividends.
A few years since the village district started to
build fine school house. Mr.. Littlefeld had
charge of the matter, particularly the fir ancial
part. The building has been very expensive
operation and unfortunately for Mr.. Lttlefisld
he has been unable until this time to make
satisfactory financial statement of the business.
Within year he asked to be discharged from
further responsibility in the matter. but his
fellow citizens refused so to do. There are in
addition to these matters of fact, some un-
| pleasant rumors respecting Mr.. LittleHeld 9
| private financial practices. At one time he
| was borrowing money; and in two cases where
notes were endorsed by his fatber,it Is reported
that he induced the holders to let the day Of de-
mand upon the endorser to pass without mo-
tice by promising to pay the whole In few
| days after the note matured. He could not pay
and the endorser claimed exemption by law.
Perhaps Mr.. f. j. Littlefeld has shown him.
self the man to succeed d. w. Fessenden but
several Of Us do not think so in Bridgton.
L DEMOCRAT.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
HOusekeeperS taAe Notice

nAvE your furniture upholstered at our nones
III and mattresses made over In od s3ie Dy
MRS j. v VALLACE, 62t York street.
will make Coush0ns and Draperies at my rooms
aug26t1m MRS. J,WALLACE,
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08

CECOND STORY in THOMPSON BLOCK, AZ
- feet wide nearly 100 feet in depth, newly fitted
up with counting room and tables. The best lighted
room in the city. Suitable for jobbing 4nanufac-
turing, II be let tor either, with plenty Of stOr
sale Fancy Goods Store, Nos. 121-123 Middle Street,
below the Post Office Inquire of Il. e. THOMP-
SON, No. 325 Emery street, on the Spring Street
horse car route. ian20d&wu
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08

ecclesiastics. Butthe Bishop remained OBJ
durate. The result of the attempt made last
Thursday to inter the remains of Guibord in
consecrated ground has been made known by
telegraph. A mob of zealots, who swore
that the "cursed bones" should never rest In
holy ground, broke up thel procession, and
the body of Guibord was taken from the
cemetery, followed by volleys of stones. Here
the matter rests for the present.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08

THE time to catch larks has come. The
Argus has said bright thing. But in re-
gard to its treasury grab during the last leg
islative session it pleads that the grab was a
very little one indeed, which is suggestive of
similar plea that has passed into story. 1t
appears that the Argus does not object to
stealing but to the size of the plunder. 1t is
also very wrong to take an extra dollar on ac-
count of mileage, but perfectly right to take
an extra dollar on account of subscription.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08

An earnest desire to justify your generous conf
dence, and strong regard for the honor and ,cel-
fare of our State inspire Nth the firm resolve to
spare no effort and to consider other consequences
in the edeavor to faithfully DISCHARGE the duties that
,ciH be incumbent on nae if your choice shall prore
to be che choice of the people also. pledge you and
thousands for hoa you act, in that erent an honest
purpose and fred determination to make the public
good my single aim and constant care.
Gen. Connor's Acceptance.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08

The Argus cannot get upa controversy
about Gov. Tilden. The PRESS has ever
been ready to acknowledge his merits. What
we said was, land we repeat it,) that he could
not rely upon his own party to second his
efforts at reform, and so had to call upon the
Republicans for aid. whatever reform he ac-
complishes must be through the help of the
Republican party. The Democracy will new
er aid him. The instinct of self preservation
is too strong with them.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
Brick House for sale,

MY residence, Is Winter street. House of brick,
VA q stories, contains 12 finished rooms with open
summer kitchen, woodhouse ETC., attached good
cellar, Sebago large brick cistern furnace gas
lot and pleasantly situa,ed with plen, OF sunshine
Will be sold at bargain as l am about to remove to
another city. CHARLES M. HAWKES..
August 11th, 1875. dtf
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
Political Meetings.

GEN. A. E. KING and CLARENCE HALE, ESQ. :,
will speak at the Town House in Cape Elizabeth
Wednesday evening at u o'clock.
GEN. KING and HON. T. B. REED, will speak at
Gray Corner, Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08

At the funeral of q woman In Shawson, the
other day, neighbor in attendance, feeiing
necessary to say something sympathe tio 70 .ne
afflicted husband, kindly observed: hou' 'e
got splendid day for the funeral
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
For Sale or to Let.

EyHE lot and buildings formerly occupied by Stew
L art & Mecher. on West Commercial St. An
excellent chance to start a mandatory The man
building is three stories high, 60x75, with counting
room and room for engine and boiler. A spacious
shed and good dry houses attached The lot is near
ly 300 feet square. MATTOCKS q FOX,
mySdtf 1888 Middle st.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08

IN FALMOUTH, 6 miles from Portland, lying on
the Presumpscot, at the mouth of the Pscata-
qua river containing 80 Of loamy SOIL chts from
80 to 80 tons Of hay, pasturiug for 5 cows
son. wood anil timber for all puaposes. good two
other outbuildinys, good Deghborhood, churches,
schools, station in minutes walk. For further par
ticnlars address or apply to P. +. MERRILL,
June %, 1875. On the Premises.
ine23 eod&wtt
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
For Sale or toilet.

HCUsE in "Hull Block" Carroll ST., two houses
II in Hull Block" Pine St. Ncs. 1873 and 142.
These houses have recently been painted inside keys
at office Also small genteel rent on Clark street,
up stairs to be let. MATTOCKS & FOX,
au11dtf 1S3 Middle Street.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08

THE Argus thinks it little singular that a
deficiency bill should be twice as large as the
regular appropriation. Not at all singular
under Democratic administration. 1t is
the regular Democratic thing. A Democrat
ic administration is made up Of deficiencies.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
F. G, PattersOn's Real Estate
BULLETIN.

MONEY TO LOAN.
AN first class Real Estate Security. in Portland
~ OF vicinity-Rents collected, taxes paid. etc.,
Commission. Houses bought and sold Apply to f.
G. PATTERSON dealer in Real Estate. Office 379i
Congress street, Williams Block, between Myrtle
and Pearl Streets au28tf
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
BOarders Wanted.

MRS. MATHEWS has taken the well known
VN1 Boarding House. at 81 Brown street, and is
rooms to let. furnished uDfurnished with board.
There is desirable for small family to let, at
the same place. aug27dtf
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
Board.

fssWO Gentlemen or Gentleman and his Wife can
4 be accommodated with first class Board and
Rooms at No. 20 Brown Street. mYl9dtf
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
To Let. .

A TENEMENT cont lining eight rooms with Sc
IA bago. Apply to JOHN w. Low, corner of
Middle and Deer Streets. audit
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
Summer BOarders.

A few Summer Boarders will be taken by the day
or week at NortOn's Hotel, East Baldwin. This
house is delightfully."- located the line of the P &
o. R. II. and only 25 miles from Portland.
G.. +. NORTON.
REFEREN CESS. c. strout, Esq.,, hon. Bion
Bradbury, G. F. Libty, ESQ.,, A. L.. Dresser, Esq,
Gen. G. P. Mattocks, Col. A. W. Bradbury. ju23tf
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08

a BOUT February first the Stores and Chambers
"A Oh Union St., now occupied by Caldwell &
Hodsdon, and Whitney & Thomas. Apply to
ja11dtf ST. JOHN SMITH.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE The Brick House No. II
%; Deering Street, Portland, belonging to the
NHs.l estate of the late Capt. William Ross.
NATHAN CLEAVES, Executor.
Sept. 1, 1875. se2dtf
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08

ANOTHER fool has come to the front. An
English father refused to allow his daughter
to read Scott's 'Lady of the Lake." on the
ground that the poem contains an immoral
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
Farm for Sale or Exchange!!
Real Estate for Sale.
BOARD.
BOard.

BOard.
nNE or two boarders can be accommodated with
~ pleasant rooms at 4l6 Cumberland street, cor
OF Green, also to let with board pleasant front
chamber unfurnished with ide room and large closet
off ohad 1xux
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
TO LET.
TO Let.
To Let.

I(OOMS to let, furnished unfurnishe1, No. 4
HI Cotton ST., second door from Free Street
apr24 diff
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08

HyHE BRICK HOUSE No. "a Danforth Street,
Il containing ill the modern improvements En-
quire at No. 10, CENTRAL WHARF.
jne6dtf
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
To Let,
To LET.

UNFINISHED Front Rooms.
Il 526 l-2 CONGRESS- STREET.
jy22 diff
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
Agents Wanted.

TN every city and town where gas is used. for the
Il sale of the FILLS PA TENT GAS BURNER
Very liberal terms 10 Agents. Enquire of
G. l.. NARsTON,
l2S hxchange street,
aug31d1m
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
Girl Wanted.

COMPETENT am capable, for general bouse
~ work Apply at house 35' Spring Street.
se4diw*
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08

A CONVENIENTLY Arranged Tenement con-
"A tanning rooms, wood room, &c. Gas aud
Sebago water. Inquire at
aug2Sdtf 61 WINTER STREET.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
WANTS.
WANTED WORK
Partner Wanted.

yTNHE RIGHT MAN with from seven to ten thou
sand dollars that can make himself useful on
the books a salesman can purchase an interest
in good safe, legitimate and established wholesale
business in this city Add ess BOX $50 with real
name business capacity, &c.
Portland Sept. 8, 1875 se4d1m*
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
To BE Let.
TO LET

Room I'm the second Story OF the
Primers Exchange. with power il
required. Apply to PRESS OFFICE
or to b. THUKSTON & CO., Ill
Exchange Street.
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The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
LOST AND FOUND.

Lost.
DETWEEN Locust street and the park, gold
ID NECKLACE aud locket. The finder will be
suitably rewarded by leaving the same at No Lo-
Gust St. Portland Aug %. 1875. au26tf
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-08
To Rent.

MICE and pleasant rooms to let, at 217 Cumber
IN land street, without board
sepldtf MRS. ALONZO BUTLER.