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The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03
Current Notes.

The Baltimore Gazette has letter from
one of its Democratic correspondents, dated
Columbus Ohio, July 2Sth, in which he
gives dlscouraging account of the Demo-
cratic prospects. He says he cannot recall
the name of single prominent Liberal who
is now acting with the Democracy, while the
German Republicans this year will be unit
with their party.
The Bnston Post fnds Thurman's speech
to be ''the frank and temperate address of
statesman" And thus they cave in one at
ter another, these soft advocates of hard
money.
Gen. Ewing is said to have secured the
acceptance by Gov. Hendricks of an invita-
ton to participate in the Ohio campaign, and
it it is also stated that Hendricks will endorse
the Ohio platform on finances unreservedly
OF Mr.. Thurman's recent speech, the Bos-
ton Herald says: "Senator Thurman tried
it on, but he didn't make it much of sue
cess. 1t was a humiliating position for aman
who knows better. He knows it is mean
platform in that particular, but it shows the
densest ignorance on the subject of the cur
rency. Bnt he has not ithe courage is tell
what he thinks about it. So he tries TO
make people think that it don't mean what it
plainly does mean. He founders through it
with the air of man who knows that he is
an artful dodger, and has no faith in doing
what be attempts.'
George II. Pendleton is shrewd political
trickster. He denies having had anything to
do with the imitation portion Of the Ohio plat,
form, but he has been preaching imitation in
that state in the widest way for years. The
trouble with Pepdletor is that he has long
been overwhelmed with the idea that he was
destined to be President of the United States,
and, like charlatan and humbug as he is, he
has relied upon such things to work his way
along. He has all the trickery of first-class
Tammany ward politician. His humbug is
astounding, and he seems to delude himself
with the idea that no one sees through him.
Thus, in red-hot "rag- g-money" speech the
other day, after calling for more paper, he
said that he was opposed to ''rushing ruth
lessly back to specie payments" but that he
wanted currency redeemable at par in ev-
cry article of utility, necessity, luxury or de-
sire, whether gold or food or clothing, debt
anu taxes. FolloWlnS as this did his lnfia-
ton doctrines, we are led 10 conclude that
Pendleton is an ass, and that the Ohio peo-
pie will disgrace themselves if they continue
to listen to such humbug. Boston Journal
of Commerce.
Where is Pillsbury's key-hole witness?
Give us his namel Don't keep him out of
sight, dressed in buckram! If he is living
man it would be so easy to give his namel Is
he man of flesh and blood? Did he fight
at Kingfeld, or did he follow Pillsbury to a
safe retreat before the war began? Do let us
have sight of him! We fear he is a membef
OF that great company of sneaks WHEREOF
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The County Convention.

10 We Edtof OF the Press:
AS the day for holding our county conven-
tien approaches, our friends in the different
parts OF the county are putting forth in the
newspaper press the names of their friends for
the various offices to be filed by the nomna-
tions of that convention
Now, for my own part, very much like the
idea of publishing to the county the names of
the candidates for these offices, and sincerely
wish that all the names of candidates for
county offices could be made public at least
one week before the meeting of the convention
so that we might select from the list the men
who will best meet the wishes of the people.
The people want time to think over calmly and
candidly the qualifications of each individual
who is proposed for an Office. For instance, for
Judge of Probate or Clerk of Courts, we need
men Of peculiar qualification-men Of integ.
rity aud understanding-me whose legal abil-
tiles a,e unquestioned and who will be able to
fulfill the duties of the office acceptably to
those whose interests are continually in their
hands. And not only so, but it seems to me to
be matter of vital importance to the Repub-
lcan party to select the best men 10 the party
men who are above reproach and are SO well
known as to command the entire strength of
the party.
Among the many names we have heard men
toned are w. w. Thomas, Jr.,S. A. Holbrook,
Philander Tclman and Col. III. Cousins for SEN
ators; Fabius NJ. Ray for Judge of Probate;
w. X. N cal for Register of Probate; d. w.
Fessenden for Clerk of Courts, Sc, sc. With
such men as the above we should have ccun-
ty ticket that wonld be strong enough to in
crease the party vote, command the respect of
all-even our opponents, and save the necessity
of running about the county to tell the people
who aud what the candidates were.
Gorham, Aug. 2. LID.
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About Women.

The deadliest bellies at Cape May come from
Baltimore. .......,.
Florence Marryat Mrs. Ross Church) is said
10 De not lar from forty years old. and the
mother OF married daughter, bat she is gen.
eraiiy spoken of as young lady. She is q
blonde OF the pure English type, and does not
look more than twenty years old. She is said
70 nave given up her idea of coming to this
country to read
man in Iowa obtained a divorce from his
wife last fall, and then hired her for cook
since that time she has had more new dresses
and pin money than she ever possessed as Mrs.
Ohinese young lady is an applicant for
teachers place in one of the public schools of
San Francisco. She insists that she can
"snaschee small boy bal-headed all same Meli-
on Miss
Some Of the Cincinnati ladies propose to
take whole room in the new Centennial build
ing. and to inlay the floor with tiles of their
own painting and to fresco the walls them
selves.
The Providence Journal speaks of Susan B.
Anthony as woman oe marked ability, strong
and honest convictions, and irreproachable life.
and says further in allusion to small saeers at
her that "the woman who has the courage to
invite her friends 10 the celebration of her fif-
tieth birthday will not be killed by newspaper
paragraphs" o..
An Iowa woman gave her husband morphine
to cure him of chewing tobacco. 1t cured him,
but she is doing her own ploughing.
sentimental young man and a very un.
sentimental young woman were indulging in a
drive at Newport late in the afternoon few
days ago, when the following pretty incident
occurred: Young man aforesaid, overcome
apparently by the combined influence of the
fragrant air, the lovely landscape, and the
more lovely companion at his side rested his
face on his hand and gazed tenderly upon the
young woman. The attitude was not effective
in the right way, however, for the unsympa-
thetic charmer only turned toward him with
surprised look and eagerly inquired if he
had the neuralgia! That young man assumed
an erect position at once and kept it ever after
waId.
Mrs. Minnie Myrtle Miller is residing with
her mother at Port Oxford, Oregon. She has
not Dcen successful in her literary efforts
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TERMS $500 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE.

Pillsbury is chief We languish for one look at
him. How can Pilsbury be so cruel as to
keep him strictly private? What is the color
of his hair ?-Kennebec Journal
The Nep York Times says, using the
phrase without any trace of opprobrium,
Andrew johnson was representative dema-
gogue of our time. He had on him the stamp
of leader OF the people, strong in his robust
sympathy with popular passions and preju-
dices and his thorough-going contempt 70.
any sentiment which could not readily COM
mend itself to the least cultured intelligence.
His discursiveness, his personalities, his ego
tism, were only reproductions in more pow
erful vein, and more elevated stage of the
kind of talk which the farmer, the artisan
and the laborer were accustomed to hear ev-
cry day of their lives. In his ability to seize
popular idea and hammer it by sheer force
OF iteration into practical embodiment, An
drew johnson has not been equalled by any
public man OF his generation. He frequently
mistook invective for argument, and conf
dent assertion Tor logical analysis, but even
those who think least of him will absolve him
from espousing cause which he did not be-
lleve to be a just one. The energy Of his con :
victions frequently led him into excesses, but
the very inconsistency of his career bore the
marks of genuine honesty.
The managers ofthe sixth grand Cincinnati
Industrial Exposition announced as an in
ducement to exhibitors, an Extensive pre-
MUM list in high money premiums in gold
coin." Is this intended as rebuke 10 the
Ohio Democratic platform? Where are the
greenbacks? Are they not the peoples
money? Are they not backed "by the faith
and resources of the nation ?v Ia Cincinnati
going back on greenbacks? Not a single
premium offered in greenbacks. Why is the
Enguirerfient under this outrage p Chicago
Trii2tne -
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
THE MAINE STATE PRESS

TERMS: Eight Dollars Year in advance, To
mail subscribers Seven Dollars Year if paid in ad-
vance rv1r =
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S1ccarappa, Aug. 2, 1877,

WOMEN You MEET IN THE CARs-There is
the woman who drives you mad by never being
d'scomposed in either manner or dress. Her
hair is as smooth as though i5 had been ironed;
her face is as clean as though cinders and dust
were an unknown quantity; her boots and
gloves are new; they fit so perfectly that you
are quite sure her feet and hands were poured
into them. She is not without wisdom in being
bten chausse and blen gdntee. When people
have nothing to do or think about, they are
reduced to extremties. But when this i'm
maculately- y-attired woman emerges from her
section, after q sleepless nights journey, as
calmly unrumpled as on her first appearance,
endurance ceases to be virtue. She is a re,
proach to earth and man. People have no
business to go through life without coming i'm
contact with it. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
woman has no wrinkles. She never will have.
She sheds feelings precisely as she sheds dust
They slide off her. don't approve of her at
all, but do wish my boots and gloves looked
ike hers. Then there is the frowsy woman.
Ihe longer she travels the more "scratched up
ber general appearance. Her children, between
tne eyes OF three and seven, browse upon every
thing in general, making night hidtous by
crying, and day hideous by permeating the
atmosphere with their uneasy selves. Her
husband wears paper collars, puts his boots on
in public, and reads violently illustrated papers.
Kate Field
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County Treasurer.

To the Editor of the Press:
am glad to see that your columns are open
to the mention of candidates for county officers.
1t is good thing to discuss the matter. We
must have first class ticket, and pre- senting
names so that the merits of all may be canvass.
ed is the first thing to be done to secure it.
Only one name thus far has been mentioned in
connection with the very important Office of
County Treasurer. make no point against
him, but have been talking with number of
Republicans, and they have desired me to pre-
sent through your columns to the consd Grafton
of the Convention, the name of LEWIS McLEL-
Ian, Esq, of Gorham, the gentleman who ha /,
done the most of the business OF the office the
past year for Mr.. Harding. He is competent,
careful, good book-keeper, and has shown
himself to be essentially the right man for the
place. 1 am confident that his name will give
strength to the ticket. If we are going to
make ticket for the people, Mr.. McLellan's
name will be one that will suit.
ONE OF MANY.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with a Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor All railway. steamboat and hotel
managers win confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
Journal as we have information that several bum
mers" are seeking courtesies in the name Of the
PRESS, and we have no disposition to be- even pas
sively, party to such frauds. .-s ~.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

INOR RENT. at Morrills Corner, on line of horse
II cars. Ten good rooms, warmed by furnace.
Garden and stable All ready for occupancy. APP
ply to VIM. H. JERRIS, Real Estate Agent.
|, jy3ld1ws y- ~ t5w q~
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

SERGEANT BATES who is now getting up
another flag carrying expedition must have
seen Gen. Roberts order No. and is bound
not to be out-done. His effort, however,
will end in failure since. as warrier, Ser
geant Bates can do nothing in that line
which can compare with the stirring field
order OF Adjutant Marcelus Emery.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

THE Argus would give its readers to un-
derstand that the PRESS was disposed to
C its opinion respecting Mr. Manley
because, as matter of news, we briefly gave
the points of that genteman's letter auithoat
comment, instead of taking the space neces-
sary to present the whole. We have printed
the Ohio Democratic imitation platform, but
then we didn't endorse it. Perhaps that's the
reason the argus don't give it.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

An earnest desire to justify your generous conf
dence, and strong regard for the honor and ,cel-
fare of our State, inspire me Nth the firm resolve 10
spare no effort and to consider other consequences
in the endearor to faithfully discharge the duties that
iciH be incumbent on me If your choice shall prore
to be the choice of the people also. pledge you and
thousands for aoont you act in that event. an honest
purpose and fred determination to make the public
good my single aim and constant care.
a-. Gen. Connor's Acceptance.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

WE are sincerely glad that Mr.. Hartley
has been removed fron.the position of first
assistant Secretary of the Treasury, the con-
fidential adviser of the Secretary. 1t was
this Mr. Hartley, Maine man, who did the
most to pursuade Mr.. Bristow to adhere. to
the present regulations for sealing cars, and
he is the official who is credited with making
the same.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

Vacancies in delegations can only be filled by
actual residents of the town which they represent.
The County Committee will be in session at the
above room at O'Clock the day of the Convention
for the purpose OF receiving credentials of delega
tions.
DANIEL ELLIOT Brunswick,
WIN. L. PRINCE, Cumberland,
L. b. CHAPMAN Deering, III.
ISAIAH WEBB, North Bridgton,
SAMUEL DINGLEY. Sebago Lake.
CONVERS o. LEACH, Chairman, Portland,
d. W. MERRILL, Secretary, Upper Gloucester.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

REPORT comes by steamer that the Ameri-
can counsel at ChinKiang, while walking with
his wife, was assailed with offensive language
by Chinese soldiers. The soldiers were
promptly arrested and punished by the prop
er authorities. The prompt action taken
shows an improvement in China.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

IF the Ohio Democratic platform does not
mean irredeemability, what does it mean9
IL opposes every step taken or proposed to be-
taken to make the legal tenders redeemable,
and supports policy which will depreciate
their value and render well-nigh impossible
every attempt to pay them. The legal-ten-
ders are merely demand-notes issued by the
government. The government has pledged
itself to redeem them in 1879. This pledge
the Ohio Democrats propose to break. If
they obtain national power they will forbid
the United States Treasurer to pay the notes.
and will refuse to appropriate the money
necessary to pay them. So their platform
declares. If this be not repudiation, what is
40
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

The exchange of postal money orders be-
tween the United States and Canada began
yesterday, in accordance with the action of
the recent postal convention between the
two countries.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nicatons that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

WE present below the financial plank of
the Ohio Republican platform. Now will
the argus favor us with the financial planks
of the Ohio Democratic platform?
That policy of finance should te steadily
pursued which without unnecessary shock to
business or trade, will ultimately equalize the
purchasing capacity of the coin and paper dol
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

THE Duke of Edinburgh has made SUBJ
stantial addition to his income by selling his
right of succession to the throne of Sake
Coburg-Gotha to the German Empire. He
gets for his birthright an annuity of eSO,OOO.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03
House and Land for
Sale -

ON A street. Turner'S Island Village, Cape Eliza
~ beth, mile from City Hall, Portland. Lot 65xsO
# /; house nearly new II story, finished rooms;
good neighborhood, churches and schools; location
clean and healthy, with fine view of Portland, the
harbor, islands, white mountains etc.
Also plat of land street containing GOO it,,
eligbly situated for building gardening. Will be
sold cheap as the owner is going west.
Apply on the premises, or address, .e--
jy27eod2w* E. M. YATES, Portland, Me.
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Gov. Aliens own statement of his posi-
tion on the currency question will scarcely be
disputed by those Democratic journals in the
East who represent him as hard money ad-
vocate. A reporter of the st Louis Republi-
can had an interview with him the other
day, which he reports as follows:
Governor Allen, have you any objection to
making an explcit:statement as to your atti-
tude upon the question of specie payments and
their resumption, immediate or remote? None
of your public utterances that have seen have
been unmistakably explicit on that point"
The Governor replied that he was in accord
with the Democratic platform on that subject.
But" said l, Governor Allen, the Demo-
cratic platform is not what / call explicit on
that point. l am hard-money man, for ex-
ample, in the general sense of the term, and
yet 1 could vote the ticket running on thai
platform without any serious sacrifice of con-
viction."
The Governor said he was not hard money
man in the sense of believing that gold and sill
yer were necessarily the only true basis of cur
rency.
Perhaps you do not exactly catch the pur-
port of my question, Governor. The point is
this: There is square issue before the coun-
try as to whether specie payments shall be re-
sumed, or paper money made absolute. The
people are dividing on the question as to
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

whether coined metal or stamped paper shall
be the standard of value in this country for all
time to come. Have you any hesitancy in
stating your exact attitude with respect to this
important question:
At this presentation of the question our
Uncle William hesitated a moment and then
said: 81 regard specie payments in the sense
IN which that term might have been employed
twenty years ago-as physical impossl6lllty
now and for all time to come. In my Judg-
ment the business of the world and the tinan-
clal needs of mankind have outgrown the ca
paclty OF the mines to produce precious metals
enough to serve as basis of currency. The
buslsess of the world to day is transacted not
py the transfer of coin as in the days of Ve-
netlao ana Spanish supremacy, but by the in
terchange OF paper bills representing credit;
representing the confidence of men in one
another; confidence which is the outgrowth
OF the intimate acquaintance between com
munities and nations rendered possible by
modern methods of locomotion. In some
countries there is still coin in circulation, and
paper money is exchangeable at par for it. Blu.
nowhere do specie payments exist except by
sufferance. Nowhere could the shadow of spe-
Gle payments which does not exist be maintain
ed for moment if the people who hold paper
money were to withdraw their confidence from
the banks which hold what there is of gold.
In a word, the pretence of specie payments
which exists in England, the strongest coin
country in the world would fall tomorrow but
for the credit of the banks based upon the con-
fidence of the bill-holders. Therefore, you see,
the basis OF business in specie-paying as well as
non specie-paying countries, is credit and moth
ing but credit, after all. l cannot now go over
the whole subject. can give you my view of
the matter in few words. L regard the ac-
complishment of resumption in this country as
a physical impossibity. And 1 regard the
accomplishment OF specie payments as an ideal
ity, without practical foundation to rest on
regard it as damned barren ideality, SIR
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03
For Sale.

nNE and one half story frame dwelling house,
" with ell and stable nearly new, built in 1867,
all thoroughly finished and in good repair, with
twenty acres of excellent land conveniently divided
into moving, tillage and wood lots Finely located
Bridgton road near Prides Corner. This is desira-
BILE piece of property for country residence for
small farmer and Gardener or for any person desir-
ing to do marketing business and will be sold for
one half the cost of the buildings as the has
removed from the State. Inquire of COBB & RAY,
Attorneys, No. 42h Exchange Street. Portland,
Maine. jy17d&w1m
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

As regards those Ohio platforms, you
know. Strange to say, the argus has not
yet submitted them to its readers, but it still
affects to believe that the Democratic sis
every whit as good as the Republican"
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

The arrival of Chinese at San Francisco for
the past three years have been very largely in
excess of the arrivals during any previous cor
responding period.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

for the purpose of nominating candidates for four
County 1reasarer,one County Commissioner, Clerk Of
the Courts. ilTr
Also to choose County Committee, and to act
before the Convention.
The basis of representation will be as follows Each
City and Town will be entitled to one Delegate and
one additional Delegate for every go votes cast of
Nelson Dngiey for GOvernorin 1874. traction of SO
votes additional 10 the full number will entitle the
will give the following delegates and apportonment
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

THE argus has not yet found out that
Millard Fillmore is dead. That comes of u.s.
ing an old edition of the cyclopedia.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03
HOUSE FOR SALE.

DRICK House and Lot, Is Winter Street. House
ID 24 story, 10 furnished rooms; summer Kitchen
and wood house attached good Cellar, ,Sebago WATER
large brick cistern, furnace, gas houghOut Healthy
location wide lot and pleasantly situated with plenty
of sunshine. CHARLES M. II AWKES. >.
jus - diff
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

The public debt statement for July shows
decrease during the past month of S1,294,-
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TO Let.

HOUSE 58 Pleasant St., Corner of High Rent
IL $3.50. This is nice house, II rooms gas and
Sebago. The Key may be obtained at
jy21dtf ar1 THIS OFFICE.
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REAL ESTATE.
For Sale or Let,
HOuSe for Sale.

DWELLING House, No. Ale Cumberland Street.
IL Apply to A. X. Shurtleff, 46 Free Street, or
Albert b. Stevens, q Brown Street, jy31d1w
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03
For Sale or to Let.

FENHE lot and buildings formerly occupied by Stew
Il art & Mecher, on West Commercial st. An
excellent chance to start mandatory. The man
building is three stories high 60x7s, with counting
room and room for engine and boiler. A spacious
shed and good dry houses attached The lot is
ly 300 feet square. MATTOCKS s. FOX,
mySdtf 1873 Middle st.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03

DLEAsANT rooms at 3e5 Congress St., opposite
Il the Park. tta
afiaR aa jy14dtf