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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-09-01
The Gevernsess ana the
BANKS

~ The Columbus platform not onl
denouDces as destructive a cor
traction which Is we showed y,
Gently, Il an expansion Of abou
eighty millions, bat denounces ID
banks as oppressive monopolie
and demands that their notes b
called IN and eancelled-in plail
Engiisb, that the bonds upon whicl
the notes are based be "paid' wit
new government pronises-an'
that the place OF the notes shall b
filed vith legal tenders. In maxim,
this demand the authors Of tn
platform were sbrewed, having de
cided upon their course for fbey
appealed TO an old and vulgar but
very general and deeply rooted
prejudice. Banks have always been
popularly regarded as Hmonopo-
lies :; the Oldest banks ia this
State and Pennsylvania secured
their corporate existance only in
spite OF fierce opposition and in
two cases by stratagem, and the
two objects against which the
wrath Of the ignorant, the lazy and
the vicious is most easily excited
are still the bank and the bond
holder. Respectable newspapers,
which are inexcusable for their
Ignorance or their insinocrity, join
In the denunciation, which is
chiefly based upon the allegation
that the national banks receive
double interest, or that the govern
ment lends them its own credit in
the form Of guaranty of their
notes. How many times we have
refuted this we do not know, but
its reappearance in Ohio com
pels US TO repeat the refutation.
The bonds upon which notes are
Issued are a part Of the general
public debt; they drew interest
before being deposited and viii
draw it under any circumstances
and in any hands. The owner
does not get 800 in notes to lend, |,
besides drawing the regular inter-
est on bis deposited 800, as why
should he not /! III the interest
on the bonds were stopped his in
indncement 20 enter banking would
be gone. The government pays
him only the interest it paid before
and pays every holder Of its debt
the people who hire the 500 pay
the interest on that, and need not {
do so unless it is for their own adj ]
vantage. The banking system OF |
his State is precisely the same, 1
except that it issues 100 per cent. I
!, sne securities IN notes. instead .
!" % ui'permore--aithough the =
my "na''on ora'orS 90 NOT men =
ion 1.-THE banks have paid to the a
'o'etnnei' SINCE 'he organization a
'ne system net revenue OF =
We, e'','ov'poV. That the profit q
. oank circulation Is snail we y
S'e ine Dish authority OF more u
"a" one oonp'roiler OF the Cur &c
eney ior saying. And Al the bank q
- Sy7'en vas ever monopoly 1t II
No ""ser' lhe door having been IL
o" ops" ,or tue ireest compe- =
'''on Mr. hehey' Mr.. Cary, or D
~ p'alane iriend OF inc people, II .
: mas Tue apihty ana disposition u
no 30 can deposit bonds and y
~" 'no opportunity 70 share the .e
,on'S 81 banking ''monopolies" ..
% VIC permission 70 do TINS has u
!. pc.n u'ca Is o. course an ad- ~
'"opa' PROOF 'na. tnere Is a dread a.
: ypp,'''oh Oh .ne people ny r.
- DAnn' anu tnat the country &c
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a paper currency, the final demon
alization and Punishment of gold
and the entrance, without the pow
er to return upon the path of re-
pudiation, they see clearly that II
they can once turn the country
toward more paper and from pay
ment the rest will take care of it.
self and there will be no danger of
resumption. The great majority
OF them do not look beyond the
present, and the few who have
persuaded themselves that the
United States can repeal the laws
OF the trade and remain perman-
emily in use Of an irredeemable
paper currency. How the new
issues will be got ont, or whether
they are ever got out at all, they
no more concern themselves about
than they do what the effect Of
their own success will be; II they
IAN only get the country to declare
10 itself and to the world its DELHI
'rate choice Of paper and its re-
ection Of gold and payment, they
Know that their object will be ac-
'omplished, for IL they can. once
urn the boat into the current, the
will be trusted to do the
est. All the talk about tho rpiu
{ business caused by q contsae-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-09-01

077A WEEK guaranteed 10 male and fe-
- 4 male Agents, IN their locality. Costs
NOTHING 20 try IT, Particulars free. r. q.
gICKERY CO., Augusta, Me.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-09-01

E,eIt Carpefings ~ cent? per yard.
IT Felt Ceiling for rooms IN place 81 plaster.
Felt Roonng and siding For circular and
sample, address {. J. PAY, Camden, New jersey.
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SETTLE UP.

An parties indebted 70 the late firm Of T. =.
Blevend Co. druezxis;s. are hereby notified tha;
~ they would save costs and trouble, they must
eaD and settle With the sal-eriber without delay,
at The Alpena House.
Z. y. BIEwEND.
Aug. l., 1875. 80
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hundred and forty-two miles,
That Is an average Of a trife over
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-09-01

and agreed to vanish, but not by Civ
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05
daine Agricultural Exhibitions, 1876
STATE NEWS
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGN COUNTY.
Mrs. Livermore has cancelled her engage
ment to speak at Lewiston this week, says the
Journal.
Drs Field & Pottle extracted twenty-seven
teeth and roots for lady at West Minot, last
teeth and gums She afterwards walked home
about one-half a mile.
Scion Chase is responsible for the statement
that there is a thief at West Auburn mean
enough to steal tomatoes and big enough to
wear No. IA boots with horse shoes on the
heels.
Scion Chase's paper says that huskings and
prayer-meetings are well attended in Turner.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says that at the Sunday
evening temperance meeting in that city one Of
| the lady speakers spoke of the case of an old
man who came to that city Saturday evening
from Augusta, and feeling hungry and cold,
went into saloon to obtain something to eat.
After indulging his appetite for food he
thought be would warm himself up with
drink OF whiskey, and sitting near the stove for
little while, he Was called upon to drink sew
eral times SO that he became perfectly stupefied
and knew nothing until the next morning. when
he woke up in lumber yard. He told the lady
that he had $50 in his pocket the night before,
and had but five cents left.
A match game of base ball was played be-
tween the Indians of Oldtown and the Unver-
sity nine of the State College at Orono last
Saturday, which resulted in victory for the
College boys by score of SO to IA.
Patrick O'Brien died suddenly in Bangor
Saturday of heart disease, fastened on by
strong drink.
IN GENERAL.
Patents have been issued to Maine citizens
as follows: Landing nets, Charles T. Mason,
Auburn; toe-weights for horses, VIM. H. Alb
bolt, Fryeburg; misunderstanding machines,
Geo. F. Evans, Poland.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05
United States Circuit Court.
BEFORE JUDGE sHEPLEl


MoNDAY.-Davis W. Coolidge VS.. Grand Trunk
plaintiff for one hundred and fifty dollars and eigh-
teen cents.
The facts were that the Ohio & Mississippi Rail-
road Company shipped from St. Louis to be delivered
in Portland, quantity Of -four, accompanied by
through bill of lading at rate of freight stipulated
therein The -four reached its destination, the bill
OF lading being Endorsed to plaintiff. On calling for
the flour the defendant company required before de-
livery, payment Of sum in excess of the rate as
stipulated In the bill Of lading which the de-
1endant company had paid to a connecting party
west OF It's own, and claimed that the plaintiff was
not entitled to the flour without payment of its
freight and the sum SO paid in excess. demand
and refusal were shown. Some months afterward
the plaintiff paid the amount demanded, but under
protest, and toek the flour. Meantime the fiour had
deteriorated and sold at loss. The action was
trover.
The court for the purposes Of this trial. though ex
pressing some doubt the subject held, under au-
thorties cited that trover would lie under such cir
cumstances and that the company liable for the
actual damages proved. But on both points, as to
the form of action and the liability of this company
in any event. the law is to be more fully considered
on motion for new trial.
Snow. D. " 4. M. hand.
Nathan L. Marshall VS.. Grand Trunk Railroad Co.
Action to recover for value of quantity OF hay de-
sroyed on the cars in the progress Of transportation
from Canada to market this way. Unfinished.
'''''"' " -''' ' J.&E. M. Rand.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05

EXTENSIVE SALE OF TIMBER LANDs.-In &C
cordance with an act of the Legislature of
1875, the Hon. P. P. Burleigh, land agent, will
sell at public auction, in Bangor, Thursday,
October %, all the timber lands in townships in
Aroostook, Penobscot and Piscataquis coun-
ties, which have heretofore been set apart and
held for settlement, amounting to about 83 900
acres. These townships have been thoroughly
explored, under the direction of the Governor
and Council, and al! lands fit for settlement
have been reserved. He will offer for sale
tract Of 9918 acres in Franklin county, and 69O1
acres in Aroostook, withdrawn from last years
sale; also AGO acres in various townships re-
served by the Commonwealth of Massachu.
sets for the future disposition of the Legisla.
ture, and subsequently transferred to Maine
He will also sell the right to take off timber
until the year 1884. in Township No. 4, R. IS,
in Somerset county, 3O,S26 acres granted to the
European & North American Railway Com
pany and the right to take off timber and grass
from public lots in various townships in Aroos-
took, Penobscot and Somerset counties, aggre-
eating $4,000 acres, this right to continue until
the several townships are organized into plan
tations or incorporated into towns. There will
be about 10000 acres, principally in Aroostook
county, remaining for settlement, which will
not be sold, but will remain for the disposition
of the next Legislature.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05

Low Coal FREIGHTs.-The shipping rates
for carrying coal to coastwise ports have ruled
very low during the past summer, but an inn
provement was expected the present month
which has not yet been realized. A correspon-
dent in New York writes that "freights ad-
vanced few days ago to one dollar and forty
and one dollar and fifty cents per ton. An
improvement in The rates is always expected at
this season of the year. Notwithstanding this
and the extreme low freight prevailing up to
this time, two or three large companies of the
coal combination are determined that there
shall be no advance, and have put freights back
to one dollar and thirty cents per ton to Boston.
There is great deal of feeling among cap
tains and brokers at having to carry coal at
starvation prices at this season, and it seems
probable that vessels will be hauled up very
early in the season."
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05
Business Notes.

Jack & Faulkner of Turner are doing big
business in the clothing line. Two hundred
women take work from them and more are
coming in daily.
Pennington parties have recently obtained
$4,000 worth of Meiino sheep.from Vermont for
breeding purposes.
Mr. Daley of Buckfeld, formerly of Auburn,
who is engaged in the manufacture of boots
and shoes, wishes to remove his mandatory
TO Mechanic Falls, if he can obtain a suitable
building. Mr.. d. employs seventy-fve hands
on pegged work. AS there is no prospect of
the railway to Buckfeld being used, he is anx-
ious to leave that place.
The Bangor tWhig Esays that the Surveyor
General reports the lumber surveyed in Bangor
from January to October l, as compared with
the corresponding months of the two preceding
years. to be as follows.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.

-DASAAAAAAND l. VOA OI 4OLo
J.w. YORK Observation-Disclosures. PosTMAsuTa:
Once Hours.
From 7.3O m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from TO 10 m.
City Delivery.
The public are requested to adopt the house door
letter-boxes, the use Of which will result in greatly
increased rapidity in the delivery of letters.
Free delivery Of letters by Carriers will be secured
by having them plainly addressed to the street and
number,
No person need call at the office for all may have
mail matter lett at their residences regularly with
out risk or charge.
Three deliveries will be made daily, in all the dis
cts viz at 500 and 10 a. M, and at $50 p. m. and
n the business portions of Nos. 3, 4, 5, and (the
heart OF the cty an additional delivery at 100 pm
Collections
Are made on week days at and 11.30, a. M, and
at l3o and p. m. On Sunday one collection at p.
PORTLAND. ME-, July 26, 1875.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 100
and 1000 p. m. Close at $40 m, and $50 and 900
Boston and the West. Arrive at 5.oopm.
Intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 100 and 500 m. Close at
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 100 D. m
and 1880 m. Close at 500 m, 15O and 900 p. M
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 900 a.
m. and 2.40 p. m. Close at 1910 and 90 p. IN.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
Skowhegan, intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at 2.40 p. M Close at 1910 p. m.
Skowhegan closed pouch closes at 800 y m.
Canada and intermediate Offices via G. T. r. Ar
rive at 2.20 p. m. Close at 1874 m.
Morning Northwestern by G. I. R. Arrive at As a
and $40 ?. m; Close At $50 M il 10 and 500 p m
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 1.15 and 10.45 p m. Close at 7.3O a m, and
North Conway and other offices on the p & O. R.
r. Arrive at 11.45 m, and $40 p m. Close at 6.45
By the Bridgton Stage. Arrive at p m. Close at
$50 m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at a m.
Close at 5.00pm.
Castine, Deer Isle sedgwick, Mount Desert, Mill
bridge, Jonespert and Machias, via each steamer.
Arrive at a m. Close at pm.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Arrive
Thursday at a m. Close Saturday at 500 p m.
Foreign Mails, via New York. day previous to sail
ing of steamers, Close at 1.50 p m.
Foreign Mails for Allan Line from Quebec close
every Friday at 12.45'pm.
Foreign Mails by Steamer.
Mails will be dispatched from New York for tn
United Kingdom as follows:
1. The Williams g. Guion, or Eagle lines-every
Tuesday via Queenstown or Plymou th-mails close
at this office on Monday, at 1.50 D. m.
2. The Cunard line every Wednesday via Queens
town-mais close at this office on Tuesday at $50
8. The Hamburg American Packet Company, ev-
cry Thursday, via Plymouth, mails close at this
office on Wednesday, at 150 p M.
A. The White STAR every Saturday, via Qneens-
b Bremen line, every Saturday, mails close at
this office on Friday at 1. 30 D. m.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05

THE DIVORCE BUSINESS. on
the list of twenty-five divorces decreed at a
recent term of court in Kennebec county, the
Calais Advertiser says:
1t is estimated that 600 divorces have beea
granted in this state in the last year, which
speaks rather poorly for the morality and hap
probably better that those who can't live to-
gether happily should separate, but if the
divorces are to equal the marriages, people will
hull are right for their doctrine saves the
trouble and expense of legal proceedings.
1t is question whether those who get along
so well together before marriage. and SO badly
afterwards, would not always agree if there
was no legal tie binding them. Whatever may
be the occasion of all these divorces it certain
ly does not beget hatred of marriage, how
ever, for in many cases the divorce is sought to
enable the party to marry again. If married
people are to separate and marry again and
keep on doing SO as often as their inclinations
or petty grievances dictate, we might as we'll
preach free love, for we are rapidly getting to
practice it in this state under our easy divorce
laws
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05

BowDoIN CoLLEGE.-The annual foot ball
contest between the Sophomore and Freshman
classes, took place Monday afternoon. 1t was
sharply contested game, but, as usual, the
Sophomores, after playing about twenty mir-
utes, won the game
The Bowdoin Athletic Association have adj
vertised Field Day for October 10th, when it is
expected that the class races will also occur.
There will be different distanced walks and
runs, together with throwing, base ball, jumps,
hurdle and three legged races, and other sports,
which will doubtless be very interesting.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05
MASONIC
1T Masonic Hall, No. 95 Exchange Street.

ut Masonic Hall, No. 95 Exchange Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGEs-Ancient Landmark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-GreenleafR R. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, R. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNcIL-Portland @. R. & S. Masters, second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF K. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
day: St. Adams, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May /;
Grand Council, Wednesday P. M; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
Masonic RELIEF AssocIATIoN-Fourth Wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF Masonic INSTRUCTION.
Second and fourth Tuesdays Of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES.
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge Of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNo1L-Portland Council P. ofJ oond FRI
day.
CHAPrER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de H., third
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-Maine Consistory, s. P. R. s., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05

THAT NEW STREET.-When we read about
the extension, laying out and accepting of st.
John street in our morning contemporary, we
had to look at the date to satisfy ourselves that
the paper was not issued year old, as that
item of information would have been news just
about gear ago. The street was laid out by
the committee of which ex-Mayor Wescott was
chairman. and during the season the Superln-
tendent of the Poor House reports that the in
mates did 11Os days work on the road, the oxen
207 and the horses 80. News is scarce.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05

The OGDENsBURG ExcURsroN.-In order
that there may be no inconvenience, Mr. Foye,
General Ticket Agent of the Portland & Og-
densburg, has made arrangements to have ex-
cursion tickets sold at the following places:
Barnes Bros, and Rollins, Loring & Adams,
Exchange street; A. Lowelrs. 255 Middle
street; G. B. Greenleafs, corner Spring and
Brackett streets; L E. Sturges', cor. Congress
and Free streets; Meaher 8, Co., cor. Congres IS
and Preble streets; G. Way & Co., cor. Myrtle
and Cumberland streets; Geo. G. Frye's, cor
Congress and Franklin streets; E. E. Ring,
COZ. Congress and North streets.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05

TEMPLE-Forest City, No. l, every Wednesday
evening.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
quarters in Fluent Block, corner Of Congress and
Exchange Streets, Rooms and 10. Open day and
evening. Business meeting every Monday evening at
n O'Clock.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 49,
Second Saturday in each month.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner Of Congress and CascO streets. First Thurs
day in each month.
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Corne-
Congress and Casco streets. Every evening.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No. 3
Thursday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, Mon
ay evenings; Pine Tree, No. IL, friday evenings
their Hall, Clapp's Block. Market Square.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corner
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
PORTLAND INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
Sand 90.
PAYsoN LITERARY Soc1ErY.-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at u o'clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Congress
Hall Block. Second Monday in each month. Deiv-
cry of books, to G, to 8. day and evening.
PORTLAND FRATERNITT-No3 1854 Congressstreet
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.-Meetings every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner Of Congress and
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-Ar-
in Williams block Congress street. Mystic, Thurs
day, at Sons of Temperance Hall Congress st
Iron Clad, Thursday at West End.
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERICA-Camps NO
1919 4 convenes over the Eastern Express Office.
Plum Street; No on Tuesday evening; No. on
Wednesday evening; No. 4 on Monday evening; No
2 at School House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth,
Friday evening.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05

The STEAMER MT. PLEAsANT.-The report
that the stea mer Mt Pleasant was stranded on
the beach in Naples bay, and was leaking, is
untrue. The steamer was forced upon bar
in heavy wind, but came off in short time
and went on and is making her trips now as
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05
Saw Mill and Clothes Pin Fac.
tory for Sale at Auction.
ASSIGNEE,S SAFE.

ASSlGN HH'S SALE.
IN BANKRUPTCY, District Court of the United
Il States, District Of New Hampshire, in the
matter of e. H. TOLMAN s. CO., BankruDts, in
Bankruptcy.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order OF
the District Court of the United States for the Dis
trict OF New Hampshire, shall sell at public
auction, on the premises at jackson Village, New
Hampshire, on WEDNESDAY, October 9th, at IL
A. M, the following described real and personal
estate OF said bankrupts, unincumbered property
free from liens, incumbrances viz. Six acres Of land
in jackson, Carroll County, with buildings thereon,
consisting OF two story Clothes Pin Saw and Single
Miheated by steam, three dwelling houses and barn.
The mill contains an 80 horse power engine and
boiler but little used and IN perfect order Clothes
two Boiling Machines, Box Machine, Lath Machine,
Pail Handle Machine, Turning Lathe, Copper Dry
Kettle, Betting and other Machinery, which will be
sold at same time. Also the right to maintain a
dam at the Outlet Of Junior Lake, and raise the
sameifour feet, and TO maintain aqueduct from
said Lake to said Factory and the dwelling houses.
Also another tract of land in said jackson, known
as the Thomas Hill Lot; being lot number T. In the
Gridley location, heavily covered with hemlock
spruce and hardwood. The above property Is situa-
ted at jackson Village in heavily wooded country,
in the immediate vicinity of the Portland & Ogdens-
burg Railroad. The buildings were built in 1873 and
the machinery Is new and in good order. No better
opportunity to engage in this business can be found
Conway, N. H.
Oliver P. Meserve and Joshua Tricky, lat jackson,
or james d. Fessenden, Portland, Maine.
HIRAM G. ABBOTT,
sep22dtf Assignee of e. H. Tolman & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05

The HUTCHINSON FAMILY.-To-morrow eve
ming the well known Hutchinson family will
appear at City Hall. simple announcement
OF the fact will be sufficient, as the troupe
have such wide reputation. This is their last
visit to Maine before leaving for the Western
States. On this occasion they will give all
their new songs, with few of the old favor
ties. A few reserved seats can be found as
Stockbridge's music store.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05

GRAY's COMMERCIAL CoLLEGE.-We are
glad to learn that the term of Mr.. Grays Com
mercial College, which commenced yesterday,
opens under the most flattering circumstances.
Mr.. Gray has won reputation in the past
which has deservedly given his school a place
among the best of its kind. Those desiring to
avail themselves of full terms instruction
should enter the school the present week.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-05

HE COUNTY FAIR.-The County Fair begins
at West Cumberland to-day. 1t promises to be
one OF the largest and most complete ever held
by the society. There will be fine display of
stock, crops, manufactured articles, and some
fine trotting if good weather continues.