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The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12

The Loss OF BARQUE AMIrY.-The barque
Amity of Bath, Capt. Patten, before reported
lost at sea with the master and most of the
crew, while on the voyage from Philadelphia to
Antwerp, had been three weeks out when the
vessel became water-logged. Two seamen, the
only survivors of tbe crew-twenty in number
were picked up by the Norwegian bar4ue
Norge. aud landed at Queenstown Ureland),
Dec. 23 They state that the boats in which
the men attempted to save their lives having
capsized, those who escaped being drowned took
to the rigging, but one after another was ash
ed off until only four remained. OF these, two
became insane from long suffering and refused
to leave the rigging, when the Norwegian
barque fortunately appeared on the scene, and
by means of lines thrown from the long boat
provided means of safety for the shipwrecked
men, Tie two others got on board the Norge
and soon afterward the water.logged vessel dis
appeared.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12

Boston is struck with the "boulevard
ldea," and raves over Cheyne walk and the
stretch between Westminster bridge and
Blackfnars. she insists that grand oppor-
tunlties ior rIparian avenues have been thrown
away VIII din her limits, and instances Savin
Hiil' 4,eacon street and other localities. No
rer-hedy tor past damage suggests ITSELF but
precautions can be taken against further de-
struction of water views.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12

THE Rev. Mr.. Talmage has got through
with the theatres. having entirely used them
up, and now turns his attention to novels.
He declares that "ninety-nine out of every
hundred of the novels of the day are baleful
blasting and destructive to the last degree. !"
Without stopping TO dropa tear of pity for
the man who reads enough to give judgment
on all the novels published, we pass to the
good novels, the exceptions, and find Mr..
TaImage saying ''the world can never pay the
debt it owes to Hawthorne, and Mckenzie,
and Langdon, and Hunt, and Arthur, and
Mrs. Holmes, and Marion Harland." Most
people will confess to knowledge of Haw-
thorne, bit who in the name Of Oblivion are
these people that Mr.. Talmage has dragged
out of the kingdom of obscurity?
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12

THE latest big story evidently meant for
the latitude of Washington, comes from an
Ohio paper. We are told that the bad lands
of the alkali district through which the Un-
ion Pacific passes, have, since the road was
built, become green with wholesome and
nutritious grasses upon which the herds of
the plains feed and grow fat. Truly the
power Of steam is stupendous! The inter-
ence sought to be drawn is that the sterile
plains of the Northern Pacific will blossom as
to prance through that region,
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12
THE PRE- S.
TUESDAY MORNING JAN. 12, 1875

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
fullen. Editor. ALI railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon us by demanding
credentials OF every person claiming to represent
Ionrna as we have information that several 'Fbum-
mers" are seeking courtesies in the name of the
PREss, and we have no disposition to be- even pas
sively, party to such Frauds
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12

We do not read anonymous ette.s and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not Necessarily for publication
bat as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to retnrn or reserve CON-
nunications that are not useS,.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12

The proverbial riches of the mines Of
Potosi sink into insignifcance in comparison
with the wonderful yield of the Comstock
lode. The first discoveries on the Comstock
were only made fifteen years ago, but the
product during that period has reached s175,-
10000, about one-eight the entire product
of the Potosi mines for three hundred years,
and over one-half the three century product
of the richest vein in Mexico. Last year the
yield of the Comstock lode amounted to
22,OOO,OOO, five times the average annual
yield of the Peruvian mines, and within three
million dollars of the maximum annual yield
of all the silver mines of Mexico. 1t should
be borne in mind too that the Potosi figures
represent the combined product Of multi
tide of mines in that whole district.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12

AT Atchison, Kansas, a few nights ago 16
year old girl broke into billiard ball and
pocketed all the balls and carried them oil, her
reason being that her father spent all his spare
money there
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12
ONLY 1928 miles of new railway have been

ONLY 1928 miles of new railway have been
opened in this country during the past year.
This is less than halt the mileage of 1873 and
but little more than quarter of the mileage
of 1872. There has been but single rail-
road in the country built one hundred miles.
The most Important enterprise in New Eng
land has been the completion of the Nashua
6 Rochester, thrty-three miles. This de-
cline in railroad mileage is not a matter for
regret; for the present earnings of the coun-
try are not large enough to permit the
investment of grea. sums in fixed property.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12

THE new Spanish King sees trouble ahead
in the shape of Marshal Serrano, who has
peculiar way of turning up at the top of the
pack every now and then. 1t appears that
the veteran Marshal opposed the restoration
of the Bourbon dynasty, and is now sojeurn-
ing in France, awaiting another revolution.
He has been in exile many times, but has
always returned at the head Of successful
party. Very likely Don Alfonzo shares in
the death-bed regret of Narvaez, who bitter
ly reproached himself wnile dying that he
did not kill Serrano when he had that cum
ming intrguer in his power.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12
E0 THE PUREIC.

The task of instructing and entertaining the peo-
pie in the science of Health Strength ond Beauty, is
one which very few physicians can fnt time 10 at
tempt, but which every one who is intelligent and
Hebbard (whose reputation is well known to the
Portland Public makes business of doing this. He
makes an abstruse science plain of comprehension
as yhe alphabet. He makes his humbest hearers IA
miliar with the technicales he uses and teaches in
the plainest words how to prevent many OF the COM
mon ills OF life and what habits are destructive to
health and happiness. He is an educated man, a
gentleman, is welcomed by resident physicians; and
everywhere he goes, paronized by all the best peo
pie; and, therefore, in placing DR.. Hebbard before
the public of this city as an instructor and entertain
er of thorough understanding of his charac-
ter his ability, and his objects is needed by the
thoughtful in order to insure their interest in the
theme proposed for discusson and it is for this pur-
pose that the Manager of Dr. Hebbard's business
calls the att nntinn of fhe nnhiic to the following
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12
STATEMENT.

After having graduated in the leading college of
New England and practced his profession for Years
in Boston, the Doctor received an honorary member
ship from Wttenberg College in 1856 1t was in the
latter part of this year that his first lecture was de-
livered in fremont Temple, Boston, before the Fra
ternty course and the city papers were 50 full of
his praise that the said lecture called tor and de-
livered i'll one hundred cities OF the Union dur
ing the year. The year following he opened in
fremont Temple his full course of PLY sioogcai Lee
tures and that immense hall was crowded for thirty
three consecutive nights at the conclusion of which
some three hundred citizens made him present Of
bust of himself and over thousand OF his hearers
pelitioned the Lowell Institute to make sure of his
lectures in that highest American Literary lnsttu-
ton. After giving his Course of Lectures in rrovi-
dence r. l., the audience mdsse made him pres
ent of full length, he-sze $1,000 portrait OF him
self.
After holding an audience of nearly three thousand
people in Cooper institute, New York city, in 1867,
for fifteen evenings (an accomplishment which Mr..
Cough bimsef confessed his inability to do) he re-
ceivad from the Genealogical Soc etv OF that city
in 1872 the compliment of urgent request for the
their great book'' entitled The Representative Men
of Boston," In the summer of the same season the
Doctor received the degree of LII. d. from Austin
College. The enthusiasm created at times by bis lee
lures has been so great that ia Taunton, Mass, in
1867 and in Pctou and Halifax, N. s., the past sea-
son, the audiences in their endeavor to gain adms-
sion have broken in the doors of the hail. and in ole
case overturned reserved seats drove ont the ushers
and took possession In st. Adams. VT. 1872, as
well as in other places, he was obliged to move 70
of people who fecked to hear him. His receI tion
rooms at the hotel were crowded by the best people
OF the place. not only for professional services, but
social converse. Throughout the Dominion of Cana
d. families of the old Noblesse, headed by Her Maj
esty's Government Official, have expressed their
hearty approval of these lectures under whose pat
ronage they have been given the past season.
To make the Statement short, and show proof
to Dr. Hebbards claims to public patronage we SUBJ
NIT the following names and testimonials Ghe orig
ina autograph letters of which are now in the hands
of the editor of this paper for public inspecton)
VIM. Cullen Bryant Horace Greeley, Wendell
Phillips, j. G. Whittier, Rev. Father Sherwood
err Hon John Boyd Gov. Morgan, Gov. Bullock,
Hon. j. q. Goodrich, Prof. H. w. Longfellow.
ia6 u
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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-21
1Legal--A Now Case.

Some new legal points are likely to
arise in a case filed last week. 1t is u
case filed by Messrs. Labatt. Aroni Il
Clinton, attorneys for Alexander Levy.
against the firm Of Flash, Lewis IL Co,
for $4,000 damages. It seems that
Messrs. Flash, Lewis ~ Go. had a suit
against Schwabacher Il Co., in which
garnishmcntprocess was issued, and the
sheriff, acting under instructions Of
plaintiffs, seized a package Of gold and
some private letters on board a South
American schooner, addressed to Alex
ander Levy, and opened them and took
out the gold and some drafts, and then
offered to restore tho balance of the
contents to Levy. Flash, Lewis K Co.
denied giving instructions to the sheriff
to break the letters open, but the sheriff
claims to have followed their instruc-
tons in the matter. The sheriff is also
made a party to the suit. This appears
to be the first case for damages for lille
gally breaking open the private letters
and packages of an individual.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-21

der. the pretended act Of 1876, these ap-
pointmepts are made by the Supervisor
of Registration for each parish. In &C
cordance with this act the Registrar Of
this parish has established the polls
and appointed the commissioners.
Now, the election will be absolutely
null and void II the Hahn House an
illegal body. Does not the Wheeler adj
justment virtually concede this? Was
there ever a legal quorum Of legal mem.
bers in the Hahn House? Spurning and
loathing the compromise as the people
do, they yet hoped it would have the eff
feet Of multiplying the UNANIMOUSLY parti-
u legislation Of that bogus body; but
their acts are bound and published, and
officials arc acting under them. 1T
would be difficult to bring this matter
directly before the courts, but il would
be easy and competent for the Legisla-
t,lre to declare the acts Of the Hahn
House void. An opportunity to do this
will arise when tho member elected
from this parish presents his creden-
tails to the House.
Respectfully, LEX.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-21
A Letter from Monroe.

We publish the following letter from
Monroe for such items Of interest as it
contains and such suggestions as may
have a practical bearing in it:
MONROE, Dec. IL, 1875.
Col. Robert Tyler:
Mr.. Editor-On the 18th Of December
an election will be held in Ouachita
parish for a member of the Lower House
Of the Legislature, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death OF Southland.
The Radicals have nominated a mulatto
boy for the position the Democrats
have made no nomination and will pro-
badly not vote at all. The legality of
the election is questionable. 1t is held
under act No. Z Of the Hahn Wing Of
Kellogg's crowd last winter. That act
originated in the Legislature Of 1874,
was vetoed by Kellogg and returned to
the Senate and was passed over the veto
by two-thirds of that body. 1t also pur-
ports to have been passed by two-thirds
of the Hahn House on March 2, 1875.
By the act Of 1873, the polling places
and the commissioners Of elections
were appointed by the police jury; un-
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-21
The Grand Jury's Report. Against the Lou
isana Lottery Company.

At its April term the Grand Jury
which was composed of men OF ster-
ling integrity, in whom this entire com
munity has the most implicit confidence,
the following report on the Louisiana
State Lottery Company was submitted
"Wo desire to allude to the Louisiana
| State Lottery Company, an institution,
chartered, it is true, by the Legislature
Of this State, but an unmitigatcd evil.
extending its baleful influences through
out the entire city, misleading to their
utter ruin hundreds OF our young mon,
and carrying poverty y disgrace 70
many homes. We regard this institu-
ton as nothing less than q legalized
system Of gambling, a disgrace alike to
those who carry it or and to the legisIa-
tive body that granted its charter. We
would earnestly recommend for the
sake Of the fair fame of our city, that
the law authorizing this institution be
repealed ut the next session OF our State
Legislature"
We leave standing so much Of tho re-
port of the Grand Jury at it's April term,
as will demonstrate its utter and abso-
State Lottery Company. We wish tc
call the attention Of the community to
that part Of the Grand Jury's charge on
this important subject, which the man
ayers Of the denounced scheme have
managed to have suppressed so far MS
the most largely circulated newspapers
in our city lat least they so claim to be-
are concerned. 1t is said, on the
contrary, that this "lottery, tx.
tending it's baleful influences to
the utter ruin OF hundreds Of oul
young men, and carrying poverty and
disgrace to many homes" has been fol
many months advertised extensively by
many of the leading journals, without
a word of comment, even indirectly, to
put the people on their guard. In the
very first issue of the DEMOCRAT we
have taken occasion to show Il oppo'
sition to this, and all such inventions,
We shall decline to take advertise
mcnts from moncy-making schemes
when denounccd.as this has been by
Grand Jury composed of many OF ON
best citizens, and who earnestly recon
mend for the sake Of the fair fame o.
our city, that the law authorizing this
institution be repealed at the next ses
sion of the Legislature" II we canno1
live or make money without ever n tact
connection with what the Grand Jur,
pronounces "legaiized gambling" WI
prefer not to live at all.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-21
A Republic or n II Elective Monarchy.

The next years Presidential election
will probably decide whether the United
States shall remain u Republic in fact,
or by the election OF Gen. Grant for the
third term be converted in an elective
monarchy in effect. It will be easier to
raise Grant TO the Chair OF State the
fourth time than on the third occasion.
Indeed, he and his parasites will then
take care that the election shall be a
farce, i'm assuming the Presidency the
third term, and that the people must
venture the hazards and responsible
ties Of q civil wal or submit to his life
rule. 1t is, indeed, q grave question to
consider, and in order that the readers
of the DEMOCRAT may weigh 1t, we re-
produce two articles, the n from the
wcll-known Cincinnati Commercial cor
respondent, II. V. Redding, and the
other from George Curtis, of HnpGr's
Weekly, on different views OF Grants
chances for the third term nomination.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-21


There Ia peucre,t no stronger mari
Of an alien and~opprcssive power Una
the presence a standing army watch
ing and Guarding the people in theii
walks " business, either apparently ol
really. We are now suffering from such
a~Sfievance, and cannot but sincerely
crust that our Representatives in Con
gress will make public enquiry into the
matter of tho existence Of "a standing
army q%uartered on the people Of Lou
isiana In q time OF profound peace. The
fact is made the more offensive because
the observation Of the people seems
particularly invited TO the4 situation
Notwithstanding the United States
Government has its w extensive bar.
racks u few miles below Canal street,
troops are quartered right in the centre
Of the city. We learn that up to the
first OF December they were garrisoned
on n ofsour most popular streets, In
the midst and sight Of our ladies and
children. Now there are soldiers
quartered In the largo building
near Leeds Foundry, lately va.
Gated by the Christian Brothers
Troops are also established in barracks
at several other points In tho State az
Alexandria, Msrksville, Shreveport. etc
Why Is all this apparent suggestion
that we are In some way in need Of this
appearance In our cities and public
thoroughfpres of United States bayo.
netsf Is there any foreign or domestic
war in Louisiana? Only a lew weeks
ago rso-called de facto Governor Off.
cially called on our citizens to join In
general thanksgiving to God for all the
blessings Of peace and good govern.
ment, and yet 1t is deemed necessary tc
keep over these citizens Of ours. under
such circumstances, the iron heel Of the
military.
II Louisiana is free and Independent
State OF this Union, as il claimed by the
usurping Governor and oil his follow.
ers, and since there is no doubt on thai
question with IL conservative people,
a this exhibition Of military force be
anything else than insulting to us, and
an ~indefensible outrage on one Of the
Fundamental principles OF civil liberty
which ought not to be overlooked
What IL the explanation otherwise?
In viaw Of such things, the New Yorl
Stn is right when 1t demands a reduc
ton of the standing army. Certainly
that portion Of the army used either tc
establish or to confirm usurpation, or il
quasi police espionage Of any one o.
more Of the American States, can OF
ought to be quickly spared. A republic
is In danger, and we say this in no exag.
geration, when its army is so large that
IL can DO scattered through and quar-.
tered upon States, whether for the pur,
pose Of assisting or defending party
usurpation, or for purposes OF general
intimidation. 1t is altogether a matter
that surely deserves the most serious
consideration, and our members at
Washington will not be disposed to ig.
noresuch an inquiry on this subject as
the immense majority Of our people ex.
pect to be made.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-21

An information offered in the Superior
Criminal Court on Monday morning
charges Jones, Parker and Jourdan,
Radical members Of the Legislature,
with accepting brides. They are charged
with receiving $500 each from the four
other Radicals, Devices, York, Mathews
and Ray, for their votes on the question
Of the Louisiana Levee Company's
amount due from the State to that cor
poration; and also receiving 1916 for
their vote on a bill for the purpose of
appropriating funds for and authorizing
the purchase Of a State House.
At the time of the appointment of a
committee, Of whom Mr.. Alfred Wiltz
was chairman, most Of the committee
consisted OF country members, who i'm
mediately on the adjournment of the
Legislature went home, and the inves-
tigation did not go to a very great
length in the House. However, the
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-21
II. v. Rcdding on Gen. Grnnt.

"All OF that lass-Federal officials
| principally-who control Republican
conventions in the South are pro-
nounced third termers. That is, oil
they want is to know that Grant desires
1t, and 1t is his so far rs within them
lies. The last Republican convention
in South Carolina unanimously passed
a strong third term resolution. What
strikes the mind Is that out of Is handful
of delegates, representing every county
in the State, and of all colors, from tho
let black cotton field skirmisher to the
white skinned vendcr Of postage
stamps, not n maj voted against it.
There was not ever u murmtlr OF disap-
probation, except from one colored del
cgate, who did not see into the true in
wnrdncss of the resolution at first view,
and wanted more light. When the beau
ty of the thing penetrated his wool no
voted for the resolution with the rest.
'Thc Republican members Of the last
Alabama Legislature unanimously
passed in caucus us strong a third term
resolution rs that drawn up by their
South Carolina brethren. There will DO
more Of this sort Of thing toward the
end Of winter. and by the opening OF
spring you will find strong third term
surface indications in the South.
every Southern Republican United
States Senator is u third-termer; with
the exception Of !. Rodman West, Of
Louisiana, and he parts his name in tho
middle. which is the next thing to being
u third-termitc. Spencer, Of Alabama,
is VIGOROUSLY in favor Of Grant for an
other term. Both Of the Arkansas
Senators, Clayton and Dorsey, are for
him. Both of the Mississippi Senators,
Alcorn and Bruce, are for him. Both
of the South Carolina Senators, Robert
son aud Patterson, nre for him. Patter-
son is the mar who drew up the third
term resolution in the Republican Con-
@vcntion OF that State"
In Tennessee Parson BrownIow is for
him, MS well as u large majority Of the
leading Republicans. The shrewd cor
respondent thus puts it to the CONNER
Gidi:
Between the Southern Republicans
and the Northern Methodists, and tho
oHiceholders and the negroes, and the
anti Catholic fanatics, and the bloated
bondholdcrs, and the Cuban ring and
the Washington ring, and old Simon
Cameron and Sam Bard, you will have
"a stronger third-term force to meet next
year than you now anticipate, Gins
cipu0ti E,,Yuirer.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-21

Grand Jury, under cx-Judge Braughn,
returned u true bill of indictment
against them. The Supreme Court
having decided that Judge Braughn's
Grand Jury, which indicted them, was
not a legal body, the Attorney General
offered the above information, and
wishing to test the right Of the Attorney
General to file an information, he re-
quested Judge Steele to refuse to allow
the information to be filed so that he
could take the matter before the Su-
premc Court, and make a test case Of
the matter in regard to his right.