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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09
NOtice OF Sale.

DURSUANT to a license from the Hon. John A.
Cumberland the undersigned hereby gives notice
that he will offer for sale on Saturday, January 16,
1875, at 10 O'Clock A M at the office of Kingsbury q
Jordan, No. 1873 Middle Street, Portland, the equity
of redemption of certain goods and chattes of the
tate of the late David Tucker, to wit: the stock
printing presses, type, ETC., in the Tucker Printing
household furniture in the late residence of said
Tucker, No. AZ Pine Street, the same having been
the fourth day of March, A. d. 1872, as will appear
by record in the city clerks Office book TO- pages II
and 72. BENIN KINGSBURY, DR., Admir-
Portland, Jan. 7, 1875 jasd7t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09

Color, Contour and Exp1ession) according to Ho-
garth and Sir Joshua Reynolds
Wednesday Eveg, Jan. 13-Lccture =,
Heart, Blood and Sentiments, Their Dis
eases and IP assiOns.
Thursday Eve'ng, Jan. 14-Lecture 3.
St0machs, Lrvers and their Diseases and
Influence On Life,
Friday Evening, Jan. 15-Lecture a.
The, Great SabaratOries of Life, the Lungs,
Throat, &C., and their Diseases.
Saturday Evening, Jan. n..6-Lectu,e 5.
The Brain, Nerves, and their Diseases
and Culture.
Monday Evening, Jan. lS-Lecturo 6.
The Special Senses, Sight, Hearing,
Taste, &c,
"Wednesday Eve'g, Jan. 2O-Leciuro Z. y
Nutrition and Animal Heat,
showing how the food is manufactured into Blood
and nourishes the Body, etc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09

Net earnings. ......s 1926 65 sI,OIs,922 %
The result it will be seen, is surplus of
nearly half million m2re in 1874 than 1873,
applicable to interest and dividends The use
of the new freight-station property at Charles
town is resulting in very ryconsiderable saving
to the company, but the economy is only felt in
two months expenditures OF the past year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09

EASTERN RAnRoAD.-The books of the East
ern Railroad Company have been closed up to
the end of the corporation year, November 30,
and show the following result as compared
with last year:
Gross earnings. s......Se, ,943,733 10 S3,O59 933 91
Operating expenses. -. 2350,457 IA 1,9s1,011 6S
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09
Washington News and Gossip,
THE SITUATION AT WASHINGTON.


The discussion of the situation in Louisiana
continues, publicly and privately, and opinion
is rapidly forming and taking direction toward
some practical measure to secure better con-
dluon OF affairs. There is somewhat unusual
hesitancy among members of Congress in form
ing judgments upon what has actually occurred
at New Orleans in the last two or three days,
and nearly everybody is of the opinion that
there is yet much to be learned concerning the
iacts upon which alone an opinion could be
justly based But there is no doubt of the
gravity OF the situation, and of the necessity
0i something being done to put an end to the
disorders In Louisiana. If the Kellogg govern
meht mad any strength of its own-h it had
any courage even, to use the powers that it
possesses in its own defence, or to gain the re-
spect OF the Conservatives in louisiana or of
the country there would be stronger DISPOSE
ton to sustain the efforts of the administra-
ten IN Keeping that government in power. The
prospect OF continuing through TWO years more
the scenes that have been enacted in that state
for the past few months is revolving to the
best Republicans in Congress, and they are
wiling to unite upon any scheme sanctioned by
Ihe CONSTITUTION which promises to relieve the
kepubhcan party of the incubus of the Kel-
logg government, and at the same time secure
the observation of law in the state. The pro-
Ject OF ordering new election under the pro-
visions substantially of the Carpenter bill, is
HeGuhS WIFI more IaVOf tnan ever before, and
such men an Gen. Hawley of Connecticut Mr.
Wheeler of New York, and Mr. Dawes are al
most,if not quite, inclined to vote for a new
election.
There is another class of Republicans who
would prefer to indOrse the Kellogg govern
ment, and sanction by law of Congress the con-
timed use of the army by the President to
maintain Kellogg iG his office and 10 punish
and subdue the White League organization op
posing him.. Their views are somewhat inhu-
pnpp6 nv nri1n nd - - \
yielding too much to demands that are regard
ed as Illegal and impertinent to turn out the
Kellogg government for no purpose except to
nave new election: There is little disposi-
tion to condemn the Presidents use of the
army in Louisiana, or to criticise the methods
which have been employed. Under existing
laws the duty OF the government to use its en-
tire military power to prevent bleodshed. and
TO protect the state government from usurpa-
ton IS generally recognized. There is no tot
erance or excuse found here for the White
League organization, which no one here doubts
has an existence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09
THE GORDON DISPATCH.

IIIO IOIIUWIH5 IS tIt uIspalCn sent Dy SenaIOf
Gordon of Georgia to Governor McEnery:
To Gov. John McEnery, Lieut.. Gov. Penn
and Il. H. Mari, New Orleaps-I congratulate
you on the forbearance of the people, Still for
bear, bearing every wrong, and it arrests and
handouts are resorted to, stIl forbear and
your rights will be vindicated by the American
people. You cannot better subserye the inter-
ests OF Louisiana, of the South generally, and
OF liberty, than by continued forbearance even
unto DEATH
(Signed) T. II GoRDox
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09

Doors open at u Lecture begins at u; Closes at
81 o'clock. 80
S15O: Course ticket S1.0O Teachers course ticket,
rs cts; Scholars course ticket SO; Single ticket 25
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BY the action of the house on the judiciary
committees iepcrt Thursday afternoon, Durell
and Busted escape impeachment, though the
committee found them guilty of misldsqHAaA5,IT qHAaA5,IT
srnpeach them had they not resigned. The
pertinent question was asked, whether these
men were not now eligible to Office and
whether they are not thus allowed to escape
one OF the penalties which conviction by a
court of impeachment would impose, and
which, according to the committees report,
they merit Mr.. Butler answered that it was
not worth while to impeach them, and Mr..
Tremain said that after resignation they could
not be impeached. The expressions by the
several members of the committee showed an
Interesting variety of opinions.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21

greenback currency or a return to
hard money. But Allen is dumb.
He refuses to tell the people where he
stands on this financial question.
The same political cowardice which
infects the Democratic politician of
the North has seized upon the Demo.
cratic politician and editor of the
South.
For one month the people have
been calling upon our Democratic
politicians of East Tennessee tc
come squarely out and say where
they stand on financial question:
known as the "Torbett Issues" but
the Democratic politicians are as
silent as the grave.
Who would have supposed twelve
months ago that the editors of the
Press aHd Hcruld and grange OWiooI
would to-day play the role Of art,
full Dodgers?" And yet suchis their
vocation. Nothing can induce them
to come fairly and squarely to " time "
on this great question. They are as
silent as the grave and 50 they will
remain-mtH after the meet populn'
election IN Tennessee Our word for it
they will then define their position on
" Torbett Issues
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21
A." WHAT WENT WITH THE
SCHOOL FUND"

The Union anil american of Wed.
nesday, contains an editorial under
the above caption. A portion of the
Democratic press in Tennessee will
persist in disappearing the facts
relative to the school fund owned by
the State previous to the war. 1t has
been done 50 often, and so many per
sons have seen only one side of the
question, that there are some honest,
intelligent people who do not know
that the original school fund, every
dollar Of it, was squandered by Gov.
Harris and his subordinates i'm their
mad attempt to drag Tennessee from
her moorings in the Federal Union.
Such, however, is the case. We have
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21
A. JOHNSON VERSUS DIGNITY.

With the exception of the Nash
vile Union anil Amcrican, the Demo-
cratic papers Of Tennessee, SO far
rs they have come to hand, ex-
clude our side Of the johnson contro-
versy and attempt to meet the facts
we give from the record, not by dis
putting the statements we make, but
by Safeguarding US. The Nashville
Banner, which cordially supported
Johnson's election, and eulogized his
speech IN the Senate, regards our let.
ter as outrageous, because we are not
dignifed and courteous in our crit.
cism of Andrew johnson. Well, we
have perhaps, committed q grievous
error in not speaking in courteous
language of A. j. His speech in the
Senate was so dignifed, and his allu
sions to the President of the United
States couched in such courteous and
elegant language, that it is really diff
cult to come up to the high standard
Johnson and his friends have estab
lished in this particular,
After we have carefully re-read fol
several times the speeches made by
A. J. while Military Governor, nota
bly, the one called his "IIigh-Street
Speech" wherein he gives the gene
alogy Of all the newly emancipated
Of Nashville who are, as diamond
dealers say, "a little Off color, VIC
may improve our style. If not, we
will then study that Chesterfeldiar
production delivered four years ago
at the Fair Grounds in Knoxville, be
fore an immense concourse of ladies
wherein A. j. prescribed a new mode
Of suppressing crime and doing away
with the expensive machinery of Pen
itentiaries and Jails.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21
land NOW THE QUERY COMES
UP.n

The Cincinnati Gazette, one Of the
most largely circulated journals in
the country, says 1.-THE bottom has
been knocked out Of Johnson's late
speech in the Senate"
To use a fayorite expression of A.
j., "now the query comes up" what
is Senator johnson to do for a speech
during the next five years and ten
months and q half Of his Senatorial
term? The speech out of which the
" bottom has been knocked" is the
only one he has. True he can de.
liver that same old speech in Staub's
Opera House as he has often delivered
it in Knoxville before (omitting the
parallel between Tennessee and Louis
lana, which is of recent origin but a
man can't make the same speech in
the Senate but once without being
laughed out of countenance. There.
fore the "query comes up" what is
A. J. to do for a speech ?
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21
TORBEIT ISSUES.

BrOwnlow continues to wrastle with
the Torbett Issue as if there was millions
init.-NashyWe Banner.
Yes, we intend to wrestle with it,
and the people intend that you shall!
have "Torbett Issues sounded in
your ears until the "Torbett Issue
swindlers are driven from power.
AS to ho,c many millions" are in
it we are unable to say. Perhaps the
Banner-whose party leaders have all
the money-can tell us. All we know
is, that as fast as the Union army oc-
oupied Nashville, Memphis and other
places where the rebel Legislature
and the officers of the Bank Of Ten.
nessee sojourned, the plates Of the
Bank, with plenty Of ink and paper
were carried by railroad and in big
army wagons. And the printing
press was put in operation and Tor
bett Issues" ground out just as the
rebel Generals, Quartermasters and
Commissaries needed money. The
Lord only knows how many millions
of this paper trash there is to be re
deemed under the late decision of the
Supreme Court. While the Demo
cratic politicians and spectators ..
Middle and West Tennessee have al
the Torbett money, the Woodworking
farmers and laborers Of East Tennes
see are to be plundered Of their sub
stance to pay this internal war debt
In addition to "Torbett Issues
the Democratic leaders are now de
handing that the people be taxed tC
pay for the slaves emancipated by the
war. And if the Democratic party
controls the country this will be the
next decision of some Democratic
courts.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21
ADVICE TO FARMERS.

A recent editorial in the New York
Tribune on 4 he business outlook, con-
tains some wholesome suggestions to
farmers in view the history of the
wheat market in the past twelve
months. 1t is now pretty generally
conceded that farmers made mis-.
take last year by not selling their
wheat when the market first opened.
They were influenced by a delusive
hope of higher figures to hold on, and
the result need not now be told-it is
too we'll known to need repetition.
The Tribune says:
IL is certainly to be hoped that the
error Of last autumn will not be repeated,
and the wheat held back, as it was then,
for higher prices, until again the only for
eign market Great Brittany shall have been
fully supplied from the shores of the Black
Sea, the ports Of which are again open.
That there is danger Of again losing the
British market may be seen in the official
statement that on the lst Of April, this
year, there we're nhoat, bound to British
ports, l,5G3,3 quarters of whest, against
l,442,20O quarters on same date last year,
and the accompanying fact that while at
the same date last year nearly the entire
quantity aloat had been shipped from
American ports. OF that aAoat now, pro-
badly less than % per cent is American
wheat. These facts and lesson should show
our Western friends the folly Of again
" holding on for higher prices.
We have no desire to see farmers
sell their grain for less than it's market
value and would be pleased to see
them have the full benefit of every
advance in the market What is their
interest is ours. If the farmers get
high prices for their products
they will have plenty Of money, and
we may reasonably hope to get a
share Of it. II is for these reasons
that we would warn them against the
advice of visionary men who guess
that prices will advance, but can give
no reason why. 1t is for these rea-
sons that we intend to keep our read
ers we'll posted on all markets, and
especially those in which all our peo-
pie are interested. Had the surplus
wheat in East Tennessee been dis,
posed of last fall, money would have
been plentier, there would have been
less talk about "hard times" and
thousands of dollars would have been
saved that are now irretrieyably last.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21

AN exchange, remarking upon the
statement that two St. Louis editors
are about to ligm a duel, says they
ought to be allowed to fight, and if
they killed each other the world
would only be rid Of two fools"
The suggestion is not a bad one.
And 10y the way, if such fellows were
allowed to fight whenever they desire,
there would be less Of it. 1t is not
unfrequently the resort Of towards
to gain notoriety for courage. They
send a challenge, which, if accepted,
they manage to give the civil authori-
ties information of and have them
selves arrested "just in time to pre-
vent bloodshed." In this way they
imagine they have gained some cheap
reputation for courage thing they
are entirely destitute of. Not one in
ten Of those who send or accept chal
lenges ever expect to fight.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21
BISMARCK AND THE POPE.

The warfare which is being waged
by Prince Bismarck against papacy
in Germany is a contest Of no ordi-
nary magnitude. 1t is a contest be-
tween the most powerful European
Prince, against the best organized
Ecclesiastical body on earth. Bis
march says tits not against Romanism
as an Ecclesiastical organization, how
ever, that he makes war, but upon its
temporal features. In the light of
history as he sees it, he views Popery
as something arbitrary, and Of a
strongly aggressive nature. When
ever the Pope has had the power he
has ruled nations with a rod Of iron
compelling all to bow to the dictates
Of his will. Knowing the great power
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21

WE are indebted to the leading
Democratic paper Of Nashville, the
Union anil Amerjcu, for the informa-
ton that Judge Frazier is a Republi.
can. The same Judge Frazier who
acted as the tool Of the Andy John,
son conspiracy to break up the Re.
publican Legislature several years
ago. The condemnation which has
been visited upon this Judge by the
entire Republican party is, the Union
anil 1merjcam informs us, unjust fol
the reason that Mr.. Frazier is now 6
Judge. Relieved Of his disabilities
by Democratic Constitutional Con
vention and indicated by the people
of Davidson county and Nashville il
his election to the same place from
which he had been removed.
The same constituency which win
dictated Frazier would have indicated
Aaron Burr for the murder of Hamil
ton and his reasonable conspiracy tC
destroy the country had Aaron sur
vived to aid in the destruction of (
Republican Legislature.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21

THE last number of the Grunge
O,alOok contains an editorial on the
subject of the Eastern Division Fair,
which breathes a spirit of fairness
that we commend. We must have a
fair this fall, and to do this, certain
things must be accomplished as a
beginning point. There must be
mutual concessions on the part Of
those in interest, and then the people
Of Knoxville must take hold Of the
matter. Let us throw OFF this lethar-
gy, 90 TO work zealously, and have
the best fair next fall ever held at
Knoxville. But no time is to be lost,
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21
"ARTFUL DODGERS"

Dodging is instinct with latter day
Secession Democracy. In the olden
time fearlessness and candor in the
expression Of opinion upon all ques
tons was the Distinguishing charac.
teristic of the Union, anti-nullifca,
ton, Jackson Democratic politicians,
In Ohio they have a Democratic
Goyernor-Allen, by name-who is q
candidate for President. For more
than a year leading newspapers and
citizens Of both parties have been
trying to get Governor Allen to de-
fine his position on the financial ques-
ton, 90 say whether he is in favor Of
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21
GOV. PORTER ON DRESS PAR
AIDE.

The Nashville papers give a glow.
ing description Of His Excellency,
Gov. Porter, ION dress parade" the
occasion being review by the Gov
ernor Of the regular United States
troops stationed at the Capital, The
Banner describes, with great warmth
and enthusiasm, how an ex-Confeder.
ate officer and present Governor OF
Tennessee mingled with the boys in
blue" on dress parade, while the
band played Hail to the Chief
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21

had occasion before to detail the facts
as to this fund, but as the Union and
American sees fit to raise the question
again, we will once more briefly state
them.
The basis of the fund, as far back
rs 1888, was a certificate of the Bank
of Tennessee for $1,5OO,000, consti-
tuting the greater portion of the cap
tai Of the bank. This was after
wards augmented by the sale of school
lands and other items not necessary
to explain here, until it reached the
sum of $2,679,O18.93. BY the terms
of the Constitution OF Tennessee,
this was sacredly set apart rs "per-
petual fund " inviolably for the sup
port Of schools throughout the State"
But in the face Of the Constitution
which the Democratic officials of 1861
had solemnly sworn to support, this
large fund was invested in Confeder-
ate bonds and used to carry on the
war against the Government. The
entire fURd was thus used, and is to-
day, for aught we know, in the vaults
of the Bank Of Tennessee,
worth no more than its weight in
brown paper. And yet these men
have the impudence now to come up
and charge upon their political adver-
saries, the loss of this school fund,
that it was only SIX hundred
dollars. This amount they
say was turned over to q Republican
administration, deposited in a Mem
phis bank and lost. The history Of
this six hundred thousand dollars is
to our readers. 1t was the
proceeds Of about one-slXteenth part
Of the assets of the Bank Of Tennes-
see, the remainder having been squan-
dered and stolen by Democratic Off
Gals.
1t was deposited in the Bank at
Memphis by a Democratic State
Treasurer without authority, which
unwarranted act he eXpiated by COM
suicide. About half Of that
amount was collected and saved to
the State and the remainder was lost.
By the act Of a Republican Legisla-
ture the amount was credited to the
school fund, but the original fund of
more than two and q half millions
was in violation Of law, and in viola.
ton Of the oaths taken by Democratic
invested in Confederate
bonds. The Democratic party in
Tennessee is responsible for the loss
Of this great fund, and the proof is
just rs clear and the fact as well sub
stantiated, as it is possible to de-
monstrate anything.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21

of Germany among the nations of
the earth at this day, it is not strange
that he should wish firm foothold
there. Bismarck looks with q jealous
eye on everything which looks like
encroachment upon the civil authority
there, and is determined that nothing
shall find encouragement which may
interfere with perfect freedom of
thought and action on the part of
those who do not accept the teachings
Of the Pope and his subordinates.
Plus does not seem inclined to give
up the contest and will dispute every
inch of ground with his powerful
adversary. He comedies nothing and
gives up nothing, except when COM
PEELED to by the strong arm of the
German Government, directed by
the hero Of the Franco-Prussian war.
So the fight goes on and the whole
civilized world looks on with interest.
What the final result will be none can
tell. 1t may end in bloodshed and
war. In Germany as in England the
warfare thus far has been of polemic
character, but there is no telling how
long it will continue so. Not long if
the Pope can muster a sufficient fol-
lowing among European nations to
make himself formidable.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21

The Nashville Banner pretends to
believe that not the slightest ripple
upon the political surface of Tennes-
see will be created by anything which
Johnson has said or which may be
said by those who appreciate him at
his true value. The Banner may
change its mind on this subject after
the election of Coopers successor to
the Senate. A. j. secured his cleo.
ton to the Senate by getting down
on his marrow bones and making
pledges to Republicans which he vio-
lated in few days after taking his
seat in the Senate.
We knew he would violate these
pledges, and we were not in favor Of
his election, though we took no part
in the contest. We tell the Banner
that no friend of A. j. will be enabled
to lie himself into Cooper's seat.
At the next Senatorial election, rs at
the two last, the Republicans are like
ly to have the balance of power if
they do not have a clean majority.
At all hazards we say give us 4
Republican or an honest, truthful
Democrat. ADemocrat who, no mat.
ter what his antecedents, will be the
same man at Nashville before cleo
ton that he is at Washington after
the election