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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-09
LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

MONDAY, Feb. Sh.
Senate met according to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. lIUTcHINs, Of Gardiner.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in concur
renee.
On motion Of Mr.. DoNwoRTH,
Ordered, That the Land Agent be directed to
furnish TO this legislature tabular statement of
the amount of money and notes received by the
age on state lands and from sale OF stumpage on
settlers lots in the several counties, since and in
cluding the year 1870.
Subsequently the foregoing order was amended,
on motion of MIR. swAsEY, by adding "And also
the number of lots of land decided by said Land
Agent by authority Of legislative resolves, to &C
tual settlers and occupants of said lots and also
the number decided TO persons who were not in
actual occupation upon which settling duties in
part or in whole have been waived during said
seven years"
A communication was received from His Excel
lency, the Governor, transmitting a communca-
ton from Hon. ii. NJ. Atkinson, Commissioner of
Pensions, giving notice that the designation of
Abijah Nj. Billings of Clinton, Maine, as a Pen.
sion Notary, was revoked Jan. 20, in consequence
Of misconduct in office.
Under a suspension of the rules, the following
papers were received:
by Mr.. BRowN-Pe;iton of Almon Dow, pray.
ing for act to make available the school fund OF
The INHABITANTS OF DowetDank, accompanied by a
bill. Referred TO the Committee on Education.
BY Mr., SwAsRY-Peliton of X. b. IIollston e
ais, for an act to navigate Richardson lake by
steam. Referred to the Committee on Interior
Waters.
On motion of Mr.. lIINcKLEY,
Ordered. That message be conveyed by the
Secretary to the Governor and Council, informing
them that Hon. Silas Z. Hatch has been duly
elected State Treasurer for the current fiscal year
that he has sgnlted bis acceptance Of the Office
and filed his official bond. which has been duly ex-
amined and approved by the legislature and de-
posted in the office of the Secretary of State.
Mr.. STEVENS, from the Joint Select Committee
on Printing, reported that the committee had con
tracted with Mes.rs. Hartford d Smith to do the
binding for the State for the current year, and
the contract Report accepted, and the
contract read and approved.
Mr.. TnuRLouGH, from the Committee on
Towns, reported an act creating the Holland vii
lage corporation. Read and assigned.
Mr.. WHEELwBIGHT, from the Penobscot county
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TOLITCdL.

Says an exchange "1f you want to make a
democrat as mad as a March hare. ask him what
is the financial policy of his party.
The Dayton Herald (democratic) believes that
Allen is the only candidate the democracy of Ohio
can unite upon for President. excepting Pendle-
ton.
A delegation of democrats is going on from
New York to Washington to enlighten the Con-
gressonal democratic caucus at its next session ID
regard to campaign matters. They take The
ground that it is either Tilden or utter ruin.
The democratic candidate for Governor of New
HAMPSHIRE. Daniel Marcy. was Southern sym
pathizer during the War. He objected to dis
pIayjnp the flag at hal-mast at the time Of Mr..
Llncolns death.
The correspondent Of the ST. Paul Pioneer
Press has canyassed the Republican portion of the
Minnesota Legislature and finds that ffty-eight
favor Blaine for President, twelve Washburne,
five Bristow, four Morton, five Grant. two Hayes
and several others one each, the total standing
Blaine forty-eight, against thirty-four for all 9TH
ers
The Ohio infationists announce that there can
be no harmony in the democratic party unless
their views on the financial question are made the
views of the party. This attitude prompts the
Richmond Wing to make this unfrendly COM
ment: "Wise men will sometimes see the error
of their ways and change; fools never will
The letter of Mr.. jefferson Davis on amnesty IS
regarded here by conservative men, of both par
ties, as another and very needless frebrand flung
into the political field. 1t is pointed out that he
denies the authority of Congress to grant amnesty
or remove disabilities under the constitution, and
thus seems to ignore the fourteenth amendment,
and his talk about the "wrongs" which, in his
opinion, the Southern reople have forgiven, and
his boast that he refused to ask for pardon, are
thought to be IN very bad TASTE as also his charge
that the North inflicted greater "barbarities' on
prisoners than be would order on those in his
hands. This letter, people say, Is simply caleula-
ted to revive animosites which ought to rest and
shows that Mr.. Davis is still a soured and I'M
practicable person, who has not even the tact to
remain silent. 1t is thought that the letter will
arouse good deal of bitter feeling in the North,
for men say Mr.. Davis writes as though the re-
bellion was right and the defenders Of the Union
were in the wrong and ought to humble them
selves and ask PARDON Washington Correspond
nee of Nsw York Herald
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The result of the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Eastern Railroad was that an in
vestgiation by special committee into the man
agement of the road the past six years, the vari-
Gus conduct of the directors, was ordered and
cordance with the plan adopted at the meeting of
the creditors in January, and if they think it ne
cessary to make application for the benefit of the
bankruptcy acts. The board of directors elected
was as follows S. c. Lawrence, Frank Jones. j.
S. Ludlam, G. S. Morrison, Onslow Stearns, Jas.
W. johnson, John Canning, George W. Gill.
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Notice.

1NHE members of the kennebec Log Driving
i Company are hereby notified that the annual
meeting OF The company will be held at the City
Hall in Gardiner, on Tuesday, the 18th day of Feb
ruary 1876 10 O'Clock in the forenoon for the fol-
lowing purposes viz:
lst To choose Moderator.
ID. To hear the report OF the treasurer and take
such action thereon AS may be thought proper.
Sd. To choose officers Tor the ensuing year.
4th. 20 take such measures for driving the logs
the ensuing season, and raise such sum SUMS of
money for that purpose as may be deemed neces-
sary.
9Th. To act on any other business that may le-
gally come before them.
ID. C.PALMER, Clerk X. l.. D. Co.
Gardiner, Jan. Is, 1876. jan25.t It'd
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enacted 10 regulate SuCn aIter lnC0r-
poraton. In the new bill before the House both
are mingled together The first three sections, as
he understood it, provides for the organisation OF
a company for the purpose OF constructing rail
road without giving any powers beyond organiza-
ton. He was opposed to the amendment.
Mr.. POWERS thought if the bill was passed con
tanning only the three first sections, that it would
not be doing that which the Constitution requires.
He therefore opposed the amendment.
The amendment was rejected.
The question then required on the amendment
offered by Mr. Hobson, which is rs follows:
Strike out section twelve as reported in the bill,
and all other amendments proposed, except amend
ments "A.""E," and IF" and insert instead Of
section twelve, as reported, as follows:
Section II. All questions relating to land dam :
ages, and other questions in relation to railroads.
not conflicting with this act, shall be settled as
provided in chapter tifty-one of the revised stat
utes, which shall remain in force.
MIR. FRANK said that the eject Of the amend
ment was to strike out all the amendments except
the ons that provides for the payment of the rail-
road commissioners by the State, and the auditing
of their bills by the Governor, the one providing
that no railroad shall cross tide waters without
special permission of the legislature, and the
ninth section which provides for an election OF the
railroad commissioners by the people. The law
in regard 20 the assessment Of damages for land
taken for Railroad purposes, and other questions,
the people are all familiar with. He was in favor
of the amendment.
Mr.. TALBOT said the latter part of the amend
ment, "seciion IL, was unnecessary, because the
statutes remain in full force until repealed, an
act passed inconsistent with them.
Mr.. POWERS moved to strike out all after "F"
in the amendment, which was accepted by
Mr.. Hobson.
The amendment was then adopted.
Mr.. POWERS moved to amend section in the
fourteenth line by striking out the word "ten and
inserting the word "six, and in the sixteenth line
by striking out the word "six" and inserting the
word "three," which makes the capital stock to
be first raised for guage of feet IL inches
$1,000 per mile, and $4,000 per mile for any mar
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Music 1r H0n0gans orchestra.

ADMISSION IS cents. Reserved Seats 30 cents.
Seats secured at the Eastern Express Office, each
day Of the entertainment, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Doors open at O'Clock, curtain rises at
feb1-f4t
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GENERAL NEWS.

Secretary Dristow says that about nine millions
of silver bullion have been purchased and paid for
in bonds, under the Resumption Act.
A Philadelphia is keeping himself, wife and
child on oatmeal, at an expense Of one dollar per
week, and says they arc all growing fat.
A San Francisco court has decided that an ex-
ecutor must pay interest all funds of the estate
ia his charge. Tie case has been taken to the
Supreme Court.
Ice cutting il proceeding with great yigor on
the Hudson, and the Gothanites congratulate
themselves that the danger of an ice famine is
over.-Boston journal.
Statistics of insanity show that cases Of mental
arrangement are more numerous, in proportion to
other States in the Union.
A daughter of Lucius W. Pond, the Worcester
forger, has been serving as waiter in restau-
rant in that city for several months voluntarily
working out debt Of 500 which her father owed
the proprietor.
1t now appears that, instead OF the prisoners
taken on either side in the late war being about
equal in number, the Union forces captured 415,-
1863 men, while the rebels took only lSS, li5.
very differently from what has been given out on
the former erroneous hypothesis.-Bangor Wig.
A panic in theatre, or in any other crowded
building is certain to result in loss of life that
it is the duty of every man and woman to decide
beforehand on the course which they would pur-
ia the event Of their being called upon to face
the danger. In almost all such cases, the injury
is done by wild rush to the doors. It was so at
Cincinna lit has been so in nine instances of the
same kind out of ten that have preceded it. The
only sensible thing to do when cry Of fire is
raised is to keep your seats The chances of your
being burned to death are much smaller than of
your being crushed to death if You attempt to es-
cape. 1t may require a little frmness and pres
ence of mind in moment of danger to carry out
this rule, but it will generally be found safe one.
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this State are expected to do this work. Inas-
much as these gentlemen have no compensation
for their services, it cannot be expected that they
can do it without money. This money is wanted
not for them, but to be paid for the proper az
rangement of the goods OF our Maine exhibitors.
The money is to be expended under the direction
OF the Governor and Council, which is a judicious
safeguard.
Mr.. SwAsEY interrupted the Senator by inquir-
ing that, if under any exigency that might posi-
bly, arise, whether more than $4,000 would be
wanted
Mr.. HASKELL replied that the $4,000 would be
sufficient for the purposes of the commissioners,
so far as they had made up their estimates.
Mr.. SwAsEY remarked that in matter of this
Importance he did not desire that economical ex =
pediture of the States money should govern him
IN dong an act of apparent meanness. In com
mon with the people, he rejoced that this centen-
NAL celebration was to take place. He represent
ed constituency that would be the last to throw
any blocks IN the way TO have the State not prop
erly represented on this occasion. He thought the
State had not been sufficiently advertised nor its
resources made known. that the immigration Of
our young men westward had injured US. There
Is not a State in the onion Offering more AID
greater inducements to energetic and active
young men than this State. He wanted Maine to
be fairly and fully represented at the Centennial.
lie did not stand here 10 object or to sickle over
cent. The amount asked for by the resolve would
be only IL cents per capita and he did not think
the people would object to this. He was willing
to vote for $4,000, if that sufficient for the
commissioners. He desired to put himself on re-
cord ia this matter There were rumors atloat
that more than that amount would be asked for
that the military wanted to be represented, there
by putting the State on a war footing. To this
he objected. He was willing that the varied re-
sources of Maine should be represented, but out
side Of that he did not favor the idea of sending
our military at the States expense. lie called for
the yeas and nays on his motion.
Mr.. WnEELwmGHT opposed the amendment.
lie agreed with the gentleman from Cumberland
(llaskelD in the importance OF the movement. If
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Chronic Splenitis-PhysicIa Report OF a
Remarkable Case.
GAGRToWN, N. b. j

GAGETOwN, n. B., July Y, 1868.
Mr.. JAMES l. FELLOWS, Chcmist.-Dear Sir
Allow me to bear my testimony in favor of your
Compound Syrup of Hypopbosphites. l have used
it myself for Tuberculosis with marked benefit,
and have given it to q great number of my pa
tents, with the same results as l experienced from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-09
Boston g. Maine Railroad.
GENERAL EASTERN AGENTS

GENERAL EASTERN AGENTS
OFFICE, Augusta, Me-, Jan. 81, 1875.
The office Of the Eastern Agency OF the Boston
and Maine Railroad has been removed from Granite
Block to the Maine Central Passenger Depot, Room
No. ), second hoor formerly occupied by the Treas
urer. Entrance from the PLATFORM north end OF
depot
Any information relating to the business of the
Boston 4 Maine Railroad, cheerfuy given. /
shall endeavor to keep posted in the movement OF
trains on all connecting roads.
+ ssengers awaiting the arrival of trains are in.
vted 10 wall up stars, where they will find a com.
Portable and quiet place to sit
feb3tlw L. L. LINCOLN, Genr Eastern Ag'.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
One or WinsiOw's Tricks.

Among the new developments is the
case of u gentleman who had note of
IS 900 drawn in his favor by country
merchant. Wishing 10 raise money on
1t without putting ii into his own bank,
&C asked Winslow 10 take the note and
let him have the money The latter did
so, with the understanding that he
might put it into the bank IL necessary.
A lew days later the man came around
for the note. Winslow, expecting TO put
It into the bank, had Endorsed il, but
ran bis pen through the signature and
returned VI. receiving the money A few
DAYS ago the maker of the note received
a notice that note for ST, 900 was held by
"a certain Boston bank, and he was asked
to come in and see whether il was gcnu-
inc or not lie came In, looked al the
note and said made note OF that
amount, payable 10 the man named in
this note but can't tell whether that Il
II or not. The signature looks like mine,
but | am not certain To settle the
matter he went directly 20 the man TO
whom his note had been made payable,
ana asked him If lie had put 1t into the
bank. The man replied by producing the
original from his pocketbook. Ii seems
that while the note remained in Wins
lows hands he had copied IT, signatures,
indorsers and all, aud got IL discounted -
Boston Globe.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
FOREIGN iNTELLlGENCs

SIR john CoLERIDoE, nephew Of the ia
nous poet Of that name, and lately editor Of
the Quarterly Reei,,c, died In London, on the
18th. He was eighty.six years old.
Dir acmLiEMANs has been refused per-
mission by Turkey to further pursue his ex.
eavations In the Tread.
A CoSsTASTIS NOBLE telegram Of the 18th
says the Sultan had offered 10 grant com.
pletc amnesty 10 all insurgents who would
Immediately submit 10 his authority.
A BERLIN dispatch OF the 18th says the ef.
forts OF Herr Kapp and other deputies to Sc.
cure a remuneration Of the naturalization
treaty with the United States had proved
fruitless. The Government would continue
TO uphold the treaty.
A MADRID telegram OF the l4th says Spain
had recently sent another note to It's dipio-
matte representatives abroad, which was In
tended TO be q complete answer 10 the recent
note OF the United States Government The
memorandum asserts that negroes, mulat
toes, Chinese and deserters formed the bulk
Of the insurgent forces, and that their army
contained scarcely 500 white Cubans. Spain
could not make terms with any such ele.
ment. After having gained a complete vic.
tory, she would grant 10 Cuba all the lber-
ties which, but for the insurrection she would
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
Alleged Remarkable Discovery in
Florida.

We learn that the Indian Monnd on
Murphy's Island was opened, or rather
entered, by party few days ago. This
mound is one OF the largest on the river,
and has excited more than ordinary inter
est among our scientific visitors. But
Col Hart, proprietor OF the island upon
which the mound stands, heretofore per-
sisted in his refusal to have this relic of
past ages disturbed. On Wednesday,
however, il was resolved to inspect thor
oughly this monument of prehistoric age.
A party from the Putnam, with others,
took a steamer for the island, where they
arrived In good time. IL was agreed to
open the mound at its base. After making
a breach of thirty five feet, they discovered
q hard wall made of cocquina, or she'll
rock This wall was cemented, and was
ornamented with various figures OF war
riors, with bows and arrows, and various
reptiles After much difficulty breach
was made in the WALL and by The light of
a torch several of the party entered; much
surprised, they found themselves within
vault eight feet high, with room twelve
by fifteen feet long, with armed warriors
incased in inches, all in a state of petriti-
cation. This is certainly most wonder
full discovery, and has produced pro-
found sensation. In view of this import
ant discovery. Col. Hart has stationed a
guard to prevent parties making away
with those wonderful objects. Murphy's
Island will no doubt, become the Mecca
of the st. Johns tiver.--Pataka tF2a.)
Herald
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

THE nemes OF the principal officers elected
by the Northwestern Dairymen's Associa-
tion, recently In session at Fort Akin
son, Wis, are as follows: President, y. fa-
Vile, OF Wisconsin; Secretary, X. X. Stone, OF
Illinois; Assistant Secretary, w. IL. Stewart,
OF Illinois; Treasurer IL. q. Drake, OF Wis
consin. A number OF Vice'Presidents
were also chosen. Resolutions were adopt
ed, endorsing and commencing the move.
ment TO secure the erection on The Cen
tennial Exhibition Grounds at Philadelphia,
Of representative cheese factory and
creamery; urging Northwestern manufact'
urers and dalrymen 10 at once make arrange
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

Pencils have lately appeared the writ
ing Of which is capable Of being copied,
more or less perfectly, In the press. They
are said 10 be made of a mixture of graph
lite, kaoline and blue violet aniiine, The
graphite is used in the form Of thick
paste, the kaoline in a finely pulverized
state, and the aniline in the form ola very
concentrated aqueous solution. The whole,
when well mixed, is moulded under the
press with cylinders about four inches
long and of the required diameter
Gum arabic may be substituted for the
kaoline.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
sr LouIs MARKErs.-The latest reports

ST.. Louis MARKETS. The latest reports
from ST. Louis give the following as the
current prices for leading staples: Flour,
steady and unchanged, very little doing.
Wheat-No 2 red winter, $i.5i B01.52,
cash: April options, $i.56is; No red
winter, $137. Con-No. 2 mixed, 3SIs
@3sAc, CASH March options, 39A@
39s6c; April options, 4o1sGb4tc. Oats
No. 9, 3594c, cash. Barley--Dull. Rye
Higher. Pork-$2i 50@2i.75. Lard
$i2 .25@l2,3Tls. Shoulders--sc. Cattle
Fair TO prime natives, 81 25GQi,75
pony steers, S3.25@4.50; native cows,
50 75a3.75; feeders, $4o0@4,25. Hogs
Workers, $7.251T.75; packing, STi5@
800; Philadelphias, ss,l5@S.25.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

THE Bureau of Statistics in Massachu-
sets reports that the loss in production by
the former strikes In Fall River was more
than 81 $50, 000-the distinct loss to the
operatives involves much greater loss II
production, and a proportionate greater
loss 10 the workmen themselves, The
strike has now aboEt ended, as In the
principal mills some of the men nave re-
sumed work. Thepotters' strike at Tren-
ton in 1869, lasted over twelve weeks,
and cost the men engaged in il upward OF
$4,000, and the employers over $500, 600.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

THE American Grocer calls attention to
the fact that in New York the size OF ap..
pie, pear and potato barrels is regulated
by law. The last Legislature passed a
statute prescribing penalty for making or
using barrels of less capacity than l00quarts
OF grain or dry measure, Such barrels are
smaller than those used in other states,
but so long as there Is a fixed standard,
generally understood, and adhered TO I'M
der the penalties of the law, itmakes little
difference what the standard is. Trade
Journal.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

lit Is suggested by a correspondent OF
the New York 7ri6uas that washing
postage stamps would be impracticable II
the same ink were used for canceling
them that is used for printing them In the
first instance, so that any chemical used
for removing the cancelinc stain should at
the same time destroy the stamp.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24


"A remarkable coincidence--if II real
Nv happened lis reported from Jersey
City. Two gentlemen Of that city ex.
changed overcoats by mistake the other
day. One Of them, Nr. Martin, was con.
fident he could identify his property, as
he had piece OF Turkey rbubarb In one
pocket, pair of kid gloves in still an
other. fic MET the other gentleman, Mr..
Fielder, several days after, In the Mer.
chants Hotel, New York, when the lat.
ter said " Ii Is a little singular that
can't find my Turkey rhubarb that ! al
ways carry. / have a piece here, but II
isn't the one bought out in Ohio several
weeks ago" Mr.. Martin asked TO see it,
and then exclaimed by Jove, that's my
fhubarb; can tell the way | nibbled IL.
You are the man I've been looking for;"
and TO the establishment of every one,
they then and there snapped coats. To
complete the singular coincidence OF the
affair, Mr. Fielder also had pair Of kid
and wooden gloves disposed in his peck
cts as Mr.. Martins were, and both coats
were the same size, though not alike In
color or material Mr.. Fielder remarked
that his gloves came up more than usual
over his sleeves, and he thought his arms
must have shrunk. Mr., Martins gloves
were larger than his.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
TonAcco smoke Swinbu

TOBACCO smoke Swinburne abhors
never entering a room where smoking is
going ON ii he can help it. One day he
tried every room al the London Arts Club
md smoking was going on in each; in o
frenzy he thrust his head into room
among few quiet people and cried
" James |. was knave, u tyrant, a fool,
n liar, coward but love him, worship
him, because he slit the throat Of that
BLACKBOARD kaliph who invented this
filthy smoking"