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The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-05-31
TIE CONTENTION.

We shall begin soon the discussion of the
constitutional Amendments. Many think
= might hare been begun before. but We
think in consideration q the great length Of
she campaign men would become weary Of
the constant rei,iration sf fthe same subject.
And as far as Orange is concerned little ar
gunnent will be needed, because the people
are going % support them. and therefore
We fbiuk il best to connect the subject Of
rhe Convention with the general ones u the
campaign.
Let our people bear h mind one fsct.
which ought 70 determine them in advance
m support Of the Amendments. and that i.
that The Office holders Of the RePublieau
party are nnaltsrably set against them.
This mskss ~ opposition % them suspi
eiOus. and stouid rally every Conservative
% their srppOrs
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-05-31

willism Allen has been endorsed by
fhe Clio Democratic State Convention, fJr
President.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-05-31

Charleston News 4 Courier says: The
South i easily satisfied bat 81 angel from
Heaven could not unite all the elements,
Of The Democratic party Of al sections d
the Union. nor Of the North and West
alone. What the South does demand is
the nominstion Of candidate who can car
ry enough electoral votes to elect him. aud
iha. candida.s. as things stand. Is Governor
TildeD.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-05-31

The Cincinnati Commercial ssyss We
believe now that success !. impossible with
dut New York. and we ere going 70 get
New York y nominating Pildcn. We
don't like him as veil as Western man.
bat that IS bot tie thing. We feaf . Wss.
! tsra msu esnaot csfry New York o, gl,y
mler Eaaefp State. . We drop ne WeA
rud ~ III TildeB
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-05-31
Nat l. Brown,
RAiti1II. n. Q.
DEALERln gsssa- q

IL ste5sI ~ tilftszsess 49,
sinsicaf IaarsA<@rs. Sf5pgs and 7rfH.
aiays .ter Fsiias 6sifsus. BaySs.
CHILDRENs CARRIAGES. Fancy
Goods. Teys. &s.
BASKETS, Baskets. the Isrgesi sssossmsa
in The State. 4. ~ g sisf Iscez
Ai.o tienrFal Agrnt fnr nrfhseeleiHsfsd kSTEr
stgr fAtsk uisgANs. Bs& lpr IhnFrhs~, brrt
for schools, lrsst for ths iism~ f1srisA brsi
ktrf0ftefs. reu ssn ssss mrscY tlnl 800
iss = n w r,lsfha-inx E,sap NAT LEkOwN
reini mr illustrated Catalogues. iialsiEh' 2,
IN ~. fg fF - - lzayt is1.i NJ
7I 7fITT ffatsJ ass5ss sls48ss Is .NNM.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-05-31

The Messenger says: Lenoir is decided
y for Reid for Governor. and j. 7.
SPeight, Of Greene. for Lieutenant Cover.
nor 54ts
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-05-31

Tic Portsmouth, En,erpriro tbrows On
this fsky thought q the hard ,imes: Just
at this particular season. before blaekber-
pcs are ripe. and when rations are no. lying
around loose, people who hare anything
would do well 10 wrap Il Up ii rsg aud N
omit.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-05-31
DISASTROUS FIRE IN RElDsyILLE.
Especial 70 the DanYille News.


Reidsyillc, N. q; May 22.--This after.
noon at one o'clock ERE broke out IN the
cellar Of Motley 4 Co.'S drugstore. j1st op.
posite the Richmond & Danrille rsilfoad
depot. completely destroying the drugstore
and two lsrgs grocery stores and would
have burned the denot bat for the earnest
efFort Of Messra. 0yennan and Rock. the
railroad oi6cials here. The Ere was got.
ien under con,rul At three o'clock in the
afternoon. Los estimated At $1,000.
with sl.0u0 Insurance $1,000 on Motley
Il 90. 10 the Old Dominion Of Richmond I;
$1,000 On Parrish & Bros grocery could
not learn shat company. The News
printing Office sss destroyed nearly all the
property of The Office was saved. The Gre
originated 10 the drugstore cellar where .
hos had been prepsring syrup for soda
fouBtsin. All the fire vas supposed 10
have been out an hour before. When
discovered. there was % much Gre and
smoke % one could gct In the cellar.
Much excitement prevailed and I suppose
Eve bundrcd willing hands dii ali they
could helping 10 subdue tbe ere. Just
after the fro. negro stole asiIk hat and
ras. but was seen. followed and caught.
corporal punishment was inflicted.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-05-31

The kschrond Wig as lhe Conser.
raties not oniy carried RIshnond BY hand
Dme and decisive asjority. eieeting Car
ringtoa Tyler aud their entire ticket. bu,
everywhere il the State, % faras We eOald
learn. they were also vistorious, carrying
rIl of the cities sni towns, with The excep.
ton Of Lyrrbbrg. We believe. ID most
gallant manner. fbere was no disturbance
anysiere that We souid learn. and the
election was. IN All respects. the most quiet
sBd orderly ever tpown 10 The country.
We can congratulate our friends upon this
result. which is but The fofsrpnnsr Of a
more glorious victory which swsits tie
Democratic nominee for The Presidency IN
November next.
We are indebted % ibe NevbOrn Times
for : very fall account Of tbe Pres cOnyen.
ton. We judge from the report 81 The
speeches, that they were hahded 10, 10 man
uscritt. Dur was on The sp1r of The mo.
neB,, aud We have the satisfaction Of learn.
ing from the Tines that il was well re.
4...mI a.4
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-05-31

The Sun says that Simon Cameron has
fixed up the biggest thing yet--that il to
ssy. this slsre:
Por pfesident-Roscoe cobkling.
For vice.PresiJent--Besjsinin II. Bis
tow.
The Star saysi See here now, that il on
" the marriage % Grantisn and lsristow.
ism, ard The woman will not wear tho
breecbes either. The people are tired u
Grant and bis satellites.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-05-31

Washington. May 2i.--Thcre il no
truth whatever il the statement that Fitz.
hugh shows signs Of dcrangemen,. Tie
only book be has helougiag 10 the lIousc is
the Invoice book. by which to settle his nc.
counts. lie il appr.hensive thai 100 bags
of books have been taken from the folding
roum without authority. and he nrels this
book to verify the stock that should be on
hand.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14
From tie st. Louis. Post.l
Hayes as Practical Civil Service Re-
fnrmar

The manner in which Governor Hayes has
always disregarded the machine policy aud
spoil system is shown by his entire action as a
public man. 1t is a remarkable fact in his
political course that he has not in any political
canvass ever given the leading politicians any
influence over him, and that after the election.
whenever an attempt of the kind was made, he
has ignored the Leaders who proposed to take
him in tow. In his appointments to Office he
has repeatedly acted in direct opposition to the
dictates of the party leaders. He proceeded
this way in the appointment of trustees for the
Ohio state institutions. He made it a rule to
give the Democratic minority representation,
and therefore General Thomas Ewing, one of
the most prominent Democratic leaders In the
state, who made himself specially noticeable
by his action against Hayes in the campaign
last year, was appointed by him trustee Of the
Soldiers Home and Judge Pugh, of Columbus,
another active Democrat and party leader. was
appointed trustee of the Reform School for
Children. In the appointment of the Police
Commission of Cincinnati. which has so i'm
portant patronage at its disposal he also
gave position to Democrat.
Among the five judges on the Commission
on the Supreme Court to which many promi-
nent Republican lawyers eagerly aspire, he
gave one position to a prominent Democrat
retained o large number of the officials ap-
pointed BY Governor Allen, or reaappointed
them. He simply pursued the theory of the
right of the minority to representation, and
acted according to the principle Of impartiality
and justice, and in accordance with that theory
which he embraced, he was the one specially
who carried through the law which has intro
duced in every district in Ohio the minority
representation in the electoral committees. In
short, neither in regard to the circle in which
he moves, nor in his style of thought, nor in
whole political career has he ever had anything
in common with the machinepolitcians against
whom he ten years ago took a stand in Con-
gress in favor of the improvement of the civil
service, and he was always the one who most
actively supported Jencks from Rhode Island,
in promoting such a reform.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14
News and Other Items.

William Penn's watchis still preserved as q
relic.
A general increase of activity Is noticed
among the mines of the Pacific slope.
The stock of oil in the oil regions is 8, 104, ZOO
gallons-so it has been gauged.
Montanas gold yield for this year is estimated
to be a million dollars worth more than last
year.
Every year Georgia farmer cultivates dis
tinct piece of cotton, which he calls his
"preacher patch," because the avails of the
crop go to the support of his minister.
Some statistician reckons that there are on
the earth two hundred thousand steam engines,
with an aggregate of twelve million horse
power, or an equivalent OF the strength of one
hundred million men.
AT the opening of the John Hopkins Univer-
sity in Baltimore, Thursday, lecture was Civ
en- by Prof. Huxley on education. At its con-
oluson he discussed briefly and soberly the fu-
ture prospects of America as a nation.
An aged German couple at ST. Louis, named
Klie, recently committed suicide because they
were too old to earn livelihood and were uu-
willing to be burden Ito their children or the
community.
The North Carolina Journal reports that in
consequence of the scarcity of money, COWS
have become almost the medium of exchange
in that state, thin COW passing for So, one in
good winter order for $40, and a fat one for
$13.
The Richmond Enquirer. the leading Demo-
cratic paper in Virginia. has suspended publi-
cation on account, it explains, 'of the resigna-
ton of the editors in consequence of difficulties.
in connection with the business management"
The editors were too independent in their
views for the pecuniary welfare of the establish
ment
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14
RUTHERFORD B. YES.
OF OHIO.
OFT NEW YORK,
A Repetition.

There are strong indications that the cam
paign OF 1915 is to be much like that of 1872.
In this year, as four years ago, the result in
Maine has created a profound discourage
ment in the ranks of the opposition. This
year as then, the hopeful men who yearly
lead the Democratic hosts to disaster, conf
IDENTITY counted on great revulsion of feeling
in this State which would be so strongly and
Enthusiastically indicated that it would deter
mine the October elections. As usual they
have taken hopes for indications.
Four years ago the Maine election was the
signal for rout. Everywhere the Democ-
racy gave up the contest, and settled into
sullen acquiesence. The signs are uumistak-
able this year that the signal Republican
triumph in Maine is producing the same eff
feet. The tone of Democratic journals is
desponding, Democratic speakers are already
hedging, and the masses of the party have
lost all heart. Doubtless hard fight will be
fought in Indiana, but the followers of Tilden
and Hendricks so into the fight with small
hopes of winning, and acknowledge that
half the battle is lost before it is joinei, A
Republican victory in Indiana will be fol-
lowed by as great panic as in 1872.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TAFT continues to
receive a number of letters daily from the
South, filled with stories of cruelties practised
upon Republicans, and praying for protection
by the general government. Mr.. Taft saws
not the twentieth part of the outrages prac-
ticed upon helpless negroes and white Repub-
licans are heard of in the North: that the
Southern papers from policy suppress the
facts, which only become public through the
medium of some government official. From
conservative Republican, Judge Taft has
changed his views in regard to the SIT. -
within thFsfe q mea1s, OPPRESSION and
tyranny could exist to such an extent as now
prevails in some of the southern states, and
encouraged by the very men who were the
most submissive when the rebellion was
crushed. 1t is Judge Tafts intention to en-
body some of these statements of Democratic
cruelties in speech which he will deliver in
Cincinnati during the latter part of this
month. He proposes to tell true story,
based upon evidence which has come into his
hands as Attorney General, and what he will
say will, it is believed, command very general
attention throughout the North, if it does
not produce a positive sensation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14
Newspaper Waifs.

AyouDgster of two and half years had be-
come Jealous OF his two-weeks-ald brother, and
tugged him out of doors, where he left him.
When questioned, he replied that he "was
going to take him back to granpa; he didn't
want him any more. ."-Boston transcript
".You see," said uncle Job, "my wife's a
curious woman. She scrimped and saved
and almost starved all of US to get the parlor
furnished nice, and now she won't let one of
US go into it, and hain't even had the win
dow blinds OF it open for month. She Is a
curious woman"
A lady, in describing to an irreverent boy
an occurrence in which his father figured,
closed by remarking, 81 am sorry to say that
the thing ended by your fathers losing his
temper" "Did father lose his temper?" ex-
claimed the young scapegrace; "then hope
he'll never find it again, for it was the worst
temper lever heard off,
As Mr.. Oldfashion's children were frolick-
ing while their father INDUCED in his Sunday
nap, Uncle Peter suggested: "Charley, your
father wants to sleep, and you had better
keep quiet" 'Pve looked out for that" re-
piled young hopeful; ''I thought perhaps we
should be noisy, and 1 went in and stuffed
bis ears with Gotten while he was asleep"
And he went on with his sky-larking.
"Ma," inquired a Chicago boy of tender
years who was slowly riding home on street
car, the other noon, ''don't the Bible say
that the Creator made all creeping things p"
YES, my son." replied the mother, with
due solsmnity. The boy rode thoughtfully on
few rods, and then suddenly exclaimed, in
doubling tones: "Say, ma, 1 dou't b'lieve
he made the street carsr' The driver over
heard the remark, and whipped up his horses
into a little faster jog.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14
CAMPAIGN Notes,

GOV. Hendricks refuses to accept Senator
Morton's challenge for q Joint discussion in
Indiana.
Another candidate on the Democratic
State ticket in Michigan refuseses to run
Hon. Chauncey W. Green, the nominee for
Land Commissioner.
Congressman Lamar of Mississippi de-
clines to speak in California for the Demo-
Gratis this fall. He thinks he can do better
work at home.
A prominent Chicago Democrat gives it as
his opinion that the story about Mr.. Hayes's
tax returns was Republican trick to show
how conscientious he is in business matters.
The Richmond Enquirer, as good Demo-
cratic paper {, any in the city, has suspended
publication indefinitely, "to afford time for
reorganization and adjustment" of its busi-
ness departments.
Tilden's aggressive campaign reminds the
Toledo (Ohio) Blade Of a story of hunter
and his dog. "Did you see anything of a
dog and bear running this way?" he in
quired of a stranger by the roadside. EYES,"
was the answer, they went past here little
while ago, and the dog was little ahead"
Everybody contesses that Tilden has been
steadily losing and Hayes has been steadily
gaining for the past fortnight. The Demo-
Gratis feel it, and doubtless many of them will
say amen to an exclamation of respected
member of their party few days ago. "well
If Hayes is going to be elected, am going to
vote for him. I want to vote for the man
who is elected once in nay life."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14

.E0 Let.
gEyWO frst-class Tenements to let in Fremont
l. Place, opposite Park. Inquire of E. PONCE,
corner Middle and Exchange ST., or JOHN G. PROC
TER, 25 Exchange st. ju24tf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14

How THEY HEARD FROM MAINE.-The New
York Herald says Of the great Republican
meeting in that city Monday night: The
meeting was extraordinarily enthusiastic, TIE
names of Grant and Hayes being cheered to
the echo whenever they were mentioned. The
most enthusiasm was manifested, however,
when Colonel Ingersoll read dispatch from
James G. Blaine, announcing that the Repub-
licans had carried every county in Maine. The
effect of the reading of this despatch was cleo
trica1, but when Colonel Ingersoll announced
that it was signed by that "knight of political
chivalry," James G. Blaine, the scene that en-
sued fairly beggars description. The entire
audience spraug to their feet as one man, and
for several minutes the cheers were deafening,
while men apparently beside themselves wildly
threw their hats in the air, and even some of
the ladies, catching the infection, rose in their
places and waved their handkerchiefs enthusi.
astically over their heads.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14

MONDAY night Col. Ingersoll addressed
the citizens of New York in Cooper Institute.
In the course of his speech he said: 81 have
done more in the state of Maine than any
other man ever did. have made the Demo-
cratic party pious, pious, piousl And now
all the time that they can get between drinks
they use in quoting Scripture" Toward the
close of the address dispatch from Maine,
announcing the great Republican victory,
was handed to him. He read it, and amid
immense applause added this comment ::
"This despatch is signed by the man who
held the Confederate Congress by the throat
till their foreheads were black as their rec.
ords, till their tongues hung out like flags of
truce. This is signed by James G.. Blaine"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14
The evidence ELECTED in a. sn;t for

The evidence ELECTED in suit for abandon.
ment brought against William Taylor Morgan
by his wife before Jersey City JUSTICE reveal.
the fact that they were thus divorced: Justice
Martin took the marriage certificate, and hav-
ing examined it called upon them to stand up.
He clasped the mans hand on one side of the
certificate. his wife's on the other saying, "Are
you ready?" gave the command, "Now pull"
They pulled and the certificate was torn in two,
the justice waived his hands and pronounced
them divorced. Morgan failed to provide for
his wife after that, and she got in debt and
sued for abandonment. The case was tried on
Friday night before Justice Crossman. The
Jury we're unable to agree upon verdict and
they were discharged; 9 favored conviction and
acquittal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14

In common with Republican aud Inde-
pendent journals throughout the country,
the Philadelphia Press is much pleased at the
manner our standard-bearer silenced his
Democratic calumniator. It says: "Witness
the easy, cool and manly bearing of Governor
Hayes when he is called upon to show how
he has paid his income tax. The exactness
of Washington, the simplicity of Jefferson,
the quiet tastes of Madison and Monroe, the
stern severity of John Quincy Adams, and
the manly scorn of all fraud of Andrew
Jackson were not more expressive than the
Straightforward answer OF Governor Hayes"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14
BUILDING LOAN.
NOTICE OF SALE.

WHEREAS, Lorenzo D. Cole, of the City of
w Portland, in the County of Cumberland, on
the nineteenth day of July, 1869. by his mortgage
deed of that date, recorded in the Registry of Deeds
for said County, Book 1863, Page 40, conveyed to
said City, certain parcel of land situated on the
Southerly side of Franklin Street, near Congress
Street, being thirty and half feet on said
Franklin Street, sixty and one half feet deep on
Nortwesterly side, thirty eight and one half feet on
the rear line and sixty-three feet on the South
easterly side lne being the premises conveyed
to said Cole by Olive Currier, by her deed dated
September p 1885, to which reference is made for
more particular description with authority in case
of breach of the condition of said mortgage to sell
said premises at Auction and from the proceeds to
pay the debt secured. thereby, and, whereas, the
condition of said mortgage deed has been broken by
said Cole: F,44
This is to give notice that said parcel of land with
the buildings thereon, being same now occupied by
said Cole as q residence, will be sold at public
auction on said premises, on the day of
September, 1876 at o'clock in the afternoon, for
tbe reason and purpose aforesaid.
In witness whereof, l. Henry W. Hersey, in behalf
of said City OF Portland, and by direction of the
City Council, and of the Building Loan Commis-
soners, and as Treasurer of said City, by virtue of
HENRY W. HERSEY,
Treasurer tor said City.
Portland. August IA, 1876. aug14eodtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14

w.
.... Treasurer tor said City.
Portland. August IA, 1876. aug14eOdtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14
TO LET (!

10 Let.
d Yacht Alarm, % tons, thoroughly
M equipped and furnished. Has superior ac-
M commodations. Will be let by day OF week
49, to responsible parties A good pilot in
-.1- charge. Apply to D. H. BURNS, Shipping
Office, 167 Fore St., or on board. jy15dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14

ARRANGEMENTS are in progress for a
grand out door demonstration by the Repub-
licans of Chicago on Or about the Goth inst.
The Hon. James G. Blaine and Col. Bob In
gersoll are to be the oratorical 'celebrites of
the OCCASION" About that time, says the
Chicago Tribune ''look out for one of the
biggest crowds ever seen in Chicago"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14

~ cense from the Hon. Nathan Cleaves, Judge of
Probate in and for the County of Cumberland shall
sell at public sale, on the premises, on SATURDAY.
the fourteenth day of October, A. d. 1876, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon the following described real
estate of Thomas Gill, late of Portland in said Coun-
ty deceased, for the payment of his debts and INCL
dental charges of sale.
Said real estate consists Of Dwelling House, Store
and Lot situated on the westerly side OF Center St,
in said Portland, and numbered eight said street,
being the homestead of said Thomas GILL; in his life
time BRIAN K MCDONOUGH, Admir-.
Portland, Sept. 18th, 1876. sept2d3W
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14

The bloody attack of the Baltimore Plug
Uglies upon the Massachusetts, soldiers
marching through that city did much to
arouse the nation at the beginning of the
war. And the bloody assault of the Confed-
crate Democracy of Baltimore upon the Boys
in Blue will do much to open the eyes of the
country to the true character of this cam
paign.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14

SENATOR BLAINE will make six speeches
in Ohio, beginning at Cincinnati on the 30th
inst. Col. Ingersoll, who is in great demand
everywhere, will speak at Columbus on Sat-
urday next. Both orators are awaited with
unusual interest,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14

Ex-CoNGREssMAN Wilson Of Indiana, has
received in Washington from that State ad-
vices that Gen. Harrison is certain OF election
in October. The frantic yells of the Democ-
racy about imaginary frauds of all kinds
which are to be perpetrated by the Republi-
cans give similar assurance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14

THE true patriots of the land are every
where waking up to the real issue of the
campaign-whether the control of the gov
ernment shall be placed in Confederate
hands.