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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

ONE Of the resolutions offered before the
New York Chamber OF Commerce, and by
that body referred to its committee on f.
nance, suggests that duty shall be levied on
tea and coffee (under special enactment) to
be made payable in greenbacks, these TO be
Cancelled as fast as received, and the law to
continue in force until all the greenbacks are
destroyed. Mr.. A. A. Low the mover of the
resolution, advocated its passage in the fol
lowing language:
Such law would be slow, but sure and eff
fective in its. operation. 1t would possess the
advantage of direct way TO the desired end.
Where there are two ways of effecting the
same object, the simple and direct should he
preferred to tne indirect If the merchant
were allowed to pay this particular duty in
greenbacks, and the greenbacks were at once
destroyed, his obligation would be fulfilled, re-
demption commenced, and the public indebted
ness, reduced by single act The other mode
involves several processes not eYentuating in
SO good result. 1t wouldbe this: This mer-
chant would buy gold with his currency,
pay his gold into the Treasury; by the
Secretary of the Treasury it would be
reconverted into currency. and possibly after
of bonds for the Sinking fund.- Now, L am not
ignorant of the fact that existing laws make the
duties on imports payable in gold; nor deem it
unimportant that all the obligations involved
in the present tariff shall be sacredly observed
Nor can perceive how another law, imposing
duty on tea and coffee, the income from
which would be applicable to the reduction of
the public debt would conflict in any way with
the spirit of the law that appropriates the
revenue arising from imports to the payment
OF interest on the public debt and to "slnk-
ing fund.- for the final extipguishment of the
ueOG, ll6 power that made law au6-
guate to the making of another. The law re-
curing duties TO be paid in gold IS not more sa-
cred than the law that requires legal tender
notes to be redeemed in gold, and measure
that would not interfere with the one, but
would facilitate and render eficacious the oper-
alton OF the other, cannot, it seems to me- be
met with any reasonable or valid objection
Such law as have suggested would but SUP
plemeut that requirement of the existing tariff,
which renders the conversion OF part of the
duties now paid in gold into greenbacks to be
used, as L said before, for the purpose of
,,sinkipg fund" With duty on tea and coffee
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

IT appears that the relations existing be-
tween President Grant and Secretary Bristow
have beef grossly misrepresented. In con-
versations recently the President has said ex
plicitly that Secretary Bristow would not
leave fhe Cabinet except on his own desire
and volition. The President knew of no diff
ficulty existing between them, and disclamed
any wish 10 have the Secretary resign. Of
course these are not his exact words, but it is
believed they do not express too strongly his
meaning, 1t would appear that the reports
of conversations purporting to have been
held with him in which he expressed great
anger with the Secretary and a purpose to
ask his resignation on the. close of the Bah
cock trial, have been unwarranted misrepre-
tations. One purpose of these reports has
undoubtedly been TO make Mr.. Bristow's po-
sition uncomfortable and induce him to re-
sign without waiting to know absolutely the
Presidents desires. Fortunately they were
not successful. The Secretary has acknowl-
edged the force of the opinions which have
been so widely expressed that he ought not
to leave the Cabinet at this time because of
any personal inconvenience or discomfort,
and all the signs now point to continuance
of the hearty cooperation of the President in
the Secretary's figh: with the whisky thieves.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

DEMOCRATIC papers which thought they
saw in the Babceck trial an opportunity to
make some political capital, and are deeply
grieved because the verdict of ajury, which
was admitted on all sides TO be intelligent
and impartial, deprived them of it, are now
making great howl because Babcock did
not explain the suspicious kilograms. With
about their usual fairness they take good care
not to state that defendant in the United
States court is not allowed to testify in his
own behalf, and consequently that no matter
how anxious Gen. Babcock may have been
to furnish. the explanation, the law shut his
mouth, literally said he shouldn't. Since
they were not allowed to explain them is it
surprising that the Generals counsel OBJ.
jected to their admission?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

That MAN DENNIsoN The Buffalo people
have evidently become disgusted with friend
Dennison. This is the way a paper speaks
of him: Hugh Leslie Coutenay, the man
who was arrested a few days since for falsely
representing himself as the heir presumptive
to the Earl of Devon aud incurriug a bill of
1926 at the Tiff House, was Friday on an ex.
animation discharged, his English friends
compromising with the complaina ant. Justice
King gave Courtenay twenty-four hours within
which to leave the city or incur rearrest as
vagrant. His photograph graces the Rogues'
Gallerr"
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TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

we could not, to be sure, have what is styled
free breakfast" but we should enjoy an hon.
est breakfast, realizing that, with every cup of
tea and every cup of coffee, we were drinking,
If not to the health of the constitution. to the
renovation of our financial system-to the res
utution of sound currency. In twenty years a
duty of fifteen cents pounds on tea and three
cents ponnd on coffee would cancel every leg
al-tender note, were the consumption to re-
MAN no greater than it is now. The immedi-
ate effect of such law would be to cause
transfer OF greenbacks to San Francisco in ex.
Grange for the gold of California, both tea and
coHee Delng largely imported into that State
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

DY man and wife nice convenient rent from
ID four to six rooms, in the central part of the
city Best of references exchanged Address
HOUSE, 254 Spring St., Portland, Me.
feb22 dlw*
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

1T is evident that some parties in Boston
are very uneasy at the prospect of the return
OF Brother Winslow. Certain notes which at
the time of his flight were denounced by the
indorsers as forgeries have been paid since
the arrest aud now some one has sent out in
structions that Mrs. Winslow be allowed to
want for nothing. Perhaps Winslow's allu-
sions ohis friends in Boston we're full OF
meaning TO some parties.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

JAMES LICK, the San Francisco million
aire, has shown that he is governed by mar
row prejudices. One of his beques.s is for
an observatory to be situated on Mount Ham.
ilton, in Santa Clara county, California. The
county officers have begun TO construct a
road to the site, and Mr.. Lick appears to
them and says that if they hire single Chi
naman to help make the road he will revoke
his bequest.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

Now that Henry c. Bowen has been driven
from his role of sphinx and compelled to un-
burden himself il becomes apparent how
thoroughly by his mysterious insinuations
he has humbugged portion of the public
For years he has enjoyed TO him the
proud distinction of reeking with scandal.
Something like freshet was expected when
his food gates were opened, but when Mr..
White pressed him into acorner and squeezed
everything out of him it turned out that he
knew nothing at all. Had he fallen into Mr..
Whites hands decade earlier the Beecher
scandal would never have been heard Of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

FRANK W. HILL, Esq, of Exeter is said to
be willing if not anxious to have the Demo-
cratic columns "serry" about him as the next
candidate OF that party for Governor. Mr..
Hill has been railroad magnate for some
time and is also reported to have the "sinews
of!war" so requisite to the Democracy in the
next campaign. Next.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

IT is quite evident from their actions that
the Democratic leaders in this city do not re-
gard the administration of Mayor Richardson
such remarkable success that they have
no hesitation about nominating him ten DAYS
before election as they did last year. There
are some very interesting matters relative to
the ''reform-economy- -retrenchment admins
tration" of Mayor Richardson which would
be very entertaining and if published in full
might scare the leaders TO such an extent as
to cause them to put some other man at
the head of their ticket than Roswell NJ.
Richardson. That's why the leaders delay
until the night before the election.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28
Dyspepsia.

SYMPTOMS-Wan of appetite, rising of food and
wind from the stomach acidity of the stomach heart
burn, dryness and whiteness of the tongue in the
morning. of dstention in the stomach and bow
els, sometimes rumbling and pain costiveness which
Is occasionally interrupted by diarrhea paeness of
the urine The mouth is clammy, or has a sour or
bitter taste. Other frequent symptoms are water
brash, palpation of the heart, headache and dsor-
ders OF the senses as seeing double, etc. There is
general debility languor and aversion to notion de-
Dreams s...
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Booksellers and StatiOners.
IOYT & FOGE, No. 81 Middle Stree

WIN. A. QUINCY. Room ~, Printers,
Exchange, No. m Exchange at.
SMALL & sHACKFOBD, No. 35 Plum
Street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

Mr.. MORRISON finds his path a rather
thorny one. Heis growing despondent, almost
despairing over the prospect of bringing in a
finance bill. Doubtless it will be as well for
the country if he doesn't, for soft money
Democrats are too many and too unyielding
in their demands to allow anything but
compromise measure in which bulonists will
have the shadow and rag money advocates
the substance. Mr.. Mopison's dependency
is on the whole hopeful sign.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28
RELIABLE EVBDENCE

MIR. IT. Il. STEVENS:
Dear SIT will most eheerfully add my testimony
yoT OF your great and good medicine, vEGETINE for
40 not thnk enough can be said in its praise, for
was trouDled over thirty years with that dreadful
dlsease Oatarrh, and had such bad coughing spells
that II would seem as though never could breathe
any more, and VEGETINE has cured me; and L do
1ee 20 tnank God all the time that there is SO good
medcne as FEGETINE, and also think it one of the
pest mealclnes for coughs and weak sinking feelings
at the stomach, and advise everybody to take the
VEGETlNE Ior can assure them it is one Of the best
medicines that ever was MRS. L. GORE.
Corner Magazine and Walnut Sts.. Camhridge Mass
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

The Advertiser mentions the name of
Gen r. b. Shepherd of Skowhegan as Mr..
Btaine's successor in the Third District.
There is a good deal of quiet talk in that
direction, and if the Kennebec district desire
sterling business man to represent them in
Congress, the gentleman above named must
stand near the head of the list so tar as quail
ifications 90.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

1t comes from Washingt on that the Presi-
dent has decided to retain Gen. Babcock in
his confidence no longer. Though fully per-
suaded of his innocence of any crime he be-
lieves he has been indscreet, and that he is
hardly safe confidant. The matter was
discussed at the Cabinet meeting Friday and
the Presidents views met with general ap-
proval; meanwhile Gen. Babcock will Insist
on having his case investigated by military
tribunal, before which he will have an oppor-
tunity to explain the mysterious telegrams.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

IT is no use for Gov. Ames of Mississippi,
to defend himself against the articles of im.
peachment presented by the Democratic
House unless he can prove beyond all shad-
ow oT doubt that he is not, and never was a
Republican. No other defense will avail him
anything. Southern Democrats are filling
up the "bloody chasm" by dumping Republi
cans into it. Kellogg is 10 be thrown in on
top of Ames.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

1T is little singular isn't it that while the
hard money wing of the Democratic party are
claiming that the Democratic state conven-
ton Of Connecticut adopted platform unmis-
takably in favor Of specie, that DIR. Phillips,
the greenback delegate to that convention
from New Haven, publishes card saying
that his wing of the party "obtaine1 all that
was expected" and that he sees no occasion
for running third ticket.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

1T seems as though the first step toward
resumption, after the withdrawal of the frac-
tional currency and the substitution therefor
OF silver, should be the withdrawal of small
notes, as the ones and twos, and perhaps
lives. Silver coin can take the place of the
two lower denominations, and gold of the
Guao
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T..
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
iournal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28
NOTICE :
What I Know About Yegetine.

SOUTH BOSTON, May 3, 1870.
II. R. STEVENS, ESQ:
Dear Sir-I have had considerable experience with
the VEGETINE. For dyspepsia, general debility and
impure blood, the VEGETINE is superior to anything
which have ever used. commenced taking VEGF-
TINE about the middle of last winter and after using
few bottles it entirely cured me of dyspepsia and
my blood never was in SO good condition as at the
present time. 1t will afford pleasure to give any
further particulars relative to what / know about
this good medicine to any who will call or ad-
dress me at my residence, 1856 Athens street.
Very respectfully,
MONROE PARKER,
1856 Athens Street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28
All Diseases of the Blood.

If VEGETINE will relieve pain, cleanse, purify and
cure such diseases. the patient to perfect
health after trying different physicians many reme-
dies suffering for years. is it conclusive proof if
you are sufferer, you can be cured? Why is this
medicine performing such great cures? 1t works In
called the Great Blood Purifier The great source of
disease originates in the blood and no medicine that
does not directly upon it, to purify and renovate
has any Just claim upon public attention.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

YES. those bills of the "city joiner"-large
enough to be spelled with big sc" and a
big j" shall be published. 1t is so handy
to be on committee to find work for ones
self and then approve the biIlsl
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Tribune propounds the following conundrum
To day gold is reported at ia. Suppose
gold was to go up until it stood at 12S. 1t
has done so several times. No great ruin
was the result; that is, things were not
worse than they are now or than they ought
to be when we attempt to do business on
impudent lies-as the greenbacks are. Now,
instead of adding IA to ia, substract it.
Gold will then be 100 and specie payments
will be resumed Will the ruin be any
greater by diminishing the rate of gold by
IA than by increasing it by IA? We have
tried the addition business several times.
Let US try honesty once, and substraet ID.
Government can easily initiate again il that
plan fails. But it won't fail.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28
GOOD EVIDENCE.

CINCINNATI, Nov. &c, 1872.
Dear Sir-The two bottles of VEGETINE furnished
me by your agent my wife has used with great bepe.
tit. For long time she has been troubled with dIz
ziness and costiveness; these troubles are now en-
tirely removed by the use of VEGETINE.
she was also troubled with dyspepsia and general
debility, and has been greatly benefited
THOMAS GILMORE.
2291 Walnut Stroat
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We do not read Anonymous letters and communi-
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but as a guaranty Cf good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28
Gained Fifteen Pounds of Flesh,

SOUTH BERWICK, Me-, Jan. II, 1872.
ID. X. STEVENS, ESQ.,:
Dear Sir-I have mad dyspepsia in its worst form
for the last ten years, and have taken hundreds of
collars worth OF medicine without obtaining anv re-
lief In September last commenced taking the VEG
ET1NE, since which time my health has steadily I'M
proved My food digests well, and have gained ff-
Teen pounds of flesh. There are several others in this
place taking the VEGETINE, all have obtained relief
Yours truly.
THOMAS E. MOORE,
Overscer of card room, Portsmouth Co g Mills
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

IT is stated that the Republican executive
committee are seriously considering the
changing the place of holding the national
convention owing to the extortionate prices
of Cincinnati hotel keepers,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28
APPRECIATION.

H. r. STEVENS: ''' -'-"''A 40 i0o''
Preparation" WEGETINE) in NV family for several
years. anu lhlnk that, for scrofua or Cankerous HUI
moIs oI pneumatic affections, it cannot be excelIed
anu az Di9od purifier and spring medicine it is the
bcst tnlng ever used; and have used almost ev-
erytni1g. can cheerfully recommend it to any one
in need of such medicine. ' '--0
Yours respectfully,
MBS. A. A. DINSMORE,
10 Russell Street,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28

The effect of the annexation of Alsace snd
Lorraine to Germany is shown in the de-
crease of population. The census just COM
pleted shows falling off of %, 900 since 1871.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-28
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HtAN be made by energetic salesmen with our
" goods. Call at 42I Exchange Street, between
and 10 A. NJ, enclose $1OO fol Sample directions
60, to Box 1882, Portland. Maine. ian2Qdeodtf
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WANTS.
Wanted.

4 YOUNG Man from eighteen to twenty years of
"A age to learn the Wholesale Grocery Business.
Salary first year small. Address in own handwriting
giving name and residence. Box 1858, City.
feb25 div
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SLEIGHS.-At Wholesale and Retail cheaper
- than can be bought at any other factory in
Maine Parties wishing to purchase save money +,
if they will come to my Factory in Gorhap opposite
Depot WHITMAN LESLIE
p0Y3 dtf
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Attention .HOrsemen.

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Cook Wanted.

A FIRST-CLASS COOK wanted in private fam
n lily. A Nova Scotia girl preferred. Apply at
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01
Harm Cellars.

\ barn without a cellar Is only half barn
aud the farmer who don't feel the need OF a
cellar under his barn or whose system OF
farming does not require it is not more than
nalf farmer. To be sure he can grow some
roots and put them IN pits to which he can
resort day after day through winter in snow
AID rain. We have seen farmers do this and
some manage in this way for years, but it is
no way to do. 1t is better and cheaper to
have good barn cellar, frostproof and am
pie in dimensions to certain rutabagas, su.
car-beeis and pumpkins for the cows the win.
Ter through. Many farmer can date the be-
ginning Of his prosperity in business to the
building of barn cellar. When he has a
place to store roots he Will grow roots, and
he feeding of roots in some way starts things
a.going on the farm IN the right course. An
mails grow faster grain is saved, hay is
saved, the coals4 pa ovender Is worked up and
IL made into Ii uGre. Why, the quantity OF
ne latter is doured. Corps are better, things
brighten up, nr ley is plentler-simply be-
cause there /, more to exchange for it and
more to turn al the while-all this com.
ng natural from having barn cellar.
There are OF. 9 advantages which good
.llar under ,arn brings which need not be
retcrred to hr,r. Cellars may be builtin win
er under barn, ready up.-DctrOH Tribune.