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The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

ESDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1877
The Candidacy.

The First Congressional District is one of
the wealthiest and most populous in the
state. 1t has more varied and valuable inter
ests than any other. The question of how it
shall be represented is one of the utmost
importance to the people. 1t ought, there
fare, to be discussed on its merits. 1t is
freely admitted that for twenty years, with
the exception of the eight years when Hon.
John Lynch was the member, it has not
received representation at all to be CON-
pared with the least important district in the
state. Every matter connected with the
selection of the Representative has been dis
cussed except that which ought to be
discussed. Senator Hamlin's opinion has
been cited. York county's claims have been
canvassed. Political trades have been al
legged and denied. But nothing has been
said about qualifications. We do not pro-
pose to comment upon Mr.. Burleigh's capacity
for tine situation. Everybody has some in
formation upon the subject and is capable of
forming an opinion. If his characteristics
are discussed, it would be deemed unhand-
some; for, according to modern political
ethics. nothing but good must be said of the
living or dead. That matter we leave to the
candid consideration eff thinking men. What
is nesded in this district is somebody who, at
the end of four years of service, will be able
to rest on his merits, and not upon the claims
of his county. When we get such man,
there will be no need of his presence in this
city where caucuses are to be held, and no
Eeed Of those peculiar appliances which are
atpresent meeting with disfavor among our
best and most thoughtful citizens.
That Mr.. Burleigh is a good business man,
no one will deny; but in what respect is he
the equal of Messrs. Hale and Frye in Con-
gress? If there were five Mr.. Burleighs in
tbs Maine delegation, does anyone imagine
that Maine would have the influence In Con-
gress it has had during the past ten years
Could four terms or seven terms experience
make Mr.. Burleigh q power in Congress {?
His best friends will not claim that
Why not, then, (if the 100000 people are
interested in the matter of representation J
try another man-one who in a smaller legis-
lative body-the Maine Legislature-has
shown capacity in that direction of high
order? Is there any possible reason outside
of the fact that Mr.. Burleigh wants it and
places his claims higher than the interests or
desires of the people?
The friends of Mr.. Reed believe that he
has the qualifications for an efficient and able
member of Congress. They believe so be-
cause he has represented this city in the
Legislature with conspicuous ability and is,
in every respect, a man of rare abilities and
unquestioned honesty. We think that these
are better qualifications than wealth and
higher claims than usage.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

The actual drama of life in which Rose
Eytinge recently figured in Milwaukee partly
lifts the curtain from scene of domestic sor-
row which consideration for gifted actress
has hitherto kept concealed from all but her
most intimate friends and acquaintance. 1t
is the old, old story OF dissolute husband
claiming and squandering the earnings of a
neglected and deserted wife-ot proud and
sensitive woman so overwhelmed with grief
and modification as to be tempted to take
refuge in self murder.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

The circus at st. Louis opens to-day, and
the Democratic politicians will lend their
great energies to the task of reconciling diff
erences that are apparently irreconcilable.
But the smell of the lesh-pots will go great
way toward inducing harmony. Let all dis
puted questions be referred to the Congress
sonal districts. That is an honest and brave
way of avoiding difficulties.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

THE Democratic House appears TO have
been guilty of the meanness of cutting from
the army appropriation bill the item providing
for the payment of the funeral expenses of of
ficers dying in the service. The Democtats
have not yet been able to forgive the army
for the service it did during the rebellion.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE

THE Democracy are much in the condition
of the negro convert who was assured that
both paths before him led to tropical climes
If Tilden be nominated Ohio and Indiana are
lost. If western man is nominated New
York is lost. In either case the Democracy
are beaten. Like the aforementioned con-
vert the leaders are becoming impressed with
the idea that ode party had better take to de
woods -
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

MONDAY, the Sd of July, will be generally
observed as holiday in New York. The
Banks will be obliged to keep open to pay
and receive payment of notes, but the stores
will mostly be closed and no business of any
account will be transacted from the afternoon
of the 1st to the morning of the 5th.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

Texas is another Southern state which is
breaking away from the Democracy Its
people are disposed to seek relief from the
condition of lawless violence which Demo-
cratic rule has brought and seek protection
from thieves and assassins. The conviction
is growing that order can only be restored by
giving the State into the hands of the Re-
publicans, and the casting of the Texas elec-
toral vote for Hayes and Wheeler is among
the possibilities.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

The Southern delegates to st. Louis are
reported as desiring ga candidate against
whose loyalty to the Federal government
during the war not even shadow
of suspicion can attach" In that
case the convention will have TO be
mighty particular, and won't find it
safe to seize the first man it can put hands
on. 1t will be necessary to send man with
a lantern, and a magic one at that, to in
spect the candidates.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

THE Shoe & Leather Reporter is sorry TO
be obliged to record that the New York leath-
er trade is not mauifesting those signs of inn
provement and buoyancy that have vitalized
and animated the manufacturing interests at
the East. There is tolerably brisk demand
for good qualities of leather, but there is so
much inferior stock in the market that il
serves as drag on the better sorts, and pri-
ces have not appreciably advanced. There
is perhaps less eagerness to realize, growing
out of the conviction that however slowly
things may get better, they are morally GER
tain not to grow worse. Shipments, so far
as we can learn, are made with caution, and
principally on guarantee of satisfactory fig
ures.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

ONE of the nosiest opponents of Gov. Til
den in the New York delegation at st. Louis
is Dewitt c. Littlejohn, a renegade from the
Republican party. Littleiohn bolted in 1872,
and joined the Liberals, voting for Greeley
whom he had formerly sued for libel, because
Greeley called him corruptionist and
jobber. Greeley made out so conclu-
sive case against him that he
recovered no damages. He abandoned the
administration because of its impurities %
and was one of the coarsest and mcst brutal
defamers of Gen. Grant in the last Presiden-
tial campaign. He has found congenial COM
panionship in the Democratic family, but it
certainly is.creditable to Gov Tilden that he
is not burdened with Littlejohn's support.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

COMMODORE VANDERBILT is in very
critical condition and there is scarcely a
chance of his recovery. He has shown re-
markable tenacity of life to have held out so
long, but the chances are that he can survive
but few DAYS longer.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

MIR. LAMAR is reported as saying that the
st. Louis convention must Enthusiastically de-
clare either for hard money or soft, but he
doesn't appear to care for which. He is a
representative of his party as regards devo-
tion to principle.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

THE friends of Judge Davis are ressrving
him for compromise candidate at st. Louis.
They believe that three hundred and odd
pounds avoirdupois dumped into the tremb-
ling balances will be sure to turn the scale.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

WE understand that the record of Mr..
Lynch, who represented this district at the
time of the passage of the salary bill, is iden-
tical with that of Mr.. Wheeler, as stated in
the PRESS of yesterday, viz: His vote is
recorded against the measure in all its stages,
and on its final passage he invested the
"back pay" in U. S. bonds and returned
them to the Treasury to be cancelled. Prob
ably the fact that the money was not paid
into the Treasury directly, gave rise to the
charge that Mr.. Lynch retained the "back
pay. And although his name appeared
among those who had returned it on the list
published, as called for at the first session of
the 43d Congress, we think it was not gem
orally noticed in the Maine papers, and that
the impression still prevails that Mr.. Lynch
did not return the "back pay"
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27
VEGETINE
VIII Cleanse ScrOftsla from the
System.
HONEST OPINION.

MIR. II, r. STEVENS
DEAR SIR-This is to show that my son was taken
sick in January 1864 with Scrofula which came out
In large sores and ulcers on his leg and hip. His leg
was swelled more than twice its natural size. He
had several doctors of high standing in their profess
sion-two from Boston and three from Charlestown-
without getting bit better. He was obliged to lie
wherever he was placed, for he had use of his
his living we were told to try VEGETINE, the great
blood remedy; and he had taken it but short time
before could great change. The sores run so
bad that we had to change the cloths four or five
times day. Still, he was getting better; for he
could move his limbs and help himself little. He
able to sit up in bed and, by constant use
of VEGETINE, it has cured him. He has lame
leg which he will probably have for life; but all
honestly believe, if we had used VEGETINE before
we had bothered with those doctors, it would have
saved the of his leg, and restored it to natural
health hope all those troubled with Scrofua will
read this testimony of me and my son, who is now
we'll and able to speak for himself.
CATHERINE MAHONEY,
DANIEL MAHONEY,
10 Trenton ST., Charlestown, Mass.
May 10, 1872.
The above plain but honest statement conclusively
shows the quick and thorough cleansing effects of the
VEGETINE in Scrofula.
VEGETINE is acknowledged by all classes of people
to be the best and most reliable blood purifier in the
world.
Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27
Our New York Letter.

The Political situatiOn.-The Work OF n
Republican AdminisIration-Th The Dem.
ocrats and Their AIiies-Honest Col
lection of the Revenue-Newspaper
Trash-Gov. TiIden.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27

BOSTON, Jan. 1, 1874
DEAR SIR-This is to certify that have sold at
retail 1545 dozen 1S52 bottles) of your VEGETINE
since April 12 1870 and truly say that it has Civ
the best satisfaction of any remedy for the COM
plants for which it is recommended that ever Sold
Scarcely day passes without some of my customers
testifypg to its merits themselves their friends
perfectly cognizant of several cases of ScrofI-
lous Tumors being cured by VEGETINE alone in this
vicinity. Very respectfully yours,
Al GILMAN,
46S Broadway.
To III. r. STEXEYS. ESQ. D
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27
Teachers,

TNHERE will be an examination of applicants for
Il the position of teacher in the City Schools, July
1st, 1876, O'Clock m at the High School Building
By order OF the Committee,
E. HUNT, Secretary.
Portland, June II, 1875. iu17d2w
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27
CITY ADVERTISEMEN ENTS
CITY OF PORTLAND.
CITY OF PORTLAND,

MARsHAL's OFFICE,
June %, 1876, !
NOTICE is hereby given to all owners of hackney
~ carriages, to present their carriages to the City
Building, ON THURSDAY, the 9Th day of July next,
from 10 to 12 M, and from to p M. and for re-
ceiving their licences for the year.
ju24dlw G.. X. BRIDGES, City Marshal.
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Proposals for Plans aud Estimates for n
Market House.

SEALED plans and estimates, addressed to Chair
- man joint Committee on Market House, will be
received at the City Civil Engineers Office until
July 10 proximO at three O'Clock p. m, for Market
House of two stories and basement suitable for the
Market Lot between Milk, Market, Fore and Silver
Streets; The building to be neat, plain and sub
stantial, of brick with granite trimmings and hip
roof slated; to be about two hundred feet long, or
the lower end to be at the proper distance from Fore
Street. to admit of the requisite fight of entrance
steps, and the upper end about fifteen feet from
Milk Street, and to be tty-four feet wide; to stand
in the centre of the lot aterally The inclination of
the grade of the lois 81 feet per 100 feet and the
length through the centre 236 feet.
The basement to be eight to ten feet deep, with
cement floor. Lower story to be fifteen feet high; ;
the passageway through the length of the building
twelve feet wide and stalls eight feet wide to be
three or four doors each side with transverse
passages. The upper story to be of proportionate
height, to be reached by stairs at the discretion of
the architect
The said committee reserves the right to reject
any or all of the plans submitted but if any should
be accepted, reasonable compensation to be paid
therefor all others to be returned to the several
bidders.
BY order of said Committee.
June 90 1876. ju2ldtd
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27
Reliable Evidence.

MIR. H. R. STEVENS
DEAR SIR will most cheerfully add my testimo-
ny to the great number you have already received in
favor of your great and good medicine VEGETINE
for do not think enough be said in its praise for
was troubled over thirty years with that dreadful
disease, Catarrh, and had such bad coughing spells
that it would seem as though could never breathe
any more, and VEGETINE has cured me; and 1 do
feel to thank God all the time there is so good med
lc1ne as VEGETINE and also think it of the best
medicines for coughs and weak sinking feelings at the
stomach, and advise everybody to take the VEGE-
TINE, for them that it is one of the best
medicines that ever was. MRS. L. GORE,
Cor. Magazine and Walnut Sts.,
Cambridge. Mass
The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27
REMOVAL.

strikes at the root of disease by purifying the
blood restoring the lver and kidneys to healthy ac-
ton, invigorating the nervous system.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-13
Legal Notices.
Sherif's Sale on Foreclosure.

Sheriff's Sale on Foreclosure.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, f
KENosHA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.
Daniel Head and Franklin Fl Head, Exc cUtors Of
the last will and testament OF Orson 3. Head, |
deceased. 8l88
Against
John D. Montanye, Charles S. Grofand Fam
ny Croft his wife, Michael Griffin and Gath
crime Griffin his wife, Jacob G, Gottfredsen, |
Alonzo p. TyInesen, Samuel j. Goodwin aud
Nathan A. Brown.
49, Bysvirtue and in pursuance of certain juGg
met of foreclosure and sale, rendered by the above
named court in this cause at the Regular Novem-
Der Term thereof, TO wit, on the 17th day of No
public auction to the highest bidder therefor, al
Kenosha, in said County of Kenosha on Friday
the 2lst day of January A. d. 1876, at two O'Clock
in the afternoon Of that day, the following de-
scribed real estate, or go much thereof asrmay be
necessary to satisfy the said judgmentand costs
to vital the following described Lots or par
cells oflanu situate and being in the County o.
Kenosha and State of Wisconsin, to wit:
Lots numbered Three 90 Five ~ Six Toy Sever
% Eight (S) and the undivided half OF Lot No
Nine [9) in Block No. Eleven (11) on the SOutf
West Quarter of Section No. Thirty two E32) TowT
Two(2) Range No. Twenty-three (23) being tht
Brewery property in the City of Kenosha hereto
fore occupied and carried on by said defendant
Nathan a. Brown JOHN LUCAS,
Sheriff of Kenosha County.
Dated December 9Th, 1875.
J.V. QUARLES,
29w7 Plaintiffs Attorney,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-13

The late Gerrit Smiths benevo-
lence receives fresh illustration by
an old letter ofhis which is publish
ed by the Utica IN. " Herald.
Hearing that one of his tenants was
in debt and unable to pay his rent,
hIr. Smith wrote him: sslIr. Dor
rance pleads for you. He tells me
Of your poverty and other misfor-
tunes. Do not try to pay me any
thing. You may live on the land
as long as our Heavenly Father al
lows you to live on earth. Be Of
good cheer +! and may you and those
dear grandchildren Of whom Mr.
Dorrance speaks be blessed in each
other
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-13
E. H. KELLOGG o.
January 10, 1876.


The Rights of a Citizen of the United
States-how to exercise and how to preserve
them, are very plainly given by Theophilus
Parsons, L. L. D.. lin volume CT 800 pages,
large octave size, containing also very com
prehensive rules for the organization and
procedure of deliberative assemblies, together
with catalogue of law terms in common
use The volume treats of the political,
personal and property rights of the citizen,
setting forth in very plain and succinct
manner what these rights are and how they
may be and can be enjoyed. This is one of
the most useful books offered to the business
public, and one worthy Of their careful
consideration. It should be in every Office
and counting room in the city. The agent,
Mr.. O. H. Walker, will take the liberty of
calling Oh the business men of the city with
the book, and we bespeak for it large sale.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-13

private character of his scholars.
In countries where teachers are
hired during good behavior, parents
may with good reason hold the
teacher responsible for the moral
and social education of their children.
| am no teacher, and my age (60)
precludes the possibility of ever
teaching and therefore have no
interest in the matter beyond sim
|ple wish to defend the teachers as
they have not spirit enough to defend
themselves.
By way of illustration | will relate
"a little incident that took place in a
Ischoolhouse in this county, just as |
Igot it from the neighbors. | cannot
Ivouch for its accuracy, although I
lhave reason to believe. A young
llady (?) of fourteen or fifteen years
stood upon her desk and lifted her
heel over the elbow of the stove
pipe, and repeated the experiment
several times against the remon-
STRANGE Of the teacher; and when
her mother heard it, she remarked
that gymnastics were necessary
for children at school, and she was
sure that her child did it gracefully
in order to show her a-her a.
swat 8 bit" until I look in the die
tionary-yes am right, her agility.
Now / ask GA Mother" fthe above
is true land believe it) was the
teacher responsible for such loose
conduct? LARRY McMANUs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-13
Burdett Organs.

nair1no Pianos. Organs and Melodious and there
by gaining thorough knowledge of the various
Instrumenf IS in the market as regards their rela
tive merits for Durability as well tone qualities,
and hoping by strictly adhering to my established
custom ofrecomme nding and selling the BEST at
the very lowestprices such instruments are ever
sold, to merit a continuance otthe largely In
creasiue trade given me within the several coun-
ties where have operated during the past seven
years. To parties wishing information relative
to purchas ing, exchanging or repairing such Will
he freely given. Address, o. ". CHANDLER,
41vl Burlington, Wis
Steinway and Haines Pianos.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-13
SALEM STATION.

EDITOR TELEGRAPH We are now
well started on the journey of life for
the year 1876. Now is good time to
take view of the past and note the
passages of life where we have failed
and where we have succeeded. 1t IS
we'll that there are periods in time to
call us to halt that We may look back
over the past and shun the sand bars,
rocks, and breakers and steer out onto
the smooth sea of life. Now is good
time to get right down onto the bed
rock Of true nobility, true manhood, and
divest ourselves of personal faults and
foolish or vicious habits and start anew
that all Of life with renewed hope and
Yigor. Indeed now is a. good time to
sum up the past THAI We may have data
landmarks to figure from in our fGsure
iourneyings. With this idea in mind
your correspondent has been casting
about to see what the good people OF
Salem individually and collectively have
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-13

Now let as consider point which
perhaps is of most Importance. that is,
the moral right and effect which this
exemption may involve. Individuals
who are wealthy and who invest large
amounts IN the erection and decoration
of magnificent churches, In order that
they and their families may be accom-
modated with spacious pews, centrally
| located, upholstered with costly tapestry,
read their service IN light softened and
tinted by expensive stained glass, have
the dull care. of the week expelled by
the melody of an organ, costing from
i've to fifty thousand dollars, and their
worship inspired by the eloquence Of a
Minister who receives twice the salary
| of congressman, not only continues the
enjoyment, the personal luxury and COM
fort, the social influences and privileges
resulting from his investment, but in
many cases actually retains 1t By a deed
| Il
of his pew from the Trustee.
believe that taxation of church
roperty would have the effect to check
the extravaganza in the erection of
churchs, which has been so marked in
the past ten years, and by many so much
condemned. l find nothing in the
teachings of Christ to warrant this
extravaganza, but I do find it therein
enjoined upon his followers to be meek
and lowly, not to buy or borrow without
the probability of being able to pay,
and to carefully count the cost before
commencing 10 build. What q total
disl egard of the lnjunctions of the
Master Builder and Head Of the church.
Do we see in the partially reared and
uncompleted walls which disfgpre our
cities: The tremendous debt incurred
! by the erection Of those churches
completed, which caused their members
| I'd DC NubIuG GO GuGLnSGlVCS du0 III NC
iceive others when they subscribed to its
payment without the means of paying
and the non payment of which has
caused the deadly weight of this IN
cubus to crush the financial and spiritual
| life Of the church.
Now / submit whether the vast
amount of money invested in churches
whlch are run upon this dead-heGd, free
pass sgstsno, weakened by an unnecessary
dependence, protected and in a measure
supported by an exemption which is
questioned by many of its most sincere
members and condemned by non-proffes-
ors, can have the greatest desired success
in spreading the Gospel Of Christ and n
increasing the power and membership OF
the church.
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