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AUCTION.

AUCTION.
Choice City Property at Auction
r WILL SELL IN FRONT OF THE MEM
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office, NO ESQ main street, on Thurs
day, the 23d day of March, at II O'Clock
sharp, at public sale, that most valuable and
convenient property, situated at the north
east corner o. Poplar and Second streets. one
block from the Courthouse.
Plan Of subdivision can be seen BY apply
ing to my agents, MessFs. Royster, Waldran
Il Bacon.
Terms -0ne-hslf cash; balance in six and
twelve months, with six per cent. interest on
deferred payments. Title perfect, with alb
stract ready. ALBERT GRAHAM.
RoYsrER, WALDRAN x BACON, AuctioneerS.
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The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29
Current Notes.

An occasional lie about Bristow brightens
his reputation, for it shows how the knaves
hate him, and how little even their Spite
stuDg zeal can dig out his hurt Chicago
Post and Mail
Looking the whole field over, we are still
OF the opinion that the highest good of the
country, and the most assuring promise Of
Republican success is to be found in an earn
est advocacy of the nomination of Mr.. Blaine.
Davenport (IoiUG) Gazette.
The so called leaders of the Democracy are
nearly all morally rotten or woefuly deficient
in moral courage. Look at the men who are
talked of for the Presidency by Democrats
to-day. What beggarly lot of time-servers,
trimmers aud spoils- -gatherers they are.-Bos-
ton Herald.
In June, 1874, the Pennsylvania Demo-
Gratis declared for hard money and speedy
resumption; in August. 1875, they insisted
on unlimited green backs and no resumption /;
in March, 1876, they turn round agaia ard
profess anew their cast-off faith of 1874. We
rejoice at this last conversion, but what as
surance have we that this is genuine and that
they will not return to their wallow in the
soft-money mire IN, Y. Tribune.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29
vEGETINE
Purifies the Blood, Ren0vates and Invig.
crates the Whole System.
lis Medical PrOperlies are
ALTERATlVE, TONIC, SOLV-
ENT AND DIURETIC.

VEGETINE is made exclusively from the juices of
carefully selected Darks, roots and herbs and so
strongly concentrated that it will efectually eradi
cate from the system every taint of scOrfuIa,
cerous HumOr, Erysipelas. Salt Rheum.
syphtiitic diseases, Canaer, faiotnes- at
pure blood. sciatica, Il nflamma tory and Chon.
ic k attenuation Neuralgia. Cont a.d
spinal Complaints, can only be effectually
cured through the blood.
skin. Fu- -tuies, PimP1es, RiOtches. fsoils
Tetfer, Scsidhead and RiSgworm, VEGE-
TINE has never failed to effect permanent cure
For Pains in the Back, Kidney Com
plants, OrODsy Female Weakness, Leu
corrhGa. arising from internal liberation, and
uterine diseases and General DE- rbiIity. .VEGETINE
1t invgorates and strengthens he whole SYSTEM acts
upon the secreive organs, allaYs Inflammation cures
liberation and regulates the bowels.
For Catarrh, dyspepsia, Habitual Cos
ache. piles, Nervousness. aud General
pro-tratiOn of the Nervous system, no
medicine me has ever given such perfect satifacton
other organs and possesses controlling power over
the nervous system.
The remarkable cures effected by VBGErNE have
induced many physicians and apotbecares whom we
know to prescribe and use it in their families.
In fact, VrGETINE is the best remedy yet dis
covered for the above diseases and is the only reia
BILE BROOD PUKIFIEK yet placed before
the public.
Are not the many testimonials given for the differ
ent complaints satisfactory to any reasonable
suffering hom any disease mentioned above that
they can be cured? Read the different testi mopias
given, and no one can doubt In many of these
the persons say that their pain and suffering cannot
be expressed, as in of ScOrfula, where appar-
emily, the whole body was one mass of corruption
If VEGETINE will relieve pain, cleanse, purify and
cure such diseases restoring the patient to perfect
health after trying different physicians, many reme-
dies, suffering for years. is 1t not conclusive proof
you are sufferer, you can be cured? Why is this
medicine performing such great cures? 1t works in
the blood, in the circulating fluid. 1t can truly be
called the Great Blood Purifier; The great source
that does not act directly upon it, purify and len
oyate, has any just claim upon public attention.
When the blood becomes lfeless and stagnant either
from change of weather or of climate want of exer-
else, irregular diet, or from any other cause the
VEGETINE will renew the blood carry off the putrid
humors, cleanse the stomach, regulate the bowels,
and impart tone OF vigor to the whole body The
conviction is in the public mind as well as in the
medical profession, that the remedies supplied by
the Vegetable Kingdom are more safe more success
full in the cure of disease, than mineral medicines
VEGETINE is composed of roots, barks and herbs 1t
is pleasant to take, and is perfectly safe to give an
infant. Do you need it? Do not hesitate to try it.
You will never regret it.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29
Republican National Convention.

The next Cniou Republican National Convention
for the nomination of candidates for President and
Vice-President Of the United States will be held in
the city OF Cincinnati, Wednesday, the fourteenth
day of June 1876 at Il O'Clock and will consist
OF delegates from each State equal to twice the
ber OF its Senators and Representatives in Congress
and OF two delegates from each organized Territory
and the district Of Columbia.
I'D call1ng the conventions for the election of dele
gltes, tDe committees of the several States are re-
commended to invite all Republican electors and all
otner Vo'ers, without regard to past political dit
ferences or previous party affiliations. who are
opposed to revving sectional issues, and desire to
promote friendly feeling and permanent harmony
througnout the country by maintaining and enforcing
all the constitutional rights of every tizen Include
ing tne iu anu free exercise OF the right OF suffrage
w1thouJ intimidation and without frauu; who are IN
1aVor OF tne continued prosecution and punishment
OF an oinela dlsn0nesty, and economical adminis-
traton OF the government by honest faithful and ca
forms IN government as experience may from time to
time suggest; who are opposed to impairng hecred-
it OF the nation by deprecang any of its obligations
and in favor Of sustaining in every way the national
faith and financial honor; who hold that the common
school system is the nursery of American liberty and
should be MAIN aimed absolutely free from sectaran
control; who believe that for the promotion of these
ends, the direction OF the Government should con-
tnue to be conded to those who adhere to the pin-
the Constitution and the laws and who are in ayor
OF recognizing and Strengthening the fundamental
principle OF National Unity in this Centennial An
niversary Of the birth of the Republic
E. D. MORGAN, Chairman.
VIM. E. CHANDLER, Secretarv,
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Washington, January 49, 1876.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29
The PAYNE RilI.

Rightly enough the Payne bill has been
defeated, and many Democratic votes are
recorded against it. 1t is easy enough to see
why the honest hard money men of that par
ty opposed the measure, but the stubborn
ness they displayed is something novel and
astonishing. Heretofore they have always
yielded. In 1868 they found no difficulty in
standing upon reputation platform, and
whenever since then the soft-money delusion
has broken out again they have made but
feeble opposition. Their course now shows
that thay have given up all hope of uniting
the party upon financial policy, and that
hereafter they purpose to act upon their con-
victions. Why the soft money men should
oppose the bill is not so clear, for it was in
fact surrender to them, Enthusiastically pro-
vlding for an imitation of the currency. 1t
must be that they will be satisfied with moth
ing less than naked reputation and that they
will tolerate no DISCUSSES. Evidently they
have lost no faith in their dangerous heresy,
and are as enthusiastic as ever for the cult of
the rag baby.
Ihe vote shows beyond possibility of mis-
take that the Democracy is hopelessly di-
vded upon the currency issue. 1t was sus-
pected before: it is evident now. While
some individuals have decided opinions, some
IN favor of, some against hard-noney, the
masses have no fixed opinion at all upon the
matter, and the party has no financial policy.
The stiffness OF the Pennsylvania Democrats
illustrates the looseness of the patty convlc-
tlons. In 1875 the Pennsylvanians made
decided declaration in favor of hard-money; !;
IN 1915 they made as strong profession for
soit'money; in 1874 they have come round
again to the support of the sound currency,
though they desire to postpone its adoption.
The mass of the party has no convictions on
the matter, and should 1t by chance get pos
session OF the government ard the treasury
It's course would be as capricious as the wind,
and its policy fuctuate as widely as did gold
IN Inc days of the war. Doubtless the only
enthusiasts in its ranks, the crazy initiation
lists OF tbe West, the only men who know
what they want, would at last step in and di-
rect affairs. But the people are not minded
to run the chances of such a calamity, and
Will take good care that the Democrats have
no opportunity to fool with the finances. The
few hard money Democrats are quite as afraid
as any Republican can be to trust the cur
rency in the hands of the Democratic party,
apd are anxious to have the question of re-
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29
Political News.

The Connecticut Democrats hint to the ed
itors that it would be we'll to cut it short on
Washington news.
The Machias Republican asserts that Con-
gressmau Hale will be re-nominated without
much effort in the Fifth District.
The Tribune says there are two ''sipcere"
Blaine men in the New York delegation to
Cincinnati for every sincere" Conkling man.
1t hears of embyro Blaine clubs in the city.
The Boston Advertiser says there is no
abatement of the strong feeling in the north
west in favor of Mr.. Blaine, and the same il
adds, may be said of New England
The Republican story in Indiana is, that
Landeis is ready to pay $50,00O-wlth the
help offriends-for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination. Rather fancy figure!
The Washington parties who are training
Justice Davis of Illinois and the supreme
court for the Demacrotic presidential nomin-
alton are quite confident that he will be the
winner.
General Sherman takes to Taft. ''Perfect
harmony between us,'' he tells a correspond
ent; 1--WE shall try to do what is right for the
army" He intends to leave his family at
st. Louis at any event.
Poor Obebillallen! Just as his Presidential
prospects are Frightening comes frost, a
killing frost which pips him. He is accused
of living on property that don't belong to
him.
The Pennsylvania Democratic delegation
fn thQ nation oil ;e tfsofO for
bricks at the start, and makes itself power
full by agreeing to throw its So votes in a
body every time.
The Worcester Press wants the Democrats
in Congress to hurry up and see if there isn't
some way of publishing Representatives Schu-
maker and King for having received large
slices of the Pacific Mail corruption fund.
1t isn't going to hurt Mr.. Blaine to have
the Conkling men circulate the story that
Blaine has promised the mission to England
to Mr.. George William Curtis. That would
be tirSt-class performance, while falling to
vote for Mr.. Dana certainly is not.-Hargord
COurdnt.
The Utica Herald says that the New York
Democratic delegation will not be pledged to
support either Gov. Tiden or ex-Gov. Sey-
mour at st. Louis. but that more of the del
egates will favor Seymour than Tllden, aud
that Tilden's chances are negative quanti-
ty.
They are making fun of Mr.. Blackburn OF
Kentucky now. 1t is said he has gained the
esteem of White Cloud, Sioux chief visiting
Washington, who says that on his return he
will persuade his tribe TO adopt Mr.. Black
bur bv the name of "The Roaring Wind of
the Blue grass"
A new ballot box has been invented by a
citizen of Great Darlington, Mass. A thumb
spring opens slit in the top of the box for
the depositing of the ballot, and on the front
are two dals, one registering every ballot and
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29
AhOut Women.

Mrs. Nelly Ames, "Elinor Kirk'' has written
a society play entitled "Flirtation," that has
been accepted by Boston manager.
Susan NJ. Hallowell, Of Bangor, Me-, has
accepted the professorship of natural history
at Wellesley female college, with $500 salary.
The fashion correspondents at Washington
say that young Mrs. Senator Christiancy has
cut all her old acqualntances. She has prob
ably cut only the fashion correspondents
Sensible woman!
Olive Logan has been studying the eyes of
Mrs. Yoshida. She finds in them "a strange
uneasy shrinking from observation" and she
says this eye-expression is an 'index OF the abb
ject modesty of the women in the East, the
moral and physical abasement of the sex which
has lasted through the icons of forgotten tune.
That was sharp reply of the old Scotch
won an who had standing quarrel with her
minister, but was always in her place atchurcb.
The minister expressed surprise that she
should come to hear him preach, when she ex-
claimed. "My quarrers wi you, mon; it's not
wi the gospel"
Mile. Anna De Beloccs, the young Russian
pr'ma donna who has lately sung in Europe,
has at length decided to visit this couatry She
will sail aboard the "Germanic," March 30,
and make her debut in New York, 10 opera
under the management of MIR. Max Strakosch,
on Easter Monday.
market woman we'll known as 'Mother
Mars died recently in Paris at the age of
ninety-seven years, in the Rue st. Denis. where
she had lived for fifty years. She was the
daughter OF the Marquis de Juxta-Nautz, who
was gullotined during the reign of terror, and
of Madame de Ia Motte-Valois, whose history
is told in the story of the "Queen's Necklace"
One OF the spectators of the Marquis's execu-
ton, fisherwoman, took pity on the father
less child, and adopted her.
In a crowded horse-car on the Sixth Ave-
nue., the other evening (says the New York
SUM, gentleman who was seated resigned
his place in favor of pale slender woman,
who carried large child in her arms, aud
was being iostled this way and that with the
motion of the car. To the gentleman's sur
prise, burly individual took the seat before
the LADY could reach it 81 meat this lady
to have my seat" said the gentleman angrily.
ven. replied the other, settling comfortably
back IN his seat, 'dot lady ish my wifer'
In recent St. Petersburg journal, some very
interesting particulars concerning lady-doctors
10 Russia are published. In the scholastic year
1S74-75, there were III female students. OF
these, IO2 belonged to the noble class, II to the
mercan lie, IA TO the shop-keepins, IL to the
families Of the clergy, and the remaining "a to
the mixed classes. Among the numbers we're
23 Jews, Arplnian and Lutheraus. Most
of the rest were members of the Orthodox"
or Greek church. Twenty-three of these doc.
tresses are married, Fifty-three hal before
received their diplomas as teachers and the
professors of both schools of medicine express
much pleased with the application
ana progress Of htse fair graduates.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29

SOME Yale collegan in a paper published
at that institution of learning. makes a Sc
we're attack on New Haven society, declaring
that the ladies are neither pretty nor enter
tanning. A champion appears who roundly
rebukes the critic, reminding him that stu-
ents indulge only in dreary college talk, put
on airs of superiority, and in short are first
class bores. 1t is also intimated that with
the students the names of their lady friends
are not so sacred as they should be. The
controversy promises to be lively one.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29

The superintendent of the pablic schools in
st Cloud, Minnesota is a Roman Catholic, and
has introduced Catholic reading book into the
schools under his charge. He also allows the
children of Protestants to be sent home at an
early hour two days in the week, and the Cath
olic children who remain are then instructed in
the catechism by priest. The Protestauts OF
the town have addressed communication to
the state superintendent of schools setting
forth these facts and have also directed his at
tention to the provision Of the constitution of
the state, which expressly prohibits sectarian
teaching in any of the public schools. A local
newspaper says: "The reading books intro
dueed into The schco contain prayers address
ed to the Virg,a Mary. and pictures of persons
kneeliug before the cross. Toere is no othtr
Instance in our history where such an outrage
has been committed in Protestant school,"
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29

A BOOK has just been published in the
International Scientific Series which will
gain more favor with students than all its
predecessors taken together, for it contains a
manly protest against house.cleaning, desk
busting, paper-distul bing, and such ills. 1t
seems that that illsmellng bug, the, ,acanthia
tectularia tits English name is offensive to
ears polite) hates dust, because his mortal
enemy, a bug who feeds upon him, and a
harmless though uusocial insect, breeds
therein. So every time the woman stirs
up the dust from the corner with her
broom, or whisks valuable papers from the
desk with her feather du>ter she gives aid
and comfort to the enemy. Fortified by the
authority of this volume the student can OBJ
ject from the standpoint of science and SEN
timent 10th to having his dust disturbed.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29

WHO says that women are not gradually
getting the right to vote? Not the citizens
of Minnesota, certainly; for there women
who are OF the proper age are allowed not
only to vote for school officers but are allowed
to hold the office. In that state the greater
portion of school officers are elective so the
women thereof have a "rght smart" of
voting to do.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29

The issue were mostly local ia Ellsworth
and that accounts for Mayor Young second
time. We don't comprehend what Ellsworth
means by local issues; but from the fact that
six weeks since, Mr. Young represented the
town of Trenton in the Legislature, we pre-
sumo that one of the Ellsworth peculiarities
which is certainly local, is 10 have a Mayor
just from the neighboring town. Mr.. Young
in every respect is model Democrat in the
fullest sense of the term as understood By an
out-and-out Republican.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29
THE FUTURE CoTToN PRopUcr1oN.-T The

The FUTURE COTTON PRODUCTION The
Providence Journal says: "There is one ele
ment in the estimate of our national resources
which looms up into note worthy importance
The yield of cotton for ten years since the war
exceeds the decade of that Immediately prior
to the rebellion by over two thousand million
pounds. There is no reason to think that this
income will be diminished 1t will be recol.
lected that before the war, the impression was
sedulously cultivated at the South, and very
generally believed at the North, that cotton
could only be successfully raised by slave labor.
When emancipation took place it was most
certainly doubtful what would be the effect
upon the prod ductinn of this primary staple.
Experience has solved the problem A writer
in the New York Daily Bulletin dating from
Charleston, S. c., is of the opinion. and be
gives reasons for his faith, that in a few years
6Ooo,OOO bales OF cotton will oe considered
moderate yield for the South. If it be true
that in nine of the Atlantic states the price has
not been of late remuuerative to the plant. r,
the short crop will partly at least account there
for. The vital fact is, that in the newer states,
and with more settled condition of the rela-
tions between the planter and the negroes, COT
ton will be raised both more extensively and
cbeaply. Aud in the Atlantic states the adop-
ton OF methods to the necessity of this case
will in all probability give better results in the
future
Assuming the probability of the correctness
OF these Demonstrations, several conclusions
will inevitably follow. First, even at lower
price, the South will gain in the amoant OF cap
ital which will flow into it. and will therefore
advance in prosperity. Secondly, the lower
price of cotton will reduce the price of cloth,
and so stimulate it's use. Thirdly, the low price
of cotton will permit its export almost to the
prohibition of the use of ILdian and other COM
peting cotton in the mills of Great Britain.
Add to this, the fact that in view of the proba-
BILE low price Of cotton, our cloth can be laid
down in the Manchester market with still
greater assur ince of successful competition
with the English goods. and we see that the
prospect of planter and of manufacturer is
likely soon to be brighter than in the immedi
ate past II we can dominate the cotton mar
ket OF Liverpool, and can compete in the Eug-
glIsh, and in foreign markets with our cloth,
we shall soon fiDd the balance of trade not so
greatly against Us, even taking into considera-
tion the interest we have to pay on our national
and other bonds we have abroad To secure
these favorable results it is only necessary as
it would seem, that the Southern planter should
cultivate his crop as economically and energet
cally as does the Rev England or Western
farmer. To this complexion will his industry
come at last, it is to be hoped soon; when it
does, the South and the country will have re.
celved an impulse forward which can neither
be overcome or over estimated"
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29

THE Washington correspondent of the
Springfield Republican is profundly impressed
with the difference between the civilizations
of the North and South. He says the South
erners still sneer at the black man, and re-
fuse to recognize the colored members. The
worst class Of Northern Democrats are qaite
as strong in their hatred of the negro, and do
not mean that he shall have his rights. 4
restoration of these men to power, the cor
respondent thinks, would be to go back twen-
ty years at least in civilization and Christian
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-29

sumption settled at once so as to take it out
Of Bipartisan politics. Now that the PAYNE bill
is dead they may unite with the great body
of the Republicans and pass funding act.
Such result is devoutly to be wished.