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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-09
Cal. for the Republican National
Conventions.

The next Union Republican National Conven-
tiop for the nomination of candidates Tor Presl-
dent and Vice President of the United States, will
he held in the city of Cincinnati, on "Wednesday,
june l4th 1876, at IL O'Clock noon, and will con-
sst of delegates from each State equal to twice the
number of its Senators and Representatives In
Congress and of two delegates from each organ
;zed Territory and the District of Columbia.
In calling the convention for the election OF
Delegates the committees Of the several States are
recommended to invite all republican electors and
all other voters, without regard TO past political
difference or previous party utilization, who are
opposed to reviving sectional issues, and desire 10
promote friendly feelings and permanent harmony
throughout the country by maintaining ana en-
forcing all the constitutional rights OF every GU
zen. including the full and free exercise OF the
RIGHT of suffrage without intimidation and with
out fraud and who are in favor OF continued pro-
secution and fuller punishment OF al onlciai uts
honestv and an economical adm lnlstfatleh
ri the Government BY honest, faithful and capaoie
officers who are in favor of making such reforms
in the government as experience may from tii,ie
to time suggest, who are opposed 10 lmpalrinS lle
credit of the nation by depreciatlng any oil us OBJ
LEGATIONS. 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 maintained ao-
solutely free from sectarian control; VINO pc
I;eve that for the promotion of these ends the
direction of the government should continue to
be confded to those who adhere to the principles
of 1916 support them as Incorporated IN the con-
stitution and laws, and who are in favor OF recog-
MIXING and strengthening the fundamental prncl-
pie Of national unity in this centennial annlFers
esry of the birth OF the republic.
fSigned. Z. d. MORGAN,
Chai man of the Republican National Committee.
WIN. E. CHANDLER, Secretary.
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GENERdL NEW.S.

\ company of intelligent young men and
men at Springfield, VT, known as the Industrial
Works, carry on manufacturing business in
which they are all employed at fair wages. They
have large home where they all board and en-
joy many comforts and privileges not usually
found in families boarding houses at very
moderate cost. They have been organized near
ly two years and have sixty members, all young,
well educated, moral, free from bad habits, and
willing to work and save their wages; no others
are received.
Rev. Mr.. Murray of Boston, was recently kind
enough to remark patronizingly that the stage
may be revoutionized and made pure by the eff
forts of Miss Dickinson and Mrs. Barry. There
are thousands of women the stage whose lives
are as pure and examples as noble as Miss Dick
nson's or Mrs. Bary's; and they are unwilling
to admit that a revolution is necessary in their
profession, any more than in The law or the minis
try.
A man in Polk county, Georgia, has just re-
covered his little girl, who was sent to Atlanta
seven years ago to have an operation performed
on her eyes. After successful treatment two me n
Gafrotte by name, carried her to Alabama. They
lately ran away on the charge of abducting an
other child, and wrote to the sister Of the g;il,
and by this means she was recovered.
Mulligan, the witness against Blaine, is an
1rishman, a Catholic by his broguc, but Presby-
terrain by birth and religious faith
Four ladies out Of III in Michigan University
are going to study law.
James NJ. Bailey, the Danbury News man, is to
take the field with lecture entitled England
Viewed from Back Window"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-09
Republican State Convention.

The Republicans of Maine aud all others VINO
propose to support the candidate of the Republican
uarty in the pending elections are invited to send
delegates to a State Convention to be held in
NOROMBEGA HALL, Ban or,
Thursday, June %, 1876, at II A. H.,
for the purpose of nominating candidate for Gov
ernor to be supported at the September election
and two candidates for electors of President, and
attend to such other business as usually comes be-
fore such meetings.
The basis of representation will be as follows:
Each CITY. town and plantation is entitled to one
delegate and one additional delegate for every sew
enty five votes given for the Republican candidate
for Governor in 1872 fraction of forty votes over
the number which is entitled to one delegate, will
be accorded delegate.
The Republican State Committee will tie n SEES
sion in the ante-room of the Hall at O'Clock the
morning of the Convention. The usual reduced
fares on railroads and steamboats, may be expected
of which due announcement will be made.
JAMES G. BLAINE, Kennebec,
Chairman.
WILLIAM FRYE, Androscoggn.
DANIEL RANDALL, Aroostook.
STANLEY 7. PULLES, Cumberland.
CHARLES j. TALBOT, Franklin.
JOHN ID. HOPKINS, Hancock.
HIRAM BLISS, JR., knex.
SIS. MARBLE, Lincoln.
ENOCH FOSTER, JR., oxford.
JOSEPH W. PORTER, Penobscot.
EA. THOMPSON, Pseataqris.
J.W. WAKEFIELD, Sagadahoc.
X. Is. SHEPHERD, Somerset.
WILLIAM w. CASTLE, Waldo.
WM.J. CORTHELL, Washington
JUN W q. A. SMITH, Secretary.
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columns of public journal dealing with
the subject. is as dastardly and as cruel
as the original suppression of the despatch
by Mr.. Knott To conceal the truth, after
the truth has been ascertained, is meaner
than to utter the most barefaced lie.
In view of these facts, we ask our read
ers, not in any partisan spirit, or with any
political bias. what their opinion must De
of the Maine Standard and of Pillsbury'
its editor? Is it entitled to any respect
Can its statements have any weight or IN
Auence with thoughtful men? 1t pub
fishes the testimony of thief, passes over
almost entirely Mr.. Blaine's defence,
ignoring his speech that is still ringing
from one end of the nation to the other,
and makes no mention of an eXcupatory
telegram entirely generating Mr. Blaine.
The hardest terms we can apply to such
course is to say that it is just like Pills
bury. We do not charge this to the
Almighty. but it would seem that this
creature that we arc taught He has made,
is incapable OF doing square. honest
thing. Had he the courage that ought TO
distinguish man whose military record
NAV be found in the Adjutant Generals
report, he would have ere this come out
boldly in support of Knott. Find MUIR
derer, thief, rumseller, or scallawag Of
anv kind, Pillsbury is just the man to de-
fend him. He is in his native element
when taking stand for such. What bet
ter things may we expect of man who,
when the great aud good Abraham Lincoln
was compelled to fee to Washington in
disguise, the democratic bloodhounds
on his track, seeking his hearts blood,
spoke of his personal appearance as that
of ga cross between an Andelusian Jack
and a sand-hill crane? ' What better
things ought we to expect from public
journalist that subsequently spoke of the
same man, whose old clothes he was un-
worthy to buy as vase peddlar, that
"he shines and stinkS and sti,akS and shines
lice rotten mackerel by moonlight" Or
can you expect decent treatment from one
who in the last State campaign in Maine,
paraded in caricature hero's infirmities
caused by bullets aimed at his heart
by Pillsbury's rebel friends on the battle
field who by some dark -lantcrn scheme
obtained private letter written by Mr..
j. T. Foster of the Newark Courier. adj
dressed to Mr. Blaine. and published it in
the Standard, thus violating the sanctity of
a mans dearest rights, counterpart of the
actions of Mulligan who secured in
some underhanded way an advance copy
of Mr.. Blaine's forthcoming financial
speech, and which was committed
to our care to guard with all the
sacredness that we would any other pri-
vate trust. and who was only kept from
publishing it by the advice of more dis
corning minds among the democrats.
Does it excite surprise that the Stand
ard, in such hands, has gone to the lowest
depths?
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PROCTOR KNOTT.


The man whose name stands at the
head of this article, is chairman of the
Judiciary committee of the House of Rep
resentatives-the most important commit
tee in that branch Yet, in that remark
able scene in the House on Monday-a
day ever to be remembered in the poit-
ica calendar of this nation-it was shown
clearly that he and Hunton, chairman of
the sub investigating committee, were
guilty of conspiracy to ruin MEM
Der of Congress, by suppressing tele-
gram relieving him of all charges in the
matter. and entirely exculpating him.
The southern bravado, Knott, said, in a
manner that savors of the Bully Brooks
style, that he was ready to meet. the man
who charged him with it, sat the point OF a
pistol y But that talk doesn't brighten our
representative from this little third Dis
trict of Maine he did charge Knott, to
his face in the House, with suppressing
the telegram, and then. on Wednesday.
renewed the charge in the committee
room. and prored ii from the books. A
sharp debate took place, but as usual.
Mr. Blaine carried his point, and at last,
pressed to the wall, Knott was obliged
to produce the telegram itself, and this we
published yesterday morning, thus PROV
ing true every word that Mr.. Blaine had
said. In the old fire eating style that has
ceased to brighten people, after the SUBJ
committee adjourned Mr.. Knott, APP
preaching Mr.. Frye, member of the COM
mi,tee who has been in attendance as the
advisory friend of Blaine. said to him,
"Your friend Blaine is the Cd d-dest
scoundrel In America" This remark or
its equivalent having already found its
way into print, it should be added that Mr..
Frye replied, You forget yous elf, Mr.
Knott" IL do;" he replied and thereupor
Immediately withdrew the remark, and
apologizcd for having made it.
Knott has added to the crime of conspir.
ator that of a perjurer. Five days before
he stated that Ctldw we'll had not been found
he received from him that despatch. dated
at London. On that Friday and Sltur-
day, when the New York Sun and the Bos-
ton Herald were pouring out their abuse
in glazing headlines, and even the sin
cere friends of Mr.. Blaine began to trem.
BILE for his safety, Knott had in his pocket
the evidence of Mr.. Baine's innocence. 4
whole nation in fearful, fearful suspense,
and Knott carrying about in his coat peck
ct the key that would unlock the whole.
Strange that the telegram did not burn
its way through into his black heart We
remember how different it was when
Schenck was on trial. A Geographic des-
patch was received from an 0nknov:a1
source, but as swift as the wings of light
ming il was given to the world.
Look at the miserable man hold him
up TO the nation that the notorious act of
his life may be fully appreciated. lie first
evaded Mr.. Blaine's question, then lied,
and-lhen confessed The telegram was
at his own house, where he had sup
pressed it! Buy Knots picture, and
hang it up in the rogue's gallery. Let
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the youth of the country look upon it anc
take warning.
For one there was but now is Knott,
He's gone where J. q. marks the spot.

"The Boston Daily Advertiser, whose words
have probably more weight than any other paper
in Boston with thinking men, in calm review OF
the man Mullgan's testimony, says, etc. Ken
nebec Journal, Blaine's home organ.
Yes, with thinking men who ponder on the fact
that the acting editor of the Advertiser Is cousin
of Mr.. Blaine Il Boston Globe.
We suppose that the Globe refers to Mr..
Edward Stanwood, who. in the absence
of Mr.. Goddard 10 Europe, is editor in
chief of the Daily Advertiser. In the first
place, Mr. Stanwood is not a cousin OF Mi.
Blaine, neither is he relative of Mr..
Blaine and in the second place il he did
bear that relation, we don't see why that
should be an objection to his words hav-
ing weight Had he been bought up by
a Bristow club to save the Advertiser
concern from bankruptcy, then there
would be grounds for grave suspicion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-09
TILE LOWER DEPTHS.
MAY 4. 1876.

Since Mr.. Blaine's noble and mastery
vindication in the House Of Representa-
tives, and his undoubted right to the pos
session of the letters stolen by the thief Null
ligan, the better and more respectable class
ofdemocratic journals have fastened to say
that the letters contained nothing against
the character of Mr.. Blaine, and that he
must stand acquitted of all the charges
brought against him. These. together
with the republican papers, openly and
frankly opposed to the nomination of Mr..
Blaine at Cincinnati, have given that gen.
tleman credit of achieving one of the
grandest triumphs on record on the floor
of Congress, and sweeping away the tissue
of alsehoods as the mists vanish before
the morning sun.
But where does the Maine Standard
stand? We had hoped that it would sur
prise everybody, and exercise little COM
mon deceney just once; but not so-it is
deeper in its wallowng than ever. 1t
puts Mr.. Blaine in the position of a guilty,
ruined and completely broken down man,
with no hope in this world or the next.
1t has this week seven columns of polit-
cal trash-gutter washings and sink-spout
Stops from the New York Sun and Boston
Herald each item Of which refers either
directly or indirectly to Blaine. and in
none of them has Pillsbury the manliness
or the fairness to say that Blaine has
shown the letters or made any kind of in
explanation of their contents; he even
says that Blaine held back portion OF
them that would be most damaging to his
cause 1t is only in the most indirect way
that he alludes to the letters at all. lie
says;
''He did not read them in the order oil
their dates, but skipped about TO break the
connections, read the most damaging parts
in so low a tone as not to be understood
and then by manipulating the Associated
Press agents, sent off to the country only
portion of the letters such as were most
immaterial so as 10 give an impression
that they are not important
Charging Mr.. Blaine with manipulating
the Associated Press agents - This is a
most dastardly and yillainous charge! A:
though we should charge Mr.. Eastman,
the gentlemanly agent Of the Associated
Press here, of being "manipuatcdN by the
democrats, when in the faithful perform
ance of his duties. for which we pay him
he furnishes US in manuscript the testimo
nv of the man Mulligan against Mr.
Blaine. No one but cowardly assassin
of mems characters would make such al
assertion. But we don't remember tina
partiality towards the Interests of the re
publican party or any Of its candidates is
a virtue that was ever laid at the doors
ofthe Associated Press, especially in its OPP
erations southwark; If any complaints are
to be made they must come from the
other side of the house.
But another exhibition Of dispicable
tneanness is this. We fail to find in the
Standard any allusion to the suppressed
Caldwell telegram, the most damaging
revelation that has yet been made against
the democratic investigating committee,
and the most telling evidence in favor of
Mr.. Blaine. To suppress that fact after it
has been known for several days, from the
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who dares this pair of boots displace
Must meet Bombastes face to face

Whatever may be thought of the character CT
the telegram from Caldwell as evidence, the Lead
ing Democrats themselves tonight denounce
Proctor Knott for not having presented it imme-
diaiely to the committee. Mr.. Blaine showed
that the suppositlon that the telegram was fictitious
was specious one. The telegraph in London is
under government control. Had the chairman of
Congressional committee intimated to the tele-
graph managers in London that the American
Congress, had been triled with by forged dis
patch there can be no doubt but that the entire
police machinery Of London would have been put
IN operation to discover the forger Knott did not
take this step.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-09

The Congressional Record of Tuesday
contains all the proceedings of Monday,
together with Mr.. Blaine's letters. 1t has
been reported that Mr. Blaine did not read
all the letters, but on comparison with
Mulligan's memorandum it will be found
that all the letters were read with the eX-
ception of that from Fisher to Blaine :,
which was not in the package he received
from Mulligan. What will the base in
sinuators say to this ?
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Why is it that the democrats of the
Third Congressional District have
called their convention this year. out
side of the district, and at Bangor? Can't
they find hall big enough in the Third
District to hold the delegates?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-09

Strange things happen, bat who would
have supposed that the Milne Standard
would fight the New York World Bat
thus it is thusly, Why! isitasked? Let
the Standard answer in its own language
The World manilests remarkable
kindness towards Mr.. Blaine" That set
ties the Standards hatred or regard. So
we notify all who think kindly of Mr..
Blaine, that you only call down upon your
selves the awful condemnation OF Ebcn
Pillsbury. You must make up faces TO
Blaine, and call him liar, thief, sneak.
rascal. dead man, and all that. if YOU ex-
poet Pillsbury to love you
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-09

There has never been a time when the export of
grain from the port of Boston, was so large as at
present. One firm is loading nine vessels with
corn, comprising $50 900 bushels, for Europe, and
the total amount of corn be ing loaded for the for
eign market is 100000 bushels. vessel has
been recently chartered to load with through
freight of oats from the West and there is quite
brisk demand for corn ON foreign account.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-09

One Of the most gratifying sisns of the
times is the general interest manifested in
Maine in turning to account \ e vest area
of unused land. This will tend 10 increase
the army of producers, and cannot fail to
materially assist in the growth of the
population. There is no better land in
the country than is found ia the state of
Maine, and thousands OF acres now unim-
proved and unsettled await the touch of
the hand of industry to develop towns,
villages and thriving communities.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-05-11
HISTORICAL INCIDENTS OF RIVER FALLS.

Captain Joseph Wood and Clark
Green were among the earliest settlers
of the town, and to them was accord
ed the honor Of naming the town. At
ter some debate, and much good hui
NOR over the question, they finally
agreed to combine their own names,
and call the town Greenwood" and
by this name it was known from the
date of its christening in 1853, until
April 1858, when by an order of the
County Board it was changed to River
Falls. Previously to this time there
was confusion of names, if not of
tongues, and for these reasons:-The
town was called Greenwood, the viii
lage Kinnickinnick, and the post office
River Falls
The village was named from the
river which flows through it, the In
dian name for which was Kinnikinic,
and how it was that the spelling of
this word became corrupted, and its
present photography for the name of
the river, as well as that of the town,
came to be adopted. we are unable to
learn.
When the petition went forward for
the establishment of a pOst-office here,
the name proposed in the petition was
Fall River, as we have always under
stood. But letters were written to the
Department by some half dozen differ
ent persons, suggesting as many diff
ferent names, and giving their reasons
for the same. The clerks in the De
partment, after duly considering the
matter, concluded to take the respon.
sibility of naming the bantllng them
selves, and, very appropriately, gave
the newly created post-oiiice the name
of RIVER Falls. This circumstance,
however, created a good deal Of con-
fusion, since letters written from here
were dated at ''Kinnickinnic, " Green.
wood, or 'Riyer Falls, just accord.
ing 20 the taste or inclination of the
writer, and the result was that the
place had no common centre" 50 to
speak, Hence to concentrate the
idea, or bring 1t to focus, the names
of the village Of Kinnickinnick, and
that of the town of Greenwood. were
both changed to River Falls. Another
reason for this change may NC found
in the fact that A. +. Hart, at az carly
day, laid out the town, or village OF
River Falls, embracing what is now
known as South River Falls. And
still another may be found for chang.
ing the name Of the village of Kinnie.
kinnic, laid out originally by N, N. 4
0. S. Powell, it being the FIRST village
plat in the town, in the fact that a
post-oflice was established in the town
of Kinnickinnic, in st. Croix county.
bearing the same name.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-05-11
(ro BE coNrINuED.l
MAIDEN Rock. NJ


l. II. Tyler, our druggist, has purchased
the Abbott residence.
James Kyle, the pioneer Of Maiden Rock. is
aick for the first time in twenty years
William Kyle, proprietor Of the Pine Val
ley mill. is going to Dakota for his health
Hiram Benson, Geo. Clifford and Buru-
bridge have gone TO Manitoba to remain until
TALL
The Pepin began her trips last week
"Promptness" is the motto Of Capt Murray
and IA. boys.
Captain Loucks makes daily trips 10 From
tenac with the y 5. mail he Is usually &C..
oompanied by one or more passengers
w. Y. Geer has opened restaurant in
HancOcks Hall "Warm meals al all hours
fish and game IN season" lie has also set
up a billiard table, which seems 70 be we'll
patr0niaed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-05-11

ID A8Ji WY 2
Mr. John Rinkey Is building lime kiln.
A son and daughter Of Mr. Wilton are here
On a visit from Detroit, Mich
Barney Carey is home from the pinery and
is. we are glad 10 learn, enjoying good health.
School commences here Monday, the sth
inst Same teacher we had in the winter
term
Mr.. Thomas Hurley has got his granary
rooted aud nolosed, and work on his house
and barn Is progressing vigorously
Mr. John Hurley and Mr. John Buckley
started on Tuesday last for Swim county,
Minnesota II Is their intention e. locate
there ii they ike the place
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-05-11

The Queen Of England will contrib.
ute 10 the Centennial the following
works by herself and members Of her
family. twenty.5ix etchings by her
Majesty, two table napkins spun by
the Queen, a banner screen embroi.
dered by her Royal Highness Princess
Beatrice, table.cloth embroidered by
the Princess Louise of Hesse and Prin.
cess Christiana Of Schleswig-lIOlstein.
and four drawings Of flowers by her
Royal Highness Princess Louisa,
Marchi0ness OF Lorne.