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NOTICE
U. s. INTERNAL REVENUE
SPECIAL TAXES,
May I, 1870. to April 80. 1877.

person engaged in any business, avocatiOn or EN-
polyme which renders him liable to a special tax
TO PROCURE AND PLACE CONSCIOUSLY IN HIS
ESTABLISHMENT OR PLACE OF BUSINESS stamp
denoting the payment OF said special tax for the
special tax year beginning May 1876, before com.
mencing continuing business alter April 30 1876
The Taxes embraced within the Provisions OF the
Law above quoted are the following, vlz.,
Rect6ers. 500 90
Dealers, retail liquor, 20 90
dealers Wholesale liquor, 100 90
Dealers in malt liquors, Wholesale, so 90
Dealers in malt liquors, retail 20 90
Dealers in lea f tobacco, Is on
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco, 500 90
And on sales Of over 81 900. fifty cents for
every dollar in excess of 8 900.
Dealers in manufactured tobacco, 90
Manu- facturers OF stills, so 90
And for each still manufactured, 20 90
And for each worm manufactured, 20 90
Manufacturers Of tobacco, 10 90
Manufacturers of cigars, 10 20
Peddlers of tobacco, first class (mOre than
two horses or other anmals) 30 %
or other anmaIs) WV IS 90
Peddlers of tobacco. third class Zone horse - ~
or other anlmaI 10 w
Unhijc convevsnce.S ''"'' '~ 10 90
prewers Of less than 5O0 barrels 90 90
Rrewers m <, n no rrais or more 100 90
ANY person, so liable, who shall fail 10 comply
with the foregoing requirements Will DC SUBJECT 70
Persons or firms doing business in the counties
of Kennebec, Somerset and Lincoln Liable to pay
any of the Special Taxes named above must apply
to Charles Talbot, Collector OF Internal Revenue
at Augusta and pay for and procure the Special
Tax stamp or Stamps they need. prior 10 May /.
1876 and without further notice.
d. d. PRATT
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
Washington, d. o., February, l. 1870.
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Maine Central Railroad.
CHANGE OF TINE.

On and after Monday, Oct. 25th, 1875,
trains will leave Augusta ..
For Portland and Boston, 600, l1.4o A. NJ, and
1853 p. NJ.
For Roekland, 600, ll.4O A. NJ.
For Pennington, II 40 A. NJ.
For Bath, Lewiston and Portland, 900, Ili0 A.
NJ, 2.l5 P. NJ.
For Waterville and Skowhcgaa, 4.40 P, NJ.
For Wateryille, Belfast, Dexter and Bangor, 1856
A. NJ, 4.40 M.
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KENNEBEC COUNTY: In PROBATE Court, at
augusta, on the second Monday Of april. 1875.
n estate OF Elijah NJ. Prescott, late Of Abb on
in said county, deceased, having petitioned TOR Ii
cense to sell at public auction private sale the
following real estate of said deceased for the pay
ment of debts. &c, viz: one acre Of land and the
buildings thereon bounded south by the road lead.
ing from Albion TO Robert Crosbys, east and north
by land of ID. $. Drake west by land OF J. W. STRAIT
ton also another piece of land in said Albion about
l5acres near the fifteen mile stream,
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
May next, in the Kennebec journal, a
erested may attend at Court Of Probate then be
holden at Augusta, and show cause, If any why the
prayer of said petition should not ee E1snted
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs. Register. 3wls
KENNEBEC COUNTY-In Probafe Court, at
augusta, on the second Monday Of april. 1876.
A UGUsTUS \. SMART, Guardian OF Llewelyn
IA Berry, Of Vienna, in said county, insane, hav.
ing petiioned for license to sell at public auction
private sale the following real estate of said ward
the proceeds to be placed interest, all the
terest OF said ward in his late homestead in said VII
emma.
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
April next. in the Kennebec Journal, a
newspaper printed in Augusta, that all persons in.
'erss,ed may attend at Court Of Probate: then to
the prayer Of said petition should not be granted.
II. K. BAKER, Judge.
Attest CHARLES HEwINs. Register. 3wls
KKNNEBEC C0UNTY-At a Court Of Probate
held at augusta, on the second Monday Of Aprii,
1876.
MARK ROLLINS, Administrator on the estate of
vi Nathaniel Coombs, late Of Albion, in said
county deceased, having presented his first account
OF administration of the estate of said deceased for
allowance:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given to all
persons interested by publishing copy Of this or.
der three weeks successfully in the Kennebec
printed at augusta hsd that tn may appear
county, on the second Monday of May next and
show Cause, If any, why the same should not be al
lowed.
II. X. BAKER, Judge.
true copy.
Attest CHARLES HEwINS, Register
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.sROHTLAND
.aat Sd AND sH4a
WORCESTER Line.

~ <AI1 EAa11 E]oute."
On and after MONDAY, Oct. 18th, 1875, an Elk.
PRESS train with ParlOr attached, will leave
Portland & Rochester X. h. station, Portland, 400
r. NJ, daily, fSuniays excepted) connecting at
Railway, from Lewiston and Montreal, and at
Westbrook junction with trains from the east, via.
Maine Central Il. Il. for Nashua, Worcester
Springfield, Hartford, New Haven, Albany, and
New York, arriving in New York 5.23 A. NJ, AL
bany 545 A. NJ.
Passengers FROM the east change cars at West
brook junction, and will find the New York train
there to take them into Portland for dinner if they
wish, or to spend an hour for pleasure business
This is the only All Rail Line IRON the East to
New York without transfer.
For through tickets and information apply to
c. B. MORTON. Ag'l,
Augusta, Me.
J. M. LUNT, supt.
Portland, Oct. 9th 1878. octlS-ttf
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Ayers Hair vigor,
FOR RESTORING GRAY HAIR
TO ITS NATURAL TITALITY AND COLOR

Advancing years,
sickness, care, disap-
pointmcnt, and heredi.
tary predisposition all
turn the hair gray, and
either Of them incline
it to shed prematurely.
AYERS HAIR VIGOR,
by long and extensive
, use, has proven that it
stops the falling of the
hairimmedtately. often
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KENNEBEC COUNTY-In Probate Court, at
AUGUSTA, on The second Monday Of April. 1875.
NJ NATHANIEL GUNNER and Charles g Drummer
N ofWed in the county Of Franklin, represent
that Oliver Gould. late OF Augusta, county OF Ken
nebec, deceased, on the Sd day of February, T.
bound himself to convey to said Dummers. = lot OF
land situated in Weld village being part of lot Of
land numbered l. in the fOu tn range OF lots in said
Weld Said Gould being prevented by death from
COM eying said land as per contract agreed. Your
petitioners therefore pray that e. w. Whitehouee.
Executor of the will Of said Gould, be licensed to
convey said land to your petitioners
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior to the second Monday Of
May next. in the Kennebec journal, news
paper printed in Augusta that all persons inter-
ested may attend at a Probate Court then to be
holden at Augusta and show cause, If any why the
prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Xix. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs, Register. 3wls
KENNEBEC COUNTI-in Probate Court at
augusta, on the second Monday Of Aprl, 1876.
A CERTAIN INSTRUMENT, purporting to be
n the last will and testament OF Sarah S: Runner
late of China, in said county, deceased, having
been presented for probate:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior to the second Monday OF
May next, in the Daily Kennebec Journal, 8
newspaper printed in Augusta. that all persons
Interested may attend at Court of Probate then
to be holden at Augusta, and show cause, If any
why the said instrument should not be proved, ap.
proved and allowed, the last will and testament
of the said deceased,
H.K. BAKER Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs. Register swls
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Premiums are received and Losses are paid in
cash only Policies issued payable at the death
Of the Insured also payable at the end Of certain
number of years. Policies are also issued on the
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TONTlNE PLAN,

or upon the principle of accommodating profits for
definite periods, which was first introduced by this
Society and has been recommended and endorsed
by eminent experts in Life Insurance, and by lead.
ing business men. Forty -four per cent. has been
earned and accumulated on the premiums paid on
sit Tontine Life Policies, and forty per cent. on its
Tontine Endowment Policies. issued within the last
Eve years.
The Directors Of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society represent exclusively the interests of the
Policy holders, and in presenting the Society to
ice, they feel that it has strong claims upon public
confidence, because Of the strict and conservative
principles by which its various departments ar
governed. In the assets and in the administration
Of the Society, perfect security is given for the f
ture, which IL Of great Importance to those depend
ing Upon their insurance policies for the ultimate
support Of their families.
No Life Insurance Company has such args an.
nual transactions ~ the Equitable; none 10 more
prompt and just in its dealings.
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Having added Plumbing to our business, We are
now ready TO do work In the plumbing line.
WILLIAMSON 4 GREENWOOD.
, 1876-04-29
Letter from Salem.

sALEM, Oregon, April L, 1876.
EDITOR STATESMAN .--EnclOSed please fin!
q few items from the " Capitol:
As it is customary, l presume l must say
something about the weaIler- This has been
the most diSagreeab!e winter ever experienced
in this country, even by that mythical indI-
vidual, the "oldest inhabItant." Ii has
rained for six months aud still at it; In,
Willamette river Sway mp; no ferry boat,
running steam boats tied up on account OF
drift wood in the river. The Capitol Lum
bering 90. lost $1,000 worth of logs yesterday
by the bursting of boom at this place. Nj
more than one-fourth the usual amonnt o..
grain s0wu, aud The ground 100 wet to plOw;
farmers looking blue; money scarce; pros
poets not very ha,terinS for financial i'm
D, ,nvements.
Nalla Walia wheat viii be in demand thi-
fall without doubt, as crops viii necessarily
be short here this year. Quife a number o!
people are going to move up there as soon H.
the weather settles, some having secured
locations, among whom II Mr. Canon OF
Linn county, who has purchased the Ander-
son Cox farm, near WaltsbnTg-
Oregon as d country il greatly over-rated !;
land ranging IN price fIUin s2O to SlO0 per
acre, while the average yield of wheat will
not exceed sixteen bushels Der acre, III any OF
the leading counties Ii the farmers of
Walla Walla can secure transportation for
what grain they can produce, they can real
ize as much money off their land with Nhea,
at fifry cents per bnshel, as the farmers her
with one dollar. This may seem strange but
| know whereof l speak. At some future
time | may tell you what l have learned
about Oregon. This much will say, people
coming to the country finds it far diffrren,
from what has been represented at various
times.
Political pots are boiling; every other man
willing to serve the :" dear people" Pri
msrirs held day before yesterday, with The
usual amount of skirmishing in the selection
OF delegates. OF course the beat men III the
different precincts were selected
OuIs, Gc., EUGENE BUCHANAN
, 1876-04-29
washington Correspondence.
WAsHIseros, D. c., April 9, lSi6.

WAsHISGroS, y. C., April y, 1876.
Enron STATESMAN The river and har-
Dor bill has heen reported to the House, and
contains a provision apprOpriating $5O.OOO
for the construction of Il canal around the
Cascades. To secure this amount, Lane had
to supplieate with tears In his eyes, and /;
was only after desperate fight that the com
1nit.ee was induced TO incorporate the provi-
sion in the bill. Through the exertions of
Senator Mitchell, the Senate Committee on
transportation, of which he Is a member, has
agreed TO propose an amendment when the
bill reaches the Senate, increasing The amount
to $780, 900. The bill, therefore, in case the
House refuses to concur in the Senate amend
ment, will 90 TO committee on conference,
in which event it is thought that the differ
ence between the two Houses can be compro-
missed by fixing the sum at SiOO,OOO, which
amount think will eventually be recovered.
With that sum work can he commenced
The committee promises that at the next ses-
sion a much larger figure will be recon-
mended The Presidential campaign viii
then be over, aud the economy dodge will
have performed is mission.
At the earnest request of Delegate Jacobs,
W. C. Painter has been appointed Receiver
Mr. Jacobs is a candidate for reelection, and
the appointment WAS made with view TO Sc
cure the Walla Walla delegation in the next
convention
Frank Paine, of your city, was married 10
Miss Ida Ilsey, of Maine, on Monday, the
81 inst The ceremony took place at the Cap
ital Hill Presbyterian Church, and WAS wit
messed by large congregation, among whom
I oil Ia md flo 9as
people now in this city.
H. NJ. Chase, after spending few days in
this city. took his departure last week for
Philadelphia, where he will remain sometime
Mr.. Eastman, Of Sehwabaeher Bros, was also
here with Chase. He is at present IN New
Hampshire, where his parents reside. E. 5
Kearney and wife are still here.
Yours, CHARLIE.
, 1876-04-29

GRANTS DooM.-WLat will be
Grants fate after the close of his term
as President. is beginning to be talked
aboUt IN the newspapers, and various
are the speculalions in regard thereto.
The New York Sun thus closes an
editorial on the subject
No former President ever ventured to defy
public opinion, violate law. trample on pro-
priety, and protect ras;aliiY, as Grant has
done during the last seven years, with the
consent and corporation of the party which
he has ruled with absolute power The Shep-
herds, Spencers, Savyers, Caseys. Vests,
McDOnalds, Joyces. Babcocks, kIlbOurns,
Luckeys, and that plundering crew of adven-
tures and rogues, were and are among his in
timsie friends and most trusted confdants-
Their COUNCILS. heated with whishey aud
Joboery, We're preferred 10 the advice of the
best snd wises5 Senators and Representatives.
They have practically shaped the policy of
the party and influenced Its measures in Con-
greSs- In few months more Grsnt viii be
shoTn Of his power, and he must then drop
dishonored among the companions best snit-
| cd TO his gross tastes and low habits. There
Is 10 future for him after he Is elected
from the Presidency, but return to bis old
associations in ST. Louis, from which he was
eziricated by the war As public man his
career viii soon be ended, and he will 90 in
10 exile with his lsurels as soldier irrepara-
bly, tarnisbed, and his character as man.
hopeles~ly degraded to the level Of Boss Shep-
he'd and his eronieS.
, 1876-04-29
GREG0N POLITICS.

The democracy of Clackamss county have
put forth the following ticket: Senator,
John Myers; representatives,, - Libby, II
Straight. John Reed and j. II Ringu; sh4r-
if, a. c. Baily clerk, Il 5. Kelly asses
sor, j. W. May surveyor, A. J. Liabo
county commissioners, A. r. Shipley and -
Douglas; treasurer. j. P. Ward superin-
tendent OF schools, John ". Selwood coro,
ner, ". y. Davis.
The following is the democratic ticket
nominated IN Lake county: Repres, nta-
tive. VIM II. Averiil county Judge, Qnincy
a Brooks; sheriff, Samuel C. Huston; clerk,
t. o. Hatton; treasurer, J. .. Hanks; az.
SCISSOR, G. Z. Duncan surveyor, T. Chees-
man school superintendent, W. J. MeCOn-
nell county commissioners, Stephen c. Moss
and W. II. Horton
, 1876-04-29

LAHD GRADERS "A huge scheme
Of plunder was recently developed in
the shape Of gigantic land frauds in
Colorado resulting in the iilegiiimate
control by parties of several thousand
acres of the pupiic domain. The fraud
ulent transactions are tracCahle to the
parties having control Of the Denyer&
Rio Grande Railway and their opera,
tlons having extended over a consid-
erable portion of Los Animas county
IN that Territory. These lands have
been entered witout complying with
the pre-emption laws and the treaSur.
er OF the railroad company holds the
title TO an extensive tract on which
no settlement or Improvement was
ever made. Many honest settlers have
been defrauded of their improvements
anu many tracts OF coal lands, worth
from SO 10 $40 pere acre, have been
entered as agricultural land, and the
Government detrauded OF the differ
enee. The company Is 4 corp-rarior
composed chiefly Of wealthy Phila
delphia and london capitalists, ex.
Secretary BOFie of the fo.mer city
among them.
, 1876-04-29

HENRY c. WArrEEsoH says that the
home of Senator Schurz in Washing
ton during his Senatoria! career was
the headquarters Of culture in that
city of magnificent Jobs and iobbers,
and adds that the Belknaps with all
their fnery, could not rival the unos'
ten.atious receptions Of the Senator,
who, upon a small saIary, more than
held his own for years against the en-
tire gang of rich and fashionable no
bodies set up by the administration.
Shoddy woi dered and bit its lip, but
it could never comprehend the cause,
as it could never obslruct the way to 4
social pre- emlnence based upon gen
ius ana merit.
, 1876-04-29

The INpEAcruEr CAsE.-Ex>Secre

I THE IMpEACuuET CAsE--Ez>Secre-
tary BeIknap bgun his defence
against the county by denying the
! jurisdiction of theSenate to try hlm
on articles of impeachment. The
ground upon whicl this denial Is bas-
ed IS that he was rot an otflcer OF the
Government whel the articles OF I'M
peachment were bund. The reason
why he was not'ai officer OF :he Gov
ernment is. as WILL known, that he
slipped in resigmtion in the MEX OF
time, and eontryed to induce the
President to accelt it. Had Grant de.
clined TO accept tie resignation until
the charges which caused Belknap to
resign were CLEARED up, there would
have been no quetion as TO the Jurls-
diction of the Snate. The position
which Belknap las assumed calls up
for review the &C, of the President IN
accepting Belkn9's resignatlon. Ihat
which might have passed as mere
blunder had no consequences resulted
from it, will now be subjected 20 the
severest criticism. II, through this
action of the President, the guilty
Secretary escape, the punishment pre-
scri5ed by the Constitution for crimes
Of that nature, he fault of his escape
will be added 70 the already heavy
burden which weighs the Pres
ident down. 1t is no mitigation OF
the blunder to say that the Courts
are open to Mr.. Belknap's accuseIs,
and that their jurisdiction is not deni
ed. The trainers of the Constitution
knew very well that the Courts had
jurisdiction in ali cases where criminal
offence was charged, bat this knowl.
edge did not deter them from provid-
inc the especial means Of punishment /
that the President has released his ex-
Secretary. 1t would have been more
manly in Belknap, in view of the Cir
cumsIanees under which his resigna-
ton was accepted, to have waived
the question of jurisdiction, and thus
have released the, President from the
consequences which might otherwise
result from his hasty actions. r.
Gail.
, 1876-04-29


WEARY OF Ir-Presiient Grant at
last seems 20 have the iron of his dis
graced administration enter lis soul,
for, betrayed by the sycophants whose
adultations he rewarded at the public
expense, by friends whom he fat
tened in the Treasury, by the relatives
whom he dumped as fast Is found in
TO the public crib, he longs for the 4,h
of March, 1877, when Ills Presidency
and bis pain may expire together. He
has seen the sycophan;s proved plum
ders, the bosom friends proved traitors
TO the little honesty expected of them.
and has seen the relatives come gorr.
cd out OF the public crib to ba.tep
with insatiate NAV upon poor soldiers
and Indians, upon anything within
reach 1t will tend 10 redeem the Presi.
dent in the eyes of posterirv If this re-
morseful and disgpsted mood lasts
but 1t must ever be regarded as p
proof OF The denseness Of his insensi
bility that be was the last honest msr
in the United States 10 wish an al
mlHistratIon that resulted in such Of
heial putridity st an end,
, 1876-04-29

THE INsUREECTIoN IN MEXIC0.-
News from The insur:ectionary Mcxi,
can State ofTamauIipas and the ad-
joining one of Nueva Leon, by dis
patch oc April I1Ih from Galveston,
Texas, looks uniAvorab!e TO the pros.
poets of Diaz in overturning his na-
tons Government, President Lqrdo's
forces occupy the capitals OF both
these States-Vietoria and Monterey
and the promise, that the Govern.
ment General, EscobPdo, who has Just
reached Monterey with 600 cavalry.
viii soon drive Diaz ont of the coun-
try. Esco6edo is friend of order,
and it has always been his desire,
while lii command of that military
department, to observe the peace be.
tween Mexico and the United States,
and 10 punish the bandits who CON-
NIT crimes on that part Of the frontier.
Diaz, on the contrary, has always
acted with the party that Is hostile 10
tie United States, and of course his
advancement wonld bode evil for our
interests on the border. Besides, he
leans on the Corlina faction for sup
port, and that must drift him still
further from the peaceful path that
Mexico should follow. Diaz has made
many attempts to gasp power in an
unlawful mlnner, and failed, and his
present effort is likely 20 be equally
barren OF such results as he hopes to
attain
, 1876-04-29

CUTTING Two WAYs.-lt is proba-
BILE that a new trial will be granted TO
Mckee, convicted at St. Louis, and
sentenced for completely with the
Western whiskey ring, On the ground
that he was tried on copy Of the IN
dictment found against him, instead
Of the indictment itself Dyer, the
District Attorney, will not object, it
is said, as be feels confident Of being
able to prove the defendant guilty on
the second trial. This is lard upon
Babcock, who was also tried, but ac-
quilted On copy cf the Indictment
found in his case. Tho same rule Of
determination viii require that he
should be tried again, when, il view
of recent developments, he is almost
certain to be convicted.
, 1876-04-29

AN0TuER MAIL RoKERY-Th Overland
stage came in tMonday, April 24th), at the
usual time, 4 0 clock p. NJ. with three mail
sacks cut open-two We're for Boise aud one
for Silver City also. Wells, Fargo 81 Co. g
express box. broken open and ritfied of its
contents. Mr.. Luney, the driver between
here and Rattlesnske, fifry miles east, says
the western stage got there Sunday evening,
S o'clock, on time, and the mail letter sacks
and express box were taken Qua and laid in
the hosller's room in the stable, as was the
usual practice. 4 man by the name of Tay-
lor slept with the hostler in this room. When
they got up in the morning these three
sacks md the express box lay between the
stable door and where the stage stood, and
Were gone through with as above stated
No clue to the robters.-BOjss Statesman.
, 1876-04-29

"ARMY BUIMERs.' The evidence
of General Heddrick before the ely
mer committee shows another fine eX>
ample of the "army hummer" HedN
drick lives in Iowa. His military
RECORD" if he has any has been obscur-
ed. lie Is a friend of Belkuap. lie
was allowed to have an interest in The
stores of several forts, and to have
one-third of the profits, although be
did not put penny of capital in the
business. After a crOSS>eXaminatiop
this 'army hummer" swore that he
was allowed to have a share in tie
profits of seven posts and camps. lie
swears also that he never paid Be!k-
nap penny. Neither did General
Rice, the other army hummer whom
the ex.secretary allowed to live in
idleness and spIendor upon money
taken from the poor soldiers. Let US
hope the committee believed the Gen.
eral. These "army bummers" are a
disgrace to the noble profession they
use for their netarious schemes.