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The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11
News and Other Items.


1t is said that Colouel Forney is writing a
play.
Dufferin's late fancy ball in Canada cost
$4,000
Only II, ,74O, 800 postal cards were iss ued dur
ing March.
Mr.. Benefits marriage with Miss May has,
according to the Washington Chronicle, been
postponed for year.
Ex-Gov. Letcher of Virginia has had the
good sense to decline the appropriation recently
made by the Legislature of that state to pay
for his expenses during a fit Of sickness.
Boston, as becomes the American Athens,
pays the largest per capita postage in the
United States. $780, New York follows with
$3.16, and Chicago comes next. The average
per capita in twenty-five cities of the Union is
$2O1.
When DR.. Mary Walker gets mad she is mad
in every sense of the word. 1t is not simply a
convulsion of the sides, an undue shaking of
the diaphragm and quick quivering of the
lips. but from the soles of her small feet to the
top of her felt hat she RACES. Last week, while
she was passing down one of the principal
streets of San Francisco, a very small boot
piack' no larger than minute, with red hair
and plugged nose, cried out, "Hello, pants
where are you gon' with that woman?" and,
without stopping to pull down her vest, she
took the boy in at the first grab and shook
him until the air fairly swarmed with large
assortment of backing boxes, brushes, hat and
yells. When the boy picked himself up from
the pavement, she placed ber arms akimto
and inquired SLOW do you like it as far ss
you have got?' The boy didn't say, and 81
passed into an apothecary shop and laid In q
stock of peppermint drops.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11
Political News,

Every Democratic paper in Missouri is sup
porting Hendricks for the Presidency.
The Springfield Union says: Prof. Seelye
is for Blaine for President. Gen. Butler is
for Brstow and reform.
The Calais Times doesn't seem bit happy
at the Republican victory in that city last
week.
The Cincinnati Commercial says that the
only difficulty with Judge Davis is that he
died ofpolitical old age some years ago.
They are sowing Montgomery Bar's letter
on the Presidency broadcast through the
South, in the interest of Tilden.
The Chicago IT bune rather supports Min
lister Washburn for Presidential candidate but
would be happy with Bristow or Blaine
such at least is the tenor of its editorials.
The Hartford Post suggests that it would
be good rounding out of the career of ex-
President Woolsey of Yale College to send
him to take Gen. Schenck's place as Minister
to England.
1t now turns out that Belknap, in resign
ing his Office, acted on the suggestion first
made to him by Clymer, whose blunders
seem to be endless. The resignation was
made before there was any mention of i'm
peachment.
The Independent" papers are disguised
with their protege Senator Booth of Califor-
mia an account of his vote against Dana. The
Tribune says: "Senator Newton Booth of
California henceforth steps down and out as
a person of large political PROMISE"
The Louisville Courier-Jomnal, having
been asked what it thinks about Judge Davis
as Presidential candidate, says: "Why this
that he is good man, pure man, an able
man, with a stomach which can double-dis-
count Hallet Kilbourne, and still keep up the
racket"
The Democrats in Congress are beginning
TO growl about Hester Clymer and his in
vestigations. They say that he takes hold
of matters over which his committee has not
the slightest jurisdiction, and they are try
ing to devise some way to choak him off.
Meanwhile Cymer rather enjoys the role of
the great investigator, and is disposed to
'ssail in."
The Illinois Republicans are getting up
pretty lively campaign over their guberna.
torial nomination. One of the objections
made to "Uncle Elhu' Washburne's candi-
dacy is that he only wants to use the gov
ernorship as stepping stone for Gen. Logan's
place in the Senate, but that is met and
fanked by the statement from Mr.. Wash
burne that he really couldn't be hired to 60
back to Congressto either the House or the
Senate, but that he should "be immensely
gratified to receive the nomination for gov
ernorn
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11

every case it has turnd out that the Secretary
was either entirely right, or if he erred at all,
it was only with such error of judgment as
is consistent with official rectitude, and such
as his worst enemies never dreamed of sus-
pecting until long after the fact. There is
wrong-doing enough to be uncovered. No
person holding public Office who is conscious
OF guilt has any title to consideration or pro
lection when the blow falls. But this Is a
specimen of partisan warfare warranted by
no valid evidence, so far as we have any
knowledge
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11

TEXAS is Democratic state. The Texas
Democracy have no centennial notions about
thes lost cause. 1t is not enoughs
that candidate for party honors is Demo
crat. He must have good "war record"
just now they are picking up candidate for
United States Senator. Mr.. Hancock Of the
House is candidate. He is a good Demo-
crat now but there is little opposition to
him because he was little inclined to be a
Union man during the war. As member
OF the legislature of Texas when that state
seeded, he refused to take the oath Of alleg-
lance to the confederacy. The ultras remem-
ber it against him. He did not fight against
the national government and consequently
now is not fit to be United States Senator.
All the Texas Democracy lack to avenge the
'lost cause" is Democratic federal govern
ment
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11
(From the Detroit Free Press.l
A Quaker Trick.

When stranger has climbed four pairs Of
stairs and made half dozen turns he finds
himself at the door of the chief editorial room
of the Philadelphia Bulletin. Max Adeler sits
just inside, and as the stranger enters he is
seated at Adeler's right hand. He is seated in
an old-fashioned splint-bottomed chair, the bot
tom of which has gone to look for the dust of
the Pilgrim fathers. There's newspaper
spread over the vacant spot, and Mr.. Adeler
cheerfully remarks:
'St right down-fne day-when did you ar
rive?
The man sits down. If he is small man he
sits on the floor, his feet slant toward the CELL
ing, his knees dig into his throat, and his back
is dreadfully bent, while his hat is jammed
over his eyes.
"Feil through, eh?'' inquiries Mr.. Adeler as
he looks around. "How do you like Philadel-
phia?
The stranger struggles. finds himself fast, and
asks to be extricated. He is politely informed
that it is against the rules of the office to
extricate any one who falls through the chair
in which Artemus Ward used to sit, and is in
just the condition he left it,
"Does Philadelphia come up to your idea?''
kindly inquiries Mr.. Adeler as he opens another
exchange.
The stranger sets to work to bust that chair
or break his back, but he can do neither. He
thinks the joke has been carried far enough,
but is informed that 1t is not a joke-that no
man around that office was ever more sober in
his life.
The victim tries to laugh, aud remarks that
five minutes more will finish his spinal col
umn.
"Oh, no it won't" replies Mr.. Adeler.
"Why, l have known men who were on the
verge OF the grave to live in your position for
one hour and sixteen mnutesr'
After quarter of an hour or more Mr..
Adeler calls in three more editors and intro
duces them to the stranger, and they want to
know if he is pleased with Philadelphia, and
If he has any hard feelings against the memory
of William Penn. Five minutes is then spent
in debating whether the victim can be extri-
Gated under suspension of the rules. The
vote is tie, and the city editor is called in to
cast ballot. He makes a speech explaining
bis reason for voting ''yes," and after twenty
five minutes have passed away the stranger is
released, photograph of William Penn is
given him and he is told that any street car
line will take him to the Centennial grounds.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11

THE Rockland Gazette expresses the
opinion that the ''public interests would be
subserved and the laws delay mitigated by
the adding of another jndge to the number of
seven justices of the Supreme Judicial Court
OF this state" 1t says that presiding JUS
tices are obliged to adjourn courts to meet
the next appointment when cases are wait.
ing trial, to the great detriment of all except
the lawyers.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11

THE respectable people of Chicago seem to
be in earnest in their determination that the
city shall not be handed over to the thieves
and roughs. Saturday evening large meet
ing was held at which addresses were made
by Hon. Leonard SWEET, Rev. Arthur Mitch
ell and others, and resolutions adopted look
ing to armed resistance in.case of an attempt
to renew the outrages that attended last
TUESDAYS election,
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11

THE Chinese scare in San Francisco has
its origin in the decision of the Supreme
Court that states have no right to impose
checks and restrictions on emigrants. The
state of California had by legislation i'm
posed long list of such restrictions and by
them had to great extent prevented Chinese
immigration. With these restrictions removed
large influx of Celestials is to be looked for,
and consequently the workingmen of San
Francisco who are unable to compete with
John Chinaman's cheap labor are greatly
agitated. Unfortunately for them our treaty
with China expressly recognizes the right OF
residents of the two countries to emgrate
from one to the other, and as China has kept
her faith to us it is little difficult to see how
we can honorably break our pledge to her.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11
STATE OF MAINE.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
Pr CL A M A ITO \

Following the established usage hereby appoint,
by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council,
Thursday, the Twentieth Day of April
Next,
as a day of PUBLIC HUMILIATION, FASTING AND
PRAYER; and 1 earnestly recommend that the day
be observed in manner befitting the solemn pur-
pose for which it is set apart-the strengthening of
our allegiance to Him in whose hands are the welfare
of men and the permanence of states.
Given at the Council Chamber, at Augusta this
thirty first day of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy.
six, and of the independence of the United
States of America. the one hundredth.
SELDEN CONNOR.
By the Governor.
S. j. CHADBoURNE, Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11

THE prospect of the passage of the bill
transferring the Indian bureau to the war
department is very slim. Discussion has
only served to strengthen the opposition.
Even if The bill should pass it is pretty sure
TO encounter the Presidents veto.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL II, 1875

we do not read Anonymous letters aud communi-
cations The namt and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily publication
but as a guaranty tf good faith.
we cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11

3 AMcKEE, proprietor of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, convicted of completely in the
whiskey frauds, objects to being sentenced
because he was not tried upon the original
indictment but copy. There is no pre-
tence that the copy was not exact.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
Win Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Puilen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials OF every person claiming to represent
iorrn
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11

ANOTHER man who will enjoy the luxury
of reading his own obituary is Home, the
Spiritualist. The Paris Seicle's story of his
dea[h was an error.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11
BUSINESS CARDS.
E. G. JORDAN Il CO.,

civil Engineers and Land Surveyors,
NO. tS4 Middle ST., Portland. Me.
Surveys made for Proposed Railroads. Water
OF Counties, Towns, House Lots, &c. Estimates of
Brickwork, Plastering, Stating. Stone Masonry,
Earthwork, Earth and Stone Excavation, &C., &C.,
&c Plans and Specifications for Iron or Wooden
Bridges, or the combination. Plans and bills of Tim
Der for Wharves, &C., &c apr7d3m
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11

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The Portland daily press., 1876-04-11
MarbliZed Slate Nantes.

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We have ON hand the largest md best as
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press. prepaid, ON receipt
of SIPS.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-23
"EiGht Masked Men.'

This time it was bank at Goliad, Texas
But the robbers had on their regular Ku-
Klux uniform. As there was but one man
in charge of the bank at the time, the
maskers had an easy time of it. They
didn't get much, however, as most of the
money was locked up in thiefproof vault.
The robbers of Texas have pretty we'll
cleaned out the niggers and the white Re-
publicans, and are ripe for banks, stores,
churches, or anything that comes handy in
the way Of portable property" The cor
respondent of the Galveston Neacs tells the
story thus:
VICTORIA, August II, 1876.
Mr.. S. c. Ferrell arrived from Goliad last
night, and he reports that eight masked
men made q raid on Messrs. Seeligson's
bank, between two and three o'clock Tues
day afternoon, and robbed it of between
$500 and $500. Captain Mitchell, who has
charge of the bank, was alone ct the time,
and he had the vault locked. The robbers
commanded him to open it. He told them
he could not do it, a. the lock had two COM
binations; he only knew one, and Mr.. e. j..
Seeligson the other. They then took what
money was out, and left, whooping and
yelling. Captain Mitchell'e strategy saved
the bank of being robbed of large amount
OF money.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-23
WAR PATH.
Torry's Treacherou. Allies.

Terry's Treacherous Allies.
CHEYENNE, August 22-Au but twenty
seven of the Utes who left Fort Fetter-
man, after being feted and armed, have
deserted with their arms furnished to fight
as scouts.
The Blaekfeet Invited to Joia the sioux-
They Decline to Do So.
OTTAWA, August 22.-Advices received at
the Interior Department this morning from
Fort Ellis, August Z, says "that the Sioux
now at war with the United States sent
presents of tobacco to the Blackfeet In-
dians in Canada and requested the latter
to join them" The Canadian Indians re-
piled that they would keep peace and
would not join the Sioux. The latter
sent message in return that when
they had finished with the Ameri-
ture the Blackfeet country. The Blackfeet
wanted to know if they would be assisted
by the mounted police. The officers in
charge assured them they would be pro-
tected. The Indians cay they could muster
1000 warriors if any trouble arose.
A Battle with the Apacises in Arfzena.
PREscoTT, A. T., August 2l.-The follow
ing Information is announced officially:
Captain Porter, of the Eighth Infantry, un-
der instructions from General Kautz, COM
manding the department of Arizons, left
Camp Verde August l2 with q detach-
ment of the Eighth Infantry and fifteen In
disns scouts in pursuit of hostile party of
Apaches, which had left San Carlos reserya.
tion and committed depredstions upon set
tiers in Northeastern Arizona. Captain
Porter's command struck the renegades
thirty miles north of Verde, and imme-
diately attacked them.
After q severe fight of some hours the In
dians were defeated, with the loss of seven
bucks killed and two women and five chill
dren captured. Porter's casualties were
one Indian scout badly wounded. He is
still in pursuit of the Indiaus, and will
probably capture or kill the whole party.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-23
Registration Appointments.

hc8lotr8uOU ARVOlot"0msOs
The following is q corrected list of all
election appointment, to date, made by
Acting Governor Antoine:
Baton Rouge, West-L. F. Banghum,
supervisor; c. E. Morrison and j. A. Me-
laie0n. clerks.
Caddo-William McKenns. supervisor;
F. Legarde and C. J. Brown, clerks.
Caldwell-J. L. SizemOre, supervisor: I.
A. VerbOis, clerk.
Carroll-Chsrles j. Sweet, vice NJ. A.
Sweet resigned, supervisor; P. Ricord,
clerk.
Catahoula-C. J. Blackmsn, supervisor;
o. G.. Ballard aud r. w. johnson, clerks.
Concordia-W. II. Mutt, supervisor; T. C..
Simms and Philip Hough, clerks.
Franklin-W. H. McVey, supervisor; A.
N. Hendry and B. L. Lsmprey, clerks.
Iberia-J. w. Shoemaker, supervisor.
Iberville-Frank V. Deslonde, supervisor;
ID. Gordon and Charles A. Brasly, clerks.
Jackson-W. NJ. Fulford. supervisor; H.
S. EmbrY and W. H. Allen, clerks.
LAFAYETTE A. Veazie, supervisor;
Galbert Bienvenu and John P. MOutOn,
clerks.
Morehouse-F. M. Grant, supervisor;
John B. Kelley and w. G. Shelton, clerks
Orleans-First ward-H. F. Brennan,
assistant supervisor; j. j. Walsh and j. H.
Milleur, clerks.
Second ward-A. J. Brim, assistant su-
pervisor; George Dean. clerk.
Third ward-Pat Creagh, assistant su-
pervisor; Alex. Kenaglan and E. j. Keat-
ing, clerks.
Seventh ward-William ]. Moore, assist
ant supervisor.
Ninth ward-H. C. Bartlett, assistant su-
pervisor.
Tenth ward-T. H. Rowan, assistant gu.
pervisor; P. R. Roach, clerk.
Twelfth ward-N. Underwood, assistant
supervisor; jackson Srringer and Thomas
X. Flanagan, clerks.
Thirteenth wsrd-M. B. McGarry, assist.
ant supervisor; j. H. A. Roberts and T. 81.
Poree, clerks.
Fourteenth ward-P. j. Maloney, assist
ant supervisor; N. d. Bush, clerk.
Fifteenth Ward-James Monroe, clerk.
Sixteenth ward-Lem Williams. assistant
supervisor; Willie G.. Hodges and Thomas
Martin, clerks.
Seventeenth ward-Jacob Gerber, assist
ant supervisor; Edward Kenner and T. B.
w. Evans. clerks.
Ouaohita-W. H. Dinkgrsve, supervisor;
James B. Ray and John E. Newman, clerks.
Richland-J. F. Kelly, supervisor; T. II.
Gardner and j. NJ. Callaway, clerks.
Sabine-Peter Munsou, supervisor.
st. Bernard-J. p. Fazende, supervisor;
c. Marrero and F. Gleeson, clerks.
St. Helena-B. w. Thompson, supervisor;
Franklin p. and William o Watson, clerks
St. Tammany-Victor Gerodias, super
visor; William Hutchinson, clerk.
Taneipahoa-S. N. Rheams, supervisor;
j. B. Sanders and NJ. N. BarkstOn, clerks.
Tensas-C. S. Kinney, supervisor.
Terrebonne-Willism r. Boyd, super
visor; T. w. Csrrane, clerk.
Cnion-J. NJ. Lee, ST., supervisor; B.
Hoyes and II. NJ. Lee. clerks.
Vermilion-W. NJ. Hsnchett, supervisor;
j. T. Label and Oneal Lege, clerks.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-23
SPORTING.
The Races at Saratoga.


SARATOGA, August 22.-ESrst Rece-Mile
dash for all ages. Won easily by Matte
A. by two lengths over Waco, who had half
q length the lead at starting. Matte took
the lead on the back stretch and kept it to
the end. Time las
Second Race-Mile and q half. Won by
Sandy; Preston 2, Gray Friar 3. Time
2:44k.
Third Race-Mile and an eighth dash for
three year Olds. Won by Fredericktown:
josie 9. Jennie l. 3. Time 2O2la.
Fourth Race-Selling race; mile and q
quarter dash. Won by Arcturus; Willie
Burke 2, Violet 3. Time-2:l3h.
Tho Races at Poughkeepsie.
POUGHKEEPsIE, August 22.-First days
races at the Driving Park:
First Race-2:36 class, won by Governor
Sprague, Membrlno Kate second, Irene
third. Time-2:26lA, 2:20h, 2:2lA, 2:2lk,
Kate took the first heat.
Second Race-2:4 class, won by Nav
Bird, Little Fred second, Frank Reeves
third. Time-2:23A, 2s22k, 2:22H, 2:2lh.
Little Fred took the third heat.
National Regatta Of Amateurs,
PHILADELPHIA, August 22.-The nationa
regatta Of amateur 0arsmen opened TO-DAY
upon the national course, Schuylkill river
The attendance Of spectators was verv
lo0NIuU0D On HOUHTW Fa0n
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-23
judge Trinlble.

The strange course Of Judge Trimble
to the conclusion, that he had abandoned
the party that placed him in Office and gone
over to the Democrats. Subsequently he
confirmed this by open adhesion, and has
been an active Democratic politician ever
since. In the eulogies pronounced on him
by Democratic members of the House at
the last session of the Legislature much
stress was laid on the fact that Judge Trim
BILE only acted from a sense of duty, he de-
sired no office; had no expectations of any
favors from the Democratic party, and
would retire from the bench cOntented
with the approval of bis conscience. If
anything was needed to show that the
Democrats correctly estimated the charac-
ter of their new recruit the convention at
Vienna on the fourteenth demonstrated it..
The members of that body at all events,
with one exception, believed it, as shown
by their votes. The Vienna Sentinel says
no such amount of log-rolling was ever seen
at convention before, and is much amused
at the manoeuvres of those who had an Ak to
grind. General Young secured the adop-
ton of the majority rule, and then nomi-
nations for district Judge were in order.
The result was as follows:
The names of Colonel E. NJ. Graham. of
Lincoln; Colonel John S. Young, of Clai-
borne, and Judge j. E. T1imble, of Union,
were placed before the convention as can
didates for nomination to the Office of dis
trict judge, and the nominations closed.
Upon the first ballot Colonel Graham re-
ceived l3 votes, Colonel Young IL. and
Judge Trimble l. Thirteen votes secured
an election, and upon motion of General
Young, the nomination Of Colonel Graham
was made unanimous.
The receiving of q complimentary vote of
one out of twenty-five must be source of
qualification to Judge Trimble. 1t assures
him he has not labored in vain. Twenty
four to one believe that he desires no Office,
but only to do his duty and have the ap-
proval of his conscience. They will not
force anything else upon him, but permit
him to retire.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-23
The Texas Democracy.

An Austin correspondent of the New York
Tribune. August lS, speaks Of the recent
convention Of the fifth district Democrats:
John Hancock, who has served three
terms in Congress, and who leads the for
lorn hope in this State for Democratic
loyalty and reform, was to-day defeated in
the Democratic convention for nomination
by D. C. Giddings, . supporter of the
Democrat. The only issue made against
Mr.. Hancock was his loyalty during the
war. The greatest enthusiasm was awakened
in the convention over resolutions to send
men and money to carry Louisiana for
Tilden and reform. Since Wade Hamp-
toms nomination for Governor of South
Carolina the reform Democrats here claim
that State, and express great satisfaction
ct the idea Of united South.