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ss !n!isnspe; psiist%, sa'I : s}l ssrns.iy .Sa!
The facts whiel. hare, caused The ennnciation Of
these s!cwa and principles.
sft Il ahs T. @ sS:fe! Ss reTsss III
lit Of coins II the United states tho silver dollar
set Snfn d1 aa s Payment sssn q II i. Gy @ pna
o' f., @ tos A !" Es 81 Il I,as ~ e
% sh a iii ct " FcS -
standing md coinage of tho said s'lses dollar md
hy cngres, "a a. shaii iny restore @ the slves o.r
% IT. old standing and nac and revive and o1tcnd
IT, coinage It & tho miass: ., A.. d.. o,, .,.s
the independent party mnst be to secure eystcm
Ut finance anu currct1cy demanded and eIplalnct
wi not ho snsrene.i Until Il .iiniI havo secured
such improvements In tho organization and admin.
istratlori Of n!r Government ~ hal! restore what
iss founders intended anti expected 70 6a main
taincd-n fioyernnent Of tho people. BY tho people.
and for sbe people. instead Of n Government VI
The pcoplu fof a class and by class.
Alr. Henry Z. Lawrence introduced III cfntluw.
ing resolutions, which we're Of course adopted:
Rtsnirt.i, Tint committee Of twenty-five, rop-
rcaentinK the National independent PARTY o. the
@ l@;nttsA states, be arlntntsl by the President Of
istters 10 samuel J.. Iilic;, ani rutherford i.
ssvsts .ks e ,ns saSn rens he
i Congress rlall psa h!l 70 rcnonettze silver
il farmer standard, ho viii by lila iicn nction
prevent nHcll bill fsum Mc1nltng 1Rwt also, u
In eaao Congress shall pass bill prn.
viafnr for Government tarer currency fur
circulation among The people. anu gradually retire
oil corporation and hnnk currency. making hNch
!l0suFnmcnt paper currency fn! loyal tender. and
interchangeable with lnvur1iment rtE1efcfrd bonds
ut such rsts Of gold int9rcst as will mike te cur
wsnti sign such bill or wonld feel at lfheEty+ III
Prraislent, ta veto the anHc, and TINS defeat the
VIII nf thu people, M cxrrrRscd thrun9h thof con-
.tltntionni representatives, and thus practically
tAn people. and f0r the people. and
Tint aaih Committee be requested to cnuso said
letter. Il, be 1nil before ead candidates. anl rnh-
lshcd in newspapers, and caisc their rrplles,
no replies arc rccrtyed within Il reasonable tms
Fn1n ulther or b0th 10 CAUSE that fact IL be made
generally known to THO people. ,,,,
''1lrick" roncEoy introduced = rrFolMtion call
ing for the appointment Of u National 0rccnbaclt
State and Territory, with headquarters at Chica.
70. for the pnrpose0f organizing tlrccnback Clubs,
box. The r1nwloldcr, aud tho laboser. no matter
wlat the color: crecd ur nationality Of the voter
The renolltton was adopted. aud tho meeting
adjourned, after few announcements Of evening
services lad been proclaimed.
IN TIGN EVENING
a miscellaneous crowd gathered In front Of the
fremont [ousc. a dry-goo4!s box was placed
on tho sidewalk bcfuEc tile main entrance, and
natle by "1srick " ronieroy, Sam Cary, n. NJ.
IIooton, Of Central'a1 J. Mixing, Of Ogla Coun-
ty, md Mr.. Cotlln, OF Pennsylvania The grand
turgtlIfght procession, Which had been 50 much
talked Ut for the past month"; failed to con,o oil,
uwtng to n lack uf volunteers. About Gfty boys,
mostly bootblacks+ marched around, carrying
torches, but Wcrc without uniforms.
, 1876-08-24
MlSCEGENATtON,
Epsctat Dfspatch 10 1ns TrtbuH4

N,hss, Ailch., Aug. A.-On Friday, Aug. II.
Aloses Walker, one Of the hlackcst of tho black,
ind Miss Louise Munce, pretty Qotman girl,
wcru married by Justtce Barron, of ths rity,
The Aita!r wua kept secret soE a while, but Anal,
ly lcakcd out, and the tll-'natchel couplo ut
once lott tho city, aud llayc not sincu been
heard Of. Tho family Of tho girl ts q respect.
ahlo German one, anil the deeply fuel this dis
gustlNg conduct Ut tlsu daughter. Justice
barron snya tlnt, when the cctrniuuy VIA l,er.
furncd, hlIss Alilure liutl l,er iare nuu ilanua
L!ackcuct, b,.s l!s utory Il lilrsrd.t<G.
, 1876-08-24
AROUND TOWN.

Yesterday was one us those peculiarly ener-
yatips days when QUO would rather sEt himself
, 1876-08-24
FEVER and AGUF',

Fever and AEue cured for ffty ecn.s There Is TO.
remedial 1EGht In thu world TINT will euro fever and
aKe. md a other nlaarous, hIl!au., Scarlet typhoi
ye!iow a!a otier fsteSs htdcl hy ltadwaJI f(ia :.
Sold by druggists. '~' 0''''s'
, 1876-08-24
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL ItISrItlCT,
To fts EIIftnr f,f Tia Tribune.

10 ne EJfIGF 4{ 1hs tribune.
nHAND CAosalH0, Aug. GA few days more
than two nonil,s intervene bcfuru the great
paitIeal contest lakes place, III which 80 much
0fyttal Importance tu thu nationfs future per-
lllulencu ls tn bu settled, perhaps fur all tiIe.
Its tml0rtalsre cannut le oycrestimatctl. us II
Is patent To tho most casual observer that tho
wUtst elements throughout thls broad lanl nro
aadn banded together fur Il desperate ulsl tlunl
etrlrg!e for u!e p'sscsslon of thu taoycrumr4t.
dda,,gcf j. rhlunrcsl BY the fAct that proln-
not III our svIl-tMya tie two prominent per-
s4na leading this yubt aflBy u political lcsj per-
nlues possC4sul 10 littig Ut the rharslrtcr or
lTiMupls Which SHOULD cUintnr,ld them to thu
suiltsxes of a FREQ peoplc. Printtrlel Why,
tho! 10 INT pretend to ho governed by anything
uf Inc kind. anu, II they lid, 1t would b. nnly i
pracnsc. sutyrsa and the spolla nre ull they
whit rasrallt3 they arc obtsilsed.
There IL question which concerns thu peo-
, 1876-08-24

Pueblo, Col, Aug. s3.-'rhe Republican
State Convention convened In thfa city this
evening. The attendance is very lurgo and en-
ttus!nsttc. The Hon. John II. Clcyhorn,
Of Rio Grunde County, was selected
temporary Chairman, aud Afcssrs. +. E.
Everett, Of Jefferson County; G. w. Bnwman,
rnry Bccretarics. Tho Committee on Creden,
tlais reported full representation. After tho
appointment Of Committee on Permanent Or
Eanzatfon, tho Convention adjourned until to-
uiOrrQW rnnrnfur.
, 1876-08-24

a9zt1d7 1l5pd7G4 10 I'M 1F98RHs.
8rn1N0ptsLn, IT., Aug. D.-lnscltigenco uaa
received here to-tlay Of IN actlye political cam
raign throughout Southern and Central llltno!s.
Meetings nru held daily, and much tntereat is
manifested. The col1rcA Hayes antl Wheeler
Club held large injecting tsenlsht at the Re-
publican WIgwa,n, ut which atilircsscs weru
made by Ju.,Ee William prescott, the Isay L. A.
Eutetuatl. nlitl others,
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vised. 1t will exclude the very possibili-
ty of suggestion that it could be the re-
suit of partisan favc;itism. If Mr.. Blaine
had possessed the power by magic to
cause his enemies to work together 10
prove his innocence in the most convincing
manner, and promote his advancement III
the popular estimation most eifect"a''s' h'
could have ordered things no DETER oi
achieved result no more gratifying W HIS
friends than what we are witnessing IN this
investigation Little Mr.. Tr'oX OF Mas
sachuset.s ought to begin to think that
there is a Providence protecting MI
Blaine, as the dusky savage thought alter
firing at George Washington so many
times with rifle that seldom failed to hit
the mark, and yet never once drew blood
from the man so liustrious in the history
of our country
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EOIIIICiL,

The Albany Evening Journal and the Albany
Express, print long doubleleaded articles, in ia
vor of the nomination Of Senator Conkling at Gin
cinnati
The San Francisco Chronicle insists that with
the republicans and the Independents reunited
California ought no longer to be looked upon as a
doubtful State.
The Jersey City Argus opposes the nomination
of Gov. Tden, and says there are plenty of dem
ocrats outside of New York quite as likely to carry
this State as he.
The Providence Journal says: Eaton is able
and vicious, Barnum is rich and indifft rent; and
this is the sort of publication of the public service
which the democrats indulge in where they have
the power"
The Milford. (Del) News says eve know
enough of Southern democracy from home ex
perence and observation to fully satisfy US thai
there is no liberty for Southern republicans o.
any color"
The Detroit Post says the Michigan delegation
stands as follows: The delegation chosen will
satisfy the republicans of Michigan that thei
views ALL wishes will be scrupulously consulted
| and wisely carried out at Cincinnati. Mr.. Blain
is the first choice of the large majority of Mich
gan republicans as represented in their delegation
| Next stands Mr.. Bristow, and either Blame o
Bristow would be acceptable to the friends of tn
other. In addition to the sixteen delegates 70
Blaine and four for Bristow, there is one for Mr.
Conkling and one for Mr.. Hayes"
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S rATE OF N AlNE
Nov, ls75.

4ROOSTOOK S. Court Of County Commission
ers, January adjourned term, 1876.
On the foregoing petition, the Commissioners
being satisfied that the petitioners are response
BILE, AMI that an inquiry into the merits is
eXpedient, ordered, that notice be given
that the Commissioners viii meet ON thursday,
June 20, 1876, at 10 a. NJ, at the Van Buren,
hotel In said Van Buren,, and thence pro-
ceed to view the routes mentioned in said
petition, and Immediately afterwards hear
the parties and their Witnesses, there or at
some convenient place in the vicinity, and
take such further action in the premises AS they
judge proper. said notice to be given by serving
an attested copy of the petition and this order
upon the clerk OF Cyr ri. aud by posting up like
copies in three public places in said plantation,
and by publishing the same three successive
weeks in the Pressure Isle Sunrise, a newspaper
published at Presque Isle, in said county.
and six successive weeks in the kennebec
journal, the state paper, the last publication and
said service and posting 10 be al least thirty days
before said meeting, thai all parties interested may
attend and be heard ifthey see lit, the owners Of
said Letter township being unknown.
Attest:- RANSOM NORTON, Clerk.
A true copy of petition and order.
6w20 Attest RANSOM NORTON, Clerk.
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GENERiL EET.S.

Colonel Peter Donohue, the wealthy Pacific
Railroad potentate, in 1850 started blacksmith
shop in a tent at San Francisco.
Paying twenty five cents for roll, on the Cen
tcnnial grounds, is spoken of as very undigni-
fled proceeding.
The Lockport On W Journal thinks that Door,
keeper Fitzhugh ought to have opened the Cen
tcnnal, because he is a digger man than old
Grant"
Dom Pedro purchased several bright silver half
dollars at the Philadelphia mint which ne paid as
admission fees for himself and companions upon
entering the exhibition.
Mr.. Sturgeon refuses to lecture in this country
on the ground that he is placed where he is on
highest orders land dare not leave" When per-
mtted furlough he must seek rest, not fresh
work
Winslow. the Boston forger, will be in prison at
Lon.on ten days longer, with the understanding
that if no agreement regarding his extradition is
arrived at by the 23d instant he will be released.
A stalwart countryman offered 81 bill for
himself and wife at the Centennial exhibition on
Wednesday, and was told, like thousands Of other
visitors, that he must bring two so cent notes. lie
expostulated little while with no effect but to
irritate the gate keeper Then he roared in voice
of thunder: Take the money and let us in or I'll
knock you down." The affrighted official broke
the rule and al lowed the couple to pass in.
The Boston Times is informed, on good author
ity, that the new company which has purchased
the Boston Post comprises among its stockholders
ex Governor CASTOR, +. o. Prince, Charles Levi
Woodbury., Edward Avery, Judge Abbott, p. A.
Collins and Charles p. Emery of Portland Me.
The editors Of the Post who have acquired pro-
prietory interest are Mr.. f. +. Goodrich, manag-
ing editor; Mr.. William NJ. Thayer, night editor;
Mr.. Frederick ID. Simpson, the financial and
commercial editor; Mr.. George c. Burpee, seno-
graphic reporter; Mr.. William b. Smart, senior
member of the Posts staff of writers, and Mr.. IL.
T. Mann. the business manager.
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"BOTTOK FAC IT'S"
May ed. 1915.

The "bottom facts in regard to the Fort
Smith and Little Rock Railroad bonds,
which the slanderers of Mr.. Blaine have
been so clamorous about, are coming out,
or have already been divulged, through
the agency of the investigating commit
tee. According to these bottom facts
as they have presented themselves thus
far, Mr. Harrison, who is the authority
on which tine scandals against Mr.. Blaine
rested, knows nothing whatever to impll
cate the ex-Speaker in any transaction
with the Union Pacific company relating
to the bonds in question. Rollins dropped
few words in his ear which made
him suspicious that Blaine was corrupt
ly connected with the bonds, and from
those words given out by Harrison,
for what purpose all must judge for them
selves, have grown a scandal calculated
and used to blast the reputation Of the eX-
Speaker. On the stand Harrison says Mr.
Blaine's name does not appear on the
books of the Union Pacific Company, He
only knows what Rollins told him.
But when the committee called upon
Col. Thomas Scott they got something
more than hearsay. they began to reach
the "bottom facts" Col Scott is Presi-
dent Of the Union Pacific Company. He
states that the bonds about which the air
has been filled with SANDER to defeat Mr.
Blaine as a candidate for the republican
nomination for President, were his own
bonds, bought by himself. of an individual
whom he names, paid for by himself. and
sold by himself to the Union Pacific for a
consideration which he states Mr.. Blaine
had no interest in the bonds. never owned
them, never sold them TO the Union Pacific,
never had nything to do with them, new
er was connected with them in any way,
except to be most shamefully slandered on
account of them, as he has been, from one
end Of the country to the other, by the
democratic papers and such reform organs
as the New York Sun. Boston Herald and
Springfield Republican.
The testimony Of Scott will put an end
10 the bowling for "bottom facts" in the
case in question. Even the satanic sheets
above mentioned will hardly be able to
frame an apology for the intimation Of a
doubt that the Mr.. Blaine Is not exoner-
ated The public generally were satisfied
with his statements. His slanderers would
not be content until they had ali investi-
CATION to bring out the "bottom facts"
The committee 70 Investigate was made
up by his opponents. majority being ex-
Confederates. Their report if in accord
ance with the facts win be 4 triumph for
him Of the most complete and most salts
factory character that could have been de-
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STATE OF MAINE.

KENNEBEC SS-Board Of County Commi sion.
erS, Aprii session, lsI6.
On the foregoing petition, satisfactory evidence
having been received that the petitioners are re-
sponsble and ought to be heard touching the mat
ter set forth in said petition, it is ORDERED, that
thirty days previous notice be given, that the Conn'
W Commissioners will meet at Virgil Scrbners,
in Manchester, on Thursday, the eighth day of
June next, at nine O'Clock, A. NJ, and
thence proceed to view the route mentioned in
said petition, and Immediately afterwards hear
the parties and their witnesses, and then take
such further measures in the premises as may
be adiudged proper.-Said notice to be given by
serving an attested copy of sal petition and this
order thereon, upon the town clerk OF the town of
Manchester, and by posting up such copies in three
public places in said town, and by publishing the
same in the Kennehec Journal, II public news.
paper printed in said county; that all persons and
cofpoi atoms interested may attend and be heard II
they think proper.
Attest-WM. NJ. STRATTON, Clerk.
A true copy Of the Petition and order of Court
thereon. ttest:-WM NJ. SIRArTON, CLERK.
3Wl9
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there was not market value. He was satisfied
that if the Little Rock 4 Fort Smith Railroad had
been built the bonds would have been as good as
those of the Union Pacific are to day. lie repeat
ed that this purchase of the 70 bonds by the COM
pany was in consideration of valuable services
rendered by him. The investment in those bonds
was because the company wanted to do an equit-
able thing by him. The company did not display
the transaction on their books and never expected
that it would become the subject OF an invcsti9a-
ton by Congressional committee.
Question: understand you to say that the Ex-
ecutive Committee, of which you were ex-ofiiclo
a member, bought these seventy hve bones 10
oblige you
Answer-Partialy to oblige me and also in con
sideration of valuable services.
Col. Scott repeated that the bonds belonged to
him and were sold to the company when he want
cd the money, and the amount he received helped
him to pay his debts He had twice asked for his
salary, but had not received it.
Q-Do YOU know whether Mr.. Blaine had any
part in these transactions
Al never had any relations with Mr.. Blaine
in the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Go.
bonds, directly or indirectly.
Mr. Lawrence-If | understand you correctly,
the sale of the bonds to the Union Paclhc Com
pany adopted as the means to compensate
you in part for extraordinary services j?
Ayes.
Q-lIow does the compensation you received
compare with the compensation of other companies
for similar services 7
A-The Reading Railroad Co. gives its Pre.i-
dent $50 900 per annum the Philadelphia, Will
mington & Baltimore 1874 900; the Erie $4,000;
but when you come to consider how low down the
stock of the Union Pacific Railroad Co. was when
| became President and the prosperous condition
of the company soon afterwards, my services were
worth double the value of the seventy five bonds
of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Co.
The reason why compensation was given in this
form was the Executive Committee did not wish
to interfere WITH disturb the fixed salary OF
SIS 900 to the President.
Q-IIave you any knowledge or information
that connects Mr.. Blaine with the - bonds.
A-None whatever. always believed that Cad-
well, flom whom l purchased the bonds, was the
principal man in negotiating them.
Blane-Did | ever speak or write to you in be-
half of Caldwell?
A-You never did.
Blaine-IIave you any knowledge at II that
was interested iu the bonds before you purchased
them or was in any way Interested in the pro-
cecds after YOU sold them to the Union Pacific
Co.
Al have no knowledge or belief whatever that
you had ANYTHING to do with them
John Mcclure of Arkansas, testified that he had
no information about the IS bonds, concerning
which testimony has been taken.
After deciding not to admit hearsay testimony
the committee adjourned till tomorrow.
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Fish at Reduced Rates

To The Hon. County Commissioners Of Aroostook.
THE undersigned, citizens of Van Buren, and iyn-
l. don, in said county, being responsible per-
sons, respectfully represent that the public inter-
ests require that certain altera ions be made in the
county road leading from Caribou village IN said
Lyndon u said Van Huren, viz: at a point about
one halt mile south OF the Little Madawaska river,
so as to cut around and avoid the severe Willette
hill, SO Gale I, in Letter plantation. Also at Il
point near Black Brook in said Letter X, so as to
avoid the Back Brook $50 called and also at two
different points in plantation. as to avoid the
Hilary Cyl hill and the Amos Wtetle hill. And we
respectfully request you 10 view said road and
make such alterations besides the above as in your
judgment the public in erests shall require.
{. Il. ROBERTS, and 10 othe!s.
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RECEPTION TO Mr.. BLAINE.

At the reception in Philadelphia to ex-Speaker
Blaine, rendered by Mr.. Clayton McMchael at
the Pennsylvania Club, Friday evening, 200 gen
tlemen were present. Prominent among them
were Col. Sanford and Prof Archer, British Com
missioner, Mayor Stockley, Col Forney, W. w
Harding, Charles E. Warburton, Col. Mcclure,
VIM. V. Mexican, Henry c. Carey, l.. Clarke Da-
Wis, j. b. Lippincott. DR.. Pancoast, John Welsh,
VIM. Welsh, DR.. STEELE, Benz tmin ii. Brew
ster, Count dOutrelmont, Belgian Commits
soner Daniel j. Morrell the Rev. DR.. Bellows,
the Rev. Dr. Furness, Col. Knox Of the Chicago
Tribune, Edward King of the Boston Journal
Gen Sewell, Gen L. A. Rollins, Charles L. Pugh
Henry Arnitt Brown, p. F. Rothermel, Gen. Pat
terson, Gen. lIawley, D:srict-Attorney Valentine
and others.
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Six State conventions to-day. NATIONAL
Greenback convention will meet at In
danapolis, 0nd); National Prohibition
convention at Cleveland. Ohio; New Jer-
sey Republican convention at Trenton
Tennessee Republican convention at
Knoxville; Ohio Democratic convention
at Cincinnati; Iowa Democratic State con,
yen,ion at Des Moines.
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From the New York Tribune
TUT WIG -NSE' W = Vt '@
THE LAST BOOXERA No.

The sincere respect to which MIR. A. u
Riddle is entitled induces us TO accord to
his arraignment Of Mr.. Blaine an amount
of space which it does not deserve, either
on the score ofts importance or precision
The whole effort proceeds upon an extra,
ordinary Authorization. Mr.. Riddle, con-
ceiving that a dead son n-law was in
some way affected by Mr.. Blsine's vindi'
cation, attempts to defend his memory 10y
proving that the son in-law at different
times told different stories concerning the
same matter. This is bad enough, but it
is made worse by the additional card from
Mr.. Ii l.. Bridgman, which Mr.. Riddles
publication compels. Mr.. Riddle prints a
letter from Gen. Boynton setting forth the
story Mr.. Knowlton told him, viz. that
Mr. Blaine had been in private consulta-
ton with Stewart for some time, in Stew
art & Riddles law Office, he (Knowlton)
was called in, to sign as a witness the le'
gal transfer of twenty-five 81. 900 bonds.
Mr. Bridgman says that the story Mr..
Knowlton told him was TO the effect that
he signed as witness the legal transfer
for fifteen 81 600 bonds.
What Mr.. Riddle has. therefore, sue
ceeded in doing is to show that Mr. knowl
ton, in undertaking to tell the same story
successfully in the adjacent Washington
Offices of the Cincinnati Gazette and OF the
Boston Advertiser, made, in passing from
one to the other, "A change Of 10000
nearly one half--in the amount
We must add, with the utmost kindness
to Mr.. Riddle, and everybody else con-
cerned in this business, the opinion that
if Mr.. Blaine were notorious horse
thief, who had at last been caught
under the most suspicious crcum-
stances by border ruflian jury of Sheriff
Lynch's men, they could not be induced to
hang him unless they had something more
nearly approaching real evidence than any
thing that has yet been adduced against
him in this whole pititul business. There
may be evidence that he has done some
thing wrong-we ourselves once thought
so--but if there is, in Heavens name pro
duce it. This tattle about Il dead mans
having told some people story contra
dieting the story he told other people
about transfer Of bonds in Mr.. Blaine
presence, which he guessed was to Mr.
Blaine himself, begins to look like child
shness.
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The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times says: "Somc of Mr..
"Blaine's friends complained because of
.the character of the committee selected
"for this investigation, but Mr.. Blaine re-
piled that so far as he was concerned
there could be but one report, and the
"more unfriendly the committee that
made it the better for HIM"