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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06

SECRETARY Chandler has just discovered
in his department a fraud of stupendous mag
nitude. An act of the present session di-
rects the transfer of the Indian Trust Funds,
heretofore held by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, to the custody OF the Treasurer of the
United States. Preparatory to complying
with this law Secretary Chandler caused an
inventory to be made of various stocks,
bonds, and other securities constituting the
Fands. On Friday and Saturday last,
it was found that in addition to the $4,000
taken by Jacob Thompson, President Bu-
chanan's Secretary of the Interior, $780,
OC0 in cash was taken out. by some
of Mr.. Thompson's predecessors, and
replaced by various kinds of Southern bonds,
including $4,000 in bonds of the Tennessee
Turnpike Company, and Others equally val
ueless. In other words, while the law re-
quired that the funds should be invested only
in Government bonds, these unfaithful GUS
todians toek out a million and half of cash
and put in nominally an equal amount of
bonds upon which little or no interest has
ever been paid, and which are now almost, if
not absolutely. worthless. The United
States, as trustee, owes the Indians not only
the $1,500,00O thus practically distracted
from the funds, but also the interest thereon.
so that the Government has actually been de-
frauded to an amount between $5,O00,000
and $6,00O,000. Secretary Chandler is inves-
tigating the subject with characteristic vigor,
and within few days complete statement
of the whole transaction will probably be
made.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06
Political News,

The official organ of Sangamon County,
Ill.-the Monitor-a Democratic paper, says: !:
"Tilden's nomination was bought"
Carl Schurz in an interview with Gov.
Hayes and Gen. Noyes declined to take the
stump in Ohio, on the ground that he was
going to states where his services are more
needed.
Gov. Chamberlain of South Carolina indig-
nantly denies that he has struck any bargain
or come to any understanding with Senator
Patterson. 1t seems that the false report
was started by the Senator himself.
-Four Democratic papers in Virginia refuse
to support Tilden. They are the Alexandria
Sentinel, Staunton Virginidn, Norfolk Day.
Book, and Petersburg CitiZen-two daily and
two weekly.
Says the Nashville (Tenn.) Banner:
"There are Democrats in Nashville, we re-
gret TO say, who openly announce that they
will vote for Hayes in preference to Tilden,
and leave nothing undone to secure the de-
feat of the latter"
The Cincinnati Enquirer prints letter
from Jackson, Ohio, signed ''W. T. Washam,
Chairman, by request of many Democrats" ("
which says: "The Democracy of Jackson
County will refuse to be delivered under the
st. Louis sale, and ask another convention"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06

The Alexandria (Va.) Sentinel, which has
always heretofore acted with the Conserva-
tives (as the Democrats affect to call them
selves) in that state, runs up the flag of
Hayes and Wheeler and advocates their elec-
tion.
Morrissey says he supports Tilden because
she has left off stealing and gone in for re-
FORM" A reformed thief is better than one
who hasn't reformed, to be sure, but most
folks prefer candidates who never made a
habit of thieving.
A,telegram from Xenia, Ohio, to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer says: "The Democracy of
old Greene favor the calling of convention
denouncing the action of the st. Louis con-
vention. Only three or four Democrats have
yet been found who will support Tilden."
While Hayes creates no enthusiasm he is
liked by everybody, and all The sections of
Che party can combine upon him. He has
never had an unamiable word to say about
any of his pponents.-Hayes is splendid
man, there's no doubt about it. His reputa-
tion is without flaw or stain,-Sen ator Thar
man. (Democrat.)
Senator Morton says that there is already
evidence that the nomination of Hayes and
Wheeler will bring together every element of
the Republican party, and that they will be
supported by all who distrust the Democratic
party and dread its supremacy in the Govern
ment.
The favorite name for Hayes campaign
aIiIhc 10 IN, oil hot
famoos letterlof his from camp, in which he
said that man who would leave the army
to electioneer for votes ought to be scalped.
The Hayes clubs propose to go for copper
head and Democratic scalps in accordance
with this suggestion.
Solon Chase's Chronicle up in Turner,
devoted to easy reading and soft money,
shouts "now for Peter Cooper" Mr.. Chase
has been in the Democratic fold of late, but
he can't read the st. Louis platform. He
moreover desires not only to stop the con-
traction of the currency but he wants an un-
limited issue-enough to start up business.
The Catholic priest who opened the St.
Louis convention, one of the mornings, with
prayer, did it with his eyes open and in such
a manner as to lead to general impression
that he was making speech. He was there
fore greeted and interrupted with cries of
"Louder," "Can't hear" ''Don't hear a
word" and other Democratic accompani-
ments.
Gen. john Pope says: "My long personal
friendship with Gov. Hayes and my strong
personal attachment 10 him, give me of
necessity the deepest interest in his
success; but that feeling is also greatly
strengthened by the belief that his nomina-
ton has been wisely made, and that the best
interests of the country are involved in his
election"
The Knoxville Chronicle says: Frank T.
Reid, a brilliant young lawyer of Nashville
was a gallant Confederate soldier and fought
on that side during the war, but now being
unwilling to follow in the wake of few old
FOSSILS who control the policy of Tennessee
Democracy. he comes out boldly and an
nounces that he will support Hayes and
Wheeler. He is the representative of a large
class of the best men in the State who have
made up their minds to similar course, but
who have been awaiting an opportunity to
publicly announce it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06
EDUCATIONAL.
BOwdOin College,
RRTTNSWICK. ME-.

Now entering on its seventy-ffth year. offers the
advantages of Classical, Scientific or Engineering
Course. Commencement, July 18th. Inc nrst
examination will be held July 14th, at A. M; the
second at the opening of the Fall Term, September
2S, 1876.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06
THE PRESS.
A Centennial IuspiratiOn,


1t was fitting that on Centennial day the
Yankee genius should show some touch of
its qualty-and it did. The hour brought
the man. The sun which rose on the morn
ing of the Fourth shone upon fruit and
cake stand in a grave-stone yard, sometimes
euphoniously called marble-cutters establish
ment, in the very heart of the city. The
broken columns and half-lettered slabs that
formed background to the festive board
crowned with tubs of citric acid, seemed to
serve a purpose like the skull at the Egyptian
feast, like the standard which fioated from
Saladin's tent, a continual reminder of NOR
tality. The marble counter upon which the
dripping tumbers stood wanted but name
cut upon it to make it monumental slab /:
and,-the solemn thought would intrude
itself, ,-perhaps that slab is destined to be a
headstone to one of the gay jewellers who
quaffed the suspicious red liquid which pur-
ported to be the cooling juice of the lemon.
Doubtless this solemn reflection had the
effect to stimulate trade; for there must be
an awful fascination in lunching off ones
own tombstone, and to those who court mild
eyed Melancholy a sad pleasure in cracking
peanuts under the sepulchral shadow of mar
BILE memorial stones. A realization of the
uncertainty of life must have possessed him
who dined among these potential tributes to
departed worth and reflected that he was,
perhaps, munching his last mouthful of GIN
gerbread in this world. One looked up to
the chiseled stone rather expecting to see
carved upon its face under name and date
some inscription like this: she is gone
where there is no more ice-cold lemonade''
with the added poetic motto, "Drink cody
while ye may, old Time is still a-fying, and
the man who drinks to-day, tomorrow may
be dying" Certainly it was an audacious
stroke of genius, worthy the inv entive Yam
kee mind, thus to put up lunch counter
among tomb stones.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06

THE Portland shop-keeper is credited with
shrewdness, enterprise and honesty, but he
has not been credited with prudishness. He
must now be held open to that charge. In
one of the shop windows on Congress street
a cast of Una and the Lion has for some
time past attracted the attention of the
passerby. On the morning of the Fourth
the cast was seen in its accustomed place
but dimly, for green mantle yelled the
marble charms of the triumphant maiden.
Either long-outraged modesty had at length
triumphed in the breast of the shop-keeper,
or he had come to the conclusion that our
rural visitors were not sufficiently educated
in art to appreciate the nude.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06

SHOULD Roumania join Servia and Monte
negro, the allied Sclave forces would number
three hundred thousand men, Roumania hav-
ing total of $4,000 soldiers. This force
takes about one in. five of the able-bodied
population, and is practically a levy en-
masSe. 1t is believed that two-thrds of the
troops are armed with the needle gun and
The Krupp cannon. To oppose the insur-
gents Turkey has an army which numbers
ON paper $4,000, but the assertion is made
that she has no more than sixty thousand
soldiers fit for active service.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06

A YEAR OF JUBILEE.
The ancient Hebrews, blest in coun-
try of marvellous fertility, land, in their
own poetic language, flowing with milk
and honey, established this ordinance.
Every fittieth year was year of jubilee.
The land was not to be cropped; the slave
went free of his master; all mortgaged
estates, with the exception of dwelling
houses i'll walled cities "a provision favor
ing rural life) went back without payment
to the mortgager, and every Israelite re-
turned from the obligation of servitude, to
which poverty or debt had subjected him,
free to his family and redeemed homestead.
1t was year OF rest to the land, during
which, though it was lawful to buy of ones
neighbor, and to sell to him, no hard bar
gains and no oppression or eXtortion was
permitted. Contented with past gains,
trustful in the bOunties of coming seasons.
the people rested, and gave thanks; the
rich and the poor fed alike on what nature
supplied without labor, and ON the surplus
harvests of the working years.
Our nations birth year seems to have
fallen upon such a jubilee. The slave has
gone free of his master. The land. though
cultivated, only fairly repays the labor of
nllage. The thousand wheels of our i'm
mense manufacturing no longer grow fer
riu uhuer tue hoC propulsion OF gam.
Buying and selling go languidly on, as
though Centennial generosity to our
neighbor had for this sabbatical season
overborne the national spirit of thrift.
We build houses and ships, bridges, rail-
ways and cities rather in memory of the
prosperous traffic of years gone by, or in
expectation of that of years to come, than
with any assurance of immediate returns.
1t may be well to apply the brakes to a
too headlong material progress. Those
years of a mans life, when, instead of con-
slant accumulation, he finds himself COM
PEELED to lose and spend, are not his most
unfortunate nor least happy years. They
bring him experience, the wisdom and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06
Mystery Solved.
The Great Secret Of the Wonderful
SUCCESS OF VEGETINE.

1t strikes at the root of disease by purifying the
blood restoring the ver and kidneys to healthy ac-
ton, invigorating the nervous system.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06

THE Centennial Independence Day ap-
pears to have been observed very generally
throughout the country, and with more en-
thusiasm than ever before. Scarcely ham,
let in the land that did not hold some public
exercise. In the majority of places the fea-
ture Of the celebration was the historical adj
dress, setting forth the life of the town or
city since its foundation. A wiser method of
observance could not easily be devised.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06

The Fourth Of July has some promise of
becoming Independence Day to another ma
ton than ours. On that date Servia began
hostilities against Turkey. Should the re-
suit be successful a great Sclave empire may
be celebrating its centenary hundred years
hence. Let us hope that India crackers will
not be the prominent feature of the ceebra-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06
VEGETINE
VIII Cleanse ScrOfuIa from The
System.
HONEST OPINION.

Mr.. H, r. STEVENS
DEAR SIR-This is to show that my son was taken
sick in January, 1864, with Scrofua, which came out
was sweled more than twice its natural size. He
sion-two from Boston and three from Charlestown-
without getting bit better. He was obliged to lie
wherever he was placed, for he had no use of his
limbs whatever. When we had given up all hopes of
his living we were told to try VEG ETINE, the great
blood remedy; and he had taken it but short time
before we could see great change The sores so
bad that we had to change the cloths four or five
times day. Still, he was getting better; for he
could move his limbs and help himself little. He
was soon able to sit up in bed and by constant use
Of VEGETINE, it has cured him. He has lame
leg which he will probably have for fe but we all
honestly believe if we had used VEGETINE before
we had bothered with those doctors, it would have
saved the use of his Leg and restored it to natural
health hope all those troubled with Scrofula will
read this testimony of me and my son, who is now
well and able to speak for himself.
CATHERINE MAHONEY
DANIEL MAHONEY.
10 Trenton St., Charlestown, Mass.
May 10, 1872.
The above plain but honest statement concusively
shows the quick and thorough cleansing effects of the
VEGETINE in Scrofula.
VEGETINE is acknowledged by all classes of people
to be the best and most reliable blood purifier in the
world.
Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists.
ju9 d4wt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-06
Reliable Evidence.

Mr.. II. r. STEVENS
DEAR SIR-I will most cheerfully add my testmo-
ny to the great number you have already received in
favor of your great and good medicine, VEGETINE,
was troubled over thirty years with that dreadful
disease, Catarrh, and had such bad coughing spells
that it would seem though L could never breathe
any more, and VEGETINE has cured me; and do
feel to thank God all the time there SO good med
cine as VEGETINE, and also thnkit of the best
medicines for coughs and weak sinking feelings at the
stomach, and advise everybody to take the VEGE-
TINE, for them that it is one of the best
medicines that ever was. MRS. L. GORE,
Cor. Magazine and Walnut Sts.,
Cambridge, Mass.
, 1876-02-23
? R 0 CE E DIN G S.
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL FOR ST. CROIL.


Confirmation Of Meeting Of I'll February 1861
2nd Discussion on Draft Of Ordinance CON-
cernin & Vaccination.
The Chairman placed s Q with amendments
thereto (No. 6 & n under discussion.
1st Member for Frederiksted [SarGm1ol refer.
red to his previous remarks concerning the fines.
2nd Crownmember WIlemoes remarked
that it would be very difficult to carry out
this enactment here in Christiansted without
compulsory school attendance. There are here
about 800 children not attending any school.
Moreover, tn ere is a large number of small
schools, the teachers in which cannot be ex-
pected to keep the required journals, and it
would otherwise be very hard to enforce on such
teachers the duty ofkeeping such books. In the
absence ofsufficientpublic elementary education
al Institutions in the Island, we must be glad to
get assistance from the private schools, as else
the number of children receiving no education at
all would be much larger but it would not be
just, if those parties who in that way help them
selves to an honest livelihood and assist us Ia the
school-duty. were to be required TO keep GO.
counts and registers Of vaccination 5 and Ia
fact, while the teachers 10 those privste schools
, 1876-02-23
THE AVIS">
&hci8fjamsted, ST. Geeix,
Wednesday, 23rd February 1876.

The Colonial Council held an extraordi-
nary Meeting on Monday. The first case
on the Order Of Day was Continuation Of
end Discussion on the Draft Of Ordinance
concerning Vaccination, Among the
amendments proposed to the remain.
ing paragraphs of the Draft, there
were two OF special importance, viz. one
from the honorable Chairman, Counsellor
Rosenstand, to the effect that a clause be
added empowering the Government to fix
the date from which the Ordinance shall
come into operation, it necessary, separ-
ateiy fer St. Thomas with St. John and
tor ST. CroiX the other from Reyd. Willie
noes porportjng that ! 3, establishing the
control 10 reference to vaccination which
the School Commissions have to exercise
with regard to children receiving ~instruc-
ton IN their homes, should not come in
force before compulsory school attendance
has been carried out under a new School
Ordinance. IN the ours Of the discus
slons this latter amendment was withdrawn
in favour of Mr.. ROsenstand's, which lat
ter was adopted unanimously by the Coun-
ell. The other amendments were also adopt
Gu WIN ACtPtlOu Vi one from Mr. OaFauW
proposing that the fee of 70 cts. for revac-
c%ination be omitted in the ordinance, this
being unanimously rejected.
The Draft as altered by the several
amendments and sub-amendments passed
unanimously to 3rd discussion.
The End case for discussion was The Draft
OF Ordinance concerning a Pension of S24O
per annum for Mr.. w. Me- Farlane
Teacher in Frederiksted's Public School.
The discussion was held within closed
doors. The Draft passed to 2ad discussion.
, 1876-02-23

Isle Auktion Torsdag den 23de
Marts 1876.
2den Auktion Torsdag den CITE
April 1876.
3die Auktion Torsdag den code
April 1876.
Auktionsconditionerne og 6vrige
SaIget vedkommende Dokumenter
ere til Eftersyn paa undertegnede
Auktionskontnir.
Christiansteds Auktionskontoir den
lode Februar 1876.
II. A. JURs.
, 1876-02-23
HOUSE AND LOT NO.

in Queens Cross Street in Christian
sted will be put up for sale at public
Auction in accordance with the Pla-
card dated the 22nd. April 1917.
The auctions will be held at The
Vendue Office at | o'clock p. m. as
follows
IstAuction on Thursday the 23rd
March 1876,
End Auction on Thursday the 9Th
April 1876.
3rd Auction on Thursday the Goth
April 1876.
The conditions and other docu-
ments concerning the sale are for IN
specti0n at the undersigned office.
Christianeted's Yendue Office the
10Th February 1876.
II. A. JURs.
, 1876-02-23
NEW EMBELLISHMENTS
AUKTTON
RFTER Begjnring af Christian
r steds Skifteret som behandlende
afgangne Ann Maria Daniels D0dsbo
vii Diet nmvnte Bo tiIh0rende
HUUS OG L0D No. 5

j Bjergegade her Byen bliye opraabt
til Bortsalg we'd offentlig Auktion /
OverensstemmeIso med PIakat 22de
April 1917.
Auktionerne afhoIdes XXI. slct
Eftermiddag paa Auktlonskontoiret
som f0lger:
Iste Auktion Fredag den 24de
Marts 1876.
eden Auktion Fredag den 7do
April 1876.
3die Auktion Fredog den eide
April 1876.
Auktionsconditionerne og 6vrige
Salget vedkommende Dokumenter
ere til Fftersyn paa undertegnede
Auktionskontoir.
Christiansteds Auktionskontoir den
lode Februar 1876.
II. A. JURS.
, 1876-02-23
AUCTION.

m the request or Ch|rlStIanSted'S
III Dealing Court in behalf of the
Estate of the late Ann Marie Daniel
THE
HOUSE AND LOT No.. 5
in Hillstreet in Christiansted will be
put up for sale at public Auction
in accordance with the Placard dated
the 22nd April 1877.
The Auctions will be held at the
Vendue Office at ! o'clock p. m. as
follows:
lst Auction on Friday the Gath
March 1876.
End Auction on Friday the 7th
April 1876.
Bird Auction on Friday the 2lst
April 1876.
The conditions and other docu.
ments concerning the Sale are for
inspection at the undersigned Office.
Christiansted's Vendue Office the
10Th February 1876.
II. A. JURS.
, 1876-02-23
AUCTION.

mT the request of Christiansted's
u Dealing Court in behalf Of the
Estate Of the late Captain Archibald
Mac Gregor and his deceased wife
THE
The daily gazette., 1876-05-23
Melon Sugar.

A company has been orginized
at California to manufacture sngar
from melons, which are to be raised
OH II tract Of reclaimed land in
the delta of the Sacramento and
San Joaquin rivers. A CORES
pondcnt OF the Baltimore Sun
says the melons makes much bet
ter sugar than bects, and can be
raised much cheaper. The man.
utacture of melon sugar has boen
successfully carried on for fifteen
years at Zombar, in Hungary.
The daily gazette., 1876-05-23
Bowers k1oof Linimeuts

After so years OF practical experience with
horses, in stsging, teaning, &c, have learn
ed that more horses have been crippled by
matte ton 10 the feet tfan all other diseases
ombn ed. After men Sexperiments / have
ounu ne true remedy 10 PREVENT the dls,
ease { the Eoof, or restore 1t after negligence,
to W at naEre intended 1t should be-ths
Gzsat 'uPport Of the nobis animal. II the hoof lie
mfamed AMI diseased, the animal is compars
lively worthless. This Liniment will surel,
prevent tins worst OF an dlseases, Contraction.
Corns, Quarter, C-acas, Contraction OF tire
Back Sinew generally called Knee Sprrne
&C., and restore those 5hat have been crippled
by tho wans Of such q semedy.
aS-Try 1t, and 1t wEl never fail If properly
applied, viz.
Battle the. horses fg0t once a week, or cA.en
or II necessary, at the heel and frog, lnsi
around the h0of close 30 the hair.
N. c. BOYER,
Norr1stown, Pa
MR.. M. 6. BOYER--Dear Sir: This is 20 Ger
tify that have used your Liniment in m
stable for three months past on mora thar
one hundred horses, and lind 1t the brst pre-
paration have evef used on horses. 4 lst ar
| better than you recommend it Send me eve
cases at Onpe. by express, q o. ID.
HARRY HAMILTON.
No l32 West Slst street New YorkOitv
The daily gazette., 1876-05-23
Che.p snx.r and Alcohol.

A Swedish professor of chemist
ry, experimenting with a quantity OF
reindeer moss o peculiar growth
with which the Scandinavian noun
tains are covered declares that 1900
pounds of the moss under proper
treatment will produce 1900 pounds
of refined sugar, and that five gal
Ions of pure alcohol may be extrac-
ted from sixty-thres pounds.
The British Trade Journal gives
the following statistics concerning
the spices brought into Great Brit
ain: "We receive yearly about
100000 lbs. of cinnamon; about
the same weight of cloves. and
500, 900 to 100000 pounds of nut.
megs; of pepper about 20,O0O,OOO
pounds, threc.fourihs Of which is
resbipped to the Continent; of
pimento or allspice, 10000 to
10000 hundred weight; Of vanilla
600O to 1000 pounds; and of gin
ger nearly 1000 hundred
weight
In the practice Of turning card
corners, the upperleft hand corner
denotes "visits," and is used for
an ordinary call; the upper right
hand corner turned down means
"felicitation.' and is for visit Of
congraulation; The lower left hand
corner, "conge," "represents fare
well call, ard the lower right cor
ner "condolencc," express desire
to sympa,hize with bereavement
The rule most generally under
stood is the turnitg of ono end of
the card, which denotes a wish to
SEC the ladies of the family.
The daily gazette., 1876-05-23

STEAM FRIGHT LINE

Leaves ID wharf above Chestnut street Phi
aelphia, daily at 8, p. m, and French sire
wharf, nmington. at e. %. m. FreiRht ha Il
iled carefully and forwarded with dispatch.
a. w. BUSH
The daily gazette., 1876-05-23

NJ ATTINGs We ehave now in stock white
ANI and check canton mattings, by the piece
rad, at theewest pricee.
W. b. SHARP,
Fourth AMI Market SIS