The Republican journal., 1876-04-06
Mo New Hampshire in Hers !!
4 Clean Sweep !
Grantism Wiped Out

The election in Connecticut on Tuesday was
ior the choice of Governor, both branches Of
the Legislature and Congressman in the Third
District, to ill the vacancy caused by the death
of Starkweather The Legislature will choose
L. ;. Senator. For Governor, there We're
four tickets in the tield-Democratic nominee,
lngersoll Republican, Henry {. Robinson ;
Prohibition, Henry d. Smith Greenback, or
soft money, Charles Atwater.
The day was rainy and disagreeable which
prevented II full vote, but the result is glor-
Gus Democratic triumph We give some of
the Dispatches
HARTFORD, April 3.
Mr.. Burr and other leading Democrats have been
sending congratulatory dispatches to New York.
Washington and other points throughout the cOun-
try There is no doubt OF the fact that the beating
the Radical party has received day is the worst
they ever sustained in this State. They are COM
pletely disheartentd, routed and broken. The par
~ made frantic endeavor to divorce itself from
Grantism, but it was all to no purpose. The people
of Connecticut have demonstrated that they are
satisfied with Democratic rule, and have set their
| seal Of condemnation upon the Radical party by
whomsoever led. Gov Ingersoll will have from
three to four thousand majority, and there will be
hardly enough Radical members of the Legislature
to give them respectable representation upon the
Committees.
NEW HAVEN, April 8.
The Democrats estimate GOV. IngersOfs majority
here at above twenty five hundred. The Democrats
gain tWenty-h RepreS entatiyes and lose four,
clear gain OF nineteen; the Democrats also gain
three Senators and lose one. This gives an in
creased majority in the Legislature over last year.
and insures the election Of James +. English as
United States Senator. Connecticut is not New
Hampshire. The office holders cannot purchase
| endorsement of Grantsm in this State. They made
desperate effort and exhausted all their resources
but the people would not be brbed cajoled 1t is
II glorious and complete victory
Wait, Republican, is elected in the Stark
weather district by 700 II was always Re
publican district.
The present proprietors of the Preble House,
Portland Messrs. Gibson 4 Waterhouse, have
Just completed new lease of the house for six
years. The house is to be generally repaired
An addition is being erected to the Kitchen and
the office will be Overhauled. The barber shop
will be removed to the basement and the room
now used for that purpose will be fitted up for
a reading room, while the present reading room
will be arranged for a gentlemans parlor. The
counter i'll the office Will run lengthwise and Il
large steam radiator will be placed in the CEN
tire of the room. These improvements will make
much more room in this excellent house.
On the old stage route from Bangor to
Calais there was a long stretch of
dense forest, through which travellers
used to prefer to pass by daylight as
tleIo WAS not Il mousse 10 DE seen IN
twelve hours ride. Many years ago a
Yankee named Osgood thought it a good
plan to open a halfway house Of enter
tainment in the woods, and so bought
tract of land there and made clearing.
But everybody went by as before. At last
a tin-pedler got caught in storm. and
put up at the Osgood House. On calling
for his bill the next morning, he was told
that the charge would be $50 The ped
Ter demurred, but was told that it was i'm
possible to maintain a public house at Or
binary rates, with only one customer in
fifteen years. Convinced by this reason
ing, the pedler made no further objection
to the bill, but craved the privilege Of
paying in tinware, which was granted.
Before the next caller arrived the house
was closed. This story must be true, for
Osgood tells it himself