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pered to colleague, "Spofiord has got IL, '
and quickly jublant faces were seen
throughout the Hall among the Hancock
County delegates. few minutes later. n
delegate with protrudng eyes and solemn
features, whispered TO the President, who,
at the Information, looked surprised, but
wisely kept his own counsel. Then a Sec
ond messenger, angry and excited. CON-
muuicated with the Chair. and 1t was evil
/ dent that there was hitch somewhere
| For a long time the Committee did not
| appear and report. and the Waldo men in
the interval were becoming more and more
ayitated. and had it not been for the tu-
mutt. the gritting of teeth might have been
heard. At last, the Committee appeared.
and their Chairman reported
The whole number of votes. Us
Necessary TO a choice, -
Chas. A. Spohcrd had 50
VIM. II. Mcclellan had So
Monroe Young had
or course, 1853 delegates could not throw
honestly l75 votes, aud Mr.. Rice of Rock
land. declared that Hancock County had
Is more votes than it had delegates.
Red"an of Ellsworth. sprang to his feet
and Indignantly protested against any im-
putaiion on the honor of Hsncock's dele
gates. 1t was bad enough. he said. to
have the usageS of the party overthrown,
aud right and justice In the person OF
Spoford trOdden under foot, without this
gratuitous insult being cast upon his
friends. He flung back the charge Waldo
made by friends OF Mcclellan, a. being In
the interest Of Eugene Hale. At this the
Waldo blood spurIed from every wound.
and they gave the speaker loud. vehement,
and insulting jcers. aud hi, reply was, he
had heard those rebel yeiis before, and was
not to be scared. The term rebel yell"
was most happy one, coming from him.
The confusion aud turmoil Mt ths time was
fearful, fully half the delegates being on
l59 delegates had cast l15 votes and the
question arose. where did they come
from: Aner partial order was restored. a
member Of the Committee stated that IA
80 ~ -s-i'tN- WI N'"tahe AAA W - t'tAHh
VOTES; a. Knox County hat. Is votes: iu
Naldo County hat. 30 votes, and in Han
cock County hat, &c votes. Really, II did
appear strange how Hancock. with but -
delegates. could throw 20 votes in Re
form party. The friends Of Spofford dared
not vote to accept the report so g!aringly
wrong, and it was rejected.
An effort was made by the Waldo dele
gates to order "A new ballot for Hancock
County. aud that the ballot of Washing
ton, Knox and Waldo should stand. And
there was some reason for this, IT, a. they
affirmed, part 81 thcir delegate, had left
Tor houie. iiaucurk', delegates Wunld
not consent. and Insisted on au entire new
ballot for each County. Il va, 50 order
ed, and in addition. that the ballot should
be taken by the towns in each County in
their respective alphabetical order Much
interest was manifested on this ballot. and
lynx eyes from Waldo aud Knox were riy-
eied on the Hancock delegates a they
voted. The Committee soon reported As
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Aem ADVERTISEMENTS.


! NOTICE is hereby gwen 10 all parties who have
/ IN accounts Of more than one years standing at
my store. thAtafter the irst day Of September all
such accounts Will be len with Lawyer for col.
! lection
3w8s Az GREEIY
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A UGUST 2nd, between city Hotel and Franklin :
- a brow mixed shawl. The lin der will b. r..
warded by returning It to City Hotel or II. e Ma
eombcrz Franklin. 2yR.
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MI.
known DEM orion, one Of the best
longer suppof Maine, has refused to
murder in the ,arty which indorses
ton of the natio>nd favors repudia-
Have. and Wheel. He will vote for
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NOTICE.

Al persons indebted to me by Note or Aceoun,
over one year standing are reouested 10 NAE
settlement before the hrst Of September next. or
without exception. 1Ase
Iw32 uEupy su.v
Ellsworth, August I, ls7s,
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On this ballot. IL viii be seen that Han
cock threw two more vote, than she MAS
entitled to. but X Was 80 near right that no
one thought it worth while Ia notice il.
Aaer tile result Wa certain. il wa,
though; prudent Ia make some explanation
OF I.ncock'> marvellous power, II leser-
d-mIin in swelling her vote Two thco-
r,cs were advanced. one, that the towns
elected their delegates ON the basis Of the
vote Of l>7j. instead OF the bass adopted
by the Committee on Credentials. which
was l>94. The other, that the delegates
supposed they were entitled 10 the same
number a. at the County Convention. The
President. in his blandcst manner and
most ari!vss tones. declared that this would
account for nine of the votes. while that
veteran politician. Burns Of PASSPORT. cast
oil on the troubled waters by saving that
il was all q mistake and that nobody meant
10 do any harm. This OF course will be
satisfactory with the great Reform party
OF &c. but i; is certainly unfortunate that
II mistakes were made by 50 Hancock
men, and not a solitary error was made BY
all the rest Of the Convention.
The cheers which greeted the Geclara-
ton that Mcclellan was nominated. were
hearty and spontaneous from Waldo and
Knox. but they stuck in the throats of the
delegates from Hancock
The subsequent proceedings of the Con-
yenlIon were tame aud uninteresting The
usual resolutions were reported and adopt
ed. James Il. Talbot. Esq. of East Ma
chias. was chosen Elector. \ District
Committee was selected
The nominee. Mr.. Mcclellan. WAS sent
for, who briefly addressed the Convention.
read set OF resolutions embodying his
sentiment. upon reform and economy. and
I promised TO speak TO all before the cam.
| paign was over. The Convention then ad.
| journed, one half flushed with the success
| of the day. and the other half, sullen.
| scolding. threatening. and fully of the
opinion, that they had been wrongei and
/ cheated.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-17
WILLIAM A. WHEELER
EOR GONERNDR
Selden COnnOr.
OF AUGUSTA.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
FOR PREsIDEN'
FOR VICE PRESIDENT

For Eleciors-at-Large.
Hon. W W. THOMAS. Of Portlsnd
Hon. y. \. FARW ELL, Of RncAland.
! r,t DiN.->NLVESTEE LITTLEFIELD
\.rsHd Dtsfrict-L WARREN MERRILL.
TdrI Dt>frjct-BENJ. u. METTCALF.
t.Urth DistTIcf-JO>EPH ". PORTER.
: m DiStrict-SETH l.. MILLIkEN.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES, To CONGRESS.
First Disrict-TBOMAS b. REED.
y r5af UiIrict-WN VI. T. FRYE.
Third Disfrgct-STEPHEN i. LINDSEY.
(Yacancyl EDWIN FIVE
Fourth District -LLEWELLNN POWERS
Ft'tt DiStrtct-EU GENE HALE.
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Gaia RH,
A CASE OF SIX YEARS STANDING, ACCOM-
cOMpaNlE0 BY DISTRESSING SYap.
TOMS, CURED By THE USE Of
TB0 BOTTLES OF
SANf0RD'S RADICAL CURE,

NFssRs. WEEKS & POTTER.
Gsnllemen.-p Please allow me 10 trSf.f, ,t
great merits ut >ANFuRD's RADICAL tt.sa ,,+'
CATARRH- For six years ha - suffered sr,st
particularly while troubled with a cold Ih.,s
emulation Of mucus IN nv head and throat tc,,
me icor stantiy haw King and splitting lrpJ,r,1t
my presence IN company extremely emit arru,.i,l,
to myself aud IA. uds. oiN months axe Mas. a.
duced To try SANFoRp's RAnICAL tt-EI IN
using Two bottles and my self nearly If NOT nn,t
permanently cured. have ,,tncc recommend
over one handled bottles with tie greatest .r,
cess. Respectfully yours.
NM. ". ARMSTRONG
December -, 1854. i5y Harrison Ave Boston
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NOTICE..

Inc undersigned having been appointed by the
Judge OF Probate for the County OF Hancock, 10
receive and examine the claims OF the creators Oi
DANIEL u Ginn, late OF Ellsworth, in sand Comfy
ueceased, whose estate Is represented IDsOIyenl.
give hotlce That siX months, commencing Inc
1hira day OF August next, have .been allow ed u
salu realtors 10 bflGg in and prove their claim.
anu mat we will attend the service assigned u7
at the once OF Calvin u. Peek in said Ellsworth
ana on the first Tuesdays OF November ana De
cemDer next, and on the third Wednesday Ol Jan
nary next, from O'Clock A. NJ. TO 3 O'Clock f. NJ
oil each day.
NATHAN WALKER,
5w3l CALVIN 6. PECh.
Dated AT Ellsworth this 18th day OF July, 1876.
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w 4, the subscribers, having been appointed b.,
w Hon. Parker Tuck Judge OF Probate Tor he
oouhty OF Hancock, TO receive ant examine the
claims oil the creditors Of Benjamin Benson, lae
% fremont In said County, deceas ed, ,represeHlcd
insoivent do hereby give notice IhaI six MONTH,
commencing the 2sth day OF July, 1876, have been
aho"ed to said creditors to bring in and prove
aheir claims and that we viii attend the service
assigaed us 1t the dwelling house OF Henry T..
benson at Bass Harbor. I'm fremont on the Isl
Wednesday Of November A. d. Is7s and on the ii
Wednesday Of FEBRUARY, 1877. at ten O'Clock IN tbe
forenoon.
WILLIAM L. PREBLE.
HENRY II. CLARK.
Fremont, July 20, 1915. 3wSl
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In she District Court Ofthe United state'
Tor the district OF Maine.
In the matter OF GIDEON 5. COOK, Bankrupt
IN BANKRUPTCY.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS:
Al Eisworth, the z7th, day Of July. A. ID. 1919
'PhE oNDERslGNED hereby gives notice oi
= MS appointment as Assignee OF Gideon ,,
Look OF Ellsworth. In the Couniy OF Haneoes, aud
state Of Maine, within said District, VINO has been
auJuoged Bankrupt upon his own Petition y!
ne District Court OF said District. Filed MAY
19th, 1876.
3wsl NATHANIEL A. JOY, Assignee.
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FORECLOSURE.

ssU-c ~ANFpED'S JAMAICA tI>.tU.
The Delicious Family Medicine for srar... t.
pains. cold- and Chl,i-. Is..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25
A Hint TO Our Public Libraries.

In most European cities the growth Of
public libraries has kept pace with the ex
pansion of wealth and population, and
constitutes the gauge as well as the instru-
ment of popular culture and enlighten-
ment. The shortcomings of New York in
this respect are only paralleled by the
backwardness of London half century
ago. Fifty years have amassed however,
in the British Museum, the richest literary
treasury of modern times whereas our re-
sources, although the Aston collection
should be duplicated in size and quality by
the Lenox institution, would still be
deemed unworthy OF such third-rato capt.
tails as Munich and Copenhagen 1t is,
therefore, of extreme Importance that
such stores as we possess should he rem
dered as available as possible, and the con-
ditions of progress in that directonshould
receive careful consideration.
1t is by no means desirable that n great
public repository should affect "a popular
character in the sense of catering to the
tastes of tho majority, which would prob
ably point TO ephememl literature. To IA
ciltate the reading OF novels in warm
and wcll-appointed apartment scarcely
falls within its function, and those who re-
sort to books for dissipation may be rele-
gated TO the circulating libraries. In the
DRY the management of the Astor founda-
ton has not missed the true scope of that
institution, which doubtless ought TO be Il
potent engine of public instruction, sup
plying Mt once materials and stimulus for
that process of self-educatiOn to which our
colleges and schools of science contribute
only method and outline. Practically, how
ever, the influence of the Aston Library
was expected and we would indicate one
or two features Of the system adopted at
the British Museum which might be repro
duced with profit in New York.
The treasures aggregated in the British
collection long remained inert and sterile,
been turned to practical account The
number OF persons who consulted its books
and manuscripts in 1910 did not roach two
thousand, while II exceeded one hundred
thousand in 1874 This development of it's
substantial utility is indeed coincdent
is mainly owing to the facilities and con-
veniences which are now prosen ted to the
student. For these the English public is
indebted to an Italian, ANTONIO PANIzzT,
who inspired for many years the progress
sive course of the institution, and finally
became its head
A right conception Of the function OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25

The gullibility Of the average English
man IL beautifully displayed In the career Of the
so-called Cooperative Credit Bank, OF London,
which has recently been compelled to shut up
shop with only lis. lid. In its drawer. For
months the manager Of tho concern has been
advertising In the English papers, inviting de-
poeits, and promising interest upon them at the
rate OF one and half per cont per month, or
eighteen per cent. per annum, although every
body who had any knowledge Of the money
market know perfectly well that the best OBJ
tainsbie interest consistent with good security
was less than I've per cent. per aDnum. Evil
IDENTITY, his purpose was to pay the promised
interest out Of the principal as long as 1t lasted
pocketing in the mean while a handsome salary,
and then let the concern collapse. This Is just
what has happened, and although the rogue is
In the clutches Of the law, his dupes will never
get another penny Of what he owes them.
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libraries led PANIzzI to make the reading
room cardinal feature, and 10 subordi-
nate every detail of construction and
arrangement TO the convenience Of readers.
The new lectorium which ne planned is a
vast rotunda whose dome is one hundred
feet high, and about hundred and forty
in diameter, rather larger in fact than the
cupola of st. Peters. The whole interior
from floor to peak is lined with books. A
space rallied off i'm the middle OF the hall
is assigned to employees, the rest of the
area being occupied by rows of tables
radiating from the centre and affording
seats for three hundred persons. The
floor Is carpeted with thick sheets Of rub
Der which effectually deaden the sound of
footsteps or displaced chairs. The tables,
which are likewise covered with n thick,
soft material, are cut longitudinally by q
vertical screen, while ink. pens, and book
racks are placed before every seat. In a
word, the eye and ear of the reader are
protected from distraction rs completely
as they could lie in his private study.
Another point of capital importance
was included in PANIzzI's provisions. Oh
viously, thorough inves tigntion of any
subject implies continual verification and
comparison. Now, the necessity of run-
sacking an immense catalogue, OF writing
out an order and awaiting its execution,
whenever you desire to glance at map,
dictionary, or encyclopaedia, is almost tan
tamount to n prohibition of research. In
the British Museum more than twenty
thousand volumes, disposed about the hall
under the name OF books of reference"
are confided as freely rs the catalogues
themselves to the discretion of visitors.
These comprise dictionaries of every sort,
official documents, reports of learned so
cieties, aliases, oyclopedias, in short every
thing which a student regards as pertain
ing to his apparatus. A colored plan hung
mt the end of every table informs the
stranger where TO find the particular class
of works containing the information he
requires. and he In thenceforward expect
ed TO take them down and put them back
for himself. The significance of this inno-
walton will be readily appreciated.
The prestige of the great English library
may be accounted for by the fact that IL
now comprises more than million and n
half OF volumes, but its substantial value
TO the nation Is far more intimately asso-
ciated with its intelligent provisions for
individual research. The reading room of
with view TO practical utility and well
merits the study and imitation OF our own
kindred institutions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25
Ovcrllnnlinp NIci:rc,,.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sh. While the
Finance Committee Of tn senate are lnvcst eating the
transactions Of J. &. McGrcw, Sixth Auditor OF the
Treasury tor the Post OIcc Departments, pnor to h :
epnnrnaticn allow me TO ask TIE attcnton OF that
committee 10 the outfageou. compromise which Me
Grew urged IN his report IN the case Of Charles "
Lowell Postmaster Of Sew ORLEANS. LoNcll was a a.
faulier to the amount Of s7boo1i but through tho M
nncncc Of the Post Cfilcc Ring and Of McGrcw IN,
Post unce Department accepted $1,000 as a compro
mise IN fun settlement Of that dcfauters accounts
The committee should look into this anAlr.
Yours VERY respectfully, LOUISIANA
MAeuIhGroE Ian
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25
A Foreign Minister Concerned nt IA Develop
meut OF our .Jeurunlism.


One of the foreign Ministers here was
quite concerned tod " because of "A mis>lye
known. and which read thus " The lady cor
respondent Of the - presents her connie
IA ms To the -- Mini ter. aud requests an iuyl-
about 10 ave. She wishes II to be understood
that she has no personal desire To lie Present,
but the readers OF the have "A right 10
know what Is goi = On at the metropolis OF
their country, and II l. her duty to MORN them
tls To he hoped that the necessary facilities
creased by an account OF your wlfe's dress.
some detail II which might Otherwise be over
looked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25

Tyre so that It shah thrill all hearts, there
Will be some reason for concluding that
the Centennial has not yet inspired our
people up to the point OF producing a
drama worthy of the event
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The ex-actress Mrs. LowERY, who IL now
revivalizing in Brooklyn, Ia getting more con-
vefts than appeared there during the operations
OF MOODY and SANKEY. Wherever sho has pre-
viously preached, whether In Port Jervis or
Newark, she has won over converts by the hun
dred, aud II she should remain for some months
in BrooklsD, and meet with measure Of sue
cess proportionately as great as that she has met
with In small places, she will have tens OF thou
sands Of converted sinners for her reward. One
incident of Mrs. LowERY's career in BROOKLYN
deserves to be signalized. She claims 20 have
converted one Of the membcrs OF DEECHER's
church. This Is something over which she may
we'll be triumphant. She did not tell the mans
name, but ~ " were Brother MURRAY, OF Ross
RAYMOND, or Brother SHEARMAH, or ex- Brother
JOE HOWARD, she must have had hard Job Of
II. with such a success, II might now be worth
her while to try her hand upon BEECHrR him
self For that purpose, she ought to secure the
opportunity Of preaching In his church. The
other BROOKLYN churches, including that OF the
Rev. Mr.. TAIMAGE, have been placed at her dis
posal, and BEECHER would not dare to exclude
her from his platform. when she got there, and
got him there, she could seize the advantage
She could at least try TO compel him TO sur
render. Should he stand up against her. she must
exercise more power and should he resist to
the last, she must yet struggle TIL overcome by
despair. The thing ought to be tried 10y Mrs.
LowERY. n she think there 10 q CLEAN Of hope
for success.
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ting full powers 20 send for persons and
papers and 10 employ experts. In that
way only can the truth be reached aud the
public mind relieved from anxiety in re-
gard TO the nature and extent OF these sup
posed frauds and falsincations. This work
will require months of labor, and there
fore cannot be commenced too soon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25
Recnnlnrc of mn rwccd

The recaptnre Of lill Tweed would not cause
greater excitement than that which attended the issue
OF the Nec iort Weekly yesterday at the various news
agencies. The reading public were early In motion,
eager to get No ~ II the A0 Y1rk Weety containing
the opening chapters OF the great story OF Rose
Michel" All the thrilling tibesus preserved IN the
~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25

Wherever the revival appears, laymen
take hold OF 1t and turn preachers. Hundreds
Of lay preachers must have entered upon this
work within the last few months. They en-
couraged by the example OF Brother MOODY,
who, though a iayman, Is the foremost revivahst
Of the times. We hear from Flushing OF new
Law preacher, named MILLIKEN, President of the
Excise Board, who, though lately lawyer aud
very hand drnker, by his own account, is now
completely reformed, and breaches with great
power. We may soon see Brother MILLIKEN in
New York, where he will have a larger field than
he mas In Flushing. 1t Ia expected that tho
great array Of revivaliss operating near this city
will come mere when the Hppodrome revival
has been commenced, and aseist In making II a
success.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25
Pail Down Your Vest.

"Pull down YOUR vest is the slang expression
for telling taka'iye bore TO "shut M" When YOU
buy 30 II Of the B0ys n me WORT ready thurs
day and are reading the wOnd riuy exciting story Of
The Gaycst Boy Ia New ora," snoulI any scquaint
auce interrupt you BY askinV silly que ton, you Will
he apt to turn aperly upon him and shout Pud down
your yestw II would be unsafe TOR your mother in law
TO Interrupt YOU while rcadlns The Gaycs Boy IL New
YORK.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25

Our learned contemporary, the WOrld,
has been making visit to Brother PETER
DIVERS revival 10 Vandam street. II found
him preaching Ia a cellar to a very noisy crowd
OF rough sinners, intoxicated bummers, boot
bl cks, and individuals in nanncl shirts without
collars. Some OF them Knocked, and some in
terrupted the proceedings. The place smclt
badly. There was a cursine crowd around the
door, enr' ged because they could not get In.
Brother DIVERS preaching and PRAYING and
singing were not In the highest style OF art.
The revival had many other features that were
disagreeable to man OF taste Well we should
say that suon people as the World found at the
meeting would not be made any the worse by
are very vicious and drunken. they would
surely be improved by turning to virtue and so
briefly. Brother PETER DwYER is laboriug to
turn them. IL seems that some OF them can be
turned, for there 10 hardly night In which
men do not rise 10 express their desire to for
sake their evil ways, and not "A few OF the work
ers, including DwYER himself are different men
from what they formerly were. 1t seems also.
that the hardest people who live In and near
ings OF those reformers who 20 among them,
for DIVERS cellar is besioged by crowds far
greater than can get into II. There Is no doubt
OF the need OF a true revival in Vandam street
and the only questioni Is, whether Brother PETER
DwYERs labors are calculated to make the pe o.
pie there better or worse. We infer that the
WOrd thinks they could not be made much
worse
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25

God knows there's taxes enough,
nothing but taxes" said Commodore Wander
BIIT to a SUN reporter, on Saturday evening. II
the man OF mighty enterprises and Immense
financial resources feels the burden OF taxation
In manner To make his soul groan after this
fashion, now must II be with business men ~
moderate incomes7 30 long as Grantism 10
kept in power, the cry of the overwhelmed tax
payer will be heard throughout the land. Aud
yst there 1e psp who talk Of . third term.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25

All the boys are excited about the great sensa-
tional story Of life In the metropolis, entitled The
Gayest Boy In New York" and are iousy waiting
for No 10 otthe BoVs or the Uort which contains the
opening part OF this rousing story. II Will be ready
next Thursday.-AdU