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Republican National Convention.
1876.

The next Cniou Republican National Convention
for the nomination of candidates for President and
VicePresident of the United States will be held in
the city of Cincinnati Wednesday, the fourteenth
day of June, 1876 at II O'Clock noon and will consist
of delegates from each State equal to twice the num-
Der of its Senators and Representatives in Congress
and of two delegates from each organized Territory
and the district Of Columbia.
In calling the conventions for the election of dele
commended to invite all Republican electors, and all
other voters, without regard to past political dill
ferences or previous party affiliations. who are
opposed to reviving sectional Issues and desire to
promote friendly feeling and permanent harmony
throughout the country by maintaining and enforcing
all the constitutional rights of every tzen nclud
ing the full and free exercise OF the right OF suffrage
without intimidation and without frauu who are in
favor of the continued prosecution aud punishment
of all official dishonesty, and an economical admins
traion of the Government by honest faithful and ca
pabe officers who are in favor of making snch re-
forms in government experience may from time to
time suggest; who are opposed ipairing the cred
it OF the nation by depreciating any OF its obligations
and in favor of sustaining in every way the national
faith and financial honor; who hold that the common
school system is the nursery Of American liberty and
should be man aimed absolutely free from sectarian
control who believe that for the promotion OF these
ends, the direction of the Government should con-
tnue to be copded to those who adhere to the priD
cples of 1776, and support them incorporated in
the Constitution AMI the laws and who are in favor
principle of National Unity in this Centennial An
niversary Of the birth OF the Republic.
f. d. MORGAN, Chairman.
- VIM e. CHANDLERs Secretary,
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Washington, January 10, 1876.
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Literary Notes.

The next volume in the International Scien-
tiic Series to be published by d. Appleton &
Co., will be on Fermentation, by Professor
Schul:zenberger, director of the Chemical
Laboratory at the Sorbonne.
Walt Whitman is described by w. d. How.
ellis as "a poet who has carried neglect of the
form to its logical conclusions, and has ar
rived at a sort of literary resemblance to all
outdoors
Comm thro' the Rye" new novel pub.
lished ANONYMOUSLY in England and here by
the Appletons, is understood to be by Miss
Broughton, author of "Cometh up as a
Flower"
G. w. Carleton & Co. have in press Joaquin
Mller's novel, "One Fair Woman" which
will be issued simultaneously here and in
Englan about April Is. The same firm are
printing 'John Pauls Vacation timely
book of life at the summer resorts, by C. H.
Webb.
Previous to writing his popular History of
France" e. Guizot undertook on the same
plan and completed a Popular History of
England" which lay in MS. unknown until
his death. 1t will now be published in three
from the earliest times TO the reign of Vic
toria.
Delpit is the name of the author Of "a new
drama just produced in Paris, entitled lies
Chevaliers de la Patre," based upon incidents
of the war of secession. The principal char
acters are Abraham Lincoln, Stonewall Jack
son, and an English peeress, and the cause of
the rebellion is represented to have been the
imposition Of q tao on dJsinthe by President
Lincoln!
According to the international Review, Mr.
Emerson "fivals Macaulay in quotation and
reference. The spoils of all ages garnish his
speech, and lend their aid in the expression of
his thought Some of his essays-as those on
Goethe, Culture, Books, Eloquence, Clubs,
Literary Ethics, Poetry, Imagination, and Per-
sian Poetrs-are among our best guides TO
English literature; and we are constantly in
troduced to authors and facts, which add new
charm to letters"
Mr.. Alfred Austn's work, sThe Human
Tragedy" will be published by Messrs. Black
wood & Sons early in April. 1t is one contin-
uous narrative poem, consisting of four cantos
or acts, comprising, together with several
lyrics, some thirteen hundred oHaUa rinoa
stauzaa, the metre of "Madonna's Child
The ac,ioh CpeDs IN England in June. 1857,
closes IN May, 1871, with the fall of the Com
mune
private letter from India informs the Lon
don Athepe III that, contrary to expec' atou.
the books presented by the Prince of Wales
have excited the greatest interest, and paiticu-
arly Col Yule's edltlton of 'Marco Polo's
Travels" This the Athen1un regards re-
markab!e fact and very suggestive, adding: ut
has been before observed that, when the ma
tives of India reprint English books for them
selves they always select the works OF our oloe,
commonest reprints are of Bunyan's "Pilgrlm's
Progress and the Imitation of Christi"
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The more tine Pendleton matter is exam
ined the worse it looks. 1t now appears that
at the time Mr.. Pendleton collected the claim
of the War Department of $14S,OOO for the
Kentucky Central Railroad company the road
did not in fact belong to the Bowler heirs, for
whom he was administrator, and who were
supposed to have owned three-fifths of the
road, nor to their associates in that copart-
nership. On the contrary, the courts on f.
nal appeal had decided that the road did not
belong to Bowler, his heir and associates, but
TO the counties in Kentucky through which
the road ran. The case was still pending. it
is true, upon technicaity, but to all intents
and purposes the court had decided upon the
merits of the case, that the road did not be-
long to Bowler and his associates although
they still held it In possession. Yet uotwith-
standing this final adjudication Pendleton
collected this claim and did not account for it
to the counties of Kentucky to whom the
road then belonged, but in fact kept the
knowledge of its collection from the rishtfnl
owners while giving about 100000 of the
S14S,000 to those who did not rightfully pos
sess the road.
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THE argus insists, in impudent defiance
of facts, that the present Congress has ac.
complshed great things. The following
from the Washington correspondent of the
Boston Post, good Democratic authority,
is respectfully commended to its considera-
ton: Sowing 10 the fact that attention has
been engrossed with other matters, Congress
has thus far effected less general legislation
this session than any Congress for twenty
years. Nearly four months have elapsed and
OF the twelve regular appropriation bills only
four have been passed by the House. Two
of these, the pension bill and military acad
emy bill, have been acted upon by the Sen.
ate, but the last named is in conference COM
mittee. The other two, the fortifcation bill
and diplomatic and consular bill are still in
the Senate committee. 1t should be stated,
however, in this connection, that an un-
usually large of bills of private or local nature
have been passed."
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The greenback advocates have engaged Sam
Carey, OF Ohio, to come to Connecticut and
nurse the "rag baby" which was made so
terribly sick in Ohio.
As for the President, "surely," says Gen
eral Sherman, che has done enough to en-
title him to absolute confidence, and can
have no motive to screen the wicked or
guilty."
Although the Rhode Island delegates to
the National Republican convention are un-
instructed it is believed that their first choice
is Mr.. Blaine.
The country is waiting for list of the SEN
ators who vote against the confirmation of
Mr.. Dana. There is disposition 10 make
it warm" for every man who puts his nose in
Buffers fingers.
Sam Randall was beaten out of his boots
In the recen. Pennsylvania Democratic Con-
vention by Senator Wallace and Jerry Blacks
Presidential aspirations, crushed by tabling
resolve declaring him The fayorlte son of the
Keystone State.
What state of depravity the heart must
be in TO rejoice over the discovery of anoth-
ers downfall, and be glad at the commission
of some act that will lead to open conviction
in ordert further party ends. This is the
Democratic position. These are the feasts of
its soul.
The New York Post says of the New York
delegation to Cincinnati: SIT is certain that
the delegation on the day of its appointment
was not unanimous for Mr.. Conkling. We
venture the prediction that by the time it
reaches Cincinnati not even majority of its
members will be for him.
The Richmand Va) Wing wants to know
'With what grace" it asks, ''can the Demo-
Gratis of New Hampshire point to the
speeches OF Messrs. Hill and Tucker as i'm.
prudent when they selected 'copperbead
anti-war Democrat as their candidate for
Governor"
Il am tired of seeiug Blaine run the Dem
ocratic party in the House," cried out an ex-
asperated Democrat on the floor this alter
noon. to those around him. The member
had moved an adjournment, in despair of
getting his party out of Mr.. Blaine's hands,
and mad been voted down. He then rushed
for his hat and went home very mad. His
chagrin was not to be wondered at, Tor Blaine
had been running the House all the after
noon and driving the Democrats hither and
thther, like big dog worrying so many
sheep Herald Washington Correspondence.
There is talk among the prominent mem
bers of the house, including Democrats, Re-
publicans and Independents. of initiating
movement for the union of hard-money men
of both sides upon some measure making
greenbacks fundable in long bond, at low
rate of interest Quite number of the most
infuenisal hard-money men on both sides of
the house have expressed approval of the
idea, and it is believed that such bill as that
suggested would receive the support of sixty
Democrats and eighty Republicans-a mum
ber amply sufficient to insure success.
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Current Notes.

The Democratic watchword: 'Let no
guilty Republican escape-unless he has
'dned' with prominent Democrat
The President has the credit of being as
much disgusted with Ben Butler on the Dana
dexterity in putting himself in bottle
Boston Herald.
With the indorsment of President Woolsey,
the eminent student of international law,
Mr.. Dana can well afford TO be complimented
by the hostility of men like Butler aud his
serfs in the Senate.-HorGord Courant.
By continually harping on the charges that
Lawrence's copyright has been invaded by
Nj. Dana, certain persons have endeayored
to create the impression that Mr.. Dana has
"wifully, wckedly and maiiciously'' appro-
priated some portion of another mans litera-
ry work. The truth is that the infringe
meuts are in the Darrowest sense technical
That the citations complained of by Law
renee are indentical in both books may be
admitted without the slightest ir1putation
upon the honor and fairness of Mr.. Dana.
And that any one can honestly believe that
Mr.. Dana was obliged to borrow another's
ideas is absurd to the last 1egre.-Neac York
Times.
Admitting that Mr.. Conkling is the first
choice Of a majority of the party in this state
it is also quite evident that. among all the
other candidates prominently named, either
Mr. Blaine or Mr.. Bristow is the next choice.
Senator Morton has no followers here; Gov.
Hartranft has none; Gov. Hayes has but few.
Mr.. Washburn is not considerd candidate /;
neither is Secretary Fish nor Charles Francis
Adams. Now, delegation which will vote
tor Mr.. Conkling as long as be stands any
chance of being nominated, must not be con-
sidered as delegation which will. with equal
zeal aud earnestness, oppose Messrs. Blaine
aud Bristow. 1t is well understood that Sem
ator Conkling does not like either of the gem
tlemen named; but we don't want his prefer
ences in such matter to prevent the electors
of the state from giving expression to their
own opinions.-Atbany Express.
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Political News.

Ohio papers are reporting that Sen ator
Thurman also has had his big fee from a rail-
road company.
The Washington correspondent OF the Gin
cinnati Gazette suggests Clymerism as word
to express extreme partisan unfairness.
The New Hampshire vote for Senators at
the late election shows clear Republican
majority in the whole state OF 1870. g.
The Louisville Coerier-JoaTndl objects to
Mr.. Bristow because he ''is not only Re-
publican, but Republican in principle and
an extreme Republican"
The Republican cause looks better and bet
ter every day in Connecticuts The green
back business and the IugeIsoll-EDglish coali-
tion are doing it.
The astounding Developments which
we have been promised and promised in con-
nection with the Navy Department seem
very slow in coming.
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Notes.
Magazine Notices.

The March number of the Maine Genealogist
and Biographer will be of special interest to
Portland people because of the interesting and
apprecative sketch of the late Charles Holden
contributed by Judge Kinssbury The sketch
is accompanied by a portrait of Mr.. Holden,
taken when he was in the prime of life. There
are many other papers in the number OF inter-
est TO the people of this section of the state as
a list of the original members of the North
Yarmouth Light Infantry organized in 1905;
list of the books, pamphlets, and maps which
relate to the history of Buxton; extracts frem
Kittery family records; marriages In Kittery
from 171S to 1875; the roll of Capt John Hills
company in Berwick in 1740; the marriages in
Sudbury Canada Plantation, now Bethel, from
1890 to 1893. Other articles of interest are an
obituary of Philander Coburn, notes on the
Badger family, marriages of early settlers on
the Kennebec sc. The valuable and entertain
ing department of notes and queries is fuller
even than usual. From it we learn that a
genealogy of the True family. containing about
5000 names, is in press. The list includes ten
generations from Henry True, who cane from
England in 1744. 1t appears that the Clarks
who first settled in China were of Nantucket.
ana LOaL Tue dunOdruS III tuis Othte are de-
scended from Philip Hubbard, of the Island of
Jersey. who came to this country about 1890.
The following is copied from the order book Of
Jonathan Eddy, the founder of Eddngtou, and
a captain in the French war:
FORT CUMBERLAND n. S. July u, 1863.
Whereas, The Soldiers now in Garrison be-
longing to the province of Massachusetts Bay
have refused to be at the trifing expense of %
Dr. week each man 10 have their MoiIasses
brew'd into Beer, and had insisted upon having
Molasses delivered to them under pretence Of
their brewing it themselves, which they have
be en- Indulged IN some time that they might do
So and it appearing now that Instead Jf using
the Molasses in that way which the Govern
ment afore aid dese ned, they eat with their
vic,uals to the prejudice of heir health there.
fore o more Moa>ses is to be Dei,verPd them
aud Capt LiveImore, Commisssry If said Pro-
viucr 5 ores, will please to govern himself Ac-
cordiBgy.
Aug. 81, 1850 On the Dist of July last an
order was Issued Debarriug the Soldiers in
Garrison OF nollasses which they bad accus.
toned themselves TO eat, nc, W thstanding it
Was tue design OF the Government II should DO
with spruce Brew'd INTO Beer, which is a very
heal'hS Druk, which some of tae Soldiers say
u they may have Mplasses they will USE IL in
mat mat ner In order to see If they will, Capt
LiVerDore, Commissary of NJ Massacbusetts, has
Loerty to issue mollasses to The Troops In tho
pay Ut the ProVinc therefore, said oroer MOE
'dsses SLandIng-But as the Soldiers have Sucu
propensity of Eating Mollasses which nave
found by Long Experience Is very preJuuici"
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Let's see. There is Columbus Delano, Laundalet
Williams Boss Shepherd, General ''Sylph" Babonck,
Emma Mine'' Schenck Brother Orvile, Secor Robe
son, Post Trader Belknap and-we await further
developments before completing the list.-[Argus.
The developments have come, and there
are to be added to the liss, George H. PEN
deton, who swinded his government his
railroad and his wards; Thomas A. Hen
bricks, who did some peculiar fnanciering in
water-bonds; Samuel J. Randall, implicated
in corruption at the Philadelphia navy yard !;
Allen G. Thurman, who gobbled $4,000
fee from the assets of the Atlantic and Great
Western; "Charey'' Eldredge, who is up to
his neck in the District pool of corruption /;
Hester Clymer, who connived at the escape
of Marsh Bogy of Missouri who bought
his seat in the Senate and Robbins of North
Carolina, who sold himself for twenty dollars.
More coming.
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The argus is funny paper 1t argues
that contraction will continue the evils of
redundant currency. Why does it not 60 to
the dictionary and see what the word ''re-
dundant" means? 1t also says that the cur
rency evil will be VASTLY aggregated" by con-
traction. 1t will do well also to look up the
word aggregate" And when it has got
fair vocabulary 1t can, with great benefit to
itself and its readers, read some elementary
work on finance. After that let it study his
tory and put itself right in regard to the
finances of France.
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TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

sun tnese stockholders kept up such a per-
sstent and tortuiing pursuit against the plum
derers, that the Board of Directors were forced
to something for quiet" The suit which is
been instituted apparently BY their direction
IL is believed TO be an evasion, and on both
sides controlled by the same party. II NAV be
dismissed and abandoned when the storm Of
accusation snail be pat to sleep by the narcotic
power of this worthless stock, and prolonged
and proftless proceeding.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-25

SHOULD the bill to prohibit members OF
Congress from contributing money for elec.
ton purposes become law it will have the
good effect of keeping some useless rich men
like Barnum OF Connecticut, for instance
out of places which will be better filed when
the dimensions of the brain rather than of
the pocket-book become the test of candi-
dafec
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made an exception to other officials. The
feet of the young men who have just carried
out the late lamented Mr.. Pendleton are lin
gering about the door of the Democratic tenn
pie waiting for another ruined Presidential
candidate. Is it to be Reformer Tilden?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-25

The argus can see no difference between
the mule case' of Mr.. Bristow aud the rail-
road claim of Mr.. Pendleton. The chief diff
ference is this: Mr.. Bristow is innocent and
Mr. Pendleton is guilty, and the Argus by
confounding the cases only shows its inabili-
ty to distinguish right from wrong.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-25

THE irrepressible Barnum is preparing to
take the field soon with what he calls the
"Great Centennial Academy of Object Teach
ing" His "home organ" the Bridgeport
Standard, says he promises Irregular old
fashioned Hail Columbia Yankee Doodle
Fourth of July celebration every dav, and
expec's to be crowned with the title Centen-
NAL Barnum"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-25

THE Argas delights to expose its ignorance.
1t says it has not yet seen DR.. Abdy's letter
OF recantation. Why does it not look up the
facts in the case? We shall next have it
declaring that the Edict of Nantes is still in
force, and asking if the PRESS has ever pub
lshed the revocation. Dr. Abdy's second
letter was written Dec. Sth, 1868.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-25

THE Argus is densely ignorant. 113 dele
gates voted with Mr.. Curtis. Is not that a
large following? The argus did not know
that MIR. Curtis was delegate to the State
convention until it saw the statement in the
PRESS, and then it attempted to deny the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-25

THERE have been two test votes in the
House of Representatives on the currency
question. The Boston Advertiser has COM
piled from them the following results: For
resumption in 1879, Republicans, 80; Dem
ocrats 65. Against resumption in 1879, Re-
publicans, Is; Democrats, no; not yet voted
II. The Adcertiser is of the opinion that the
requisite number of votes to pass bill re-
pealing the Resumption act cannot be obtain
ed in the House. 1t will probably be still
more difficult to get them in the senate, and
it will be still harder to get the President to
sign the bill, should it ever reach him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-25

WHEN'the Democrats in Congress show q
willingness to cut down their own salaries in
the same proportion in which they cut down
the salaries Of the clerks it will be time for
them to boast of retrenchment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-25

In the fight between Senator Wallace and
Pennsylvania Democratic convention the
Senator won, and his victory is regarded as a
triumph of the worst elements OF the party.
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THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 25. '76

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer in
sl ndispensa oe not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty Cf good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
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The Concord Monitor says that New
Hampshire will not be a stumbling block in
the way of united delegation to Cincinnati
for New England candidate.
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WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT
VEGETINE
FOR TEN r1uEs ITS COST.

The great benefit have received from the use of
VEGETINE induces me to give my testimony in its
favor believe it not only OF great value for restor
ing the hath but preventive of diseases peculiar to
the spring and summer seasons.
would not be without it for ten times its cost.
EDWARD TILDEN.
Attorney and General Agent OF Massachusetts of the
Craftsmen's Life Assurance Company, No. 80 Sears
Building. Boston, Mass.
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EDUCATIONAL.

Edw @. FarnSwOrth,
Teacher Of PianOforte, Org an 6 Harmony,
RESIDENCE 357 SPRING ST.
mara d3m*
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Eaton Family School For Boys,
AT
NOsggEDGEWOCK, MAINE.
Spring Term will commence March 97th.
For Circulars and Portland references address
augl9-r HI. f. EATON, Principal.
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