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The Republican journal., 1876-01-20
Supreme Judicial Court.
JUDGE DICKERSON PRESIDING.

In the case of Norton vs.. the town of Mont.
Vile the jury found the town holden, and as
Sessed the damages 1T 81 S4l. Mcclellan and
knowlton for pin. Fogler for defence.
Thomas Lowell vs.. Hartley b. Cox. Repc-
Vim for mare. Verdict for plaintiff. Knowlton
for plh. Fogler for defence.
Town of Stockton vs.. Ira b. Staples. De
PENDANT is a shipmaster, away at sea much of
the time, and declines to pay his tax. As there
are many such cases, this suit is brought to
have the matter decided. The evidence was
taken and the case goes to the law court. Nc
Lellan and Runnels for pltf Williamson for
defence
The case of VIM Ward of Thorndikc, ndict-
ed for assault upon Appleton Blethen of that
town, was next tried. The parties are neigh
bors, and possess that fruitful source of quarrel,
an unsettled boundary line. On the day of the
difficulty, Bethen was engaged in detantly
blowing the disputed territory, near the Ward
homestead. Thereupon Ward, desiring to make
some show of his rights, began to define what
he considered his boundary by running line of
stakes. Where the stakes in their progress met
the furrow, there Ward encountered Blethen
The testimony ut this point was rather mixed
and conflicting, but it appeared as though there
was Il fencing match between stake and an
OK goad. Blethen on the stand testified that
when he drove his team atield that morning he
had good set of front teeth, and then lifted
his upper lip to show that his incisOrs were
gone, and that he was, like John Rogers, a
martyr to the stake. Blethen testified that
Mrs. Ward, who was in the vicinity. had re-
marked that he ought to be shot. Mrs. W.,
who was present, took the stand and testified
regarding the provocaton for the remark She
said that Blethen had called her hard names,
and being pressed, very reluctantly repeated
his epithet, which was that she was ga strum-
pet" This to Il respectable woman and the
mother of ten children, always endangers Il
mans front teeth, and justifies an opinion on
the part of the person traduced that he ought
to be shot. 1t is probable, If the male popula-
ton of Thorndike went around making that
remark to the heads of families that in a short
time there wouldn't be teeth enough left in
town to bite Oft a boiled carrot. The Jury
brought in Il verdict of not guilty. Foger for
the state. johnson for defence.
The following additional divorces were grant
ed-Augustus Gardner from Cora l.. Gardner
Fannie Prentiss from Preston NJ. Prentss.
Rufus A. Overlook from Pheba A. Overlook.
Sarah Hunt from Enoch Hunt.
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

Hiram A Dow of Portland has re-
solved to have the respective rights Of
men and dogs iudicially settled. Mr.
Dow was riding into town and Mr. Wake
fields dog is alleged to have barked al
and bitten the horses, frightening them
SO that they ran away, smashed the team
and injured the pIaintil. He therefore
sues tor 5000
Charles c. lIazewcll, of the Boston
Traveller, one Of the best informed histor
zeal students of the day is writing ser
les of articles on 1.-The coming religious
war, in which he reviews the history o.
the contests that have sprung from that
source lie cannot agree with the view,
Of President Grant
1t is reported that EX-Gov Morgan OF
New York has letter from the President
i'll which he absolutely and explicitly de-
clincs TO be Il candidate Doubted, very
much
Grant is preparing for a foreign war
Blaine and Morton are fomcnting domes
tic discord. If there were few more
such Presidential aspirants, what woulc
become of the country?
La Page has been convicted of the
murder of the Langmaid girl, and sen
fenced to be hanged at the expiration OF
one years Imprisonment. lie was very
cool all through the trial and sentence.
The Dexter Gazette appears in an en-
larged form, with new type and IN attrac
tive new head. 1t is very handsome pa
per, and is always we'll filed.
The Republican National Convention
is called to meet at Cincinnati, June 18th
The location Of the gathering will favor :
western candidate for the Presidency.
The radical city government OF Bulla
10 is unable to tell where $500 900 Of de-
liclt has gone
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

NORTH HAVEN. Mr.. Ira Waterman. post
master of the town, spoken of in my last be-
ing very sick, has since died. lie was the
fourth postmaster since the office was establish
ed i'll lS26. He will probably be succeeded in
office by his brother Frank.....There Were
eighteen deaths in this town i'll the year 1879,
and three since the new year came in. This,
in Il town of but 500 inhabitants, shows very
large per cent of mortality. A large portion of
the deaths were caused by diphtheria, that has
been raging here with such fatal consequences.
one death occurred last week from the maady
but the other eases are doing well...... Last
week a little daughter of Benz. Calderwood
slipped down and broke her leg.....Our harbor,
that is usually frozen over winters so that
teams cross, has but little ice-though enough
to impede navigation. The steamer city If
Portland recently made her way through it.
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

Our ncghbor, the editor of the journal, has
no taste nor faculty for discussing public uues-
| tons apart from personalities. Last week he
| labored through Il column of his paper in an
| exceedingly round about way to make it appear
| that we had not shown due Difference 10 the
lnion soldiers lie dragged in gentleman OF
| this city, nm officer wounded in the war us Il
| prop TO his argument, alegi ing that he was a
candidate for Judge of Probate, and that we
| sought and succeeded in obtaining the office
| over his candidacy. Now what detracts great
/ ly from the force of his argument is the fact
| that the gentleman referred to was not Il candi-
| date further than to say that if the Office was
| llkely to go begging he would accept it ; but de
clarlng that he was not Il candidate upon learn
| ing that other candidates were in the field
| Prog. Age.
The allusion to personality is a strained
one. Offensive personalities are to be de-
precated. But it cannot fairly be consid-
cred out of order to cite the fact that the
writer who arraigns the Democratic party
| for want OF consideration to wounded SOL
diers. has himself competed with q worthy
member of that deserving class, and is
scarcely warm in the official seat which he
won from him by party influence alone.
The law maker should not be the law
breaker. 1t is an old device of the pick
pocket to run away with a cry OF "stop
thief"
The excuse which the Age gives Tor the
glaring inconsistency OF its preaching and
practice, only makes the matter worse
The crippled soldier ''was not candidate
further than to say, that if the office was
likely to go begging, he would accept
It," That is to say, these soldiers who
faced the storm of battle, who came back
helpless and shattered from the war this
class that the Republican party has declar-
ed by solemn resolution, times without
number, should have the first consideration
In its councils and rewards - have been so
forgotten, are treated so shabbily, and are
so crowded and run over by the greedy
herd OF office seekers, that they can ask
only for those places that ego a Begging!
and meekly withdraw when any party
hack, with record of little else than of.
flee hunting, intimates that he will take
the place The editor of the Age has no
better excuse for taking an office from a
soldier, than that his disabled competitor
had become so humble by neglect that he
would be content with the crumbs that fall
from the party table = that he would be
glad of the husks which the party swine
rejected! Is this your tender considera-
ton for those whom you are accustomed
to style "the nations heroes and defend
ers," when election is at hand and YOU
need their votes?
The Age assails the Democrats in Con-
gress as sneaks and towards The cues
ton which we have to ask and it IS on
tirely proper and germane to the line of
argument which the Age itself opened
is this: Can the editor of the Age, in view
OF these faets' have the face to arragn the
Democratic party on the soldier question:
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

TRAINS BY TELEGRAPH. The trains
over the Eastern and Maine Central rail
roads between Boston and Bangor are run
by one standard of time. Twice in every
"A hours at o'clock, the exact Cambridge
time is sent to every station between Bos-
ton and Bangor. 1t occupies few sec
onds to prepare and transmit the inlei-
gence, and back comes from every opera
tor on the road, the customary 80. X in
the order of location of offices commence
ing at Bangor and working westerly Thus
every time table is run according to Cam
bridge time and no confusion can arise
from difference of time in different loca-
tons. Safety. is essential, and exact knowl-
edge of the true time of starting trains
is needed by the train despatchers. The
telegraph corps in the station consist of
day and night operators, the large num-
Der of freight trains moving in the night
requiring nearly as mnch work of the night
operators as those employed by day.
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

Here's another nut for the Prog. Age to
crack that touches the soldier question,
and with nothing in it that the editor can
call personal, either Capt Joseph l.
Woodward, Il worthy man and a wound
ed soldier, who held a clerks Office in the
Secretary of States office at Augusta. has
been dismissed, and his place given to
Geo. T. Ninot Of Belgrade, a politician
who never smelt burning powder. Now
let the Age speak up and let us hear what
it thinks Of this mo nation can afford
to be ungrateful to its defenders,' YOU
know. Speak right out.
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

Funny things do happen in this world
of ours. Last year Mr.. Ferguson, New
York merchant who has quarrellcd with
his wife, employed a detective to follow
her in her travels. AS Il result she was
arrested at q Portland hotel, while gen.
tleman friend was staying at the same
house. A divorce was procured. Her
husband has lately become convinced of
her innocence, they were REMARKED at
Jersey City, recently, and everybody is
happy.
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

A few weeks ago the Prog. Age thought
it very strange that we should see any fun
in the introduction of the third term reso-
luton in the House. 1t was ghost, it de-
clared, which the Republicans were ready
and anxious to lay. But the Age refuses
to speak to this ghost. To our challenge
to say whether or not it is in favor of a
third term, and whether or not it will
support Grant if nominated. it refuses to
make reply. Can't you find courage to
speak out, neighbor?
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

The New Hampshire Democratic State
Convention met at Concord on Tuesday of
last week. The gathering was large and
enthusiastic. A capital set of resolutions
was adopted, and Hon. Daniel Marcv
nominated for Governor. The Demo-
cracy of the Granite State are full of copr-
age and enthusiasm, and mean to win
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

John William Welt, whose sickness was
mentioned last week, died about eleven O'Clock.
Tuesday night, of typhoid pneumonia, after an
illness Of some two weeks. Mr.. Welt was
son of Dea. John Welt and has always resided
in his native town, where he followed the
trade of ship carpenter. For the last thirteen
years he has been an active member of the firm
of A. r. Reed & Co., ship-builders. He leaves
Il wife and two sons. Waldoboro News.
Kentucky has new law that all money won
in betting on elections shall be confiscated to
the school fund, and the Grand Jury at Louis
vile are rolling up fearful list of indictments
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

An unfortunate decision. which the amnesty
the Legislature of Virginia. The Senate has re.
fused to concur with the House in appropria-
ting $4,000 for the States representation at
the Centennial Exhibition, and the prospect is
that Virginia will be conspicuous by her alb.
sence. New York Tribune.
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

The dead OF the Union shall never be
forgotten, but the ghoul who robs Their
graves to make Il party FLAG shall not be
thought a hero. The flag to sweep the
country must be of tarer bunting than
can be woven from " bloody shirt OF
Morton or the grave clothes" of Blaine
TN u Herald
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

a very fine one. Every man that we owe, or
that thinks we owe him, brings in his bill, be-
cause he ''likes to settle up ut the beginning of
the year, you know" Now, if those who owe
us, would only fall into that custom. it would be
much pleasanter for us, "you know"-but they
don't, we know, to our sorrow. [Gardiner
Journal.
Paris has one odd tax, which has indirectly
preserved her asphalt pavements from destruc-
ton. The municipality levies graduated tax
ones and almost nothing on the very broad.
The latter are therefore almost exclusively
used, and consequently no ruts are worn in the
streets.
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

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The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

The Prog. Age has taken 10 philosopF-
zeal investigation, and in an article on the
New Year puts it thus
Whenever we review the past or the passing
wears the first thought which impresse> MS is
the exceeding brcvity of human life.
That's undoubtedly true. lite is briet,
and man is born to trouble as the sparks
fly upwards But the first thought which
impresses the reader of the Age is the eN-
ceeding breyity Of human memory, IN re-
spect to the resolutions Of gratitude to
soldiers
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

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The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

We have heretofore shown the pop
cock nature OF the lamentations over the
alleged discharge of disabled Union Sol
diers from the service of the Compression
al House of Representatives, and the es-
pecially hypocritical farce INDUCED in by
the Republican organ in this city And
there are still other facts which have an
important bearing on this matter. The
records of the last Republican House need
only to be appealed to- From Clerk to
Page there are two hundred and seventy
six offices in the House The list OF the
last house shows that of this number only
eight had served in the Union army, and
three of them had been clerks in the Quar-
termasters Department. OF the five gen
uine Union soldiers, two only had been
wounded and one only had received a
serious injury. The latter was Joseph +.
Wilson, Assistant Postmaster fOr three
terms, who retires with All ample compe-
tency. The New York sun hits the nail
plumply on the head when it says:
1.-The real trouble with the Third-Tcrmeis is
that many of the ousted officials were we'll
trained lobbyists, and knew the political and
personal secrets Of leading Republicans. No
wonder that Grant is importuncd 10 provide
for them in other Departmental
The Republican journal., 1876-01-20

welcome all which makes for peace With deep
felt satisfaction remember that no citizen who
drew his sword against us has suffered by the
hand Of the eXecutioner. In Just association
with this humanity will be the triumph of equal
rights, when the promises of the great declar-
alton are fulfilled, and our people are united as
never before in the enduring fellowship of COM
mon citizenship. To this end there must be
reconciliation Nor can withhold nv hand
freely accept the hand that is offered and reach
forth my own ina friendly grasp. l am against
the policy of hate. l am against tanning an
cient flames into continued life. l am against
raking in the ashes of the past for Goals OF fire
yet burning. Pile up the ashes, extinguish the
flames abolish the hate, is my desire.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-10

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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-10

Miss ANNA E. DICKINSON appears to
have excited the ire of some of the oyster
house critics of the New York press.
Whether the Satanic" critigues in the
Times and Tribune were inspired by pure
jealousy because the fair author and de.
butante choose to make her first appear
ance on the Boston stage without consult
ing the New York critics of the journals
named, or whether they are the result of
the pure and deliberate "cussedness" per-
tanning to their vocation it is difficult to
determine. But it would appear that her
condemnation had been predetermined. 1t
is hardly probable that either of the critics
referred to witnessed her performance in
Boston. If they did there can be little doubt
that the ludicrous pictures they present
to their readers are highly exaggerated.
These Cooley Cibbers" have overreached
themselves. While perfection in tragedy
was not to have been anticipated, even by
Miss Dickinson in first performance, it is
impossible to convince the public that she
has turned fool or idiot in her attempted
personatlon ofthe character of Anne Boleyn
as drawn by herself. Miss Dickinson has
made reputation es a writer and public
lecturer which is q sure guaranty of the
responsibility, at least, of whatever she
may essay in the histrionic profession.
That she could at once take the front rank
as tragedienne was not to have been ex-
pecttd even by her most sanguine friends,
but that she should make the lamentable
and ridiculous failure the Times and Tri-
6une critics would have US believe is SIM
ply impossible. The critiques of the
World and Sun bear the earmarks of prob
able correctness.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-10
NATIONAL OBLIGATION.

The present is a period of momentous
interest to the unfortunate Republicans OF
the South. Especially is this the case with
that large class of fellow-citizens but re-
Gently admitted to the blessings of free
dom. At the close of the war, apprecIat-
ing all that had been done for them, they
naturally allied themselves to the RepublI-
Can party, feeling assured that they would
be protected in every right national in
character. To this class our Government
was pledged by every obligation of public
faith, but alas, it has too often seen them
sacrificed with apostacy, as for instance in
Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas, and other
Southern States. The experience of the
colored man in the South has been a most
unhappy one. Despised by his late own.
ers, he has been subjected to inhumanity
unparalleled in modern history. He daily
hears imprecations heaped upon the heads
of those who did so much for him, and on
election days he votes by stealth for the
candidate of his choice. To such an
extent has this terrorism been carried
that in no State save South Carolina have
the colored race the spirit to demand their
rights at the ballot-box. In most of the
States they are ''free but in name" and
drag out wretched existence. This de-
plorable state of affairs demands a remedy.
The nation must fulfill its pledges, and see
that every citizen is guaranteed equal
rights, no more, no less. The villains of
the South, who would fain establish a
system of peonage there, must be taught
to respect the strong arm of the law, or
else be summarily dealt with. United
States District Attorneys should be re-
quired to faithfully perform their duties,
aud in cases where they prove derelct re-
movals should promptly follow.
This is the Centennial of the grand Re
public, and let it not be said in 1876 thou
sands of fellow citizens. whose only offense
is the color of their skins, were ruthlessly
debarred from the polls by blood stained
rebels. Like the late Confederacy, all the
colored race ask is 80 be let alone" and
be protected in the dearest ambition of
their lives, which is to prove constant to
the Republican party; they do not ask
more, and we cannot guarantee them less.