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, 1876-02-12

THE MISSISSIPPI SITUAToN.-Reyels,
the negro ex-senator from Mississippi
has written an open letter to. Presi
dent Grant concerning the p olitical
situation in his State, which is calcu-
lated to give Mr.. Morton and his
friends food for wholesome reflection.
He says that his people have, since
the commencement of reconstruction,
been "enslaved in mind by 'unprinci-
Piled adventurers," meaning the repub
lican carpet baggers and office-holj>
erS. He says that the negroes were
naturally republicans, but that as
they learned the use of freedom they
became wiser, and finally, after hav-
ing been the tools of these Adventures
for years, and finding thai their condl-
tioH was growing worse instead of bet
ter, they determined to overthrow
their tyrants by casting their ballots
against them. 1t was TO defeat pol
icy by which men nOtoriOaSiy corrupt
had been recommended to their ae-
ceptance, that they nnited at the late
election ''irrespectIYc of party Or race
afiiliation," "vOted together against
men known to be incompetent and dis
hOncSt.'
, 1876-02-12

CHANGING THE TARIgF.-Many men,
bers of Congress have recently ex-
pressed themselves as opposed to any
disturbance of the Tariff, certainly to
any important extent. But adyices
from Washington indicate that the
democratic majority Of the House are
determined to make clean work Of the
tariff. Members Of the ways ana
means committee have been engaged
for some time with experts in looking
over the whole customs revenue laws
and making 4 through revision of
them. II has beer this committees in.
tention 10 present tariff bill in which
at least every article shall bring reve-
nue. into the treasury tariff which
shall have for its purpose the raising
of revenue for the government, protcc-
ton being merely Incidental. And
vet it is said il is not the intention of
the majority that the changes shall
be of such a radical nature as TO excite
just or reasonable opposition, bat still
to greatly decrease the duties on an
immense number of articles upon
which duties are now levied.
, 1876-02-12

BLAISE's PRESIDENTIAL PREDIcTIoSs.--
A Washington dispatch credits Blaine
with having forecast the fortunes OF
different democratic Presidential can
dida;es, and placed Hendricks, of inN
diana, full length head. After
Hendricks, comes Bayard, after Bay
ard, Thurman, and after Thurman,
Tilden. A reverse of this order would
probably result from ar expression OF
opinion by the people. In that case
Bayard might retain precedence OF
Thurman, but Tilden would most sure
ly crowd Hendricks out OF the lead.
, 1876-02-12

LEGISLATION on THE finances Late
ad:ices from Washington show that
there is but little prospect of any leg
iSlation on the financial question being
consumma,ed this session or before
the Presidential election. Isolated
measures may pass either House, like
that OF Representative Payne, or Nor
rison, but they are not likely to secure
concurrent action. This result will
propably happen also with any bills
revising the rariif, with all the talk
that is now made in that direction,
and the session may close without tae
present law on either subject being
disturbed.
, 1876-02-12

VICTORY FOR THE MAsRERs.-Ihe
New York Legislature has repealed
the statute prohibiting the wearing of
masks in public, and the repeal has
given great satisfaction in New York,
particularly in that portion of the
city where the French population pre-
dominates. Severa! mask balls are al
ready projected on a scale of magnif
cence far in advance Of anything ever
before attempted in that city.
, 1876-02-12

Ex-Governor Francis Thomas, of
Marylanl, late Minister TO Peru, while
walking on the track of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, near his home at
Frankville, Garrett County, Mary
land, was struck by helper engine,
and instantly killed.
, 1876-02-12

y NEw TANNANY ORGAy.-The
New York Ereniag Express has been
purchased for the sun of $3.50, 900 in
the interest Of the Tammy democracy,
and it is to be run as a morning in
stead Of an evening journal, and as
the organ of that party. 1t is rport-
ed that George Wilkes, recently such
an opponent of Grants adminislra
ton, Is to be It's editor.
, 1876-02-12

STATE AND COUNTY DEBrs--A start.
ling illustration of the folly of the
governmental system under which
States are guarded against the con-
traction of he avy debts, while coun-
ties and cities are left without any
protection, is given by the case of
New York, as exhibited in Governor
TIlden's recent message. Up to the
1910 there was no constitutional re.
striction on the State with regard 10
indebtedness, and a debt of S24, ,00O.-
coo had been incurred. In that wear
the constitution was so changed as to
protect the State, and since then the
debt has been reduced TO $4,000, 900
But while the State finances have
been improving steadily, the conai
tion of New York city, which has had
no protection, has been growing worse
ana today the extraordinary situation
Is presented of - city whose debt has
increased. from sl4 .6O0. .Oe0, TO sl22,
100000 during a period in which the
State debt has been diminishing. In
other words, while the debt OF the
State has decreased to the amount of
l4,0OO,0O0, the debt of the city has
increased TO the amount of SOS ,00C,-
600. II Is evident from this that while
constitutional restriction is very nee,
essary IN the case of the State, it is
no whit less necessary in the case of
counties and cities.
, 1876-02-12

GBANT, BABcocK AND BRlsrow.-f'he
Heralds Washington correspondent
remarks that snoula Babcock secure
an accqittaf the President, who from
the first has had mistaken confidence
in his Secretary's innocence, and who
believes TO this dag that Eabcock is
the victim Of a conspiracy formed in
the Treasury Department TO defeat
the third term, will Immediately fol
low up the acquittaI Of Babcock by
the summary expulsion from his Cabi-
net of Bristow and the dismissal from
the Treasury Department of every
official who has been prominent in the
prosecution.
, 1876-02-12

THE HOLDEN ILLUsTRATIoy-Mr.
Blaine's reference 10 ex Governor
Holden, of North Carolina, in his late
rattling of the bones of the war, was
not fortunate. II North Carolina has
not extended amnesty to Holden, it
cannot be pretended that she thereby
showed hatred of Union men. As
the Philadelphia Times truly says,
Holden signed the North Carolina
ordinance of secession, and reyeled in
and profted by the rebel camp as long
as there was anything left for profit.
Then he erawled into the carpet BAG,
gers camp, was elected Governor 6v
bayonets and fraud, Joined a gang
who sduandered twenty millions Of
bonds, utterly bankruptei the State
by venality, and was clearly proved
guilty and justly deposed and punish.
ed by disqualification for public trust. p"
, 1876-02-12

TINS is leap year, as every lady
knows and matters in the female world
are being generally reversed. Our
lady friends will do well 10 be on the
alert. Some of them may either make
their everlasting fortunes or do some
thing a good deal worse than that
An exchange says that Ade!a Blake,
of New York City, has commenced
suit against Jane Van Winkle to re.
cover $4,000 damages for se!ueing
Mr.. Blake, husband Of plaintiff. This
is a step in the right direction. Men
have been tempted from the path of
virtue for years by women, and we
think that it is time they should be
punished.
, 1876-02-12

THE price of passage ticket from
St. Louis to San Francisco over the
Union and Central Pacific Railroads
is SIG. Less than one twentieth OF
this amount goes 10 the railroads east
of Omaha, nOtwithstan eing that the
Rumber of miles between st. Louis
and Omaha constitutes more than one
fifth of the entire distance to San
Francisco.
, 1876-02-12

GREELEY As 4 PRoPHEr-It may
not be generally known that the week
before The last presidential election
Horace Greeley said at his own house:
President Grant will be reelected
next TUESDAY by an immense majority
end. what's more, if he lives, he will
be re elected third sime."
, 1876-02-12

UNEQUAL REPREsENTATIoN.-The Ne
braska papers complain that Nevada,
with population of 81 900 and re-
publican vote of less than 5000, is to
have equal representation in the Ma,
tioDal Republican Convention with
that State which has population of
100000 ana polled nearly 10000 re
publican majority at the last general
election. The NebraskaDs are right.
The discrepancy IS too great, and not
to be accounted for or ground that
seems teGable.
, 1876-02-12

WHAT Idaho men don't know about
whiskey, generally isn't worth worry
ing over but they are puzzed about
crooked whiskey." and want 10
take a little of the new kind"
, 1876-02-12

New SENATOR FROM kENTUCKY.-Ihe
Hon. James b. Beck, elected United
States Senator from Kentucky to sue
ceed Hon. John w. Stevenson, whose
term expires March 3, 1877. NJ.
Beck was bern in Dumfriesshire, Scot
land, in 1922, was graduated as
LAWYER at TranSylvania University,
kentucky, in 1916, and making his
home at Lexington, Kentucky, repre-
sented what is known as the Ashland
district III the Fortieth, Forty first, 8,
Forty. second and FOrty-third Con-
crosses, ana declined re election to
the Forty,fourth Congress, Mr.. Beck
is en- uncompromising democrat, and
during his service in Congress was re-
cognized as a skiIIful and powerful
Ge5ater, and man of excellent judg-
ment in political matters He gave 4
great deal of attention to the recon-
struction measures of Congress, and
perhaps exercised more influence than
any other member in shaping the ac-
tion of his party concerning such acts.
, 1876-02-12
FARM FOR SAFE.

1 FARM OF I6O ACRES OF LAND, situated 81
II miles south of this city good fence 80 acres in
cultivation, the balance pasture; a splendid we'll
also water for stock the year round small Orchard
Mouse bern, and outbuildines. The neighbOrhOOd
IS good and the place desirable home One-tbiri
the purchase money down. the balance on time If de-
sTed. For further information, apply TO
-Sn WN NEAL
, 1876-02-12
NOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED having appointed J. D.
LAMAN- arbitrator and agent 10 settle and ad-
just all accounts and differences between US grow
ing out OF or relating g the oOartuershp heretofore
existing between the Undersigned dO therefore agree
that al persons indebted % sad late firm shall settle
the same with sad LAAAN, and all persons having
claims against SAID late firm Will please present the
same 70 SAID LAMAN Tor settlement
Dated ct Wala Walla W t. December .. 1873
F. W ABERTOE,
5-Ircl N I SFXTON
, 1876-02-12

THE recent election at Memphis,
Tenn, for municipal offices, furnished
another evidence that the cohesive
mesa of the eolored vote in the South
has been broken, and that the schem.
ing white radical politicians are fast
losing their power in bringing the col
ored people to the polls like "sheep to
the shambles." At the Memphis
election over two thousand colored
men went to the polls and voted the
entire democratic ticket without soIic-
ltatIon, despite that extreme radical
politicians worked from daylight TO
sunset for the success of the opposi-
tiou ticket.
, 1876-02-12

A New RULE.-The Washington
House of Representatives have had a
sharp contest over the proposed adop>
ton of a new rule. The rule enables
appropriation committee to attach any
bill to the appropriation bill so that it
in any manner or degree effects a re
duction of the expenses of the govern
ment. In the debate which ensued on
the introduction of the rule, Mr.. Ran
dali contended that the rule was nee
essary to enable the committee TO car
ry cut the measures of economy to
which the democracy were pledged.
, 1876-02-12
10 ADyERTisERS.

The Walla Waila SrATEsxAS has much larger
circulation than any other paper punlished IN the
Territory Of Washington, and hence offers superior
Inducements % advertisers who would reIcn the
very test class Of paying customers.
, 1876-02-12

SgSTFNCF OF WHsEEY RING CcSSPIEEI o2S.-i0
the L : District Court at Indianapolis, Fea.uary
IS, several Ot the prisoners III the TEstey cases, b.
fore sentence WAS passed, pleaded honorable wounds
ami iIt..iul service the army and yaTIpus oti5rr
reasons in mitigation. Judge Gresham admitted the
unpleSantiess OF his duty, but could not allow SYM
pIthy 70 make lam forget the crime they h.d
mittet. He drew a detiei contrast between officers
OF the government AMI dlStillers. The former are
trusted servants IN tie pFy OF the United States,
while the latter not trusted, but are watched 10y
the government; therefore the former ought to hayr
increased punishment. lie then ANNOUNCED that
those officers who had betrayed their trust should
have two yeas IL either of the peni.entaries they
might prefer, ami pa- a iue Of thousand dollars
each. Then followed the case of James K Hill.
deputy revenue collector. He protested his inno-
Cence before God and the world. The Judge in SELL
tencis him TO three years in the penitentiary and
$1,000 fine, remarked that his crime was OF a deeper
dye because OF h;s high position the gDvernm 1T
service. In the case of John W Bingham. Colonel
T-usteT stated to the Court that he had a couple of
athdavS showing that Bingham wife was in a crit
zeal condition, and that sudden shock 10 her nervous
system might prove fatal ard the further fact that
government officers IN New York wished Bingham's
affidavit IN other he therefore asked delay in
passing sentence The Judge replied that since these
facts had come to hIs knowledge be had thought
much about what was best to DO; that although
there VIII be a popular claInor TOR Bingtams SEN
tence, he thought, = question Of humanity, sen
tence ought 20 deferred that Bingham had recent
ly lost brother who no doubt lad died of IeInOrse
ths: the government could afford to wait few weeks
before passing sentence and he perfectly willing
TO take the responsibility Of poStponemen: for the
present.
, 1876-02-12

\ NICE BATCH OF THEM.-ls it any
wonder American railroad securities
find such little favor abroad ? Ac-
cordiDg to the Financial Chronicle no
less than 1876 railroad companies de-
fsulted in the payment Of interest
on their bonds in the last two or
three years to an amount in the ag-
gregate of s7S3, ,967 ,665. The largest
proportion s232 ,366,7O1 was defaulted
on in 1874; the next largest proper
tion, $3.50, ,233, ,O00,in 1873; the amount
defaulted on in 1875 was Sl40,448,-
600. OF the total amount of bonds
defaulted on 1888 ,045 600 is in default
still. According to Poor'S Manual
the entire bonded debt of the railroads
in the United States is $4,000 ,090,
600 so that about 80 per cent. of this
is now in default.
, 1876-02-12

THE SUGAR PRoDUCT-According
to the latest official statement the
sugar product of the last year, in the
United States, reached 1860 tons
not much of variation from the
yield of the previous year-mauufac
tued from 215,000 hogsheads of mo-
!asses, each gallon of moIasses yield
ing three and a half pounds of sugar.
The New Orleans Pjcayt0ee, usually
well informed as regards whatever re.
lates to sugar-Louisiana's great sta>
pie, estimates the crop Of maple suga:
at 1900 tons, and of sugar from
beets less than 500 tons. The total
consumption of sugar in the United
States for the year Just closed is esri-
mated at 773,000 tons, which includes
81 l,lS5, AS pounds imported from the
various sugar producing countries.
, 1876-02-12
PORTLAND SI.iEKEE.

The wheat maI ket is characterized by great de-
gree of activity. We note sales At 81 g. Z per GENITAL
delivered here but for straight lots of prime milling
these sales we're payable in 80 days. The market
values are governed entirely By the wants Of pur-
chasers IF they forced to enter the markets and
buy a cargo on short notice, higher pri IS must be
paid by them. During the past week the sales re-
ported 10 aggregate 80 Goa ceutas-thS includes
two purchases made the middle OF last weeE-the
price at which purchased runs from 81 go and
81 s. = per GENITAL sacked and delivered here. CasE
purchases are from 10 ) cents Per centai less tan
time purchases. Although during the past two
weeks lar,e quantities OF wheat have been shipped,
stall our warehouses are well filed 1t safe 10 say
that after all the vessels that III port receive tneT
eirgo-S We VIII have remaining IN the city ware
houses fOc shipnent iIom 5000 to 1000 tons, with
every boat and train arriving adding to the amount.
From the present lookout are inclined 70 think
that producers are accepting the position, and Will
sell close, that by next harvest the amount re-
glainS IN hand viii not be heavy. That sHftcient
nu.nb.r OF vessels nov be had 20 take ctrgO-s,
and All reasonable charters cannot be disputed but
after Ap-l IL * not safe TO CDnt h except
n higher r'Iters, owing 70 the large demand which
will set III from CaliOI MA, beginning in the month
of June Crop pOSPects, so lar are not o! the most
encouraging, tharaC,er, owing 10 almost IneessIIt
rains from about the latter part Of October. EUt
with more settled weather. We can rcas Inably LOOK
forward to a large area uot'IS lut N durInS THIS
month and Msrch.-P00itEHd IupsT.
, 1876-02-12

a BRITISH RgFoRN.-By the new
British factory act, which came into
full operation January 1, no children
under 10 are to be employed in any
factory. Those above I3 and under
II are classified as "children" instead
of young persons" and all children,
young persons and women are prohib-
tied from working extra hours for the
recovery of lost time.
, 1876-02-12

CHEYENNE, hitherto one of the
most diIapidated and desolate-look-
ing places on the line of the Union
Railroad, is Frightening up, the peop-
lie there expecting to reap quite a
harvest from the Black Hills mining
excitement. Hotels there are doing a
good business there are also two
minstrel and variety shows and four
or five concert saloons in full blast.
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PURE
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DEVINE & HOWARD's.

KENNEBEC COUNTY-In Probate Court at Au.
gusta, on the second Monday of July, 1875.
TOHS w. CLARKE, Mayor OF the City of Halo
u we'll, having represented that said city is the
holder of legal contract given in her lifetime by
Mary A. Hopkins, late OF HaIl0well, deceased, for
the conveyance OF land in said Hallowel, bounded
westerly by the county road leading 10 Augusta,
and on all other sides by the city burial ground
and having requested that Frank p. Hopkins, Ex-
ecntor Of Inc WIN Oh SAID deceased be auho ized to
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior to the second Monday OF
August next, in the kennebec Journal, 4 news.
paper printed in Augusta, that all persons inter
ested may attend at u Court of Probate then to be
holden at Augusta, and show cause, if any, why
the prayer OF said petition should not be granted
H.K. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs, Register. 3w32
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the employment Of . teacher in Watervlle CLASH.
| cal Institute.
The subject of changing college terms, after
considerable discussion, was referred to 3 COM
| mittee, who are to report next commencement.
1t was voted to adjourn until 80 p. m.
The procession formed and marched to the
church during heavy rain. Notwithstanding the
unfavorable condition of nature, the church was
| filed.
After prayer by DR.. Robins, the following young
| men delivered their addresses:
The Supremacy of Law,
Clarence Edmund Meleney Merose. Mass.
The Insecurity of Religious Liberty in America.
Edwin Collins Lang, Mschias.
Ausley Ezra Woodsun. Fayette.
Revolution in Oraory.
Charles Coffin Tilley, Providence, r. L.
Atwood Curtis Hall. Nobleboro'.
Great Men and their Age.
Charles Albert Russell, Vineland, N. j.
Fred Virgil Chase, Tayette.
Roundhead and Cavalier,
Clement Howard Hallow ell, Bangor.
Reform.
Albion Woodbury. Small, Fall River, Mass
The degree of A. NJ. in course, was conferred
as follows: n. Butler Jr., A. II. Kelley, +. IL.
Parlin, J. H. Philbrook, j. Taylor, class of 1873.
The degree Of A. B.. in course, was conferred on
F. v. Chase, A. c. Hall, c. H. Hallowel +. G.
Lang C. L. Meleney, C. A. Russell, A. W. Small,
C. c. Tiey, A. E. Woodsum. Honorary degree
of LII. D. conferred On Prof Danforth Thomas Of
Kentucky, Prof. John Baxter Foster, Waterville.
Honorary degree of A. M. on A. c. Hussey, Rev.
j. NJ. Burt, David w. Campbell, Alfred F. Rich
ardson, Wendell o. Fletcher.
The graduating exercises at the church beng
over. the sun coming out warm and bright. the
procession re formed, marching to Memorial
Hall, where dinner was served, after which the
usual speech making was INDUCED in. President
Robins made the Introductory remarks, warmly
welcoming the Alumni and friends of the Univer-
sy, and congratulating them on the present and
future prospects of the institution.
He was followed by Governor Conner, Rev.
Geo. w. Bosworth, Rossitcr johnson, Percival
Bonney and others.
At the adjourned trustees meeting this after
noon, it was voted to continue Secretary Crane in
the field to secure $40 900, he to be under the d.
recton Of committee of four; voted that the
President and s. p Merrill be . committee to
complete the subscription Of $4,000 70. improve
ments.
The President illuminated his grounds this eve
ming, and holds levee after the concert.
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Chicago Produce Market

CnUaKV, July 70, 1910,
Flour-extra spring 0Ja5 so
Wheat - No. spring spot Oh a; July
Aug, Okla
Corn-No. 2. mixed. spot AK G.; August 451 a;
July
Oats-No. 2, 29xak spot; July "a; May -
June 30.
kye-NO. Q, 56a56-.
Barley-No.2 spring As a. spot; - May
July 5S-a.
dressed Hogs-9 65a9 10.
PcIk- ais 65alS 65a-- spot Is co Aug; Is 95a
10 90 Sept; July ~ 65a
Lard-l0 e5-a 10 % spot; II rs "a JULY Septll Is
a07A Aug. 10 95a97k.
Bulk Meats sno lders TAX !; short rib mid
9xax short clear mid l0-alO-.
Hams Is Ms average ..
Whiskey-Il0 "a.
Frelghts-Corn to Buffalo, ak: wheat do 3k
a..
Receipts $500 aour, 81 OOt wheat; II 900 corn
Il GOV OATS 2,bC0 rye; ,S0U barley.
shipments Loo flour, 27OOO wheat; 81 coo
corn. 81 90 0ats: % barley O.OO0 rye.
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WYOMING TERRITORY.
Reinforcements for Crook.

Fort Fetterman, July &C. Gen. Merritt. COM
handing 9Th, arrived this morning, and will start
at day break to join Gen. Crook, with about 700
fighting men, OF which 100 are infantry and the
rest cavalry. The command is in the best possible
condition. When these companies join Crook,
that officer will have 20 companies of cavalry, 10
Of infantry, and about 200 Snake Indians, making
force of over 1000. Reinforcements will prob
ably reach Crook the 22d prox., and he will then
Immediately resume offensive operations. Terry
will hardly be able to join him IS it is known the
Sioux are encamped near Crook and are prepar-
ing for battle. News Of the decisive action may
be expected about the 18th prox.
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Murder VIII Out.

few years ago august Flower" was discov-
cred to be certain cure for Dyspepsia and Liver
their friends how easily and quickly they had bee
cured by its use. The great merits Of Green
August Flower became heraled through the coun-
try by sufferer TO another, until, without ad-
vertsing, its sale has become immense. Drug
ei.ts in every town in the United States are sell
ing it. Ne person suffering with Sour Stomach,
Sick Headache, Cositiveness, palpitation of the
Heart indigestion, low spirits ETC., can take three
doses without relief. Go to your Druggist and
get bottle for IS cents and try it. Sample DO titles
10 cents. juneS-t TT&S&w