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The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22
Dirty Business.

The disclosures respecting the traffic in
post-traderships are about as discreditable as
they can be. At the best, parties have made
it business of dealing out those posts and
have made good profit at it. The Demo
cratic papers are making an effort to impli-
cate the President in the dirty business simp-
ly on the evidence of those who were led to
crafty the rapacity of those who seemed to
speak by authority. The most noticeable
thing connected with this disgraceful state of
affairs is that there has always been some
body who has deluded these not over consci-
entiouS traders into the belief that there was
somebody in Washington who must by moli-
lied by the payment of sum of money How.
ever unfortunate the President has been in his
family relations and associates, no candid man
will attribute to him anything more than an
evident confidence in men entirely unworthy
it. That brother Orville is very bad lot.
The President knows it and has guarded
against him. He has, however, been used
by parties and has given out that he could
be useful. The man who has done the Presi-
dent the greatest harm is Babcoek. He may
have been the purest of men but if he is he is
unfortunate. He has magnified his position
too much with his tongue. He has made
himself conspicuous. He has held conversa.
ton with disreputable men. This may be
because he is like Postmaster Gen. JEWELS
subaltern who was ''too unanimous" too
ready to attend to everybody's business.
Doubtless these post-tradership frauds have
been exaggerated. Men who have been
feeced and turned out are not likely to see
the thing fairly. Besides we are inclined to
believe that high-minded men as a rule do
not seek these positions. But enough has
been seen TO show that rascaIity has beer
practiced.
We have no excuse for any person who ha:
been engaged in the disgracetal business.
Let every one-particularly every Republican
Official implicated in it-be punished; lei
them be dragged to the light. Doubtless a
large number of Democratic sinners will come
forth at this exposition of raseals. Belknap
and Pendleton are paired, Oakes Ames and
congressman Brooks were equally guilty in
the Credit Mobilier, except that Ames didn't
lie about it and Brooks did. Bill King is ma
ted with Schumacher in the Pacific all sub.
sidy job. Thus far honors, or rather dishon-
ors, are easy.
The tronble is there is disposition TO
huri mud at every public man. Bristow is
charged as though he were Belknap. This
is inthe in terest of the thieves. They will get
clear II good men are slandered, simply be-
cause the public will! become dsgusted and
believe the charges against those who are
really guilty, to be slanders.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22
Republican National Convention.
1876.

The next Cniou Republican National Convention
1or the nomination of candidates for President and
vice-President 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
or delegates from each State equal to twice the num-
ber OF its Senators and Representatives in Congress
ana OF Two delegates from each organized Territory
and the district of Columbia.
In calling the conventions for the election of dele
gates tne committees of the several States are re-
commended to invite all Republican electors and all
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
al the constitutional rights of every citizen include
ing the full and free exercise OF the right of suffrage
without intimidation and without fraud; who are in
1avor OF the continued prosecution and punishment
OF all ofhclal dishonesty, and economical admns-
traon OF the Government by honest faithful and ca
forms IN government as experience may from time to
Tune suggest; who are opposed to mpairing the cred
1t OF the nation by deprecatng 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 maintained absolutely free from sectarian
control; who believe that for the promotion of these
ends, the direction of the Government should con-
tnue to be eonded to those who adhere to the prn-
eIpes OF i776, and support them incorporated in
the Constitution and the laws and who are in favor
of recognizing and Strengthening the fundamental
principle of National Unity in this Centennial An
nversary OF the birth of the Republic.
f. d. MORGAN, Chairman,
VIM. E. CHANDLER, Secretary.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Washington, January 13, 1876.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

If 1t should turn out, too, as is pretty gen.
orally suspected, that this neat arrangement
for quashing the impeachment and indict-
ment of Belknap was resorted to to prevent
developments implicatingseveral distinguished
Democratic leaders-among them Pendeton,
Randall and Eldredge-this criminal and
ridiculous fiasco of proceedings of such sol.
emn import, inaugurated with such pomp.
Gus parade of virtuous indignation, will be
far more damaging to the Democratic party
than the Belknap developments can be to
the Republicans.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

IL cannot possibly enter into the Democrat
lc mind that an election can be carried at any
Time or place, or under any circumstances
except by the spending of money. In car
rylng out this view 1t is occasionally necessa.
ry to assume that the entire population of a
State is corrupt, but it Is easier for Demo.
crat to suppose that than to suppose that an
election can be won honestly. Vide New
Hampshire.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

IT is the ancient Allen now-him of the
fog-horn voice-who is called to account in
court by snit, the allegations of which, if
proved, will send him 10 join George Pendle-
ton. The suit is brought in the United
States Court to eject Allen from his famous
farm at Fruit Hill, on the ground that he
became possessed of it by causing the will of
his father-in-law, ex-Gov. Duncan Macarthur,
OF Ohio, TO be set aside in fraud of the rights
OF minor heirs, whereby the property went to
Aliens wife.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

SECRETARY Bristow's explanation Of his
connection with Thompson 6 Co.'s claim
against the government for failure to fulfil a
contract, is accepted on all sides as conclu-
sive, although the universal confidence in
him made it entirely unnecessary. The fact
in brief is that he argued the law of the case
before the court of claims in October, 1878,
about year after he lost the Office of solicit
tor-general and six months before his entry
INTO the Cabinet. He was successful and re-
celVed fee of ten per cent of the claim.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

Mr.. PENDLEToN has been found guilty Of
quibbling. He testified before the committee
that his family had not travelled in Europe
with Mrs. Marsh and Mrs. Belknap. That
was true, for his family was already on the
continent, but Gentleman George imself
sailed with the two ladies across the Atlantic,
and danced attendance on them in London
and Paris, preparing the way for the allow
ance of that railroad claim.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

THERE is now in the Treasury less than
S2.OOO,OOO in fractional currency. The sup
ply OF ten cent notes has already been ex-
hausted. Fourteen tons of silver coin are ex-
pected from San Francisco this week. The
s12,OOO,oOo of silver coin held by the Treasu-
ry embraces $2,0Oo.OOO in twenty-cent
pieces.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

IHE proposed amendment 10 the lesisla-
bill reducing the salaries of Congressman to
S27OO will give the Democratic members Of
the House an opportunity to show if they
are in earnest in their professions of economy.
The reduction would be IN accordance with
the rule of the committee to reduce salaries
ten per cent from the rates paid ia 1857.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

IT is said that the house officers, clerks
and other employees have formed combina
ton against reduction of their salaries pro-
posed in the legislative, executive and judicial
bill strong enough to effect recommittal OF
the bill, with instructions to present the facts
upon which the system of reductions is based.
Mr. Randall is reported to be highly indig-
na1t, and there is strong probability of a
sound lecture from him when the bill again
comes up.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

THE argus and other Democratic journals
that harp on the reduction of appropriations
by the House committees will do well to read
the opinion of Mr.. David A. Wells, Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress on the subject.
Mr.. Wells says: "All the money that Con-
gress will save 10 the whole of the present
session by reducing appropriations will not
amountto as much as the labor and capital
of the country loses during every week-we
think we might say every day-during the
continuance OF the present industrial palaIy-
sis; which, jim turn, is the result of the present
fiscal policy" And yet the Democrats take
no steps to advance the resumption of specie
payments.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

The Argus refers to DR.. Abdy's letter to
Mr.. Lawrence, commencing the edition of
Wheaton's International Law, and accusing
Mr.. Dana of literary piracy, but dishonesty
omits to mention that DR.. Abby gave this
opinion after hearing but one side of the case,
and that he subsequently wrote to Mr.. Dana,
Withdrawing his unjust judgment, confessng
that he had not examined into the merits of
the controversy and that he gave his opinion
hastily out of personal friendship for Mr..
Lawrence. The reason for the Democratic
opposition to Mr.. Dana is that Mr.. Law
rence's edition commends itself to them on
account of its advanced Calhounism, For
that reason the work was condemned by the
State department and withdrawn from all
our consulates, the government not choosing
to endorse book which maintained that Sc
cession was 1ustifiabe under the constitution.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

ADozEN prominent Democrats, including
a representative in Congress from a Massa-
chusetts district, are involved in the latest
corruption. A disclosure is soon expected.
1t is wonderful how these investigations
when promptly followed up, always bring to
light rascality on the part of some leading
Democrat.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

The Democracy appear to have held up
on the investigation of the District ring since
it has been discovered that Democratic ex-
Congressman Charles Eldredge, sometimes
affectionately called "Charley," is impli-
Gated. What farces these Democratic inves-
legations are!
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

A MAJORITY of the House have in effect
voted against resumption. But eleven Re-
publicans recorded themselves for imitation,
though SO Democrats did not hesitate to do
so. Against the repeal 90 Republicans and
40 Democrats voted. The Democrats by a
vote of more than two to one have declared
for soft money. One New England Demo-
crat, Phelps OF Connecticut, is found in the
ranks Of the worshippers of the rag baby.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

THE bill introduced by Senator Thurman
amendatory of the bankrupt act provides
that no transfer or voluntary assignment
made by debtor heretofore or hereafter in
good faith for the benefit of all his creditors
according to their respective rights and with
out preference, and valid according to the
laws of the state, shall, in the event of his
being subsequently adjdicated bankrupt, be
bar to the discharge of such debtors.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming represent
journal.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAR. %. 1875

We do rot read Anonymous letters and commune
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Gf good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

Their E is growing conviction in WASH
ington that the House committee on war ex-
penditures is utterly inefficient, and that it
fairly represents the capacity of its party.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

THE CENTENNIAL FIEND.-Tt was only half
an hour before the paper went to press, but he
walked unerringy into the editors private
room, and dropping his hat over the warning
placard of "Busy Day-Short Calls" seated
himself with easy bar.room politeness on the
table with the exchanges. He was dressed in
an ulster and soiled rufled shirt, wore an
amethyst about the size of hook glass on bis
third finger, and a cluster pin in his bosom
He took "seven-for-a-quarter" cigar from his
mouth, and placing it on the editors inkstand,
remarked confidentially- t
II am going to spend some time this year.
The editor clutched his pen like dagger and
paving after the few hairs on the top of his
head said
TN Philadelphia
The young man spat gracefully over his left
shoulder on the new carpet, and responded
Yes, I've done little wrtin' in my day and
bein' disengaged this summer should like 20
send frst-class Journal like yours
The editor fell back in his chair and gasped-
-"some letters about the Centennial
The interviewer nodded and kicked his No
Us pensVely against the veneered panels Of
".Would you like to be packed in ice until
your friends call for you?' said the editor
goomily, "or shall we forward your remains in
an air-tight casket?''
Ahoh SoHthS oOtiOWluiiy dJ the young man.
ne put his mouth to speaking tube and
asked
Are any of the pressmen at hand?"
Promptly waited through the tin tube came
the reply
Red Mike and Big Dan, sir''
The would-be correspondent started up
aghast, put his hat on wrong side in front, and
brttoned the third button OF his coat into the
second button-hole; but the newspaper man.
taking no more notice of him than he would OF
adead-head advertisement, breathed through
the tube
give 'em quarter apiece and let them come
here Tell them there is another of those Phil
adelpha Centennial fellows here, and then
pull in district telegraph boy and send for
Before the last words were in the speaking
TUBE the tails of an ulster coat sailed out of the
private office, and a nervous young man, after
trying the door of the co 1t room and divirg in
70 the coal closet, reached the countrg-room
door, looked over his shoulder at two brawny
Mllesons who had just descended from some
upper region, missed his footing for a dozen
stairs, accented his descent with heavy bump
on the first landing, and reached the street as
the editor wrote the last word OF an article on
"the business outlook" and calmly sent it
whirring up in the box to the composition
room.-BoSton Commercial Bulletin,
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

AFTER OFFICE.-Democratic selectmen in
the eastern part of Cumberland county are very
eager to hold on, as will be seen by the follow
ing letter, sent to the Republicans Of Buns
wick by the dozen soliciting their votes: 4,
BRUNSWICK, March z, 1876.
My Dear SRI write to inform you that I
am again candidate for selectman. l have no
wish TO ask you Tor any promises or pledges in
advance. but il you should feel satisfied that l
am qualified fer the office, you will by giving
me your support, confer a favor that will not
be forgotten, am yours truly,
SAMUEL 5. WING.
Mr.. Wing has not YET received the nomina-
ton of his own party. A large number OF LETT
ters similar to the above have been sent to Re-
publicans by the very eager Wing.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

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SPECIAL NOTICES. one third additional,
Under head of "AMUsEMENTs' and "AUCTIoN
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Advertisements inserted in the 'MAINE STATE
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and 50 cents per square for each subsequent insertion
Address all communica tions to
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the spring and summer seasons.
would not be without it for ten times its cost.
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Craftsmen's Life Assurance Company, No, 40 Sears
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The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22

V9egetine 9s,9a is Sold by All Druggists.
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The Portland daily press., 1876-03-22
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Published every day Sundays excepteD by the
PUBLISHING co.,
HE MAINE STATE PRESS
AT 1O9 EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND.

TERMS: Eight Dollsrs Year in advance 10
mail subscribers Seven Dollars Year il paid in ad'
vance.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-23
Splinters.

The hour glass and scYthe of course drop
from the hands of Father Time in that day
when slime shall be no mower"
"What tall pieces of statuary those are
in the Italian department" exclaimed a
piled Ieander, "they art hall, that's a
fact"
Why do ,loy ,ciu. t. .-.- ---:e,--,or. Gov
the benefit of the creditors ?" The assign
ment is plain enough, but where does the
"beneft" come in ?-Detr0it Free Press.
A lady saying to Dick Spofford that she
preferred Shakespeare to the bible, he re-
piled "Where do you expect 10 go when
You die ?" "To the cemetery" said she.
ITO the cemetery? You will 90 to that
Goodbye, old fellow" shouted some
noisy, profane young men to au old cler-
gyman who was leaving train. "Good-
bye" answered he, ''but we shall meet
again" whereabouts ?" said they. 81
am the chaplain of the state prison. was
the suggestive reply.
"Im Philadelphia alderman" said a
stout, pompous little man as he approached
the turnstile on the opening day. son,
that's no matter" answered the gate-keep-
er, "Tbat don't exclude you. Pay your
fifty cents and you can 60 in just the same
as the rest"
One friend to another, who has just re-
turned from trip abroad Did you en-
joy your European tour" every much,
indeed" "Did you call on any of the big
ones?' "Yes | called on three queens
one evening"" SCALED on three queens !
Was 1t a pleasant AFFAIR." "No, not
very; for after called found the other
chap had three kings.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-23
THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE TUESDAY MORNING.

senate wing of the capitol are becoming so
frequent 40 to cause no little solicitude
among senators and others. Employees
about the senate eay that slight explosions
are Of very frequent occurrence. With q
proper supervision, there would seem to be
no excuse for an occurrence Of this kind.
A leak in the gas pipes ought to be prompt
ly discovered and rs promptly stopped but
IN the instance which occurred Friday, as
well as in that of last year, the leak had
been frequently noticed and had continued
for considerable time. Its exact location
was not discovered until the explosion
took place.
Newton Morse of the Natick school
board, who has just cleared out, after
getting $4,000 that didn't belong to him,
was Forger Winslow's predecessor as mem
Der of the senate from the fourth district,
also prominent member of the Congrega-
tional church and very much respected.
He had in early life strong passion for
gambling, but was thought to have master
ed it until the recent disclosures were
maze, lie has been a practicing lawyer
for three or four years, and for some time
q trial justice. The $4,000 he took didn't
all come from the town funds, but from
| his friends, his children to whom legaces
had been left, and the Newton national
bank are the sufferers. About month
ago, he drew 1921 from the town treasury,
| ostensibly to pay bill, but gambled ii
away. Being called to account, he went to
| New York and got $40, his friends offer
| ing TO make up the rest, but, before he
could pay up, that went at the gambling
| table too. 1t is said that he has gone &c
| California, and that some of his victims
helped him off, being glad to get rid Of
him. He leaves wife and two children
| 10 mourn his loss.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-23
Political Notes.

We believe that in Benjamin IL. Bris-
tow are centered all the great qualities de-
msnded by the exigences of the times, and
on many accounts we think he is undoubt-
eddy the most available candidate the Gin
cinnati convention could present to the
country. Indianapolis Neios
We think there is ample reason to an.
nounce that Jay Gould's candidate for
president OF the United States is James G.
Blaine of Maine. to be elected on a plat
form which shall enable the eminent finap-
cier to unload his Union Pacific stock at a
high fgure.-New YORK. San.
We do not advocate the nomination of
Mr.. Bristow for the presidency We wait
the course OF events. But it is very GER
tain that no abolitionst need fear to trust
his fidelity to freedom aud equal rights be-
cause he is untried. Christian Union.
We are not at all rash in asserting that,
if the best judgment of the party could be
ascertained, it would favor the nomination
of Mr.. Bristow before that of Mr.. Blame,
as the more available and the equally
trustworthy man, anything done by the
state convention to the contrary notwith-
standing. San Francisco Call.
That silly story about Secretary Brs.
tow leaving the army because he would
not serve with negroes has gone the way
of all the other ISLANDERS against him. II
would be relief If the SANDER inventors
were to construct lie of respectable pro
portions as their next effort. The breed
has become too contemplate to hear witt
patience.
Secretary Brstow said to correspond
ent of the Detroit Ne,os, who asked him
about his presidential candidacy at 10
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-23

We seem to be giving some of our CO.
temporaries a good deal of trouble. The
Blaine and Conkling papers don't like THE
GLOBE. The supporters of Deacon Estey
are dissatisfied with it, Those who think
that the whole duty of a representative in
congress is either to be absent or not vot-
ing, or to misrepresent his constituents, arc
disgruntled. The admirers of Babcock,
Belknap, and statesmen" of that ilk are
not over fond OF us, The boy who asked
for "candid expression" and got it, is
grouty. And even the newspaper whose
circulation has been reduced twenty
per cent. by THE GLOBE isn't happy. The
readers of THE GLOBE, however, seem to
be satisfied, and their number IS increasing
week by week. Keep on gentlemen, we
are content.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-23

In reply to an enquirer" we would
state that Duyckinck is mistaken, in his
Cyclopedia of American literature, in as
cribing the "Song of the Vermonters,'
commencing "IIo all to the borders Yer
monters come down." ETC., to ITO, dur
ing the hight of the controversy between
Vermont, New Hampshire and New York.
In q note from John G.. Whittier, now be-
fore us, written in 1858, he says 'The
"verses are mine, and were first published
" by my friend, j. T. Buckingham, ESQ.,,
" in the New England Magaziae." This
would seem to act the matter at rest, but
the verses contain so much of the genuine
spirit of century ago, that it is no Won
der the mistake was made.