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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31
GENERAL We US.

One who knows SAYS that the worst behaved chill
dren in the country are those at the watering
places.
1t is alleged that the Turkish Government will
issue paper money to the amount of three millions
of Turkish pounds.
The excursion steamer Plymouth Rock ran
ashore at Rockaway, n. Y, Wednesday night.
There were two thousand cxcursionists on board I,
two of whom were drowned.
The Senate Committee on Postal Affairs has au-
thorzed MIR. Hamlin, its chairman, to add al
amendment to the Post Route bill providing for
the restoration of the fast mail service.
Mr.. John G. Whittier occupies his cottage at
the Isles of Shoals. He rarely appears in public,
and his reserved habits give little encouragement
to strangers to intrude upon his privacy.
The Boston Advertiser says; 1.-The dry goods
obbing houses of this city are selling more goods
this year than they did last year. The retail
houses are doing their full amount of business"
There was great trot at Cleveland, O.. Thurs
day between Smuggler, Goldsmith Maid, Luc lille
Golddust, Judge Fullerton and Bodine. The
$4,000 purse was won by Smuggler, whose best
time was PIG IL.
A Delaware Indian woman whose house neal
Cana river, Indian Territory, was surrouded by a
flood. tied her two children to her body, and
swimming to a tree, tied them among the branch
es, thus saving their lives, while other children
were drowned.
Cherries have proved failure in the vicinity Of
Digby, Nova Scotia, this season. A heavy iros
in June killed the blossoms and made the crop &
dead failure. One or two boat loads are general
" brought to this State every season from tina
vicinity.
George Francis Train is said to be harmless
lunatic. lie spends the day usually in Madison
Park play ing with the children, but will not SHAKE
hands with an adult as he fears it would weaker
him. He says he is developing will power tina
will in time enable him to kill man by mere ex
ertion of the mind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31
Who Created the Expenditures ?

The Conlederate-Demo of Congress
have great deal to say about the large
expenditures of The Government. They
are deeply exercised at the cost of sup
porting it. But let it be remembered that
these same Confederate Democrats, who
control the present House, have loaded
the country for long years to come with
an annual tax to pay interest, principal
and pensions as large as is required to
meet all the current expenses of the Gov
ernment In other words, these very
Confederate Democrats who howl about
the burden of taxation have themselves
doubled it If it had not been for them.
the country would now be paying only
half what it actually is paying. Under
such circumstances, the less they say on
this subject the better. The country is
not blind to these facts and will not forget
to whom it owes its great burden of debt
and taxation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31
From the Machias Republican.
j, Hon. Eugene Hale.

When men have been well tried in office and
have been found to be morally and intellectually
fitted for their station, the surages of the people
should sustain them in power till public exigency
or constitutional law requires a change. In view
of this fact the people of this State show their
perior wisdom in continuing in office those men
whose public course has been of highest honor to
their constituency and the nation That we have
statesmen who know no superiors in either branch
Of Congress would be so ignorant as to de-
ny, and that we have one who towers above all
our national legislators in parliamentary wisdom
is universally admitted. Maine stands in the van,
an acknowledged leader, amid the splendid array
of genius that will lead the nation on to prosper
ity and victory.
Especially have we Of the fifth Congressional
distrst reason to congratulate ourselves on our
prese mt representative and our representative to
come. Eight years be has been tested, and has
proved himself in all respects worthy of the honor
he has received. The qualities of the statesman
are prominent in the character and the official life
of Mr.. Hale. While yet young man he has won
an enyiable national distinction. Emncntly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31
The Maine Standard exclaims abo

The Maine Standard exclaims about
''ring rule" in this city and the amount Of
taxes paid since the war, and asks "do
you think change would do any harm ?''
Our citizens remember that a change was
tried in 1868, with such an effect that in
1869 they were glad to make an end oft.
That change made so forcibe an impress
sion against democratic rule IN city affairs
that it has never been tried since. 1t was
an instructive as we'll as costly experiment.
not likely to be repeated in this genera
ton at least.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31
"Do You Think Change Would
Do ANY Harm 2"

This is the question which the demo-
cratic papers are asking the voters. Judg-
ing by what some of the leading demo-
cratic organs say of Tilden, we should
say change would do immense harm.
Here is what the Cincinnati Enquirer, the
leading democratic paper of Ohio. said a
few days before the st. Louis convention:
"Iilden's surroundings are bad If elected he
would take to the White House the WORST SET
OF POLITICAL JOBBERS and THIEVES eeer
seen in Washington, and that's saying good deal.
1t could not but be that a man educated
IN cunning, in hypoerisy, in iniquity, nominated
IN corruption and shameless egrontery even
though Ills MILLIONS could elect him, would
give us TIE MOST CORRUPT ADMlNlSTRA-
TON TIE COUNTRY HAS EVER KNOWN"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31
POLIIICAL.

The Fort Scott (kansas) Pioneer has dropped
Mr.. Tildens name and put up Peter Coopers and
other Kansas papers are following its example.
blk newspapers in Kansas and fourteen 10 In
diana have declared for Peter Cooper. This is an
argument for the softmoney end of the St. Louis
ticket
Gov. Hendricks is in Saratoga again, ready for
another harmonious comparison of views"
Impromptu Tarbox has made fg leaf speech,
in which he went back to the Garden Of Eden to
ind an illustration adapted to the purity of the
democratic party. He ransacked history, but
nothing of more recent date would hold water.
OF thirty-six speakers who were advertised as
expected to be present at the Tilden meeting in
New York on Tuesday evening twenty-three fall
ed to appear. Among these were Proctor Knott,
Roger A. Pryor, S. S. Cox, Fernando Wood,
Schell, Belmont and VIM. Pinkney White.
The Connecticut political correspondent of the
New York Tims concludes that Connecticut is
much more certain for Hayes than it was fer Grant
in 1872 and will give larger vote for him. The
probability, he reports is that the Republicans will
put the same State ticket in the field as last
spring
The Liberal Republicans of New York city
Wednesday resolved to support Hayes and Wheel
err as the opponents of an "honest currency, re-
formed civil service, aud pure government dis
connected from the present Administration
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31
Republican County Convention.

The Republican voters Of Kenncbec County are
requested 10 send delegates TO a convention to be
holden at
Meonian Hall, Augusta. Thursday. Au-
gust lsth,
AT eleven O'Clock, A. NJ, for the purpose OF nomi
mating two candidates for Senators, candidate
for County Commissioner, Candidate for County
Treasurer a candidate for Jud SO of Probate
didate for Register of Probate, a candidate Tor
sheriff, candidate for County Attorney, and to
transact all other business that may properly come
before the convention The basis Of representa-
ton will be as follows: Every city town and plan
iat.0n " III be entitled TO one delegate, and an ad
ditional delegate for every seventyfre votes cast
for the Republican candidate for Governor at the
election of 1875. fraction Of foity votes will be
entitled to additional delegate. The cities,
towns and plantations entitled to the following
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31
number Of delegates
The Tilden and Hendricks Fight.

In reference to the remarkable struggle
going on between Tilden and Hendricks
to see. which shall obtain the mastery OF
the democratic party, the New York Her
aid says
Here are its two leaders wrestling in committee
rooms and caacuses, having q private prze fight.
from which the party is excluded, while it waits
and longs for leader. In the meanwhile HAYES
and Wheeler are in the field with their letters OF
acceptance, their banners flying aud their cam
paign boldly begun. We advise Messrs. Tllden
and Hendricks to settle their differences at once il
they wish to have the slightest chance of winning
for if they allow their fl h to 20 far that one
of them must retire from the ticket the democratic
party is doomed. In the event OF such calamity
the democratic party might properly initiate those
eccentric old men who buy their own collins and
arrange for their own funerals. 1t should dig it,
grave, erect its tombstone, inscIibe upon 1t The
date OF its death-Noyember, lS76-and should
pass the interval in mournng over its sad fate anC
repenting its wasted career.
The Office holders. jobbers and p.underers have
become rich, but the laboring classes reduced
almost to beggary. Isn't 1t about time for {
caange s-Kaine Standard.
The paper which publishes the above is
supporting Sam Tilden, who is worth a,
least 81, 600. 600, and secured his nomina.
ton by free use of his money. Is he
one of the beggars for whom the Standard
wants a change
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31

qualified for his work he carries it forward with
admirable facility and success. With liberal
and expansive education he combines soundness
of judg ment, versatility of thought and speech
and breadth aud accuracy of information. With
ont brliance he has far higher quality OF genius,
a determined and ndefatgablc purpose to mas
ter far practicable every principle of states
manship. He is neither demagogue nor politician
in the invidious sense in which this latter term is
often used, but aspiring, honest handspring
bv virtue of inherent right.
The Congressional course of this gentleman has
been of marked ability and of great service. II
has been distinguished by discreet and decisive
action rather than by forensic display. Mr.. Hale
has stood by the principles he went to represent.
There has been no sycophancy or backing down
in his official career and the better part of Con-
gress aud of he country has recognized his worth
in these turbulent times. So well has he dis
charged his duties that he has been protcred a
seat in the cabinet, the highest gift in the power
of the President to bestow; but modesty and good
sense prevailed, and he remained in the place
than which there is in reality, no higher IN the
land. We msy be sure in the coming struggles IN
Congress that Mr. Hale will act conspicuous
part, and now that the great ex-Speaker is trans
ferrcd to the Senate to whom shall we look but to
MIR. Hale TO fill the vacuum his departure has
made.
There is no doubt of Mr. Hale's reelection.
Every candid man can bat admire his course and
be proud of his fitness for his station. The
few arrows that have been shot at him have fallen
harmlessy at his feet. He is impervious to slam
der, for the shield of integrity is his protection.
His energy, his studious habits his firm adhesion
to convictions Of duty, his strong sense OF respon-
siblity and bis lofty ideal of a staesmans char
acter will make for him fine record i'll the future
as they have so well done i'll the past
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31
Ex.Rebel Officers Now In Con-
prpSS.

There are few persons who realize the
Ex-Confederate strength in Congress.
The officers of the Confederate army, the
men who counseled and supported Jef
Davis in his war against the government
are the men who now represent the south
ern democracy in Congress, and would
have a controlling influence in the admin
tration were Tilden to be elected When
the democratic organs wax eloquent over
the necessity of change OF administration
they are careful not to say that the e"a"y'
they advocate means the putting OUT Vi u
fee the men who shed their blood Tor
their country and putting in their places
the men who fought against it. Read the
following names of Ex-Confederates now
in Congress, and then consider whether
the government would be safe IN such
hands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31
SENATOR'S

AOIhiSIi, A'aiSSCtiAs ~A"J~-
Ransom, North Carolina, Major Gener-
al.
Key, Tennessee, Lieutenant Colonel.
Maxey, Texas, Major General.
Withers, Virginia, Colonel.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Williams, Alabama, Major.
Bradford, Alabama, Colonel.
Hayes, Alabama, Brigadier General.
Hewitt, Alabama, Colonel.
Forney, Alabama. Brigadier General.
Lewis, Alabama, Colonel.
Cause, Arkansas, Colonel.
Slemmons, Arkansas, Brigadier Gencr-
al.
Gunter, Arkansas, Colonel.
Smith, Georgia. Captain.
Hartridge, Georgia, Colonel.
Cook. Georgia, Major General.
Hill, Georgia. Colonel of Recruits.
Blackburn, Kentucky, Lieutenant Col
onel.
Gibson, Louisiana. Brigadier General.
Ellis, Louisiana, Captain.
Levy, Louisiana, Colonel.
Lamar, Mississippi, Colonel.
Hooker, Mississippi, Colonel.
Franklin, Missouri. Captain.
Clark, Missouri. Brigadier General.
Yeates, North Carolina. Major.
Waddell. North Carolina, Lieutenant
Colonel.
Davis, North Carolina, Captain.
Scales, North Carolina, Brigadier Cen
eral
Robbins. North Carolina, Colonel.
Vance, North Carolina, Brigadier Cen
eral.
Dibrell, Tennessee, Brigadier General.
Whiithorne, Tennessee, Adjutant Cen
eral
Atkins, Tennessee, Colonel.
Young, Tennessee, Colonel.
Throckmorton. Texas, Brigadier Gen
eral.
Douglas, Virginia. Major.
Cabell, Virginia, Colonel
Tucker, Virginia, Captain.
Hunton, Virginia. Brigadier General.
Ferry, Virginia, Brigadier General.
Faulkner. West Virginia. Minister to
France.
Reagan, Texas, Brigadier General.
Goode, Virginia, Colonel.
Hatcher, Missouri, Colonel.
Singleton, Mississippi, Inspector Cen
eral.
House, Tennessee, Major.
EN- MEMBERS OF REBEL GOVERNMENT.
Stephens. Georgia, Vice President.
Reagan, Texas, Postmaster General.
Hill, Georgia. Senator.
Caperton, West Virginia. Senator
Ashe, North Carolina. Senator.
House. Tennessee, Representative.
Goode, Virginia, Representative.
Smith, Georgia, Representative.
Hatcher, Missouri, Representative.
Singleton, Mississippi, Representative.
Caldwell, Alabama. Solicitor General
Norwood, Georgia. State Legislature.
Gambler, Georgia, State Legislature.
Tucker, Virginia, Attorney General.
Culberson, Texas, State Legislature.
Harris, Georgia, State Legislature.
Slemmons. Arkansas, State Legislature.
Gunter, Arkansas, State Legislature.
Lamar, Mississippi, Minister to Rus
sia.
Dibrell, Texas, State Legislature.
Hunton, Virginia, State Legislature
Faulkner, West Virginia Rebel Minis
ter to France.
Harris. Virginia, State Legislature.
Maxey, Texas, Superintendent of In
dian Affairs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31
WILLIAM A. WHEELER,
OF NEW YORK.

For ELECTIONS.
At Large, - w. w. THOMAS.
NATHAN A. FAREWELL.
First Dist. SYLVESTER LITTLEFIELD.
Second |. WARREN MERRILL.
Fourth :. j. w. PORTER.
Fifth SETH l.. MfLLIKEN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31
FOR GOVERNOR,
SELDEN COM oR
Republican COnyentiOn--Third
Congressional District.
The Republicans of the Third Congressional Dis
,rct Of Maine, will meet in Convention at
Granite Hall, Augusta,
Wednesday, August 9th, at IL
O'Clock. A. M,

for the purpose Of nominating candidate to be
supported by the republicans of the district for the
Forty.Fifth Congress; also candidate for the re.
mainder OF the term of the Forty.Fourth Congress,
made vacant by the resignation of Hon. James. u.
Blaine, and - nominate a candidate for EiectoT.
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled to
one delegate, and an additional delegate for every
hundred votes cast Tor Gov. Common in 1875. A ma
jority fraction will be entitled to an additional del
rate This ba sis will give deiQgaths folio
The New York herald., 1876-09-18

XNANTED-BOhRD. by GENTLEMAN AND
w wife IN Jewish private family with large well fur.
nishcd front Room and Bedroom FIRST
dress PURtH box LIS Herald Office. No communication
lively stated.
The New York herald., 1876-09-18
EXCHANGE.

RIO MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEAfr
l. crs.-Wnutod. by responsible firm OF ungrnvcrs on
wood In trade for hrst class Engraving Work No.
Sewing Machine. fine gold Watch aud Chain, SGT N
furs Clothes Wringer Address TRADE EXCHANGE, box
10 Herald oGlco
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-02-18

times are never too hard TO support, a vice.
When times are close, men ST. p their news
papers, but were the times ever SO hard as
to compel them to quit whisky and tobacco?
Not much. No matter what other busi-
ness languishes, the bars thrive. ..=
,,.:f. -, DEFALcATIoNs.
Dcfalcations are rs common as paving
stones Winslow ran away from Boston with
$500, 900 of the peoples money, Rabbits
cashier steals $500, 600, and now a young
banker absconds with all his Gus
toners money. This last case is a little
peculiar. The young man squandered it
all upon a woman, but who do you suppose
that woman was? Why his own mother!
She is a very handsome widow, forty, who
has a passion for fashionable life. The
young man, her son, is q weak, good fel-
low, who loves his mether-as very few
sons do, and can refuse her nothing. When
he went into business for himself, she
emerged from the humble clearinghouse
where they had lived, and took an elegant
house uptown, and commenced living in
the style of wealthy people. She set up a
carriage had the house full of SER
vants,-she gave elegant entertainments
she bought diamonds, and camel's hair
shawls, and, in short, she lived at q rate
that made all her old friends turn green
with envy. The son. all this time was fur
nishing her with the means for all this ex-
trayagance, knowing that the end was ruin
but his mother liked it and he was too weak
to say no. She probably knew that she
was living beyond his means, but the mad
ness was on her, and she could not STOP
The end came last week. The young man
and his mother sailed for Rotterdam, taking
with them every dollar that was in the con-
Germ and all that could be borrowed, begged
or stolen. 1t is supposed that the abseond-
ing, like all the rest Of it, was the inspira-
ton of the mother, for all who know the
young man believe him to be honest, if left
to himself. The loss to the depositors will
foot up 5000, 900, and there is much more
owing on notes on the street This vast
sum of money has been spent within five
years, and that it was spent there can be no
doubt, for as near as can be asecrtaincd
they had mighty little to take away with
them. The fine house was dismantled,
though they had sold quietly, all that they
could without exciting suspicion. Curious
case Men have been ruined by women,
times enough, but who ever heard before of
that woman's being ones own mother?
. .......... ...-. r" BUSINESS
Is looking up little and appearances in
dicate permanent improvement. Money
is getting plentier at the West, and the NOR
chants are buying little more freely. May
the improvement continue.
PIETRo
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-02-18
CO 1struction of Railroads.


The Railroad Gazette publishes itsannual
statistics Of construction from which it ap-
pears that the number of miles of railroad
built III the United States during the year
1875 was ,4s;33, against II miles in 1874,
3,ss3 in 1873, and I, $40 miles in 1879. a
closer examination oil the figures shows that
the work was III it's most depressed eo1di-
ton since tho war III the early part Of last
year, and That ubseqalently there was 4
very slight revival Nearly all the new
roads are short lines, intended to serve
local wants, the average length ofeaeh con-
struciinn being only II miles. In1he South,
railroad building has almost wholly stop
ped. lii the North West il has fallen of
90 percent, since 1872 Ia View England
the araosnf Is Very little less than last year.
New York built mere than any other State
last year, namely, 900 milus (ag;sinst 125
miles Iii ls74) Cali liforalia came next ssish
ia miles. and Illaaeis tIliFtl with ne The
States Ill Alahanla. Florida. Kansas. ken
taeky, Louisiana III Iinneststas N Mississippi,
Minnesota, Oregon. Rhode Island. Tennes-
see, isgisiia and West Virginia. and all
the Territories except U1aaas alnilta none 1t
all. ha liast IF The railroad States is now
Illinois, wifh slaI miles Pennsy yania il
second will D. sSStls miles, New York third
with d ls0 and Ohio fourth with 4, 405
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-02-18
The Justices First Marriage.

A story is told of a newly-appol JUS
tice Of the Peace in one of the Western
States who was called ON soon after his ae-
cession to marry a couple. He was bach
+elor and had never been TO wedding, and
had no FORM book which showed him Just
how to do the thing properly. However.
there was no one else within fifty miles
who, as he thought, could marry them, so
he determined to try, and, having an eye to
the raain chance, he looked out for his fee
i'll a noyel manner, as he did not expect to
receive large one, and, juding from his
appearance, felt doubtful of getting any.
He began by swearing the groom: : - Put
your right hand on the Bible. You DO
solemnly swear that the evidence you shall
give in the case of Robert Jones against
Mary Smith shall be the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, SO help
you God. Kiss the Book and pay me one
shilling 7 The groom, somewhat surprised,
did this. and the Squire proceeded ssWill
you take Mary Smith to be your wife %
- will.n aWill you provide for her, give
her good and suitable clothes, and keep
plenty Of provision Id the house, and win
you take care of her If she should be
sick = will. The Squire then pro-
ceetled to swear the bride lii tile same way,
looking ont for tile other shilling, and iln-
terrogated her as to whether she would
= be d good and obedient wife, and take
care of his house, nurse him il lie should be
sick, and take good care Of the babies !
The bride bluslled a little at the last clause,
but promised and the arratie Justice said
q ''' The court finds yon married, and orders
that the costs be psisi by. Robert .lonss
Then you can go.' The man grambled .
little st being. obliged to dishurse money
the third time, but paid dollar finally.
and The couple departed. III
Ss Al " sz-ry N szsa
"A black Hills Laundering Company has
been Organized II Hilliard, Wyoming.
They purpose putting 407horse power
engine, with shingle and lath attachments
il lie Hills during the present winter