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An Expensive Waterproof Process.

1t appears that McCarter, late of the engrav-
ing bureau, spent hundreds of thousands of
dollars on waterproof process for currency;
that Bristow requested Prof. Henry to investi-
gate the process; that Henry appointed four
members of the national art academy to exam
Inc the test and report on its merits; that this
committee reported it as comparatively worth
less, and that Prof. Henry asked the commit.
tee to modify their report, which they declined
to do. and that he then wrote Bristow that he
believed it to be of value, and the process was
used in the face of the committees report
against it.
Congressman Ely is further investigating.
Gen. Schenclk Confradicted.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs to.
day received letter from Mr.. Cheeseborough
OF London, in which, replying to certain in
quiries cabled by the committee ten DAYS ago,
ne states that he left Paris in December, 1872,
and went to London st the request of General
Schenck, to look after the latters stock inter-
est, and that while in London he received a
despatch from Gen. Schenck, authorizing the
sale OF 1000 shares of Emma mine stock for
Schenck, which telegram he took to the Gener-
ais bankers, Messrs. Jay Cook, McCulloch &
Go. In view of these statements, which are
directly contradictory to part of General
Scbenck's testimony, the committee will delay
their report in order to afford Gen. Schenck an
opportunity next Monday to appear before
them in regard to the issue of veracity that is
raised.
Various Matters.
Orders have been issued from the Treasury,
lnstructing the assistant treasurers at New
York and Boston to disburse S490Co0 in silver
each in payment of government checks, in ad-
oltlon to the amounts heretofore authorized.
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HAVANA. May 2o-Sugar is steady with moder-
ate in nd closing quiet steady and unchanged
az aan bones and ~ so az and Matanzas
week $4,000 boxes and 5000 hhds; exports for the
q 800 boxes and 5000 hhds including 500 boxes and
Pine 20 90 "a 80 90. W. AVN
Freights are in fair demand; tonnage sufficient;
Sugar at ST g rs; $ hid of Sugar at 25g0 so;
y hid Molasses at % q 80; loading at ports on
no north coast OF Cuba Outside ports the United
at 2 20 @ Va. Tobacco is quiet; new crop coming
to market without regard 10 condition. and of very
low quality. wy
Spanish gold at 229I q 2so. Exchange firmer; on
United States 60 days currency, 81 a II discount
short sight at g 81 discount.
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The NIississippi TroubIes.

NEW ORLEANS, May 20.-The following de-
spatch from the sheriff of Wilkinson county
will explain the trouble in that section:
WooDsvILLE, Miss, May 20.
Governor Stone,-Quiet is restored through
out the county. The trouble could have been
avoided had not the colored people fred into
my posse. They were advised by their leaders
TO kill the white people from the cradle up. 1
nave arrested some of the ringleaders and may
get more. Politics had nothing to do with the
affair Prominent colored men were with me,
attempting to pacify them but they would lis
troupie' w. III. FoBLE, Sheriff.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland Wholesale Market.

Portland Wholesale Market.
SATURDAY, May 20-The markets are generally
very quiet and show but few changes. Corn is quot
ed at 65 q 66c by the load and zoe in bag lots
Meal &c; Cracked Corn &c, and Oats so a &c. Su-
gars remain very firm at 1Ol q 1Osc for graduated
and 9ac for Extra c. Flour is steady and shows no
change to note. Molasses is unchanged.
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SECRETARY BRISTOW,


FavOritism.
NEW YORK, May 2o.-Durant & Sons, sugar
merchants, of this city, print letter accusing
Brlstow of gross incompetency in Office" and
allege that he has assumed autocratc powers,
coIstruing the laws in spirit of manifest I'M
fairness and favortism as his within or caprice
at the time might prompt" In support of these
assertions the firm give instances of their deal
ings with him, stating, that after allowing them
drawback of only three cents per pound on
back of "a cents. They charge also that
Bristow paid several Boston refners the full
rate OF 81 cents on the same grade of sugar
ON which he allowed Durant & Son only
cents.
bristow refused without giving any reason
for his refusal, to allow their case to 90 either
of claims.
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Foreign ExpOrls,

HALIFAX. Steamer Falmouth-l55O bbls -four.
$3.50 TBS butter o. 100 do SOAP cigars 81 900
lbs tobacco % packages boots and Shoes 1850 gals Of
whiskey 80 packages paper 90 bds shocks, 10 boxes
beef, organ, water wheel, 242 packages sundry
merchandise.
uENOS AYRES. Bark Celina-352 sol # lumber,
s0O pckets 10000 shingles, 80 cases furniture $50
doz canned goods, lot machinery.
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Ar at Belfast, I. 18th, barque Don Justo, Bennett,
Baltimore.
Ar at Cienfuegos 10th inst, sch W H Mailer, Crow
ley, st John, NIB.
Ar at Caibaren 18th inst, brig Ennis, Dyer, from
st Thomas.
Sid FIN Havana 18th inst, barque Carney, jack
son. New York.
SID TN Matanzas 18th, barque Lavinia, for NYork;
sch A Richardson, Pray, North of Hatteras.
Sid FIN Cardenas 18th, sch Ada Whitney Mars
tiers, North of Hatteras
Cid at Pctou, Ms, 18th inst, brig Ruth, LeBlance,
Portland.
Rockland, (and sailed for New York;; Clara Smith,
Rockport; Alfced Keene. Boston.
CID at st John, NIB, 18th inst, sch Tim Field. L.
land, New York.
--latest by European steamers.1
=, Ar at Liverpool 9Th inst, Richard III, Hubbard,
Of Bar Lightship 9Th, Grace Bradley, Turner, FIN
Liverpool for Cape Breton.
=, Passed Deal 18th inst, X Fuller. Gilmore I'm San
Francisco for Antwerp
9 OF Plymouth sih, Norwegian, Rogers, I'm London
c Sid FIN Wexford 9Th, Emma Crosby shacktord, for
AT at Madras Apl 10, David Brown, Colcord, from
Sid Apl ~. Mary M Bird Packard, London.
Donald. New York.
Sid I'm Bordeaux 9Th inst, Jennie Cobb, Small for
Ar at Hamburg 4th, Gen Fairchild, Kelley, Pabel-
Ar at Elsinore 5th inst, Hazeltine Gikey,
Savannah for Reval.
SPOKEN.
May 7: of Dover, barque Martha Mcneil, from
Amsterdam tor Rockland.
May 10, lat 43 49, lon II H. ship Bertha Pote from
New Orleans for Liverpool.
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LONDON, May 2O-12.3O P. M.-Consols 90 5-16 for
money and account. ~ ''-
LONDON, May 2O-12.3O P. M,-Ameriean securi-
ties-Erie 133; do preferred H.
LIVERPOOL, May 20.-12.30 P. M.-Cotton market
is dull and unchanged; Middling uplands at 6td do
Orleans at 5-l6d sales 5000 bales including 1000
for speculation and EXPORT receipts 400 baes none
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ALL who suffer from Dropsy and Kidney Disease
can be cured using HUNTS REMEDY, the great Kid
ney Medicine, purely vegetable, and used daily by
our best physicians in their practice.
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F. % E E IG N.
THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

PARIS, May 20.-The Argentine consul here
has despatch stating that the temporary sus-
pension of the bank in Buenos Ayres does not
affect The receipts of the bank and the!govern-
ment will scrupulously meet its European obi
cations.
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THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION

Fair Attendance Snturday-Earge Addi-
tiOns
PHILADELPHIA, May 20.-The weather is
warm and pleasant. The visitors at the exhi.
btion are estimated at from % 900 to SO, 900 to-
day. Large quantities of goods were brought
in this morning, and several car loads will be
admitted tonight, chiefly for Agricultural Hall.
A portion of the goods in the Tunisian depart
ment were opened yesterday, among them
Mosaic from the ruins of Carthage.
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"A Drop of Joy in Every Word.v

a AVP Va 10Y Every =" Of0."
FLEMINGToN, Hunterdon Co., N. j., June 26, 1874.
Dr. K. Y. PIERCE, Buffalo. N. Y: Dear .Sir-It
Is with happy heart that pen these lines to &C
knowledge that you and your Golden Medical Discov-
cry and Purgatve Pellets are blessings to the World
These medicines cannot be too highly praised. for
they have almost brought out of the grave Three
months ago was broken out with large ulcers and
sores my body limbs and face. procured YOUR
Golden Medical Discovery and Purgatfve Pellets and
have taken six bottles, and to-day L am in good
health, all those ugly ulcers having healed and lett
my skin in natural, healthy condition, / thought
at one time could not be cured Although can
but poorly express my gratitude to you yet there is
drop OF joy in every word write. Gods blessing
JAMES o. BELLS.
When medicine will promptly cure such terrible
eating ulcers and free the blood the virulent poison
causing them, who can longer doubt its wonderful
virtues? DE-. Pierce, however does not wish to place
his Golden Medical Discovery in the catalogue of
quack patent nostrums by recommending it to cure
every disease, nor does he recommend it; but
what he does claim is this that there but one form
OF blood disease that 1T will not cure and that dis
ease Is cancer. He does not recommend his DiscOy-
cry for that disease yet he knows it be the most
searching blood cleanser yet discovered, and that
will free the blood and system of all other known
blood poisons be they animal, vegetable or mineral
the worst forms of Skin Diseases, as all forms of
Blotches, Pimples and Eruptions also all Glandular
Swellngs. and the worst form OF Scrofuous and u
cerated Sores of Neck, Legs other parts and all
Scrofulous Diseases of the Bones, as White Swengs
Fever Sores, Hip Joint and Spinal Diseases all OF
which belong to Scrofulous Diseases.
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DIED.

In Harpswell. April g. by Rev. NJ Gould, Hudson
b. Orr and Miss Harriet R. Douglass.
In Wells, Rev. o. S. Pfsbury of Gray and Miss
Susie H, Maxwell of Wells.
In Cornish, May 8, Alvin c. Stanley and Miss Ma
ria Philbrook, both of Porter.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS in MAINE
Temperance ut Baldwin.

Especial Despatch to the Press1
WEST BALDWIN, May 21.-The most enthu-
siastic temperance meeting we ever had here
was held in the Methodist church this after
noon by the Hiram Reform Club. The house
was full and large number signed the iron
clad pledge. B.
Bates Victorious.
ITO the Associated Press.l
LEWISTON, May 20.-A match game of base
ball between the Bates and Bowdoin club was
played this afternoon, resulting in victory for
the Bates club by score of 8 to 0.
Bark Launched.
BATH, May 20.-There was launched here to-
day by Goss & Sawyer, fine bark, of 1900
Cons, named Western Belle, owned by Captain
VIM. e. Besse, who will command her, and
others. She will hail from Portland, Oregon.
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MARRIED..

In Standish May IS. at the residence of Isaac L.
Came, Esq, by Rev: j. Durham Davis, Edgar s.
Norton and Alice X. Doughty, all of Standish.
>, In Westport, May 16, MIR. William Knight, aged
In Oxford, May 4, Frank NJ. Farris, aged 27 years
months.
In Oxford. May 8, Mr. John S. Hutchins, aged
about so years.
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FOREIGN PORTS.

At Yokohama April Is, barques Nettie Merriman.
Marston, and Wallace. Mccormack, unc.
Grozier, Cardiff, leaky.
Sid i'm Copenhagen - inst, barque Dlrigo, Staples,
for Baltic port.
Ar at Liverpool 10th inst, brig Kossack Smith
New York.
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The Republicans of Cape Elizabeth are requested
to meet at the Town House in said Town, on TUES
DAY, May 49, 1876, at 5 o'clock p. NJ, for the pur-
poses of choosing delegates to attend the District
Convention to be held at Saco, on the 25th inst.
Per order Town Committee.
Cape Elizabeth, May 10, 1876. my20d&w
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CAUCUSES.

GOrham.
The Republicans of Gorham are invited to meet at
the Town House ON TUESDAY, May 23d, at 3
O'Clock p m to elect delegates to the District and
State Conventions. Per order of Town Committee
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Falmouth.
Tie Republicans of Falmouth, are requested to
meet at the Town Honse in said Town, on TUES
DAY, the 23d, day of May, at o'clock P. NJ, to
choose delegates to attend the District Convention to
be held in Saco, May 25th.
Per order of Town Committee.
Falmouth, May II, 1876. my18d&w
Windham.
The Republicans of Windham are requested to
meet at the Town House in said town on Tuesday,
the 23d day of May at o'clock in the afternoon, to
choose delegates to attend the District Convention to
be held in Saco, May 25th,
Also to choose delegates to attend the State Con-
venton to be held at Bangor on the 22d day of june
Windham, May 10, 1876 my20d3t
ScarbOr0'.
The Republicans of Scarboro' are request ed to
meet at the Store of l.. Milliken's on TUESDAY,
May 23d, at o'clock in the afternoon, to choose two
delegates to attend the District Convention be held
IN Saco, May 25th.
Per order TOWN COMMITTEE,
Scarboro', May 18th, 1876. my2Od3t
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Boston stock Market.
[Sales at the Brokers' Board, May pol
Boston & Maine Railroad. ............, 95a
Second Call.
10 Boston & Maine Railroad ................. 9s1
80 Eastern Railroad ............,....... al
Sales at Auction.
Peppereil Manufacturing Co. 1924
10 Boston q Maine Railroad ...........,. 97f
.uo ysk
500 Bath Me.) Skies, 1891. II L. ............ 1O1i
$4,000 Wiscasset, (Me.) 6s, 1882 X 100 "a IOl4
$500 Belfast (Me.) 6s, 1sS5-$500 each. 80. 1O2t
$1,000 Boston q Maine Railroad 7s, 1894. Iii
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METEOROLOGICau.

PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TWENTY Eous
HOURS.
WAR DEPT; OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
May %, Il A. MI
For New England.
falling followed by rising barometer, warm
southerly winds veering to cooler northwesterly,
generally cloudy weather and rain areas.
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Daily Domestic Receipts.
By water conveyance-10O0 bush cornmeal to G..
W. True 81 Co
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s, IL. NILES,
ESTABLISHED IN 1874
Manure for Sale.

MANURE from 30 horses is offered for sale by
ul c. L. Jewell, No. "a Centre street
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Booksellers and StatiOners.
DYT q FOGG, No. 81 Middle Stree l.
Book Binders

DUN DluutTSs
WIN. A. QUINCY, Room n, Printers,
Exchange, No. III Exchange ST.
SMALL q sHACKFORD, No. SIS Plum
Street.
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NEW YORK, May 2O-Joseph 81 Stewart
formerly partner of A. G. Riddle, prints
letter In the Tribune in which he saws:
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-24

column, Kellogg is -visibly weakening
and cannot much longer survive. When
he steps down and put all the brightest
ornaments and exp6nents of carpet-bag-
gerry will have anished-nothing grac-
Ing their career like the ending OF 1t.
What constellation OF worthless
they are! How proud will the next
Centennial be to look back upon
that era in American politics
when blatant loyalty, a bloody shirt,
tough conscience and greedy fingers
were the all-sufficient credentials Of
the viceroys of the Republican party.
When men, who in their Northern
homes, could not obtain suit Of clothes
on credit, we're placed over Southern
States and held there by the power OF
the general government, In spite OF the
protests and prayers OF their victims.
When thieves clad in the Republican
purple plunder helpless people and
made peace the vehicle of more terrible
Affections than the tumults Of war.
When "our restored Union was the
dirtiest despotism the sun Of liberty has
ever shown Upon. Surely o country
which has survived such an ordeal ought
tobe proof against any and all trials
that may await it hereafter-and 1t will
be If the example we have set is warn
Ing to our successors.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-24
DRAINAGE.

We congratulate the city upon the
fact that. one by one. the fetters that
have been forged around it by Radical
Legislation are being severed, and we
cherish Che hope and belief that by
united action in the coming campaign a
body Of Legislators will be assembled
which will succeed in entirely freeing
the municipality from all these
cnerous burthens, and all the schemes
devised by Radicalism to vex and plum
der the people. Foremost among these
was the Mississippi and Mexican Gulf
Canal Company. But by the proceedings
Of the CNy Council yesterday we notice
that tho Administrators have concluded
compromise authorized by the Legis-
Iature with this company, and that here
after the city will have entire control of
the important matter Of drainage This
has long been an oppressive and vexa-
tious burden upon the public, and the
entire community will cordially approve
the wise and very reasonable compro-
mise made by the Administrators, and
by which the city comes in possession
of valuable property for very low
,rioo
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-24

It is to be regretted that the discus
sion in relation to the New Orleans Pa
clfic Railroad tax bill should be con-
stantly threatening to assume bitter
personal tone. The question Of the con-
stitutionAlity of the tax has been sub
mitted to the courts, and we are SO fully
convinced that that is the place for its
determination, and that its further dis
cussion Just now Is calculated to lead to
divisions among our own people. when
interests Of paramount Importance re-
quire their complete unity, that for the
present, at least. We must exclude fur
ther discussion of 1t in the columns OF
tho DrSocRAT. As the opponents OF
the tax had been assailed in other pa
pers, we felt It to be but justice to pub
lish response from one of them, which
we do this evening. But the question
at issue is one Of principle, not Of per-
sonality, and we suggest to all parties,
In view OF the grave public interests
they are imperilling by creating dissen-
sions among US, to confines the dis
cussion, IL 1t continues, to the principle
involved
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-24
THE VERDICT.

Editor Den,Ocrdt-I cannot resist the
impulse to congratulate you and your
confreres Of the Times and Bulletin on
the thoroughly just and clearly ex-
pressed opinions you have seen fit to
publish i'm regard to the finding of the
jury in the Hardeman case. / approve
every word printed. and | find but one
opinion that Of approvaD in my circle
of acouaintances. There is no doubt at
all that the community is shocked
at the finding of the jury, and it is hard
to imagine the most innocent mans life
safe under such circumstances. Before
truly civilized world we must perforce
bow our heads in shame and offer in
extenuation the single but certainly
not sufficient reaSOn-the demOraliZa
ton consequent on the war.
But take up my pen more especially
to call attention to one grave and i'm
portant point in connection with the
finding of the jury which has escaped
your notice, and which, according to
my observation, always does escape the
notice of the editorial fraternity when
treating Of such occasions.
/ come to offer word in defense OF
the memory of the good citizen Who was
killed and OF the fair character of the
widow and orphans left behind. When
the jury pronounced the accused mot
guilty" they pronounced that VIM. d.
Hardeman did that for which he deserp-
ed TO be hiUed-that his killing was
justifdble. II this be true then, as there
are few acts for which men deserve to be
killed, and as not one of these acts is
reputable, the memory Of Hardeman
is stained, and a deserved stigma is put
upon the character of his family, and
that by the august body known as
jury Of his countrymen and his peers.
But, as you have all properly said, the
great community in which this worthy
gentleman lived says no, no, no, by an
almost single voice. The finding of the
jury is condemned by an astounded
community. and in this condemnation
the widow and orphans, the relatives
and friends, will find safe refuge from
the seorn Of men. Vim. d. Hardeman
sprang from as brave, as courtly, as
generous, as peaceful set of men as
graces any civilized community, and
this community knows, and the world
must know, that, despite the finding of
this jury, he left no stain upon his an
cestry or his posterity
Let the jury who pronounced him de-
servedly killed remember that the fair
name OF the dead Is as dear to the loved
ones he left behind as life or liberty or
character can ever be to those who live.
CITIzEN
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-24
THE LATEST MOVE.
LAFAYETTE MARBLE WORKS,
JAMES HAGAN, Proprietor,

Cor. Lafayette and Camp streets. opposite st.
Patricks Hall
With increased facilities the most experienced
workmen and skillful artists, l am now better
prepared than ever before to supply Tombs,
Monuments Headstones. Tablets. Counter,
Table and Sideboard Tops. Also the largest
stock of Marble. Slate and Iron Mantles in the
Estimates furnished and comparison 81
" my2i N I'm y w. JAMES HAGAN.
w. d. MATTHEW'S,
BOOKSELLER, STATIONER AND
PRINTER,
sos. ......... Magazine street ........ sos
Pio-Nic and London Club Croquet.
The best in the city at the lowest price.
Straight Hickory Handles. Best Seasoned Wood,
Balls Perfect Spheres. Best Ground
Oil. Paint and varnish.
5o 81 49, 50 90. IS So IS 5o ss 90. $40 co. sl2 90.
Less than Factory Prices.
wD. MATTHEW'S.
mh2s 3m s0S Magazine Street N. o.
HOME MANUFACTORY.
CARRIAGES. BAROUCHEs. BUGGIEs. JER-
SEY WAGONS,
- nd all kinds Of
SPRING WAGON WORK.
At prices to compe with any other city.
a. lso-
Importer and Dealer in
Carriage, Wagon and Cane Cart Materials.
Sellng the POUNDS BLIND and SASH C<JM-
BINATIO FASTENER at
II, z3, As and Al Pordido street,
ap6 3md&W JOS. SCHWARTZ.