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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1876-07-06
TO THE POINT.

Father" said Jane, am l member OF
the churchln
''Yes, my daughter; initiated you when
you were an iafant.n
"But, father, you know that / have always
been worldly-minded girl. Do you think i.
is right for me to say that l am in the
church2n
Daughter" he replied, ''you remember
that in the church there are both wheat and
tare., so the Saviour teaches in the parable.
You are but a tare, Jane! only tare. am
afraid!D
Didn't you initiate me yourself9"
Eyes; but why does that trouble you2" -
"why, look, father-'He that sows the
tares is the devln'
The old man looked at the passage, groan.
ed aloud, walked the fovr, aud made ne
reply.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1876-07-06
WHOLE NUMBER 9333.
IngratitUde.

While much that is good can be conf.
IDENTIFY expected in the Detroit boys, says
The Free Press, there are, alas! few who
have no memory for deeds of kindness.
Such one was seated in the st ade of the
postofflce, yesterday, devouring banana,
when boy acquaintance came along and
wanted taste.
"Hain't 'nuff for only me-" vas the re-
ply.
"Come, now, Jack, gin feller small
bite. Ycu know I've allus been good to
you."
"You never done nuthin' for me ri knows
on,'' replied the eater"
81 haln't, eh! Haint / saved ye from lick
ings? Hain't l lied for yer"
That was your dooty,' mumbled the
boy with the banana.
See here, Jack" continued the other,
rising to his feet, "d'ye 'member the time
when you was small and sick and had a
sore heel: l was going by the house one
day, an you looked so sad and poor that
let you wet me ell over with the penstock
hose to cheer you up. Was that my dooty?
Is there any other boy in Detroit who will
do that for ye?"
This was powerful appeal, but just as
it was finished the last of the banana was
crowded into tie ungrateful boys throat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1876-07-06

Don't trust advice; your own
experience is safer.
The 'DOMESTIC'is so easy
SO ready, and so useful, that
you will not be willing. to part :
with it.
No other Sewing Machine
was ever quarter as successful.
The secret of its success lies in
the machine itself, viz: it's ever
ready reliability for all kinds of
work.
1t costs more to do without it,
than to buyit. Other machines:
are useful; but don't judge the :
"Domeatic" by them. Try it.
fit does not jus ly your expec-
tasion, you lose nothing.
WOLCOTT & GREGG,
General Agents, 124 Spring
Street, Milwaukee,,
VIM. PAswALK Agent
Manitowoc Wis. S94-lyr
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
Campaign Notes.

North Carolina is having a very hot CAM
pagn in which the two candidates, Vance
and Settle, hold joint discussions with barbe-
cues and big crowds.
I'm not much for shtump spakin'," de-
clared candidate for alderman in New York
the other night, ''but for honesty and ca
pacity and integrity. bate the divil."
The "Tilden Bureau" invented the new
mares nest about Governor Hayes, and fur
nlshed it to such party papers as were dishon-
est enough to use it. 1t is designed chiefly
for the Ohio market.
What was called Democratic ''soldiers
convention" at Indianapolis on Thursday
night was "free to alp gathering, in which
a few ex-soldiers were mixed with thousands
of roughs and bummers who were attracted
by free excursion tickets.
The New York Herald was offered the
lithograph letter of General Hayes private
secretary, at the same time it was furnished
to the World, Sun, Express and other Demo
cratic papers, but the Herald would not lend
its aid to so thin campaign trick.
A clergyman in Mississippi has written to
a friend in Utica that the White Liners
threaten the lives of all who announce them
selves Republicans, and are attempting by
force to prevent negroes and whites from yot-
ing the Republican ticket. The writer OF
this letter has been warned to leave his home
at the peril of his life.
The New York Euening Post pronounces
the publication of the so-called Hayes letter a
stupid blunder, which will react against the
Tilden managers. The Post says: "We
should like to refer this preposterous asser,
ton (Lhat the letter shows that Mr.. Hayes
has any sympathy with the aims of the Alli-
ance) to committee consisting of Carl
Schurz, Charles Nordhof, Frederick Muench
and Frederick Hecker, all well known citizens
of foreign birth, who are the public supporters
of Cob. Hayes and also his personal friends.
If we believe the Liberty street bureau, Hayes
regards these distinguished citizens as unfit to
hold Office or even to vote''
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10

In considering the question of rebel claims
it is well to remember that the election of
Tlden means Congress Democratic in both
branches, and that as the majority of the
Democrats would be Southern members the
SoutL would control the caucuses and direct
the legislation. The South believes that
these claims should be paid, and Southern
representatives will naturally work for the in
terests of their section and be governed by its
wishes. They regard the claims as much
matters of local interest as clauses in the river
and harbor bill, and are expected to labor as
hard for appropriations in one case as in the
other. Even the few Republican Congress-
men from the South have acted with their
colleagues when local claims have come up
for consideration. The only way to defeat
the claims is to elect an executive and Con-
gress pledged to oppose them.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
News and Other Items.

Count Won Arnim has been sentenced to pc
nal servitude for one year.
Some ruffians stained the Soldiers Monu-
ment at Pittsfeld, Mass, with rotten eggs, and
the shaft had to be chselled down TO eradicate
the marks.
The Maryland peach crop for the past few
1874. 100000 baskets; 1875, 5000 900 baskets;
1876, 1,75OOOO baskets.
Major W. W. Lander, formerly private sec
retary to Charles Sumner, but for the past two
years a well known politician of Colorado, died
suddenly yesterday.
One of the events of the season at Newport
not yet chroncled, was christening party at
which the baby wore white lace robe valued
at $4,000. 1t also wore $4,000 worth of diamonds
belonging to its mama.
John Cawdron. a Norwich Eng. publican,
after seconding resolution expressing horror
at the atrocities committed by the Turks in
Bulgaria. went home and knocked bis wife
about with clockweight till she was covered
with bruises from head to foot.
On Wednesday morning some one threw a
lighted bomb-shell. about six inches in diame
ter, into the old chapel building of Yale Col
lege. The explosion broke all the windows and
set the building on fire, but the flames were
extinguished after slight damage.
Elihu Burritt "the learned blacksmith" ex :
Gov. Washburn of Massachusetts,, aud others
have read papers at the session Of the interna-
tional law association in Philadelphia, looking
toward the structure of code of international
law which shall eliminate war from the system
of nations by the establishment of an interna-
tional court of arbitration.
The Fall River people now feel sure that the
revival in the print cloths trade will not prove
merely temporary, and business men there
manifest great hopefulness. 1t is said that the
profits on manufacturing cotton are larger than
| for many years, and this is every way probable
| in view of the advance in print cloths from 81
| to SC. yard within two months without cor
| responding rise in raw cotton, and the manu-
| facturers indulge the belief that the advance
will not only be maintained but even increas-
ed. New enterprises are already projected, and
| the city has an aspect quite contrast with the
recent dullness, which was the most depressing
| in the history of the city.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
Miles Standish a Catholic.

The men whose rule of evidence is that
whatever story has been generally accepted
by mankind is probably untrue have fallen
foul OF Miles Standish. Their last notable
effort was to prove that Lucrezia Borgia was
suffering saint-we owe them thanks for
not contending that Alexander was model
pontiff and the whole infamous Borgia race
honorable men and chaste women-to whom
the judgment of her own time and the YER
dict of history had alike been unjust. Now
we are asked to believe that the valiant Cap
tain of Plymouth was Catholic. The evi-
dence of this is .shadowy, is indeed based
chiefly upon the new maxim Of those writers
who are very skeptical where there is nothing
to doubt and very credulous where there is
nothing to believe, that only the improbable
is true.
The assertion that Miles Standish was a
Catholic is made by contributor to the
Catholic World, who, contrary to the teach
ings of the tribe of historical doubters, starts
with two facts, and then, falling back upon
the singular ratocinative method in use with
the skeptics, proceeds to deduce unwarranted
conclusions. The facts are that Miles Stand
ish was not a member of the Plymouth
church, aud that the English family of Stand
ish of Duxbury are Catholic. But there is no
evidence that Miles was descended from that
family, or that some of its members, perhaps
his immediate ancestors, may not have
proved recreant to the family ith, recre-
ancy which was the rule and not the excep-
tion in England. Nor does it follow that
Miles must have been Catholic because he
was not a Puritan. The mistake which this
writer, like all his kind, has made, is in as
sumng that the burden of proof is upon his
opponents and not upon himself. He chal-
lenges long-accepted opinion, presumes that
the world must defend it, and calls upon all
people to bring forth proof that Standish was
not Catholic, forgetting that he is to con-
vince the world and not the world him, that
he is to explain away great improbabities
and not they to disprove simple possibilities
1t rests with him as the pleading party to
show why Catholic should fight against his
deprive himself of the ministrations of his
Church on the bleak shores of New England.
No adequate motive is produced and at pres
ent we are justified in holding that none ex-
isted
But generation which doubts Shakespeare
and canonizes the Borgia can be easily made
to believe that Miles Standish was commun-
icant of the Church of Rome. We await the
paper which aims to prove that John Calvin
was member of the Order of Jesus, that Ig-
natius Loyola was the pastor of dissenting
congregation. 1t is sure 10 come.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10

There have been a great many hard things
said of the hapless Mary Stuart, and now the
delivers into medieval rubbish accuse her Of
dyeing her hair like a burlesque blonde. All
contemporary accounts agree that she had
black hair and gray eyes, but most Of her por-
traits represent her with light and in some
instances, red hair. There were thirteen origin
al portraits of her exhibited at Kensington In
1866.
Emile Erckmann, of the celebrated French
literary firm, is unmarried and rather German
than French in his appearance. He smokes
and drinks beer immoderately, and is a ton of .
man. Chatham, his partner, has wife, three
children aud five dogs. He constructs the
framework of their various novels and plays
while Erckmann fills in the details. This sys-
TEN, which is invariably the one pursued, 20.
counts for the unity Of style found in all their
writings.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10

THESE cold days heavy winter clothing is
brought out from chests and closets, and men
and women with surprising unanimity fall to
condemning camphor, pepper, snuff, and the
other pungent productions which are popu-
larly though fallaciously supposed to arrest
the ravages of the Industrious moth and turn
his glee to mourning. Broadly speaking the
moth is master of the situation throughout
the land
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10

The withdrawal of Mr.. Walcott, the Inde-
pendent candidate for Governor in Indiana.
puts an entirely different phase upon the
political situation. in that. state, and justifes
the Republicans in hoping for a victory there
to-day. Should they carry Indiana as well as
Ohio the canvass fiom now until November
will be dull one, for the election of Hayes
will be assured.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10

The Rev. Joseph Cook took occasion TO
say the other day in reference 10 Mrs. Wood
hull, "There are two Victorias In the world,
one at the top and the other at the bottom
of her sex; let US sing, MY soul, be on thy
guard.'" Apparently the reverend gentle
man entertains abprehensions.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10

THE lately deposed Sultan of Turkey
seems minded to drink himself to death.
He has just brought 140 bottles of the ia
nous Johannisberg wine and shut himself up
in his palace, perhaps to brood. over the Eas-
tern question.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. 10, 1876

We DO not read anonymous letters and commune
cations The name and address of the writer are in
sl cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10

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 to represent our
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
FOR PRESIDENT
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
Fol. Presidential Electors,
The Latest Slander.

The absurd charge that Gov. Hayes is
identified with the secret order known as the
American Alliance is gotten up merely for
effect on the October elections and will prob.
ably be dropped as soon as the elections are
over 1t has been exploded by the following
letter published in the New York Tribune of
Saturday:
To the; Editor of the Neao York Tribune,
Sir,-1 wish to correct some mistakes made by
persons in commenting upon the letter sent to the
American Alliance by MIR. A. E. Lee, Governor
thayes's Secretary. l. Gov. Hayes never was mem
constitution or bylaws of the organization. g. No
committee Of this otder ever at any time called on
place for any purpose We smnV in}rmd ~ anS ptig liner
by letter that we indorsed his nomination, in an
swer to which We received the letter from his
tary. That letter was takel, from my Office and I
print. wv " "
am at a loss to see why Democratic papers should
ma any fault with the proceedings, as indorsed
Mr. Tilden for governor two years ago and he found
no FAULT Tau with it. but on the contrary very grate
Eept secret as, if it should become public, he feared
ne should lose the foreign vote.
Respectfully Yours. LEMUE1 S. TYLER.
New York. Oct. 6, 1876. ''-'
1t seems that if GOV. Hayes is at all COM
mitted to this order Gov. Tilden is quite as
strongly committed. But it appears that
Gov. Hayes knew nothing of the matter until
his attention was called to it by the public
prints. His private Secretary, acting under
general instructions, answered the letter
from the Alliance Possibly Gov. Tiden is
similarly situated.
The view taken of the matter by intelli-
gent citizens of foreign descent found ex-
preston in speech delivered in Ohio by
Carl Schurz Friday night. Mr.. Schurz said {:
''This is an utterly reckless charge. con-
versed with Governor Hayes about the re-
ports concerning the matter when saw him
about three weeks ago. The whole thing is
based upon nothing but careless routine
answer by Governor Hayes secretary to a
complimentary letter. think have an
swered similar letters in similar way dozens
OF times in my life. To charge Governor
Hayes with know-nothing sentiments is the
greatest absurdity that can be imagined.
Everybody knowing him will confirm what 1
say. AS foreign-born citizen who loves his
rights dearly as anybody, do not hesitate to
declare that if there is any man in this coun-
try in whose hands 7 would consider my
rights safe as in my own, that man is Ruther-
ford B. Hayes. I shall therefore vote to
make him President with a feeling of the
most absolute safety"
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
The Bangor Wing publishes the following
official communication from the Secretary of
State of Maine:

STATE OF MAINE,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE,
AUGUSTA, Oct. 7th, 1876. }
,Str:.ln reply to your request have to say that
Ialoot Democrat, as shown by the returns of city,
town and plantation clerks made to this office in
compliance with the law, is (515,O37N Fifteen
SD. CHADBoURNE,
Secretary Of State.
And now credulons persons will look for
this certificate in the argus and aslo for apol-
ogies TO Mr.. Blaine for the continuous abuse
heaped upon him for manufacturing re-
turns when he sent dispatch, on election
night, announcing probable majority ''from
twelve to fifteen thousand" 1t is difficult to
see the object Of the constant attempts of
the Democratic journals to pervert and fal-
sify election returns as was conspicuously
attempted ia the case of Colorado last week.
Even Democrats must dislike 10 be deceived
about what has actually occurred, especially
as the reaction when the truth is finally
forced upon them by Republican papers must
more than compensate for their 3temporary
hilarity over false returns. In the case of
Colorado, however, there was motive which
will be ineligible 10 those who have studied
Democratic processes. They wished to break
the effect of the Colorado election in Indi-
ana and they assume that positive and loud
reteration of their bogus reports may delude
their followers until after election day. This
sort of thing is not good journalism nor good
morals and has never been resorted to by Re-
publicans. Whether we win or lose the
states which vote to-day, the readers of the
PRESS will find in its columns as full and ac-
curate returns as are attainable.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
WANTS..
Wanted,

GENTLEMEN desiring to obtain good table
" board can be accommodated at a reasonable
price, at 419 CONGRESS STREFT.
oct5 dJw*
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
Wanted,

NOUR hundred Iineal feet of Granite Coming.
Il from to II inches thick, 4 feet wide. Fuitber
information can be had by calling at Fore Street.
near Portland Company. or 272 Middle Street.
oct3d2w* GARDNER DYER a. cO
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
BOARD.
TO LET WITH BOARD.

nNE or two boarders can be accommodated at
" AIS CUMBERLAND STREET with pleasant
front room. sep2Odtf
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
Congress Hall to Let or to Lease.

(IONGRESS HALL, No. 1901 Congress Street,
~ will be leased for term of years, if desired /;
immediate possession given
Also the Rooms now occupied by the Mercantile
Library Association, Corner of Temple and Congress
Streets. Inquire OF JOHN G. PROCTER,
oct2d3w SO Exchange Street.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10

lIflnII -UltN llIlLllUls DULu1IlN
Continental, S2,SOO,OOO
OF NEW YO X.
Ph@niX, 100000
OF HARTFORD, CONN,
Lancashire, 100000
OF MANCHESTER, ENG.
Scottish Commercial, 10, 100000
OF GLASGOW.
National, 100000
OF HARTFORD. CONN.
Connecticut 100000
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
Orient, 500. 900
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
Western, 100000
OF TORONTO.
North Western, $4,000
OF MILWAUKEE,.
Hoffman, 100000
OF NEW YORK.
Commonwealth, $4,000
OF BOSTON.
Atlantic, 100000
OF PROVIDENCE.
1t is of great Importance to those who wish to
insure their Dwellings other property tor TERM
OF YEARS, to insure in none but FIRST.CLASS
STOCK (not mutnaD COMPANIES, Those who
prefer to do so. will find the Companies we repre-
sent, among the most reliable for this purpose,
Let the citizens of Portland remember the results
of the old "POrtLda,d Mutual Insurance Co." which
furnished Policies on Dwellings, for nothing, and
paid nearly nothing its losses by the great fire,
beware OF all similar Companies, which propose to
furnish insurance on Dwellings or other property.
so chedpty as to afford protection for term of
gears.
III you put nothing into the mill you can act
nothing out-that is, Insurance that costs nothing
is worth nothing
Rates as low as any other reliable Companies.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
70 Let.

,EV Let
GNROM to or rooms, corner of Cumberland
L. and Franklin street. 203 Cumberland street.
Supplied with Sebago water, gas and furnace The
rooms are all large and pleasant. sep29dtf
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
To Let.

FURNISHED Rooms with board in private fam
Il lily. House contains all modern i'm provements.
Location Congress Square. address P. o. Box S97,
Portland, Me- ju23dtf
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
A Desirable Rent.

A New French RoOfe&s Cottage,
Very pleasantly situated, near the Horse Cars, at
Woodford's Corner; will let to a small family.
Apply to WARREN SPARROW,
ju16dtf 1874 Middle St., or on the Premises.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10

STATE OF MAINE,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE,
AUGUSTA, Oct. 7th, 1876.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10

SH:.ln reply to your request, have to say that
dne majority for Governor CoDnor, Republican, over
Ialoot, Democrat, as shown by the returns of city,
town and plantation clerks, made to this office in
compliance with the law, is (5l5,O37I Fifteen
Thousand and thirtv-sauap ..
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
TO LEFT.
Wholesale Store.

In the Thonpson Block. Nos. 1aS & lI9
l. Middle Street. Good location below the Post
Office where all the wholesale dry goods and other
classes of trade located The finest store in the
city, with light and airy basement, two entrances
two counting rooms, brick safe, and elegant show
windows, tables, counters and other fixtures. Will
be let very reasonably applied for soon. Apply to
III. e. THCMPsON,
No. 52a Emery st. the Spring st. Horse Car Route.
mb14 d&w22
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
TO Let.

o. The easterly half of residence corner of Free
E;;;; and High streets now occupied by W. H. An
MAesl- -derson Esq. Possession gwen first of May.
inquire of f. W. LIBBY,
apr1Sdtt AZ Exchange st.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10

10 LEI
EORICK HOUSE, No. 5 Carlton Street; COM
I'D modous pleasant and every way desirable
BYRON d. VERRILL.
sept9dtf 205 Middle Street.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10
Store to Let.

StVfe 10 Lex.
CTOht No. 1872 Commercial street, next below
- Dana a. Co., now occupied by Joshua Hobbs s.
Son.. Possession given Immediately. Apply at sc
Dantorth St. c. OXNARD.
april dtf
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-10

A FIRST-CLASS House of 10 rooms, Corner of
n Franklin and Cumberland Street. Also nice
rent Of rooms o@cT IN new house p Tate Tate, Street
Exchange Street. sept!sdtf
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05
Fire.

The dwelling of William Dotson' ~
Jones addition, two blocks west Q,
the A. X. I'D. Depot, was burned
Tuesday night, or rather early Weon.
esday morning. The alarm was given
about 1880. The fire bad made sucn
Roadway before discovery that no'h'
ing could be done to save 1t. The ie"
men who were there in time for sefs'
ice took out the contents OF one room
below. and saved some doors and sash.
Clothing and bedding, sewing ma
chine, and in fact fnearly the en'n'
household effects of the family, were
destroyed. The building was frame
about 16x24, II stories, with al Ell
Loss about $500. Insured $500 IN the
State Company. Of Des Moines. me
family is to-day destitute aud depeha-
ent upon the charity Of their ne'gn-
bors for food and clothing. Mr.. ~ ~
n stone mason and an industrious
man, but isnow without home 70
shelter his family through the WIN
ter.
The fire .engine arrived at the hre
nearly all hour after the alarm was
given, and when the house was
almost destroyed; and then, as report
ed by number who saw it, proved an
utter failure.