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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-09
GENERAL w US.

There is room for 5000 900 more f4rmers in
course on il.
Rear-Admiral Wilkes, who was made somew hat
famous by taking Mason and slidcll of British
vessel during the war, is lying very il at his resi-
dence in Washington.
Judge Bradley of the Commission owns and
lives in the House in Washington built and once
occupied by Stephen A. Douglas.
An Amherst sophomore, who is teaching school,
gave out the selection having the passage "And
like great Caesar, die with decency." The bril-
liant reader rendered it, "And, like great Cesar,
die with dysentery."
Two superanuated actors and a superintendent
are the only occupants of the splenddy furnished
mansion of Edward Forrest in Philadelphia, which
he left as home for the impoverished members
of his profession.
A car Of the Pennsylvania Railroad cons gned
to the sub-treasury in New York, arrived in Jer-
sey City from Washington, last week, guarded by
eight clerks, Captain Price and eight of the fifth
United States cavalry. 1t contained, in fourteen
safes, $4,000 900 in twenty dollar gold pieces,
which weighed six tons.
Salvini, the actor, is a remarkably cultivated
and well-read man, eminently dignifed and agree
able in manner. His second wife is pretty little
Engish-womsn. formerly Miss Kitty Sharpe
The four of his first marrag e he is educating
finely bat none of them is destined for the stage
which their father graces.
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VICTORY.


Senator-elect Plumb of Kansas commanded 8
regiment in the late war. and in 1872 supported
Mr.. Greeley can ardent republican rather than
8 liberal"
Gen. Van Z.nit Of Newport is talked of as a
candidate for Governor of Phode Island. lie has
twice been Lieutenant 4 Governor, and has served
several terms az Speaker Of the lower house OF the
Legislature.
President Grants specie resumption message
will take It's place in that excellent cat ilogue OF
things of which the people approve but for which
the Congressman care nothing. Papers of both
parties vie in commencing it, but Congress it is
believed, will have no time to act upon it-7r-
bum.
Those who read Of Mr.. David Du1ley Fields
piece of contemplate trickery, net to say crime
for it involved forgery and falsehood-in printing
the garbled testimony of the Special Committee
on Privileges of the House, will feel that the re-
publcans treated that shameless attorney too len.
iently. They should have presented his offence
to the House, 0sfOa Journal.
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The George L. Miller who has figured
so conspicuously in the Oregon telegraph
dispatches has been captured. lie came
from Omaha to Washington, and stopping
at q hotel without registering his name,
opened communication with the democ-
racy. A deputy Sergeant-at-Arms OF the
Senate came down upon him with sub
pena, and he will have to tell what he
knows about Oregon. He was surprised
at his capture and expressed establishment
in very emphatic manner. Patrick has
probably escaped.
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OF the twelve great annual appropria-
ton bills. only one-that providing for
pensions-has passed both houses OF Con-
gress. This one is in the hands OF the
President. Three others-the Fertilization
bill, the Military Academy bill, and that
making appropriations for the consular
and diplomatic service-are in the hands
of conference committees. Two other
bills have passed the House and are now
in charge of Senate committees, and the
rest are vet in process OF incubation by
House committees. 1t is gratifying 10
learn that the backwoods members are
not nearly so much interested in the Riv-
er and Harbor Appropriation bill as for
merly. This measure has usually been a
huge job. When 5000 has been appro-
priated for the improvement of a trout
stream in West Virginia, the money has
gone into the pockets of some democratic
statesman who took this means to re-elect
himself. The President exercised his le-
gal perogative last year, and expended
only what seemed to be needed for the
legitimate improvement of rivers and har-
bors. The trout streams suffered an un-
expected drought; and if the bill does not
happen to pass at this session, navigation
on Pokopunk Creek and the Kanawha
will not materially diminish.
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LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
concluded from first page. ]

shops; an act additional to section 6, chap. 6 of
the revised statutes, relating to the taxation Of
property of religious societies an act to reduce
the valuation of township No. Is, middle division
county oil Washington; an act additional to
chap. 1893 Of the public laws of 1874, relating to
clerk OF Judicial courts; resolve in favor of
Sprague, Owen Il Nash resolve in relation to in
situations receiving appropriations from the State
Adjourned to 23) T. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill relating to the taxation of church prop
erty came back from the House, that branch in
sisting on its amendment, and proposing Com
mttee Of Conference.
The Senate insisted on its previous action and
joined Messrs Vinton of Cumberland, IIobson of
York and Bosrdman of Waldo.
Report of Committee of Conference reporting
ought to pass on bill an act to amend sec. 6 Of
chap. 100 laws Of 1876, to authorize the formation
OF railroad corporations came from the House that
branch accepting the report and receding from
its previous vote and passing the bill to be enact
ed.
Mr.. WHITE opposed the passage of the bill.
Mr. STEVENS favored.
The report was accepted and the bill was passed
to be enacted.
The resolve relating to meridian lines was taken
up.
The motion TO table was Withdrawn. and the
amendments adopted.
The question then REQUIRED on motion to in-
definitely postpone.
Mr.. BURLEIGH advocated its passage.
Mr.. NINToN opposed and moved to amend by
striking out $500, and inserting SIS. Adopted
The resolve amended then passed to be
engrosred.
Mr.. PHILLIPS from the committee of confer
ence, on resolve relating to an appropriation for
the State library, reported that the Senate recede
and concur with House IN its indefinitely post.
ponement. And the Senate so voted.
Pending its final passage the vote passing to be
engrossed bill an act TO amend sec. 80, chap 4,
of tue revised statutes reconsidered, and the
| bill amended. 1t was then passed to be engrossed
1t was voted to adjourn until half past seven
O'Clock in the evening, and meet tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock.
Mr. STEVENS from committee of conference o
jisagreeing vote on act giving county commits
sioners jurisdiction over the repair Of ways re-
ported that they were unable TO agree ami ask ed
to be discharged.
The Senate accepted the report of the confer
ence committee on the savings bank BILL and
pending the passage of the bill to be engrossed,
Mr.. WOODBURY. moved that il be indefinitely
potpoped
The Senate refused to postpone and the bill was
passed to be engrossed.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Resolve authorizing the land agent TO quiet
settlers on sector of land in the town Of Pressure
Isle; 40 act TO amend part Of sec IS Of chap &c.,
OF the revised statutes, relating to trustee pros
cess; resolve in favor of the town of Stockton I;
resolye in favor of the Secretary of the Senate !;
resolve 10 favor of an appropriation TO carry into
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-09
The Electoral Count.
Especial 10 the Boston journal. !


A REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
The great Presidential question is decided, and
the Electoral Commission, governed by the princi-
pies of constitutional law. have virtually declared
BY it, action to-day on the Florida question that
Rutherford b. Hayes shall be the next President
of the United States. The dark clouds which
seemed to enshroud the political horizon have al
ready begun to roll away, and there are bright
prospects of q glorious future for the republican
party
The SECRET SESSION OF THE COMMISSION.
The injunction Of secrecy has not been removed
from the protracted deliberations of the Commits
sion, nor do the members appear anxious to have
detailed accounts of what trsnspired made public.
II ia known, however, that the FIVE judges of the
Supreme Court on the Commission yesterday sat
as IL on the beach, constituting an Impsyium in
Imperio, and listening to the colloqual arguments
made by the Senators and Representatives. To-
day the judges participated more actively Judge
Miller giving bis reasons for introducing the Or
der which was finally adopted. while Judge Field
displayed some Of the pettifogging pertinacity
which has characterized his brother when acting
- counsel in years pas, for Fisk and Tweed, and
now for Tilden.
Thurman made determined effort to permit
the consideration Of Thompson's report on the
Florida election and the proceedings in the courts
Of that State after the election. Abbott and the
other democrats seconded the Senator from Ohio,
AID it was remarked by a democratic judge that
the arguments within the Commission on his side
were better than those which had been made be-
fore the Commission by o'Connor, Black and
Henick.
Morton took the position that the Commission
bad 10 right to 20 behind the Returning Board,
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The situation of Secretary Morrill, is I'M
doubtedly critical. Dispatches to the press
Indicate this very decidedly. Letters re-
ceived by persons in this city say that he
has been much sicker than was generally
known. The lates: intelligence up to last
evening indicated some slight improve
ment in his condition.
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naiIp Nmntber souynai
AUG u = ia,
Fdday Morning, February o, 1871

There appears to be general satisfaction
among republicans with the proceedings
of the electoral commission thus far ana
quite as general dissatisfaction among the
Tildenites.
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Republicans at Washington ara getting
too much accustomed to the mental atti-
tude of surrender. Mr.. David Dudley
Field has been permitted to bully witness
es before the Louisiana Committee with II
brutal violence worthy of Jeffries, with
out a protest from the republican minori-
ty. These mild-mannered gentleman even
appear to have found some difficulty in
plucking up courage enough to protest
against the very impudent trick by which
Field contrived to get before the Electo
raj Commission garbled report of the
testimony taken by the committee, and
we're only too ready to allow the Ring
counselor an opportunity to back out from
the responsibility for this proceeding. The
supineness Of the minority in the House
has been taken advantage of by the DEM
ocratic leaders to subject two of the mem
bers Of the Louisiana Returning Board to
indignities against which a common felon
would have been secure. If Congress
possesses the power to put State officers
who may differ from 1t on questions of
jurisdiction in dark. damp, and ELEVENTH
ated dungeons, the sooner some restric-
tons are placed on the exercise of such
authority the better. If that power is be-
ing used without shadow of legal or u-
dicial authority, somebody ought to be
called sharply to account for piece of
monstrous usurpation and gross exhibit
ton of partisan malice. There was a
time when section of the old Wing Par
ty was chiefly remarkable for the amount
of kicking 1t could bear from the slave
holding oligarcby. If any considerable
number of republican Congressman are
disposed to take insults meskly at the
hands of the democrat DULLES of to-day
they may fairly expect some supplement
tary and still more vigorous kicking from
their constituents ew York Times.
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CIdrK S machine Thread.
ONLY Cts. A SPOOL,
COOKS CHEAP STORE
IN IL ALLOwELL.
Johnson's Anoiyne Liniment only IS cts.
New Lot Perfume for 10 cts Bottle.
Pretty Match Boxes for rs and 50 cents
from 10 cts TO ~ 0O pair.
Very Large Stock OF Small Toys, Cheap.
Ladies' Striped Cotton and Wool Hose Is cents.
Ladies' Felt Skirts REDUCED 20 cents.
Ladies' Clouds only % cts each.
WOODEN Yarn cts. a skeln.
Large skens Wooden Yarn 20 cents
Heavy BROWN DUCK Uveralls only so Cts
Ladies' Worsted Jackets only IS cts.
Mems undershIrts and Drawers "a cts. each.
Mems Heavy Ribbed Wooden Hose 25 cts,
Children's Wooden Hose 5, 10 and IS a pair.
LARGE STOCK OF Wooden Overshirts al kEpuCFD
PRICES,
Ladies Underyests and Drawers 50 cts. eacp.
Ladies Silk Neck Hdis tor rs cts.
Cardinal Red silk Ties for IS cents.
Clarks .. n. L. Thread, 5 cents a spool,
Nice Toilet Soap cts. "a cake or 50 CTS, dexen.
New stock OF Back Combs. at Low PRICES.
Mems panis SLined throughonp Tor sl.so.
Hagan's Magnolia Balm, 81 cents a bottle.
Ayers Hair vigor, IS cents.
HALLS Hair Remover, IS cts.
Burnett's Cocoaine, IS cen:s.
kennedy's Medical Discovery s1l5.
Rnsh's Sa:saparilla a Iron selling cheap.
Pain Killer poets. Russia Save 20 cts.
JohHson's AnOdyne Liniment. 20 cents.
schenck's Mandrake Pills, 20. Holloway,s Pills 90
Ayers Pills 30 cents. Wings Pills, 20 cents.
All the leading Patent Medicines
Cheap.
Elmwood Collars for IS cents box,
Ladies' Neck Ties and Rochings Very Low.
All our Hamburg Edgngs at Cost.
Ladies Linen Handkerchiefs, All Hemmed 10 cts,
Largest skelns Blue Mi xed WOODEN Yarn, rs cts.
Ia lad kfaa
New Lot of Linen Towels for cents. par
Another Lot OF Linen Table Covers for 40 cts.
Gest Glazed spool at 80 cents sen ao.s gard
Ladies Handkerchiefs Full Sized, for rs cts.
Howe's Arabian Mir Cure cheap.
Vinegar Bltters 70 cts. Plantation Bltlers 10 cts
Black wsnutwork Boxes for Is Cents ss LOT 20 0''
Me: s%.i,sys Not. Paper, 10 cents cure
New Style Tinted Initial Mote Paper. ' 70 O cts
French Corsets BEST we ever had for Scots.
New Lot OF Leather Belts, good ones, for rs cents.
Gents Linen Bosoms from II TO 81 cents.
Gents, Hemmed Linen Hd'fs from 20 to so cents.
Gents Overshirls from 90 cts. to $500 each.
Good Hoop Skirts for 30 cents.
Gents, Neck Ties and susPenderr cheap.
Ladies' Bustles for rs cents each.
Twelve doz. Agate Shirt Buttons for cents.
Children's Round Rubber Combs, s cents.
Hoyts German Cologne only 20 cents.
Nice Large Linen Towels for 20 cents.
DIR. Cummings vegetine only So cents.
QUAKER BlTTERS ONLY 20 CENTS.
Adamson's Cough Balsam, rs cents
Nice Highly Perfumed Hair Oil rs
Ayer'sSarsaparillaand Cherry Pectorsi sch IS cts
Peruvian Syrup Preparation of Iron) IS cts.
We aim to Sell the Best Goods.
AT THE
Lowest Prices
Of any store in the State at
COOKS CHEAP STORE.
IN HALLOwELL.
dec1l.t6wu
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effect the provisions of chap IS Of the public laws
of 1882 in relation to the establishment of merid-
ian lines; act to revise and consolidate the laws
relating TO the government, powers privileges
and liabilities Of savings banks and institutions for
savings; an act additional to sec 6, OF chap. g. of
the revised statutes, relating to the taxation of
property of religious societies
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to amend sec. 6 of chap. 100 Of the pub
lie laws OF lo76to authorize the formation Of rail-
road corporations; an act to amend chap. 10,
public laws of 1876, entitled act relative to
Normal Schools an act to establish the salary of
the Judge of Probate of the county of Cumber-
land act to provide for the organization of
loan and building associations; an act to author
iZe samuel Cunningham to navigate Androscog-
GIN Pond and Dead River by steam; an act to
amend act eEtltled an act to incorporate the
East Oxford Agricultural Society; an act requm-
ing accounts and claims against counties, towns,
etc., to be verified under oath an act establishing
the compensation of the chairman of county com
missioners of Cumberland county; an act provid
ing for bridge guards on ral Dads; an act to pro
vide for the more careful expenditure of school
money III towns; an act TO amend chap. n, revs-
ed statutes, relative TO equity power of supreme
judicial court; an act TO amend sec. 81, chap. 4,
revised statutes, relating TO elections; an act to
change the name of town of Lyndon TO Caribou.
an act to amend chap l41 public laws of 1873, re-
lating to appointment and duties Of poIt wardens
an act addillon to chap %, public laws of 1863,
concerning the militia an act 10 amend sec. Is,
cnsp 49, public laws of 1872, relating to railroad
crossings an act to repeal chap. li6, pubic laws
of 1876, relating to ways and to revive the pro-
visions OF sec. 80, chap is, revised statutes, an
act additional TO chap. 80 revised statutes, relat
ing to mischieyous dogs an act to amend chap.
2ll of the public laws OF 1874, relating to GENE
terits.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve laying tax on the several counties of
the State.
Adjourned
EVENING SESSION.
The Scuate met aud there being no quorum
present, Adjourned until Tomorrow morning at 9
O'Clock.
CORRECTION. In yesterday, report Mr.. White
of Hanccck, was inadvertently reported ~ op-
posing The passage OF the constitutional resolve
relating to munlcipsl indebtt dnes> when he fav-
oled It passage Reporter.
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but that the Governors certificate is not conclu-
sive proof of the action of that Board. The Gov
ernor is mere official TO carry out the declaration
of the Board and his action may be examined,
but the Commission cannot go behind the pro-
ceedings of the Board itself This position was
well sustained by Messrs. Edmuuds, Garfield and
the ether republicans, whose arguments the dem
ocrstic Commissioners could not combat success
f,,ll
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well sustained by Messrs. Edmunds, Garfield and
the ether republicans, whose arguments the dom
ocratic Commissioners could not combat success
fully.
IIuNPHREY's ELIGIBILITY.
At 10 minutes before 4 o'clock the Commission
adjourned until II o'clock to morrow, when there
will be public session. Copies OF the above or
der ami resolution were sent to the counsel, ana
they are preparing tonight TO argue the ellgihi!-
ity of Humphrey That gentleman is in the
CITY, and NAV be brought before the Commits
sion as witness. lie has been examined
to-day before the Senate Committee on Priv
ieges and Elections. lie sworc positively that,
having been informed that the holding Of
Federal office would render him Ineligible as an
Elector for President, he resigned his place as
United States Shipping Comm ssioner at Pensa-
cola on the 2ih of September to Judge W. b.
Woods, L nited States Circuit Judge for the Fifth
Judicial Circuit, who accepted his resignation in
letter dated oct. 2. The duties were imposed
upon the Collector OF Customs at Pensacola, and
be has not discharged them since.
THE EFFECT OF THE FLORIDA DECISION.
This action by the Commission on the Florida
Election will insure a consideration of the Watts
case in Oregon, and the Infamous conspiracy plan
ned in New York and carried out by the money
sent from there by 1idens nephew will fail.
THE REPUBLICAN COUNSEL CONFIDENT or
VICTORY.
The Republican counsel, whD have their cou-
sultst ion room at Wormley have been warmly
congratulated to night and they are confident Of
final triumph, rcgading the first obstacles as dis
posed Of. They say that the laws of Loui.iats and
recent constitutional amendment adopted IN
that State make the action of the Returning
Board there more final and decisive than in Flor
ida, aud the decision OF to-day covers il fully.
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Sperial Notices.
A CARD

To all who aie suffering from the errors and in-
discretons Of youth, nervous weakness, early de-
cay, loss of manhood &C., will send you a recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This
great remedy was discovered by missionary in
South America. send a selfaddressed envelope
to the REV. JOSEPH I. IMAM, Station d, Bible
House, New York City. decentralization
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summary of Assets.
Gash IN Banks, sp.,3ll 2.
Bonds and Mortgage, being fret lien
on Real Estate, worth 81, s9l 900, 20lI ,l5} 90
onIteu states Stocks (market valued 2,5l7,625 %
Bank Stocks, 2Si;Gn 80
State and City Bonds, ls5 tiJ o.
Loans on Stocks. payable on demand
lmarket value OF Securities, 500.
3I9( $40 ISL 81
Interest due on | st Jany, 1877, 72,g97 80
balance IN hanhs oi Agents, l5I, 40 Is
heal Estate, $500 10
Premiums due and uncpllected on Poll.
cies issued at this Office, $50 26
Iotai' S5l04.6jO S.
Liabilities,
Reserve for Rein surance, $I,s5s 1874 6S
Reserve for Unpaid Lo scs aud Div
idends, 1870, "a
Total, s2lOlsB "
Business In State OF Maine During the
Year 1870.
Amount Fire Risks written, sj,sOs $50 co.
Premiums received, 80 tss 10
. Losses paid, 47O6s 10
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FOR SALE

A NEW HOUSE, partly finished situate on
IA Green Street will be sold az a Bargain. In.
quire at FREEMANS BANK.
Dec. IL, 1875. deelq,tr
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PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.

Resolve authorizing the land agent TO quiet
settlers on sector of land in the town Of Pressure
Isle; 40 act TO amend part Of sec IS of chap &C.,
OF the revised statutes, relating to trustee pros
sess; resolve in favor of the town of Stockton I;
resolye in favor of the Secretary of the Senate /;
resolve in favor of an appropriation to carry into
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TWO Small Convenient Tenements few minutes
walk from Water st. Inquire Of
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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

Even that sly old fox, Columbus
Delano. Grant 5 eN-Secretary of the
Interior. is beginning u Gurmur at
the results which the money-loTds
are accomplishing. We quote from a
recent interview with him:
After we had reached the house [
asked him to discourse upon the tinan-
cial question.
There is little to say about the
finances of this country was Mr..
Delano's reply. Il think we are all
doing very we'll. BY the way. can YOU
tell me what the resumption act was
ever passed for =
/ frankly admitted that | could see
no reason for it. except that the cap
italists. the holders of bonds and the
like demanded it.
well. now. did it occur TO you-or
let us suppose a ease for a moment
suppose Il man was owing YOU 500. 900,
and he owned property worth $780,
900. or twice that maybe. and was
paying YOU off as fast as he could:now
YOU know he is doing the best he can.
and will pay you as fast as he can land
do YOU think it would increase YOUR
confidence if he should call a town
meeting and pass resolutions that he'd
pay of the debt before it is possible
for him to do it
Not much. On the other hand /
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

would not appreciate it. Mr.. Hardlng
indorses Hayes, but takes no stock III
lieutenant, Sherman.
This is hardly fair. Sherman IS
simply executing the financial policy
Of the republican party, endorsed by
the democratic party enacted INTO
law bv congress, and approved with
more or less positiveness by both the
great parties in their national conven-
tions. How can Mr.. Harding endorse
HAYES and denOunce Sherman Dld
not HAYES pledge himself to this
nolicvl Was he not elected to carry
it outl Did he not declare that no
steps must be taken backward from
it, Why make Sherman the scape-
coat for the sins Of two great political
parties!
If the resumption act means 1.-the
financial ruin of the nation. from which
there will be no recovery during the
present century,, the remedy IS to
support a new party that will resist
the principles Of which that resump-
ton act is but the OutgrOWth. De-
nouncing Sherman will not cure the
disease.