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The Portland daily press., 1877-11-13
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GeD Ewing has a remarkable personal re-
semblanee to Mr.. Blaine.
Mr.. Gladstone has been photographed in his
shirt sleeves sitting among the chips of fall
en tree, with his woodsman's ak besi 1e him.
Col. Ingersoll is soon to lecture under the an-
spices of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton at Burlington.
In the course of speech in Boston last week
Gen. Hawley was saying: 'The Democratic
party will live" when he was interrupted by
faint applause in one corner. Turning in that
direction he continued, emphatically, "as long
as the spirit of evil lives" The General
brought down the house.
When Alexander Stephens is feeling uncom-
monty we'll he is INDUCED with two ounces of
wiskey after dinner. When he is i'll he is forc-
ed to be abstemious.
The Dramatic News says that there is no
truth whatever in the report that Kate Claxton
has married Charles Q. Stevenson. That such
an event may take place is possible But that
Miss Claxton would remarry but week after
her divorce supposes 10 her much less discre-
ion and common sense than she really has.
Oliver Brown, son of old John Brown, of
aarper's Ferry-rad memory, the sole survivor
of that quixotlc attempt, is living alone on Jay
Cookies island, Gibraltar, in Lake Erie. He is
a tall, muscular fellow, with shaggy, overgrown
beard, and hair once red, now almost entirely
gray; a bronzed complexion, and large, full,
honest looking, deep blue eyes. His summer
garD is generally tattered, unbleached cotton
or check-blouse shirt; pair of patched home-
spun pantaloons, and tattered straw hat. His
feet are usually bare. He is a bachelor, and
is very gallant in his manner to ladies', whom
he warmly welcomes when they visit Gibral-
tar.
The Prince of Wales went to the Globe Thea
tire in London the other night to see bur-
lesque, and out of respect to the royal visitor
the principal performer, Mr.. Rightou, cut out
of his topical song adsrespectfu allusion to the
Marquis of Lorne. On hearing of this the
Prince said he was very much disappointed, as
no one liked to chaff Lorne more thai he did.
The assertion that ex-Gov Coburn of Maine,
| is the largest land owner in the United States,
| is DISPUTED in favor Of William Waddingham
| of New York, who owns 665, 900 acres in one lot
on the Canadian river in New Mexico, and
about 100000 acres more in other parts of the
same territory, making altogether 1885, 900
acres, or more than twice as many as are claim
ed for Mr.. Coburn.
DIR. Wiltshire, in his new Descriptive Cata-
logue of Playing and other Cards in the British
Museum" does not thing the generally current
opinion that eard-playiDg is of Eastern origin
is proved. He confronts the evidence adduced
to prove that cards came originally to Europe
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-13

The Shoe and Leather Reporter looks for
war with confidence to good trade next sea-
son and says the apathy now so perceptible is
not likely to last long. The workshops will
hardly. get cleaned up and freshly painted, the
machinery oiled and the engines put in work
ing order, the accounts of stock taken and
the books ba lanced, before the demands of
customers will set everything in vigorous mo-
tion again. Those who are most conversant
with the currents of the traffic anticipate
that the next seasons demand will begin
early, continue steady, and last good while.
1t is impossible, of course, to foresee what
extraneous obstacles may interpose to disturb
the prospect. Just now there is an insane
mania for curIency-tinkering developing it
self at Washington that bodies evil to the ma
tional credit and the general prosperity. But
legislative bodies move slowly, and it is to be
hoped that many months may elapse before
any mischief can be done, even if there is no
way of preventing its being accomplished
ultimately.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-13

In the death of Martin Payne at New York
Sunday, the country and the medical profess
sion lose man who has made a notable con-
tribution to the advancement of the one and
the well-being of the other. BY DR.. Payne's
efforts that law, born of ignorance and su,
perstltion, which made it penal offence to
dissect dead body in New York was re-
pealed. Thus medical men were afforded
greater facilities for the examination of the
workings of the machinery with whose care
they have to do,and thus their capacity for use
fulness was increased, much to the benefit of
the whole country.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-13
THE MAINE STATE PRESS

TERMS: Eight Dollars a Year in advance. To
mail subscribers Seven Dollars Year if paid in ad-
vance.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-13

SOME OF the men who have heretofore be-
ionged to the Republican party in New York
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-13

took great stride in the path of "conciia-
tion'' when they Joined forces with the Dem
ocrats in the Oneida district at the recent
election and chose for state Senator man
who had served in the rebel army. The new
Senator is man OF Northern birth and
breeding, and so was doubly traitor.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-13

The large opportunities for plunder which
war between this country and Mexico
would afford are fully appreciated by the
bandits along the Mexican border. But our
government cannot afford to let itself be
irritated by few thieves into engaging in a
costly and useless war;
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-13

THE South showed its hand too soon when
It attempted in the House Saturday to pass a
law prohibiting the use of troops to sup
press insurrection. The North is not quite
enough "concliated' yet to tie its hands
against the hour when a new rebellion breaks
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-13
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. lS.

we do not read anonymous etters and commuDi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-13

IT is becoming evident that the action of
the French Senate will be determined by the
will of the Princes of the House of Orleans.
Those men perceive that the course of the
government is steadily in favor of Bonapart-
ism, and they have no mind to assist in the
elevation to power of the young man who in
herits the memories of Sedan. As between
republic and an empire the Orleanists will
unhesitatingly choose republic.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-13

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couptersigned by Stanley t.
Pullen Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent ou
nnrnal.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-13

BEN BUTLER has dropped into irony. His
utterances, like dreams, are to be interpreted
by contraries.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22
A Loyal Scoundrel.

A New York bull dozer has
come to grief. la October last
George B. Pettibone, the superin.
tendent of the Howe Sewing Ma
chine Company, undertook TO
give Hayes and Wheeler a lit.
With this view he Issued circu
lar to the thousands of agencies
of his company throughout the
United States, instructing them,
in so many words, to discharge
their subordinates who should
vote the Democratic ticket. The
reasons given were that "the sue
cess Of the Democratic party will
be the ruin Of the country" and
that this is a struggle between
the intelligent and respectable
portion of the community and the
ignorant and roUghs and rowdies
of the cities" Whether this in
timidation policy was carried out
we have no: the means of know.
ing, but here comes the news that
Mr.. Pettibone has absconded,
with the report that be is de-
fiulter to the amount of $4,000.
So much for one arrogant claim
ant of intelligence and respecta
bility.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22
The Ashtabula Murder.

We are glad to see that one
coroners jury in the country
has had the courage to say that
somebody is to blame for q
wholesale destruction of hui
man life. We refer to the yer-
dict in the case of the Ashta-
bula bridge disaster in OHIO,
which occurred on tic Goth of
December last. We are not
now speaking of the correct
ness Of the verdict, although it
must have weight from the fact
that it is the result OF more than
two months investigation and
deliberatiop; but such inquests
have so uniformly resulted in
the verdict Of "Nobody to
blame," that we rejoice to see
an end put to the solemn farce.
The Ashtabula jury declared
that the responsibility of this
fearful disaster and its conse-
quent loss Of life rests upon the
railroad company, which, by it's
chief executive officer, planned
and erected the bridge, and
which "continued to use this
bridge for about eleven years,
during all of which time care
full inspection by & competent
engineer could not have failed
to discover these defects This
is 10 the point, and other rail-
road corporations and officers
ought to be able to see the
point, and estimate the nature
and weight of their own respon-
sibility.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22
The State Debt.
The Result of the Conference with
the BOndhOIders.

Senator Martin, one Of the
Legislative Committee, which
have been in New York for the
past ten days, to confer with
the holders Of Tennessee bonds,
returned to the city yesterday,
and Senator Arledge and Rep
resentative John II. Savage and
w. e. Travis, the remaining
members Of the committee, re-
turned this morning. The COM
mittee were not sent to pro-
pose anything, bnt only to hear
what the representatives of the
bondholders, might say and
transmit it for action to the
Legislature. The first PROPOSE.
ton as to the amount ofintercst
which was suggested was to
settle it at the rate Of four per
cent. for the first five years, and
five per cent. for the second
five years, and six per cent. for
the remaining years, but this
did not meet the views of the
committee, and it was rejected.
But one more proposition was
made, and that was to agree Oh
a payment of the debt at the
rate of sixty cents on the dol
lar by issuing bonds, dated
January 1st, 1878, and to run
thirty years, the interest to be
paid in New York. This the
Arbitrators stated was their
lowest figures, though the Com
mittee labored in vain for them
to decrease it to fifty cents on
the dollar. This could have
doubtless been effected had it
not been for letters received by
the arbiters from bondholders
in Tennessee, protesting against
a compromise, and inspiring
hopes in the breasts of the ar
biters, that the State was able
to meet financial liabilities. 1t
is quite possible that the con-
ference will be continued by
telegraph if the Legislature re-
fuses to compromise upon the
terms proposed. While in con-
versation with a number of the
Legislature, this morning, a
Banner reporter was told by
several that it wnnld certainly
be rejected as they considered
it extremely doubtful if the
Legislature would agree to a
compromise upon any higher
rate than fifty cents on the dol
lar.-Banner, 18TH.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

BY the constant rise and fall
of the barometer on the East
crn question, which has been
going on for year past, the
prospect is more warlike. Rus
STA has an immense army ready
for action, and Turkey has been
gathering all her forces on the
other side. The precise posi-
ton Of the other powers has not
been declared. In the mean
time the agitation throughout
the Turkish Empire is increas-
ing. A late dispatch says;
The 8fohammedan population
of Bosnia is becoming very
much excited by the addresses
of Imas, Hadjas and wandering
Dervishes, who have reused the
fanatical passions of their fol-
lowers to such a pitch of exile
ment that foreigners residing
in Bosnian towns statcthat there
is imminent danger of a mas
sacre."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

~ "There is no doubt says
the Detroit Free Press, "that
Wells is rascal, INSCRIPTIONS e.
nough, if the conditions were fav.
orable, to have counted the vote
OF Louisiana for Hayes, if there
had been an adverse majority of
100000. Yes, and the Radical
members of the Electoral Com.
mission would have accepted
Wells count as the just and legal
one, precisely as they have done.
Wells is not the only rascal in the
business, by any means.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

I In retiring from the United
States Supreme Bench, Judge
Davis takes occasion TO bear
testimony TO the ability and i'm
partiality of the Tribunal OF
which he has been so illustri-
Gus and confidential a member.
The miserable calumnlators and
small critics who have recently
attempted TO bring odium on
the Court ought to be silenccd
by the free expression of this
great and unprejudiced man,
indianapolis Journal.
The Supreme Court OF the
United States has fallen very
low when it requires boosting
Of this sort. Judge Davis is a
man of unbounded stomach,
but we have no reason to be-
lieve him free from prejudice.
Recent events have shown that
Judges have prejudices as we'll
as other people. Before Mr..
Davis undertakes to furnish
certificates of character to the
Supreme Court he had better
get somebody to indorse him
outside of the Indianapolis
Journal office.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22
FAYEutYlIts, TENNESSEE T,
Thursday aorniag, marsh s2. 1917

"a The breaking down of
Incorporation, to Hayes in Lisown
purity has bad "a vesy decreasing
effect upon Packard and .Chsm-
ieriafui this carpetbag claimants
for G,veinQrr-iH Louisiana ana
South GaroGaae Their tenure
'f 'fiice' is daily growing more
aid more Insecure, aud there is
TO prospect now that they will
lie recognized. The people of
those States are growing very im-
patient at their presence, aud it
Us the respect for law aud q desire
SO avoid any embarrassment 10
Hayes in his proposed course of
conciliatiou, that prevents the
people from driving them away,
tag and baggage.
The feebleness Of Packard's
hold in Louisiana is thus stated
by a staffcorrespondentofth the New
York Tribune:
After four years of the Nest
careful nursing, the Republican
administration in Louisiana. rep
resented by Governor Packard,
a far ADLER, Drawer and more deter.
u ined man than Mr.. Kellogg, is
is unable TO make it's authority re-.
tpected anywhere ia the State,
outside of the four walls Of the ST.
Louis Hotel, in which the execu-
tive Offices are situated, and he il
able to rem ain there only because
General Augur, with 1000 United
States troops, keeps constant guard
over Lin. lie exercises no au-
thority in the city of New Orleans,
Ior 10 any parish of the State ex
cept by the sufferance of his rival
Governor Nichols"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22
Shot his own Son.
Knoxville Chronicle, Tuesd,

Knoxville Chronicle, Tuesday
morning: We have information
that Wm. Bright, who lives IN the
9th di trict Of Knox county, one
night last week, heard some one
in his smoke-house stealing his
meat, and providing himself with
a shooting iron. went out, when
he discovered the retreating form
of the thief, at which he fred.
The shot brought his victim down
with shrek of grief. The voice
had a strangely familiar sound to
it and unspeakab!e was the hor-
ror with which the father was
stricken upon his discovering that
it was his own son, a married
man, whom he had caught steal.
ing bis bacon, and whom he had
shot through the body.
The son was taken up and car.
ed for by the father, but tile shot
was serious enc, and our iutorma'
ton is that his recovery was
thought to be doubtful.
Sad, indeed, that a man thus
disgrace himself and perhaps
bring about his death at the hands
of his own father. @
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

Popular suffrage has been put
to q singular test in a village
of Ava, Japan. The neigh
borhood was harassed by a mid
night robbcr, whom nobody
could detect. The head of the
hamlet summoned the entire
male population under his
charge, and directed every man
TO write the name Of the per-
son whom he suspected and to
deposit the ticket in a box.
Fifteen ballots bore the name
of Abe Tanihei, the rest being
blanks. The man whom every
body distrusted was so over
come with establishment that he
made full confession and went
to prison. Never before in
The history of popular govern
ment was a thief elected with
such MISUNDERSTANDING.
IF the Democratic party of
the United States could have
an opportunity to vote on the
man who stole the Presidency
for Hayes the ballots would be
very equally divided between
Joe Bradley and j. Madison
Wells.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

CINCINNATI, March 10.-A
Commercial dispatch says that
on Monday last A. j. Warner,
pastor of the Colored Methodist
Episcopal Church of North Yer
non, Ind, and principal of the
colored schools of that city, eloped
with sister Staten, one of The
colored sisters of his flock, carry
ing with them all the church and
Sabbath school funds and his wa
yes, leaving his wife and four lit.
tie ones 81 so in copper coins. He
left ostensibly to attend the anDu.
al conference at Maysville, KY,
but went another way.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

The thermometer at St. Pc
tersburgh on Sunday night, the
18th, was nearly 20 deg. below
zere. AT Pesth, Hungary, on
Monday, it bad been showing
for 49 hours. The railways
were blocked and the snow was
from three to five feet deep in
the streets and in some places
II feet.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

The following is an extract
from a speech delivered by Senator
Key on the floor of the Senate, Oh
the 18th of December:
"Before the people of my own
State, in the canvass lately ended,
l on all occasions endorsed the
candidates of the Republican party
as patriotic and honest men, of
whom any party or country might
be justly proud
The people of Knoxville will
remember that he made such a
statement in his Opera House
speech in this city. But the
Knoxville Tribune and New York
Sun say that Hayes is not to be
trusted -KnorciUe Chronicle
radical.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

In New Hampshire the Re-
publican candidate for Cover
nor was elected by a small ma
jority-not varying much from
that in last years election.
Three Congressman were cleo
ted-one of them Democratic,
Jones of the First District.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22
MARVELLOUS EEEEcT.

II. K. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-I have used VEcETINE, ARD fell n
O duty to acknowledge the great bensln IL bas
done me. In the spring OF the year 1862 was
alex from general debility, caused by overwork,
want Of sleep and proper rest. l was very weak
and much emaeiated. tried many remedies,
without receiving any benefit from any Of them,
until was persuaded to try YEGETINE. Be
fore I had taken this one week my improved
condition gave me renewed hope and courage.
] continued to take IL every day, gaining more
health. The effect of this Remedy, in case q
general debility, is indeed marvellous.
ELIZABETH A. FOLEY,
81 Webster street, ChRPlestoWn Mac.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

Nine out of every ten papers
advertised for sale, are to be sold
"on account Of falling health Of
the proprietor" But a little in.
vestigation shows that the true
reason is on account of the failing
pocket-b book Of that Individual.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22
~ Information comes fror

f@ Information comes from
Washington that the federal
troops are to be withdrawn from
Louisiana and South Carolina.
Mr.. Hayes is reported to have
said that a government propped
by muskets had failed, and a
change to a republican form
would now accord with public
demand.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

Conscientiously believing that
Hayes was not lawfully appoint
I'd President of the United States,
Judges Clifford and Field, of the
Supreme Court of the United
States, refused to lie present
at the installation ceremonies
Their participation in the proceed.
ings in their official character
would have been construed rs
confession that their opposition
to the decisions of the L ectoral
Tribunal, Of which they were
members, was merely factious
and inspired by paths motives,
and that there is nothing in the
methods bv wnicIl IIayas has
come to the Presidency which
should prevent a voluntary and
cheerful admission of the legality
of his assumption of the Office.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

Carl Schurz is the first German
who ever filled a Cabinet place,
but no less than four Secretaries
of The Treasury have been of for
eign birth Albert Gallatin, born
in Switzerland ; Alexander j Dial
las and Alexander ]. Hamilton,
natives of the West Indies, and
Will J. Duane, an Irishman.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22
SWOLLEN LIMBS.

LEBANON, n. h, Jan. 2, RsIH
Mr.. STEvENs:
Dear Sir-I write this note 70 inform you 81
the effect OF your "Blood Purifier" upon my
system. When I commenced taking It, year
ago, I was very much debilitated. My limbs
were swollen so that it was impossible for me to
get into or out from a carriage, and very painful
" stand on my feet My appetite was gone, my
Strength falling rapidly. After using your med
icine for a few weeks began to improve. Ny
appetite improved and my strength returned.
can now perform my duties rs a nurse with my
Yoated ease; and feel l owe 1t 70 VE0ErIHE-
Yours gratefully,
IRs. @. A. n, TIIDEN
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

ME. An Athens, Ohio, mer'
chant has been paying a local
weekly paper from $500 to S1Oo
a wear for advertising for him. Be-
gaming a comparative stranger,
he has now one of the largest re
fail trades in Southern Ohio.
The moral lie plain~advertise.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

The Signal Service station al
Nashville has a mammoth BALLOON 90
for purposes of observation. The
S;,nn, Service officials are not all
'pT,norous for the Nashville post,
,tonch, they'd rather rise in the
service slowly by pure merit.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

The list of property in New
York City sold for assessments
covers two of the broad pages
of the New York Erenimg Post.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22
a PERFECT cuRE

CHARLRsrowN, June II, 1854.
Mr. II. r. SFxvEHs
Dear Sir-This Is 70 certify that VEGErIKE
made a perfect cure Of me when my attending
physician had pronounced my case consumption
aud said could net survive many days.
Mrs. LEosroS, 35 Cock street.
The factB stated by Mrs. Ledston are person
ally known by me, and they are true.
I'D. A, ID, HAYNES,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

NJ II is thought an extra
ss.sion Of Congress will be con
,enal on the 4,h of June next.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-22

will probably cause some decis.
i've action to be taken by the act
ing President, in whose hands all
the power is placed by law.