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The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

THE Springfield Republican has heen very
ready to accept the pledges of Southern lead
ers las made in good faith, but it is COM
PEELED to admit discrepancy between Wade
Hampton's promise end his performance.
HE undertook says the Republican ''to
promise in behalf ofsthe State of South Caro-
lima under Democratic. rule, that it should
take no backward step as to popular educa-
tion, especially that of the negroes" Yet as
the Republican points out the Legislature
has struck severe blow at popular educa.
tion by abolishing the school tax as a special
tax and putting it into the general fund
where it can be appropriated for any
purpose, whereas formerly it could
only be devoted to school purposes. Another
bill forbidding any school district to tax itself
has been enacted which is a severe blow to
the school system. No money has been ap.
propriated for enumerating the school chill.
dren. which will prevent adequate school
appropriations. The Legislature has also
broken up the University at Columbia and
refused to pay the salaries of professors. 1t
has refused to support the colored normal
school any longer, and has repudiated arrear-
ages OF pay due teachers. In order to keep
the schools under Democratic influence the
Legislature omitted to call a meeting of tbs
Board of Education, which leaves the DEM
ocratic School Commissioner in entire con.
troll OF the state system. In order to pro-
vide pretext for ejecting Northern teachers,
bill forbidding partisan teaching has been
passed. Wade Hampton has signed these
bills without protest.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

SECRETARY EvARTs is desirous of doing
what he can 10 encourage United States
commerce with the South American States.
With this object in view, reorganization of
the entire South American Consular system
mas been thought of, and, so far as the law
allows, the abolition of some of the numer-
oas commercial agencies and feed consulates,
or the subordination of each of them to
some prominent consular officer in their re-
spective countries. At present these minor
officers, who are mostly foreigners and hold
ing business relations with their own eoun-
tries. study more closely their personal inter-
ests than those of the United States and its
commerce; and not infrequentIy it is ascer-
tanned that they actually divert commerce
from this country to European ports, to their
own advantage. The improvement of COM
mercial relations with the South American
States is fixed policy of the state depart
ment.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
LEGAL NOTICES.
STATE OF MAINE.

To the Honorable Charles ". Walton, one of the
justices Of the Supreme judicial Court of said
State: 'N'''
HOMBLY shows the undersigned Trustees of the
A Brunswick Savings Institution OF Brunswiclx
In the county of Cumberland, in said State and the
State Bank Examiner, that said Savings Institution
is 1sovent by reason of loss on and by depreciation
in the value Of portion of its assets without the
fault Of the Trustees thereof that your petitioners
respectfully ask your honor to appoint time for the
examination of the affairs of said Institution and
cause notice thereof to be given to all parties inter-
ested IN such manner as your Honor may prescribe;
and II upon an examination of its assets and abili-
ties, and from other evidence produced at the time
appointed your Honor shall be satisfied of the facts
above set FORTH and that said corporation has not
exceeded its powers nor failed to comply with
any OF the rules restrictions and conditions provided
9y law, that your Honor may see fit, if you should
ueen 1or the interest of the depositors therein and
ne puolct by proper decree, to reduce the deposit
account of each depostor, as to divide such loss
pro rata among the depostors. thereby rendering
the corporation solvent that its further proceed
lngs shall not be hazardous to the public, or those
having or placing funds in its custody and to make
such other orders and DEGREES in the premises as NAV
De authorized required by Sec 36 of Chapter 21S
OF the Public Laws of 1877, approved Feb g. 1871
and as in duty bound will ever pray.
dated this sixteenth day of July, 1877
HENRY CARVILL,
A. II. MERRYMAN,
ALONZO DAY, Trustees.
JOHN BISHOP, JR
BENJAMIN GREENE,
w. W. BOLSTER, State Bank Examiner.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
The State Convention.

The Republican State Convention, of which
full report will be found elsewhere, was
notably strong and respectable body. 1t was
not only much larger in numbers than tie
usual conventions on "off7' years, but in the
character, standing and influence of its mem
bers, it was far in advance of any convention
for many years. All sections sent their best
men to take counsel together concerning the
interests and duties of the Republican party.
From such body wise and discreet action
was to be expected, and the expectation was
justified by the result
AS the nomination of Gov. Connor was
cordially conceded by unanimous consent,
the chief interest of the occasion centered in
the declaration of opinion upon public ques-
tions. The committee on resolutions was
selected with great care and the result of
their deliberations iii full and detailed state
meat of the articles of faith on which the
Republicans base their organization and
which they commend as embodying just and
satisfactory rules for the government of the
nation and the management of our state.
1t is fitting that at this time, when there are
rumors of differences and disintegration and
new and strange theories of government are
set forth by our adversaries, the Republicans
of Maine should distinctly and fully state the
grounds on which they claim continued ex-
istence and power.
The question of the attitude of the party
in Maine toward the national administration
presented many difficulties. On the one side
were those who wished to accord full praise
and expression of confidence to the admins
tration. and on the other were those who
were dissatisfied with the action of the Pres.
ident and his advisers toward the States of
Louisiana and South Carolina, and who
wished to give expression to their discomfort
by vote of disapproval. Resolutions were
introduced on both sides, and were supported
oy strong and vigorous speeches. The differ
ence OF opinion was growing quite marked,
when Mr.. Blaine entered upon the scene, and
IN calm, temperate, kindly aud judcious
little speech, advocated harmony and mutual
concession. His motion to lay both resou-
tions on the table was heartily approved by
the great bulk of the convention, and was
passed by an overwhelming majority. While
the advocates of the extreme measures one
way and the other may not at once be con-
tented with the result, yet time and the sober
second thought will undoubtedly convince the
great body of them that the action taken was
discreet, and was in fact the only thing which
il was possible to do uncar the circumstances
1t is condition Of any combined human ac.
ton, that the diverse opinions of individuals
must be so modified as to find common ex-
preston, which shall represent as nearly as
possible the average sentiment Of the whole.
The action of the convention will in general
commend itselft the calm judgment of the
Republicans of Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

BISMARCK is reported to be actively in
triguing with Russia and. Austria, In the ex-
pectation of influencing the latter to consent
to the passage of Russian reinforcements
through Servian territory to position of adj
vantage on the Turkish left flank. Austria
wavers in the presence Of the uncertainty Of
action on the part Of the British Govern
ment, while the latter is evidently anxious to
let the Turks fight it out, their successes hav-
ing much relieved the embarrassment of the
Ministry. England, much as she desires to
maintain her neutrality, could hardly silently
permit an active combination of the three
Emperors to rob Turkey of the results of her
victories
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

TYP Stairs rent of seven rooms-bath room and
~ modern conveniences the new brick house
1852 Congress St., I'd door from Neal st. The prem
ises can be seen on application to F. G, PATTER-
SON, Dealer in Real Estate. ju23df
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
Supreme Judicial Court in Vacation,

Supreme Judicial Court in Vacation,
August A. 1871 !
9 hereby appoint Tuesday, the eleventh day of
September, A. D. 1877, at two O'Clock in,the after
noon. aid the office of the Brunswick Savings In
land, the time and place for hearing upon the
foregoing petition, and for examination of the at
hereby ordered to give notice thereof to ali narties
interested by publishing said petition and this order
thereon three weeks successfully in the Brunswick
aforesaid and fourteen times, at least on as m any
different days. in the Daily Eastern Argus and the
Portland Daily Press, each of said publications to be
prior to said eleventh day of September, A. D. 1877
TO the end that all parties interested may then and
there appear and be heard If they DESIRE touching
tne subject matter OF said petition and show cause
any tney nave, why the prayer thereof should not
be granted. NV
G. W..WALTON,
One of the justices Of the Supreme judicial Court.
aus dl4t
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

THE Bangor Commercial urges the Demo-
cratic State convention to adopt an anti
prohibition plank, and the Belfast Journal
and the Augusta Standard oppose any such
action, and the consequence Is that the
Commercial is accusing the Standard and
Journal Of being traitors to the party. The
drouth has been very severe in Bangor.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

IT has again become necessary to issue an
order forbidding the sale of metallic car
tridges to the Indians. Gen. Grant issued
similar order in 1876, but it does not seem 10
have been regarded for the Indians are as
well armed as the troops that are fighting
them. The frontier traders do the mischief
and perhaps the best remedy lies in COM
pelling them TO accompany the army to form
breastworks in case of an encounter.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

ONLY one Southern paper, SO far as we
have seen, finds any fault with the renomina-
tion of Gov. Stone of Mississippi and that is
the New Orleans Times, which mildly sug-
gests that his conduct in regard TO the Kem-
per county tragedy evinced neither sound
policy nor good Judgment.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
STATE NEWS.
HANCOCK COUNTY.

HANCOCK COUNTY.
Dwelling house of Mr.. Darius Cousins in
Bluehill was burned Sunday afternoon.
Joseph Spencer of Hancock committed sui
eide Sunday to avoid going to the almshouse
KNOX COUNTY.
The total valuation of Rockland is $4,473,045,
of which $3 1876 908 is real estate and ST 346 167
is personal property. The total tax assessed
this year. exclusive of supplementary tar, Is
$123,226.17.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The water in the Kennebec Just. below the
Augusta dam is so low that teams cross the
river at that point.
The lumbermen on the Kennebec have never
been SO short OF lumber at this early period In
the season. The Kennebec Land and Lumber
Company, which has three mills on the Kenne-
bee, Zone at Pittston, one at Wiscasset and one
at Augusta will have no logs on hand Septem-
Der list. They cut one-fifth Of all the logs cut
on the river, about twenty-five millions year.
They are saving deals and sell direct TO the
foreign market. Two ships are now loading,
one at Wiscasset and one at Plttston with deals
for foreign port Ira D. Sturgis, Esq, the
veteran Augusta lumberman, informs our re-
porter that there will probably be an unusually
large cut of logs next winter, and that on the
lower Kennebec there will be few logs by Oc-
tober 1st The Kennebec Land and Lumber
Co. has been doing good business, it being
saved by the unusually good trade in deals
LeWiston Journal.
WALDO COUNTY.
Capt. Perkins of schooner Welaka of Belfast,
at Venice from New York, from which letters
have just been received, reports that on the
passage, seaman named George Tucker was
knocked overheard by the main boom and lost.
Efforts were made to recover him, but proved
useless
House of Russel s. Dyer in Belfast was dam
aged by fire to the amount of $500 Tuesday.
YORK COUNTY.
David McKenney's house, situated on the
Burnham road in Saco, was struck by light
ming during the shower OF Tuesday night. A
tree standing near was struck aud the bolt di-
Sylded IN its descent striking one side of the
house, tearing off clapboards, etc. Mr.. Nc
henney's mother occupied room on the side
OF the house where the damage was done, and
at the time was in bed. Although all the glass
IN one window was scattered about the room
and the plastering and lathing also generally
spread around, yet she was unhurt
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
TO be Let.

YEvHE Offices in Third Story Merchants National
n Bank, now occupied by j. 81 E. M. Rand; also
the front Offices These offices are heated by steam;
have gas, water and fire proof vaults Possession
given Nov 1st 0ct27dH
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

Judge Duval of the United Statest District
Court, Austin, Texas, has decided that the
state law prohibiting miscegeneration is uncon-
sttutionai, because it fixes q penalty upon The
white culprit alone. He suggests law provid-
ing penalty on both races.
The lumber shavers of Chicago have organ
lied and agreed to strike Monday, but no
trouble is feared.
The coroner's jury in the case of the barge
collision on the North river on the 2Sth inst.s
rendered verdict charging Capt Leonard Of
the steamer Thompson, with criminal regli-
gence in failing to have lights properly exhib-
the action of the grand jury.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all 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., 1877-08-10
Reception Hall, City Building,
PORTLAND, Thursday, August 16, 1877,

At 10 O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose of nominat-
ing four candidates for the Office of State Senator
County Commissioner, Register OF Deeds, Treas
urer. Also to choose County Committee for the
year 1875 also to act upon any other business proper
to come before the convention.
The basis OF representation will be as follows:
Portland and each of the several Towns in the County
will be entitled to one delegate and one for every rs
votes cast for Seden Connor for Governor last year.
fraction of 40 or more will be entitled to an addi-
tional delegate.
This basis will give the following number of dele
oates and annorfiopmept.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

Mr.. HENDRICKS has been contemplating
royalty and is astonished to find how limited
the Queens power is as compared with that
OF the President of the United States. The
consequence is he is dreaming of 1880 more
fOndly than ever.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
Notice of Foreclosure.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the 9Th day of
~ September, A. D., 1866. Thomas Mithe1 OF
Casco, , in the County of Cumberland and State Of
a certain piece of land which was decided to him 6y
Jordan B. Mithell, November 9th, A. d.. 1854,
recorded Led in said Cumberland Registry of Deeds,
said Registry ook 345 Page 231) and that the con-
ditions of said mortgage have been broken by rea-
son Of which claim foreclosure of the same, and
give this notice for that purpose.
1877. - O''
iuly2Od1aw3wF SPENCER DECKER.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
Sherif's Sale.

CUMBERLAND, Ss.
SElZED this day on execution in favor OF A. H.
~ Burbank against Jeriah Harris and will be sold
by public auction to the highest bidder, on SATU,R
DAY the eighth day of September, A. D., 1877 at
one O'Clock III the afternoon, at the Sheris office in
Portland in said county, all the right in equity which
Jeriah Harris, of Cumberland, in said county, now
has to redeem the following described mortgaged real
estate to wit certain piece or parcel of land with
the buildings thereon situated in the town of Cum
berland, in said county, containing ninety three
acres and bounded as follows, viz:-On the South
the Northwest by land of Franklin F. Doughty; on
the Northeast by land of the heirs of Charles Dates
and the Southeast by land of Edward j. Stubbs be-
ing same premises conveyed to the said Jeriah Har
ris by Josiah Harris, deed dated May 14th, A. D.,
1923. and recorded in the Cumberland Registry Of
Deeds, Book 100, Page 553.
Dated at Portland the fourth day of Aupust A.
D., 1877.
au6d1aw3wT E. R. BROWN, Deputy Sheriff.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

THE Mexican government is ready to pay
the second instalment of the award for
depred ations along the border which argues
well for President Diaz's Management of the
finanpac
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned 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
journal.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

STANLEY MATTHEWS has been talking to
a areporter concerning the financial platform
which be recommended toathe Cleveland con
vention. He submitted 1t not as anybody's
principles in particular, but just to see how it
would strike the committee on resolutions.
he saw and has since seen how it strikes the
country, and now he finds it necessary to
speak in every town in Ohio of 5000 inhabi.
tants to Try and remove the prejudice against
him.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

1T is such demagogues as Gen. Hoxsey and
G. A. Beecher who addressed the New Jer-
ser Greenback Convention Wednesday, that
are the laboring mans worst enemies. What
the laborer could do if there was not capital to
furnish him with employment is easy enough
to see. He could do nothing but starve. Yet
when Gen. Hoxsey and G. A. Beecher tell
him he must assail capital, must terrorize
the capitalist, and that the President was
wrong in suppressing the riots which were
Gripping industries from which he derives
his support he endorses their recommends
tions by enthusiastic applause. Evidently he
is sorely in need of education.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

When young mans salary will not permit
MIN 10 wear thirty-cent cameo of some old
pagan god or ether at the focus of his full
front-save-washing-b -bill-neckties, then the times
may be characterized as impere.rably dense.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

The woman sufragists of Colorado pro-
pose to make lively campaign this year, and
they are receiving liberal pecuniary assistance
from sympathizers in Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

Mr.. BlGGAR, an American, has been ar
rested in Paris for calling President MacMa-
hon an ass. Mr.. Biggar should have re-
manned at home and contented himself with
styling President Hayes ellis Fraudulency."
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
NOTICE TO STOCK RAISERS.

A "a meeting of the Executive Officers of the New
IA England Agricultural Society," held AT Port
land July 2Oth 1871 it was voted that in class Four
Nos. "a, Is and rs, the premiums for sheep should
read instead of 1.-TWO years old and under three as
advertised in the published Premium List-"two
years old and upwards
Also that in all cases, the exhibitor of horse or
horses and drivers having paid the entrance fee,
should be entitled to card of admission.
jy2sdtf DANIEL NEEDHAM Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

THE Georgia Constitutional Convention
has succeeded in disfranchising a considera-
BILE body of poor colored voters by adopting
a tax-paYing qualification.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

SENATOR BECK told Democratic mass
meeting at Maysvllle. KY, that the Demo-
cratic party was pledged to repeal the re-
sumption act of 1879.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

A man in Ohio who attempted to hang him.
self recently was cut down by his mother-in-
law. She wasn't through with him ret.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

A sign board in the vicinity of good t,sbin0
grounds, near Augusta, Me-. reads: mo fish
ing Lowed Here in this Brooke"
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
Cumberland Co. Republican Convention.

The Republicans of Cumberland County and all
others who intend to act with the Party the Sep
tember election invited to send delegates to con-
yention tO he held in
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
Cap and Bells.

mechanic his labor will often discard
tne rate of his pay he dislikes;
0u. ciock-and Its case Is uncommonly hard
VIII continue to work though it strikes.
L-7h0mas Hood.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

Nahant has begun to be addicted to the sea-
serpent, as usual. He can only be seen through
glass, and is bottle green and foams at the
mouth. He was first obsery ed by o Cork's
crew, that looked right down into his throat
while going round in his vicinity. His breath
smells of whisky and his eye is red and fierce.
He has been seen after several schooners.
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

what object to-" said Texan horse thief,
as he was about to be drawn up, sis your hang
ing me here in the sun when there's plenty Of
shade close by; however, 20 ahead
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
TO Leg,

NtHREE First-Class Trnaments; good sewerage
Il and Sebag9. Apply to ANDREW BENNETT,
Corner Pine and Bracket Streets at Residence 80
Salem Street, audit
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

DUBUQUE is afflicted with a servant-girls
trades-union, the working members Of which
are pledged to support those out of employ
meDt by thievings from their mistresses,
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
ORDINANCES ON HEALTH.

MO persons shall throw or deposit, or cause to be
~ thrown or deposited, in any street, court,
square, lane, alley, or public place, any saw DUST
SCOT ashes. cinders shavings, hair, shreds, manure
oyster clam or lobster shells, waste dirty water
any animal vegetable or offensive matter whatever
Nor shall any person or persons throw or cast any
1eaa @ ANIMAL or any foul or offensive matter in any
nor shall land any foul or offensive animal or
vegetable substance within the city, nor shall cast
any uead animal in the waters of the harbor or back
c1Ve, under penalty of not less than one nor more
iin 1nan twenty dollars for each and every offence.
dhls II Is particularly applicable to the shore
Ii Dack pay and also to throwing into cuverts any
and will be rigidly enforced. A-N'
port,ona ,, G. K: X: BRIDGES, City Marshal
-O-olanu, ouiy ~ lo"' july27dtf
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

Night in New York newspaper office;-
Special European Correspondent; - "Mr.
Scrat,hmeout, I've just flushed writing that
cable telegram; hadn't better say the iufor-
nation is from Ploiest?' Scratch-"It doesn'
make any difference, but how many Turks
have you killed?" Special-"Well, 1 thought
I'd put it at 1900 as our paper sympsthzes
with Russia" Scratch-"O no. that w.l never
do. We must not get it too strong at first.
We must not impose upon the public Call it
$500 and then you can write up telegram
about slaughter of Circassians. It's variety
that the public wants" Special correspondent
retires to his bloody work beneath the flaming
gas.-COurier Journal
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

There was an apo in days that were earlier;
Centuries passed, and his hair became curlier;
Centuries more gave a thumb to his wrist
Then he was man and -Positisist.
Mortimer CoLi;nS
The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
ART AND ANTIQUITIES.

answer to many requests Rev Henry G. Spauld-
= ing Gwhose Lowell Institute Lectures have been
among the most popular and attractive ever deliver
l ea IN Boston), has prepared a Lyceum Lecture on
0REEk AND ROMAN LIFE IN ANCIENT PoMPEII,
rlGny Illustrated by the stereeptcon with plain and
colored I views Time for New England engagements,
UcS; lSth TO Jan, 9th. Address: Dorchester Dist,
Boston. auSeod1m