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, 1877-11-05

The New York Sun t1ud. AuttRep,) rey,ews
tho elections tomorrow with thu sspicncy OF
men mud owls, and comes to the conclusion that
'.cyery c!ttxeu. Of whateyer party, and whatever
ticket he tnay propose to vote. should ststke of
the name Of every incompetent, unat~ or cor
rupt candidate, whether ha be running for leRia-
latiye, executive, Or Judicial Office" The Sun,
however. o1nl&s to Rlyc any information ~ to
what candidates are incompetent, unit, Or cor
rupt, ai,a thus !ts advice Il made TO resemble
closely thatof the lamentetl " "Aars4us WARD"
who exAorted h1 feller-citlxeus TO buckle on
their aslnur, rush 10 the polls, aud vote ~ they
dasu pleeze4l
, 1877-11-05

L1an's refusal to pay Ills delceatc-blls Is
confession that lefeat Is upon HIN. By thu
way, have his clerks succeeded yct In getting
anY account Of tho 81, ,OD they contributed for
campaign purposcsf
, 1877-11-05

It Is still puzzle 10 tho bcst-fnformcd read-
err Of tue newspapers Of England and America
whether It Is tho authors Of tue funny things In
Punch that write tho obituary poetry tor tho
Philadelphia Leiaer, or tic authors Of the ob!t-
uarr poetry In the Lttiytr thut throw o1 tho
comic thtnEs for Punch. We think so too.
, 1877-11-05

The Rlngsters arc praying for ratn Tomorrow
But, 10 mattcr II 1t rains pLtchforks, the le
formers must turn out sud vote.
, 1877-11-05

About forty-clght hours from now scgc,at
hundred exchanges that llayc been making cun.
tidcnt predictions about how the c!ectlona to.
morrow would 60, will ho calling upon the rocks
aud mountains to fall upon them and bile
thcm
, 1877-11-05

Tbs st. Louis Repualtean tells u, in it, Issue
Of lust Wednesday, that thu planet Uranus rises
at forty minutes pa4t midnight, and "msy ba
found with good opesa:Rlasses on : clear even
Ing" ln th1 respect, ~ iu many others, ct.
Louis u far ahead of Chicago In this benlRhted
city No cannot sec ssaJ or planet unlea4 It be
above our horizon.
, 1877-11-05

There is one thing to be said OF Ton Lynch:
When he bought an enemy or sold friend. LILO
caata alwsys changed hands.
, 1877-11-05

Large rewards ought to be offered for the de-
tcet!on of repeatera and baitot~box suffers.
Enough should be offered to tempt coufe1cratcs
to "equeal On tho 0tllcl raseals.
, 1877-11-05

II is worth $s5 to wartl-bummer to vote
for I.1En in convention. how much more II It
worth to honest mon to keep Him out Of o!ilcef
, 1877-11-05

Miatah CoaKL1A0 II TO bs congratulated upon
the exquisite political stra&sxV In accordance
With witch the Republicans IN tho most tmpor.
tant senatorial District Il New York CITY Will
tomorrow 10 compelled f0kote for ths swallow
, 1877-11-05

And tho Lord said unto SAMUEL, whose nauc
also was Cox, "Wherc art thou, BAMuELa"
And sAnuRL answered aud said, llcee, Lori,
on the Committee on the Library, cuss It,"
, 1877-11-05

Joux KELLY is like FoRsEr-ho has "two
ucwspapers-botl luily,n the New York E1pFs's
and Star. They are also buth Wcakly.
, 1877-11-05

Coliseum, Nnvc1ty Theatre.
Clark strrr., between Washington md Randolph
"uur Work!nguicn."
, 1877-11-05

The attention Of the Worktngmen Is sofictc1
to tho method employed by Lien in securing tho
nomination Of tllcir party. flavfug bought ,hc?r
delegates, Ae temporarily deprived tho Work.
lngmcn of a frce and fair expression ot their
vicws; but that expression Will find It's way
through the medium of the polls tomorrow.
, 1877-11-05

O'DoNovAH Rosa hns collected Gil, ,72l, With
Which he intends to tIo torpctloes to the British
lons till, put stryel,nine In his beer, aud nitro.
glyccrEuu under his den. Tic business Of opce.
ating skirmishfng fund appears to BE- less
formal and more lucrative thar that OF conduct
ing q savings bank or ilfc-nssuranco COMPANY,
, 1877-11-05

Ser CitfcnE, Thratres
C1art freet, opposite tho Sherman HOUSE. Engage
nrn, o: Campbell CourdY Company. ''Mr Foolish
Wife"
, 1877-11-05

We hare just ono request to make Of bnstness-
mch whu neglect Tomorrow to 60 antl vote thu
Reform ticket: aud that Is, not to open tteis
hcads fur one year about higE county taxes.
Thu man who won't take tho troublu to 70 to
tie po1ls to lower his taxes l,aa no business to
grunble because they nro high, Is not that sol
, 1877-11-05
Aktl}SEAkES't'A. a

N1cT1rkct'a Thenfsf.
Sadtron street. ectween ftate n1d Dearborn.
''PInk tsotnno*." Itcsdnmcs lion, eoncatl, Gfahhn.
etc.: Melars Thteiock, LcHr0ck. rearsot,, ctc-
, 1877-11-05

f1oo1r3 y Tlcntrr. .,
Randolph ptrret. fetwccn Clark anil l.AsAitr
The Eraurriinc Combination. e Petit Cospstr. Mes.
dsn,ta wcashcrsby. Clancy. etc.s Mcssfs Goodwin,
1sot!nc. etc.
, 1877-11-05


-
tailed Democrat ecHRL., or The short h,,r.,
Democrat MonRlsaEr. II Ia always somc r,,n,a
laalon to reflect that neither Of them NJ, ~.
Tor Missah CosKL1y0 fnr Senator In Ism In,
TINT 1ucs not 20 far to console ,la for ,l,c ~
tlertlon TINT by promoting nm nutI-To,np,,,
bolt the satno great stratcgfss has snanaeul +,
bring out 5000 Or 10GW additional yotca yor m,
---.--.-----
There must DO aomo excellent reason shrn
Supreme Conrt Jndve will turn from tho NOR.
ite Of u caae to scathe a public officer, IN hi.
dcnlnciatiou Of LiEb's style Of making tn tbo
record In tho tax-cqsos, Judge WALxRn charac.
terixes the whole business as "bung1ingn au,
"hloren1y," md Threatens litt0ants with thu
taxpayers will arrange the matter to TIM s.t,.
faction of the Judge Tomorrow.
----1-------
The completion Of tho gliding, motdfnr.
frcscoing, anil other gitncrack md orna,ncutai
work on tho stnte-ifot'se, can bo safely pyss.
poncd for nwlte. There Is no hurry IN tbs
the money, II they want to speculate. lei Than,
do It with their own funds. When the orns.
mental work Of the statc-flouso Is completed
tct It hc By nov Board.
---sts---
JAKs DuNH and his Board nercmptorlly rcfuso
to resign, a they had promised to do. Let thb
for finishing the frcscolur Of tho stuto.u'a,.a
They hod abundance nj money to eomn,e,. ,,,
etructure. but ,nnnare1 to so,,antlcr nr,rt.
million of It. and now arc bag|tne at tl,c nco,,s
to vote morc for them to wastr, Not a,lnl1o,t
-----e.---~----
tasrc na!ortttes for TttpEr oynr uarrx ~
total yute syos: Far T,Lpru. T.5a5: u,vs,
5,Un}; majority for T,tpKv, a.alg. Ta.u"r,,,2
tl,osu four wards wifi vino mt ihl. mo1nr,,.
and ci7o McCHsA md the v.,o,. Rcf,,rm tf,Lst
ths yo.,nv o,J co,,n,1rr. A'' p'A' III
$3.50 ~----.-.s.---- -....s.
We lnre inst onc rcn,,cst tn make nj b,,trn.,.
mcu who neglect tomorrow to 90 an1 roto H..
Reform ticket; aud that Is, not to ot;en thef,
FIN man sim wrr,,t .al.o t,,o ,,o,,,," =. 'aas'
thc notla IN iwor III. toyc. has ~, ir.InasD. - !"
nru,nb]a tcca,1.o tbev oro ,,oh ia m, ,i,ss .at ~
-.e--. ~ W.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-26
Maine General Hospital.

There appeared in Saturdays argus an
anonymous communication rejecting with
great severity upon the skill, care and hu-
manity of the surgical staff of the Maine
General Hospital. Satisfied of the falsity of
the charges, the Directors have requested
the editor of that journal to furnish them
with the name of the writer, who is said to
be "a well-known physician They are de-
termined to defend the Hospital against th Q
malicious attacks which have been made
upon it, and which are seriously inj urious to
its reputation, both with those for whose
benefit it was designed and those upon whom
it is obliged to depend for support. This
is most valuable and useful institution and
anv unfounded assaults which might tend to
lessen its usefulness will arouse both regret
and indignation in all right minded citizens.
The letter ofDr. Weeks is TO be taken as alb
solutely conclusive respecting the facts Of
which it treats. Its authors reputation for
personal probity and professional skill
and experience is too high to admit of the pos
sibility that he could make the error in prac-
degree misstate the facts in the case. He
has the supporting statements of Drs. Dan a
and Hunt, both physicians of the highest
character, and the entire confidence of the
Directors of the Hospital 1t is safe
to assume that this assault will be thoroughly
investigated and the perpetrators of the mis-
chief be brought to punishment. The man
ayers of the Hospital owe this to themselves,
to the surgeons assailed and to the public
whom they serve in this important connection.
Anything rejecting upon the Hospital is of
too grave concern to be lightly treated and no
halfway measures will be satisfactory. We
elsewhere publish the original anonymous
letter, the editorial note thereon in the Argus,
and the letters of Drs. Weeks, Dana and Hunt.
that our readers may see all there is in this
unfortunate business.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-26
Hartford Courant.l
A Brief Financial Catechism.


Q. What is a dollar?i
A. A certain amount of labor, represented
by product of that labor.
O. What is the best product of labor for
that purpose?
A. Gold
@. Why?
A. 1t has actual value of its own 1t will
last forever. 1t has much value in little COM
pass. 1t has changed little in value in GEN.
turies. The whole world is ready to take it.
Q. Is not silver equally good?
A. No. Because it changes in value mora
rapidly and frequently. 1t has fuctuated thirty
four per cent in ninety-six years, and fifteen
or twenty per cent. within the last two years.
Because it is fourteen to eighteen times as
bulky as gold in proportion TO value and be-
cause a large part of the commercial world
won't take it as legal tender.
q What is Uncle Sans standard dollar?
A. Twenty-Five and elght-tenths grains Of
gold, nine-tenths pure.
Q. Is it necessary to pay Just that every time
you pay dollar?
A, No; bnt one ought to give something
worth the same. and which can be easily
changed into the gold if necessary.
Y. Who are the creditor classes 30 much de-
nounced?
A. The working people who are paid BY the
day, week or month, and who, 10 the United
States, on any given day, are said to hays one
hundred and twenty millions of dollars due
them. 1t IS for their interest TO have the dollar
worth one hundred cents.
@ When flour huotuates in value several
dollars barrel within few months, who
makes most money by 1t?
A. The speculator.
@. When money, the medium of exchange
and measure of value, fuctuates in value. who
is most likely to make by il?
A. The speculator.
Q Who are most interested In having the
best money standard and keeping it steady?
A. The working people and all who are not
capitalists.
@ Why?
A. Because . they must live on their work
from week to week, and cannot wait to ts ke
advantage of coming changes
y Are the gallon measure and the yard
stuck changed to accommodate financial puli-
tics?
A No.
@. Why?
a. Any fool knows that nobody could make
money by it, AMI that would only make q
bother.
O. Is it any easier TO make money by changing
the dollar measure?
A. No; but it is easier to cheat that way.
O. Can man or a nation create a dollar by
ordering it into existence?
A. No
q. How near can they come to it?
A They can promise dollar.
Q. Has Uncle Sam been in that business?
A. Yes; he had to do il to save his lIfe
Q. Will he keep his promise?
A. That depends ON the intelligence and
moral sense of the people, and the firmness Of
the President Congress has petered out.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-26
Mr.. Watterson's Lecture.

The editor of the louisville journal. Mr..
WsttersoD, delivered a lecture in New York
last week. His subject was Southern Humor
Parke Goodwin introduced him. He read speci-
mems of Southern humor. In the course of his
lecture he said
American humor is divided Into two classes
the fighting ,humOr and the money humor. A
traveller in Mississippi town asked a native
whether it was really necessary to carry q pis-
tol. "Wsl. stranger" the native replied, "you
mought travel about here more year and DOT
need i5 powerfulp' A witness in case 10 q
Kentucky court testified that he had been sent
out Of the room to get pack of fresh cards.
He stopped for some time outside the door.
why old you stop outside the door?" the law
Yer asked. The witness hesitating. the judge
asked the question. "Well, Jedge," said the
witness ''If l must tell, it was because Old
Ben Hardin told me to be sure and mark the
bowersP Such an incident as this could only
occur in our own country. In the old steam
pictured as rowing blade, with awide-brimmed
hat, particularly handy in decocting and dis
posing of mixed liquors; who ended every sem
tence with "By- sir' who had no hesitation
in betting promising young darkey on q bob
tailed flush; who travelled with darkey vaaet
silver headed cane, two ruff1ed shirts, and
case OF hair triggers; whose breakfast was
three cocktails and chew of tobacco; whose
amusement was clipping the wings of mos
quito with a seven-shooter at ten PAGES, and
who could stop the launching Of life-boat
to tell bis comrades the last good story; who
could draw to a shoe-string and get tan yard;
to whom the pedigree Of race-horse was
sacred subject; who had facility Of losing
his own motey and other peoples money
at all games of chance-particularly draw
poker. OF course, such a creature would
fight; he would fight auything-always
preferring the tiger. The invention of that
comparatively modern amusement, Amer
ican whist, sometimes called draw poker was
in his case the discovery of another world. Ii
struck him all in heap. He was in the habit
OF drawing on his banker, his pistol aud his
Imagination, aud here was chance to draw on
all OF them at once. And then the terms just
suited hin-hs nds, fushes, fulls-his own life
for when he was not flush he was generally
full
am to introduce 10 you the exploits of q
lower order than the gentlemen and gentle-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-26

HE Democrats in the House have done
their part in carrying out the demand made
In the Democratic national platform adopted
at st. Louis last year, and have repealed the
resumption act. All friends of an honest
currency must now plainly see the bad conse-
quences which will result from Democratic
supremacy. The House is in possession of
the infationists, the control of the Senate is
uncertain, and were it not for the veto
power of the President we might be given
over again to all the evils of imitation. Hard
money men must see that their safety de-
mands the rescue of the House from Demo
cratic control
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-26

The recusant Senators are trying to de-
fend their conduct. Patterson says he be-
lieves that if Hampton was elected Governor
Butler was elected Senator. Moreover But
Ter is his personal friend, and he shall vote
for his admission. He cites Edmundss vote
in the Pinchback contest as precedent for his
action. He claims that he is just as good
Republican as ever. Conover says he has
been sighted by the President. When it was
found necessary to remove the Pensacola
postmaster he named man for the place,
but the President preferred the candidate
selected by Jones, the Democratic Senator.
But OF course this cannot be, for we have
been repeatedly told that this administration
does not listen to Senatorial dictation," and
people will not readily believe that President
Hayes prefers the opinion of Democratic
Senators to that of Republican Senators.
The issre of the contest in the Senate is very
doubtful.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-26
The 'good oldtimes'' seem to have returned

THE "good oldtimes' seem to have returned
with vengeance. Butler, the South Caroli-
ma, claimant with an oath orders Patterson to
his place in the Senate, Just as he ordered his
slaves in the South and his dough-faces in the
North in the days before the war. Had Pat
terson hesitated Butl,r would doubtless have
kicked him into his seat. 1t must be refresh
ing to old residents in Washington to see this
exhibition of plantation manners in the Sem
ate, and remind them of the happy years
when the South ruled the country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Another Job Lot
THIS BEATS EVERYTHIN

We have just purchased another large
Job Lot Of Boots and Shoes which we now Of
fer to the public at prices never before
Manufacturer's samples you can rely upon
getting the best goods at prices beIOw the
manufacturer's cost.
There never before was such bargains of.
fered i'm this city and those who come earli-
est will secure the best. DO not delay, but
come at once and realize what bargains we
are Offering you.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-26

THE South was nearly solid for repudla-
ton, Gibson of Louisiana being about the
only man who voted in favor Of the preser-
vation Of the public faith. The South will
gladly follow Mr.. Bland's lead and wipe out
the public debt with sponge.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-26
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, NOV. 20.

We do not read anonymous etters and communi-
ostions 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. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-26

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 our
ournal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-26

IMAGINATION has made change of men
but not OF measures. The members of the
new cabinet are welded to the policy of the
old. They are unknown men, of no expert
ence in public affairs, and in full sympathy
with the absolutist policy. 1t is believed that
the administration will be virtually controlled
by the old cabinet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-26
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commission saw otherwise, however, and sur
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shall be accepted, and says nothing of the
binding nature Of the decision of majority
of them
The daily gazette., 1877-11-09
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The daily gazette., 1877-11-09
Asslgnee's Sale.

THE subscriber, as assignee of Levis
Il Zeoley, Will sell at public auction. on
Wednesday, November IA, 1877.
at the Lum ber Yard, 14th and King straatv,
Wilmington, Delaware, the following des1
cribed property: One three story 80 -
brick dwelling house No 1915 King EEsI
feet of white pine boards. large lot of Es13 !,
lock joists, 2xi hemlock scantlIng, lot of
white pine plank, pailings, shingles. oalt
and chestnut posts, two horses, two lumber
3 sets of harness, q wheelbarroWs. lot of VII, ,
dow sash, lot of shedding, ONCE and other
nxtures., Sale to commence at 10 O'CLOCK.
a. M, when terms and concitions will be
iiiaue ota knoWh py G. KENDALL,
HoVz-uts. f.N Assignee
The daily gazette., 1877-11-09

SENATOR CoNKLING's DRFRAr AT
aohE.-The nineteenth senatorial dis,
urlct OF New FORK Stale is composad % ~
tne county of Oneida, in, which Is Senate, ~
Conking's home. This district cave , M,
payer, republican, majority of355 60, %,
Senator In 1875, and gave President
hayes majority of l, ,l65 last veor 0n
tuesday it elected Mr.. A. T. Goodwin in
Saemocrat,State Senator over Mr. s Grid,
ley, the republican candidate bv u n,u
Jority which is said to be abont no9 S
The Utica Times says that Mr. GT,d c;TTy'
icy ls one Of the most Iibe al and
popular men in the county, and @ has
served in the Assembly to the sa,is' "s
lactloa OF all his constituents. bnt ne
was warm friend of Senator Oort.
ing. Whereupon the New YorL
Times remarks that "Mr. Gridley's de-
Ieat IN these circumstances is en-
conraging. 1t is additional proof NJ
OF the fact that while the maobin.
may control convention il cannot COW
trol voters, and Senator Conkling vii
nave to recognize in it the trIifb y,
"nat We have said of the differenc.
between welcome to him AZ n;,i
zen returning from a foreign trim snd
ana approval of his course as a psbI,c
officer. '- 90 paoilc
The daily gazette., 1877-11-09


GOVERNMENT PETs.-In order TO re
duce the number of army officers it i,
proposed to allow them a years nav i
they VIII resign. If General Howard
cannot be got rid of any other way, tbe
bill should be so amended as to silovv
him fifty years pay. ''"
Such thing as an employer having
lawyer, or a mechanic, or a laborer
" get rid OF him was never heard of;
nor does the government ask mechanics
OF iaoorers to resign, it discharges them,
even before they are paid. But here is a
class that have actually been living At
tne expense of the government-gettipp
nigh pay and doing nothing at all for
years-and yet the people who control
the government are too coyardIv 70
treat them as they treat the Door me-
ehanic.