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The Republican journal., 1877-11-15
Death OF Hon. Arno Wisweu.

The Hon. Arno Wiswell, of Ellsworth
died at his residence at that place, on
Tuesday night of last week, at the age
of sixty years. Mr.. Wiswell had an at
tack of paralysis nearly two years ago,
from which he never fully recovered.
He was native of Frankfort, in this
county, where he was teacher for a mum
Der of years. He commenced the practice
Of law in his native village, where he re-
manned few years, when he removed to
Ellsworth. There his natural abilities and
close attention to his practice soon placed
him at the head Of the Hancock bar, a
position which he easily maintained while
in possession Of his health.
Mr.. Wiswell was always a model GEN
tleman. He was man of remarkable
equanimlty, and Of the brOadest and most
liberal views In his judgments of men
and their motives he was always most
charitable. His generosity was remark
able. 1t was rare that he ever made an
enemy. He loved peace and quiet and
disliked broils and quarrels. By the COM
munity he was highly esteemed and by
his family, to which he was more than de-
voted he was greatly beloved.
Mr.. Wiswell was firm and reliable Dem
ocrat, and was honored by his party. In
1868 he made an excellent run in the Fifth
District against the Hon. Eugene Hale,
but was defeated. In his death the party
loses sound and valuable counsellor, and
Ellsworth an honorable and upright citi-
zen.
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

The reply of Judge Black to E. W.
Stoughton's defence of the Electoral con-
spiracy published in the last North Amer
ican Review, has appeared. 1t is a scorch-
er. Mr.. Stoughton is handled without
gloves and when Judge Black has done
with him, there is scarcely enough left to
pin an opinion onto. 1t will furnish the
Hon. Edwin W. Stoughton rich material
for thought these long cold arctic even
lngs in Russia. The letter of Judge Black
is published in pamphlet form and is sup
piled to dealers by the American News
Company Portland Argus
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15
A S45O,OOO Fire.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l3. The loss by
the North point warehouse fire approx
mates $500 insurance S3lO,OO0. Sew
eral English and German Companies lose
from $4,000 10 S30, 900, the balance is in
small amounts in local Eastern and foreign
companies.
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

The soft money bill which Stanley
Mathews has introduced into the Senate,
is Of most mischievous character. 1t
is an imitation bill, and makes promises
to pay, the currency of the country. The
effect of making this little scheme law
would be to at once reduce the value of
the U. S. bonds below par, and kill off
all funding measures at a less rate than
six or seven per cent.
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

By direction of the President that portion of the
division of the Atlantic which embraces the New
England States, New York, excepting West Point
the States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan,
Wisconsin Indiana and the District of Columbia
is constituted a military department, and will be
known as the Department of the East Major Gen
eral Hancock commanding. with headquarters at
New York city.
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15
The Elections.

Now that the smoke of battle has cleared
away, the Democrats can look over their
gains with feelings of profound satisfac-
ton; their achievements have been no
table and important. In the states where
state tickets were run, the majorities are
about as follows s-New York being on state
officers, except Beach, for Secretary of
State, who is below the others-he having
had an independent candidate Of Ger
mans and others against him
New York, Democratic. Observation-Disclosures. 20, 900
New jersey. Democratic. c................--12,00 u 900
Pennsylvania, Democratic 10, 900
Massachusetts, Republican. -l8, 900
Kansas. republican ~, 600
The Democratic triumph in Pennsyl-
vania is particularly gratifying. 1t has
been accomplished over the organized
frauds in Philadelphia which have so
many times given the state to the Re-
publicans. That party surrendered on
account of its own internal demoraliza-
ton, and the stronghold of the Cameron
ring Is broken up.
In New jersey the popular Gen. Nc
Clellan is triumphantly seated in the gu
bernatorial chair by a majority of unus-
ual proportions.
New York, i'll spite Of quarrels among
the Democrats, trusts herself once more
with the party Of reform and progress.
\ clean sweep by the Democrats can also
be recorded for Maryland, Virginia and
Mississippi The Republicans of Massa-
chusetts profess to be greatly comforted
by the election OF their candidate Rice,
but their customary old maiorities of Co.
900 and 10000 are gone.
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

The Roman Pontiff Plus TX is at the
point OF death. Already partial paralysis
has deprived the lower limbs of feeling,
and the attendant physicians announce
the approaching end
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

The n. Y. Herald calls Wendell Phil
lips "the most copious and entertainingly
brilliant male termagant of the nineteenth
century,"
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

The following despatch was received
Wednesday afternoon Just before goi-
to press
fire broke out III ST. Louis this morning in .
five story stone front building, opposite Planter
Hotel. and is now burning. Whole lir. Department
ONT trying to save other buildings Chamber ol
Commerce building in danger
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

The conviction of CardozO, the unseat-
ed ring Treasurer of South Carolina is
another long stride, says the Philadelphia
Times, towards the retribution that has
for year past cast its fell shadow upon
the path of the thieving gang whose
death warrant was signed in the rcstora-
ton OF self government to the long pros
trate State. This man had education
and intelligence far beyond the average
OF his race and was honored with one OF
the most honorable and responsible Of
fees in their gift. Whether he was tempt
er or tempted is not known, but it is es-
tablished by irrefragible proof that he
prostituted his position for the benefit of
the ring and shared heavily in the spoils
WrunS from the people by excessive tax
alton and diverted by fraud from their
legal use. The charge on which he was
tried was Of conspiracy to defraud the
State. At the close of the extra session
OF the Legislature in 1875 it was found
that through some oversightof the carpet
baggers who usually directed the steal
age, there was an uneXpended balance Of
$4,000 in the treasury. At the invita-
ton Of Treasurer Cardozo, the President
of the Senate and Speaker of the House
met him in his office, and. it was there
agreed that the warrants should be drawn
and the money disbursed under cover of
forged claim. CardoZo and the officers
OF the Assembly perpetrated the fraud,
and took four thousand dollars apiece for
their pains, the balance going to other
parties, who had to be let into the secret.
The ex-Treasurer is likely to spend a few
years in the stone house on the Congaree.
which is only a stones throw away from
the desirably- located and elegantly fur
nished residence in which his pleasant
official life was passed. The mills of the
gods grind slowly but they grind exceed
ing fine
The Journal last week had description
of Hurricane and Dix Islands. There are
beautiful granite islands not far from those
mentioned, whose wealth is yet undevel-
oped. These belong to the Little White
Island group. There are five of them, and
the granite differs on each. They are most
ly owned, we understand, by Major j. H.
H. Hewett, of Thomaston. Here are mines
of wealth for some capitalist who has the
money and energy to work them. Gran
ite grows in favor as building material,
and therefore the demand for the fine dual
tiles found on the coast of Maine must con-
stantly increase.
Bangor is agitated over the mysterious
theft of an amputated leg, over which the
doctors had disagreed. The Commercial
pours forth its soul in song on the subject
to the following measure :
Had there been plump pair
As some Doctors have seen,
That belonged to fair
Gipsy, damsel or queen,
There had been some inducement
To bear off the prize.
With the whole precious trunk
From the toes to the eyes,"
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

At a banquet given in New York Friday night to
J. S: Morgan, the head Of the Geo. Peabody bank
ing house, Mr. Tilden presided. There were pres
ent, Gov. Hartranft, Gov. Rice, Cyrus W Field
Gen Hawley and others
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

On account of previous engagements Messrs
Moody and Sankey will not be able to visit this
State this winter
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

That charming English author B. l..
Farjeon is visiting America. Last Sat
urday evening he and his father in law
Joseph jefferson, were the recipients of
dinner and reception given by the New
York Lotus Club. Mr.. Farieon's writings
bear a closer resemblance to the works
of Charles Dickens than do those of any
other author. His best novels, "Grif,"
"London's Heart "Joshua Marvel and
"Jessie Trim," are well known and wide
ly admired in this county, while his Christ
mas stories, "King of No Land" Blade o.
Grass" "Bread and Cheese" etc, have
added year by year, as they appeared, to
the good cheer and generous spirit of the
blessed Christmas Tide.
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15
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The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times says that it is generally
conceded at Washington that the bill to
repeal the resumption law cannot pass the
Senate. 1t is also thought that the FL
nance Committee which has the House
silver bill before them will not report it
without amendments such as will ma
terlally change its character. 1t is be-
lieved that no further action will be taken
by the Senate before the latter part of
January
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

Senator Voorhees,, lately appointed to
take the place of Morton, took his seat
in the Senate on Monday. The Republi-
can majority in that deliberative assem-
bly, is now only four, when all are pres
ent; and as Senator Sharon is habitually
absent, the actual majority is but three
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

| Senator Conkling has relieved his mind
regarding the elections. He talks very
savagely about the President and his
course. On the subject of civil service
| reform the senator says: ''Undoubtedly
that celebrated reformatory order was
factional in its intent, made in the in
terest of envious and presuming little
men. Sherman goes out to Ohio and
makes speeches in defiance of it. Nc
Crary goes to Iowa and manages a Con-
vention despite the order, and finally
Devens, who is a pretty good sort of a
fellow, or has been in the past, writes to
Massachusetts and says that the order
meant itself to be disobeyed, and that the
way to obey it was to violate it." And
further, upon the question of the legality
of Hayess title, as affected by the bar
gain and sale of the Louisiana vote,
he pertlnently remarked: "Every man
knows that on the face of those returns
Packard was more elected than Hayes by
1000 or 1000 votes. You cannot present
those returns in any form that will not
give more legality to Packard as Gov
ernor Of Louisiana than to Hayes as Pres
ident. People say this man assumes all
the virtues of reform in the Office which
he has gained by the simple reputation
of the ladder that lifted him. 1t is the
general record of usurpers"
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

Antiquarian suppers in costume are the fashion
for this winter
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

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desiring their advertisements published in the Jour
nal will please so state to the Court.
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15
! tANNOT COMMAND

t-tN-\oI tOM MMAND
or be an officer of registered American
vessel. If vessel of the United States
becomes damaged by foreign voyage.
and Is repaired i'll a foreign port, her
owner or master must make entry of
such repairs at u custom house of the
nlted States as an import and pay a
duty on the same equal to one half the
cost ot the foreign work or material ; and
tins law extends so far as to include boats
that may De obtained at sea from pass
llg fOrelgn vessel, In order to assure the
safety OF the crew or passengers of the
American vessel. 4 vessel under 30 tons
cannot be used to import anything.
Goods, wares and merchandise, the pro-
duce of countries east Of the Cape of Good
Hope, when imported from countries west
of tile Cape of Good Hope, are subject to
a dnty Of 10 per cent, in addition to the
duties imposed on such articles when i'm
ported directly. This law is interpreted
so stringently that old second hand gunnv
bags DO not lose their distinctiveness to
IN extent sufficient to exempt them from
additional duties if they finally come to
the nlted States, in the process of using,
from place west Of the Cape of Good
Hope. \ few years ago a vessel from
China, destined to Montreal, Canada,
was sent, on arriving, to New York,
without breaking bulk. 1t was held that
the voyage ceased in Canada, and that
the new voyage to New York subjected
the cargo to an additional 10 per cent.
Foreign vessels, losing rudder, stern post,
or breaking shaft, and arriving in the
United States i'll distress, cannot import
others, to replace these articles here, with
out payment OF the duty on the same. A
foreign vessel cannot even land copper
Sheathlng for the sole purpose Of being re-
coppercd by American workmen, without
paying duties on the old copper stripped
of and the new copper put on as separate
and distinct imports. If a Sunday school
ora picnic party, out on an excursion, hap
pen to come into an American port on
foreign (Canadian) vessel las was recent
ly the case on one of our upper lakes) for
mere temporary and pleasure purposes,
the vessel is liable to a tonnage tax; and
a libel against the vessel, instituted by
an overzealous official, for its payment
has been decided by the Treasury De-
partment august, 1876 to be proceed
ing which the Government
MUST ENFORCE.
Every vessel belonging to the mercan-
tile marine of the United States engaged
in foreign trade vessels employed in the
fisheries eXcepted must pay annually into
the Federal Treasury tonnage tax, at the
rate of 30 cents per ton. At the COM
mencement of the war there were no
tonnage taxes; but by the act Of July,
1862, tonnage tax of 10 cents per ton
was imposed, which was afterward in
creased to 30 cents, the present rate. AL
though there was nothing specific in the
recent enactments to warrant it, the
Treasury officials, interpreting the statute
according to the invariable rule for the
benefit of the Government and to the dis
advantage of the citizens, were in the
habit, up to 1867, of collecting this tax at
every entry Of vessel from foreign
port, but by the act of March, 1867, ton
The Republican journal., 1877-11-15

| llglous books and papers for the use of the in
| mates-no matter if the books are shabby or the
papers old, they will be joytuy received and read
| with earnestncss But be sure you pay the eN
press postage charge, so that your deed will not
look rs shabby as the books The teacher is Mr.
ID. J. Starrett he is a gentleman devoted to his
work of enlightenng the poor sonls here For Il
slight sum he has during the last three and one
half Years given all his evenings and every SUNDAY
to the work Of teaching the prisoners. He has
taught over fifty OF these folks here to read and
write, and now has seventy pupils His method OF
work is to 90 from cell to cell in the evenings and
give instruction. Each inmate has lamp which
is allowed to burn until O'Clock Mr. Starrrtts
most earnest scholar now is Grey known as the
Penobscot River pirate. The teacher dwells much
upon the Importance Of early education Crlmi-
nails AS rule are ignorant, and their most frequent
excuse after they enter these fatal portals is II
knew no better" The prison can be made place
Of reformation as well rs II house Of punishment
All here are not hardened creatures us the world
is too prone to think. To further the cause OF ed
ucation a school room about forty by twenty feet
is being finished of in the new wing: it i, well
lighted by large window at each end Now it
remains for the Legislature always ahead in pro
gressive Legislation-to appropriate asutabe sum
per year for the cause of education within the
prison.
At the time of our visit, Warden Rlce was absent
on business. but his son the Deputy Warden court
eously gave us every opportunity for observation
The work shops are Interesting: in the one tleyot
ed to the manufacture of boots and shoes about
twenty men were working with all apparent cheer
fulness under charge ofM T. f. Phinney Of Belfast
He has not had occasion to report man for pun
lshment in long time, everything works as
smoothly as in amanutactory outside There were
several colored men in this department, they are
said to be good shoemakers In the blacksmith
shop there were forty five men at work under
charge of two officers. An addition sixty feet long
by twenty wide has lately been made to the build
ing; in the whole shop there fourteen forges
Stepping out from here one yawning gulf
it is the old disused lime quarry which has not
been worked for twenty years the rock here was
always of poor quality. but the prison was located
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
INDIANA.
THE INDIANA MILITIA TO BE
PLACED ON A WAR
FOOTING.
Volunteers for the State Legion.
READY At MOMENTS WARNING.
sIoNIFICANCE OF THE ACTION.

NEW YORK, Jan. II.
A Times Cincinnati special says:
1t is reported on good authority that
Governor Williams has declared his
intention of putting the State militia Of
Indiana at once on al efficient war
footing. Officers are to be appoionted
to traverse the State to enlist men and
muster volunteers into the State
Legion. The force will be organized,
armed and put into condition to be
called into active service at a moments
warming. The Governor has the pow
er of appointing all field officers above
the rank of Major. and is himself Com
mandsr in Chief. The laws of the
State provide that the legion can be
called into active service whenever
the Governor declares by proclamation
that there is war, invasion, insurrec.
tim or public danger, or when any
one Of these is threatened or anticipa-
ted. This measure, II carried out
promptly, will put Governor Williams
in command OF q nrmi liable force.
Whether il has any especial siynifi
anc at the present juncture Is n
question abont which there may be q
difference Of opinion.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
POPULATION OF THE STATE OF
NEVADA. A. SHOWN By THE
CENSUS OF 1879.

OF these 1927 are white, 494 colored
and 3,9l9 Chinese. or tho " bite res
idents, 1892 are males, the females
numbering only 1896, the dispropor-
ton between the X being greater
than in any other State in the Union.
Esmeralda, Humboldt, Ormsby and
White Pine have decreased in popula-
ton since 1870, the last named losing
over 90 per cent. Lander Is reported
~ having decreased, but the decrease
was owing to tho erection OF Eureka.
The county IS At present existing has
In fact gained some 400 inhabitants
within the Ave years.
The remaining counties show q gain.
Storey heads the list with an increase
Of 6,l6o. Eureka Is credited with an
increase of 5,029. or this we are only
entitled TO about 400, as we returned
to Lander In 1870 about $40 inhabit-
ants. Our increase, however, Is far
greater than that Of any other commu-
nifty In the State. We have gained
W $50 per cent. In view Of the fact
that our growth has been steady, and
not the result of . foverish, momen-
tary excitement, the showing Il almost
without parallel. The total increase
In the State was 1000.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
WASHINGTON.
THE SILVER STATUS.
ARRIVES.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ii.
Senator Jones says it will be impOs-
sible to present the report Of the Silver
Commission to Congress on tho 10Th
inst, as required by the concurrent
resolution which created that body
and also gave it y world wide scope OF
inquiry. Answers to letters addressed
to foreign countries are not yet re.
ceived, and certain statistical infOrma-
ton is awaited from the Pacific coast
and elsewhere, which Senator Jones
considers very desirable tor use in
making up the report. He will there
fore request that the time for its pre-
sentation be extended to the lst Of Feb
ruary, by which time he will certainly
have it ready. No action will he taken
by the Senate on the House bill for the
revival of the old dollar until the Sill
yer Commission shall have reported.
Many of the silver men eX press great
impotence at the delay aud argue
that there is no need OF any report on
tho subject. Tho extremists in the
House clamor for immediate action,
which it is not possible to obtain, and
even denounce the pending bill for an
international conference on the rela-
tive values of gold and silver as a
scheme to delay the demonstration Of
silver. although Cernuschi aud other
prominent advocates of tho double
standard urge this conference as indis-
pensable to its maintenance.
Senator Sharon appeared in tho Sem
ate to-day for the first time this ses-
sion.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
BLOWING GREAT GUNS"
WIND STORM IN CALIFORNIA.
Will it Bring the Needed Rain!

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IL.
All day yesterday the wind blew
fresh from the northwest. About
1890 o'clock last night il changed to
the north, and from then il kept in.
creasing gradually until ut Z o'clock it
had attained q velocity Of 50 miles m
hour. The Thermometer kept fall
ing, and at 4:3O it was A degrees. At
the rising Of the sun it made such lit
tie difference hat At 9 o'clock the Their
mometer was As degrees; at noon il
had gore to so. At noon the barOme-
tsr wa At 80, gradually rising, and 1t 10
probable the blow extends but a little
distance out at sea. The hope and pre-
diction has been Ok pre.sed by weather
sharps that when this blow is over it
will be followed by wind from the
south bringing rain. Along the city
front every precaution has been taken
by ships lying at the wharves, and
crews had to work pretty hard for q
few hours getting out addition lines and
tenders. With tho exception Of y lit
tie chatting the shipping escaped with.
out damage. On the lumber wharves
cargoes were being discharged rs
usual; and with the exception OF an
unusually large number OF hay.fend-
crs being in requisition, there was moth
ing to bs seen anywhere out of common.
The heavy swell in the bay, however,
the ferrybOats severely. Tho
Valley Water Company's
wharf at Black Point WAS carried
away. Flint's large warehouse At
North Point is reported In danger, the
waves having undermined the fOunda.
ton. A number of coasters have en-
tered the port with some damage to
sails and spars, but no serious losses
are reported.