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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28
THE LOUISIANA CASE.
THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
ON THE CREDENTIALS OF
THE CONTESTANTS.
The Resolutions Submitted by the Com.
miItee for Passage.
KELLOGG RECOMMENDED AS THE LAW
Full CONTESTANT

| WASHINGTON, November p. The committee
on privileges and elections conclude their report
on the credentials of Kellogg and opotIord as fol
| lows:
| 1t Is contended by Spoiford that the legislature
which elected Kellogg. and the Governor VINO
signed his credentials, have vanished from politi-
cal existence and ceased to have any authority in
the state Of Louisiana, and therefore, if for no
| other reason, his own election is valid
Your committee find that after the organization
| of the legislature which elected Kellogg AN over
! whelming array of armed and organized military
force was used to destroy and crush the lawful
State Governor of Louisiana. BY it they were
overthrow and annihilated. The lawful lepisla.
ture gradually melted away, and its terrorized
| members sought safety in the so-caed Nichols
| legislature or abdicated their rights by such and
perhaps other equally illegal means.
The so-called Nichols Legislature at length
came to contain an understood majority of the
members lawfully elected to the general assembly
and the 9th day of April that legislature chose
| Spotford the contestant, senator OF the United
States.
Your committee are of the opinion that his claim
Is not well founded until and after the election of
Kellogg. Gov. Packard and what is known as
his Legislature, were the deiacto and deure gov
ernmeDt of Louisiana. Upon this legislature de-
VOWED the duty of electlng senator of the u. S.
That duty performed by them in the election
OF Kellogg.
No subsequent events, especially successful rev.
oiuton through reasonable force, could undo
what has been lawfully done. The doctrine con-
tended for by Spofford, if established, would rem
der insecure all political vested rights 1t would
otter premium to overthrow by force the result
OF every sharply contested election and at no dis
tant day reduce this country 10 the unhappy con-
diuOn OF those wretched communities which are
continually prey to disorder and civil war.
Your committee therefore report the following
and recommend its passage
Resolved, That William Pitt Kellogg is upon
the merits of the case, lawfully enttled 10 a scat
in the Senate OF the United States, from the ate
| of Louisiana, for term of six years, CONNER cng
on the ith day of March, 1877, and that he be ad-
United there, upon taking the proper oath.
Resolved, hat Henry NJ. SpoffJrd is not enti-
tied to a seat in the Senate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28
STATE NEWS.

| Last Saturday Joseph F. Snow, Esq of Ban
gor gave dollar gold piece, premium be
offered to the farmer who should raise the most
corn from one hall acre of land, 10 MIR. Charles
Copeland OF Holden, the successful competitor.
The second term OF the Supreme Judicial Court,
| Oxford county will begin at Court Hall, Frye
burg, Tuesday December 4h, Judge Virgin pre-
siding.
The wife of Mr. Winslow Ward Of Windham,
died very suddenly Saturday night, in child birth.
School Agent Bradbury of Bangor, Saturday
paid about seven thousand dollars to teachers, in
payment of salaries.
The Bangor paper says Charles Russell, who
stole the articles spoken of Saturday from Au-
gust Swenson, has been transported to Gerrard's
| boarding house, where il is proposed to keep him
| three months.
The Portland police recently recovered a pea.
bird used as hat ornament, which was stolen two
years ago IRON lady living in that city.
Within radius of two miles of Oldtown village
| there now living, the most of them in fair
health, eighteen men and women Of the following
ages, to wit SO, Sc, 80 81, So l0l, 80 So so 80
81, 81 so, 80, 81, So and 80.
The amount of corn annually sold in the Lew
ison market is from 500. 600 to 500, 900 bushels.
A correspondent to the Lewiston journal says:
little girl of George Wings residing in LIVER
more, was burned IN shocking manner few
DAYS ago. She was left alone with other small
children, play ing by open fire place. Her
clothing caught fire and being of cotton quickly
consumed. The poor child was burned just as
badly as she could be without causing instant
death, and fingered six or seven hours amid great
sgfiering.
Il. A. Gilbert, Esq, of Greene, uses in the mar
ketlng of butter in Lewiston, carrier of oval
form, with an ice chamber at zach end, two aud
one-half by one and e-half feet. Each chamber
holds four tiers OF butter in half-pound ba Is. The
carrier will contain fifty pounds. BY the use
OF this arrangement butter is marketed al al sea-
sons in prime condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28
An Appeal to the Ministers OF the Gosp, I
in Maine.

10 the Ministers ofthe Gospel in Maine,
The Woman's National hri-tian Tempcrance
Unlon at it, annual meeting heli IN Chcag >, Oct
2tz7 APPOINTED the second Thursday of ncccm Der
next, Il ~ OF united prayer Tor the cause o tc-
crdnCe requesting all au SliIary Unions thrOughOu
the country TO observe the day by meetings lur
uraN er an conference, and inviting omen in all
tr,s OF the World 10 JON TIA them IN these pray
r., and al pastors of churches preach upon
Temperance the sunday preceding, Dec. STA. TIE
MoLan'- c. T. [ nion OF Maine, having local auxii.
arlee n nut lew Ut our towns takes TINS Oppurtu-
utF OF calling the attention OF all pastors II the
rhulche in Maine, and of all other friends
OF 4 importance, to the alb I'VE invitation. We also
avile these prayers and these wor rs OF counsel IN
behal. OF Temperance. Prayers and the counsels of
the wise have done much Tor the cause in dame
but IutrsDperance stiil wastes our people.
May we not have on the day apo med "A flowing
tide, mighty wave OF prayer IN the hearts OF
Christians to the Almighty r ,ther, which shall
wash away all dark acruauiatlun> Of want If faith,
ana OF charity, o1 dlsst ion ana sti-eeklng, and
indifference and bear them n TO new victories over
he Old in! Could our pastors speak 10 Us tn 1t
sunday upon theme which more cl sely touches
our comm n, our national, our spiritual life upon a
virluc N r. enobl.ng, reform more cousUliug to
the afflicted. more widely prayed Tor; npon adu-v
more impcrd i've, 10 mt OF nor Is ore prac zeal
l. there wee more pteN dlcnt and dies
Itulhc- more griCkOus than lntenl &c : For all
the pr ac lag OF temper tnce which our Christian
IN Icrs have given, tender them tue hcaIt els
tuahh- % women, and, inviting them nON [ ia
han ia tie brotherhood OF their sacred Office IN
al UUi b, loved land, We pray and trust [. al the
pl AT "a To them, and oil s,,ch blessing to our
caus,', a. hey nave not yet knOwn.
Mrs. W. q. SARGENT. Pres. state w. c. I. L.
Mis-. =. = HUNT, Cor. Secy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28

Are harder to bear than the ailments of middle
life or youth. the resistant power in the sys.
TEN has diminished with declining years ami dis
ease aud pain have more powerov the enfeebled
body. 1t is therefore the more essential that that
resistant power should be augmented. Hostetters
stomach Bltters, benign tonic cordial, IL admira-
bly, adapted for the purpose. II coupteracts the
MI mites peculiar 10 age and succ0rs worn out
nature. II WHITES the feeble frame adds new oil
a. were, To the nIckv ring lamp of life, dIfuses
fresh w.rmtn thrOu Oh the c HE'D veins, and gives
comfort rs well as relief, thus tightening the bur
len of age and rctardlng in a,mea~ure tue progress
If decay. Ladies IN delicate health, a9 well as
aged persons derive great ben lit ir IN this whole
some stIu uiative tome, which is absolutely pure,
m Objectionable in flavor, ana Is recommended by
physlCtans OF repute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28
THE STEAMER HURON.
Preparations to Recover the
Dead Bodies.
STATEMENT or CADET ENCiNEER
WARBURTON.
he Machinery of the Huron in EAcel-
lent COmdiIOn AT the Time Of
the Disaster.
MORE BODIES WASHED ASHORE.

WASHINGTON, November %. The observer at
tbs wreck oi the Huron reports at lao p. NJ that
The sea Is falling, and that efforts will be made
this afternoon ~ recover the bodies from the
wreck.
1t IS supposed the dead bodies of fifteen men are
lasheu TO tue main Rigging, and five six TO the
mlzen. The steamer Baker remains anchored off
the wreck.
The observer at Kitty Hawk reports that at 3 30
L. Nj. the body OF black man as washed ashore
Master Conway, Ensign Young and Cadet En-
glneer Nalburton of the wrecked Huron arrived
here to-day aud Immediately went to the navy de-
partment, IN response to Instructions. Cadet En-
glneer W arburton had conversation with Engi-
heer in-Chlef shock, at the navy department, and
made statement to him relative to the engine of
the Huron.
MarDurton paid excellent tribute to the condi-
ton of the engine. lie says that for at least one
hour after the ship struck, the engines and all
their dependencies were III good working order.
Alter she bilged aud got further over, the fires
were hauled from one set of boilers aud continued
to WORK with the remaining SET pumping out the
ship and working the engine. The workisg of
Tue engine ior so long after the ship struck is re-
gafded as excellent evidence of the efficiency of
the machinery aud strength OF the ship.
An expedI ion to form camp OF observation
near the wrecked Huron, to look Tor dead bodies,
lett Norfolk to-day.
a Fortress Monroe de patch SAYS in regard to
the sailing OF the Huron Friday last IN the face of
the storm, 1t Is stated that Friday morning Admi-
raj tienchald slgnslled TO Capt Ryan nquiring if
bis dIaughtsmsn had arrived, and being answered
IN the Affirmative replied, "Iou can 20 TO sea
when you choose"
The signal service observer at Kitty Hawk re-
polts al l20j a. NJ as follows The dead body
ol capt. D. j. buthrle, paymaster of the life saw
ing station, DIST. No 6, and two color.d men have
washed ashore five miles north of this station.
The bodies have been buried. Thirteen dead bod
les have been washed ashore near No. ) station :
One named Lieut.. Simmons, one corporal OF mar
lne' name unknown, niue sailors and soldiers, and
two coioTed men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28

1t is the duty of every person who has used
Boschee's German Syrup to let its wonderful quail
ties be known to their friends in curing consump-
ion, severe coughs, Group, asthma, pneumonia ),
and IN fact all throat and lung diseases. No per-
son can use 1t without immediate relief. Three
doses will relieve any case, and we consider it the
duty of all druggists TO recommend it to the poor
dying consumptve, at least to try one bottle. as
10000 dozen bottles were sold last year, and no
where it failed reported. Such a
medicine as the German Syrup cannot be too
widely known. Ask your druggist about it. Sam
pie bottles to Try sold at 10 cents. Regular size
IS cents. For sale by druggists.
mayl -+eod,Swtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28

No, we have no turkeys for twelve cents a
pound. However humliating it may have been
to this fes'al bird to be sold for such price last
week, he has now fully recovered from the dis
grace, and his presence on the Thank sgiving la
Die cannot now be secured for less than a shilling
pound. and for the more dgnied ones twenty
cents. Those farmers and poultry producers who
stru gled through the mud, yesterday, to bring
their turkeys TO market sold them read ~ from
their wag ms and carts for a killing per pound.
Had the travelling been decent the back town.
would have been heard from, ard those twelve
cent keys we mentioned the other day would
have been marching in to glut the market
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28

have been committed The complainant is little
miss, only IL or II years Old at the me-the def.
married man with a family OF children. She
lives in Litchfield Bubier in Bowdoin Verdict
guilty.
l9S. Lorenzo Clay vs. Henry Butman. J. Bsk-
er for ptf. Webster for def. The ptf an attor-
ney at law, beings this suit to recover $50 for
professional services for half dozen years, as
per account annexed. On ttial,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, NOVEMBER u. 1871.

Nhicdso, NoNeiiDti So 1900
FLOUR-Extra spring 81 75a5 10.
WHEATNo. spring lOo--dA each; lllaa
lll24November, n0hallO December; No. l@1aai
a tel ; rejected, ~
CORN-So. mixed. ist4 cash ASH; Nov, Asa
Dec 49,.
OATS afac sash: !s. Nov. ;25s Dec.
RYE-NO :, Sd c.
BARLEY-No. ASPIRING, asa C.
PORK Cash Ii 10 az o.. Nov, IL 90
Dec, IL 90.
LARD Cash 1890 cash: 7s5-a7 S., Nov.
Dec. SKA.
BULK MEATS-Shoulders, 5%a5fSc; short rib
sides ia &C.; short clear rib, IL Q.
WHISKEY-Western. O5h.
tREIGHTS-Corn to Buffalo. SHc.; wheat do.
&c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28
INDIAN DEPREDATIONS.
A MAN SHOT DEAD AN INDIAN
AT FORT HALL.
Troops Sent to Fort Hall TO Keep the
Peace.

WASHINGTON, November q. A despatch has
been received by the commissioner of Indian af.
fairs, as follows:
Fort Hall Agency, Ross Forks,
Idaho, November 26.
The Indian who shot the two tesmsters last
summer, was arrested and turned over to the sher-
I'll on the 2fh inst. who took him to Metad.
shortly after an Indian friend of the prisoner shot
dead Alexander Rohden. a young man in the en-
poy OF a beet contractor. have teegraphed to
Fort Hall fol- tloops to arrest the Indians
(Signed) DANIELsoN, Agent.
This was followed by despatch to-day from
Danielson, stating that he was apprehensive of an
outbreak, and requested troops TO be sent to keep
the peace.
The commissioner communicated these facts to
the Sec'y OF War, and troops were accordingly
sent to Fort Hall.
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e hi French Agitation.
THE SENATE TO DISSOLVE OR THE
PRESIDENT TO RESIGN.


LONDON, November q. The Paris correspond
cut OF the Times discussing tho assertion of the
Moniteur that President Mac Mshon may submit
to the Senate the alternative of dissolution or his
resignation If the chamber refuses to vote the
budget, says that others believe, aud they are
probably right, that if the Senate refuses second
dsso luton, President MacMahon will hold him
self sbsolved from his rash promises and take a
cabinet acceptable to the chamber
Reports also current that the left intends to
send a conciliatory population to urge the marshal
to return to the normal system of government by
the majority.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28
THE EASTERN WAR.
Fight Between SerVianS and Turks.
MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED ON
BOrn SIDES.

BUCHAREST, November u. 1t is announced
that the Roumsnans have occupied Setbru and
LON Palanka.
LONDON, November %. The Times Belgrade
correspondent states that Servian battalion re-
Gently crossed the frontier ar Vratarnba. to
protect some Bulgarian women and children. The
Turks drove the Servisns back, and many Were
killed and wounded on both sides.
a commission have left Belgrade to investigate
the matter The various consuls have been IL
formed of the affair.
The Times Vienna correspondent telegraphs
that intelligence has been received from Constan-
tinople that the speedy fall of Mshmond Damid
Pashs is anticipated in consequence of discomfort
at the loss of kars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28

Mr.. NJ. NJ. Stone, who for many years has had
charge of the weaving department in the mills of
the sprague Manufacturing Company in this city,
has been promoted to the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
United States fax mill in Central Falls, r |. lie
will enter upon his duties at once but will not re-
move his family from the city until spring. While
we regret that we to lose so good citizen, we
congratulate Mr.. Stone upon his de served promo.
ton. He has been employed in the cotton mills
here since 1862
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28

1t has been announced that the steamer "Stsr
of the East" would make her last trip TO Boston
for the season on Thursday, but she will be hard
" able to do that. On Monday she sailed from
Gardiner to Bath, but the rain and fog prevented
venturing outside, and there she remained, going
probably yesterday. She will probably make
her last trip from the kennebec either Saturday or
Mondav
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28

The Thanksgiving dinners will naturally be
bought to day. There many things that go
with such banquet besides aturkey--though that
may be the "hesd centre" around which the others
revolve-and these may be obtained at a cheap
rate at all our grocery and provision callers And
we take pleasure, in this connection, to refer all
in quest Of the materials for a dinner to the an
nouncements of our advertising patrons, that form
q complete directory to all the hungry. They are
ready to receive orders for goods to be delivered
in any part of the city, and will make the way
pleasant for all those, who, after supplying their
own wants. desire to remember the worthy poor,
ar that the fat turkey and well stuffed goose on
a. If own tables may have added gsrnsh
aud greater relish by the consciousness that
other boards are grooming with goodies.
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Personal.


Master Walter s. French, lost in the Huron dis.
aeter, is native of Bangor, and was appointed to
his present commission Aug. Odd. 1876.
Chief justice Appleton is the Oldest lawyer in
Penobscot county. He graduated at Bowdoir
College iu 1922, and is now in his 74th year. Hi.
class gtaduatedA members. OF these all are dead
but five.
Mr.. C. r. Whidden .Ir., editor of the Calai.
Times. and Miss A. F. Manning were united in
bonds of marriage on Monday morning week.
Mrs. Abigail Lowering, who was l02 wears ole
Sept. ls, wa, received into membership of the
Congregational church, at Potter, Me-, last Sab
bath.
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LOUISIANA.
Meeting of Log and Lumbermen.

NEW YORK, November q. A despatch from
Mobile says that large and ord rly meeting Of
log and lumbermen was held at Pascagoula to-
day. People were present from all along the
coast, from Mobile TO New Orleans. Resolutions
we're passed pledging the citizens to aid the gov
ernmeut in tight efforts TO protect the government
lands, and appealing to congress for protection
from unwarranted seizures by agents Of the in
terror department.
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2 he Contested Cnse.
SOUTH CAROLYN A.


COLUMBIA, November q. The legislature met
to day. Swaitz. (colored) president pro TEN. of
the senate, resigned senator from Williams
burg Co. Clerk Woodruff also resigned. New
members in the Senate and House were elected to
fill the vacanc es aud sworn in.
The election for Judge of the 1th circuit, made
vacant by the resignation of Northrop, will take
place on Friday.
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FINANCE L & COMMERCIAL.
New York Money Market.
We MING NEPUKT.
Sew YORK, Novemb'

Sew YORK, November p. ls7.
Money loaned at Gal per cent. on call. Foreign
exchange weak; e0Aai So for sixty day )
and iSj asa demand. tioli opened at 1925
and closed at lob Borrowing rates -0ala2 per
cent. and hat, and carrying rate Za3 Clearings
Sl3,2Jb 600. Custom receipts ass 100. Treasury
iisbursed. $sf 800 interest slSo.,OO ior bonds.
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Instead ofappearing here on Thanksgiving week
ropolitan company booked to appear at Gran
lite Hall, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings
of next week, when will be presented the highly
emotional drama, "Mss Moulton,' and the four
act comedy, "Our Boarding House" Lovers of
amusements of this kind will be glad to receive
this intelligence.
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The police yesterday arrested six drunken
trsmps, who were max ing themselves conspicuous
on the street, and lodged them in Jail Two or
three, who had the power Of locomotion, male of
in the direction of Hallowell to inict our good
neighbors there.
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Mr.. William Foster of this city, living near the
Sidney line, in passing from his house across the
road to his barn, the other evening, dropped his
pocket book containing twenty dollars. A day or
two after he found the pocket book in his door
yard, minus the money, but containing insulting
note, a portion of which run thus: "Old Foster,
I've found your pocket-book and taken the money
out. If you want anything more of me, you
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-28

The municipal elections to-day apparently re-
snlts IN no choice Tor Mayor. Doyle, republican,
has 3,l3j; a. j. Barnaby, democrat supported by
di'aff ced republic cans, 3,o77; scattering lOl.
Doyle lack, y of an election. The official count
may change the result. The city is republican a.
usual. Professor George L. Chase, long connect
ed with Brown University, has been elected an
alderman.
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Arrival.
BRUNSWIC k.


BRUNSWICK, November p. The body of a
Freachman named Portras, who was drowned in
the Androscoggin river last spring, found to-
day, probably dislodged by the freshet.
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PENNSlLN ANA.
= nnlenCPN.

PHILADELPHIA. November p. Three men in
dlc ed 1ot tarling and teatherng a woman Of
doubtful character, AT Waterford, Penn, were all
sentenced ~ the penitentisry, one to ten years.
Tug Burned.
The tug Thompson was burned at Erie, Penn,
ihls alttInOOn.
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DEAR JOURNAL: - How about the price oi
turkeys: Don't he so cruel on US poor mOrtsl-
again--gettng our mouths to water and our lips
to smack for the white meat Of turkey at II cents
pound when the truth is they cant be bought
for les than Is To 90 cents a pound. How II is
that Thanksgiving day is not inherited in Canada
when according to usual custom the DOMINION
Thanksgiving for th, year took place last Thurs
dsv, the 22d. Now you cant surely say that the
turkeys went there 10 save themselves! No. that
is too thin, altogether Perhaps they went there
as yrt inns and SO raised the price. Rise and ev-
plain c.
Yes, we will explain. Now Just see what you
have lost by the storm! DO you expect farmers
and turkey raisers to raise turkeys kill them aud
tramp through the mud to market, and peddle
them out for twelve cents pound Wait till il
comes decent doing" and our twelve cent tur-
keys in the back towns will be heard from. Let
them come th, way and they will soon be
"gobbed" up. We had application. yesterday for
a thou and pounds Of that variety. Let our Gus
toners wait pstieI tly.
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" ASiiINtsIUN.
Nominations Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, November y. The Senate in
executive session conf filmed the following nomna-
uons: Alexander Nj. Sterns, to be L. 5 Asst
Treasurer at Cincinnati; A. j. Marat, Collector
OF (nslnms for 4 nalachlcnlA Ella
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The Bangor Commercial says that Rev. Mr.
Packard preached in the evening at st. Johns
church, from st. Luke 40. "And he said unto
them, how is it that ye sought me /; Whist We not
l must be about my fathers business'" Does our
democratic neghbor say this as according to the
Bible. or according to Hoylei We dare not ask
him which he is the most familiar with