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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-09
THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC FOR 1877.
Hon. EDWARD MCPHERSON. Editor.

Hon. EDWARD MCPUEkSON, rhitOr.
THIRD EDITION Now READY
Tnessue this standard and valuable Political Almanac
for 1877 many eautes OF great service and
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l. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
with amendments together with all recent amendments
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q FULL ELECTION RETURNS from all tho states and
Territories for officers and Members OF Con
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s. THE POPULAR VOTE for President from 1924 to 1876
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4 THE ELECTORAL VOTE from Presidential
election giving the vote " each state for eac can
ddae with full explanatory notes. illustrating The workings
of the Electoral College systen
s. ALL THE NATIONAL PARTY PLATFORMS OF the
campaign OF 1876.
6 LIS RS OF THE XLIVth CONGRESS and Of the XLVth
GERS digest OF the number and location OF the minor
Civil Officers.
T. ABSTRACTS OF ALL THE PUBLIC LAWS PASSED
Ar THE LAST SESSION OF CONGRESS-.
& LISTS OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE U. s. SEN
ATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
o. INTERNAL REVENUE, CURRENCY and BANKING
TABI with statistics Of the ordinary revenues ana expeDd
tnres OF the Government from 1869 to 1876, Inclusive
10 STATISTICS OF FOREIGN and DOMESTIC TRADE,
and ron Steel Cotton, and Wooden Manufactures OF
the United states.
Other derartnonta lees valuable ard important
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rs under the srope arm of the law. Mr.. Devices has
made good use of his material He has not eDdeavored
In consct sensational" volume, but presents COOL
impartial history, IN which every fact stanos o".
ghGstly clearness. The account OF hcfafiah' eio "
tive is remarkable story Of courage and Skill Although
the proinent occurrences described in the volume APP
peared I'm the newspapers they occurred this compact
and connected narrative loses nothing OF It's Va'ne' "
remarkable contribution to the literature OF crime
" NJ A. Ed,ed y his brother BLACK
FuRD MANSFIELD, b. A. l2mo III. OLD M"chin"" w
After the lapse of more than quarter OF
century, this unfinished pOsthumous WORK Dy man VI
versatile genius is now presented 10 the pubic i".n
an intellectual curiosity than source OF pracuca III
sruetion The author was theorist and spccniaor on
the sulieet OF balloons He had personal knoweaso
of their construction, nor experience III tier nA"
ment. When his attention was first caod W 'no '
iect he had even little acquaintance Win tneii h'
He enters upon the discussion from purely theoi0t
mint of view and endeavors 10 show the cohd'uons'
aerial navigation the principles OF scehce ii'
writes with perfect good faith, with considerable maine
mati.al knowledge and with profound interest iii inc
success of his theories His style exhibits an earnest
ness a raey freshness, which begules the reade'' '
into conviction, at least into tolerance
p,rp1,c AND PRIVATE LIFE OF ANIMALS. BY j.
TgonsoS svo. PIP 3s7 J. B. Lippincot q co.
An English work said to be adapted from
the French OF Bazac Droz, Jules Janin, Georges fS
Sand and Others founded ON the wcll-wom cohce' Vi
investing the brute creation with the Attributes "
humanity and calling them to the exercise OF iuncohs
which imply counsel and intelligence They are mere
first described as assembled international congress-
recounting their grievances and clamorous ior ther
rigs afterward furnishing narrative OF ihciueh'S
from their private experience, intended as nateiaiS i
the present volume. The purpose OF the WORK H. oi
course satire various aspects OF modern
1;t,la
thing in the volume is the Illustrations, which are
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KISMET.
NILE NOVEL
'Ksmct indeed a delightful story, the series
undoubtedly"
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New unbliratlons.

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The conversations clever, and the VII IS oi,eh
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one thing which TO show promisegea prose'
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Tom, .7l7.77


bids MUST each kind Of separately the
bidders stating their proposals the pree per thousand
stamps including everything required TO be done or iurhsn
awarded whole to the lowest espohsioe bidder IN inc
bid 10 be
% The aboy the prices hid respectively and he
yeEating amounts Of the three several Items II must
h however proposals made under this adver
tirmcnt shall include all the stamps needed by he Depart
during The without references To the above
issues Should Of the above xmas Oh Stamps nc
discontinued during the contract ttn the contractor WI" not
account OF such dSCOntlnUanCC
. Al. - \
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FIRST BOARD-1Oi2 O'CLOCK Az
SAFES Of State bonds Railrood Bonds-Bank and Raj
road Shdres-EJBress Stocks de-
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The contractor will be required TO report weekly under
oath the number denomination and kind OF stamps manufac
unfinished and spoed the number issued
during tie week number available for issue; all
soied stamps destroyed by the agent OF the Depart
in the Of the contractor his representa-
tive or otherwise disposed Of as the may
direct.
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AW RID

The contract will be awarded the basis OF the number OF
the Of issued during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1876, as follows: . 1891.
Number stamps OF the public CJS $4,000
Number official stamps Tor use OF the Execu - -.
I
Number OF newspaper and periodical stamps. 2y0,37
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In addition viii be required TO fGrnsh labels
and direct for each package accordance with tn
gay lists furnished by the Of the Departments 4
ether with other blanks required 10 he inclos with III
stanps; Also blanks daily weekly monhy and quar-
try returns relating to the number and denominations
stamps furnished. -
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WI CLASSES IL DRAWING AND WATER COLORS,
From Nature. 7So Broadway. Room 81.
Terms 900 20 hour each IN the stuO pay
able reduction will be made Tor two Of more
Pupils coming together
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The stamns NAV be required delivered By
tractor in separate packages above provided FOR al TIE
where manufactured,
r o Office immediate vicinity OF the place Of
nanusrfnre rs the era direct III such
nnsis az the POstO1fce Department Washington, d. G..
zach denomination kind being kept sepalae) tic
stcr General may direct
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Chi, q and Q
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to three feet wide, cut in every direction, made by
nativescanoes that fled like phantOms at the approach
of the boats. Col. Long now endcavored to regain
the bed of the river from which they had been
driven by adverse Winds and which would leave
them free from the intolerabe lilies that stretched
over the surface as far as the eye could reach In
fact. the newly Undiscovered lake QbrahiH, as de-
scrbcd by the author is the great vegetable nursery
for the White Nile acting, like the Victoria, as Il
great reservoir for the inceSsant rains The almost
tranquil lake is only relieved of its heavy pressure
of water when the vegetable matter, annually
loosened by decay, PUSHES past Karuma Falls into
the Lake Albert and thence to the north. This
causes the annual rise in the Nile, as stated by the
author, long before il is felt at the Saubat. The
water. of the Nile from tho Victoria arc clear and
transparent whilst here they are discolored with
the remains OF vegetation. On the 10th, the lake
suddenly narrowed TO about 300 yards and they
once more entered the bed of the river. After ter
nble renc0ntrc with the natives, they reached
Foueira on the Goth, purpOsing to follow the Nile
tn Gcnd0k0ro whether nayigable or nGtl and
definitely settle the problem OF the Albert Nyanza.
The project was finally abandoned and the party in
due time made the best of their way by land 10
Gondokoro. Returning at length TO Khartoum, Col.
Long at once engaged in preparing for the Second
Expedition Ito the Makraka Nam Man, west of the
White Nile, which is described in the remainder of
the volume.
The literary execution Of the work seldom rises
above the level of medocrity. Col Long often uses
language with vaguenoss and uncertainty which
betrays the habits of the soldier rather than the
training of.thc scholar. His descriptions of single
incidents are graphic and vigorous, but as a whole
his narrative is deficient in completeness and pre-
c!son Its lack of unity however, is to a considcra-
BILE degree made u for by its vvidness and pic
turesoue effect The scenes of native life to which
if introduces us generally but little adapted to
the usnces of polite society, but they form highly
illustrative feature in the history of the race, and it
would be too fastdQus to complain of their recital
TIE MOLLY MAGUIREs THE ORIGIN, GRoWTII,
Ann CHARACTER OF THE ORGANIZATION. by
r. r. DEwREs. l2mo. PIP, 3s0. ). q. iAppinoott d Co.
This is a carefully prepared account of the
infamous society which has for years past made the an
tbrace coal region Pennsylvana AS insecure Gala
bria or SICILY Fortunately the reign OF terror and blood
shed Is over and the society, although not extinct COW
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Samp. TO transmitted by routes must be securely
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rr board bound the edges aud corners with muslin,
and cuyroucd la two hicknesscs OF strong manila paper
inciosed in strong manila envelopes the quantity to DC
transmit led NAV require all packages 10 be- incOsed 10
naLa the agcut OF The Department officially seal them
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-06
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

MONDAY, Feb. ).
Senate met at 2 80 7. NJ.
Mr.. WHEELwRIGHr, President pro TEN, in the
chair,
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. BLAIsDELL of Gardiner.
The journal Of Saturdays proceedings was read
and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in concur
renee.
A message was received informing the Senate of
the election of Hon. b. L. Chase as Speaker pro
TEN of the House.
Bill an act against pool selling and lotteries,
amended by the Senate, came from the House
that branch adherng TO its vote passing the bill
without amendment.
On motion Of Mr.. WEBB the Senate receded
and concurred with the House, and then passed
the bill to be enacted.
Resolve in favor of the town of Stockton came
from the House amended. The Senate refused to
adopt the amendment, and on motion of Mr.
Bosrdman, insisted on its previous vote giving the
bill passage, and proposed a committee Of con
ference.
The following were appointed on part OF the
Senate Messrs. Boardmsn OF Waldo, Stevens of
kennebec and Shepherd Of Somerset.
proposition game from the House asking for
another committee of conference on bill an act
authorizing any town in the State to elect its mu-
nicipal officers for a term Of three years.
The Senate accepted the proposition and Joined
Messrs. Stevens OF kennebec, Webb of Penobscot
and White of Hancock
Bill an act to make free Merrymeeting bridge
came from the House referred to the next legis-
lature. The bill was read twice, and, on motion
of BRAGDoN, it was voted to nonconcur with the
House in its reference.
Pending the passage of the bill several amend
ments were offered by Mr.. BRAGDoN, which were
adopted, and the bill then given passage to be
engrossed.
Bill an act to amend chap. G, sec. 50, of the re-
vsed statutes relating to the repairs of ways 10
unncorporated townships, pending action on
House amendments, was tabled on motion of Mr..
BURLEIGH.
Bill an act to make free Arowsic bridge, came
from the House, referred 10 the next legis lature.
The bill took its several readings, and on motion
Of Mr. Bragdon the Senate honoured 10. its
reference. The bin was then amended, and
passed to be engrossed
Mr.. JORDAN, from the Committee on Reform
School, submitted report of the visit of the com.
mlttee to that institution, accompanied by re-
solve in favor of the State Reform School. CAP
propriates Sl5,OO0). Tabled to be printed.
Resolve relating to the improvement and en-
largement Of the State House, was read second
time.
Mr.. IRISH moved its indefinite postponement
Mr. STEVENS favored its passage. lie regarded
the enlargement Of the State House as something
that should be done. There were no fre-proof
safety vaults the House of Representatives should
be enlarged; the committee rooms were incon-
venient.
MIR. BAILEY opposed on the ground of econ
omy. The State was largely in debt, although its
eieaH was good. lie wanted the matter held in
aDeyance Tor ten years. lie believed that plans
and specifications for enlargement were already
10 the state House, AMI be did not see the neces-
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Now Charles O'Conor and David Dudley Field
find themselves on the same side. Reform makes
strange bedfellows.-z Tribune
resolve has been introduced in the New York
Assembly requesting Congress to legislate in the
direction OF immediate resumption Of specie pay
ments
Cronins homewsrd journey was less triumph
ant than his advance upon Washington, yet there
were thrilling incidents connected with it, At
Virginia City the Chronicle tells us a good deal of
excitement was created by the announcement that
Cronin was on the train. "When the train came
in, man with a small carpet sack and an i'm
mense two-c1mpartment nose got off and walked
up the platform. That's him. cried everybody.
'Huriah for Cronnn 1t was aferward ascer-
tanned that the man was not Cronin at all, but a
party from Frisco who fell out of three story
window last week, striking on his nose, aud the
accident caused the organ 10 rise with voup-
tuous swell Then erysipelas set in and made it
look like the pictures of Cronin."
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The Presidential Count.

The Washington correspondent of the Boston
Advertiser sends that paper the following
Judge Davis recently had conversation with
a friend here the political situation, particular
ly its legal aspects and that conversation was re-
pested TO gentleman well known in Washington
and perfectly reliable lie states that in the con-
yersstion As related to him Judge Davis expressed
bis qualification at having had an oppor-
tunity to escape serving on the commission Tor ne
should have been compelled 10 have decided
against his friends in every legal point involved
and that there we're reasons why he wished To
stand well with Tllden. the judge said that no
court that pretended to have respect for ltstl
would ever decide that Congress had rght TO 20
behind the decisions of the returning ooaIus,
aud in regard 10 the Oregon case, IS he under
stood IT, Grover had no right to give Crohlh
n certificate, but should have declared vacancy
Justice Davis believes that the action OF the gov
vernors of New Jersey, Missouri and North Caro-
lima were constitutional. The democrats who
have been info. med Of Davis opinions congratu-
late themselves that he not appointed
lac commission have or lie ed their tlerk TO m
pile the election laws OF Florida, Louisiana aud
Oregon for their use, and they have also sent to
the two congressional committee Tor copies oil all
the evidence taken by them.
Attention has just been directed TO fact which,
taken IN connection with the Oregon case, Is very
Interesting. The opinions of Justices Field aid
Strong are found the former in the tenth and
thirteenth volumes Of the California reports, and
the latter in the itysiyth Pennsylvania, sustain
ing the position that a minority candidate Is not
entitled to a certificate of election because of the
ineligibility of the una ority candidate the English
precedents being held lnapplicable.
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GENER1L NEES.

Col. Ingersoll Is lectuiing about "The Liberty
of Man, Woman, and Child"
Rev. j. s. c. Abbott, who i. lying i'll at Hart
ford, cannot live long.
man in New York acknowledges that he and
his partner make $4,000 per amman in recooring
old and musty teas.
Jones says be don't like the reduction in car
fares. When he walks down in the morning now
he saves seven cents hereafter he can only save
six-PhiiadelDhia Bulletin.
"Todde," of the OH finals of "IIeleu's Babies"
died suddenly of membrsnous Group on Tues
day evening, in Brooklyn. lie was the youngest
son of John Habbeuon, the author of the book
named, and was child OF unusual quaintness and
promise.
A party Of English and German capitalists have
purchased 100000 acres OF the orida State
lands. and arr organizing an emigration company
to settle there. The amour, paid the State for the
lands will pay of the state du5t an leave "A bal
ance 10 the treasury
Fifty thousand Russian Mcnnoni,cs have de-
termincd TO immigrate to the United States
They have the alternative of taking up arms or
leaving the empire, and prefer to cross the sea.
early in the Spring.
The King of Sweden, the Crown Prince, and
Prince John.of Glucksburg have been initiated into
Freemasonry. The ceremony was held in new
ly built hall, in the presence Of 5000 brethren,
including Populations from England, Germany
aad France.
Bismark's maiden speech in the Prussian Diet
was like Dlsraell's in Parliament, received with
shouts Of laughter and Indignation. The obstin-
ate young man calmly drew newspaper from his
pocket and began perusing its contents in the
most unconcerned manner until the President had
restored order. One Of the stories told of mis- mad
youth was Of the letting loose number of young
foxes in the drawing room to fris hten his female
cousins. One of the Princes peculiarties is a
great love of the sea- 81 can hardly understand"
be once said "how can live away from the sea-"
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House.

MONDAY, Feb. ).
In the absance of the speaker, the House was
called to order by the Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. HADLoCK, it was
Ordered, That in tie absence of the Speaker
B. I. CHASE, Esq, of Bridgton, be chosen
speaker pro TEN.
Mr.. CHASE was conducted to the chair by Mr.
UADLoCK.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. IIUTcHINs of Gardiner.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in concur
renee.
A communication was received from the Secre-
ary of State transmitting the annual report of the
managers of the Maine Industrial School for Girls
for 1876.
MIR. CHASE, from the Cumberland County Dele
CATION, on order, reported bill an act to establish
the compensation Of the chairman of the county
commissioner for Cumberland county, which was
passed to be engrossed under suspension of the
rules.
Mr.. FELLOWS from the same delegation. on
petition, reported b an act to establish the salary
of the Judge OF Probate for the County of Cum
berland, which was passed TO be engrossed under
a suspension of the rules.
Mr. HADLoCK was charged with, and convey ed
message to the Senate informing that body that
in the absence of the Speaker, b. L. CHASE, ESQ.
had been chosen speaker pro tempore.
Bill an act to authorize Samuel Cunningham to
navigate Androscoggin pond and Dead river by
steam was read twice and laid on the table on
motion of Mr.. CLEAvEs.
The report of the judiciary Committee report-
ing ought not to pass on bill act to establish a
standard OF qualification for the practice of med-
cine in the State of Maine, was taken up and
Tuesday afternoon assigned for its further consid-
Grafton, on motion of MIR. HAYNES.
Resolve in favor Of the agent of the Penobscot
Indians was read the second time and laid on the
table.
Bill an act to reduce the salary of the insurance
commissioner came up on its passage to be en-
crossed and was tabled, on motion of Mr.. SHEP-
HERD.
Bill an act to amend Sec of chap 60 of the re-
vised statutes relating to divorce, was read twice
and indefinitely postponed on motion of Mr..
CLEAvRs.
Bill an act to establish training classes for teach
ers OF common schools was read twice, and Mr.
llADLoCK moved its indefinite postpouement
pending which 1t was tabled.
Bill an act to amend sec. of chap. ll6 of the
revised statutes relating to board of prisoners
id county jails was read twice, Mr.. LOCKE moved
to indefinitely postpone, pending which the bi II
was iald on the table on motion of Mr.. STONE.
Resolve relating to the salary of the clerk of
superintendent OF common schools was read the
second time and laid on the table on motion OF
Mr.. PIKE.
Resolve relating to claims of settlers on proprie.
tors lands was read and assigned for tomorrow
pending motion by Mr.. CLEAvEs to indefinitely
postpone.
Bill an act to prevent the throwing Of slabs and
other refuse into the kennebec river and its trib
utares, referred to the next Legislature by the
House, came from the Senate passed to be en-
crossed.
On motion Of Mr.. BOWERS, the House insisted
and voted to ask a committee of conference, an6