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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-13
New Hampshire Election.

The annual election for State officers IN
New Hampshire takes place to-day. There
are also three members of Congress to be
elected. The republicans feel confident
Of giving a good report of themselves, but
the contest will be sharp and close, as all
political contests in New Hampshire are q.
The Inauguration of President Hayes has
somewhat demoralized the democrats,
but, nevertheless, they will struggle hard
for victory. The republicans hope to
elect their candidate for Governor, and
to obtain a majority in Senate and house.
In regard to the result upon Congress
men. they are not so hopeful as upon
State officers. Concord correspondent
of the New York Times speaks of the sit
uation in the Congressional districts as fol-
lows:
The First District is confessedly the battle
ground of this campaign. Gen. Gilman Marston,
Of Exeter, is the republican nominee. lie Is one
Of the leading members of the New Hampshire
Bar. He represented his district six years in
Congress with honor to the State. lie also had a
splendid army record, serving four years IN the
Union army during the late rebellion, and Away
at the front. His opponent, Frank Jones, OF
Portsmouth, the millionaire brewer, IS making a
determined effort TO be reelected. lie runs all
the beer saloons in the districts, and will hesitate
ct no means TO secure his re election. The repnb-
licans will meet him at every turn. despite his lib-
eral use of beer and money. They are hopeful OF
the best results. In November the district gave
Mr.. Hayes Sl7 majority. The Second District,
with two exceptions, has been republican for over
20 years. In 1873, owing to dissensons in the re-
publican party, Mr.. Bell, of Manchester, was
elected over Gen. Stevens, of Nashua. He was
reelected in 1875 by the aid of repeaters, ard
other barefaced frauds. The district is largely
republican. James F. Briggs, the republican
nominee. is making a very successful canvass, and
will be elected by from 200 to 400 majority.
The democrats are making desperate effort to
carry the Third District and elect Col. Henry q.
Kent, of Lancaster, over Hon Henry W. Blair, OF
Plymouth. Blair has represented his district two
years in Congress, where, by earnest effort he has
won good record He stands well at home, and
is regarded as honest, faithful and efficient pub
lie officer. Col. Kent was formerly republican,
but cast his fortunes with the Greeley movement
in 1872, became Labor Reformer later, then
Joined the democrats. The Bourbon element did
not take kindly to his nomination for Congress in
1875, and he was allowed to attend to business OF
private nature at home, where he will probably
be permitted to remain. The republicans recog-
nize the importance of returning Mr.. Blair to
Congress and are negiectling opportunity to
accomplish that much. desired result. His cleo
lion is quite certain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-13

General Butler has called on the Pre-. ideni and
given him assurance Of b s support.
Ex-Gov. Thomas A. Hendricks Is seeking repose
aud frseifulness in Calftria. lie will make a
visit there Of seven weeks. He is not at all well.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-13
The Situation in Louisiana.
Gov. PAcKARD's STATEMENT OF THE RrsuI

Gov. PAcKARD's STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS
OF THE VOTE IN LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS, March, 9.-The following let
ter was addressed TO day TO the editor of the Gin
tinnati Commercial:
SIR In an editorial in the Commercial Of the
9TH inst, you state the act of the Commission has
no bearing whatever upon the legitimacy of the
Packard Government unless it can be proved that
as matter OF fact more votes were cast for Pack
ard than for the republican electors who were GER
tilted by the Returning Board. The Returning
Board certified the vote for electors as follows
w. p. Kellogg, 1915; j. IL. Buich, 1927; Pc
ter Joseph, 1904; l.. A. Sheldon, "A OPT Morris
Marks. H,4lS; A. b. Levisse, "a COB; o. III
brewster, 4.0l7; Oscar Jaffren "A, 1856. MY vote
for Governor as certified by the Returning Board
laid by the Secretary of State before the General
Assembly and counted by that body was as fol
lows: Stephen B. Packard, 74G2i. The votes,
as opened before the Returning Board and cert
fed by the democratic State Central Committee.
were as follows republican Electors-W p KEEL
logg. II 1854; j. ii. Burch II 1902; Peter ,Joseph.
1s,9l3; l.. A. Sheldon, "A ,902; Morris Marks. IS
~; A. b. Leyisse, 1895; U. II. Brewster, IS,
43l Oscar Jofnen, 75,6lS. And for Governor a.
follows STEPHEN B. Packard, 76,477. This proves
eleetor as returned by the Returning Beard, and
l,o.o more votes than the lowest elector as cert
ned by the democratic committee. The General
Assembly had more than quorum of returned
members in both Houses when the vote for me
was canyassed and declared according to the con-
stitutional requirements Oh the "a day of January
last, and before the expiration Of Gov Kellogg'.
term OF office. This statement is made TO corIec,
an erroneous impression which appears to prevail
with some Northern newspapers, that ian behind
the republican electoral ticket. II sho'- guns and
violence are TO determine the Legitimacy Of a tnv
erDment, what would have been the effect nod
Wsttenon's 100000 Kentuckians appeared h
Washington on March to support and ipaupu
rate Tilden, had be been a claimant ENCOURAGE
BY statement that the General Government
would not interfere Very respectfully. &c,
5. Is. PACKARD, Governor.
General Butler has called on the Pre-. ident, al,
given him assurance Of bis support.
Ex-Gov. Thomas A. Hendricks is seeking repos
and ,r,ef I'm mess in Calf r1'a He will make
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-13

Mayor Nash was reelected yesterday
by more than 500 majority, and the City
Council is nearly solid republican. The
election was the quietest for years, and
III , republican majority the largest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-13

was seen in the sbyss below. A severe shock.
or earthquake, was felt by residents of Kaowalsa
and Kell during the night of the eruption, which
severe, but no damage is reported
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-14

state shall be authenticated so as to take effect
in every other state has any bearing what.
ever on the case. The authorization thus
provided for was intended as evidence only
of the existence of such acts and records. and
not to give them any greater validity or effect
than that which they had IN the state from
which they we're thus accredited. The act
expressly declares that, when thus authcnti.
Gated, they shall have such faith and credit
given to them in every court within the Uni
ted States as they have by law or usage In
the courts of the state froIa whence they art
taken 1t merely provides q mode of prov
ing public records, leaving them when proven
invested with the same force and effect and
no other which they have at home. But
when court OF the United States IS held in
any state, it is bound to know the laws of
such state the same as the domestic courts
are.
The judgments of the circuit courts in the two
cases under consideration are reversed, and
the record remanded with directions to award
a centre tdcias de nOcO.
Mr.. Chief Justice Waite delivered dis
senting opinion, in which Justices Clifford,
Swayne, and Strong concurred.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-14

II is stated that "1Ir James Parton is re.
jOicing over his first baby" Parton? Par
ton? Yes, We remember now. Mr.. Parton
married Fanny Fern. Was her third hus
band and when she died he married her
daughter-his step-daughter. But he could
not endure the idea of being q step-father. 1t
was repugnant to his feelings. SO he mar
ried her, and then discovered that the laws of
the state did not recognize such marriages,
and asked the lawmakers TO make n little
law for him, but they refused, and he moved
off the premises without notifying the land
lord, since which time we had not heard of
him until this baby reminded Us Of these
things. But what bothers us now is to fix
Mr.. Parton's relationship-or rather his nu-
merous relationships-to that baby. In the
first place, ought we TO call him father or
grandfather! Because 1t is his child and his
grandchild. But if that baby is his grand.
child and Parton is its father, bless Us, Parton
must be brother to himself! Tha. IS quite
clear. And if Parton is his own brother,
why, then he must be uncle to that baby.
That follows, of course. And if he Is uncle
to that baby his wife must be lis aunt. Why,
there is mol end TO this confusion. OF course
Mrs. Parton can't be aunt and mother at the
same time. The idea is absurd. We sec
now where we were in error. The exact re-
lationship may be stated thus: Parton is a
father and-is it half or fourth grandchlld?
No matter call it a half Consequently that
baby Isis -. Now, Fanny Fern took him
as her third husband, and Patton's present
wife being her daughter, and not bis, that
daughters baby is no kin to him. That
sounds absurd, too, very. Allowing it is Par
tons child, to begin with. Parton is its
father, and he is just as mach its grandfather,
unless it is the intention not to permit the
poor thing to have any grandfather at all
Now, il 1t is his grandchild and he was Fan.
ny FERNS third husband, and this baby is the
child Of her daughter, every time he takes it
on his knee-it couldn't possibly be twins,
could it? No that isn't it. Yet there docs
appear TO be two generations IN that one baby
somehow. The idea of dandllng two genera
tons on one knee! That is the most rdicu
lous idea of all. Why if that child were
really Fanny Ferns daughters child and
Parton was third husband to Fanny, and faith
er TO her daughter now, it amt possible Par
ton could pick himself up and dandle him.
self on his own knee. This is the most serl-
Gus matrimonial complication we ever tried
to solve. We are unable to do more than
crack the shell; the kernel appears to be
shrouded in complications az numerous as
the folds enwrapping an Egyptian mummy.
We are afraid to pursue the subject any fur
ther, lest the horrible suspicion that dawns
upon us that that baby should prove to be
Parton's father should be verified AS it is,
we think it ought not to be Parton's father
Ptttsj'rG Chronicle.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-14
Cast0ria.

It's mistake suppose that Castorla is not adapted to
grown persons as well as children. They only need 10 In
Crease the quantity. But children have SO many COM
paints for which Castoria is adspted.ike WIND
collie, Sour Stomach. Worms, letter IcethinE
and Group that tbs especially recommended Tor them
It's effects are more certain than Castor OH. II
contains no alcohol and is as pleasant to take as
honey 1t never gripes. by -ulang the stomach and
bowels the Castorie cOOIS the blood, expels
worms and prevents fcveshness quies the nerves and
produces health-then Of course children can
sleep in quiet and m OF II erS can rest.
Castoria is recon- q II a ed by all physicians and
nurses tried and 10 is having rapidly increas
ing SALE 1t is prepared with great care after the recipe o
Dr. Samuel Pitcher, OF Mass, at the Laboratory OF J H.
Rose Il Co.. 80 Dey Street, New York.
JanuGry 22d.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-14

SYMPTOMS Of & Diseased Live.
llAIN in the right side, under the
edge ofthe ribs, increases on pres
sure sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able TO lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain
is felt under the shoulder blade, and
it frequently extends to the top OF
TIE shoulder, ard is sometimes mis-
taken for a rheumatism in the c-!a.
Tic stomach is affected with loss of
appetite and sickness the bowels in
general are costive, sometimes alter
native with lax; the head is troubled
with pain, accompanied with dull,
heavy sensation in the back part.
There is generally a considerable loss
ofmcmory, accompanied withapain-
ful sensation of having left undone
something which ought to have been
done. A slight, dry cough is some
times an attendant. The patient
complains ofweariness and debility;
lie is easily startled, his feet are cold
or burning, and he complains Of a
prickly sensation Of the skin his
spirits are low; and although he is
satisfied that exercise would be bene.
fetal to him, yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitudc enough to try
it. In fact, he distrusts every rem
cdy. Several CT the above symp-
toms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few OF them cx-
i5tcd, yet examination Of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER 70
have been extensively dcranGcd.
ACUE AND FEVER.
Dr.. c. McLANE's LIVER P.L:s,
~ CASES OF ACUE AND FEVER, w..ca
taken with Quininc, are productive
ofthc most happy results. No better
cathartic Can be used, preparatory
to, or after taking Quiainc. We
would advise all who arc afflicted
with this disease to give them a
FAIR TRIAL.
For I'll Bilious arrangements, AID
as 4 simple purGativc, they are IN
equaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine DE-. c. McLANE's
LIVER Pills are never sugar coated.
Every box has 4 red wax seal on
the lid, with the impression Dr..
McLANE's LIVER PILLS.
The genuine MeLANE's LIVER
Pills bear the signatures of {.
McLANE and FLEMING Bros. CT the
wrappers.
ID~ Insist On your druggist or
storekeeper giving you the genuine
DR.. c. McLANE's LIVER Pills, pre-
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally.
To those wishing to give DR.. c. McLASz's
LIVER PILLs a trial, We viii mail post paid 20 any
part Of the United States, one box OF PiAs Tor
twenty-five cents
FLEMING BROS. Pittsburgh. Pa.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-14
Centaur
Lininlents.

The lame can be healed and the woGnded made whole.
We now know just what the Centaur Llnlment viii do
They will not mend broken bones or an re cure Phenma
tsm aud larger range of hesh bone ana musce aeh's
Scientific sSi cannot 70 beyond the effects OF these re-
marknble preparations. Chronic kh. una ma.
Fever so S1 sesI' aaaeai csEed
Breasts Distorted joints and Sprained LIMBS OF 'he "os
It viii destroy the pain and Teal without a
al a Da Bq sss and cad o WI om
Limbs. It is very eicacons for Earache Tooth acne
Itch and Cutoncous Icruptions.
Mr.. Josiah Westake. of Marysville. o., writes:
"For years my rheumatism has been bad that have
been unable 10 stir from the house The first three bottles
OF Centaur Lniment enabled me to walk without my
erutches ! am mending rapidly think your Linimeh'
simply marvel
c. II. Bennett, Druggist Rock Prairie Mo-, says:
.Centapr Lnient sells better and gives best salts
faction of anything In the market"
What the Centaur Linnen has Others 1t viii do
for YOU Its handy, 1t ia reliable, and IL is cheap
The Yellow Centaur Liniment
worth It's weight in gold TO owners of horses and mues
This Linment has cured more sSprnin ed, sweenied
than have all the Farrers IN the country in any age Its
effects are simply wonderful. .-,,o....
strong as the following:
horse was for year win sSck Trspsh
sn-tSiegs until commenced to use Centaur inimen
which rapidly cured him heart E rec9wm EEIs
"Manorville Schoharie Co., X"
"Dear SiS-I have used your Centaur Liniment In my
family, and GRd IL TO nc OF great vaiue Please send me
Nv dollars worth, one for the mules and horses. ~
"Fals Station. wyoming County, Penn"
II makes very little difference what the caseis whether t
be Wrench Sprain Poey Rnghone. scratches or Lame
ness OF any kEd the effects are the same Lyerymen
tine Yellow Centaur Linment. 1t Is SOFA everywhere ana
warranted in It's effects.
Laboratory Of j. B. Rose & Co.,
g Dry ST.. EKw YoEK.
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SUMMARY.

'-"A' " 4. Y. GRIG6s.
rrfIE OTTAWA BDILDING A.
Il ISOLATION has Money to- Loan on ue
st TUESDAY month. Principal and interest psy
sble In routAy nstSsHts for further earticuisrsco
81 J U. HARRIS, SecretsrT-
sov.5-iy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-14

The weasel thieves In silver suit,
The rabbit runs in gray:
While Pan betakes his frosty flute
To pipe the Geld away.
The focks are folded, boughs are bare,
The salmon takes the sea:
And D rny fair, would somewhere
Might house my heart with theel
-Scribn.r for ipra
tramp has cofessed ihat begging is prolia
bic In New Haven, Conn: Just cay that a Hart
ford man gave you dollar TO help you out, and
you'll get two dollars from the New Haven par
". Anything 10 beat Hartford.-HdTtoTc
TINES.
A starving Chinaman, who was taken into ID,
Cincinnati hospital ror resusciiation, few day
ago, attributed bis voful plight 20 the fact tina
he had started q laundry in Louisville He sum,
up his experience In single line: "Keniucke,
two weekee-one shirtee"
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-04-14

The Boston hdrertiser mildly de-
clares war against the English sparrows,
which are becoming so numerous, con.
demning them as quarrelsome and unso-
cial. "All orr little American song
sters," it says, "are harasscd by this
savage English pest, which makes up in
pugnncity and numbers what it lacks in
size. It is driving them away, and Civ
ing in its stead its own untuneful cries
and the chatter of its constant pickering
under our windows. 1t is prolific to a
marvel, and if delicately favored, as in
the past, will soon suggest the frogs OF
Egypt"
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-04-14
Navigation on a Russian River.

The navigation of the Don is much
more difficult than that of the Vol
ga. The river is extremely shallow, and
the sand banks are continually shifting,
so that many times in the course of the
day the steamer runs aground. Some
times she is got off by simply reversing
the engines, but not unfrequently .she
sticks so fast that the engines have to be
assisted. This is effected in curious
way. The captain always gives number
of stalwart Cossacks free passage on con-
dition that they will give him the assist
ance he requires; and as soon as the ship
sticks fast, he orders them to jump over
board with stout hawser and haul her
off! The task is not pleasant one, es-
pecially as the poor fellows cannot after
ward change their clothes; but the order
is always obeyed with alarcity and with
out grumbling. Cossacks, it would
seem, have no personal acquaintance with
colds and rheumatism. In the most ap-
proved manuals of geography the Don
figures as one of the principal Euro
pean rivers; and its length and breadth
give it a right to be considered MS such,
but its depths in many parts is ludi-
crously out Of proportion to its length
and breadth. ! remember one day see
ing the captain of large flat bottomed
steamer slacken speed, to avoid running
down man on horseback, who was at
tempting to cross his bows in the middle
of the stream. Another day not less
characteristic incident happened. A Cos
sack passenger wished to be set down at
a place where there was no pier, and ON
being informed that there was no means
of landing him, coolly jumped overheard
and walked ashore. This simple method
of Disseminating cannot, of course, be
recommended to those who have no
special local knowledge regarding the
exact position of sand banks and deep
pools.-From Russia, by ID. Mackenzie
Wallace, NJ 4.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-04-14
the burning Of schoolhouss In Elengso,
Tho ENGLISH Rifle Brigade.

1t is n curious factr says nm English
writer, that the Rife Brigade can boast
of having gained some OF its earliest
laureis under Nelson. II had not been
regularly embodied six months when two
companies were embarked on board Mel.
sons squadron rs marines, and in that
capacity took part In the bombardmcnt
OF Copenhagen and the destruction Of
the Danish feet. Six years later, por-
ton Of the regiment was involved in the
disaster Of Buenos Ayres, where they
lost in killed and wounded ten officers
and two hundred and nineteen men.
Brighter days were, however, in store
for them. The Peninsular war began
in 1903, and from that time up to the
end of the struggle there was scarcely M
action in which the Rifle Brigade-or the
Ninety-fifth, as it was Mt that time called
did not play distinguished part. At
the capture of Badajos the brigade was
hotly engaged, MS shown by the list of
casualties, which amounted to nine off.
GERS and tifty-seven men killed, and four,
teen officers and two hundred and twen-
ty.five men wounded out of fifteen com.
panies.
One of the most pleasing features OF
the Peninsula war was the chivalry
shown by both sides. Some instances
of this are related by Sir William Cope.
On one occasion an officer and two men
of the Ninety-ffth were killed by one
ball, which passed through the heads of
all three as they were standing one be.
hind the other. They fell near hedge
which the battalion had defended as they
fell gradually back from one defensible
point to another. During the day sew.
eral French soldiers came through the
hedge and approached their bodies; but
as our men supposed that it was with the
intention to plumber them, they shot
every man who approached the hedge.
For they were unable from the violence
OF the fire to go out themselves to re-
move the bodies.
At last. toward evening, a French Off
Ger al preached through the bridge, wav.
ing white handkerchief, and, when our
firing ceased, he brought out some of
his men with spades, who buried Hop.
wood and the sergeant in Ole grave.
A day or two later, some French officers,
doubtless anxious to show their conf
dence, brought out some chairs and
table from a house occupied by their
picket, and, having carried them into
the middle of the adjoining field, within
hundred yards of our sentries placed
some wine and glasses on the table, and
sitting down, saluted the officers of our
picket, bowling and holding up their
glasses as if drinking to their healths.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-04-14
The Strangers POliteness.

The genteel old man carefully placed
his hat III a secure place, and as he sat
down to the restaurant table, half apollo
getically remarked to the stranger beside
him:
never like to see people eating
with their hats on"
"No," replied the stranger, '"neither
do lit amt polite
And removing his own unprepossess-
ing tile from his head, he carefully placed
it on the table before him.
And yet, after all, the genteel old gen.
tleman didn't seem to enjoy his dinner
any better for the mans hat being of.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-04-14
= A Court Scene.

Lawyers sometimes overshoet the
mark in attempting to corner witness.
An instance of this kind recently oc-
Cured in Kansas. The Leavenworth
Times says:
A rather amusing scene took place in
the district court room, before Judge
Crozier, during the trial of man
charged with the killing of hog belong
ing to Humphrey Sughrue. Humphrey
was Oh the stand as prosecuting wit
ness, and Messrs. Pendery and Dasseler
having been detailed for the defense,
were examining him, when the follow
ing conversation is said to have taken
place:
WAS it pig or hog that was
killed ?"
cit was hog, sir"
"Do you know the difference between
n pig, shoat or n hogl'
81 do, sirrah."
"Do you know of any difference be-
tween the hog that was killed and other
hogs OF the same litter, especially with
regard to the head o.
eyes, sirrah."
Just turn to the jury and state what
difference you observed (triumphantly).
Humphrey turned to the jury, and with
straight face said: "Well, sure, the
hog WIS, when alive, as ony two peas,
like the Cthers, but afther it's head had
been numbered off as it was, it was very
unlike the live wons" The ,urt could
not recover from a sudden spasmodic
action in time to fine the whole assem-
blage present for indulging in the roar
which followed, and Humphreys hog
was avenged.