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New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

Plevna has had its sting for the Russian na
ton as well as for the army. If the soldiers
who have suffered so much and accomplished
so little are overwhelmed with dlsmay, the
nation which has sacrificed so much and gained
so little is cropping IN the valley of the shadow
of humiliation If the staff has lost confidence
in its system and the soldiers in their generals,
the nation has lost faith in its army. The hard
conditions Of the Treaty of Paris rendered the
defeat in the Crmea a national disaster, but
the heroic defense of SebastOpOl against the
assaults of the Allies increased the pres
tige of the Russian soldiers. The wrath
of the nation fell upon the repressive
system of the Iron Car, but not upon the
rank and file of the army. In those days of
humiliation Russia thanked God that admins
trative compression, which had paralyzed her
resources, had not cramped the courage OF
her soldiers. They had been starved by job
bing contractors and betrayed by incompetent
leaders, but they had not forgotten how To
fight The mechanical discipline which Min
mich had enforced at Azov, the dare devil
gallantIy which SuwarrOw had inspired at Is
mail. the do9ged resolution which had won
NapoIe on's admiration at Borodino, were dis
her soldiers were still the mightest in Europe.
The nation lost faith in everything except
the army. In Tourguenefi's "Fathers and
Sons" there is bit of dialogue which well
illustrates the national feeling at that period.
Nicholas PetrOyitch expresses the nervousness
of the graybeards over the radical ideas OF
the new generation. "lou deny everything
"you destroy everything. Notwithstanding. il
"is also necessary to rebuild THAT does not
concern u.s. replies Bazarof, sthe young nihil-
st in his coldest tone. 1T is necessary in
"thc first place to clear off the ground" That
was the instinct of IA nation cowed by defeat
and Stung with disgrace. Everything must be
pulled up by the roots. The system of Peter
the Great, Catharine and Nicholas had been
tried and found wanting Everything was
wrong, and nothing must remain as 1t was.
If Russia was to be restored to her rank among
the nations, everything must be. changed,
even from the bottom. Every institution, COM
muna. bureaucratic aud national, sllrank un-
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
THE NEWS THIS mORNING.

FoREIeN-Atrocitios are charged against the Bul-
garians - Greece continues her military prepaT-
ations - Ottoman troops have been landed III
the Dobrudla 30 Russian cavalry are making
flank movement toward Sophia. == 1t is appre-
hended in Great Britain that this years harvest will
be poor one.
Decentralization Hayes arrived at the Fab
van House in the White Mountains yesterday,
asccnded Mount Washington and held reception III
the evening == The President has been invited
by GOV. Connor and Senator Blaine to visit Maine
Sugar artiicially colOred TO avoid the payment
of full duties will be seized imported after October
! - The hostile Nez PeTces Indians still have
possession of the stage road in Nevada. =- Work
was resumed by the employees of Chess sniythe d
Company's nail and lock wokFs at Pittsbug.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The pooling of telegraph
reeeipts was again discussed by the Joint Confer
ence Committee. - b. G. Jayne returned from
the West but tunaccompaniedb by the forgers arrested
there. =- The Hannibal and 81. Joseph Rail
way officials declared an attempt to obtain
q receivershp. a tock-jobbing operation. -
James H. Mackey lawyer of Brooklyn was muir
dered near Newport, Kentucky --= Gold, 1O1h
1O5ls 1O5. Cold value of the egai-tonder dollar at
the close 9j9lcc Stocks higher but feyerish closing
unsettled.
1HE WEATHER-TTIBUNE local observations in
dicate some increase of warmth and occasional
oloudiBess. Thermometer yesterday, 49, e3'' 7o''
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Amrsemenis ano Hlcstinss 60 Night.

KIrrH AvKSUR THEATRE" All Sin"
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New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

classes, and as it occurs during period when
wages are low and enterprise depressed 1t may
be taken as a proof that economy with these
depositors has more than made up their loss in
wages. They have realized the truth OF tho
proverb that penny saved is penny earned.
Ii is difficult to imagine more mysterious
murder than that of Mr.. Mackey, Brooklyn
lawyer, whose corpse has been found IN a.
thicket few miles from Cincinnati. AS money
and papers were found with the body, the
murder could not have been committed for the
purpose of robbery. The fracture OF the skull
disposes of the theory of suicide The facts,
80 far as furnished, point to some private quar-
rel, and it was obviously the duty of the coro-
ner to have made inquiry as to the compan-
ions with whom the victim was last seen alive.
But the coroners jury appear to have hurried
through their work with as little trouble to
themselves as possible,
The terrible atrocities committed at Laneli
and other places on the Balkan Slope will de-
priye the Bulgarians of much of the respect
and sympathy they have been accorded hlth-
erto. The only plea that can be made in abate-
ment of their criminality is that they have
and are numbering the Turks as the Turks
have murdered their people. 1t Is credit
able to the Russians that they have tired 10
restrain this ferocity, and that their oincers
have been seen to drive Bulgarians from
Turkish houses with whips. The most effect
ual way, however, to prevent needless cruel
ties would be to send the Bulgarian Legion
to the rear and keep it there.
Gov. Hartranft, referring to the strikes and
labor troubles, points out in recent CONVEX
sation what is really chief occasion OF the
disturbances in the mining districts 1here
are too many miners there. He might have
added that this superfiuity of miners Is not OF
recent growth 1t was brought about by the
way in which mining operations III PennSyl-
vania used to be conducted when the owner
shin of mines was divided among many lndi-
vduas and companies. There would come to
each of these, if successful at all, period
of prosperity, during which they would
import from abroad considerable number
of miners, and all the men who were
thus collected in a given district have stayed
there. Many mining enterprises have, as q
matter of course, declined OF have been totally
abandoned. Manifestly the remedy is TO trans
port these supertluous miners to the West or
South where labor is needed. Gov. HartIanit
saws that they do not wish to go; but prob
ably they would change their minds on that
point il definite prospects for work were held
out to them. The whole labor problem might
be solved if some organized system were de
yised, by means of which, when a laborer was
out of work in our Eastern cities, he could be
furnished transportation to some locality where
labor is in demand.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

Our London letter this morning from w.
w. gives an interesting account of the Byron
memorials at Albert Hail. and some further
remarks on the Tower, that one of all the an
tiquities of London which, perhaps, exercises
the strongest fascination over the stranger
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

If the efforts of our generals to intercept
the Indian lines of march are as successful as
is hoped battle or a surrender must soon
follow that will be the turning-pOint in this
seasons campaign. AS in previous instances,
the hostile Indian forces are recruited by bands
from the good Indians at the Agencies.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

We have received copy of the report for 1876 OF
the proceedings of the International Geodetlc Asso-
citation at Brussels in which some very interesting
natter, are discussed. The abors Of this Association
comprise full and free discussion Of geodesy in all Its
branches and details, and delegates are sent to its
congress from all the enlightened nations OF Europe
In the list Of delegates we do not see the name Of
any representative of the United States, and this we
consider grave mistake. We cannot afford TO be
behlndhand in such representation, more especially
rs our Coast Survey is universally acknowledged to
be in no way inferior to the best Of similar oTganlza-
tions in Europe The next meeting of the Associa-
on will take place in October of this year at Stutt
CART Germany Cannot the United States have an
accredited representative at the conferenceY Surely
the active and energetic Superintendent OF tie Coast
Survey would be able from among his corps OF skilled
geodesiss to furnish delegate to the International
Assocation and we have no doubt that bis selection
would do honor both TO his corps and his country.
Mr.. Alexander II. Stephens gives fresh proof OF
his extraordinary vitality in an article on The Let
ters of Junius." published in The International lie
rjer II is rather late for him to make his mark as,
a magazine writer, but he has been behind time IN
more things than one. 1t is reported on excellent
authority that he did not cut his last tooth till his
twenty-seyenth year, and that he grew two inches
after his admission TO the bar. But this is wide of
the mark. Mr.. Stephens's article is scholarly and
WISE tie has 10 theories to advance III regard to
the authorship of the celebrated letters The secret
perished with the man, and the great literary eng
ma of the last century can never be solved. The
claim set mp in behalf of Sir Philip Francis, he says
cannot be maintained upon any rational hypothesis.
.Junius could not have been base and mean, and
only a base and mean man would have hurled his
thunders against the Ministry that was feeding
him. and especially against Mr.. Ellis, his patron and
friend. Nir. Stephens pleads for Junius with the
precision of an old lawyer and the freshness aud
enthusiasm of young advocate.
The indications in the columns OF the 1ny
TRIBUNE increase daily that it is but short time
before the trouble begins" Announcements of
schools for pupils of every grade and condition
multiply II there are schools where study Is pnre
delight and attendance unalloyed pleasureand it Is
said that such do exst-they must he advertised in
The TEIBuNF, and careful perusa OF its columns
will discover their name and location. In no other
paper can so complete directory of the best inst
tutions he found and the requirements which can
not be fully answered by some OF the many schools
whose announcements are appearing from day to
day must be uncommonly exacting
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

The temperance of Turkish troops in the
Dobrudia will serve to eniven the war
fare in that swampy region. Unless there
is some mysterious purpose to be served by
the movement, it would have been bet
ter for the Porte to keep its troops where
they might support the main army. In
the Dobrudja they are likely to be again
promptly outnumbered and forced to retire.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
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New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

A decision has at last been arrived at in the
matter of duties upon cOlored sugars. After
October the revenue officers are to seize for
forfeiture all sugars that have been artiiicialy
colored to reduce their grade 1t will make
no difference as to what substance is used to
color the sugar, whether it he ulmc acid or
caramel-the question being merely whether
the artificial cOloring was added after the re-
fning 1t is by no means clear, however, as
to what the revenue officers are to do if the
sugar is colored in the act OF refining and as a
part of that process.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

Reports from the Bank Department Of seven
Rrooklyn savings banks are given to-day, and
this instalment completes the list for that
o;ty There has been considerable increase
during the year, both of deposits and of num-
hers of depositors. This result both IN
New-York and Brooklyn shows an in
creased thrift on the part of the working
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

Rather more significant than even the hearty
manifestations of good will 10 the President
which the populace have given during his
tour. is the presentation of an address by nearly
all the guests at a hotel in the White Noun
tains. The signers are from a dozen States,
and include men of both political parties. The
address approves the Presidents Southern
policy and his efforts at Civil Service Reform.
whatever else may be said of such docu-
ment, it is certainly noteworthy as an exrres-
sion of the opinion of cur better classes, unin-
fluenced by political rivalry OF scTambles for
office.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

classes, and as it occurs during period when
wages are low and enterprise depressed 1t may
be taken as proof that economy with these
depositors has more than made up their loss in
wages. They have realized the truth OF tho
proverb that penny saved is penny earned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-11
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.

ANOnooSO1ulN COUNIfs
At the meeting of the Lewiston & Auburn
gentlemen were chosen directors: j. L. ri.
Cobb, Edmund Russell, James Dingley, A.
M. Jones, Hannibal r. Smith, John T. Ran
dali, @. G. Cobb, VIM. f. GarceloD, W. Il.
Pressey. At subsequent meeting of directors,
Jas, Dingley was chosen President; j. Il FL.
Cobb, Treasurer; W. f. Garceon, Secretary.
The house of Thomas Smith on Lincoln
street, Lewiston. was broken into yesterday, a
trunk broken open and valuable gold watch
and chain, pair of costly bracelets and $40 in
cash, amounting in value to 5000 stolen. :
Last Friday the store of Amos f. Lunt &
Co, in Durham was broken into and over $50
of goods stolen. Two Brunswick young men,
John 81. Matthew and Eben F. Stnson were
arrested and bound over on suspicion.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
1t is probable that the State muster will be
held in Augusta this fall.
Several stores in Gardiner have recently been
broken into by burglars.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Rev. A. Kendall of Newry Corner. died last
week.
Seth Walker of Bethel has put upon Bear
river about 100000 feet of spruce logs which
have been sold to parties in Lewiston.
fIsCATAoUIs COUNTY.
A. 81. Morrill, of Brownvllle has at work in
his slate quarry business about eight men and
thirty odd oxen, and from sixty to ninety
squares are quarried out and prepared in .
week. By square is meant enough to
cover ten square feet of roofing. During the
present year 1t is expected that from twelve to
fifteen thousand squares will be quarried. The
vein at present. being worked containing the
best slate is rather narrow. but there are a
large number of veins, and there need be no
fear of the slate ever being exhausted.
The County Commissioners of Piscataqus
have decided against the petition in favor of
the discontinuance of the bridge at Abbot
Village. This decision, it is asserted, ensures
the completion of the Bangor & Piscataquis
road this season.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
1t is said the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph
Company will extend their lines to Bangor the
coming season.
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.



From $50 m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted,
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 m.
PORTLAND, ME-, March "a, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1920
p. m. and 1890 a. m. Close at $50 m, and 2.30
and 900 p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 5.10pm
Intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1920 and $40 m. Close at
$50 m and $50 I'm.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 70. 20 o IA
ana 1880 m. Close at $50 m, 2.30 and 900 p m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes.
Arrive at 800 p. m. Close at 1.30 a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 900
m. and 90 p. m. Close at II 80 m and 800 p m.
Morning Northwestern by G. T. r. Arrive at $40
m. Close at $50 m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 900 a. m. and
800 m. Close at $50 m, 1l.30 m and 800 p. m.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 1.30 D. IN. Close at 100 m and 200 pm.
>, North Conway and other offices on the P. q o. R
IL. Arrive at 1908 a m and5.:0 m. Close at 900
By the Bridgton Stage. Arrive at p m. Close at
$50 m.
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, S. W. Harbor, Mt.
Desert JoIespert, Machias. Machiasport, East Ma
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
er. Arrive at a. m. Close at 9p. m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 500 m.
Close at 5.00pm.
Foreign Mails per Allan Line close every Satur-
day at II m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day previous 10 sail
ing OF steamers. Close at 2.3O pm.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 200 I'm. Close at 900 m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at 500 m. Close at IL 80 an.
Skowhegan closed pouch closes at 9.00pm
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. 7. r. Ar
rive at 1890 p. NJ. Close at LOO pm.
st. Pierre and Miquelon. Close alternate Fridays,
at 8. D. m.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-11
Brief .JOttiugs.

Who, Oh who, is to sprinkle the streets this
season? Speak quick.
There were % vessels cleared for foreign
countries from this port in March.
Miss. S. L. Burnel of West Baldwin, sends
beautiful bunch of May flowers to this Of
flee.
The ladies of st. Paurs Guild will hold
sale OF useful and fancy articles at Reception
Hall Thursday afternoon and evening.
The cornet stolen from Mr.. Cole some time
since has been recovered. 1t was traced to
Philadelphia.
box of butter was picked up in the street
yesterday and can be had by calling at the po-
lice station.
A social assembly is to be rendered the Diri-
60 base ball club by their friends at Army and
Navy Hall, Wednesday, April 18th.
The sale of seats for Sol Smith and the Bsr-
ger family opens at Stockbridge's this morn
ing. A good sale is anticipated.
Dow, Lichtenstein & Co. sold the stock and
good will of Twtchell's dining rooms, under
the Falmouth House, yesterday morning, for
$500.
The United States school ship Monongahela,
with Capt. Green. will visit Portland about the
LIST of June. She has 81 officers, IS boys, So
sailors and % marines.
Charles Haskell, arrested for stealing
watch, was sentenced to Jail, but the sentence
was suspended on promise of good behavior in
the future. He is but mere lad.
There will be union gospel meeting at High
street church Thursday evening at u o'clock.
The ministers and prominent laymen will make
addresses and the chorus choir will lead in the
singing.
Yesterday morning, as freight train was
backing down Commercial street to the Grand
Trunk depot, the lower part of the locomotive
struck plank which was torn up and dragged
some distance. 1t came very near throwing
the engine from the track
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-11

FREE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH,-Notwith-
standing the fact that last evening was the
time for the regular weekly meetings of the
various churches of the city, the attendance at
this church was quite large nearly all the seats
being occupied by attentive and apparently
interested listeners.
The congregation joined in singing the
familiar hymn, "What friend We have in
Jesus" After further opening exercises, con-
ssting Of the reading of the 18th chapter of
Isaiah and prayer, the preacher announced as
his text the I'd verse of I'd Cor. 9Th chap.
"Behod now is the accepted time. now is the
day of salvation" There is season, said the
preacher, for everything a time for every pur-
pose under sheaven. There is a time to be
saved, and time to be lost The Word
declares that men are by nature and life
already in lost condition. "The son of man
came to seek and to save that which was lost"
HE that belveth not on Him is condemned
already. While sinners are willing enough
to admit there is danger in the future Christ
declares that the danger is now, because the
sinner is under condemnation of Gods
righteous law. The sophistries BY which men
lull the voice OF conscience, will Instantly dis
solve in the hour of trial. But then comes the
glad tidngs that the sinner may be saved.
God was IN Christ reconciling the world unto
Himself" By the gracious sacrifice of the
Son in the sinners stead the door of salvation
is thrown open to every one however guilty.
To be saved the sinner must act tor himself.
Men are not saved in their sins, but from
their sins. An unconditional salvation would
revolutonize heaven and dethrone its King
Conditions beyond our attainment would
defeat their purpose. But the terms of the
Gospel are adapted to the sinners case
Repentance of sin and a cordial acceptance Of
the Son ofGod is the divine remedy for sin. The
sinner must accept these terms to be saved
Gods time to be saved is now. Men are
under present obligation to serve God
Delay increases the difficulty of repentance
The uncertainty of life warns us. Today is
the day of salvation.
The sermon closed with an earnest and
affectionate appeal to the people to accept the
salvation SO freely offered now. The hymn,
"Only step to Jesus" was sung.
prayer meeting was held at the close of the
sermon to which nearly all of the audience
remained
The arrangements for the meetings for the
week at this church have been so far changed
as to omit the prayer meeting proposed for
Thursday evening, for the purpose of UNITING
with the others churches in union MEETING at
the High st. Church. Preaching service will
be held again this evaning at u o'clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-11
FALSE IMPRESSION

1t is generally supposed by certain class of citi-
zens who rot practical experienced, that Dys.
pepsia not invariably be cured bul we are pleas
ed to say that GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER has never,
to our knowledge, failed to Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint in all its FORMS such Sour Stomach,
Costiveness, Sick Headache palptation of the Heart
low spirits, &C., &c. Out of 10000 dozen bottles
sold last year, not single failure was reported but
thousands of complimentary letters received from
Druggists of wonderful cures. Three doses wi re-
lieve any case. Try it. Sample Bottles 10 cents
Regular Size 70 cents. For sale by your Druggists
septic deom1y
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superior Court.
APRIL CIVIL TERM, 1877, sYMoNDs, j., PREsI

ING.
TUEsDAY.-In the case of Edward S. Bethune VS..
Allen Colby, the jury rendered a verdict for the
plaintiff for $685. Defendant had filed an offer to
be defaulted for the sum of SIG so.
Thompson for plaintiff.
Strout and Holmes for defendant.
Charles G. Macintosh VS.. Jeremiah Bartlett and
Frederick Bartlett.
Action to recover damages sustained by reason of
an alleged assault and battery upon the person OF the
plaintiff by the defendants at Bryant pond Oxford
county, in July last. Damages claimed, $4,000.
Testimony for the defence in progress.
Strout, Holmes and Frank for plaintiff.
Strout, Gage and R. A. Frye for defendants.
morning