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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-04-12
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-19
GENERAL NElY,y,

The South sticks closer than ever 10 cotton
The planted this season is four per cent larger
than in 1876.
The Maryland Peninsula has shipped abou,
I, 100. 900 quarts Of strawberries. The season i.
nearly closed and the crop has fallen off abou'
2, 900 900 quarts frem the estimates.
Boston sends up wall over the loss of the
grain trade. Steamers sailing from that port 10
Liverpool find it impossible to obtain freighs ant
are going to New York in future.
The New York Tribane says . well known
downtown broker, member Of a prom nent firm
and society man, confessed to stealing valuable
jewelry from different residences to which be had
been invited to attend social gatherings. Fnan.
cial pressure compelled the crime.
AT the Naval Academy exercises there came
very near being performance not down on the
bills A two hundred and sixteen pound shell
from mortar barely missed an excursion steamer
After the fashion of republicans in our country
NJ, Jules Simon and his son resumed their ordin
airy occupations rs soon as they had retired from
power. The latter has become one of the editor.
Of the Gironde, the leading journal of Bordeaux
the former has assumed the editorial drecti O
the Echo Universel
Mr.. Kenneth Rsynor of North Carolina ha,
been appointed solicitor of the Treasury, il
place of George F. Talbot, resigned.
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John 5. e. Abbott.

Rev. John s. C. Abbot, he distinguished author
who died at Fairhaven, Conn.,, on the 18th, wal
born at Brunswick, in this State Sept. ID, 1905
He was graduated at Bowdoin College in 1928
and at the Andover I theological Seminary 10 1929
and was subsequently settled at Worcester. Rox
bury. Nantucket in Massachusetts,. and afterwart
at New Haven, Conn. 1.-The Mother at Home
was written in 1888. and was his first work of any
note. He has written several works of q mora
and highly instructive order and several biogra
phes. also history Of the State Of Maine, but hi
greatest renown is due to the history
Of Napoleon and other works relating Il
the same subject. all Of which are remarkabl,
for vigorous defence Of that Emperor. So ef
fective. indeed, were his efforts in his behalf tina
Napoleon never too free with recognition of sucl
service, acknowledged the handsome tribute no
only with formal courtesy, but by bestowing upor
the author his warmest friendship, and many sub
stantial proofs thereof. Mr. Abbott's history o
the late civil war and his other Amer lean histories
comprise about twenty five volumes.
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The Pension Agencies.

A Washington special to the Tribune says
"The list Of appointments for the consolidated
pension agencies is not yet completed. Strong
political influences are being brought to bear tt
secure the selection Of rival applicants for reten
ton. or to obtain the Offices tor outside men mo-
is still believed to be the intention Of the Pres
dent and Secretary Schurz to ignore personal and
political influences in these appointments, and &c
bestow them in every instance upon those pension
agents who 10 their respective consolidated dis
trcts have made the best civil service records, and
have the highest personal character, or, who
other things being equal, have the longest unex
pred commissions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-19
From the New York Tribune
Beginning Of Active War.


1t must BIZ clear TO everybody. at last.
that the time for rumors Of peace is over.
The occupation of many imaginative cor
respondents at Paris, Vienna and Belgrade
is gone; it is now solemnly announced.
as piece of important news. that neither
the Russians nor the Turks will listen to
any proposition Of peace.-as IL this had
not been the temper of both. from the
very beginningl The broad antagonism
Of their views, then, has been simply in
creased by all that has since occurred. and
the expectation of some adjustment was
nothing but the expression Of hope to
which England has desperately chung.
Fierce and stubborn resistance on the one
side, and powerful, unainching attack on
the other are the features, already mani.
fest. of the opening campaign.
Whether or not the Russian armies in
Ronmania have completed their prepare.
tons and received their necessary supple.
they are compelled to cross the Danube a,
the earliest practicable moment. 1t is nc
slight military task, even with great pre-.
ponderance of men and material; but the
watchfuiness Of the enemy. and his saci,i
ties for concentrating troops at one Oh
more points. are increased by the delay
The Turkish army thoroughly IN derstands
the immense importance of holding the
line of the Danube to the last moment
and ii will surely fight with heroic de-
termination. We do not consider il al al
doubtful what the end of the campaign II
Armenia will be; We allow for great ex
aggeraiion in all news received BY way o.
Cons,antinople; yet there can hardly b.
much question Of temporary pause II
the Russian advance, partly occasiones
by the greater activity and boidness of tn,
Turks. The latter have always Tough
well behind Notifications. and they canno
easily be made to give up such Il strong
hold ~ Kars. The probability is tn.
Batoum will first be reduced. which will
throw the valley Of the Djoruk into Rus
elan hands, and lhns allow the movemen
on Erze.oum 10 be renewed. Time. o.
this field Of the war, Il Of less importsnc
because there is no second defensive lin
to be carried. The possession Of The Al
menian plateau gives Russian control 9
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the entire province, and renders even
Trebizond untenable.
The bombardments and reported Turk
ish successes along the Circassian shore Of
the Black Sea must be received with great
caution. An extensive rising of the ma.
tive tribes Of the Caucasus is also very
improbable at this stage OF the war. al
though It is quite likely to take place II
the Russian arms should suTer few Sc
rious reverses. But Turkey is much more
gravely menaced by the attitude Of Greece
ssd the signs Of coming revolt in Crete.
Neither will the proclamation of Jihad,
or Holy War, be very efficacious. il the
rect. Last OF all. there is the restless.
dangerous element in Constantinople
which the Ottoman Government must be
victorious, to repress. All these forces
will rise or sink. according to the fate of
the battles soon to be fought. The armies
slowly gravitate toward each other. and
even the most cautious strategy cannot
much longer prevent their collision. The
present is the greatest crisis for centuries.
in the history of the East. This time
it is not simply Russia and Turkey which
stand face to face; not alone Christianity
and Islam; not even the question OF Rus
sian or English supremacy in Asia.-but
the power of the past, dark, restricted,
ossified in its forms, confronting the great,
half-defined, irresistible forces, which are
now changing the world for the genera
tons of the future. 1t is only one phase
of a wider war. which will outlast the CEN
tury
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-19
When Senator Blaine was told by friend, Il

When Senator Blaine was told by friend, the
other day, that great many people attributed the
Inspiration of the Gail Hamilton letters in the
Tribune to him, he said that reminded him Of 9
little story. A woman in one of the back coun
ties Of Pennsylvania went before notary public
to acknowledge = deed and was asked the usua
question If she signed the deed without compul
sion or fear of her husband. Stepping back on,
or two PAGES she put her hands on her hips, Sc
her head on one side, aud, after looking at thu
man moment, exclaimed: ~ guess, Jedge, you
don't know the family."-Ntw York Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-19
SPECIAL NOTICE.

THE Joint Standing Committee on Accounts will
L meet at the Office of CITY Treasurer, on the
Thursday preceding the first Saturday of each
month, at O'Clock Z. NJ, to examine all bills which
may be presented against the city, aud make up
the monthly Roll of Accounts, as provided by city
ordinances All persons having just claims against
the city VIII leave them at the Office OF the City
Treasurer. All bills 70 LETT on or before Wednes.
day preceding the first Saturday In each month,
will be audited for the Roll of Accounts, made up
on the following day all left or presented after
that time will be laid aside for the next Roll OF
Accounts. Tnis rule will be rigidly enforced, and
all persons having accounts against the city will
govern themselves accordingly. All persons pre-.
senting claims against the city, must be prepared
to verify the same by oath affirmation, ii re.
quired by any member of the Committee, ss pro.
vided by chap. PA OF the public laws of 1877.
P.O. yICKERY, Joint Standing
ERASTUS HASKELL,
LENDALL TITCOMB, , ComMittee
WI BROOKS,
j. ii. CHANDLER, On Accounts.
Augusta, March %, 1871. ttf
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Special Notices.
A GARD!

To all who ale suffering from the errors and in
discretions Of youth, nervous weakness, early de.
cay, loss Of manhood, ac., will send you recipe
that will cure you. FREE OF CHARGE. This
great remedy was discovered by u missionary In
South America. Send a self addressed envelope
70 the REV. JOSEPH T. INxAs. station d, Bible
II 'use. New York tiiy. febG-. n teod& wem
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-19

The Washington correspondent Of the Boston
Journal Gays: mo change was made in the origi-
nal order IS to the New England pension offices,
and the consolidated Office will remain at
Concord. II is also probable that Wbitford will
retain the Agency"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-19
The Fair Daughters OF Fashion

prefer SOZOD0NT TO every other article for the
teeth because nothing renders those ornaments
OF the mouth so spolless, or imparts such 40
agreeable odor to the breath. Moreover, exper-
ience proves the article to be perfectly wholesome,
which cannot be SAID Of all dentfrices.
junel3 feod&wiw
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28

from the Presidential election OF 1876;
The National Democracy must be
cleansed, purged from the mammom
Of unsighteousness, before It can a
gain be successful. There is no longer
a Southern question. The ''bloody
shirt is being buried at Columbia and
New Orleans. and the Southern States
have no longer any deep interest in the
hard money Democracy. fact that
became fully manifest during the last
hours of the forty-forth Congress.
There is. therefore. no difference in
principles between the two parties as
they now, stand. The Republicans
are in power, and the Tilden Democ-
racy can show the people no reason
why they should not remain there.
The Democratic party, it is very
plain, can never return to power I'M
less it carries the Western States, and
it is equally plain that the Democratic
party can never carry the West unless
it turns the money changers out OF
the temple and removes that night
mare from Western industry. Be as
sured of this fact. Should the party
prove to weak to kill off Shylock
Shylock will certainly kill the party
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28

argument, and find their only resource
in ridicule! 1t looks like it.
Fair play is pretty thing: and the
truth hurts no man,
The Pioneer Press, on the 2lst inst.
published a short account OF the indie
pendent state convention, held at
Fairbault the day before, and in the
headlines preceding the report these
words occur:-'' Impressing Fifteen
Spectators They Form Mass Con-
vention and Reafffrm Things.
Here is the report on which they
base this statement:
By Telegraph to the Pioneer-Press.
FARIBAULT, Mimi. June 2l.-The
greenback convention to-day could
scarcely be called a success, either in
number or unanimity. Mr.. Ayres
called the convention to order by
reading the call at 2:3O p. III. There
were then present but thlrty-five
persons, delegates, reporters and
spectators all told. Committees of five
each were appointed on permanent
organization. resolutions and creden-
tials. III. q. Page of Olmstead, was
made chairman and n. &. Martin of
Meeker. secretary. The committee
on credentials found some difficulty III
reporting owing to the scarcity in
both delegates and credentials, but an
invitation from the chairman to all
present who felt disposed to report to
the committee as delegates removed
the difficulty, and delegates were
reported as follows: From Dakota ,;
Wabasha l.; Washington |: Rice ID;
Anoka ,; Meeker 4; Chippewa /; Mar.
tin | Olmsted 5; Brown |: Renvllle :.
Now it will be perceived that there
is no statement here that fifteen
spectators were impressed to make up
the convention. On the contrary the
report itself shows 81 delegates pres.
ent while the reporter claims that
there were only IS persons present all
told. There were not therefore l.
spectators TO be suppressed.
| Is it not remarkable that IN edition
will put words into the mouth of his
own reporter, which the reporter
never uttered!
But one thing is certain.-if the
convention did not Empress those
| fifteen spectators, who were not
| present.-the Pioneer-Press has
strongly impressed the convention
with the conviction that it can liz
| like MlmchauSen.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28

The Independent state convention.
held last week ut Fairbault. was 4
united. harmonious and enthusiastic
body. Those who attended it were
not otlice-seekers or spoil hunters:
they came together to maintain
certain great principles of government
which they believed to be essential to
the prosperity of the country and the
preservation of free institutions.
There seemed to bea general feeling
that the convention was not ready to
make nominations at that time: and a
state central committee was therefor
created with power to select ticket,
ur.--if they deemed it advisable. to
call the convention together again
Through one process or the other we
will have ticket III the field this tall
and all the indications are that it viii
receive vastly increased vote over
that of last November. There is nC
presidential issue to distract puplit
attention, and no United States Sena-
torial or Congressional canvassers tt
food the state with corruption
money. Under these circumstance:
the people will investigate the finan
cial question: only politica
question now before the American
people-and We have faith enough t,
believe that majority of the peopl,
will adopt the views of the Indepen
dent party and vote for its candidates
We would infer our readers to tn
convention published in another col
umn.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28
SUPERVISION OF RAILROADS.

\ year or two ago, when the Grange
sentiment was at it's strongest, the
railroad advocates claimed that any
attempt on the part of the State to
supervise or regulate railroads would
destroy the value of railroad property
in Europe; and in fact many charged
the depreciation of railroad stocks
which had already occurred to the
existence of the grange organization.
The injustice Of this argument is
demonstrated by the following articles
from the London Times and the New
York Bulletin:
The London Times OF the 9th Of
February, 1877 had an article showing
the unfavorable effects OH American
corporation investments i'll the
English market, arising from various
causes-frst. the secrecy with which
the several corporations are managed.
even their periodic statements being
SO worded as to conceal rather than to
make known facts vital to the cOndi-
ton of the corporation: second. stock
holders so scattered that they cannot
be brought to exert any great int1u-
ence or check upon the management:
and, third the management, in the
absence of control from the proprie-
tary interest, are liable to and ldo
commit corporations to injurious poll
cies and even bring ruin upon their
property.
The New York Bulletin suggests
| that every State should restrict the
power of corporations to borrow
within the severest limitations, cal.
cllated to protect alike the bondhOl
ders and the stockholders. The power
| to lease and to amalgamate with other
companies should also be more rigidly
defined. and the rights and powers OF
minorities of stockholders should be
better guarded. These legal remedies
however, will be Of little value, unless
| the stockholders themselves insist
upon Il more effective voice in the
management. They need to exact
hereafter fuller and palmer statements
of accounts of all companies. and tC
demand such exhibits of the finances
of each as will show its weak points
as plainly rs its strong ones. They
should restrain their managers from
mourning floating debts beyond {
certain safe limit without the consent
of a majority of the stockholders. Il
the stockholders cannot be brought tC
exercise constant scrutiny into the
affairs of their corporation and to re-
strain and cooperate with the man
agement. then their case is hopeless
and the corporate method of employ
ing capital must be regarded as ;
failure.
The time is not far distant Whel
the stockholders railroad companie
will ask the State to exercise the SAM
supervision and control of railroa'
corporations which the grangers
demanded in lS12-3.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28

The other day. in reply to inquiries
pronounced by Judge Emmett and Jo-
seph Goar Esq. we gave our reasons
for thinking that the Supreme Court
If the United States would. if the ques-
ton ever came before it, rule that the
Legislature had the legal right to pro-
vide for the payment of interest upon
the old Railroad bonds, without sub
hitting the question to the people.
We gave this opinion as a lawyer ana
we think we were right in it. At the
same time we must not be understood
US asserting that the Legislature has
ANY HlOrai right to take such step III
the face of an overwhelming public
sentiment against it. And therefore
we think that the resolution of the
Independent Convention. the other
day. requiring all candidates for the
Legislature to pledge themselves to
vote against any proposition Tor set
Element which is not to he first sub
mitted to the people. was eminently
Just and right.
sooner or later the bonds will be
settled on some equitable basis; but
people, not the Legislature, should de-
eide what the settlement should be.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28
EHEiII\G THE PEOPLE.

1t was solemnly enactd and agreed
that the bonds of the United States
should be paid in gold and siirer.
Here is the act:
Revised Statutes. page 135. Sec
ton 1868: The faith of the United
States is solemnly pledged to the pay
ment in coin. or its equivalent, OF all
the obligations Of the United States
not bearing interest. known as [ nited
States notes. and of all the interest
bearing obligations of the United
States. except in eases where the law
authorizing the issue of any such OBJ
legation has expressly provided that
the same may be paid in lawful money
or other currency than gold and siirer,
But none of the Understanding obi
cations not already due shall be
redeemed or paid before maturity. I'M
less at such time United States notes
are convertible into coin at the option
of the holder. OF unless at such time
bonds of the United States bearing q
| lower rate of interest than the bonds
| to he redeemed can he sold at par il
| coin.
The faith of the United States il
also solemnly pledged to make provis
ions at the earliest practicable PERIOD
for the redemption of the United States
notes in coin.
This was charged SO that the deb
should he paid in gold otone-and the1
| THE WEIGHT OF THE GOLD DOLLAI
| WAS INCREASED
| Why! Is it not enough if we pa,
our debt in the very mode and man
ner we agreed TO pay it. If Congress:
has the right. and it is right.to chang
the terms of the contract. SO as to in
crease the debt. has not Congress tn
same right. and is it not right. to s.
change the terms of the contract ant
to decrease the debt! 1t is poo
rule that won't work both ways.
1t would seem to a plain man tina
when any bondholders bought tn
bonds with greenbacks worth fort
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28
IN AMERICAN POET.

The \otre Dame. (Indiona.) >cho-
tastic. writes Il long editorial in ref
erence to the Philadelphia poet,
Miss Eleanor c. Donnelly, in which it
refers to her productions in the most
glowing terms. 1t says:
But true thoughts or noble senti-
ments fifty spoken will always touch
some ingenious mind. lift up some
ingenious soul and one leaf whisper
ing to another makes that voice which
was in the ear of the Psalmist when
he said: Let all the trees of the
wood rejoice before the Lord !! One
line of lyric lodges in some retentive
memory of the youth, then the whole
poem and when the poet is old, he
beloved by many one who knows
him only by his song.
We have written all this because it
seems necessary, ut present, TO make
an apology i'll speaking in praise of a
poet. and. of all others. an American
poet. Hundreds, we believe thou
| sands. love Miss DonnellyS poems.
/ Children have recited them in num-
berless schools. and their dramatic in
! terest is certainly remarkable. An
imagination ut home among gorgeous
accessories. an absolute delight in
rythm and rhyme. Il touch of natural
daring, all heSpeak the presence of a
dramatic genius. We may have read
these legends of saints; but under
Miss Donnelly hand they spring into
actual scenes going on before our eyes.
We are sometimes astonished, perhaps
a little frightened. at the way she
holds up pictures to our eyes; but
another moment shows us how safe
we are The Christian. or we will
say more plainly. the Catholic in
stinct. is her safeguard; SO that even
in The Two Quests of the Abbot
Paphnucuis. she has triumphed not
only as an artist. bnt as Catholic
artist: while we do not remember
anything. in their way. more thor.
oughly charming and artistic than heI
"Vision of the Monk Gabriel" and
the Legend of the Robes We use
the word artistic in its strictest rela
ton to poetry. which we regard as an
art as we'll as an inspiration. The
three poems we have named would
have established Miss Eleanor c
Donnelly's dramatic genius had shs
: never written another. All the 9th
ers have their merits and beauties
these have certain perfection. eacl
| in itself.