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The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07
Washington Letter to Cincinnati Enouirer.l
The Style Of Men the Democrats An.
point at the CapitDI.

A closer look at the sort of force the various
officers of the House has called into existence
makes one thank God that Sammy Tilden did
not secure the presidency. Had that sort of
thing been spread over the entire country be-
iieve the wheels Of government would cease to
turn for lack of capacity. Mr. Foster of Ohio
publicly designated the officials of the late
House as respectable bummers. Why he put
in the word respectable bothers me, unless it
was ironical One is first struck with the fact
that the democracy has control in passing from
the Senate end to that of the House by the dirt
on all sides. The corridors are dingy and dirty.
while the floors are covered with pools of tobac
co spit and stumps of cigars. After this the
sight OF the doorkeepers and clerks give evi.
dence that class is about representing the
great unwashed.
You may consider this a little too severe, II
50, come on, and ke look for yourself. But
am not 30 uncomm0nly nice as to row about
this sort OF neglect, but the worst feature re-
mains untold There is not one officer, either
CLERK, doorkeer or, or sergeant-at-arms, who in
able to lind in the democracy men of sufficient
education to act in positions where such educa-
tlon is required. There is the clerk, for exam
pie. In the opening of the late Congress he
turned out the librarian of the House bscsuse
such librarian was republican. He hired an
ex- Congressman from Kentucky, who failed.
and then he run through lively lot of experi.
ments until the House lost patience at being de-
prived of the of the library, and by resolution
forced him to restore the negro messenger, who
is there to-day acting as librarian-not only
republican, but black republican. A bealti-
full commentary that on the intelligence of the
class members fetch up from their districts to
fill these places.
This same clerk has in his employ and can.
not dispense with his services a man who for
16 years has been and is notoriously q lobbyist
for the gas company here that is owned in
Philadelphia. could fill my letter with cases
illustrative of his incspacity. You must not
blame the clerk, doorkeeper and sergeant-at-
arms for these appointments. They had to
select from the people the members put for /
ward. Every NJ. @. has lot of political bum
mers dependent spon him who follow him to
Washington, and he has to provide for some of
the worst or be murdered. He pushes the
most obnoxious upon the poor fellows who have
to make up force to run the House,
Nor am l an advocate of the beastly system
of filing places with political adhere nts for ser
vices at the polls. Had these gentlemen re-
tanned one and all of the old republican lot
hould have made no objection, But as thew
sdid make a sweep, or attempt is II only cali
your attention to the result.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07
Rampant Cancellation.

Abou Fitzsimmons-Heaven send him grace
awoke one night from sweet dream of place,
and saw within the moonlight of his room, way
down in Georgia, land of erdless bloom, an an.
gel writing in book of gold, gold being then
quoted at 1O2 "a. Exceeding coAciliation had
made Fitxsimmons bold, and to the presence in
his room he said: "What wrtest thou?" Tho
vision raised his head, and blandly said: 81 can
the truth afford; 1 write the special pets of
Rutherford" sand is mine ene2" said Sim
mons. Hanged if I know" replied the Wis
ion. Simmons spake more low, wink he
wunk, and said: 'rIl soon fix that-iust put me
down solid Democrat"
The angel wrote and vanished. The next
night he came again, with great wakening
light, and showed their names for the United
and 10 snd behold, agreeable to the Instructions
of Rutherford, Owen p Fitzsimmons name
led all the rest-Alany Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07
Ad Vatem.
BY EDMURD O. srEDNAN.

whttieri the Land that lsves thee she whose child
Thou art,-and whose uplifted hands thou long =
Hast stayed with song availing like . prayer
She feels . sudden pang, who gave thee birth,
And gave to thee the hneaments supreme
OF her own freedom, that she coulo not make
Thy tissues all immortal or, IL to change,
To bloom through years coeyal with her own;
So that no touch Of age nor frost OF time
Should wither thee, nor furrow thy dear taee,
Nor heck thy hair with silver. Ay. she feels
A double pang that thee with each new year,
Glad Youth may not re visit, like the Spring
That routs her nothern Winter and anew
Melts on the hoaE snow from her puiisant hills
Thou sangest her always in abiding verse,
And hast thy fame imtnertal-as we say
Immortal in this earth that yet must die,
And In this land, now fdirest and most young
or all fair lands that yet must perish with it.
Thy words shall last; albeit thou growest old,
Men say; but never old the poets soul
Becomes; only its covering takes on
A reverend splendor, rs in the misty fall
Thine own aurorsl forests, ere at last
Passes the spirit Of the wooded dell
And stay thou with Us longi vouchsafe us long
This brave autumnal presence, ere the huss
Slow fading,-ere the quaver OF thy voice,
The twilight Of thine eye, move men to ask
Where hides the chaTiot,-in what sunset vale,
Beyond thy chosen river, champ the stseds
That wait to bear thee skyward? Since we toe
Would feign thee, In our tenderness, to be
Invioate, excepted from thy kind,
And tharour bard and prophet best beloved
Shall vanish like that other: him that stood
Undaunted in the pleasure house OF kings,
And unto kings and crowned harlots spaks
Gods truth and Judgment. At his sacred feet
Far followed all the lesser men OF old
Whose lips were touched with fire, and caught from
him
The gift Of prophecy; and thus from thse,
Whittier. the younger singers,-whom thou sssst
Each smulous to be thy staff this day.
What learned they7 righteous anger, burning scOrn
OF the oppressor, love to Humankind,
Sweet fealty to country and to home,
Peace, stainless purity, high thoughts Of heaven,
And the clear, natural music Of thy song.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

Jones's wrath Is simply majestic. He may
decide to tip over the country.
They've struck borax bonanza in Nevada,
and the Worcester Gazette expects that SEN
ator Jones will now demand that the borax
dollar be monetized.
The Tribune thinks that perhaps "the
masses when they come up with their sponge
may wipe out Bland instead of the public
CT redit."
The Burlington Ha,okeye says that they are
now calling the dollar Of the fathers the "Ne-
vada Moon," but just why it is unable to tell,
unless it is because it has its four quarters, or
because it is so variable, or because of the lu-
macy of its advocates.
The latest authority discovered by the sill
yer infationists to be in favor of paying the
bonds in silver is ex-Secretary Richardson.
They seem to have forgotten Mr.. Richardson's
immortal attempt to resume specie payments
with quart bag full Of silver.
Even an exhibition of old wounds and sores
will not move the Democratic heart to pick
Mr.. Tilden up and carry him neck and heels
into the White House. Belisarius lives in
history, but his misfortunes did not particu-
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07
The Golden Calendar.
BY OLIVER WENDELL HoLNEs.

Count not the years that boarding Time has told,
Save by&he starry memories in their train;
Not by the vacant moons that wax and wans,
Nor all the seasons changing robes enfold:
Look on the life whose record is unrolsdl
Bid thought, word, action, breathe. burn, strive
again,
Old affairs flame whose ashes scarcs are cold,
Bid the freed captive clank his broken chainl
So will we count thy years and months and days,
Poet whose heart-strings thrill upsn thy Tyre,
Whose kindlng spirit lent, like Hecls's IRE,
The heat to freedoms faint auroral blaze,
But waste no words the loving soul to tire
That finds its life in duty, not In prAissi
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07
News and Other Items.

d. 81. Locke, Petroleum V. Nasty, formerly
of the Toledo Blade, has become the publisher
of the Evening Mail. Major ]. M. Bundy, it
is said, will still control the editorial depart
ment of the paper.
There were $4,000 words in the Presidents
message. 1t was sent from Washington to
New York in 45 minutes.
Among those reported lost on the Huron was
|. Master at Arms John E. Holland of Boston,
who has been in the navy the greater part of
his life. When the news was communicated to
his wife that Jack was lost, she said: ST don't
believe word of it. Were any saved? If
two were saved, Jack was one of them" And
SO it proved. Laterireports placed Mr.. Hol-
lands name among the survivors.
1t is now almost five years since the state Of
Louisiana has had both its chairs in the Senate
chamber filled. The seat which Eus:is is likely
to be given is the one which fell vacant March
4th, 1873, and which Pinchback tried so hard
to make his own. The other seat had been
vacant since the 4th of March, till Kellogg
dropped down in it about o'clock Saturday
afternoon.
Gov. Van Zandt Of Rhode Island, sent one of
the famous Narragansett turkeys with his
compliments, to President Hayes for the
Thanksgiving dinner at the White House. 1t
weighed, when dressed, IS pounds.
Senator Sharon is reported to have behaved
with great generosity in regard to the estate of
the banker Ralston. He took up the liabilities
and is responsible for their payment, and took
over the assets at liberal estimate at what
they were, pledging himself If anything re-
NAMED after settlement to give it to Mrs. Rails
ton. In consideration of Mrs. Ralston giving
him unreserved possession of the assets he
gave her the sum Of $50, 900 in coin.
70 settle local dispute over the postmaster.
ship OF Carthage, N. Y, Postmaster General
Key suggested that the Republican voters who
obtained their mail at that postofice. should
vote for candidate for postmaster for the next
three years, and the election resulted 10 ma
jority for the present postmaster.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

larly benefit him during his lifetime. And
Mr.. Tilden is not even Belisarius. -Ctncin-
pati Commercial.
The St. Louis Republican argues that no.
body can afford to pay 10 per cent. nor even 8
per cent. interest, for term of years, and
that per cent. is nearer the true value OF
money than 10 per cent, and adds: 1t is said
that the real value of hired money is meas,-
ured by the average rate of increase of wealth
in the country. If this rule be correct, mon
ey is not worth even per cent. it is worth
only IL per cent. for that Is the eountry's
rate of growth in wealth. In other words
the country grows richer at the rate of 8 1-2
per cent. year, on an average, and no more
and this is, therefore, the true value of hired
money on absolute security.
The country is on the eve of so mething
worse than cyclone. An attempt is on
foot to stir the Hon. D. W. voorhees, into
burst of "oratory," and, of course, it will
be easily successful. His Indiana admirers
are informing him that the eyes Of a suffer
ing people are "riveted" upon him, and the
hour is impatiently awaited when he shall
''spring into the arena and grapple with the
money power" Mr.. VOORHEES, will "grapple'
at the first opportunity, and it is safe to say
in advance that it will be great day for the
American language.
Stanley Matthews "rose above party" long
enough to help Fitzsimmons through. This
looks well. If he keeps on in this way he
may be formidable candidate for the Ohio
Senatorship yet, Notwithstanding the Demo-
cratic majority in the egislature.-P Philadel-
phiG Times.
BY remonetizng silver we should swindle
the holders of United States bonds. during
the next thirty years, out of about $500, 00O,-
600. By continuing to pay gold we shall be
able to refund the bonds at four per cent. in
terest, and thus save during the same perioI1
about $3.50, 100000. Difference in favcc Of
gold and honesty, $780, 000, 900. And Jet the
silver men rave about the cost of adhering
to ike gold standard! There arg some men
who are so in love with fraud that thew
would rather lose $3.50, 900 900 by q swipdle
than save it by square dealing.-Neu York
Sun.
Referring TO the facts brought out in the
Fitzsimmons discussion in the Senate, the
Worcester Spy says: In these circumstances
no Republican could be expected to vote to
confirm Fitzslmmons. To be unwilling to
exclude all Democrats from Office is one thing,
to confer office upon man simply because
he is Democrat and his appointment is ex-
pected to suppress Republicanism in his dis
trict, is q very different one. It is even less
commendable in a Republican than it would be
in Democratic President to prescribe
Republicans on account of their DO
litical opinions, and to prescribe a mod
crate and Liberal Democrat for tne ben
eft of an extreme and bitter smember of
that party, is still worse. So far as we can
judge, the President was certainly wrong
and the Republican Senators were right in
the case. Of course Stanley Matthews was
wrong, as he habitually is when he has an
opportunity.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07
A Bad Record.

The ne House has been on trial seven
weeks, and the result of its labors during
that time is not sufficiently gratifying to in
duce the country to engage the Democratic
party to administer the government. The
House was called together in extra session
to supply the deficiencies which its own care
lessness and reckless partisanship had caused.
1t postponed day after day the consideration
of this business and occupied its time in
making attacks on the national credit. In
stead of passing the bills it was called to con-
slider its members introduced eight hundred
other bills, mostly bad. When the session
closed but two OF the deficiency bills had be-
come laws, and the bill to provide for suit
able representation of this country at the
Paris exhibition had failed to be enacted.
The House refused to attend to the pressing
business before it. 1t found time enough,
however, for mischief, and passed two of the
worst bills which ever made their way
through legislative assembly. One of these
bills was to indefinitely postpone the payment
OF debts, the other provided for the ''scaling''
of debts should it ever become necessary to
pay them.
The record of the Democrats in the extra
session is record Of business incapacity and
partisan recklessness. It cannot be regretted
that they have exhibited their weakness and
wickedness so soon. The people know now
what to expect Of Democratic administra-
ton, and they will take good care to escape
that inhiction. 1t is becoming more appar-
ent to them every day that the good of
the country requires the supremacy
of the Republican party in all the
branches of the government. As evidence Of
their belief they should make sure of Re
publican majority in the next House,
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07
Reasons Why All Should Use the
ReactjOnary Health Lift.

1t makes strong appeals to the common eense
every man woman in every walk OF life. 1
furnishes an exercise which may and should be in
troduced into every house; which may be practiced
at all seasons in all kinds of weather, by persons Of
both sexes, all ages, and degrees of strength or
much in praise Of it, and no one can afford to do
without it. All who investigate thoroughly, use it,
and consider it invaluable and indispensable 1t is
the safest, simplest, cheapest and most efficient
medicine discovered. No claim is set up for 1t
which is unscientifc or impracticable.
General.-It is the best of rest. 1t is perfectly
safe. No harm ever came from its use. 1t strains
no portion OF the system 1t directs the vital forces
to the affected parts. By its use the health is easily
maintained. The purchase OF Reactionary Litter
is the best kind of economy. The convenience Of
having one in the house is very great.
Mind and Brain - 1t invigorates and
strengthens the brain, and renders it more active
and efficient in all its operations
s,eep.-It IS the simplest and safest narcotic, It
is the most natural and probably the best means of
inducing sound and refreshing sleep.
Nerves.-It Is wonderful! tonic to the whole
nervous system. 1t Is a most efhcaeious remedy in
paralysis, if taken in time.
Lungs, Throat and vonce.-lt gives special
expansion and greater mobility to the chest; en-
larges the lungs; increases the volume of respra-
tion and brings the voice more fully under control.
As preventive and cure of lung diseases it has no
equal.
Exercise-It is the most perfect exercise for man
or woman, furnishing the best form of physical
culture and developement in the safest, easiest.
better than the gymnasium, and free from its
dangers; cheaper than the saddle; less laborious
than boating, and infinitely better than drugs in
majority of chronic diseases 1t rounds and hardens
the muscles, and educates them into ever ready,
faithful and efficient servants Of the will.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

nY WILLIAM s. CHADWICK.

Dear whittier: When the Muses. unto thee
Gave, in largess, the power of poesy,
They laid no limit to thy minstresy;
But made thee apt, at thy occasions need,
To deftly use or lutte OF Tyre or reed,-
All music's means; but babe thee ever hssd
These two behests; that. using each at will,
Whateer thy instrument or theme, thou STILL
By every song some human want should'st nil;
And that, whate'r reward should lure thy song,
Thou ne'er should'st be the laureate OF WrsnRT
So hast thou sungi So was thy mstin lay,
Thy noon-tide PSALM the vesper Of thy day,
True unto Truth, o, blameless bardi alwAy.
So now thou singest, on the hither shore
That banks the wave too soon must bear thee a'sr
To that fair realm thy song has reached before.
So may'st thou sing, until tn, last nots-diesp
Nayi is translated, through the cherAl skies,
To mingle with the heavenly harmoniss,
So shall thy eaI liest celestial song
Thy latest earthly melody prolongi
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

IT seems that apple.sauce is the Congress
sional name for whiskey. In order to evade
the law against selling liquor in the capitol,
bibulous Congressman and mercenary res
taurateurs entered into an agreement that
when apple-sauce was called for corn-juice
should be forthcoming On the Senate side
they call spirituous liquors cold tea. But the
sale of the harmful beverages, with harmless
names has at last been stopped, and Cong
gressmen have to dodge under their desks
and drink out of a bottle.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

IT has been decided in Vienna that bill
poster cannot be literary man. A csmpeti-
tion was held for dramatic composition, and
the prize was won by bill. l.poster, but the
judges withheld it for the reason given above.
Doubtless they would have refused the palm
to john Bunyan in allegory, because he was
n tinker.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Another Job Lot
THIS BEATS EVERY HING.

We have just purchased another large
Job Lot of Boots and shoes which we now Of
fer to the public at prices never before
Manufacturer's samples you can rely upon
getting the best goods at prices bekOW the
manufacturers cost.
There never before was such bargains of.
fered i'm this city and those who come earli-
ess will secure the best. DO not delay. but
come at once and realize what bargains we
are Offering you
We quote DriCess
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN has been fasting.
He eat nothing for six days, and says he had
good time. He did 1t just for fun. There
was hope in the public mind that he would
make a scientific experiment fit and pursue
the matter at least as far as the traditional
horse who got down to one straw q day
and then died.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07
by HENRY ". LoSerELxov.
n Friends Grseting.

s,oxL
.dnd ior earth, but summer-soulsd for thet,
Hail my natal morning shines:
And let me read Its lInesI
FOR skilled IN Fancy's palmistry am 7,
When years have set their crowz;
And deed explains renown.
So, looking backward from thy seventeen year
On service grand and fee,
And each interprats thes.
/ see thee, first, on bills our Aryan srss
In Times lost morning, knew,
That from earth's darkness grew.I
Then, wise with secrets Of Chaldean lore,
In high Akkadian fame;
In Thothmes glorious reign
hear thee, wroth with all iniquitIes
That Judah's kings betrayed,
Or Mamre's terebinth shade.
And, ah, most piteous vision Of the Past,
Drawn by thy beings law,
Beneath the lions paw.
Yet, afterwards how rang thy sword upon
The Paynim helm and shield
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07
THE PRESS.
- FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 2.

We do not read anonymous etters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

SuLEIMAN PAsHA seems to be dealing
heavy blows at the long Russian line which
stretches from the river to the mountains.
His right wing along the Danube and his left
wing on the northern slope of the Balkans
are both in motion and have both won signal
successes. These victories, however, only
postpone the day of Turkish defeat.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

The repudiationists in Virginia seem to
have got hold of the Legislature. On test
vote in the representative caucus to nominate
speaker the opponents Of the payment of
the State debt threw 50 votes against 40
thrown by the honest men.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

IT is understood that the transferral of Sem
ator Burnside to the committee on post-ofices
leaves the Republican members of the COM
mite on commerce all opposed to the New
York custom house appointments. Sem
ator Jones, who succeeds Senator Burn
side, is cordial adherent of Mr.. Conkling.
The entire Republican delegation from New
York in both Houses have asked that Col
lector Arthur and Naval Officer Cornell be
retained.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

FERNANDO WOODS bill for the revision of
the tariff, makes, it is understood, sweeping
changes. On some articles more than one
half the existing tariff will be removed, and
the free list will be largely increased.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couptersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
creden ais OF every person claiming to represent our
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

SENATOR PATTERSON has received infor-
matien that all indictments against him in
South Carolina have been dismissed. That
looks as though the Democrats meant to
carry out their bargain with him.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

VINEGAR BrrTERs WALKER ID in the
New York Tombs for deserting his wife. Ap-
parently the Bitters are not a key to moral
health.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

WARD LAMoE. the friend and biographer
Of Lincoln, has come out in favor of third
term for General Grant.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

BIsMATcK takes kindly to the telephone.
He says it saves him from being bored by
diplomatists. He can shut them of at any
time.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-07

THAT part of the Presidents message re-
lating to the finances has already quickened
the sale of the low interest bonds. It pays to
he henest.