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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-07

that children, by some dim kind of in
stinct, partially discover the Injustice of
being scolded for teeth set on edge" by
the very people who have "eaten the sour
grapes"
Bnt to return TO Dennis and Abel. They
were almost inseparable. Their needless
clicked against their meshes in concert,
and whilst big basket grew between the
old mans legs, Abel, also sitting on the
floor. twined his osers into its baby broth
err Abel worked at the bench, twisting
the vice-handle, driving his little plane,
helping his grandfather to saw, and bore,
and bristle. He split and rough-hewed
wood for the pegs, etc, leaving the fin
ishing off to the old mans DETER fingers.
He Kept the old man supplied with mat
and mop material, but had no heed to tell
him whether or not he had made his mop
heads lop-sded. Dennis could find that
cord. The little fellow, fumbling over his
own chair, half enviously watched his
9randfather's slip of cane Irvine in and
out and round about his chair-seat like
1.-THE tame snake. and wondered whether
he would ever attain such unfaltering pre-
cison.
When the old man went out on his can
ing rounds, the lad limped by his side and
picked out the driest, sunniest, snuggest
corners for him TO sit in while he did his
work.
Sometimes they went without Dennis
dog, the lame leading the blind, and then
the timid little boy was not afraid. for he
had full confidence in his grandtather's
power, blind though he was. to protect
him against ill-usage from the world at
large, and had found. moreover, that the
old mans blindness restrained the young
imps who Knocked at his own iniirmities.
Popular kindness is very partial in its
manifestations, but blind person at any
rate is almost always safe in the toughest
crowd, and Abel's tormentors merely fol-
lowed the fashion OF the neighborhood in
respecting Dennis defect.
CONTINUED to morrow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-07

kENNEBEC COUNTY-Tn Probate Courr, al
augusta, on the second Monday of June 1877.
EDWARD ii COOK, Guar dian OF stephen Mead.
Ia er, of NassalboIo in said County, in ane, hav.
ing petitioned for license to sell public auction or
private sale the following real estate OF said ward
the proceeds to be placed interest, viz. All the
interest of said ward in an undivided half of ten
acres OF land of said ward being ali the real estate
OF said ward:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior to the second Monday OF
June next, in the Daily kennebec Journal, a news
paper printed Augusta that all persons Interest.
Ell may attend at Court OF Probate then TO be hold
en- at Augusta, and show cause, if any, why the
prayer OF said petition should not be granted
Ii. X. BAKER, judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs, Register.
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Premiums are received and Losses are paid in
cash only Policies issued payable at the de atb
of the Insured also payable 1t the end of certain
lumber OF years. Policies are also issued OH tie
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Notice 10 Creditors lii Bankruptcy.
In the District Court of the United
States, for the District Of M aine.
In Bankruptcy.

In the matter of the Franklinl
Land q Lumber Company
corporation duly estab.
the state o., Maine h,Vinrf In Bankruptcy.
ITS place of business at Au.
gusta in said District,
Alleged Bankrupts,
DISTRICT OF MAINE, SIS
meeting OF the creditors of said bankrppt will
be held at the oihce OF John W. May, Esd, Regis.
Ter IN Bankruptcy, in the Court House, al Angus
Ia, on the I'll st day of June, A. ID. 1877, ut 10
O'Clock a. NJ, for the purpose OF inqniring wheth-
or resolution accepting composition proposed
by SAID bankrupt to its creditors to wit. COM
posltl, II OF one hundred per centum, in cash, to
eaeh OF It's creditors, payable follows, to wit:
twenty five per centum thereof Two years, TWEEN.
ty-hve per ceDlum III three years, twenty. five per
centum ia four years. twenty-five per centum in
hVe years, from the date OF recording Of the reso.
luton accep ing said composition, In satisfaction
oil the deb owed by said bankrupt to each OF S
creditors, has teen passed in tue manner directed
ty Sec. IL OF the Bankruptcy Amendment Act,
approved June ~ 1874, and the Revised Statutes
OF The United Sta,es, title LXI, bankruptcy, aud
has been confirmed by the signatures required by
SAID sections. And also, whether il is Tor the be-
interests of all concerned, that the sa i'd resolution
accepting the composition pioposed) should be re-
whole OF the assets and debts of said bankrupt,
should be 1led.
WIN. 7. PREBLE,
Clerk of U. S. District Court for the District of
Maihe' maylS-i&w3w
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zegaI advertisements
u. s. Marshal's Office,
PORTLAND, June LIST, 1877

PORTLAND, June Ist, ISL.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS This Is to give no-
~ tice that on the S0th day of May, A. ID. 1877,
a warrant in bankruptcy was issued against
the estate of Thomas r.. Weber, of Pittston,
IN the County of kennebec, and State of Maine,
petition, filed in the District Court for said District
May 18th, A. d. ls77 that the payment of any debts
and delivery of any property belonging TO said
Bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the trans
fer OF any property by him, are forbidden by law.
Ihat meeting of the Creditors of the said Bank
rup., TO prove their debts, and TO choose or
more Assgnees of his Estate, will be held at a
Court OF Bankruptcy to be holden at the Court
House in Augusta in said Dis rct before John
W. May, ESQ., Register, on the twenty. first day OF
June, A. ID. 1877, at 10 o'clock A. M.
$. S. MARBLE,
june2 tSw1w
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Maine Steamship Co.,
Semi-Weekiy Line to New York.


Steamers Eleanora and Franconia,
Cvs@" Will, until further notice leave
..f<tAssre- - Franklin Wharf, Portland, ey.
sssss .ss-z@zssg cry MONDAY and THURSDAY
~-s@1-1AsafAA1A'sSA at O'Clock. +. NJ, and leave
Pier IS. East River, New York, every MONDAY
and THURSDAY at =. NJ.
The Eleanora is new steamer, jast built for this
route and both she and tne Franconia are dtted up
WITH nne accommodations for passengers, making
this The most convenient and comfortable route
Ter travellers between New York and Maine
These steamers will touch at Vineyard Baven dur.
ing the summer months on their passage TO and
no.l New York.
Passage in State Room, $500. Meals extra.
GOODS forwarded to anu from Philadelphia
Montreal, Quebec, st. JOHN, and all parts OF Maine
As-FreghLs taken at the lowest rates.
Shippers are requested TO send their freight to ne
steamers as early as Z. NJ, the days that they
leave Portland. For further Information apply TO
HENRY FOX General Agent, Portland
J.F. AAES, Agent Pier 80 East River. NY.
tickets and state rooms can also be obtained at
p Exchange street.
Portland. 1876. iulyz.-ttf
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S9,OOO,OOO.

The Liqes assured By the Society are careh. "
selected il different parts OF North America an
Europe, furnishing, by this broad field of opera.
TONS an additional and exceptional safety 10 tie
Pollcy-holders. Tue assurances are made only en-
the Mutual Principle. The Surplus Premiums ire
returned annually to the IasuIed
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TONTINE PLAN,

or upon the principle OF aceumulating profits fer
definite periods, which WAS first introduced by this
Society, and has been recommended and endorsed
by eminent experts in Life Insurance. and by lead.
ing business men. Forty-four per cent. has been
earned and accumulated on the premiums paid on
sit Tontne Life Policies and forty per cent its
Tontne Endowment Policies. Issued within the last
We years.
The Directors OF the Equitable Life Assurance
Society represent exclusively the interests OF the
Pohcy holders, and in presenting the Society TO no
ce, they ieei that 1t has strong claims upon public
confidence, because of the sJict and conservative
principles by which it's various departments ar
governed. In the assets ana in the administration
OF the Society, perfect security given for the .
ture, which Is of great Importance to those depend.
ing Upon their insurance policies for the ultimate
pport of their families.
No Life Insurance Company has such args an.
nual transactions as the Equitable; none is more
prompt and just in its dealings.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

TAG Leon Caj,aet charged. and the
charge is repeated by the Cald
well Eagle, that TINS HERALD pro
poses to wage an nnrelenting war ON
patent Outsidts." Wehave waited Ia.
tiently for Bro Martin, Of the Sherman
Register, 10 set the matter right, but he
has failed as yet, so we are constrained
to refer our irate friends TO him. We
are opposed to patent outsides, and
have potent reasons for it, but just now
we are too busy with our large and lie
climate home advertisement list. to
waste time on the dangerous plan by
which foreign advertising is efJctualIy
killed in Texas
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

The Journal of Commerce sums up
the position OF Hayes in regard to
Louisiana as follows:
The Louisiana case must come out
just as that of South Carolina has.
Mr. Hayes and Mr.. Evarts can hardly
look for another Wheeler compromise
in louisiana There is no trusting
any signs, II the conservatives there
entertain the Iudiment of q thought of
bargaining away anything of what
they deem their rights; and why
should Mr.. Packard ana his confed-
crates give up their iAonine city before
they are compelled? 1t must come
then, to This, that Mr.. Hayes must
either dominate Louisiana by the fed
eral army. or leave Mr.. Nichols to
govern it by law"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

TuE State Ga.rette too thinks its for
tunAte circumstance for Texas that
Hon. Guy NJ. Bryan is a close personal
friend of President Hayes Now we
have all gone on the record on this i'm
portant matter, suppose we have re
suits Advantages Of this kind. like
new towns. look well on paper. bat
somehow or other they very often "pan
out, but indiferently. Hurry up Mr.
Bryan, and strike before the president
entirely forgets sll about Kenyon col.
lese, and his school-day friends. Presi-
dents have the trick of forgetting these
things readily.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

II that were really aud truly the case
the fight would be over. but it is only
policy, and when it has secured new
lease Of power BY the new policy. the
old gospel of hate will again be preached
uy the bottom timbers of seetionalissa
again.
Let us guard well against denying to
our bleeding section any advantage
which may. be.used for our good, but at
the same time let US not be carried by
this small and tardy softening' into the
camp of our deadly enemy Southern
aud northern democrats should both
| be wary watchful and firm.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

IHE Galveston Macs good naturedly
punches US for giving the points of sim.
ilarity between Dallas and Chicago. II
IS the possession of Chicagoan vim and
enterprise by Dallas, and its total alb
sence in Galveston. which has enabled
us to overlap natural advantages and
double handsomely on that much
washed, innocent village. hanging by
the slightest of land tenures to the re
mainder Of Texas. The ia,,oeeni inhab-
itants of Galveston can come mp Il
Dallas next Aardi Grds day, and well
feed EN- on real beef and show EN- a
liveiier carnival than they have ever
seen at home, for sure,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

UGN'a.t rd-ais refers 70 Mr.. Cochran 8
lcttercxculpatiug Colonel Lang from the
charge Of being the author of the cdious
tax law, and uoS returns with a mega
tive attack. charging that the colonel is
culpable, because he did not introduce
q bal 10 amend the constitution SO as 70
provide an adequate remedy The Ga.
ssas is skIligl Of fence, but has a bad
cause in this instance, and fights awk
wartlly
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

The complaint box" of the Galveston
Nsos is roughly handled by writer in
the Gatsestonian. over the signature OF
Gar Toon." The writer touches upon
other interesting features in the con-
duct of that paper. But one Of which
we shall notice. He severely blames il
for copying the articles as well as the
policy OF the ST. Louis Republican and
New York Herald. 1t has often been a
matter Of astonishment to us that the
policy OF the papers named has been 80
closely followed by the Meas, because in
nine out of ten cases they are squarely
against the enlightened sentiment OF a
vast majority not alone of the Es.es
readers, but Of the people of this state.
We have no interest in, nor purpose TO
interfere in, the policy of that or any
other paper in the state, but as it is un-
doubtedly one Of our leading papers in
point of ability and circulation, we
would rejoice to see it more truly repre-
sent the public sentiment of the people
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

STILL another stage robbery in Texas.
When will these things stop1 In the
recess Of the legislature, we think the
alarming frequency Of these stage rob
berries demands that Governor Hubbard
resort TO some extraordinary means 10
effect the capture of the perpetrators.
and to guard the stages and United
States mails from such treatment. We
do not presume TO dictate. but will be
pardoned II we suggest that in our
western counties. where these robberies
are invariably committed, Captain
Hall and Major Jones should be- re-
quired to SO dispose of their men as
that watch could be had over the
principal lines. The postal service in
this state might do something by de.
failing strong fosco Of detectives to
hunt up tho robbess and 10 guard a.
much a. possible against their opera
tons We may expect these things TO
occur a. long - no efficient protection
~ gwen our exposed mail service. Or
until our Western counties ere render.a
20 1910 head he yasAAonds ~ -
800 m seeb'as The mails saa pss.sp-
gen,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

No SANE man supposes that Hayes can
do anything more than simply withdraw
the troops from Louisiana and suffer
the two adverse interests to settle them
selves in their own way. His commits
sion cannot 60 back of the returning
board for there Turks the hideous skele
ton of his own fraudulent ambition, and
aud 1T would be expecting too much OF
poor human nature to ask him to dc
that. Any settlement made will be
better than none, and any settlement
possible will still leave Hayes in hot
water, rs long Us he is president
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14
The Menasntses.

The Mennonites do not appreciate the
privileges of American citizenship. At
genera. conference recently held at
Elkhart, Indiana, it was resolved that
all members of ,the church who had
voted at the late presidential election
should be admonished, and that every
minister should try to induce his mem !,
bers to abstain from voting Previous
to 1871 the Mennonites in Southern
Russia were exempted from one of the
duties OF European citizenship-military
duty. In thst year the privilege was
abolished, and the immigration move
ment to the United States set in. They
never go to law, and they make it q
rule never to accept public office.
which would render it necessary for
them to take an oath. This being the
case, it is not strange American politics
offers few attractions to them.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

THH HFRAiD extra Of yesterday morn.
ing gave some Of the terrible particulars
Of the burning of the Southern hotel
in 81. Louis. on the morning o. the
iith. But few Texans who WHIT 81.
Louis are unsoquainted with the mag.
nis;eeat Southern. and It's splendid ho-pi
taIi.y. The terrible disaster which has
ovsrtAken - will be regretted nowhere
more deeply Than hsre. The lose Of
liSs was considsrAbls; indeed, u va
only smother Brooklyn thsstsr affair
~ strange 10 ssy' pess xsss c'saiea
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14
DEMOCRATS. NORTH AND SOUTH,

They who suppose that any import
ant or permanent schism will ever rend
the democratic party, and especially on
the line OF north and south, reckon very
widely from the mark. Differences Of
opinion there are and indeed ever will
be, because the influences OF a local
character differ in the two sections but
a. long as the party is aligned on the
old doctrines which distinguished il
from the other great party of the past
of federalistic tendencies, no fears need
be entertained of it's perpetuity and as
long as it is arrayed against the present
republican organization, the party of
plumber and peculation, it cannot and
dare not die. These considerations
slaye weight in the north as well a. the
south. The northern wing of the party
well understands the ferceness and
strength of its republican opposition
knows how they own the bonds, control
the money, and can and do purchase
the vote necessary to secure triumph
whenever it is question of mere
strength. They have their own peeu-
liar ideas as to how this sort of power
is to be met. it differs from ours in the
south only in regard to the modes and
means, not in thorough apprehension
AS to the gravity of the situation, and
the Importance of successfully con tend,
ing with it.
Thus it is seen that the two wings of
democracy are united in the essentials
OF party doctrines and party necessities.
No permanent or serious estrange>
ment can ever occur while we have so
much in common. Not only party in
terests demand close alliance, but the
interests Of civilization. pure govern
ment and the perpetuity of our nation
ality demand it. Duty has seldom been
turned away from the democratic party
door, sighted ormisused In this case,
we have all the old incentives TO close
party alliance. and hundreds Of new
ones our fathers never even dreamed of
One of the most powerful of these in
centises, Is the evident disposition of
the more respectable elements of the
republican party, TO influence Uayes to
adopt a liberal and just policy towards
the south. as has been indicated IN the
final decision in favor of Hampton, in
South Carolina. Not only the two
wings, north and south, of the demo-
cratic party, but the more liberal and
least partisan among the republicans,
demand that the south be set free;
that justice, and not partisan hate, be
again the rule by which she is to be
both tried and governed. This is the
and legitimate office of the
national democratic party, and hence
it follows, If the republican administers
ton performs any part Of the work,
that much win have been subtracted
from the sum total of the merit Of the
final work Of the democracy.
The two wings Of democracy are
united in securing to the unfort innate |
south as much advantage from this
mildness Of Hayes, - possible |
Al the samc time they see
The policy obtain with many |
They have no conf dence
hat the policy is anything but defer
'ncs % the decent opinions Of al chris
esdom, ard does not fairly ind;csts :
'Adical and thorough change Of party
lelicy On The part 81 Tie rspubiicana
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

WE have somehow grown into the in
veterate habit of expecting, aud desir.
ing. too, 10 see Texas excel in every.
thing she undertakes. Now, it may
seem like a small thing, but we had
much rather hear of the laurels won by
Jack Hardy and Sam Harper than /,
have heard of their defeat. We are fol
Texas even down to a horse-race, siid
we are very certain that the introduc
ton and raising Of fine stock can no
be called a small enterprise very long il
Texas All honor to Jack Hardy arl
Sam Harper If Texas makes fght
on turf or field let il be a good one
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

WE have cards of invitation bidding
US to be present a, the nuptials to-day
of our old and esteemed friend and sue
cessor on the Esamirer, Mr.. A. L. Ne
Collum who espouses Miss Nora Luck
of Kimball, Texas. We trust il is good
luck which Ia. finally oyertaken and
vanduished our friend Mac" and w
stand ready with sharpened Faber, &c
rccold proudly all the h,cky incidents
Of the future Of our friend and his faii
bride
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

The Times sees in the absolute retire.
ment of Bismarck an addition 10 the
certainties OF war in Europe, and the
editor says:
mo man is more feared than he by
all the Earring states. When the situ.-
ton was darkest. England abiectIy
called on bismarck TO speak the word
which should command peace. Now
that his astute diplomacy is to be taken
out of account, the situation looks less
peaceful. Singuiarly enough, As We
receive the news of the great chanoellor's
Withdrawal, We hear more warlika notes
OF preparation. 1t can no longer be
doubted that Russia has steadfastIy
gathered herself for tremendous con
iiict; and everything confirms the opin-
ION that she has never for day relaxed
her activity in making ready. The
signing Of the proctocol has not had the
least effect ON these preparations.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14
The brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gfneeru-

The brotherhood Of locomotive engi.
neers was discussing yesterday, at'Phil-
adelphia, the question whether the
order should resist the programme OF
President Goran of the Reading railroad
or not. Gowan required the engineers
to leave the brotherhood If they wanted
to work on the road A number have
been discharged, and there have been
threats Of violence on the part of the
rest. The laws of Pennsylvania punish
severely the desertion of trains or their
distraction by disatfected employees, and
the engineers are in Quandary.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

Tus following which we clip from the
Galveston Noes, OF the 10Th, is worthy
the thoughtful consideration OF both
shippers and railroad arrangements
Among the freaks of transportation,
seldom has anything more anomalous
or fantastic occurred than the ship
ment Of one hundred and three bales q
cotton from Shreveport TO Galveston
via Red river and New Orleans. in pref
erenoe to sending il direct by rail II
comes by the circuitous route at saw
ing of seveuty-iive cents per bale, or the
difference between 81 IS and 81 80.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14
what One County Los, by The war

Taibotton ga Sta Idard In 1861
the richest man in Talbot county paid
taxes on property valued AT s72 700, be
sides slaves valued at s54 500, making a
total of sl2I 500. Sixteen years later
the richest man in the county pays on
property valued at sl5.60O. Talbotton
district IN 1861, paid taxes on property
valued at 81, lT7,H9S, exclusive Of slaves
valued at sIS5 100 In 1877 the district
is valued at S360. 900 The war cost the
county Sl,512, POS, or leaving us worth
Htteen cents on the dollar.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14

TnE Paris Preis speaks generously OF
THE HERALBs efforts TO build up in
North Texas spsper worthy the intel
ligence OF the people:
FGD DALLAS lIrRGLD, under its new
management. in winning laurels every
day, and showed the great enterprise Of
its management by a mammoth illus
trsted double sheet, COCO edition on
April ..
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-14
The Dead Consul at CsIao,

Hon Philip Clayton, United States
Consul at Calao, iii Peru, says the Allan
ia GA Constitution, who died recently
was native of Georgia. He was ap
pointed three years ago. During Presi'
dent Buehanan's administration he was
assistant secretary OF the United States
treasury under Hon Howell Cobb, and
after secession he was placed in SINH
lar position III the confederate treasur,
under Hon. George Trenholm.