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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-17

FRANKLIN, ss.-Court of County Commits sioners
April Term, A. D., lS77, held by adjournment,
May %, 1917.
Upon the foregoing Petition, 1t ia considered by
the commissioners that the petitioners are respon-
sble and that they ought to be heard touching the
matter set forth in their petition, and therefore
Order, that the County Commissioners meet at the
dwelling house of Dyer Phillips, in Washington
Plantation so called in said county on Friday the
twenty-eghth day of September, A. ID. 1871 at ten
O'Clock In the forenoon, for hearing in the premi.
ses and thence proceed to view the route mentioned
in sadpetitlon; Immediately after which view a
nearing OF the parties and witnesses will be had at
the dwelling house of Dyer Phillips, in said Wasn-
ngton Plantation, SO called, it being a convenient
place In the vicinity, and such further measures
taken In the premises as the Commissioners
shall Judge proper. And it is further Ordered
that notice oil the time, place and purposes OF the
Commissloners' meeting aforesaid be given to all
persons ana corporations interested by publishing
the petition and order thereon three weeks success
sively In the Pennington Chronicle, a newspaper
published in Pennington, in said county, and SIX
weeks successIvely in the kennebec Journal,
which Is the State paper, published in Augusta,
in kennebec county, the last publication to be
thirty days at least before the time said view aud
by serving attested copies of said petition and this
town of Weld, and Perkins Plantation, in said
county, and by posting up such copies in three
public places in said Weld and Perkins Plantation,
that all persons and corporations intere. ted, may
attend and be heard II they see it.
Attest j. C. HOLMAN, Clerk.
A true copy of the petition and order of Court
thereon.
GIVES Attest j. c. HOLMAN, Clerk,
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The Lives Insured by the Society are carehll y
selected in different parts of North America an
Europe furnishing, by this broad field Of opera
tons, an additional and exceptional safety to the
Polcybolders. The Insurances are made only on
the Mutual Principle. The Surplus Premiums sre
returned annually to the IasuredJ
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SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Price, as Cents.

To the Hon. County Commissioner, .cilsin and for
the County Of Fraakiin.
WE, the undersigned, inhabitants of the town of
w Weld and vicinity, would respectfully rep.
resent mat the County Road, as now travelled
leading irom Weld village 10 the town line of w IL
ton, might be greatly improved by making some
changes in the same. We therefore request you to
view said road, and make such changes by locating
and discontinuing, as you shall think the public
convenience and necessity may require, and a. in
duty bound will ever pray.
Dated a. Weld, this 25th day of April 1877.
OSCAR +. CONANT, and 81 others.
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oEnn REWARD will be paid for bottle
VOVV of any other Extract or Essence
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FRANKLIN, ss.-Court of County Commits sioners,
April Term, A. D., 1877, held by adjournment,
May 22, 1917.
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Notice OF Assignee of his Appointment

IN TIE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE.
In the matter of In
Bankrupt,
DISTRICT OF MAINE, SIS.
1t Pennington, the ssth day OF June, A. d, 1877.
The Undersigned hereby gives notice of his ap.
pointment as Assignee of Isaac w. knowlton, of
Farmington, In the County of Franklin, and state
of Maine, within said district, who has been ad.
judged bankrupt on his own petition by the
District Court of said District.
3w30 HANNIBAL BELCHER, Assignee,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17
Bradley County vs.. J0hN
blackburn,

The above case was decided
last Saturday in favor Of the
plaintiff. The case if we under
island it was about this: The
Icounty owed blackburn $lI.70 for
assessing the taxes. Two war
rants had been issued by the
chairman for the same purpose
and both had gotten into the
hands Of the trustee, and the
county was suing the defendent
for the misunderstanding that he
had been paid twice for the same
work. The defendent stated on
oath that he never to his rccol-
lection received but the one.
TO sum the whole matter up
there is but one conclusion-that
the chairman of the court does
business in a very loose style.
There is no excuse whatever for
issuing Of two warrants on any
occasion if the chairman will on
ly watch his business.
There seems to be an extrao.di-
nary amount Of loosness in our
county court system that should
be reformed in some way. There
is no telling how much the county
has lost by careless officers, and
it is a matter Of great impOr
lance to'the people Of this county
.thaEa now system be Inaugural
ted. We are told that a warrant
was issued not long since to a
member Of the court for $500,
shortly after, it was found to
read $4,000" The gentleman to
whom it was issued denied ever
getting but the $500. Probably
he never did but who knows?
Now in this ease of Mr.. Black
burns there is great doubt in
the minds Of the people as to
whether Mr.. Blackburn ever re-
.ceived but the one warrant. The
evidence showed that it vas a
mixed up affair, and that it was
hard to find head or tail of the
concern. Then again Mr.. Black
burn has lived in this coanty for
forty long years and has done
business for almost every man in
the county, and he is too well
known as an upright honorable
gentleman to be charged with
cheating the county.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17
The Weekly Herald.
MAY II, 1871.
Our [BEhIIc SChOOIs.

knour issue Of April 18th we
gave our opinion of the action Of
the county court in robbing our
public schools of the means nee
essary to their sustainance, eX-
pressing our unqualified disap-
proval Of the plundering Of the
schools Of the funds needed to
carry them on, and our feelings
have only been intensified as
time has opened up the subject
to us. Right now, in our opinion,
is the time for all friends Of cdu-
cation to do a good work by pre-
vailing upon our county court to
undo their recent action when
they meet in July next. The
present appropriation will run
the schools about two months Of
the year-just enough not TO
amount TO any good whatever,
and hence all the money these
two months will cost will be abb
solutely thrown away. Any one
who knows anything about it
Knows that five months each year
is as little time as the schools
should be in session, and he also
knows that ten months would be
Jar better, yet there are so many
who strike at the System every
chance they get, and think more
of a paltry dollar or two, perhaps
to be expended in frivolity, than
they do of the education Of the
rising generation and consequent
welfare Of our country. Let all
who have an interest in, educa-
ton work by all legitimate
means to regain the ground lost
by the courts action. The pub
lie schools, so unpopular at first,
were fast gaining favor with our
people, but this reduction in the
appropriation which, as we have
said, will reduce their efficiency
to nothing and worse, is a dead
cner to all the good feeling that
may have been generated. Let
the court either do the fair thing
or else nothing at all, instead Of
pretending to favor Il system the
worth Of which is established and
which they are running,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17
More about tho HOstncs.

Advice at Gen. Sheridan's head.
quarters represent that the $4,000
hostile Indians lately surrender
ed are becoming turbulent. The
Indian Department at Washing
ton are charged with having
made entirely insufficient prepar-
ations for their sustenance. The
Indians begin to feel the pinching
Of hunger, and are growing de
nonstrative in the expressions Of
tiieir disgust.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17
EDacXard's sarcasm.

Ex-G Governor Packard Of Louis
lana sent the following salcast' C
dispatch to Senator Blaine the
day Of thanksgiving" in New
Orleans:
"Ihe overthrow of the lawful
State Government was appropri-
atcly celebrated to-day. De
tachments Of the army and navy
of the United State participated
with the White League Of Ala
bama and Louisiana in this cele
bratiOn Of Democratic success.
Did poetic justice require that
the honors OF this achievement
should be thus equally divided in
the absence Of a commission"
The "Gray" accorded the post Of
honor to the "lSlue," and asked
no apology. The Custom-house
and post office were closed in adj
miration Of the event. 1t is prob
able that United States interfer-
enco will not be required here
after. s. b. PACKARD.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17
HAYES %MIsTAIlEN.

The President has had mn in
tcryicw with an Ohio editor in
which he says that his policy will
loose 20 the Republicans Ohio,
and gam 10 them South Carolina
and Louisiana. II the Pre- siden!
really thinks such q thing rs The
above be is a weak brother, in
deed. That his policy Of putting
Democrats into office will effect
the Republicans Of Ohio no one
will doubt. Bat thati il will gain
the other two States mentioned
is entirely too weak a'proposition.
The time has pissed for . fair
election in either Louisiana or
South Carolina. Tie midnight
~assassins and robbers who now
cont rol those States will never
again allor~ them 10 get into Re
publican hands. The President
futhcr predicts that The Republi-
cans in South Carolina will come
TO the front next election with
Wade Hampton as their candi-
date for Governor. Such the
President will see is a wide mis-
take. The Republicans of that
State will never run Wade
Hampton for any Office; He is
dyed too deep in infamy. That
he holds the Office to which D.. IL.
Chamberlain was elected no one
doubts-not even Mr.. Hampton
and the idea that the Republicans
will ever take up Hampton is too
absurd.
In these remarks we do.not re
nect on theprcsident for the with
drawal Of the troops in those
States. That was all well and
right, still, at the same time, il
looked hard to see the legal gov
eminent Of those States fall to
pieces. 1t simply shows that the
democrats intended to have con
troll of those States If they had
to murder every Republican in
them, and no doubt they would
have carried their point had the
troops not been removed.
But now that the Republicans
have been deserted they feel like
Ithey had nothing at stake, and
consequently there will never be
another Republican victory in
either Of those states until the
Democrats get to fighting among
themselves.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17

in repel ling the attack. Tie
Russians are believed 10 be in
great f0rcc.n
The Daily News Vienna cor
respondent says: "1he Russian
army for actual operations now
nLmlcIs HLe cIoIs only. Two
are destined for DoDrudscl. The
main body, according 10 military
calculations, will cross near Giur
geva and move southeast towards
Narna.
Roumania Las been notified
that if she commences hOstilies
or declares independence she for
fcits the protection given her by
The treaty of Paris.
The following seems to indicate
the feeling of the English, COM
ing as it does from a representa-
tive and authoritative Journal
LONDON, May 15.-The Times,
in a leading article, says.nothing
has been 50 remarkable during
the debate in Parliament as the
declaration in favor Of peace
from Conservatives rs we'll as
Liberals. The war party finds it.
self a small minority.
Both sides of tie House will
doubtless claim some advantage,
but the real gain lies with the
party which is on tie side OF
peace. If both parties claim that
honorable distinction, so much
The better for the country.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17
Not Vet 6ROSS.o

The New York Express says
the Attorney General i0reported
as Disguised with the whole
Tweed business. He has return
ed the papers to Tweed and has
declined to release him. Thus,
all hope Of Tweod's release in
this direction is dissipated.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17
Advice 10 Republicans.

The st. Louis Globe Democrat
proceeds 70 lecture the Republi-
Leans on Hayes Southern policy
as follows: "Ohio elects Il Gov.
ernor this fall. The papers and.
politicians are already acitating
the issue to be brought into the
campaign. On the subject Of the
"nrw policy" we would advise the
Republicans to be n trille slow,
because If tile "ncw policy" is
right If is an argument in favor
Of the election Of Il Democrat.
The Republican party has not
heretofore succeeded by stealing
Democratic thunder, and hom
the moment it commences on
that limo its days are numbered"
r---. -. ~--=~
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17

The fact hat the Turkish Gov
eminent owes English capitalists
$024,9OS,915 some Of which was
borrowed as far back as 1854, and
that the interest on this is not
paid, explains the English treat
ment Of the Eastern question.
England dislikes to destroy her
debtor. Russian success would
make that vast debt still more
doubtful, unless England should
proceed to- conquer Turkey in
'Asia,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17
The salt Lake Rebels.

The last Democratic Congress
has a good deal TO be blamed for.
The greatest was the cutting
down Of the army, and failing Ia
making appropriation for the
maintenance of the remainder.
The Louisville Commercial speak
ing of Brigham YOung's Rebel
ion in Utah says: The old repro
bate busters il. the most insolent
style about his rights, and threat
ems. vengeance unless he is let
-aloHe in the future. He claims
to be cock OF he walk on Salt
Lake, and dem ands that he shall
be allowed to rule his harem, dis
pose Of his concubines, and fleece
his slaves as he plcaSeS without
interruption from the United
states Government. He claims
to be "a bigger man" than the
President, who makes no claim to
divine inspiration or to the inner
itance Of a prophets mantle.
The shooting Of his old confeder-
ate, Bishop Lee, for the Noun
tain Meadow massacre, has
alarmed the prophet, and seeing
that the army has been reduced
to a nominal figure, not large
enough to restrain an Indian up
rising on the frontiers, he seizes
the opportunity to avow his hos
tiIty to the administration and to
,defy the Government. The Nor
mons are well armed, and would
be formidable allies OF the In
dams in the event Of another In
dian warfare. They have doubt
less a large accumulation in Sc
cret Of military stores. Thus
equipped andprovided for, they
could cut oil all communication
with the States, and prevent the
transportation Of troops by tear
ing up the railroads, destroying
bridges, cutting telegraph wires
and burning trains. Stationed
ION the only highway between the
Atlantic and Pacific, in a difficult
and hardly accessible territory, a
small force Of Mormons and Indi
ans could easily hold at bay our
present army, and take the lives
Of thousands of unprotected Gen
files. All these troubles are
lhossible; considered in connec-
tion with the threats of the inso-
lieut. and desperate Mormon lead
er,. they are probable. And if
the United State Government is
badgered and bullied by a lot Of
Mormon outlaws the whole
blame will rest on the Democrat
ic Congress which, out Of politi-
cal spite, refused to make appro-
ypriations for the army.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17

, The following is rather good
for a Joke to be gotten of by
the Chicago Times. It's a pur-
ported dispatch from the Sultan
Of Turkey to "Jeems' Blaine,
here it Isl:
SUBLIME PORTE, May II, ISL
To sJim Blaine, Pasha, Maine,
America: The Shickul-Islam has
laid his blessed hands upon the
Commander Of the Faithful.
which it is |, and recommends
the bringing forth Of the sanjak.
sheriff, the bloodiest Of bloody
shirts. | want fellow TO flap it.
and Maynard teel5 me you're out
of a job, Steady work promised;
will you come!
ABDUL HAND.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17
TUFTS PILLS

A Distinguished physician Of New York
says:
at is astonishing how universally Dr..
TUFTS Pills are used. Ia my daily rounds,
l hear Of them not only among the poor,
but their virtues are heuidcd from The man
SONS Of the wealthy and refined. Know.
ing the inventor from his long connection
with the medical profession, ! have great
confidence in their merits, and of late have
olen prescribed them with the hsppie.t re-
suits in cases whore | desired 10 make q %.
cided impression on the liver
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17
RumOred Changes fla the Cab
tHet,

The Washington Republican says
"a rumOr emanating from sources
thought to be reliable, regarding
contemplated changes in Presi.
dent Hayes Cabinet, has caused
a ripple in the political world
that may soon develop into a
wave Of considerable magnitude
1t is said that, in conversation
with President recently, Attor-
ncy General Deycns intimated
his desire to retire from political
life and resume the practice OF
law. AT the earnest solicitation
Of the President, however, he
consentcd'to withhold his rcsig
nation until the time for the
meeting Of the extra session OF
Congress was definitely fixed.
No further action was taken.
bat The matter was fully discuss
ed privately until q few days
since, when Secretary Eyarts call
ed at the White House and held
a lengthy interview with the
President. The result Of this in
teryiew appears to have been the
determination to recall Mr.. May,
nard, our Minister at the Court Of
the Ottoman Porte, who will be
succeeded by General Devens.
If this be true it is probable that
the change is made in view of
the unsettled state Of affairs in
Europe and General Devens'
military experience.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17
Another "Rclormer" Caught.

w. 2. Wallace, the Democratic
Sheriff Of Hamilton county, Ohio,
was caught in the act Of as
sisting a prisoner to escape. The
prisoner was the chap who was
arrested in Cincinnati last fall
tor illegal voting. lie was also a
Democrat and voted twenty ncv-
en- times for "Iilden and Re
fnrm.N
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17

The New York Sun in a long
windy editorial abuses the Presi-
dent, Key, anGthe rest Of man
kind generally. 1t says "Kcy
sold out for a mess Of Pottage,"
mcaning VIC suppose his $4,000
office. If it took all Of that to
buy him he is a high priced
Democrat; The most of them will
sell" for a glass Of good old
rye
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-17

DR.. Tut has been en-
gagcl in the Vrart.rc a
medicine tHItyyesrs, and
ioTalJugtinc was dcmon-
sirIiuT 81 anatomy iu the
Medical College II Gcar.
gin, hence, psTOns using
bis Pill. have the glIuH-
tee that they arc prepared
on scientific principles,
and are Tree from all
quHr .ery.
lie has succeeded IN
combining In them the
heretofore sntagOGi.tsc
qIal., rs 81 a sfyrHghSH-
iHc, fHTgdnUr, 0Eid PR
Dyinc '0Hfs.
Their hrt apparent ef-
feet is to incrrs.e the a9-
petite By causing TIE food
10 properly
Thus the system is IOur-
isled, aud !y their tonic
action on the digestive or
gaus, tcGulsr AMI hci'.hY
cyacgltions are produced.
Ihe Tap'di,y with wh!ch