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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-21

AS the citizens of Augusta. and the public gen.
orally are aware OF the existing difficulties under
which (as IA partner in the Boston and Kennebe &C
Express Company am laboring, 4 feel il ncum.
bent on me 10 make a few statements in regard to
the matter. That have been wrong ed by my tie
partner, Mr., Colby. think none will deny; and Ii
Is myself who feels this wrong, for ali who have
suffered any Inconvenience from him, through our
business, have made whole again. [ have seen
every man concerned in this matter and set led
OF East Boston and one have been personally ac.
quainted with from childhood, has bought an in
terest in this business with me; and we propose
to do business in an honorable manner. and hope,
by strictly attending to our business, to win lib
eral patronage from the public. Mr.. Chamberlain
VIII be in Augusta, where he will take charge OF
ali business entrusted to his care.
Respectfully.
mar2l-tlw~ p. W. COLE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-21

There is a prospect of an exciting con-
test ut the extra session over the election
of Speaker of the House. Parties are SO
evenly divided that there is reason to
doubt whether the democrats can elect
their man. The power of the Clerk in
making up the roll of members is being
discussed, and it is suspected that it is or
will be made up unfairly in order to give
the democrats control of the organization
They claim three or four majority, but
with several seats TO be contested, the
republicans have hope of electing the
Speaker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-21
GENERAL us.

An Engshman has been imprisoned two months
for cursing the Queen.
The Appletons have in press the memoirs of
Jefferson Davis"
The Prince Imperial of France is coming to
America.
Ole Bull nd his wife viii pass next summer in
Norway.
There are 1918 persons buried in Greenwood
Cemetery, Brooklyn.
1t is estimated that European capitalists and in
vestors have lost 81, III 900 of solid money
worthless American securities of various kinds.
Mr.. Pusey and others in Wilmington are urging
the State Legislature to encourage the culture OF
the sugar beet in Della ware.
Anxiety is felt for the steamer Chester, which
is now over month overdue at Lota, Chill.
Among the passengers was lady with five chill
dren, from Germany, TO meet her husband, from
whom she had been separated nine years.
Mile. Lionetta Lusignan Comnena, daughter of
the late Leo VII, ex-King of Armenia, who died
last year of want and hunger in a Milan hospital,
has just been betrothed in that city to journey
man marble-mason.
The oldest Christian church in the world is
probably one in Algeria, in the pavement of which
| l
built in 32S A. D, soon after the conversion of
Constantine. Several portions of the building are
still in good repair.
Miss Thompson, the pretty young English ar
fist who painted "Bilak lava and the "Roll Call"
and gained great praise thereby, is about to be
married. The bridegroom is Major Butler of the
British army. The young lady does not intend to
give up art, but will continue her painting and
studying.
A clerk in the Russian ordnance office at Alex
andropol has just been condemned to penal servi-
tue for life for selling plan of the fortress there
to the Turks. The Russian military police arrest
ed him Turkish territory before he had time to
part with his plan.
Ex-Colonel Valentine Baker, who has taken
service under the Sultan says tn at the state Of the
Turkish army is deplorsble and that it would not
be able to stand foitnight's campaign. This is
not for any lack of personal bravery the part
of the troops, but on account of the corruption
which prevails, from the Sultan down to b is mean
est subject.
The first steamship ever freighted in New York
with a cargo for the Orient by way OF the Suez
canal left Saturday. Her cargo consists Of $685.
900 gallons of petroleum bound for Java. The
object of her cargo is to head off the arrival ID
Java of 100000 gallons of refined oil, shipped
hence by sailing vessels in January and February
Accompanied by their youngest son, now in
college, Gen. and Mrs. Grant will sail for Europe
in May. They expect to be absent from the coun-
try at least two years, and it is Gen. Grants De-
sire to travel as any other private citizen of the
United States, without public demonstrations by
Al. Al Al
will visit
John d. Lee, who is now awaiting in the Utah
Penitentary the execution of his death-sen-
tence, will leave GA children to bear the stigma of
a murderer's name. He had Is wives but when
Brigham Young cut him off from the Mormon
Church, eight Of them were divorced from him
within "a hours, and now only three are faithful
to him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-21

Mr.. Frederick A. p. Palmer of Aiken
South Carolina. sends a communication &c
the New York Times, protesting against
the withdrawal of the United States troops
and the recognition of Wade Hampton
10 closing he says:
"Do the people understand that there are ap.
proximately $4,000 more colored than white voters
In the State, and that not one of them did. OF
would, willingly vote the democratic ticketi
assert they did not. They are too grateful, toe
loyal to the party which gave them manhood and
citizenship 70 desert her her hour Of peril. Are
they to be deserted, that their eenemies may be
conciliased! God forbid / state, as q citizen OF
South Carolina, that not one mans life or proper
~ was jeopardized because he was democrat and
state % plainly that not mans life is secure
in that State who becomes prominent or infiuen-
tial - republican. claim, that, no matter how
weak or corrupt State Government may be, il
there are any of its citizens who need prote ction
that II cannot afford them, 1t becomes the duty of
the Federal Government to furnish it, The Army
and Navy have no other legitimate function but
protectiea. | conclude. then, If home rule
mess anything, it means the rule of the majority,
not Of rampant, brutal minority. IL the people
signifies snything. it signifies the majority OF the
legal voters of . State; that local self govern
ment does not involve the Withdrawing of United
States troops, that armed and well-org anzed
bodies OF democrats may wreak their vengeance
and carry out their schemes against defenseless re-
publicans. No one has ever disputed that the col
ored people outnumber the whites in South Caro-
lima shout 1000, and no one has ever been fool
ish enough 10 claim that the Hampton government
was desired by the colored people. The republic
cans polled their whole VOTE less about 5000.
The democrats did the same, plus 10000. Who
are the people But, Mr.. Editor, there is higher
ground Tor this question than party issues. Hu-
mainly IN the nineteenth century forbids that any
part Of the citizens OF this land shond be left to
be maltreated and outraged by any other part who
cling 70 the relics of barbarism, and who avow
their purpose to coerce or destroy those who may
differ with them in opinion.
Not paper in lthe land is open to-day, save
yours, to appeals FOR justice to be done the colored
citizens Of this nation. The statements of the
democrats, however false or malicious, are with
out challenge or denial. and door opens for the
truth to be known. state that the republicans OF
South Carolina cannot exist without Federal pro
lection; and that these colored people to-day
without money and without friends, laboring and
producing every dollar which is expended in ira
ducing and vilifying them, with nothing but their
forbesranee, are entitled to the commseration of
the world. A bit Of prophecy, and l close if this
administration fails to protect its allies at the
South it win repent II in ssckcloth and ashes"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-21

Those papers which have been so val
iantly defending the Presidents policy in
South Carolina and Louisiana had better
wait until they know what that policy is
The subject comes up in the Cabinet this
week for the first time. The President has
not defined his policy, and will not define
it until after due consideration. 1t will be
time enough to defend it when it appears,
If II needs defence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-21

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-21

The plan submitted by Gov. Warmoth
for the paciiication OF Louisiana is
scheme for the election of Warmoth to the
United States Senate. There have already
been too many schemes in relation to the
same matter in which individual selfish
ness was at the bottom.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-21
Special Notices.
A CARD

To all who are suffering from the errors and in.
discretions OF youth, nervous weakness, early de.
cay, loss of manhood, &C., will send you recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This
great remedy was discovered by a missionary in
South America. Send a self addressed envelope
to the REV. JOSEPH 7. IMAM, Station D, Bible
House, New York City. febe- sn teod&wem
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-21

Postmaster General Key is finding some
trouble down South about the distribution
of the offices. There IL no lack of appli-
cants however.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-21
A Valuable Team For Sale.

One of the best in this city. Horse, buggy
sleigh, harness and robes. The horse "a stylish
Drew" mare) is sound and kind. Can trot in $50
or better; has never been trained to speed. Can
road seventy. Ave miles in day ffteen miles
In one hour. For money" she Is a very superior
driving horse. The buggy ia n shifting top, "piano
box" nearly new; weighs $50 MS; made by Win.
gate, simmons a Co., Union; cost S3ko. Sleigh
was new this winter and has not been used more
than dozen times. Made by Wingate, Simmons
4 Co; cost $l0o. Will sell all together or sepa.
rately. Horse $500 buggy, 500; sleigh, go; har.
ness and robes, ESQ Can be seen at
+. >. SEVERANCE'S stable,
mar2l III Augusta, Maine.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-27

a Mexican tells the story Of tho Siege,
How the heroes met their death--H Hit
to hilt-- t--Glorious in death.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-27
Maidstone Onion Seed

from Maidstone, Kent Co, England, pro-
ducing the most producing the most
prolific and finest favored Onions known
and yielding OH suitable sells from 500 to
$40 bushels per acre, sown in drills.
Mr.. Henry Colvin, IL large mrrket garden
er Mt Syracuse, n. Y, writes, Your
English Onion Seed surprised me by it's
large yield, and the delicious flavor of the
fruit. l could Ii. We sold any quantity ir
this mar ct at good prices. My wife says
she will have no other onions for tho table
in futnre. Send me rs much as you can
for the enclosed SIS. co."
One package Of seed sent on receipt
of 80 cents and one cent postage stamp,
three packages to one address ST. on anil
two cent stamps. Twelve packages sent
OH receipt of So 90.
My supply is limited. Parties desiring
to secure either of the above rare seeds,
should not delay their orders All seed
WARRANTED FRESH AND TO GERMINATE.
Cash must accompany all orders. For
either Of the above seeds, address
JAMES CAMPBELL,
mar 1-xfGm G6 Fulton St., N. Y.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-27
IMPORTANT
To
c. ~ III ID E M E 1 s.
AND
AGRlCULTURlSTS!
Emperor William Cabbage

TINIIE best, largest hardest and most
L profitable variety of WINTER CABBAGE
known i'll Europe, and imported to this
country exclusively by the undersigned,
where, with little cultivation, it -four
ishcs astonishingly, attaining an enor-
nous size, and selling in the market at
prices most gratifying to the producer.
In transplanting, great care should be
used to give sufficient space for growth
Solid heads the size ofthe mouth of q flour
barrel is the average run of this choice
variety. One package of the seed sent
post paid OH receipt of SO cents, and one
cent postage stamp Three packages to
one address S 0O and two 3 cent stamps.
Twelve packages sent on receipt Of So 90.
no Read what we'll known Garrett
Co. Marylander says Of the EMPERoR W1L-
LIAM Cabbage: ,.
BLOOMINGTON, GARNET Co.,
Md, Jan. % 1877.
MIR. JAMES CAMPBELL, GGFulton st. N. Y.
Dear Sir:-I bought some seed from YOU
last spring. and it was good. Your En-
peror William Cabbage suits this climate
we'll. On a mountain side the seed you
sent me produced Cabbages weighing
thirty pounds each.
Very truly yours,
JAMES BROWN.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-27
IN I = =

drops, pair oiegan. sold stone sleeve but
tons, set spiral studs. collar button,
heavy plain Wedding ring, and gents
Parisian diamond pin. The above articles
sent, postpaid, for so cts, have been re-
tailed for$6 Bankrupt stock and must
be' sold. Solid 4. il ton Gold Watches,
$40 each. for specultive pur-
poses, goo timers, equal inappearnnce
to 5000 g enuine gold. "Ilis reputation
for honesty, fair r4dealing andiibeya'itY ig
unequalcd by any ndvertier in thi 3
city."-Ne,o York. Day Boolc, Dec. 1G 1876
Postage stamps taken rs cnsh.
F. STOCKMAN, 81 Bond St.,N'Y.n
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-27

beforc-muzzlo to muzzle, hand to
hand. Each Texan rifle shot ex-
hausted it's force and spent itself in
su ccossive bodies Of NIeXicans packs
cd together like wall Of flesh.
hluskcts and rifles were clubbed,
and bayonots and bowie-knivcs
never wrought such fearful earn
age.
The coaselcss crash of firearms,
the shouts of the defiant, desperate,
boleaguered Texans, the shrieks of
the dying, made the din Internal and
the scone indescribable in it's sublime
! terrors. Each room in the building
was the scone of desperate strug-
gle with fearless men driven to des-
peration and conscious that escape
was impossible. They fought even
when stricken down, and when dy>
ing still struggled, not with death,
but to slay Mexicans. In the long
room used as Il hospital, the sick
and wounded fired pistols and rifles
from their pallets. A piece of
artillery supposed to be that which
Crockett had used during the sioge,
was shotted with grape and canister
and turned upon the desperate occu-
pants of this apartment.
After the explosion the Nrexicans
entered and found the emaciated
bodies Of fourteen men, torn and
rent and blackened and bloody.
Forty~two dead Mexicans lay at the
doorway of this room. Bowie,
whose name tells of his fearful knife
and deeds, lay stark and stiff on
cot in this room. He was helpless
md in bed when the place was in
vested ten days before.
Eleven Texans fired with terrible
effect from the roof of the building,
where they used three or four field
pieces, which they charged with
nails ard pieces of iron. Buerra,
like all others, gives his peculiar
version of the story that recounts
the facts affecting tho death of
Travis and Of Crockett. These two
werefound living, yet exhausted by
death DEALING and lying among tho
dead. - ="
When Travis was discovered he
gave q Mexican gold, and while con-
versing with him General Cos, with
whom Travis had dealt most gener-
ously when San Antonio was captur-
ed by the Americans, appeared.
Cos embraced Travis and induced
other officers to join him in asking
Santa Anna TO spare Travis life.
The President General sternly re
fused. Then Crockett, from among
the corpses, stood up, utterly ex-
hausted by weary, sleepless days and
nights and by five hours constant
fighting.
Santa Anna enragel beyond mea-
sure that his orders were not execut-
ell. He directed the soldiers noar
him to fire on the two Texans. Travis
was shot first in the back He fold
ed his arms across his breast, and
stood stif1ly erect tilln bullet pierced
his neck. He fell upon his face,
willie Crockctt's body was riddled
with bullets. The corpsos Of two
thousand Mcxicans were buried;
those Of the dead Americans were
gathered and burned, holocaust
whose fires lighted the way to Texan
freedom.
The Hampton tax collector 0
ADDoyillc Can't Porrin hns issueN
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-27


The Hampton tax collector
Abbovillo, Capt. Perrin, has issued
up to date two thousand, two hun.
dred and siXty~six receipts. His
total collections amount to $1l,-
,070.75-of which amount S7,641 IS
goes to the Hampton government
under the ten per cent. call, and
$3,428 80 to the county. During
the past week there has been q
marked increase in the issue of re
ceipts, and there is disposition on
the part Of all the people to pay up
their share of the contribution. The
colored people are acknowledging
the rightful authority of Hampton,
and on Monday, out of twenty re-
ceipts twelve were issued to colored
taxpayers.
John d. Lee, the instigator of
the Mountain Meadows Massacre,
Of emigrants in Utah over twenty
years ago was executed on Friday.
The laws of Utah provide for execu-
ton by shooting and at the word
five balls pierced the body Of the con-.
demnedS man. Before execution,
Lee made q speech denying COM
plicity in the massacre, but tho
evidence against him was complete.
Lee had over a dozen wives and
sixty eight children, but none of
them attended the execution.
'.sf. .esaN +.
Springfield, ILL.,, has a fema a. .
dentist. She is said to be, a lady of
gentle extraction. .---Neso Yor6
Comnaercia Advertiser. Such
woman is bound to,pull through
life.-4,peaceably if she con, forcep-lye
if she must.-Norristoaoae Herald.
Chillblanes can be cured, but
imblaines cannot bo
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-27

u 81 T Mil
on Gold Jewel
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;hnin, ladies
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-27

1sa- am Sole Agent in tho U. S. fol
the famous
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-22
Itetrcnch.

A number OF respectable citizcns are about
to confer with the Mayor with Wow of AR
irving Mt some means Of diminishing the
enormous burden of taxation which weighs
upon the people Of this city; yet we presume
that not one Of them all can tell the Mayor
anything which he does not know already.
The one method of diminishing taxation is
toroducc expenditures. Some of these cannot
be reduced by US. The amount Of taxes
which we pay into the state Treasury, for
instance, IL beyond our control; so Is the in
forest on the city debt; so are the salaries of
the Judges OF the State courts. These ex-
penscs are beyond our power to regulate or
to diminish. So far as these are concerned
even the Legislature cannot help us.
But there are other things in which we
spend altogether too much money, and which
we can either correct ourselves or have cor
rccted. Our city officials generally are paid
Mt rates that are out of reason. Take the
Commissioner of Jurors, for instance. He
gets $4,000 year, while $4,000 would he
very handsome compensation for his SER
Vices. Our Police Justices and Civil Justices
get $1,000 year, when they ought to have
about $500. The public school department
costs enormously. The salaries Of teachers
could he reduced about one-third without
any injustice or hardship. Policemen are
paid Sl,210 a year each, when $500 would bc
sufficient The pay Of the lircmcn is ike
wise exaggerated, and must be brought
down g. rational proportions.
Any consultation of wise men which docs
not rc' at in applying the knife of rctrcnch-
m"nt with an unsparing hand, will be of no
use to the taxpayers OF this city
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-22

stock, the etockholder getting nothing,
while the mill owned by FLOOD, O'BRIEN &
Co, and used for the reduction Of the Con-
solidatcd Virginia ore, paid for itself every
ninety days. Tho latter statement was
promptly contradlcted by Mr. MAcKEy, who
said that no mill could be cleared in less
than year or eighteen months.
The opposition party failed to carry any
Of their points, though the counsel Of the
managers, Mr.. lTEYDENFELDT, expressed his
willingness that the shareholders should
pass any resolutions that they pleased, as
they would not be binding upon the trus-
toes; and before adjourning n resolution
fully approving all the doings Of the mana
gers was adopted. How largo proportion
of the shares were held by the trustees at
the time Of the meeting, we have no means
Of knowing
II is evident from the developments made
during the discussion that has been briefly
described, that tho trustees OF mining
company like the Consolidated Virginia have
1t In their power TO do about as they please
with the property of the stockholders and
that they have no hesitation about using
that power as they see fit. With the insight
into the interior workings of such mining
companies hereby afforded it Is not difficult
to understand how It is that mines yielding
vast quantities OF the precious metals and
paying large dividends, should iluctuate so
greatly in their market value or why it is
that while "A few men are growing enor-
mously rich through silver mining and in-
vcstments in mining stock. the great mass
of those who dabble in such spcculations
come out in the end with burned fingers and
empty pockets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-22
A Comma as an instrument of Fraud.

The claim Of the United States for the re-
turn Of the Si5OO,000 lent to help out the
Centennial Exposition has been rejected by
the United States Circuit Court at Philadcl-
rhia, although there are abundant funds re-
naming in the hands of the managers with
which TO satisfy IT. Consequently. unless
the decision of the court is reversed on APP
peal, the 81 100000 will he distributed among
the shareholders in the enterprise and be
just go much taken out Of the public Treas
ury for their benefit. That this would be
the result was forctold by the opponents of
the loan at the time it was proposed, and
was Indignantly denied by its friends. Some
of them, at least, were disingonuous in their
denial, and intended that the money should
Ice gift and not n loan, as IL evident from
the peculiar wording of the bill appropri-
ating it.
The clause which was relied on to protect
the interests of the nation, and which was
used to secure votes for the grant, reads thus:
o The cPpqnr,ien Determinations male shan he paid in
~ nd ar percentage of tile profits shall be paid ~ the
holders OF said STOCK
The advocates Of the grant profcssed TO
read these words with u comma after the
word "diVidcnd' and persuaded the public
that no dividend Of any kind would be paid
To the stockholders until the loan from the
United States had been first returned. Now,
10y their counsel learned in the law, they
have successfully contcndcd that there is no
such comma, and that only u "dividcnd or
per centagc Of The profits" was intended. In
asmuch as a dividend Of capital Is not
dividend Of profits, they have got the Judge
to say that the stockholders may pocket the
sl,jOo0O0 rs returned capital, and the United
States must lose the whole
This is not the first time that comma or
the want Of II has been made a fish hook by
which to pull money out OF the public Treas
ury. A clause In the Tariff act Of 1875, by
the omission Of this modest sign Of punctua-
tion, admitted free of duty all kinds Of for
cign fruits, when the intention Of Congress
was merely 10 exempt fruits imported for
the sake of their seeds. The trick in that
case was universally denounced and speedily
frustrated hut In regard TO the $500 900
now in question the nation Is very possibly
without remedy. The whole transaction
is in keeping with the character Of n city
which shelters Addition, Division, and Silence
kEMDLE.