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Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06
C0unterfeiters.

Alfred Small, aged fifteen years of North Tru
70, Mass, was drowned near Highland Light thi
afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06
Arrived
Railroad NJ alters.

A bill in equity to compel the appointment of
three receivers for the Ogdensburg Railroad, was
filed this morning by the trustees of the first
mortgage bondholders and one of the joint con-
solilAte Il mnrtpape trnstees
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06
Notice !!

All persons indie bted to Miss NJ. l.. Maxwell are
requested to settle their accounts the store here
tofore occupied by her.
SAMUEL TITCOMB. Assignee.
Augusta, July 25, 1877, july266t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06
The Somerset Reporter is moved to publish this


story as tribute to the cunning of the fox:
The fox which Mr. Fairgrieves now has, occu-
pies yard back Of the store, to which MIR. F's
dog has free access. The dog and fox are great
friends. They frolic together, play mo end" of
jokes on each other, and live in the most perfect
bar nony save at meal time" The discuss sion
that choice bit W i'll bring forth is sometimes most
interesting. Mr.. +. gave the fox bone the other
day. The dog had been taught by experience that
II was OF no use for him TO try to capture it, so he
retired into the store to watch the proceedings,
doubtless hoping something would turn up in his
favor. The fox ate what he wanted Of the bone
and preferred to it lay away for future use. The
dog pricked up his ears, but yawned and betrayed
no special interest. The fox dug a deep hole,
placed the juicy bone in the bottom, and covering
it over with earth 'patted' it down. He then
went into his kennel, brought out an old dry bone
that he had kept away from the dog for several
days "out of pure cussedness," placed it in the
hole over the sweet one, covered it up with appsr
snt care and retired to his kennel to watch opera
tions The dog saw the fox safely housed, and, As
he had done before, stealthily approached the
treasure, resurrected the dry bone and trotted OIL
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06

Hon. w. V. Whitney, Solicitor General of
Newfoundland, arrived at Halifax to-day, TO look
after the interests of that Colony before the fish
cry commissioner.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06

very brilliant manner, and seemingly wthou'
effort. The Sonata "Psthetics," Of Beethoven,
was also q highly finished performance. Miss
Murdoch possesses q highly musical soprano
voice. and her rendering Of the songs, Robert
and "Sky Lark" showed her to be well cultivated
artist for one so young. The Grand Piano of
Haliett, Davis s Co., iss superb instrument and
we'll calculated TO inspire any artist. BE sure to
attend the next matinee, August 10.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06
Death,
Campm Getting.

Charles l.. Haley, a we'll known commission
merchant Of this city, died at Newport X. l., to-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06
Pteb.

In Lewiston, 22d ult., Annie Mari aged 20 years
5 months
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06
Camp Meeting.

PORTLAND, August 5. The temperance camp
meeting at Sebago closed to-day. There was g
crowd Of five thousand on the ground during the
afternoon. large tent was blown down and
several were slightly injured, but none very ser-
ously.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06
Denial.

New YORK, August 4. The weather d, 81,
fine. wind west. Heavy rains in California, yes.
tel
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06
Death.

LOWELL, August S. Prof s. E. Brown Of the
Rochester, New York. Theological Seminary, died
in Lowell this morning OF typhoid fever. He
was born in Portland, Maine, Feb. q, l847. His
youth was passed near Exeter, N. H., where be
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Fire..

BosToN, August 4. Mrs. A. d. Crabtree'
house and contents at Jamaica Plains were burn
ed this morning Loss $1,000; insurance $4,000
The family were absent except DIR. Crabtree, who
was rescued with great difficulty.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06

A despatch from Portland, Oregon, has the
affidavit of b. Goldsmith, denying he ever fur
nished money TO secure the election Of Grover tC
the u. S. Senate.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06
Gold.
Shipments.

At Port Au Prince, Hayti, the immense hotel of
REVERE Co., was burned July 22nd. Loss
GlO0 00O
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-06
Accident.

Joseph Penney and Timothy Corners fell from
the roof of a mill at Newport, n H., to-day, and
were seriously injured
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27
Personal.

Colonel Isadore Mccormack, Charles S.
Abell, ESQ, and others, who were called to
Washington during the Electoral Commits
sion DAYS, arrived home Friday. 1t is some
what remarkable that all of the Repub-
licans who have spent the past month or
two in Washington have brought back i'm
proved health and spirits and the latest ar
rivals are not exceptions.
One fact mentioned BY Colonel McCOr-
mack has not been made public here and
that is that the night the assassination of
Governor Packard was attempted q dis
patch was received by Democrat in Wash
ington and made public at Willard's H otel,
that the assassin was actuated by personal
motives and revenge, containing also SLAM
ders on the Governor. This being the usual
Democratic course it was q matter of sur
prise that it was not adopted, as in the cases
of Twitchell and Dinkgrave, instead of the
two favorites here that Weldon was an es-
capped lunatic and that he never committed
the crime ct all. The fact was this scheme
was adopted as usual, and If the assassin
had been seen only by Democrats would
have been persisted in after he was con-
yeniently out of the way. This time, how
ever, truth and justice took care Of Weldon
for time aAd Governor Packard's mag
nanimity saved him.
Hon. }. Ross SnOwden, Of Philadelphia,
is in town, looking after the Mint, possibly
with view to its being aaain put in opera
finn
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27
A Quandary.

As matter Of curiosity merely it would
be interesting to know how Sheriff Houston
is balancing his books. Up TO January he
could follow the old law and luxuriate in
sixty cents. But his friends in the informal
body of 1876 divided this by two, on the
economic idea of saving the city SO much
scrip and giving him thirty cents, on the
principle that half loaf is better than no
bresd--for conviets. The Governor did not
January 81, 1877. But following the Obiter
dietum of the five lawyers, no doubt Mr..
Houston would consider obedience to it
failure of allegiance to the Nichols organ
izatiOn. So far, then, he could stick to the
old rate in spite of DR.. Tebault and mis-
eleven and half cents. But the same five
lawyers recognize a new kind of promul-
cation devised at Odd Fellows Hall for the
benefit of the courts, and March %, rather
late in the day perhaps, this thirty cent bill
comes out in that shape. The same body
has under process of incubation q propo 81
ton to give him fifty cents, but neither he
nor any one else can prOphesy much reliei
from it. In the meantime, DIR. Teba ult
will be analyzing his bill on the most dis
agreeable of the propositions, aud the City
Council will deliberate in secret whe ther
to pay sixty cents up to March % or by
recognizing and obeying the law, act Ne.
100 of 1876, save half the bill, and run the
terrible risk of an accusation of ignO ring
Odd Fellows Hall.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27
Jastice in AscensIOn.

Either the parish judge or the reporter of
the DOnaldsonville Chief is in error as ap-
pears by che following extract:
Parish COurt-A special session of this
court was held on Thursday for the trial of
three cases wherein accused waived right of
Jury and asked for immediate Arrangement.
In the matter of the State vs.. Alcide
LondoV, charged with assault upon JOHN
Ruffle, at the Wallis plantation, on the
twentieth of December last, the Judge,
after hearing the evidence, ordered that ae-
cused be discharged.
In the case of the State vs. Cyrus Jack.
son, for the larceny of two coats, three pairs
of pants, four shirts and pair of blankets
belonging to John Hosfeld, snd $ll United
States currency, the property of Conrad
Kugler, said to have been stolen on the
first of February at one of Mr.. E c. Pal
mer's plantations, accused was, after hear
ing of the evidence, adjudged guilty and
sentenced to imprisonment in the Peniten-
tiary for two years. The rigor of the sen-
tence is due to the fact that jackson is an
old offender, having served term Of three
months in the jail Of Shls parish for high
way robbery.
Ia the case Of the State vs.. Henry Wilson,
who broke into the house of Catherine
Phillips and cut her in the arm with knife,
the evidence was positive of the prisoners
guilt and he was sentenced to one years
imprisonment In the Penitentiary.
Cyrus jackson was certainly sentenced
to much longer time than he wOuld have
been if tried before Judge Abel, but the
extreme ,leniency of the case Of Henry VII
son is surprising. If his crime was com
mitted in the night time the only penalty ia
death; and if the knife was not dangerous
weapon then the limit to punishment ia
fourteen wears,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27
communicated !
statas Quo.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:

EDITOR REPUBLIcAN:
The retrospect afforded by the obsery-
ance of the status quo upon the part OF the
Nichols party compels the observer to
emile in view of the effects q continuance
legal government Of the State of Louisiana.
To contemplate that the State arsenals,
the police stations and later the Offices of har-
Dor masters and hay inspectors have been
seized in violation Of the said status quo,
and no remonstraDce on the part of the
President of the Uuited States against this
violation, places this correspondent in
dilemma in relation TO the modern definition
of the term.
We all see the manner in which the legal
government is affected by its provisions as
carried out, but we think It strange that
the President Of the United States does not
use the power of his Office in compelling an
equal obedience from both sides.
However, as this is not the case, what is
the duty of Governor S. B. Packard in the
premiseal His duty is to utilize all the
means in his power to eounteract the pro
ceedings of the Nichols party.
1t is said that if the general government
leaves the Republican party in Louisiana
alone, it will die of it's own weakness. We
say, let the Republicans of Lsuisiana leave
the Democrats alone, and they will not. be
able to maintain themselves. The Repub
licsns Of the State believe in Governor
Packard; they believe in his patriotism and
all the qualities that make real man
Let him give us our own way in this matter
Let us organize in every parish in the State
Let US desert the plantations OF the inde
pendent and selfsustaIning Democracy, and
organize into battAliOns in defence of oul
liberties and our government, and the Mich
oils party will be tanned down without fight
ing stroke. But, supposing it comss to &
party conflict. On the color line, we out
number them II 900, and we have got 10, ,00t
white Republicans in the State, as brave
and tried men as there are. In this eonfic
it will not be the negro eultivating thu
plantation and raising the corn and eOttol
and sugar while they do the fighting. LIE
their plantations grow up in weeds; le
, them starve as they can not labor, and le
us defend the rights of our pOsterity.
A C0LORED VOTER.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27
a VILE CONTACT.
lNFAMY AND kNAsERY IN ALLIANCE
Republican States to be Surrendered
to Buy Peace of the BulIdOzers.

Briefly stated this is the Democratic |
claim. On the evening of February 25
1877, at the residence of Gen eral Randall
Gibson, on K street, Wash ingtOn, were as.
sembled, by appointment, Stanley Mat.
thews and Representative Foster, of Ohio,
Messrs. E. John Ellie, w. N. Levy and r.
L. Gibson, of Louisiana, and John Young
Brown, of Kentucky.
Messrs. Matthews and Foster claimed to
represent Mr.. Hayes. but the Democratic
representatives refused to negotiate until
they had authentic information on this
point. This was produced in the shape of
letter indorsiDg Messrs. Matthews and
Foster as his tHsyesl trusted friends.
This proving satisfactory, these Demo-
Gratis deliberately proceeded to sell out their
party and political fealty to their presi-
dental candidate. They signed pledge
guaranteeing to stop ilibustering in the
House, and thereby permit the presidential
vote 10 be completed, and in exchange de-
manded as 3 price for their desertion of
Mr.. Tilden that they should be left in un-
disturbed possession of the governments
they fattered themselves they had stolen
in Louisiana and South Carolina.
The contracting parties-the Office hold
ers above named-drew mp an agreement
embOdging this foul bargain, and it was
placed in the hands Of John Young Brown
As umpire.
1t is only quite recently that President
Hayes has been informed of the existence
or alleged existence-Of this black compact.
His indignation thereat was what might
have been expected from true Republican
and honorable gentleman. He denied in
the strongest terms that he had ever au-
thorized. in writing or otherwise, any one
to pledge him or represent him politically
and that no such base bargain could ever
receive from him countenance or moments
consideration, other than of lOathing and
disgust.
Let the blatant Democracy who talk as il
they carry the great seal of the nation il
their breeches' pocket, admit themselves tC
be shalIow-pated political tricksters, or put
the denial-the repeated denial-of thu
President that he had bartered for hi
ofice-through authorized fIiends-to the
test of proofs.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27
Court Items.

Julius W. Riedell, after having passed
through severe course OF persecution, i'm
prisoDment, release on habeas corpus, rear
rest and much vituperatiOn, all for having
more wives than was good for him, satisfied
the docket by giving one Of them his own
acknowledgment Of the duties he owed her
as husband. This seemed to be regarded
as more satisfactory than any decree of
court to all parties, and she, having made
him confess what he ought to do, allowed
him to go free and do what he ought not to
do.
There must have been @ terrible scene in
the sheriff's Office Saturday. Mr.. Handy,
noticing the House of Representatives was
taking measures to call him to account, not
only seemed to fear each bush IN jackson
square an officer, but that whole Birnam
wood was advancing to take possession.
Instructions were therefore given to srres
any person attempting to serve papers of
any kind. The ribbon police were handy,
and when Deputy Sheriff Dull BuissOn, with q
writ of injunction against q sale from the
Superior Civil Court appeared, he was
seized, searched for Orsini bombs, dynam-
lite, brWtWnt ftslmen, and all sorts of peace.
destroying terrOrs. There being no such
ofense known to the law as feloniously
serving a notice on g man who was moi
present, the charge of disturbing the peact
iOf mindl of Mr.. Walsh, the ribbon police
and the Cathedral neighborhOod, was en-
tered, that of carrying concealed weap onI
tackled en- for lagniappe, and finally one o
treason against the State, for which, as th'
penalty is death, he stood committed with
out bepefit of bail.
Applicants for harbor masterr position
are seeking them through the Fifth Distric
Court by injunction. They ought to wal
awhile. Another and very different Opir
ion is among the possibilities in the Mercie
case,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27

II is always possible to get sufficient
members Of the Cotton Exchange and some
other mercantile associations together,
whose members generally are middle men,
taxing producers and consumers two and .
half per cent for the privilege Of allowing
the goods to pass through their hands, to
lndorse anything in opposition to Repub-
liCan government, and sigu political resOlu-
tIons Of any kind. The names, in Offices
where the type can be spared from the
cases, are usually kept standing A new
batch Of such resolutions, with the names
annexed, has been promulgated supporting
General Nichols. Bat the Chamber Of
conmerce Is able 20 avoid being "indueod'
% indtrse such zssolutiens solsss bseauas
81 b fornet ds1lersions lhAt Il is ns. 3
s,leAi tdag
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LCommunioated.I \
lC0mmunicatedl
The COlOred People Should Make an
EIlOrt TO Help Themselves.


EGOrt 70 Help Themselves.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN;
If the Democrats do not win the impend-
ing political fight, their failure can not be
attributed to inaetiOn. From the inception
of the struggle they have been vigilant,
persistent, aggressive.
In the absence of favorable public opinion,
they have manufactured it. They have
had their best men in the character of am
bassadOrs, fGlly accredited and we'll sup
piled with funds, at the national capital,
ready As all time TO conserve their interests,
and possessing ready access to the ear of
the President. They have spent thousands
of dollars in manipulating the public press,
and have even secured the hearty coop
Grafton Of the Nati0AGl Republican, the
President's organ, Aud last, but not least,
they are holding public meetings and cir
cnlatinR addresses expressive Of their tealty
20 the NichOlls insHrreetiOn, and by Q spe-
cies Of bulldOzing are forcing the business
men Of this city to append their unwilling
signatures thereto. And what are the col
cred men, the most deeply Interested in the
iasne, doing at this important iuncture I
Why are they not up and doingf
suggest TO you, Mr.. Editor, If not
inconsistent with your views IN the
premises, to urge them to hold public
nlsetings In behalf Of the government
Of Ne. Packard, the only legal government
IN this otACo.
There are not len decent colored men
in the State of Louisiana who do NOT
support Governor Packard. There are not
enough Of them supporting the Nichols
fraud 70 Save IL from the fate of SOdom and
Gomorrah. And shall this White League
conspiracy sneceedl Shall the cries Of the
1g 600 oolored men, women and children
bntchered by the adherents Of Francis 4.
NlchOlls ascend TO heaven in vain9 VIII
Preaident Hayes turn q deaf ear to
OuE unparalleled nufieringB, and turn
Us over to the tender mercies of
these chivalric butchersi Arouse, col
ored men of Louisiana; shake of yonF
letharey; prove 70 the peopls Of the United
Statea that yonr oompatrlots have not died
Ia vain; prove to them by your acts that
eo, 600 col0red vuters Of this State are ready
~ A momene's NOTICE to rally 90 the stand
ard Of Governor Packard, ard lay down
they lives, Il need be, ia support of the
legal government Of which BE- Il the head.
a COL0RED REPUBLICAN.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27
Dea.h d lhe spanIsh Consal.

Don Ssverino de Ia Barrera. the Spanish
Consul at New Orleans, died suddenly
Saturday afternoon at twenty minutes of
one O'Clock He returned from breakfast
at half-past eleven in the morning and
while conversing with Mr.. j. A. Bousquet
remarked that he had taken poison. From
that moment he was unconscious and
speeehless aud no efforts succeeded in
arousing him. An examination showed
that death had been caused by prussic acid,
and, though many wished to believe other
wise, the impression generally was that it
was not accidental.
He was born in San Sebastian, Bilboa,
Spain, and was fOrty-three years old. He
resided some time in Cuba, where he mar
ried. He had been secretary of Legation at
Paris He leaves one daughter, eleven
years old.
His s.funeral took place Sunday.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27

'lldozers Of Livingston, Tangipahoa
ielsna are still at work, either be-
% election is not yet over and their
pc. or requiring that the olive
ktended should be = strong limb
'gh knots on it and speedily ap.
asdt parish w. b. MCIntipe, who
sallg beaten some weeks since,
nasnuited last week, his house
and he has been driven from
Ipahoa Peter Cane, . Republican.
maltrsated and driven sway by 3
aad Nv the president Of the police
Gopkins, Charles Woyd, John
Cooper. Jr. and sthers. VIII
W. uizailarly treated.
1e'sna . party Of bnlldozsrs from
Pc have driven away Robert
Albert Mccoy, 4 school teAoher.
has been aided BY other paEtsss
ffippi.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27
" ORLEANS. TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1877.

sion will visit the State and pass upbn it's
condition. Confident Of the justice and
rectitude Of my claims have no doubt of
the result, and am encouraged TO believe
that so soon as the legal State government
shall have received from the national au-
thorities that recognition to which it is
justly entitled, it will be enabled to draw
to its support the active cooperation of 3
large class of conservative citizens, whose
influence has heretofore been crushed under
the tyranny of that into!erant oligaFchy
whose last desperate effort to govern by the
minority we now witness.
IL will be my earnest purpose to so ad-
minister the government as to oppress none
and maintain the rights of all, and have
confidence that justice will eventually pre-
vail and right be established.
s. B. PACKARD, Governor.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27
Number Two.

oAe OF the genuine Nichols supporters
was bOasting, yesterday, of the alaority
with which the taxpayers were coming
forward, and alleged an extraordinary
number had done so. In fact there had
been SO many that in order to be in the
fashion he had just done so himself
One of those doubling ThOmases, who al
ways want to see everything, asked for an
inspection of his tax receipt, and it was
promptly produced bearing on its face
"No. q"
'Great God" exclaimed the crestfallen
taxpayer, when his attention was called to
it, "then there's only ONE besides mel"