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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
Our New York Letter.
Opeuiog of the Summer SeasOn-The Van
derbilt will Case-Invading the Tomb
for spoiIs-vanderbilt the Younger and
the Central Railroad.
NEW YORK, July 1, 1878.

New YORK, July l, 1878.
The summer has fairly set in, and New York
will be an unwontedly quiet town for couple
of months to come, particularly of Saturday
night, when so many of its well-to-do iuhabi-
tants are rusticating. Congress has adjouNed,
the courts are about entering upon long re-
cess, the leading theatres are closed and things
generally are in state of suspended anima-
ton. About the only matter of public interest
which elicits attention is the Vanderbilt will
case, and even that has lasted so long as to
have become rather bore. There seems to be
no limit to the absurdlties of litigation; but
there can hardly have been in the annals Of
mankind more frivolous, inconsequent ard
futile effort to disturb the succession to an es.
tate than this. The forsy on the Stewart estate
perhaps surpassed it in absurdity, but that
never attained the importance of trial. AS
soon as the attacking parties discovered that
the legal heirs would not spend mill in buy
off the claimants there was sudden end OF the
proceedings.
Bat the endsayor to break Vanderbilts VIII
is followed up with persstenCy which is
simply unaccountable, considering how utterly
the contestants have failed to gain single
point from the beginning until now. To be
sure there win always bs lawyers to sue as
long as there are clients to pay, but, how unaer
the sun anybody can be found credulous enough
to fool away money in the grotesque undertak.
ing to prove that the self-wiled old Commo-
dore didn't know what he was about when he
disposed Of his property, is past finding out.
Every particle of testimony adduced thus far
that has had the slightest relevancy to the sub
ject in hand has tended 10 strengthen the cause
of the proponents. The counsel for the con.
testants have been perpetually Offering in evi.
dence matters so palpably inapplicabls thai
they must certainly have foreseen that they
would be ruled out. Much of the time of thu
court has been occupied 10 listening to and re.
jecting these propositions. All of this wasted
time has to be paid for, and paid for very
dearly too. There are multitude of gentle.
men Of the bar to receive fees and they are not
generally dfident about fixing the value of
their services when there is an ample fund to
draw upon. So that while there is scarcely
room for a doubt that when decision is
reached it will sustain the validity Of the will,
the expenses entailed upon the successful as
well as the defeated parties to the suit will be
very great In this particular instance, of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

POTTER and his committee, after many
days hunt, find themselves much in the con-
dition of the man in Virginia who went out
to secure s.Haskin's coon," as described by
Martin Heiskell in Scribner; and they must
console themselves in the same way. "Well,' y
said Martin, putting his pipe in his pocket
and feeling under his chair for his string ol
fish, which must have been pretty dry and
stiff by this time, ''the fun in coon hunt
ant so much in gettin' the coon as goin'
arter him which is purity much the same in
good many other things, as tell ye."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

THE Shoe and Leather Reporter advises
the tanners to hasten slowly. 1t says: In
the leather-making departments of our trade,
there are some symptoms of recurrence OF
one of those periodical fits Of uneasiness,
which have been sapping their vitality for
years past. The tanning fraternity were
making satisfactory progress toward conva'
lescence up to week or so ago. Then
somebody conceived the idea of buying a
cargo Of hides. Thereupon ensued the Gus
tomary scramble for all there were left, and
great many sales were effected, and the mar
ket assumed firmer tone. There is no tell
ing how long the craze will last, nor how
desperate it will prove. If it continues for
any length of time it will interrupt the cur
rents of the shoe traffic. If hides should
advance materially in price. there will be
sure to be greater quantities imported than
there are legitimate uses for, the supply o.
leather will be correspondingly increased, anc
the manufacturers can take orders with per
feet confidence that they will buy leather
cheaply enough to enable them to execute
them on a remunerative basis. 1t is toe
early to predict the force and fury of the dis
temper as yet, but if it does not soon yield t.
| iudicious treatment, there are more sorrows
| in store for the tanners.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

"Such medium (irredeemable paper mon
cyl has always been liable to fluctuation. Its
value is constantly changing; and these
changes, often great and sudden, expose in
dividuals to great loss, are the source of ruin
Gus speculations, and destroy all confidence
between man aud man, Chief Justice Mar
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

GA return to specie payments at the earli-
est possible period compatible with due re-
gard TO all interests concerned, should ever
be kept in view. Fluctuations i'm the value
of currency are always injurious, and to
reduce these fluctuations TO the lowest pos
sibIe poiat will always be n leading pur-
pose i'm wise legisIation. COnvertibiiity,
prompt and certain convertibility into
coin is acknowledged TO be the best and
suresu safeguard ngains, ihen.
aur, = ru M EBrEArN
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

that they do not desire full, free and fair
investigation. They strongly object to the
production of evidence showing that Louisi-
ana was terrorized in the fall of 1876 by the
White Leagues and Bull Dozers. They are
willing to listen to any wild story about Re-
publicans, but refuse to receive testimony
showing the practice of intimidation by Dem
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,

"Ihe loss aUhich Anaerica has sustained, since
the peace, from the pestilential effects of ire
deenable paper money! on the necessary conf
dence 5etceen men, on the necessary confidence in
dsoPee,so cn'sneilso tse Industry and morals OF
the people and on the character of republican qoU-
ernnaent, constitute an enormous debt against the
States chargeable aoitb this unadUssed measure,
whach must remain unsatisfed, or rather 1t is an
accumulation ofguilt aohich can be e1piated no
otheraoise than By voluntary sacrifice on the al
ar ofjostice of the powsr aohich has been the in
straanent CT it.-James Madison
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

SOUTH CAROLINA Democratic county
clubs, acting, doubtless, on suggestions from
higher management, have resolved that they
will permit no strangers" to come into their
midst during the coming campaign for the
purpose Of misleading the negroes. This is
a gentle fntimation that free speech and Re-
publican orators from other States are to be
strangled together.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

1t (paper money! tends to aggracdte the
inequality Of fortunes; to make the rich richer
and the poor poorer, to multiply nabobs and
paupers, and to deepen ana aciden the gulf
achich separated Diues from Lazarus.-Thom-
as Fl. Benton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

CROP reports from the West are very en-
couraging, the present conditions more than
fulfilling the early promise. Appearances
betoken an unprecedentedly large yield.
Since hot weather set in the wheat is heading
out finely. Corn, owing to long continued
cool weather has been backward, but is fast
"picking up" The crops may yet be ruined
by rain or wind storms, but the prospect for
great harvest is unusually good.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 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 guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
municatops that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

THERE has been a large decrease in the
number of failures in New York during June
compared with the previous month-a de-
crease of 43 per cent. In amount of in
debtedness the decrease is 81 ,374, ,276.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

TURKEY Is protesting too much, the Ber-
lin Congress thinks. But the great powers
show no disposition to heed her complaints.
They are cutting up the Ottoman territory
without the slightest regard to the rights or
wishes of the Porte
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

HrredeemabIe paper money "conver;s the
business of society into n mere lottery; and
when the collapse comes, as come il must,
IL casts Iaborers out of employment. crush
es manufacturers and merchants and
ruins thousands of honest, industrious
citizens.n
LANES BUCHANAN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

paper emissions by the government are
of "a natare SO liable to abuse, may say
so certain TO be abused, that the wishO OEn OF
the government will bs shown by never
trusting il. elf w til so seducing and dan
gerous a poweF!,'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

a paper currency is great curse to any
people and a particular curse to the laborer
Of any country, for its depreciation always
falls upon the la50rer.--Andre1 Jackson.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersignee by Stanley I.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

"Capital may be produced by Industry and
accumulated by economy, bat only jugglers
will propose to create it by legerdemain tricks
with paper" ."-Thomds Jefferson.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
New Modern style House on Con.
greSS Street for Sale or to Let.

Two story house No Sl6 Congress street, between
Vaughan and Ellsworth, rooms, modern improve
ments, suit of parlors with marble mantels, open
CRATE, bath room finished in ash and black walnut,
wash bowls, hot and cold water in bath room. cham
bers and kitchen, cemented cellar, &c Price only
$4,000, and liberal terms of payment. Rent $45o per
year including water. Apply to
f. G. PATTERSON, 3793 Congress Street.
jul diff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
HANIRLYN & KELLEY,
POLAND MINERAL
SPRING WATER.

We have made arrangements to
receive fresh from the spring this
celebrated water Mondays and
Thursdays. and deliver to any
part Of city, same day as taken
from the spring, in quantities OF
3 gallons or more at store price.
Orders by postal card Or other
wise, promptly attended to.
H,H. Kicker & co., Agents,
IT'S Fore Street.
ie1s> dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
REAL ESTATE.

MnNFTV to loan on first class Real Estate
MOlv T. u Security, in Portland, or Vi
cinity. Rents collected, taxes paid, &c on Com
mission Apply to f. q. PATTERSON, Dealer in
Real Estate. 379I Congress Street. no1Sdtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
House for Sale.

49, nice House with modern improvements
k$. very pleasantly situated on one of the best
-IAsA streets in the Western part of the city. In
quire of VIC. COBB,
je21t If % and s0 Pearl Street
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE

don as in New York. It is paying another
class in currency which has no recognized
value at all abroad, and ductuating value
at home. 1t gives one man a dollar that is
everywhere worth 25 grains of gold. 1t gives
another dollar which may be worth % or
20 or "a grains Of gold. This is dealing un-
fairly with the great majority of its creditors.
1t is this unfairness, this inequality which
the resumptionists desire to do away with.
For some purposes greenbacks are as good as
coin. They are as good in the discharge of
debts in this country. The advocates of specie
payments want to make them as good as coin
for all purposes. They desire that the green
back dollar shall buy as much clothing and
food as the gold dollar. Then only will the
bondholder cease to be a preferred creditor.
The Government is discharging in good faith
its contract with him. We demand that it
shall discharge in good faith as well its con-
tracts with its other creditors. We want the
gold dollar and the paper dollar made equal.
That is all resumption means. When the
Government announces its willingness to ex-
change coin equally for greenbacks paper
will be as good for all practical purposes as
coin. There need be no uneasiness about
the supply of gold, for the demand will be
light. Once assured that he can get coin for
his government note the holder of the green.
back will not, except in rare and exceptional
cases, demand the exchange. He will bt
like the fellow in the story who wanted coil
for his bank bill if the bank had not got it
but didn't want it if the bank had got it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

me uery man OF all others aoho has the
deepest interest in sound currency, and
acho suffers most By mischieU0us legislation IN
money matters, is the man gho earns his dai-
ly bread By his daily toll. 4 deprecated cur.
rency, sudden changes of prices, paper money
falling beta1eela morning and noon, and fal-
ling still loaoer betgeen noon and night, these
things constitute the Uery harcest time of spec
uIators, and Of the whole race Of those lcho are
at once idle and crafty. Il disor-
dered currency is one Of the greatest political
eoilS. 1t undermines the uirtues necessary for
the support of the social system, and encour-
ages propensities destructive to its hnppixess.
1t acdrs against industry, trugaHty and econ
omy, and it fosters the euil spirits of ertrau-
dgance and speculation. Of all the contri-
uaaces for cheating the laboring classes Of
mankind, none has been more efectual than
that aohich deludes them aoith paper money.
This is the most efectual Of intentions to fer
tilize the rich man fields By the s,oeat Of the
poor mans bro,o. Ordinary tyranny, Oppres.
sion, ercessire taration, these bear lightly up
on the mass OF the community, compared with
fraudulent cmrencies and the rObberies COM
mitted By deprecated paper. r."-Dantet
Webster
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
FESTIVAL CHORUS BOOK /!
THE CHURCH OFFERING !

By L. O EMERSON. AS this fine book contains a
Hundred Anthems Motets etc., all of the best quail
ty it is fine book for any choir and will be extern
sively used as an Anthem Book. Its first design,
however, is for the of EPISCOPAL CHoIRs, and it
has the greatest variety ever brought together of
Anthems, Venites, Cantates, Jubates, Glorias. and
of all other pieces used in the service. Should be
universally used. (Sl2 per dozen)
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

As a very important source of strength
and security, cherish public credit. One
method Of preserving il is to nse il as
sparingly as possible; avoiding occasions
of expense by cultivating peace, but re.
membering also that timely disbursements
TO prepare for danger frequently prevent
much greater disbursements 10 repei II !:
avoiding likewise the accumulation of
debt, NOT only by stunning occasions of
expense, but by vigorous exertiOns i n time
of peace TO discharge the debts which un-
avoidable wars may have or"-sjoned. nos
ungenerousiy throwing upoh teriiy En- hen me r
burden which we ourssssvAs ,sxxGToN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
For sale or Exchange.

SEVERAL desirable and well located houses i
- the city-wil sell low or exchange for goo
FARMS Inquire of JOHN G. PROCrER. je2id3w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
For Rent,
R0Oms and House to LEI.

HOUSE No. Free Street Block. (14) fourteen
Ii rooms. Desirable for Lodging or Boarding
House. Rent reasonable. Apply at No. 2S6 Con
gress Street. my7eodtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
'sREDIJCIION.'' -

We have left in stock about so hest
quality Ladies' and Gents Travelling
and Shopping Bags, which must be sold
at once to make room for other goods.
To do SO we have marked the goods as
follows, showing the genuine reduction
made:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
TO LET.
Seaside Cottage to Let.

A 7 Ferry Beach, Saco. Cottage containing seven
"A rooms all furnished. Stable Tor two horses.
For terms &c apply to
je26dlw* j W. HOBSON Saco Me-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
For Sale or Exchange.
Eeor Sale

The new and thoroughly. btst
house 9 Ellsworth st. Very p,es-
antIy situated; i'm the healahkt
part of the city. The best barSal
i'm the mark ct this season.
Apply on the premises.
j. R. AVEKIEI
iuly31 Il
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BUSINESS CARDS.
WATT ADAMS.
nstabIe for Portland.
Drener for Cumberland County,
5gf.2 EXCHANGE STREET.

rvice of precepts of all kinds speciality. Con
ltial advice given, and services rendered in the
ction and arrest of criminals. Business attended
4 all hours.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
FOR SALE
In DeeriDg, on Ocean Street,

In DeeriDg, On Ocean Street,
One aad 0ne-half story house, vii
stable, large lot Of IaRd, with fruI
trees, good garden. House contains
rooms, all flushed, aud in good repa
fine cellar, with cemenfed floor, d
large cistern. Buildings built within
years. VIII be sold at a bargain.
For particulars inquire OF GEO. Al
SMALL. No LIZ Plum street. or F.
BAILEY Il Co., Exchange street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
To Let.

TEVHE new house on the corner of Atlantic and
Il Monument streets containing II rooms, bath
room, Sebago and Gas Will be let for one. two or
three years very favorable terms to good reliable
parties. Inquire of JOHN c. PROCTER, SO Ex-
change street je21d3w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02

House for Sale,
In Western part of city, New House contairg
L all the modern improvements. Inquire at 5
office. au2d
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-31
INDIANA INTELLIGENCE.

Owing to the cheapness of oats there is
general demand that horses should be
hitched in the streets of Lafayette.
Balloonatics are at discount in Evans
vile, although there is hope necks may he
broken. The coroner also has an interest.
A Floyd county deputy sheriff always
smiles when he makes an arrest, and very
frequently between times. His name is
Myers.
vorite and venerable comedian, is to dedi-
cate the Sullivan opera house as soon as COM
pleted.
General Crosse is after renegade republi-
cans, but there seems to be a doubt lest they
get after him, especially where his escapade
is so well known
The old settlers Of eastern Indiana will
hold their annual grand basket reunion at
the fair grounds in Centerville, Wayne
county, on Saturday, August g. 1878.
Anna Downs, well known negro woman
of New Albany, died Saturday morning at 4
o'clock, at her home on Lower Fifth street,
near Elm, from the effects of dose of ar
senic.
Columbus Republican: The elevator re-
ceived about 100 loads Of grain Saturday.
There were about75 loads of wheat amount
ing to near 1000 bushels, and % loads OF
corn. This is the biggest days work ever
done at the ELEVATOR.
Greencastle Star: The ELEVATIONS and
ground plans for the proposed new church
ediice of the Roberts chapel congregation
are on exhibition at ID. L. SouthaId's store.
The structure can be finished for $4,000,
and as Mr.. Frank Nelson proposes to furnish
one quarter of the necessary amount there is
hope that it will be erected in short order.
Peru Republican: The time lock of the
First natinal bank safe was taken out to be
cleaned one week ago last Thursday, and
when the door of the safe was closed the
bolt held it so securely that it could not be
opened for more than a week. 1t was neces-
sary to bring experts from Cincinnati, with
the best tools, and drill through the door
before the bolt could be moved.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-31

of the defendants conviction and sentence,
and representing to me that he has heretofore
borne a good character and belongs TO good
and highly respectable family; that his
parents are aged, and sick at this time; and,
further, that said Irving has paid the nne and
pardon for him OF the remaining portion of
said term. The prosecuting attorney writes:
al recon mend the psrdon OF William u.
not of such a character as to call for vind1ctlve
punishment, yet Ii was clear violation OF the
criminal law. 1t was upon that ground that
the punishment was placed at the lowest
point permitted by law, and as the law has
been vindicated, and defendant has heretofore
horne good character, executive clemency
will not be misplaced. The prisoner has served
seventy days. The prayer of the Officers who
procured the conviction and entered the Judg-
mens is entitled to respect. The pardon is
granted. j. ID. w.
A true copy, furnished by the governors
permission. SAMUEL r. DOwNEY.
Secretary.
THE JOHNSON CASE.
Caleb Johnson, who was convicted in the
Marion criminal circuit court OF the crime OF
grand larceny and sentenced on the 26th day OF
Years pardoned July ~, 1873, and released
from confinement in the state prison north.
Decision: By the Governor. The petition for
clerk of the court. several jurors, two of the
Judges of the superior court OF Marion county,
my Immediate predecessor in office and other
members of the bar and citizens of the county.
They say: 1--WE are informed and believe that
since his imprisonment he has conducted
himself quietly and peaceably, and IN such
to satisfy that he has already been
punished enough; that, if released, he will in
the future keep out of bad company and be-
is, to certain amount, the support and aid
of a widowed mother whom he aided by his
work and labor while he was at liberty,
and to whom he was dutiful and loving son.
He is young; has been in prison now some
time. For all of the above reasons we would
respectfully ask that he ba granted pardon"
The application was made March %. fixed up
on the expiration of Is months proper time
to comply with the prayer. The warden re-
ports that his conduct is good. The pardon is
granted. ]. ID. w.
A true copy furnished by permission of the
governor. SAMUEL r. DOwNEY,
Secretary.