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The Portland daily press., 1878-09-06
when we Demoralize .he stomach

By excuses or mprudence in eating, we cannot hope
to escape the consequences for any great length of
time. The most robust digestion must succumb to
abuses of that important function. But supposing
we have been foolish enough to enfeebe the stomach
is the damage irreparable? By no means. The
dyspeptc has only to do two things to insure his Ill
innate recovery. First, he should adopt an easily
dlgestable diet: Second, he should use with regu-
iarlty and persistence hostetters Stomach Bitters
the leading gastric invigorant of the age The multi
form symptoms Of dyspepsia, and the almost invari-
ably attendant disorders, biiousness and con stipa-
lion, will assuredy cease to prosecute the sufferer if
the above advice is attended to. Who that has
suffered the torments that chronic indigestion inficts
Viii neglect to take advantage of remedy which, if
the most positive evidence of the edical profession
and the public is to be received with due credence
SEE deodSw1w
CONGRESS- the Oldest and largest selling baking
powder in New England owes its success to its puri-
ty, and the good luck that every cook has when
using Congress in baking.
Dyspeptics can eat warm biscuits made from Con-
gress Yeast Powder without distressing them.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-06
MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND,
Thursday, Sept. 5.

Thursday, Sept. s.
ARRIVED
Steamer City of Portland, Pike. st John, NIB, via
Eastport for Boston.
Sch E q Willard, Simonton, Philadelphia-coal to
VIM Spear. Cape Elizabeth.
Sch North STAR Caddy, Gloucester, with loss of an
anchor.
Sen Florella, Leighton. Steuben-wood to Morse &
Pickett.
Sch Brilliant, Wheeler, st George.
Sch GOOD Iemplar, from Bay Chaleur, with $50 otis
fish.
Sch Margaret, Arey, Bangor for Boston.
Sch q B Hazard, Atwood Bangor tor Cahasset
CLEARED.
Steamship Franconia, Bragg, New York,-Henry
Fox.
Sch Ellen Morrison, Orne Gardiner to load for New
York; Dodge.
Sch Angola. Wooster, Hurricane Isand-J Nicker-
son q Son.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-06

LAUNoHED-At Calais Aug 90, by Messrs Rideout
& Lord, tine brig OF 413 tons, named Eugene Hale.
one quarter, and Others She is built of the best ma
teral and is one of the strongest vessels launch
ed from an eastern ward.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-06

Peru is the county seat of Mirami County, Indiana.
1t laid out in 1884, incorporated by act of the
legislature in 1871 and organized city under the
general law of the state in 1867. Since its incor-
Poraiion its population has d0u blei. The
interest on its bonds has always been promptly met.
The city has been steadily reducing its debt
for yenrs past, and hns anticipated the pay
ment of about one fourth of its total in
debtedness, very favorable showing when
compared with the TOO prevalent tendency
of cities lately 10 increase rather than re.
duce their indebtedness.
jy3 sniff
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-06

Aug 8, lat 4S n, lon IL W, barque Spartan Cross
ley, from Greenock for Bombay.
Aug 81. lat 81, Ion 60, brig Robinson, from New
York for Cienfuegos.
Aug 26, lat 81, Ion II, barque Hattie G Dixon
from New York for ProgTesso.
, 1878-08-03
Hon. n. C.. Strive.

Among the trumped-up charg-
es upon which the personal char
acter of Mr.. Strive is sought TO
be damnlfied, is one that ne has
for many years falsely pretended
to be Il citizen of the United
States, and as such mas hold
many Offices OF. honor and emol-
ument, including Prosecuting
Attorney. Memberand President
OF the Territorial Council and
Secretary of the Territory, all
Of which implied perjury upon
each qualification for office; q
that it was only within the la
year that he received from thu.
Court Il certificate Of naturaIiza
tien, authorizing him to vote or
hold office. The circumstances
are simply these: Mr.. Struvc, a
native German. came to this
country with his fathers family
when he was boy. Before he
attained majority his father be-
came 4 naturalized citizen, which
was then held as comforting clti-
zenship upon all minor children.
There are many such cases with
in our own knowledge of persons
Of foreign birth maintaining the
rights Of citizenship solely by
virtue Of their fathers naturali-
zation. The brother-in-law of !
the editor Of this paper, Thomas |
a lawyer by profession
md near kinsman of Charles |
O'Conncr. one Of the best law /
years in America, was the first
of the State Of Wis
was admitted to the bar
~ the Supreme Court Of New
York under the tutilage Of one
# the most distinguished jurists
# that State; we know that his
My title to citizenship was de-
ived from the naturalization Of I
is father; and that neither he
, 1878-08-03
pecOnl
A friend Of ours tells th.

A friend Of ours tells tn.
loving cat story, and vouclre
for its truthfulness: Comis.o Q
into the house one day Mr.. X.
remarked to his wife, II have
found Daisy'S Kittens
"Well,' she returned, ri am
glad, for they must all be drown
ed. :"
On going to get the kittens no
trace OF them could be found. A
few days afterwards remember
ing that the cat was in the room
during the conversation, Mr.. K.
took her up and said: "Daisy, if
you will bring me your kittens
| will not let her dl one of
them. The cat Immediately
left the room, and coming back
with Il kitten in her mouth laid
it ut his feet with evident faith
in his word. "Now, where are
the Others" he asked, and she
went and came until the four
Were on the rug at his feet.
, 1878-08-03
Why Times are Hard, j.,

We hear from all sides com.
plants Of hard times. the scar
city OF money and the consequent
depression OF business, from
which it is predicated by many
that our town is on the decline
and rapidly going to the dogs.
A little intelligent observation
and reflection, will show that
any such conclusion is mistaken: ::
that there is no community of
like population with greater re-
sources, talrer prospects or ag-
gregate productions ahiording
more profitable employment, the
lack Of money for home use be-
ing only u temporary draw
back. Among our industrial
enterprises are the coal mines,
labor to the amount
Of $1,000 q day; the railroad,
, 1878-08-03

y a. ~ ~ ~
own commit
imagine whs
give trade, '
nent to er
crease in
, 1878-08-03

est. Its last essay was a windy
and violent attack upon Mr.. IL.
G. Struve, a private citizen,
whose sole offence to the editor
is in his acting as the Attorney
of Gov. Ferry IN prosecuting
said editor for a gross and mali
cious libel. Mr.. Strive is ar
raigned solely on matters long
since past, fully understood, and
so far as any blame was attached
to Mr.. Struve, have in the minds
of all honest men, been amply
condoned by an honorable ca
reer and blameless life from the
time he attained the years of
manhood to the present time,
and never involved any moral
turpitude. The charge upon
which the greatest stress is laid
is that Mr.. Struve is "desertor. -
We hove before explained the
circumstances connected with
this charge. Mr.. Struve is a
German by birth; at the age of
II he landed in New York fresh
from German University with
the education and breeding of a
gentleman, and failing to obtain
other employment he enlisted in
the army. His company was
soon after ordered to California
where the young German boy
was assigned to menial service
in hospital, at which degrade
tion his gentle instincts and re-
fined culture revolted, and he
took the risk Of desertion. More
than twenty years thereafter,
when the deserter had, by his
own unaided efforts, achieved
a leading position at the bar,
and by his talents and integrity
commanded the suffrages of his
fclIow-citizens for several of the
highest offices within their gift.
envy Of his popularity and posi-
ton instigated his enemies to re
port him to the war department
as a deserter, from which, after
a full investigation, he re-
ceived an honorable discharge in
consideration Of his subsequent
honorable and useful life as a
citizen, and none but a coward
and II sneak will now taunt him
with a youthful escapade which
has been so nobly condoned.
Another branch Of this subject
for which we have not room to-
day we will notice tomorrow.
, 1878-08-03

\ church in Chicago was
scandalized recently by the eff
forts Off sewing machine man
to make TIE congregation an ad-
vertising medium. Just before
churcI, time he had Il number
Of fans placed in the pews. These
fans were OF the shut-up kind,
and it was not until the people
began to fan themselves that the
discovery was made that each
fan was embellished with a con-
spictuous advertisement of the
sewing machine mans business.
, 1878-08-03

nor any of his friends, who knew
all the circumstances of the case,
ever deemed that any other was
necessary. For exercising citi-
zenship upon precisely the same
tenure, and accepting from his
fellow citizens honors conceded
to his ability and integrity, Mr..
Struve is denounced by envious
rivals and mercenary and mali
cious defamers, as an "aIien,"
"false-pretender," "perjurer,'
"deserter," etc. Is the moral
sentiment of this community so
debased by the strifes Of politica!
cliques and personal rivals as to
tolerate by social recognition the
men who cOnspirc to strike down
and cover with infamy one of
our most honored citizens on so
tiimsy pretcNt?
"But Mr.. Struvc has made ap-
plication to the Court and taken
out his naturalization papers re-
cently!" That is true, and it is
no impeachment of his former
conviction Of the sufficiency of
his previous naturalization, that
he did. When the question OF
his citizenship began to be pub
licly mocted, it was reported
that one Of our District Judges
had expressed an opinion that
the naturalization of the father
did not legally confer citizenship
upon his minor children, where
upon Mr.. Struve, to avoid the
question which might be sprung
in that Court at any time to the
prejudice of his practice and the
damage Of his clients, put the
matter beyond question by COM
plying with the letter OF the law
and beng declared q citizen by
decree OF Court. What honora-
bic man will censure him for
that?
Another charge. made through
the q. S. Attorney upon e.r pdlft
testimony, that Mr.. Strive
as Secretary Of the Territory
received Il bribe for awarding
the public printing. 1t is wei
known that the charge was Off
cially Investigated ""d not a sin.
gla iiact alicitet=-sS ~s WAY sc,
fiectlng upon the integrity of the
Secretary. All we seek is JUS
tice and far play between men.
, 1878-08-03

the earnings Of which average
over $500 a day; two saw mills
hero and at Port Madison
run at an expense for logs and,
labor of not less than $3.50 each.
These several sums aggregate
S1,7OO a day, $4,000 a week
$3.50, 400 q year, which, if paid
out here where it is earned, in
cash, would furnish an abundant
circulating medium to carry on
prosperously all our other man
ufacturing and commercial en-
terprises, and this would be the
most prosperous community on
the Pacific coast. But for the
past year not ten per cent. Of
these earnings have been paid
for in cash, though no portion
has been sunk or lost any more
than if the same amount had
been laid out in farm improve
ments; we have the accumulation
OF ali these earnings in improve
ments which give employment
to labor. The men who manage
these great enterprises had not
the capital to prosecute them to
success, and hence had to hy-
pothecate the proceeds for con-
siderable time in advance to raise
money to make the necessary
improvements. The money Lor-
rowed was all expended abroad:
in engines, machinery and rail-
road IRON, and since then all the
money earned has gone abroad
to meet the Indebtedness. The
wages of the laborers have been
allowed to accumulate beyond
what is requisite TO procure the
mere necessarles of life which
are principally bought and paid
for in San Francisco and supplied
to the laborers through the com
pany stores; hence that portion
Of the disbursements for labor
enters into general trade, and
but Il very small portion of the
laborer's wages enters into the
general circulating medium. But
the properly, with its immense
productive capacity, is here; the
debt is rapidly diminishing as
the value of the property is in
: cTs sihS, 'hastening the time
when c's4~-:- and labor will be-
cc-2c hone Iorces, and a. cir joint
products be devoted enti
-, ~
, 1878-08-03
Constitutional Convention.

ClnStitUt:O mai COnVoHtiCn.
TheConstitutional Convention adj
journea on Saturday last, and the
result OF their labers IS Q. code OF
fundamental laws whic' would en-
brace not thar res of
, 1878-08-03
Newspaper Defamation.

Newspaper Defamation.
We know Of no greater social
nuisance, or more malignant
and infamous member of society
than the editor of a newspaper
who devotes his ability and op
portunities to assailing the pub
lie reputation and mallgning the
private character Of reputable
citizens. for no other purpose
than to crafty base and ma
llgnant spirit, or to promote the
sale Of his newspaper by pander-
ing to the most grovelliug pas
sions of our common nature, in
comparison to which the voca-
ton of a pimp or procurer for a
brothel or stool-pigeon for a
gambling hell, Is respectable,
and entitled to more toleration
from all who recognize the sane
tity Of private rights or respect
the decencies and proprieties Of
social intercourse; the thief, the
burglar, the hired assassin, are
not SO dangerous, because their
designs may be thwarted by due
precaution or checked by the
terrors of the law; while no per
sonal precaution can avert the
blow, no criminal code to defend
the victim Of the more criminal
assassin of private character.
No citizen stands SO high in the
confidence Of his feliOw-men that
Jhe cannot be hurt by detama-
Ation: no domestic circle Is so
i'''s' sfnl4nnrity that it
sa. made to suffer from
oisoned shafts of calumny
at its Natural protector
vocation Of public caium-
'lator Of private character is
hat Of a fiend: 1t is demoniac,
Hsh: he strikes Il his victim
y To intlict pain, regardless OF
!e much greater torture intIict-
'pon the pure, the innocent:
le helpless, who suffer most
hen their natural protector is
ssailed. The poisoned shafts Of
alumny which may glance from
The man of the world Injured to
strife without inficting q wound,
never fails to reach and rankle
in the hearts of the innocent and
unoffending who look TO him as
their only earthly shield and
protector.
To illustrate the above propo-
siti0ns. we have a case in point
in the person Of one IL. L.. Blan-
chard, the ostenslble editor of
the Democratic Press, Il young
lawyer Of limited education, Of
light mental calabre and with
small advantages Of breeding,
Heretofore inoffensive because
Of his social insignificance, who
was inveigled by more designing
men into the establishment Of a
newspaper under the misappre-
,ension that he could make it
IN instrument III his political
,romotion. Thus far he has on-
V succeeded in exhibiting him
elf as a cat s-paw in the hands
f his knavish advisers who seek
~eir own profit by the burning
f his fingers. Ostensibly dem
cratic. the paper has never yet
ntained an article advocating
elucidating u democratic prin-
ple or idea, or in any way cal
;lated to bring single sensible
q to the support Of the demo
ic party. Professedly devo-
to the exposure of official
raption, it mas been utterly
kiess in its charges and dc
lciations and has in no instance
, 1878-08-03

Hoa5 any tHIi1S as III native 20
our present colonial and dependent
condition. We will commence the
publication by chapters Immediate
ly after our present weekly issue in
order to get IL all into one number
OF the weekly. The expenses of the
Convention, as audited, amount to
81. .763, which devolves upon the
Territory to pay.
, 1878-08-03

naN n Great chance to make money
sTsES Hb II You cant sc, gold you can
~ ~ E1 hS get greenbacks. We need d per-
son in every town to take subscriptions for the
largest cheapest and hest illustrated family
pub ication III the world. Any one can be-
come a successful agent The most elegant
works of art given free to subscribers. The
price is so low that almost everybody sub
scribes. One agent reports making over $50
in Il week. lady agent reports king over
400 subscribers ill ten davs. All who engage
max money fast. You can devote all your
time to the business, or only Your spare time.
You need not be away from home over night.
You can do it as well others. Full particu-
lars, directions and terms free. Elegant and
expensive Outfit free. If you want profitable
work send ayour address, - g>-e- It costs 4
nothing 10 ryth% busines- No "'' %yho en-
cages fails. "1he
Peorl-'sJ
, 1878-08-03

hrst-c. -efy respect.
We caiyecommeud it to ou nris.
tian Index, n. Y. E.
The machine arrived saf1I We al more than
Dieased: it does more th;1l you Clam Tor it.
We shall call the attention Of our readers to it.
-[St. Louis Christian.
A thoroughly responsible company, prompt
in all their dealings. and one that we can COM
mend to our rea3ers.--[Age n. Y.
Sample machines with table and treadle for
wardel to any part of the world on receipt Of
ECicEatcen Dollars.
Special terms and extra inducements to male
and female agents, storekeepers, &c. County
rights gwen TO smart agents 1ree. samples Of
sewing, descriptive circulars containing terms
testimonials, engravins, &c; sent free. All
money sent IN Postofice Orders. Drafts, or Ex-
press are perfectly secure Safe delivery srar-
aHteed.
All orders, communications, etc, must be
addressed to the
PEERLESS MbNu7acTuaiM9 co.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1878-04-26
DERks1I1RE AND ESSEX PIGS

Thoroughbred and :cclimated. WITHOUT
subscriber breeds from the finest and best
bred imported Berkshires and their pro-
chester Cardiff" 'Robin Hood, - '.Toplash," :"
t'Stumpy,'' "Sweet Seventeen" strains.
Has three fine boars at the head of the
herd. Stock entered for the third lume
''American Berkshire Swine Record" where
none bnt Thoroughbred stock are admitted.
Pigs for sale at all time 8, as good as can
be found in the United States. Price,
boxed and delivered at Trenton or Monroe,
La, $25 per pair.
For further particulars. address
G. II. HINES, NJ. D.,
Doa0nsUilLe, Union Parish, LU.
References given if desired.
February %, 1878. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph., 1878-04-26
GIVE ANDERSON 4 FRESH TRIAL.

Some of our contemporaries seem to
suppose that Anderson Of New Orleans
cannot be tried again for publishing as
true, and using in the Official compila-
ton and canvass of the votes OF LO01si-
ana, the forged consolidated statement
Of the parish of Vernon. This Is not
SO. On appeal to the superior court,
his trial was held to be 9 nuility. be-
cause it WaslnOt cllnrgediln the indict.
u1ent that the acts Of Anderson were
done Ia an. Official capacity. Now such
a mistrial as this was held to be Is, In
the contem platiOn of the Constitution,
no trial. It is no bar to q fresh trial.
The law on this subject is stated by
two high authorities as follows:
eli the Indictment was SO far defec-
tive that no valid Judgment could be
rendered upon 1t \ = 4 the accused may
again be put upon trial upon the same
facts before, charged against him, and
the proceedings had will constitute nc
ection.''-CooLEY, stConstitutional
Limitations," S27. @,'r ~.
"Where a Judgment has been arrest.
ed or reversed for any defect In the in.
dictment, a new one may be preferred
correcting the error, and the former
cannot be pleaded in bar" -ssWHAR.
TON on Criminal Law" I, sec. 551.
Anderson iss liable also fora bconspir-
acy to make q false count Of the votes,
which in itself Is a criminal offense by
the laws of Louisiana.
By all means let Anderson be tried
for one or both of these Ofenses. In
the single matter Of the Vernon parish
forgery, he, is now liable to two indfct.
ments. The indictments he would be
liable to for other frauds in respect to
the votes of other precincts and parish
e6 are countless. G's;aaili n, tr5t.ir -s1rtLst
Then there is j. Madison Wells,
President of the Returning Board.
Littlefeld, the clerk who committed
the Vernon forgery, swore before Mr..
Morrison's committee, and also before
Mr.sDavid Dudley Fields committee,
that he made the alteration by the ex-
press order Of Wells. This testimony,
corroborated by the admissions of An
derson and Wells before the same COM
mittee, and by many facts established
by independent testimony, shows that
Wells was the real forger.
We may expect justice to be bafhet1
for a while when the whole power and
influence of the Federal Government
are exercised for that object, but truth
will at length prevail. Attorney
General Ogden has shown vigor and
ability, and if he persists In the same
spirit, he must at last completely sue
ceed in vindicating the rights of the
people of Louisiana.-N. Y. Stln.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1878-04-26
JOE JEFFERSON AND A BLIND DIS.
CIPLE OF ISAAC WALTON.
liberia Sugar Bowl. ]

A few weeks since, Mr.. John Rob-
ertsOn and DIR. Dudley Avery paid a
visit to the great actor at Orange Is
land. Mr.. Robertson, not finding the
proprietor mt his house, walked to the
banks of the lake and there saw hin.
apparently busily occupied. A few
yards out in the lake was a boat, in
which were seated an aged negro man
and small boy, rods in hand and
lines dangling in tho placid water.
Looking over the shoulder OF the actor,
Mr.. Robertson noticed a sheet of paper
and pencil, with a crayOn sketch of
the surrounding scenery and the boat
and occupants all just completed at
tho moment of his arrival. H.4-
"You seem to be pleasantly occupied,
Mr.. Jetferson,'' said the intruder.
ayes, SIR" said the actor, "I am now
in possession of n sketch from which
design having u handsome picture
painted" About this time Mr.. Avery
came up, and the actor, addressing the
old negro, said: edo the fish bite
well, old man?''
The party addressed turned his eyes
in the direction. from which the sound
seemed to come, and replied, ttNo, sar,
I'se bin fishing all dis year, and amt
cotch but one fish,"
This seemed to strike the great actor
as Il remarkable instance of patience
and perseverance under difficulties.
"You must indeed have a wonderful
degree of patience," said he to the old
man.. -. .-.... ,.. ...
"Well, sir, l am too old to work
now, and may be de fish will bite
better byem by.'' .a
At this stage of the conversation,
Mr.. Avery remark =. to Mr.. jefferson
that the old man had been blind for
many years, and that in fair " Gather
it was the custom OF the little boy,
his companion, to lead him while fish
ing. ,t afH''."
The kind-hearted delineator of Grip
Van Winkle'' mused for Il moment,
and then said to Mr.. Avery, "You will
do me n great favor now If you will
have the old man sent to New Orleans,
that his eyes may be operated upon
by DIR. Beard. Spare no expenses, for I
wish to have his sight restored, if posi-
BILE, and hope that he may be spared
for many years to enjoy his favorite
pastime."
The old blind fisherman is now in
The city of New Orleans under the
treatment of the most slSillful of oc-
culists, and will probably be again able
to drink In, through the visual nerve,
all the beauties of nature, and ali
through the kindness of a white man
he had never seen aud had no claitas
upon other than those that arise from
pure benevolence. ...s,i ...t,....
-.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1878-04-26
FOR SALE.

800 se
commotlious dwelling, cistorn, and all
necessary outhouses, Situated u mile above
for sale. For particulars apply on the
place, or to $. w. Bennett, Jr., designer
and engraver on wood, Gl Camp street,
New Orleans. Dec. IA, 1877.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1878-04-26

When Eugene Hale married Miss
Chandler, Papa Zach. Chandler gave
him 100000 for II wedding present
and at the advent of every grandchild
Il check for $2O, 200 is forthcoming to be
placed to tho credit of the child AS the
nucleus of its future fortune. Babies
are never unwelcome in that house.
hold. f# ... ......
The Ouachita telegraph., 1878-04-26

zen: Joe Lane, Democratic candi.
GATE for Vice President on the ticket
with Breckinridge, in. 1860, is now a
nearly veteran Off years, enjoying
ne ne at his home, in Douglas county
The Ouachita telegraph., 1878-04-26

The undersigned respectfully informs tho
public that he has now on hand a we'll Sc.
1ected stock of Office and Household Ft.'mi-
tu,'e, Wooden collins, Metallic Burial Cnskets
COFFIN trimmings SascA as Handles, Plates
Screws, etc. Terms, Cash. Store on Grand
street, near the Courthouse. ..s
- J. F.. PETERS.
Monroe La, March 1S, 1873. n26-tf