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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-26
FIFTY FIFTH YEAB.

with q new and elegant suit Of Type, now being
Manufactured at one Of the best type Fouudries
in New England. This will keep the typographi.
cal appearance of the paper fully up 10 The high
standard which it has maintained ia . career of
more than half century.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-26
KenncbeC Journal
New Suit Of Type

J This is the only Daily in Kesnebsc County, and
is q complete Newspaper in oil it, departments,
containing Political Articles. Correspondence;
Original Articles; the Latest News by Tele-
graph, ten hours in advance Of the Boston
papers. Local News Of Augusta, and the entire
Kennebec Valley. carefully prepared summary Of
State News, tales and sketches, miscellaneous
matter, &c. ts.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-27
NEW YORK COLLEGE.

ARRANGEMENTS ron THE CLOSING HxiRcrsEs
on THE YEAR AND THE ADMISSION or STU.
DENTS.
The faculty Of tho College Of the City Of New York
are rapidly completing their arrangements for tho
nnai examinations aud exercises Of college year
the Rotations Of all the classes Will terminate
Wednesday, May -, and the afternoon Of that day
candidates for admission 10 tho college will assemble
mere aud receive tickets Of admission tho entrance
examinations These will take place The following
Monday and Tuesday, at twenty minutes TO nne A.
NJ and the results will be announced to tho students
on Friday, Juno T. students viii be admitted 10 the
college only the folio wing conditions:rnsy must
be foureen years Of age must have attended, AZ pub
lie scnool Tor NJ Ieast twelve months ana pass
examinations In reading, spelling, wrine, English
grammar geography, arithmetic Algebra and history
OF tho maximum mark IN eacp u these branches
tino may, al tho discretion OF the President be ex-
nmnod in september About 900 applications Tor nd
mission have boon made, about 100 stedonts will
probably be allowed to enter.
Tho EXAMINATIONS Tor the college classes will take
place on June 10, II, H. IL, IA, ~ and ~. rns
aminston Tor special prizes are assigned for June ~
Tho prize speaking viii take place June 10 he
commsncenient exercises ut the Academy Of Music on
the evening OF Thursday, June ~. About thirty.six
students VIII receive diplomas ~ that timo. The
baccaIaurcate sermon VI the graduating GLASS viii take
place juno 20, and class day exercises June 2o lne
next college year will commence September IL
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-27
MISSION CHURCH DEDICATION.

the hsshodisss Of Harlem yesterday dedicated .
now Mission Church IN East l23d street. near FIRST
avenue, to be known as Faith Methodist Episcopal
Chapel The chapel will seat about 0ve bunarsd per
sons ana was built BY voluntary SUBSCRIPTIONS. Tho
new church Will receive alternate visits IRON harlem
clcrsymen A. tho opening exercises, yesterday,
scnool Commissioner Lawson n Fuller presioed, and
addresses we're SPOKEN by Rev. L. s Weed and Rev.
Wesley T. Davis several prominent Asshodist lay.
men alse took part
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-27


bu, OF setting rs 10 the houses In ~ 70 give these
troops written orders 10 Try ana sezo the chot ruler
OF the hostile State and members OF his govern
ment; and II they succeeded TO murder them ,hen
and ncrcaud TO be rather proud OF these exploits ~
proofs Of their smartnesshssc are the distinguish
ing chsrac,sristics OF fcderal warfare. And there
have been worse brutaiities ysI"- PIP. 1914, l95.
now rnE SOUTH youGnr rnx WAR
at has, also, produced qualities and phenomena
tho opposite Of these-an ardor and dcv0tedncss Of
patriotism whicn might aiono be enough to nuke us
proud Of tho century to which We belong; a una
nimity such rs probably has never been witnessed
beore wisdom IN legislation; stainless good faith
unaer extremely dincut circumstances; n clear ap-
probation OF danger, coupled with the osterm nation
10 lace to the utormost; rssoluts abnsgaiion Of
power favor Of leaders In whom those who selected
them could trust, with an equally resoluts dstcrm-
nation 10 secure tho liberty oil criticism. and not 10
allow these trusted leaders TO 70 ono inch beyond
their legal powers; heroism In the field bohind
the defences OF bcscgod cities which can match
anything that history mas to show; a wonder
iul hepfuiness IN supplying needs and creating
frcsn resources, . cbvairous and romantic daring
which recalls tho Middle Ages: q most sorupulous rc
gard the rights Of hostile property; atendor con-
siasrnsion Tor tho vanquisnsd ana tho weak; deter
mnation not 10 DO provoked into retaliation Of The
most brutal INJURIES which makes wonder, rec
oIcctng what those injuries have been, whether In
their place ono would have dono they have donc /"
sTno Conicdcrascs bavo distng uishcd selves by
their gaantry and their sciidcvotiop The icderals
have distinguished themselves. in spite Of Mr.. Roe
bucx and or two rather ugly stories OF battles,
win not say by their oowardioe but by their cruelty
ana brutality. "-Pp lsA ls1.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16
LLECrRLC LIGHIIhG.

The electric light is already used in several
factories in this country, and it's use seems to be
extending.
Thecircumstances are favorable to its employment
in large workshops There is always in these con-
Germs supcrabundance of motive power, and the
work of driving the electric machines which
supply the means for lighting can therefore be
performed substantially without cost. AS most
large factories manufacture their gas, the loss
which will follow the Introduction Of electricity, by
rendering useless the costly plant for the production
of gas will fall upon the shoulders OF the very peo
pie WHO are to be benefited by the reduction OF eH-
pense. As a rule too more light is needed in
these shops than is actually employed at present
owing TO the high cost Of gas; and the electric
lamp sccmsto supply this need at the same time that
il is reducing the cost. 80 much seems TO have been
already demonstrated. In addition, the light in
some of the lamps before the pubic Is
steady pleasing to the eye, and well dliiuSed'
casting no deep shadows. Ii IS not yet fully
demonstrated that the electric light is cheaper
than gas in buildings where the employment
of a special steam-engIne is necessary. IL
NAV he So but the fact is yet be shown in actual
practice In the one case to which so much atten-
ton has been called throughout the scien-
tlfic world, of the use Of the light III
warehouse in st. Petersburg the saving OF cost
Is effected solely Dy the TACT taJ gas uocu W spun
tie merchants goods, whereas the electric light
does not.
with reference to the lighting of dwellings, the
whole subject is yet in doubt Dir. Edison
claims to have found q way to light dwell
incs, and that illumination by his plan is
cheaper than gas. The facts in regard TO this
matter are sat forth in another part Of to-day's
paper, where description Of the various
experiments now making IN this country is pre-
sentcd. Briefly, the case is as follows: The
subdivision of tue electric current and IT'S distrbu-
ton to a large number of lamps cause an
enormous loss of light; and while extremely
beautiful and perfectly steady small lights
can be produced, and the lights can be turned
MP and down, Just like gas, it Is not known that
any inventor, Mr. Edison or any one else has
ever yet burned over seventeen lights on any one
circuit The public know what cXtravagant claims
have Oeen made. These claims may yet be justified.
but up to the present time they are not If the cleo
trc ilgnt cannot be subdvded more than twenty
times it cannot at present become serious conf
petitor with gas in dwellings and Offices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16
NO POLICY.

Most of the discussion which has agtated
newspaper Offices this week about real or
supposed change III the Southern policy Of
| the Administration is a dispute over word y,
| not things. Whether Mr.. Hayes has or has
not expressed a conviction that he was MS
taken IN his first estimate of the temper of
the Southern whites is a matter of very
little consequence. He never professrd to
have q plan of his own for the administration
of the reconstructed States on the contrary.
the essence of the so-caIlod Southern policy
was the absence of a plan, strict Observance
of the maxim that the duty of the President is
simply TO enforce the Federal laws leaving the
States to take care of their own concerns. The
disagreement between the President and fine
stalwart" Republicans was not with respect
to his principles, but wiJh respect to their
practical application aud without abandon
ing any part of his former "pOlicy,n il is
easy for Mr. Hayes to adopt a vigorous line
of action TO suit the changed circumstances
of the present time. This is what we believe
that he intends to do, what he cannot help
doing.
Nobody denies that the President is boupd
10 enforce TO the fullest extent the Federal
election laws by which the Nation has under
taken to secure the equal rights of all citizens
and the equal rights of all the States
At the beginning of reconstruction it
was seen that especial care would be
necessary to protect the suffrage in the South,
not only for the sake of the dependent freed
people but for the defence of the rights of
the North. With this end in view statutes
were enacted by Congress, and the President
has no choice but to execute them. That be
can have any discretion or policy III the mat
ter has probably never entered his head. Dur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16
Jnoex 10 ADVERTISEMENTS.

A.1SRNYSTs-9h Pa0e--6u eoluInn
E,SxptrT NoTICEs-Sh PAGE Attn coluup'
I50.vy, an KOONs-SM IdQc-Sth column
ETsIStse CHANCLs- StH fdgt-4th e"'uub'
BrsINEsS NoIICLs-IM IC0e-I.i column
Coal AND MOOD-oN fdCc-4'h Co'uu'u
CorSTKI BoARD-9H PGge-5t" column.
nANtING AcADEMIE>-9th Pd0f-3u column
IVITiSl NOTICE.-Sfh P00t-4th ColuIhu'
DRY SoOpS-9h IGCE-0th column
IXCI-EsIDNS- 90, Idgt-Jlh cuiGmh a., .o,,nn
ErROTrAN DIVE TISEMFNTS-eh Fd9e-4" '
FURNiTuRE-9h fG9e-4th col umn
FINAN,IAL-9tR Td0c-4tn couihh ,
Cp.Tfs ANu FENDERs-OtL FdOe-Gth couhu'
HIlp WANTED-0 PdJe-5ta column
UoTEIs-yH TGOe-5th column. -, -,
HOUSES AND Farms WANTED Im FdSe ." 'o'u'
ICE CREAM-Sth PaGe-Jth COMM -
instruction. 9tH Ittye-2d ana 90 columns
Ian rCHoOIS-9h IGDe-3u 20 umn'
iOsT AND FoUND-9h PdCe-5ih comm: ,
MAMIE AND SLATE AASTELs-eh PG0e-4tn coIuinh
NAIrIAGFs ANp OtAIHs--Jfh PdOc-6ih colnn|, n.
MisCyILANEOuN- SM Pdgc-5th column IVH fu8e
81, 5th AID 6tu columns So, ,
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NV PrPIiCATIoNs-GH Pa0e-4th. 9th ana ON COZ
umus gu PagS-lst and ~ 60 umnS. ,,,,,,
RElL E.TATL toR SALE-FTTI-1h race CoIu' ~,
RPOoEIYN-7A PaGe-lst column IoUNoihal- - =,
PG,N-lst column 70 EXCHANGE" T"'0 '
ptV,nIni's Nor,cEs-9O Pa0e-3d and 4th columns
5 hLLioi 0H ,rrCCrriSS3Sh Pagg AN cOuiun
sIICfAI NOTICES., f00s- Nou lnh. q, oo.,,-,,,
sITr.TIoSs "A (>IEIt-MALEs-7h PG0e-Zd co'uuh
FyNsIps IN a0s-2d column.
eTAUoNFRY-9th Pa0e-6tb column 80 - e.r
sTkA1rOA A. tAILROADs SH PdGt-oth anu O'H
an .sTTs OcUAS-sM PoCe-5th column.
1gACHEEs-9M Pa0e-3d column. -,
40 IrI-CITY PROPTRTT-1h Pd0c-lst coI'u 20,
GRooKLYN-7h Pdge-lst column COChIhi-'"
Pooc-1st column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16
THE NOgEHBER NETEORS.

The meteoric display which usually takes place
from the 18th to the 18th inst. has been quite in
conspicuous this month. partly because of the bright
moonlight, but manly because this Is what
politicians would call an off year. The Noyem-
Der meteOrs. which known as the Le0nidS,
from the fact of their appearing to start or Tadae
from point near the star Gamma, IN the consella-
ton of the Lion, form part OF an immense
ring of meteors, many thousand miles in
thickness, which circulates round the sun once
in thlrty-three years and quarter. This ring
is in the form of very narrow ellipse and stretches
from the ears orbit to at least tar as that Of the
planet Uranus. Along this path the meteors
are not regularly distributed, but seem
massed in long cluster or string, which
takes two to three years i'll passing
round the sum- And it is only when the earth
meets with this dense portion of the ring that the
November star showers are really brilliant. This
took place in 1900. when Humboldt saw
the display at Cumana; in 1888, when the
Southern slaves werc panIc-stricken, believing the
world TO be on fire, and again in 1866 and 1887.
when extraordinary showers were visible in Eng
land and America. In 1900 and 1901 similar dis
PLAYS will doubtless be visible but meantime the
Leonids Will continue TO be few and scattering.
Another shower Of mcteOrs i'll November is
known as the 4ndrOmedes from having its radiant
point in Andromeda. OF the two streams this is
Just now the more important. for Biela's comet
which appears to follow precisely the same orbit, as
TempeIs comet does that of the Leoaids returns
to perhelion or the part of it's orbit nearest the
sun. next year, and the ensuing approach OF the
earth TO the point where the condensed part
of this meteor cloud crosses the cclpilc Is
less distant than at any return sine" 1877
Many of these slOw-moylng meteors-the
forerunners of the main stream-may be expected
tnis year. and should DO looked for between the
25th and Goth inst, and particularly on the night
of the 9th. The chief interest of these mcteorc
streams to astronomers lies in the fact OF their evil
dent connection with comets, and the possibility
that they may in some way throw fresh light upon
the movements of those erratlc bodies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

Who il paying Nephew PetOn's travelling ex'
penses I smith,
The Democracy should offer a reward TO any one
who will snatch Its corpse.
The handwriting of a gentleman IN fac-simile
strikes the country favorably. Moses
democratic editor says he is greatly surprised
that Nepnew Pelton does not speak. His uncle
isn't.
Collect-l8S0" is written all over the Cipher
Democracy and the country is rolling up its sleeves
to do Il,
The Democratic party is shivering from stem to
stern with horror at the unpatliotlc Republican at
tempt to keep the South solid.
Tho silver dollar editor is reproducing once more
his mild and gentle observations upon the unhal-
lowed designs of the New-lOrk gold bugs
Why not make the next Democratic ticket 1flleu
and Uamutoni That will consolidate tho canvass
an IN, two issues If cphering and bulldozng, and
thus put the party on its strongest ground.
Colonel George II. Batter. the distinguished orna-
rsnt TO CIVIL Service Reform, whom Mr.. Cox re-
commended so warmly to President HAYES, has been
sent by the Police Court of Washington Ia tho
work house for sixty days on n charge of YagraL0S'
lie Is still :" ready with the oral"
The Republicans of Erie County think then
achievement in carrying all Of the five Assembly
Districts in that county deserves at least the rocoS
milton which would DO afforded by the reelection Oh
the Hon. Charles A. Orr to the position oil sergeant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16

ing the campaign just closed the laws have
been violated in the most outrageous manner.
Brutal violence, often amounting to murder, and
frauds whose magnitude reaches the grotesque,
have made the elections in certain States and
districts mere hideous farce. If the perDe-
traitors of such crimes were not relentlessly
prosecuted, this country would become re-
pronch 10 the civilized world. Fortunately,
the laws give the President ample authority,
and we do not imagine that he is man to
shrink from his duty.
II is useless therefore to renew the old dis
cussion over what has been called the South
eIn policy of the Administration. That is not
now live question. Possibly it may never
be a live question again. The motives and
intentions of Wade Hampton and Nichols, the
sincerity of white mems promises, the claims
of candidates for office, are trifles over winch
the country will not now vex Itself; but II
Will demand the protection Of the ballot-box,
the enforcement of the law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16

ing backward and hopes TO bring the files for 1864
within the reach of the public before many months
In the volume which has just been issued he has
carried his useful work as far back the beginning
Of 1863 IL chronicles with great minuteness
the closing events Of the Civil War in
the United States, the entries making nearly
FIVE columns. It's pages bear record Of many things
that were Of pressing interest at the time and
have passed out of mems thoughts. There
are vOumnOus references TO the quarrel Of EDx
Theodore with Great Britain the proposal 10 found
a Roman Catholic College at Oxford aud ITS sub
sequont abandonment, the suppression Of the
Italian monasteries, the last days and solemn
funeral of Cardinal Wiseman, the Judgment
of the Privy Council in the Colenso case, the publ
cation Of the Life Of Julius Cgsar" by Napoleon
III, the early progress Of the Thames Eubankment
and the preparations Of the Great Eastern to re.
place the Atlantic cable.
The compilation Of an index q a lead
ing journal is most formidable under
taking. Three volumes Of The TRIBUNE INDEX
have been issued, and by the publication
of the fourth. which is now in course Of
preparation by Mr. John /. WenheImer, the record
will be brought down from January, 1875, to Jan
uary, 1879 Our painstaking index keeper does not
intend TO let Father Time get ahead of him, but
he would be appalled, if he were instructed
to 60 backward well as forward, and to index the
files Of The TRIBUNE from the first issue to the
point at which he began. There are so many de-
mands for the publication Of an index to THE
WEEKLY TRIBUNE that the work may have to DO
undertaken next year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16
THE FRAMING PRIVILEGE AGAIN.

Postmaster General Keys report makes an
appeal TO Congress Tor the abolition of the
Thanking privilege, which shows that that
incubus upon the postal system seems to
have grown to as great figure as
il ever had. "Tons upon tons of
"books, documents, seeds, shrubs and the
"hke are placed in our mails, free of
Charge" says the report, and every ton
costs the Government as much for its trans
portatiOn a. a ton OF letters, on every half
ouncc of which the Government receives 3
cents. At the same time that Congress with
one hand heaps these burdens upon the pos
tai system, il withdraws with the other q
large share of the funds needed for the support
of the service. While the mails are fairly
cloggrd with dcad-head seeds and plants.
worthless Congressional speeches and De-
partment reports which no one reads,
the Postmastcr-G General is seriously consider
ing whether it is his duty, under the Inn
tied appropriations made for his Department,
10 abolish the system of flying post offices,
aud detain every mail on the average, twelve
hours for separation and distribution; to de-
tain books, papers, etc, which travel long
distances, two or three times in this
way in the course of their journey; whether
he must go back i've years IN the speed
with which letters shall be carried, and drive
business men TO the telegraph for the trans
action of their business. All this indeed
Congress has already required him to do,
because it has not granted the Department
enough money to do its business as 1t
should he done, but Mr.. Key prefers
risking the wrath of Congress by in
curing deficiencies to involving the whole
country in confusion by wrecking the
postal system.
1t is to he hoped that the coming session
of Congress will SEQ this privilege abol-
ished, TO stay abolished. Official cor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16
the country-baving four times the circulation OF
o,,, othar a, Naw-Xork
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE


THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE
Remains the great favorite for our substantial
country population. A high authority has said Of
il that "THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE has done more 10
make good farmers and good citizens than any
other single influence that has ever existed III TINS
conntry.p Ii is now larger than any OF its
rivals. its new form sixteen pages. care
iuIy irdexed and suitable for bindlng has proved
exceedingly popular, and its large. clear type so
different from that of most papers of ITS class, IL
spccial attraction. It, agricultural department
under the special management OF an experienced,
agricultural editor with staff OF several ASSISTANTS
and a large corps of special contributors, Is
more carefully conducted than ever ana
il has ALWAYS been considered the best.
Its market reports arc the Official standard
for the DaIrymens Association and have long been
The recognized authority on cattle grain ana gene
raj country produce. There are special departments
for the Young and for household interests: while
poetry, fiction, and the humors OF the day are all
abupdantJy supplied. During the ensuing year
there may also be expected, among many other
features: a. Some Personal "reminiscences Of Early
| 1rt-Slqrrrv Tork by OLIVER JOHNSON; C2J FIR
Tier Contributions on southern agriculture by SoLoN
RoRIxsoH: 81 Occasional "dper3 on rHrren! Topics,
by The Rev. JoHN HAIL DID, a. Occasional coRJj-
buttons by GAIL HAMIToN; ana other attractive
matter from writers of eoualnotc
TnE WEEKLY TUIBCNE is now 30 arranged as to
make two complete and separate papers of eight
pages each, tie first containing the news and poll
tics; the second the correspondence fiction, poetry,
etc. Both sides of the family can thus ENJOY the
paper al the same time. During the past year
readers have found this specially attractive ana
convenient feature.
Both WEEKLY and SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
are now entirely unlike the correspondents Is
sues from any other daily Office in New ok
wholly different in form and appearance,
with larger type, aud Only comparable to tie
three and our-dOllar religious or literary JONI
nails The price, however, remains so Ter be
low theirs as to defy competition; and the
premiums are more valuable and substantial!
than have ever been offered by other news
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16

respondence must, Of course, be paid
for by the Government, and no doubt
the letters of members of Congress, most Of
which are on public business, should go
Free but the loading down of the mails
with Patent Office serials, and fancy
vegetables from the Agricultural Depart
ment, and Congressional linen for the
home laundry, ought to come to an end at
once and for all time. And there should
be some attempt. at least. made toward
q consistent and enlightened policy with
respect to service whose efficiency is mat
ter OF importance to every citizen in the land
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16

1t is reported that Mr.. Manton Marble has been
engaged for several weeks in constructing new
letter on the Electoral Campaign of 1875. and
number of sheets of manuscript haze come into
our possession which are supposed to be fragments
of this alleged composition FOrasmuch as 1t is
anybody's secret" reads one of these arsenals OF
political ammunition that the expiry of the arch
primates of treason red-handed shechinah interlo-
cutor Hereunder letha volitions, the undersigned
after due reflection and reluctance has FELTON,
strained to own and discharge tho obligation which
ague-smltten puff-ball bursted coparceny drag
onuades aagitous Parlah complot debauchment ut
termost coigne of vantage cOntemporaneous Yenai
infamy condoned munimeuts neOphyte arbitrameht
outcome. Circumvolve exacerbate bambOOzle ring
fire-bell in night nuisance always and lmpedlmen'
acatoleptc brazen trentals doltish hemistic bisnl
cous survivor CODenhagen'-fere the harst''o
abruptly breaks off There IS rumor that Dir. Mar
1I ,oans 10 abandon the task and retire once more
70 the silence and secusion of the Ark Retire with
10 600 dictionaries at his backf Pshaw!