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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-04

FIRE IN BowDoIN.-During the heavy show.
er of Sunday night the barn of Kingsbury
Small of Bowdoin was struck by lightning,
killing instantly his horse and setting the
building on fire. The barn contained about II
tons Of hay and quite large quantity of un-
threshed grain, which was all consumed. Loss
$500; no insurance.
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.&w1w


hWhat is the best family medicine in the
world to regulate the bowels, purify the blood,
remove costlveness and biiousness, aid dges-
ton and stimulate the whole system?
Truth and soberness compel as TO answer,
Hop Btters, being pure, perfect and harmless.
See Truths in another column. sep2d1W
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-04

CARLTON KIMBALL is selling corsets at
wholesale prices Be sure and see his goods.
495 Congress street. sept4d2t
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N Non FoRcEr that Won can saya m

Do Nor FORGET that you Can save money
by buying your Worsteds, Germantown and
Shetland Woods, Black Velvet Ribbons,
Buttons and Hosiery of 81. I. Nelson & Co.,
443 Congress street, Harrington Block. They
have the largest and best assortment in the
city. sept4j3t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-04

S8O7.8O6.42

The amount of polls returned this year is g.
564, which is 8S less than the number last year.
The income of the city property is estimated
at $4,000, which, added to the amount to be
raised by direct taxation, makes the whole
amount required for the citys needs $500, SOG.42
The following table gives the valuation, taxes
and the per centage from 1868 to 1878, inclu-
ciu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-04

THE place to buy your Shetland shawls and
jackets is at Carlton Kimbal's, 495 Congress
street. Its fact. Sc t4d2t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-04

REVIVAL Misunderstanding will be held
every evening this week at u o'clock in the
Abyssinian church, Newbury street. All are
cordially invited. lis ss.ss-s
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READ w. f. Studley's advertisement of ex =
ira bargains in today's paper. sept3 2;
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SEE Broad's notice Of reduction in price Of
trunks.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-04
CITY VALUATION AND TAXES FOR
1878.

THE time for the payment of the annual City
Taxes has again come round. The lists were
committed to the City Treasurer and Collector
September I'd current, and all who pay within
sixty days from that date will be entitled to
discount of per cent. The discount by order
OF the City Council is per cent. less than usual.
The continued depression in business and
our assessed valuation.
The valuation for the current year is:-Real
Estate, $19,212, 800-Increase over 1877, $145,-
600; Personal Estate, S11 Ass, 354-Decrease
from 1877, 1857 ,291. The aggregate decrease,
it will therefore be seen is 1921 SOL, which is a
little more than twothirds of one per cent on the
city valuation. The decrease in personal estate
is largely owing to the fall in the price of vessels
The rate of taxation is $3.50 cents on the 500
five cents on the 500 more than last year.
This increase must be charged to the large as
sessment made by the state on the city, being an
increase over the previous year of nearly $780,
600, and the amount appropriated for new
school-house and lot of nearly $21 900. Had
there not been marked economy in the citys Or
binary expenses the increase in consequence of
the state tax alone would have run the assess
ment up to at least $3.50 cents ON the 500.
The sums assessed upon the city for the cur
rent year are as follows:
For state tax. ..................... $117,S35.17
:, county tax ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 38,554.82
City purposes. 618,O72.54
774,462.53
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Brown, John ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $685. 79.40
Boston & Maine Railroad. ........... 9,511.5O
Deering, James heirs of. .............. 6,O91.95
Grand Trunk Railway Co............. 9,SO2.2O
PORTLAND Gas Light Co............... 9,O52.50
smith, st John ....................... 1O,l26.50
Thomas, William W................ 6,327.00
The following are assessed tax between one
and five thousand dollars:
Aa1Ss ss MI: Ai S's John
Blk Casco Nat 1769.7o
oiEsrH. Mrs S. cl hgg Charles
go H75e5o oTeefsf I Ira a Est sas %
Proprietors. 1593.75 Curtis, John B. S251.7O
Chapman, c G. .11O2.O5 Custom House
Clapp, A w H. .4090.65l wharf props. so
Davis, VIM g. ..2O48. 10l Dow, Neal. ...1091. 95
Deering, Mill Drown, Joseph. .2O22.6O
ken q Co.. ...246S.40I
Emery, T...ss77.oS n1Ysg % 4Sssso
#: ...1d5sd a5 gar Refinery. .255o9e
Fobes, Charles. 145s. IS Franklin whfCo1555.5o
Gerry, Elbridge 12ss.75 Gore, Martin Est :.
of..............1122.OO
Hammond, w. 1906 10 Hersey, .....I112.25
Healey, Jas A. .1oo2.6 Hunt, Geo ST.. .3o93.6o
'"fF''a." cha: lsl4s' International ; s'ss.'o
jackson, Isaac. 1a57.o5 Jose, H N.......4a32.9o
Keazer, David 10000 Kimball,J NJ. .1o9s.5o
Il
Lane, John ". .1614.15 Little, A & Co. .1O22.55
LIBBY Harrison o5es 90 Locke 2, a Twitchel ,7s5 %
Libby, H j s. Lynch, Michael
M
Maine Central Mcclellan, j Jacob. 1o71.45
r Il ..........1346.4OlM illiken w q
Marrett, Bailey - ~ Mouiton, VIM Est
McG1inchy,J 2i5o.1o Mussey, john 35577o
McKenney,
Est OF. .2496.45l
N
New England& Morton, E A.. .25O965
Nova Scotia NOyes, Edward
s Com. 1020.00l A, Trustee. .2674.95
Ocean Insur- IOxnard, P &
ance Co.. .1211.25I CHI Gran, Trus 266985
p
Payson, H NJ. .102O.OOiP s Sc R.. ...4O1625
Perkins, j w g. Portland Steam
Co. .2Z47.OOl Packet Co ....2l16.6O
Philips, W E 81 Portland Saw
Co. $500. 100000 ings Bank. ..31314O
PORTLAND at g. q, Fan Ban Portland Water .o
S D.. 1857 80 Preble, Edw e.. 1232.1O
Portland Co.. 4717 so Preble, Mary,
~ II H.. ..297S.4OI he1rS OF. ...... .263l.6O
Portland Pack 44
ing Co. .1o2o.oo
r.
Ray, Georgian Rich'rds'n wifi C2741.25
ma ....1142 40l Rogers, Chas. .1140.30
Shepley, G F.. BOAT 10 Spring, Az SE.1O22.55
Shurtlef, A K..2461 20 Spring ,Sam1 E..2542. 80
Spring, Mrs 90 Sturdfyant, F.. 1925
Taylor, L.. 1127 .55 lTwitchell, Champ
Thomas, Eliza lin s. C0.......13O5.6O
beth W Est of. .22O3 20
w
Waite, Edw. ..1563.6O Winslow, J S.. .2586.15
Walker, Jos. .. 1372.35 Wood, VIM. .1563.60
WaterhOuse, J Woodman, A.. ..1364.7O
| W............. 2012.4Ol Woodman,G W.1686.00
Williams, VIM WoOdman, True
ESG OF. .ll7O.b5t ~ C0...........l79U.lU
The following parties and individuals pay be-
| tween 5000 and $1,000.
Alden Alden VIM u I 1910 Bate Bates 'H"' a55 90
Allen & Co 382.5OI Anderson, 41355
| Allen Frank E 255.45 Andrews, sc 21975
Allen, VIM Est of 326.4O Atwood, Stead
| man 8 Co $3.50
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-04

Urder the law taxing the shares ia the Ma
tionsl Banks of non-residents of the State,
there ia levied a tax as fo)1nws.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-04

Hon. Galusha A. Grow,
of Pennsylvania,
WILL SPEAK AT
Limerick, Wednesday, Sept. Ali, Up m.
Gardiner. Thursday, Sept5.
Brunswick, Saturday, Sept.7
Hon. Thomas Russell
of Boston,
WILL SPEAK AT
Portland. Wednesday, Sept.4
Waterville, Thursday, sept.5
Skowhegan, Friday, Sept 6.
Lewiston, Saturday, Sept. Z.
General James A. Garfield,
of Ohio,
WILL SPEAK AT
Damariscotta, Wednesday, Sept, 4, pm.
Rocklaud, Thursday, Sept. 5, ppm
Belfast, Friday, Sept. 6.
Bangor, Saturday sept.7.
Hon. James G.. Blaine
WILL SPEAK AT
Bath, Friday, Sept, 6.
Portland, Saturday, Sept.
A. A. StrOut
WILL SPEAK AT
Falmouth, vestry of First Parish Church, Thurs
day, at u p. m.
Clarence Hale, ESQ.,,
WILL SPEAK AT
Raymond, Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Hon. Thomas B. Reed, NC,
WILL SPEAK AS FOLLOWS:
Limerick Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 4th.
Woodforrs Corner, Wednesday, September 4, ~
Pm.
Freeport, Thursday, September 9th, u p. m.
Bridgton, Friday, Sept. 6, u Pm.
saco, Saturday, Sept. 7, 7Ap. m
Ex-Governor Perham
WILL SPEAK AT
South WATERFORD Wednesday, Sept. 4th, u p m.
Chas. NJ. Ham,
WILL SPEAK AT
Shapleigh Corner, Friday evening, Sept. 9Th.
Hon. Henry w. Blair,
of New Hampshire,
WILL SPEAK AT
Standish Corner, Wednesday, Sept. 4th, q p. m.
Saco, Thursday evening, Sept 9th.
Bridgton, Friday, Sept 9th, Up NJ.
I'll. L. Piper
WILL SPEAK AT
South Parsonsfeld Thursday evening, Sept. 9Th.
Hon. w. I'll. VintOn
WILL SPEAK AT
Ligonia, Thursday, sept.5 5.
Hon. VIM. w. Thomas, Jr.,
WILL SPEAK AT
North Gorham, Thursday, Sept. 5. 71p.m.
Ferry Village, Friday, Sept. 6, II pm.
Hon. Josiah I'll. DrummOnd
WILL SPEAK AT
Raymond, Wednesday, Sept.4.
Kennebunkport, Thursday, Sept. 3.
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hanks.

Besides those designated in the lists taxed
5000 and upwards, there are nearly eight hun
dred firms and individuals who are assessed
from, G1O0 to Conn
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Hon Josiah III. DrummOnd

WILL SPEAK AT
Raymond, Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Kennebunkport, Thursday, Sept 5.
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Taylor, L. ..... 1926
Thomas, Eliza
beth W Est of. .22O3.2
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The following is the County tax assessed upon
the several towns in Cumberland County for

Making total of $4,000 as the County tax
levied on the above towns by the County Com
missioners for the present year.
The following list comprises those whose tax is
more than $1,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-04

WILL SPEAK AS FOLLOWS:
Limerick. Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 18th.
Woodford's Corner, Wednesday, September All
p. IN.
Freeport, Thursday, September 9Th, u p. m.
Bridgton, Friday, Sept. 6, u Pm.
Saco, Saturday, Sept. 7, y m
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IHo IOIIOWIHg parLIe'
tween 5000 and $1,000.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-07
Age Of Animals.

A bear rarely exceeds 20 years.
a dog lives 20 years; a wolf 20; n
fox 10 years. Lions are long lived.
One has been known TO live to the
age of 20 years. Rabbits Z. Elc-
plants have been known to live to
the age of 20 years. Alexander the
Great, having conquered Porus, king
of Ipdia, took a great elephant,
which had fought valiantly for the
king, aud named him Ajax. He
dedicated him to the sun, aud let
him 90 with this inscription: ''Alex-
ander, the son OF Jupiter, hath ded-
icated Ajax TO the sun" The ele
plant was found with this inscrip-
ton $50 years afterwards. Pigs
have been known TO live to the age
of 80 years; the rhinoceros TO 20.
A horse has been known to live TO
the age Of 81, but averages from ~
TO 80. Camels sometimes live TO
the age Of loo. Stays are long
lived. Sheep seldom exceed the
age of 10. Cows live about ) years.
Cuvier considers it probable that
whales sometimes live for a thou
sand years. A swan has attained
the age OF 200 years. Pelicans are
long lived. A tortoise has BEEN
known TO live 10 the age Of IO7
Insects, as a general rule, are short
lived, though there are many excep
tons to the rule.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-07
A Triple Dream.

Three edit ons OF the same dream
in the watches of a single night
with a sequel early in the forenoon,
is a psychical phenomenon worth
studying. A correspondent of the
Reading Eagle relates that Anthony
Roming. a we'll TODD farmer living
about four miles from Morgantown,
woke up his wife and told a dream
that made the very strings of her
night cap stand on end. He had
dreamed that some thieves had
stopped his son, who had started on
his way to market shortly after
midnight with a wagon load of pro
duce, had robbed him of his cash
and severely beaten him. His wife
replied that it was only q Oh cam,
and advised him to go to sleep as
soon as he could. He did so, but
soon after again gave her another
poke and said that he had had the
same dream. She begged him to
try and compose himself AID go TO
sleep which he did. A third time
the dream was repeated. on which
he arose, and, it being then after
3 O'Clock. dressed himself. AT
breakfast his vision was the sole
subject of conversation. II The
sfeFeBeoE word was brouSEs 81 the
house that his son had been attack
Cd on the road, robbed of his money
and severely injured. Mr.. RominP
described infinitely the appearance
and dress of the two men who il
the dream had attacked his son.
When be was taken to the spot he
pointed out the very place where
he had seen the wagon stopped an
his son assaulted by the robbers
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-07
cATILINEs DEFIANCE.
s SHORTHAND REPORT OF his CELEBRATED
SPEECH IN THE ROMAN SENATE.

MI. Speaker
| do not rise TO waste the night IN words,
Let that plebian on my right Cicero
RIow his bazoo, tits not my trade
As was brought mp a blacksmith.
But here stand for right, for Roman right,
Though none it seems, dare stand
To take tilt with me.
Ay, cluster therel cling 70 your master.
Judge Romans-slavesl His charge is false
And demand an investigation,
And ask the president of this body
To appoint a committee forth with.
But this I will avow that l have scorned.
And still do scOrn, TO hide my sense of wronRl
Who brands me on the forehead, breaks NY
sword,
Or lays the bloody scouree upon my back
Would nerhaps, like TO try it out in the back
yard
After the senate adiournsl
Banished, indeed, thank you for it.
I held some slack allegiance till this hour,
But now my swords my own; and j
Would like to see the man that will
Attem pit to collec' my city taxes for this year,
Smile on you bald headed snipes ofthe valleyl
ecorn to count what feelings witheTed hopes,
] have within my hearts hot cells shut up.
To leave you in your lazy dignlties-
But here stand, and scoff at youl here | fling
Hatred and full defiance in your facet
Your consul's mercitul-very; but if he
Dares to touch hair of Catiline, will
Knock him galley west and crooked.
For | am tie best little man that walks
The streets of this burg, and don't you for
get it,
Banished from RomeI What's barished but
set free
From daily contact with the things ] loathe?
Your organ grinders on every street corner;
Your citizens packing plaster OF Pans images
Around on cellar doors and trading them
To our wives for our winter clothingi
Tried and convicted traitorl' Whosays this!
Let him show his head and II bust it
fit cost me forty dollarsl
| go, but not to leap the gulf alone.
I GO; but when come. twill be the burst
Of ocean in the earthquake-ro ling back
In swift and mountainous ruin. Tia ia!
You build my funeral pile, but your best
blood
Shall O seneh its flannel Back slaves!
have return ticket in my vest pocket!
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-07
Pretty aud Young

I'm every feature but the hair. which
lad grown white from fever. tbs lady
Al g5 virtues ": If have used Parsrr's
Hair Balsam six months aud am more
tban pleased with u. II has re.iored
tl,e natural brown color 81 M hair and
given Il silky sOffness nicer shnn ever
ielore. There IL no dandnin, nO falling
hair, aud IL leaves the scalp - clean sud
nice and cool that 1 am ever So much
uleased, and feei and look Ike uy self
avain ~ Disiniectant properties that
enter chemically into this preparation
render Il hesliug, cleansing aud health
fuI. aud the beautiful, fresh AMI NiEor-
Gus hair IL produces. togo her with ia
urop@rty OF restoring the hair 20 its nat
nrai youthful color, leaving the head en-
tIrely ree from dHndrun, clean and
healthy, surprises no less than u ploafes.
Buy bottle ifOIn your d"uxgi-ts, 1ump-
Ter a. stanley. and Jest ifs merits.
The AGED. 4 .ebie nhd COnV Nieseonf
Find iust ihe help they need In tbo
health and strength giving pr"p. riiqt ~
ParkeT's Ginger IUnir. Ills ooinl9ft-
Ing lnvigorauI uiiiuse- warmth aiid Nik-
or through the system, soothes tho
nerves, banishes melancholy and gives
strength and elasticity 20 the worn out
frame. IL l. ine0mparsbiy superior 20
wines or llqnors and does not intoxicAte.
Every mother Will not ouly comfort And
.rrengfl,en herself bat viii relieve md
o,eItv her hursIBg babe BY the free nse
az tl,i. rxns ilent u,nic- buy "a y 7DtEfls
from your druggists. Sumptrr a n en-
lev. or a saulplu DOiSle at 10 cts aild Test
~ nsr1ne. oNo~DV"-Snf'A
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-07

One of those shrewd, sharp and
sarcastic lawyers, of that class who
take demonical joy and unspeaka-
BILE pride in twisting a witness into a
labyrinth of difficulties, had occa-
sion some time ago to CT, SIS exam.
inc gentleman of some little prom
lnence. The sharp lawyer man
aged, after much skillful maneuver-
ing, to so confuse the witness that
the only answer he could obtain to
his question was;''I dent recollec'. ="
When the lawyer had this answer
returned to him a score or so OF
times, his patience gave out. "Teli
me, Mr., j." he exclaimed with bit
ter sarcasm, ''do YOU ever remember
anything? Can you carry your
memory back for twenty years anu
tell me a single instance that hap
pened tten?"
Yes, L think 1 can," returned
the witness, who HAD gained some
composure.
"Ahr' exclaimed the lawyer, glee-
fully rubbing his hands IN orthodox
legal fashion. "Now, thai is consol-
ing. What is this instance which
you remember so well?"
"Well, sir, L remember that TWEEN
ty years ago, when you were admit
ted to the bar, your father came to
me to borrow thirty dollars to buy
suit of clothes that you might
make presentable appearance at
commencement, and L have a dis
tinct recollection that your father
never paid the thirty dollars back"
Confusion changed hands at this
point of the proceedings, and the
lawyer dismissed the witness with
out more ado.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-07
Wants IL for His Wife.

At Stewards, New York, is a
shawl that was made for Empress
Eugene. 1t is the most exquisite
fine embroidery or flowers on a
ground work composed OF small
hand woven squares set together in
the most delicate manner. MIR.
Stewart paid $4,000 for the shawl
We have about decided to purchase
it for our wife. As a general thing
we don't pay over one-fourth that
sum for the shawls, but as a strong
effort is now being made by kear-
ncy and his cohorts 20 compel u
rich fellows 10 divide our wealth
among them, we shall cir
cumvent their designs 70 some ex-
tent by investigating a large ppr-
tion OF our gold and bonds IN
clothes for our family during q g
next few weeks, and We are looking
around Tor a 100000 pair OF trous-
ers.-l Norristown Herald.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-07

Foolscap.- Every body knows
What foolscap is. II Is writing pa
Der Of the Dimensions OF l6Xl3
inches. But IL is doubtful whether
ten in a hundred of those who use
u can tell why IL was so called.
Oliver Cromwell yanquished Charles
f., aud was declared Protec, OF OF
England ruler something like
TIE President OF the United States.
tie caused the picture OF she Cay Of
Liberty 20 be stamped on the piper
used BY the Government. After
mis- death, Charles, H., son Of
Charles /, was restored 10 the
throne in consequece OF Crom wells
son being unfit u govern the coun-
try. One day he sent Tor paper To
write on, and some Of this Govern
ment paper was brought TO him.
Looking at the stamp of the cap ON
It, he inquired the meaning of u,
and, when told, said In contempt
uous tone, Take II away; I'll have
nothing To do wi b tools cap"
Hence, paper OF the size above men
toned was called foolscap. - New
York Graphic.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-07
a. undeninhIe Trnlh.

You deserve To suffer, and u you lead
a miserable, unsatisfactory life In fbis
beautiful world, It Is entirely your own
fault aud there i only one excuse for
you,-your unreasonable prejudice ana
skeptlcism, which has killed thousands.
Personal knowledge and common sense
reasoning will soon show you that
Green's August Flower ~ill cure you
of Liver Complaint, or Dyspepsia, with
all it, miserable effects, such 40 tlck
headache, habitual cOstiveness,fiizziurs'
OF the head, nervous prOstraii''n, low
suirlts, sc. lts sale now reaches every
Town on the Western Continent and not
a Druggist but will tell you of IT, wOn-
deriul cures. You can buy sample
bottle nj sumpter q Lacey's for 10 cents.
Three dOscs viii relieve you.
fffu..lI -euE--f N
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-07

The st. Louis Journal of Com
merce relates the experience of ga
well knownl house in New York
which had the choice of paying
$4,000 for store in a great thor
oughfare, or $500 for one in a quiet
cross street, and he chose the latter
devoting the $4,000 saved in rent
exclusively to advertising" This
was it's first step to an enormous
fortune, and, although it occurred
many years ago, it gives point to
the Journals comments on the great
valne of advertising compared with
drumming.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-07

A Texas man went into Sherman
with a load of wood aud his wife
and two children. He sold the
wood for one dollar, and his wife
realized one dollar and a quarter
from the sale of a jar of butter.
There was a circus Ia town, and the
part, needed seventy five cents Inure
20 purchase tickets tor the perform
ance. They were about To give up
IN despair and spend their money
Tor something To eat, when n bright
idea struck the man. Ho had N n
new pair OF boots which he resolved
20 pawn for the amount required. A
shylock was found. and the man, la
his bare feet, attended the show
with his family.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-07
We rubbish this morning letter

We publish this morning a letter
from ex Gov John c. Brown, of
Tennessee. Vice President of the
Texas Pacific railroad, to the peo
pie of the South. 1t is a most in
structive document, lucid, candid and
earnest. AS our readers are aware
Gov. Brown was a distinguished
and gallant Confederate soldier,
who, as soon as the people Of Ten
nessee were restored to their fran
chise, was called by popular acclaim
to the head of affairs, being twice
elected their Governor. With a
seat in the Senate of the United
States directly before him, he with
drew from the political arena to
take charge of tins great and truly
Southern enterprise, and, Tor the
last five years. has devoted himself
to its development. We mention
these things TO show that there is no
adventurcr or special pleader who
addresses himself tc the intelligence
of the South, but a representative
Southern man in the prime of his
life, of conceded ability and lntegri
~. His writing needs M further
commentator. 1t is within itself
a textbook. WHICH those who desire
to keep themselves informed will do
we'll to file away for future reference.
Although it contains much that we
have pointed out in our various con-
troversies with the organs OF the
Law Gould-Huntington monopoly,
IL contains more OF new and origl
nal matter. This is presented IN so
clear manner as TO excite wonder
that any Southern man, not directly
influenced by the gigantic corpora
tion which seeks by its millions TO
make competition impossible, ana
nrevent a Southern outlet TO the ia
c,fic for all time, can reconcile him
self either to his reason or his con
science to oppose so benefice9t so
necessary, so just measure.-lCou-
.sps .AuAlEnGls Oc< SA