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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-01

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The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

A NOTABLE speech on the financial oues-
ton by Congressman Hunter of Indiana, a
member of the committee on banking and
currency, appears in the Congressional Roc
ord. The speech is tn opposition to the bill
reported by that committee to retire the cir.
culating notes of the national banks and re-
place them with Treasury notes. 1t contains
mass of carefully prepared statistics con-
cerning the relative cost and value as circu-
lating medium of these two kinds of paper
money. Mr.. Hunter argues that, as green
backs are not taxable, the amount which
would have been received by the Govern
ment il they had been under taxation during
the whole time of their issue should be added
to the actual cost of their production in COM
pairing them with bank notes. He esti-
mated that they would have yielded S93,OOO,-
600 in taxation as bank notes. The green
backs have cost the people for printing over
$4,000, 900, making their whole cost to the
people since their issue over $107, ZOO, 900.
Mr.. Hunter also shows that during the
eleven years previous to 1877 the national
banks had paid in taxation over S1S3, 3,OOO,-
900, from which he argues that, had there
been no greenbacks and only bank notes,
this currency would have paid the people
$291,00O,0O0. Heargues that the greenbacks
are the real cause of the unequal taxation
throughout the country, and shows that, if
the new Treasury notes were issued and
bonds to the amount of their face could be
taken up, there would be a saving of SIG, ,1O3,-
900. On the other hand, ther would be
loss of SIS, ,950, ,202, max an annual loss of
nearly $3,O0O,0O0.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
News and Other Items.

Secretary Sherman has ordered j. s. Moore
removed from the New York custom house.
where he has been many years employed
principally in furnishing statistics for congress-
men and few newspapers.
The Republican general committee Tuesday
night held no session, for want of quorum.
1t is s. ted that leading Office holder intend
ed Introducing resolution endorsing Hayes
and condemning Potter's resolution.
Augustus White, on his way from Weston to
Waltham, near Bear Hill, was asked by
strange man to 60 with him on the top of a hill
to aid an injured friend. When in the woods
the stranger shot White in tho leg and robbed
him Of large sum of money.
1t is reported in New York that Madame
Restell offered, If the prosecution against her
should be withdrawn: First, to leave the coun-
try and never return; second, to give $4,000
to the Society for the Suppression of Vice,
which was conducting the prosecution, and
third, to deposit 100000 as security that she
would never return.
President Gowen of the Reading Railroad
Company has written letter saying that he is
not apprehensive of any lawlessness this sum
mer; that he has not taken any steps to guard
the property of the company; that no armed
force is organizing to protect the company's
interests, and that he does not believe that
there is use for any.
The efficiency of the facilities of this couu
try for commercial transactions was strikingly
illustrated BY shipment of -four from Mime
apolis to New York. On Thursday evening
last twenty-five car loads of flour left Mime.
apolis and reached New York on Monday night,
or just four days from shipment, and on Tues
day morning the flour was delivered to a
foreign steamer.
Popular demonstrations against the Cars
government are still frequent in St. Petersburg,
and show very plainly the unsettled state of
the public mind. At recent service, as the
Metropolitan ascended the pulpit in the Kazan
Cathedral and was about to address the congre-
cation huge stone was thrown at him, while
loud voice cried, "Death to the Cars execu-
tors! Death to the Popes?' A scene of great
excitement ensued; the Metropolitan fell upon
his knees and began to pray for his wonld-be
murderer, while the police authorities had great
difficulty in preventing the crowd from tearing
the man to pieces.
A st. Petersburg paper states that as the
Shah of Persia was proceeding to the mosque
of Teheran to obtain blessing on the Euro.
pean journey which he has recently undertaken
crowd Of soldiers surrounded the carriage and
presented petition for leave Of absence. An
immediate acqa:escen ce not being vouchsafed,
they began to throw stones at the monarch and
his attendants, smashing the carriage and
knocking al aide-de camp off his horse. The
guard surrounding the Shah, however, soon
recovered from the confusion into which they
had oeea thrown BY the assault, and arrested
SIX of the mutineers, who were summarily
shot,
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
Current Comment

1t Is great triumph for the Bourbons,
when Beverly Douglas sobers up sufficiently
to vote.-Chicago Times.
The daily newspaper is, after all, the only
medium of communication between the ad-
vertiser who has goods to sell and the custom
or to whom be wishes to sell these goods
Neao York World.
Mr. Hampton is not very bad prophet in
this matter. A little more conciation and
few more Potter resolutions, many people will
begin to sigh with the poet for "still, strong
man in blatant land. d."And there's no use de.
nying that Gen. Grant about fills the BILL
Boston Herald.
There are two things in life which every
man thinks he can do better than any other
man; one is to poke fire, and the other is
to run newspaper. No man ever saw the
first-named operation conducted by another
but his fingers itched to get hold OF the poker.
And the man who, in the secrecy of his own
heart, does not think that he could shape and
conduct the model newspaper of the world
does not live.-N. Y. Times
The question for the American people to
decide is whether they will intrust political
power to patty which has developed such
an utter incapacity for public affairs, and the
principal feature of whose record is that it
tried for four years to overthrow by arms the
government which it is now trying to cap
ture by another line of approach. Indian.
apolis Journal.
1t is unquestionable that the Republican
party has received a large number of acces-
sions within the past few days, and is much
stronger, in consequence, than it has been
for long time past. Further than this, the
recent course Of the Democrats has undoubt-
edly had tendency to unite the Republican
party, and heal the breaches in it which have
been 30 apparent and serious for so long a
period. This is the most gratifying, or rath-
er the only gratifying feature of the affair.
-Neoo Hduen Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

"Ihe uery man OF all others Who has the
deepest interest in sound currency, and
,oh0 suffers most By mischieuous legislation in
money matters, is the man avho earns his dai-
ly bread By his daily toll. d deprecated cur
rency, sudden changes of prices, paper money
falling bet,ueen morning and noon, and fal.
ling still loacer bet,ceen noon and night, these
things constitute the very harvest time of spec
ulators, and Of the ,chole race Of those who are
at once idle and crafty. a disor-
dered currency is one of the greatest political
euils. 1t undermines the virtues necessaryfor
the support Of the social system, and encour-
ages propensities destructive to its hnppiness.
1t ,cars against industry, trugality and econ
omy, and it fosters the euil spirits of e1trau-
agance and speculation. Of all the contri-
rdnces for cheating the laboring classes Of
mankind, none has been more efectual than
that which deludes them Nth paper money.
This is the most efectual Of Intentions to fer
tilize the rich mans selds By the s,oeat Of the
poor mans brow. Ordinary tyranny, oppres.
sion, excessive taxation, these bear lightly up
on the mass OF the community, compared ,oith
fraudulent currencies and the robberies COM
mitted By deprecated ."-Daniel
Webster.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS. FOR FUEL, FORAGE
AND STRAW,

Posi- QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,
159 High Street, BOSTON, MASS. May Is, 1878
CEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, subject II
- the usual conditions will be received at this of
fee until I2 O'clock noon on June 49, 1873, at which
time and place they will be opened in the presence
bdders for furnishing and delivering the Fuel, For
age and Straw required at the following mentioned
posts, during the fiscal year commencing July 1.
1873, and ending June 80, 1879, viz: -.
Boston, Mass, Forts Independence. warren, and
Winthrop, Boston Harbor; Forts Standish, Andrews
Sewell, Phoenix, and fort at Clark's Point, Mass
Forts Knox, McCleary. Sullivan, POpham, Preble
and Gorges, Me-; and Forts Constitution, N H.. and
for Fuel for U. S. Steamer "Thayer," at Boston,
Mass
A preference will be given to articles of domestic
production. The Government reserves the right to
reject any or all proposals.
The requirements of Section 3711 Revised Statutes
may be applied TO Coal and Wood delivered under
the contracts awarded under this advertisement in
appointed inspector, for inspecting, weighing and
measuring the Coal aud Wood, twenty cents for each
ton OF coal (2i0 1000 pounds, the may be)
weighed. and nine cents for each cord of wood Q28
cubic fset) measured by him. The bids must there
fore the rate per ton of coal and per cord of
wood, both in the event OF these requirements being
applied and not being applied. And bidders will
specify the number of pounds to the ton OF Coal Hay
and Straw.
Payment to be made on delivery of supplies, after
having been accepted soon thereafter as funds
may be available for the purpose.
Blank proposals and full information to the man.
of bidding, conditions to be observed by bidders,
and terms OF contract with the amounts required for
each post will be furnished application this Of
fee.
Proposals for" as the case may be and ad-
dressed to the undersigned.
A. G. ROBINSON, Captain and A. @. NJ.
my1S d6t
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE

THE logic of the Pail Mall Gazette re,pect-
ing the "Three Rules is close. 1t takes the
ground that these "Rules" speak of the
duties not of one State to another, but of
neutral States toward belligerents. Under
the hrst "Rule" 1t argues that the United
States would undoubtedly be bound either
to prevent the equipment of the Cimbria to
cruise or carry on war against English COM
merce, or to prevent its departure after equip
ment from American Jurisdiction; but it ad-
mits that the government at Washington
would only be so bound as neutral, and the
word "neutraP' does not begin to have any
meaning until a state of war is created.
"For any Power" it says, .'to acquire the
status OF a neutral presupposes the existence
OF state of war between two other Pow
ers." On the whole, it regrets that the
trainers Of an engagement which was so
seriously to vary and enlarge the obligations
OF International law did not cut themselves
off altogether from its phraseology. What
business had they with the technically of a
neutral Gove,nment2" The insertion of this
word neutral" in the opinion of the Pail
Mall, has had the practical effect of defeating
the obligation of the "Rules' in the very first
case in which it was to the interest of Great
Britain that they should bind. In word. be-
fore the United States can be rendered neu-
tral, by declaration of war, the Cimbria, the
State of California, and other Russian cruis-
ers will be out of American harbors, and the
mischief will be done.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

"Ihe loss aohich Anaerica has sustained since
the peace, from the pestiential effects of IRE
deemable paper money, on the necessary conf
dence betDeen men, on the necessary confidence in
hepablic councils, on the Industry and morals of
the people and on the character of republican qov-
ernm,ent, constitute an enormous debt against the
States chdrgeable NTH this u,aaduased measure,
tohach must remain uasatisfed, or rather it is an
accumulation Of guilt Dhich can be expiated no
other,oise than By voluntary sacrifice on the al.
ar ofjustice of the poDer Dhich has been the So
strunaent ct thames Madison.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

and security. cherish public credit One
method Of preserving il is to nse it as
sparingly as possible; avoiding occasions
Of expense by cultivating peace, but re-
membering also that timely disbursements
TO prepare for danger frequently preven
much greater disbursements te repeI it ::
avoiding likewise tho accumulation of
debt, mot only by shunning occasisns of
expense, but by vigorous exertions in time
of peace to discharge the debts which un-
avoidable wars may have occasioned, NOT
ungenerousiy throwing upon posterity she
Burden which we ourselves ought 70 bear,
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

1t (paper money! tends to aggravate the
inequality oftortanes; to make the rich richer
and the poor poorer, to multiply nabobs and
paupers, and to deepen and ,Diden the gulf
Which separated Dives from Lazarus -Thoma-
as H. Benton.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

"a return to specie payments at the earIi.
est possible period compatible with due re-
gard to all interests concerned, hsuId ever
be kept i'm view. Fluctuations i'm the value
of currency are always injurious, and to
reduce these huctuaiions 10 the lowest nos.
sibIe point will always be a leading pur.
pose in wise Iesislation. Converribility
prompt and certain convertibility into
coin II acknowledged 10 be the best and
suresy safeguard against them.
ARRAHAM LINCOLN.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

BEN BUTLER wants the Potter investiga-
tion to be secret and Potter agrees with him.
The object is evident Reports of great
frauds, reports which there is no evidence to
sustain. will be given out mysteriousy to
Democratic newspaper correspondents as
results of investigation. When the CON-
mittee makes its report after election, it will
be found that these stories are not backed by
proof.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

THE Albany Journal pertinently asks what
the Democratic House has done but embar-
rass the finances, pretend sham economy,
Offset it with river and harbor jobs, appoint
officers whose misconduct compelled their re i.
moval, play with revolution and raise the
mischief generally?
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

CoNsCIENcE-QUICKENIN is the latest
popular game. Tllden is the feller that does
it, and his agency is the somewhat celebrated
barrel of money. 1t is pity his own con-
science wouldn't quicken sufficiently TO in
duce him to pay that income tax of which
he derauded the government.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

"Such medium lirredeemable paper mon
ey,) has always been liable to auctuation. 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 and man, Chief Justice Mar.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

TIE latest attempted revolution in Mexi-
co is an utter failure, the followers OF Lerdo
having been defeated in all their schemes.
The followers Of Tiden should take warning
bY their fate.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

SECRETARY SHERMAN's letter in reply to
the Potter revolutionists has the true ring
Whatever bargains may have been made
in the Presidential contest there were GER
tainly none made with Louisiana Republi.
rnvo
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

"Paper emissi ms by the governments are
of nature SO Liable to abuse, L may say
SO certain to be abused, that the wisdom OF
the governments will be shown by never
irNsiing it, elf W th 80 se ucing and dan.
gerous a power
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

"Capital may be produced by Industry and
accumulated by economy, but only jugglers
will propose to create it by legerdemain tricks
with paper" ."-Thomas Jefferson.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

a paper currency is great curse to any
people and a particular curse to the taborer
of any country, for its depreciation aloays
falls upon the laborer.-Andre,o Jackson,
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

Irredeemable paper money 'converfs the
business Of society into a mere lottery; and
when the collapse comes, NJ come IL must,
il casts laborers out Of employment. crush
es manufacturers and merchants and
ruins thousands of honest, industrious
citixcns."
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
To Contractors.

DR0POSALs will be received at the Sagadahock
L National Bank, Bath, Maine, until O'clock p.
m on the 25th day Of May inst, for furnishing the
materials and erecting banking building, on the
corner Of Front and Centre streets, in the city OF
Bah, according to plans and specifications furnished
by Z. II. Fassett. Architect.
Persons desiring to make proposals for the above
work. can examine the plans and specifications at the
Sagadahock National Bank, where all necessary in
formation will be given.
The right is reserved to reject any and all propts
ais not deemed tor the interest of the Bank.
Bath, May IL, 1878. dtd
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
John e. Davis,
455 Congress Street,

We would say that at present
we have every size from II to 30.
In addition to above we have a
small lot of ThOmSOn'S "GlOve
Fitting" al IS cents, and Mdme.
FOy's at So cents. both cOlOred
and white.
my2o d1w*
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 2s.

We do not read anonymous letters and commrni
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve oom.
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
TO LET.

Two good front rooms lin Me.
chanic Hall Building, suitable for
Doctors or Lawyers. Enquire of
GEO. A HAIR MON.
JeWelIer, Mechanic Building.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
PROPOSALS FOR STONE.

US. ENGINEER's OFsIcE,
PORTLAND, Me, May 9th, 1875
DROP0SALS will be received at the Office of the
Il undersigned, in Portland, Maine, until 10
O'Clock A. M on FRIDAY, the 31st day of May,
1875 for Stone to be delivered at Lovel's Island in
Boston Harbor, Mass as follows
1.-About 57O0 cubic feet of Dimension Cut Gran
te.
2.-About 500 tons Split Granite for paving.
3.-About HOO tons large Bubble Stone.
Proposals can be made for the Bubble Stone sepa
ratey If desired Persons desiring TO make propos-
ais for the above Stone, requested to apply to the
undersigned at his offices either in No. 453 12 Con-
gress street. Portland, Maine, or No. 26 Pemberton
Square. Boston, Mass for specifications and fur
ther information concerning the same.
GEO. THOM, Lieut.. Col. of Engineers,
myl0d6t Bvt. Brig Gen'l, U. g. A.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
ga KISS.

"Rose kissed me to-day.
Will she kiss me tomorrow?
Let it be as it may,
Rose kissed me to-day.
But the pleasure gives way
To SAVIOR of sorrow-
Rose kissed me to-day;
WI she kiss me tomorrow"
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS ia +urr,sn.d
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley II.
Puen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
ournRI.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
TO he Rented.

A VERY desirable front room, with large alcove
"A Bath room upon same floor. Apply at
jan7dtf sos CONGRESS ST.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
'URcEUs EXIT.

81 intended an ode,
And it turned into triolets.
It began O. la mode
intended an ode,
But Rose crossed the road
With bunch of fresh vioets:
intended an ode,
And it turned into tiiolets,"
Notice how skilfully the recurring words are
sought to be varied in meaning; how a diffare
ent color and tone is given to the same phrase
to the greater variety of the whole poem.
Upon similar principles of recurring lines are
founded the valaneUe and the rondeI-Mr Doh.
son mas as yet gwen US no vireloi, a lack he
VIII doubtless in time SUPPLY. BTnnder
Matthews, IN Appleton's Journal for June.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
Varieties of Verse.

VI all the forms he tries, Mr.. Dobson seems
most pleased with the rondsau, for he gives rs
not one specimen, but half dozen; from which
1t would appear that the form is one which
iends itself readily to the exigencies of the Eng
hsh language, and one therefore, which we
may nope to see generally adopted. and second
oniy 10 the sonnet, than which it is probably
ittle more difficult. The word rondeo,, has
been applied inaccurately iu EngIish to anv
poem in which the first words of the stanza
were repeated at the end. The one Specimen
OF this sort which all may remember Is Leigh
hunts brief and beautiful
"Jenny kissed me when we met
jumping ffom the chair she sat in;
Time. you thief, who love to get
- sweets upon your list, put that in
Say I'm weary, say Pm sad,
Say that health and wealth have missed me,
Jenny kissed meg''
How far this is from the real form Of the
rondedu can be readily seen by comparing i {
with this imitation by Mr.. Dobson of a French
rondeau Of Voiture's:
"YoU BID ME TRY"
"You bid me try blue eyes, to write
rondedu. Whatl-forthwith? Tonight?
Reflect Some skill L have Ills true;
but thirteen lines-and rhymed on two
heiraln as well. All, hapless plight
These Gallo bonds feared would fright
My easy Muse. They did till you
You bid me try!
Tiis makes them nine. The ports in sight;
lis all because your eyes are bright
Now, just a pair to END with 900
When maids command what can't we do?
Behold! the rondedu-tastefu light
You bid me tryr
The idea of this rondedu of Voiture's, letting
the T0ndedu turn upon the difficulty of making
rondedu at ALL is due to Lope de Vega, who
used 1t in play. The Spanish sonnet has
been Initiated in French, in Italian and in Eng
lish; and by way of comparison, an English
version by Edwards the author of "Cauons of
CRITICISM" which is given by Lord Holland, in
MS Life OF L1pe de Vega" may as well
be copied here:
Caprieious WraY sonnet needs must have:
Ineer was so put tot before-a sonnet
Mhy, fourteen verses must be spent upon IT,
Us go9u & however, I've conquered the first stave,
SAID and found myself in the midst of the second.
Ii Twice four verses were but fairly reckoned
should turn back on the hardest part and lauob
Ihus far with good success think I've scribbed,
And Of twice seven lines have clear got O'er ten
Courage! Another'll finish the first triplet
Inauks to the Muse, my work begins to shorten
Iheres thirteen lines got through driblet by driblet
lis done! Count how you WILL warrant there
fourteen.
The halting metre aud wratched rhymes of
THIS liberal sonnet make us wonder whether the
canons OF the worthy Edwardss criticism were
ern critics fight with.
Aud here-although it is purely a DEPRESSION
-,space must be found for another sonnet,
literary curiosity without parallel: for it Is al
IN lines OF but one word each-a sonnet in
short, OF but fourteen words. 1t is by a mod
ern Frenchman, M. j. de Resseguier and
here 1t is:
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

To return to our sheep, here are some of Mr.
Dobson's most lightsome and frolcsome lamb
kins. They are trioets, or little verses where.
in the first line appears three times-whence
the name-and the second line closes the
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

"RosE-LEAvEs.
"',SGns poser sans rester.'
"These are leaves OF my rose,
Pink petals 1 treasure;
There is more than one knows
In these leaves of my rose;
Oh, the joys! oh, the woes!
They are quite beyond measure.
These are leaves of my rose
Pink petals treasure"
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23

1.-TWO Tenements Clark Street, No. II. In
i quire of JOHN SWEETSIR, 5 Neal Street.
mar11 diff
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
HALL TO LET.

HOUSE No. Free Street Block. (14) fourteen
III rooms. Desirable for Lodging or Boarding
House. Rent reasonable. Apply at No. 2s6 Con.
gress Street. my7eodn