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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04
Nall0mell I0ral Mems.
Obituary.

Obituary.
The sudden death of Mr.. George Fuller of this
city, on Saturday evening last, at the ripe age of
20 years, 10 months and Is days, removes from
this community one of our oldest, most active and
highly respected citizens. Mr.. Fuller was born
in Ipswich, Mass July Is, 1907; but during his
early boyhood removed to West Gardiner in this
county, where his father settled upon q farm
when the country was almost an unbroken wilder
ness. He came to this city in the year 1928, and
commenced active business life, and continued
until the day of his death in the full enjoyment of
his remarkable business energy and Intellectual
vigor. lie was q man of broad sympath sing and
generous impulses; always ready to aid in the
development of any legitimate business enterprise
either of private or public necessity; and with an
honesty of purpose aud liberaity of investment
rarely witnessed 10 any community, he persever-
ed in carrying out his plans aud purposes to a sue
cessful issue. 10 his extensive business opera
tons in this city he has surrounded himself with
the families of his five sons, the Oldest of whom
is now Mayor Of this city, and all are masters of
their professions, and at the head of the various
departments of business carried on in our city
There are perhaps but few families 10 the State
that have been so pleasantly associated in bust
ness and family relations as the one now bereav-
ed by the sudden death of paterDal head and the
sorrow stricken wife and all the families connect
ed will receive the heartfelt sympathies of this
entire community.
Mr.. Fuller has been an honored and consistent
member of the Baptist church in this city for
nearly forty years and his place in church has
rarely been vacant during his long and faithful
membership. The Sabbath before his death we
noticed him, apparently vigorous and heslthful as
usual as he passed up the aisle of the church and
took his accustomed seat at the head Of his pew,
little realizing that it would be the last time
we should meet him in the sanctuary on earth.
While his family and relatives have lost a kind
and indulgent leader and protector, the church
also is deprived of the aid and wise counsels of
one of her most valued members. Thus one BY
one older citizens pass to their reward, afford
ing a solemn admoniton to all that there is but
| a step between us and death"
The funeral of Mr.. Fuller will be from his late
residence to-day tuesday at o'clock P. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04
Nasty Dances for Joy.

We hev got en- We shell investigate jist as
fur ez We want to, and that will be in just enuff
States TO elect Tllden. We hev got Mr.. Hayes
this time. We shell teach the Abshnits that
when pure man Ike Samyooel J. Tlden hez
bought and paid for an offs, he is goin' to git it
We hev swore not TO be swindled out Nv wat wuz
ours by purchis. Tiden is a great man. 1t cost
HIM too much To buy the nominashun and the
eleckshun, not to bcv EN-. We are gon to be
President. | an arrangin it. You will hear
from me next week. The Corners will be electri
fed! The country is safe, and democracy is or
the high road to success.-From his letter to n,
Toledo Blade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04

effect that the appointment in question should be
democratic, as il will be next March. Mr.. Blaine
pointed out that from the close of John Quincy
Adams's sdministl alton to the beginning OF that
of Abraham Lincoln period of sixty years all
except two ont Of tweniy-one Supreme Judges
had been appointed democrats. lie SAID the
democr attic >enates defeated the appointment of
John j. Crittenden in 1929, and of George T..
Badger III 1858. and democratic Senates had -
ways demanded democratic judges. When the
republicans came INTO power they had certainly
not been intensely partisan in Judicial appoint
ment, for Of five judges appointed by MI. LIN
coin, three were soon found 10 he found IN sympa-
thctlc corporation with the democrats, and he
though it was in bad taste for the democrats 10
raise political issue at this time. Mr.. Blaine
no doubt referred to Chief Justice Chase and As
sociate Justices Field and Davis, the latter
now in the senate aud the author Of the bill in
question.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04
Chicago Produce Market.

CHICAGO, June 1878.
FLOUR-Extra spring i,4Oa5.J0; western .4-3O;
southern 20.
WHEAT No. spring ass4 a; No. ? gilt edge
1895 Regular l074a. Cash. 97-a-; May,
ed 75-.
CORN Sales gilt edge, 3s7sa39; regular, 3ll4
cash --a35as May. 3e'.a-; June 35-a36's; July
36-; rejected 334
OArs-C Cash 224a-; May, 25hs2aH; June
22Ia22}..
RYE 81
BARiEY-4s-.
DRESSE HOGS-t lla4.l2b.
PORK Cash 765-a77Oh May 737%a7 10
June, 772la July 777h.
LARD-Cash so -~6 55H May 6 s71a--; June
652a a: July 6.57aab6O-.
BULK MEATS Shoulders 3laa5's, short rib
sides 4}sa-5; short clear rib a 40 clear sides
64a6Z.
WhISKEY-l0t.
FRElGHTS-Corn to Buffalo s. Icents; wheat
do g. cents
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04
That steer story.
GRAND COLLAPSE OF THE GREENBACk Plat
FORM.

GRAND COLLAPSE OF THE GREENBACk Plat
FORM
An Auburn gentleman was talking with a
townsman of the great greenback leader on
Friday at the Maine Central depot just be tore the
arrival of train, and Scion Chase esq, stood
near by. "Mr Bearce," said the Auburn man,
"your neighbor has won a wide reputation. have
Won ever seen those wonderfully shrunken steers
which he describes 10 all of his speeches As being
worth 500 two years ago, and njw contracted TO
SjO?" ION, yes" said the Turner gentleman.
II sm personally acquainted with his steers as
wei As with himself
"Dou't you tlnk that they are uudervalued at
Sjo-,hc amount he states they have dwiudled to
III two years"
81 would willingly give him 500 for tnem,"
replied MIR. Resrce.
The Auburn gen .leman after further couverss-
ton requested Mr.. B,aice to try and bargain for
The steers with their owner. MI. Is. comp led,
and the Auburn gentleman relates that the fol
lowing -ceLe occurred between tue Turner far
mer,:
MIR. B,arce.-'Mr. Chase, what will you take
for your steers p
Nj. Chase.-"I don't know as ] care to sell
them At prc>et t."
MIR. B-"l VIII give You one hundred dollars
for them, anyhow; ard If they look well As
ttcy did when last saw them, | will give you
sllU." Mir. Chase, who has persistently adver-
Used his steers at 500, far and wide declined to
ade and the genllemans offer remained unac-
cepied. SOl0n's tender attachment for mis- faith
ful steers and their pathetic shrnkage overpow
cred the love of gain which is supposed TO ba
inherent in ali mortal breasts and this rock, the
foundation upon which rested the weight of the
greenhack structure, has crumbled, and the
omens would seem to Indicate that the tiimsily
Constructed movement will collapse in conse-
.pistOn J0urHdk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04

From tie Washington Correspondence Of the Bos-
ton joufaal
CHEAP TALK.
The democrats are greatly magnfying the tes
timony to-tiay in predicting that Secretary Sber
man will be i'm peached even before adiournmen,
The evidence Is not such as would be insisted nm.
on in the trial Of any property right of the value
of len cents.
GENERAL BUFFERS Backs.
General Butler is preparing to throw some big
bricks in the s-examination and will work in
the main for the republicans.
DEMOCRATIC CLAIMS.
The democrats are represented as claiming they
have the original letter a. well as a photogranhic
copy. They hope to connect the President with
this matter, on account OF the five interviews be
had with Anderson, especially the interviews AT.
ter Anderson bad told him The Louisiana election
vase cheat. at which time the Presidential coat
tails turned upon him.
THE VALUE of ANDERsoN's TESTIMONY.
A careful scrutiny of the testimony of Ander-
son shows how impossible il will be for the dem
ocrats, even bv the admissions of their own wit
ness to connect Secretary Sherman or the Presi-
dent with any wrongful acts. The democrats
think they have proved by this witness that the
parish of East Feiciana was fairly carried for
! Tilden, yet Anderson admitted Yesterday that
there were tolr or five hundred republicans in
| undated in that parish.
This admission loses the whole case for the
democrats, for under the law of Louisiana If il
was proved there was one single case of iutimida
ton the Returning Board had complete authority
and the fullest justification, if indeed the law did
no, command II, to reject the vote of the parish
Anderson Yesterday admits that there was bull
doing, violence and intimidation, which affected
possibly 500 votes. In his testimony in 1876 he
swore absolutely that his own life was in danger
on account of his position as a Republican Super-
visor. that his own assassination was attempted
and that the colored voter. had been so thorough
ly inundated that they did not 90 tn the nolls
lie testified indeed, that the election passed over
peaceany LOT inc WORK OF terrorism had been ac-
,,o"a,a aner noaceabIv !, 80 ne e'ecton
60 =; -, r. ~ Io"i" not ue otuer"ise
~ h ,ao nart;os onJ h., Vne'e
,horo On ,hs, dow An1arn WI w I"e Pa'V
- r 80 o,..,;o.ii,' "; I 'ua' NC
1.,''ana' Ia decia''oi H. T''es lIoh .he
IN ,abIatir', hia s,a,o ne wa nol ifee
e. az diGcnIv IN ,,e,tia,, ',, y ~ .ua We uau
" " Wv Vi '"e P''''h'
ANDERSON YARNS ABOUT SECRETARY SHER-
NAN
o.,ar - ,ha.o ;.snnh - 'e.le'alF SHERMAN 5
,,sa,, ' ~ W. "I'Ven 10 Gu
80 80 ;n,innias,od hu W. W us NY, anu nov
he brhed bv de,1ocrai;" aa Dta,uo.eis s Ut 70 70
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04
Statue OF Morality.

The National Monument to the Forefsthers"
at Plymouth, Mass, consisted of an octsgon ped
es,al. forv-fve feet in height, upon which stands
a statue of Faith" forty feet high, cut bv the
Hallowell Company. brief description of which
we gave several months ago, is to be further or
pamented by four colossal seated figures eighteen
feet high. and emblematic of Morality" "Edu-
cation, claw and LIBERTY" the principles upon
which the Pilgrims proposed to found their
commonwealth. The first of these figures is
now completed, and about ready for shipme IT.,
and may he seen for few days at the Hallowell
Granite Company's works near the railroad sta
tion in this city. This statue was cut from sim
gle block of granite measuring over eighty TONS
and represents female figure, holding the decs-
logue in her left and the scroll of revelation
in her right hand. Her look is onward, towards the
impersonaon of the Spirit OF Religion above. In a
niche, on one side of her throne, is . prophet
and on the other side one of the evangelists.
This stupeudons statue comprises the cubic con-
tents of sixty -four life size figures, and is execut.
ed in the highest style If art by the most compe-
tent artists in the country. No one should fail of
examining this statue while IT remains in its pre-
sent position. The remaining three figures of
like dimensions will be executed by IIallowell
Granite Co.. and when all are finished and placed
in position, the entire structure will be one OF the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04

The Omaha (Neb.) Bee has this comment;
Nothing illustrates the eternal fitness of things
more strikiugly than the selection of DR.. Miller,
OF the Omaha Herald, as one of the select seven
to whom the National Democratic Committee
eonfded the important trust of working up the
Electoral fraud business. This is strictly fol-
lowing out the maxim that 1t takes q fraud to
catch fraud. Miller. the godfather of Cronn
and Gobble, is Just tie man to scent fraud 5000
miles away"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04
PROPOSALS FOR FUEL AND FORAGE

Office OF the Acting Assistant Quartermaster,
Kennebec Arsenal. Maine, May %, 1878.
CEtLED PROPOSALS, in triplcate subject to
- the usual conditions, Will be received at this
office, until 'cl ,ck, z. on Saturday, June 20
1878, at which time and place they will be opened
IN he presence of bidders for furnishing anG de
livering the Fue and Forage required at this Post
during the nscal year commencing July /, 1878,
and ending June 90, 1879.
preference viii be given to articles of domes
tic production. The government reserves the
right 10 reject any or ali bids.
Information as to estimated quantities require =,
conditions To be observed by bidders, and terms
OF contract and payment will be furnished on ap
plcation to this Office.
Envelopes containing proposals to be marked
"Proposals for Fuel and Forage" Gas the case may
be,) and addressed TO the undtrsgned.
J.P. FARLEY, Major of Ord, A. A. @. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04
Washington Correspondence of n. Y. Tribune
MIR. blaine Catches the COnfeder-
ate Brlgediers in Manifest .
ton of bad Memory and bad
Taste.


WASHINGTON, May 3l.-To day was unusually
interesting ID the Senate There was sharp de-
bate between Senator Blaine and several of the
democratic Senators on the subject of a political
Judiciary, IN which the Maine Senator owing to
his superior memory aud the strength of hi, side
Of the question, came of the victor.
The bill was that reported by Senator Davis. Of
Illinois, providing fol the appointment of an addi-
tionsl Judge 10 the Seventh Circuit. The demo-
Gratis were generally opposed to The bill, on the
ground which they never openly acknowledged
that the judges created uoder such bills, if ap
pointed now would be republican, but If legisla
ton should be postponed for year or two, n,
chance would be greater that some democra
might be appointed.
Mfr. Blaine to-day assailed the position taken .
few days ago by Senator Morgan and Hill, to th,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04

world.
Rev. Mr. Penney of Augusta, delivered very
interesting and practical discourse in the Baptist
church in this city Sabbath afternoon last,
from the text. Verify say unto you, whosoever
shall not receive the kingdom of God as little
child, shall in no wise enter therein" Luke
XVIII IL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04
The Investigation.

m tie Washington Correspondence Of the Bos
ton Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04

The democrats are greatly magnilying the tes-
timony today in predicting that Secretary Sher
man will be Tpeached even before adjournment.
The evidence Is not such as would be insisted IN
on in the trial Of any property right Of the value
Of len cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04
Boston Stock List.

[Sales at the Brokers' Board.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-02
THE CLOCK OF CLOCKS.

January 10, 1878.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-02

THE Chicago Inter-Ocean in dis
eusSing the Eastern war, recalls
Rev. S. d. Baldwin's statement in
his book, "ArmageddOn.' Says
the Inter-Ocean, quoting one of its
own articles published in October,
1876:
According to the views of Mr..
Baldwin, the accomplishments Of
Daniels prophecy was to begin in
1876, continue through 1877 and ter
inmate before the close of April,
1878. Should his representations
turn out to be true, the near future
will.develop startling and profound
ly interesting events. In that case
the efforts of the European powers
to patch up peace will be aborative
this was written i'm 1876, before the
commencement of the war, and
while the representatives of the
powers were in conference); the
early occupation OF the revolted
provinces Bulgaria and Servia) by
Russian troops will take place !;
England will oppose the Cars pro-
gress with a sudden and tremen-
| dous onset in magnificent array,
but without avail Russian armies
will VIGOROUSLY cross the Balkans
into Turkey, making a conquest OF
the European portion first, then
pour triumphantly into Asia Minor,
and reduce it to subsection, together
with Egypt and Palestine. If Dan
iel's prophecy has been accurately
interpreted Russia is to become the
autOcratic colossus among the ma
tions in the Old World within
/ eighteen months from the date
/ October %, 1870, and then pre-
+ cipitately tumble into a vast and
wonderful ruin"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-02
The snow of Age.

"No snow falls lighter than the
snow of age but none is heavier,
for it never meltS." The figure is
by no means novel, but the closing
part of the sentence is novel as well
as emphatic. The Scriptures repre-
sent age by the almond-tree, which
bears blossoms of the purest white.
- The almond tree shall fiOurish"-
the head shall be hOary. Dickens
SAYS of one of his characters whose
hair was turning gray, that it looked
as if time had lightly splashed his
SHOWS upon it in passing.
/" 1t never meltS"-no new
er. Age is memorable. Its wheels
must move Onward-they know no
retTOgrade movement. The old
man may sit and sing, 81 would |
were boy again"-but he grows
older as he sings. He may read of
the elixir of youth, but he cannot
find it he may sigh for the secrets
of that alchemy which is able to
make him young again, but signing
brings it not. He may gaze back
ward with an eye of longing upon
the rosy scenes of his early years, as
one who gaZes on his home from
the deck of departing ship, which
every moment carries him farther
and farther away. Poor old man !!
he has little more to do than die.
alt never melts." The snow of
winter comes and sheds its white
/ blessings upon the valleys and
mountains but soon the sweet
/ spring comes and smiles it all away.
Not so with that upon the brow of
/ the lettering veteran. There is no
| spring whose warmth can penetrate
/ its eternal frost. 1t came to stay.
| Its single flakes fell unnoticed-
and now it i drilled there. We
shall see it increase until we lay the
old man in his grave. There it
/ shall be absorbed by the eternal
darkness there i no age in
/ heaven.
Yet why speak ofagei in a mourn
full strain? 1t is beautiful, honor
able, eloquent. Should we sigh al
the proximity of death, when life
/ and the world are so full of empti-
ness? Let the old exult because
they are old. If any must weep,
let it be the young, at the long sue
ceSsiOn of cares that are before them.
/ Welcome the snow, for it is the
emblem of peace and Of rest. 1t i
but a temple crown which shall
fall mt the gates of Paradise, to be
replaced by brighter and a better
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-02
Non-Resumption i'm France,

To the Editor of the Philadelphia Enquirer;
The 1st of January, 1878, having
come and gone, and the debt due to
the Bank of France by the French
Government having been reduced
to 300, 900, 600 francs, and when 1.-The
forced circulation of notes should
cease in conformity with the law on
the matter" it is an interesting fact
to learn from the Paris cOrrespOn-
dent of the London Economist that
on the third inst. "nO notice Of the
legal resumption of specie payments
had been issued" 1t is true that for
several years past the bank has
been paying specie to the amount of
200 francs at single payment,
hut it has held i'm its own hands en-
tire and complete control over the
matter, and all such payments are
purely optional. Now, not only
has the bank not formally and le-
gally resumed" but it had during
the week ending January Sd in
creased its circulation of ssnOteS $20,-
900, 600, and that circulation then
stood ut 500, coo, 200, being S5l, 000,-
600 more than it was in September,
| 1879. The cremation theory of
finance" evidently does not obtain
i'm France, where the trade, com
merce and industries of the people
are not subOrdinated to any arbi-
| trarily fixed amount of money, but
the latter is subordinated to the for
mCr. Ina word the circulation of
the bank is a purely automatic
affair, and varies from day to day
and week to week, according to
the demands of business. This is
as sensible as it is just.
1t is equally worthy of note that
the bank held January Sd but +05,-
900, 900 in specie against S455, 900, 600
on June p, 1877. The Government
and the bank evidently see and APP
preciate the perils of resumption,
while Notwithstanding the facts
that their country is creditor with
| the rest of the world, and steadily
| importing specie, the bank has lost
| $50, 000, eco within six months. All
such unimpOrtant and tTitiing con-
| siderationS as these are, however,
/ overlooked and disregarded by the
great statesmen at the head of our
affairs who fail to think or care
what kind of a chance our poor
debtor country and its industries
would stand if our Treasury resumed
on Il paltry S1O0,O0O,O0O of specie
while liable to have foreign calls
for 81 600, 100000 within year il
any great commissions should occur
in Europe. 4" Verify do fools rush
in where angels fear to tread"
HENRY CAREY BAIRD.
January 10 1878
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-02
The Silver bill In Ohio.

The Chicago Tribune has the fol-
lowing information from Columbus
and it is fair to assume that the
sentiment of Ohio is that of the
great West:
The Ohio House of Representa-
tiVes devoted last Thursday after
noon to discussion of the Silver
bill. The Leaders of the three par
ties expressed their views and those
of their respective parties. The
resolutions were finally put and
carried by yeas, 80; nays, 6. The
first resolution declared
That common honesty, true fl
nancial wisdom, and justice to the
tax payers of this country, demand
the immediate restoration of the
silver dollar tt. its former rank as a
legal tender for all debts, public and
private"
The second resolution asserts
"That President Hayes and Sec
rotary Sherman, in their opposition
to the restoration of the silver dol
lar, do not represent the views or
the wishes of the Ohio people,"
There is no question as to the
truth of this resolution. The peo-
of Ohio desire the unconditional
reconciliation of silver by a major
ity of even more than 80 to ), and
the opposition of the Secretary OF
the Treasury, and of the President,
if he is against the bill, most as.
suredly does not represent the
wishes of the people of the great
| Buckeye State.