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The Republican journal., 1878-08-15

4t Ai'Nes nun, of Boston. was then introduced
convention ami made characteristic speech
oVuu he Maine Grcenbackers to give &
...- Nate iAis TALL III order To help Butler anl
4lsF l1 Massachusetts,
ile CIecnbackers Of this State who
ess to lave no sympathy with Com
.2iSu Will please take note that they
Expected to help Batter and Kear-
The Argus says Of the nominees OF
lis convention that eight are Republl-
a, and TIVE Democrats.
rae Baltimore Bulletin concludes an
.-e IN tAe.com.ng political campaign
Maryland with the following advice re-
.t.n5 tile Congressional nominations
ASIDE from The expedieuoy of selecting good
a1la men. however. there is one thing which
people 81 The districts ought to impress upon
minds strongly and that is the supreme ne,
->Ity 81 Illuminating uen So soundly and thor
grounded III Democratic doctrines and So
@sW The financial heresles OF the dsv, that
aa danger 9t their aPostatizing and going
Che National, party u case that new and
rst alEaa eaton should turn out to have con
41.e strength IL the tall elections This ought
-.s- carefully guarded against
-e-,.ou j, asked whether the CIeorge ".
H.ua the trrrenhachrTs have selected as
aHaa+s .tIe George " Ladd thar
.~ta"- ai peEt-t some wears ago. held mp Il
oo- uue hand and the United States
tHe other aliug the former
t@t uiIe ag tAe latter as worthless rag
aWia> +rr IDENTICAL. their history Ger
The Republican journal., 1878-08-15

De pr prietors of rhe Dubuque Herald
iiau x Carver We'd rather be Car
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THE GENUINE
FAHNEST0CK WHITE LEAD

Manufactured only by the FahnestocL White
lead Company PHI rSBURG, PA
J. h BAKER, No. "a India street, Boston.
6mIo AGENT FOR NEW ENGLAND
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f. 5. CGSHMAN, Treas. of Searsmont.
Searsmont, Aug. 10, 1873. 3w}3
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kEMDN
cent order to the street commissioner by the city
government 10 remove portion OF the ola Tcle
graph building at the corner Of Main and High
streets in order to widen and straighten the latter
is ID death blow to one Of the few old buildings III
Belfast Built between the years 800 and 1905.
it first occupied store and dwelling house
by Edmund Brown and Simon D. Mcdonald. The
building then stood on bank and years after
wards the high land was removed and the cellar
or basement was converted into a store Let Us
take a look about Belfast when this old building
was first occupied. Main and High streets had
then Just received their names as such Opposite
the spot where the beautiful Masonic Temple
now stands was the store and dwelling of James
Nesmith On the other corner across Main street
stood the Hopkins house, still occupying the
site, as the store Of 5. A. Howcs Il Co Above
it. on the present location OF the American House
stood a building owned and occupied by Or. Os
born. the first framed house in Belfast. portion
of this building, used shop, now stands on
Beaver street-t erected in 1875. There were
then i'll the town. including barns and shops sew
enty six buildings. Above the Osborn house on
Main street, all vacant; not a house was visi-
BILE until the dwelling Of Judge Crosby was reach
ed-the same now occupied by his son, Ex- Gov
Crosby With the exception of the cleared land
in the vicinity Of Nesmiths corner, with an occa
sional clearing on the roads leading through the
village the entire territory of the present city
covered by the original and unbroken forest On
that portion through which Church street now
passes, and on a strip of land lying on each side
of Main street as far westerly as Wilson's HILL
although the forest trees had been felled and the
land partially cleared up, the stumps of the trees
still remained Stumps were still standing on the
sites of the post Office, Universalist and Unitarian
churches, and the school houses Where the
Journal Office now stands was swamp where the
flags grew unmoested The portion of the Bel
fast Livery Cos stable that will also fall before
the march of improvement, was called Mechanic
Row, and was erected in 1926 by William White
| The work of removal commenced on Wednesday
| morning.
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General News.

The fastest trottng time on record was made at
Buffalo on Saturday by Rsrus, 2 10 Ia.
Besconsfeld aud Salisbury were pr scented on
Saturday with the freedom of the ely Of London
amid great pomp aud display.
The New York Evening Pos, says of the dry
goods market that the past week ha, developed a
more general demand for autumn goods by iute-
rior joObers, and liberal distribution OF the most
staple fabrics was made to the local rade by man
ufacturers agents.
The Springfield Republican says the express
tain from Boston was struck by lightning on Fri
day afternoon on the Charlton grade, and narrow
ly escaped disaster. The bolt struck the engine,
enveloping the whole machine in an electric flame,
knocking the fireman, Flaherty, partially insensi-
BILE, and for moment disabling Osgood the en-
gineer whipping hi, hand off the throttle and
nearly binding him. The tender was sent sew
ersl inches into the air, but reached the track
again all right and the whole train was jolted as
though oil the track. The passengers hair stood
on end for several minutes, but none were hurt.
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Gen. Anderson Reminded of the
Democratic Record.

General Anderson had the indiscretion
to remark in the convention which nomi-
mated him as a candidate for Congress,
that the democrats would make great
reduction of office-hoders il they should
obtain control of the government. The
Boston Journal reminds him how foolish
his talk sounds when compared with the
record OF the democrats, as follows:
Think of democratic Congress reducing the
number of offices to be held by democrats Per-
haps Gen. Anderson could furnish an illustration
For instance. he might have called attention to
the course pursued by the democratic House in
the distribution OF patronage. 1t is possible that
Gen Anderson has not read the report Of the
Civil Service Committee OF the House in connec-
ton with the action OF ex Doorkeeptr Polk. That
PEELED that unhappy victim to employ twice a.
many subOrdinstes as did any republican who
preceded him Further, If Gen. Anderson will
bui look into the matter he will find that the in
her OF officials aud employees of the present
House is much larger than ever 1t was under
republican rule. If he will consult the record of
States in the North which have recently had
democratic legislatures, he will fnd that instead
of reducing the official force they Immediately
went at work to increase the number of places
that could be filed with democrats.
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what the Gieenback apostle has to say for himself
and bis companion aud mate =
"In explanation of the matter permit me TO
simply say that on the % day of November, 1875,
Matte Strickland and myself formed q solemn
contract as partners, civil and njugsl and pub
lshed the same to the world, and from that day
to this l have cherished this woman 5 my beloved
com Ddni0H and mate; and hope aud pray that
the lie that binds Us may last thu ough lie and be-
yond the grave. In forming this union both
acted volu ntsrily and from the deepest convictions
OF right; aud we have lived and associated to-
gethef these three years past with "a conscience
void of ofense toward God and man. No more
do. LEO MILLER.
We imagine that there are great many old
fashioned people among the citizens of Maine to
whom he has come 10 preach ''reform," who will
think that one thing more" would be to go and
be married in a Christian manner. 1t is not Gus
tomary in this State for men to live and associ-
ate publicly with women whc 10 not bear their
husbands names, and there is prejudice among
our people in favor of the time honored rites Of
wedloek in such cases. Mr. Miller does not state
whether he has frequently formed such conti acts"
nor why he finds that method more conve nient
than the ordinary way of getting married. lie
expresses very feryent hope that the present
"clvil and conjugal" partnership of Miller and
Strickland may not be speedily dissolved but be
leaves to infer that lis duration is an entirely
voluntary matter.
Now We have the slightest possible interest in
Mr. Leo Miller's private arrangements, but we
think that his card will set great many respec-
table people to rubbing their eyes and to asking
whether persons holding Nh. Miller's peculiar
views and relations on a subject very important to
social order, just the safest sort of councillors
questions affecting the national morality honor
and welfare. Perhaps it is only question of
taste, but the sober minded people of Maine have
not ct embraced the free-love standard OF re
form."-B Bangor Wig and Courier.
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POLITICAL.

The Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal of Friday says
ave are neither surprised disappointed at the
result of the election yesterday. The true men Of
the Democratic Party made gallant fight, but
the tidal wave which swept Radicslism from Shell
by County four years ago has flown backward
and the county is under the joint rule of the Rad
icals and the Nationals.
Ex-Governor Washburu, of Wisconsin, thinks
the National party of little or no account in ii.
State. He says the Republicans expect to elect
six out OF the eight Cong ressmen this Fall, and
carry the State without difficulty. The National.
have swallowed the Democratic party so com.
pletely that there are really ouy two parties in
the field, and of these the Republican is clearly
much the stronger. These facts are patent to
even an outside observer, so that the Governor i
sanguine expectations appear to be entirely rea-
sonable
The platform of the National party can be con.
densed into one plank: WANTED, some money
without earning it."-Iribune
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The Reform Democracy,

There are forty-nine democratic coun-
ties in Ohio, and there have been demo-
cratic detalcations in twenty-one of them.
Sl42 ,545 In one county the thieves de-
stroyed their books and accounts by burn
ing the court house where they were kept
And the loss of another county has not
been accurately determined. But the rob-
berries of nineteen counties foot up more
than S640,000. In every instance, the
thefts were committed by democratic
office-holders, men who were Justify bawl
ing reform" while they had both hands
in the public treasury.
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The Greenb ick Party.

In his speech at the Republican State Conven-
ton OF Michigan, Ex-Secrctsry Chandler said
While we have been asleep the enemy have been
sowing tsres. We have hardly deemed these things
that have arisen III our midst, and alarmed some
of our wisest and best men-we have hardly
deemed them of sufficient consequence To contra
diet. The agents who are disseminating aud dis
iiiling these hereses throughout all the length
and breadth of this land were utterly contempt
IDLE that we hardly deemed them worthy pass
ing notice. But they have been untuIng, and
some honest men have become infected with the
disease. There has been a party created as Is
claimed called the Greenback party. Ii Is a
falsity. THIS new edition OF the Gree nback party
has no right whatever to the name. When the
Greenback party was established | WAS there.
Applause. We had exhausted our means to
carry on the war against the rebelhous States
We owed $40, 900, 900, aud had not dollar IN our
treasury TO pay the debt. We owed our soldiers
for four nlonths wages, and had not a dollar with
which to pay them Our credit had been used to
the utmost, and as war measure, as last resort.
we issued. and L voted for it, the first greenbsck
ever issued u nder this government. We Issued 1t
under solemn pledge that 1t should be made as
soon as we were a0e, equal to gold or silver coin
Applause. Through our State legislatures,
through our votes IN Congress, through our state
ana national conventions, through every ofganl
Zation known to the republican party, declaI ed
and re-dt clared and solemnly reatf rmed that the
very moment were able to make those green
backs equal to CON we would do Tue repub-
lcan party has labored year after year, and they
have raised those greenbacks up, until yesterday
they were WITHIN per cent. OF com. We intend,
gentlemen oil the conventions. to carry out that
pledge so solemnly made. Applause. We in-
Tend to use greenDacks, and We intend that every
single greenback shost this land shall be equal
to one dollar, either IN gold or silver. Applause.
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dollar in 1861. Getting three times as
much for his work seemingly, and paying
three times as much for what he had 10
buy. he could save no more than when
he got but dollar day. The green
back was deprecated, but gold dollar
in 1864 would buy as much in the market
rs in 1861.
/ All this was pointed out some years
ago by Scion Chase in the case of "poor
Bill, the shoe bottomer." The only
greenback papers in 1868 were the re-
publican papers, and they never claimed
that the greenbacks were anything more
than the promise of the government to
pay in the money of the constitution
gold and silver-and declared that as
soon as the government was able they
ought to and should be redeemed and
specie payments resumed.
What a marvellous delusion initiation is.
How it makes men believe they are get
ting rich. while in reality they are be-
coming poor. During the war the trader
sold his goods at double the price in pa
per money which he gave Tor them, think
ing he was making money rapidly, but
when he undertook to replace the stock
which he had sold he found that he could
not do il with the money which he had
received. and was out of pocket by his
operations. All business was built upon
a dee, pive basis. In the end we had to
come TO reality, or go on from bad to
worse in the way of imitation.
Fortunately the Congress of 1864. see
ing the danger into which the country was
running, and inevitable ruin awaiting us
if we persisted in following the wiIl-o'-
the-wisp which we were then pursuing,
gave its pledge not to increase the amount
OF greenbacks then in circulation. and the
keeping of that pledge saved us from an
accumulation of evils far greater than any
which we are now suffering.
Those who desire to launch anew into
boundless sea of imitation, with the GER
tain prospect of wreckng the ship of State
if such madmen as lead the greenback
party are placed in control, are enemies
to the country if they understand the ten
dency of their doctrines. We have felt
the pain of awaking from the fattering
but false dream which initiation has pre-
sented, our feet are again planted on the
solid basis of sound currency, we have
come through the worst OF the struggle,
and now let US devote ourselves with all
our strength to maintain the ground we
stand upon.
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The Sound Currency Party Bound
to Win.
From the Belfast journal (dem }

IIOUl the DtIldst JOURNAL tutm
The success of any ticket, under whatever
name obtained by the support OF inhatiohists and
communists would, however, cause every intell-
gent and patriotic citizen to fear that this was
the end of the Republic But no such result is
possible, or probable. The intelligence Of the
country, the morality, the property, and all its
vast interests social, industrial and commercial,
forbid it. The lessons taught by our civil war may
or may not have been needed but they have
certainly taken deep root in the public under
standing There is enough of intelligence, enough
Of patriotism, enough Of practical common sense
eXistant in this country to assure ITS future, to
maiutail its integrity and to preserve it from any
and all assaults upon the public credit, OF upon
vested rights, or upon the system of law and or
der so essential to the welfare and prosperity of
each and every citizen. The party which aban
dons its organizations to the heetng passions OF
cess by such means is not possible and if it were
il is certainly not desirable. If in the coming
Presidential campaign there should be two tickets
in the field, pledged TO the support of the pub
lie credit and sound currency, the other commit
ted to initiation and mob violence, as exemplifed
in the French Commune, it matters not by What
name these tickets may be christened. the succe.
of the former is as certain as the rising and set
ting Of the sun. God forbid that it should be-
otherwise
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A Creenback Oracle.

We don't know just how many free-love apos-
ties have been imported into this State to advo-
cate the Greenback heresies, but we have heard
OF several, and that class of "reformers" seem TO
take naturally to the championship of initiation
doctrines. The Rockland Free Press having COP
led from the Springfield, Mass, Republican ref
erence to the morality Or ex-
isting between Mr. Leo Miller now on the green.
back stump in this State, and one Matte suick-
land, the said Miller publishes in the Commercial
q card on the subject, dated 81 Portland. Here Is
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The Working of Initiation.

The practical operation OF imitation was
presented in nutshell in the opening of
the remarks made by Senator Blaine at the
State cow ention.
when had the honor" said he, ito
enter Congress from an adjoining district,
there were $3.50, 900, 900 of legal-tenders
In this country, and they were worth Sl47, :
100000, in gold dollars. | staid there
myself. voting for legal-tenders, until we
had $3.50, 900, 900 of legal-tenders, and they
were worth $l45, 900 600 in gold. We
had three times as many paper dollars,
and the aggregate was worth $4,000. 900
less than when we began, and if we had
doubled the amount they would not have
been worth anything at ALL"
A volume could not more comp etely
describe the operation of an inflated cur
rency than it is described in the above
remarks. Every word of the description is
true. With only $3.50, 900. 900 of green
backs in circulation the depreciation of
them was slight. As more and more were
issued the depreciation increased, so that
when the limit of $3.50. 600, 900 of legal
tenders was reached, that sum was worth
less in gold THAI the first $50, 900 900.
And what is true of the depreciation OF
greenbacks 10 this country has been true of
inconvertible paper money the world over,
at all times. and under all governments
The most despotic government on the face
of the earth could not keep irredeemabls
paper from depreciating when issued in
excessive quantities. Austria and Russia
two of the most despotic powers in Eu-
rope, are suffering to-day from the evils of
an inflated paper currency. Their power
over the lives and property OF their sub
jects. though absolute, is not sufficient
to clothe paper money with the
attributes and value of gold and
silver merely by giving it the stamp OF
money. Napoleon , with all his power,
and in all his necessities, never thought OF
carrying on his vast operations by paper
money alone. Among his first acts upon
coming t. be the ruler OF France was to
pat the finances OF the kingdom on a
sound basis, avoiding assignats and man-
dats, and on that basis he kept it as long
as he controlled the destinies OF the nation
With all his wisdom, genius and greatness
as a statesman as well as warrior. he new.
er discovered that the government stamp
upon piece of paper, could give such
paper the qualities that gold and silver
possess.
The manner in which greenbacks sank
in value as they were issued in large guam
titles is seen clearly from Mr.. Blaine,
statement. How was the laboring MAJ
affected by this stale of the currency
His wages increased apparently, but nc
more than the expenses of living. If be
received two dollars day for work Will,
before the war he received but one, be
had to pay at least twice as much for Pre-
visions, groceries. clothing &c, for hi.
family. 1t took two dollars in greenbacks
lin 1864 it took three to buy as much
toward living as be could buy with one
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Republican COnventlon-Third Congress
sIOnaI District.

The Republicans of the Third Congressional
District of Maine, will meet in Convention at
GRANITE HALL, Augusta,
Friday, August 10th, AT 2 O'Clock Il. W.,
for the purpose of nominating a candidate to be
Supported by tue Republicans of the District, for
the Forty Sixth Congress. Each city, town and
plantation viii be entitled to one delegate, aud
an additional delegate for every seventy.hFe votes
cast for Gov. Conner in 1875. mai 'rity fraction
will be entitled TO an additional delegate.
9. W. RoBlSsoS. District Committee.
E.F WEBB,
July Goth ISIS.
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Chicago Produce Market.

CHICAGO August 8, 1873.
FLOUR-Extra spring 4Ua5.J0: western 40
southern 20.
WHEAT No. Red Winter 95h No. ? do, $50
cash August sile september ~ No. , Chicago
Spring Old 10! new 95la cash; August, 9i7. sept.
3d. No. 3U.s2-; rejec ed 6S-.
CORN 80 sales regular, -; cash -l3J- Au-
gust, So'sl-; Sept. 49,, a39; mixed, 39i4 rejected
37h.
OATs-Cash 23ta-; August, 22ii September
221..
RYE-50-.
BARLEY-s5-.
DRESSED HOGS-4 l1a4.I2,.
PORN Cash l050a0.00-; August, 10 40 al0 A.
Sept. 1899.
LARD Cash 100 al 6j =: August, 7e7ha-;
Sept. 1917.
BULK MEATS Shoulders -, 10, short rib
side "a 40; short clear rib 6,.iU clear sides
6a a6i4.
WHISKEY-l0a
"a cents,
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An ill fitting Truss is worse than non. -.
Persons suffering from llesnia or rupture
shonld e" 10 Part idge's Drug store, Au.
gusta, where special attention is Civ. n
10 properly fitting and adju,ting the Truss
TO each particular casr. The Messr,
Part'i dge Brothers have the largest stoc k
OF Irusses To B. found in the State, viii, n
enable them to make "a proper selection,
apllS-t &wltaw
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We take pleasure in referring our readers to
Adamsoos Botanic Cough Basam Having test
ed the article ourselves, and knowing many per-
sons who have been benefited by its use, I'M
hesltatlngly commend it as an invaluable house
hold medicine for coughs and colds.-Fdrnainq.
ton Chronicle. aug 7-+SwIw
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Beautiful Helen no doubt had fine complexion,
but it Is more than doubtful whether 1t exceeded
in purity the compilations OF the ladies who use
that inimitabe auxiliary Of female loveliness,
Gems sulphur Soap. Sold by all druggists.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye black and brown
SOC. iulyl7-tSwlmo
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Special Notices
n G ARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and IN.
dlscretlons of youth, nervous weakness, early de
cay, loss of manhood, &c, VIII send recent
that Will sure you, FREE OF CHARGE, This
great remedy was discovered by missionary in
South America. Send self addressed enyelope
to the Rev. JOSEPH T, ISMAs, station d, Bible
house. New York City. septl5-snteod&wlv
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Please not trfe with cough. 1t is inviting
death. When safety IS within reach, stop that
cough, heal the lungs, remove all irritation from
throat. Adamson's Botanic Basam will do it.
Sample bottles free. Large bottles IS cents.
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FINANCIAL Il COMMERCIAL.
New York Money Market.
EVENING REPORT.

New York. August 8. 1878 r
Money loaned at 2-alh on CALI and closed at 2 =
per cent.
Sterling 4s3-as3- tor 60 days, 4S7-as0-- for
demand.
Gold opened at I00ta and closed 1t i00ll
Carrying rates al per cent. Borrowing rates
ha2.-
Clearings, -, $50 900 Custom receipts, 1896 600.
Treasury disbursed $40 00O interest, sl3 900 for
bonds.