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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-10
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1879.
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a TWOOD'S COLOGNE, a remarkably fine
II article. in Two sizes, half pint and trial
TASKS; Coudray's Soap; fac Tooth Brushes;
Colgates Soaps &c, &c.
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CKATESl SKATESl SKATES American
- Club, Acme, Ice King and Wood Stock
Skstes-s large stock ust received and for aale
low by
dec 10 JAS F. CARLIN & SONS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
TRAvELLERs' GUIDE.
oyvv v5 $4,000 hAiLw "a

lu ELEVATED RAILWAY.
OPEN FROM 8 80 A. N. TO IL =. M.
RECTOR ST.-Nearcst point FOR Wall street ferry and
connects with cars for South ferry.
CoRrLANDT sT.-Nearest point for jersey City and
Coinmnnipaw ferries.
PARK PLACE.-Nearcst point for Post onicc City Hall
and barclay street ferry to Hobokcn.
CHAMBERS ST.-Nesrest point to Pavonia and Erie
Railway ferry
FRANKLIN ST
GRAND sTNcares point for Dcsbrosses street ferry
Jersey City, and with tor Desbosses East
Grand street ferries.
BLEECKER sT.-Connects with cars for and
STH sTNeares point for Christopher street ferry 10
Hobokcn connecting with for Christopher and East
Tenth street ferries.
liTiI sT-Nearest point Union Square, waiacks and
Lyceum thcares Academy OF Music Irving and rammany
halls, connecting with for East Twentythrd and
Thirty fourth street ferries
23D ST-Ncarest point to Booths, ST. James and Park
thcates Grand Opera House, Gilmoros Garden and Ma
sonic Temple and Twenty third ferry to Jersey City
33D STNcarcst point to Standard broadway and Fifth
Avenue theatres Aquarium and San Francfsco Minstols
connecting with cars for Weehawken ferry
AID ST-Connecs with New York Transfer Company's
cabs for Grand Central Depot.
GOTH ST.
5sTII sT--Nearcst point to Central Park.
Connecting with ears of belt Line Railroad.
FOR UPTOWN TRAINS take east side stations.
FOR DOWNTOWN TRAINS take west side stations
FARE 10 CENTS,
except between the hours Of 10 and 80 A. NJ and and
Up. NJ, when the fare IL o cents
WIN X. GARRISON, President
n. Vac BRocxLlN, Superintendent
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25

EUROPEAN STEAMSHIPS.

EUUOFEAN
WrILSON LINE OF STEAMERS
w for Southampton and Hull,
from Eagle pier, Hoboken, us foiiows;- -
OTRANTo. .......... Feb. RIALTo ............Feb
Through bills of adng issued to aud from ports east
coast Of England and Scotland also to the Baltic and
Continental ports.
For freight, &C. apply 70 ,,nso>, . COW -.
80 South William st.
NATIONAL LINE-FROM NEW PIER 80 NORTH
IN River--FoR LONDON Vctoris Doek;- :.
FOR LIVERPOOL AND QUEENsTOwN.-
Egypt Sat. Feb !, IL 30 An Erin Sat. Feb 80 NJ
Cabin $5u 10 $50. currency steerage S2o Drafts from
81 upward issued low rates Companys Office %
and rs Broadway T. W. j. HURST. Manager.
GENERAL TRANSATLANTIC COMPANY
VI BETWEEN NEW YORK AND HAVRE.
Company pier, 42n North River foot of Morton ST.
FRANCE. Trudelle. Wednesday, Feb .. $3.50 NJ
AMERIQUE, Deiord Wednesday, March 5, 3 r. NJ.
PRICE OF PASSAGE Including wine) TO uavro-First
cabin, 500; second cabin SID; third cabin, S3o Steer
age $26 including wine bedding and utensils
RETURN TICKETS AT REDUCED RATES.
Steamers marked 90 do carry steerage passengers
70 suit. LOUIS DE BEBIAN. Agents 35 Broadway.
IMAM LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
l FoR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL.
CITY OF MONTREAL Thursday, January 30 II A. NJ
CITY OF BERLIN. saturday February q q 80 A. NJ
CITY OF NEW YORK. Thursday February H. 10 10 A NJ
From pier 81 North River, foot of Charlton st,
Cabin $50 $50 and $IOo gold Return tickets ON favora
BILE Storage, @ currency Drafts at lowest rates
Saloon staterooms, smoking and bathrooms amidships
These steamers do not carry cattle. sheep or pigs.
JOHN q. DALE Agent, 81 and 33 Broadway, N. Y.
Philadelphia office, los South 4th st.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
old DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

sailing from picr % North River,
for NORFOLK, PETERSBURG and RICHMOND, TUES
DAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY. at3P NJ, connecting
with all RAILROADS for the SOUTH, SOUTHWEST aud
WEST also with steamers for NEWBERNE and WASH
INGTON, n. O., steamers for LEWES. Dcl and RENO
BOTH BEACH, and connecting railroads. TUESDAYS aud
FRIDAYS, at2 r. NJ
Through passenger tickets and bills OF lading all
points lowest Insurance for Norfolk, &c, at
per cent Freghts received daily at pier 81 North River
Gcneral Office. No. Iy7 Greenwich st.
n. L. McCREADY, President.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25

NEW ORLEANS DIRECT.-THE CROMWELL LINE
IN steamship NEW ORLEANS will leave Saturday, jan
uary 70, 1879, NJ r. NJ from pier North River In
Effected ~ ono half cent policy
Through bills Of lsding given Mobile principal
the Mississppi River For freight passage
ply to CLARK a SEAMAN ~ West st.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25

AND STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Steamer GENERAL WHITNEY, Saturday, January IS.
Steamer MORGAN CRY, Wednesday, January -
At3P M taking freight to Now Orleans. Mobile and all
Mississippi River points shreveport Houston, to all points
the houston and Texas Central Texas Pacific Trans
continental Galveston Harrisburg and san Antonio rail-
roads, Indianoa Brasos Santiago and Brownsville. In
AT lowest Corpus Christi freight carried 70
Galveston o Indianola foe forwarding by sail
For freight and other information apply N
BOGERT MORGAN, Agents.
picr Eorth River.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22
NAMES WANTED.

The Lewiston Gazette thinks it has
proved a good deal against the war record
of Hon. Daniel f. Davis, because +. p.
Tobie. historian of the regiment, writes !:
II have no record of Corporal Davis
other than is set down in the Adiutant
Generals report, which you doubtless have,
and such ~ is conhrmatory thereto, and
no personal recollectionS of him.
That seems very like the argument Of
4 religious contemporary which says
ST. Luke was wrong in stating that Jo-
seph and Mary, the parents of Jesus,
went up TO Jerusalem with all the world
to be taxed. The wise journal said that
its editor had looked carefully through
ancient histories and could find no record
of any such taxing; hence the evangelist
must be in error.
In the same issue of the Gazette we
find an article signed First Maine Cav
alryman," in which the writer practically
repeats the charges of the Name Stand
ard. viz: that Mr.. Davis saw little or
no fighting, and that he was IN hospital
most of the time. Now what we want
is the name of this brave "cayalryman,
who skulkS into print anonymously. We
wager he is a man who would skulk
behind tree il bullets flew, as he now
skulks behind an incognito and stabs 1t
comrade in arms; or else the article
is a forgery. Against this negative and
anonymous testimony, we have the posi-
tive statements of many of Mr.. DAVIS :
fellow soldiers who are not afraid TO print
their names in full and to give their places
of residence Here are few of them:
W. ). Howe, VI. D., Pittsheld, late Capt.
Co. D., lst ID. G. Cav. also Capt. Co. D.,
lst Maine Cav.
Ira b. Harvey, MaXileld, Ne.
Howard VI. Doyen, Brewer Me.
Samuel IIurd, StctSon, Me.
Rev. H. W. Bolton, Bangor, late Order
IN Sergeant, Co. d., lSt ID. c. Cav.
David Lawrence, StetSon, Me.
VIM A Lehman, StetSOu, Me.
+. 7. Townsend, Stctson, Me.
Uriah Curtis, Stetson, Ne.
Edwin Hill, Dover South Mills.
John W. Goodwin, StctSOn, Me.
G. b. Lakin. late Steward OF Maine In
sane Hospital at Augusta.
Almon Lewis, Gardiner, Ne, Co. F., lst
| Me Cav.
All these men were with Davis, and
know what they are writing about. They
are not all Republicans, but declare that
they, though belonging to the Democratic
and Greenback parties, will not willingly
see a comrade slandered When our OPP
ponents wish to countcract or inyatdate
this testimony. they must prove the bad
character of our witnesses, or produce
something more convincing than the insin-
uations of anonymous writers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22
BUSINESS IN 1879.

The Portland Press has prepared a
lengthy statement concerning the failures
for 1879, from information obtained from
F.. Russell X Co.'S mercantile agency.
The report shows that business has taken
a progressive step, and that business men
are working upon better foundation.
We make the following extracts from the
report:
The failures for the second quarter in the
present wear are ,j34 in number and %
millions Of dollars in amount Of liabilities.
These figures are notably less than IN any
single quarter OF the past five years. As
compared with the second quarter OF 1875
the difference in favor OF the last three
months is very marked, indicating de
crease of over 900 failures IN that period,
with a decline IN liabilities of 20 millions in
the quarter-a lcSSened loss or lock up by
bad debts Of over two millions per week.
For the first six months OF 1879 the fall
ures i'm the United States were 4,O5o in
number, ~ against 5,s25 for the first SIX
months of 1873. The liabilities in the
same period OF this year are only % mil
lions of dollars, a. against 100 millions for
the first SIX months OF iast year. Inc ull-
ference in favor of 1879 is, therefore, that
there have been nearly two thousand (l969)
less failures, while the extent of liabilities
shows decrease of over % millionS-pre-
cisely One-half of what they were in the
first six months of 1878.
In relation 70 the growth in the volume
of business in the past six months, As COM
pared with the transactions of the same
period i'm 1873, the circular contains returns
from all the clearing houses in the country,
some twenty-five in number, located in the
chief centres of finance. From figures il
annears that the total settlements, or bal
ances TO be adjusted between the various
hanks. indicated an increase OF business
all over the country exceeding twenty per
cent. There are seven out of the twenty
two cities whose returns show decrease
in the six months from local causes, which
in the next six months may not prevail
but that the total result should III the SIN
months show gain of One-tifth notWlth
standing these local influences, Is next 70
the failure figures themselves, very salts
factory showing, of most encouraging
character.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22
4 SLIPPERY ADVERSARY.

When one sees the Greenback orator and
the Grceuback organ repeating with the
utmost GOODNESS the statements which were
exploded and shown 10 be false q year ago,
he comes 20 the conclusion that the parties
referred 10 are slippery adycrsares. For
instance. few days since u GrcenOack
orator declared that the French Govern
meut obtained the money 10 pay the Ger
man war indemnity by giving the inhabit-
ants of that country paper money FOR the
coin required. and that such a policy had
made France prosperous while every other
country was the reverse. Now every IN
tcligcut man knows that there j. not
particle OF truth I'm such a statcmcut-not
even an approach 90 "a fact iu such q dec
hration And yet it is made tO dO duty in
most Grccublck campaign speeches II has
been shown by the best authority that the
money 10 pay Germany WAS obtained by
the sale of interest bearing bonds OF small
denomination tp "a people who hoard coin
because they have no savings institutions
or other means of Investment II is % well
known fact that the French Government
has not issued paper money for many years,
but has licensed the Bank OF France 20 do
so under certain conditions. II j. also =
well known fact that France brought about
specie resumption i'm that country after the
German war 10y the same plan which was
adopted by our CougrcS namely by fix
ing a day for specie payments aud making
preparations 10 carry that plan into effect.
1t is also worth while TO state that France
was prosperous from November, 1873
when the circulation OF the Bank OF France
was SGO2 900. 900, To December, 1873, when
II had been reduced 10 SiO4, sos, 1GO-show-
ing that contraction of nearly one third
of the volume of paper money did not check
the prosperity of that country.
We have only called attention 10 the
above because it APPLY illustrates either the
dishonesty or the ignorance of the men
who 90 about the country preaching the
flat money hercSy and grossly misrcprc-
senting, even TO entire peryersion, the
financial history Of such countries as
France. Can men who insist upon repeat
ing such glarins falsehoods be believed
when they assert that there are at present
no indications Of better days ;-BostoH
TpurHdi
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22
THE PORTLAND CONVENTION.
THE Eye OPENER.
Prom the New Era OF June 10.

Immediately after the holding of the late
state Convention. the Nflr Era mildly
criticised its platform. and limited ut the
existence of Il ring For the lack OF both
time and space rs well as sufficient proof
on many points, we only improved that
opportunity Of early placing the Ne,c Erd
on record.
During the past two weeks we have
learned many things of which we had
previously been ignorant, have had con
ilrmed many suspicious, until with the
deepest sorrow We are compelled 10 admit
that.the proof of the capture OF our con
ycntion and the machinery of the Green
back party by ring Of the most deSpisable
element THAT was in the old parties, j.
overwhelmingly convincing. This being
the case, the duty We owe 10 the principles
we have advocated 20 the extent oil our
ability, to the party and ourselves, make,
very plain the position the Nr'r EW must
occupy. While the growth of the Green
back party in our State has ever been the
object for which we have labOrcd, 1t WAS
simply for the reason that We honestly ana
heartily believed I'm the justice OF the vital
principles Oh which it was based, and our
faith in the people who, when their eyes
are opened, will set their feet Nolldly on All
such wirc-pulling. onice-Sccking rings, is
our excuse, if the truth needs excuse, for
exposing the pcrtidy of those in whom the
people trusted.
The Portladd Convention was captured
by a ring of >cheming, wirc-pullinS poht-
clans. who thus early in the history OF thr
party. secured control of it, machinery
and ulottrd with Democratic ringStcrS 10
unite the two parties on platform lhal
ignores the vital principles necessary To
secure the prosperity of our people.
Previous 70 the hour of converting, tex
cts had been prepared and 10 some extent
delivered TO delegate, TO the convention
emitting them To admission TO the Dody oil
the hall. Door keepers had been employed
To guard the entrances and exclude al who
failed 10 present such tickets. but the door
Keepers were afterwards discharged and
the crowd admitted. which 50 filled the hall
and virtually changed the character oi the
meeting from a delegate to a mass conven-
ton the result of which will appear here
after.
why was delegate virtually changed to
a mass convention, when il was known
that the Democratic State Committee was
present for the purpose of securing the
adoption of "A platform:
These questions every honest GreenDack-
er should consider, and should they serve
TO open their eyes 10 the fact that polltlcl-
ans are laboring to shape the course of our
party movement in their interest and drag
it down to their level, our object Is accom-
plished.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22

simply "Do we prefer to see the Repub-
hcan or Greenback nominees elected to
offces" Every Democratic vote cast for
separate candidate counted for the Re-
publicans. For one he had seen the
Republicans in their offices long enough,
and he wanted every one of them turned
out.
Mr.. Hastings said he could vote for
the resolution because it would eventually
be for the benefit of the Democratic par
ty-there was no trade about tit was
a simple endorsement of the Greenback
nominees, for the purpose of turning the
Republicans out of Office.
c. A. Black, esq, of Paris, moved to
amend the resolution by adding Except
the Greenback nominee for County Treas
urer." Mr. Black proceeded to advocate
his amendment by stating that the Green
back nominee was in no way qualified to
fill the position, and that his election would
be disaster to the county.
Mr.. Goodwin of Waterford said that
the resolution did not bind the party, but
simply recommended that they vote for
the Greenback nominees.
Mr.. Hastings said that if there was
any man on the ticket who was not fit to
be elected, he should not vote for that
man, and he advised every voter to use
his judgment in the same manner.
As the question was called for, Mr..
Black insisted upon having his amend
ment put. 1t was defeated by vote of
4 to !. A motion to adopt the resolu-
tons was carried by vote of ) to l..
All further debate was choked off by calls
for the question, and motion to adjourn
was made, when Mr. Black asked if there
was not to be any platform presented so
that Democrats could tell where they
stood when voting for Grcenback nomi-
nees. Mr.. Carter Immediately moved
that the convention readopt the Bangor
platform, and his motion to that effect
was carried. After this the convention
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22

THE CHIEF ISSUE. Mr. stephens, OF
Georgia, uttered solemn truth when he
declared that the greatest issue now before
the people of this country is that which
the Democrats have raised between State
sovereignty and National supremacy Be
side il the discussions concerning finance,
the tariff and matters Of administrative
reform sink into insignifcance. We hearth
" agree with Mr.. Stephens in this view of
the political situation. The financial ques-
ton is practically settled, and though
frothy Democratic and Greenback orators
NAV 'declaim against the hardships of re-
sumption, nothing will he done either in
Congress or out of it, to repeal the resump-
ton act or to disturb its workings. But
the State rights doctrine advanced and
acted upon during the late session by Mr.
Stephens and his associates is something
that everybody can understand. Both
Democrats and Republicans recognize 1t on
sight as the main cause of the civil war
50. Louis Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22
MINED VIEWS.
[From the LewIston Jonrnal. ]

The hard money idea is that the paper dollar
shall be rcdeemable in coin at the option OF the
holder and that three paper dollars shall rest
ON the"bottom" OF one coin dollar. The Maine
platform takes out the one "bottom' coin dol
lar and leaves the paper dollars resting upon
the credit OF the nation, and would let all
greenback dollars rest on the credit OF the ma.
tion.-solon Chase in National Tribune.
1t would be well If the greepbeck and
democratic leaders could agree on what
platform of principles they are asking for
popular support. The North star green
back says the Portland platform gives up
the credit of the nation "moonshine" rs a
basis for paper currency; and the Portland
ArquS and Maine Standard say ditto. Now
Uncle Scion says these worthless are all
wrong, and that the Portland platform stu
sticks TO the fiat idea-not by directly
affirming it, but by declaring for the with
drawal of the coin reserve.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22
..nrrEREn nrT ="

The disastrous effect OF the hot Sho-
thrown into the KingIlcld camp by the felt
low soldiers of Daniel +. Davis, have pro-
duced a complete Generalization, and all
sorts of efforts are being made 10 undo
their effect. As for Instance this: In his
letter to the Wig, Capt. w. ). Howe OF
Co. "D., LIST ID. c. Cavalry wrote Those
who witnessed his valor will remember
him as one of the truest patriots who UNI
sheathed a sword or carried carbine in
defence of his country's honor" cor
respondent CD Of the Campaign Standard
signing himself "a Cavalry Soldier" goes
to work and eliminates the two words we
have italicised above, and then spreads
himself over two-thirds of a column of the
paper TO ridicule the corporal who ''un-
sheathed his carbine!" Could anything
show weaker cause more weakly sus-
tanned? If ever foolish campaign SANDER
''petered out more quickly and completely
than has this, we do not remember it.
BdRgOr Wing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22

A SIGNIFICANT OMISsIoN.-It has been
the custom for many years to publish with
the Acts and Resolves" of the Legisla-
ture of Maine a list of members and the
payroll, showing the exact sum drawn
by each. We observe that the last Leg
islature failed to publish the pay roll.
Secretary of State Cove, who compiled
the work, has very thoughtfully given us
list of members, but he omitted to state
the amounts which they drew from the
State Treasury. Can it be that such a
statement would not make favorable
showing for his Greenback friends, and
it was omitted that we might not be able
to say how many reformerS drew double
mileage; We ask for an explanation:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22
.ahiities at ss25. s27. 2s. Assets

total liabilities at sS25,e272s. Assets
amounting to ls4 per cent. were reported,
and the creditors agreed to accept rs per
cent. of the liabilities in 6, u, Is, and
"a months from July l, 1879, without
interest. This is very equitable settle
ment, and shows desire on the part of
the MeSsrs. Denison to deal fairly with
their creditors. Less than ten per cent.
would be realized if the concern were
forced into bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22
pLoArEp BOND HOLDERS.

one OF the most common charges az the
som money leaders, B., thIt the resumption
legislation OF the country has Increased the
price OF bonds aud diminished thc price o.!
.,tcer,." etc Many men swallow such
shallow appeals Is these without thinking
whether they have amy basis OF fact or
reason. They seem ID forget that | =
30 SIX per ccat, hoaj, were worth 10
when thc resumption bin WAS passed.
and that when resumption WIS accom-
pll~h..d they were worth Only par "a fact
which up>,tS the bash, on which the
steer appeal stands All that The GOV
eminent has done relative o. It's bond
promises. IL has done for H. gr"rubhck
promises. viz. 20 redeem Us pledges. But
- a matter OF fact. this redemption OF It's
pledge, has not benefited hOud-hOllcr~. but
The whole people; ina>much as 10 lus 50
improved the credit of the government ~
To- enable it 10 borrow money at per cent
where previously il paid T. per cent. " TO
the effect of bringing up the grecu1Ick
dollar to 100 cents, on the price Of steers
and everything else, ii Is not for grccnback
leaders who declare themselves IN favor Of
making the grccnback ~ good As gold, To
complain. II i inevitable that an increase
of the value of the grccnback dollar I'm
which prices are measured, would CORES
p0ndingly reduce the apparent but not cX-
changeablc price of eyerything-the arti-
Giles which We want To buy as well a. those
we want To sell No man can find fault
with that unless he takes the ground that
the grccnback ought 10 have been kept
deprecated But the real fall OF prices in
steers" pork and butter, that comes from
the largely increased Western supplies
brought East at low rates the rise IN Wool
and potatoes that comes from an increased
demand and the ravagcs of the potato bug,
are due to operations OF the law OF supply
and demand aud not TO financial legislation.
-LeiriStOR JOuT1di.