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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-25

Appropriations for 1879 greater than ex-
penditures of 1873:
Paupers in uninco. porated places, s2,li2
Military purposes and Pensions, 2Ds7
Bounty on Beet Sugar, i,s25
Public lands. i,sl0
Ss,s64
Amount reductions, $lt2,5
Amt. appr's. 1879 greater than eXps ISIS. s,564
Net reduction, s93,.9i
1t will be seen on examination that of these
reductions the sum of S2l 800 is on account of
public debt and interest. No appropriation
was necessary for this, because it does not be-
come due. Over S20, 600 is on account of
school funds. No appropriations could be
made for this. because the funds to that
amount were not and could not be in the
treasury, partly because they had already
been paid out and partly because the amount
of school income is reduced in consequence
of the lesser amount received from the Saw
ings Bank.
A reduction of $500 was made by cutting
off the Agricultural College without dollar.
The State institutions and charities were
crowded down to the narrowest limits of bare
subsistence and reduction of 5000 made
there. As the taxes collected from the rail-
roads were reduced, it was not necessary to
appropriate Sc 97 for refunding that amount
to the towns wherein the railroad stock is
owned. This, think, can hardly be called
a reduction of expenses, since the State failed
to receive the amount from the railroads, and
the towns, consequently, will not get it from
the State
The enterprise Of Restocking the lakes and
streams with fish was given up, and S3,7G4
saved. The Indians were dockcd 81 AIS. 1t
is not necessary TO erect a statue to Governor
King or build bridge at Caribou, so no APP
preparation of 5000 was needed for those
two purposes. Nearly $4,000 was saved on
salaries, SGGj on printing, binding and stitch
ing, advertising &C., and 81, $50 by cutting
down the pay of night watchmcn, fuel &c. at
the State House.
l think have said enough to show that of
the 1913, 79l saved over thrce-ffths were
no savings at all. but were reductions from
causes entirely independent of any control by
the last Legislature, viz:
Public debt ami interest, s2i 500
School funds, &c, 2l,WO
X. X. taxes, G,SO0
Statue of Gov. King, 1900
Bridge at Caribou, 1900
81, 400
OF the remaining S3G, 800 some reductions
are doubtless judicious. and all parties re-
joice at them, while others are in my opinion
of very questionable economy.
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tee. AT NJr0nbega Hall, on the day ui
the Convention. The Por' land and
Penobscot steamers will make single rates
for the round trip. TO delegates.
The sale of tickets to the Convention i'll
commence Wednesday morning, June 18th.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-25
THE MAGAZINES.

Harper's for July is full of entertaining
reading and excellent illustrations. Profess
sor Charles Carroll writes and Mr.. Rheinhart
illustrates the leading articls, which is on
Narragansett Pier and appears just in time
for the many "summer visitors" preparing
for their hegira 1.-THE Land o Burns" is an
illustrated paper by VIM. II. Rideing on Ayr
and its neighborhood. .'The Storming of Stony
Point" is described with animation by II. 7.
Johnson; Jas. Il. Fields.contributes poem
OF humorous intention entitled ''The Owl
Critic" which is also illustrated; Howard
Pyle's "a Peninsular Canaan" is brought to
an end by an nstalment with nineteen illus
trations; Mr.. s. G. w. Benjamin, the art
critic. begins series of illustrated papers on
Fifty Years of American Art;" Mr.. Il. p.
Whipple gives us some ''Rccollections of
Charles Summer 'Mrs. MulOck- Craik's nov
el is continued of course and Mr.. Henry
James, jr. appears for the first time in Har-
per to our recollection with short story cap
italy conceived and charmingly told entitled
1.-THE Diary of Man of Fifty" The Easy
Chair" discusses a number of topics and the
other departments are apparently fuller even
than usual. For sale by +. j. Pierce.
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CONTEsTING WILLS.

Great Joy the fact that your cough can b
thoroughly cured by DIR. A. j. Flagg's Cough an
Lung SyruD.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-25
From the Portland Press.
State Expenditures.
A RECITATION OF Coalition MIssrATE
MENTs.

The following table find in the Portland
Argus Of June llth, rs copied from the Ma
tional Tribune, a greenback paper, published
| believe at Augusta. The Argus has since
repeatedly approved its statements and chal
lenged their contradiction. ! am not surprised
At any financial statements which our friends
the greenbackcrs make, but / am ast0nished
that the editor of the Argus, who was mem
Der Of the Committee on Financial affairs of
the Legislature of 1875 should endorse such
statements and conclusions:
Amt. appropriated by State for 1878, si,295, 6o3
Amount hired, 10000
Deficiency on binding and stitching, $500
Expenses of State in 1873 under Republ-
can rule, Si,45l, 1853
Appropriations for 1879. ,329, 2S2
Deduct the amt to pay the temporary
loan made In 1873, $l50,JOO
Interest same. 1856
Deficiency In binding and stitching, $500 l57 ,G36
Expenses of State In 1872, l,l72s46
Expenses In 1878, 4145i,l53
Expenses In 1879, l,i72,2i6
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That Cold of Yours may run INTO consumption
If you don't take DIR. A. J. Fiaggs Cough and Lung
syrup.
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The July number of the Eclectic Magazine
begins new volume, and is good one with
which to commence either yearly or a half
yearly subscription. The engraving this
month is finely expressive likeness of Gen
Albert j. Myer, the "Old Probabilities" of
the Weather Bureau at Washington The
contents of the number are as follows: "On
the Study of Natural History" by Professor
ST. George Mivart; "A Speech at Eton," by
Matthew Arnold; 1.-THE History of Games, -
by +. b. Tyler, l.. l.. d.; "John Brown A
True Story" 'Sydney Dobell; A Personal
Sketch" by Robert Buchanan; son Chinese
Fans; "Mr. Browning's Dramatic Idylls !,
"A Problem in Human Evolution" by Pro-
fessor Grant Allen; "Mademoiselle de Mer
sac" a novel, chapters X. to Nil. "Spring's
Gifts" poem; 1.-TWO Impostors of the
Eighteenth Century," ''Peter the Great :
Literature and Medicine - FLOWERS and
their Unbdden Guests :" 1.-THE Melancholy OF
Educated Englishmen;" A Coquette;" ant
q biographical sketch of Gen. Albert j. Myer
to accompany the portrait. Besides these
there are the usual editorial departments OF
Literary notices, Foreign Literary Notes
Science and Art, and Varieties.
Scribners's Monthly for July opens with an
article entitled 1.-THE American on the Stage,
with illustrations. "Friend Barton's Con
cern," is an illustrated story. A paper on
"Summer Entomology" well illustrat
ed, is one of the most important feat
ures Of tho number. The concluding part Of
MADAME Bonapavte's Letter from Europe
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The July number of Lppincott's Magazine,
opens the twenty-fourth volume The
opening article, by DIR. Felix l.. Oswald, is
the first of a series entitled, "Summerland
Sketches or rambles in the backwoods of
Mexico and Central America" The second
article has for its subject "Stratford-on-the-
Sound" a village on the Connecticut. For
many readers the chief attraction of this
number will lie in an article on jefferson and
Rip Van Winkle,-"At and After the Play"
1t is written by an intimate friend of the
great actor, Mr. l.. Clarke Davis. The name
of Thomas Hughes, author of ''Tom Brown
School Days. must always command atten-
ton, and the article by him in this number of
Lippincott's will have a particular in
terest for American readers, being an
able defence of Franklin against the animad-
version and prejudices still current in Eng
land. "a Swiss Patrician," by Arthur Ven
ner, is the title of paper on Bonstetten, in
his youth the friend of voltaire, in his old
age Of Madame de Stael. Not less readable
is the fifth chapter of Miss Porter's descrip-
ton of life in Southern village. "Womens
Husbands" is also continued, with no falling
off in piquancy and interest. Susan NJ. Day
has pathetic short story called "Telescopic
Discoveries" and the monthly Gossip is
full of sparkling matter, including deserip-
ton of "Society in Paris during the Last Sea-
SON."
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$4,000

OF the remaining SAG, 800 some reductions
are doubtless judicious. and all parties re-
joice at them, while others are in my opinion
of very questionable economy.
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Bridge nj Caribou,
Miscellaneous,
1000
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Appropriations for 1879 greater than ex-
penditures of 1878:
Paupers in uninco. porated places, s2,li2
Military purpOses and Pensions
The New York herald., 1879-10-21

confident of accomplishing more than their i'm
mediate predecessors. Leading members of the
Cabinet claim that they enjoy the confidence of
the Sultan in a special degree, and are ready to
undertake reforms in the way he desires.
Osman Pacha, Minister of War in the old
Cabinet, retains that position in the new
Ministry. The Sultan has invited Aeko Pacha,
Governor of Eastern Rounela, to visit Con-
stantinople, but the latter has declined the in
vitation. Tnis incident has caused dissatisfac-
ton in official quarters, as Aleko Pacha had
promised to visit Constantnople twice in each
year, to acquaint the Sultan with the condition
of Eastern Roumelia."
JEWS IN ROUMANIA.
A despatch to the Times from Bucharest says
that the measure adopted by the government
for the relief OF the Jews does not comprise all
that they desired, but is the beginning of better
days for them, and if they accept and make the
best of it there is no reason why the Jews of
this Principality should not have peaceful and
prosperous political future before them. The
Chamber of Deputies have passed the amend
ment OF the constitution concerning the aboli
ton of religious disabilities.
The New York herald., 1879-10-21

the district between Bokhars and Badakshzn. aud
make Russia acquainted with the sources OF the
Oxus. The painter Smakon will take part In this
exploration. and on his return TO sAInarcand he
will spend three weeks In making sketches
of the architectural antiquities. GA the con-
cluson of this task he will 20 10 chardju. on
the Oxus. where he will meet the rest OF the
explorers. The main expedition. after the departure
from its ranks of Major Maef and the painter sma-
kof. will journey through Denau Urtehi sarl-osio'
Regar, Du shambe and Baldjusn to Kolab and themes
it will proceed down the Panja to the oxus. The en-
petition while resting at Kszret-Imam. will be
Joined by Captain zoubof. who will travel from
Khiva all the way up the oxus to Kobsdsn-
THE soLUs EXPEDITION.
The information is given In this despatch that the
painter Simakof "will meet the rest OF the en-
plorers on the Oxus at Chardjui." Not long ago
we had the information that tho solus cxpc
dition had crossed the Oxus ct Chardjui. aud
yesterday the cable brought the news that hun
dred Turcomans had attacked (september i5l part
of this expedition. but were repulsed. The distance
from Chardjui to Merv is perhaps a hundred aud
fifty miles, and it is highly probable that these two
expeditions, one of which. or both. Is under tho
command of the Grand Duke Nicholas Constantine
vich. has made the attack on Merry. Merv would be
almost undefended. The Gogos says:-"Thc son %
the Khan of Merv has succeeded IN bringing several
thousand Turcoman troops TO the aid of the Tekxes
at GeokTepe, consequently it is apparent that Merry
must have been virtually deserted by the Tekkes.
who, on the announcement of the retreat of the
advance guard Of the Russian expedition 10
Beurma, would naturally gather in large numbers
there in the hope of making good their temporary
success. 1t seems probable. therefore. judging
from the above scraps Of information. that's the va
rious expeditions sent out from samarcand in
tons have gradually worked their way down to
Merry. and that the city is in the hands Of the
Russians. True. the news may be unfounded. but
it is just as likely to be true
The New York herald., 1879-10-21

DEPOSITION on rHE PROVISIONAL oovFRxMESr
Ar roRr AU PRgNcE-FoENAIIoS on xKw
MINISTRY.
Mr.. stephen Preston, HaytiAn Minister AZ View
York. has received the loilow.ng inisIlieence.
"During the night Of the "a Inst. a revolution took
place At Port Prince against the provisional gov
ernmont which ended by the formation of y new
one. composed as foilowss--tsensral s4iomon. 0sn-
era, Rieheliou Duperyai. General y. A. simon saur
General fioroil Hyppoite. sede Tsiomaque. Gen
eral n. Risand and General surprss Laurent.
OF tho members OF the late government. Generals
Jos. La Mothe and II. Hcrrisse. who the head.
have been arrested aud put prison. Montlnorcncy
Benjamin is at tho Dutch Consulate ocaeral. and L.
Tanir at the American Legation. The constitution
OF 1867 is maintained. and tho chambers called
to meet the 18th inst. TO elect the President
and amend the constitution.
The Ministerial departments thus divided
Solomon. Finance. Commerce and Foreign kela-
tions f. A. s. saur. Interior and Agricnturc. sciae
Tclemaque. War and Marine; y. Rigaad, Justlce
Public Instruction and Public Worship. Dnperva
Police. f. Hyppoite is President Of thn Provisional
Government.
1t is expected that about tho 2sth inst. General
Solomon will be legally elected President OF tho Re
public.
The New York herald., 1879-10-21
SIR FRANCIS HINCKs CONVICTED.

MONTREAL. Oct 90. 1879.
The trial of Sir Francis Hincks. one OF the diiec-
tors of the Consolidated Bank charged with signing
false returns to tho government. concluded to-
day. Mr. Kerr. counsel for Sir Francis. IN address,
ing the jury. said the form supplied by the govern
ment correctly filed by tho executive officers.
This shown by the evidence OF Mr.. Angus,
general manager Of the Bank OF Montreal; Mr..
Grindley. OF the Bank of British North America.
and Mr.. Ingram OF the Merchants Bank. II
also shown that it was the general custom of the
banks to place loans on time under the head OF
deposits, and he maintained that the demand notes
were placed under their proper heading.
Mr.. Richie, for the Crown withdrew the charge in
the indictment that 1t was possible for bank
president to check all returns in the time allowed
by the government. He urged that the accused
knew of the money being borrowed from other
banks to keep the doors of the Consolidated open.
and also had a knowledge of the demand. notes and
bonds. and consequently Sir Francis guilty OF
making false returns to deceive the government aud
the public.
Justice Monk. after dwelling upon the deplorable
nature OF the case. charged strongly against the
cused. The jury, after an hour and quarters alb
sence, returned q verdict OF guilty.
The New York herald., 1879-10-21
Mr.. KELLY DISAPPROVES.

HE DENIES THAT HE CONTROLS THE 'sTAE"
sEwsPArER-pERsoNAL ATTACKS UNwIsE-'
THE "HERALDs" COURSE CRITICISED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ELNIRA, n. Y, Oct. 30 1879.
The Kelly party arrived here to-day at one o'clock
and were met at the depot by a number of sympa-
thi<srs. foremost among whom ex-Speaker OF
Assembly derry Mcclure and stephen I. Arnott one
% the leading men of the town. In the afternoon
AR. Nelly aud his escort taken visit to the
Llmira Rcformatory. which very fully explored.
Ia the evening. an hour before the meeting.
your correspondent met Mr.. Kelly at the supper
table of tie Rathbun House. and the following con-
yrrsation ensued:-
Commemorative you any objection to telling
me. Mr.. Kelly. what interest you have in the Stas
nawspapers
Mr.. KELLY-No: am a stockholder in the New
York star.
coRHssroSDKST-Do you acontrolling interest
IA ths paperl
Mr.. kEILy-I do not.
ConREsroSDESr-Do you direct its management?
Nh. kFLLy-No; / have nothing whatever to do
VITA a. management.
ConREsroSDESr-Are you responsible for its ar
tsclcss
Mr.. kELLy-Ccrtalnly not.
commemorative you read the article in the
Su of sanday rejecting the course of the New
ioEK HERALD and its owner?
Mr.. kNLLT-les read IL.
Coi1RE~poSDKST-Do you approve of IL?
Mr.. KKLLx-No. sir; do not approve Of it. I
think snch articles unwise and as never attack
private personal character myself don't ap-
prove OF others doing il.
commemorative you read the editorials in
the HAKAsD On your course politically in this cam
sAssf
AR. kfILY--les. have.
CoHEEsP0SDESI-HOw do you regard them?
AR. kELLY-rhey are not fairly written.
CoERKsroSDKSr-Ia what respect?
Mr.. knILY--rhey calculated to create false inn
pre-sions the issues that exist in our party. and
sttribaie 10 mo language which never used to my
opponents The writer evidently pretends to oppose
nay grounds not calculated to give the cor
rect yevs and the real truth to the people. take
exception. because the questions not discussed
inpartaliy. Tho HEaALD claims to be Independents
of parties and therefore should conhne itself the
truth. bat in this IL has undoubtedly misrep
roscntca nae.
The New York herald., 1879-10-21
RACING IN ENGLAND.

THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MEETrNa-LoRD
ANGLEsEY's PREsToxPANs THE WINNER OF
THE CRITERION STAKES.
(DY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON. Oct. 90. 1872
The race for the Criterion Stakes for two-year-
olds came off to-day at the Standardization
Meeting and by Lord Anglesey's
bay colt Prestonpans. The betting at the start
was to against Pressonpans and to l against
Count +. dc Lagranges chestnut Ally Dora. There
was no betting against Mr.. p. Lorilards bay Ally
Neriad. Dora made the running. followed by Neriad
to the distance post. when Prestonpans shot out
and won the race by head. Dora got second place
and Neriad the third. There was length between
the second and third. Eleven ran.
SUMMARY.
The Criterion Stakes. OF 80 sovs each. 90 forfeit
with 200 added II four start, for twoyear-olds;
colts. 120 lbs. and hllies. lis lbs; winner of
any sweepstakes value 200 sovs. not having
of one value 800 sovs. to carry 4 lbs;
of two such lbs extra the owner OF the second to
receive 100 sovs out Of the stakes; Criterion
Lord Anglesey's b. c. Prestonpans, by Prince
Charlie. out Of Beatrice. 127 lbs. q lbs. extra.
Count +. dc Lagrangcs ch. Z. Dora. by Consul out
of Duce Domum, lis lbs. ........... .(Morrisl 2
Mr. p. Lorillard's b. Z. Neriad, by imp Saxon. out
of Highland Lassie lis lbs (Aloreby)
WINNER.
Prestonpans. the winner. has size, length
symmetry and substance sufficient to rank highly
in the class OF twoyear-olds brought out in England
the present season. His first introduction to tho
public at the EPSON summer meeting. where.
in the Alexandra stakes, he managed to beat
LORD Rosebcry's ILLUMINATE by head. and
second to Mr.. Beddingtons ISABELLA in the Wood
cote Stakes. The latter. however. u mcritorious
performance. subsequently he ran for the Hurst
bourne Stakes at Stock bridge, and was beaten out
of place by Mr.. Savilc's Marc Antony, Mr.. Craw-
furd's Heather Bell colt and Lord Anglesey's Early
Morn, the latter being in the samc ownership
Prestonpans. At tho Doncaster September meeting
he won the Prince of Wales Nursery Plato Handi-
cap, and at tho Newmarket First October meeting
won the Hopeful stakes. over half a mile. from
Mr.. Crawfurd's In Bounds. to whom he was
conccding lbs, Mr.. Lorillard's Papoose,
Captain Macheli's Maraschino, and Lord Rose
bcry's Camorra. who q long way in the rear.
When stripped for tho race, 1t was evident that
Prestonpans had suffered much from sore back
during the summer. lie took part in the race for
the Middle Park plate, Newmarket second October
meeting. but was never dangerous, his stable CON-
psnion Beaudesert capturing the important event.
Prestonpans was selected and purchased by Tom
Brown his trainer for Lord Anglesey at the sale of
the Marden Deer Park yearlings. for zoo guineas.
The winners engagements are many and valuable.
The New York herald., 1879-10-21
ENGLAND'S AFGHAN CONQUEST
ABDIcATIoN THE wIsEsT COURSE FOR YAKooD
KHAN-sEEKING THE ORIGIN OF THE BALA
HIssAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TRIBES
STILL HOSTILE.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

LONDON, Oct. 20, 1879.
The correspondent of the Times at Simla
Disqualification is probably the wisest
course for Yakoob Khan. We may now place
on the throne a man fit for the position and on
whose friendship we can rely. 1t may he diff
cult to find man to succeed the present
Ameer. and when found he may Mt first require
active support but the task will be light
compared with that Of upholding weak
and irresolute puppet like Yakoob Khan"
The Times, in a leading editorial article,
says:-"It is quite possible that the abdication
of the Ameer of Afghanistan may ultimately
further the task imposed on us in the punish
ment of Cabul and the reduction of Afghanistan
to a settled government" The correspondent
of the Times at Simla says that the Ameer had
shown himself utterly unfit to rule a turbulent
people.
THE EXPLOSION AT BALA-HIsSAR.
A despatch to the Daily Telegraph from Ali
Kheyl, dated October 10, says THE cause of
the explosion of the magazine of the Bala- Hissar
is unknown. The first explosion occurred at
half-past one o'clock this afternoon, and
the second at four o'clock. Further ex-
plosions are apprehended. The magazine it is
believed, contained 5000 shot and shell,
large number Of Snider rifles and six tons of
powder. One man of the Sixty-sixth regiment
twenty-o Goorkhas, six camp followers and
many Afghans were killed by the explosion
The independent tribes between Ali-Kheyl and
Shutargardan are still assembled and are max
lug hostile demonstrations. Reinforcements
are proceeding to Cabul and Kurrum for united
action in case of need. General Cough has oc-
cupied Kushi. Cholera has appeared among
three of the British regiments. Two cases
proved fatal"
despatch to the Daily Ners from Lahore
reports that much anxiety is felt respecting
the condition of transportation in the
Khyber Pass, where the supply trains are
completely blocked up. Three attacks have
been made on the British by the tribes
in the Kurrum Valley since the 18th inst. The
Ghilzais, who were defeated on October IA,
are reported to be again preparing for HOSTILE
ties. 1t is expected that Yakoob Khan's son,
who is five years old, will be recognized as sue
cessor to the throne.
The New York herald., 1879-10-21
CABLE NOTES.

The NsA.iard In tts anancial article says 10 IL
rrmored la srii Informed circles that rise In the
minimum rate 81 a.seoant o. the BANK of France Is
imninent. thls proaiction u s~riaed an advance
ia the ohcia quotation of the rate % the Bank Of
knSland- ~hish - nov TO Per cent. could not be
long deferreA.
y d ruported tnst the baigian miners Who have
bsen on strike a. chariefoi r,turusns work.
the socialists advising them dsfer ths strike until
the men In an the pats can Join la a.
The German papers announce that The revival i'm
the iron trade has reached oermany.
The Preston Operatiye wcAvers' Association have
rssolvrd to call publie eetns 81 ~essers ~inaers
and Wrappers for the Iith % November d form
emigrnfion association. osins B. constant rSdae-
tons ia tAe wages % opsraiiyes.