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PORTLAND &WORGRSTRR LIMB
Portland & Rochester r. IL.
NOVEMBER IS, 1875.

Trains will RUN as follows
kII-.g- Leave Grand Trunk Depot,
Portland $50 and
Leave Preble St. Station at 740 M. LIP and $50
m.
$50 A. "a. Accommodation FOR Worcester, with
through car for Boston via Nashua and Lowell
Arrives at Rochester at 9.55 a. NJ, connect
ing with Eastern and Boston q Maine Rail-
roads.) At Nashua 11.47 a. M, Lowell
l2.1S p. m, Boston LIS p. M, Aver juno.
ten 1910 D. M, Fifchburg LIS p. M, and
Worcester at 210 D. M, connecting with
trains south and West
LOO r. M. Steamboat Express for New
London. Through Car for Lowell aud
h0Bl0n Connects at Rochester for Do
yer and GreaI Halis, at Il ppinA for Wan
chester anG Concord, at Nashus for
Lowell anc Boston, 81 Aver sunctiOD
foi F,tchburx and the West via H0Osac
Tunuct Lilac, at w orcester with Boston
& Albany Railroa3 tor New Work al Put
nam with Boston & Philadelphia Express
Line' foI philadelphia, B Baltimore and
Wash ugson, at New london with Nor
witch Line Steamers due at Pier No. 10,
North River, New ORA, al 500 a. III
$50 p. m.-From Preble Street. Mixed for Roch-
ester and Way Stations.
Trains leave Rochester al g. As, HOO a. and $50
pm, arriving in Portland at s.35 a. m, LIS
and HOO p. m.
Close connections made at Westbrook junction
with through trains Of Me Central R.R, and at
Grand Trunk Depot, Portland, With through
trains of Grand Trunk r Il
oc7dH j. M. LUNT. supt.
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For Lewiston and Auburn.

Passenger Trains leave at 1890 and is p. m.
The train leaving at AS p. m. also has passenger
car attached, connecting at Cumberland Junction
with mixed train for Lewiston, A0barn,
Winthrop and Wateryille. The 1890 p. m.
is The day train aud 1l.i5 p. m tram Is the Night
Express Train with Pullman sleeping car attached;
making close connection at Bangor for all sta
tons on the T.. & N. A. Railway, aud for st.
JOhn aud Halifax The II as p. m. Train
MAKES e,ose conu ecIion at Bangor tor all stations
ON Bangor ~ Piscataquis R. e Houi-
ton, WOODSTOCK, ST Andrews, 81. steph.
en- FrcdericktOn, fort Fairfield, aod
Carbon.
Passenger Trains arrive i'm Portland, as
nll0ws:-The morning ttains from Augusta. Gar
diner, Bath, Brunswick and Lewiston at S.35 aud
$40 a. The dav trains fom Bangor, Dexter,
Be'fast, Skowhegan, Harrington, X. q l. X. r.
and all intermediate staff at 1910 and 1914 p.
m. The afternoon train from Augusta, Bath, X.
d Il. X. k. at 6.25 .. From Lewiston at 5.55
p. IN. The night Pullman Express train at 1.55 a.
PAYsoN TUCKER, supt.
Portland, Feb II, 1879. fe15dtf
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A ND taken out at short notice, from 81 to se
IA c2S9 or So a load. by addressing
nov1adu a. LIBBY 81 GU. Portland 20.
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REkSQN'S CAPtINE POROUS PLAST
CasweIIs slippery Elm l. ozenses

For Coughs Colds, and all affections of the Throat
and Lungs. Consumptives will find them soothing
aud healing, use them freely. In travelling the
Church, Concert AID Lecture r ,om don't fail use
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FOR SALE.

VlHE property on the corner of Pearl and Cumber.
Il land st, containing stores and good dwellings,
Also the Block i'm Cumberland Terrace con-
tanning ten tenements, together with 10000 square
feet OF land. For sale at bargain if sold imm date
ly. Ioquire of JOHN c. PROCTOR.
jo2l d3W
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To Let.

FURNISHED OR UNPUBLISHED. The House
L lately occupied by Leonard D. Shepley, No. So
PARK st. Block. j. L. MCCOBB,
mh4eod3w IS Exchange st.
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Ibave them by
two or three
lvou retire
Il ugh.E spec-
adapted to
Don't Dose
n e s s O n d
Ipe-
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO.
NEW YORK 4 SAVANNAH LINZ.
THE ROUTE FOR FLORIDA,
This line comprises four new and elegant iron
steamships sailing regularly from New York and Sa-
vannah every Wednesday and Saturday, viz:
EVERY WEDNESDAY,.
Steamship "Gate City," Captain Daggett.
Steamship "Cfty of Columbus,' Captain Nickerson.
EVERY SATURDAY.
Steamship "City of Savannah" Captain Mallory.
Steamship "City OF Macon," Captain Kempton.
The elegant accommodations for passengers on
these line ships unsurpassed by any ships out of
the port of New York. They connect at Savannah
with the Central r. r OF Georgia all points in Ca
Ala, Miss and La, also with railroad and steam
boats to all points in FLORIDA, delivering freights
with great dispatch.
Staterooms secured and all information given ON
application. or on advice by mail or telegraph, to
GEO. YONGE, Ag., 400 broadway, NY.
o. g. PEARSON,
219 Washington St.,
j. W. RICHARDSON
Agt. Providence Il Stonington Line, hgents
pa Washington st. DWIs aSn
L. H. PALMER, Agt. Fall River Line, MASS.
No, 3 Old State House,
Cor. Washington and State SITS.
no19 dam
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PLEASANT ROOMS TO NET.
REAL ESTATE.
For Sale.

For Sale.
TWO mortgages for about three thousand Dolla
Il each. andy secured on city properly Houses
for sale and TO let. Inquire of 5. l.. CARLETON.
mh5tf 1870 Middle ST
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New Two story House far sole

"OUSE No. 8 Ellsworth street. 10 rooms. good
III cellar aud drainage. Lot 3Sx75 The most lin
eraI terms offered viz: one hud cab, balance on
Term O. years ate per cent interest Apply to F g.
PA TIERS N. Dealer in Real Estate. or Canal
Nationa Bank. mbIGtt
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PORTLAND & OGDENSBURG R.R
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.

COmmencius MONDAY, Feb. 5, 1879.
es.ssssssssss Passenger trains leave Portland for
f-wy-swualUpper Bartlett, Fabyans and in
termediate stations 7.t5 a. m. and
$50 III.
7.iJ "A. mn runs through to Burlington and Swan
ton, connecting al Wing Road tor all points on
Boston, Concord q Montreal r r; at ST. Johns
bury With Passumsc Z. Z foI Newport, Sher-
brooke, &c; at asst Swanton with Central Yer
mont K for st Johns and Montreal, at Swan
toD vii b Central Vermont Tor Cdgepsburg via
OgdensbuIg & AXE Cbamplain H. X
, 30 m runs Upper Bartlett
Train arrive in Portland from Upper Bartlett and
intermediate stations at IL 90 a. m.
From Vermont s.45 p. IN.
j. HAMILTON. Supt.
Portland, Jan, 81 1879. eb1dtf
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MAN n v 60 loan On class Real Estate
NM AZ Il Security, in Portland, OF vi
cnity. Rents collected, taxes paid, &c on Com.
mission. Apply to f. g. PATTERSON, Deal or in
Real Estate, 1894 Congress Street. no5eoitf
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RAILROADS.
Maine Central
RAILROAD.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1870.

Passenger Trains leave Portland fov Han
gor, Dester, Belfast and Wateryiiie at
1890. II IS, aud II As p m.
For Skowhrgan at 1890, 1926 and 11.45 p. IN.
For Augusta, HaIIoWeII, Gardiner and
Brunswick at 100 a. M, l2.3S, 20, and IL As p,
For X ocGland and all stations on Knox and Lin
coin 4. H., and for Lewiston via Brunswick at
90 a. m and ~ IS p. m.
For Bath at 100 q. IN I2.35 and $50 p m.
For Farmingtoo, Monmouth Winthrop,
Readef,d, West Waterviile and Water
willie via Lewiston at 1890 D. IN.
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ASK ANY PHYSICIAN.
IN YOUR OWN VICINITY ABOUT IT
and you will be convinced that it is so far superior to
common porous plasters, lnments and the so-called
cheap elec,ria appliances that if cannot be compared
with them Therefore do not AXE a com mon or infe-
rior plaster at the same or less price. ASK FOR
BekSON'S CAPtINE POROUS PLASTER
buying.
This article is specially recommended for
Lame and Weak Back, Coughs. Weak
Lungs, Kidney and Spinal Complaints,
and all Local Aches and Pains.
Sold by all Druggists. Price % Cts.
mhI S&WSJW1m
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To Rent

MARCH 1st to small family without children.
Vxl geDteeland convenient tenement on MAY street
one coor from Spring street; also small Kitchen and
Bedroom on Middle street
fe15ecdtf M. PALMER.
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j. M. LUNT, Supt.
j. W. PETERS, Gen. Ticket Agent. iy2Odtf
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A PLEASANT front room, with hot and cold
"A water, two large Closets at No ITO Congress
street, will be let to man and his wife. oc23itf
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a
over the covers, which are dusty from living
several days in dark cupboard But what
OF that? it is only trifle after all. 1t would
have been better had the covers been busted.
but Monsieur has overlooked them, and hur-
ried them on the basins as be takes them
from the SHELF Then all is ready and he
waits.
Let us look at him while he is waiting.
He stands by the window gazing out on
the sky vacantly. His eye is CLASSY almost,
and every now and then he casts a furtiye
glance toward the table. Yes. there thew
stand-the two basins one for Madame, one
for himself He does not shudder-no-he is
calm aid white and wan: standing there by
the window he looks as motionless as an up
right corpse. The sound of Madame's needle
cannot be heard, for it is running in and out
of the soft cloth noiselessly. Still, now and
again ne gives convusive start. Is she COM
ing? Is that she? and the cold beads of
sweat start to his forehead as he turns. No
she still is sewing, Will eternity ever be so
long as those awful waiting moments2 The
stiffness is alive or he is dead-whichp
'"Here is your coat. 1t was an ugly tear"
said Madame, coming in at last, shut have
done it well. No one will know"
Thanks, thousand times" And he ad-
vances toward her, takes it from her hand,
and puts it on. Then mechanically he takes
his place at table. Madame is already seated.
She begins to uncover her soup, when Mon
sipur. as pale as death, rises, saying:
Excuse me! l will return presently;
have forgotten something; an important
memorandum l have to make. Continue
your soup without me, will return immed-
ately."
Madame makes no objection. Monsieur is
always courteous. She IS accustomed to this.
and she begs him to 90.
All this time she bad not touched her soup;
she bas been attending to him while he was
speaking. As soon as be is gone she looks
down, and the light falls upon the cover,
which is supported against the side of the
basin
"1iens! how careless! How disgustinsw
she ezclaims. Excellent housewife as she is,
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"And 1 am dying-past all remedy?"
"Past all remedy" echoed the doctor.
"Have you any idea who gave it to you ?
Can you tell me anything that will bring the
evil-doer to justice? Have you any suspi.
| it happen?"
| "Yes-I know how it happened-Listen-
[ bought it-oh Mon Dieu-for my-wife-
| and put it iDto-Madame's basin Of soup
but-oh-was Imad? Did mistake Pho
| no-and yet--she is well-and Iam-Ah!
mercy -mercy-not dying?"
"Yes-dying," says the doctor. "Shall
send for coDfessor?"
"No-no-Lsten. | was weary of Mad
| ame-Life was pportable-and-M Mon
Dieu-there was Marie.-Ten thousand dev-
lis urged me OIL was mad !-Ah this pain
ease me-ease meP'
The confession is made amid groans of pain
and horror, from which let us turn away.
Rage, remorse and anguish strive for some
few hours with the unhappy mans soul, tear.
ing him mentally and bodily to pieces. The
doctor remains applying what remedies he
can uDlll the combat is ended and the wretch
ed man is corpse.
When all is over, the doctor, who has not
suffered the women to enter the dying mans
room, now goes to them and tells them he ia
dead, and orders the body not to be touched
until his return.
Madame weeps on hearing of her husbands
death. She is solaccd, remembering that she
has always been good wife and done her
duty. And now he is dead poisoned! 1t is
terrible-frightful! But the will of God be
done! Monsieur must have lost his head to
take poison, He studied too much. He was
not IN his mind, poor man. Fifteen years
,hey had been married-and he was a good
husband!' cries Madame to the concierge's
VILE, VINO sis near condoling with her.
The authorities take possession of the
corpse next day. There is an INQUEST at
which the Doctor gives evidence of the con-
lesion made by the dying man. Madame ia
present as witness and hears this evidence.
1t is a terrible mom-nt, but she can exnlsin
it al "Ah. Messeurs-lt was the spiier p'
AID then she narrates how it all happeued
and her life saved by changing basins with
her husband, who thus swallowed the poison
he bad intended for her, but she adds, Poor
man! He was off his head for he was al
ways good husband; alwaysv
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To LET.

QyHE Store in Harrington Block now occupied by
Il Collins e. Buxton. They will remove their
stock of music, and continue business at ID. I'll,
Young's, 266 MiIdle Street. de3Odtf
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without tax, and that tobacco ought to be as
free from taxation as wheat. He declares-
and it is no doubt truo-that the tobacco
and whisky producing States pay the prin-
clpal part of the revenue. This, however, is
proper. 1t has been the practice in all
countries, and experience has demonstrated
its wisdom, to levy the heaviest taxes
upon the Injuries and vices of mankind
BY imposing taxes on whisky and tobacco
the producer loses nothing, but the con-
sumner has to pay the taxes as the price of
his indulgence. If the tax on these articles
was abolished entirely their consumption
would not increase one iota, nor would the
farmer who raises corn and tobacco derive
any benefit. 1t would benefit the smoker
and the drinker, but no one else. We do
not believe Congress will adopt Mr.. Stephens
suggestions in this respect.
1t has long been one of the most serious
objections to our revenue that it bears un-
equally upon our citizens-that the main
burdens of taxation are borne by the Door.
while the rich escape almost entirely. poor
man is taxed on his household goods, his
COW and his horse; the rich man pays moth
ing whatever on his hundreds of thousands
of dollars in government bonds. Those who
are immensely wealthy pay taxes upon but a
small fraction of what they own. Take, for
instance, the case of Vanderbilt, the richest
man in America, who swore a few weeks ago
that he did not own dollars worth of per-
sonal property subject to taxation, and has
paid no personal taxes, municipal, State or
national, for many years. Could anything
be more unjust than this?
There are many imperfections in our rev.
enue system that must be righted ere long.
But the job is too big one to be undertaken
at the special session of Congress, and we
trust it will be postponed until the regular
session in December. In the meantime the
subject could be committed to committee
with power to work during the recess, SO that
when Congress assemblies tariff and revenue
bill, perfect as to most of its details, can be
presented Immediately. By this means
much valuable time may be saved. To un-
dertake it now would, we fear, result in harm
rather than good. It is subject that re-
quires the most careful consideration and
study, and would, in it's present status con-
sumo the time of Congress up to late day
in the summer. By far the best plan would
be to refer it to the committee on ways and
means with instructions to report early in
the next session. If the committee do their
duty, the revised law need not occupy more
than two or three weeks, at most, of the next
session.
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not vote because they could not consoien-
tiously vote with their friends and neighbors
and did not care to awaken unpleasant
feelings when they knew their votes would
do no good. Thousands of citizens of Min
nesota refrained from voting for the same
reason. The charge of intimidation will lie
in one case as we'll as in the other.
While we confess to having entertained no
very exalted opinion of Mr.. Blaine's states
manship, we are truly surprised that he has
decended to SO low plane of demagoguery
as in the debate quoted above. Such cheap
tricks are unworthy of the lowest pot-house
politician, far less of one who asp1res to the
highest office in the gift of the people. He
was very we'll punctured by the Senator from
Georgia, and forced into very disagreeable
position. But it is doubtful if his discom-
iture will teach him wisdom He is one of
those men who never appears to realize how
ridiculous he makes himself, but rushes into
the fray again with his party for shield and
his oratory for buckler.. He resembles that
proud bird of the desert which, having hid
den its head, fancies itself secure from OBJ
servation, but like it he will sometime dis
cover his mistake.
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THE REVENUE SYSTEM.

Mr.. Alexander 81. Stephens delivered a
speech in the House on Thursday in which
he discussed at length our present internal
revenue system, pointing out many of it's
defects and urging its speedy reconstruction.
Some of his ideas were sound and his sug-
gestions sensible, while others will hardly
bear scrutiny. The public generally will
agree with him that reform in this respect is
necessary; that some articles now on the free
list ought to be taxed, and that the prohibi-
tory taxes ought to be modified by reducing
them to revenue points; that all citizens who
enjoy the benefits of government ought to
contribute to it's support in proportion to
their wealth. But on one point the little
statesman from Georgia is decidedly radical,
and will find but few supporters. He insists
that farmer has as good right to boil his
corn into whisky as he has into hominy,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-26

TIE Republicans are laughing heartily
over the fact that, after all the ado about the
supervisors of election and deputy marshals,
they cost the country but ffty-eight thou
sand dollars last year, and they have made
great point on the Democracy. It is not the
cost of these so-called officials, however, that
the Democrats mainly object to; it is the
principle involved in their appointment If
they cost nothing at all, the arguments in
favor of their abolition would be just as po-
tent as if they cost million. Monetary
considerations are of no account when great
principle, the freedom of elections, is in.
volved, and for that reason the Democrats
will continue to insist that the law be re-
pealed or so far modified as to deprive the
supervisors of any power to hinder the free
exercise of the right of suffrage.
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Death of Andv johnson, Jr

The only son of president Johnson,
Andrew johnson, Jr., died at his residence
near Green vile recently. For time after
his fathers death he lived in the old home
at Greenville and edited weekly paper.
Later he was candidate for the legislat ure,
but was defeated. Then he settled on q
farm, and at the time of his death he was
engaged in agricultural pursuits He leaves
widow. On the 18th inst. his remains
were inferred beside those of his parents,
and about his grave stood .his sisters, the
last surviving members of the family, Mrs.
Patterson and Mrs. Slower. Andrew John
son had three sons, the eldest of whom was
killed by being thrown from his horse in
Nashville during the war. Robert, the
second son, died after the family returned to
GreenviIle. He was found dead in his bed
one morning, having retired as we'll as usual
the preceding evening. The male represen-
tatives of the family now are the two grand
sons 'of Mr.. Johnson, Andrew Johnson
Peterson and Andrew johnson Slower.
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BURNING OF A SWISS TOWN,

One Of the Most Picturesque Of Alpine YiZ-
lagos Almost Wholly Destroyed.
Geneva Correspondence of the London Times. |
The village, or rather the small town, of
Meiringen, situated in one of the most TO-
mantle districts of the Bernese Oberland,
and celebrated for its contiguity to the falls
of Reichenbach, the Rosenlau glacier, and
the Flnlstere Schlauche, has almost ceased to
exist, the greater part of it having been de-
stroyed in the conAagation, of the occurrence
of which 1 have already Informed you. The
fire broke out in bakers shop next to the
Wild Man hotel, and STRONG south wind
blowing at the time, the flames quickly
seized the hotel, which was speedily con-
sumed, and the entire street, consisting
mostly of wooden, single-roofed buildings,
taking fire shortly afterward, burned like
finder. The blazing embers, carried by the
wind, set fire to the neighboring hamlet of
Eisenbolgen, which, with it's quaint farm
buildings, so we'll known to visitors, is now
head of ruins, not single wall having
been left standing. Hansen, though a good
mile from Meiringen, shared the same fate;
the terrible fohn waiting thither flaming
particles of paper and wood and hot cinders,
kindled fire that did not cease until the
last peasants cottage had been consumed
The embers indeed were borne many miles
down the valley; people at Interlaken could
see plainly the reflection of the flames on the
white TANKS OF the Brienzer- rothhorn, and
the smoke was driven as far as the Lake of
Sarnen. Though the work of destruction
was completed in few hours, the fire con-
tinued to amolder on till o'clock in the
evening, when it was finally extinguished by
a heavy downfall of rain. The power of the
wind was so great that all ordinary means of
quenching the confagration, though prompt
~ and theoretically applied, proved unavail-
ing. The only part of Meiringen not burned
down is that to the south of the Wild Man
hotel, including the church, the postoffice,
the town hall and the prison. One thousand
of its twenty eight hundred inhabitants have
los al they possessed, and the majority of
IN are houseless and homeless. Subscrip-
tons are being raised for their relief
throughout Switzerland, and member of
the federal council has been deputed by the
government to take prompt measures for
providing food and temporary shelter for
the burned out and the destitute. The
calamity, however, could scarcely have hap
pened at more unfortunate time, for the
chief industry of the valley-wood- carving
was already suffering, and the people of
Meiringen have lately made Sgreat sacrifices
to prevent the OVERLOOKING of the mountain
torrents above the village, which have more
than once almost swept it away. Another
disastrous fire occurred on Saturday at
Grandeur, in Vaud, by which fifteen houses
and a considerable quantity of cattle and
farming stock were destroyed.
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The Standard of Fashion.

Under this name 4AndreWs' Bazaar is
known to all the best authorities on woman's
toilette in the United States and Canada.
The wide experience and cultivated taste of
the editor and proprietor, w. R. Andrews,
insure the most exact reflection of what is
most tasteful and artistic in the world of
fashion. The arts of the household, both
useful and Ornamental-such as decoration,
Horticulture, needlework, the cuisine, etc.
receive the fullest attention, and the literary
departments are represented in the contribu-
tions of the most gifted men and women in
the land. Topics treated in the magazine
may be generally classified as follows: Fic-
ton; poetry; criticisms of books, music, the
drama and art biographies essays; per-
sonal sketches; wit and humor and per-
sonal para graphs, original and selected. The
writer's for AndreWs' Bazaar are also
contributors for such magazines as Harper's
Monthly, Appzeton's Journal, the atlantic,
etc. A vast mass of brilliant literature, be-
side the fashion departments, is furnished
for $1 per annum; single copies, 10 cents.
Address w. R. Andrews, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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For one thing the present legislature of In
diana deserves credit. It has re-districted the
State into Congressional districts, paying due
heed to contiguity of territory and density of
population. The infamous gerrymander enact
ed at the dictation of Morton defrauded the
people out of from two to four Congressional
representatives at every election. Probably
no more bare-faced swindle was ever perpe-
trated upon any people, but the citizens of
Indiana have had to endure it, outrageous
though it was. By the new apportionment
it is thought that the delegation in Congress
hereafter will stand five Republicans to
seven Democrats.