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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

a correspondent of the Boston Herald,
writing from l4eadyille under date March
Doth says:
Among some of the lucky ones is William Nye
from Maine He came to i,eadyille one wear a,,o
and had 500. Outside of his mining interests he
has property worth $1,000, with an income of
81 900 year on rents alone for buildings in tins
city and Malta
But for one lucky one there are hun
dreds who will return from Colorado
poorer than when they went there.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

While the negroes are tocking to the West the
planters in the South are seeking Chinese cheap
labor. This is phase of the Pacific coast
problem II may happen that hereafter railroads
in the West viii be built by colored men and cot
ton raised by the almond eyed disciples OF Confu
cious.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

Old papers to put under carpets at this Office.
Three cents pound. [Camden Herald.
We have often wondered to what use
Greenback newspapers could be put now
that resumption has destroyed their mis-
sion. Perry seems to have solved the
problem. They will do to put under
carpets.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

The Bangor Commercial bitches up
four-in hand team Of interro-ations. and
drives it straight at the emigration fever
which peryades Maine. The partisan
reasons which it gives are by no means
the true ones. But some how the young
men have got themselves crazed by sing
inc the revival hymn "Theres a land
that is fairer than this" and expect to
find its location somewhere in Colorado,
Idaho or Kansas. Its mot there. not
there, my child" as excellent Mrs He
mans has it-and you won't see it until
your angel plumage grows
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01
The Army Bill Vetoed.

The army bill passed the Senate on
Friday last, as received from the House,
10y 4 strict party vote. The political
amendment TO the bill prohibits any
United States civil or military officer from
having troops or armed men at the place
where any general or special election is
held in any State, unless it be necessary
to repel the armed enemies of the nited
States" The amendment depriyes fed
cral supervisors and marshals of the
power TO suppress violence and preserve
the peace at elections, thus, without, fur
Their legislation, reducing supervisors to
watchers on those occasions.
On Tuesday the President returned the
bill to the House with veto message,
which was laid on the table without be
ing read. and the House soon after add
lourned. The President states his obiec-
tons to the political rider en- the army
bill squarely: declares that it aims to de
stroy national authority, and to render
federal laws imperative. He says in his
message that if the Democrats could car
ry out their purpose. a majority of one in
either House of Congress could withhold
the supplies, and could in fact, make it.
self the government of the United States.
He also declares that the people Of the
| nted States have already expressed their
views on the general question through the
Constitution. which declares that this
government consists of three coordinate
branches. ana not of majority OF one
House. The message. which is a strong
document, contains points that Will at
tract the attention of the American pco-
pie, and is said to have been a bomb
Shell among the reyolutionstS in Con
GreSS. Its ultimate effect can only be
conjectured at this writing The Prcsi-
dent has taken impregnable ground, for
tilted by the Constitution and the laws
OF the land, and it seems inevitable that
those vino undertake. to cocrcc him by
unconstitutional means will have to aban-
don the attempt. The following extracts
from the message gives a good idea of
its scope and tenor:
II the proposed legislation should become law
there VIII be- no power vested III any officer ot tn,
government 70 protect from violence the officers IT
iHe Mtrd states engaged in the discharge nf their
DUNES. lAetr nights and duties under the law viii
IctuIlH. hat the National government svlll DE BOW
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

By accidentally credting to the Prog.
Age paragraph clipped from this pa
per, the Lewiston Journal makes the Age
appear as prophssying the defeat Of Murch
in 1880. Our neighbor has said it in his
heart, but hasn't yet printed it in his pa
per- The waters of Marah are not more
bitter than the memory of the manner in
which that Rockland stone cutter slipped
into the congressional seat which the edit
or had 50 long labelled "W. N. Rust"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

The legislative appropriation bill pass
ed the House Saturday, by vote of 40
to ll9-a strict party vote.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

There have been az ,O3G casks of lime
burnt in Rockland the past year.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01
The Tramps.

The tramp nuisance must be reckoned
among the growing evils. 1t has indeed
already attained such proportions, that
our people will soon be driven in self de
fence to apply a radical remedy. The
Legislature last winter merely trtled with
the question, instead of acting upon it, as
it should have done. The Judiciary Com
mittee reported bill to the Senate SINH
lar to the New Hampshire law, which is
said to be very etlicacous, and it was
postponed indefinitely. The coming win
ter something must be done, and it is
none too soon to agitate the matter In
succeeding issues we shall show what
other States are doing and have done
with regard to the army of vagabonds
who, too lazy to work for an honest living
are scattered over the land, and like
swarm of locusts devourng the substance
OF the people Aside from the Wlnton
destruction OF property, through incendi-
AIRY fires, directly traceable to this danger
GUS class, they entail other expenses which
are drawn more or less directly from the
pockets of tax payers How large these
expenses are few people can have had any
idea; and in this connection the follow
ing statistics will be found both interest
ing and instructive. There have been
committed to the Waldo County Jail since
January last one hundred and twenty
tramps. Trial Justice Emery SAWYER. Of
Searsport, committed fifty three at Il total
expense Of : ,O23,9i; the Belfast Police
Court committed titty-three at cost ot
S10.26 K. w, Rogers, Of Belfast, magis-
trate, committed eleven at a cost of $50
90, and J. b. Aurch of Belfast, magis-
trate. committed three at a cost Of $50 49,
making a total expense to the county
since January last of :! l252o, or Sl7.7O
for each tramp committed. 1t will natu-
rally occur TO the Taxpayer that these
charges are somewhat excessive, and
ought to be reduced. Commitments to
lalI at nearly SIS head are Injuries not
to be too freely INDUCED in, and make it
the more important that there should be
state legislation on this subject without
further unnecessary delay.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

The editor Of the kennebec journal
has been dining on coots, and while eat
them he thought of the old fellow who
ate crow on a wager. Perhaps the
cook was at fault. If the coots had been
parboied, and the skin removed before
cooking, they would have been eatable,
at least, though not equal in delicacy and
flavor to the canvas back duck.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

Scion Chase is soon to commence stamping in
Waldo County. Ex.
Pretty bad hauling for "them steers
Just now, Scion.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

Will relieve all parts Of the country. But
50 long as in the West and South green
back imitation and other currency move
ments continue, so long prudent men will
prefer investments near home and will
continue to put their surplus in four per
cents
In point Of fact, however, these loans
are refreshments, and are not drain on
the floating capital of this country or the
world. The national debt is not increased
at all, while the annual amount of inter
es- required is greatly reduced bv Secre-
tary Sherman's rctundng operations He
is not borrowing new money, he is not
taking uninye sted capital out of the chan
nels of business, hut only making slilIful
arrangements for paying a lower rate of
interest on precisely the same amount of
debt, due. lor the most part. to the same
body OF creditors. 1t Would be mistake
to suppose that in his great and success
tul funding operations he is making large
drafts on the unemployed capital of the
country. When the retundlng process is
finally completed no more capital will be
invested in the government bonds than
when ii commenced, and the money avail
able for business uses viii remain precisely
the same as before. This last brilliant loan
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

owe follow where our principles lead, ;"
says the Prog. Age. There was once a
chap, bearing "a banner with strange
Device" who undertook to do the same
thing. This was many years ago, and up
to date nothing but the echo Of his voice
has ever come back. Good bye, neighbor.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

The Washington correspondent of the
Boston journal says:
The probabilities are that the Government will
not enter upon any of the improvements for the
minor rivers and harbors until it is asceraned how
great the demands on the Treasury are to be- The
administration claims to have discretion as to the
expenditures under this bill.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

John chamberlain, a well known sport
ing man. formerly the proprietor OF -amb-
ling houses at New York, Long Branch,
and Washington, and latterly the keeper
Of restaurant in the last named city.
has been placed in possession d the
House restaurant in the Capital building.
where he has no rent t. pay, ana is fur
nished with gas. coal and ice ut the pub
lie expense This appointment which is
made by the Committee on Public Build
lngs and Grounds with The concurrence
OF the Speaker, is rightly characterized in
a private letter from " ashington as a
scandalous one Chamberlain is sad to
owe his good fortune to the influence of
certain newspaper men. who are sus-
pected Of having been seduced 10y a good
dinner, and may have had their Old scores
wiped out for their services.
Lowe, the Alabama Greeub4ckrr, got
on his high horse in Washington The other
day. Not content With bowling Tor more
GreenbackerS, he wanted the blood Of
Senator Logan. Lowe had caused Il
statement to be printed that Logan re-
cruited three Confederate regiment, We
fore he went into the Union army 10
gan denounced this statement n, Y lie:
and Lowe, Who was a Confederate colonel,
sent challenge - Logan to light duel
Logan sent the mIssye back unopened,
and says i Lowe wants satisfaction he
can easily find a way 70 obtain It. Nov
let the authorities attend 10 Mr. Lowe,
and the Alabama delegation viii soon be
minus GreenbacIler. Tie penalty for
sending a challenge in the District Of
Columbia is imprisonment and di9lran-
chiSement
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01

THE WALKING MATCH The ten miles match
between Edward H. Murphy, Of Augusta ana
Stanley 5 Chapman, of Portland drew out d large
crowd on saturday evening The race itself was
the tamest Of any yet presented, as Chapman was
no match for Murphy. He did not put the Augusta
man 10 his mettle 50 much as did Jenncvs recent
ly, and did not prove himself as fast walker as is
the Waldo county boy. Jenneys has made a mile
in eight minutes and fifty seconds, while Chapman
did not get inside Of ten minutes At the on
Saturday evening Murphy gained three laps on the
fifty three seconds Chapman in ten five As
Murphy had an easy task he did not really walk
until the last mile, when he stepped around the
track lively to please the audience Murphy won
the first money time one hour forty four minutes
and fifteen seconds, Chapmans time, one hour
and fifty minutes. Murphy says he will walk any
amateur in the state for the best time IN ten miles
MASONIC CELEBRATION NOTES The committee
having ill charge the dedication of the Masonic
Temple in this city, on July 18th, have assurances
that the celebration will be all that its most san
gnine friends anticipate At this early date rooms
at the hotels and boarding houses are being EN-
gagged. The committee also announce that they
have secured the American Brass Band of Proyi-
dence, twenty pieces said to be the leading
band in the United States. This band will do es
cort duty on the Fourth and furnish music for the
ball in the evening. On the evening of the Third,
the band will give a musical concert, which will
be treat for all Pierces and Haytord's
Halls will be connected by bridge, spanning
Church street, running from window to window IL
Robert p. Chase, of Belfast, has composed a dedi
cation march, expressly for the occasion, which
will be published by Woodcock 4 Son, and print
ed in Boston. Arrangements have been made
with the Maine Central railroad to run extra trains
from Lewiston, Gardiner Augusta, Skowhegan,
Waterville, Dexter and Bangor.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-23
So RaaERs the World Away.
LSnecial 10 the COuIier- JoErnal.l


ELIzABETHToWN,A Aug. T-Henry Cotf:-
man, an old man eighty seven years of
age, committed suicide Tuesday evening
at the residence of his son-in law, James
Purcell, four miles south Of Big Spring.
in this country, by cutting out his bow
els. He sat on the bed in bis room, using
his pocket knife, opened his abdomen,
and, taking ont the entrals, deliberately,
cut. them into scraps and cast the pieces
into . chamber. His excuse to DR.. j. d.
Strother, Of Big Spring, who was sent
for as soon as possible, was that he was
old -and had lived long ~enough. DIR.
Strother bound up the horrible cash in
tlle stomach and replaced the entrals, but
the old man died while the family were
at their supper. Mr.. Cofinan was ares
pcctel citizen, and the terrible means he
used of getting himself out of the world
rendered his deatf, one of special sadness.
He seemed perfectly sane, and was con-
scious up to a short time before death
ensned, but gave no further excuse for
lisrasIl act, His sufferings were intense
during the latter hours before death,
which ensued about four hours after the
wounds were inflicted.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-23

4 PRETTY FAIR TEsT.-It is pretty
fair TO test a mans birth and breeding
to dine with him in a public restaurant.
Il he bullies the walters and generally
revels in the air of lordly authority, it
issafe to say that he is enjoying a luxury
comparatively unfamiliar to him. The
man who is born to command will al
ways be respected, without any con-
spicuous effect on his part, by the peo-
position Of authority is something new
and abnormal may make his subordi-
mates fear him; but that is all. A
gentleman may stand on his head
Iiabituaiiiy, and his interiors will not
dare to venture upon an impertinence !;
hnt shoddy, though encased i'll the triple
brass of pomposity, cannot cheat the
keen and certain valuation of the SER
wants eye.-[Pluck, -.-,.-.-,,-.. .--,-.----
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-23
NO Pony. No Eac.



His loving mother said, ''lf You take
some OF the castor OIL III leF you go 10
the circuS.'
"How much ?" he cautiously inquired.
"O,, oulya spoonful; just a spoonful
she replied.
"And you'll give me some sugar be-
sides?' he asked.
"Of course villa big lump,
He waited unit! she hogan pouring
from the bottle, then asked, "And you'll
give me ten cents, tOoW
cs, Of course
"And you'll buy me a shoo-f1y kite ,"
he went on, seeing his advantage.
a guess So
NO kite, no lie" he said, as he step
ped back.
"Well, III buy you kite she replied,
filing the spoon up.
And a velocipcde -
III think OF it,
Cant think no castor oil down me. ..'
he exclaimed, looking round for his hat.
"lIeTc-i will, or I'll tease father to;
and know he will. Come, now sWollew
it down.
" And you'll buy me Il goat o.
DS.'
Mud 200 marbles ,"
Yes. Now take it down"
And a coach dog ,"
81 can't promise that"
All right no dog. no lies
Well, II! ask your father"
And you'll buy me Il pony ?"
Oht | couldn't do that. Now be q
good boy and swallow it down.
go ycs I'll swallow that stuff, will"
he said, as he clnpped Oh his hat. "Iou
may fool sulne other boy with n circuS
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-23
Too Ez;asay Snake Bites.
lDptrNiI Ernc Press


During the haying season an honest old
farmer On the Gratiot read employed
three young men from the city to help cut
and store his timothy. None OF them
liked work half as we'll as whiskey, and
Il conspiracy was the result. Aboutnoon
one day one of the trio fell down in the
field, shouting and kicking, and the
other two ran to the farmer with wild
eyes and called out that their companion
had been bitten by Il ratt!esnakc, and
must have WhisIlcy. The farmer rushed
to the house and brought out a quart,
and the three haryestcIS got big drink
all around Oh the sly, while the "bittenn
one had IL lay off Of halfa day. The next
forenoon a second one was bitten, and
again the farmer rushed for his bottle.
1t was nice little job for the boys, and
on the third day Il third one put in his
claim for bite, and yelled for the whs-
ky bottle. The farmer took the matter
very cOolly this time, and after making
particular inquiries as to the size of the
snake, location of the bite, the sensation,
and so forth, he slowly continued:
Day before yesterday James was
bitten and drank quart OF good whisky.
Yesterday John Was bitten and drank
quart more. To-day you've got bite,
and the best thing you can do is to smell!
their hreatils and lay in the shade while
the rest of us eat dinner"
The man get we'll in ten minutes, and
not another rattlesnake was seen during
the season.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-23
ITO the E.!itsr of the Courirl-,Jo,t.1,4l.

TO the Editor Of the CONVERSATIONAL
KINGSTON SPRINGS, TENN, Aug. -
Had you said 'coWardly, miserly and
inhuman Cineinnatians,' You would
have described them better. just com
epidemic, with the rest of the world,
and pan ticularly with liberal, hospitab!e
noble Louisville. The kindness and
humanity Of Louisville being fresh III
the memory Of Memphians, it is un-
necessary to recall particulars. hllt let
Us see how the E0blchearted (D people
OF proud and vain Cincinnati acted
toward the Southern people in their
hour Of need, considering that the trade
OF this very people laid the foundation
and contributed mostly to the present
wealth of Cincinnati. Every person
from Memphis iii the least in0isposeh
was dragged to q hog pen, called "yci-
ioW-fc hOSpitAi.n So was a Young
lady from Memphis, who had natural
sickness, taken at midnight ont OF q
hotel and kept several days at that
"hospital; another lady, with her
four children, was also dragged to this
place and put in a room occupied 10y IL
smallpox patient, whore she was COn-
pcllcd to remain ior three days. \
gentleman and his wife, from Memphis,
were charged on the fourth floor uf a
hotel :t6 per day for room which at
ordinary times was rented ut 81. \
single CincinnNtlun WAS able to give
5000, ,0G0 for the erection Of Il building
for 10 other purpose but to tickle their
vanity; but all Cincinnati contributed
only S3S, 900 for the relief OF their un-
fortunate Southern brethren, and OF
this sum they sent only @lh,t;0N, having
on hand 100000 after the epidemic was
over. But | forgot one cntcrDrlSing z
citizen sent ten barrels OF hard bread
to the sick Of Memphis. 4 prominent
banker, who since sWindleu widows and
! orphans of two millions, expressed tie
sentiment OF Il large majority when he
informed NE that CiDCiunatiaDs re-
; Srcttelt having aeut any aid to the
| infected places, and that next time
| they Vonid not send Il cent. WITH
! great pride they call their village the
Paris Of America, whiie III fact the!
have not a single Resemblance to cour-
agcoiis, liberal, magnificent Paris, Wllici
city they only slrpass in immortality, ts
prove which refer to the " Personals
Of their daily papers. But enough
There is one consolation iii the tact
! that there is only one Cincinnati, Whlcl
! is disgrace and an exception to thl
humanity of the Nineteent.s Century
After ali, think the people Of porko
polls are more 10 be pittcd than blamel
| for having acquired in the course o
time, the habits OF their fourlegget
, godfather, MENPHlS.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-23

An Iowa law RENTS certain percen-
tage of taxes for five years on every
acre Of fruit, and ten years on every
acre Of forest trees planted within the
State and kept alive. Under this
stimulus over seventy-fy thousand
acres OF fruit and forest trees have been
planted, and there has been remission
of State and county taxes to the amount
of about 100000. The acreage Of trees
isahout one-half of per cent Of the
farming lands of the State. 4 very
considerable hole is made in the tax
income of the State, but the loss will
be more than made up in the perma-
nent advantage to the State. Older
States may find it expedient to follow
the example.-[N. O. Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-23

PECULIAR DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENTS.
"A family in one OF the suburbs Of
Boston furnishes fine illustration of
the manner in which modern divorce
laws have overtllrown the old fashioned
ideas concerning the sacredness Of
marriage. 4 dozen years ago young
man and young woman were married.
Soon after they had son, and for
several years appeared to live together
rs happily as their neighbors. But at
length the wife concluded that she was
tired Of her husband, and without any
opposition from him. obtained a divorce.
OF course there was another man in the
case, and to him she was soon after
married The strange part of it is that
after all this had happened the man
went to board with his mother-in-l law,
between whom and himself there was a
strong friendship. He is still boarding
in her house, at which his late wife and
her present husband are frequent visi-
tors, and he seems to be perfectly salts
fed with the arrangements.-I Boston
Traveller, August &.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-23
sFoEssa E. AsEsG,
HkHSCEE.EANE0
70 L0tsSsSessa5gsss,


Tie publishers or lie New Orleans Times
wish cSipris,ll\ at t:is time that every citi1e,.
of This >ta, SHOULD he 4 subscriber or reader of
the Times Questions Of the greatest impor-
iuncr TO Louisiana ;,r. n,I.}in- nrsoiI,tiOu
A convention of her delegates are new in st.S-
Sion drafting an organic, law tur ad0Dtion 10
rcrlacc the present CONSTITUTIONS aud which II
is honfd win raFiiCHllv reform those fearful
abuses wastefIll extrayagnncjcS and rroS, III
justices which have been ltlrtured hv it and
have, grown up lntrrit The subject OF restrir-
tive glarentinc as to its efficacy in preventing
the Introduction Of the scourge OF yellow fever
and its ACKNOWLEDGED bij-ntil" effects ll,,eu The
business and pros i,eltv of tie city OF New Or
leans and the State. is now en2rossi,lg to a
large extent ruhlic attention. Otter vital cues
tiolt3 such a., labor imniirlutj0u railroad com
mu1icatinliS with oar ncichbnrin. State of
Texas. removal OF the State capital. etc. de-
ma,d constant consideration anI discussion.
The publishers Of the Times refer with pridr
to the position taken by the Times un all of
these questions: Tho Inspiring motive has
been the good OF the State and her people, for
upon her prosperity. development and growth
dcDentl thcir compensation and reward. From
no other source can they expect to subserve
THESE cnds'