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The Republican journal., 1879-02-27
Nominations by the Governor.

The Governor has made the following nomina
tons
s. B. Gates, VIM, Warden State Prison.
Joseph W. Dyer, Portland, Inspector Of Steam
boats.
Horace s. Smith, Bangor Keeper Of Arsenal a
Bangor.
Arthur Moore, Machiasport Commissioner o
Wrecks and Lost Goods.
Trial Justices Benjamin F. Smith, Wiscasset
VIM. Harris, jr., Dixmont; Geo White, Winter
port Jos. Small, Steuben.
Notary Public-Chas. J. Staples, Lubec; J. c
Chillcut, Ellsworth
Justice Peace and Quorum Jonathan Bartlett
Oramel Murray, Montvile; 5. J. Wallace, Castine
VIM. &. Sargent, Castine; +. A. Noyes, Sullivan
+, &. Crabtree, n orth Haven; ID. z. Rose Thomas
ton; W. E. Reed, Boothbay: Geo Johnson Bristol
WIN. Wallace Brown, Of Calais, to be agent of the
Passamaquoddy Indians
Russell 5. Morrison, to be trustee of Insan,
Asylum vice Pattangal removed.
DR.. A. p. Sncw, Of Winthrop, to be trustee o
Insane Asylum, vice Richards removed
Isaac R. Clark to be Land Agent, vice E. G. Bur
leigh removed.
E. Whdden, Judge Of Municipal Court, Calais.
George Gregory, Rockland inspector of lime.
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27


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The Republican journal., 1879-02-27
Railroad Troubles in Bucksport, and other
Matters
Correspondence of the Journal.

Correspondence of the Journal
BUCKsPoRr. Feb %
AS the action 10 be taken BY our town next Mon
day will be Of more than common interest to the
general reader thought a word Oh the subject
might find place in your columns In order that
our state of affairs may be understood, | will say
that the bone Of contention is the payment of the
interest on our town bonds issued in favor Of our
railroad. At a combined Democratic and Green.
back caucus, held at Emery TALL, last SATURDAY.
afternoon Joseph L. Buck, Aouzo Colby and An
drew Seayey, We're mentioned for selectmen, with
the express understanding that the persons they
represent will vote no more money to pay the in
terest on the town bonds issued for railroad pur
poses, until compelled to BY the courts they be
ieving the bonds to have been illegally issued
The grounds they take for the above action il
that the town voted to subscribe first 500 900 an
der the general laws Of the state and then so 900
under special act, to the capital stock of the Pc
npbScot and Mon River Railroad After the
above sums voted and before they were sub
scnbed BY our seectmcn mo books having been
opened tor stock to the p 4 4. R Railroad, the
| name OF the road was changed by an act Of the
Legislature and called the Bucksport Il Bangor
Railroad, To which our seIectmeu did subscribe
In order to raise the 9i3o0ou the town had Il.
issue and sell ,ia300o Of bond. they having sold
a discount II some ~ per cent tits claimed I,t.
that We bad 10 r4bl to raise more than ,l35,ooo
and secondly that 47 atogu never voted to take
stock Up tile Bucksport a Bangor Railroad but n
the i'cnooscot and mon River Railroad Thirdly
that only Is OF the Il miles of the road first con
temullird hnrp I,rnr I,,,lt .r.j Villa. d., ,r.,tt-
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27


inability to pay his bills His accent and
his language revealed that he was an
Englishman, and an educated man. lie
spoke Latin, French, German and Span
ish with equal facility; and he evinced a
thorough familiarity with general ltera-
turo. In chemistry he was we'll grounded.
These facts were revealed III general
conversation incidental to his repeated
solicitations for an order for portrait.
He at last secured customer and though
his hand was unsteady, and he did not
produce Il likeness, he made a very fair
sketch. He subsequently drew female
figure with few rapid strokes of crayon,
which showed that he possessed artistic
talents of no mean order. Concerning his
antccedents he would say nothing, save
that he had been four years III this coun-
try and his work done, he gathered up
the implements Of his craft and departed.
a sporting man remarked the other
evening that there are more "cTUoked
men in Washington to-day meaning
burglars, sneak thieves, confidence oper-
ators. etc. than he had seen here since
| the war This assertion IS fully borne
| ont by the thefts and robberies reported
daily in the newspapers, though the hall
IS not told \ gentleman en- route from
| New York to Washington vas robbed,
while in his berth in Pullman ear, OF
| his vest, containing his gold watch, chain
and i Iockct, ana his money ana John
| :. Thompson Sergeant at Arms Of the
| Home, was recently robbed at his hotel
Of diamond studs and other articles to the
value of 500 The sneak thieves are
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27

taken up by the House in the afternoon
and passed by vote of 100 to 81 1t
submits the matter to the people. The
majority report of the committee, ought
not to pass, on the railroad tax bill was
accepted. The bill making interest on
property sold for taxes 10 per cent. in
stead of 20 per cent. as now. was refused
a passage, and the House non concurred
with the Senate in reducing the appropr-
alton for the Industrial School to So, 800,
and placing the management in the hands
OF females. The act to establish the sal
aries of certain officers, passed to be en-
crossed. vt the evening session the
House cOncurred with the Senate in in
definitely postponng the bill to divert
the mill tax from the school fund The
vote stood 81 to IL.
AUGUSTA, Feb. % The Senate voted
against the railroad tax bill, in concur
renee. Resolve to clothe volunteer mill
tia was refused a passage. In the after
noon the Senate further considered the
salary bill and decided to adopt the House
amendment paying County Attorneys 10y
the different counties instead of by the
state. The Agricultural bill was amend
ed SO that ) 100 should be for the entire
service OF the Secretary OF the Board be
sides necessary expenses. The resolve
providing for amendment to the constitu-
ton to abolish the Executive Council was
taken from the table and tomorrow at
half-pas two O'clock was assigned for
consideration. Majority and minority re-
ports on the matter of State valuation
came up by special assignment, the pro
position being to create board of com
mlssioners to have charge of the valua-
tons.
The minority report was substituted
Tor the maiority-19 to 53. The resolve
was read, an amendment making the
number five one from each COMPRESSION
al Dstrct-was adopted without divis-
ion. Mr. Wilson moved to make the pay
of commissioners - per day. Lost
yeas L, nays l22 Mr.. Gupti moved to
make the pay - per day. Lost. The
same gentleman moved to make the pay
OF chief clerk $3.50. Lost \ motion
to tiN the pay at $3.50 per day for Com
missioners was carried. The per diem Of
chief clerk was fixed at 81 The per
diem OF other clerks was fixed at - %,
and the resolve passed to he enLrossed.
The bill to allow the sale of native
wines and cider came up, and after de-
bate was defeated.
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27
Death of Marcellus Emery, ESQ.

OF the Bangor Daily Commercial, and
more recently of his critical condition.
After long suffering, which he bore with
remarkable tortitude, Mr. Emery expired
on Sunday morning last, at the age of
forty eight years, six months. His disease
was OF cancer0us nature, located be
tween the shoulders, and which, though
removed by surgical operation, returned
IN the shape of malignant and deep
seated carbuncle, which neither medicine
nor surgery could do more than paliate.
Mr.. Emery was born in Frankfort, in
this county, in July, 1880, a son Of Dr.
James Emery, well known as a successful
physician of that locality Both parents
have been dead for several years, d broth
er and two married sisters surviving him
Mr., Emery was literally educated, having
graduated at B0wdon College in the class
OF 1898. After engaging as teacher for
some years, in Maine and Mississippi
Mr.. Emery studied law and was admitted
to the Pen0bScot bar. In 1857, associat
cd with other leading Democrats, having
purchased the Bangor Weekly Democrat
and the Daily Journal of that CITY. they
established under his management the
Daily Union and the Weekly Democrat
Of Bangor. The trouble which these pa
perS underwent, IN common with other
pronounced Democratic publications, dur
ing the exciting days Of 1861 and the Vii
client suppression Of the Union and Dem
ocrat by mob, in August of that year,
are fresh iii tile minds Of our older readers.
The publication of the Democrat was re
sumed in 1868 and the Daily, under the
name Of the Commercial, was revived in
January, lS72 From that date to the
commencement Of his fatal illness, Mr.
Emery conducted both papers, General
James II. Butler being for nearly two
Years associated in partnership with him,
and Mr.. Willard ID. Mudgett for a few
months past.
Mr.. Emery has received such political
honors as lis party could bestow. In
1850 he VA chairman Of the Rre,,pn-
ridge state Democratic committee In
I~ii he was delegate to the Democratic
National convention at Chicago. In l-'i~
he was delegate 10 the Democratic Ma
t,onal convention. ut New ork. in which.
Oh behalf of the minority Of the Maine
delegation. he presented the name of
George III p,ulIcton fin nomin,tinn In
I-7N Ala i-1a he ran a Democratic can-
didate for Congress in the fourth eongrrs-
sional district
Mr.. Emery cannot be said to have been
an ambitions man. Is ambition is cam
monty undprstood ~ carnl mucb VIII.
for personal pretrrmcnt than for tine snc :
cess Of tbe p1rr, and nrinrinIcs which ba
sustained anJ adyorarnd III ~ sin-
SCI IL HIT = 81 H. ~ va ny s.
accused p 'ii intention e MAKE party m
''"'"'' 'uoSe''e MS personal gains hut
~ oui' uA'luuplttlIN, aspire " positions
of Influences Ana ln3lpr.hiu IN sway ma
hearts ami nIlJtncc the convictions of
/ MAJ, +. ana.rI ,,.;tl, l,i....,,-,, ~, .
hit I'm ''' ~ 'ii1
dlStlnct anu controlling purpose Of his
lif, ,,os f., .oo,,,o 49,, .,.,.,,,,l.,,,..,. - 49,
ny ''' - 'NN"iN Wy "0OcH'4NHCS ~ ny
Democratic party and to That purunSp
I,,f.,.,,,,t
lt NcIlV an HIS tItLSIt9' Ali' Lu4tf WAS
/ bV naturr mach h.-+nr tittaJ for. "a ,,,Iiri-
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27
Letter From Washington.
Correspondence Of the journal
WASHINGTON. Feb. -

st. Paul, containing biographical sketch
es of the members of the present Mime
sofa State Senate. Two of the Senators
were born in Maine. Hon. j. A. Thach-
er, of Iumbrota, GOOdhue county, was
born in Lubec in 1928. From 1851 to
1856 he was engaged with the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company as civil en-
gineer and in August Of the latter year
he removed to Minnesota, where he has
since resided. He was engaged in sur
veyng for two or three years, but with
that exception has been exclusively en-
gagged in farming, when not in public life.
He has served several terms in the state
legislature Hon H. b, Wilson, Of Red
Wing, Goodhue county, was born in
Bingham, Somerset county, Me, in ISL
He was educated at kent's Hills has
taught school in Indiana, and was admit
ted TO the bar in that state but never
practiced. He was city civil engineer in
New Albany. Indiana, for SIX years. In
lc5- he removed to Minnesota, having
been elected professor Of mathematics ii
Ilamline University at Red Wing. lie
enlisted for the war in 1862 and when
mustered out in the fall Of 1865 was cap
tain of his company. In l~66 he was APP
pointed superintendent of schools for
Goodhue county, which office he contin-
ued to fill by subsequent appointments
until appointed state superintendent Of
public instruction in 1870. lie was mem
Der Of the House in 1911, and was elect
ed to the Senate last fall 10y large ma
ority. Another OF Miunesota's senators,
whose name has long been familiar To
me, is Hon. Charles a. Pillsbury. Until
now had supposed him to be a native
/ Of Bucksport When was attending the
Seminary on oak I'LL in that pleasant
town, there was Charles \. pillsbury
residing there, who il living must he
about torty-tiye years old. The similarj-
IN Of our names led to some compica-
tionS with regard to our correspondence.
/ When some years later | heard Of a Chas.
~ iIl9pulS ~ NliIlne7"td' cohcIUIe'I
he of Bucksport had taken Horace Gree
ley's advice and gone West The hlog-
raphy before me shows That have been
Hl'A''No''' 'i'''i' '''I lc9 ~ '"S"u' y vi
Minneapolis, was born IN Warner, Mcrrl-
mack county. New HAMPSHIRE, IN ~ f..
}yhc,, ,o, war;, ,ll J.. ra,,,.oj =, ...,
'oiu' "Iclc hc dttcll''t" S'hool' nc
graduated at the New London academy
in 1859. and from Dartmouth College in
H.. cIa,, ofI-,;2 i, ,-nu l.. ..+tI..t i,
=,
MiHuc" pms d'' Engage" III VLc il'"I'@
business lie is now at the head and the
active member Of The firth Of &. 4. Pins
hnr,. \ rn In. I,r.,..t ,I,ro .,,,rnc,.
- IT. r. ~ '''''o '""'
mills, containing nItN run OF stone ca
,,,.;+,.. INN. ,,un l,,.r,I ,,.,,,r,.,,l,. ,r,,
P"oi'1 '''i''' aye II ''0"' SN"'iS lc
present Governor Of Minnesota. John f.
piIlsburv. now serving Ills second term
4, I l,otj,,.,. X, I.r,,,l,.n ~ So,.,+.r p,u.
puIl'
y clerk in one u The departments, 4 Re
publican. of course. said to me the other
l,, NINA ,,,, I.,,,,.I t,l,,- l,,;.,., ,l,,
,'"S ,'"'S WV
l'epubHcah5 "llI eject tHt president IN
1850, TAs system ot economy the Dem
ocrats are carryipr ont w;u sur.ly defeat
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27
The Economy Of Resumption

\ statement prepared by Treasury
officer makes the following showing:
The sale OF four per ccntum bonds
was impossible until tile purpose to re-
sumo was declared by Mr. sherman, and
until god was accumulated for that pur-
pose by the sale oG tie per centum
bonds. What has been the result Gold
was steadily accumulated AT the rate of
S5,OO0UOO month, and refundng into
per cent. bonds proceeded more rapidly
as gold increased in the Treasury. After
May /, 1871, and prior to resumption on
the LIST OF January, 1879, 800. 900 900 of
bonds were sold for resumption purposes
at a cost in interest of $500, 900 a wear.
during the same time Sis, 80, $50 of 4
per cent. bonds We're sold for refundng
purposes with Il saving of S3,J1 100 a
YEAR Resumption came on the day ap-
pointed without ripple, and since then
refundlng has gone on at the uneXampled
rate of Sl5S ,9O4, 100 during the month Of
January, with a saving of S3,I7S, 0s2 a
year. The balance sheet now stands thus:
Saving Of annual interest by refunding
since May |, lSa1--.----..... 81 40 1gI
Saving Of annual interest BY RESUMPTION
since May |, lS99...........-- 3ql5 900
Balance Of gain thus far .SAs!l74I
or the interest at per cent on atapi
tai sum of S70.tl9115
From this time on, these kindred opera
tons will produce no loss but a gain
follows
On refunding balance of ,I-:tDs
into per cent bonds 49, $3,9Gl. $50
On refunding balance Of los l915.66}
$500 20
Or net gain in annual interest, includ-
ing amount already refunded of 49, 8, -, Ol0
This is but the immediate gain, while
the incidental gain is incalculable."
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27

As far as experience goes IN this county those
reporters are Young men and women who have
little or no capacity for the work they profess tn
do. Their reporting is mere machine work and
most of II poor machine work Three, or even two
dollars a day is all such work is worth We doubt
whether their work saves even much. II any. eX
pense to the county in the trial OF cases.
The above comments are altogether
unreasonable and unjust The reporters
chiefly employed in the court in this coun-
" are faithful and efficient strnogra-
pliers, who have made themselves prof
cent by years of careful practice. 1t is a
libel to say that theirs is poor machine
work, and that they have "no capacity
for the work they profess to uo. And il
is as far from the truth TO SLY that the
work saves no expense to the county
For not only is their work excellent, and
so pronounced by All who have the means
of knowing, but it materially facilitates
and shortens the work Of the sessions, thus
saving YER much more than theiI cX-
pense> Considering the constant practice
necessary to enable one TO report as rap
idly as required, and the fact that our
court stenographers are only employed a
part Of the year, their pay il not unrea-
s0nable.
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27

There are courageous shipbuilders at
Rockland. 1t is announced that three
masted schooner of 375 tons burden is to
be built the coming season in the ship
yard Of A. F. Ames & Son.
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27

The Portland Argus says: Saturday
afternoon as team driven by Mr.. Kim
ball was crossing Wilmot street on OK
ford street, long sled on which were
quite number of boys came down Will
mot street like a flash, and struck the
team between the horses heels and the
sleigh. One boy named Morrison, living
on Wilmot street, was 50 severely injured
about the head by the horses feet, that it
is extremely doubtful if he RECEIVERS. At
late hour Sunday night his case was
considered hopeless.
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27
Having abolished the free high SC

Having abolished the free high schools,
the House shows disposition to appro-
pirate the whole mill tax to common
schools. That would be curious result
of all the clamor that has been made in
favor of reducing the school fund, and
thus relieving the tax payers.
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27

The House at Augusta has passed the
resolve providing for submission to the
people of the question of biennial elections
and sessions of the Legislature, next fall
And in that the House has done good
thing. Now let the Senate be heard from
in the same direction. The change would
be a great improvement, besides saving
at least $4,000 per year.
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27
Senator Blaine and Mr.. Garrison.

The bill for restricting Chinese immi-
grafton to this country, which recently
passed the United States Senate, has
been commented upon in a published
letter by William Lloyd Garrison, who
severely criticises those who voted for
that measure. Senator Blaine, in a letter
published in the New York Tribune, gives
to Mr.. Garrison and the public the reasons
which influence his course. He says that
the Chinese immigration is another CoOlie
system, which brings to our shores only a
servile and degraded class that the wo-
men are VIGOROUSLY and shamefully lewd ;
and that there is no assimilation between
the two races. He further says that the
C0olie system is blightng the prospects
of the free white laborer, and that on the
adoption or rejection of the policy recent
ly passed upon by Congress, hangs the
fate of the Pacific slope. He further says
that the best and most enlightened sen
llllltut vi tIt dCiIlC tuttSU is PROFOUNDLY
alarmed, at the effect of this immigration.
In a republic where the laborng man il
voter, it will not do to legislate for cheap
labor; but that what we want is labor at
rates that VIII give the laborer his fair
share, and capital its fair share. The
letter is characterized by the Senator's
usual perspicuty and vigor. We shall
next week publish it in full.
We have no doubt that time and the
sober second thought of the people will
justify the position which Mr. Blaine has
taken. The inhabitants Of the Pacific
coast, who have the best opportunities to
know the facts concerning this strange
people and the evil influence which they
exert, are unanimous for restriction upon
their immigration This is not and can
not be made a party question. Any at
tempt by Mr. Blaine's political opponents
to give it that shape, will rebound, for the
platform of the st. Louis convention, that
nominated Tilden, resolved against Chi
neSe immigration.
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27

The Senate did not look kindly upon
the scheme to divide Reckland, but gave
it the cold shoulder by vote of Ii to l3.
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27

DEXTER, Feb. D. The memorial ser
vices on the anniversary Of Mr.. Barron's
death, occurred at the Congregational
church this afternoon. A respectable au-
dlence was gathered to pay the tribute of
respect to his memory.
The church was appropriately decked
and adorned with floral designs, bouquets,
&c., while at the rear above the platform,
life sized portrait of Mr.. Barron stood
out in bold relief against background Of
black drapery. Over the platform was
the motto in evergreen "Faithful unto
death" The clustering weather had well
nigh rendered the roads impossible, 50
that many were prevented from attend
ing.
Prince Edward Island fishermen are not satisfied
with the manner in which Americans conduct
their fishing on the coast and have 1nemorialized
Parliament for relief.
The machine shop built by Dr. Il H. Hill for the
Moorlen Engine Company, just above the old Fish
tavern" on Rines Hill, Augusta, is finished. and
will be occupied by the Company the first of March
The building is 81 feet long by lS wide The com
pany will be under the management of Mr.. Frank
Moorlen, and will employ six experienced ma
chinists, and will commence at once the construc
ton of number of steam fire engines
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27

The Rocklanders were last week enter
tanned by an evening of readings by Mrs
Scott SiddonS.
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27

One of the most graceful tributes to the
memory of the late Marcelus Emery,
Esq, is from the pen Of his long time OPP
ponent, the editor of the Bangor Wing.
Mr. Boutelle, in an article of over col
umn, most feicitously expressed, sketch
es the career Of his rival in spirit Of
generosity worthy of all praise
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27
The togg- Horn.

The readers Of the journal viii remem-
Der that We once noticed the speech, in
this city, of Mr. Fog-, Grecnbacll
sachen who now vocally dominates the
executive council at Augusta. Some who
did not hear those remarkable utterances.
thought We overstated the case Last
week. Mr.. Fog4 grated at Portland The
Press Of that city reports the speech and
the effect thereof as follows
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27

The meeting of the Grand Lodge of Maine
Knights Of Honor, was held in Rockland on Feb
ruary 10Th. lodge was instituted at Camden.
February ID, DR. r. f. Payne, Past Dictator.
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27

DR.. Charles I. IIussey, member of the
Greenback city committee Of Biddeford,
resigns, and i'll published letter gives his
reasons for abandoning that organization
and returning to the Republican party.
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27
The following despatch shows the kind

The following despatch shows the kind
of time they have recently had in Massa
chusetts with the snow
BosToN, Feb. 81. The train which left Boston
Thursday afternoon the Essex Branch of the
Eastern railway is showed in at Hamilton with one
locomotive Oft the track. Three locomotives have
been at work all day trying to pull the train out.
Many drifts are twenty feet high and quarter of
a mile long
The Republican journal., 1879-02-27

The Belfast journal comes to Is with its kuuckle
in Its eye and whines that it has been .a5l~ed~ bv
the opinion and Bangor Commercial for rs posi-
uon on the prohibition question. Neal Do1 ought
to detail a detachment Of crusaders ID protect hls
new disciple from the cruel parasraphers VINO liar
row up his feelings, Eocklaud Opinion
The Journal will take care Of itself in
that matter and all others. II the ser-
vices OF Neal Dow are to be given to any
newspaper establishment, the opinion has
doubtless the most pressing need thereof.
We know nothing about the matter our
self, but the near nei-hbors Of that paper
testify as follows