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The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

In an interview with eX-Councill or
Brown published in the Portland Press.
that gentleman disclaimed all knowledge
of the proceedings before the Hale inves-
tgatlng committee at Augusta.
But, Mr.. Brown, the proceedings before Mr.
Hales committee have been published III the pa-
pers said the reporter
81 am Democrat said Mr. Brown, land nv
paper has not contained the evidence gwen before
the committee.
Of course the Fusion papers have not
published this evidence, and few of them
have even mentioned the report which
shows up the rascalties Of which the
Fusion leaders and their tools were guilty.
The Prog. Age says this report 'is a
Dushel OF chat with a few grains of
wheat This is about as definite as the
size OF a piece Of chalk, and CONVEYS
about as much intOrmatiOn-wel about
as much as the Age usually does on any
subject. The report in question, as every
body knows, is simply a resume of the
evidence taken by the committee, and
the Fusion members, in minority report.
say Ethey cannot deny that the recital of
facts in the report is substantially in ac-
cordance with the evidence"
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01
State Expenses.

The appropriations of the legislature
last year were 81 ,;}29, 5s5. This year
they are : 300 ,957 Increase from last
year, S;D,H2 Really, however the an
preparations for expenses that belong TO
this year, are less than last wear, mas
much as nearly S3O,00 is appropriated
TO pay expenses caused by contingent.
$4,000 for re-clothing the militia. which
should have been done last year and
50, WO Tor paying old debts of prison.
The State tax assessed last year to be
paid III this year was four mills, or about
S9OO,0OO. The receipts on the four mill
tax lacked $50, S43 of meeting the pay
ments last year, 50 that the tax ought to
have been AZ mills last year to meet all
bills. The tax assessed this year to be
PAID In next year, has been increased TO
five mills, or &220,00O more than last
year. This will yield about SI:}2 600
more than the expenses of last year.
This extra amount will be used next
year to pay $4,000 on the war debt
none having been paid last year, s3O. 600
contingent expenses, Si9 900 for re-
clothing the militia, and S25. 900 for old
State prison debts, and, it is hoped. with
the aid OF the new railroad, telegraph
and express tax, that the whole Of the
Sl25,OOO note for money borrowed the
year that the tax was improperly reduced
to 81 mills, may also be paid. Sbould
this be done with the 5 mill tax, it will
give a much better showing of State
finances than last year. Lewiston Jour.
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01
The Geneva Award Bill.

In the National Senate on "Wednesday
the Gath ult. Mr. Herman spoke for two
hours on The Geneva award bill, and ad-
Vocated the claims of the insurance com
panics. Mr.. loar replied, in opposition
Mr.. Thurman, who has charge of the
measure, declined to call it up Thursday
stating that several Senators wanted to
speak but were not ready to do SO. Mr..
Blaine asked to have vote on the hill
which he said had been debated as much
as any Dill that had been before Congress
for a great many years, but the matter
was allowed to 20 over. On Monday last
the Senate resumed consideration OF the
measure, and a lively debate ensued he
tween Messrs. Blaine and Thurman, which
is thus reported in the press dispatches: :
Mr. Thurman moved to amend BY striking out
the clause providing that the Court OF Commits
sloners Shall consider aud allow second class
claims for payment Of premiums tor risks
He sand the Wal premiums were expressly excluded
by the Geneva Tribunal Further on in the dis
cusslon Mr. Thurman said | have never been
able to see how any man stood better because he
had insured his property and paid an enhanced
rate than does the man who his own insurer
MIR. Baine-W here Is there any conflict between
those two classes
MIR. Ihurman-Every one of the proposed amend
meIts provides for the payment OF war premiums
MIR Blalnc-But does any advocate of paving
war premiums say or imply that they better
claims than those for loss OF ships
Mr. IhuIman-W ny, when the vote comes the
senator vail lind that Senators viii vote tor war
Nlt ~
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

Barnum has imported group Of Znlu,, whose
eXtravagan dress consists OF shield, an assegai
and grdle around the waist.
The schooner Panama Weber Ellsworth for
Boston, with wood from George Ii Peters a Col
lost her anchor. chains and rudder ii the BAY Tues
day morning and towed to Rockland by the
steamer Hercules She will reht and sail for
Boston.
A man named Berde, who saws he was captain Of
the brig Lizzie Merrill Of Richmond Me. has
arrived at Queenstown in barque from Valparai
so he reports the Merrill toundered at sea Feb
ruary ID that the crew with the exception of him
self were lost and that he chung to plank for
three days when he was picked up by a baraue
on board of which he remained until February
9TH, and was then transferred to the vessel which
brought him to Queenstown.
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

The M E. Sabbath School at Bucksport gave
an Easter concert on Sunday evening. The
church was richly decorated, and the music was
hneiy rendered by Miss Anna NJ. Hall, Miss Cora
Hiii and Messrs Parker Spofford and 5. c. Homer,
Miss Jennie L. Sherman, organist. The concert
was arranged by Mrs. J. W. Shute The scenery
was prepared for the occasion by Mr. Rufus d
Emery, and was very effective During recita-
ton by Miss Alice Howes entitled Easter Morn
ing at the angels words HE is risen the words
appeared in colored letters on the scenery and
after beautiful crown richly studded with Jewels,
came out as by magic
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

The Republicans of the Fifth Congress
sional district, east of the Penobscot, were
to meet in convention at Cherryfeld yes
terday to elect a delegate and alternate
to the National Republican Convention.
The Republicans of the Fifth district on
this side Of the Penobscot will hold con
ventlon at future day and elect dele
gate and alternate.
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

The BddelorI journal says that a
close examination Of the books NJ the
Biddcf,rd city treasury, With the H-ht
thrown on them by outside testimony
goes To show that the late city govern
ment was 4 pocket edition Of GdrceInn'~
State administration. Instead VI $4,000
as stated last week. the late governments
says the journal, increased the ascertain
ed debt Of the city to about $1,000 (@l4,-
607 92) - far rs the facts have been de-
veloped, which is liable to he augment
ed by further disclosures. Besides this,
the appropriations We're overdrawn by
every department, which Ivy itself shows
there was gross extravaganza, incompe-
tency or fraud, OF perhaps all three.
This is specimen Of Fusion rule
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01


Frs ARE REQUESTED TO SEE THAT THEIR
| DATES ARE CORRECT. Subscribers in arrears
are requested to forward the sums due
The Contract System in State Prisons.
In the Journal of Feb. Goth some sug-
gestions We're made respecting our State
| Prison, which, under the present system
of carrying on manufacturing business
with convict labor, is rolling up an in
dcbtedneSs that the tax payers will some
time be called upon to make good The
risks and disadvantages of this system
were pointed out, and a change to the
contract system, which now prevails in a
majority OF the State prisons, was propos
ed. In the report of the Superintendent
OF the New York State Prisons Louis u.
Pillsbury. published in the New York
Herald of Friday last, we find strong con
! tirmatlon Of the views then expressed.
! There Is probably no more competent
authority on prison management than
| Mr.. Plllsbury, whose father was for many
/
years. and up to the time of his death,
Warden of the State prison at Sing sing
and made national reputation by his eff
tcient management OF that institution,
and who was, we believe succeeded bv
his son, the present superintendent Nh
llIlSbury begins his report with the prop
oeiti,ns f. which nona IAN disso,+ +ha+
III n,isonrrs aIlo u AZ o. shurId Il,
y,,i,r. ro,.,ns Ina ,oo,;rod f., I,l,,,..
and that his Labor for moral .,s vvoII 4.
economical rnasons sbonlJ N. ,,ro1n.+iyo
he rhnn oors IN II .,v.
That 10 system Of prison labor which human
Aseauty has yet been able TO devise IS free from
State demand that Tie prisons shai be stl snstalIG
s NJ. eS"" contract system Is Y be lre'effed'
1t produces the best financial results
Industries any more than any o]her system f r
1ugn y. aoof that hAs yet been devised
handcratt and enforce, habits Of Industry. without
@i.n e{ ARE almost sure TO- return to criminal
many Instances do, lead honest and useful lives
II MI l nor ;ninrl9ns "A hoo,t o,.,, w.
lhe smal number y hospital patients in our state
KIM viii hasa ~ ,,'n'prit'os IA
of fine prisons ourconyi,.,s ,,anraI, =. ,
In brtnr mental arid ,,h,sic,j hnaIth fI,ar ,rl u,
ce.yod
~
nc Cost ol maintaining ING prisons 0l
Nav. Nn,l. f,r tIo los, feo.l .-.,.,,. ,.
IVA ''i' i''' 'Io0'' ca vas
~2O,Hl.lI; III 1876 the cost was ~605,-
ntn - M I,;tI,I,,- , I'll
'f' 49, '''9'UlH 0"N - - llot
claimed that These results are dine ar
IIttl 10 lllc contract system; but under
any other system thav vould have haa,,
-''' Noii
impossible.
,il l,.,,- .l
liit 'lI'I 70 ludl contract convict IdboF
materially intertercs with free labor has
49,,
H
= ~" 'ii''' ~ '"HNl't9
'''iiV' 80 ''' i''''''' u . 'Niiie'' i"ool III
'i10 my" states are Tess lndh Two per
'Vii'' ~ ~ ""L hliicN ~ we "hole nlled
states engaged III the same industries.
hutI 'le system now existing at NOM
aston there must also necessarily be COM
Pe''loh WIN lFee labor. 81 thlS system
Mr. l!IISoaTE SAYS:
df =" "E usfe al $ 'ao me SIa'' reals the
instead Of The contractor But TINS is a edns'dera
NE ec a5orcr M Vital i Question bq6 5n~ y far
ihe r n"Fk R : Affected BY The products Of Their
prisons would be certain to result in a loss TO the
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

The Atlanta Constitution rejoices over
the report that GarcelOn is to settle in
Georgia. They can't call him Colonel
down there, but will probably give him
the title of Count.
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

MIS- Susan Bailey of Woolwich, who recently
aled' aged over 81 years. worked up to within two
aays o her death, and about two hours before she
died her heart stopped beating for about twenty
minutes, and when her consciousness came to her
again, sne said she had seen Jesus with all the
gorlhed throng, and the vision she saw was won
derful. 80 w.
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

The passage leading from the Court of Special
Sessions to the Tombs, New York, and along
which sentenced prisoners pass has been newly
painted, and now bears the legends; 'sThe Bridge
OF Signs ''The Way of the Transgressor is Hard
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

The PcppcTell and Laconia cotton mills
at Biddeford, on Saturday last, advanced
their operatives wages from to 10 per
cent, and it is understood that the Saco
water power machine shop, employing
about five hundred men, and York mill
will soon follow the lead Of the other mills
Every industry is said to IN prospecting in
Biddctord now. The shoe shops are rum
ming extra teams, and one concern is
building q large shoe shop: the new CO.
operative stove foundry is crowded by
orders, and Curriers' new engine and ma-
chine shop is running night and day.
Another large thrce-story building for
iron anNt wood manufacturing PURPOSES is
also to be erected at once. About fifty
women employed in the card room Of the
Laconla mill struck M Monday. but H.
sumed vork on being allowed all advance
OF two cents per hank. Tuesday, forty
men and boys whose wages We're raised
Iasr saturday, demanded L further ad-
vance andstruck Thpcompmv prompt
y pa.dWhat was due themanI discharged
them
A yery remarkable couyomiruut, f unt
the chief cause, ul THE recent WalIu ,yin-
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

FlNit AND FisuiNo The Cape Ann 4d
records the arrival ot upwards Of huu5rr,
men from the Provinces. to 20 on board The
fleet The fisheries 50 far thisyea have pa
somely, saws the Advertiser There I'll.
Sardtne factories in operation III Eastpu
season and about the same number az lobs
torres .-Newburyport sends the only Al
vessels now engaged in the cod fishing
Labrador coast. The Labrador tisherie,
menced at Newburyport in NE and ha,
kept up to the present time
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

The Boston Advertiser makes the
somewhat startling admission that Gee
ography has never tiourished in Boston"
Why, we thought Boston was up in all
the Biographies, 'ologes and 'isms
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

When the Democrats got control of
both Houses Of Congress they were going
to do great things for the country But
IL the past four months they have done
nothing but investigate each other ana
devise means to count Republicans out Of
their seats
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

NEw YORK March - The Tribune states that
tx Governor uarcelou Of Maine is the surgeon al
luded to by Surgeon General Hammond IN his
communication to that paper as having been found
cutting and Slashing wounded soldiers after the
battle OF Antietam to such an extent that Dr. Ham
mond ordered him off the field. Garceon had his
pockets filed with pieces of soldiers bones.
We take the above from the Associated
Press dispatches While there IS no
doubt that Garcelon was guilty Of "cut-
ting and slashing" the election returns
of last year, the accusations nov brought
against him are too discreditable to hu-
manity 10 be readily believed, and In
the absence Of positive proof, We certain
ly cannot credit the above statements.
DR. Garcelon, when his attention was
called to the Trbune's statement, by u
reporter of the Lewiston Journal, said:
u iliSh1
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

1t is now said that Gov. Seymour will
accept the Presidential nomination if it is
offered him and VIM. S. Grosbeck, of
Cincinnati has been asked to be candi-
date, and has taken time to consider
There is no reason to fear, however, that
there will be scarcity of candidates.
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

Ihe snow storm and ga.c on Wednrs-
lay ana Thursday ot last week was VERY
severe throughout this State, and in Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick. New Hampshire
ana Vermont. 4 despatch from Halifax
Says ID Was 'thr Widest storm Of tile
winter" Gardiner, Me, reports ''the
worst gale this winter" As progressing on
the 24th. ami Bangor chronicled cone NJ
Jhe Worst storms Of TIE season" OH the
same date The snow fan in Vermont
and New Hampshire was very heavy, and
trains WerA delayed Tie Gale WcdneS
day night Wus particularly severe III Port
land, but no serious disasters are report
ed. The Argus Of Friday says
me maximum velocity Of the wind was ID miles
per noun at fifteen minutes past eleven ednesday
night 1t only blew for I'VE minutes at this rate
The maximum velocity for fifteen minutes was -
miles au hour For the twenty four hours end ny
at noon yesterday the average velocity Of the wind
va r miles al hour This has not occurred 5e
tJre during Lhe winter
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

It doesn't take much to getup revolu-
ton in llayh. For example, advices from
st. Thomas of March 18th say:
In Hayti, bill has been passed, imposing duty
OF 10 per cent on Mexican silver imported into
Hayti. This measure is considered sufficient to
cause revolution.
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01
The Salvation Army.

New York has a new sensation in tho
recent arrival in that city of a detach-
ment of "Ihe Salvation Army" of Eng
land, consisting of Commissioner George
Rallton and seven women, who rank as
Leutcnants. Commander Ralton wears
4 suit Of black and standing collar to
the coat edged with gold cord. The
women all dress alike in rather short
black dresses, black cloaks, the collars of
which are edged with red cord, and black
slouch hats with crimson ribbon bands,
on which is printed in gilt letters, 1.-The
Salvation ARMY" The method adopted
by this army Of seven women ana one
man is thus described by the leader
The officers Of the army aud ali the privates will
assemble IN some public place and begin to attract
A crowd by the usual street prayer meeting style
n worship e Will then begin To march through
the streets with our banner flying ana the Assem-
blage is sure to follow At every street corner a
halt Will be made aud invitation to march VIA
be gwen. he end Of the march Will be our bar
RACKS, into which the army will Az. follow ID stu
by IT, crowds and then work begins in earnest
Every genuine recruit we have viii be duly enter
ed IN the ranks as a private and viii be supposed
to wear the army uniform or some badge.
The authorities Of New York mteItcred
with this programme ~ torbidding street
services in the manner proposed, and the
army was obliged to hire a hall Their
first meeting was advertised as follows
lhc salvation Army will attack the Kingdom il
ha l.X, i att N
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

Carey, the travelling correspondent in
the South of the Boston Herald, has fur
nished that journal with some readable
letters, and in the main his statements
have been quite accurate. But what he
says of Alabama, in a recent letter, is al
together erroneous and unWarrantcd by
the facts. lie speaks Of her land being
mostly only fit for pasturage, while Cher
other resources are few" ''Sott coal IS
found in small quantities and iron is
mined for with rather less than more sue
cess Now the facts are that Alabama
is the largest cotton producing state in
the Union that it has vast coal deposits
and beds OF iron ore. soon ID he made
more available than at present, ny water
line improvements now in progress. OF
Mobile, Carey SAYS "Mobile exists and
is better than Memphis II being stil d
city But Mobile is not 4 city, only 4
Port, having surrendered its charter a
year or more ago. and though ID has had
a hard time Of it, is nov soWlySut Surely
regalnlng its former Importance. The
establishment within the past six months
OF two new steamship lines, one To Liver
though Mobile was altogether dead. What
is said of New Orleans, in the same letter.
is puuallV incorrect In detail t'lr-l l1lI~r
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

There is an increased demand for revolvers and
bull dogs Lewiston Journal
What does this mean. Are Fogg and
Col. Blood on the war path ?
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

If the California Cinnamon are in want of a lob
let them come to Maine There is plenty of dirty
linen that needs washing in this State Lewiston
Gazette.
Yes, John should apply at once to the
leaders OF the late Fusion party.
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

Shall we live under the government Of the soy
ereign people, or under His Imperial Majesty Em-
peror Ulysses l. prog. Age.
The Ages idea of proper government
for the people of Maine appears to be one
in which set Of knayes steal their way
to power, and perpetuate themselves
there, under that fussy old fabrcator
Garcelon. Rather than an oligarchy of
sneaks and thieves, give Us decent des-
pot
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

China is making faces at Russia, and a
"tea fight" is imminent
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

That veteran of the newspaper world,
the Portland Transcript, will this week
enter upon its forty fourth year. 1t is one
of the best of literary papers, always fresh
and sparkling
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

The Portland Argus vas attached
March 23d for slo,ooo ~ VIM. II. Bige-
low, on libel suit, for asserting that he,
with another, attempted to bride Clark
Of Nobleboro, and Cushman Of Sherman.
The Argus on the following morning, af-
ter quoting the Kennebec Journals in
dIgnant denial Of its charges, made the
following editorial retraction-
The editor of the Argus has no personal ac
gualntanee with Mr.. Bigelow, neveH met him, SO
far as recoected and certainly had no desire or
intention TO do him the least injustice We there
fore accept the disclaimer Of the Journal in bis he
halt as settling the question and so far as any
thing we have said can be construed as referring
to and duplicating him. or rejecting upon his
character we cheerfuly retract it as an Injustice
to him which we sincerely regret
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

The Portland Argus, like many other
Greenback papers, has long been hinging
at its opponents charges of bribery, but
when it specified that W. II. Bigelow was
a briber Mr., B. gave it the alternative of
retracting or standing suit. The Argus
retracted with great alacrity.
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01

The Connecticut Greenbackers have dc,osed
Alexander Troup, the best Drained man they had
on their State Committee, because he advised
union with the Democrats Boston Post.
We thought when he was rampaging
over this State last year that he was com
pletely Drained hollow as a pumpkin.
The Republican journal., 1880-04-01
Our Ice Crop.

uio Ids ptCll tu tACcpllp1diiN 1uNof-
able season for those engaged in cutting.
shipping and storing Maine ice, and while
it can hardly be expected that prices will
rule so high, or the demand be so great,
another season, there is reason to believe
that much Of the business transferred
here because of the failure Of the crop
elsewhere has come to stay. \ gentle
man thoroughly familiar with the subject
informs the Philadelphia Times that
"Thrce years out of five the local supply
and by this mean that taken from the
streams in this yicinity-is Insufficient
and the East is called on to provide for
the deficiency" The same gentleman al
so stated that .ce can bc brought from
Maine TO Philadelphia) at less cost for
transportation than if cut near Pottsville.0
If we add the universally admitted fact
that Maine ice is decidedly superior in
quality to that gathered elsewhere it is
certainly safe to conclude that the de-
mand for it must be a permanent and
growing one. The consumption of ice is
yearly increasing, and new markets are
constantly being opened t. it In our
great cities ice has come to be considered
a necessity rather than a luxury, and it is
daily used throughout the year 10y many
families in Boston, New York and Phill-
dclphia. and as matter of course.
throughout the South. Philadelphia alone
consumes now about 800. 900 tons annual-
". and the business has grown immense
ly in the past twenty years.
lee dealers say that only about once in
ten years is the ice supply on hand in the
principal cities 50 reduced is now, tile
usual reserve stocks having been COM
pletely exhausted Enough ice has been
cut in this State, however, to meet the
demands Of consumers, but they will have
to pay about double last years prices.
Representative Townshend Of Illinois.
created tempest in tea pot III the Ma
tional House the other day Hens a taritt
reformer, and recognizing that it is worse
than useless to present bills only tn have
them pigeon-holed ~ the Way. and
Means Committee he introduced bill to
revise and amend certain sections of the
revised sratutpS 50 rs TO Dlarp on He tr-t.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-08-07
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