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The Republican journal., 1880-03-25
The Age on the ex-Attorney Generals
Confidential Saloon Talk

Hales smelling committee has descended to
raking up beer saloon gossip. Not being content
with the lntamy OF purloinlng private letters and
publishing them with all the efrontery of baseness,
the committee have allowed two young fellows
from Belfast to violate the unwritten law of honor
which makes men keep the secrecy of private
conversation. 1t has remained for James S. and
Il. Frank Hartman two young partisan Republi
can lawyers, to be guilty Of the unutterable mean
ness of relating before the committee what they
claim to have heard Attorney Gen Mcclellan say
in Fred Pote's saloon in this city. OF course this
sort of testimony must have been volunteered by
the Harrlmans. Prog. Age
The secret and private conversation
which is here referred to. consisted of the
public and loud mouthcd boastings of the
Fusion Attorney General, who insisted
upon relating to the general public, in his
maudln manner the intentions Of himself
and fellow conspirators. These utteran-
ces We're so noisy as to compel the atten
ton of every one who came into his pres
ence, were known to scores, and were
speedily conveyed all over the state. Mr..
Hales committee OF course learned of this,
and as became their duty, summoned
those who could testify to the facts, and
compelled their attendance. This was
the volunteered" testimony Of the Messrs,
Hartman.
When the Fusionists again attempt to
steal a state, or have other dangerous
secrets to preserve, let them see that their
counsel is not one who So conspicuously
illustrates the truth that ''Wine is a bah
bier" Also let them remember that au
indiscreet newspaper defence is much
worse than none at all. When the Messrs.
Hartman have professional secrets, they
are not talked about in saloons, conhden-
TALLY or otherwise,
While upon this subject, We will Say
that the slur upon "pote's beer saloon is
undeserved. Mr.. Pote keeps a very nice
and orderly place, which il trequented by
respectable people.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

SHIPPING NOTES With coasters business is
lively, but the larger craft find remunerative
treights scarce. The steamers appear TO be getting
all the transatlantic freight Brig True Love Of
Hull England, is supposed 10 be the Oldest vessel
IN actual service this day Il the world She was
built in Philadelphia in l76l and was captured by
the British and sold as prize and is at present
owned by George Dahl, Of London The Bath
Independent recalls the time when one vessel
the Pocahontas though she cost $50. 900 vet paid
for herself and 500 over on her first voyage hay
ing taken cotton freight from New Orleans to
Liverpool - Among the bills introduced lately in
Congress, was one to authorize the Secretary of
the Treasury to change the names of vessels
Were this bill modified as to permit the Secre-
tary to prevent more than two vessels at one time
taking the same name, il would prevent great
deal Of confusion Sometimes there is a positive
mania for a particular name, and there will be so
many vessels of the one name in the same trade
that it is almost impossible TO identify them
The English ship yards busy, and the proper
ton Of steam to sail vessels building Is larger than
ever the latter being less than per cent of the
whole
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25
Clippings.

We wish the democrats much JOY Of their sec
ond Jackson Bath Times
Gov. Garcelon seems to consider himself still a
dsbursiug agent OF the Stare Of Maine Boston
Herald.
Garcelon swears he never ordered the guns load
ed, but Lancaster says the Governor did so order.
(kennebec Journal
The Portland Press says it is better to be a fool
than knaye but the Lowell Courier remarks :
We would rather be the rascal Garcelon is charg
ed with being, than be such fool as he claims to
be-
The Lewiston Gazette (Fusion) thinks it is time
for the members of the Executive Council of 1879
TO speak when Governor Garcelon admits that
alterations have been made" says the Gazette
"the question becomes not one of politics but of
common honesty and decency, in which all honest
men of all parties are equally concerned
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

Among the occupants of the ladies' gallery of
the National Senate, Thursday, was Miss Horton
who fired pistol at Senator Morgan son not long
ago while Miss Raymond was walking about the
corridors leading her little boy named Tommy
Hill and looking for the Senator from Georgia
citizen Of Franklin recently went to Ellsworth
taking his wife a few miles the way and leav-
ing her at the house of friend with the intention
OF taking her home when he returned But he
never thought of her from that time till he arrived
home, and was reminded OF his forgetfulness by
hearing the children say, Where's mother y
What makes it more remarkable is his wife
weighs nearly 200 lbs She says if she were a
small woman he never would have thought of
her again.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

The Monroe Doctrine arose from a declaration
BY the President, in 1923, that las principle the
American continents are henceforth not to be con
sldered as subjects for future colonization by any
European power At that time it was feared that
the Holy Alliance" of Europe would aid Spain in
reducing her South American colonies and any
such interference was naturally looked upon with
dlstrust, President Adams, in 1925, went so far as
to suggest that the Panama Congress of American
republicans should declare against foreign colonies
on this continent The democratic convention of
1886 affirmed the doctrine, and republican Con
gress IN 1869, protested against the occupation of
Mexico by French bayonets
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

The will of the late Senator Chandler cannot be
proved III Washington, as it has but two witnesses
instead OF three and this omission will require all
the property owned there by the late Senator to
be sold by auction in order that clear title may
be kept. This includes his handsome house
Probably the largest individual owner of Maine
mining properties, says the Boston Post is viii
ham H. Darling of Blue Hill. He has made his
money by selling the stocks of companies which
he organized, and by shrewd trading and dicker
ing in properties which be bought at merely nom
inal prices. He had the inside track But the
Post does not advise young men who want to be
come rich and famous to invest their money in the
rocks of Maine.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25
REPORT OF THE HALE COMMITTEE
Forging of Election Returns and Missappro-
priatIon of the States Money. A Shame
full Record,

Forging of Election Returns and Missappro-
priatIon of the States Money. Shame
full Record.
The committee appointed to enquire
into the matter of the loss of the State
seal and the loss Of official returns and
other instruments and documents, report
ed Thursday through the chairman on the
part Of the House, Mr. BradstIeet of
Bridgton. The report begins with state
ment OF the methods of the committee in
pursuing the investigation, and then re-
views III detail the manipulation Of the
election returns by the Fusion eonspira-
tors The facts thus recited are already
familiar to our readers. The report then
continues as follows:
IMPROPER USE OF PUBLIC MONEY
Under this head the committee call attention
first to the fact that the members OF the Council
particularly Nh Fogg and Mr. Brown, charged con
siderable sums besides their regular Del diem Tor
work upon the election returns Marx Harden.
the messenger, was paid 5000 for his services Ill
the same business Altogether the tabuaton and
counting OF the returns cost the State about $500
All The appropriations for 1879 are exhausted.
and the committee ind that the Council repeated
ly overdrew the appropriations OF the Legislature
by taking tor purpose for which the appropriation
was exhausted. money appropriated for another
purpose. Oi the appropriation Tor free high schools
for example Sl3,41 4 y wele properly expended
and eS,703 = drawn for purposes not con
templated by the Legislature.
During the last two weeks OF his administration
Governor Garcelou drew from the treasury s. O00
me greater part from the appropriation for free
5.vI
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25
Adjournment of the Legislature What it
Accomplished
Correspondence of Republican journal.


session of - days, reckoning from the 9TH of Jan
uary, but really after session OF but 81 DAYS reckon
ing from the time the legislature chosen by the peo-
pie took possession of the government In brief
but comprehensive review Of the work of the SEES
SION the condition and prospects OF tie finances be-
come of the first Importance. The State tax this
year will be 1924 larger than last year Last year
the treasury had in it free high school fund which
has been gobbled up by the Fusioniss for every con
cevab!e object. We begin this year with the treas
ury $4,000 behind hand; in other words, there is
100000 cash hand, while are owing rs 900
Last year there paid into the State treasury
about so 900 in railroad taxes which has been used
by the Fuooniss. The last legislature suspended
the free high school act, and, as I have said. they
have exhausted that fund There is still due the
towns from that fund some 81 900. There are ex
traordinary expenditures this year. We have had to
settle the bils Of the conspiracy, which vii aggre-
gate &}9CoJ, tue valuation commission will cost
$4,000 the clothing Of the militia, sls 900 for State
Prison debts that Ought have been paid last year,
$4,000 we have put on an extra mill Oh a dollar n
the taxation, making the State tan mills, out OF
this assessment shall pay tins year $50 of the
bonded debt, besides $4,000 which we annually pay
on account Of the sinking fund, which will ~ much
cut down the State debt The legislature ha. aiopt
ed this policy nyew Of the dawnug of better times.
having come down to "hard pan, and resumed
specie payments. Three hundred and seven thou
sand dollars Of the State debt viii mature in August
and the Republicans say it is time to begin payment
Now the people will be taxed heavier this year than
last but it i for he purpose of paying our bonded
Indebtedness 70 meet the deficiency il tile treasury
department. and the great expenditures forced upon
by the Fusion DartN tOopfh4r tb. p,-tr4
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

amend "an act entitled an act to revise and CT,
date the laws relating to the government, 3D.
duties, privileges and liabilities of savings IAN
institutions for savings" 1t simply provide.
whenever any savings bank becomes insolyeD,
any cause, without the fault OF the trustees
rata dividend may be declared by the court "
all or only portion Of the assets have been r
to money, whenever the court shall deem it
interest of depositors and the public.
The law is amended that persons conyic,
crimes formerly capital, may be granted a new
Railroads are required, by new law pa.
exhibit danger signals from cars, disconnectco
a train, and remaining on the track-the sign
be flags by day, and lanterns by night.
After this year the Governors salary, by
passed, will be $1,000, instead of 81 800
School districts, in sparsely settled neighbor
are allowed to consolidate, and nehalf Of the
money of the district expended for the cony0
of children to and from school. In this conn
may say that law has been passed requiru.
study, in all our schools, of the constitution
United States and Of Maine.
An act was passed authorizing the closing
the affairs Of the Penobscot Mutual Fire In-ut
Company.
BIue-back trout protected now by law
the waters of the State.
Justices Of the Peace and Quorum, no matte
county in which they belong, have had Their
diction extended throughout the state. 1h-
exceedingly democratic law.
The law relating to the Insane Hospital ha,
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

San Francisco architects say that kearneys agi-
tatlon has stopped building enterprises nj that city
which involved the expenditure Of millions Of dol
lars for labor.
kearney is the so-called champion Of
the working men. lie is said to have eX-
acted tribute from them to The amount of
$4,000; and mas, by his incendiary Ian
guage, deprived them Of millions Of dol
lars, not only in san Francisco hut else
where, which but for him would have
been expended for labor Fortunately
for the laboring men, and fortunately for
the peace Of San Francisco and the Sc
curity Of property, kearney's career has
received a check by his sentence to six
months imprisonment in the House of
Correction. He has also to pay fine Of
$1,000
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

The legislature adjourned sine die on
Friday last, Our Augusta correspondent
furnishes an interesting resume of its
work. In future issue we shall publish
the laws enacted.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

Mr. Richard Henry Dana is visiting San Francis
co for the first time since 1891 when the hank
Pilgrim took him to those shores
Mr.. Dana's book, Two Years Before
the Mast, is perhaps the best narrative of
locastle life extant, and is still fresh in
the memory of many who read it some
two score of years ago.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

Florence Percy, who writes from Lon
don to the Portland Advertiser, has a
poor opinion Of English housekeeping
She says we have many more comforts
and conveniences on this side of the water.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

The Practical American, published monthly
81 Park Row, New York, at 81 80 per annum, j,
new venture in journalism, edited by Dr. F.
Wander Weyde, practical scientist, writer, lie.
urer and scientific expert, and who was for eley,
years editor of the Manufacturer and Build.
The paper is especially devoted to engineenp
manufacturing and building, and Judging from Il
specimen number before us will occupy prom
nent and independent place among first ella
journals.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

South Carolina is the only State in the
Union which has no divorce law. No di-
vorce has ever been granted within its
limits
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

1t Is poor policy tor the Government to tax in
telligenee. Portland Argus.
You needn't grumble. Your party
wouldn't pay much of a tax any way.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

The reports Of the officers Of the Maine
Central Railroad were presented at the
annual meeting held in Augusta yester-
day The report Of President jackson
shows that the gross traffic earnings for
1879 were $73,639 % in excess of those
for 1873, and the net traffic earnings were
S44, 4i4.62 more than those for that year
The trains have been run without serious
accident, and no passenger has received
an injury. The net earnings of the road
are S645, 557 D. and the decrease of liza
bilities in 1879 was S2i, Oo4.55. The con
dition Of the road, it will he seen, is more
than satisfactory, and it certainly has a
prosperous future before it.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25
The Geneva Award.

eva award, now pending before the Sen
ate and House Judiciary committees, as
follows:
The first stage the hearings of the war pre-
MUM people before the House Committee t'p to
this time no action has been taken bv the House
Committee, and they are waiting for the Senate to
act
The Senate Judiciary Committee, early in Feb
ruaTy, reported BILL which lies on the calendar
awaiting its regular order, and is liable to be
reached at any time That bill proposes to revive
the Court Of Alabama Claims, with three judges,
to be appointed by the President, and re enacts
the statute of 1874, with notifications
The substantial mod Gcaiions proposed are Tie
repeal OF so much of the Act OF IS as permitted
claims behalf of underwriters unless on balanc-
ing their books they could show that their war
losses exceed their war premiums received, and al
lowing those excluded by this clause SIX months
time to file their petitions These claims would
constitute the first class to be paid in full
The second class under the bill are those for the
destruction Of vessels and cargoes by excupated
cruisers; this class to be paid MA Gat1 if there
should not be money enough left to pay them in
full
MIR Mcdonald has offered an amendment to this.
To permit claimants who failed to present their
claims to the original Court to come iii and pres
ent their claims to this Court and has offered a
substitute by which 1t is proposed to pay-tirst.
the claims for damages of what are known as Eek
cnpated cruisers, BY others than underwriters
second, per cent additional interest; and third,
war premiums, So the affair stands in the Senate
Senator Davis of Illinois made a speech III favor
Of the bill reported by the committed aud senator
Hoar of Massachusetts opposing the report and
substantially in favor Of McDDnald's bill
The House Committee will probably do nothing
till the Senate acts.
The question as to how the nine or ten
millions now remaining in the Treasury
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

An Augusta despatch to the Lewiston
journal says that at a recent Democratic
conclave in Portland it was decided to
retire all the prominent old Bourbons
from the field this season and to attempt 70
hoodwink tile Farmers Oranges by bring
ing forward Mr., d. H. Thing as the leader
of laborers' and farmers party Mr..
Thing would be willing. no doubt, for It
has been often charged that he was using
his position as the head of the Oranges in
this state to secure his own political adj
vancement. But we have too much CON
tidence in the sagacty and intelligence Of
our farmers to believe that this Thing
would work with them.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

The Boston Herald regards Tilden as
practically ont of the Presidential race,
but thinks he may be able to name the
candidate.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

The tramp Dill which has passed our
Legislature is similar to that of New
Hampshire, which has been found to
work ettectually against these nuisances.
The Massachusetts, Legislature is consid-
ering a like measure.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

Fred II. Moses, florist, Bueksport, Maine, b.
issued very neatly printed and profusely illu
trated catalogue of seeds bulbs and plants for -
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25
Senator Blaine.

The Philadelphia Times has begun the
publication OF a series of pen portraits Of
Presidential candidates Witlra sketch Of
Senator Blaine, by Mr. H. j. RamsdrU
tol many Years Washington correspon-
dent OF the New York Tribune, ami now
representing the Philadelphia Times IN
that capacity Mr. Ramsdcll is Il ready
and pleasing writer, and his fifteen years
experience in Washington journalism, to
gcther with his personal acquaintance
with Mr.. Blaine, enabled him to prepare
a very interesting article which We re-
produce on the first page Of this paper.
Mr.. kamsdell trrs in saying "lt was in
Portland that Mr.. Blaine first became I'm
editor" 1t was in Augusta that Mr..
Blaine first took the editorial chair, In
the fall Of 1874 he bought the kenncbcc
journal, and associated with himself in
its publication Mr.. Joseph Baker sub
scQucntlv Mr.. Blame became connected
with the Portland Advertiser, then the
leading Republican journal in Western
Maine, and remained with it until be CO.
tered public life. MI Ralnsdell say that
Blaine is ''trcmendous worker" and
that is true, as everybody knows. Aud
it may be added that he not only works
himself but intuses energy into everybody
~
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

EX-Councilor Browns memory is also
seriously in conflict with Garcelon $, and
II an interview published il the Somerset
Reporter he intimates that the second
jackson is as deep in the mud as the eX-
Councillors are ii the mire Mr. Brown
wants il understood that he is out Of pol
itics entirely. and says Of the Fusion steal
that 'it was an unfortunate affair to all
concerned"
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

The scheme for enormously taxing the
railroads Of Maine, manifestly ought not
To succeed. 1t was Adam Smith, we
think, who described taxation as 1.-THE art
Of plucking the goose, without making it
cry out" The proposed levying of a
tax OF 100000 on the Maine Central, not
only makes the goose cry out, but is like
ly to kill a bird that otherwise would lay
many golden eggs in the State treasury.
The policy that dictates this will be con
demned by the sober second thought OF
the people.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

The Fusion frauds in this State have
really made it possible to say a good word
for Gen, Toombs, Of Georgia. An ex-
change says
Bob Toombs is a bad citizen But Bob Toombs
never stole State
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25
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The Lewiston Journal is advocating
the reelection Of G. W. Waldron as Cul-
Ter of Slaves for that city. The journal
pays glowing tribute to Mr. Waldrons
abilities, and concludes by saying:
MIR Waldron has been one of the most eonserya-
tive Cucrs Of Slaves III the history Of the city,
and the citizens of Lewiston demand that he shall
Gull their slaves another wear
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

The Chicago Times thinks them
steers are in the lead for the Presiden-
tial nomination at the Greenback Nation
al Convention to DO held in that city,
What becomes Of the st. Louis nominee
in that case?
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

The result Of the investigation Of the
Fusion frauds is feather in the cap of
the Bangor Wing. Mr. Boutele was the
first to call attention to the counting-o out
conspiracy, and for time found it diff
cult to convince even his own party as
sociates that such villainy was contem-
plated, while he was roundly abused by
men who ought now to be in the peniten-
tiary if they had their deserts. Now is
his hour OF triumph.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

One correspondent says Tilden has cap
tured Georgia. Another correspondent
says the Georgiaus have no choice for
President But as Georgia d oes not elect
the President, it is really Of very little
consequence which statement is correct.
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

\ Louisiana man named Avery owns a
salt mine Oh Al island in a bayou some
1850 miles from New Orleans and he asks
Congress to maintain the duty on salt 50
that be can develop his mine ana com
pete successfully with foreign manufact-
urers Of salt. This strikes us as Avery
cool request
The Republican journal., 1880-03-25

Hon Eugene Hale was in New York
last week, with bis family, on his Way
South for rest and recuperation after bis
hard work at Augusta, in fighting and
exposing the Fusion conspiracy he 4oes
to Savannah from New York by sea, and
will probably make Aiken, : G., his rest
ing place