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National Republican., 1880-10-28
rhn slrth AlnlNInnh District.

That Mr., Urnor Is making most thorough and
effective canvass Of his district horo is no doubt
and that too, with fair prospects Of success, lie Is
confident Of all election, lie. has addressed the
Afternoon he addressed large republican meeting
vt Harerstown. and In the evening another at
National Republican., 1880-10-28
Anolhor COTTON steamer on Flro.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct 27.-rhe British steamship
TismOh, from Galveston for Liverpool with cargo
south of Port Eads. Tho matches We're battened
down und the steam jet turned IN the hold and the
vessel headed lor Port Eads She arrived here to-
night, tho fire still smoulderlng, She Will dis
charge h0r cargo.
National Republican., 1880-10-28
ReRi, trniion In ChIengo.

CHICAGO. Oct. 27,-The registration returns for
Cook county are not yet. fully made up, but it Is
Gguros of between SO 900 and S70O8. IN two
wards tho registration giyes over 900 voters to the
precinct and In one precinct loo voters arc regis
Tered rendering 1t Impossible for all the Voters TO
east all their ballots next Tuesday.
National Republican., 1880-10-28
Congressional Nominations.

NEW YORK, oct. 27.-Tho following congressional
nominations were made here tonight: Rcpubli-
car, nnh district, Charles L, Brookmler; green
back, tenth district, Robert p. Gibson eighth dis
trlct William Whiltcki ninth district, julius
Hooper.
DosToN, Oct. 27.--The greonbNckers of the fourth
district have nominated Wendell Phillips for
cODglCsS
National Republican., 1880-10-28
RnliInore Mnnicipnl EleetIon.

BALTIMORE, Oct. GA municipal election In
this city to-day for members OF tho ArsL branch Of
the city council resulted IN the election of IS dem
cGrats, republican and tic, The tic occurred IN
ceiyed l22 votes. The aggregate democratic major
"a q
National Republican., 1880-10-28
Is the Clnnse Wrong.

TO The Editor Of The Nditonai Republican:
SIR: Since the Post has taken exceptions to the
grammar used by General Garfield In the follow
ing clause, ITS stupid aud brutal sentiments
never expressed nor entertained" Will thut organ
give to the public the benefit of It's wisdom by
pointing out the error commttcd2 G. II. d.
National Republican., 1880-10-28
A Cnnlpnlgn Lie.

Especial Dispatch 10 THE NATIONAL REPupLIoAS y. |
san Francisco, oct. 27-Just from Shepherd In
MeSlco. II is n campaign lie that he Is for Han
cock. Shepherd never changes, Is true to friends
and party J.. IL. STEVENS.
National Republican., 1880-10-28
Tho Coffne-Pot Boiling Arnin.

Senator Wallace's peculiar plan of election cam.
pogn In Virginia Is easily recognized in tho fact
now said to be clearly established to the satlSiac
ton Of the republican state conn tee, that III the
present canvass In this state one hundred thousand
bogus naturalization papers have bccn Issued
pLiId North American,
National Republican., 1880-10-28
DnYlA,s EnndR-

The government bonds secured by tho arrest of
Doyle at Chicago, which were received ut the
treasury department Tuesday, were yesterday ex-
printing and discovered TO be counterfeit beyond
National Republican., 1880-10-28
A Cnild,. mend on. on BIZ stroet ear.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., oct, 27,-While u demo-
cratic procession was passing along Pacific avenue
a horse car IAN over and cut on the head OF John
Boyd q boy nine yoqrH Old, lh0 dlier Peter
Kerngau, was arrested,
National Republican., 1880-10-28
Cleveland LadIes YlsitIng oeneraI GarAeId.

CLEvELASp, ONO, Oct GA delegation of about
900 ladies of Cleveland and intermediate places
Went to Mentor to-day and called on General Gar
field, who received them cordially and made an
address on the power and influences Of home life.
National Republican., 1880-10-28
AnniIAar Ifi.I.-nnnI

The dlsbursng officer of the treasury was yes.
terday instructed to place at tho disposal of Pro-
fessor Baird $1,000, to be expended IN the CON
the liso of the United States fish commission.
National Republican., 1880-10-28
Annil,nr ItnsiIInr.n.

PROVIDENCE r. l., Oct 27,-'At private trial al
Narroganset park this afternoon J, h, BlguUby',
trottef Billy D., with running mate, made msls
In 2;lS94,
National Republican., 1880-10-28
"TnR BULLDOlINd AT wINSsBoRo'.

"Mr. W. n. TAFT gives in a letter to the NclgS and
C0,riT rather ludlCrous account Of his export
euecs at Winnsboro on saturday. The rod-shirts
would follow him AMI shout ut him, aud pclt him
occasionally With eggs which were not ruten.
Mr. TAFT expected every moment to be rddlcd
with bullets or hushei with knives; but no had his
meeting, made his little speech and came away
with no other injury than perturbation of mind
and the loss OF COllar VhcrG was no purpose to
slNy Mr.. Tan, and ii was utter nonsense TO give
him an opportunity 10 pose US potential martyr
WHOM he had not bonn IN any real danger"
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25
The Presidency.
GOSSIP ABOUT IT IN WASHINGTON.
Growing Belief that Grant Will Not Be
the Nominee.

Mr.. W. e. Chandler, who has left for Chiea-
go, claims that the protests of the ten or twelve
Congressional districts in Illinois must be re-
spected. Blaines friends will be in a majority
ON both the committees on organization and
credentials. These committees are made up
by the States and Territories naming one of
their number for such service. Chandler
claims, and the claim is reasonable, that
Blaine has majority of the States in his inter-
est, and for this reason his forces can control
both committees. Each committee will be
made up of forty-seven memb bers, viii ch is the
number of States and Territories which will
have representation in the Convention.
Blaines friends are claimed to be in maiori-
ty in the following States and Territories.
each of which will be expected to place
staunch Blaine man on the committee of cre-
dentials and organization: California. Colora-
do, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island,
West Virginia, Arizona, Dakota, District of
Columbia, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico,
Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The fore
going States and Territories aggregate twenty
four votes, bare majority of the forty-seven:
but it is likewise expected that anti-Grant
members will also be contributed by Connecti-
cut, Massachusetts,, Minnesota, Ohio and Wis
consin. 1t is evident that the first fight in the
Convention will be to secure the committees
on credentials and permanent organization.
The hope of Blaine's friends is that by captur-
ing the credentials committee they will be
able to divide the Illinois delegation by hav-
ing a report brought in declaring twenty or
twenty-four anti-Grant delegates entitled to
seats from Illinois.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25
The Situation.

The inconsiderate action of the Illinois
Republican Convention excites grave regret
in the minds of thoughtful Republicans
The feeling that great mistake was there
made is not confined to the supporters of
Mr.. Blaine. Many who desire General
Grants nomination are disturbed at the
means by which his candidacy is pushed,
and at the arrogant and intolerant temper
of the men who are conducting his canvass.
The belief is general that wrong has been
committed which the National Convention
must set to right before itproceeds to a nom
inatiOn. 1t is not to be denied that those
who controlled the Illinois gathering i'm
posed upon Cook County a rule which they
refused to be guided by themselves. Ir all
other sections of the State the claims of the
minority were disregarded 1t was only the
Cook County minority that was allowed rep
resentation. And in order to effect this un-
just discrimination more than fifty delegates
whose seats were uncontested were refused
admission until the question of seating about
thirty contestants had been passed upon.
The effect of this action of Gen. Grants
supporters in Illinois will be to firmly unite
all his opponents in the National Conven-
ton. He can now only count upon the
men who are pledged to him, and can hope
to secure no votes from other candidates.
He will have lead on the first ballot 1t is
difficult to see how that lead is to be i'll
creased to a majority. So good judge as
the Hartford Courant, which favors neither
Grant nor Blaine, makes this estimate of
the first ballot: Grant 325, Blaine 200,
Sherman 90, Edmunds 35, Washburne 13
In order to secure the nomination Gen.
Grant must gain "a votes. 1t is highly i'm
probable that he will get them. The more
likely outcome of the Convention is a union
I of the opponents of the third term upon one
of the other candidates; and Mr.. Blaine,
who will have nearly three hundred votes at
the start. and who is without doubt the
choice of the masses of the Republican par
ty, is the man upon whom the opposition to
General Grant will be most likely to concen-
trate.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25
Mark Twain.
He Hears Telephone Conversation.
Atlantic Monthly.1

LAtlantic Monthly.1
consider that conversation by telephone
when you are simply sitting by and not TAX
ing any part in the conversation is one of the
soemnest curiosites of this modern life. Yes
terday was writing deep article on sub
lime philosophical subject, while such a con-
versation was going on in the room. 1 notice
that one can always write best when somebody
is talking through telephone close by. Well,
the thing begun in this way. A member OF
our household came in and asked to have our
house put in communication with Mr.. Bag
leys down town. L have observed in many
cities, that the sex always shrink from calling
up the central office themselves. don't know
why, but they do. So touched the bell and
this talk ensued:
Central Office (grufly)- Hello"
LIS this the Central Officer"
C.O.-"Of course it is. What do you want?"
I-"Will you switch me on to the Bagley's
please?"
c. O.-"All right. just keep your ear to
the telephone"
Then I heard k-loob, k-,ook, k-look-klook-
Observation-Disclosures! then a horrible grit
ting of teeth, then a piping female voice;
"Y-e-s?" rising infection.
Without answering, handed the telephone
to the applicant and sat down. Then followed
the queerest of all queer things in the world
q conversation with only one end to it. You
hear questions asked; you don't hear the an
swer. You hear invitations given; you hear no
thanks in return. You have listening pauses
of dead silence, followed by apparently irrele-
want and unjustihable exclamations of glad
surprise or sorrow or dismay. You can't make
head or tail of the talk, because you never hear
anything that the person at the other end OF
the wire says. Well, heard the following re.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE

The Boston Herald's Washington corre-
spondent says that while the momentary effect
OF the Illinois conventions action was to lead
many persons who do not look below the sur
face of things, to regard Grants nomination as
inevitable, the real impression produced by
Senator Logan's triumph is quite otherwise in
political circles in Washington. Grant leads in
in the number of delegates chosen, but the OBJ
staces to his nomination are still considerable
and his opponents instead of yielding the con-
test, indicate disposition to redouble their
opposition. They give the following reasons
for believing that Grant will not be nominated:
The first and most powerful, is the forced ma
ture of the whole Grant campaign, and the fact
that the common sense and wisdom of the par
ty are wholly against his nomination. 1t is be-
lieved that the real sentiment OF the Republi-
can masses will make itself felt at Chicago
III powerful manner, and that the Grant
managers will be appalled, at the extent of the
opposition that will be developed previous to
the convention. Secondly, attention is called
TO the fact that the permanent organization of
the convention is certain to be in the hands of
the opposition. Each state and territory
names one member of each of the three COM
mittees on credentials, organization and reso-
lutions. The Grant men have not a majority
of the delegations by states, and consequently
they will not be able either to name the presi-
dent of the convention or to decide upon the
admission of contesting delegations 1t is
now probable that the whole question Of the
composition of the Illinois delegation
will be brought before the convention.
The decision of these contests is pretty
certain to be against the Grant men.
1t is already settled that the Edmunds men
and the Sherman mon will work with the
Blaine men TO prevent the GRANTEES from OBJ
tanning control of the convention, but the for
mer will not permit the Blaine men to control
it, Grant and Blaine viii each have about Ii
votes in the committee on credentials. There
will be 46 votes in each of the committees and
the Sherman men will hold the balance of
power. This will enable the Sherman men to
control the convention for against either
Grant or Blaine, and it is this fact which has
caused such sharp rise in Sherman stock.
The Edmunds men will act with Sherman if
necessary, and there is high authority for the
statement that Sherman will have the entire
Edmunds vote provided it shall become
possible to nominate him on the first ballot.
The most encouraging fact about the situation
is that some of the abest of the Blaine leaders
are determined to defeat Grant at all hazards,
and will support Sherman if they find it nec-
essary to do SO to accomplish that result.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25

PHILADELPHIA Press: In pursuance of
their scheme to capture the next presidency
by fair means or foul, the Democrats are de-
termined to break down or render ineffec-
tive the Federal election laws. Not being
able to induce Republican President to
sanction their conspiracy and cooperate with
them in carrying it out, they refuse to exc
cute the trust which the Constitution i'm
poses upon them of appropriating the neces-
sarJ funds for carrying ON the Government.
The injustice, annoyance, Inconvenience
and individual loss thereby entailed, is of no
consequence to them. They want to carry
the next election, and to this purpose every
thing must give way. The day of reckoning
is, however, at hand, and if we mistake not
the line of conduct pursued by the Democ-
racy will lead to its own reparation.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25
SEMI.ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION
REFORM CLUBS OF MAINE
Bucksport, Wednesday and Thursday,
June I'd and Sd. 1880.

The semi-annual Convention of the Reform Clubs
of Maine will assemble at Bucksport, June I'd and
3rd, 1880, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
1t is earnes sy hoped that er club in the State
will be fully represented, and let those clubs who
cannot be represented by delegates send reports by
letter to the Convention 1t is the earnest desire TO
make this Convention the most profitable one ever
held in the State, and to renew our faith and
strengthen each other in this glorious work. and the
upholding of our principles ''Non-political, nom
sectarian and nom prosecuting, "Charity for all
and malice towards none."
The railroads have reduced their rates of fare as
follows:-Maine Central, one fare for the round
trip to Bangor; Grand Trunk. one fare for round
trip to connection with Maine Central; Portland &
Ogdensburg one fare-return tickets furnished by
the President of the State Committee; Portland &
Machias Steamboat Co., one fare to Rockland and
return; fare for round trip Sanford line from
Rockland to Bucksport; one fare from Bangor to
Bucksport and return.
Delegates will call for Convention tickets from
their respective stations except Portland & Og-
densburg.
GEORGE II. LEFAVOR
President of State Committee.
JOHN F. STANLEY, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25
REDUCED RATES
TO THE
CHICAGO CONVENTION.

The Executive Committee OF the Blaine Club of
Maine, having perfected their arrangements for an
Excursion.to Chicago to attend the Republican Ma
tional Convention, make the following announce
ment for the benefit of those Republicans who may
desire to attend and aid in nominating our honored
Senator, James G.. Blaine, candidate for Pres-
dent at the coming election.
A special train over the Eastern Railroad will
leave Portland Thursday, MAY 27th on the arrival
of the morning train from Bangor, arriving in Bos-
ton in season for tea. The party will leave Boston
for Chicago direct the evening by special
train, with Wagner sleeping cars, the Boston
& Albany, New York Central, Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railways taking breakfast Fri
day morning at Syracuse, dinner at East Buffalo,
and tea at cleveland, arriving at Chicago Satur-
day morning. Ample hotel accommodations have
been engaged for 250 persons at the Gardiner and
Mattison Houses and rooms will be assigned on the
train to the excursiontists avoiding confusion on
their arrival Hotel bills $3.50 to So per day.
Fare from Portland to Chicago and return, $27.
Wagner sleeping cars to Chicago, $3.50. Excur-
sionists taken to and from Portland from stations
on Maine Central K. R. at one fare; tickets to be
procured at all stations Persons desiring to go
can have their berths in sleeping assigned, by
enclosing $3.50 to the Treasurer of the Club,
III. s. Osgood, Portland. Those wishing to secure
should address the Secretary. j. SWEET Rove,
Augusta, as early as possible. All Republicans are
cordially invited to join the excursion.
j. r. BODWELL, President.
j. SWEET ROWE, Secretary.
Augusta April 49, 1880.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25
FOR SALE.

A story and half House with addition,
Stable and 0utbuildings all in good re-
pair and nearly new. Lot contains
about one acre, excellent garden and
well of water. This property is situated
about four miles from Portland on the
Gray road. A good title and immediate
possession will be given. The above
property will be sold for $675.O0, and is
the best bargain in Deering.
Inquire on the premises Of z. o. LAM.
BERT, or of JOHN C. COBB, 81 1-2 Ex-
change Street, Portland.
All but 5000 can remain on MOrtage.
mari dNWtf
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25
REAL ESTATE.
SAW MILL FOR SALE.

The subscribers offer for sale, their
two gang Saw Mill, situated about one
ON the st. John River, together with
dwelling houses, suitable for foreman
and wOrkmen, and small farm and out
houses.
The mill is in good running order and
has two gangs with latest improvements
i'm feed gear etc., also Double Edger,
Lath machine &C., &c.
No repairs necessary to commence work.
This mill is fayOrably situated, and at
small expense could be fitted for manu-
factnre Of cedar shingles or any such
load alongside the mill wharf, and the
Rail Road runs close by the mill.
II. A. & J. STEWART.
st. John, N. b., Goth May.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25
National Republican Convention.

A National Convention of the Republican party
will meet at Chicago on Wednesday, the I'd day of
June next, at IL o'clock noon, for the nomination
of candidates to be supported for President and
Vice-President at the next election. Republicans
and all who will cooperate with them in sup
porting the nominees of the party are invited
to choose two delegates from each Congressional
District, four at large from each State, two from
each Territory and two from the District of Colum-
bia to represent them in the Convention.
j. d. CAMERON,
Chairman National Committee
THOMAS B. KEoGH, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25

THE Independent Philadelphia Times says
"Mr. Blaine mingles many faults with his
attributes as the grandest of our popular
leaders, but venality is not one of them; and
it is too late in the day to shake public trust
in him by the mean innuendoes of political
strikers and lobbyists
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25

BILL and Budd Pussley, brothers, had a
duel in Texas the other day, and Bill was
killed. The result looks like a grave mis-
carriage of justice. 1t is very doubtful if a
RIGHT to live ANYWAY
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25

The Hartford Post reminds the Grant men
that if the same rule which the state conven-
ton adopted with reference to the Cook
county convention should be applied by the
national convention to the Illinois state con-
vention, the delegation as elected would
knock in vain for admission provided con-
testants were on hand to press their claims.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25

New YORK Tribune: 1t is now learned
that Senator Hills remark that ''the pelican
bird, when it folds its wings in the branches
OF the palmetto, must be overcome by ex-
halations as poisonous as those of the upas
tree was an allusion to the Kellogg case.
The circumstantial evidence tending to
prove this is said to be very strong,
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25

A WASHINGTON letter says of the present
Democratic do-nothing Congress: Congress
is paralyzed, first, through moral cowardice
and second ON account of the hateful clum-
siness of its parliamentary methods. Elec-
tricity is good for paralysis, and Congress
needs to be struck by lightning, BY the
lightning of an indignant public sentiment
awakened to sense of the criminal impa-
tience of those citizens to whom it has dele
gated law-making functions. Why, things
have come to such pass that Congress is
Father disposed to congratulate and admire
itself if it does nothing but pass the appro-
priation bills this it calls "business ses-
sion', as if it was the moral function of the
Federal Legislature to act as kind of audit
ing and revising committee to the heads of
departments, whose duty was done when
the estimates of the bureau offices were cut
down some thousands of dollars, and then
accepted and the requisite authority given
to the dsbursing officers of the Government
to pay the bills. Many important measures
demand legislative action; and not one will
get il. Members mention as particularly
deserving of consideration such measures as
refunding, tariff reform, theiElectoral count,
Interstate commerce. and several contested
election cases. | venture to predict that
not one of these bills, and no other bill of
general character and National Importance,
good, bad or Indifferent, will be passed at
this session, be its continuance longer or
shorter. Some may pass one house and
some the other, butt make bold to prophesy
that not one measure of those particularly
urged upon Congress as of imperative i'm
portance will become a law this summer.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25

THE Colorado Convention tomorrow will
complete the list OF delegates to the Chicago
Convention.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 25.

Ne do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable, not necessarily Tor publca
ton but as a guaranty of good faith
~ cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munlcations tnat not used.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25

The New York Evening Post thinks that
the Republican canvass is narrowed down to
Grant, Blaine, Sherman and Edmunds.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25

The Worcester Spy dees no. regard the
success Of Gen. Grant in Illinois as by any
means in itself decisive of the contest for
the nomination, though it may possibly
prove so indirectly by discouraging the
friends of other candidates and bringing over
TO what appears to be the winning side some
delegates who have not been expected and
have not themselves intended to vote for
Grant, -
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25
FOR SALE.

TEyHE fine property formerly occupied by Andrew
Il j. Chase Esq, situated at Morrills Corner
2 story House with finished Rooms, Ell and Stable
connected. Large lot l "A acres, Fine Garden with
Fruit Trees, Grapery Strawberries, &C., Fine Ce-
dar Hedge Horse Cars close by. VIII be sold low
Apply to n. S. GARDINER, Real Estate Agent,
Centennial Block. 93 Exchange St my1 eod3w
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-25

THE Cleveland Herald says the attach
ment of Stanley Matthews name to the
Blaine ticket would not strengthen it in
Ohio as Mr.. Matthews is not the most popu-
lar man in the State.