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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21
Magazine Notices.

Harper's Magazine for August is magnif-
Gently illustrated. 1t opens with frontispiece
an illustration for Margaret veley's poem
Almond Blossom-drawn by Abbey and en-
graved by Cole-one of marvellous delicacy.
Mr.. Abbey contributes also fine full-page il
lustration of Herrick's posm, The Parce; or
Three Daintie Destinies. Henry P. Johnston
contributes timely and interesting paper on
The Surrender of Corvallis which is illus
trated from paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds,
Gilbert Stuart, Colonel Trumbull, and j. S.
Copley, and drawings by w. l.. Sheppard.
Samuel Adams brakes series of papers on the
White Mountains is concluded. Mr.. Gibson's
drawings illustrating this part ara remarkably
effective. Mrs. Champney's Portuguese papers
are also concluded in this number. Among
the illustr ations for this part are some excel
lent views of Cintra, Coimbra, and the con-
vents of Santa Clara and Alcobaca T. B.
Aldrich concludes his charming sketch of Tan
gier, entitled A Day in Africa, beautifully il
lustrated. One of the most important contri-
buttons 70 the number is Mr.. Frederick G.
Mather's paper Water Routes from the great
Northwest. This paper is especially timely
in connection with the opening of the New
Welland Canal; and all questions of interest
as to the future ascendency of the Erie Canal
or the st. Lawrence system, as we'll as the
bearings of Mississippi transportation and rail-
way competition, are very thoroughly dis
cussed. The article is amply illustrated with
maps and plans. A brief paper Of RETROSPECT
tive character, entitled Then, written by James
L. Fields during his last illness, is one of the
most delightful things in the number Rich
ard M. Johnston contributes humorous Geor-
gia sketch, entitled The Various Languages of
Billy Moon. Another short story. contributed
anonymously, Miss Pickett, is a strong define.
alton OF New England character. The serial
novels by Thomas Hardy and Miss Woolson
are continued Hugh Craig contributes sug-
gestive article entitled Assassins and Nihilists
IAN interesting comparison between the old
Assassin, Hassan Ben-Saba, known as The
Old Man of the Mountain, and Bakunin, the
Nihilist. William Pope Dabney tells a very
significant anecdote of President Madison and
his discussion with Baptist preacher concern
ing the ratification of the Constitutions dis
cussion which removed the preachers opposi-
tion to Mr.. Madison's election to the Constitu-
tional Convention, and thus had an important
effect upon our national history. Poems are
contributed by Miss Sara o. Jewett, Mrs Lou
Use Chandler Moulton, and Miss Margaret We
ley. Mr.. Curtis, in the Easy Chair, writes
most charmingly of the Newport Bellies of
century ago. Of the Greek Play at Harvard,
and Of Edwin Booths welcome in London.
The other editorial departments are as full
and interesting as usual.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

If what the Albany Argus says is true,
General Arthur was urged good half hour
by Senator Conkling to refuse the Vice
Presidential nomination at Chicago, on the
ground that the ticket would be beaten and
he should not allow himself to be dragged
down with it. General Arthur concluded
'The ticket will be beaten if we lose New
York; if 1 take this I'll see New York is
carried. think the success of any Repub-
hcan preferable to that of any Democrat,
and | will accept" This is fact, though
not before anywhere published, and adds
the Argus, it has historical interest at this
time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21
Giteau's Crime and the Civil Ser
vice.

While General Garfield's life hung tremb-
| ling in the balance from the murderous as
sault of a ruffian, and mingled love and in
dignation, horror and anxiety caused an
intense mental strain upon the people, much
was said of the cause of the crime and the
results that would follow provided the Pres
ident was permitted to resume his official
duties. The would-be-assassinh has been the
secondary figure in the sad history of the
| past two weeks, and has received so large a
share of the attention of newspaper corre-
| spondents and gossip-retailers as to quite
disgust the average citizen with the promi-
nence that has been given to the miserable
| fool. By this time, we think, the popular
verdict is that Guiteau's crime was the sole
work of man of unbalanced intellect
made dangerous by vicious political educa-
ton; and, beyond the effect of disappoint-
ment upon his own disordered brain, it had
no connection with the desire for office
which pervades so large class of the Amer
lean people. Office-seeking and office hold
ing are legitimate pursuits, Mr.. George Will
liam Curtis says,-nay, they are an unavoid-
able element in the machinery of a govern
ment where the humblest citizen is eligible
for the highest position, and there is no law
full obstacle to the aspirations of an honora-
BILE ambition. The effect of Guiteau's crime
upon the future method of filling the public
offices has been pretty vigorously discussed,
and jealous prophets have predicted
that the ''spoils system" would at
once give place to reform in
which competition of business capacity
would be the leading feature. The appoint
ing power certainly ought to be relieved
from the immense pressure brought to bear
upon it, and the only way to secure that re-
lief is to secure reasonable tenure of SER
vice in all the minor offices. Let it be un-
derstood that so long as officers are faithful,
jealous and Industrious, they are not to be
removed. The civil service is good now, as
good as that of any government on the globe
the service of which England so loudly
boasts not excepted.
Appointment to Office, like most successes
in other things, will always largely go by
favor, and the result is not bad if the ap-
pointee on being found dishonest OF ineffi-
cient is discharged. Party allegiance is one
of the most tenacious traits of our civic life;
party discipline and custom most difficult to
break away from. Other things being equal
appointments will always be made from the
ranks of those in sympathy with the ap-
pointing power. That is proper enough.
But the people must insist that capacity,
honesty and morality be the infexible requi-
sites OF public officer. If an appointee be
wanting in these he should be discharged.
If he possess these requisites he should be
retained. He should be always on probs-
ton, but should never be removed without
cause. This course is far more practical
and will give us better service than ''com-
petitive examinations" All we need is
just tenure for worthy incumbents that
shall secure them against party changes and
political intrigue.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

PHILADELPHIA Press: When a commit
tee of British peeresses form an association
to encourage the use of home manufactures
it may fairly be assumed that the agitation
in favor of protection is assuming unwonted
proportions in England. British peeresses
are last resort to prop up decrepit hospi-
tails and to help struggling asylums As a
rule they are more ornamental than useful,
but the force of precedent is so great that
their influence cannot fail to give solid i'm
petus-though misdirected, because they
begin at the wrong end-to the great move
ment in favor of the American policy now
on foot in the British Isles.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

WASHINGTON BOOTH, eX-collector of the
Port of Baltimore, said to ''Gath" ,''Nearly
all the millionaire men of Baltimore, and I
can count twenty of them, are Republicans.
As for public men, perhaps the ablest gen.
eral man Baltimore ever had was Rever-
dy johnson. The maD of the most force
and genius was Henry Winter Davis"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

''Ir does not lessen our fidelity to the
United States," the Charleston News says,
''to insist that it was the sword, not the
Constitution, which prevented the accom-
plishment of secession, and that it is loyal
acquiesence in the logic of events, and fidel-
ity to the obligations assumed since 1855
which now make the Union indissoluble
and peaceful secessi on impossible"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

A KENTUCKY woman's talking apparatus
was put to good account the other day.
Her naughty husband had been arrested
and confined for a couple of days, but be-
fore going to Jail wanted to arrange matters
with the "old woman" The guard stood
outside the door while the conversation was
carried on, the woman's tongue running
like trip hammer at high water. After an
hour or SO they got tired of waiting and en-
tered the room to find that their prisoner
had fled. The wicked creature had been
carrying ON mock conversation with her
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

MRS. MARY hopkins, the woman mil
lionalre OF San Francisco, was assessed in
the supplementary list fned week ago for
S17.21l,0 200. She has $1,50O,OoO in railroad
bonds, 1875 shares Western Development
Company stock, $4,000, 900; 495 shares Mis-
sion Bay Ridge Company stock, $4,000, 900,
and quantities of bank, insurance, railroad
and other stocks of lesser value.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

J. j. PIATT, the poet. is causing trouble
to the Cincinnati Postmaster. Mr.. Piatt is
Foreign Money-order Clerk in the Post Of
flee, and his friends have been urging his
appointment as Postmaster upon the Pres
ident. The present Postmaster complained
about Mr. 'Piatts handwriting as indistinct,
and the latest news from the fight is that the
poet has been turned out Of the Office for
that cause
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

'THE South, ever ready to forget and for
give, gladly takes Mr.. Blaine by the hand"
the Nashville Banner says, "and numbers
him, not as one of those who have sought
their favor for the purpose of political ad-
vancement, but as man trying to do his
duty fearlessly and faithfully, regardless of
personal consequences
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

''THERE is great extravaganza in the
North" says the horny handed son of toll
who edits the Wilmington IN. c. Stab
"The people are rich-some of them won
derfully so-and money is as abundant as
water almost. Think of people paying 500
for four roses"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

"THE voice of humanity and common
sense calls aloud" the Knoxville Chronicle
says, "for vigorous, united effort on the
part OF all good people to Danish such a
senseless custom as pistol carrying from ev-
cry community in the land"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

''THE Guyascutis is loose again." the
New Orleans Times says, 'this time up in
Louisville Watterson has got 'em bad.
And nothing but be-lo-od!-the blood of
Conkling and Arthur-will appease him.
Pulse, 500; temperature, 700; respiration,
100ip,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address Of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publica-
tion but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munications that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

A RESIDENT of Bookwalter's city wants to
bet $500 each that he won't carry his own
ward, township, city, county, Congression-
al district or State
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

The st. Paul Dispatch thinks "that the
decision of the Minnesota Judges ON the
debt question will be sound in law and eth
les, ahd lead to clear water and plain sail
ing in the troubled sea of finance, where
our repudiated debt has been thing of
scorn for score of years"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 81.

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, Ali railway, steamboat and hstel managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our journal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

CINCINNATI paid S12,OOO,OOO last year in
taxes upon whisky and had nearly four hun
dred deaths last week from 'over-heating."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21
EVERY Department
Witnesses alike the same GIGANTIC
REDUCTIONS.

MEMS White Vests, zoe.
Mems Thin Goats, 3Jc.
Mems Linen Busters, l.3O.
Shirt Waists, 23cts.
Odd Goats g. Vests reduced in price to
less than ONE-HALF actual cost. The
loss on these goods is enormous, but the
goods must be closed out.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21

"You are not fond of money for itself?" ooh,
no." said Jay Goldbug; 81 am fond of it for
myself. f."-Philadelphia Chronicle Herald.
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THIS GRAND SALE Is NOW FULLY INAUGURATED
AND HAS But SHORT TIME TO RUN
WANTED.

WANTED.
In September. about twenty iye first class retail Cloth
statesmen, for Boston sOre 6O7 & 600 Washington
street Address stating reference experience and salary
expected
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DON'T SKIP A WORD.
MEMS VESTS, Reduced from
$3.50, $1.75, and $500
to a uniform price Of

20 . E NJ II q.
About 80 styles to select from. A large
assortment of most excellent Vests now
offered at 3 100 and so. The cloth
alone in these vests could not be bought
for what we charge for one all made COM
plete,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-21
TELL YOUR FRIENDS,

CHILDREN'S SUITS, cages 4 to
IL yrs.) Reduced from
$500 to $500.
100 to 400.
600 to 800.
500 to $50.
800 to 1.5O.
Parents shou d embrace this opportu-
nifty. 1t occurs but once in life time.
The last suit is our famous "Iron Clad,"
and for play and Tough and tumble wear
cannot be equaled.
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-04

Thackeray, Green, Justin Mccarthy,
Thomas Hughes, Austin May, George
Eliot, Ouida, Miss Braddon, Henry La
bouchere, Edmund Yates, Mrs. Henry
Wood and even Disraeli; after them the
Russians, Germans, Spanish, Italians and
Swiss, each, in his sphere and in his own
way, advocating great truths, and, for
that reason, compelled to pay tribute to
the great philosophy that the people must
rule at last, that the feudal day is over,
and that with the tyrants, whether mon-
arch Or money. must also die the savagery
of the commune and the secrecy of the
Carbonari. Since the genesis Of man.
never have these ideas been so wildly
spoken, sung, written, or uttered; never
has genius SO glorified human progress
never has peace been SO entwincd with
culture never has the revolution of right
been SO powerful or SO persuasive"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-04
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

The body of Miss Catharine Keith, who
became lost in snow storm 4 week ago.
has been found on an unfrequented coun-
try road, six miles from Acton, Ontario,
buried in a snow drift.
A fire at Galcsburs. Illinois, destroyed
the large depot and hotel Zone building)
of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy rail
road. Loss, $4,000; insurance, sc, 900.
The guests of the hotel had barely time to
escape.
The trotting race at Lake George, near
TicOhderoga, n. Y. between the two
noted stations Highland Grey and Ben
Franklin was won by the first named
horse in three straight heats. Time, 2:2j,
2:l7, 2:13!. Attendance good.
An east-bound fast freight train on the
Central railroad turned into siding at
Westfield, N. J. The locomotive was dis
ab!ed and fell over and several cars were
wrecked. James Kinsman. the engineer,
was killed. He leaves wife and six chill
| dren.
A freight train on the Chesapeake &
Ohio collided with the material train near
Caldwell station. Both were running at
full speed and were completely wrecked.
The locomotives were shattered to the ten
ders. The two engineers and the two fire.
men were killed. Dr.. Caldwell, of White
Sulphur Spring was also killed.
At Missouri Valley, Iowa. Mr.. Sher-
mama wealthy merchant and grain dealer,
WAS experimenting tho work of excava-
ting from high bluff. the dirt being used
| i'll filling in around his corn cribs. On the
refusal o: one of his men to 30 into the ex.
cavation he picked up a shovel and entered
| \ few minutes after several tons of earth
fell on him, killing him instantly.
Cabinet gossip has now settled down to
| the following slate James G. Blaine,
| secretary of state William Window, secre-
tary Of the treasury: Robert Lincoln.
secretary of war; w. II. Hunt. judge OF
| the court Of claims, secretary of the navy
Wayne MacVeaGh, attorney general: T.
l.. James. postmaster at New York, post
master general; 5. J. kirkwood, secretary
OF the interior.
The body OF George B. Sullivan, a
youn. lawyer Of Buwagene, Ohio, was
found in field adjoining the Central rail
road near the village of Pakagon. He
went to Niles last Monday. since when no
| tidinss had been received concerning him
His age was about 80. He leaves wild
owed mother. His father was Hon. James
Sullivan. one Of the ablest lawyers of the
state. who died about two years ago He
argued 4 case in Niles On Monday after
noon and left, it was supposed, for home
that evening.
The dead bod; of man has been found
i'll snow bank near Newton, n. J. The
corpse is believed to be that Of Theodore
Moses, who, several days ago escaped from
the Sussex county poorhouse. The body
was almost naked and was taken to the
county house for burial. 1t is believed the
poor man got lost and froze to death. as
there were tracks where he had walked
around in 4 largo circle many times. His
appearance was horrible and the discovery
caused considerable excitement in this
section.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-04
1dnrastcr tt.tcl::ssnrcr.
Too AutOcratic by Far.

We suggest to the trustees of the Mil
lersville normal school, that it might
perhaps he worth their while to consider
whether the present manner of expelling
students from the institution might not
be amended with great profit to tie
school in more ways than one. 1t does
not strike us as seemly that the head of
a great school, such AS this, should ex-
pei its students without form or cere-
mony, wherever he may happen at the
time to be; DR.. Brooks declaring to a
student in a street Car in the streets of
Lancaster, "Yon are expelled" and the
student being from that moment expelled
and ineligible under the law to admission
into any other normal school and deprived
thus in the twinkling of an eye of the
profession he had chosen, is certainly y
not an edifying sight to witness in this
democratic country. 1t might not he
so unseemly in autocratic Russia. but
here it is simply disgusting.
OF course DR.. Brooks was very ,.nwise
to thus summarily expel student in the
heat of passion and without Just cause.
That is SO clear that no one will question
it. We wish to urge upon the trustees of
the school that they should improve the
lesson that has been thus taught them
and consider whether they should
leave this power, that has been grossly
abused, in the hands Of the principal of
the school. We do not think it should
he entrusted to any man. In all colleges
the academic board considers the Of
lenses of students. who are not
punished without a fair trial being
awarded them. The trustees of this
school should reserve to themselves a
final approval of IN act having SD grave
consequences under the law as attach to
the expulsion of a student. The school
may even he held toa pecuniary liability
if the expulsion is manifestly unjust
but even without this consideration the
trustees ought to he unwilling that an
act of gross wrong should he perpetratcd
in the college which they are supposed
to govern. If they insist upon giving
autOcratic power to their chief agent
then surely it is their duty to convince
themselves that lie is competent to wisely
exercise it. If they can find a man rri,-
dent and wise enough to trust their con-
tidence may not bring them to grief :
but manifestly they do not now have an
agent who commands himself sufficiently
to command the school efficiently.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-04
The AppcrtiOnInent Bili.

The apportionment bill, as it passed til,
House yesterday afternoon, fixing tn
representation upon the basis of $40 mem
bers, gives the following gains and losses
Gains-Arkansas, ; California, 2; Geor
gia, 1; Illinois, !; Iowa, /; Kansas, 3
Kentucky, |; Massachusetts, 1; Mich
igan, g; Minnesota, 2: Mississippi.
1; Missouri, L; Nebraska, 2
North Carolina. /; Ohio. 1 ; Pennsylvania
1 South Carolina, 1 Texas, Virginia,
1; West Virginia, Total gains, 20. The
losses will be Maine, 1; New Hampshire,
1 Vermont Total, 3. BY this appor.
tionmest the North gains 16 and los. es 3 };
net gain, 13 And the South gains 13 and
losses none.
Vote being taken on 322 that number
was rejected by 119 yeas to 1872 nays, and
the vote was next taken on 3i9, which was
agreed to-yeas I36, nays 1913. The result
was received with some applause on the
Republican side.
NJ. Killingcr was the only Republican
who voted in the negative, while the fol-
lowing Democrats voted in the affirmative: :
Beitzhoover, Bicknell, Coffroth. FELTON,,
Hill. of South Carolina, Ryon, of Pennsyl-
vania, Tillman, Wise and Wright.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-04
PERSONAL.

Blaine has slated ED. MCPHERsoN for
first assistant postmaster general.
John Bright says that WENDELL PHIL-
LIPS is "thc greatest orator who speaks
the English tongue"
Mr.. PENDLBToN is to take the place of
Mr.. Wallace as chairman of the Demo.
cratic Senate caucus.
Hon. JOSEPH HoLr, for many years
judge acknowledgement, is now living in
Paris, France, in poor health, in the 74th
year of his age.
When Lincoln took the presidential
Office, in 1861, the ex-presidents Of the
United States living were BUCHANAN,
PIERCE and FILLMORE and the defeated
aspirants, Breckenridge. Douglas, John
Bell, Edward Everett and Jefferson Davis
all dead but Davis.