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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-12
General News.

One man has already been fined in Wis
eonsin for violation of the anti-treating law.
The widow of John Brown is tall, slender
woman of intelligent and benign countenance.
OF the % children of John Browns two mar
riages only sight are now living.
Governor st. John, of Kansas, receives
threatening letters from liquor men, predict
ing horrible fate if he attempts to enforce
the liquor law.
At recent fashionable wedding in New
York horrid old uncle presented the bride
with beautiful cradle of ebony and gold.
and when it reached the house it was filled
with flowers. The uncle cannot vet under
stand why it was not exhibited in the parlor
with the other presents.
A correspondent of the Watcrtown On. Y. }
Times. who visited James Currie while he
was confined in Jail in Texas, gives an entire
ly different description of his personal APP
pearance than has usually been entertained
at the North since the cowardly murder of
the actor Porter. The correspondent ascribes
the assassination solely to the demonizing
effects of strong drink. and says: ''Currie
was, in some respects, remarkable man.
Nature had bestowed upon him much that
other men envied. Indeed, it has been lavish
in its gifts to him. No artist could mold a
handsomer form OF paint a finer face than
Currie possessed. He was young and hand
some, and wherever his stately figure moved
there was always commotion. No one could
see him and suppress at admiration for
him."
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April IL. Senator Edmunds
appeared in the Senate to-day, and received
congratulations from his associates on both
sides of the chamber upon his return from
Florida in restored health.
Secretary Windows decision on the ma
turing of United States bonds is completed
and is being printed. As soon as printed il
will be made public. Treasury officials de-
cline to give any indication as to the nature
of the plan to be published.
1t has been decided not to make public the
statement prepared by SECRETARY Window
relative to the maturing bonds until o'clock
when it will be given To representatives, OF
the press simultaneously.
The circular i,suel BY tn. secretary of
the treasury relative to the maturing L. :.
bonds, calls in outstanding per cent. on the
lst day of July, and makes it optional with
the holders to have them extended at :, per
cent.
Chief Justice Waite, announces that the
Supreme Court will hear no more arguments
after the I'D inst. and will adjourn for the
term on May I'd.
Two votes taken in the Senate, to-day, on
motions to go into executive session, dis
closed the presence of only bare quorum OF
impaired senators, viz. 20 republicans and Is
uemOcrdts. ne pairs announced were
Messrs. Anthony and Lamar, Beck and Hale,
Camden and Plat Comm. Fair and Jones
(Nev.), Frye and Hill. Grover and Van
Wyck, jackson and Hawley, Jonas and Ed
CARTON, Kellogg and Davis 0lls.), Mitchell
and Bayard, Sewall and Mcpherson, Saun-
ders and Williams, Sherman and Salisbury,
Rollins and Jones Ella. }. Edmunds and
Garland, Groome and Logan. Five absent
senators, all members of the committee thai
escorted the remains of Senator Carpenter tC
Milwaukee, these senators and five or SIX
others now absent are expected back to-mor'
row or Wednesday.
Postal Matters.
The Pesident, to-day, signed the commits
,ons of the following postmasters: George
II. Chase, Plymouth, Mass, w. S. Greene,
Fall River, Mass.
The President sent several nominations tc
the Senate including Eben Woodbury.. a.
postmaster at lloulton, Me.
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Condensed TELEGRAMS.

Nathan f. Dixon, five times representative
in Congress from Rhode Island died in
Westerly, this evening.
4 cablegram from Barbados, received in
London, this evening, states that steamer
Bristol. Capt Gallison, put into that port
leaking badly. Part OF cargo discharged
There was heavy earthquake in San
Francisco. Sunday morning, at 2I5 o'clock.
No serious damage was done.
A subscription list in New York, for the
aid of Chio's sufferers, is headed by Thurow
Weed, who gives $500.
Capt. John Allan of the steamship Rim
widda, died in Brooklyn. Sunday.
The wood work about the smoke stacks OF
steamer Erastus Corning of the Stonington
line was discovered on fire at one O'Clock
Monday morning while opposite Norwalk
Conn. The crew eXtinguished the flames.
Damage slight
The citizens meeting of committee on
street clearing was held in New York, Mon
day, and arrangements were made for a mass
meeting to be holden tonight to protest
against the action of the assembly in defeat
a street clearing bill.
At the Trenton, n. j., city election, Mon
day. Vrom, dem. was elected Mayor by a
majority OF over SUI. Inc democrats also
carried four out of the seven wards.
A Montreal evening paper says the Quebec
government is in financial straits. The
whole of the S4,00O.000 loan being expended
and more money required.
John Il. Raymond, the actor. was married
at the Continental Hotel in Montreal, Mon
dav to Miss Courtney Barnes.
j. i. 4 s. l.. Kuntz, well known brewers.
made an assignment Monday. with prefer
ences amounting to Sl09,sO7. liabilities
heavy.
A dispatch from Harrisburg says: In
the house to-day, resolutions approving
of Garfields management of his administra.
ton, and requesting the Pennsylvania sena-
tors to use all honorable means to have all
worthy appointments promptly confirmed
was defeated.
Elizabeth keays, an aged emigrant, died
at the pest-housc in Chicago, this afternoon,
of violent small pox. She had been passed
through New York, quarantined by the
health officers. She was not vaccinated, and
was suffered to take the train for Chicago
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The Refunding Problem.

The Treasury Department did not deem it
proper to commence what is called its refund
ing policy on Saturday. What the actual
policy is to be is therefore still a matter of
speculation. From a source that should be
trustworthy it is ascertained the following is
probably the policy:
The Secretary of the Treasury will soon
issue a call for 500 900 900 of the Sl97 900,
600 of maturing per cent. bonds, and he
will make conditional proposition to the
holders of these bonds. viz First that
they can have their bonds paid in full at the
maturity of the option, June 80, if they de-
sire; second, that if they prefer to hold them
until Congress shall pass some refunding
law, they can do so, provided they will agree
to consent TO reduction of the interest from
6to 3 l-2 per cent, the agreement to be
stamped upon the face of each bond In the
event that the bondholders do not wish to re-
tain their bonds at ID per cent, then the
government will redeem them. The Comp
trolier of the Currency, according to a
statement prepared on SATURDAY., holds
as security for national bank circu-
lation S45.106,s50 of the six per
cents. The Treasury authorities have little
doubt that the banks would be glad to have
TINS amount at least of the per cent. remain
at 80 per cent, interest, for the very evident
reason that by such an arrangement they
would he spared the necessity of purchasing
per cents. to that amount as security
for circulation. The Government. at the
outset, would thus be able to make provision
for nearly one half of this call of 500. 900
600. Whether or not the private holders of
the bonds and the banks, whose circulation
is secured by bonds that are not soon to be
called. would be Likely to consent to the re-
duction of interest, remains of course to
be seen. The banks have now deposited
as security bonds of four per cents SOB
1880, and of per cents. 1874 800, $50. The
: per cents to-day are quoted at 4l2l. the
four per cents at ia, whereas the six per
cents. of 1881 command only fraction over
lo2. The banks, if they should choose to
realize the premium upon the tours and four
ana a half per cents. could substitute the
called SKIES with interest reduced to three
ana hail per cent, and obtain handsome
profit by the exchange. They would. of
course, have the risk that when Conyres.
meets provision will be made for the imne.
date pay ment of the SKIES but they NAV b..
refunded IN bond which certainly could
command II ueh less premium than the four
ana four and half per cents now do.
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XVII CONGRESS- EXTRA SESSION
WAsHINGToS. April IL.
SENATE,

The Vice President laid before the Senate
the unfinished business, being the resolution
for election of Senate officers.
The usual motion was made by Mr.. laws
of West Virginia, to go into executive session.
Lost; yeas, 10; nays, 20.
After a few remarks were EXCHANGED py
Mr. Davis of West Virginia. and Mr. dawes,
tending to show that each side of the chamber
was determined in its course of action. MI.
Call took the floor in continuance OF MS
speech of Thursday. He reiterated his state
ment that under the suffrage laws OF Massa-
chusetts more than Is, ZOO citizens were de-
prived of the right of the ballot, and referred
TO the speeches of G.. p. Loring and r..
Moody Boynton in support of his statement.
Messrs Dawes and Eoar ccntroverted
these statements, and after some disagree
ment. Mr. Call proceeded To criiicise the laws
of Connecticut, which disqualified man I'M
less he was of good moral character.
Mr. Cameron of Pennsylvania, said that
few days ago IA Senator from Kentucky
Beck had haunted him with the fact that
the Legislature of PENNSYLVANIA had refused
to sustain the course which its senators had
followed in this chamber. The Senator had
said to him that he could probably make the
Legislature endorse his action. There
was no man living who had the power to
make the Legislature of Pennsylvania do
anything against its free will. He would not
arrogate to himself the power TO make 1t DO
anything, which il did not believe to be right
and proper. He was personally acquainted
with nearly all the members of the LegiSla-
ture, and Il better, nobler and more patriotic
body even did not exist. That Legislature
had passed resolution endorsing the action
of the republican senators on this floor, and
he had no doubt that all patriotic Legisla-
lures would follow its example.
Mr.. Beck argued that the Pennsylvania
Legislature would only do what it thought
was right, but suggested that it always hap
pened to think right of that which Senator
Cameron thought was right. That Senator
had shown that he had power to do by tele-
gram what he (Beck) had thought it would
take personal visit to accomplish.
After remarks by Senator Vest, reiteratins
the democratic position on the pending ques-
ton, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
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At Charleston, =. Gloss au.OOO.
Railroad Accident.

san Francisco, April l. A dispatch from
Redding, Cal, says: A passenger train on
the Oregon Railroad from Sacramento, due
last night, met with an accident five miles
below here, at China Gulcl. The whole
train went over the trestle and it is 4 total
wreck. Geo. Smith, the engineer, and Rog-
ers, fireman. were killed. The other train
men were more or less wounded. Several
passengers were in the rear car, but it did
not go of the embankment and they escaped.
Cause of the accident was cloud bursting
which raised the creek SO high it washed out
the embankment.
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Yale University Boat (Iub.

NEW HAVEN, April IL. At a meeting of
Yale University boat club held tonight.
President Bigelow made a statement regard
ing the hitch with Harvard. As Yale won
the last race she is the challenged party
and therefore, under the rules which hitherto
govern such matters, has right to name the
place for the race this year. According to
Bigelow's statement Harvard insists that the
race be at Springfield. The proposition will be
drawn up BY the officers of Yale club for
adoption tomorrow night. Unless proposit-
ions adopted tomorrow night is accepted by
Harvard no race will occur this year a. Yale
Will refuse to row if her stipulations are not
accepted.
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The increase of loss from bad debts during
the first quarter of 1881 is very apparent, as
compared with the losses in the correspond
ing period of the previous year. The hgures
show that the liabilities of failures tor the
first three months of 1881 are S24Oooooo
as compared with the ST., 000. 900 for the
first three months of 1880. 1t Is true that
the increase in the number of failures is not
so large. but the increase in the amount OF
the liabilities is somewhat significant.
There are. however, special causes to ac-
count for the increased number OF business
casualties i'll certain sections. Thus, IN the
Southern States, not only have the failures
more than doubled in number, but a similar
increase is noticed in the liabilities. This Is
attributed to a variety of causes the weather
has been unfanorable for business and for ag-
ricutural operations; the autumn purchases
were far in excess of subsequent wants, and
there is no manner of doubt that the mode
and cost of production of cotton are such as
to make the possibility of profits for the pro-
Queer very meagre
In the Western States the excessively So
we're winter has no doubt contributed to swell
the increase in number Of failures and in the
amount of liabilities, but beyond this it is
difficult to discover any special causes for
apprehension in that section.
In the country thS
failures have not been specially numerous,
the above figures indicate that the average
indebtedness is much higher than in the
previous years, and it is evident that the
lines of credit are being extended with very
much the same rapidity with which business
generally is expanding. The anticipations
OF another good crop; increased mineral pro-
duction, and continued large arrivals of i'm:
migrants are, perhaps, Qualifications for the
expansion visible on every hand. But the in
dications for the future need to be closely
watched, especially with regard to whether
or not the productive sources of the country
continue to yield in proportion to the extern
sion of business, and the marked develop
ment of the tendency to increased lines of
credit
The number of failures in 176l against
1882 in the first quarter of 1880, 1924 in 1879
and 1855 in 1873. The liabilities are in
round numbers twenty-four millions, against
twelve millions last year, forty-three mil
lions in 1879, and eighty-two millions in
1873
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Suffering OF n Vessels Crew From
Starvation.

Ne" YORK April II. Steamship Nebo,
Gordon, from Rio Janero via St. Thomas.
arrived at New York, Monday, reports April
s lat. 33, Ion. 49, fell in with bark Tigar
with salt, from Liverpool for Baltimore, II
days out, short of provisions The Nebo
supplied her. She was in most deplorable
condition, having sustained life for several
days on strips of leather soaked in lamp oil
until the oil gave OUT, then on the captains
dog, after which there was nothing but canni-
balism, death staring them in the face. To
add to their sufferings two vessels passed
several days before within short distance
and paid no attention to their signals of dis.
trcss.
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Strikers Demands.

CHlcACo, April II. The stablemen OF
the west division of the Street Car Co., en-.
couraged by the success of conductors and
drivers, tonight gave notice of their inten.
ton to strike, unless wages were increased
Their demand was complied with and strike
reverted.
The employees of the south division have
been agitating the matter of an advance in
wages. and were notified by the Superintend
ent tonight, to appoint committee to pre-
sent claims, which, as far as reasonable
would be favorably considered.
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Great Loss of Cattle in the Nor,hwes,

ST. PAUL, April IL. Advices from the
grazing regions in the northwest, indicate A
loss on stock by stress of the season, which
IS greater than at first expected. There has
oeeh heavy loss on cattle, that were brought
into the hills, from the west. late in the
season. The average of loss in the MINER
Missouri and Yellowstone valleys can hard
~ be less than ten per cent. Much of this is
charged to the flood, which swept the low
land along the Missouri and its tributaries
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has been attacked by the Bourbons
The latter fear him because they see in
the principles involved. in the progressive
ideas and policy proclaimed 'the entrench-
ments of the Solid South broken and the
defenses of the democratic party destroy
ed" The yirginian adds, that 1.-THE grea'
mass of the people of the South are al
heart in sympathy with the movement
They have submitted to the party lash, to
the caucus mandate, because they were
powerless to resist 1t concludes with
the declaration that Virginia is to be the
chosen battlefield of the two civilizations
that the new and old ideas will clash at it:
election next fall, and it evidently has nc
doubt of an ultimate if not an early
victory.
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Washington News.

OsTRACI,M OF NoRruERN MEN IN THE South.
The Boston Advertiser correspondent says ::
"Some papers are disposed to throw doubt
upon the genuineness of the incident of a
Massachusetts citizen having lately left Missis-
sippi abandoning business enterprises on ac-
count of the persecution to which he was
subject there. They appear to think that be-
cause one of the buildings burned was not
accurately described, and because the name
of the victim was withheld, that the whole
matter is fit subjec. for ridicule. Senator
Dawes was informed of the that day in
the Senate in the course of casual CONVEX
sation with a member of congress nowhere
with no purpose on the part Of either of max
ing it public, nor was the story
told to the Congressman to he pub
lished but the victim of Mississippi prcJu-
dice and lawlessness was an old friend of the
congressman. and for many years had had
business relations with him. The gentleman
is well known and reputable citizen of
Massachusetts who invested capital in Miss
;ssippi, and has been driven out of the State
by the prosecutions to which he has been
subjected by a people who gave every evil
dence of bitter hostility to HIM because he
was a Northern man, and treated the negroes
employed by him with more consideration
and justice than accorded with the notions
of his neghbors. The complete story, as
narrated bv this congressman who mentioned
it to s nator Dawes, is really worse in in
cident and significance than was indicated
in the speech. In its principal features it is
strikingly suggestive of the experience mar
rated by Judge Tourgee, in ''the Fools Err
rand"
A Brow AT THE RAILROADS.
Justice Woods, in his late decision, has
shown that the railway corporations of the
country have little to hope for from him.
The case which he decided came up from
Georgia, and involved the right of the State
to adjust fares and freights. He decided that
a legislature had this power. and also the
right to delegate it to State commission.
He based his opinion upon the broad ground
that the States have the right to prevent I'M
just discrimination against their citizens.
He also held that it was not only the right of
the legislature. but its duty, to pass laws
regulating freight and passenger traffic on
railways, and insist upon reasonable rates.
personal.
The friends of Whitelaw Reid state that
there is no truth in the report that he is to be
nominated to be Minister at Berlin, to sue
coed Andrew d. White, resigned.
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BlaCkmailing Case.

New YORK, April IL. Albert Felix Vogler,
conspirator in Matchmaking. was remand
ed until tomorrow at Yorkville police court
to-day. his presence being required as a wit,
ness at the inquest Of Sargent, the man who
was shot Thursday. which will probably take
place to-day. Vogers examination will prob.
ably commence tomorrow. He says Sargen,
and himself were the only men engaged in the
plot. The police are still working on the
case
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Several democratic papers IN the South
have had the courage tn say a word for
Malone. Among these is the Stauuton
Valley Virginian, which resisted all efforts
to have the Republicans and Readjusters
unite on fusion electoral ticket last fall,
half of the Electors to be chosen in the
interest OF Garfield and the rest to be COM
posed of Hancock democrats. 1t SAYS
that it is well known in Virginia that Gen.
Malone has betrayed no trust. has violated
no pledge. proven false to no party obi
CATION. and disappointed the expectations
Of not single man in the party to which
he owes his place. and ii adds that it it
4 not for any Of these things that he
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From Heine.

The butterfly long loved the beautiful rose.
And fiirted around all day.
While round him in turn with her golden cares,
Son futtered the suns warm ray.
But who was the lover the rose smiled on,
D~elt he near the sweet lady or far?
And was it the ar-singing nightingale.
Or the bright distant evening star:
know not with whom the rose was in love,
Rut know tina, loved them all.
The butterfly. rose. and the suns bright ray,
The star and the birds sweet call.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Money Market.
Frentng Report.

uo,o. NEW YORK, April Ii.
srime mercantile paper 6. Exchange dull'
ga tor iong and 81 for short Governments steady
Ior - ana higher for other issues. State bonds
moderateiy active Railroad bonds in fair demand
STOCK market weak in early dealings and a slight de-
subsequently speculation became weak a,,d a nras.
sure TO sell was Developed which resulted in decline
OF 10 81 Elevated shares, Central Pacific Readina
ana western MON leading the downward = oye'
neht- Inc market continued weak till near ~.
close when hrIner feeling prevailed and a recovery
1i 10 y occurred, the most marked being IN
Elevated stock and Central Pacific -"
Transactions. .6,9s3 shares.
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STATE OF MAINE.
A PROCLAMATION.

In accordance with a pious and time honored Gus
ton, come down 70 from the Pilgrim Fathers, and
found suitable to love and vsnerstion. /.
HARRIS N. PLAISTED. Governor, by and with
the advice and consent Of the Council. do hereby ap
point and set apart
THURSDAY, the Twenty-6rst day Of April,
next, q day Of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer.
And do recommend to the Christian people Of our
State to keep this, their annual fast refrain from
labor. business. amusemenis. and In their homes
and houses Of public worship. humble themselves
before Him whose mercy endureih forever suppl
eating His favor upon Themselves, the state and
Nation; confessing Their sins and seeking forgive
ness Of the same. in humility Of spirit IF we
say THAI we have no sin, deceive ourselves, and
the tru Is not in us; but If confess sins, He
10 faithful and just TO forgive sins and to
cleanse Us from all unrighteousness."
Given ut the Council Chamber at Augusta. this
thirty first day Of March. In the year Of Lord
one thOusand eight hundred and eighty one. and
Of the Independence OF the United States Of
America the one hundred and fifth.
HARRIS ". PLAISTED.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
JOSEPH o. SMITH, Secretary Of state.
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Base Ball Association ,

NEW YORK, April ii. An association of
base ball players was formed tonight to
contest for the championship of the Eastern
States. Any club will be allowed to join the
association. William Barnie of the Atlantics
Of Brooklyn, was elected Secretary.