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GRRENBAOK STATE O0NVEN-
TT0N.

Pursuant to call, the Greenback
State Convention met at Clarksburg
on Thursday last. Col p III Freer
was elected Chairman and S "
Peersol Secretary.
Mr. John A Young, Chairman of
Committee on resolutions, submit
ted report which was adopted.
The resolutions renew faith and al
legiance to the principles enunciat-
ed in the Chicago platform of June
1880; declare opposition to all mo-
nopolies; in favor of promoting the
interests of the labOring classes, de-
mand the repeal of all restrictions
upon the sale of tobacco by the pro-
Queer; in favor of a free ballot, a
fair vote and an honest count; de.
clare that they look with alarm up.
on the encroachments Of Bourbon
ism upon the rights of the people in
this State; declare against the re-
assessment of real estate; charge
the Democrats with having elected
representatives of monoplies to the
L. S. Senate; with having failed to
provide for geological survey; with
having failed to enact adequate laws
for the protection Of the toilers in
the mines of the State; denounc
the re-districting of the State:
charge the refusal Of the legislature
to submit the prohibition amend
ment to a vote of the people as an
unwarranted disregard of their
wishes and the right of petition; call
upon all good citizens without dis
tinctiOn Of party to unite with them
for the overthrow of the money
power in the National government,
and the monopolies and enemies to
the advancement and prosperity of
the State.
After the adoption of the resolu-
tions, Judge Guthrie, Of the 3rd dis
tricb was nominated by reclamation
for the Supreme Court Of Appeals.
IND DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION
In pursuance of the official call the dele
gates from the several counties composing
the End Congressional District met in
convention in the courthouse, in the
city OF Clarksburg, August 3, 1882. The
convention was called to order and on
motion Col Spencer W Stums was
elected president and j. A. Young secre.
tary of tie convention. On motion a com
mittee offve was appointed on credentials.
On motion a committee on resolutions
was appointed The convention thereupon
took recess until the committees perform.
ed their respective duties. The chairman
Of the committee on resolutions made the
following report That the Congressional
Convention of the 2nd District adopt the
resolutions adopted by the State Conven-
ton The resolution, was adopted with
out a dissenting voice, and the chairman
announced the next bUsiue in order to be
the nomination OF a candidate for Com
gress, when John 7. JauLey in a few and
appropriate remarks introduced the fol-
lowing Whereas, The National Green
back-Labor Party of On Second Con
gressional District deem it u, xgedieat at
this time TO make "a formal nomination
for Congress, believing that the interest Of
he State and District can he best adj
yanced by q man whose position viii
enable him TO serve the whole people. and
not class or faction and having implicit
confidence in the ability aud integrity OF
The Hon. B. NJ Kitchen Of Berkeley
Coubty, believing that +. elected he wiz
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NOTES AND COMM ENT.

The Khedive declares Arab a
rebel, and Arab calls the Khediye a
dethroned tool The gentlemen will
be taken for members Of Congress
is they are not careful
a fine of So each on the proof
reader and copy-holder is imposed by
the New York Herald for every
typographical error which they fail
to detect. At that rate the average
proof-reader would have to be as
rich as Vanderbilt to keep his posi-
ton a week
Private Ddlzeu is writing letters
again If he and Mrs. Swisshelm
could but be induced to correspond
with one another instead of con-
stantly pouring out their griefs be
fore the public, what a relief it
would be.
The Sultan is not as fully con-
WINGED since Arabl was successful
in the field, that he is as much of a
a rebel as formerly supposed. Be
sides DeLesseps says he is not
rebel, but a good man Good thing
the French sent their gunboats home
in time or DeLesseps might have
captured them in the jaws of his
canal
Crop reports from every por-
tion of the country show an immense
production of wheat to the acre,
greatly above the usual average, and
in many Instances much larger than
the wonderfully productive year Of
1880. 1t is to be hoped that this
remarkably abundant harvest win
have a speedy ana marked effect i'm
reducing prices of provisions in all
lines and branches of that business.
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THE result of the primaries held
on Saturday shows conclusively that
fully four-ffths of the Democrats in
the county are for Hoge
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CAT the Hoge meeting at the
courthouse Saturday night, the
Judges friends, in filing in with
their six delegates already written
on paper and slowed away in their
breeches pockets, did not include
Wisner in the list, as we suggested,
but they did the next best thing to
it, they named his 'pard. "
"Pa, you set down, and let me
TALK
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AGRICULTURAL WAGES.

The Department of Agriculture
has presented a very interesting Ia
BILE, showing the wages Of agricul-
tural labor in all the States in the
Union. We propose to exhibit
few of them.
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THE Republicans of this district
are looking around for strong can
didate for Congress. They propose
to make a lively fight.
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ENGLAND finds its Turkey rather
tough to be palatable

CONGRESS has passed the River
and Harbor bill over the veto Of the
President. So much the worse for
Congress
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REV. THOMAS PAYNE, of South
Carolina, was recently married to a
young lady only eleven and half
years old He is not the author of
Common Sense "
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THE editor of the Hartford Coa-
rani says: " We catch about :, $4,000
pounds Of food fsh a year > No
wonder he takes so much time away
from the sanctum.
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EICHELBERGER speaks of the
Democratic primary held at the
courthouse as a "Hoge Meeting"
There are those who would like to
know why he was at a Hoge meet
ing making such a noise.
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TIE Star reuters by way of de-
Tense are trying to prove how they
were urged on to these expediting
proceedings which were SO profitable
to themselves.
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Secretary.
oPEQUoN DISTRICT.

Pursuant to the call of the Democratic
and Conservative Executive Committee Of
this county, the voters of OpeQuon Dis
trlct assembled at Mliler's school-house
on Saturday, July 10th, to select delegates
to represent the District in the various
Conventions to be held as named in TIE
call Of the Committee.
On motion w II Showers was called to
the chair ard Eicheloerger appointed
secretary.
The chairman stated briefly the object
Of the N Getting. The first business in or
der was the nomination Of three delegates
to the Congressional Convention. The
following gentleman were put in nomina-
ton:
Jacob Miller A j Thomas, John R Hol-
Ida, Joseph B. Vanmetre Hugh Mckee
and S Eichelberger.
Joseph B Vanmeter, Jacob Miller and K
S Eichelberger, receiving majority OF
the votes cast, were declared the delegates
to the Congressional Convention,
The delegates appointed to the Sena-
torial Convention were w H Myers, d X
Hudgel and John Lemen.
The delegates appointed to the County
Convention were Robert Williams, W Ii
Showers, John II. Tabler. Seaton Miller
and Joseph B Vanmeter
There being no other business the
mveting adjourned.
W II Showers,
r S EICHEEBERGER, Chairman.
Secretary
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Pursuant to ord OF Democratic
Executive Committee, the meeting
was called to order at 50'clock p. m.
by VIM. Kilmer, ESQ. On motion
Robert LamOn was called to the
Chair and NJ. L. Boyer appointed as
Secretary.
A motion was made that the
Chair appoint a committee OF five to
select delegates TO the Congressional ,
Senatorial and County conventions.
An amendment was offered that the
delegates be selected by q majority
OF tie meeting. Carried The fol
lowing gentlemen We're selected to
represent Berkeley county from this
district in The following couyen-
tons
Congressional - Peter Foreman,
Robert Lam0n, Frank silver.
Senatorial-E. L. Hoffman, d. H..
Stewart, Geo. l.. Sencindiyer,
County VIM. kllmer, Il. :, Hen
shaw. NJ. T. Bowen, r. II Borum,
John b. Cunningham
Oh motion. W kimer and Peter
Foreman were recommended as
members OF The Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee of This district.
ROBT. LANOE. CHrn
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FRANCE absolutely suspends war
preparations. Russia retires from
the conference Of the Powers, Tur-
key and England are growing at
one another. Begins to look like
new deal all around in which it will
cost something to enter for the pot.
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WE are not surprised that Mr..
Lucas paper, the Spirit Of Jefferson,
is a little over-zealous in its adyo-
cacy of its proprietor. In figuring
up the Lucas delegates for Marion
Berkeley and other counties, its
figures are quite rose colored and
must be very pleasing to its arith-
metic man. 1t is a common saying
that figures wont lie, but this must
not be taken to include the man who
puts down the figures. We are sure
the friends of Judge Hoge will be
quite satisfied to have Mr.. Lucas
rest easy on the figuring of his
"organ." Figures are one thing and
votes another.
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PRESIDENT ARTHUR has had the
nerve to veto the River and Harbor
bill passed by Congress. While some
of the appropriations in the bill are
needed, great many are regular
swindles, and as the President could
not veto the bad items without cut
ting out the good, he wisely con-
cluded to set down on the whole.
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hitherto adopted:

Total delegate vote,
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25
George William Curtis.

I'll e. p. Whipple in the February Atlantic
For many years he has written, month after
month, short essays, displaying exquisite liter
airy workmanship, for Harper's Magazine, un-
der the leading title of The Editors Easy
Chair. Every cultivated reader of that excel
lent and widely circulated periodical turns in
stinctively to Curtiss department as soon as
a number is issued A selection from these
charming essays would fill more volumes than
Addison's contributions to The Spectator, and
would now be much more attractive than Ad-
dison's, because they relate to subjects which
interest the England and America Of to-day.
Yet Mr.. Curtis is still represented as an Amer
ican author by few volumes, which, however
good of their kind, convey no adequate idea OF
the force of his character, of the rpeness OF his
culture, of the variety OF subjects on which he
ventures to give intelligent opinions, and OF
the sweet persuasiveness OF his method IN dis
cussing controverted TOPICS He was among
the first to adopt unpopular doctrines: he has
made them more or less popular by the beauti-
lul urbanity of nature with which he has en-
forced their claims on the public attention;
and be has managed TO inslnuate into minds
most reluctant to receive new ideas-especially
when stormed in upon them according to the
violent method adopted by most earnest re-
formers-a whole code of novel opinions. This
he has done by the airy ease and elegance OF
expression with which he warns fashionable
peOple that they will lose ton If they continue
to resist principles which have become ac-
cepted by the acknowledged leaders of society.
He has not only conquered gentility, but made
philanthropy gentsel. Among these four or
five hundred brief essays there are also deli
cous criticisms on art and literature, on great
authors, composers, singers, actors aud musi-
cians there are memories OF travel in foreign
lands, recording fine and exceptional expert
ences; and there are little suggestive trcatises
on matters of domestic and business life, which
appeal directly to our homely good sense. In
deed, whatever may be the subject on which
be discourses his manner OF doing it leaves on
our minds the impression of certain indehna-
BILE grace and charm. Yet Mr.. Curtis has new
er condescended to gather into volumes even a
selection from these delightful products Of his
mind
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25
Col. aigginson Tells a Story

When Mrs. Livermore lectured In CAM
bridge, on the question Of license Or no Ii
censev just previous to the December cleo
tions, she was introduced to the audience by
Col. T. W. Higginson, in the following ielici-
tous manner:
Ladies and Gentlemen,-James 7. Fields
used to tell a story of a town in New Hamp-
shire, from which the men had emigrated in
such large numbers that the women remaining
behind were in an overwhelming majority.
Among them was one woman pre-eminent for
executive ability. She was summoned to adj
wise on all knotty questions, and TO assist in all
difficult undertakings. Weddings, funerals,
donation parties, school meetings, church
arrangements, and to whatever work she gave
herself straightway it went on to success
One of the families in the town missed the
Youngest member of the household, boy of
eight years, Just as the Thanksgiving dinner
was being put on the table. 1t was so strange
a thing that he should be absent when the tur-
key wac to be served, that search was imme-
diately instituted for him. He was found at
the bottom of we'll in the back yard, and
measures were promptly taken for his relief.
A rope was lowered to him, but it was rotten,
and broke. A chain was next tried, but 1t was
too short Then pole was extended him, but
the little fellow could not grasp 1t tightly
enough. Disguised at the last with their futile
attempts TO release him, the indignant boy
shouted up TO them, "Why don't you go and
get Miss Kent, you fools" In our perplexity
over this question of 'Ecense or no license"
wa have sent for "Miss Kent She is here,
and now ladies and gentlemen, 1 have the
pleasure of introducing her TO you in the per-
son of Mrs. Livermore.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25
MI. G.. PALMER,
$50 MIDDLE STREET, ;!EE
novel eodtf
En- FnSOIyency.

Court of Insolvency for the County of Cumberland,
State of Maine. January 18th, A. d. 1882.
In case of JOSEPH TYLER, Insolvent Debtor
FEyHIS is to give notice that on the seven
Il teenth day of January, A. D. 1882, a warrant in
insolvency was issued by Henry G. Peabody, Judge of
the Court of Insolvency for said County of Cumber
Land, against the estate of said
JOSEPH TYLER of Portland,
in the said county of Cumberland adjudged to be
insolvent debtor petition of said debtor, which
petition was fled ON the seventeenth day of Janu-
ary A. d. 1882, to which date interest claims is
to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said deb
tor and the transfer and delivery of any property
by him are forbidden by law.
That meeting of the creditors of said debtor, to
prove their debts and choose one or more assignees
of his estate will be held at Court of Insolvency
to BE- holden at Probate Court Room in said Port
land, on the sixth day of February, A. D. 1882 at
ten o'clock in the forenoon
Given under my hand the date first above written.
GEO. W. PARKER,
Deputy Sheriff. as Messenger of the Court of Insol
vency fo2 sai jounty of Cumberland.
jan1S&25
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25
The Origin Of l.. s. D.

At the London Institution paper was read
by Mr.. John Evans on III. S. D.; or, the ORR
gin of Pounds, Shillings and Pence" In
treating of the development of the three prin-
cipal English coins, the lecturer proceeded to
trace the history of the penny downward, and
exhibited an interesting specimen OF OHas
king of Mercia, A. d. 757-796) coinage, that
monarch being probably the originator of the
penny coin. The earliest English coin with
date is one supposed to be struck for Perkin
Warbeck in 1494. From the time of Edward
l. the penny silver coinage underwent steady
process of degradation, until in 1897 Q672?)
copper pennies, weighing one ounce avoirdu-
pois each, were first issued by royal authority.
The nerivation of the name of shilling" is
doubtful. but in medi@val times the word was
always Latinized as solidus, Roman coin,
which was originally of gold and about seven
ty grains in weight. Though the term was
well known in Saxon times it was only in use
in accounts Henry VII, who was the first
10 introduce the pound in gold, also struck the
first shilling in 1901. Edward vi. was the
first to introduce silver crowns, half-crowns
and sixpences, and he also reformed the coin
age of shilliDgs. which his father had greatly
debased. In 1916 the great recoinage COM
menced, and by 1919 upwards of 50,000,0O0
shillings and 30,000,000 sixpences were struck.
The pound weight OF silver originally corre-
sponded with the money pound OF accoant,
there being in it 240 pennyweights. No gold
two centuries after the Norman conquest, the
first gold coin struck having been gold PEN
ny, in the year 1859, which Henry III. ordered
to be current for 20d. In 1343 another attempt
to introduce a gold coinage was made, gold flo
rims of 6s and half and quarter forms being
then issued, but they were almost at once
called in. They were succeeded by the noble,
and in the reign of Edward ". by the angel,
each being originally current for 6s Sd. In 1859
the sovereign, equivalent to 20s, was coined,
the name being derived from the representa-
ton on the diverse of the sovereign seated.
" With various changes in quality and value,
the sovereign, or pound, remained in currency
until after the Restoration, when the pieces
obtained the name Of guinea, from the gold of
which they were made having been brought
from Guinea by the African Company, and
their value was enhanced to 2ls. The present
sovereign dates from July 1, 1917, when it was
made, by proclamation based upon act Of Par
lament, the sole standard measure of value,
and legal tender for payment, without any
limitation of amount. sL
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25
Ia Insolvency.


Court of Insolvency for The County of Cumberland,
State of Maine. January j Sth, A. d. 1882.
In case of FRANK flanagan and PAUL j..
GRANT, Irsolvent Debtors
fElHIS is to give notice that the sixteenth day
a. of January, A. d. 1882 Warrant in Insol-
vency was issued by Henry c. Peabody, Judge of
the Court of Insolvency for said County of Cumber-
land, against the estate OF said
FRANK flanagan and PAUL j. GRANT,
both of Portland
in the County of Cumberland, adudged to be In
solvent debtors Individually and as copartners doing
business at said Portland, under the firm name OF
f. Lanagan & Co. adjudged to be Insolvent Deb
tors petition oisaid Debtors which petition was
filed on thesixteenth day of January. A. d. 1882,
to which date interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said Debt
ors and the transfer and delivery of any property by
them are forbidden by law;
That meeting of the creditors of said Debtors to
prove their debts and choose one or more assgnees
of their estate, will be held at Court of Insolvency
to be holden at Probate Court room in
said Portland, on the sixth day of February,
A. d. 1882 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above written.
GEO. w. PARKER,
Deputy Sheriff, Messenger Of the Court of Insol-
vency for said County of Cumberland
jan1s&25
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25
Extirpate the Shameful Sin

Signs abound that we are nearing the pc
riod of the Mormon domination. Public
opinion speaks in angry protest, and de-
mands the swift extirpation of the Satanic
Latter-day Saints. All over the country
men are meeting and urging action like that
suggested by the gathering in this city Mon
day evening. 1t is evident that Congress
must do something in the way of correction,
and that right speedily. The time for
warning has passed. The time for action
has come. The Nation can no longer per-
nit itself to be disgraced by the existence OF
a community that holds confluence to be a
crime and conjugal fidelity a heresy, that
makes lust the first article in its creed and
murders those in its membership who dare
to be chaste.
The horrors of the system of polygamy in
Utah have been so often and fully described
that they are familiar to all readers and
thinkers. There is but one opinion in re-
gard to them-an opinion that unhappilythas
not become action. Our government has
contented itself with do-nothing policy,
deluding itself with the hope that the vile
practice would gradually die out. Instead
of that it has been steadily growing strong
er. 1t thrives by governmental neglect In
ten years from now it may be strong enough
tosuccessfully defy the power of the Nation,
and rule four territories instead of one. 1t
must be strangled in its cradle.
There are many and serious difficulties in
the way of suppressing polygamy, but they
can be overcome, and it is the imperative
duty of Congress to apply itself to the task
at once That body has wisdom and power
sufficient to master the problem. Let them
be used
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25

ILLINOIS has newly organized temper
ance union, which has resolved to support
no man for Office who will lot publicly
pledge himself for prohibition, and declare
Logan's bill to apply the rum tax to the
support of schools "a trick of the liquor
traffic to still further fix the infamous busi-
ness on the people.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25

The total number Of immigrants arriving
in the province of Ontario, in 1881 was 49,
153. OF this number $500 went 10 the
United States, $50 to Quebec and 22S1 to
Manitoba, while Is, ,233 remalnedin Ontario.
The total number arriving in Quebec
was %. .53S.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25

WISCONSIN has 121 oranges in operation,
with a membership of 1860. Four oranges
were organized during the past year, but
there was net loss of 73 in membership.
The State grange started newspaper 1.-The
Bulletin-a year ago, but it has not paid ex-
penses. At first it had circulation of 20
900 copies, but the number fell to 1,60O. In
asmuch as the total receipts from subscrib-
ers was but 5000, it would appear that the
circulation was chiefly of the dead-head de-
scription.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25

IT is announced that Il. U. Reavis has
postponed the moving of the national cap
itol to St. Louis, and will for the present de-
vote himself to turning the western COM
merce of New York city over to Canada be-
cause the st. Lawrence Is ''the natural and
inevitable outlet for tue lake system
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25

SARAH SMITH, a Quakeress, took charge
of the state prison female convicts OF lndi-
ana, seven years ago, and 200 women and
girls are now under her case. She has eight
women to assist her, but her proteges are
not confined by any bolt, or bar, or guard.
1t has been proved that so per cent. Of these
convicts, on release from their pleasant dur
ance, begin to lead reputable lives
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25

THE Laurens, S. c., Herald tells South
Carolinians that the current exodus is going
to be fatal to the agricultural interests OF the
State, and that with agriculture, commerce,
manufactures and every other interest must
suffer. The Memphis Appeal tells Senators
Hampton and Butler that these words are
much more statesmanlike than anything
they ever said, and asks them to paste them
in their hats.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25

THE Marquis of Hartley who inherited an
estate of IS, 900 acres, with a rent-roll of
100000, is, at 81 years Of age, financially
high and dry, with warrant out for his ar
rest. Too much hoss-trot did it.