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The Evening critic., 1882-05-12
COUNTY EXPENDITURES.
Important Facts and Figures by
U.tputennnf Greene.

Lieutenant Greene this afternoon submitted
TO the Commissioners an interesting and i'm
portant report upon the repairs and improve
ments OF county roads. The report says that
last year the Commissioners requested an ap
proprlation of S25, 900 for this purpose, and
Congress reduced It to 10000. This reduction
has proved great embarrassment this spring
on account OF the unusually wet winter, which
has proven very Injurious to our clay-grayel
roads.
The money appropriated has, however, been
expended with the utmost care aud discretion
and the roads are now In fair condition,
considering the amount appropriated.
The Bunker Hill Road and Lincoln avenue
complained Of by Senator Beck were In very
bad order during the month OF March, but
with the rains then prevailing II would have
been useless to attempt to repair them.
AS soon as the weather appeared to be set
tied in April work was Immediately begun on
these roads, and they were put in passablo or
der, and so remain to-day. As soon as the new
appropriations become available in July fur.
ther repairs Will be made, and an effort Will
be made to use nothing but stone in repairs.
Lieutenant Greene says that the statement
that very little is received in return for taxes
paid by those living outside the city limits,
made by Senator Beck, is erroneous. During
the past three years these taxes have aver
aged S76,056 annually, tho United States
contributing an equal amount. The total has
been In round numbers S152,O00.
little more than 50 per cent of all revenues
are absorbed by the sinking fund on the public
debt, the proportion for the county being
$4,000, leaving $1,000 available for other
purposes, and while this was the net revenue
from the county for the year ending June 80,
1881, the expenditures weIe as follows:
For schools, S44, 4,95012 for current expen-
ses; $4,000 for new buildings and 81, ,2S0S2
| for repairs, making s56, ,2309f; for police,
S2S, $50; for roads, $32, ,267. $50 street lamps,
S1,450; surveys and extension Of avenues,
| $4,000. Proportion of general OK
| penses Of administration, S4,45S.27;
proportion of expenditures for hospitals and
| charities, $5,991.47. The total amount ex-
| pended was therefore S133,95S.63, while the
net revenue was as stated but S9S00O.
| This shows that instead of the
| County receiving very little return for taxes
1t, in fact receives its share for police schools,
etc, and for roads, lamps and surveys 1t re-
| ceives $780, 600, taken from the city revenue.
| The report concludes: '' 1t is proper that tho
| fact should be known that the county receives
| annually about forty-five per cent. more than
| II contributes to the District revenues"
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12
General Conference of N. Il. Church
South.

In the Methodist Conference at Nashville
yesterday, in the case of Samuel Cupples, lay
delegate from the st. Louis Conference,
charged with permitting dancing in his
house since his election, the committee re-
ported that tho law against dancing had
been fully yindicated by his pastor and
church.
DR.. shipp, from the Committee on Fraternal
Relations, submitted the following, which was
adopted unanimously;
RtSOiu6d, That this General Conference has
heard with great satisfaction the Christian
salution OF tho Methodist Church of Canada,
through their fraternal messenger, Rev
Howard Sprague, A. NJ, and of the Me thodist
Episcopal Church, through Henry Bascom
Ridgaway, d. D., and heartily reclprocates
their expressions OF love 10 the Methodist
Episcopal church South, praying that the
Divine Spirit may render effective their
Joint labors with ours In spreading
Scriptural holiness throughout the earth"
The report OF the Committee on Episcopacy,
recommending the election ofsix bishops, pro
duced some discussion on motion to limit
the number TO three.
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12
BicycIe Club Races,

Notes Of preparation sound loud in these
days about the headquarters of the Capital
Bicycle Club. Their annual races, which are
to take place tomorrow afternoon, are to con-
sist of a quarter-mile and u half-mile contest,
each in heats, the best In 3; a mile race,
bers OF the club. Two English riders are on
the programme, and young Howard, who
made such remarkable record recently In
New York. Riders are expected from other
cities to Join In the procession and some hun
dred and twenty wheels are counted upon In
all. II is also intended to have q handsome
show OF tricycles In the line. The arrange
ments to.accommodates spectators are on large
scale, grand stand containing one thousand
The line Of march OF the procession is not an
nounced, but 1t will pass through Pennsylva-
MIA avenue and thence through the more north
erly streets to the circle. In case of stormy
weather tomorrow the races Will be postponed
until tho first clear day OF next week.
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12
FINANCIAL.
To.day,s Stock Quotation,

The following observations of the transac-
tions In the financial market to-day, together
with opening and closing quotations, are fur
nished by the clearinghouse of II. ID. Cooke, IT,,
Il Co., 1929 street, Washington, d. O.:
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12
"AIaerney Dairy WAGONS. ;,

Fresh Aiderney Butter chlrned every morn
ing and delivered In M. "wsrd prints, 45o.
per N. Also, cottage cheese, buttermilk and
sweet milk, &c. per at. Dream 1bc. pint.
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12
A Bright Baltimore Daily.

The Baltimore nay is one OF the crispest.
brightest and newsiest dailies In America, al
ways full OF fresh reading matter. II has
already taken front rank among the great
papers OF the country. The Day Is for sale al
all the hotel newsstands In Washington and
Is deserving Of patronage. Next 70 THE
ChITIc the Day Is the best paper south OF New
York.
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12
New OMcers OF the Hnighis OF Honor

At Tho meotlng OF Tho Supreme Lodge OF the
Knights of Honor In Baltimore yesterday the
following officers Were eleeted for the year en-
suing; Supreme dictator, II. II. Cochran, West
Virginia; supreme vice-dictatOr, II. p. ireland,
Nebraska; supreme assistant dictator, Gen.
eral Il. S. sloat, Connecucut supreme re-
porter, u. II. Nelson, Ohio; supreme treasurer
a. w. Holland, South Carolina; supreme guide
Nelson Poe, lr., Mary su preme guardian,
i. j. Davenport, Minnesota; supreme sentinel,
dictator, W. b. Hoke, Kentucky, and supreme
trustees, Major ]. w. Walker, Pennsylvania;
George 8. Woodruff, Maine, and o. ii. Ross
Wisconsin.
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12
mo- prawing Exhibi.lon This Year.

There VIII be no general drawing exhibition
this year In the public schools. superlntend-
ent Wilson states that the project was given
upowing TO a lack OF funds and that It would
cost In the neighborhood OF 500 10 place the
drawings on exhibition. Tho scholars, how
ever, would exhibit their drawings In their
class-rooms and he had Issued an order 10
h, that effect. He thought that one or two hun
dred dollars appropriated annually for the
purpose OF making q creditahlo display OF
This branch of study would be productive OF
great good. He also stated as another reason
Tor doing away with the exhibition the TACT
that there would be scarcely any specimens
from tho fourth division, owing TO the burn
ing OF the Jefferson School building.
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12
Penitentinrx Birds.

The Clerk Of the Criminal Court within the
past few days has made out and forwarded TO
Warden Crocker commitments to the Erie
County IN. " penitontiary for the following
prisoners, recently convicted OF offenses in the
Criminal Court of this District:
George lmmick, assault with intent TO kill
his wife, eight years.
Daniel Magruder, second offense, petit lar
ceDy, three years.
Ernest outen, second offense, petit larceny,
three years.
Thomas j. Bicksler, having counterfeit
money in his possession, Ave years.
Theodore Handy, assault with intent to XIII,
two cases, six years.
George Thompson,recei stolen property,
three years. -
Greenburg Chase, Frank Harris and Fannie
Mccoy, grand larceny, three years.
Oscar Johnson, second offense, petit larceny,
three years.
Last night Warden Crocker, accompanied by
two OF his guards, left here for Buffalo, n. ",
near where the prison is located, TO turn into
The custody Of the Superintendent this batch
Of convicts, whom he Will have In charge for a
number Of years.
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12

efo0 Reward for a Better Remedy
Williams indian Pile Ointment IL positive
cure for piles. Get box Of your druggist and
eufIef no more. Sold everywhere.
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12

styiish spring Suits DO 0rder, SIS
Hamparser's, 6lb Pennsylvania avenue.
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12

6Ahd>L h 9ITTIrJ9s5.
eI2 PEHNsYLVAHIA AVENUE,
Calls the attention OF the stove trade and builders
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12

The magnificent summer garden of Mr.. Ed.
Abner will open tomorrow. There Will be a
splendid orchestra and everything TO make
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12

NObby spring Pants "a Order, $3.50.
Hamburgers, 6lb Pennsylvania avenue.
The Evening critic., 1882-05-12

Cupid's Darts.
VIM. II. Powell and Harriet Green, both OF
Montgomery County, Md.
Patrick Cady and Bridget Noonan.
Richard W. W.Spinks and Kittie Taylor.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16

FISH AND FISHING. G.. A. Mathews esq.
of Lowell, Mass, has stocked several Of the
Monson, Me-. ponds with German carp He
obtained them from Prof. Baird, of Washing
ton, d. C......The Boothbay Register says Sch
Louise 4 Rosie landed $40 bbls. mackerel at
Boston on Friday of last week. She fitted for
another trip. Nearly all our mackerel vessels
are now at home and laid up for the season. S.
Nlckerson Il Sons have four vessels still fishing.
coca week or two since there was giant mon
opoly formed among the fish dealers of Boston
to control the buying of fresh fish from vessels.
The fish were to be bought only through an en-
change and at prices determined each evening
for the following day. Thus the peddlers and
dealers who had been purchasing of the YES
sells were to be cut off and must buy of the eX-
change. The plan soon came to grief as the
fishermen refused to sell in that way and the
Gloucester owners declared their intention to
open market in that port and buy fish to ship
to inland cities or New York. This would take
the trade from Boston altogether, so the scheme
fell through.....A Quebec despatch says: The
Government steamer La Canadienne has Just
returned to port after completing the summers
work of protecting the fisheries. Her command
er reports that the fisheries on the whole have
been favorable and that all fishing had been
abundant everywhere In Il suit in the [. S.
court the judge decides that Long Island Sound
is part of the Atlantic Ocean, and its naviga-
ton is not governed by the provisions of the
act regulating inland waters. Should the de-
csion be sustained, neither New York nor Con-
necticut could exercise proprietary rights in the
Sound fisheries.....Pr Prices of hake and Goldfish
have eased off about 20 cents per quintal, but
mackerel and other kinds of picked fish sustain
full previous rates.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16

Hon. L. A. Gilbert, of Turner, was chosen
one of the vice presidents of the vinegar max.
ers' meeting in Boston, Thursday.
I. b. Swan who left Minot some time age
rather hurriedly, is said to be travelling through
| Iowa with panoramic entertainment He is
| making money.
| Lincoln county agricultural society, Thurs.
| day, reelected the old board of officers as fol
! lows: Henry ingalls,. Wiscasset. President; E.
! W. Dunbar, Damariscotta, Secretary; Harvey
| Hitchcock, namariscOtta, George Winslow
| Waldoboro. and John Avery. Whitefield, trus-
| tees.
The land damages for the location of the
railroad from kennebunk to kennebunkport
| having been adjusted. il is proposed to begin
| the work of construction at once.
| Capt. VIM. Hyer, one of Thomaston's promi-
nent business men, died Saturday, aged Sc years.
| He was formerly a captain. and since his re-
| tirement has been a member of the firm of SAM
ue Watts 4 Co., ship builders. He was benev-
client and kind to the poor, and noted for his in
| teglltY. Capt. Hyler represented ThomaSton
| two years in the legislature of Maine At the
| time of his death he was director in the
| Georges National Bank and trustee in the Saw
ing> Bank. His wife died few years since. He
leaves two children, daughter and son.
Five thousand dollars worth of hops were
shipped in one day. recently, from Presque
Isle
Cherrytield is soon to have local paper
known is the Courier. edited by Mr.. Ambrose
5. Wiley. Of that town.
The annual report of the sixth auditor for
the Post Office Department shows IN excess of
postal receipts over expenditures in Maine of
SS4 .0S4.
The Mt. Desert Herald hears that a dog, be-
| longing Mr.. Wolff. superintendent of the sal-
dine factory at Milbridgt, kept chained because
H. was a terror TO the employees of the factory
and all the neighborhoOd. broke loose and com
ing across an unprotected child of about two
Years of age. killed and partially devoured it
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16
Clippings.

Massachusetts could not support James G.
Blaine in 1876 OF 1880, but in 1889 bestows her
highest honor upon Benjamin F. Butler BAN
gor Wing.
The State papers, referring to the elections of
Tuesday. express their feelings thusly: Lewis
ton journal more Unpleasantness." Farming
ton Chronice-"Sad, but True" Free Press
Change, if not Reform" Argus-''There is no
land fairer than this Somerset Reporter
Bad Day" Belfast Journal "Bad news that is
True" Phono.- Ditto, ditto. Phillips Phono-
graph.
If the opinion generally obtains that our Re-
form School is anything more thar State Pris-
on for young offenders we incline to believe
that the investigation now in progress will cor
rect the delusion. That there has been excess
sive cruelty in the treatment of the prisoners
does not seem to have been shown. Street
gamins, without home training and viciouslv
Inclined demand different treatment than that
in vogue in our high and grammar schools
[I}ridgton News.
So long as the Democrats are to have the
next House, are glad that they are to have
If by so large majority that they can do as they
please. The present House is Republican by so
slender majority. that the Republicans could
do nothing if the Democrats chose to obstruct
as they generally did. The Republicans We're
held responsible for what was done or omitted,
while practically they could do very little. The
course of the next House, therefore, will give
the country an idea of the Democratic policy.
Lewiston Journal
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16
POLITICAL STRAWS.

The Democratic majority in North Carolina
j. very small.
Colorado elects a Democratic governor and
Republican Congressman.
Maryland elects two Republican Congress
nen-a Republican gain of one.
The net Congressional gain of Republicans in
the South is placed at three.
The readu>ter victory in Virginia indicates
that the ant-Bourbon control OF that State is
well established.
The Democrats have elected the State ticket
i'll Connecticut by 5000 majority. but the Re-
publirans have the Legislature.
Minnesota elects five Republican congressman
and a Republican legislature. which beyond
question will return Mr.. Window to the Senate
Governor st. John. of Kansas. has failed of
reelection because of his opposition to the liquor
traffic. In such Il contest defeat is not disgrace.
The New York Times says that all twelve of
the Democratic Aldermen of New York city,
chosen in the recent election, are now or recently
We're proprietors of grog-shops. Such fact is
suggestive of '1reform.'
members Of the next House will be from the
South, and ninety-four from the North. Eleven
OF the Republican members will be from the
South and one hundred and twelve from the
North.
The New York Times saws the recent elections
indicate the collapse of the greenback party, and
the return of the elements composing it to either
the Republican or Democratic parties. The
Greenback votes in the several States have well
nigh faded out, and not single Greenbacker
has been elected to tie next Congress.
The Republican reverses in the recent election
are not so serious as they were in 1874. In the
election Of eight years ago. Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana, Oregon and
Nevada joined the naturally Democratic States :;
and the Republicans failed to secure even a
third of the national House. Yet in 1876 nearly
all of these States wheeled again into the Re
publican line, and the Republicans elected their
candidate for President.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16
Defeated but not Dismayed.

| Later returns sometimes put different face
on the general result of an election. The back
towns are heard from. and hope rcvives. But
this year the back towns did As badly rs the
| front towns. The news grew worse and more
of it, and we have now to contemplate defeat
that to any other party would be simply crush
| ing. The Republican organization is still in
tact. however. The party is still strong in the
hearts of the people, and it is not cast down or
diSmayed. individuals were condemned. in
some cases justly. in others uniustly. but the
Republican party lives. and two years hence it
will be all the stronger for the reverses which
have befallen some of its members. The defeat
in Ohio, il october. brought about by the
cooperation of so-called temperance men with
the rum sellers and di>tilIers. In New York and
Pennsylvania the voters condemned bOsSiSm
The result in Ohio. and the early fore>hadowed
results in New York and Pennsylvania. the three
most important States in the Union, had their
effect, of course, in other States. and this inu-
ence would nave sufficed to turn the scale in
many doubtful districts had there not been other
causes equally potent. In some cases. notably
in the lst New Jersey district. the candidates
We're Objectionable generally, or from their votes
for the river and halbor bill. In Massachusetts
the feeling against this measure was particular
ly strong and lost the Republicans several dis
trcts. Similar reverseS. it will be remembered.
overlook in 1874 members of Congress who had
voted for the salary grab-Democrats and Re
publicans alike suffering defeat at the polls.
But we have just seen Gen. Butler who was
an advocate of this salary grab, and who not
only pocketed his share but boosted of it, elect
ed Governor of Massachusetts. on a civil ser
vice reform platform. This ought to encourage
some of the defeated candidates in the recent
elections, while il illustrates the tickeness Of
public opinion.
On the whole. there are some things to be
thankful for. The indications are that the Re
publicans will retain control of the Senate, and
that body and Republican President can hold
the Democratic House in check. The size of the
Democratic majority in the House is not worth
considering, although the fact that they have Il
majority of the States. thus enabling them to
elect President should there be no election by
the people, is to be deplorcd. But We may rca-
sonably expect that there will be an election by
the people, that this power will avail the
Democrats nothing. Otherwise. their large ma
ioritv is likely to lead them into difficulties
which would be avoided with simply working
majority. For the rest. defeat in some quarters
was blessing in disguise. The Republican
party could not afford to assume responsibility
for the manner in which Mr.. Folger was nomi-
mated. and personally uneXceptonabr as he
is, few tears will be shed over his defeat. And,
in conclusion. Maine is in good position to
name the Presidential candidate in 1884.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16

We feel that, under the circumstances, special
acknowledgement is due to the Kockland Opin-
ion for its kindly and appreciative notice of
the late editor of this paper. Sharp as was his
pen it was not dipped in venom, and bitter as
were his articles at times, he was wholly devoid
of malice. The Opinion proves itself to be a
manly foe by its tribute to the memory of the
dead journalist
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16

Gen. Butler attended the annual dinner of
the Boston Press Club, complimented the re-
porters present, and offered as a sentiment '.The
Press. the watch-tower of liberty, the palladium
of our principles, and the instructor of the peo-
pie" The Widow Butler seems to be counting
the newspaper boys.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16

A good story, and true one, not heretofore
in print, is told of the late election in this State
One of the Independent candidates for Congress
he wrote to the Deputy Secretary of State to
enquire if another candidate had received any
votes in lis town. The so-called Independent
movement was the most ridiculous and laugha-
BILE undertaking in the political history of Maine,
and it is fairly Illustrated by the incident here
related.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16

T. f. Phinney returned from Belfast, Mon
day, bringing two convicts with him. [Thom-
aston Herald.
Are convicts among the staple productions of
Belfast? Richmond Bee.
No. They are an imported article. They i'm
port themselves and are exported by our vigi-
liant officers to the places from whence they
came.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16

Ben. Butler has already been nominated for
the Presidency-by some of his enthusiastic
Democratic supporters in Boston. New York
Democrats are talking up Cleveland. There
candidates.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16

Darkness reigns in New Orleans. The city
refused to pay its gas bills, and the supply was
cut off. The New Orleans young man will have
to meter by moonlight alone for while.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16

Winter has put i'll an appearance out West,
and may be expected here shortly. In Mime
sofa snow drifts ten or twelve feet deep are re-
ported, and ice is beginning to run heavily in
the Missouri river. Snow fell in New Bruins
wick some two weeks ago.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16

Civil service reform has scored a great vic
tory in the election of Ben. Butler as Governor
of Massachusetts. Butler is of the stuff of
which civil service reformers are made.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-16

Boston capitalists have struck oil in Mexico.
The light of American enterprise is beginning
to shine all over the country once possessed by
bandits and Incidence.