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The Portland daily press., 1882-05-25
Notes and Queries.1
Charles Lamb at Home.

availed myself of Charles Lambs friendly
invitation Aug. 5, 1884. On reaching his cot
tage, which stood back from the road (nearly
which projected beyond it, and was screened
by shrubs and trees, found that he was out
taking his morning stroll. was admitted into
a small, paneled, and agreeably shaded parlor.
The modest room was hung round with en-
cravings by Hogarth in dark frames. Books
and magazines were scattered on the table and
on the old-fashioned window seat. L chatted
awhile with Miss Lamb-a meek, intelligent,
very pleasant, but rather deaf elderly lady,
who told me that her brother had been graft
fed by parts of my poem. emily de Wilton,'')
and had read them to her. ella" came in
soon after-a short, thin man. His dress was
black, and he wore capacious coat, breeches,
and CATERS, and white neck-handkerchief.
His dark and shaggy hair and eyebrows, heated
face, and very piercing jet-black eyes gave to
his appearance singularly wild and striking
expression. The sketch of him in Fraser's
Magazine gives true idea of his dress and
figure but his portraits fail to represent ade-
quately his remarkably. ."fne Titan head, full
of dumb eloquence," as Hazlitt described it.
lie graSp6Q mo CUruidlly ny inc manu-, Sat
down, and, taking bottle from a cupboard
behind him, mixed some rum and water. On
another occasion his sister objected to this oper
alton, and he refrained. Presently after he
said, "May have a little drop now? only lee
tie drop?" "No," said she; "be a good boy" At
last, however, he prevailed, and took his usual
draught. On each visit (that ofsAug. having
been quickly succeeded by another) l found he
required to be drawn into conversation. He
would throw out playful remark and then
pause while. He spoke by fits and starts, and
had a slight impediment in his utterance which
made him. SO to say, grunt once or twice before
he began sentence; but his tones were loud
and rich, and once, when he read to me pas
sage from folio of Beaumont and Fletcher
(which his sister had brought down to show me
Coleridges manuscript remarks at the end of
each play) the deep pathos of his voice. gave
great weight to the impression made by the po-
eay. He would jump up and slap his sister
playfully on the back, and roomy snuff-box
often passed between them on the old round
table. There was not that point in his conver-
sation which we find in William Homes. He
agreed with me that Moore's poetry was like
very rich plum-cake-very nice, but too much
Of it at time makes one sick. He said that
Byron had written only one good natured
thing, and that was the "Vision of Judgment
"Mary," he added to Miss Lamb, =" don't you
hate Byron?" eyes, Charles" she replied.
ssThats right" said he.
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NOTICE.

celebrated ClairvoyauU will be pleased to learn
that he has returned to the City and taken at
NO Chestnu St. where he il prepared TO treat all
in describing and locating diseases without asking
any questions.
Office hours, from to IL a. M and from to
n. m. may6d4w
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CAMPAIGN PRESS /!

The Maine State Press will be
furnished, postage paid from the
date of the receipt of the order in
each case until, and including, the
issue next following the State
election in September, for the sum
of twenty-five cents.
Address, PRESS OFFICE,
Portland, Me.
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PROVIDENCE Press: A fearful suspicion
has crossed our mind that Shipherd, the
faithful Shipherd, may possibly be dishon-
est. Didn't he invest his last dollar in that
Peruvian scheme? And hasn't he just of
fered five dollars for Mr.. Blaine? Where
did he get this money? And the discovery
is the more appalling when we recall that
every one of Shepherds dollars represents
$3.50, 100000 of other peoples money. Much
as we regret to have our confidence in Ship
herd shaken, duty and sense of right COM
pei us to demand an investigation.
The Portland daily press., 1882-05-25

PROVIDENCE Press: American cities do
not stand alone in their propensity to squan-
der public money upon distinguished guests.
1t has been discovered that the corporation
of the city of London spent $137, $3.50 in
single day in the entertainment of a royal
prince. $500 of it being for badges for the
committee, in the form of lockets, and S725
representing The cost of gloves, perfumery
and hair-brushes. That committee would
take the cake from United States treasury
official or from a committee of Congress on
the contingent fund.
The Portland daily press., 1882-05-25

Fresh designs have been prepared for the
new national banks, and the printing will be
under way in the course of few days. The 10
note will be engraved wholly from new designs
upon the face as well as the back of the plates.
The $40 note face is partly engraved from new
designs; the back of the note is from entirely
new designs. The $40 note face is partially
from new designs, and the back is entirely
new. Thy new designs are very beautiful and
are intended to be quite distinct in appearance
from the old or present national bank notes.
The Portland daily press., 1882-05-25

I. THE Philadelphia North American notices
the fact that many foreign vessels on reach
ing that port lose their cheap crews by the
desertion of the men in order to obtain
higher pay on board American vessels. In
such cases the crews hired in Europe, at ex-
cessively low wages, prove disadvantage to
the foreign vessels.
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EVERY regular attache OF the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our Journal
The Portland daily press., 1882-05-25

THE Detroit Post presents a carefully tab
ulated statement of the capital, dividends
and net earnings of all the national banks in
the country, from March l, 1869 to Septem-
ber 1, 1880, which gives the following re-
suits:
In 1869 the bank dividends were 10.6 per
cent, and the net earnings were al per cent.
In 1870 their dividends were 1912 per cent.
their net earnings 1876 per cent.
In 1871 their dividends were 10.1 per cent.
their net earnings 1872 per cent.
In 1872 their dividends were 1913 per cent.
their net earnings 1871 per cent.
In 1873 their dividends were 9.9 per cent.
their net earnings 12.7 per cent.
In 1874 their dividends were 10.1 per cent;
their net earnings II per cent.
In 1875 their dividends were 80 per cent.
their net earnings 1912 per cent.
In 1876 their dividends were 8.9 per cent.
their net earnings per cent.
In 1877 their dividends were So per cent.
their net earnings &c per cent.
In 1878 their dividends were IA per cent;
their net earnings per cent.
In 1879 their dividends were 7.S per cent.
and their net earnings were per cent.
From this it will be seen that the dividends
paid by the national banks between March 1,
1876, and March l, 1879, greatly exceeded the
net earnings, and that their net earnings in
1875 were but fraction over 10 per centum on
their capital, and from that period to the date
of the last full report in 1880 the banks during
no year earned as much as per cent on their
capital.
In comparison, and to correct wrong inn
preston, the Post, on "eminent authority" !"
declares that the profits of banking under
the old system of State banks and private
banking institutions, were as follows:
t.. s,a1 out ~,
The Portland daily press., 1882-05-25

THE State capitol at Albany has already
cost S13, ,Ooo,O 900, and it is complained that it
is still in soincomplete condition that "the
agents of the lobbyists cannot be kept out OF
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immigration and Labor Leagues.

immigration and Labor Leagues.
A very serious outlook comes from labor
disturbances. At different points dissatis-
faction has eliminated in strikes, and the
scenes of these outbreaks are often so re-
mote from each other as to preclude the idea
of collusion or arr rangement. Undoubtedly
the prime cost IF much of the dissatisfac-
ton is the high cost of living. The work
man feels sensibly that his work will not
give him now whas it did before; that his
food is poorer, his clothing less durable and
his shelter meaner; and he desires to have
all those deficiencies made up to him. This
is natural and proper; but right here comes
in an element that is alike injurious to en-
ployers and employed, and forbds, by its ar
bitrary and unjust demands, the adoption
of means for the amicable adjustment of the
differences between the Two parties. Under
this influence the workmen often go to ex-
tremes in the desire to gain their object.
Among some of the trades bad faith is
sometimes practiced in compelling acquies-
cence to their demands at time when un-
completed contracts mean ruin to employers;
and full prices are demanded for incompe-
tent and unskilful men. In many other
ways, too, workmen have frequently gone
too far. 1t is quite well understood that
the condition of few of the trades at present
will admit Of an increase of wages; and the
nearest way out of the difficulty is by arbi-
tration. In Buffalo, Rochester and several
other cities where arbitration has been de-
clined by the workmen the employers have
formed associations to resist the arbitrary
demands of trades unions and labor leagues.
The situation is not new. just at this time
there is new influence at work in this
matter: immigration.
Las, week over $4,000 immigrants land
ed in New York from Europe; and within
the fortnight ending with the present week
10000 more of like class will seek the
West through Montreal. This body of i'm
migrants is made up more largely than in
former years of thoroughly trained mechan-
les and skilled workmen in various callings.
The influence of these newcomers is too
powerful for the trades unions to overcome; !;
the material is too great for them to grapple
with successfully. They have already e
themselves felt in the Middle States; and a
recognized leader in the trades-unions in
Pennsylvania has threatened to employ
the whole power of the organizations to Sc
cure legislation for correction of the evil.
It is time for the workingmen of the coun-
try to look the matter squarely in the face.
The pernicious doctrine preached SO zeal
ously by agitators that capital and labor are
implacable enemies is the ground work of
much of the difficulty. We cannot prevent
immigration: all classes are subject to its
influence. The skilled workmen who are
coming here from abroad seek and will re-
ceiye higher wages than they had at home.
The labor question cannot be forced; the
natural law of competition and the regula-
tive principle of supply and demand will
vindicate themselves in spite of artificial OBJ
structions.
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THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 95.

We do not read anonymous letters and commun-
cations. The name and address of the writ are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for ublica
tion but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used
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Crab Orchard, Saturday, and will COM
mence school at Boon's school-house in a
short time. The young ladies who receiv-
ell prizes AZ school on Friday, were Misses
Jennie Ford, Lulu Stone, Julia Duncan,
Ella Collier, Perpetura Scott and Ellie
King.
The Crab Orchard correspondent, Miss
Ella Doores, paid usa long promised vie.
Il last week, which accounts for no items
from G. O. and here. Mrs. Martha Phil
lips and daughter are with friends in Crab
Orchard. Miss Bessie Adams has gone TO
Arizona, TO spend the Summer with sis
ter. Mr.. Weed Smith and his pretty sister
Miss Matte visited friends here Saturday
and Sunday.
%. Tillett, the butcher, bought Of Mr..
Ballard, three yearling heifers, fat, for
81 per head, weight about $50 lbs. Robt
Collier bought on Poor Ridge, an extra
i-year old saddle gelding for Sl2j cash.
Old man Street lost a valuable COW last
week. Harvesting hands will he scarce, az
there is 70 much grain around here 10 har-
vest and farmers, owing 10 30 much rain
are behind with their corn. Hogs are still
dying with cholera in this vicinity.
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PULASKI COUNTY
EgbaBks Station.

GuuuNHo oAuNoN
w I. Murphy was accidentally shot
by Brack Davis, at Kings Mountain one
day last week. The wound is a dangerous
one, and by some is thought TO be fatal.
Cause, whisky and revolvers.
S. j. Singleton sold to H. w. Caldwell
one COW for $50. J. +. Padgett lost mare
valued at 500 last week. A train on the
G. s. II. r. killed an OK for Fred Moser,
Sunday. The appraisers set the damages
at 500.
Mrs. Sarah Williams, who few days
ago drew 81, $1,000 pension for her son who
sickened and died in the late war, breathed
her last Monday evening, June 18th. She
leaves an aged husband aud a number Of
children to mourn for the departed mother
and companion.
Wash Stevens has a little child that is
very sick with inflammation OF the bowels
w. J. Singleton's baby is suffering great
pain with a strange disease Of mouth and
throat. Mrs En-. Camden is confined TO
her bed with palpitation Of the heart.
Mumps, which has for some time been
raging in this community, is at last abat-
ing.
Il. G.. Gooch says he would be glad
il VIM. Hubble-the census taker"-
would call and get his old calico shirt and
pay for the nice "bleached" one he got 10
be paid for "in a day or so" while taking
the census Of Waynesburg precinct about a
year ago. William, don't go, the darned old
thing hasn't been washed yet, and you know
no decent white man would venture in since
you came out Of it.
We will not again appear in the /. j
giving the local news Of Euhanks. Our
next letter will be from South Fork OF
some other place. Wednesday we will bid
adieu TO Eubsnks, and for a time, in the
future. will do business at the Fork"
Many good wishes for the prosperity Of our
Eubanks friends and patrons Will some
one please let us hear from that locality
through the INTERIOR JOURNAL?
DIED or his WOUNDs-James Mounce,
who was shot by Sam Combs, at South
Fork, on the 4th inst, died Wednesday
last Combs is sheltering in parts unknown.
1t is said that reward Of 5000 is set for
his delivery to the proper authorities. The
people Of South Fork will sadly miss his
much appreciated lsbors as the sound Of
his hammer will be heard no more in their
midst. In this, az in many other cases,
whisky has robbed a wife Of a husband
little children of kind and dependent
father, avillage Of a good workman. Truly
wine is a mocker.
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Norfs OF cUssfET fYfNrs.

Senator Anthony has been reelected
in Rhode Island.
The Maine republicans have nominal
ed Robbie for Governor.
The o. +. c. Distillery, at Lexington,
KY, was struck by lightning and burned.
Prominent members state their belief
that Congress will be ready to adjourn ear
ly in July.
-Sixty-seven Europeans are said to have
been killed in the riots at Alexandria,
Egypt
John Hanson, a negro, was sold at
Louisville Wednesday for one year for va
rsncy. A city scavenger bought him for
two dollars
The colored Convention adopted res.
olution 10 refuse TO pay the capitation tax
demanded. Of them, and are denouncing
the "a section Of the law to be voted on in
August, which says that the white chill
dren and black shall be taught in separate
schools, as cowardly, ant-American and
infamous.
The Cincinnati and Ohio River Rail-
way has been recognized at Cincinnati by
the reelection Of the FIVE old and the cleo
ton Of six new Directors. Among the lat
ter are james G. Blaine, who, it is reported,
is to be President of the Company, and
Marshall Jewell. The organization Of the
Board wall take place next week.
During debate in the United States
House Wednesday, Mr.. White, of Ken.
lucky, said the statement had been made
before the Window Committee that the
chairman Of the Ways and Means Commit
tee had made bargain to help the whisky
men il they would help the tariff men.
Kelley denounced the statement as the
the raving Of maniac or deliberate lie,
and White retorted: "The gentleman may
be scoundrel enough to make that state
ment." Mr.. Springer offered a resolution
directing the Speaker to reprimand both
members
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Considerable excitement here over the
school election, and owing to alleged lille
gal voting Mr.. Tom Stone was disianced
in .he race against monopoly.
Little Phil had best look to his lau-
rels. We think the Madison man is ahead
down here. We think as he made the best
Governor we have ever had, he should go
in again in his race for Congress.
Louis Rout has nearly completed his
commodious new store room on the Lex
ington pike, and We expect 10 see extern
sive Advertisements in your paper before
many days, announcing the arrival OF new
goods
While services were conducted at Mt
Hebron, Sunday, by Rev Shade ThomP-
son, two men ran their horses down the
pike waving hats and blowing harps, and
yelling like demons. What has become Of
our law2
Judge Owsley was down Monday, at
tending the Dunn trial. The Judge sud
denly remembered that he had relatives
down here We don't suppose his being a
candidate had any thing 10 do with his
standing 10 his kin"
Miss Bette Doores' school closed al
M. Hebron, Friday. Miss Bette lief, for
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GARRARD COUNTY,

Lancaster
The recent heavy rains and wind have
tangled the wheat badly.
Geo. ID. Burdett and j. h. Young
went to Lebanon to-day. General Landram
has gone to Louisville. Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.
NJ. Logan have returned TO Lancaster.
We were favored with short visit from
Rev. j. A. Boyle, of Hustonville, this week.
Mrs Granger and family have gone to the
Adriondacks for the Summer. Mrs. Mag
Carter, of Washington, ID. C., is visiting at
Judge Owsley's.
in my last letter | allowed my indi'
yidual feelings in the Superior Judges race
to outrun my discretion, and probably led
some to believe that Major Richards would
get the vote OF the county in case Burdett
was showed uuder, which condition grows
smaller and beautifully less as the days go
by. II 80 / hope this will correct it. ]
have had no intimation Of any such feel
ings among the people, and know Judge
Duyal has many friends here.
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PRAISE THE LORD. T"

FRANKFORT, June II, 1882.
Deer Interior:
Nath Woodcock left as Mon
day morning, he reluctant. we sad 10 part
with him. The Barnes WoOdcOok Com
bination" was certainly success, and the
LORD certainly set his seal Of approval
on the partnership Eternity alone will
reveal how much he contributed q the
progress Of the first week Of
the Frankfort meeting. IL IN curious
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Hon. RICHARD REID was, as fore.
Swallowed, nominated by reclamation
for Superior Judge Of the Third Dis
trict, at Lexington, Wednesday, his
competitor Judge O'Hara having been
withdrawn before ballot was taken.
Reid was beaten by Hargis for the
Appellate Court in 1879, but the lat
ter is said to have promised him the
next "opening" and he has kept his
word. Judge Hargis is power in
Kentucky politics, a fact which is EN-
phasized at every State Convention
recently.
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In common with most other people,
we do not take much stock in the con.
version of Mr.. Barnes "dear broth
ers" of the Kentucky penitentiary
These brothers are ready TO do any
thing to put themselves in better as.
pect, aud would as quickly confess the
devil as their Savior, if il were as
popular to do so. Nor do we think
il is fair for brother Barnes to count
them in his 1000 unless he needs
them 10 make up.
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We are sorry to observe that Mr..
Barnes has been riding around in the
landau that the gamblers gave Gov.
Blackburn but perhaps the thing
needed conservation.
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How Is THIs9-In the act to in.
crease the tax for Common School
purposes, as appears by the official
copies sent out by the Secretary Of
State, which is to he voted on at the
August election, there is an apparent
discrepancy that needs explanation.
In the fret section the proposed in.
crease of the tax is stated to be huo
cents per 500 Of the taxable property,
but in both the third aud fifth sections
three cents is menliouedas the amount.
The question naturally arises, which
rate will be the lawful rate in case of
the ratification ofthe act by the people,
two cents or three centsl There is
still another question suggested by the
peculiar provisions of the act. In the
first section there is this proposition
"The capitation tax imposed on color
ed people for school purposes is hereby
repealed" and the third section de-
clares, "this act shall not take effect
until ratified and approved by ma
jority of the legally qualified voters,
&C." From this it seems to us that
inasmuch as the act can not take ef-
feet till ratified by the people the cap.
itation tax continues in force until
such ratification occurs, and that,
therefore, it is the duty of the Sheriffs
to continue to collect that tax at least
until the will of the people has been
ascertained and officially declared,
which can not be done until some con-
siderable time after the August cleo
ton. And then in case of the ratifi-
cation of the act and the repeal of the
capitation tax, what is to be done with
the capitatiou money which will have
been collected by Sheriff.? Or, in case
the Sherifis decline to collect the CAPT
tatiOn tax before August and the act
should be rejected by the people, would
they (the Sherifs) not be obliged to
call on the colored people again and
get the capitation tax? Does the pro-
vision repeating the capitation tax
take effect from the date of the passage
of the act, or does its taking eject de-
pend upon its ratification by the peo-
pie?
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Ex.SEcRETARY BLAINE is said 10
be worth ten millions Of dollars. Pol
tiles pays il you know how TO play
the cards.
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IT is pleasant to observe that Sena =
tor Joe Browns little attempt at a
huge raid on the treasury has failed to
materialize into a reality. Some
time ago he offered bill to authorize
each Senator to employ clerk at
81 200 salary to be paid by the gov
ernment, but the Senate, by sufi-
Gent majority, declined TO stand by
the cheeky proposition.
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Mrs. JESSE JAMES was a signal
failure as a lecturer. She tried it one
night but on the next her audience
was non est and she will retire to try
to get another husband, because she
knows if she does, she will always
be sure Of a hearing when she wishes
10 deliver a curtain lecture.
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DURING the debate Tuesday on the
Legislative appropriation bill, the
democrats in Congress endea vored to
adopt an amendment making it a mis-
demeanor for any officer or employe
of the government, whose salary was
provided for in the bill, to pay any
political assessments whatever. SEN
ator Cox made sharp speech against
the system of extortion and blackmail
practiced, but the republicans had
put their man Keifer on his guard
and he promptly ruled the amendment
out of order. They know that their
only show for success is in extorting
money from the employees, under pain
of dismissal, to be used for corrup-
tive purposes; therefore such a step
toward civil service reform will never
be enacted while the devil keeps them
in power. 1t is their own and only
means for retaining their iil.gotten
ascendency.