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The National tribune., 1882-09-09
THE NEW THREES,

The first of the new three per cent bonds
were issued from the Treasury Monday after
noon. There are five denominations of these
bonds, viz, $50 800, $500. 81 600, and $4,000.
Three hundred and fifty million dollars of the
| bonds have been printed. Each denomination
of the bonds. has distinctive vignette as fol-
lows: $50. Fessenden; 800, De Witt Clinton;
$780, Franklin; 81 200, Garfield $4,000, Ham,
| ilton. They are printed on distinctive paper,
with threads running through it similar to the
paper used for the national-bank notes and
greenbacks Each bond bears view of the
Treasury Department. The corner pieces are
ofsscroll- work, in which is interviewer the de-
nomination of the bond. The bonds are called
the "Three per cent loan of 1882" which
legend is printed across the upper part of the
face On the right hand, in the border, are
the words, "Act of July II, 1882" On the op-
posite border are inlaid letterings of 'three per
cent" Near this is an engraved " fasces." en-
twined with ribbon, bearing the motto aF
Pluribus Unum," with the monogram at
s" on the center piece. On the right and
left of the portrait is the denomination in
geometric lathe work. In each of the letters
of the legend IS engraved Omitted States of
America in white-faced letters, on a black
background, forming the shank of the letters.
In the title of the bond UNITED States of
America" is printed in large scroll letters
across the face under the vignette All are
dated August 1, 1882. The denomination is
engraved in tint to prevent photographing.
The numbers are printed on scroll-work panels
on each side of the portrait. The panels and
the denominations are printed in fugitive tint
to prevent the alteration of number. The
space for the name of the .payee is also tinted.
There are three seals on the bond-the printed
seal of the Secretary's office, an embossed seal,
and printed seal of the Treasury Department.
The face of the bonds is printed in black with
five distinct tints. The color of tlA lacks is
different in each denomination: Green On the
$50; blue on the 800 red on the $500; brown
on the 81 900; and black on the 100000 There
are five different patterns of scroll work on the
back of the bonds. One popularity of the new
bonds is that they are printed In such way
that when folded the whole story of tn.
bond can be read without opening the bond
This is Secretary FOlger's design. Treasures
Gilfillan has prepared the check for the pay.
ment of interest on the bonds. 1t bears th,
portrait Of Alexander Hamilton.
The National tribune., 1882-09-09

As usual, the Secretary of the Treasury
anticipated the payment of interest On the
public debt due ON the 1st of September
by mailing On the 31st of August 1908
checks, representing S2,O93, ,538O8, to the
holders of registered A per cent. bonds.
Thus it will be seen that the bondholder is
not allowed to wait day for his money,
while some of our ex-soldiers have been
waiting years for the settlement of their
claims against the Government. 1t is right
that the former should receive his interest
on the day it falls due, but why should not
applicants for pensions have received equal
consideration from the first?
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dence that the victory will be on the side
of justice and right, and that in the end
the long delayed claims of the men who
freely offered their lives on the altar of their
country will be fully provided for. The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE proposes to render as
effective service in the coming campaign as
it has done in the one that has just ended,
and we hope with equally satisfactory re-
suits. Our soldier readers can aid us in
the work of increasing our circulation
and thereby adding to our infuence-by
forming new clubs all over the country, and
there is no more auspicious time for doing
so than the present.
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Senator Morton on Equalization of nounties

Dir. President, justice to The soldier cannot
GIlrgys De deferred. 1t mast and 'ciU triumph
somdime IF it does not come this Congress
uiE cone at some other Congress II is pa
Of The ,rnr debt, as much so as the $50 bonc
or lie 1O-4o bonds. It is founded on The san
y,riHcipic Of justice. II tsan obligation Resin
ag9p tbs Nation, Gad if 1t takes $50 000o,0t
or S50,090,00O, can make no difference. It is
dcJt this Nation honestly oacc: and ought TO
Be paid, In otbcr scords, let the bounty be
eqacii-e3; PIT all honorGJiy- discharged soldiers
gpon The same basis; I)Gy them al the same rate.
Ibog are entitled 10 az. The justice Of 1t no
nan can dispute, end that is all that this bill
contcmpIates. / an for it, rote for 1t rith
all mg heart
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SOME SUGGESTIVE FIGURES.

Total public debt august 81,
1865, less cash in Treasury, So, 2,75G, ,431 81 43
Total public debt July l,
1882. 1,675023, ,47425
Reduction Of debt 10 JuIy 1,
1852. 1.0814Os, s,o9T1S
Interest on debt to JNly l,
1882. 2182643. .538 80
Total paid on acct Of dcJt
and interest to july 1,
1852. 3.264,O51 ,635.5O
Total amount paid for pen
SiOas since the commence
ment of tie ,cor, 1s61-G5, 587, ,427, 7,69443
Erecss Of amount pciG on
acct Of public debt and
interest Orer amount paid
on acct Of pensions 2,676,623. .94107
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DURING the month Of August the public
debt was reduced more than sixteen millions
of dollars, and yet there are newspapers and
Congressman SO preiudiced and unpatriotic
that they would deny payment entirely of
the debt which the Government owes its
soldiers in the shape of pensions At the
time when Senator Beck began the agitation
for the repeal Of the Arrears of Pensions act,
the cry was raised that the payments under
the act would bankrupt the Government and
put an end to any further reduction Of the
principal of the national debt The sequel
shows the groundlessness of the assertion.
Instead of ceasing altogether, the monthly
reductions of the public debt have reached
larger proportions than ever before, and
despite the extraordinary appropriations Of
Congress at the last session the condition of
the Treasury is better than ever The
truth is that this is country of great
and growing resources, and fully able to dis
charge, without embarrassing the operations
of any Department of the Government, the
full measure of It's obligations not only to
its bondholdeTs but its ex-soldiers and the
widows and orphans of those who lost their
lives in its service.
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the soldier and gave the victory ~ - lands
Where will you find it, save at these soldiers
Reunions in the persons of those who bore
the battle and live to recount its hazards!
As the years go by, these Reunions be-
come more and more precious The men Of
G1-'65 are dropping out of the ranks, slowly
but surely, and at every muster the roll of
the dead grows longer. How could it be
otherwise than that the survivors should
feel more and more closely drawn together,
and the term "comrade" take on each year a
tenderer meaning? We salute you, COM
rades! May the spirit Of Fraternity, Loyalty,
and Charity ever Undue your Reunions and
the cold breath of Ingratitude never extin-
guish your Camp-fres
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sC 4d iudGa5 .,s u5ycH. NJ aa5Hz % 5z,s
! attracted more aUtenuloir o.4ai4 -
other side of the Atlantic At this distance,
! of course, it is difficult to distinguish the
! occult reasons which exist for such large
and constantly increasing volume of emf
grafton from European countries, nor is it
always easy to gauge with accuracy their
comparative importance. Those who give any
| thought at all to the matter will probably
set down as the principal sources of discon-
tent among the classes to which the majority
of our immigrants belong, the oppressive
militarism of continental governments, ex-
cessive competition and low wages in the
various trades and industries, the high prices
of all food products, and over-taxation- and,
no doubt, these are the mainsprings of pop
lar dissatifactiOn abroad. But it must be
admitted that the operation of these causes
is not always uniform. Why, for instance,
should the immigration during the season
for 1S81-'S2 show such q tremendous in
crease over that of 1S80'61? 1t is well
known that this years crops abroad are far
more plentiful than those Of last year, or,
indeed, any season for several years past,
yet there is no sign of any slackening in the
westward rush of population. Again, one
would naturally expect, considering the
gloomy state of Irelands agricultural and
industrial interests, that there would be
marked increase in the outflow from that
country, yet statistics show that England
sends us between eight and nine thousand
more settlers than the Land of the Shamrock.
Indeed, our largest accessions of population at
the present time come from countries which
enjoy domestic peace and are generally
looked upon as prosperous. Fully one
third of the emigration of last year came
from Germany and Austria, while Sweden
also contributed large contingent An
exodus of such proportions must have been
inspired by something more than superficial
causes, and the fact that the majority of
immigrants from these countries come
tolerably well provided with the means to
purchase firms and establish new homes for
themselves in the far West shows that their
action is the result of deliberately formed
purpose. 1t is fair to infer, we believe
therefore, that the stories which have reach
ed the Old World of the extraordinary
prosperity which prevails here, rather than
the hard social conditions which exist abroad,
that have brought about this astonishing
influx of foreigners And these reports have
been propagated not, as many people sup
pose, through emigration agents chiefly, but
through the letters written by immigrants
who have already established themselves in
this country to- the relatives and friends
they have left behind them. 1t is only the
very ignorant who now reach the United
States without any definite idea as to where
they are going, or how they will make living
here. AS rule immigrants are guided in
their choice of location or business by the
advice and experience of those who have pre-
ceded them, and in many cases they purchase
land in advance of leaving the old country
and come here with their plans fully matured,
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In CoracarrEing his subscription for THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE from Laurence, 3fass
Gen. Geo S. Merrill, Past Commander an Chief
Of the Grand Army Of The Republic, says:
The bold advocacy Of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE Of the rights Of tie soldier elicits my
hearty approval. Keep on as you hare begun,
and do not consider yOur srork accomplished
untH erery soldier ulo as entitled to q pension
receives 1t, and ereyy soldiers wido,0 and erery
soldiers child are prOUided for By the Gorern-
geRt. (Signed) GEO. S. MERRILL.
Immediately after his election as Commanda--
in Chief Jy The Grand Encampment General
TGndTuoort forwarded to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE the following strong endorsement:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jane q, 1882.
IcOrdially approve Of the endorsement giren
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NATIONAL TRIBUNE. I consider IL the ATTEST
paper deUoted TO The interests Of The soldier pub
IiShed in the country. / earnestly commend 1t
to all comrades of the Order.
PAUL NANDERvoORT,
Commanders in Chief, G. a. r.
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Ghe eslafiotsa1 Gribmte

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uoNE0.-SEc. &, ART. XIV, CONSTITUTION OF The UNITED
STATES.
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Soldier Reunions.

September is pre-eminently the month of
soldier Reunions, and for several weeks our
Grand Army columns have been loaded down
with announcements of the time and locality
of their occurrence. The selection of this
season of the year for the purpose is in itself
significant, for it bears testimony to the fact
that our ex-soldiers now belong to the great
army Of bread-winners, and cannot expect to
obtain a furlough until the active work of
the year is over Having withdrawn their
forces from the (harvest) field and gone into
winter quarters, they are now at leisure once
more to gather round the campfire and re-
new the bonds of fellowship. Of all Reun-
ions that have their source in what the poet
Tennyson has called "the brotherhood of
man." there is none wherein the true spirit
of fraternity is so conspicuous as those of our
soldiers. Cordial as are the reunions of Ma
sons, Odd Fellows, and the members Of secret
orders generally, they lack that peculiar ten
derness and warmth of feeling which comes
of long companionship amid scenes of danger
and peril. The tie that binds our veterans
together is not one of artificial creation, but
the natural outgrowth of the war, and it is
as indissoluble as the Union of States which
they fought to preserve. To the mere locker
on at these Reunions it may seem incOmpre-
hensible that, nearly twenty years after the
restoration Of peace, the spirit Of comrade-
ship should still hold such sway over the
feelings of our veterans, but those who
fought side by side on the field of battle, or
worked shoulder to shoulder in the trenches,
or slept under the same blanket night after
night on the frosty ground, or languished to-
gether in southern prison pens-they under
stand the reason! 1t is not mere formality
with them-this hearty handshakipg, this tu
multuous singing of the old camp-songs, this
uproarious cheering of the speakers, this
hilarious recital of famous campaign stories,
this lively cross-fire of jest and "reminiscences.
MOI it is the living over again, as only SOL
diers can. the times that tried mems souls.
No description, however vivid, can ade-
quately portray the spirit of these gather
ings A thousand touching incidents occur,
the significance of which is known only to
those Immediately concerned. A thousand
anecdotes are told, the flavor of which can
not be reproduced in print. Every comrade
has his own thrilling experience to relate,
and characteristic way of telling it. And
there is, besides, the mute eloquence of
empty sleeves and the dumb pathos of
sightless eyes-what words can do justice to
that spectacle? The historian records in his
cold, matter-of-fact way the number of men
engaged in a battle, the names of the officers
WIN esneciallv distinguished themselves, the
11.ene4fz .Eaeat., bg the EsT!CUs c5.a-
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Tc CARE HoR HIN WHO HAs BORNE THE BATTLE, AND goa
,,s WE 81 AND ORPHANS. ."-hHHtHAn LiKCCLR
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WASHINGTON, D. C., SEPTEMBER 9, 1882.

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Unn the Cnnntrr Grows.

During the fiscal year ending June 30th,
more than three quarters of million emf
grants -7s9,O03 according to the official rec
ords-reached our shores, or an increase of
10000 over the immigration of the previous
year A study of the causes underlying this
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= awgs.id b. an Festine oeeupIr rle1 for
hnloFoar s.ioiaas, as'. SO iss @a arc
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-13
Narrow Escapes.

The Cumberland Globe says: Sunday a
schooner arrived at Widgery's wharf with 500
kegs OF powder, consigned to Portland firm,
and directions given to send a team to the
vessel and have the powder removed to the
powder house the first thing Monday morning
Proyidentially the order was forgotten, for
otherwise the greater part OF the powder would
have been unloaded ON the wharf at the time
the fire broke out. When the alarm sounded
the captain of the vessel was sitting in the
office of the consignee, and the first thought
was THAT powder" He at once ran to the
wharf, and hauled his vessel away in season
to prevent any damage. Had the fire reached
the powder the consequences cannot be esti-
mated.
Mr.. Albert Leighton, of the firm of True &
Leighton. with two other gentlemen, have
been duck shooting the past week in the White
Mountain region. One day Mr.. Leighton and
a companion were out in one boat on the pond
while the third party had second boat and
was out in another direction. Mr.. Leighton
andshis partner both fred at the same time,
and being on the same side of the boat the
concussion was SO great the boat was capsized,
and they were unable to right it or reach the
shore. Both men were bound to save their
clung to the boat with the other, and in this
sondItion they remained about three-quarters
OF an hour. just in the nick of time the
third man of the party rowed down the pond,
discovered their critical position and effected
q resCue
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.

Death of a Prominent -Citiz en- of Thomas
ton.
THcMAsToN, Noy. 11-Capt. VIM. M. Hy-
Ter, one of Thomaston's prominent business
men, died to-day, aged Sc years. He was
formerly sea captain, and since his retire
ment has been member of the firm of Samu-
el Watts & Co., ship builders. He was benev-
olent and kind to the poor and noted for his in
'tegrity Capt. Hyler represented this town
two years in the legisl ature of Maine. At the
time of his death he was director in the
Georges National Bank and trustee in the
Savings Bank. His wife died few years
since. He leaves two children, daughter
and sou
Launched at Thomaston.
s. s. Gerry & Co. launched to-day three.
masted schooner of 412 tons register, named
Mary A. Killen to be commanded by Capt.
John Kilen.
Schooner Launched.
BATH, Nov. 11.-Goss Sawyer & Packard
launched this afternoon schooner Lizzie NJ
Dun, 75O tons. owned by R. G. Dun & Co. of
New York and William Anderson of Port
Richmond, who will command her.
Bath Democrats Rejoice and Are Glad.
Te celebrate their successes in the recent
State elections the Democrats paraded the
streets with torches and brooms this evening
with the Bath Band. There were $50 in the
procession. A salute of 50 guns was fired. A
number of residences along the route were il
Illuminated. A supper was served at the City
Hall at the conclusion of the parade good
natured crowd was in attendance.
Received Serious Injuries.
| KENNEBUNKPoRT, Nov. 11.-William Storel
| of this place was yesterday struck in the abdo
men by piece Of board thrown from planning
n achine, receiving serious if not fatal inju-
| ries.
| But They Didn't Do 1t Here.
| FARMINGToN, Nov. 1.-THE fusionists here
! celebrated the general Democratic victory to-
| night by firing guns, Illuminating, il G, playing o.
| the band, etc.
| Getting at the Bottom Facts.
| BANGOR, Nov 11.-The mystery concerning
| the robbery of $1,000 to $500 from the houss
o. Charles Miller in Hermon, is now solved
| The police this afternoon arrested in this city
young man named Charles Hall, who had
| worked for Miller some years, but has recently
been in Massachusetts,, and was supposed to
have been there at the time of the robbery
| Hall had about $1,000 ia money on his person
when arrested.
ATeam Recovered.
BANGOR, Nov. 12.-Bangor officers, after a
cruise of several days. have captured the horse
and wagon stolen the night of November Sd
from the stable of Michael Rafter in Jefferson
Lincoln county
Launched at Camden.
CAMDEN, Nov. 11.-To-day there was
launched from The yard of A. M. Bean fine
shree-masted schooner, John F. Morrow OF
Boston, of 66S net government tonnage
owned in Camden, Boston and Dennis, Mass
and commanded by Capt. Kelly of Dennis
Mass.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The following are
the post office changes in Maine for the pas
week:
Established -Holley, Lincoln county. Will
liam Ell. Reed, postmaster.
Postmasters appointed-David L. Belmore
Grand Lake Stream, Washington county j
A. Thurston, Newry, Oxford county.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-13
FISH.
The New Fresh Fish Association. II

Nearly all kinds of salt fish have been in bet
ter supply the past week, and while the job
bing trade has been rather quiet most Of the
arrivals found a ready sale at good prices The
total valuation of the weeks receipts of the
New England fleet is estimated at S175, 900,
Prices OF hake and Goldfish are easier, but
mackerel and other kinds of picked fish sus-
tain full previous rates. The weather ha.
been unfavorable for fishing, and the small
mackerel feet now out added very little to
the catch previously reported. The mackerel
situation is considered very strong. Stocks in
first hands are greatly reduced, and the avail
able supply in the market is smaller than for
many years past at this season
The new Fresh Fish Association has not yet
opened its headquarters In Boston, and is not
prepared to give any statistics. Under its reg
ulations all the cod and haddock that arrive
are bought by an agent and distributed among
the members. The portion of each firm in
Boston was very small, and some did not get
one-half enough for their trade. This occa-
stoned considerable grumbling, and several Of
the younger firms express great dissatisfaction
with the whole affair. The Bay State Halibut
Company still refuses to join the association,
and it is operating entirely on its own account.
All the principal firms on and around Com
mercisl wharf, Boston, are said to be in full
sympathy with the organization, and are con-
fident thas Its workings will benefit the trade
generally.
during the week, owing to the unfavorable
weather
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-13
Cape Elizabeth.

The Democrats Of Ferry village are feeling
iubilant ever their late victories. One Of their
leaders who is noted for his zeal in the unholy
cause of Democracy, and to whom Republi-
cans in general are "good fellows, but in bad
company" was SO exhilarated by the news
last Tuesday evening, that he rushed into q
store and, grabbing hat from the head of a
clergyman who stood there, flung it into the
air. at the same time giving three cheers for
Butler and Democracy. He then went out
and circulated the story that the minister's hat
had been swinging for Butler. OF course his
brother Democrats we're very much elated at
this, and it seemed as if the height of their
joy was RI ached. But when they learned the
truth their ardor cooled, and is being contin u
ally cooled as they realize that many of their
late victories have no more foundation, and
that the Republican hats that swung fer But
Ter this year will be found in their old ranks
gain in 1884.