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The Portland daily press., 1884-09-02
AUGUSTA,
The Governor and Council NEE the 9th inst.
SANGERvILLE.

Ihe GoVerner and Council meet the 9th inst.
sANGERvLLE.
= AS Samuel Giles of Sapgerville was at work
on high staging, last week, it gave way,
taking each staging below in its path and
landing Mr.. Giles and another man on pile
of rocks below. The staging on which they
had been at work was near the top of the
gable end of a two story house. Two of the
men fell only part of the way, catching onto
projection, bat Mr.. Giles struck on some
shingles, under which were some rocks. Sun
day he was very low and vomited badly, show
ing evidence of internal injuries. It was then
thought that the chances for his recovery
were slim.
SWANS ISLAND.
Gen. Davis Tillson of Rockland has pur-
chased tract of land, comprising nine or ten
acres, on the eastern shore of Swans Island,
looking toward Bar Harbor, with view to
erecting cottages there next season.
wATERvILLE.
A movement is On foot to supply Wateryille
with water from the Kennebec river utilizing
the water power at Bangs Mill site by means
OF the Holly system o: pressing, thus saving
the great cost of reservoir and the large pipe
necessary to fill the same. Estimates have
been received from the engineer of the Holly
Manufacturing Company for the cost of build
ing, machinery, pipes, MIGRANTS, etc., which
show that all the principal streets can be piped
and the stores and dwellings supplied at
moderate cost.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-02
MAINE.
Representative. Nominated.

HARRINGTON, Sept. IA Democratic caucus
held in Weld Saturday nominated William s.
Robertson as candidate for Representative to
the Legislature from the Weld district.
At Republican caucus in Wilton Saturday
evening Edward P. Packard was nominated
Candidate for Representative to thu Legisla-
ure from tas Wilton district.
Man Drowned.
BANGOR, Sept. Nv. H. Owen Of Milo was
drowned Sunday in Pleasant river while bath
ing. 1t is supposed that be had fit or cramps.
Mr.. Owen was a very prominent man in this
section. He leaves widow and five childreg.
Lewiston Mills Resume Work.
LEwIsToN, Sept. 1.-The Lewiston and
Bates mills employing twentg-six hundred
operatives, which shut down for short time,
resumed to-day with slight reduction in pay.
MIR. Biaine's Callers.
AUGUSTA, Sept. l.-William Walter Phelps. of
New Jersey, passed through this city yesterday on
his way from Bar Harbor to his home. Mr. and
Mrs Blaine joined him at this station and proceed
ed as far as Gardiner on the train returning in q
carriage. Among Mr.. Blaine's callers today were
Gen. Joseph R. Hawley and Hon. Seth L. Milliken
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-02
FERRY VILLAGE AWAKE.

Grand Republican Demonstration last
NSght-Rousing speeches by Hon. Will
Cumbach of Indiana and Hon. Thomas
rs. Reed.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-02
LATEST MARINE NEWS.

x Inappreciable.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE NATIONAL


Last performances Of "Storm Beaten" which
has drawn good houses throughout the week,
will be the matinee and evening performances
to-day.
The Milan Grand Opera company, which
will inaugurate the season OF Italian opera on
Monday next with Verd's grand spectacular
opera Aida" will be revelation to all true
lovers of art on the lyric stage. signora Dam.
erini, who assumes the title role, Is one of the
best dramatic prima dome on the boards, and
has voice full of youthful power, rich in cul-
ture, and overlooking with sympathetic sweet
ness, Wilmant, the barytone, has delightful
voice and an admirable style of acting
Gianini, the new tenor, possesses remarkable
voice, OF great power and purity, and has
achieved decided success in every role he has
appeared in.
The opera for Tuesday evening is "Il Troya.
tore" and Of q recent presentation OF II ut the
Star theater, New York, leading metropoli-
tan critic says: 1.-THE new tenor won last night
a triumph known to the theater as an ovation.
His Manrico Is altogether the most magnetic
we have had since WaChtel. He sang the
music with an ardor that was thoroughly
Italian in its warmth and energy, and is with
out doubt the most acceptable robust tenor
now on the lyric stage. The Count do Luna of
Sig Wilmant was in most excellent style and
reached It's zenith In II Balem which was
phrased to perfection, The chorus and Or
chestra did excellent work"
The repertoire OF the Milan company also in
cludes for the week "Rigoletto," Norma"
al Guarany," with aida repeated at the
Saturday matinee. Box sheets now open at
the National for every night of the season.
ALBAuGH's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
The change made by Miss Abbott in her
repertoire for the week Of English opera at
Albaugh's will doubtless attract very decided
attention among those who remember her
earliest prominence on the lyric stage This
change involves the withdrawal Of "Martha"
as the opera for Friday evening and the sub
stltution OF la Trayiata." This will be Miss
Abbott's first appearance in VerdPs great
work, and win prove highly interesting to
many who will recall her past disinclination
to assume the role OF Yioletta. Miss AbbotFa
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER s, 1884.


The election returns from all tho voting
precincts in the state Of New York will
be officially canvassed by the county
election boards next Tuesday. These
election boards aro composed Of various
county officers whose duty it is to re-
ceive and foot up the precinct returns
and forward the result to the secretary Of
state at Albany. When these returns are
all in the state election board will foot
them up and announce the result. That
result will be known next Wednesday
morning, however, to newspaper readers.
The duties Of both local and state can
wasting boards arc merely clerical. They
have not the power to change a figure.
They receive the IT ur tina ar sent
th,m and add them up. III Q esul. Of the
precinct counts are already IN the hands
Of their legal custodians,
No amount of noise, or assertion, or
blathor can add to or subtract from the
figures that have been made, and until it
is known positively what these figures are
the country will be in doubt as to who
has been elected chief magistrate.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08


I am an Englishman now preparingto return
to my native land, seeing that the English
partisans or democrats are coming into power.
There will be iirst-class times there for the
next four years. anyway and my business calls
me where / can make the most money.
want to say was never SO treacherous to
the United States as for one moment to desire
free trade. and have constantly shown you
Americans what 1t meant; but 1t has become
popular, and it is not for me TO interfere. How
ever, not to be too tedious, will conclude by
saying / have been consistent republican,
even to the loss of my employment, and shall
always sympathize with the party of human
rights, but must say goodby to the party that
defeats itself; good.by to the country that
makes ruler of pnblic executioner; good-by
TO people that will sooner foster foreign ma
tons than its own. 1t Is grand country-im-
measurable are its resources-but Its people
have played the traitor, and become like the
bird that befouls Its own nest. l return to the
protection of the Union Jack, where loyal
hearts are to be found. BRITIsHER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. T.
Tho above communication was received
at this office last evening, and accompany
ing it was private note giving the
writer's name and number. In the note
he writes: "This is my last will and
testament. am AS sorry az if I was q
Yankee, because Washington will soon
become q den of unclean bessts.n
1t is true that tho party that defeats it.
self deserves defeat and IL the republican
party Is defeated in this contest it will
have itself to blame. 1t has systematic-
ally truckled to a small. but yociferous,
body of malcontents and chronic kickers
until kicking has become popularized. 1t
has given kickers reserved seats in the
party counsels, and honorod them beyond
reason ut the expense of better and ADLER
men who have never sweryed In their
loyalty. 1t has put premium on party
treason, and rewarded traitors in the hope
of winning them back, aud. il kept this
sort Of thing up so long that traitors and
kckerS increased until there were not re-
served seats and honors enough to go
around. Then there was nothing else for
them to do but to cross over into the camp
of the enemy. This they proceeded to do.
If the republican party is defeated it
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

vote cast in their districts and sent here
to lopislate for a nation that is profossedly
founded upon the free will of tho people.
The supine, indifferent north will some
day be rudely awakened from its absorb
ing pursuit Of money-getting and DO
forced to face this monstrous evil, as it
had to face tho other monstor--slavory.
When congress is controlled by men who
have been selected but not elected, and a
president is put in the white house for
whom but 4S electoral votes have been
honestly cast. what becomes Of our
boosted government based on free suf-
frage2 And in that case what have the
people really to do with the selection Of
their lawmakers and rulers2
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

CHAIRMAN DAWSON, of the Alabama
democratic state COMMITTEES, telegraphs
his congratulations to Grover Cleveland
"in the cause Of reform and honest ad-
ministrNtion OF the government" What
monumental efrrontery it is for the rep
resentat!ve of democratic state organi-
cation that has robbed Mr.. Craig Of his
election to congress in u district that on
an honest vote is $1,000 republican to
congratulate anybody in tho name of
reform" and honesty" Was there ever
such another exhibition of matchless gall?
The red shirted "nigger" butchers Of
Copiah county, New Iberia, and Danville
hold up their hands, smoking with the
hot blood of their murdered victims, and
hoarscly take up the cry Of Reform and
Honesty" Tho unspeaksbly brutal cut
thrOats who massacre their fellow-men
that the morals of the people may be
elevated and the government reformed,
reach their dripping hands across the
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

WITH the figures before them, prepared
with all the care that is possible, without
prejudice for or against either side, aud
with desire simply and solely to get at tho
facts as they are, and nothing else. it is use-
less for people to get excited by kilograms
from anybody, or by the claims or ad-
dresses issued by the committees. Every
partisan is bound to claim success for his
candidate as long as he has any hope left,
and little longer ifhe can, and he is
not to be blamed for this. 1t is his great
American privilege. and nobody need
care to dispute it, as bis claim will moi
change the memorable decree of the
figures when they are all in.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

In olden times, as we read in Holy Writ,
II was quite common for great men to rend
their clothes in times Of extraordinary ex-
element or sorrow, and sometimes to IN x
cinders with their hair. We supposed this
custom had long been dead, until Mossrs.
Barnum and German issued their most
innammatory address last evening. This
remarkable appeal was issued at a time
when there were still several voting dis
tricts in Now York to hear from, and
when the Associated Press figures, the
best and highest authority, until tho
official tally is heard from, showed plu.
rality against their candidate of moro than
three hundred votes. Tho Associated Press
Is largely owned by and managed under
the direct supervision Of the seven largest
papers in New York city, three of which
the Tribune, Mail and ErprcsS and Journal
Of Commerce--su Blaine, throe-
the Herald, Times, and Worid-favored
Cleveland, and one--Ths Sun--favored
Butler. 1t is not probable that IL obeyed
the wishes or commands of minority,
and defcd q majority Of its stockholders
by classifying the returns in any way. Its
Office is to get The facts rs tho FINAL count
must show them to be, and nothing else.
On the contrary, both the democratic
and republican committees must
know that every possible advantage has
boon counted In their favor by their par
tisans, who have sent them their returns.
How worse than idle--how vicious, in
cendiary, and dangerous-it Is, then, to
incite the people to raise clamor, or
breed riot perhaps, about something that
their clamor and excitement cannot
change. The ballots have been cast aud
are now in the hands Of the legal authori-
ties. They express tho will of the
100000 voters Of great state. No re-
publican wishes to change or talsify their
decree. New York is not q southern state,
and the votes as cast must be counted, and
the grand total, when officially ascer.
tanned, must finally decide who is chosen.
No amount of cannon firing, no cheering
crowds, or riotous mobs in far-of cities,
and no incendiary addresses by excited
chairmon Of national committees can
change that memorable decree. What
ever the result is it will be ascertained by
calm, thinking men, and when ascer-
tanned the candidate who has plurality
even If it be by no more than single
vote, will be inaugurated president of
the United States, whether that candi-
date be James G. Blaine or Grover Cleve.
land.
Messrs. Barnum and German had bes
not make hoodlums of themselves any
further. II they will keep their clothe
on, especially those nearest the skin, tn,
great American people will ascertain tn,
result and inaugurate the winning can
didate, and have no nonsense about i,
either. The only persons ct all likely t
get hurt are those who attempt to bree,
n riot
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08
Art md Literary Notes.

Messrs. d. Lothrop & Co., of Boston,
pro mise to make the coming year mem
orable in the history of the "Pansy" and
"Babyland," their juvenile monthlies.
There.will be large, type stories, rhymes,
colored pictures of recent des igns, and
choice serials in each number.
Messrs. J. b. Lippincot g. Co., have in
press Episodes Of my Second Life" by
Antonio Gallengs IL. Mariotti). We un-
derstand that in this volume the dist n
guished author furnishes very enter
tanning account of long aud eventful
life. Some half century ago he came to
this country, and through the influence
of Edward Everett was fortunate enough
to meet such literary celebrities as Long
fellow. Holmes, Emerson, aud others.
Many interesting "reminiscences of those
pleasant days are given In the first part
of his work, while the latter portion re-
lates his patriotic, diplomatic, literary,
and journalistic experiences in England
and on the continent.
Macmillan & Co. intend to issue to-
ward the end of November o double
Christmas number of the English Illus
trdted Magd=ias. II will contain no less
than seventy-two illustrations, eight of
them full-page plates worked separately
on plate paper. Tho frontispieco will be
after study Of child's head by Mr..
Burne Jones, and among the. contents
will be "Gainsborough," by Mr.. J, Comyns
| Carr, with illustrations; Tho Squire at
Vauxhall," by Mr.. Austin Dobson, with
illustrations by Hugh Thomson; "Christ-
mas IN the Kyber Pass" by Mr.. Archi-
bald Forbes; "Clovelly," by Freder ick
Pollock, with illustrations; "Our Mission
to Abyssinia," by #. Villiers: "St. Guido"
d poem by Mr.. Richard Jefieries an arti-
Gle on "Calvados," illustrated by Mr. W.
j. Hennessey; "Naworth Castle" by
Canon Creighton, with illustrations by
Mr.. George Howard, and q short story by
Mr.. Henry James.-London 4thenaunl.
The chief place among tho holiday
books announced by j. b. Lippincott 4
Co. 10 given to Tho Seven Ages of Man"
from Shakspsare's "As You Like IT.
Every effort has been put forth to make
this work an artistic success. The illus.
trations, which are by Church, Harper
Hovenden, Gaul, Frost, Smedley, and
Shirlaw, have been engraved by Jueng.
ling, French, and Others prominent In
this art.
The recent announcements of j. b.
Lippincott & Co. inform us that they
have ready an elegant edition of Sterne'l
sentimental Journey" with illustra-
tions by Maurice Leloir reproduced from
the original French edition. We learr
that no pains have been spared in the
preparation of this American reprint
and shall look for 1t to take rank among
the foremost books of the season.
The same firm seem to be making M
earnest endeayor to bring historical
scientific, and other important informa
ton within reach of the younger class o
readers. We notice two additions to the
Young Folks Series; "0ur Young Folks
Josephus," uniform with "Plutarch," is
sued q year ago, and "our Young Folks
Ideas" on THO same general plan will
"Why and WAerefores," also bought on
last season.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

A KENTUCKY braggart and bazoo
blower named Moss, who was lately at
torney general of the state of corn whisky,
fast horses, and pretty women, has at one
bound straddled the temple of fame in the
following picturesque style:
PADUcAH, Nov. 6.-The steal OF 1876 was
enough Sound the slogan! Let us not submit
again. will bring 1000 armed men to resist
to the death. Cleveland must be inaugurated
THOMAS u. Moss.
1t Is understood that this horrible man
picks his teeth with bayonet and cbews
dynamite before breakfast. BY tho way, is
it not time for Henry Watterson to sound
his bugle call His hundred thousand
one-srmed Tilden savers ought to DO vet
Grams by this time.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

THE whole front page of Thursdays
New York Graphic is covered with car
toon which is labelled ''The Great Demo-
cratic Broom" Upon the hand that is
welding this broom rests a. sleeve, the
cuff of which is decorated with two
golden stars. Nothing more appropriate
could have been conceived to illustrate
the true significance of a democratic VIC
tory-an arm encased in the sleeve of a
confederate major general cleaning out
the republican party, party the demo-
Gratis in gray were unable to clean out in
the field. The Graphic should have in
troduced these two golden stars into the
campaign two or three weeks earlier.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08
The Bloody Shirt an Object OF De-
rision.

rision.
The union veterans of the district feel
affronted and insulted because the local
democrats hung out bloody shirt "
yesterday as symbol 1T for democratic
dcrision. The union veterans should re-
fleet that IL is but natural for the demo-
Gratis to give vent to their real feelings in
this hour of their imaginary triumph.
During the war, when the union veterans
shed their blood in defense of their coup-
try, the sympathy of the democracy was
with the other side. 1T was to them mat
tor Of JOY to know that the blood of union
soldiers was staining the flo Ids the south.
The union soldier was "Lincoln dog"
and tho heroism, patriotism, privstion,
wounds, and death which that poor old
bloody shirt typifes was to the average
democrat something to hate and deride.
OF lato years the polite purpose of win
ming the soldiers vote has led the democ-
racy to do some strange masquerading in
the unwonted gujse of the union soldiers
friend, but now that democracy fancies it
has gained control of the country it must
be excused for throwing off restraint aud
showing little Of Its true spirit. The
blood. stained shirt that lay beneath the
blue uniform over many crushed and
torn breast from which life had fed that
this nation might live does not represent
anything which the local democracy takes
delight in. A gray uniform is the symbol
that would best servo to touch their
sympathies.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

Is the concentration of interest upon
New York the remarkable political reyo-
luton in California has been almost lost
sight of. Stoneman carried the state two
years ago for governor by nearly $4,000,
but these figures are now reversed and
turned into a republican majority that
promises to exceed 10000. Add to this
that the legislature is safely republican,
insuring the return of republican in
place of Senator Farley, and that, accord
ing to the latest returns, all of the six
members of congress are republicans, and
it will be readily conceded that Califor-
MIA has noby sustained her right to head
the republican column.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

NONE Of the New York newspapers
agree as to what the vote of the state is
Messrs. German, Bsrnum, Manning, and
Cleveland are the only gentlemen who
know what the returns ought to be- and
they are trying to fool tho people into
the belief that unless the returns foot up
as they wish vast and tremendous
fraud has been committed. To use a
popular slang phrase, will these bourbon
bladder-heads please "come off," They
weary the patience of the nation.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

REPUBLICANS are law abiding people,
averse to riot and clustering threats of
unlawful acts. Still it may not be amiss
to suggest that about twenty years back
they gave ample evidence of their ability
to hold their own in o "scrimmage." If
those doughty warriors, Barnum, Manning,
and German, reflect little, 1t may occur
to them that o good many republicans
have smelt powder and might prove q
tough crowd to tackle.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

THE South Carolina bourbons are a
queer SGT. There is only little over
10000 republican majority in the seventh
congressional district, and yet these
gentle bourbons manage to refrain from
sending one of their own number to
represent it in congress. 1t is passing
strange. and must excite great amount
of unfavorable comment by the fresides
of the first families of Mississippi.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

Mr.. BLAINE calls upon the national and
state committees to sec to it that he has q
fair count in New York. Mr.. Blaine should
have asked permission of Dan Manning
before making such reasonable demand.
Mr.. Manning might conclude to have his
blood, and that would be very bad, in
deed. Mr.. Manning should have been
consulted. We trust Mr.. Blaine will not
neglect to take Mr.. Cleveland's friend
into his confidence before making any
more rash moves.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

Is IT not little surprising that all the
corrections made by the official returns
increase the figures in tho democratic
column? Is it not a trihe suggestive also
that the increase always comes from o
democratic county? Isit not more suggest
i've still when taken in connection with
the fact that Arthur p. German, the great
political manipulation of Maryland, is at
the head of the democratic machinery in
New York?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08
ODDS AND ENDS.

WITH THE GYPs1Es.
What mad, wild days in autumn woods
When bursted ohestnuts drop their pearls
What hours beneath the crescent moon,
wasted with the gypsy girls.
What sights had Of twlnkling feet,
And halfbared bosoms, by surprised
How ltaly's sunny bushes blont
With swart Bohemia's flashing eyes.
And Preoiosa with her wealth
Ofsplendod lips and ebon ourls,
Oh, was she not the queen and flower
OF all the hoyden gypsy girls.
II D. Aldrich
VERY, VERY I'll RED.
I'm tired to-day,
Disguised throughout,
AT the oft.told tale
New York's in doubt"
NEW YORK HAS GONE OUR WAY.
am waiting, only waiting,
For the news to come to-day
That the counts complete at last
And New York has gone our way.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08

ballots Deposited by the sovereign voters
of the great Empire state will disclose
majority for tho republican candidate,
and that the republican party will tri-
umph in spite Of the efforts of nihilists who
have sought to tear down the grandest
political structure ever reared in the his
tory of the world