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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23

spirits, hive tobacco Que opium three On s.l1:
Duties were increased upon liquor ;arS b,eaS
cloth. fine linens. oyinm for smoking nne ou' ,s
French ana German china, nreaFEls, PN9 n,s 80
pearl buttons. jeweiry pianos seal fur ana ua I'LL, 1r
one hundred md e!ghtyiv duties under the new ID"
are the as under the Mills BILL. - ,.ho
The reductions were on sugar, m0ssees, fsS S.1
hammers, spikes, tachs and nans wire. screws. nuts
and washers, files rLsps, ropes bi11der t"c 80
chains. iron piping. stove Plates hosesno; Of
needles, copper and products o. lead ana poaFi oi.
nickel and products Of structural irod par lV H.
iron sheet FROM steel rails wire rope and wire nstIS'
chloroform, giyeerne. medicinal preparations.
This plain statement Of facts taken from inc NV
law, should be and y conclusive rcfutallon " s-
statements Of free traders and ought n set Tt u
who have bndiy accepted the misrepresen ul
our adversanes. There are no prohbltlve 1nne3 m
OF obscene literature.
WHAT THE LAW PROHIBITS.
We prohibit the importation Of foreign goods pear
ing an American name or trade mark. and Insist tiat
the foreign goods shall be marketed upon their own
merits under their own trade mark We prohibit inc
United states from importing anything which Is dut-
able except upon payment Of duties. Heretofore te
United states could buy its supplies abroad Tee OF
duty and did IL altogether too frequently, Ihey mus'
hereafter obey the which they require their ctzehs
10 observe. We prohibit the importation OF goods OF
products produced by the convict labor of other lands
We protect our free labor at home against the CONVEX
labor at home But never before against the convict
labor abroad. This new law stops the products o.
European convicts from competition with our nee
American labor and will not admit such products "
n IL over and over again asserted fbat the farmer
canuot possibly be benefited By tarin on Farm PIOu.
seek foreign market to dispose Of it, There seems 20
be general impression that products come INTO ue
United states In composition with American Iaa Pot
nets An examination Of the imports OF loOO Host
efyectunlly disposes Of this assumption.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23
OUR DEVELOPMENT UNDER PROTECTION.

Fra,.t,7dc England increased her rate Of taXatlon
between 1870 and 1850 over - per cent IN; OAiUed
otates diminished hers nearly 10 per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23

3 062 O70 dozen eggs imported 10 80.
1t will be seen that in 1890 we imported $1o'Tl2 &
believed will be produced here under the protection
given by the new tariff Law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23

MT, .dtctiops made by the enemies OF the new Ia"
to- r,artbs ago have not been verified, but on tn'
contrarv. have been shown TO be mere Assumption
,++orIv without foundation. They served POi'4''
rurpose and worked a positive injury 10 INC lneI'
and the manufacturer and the consumer INC =,
few merchants in the state of Ohio VINO nave ho S
,ersd from the exaggeratIon Of the importer auu 'I
,aIse prophct whose dire prophecies Oh tne ei''0 "
tho now law caused them increase their purchase ~
rces which prices have since fallen and IN s'1io IL
starces the goods which the merchant has on manu- 'i
Ia replaced at from 10 20 20 per cent less IMAM "
for them Prices to-day IN staple goods are e' ''i,
thcv were during the months Of October NONei'"' or
December OF last year. and there Is scal.eS 1T
fsrtured article which into the family anu nice
L Chased As necessity that has not hIlen III P'
and i less than Il has been for many yci,c unon
have heard OF hundreds OF men VINO, TOY har-
what Democratic orators and Democratic he%|spaP,b 10
and their Importing allies were saying tou,nns "a
great advance which was 20 take place. enosalI ast
ebrseIvS Ia Law In a stock before the prices adVanci
and can buy the same articles az rIa., %oo,iied
nee ad arr mon likely 10 be beged again They Will
surely not follow the business advice Oh ths o4' -
II H. ALWAYS better 70 be frank and candid and honest
with the people. One thing Is certain, that te pm, ns
of manufactured articles have not advanced 5It as
rule have diminished In price An0therh LIN eeo
equally certain that existing industries nave WIDER
semsnd for labor than there has been for many years
while new enterprises are sprngng up an 1'S az the
land and this too in spite Of the conspiracy Oh n9
democratic leaders to destroy confidence and prevent
investments.
WHAT THE NEW TARIFF LAW CONTAINS
There are e4o articles in the new Tariff law vi
these the duties on 100 reduced. Eighty Oh uiSe
articles the duties were changed from 40 vaoioD,
90 specific. because experience has shown Ilut u,
valorem duties invite fraud upon the revenue anu
operate unfairly TO the honest merchant anu lPofF
There are 24O articles in the new la" Oh "iiioh
anti are Identical with those undeT the obvious M
Tt,on what articles We're the duties tnere~1 ,hre
eigm were upon agricultural produce, lo' a. 10
nnou vool and its products twenytour upon nA aa
~ nrcAnots Forty per cent Of the increases %as 1T
the better protection Of farm prodnos. 10
eicit Of the increases were uDon champagne WIZ MN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23

ON the subject Of the tariff the issue Is eduAny
we'll defined The Democratic platform declares ior
purely revenue tariff and will not consent that 1t
ebsu perform any other service Duties must be
levied with view 20 revenue, ana upon 'losc lol-
80 nr,dncts which viii yield the greatest revenue
I'd which viii not Incidentally or other"lse iav0I 40
r,stic Industry and domestic hbor us one hias''"
Ii nre mission only L. that OF raising revenue.
az II In is operations IL should favor nome pro
dyctiop it would be obnoxious 70 the principe upon
I,cb II Wa originally levied and must be repealed
or modified. -, .a and situle such a. the
r and build up no domestic industry IL
II does not move single spindle save IN ioItgh cSu,,
~ crease the demand for foreign goods, ana az
n,ntshes the use OF domestic goods IL Is Tor me
foreign shop aud against INC AiHsi''AN s0H' ="
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-05
sparks PROM MAIHn wrRns.

Calvin C. Yates Of Mechanic Falls. vas
granted & patent on fractional gearing,
Tuesday.
The Lewiston Pioneers have re-orgsniz d
ald wish to arrange games for August ard
September.
Monday. Mr.. George st. Peter OF Carl.
bou, fell from . ladder backwards and
nearly broke his neck. Il was thought BY
tn. do ctor who attended him that he would
die. but be il still active and will probably
recover.
Rufus B. StinchHeld, hotel keeper and
carriage desler. Dsnforth. Me, has gone
into insolvency. Jesn Csrbonnesu. Of the
firm of Lsbfsnche 4 Ca,bonneau. furniture
dealers, Lewiston, Me-, has gone into in
solvency. c. C. Heath, flour and gro
ceYies. West Sumner, Me hiss failed.
Mr.. Abe Holmes has purchased the
shore front Of A. E Goud at the sa;t end
Of Aroostook river dam at Caribou, and viii
proceed to erect extensive lumber mills
The Getchell Foundry 10 being greatly en'
lareed asd among other things TO be manu-.
factured will be m extensive line OF plovs
The trustees Of the Andrescogsin County
/ AaricpltuYal and Horticultural Society, mel
| in Lewiston on Tuesday and talked over
mstters pertaining to the fair as Livermofe
Falls. Aug. 25, 26 and 27th II 10 to he ths
best fsir ever held by the socisty. Every
| thing Indicates il. Dunham's special il
The 2 rs ciasr; Of $500. 10 one Of the mos
senerous purses ever tfered ct = county
fair. The other purses are correspondingly
libersl. The track 10 being pu. 10 prime
condition. President Field. Secretary
woodside, R. C. Bootbby, e,q.. and ths
full board Of officers we're u Tuesday !.
meeting In Lewiston. The troitirg ID to b
Under National Association ,ules. this year
6 usual.
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cHnIefIAN WORKERS
Have Interesting Lsctusss on the
Reed OF Foreign Missions.

NoRrHfIELp, Mass., Aug. 4.--Today'i
meeting Of The Moody's Conference Of
Christian Workers was after 10. 20 devoted
to foreign missions under the Leadership OF
Rev. Arthur l, PiessoD, ID. D, Of Phlla
! dslpbia. At $50 Rev. Y. b. Meyer oi
London continued his series Of ad.
dresses to Christians, speaking on "The
Christ Life in U.s." Many foreign
missionaries we're on the platform. DR..
Pierson spoke briefly on the present
condition Of foreign missions Is . fepfoach
10 the Christian church. declaring there
was the creates, necessity for an increase
Of mission work TO every praying church,
He introduced Rev. j. 4. Clough, ID. ID ,
Baptist missionary to BurmAh, India, who
described the Lone Star mission in the
Telegau country and bis later work in other
parts Of the same section OF India. extend
log for the last quarter of century. which
resulted in having converted Thousands
He closed with an sppeal for men and
money, DIR. ii. c. MAbie. secretary Of the
American Baptist Mission Union. followed
in the came line. The meeting lasted over
three hours and was very enthusiastic.
At the afternoon session, DR.. w. W.
Eddy, Of Syris, described the needs Of that
country. hev. J0Dn II. hyAee VI SfnuSl
China refuted the recently-published claim
Of . sea captain that there were no
native Christians in China, and dis
cursed the present Chinese attacks
upon the missionaries, the published reparts
Of which he maintained were exsggerated.
At 7 45 the evening service. devoted to
foreign missions, was opened with an I'D
dress by Secretary Henry G. Mabie, Of
the American Baptist Mission Union,
vho told many stories Of the work
in China. He was followed BY
Rev. A. J. Gordon. D., D.. Boston,
who preached the missionary sermon. Ar
thur r. Piersop, ID. D, closed the session
with and eloquent address on The Char
acteristics of the coming Missionary Age" "
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1ailroaos ( STEAMBOATS,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Arrangement Of Trains in Eject Jane
2sth, 1891.

GOING WESr-s2s A. N. for Lewiston
Haesfsnd, Psrtjaaj B0stea and Montreal. 20 4
" for Hsilowsn. Gardiner and south GArataer
ga A. n. for Lewision, Warrington, ksekiand
Portland; i0.Ez a. N. Express for fiallo~sIl. Gar
dlucr Brun@<ies, Portland and b J-toB conBeet
ing Tor White Mountains and dlsshec, Is r. NJ
tsT HsIiovsn, Gardiner and Hoath Gardiner; 81:
T.. N for BFgnssiek. Bath. Hockiand. fortiand
Boston. -. ge.gfes.l Portland and B'ston and
Montreal. & % T., N. for HaIloveii. Gardiner and
sostb Gardiner; 100 =. ". might PuliInanl ioi
Lewiston, Bath, Portland and Boston.
GOING EAsT-zi0 A. NJ. might express) fol
Eso~b"aan, Belfast, Bangor. Bar Hsrbof. bt
stspho a., 1t. John aed AroOsto7k County, 55 A
" Tor watervilie. and Ssowhegsn, ffrDsincia
Express leaves Naterviile for esnso', bar Haf
huf and ~ John, at t.i0 r. NJ 2H r. N. ex
press Tor Watsrvtle, newport. D yer, Foxcroft
Bangor, Bar Harbor aud ST John. a,is r. NJ. fof
Wstsryille. bkoShesan. OAKLAND, connecting
vih SomTrsst Railway Belfast. Dover and Fox
took County. 7.eo t. " for atsrytlie; and s,ii
NJ Sundsys only, for Baegpf.
IhS Wight i'ulimRa 1raias run eaeh way every
nighf, sundays IN siaded but not TO skowhegsn
On monday mornings, or to Bslfast, D.xter, Of
beyond Bangor, excepting to Bar hurbor, on Sun
day mornings
ftr day sspres. trains going West al 10 y A
~ aud Fast At 2.H r. " rug daily, Sasdays In
Guided. betxron Boston, Lewiston, Bath, Rock
land, BaF Harbor and st John.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN for Aususts
leaves soaih uardinrr. S.23 A. NJ !, 30 and -
y " Gardiner, "a A. VI. LOO and ; As T. ~ e.
Hsl,ovcIi. SO a. NJ, LIZ and t.5g =. NJ.
through tickets to California and all point.
south and West may be had Of u. H. Walker
ticket agent, Augusta, the only ofhe In Augusta
expense
fAYsoN TUCKER, Vice Pres. 4 Gen'l Manager
n u. BoOTHBf, Geal Pass, and Ticket Ag't.
Portland June -, 1891.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-05

BAx HxKBoR. Aug. THE ball ss the
West Esd last right, In honor Of the offi seri
Of the sqssdfon vss . very er rj,ysbls AFFAIR
Miss Shaw, Mrs.. Helbrook, Mrs. Calvin
Rfess and Mn. Macarthur received. Among
those present were Capt Aackepzis Of the
Petrol. Capt. Pisman Of the Entsfpfise,
Riag Lieutenant Porter, Judge and Mrs..
Curtis, Hon. Calvin Frost, Mise Hayward,
Baltimore, Miss Van Buren,, Misc Near
thur. Refreshments we're served during
infesmission. There was brilliant hop ai
Malvern.
Ths annual tennis tournament Of the
Kebo Valley Club will be held On every
day this week at IL O'Clock. Many crack
amateur players are in attendance today.
Ia addition to the tournament, there il ss
the Kebo Valley Club 5 o'clock tea and
musie.
The guDboat Petrol steamed mp the bay
this morning and came to An anchor above
the isIands, where her cres engaged all dsy
in target practice and boat drill. There
vss reception On board the PhiiAdelphia
u 3 O'clock
Steam yachts Aurora of Beverly, ID. I.
Pitmsn, owner, snd Melisis Of Bostoo. c.
q. E,ton, owner, both Of the Eastern
Yacht Club, arrived this afternoon.
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1HE OLD CAMPoROUND
A, u ct Livssmo,s will Have later
sstL 6 Msstiogs this Year.
Especial to the KEssrBEo JOURNAL. |

special to the kEssEBEo JoURHAL.l
EAsr LIvIKMoRE, Aug. 4.-The Eas
Lissrmore camp meeting commences OF
Mot day evening, August 18th, and con
inns until Monday, 2tth.
Tsis, the oldest csmpgrouud in the State
Lss just bsen remcdrled and greatly i'm
proved by grading and re fitting with new
seats of unique pattern. especially
.i-p'sd for comfort AID durability. The
e,stdiug house is TO tie run on new plan
-.id no pains will be spared to give reason
aola sst's'stti n. Ample accommodated
II bs msde for rse,.
The sirs,rg Gill be under the direction
Of Rev. + A. House and wife Of Skow-
heg~n. The Methodist lily mnaf' ard
"t,o-pel fly ms No. 81 will be used. All
.re rq n.tea TO brig these books with
then.
"wednesday, the 10 h, will be devoted
iA'gsiy 10 gospel temperance. Appropriate
,pe,ker- have heen secured for the day.
rhe rest Of the meeting will be for spir-
tusl and ,eviyai work. Preachers in the
vicinity and abroad are expected in numbers
a-d ability To successfully man the work.
fhe DIS riet stewards meeting i, to be held
On the grounds. Saturday, the 22nd, at
o',.iock. Half fares are given BY The rail
r0sd
The IJA,er and cooperation OF The
Chri.isu people are solicited that the old
time spiritual power and results msy be
~en this yesr on the old camp ground.
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For Msine; Generally fair; variable
winds, slightly warmer, except slightly
cloler in Eastern Maine.
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iGssohss..s Ban r.sn WIN Dsssd,

MAscaEsrEx, n a, Aag. - Ths
meeting tonight 70 decide - y ~ consinu.
ance Of the bal. club was . Snian. lev
being present. The club sill ssdesbesdiy
disbaud this week.
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RAILROAD OFFICIALS
Ga l Special Trip 10 Iasp.cl
Phillip, 4 RiDeslty Road.
4 Monster ship Of About 1000 4ona
ct Bath Next Season.

FAEsrsGros, Aug 4 The will Of the
late Mrs. ABBY Munson Of Pennington was
presented for probate this afternoon. The
Home for Aged Women 1t Portland re-
ceives sio90, Mrs. J. T. McCobb Of Port
land $1,000, and various other Portland
parties receive bsq1ests from $50 to $500
each.
A special train brought President Arthur
SerxiI ~ d several directors Of the Maine
Gentrsl Railroad With ladies, this noon on
their way to inspect the Phillips & RsIg' ly
R,ilroad. IL the road 10 found built ac-
cordii TO sEe agreement IL will rec i've
.oous tsenty mine thousand dollafs from
che Maine Central. their ,hue pledged to-
card the building Of the same. The party
wall resurn Il morrow.
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Tho Bank Of Van Disman's Land ~
suspended. It, paid up capital 10 fs50 900
and its reeerve capital amounts n an squal
sum. The bank Was estAbiishsd In 1873.
The Emperor willism. ON beard he
imperial Yacht Hoheps ,liefn. has arrived q
Bersin. Norsay, on his way 70 Germany
from North Csps aed other points In H0-
way and Ssedsn.
The Berlin SAais z ituug sAys thc Baron
Hirsch committee 10 negotiating With tbs
Italian government 10 obtain grants Of large
tracss Of unoccupied land In Italy upon
which to settle jews. and that the Rashs-
childs promise pccuniafy support.
A Russian named Koson' has arrived d
Rr, slau after rs ysArs condn msas In
Siberia He had made numerous futile
attempts TO escape and each tims vas visited
with fresh seuthce. lie fully conofme
Kennah's account Of the shocking stats OF
the Russian prisons.
Tho Dublin hsnhrapt court, TuesIisy,
granted Mr.. William 0'Biien another delay
Of ,hrcs days in-which To shsw cause why
he should not be declared bankrupt because
Of his failure TO place the amount Of cosss,
o.. 900. awarded against him In July 1889.
In the suit for libel in which Lord Salisbury
was the defendant.
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A PROUD DAY.
40, 900 Veterans Join In ths Monster
Silver Bncampmsnt Parade.

DETROIT, Mich. Aug. 4--This 10 4
proud day 10 the history Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, The greatest parade il
the history of the organization made the
25th or "SilveR encampment' the occasion
Of msgniAcence and grandeur. For six
hours, under the bright sun, 40, 600 vctef.
ans traDped sturdiiy over the line oi
march and such was the inspiration of the
moment that the feebless Of the manned
and crippled comrades found themselve,
adequate to the ordeal of the Ave milet
march. Besides the staff Of the comman'
dev-in.chief, there were on the reviewing
stand, Secretary Of War Proctor, Secretary
Of the Navy Tracy, Gen. Miles, Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior Pussey, two OF
three governors and half . dozen pasl
commanders n-chief.
Ex-President Hayes was recognized ~
he marched with his post from Fremont,
Ohio. near the intersection Of Congress
street. He kissed several little girls who
ran out to meet him. The girl cadets, in
. single platoon Of I3. in red caps, gold
th ,vrons, gold collsrs, aud the blue suits Of
Mccoy Post, Ohio, were louiIy spplsudsd
and kept correct line. stepping accurately
to the music Of drum corps. The Michi.
gan female band shared with their Ohio
sisters the plaudits Of the multitude.
The features ef the fret division were the
Illinois goose which hung on pole with the
inscription, Everything Lovely and the
Goose Hangs High, and the leather dressed
man from Wisconsin. Who bore badger.
"Oh Abe" the Wisconsin eagle, ,swss
cheefed y every corner. Old war tunes,
"Maiching Through Georgia and .'Red,
White and Blue" with occasional bursts Of
Yankee Doodle" called out the mos
vocifeTous applanse.
Ex-Governor OgIesy and Capt. Meredith,
chief Of the bureau Of engraving and print.
ing, marched with the Illinois boys. Tie
venerable ex Governor shared with tx
Governor Fairchild Of Wisconsin the cheer
Of the spectators. Secretary Proctor rode
in carriage Just behind the commapderin
chief. Among the other pfominsns men In
attendance or participating in the parade
were Governor Page Of veYmost, Governor
Winsns Of Michigan and Senator MAndef.
soa Of Eebfaska.
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InronrAnr DncIslon
Affecting Ohio Wool 0sowsss end
Nav negls,d Cafpss Masuaaot'
u,Oss

NEw YoRx, Aug The beard Of general
appraisers today rendered an importans de-
cision on paragraph 3ss Of the new tariff cot.
recently become subject Of controversy
between the wool growers Of Ohio and shs
carpet manufacturers Of New Eoglsnd. Tbs
opinion was rendered by Judge SomsSvills
and reaches the following couclusions:
The "sorting clauses" referred 10 In para
geayh 3s3 apply to all wools. including
wool of the third class. IL enumsfAtes
generally "wool Of sheep or hair Of: camel,
goat, alpaca or other like snimals," and
makes no exception Of any class.
Second Sorting - commercially de-
ued means the process preliminary 10 weol
manufacturing, necessary to dt the article
for textile purposes. which consistA iu
clsssiiyin by the separation Of hbfss OF
the fieeces clipped from . sheep's body.
according 10 the length, 6nsness.
elasticity and soundn,ss Of stable.
and the phrase (which has boon
sorted or increased IN value by
rejection OF any part Of the original asscs"
must be construed In connection with the
evil intended to be corrected. which 10
known 10 be the practice Of importisR the
superior portions of wool Of this kind. OBJ
sained by rel cling the inferior parts OF
the fleece. Sorting 10 here In effect
defined by the stntnte to be the process OF
separation which increases In value the
imported wool, by The rejection Of = part Of
the original fleece |. .. Increases IL above
the average value per pound Of thv fleece
10 i,s unsor,sd ennditiop.
Thnd-East lnd,a wool Of ths kind COW
cred by the pr5te,t, has bVen imported Tor
30 years pass Assor,td ~ to colofs; this
kind Of sorting, al bough II may increase
the value OF White woois 10 not subjso 70
penal duty.
Fourth--lh. ptra.e Ia par 383 "shall
be twice sbe duty To wb,tb Il Che wool Or
hair) w0uli otter~isa subject " means
that the duty On sorted wOo,s when seva.
rated otherwise lb.n - 10 9 lsf) And in
erased In va ue shall 10 wi, the duty 70
which ,he fleece la ia uasofted condition
shall be lisbie.
Five-Shiried wools, excepted from penal
duties undsr said section, embrace vools
With "skiYs" or scanned VI inferior locke
removed. which are taken from The belly.
leg and neck.
Sixth-Any sorting or msnip palalion Of
woUIs, made with intent N evsde the law
full du,ies, 10 fraud on The law and sub
jscts the merchandise to have p~naI dates
imposed The board fevsFses the collscs-
or's decision in both cases under c0osldsf-
alton, holding thss SrAy and sil0v wools VI
X. q. Higgins & Co. he'd been assorted
only % TO color and ths ssssssment on the
white wool hsd been made on sn erroneous
basis. In the case OF Thschsr { Co the
separation or % called sorting dscfsased
the value Of the importation below the vslus
per pound Of the original fleece, asd this
under the decision did not render n lisbls
70 double entry.
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FUN IL NsBaAsKA.


OxAHA, Neb Aug. IA special from
Lincoln, Nsb.. says Governor Thsyss v In
Detroit, at the q. A. Il. enoAmpmsut.
Lieutenant Governor Major is supposed 70
be at Detroit also. or ri least out Of The
state, Under the constitution the PRESIDENT
Of the senate 10 acting governor in that
csse. Poynies. who 10 . strong slts-
snce man, slipped down 70 Liscoln
yesterday afternoon and annosnced
his intention Of AscertaiDiog whether Major
was In the stats. lie said that II he foand
thst be was not, be vould assume ths dutiss
Of Governor and run thinss until Major o.
Thayer turned up. lie said hs vould
probably call special session Of The Lsgis-
Iature to psss the miximum freight bill.
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Hartf,sd Race. O

HARTFORD. CT. Aug. 4 ---Oas Of ,ha
races At the Gentlemen's Driving Club
track was flashed today. Both races had
many starters. In the "a class, trottipg
and pacing, purse 5000. divided. j.
Trout, b. .. Warren T. won two
heats; M. Dorcey, br. z. Festu, won
two heats; L. ii. Newoomb. b. O.. Chrome
won one heat; NJ. J. Black, b. g., Auction
won one heat. Best time. 1857, by Chrome.
10 the 2.33 class. uottipg and pacing.
purse 500, Il. II. Newcomb. b. m, Olios
won; no time given.