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Year: 1877

ARM DIsLocATED. - Early Monday
morning as our worthy fellow-citizen, DR..
Wm- Lister, started from his residence ON
Sixth and Broadalbin streets for his place
of business on First street, he met with an
accident that will probably prevent him
from attending to business for some days.
As he stepped from the head Of the stairs
leading down from the front porch Of his
residence. his foot slipped and he was pre-
cipittted headlong. falling upQn hss hands,
and with such force that his right shoulder
was dislocated. DR.. Plummer was called
in and gave the necessary attention to the
sufferer. The DR.. had been 50 unfortunate
as to break his right arm several years ago,
and at the same time dislocate ft at the
shoulder
Year: 1877

Long before the hour setfor the execution,
hundreds of people We're congregated in
and around the jail-yard to witness the sud-
den taking off of n man in the prime of
manhood. A great portion of the specta-
tors were men, but there were few
women who had the nerve and took deep
interest in the matter about to be CONSUME
mated
Year: 1877

The work has been begun after c1ong and careful preliminary labor and with the most ample for carrying it on to a successful termination.

 None of the original stereotype plates have been used. but every Da,e has been
Year: 1877

A British sea captain, lately arrived at
San francisco, relates an interesting episode
of the voyage thither. Two days out from
Liyerpool little round faced stow-away was
dragged FROM his hiding place before the
captain, and after the usual nautical cusslng
on such occasions the youDgster was set to
working his passage in doing light chores
about the ship. \ young and likely sailor
turned up as an acquaintance oil the stow
away, and they were much together, and
their relation finally became the occasion for
much speculation among the ships crew.
One dav the fair-laeed waif fell from the
mast to the deck and was instantly killed,
and the the mystery was solved the stow
away was a Young woman and the sailor her
husband. The latter was inconsolable over
her death. lie sat by the corpse all one
night, and when next day it was shOtted and
sunk in the sea the husband with cry
climbed the mast and plunged overheard and
never more was seen. From letters found
in the Young sailors chest it was learned
that the couple were Of good family, but had
married against much opposition, and as the
old folks refused 20 be reconciled, the young
pair, scarcely more than children, and with
not a sixpeuce between them, resorted to the
Quixotic and romantic expedient of sea
voyage to California.


A young French girl, a resident of Mar
seilles. was engaged to sailor, to whom
she Was to be married on his return from a
voyage to New York lie did not return,
and after year she got berth as steward
ess : assistant on one of the Hayre steamers.
to come here in search OF him. On the pas
sage a rich American lady became interested
in her story and resolved to help her find out
her lover. In New York she learned that
he had gone to Canada. For months she
travelled about the Dominion, sometimes
close on his track and again losing every clue
as to his whereabouts. She returned to
New York. and one day while standing at
Broadway crossing waiting her turn to get
across, she saw the object Of her long search
on the other side She shrieked his name
and ran into the middle of the street. but a
policeman caught her and saved her from
the wheels OF the string Of vehicles. Angel
of God there was none" and she never again
saw the Gabriel she had so long sought and
so nearly found. She learned then that he
sailed for San Francisco, and so went over
land to California to meet him. Arrived on
the Pacific coast, she found that her lover
had fallen overheard Just outside the heads
and been drowned. Meanwhile the body Of
Young man dressed in sailors clothes was
cast ashore on the beach, carried to the cor
oner's office, and, not being Unidentified, was
inferred it the public cemetery. water
sodden pocket-boOk was taken from the dead
man, which contained only few letters
written in French and unaddressed. The
girl, hearing of this, went to the coroner !
Office, and found that the letters were hers
The wares had tardilY and partially recon-
pensed her devoted search, and she was able
to find the grave Of her lover.
Year: 1877




The dreadful list of scOundrcls has this
week taken on two new names. Gilman and
Lyman. The first is one of the saints We ara
getting accustomed to who within the church
rob the brethren and outside world alike
Ills acts will be familiar to your readers be
foro this letter reaches them, and they will
learn that he was kind father and true
friend-sensitive, aesthetic, intellectual, do
nestle and pious to degree. Who can be
trusted is the perpetually recurring cOnun-
drum. Not in the case of Lyman, however,
who has before done the State some servic g
in Sing Sing; but his case is striking in this,
that known jaii-bird could 90 on so long
IN successful forgery. And in this case
again recurs the old question, Does it re
form e man, or does 1t tend to reform him
to put him in prisOn? ~
Year: 1877

On Monday next the Republicans will
score their twenty-tirst victory in Maine.
They ought to win by large majority, but
this they cannot do unless they go to work.
The god of battles does not provide for the
lame and the lazy.


We should not be content with an ordinary
majority. Our opponents have forced upon
us an issue which, though it is Of no practical
Importance, may, unless we dispose of it place
us apparently in the wrong. They have gone
into the campaign with the cry that Presi-
dent Hayes is usurper, and that the Repub-
election by gross frauds and in defiance of the
constitutionally expressed will of the people.
On these charges the Republicans join issue
with their opponents. They desire an ex-
preston of the sentiment of the people of
Maine in regard to the electoral commission
and its decision. The only fear is that the
expression will not be full one.


Our opponents are hard at work and hope
to gain some advantages in sections of the
state where they are not in so considerable a
minority as to deprive them Of all chances of
success. They have been quietly organizing
and are in condition to make good fight.
The quarrel over the letter of their candidate
for governor will diminish his vote but will
affect county and legislative tickets little.
The Republicans on the contrary are so SAN
guine of success that they are doing little to
deserve it. They have too great a contempt
for the enemy. They feel, like the confident
boy, that they can put one arm behind them
"and lick him with the other" But the
Maine Democrat is too lusty fellow to take
any such chances with. If we are going to
pound him we must be at work, and with
both hands too.
Year: 1877

To the Editor of the Portland Press:


Certain correspondents Of the Portland Argus
of the 1st and 9th instant have SO grossly and
persistently misrepresented me that feel that
it is but just that should be heard in reply:
therefore l ask for little space in your paper.
1 will not go back to the first article, of Sept.
1st, as my friend 2. has completely and truth
fully answered G. E. II. s. The articles sigued
Citizen and "Truth" cover so nearly the
same ground that, SO far as the Republican
voters of Cumberland county are concerned,
think noed particularly notice but one. And
would suggest for the consideration of Truth
that sit is not right for his (Mr. Higgins') ene-


mics to attempt to gain political advantage by
misrepresentation and statements which are
not true" In this article the charge of decep-
tion is made. To this answer, have requested
leading Republicans, friends to the High School
to investigate this matter and to publish the re-


suit, promising on my part to abide the con-
cluson. Does that look like decaption2 The
next charge is that have been an opposer of
the High School from the start. This charge 10
utterly without foundation in truth. There
was no opposition to the establishment of the
High School from anybody in town; the Oppo-
stion has only been to its management 1t
was not opposition to Free High Schools but to
our Free High School The difficulty is q
purely local one in which the Republican voters
in the county have little iaterest Again the
correspondent says HE and his family, casting
four votes, have opposed at every step every
measure for the establishment of this school"
This charge has as little basis as the others.
have no family except wife, and not even
Truth" will pretend that she ever cast vote.
have brother who has two sons, L never
asked them how they voted till this question
came up; Now L am informed by my brother


that he did not vote at all, and one son did not
vote at all on any question relating to the High
school. L positively deny that ever dictate
tnelr votes on any question whatever, and sell
dom II ever, know how they cast their votes


thank this correspondent for the credit he has
given me for consistency, and for his kindness
in concedDg me the right to oppose II choose;
but when he chooses me as one OF the leaders
of the opposition demuI. When the question


with regard to raising money for the Nigh
School came up at our annual meeting
last spring there was quite a lively
discussion, but / said not o word When
the vote was taken did not take inter-
est enough in it 10 hold up nv hand one way or
the other. have questioned the propriety of
running the High School in the fall and winter
when all the district schools are keeping, as its
tendency is to detract from the district schools
oy drawing away the large scholars, many OF
them not too large by any means TO attend the
common school; and because We are pay ing old
experienced teachers as though the school were


full of large scholars. This does not look like
applying the remedy, the only sure one for
hard times economy. 1t may be seriously
questioned whether it is right to pay High
Year: 1877




The Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee has presented a poisoned chalce
to the lips of the Democracy of Maine.
Those who drink of it next Monday NAV
find it s'sweet in the mouth" but it will be
''bitter in the belly" Those who cast it
aside will do well.


Should the first returns from MONDAYS
election be little unfavorable to Williams,
those who have confidence in the strategy OF
Mr.. Chairman Pillsbury must not be dis
heartened. He does not rely on the cities to
demonstrate the wisdom of bis mastery
scheme. His faith is in the rural districts
and Kennebec county. Wait till you hear
from Madawaska odd the regions about Cob
bossecontee pond.


Several days ago we reminded our dear
Brother Pillsbury, who Is Chairman of the
the Democratic State Committee, he who
has planned and is executing the most mag
nidcent political campaign that was ever con-
ceiyed on the soil OF free country, The
who by his mastery strategy has amazed a
majority of his party into utter bewilder-
ment-we reminded this dear Brother OF ours,
we say, some time ago, that our allies on our
right consisting Of 1900 Hayes Republicans
and our allies on our left, consisting OF 10000
Prohibitionists, we're in full retreat, and had
left the hanks OF our devoted Democratic
army terribly exposed.


At the time we supposed that the retreat
was with the full knowledge aud under the
orders of our great Commander-in-Ch Chief, for
purely strategic purposes. But now we con-
fess that we are getting nervous. The hour
of battle is close at hand. The enemy are
bearing down upon us in overwhelming num-
bers, and there are some among them that
look amazingly like those allies that we so re-
Gently saw Gin Imagination at least) on our
right and left flank. There are plumes there
that look like those that float from the helms
of Arson P. Morrill,, Josh Nye, Neal Dow, Ed
win Noyes, Josh Chamberlain and Sam
Spring. Our vision indeed may be affected
by our own extreme nervousness; but yet we
fec it our duty to impart our fears and ap-
prehensions to our calm, confident and eagle
eyed Generalissimo. We have swept the
whole horizon with our field glass, and we can
nowhere see vestigs of those allies in our
rear. They are certainly not within support
ing distance.


We appeal unto Eben to lift up his voice
and summon those recreant allies to the bat
tie and the front. In the language of Elijah
to the Balaamites on Mt. Carmel, we implore
him to "Cry unto them aloud; for they are
are gods. Either they are talking; or they
are in journey: or peradventure they are
sleeping and must be awakenedp'
Year: 1877

GOLD is down to 1O34-the lowest figure
since 1852. At this price the preenback dol
lar is worth about 81 cents, and the discount
is less than it was on some of our old state
notes even in time of specie payments. With
our large exports and the shipments of gold
from England and the resumption policy of
the Treasury, the tendencyis still downward.
1t will take but little further decline to make
the greenbacks equivalent to gold, and leave
only the problem of substitution, the proper
proportion of coin for paper in our regular
currency. With such progress towards re.
sumption, it is certainly no time to talk of in
terrupting the natural operations which are
working out this result.
Year: 1877

ONE of the most energetic and efficient
workers and organizers in the Democratic
party IN Portland, according to the Bangor
Conanercaat--one who has larger personal
following, and who has probably paid more
money during the last ten years for party
purposes than any other Democrat in the
city, writes to a business man in Bangor as
follows: "There is great difference of
opinion in this city about our coming
election, and the only salvation we have is to
put third candidate In the field with
License in view; otherwise our chance is
gone. Hundreds in this city will not vote
for Mr.. Williams or his platform. II Talbot
is pat in the field we can make good show
Year: 1877

THE Russians have captured Lovatz, which
is some distance south of Plevna, and COM
prehensive attack upon the position OF Oman
Pasha is reported. Should this forward
movement be as general and determined as
indicated, it will bring on what may prove
the most important engagement of the war
thus far, and may do much to decide the
course of the present Bulgarian campaign.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous etters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1877

One peculiarity the American people have:
they detest a sorchead. The man who goes
about perpetually showing his scabs, and beg
ging public sympathy on account of them, is
sure to be the most thoroughly detested man
in the community. But Mr.. Tilden, Mr.. Hen
dricks and Mr.. Dorsheimer seem to think
that the perennial exhibition of their sores
will move Americans to sympathy. They are
not merely mistaken. Their exhibition. Will
not only fail to win regard; it will excite gen
eral disgust. Do they think Americans have
foIgotten the Infamous Oregon business? Can
they expect anybody to share then vexatlon
at the failure of their attempt TO cheat the
country by the bribery of electors in South
Carolina and elsewherc2 Whether rightfully
or wronglully beaten, it is absolutely certain
that Democrats tried to win by fraud, and
failed only because poor men would not sell
their votes, and a tribunal of Democratic ere
alton rejected Democratic claims.


The country has not been able to See in the
conduct of the Democratic party or its man
ayers any superior honesty, respect for law,
regard for public welfare, or care for the de-
cencIes of political competition. If it can be
truly said of either party that it has spurned



dealing, and displayed an eagcrness to get
power and hold it, if necessary by impudent
aud shameless robbery, it can be said OF the
Democratic party. Whatever the people may
think of the conduct of Republican managers, it
is certain that there is no disposition among fair
men to punish Republican misconduct by
placing power in the hands of Democrats
whose attempts to steal it were open, fragrant,
and insolent Decent men will reject with
scorn the prctense of Democratic managers
that hey are the champions of public virtue
and honor Republican misdeeds may and
ought to be condemned, in the persons of
those who were guilty But there will be no
mercy for the Democratic managers who tried
the methods of pickpOcket for the settlement
Of a national election.


Nor is there the least occasion to favor
Democratic knaves in order to Tebuke any Re
publican knavery. The men who have been
abusing their power as managers of the Re-
publican party are getting quite effective re-
bukes already. The Democrats cannot serve
the cause of Their opponents III any way more
effectively than by setting up as the chronic
sOIeheads of American politics. In that ca
pacity they will he despised for their coward
ice, detested for their unsuccessful but mScru-
pulous knavery, scOrned for their assumption
of a virtue which they have not even pre-
tended TO possess, and beaten for their papa-
bic dishonesty in trying to fasten response
biity for rebuked and discarded Republican
managers of the past upon the Republican Ad
IN ministration of to-day They Will not find this
a profitable experiment. The country will not
cboosa hetween Cronin and Madison Wells
between Pelton and Kellogg. 1t will simply
Year: 1877

to be an object of interest to tle antiQuariansf
Gen. Grant is living. but Johnson is dead.
There might have been the ghost Of reason
for ignoring the London matter, but what
harm could come of remembering the insult to
Mr.. Motley while he was at Vienna Fortu-
nately there are other repertores of historical
facts besides those over which the Historical
Society keeps such fastidious watch There
are the files of the newspapers. There are the
documents printed by order of the Senate.
There is the public memory awakened by the
recent death of the eminent historian; and If
the Society which should have been so proud
of him cannot protect his fame, we console
ourselves by remembering that his fame does
not depend upon such protection.
Year: 1877

So far as returns have been received from
the coun try at large concerning the great dem
onstration at the Manhattan Club, it may be
set down as a distinguished success for the
persons who took part i'll it. There exists, we
observe some confusion as to Its primary OBJ
iect, and opinions differ as to whether it was
a demonstration in honor of Mr.. Tilden or Of
Mr.. Hendricks, or All even thing between them,
or an exhibition of both. But all agree that it was
entirely harmonious, and must have been sat
isfactory not only to the few who relieved
themselves of oratory upon the occasion, but
to everybody who got a fair chance at the
salad and decent show at the champagne.


1t being assumed, as 1t was most cordially and
enthusiastically by all the speakers, that the
present Administration was chosen by fraud
and has no valid title, there was nothing to
hinder its being real good old-fashioned
unanimous q" cussing" occasion. There was an
undertone of melancholy in Mr.. TIlden's OPEN
ing remarks, Notwithstanding he advised every
body in his impassioned way to "be of good
"cheer;" but he was sad on account of the
Republic and not Of himself. The other speak
ers seemed more reconciled TO the situation,
Year: 1877

There are few questions which will not gra-
ciousy tolerate purely sentimental treatment
Emotional fnancers who strive to inject some arti-
fetal worth into the greenback by glorfying it as
blood-bought" are never successful TO any alarm
ing degree. The greenback is now some six per
cent above par as computed by the present value Of
that irresouto unit the silver dollar and about FIVE
per cent cheaper than the real and stable dollar. not
because If is blood bought" but because the world
has como to believe that the United States has the


ability and the will to redeem its promises. No pre-
tense of reverence for the memory of Alexander
Hamilton can confirm the yacillating value of a
grain of silver, and very Improbable will prove the
cndcavor to boost aud keep steady the silver dollar
bv any counterfeit patriotism which gushes into al
luson to our fathers" and such wash as Z" the dol
lar which was big enough fOr Washington and JEFF
ferson and JACKSON The fuddled economists who
have nothing better than this to contribute 70 the
discussion of such material issues trie below
the level of those other statesmen who believe in
submitting questions of this character to the decs-
ion of a.0wn meeting in Ohio. The significant fact
that every lndationist repudiator, communist, and
sentimentalist in the country is approximately clam
orlng for more standards of value ought not TO com
mend the scheme of rem0netizing silver to sober
minded people.
Year: 1877

The strange performance of our Historical
Society with respect to Mr.. Motley's memory
lends fresh interest to the account of his
life in London and his standing with the first
mon of England, which is given elsewhere.
Osse thing is very plain-that, however un-
popular his opinions might be, Mr.. Motley al
ways had respectful hearing in England 1t
WIS reserved for Americans to refuse to let
q friend speak for him, when he could no
longer speak for himself
Year: 1877

Senator Gerard was right in his recon-
mcndaton to the citizens who delibcrated yes
terdav upon the Hunters Point smell, to give
up the idea of help from the Legislature. The
men who inhict this nuisance upon the city
can always control heir own members, as they
controlled Mr.. Jacobs and Mr. Kennaday this
year. and can buy enough of the rest to de
feat all adverse legislation. Direct action by
the aggIievcd property-holders themselves is
what is needed, and yesterdays meeting is
promise at least that something will be done.
IL is almost beyond belief that a handful OF
people should have been allowed for
years to subject so large section
of this great city to so much personal
discomfort, and the fact that this is the first
popular attempt at redress is perhaps more
striking proof of the proverbial sluggishnesS
of our people than the length of time it took
us to get angry about the Tammany Ring,
or the length of time it will take us yet to
reach rapid transit; for, III neither of these
things, were our noses directly assailed But
there is an organization at last, though what
it is to do is not yet clear. Senator Gerard's
suggestion. however, of indictments under the
law of 1857, seems to be a good one. The
step, whatever it is, ought not to be too long
DELAYED
Year: 1877

Many minor disasters, some of them involving
loss of life or severe personal injury. are re-
ported as resulting from the brief storms OF
Yesterday and the day before An unusually
large area has been visited by violent thunder
showers. There is great variety OF damage
from hail, lightning, suddenly swollen streams,
and furious gusts of wind. The continuance
for two or three days of conditions of the at
mosphere favoring such outbreaks is almost
as remarkable as is the extent of country In
which they take place.