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Year: 1876

law, shall maintain or prosecute any
action or proceeding in any of the
duly constituted courts of this State
until they shall have first filed the
statements herein provided for, and
in all other respects complied with the
provisions Of this law; nor shall any
assignee or assignees of any such cor
poratioE or person whose assignment
shall be made subsequent to any such
failure to comply with the provisions
of this law, maintain any action or
proceeding in any court of this State
until his or their assignor or assign
ees shall have first duly complied with
the provisions of this law.


Sec. 4. When any of such banking
operations shall be foreign, the state
ments hereinbefore provided for shall
be verified by the agent or manager
of the business of such corporation
resident in this State, who shall be
subject to the same liabilities herein
provided as against Directors of any
such banking corporation, and also as
against any such bank officer.


Sec. 5. The Recorder of each coun-
ty of this State shall keep two sets Of
well bound books for the record of the
sworn statements herein provided for,
respectively, one of which sets of
books shall be labeled, Statement,
of Banking Capital,o and the others
Statements of Banking Assets" and
said Recorder shall, upon the pay
ment of his fees for the same, record
separately said respective sworn state
ments in its appropriate book, and
shall keep a separate index of each of
said sets of books. Said original
sworn statements need not be ac-
knowledged in order to be recorded as
aforesaid, but must be verified as
aforesaid before some Judge or officer
of this State authorized to take affida-
Wits to be used before any Court in
this State, and shall always remain
and be kept on file in the office of said
Recorder.


Sec. 6. The Recorder of every coun-
ty in this State shall receive for re-
cording any of the sworn statements
herein provided for, for every folio,
twenty-five cents; and for noting on
any such sworn statement the time
when and the place where recorded,
twenty-five cents; and for certified
copies of such sworn statements, to
which any man paying for the same
shall be entitled, twenty-five cents
per folio.


Sec. Z. This Act shall take effect
from and after its passage.
Year: 1876

The law makes the trade dollar le-
gal tender to the amount of five dol
lars, and the creditor who refuses to
accept it in that sum forfeits his claim
on the debtor. This is law and cam
not be avoided. But the law does not
and can not compel the grocer to take
a trade dollar for a dollars worth of
undelivered sugar. The trade dollar
is legal tender on a liability in
Cured, but it is not legal tender for
a service unrendered or a considera-
tion not yet received. If the custom
er tenders the baker five trade dollars
on account of bread already received,
the baker declines the tender at the
risk of losing his money. But if the
customer calls for one dollars worth
OF bread and tenders trade dollar in
payment therefor, it is optional with
the baker to accept or refuse it, and
no violation of the law is consequent.
If railroad companies collected their
fare at the end of the journey, they
would, if rendered, be compelled to ac-
cept trade dollars to the amount of
five dollars, but as they receive the
remuneration before the service, their
right to say whether they will receive
that remuneration in trade dollars at
ninety or one hundred cents on the
dollar cannot be disputed. In collect
ing freight charges after the service of
transportation has been performed,
we belive railroad companies must re-
ceive trade dollars in the amount to
which they are legal tenders under
the law. But the argument that the
vender must accept ninety cents for
an article or service, the price OF
which Is one dollar, is not sound and
will fail to convince any one giving
the subject due attention. The law
may say that trade dollar is legal
tender on a liability assumed, but it
cannot force such acceptance on con.
tract not yet consumated.
Year: 1876

Some weeks ago the HERALD in an
article on Railroads in this part of the
State, incidentally mentioned the fact


that the Santa Monica railroad was


not and could not of itself be made a
paying investment. We did not then
give the reasons adducible in support
of the statement, because they were
so apparent that we supposed all un-
derstood and no one would dispute
them. The Evening Express, how
ever, either did not understand or
would not admit the facts and re-
sponded in an article intended to con-
vey the impression that the road was
paying a handsome profit, and that
our remarks had their origin in a de-
sire to injure both the road and its
owners. Nothing was further from
our thoughts. The read is but sixteen
miles long and does not connect with
any other road. The interior shipper
cannot receive his goods via Santa
Monica, for the reason that he will
impose on himself an extra expense
of carting his freight from one depot
to the other--a distance of half q
mile. If he does that he finds that
his freight charges on his goods from
Year: 1876

Los Angeles to San Bernardino, Ana
helm or any other part reached by
rail, is about the same as from the An
chorage at Wilmington. These cir
cumstances restrict the freighting bu-
siness of the road to shipments to and
from Los Angeles. Another reason is
that not all the steamers land at Santa
Monica. The passenger travel is now
too light to go far toward paying the
expense of running railroad, and
this will dwindle down to almost
nothing as soon as we have continu-
Gus rail from this city to San Fran
cisco. These facts, regret them as we
may, exist and we therefore maintain
that the only way to make the road
paying investment is to extend it into
the interior. If its owners have
money to do this, they may ultimate
ly find the balance on the right side
of the ledger.
Year: 1876

If we may credit the San Francisco
Chronicles New York correspondent,
JAY GOULD is, financially considered,
no more. The failure to control the
Pacific Mail and Panama Railroad
stock has so reduced the value of his
Union Pacific Railroad shares that he
is behind some eight or ten million
dollars. He is virtually broke with
out prospect OF recovering.
Year: 1876

To TILDEN more than any other
man is New York indebted for the
breaking up of the thieving practices
of TWEED and his gang, yet already
the Republican leaders and their jour-
nails charge him with being party to
the rascalities of the "Bossn and his
associates.
Year: 1876

We DO not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases indispensable, not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty CT good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

The surrender Of the Government into the
hands of solid South will be an invitation
for another war. Our. army and navy must
be kept in loyal hands, or loyal citizens will
be forced to face their engines OF destruction.
The only way to keep the peace is to main
tain in position the party that made it pos
Sihle
Year: 1876

its OF their respective states were greatly less
in value than their share of the public prop
erto, aud that, to admit the jurisdiction of
the United States within their domains,
would be to acknowledge foreign authority on
their soil,
Year: 1876

We can pride ourselves and confidently say that
in the above line of goods we can show the largest
stock in the city, best values and lowest prices,
which are very essential in these times.


Samples gladly given OF cut goods, which can
prove 1acts. sept4eod3m
Year: 1876

WHO was President in 1850? OF what party was
he the representative? How did large portion of
the Southern people regard his election? What did
they assert?


When did South Carolina secede? What did the
Charleston Convention declare? What did they
allege in justification of their conduct? What did
thev say in regard to the right OF secession?


What military posts did the seceders seize? Was
this generally done without bloodshed? Why? How
did the people OF the North like this? Row did the
seceders Justify themselves?
Year: 1876

There is a Swedenborgian who is
preaching on this theme. lie says
thero is mo truth in the bible or
in any other book" This, we sup
pose, includes the Swedanborgian
literature as well as all other litera-
ture, and is an inside opinion that
may be of interest to the buyers of
books. But an extreme position on
This subject has been taken before,
1t was taken when n person of in
quiring mind came to the Stagirite
and declared his opinion that there
was no such thing as truth, In
answer he was told that his own
opinion was either true or false. If
false, it called for no consideration;
but if it was true then there was
something true, and his position
failed. Perhaps the swedenborgiap
allows room enough in his theory
for his sermon, which, if not a book
now, will be, he hopes, Que Of these
days, But if his little grain Of
driyel is a sample Of truth and all
other literature Of error the world
is not likely to grow fonder of the
truth as time goes on,
Year: 1876

LONDON, Sept. y The admiralty have
received a letter from Mr.. Allan Young,
commander OF the steamer Pandora. which
is ma king q voyage TO the mouth OF Smiths
sound TO bring TO England any dispatches
which may have been deposited there by the
Arctic expedition under Captain Mares an
pouneing his arrival at Upper Navik on the
18TH OF July, he reports all well on board, ,
and sald he would proceed northward July
18th. The winds during the summer had
been from the southward, and were not cal
culated TO clear the ice from MIllville bay,
but as far as was visible from Upper Navik
the sea was clear. There was no news OF the
Arctic expedition
Year: 1876

FOOLING WITH A RATTLEsNAKE
man named NutIer was bitten by a rattle
snake few days ago in Sherwood Valley
while out fishing. The snake was crawling
In Its hole, and Nutter's companion sug
gesfed what sport 1t would be to tie q fish
line to the reptiles tail and drag IT home
Taken with the fancy, Nutter undertook the
tying job. The snake instantly turned and
bit ole of his fingers. First the pair killed
the snake, and then started for home TO get
whisky. On the way the wounded man suf-
Tered great pain, and his whole arm was
fearfully swollen. At last accounts he was
getting better.-l MendocinO Dslllocrnt 16Lh
Year: 1876

ACCIDENT AT GUNPowDER WORKS On
Wednesday evening at O'Clock a colored
man named Altemyer was severely Injured
while blasting rock at the storage lake, q an
powder water works. He was employed by
Copoon d Co., contractors. The man had
set eight blasts, and seven had exploded. He
returned 10 learn the reason for the failure
OF The other, and when he had approached to
within foot OF the rock the blast suddenly
exploded. His right leg was broken and he
sustained other IL juries, but it is believed he
will recover. He was properly taken care OF
by the contractors. RaH SIM 29th.
Year: 1876

The Medina Gazette comes to US
in mourning for the death of Hon.
Harrison g. Blake, which occurred
in that place on the 18th inst. after
brief illness, of pneumonia Mr..
Blake was formerly distinguished in
the politics of our State. Our older
readers viii remember the bitter
and protracted contest for Speaker
of the Senate in our State Legisla-
ture, in the winter of 1849-50, when
Mr.. Blake was elected on the 301st
ballot, after a continuous struggle
of Is days. He was Free Soil
Wing a. that time, and afterward
identified himself with the Republi-
can party. He served two terms in
Congress, the last of which was
during the first year of Mr.. Lin
coins administration, when, as
member of the Post Office Commit
tee, he originated the bill for the
establishment of the present money
order system. He was afterward
Colonel of the 166th o. V. I. He
was popular and effective speaker
in his younger days, but of late
years had taken but little active
part in politics, though still an ar
dent Republican. At the time of his
death was he little over 81 years of
age, having been born in Yer
mont in March, 1919. He came to
Medina in 1886, a poor boy, clerked
a while, then studied law, and by his
industry and talents finally worked
his way to the position of one of the
leading citizens of his town and
county. A good example for the
young men of the present day.
Year: 1876

TESTIMONIAL TO THE PREss.-It
would seem that newspaper editors
are either incorruptible Or not worth
corrupting. This we infer from Mr..
Bristow's response to the resolution
of inquiry asking for the names of
newspaper men to whom he had paid
money in connection with the whisky
prosecutions. The response reads
thus:


1.-The Secretary has the honor to
saw that he has neither knowledge
nor information of the payment OF
any sum of money by any such
officer (revenue agents, supervisors,
or attorneys) or person to any news
paper editor or correspondent, nor
any person whatever, nor has he
reason to suppose that any such
payment has been made.


So that let's newspaper men out OF
all suspicion of ''crookedness."
Year: 1876

A SIGNIFICANT FACT IN POLITICAL.
HISTORY is thus stated by one of our
contemporaries:


The Democratic newspapers and
youngsters have much to say about
Republican peculation and misrule;
but it is a fact that, in the history of
the country, it did not become nee
essary to make malfeasance in office
a penitentiary offense until official
stealing became common during the
administration of Van Buren,.
Year: 1876

The Gas Company of GAINESVILLE
has given notice that on and after
July 1st, it will reduce the price of
gas to two dollars and fifty cents per
thousand feet By their contract
they would have the privilege Of
of charging $500 per thousand for
six years to come, but have volun-
tarilv made this reduction.
Year: 1876

The Directors of the Springfield,
Jackson and Pomeroy Railroad had
a meeting in Cincinnati last week,
and declared the contract with the
Western Construction Company at
an end. They will in a short
time re let the work.
Year: 1876

How tn Renew Subscriptions.


When your time is out, don't wait till you have a
chance to come to town, or send the money by a
neighbor but enclose it in letter at once and hand
it to your P NJ. We toiH irresponsible II the money
is lost, from any post-offce in this county.


Subscribers outside of the county should send
money orders, when practicable, where the amount
is 81 or more. An order costs but 10 cents, which
the subscriber may deduct from the amount sent.
Year: 1876

JOHN T. AGxEw is one of our candidates
for Mayor We do not insist upon his cleo
tion whether the people want him or not.
but we believe they want q man of the kind
Of which this name is type.
Year: 1876

TAMMANY HALL is putting on its war paint
Ior the great battle of November. In other
words, the ward and election district
machinery of the party is being oiled and
creased. There was much business and
little powwow at the Wigwam yesterday.
Year: 1876

The arrest of LEDYARD, the Cashier
of TEMPLE d WORKMAN's Bank, is,
when we come to look at it, a rather
singular proceeding. First, the man
is arrested on charge of embezziDg
$16,500. Embezzlement is a criminal
offense, yet we cannot understand how
the taking of this amount of money
In the manner that he took it can be
construed into embezzlement, for the
transaction took place some two years
ago and the money was duly charged
up against him on the books of the
bank. This being the case, the pro-
prietOrs must have known that he
owed them the $16,50e, and after ac-
cepting it for two years as debt it
will be difficult, at this late day, to
shape it into embezzIement. Mr..
LEDYARD cannot be held on this COM
plant and his discharge will speedily
follow the hearing, which is now post
poned until some time next week.
Since his arrest for embezzlement a
civil action for the recovery of $500
has been commenced against Mr.. LED
YARD. No one knows better than the
plaintiffs in the case that not dollar
of the claim can be collected. Hewill
no doubt confess judgment and the
criminal action having been dismissed
nothing is to prevent him from going
Year: 1876

"new countries for to see." The en-
tire proceeding is singular to say the
least of it, and if we should give a
guess as to the motive which prompts
these actions, it would be that it is in
tended to drive LEDYARD into exile,
and then hold him up as the party
who has done all the mischief. By
this procedure, other parties who are
as deep in the mud, as the Cashier is
in the mire, will have freed them
selves of an accomplice, or partner
who might tell more than they wish
to have known, and be enabled to say
to the defrauded creditors, at was not
|, buS he that did it,"
Year: 1876

A DAY or two ago we published a
dispatch from San Bernardino which
read as though the MCFARLAND Bros.
had stolen some bullion and were
about to be captured. The truth is
that the MCFARLAND Bros. are among
the most respectable citizens of San
Bernardino county and it was fro M
them the bullion was stolen. We
published the dispatch just as receiv-
ed but in justice to the worthy gen.
tlemen whose good name could suffer
only where they are unknown, by the
transposed words of the item, we make
this explanation and trust those of our
contemporaries who have given pub
licity to the error will also make cor
rection..
Year: 1876

The recent fires in this city suggest
the necessity of more speedy way of
announcing the alarm of fire. In
most cases from ten to fifteen minutes
are lost in reaching the engine house
and giving the alarm, during which
time the fire is so far advanced that
nothing can be saved. The engines
are of no use except to prevent the
spread of the fire. A system of tele-
graph can be established at very low
cost, as follows: wire per mile at $40 /;
25 posts per mile at $3.50 cash, set up !;
insulators per mile S.; labor about
$50 per mile; the total cost per mile
to set up reaches Sl2O; one battery
$50. Construct one line to reach the
end of Sixth street at Pearl street.
One line down Main street towards
CHILDs. One line through upper Main
street. In each case follow the most
densely settled line. About four miles
Year: 1876

NEXT Monday Connecticut holds
her State election. The Republicans
boast that they will win the race and
so demoralize the Democrats that
they will let the Presidential election
go by default. The Democracy does
not demoralize so easily.
Year: 1876

Last Friday morning the mangled re- mains of an unknown man were found on the Naugatuck R. R. track. about a mile below Waterbury. 1t is supposed that he was a tramp, and he must have been lying on the track when the train passed over him or he would have been seen by the engineer.
Year: 1876

The news from South Carolina is ominous. This time the negroes attacked the whites and killed number of them. This is the direct result of the reign of terror insugarated by the Butler Democ- racy. and the white liners will learn to their sorrow that the day of bullyism is past.
Year: 1876

Semiramis, the Assyrian queen, is cred ited with the invention of weaving and Pliny accorded the invention of the Loom to the Egyptians, but it seems to be left to the Read Carpet Go. of Bridge port to perfect the weaving of carpeting. It is said that there are no goods more perfectly woven or more durable than these goods. Messrs. HALL x READ keep on hand all the patterns of the Co.,.

 and also very extensive assortment of Velvet Brussels and Venetian Carpeting.
Year: 1876

We hope there is n chance of Gov. Hawley's election in the First District. though the chances are probably against him. Such a man as he would really help Mir. Hayes reform the civil service. Most Congressmen will hinder all they dare
Year: 1876

The trial of Mrs. Irene House for shoot ing her husband. the noted divorce law yer of New York, is now progressing at Trenton New Jersey. Mrs. House was his clerk in the divorce business before their marriage, and his first wife conven- iently died in the streets in New York. The testimony shows that after their mar riage he often treated her brutally and during one of these humors of his, she shot him. The murderess is we'll known among the legal fraternity ill this

 county, as was her husband. She is very beautiful and fascinating and g

 shrewd business woman. A great deal of scandal is brought out in the trial, and the chief one is that brother of Orson House is awaiting her acquittal, which is probable, in order to marry her himself.
Year: 1876

The actual retrenchment effected bv the
late Congress over that of last wear "a he
tween eleven and twelve millions instead of
thirty as claimed. The increase of the cav
airy force by $500 men to fight the sayaees
will cost $1,5O0,0OO, which reduces the pre
vious economy of thirteen millions to eleven
and halt, The New York Tribune, speak,
ing of the retrenchment, remarks:


There are great many thoughtful voters in
the country who will say, in the first place,
that it was not difficult task or one that in.
Volved any great discrimination or any per-
sonal OF party sacrifices on the part of Demo-
cratic House to cut down the appropriations
ior Republican Administration. They had
everything to gain by making cheap reputa-
ton as reformers, and nOthing to lose by leav-
ing the several departments of government
under the disadvantage of a lack of sufficient
means TO carry on their business. There was
gain for them at both enes of the transaction.
Iney made themselves popular BY retreuch-
ment, ana their opponents unpopular by de-
prrElng them OF the means of administering
the government satisfactorily 1t was their
game, in fact, to cripple the resources of the
party in power. How far they have done this
IN the business OF retrenchment remains TO be
seen. Then, t1o, the fact will not be lost sight
OF by the voters TO whom Mr.. Randall appeals
that the Democratic party has not such a
record as the advocate of economy that this
spasm should be accepted at once and without
question as evidence of its actual spirit and
purpose. There is Mr.. Randall himself, who
has teen the leading spirit in all the retrench-
ment measures, the most IL dculent reformer Of
them all, who certainly is not fortunate in his
own record on this point. That gentleman was
quite willing, when he and his party had no re-
sponsiblity for legislation, not only to sit by
and see the expenses of the Govern ment in
creased by the notorious back-pay grab, but to
vote Tor and actively promote the passage of
the bill and put in his own pocket his share of
the proceeds. When Mr.. Randall rises in Con-
gress and claims credit for a reformer, voters
who bave memories will be very likely to look
behind his facts and figures for motives.
Year: 1876

From every part of the state come themost
lican canvass. Victoryi is not only assured,
but we have reason to believe that it will be
one of those old time victories which, for six
teen years, have electrified our brethren
throughout the country and given the key
note of national triumphs in November. Our
old foe recognizes his defeat. He is on the
run. We have only to follow up the good
work begun to roll up majority of FIFTEEN
THOUSAND. Now, as in the past, the enemy
will growl and howl. We know the tactics of
PILLsSURY, EMERY & Co. They lead as in
1864, 1868 and 1872. Give no heed to their
assaults, their charges and their desperate eff
forts to create dissepsions in Republican
ranks. They lied in 1864, in 1868 and in
1872. They have met with no change of
heart or purpose. Let us keep steadily but
earnestly at our work, which is to take EVERY
legitimate means to bring out every REPUB-
LICAN VOTE. See that your neighbor is in
terested. Watch against the wiles Of the old
foe. Meet him at every point. A little over
two weeks remain. In that time one earnest
Republican in every neighborhood or school
district in Maine can increase our majority
more than FIVE THOUSAND VOTES.


Republicans of Maine: THE SKIES ARE
BRIGHT. VICTORY AWAITS Us. PUSH ON
THE COLUMN!