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Year: 1876

An OLD, OLD SToRY.-We learn from
Cincinnati friend "that young man VINO
claims to live in Richmond, Va, who had
been on visit to friends in Missouri, and
who was on his way home, reported to Col
onel Wood Friday that he had been robbed
in Third-street bagnio OF $780, 1t was the
old story. tie met d friend at the depot
who was trying to dispose OF a carload OF
hay. They drank together several times,
then visited bagnio, when greeny gave
his wealth to the hay merchant for safe
keeping for "a little while While greeny
received the attentions OF one OF the girls
the hay merchant Disappeared


Now. amt "greeny" nice one to repre-
sent Richmond! His case stands out in
bold relief by the side Of hay merchant OF
our city who had the misfortune to meet
with the worst boy in Richmond. The boy
told the hay man to empty his two-ton load
in the back yard of an old lady who was
deaf. He claimed that the old lady was his
mother-in-law, when in reality she knew
no more about him than our average run
of newspaper men know about rellglon.
The load Of hay was emptled IN her Dack
ward, and when the driver came to the front
door to ask the old lady for his pay she looked
upon him with visage like athunder-cioud.
She called him an impostor, and accused hlm
OF imposing upon an old and lonely female
He showed her the load Of hay in her back
ward. She told him to take it away, and re-
marked that darkies were bigger fools now
than ever. The darky worked two hours,
cot his load back on his cart, and solllo-
auized thusly: "Niggers is called fools. l
b'lieve dey are in giner'l; but Ell man OF
boy ever catch dis hay goin' out'n dis cart
before de backabiities is put down, den As
nigger gwine 'vaporate." Would that our
friend in Cincinnati had adopted the same
Year: 1876

Able, earnest, and harmonious, they dis
cuss the issues raised by the Democratic
platform fully and freely. There is no shift
ing or evasion in either OF these letters, and
the country now knows exactly where Til.
den and Hendricks stand on all the guess
tions involved in this campaign.
Year: 1876

The letters of the Democratic candidates for
President and Vice-President of the United
States appear in to-day's Gazette and calm
and unprejudiced perusal OF them will, it
seems to us, not only confirm the determl-
nation OF every Democrat and Conservative
in the country to support his party's ticket,
but induce all who are really IN favor OF
reform and the restoration OF the Govern,
,nent TO honest, capable, efficient, and
dignitied hands, to vote for the two men,
VIC II such q consummation be possible,
can accomplish that desirable result.
Year: 1876

for its work. It is somewhat circumloctI-
tory and stubborniy mathematical in reach-
Ing its conclusions on the financial issue, but
men OF, diverse theories as to resumption
will read it and wonder why they find SO
little in it to dissent from.
Year: 1876

OF Mr.. Hcndricks's letter it is hardly ne
cessary to say more than that it is all that Gov
ernor Tiden's is not q very bitter, narrow,
offensive, partisan document. The two are
in marked and decided contrast with each
other throughout. Nothing could be in
worse taste than the small partisanship and
low demagogism with which Mr.. Hendricks
has seen fit to discuss the political situation
in this letter OF acceptance.
Year: 1876

They are both extremely interesting pub
lie documents, and will no doubt attract
universal attention. When we have had
time to properly digest them, we shall take
occasion to express our views OF their char
acter and contents.
Year: 1876

Mr.. Tilden is shrewd, intelligent law
yer, and his letter is a special plea for his
party and himself, and,~ like most OF his
messages, is in the nature Of polltlcai
essay OF suitable length for quarterly mag
azine. Aside from the demagogic attempt
to hold the Republican party responsible
for all the ills OF the time, there Is much IN
the letter that is sound and commendaDle.
Year: 1876

Our religious contemporaries were so busy
this week preparing for the centennial ma
tional anniversary, and waiting withal per-
haps for the news from ST. Louis, they could
not get out their issues on time. At least
they could not get them to this Office until
the third day after publication, when the
HERALD of corresponding date had almost
crossed the continent. We do not see much
in them editorially that was worth waiting so
long for. The Christian Union thinks there is
not much profit in requesting Young Amer
lea to drop his fuse for the moment and
dwell upon the lessons which the day is cal
culated to inculcate, for the young gentleman
would be very likely to redouble the explo-
sion of his combustibles. The primal and
rights-rghts !! The cry Of the past century,
says the Union, has been all for rights. Sup
pose now, it adds, we inaugurate q CEN
tury Of which the good record will be
that the people attended to their correspond
ing political duties. The Christian Leader
eulogizes the heroes of 1776 whose descend
ants we strange people should be did not
the land resound with rejoicings next Tues
day as our first century of national life is
rounded. And of propitious omen it is that
as the day draws nigh the pulses of forty mill
ions of people beat at fever heat. The Bap-
tist Weekly thinks the retrospect and the
prospects whether viewed in relation to our
political or religious progress and possibili-
ties, are beyond description inspiring; and,
feeling this, there will be no bounds to the
enthusiasm characterizing the celebration
and no limit to the pious and patriotic DEM
onstratons of our JOY. The occasion will
justify the most jubilant delight, and nothing
short of a rapturous commemoration OF the
day will be adapted to its designs.


The Church journal thinks vast changes
have taken place in the conditions of Amer
lean life during the last century or half CEN
tury, but the deep meaning for the indi-
vidual and the nation-socially, intel
lectually and spiritually-of many of these
changes they do not see. Indeed the tenn
per in which the centennial celebration
itself has been gotten up and carried on is this
same shallow and boastful temper, and moth
ing perhaps can be worse for the country than
the drumming and trumpeting, the bluster,
boast and blare with which it is entering on
second century. Manifes.ly the Journal
editors will not fire away much powder on
Tuesday. The Je,cish Messenger overfows
with patriotism. 1t places the starry flag at
the head of its editorial columns. and feels
the throb of that mighty impulse which
directs the mass of American citizens in
their universal Difference to the centennial
idea. Ii would have the people resolve that
whatever partisans may propose they (the
pcople) will rescue themselves from the
slough of despond into which self
ish politicians, grasping spectators, nm
patriotic and unwise legislators have plunged
them. The people will save themselves from
Year: 1876

Ireland has at last chosen the champions
who are to support her pretensions to the
highest skill in the use of the rifle and
endeavor to regain the prestige lost last year
at Creedmoor. This time the best men have
been selected by series of tests that left
nothing to accident, and, though the scores
as reported are not higher than have been
made by our own marksmen, they are so
high AS to command respectful attention and
make it certain that to carry off the victory
will be no child's play. Only three members
Of the Irish team which was defeated at
Creedmoor have succeeded in winning
places on the new team. They are
Messrs. Johnson, Rigby aud Miner, and
some idea of the quality of tho men,
bers of the new team may be formed
when il il known that SO reliable shot as
Mr.. Rigby only secured the twelfth place
in the order of merit while brilliant marks
men like Wilson were defeated after a
most searching competition by new candi-
dates. As new men have in the American
team also taken the lead putting even the
famous Fulton we'll down in the order of
merit, we have no reason to fear the result,
though Ireland has certainly picked her best
men and Scotland will send team that is
thought to be still more formidable than
their Irish rivals. We have no knowledge
what is doing up in Canada, but a
formidable team may be looked for
from that sturdy Dominion. 1t is to
be regretted that English sensitiveness has
prevented the sending of a team, because
the absence Of representatives from ''Old
England" will be regarded by many IS a
confession of weakness still more than
an exhibition of pique But with the rep
resentative teams already organized there
is assured a magnificent struggle for the
rife championship of the world which will
transcend in interest any competition that
has yet taken place. II will be truly
Olympian struggle and will crown the vic
tors with laurels that will last for hundred
years. Our champions should work un-
ceasingly to perfect themselves, knowing
the formidable rivals that are coming from
east and west to carry off the palm of VIC
tory,
Year: 1876

The TURTLES FR1END.-Mr. Bergh has
been unsuccessful in his benevolent attempt
to punish fshman for turning turtle on
its back and tying its fippers with string
passed through them. The evidence was
conflicting. One of Mr.. Bergh's men found
supine turtle ct the fshman's store Hs
felt its pulse, and on gazing in its eyes
found they had an agonized look. Ths
other side declared that turtle on its lower
shell when out of the water was really q
pitiable object, that the look of agony
which Bergh's man described was in reality
smile of the most exquisite kind. Two
turtles were produced in court, but as they
were not in the form of soup or steak His
Honor would do nothing to help them into
their natural position; SO the case concluded
with tears for the turtles by Mr. Bergh and
general smacking of lips by the spectators
Stand by the old horse, Mr. Bergh.
Year: 1876

The case Of Yaryan would be one of no
special significance if it did not involve in
its solution the whole story of the relations
of the President and Mr.. Bristow growing
out of the Whiskey Ring trials at st. Louis.
1t is not to be assumed that Yaryan had
prescriptive right to the Office he held in the
Treasury Department or that the President
was right or wrong in compelling his dis
missal. Under any administration and un-
der almost any circumstances a revenue de-
tective could be employed or dismissed
without provoking word Of comment, and
the mere fact that Yaryan finds such vehe-
ment defenders at the same time that the
Presidential wrath falls so fiercely upon him
is proof that his case is out of the ordinary.
On the one hand we find that he was CON-
pletely in the confidence of Secretary Bris-
tow and Solicitor Bluford Wilson, while
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Pratt in
dorses him for intelligence, judgment. zeal
and strict integrity" On the other hand are
grave charges of levying blackmail upon the
st. Louis distillers and rectifers and direct
intimations of conspiracy to injure the
President and his household. It will thus
be seen that the gravity of the case is not all
dependent upon any question relating merely
to Yaryan as a Treasury official, but that
it gets its importance from the Endorsements
of Bristow, Pratt and Wilson and the alleged
basis of the Presidents action. The only
question is whether the allegations testified
to by Moore are true. If they are true it
reflects no credit upon the Treasury officials
who so warmly indorsed Yaryan; for if they
did not know Yaryan's real character they
should have known it before giving him so
strong character. If they are not true
the President has acted precipitately and
without due regard either to his own dignity
or to the dignity of his high office. In either
case the whole truth must be clearly and
judicially established. We shave had enough
of piecemeal investigation and unsatisfactory
trials. The culprits in this case may or may
not be Yaryan and Brasher, but the issue is
between the Presidents official household on
the one hand and Mr.. Bristow and his Off
too clearly defined to be mistaken, and in
Yaryan's trial 1t can be conclusively settled,
at least to the understanding if not the salts
faction of the country. If Yaryan only was
involved he would soon drop out of sight !;
but the higher question must not be left to
be banded about in the Presidential can
vass, and so the charges against him must
be brought to speedy and, if possible q
satisfactory trial.
Year: 1876

The House MURD1R---A divorce lawyer
named House, who has been instrumental
in causing great misery among the married,
was shot and killed by his own wife yester.
day. He had accumulated q large sum Of
money by his sinister profession, which
was to procure divorce upon the slightest
cause by jugglery with the laws OF
different States He was arrested for some
practice of the kind in Connecticut about
five years ago, and the wife who put bullet
in his brain yesterday was his constant
attendant in his trouble Released on bail,
he never risked himself in that direction
again. The woman who committed the
deed was once the wife of another, and,
it is stated became Mrs. House through
an application of that divorce lawyers
professional skill. His invention returned
to plague him. He was hoist by his own
petard. The crime of Mrs. House, Whatever
it's circumstances, bears one comment
namely, that those who make themselves
the channels of misery to so many should
never be surprised when the contempt for
decency and rectitude, which has been their
rule of life, should lead to terrible conse-
quences to themselves.
Year: 1876

How THE GHOSTS WILL GRoAN through the
chnrchyards tonight how the spooks will
hover Indignantly over the world how the
ghoul, with his verdigris face and moulder-
Ing eyes aud furry lips. will blow harsh
music from the human bones he has been
picking how the spectre, the bogy and the
rest of the uncanny things that belong to
the next world will stream about aud flap
cold, clammy hands against mortal faces
judge has said that certain Fay who calls
spirits from under the table with rap
must take ont license as juggler Only
fancy the tyranny of the thing. The long
haired and tho blue umbrollaed male and
female beings who sit in the spirit circle
and cry ''Shame!" when sceptic sneers,
will have an awful revenge Judge Dono-
hue, beware!
Year: 1876

THE RECENT TuoBoAr EXPLOSION at pier
3S on the North River. by which three lives
were lost and large amount of property
destroyed was caused by that frequent
source OF destruction to steam boilers--low
water. In commenting on this terrible
affair the morning alter the explosion we
pointed out clearly the cause Of the disaster,
and our opinion has been fully borne
out by the examination OF the wreck
made by the local inspectors of
steam boilers. the exposure of the
crown sheet by the escape of the water
through the fusible plughoe made the
destruction of the boiler matter of only
few minutes, especially when the blower
was in operation forcing the draft, and, con-
sequently, increasing the production of
steam. The lesson taught by the Workman
explosion is so old that we fear it will have
little effect in teaching caution to engineers
and the necessity of watchfulness to firemen.
Year: 1876

IuE FRENCH WoRKNGMES now visiting
our shores are bent on enjoying themselves
thoroughly during their stay in New York.
When they have seen the wonders of our
Centennial show and visited some of our big
cities they will be able to form an idea of
what the Republic has accomplished for us
more loyal to the idea of popular govern
uent for their own country.
Year: 1876

Oun JUVENILE YAcHTsMEN had a grand re-
gatta with their tiny craft on the lake at
Prospect Park yesterday. The day was very
favorable for the sport and the racing
excellent This amusement has become one
of the regular attractions of Prospect Park
and improves in character as the experience
OF the young yachtsmen increases
Year: 1876

telligence Of our grown-up citizens The most
lamentable results may follow. Small can
non have been sold by the hundred, with the
bore of an ordinary musket, and capable OF
holding large charges of powder. Any OF
these dangerous playthings found in the
after the Fourth.
Year: 1876

TRx MONMOUTH PARK RACES yesterday
were very successful but the Fourth of July
is the great Jersey horsefesh day. and we
have no doubt that the trip down the Bay
and the run to the track will draw off
goodly share of New Workers from the whzz
and bang of the centennial crackers.
Year: 1876

GAMBErTA, who is chairman of the Budget
Committee Of the Chamber of Deputies, is
resolved that so far cutting off pensions
can do it no roots of the late Empire shall
draw sap from the Treasury of the French
Republic
Year: 1876

THE FoUR-IN-HAND CIUR-We extract
from London paper the story of the meet
of the Four-in- Hand Club in Hyde Park. 1t
was a brilliant event and remarkable as
having taken place in fine weather
Year: 1876

THE LATE JAMES HNcKLEY.-Saturday
afternoon witnessed at the Chestnut street
church the last sad rites over the remains of
James Hinckley. There have been losses in
our city of men more generally known to the
public: but seldom loss more keenly felt by a
very large circle of the younger portion OF our
community, particularly among those with
whom he was intimately connected and &C.
quainted. His age was only twenty-eight
years and he was in the midst of business
career that held out to him the most flattering
promises. From his early boyhood he acquir'
ed great taste for business, and from the
time of his school days and before he complet-
ed his studies, to within less than year of his
death, he was in the employ of j. Winslow
Jones, for many years when Mr.. Jones was
away taking the entire management of the
business. Being naturally quick he was one of
the best and most thorough accountants in the
city, and developed great taste for business,
particularly the branch he has been so familiar
with all his life.


For the past year he had associated himself
with partner in Baltimore, and with
untiring energy and ability the two in a fe "
months built up business from which they
were already reaping handsome returns, and
which promised them fortune in the future.
But alas! how uncertain is life. Cut down
just as he was beginning to live. The sultry
town where so many flee to avoid the scourge
of our climate only tended to hasten a disease
of which at home he had only slight symptoms.
Thinking that he could use the same exertion
as in the exhilerating climate of his native city
he came home in October utterly prostrated
with malarial fever, which terminated in quick
consumption, against which the best medical
skill had no influence.


The services at the church were exceedingly
solemn and impressive. His casket was liter
ally loaded and bountifully arrayed and sur
rounded with flowers sent from all over the
country and by his numerous friends in the
city. And how true that in love as we'll as in
riches, ones wealth is not known till after he
is gone
Year: 1876

this that and the other. The danger is that
those interested in the matters on which the
Senator sits will make a raid on his cushion
and unseat him. When number of very gen.
orally good men get interested over particular
matter, they will do strange things.


STATE PENSIONS


The recent meetings of the Grand Army Of
the Department of Maine took action looking
to more libe-al execution of the law provid-
ing for the pensoning of soldiers who were
disabled in Maine regiments, and the widows,
orphans and parents of such as lost their lives
in the service. There is undoubtedly good
ground for the action of the Grand Army boys
1t is possible that those who have administered
the law have taken more pride in being able to
state that the expenditures for pensions this
year were three or five thousand dollars less
than last, and that, in order to accomplish this
result, number of those who have right to
claim that the state will keep its pledges of
1S64-5 to them have suffered for the mere pit
tance the state provides.


Doubtless the people of Maine feel the burden
OF taxation grievously enough, and that they
wish their servants to reduce the appropriations
to the lowest limit, but one cannot believe that
the people of Maine, who were so patriotic in
the late war; would now decline to be taxed to
care for their MANNED brothers who perilled
life and lost limb and health for national honor.
One is not prepared to believe that the State of
Maine will break its promise to the men who
went to the front and never returned that their
dependent ores should not suffer. Neverthe-
less there is every reason to believe that there
are scores in our cities and towns whose appli-
cations have been refused, who eat the very
scanty bread of poverty-many deserving sol
diers' widows and orphans who shiver over low
fires in wretched tenements. If we neglect
these people we have no right to ask Gods
mercy S.
Year: 1876

THE MUsEUM.-At the Museum this even
ing the fiue play of ''Eileen Oge," which has
been for long time in preparation. and for
which Messrs Richards and Page have been
getting up scenery and stage effects for some
weeks, will be put on the boards. The scenery
is beautiful. The opening act shows the Lake
Of Killarny. In the second act Eileen's cottage
is presented. AS she dreams the walls of the
cottage fade away, and her lover. UDonnell, is
seen prisoner on a rock in mid ocean. Again
the scene changes, and O'Donnelps rescue is
pictured. Act third gives a beautiful lake
scene with charming rustic bridge. The Sec
ond scene is a farm yard, with bayfield, in
the middle distance, and landscape stretch
ing away in the rear. 1t is this scene in which
the peasant dance occurs. The third scene is
the interior of the old mill by moonlight


This beautiful scenery, the fine cast the
charming music, and the rapid movement aud
interesting plot of the play ought to make it
one of the most popular ever brought out
in Portland.


The following is the cast of the "Eeen
Year: 1876

STABBING AFFRAY.-Quite a serious stabbng
affray took place at Stenborn's sailor boarding
house on Commercial street, yesterday morn
ing. From the account given of the affair. it
seems that a sailor stopping at tho house Sat-
urday night was robbed in the evening and in
the morning he refused to pay his board, for
the simple reason that he had no money, when


some one seized knife and stabbed him in the


hand No arrests were made.