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Year: 1876

A YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY
This morning,a mill Creek Hundred
farmer came in town looking for a
young man lately in his employ. Sat
urday the young man came to town
with a load of corn, which be sold for
cash. He then put up the team at a
hotel, and has since made himself in
visible to his friends. The victimized
farmer left his complaint at the police
Station.
Year: 1876

In the Lower lake region and tin
Middle States barometer increasing,
northeast to southwest winds, rising
temperature and increasing cloudiness
succeeded by rain during the night
in the latter.
Year: 1876

ness is stagnant and men will not take money
out of the banks to do business with. That is
the present difficulty.


Mr.. Powers then referred to his own section.
The rate ruled higher in the new counties than
in Older ones. This was natural The Houlton
savings bank let money at eight per cent Fort
Fairfield recently made loan at rates VARYING
from to IL per cent 1t could not have OBJ
tained money at that rate six or eight years
since. He represented borrowers, and he was
confident that they do not desire any change in
the law of interest. They wanted no go-be-
tween curb stone broker to 60 between them
and the lender


Mr.. Lynch of Machias, said that the main
questlon With him was what was the highest
fate OF interest any man in any industrial bus
mess IN Maine can pay. He had made extend
ed inquiries. and the universal answer is that
no man can pay more than six per cent. He
held that the present law had increased the
rate of interest in Maine. In his own locality
there were men who had surplus of money
which they loaned to safe business men at six
per cent. Under this law the effect had been
different. A savings bank was instituted and
into that bank went all the money in that vi
cinity. That bank regulates the rate of inter-
est and has fixed the same at per cent. The
result has been disastrous. 1t has been said
that the law would be broken and thus make
the parties criminals. This would be light of.
fence compared with the taking of runous rates
under the present law. The borrower as always
at the mercy of the lender. The lender is cool,
exactiug and cautious The borrower is excit-
ed, unwary and often deluded. He was fit
victim for the sharp and often merciless lend
er, who would take the highest possible rate.
Year: 1876

Especial to the Press


AUGUSTA, Feb. 1.-The committee of the
Republican caucus met this morning and
agreed to report to the Republican caucus of
Thursday evening plan for state organiza-
tion to be called the Blaine Club. The delega-
tion from each county is to select member,
who shall constitute general committee.
This general committee are to elect presi-
dent, corresponding secretary and executive
committee of three. A large number Of gen.
tlemen have signified their intention of attend
ing the Cincinnati convention, and steps have
been taken to establish Maine headquarters
in that city. S.
Year: 1876

A ONE handsomely furnished suite of five
M Hight ROOMS with private bath and two dressing
rooms % let with private table, In house $50 Mad
s0naye ALSO smaller suite house appoint first
class references renured and given.
Year: 1876

Matters were quiet in the Massillon and
other M ming districts of Ohio yesterday
morning. On Tuesday evening shots were
fired at the Warrington miners. but no one
seems to have been injured, and the new
men went to work in the Warrington mine
Yesterday morning under protection of the
militia. The strikers say they will never
resume work at the reduced rates.
Year: 1876

Fever is making sad havoc among the
Americans in Rome. During the past
week nine dead bodies (of our citizens)
were sent to Leghorn to await Transports
ton to the United States. The excavations
now being carried on at the Campus are
said to be the cause Of the sickness.
York Herald Letter.
Year: 1876

NEW YORK, November Ex-senator
Blaine in conversation with the reporters
said there was no foundation Tor the
Washington rumor, connecting his name
with the presidency OF the Senate. The
tradition of the Senate, parliamentary
usuage and his own personal wishes
would be equally against such step.
1t was case in which he could not If ne
would, and he most assuredly would Lot
if he could.


The commisssry and quarter masters
stores on Bed!oes Island in this harbor
were destroyed, the building in which
they were placed being burned down.
Year: 1876

We hope our friends will not be DIS
this morning because our
chsntacleer is not on duty. He Is having
his gstfs properly trimmed and under
going the necessary training to make
him ready for an airing on the 9th OF
March, when Uncle Sammy j. TILDEN
will be inaugurated just as certain as the
American people believe in justice and
that right shall triumph.
Year: 1876

WAsHINGToE, November 2O.-The
Secretary OF the Navy, in response to in.
quiries regarding the rumors of the con-
centration of the naval force in this
vicinity, emphatical Y denies their truth.
He said the vessels OF the navy are par.
suing their usual routine OF duty, with
out extra orders, and that there was
nothing In the way OF recent sug-
gestion or direction from the
Navy Department to the com
manders of the vessels which possibly
could be- construed into an act which
should occasion the slightest sensation or
excitement. The troops now in Wash
gton will remsin at least until after th"
Presidential Inauguration, as It is usual
TO have military escort on such occs.
stems, both as a guard OF honor and in
order to suppress any serious disturbance
which might possibly occur.
Year: 1876

PRESIDENT GRANT, Zach Chandler "
Go. are concentrating the troops in and
around Washington. Is it threat and
menace against the will of the people?
Or perhaps it is the preliminary step to
encircIing the host Of office holders IN
Washington with bsyonets in order to
perpetuate their positions. Likely it is
both. for one hinges on the other. With
such demonstrations rs these what would
our liberties be worth four years
hence2 Barely not worth the mention.
The swapping turtle tenacity with which
they hold on to their lease of power
against the will of the ballot box, Is one
OF the worst and most dangerous lndicS-
t,ons of the eventual overthrow OF poPu-
lar government that has yet presented
itself.
Year: 1876

walker Watching the Course.


Special to for the Register.


POINT PLEASANT, May 26.-To-day
Mason County held its convention TO
appoint delegates to the State Demo
cratic Congressional Convention. There
has been a persistent effort from the
first to make Walker county of Mason.
1t became evident early in the day that
there would be a bitter fight on instruct
ing delegates for him. After the dele
gates to the Congressional Convention
were selected, 1t was apparent that the
Walker element was not strong enough
to instruct unless they could get some
further aid. It was soon known and un-
derstood that Hon. p. q. Eastman would
be warmly endorsed by the convention
for Governor. This fact was seized upon
by the friends of Walker. A resolution
endorsing jointly Mr.. Eastman and MIR.
Walker was reportsd by the Committee
as we'll as one deemlng it ine1pedient to
instruct for any one. This latter reso-
luton, for the sake Of harmony AMI for
the sake of preserving good feeling, was
adopted. At the same time the delegates
to the State Convention expressed them
selves warmly and loudly in favor OF the
nomination of Mr.. Eastman for Governor
In the convention he viii receive the
solid vote of Mason county. Thus it will
be seen that our county was willing to
concede much in order to preserve har-
mony and good feeling, without which
success could not be attained. Messrs.
Hereford, Kenna and Walker all have
friends in the county and will get votes
in the Con gressional convention.
Year: 1876

THE PROPER SENrIMENT.-lt is credi-
table to thedemocratic party, in and ont
Congress, that its representative men
and journals ere calling for a thorough
exposure of rottenness in the civil ser,
vice of the country. They demand that
whatever has been covered up shall
be brought to light, and that "no gull.
ty man shall escape" however high
high his position or irreproachable il
reputation he may have been hitherto
considered to be. In no other way
can purification be effected, and the
opportunity for exposure is felt to be
more favorable at the present time
thar it is likely to be hereafter. The
republican press, where it is unfetter-
ed by party shackles, acknowledges
that the democratic majority in the
lower House of Congress is perform
ing DO more than a duty by ordering
Investigations into crimes heretofore
not suspected, or, if suspected, which
they were unable from surrounding
circumstances TO reach. A fair sam,
pie of the desire for complete IN
earthing of abuses, is contained in the
following remarks of the Chicago
Tribune, paper which has uniform
ly and ably supported the administra-
ton. That journal says:


There is no use in mincing matters now.
Nothing can happen, nothing can be proved,
worse than has already happened and been
proved. Much worse will befall, however,
if the republican party shows any timidity
In going 10 the bottom of the sink 1t is idle
to talk about the disgrace of exposure TO the
eyes of the world in the centennial year,
for the exposure has already been made. The
way 10 recover our lost credit is to pursue
the rascals with the utmost diligence, and 10
lash them wherever found. Then the repub-
| lican party must cut loose from all doubtful
characters, demand new deal, and make lis
| appeal to the country on basis OF clear and
indisputable purpose TO reform the civil ser
vice from top TO bottom. No halfway meas
| ures will answer how.
Year: 1876

A New JERSEY SENTENCE.-There
can be no sadder spectacle than that
of man sixty years old, who has
been trusted by his State and found
feloniously wanting, and who is STAN
ding in tears at the bar Of justice TO
listen to a Judgment which e0nsigus
him to ignominious and laborious I'M
prisonment. At this time, when the
public mind is unusually interested
in the matter Of official malfeasance,
it may be dismally eonsoling to know
that Sooy, the detaulting State Treas
urer of New Jersey, was sentenced
on the 18th ult. TO CONTINENT in the
State Prison for term of three years.
In this case no time has been wasted
in talking of impeachment, and no
difficulty experienced in finding out a
sufficient and legal way of dealing
with the offender.
Year: 1876

CREDIr GIVEN on FALSE REPREsEy-
TATIoNS.-The Massachusetts Supreme
Court has just decided an important
commercial question 10 case where
the seller of a bill of goods was Undue
ed to accept in payment the note of
an insolvent, Known by the buyer at
the time to be so. It was alleged by
the defendant that the note was re-
ceired after full inquiry by the plain
tiff, and that the later had the same
opportunity for ascertaining the per
cnaiary responsibility of the insolvent
A. he himself had. The jury, howev.
ct, gave a verdict for the plaintiffs,
ana The Supreme Court, in overruling
exceptions, declares that " it is not nee
esSary that the false representations
should be the sole cause for which the
plaintiffs parted With their property"
Year: 1876

The bill passed by the House OF
Representatives making it criminal
act for Federal officials and persons
employed by the Government and also
any candidate for public Office TO solicit,
receive or give any money for political
purposes, is one which commends itself
TO the better class of citizens Of the
United States, and if the Senate pass
es it ana the President approves the
same, will do much in doing away with
political corruption.
Year: 1876

The wiser portion of the democrats
ic press is beginning to see that the
only way for the party to make any
sure progress in the confidence of the
people is TO pursue all Investigations
fearlessly, whether the culprits are re-
publicans or democrats. The pofcy of
following a trail ill pair of demoN
cratic coat-tails is discovered and then
precipitateIy abandoning it, does not
strike these journals as either wise or
polite.
Year: 1876

DEMAND FoR SToCk-We notice the arri-
val in Portland of two men who desire TO
buy 10000 head of cattle for the Eastern
markets. These men are coming east Of the
mountains, and expect to make their pur-
ehases mainly in this valley and Eastern
Oregon 1t is now quite evident that there
will be brisk demand for stock, and with
this demand corresponding increase in
price.
Year: 1876

MARSH MIILARD, q well known citizen Of
Portland, and man who had many friends
all through the country, fell from e wharf
in that city few days since, and before be
could Be rescued life was extinct. We knew
the deceased well, and always found him an
upright, honorable man
Year: 1876

The anti-Chinese excitement is sub
siding to great extent The Senate
Commission and the commissions which
were authorized by the two Houses of
Congress ought to throw sufficient light
on this question to place it before the
people Of the East in its full significance.
Acts of mob violence would only have
neutralzed the good which careful, un-
prejndiced examination of the subject is
certain to accomplish. We may now
l)ok for relief from the threatening evil.
Year: 1876

ABOUT now Ia WAs-Some OF the
Democratic pauers are inclined to award
great credit to Tl1en for the reason that he
"threw of" on his old partner, Tweed,
when that eminent Democrat got into a
little difficulty on account of certain f.
nancial transactions. Tilden did no
more in the matter than he could help
doing. The truth of the business when
sifted out is just this-that Tweed was
convicted by Republican jury, senten-
ced by Republican judge, given into
charge ofa Democratic Sheriff and esoap-
ed in the true Democratic style.
Year: 1876

The Richmond Dispatch says: I'VE
cannot too highly commend Governor
Hayes letter accepting the Republican
nomination for the Presidency. 1t it the
first letter written since the war by any
R,pubican running for high office in
which proper spirit was manifested
when speaking Of the South"
Year: 1876

A SHASTA blacksmith heated one end
OF nm iron, laid it down and then picked
it up by the wrong end He holds him
selfin rea illness to contract for considera-
BILE work to be done when. the weather
get cooler.
Year: 1876

AN Iowa Justice of the Peace refused
to fne man for kissing a girl against
her will becau'e, when the lass came in
10 Court, ne was obliged to ho d on to
the arms Of his chair to keep from kiss
ing her himself.
Year: 1876

A RoBBER who was recently arrested
for breaking into and entering IA store in
St. Loai7 told the officer that it amused
him to see folks put two or three strong
locks on their front door, aud then fasten
the back door with II button.
Year: 1876

About the year 1910 there lived in the
village OF Stapleton, Staten Island, a boy
who. much 10 his parents displeasure,
was disiuclined TO go to school, and
inclined 10 sci up for himself. He disliked
books, and looked upon the school-house
as prison. lie was neither Ounce nor
an icler, but on the contrary was inquis-
tive and avaricious OF information. He
sought 1t through observation and exper-
iment. When sixteen years Of age, the
10y desired TO be his own master, and to
live independently on his own earnings.
He begged again and again of his father
to give him boat that he might earn his
living. The father refused, but was finally
outwitted by the persistent son. The
story is thus told


Finally his father, who was about to
be absent for some days, gave him job
of farm work to do, promising him that
if the work was done within given
time, he would furnish him money TO buy
the boat. The stint was an impossible
one, as the father well knew, and he went
away chucklipg.


But the boys wits were equal to his
fathers cunning, and scarcely was the
latter out of sight, when the son marsh
allied his playmates. with whom he was
popular. and the task was entered upon
with host of assistants.


Within the given time, and several
days before the fathers expected return
the work was finished, and well done -
Then the lad ran to his mother and de-
manded The ful6lment of The contract.


The mother, opposed to the boat enter
prise, attempted to put him off, telling
him that the bargain was with his father,
and he must wait until the fathers return
Year: 1876

4 blacksmith had in his possession. but
under mortgage, house and piece of
land. Like many others, be was at one
time fond of the social glass. but was
happily induced by friend to join the
temperance society. About three months
after. he observed his wife one morning
busily engaged in planting rosebushes
and fruit trees. "Mary," said he, al have
owned this lot for five years, and yet
have never known you to care to improve
it in this manner" Indeed replied
the smiling wife, 81 had no heart to do it
until you gave up drink. had often
thought of 1t before, but was persuaded
that should do it. some stranger would
pluck the roses and eat the fruit. Now,
with Gods blessing. this cot will be ours
and we and o1r children may expect TO
enjoy the produce We shall pluck the
roses and eat the fruit" And they did.
Their cottage was known as the prettiest
in the neighborhood.
Year: 1876

Our acquaintance with Mount Wash
ington began back in our school days,
when we were mere boy. That acquair-
tapce we have not let die. From time to
time we have renewed those early asso-
Citations, and though at times this grand
old mountain, like reserved maiden. coy
and fckle, conceals herself in veil OF
mist from the view OF man, yet in her
sunny moods she is smiling and gracious
with some new joy and fresh attraction,
not seen and felt before. In these, her
happy hours, when her brow is unveiled
and her face is beaming with the light,
you forget the frown and reserve of the
naughty less, in her delightful entertain
ment ard beautiful hospitality. We have
had varied experience with the White
Hills. We have known and loved them,
and wherever we have roamed, about
their base, along their sides. or over
their broad backs. by cliff and cascade,
through gorge and glen, by rivulet and
ravine. made classic by the footstep and
genius of that poet, priest and patriot,
Starr King, our heart has enlarged and
our soul has been uplited to Him who
made the mountains and spread abroad
the plains. We have met Mount Wash
ington in her various moods, in sunshine
and in storm, and at every visit we have
had new pleasure. and experiences
"sweet 20 be remembered"


In this evening walk we were accom-
panied by two fellow-ramblers who had
passed their days almost under the shadow
of this lofty mountain. and who had never
yet essayed to climb its heights. In our
pity for their great fclly, and lear that
Year: 1876

Special Telegram to the Inter Ocean.


WASHINGTON, Nov .28.-The follow
ing are extracts from letter received
here the other day from gentleman
now living in Mississippi who is a
native of that State, aud was colon
ell in the Confederate army:


You no doubt know just as well as
we do who won here during the cam
vase, how 1t was carried on, and how
the election day WAS spent by both
parties. You know, Judge. as well as
L do, and as well as any thinking
man does, that there is not one negro
In every 5 900 in this State a Demo-
crat; as very intelligent negro re-
marked to me yesterday: Major.
whenever a niger. born of niger
woman, says he is a Democrat, he
tells a lie. no niger is a Democrat;
Year: 1876

No one will accuse H. V. Redfield,
the talented correspondent ofthe Gin
cinnati Commercial, of coloring any
thing against the Democrats Of the
South. In the beginning his sympa-
thies were rather with them. The fol-
lowing extract from ore of his letters
will show something of the testimony
that has changed his feeling:


Yesterday heard gentleman from
one of the bulldoZed parishes giving
in his experience. The manner Ofthe
man. as we'll as the circumstances of
the case, convinced me of the truth of
his statements. l withhold his name
and his parish. simply because he has
large property interests there, and al
though he Gays he never will return
TO reside. his property is yet there, and
the publication of his observations ac-
oompanied by name and residence,
might injure his property interested.
But / am convinced Ofthe truth of his
story because of the manner of the
man and corroborative evidence
which has come to my knowledge.


This gentleman was Union soldier
from the West, and settled upon a
large plantation In North Louisiana
Immediately after the war. He took
no part in politics except to vote the
Republican ticket and hold the office
of Justice of the Peace. His business
was that of planter. His height bors,
although Southern men, upon all sides
were kind and hospitable. He bad no
trouble until the present campaign
opened. But with the attempt to
conquer the parish according to the
Mississippi plan. came outrages, and
dangers, and bloodshed. The "bull-
doZers" rode through the plantation
nightly, and fired into the cabins of
his laborers. For two months previous
to election his hands had to sleep in
the woods. Much of his cotton yet
remains Ia the field unpicked. Since
August he has not had a light in the
house at night. The armed bulldozers
rode by at all times, firing right and
left. and he feared assassination. One
night, at the solicitation of his family,
he remained in the woods himself.
All law was overthrown. -Four OF
Ave negroes were brutally murdered in
different parts of the parish, with a
view to strike terror into the rest, and
frighten them into the support of the
Democratic ticket.


He Gays the election at his polling
place was a farce. 1t was perfectly
quiet and peaceable, and the blacks,
all the manhood terrified out of them
mournfully voted the ticket they
hated. Just one Republican vote was
cast at his precinct, and that by him.
self. Before the election arrived men
would come to his house-strangers
to him-look all around, ask myster-
ious questions, fire int the air, and
frighten his hands from their work.
His immediate neighboFs took no part
in this, but it was all the work of men
from remote quarters of the parish,
done under a systematic plan to carry
the election. Indeed, some of his
neishbors privately denounced the
plan but they were whipped in'o line
and dared not openly protest.
Year: 1876

Last night about eleven o'clock Fred
Younger, aged As years, and a native OF
Germany, committed suicide at his resi-
dence, No. 37o Customhonse street,
by taking three ounces and half
of laudanum The drug was taken
at the above hour, but Younger
did not breathe his last until
8 o'clock this morning. When the fact
became known to his family that he had
taken tho fatal draught, DIR. M. f.
Grosshart was summoned, who, after
examining the patient, pronounced his
recovery impossible. A DEMOCRAT re-
porter repaired to the scene Of the
tragedy and CLEANED the following par
ticulars:


Younger was a shoemaker by occupa-
tion and did good business. Some
two months ago he was arrested for
drunkenness and disturbing the peace,
for this crime he attoped for by serving
one month in the Parish Prison When
he left the prison he found that the
greater part OF his work had left him.
This seemed to prey so much upon his
mind that he took to drinking again.
One Of his peculiar antics, whilst in
toxicated, was, that he would not allow
any OF his family near him. Last night,
when he returned home drunk, he made
his wifo and children 20 to bed, re-
marking that he would slumber on
the lounge. His wife, knowing his
peculiarities, obeyed him.


This morning when she awoke found
her husband In speechless condition
on the lounge. with a bottle marked
laudanum on the floor near his side.
She immediately summoned assistance,
but it was too late. Younger expired at
eight o'clock, and the Coroner held an
inquest and returned verdict accord
ing to the facts