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••It wdrawn iw*^*1 t knee \nu. Y
U not lik.-. I had forgotten it. It wn* in
the oar.” ,
Something like this Belle panted out,
sinking with shame and grief. “Oh, my
kind, true (Wend, forgive me! ”
Then he hold his hand toward her.
•■I dit forgive you," lie said. “It I am
lidicrtloos it is my fault or Nature's, not
Vo,U-s. I only make nivself more so by
|his display of feeling. But when I knew
that you were an heiress and a bettntv, I a
j„,or, not even fine-looking man, and that
iin love (V>r \ou-—for 1 have loved you]
very verv truly—was a dream l must for
gi>t', 1 still hoped you would think of me j
n- a’ friend—as a pleasant companion. We
don’t know ourselves, I didn’t. I'm not
vain, hut—" His lips quivered again.
“Think of it. Belle,'’ he said, suddenly,
as though stabbed with (the thought; “I
loved you! When yon were poor I meant j
to try to win you for my wile, and all the j
white I was voitr laughing stock! 1 didn’t
deserve It. If 1 am absurd in figure, I
didn't deserve it from you, for 1 loved
yon.”
lie paused, lie trembled from head to
foot and Belle went closer to him.
“Gustave," she said, calling l»im for the
first time by his Christian name—“Gus
tavo, look at me, listen to me. You were
a stranger when 1 drew that. You have
been a friend ever since—so dear a friend
that when you say what you have said just
now—when you say you love nu—it makes
me very happy. Think ot that wretched
scrawl as the work of a stranger's hand,
and be a friend again, my lover ! For—
1 love you now.”
And Belle paid an awful price of shame
and terror for that caricature when she
spoke those words. But they were words
that she knew she must speak <fr lose him.
And they brought Gustave Guise to her
side, anil the next moment his arms were
about her, and she was weeping on his
bosom where her wifely head is pillowed
now so happily; for they have been wed
many bright months now, and of all the
world's heroes he has grown to be the
bravest and best and most beautiful to her,
and always will remain so, thanks to
Love's glamour.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate,
Tuesday, Feb. 22.
Met according to adjournment.
Prayer by Uev. Mr. Morse of Gardiner.
liecords read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in con
currence.
Mr. Hoi.i.and moved the suspension of the
rule whereby the time for receiving petitions
was limited to Feb. 22. Motion lost.
On motion of Mr. (Tniiino, Bill an act to
authorize the consolidation ot certain railroad
corporations, which came up on its passage
to he engrossed was assigned to Thursday
next.
On motion of Mr. \VT;im, Senate documents
Nos. 27 anti 28 being the majority and minor
ity committee reports upon the question of
division of Westbrook, were taken up, and on
motion of Mr. Lindsey assigned to to-mor
row at 12 M., for further consideration.
Mr. Lindsey, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported hill an act to amend sec
tion lil, chap. 18 of the Keviscd Statutes, re
lating to the time of commencing actions
against towns for defections in highway,
which was laid on the table and ordered to be
minted.
On motion of Mr. Minot.
Ordered, That whin the Senate adjourn, it
be to meet to-morrow morning at !• o’clock.
Head and assigned—An act additional to
chapter 82 of the Revised Statutes, rela
ting to proceedings in court; an act to
amend section 21 of chap. .82 of the Revised
Statutes, relating to off ers to lie defaulted; all
act to amend chap, lul of the lane of 1652,
relating to drainage; an act to establish cer
tain rules for the construction of statutes; an
act to regulate the taking offish from Aides
stream in Corinna; an act to change the
name of the Moosehead Lake Railway Co.,
and to amend the charter of said Co; an act
to incorporate the Penobscot anil l nion River
Railroad Co.; an act giving to the inhabitants
of that part of Searboro’ annexed to Gorham
their jiortion of the money paid by the State
to Searboro’ under act of 18118; bill an act to
amend section 28, chap. 11 of the Revised
Statutes, relating to school houses.
Patted to be engrossed—An act to author
ize Edward Hilton to build a flsli weir in the
tide waters of Pigeon Hill Ray in the town of
Steuben ; an act to promote the improvement
of the navigation of Kennebec river; an act
to incorporate the Mechanic Falls Savings
Rank; an act to incorporate the Sebec Lake
Slate Company; an act to prevent the de
struction of alewivcs in Denny’s river, ap
proved Feb. 22, 1805; bill an act additional
to chap. 86 of the public laws of 1,809, relating
to the taking of porgies.
Passed to be enacted—An act to repeal an
act entitled an act providing for reviews in
criminal cases, approved March 3, 1809; an
act to amend sec. 3 chap. 132 of the Revised
Statutes, relating to jurisdiction of Justices ot
the Peace; an act to authorize the city of
Rockland to aid in the construction of the
Lime Rock llailruad.
Finally passed—Resolve in favor of Chas.
W. Cobb; resolve in relation to the shipping
interest of Maine; resolve for perfecting a
State deed given by the Land Agent to Lauc
Hacker.
On motion of Mr. Ktsusnunr,
Adjourned.
BILLS, PETITIONS, PRESENTED AND RE
FERRED.
By Mr. Lane—Petition of Seth Scamman
et als., for an act of incorporation ami right
to dyke certain salt marsh in the town of
Searboro.’ Rules suspended and referred to
the Committee on Interior Waters.
By Mr. Holland—Bill an act to incorpor
ate the Masonic Trustees of Lewiston. Re
ferred to the next Legislature under the joint
order.
By Mr. Neallev—Petition of'I'. II. Jewett
ct als.. of South Berwick for aid to Maine
General Hospital. Referred to the joint spec
ial committee on General Hospital.
House.
Tiesdav, Feb. 22.
Prayer by Rev. Sir. Mouse of Gardiner.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con
currence.
lltad and assigned—An act fior the protec
tion of fish in tlie waters of Hiram and Por
ter; an act relating to habitual truants; an
act amendatory of an act establishing the
times of holding the several terms of the Su
preme Judicial Court approved Feb. 28. 18t!7.
A communication from Parker P. Burleigh,
Land Agent, was received in response to the
order of the House, transmitting information
and documentary evidence concerning the re
solve in favor of the Maine Wesleyan Semin
ary, approved March 22, 18114. Ordered to
lie printed and referred to the Committee oil
Education on motion of Mr. Barkkk.
Mr. Chase, from the Committee on Change
of Names, on petition reported hill an act to
change the name of Eugene W. Pillsbury.
Read and assigned.
Same member from the same committee,
on petition of Rebecca W. Brett, reported bill
an act to change the names of certain per
sons. Bead and assigned.
Same member, on petition of George W.
Patch-et als., reported bill an act to change
the names of certain persons. Bead and as
signed.
Same member, on petition of f has. Welch
ct al*., retained hill an act to change the
names of certain persons. Bead and assigned.
Mr. UoxMtr, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, on bill an ai t to establish the Stet
son High School and Library Association, re
a
7’"rtrj. t'hr same ought to pass. Read and
assigned.
Mr. Barker, from the same Committee, re
ported legislation inexpedient on order recas
ting to amending fee hill of officers sorting
legal precepts. .
Mr. CRocKtrrt, fhvm the Committor on lub
lic Buildings, on order, reported » resolve
authorising the city of Artgu*<* *•* mn..e and
maintain streets on the south and west sides of
the State House. Road and assigned.
Mr. Boorntu from the Committtee on Ag
riculture, on petition, reported bill an act tor
the* preservation of certain birds. Oreiorcd to |
be printed. i
Hill an art to make valid the doings of the |
town of Concord, was lead twice and reconi- i
mittod on motion of Mr. Boothrv.
l'etition of John M^rill and 75 others of
Sanford.for legalization of doings of said town,
was taken from the table on motion of Mr.
Fahwkm..
The House receded from its vote referring
to the Committee on Railroads, Ways and
Bridges, and referred the same to the Judici
ary Committee.
Passed to be engrossed—An act to incorpor
ate tile Madison Manufacturing Company; an
act authorizing the building of a dyke or dam
I across the Branch Stream in Addison; nn act
to authorize the city of Bangor to aid the
Bangor Water Power Company; an act to
1 amend chap. 51 see. 48 of the Revised Stat
! utos, relating to railroads; resolve in favor of
Paul Tabor; nn act to amend see. 8 of chap.
11 of the Revised Statutes, relating to super
vision of schools.
Bill an act to amend chap. 40 of the Re
vised Statutes, relating to herring boxes, had
its several readings under a suspension of the
rules, on motion of Mr. Bradford, and was
passed to be engrossed.
Finally passed—Resolve concerning the
printing of the la'gislative Manual.
Bill nn act to nbolish capital punishment
was taken from the table on motion of Mr.
Hi'mk, and that gentleman by consent of the
House, withdrew his motion to reconsider.
The bill was then sent to the Senate, having
been refused a passage by the House.
On motion of Mr. Hinks, Bill an act to
amend sec. 1 of chap. 25 of the public laws of
18<i'J, relating to the sale of milk, was taken
from the table, the same being on its passage
to be engrossed.
Same member moved to amend bv inserting
after the wonl “shall” in the fifth line the
words “upon the application often legal vot
ers in such city or town,” and by inserting
the same after the word “shall" in the eighth
line.
The amendment was adopted, and the bill
was passed to be engrossed.
Subsequently the vote whereby the above
was passed to be engrossed was reconsidered
on motion of Mr. Dkauhorn ; and the same
member moved a reconsideration of the vote
whereby the amendment offered by Mr. IIixks
was accepted. He advocated his motion, and
contended that the amendment materially af
fected the principles of the bill.
Mr. Hinks opposed the motion.
The House refused to reconsider, and the
bill was then passed to be engrossed as amend
ed.
Bill an act in relation to the Supreme Judi
cial Court was taken from the table on motion
of Mr. Vose.
Mr. Hinks moved to amend by striking out
tile second section which provides for the pay
ment of board and necessary traveling ex
penses of Justices of the Supreme Court when
absent from home in discharge of their official
duties.
Mr. IIixks advocated his motion. I heir
jiav is now $2,500 per year and he thought it
sufficient. As to the argument used that the
pay is not sufficient to procure the best talent
on the bench, he would leave that for the
Judges themselves to answer.
Mr. Twitciiell was sorry that it was nec
essary to say anything in relation to the prop
er payment of certain officers of the govern
ment. Here is the most important branch of
the State government, obliged as it seemed to
him, to live upon a salary below the absolute
expenses which they must incur for living. It
did not seem to him right. He did not regard
this bill as increasing the salaries, but merely
to pay the expenses (board and travel) of
Judges going from home to remote parts of
the State. They are away from home at large
expense, and are desirous of making their
terms as short as possible, and accept of all
manner of excuses from the contesting parties
to defer cases which should tie tried at once.
He hoped the bill would pass without the
amendment, for it would only lie paying their
actual expenses while away from home, and
they would tie willing to remain until the
business is transacted. He thought it would
be an absolute saving to the State.
Mr. Milukf.n did not wish to enter into
the merits or demerits of the bill. He was
opposed to it, and he hoped the House would
vote tn mane so as to place the seal of their
reprobation upon ail attempts to smuggle
through this House appropriations of money.
Mr. Baker did not know what the gentle
man from Tremont meant by smuggling it
through this House, as it bad been printed and
had been upon the desks of all the members,
lie deemed this an Important matter and was
in favor of the bill. He maintained that $2,
500 is not a reasonable compensation for the
class of talent which we absolutely need upon
the bench of the State, and that it wonld be a
saving to the ] eoplc to allow the travelling
expenses and board of justices when from
home. He did not say that paying such ex
penses would remedy the disadvantages of
waiting for judgment entirely, but he did say
that it would take away all inducement on the
1 art of judges to run away from their busi
r ess and get home where their expenses will
stop. For every term a case is kept in court
the expense to the parties concerned is in
creased, and he thought that if anything could
lie done to induce the parties to remain and
try out these eases so that a judgment can be
bad within reasonable time, it should be done.
Mr. Stickxev thought the remarks of the
gentleman from Augusta very appropriate and
vi-tt forcible, ami be thought they would be
equally as forcible applied to the pay of the
members of this legislature. He hoped if
the question in regard to members pay came
up, the same aigumentwill l.e applied as to
tliis.
Mr. Bit.uiFoao said if he lmd any idea that
an inerea e of the members of the Legislature
would follow lie would feel to oppose this
bill. But aside from this he thought the
present pay, which amounts to eight dollars a
day, adequate compensation. This bill pro
poses that they have their expenses paid in
ilep i dent of this salary. The judges after
they have done their duties at court have
time to do other business, and he presumed
the income is very large in that channel. He
Wits yel to learn mat any irouuic CAiftuu m
gutting the very best talent our State affords
to fill these positions, and under the present
condition of tile finances of the State, he
should oppose the hill.
Mr. Vosk wished to correct an inference
the House might draw from the remarks of
the gentleman from Kastport, as regards
leisure time in which to apply themselves to
enumerating labor outside of their regular
duties, lie said they hare no rigid to trans
act any other legal business outside of the
channel of their legitimate business, neither
do they have any spare time for any other
business. These judges not only have to
! hold the nisi priut courts, and the law terms,
but they have on their tables at all times an
amount of business distributed at the law
i term. As the law now stands, with the salary
they receive, instead of remaining in the law
court, and there closing up their business, it
is distributed to tlie different members and
they go home and each member examines the
ease for himself, and then draws his opinion
which is sent to the Chief Justice. He
thought gentlemen would see that their time
is fully occupied and that they have none to
devote to ottier matters. Mr. V. continued
at some length, pointing out the advantages
to be derived by parties engaged in litigation
from the passage of the Mil without the
j amendment.
Mr. lit:me thought he would not be ae
cused vot*n g for appropriation*. Ho had
concluded to oppose all which seemed to him
unnecessary approprlltions, hut he did not look
Upon this in that light. He argued in favor
of the bill witliout the amendment—that the
laborer is worthy of his hire, lie believed
the poor man should have on the bench, to
look out for Ilia interests, the best of taleft
and in order to Ret that talent remunerating
salaries must be paid. Mr. Hume continued
fhrther in support of the bill.
Mr. Tomer, as a general rule, was opposed
to the increase of salaries, hut ho was to-day
opposed to the amendment ofFered hy the
member from Bucksport. He opposed it on
the ground that it does away with the equal
ization of these salaries. He considered the
proposition offered in the bill merely in its
effect to be an equalization of salaries between
these judges. It had been said here that
some of them are at home, and consequently
at no extra expense in consequence of at
tending to their duties, while others attending
court at a distance, are subjected to great ex
pense and it was patent to him that the bill is
to equalize and not to increase tile salaries.
He imped the House would not be frightened
about the bill because got up by the Judiciary
Committee. There is no danger of the peo
ple being defrauded, as the expenses named
in the bill, are tu be submitted to the Gov
ernor and Council. He opposed the amend
ment and went most cordially for the bill.
The amendment was rejected by 80 yeas
and 48 nays.
Mr. Hinks moved to amend so that the ex
penses shall not exceed $800 each per year,
and advocated his amendment.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. Bradford accepted the amendment.
The question then recurred on the passage
of the bill, and on this the yeas and nays were
ordered on motion of Mr. Stover.
The bill received a passage as follows :
Ykab—Messrs. Baker, Barker, Berry of Dainaris
cotta, Bird, Blake, BlUa, Boimey, Brackett, Brad
ford, Burnham, Burgess, Chamberlain, Cole. C««x,
Crockett, Cushing, Davis, Dearborn, Douglass,
Duncan. Farwell, roes,Gannett. Hammond ot w est
brook, llarriumu, iluthorn, Holbrook, lluiue, Hue
sey, Irish, Lane, Leighton, Lewis of l'itt-Luu, Lora,
Martin, McGilvery, Means, MUdranl, Newcomb.
Palmer, Patten, l’eavcy, Pierre, Powers, Sherman
of C'aimlen, Stone, Tobey, Twitcheil, 1 ose, a arreu,
Wasson, Waterhouse, Wentworth, whidden, W lute,
Wliitehouse, Wilson —57. .
Navi—Messrs. Adams of Mayfield. Allan, Barton,
Bartlett, Bearee of Turner, Beau, Berry of Buxton,
Boyd, Boothby, Braw n. Chase of Woodstock. Chase
of Winn, Clark of iloiden, Conforth, Daggett, Dar
ling, Gates, Gup till, Hum, Hammond of Paris,
Hinks, Jordan of Brunswick, Lewis of Liberty,
Libby, Mason, May, Mayo, McDougid, MeKown,
McLain, Mears, Mills, MUliken, Moulton, Keed,
Biggs, Sargent, Sherman of Islesboro’, Smith ut
Parsonsfield, stiekuey, Stover, Thompson, Tiiur
lough, Whitney, Wilder, Young.—b>.
AitWKNT—Messrs. Adams of Biddeiord, Alexan
der, Ames, Bearee of Lewiston, Brown, Burbank,
Campbell, Clark of lteadlield, Cotton, Cousins, Den
nett, Dunning, Folsom, Foster of Argyle, Gull,
Gould,Green,Greeulief, Hamilton, Harding, Hawes
Holman, Humphrey, Jones, Jordan ot Minot, Kim
ball, Main, Nickerson, Phillips, Plummer, Pray,
Purmton, Kay, Sawyer, Skinner, Smith of llodgdou,
Smith of Litchfield, Smith of Saco, Smith of \\ ar
reu, Sputildiug, Sturgis, Watts, Weston, W heeler.—
Bill an net additional to chap. 48 of the Re
vised Statutes concerning manufacture*, as
signed for to-morrow, was taken from the
table by consent on motion of Mr. Hume.
The question being on its passage to be en
grossed, Mr. Hume opposed its passuge.
Mr. Bakeii advocated tile hill.
Messrs. Bonney, Whiddcn, Barker and
Stone argued against its passage.
On motion of Mr. Baker the bill was re
committed.
On motion of Mr. Mildram,
Ac^journed.
Petitions, Bills, Ac., Presented and Re
ferred.
By Mr. Jordan of Brunswick—Rcinon
stancu of H. M. Storer et als., against amend
ing the law regulating inland fisheries. Re
ferred to the Committee on Fisheries.
Mr. Hinks by leave laid on the table, bill
an act to make valid the doings of the town
of Bueksport; also resolve in favor of the
town of Bueksport. Referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Stickney presented a resolve in rela
tion to the services of Geo. F. Robinson
which was ordered to be printed.
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AUGUSTA,
Wednesday Morning, February 23, 1870.
RAILWAY NOTICE.
WEDNESDAY, Fen. 23D in assigned tiy tlie Com
niittoe on Railroads, Ways and Bridges, for a hear
ing upon petitions for a charter for the “Northern
Arovttook Railroad": also on petitions for the char
ter of the “Hangar and Moulton Railroait."
Per order,
fl7feb-lw T. II. CUSHING. Chairman.
RAILWAY NOTICE.
THURSDAY, Feb it, is assigned for the consid
eration of petitions or G. M. Weston ami others for
charter for a railroad from Seller Lake to Elliot
ville; also of W. H. .Smith anil others for railroad
from Seliee Village to Milo. Per order,
1l«feb-lw T. H. CUSHING, Clinirman.
THE MORMON QUESTION.
The Mormon question is looming into
importance again. Mr. Culloni's bill
opened the subject for consideration in
Congress, and outsiders have taken it up
in such a manner as to leave no doubt that
there is a great deal of earnest thinking
about Utah and the Saints. It is scarcely
probable that Brigham Young will become
a second Mahomet, conquering tribes and
nations with the sword and spreading his
belief until his followers are reckoned at a
hundred millions, but what mischief such
a man with such a doctrine and such an
infatuated set of followers as he has, may
do, is not easily told. Ilis chances of en
larging his authority by military power
are not very promising. If he has revela
tions of success it must be that he sees
other instruments than cannon balls and
bayonets to clear the way. Though lie
may pledge the joys of Paradise to his
warriors, and teach them to rush to death
in expectation of winning the smiles and
caresses of bright eyed, beautiful houris
he cannot overcome the opposing forces
which surround and outnumber him and
would be glad of the opportunity to strike
a swift and heavy blow at the institutions
which he is cultivating. It it is doubt
ful if his prophetic vision saw at the time
the foundations ot his colony were laid at
Salt Lake the coming of the Pacific Hail
road, or the exodus from Nauvoo might
not have terminated where it did. At that
time the High Priest had his thoughts
more engaged upon the multiplication of
wives than the future increase of locomo
tives and railways, little dreaming that his
colony would be disturbed by the sound of
the steam whistle and jostled by the civil
ization from which it had fled.
And yet although the United States gov
erinent has the power to crush these peo
ple into the dust, it is an unpleasant mat
ter to deal severely with them. Muchas
we dislike their doctrines and institutions
we can but respect the qualities by which
they have turned the desert into a garden,
built up a city of beauty and wealth, and
rendered themselves so largely independ
ent of other peoples for the material neces
saries and comforts of life, They have
1 shown "clear grit" as well as developed a
eurse to themselves and the country.
Many of them are sincere but infatuated,
believing in^heir Prophet as the followers
of Mahomet believed in him, and would
doubtless carry his standard through fire
and blood at his bidding, trusting that
they were doing the work of duty and re
ligion. Here is the danger and the diffi
culty. Were they all impostors, as Brig
ham Young is, it would be easy to know
what to do with them; there would bi? no
compunctions of conscience at marching a
corps of soldiers into their territory and
| teaching them decency and honesty. But
while we believe it would be doing Chris
tianity and Civilization a service to tear
up and destroy Mormonism root and
branch, we shrink from applying force to
honest though deluded communities, trust
ing that by some gentler means their eyes
may be opened and they turn from their
errors. If, however, in the excess of their
zeal they stubbornly refuse to recognize
the rightful authority of the government,
ns they have done on several past occa
sions, and are now doing in the failure to
pay their taxes, they would probably find
that feelings of pity and mercy would
give way to sterner emotions, and the
strong hand be applied with unsparing
justice to the grand cause of their and our
I trouble, making a vast funeral pile of their
I city for the immolation of their gods and
j prophets.
It is hoped that the schism which has
| sprung tip among them may result in en
i lightening the benighted believers in Mor
monism, and with the growth of Christian
influences around them and in their midst
finally succeed in overturning their sys
tem of religion; but withal there is doubt
and anxiety at the nation's heart about the
matter, and indecision as to the course re
quired to be pursued by policy and duty.
There is a disposition to wait if waiting
ing and trusting will extinguish the evil
which we dread; but on the other hand,
the question is still forcing itself upon us,
whether delay is not dangerous, and the
better course to grapple with the monster
at once and throttle it before it is older
and stronger. We remember how we
waited for another great evil to die out,
and at last how much it cast to destroy it.
The 22nd of February is a day to be
commemorated the world over, by all w ho
beljeve in governments where the people
rule. Yesterday the birth of Washington
was celebrated in this and foreign coun
tries, and his name was uttered with rev
erent praises by many tongues. Much as
Washington did by his valor and military
skill to establish this government, he is
not more renowned for that than the mag
nanimity with which he refused to make
his successes subservient to his personal
ambition, and steadily adhered to the idea
of a people’s government. The birth-day
of so glorious a leader in the disenthral
raent of the world from despotism, or the
one-man power, should be a day of jubilee
and thanksgiving among all nations, and
we note without surprise that it is becom
ing such. The liberty loving people of
Europe joined with Americans yesterday
in doing him honor.
The Ways anti Means Committee have
determined to report in favor of a reduc
tion of taxation to the amount of some
thirty millions. This means an extension
of the time for the extinguishment of the
national debt, and relief from some of the
burdens of taxation to the end that our in
dustry may be encouraged. A large re
duction of the income tax is urged, but we
fail to see how such reduction would ma
terially relieve the mass of the people or
stimulate production. It is probably a tax
as easily paid by those upon whom it falls
as other taxes are by those who have to
pay them. A large reduction would cre
ate dissatisfaction, and defeat in a measure
the benefits that might result from a dimi
nution of taxation.
The Western sentiment in favor of the
inflation of the currency succeeded the
other day in gaining a point in the House.
A resolution offered by Mr. Loughridge to
increase the amount of currency $.'70,000,
000, was carried by a vote of 110 to 73.
There was no party division upon it, but
eastern members generally went against
it and the western members for it, without
regard to their being democrats or repub
licans.
GENERAL AMES.
Kansas wheat is an inch high.
The detective police system has bet n aban
doned in Boston.
The Illinois Central Railroad is now carry
ing more freight than at any time during the
war.
Mr. Gladstone's favorite gymnastic amuse
ment is is wood cutting.
A Chicago gambler conscientiously gives
ten per cent, of his earnings to an orphan
asylum.
The most competent authorities in England
do not credit the late reported murder of Dr.
Livingstone.
Henri Rochefort has paid the fines imposed
upon him by the French government,
amounting to eleven thousand francs. He is
still under sentence of imprisonment for six
months.
The spotted fever has recently made its ap
pearance in Bristol, Pa., on the Delaware,
where several children have died. This
scourge visited Trenton about six years since,
and excited great alarm.
A farmer in DeKalb county, 111., bas only
eighty acres of land, but his sales of pork
this season amount to $ 1,555. This was
raised and fattened upon forty-two acres ot
corn. His total income front produce will be
over $2,200.
The delieate operation of transfusion of
I blood has just been successfully performed in
| Chicago. The patient was a young lady al
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LETTER FROM ROSTOS.
A Chapter on Horse Cart—The Rustian
Concerts—Woman's Suffrage—The Tem
perance Convention—Chief of Police, $c.
BoiTOi,iVb. 18, 1870.
A few steps of perceptibly increased speed
in walking, an anxious signal to the con
ductor, an introduction to the mud very prob
ably, and you step on board one of those many
and convenient conveyances known as horse
cars, in which there is always room for one
! more (?)—a fact which suggests the idea that
Goodyear might do well to invent a patent
! rubber car, that would expand when it became
necessary for the comfort and well-being of
their crowded—squeezed inmates. You arc
finally seated, and proceeding towards the de
sired haven, speedily or otherwise, as circum
stances will allow, for this modern means of
locomotion is not always reliable, if you wish
to get to any [place at a stated time. Horse
ears are very liable to detention, for more
reasons than one. Sometimes they come in
contact with another vehicle in such a manner
that neither can get by the other unless one
turns back, each driver contending that he
has the “right of way”, while the passengers
are either forced to sit and listen to a copious
confusion of words,—not always the choicest—
volunteered by the enraged proprietors, or
get out and walkjalong, leaving them to fight
it out on their own line, which frequently
takes some time. But setting aside some in
conveniences to be experienced in street-car
travel, for there is always a right nnd a wrong
side to everything, they are advantageous, in
more ways than one. 1 hey are cheap, which
is the first anil main consideration;—easy of
access ami will carry one to any part of the
city. Then there is much to be seen and
learned in them—incidents that are amusing,
instructive and sad. They are democratic in
stitutions. too. and the dirty Irish woman with
her basket of cabbage has just as good a right
to her seat, ns the Beacon St. aristocrat, the
flashy snoh, or the elegantly dressed lady
who gathers her skirts so daintily about her,
as if fearing contamination. You see all
classes—the rich and the poor, the high and
the low. and hear all sorts of topics discussed
from religion, politics, science and art, down
to fashion and the silliest gossip.
The other day in riding from the “South
End” down town, a little circumstance oc,
curred that caused considerable merriment
among the passengers. The car was quite
full, all the seats being occupied, while a num.
her of persons were standing. A lady en
tered. and soon after a corpulent, middle aged
man. whose predominant expression was ex
cessive stupidity. A gentleman got up and
politely offered his seat to the lady, but the
fat man. standing nearest, availed himself of
the proffered courtesy, and settled down se
renely and contentedly, in blissful uncon
sciousness of having done anything out of the
way. “Where ignorance is bliss” &e. The
lady was as amused as the rest, and our oh.
tuse friend was left in undisturbed possession
of his seat. One sees here the stormy side
and the sunny side of human nature, the gen
tleman and the clown, the scholar and the
laborer, each and all forming a part of the
body politic, and all necessary to help make
up the sum total of the whole great nation.
Blessed be the horse cars, say wcl
The musical public have been enjoying a
rare tneat, in the form of the several ltussian
concerts that have recently been given here.
Mr. Dimitri Agreneff Slaviansky is the prin
cipal singer and director of the whole, having
a wonderfully sweet and clear tenor voice.
Mr. Koudsnisky is a magnificent basso, and
can always be distinctly heard, even when
the chorus, which numbers some ten is sing
ing its loudest. They wear their national
fancy costume, which I will attempt to de
scribe, although I may not give every one its
technical name. In the first place—*to begin
with the head—they wear small caps some
thing after the turban style, in a jaunty man
ner, ove rtlieir short bushy locks. Then there
is a garment of some scarlet material termina
ting in a loose sleeve, and over this, a black
garment, which somewhat resembles a vest
in the commencement, continuing from the
waist down, and finally ending in short baggy
trousers, finished just below the knee. Some
of them ware low shoes, and others the im
mense ltussian boots. Slaviansky and the
pianist—Mr. Jassewitch, were attired some
what differently from the rest, the evening I
heard them, the former wearing his best blnek
velvet suit ami immaculate white kids, and i
the latter changing the red for blue. They
are fine singers, and no one should miss an
opportunity of hearing them. The language
is not so musical as that which we have been
accustomed to listen to in song, but the sweet
ness of tone makes up for all that.
Yesterday the friends and adherents of
Woman's Suffrage assembled at the State
House where they were to have a hearing.
The galleries were reserved, and well filled
with females anxious to have this all impor
tant question settled, and their rights granted
them. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. Liver
more, William Loyd Garrison, the ltev. Gil
bert Haven, and some others made speeches.
Mrs. Livermore, in whom the women have an
able and brilliant advocate, made the closing
remarks which were very enthusiastically re
ceived by her countrywomen. Mrs. Liver
more has finally returned from the West to
this city, where Bhe is now engaged in her old
editorial labors, being managing editress of
the new paper, called the Woman's Journal.
The temperance folks have been having
rather turbulent times at the Temple this
week, according to all accounts, and do not
seem to have effected any special object either,
alter all their speech-making, und the groan
ings, hisses and shouts, of the excited audi
j cnees. Major Jones w as pretty roughly han
dled, and didn’t get much chance to reply to
the accusations brought against him. The
. advisability of a third party platform was dis
cussed, and the prospect of a license law to
take the place of the prohibitory law. The
convention adjourned yesterday.
The Chief of Police has resigned, and now
the question is, Who shall be the next Chief,
or shall we have none at all? Some changes
have been made in the police department, and
j others are proposed. Reforms are the order
of the day, and there are plenty of Augean
stables to cleanse.
Fodder, with Miss Leclerey, commences
1 his engagement here next Monday evening.
He will appear in Hamlet.
Rev. A. L. Stone arrived here last week
and lectured in Music Hall Tuesday evening.
He met with a very warm reception, and re
I sponded, by saying that he had experienced
no happier season since he left here for Cali
fornia. The subject of his lecture was “The
Sunset Land”, and Mr. Stone'* lriends found
that he had lost none of the old time eloquence
during his sojourn in the land of gold. The
lecture was repeated on Monday evening last,
for the benefit of the Consumptives' Home.
And now I will close my letter, by relating
an incident of the Prince’s tarry here. A
little fellow—so the story goes—the nephew
of Dr.-came home full of the Prince. His
uncle told him to go up to the St, James, and
tell the Itoyal guest that his aunt would like
him to come down to tea. After telling him
this he thought no more about it. But after
a time, the boy came in in high glee, saying
the Prince was real nice. Upon investiga
tion, it was ascertained that he did go to hotel,
where he was at last permitted tq enter the
apartment of his Lordship, and there had a
long conversation with him—the longest it is
stated of any one in Massachusetts. The
Dr. asked his nephew if the Prince was
coming to tea? “No”, he said, “butthe Prince
was real sorry that he had not time; He
must attend the funeral.” The Advertiser
thinks that boy will make his way in the world.
Portia.
SOMETHING ABOUT STATE VALUA
TION.
It is befitting that something pertinent
ami timely should be said about this im
portant matter—more significant than has
been dreamed of in our careless philoso
phy of years gone by—and it may be par- I
donable if it is deemed best to say some
good natured tilings to the powers that
be ; and 1 pray “all those that are in au
thority,” as good churchmen say, to con
sider the following things:
The law under which the present Com
mission acts contemplated appointments
long before the day specified for meeting
—(which was itself a month too late, at
least). Instead of appointments made
early, that a conference might determine
some method of notification to hurry up
returns, they were delayed so that owing
to non-confirmation, Ac., this Hoard was j
not at work until long after the preescribed
day, and then they found only about one- !
fifth of the books in, and these in the most
unsatisfactory shape. As an indication of .
the way they thenceforth straggled along, '
it is remarked that the last returns secured
were only sent here since the Legisla-!
ture met, while sixty plantations are hope
lessly given over to hardness of heart.
And such returns! Not even the Oriental
dreamer who related his experiences in
the Chance-World, saw stranger whims or
more incongruous methods. The blanks,
while they were excellent in some regards,
were found too elaborate for many local
ities, and the result was they were not fol
lowed out, and thus were got a taste of
the quality of a vast number of assessors
who seemed to have only one purpose in
common to seem to comply with the re
quirements without making a very near i
approach to it. And, therefore, the re
turns, many of which came only after a
prolonged epistolary warfare, very often
proved of little helps towards getting at
facts in a direct and natural way. More
than $lo00 in clerk hire might have
been saved if there had been a unifom sys
tem of making returns, to say nothing
about a common basis of valuing proper
ty. Every item of property of every class
and kind, had to be picked out of a con
fused mass, scarcely one town having
given a count of the number of any kind
of property, and it was only by the most
patient and exhaustive process that tables
of averages were prepared at all.
And still another troublesome and un
pardonable default. Except in a very few
instances was it found that exemptions
either by poles or estates were noted, and
to get at the former required more than
two weeks’ work of one elefk. Had these
exemptions been disregarded, the result
would have shown a falling off in polls
the last ten years throughout the State.
It was not uncommon to find from fifty to
ninety exemptions in country towns, and
yet they could only be got at by the clos
est scrutinv, involving an examination of
all the names. It seems to have escaped
the notice of everybody that exemptions
“for town purposes" were not exemptions
for all purposes. And when, in addition
to these poll exemptions, it is remembered
how fashionable it has become not to tax
new manufacturing establishments, and to
say as little about it as possible, can read
ily be guessed how difficult it is to assess a
State tax that knows no such privileges.
Another lack of proper appliances is
very apparent where the wild lands come
to be considered. Legislation is sadly
needed in regard to this important matter
of making a decadol valuation, and not
in one particular, but in almost all. Let
me suggest some things:
All returns should be upon the market
value, and no other. This is notorious
and no other can be known or eared about;
and it is a fact that in every case where
any other basis has been attempted, it
has been found sadly out of gear, and led
tA the saddest confusion. Why not enact
that property should be returned, for all
purposes, at its market value, at the time.
And these returns should be made accord
ing to a common plan, and if it cannot be
done otherwise let the State provide blanks
to start the system. While we are talk
ing about “uniformity” ictus not forget
this application of it. *>If we could have
articles of property counted and footed up
in proper classification, and the values
put upon a common basis, it would re
quire less than half the time and expense
made necessary now.
From beginning to end it is a hard and
thankless task to do such a work as this with
the means at hand. Not even the expe
rience of one commission seems ever to
have been saved and made available for
the next. The Legislature has re-enacted
a very imperfect law, and taken little
pains to learn its defect, so very small at
tention having been paid to it, that, but
for an accidental discovery at the last mo
ment, and a timely resolve, the comuiis
sion would have been required to meet
upon the Sabbath! Indeed, this whole
matter bristles with tokens of the most
utter disregard of business principles,
and is it too mnch to expect of this Leg
islature, that it will heed the plain require
ment of the occasion ? A well remem
bered humorist once scntentiously re
marked that a joke cannot be said to be
out of place—in a comic newspaper! Sure
ly the saving of $5000 in a job like this
c -uild not be out of place in these days ot
boasted retrenchment and reform. *
Domestic NcUjb.
The following post office changes for Maine
were made Monday: Joseph C. Roberts, ap
pointed Postmaster at Waterboro’ Centre,
vice Jas. Leavitt, removed. An office is es
tablished at Boyd Lake, Piscataquis county,
and Granville A. Cushman appointed Post
master.
Henry McLaughlin of Bangor, recently sold
his trotting horse “Alpha,” six years old, to a
to a gentleman in New York, for $3000.
McLaughlin bought the horse a year ago for
$400.
Bishop Bacon is expected to reach his home
in Portland this week from Home, where he
has been a member of the Ecumenical Coun
cil.
The Y'ork County Independent says silver
has been found in Buxton on the fnrm of Mr.
Nathaniel Locke.
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