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VOL. I. AUGUSTA, ME., SATURDAY MORNING. JULY 10, 1870. NO. 108
jpvcmukc Jmtml.
Published on Water, Toot of Court Street,
AUGUSTA. MAINE.
BY SPBAGIE, OVVEM A MASH.
Ihilir lunnrbcc Journal.
— -O '•—'
Is issued every morning, except Sundays.
Contains the latent news by telegraph and mail,
gives reports of the Market-, ami ha* carefully pre
pared political and local articles, and a gciieron
amount <d farming, home ami miscellaneous renti
ng w itii a full compilation of Mate new s.
Terras, $7 per nun tun in admnee: .fs it payment
* not made w ithin the year. Single copier* 4 cents,
to l*e had at the book.-1 ores ami at this office.
Advertisements one inch in length, three in
sertion* ■ >i- ic~s. $1.00; 23 ct . for every subsequent
insertion. Longer advertisements, »o those inserted
for any considerable length --f time, will be inserted
at favorable term* to the advertiser.
Special Notices 2'. pur '-cut. additional.
Amusement Notices, $2 per square per week.
Mlechltj iionnebic journal
Published every Wednesday morning,
tilt' larRfti t"li'> paper In the State, containing
new*, politiual article-, agricultural ami scientific
inattcx. tale-, poetry, anecdotes, household recipes,
market*, &«*.,
Terras $2 per annum in ad mure
Transient A ivertisements, $L.’»o per inch for
first we* k ; 2‘* cent- per week for each subsequent
insertion.
Special Notices, $2.no per imh for flr-t week;
50 cents per week for each .-ub-equent week.
Business Notices, in read.ng column.*, 20 cents
per line for first in*ertion; 10 cent * per line tor each
subsequent insertion.
* All transient advertisements to be paid for in
advance.
Music in Classes.
rpilE subscriberwould inform hisfn. ud~ and the
1 public of Augusta and vicinity, that he pro
poses t<- teach Piano; al-o singing in . Ia»-c-.
( lasse- on Piano t-> ron.-.st <•! six pupil-* each.
This system has uiany ad vantages, and the expense
is l.-s- than private h*«*«*n* Private l»-*sotn» given
if preferred. Would also invite the attention ol the
public to the
H. F. MILLER PIANOS !
For sale at his
JI iisic Room, Xort/i's It foci.',
OPPOSITE OJNY UO. SK.
The use of these Pianos in many public institu
tions and -chool- has gained tor them an enviable
reputation, nud throughout the country th. y are
becoming the m»>*t j»«.pular Pian««* manufactured.
t"la--e> arranged on application at Music Room
or Residence. !»7 Wiuthrop street
M c. MlLLlKj:N. Teacher of Music,
aprttf^irn
9. jb. laSd a CO.,
Millwrights anil Machinists,
AM) MANI’FACTPRKHS OF
Ladd's Excelsior Turbine Wheel.
CIliCl'LAlt AM) LPUKiHT
BOARD SAWS
Manufactured at the lowest cash prices.
Planing and Sawing,
In all it* branches done in a workmanlike manner
ORNAMENTAL BRACKETS,
Of every description, furnished on -hort notice.
Shop on Water >t . (lardiner. Me.
.1 F I ADI),
♦aprttrt-hn NV. S. HR A NX.
Picture Frames!
CHROMOS, BRACKETS, ALBUMS!
In Large Variety.
Picture Frame* of any size made t<» order at short
notice at
lleinlee's Photograph Rooms,
Opposite Post Office, Augusta,
tjune2-tf
BALLARD & CHASE,
WltOLKSALK AND HhiAtl. DLAU-KS IN
TH,
BRITA^XI i,
and
.1A 1* 4 \ \ EI> W A lti:S,
IllOX WARE. GLASS If ARE,
Table and Pocket Cutlery,
Sat!iron# Unwin-* K»•/..»»» arid a GstKi'nl A.'fti
went of Kit'hcn Furnishing Go<*ls.
GROCERS’ CiLTsTS,
Stovo and Furnace Pipe,
(iCTTEIlS, CO\PC( TOUS. Ae., made to order,
and at the lowest rale*.
«j0'.iid> Work promptly attended to.
a | \IO\ 111 AM K, Water St., Al'tilSTA.
May iO. _
Cutlery and Plated Ware!
A full assortment of
Vublc and Pocket C'tslierg, Scissors,
TK*i Sc.
Also Plated Tea Sets. lee Pitchers, lioblets,
Knives, Spoons, Porks and < asters of
the best quality, at
PIERCE'S CROCKERY STORE,
!\’o. 1.11» lVutrr Mr.et - - Anguiti.
inaj-i-ttr
Brushes, Combs, Soups umt Perfumery;
CHOICE TOILET AMI HMT ARTICLES!
Physicians' & Apothecaries' Goods
Pare Nperm. Lard, Kor-tem* and \tat$foot Oils.
(Tisirles k. Partridge,
DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY,
Wuter Street, corner MurkeL Square,
(I'NDER GRANITE HAM,,)
Has on hand a Large Selected Stoek
kopt fresh by consLanL additions,
and sells at
The Lowest Jlnrkrt flatex !
FOR GENUINE AND RELIABLE GOODS
Partridge’s Dru? Store, Water Street, corner Harlot Squir
tUanroiy
I
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o Q * c -
S® as r- I \ g * a
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Ow •* z -r-H - - ° fi H
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s « J S !‘*g<
z i j 1*1 ! £ 1 a ?
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£= ^ = y « ■*
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
A FACT ICOIl TU JiXOJCFXC.
TO THIS l»lSOI»IaIS OF AIGl’STA,
AnJ all having business in Au vta please bear in mind that the plane t.i buy
run: AND I! ELI A RLE
TOILET & FANCY ARTICLES,
And APOTHIA KIES’ GOODS generally i- at
FRANK Kl.XStlAYS DKMi STORE.
lie has Spared no pains in -electing ‘ «d- of the pur* -t to h • found in t':i hi -: markets
of the United Stan -. . ml the same are ottered t.» the public at
HOLIhSAIill OK KliTtll at •* Prieto that Defy i'oui]»skf ilion.*’
He also continues to make all odd change IN* GOLD AND SILVER. Ills motto
Quick Sales, Small Profits, hire and Reliable (hods !
In hot weather FRANK’S STORE is ihe cooh-t j»l <v i.i tie* . y. ..ad th* I< <’ »id S »da
drawn from the
Famous Non-corrosive Arctic Fountain
refreshes many w eary souls. Temper nee Devotees can drink and not violate their pledge.
THE COLDEST AND THE BEST ! THE COLDEST AND THE BEST
with rich anil delicious FRUIT SYRUPS.
Physicians’ Prescriptions care tolly compounded from the purest Medicine.* at all
hours of the day and night.
REMEMBER THE NUMBER OF FRANK KINSMAN'S DRUG STORE,
No. 142 Water Street. : : Augusta, Maine.
HARNESSES # HARNESS GOODS
Of ev«M-.v Dosfriptiim.
WE A ICE STILL .MANILA. nill.N.i ILL . I.AS-Ls Ol II AHM-.SSKS,
Varying in Price from $17.00 to $100.00 !
ATTE do not keep any man’s celebrated 1 ess, but havii yenrV experience in manu
\\ factoring even* varletv of flarne** <» • ••'.* and the greater portion >1 that time for lhe people ol
Augu-ta anti \ ieiuity we will let the ijumIm and worth of >ur g> "-d- re.*t up >u their own merit.
A.-* we keep a larger number ot workm. and eon-e.pn *:.tl\ a larger- .-lock and greater variety of
manuf.vtnred work than any firm in our line in thi- eilv. we invite all in want of mi-h goods to rail
before pureha>iug. bearing nr mind that w«* no*|i no llurne--. - manniaetuied by other linns for whole
sale trade but tn rnufaeture all our good<* a:. I warrant them to give -at i-tael ion.
COLLER & GARDINER.
{Opposite Cony House 1 l:t Wntl'r §lr«M‘t, luu'ii.la.
“X“ jem. i r jsr xx: s -
Don’t pay two profits on your Trunks but 1 y at the only plm-e in Augusta when they are manufactured
AT COLLER & GARDINER'S
Augusta Trunk Factory !
Sign of tlxo “BIG TIlirNK.”
lVu mannfaeture all mil Trunks, and a« or retail trade in Amm-ta end neighboring towns is verv
law we make them speri illv for that trad, and warrant them. Thev are no slop work, not rraeke.l.
and have ,-ood look- We letter with Init 1- and delirer in the ehy without extra , haw W, also
mannfaetnre ViTKT's and CiRPETRAC* of everv stvl •. .and k. o cost -ntly on hand the largest
and host stork of I.-Olie-' and Cent’s TRWET.UW RAGS, SIIAWI, STRAP.* Ac.. In the city, and
sell them at SPECIE PRICE* Wi' Heine, her the place,
Sign of the “Big Trunk,” - 143 Water Street.
Opposite Couj Ifatni'* +-2npr-lf *' 0»ii£ A.H.
Edward Rowse,
121 WATER STREET
1> KALE It IN
Watches, Jewelry,
AND SILVER WAKE J
Agent for the
Wallliam Uaicli <
Ami I,AZAM'S A MCfitls'
Periectecl Sprcl ac'h*s.
9tf" Special attention paid to the repairing of all
kinds of
FINE \s VTC IIES.
( 7i ronoutrtrr Rntonres
applied and accurately adjusted to temperature
p'i-ition and isochron ism.
TH1E TAKE * BV TK.iVMT,
*i.( * 1 ’ '
Great Reduction
-i n the puk es of -
BOOTS & SHOES!
The subscriber, having a splendid -to. k of
Hoots and Slio<>s
on hand, will sell the same at the
VERY LOWEST ( ASH PRICES !
Th*- -t<>ck *•<>n-i'ts of the usual variety kept in a
store ot the kind.
LAUIFN' and
evs.
niSM:S‘ and
niiiiimiiA's
BOOTS and SHOES!
Con-tantlv receiving from tlie manufacturer.-, and
w ill be sold rhntp, ehe/tjnr than the cheapest.
.1 . n . bo w.
1041 WAl Elt Wt., AugiiHlu, >r«».
N. 15.—Gentlemen’s Calf Hoots one dollar less
than at any other store. ;inJiy27-.hu
A New Era in Piano Fortes!
H As now become an established fact, acknow
ledged by the bc«t judges of nuifi'- in all parts
ol the country, that the
Mathushek Piano,
Is bound to take the lead for
Rich, Pure, Jind Powerful Tone !
Which speaks for itself in 1 . a triumph over all
other- The Reason of this Groat Superiority
- apparent t<> all who carefully examine llic pecu
liar mechanism of thc.-e instrument' in
Tilt- Ti|iiiili/.iiiu Sfule.
which di-tributes the ten-ion of the strings upon
all pari- "i the frame, reliev ing the in-trument Iriiui
com ■ nti iteil strain in any one part thus -< • uring
much greater strength, durability, and power ol
keeping in tune,
The CJreater Length of String*,
through Jill the treble and middle notes, the distri
bution of strings upon the
Itri<l|£4»,
which run-the whole length of the sounding board,
:\ ing greatly
Increased Power of Vibration
throughout its entire length, producing ji purer
tone and better accompaniment to the voice than
any other instrument.
Ail interested are invited to call on
I. C. IIOVEY,
At 1(H) Water Street, and examine for them
!vc-. whore the above named instruments can be
sc ii and heard, and will be kept tor -ale.
Also a lot of very fine tontrt
VESTRY ORGANS & MELODEONS !
Kir REST IN THK COUNTRY.
109 Water St., I. C. HOVEY.
tl9apr-tf
0. C. WHITEHOUSE & CO.,
- DEAI.i ICS IN -
Foreign and I>omes1ie
]>•
?
i, ,
^Vn«l Carjictiiurs,
>0. 17a WATKU -TKEKT,
WGt'STA. Me.
O ( Wiiitf.iiouse, Daniel Wiiitfiioi si:.
twin \ 21 • t f
James H. Leigh,
I'LALl.R IN
Foretell and Domestic
DRYGOODS
ALSO, AOKNT FOR
Wheeler A Wilson’s
©owing Macliiixes !
]\'KEnLF.K and all Tools adapted t" the Ma
chines, constantly on hand.
Water St., Hallow ell. Me.
tlapr»tf
A Vvee Gift to All!
II 11. !.♦* mi i:i m a tic
3 I 1*1To Khetimatic.
Neuralgia and tomt subied-.
a •'ample box of the.-e l’ill
will he given b) K. W. KINS
MAN, Water St .* \uirnsta. and
tor sale by all \ potheearii-.- at ’
i.> rents per b«*\ : 5 boxes $1.
0. A. HILL, Proprietor
tJdmar-lhn PORTLAND, Mil.
BATH HOTEL,
I3y O. M. Pltmimor,
hath. me.
Hoard, - - $1 per 1>a;/.
tlljan-ly
CUSHNOC HOUSE.
Corner and
Winttifop State Sts.,
A ii<rus(;i, Ale.
Guests Laiten to and from tho Cars
nnd Boats Froo.
HORSES m GARBAGES TO LET.
tij»tLi t'J tuil
MOSES M. SWAN,
Watchmaker and Jeweller,
M. - Stock embrace* a tine line of
American ami Swiss Watches,
a j'lM ami diver including the celebrated
\ iion.uor l-.Igin W atch, \\ allhani. Ticinom, iior
.,ii i. J• nn*‘tt Purdcaux. Jacot, A'1., in both J. i
• 11- * and gentlemen’* size?..
Fine Gold J cwclry,
solid tiold Lenniton
Vest and Neck Chains,
STKIIM.MI A COISi SII.VCK HOODS,
FTSK PI.ATEI> W\1IK,
SPECTACLES AND EYE GLASSES,
of tin- most approved kind*.
CLOCKS OF Air. K /YON.
including the cHobrntod IT 11A« A < \!.KNI»AH
allot’ which \v ill be cold at the
Lowest Prices, and \\ arnintcd.
Particular attention given to re pan ir.g all kind*- "1
Fmc* Watches. Chi I • • ed ami
adjusted to temperature and positiou. t!jan70-tl
J. M. Kimball Sl Co
ijoii a :(04 ((riisr<-s> si,. I’oi-ilaml, >1 ♦-.
OM> Kia’OSITOIU.
- AUK M KI.I.NO -
Top Pd'<« .1!> for $I7a to 4^-200
C \mtv Y Ll.s from 1»<» to 200
PI I A KT< ».\s from 17.*» t » 2<»u
(' -ai• <»rd -t \ !•• YVag-m, 100 to l’>0
JIMP >L \ I S. 17a to 200
♦ma> 2t'»-1 w
HATH TIBS, COPPER BOILERS,
Water Closets, Wash Basins.
III! VS»< A I’LATKB AVAItll,
fast Iron Pipe,
Lead Pipe, Sheet Lead,
And c\ery arid le pertaining to Plumbing kept < on
staidly on Land and for -alt at
H. R. STRATTON’S,
C orner Ki’icige A Water Streets.
Under Hunt’s Hat Store.
N. It. Plumbing in all its branches done in a neat
and thorough manm i.
Particular Attention Paid to Jobbing.
♦12apr-tl‘
O I L S ,
PURE SPERM. CASTOR, OLIVE. XE ATS-FOOT,
und ESSENTIAL OILS <d all kinds, at
Jolinson Brothers^
Sliootiii" Tackle.
a. w" LOKV.
SUCCESSOR TO L. M. LE1.ASD,
O-U INT SMITH
Ant Dealer in
Shooting Turkic of Even \ ai’iely.
liifles and shot Oun< made to order and war
ranted- Oi l -hoi (.mis rimmed out .-mouth ami
madr to -Loot ti.n-k and -frong. Al-o. *1.
of the nire-t quality.
Itepairing done Aently mid Promptly.
Hhistlnu- Powder.
The b* .-t quality and larg* 't stork ever kept in
tin- mark, r E or sale at factory price-. Country
1 >ral**i -uppl.d 1 in any quantity or qunldy at dis
count. lj an-ly
DR. A, H, CHAMBERLAIN,
DENTAL SURGEON,
150 WATER STREET,
4ut;ii«*lu. - - .Haine.
Maker* the successful treatment of all disease* ot
the mouth and teeth a specially . vmpb'Ving all the
latvot and U-l improvements in the method of idl
ing with gold and all proper material t ! ’orated
teeth pennanentlv cured, ami their de<*a\ed ami
broken down noun- tilled and built up to their
original shape and beauty.
Toutharlir Cured Without Exlraetins!
tirea* improvement in the method of con.- trueting
and titling
ARTIFICIAL TEETH.
DU. ( llAMItKUI.\1\ i* inserting a large num
ber of-et- -n the-e .111. which for beauty, dlira;
bililv ami adaptation, ranimt be surpassed any
u here. I I.i plate will not >t.iM or drop down, and
i- wan an led («> lii perfect I \ . All are invited to call
and e\aniine -pt mens ol teeth made <»u red, pmk
ami \\ bite rubber.
HiHSIl (.AS eyeuy day.
tm.iyli tl
WANTED !
I v\UMKits and Hunters having pi ime Miuk >km*
4 on band w ill liml a cash customer at highest
market price bv sending them to
j. ii. wi.i.i.m c\ co..
USERENNE’S PAIN KILLING
MAGIC OIL.
rr “ IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM, "•/'t
RKAPI If— , ,
Renin 1* iin-Killing Magi'- Oil euro- Headache
Ream-'- l'ain-Killing Magic Oil cnees Toothache
Kenne’- Pain-Killing M.-tgie Oil nires Neuralgia '
Renne’s Pain-Killing Magic Oil cures Cholera Mor
bus!
Ih nne*s Pain-Killing Magic Oil cures Rheumatism 1
Ken lie’.- Pain-Killing Magic Oil cure >kin dn.ea.-es
Soim* folk- -eem to be prom I ol felling how • ■lame
their shoulders are'’—of • my eriek m the back”—or
l have got th< Sc ath a,”- and delight in bragging
that •nothing - an cure me '"—but w hen w e get -m b
• awful folk.-" to u-> i;iNNi.'s PAIN-KILLING
MAGIC OIL. faitbuilix. we not only cure their
lamene.- and . harm awav their pains, but we -\e
tuallv take all that kind ot “brag out ol them !” and
they frankly own up, and say, “It works like a
charm!” w . _
<old bv all Druggists. Merchants and Grocers.
It i- put up in three sizes,and called “Trial Size,”
“Medium Sire ” and “Large Family Size” bottles.
WM. RE3NTNE, Sole Proprietor and Manufac
turer. Prrisi iu i>, Mass.
Wholesale and retail in Au~iuUi l»y^ Marshall
WluthcU, Grocef. lyiileow
poetical.
rL__zn'-- . - —:-r -- - 4
BY FIRELIGHT
BY FLORENCE 1*EU< I .
I? there a human soul beneath the sky .
Whose life with bliss has hern so richly blest,
That he who questions hears the rare reply—
•‘Yes, I would walk again the way I went
1 have been fully blest—1 am content ?"
In life’s wide garden, is there any walk,
Where nettles flourish not luside the flower?
Where rosea grow without a thorny stalk.
Where inserts never gnaw, m»r w orms devour.
Nor broken lilies mourn the shuttering shower?
Have not all Idols only feet of clay ?
Are they not trea-ure* prone to moth and rimt ?
Ynd when we worship, ami b.dieve, and pray.
I>«» t’o y Hof alu ay wr<-..4 our perl'ct frti-t
Ynd fall, t" hint. and rni»h ns if if du-f '■
i >oc any spirit lind its eountet part
Ami utterly and wholly claim if - ><w u -
Is then* 011 earth a single human heart
W hieh never smother# back a hall In • .din . i moan.
Nor knows the meaning ol’ M. Ylone?"
Ala- I ran but fa wye, mu-in-, tlm -
l>n a my and dmi’ 1 * I. b\ i,, • t., • i:; _ id.
l li.it hajipiuc and I . ■ r -h .. ' 11-.
No matter Iiom wemnnuo. ■ r ;i-|'in
A- we dc* ■ i v. . and imt a- v,e dm in '
— («.irJin>r // <vu' Journal
iTal'is ami Sketches..
XKIVi'Ol Mfl.lM).
Newfoundland enjoys the diktiurtion of
being (lie first American land on which the
Anglo Saxon planted hE loot, and also of
being tie- scene of the earliest attempt at
colonization mi the part of England. Se
bastian < abol. carrying !etier~ from Henry
\ 11. sighted the shores of the island in 11'.»7,
and pu-hing onward, he diseov en d the ,
coast of Kabrador. 11 ■ tlm- autiei]mted j
< 'olumlnis and Amerigo Vespucci in tile
discovery of continental America: for it
was not till eighteen mouths later that the
great l.eniiese navigator landed tit Vera
gue, without, liowever, being aware that
lie then touched the 'liores of a new conti
nent for the first time. It is curious to re
mark tfiat there i' not, in tin New World, a
single cape. bay. island or headland named
after Sebastian Cabot, the discoverer of the
continent. England treated with neglect
and ingratitude her gloat seaman, whose
tame i- second only to that of Columbus.
No monument to 11i~ memory adorn her
Walhalla in We-tmiusti r Abbey, and no
one knows where rests the dust of the
bold navigator who first brav ed the stormy
billows of the North Atlantic in « arch of
new lands, and secured for Ihituin that
hold upon the New World from which
mightv result' have tlovved Newfound
land has been no le-s ungrateful toward ,
her discover, not having thought of him so
kindly a- to call even a creek or harbor by
his name. A few years ago the Prince of
Wales v i'ited Newfoimdlaud, and the [ICO- ;
pie presented him with a splendid speci
men of the d ig for which the Eland is ~o
noted, having first named, him "Cabot."
Such is earthly fame. The gn at names of
Ciesar and l’oinpey are appropriated to I
•‘our colored brethren,’’ and the memory 1
ol Sebastian Cabot is perpetuated ill the i
name of a Newfoundland dog that enjoys
the distinction ol following the heir appar
ent of the throne of England. Shak
speare’s supposition of the dust of Alex
ander "'topping a hole" hardly goes be
yond this.
llitiXian’s Most Am hint Colony. (
England did ui't condescend to notice
Newfoundland for nearly a century after
its discovery. At length, however, find
ing that the Portuguese, French and
others were drawing wealth from it
splendid fisheries, she bethought herself
of claiming the sovereignty of the island,
in virtue of Cabot's discovery, with the
view of colonizing the country and shar
ing in it' sea treasures. Accordingly, in
l.‘i*:i. Sir Humphry Hilbert, half-brother
to Sir Walter Raleigh, and the most
learned of Elizabeth's great admirals, was
sent out with lour small v c-s-ds and a mot
ley following of '.tilors. inn'oiis, carpen
ters, yocmen. &c. in August of that year i
ire landed at st. Johns, and took posses-j
siou of the country in tin Queen’s name.
Disasters of various kinds followed.
■ The plantation" did not take root: and
in returning hone the gallant Devonshire
knight. Hie pioneer ot Anglo-S I ytl ed-j
Oiii/.itiou in the Ni w World, perished in
a storm oil the Az ire-. A- he stood on
the deck of Ids little ■ i:«ft, looking death;
in the fa r, those on hoard the consort
ship heard him say, “On er up. boy-, we!
areas near heaven by sea as by land."
So died, piously ;.iul heroically, one of
th he't of England's stout sea-captains.
Near Torbay, in Devonshire, the ruins of
his castle are still seen, ;.ml the little fish
ing village of Torbay, mar st. Johns,
Newfoundland, was so named by him,
after his beautiful Ktigli-h home.
LoRLl B.Vl ON ami I.ulil) 1 >A1 I IMOKK.
About t" i ill) ) ear- al't•1 cn\ .till lie gr. at
Bacon headed a company "i adventurers
who rein wed the attempt I" colonize
Newfoundland. flic) \\ere followed in
l.V.'.'l In Sir (ieoige ( 'alverl, a llotnan
( atholic gentleman of high character and
superior abilities, from Yorkshire, better
known alteruards as Lord Baltimore,
founder el' the citv Baltimore in Mary
land. He planted a colony at Ferryland,
forty miles north of ( ape llace. and built
it splendid house ill which ho resided sev
eral years. The whole southern peninsu
lar of the island was granted to him by
royal charter. This immense tract of
which he had obtained the lordship, he
named Avalon, alter the ancient name of
<Ibi-t’ ninny, in Somersetshire, where
Christianity was said to have been tirst
preached in Britain. Theeontinual inroads
of the French drove him away from New
foundland to Maryland, when ha obtain
ed a grant from Charles 1 . and where the
principal city has handed down his name to
posterity.
UOW ENGLAND EOSTERED HER COLONY.
At this time about three hundred and fif
ty families had settled in Newfoundland,
and were distributed ii) iifLeen small settle-'
nienl.-. There i- no apparent reason "'by
ltin- <• <>I<111i/;rt"ion of ilie conntiy , thus sue
ee—fully begun, should not have advanced
as rapidly and a- pro-pi rousSy as that ot
tin- neighboring piovim-e». In her inex
haustible fisheries, ,\vn foundland possese
ed a resource xvlii« h more, than rnunter
l-alaneed the comparable barrenness of
her -oil. lint at tiii- dale was initiated a
i ieious and stupid poiiev,■ on the part tit
Britain's rule-, which i llVetually checked
the progress of tin colony, and which was
persevered in fir a century and a half.
Bile fisheries were eaniodonby merchants
and shipowner- of the west of England,
who, "i-hing to retain a monopoly of
these sea-iiarve.-ts, steadily opposed tin!
settlement of tin- country, amt conducted
Be ir operations by -...'tiding out their ser
vants and agents at the opening of each
fishing --a-on with -trie! orders to re-otn
i nl, a! tie- close with ail that had been
einplio ed, ami return with tin- pr- i <■ -dsto
I.ngl: 'I. i lies*; me- i:.n,is had sufficient
inllnciu u iih >iie Biitis-n go\ i. i.a ut to
iniluee ill an tn enael. law-- in lavin' -a this
Hamm', - 'llisli policy. iimr espre;,,||y as
il accorded -.vitli their own views in mak
ing the 1 fisheries a nursery of seamen for
the roy.d navy \eeonUngly it heeume
the fixed policy of Britain to prevent far
ther settlement of Newfoundland. For
tins purpose i: was ordered that the own
er' of \ e-srls should not carry in their
ship- any other persons tlian those actually
employed in the fishery; and the masters
of siieli vi sets were required to give bond
of a hundi i d pounds t ' bring back such
persons as they ink out. w hen the fishing
season was ox er. Settlement within six
mill s of the shot-" was forbidden. The
ereetion of a house or the enclosure of
ground, except for li-ln ry purposes, was
made a penal offence. The existence of
a resident population \x a- entirely ignored ;
no governor was appointed, no laws for
the protection ol lit*- or property were en
acted : the eomitvy w as to lie reserved as a
place for drying ii-li in -'.matter, and was
to lie abandoned in winter as a dreary
wilderness. If any erections, other than
temporary lints for fish* iam 11 were discov
ered, they wa re ordered tn be burned or
* lorn down. But. strange to sav, in the
teeth ol the-e unjust ami tv ran meal laws
l tlie resident, population continued to iu
oivase slowly, parity by natural increase,
; and partly by -eith i -from other countries
making the island their home in spite, of
Ball legal prohibitions. To no other colony
nt Britain w as such hard measures dealt
out. To unhappy Newfoundland. Eng
land proved a harsh -tepmother. The
people were too few and too poor to exer
cise ‘'the sacred right of rebellion,” and
so their wrongs remained unredressed.
It is only sixty years since this stupid, sui
cidal policy ended, and the restrictions on
the ereetion of houses and the enclosure
of land wile removed. Only forty-five
years have elapsed since the first roads
were laid down around the cpital. Talk
about the wrongs of Ireland or the tyran
ny that drove the New England States in
to revolt: what w. re these compared with
the wrongs indicted on Newfoundland!
T'his wretched policy on the part of the
mother countrv sufficiently accounts for
the fact that with all the immense natural
l eeourees, the country i- merely a fishing
station, the interior unexplored, the fertile
plains of the west without a settler, its
mineral treasures almost untouched, and
the people, as a whole, very poor, and de
pendent on the precarious fisheries. The
evil consequences of these unjust and op
pressive laws are felt in many ways at. the
present day.
NEW FOFNIU.ANIV IN 1870.
uuder all these disadvantages the
colony slumld liav. made some progress,
argues well lor the energies of the people.
Indeed, si nee the repeal of the obnoxious
laws, the advice of the people in material
prosperity has been most satisfactory.—
Gradually old abuses have been swept
away: a governor, courts of justice, mag
istrates. ami a legislature were conceded,
after many struggles. The old obstruc
tion- Hue', afti r a long-drawn battle, got
rid of; the people learned to know and
claim their rights.
‘•The mills or'the grinds sJon-Ir,
lhit they griutl exceeding email.”
The handful of-elfish monopolists, who
so long held iti their grasps an island larger
than Its land, and used it as a roek on which
fishermen might spread their nets and
drv their fish, while it-minerals, timber
and fine lands were untouched, have been
utterly suppressed. The right of self
gov eminent has been conceded to the peo
ple, and from that great results will now.
Tlie inhabitants are awaking to the fact
that splendid natural resources are all
around them, vv hieli if duly turned to ac
count. will secure prosperity and progress.
Kilucation, though yet in a very backward
state, i- attracting attention, and is promo
ted by a liberal grant from the funds of the
colony, lbiads are extended; a local
-team service connects the out ports with the
capital. \ mail -i. amcr plies fortnightly
between St. Johns and Halifax in stumper,
and monthly during the first three months
oftlic year. The revenue last, year was
sitfo.ooo; the value of the exports $ti,bU6,
71111; of imports, sG.-ol. to:.', showing a
balance in favor of the colony of i*84;},647.
Milling in the uortlien-t proceeds most en
couragingly. Two mining engineers are
at work exploring till- summer, one of
them on b half of an Kngli-h company, th»
other is emplovetl bv a local mining asso
ciation. Here i- an opening for tile in
vestment of American capital that Lean
confiileutlv recommend — tar more promis
ing than the gold field- ot Nova Scotia,
where the returns are rather scanty.—
Numbers of person- have taken out min
ing licenses tor localities where indications
are most promising; but, from want of
means, are unable to turn them to account.
We want men vv ith capital to initiate op
erations, and to open our mines. ht.
Johns, the capital, is far from being u
handsome town, but when it is taken into
account that it has been three times burnt
down during the la.-t fifty years, and has
risen each time from its ashes improved
and beautified, it will be eonifcs ,ed that it
is a remaitable town.—QjrrcspcxUncQ
S<m lurL i'ouk.

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