The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-02-12

Justice Of the Supreme Court. 1888 to 1880
ane 1910 to lSil; Hugh ]. Anderson, Sixth
Auditor Of the Treasury, 1874 to lSi7; William
@. Crosby now practicing as an attorney in
Belfast, 1853 to 1855 samson p. Morrill,, 1856
to 1856; Hannibal Hamln, 1867 Joseph VIII
liams, who now attends to the management Of
his large estate in Augusta. acting Governor.
1857 to 1858; Senator Morrill,, 1853 to 1861 ;
Israel Washburn, Jr., Collector Of the Port Of
Portland, 1851 to 1868 Abner COburn, capital
ist and lumberman, 1868 to 1864 Samuel Cony
Of Augusta, 1864 to 1867, and Joshua L. Cham
berlain the present incumbent, who entered up
on the duties Of his Office in 1867. mil.
Nasty has learned lesson from Sue Murphy,
and has gone into the claim agent business at
the "Corners." Nearly the whole population
are his clients. .....H .r- aa
The Kentucky Legislature has passed bill
giving $1,000 to the widow Of the late Governor
Helm, but proposition to give s24OO to the
widow Of the deceased State Treasurer was voted
down. The Governor was rebel and the State
Treasurer was Union man. which probsblSeI
plains the action taken by the Legislature.
The Times Washington despatch says the de-
tails Of the proposed bill for the reduction Of the
army, agreed upon by the House Military Com
mittee, arc in brief rs follows: consolidation Of
the quartermasters's, commissary and pay de-
partments into one department, to be called The
Department Of Supply. Second; oonsolidatsthe
ordnance and artillery into one corp. Third;
reduce the number Of Infantry regiments from
40 to 80. Fourth; no more brigadier generals
of the line to be appointed beyond the present
number eight; thus abolishing the two commits
sions now vacant. Fifth; no more brigadiers to
be appointed on the staff except the chief of the
Supply Department. Sixth abolish the rcgi-
mental commissary Of subsistence for cavalry.
Seventh; reduce the number of commissioned
officers in each regiment. Eighth; abolish
bands. Ninth; the term Of enlistment to be
five years. Tenth; the mode Of reduction 10 be
by absorption; that is. in military phrase, by
casualty, expiration Of terms OF enlistment, dis
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o. sT,sycntb. All the stafr denartments to be
reduced in the number Of their officers.
The political year has not only opened with
N. hest omens Of success TO the Republican
party, but with new promises for steadfast per-
cein the line Of homes, principles. While
N. Dsmocr,cv fnd Il necessary 70 enter the
new campairns with conccalment and TO pro-
coed with shutting GAIT. the Republicans 20
into the fight with the strength born OF right
conviction, and march with no uncertain
tread.
The Treaty with Great Britain, over which
Mr.. Reyerdy johnson 20 prematurely exulted,
seems, we apprchend, in great danger of being
rejected by the Senate; and probably nothing
has done 50 much to produce this unfortunate
result besides the Injustice Of its terms as Mr..
Jobnson,s own iniudicious conduct.
su,,,o. nO0,;,,,s ~ wisconsin is about TO
,.,o mn his rcs,dence In New York. The me-
,ro,ol;, !, certainly a conrenial spot for dis
carried Democratic carpct-bagpers.
,.or;.,,,,o .,,,or. who won, 70 scc
Gen. Grant recently was a member of Congress,
who threw out feeler in the shape Of aremark,
that he had understood that President johnson
did not intend to invite the new President to
ride to the Capitol with him on Inauguration
day. Gen. Grant promptly replied that 'therc
was a constitutional requirement that would
render II necessary for him to go to the Capitol
on that day to be sworn in, but he knew Of no
requirement that made IL necessary for MI.
johnson to go there to be mustered out.
The New York Times says that private =
vices from Paris state on every good authority
that Gen. Dix has received letter from GSh.
Grant, in which the latter says he shall very
happy to continue him in the position Of Minis
ter to France ifhe desires to retain it; but that
Gen. DIX INTENDS 10 reS's" ~ ,no opening u 'a'
new ADMINISTRATOR, rs nc ucSirtS w retuih w