Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-04-19
NEWS BY MAIL.

Amnesty is defeated, for this session at least.
the republican Senators having voted, 20 to
l6, not to take up the bill.
Senator Fenton has leased for four wears
the house on Madison place occupied by Mr.
Sewsrd when Secretary of State.
There is strong feeling among the more
prominent republicans i'll Cleveland in favor
of Ben Wade for governor, and a vigorous
effort will be made by Wade's friends to in
duce him to run.
Juarez's chances for reelection as Presi-
dent of Mexico are improving. Four men,
bers OF the cabinet, among them Senio Ro-
nero, have been impeached and win doubt
less be convicted, as Tejado is chief justice
of the supreme court.
A private letter brings news of an accident
on board the United States steamer Worces-
ter, the vessel which took out the Boston sup
plies for the French, by which four men were
scalded to death and three others badly burn
ed.
Judge Sargent is not disposed to give up
the agreeable position of Commissioner of
Customs, without a struggle. In reply to a
request for his resignation, on account of his
age and infirmities, he wrote a spicy letter
declining to resign on any such grounds. Mr..
John +. Hartley who is to be rotated from the
office of Assistant Secretary into that of Com
missi oner of Customs, is from Kennebunk,
Me-, and has been in the Treasury Depart
ment for about a quarter of century.
The Washington correspondent of the Bos-
ton Journal, says Gov. Perham held an in
formal reception Monday evening in the par
Tors of the Arlington House. There was
full attendance, including Gen. Gilmore, Gen.
Stevens, and several Congressman. No
speeches were INDUCED in, but there was
general interchange Of friendly greetings and
congratulations.
In the Senate, Monday, conference COM
mittee were ordered on the Ku-Klux and the
deficiency bills, Senator Edmunds being
chairman of the former and Senator Cole of
the latter. Mr.. Stewart offered an amend
ment to the Constitution requiring every State
to maintain system of free schools. Mr..
Blair objected and it was withdrawn. In the
House Mr.. Dawes was appointed chairman of
the conference committee on the deficiency
bill. Mr.. Butler offered resolution which
went over, ordering the submission to the
joint commission of the claims of American
citizens for damages for Imprisonment in
England. "A resolution was passed request
ing the President to organize commission of
moving the Brooklyn navy yard and several
questions connected Herewith
The investigation by the Selectmen of the
town of Brighton into the cause of the sud
den and singular death of butcher named
Temple, who died there last Sabbath, has
brought to light some most diabolical prac-
tees by certain butchers of that town, which
call loudly for speedy suppression, and the
punishment of the guilty ones. 1t seems by
the investigation last evening before the
Coroner's inquest that il has been common
practice by certain persons to watch closely,
like carrion birds, the cattle trains and the.
yards, and when an OK or other animal, fatal
ly injured by transportation, could be found,
even if vitality had fed the carcass, these
cormorants would hastily drag the creature
off to some convenient slaughter house, and
AFTER dressing, send the deceased and death
producing meat to Boston markets. This
practice is of no recent date, as appears from
the testimony. One man, butcher, express
ed his belief that while only three or four
butchers could be found in town willing to
dress cattle which had alied from injury or
sickness he was firm in his conviction that
but few would refuse to kill and send to mar
ket cattle infected with hoof and mouth dis
ease.-Boston Journal. q t"~ 3.