Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-09-23
Now is the winter of our discon,ent made

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shouted they, but alas for the son of the
Granite State, his effulgeht beams seemed
destined to become as the night, compared to
the glory of the hero of Vicksburg and APP
pomattox.
The Louisville movement does not seem 10
create much excitement now. 1t turns out
to be rather fzzle by the refusal OF oCon-
nor to accept the nomination; but as the COM
mittees appointed by the convention seem de-
termined to enter the campaign the effect OF
the movement cannot but result in additional
discord among democrats. However, the
| republican party cannot count much upon
such uncertainty, as the issue after all will be
between Greeley and Grant.
Senator Wilson and General Butler have
just been here, and are full of confidence.
The General makes one Of the most, if not
the most effective campaign speakers in the
field; he has such unbounded energy and vi
tally that he chains the attention of his au-
dence. Most of the speakers are giving
Ohio the benefit of their labors now. Pro-
fessor Langston of Howard University has
been in New York and pennsylvania doing
noble work for Grant. He is a mulatto, a
man of fine appearance, though rather slight
build, and il law professor at the University
lie has just returned to Washington, and
| says that he never saw such enthusiasm
| among the people US he finds for General
Grant. That does not look very much as
though they were tired of him.
The award of Sic, 100000 to the United
| States by the Geneva Tribunal, is a great
feather in the cap of the present Administra-
ton. 1t is an occasion of great rejoicing that
this vexed question is at last settled. The
question now is, what will be done with the
money? The attitude of the Government
seems to be that of judge between claim
ants. The insurance companies will be likely
to put in a claim for the losses they had to
| carry, as the Government will not of course
recognize the claims of owners Of vessels
who have received insurance. But it is not
believed that the insurance officers will be
allowed their claims, for it is well known that
they took war risks and never made as much
money as they did during the war. So that
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to receive consideration is that of the owners
of vessels and cargoes whose loss was not
covered by insurance.
The city is still very dull, except in the
matter of improving the streets, which is be-
ing pushed with an energy and in a system
attic manner never before known here. Con-
gress made no. appropriation to pay damages
to property, and there is consequently great
deal Of fault finding with the Board of public
works for cutting down streets and leaving
houses far above, or filing in and leaving the
attic in the place where the cellar was before.
These are hard things to put up with, but it
is believed that Congress W i'll have the mag
nanimity and justice to make an appropria
ton to cover these losses to property hold
ers. Certainly the city cannot afford to pay
for them. The plan of paving and parking
the streets and avenues, is to have the road
It way in the center and put the side walks next
G to it, leaving wide strip Of grass plat between
l. the walk and the houses, serving as front
yard to each house. Ia some streets the par h
IS thus formed in front of the houses is separa
o rated from the walk by an ornamental iror
e fence; but generally it is not enclosed. The
l. effect of this plan is very fine upon the eye
n and serves to adorn the residences and to
keepthe dust out of them. Nearly all of the
hillocks which used to cut off the view from
prominent points have been, or are being cut
away, so as to give uninterrupted vistas or
views in many directions, so that the town is
becoming more than ever entitled to be called
"the city of magnificent distances" These
vast improvements all over the District will
make this the finest metropolis in the world,
and those who live quarter of century will
probably see Paris outrivalled in beauty.
There is certainly no city which possesses
greater natural advantages for becoming a
splendid Capital. Washington and George
: town are rapidly verging into one city by the
I. spanning of Rock Creek (the boundary be-
: tween them) with fine bridges and the i'm
e provement of the avenues leading to them.
$ The weather is becoming every day more
A enjoyable, the nights are cool once more, and
the days are not so.torrid.
CLAIMING