The Republican journal., 1872-10-17

land has been sentenced to two years mprSon-
ment for leveaug the contents of a message.
The above furnishes an excellent reason
Tor believing that the telegraph, in gov
eminent control, will do better in England
than in this country. Suppose the tele-
graph lines in this country to be now in
the control of the administration who for
Il moment believes that the secresy of
messages sent by the opposition would in
4 single instance be safe? And if case
in which message had been revealed
should be proven and brought home to the
offender beyond all doubt, is there any
probability that he would be punished for
serving those from whom he has his APP
poinimcnt and pay? The placing of the
telegraph in government control will give
the administration that may happen to be
in power another powerful lever for self
perpctuation, while the public will be
badly served.
The Augusta Liberal Republican,
which was started as daily campaign
paper, has been discontinued The loss
of money, and the unexpectedly large
cost OF publishing a daily, are the reasons
given for the step. The Liberal has been
conducted with ability, and has been
characterized by an industrious persistence
in finding weak places in the radical
armor that has made it the pet adherence
of the Kennebec Journal and Bangor
Wing. 1t was game to the last, and be-
sides publishing It's own obituary, has a
farewell word for its surviving adyer-
saries.
The proclamation for national
thanksgiving is issued so soon after the
middle-Statc elections as to suggest a
suspicion that Ulysses feels to be thankful
for the result, and thinks the rest of US
ought to-which is far from being the
case. The document is not model COM
position. If q school-boy should write
upon any theme, with such tautology as
''look buck upon the past" the master
would be likely to ask if any one could
see the past without looking back.
Raleigh, N. c., has developed an
original style of answering newspaper
arguments. The Sentinel having INDUCED
in some unpopular remarks, key of
powder with a slow match was placed I'M
der the press at night. 1t was powerful
reply. and the Sentinel is now off duty
If the perpetrator is ever caught, the best
rejoinder will be two yards of good ma
nilla rope.
LECTURES. Rev. Mr.. Shorey, of Cam
den, has a lecture upon 1.-The Yankee"
which he is delivering before lyceums,
&c. And this reminds us to say that the
lecture upon Pompeii, by Mr.. Elwell, of
the Portland Transcript, is highly praised
by those who have heard it. Mr.. Elwell
has visited the buried city, and gives his
personal observations, illustrated by dia-
grams.
Our readers may remember fracas
in the cars of the European Railroad. be-
tween Mr.. Hanson, the owner of dog,
and VIM. Foster, brakeman, in which the
latter struck Hanson three times on the
head with an iron poker, cutting his scalp
open. A suit brought by Hanson against
the company, has just terminated in a
verdict of $4,000 damages. The company
appeals.
The Louisville Coul ier-Journal says that
much of the profanity of the age is the result of
sending people magazines with uncut leaves.
The long suffering piety of editors is
generally respected by sending press copies
with the edges neatly trimmed. Souls
have been saved by this Christian practice.