Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-06-17
NEWS BY N ALL.

The Terre IIaute Journal denies that Voor-
hees was defeated as delegate to Baltimore,
he having declined to be a candidate.
Out of the Whole number of President
Grants appointments during the last Con-
gressional session, only two were rejt cted by
the Senate.
Mr. Washburn, the American minister, has
invited France TO join the emigration con-
gress, TO be held at Washington.
1t is reported that Cape Haytien has been
captured by and is in possession of a party of
Salvanists.
new Spanish cabinet has been formed
The entire militia of the kingdom is to be re-
| organized. The Cortes is soon to be dis
| solved. Gorilla las thus far obstinateiy re-
| fused to accept the premiership Of the minis
! try.
severe storm of wind and rain passed
| over Hartford, CT, Friday afternoon. At
Berlin hail fell the size of hens eggs, doing
| much damage to vegetation and completely
| stripped many trees, while some were up
| rooted by high winds. In Manchester dam
age was also done by wind and hail. In
Blackstone Valley, X. l., Friday the storm
broke mand hundred lights of glass. In
New York and Brooklyn much damage was
done to property and several lives were lost
An attempt was made Thursday night to
burn the Cuban headquarters in New York,
but no material damage was done. 1t is at
legged that the attempt was made by persons in
the employ of the Spanish authorities, who
desire to obtain certain documents.
The New York Times gives stat men,,
covering six columns, of the political situa-
ton throughout the country, made up from
what it considers entirely trustworthy
sources. This shows twenty-three States.
giving 249 electoral votes for Grant; eight
States, giving 60 electoral votes for Greeley,
if endorsed at Baltimore, and six giving So
electoral votes, doubtful. The States set
down for Greeley, if endorsed at Baltimore,
are Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and kentucky ;
the doubtful States, Connecticut, Indiana,
| New Jersey, Louisiana. West Virginia and
| Missouri.
| The Washington correspondent of the Ad-
vertiser says: The circular just issued by
| gentlemen prominent in the Cincinnati move
ment is understood 20 be the result of de.
| termination on the part of those who sign il
| and quite number of others whose names
are quite as ell known, as connected with
| the movement to prevent the nomination Of
| ttT. 1Feeley nj baltimore. Immediately
after the Philadelphia convention a confer
| ence was held at New York to which some OF
| the personal friends and most earnest sup
| porters of Greeley were invited. To these
| latter it was set forth in strong terms that
Mr.. Greeley could not unite the dissatisfied
element of the republican party that origi-
nany organized the Cincinnati movement.
| Ii was declared that what yer certain leaders
| or editors might do, the mas of revenue re-
| formers could not vote for Greeley. Forc-
! bic allusion was made to the fact that Greeley
had scarcely any strength among Germans,
| that of about 100 German newspapers in the
country, not one-half dozen were really
| friendly to him. 1t was urged that the break
from the republican ranks appeared much
sma Her than would have followed the nomi-
nation Of some other man. 1t came out that
Senator Schurz was heartily Disguised with
| Cincinnati ticket, and in view of all these
| things consideration was given to the ques-
! ton whether Mr.. Greeley could not be per
suaded to step out of the way if greater
unanimty could he secured for some other
candidate. 1t is understood that the friends
OF Greeley objected stoutly to all propositions
| looking to throwing him overheard, and held
to the lief that he conld be elected, even
with the open opposition of the free trade
and revenue reform elements of the republi-
can party. 1t is understood that the specific
| object of the meeting called by General
Schurz, Cox Bryant and others for June 20 is
| to arrange for concerted action looking to the
nomination of Mr.. Adams at Baltimore.