Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-02
NEWS BY NAIL.

A Washington dispatch says that private
advices from Japan report crisis in public
affairs, and indicate the ascendency of the old
japanese party over the reformers, and an
end, for the present, of the spread Of Western
civilization in the Empire. Minister Mort 10
to be succeeded by a representative Of the
! non Progressive. Horace Capron, Who wens
fromW Arlington IS Commissioners Of Agri-
culture to ill the same in Japan, has been
discharged. Peshine Smith, who went to
japan in the law department there, has also
been discharged. information from Europe
| represents the embassy to the Western treaty
powers as stranded in London, without funds
or authority. Work on their war vessel In
New York has been stopped for want Of
funds, on account Of the serious complica-
tions.
The strike of the journeymen tailors Of
Philadelphia continues. From appearances
it will terminate In their favor. Aid to the
extent of $1,000 weekly has been preferred by
the New York union. Assistance has also
been promised from Chicago.
1t is stated that the Spanish government
proposes to submit to arbitration its claims
against the United States on account Of dam.
ages sustained by the illibustering expedi-
tons leaving our ports for Cuba. Es
Affairs are still very unsettled in Pope
county, Arkansas. There is trouble on the
Mexican border. Flores, desperate outlaw,
has gathered together number of despera-
does, and proposes to cross into Texas to
avenge the death of his brothers. The set
tiers along the frontier are in great trepida-
ton.
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., made an able
and interesting speech before q Republican
mass meeting at Quincy Monday evening.
concerning national issues and the call of the
Cincinnati Convention.
The number of pension claims examined
during the last fiscal year was nearly sixty
thousand.
DR.. Williams, known in Ohio as the most
careful and correct Of political calculators,
writes that that States Republican majority
in October will be over IL, 600; that there viii
be fourteen Republicans elected to Congress,
five Democrats, and that the First District 10
doubtful.
A false statement respecting Bishop Simp.
sons political position led . friend TO write to
him a note of inquiry. Bishop Simpson re-
piled: II am not and never have been in IA
vor of Mr. Greeley for President. If I am
spared, expeetto vote for General Grant,
believing that our country needs an un-
changed policy for four years longer.
The Illinois Stats Getting tells what Hor-
ace Greeley knows about Carl Schurz. Hor-
ace says in his historical account of the bat.
tie of Charlottesville; General SchurR Vas
the first to run away, and his whole German
division followed him like flock of sheep"
Schurz is now travelling over the country
telling the people that Horace is ian honest
and truthful man."
The Hartford Times Greeley Democrstic)
has never manifested much love for the sol
diers till the other day, when, in describing .
reunion of the Fourth Connecticut Heavy Ar.
tillery, it gushed with enthusiasm over vote
forced by the GRANTEES, which resulted:
Grant, Go; Greeley, 63. Wherefore II il very
unkind for the Har6ford Courant to take away
that crnmb of comfort, as follows:
''In the first place, no vot. was taken at
the reunion; secondly, the reunion was not
held at Mystic; thirdly, the regiment has not
held any reunion this year; and finally, there
never was such regiment as the Fourth
Connecticut Heavy Artillery With these
tritiing exceptions the Times has succeed
ed in finding first-rate Greeley straw"