The Portland daily press., 1873-01-02
BY TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA MATTERS.
The Legislative Caucus.
Gen. Plaisted Nominated for At.
tOrney General.
AUGUSTA MATTERS.
Especial to the Press.1

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AUGUSTA, Janury 1.-The absorbing topi
to-day has been the Attorney Generalship. Thu
| aspect of the contest did not change and all tn
aspirants were hopeful until the last, though
the action of the Penobscot delegation, which
voted Is to to unite ON Gen. Plaisted, Mr.
Stetson withdrawing, turned the tide in favor o.
| that gentleman.
Hon. E G. harrington of Fryeburg, was chosen
Chairman of the caucus, and Mr.. Chadbourne
| Clerk of the House, Secretary. Hon
| George G. Stacy was nominated for Sec.
| rotary of State by reclamation, and General
| Murray, for Adjutant General, received a like
compliment. Hon. Parker B. Burlegh of Lin
| neus. was re-nominated for Land Agent, receiv-
ing 102 votes to At for Alfred O. Ingersoll, Esq,
of Lincoln
Little interest was manifested until the mat
ter of Attorney General was reached. Mr..
Thomas of Portland, presented the name
of Hon. Thomas B. Reed in a few fitting and
complimentary remarks. Senator Chaplin in a
like manner presented the name of A. A.
Strout, Esq. Senator Foster presented the
name of Gen. Plaisted, and Senator Brooks of
Waldo, asked the Convention to nominate E.
X. Boyle, ESQ.,, of Belfast. There has not been
so much interest respecting the result of the
balloting since the Senatorial contest, four
years ago.
The first ballot resulted as follows: Reed
80; Strout, Al; Plaisted, SO; Boyle, IA.
Second ballot: Reed, 32 Strout, Al Plais-
ted, SO: Boyle, II.
Third ballot: Reed, 10; Strout, AZ; Plaisted,
90. Rnvla I,;c taJ
having so of 154 votes was declared nominated,
which, on motion of Mr.. Chaplin was made
unanimous .t
Mr.. Reeds defeat was solely on the ground
of precedent. it having been made to appear
that three years is the term fixed by precedent.
All those who opposed him not only admit
his faithfulness and ability, but have frankly
said that he was an excellent officer.
The following nominations were made for
the Executive Council:
First Distrct-E G. Harlow of Dixfsld.
Second District-F. n. Dow of Portland.
Third Distrct-J. r. Pulsifer of Poland.
Fourth District-M V. B. Chase of Augusta.
Fifth District-Reuben w. Files of Unity.
Sixth District-E. A. Thompson of Dover.
Seventh District-L L. Wadsworth, Jr. of
Calais. =
Report of the Commissioner of Immigra-
ton.
The report of w. w. Thomas, Jr., ESQ.,,
Commissioner of immigration, briefly states
the results of the past three years. There are
now 1900 Swedish settlers within the borders of
the State. These have paid their own passage
money and brought 100000 in money. In the
New Sweden settlement there are now 100 good
houses and SO barns. AL. of the lots have from
five to twenty acres cleared. The crops the
past season were injured by the wet weather.
The colony have two steam mills for the manu-
facture of shingles, one of which sawed up to
Dec. LIST, 100000 shingles They have in addi-
ton a saw mill on Caribou stream.
The amount of aid rendered by the State up
to December l, 1872, was 2030S.07. The colo
ny has repaid 81 ,27S by work on roads, leaving
03O.07, which the settlers will steadily repay in
work on the State roads. Thirty miles of roads
have been cut through the woods and made
passable. Not only have the Swedes formed
this colony, but they have proved valuable Ia
borors in all parts of the State and are every
where priced as faithful and intelligent work
men. Some of the immigrants have purchased
improved farms, paying from $500 to $25OO for
them. The public school at New Sweden, where
the children are instructed in English only, has
been entirely successful.
Since the founding of the Colony there have
occurred seven marriages, fifty births and
twenty-sevep deaths. Most of the latter were
aged people or infants.
On account of the very unpropitious charac-
ter of the past season, which has rendered the
clearing of land nearly impossible, the Com
missioner recommends small appropriation to
be loaned to about one third of the latest set