The Portland daily press., 1873-02-10

official organ of the German government Is 80
significant in its threatening ana lhSultihs
tome toward England as to be the SUBJECT OF
oo,,,,,,o,,+ in diplomatic circles. The article
!: :.;,,atos that it is useless for Great Britain
% attempt to reconquer its old position in
Eurone. and sneeringly alludes to the defeat
Of that power in the Alabama and San Juan
controversies and in the Black Sea. and
doubts the greatness of the naval mower Of
that government, while it refers to-.sGer.
many, the United States and Russia as now
the three mishtiest powers in the world.p
Inc Gazette in which this article is printed
paVes its way to these insulting remarks by
saying that England has no right to say any
thing against the acquisition Of the Sand
wich Islands by the United States, against
the purchase of aposition in South Africa, by
Germany or against the Russian Khiva ex-
pedition. In Short the intent Of the whole
article is to inform Great Britain, that here
after it will not be consulted in questions al
fectng European politics and to give her no.
tice that in any controversy that may afise'
Germany will be found among the anti-EnS-
lish allies. 1t is said that Germany designs 10
absorb Denmark, Belgium ana hohaiiu
which now look solely to England ior protect
ion. and TO involve England with Russia will
Give bismarck the opportunity he desires.
The same purpose is evident in the attempt
of tbe great diplomatst to embroil England
with orr government in relation to the Sand
wich Islands. The old European game of
politics With the resulting wars, is not of so
inviting a character that our people can be
induced to take hand in it.
ELSEWHERE will be found the particulars
connected with the very sudden death of
Gen. Joshn W. Geary, recently Governor of
pennsylvania. General Geary was born in
Pennsylvania in 1920, was school teacher
In early life, studied in Jefferson College and
became civil engineer. With his character
istic zeal he entered the volunteer service in
the Mexican war as Lieutenant Colonel of a
Pennsylvania regiment and was subsequently
Colonel. He was specially mentioned for gal
liant conduct at Cerro Gordo, and was made
military commander of Mexico after its cap
ture. After the war he lived in San Fran
cisco, and was elected the first Mayor of the
city, holding his office for two or three terms
prior to the organization of the Vigilance
Committee. He first became known to the
country as Governor of Kansas, having been
appointed by Buchanan in 1856, but not hav-
ingproyed sufficiently subserviant to the slave
power, he was recalled. He peyoted himself
to agriculture, till the breaking out of the war
Of the rebellion, when he repaired to Phila-
delphia, and raised and equipped the Twenty.
eighth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Figuring conspicuously on many bloody
fields, he rose to the rank of Major General,
and in that capacity commanded a division of
6herman's army during his march to the sea,
and was appointed military Governor of Sa-
vannah on its capture, December 22d, 1864
In 1867 he was elected Governor of Pennsyl.
vania, position which he held until within a
fe weeks. His sudden death causes the
greatest sorrow in his native State where he
was as widely esteemed as he was widely
known.
SENATOR CALLwELL says he only paid the
usual expenses ola legislative election to the
United States Senate and of course includes
in that sum the $4,000 paid to a
poor competitor to get out of the way. That
kind of expenses may be usual in Kansas and
possibly in Missouri but it reduces the ques-
tion Of success to the aspirant who has the
greatest amount of "slag'' to secure the nee
essary amount of "take-myself-out-of-the
way"
THE friends of Hon. J. A. Peters Of Ban
gor have strenuousy urged him to become a
caudidata for GOVernnr hnt he has nnrSiSt-