Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-13
POLITIEIL.

POLJ1IC-IL.
The Hon. Reverdy johnson is spoken of as
the democratic nominee for Congress in the
lst Maryland District.
The Chicago Journal raises its Presidential
standard inscribed with the name of John A.
Dix of New York and Newton Booth Of Cal
ifornia.
The Kentucky election returns show that
where the republicans ran straight county
ticket they did well, and in some eases gained
unexpected successes.
The ST. Louis Republican (Democratic)
gives up all hope of uniting its party on the
money question, and points despairingly TO
the attitude of the party in Maine and Illinois
on the one hand, and in Ohio and Indiana on
the other hand.
Those who vaguely expect 'reform' and
other ideal results from democratic restora-
ton may see in Connecticut and New llamp-
shire precisely what they may expect.-Har-
pers Weekly.
There is lively storm brewing in the
camp of the Illinois democracy. The action
of the State Committee in putting platform
into their call for a State Convention has eX-
cited the ire of the old "wheel horses" of the
party, who object to having their time-hon-
ored privilege of writing all the resolutions
they please taken from them in SO summary
manner. Several party papers, as well as
leaders like ex-Congressman Richardson.
have protested in no gentle way to the usurp
atom Tribune.
Ex-Gov. Bullock declines to be q candidate
for Congress in George F. Hoar's district.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Governor of New Hampshire pardoned
six convicts Monday.
The crop reports from Minnesota are favor
able, notwithstanding the rayages OF the grass
hoppers.
The gain in BOstons valuation the pastyear
amounts to 1872 1916, S37. The rate of taxation
is fixed at SIS, go on thousand.
Mr.. Thaw, a nice young man of St. Louis,
melted in the beams of pair of bright eyes
and ran away with the owner.
The rope walker Blondin is now giving ex
advces was at Queensland.
| The Post Office Department still complains
of the poor quality of the postal cards iurn-
ished by the Morgan Envelope Company Of
Springfield, Mass.
One reason why salt goldfish are such dry
eating is that they weep all the moisture out
of their bodies. Along the wharves of Glou-
ceser you may see thousands of them in
tiers.
A Galveston paper says that Texas will pro-
duce this year between five and six hundred
thousand bales Of cotton. This is better than
gold mines.
A man in Kentucky expressed himself as
opposed to a certain candidate for judgeship
because he was radical and wore thick yarn
stockings in summer
Ex-Mayor Wightman of Boston is in Jail on
charge of debt, growing out of his connec-
ton with the Franklin Coal Company.
A California temperance association limits
the beverages Of its members to wine, beer
and cider, except when laboring under
sense of Encouragement, and then whiskey
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shall be allowed"
! A fellow named j ames M. Daily, of New
York, has been blackmailing uncle Sans OF
icials by publishing cheap pamphlet tillel
with trash; he did not make his fortune out
! of the speculation.
1t is alleged that the Spanish Government
is acting in very shabby manner toward
American vessels, imposing an unjust tax on
all which hail FROM American ports.
A well-known Methodist divine says that
there is the "elesest minglng of grace and
worldleness, ofholieness and land speculation
ever known in this region" on the Methodist
camp ground at Old Orchard Beach.
| A Chicago man thinks that the Indians
ought to be exterminated because, after all
William PENIS kindness to them, "they went
and made him stand up, one day, and shoot
an apple of his little boys head with an ar.
row."
West Haven worked itself into tumult of
philanthropy, the other day, about three
men cllngiug to a rock in the harbor in peril
of their lives, but the supposed victims pad
died of in boat just as steamer reached
the rock to take them Off
Plainfeld, Conn, is rejoicing over ro-
nance Of the most approved pattern. A. b.
Cornell left that town in 1861, a'poor, and re-
iected sutton of a young lady, and now has
returned, very wealthy, to claim the damsel,
: who has changed her mind, and IS willing.
/ The telegraph book which was so important
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