Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-13
POLITICAL.


Leading Republican papers in Iowa speak of the
probable election of Secretary Belknap to succeed
Senator Wright.
We are sorry for Senator Anthony. Since he
came back from the South and mildly stated what
he saw, the Richmond Wing pronounces him to
be $50 jaundiced as to be incapable Of discerning
the truth
1t proves how little occasion there has been for
mixing up Senator Morton with recent official
changes at Wash ington, that he had no actual
knowledge that the Commissionership of Internal
Revenue had been offered to ex-senator Pratt un-
til the latter telegraphed his acceptance.
The Hon. James b. Beck hopes to be the next
United States Senator from Kentucky. He told
reporter of the Cincinnati Enquirer recently that
he made no disguise of the fact that he was can.
didate, and that he should do all in his power to
secure his election. With regard to the Presiden-
cy be thought that Gov. Aliens success in another
Ohio election would certainly make him the Pres
idential nominee of the Democracy. "Tilden,"
he said sis out of the question, and no Eastern
bondholdng candidate will stand any show what
ever"
Gen. John S. Williams of Kentucky expected to
be the democratic nominee for Governor of that
State in the next campaign. The recent Conven-
ton disagreed with this laudable ambition, and
brought all the Generals careful and liberal pipe
laying to naught by nominating another man.
This seems to have nettled the Gen., for, immedi-
ately after the Convention adjourned, he announc-
ed himself as candidate for the L. s. Senatorship,
and informed Ey-C Congressman Beck, with consid-
cradle brusqueness. that if he supposed he Beck
was going to secure that Office for himself with
out trbulstion he was woefully mistaken.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Ticonderoga centennial was celebrated on
Monday in becoming manner.
Another Theodore Tilton has turned up. He
was drawn as Common Pleas juror in Pittsburgh
few days ago.
A severe tornado at Green Springs, Ohio, on
Sunday, destroyed several lives and unroofed and
otherwise damaged many buildings.
Boston people have to pay dollar and half
quart for strawberries; but, says an envious
southerner, thee have got the dollar and half.
Now is the time to hunt convenient dark cor
ner to carefully stow away stoves and stove pipes
till fall, when they will be again needed and so
easily found missing.
The Alabama State Journal proposes that every
person, man, woman and child, should plant some
good tree ON the ground where he lives this year,
as a centennial offering to those who are to come
after us.
1t is said that Mr.. Gladstone has become very
poor, and that his retirement was owing to the fact
that the loss of his income as Premier rendered it
impossible for him to keep up that state which
party leader must maintain.
1t is reported that Miss Moody, daughter of the
American revivalist, who is Low preaching in
London, not sharing her fathers views, went to
the play, and coming down late to breakfast next
morning, was greeted by him with, "Wel child of
Satan" to which she calmly responded, "Good
morning, papa"
A painting has just been discovered at Pompeii,
which is said to be the most important brought to
light up to the present time in the destroyed city
1t represents LAGOON according to Virgils de-
scription, and the inundated bull occupies place
in the picture. The painting is in good state of
preservation, and the colors are not much faded.
The Chicago Journal says: "The prospect is that
the national reunion of the soldiers and sailors of
the late war, which is to be held in this city May
l3, IA and Is, will be grand affair. The attend
promises to be very large, and the local COM
mittees are making their arrangements according
ly. The railroads centering here will reduce their
fares to those attending, 10 one and one-ffth of
the usual rates"
'Sixteen thousand eight hundred and eighty
nine persons were banished from Russia to Siberia
between May and October last; $50 women and
children over 10 years of age, with 1859 young
children, voluntarily accompanied the exiles." If
this sort of thing continues Siberia will rapidly be-
come the more populous and powerful district and
begin banshing its criminals to St. Petersburg.
Among the lost by the sad wreck of the German
steamer is supposed to be Miss Caroline NJ. Crane,
formerly Of Berkeley, Mass, daughter of Mr..
Thomas Crane, and neice Of Hon. Geo. 2. Marsh,
Minister to Italy. Miss Crane was for season
teacher at the Norton Seminary, and was lady of
rare accomplishments. She was on her way to
join the family OF Mr.. Marsh, with whom she had
for several years resided. She was the great
grand daughter Of the late Rev. Thomas Andres
Of Berkeley.
Col. James Beechcr, who sat beside his brother
the platform of Plymouth Church on Sunday,
was originally sailor. In China he came under
religious influences, and returning home studied
for the ministry, and was appointed chaplain in a
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