Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-03-05
passed, and then passed again among the faithful
fauv there oatbered Mr. Thayer reported that all

passed, and then passed again among the faithful
few there gathered, Mr. Thayer reported that all
the votes that had been thrown, save one, were
! for w. S. Badger. The Pres ieat announced the
result with impressive selemn.y, in q tone Of
voice that carried conviction to every heart. Some
irreverant brother responded an unctious "Amen,"
and poor Tommy Bartlett, becoming irrepressible,
exploded-"By c., les max t Der ack l'ma'shn !"
| Mr.. James Boyington assumed the Office Of beadle
and severely conducted him in disgrace from the
hall.
This concluded the doings Of the meeting and
our reporter came away.
Supreme Judicial Cour,.-Danforth J. pre-
siding.
THURSDAY, March 4.
The court came in at two o'clock in the after
! neon and sat about an hour. The action expected
to be in readiness for trial was found to have been
referred, so that there was again an interruption
in business. Three special jurors summoned from
Watervlc, reported themselves: Luke Brown,
Charles S. Haviland and True B. Page. There
upon the second jury was sworn, and organized by
the choice of D. c. Palmer Of Gardiner, as fore
man.
The grand jury will not probably be able to re-
port until Saturday morning.
Adjourned till tomorrow morning at nine
o'clock, when the lawyers are requested to be
present to assist in making new assignment Of
business.
Farmingdale Locals.
In the IIallowell locals of last week we noticed
an account of an old paper, the "Herald OF Liber-
ty," published in Augusta, Feb. 20, 1910, which
set US rummagng among our old papers, and the
NIT he E.hp n of q Now nI L.
ladium, March s, 1908, published in Boston, at II
cents per single number. The first article in
the paper is humorous one taken from the Ken
nebec Gazette y giving an account Of battalion
drill in this section in those days. 1t ought TO
have place in your columns. The very latest
news from Maine was received by gentleman
recently journeying in that district The news
from Europe was very exciting, Napoleon being
in the zenith of his glory. 1t was received by
sailing vessels, sometimes arriving at Nantucket
or at Marthas Vineyard, or at Norfolk and
Charleston. 1t told of many of our ships being
captured by privateers, &C. Among the news is a
proclamation by Maria Louise, ceding Tuscany to
the all conquering emperor. Those were days Of
great financial depression, and here is an extract
from Norfolk paper of the time. Would it not
be in order to ponder well on ii in our attempts to
reform to-day:
1.-The National Intelgencer recommends gen.
eral system Of retrenching in habits of expense in
the use of articles heretofore deemed necessary
AS to the great body of the people, these will GER
tanly happen without any exhortation. But
amidst this scene of general distress, when every
man is compelled to reduce the price of his labor,
we wonder that it has not been thought expedient
to reduce the salaries of officers Of government and
congressman. Six dollars per day for man who
by his own industry never earned six shillings, or
perhaps six cents, might be reduced without of
fence to his talents The majority of the people
of some congressional districts, will elect man
for their representative, that not one of them
would entrust with the management Of one of
their unimportant private concerns. They will
agree to give q man six dollars a day to do their
public business that they would not give six cents
to do any private business"