The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-24
Current Notes,


We tender our thanks to the Vermont
judge, who, the other day, in pronouncing
upon divorce suit, laid down the opinion
that, when woman marries a man of known
incorporate habits, she takes her happiness.
prosperity and welfare in her own hands, and
has no claim for riddance of him hereafter
Boston Congregationdlist.
Mr.. Tilden never raised his voice against
the Tweed ring atrocities so long as there was
any safety in allowing them to continue. On
the contrary, as chairman OF the state exc
cutive committee of his party in 1868, when
the counting of the votes in the lower wards
OF the city was purposely delayed until far
into the night, he personally notified Mr..
Tweed how many democratic votes were
needed from those wards to make the State
secure. e.-Boston Globe.
The ipfationists understood that when
they presented the name of William Allen
as the choice of Ohio for the presidency
they secured representative of no doubtful
character, and one whom the resumptionists
could not in any wise claim. Therefore, the
demagogic uncle, with his rant about 'srob-
bling debtors" by "a money oligarchy' car
ried the day over the demagogic nephew with
his milder cant about further embarrassing
tuC uCUtOl CidoS. ocbW6cu tQ6 TWO. LQo
country can judge to what low stage the
Democrats of one of the largest states OF the
Union have fallen.-N. Y. Times.
The more they investigate Mr.. Blaine, the
more free his record becomes from any stain,
and with each effort to besmirch him dis
proved, his chances for the nomination at
Cincinnati grow better. Here in Pennsylva.
mia the feeling in his favor is growing so
strong that after Gov. Hartranft's name is
withdrawn the delegation will be largely in
his favor. If the opinions of the people were
taken as their guide, the delegates would be
almost unanimously so. No man in the Re-
publican party could poll so large a popular
vote in Pennsylvania as Mr.. Blaine can, and
we believe ewill.-Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
Barnum, who has held without occupying
seat in the House of Representatives for
some years, was elected on yesterday to fill
the vacancy in the Senate caused by the
death of Mr.. Ferry. If il were likely to make
any difference whether Connecticut is repre-
sented in the Senate or not, new election
should now be held to fill the vacancy which
will be caused by the choice of Barnum. The
new senator's private business is so extensive
that he has no time to spare for anything
else, and there is apparently no expectation
tudJ uo VIII uudhc mOre l0du tne DareSt pre-
tense of discharging his new duties,-Chicd-
go Times. (Ind.)
We warn all concerned that this Allen
party is not to be held despicable on account
of Its weakness. 1t is a formidable party,
representing great schemes and extensive
interests, and it is officered by men who have
no scruples and few fears, and whose daring
designs are executed with no mean ability.
They propose to rule for their purposes the
Democratic party. and they will attack the
national convention with the same confidence
and rude energy with which they stormed
the state convention of yesterday.-Cin
natl Commercial
Some OF the amiable gentlemen, heads of
colleges and church institutions, who sat pla-
cdly in the Fifth Avenue conference while
Charles Francis Adams Jr., was incoming
in praises Of Samuel ]. Tilden, must have
woke up since the session ended with start,
and wonder whether this was what they
came down to do. 1t will not be pleasant for
large share of these mel to remember,
as they must, how exactly the portraiture of
their own address to the people fits Samuel
j. Tilden himself, as a man who stood by
when the worst corruptions of this age were
being accomplished, who himself profted by
them, who made his personal fortune bv be-
ing the insprer and attorney of the greatest