The Portland daily press., 1876-04-08
Current Notes.

Judge Dykenan, in sustaining the demur-
rer in the suit of Francis D. Moulton against
Mr.. Beecher, said the scandal must be left to
God and time. He forgot the newspapers.
A Democratic editor in Ohio says his party
washes its hands of the Pendleton business.
Look out, then, for corner in soap in the
Buckeye State.-Cor. of Commercial Adrer-
tiser.
The results of four months deliberation in
the United States senate is the confirmation
of Billings as judge in New Orleans, and the
rejection of Dana as minister to England
Hartford COardnt
The Washington Republican states that it
is reliably informed that Ben Hill has turned
his attention to obtaining a wholesale pardon
for nearly three hundred men, convicted by
the United States Court for illicit distilling
in Georgia.
The victory of the Connecticut Democrats
gives them chance to show their DISPOSE
tion. If they elect one of the Irregular candi-
| Gates" as senator they will place themcelves
| along side of the Missouri Democrats, who
| rejected Schurz for Cockrell. II they elect
David A. Wells as senator they will do wisely
because they will do well.-N. Y. Post.
Jefferson d. sails for Europe on the first OF
| May. If the Democratic managers could
only prevail on Ben Hill and Randolph
Thicker to take passage in the same steamer,
and then send Toombs to some water cure
| till after the Presidential election, the Demo-
cratic horizon would be materially frightened.
-Wdshington Chronicle.
The independent press are now trying to
induce the Connecticut Democrats to elect
David A Wells to the United States senate
as if that place were not already mortgaged
| to Mr.. English. Besides, the Democratic
| way of rewarding Mr.. Wells is always to nomi-
| nate him where he has no earthly chance oi
| election.-Boston Journal.
| The Democratic press is unanimous in the
conviction that Connecticut has settled the
| question of the Presidency in favor of its par.
| ty. Perhaps so; but there are to the unpar-
tisan eye several able-bodied obstacles in the
way now, including the rag baby, the Hon
| Ben. Hill, the Hon. Sam. Randall and the
Republican party.-N. Y. Tribune.
| The country may, perhaps, be suffering
from oyer-production, but it is not suffering
from over-work. The relation of things needs
a new adjustment. Too many men. to speak
metaphorically, want TO deal in the strawber-
ries and bananas, in season or out of season,
and spurn the very idea of pedding the scaly
mackerel. When all these things are set
right, and the great army of the idle finds
suitable employment, then business will re-
| vive and good times will be at hand.--Boston
| Advertiser.
| Secretary Robson has been investigated
with remarkable zeal and persistence, and
nothing yet disclosed even tends to show any
misconduct on his part. He may be as bad a
man and unscrupulous an officer as his ene-
mics have charged, but if so, it is strange
that those searching inquiries, stimulated by
personal and political animosity, have made
no progress toward proving it. For long
time the independent journals have issued
the truth OF everything alleged against him,
and have spoken of him habituay as noto-
rious, though unconvicted rogue. Now that
one after another of the charges proves false,
instead of frankly admitting that, they say,
"what crafty knave he is, and now cleverly
he has covered up the traces of bis iniquty p
This is their way of dealing with public men
and promoting reform in the public service.