The Portland daily press., 1877-12-14
The highest vote at the Boston election
was cast for woman-I.ucia M. Peabody,
member of the school committee.
TURKEY is going to carry on war to the
last extremity. That is close at hand, and
she is in the death-agony.
Current Comment.

1t is an insult 10 the public judgment to
pretend that unlimited silver is not imitation
and reputation, when every inffationist and
repudiator in the land is red-hot with zeal
for it.
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.) says: |:
III Mr.. Hayes declines to sign the silver bill
1t will probably be passed over his veto. If
It is not, the next President may sign bill
declaring the bonds payable in greenbacks."
An interviewer who applied himself to Fitz
Simmons, of Georgia, has been able to extract
some beautiful language from that official.
The Christian meekness with which Mr.. Fitz
S. endures the conciliation which has been
heaped upon him is truly admirable.
Mr.. Boutwell, has been looking over the
ground in Washington, and as result of his
observations, predicts that the silver bill will
pass over the Presidents signature, and will
contain provision for unlimited legal-tender.
1t is possible that he has been misled by the
windy claims of the inflationists, for they are
making no end of noise at present; yet it is
disgracefully evident that the grounds for
their claims are dangerously strong.
Judge Kelley says he is receiving large
quantities of letters from persons in New
England urging the passage of the silver
bill. This is nothing either strange or Sig
nifcant. There are plenty of people in New
England as well as every where else, who are
In debt, and who would be glad 10 be let off
at 81 cents on dollar. That they are
ashamed of their desire is manifest by their
writing to Judge Kelley, rather than to the
members from their own section,
The formation of "gold ring" and the
upward tendency of gold may possibly teach
the silver advocates that the Wall street
'sharps" will not be overwhelmed with grief
ii their plans are successful and the country
is flooded with silver. 1t is useless to reiter-
ate the self-evident fact that Wall street
fourshes most when the finances of the
country are in the most uncertain condition.
With the Gold Room reopened and silver
changing in value every day. the "sharp''
aforesaid will be restored to the prosperity
which smiled on him in war times.
Mr.. Packard says there was little or no
politics talked when he lunched with the
President, but he does not explain any fur
ther what was said at that interesting inter-
view. He tells reporter of the Cincinnati
Enquirer that he doesn't know what lis
chances are for being Collector of New Or
leans, but hopes to slip in 1t Lawrence is not
named again. As Lawrence's name still
hangs in tae balance, Packard's prospects
may possibly be Frightening. In the mean
time New Orleans is in state of uncertainty
and Ex-Governor Warmoth' heart is bleeding
for the suffering poor.
The Rev. DR.. Wild is Brooklyn clergy
man. On Sunday evening he delivered dis
course in which he declared that in 1882 will
begin war that is to continue for fifty-three
years, and usher in the dawn of The millen-
mum. This war will be that of the true
Christians against anti-Christ, supposed to
be one of the Russian czars. The Monroe
doctrine will melt away in our own country,
and America will join in the war, America
being the lost tribe of Manasseh. DR.. Wild
thinks it is possible that Gen. Grant has been
trained as the leader OF the war. The doctor
is said to be very systematic In his state
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