Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-02-16
POLITfCAL.

POLITICAL.
The increased republican majority in Minnesota
NAV be due to the fact that under the manage
ment of that party the State and county taxation
has been reduced from 10 to 2-3 per cent since
1873
Now Mr.. Matt II. Carpenter must be made out
man of large and patriotic Views by the "non-
partisan" press. The democratic editors do have
hard luck. Wasn't David Dadley Field burien
enough = Tribune.
The Tribune's Washington correspondent says
that Mr.. Hale of Maine, because of his great ac-
tivity and knowledge of parliamentary law, has
become leader ofthe republicans Oft House dur
ing the absence of General Glrfell on the Flee
toral Commission.
From the Cincinnati lines creed:
We believe nobody has charged Governor Hayes
with buying his nomination.
We believe nobody has charged him with using
"bauel Of money" to secure his election.
We believe no democratic elector has ever
charged him with an attempt to purchase an cleo
tors vote for 100000, or for any sum.
We believe no telegraph office has yielded up
any cipher dispatches, couchei in thieves jargon,
which were addressed to him.
The most astonishing and untccount able thing
connected with the great trial is, that Justices
Clifford and Field, in the face Of the plain lam
guagc Of the Constitution voted against their
three colleagues on the question of upholding the
constitutional rights of the States to select their
Presidential Electors according to their own laws
Their votes this question show the terrible
power of party over some minds even over the
minds of learned and august magistrates of the
Nation. highest Court.-Chicago Tribune.
GENERAL VIEWS.
\ bill has been offered IN the Illinois Legislature
for the establishment of the whipping post for tie
particular benefit of wife beaters.
Scotch paper speaks OF "the village ofChicago,
in the State of St. Louis, America, and St. Louis
is grinnng with delight.
a basket OF flowers has been sent to Alexander
II. Stevens by Mrs. Grant every day during his
illness.
Mr.. Beecher preached in Mr.. Moodys church
at Chicago on Sunday, the bullding-a very cspa
cious one-being packed and fully 10000 person
turned away from the DOORS
Prof. James Russell Lowell, who is giving a
series of lectures in Baltimore on Dante and Il e
Romano languages, is besieged with invitations
to dinner and parties, and Is making many warm
friends.
AT the last Harvard examination fo.ty-fve per
cent. failed in Algebra, and ffty-two per cent. in
English composition, though but sixteen per cent.
were lacking in Greek grammar.
| Gen. George Washington orce wrote in par
ticulafly amable mood letter complmenting a
Delaware troop Of horses on very good service; ;
and lady in Wilmington sscredy preserves the
scrap written in plain aad rather femenine hand.
Over two miles of cribs, filled OF the top with ear
corn of the be ST quality, are now TO be seen at the
stations on the line Of the Chicago & Alton Rail
road, in the great corn growing district of Illinois.
The public enthusiasm in Glasgow over the un-
yelling of bronze statue of Robert Burns on Jan
p was sign that the poets songs are as popular
north OF the Tweed today as they ever were.
There was an immense procession, with 100 bands
of music, and it is calcul ated that the proceedings
OF unveing were witnessed by GO, 900 persons.
The steamship Victoria of the Anchor line
which recently arrived at Glasgow from New
York, reports having encountered terrific weather
and during one night storm there appeared strung
all over the trucks yards aud stays of the vessel
at distance of two three feet apart, large balls
of Phosphorescent fire, giving the ship the appear.
ance of being covered with Chinese lanterns
though the light far more brilliant. Occa-
sionay one would fall and burst with loud re-
port, and soon all disappeared as suddenly as they
came.
Sohern, who is noted for his love of hoaxing,
frequently has the tables turned upon himself.
Upon his recent arrival in San Francisco w illam
j. Florence and Barton Hill of the Californi
theatre met him at the station and drove with him
TO the city prison, which might be mistaken for
hotel building, and keeping him earnestly en-
gagged in conversation got him TO sign his name
upon the lookup register, and the Captain of the
jail promptly assigned him quarters in the cell for
"misdemeanor drunks." The situation then re-
veaed itself to Dundreary, who made bolt for
out of-doors amid much laughter.