Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-27
The Maine Excitement.

The Maine Excitement.
WHAT GOVERNOR aARCELoN SAID LAST NIGHT
Governor Garcelon said last night that he
knew nothing further OF the Bangor affair than
what had appeared In the papers: that for judi
cious reasons he had ordered Mr.. French YER
bally to remove the arms and ammunition, and
he thought the whole matter was one OF great
discredit TO the city. At special meeting OF
| the Augusta city government yesterday after
noon was IS V9fed 10 nc the police force
| may have body to call upon in case any trouble
! should arise.
THE GOVERNORS REPLY TO MORRILL,.
Governor Garcelon's reply to the letter of Hon.
| Lot n. Morrill, sets forth that 1.-The excitement
| in the public mind is, in my Judgment, wholly
without excuse, and is without question the re-
suit OF SyStemfZed attack OF vituperatiOn and
| Islander upon the executive department, not only
| without parallel, but without cause. Be that
as 1t may, it is the duty Of every good citizen to
use his best endeavorS to alay the public eX-
element. however created, so far as he is able,
and to resort to such measures as will allay
| of justice. You intimate that it is in my power
to restore peace, tranquility and good feeling to
the State and all its Inhabitants by asking the
| involved In the variations of the count from the
returns. Nothing would give me greater pleas
ure than an authoritative opinion upon the
points involved in the present condition of af-
| fa1rS, and also upon such as might be likely to
| arise. Please indicate the points that occur to
| you which have not already been adjudicated
| upon, and doubt not that we may be able to
[ secure a satisfactory solution of the doubtful
complication. or If not satisfactory, at least
such as may be deemed authoritative"
THE MATTER LIKELY TO GO INTO THE COURTS.
| A telegram from Portland says:-Mr. Morrill,
| Will send communication to Gov. Garcelon to-
| day, proposing questions to be submitted to the
Supreme Judicial Court It is the general 1udgg;
| agree to refer the matter to the courts. A
lengthy petition, signed by 25s prominent citi-
zens Of Gardiner of both political parties, was
| Governor
him the propriety and expediency and justice
! OF asking the opinion OF the Supreme Judicial
| class OF democrats in this vicinity seems to be
that MI. Morrill's proposition be accepted, and
that the difficulty be settled without trouble of
any sort There is better feeling in conse-
| quenCe
A dispatch from Bangor states that influen-
| ttal democrats have united in an appeal to
| Gov. Morrill,. and allow the courts to settle the
| pending troubles. The same dispatch intmates
that the Governor is likely to heed the request.
| SEIZURE OF ARMS BY FUslONIsTS.
The Bangor Wing and Courier says: The arms
of the Jersey Light Infantry of Old Town, one
| OF tie State militia companies, were taken pcs
session OF by the fusionists last night, between
II and 10 O'clock, and removed from the COM
panys armory to the residence of Lieut.. G. L.
| Mills, commander of the company. The COM
pany has sixty Springfield breech-loading rifles.
date for governor
| REPORT OF THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE.
A special to the Boston Herald gives an alb
| stTact from the report of the committee on the
| Maine election returns made in council. 1t
| quotes from the state constitution the section
which provides that in case OF towns and planta-
tons the municipal officers shall in open town
and plantation meeting at the close Of election
! day sort, count, and declare the votes cast and
form list OF all the persons voted for and after
the name Of each person thus voted for shall
| The committe understand this is required in
order that the electors may be present and see
| that the returns are made in accordance with
the facts, and are Of the opinion that the re-
| turns not made up in open meeting are not
legal returns and cannot be counted, and they
! have acted in this belief Ia making their tabu-
| lationS. Several protests, accompanied with
affidavits to support them, against the counting
| OF the returns specified therein have been con-
sidered. These protests allege that said returns
| should NOT be counted because they were not
| made up in open town meeting, but were made
! up after the meeting closed in some private
Office or store. when no one but portion of the
| municipal officers were present and in some
| cases only clerk. This condition of things in
several cases has been proven, and they have
| rejected the returns thus defective.
THE MAINE MILITIA.
| A Portland special to the Herald tonight,
! says: There is much speculation as to the
| amount OF dependence which can be put upon
the militia Of the state in the event OF their ser
vices being needed. The force is not large
| Gov. Chamberlain, of Brunswick, now president
| of Bowdoin College. He hos brilliant mill
| tary record and is a very conservative republi-
can. The organized militia consist of one regl-
! ment and four unattached companies. Colonel
| Charles P. Mattocks, of the 1st regiment, re-
| signed nearly three months ago, but his resig-
| other until last week. The Northumberland
| left in command is Gen. Daniel White, OF Ban
| gor, brave and popular veteran, aad the major
| is N. M. Folsom, of Old Town. The former IS a
| moderate greenbacker and the latter an ardent
| greeDbacker, and the r1ght-hand man OF Mr.
Smith, the greenback candidate for governor.
1 in ha fytyo
| are located in Portland, and one each in
! the cities OF Auburn, Augusta, Bangor and
Belfast Belfast, i and the towns Of Norway, skoM;
| probably be found II the matter is inyeSti-
| gated, that very large majority OF the mem
6ers OF these companies are republicans. and
| they are generally young men, but few of them
have seen service during the rebellion. The
| companies are generally organized for show
purposes, and with no idea Of active service.
| Col. Mattocks, who has just retired, says he
| should have considered it his duty to obey the
| orders Of his commander-in-chief, regardless OF
| politics or personal feeling, and so do Col White
| ard Maj. Folsom and majority of the line Off
! GERS. For the men, however, for real service, 1t
| IS doubtful II much dependence could be put in
tine s m Pers are
| Biddeford and Gardiner, and light battery at
Lewiston. One of these, the Portland Mont
| gomery Guards, Capt. John J. Lynch, is COM
| Gratis, and is the best drilled company in the
state. and their captain is loud in his praise OF
lnelT ioydu!. Inc cGmpOSltlOn OF Ine battery
at Lewiston is about the same and the fusionists
! think this. too, could be depended on. but in
| Portland there Is nothing like the excitement
and hostility toward the state administration
| which exists further east. The old companies
! here, the Light Infantry and Mechanic Blues
| which have honorable records In the past, viii
| doubtless obey the orders OF their superior. H.
| formation as to the feeling in the other COM
| panieS is limited"
| SAN FRANCISCO PHOTOGRAPHER hearing OF
| distinguished arrival" at the house OF lady
called at once. and hopged to haze the lluStriollS