Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-24

5iAll pei tcilt VI INC dScid2c JicIu, anu
that corn is stunted and very inferior.
He adds. however, the opinion that the south
will produce corn enough to supply the
needs Of that section. owing to fact that
larger average was planted this year
than usual.
Lieutenant A. w. Greedy was born in
Newburyport. Mass, March y, 1874. and
entered the 10Th Massachusetts Regiment
in August, 1861. He served throughout
the entire war in the infantry, cavalry and
artillery service, being engaged in twenty
battles and wounded at White Oak swamp
Antietam and Fredericksburg. He was
in New Orleans under General Newman
and at the close of the war he was ap-
pointed "A cadet from Louisiana by General
Grant, and entered the 9th United States
Cavalry. serving on the Southern frontier,
and afterward was attached to the Signal
Service and built the telegraph lines 1900
miles in extent through the State of Texas.
In 1881 he was appointed to take charge
of the Signal Service expedition.
Twenty-four palace ears are to take
from six to seven hundred Tammany
braves to Buffalo, to attend the democrat
ic State Convention. The purpose is,
Of course, to exhibit the power and deter
mination OF Tammany Hall. 1t is evidence
of the feeling of the Tammany brethren
that full display of their temper should
be made in order to coerce the convention
in the matter of the admission of dele
gates. 1t is notice served upon the demo-
cratic party of the State of New York
that breake with Tammany is the defeat
OF the democratic ticket in November
Whether the convention will consider the
disadvantages of succumbing to, and bear
ing the burden of the audacity and cor
ruption of Tammany, remains to be soen.
The bicycle meeting at Springfield, at
which 1900 participants from various parts
of the country were in attendance, indi-
Gates the rapid growth of this mode of
locomotion. Having been in existence for
more than fifty years rs a merely idle and
almost forgotten amusement, it has taken
sudden bound into practical use, and its
development has been equally extraordi-
nary. 1t has been stimulated by the inn
provement in modern roads. and supplies
decided want in suburban conditions of
life. As it is now, it is.mainly an athletic
exercise. but with the improvements in
road carriages without horses and perhaps
the application of new motor, there is a
promise that these convenient vehicles I'M
der various forms will take an important
place in the conveniences of modern life
The annual report of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company will be read
with more than usual interest. The ex-
cess of the expenditures on account of
construction and equipment is acknowl-
edged to be nearly $4,000, 600 over the
receipts from sales of bonds. preferred
stock and other sources of income" The
proceeds OF the bonds were received from
the syndicate this year in advance of the
completion of the road and spent in con-
struction and equipment. Ii is this policy
OF rapid expenditure which has been so
much criticised. Experienced railroad
men assert that Mr.. Willard has built en-
tirely too costly road. and that the prop
er course would have been TO have COM
pleted the great ,horoughfare less quick
ly and less extravagautly.
The Philadelphia Press says: The DEM
ocratic maj ority in the next House is now
in the last two months OF canvass for the
subordinate officers OF the House in which
it is safe to say that every penny of patron.
age and every place at the disposal of the
Clerk. Sergeant alarms, Postmaster and
Doorkeeper will be pawned by the con-
testing candidates For a year one demo-
cratic convention after another has come
forward to announce that it did not believe
in the theory of civil service reform.
New York may be an exception.
but in the present temper of New York
democrats even thus is not likely. Next
winter the organization of the House will
demonstrate that the democratic party
does not believe in the practice of civil
service reform. A clean sweep will be
made of every place holder. their success
ors will be appointed solely on party. po-
litical and personal grounds, and the coun.
try will be able to see precisely the course
which the democratic party will pursue
in dealing with 100000 Federal stock
holders-ifi it ever gets : chance.