Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-18
Boston Letter.
FINANCIAL MATTERS.


The nrst OF october brings an increased
amount Of business to all our money centres.
A. ,h... a;v,ae,a r,v;,, n.,;od. If IN. war
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'"u'"' :" increasing ''s"' W 's"''' a.
the HANKS ana agencies OF the olHerent cor
porations, the lines of expectant people,
~.it,oy IN si0n the dividend bnok or tn col
'ee' '"e "'""ey VII '"e" e'"P""e. i"e'e al
places where We may also sfulv human ma
lure; Tor the diHrreht phases II IL are AS APP
parent mere ~ a"y~here, re" persons our,
sac Oh those VINO manure 'nen' nave 'huch
OF an idea OF the variety Oh oohds tia' are
heid Dy the dlHereht classes ot our people.
FOR, shouid De observed. that IL Is not the
rich man alone VINO invests portion on his
surpius income IN Stocks ana bombs III we
consider Tor moment The vast amount OF
ran!oad puiiding there mas Deen accom-
pllshed IN our country and IN Mexico since
the close OF the war besides the oder roads.
We may oe'teI uhaerstahu ,he'r NUMBER ana
Tue A"'ou"a VI i"oor e"'"i'eu III caring ior
them. men again. there Is the
oonoed ihoeo'eu"ess Oh the ota"s:
.os., 90 III n,,;"",;a -, ,ooo &c -;
and towns containing a population 1900 and
upwsrds, was nearly 700. 600 600 # dollars
Then there are the numerous mining interests
OF this great country. But even after including
all these gigantic enterprises, whose bond,
are scattered not only all over our own land
but throughout Europe as well not over
looking the telegram in all its povsr and
usefulnesa. nor the more recentlv intro,iucpd
telephone, a. we pass on. there still remains
another mighty agent for unlocking every
quarter the accumulated coin and paper mon
ey. The national debt on the first dsv IF
July, 1882, amounted to more than 81 600
600 900; a decrease since the 3lst of August.
1866, of over 81 ZOO, DOG. 900 This debt is held
almost entirely by our own people. eth,
in coupon bonds or Registered bonds The
holder of the former kind cuts off the coupon,
when due, while the owner of registered
bond, receives check from Washington
drawn on either of the sub-treas uries,
or payable Mt the head office. In ad-
dition to this. il the long and Ieng,hen.
inr Pension Ii.t of tho Covsrnmsnt rhu.
II IA thu, M mater bow ,;,ht ,h. mn,.v ma
ket NAV have been be fore as soon AZ these in.
terest DAYS return. mighty volume of money
rolls out into thou sands. of outstretcb.d hands
and the strippepcv for a time ia relieved
A"liii'AI 'A"fAi1N'
The opening Of the democratic campaign
in this state on Wednesday evening. the 10Th
INST, WAS no less enthusiastic lts
than that of the republicans. Itwould seem
a. though they sank to the very bottom here
on that night. and are still lying there. 1t
mas not been enough for Gov. Butler to de-
Iame MS own state, but he must go still
iurther and make statements that are ALSO
lutely false and which have been proved To be
20. Ii does ..em strange that anyone can
have the sliphtest r,spcct for or confidence
In such q man. He calls himself abused
and illuminated when the bare
facts of his career are exposed
II must be apparent to any reader of both
sides Of this campaign, which man has thus
far conducted himself in dignfied manner.
and which has used SQUAD arguments upon
the questions of the hour, MIR. Robinson
holds the respect of the peopls of tbi. State.
of either party, because he has not degraded
himself with false abuse of his opponent.
not no.. tne use OF any indecent language
..r,ism.r III, h,,has, a. 80 az. c..
-,.I -. " ~
.'o"" e~''" ""ie" "as 'ee" ulss'aceo !" every
csn DC RESTORED 10 H' former purify
ana d'enity oy the election OF the R"puoli-
can :a nominee. II the people OF this State are
M. nm ou .,,., 70 1890 .ne psesen. ihcum
sr.c.f,,i $500 a.. ~ =. DIS
ton. There never has b,en tins in ,h.
hi.torv ~ on, believed N.sss.hns.,,s LII
~ -. . =. - vs..
"'"' W '.o'"'''s
"o.eu " ser vi unp'incipied men IN char
scter like the infamous n. Y. Tammsny Ring.
Dut suofds me pleasure to say that tbe in-
people have had enough Of Bu.sri.m "a' , sns