New-York tribune., 1884-12-07
E)SlON.
MUNICIPAL - SCHOOL COMMIFTEEMEN

RAILROADS-SOCIAL.
IRON ~ OCCASIONAL CoRtE,roNDENr or riiD rgBuNEl
Bo,rON, Dee G.-Onc of the curious and in
tcrcs,ing ncdon;s Of tho municipal campaign has been
the appearance of The kenHebec Jornd, OF Augusta,
Me- in IT, This was brought about by the course OF The
Eosion Jo1una which In rs desire for retaliation upon
the IndeI cnlent Republicans, whom 1t charged with
having made voters of large numbers OF Democratic cit-
zens this city. maintained that the Republicans sho1d
nominate party ticket FOR the city election This plan
being equivalent 10 giving the democratic city Hall ring
"A walk over" not adopted 10y the Republican con
ycntiou 1ud has found favor any quarter. The ed-
torIa OF the Augusta paper il taken to mean
that Mr. Baincs nearest friends dislpprOyc ~ such
tactics, and the B),iD Journal has now bowed to the
general Republican sentiment and come out Tor Mayor
Martins reelection. The Republicans and In1epen-
dents have generally min sed on good terms IN the Repnb
lican caucucs. although OF tho Republican leaders
are plainly taxing less active interest than la't year In
the feat OF the democratic partisan ticket
The determined effort in a movement he,led by tho
Rev Dr. Edward J.. Hale raise the gric OF sc1ool
committeeman seems to promise tangible results Not
tie whole Of the ideal ticket nominitei by ths move-
mrui fIoc'ed b 1t hls at all events named good
p1r ~ the ticket that will he chosen AMI has forced
the Democrat, To name higher class Of candidae' and
crowd on the small politicians. FOR example General
Francis \. WALKER late held OF tho United states census
and president Of the Institute of Technology. has beon
nominated by the Democrats we'll by the Ropnbl-
cans and citizens conventions. His name was first pat
IN by tho Independent movement OF Dr. Hale. Ez-
Governor lso1 also there first nonlnstei ana sunse-
gueu ~ indor- all around. has at the Last moment de-
clincl 10 run.
The lease OF the Eastern Railroad to the Boston and
Maine At Last accomplished II IA pointed ou AZ con
.iou for sentimental regret that great
road loses it, separate identity to road ar I'ss DIS
,i.hed for nbcraity and enterprise In management,
ti, the consolidation OF competing lines between the
.,ur uoiuts has always been advised as good policy,
hth for the corpora lions and the public In the general
,,riurirle- laid down the Massachusetts, Railroad
t,',ui..ipu SAVING waste in duplication OF stock,
and their SdIhlio7 is "ci as III i"'H"i' SoHi
the internal commo'ion I'm the New-York and New
Ing,ud Railroad Company approaches ana other Crisis IN
tbe movement headed by Colonel Jonas H. French and
te Maverick Bank, representing the stockholders ig-
no,cd i'm the midnight appointment OF this receiver
Inn al ont wear ago Tie French party vigorously
agiiafins and calling tor proxies, claiming to be ablc
an that the rereS ship represents plot IN throw the
nroprrty into the hands OF the New-Nork and Sew
iaycn mon DpOly. and that 10 4 in that interest
and wholly without rcgRri To the interest Of the New-
York and New England trunk line whose con
cons with the Erie and the coal regions the present
management has insolenty abandoned after All the ou
lay upon thold'
The corner Stone OF the magnificent new buillng for
the Unitarian club laid tnis week with Orie ceic-
monies.
The Harvard professors movement against the brutal
II, NJ the mOt" game OF football has BEEN m rllhrd 10
te extent of not opposing 10 played among the classes
of Harvard on their oku fe,d
Professor IA yard ". Gossc of Cambridge, England.
h1. made most agreeable mpre sion in hs Lectures dt
Inc Lowell Institute ON Enl5h Literature. lis social
honors have begun IN reception given lhnlday atte
noon az the Beacon ST. house ~ Mr. NoWelis, AZ
wlich full representation of herdh was present