Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-09
HOME HAPPENINGS,
BLAINE ADDRESSES A MASS MEET
ING OF SOLDIERS.
The GreeIy pedition-Politics in
the East-Brutai Assault on
an Old Woman.
sqAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoEp-us1oS. |
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Blaine Addresses D Mass Meeting of Sol

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Blaine Addresses q Mass Meeting of Sol
diers.
O1D ORCHARD (Me), August Sth.-A
monster mass meeting of veterans, at which
Blaine was present. was held last evening
When Mr.. Blaine assembled the steps of the
stand to address the old soldiers he was
greeted with shouts, cheers and cries of
+" Blaine, our next President" He said;
Gesae4aea of the Grand army Of Ma;ne:
thank you for this kindly and cordial greeting
This occasion has been one OF great pleasure to
me- in the renewal of old acquaintanees and the
recalling of old scenes of civil life that ante-date
your splendid deeds of war Ny mind is carried
back to the winter of lS6l-to the excitement
elation, and at the same time seriousness and
sadness of that ominous and critical era. l
wildly remember every incident as we stood on
the eve Of the gigantic struggle. When at last
the warcloud burst, and President Lincoln
issued his proclamation for 70,090 men, Maine
was asked for one regiment. Governor Wash
burne summoned an extra session of the Legis
lature. | had the honor at the time to be the
Speaker of the House of Representatives Our
patriotism was feryid, our confidence strong
and we younger members of the Legislature Il
was but 81 years of age myself determined to do
something very bold, something that we ven
tured to hope would be rather appalling To the
confederate Government Instead OF respond
ing with one regiment, which the President had
asked for we authorized the Governor to offer
ten regiments to the National Government.
debt, We empowered the Governor to
borrow Sl,000000 on the faith of the
State for immediate use in the equipment of the
troops We all felt that we were Dragging when
used these big figures We felt sure our ten
regiments would never he used, for such con-
tingent from Maine implied larger force than
Napoleon and Wellington both controlled on the
field Of Waterloo Gentlemen. YOU far better
than l. SEQUEL.
were swept into the vortex Of war before the
expiration of half year, and we ended by send
ing thirty-two regiments of infantry, two regi-
mentS OF cavalry and nine batteries of artillery
This, with the troops necessary to keep heir
ranks full in the terrible contest absorbed more
than 10000 men of Maine-a draft almost as
large, in proportion to the arm bearing popula-
ton. as Frederick the Great levied upon the
provinces of Prussia in the hardest pressed pc
rOd of the Seven Years War. You, gentlemen,
are an honored and important part of the sur
yivors of the great host. join with yOuin your
cOmmemoration services for the unreturning
brave; for that great host who died for their
country and for liberty No victory ever assured
SO much good to mankind; none ever prevented
so much evil. The struggle Is over and our
triumph is celebrated not with sense of hav
ing conquered a foe, but with that better sense
of having reclaimed our kinsmen and brought
them back to their own heritage and the pro-
lection of their own flag Beneath that flag
north and south, east and west will all find pro-
lection. Under its sheltcring folds we shall all
The speech closed amid a tumut of APP
plause, which lasted ten minutes.
Kelly to support Butler.
New YORK, August Sth.-The Mdjt-iIr-
press prints an Albany special, to which it
calls editorial attention, giving remarkable
proceedings Of an alleged conference with
in the past three weeks between Dana But
| ler Kelly and John T. Henry, at which
Kelly agreed to support Butler with as
| large u part OF his following as he could
control; also with The Star newspaper;
| Dana agreeing to give Butler a stragetic
! support in the Sun, and Henry pledging the
| Anti-Monopoly organization and Il pile
| of money, the final object of their action
| being the creation Of a new party after the
Presidential contest is over, composed of
| the disaffcCted elements of the Democratic
and Republican rank and file.
The Star, kelly's paper says III leader:
| 1t would be futile to deny that Butle's
| determination 10 remain in the field will
exercise potent, and perhaps decisive in
| huence, in the campaign. 1t is an impera-
tive sense of duty that urges him TO re-
| spond to the call made upon him, even at
| the loss of personal comfort, and the sever
| ing OF his party affiliations. We incur no
risk in predicting that he will secure a
! phenomenal support"
Butler in Massachusetts.
new YORK, August Sth.-'The Tribto,e's
Boston special says At the conference OF
the Democratic leaders, held at the party
headquarters to-day. Buffers ayowal of his
position was the principal topic discussed
The general estimate of Buffers vote in the
State is that it would not exceed 10000, and
the Independent vote for Cleveland would
more than make up the deficiency.
Dana on Schurz and Beecher.
New York, August 8th - Among the
Suns eccentric editorials is the following
When We consider the appearance of Car
Schurz as an advocate of the Democratic
candidate for President we are amazed al
the immensity OF his impudence.
Beecher were now il candidate for the Presi
dencv, and Cleveland investigating his
moral character, the modifying influence o.
time would be the same for him as he
pleads in Cleveland 5 case, 70 it's Just abou
thirteen years since Becchcr signed the fol
lowing and here follows in full the famous
letter 10 F. d. MoultOn) But it can't make
much difference to the Democratic party
whether the election Of its candidate is ad
yocated or is opposed by such u man Il
Beecher."
New York Grain Market.
New YORK. August Sth.-The CONNER
cidl Bulletin says yesterday witnessed {
sharp decline in all kinds of grain mucl
to the chagrin of parties who have beer
fishing for the bottom the past week, II
expectation that there would be let up il
the movement of wheat from the interior
The Bulletin saws " While the preyailin:
sentiment of all farmers inclines to holdinj
the grain for higher market, the necessi
ties of some force sales, and this class il
contributing TO the interior movement
This and lack of export movement fur
nish the beaIs courage 10 sell the hand
soonest wheat the country ever produced q
unprecedentedly low prices. The talk
still bearish. Corn and oats are also dc
cidedly lower
Steel Production in the United States.
New York. August Sth-Both Emory
the gun inventor, and Hotchliss, the man
ufacturer, testified before the Ship-buildin
| Committee yesterday that the steel-prC
ducing capacity of this country is equal
| all possible needs. There is no reaso
why as good quality of steel might not b
made here is anywhere in the world. 7
establish this fact, so that ii will be capabl
of actual demonstration, is the committee
mission and the tour TO be made embrace
cities and sections from which supple
may be drawn whenever the GovernmeI
- may DE READY lOr ineiH. 1tOtCnhlsS ell
ploys 1000 men in his French mani
factories His trade extends over Europ
Lately he arranged 10 establish factories
England, Germany and Italy.
Brutal Assault on an Old Woman.
CHICAGO, August Sth.-A brutal case
assault came before Justice Foote, at A
mory Court, this morning, in which Joh
Allen and his wife Matte, the former
al. IL. l..
were defendants. The two bear a gruds
against old Mrs. Rebecca Allen, John
mother and last evening together they vi
tied the old lady at her rooms, 1880 Sout
Clark street Hot words were INDUCED i
when young negro and his wife simult
neously attacked Mrs. Allen, Matte ALE
drawing a knife and John Allen holdii
his mother, while Matte Allen plunged Il
knife into the old lady's body, making