Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-05-13

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Augusta, Wednesday Morning, Nay Il
Washington is to have the new Catholi
University. A site has been furnished o
the road to the Soldiers Home, and til
lot contains IS acres.
A party of Mormons have arrived
Washington to protest against what the
term 1.-THE unjust enforcement of the OF
pressive Edmunds law"
The municipal elections heldin Indian
last week. were not contested general
on partisan grounds. but the republican
held their own and made some gains.
The friends Of John Kelly of Tamman
say he IL in good health. that he keep
quiet from choice. but will make himsel
felt in political circles when the campaig
opens.
The democrats Of Maine who have gon
TO Washington to bulldoze the Presiden
into the appointment Of Morton are en-
gagged IN mighty mean business. The
are making great boo about very small
calf
10 bis efforts to please the .'old-fashione'
democrats" the young Democracy. thu
ex.rebels and the mugwumps all at once
Cleveland's course Is as sinuous and al
ugly as that of the worm fence. says the
Tribune.
General Logan remarks that he thinks
the democrats must be for him for senator
or they would not have staid at home and
allowed republican to be elected to the
State senate, from strong democratic
district.
Leading democrats of Maine have mus
tered strong at Washington and stormed
the White House In favor of certain ap-
pointments in this State. among them
Morton for postmaster of this city. Nor
ton Is heavy load.
The President has revoked two bad APP
pointments. but he has allowed many
others equally as Objectionable to stand,
and the appointees to take possession OF
the places to which they were appointed.
The President had better turn the "rascals'
out.
The defeated democratic candidate in the
Illinois representative district. where an
election was Just held, bears the ominous
name OF Leeper. He has been trying to
Jump the claim" of Weaver, the elected
republican, but his dem ocratic frie DIS
have now about given it up.
The Democratic Governor OF Pennsyl-
vania has vetoed bill to supply head
stones to the graves of honorablv dis
charged soldiers and sailors who die in in
digent circumstances. He denounces the
bill as preposterons one. The virus Of
copperheadsm still exists in the democrat
tic party.
Eben F. Pillsbury will take possession
TO-DAY of the office to which he has been
appointed. His successor will walk into
the place soon after Congress meets If the
republican senators understand themselves.
The country will approve the making
Of State Stealing odious by the rejection
of such man.
The establishment of quarantine sta
ton in Penobscot Bay, says the Mt. Desert
Herald, does not particularly commend it.
self to the people interested in summer
resorts on the Maine coast. They are not
anxious that pest house shall be estab-
lished in their vicinity, and fail to see the
justice Of sending New York fever ships
to anchor in Maine waters.
Senator Blackburn is reported as very
angry at the Presidents refusal to COM
thiootVu otuthputu utOtuGt rs COuitutS-
sioner Of internal revenue. now that his
offensive rebel letter has been brought to
public notice. Blackburn says that the
refusal is an atfront to every man who
fought on the Southern side in the war,
while the President is only too glad of an
excuse not to give the elder Blackburn an
office.
The owners of the Canadian steamship
line, the White Cross. certainly have bad
luck. Four vessels have been lost. The
Daniel Steinman was wrecked off Sambro
Island only about year ago, and now
the Helvetia, after knocking about in the
ice In the Bay Of St. Lawrence tor days.
has gone to the bottom. Fortunately all
on board were saved. II is a singular
fact that the commander of the Helvetia
Is the same man who was in charge of the
Ctoinman IN har Last trim and this ua q