The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01
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E Chicago packing houses are overrun with
orders for supplies for the British army.
The roast beef OF Old England has given
Mace to the canned beef of Young Amer
lea.
81 went into the White House." said
returned breao-snd-butter politician,
"whistling Behold the conquering hero
,mes,' and AFTER brief interview with u.
{. | came out chanting My heart bowed
down by weight OF woe"
Gov. Moody of Oregon, it is rnmored,
has been advised by Mr.. Blaine, and other
prominent Republicans to oall Especial
session of the Legislature early In the fall
for the election Of a United States Senator
to oil the vacancy In that States delega-
ton.
Vice President Hendricks has gained bis
first victory. After weeks OF special
pleading the President decided to y'eio 10
his eptreaties, and nominated as Postmas-
ter of Indianapolis Mr.. Hendricks particu-
lar friend, Acouia Jones, and Mr. Bynum,
the Congressman from that district, is de-
feated aud disappointed.
The Ne,o Age publishes an editorial In
one column advising young Democrats not
to give up business occupations to join IN
"the mad race for office" and in the next
column has an article on the Augusta
Post Office" for which Morton, one OF the
editors of that sheet, Is making the mad
dest kind of race.
The Nile campaign has added new
word to the English OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
1t is an Arabic word, and means tempo
rsry fortilcation made of wagons, brush
and the usual impediments of camps. The
thing itself is common enough on our
Western plains, where the emigrant trains
form zerebd at night for protection
against the Indians; but the name is new
and convenient.
1t cost the United States government
Sill ,53l to pay the employees of the Interior
ONCE for the day lost when the Depart
ment was closed by order Of Sec. Lamar
Gin honor to the memory of ex-Sec. Jacob
Thompson" who as member OF Buchan-
ans cabinet informed the rebel authorities
OF the military preparations Of the gov
eminent, and at the favorable moment
went over to the rebel side, taking large
amount of our funds with him. Who
would have believed twenty years ago that
our government would In 1885 be willing to
pay SO much TO do honor to such sneak
and traitor as Jacob Thompson was!
1t Is now thought that there will DO no
election of United States Senator In llli-
nois oy the present Legislature, aud that
the question will go ov,r to enter into the
next election in that State. In joint con-
vention originally the two parties were
tied, but on the death of democrat the
republicans have had Tor ten DAYS major
ity of one provided that the democratic
members would vote. But they refuse TO
vote at all, leaving ole less than quorum,
although on Wednesday one democ rat
agree to vote for the democratic candi-
date. If he had donesso on Thursday Lo'
gan would have been elected, or else the
responsibility of not voting would have
fallen on Mcmillan Of Chicago, an anti-Lo-
gan republican Of Chicago, who refused to
vote. The ballot stood Logan l0l, McMil-
Ian and all the democrats declining to vote,
l03 votes or quorum being necessary for
a choice. The democrats are not united
on Morrison.