Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-12
The Maine Syndicate
In THEIR SEARCH AT WASHINGTON FOR
OFFICES.

Washington Special to Boston Advertiser.
A syndicate Of Maine democrats including
Senator J. w. Bradbury, Arthur Sewall of
Bath, S. S. Brown, chairman of the State
committee. Mr.. Bass. owner of the Bangor
Commercial, r. Miliiken of Eastport and
"Uncle" Edmund Wilson of Augusta. are
here looking after the patronage down there
They have talked with every one from
the President down. and are about
persuaded that in the rush of other
matters the Maine Offices, save those
that happen to fall vacant. must wait for
some time before anv changes are made.
This will be the case with the principal
places at Portland and Bangor, especially.
The Houlton colectorship expires this
month. They have decided that Collector
Burleigh shall be succeeded by J. ID Dom
worth. The Bath collectorship. resigned bv
J. w. Wakefield, because Blaine was de.
feated. is probably sure for B. F. TORY.
though DIR. Fuller is an applicant. The Au-
gusts post office will be vacant Nav %. and
Mr.. Manley will probably be aucceeded by
Colonel C, b. Morton. Mr.. Wilson ia push
ing his sou, Bion Wilson. for that place, as
well a. being IN the field himself for the
internal revenue office. =, he Maine men
are determined that no one person shall con
troll their patronage if they can help it.
General News.
The capitol of Dakota will not be removed
at pr sent
The New York Star will soon reappear as
an Independent daily.
There are IL, 5Ol 206 mich cows in the
United States.
New settlers in the vicinity of Milford.
Southern Oregon, are cultivating rice
Six hundred thousand pneapples were
shipped from the Florida Keys during the
past season
The tenement population of New York
numbers half million of people and they
live in 10000 houses.
Great Britain buys her postal card supply
from Germany, the last order given the sue
cessful bidder being 80, 600, 900 cards.
During the coming Antwerp exposition the
best musical works of all nations will be
executed. All composers of prominence are
to be invited to attend
California has 23G, 672 pupils IN her public
schools, and spends annually 81 1853, 236 Sc
on their education. OF this sum 1892, SO 81
goes to the citv of San Francisco
Alpharetta is a young Georgia citv, but it
is remarkable in some respects. Its popula-
ton is at present 200. and of them, five are
LAWYERS and two physicians. There are also
two churches.
1t is said that during the last 90 years there
has been taken from the Sierra forests on
Lake Taboo anC the Truckee basin timber
amounting in value to $50, 200, 900. and paid
for at the Virginia, Nevada. mines
A machine is in use at Melbourne. Austria
liza. for shearing sheep by steam. 1t operates
in the same manner as the ordinary shears
but cuts much quicker and cleaner, without
the least danger of injuring the fleece or the
sheep.
Five of the 81 Presidents of the United
States were of the Scotch-Irish lineage
Jackson. Polk. Buchanan, johnson and Ar
thur; two Of Scotch-Grant and HAYES; one
of Naturalization, and one of Dutch-Van
Buren, The remaining II were of English
descent.
Henry Ciews, well known Wal-street
man, says that the men who drink whis-
keg are sure to fail in Wall street. Men in
the stock business have excitement enough
without alcohol. A glass of wine at dinner
may be well enough but to drink to celebrate
success or to drown chagrin at losses is to
destroy ones chances.
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Kile of Rich
mond, Pa, are triplets, ~ years of age
Isaac is Is minutes older than Jacob. and Is
minutes the junior of Abraham. Their
mother died recently, aged 90. Besides these
three children she left nine others with
so grandchildren. 120 great-grandchildren
% great-Great grandchildren, and great
great-great- grandchildren
The unpublished works which Victor Hugo
is now arranging and putting in order are two
new volumes of philosophical writings, sever
al volumes of verse and half dozen plays,
written during his exile. These manuscripts
will be published after his death, and form
the material for six or eight volumes. Then
there will be several volumes of correspond
ence, for during his 6S years of literary work
Victor Hugo has found time to write many
letters.