Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-18

ttates of America the hundred and ninth.
FREDERICK Robe.
BY the Governor.
ORhMAND Al. SMITH. ccr-tary of state
II IL glorious news 10 learn that the
heroic Grant is better in health, hut we
fear there will be d'tlefcn, story to tell
and by.
So the Canadian French don't like to
fight the half breeds This is something
the Dominion government was not pre-
pared for.
Secretary Bayard is already suspected
Of desire to use the influence of his de-
partment to propagate a presidential boom
for himself in 1888
The visit of the Prince of Wales to Ire
land has not proved Il beEediclion to that
country. II IS not by such visits that Ire
land is to bc concilated and satisfied
A letter from Hon. 5. S. Cox indicates
that ne wa, willing to go to Constantine
Pile because he felt that he had been crowd
ed in Congress by younger democrats.
The gallows re- commenced its work in
Maine yesterday. in the hanging of the
two Italians Wilkinson will be the next
victim His hanging will take place in
November.
1t is not improbable that Sunset Cox
may be succeeded in Congress by Thorn
as +. Grady. the Tammany Ajax who de-
fled the democratic Lightning during the
last presidential campaign.
Democracy doesn't seem to flourish in
COLORADO, the democratic vote and demo
cratic officers elected growing constantly
smaller. Denver. at the recent city cleo
ton, showed larger republican majority
than il gave last November.
The largest gun yet made for the Unit
cd States government has Just been com
plcted by the South Boston Iron Company.
Ii is - feet in length, weighs ~ tons and
is of ; inch calibre; it carries an 500
pound shot. and uses $50 pounds of pow
der in one discharge
"A Business Bureau" at Bangor sends
out circular declaring that ii is "alied
politically to President Cleveland" and is
prepared to receive and forward applica-
tions for office. There is an important
thing lacking in this bureau. Anybody
can forward applications for office, but if
they do not bring the offices sought tor of
what good are the applications9
Wise. the ALBANY democratic Supervisor
who is awaiting trial on an indictment for
forging election returns. has been re-elect
ed by majority of 422. The Albany
democrats have in this regard shown them
selves about As wise rs their New York
brethren who returned Tweed to the Sem
ate after the exposure of his crimes. In
the re- election of Wise The Argus discov-
ers "emphatic proof" of 1.-THE faith of the
people in the grand principles of democ-
racy." The same faith was shown in
Tweed's case.
The Philadelphia Press says; The re-
moval OF Marshal Wright of Cincinnati. is
the one favor the Democratic repeaters
and DULLES of that city have asked of Mr..
Cleveland The Marshal gained the i'll
will ofthese classes at the October cleo
ton. when by his vigilance and fearless
ness he prevented them from swapping
the honest vote of the city. Since then no
crime has been too vile to charge against
him, and every effort has been made to
DESTROY him. The municipal election last
week was convincing answer to his enc
mics. and decided proof that he did no
unlawful act last tall. He will have to 60.
however, as nothing constitutes such often
sive partizanship in the ewes of the demo-
cracv as success in preventing ballot-box
stutfing."
The press and the telegraph are terrors
to criminals. When crime is committed
the newspapers send the particulars into
all parts of the country. generally with
the name and description Of the evil doer.
SO that into Whatever corner he may go he
finds it difficult to avoid discovery and ar
rest, In the case of the supposed muir
oerer OF Arthur Preller, whose remains
were found in trunk at st. Louis the