, 1886-08-12

coin stood for, and Grant for, and
there was political as we'll as practi-
cal justice in the fact that though he
came so near being president of the
United States, he missed the object
of his ambition. His great talents,
during the twenty-five years of his
life that covered the great American
struggle, ought to have been devoted
to the highest ends CT justice, patri
otism and humanity, instead OF being
actively employed, "a they were, in
opposition to these great ends.
The approaching campaign in
Maine promises to be one of the most
exciting and bitterly contested that
the state has seen in ali off year since
the campaign in which Governor
Garceion was relegated to private
life. The democrats propose to make
desperate effort to carry the state,
and with this object in view, many OF
the national democratic leaders will
take the stump for the party's ticket.
The hope Of success of the democrats
arises in great part from the attitude
of the prOhibitionists, who have
nominated full ticket and propose
to slaughter the redublican candidates
If they can possibly do it.
The exports of beef and pork
products from the United States, for
the month of June last, amounted in
value to Sc, ,766,S9f, and show an
increase to the extent of S19S, ,515 as
compared with the value of similar
exports during June, 1885. The
increase is in all lines excepting
cured beet and lard, in which a slight
decrease may be noted. For the
eight months ending June Both, 1856,
tie total value of these products
amounted TO S50,S45, ,23S, showing a
decrease to the extent of $10,554, ,5I4
as compared with the value of similar
exports during the eight months
ending June 80, 1885.
From what we have seen in a tri
taken through eastern Washington
we are of the opinion that there can
net help being an active contest over
there between the o. r. & n. Co. and
the Northern Pacific railroad csm-
pany in the wheat carrying trade.
One thing more than another which
indicates that the D. II. q n. Is in the
aggressive is its pertinacity in extend
ing line into the Northern Pacific
country which cannot be regarded by
the latter company in any other than
a hostile light The o. Il. q n have
graded their Palouse branch from
Colfax into Pennington. Surveyors
are in the field surveying an extention
of this line northward toward the
Ceur dAlene lake aud mines through
a fine wheat producing region In
deed we conversed with farmers who
had given the right of way for many
miles of the road. Now the terminus
of the branch being constructed by
the Northern Pacific from Marshall
is located just about five miles west
of Pennington, at place which will
be called Belmont BY stopping here
they have allowed the o. K. & n. Co.
to strike ahead into the GCeur d'Alene
country first and tap a country which
by all means the Eorthern Pacific
ought to eontrol.-Tacoma NetCS
The arbitrary arrest and imprison
ment of A G Cutting, an American
citizen in Paso del Norte, by the
Mexican authorities, is creating a
good deal of attention. Mr. Cutting
is resident of Paso, Texas, and in
the course of business frequently
visited the Mexican town of Paso del
Norte. On one of his visits he became
involved in dispute with some Mex
lean officials, and, on his return to
his home in Texas. he exposed and
soundly denounced them in an Ell
Paso paper. For this publication,
made in a paper printed in the
United States. and while he himself
was at Lis home in Texas, Cutting on
his next appearance in the Mexican
town was arrested, flung into a dun
geon, denied, in true Mexican style, a
trial and on communication with his
friends, and treated generally as if
he were a wretch convicted of some
infamous crime. The American Con.
sui protested in vain against the
brutal outrage. and finally the matter
was laid before the State Department
at Washington. Correspondence has
been going, on, but nothing definite
to have been done. Meantime an
American citizen has been lying in a
Mexican dungeon. The American
victim Of Mexican insolence and
brutality committed no crime ii
Mexico, nor was he arrested and i'm,
prisoned upon any such pretense,
He was arrested and is held prisoner
in Mexican dungeon for an act
committed in the United States-for
an act which, if it be criminal at all,
is tryable and punishable by the laws
of his own country only.