The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-10-11


ports Of the Maine Farmer. incl;;siing reports
from this county. Since these were prepared
the situation ha> changed ,omew hat and for
the worse. Grain has rotted in the fields.
bears spoiled in the stack. and potatoes re-
main andug. in consequence of the heavy, long
continued. and almost continuous rains. Aside
from these direct losses. the farmers are pre-
vented from doing their fail work. and this
will make harder ami greatly delay. the next
seasons operations. The direct losses are
hard enough to bear. Beans are Il cash crop.
and 30 i the sweet corn raised for the canning
factories, and the latter is almost total fail
ure. The loss 10 the State on this crop alone
is estimated at one million dollars. other
losses are not 80 readily computed. hut they
must bc very large in the aggregate Our
farmer, are entitled to sympathy.
The Senate tariff bill. with the accompanv-
ing majority and minority reports. has been
printed. According to TIE estimates made Lv
the committee the bill provides for total re-
duction Of about S7,5.G00C00, made mp al-
proXimately a> follows: sugar 81. 900:
Luz II q !iNt. pp'N.NV' lbtpt' w lIttilidl rive
nue., S24 800 Goa: alcohol used in the 5.;> So
01o.009. Other reductions in custo:n>. - .00o.-
o0o. The majority report prepared by senator
-AIdri''h, is characterized lay senator Hoar is
';le abe>t. most important AMI most tincly
state paper that has heeI proIiced in this
country since the war"
The situation in New York city. a. well a, in
tile state, is favorable To the Republicans.
Tamma!ay Hall and the County Democracy
Were unable 10 harmonic. and the former ba>
nominated sheriff Grant for Mayor, ani The
latter Mayor Hewitt. The Mayor ha~ no love
for President Cleveland. AMI his standing at
the White House will not hc Improved hy hi,
position III tie Nayoralty contest. tican-
while 1i,'> friends are nur>in. tlei. wrath
against Cleveland. and there will he good
deal of knitting on the Oh II November. That
veteran observer, Joe Howard. i inclined 10
predict the defeat Of both I'LL ami cleveland.
The friends OF :. l.. Miller uf Waldolpro
propose to present him as 4 candi late for De
partneht commander Ga i. neNt year. Mr..
Miller is now the President Of the Maine Press
Association. and was elected % that position
last January hecau>c be san NcelIeut presiding
officer as we'll a, a good fellow in every WAY.
qualifications that Iau>t also commend him fer
the position hi friends Low have in view.
When We add that he ha- AZ excellent military
record and il an active member of the q. 4.
Il. we are sure that his comrades i'll thi, elton
Of tho t.tf5 III
Although there i, an immense corn cr.I.
there is a shortage i'll hogs. Mallory & Son.
of Chicago, one OF the leading hog receiving
commission firms. have issued their annual
crop report on hogs. cattle and corn. in which
they say:
The number Of cattle to he fattened shows
an increase of fully 10 per cent. We should
have extra good beef at reasonably low prices
the coming year. The crop Of corn speaks for
itself aud needs 10 comment. Dakota shows
full crop of hogs. Michigan shows full
crop Of pig>. Leaving ont Dakota and Michi-
gan the balance Of the list shows :. total short
age OF old hogs Of II per cent. and on shote>
of about II II per cent Iowa and Illinois to-
getLer show Il decrease Of - ID per cent. on
Old hcgs and l3 L. per cent. on -hote>.
We do not ~ee the Labor Advocate Of Lewis
ton, but find it quoted i'll an exchange A. say
i'm of tie recent state election:
The Democrats of Maine got one Of the
worst licking> last Monday that they ever cot
i'll this state. They dill not make even Il re-
specfable showing. With half OF the Doodle
they had to put out for speakers and ranpnign
purposes. the Union Labor Party could have
carried the state over both old parties. The
best thing the Democrats OF Maine can do is TO
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out entirely.
The Portland Argus recently published
items concerning the meanne>s Of two indiyi,I-
ual>. and the Boston Herald reprints them with
the caption OF "1iaine Mcannesse>.' The fact
that Maine newspaper, and Boston news
paper conducted b., Maine men. should publish
such items in manner to imply that meanness
Is characteristic of our people illustrates a
greater depth of mcaunesS than the original j.
lu>trajion>
The Democratic papers seem to have wearied
of ringing the changes on Mr. Blaines health.
as he is proving to be decidedly lively inva-
lid. For example the New York Herald saws
OF his appearance in that city: Mr.. Blaine is
evidently enjoying most excellent health. for
his check Is rudy ami his frame is wei filed
with solid flesh. His eye is is clear and as
keen as ever, while lis carriage is erect and
commanding"
Leopold Morse, of Boston. has declined to lie
a candidate for Congress this year. Morse il
rich, but this is a Republican wear and so he
has concluded TO drive the bung into his bar'l
and stay at home. What is to become of the
Washington buinmerS who follow Leopold
about for free whskey and cigars. and in re-
turn write him up in the newspapers:
Berry Wall, the New York dude, is going on
the stage. lie would appear to better alvan-
tage as the driver OF an omnibus. The profess
sional beauties are a heavy load Oh the dramatic
profession, and five are to have the dudes too
what will become of the legitimate wearcrs of
the sock and buskin:
The New York sur SAYS of an esteemed con
temporary who is stumping New Jersey for
Cleveland that he is ''donsa great deal Of GOOD
to the Democratic party" No party needs
goodness more. The Stumper is doing mission
airy work.
SYDNEY, \. S. W.. Oct. j. Past.,lr's meth
Cd for preventing anthrax among sheep and
cattle has been tried here and has been found
to be great success.
Anthrax is the medical term for carblncle or
ulcer.
The New York Sun has discovered '.con-
spiracy to knife Governor IIiIl'' and threatens
that the Democracy will knife Cleveland. All
right; and let it be a duel to the death.
That letter from President Cleveland endors-
ing Governor Hill does not materaize. and the
Hill Democracy is evidently FESTIVE, not to say
downright mad at the delay.
The Supreme Court has decided that the
Dingley bill does not apply to fishing vessels,