Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-14

The man VINO started the Nipsic story must
have taken nip too many.-Aatarn Gazette.
The Hon. Perry Belmont had just about
time enough to make his bow to the king Of
Spain before his head came of.-Portiand
Press.
Apparently John L. Sullivan, ex-champion
prize fighter, does not intend TO let the world
forget that he 10 still the champion black
guard. Tribune.
/ Rhode Island is just opening its canvass
/ for the choice of State officers. II takes .
mighty small State to stand two campaigns =
year.-Ysu FORK Pres.
| Ohio is long while finding out that Indi-
ana is on top bat she will arrive. The
4 Hoosier can afford 70 give the Buckeye plenty
of time. philadelphia Press.
| There Is one comforting assurance in the
Office seekers future. Walking on the rail
road tracks from Washington will improve
as the gentle spring advances - Cincinnati
Gazette.
Barnum is to open the circus season in
New York with six rings. The small boy
and the big boy also, will wish more than
ever for as many eyes as a spider has.-Port-
land Adrerttser.
In the list of Maine cities where elections
have been held the Democrats find a solitary
ray of comfort in Biddeford Republican
victories have been the order of the day all
along the line.-Bangor Wing. -
The recommendation of Col" Thad. Sim
onton, one of Names Jocund editors, for
commissioner of navigation, will receive the
hearty endorsement OF the entire press gang
Of the State B,ddeford Journal.
Adam Badeau had earned q title to the
gratitude of his countrymen by permitting
, them To forget him, but in an evil hour he
has listened to the voice of the tempter and
thrust himself forward again Chicago
TrtbUHe.
Mugwump Office holders who used TO shud-
: der at the thought of Mr.. Blaine as Presi-
dent seem to be reconciled to the idea of
clinging TO their salaries under an Admins
tration in which Mr.. Blaine is Secretary of
State Tribune.
The sad news comes that Gov. Ames of
Massachusetts, refuses to wear a ruiiled shirt
: at the centennial ball in this city. Perhaps
he thinks that too many people have already
become rufiied over the coming festivity.-
y NsW York Worid.
! The Boston Herald regards it as notable
/ that Secretary Blaine will not let his Wig
/ orous foreign policy loose on the Germans
/ at Samoa until further advices" Mr..
, Blaine, the Herald might have added, sell
/ dom ''slops. bath Tiges
All these Sasny rumors about the blowing
} up of United States vessel by German
1 frigate are useful from one point of view
They show what might happen to one of our
! ships at any time if it hadn't big navy to
} back it up In this respect the rumors are
D interesting .-Heraid.
Liable TO Get Hurt.
The two chivalric West Virginians who
met in duel and fred forty-three shot.
apiece without I'M hiring each other were wise
e in ceasing firing just when they did. They
couldn't have continued the business much
longer without one or the other of them be.
l ing hit Phiiadeiphia Press
Momentous Question.
U The Connecticut Legislature is wrestling
2 with great question. The lower bran Ii
has passed bill providing that the owner OF
any hen that trespasses upon the premises OF
a neighbor to his injury shall pay fine OF
81 therefor. This is interesting to the
friends of annual sessions of the legislature
If the necessities of legislation have come
v to this pass, annual sessions certainly are
needed. -Le,ctst0R Journal.
!, We Back hen In a Bear Fight.
:. The boom for General Benjamin +. But
Ter for American representative to the
Samoan conference in Berlin is on the in
i crease. This is no Berlin yarn Phiiadet
b phtd Press.
= The New York World is still booming
q Uncle Ben Butler for United States repre-
!, sentative to the Berlin conference on Samoan
II affairs. The world is confident that Uncle
y Ben is the only man in this country who car