The Portland daily press., 1889-03-20

MARCH 90, 1889.
where he was graduated in 1856. He taught |
school for short time. In 1857 he bought /
the Xenia News and did such good work on /
that journal as to give 1t reputation wide /
as the State.
The war gave him an opportunity Of dis
tinguishng himself as correspondent at |
the front; He served the &c Cincinnati
stakeholder of that journal, the publication
of which he subsequently assisted In the |
capacity Of associate editor. His connection
with the New York Tribune began with his |
being the editor in charge of its Washington
bureau. He vsntured upon the publication |
OF volume in the year 1866. 1t was entitled /
After the War-A Southern Tour" and re
corded observations made in company with |
Chief Justice Chase on an extensive range |
Of travel. Reid published another book In |
1868, "Ohio In the War; a work Of consider |
able length and value. He became perma-
nently an editor on the staff Of the Tribune |
10 1870, and when Horace Greeley was can |
didate. for the presidency assumed the posi- |
ton OF managing editor. Mr.; Reid married |
the daughter Of d. o. Mills, the millionaire. |
Maine Postal Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-L. r. Cole,
postmaster at East Brownfield, has resigned. |
W. Fl. Stickney and A. R. Hill are candi-
dates for the vacancy.
petition for the appointment of A. G. t.
King as postmaster at South Paris has been
filed. This increases the list of candidates
to five.
The following Maine postmasters have
been appointed: Mrs. Matte S. Coolidge,
North Livermore, vice Charles I. Roberts
removed; Warren ?. Jones, Round Pond.
Marsh, Sheepscot Bridge, vice Joseph
leighton removed; Vim. NJ. Kinney, West
port vice Samuel II. Towle removed; John
F, Libby. Berry's Mills. vice W. w. Good
Portland. vice P. p. Merry, resigned
A post Office has been established at North
Nobleboro, Isaac Moody, postmaster.
The nomination OF Guy McAllister to be
postmaster at Bucksport has been con-
frmed.
Investigating RaIIr Dad Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-At a meeting of
the Senate committee on interstate COM
merce today arrangements were made for
pursuing the investigation of Canadian trans
portation matters ordered by the resolution
of the Senate, Aug. 8, 1888. The committee
determined to meet in New York. May Is
and spend week there examining witnesses.
fected further than that. The committee
consists of Senators Cull0m, Platt, Blair,
Wilson of Iowa, Hiscock, Harris, German.
Reagan and Barbour. Mr. Hiscnck is also a
railroads which has arranged to make a trip
Of six weeks duration over the lines OF the
Union and Central Pacific roads beginning
April 6.
Question Of Political Activity.
WASHINGTON. March 19.-The Cabinet
meeting today considered the case Of an IL
linois postmaster whose removal was asked
by Illinois congressman because the post
masters political activity was admitted by
congressman. The Office was well man
aged. The matter was called to the atten-
ton of the Cabinet for the reason that ac-
ton taken n this case might constitute
precedent hereafter. Postmaster General
Wananaker said tonight he did not feel at
liberty to talk about what took place at the
Cabinet meeting. There Is reason to be-
lieve the result was adverse to the wishes Of
the congressman.
Internal Revenue Collections.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Collections of
internal revenue for the first eight months Uf
the fiscal year ending june 30 1889, were
sS3, ,364.211, an increase of $2.6O3. 744 over the
collections of the corresponding period of
spirits were S417, ,492, ,765, an increase of
81, sos, 712; tobacco, $40, ,269 455, decrease Of
S5S,631; fermented liquors, S14, ,982, 445, an
increase Of S137, ,2S4; oleomargarine, $751;
gregate receips for February, 1889 are $751;
go less than the receipts for February,
1888.
Boys Who Will Wear the Blue.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The Secretary
Of the Navy sent out yesterday the usual
notices to members of Congress who have
vacancies at the Naval Academy, to make
nominations Of candidates who will be per-
mitted to report on the 18th of May. for ex-
animation. There are now AZ vacancies, and
IL more will occur early in May, ON account
Of cadets completing their course.
The vandaiia's Arrival Reported.
WASHINGTON. March 19.-The Navy De-
partment has received a telegram from Com
mander Kempff, at the Mare Island Navy
Yard, Cal, Captain Schoonmaker reports
by letter dated February 25th the arrival Of
the Vandalia at Apia on the % nd. Matters
there were quiet.
other Washington Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 19-Men in Con-
gress are considerably torn up over learning
that when they recommend an appointment
they must send to Postmaster General Wan
amaker all the papers received by them from
the applicant, in order that the latter official
may see who are the aspirants and know II
about the merits of each claimant. This i'm
plies that the Postmaster General intends to
assist congressman in the selection of post
masters, and not act wholly upon the recon-
mendations Of the representatives. Co n
gressmen say that as they are to be held re-
sponsible for these appointments, they
should be permitted to dictate them without
any equivocation. There will be few post
masters appointed during this month, except
those of the fourth class. Removals will not
be made purely on partisan grounds.
A despatch from West Virginia says
Messrs. VIM. Noel and Frank Baldwin, Re-
publican judges of the election at Cameron,
for maliciously and wrongfully rejecting the
legal vote of r. +. Todd, a Democrat, were
on Saturday pronounced not guilty in the
United States court by jury composed Of
case was selected by District Attorney Watts
| as the strongest one Of the forty on the dock
| ct for violation of the election laws, all Re-
| publicans, and he hoped by convicting them
| to secure the moral effect for subsequent
cases. The docket will again be called to-
| day, and Watts allowed TO select his second
| strongest case and begin the trial. At the
| present rate the 40 cases will consume two
| months time in the trial.
| Charles w. Delow of Wiscasset, Maine,
| was granted a patent on Tuesday for launch
/ ing boats in service.
/ Among the Maine people in this city is Ad-
i jutant-General Sprague. He Is here looking
/ after the interests Of the Maine militia.
| Hon. WV. Thomas, Jr., and wife Of Port
land, are the recipients Of many congratula-
tions on his appointment as minister to Nor
| way and Sweden. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
| will leave for Sweden in few weeks.
The appointment of commissioner Of pen
| sions and public printer are expected daily.
| Friends of Corpora ii Tanner of Brooklyn say
| that he will surely be commissioner Of pen
| sions, while the public printership appears
| to lie between Messrs. Hart of New York
and Helm Of Indiana. Captain Meredith Of
| Illinois, who was In General Harrison's reg
| iment and who has been prominently mem
toned in connection with the public printer
ship, will, it is thought, be chief Of the bu-
| reau of engraving and printing.