The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-04-22
GENERAL!TIES.

fair at Portland, for the benefit of orphans
Of the war, realized $500.
Senator Ross, who was snubbed in the White
House, by Grant, and who told his military
highness to ego to hell" has got even with
Ulysses. He has secured the rejection of one
Of Grants appointments, about which the
quarrel began. 1t is the first rejection.
/ While riding recently in Washington car
a lady remarked, as she passed by Gen. Butler
Look out for your spoons" lie followed her,
found she was employed in the Treasury De-
partment, and her place since is filled by ne
gro woman.
| Nevertheless, the caution to owners spoons
has its force. Butler claim TO be the only
American general who ever made war on wo-
men.
It is reported the former harbors in Lower
California are no longer accessible to ships,
Earthquakes.
Maine men turn up everywhere. Portland
Press.
They ought TO be ashamed of it.
The Louisville Journal says eve wish that
Grant could be persuaded to think that the
country is some relative of his. He might
then feel inclined to do something for it,
A beautiful little family quarrel is going on
between the Portland Press and the Advertiser
The latter which is smart and witty, rather
twists its bigger adversary.
The favorte revival preachers in some dis
| tricts of England are converted sweeps,
clowns, fddlerS, and converted thieves" \
converted niger minstrel, who sings hymns
to his banjo, is Il great success Here is an an
lnouncement in South London paper -
| "Ncd Wright, the converted burglar, will preach at
the Wandsworth Assembly Rooms, and break open the
doors of Hell with n gospel jimmy"
1t is reported that fast-sailing propeller left
New York few days since, with guns and war
material, and about twenty men, all Americans,
in aid of the Cubans.
The Portland Transcript, that always has
poetess or two in the leading strings, is Just
now encouraging one, who gushes thus
Then you folded your strong arms around me,
And there stole 'er my weary spirit
| feeling of pace and rest.
Quite likely
| The radical ma ority in Connecticut was 'Gj
which will be just one day for the Democra
cy to convert for the next year.
| The attention of our subscribers who pur-
chase their supplies In Bangor, is directed to
the advertisement of the China Tea Company
/ located At IL Central street, Thomas White.
proprietor. We know from personal inspec-
ton that his goods are very choice, and offered
at remarkably low figures an advantage which
ne can afford by enjoying uncommon facilities
| for purchasing. See advertisement in another
column.
| A Washington letter says that "female pres
sure has much to 10 With the disposal of places
at Washington. Quite likely. Probably the
clients OF the best looking pressureists get the
latest places
MAKrlEp.-Mr. William Neu to Miss Jane
Tier.
A sad event, we rather fear;
She turned 10 kneeI, and droppeda tear.
The returning Congressman bring the In
telligence that there is to be no disturbing OF
officers in Maine whose commissions have not
expired. We mingle our tears with the dis,
appointed and congratulate the incumbents
Let Us have peace.
| SO far rs we know, every paper in the State
whose editor holds public Office, is terribly
exercised lest what they term "Nyes party"
Shonld injure the cause of Temperance. We
/ haven't seen them show so much interest in
the cause before, since we have known them.
| We hope they will give themselves no uneasi-
ness, for the temperance cause will probably
be fully as safe with its friends, as with politi-
cal otice-holdng editors. Gardiner Home
journal.
Starbird the young printer who shot himself
in Portland, was sick with consumption Poor
fellow life was pleasant to him. but he chose
-, ! I. !,
death creeping slowly but surely nearer day by
Iday.
| Edwin Rogers, who committed suicide in i
! New J DIRK station house, wrote his own obltu-
airy and gave it to a friend to have published
! 1t is generally thought that ex-President
johnson will be back In the Senate before the
/ close OF Gen. Grants term Exchange.
I Amen
The French inventor OF the velocipede came
near starving to death before the public would
buy them. Pity he hadn't quite.
Col. McFadden has been appointed Collector
of Customs at Wiscasset
The little steamer, General Grant, which
plies up and down the stream, has crept out OF
her winters Information, and eulivens us with
its busy putting. Bangor Wing.
similar event happened at Washington on
the Fourth of March,
The match factory of b. Bunker 4 Co., Ken
dall's Mills splits into "lucifers," nearly 1000
cords Of pine wood, making $50, 900 gross of
matches. They also make five million flour
barrel plugs year for the w estern market
| All the vessels at the Charestown and Kit
terry yards are being put in readiness for sea
/ 1t means something probably Cuba
| That sailing over the Augusta dam may be
called 4 dam foolish undertaking
Nashville druggist has invented a rat paint
made Of preparation of phosphorus. You
first catch the rat, then you paint him. A fter
dark he looks like ball of fire, and going
among his fellow rats, they yacate the prem
Uses, the bright particular" rat following and
hurrying up the rear.
ANGELS Ar THE SErCLcIEE. The radical
| Legislature of Illinois has visited Lncoln's
| tomb.
| Mr., McComas, of Jarrettsville, Mo, having
declined to marry Miss Cairnes, she went
cunning after him, and brought him down at
the first fire, The matrimonial market is duh