The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-03-25

knocked down by squat and the crew washed
off before assistance could be rendered. The
Bank fishers have had terrible time this sea
Ison.
Grant is called upon to decide the delicate
Question whether this country shall be repre-
scented at IIayti by white man or negro
He might compromise by sending mulatto.
A woman who many years ago mended
Grants coat, is in Washington and wants some
offices for her family. Her chances for prizes
in the Great American Gift Enterprise are
Igood.
Grants appointments may be expected to III
crease rapidly, We see that they are all III
the family way Prentice
A negro preacher, recently arrested in New
lOrleans a disorderly person, was unable to
lpay the tine imposed. He was about to be com
United, when happy thought struck him.
ST your honor will trust me till Monday, / ID
take up a collection Tomorrow He was
TRUSTED.
The depth of the snow in Canada is shown
Iby the story told by St. Adams paper of 4
traveller in the vicinity Of Three Rivers, whose
horse became entangled in u telegraph wire
and received injuries from which it died. The
wire was twenty feet from the ground!
Fred Douglas proposes to publish at Wash
ington newspaper devoted to the interests OF
the colored people of the country.
Two young men in Kendas Mills were fined
each S. and costs for cacthing pickere OUT
of season in pond in Albion.
Some one in Portland has prepared the FOL
lowing matrimonial statistics for that city
Runaway wives, "a; runaway husbands, l9J
married persons legally divorced 3f7; living
in open warfare, l445; living in private mis-
understanding, llo6; mutually Indifferent,
1905 regarded as happy, 1854, nearly happy
I2oj perfectly happy, o; total, 8oS3.
The Portland Transcript which has not been
friendly to the administration of President
Johnson, is moved by a sense of justice To
make the following statement
Those estimabe ladies, the daughters OF
Andy Johnson, left the Mansion in better or
der than it has ever been left in before by az
outgoing President, and there was none of the
shameful robbery which characterized the ext
of Mrs. Lincoln
1t is said that the Indians of the Plains will
not take scalps from the heads OF negro soldier
killed in battle.
The Belfast Journal says its rooster fails TO
leone out to crow over the result in New IIamp-
shire, and is waiting for Connecticut. II may
Iegen then have to content itself with cackle
Democratic roosters are slightly below par.
Bangor Wing.
They roost high enough to command the
Wings position. Let it stand from under
It has been discovered that man who wa
Serving out three years term of mprison
ment for grand larceny in the Auburn On. YN
State Prison. is entirely innocent, and he has
been set ut liberty.
Under Il law passed by the Legislature this
winter no Porgie9 can be caught by seine with
IN three miles Of the shore under penalty ola
tine not less Thar 500 nor more than $1,000
and the forfeiture OF boats and apparatus; bu'
net Of not more than one hundred and forty
meshes deep shall not be deemed Il seine.
At the time of his death, Hon. W. b. s
Moore was engaged in repairing and putting
in order for working the oxford iron Works
uear Lynchburg, Va He had expended there
about $40, 900. public meeting of citizens
passed resolutions testiiying to his high char
acter and lamenting his death. committee
attended the funeral, Of which an account Is
published In the Virginian of that city,
A laughablo anecdote is told Of q conductor
on the Philadelphia and Baltimore Railroad
An old gent got on at Chester, bound south
without ticket Conductor came along as
as usual, and called for his fare. ''Wnat is The
tare?" said old gent. 'Where are you going?'
asked the conductor. f'T0 H. replied the
Old gent, angrily. "Then, said the conductor,
''give me twenty five cents, and get OF at VIII
mington.'
Hon. Israel Washburn, Jr was confirmed
Collector of Customs for Portland, Me, yestcr
day Washington despatch
About the time of Grants election we pre-
Idicted that one of the first acts of his admins
traton would be to anoint little Israers
breecAes with mucilage, and set him down IN
the Collectors chair ut Portland 1t IS done
There's no doubt that he will stick Great are
the Washhurn~
Three men named DrneIls, passengers on
the Mississippi steamer, Belle of Memphis, re
GENTLY asked The captain to stop at Island No
10, as three passengers would get on at that
place lie did so, and when the three expected
passengers appeared the DlrnellS shot aud kill
ed them ALL They then dIsembarked and left
without being mOlested.
Dr. bio Lewis, Of Boston, Is severe anon
yelocipedes, as very Injurious to the spine and
general health.
The Law Term Of the Supreme Court o,
Maine, for the Middle District, held at Bangor
has been changed from December to june
RAILROAD BoNDs FOR INVESTMENT. The ~
Itention OF capitalists is invited to the bonds of
the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad
Company which are now being offered nv the
weil-known banking house Of Lee Higginson
e., 40 State street, Boston. These are Il first
mortgage sinking fund bond, secured by land
grant, and paying seven per cent interest in
gold, free of government tax. Their present
price is % and accrued interest in currency.
Circulars containing full particulars, may be
had as above.
New Orleans paper says that Col. Casey,
the new appointee TO the New Orleans Collec-
torship, " is not uncOnnected with the Presi-
dent What new appontee is Prentice.
The olfice-seekers have made Grant sick He
gave in on Saturday, too i'll to attend to bust
ness. Taking Richmond was nothing to It,
A child Of Mr. Henry WALL of st. George
being locked into the house II few DAYS since
while its mother went out, set fire to its cloth
Ing and was so severely burned that death re
suited in few hours.
Southern merchants are reported as in New