The Republican journal., 1869-12-23

Young folks who carry on firtations etc., &c. by
the seaside, and think they can't be seen, should
beware. The Coast Survey folks have powerful
telescopes. The Portland Argus says
The scenes witnessed on Cushing's and Peaks
islands last summer by the coast surveyors are de-
scribcd as truly narrowing to the soul of the be-
holder. ''Ihou art so near and yet so far
Miss Alice, the accomplished and beautiful daugh-
ter of Hon. Bon Bradbury, was last week married
to Mr.. Cllas. T. Libby, of Portland.
Mrs Jane 2. Thurston, Of Portland, who has for
many years urged her claims on the attention OF
the Legislature i'll vain, has advertised in the Port
and Press to sell the whole state at auction. to sat-
istiy her inst demands!
The Emperor OF France is recovering from his
recent illness.
The English war steamer Monarch is coming to
Portland with the remains of Mr., Peabody.
A gold-fever is raging at Cheyenne. Big HON
mountain is where they find it.
Portland is rejoicing over the introduction Of
water, and pities everybody who can't drink of Sc
baeo LAX, fluid
DR.. Andrew Meade of Aeghany \. Y. WAS
murdered and robbed in his store Saturday night
me StoicNUuN' oi tc lScdtdlulN Stttc
on wharf al Bangor, was burned on Sunday last
Loss $4,000.
The Spragues OF Rhode Island own nine mills
ana employ ten thousand persons.
| For New Years present, send your friends the
Republican journal 4 year.
| Davis, radical. is now reportedto have been elect
cd Governor of Texas, over Hamilton, conserve
| tive, by 5000 majority.
| Thirty eight Gloucester vessels are engaged this
winter in importing frozen herring from Newtouna-
land.
Some of the papers are saving that Father llya-
cnthe came to this country TO marry a Boston wild
ow whom he met at Paris
IIealey, the man of 20, who murdered his wife at
south Boston. has been sentenced TO State Prison
for life.
Two ships, , banks, and three -masted schs, have
been launched at Thomaston the present year, with
an aggregate Of 1888 tons.
BY mistake of Grants clerk there was included
in some paper, sent TO the Senate, Il letter from Il
Georgia woman charging Coy. Bullock with indie
cent conduct! 1t made quite an excitement. Thus
through accidental creyiceS we get gances at the
inner life of radicalsm.
Some ten vessels were shut in at Ellsworth by
the sudden closing of the river.
The editor of the Bangor Jeflersonian chronicles
the loss by "cod pizen'' of his dog Prince. He is
mourn-i as though he We're heir apparent.
Hon. S. p Shaw, formerly prominent citizen of
Maine. died last week at Paris, whittier he had gone
10 spend the winter. Mr.. Shaw was a member Of
Gov. Crosby'S Connect.
The letter from St. George lacks a signature
The writer cannot in fairness expect Us to become
responsible to the public for statement which he
is not willing to give It's the assurance of his namc
is true.
"Beneath the ruc of men entirety great
The pen is mightier than the sword"
Grant is not entirely great in fact he is not great
At all-ind whatever his sword may have done, this
production Of his pen is very fiat affair. Belfast
journal.
\ pen in the hand of the editor OF the journal
must he sadly out OF place Bangor .Jetcrsonian.
The editor Of the Jelersonan in pen per haps
wouldn't be.
The Ellsworth American tells of mysterious
hermit in the town Of Hancock, who MORALLY dis
likes the growing Of cock, and moves away as
soon as one is brought into the neighborhood. He
is doubtless some old radical sinner, filled with re-
morse, who thinks every cock growing is for a
Democratic Victory.
They have 1T Bangor a Society for The Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals. 1t first move was to buy
horse with crippled leg, and have him killed. Mr..
Carr The President eeltts to the feet in the Wing.
The frauds in the Methodist Book Concern, which
is controlled by very loyal we'll as very pious
folks, found to foot up to the sum of $50 0,o0o
Will the Eochland Free Press please notice:
We frequently have requests 10 send receipts
to subscribers. BY our present system none
needed. The figures at the end of the name are
changed at every payment, and always show the
time 10 which the subscriber has paid. rhi> should
h remembered.
IN Lewiston, on Monday, Robert Dunn WAS stab
bed anAseriously nu red by John Crcaden.