The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-04-29

to duty. Saturday night they caught and hung
an unfortunate white man, Sunday they preach
ed and baptized fourteen persons, on Monday
they were arrested and on Tuesday taken
from Jail and hung by mob.
The New York Herald adheres to its report
of Ross interview with Grant aul says it is
correct in every particular.
If the Democratic party does honor to its
past record, it will nominate who has
never scratched his ticket. Bangor Wing.
II scratching is to be an issue, the Wings
party contains plenty of lousy fellows who
have done little else.
Among recent patents is one to F. B. Dun
ton, Centre Linconvle, for mast hoop.
WHAT RAILROADS Do An enthusiastic cor
respondent writes the Dover Observer that
''tae railroad Is doing wonders for Dexter
some forty dwellings being put up last year ;
as many more will go up this year. The New
port Dexter Railroad is paying we'll. Il pays
the stockholders, it pays the Maine Central
and it pays Dexter. Unparalleled in the his
tory OF railroads stands this fact, that the road
paid its running expenses the first month; push
1t up country, gentlemen
Schooners Silver Moon and W lille have been
seized at Boothbay by the cutter Mahoning
the revenue laws
Two boys, about 10 years old, hung them
selves on the same day in different parts of the
town of Vermont, ILL., No cause is known.
The Bangor Association for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals is organized, and look
lug around for a case to operate upon.
The little steamer, White Fawn, brought
1925 at auction
Seventy-two snakes all in bunch, were
killed by two boys il Houlton last week.
Spain lately got rid of one Queen, Queen Isa-
bella, and is likely soon to lose another N'the
Queen of the Antilles" Prentice.
The mice have made sad havoc in girdling
trees, under the deep snow in this State, the
past winter
Under the head OF retrenchment, Punch says
John Bright has made a considerable reduc-
ton IN the brm OF his hat since lie has been
10 office"
The office seekers have all gone home, and
Washington experiences relief
There is still much snow on the upper Ken
nebec, ana fears OF a freshet are felt.
exists in Paris, Maine-Mr. Henry McKenney,
aged 80 years, his wife aged So years. with all
their / children, six sons and five daughters.
Schooner Jerusha Baker, Capital Barberlck
has run between Portland and Boston for
twelve years, employed chiefly in carrying gun
powder During that time no accident has
happened to or on board of her involving
cent of expense, and she has paid TO under
writer's, in the form Of premiums, over $780, 900
on vessel and cargOeS.
Mr.. John NJ. McCntock OF the coast survey
schooner Stevens, now at Corpus Christi
met with painful accident on Friday, March
10Th revolver in the hands of friend was
accidentally discharged, and, the ball struck Mr.
McClintock in the right arm fracturing one of
the bones. Mr.. McCNntock is a son Of Capt.
McClntock of Hallowell, and was formerly at
Bowdon College.
The Messrs. lIodg kins of East Trenton have
bought schrs. Samuel Knights, of Gouldsbor-
ough, and Banner of Belfast, for fishing. Els
worth American.
Senator Sprague has had printed in the Con
gressional Globe several columns of letters
conmending his speeches. Among them is one
from George NJ. Weston Of this State
Affairs are heavy III the Navy Department
There Is too much Porter there. Post
The Gardiner Reporter says the Mayor of
Augusta has forbidden any more exhibitions
like that given by Marston and Davis in going
over the dam In that city.
We see it also announced that he forbills the
sale OF stmu lating drinks. How far does his
Honors jurisdiction extend! Is he Mayor of
Augusta, Duke of the Decanter, and Lord High
Admiral Of the Kennebec?
80 soldiers were killed and wounded by the
explosion OF the boiler of the steamer Uselda
on the Missouri river Saturday.
Senator Cameron says Pennsylvania has
credited to her a constitutional drnnkard for a
mission, and a constitutional thief for con-
sulate But what for Senator? Post
Boston and Springfield are playing a game of
chess by telegraph.
lncendiary fires continue in Biddeford.
rag machine in an Ohio paper mill chopped
up $4,000 worth OF greenbacks that were sewed
into an old garment. They found the frag
ments which were too tine to be of service
Ex-Gov Anderson, Fifth Auditor OF tn,
Treasury, has been removed, and an Arkansa
man appointed to the place.
The brig c. c. Colson an account of tn,
seizure Of which at New Orleans we gave las
week, is not now owned IN Searsport She
had been sold previous to the seizure
The usual anniversary exercises of the Bucks
port Seminary will take place on the 9Th anC
18th OF May next; and we learn that DIR. P 81
monitor of Searsport has been selected to de
liver an address on the occasion, Wednesday
evening, May 5th.
1t is said that the administration does no
expect any present settlement of the Alabama
question-but is not unwilling to have it KEEP
open to await future events.
Father immas, the Catholic Priest lately a
Ellsworth, has gone to Europe.
On Monday, after harmless exchange o
innocent notes, the little unpleasantness be
tween Senators Abbott and Sprague was al
fixed up 1t was only fuss and feathers, afte
ail.
We are indebted to Aaron S. Davis Esq. O
Chelsea, for package of large photographs
portraying scenes in the coming big Musica
Festival If thew 6al{