The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-08-26

Floas bed-buSs and smallpox are among the
luNurie, purchased by the public who ride in the
New York street cars-f the Sun Is to be believed.
The weather was intensely hot in New York last
week. There were many deaths from sunstroke.
In the same house in Carroll county, Ga, the
other day. were born three pairs of twins, two of
the mothers being the daughters of the other.
At the fat mems clambake in Rhode Island, 40
We're present. all weighing over 225 pounds. The
President brings the scales down to 35S. The CLANS
suffered accordingly
One of the most fashionable young ladies at
NahAnt wears hat which cost only ten cents and
which she trimmed herself
At Front Royal Va, two negroes who committed
an outrage on white girl, were taken from jail at
at night and quietly hung. Nobody seems disposed
to make any fuss about it, the eoored individuals
are past reconstruction.
The Boston Post says: so many bouquets We're
thrown to Lydia Thompson on her last night, that
the acting was done on rose leaycs-and in fig
leaves"
The Boston broker who ''gently turned the
lawyers nose between his fingers has been sent to
jail for two months. He'll find ii cool retreat in
this Scorching weather
A joking tcamser in New York put woman's
Stln-bOnnet on his horses neal protect tlc
from the sun and concate Mr.. Bergh.
Prince Arthur, of the English royal family. has
arrived at Halifax.
Ben Butler says that his brothers estate has moth
ing to divide. What has become of the millions
that Bcn's New Orleans administration put into his
purse:
Wednesday the schooner Congress, of Gloucester,
picked up dead inhack whale of Cape Elizabeth,
and on Thursday the whale was lowed inside the
brcakWater in Portland harbor 1t Is about TO feet
long and will Weld thirty or forty barrels Of oil
The Prog. Age has a correspondent who dates
from Cain-villc He's an Abel writer
A lady while taking trip on a train bound for
Pittsburg, on "Wednesday night, gave birthto three
babies.
Ex-Chief Justice Tcnncy died at his home in
Norrilgewock on Monday. lie was 50 years of
age.
Two Young ladies We're recently saved from
drowning while bathing i'll the port of Genoa by the
gallant conduct Of MeS>ls Gregory and Thompson.
officers OF the American flagship Franklin.
Bangor has begun to receive Slate over the Pi>cat-
aqui> railroad.
The whale lowed into Portland had 4 very an
cient and tsh-likc smell, which offended the nos
trs of the city that Tie authorities ordered the
prize to be lowed of again.
An ancient vagabond Of sixty cloped from the
Portsmouth Amlshouse with Il girl Of 10. They
We're found inhabiting Il howell on the burberry
plains.
A fool is going to walk backward from Portland
to Boston, 40 miles. in days. for $1,000.
Hon. E. +. Pill>bury, has recently suffered Sc
we're family aillicion in the death of his son, Bio
b, aged seven years, child of rare promise.
Philadelphia proposes TO have one or two steam
fire yachts, for service in CONGREGATIONS near the
river, and especially when shipping is on fire or il
danger
In Boston an apothccary'< clerk killed Thomas
Norton-gave him laudanum instead of tincturc Of
| rhubarb. In Red Hook. Iowa. another untledgeC
druggist. took oil Mrs. Sehrader and her mother
with belladonna, given by mistake.
| On Ex-Serretary Stewards return to SAN Fran
cisco from Alaska lie is to be presented with a cane
valued at 81 900 by the Society of California Pion
GERS. The head of the cane is composed of41 trian
gler pieces of goldbearng quartz from the leading
mines of California;, set i'll gold.
| A German lady in Chicago has a pearl so big tina
She can't sell it. Boston Post.
| l. il the pearl of great price:
| Prince Arthur is only 10 and very good looking.
lie Is 10 take run over lll1tta ana mas nj
| his lis-incs With him.
The Democrats of Penobscot County. ut their
Convention on Tuesday. nominated for Senators,
Levi b. Pattcn. S. d. Jennings and Asa w. Smith
for County Treasurer, Timothy p. Bachelor; for
County Commissioner, James Garland.
| ]. S. Kaoch, Esq, of Kansas, while on recent
| visit to Waterville purchased Jersey of con
ductor Darrell for S225. Watcryille Mail.
1t is to be hoped that her moral character is good
| The town OF Brewer has voted 5000 to pay the
expenses Of a survey of the railroad route TO Bucks
port.
! Good Templar. who writes TO Us from Winter
port is informed that the ease alluded to is qae
beyond our skill. Perhaps Brother Balkan. Over
At Lewiston, could attend to it successfully.