The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-08-26
G EN- Err ALITIE S.
The man with "A tail is dead.

| They have a lire bug IN Dover. n. IL.
-Four briggs and three Schooners are now being
built in Belfast the journal says. Portland ADV.
No it don't They are building at Rockland and
the Gazette tells about it.
Grant has ciined with Fiske. Jr.. and no end of
wine was punished. His exccllency don't belong
to Brother Hichborn'> party.
The radicals themselves are complaining about
the administration. They say that Grant and all
the high officials are galiyanting all the coun-
try, and there is nobody to attend to business.
The y. y. Nation says the Republican party is
splitting on ''the question of the fitness of faithful
rascal> for important public Offices
We are compelled to record the fact that Mr..
Hichborn has lost one Of his newspaper supporters.
! The Dexter Gazette, that started out with great
deal of zeal, and grapped tearlessly with the Ban
gor Wing, has experienced 4 change ofhear. The
concern has been sold to Gallison & Robbins, who
have taken down the name of the temperance nom
inee and hoistcd that of Chamberlain. The new
conductors say Cnder the present circumstances.
we regard the Republican party. though by no
means perfect a. the nearest to our standard.
We think these arc about the sentiments Of Mr.
| Iiichbolm himself, VINO aimed TO make it perfect
and clear up to the standard. The IIchborn men
can what the ereenback argument is doing to
deprive thcm of support
\ former employe of the Erie Railroad has con-
tessed that he caused the terrible Cars Rock dis
aster, where many passengers Were burned To
death lie turned rail from the trac>-not from
spite but TO see what would happen.
! During recent shower at Kcokuk Iowa, a num-
Der of living creatures 10 fall with the
rain and after the shower was over several gentle
men went out and found upon the ground large
number Of minnoWS and craWlish, from one to three
inches in length
one island OF Mount Desert is literally taken pos
session Of by see. fowl The rocks and ground are
covered with them and the trees fairly bend under
| their weight.
The above is going the rounds of the press. We
wonder what kind of sea fowl they are that alight
on trees.
! A dock which has cost million pounds sterling
and has been nine years in building, has lust been
completed at Hull, England.
Henrietta York, the girl convicted of conce:ng
the birth of her child, has been pardoned by GOV.
Chamberlain, after long discussion and deliberaton.
| AMERICAN AND ENGLISH Boating. Much
interest Is felt concerning the result OF the rowing
match 10 take place in England between an Ameri-
can crew from Harvard University and one from
the English Oytords. The Americans are now
daily practicing on the Thames. and compelling. in
many RESPECTS. tributes of admiration from those
who witness their rowing. Heavy sums will he
>tlkcd on the result.
Mrs. \. G. Brewer, formerly Miss Cox. of Mis-
>issippi, iii published letter. infinitely describes
some silver used in the White House.
which was stolen from her fathers house, during
Grants command in that state. Between Butler and
Grant the precious metals We're made very scarce
in that region.
Near Austin, Texas, is sad to be a large and
thrifty mustang grape vine which has far forgot
ten itself Il. to be At the present time grow Ing crop
ot acoiis IN addition to the usual supply Of grapes
The grave OF Il lady in the Cleveland cemetery
WAS found to have been robbed Of the body.
There are thirteen women in Jail in Portland
The drought is o,,eyere in Pcnnsy vania that the
Sehuylkill river is drying up, and Philadelphia i,
alarmed about its supply of water.
There is A Young lady in Harris county, Georgia
who has ploughcd. sowed and cultivated. without
help. five ofcotton and has acrop nearly ready
/ TO harvest. She WAS wealthy before the war.
There is suspicion that the great express robbery
noticed last week. was done by the cxprcssman
himself, aided by the mail agent and baggage mas
| ten.
At a County Convention of the supporters of the
iicEborn party for kennebrr county, held at Water
vile ON the 10Th Hon. Eli French, F. +. Webb and
| Key. George W. Qumhy were nominated for Sen
atorS. and Hon. Ezra kemp;on for County Attor-
npy.
/ floating horror was that found at sea by the
steamer Port an Prince. She fell in with schr Mary
Jane (of Nova Scotia. from st. Domingo City fol
Boston, in distress, the captain and two of the men
1 dead. and the remainder of IN GRO two IN
Der. sick with yellow fever. the helm dashed and
the vessel drifting about; took her in tow and
brought her to port. The sick men were in Il lv-
| ing condition. and were unable 10 throw overheard
the bodies of their comrades. which were found on
the deck in Il state Of putreflcton.
| Mrs. John $. Jones of Stafford n. H., brought
IRE from Durham G3 Years ago and for over6 years
that fire was not permitted to go ont. Unfortunate
~ about two years ago this fire went out and had to
be hnlled from fire borrowed at neighbours.
The Camp Meeting at Martha's Vineyard is i'm.
lnense this year. Martha has not yet come into the
fold herself
An effort is making to have light house on
AVery'a Rock, at the mouth of the Marht> River
New whi,hcy regulations are announced from
Washington Ten o'clock instead of eleven, per
haps.
-A'J saw HliIo III lltt eastern part OF the State
have been compelled 10 suspend operations tol
/ want of water.
I The Portland Advertiser and Lewiston journal
are having smart ,irmish over the merits of Fcs
sender, which will explain the point of The follow
/ ing
| Muck. We believe in muck [Icwiston jour.
nal.
We don't. ADVERTISER
Amos Skeeter, Il well-known resident of this cit v
and me singer, was instantly killed at the Ire
mont House, last night, by stranger who became
angry at his attentions. He leaves a large family
| Chicago Post.
| We know his relatives. They all have great in
du>try and wonderful penetration, which is gen
orally developed at an carly age. They are good
| 'rcmplars, and abhor the bar.
/ The republicans of Knox County have nominate,
for Senators S. q. Webster and g. W. kiml,all
)r. The Democracy of Knox will knock 'cm.
| Miss Louisa W. Minor of Lowell is under $1,000
apple pies.
| All the railroads and steamboats, running to Port
| land Will take passengers to the New England Ag-
rcultura Fair for half price, except the Boston and
| Portland line
| The llichborn men of Sagadahoc County have
made the tDllOWiO0 n1t ID