The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-06-24
our OWN STATE.

Just half Of the Republican State Committe,
consists Of new men this year, Androscoggin
Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Sag.
adahoc, Somerset and Waldo etain their former
representatives. and Mr.. Blaine will undoubt.
edly be reelected chairman; but Aroostook
substitutes Eben Woodbury. Of Houlton for Cy.
rus NJ. Powers; Hancock chooses ]. D. Hopkin,
Of Ellsworth for Joseph II. West; Lincoln sub
stiiutes for District Marshal Marble, Edwin
Flye Of Newcastle. who received twenty votes ia
the Congressional convention Tuesday; Oxford
names Z. C. Harrington Of Pryeburg instead Of
Timothy Walker; Penobsoot replaces WIN. P
wingate with C. P. stetsou Of Bangor; Piscata-
quis ills the vacancy occ .sioped by s. T. Pull.
lens removal to Portland by the choice Of Z. A.
Thompson Of Dover; Washington chooses Igna-
tins Sargent Of Machias instead Of Charles d.
Paine; and York takes Henry @. Dean Of Bid
deford instead Of George II. Kuowlton.
The Lewiston Journal reports the thunder
storm Of Monday a. very severe in that vicinity.
The wind and hail doing much damage to the
fruit crops and smashing agreat deal Of glass.
The Bangor papers report the showers unprece-
dented for violence and duration. Tie thunder
and tightening were almost continuous. Sew
enl buildings were struck. Telegraph poles
along the road are shattered and wires work
with great difficulty. At Bucksport the tele-
graph Office was struck, destroying the instru-
ment, setting the paper on fire &c.-The Board
Of Trade ut Portland last Monday adopted a
resolution In favor VI ship canal across Cape
Cod, and recommended Congress to grant the
necessary aid.-Langion N. Moore. one Of the
New York parties who was implicated In the
Lime Rock Bank robbery. was on Monday
brought before Judge Dickinson, Of the Supreme
Court, on writ Of hAbeas corpus. A motion
for reducing his bail, which Is $4,000, was
argued by his counsel. The motion Was denied,
aud the prisoner remandei 10 jsi Judge APP
pleton Of Maine, has declined the appointment
Of United States District Judge In Texas on nc
count Of i'll health.-The city Of Lewiston has
appropriated $1,000 to celebrate the 4th Of July
at that placc.-The Lewiston Journal says Mr..
@. W. Morrison brought into their Office about
4 o'clock basketfal Of hallstoncs which he
picked up about 3 o'clock, four miles above
Lewiston ON the river rosd. These hailstones
were. when brought 10 the o6ice a. large as
medium sized hens egg. and when picked up as
large As . turkeys egs.-we learn from the
Kenncbcc Journal that DR.. J. II. B,rruws, a
wen known physician Of Gardener, was found
dead In his bed Monday MISUNDERSTANDING
pupils-35 boys and "a girls-from the State Of
Maine. were at the American Asylum at Hart
ford for the education and INSTRUCTION Of the deaf
and dumb, within the year ending on the 18th
Of May lasf.-It ID related that a. result of the
injuries to the dam at Augusta, big 6sh arc now
found In the Kennebcc. Surgeons are now
jumping in all directions, aud the salmon is
daily expected. t..I
DR.. Walter II. Foster Of Philadelphia, my.ter.
iously disappeared recently from Yonktp while
visiting that place with the intention Of invest.
ing in real estate. A boat IN which he went
out fishing on June 9th was ftumi yesterday
near Dudlcy's Grove tied to = post. DR. Foster
was native OF Portland, Maine. lie was q
temperate man and had considerable money
with him. Foul play Is suspected and the po-
lice are searching In the vicinity for his body.