The Republican journal., 1870-03-10
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The captain OF the bark L. A. Kennedy, at Dos
ion from Liverpool, saw the 18th of February,
disabled steamer which it is thought was the
missing City of Boston, now some 80 days over
due.
The Rockland Gazette says the Knox 4 Lincoln
Railroad Co. have contracted for their rails, at a
saving Of $4,000 from the estimates.
Catherine Dmond, poor Irish woman, had her
cottage at Snow Hill, n. j., ranSacked by burglars
who finished the job by numbering her and set ing
the house on fire.
II is pretty well established that the American
ship Santee went down, with all on board, Dee.
10th, of the Irish coast.
In Baltimore. Rachel IIerom moi ming because
her children We're not and not likely TO be- sued
James DempSter for breach OF promise and cot
S5eoo. Smart girl.
Compost ors in the New York Tribune Office are
fined ten cents for each profane word uttered on
the premises the money being given to the uoor.
one unfortunate chap, new hand lost nearly a
weeks wages one night over bit OF Greeley's
manuscript
NeWburyport mournS the loss of 5000 trained
dog, the property of Prof. Sliney.
A Providence gentleman. took his fye-vear old
son to church for the first time few weeks ago
When the clergyman said. = Let lis pray" the
precious youngster, in high-keyed voice, eectr-
Ned the congregation with the exclamation Let
her rip!"
The Fat Contributor says that he has made So
no by lecturing this winter, and would have made
more if he could only lecture and tend door at the
same time.
The following patents to Maine inventors have
been issued: Frank Thots. Yarmouth friction
roller for firearms; George + Weymouth, Dresden.
horse hay-fork; Sewall Leach, Pen0bscot assipnor
to himself; j. D. Leach and Sabin Hutchins same
place, rudder collar.
portion of the dam at Augusta was carried
away by the recent freshet, and the people there
are feeling badly about business prospects.
Silver halves and quarters begin to appear One
OF our energetic advertisers is circulating $500 OF
them among his customers BLESSINGS on ..harj
cash" Lewiston journal.
The town elections in thu. State of New yor, .re
showing very large Democratic gains.
Later advices confirm the report of Genera.
Jordans resignation of the chief command of the
Cuban forces.
Deweese and Whittemore. the expelled carpet
baggers, will be succeeded by negroes, it i said
That will be an Improvement
Mr.. James NJ Whitney, well known tenor
singer of Boston has eloped with Mrs William
Willard, the wife Of a portrait painter.
Ben Butler has been sunk in forty fathoms O.
water. Unfortunately it is not the Massachusett.
representative, but schooner of that name.
An English vessel was wrecked a few DAYS since
at 5. w. Harbor, Me. She was brought in by
Andrew Haynes and others for the sum of Sl156.
A number of English vessels are wrecked on this
and the adjacent islands every year. and are sold to
the great advantage of the buyers
Four cOlored girls are employed in the Govern.
ment printing office at Washington to run ruling
machines. Exchange.
good many white girls in the other departments
at Washington run machines regardless of rules.
A bill has been introduced in the Leg, stature a,l-
thorizng the towns of Brewer, Orrngt on. Bucks
the city of Ellsworth, to aid the Bangor & Union
River Railroad. The bill chartering this Railroad
very carefully and distinctly confines the route of
The proposed lines to those towns. Bangor Wing.