The Republican journal., 1870-02-24
Long Acre is, or was, in Hancock County. The
following return appears on writ returned there


following return appears on writ returned there
. I've called on John Baker,
Who lives on Long Acre;
No goods could find,
TO attach to my mnd
Save a chip Just to answer the law.
50 a summons | gave,
To the rusty old knavc,
In my service, hope there's no flaw.
A cable despatch received to-day, "wednesday
announces the death of the Hon Arson Burlin-
game. at st. Petersburg.
An order for better ventilation of the State House
is under consideration at Augusta. Let some
Democrat move to amend by adding the words ''and
the paper credits"
A lady recently entered dry goods store in
Philadelphia and asked for some bleached cloth
suitable for reposing robes. The clerk tainted.
The Inspector General of fish reports that SO 030
barrels of mackerel were inspected at the ports of
Belfast, Boothbay, Camden, Deer Isle, Portland
Southport and South ThomaSton, last season. Be-
sides the mackere. 5161 barrels of herring and 900
barrels of other picked fish have been inspected
during the year.
belonging to Mr.. Jerry SWEET of that place, was
nearly destroyed by fire Saturday morning at u Is
O'Clock. Cause supposed to be from defect in the
chimney. Loss about $500.
The Virginia Legislature has adopted resolu tior
asking Congress to remove all political dsabiitie
of the people OF that State.
Gen. Mcclellan is to be rendered the position o.
Most Eminent Commander of the new Democratic
organization. "The Grand Army of the Constitu
ton"
] saw Esau kissing Kate,
And the fact is all three
For i saw Esau, he saw me.
And she saw | saw ESau
The Committee on Appropriations are at work Oh
naval estimates. comparison with the cost of the
British navy shows that ours is nearly three times
as expensive.
Mrs. James Reynolds, of Harrington, wove in
1859, 1927 yards of cloth, besides doing her house
work.
In reply to challenge, M. Veullot lately replied
my life belongs to Jesus Christ, and he has none
too many defenders just now.
Secretary Boutwell, does not expect to fund the ma
tional debt, at lower rate of interest at present
The lowest offer he get from abroad is IL per
cent.
| The Hartford Times objects to cock-fghting, be
cause the legitimate business OF roosters and hens
| is to wake people up at seasonabe hours produce
| eggs, nd furnish spring chickens for brolng.
A ''Red-healed Mans Ball" is to shortly come of
at Bridgeport Conn.
full-dress costume-that is, straw hat, and ring
in the nose-his head goes into the waste basket
Eetore he can wink twice.
A Texas beef condensing machine reduces
bullock to twelve pounds pure extract.
Yale. College students recently gave gymnasti'
exhibition and ''beat the -circus.'
The Royal River Paper Mill at Yarmouth, was
burned on Sunday afternoon last.
no hoe tLa ~,
suffrage amendment to the Constitution; the wo-
mems ballots to be put in separate boxes.
The post-ofiice at McLain's Mills, Appleton, will
hereafter be known as Appleton, and the office at
Fogg's Corner will, in future, be known as West
Appleton.
The following passage from Hamlet furnishes
new proof that the Great Poet wrote for all ages
and all emergencies =
The Chief Justice as POlonius-''Do YOU believe
these tenders, you call them?'
The Pablicas OPhelia.-"I do not know, my lord
what l should think"
P0l0niuS.-'M Marry, I'll teach You; think your
self baby,
That you have ta'en these tenders for true pay
Which are not sterling.'
| Ieander Weeks of Rock.,nd, and Isaac II
Thomas of Ellsworth, have been appointed Deput,
Marshas of the United States Court. There ought
to be an appointment in this city.
| The whole Maine delegation in Congress- have
voted against an expansion of the currency.
"We'll have 4 bin Of exceptions said the enthrl
siastic counsel to client whose conviction was
man-slaughter, which ought to have been murder
and who had been sentenced to the State Prison for
ten years. Not by my consent" replied the hap
Ply fellow, ''I'll stand on this hand; they might
hang me next tme"
An advertisement in a Chicago paper reads in
this way :-"Divorces legally obtained without ap
pearance in court or publication in the papers. A
common article, So
Bangor refused to lend corporate aid to the Win
terport Railroad by large majority. Nine hun
the measure
DR.. c. T. Jackson does not believe the report
that Chicago sculptors made the Cardiff liant; and
III a letter on the subject, says that 'f Chicago
possesses scuptors of such uncommon skill the
world ought to know it, and they ought to be EN-
ployed in honest work.
Our Syracuse correspondent is vndcated.
A wooden factory at Waldoboro is proposed
That fourishing town has one OF the best unoccupi
ed water powers in Maine.
The Government wants mail service from Han
cock TO Crabtree Point, four and half miles ant
back, three times week, and from Sedgwick t6
Brookn, four and half miles and back. thrice a
week.
Ihomaston has on its stocks ship in McCallum
HITS yard nearly framed out, and brig in Bur
CESS, OBren u Cos yard in process of construc
| ton.