The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-12-01
CAL ITEMS &C.
News OF the County and City.

tttu@ A large and very intelligent audience was
r attendance. The lecturer, who was brought by
snerih train from Burnhanl. did not get upon the
vtiolm until after O'Clock ow nv to d detention at
he train on the Maine Central. The subject of the
euins'4 discourse. "Christopher Columbus,r was
.ue that, though old. is ever now and attractive
rb lecturer treated the subject with an originality
sai freshness that rendered it very absorbing The
interest OF the evening was greatly increased by
-Ae tnr personal appearance and engaging delivery
@ thu lecturer. His eloquencc held the audience,
~, seemed to Us, almost without the moyement of
ID muscle. for an hour and half, while he poured
forth his tervid description of the life and achieve
litntS OF that wonderful man of the sea.
A. showing how people may derive different in
formation from the same discourse, subjoin the
.aeteh of our other reporter, who was in the back
Al OF The hail, and did not hear as distinctly.
HRislOPHER COLUMBUs. AS MANY OF our
readers unable to attend the lecture on Column
Us . may not DC Out OF place to give them little
ouch IT the Old gents life By looking under the
A-ad u Births in file of the Genoa Daily News
yont the year 1850 You will notice that of Christie
Uhef Columbus. He had the usual amount OF
fIhers and mothers but we have authority for say
ny that ne was i'll no way related to the elephant
The same name. He was born in Genoa. so
llled from the fact that during the cruise OF the
MIX, the Waterman, seeing land ahead, and wish
tAg To pass 10 the right, being farmer and I'M
Outstanding sailor terms, sung out "Gep. Noah -
Nilth has since been corrupted into Genoa. When
christopher was 4 lad he evinced great inclination
l9 the sea Even the initials of his name suggest
rd II, being q. {. When only ten years of age he
Composed that famous Italian song I'm bound to
h" sailor hoy by JingoeS. OF de- When Young
man he used to go A fishing summers for Sardines
and watch tie ladies' cross the street Later in life
Lt got an iQea, ~ men do now, that he wanted 10
60 West and take a, land and he made such absurd
tNh about Il that the people cons dercd hn Is crazy
liked, ana he left Italy for Spain and then dealt his
atd' SO a. 70 noLd inc hlng ana 'eHeel' Wch gave
, yesseIs ami in tbem na,Ia me Icor IF t5
ointment which was called America in honor Of
M- name! These vessels were sold by some gov
,,sI ~, 10 ,b "a! ~, ,t mti' "Seo
RN referring to the geography Won will learn that
an 1892
Columbus sailed over the ocean blew" %c.
Wllth meals NY ., ne nto %9hsluS{,de he4Ty
Nv gnt - tfIe nnnish nd lvIntea H. % NOME s1le
olumbus told them ''to put themselves in their lit
" beds and II ne uIdnt see the Sandy Hook light
te fan,yinyu mornin@ 7bev osniad ~ hna, contan
ing Two men out trolling tor holsters, by which thev
hnew land was near. Driving on shore IN his gig,
2Aous eh4airea Oh an 1rSnilta a, S'l lnafhea
Win italian As he is now. and tbinkjnG tbe mnn
"anted to know what ne Kept sad - k4pe COT, -,
ii.sLCane Cni This was the discovery Of
America by Columbus, but in this brief sketch we
siiip a sa M t h a,t i ln,
The voyage lie died at the tge of 80 wears respect
81 by ull who knew him antN great many who
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