The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-08-04
Correspondence Of the journal.
LETTER FROM ROCkLAND.
ROCKLANp, Aug 1, 1870.

RoCKLAND, Aug 1, 1870.
Our cheated term" seems to be over, and
we have again been blessed with cooling
breezes, and frequent showers. Vegetation
seems to have taken new life since the rain
The farmers in this vicinity report the hay
crop, as being an average one, and that the
drouth has not affected it 50 much here as in
other places.
The Lynde Hotel has been opened since
my last, and, am informed, is well patron
lied by the travelling public. The new add
ton TO the Thorndke House is being pushed
forward rapidly, and VIII be ready for occu-
pancy in q few days-when we hope to be
able to boast of hotel accommodations equal
to those of any place in the state. Quite
little activity is manifested on the part of
hack drivers at the landing of the steam
boats, Of late, on account Of the rivalry of
the two hotels, and to pick up extra quarters.
Heretofore the price charged, to carry pas
scngcrs to or from the boats, has been fifty
cents, but now the opposition has reduced
the fare to twenty-five, and the question Is
who shall get the most Of them. | am in
formed that Mr.. Lyndc proposes to run a
free coach to and from the boats to his
house
One would suppose, from the list Of tax
payers published in the Free Press and
Gazette of last week, that we We're a COM
munity of rich men, while in fact It is nor so
We have no bonded aristoeracy" here.
Each and all of the large list of tax payers
are active business men, not ovcrStocked
with worldly goods, and though they may
feel a sort of pride in having their names
paraded on paper as being heavy tax payers,
many of them have to put their hands deep
into their pockets to find the ''wherewith"
to pay it. The secret of the whole thing is,
that the assessors value the property very
much higher than it would bring or is even
asked for it, so as to bring the taxes down to
two and one half per cent. on the valuation
while in fact, if property was valued here as
in other places, the percentage would be
very much higher. | speak of this to show
the fact that a man feels Just as we'll when
he thinks he is rich, as if he really was 50.
Or as a late eminent lawyer Of this place
would say-"seeming to be, is half of being"
The above is true modern Republican doe
trine
The City Marshal still keeps sharp look
out for 1.-THE pnters." and manages to keep
good supply of liquor on hand. Though
very few are prosecuted for selling, never
theless any man can get drunk any day in
fifteen minutes and not 60 off from Main
seized three trunks as they were landed from
the steamer, each containing Il key, full of
ardent nicely packed up with straw. As
they We're not marked or directed to any in
divilual. l presume they were intended to
supply the wants of some parties who seem to
be strictly temperate, and are not so.
The Gas Company has been actively at
work for some weeks past repairing the
works, and we hope soon to be supplied with
gas light l understand an effort is being
made by the city government to have our
streets lighted so that we shall not be oblig-
ed to ''grope our way in darkness"
Quite q number of distinguished gentle
men have been in town during the past week,
among the number l would mention Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin, Gen. Fremont and Lady,
and Mr.. Field late Assistant Attorney
General, who is spending his summer vaca-
ton at his father-in-law's, Hon William
McLoon, of this city. NoMEN.
One of our city preachers says the soul is
not magnetism Probably not Neither is
it gin and sugar, ice-water beeswax nitro
glycerine, nor molasses. It isyery easy to say
what it is not Let some of our preachers
stop telling us what it isn't, and inform rs
what it j.. Chicago Times.