The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-09-29
GEN Err ALITIE S.
l'EIsCIE.

| At Northumberland, Pa, Thursday night, two
men secreted themselves i'll the First National Bank
overpowered the Waterman and blew open the
vault but failed to force the doors of the safe They
carried off the contents of the private boxes belong
| ing to deposors, but the bank sustained no loss
j. S. c. A. and other biographers says that Napo
| leon III. has an extraordinary memory for names;
no doubt he will remember BSmari AS long he
| lives.
| A British ship master arrived at Savannah re-
ports u shower of sand and sea-shells.
1t is expected that 500 Cinnamon will be at work
| in few days grading the Midland Railroad be-
| tween Pompton and Newton, n. j.
| Libby Prison is now a bone grinding establish
ment.
| BY the upsetting of Il which was being
| towed to the Portsmouth Navy Yard, with Il cargo
| OF water. the steam ire-cngine of the Navy Yard
| went to the bottom OF the river
There are oysters at Newcastle, but they taniIiz-
ingly grow in deep water.
| The Machias Union SAYS that young gentleman
at Jonesboro was recently returning home late at
| night from visit to his intended during the even
| ing. Having 4 piece Of woods to pass through he
was met hy / bear. The bear was decided in his
stand and the man decided to go back and stay I'LL
| night.
Mr.. Crowder, of Missouri. thought his stable
was visited at night by his neighbors, 50 he fixed
his gun in manner to shoot the intruders on the
door being opened. Mr.. Crowder had Il defective
door himself. His funeral took place few days
afterwards.
| We read in one of our exchanges that Il party Of
respectable Chicago ladies have formed Il society
for reclaiming young men, and they so about the
streets o'nights, and pick up young men who show
signs of dissipation invite them to their houses.
and treat them to ice cream, chicken salad, etc
| 90 home sober The
ike this so well that a good many of them pur-
posely lie around the streets onghts, TO bc taken
in. One whole engine company went to one of the
ladies houses and asked to be reclaimed.
The ferry boat for the Knox and Lincoln Railroad
is finished. She is called the City Of Roekland.
| Josh billing, la, quantity sid! ! don't want
! rnny better proof Nv Il good hod-carrtct thun To
hear another hod-carrer say lIc is reused phuoI
AMI don't understand hiz bizzneS>."
Several pick-pockets entered themselves at the
August, Fair ana took heavy premiums.
The credit of the firm of Smith Il Campbell, D
Bangor, must be good. A man up river kept some
of their scrip slowed away eight years, and ltS
week brought it forward
We learn from the American that William Pome
roy's house, seven miles below ELS worth, on the
east side of the Bay, was burned on Saturday last
The fire caught near the tlre-boarl Everything IL
the house was consumed. No Insurance.
II Roswell, the IIaowell murderer thought the
Mcfarland case justified the murlcrous use of his
knife.
The Augusta journal says that the nomination o
EleaZcr w. Hutchinson of Bucksport, Superin-
tendent Of the Reform School, has been confirmed
by the Executive Council and approved by the
| Governor.
A gentleman from Boothbay informs rs that
mackercl are very plenty OFT the coast there A
few days since two men and boy caught IN 1clnc
directly of Squirrel Island, over nine hundred dot
lars worth Of macker"i in one day. n fishing
schooner near the same point caught slNy-tWo bar
rels in one day with hook and line.
1t is reported thai and rich diamond mine,
have been discovered in South Africa, where III in
llustrious men may become rich in month"; The
rush thither is immense.
An Ohio youth who desired to we'd the object o
his affections. had an interview with her paterna
|anccstor, in which he stated that although he ha,
no wealth worth speaking of, yet he was "rhuri
tull of days works. lie got the glrl
Baooning, from che invested city Of Metz, ha,
inst, landed in NcutrhaeI, in Switzerland, on the
18th and the letters and dispatches from Metz were
telegraphed to Paris at once. The soldiers in the
heleaguercd city-and the citizens too-Were II
good condition.
steamer Alliance, Capt. shutc, touched A rock
while going to her dock AT Bangor, on the
Ions per minute. Her own pumps, Steam fine en-
CINE and the III" Ralph Ross Kept her free until Ills
charged after which she went upon the railway
f She left on her regular trips on the 2tth,
A woman'S queson--Who is to set the fashion.
now that Eugene is dethroned:
We notice that although Mr.. Carleton didn't gel
elected TO Congress he has been drawn TO serve OF
t the First Traverse Jury in Knox County.
1t is thought that Cleveland the murderer Of the
old man George, will be hung in November. III
is now in the state Prison.
The gunner and II men saved from the Engli,i
iron clad Captain have arrived At London and eN
: planned the mystery which surrounded the loss o.
that vessel She capslzel by squall anc
turned completely over. when her deck burst opel
and she went down like a stone.
Wearc Marslon, of North Hampton, N. H.. lvct
and died Il respected citizen and Il conscientious
Democrat. His will provided that his executor
should select six true Democrats to carry him Il
the grave, who should be paid from his estate 81
each. and no funeral services should be held oven
his remains unless some minister of the Gospc
could be found to conduct such services, who haC
never preached political or war sermons. The
provision was strictly carried out, on the 18th.
The North Knox Agricultural Society will hold
its annual Fair at Warren, Oct. 18th, 18th and 18th
A very attractive programme is offered
We learn from the Gazette that the ward meet
ing, in Rockland for voting upon the further oH
of credit to the Knox and Lincoln Railroad vii
take place on Friday next.
, Elson, who walked between Belfast and Rock
land, has just completed another feat. He walked
ut Lewiston ninety-siX consecutive hours with a
rest of twenty-five minutes in each twenty-foul
miles, He walked on raised platform in Lisbon
Small Hail.
The Samuel Watts, a splendid three deck snip Q
, 1000 tons, was launched at ThomaSton on Monday
from the yard of Capt. Samuel Watts.
The Rockland Free Press says at the present tern
of the Supreme Court in Knox county the numbe
of new entries is $50, of which IL We're entered b,
Hiram Bliss Jr.. Of Washington. This IS said t,
be the largest number of entries ever made by ON,
; lawyer in this county or !" o'' Lincoln