The Republican journal., 1870-07-07
G E N E r ALITlE S.

The Chinese at North Adams take kindly to beef
and the rat population has NOT yet decreased.
A large number of Cape Ann fishermen have
been scineing this week within less than 4 mile of
the Shore says the Biddeford Journal. one vessel
took over $1,000 worth of fish day on TWO since.
The iron foundry of William Gatchen in Bath,
was burned last Friday with a loss of $1,000
A woman in Nashville shot at her lover, and sue
ceeded in perlorating ncighbor'S COW, which died
mildly but Immediately.
Three small boys Were drowned in Manchester
n H., last Friday, while bathing.
The little distractions of Bailey, the loval en-
collector of New York. foot up TO over a half mil
lion.
"The White Element in our Midst" was the sub
leCt of colored genteman'S discourse at INDIAN
| apolls the other day
A Lewiston gentlemen always gives the preacher
half dollar when he goes TO church, He believes
IN pay rs you 60
Washington officials fleeing to cool places.
If the Bible be true they will have Il greater long
ING for them hereafter.
The spani.tl,is IN cuba are in lrihulaion Tie
rebels are fighting desperately. the homo govern
mtnt refuses more troops, and the cholera has APP
pearcd on the coast
Gen. Sherman thinks that all the Indian tribes
are preparing for war, and that there is mischief
ahead,
The severcst thing said against Ewes daughter,
was by Lady Mary Wortley Montague; THE only
satisfaction have in being a woman is that shall
no be compelled to marry one OF my own SEX"
| Whtemorc is in Boston. seeking conso lation.
In this Swcltering weather New York sends up ii
cry of distress regarding the high price of ice and
the monopoes that control the cooling article,
New York collects TWO millions "A week from
customs.
That terrible story about the musicians falling in
TO the cage of lions was hoax.
A Sunday school teacher in Minnesota, upon IN
curing of one Of his juvenile pupils what he had
learned through tile week, was electrified by the
answer that he had ''learncd not 20 trump hi ,trt-
ner's ace.
Texas is supremacy happy, Water j. = dollar 4
bucket, and whisky about The same price 50 that ii
doesn't pay TO p lultcrtte the latter
A Nevada editor says that Olive Logan is the
most right up and snappy ebulition of WomHnly
git mp and git THAI we ever had tile pleasure Of
meeting"
Theophihl, Arnold, of Shirley, had difficulty with
his wife, and to get out of it, shot himself dead
A Connecticut paper teengly remarks, when
Moses got up flies TO bother the people of Egypt his
| h cad was level"
Thanks to the friend who So kindly send, u late
| London papers.
New York City cast, more votes than the six
States of Oregon, Florida, Rhode Island, Delaware,
| Ncbris ka and Nevada
| The time for newspapers to chronicle the appear
ancc of white roses on apple trees hi~ come again
Reports from the narien expedition indicate thai
he tli IN 4 ~,
islhmus cannot be overcome.
A New Hampshire patriot gave 50 men and 10y
the measles by his attending town meeting lately
Charles b. Cozzens of IouthhrIge, Mass, shot
his bfolhcr--aW. Ephram Dakln. Jealousy was
the cause. Co2zens walked up to his victim, while
at work i'll the field. and shot him in the coolest
manner possible
| They think they have found gold mines again up
in Franklin county.
| The Skowhcgan Reporter says wool promises 10
do little better for the producer than it did last
year stands at 40 To i2c against - IL 40 at This
time last Year.
Spragur inclmes to drive hard bargain in respect
to rebuilding the Augusta DAM aud its future is
doubtful.
Don't cherish your sorrows; when God break,
idols in pieces. ii is not for To put THE broken
pieces together again
The paper mill OF y. {. DenniSOn Il Co., at
Mechanic Falls, was burned on Friday afternoon
Loss 100000 partially insured.
AT Harvard College the very suggestive motto
for dull cergymcn of " lie giveth his beloved
Sleeps, has been chosen to a,lorn the walls of the
new chapel.
| sumner is "out" with Grant it is sail, and win
soon make speech against him. We feel badly
about 1t.
The statement that Gen. Anderson, of Fort sum
ter fame, is suffering from poverty, is contradi'tcd
| The Maine Farmer says. " tax the dogs, Geo.
s. Call of Pittsield, says he went into his pasture
the 18th of June, and found six of his flock of nice
sheep torn to pieces by the dogs. and some OF them
| partly eaten and still alive in their misery.
A careful Pennsylvania waited till his wife went
to the barn for hens eggs, and then trc,t ms new
gun with load of buckShot and the side of the
barn us Il target. The doctor picked the shot out
Of her and the husband will have to wait the slow
process of divorce before he can marry the woman
of his choice.
| Though the intensified liquor is IN full operation
in Bangor, the Wing continues to note numerous
cases of drunkenness What humbug the whole
business is.