The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-06-02

| NEW HOTEL Mr. j. Sanborn, ,Jr, opened on
Wednesday, his new house at the foot of Main
street, near the railroad depot, to be known as tho
Sanborn House. 1t is a new building, newly
furnished, with everything clean and nice, and will
be found convenient, from its location near the
railroad steamboats, and shipping. for the travelling
public Mr.. Sanborn has had experience as 4
caterer to the public, and will be found obligng
and popular landlord.
Lieut.. George Il. Brakeman, of the revenue ser
vice, has been ordered to the steamer Lincoln, at
san Francisco.
! The steamer Cambridge has been thoroughly re-
noyated and provided with everything neediul for
the comfort of passengers. Mr.. Wasgatt, who has
charge of the clerks office, informs us that he will
in future open the Office at noon on the days of sail
ing from Boston, that passengers coming on
board at any time thereafter secure tickets and
keys to their rooms. This will be great accom-
mediation. Lady passengers having money or
vauables can leave them in charge of Mr.. Wasgat,
who viii lock them up in his safe until called for
An excellent feature of the boat is the attractive
tables set by Mr.. Ryer, the steward.
Mr.. Parker, OF the livery stable, experienced a
big disgust on Monday The previous day ayoung
man set ont with one of his Teams to enjoy the day
and gaze on the beauties OF nature. About three
o'clock next morning he appeared on foot, leading
the horse, followed by the remains of the chaSe-
the broken, bruised, crushed and utterly inrorn as
poet of the concern detying description
A horse attached TO IA job wagon standing opposite
our office on Monday morning got frightened, ran
into and overturned another wagon, and started up
Main street, scattering bags and boxes from the
IL, Iaunsife1 he w naa the office
and continued up the hill The runaway team be-
longed to w. A. Morrill, of Belmont.
Z The first scow-load of railroad iron was deposit
ed on the bottom of the river by the graceful sink
ing OF the craft. A survey +" ancient mariners re
ported that the craft was sufficient for the voyage
but condemned the practice of unloading one end
first, and allowing the other to sink. The bars
all recovered. ~@
The show of early vegetables and fruits is good
in our markets. At Dodge'> store, below the
American House, we notice splendid lots of pine
apples. Strawberries, bananas and oranges-besldeS
sweet potatoes, lettuce Bermuda onions. &r.-the
best display of the The Strawberries. eS-
pecally, are very fine and cheap
ON Monday afternoon dog, Gagged tor transport
alton, kept up a melancholy bowling from the eN-
/
with the dronng, rickety, ram~lacke hand-organ
that yeXed the air on Tuesday morning. Even the
monkey that solicited copperS seemed to apologize
tor its Shabbiness.
The remains of Geo. W. Collins, who died last
week, We're buried with Masonic honors on Sun
day Deceased was member of Timothy Chase
Lodge which, with the PhenN Lodge. turned out
about one hundred of the brethren.
I Attention is called to the advertisement of the
First Mortgage Bonds of the Belfast and Moosehead
Lake Railroad. They constitute the very best
security now offered in the money market, 4
The young man whose death we noticed last week
was Josiah Neaze, and not Cyrus, stated. lie
died on the passage froEl san Francisco to Hong
Kong.
The Belfast Livery Company have Just put into
their stock several very handsome carriages from
the Union Mandatory.
At the April term of the Supreme Court in
renobSeot county, George II. Brakeman and wife,
formerly of this city, We're divorced, ON application
Of Mrs. y.
We are indebted to the Me~srs. i4anpher, whose
fishing establishment we last Summer visited and
described, for some Specimens of their spring
catch.
The -nngaine gardener who promised us green
pea, The 18th of jane has asked for IN extension of
thirty day.
The hall over our Office is now used for Il military
drill room 1t isn't quite so bad rs ycocipeleS.
Mr.. IiaZcltne has pair OF very beautiful and
l..rp singing birds from Florida.