The Republican journal., 1870-07-21
LETTER FROM ROCKLAND.
Correspondence of the Journal.

Correspondence OF inc Journal
RoCKLAND, July IS, 1870
Since my last. nothing OF importance has taken
place in this locality that would be of much interest
to Your many readers. Business still continues
dull. and many laborers whose occupation is lime
burning, have been obliged to seek employment in
the having fields or elsewhere The hot DAYS
which we have had during the past few weeks.
have caused many of our citizens to seek the cool
ing sea breezes, by making excursions down the
harbor. and to the many islands which liz, along fine
coast. The little steamer Pioneer, which il owned
principally i'll Nnalhaven, and makes daily trims to
ana from that place to this city is paronized quite
extensively TINS summer by eXcursionists. Car
ver's Harbor, i'll Vinahaven, is becoming cutie =
favorte place of summer resort, many families
having spent the summer there last year. and many
more have engaged rooms there this year Mr.
Mcdonald has opened a hotel there called the Me
Donald House. The Ocean House at Owls Head
kept by Mr.. Esten, is another place that is we'll
p'rohlZe'' by parties from this city and surround
ing towns, it being easy of both by land and
water and situated in one of the most beautiful and
romantic places on our coast
oh FRIDAY evening last the Thomaston Cornet
Band, together with large number of their friends
from that place and this city made moonlight ey-
cufslon III the Pioneer, to Camden. The evening
was exceedingly fine with clear sky and smooth
sea- they arrived at Camden about nine O'clock
An hour was spent with mine host of the Bay
view, who kindly opened his house to the excur-
sionlSs. As the band passed up the street lighted
by torches i'll the hands Of boys, who accompanied
them, followed by the procession of eyrursionists
we were forcibly reminded of the ack lantern
| campaign of 1850, when Abraham'S hosts gathered
for conquest.
Very little interest is yet manifested here in the
approaching fall election, and the fact that the Re
publican party in this State, has been sold out boh
| ana slnker" to prohibition, and the manifest cor
ruption of its leaders throughout the country fail
| ING AS it has to properly reduce the burdensome
taxation or to do anything for the declining inter-
ests of the country, have made the rank and file OF
the party, and all who are not feeding on govern
| ment pap. enquire within themselves Glow long
| must these things be-"
is there no balm to heal these wounds
No Kind physician to be tounds'
There are number of republicans here who are
bold enough and honest enoughtO allow their muir
mlrln%s to be heard. and in words express the be-
lief, that after six years legislation in behalf of
black men, few days at least, should he devoted
| to the interests of white men, For a few DAYS af.
ter the Fourth, there was quite stir among the
propretors of the Troting Park and horscmen in
general about town. MeSSrS. Russell & Edwards
who had leased the Park for the season very sud
denly took their departure for parts unknown, tax
ing with them the proceeds of the bogus trot which
| took place here on the Fourth without notifying
the propretorS, other creditors Of their intention
| to do 50. One of them was arrested in Lewiston
lIpon a 13l,nr
gig belonging to Mr. Gay, and brought back to this
city to answer to the same and TO he pounced on by
his many creditors. After settling the matter of
| the gig, he arrested on several special writs
and made 10 fork over what little funds Ia. had
about him, TO satisfy the longing~ of his creditors.
| Two other specimens Of humanity. who have
been dealing in prlze candy in this city, and lend
| ing Il helping hand in the advancement of the so
ria evil took sudden departure the other day
leaving unpaid many little debts Among THEN
creditors was our friend the Gazette man, who had
bill Of about forty dollars 70" printing. Hearing
that the aforesaid parties operating in youl
city, the Gazette man started in pursuit armed Will
| Il special writ, and succeeded in wrenching the
| "spon'niN" from them 10 the fun amount together
with costs. and returned same day with route-
| nance radiant with 10y.
| The first manifestation Of economy which Has
been shown thi, year among city authorities
was brought to light the other day in the arrest ot
| a boy on board the steamer City Of Richmond. iol
| stealing On examination in the Police Court he
| was sent 10 The Reform School but ON his arriya
there he found to be an old offender, AN,
was refused atmiitancc. The alternate sentence
| | am informed was thirty days in your county
| Jail. The Marshal, after keeping the fellow in the
| lookup for number Of days. on his arrival from
Portland, came to the conclusion that this county
was weliehough represented in Belfast ia already
so he let the fellow slide without regard to the SEN
| tenre at the Police Court How is that tor high
NuMrN.