The Republican journal., 1871-06-08


TIE Pittsburgh Post presents The plat forms
OF the two parties thus:
Democratic Platform Radical platform
l. puhlic honesty /. The
2. National economy. =. Five
Z. Reduced taxation, :. Loales
t. Free government T. Ana
D. individual liberty. 5. The
G. State sovereignty. d Two
I, General amnesty. l. Fishes.
''The fact is,'' said an elderly wife, "a man
does not know how to straghen up things.
He does not know how to begin. | don't Won
der" she remarked in conclusion, that when
God made Adam he went right to work and
made 4 woman to tell him what to do
over twelve thousand acres of land are al-
vertised for sale by the sheriff in Lancaster
for n0n-payment of taxes. .Joilv-as Mark
Tapley would say Charleston :. O.. News.
Three inmates of the insane hospital ut An
gusta escaped on Sunday night, by cutting out
whole window, saShcS and all, with an OLD
case knife Sharpened. They tore up the sheets
belonging to their beds and lowered them
selves down
A strong argument in favor of the pcrSis tent
use of tobacco, at least under some cire UNI
stances, has recently come to light in the dis
covcry Of the fact that the Fiji rannibllS posi-
lively refuse TO eat gentlemen who are addict
Cl to the use of the weed.
Bangor, Me-, June 9 Alexander McNiel,
engineer of Il tloainS steam saw mil on the
HenObScot, iust above this city, was 4nStantly
killed this forenoon by getting entnnglad in the
machinery. His head was tIightfully crushed.
He wts about p years old aud unmarried.
In leayenworth Ind, young man the other
day attempted to frighten some comrades by
playing burglar BY the time they had chased
him a mile or 50, had fired forty shots at him
aad had captured and whipped him, all parties
t,,l l,ni,. ~,
A recent writer says that the fences of the
United States have cost more than all the craft
that floats on our waters, salt and fresh more
indeed, than any other class OF property except
railroads.
Several of the southern mackerellng fleet have
arrived at Gloucester the past week, averaging
about one hundred and fifty barrels each.
Prices rule very low, and the business will not
prove very rcmunerative with mHekerel At iye
and six dollars barrel. The prices Of Goldfish
and mackcrei at the present time have not been
so low for many years.
paupers are APPARENTLY rather contrary per
sonages. Last year East LiVermore, had no
accommodations for them, and was burdened
with lifty-eght. This year the good people
have provided poor farm for Them but cannot
find Il palper in the town.
Illinois papers say that the first thrashng
machine ever set up in their State i still rum
ming, and last year killed another man lust Is
eilcctually as Il new one.
Secretary Boutwell, has been notified that an
Englishmfin named Derby recently died in y.
~, having devised his entire estate valued at
Sll 10000 10 the United States on condition that
the interest at per cent be divided among hi7
heirs during their life time only.
IT is not high crimes, such as robbery and
murder, which destroy the peace of society.
The village gossip, family quarrel7, iealouSieS
ann pickering neighhorS. meddlesomencs1 and
ttttling, are the worms that eat into I'LL social
happiness.
The Potato Bug This terrible pest is com
mtin@ great ravageS in the Western States,
and it is said the bugs are making their way
East in great numbers.
When you find grounds in your coffee. are
they good grounds for quarreing with your
Wiz: n. O. Times.
Augusta Me, June > The boly Of George
II. Harrington, Assistant Postmaster who was
drowned May IS. was found this morning a
short distance below Halloweli, two miles and
h;tlf from the place where he was drowned.
Ills funeral will take place tomorrow morning
Willard Young, son of Brigham Young. has
been nominated to the President cadet to the
Military Academy.
A seaman named Reuben Mayo Of Brooks
Vile, Me. belonging TO fishing schooner Alaska,
VI NiouttNltf, WIS recently WiSnt'l overheard
and drowned in Il gale on Grand Banks.
Letters from prominent Democrats at the
South repudiatc the recent speech of Jcn. Davis,
and condemn his interference in politics,
Social equality has achieved another Victory
in Massachusetts, where three women have
been held for trial in $4,000 bail each tor It
bank burglary.
The Taunton Gazette SAYS that a workW0msm
rI,., L.. L.. al.
years ago paying $500 for the same, recently
sold it for 100000.
The Whaling fleet of E,lgarton, which Ten
years ago numbered twenty vessels, il now re-
'luced to five.
SERIOUS Accident. Saturday morn inc,
Nehemiah Dung of Frankfort, while painting
on board the schooner Ella Hodsdou, at Cros-
by'S ship yard, was struck on the head hy
falling block, which cut a deep cash in his
scalp and rendered him insensible. He WAS
brought to the Hartman House, where he *
receiving every attention, but still remains IN
a very dangerous condition. WhiG.
The Bangor 4 PiScataquis Railroad ca. have
advertised for proposals for constructing thai
part of the extension between F0NcrOtt and
Guilford, which they purpose to have IN ruu-
ning order, October 'l~t neNf Whis.
4 lady in London cot the llet INTO her he al
that the dey was in her, and hanged tt
The Boston Times thinks that it women
going to hang themselves for little thing like
that, they are going to be scarce, that ALL
James MrFa,hlen was crushed to death in
North Hrilgewtter, Mass, saturday, between
the shaft of his heavily loaded team and gate
way through which he was driving.
The Treasury Department has refused 500
endorsed rs follows "a mite from the gov
ernment from an invalid, to aid and comfort
sick and disabled soldiers in any way, except
inc hy means of tobacco and alcoholic drinks.
One of the Anglo American telegra ph cables
have been recoVe fcd anu feliift't' Nfiftil ut-
Gins for the other.
The streets of New OrIean, are being Hooded
from the breaks IN the levre. There are several
crevasse- and even the railroads are under
water.
Dispatches from Concord, y. H., announce
the arrest of one John Hooper, said to be IL
notorious burglar, who is wanted at Ellsworth
A Michigan paper announces that one OF ihe
noble army of martyrs who face death ON the
ilying trapeze made Il mScatulatloh White per
forming ut Saginaw the other night and fell II
distance of fifteen feet, nearly crushing the
breath out of the talented leader of the orches-
tra, and rendering the first violin a wreck.
Three of the Grafton bank robbers have been
convicted on the evidence of Il pal, John Welsh.
More veal A COW belonging to Mrs. J. 1la-
ler. of Waldoboro, has a calf which, when ten
hours Old, weighed 159 ponnds.
There is said to be probability that ex-
ha oil