The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-03
Local Items, &C.
News Of the County and City.

not felt so well for long time. He retired n
the usual hour In the morning, his daughter,
finding that her father was not up rs usual,
went 10 his room and found that he was dead,
lying in IN easy and natural position, viii
nothing TO Indicate that he had not passed ut
once and easily to the sleep of death Mr.
Cunningham was prominent and respected
citizen, about 81 years of age
LAUNCHED. The ship Nancy Pendleton, Of
400 tons, was launched from the yard of Capt.
Henry McGilvery, on Tuesday. She is owned
by James P. White, John W. White, and Others
of Belfast. j. q. Pendleton, b. F. Pendleton
William McGiyery and others of Searsport,
and will be commanded by Capt. b. f. Pendle-
ton. She is a thoroughly built, tirst-class ship.
In model, material and workshop and one OF
which builder, master and owners may we'll be
proud. She was hauled in at Simpsons wharf,
where She will fit for sea.
CONCERT We were unable TO attend the
entertainment Of the eth. by Messrs. Holman
and Ptyson and the Misses Stafford, but we I'M
derstand that it was of the first order of excel
lnro. and that the audience were more than
erratiiied. The entertainment viii he repeated
On Thursday evening next, with programme
even better than the one by the same artists
ON last Thursday evening. 1t Is hoped that all
who have music in their souls will attend, and
help to fill the hall to overlooking.
THE PEAKE FAMILY. This well known
troupe Of artists will visit Belfast on Tuesda
evening next, and give one of their interesting
.,t Hull IhpV
never failed to give satisfaction, and always
bring out full houses. TO the original company
have been added three new star performers
Mrs j. ID. Fritz, Mile Zelda and Mr.. j. ID.
Kelley. The programme embraces many new
and attractive features. Tickets for sale at
Wa>hburne's.
The Barnum show at Waterville, on Satur-
day. was a perfect Jam. More than five hun
lred persons went from the stations on the Bel
fast branch, and seventeen loaded cars were
hauled in on the early train from the eastward.
The street parade of the circus was omitted, the
tents We're crammed to the utmost, and crowd
ing treading on toes, sweating and swearing
We're the principal occupation of the spectators.
ON Saturday, a child, about three years old,
of Mrs Colby, who is boarding at Mrs. Bakers,
seized Il vial of nitric acid and drank part of
the contents. lis lips and tongue were severe
ly burned, and probably some of the acid was
swallowed. DR.. Johnson, who was called, ad-
mmistcreu anidotes. and the child is now ont
OF danger
Miss Sarah Ring who has acceptably filled
the position of operator at the international
Telegraph office i'll this city, has resigned that
place. and will be succeeded by Miss Belle
Midget, of stockton. Miss Ring is a very
operator, always attentive to bus
mess, and has never caused an error in a dis
patch passing through her hands.
A very grave and reverend seignor, who
ranks among the leaders of the Waldo bar,
while fishing for cunners at Saturday Cove,
slipped upon the rocks, and before he could file
a demurrer to the proceeding, was plunged in
to ''the sad sea waves" What he saw or ex-
perienced is not fully known, but it will prob
ably all he set down in the chronicles of Nehe-
miah.
The New York Commissioners for building
the new capitol at Albany, arrived in this city
on the Saturday morning train. They are
MeserS, Deas Dew OFF, II. Harris. +. A. Mer-
rift, ". G. Kingsley, W. A. Fowler. Thomas
Fuller, Edward Leorncl and ". 4. Rice. The
steamer Fire Fly was here to fake them to the
granite quarries At Vinalhaven, where they in
spccled The stone TO be used in The new huill-
ing.
AT the launch of the ship Nancy Pendleton,
on Tuesday, Capt. Wording realized disaster
TO his wagon. The horse startled, by the sight
OF the moving ship, overturned the wagon,
throwing ont the Captain and q lady, breaking
the shafts, and smashing things generally. No
injury 10 the persons, and no insurance on the
wagon,
A large excursion train Of six cars, from
Wataryille, came over the railroad TO this city
on Thursday in charge of Conductor Beale. The
people, young and Old, disposed themselves
about the city, took sails in the bay and appear
ed 10 enjoy the occasion.
Mr.. r. f. Patterson, of Searsport, has left
with US some specimens of herds grass which
the unfayorable season, lifted
itselfto an altitude of four feet nine inches. And
L,
about ton.
A communication to the Prog. Age, in behalf
OF Elder Garland, excused the charge made in
the warrant, as having ''no foundation further
than restlessncsS during sleep one night
That's IL new name for it,
The summer Drought was broken by a series
Of showers on Sunday night and Monday, 10y
which plentiful amount of water was let
down upon The Just and unjust. The crops and
fall feed viii he greatly benefited,
We are in daily expectation of Il first class
local item from the killing of some of the boys
who are in The habit of jumping on and off the
ears while they are being shifted on the tracks
At the depot.
Mr.. Wildes, son of Col. Wildes, who was
division engineer in the construction of the
Belfast r0ld, occupies a similar position on the
Knox and Lincoln railroad
A very handsome train of cars, built especially
for the Belfast branch, viii be brought from the
manulactory At Wateryille next week, and com
mence running.
Sometimes it is difficult to get along the side
walks in the evening, in consequence of the
langushing girls and fellows who lock arms
and sweep single pedestrians into the street
The night blooming cereus, of which we
spoke last week, blossomed again on Saturday
evening. in the presence of large and appre-
ciatng audience.
Several parties from Bangor and vicinity are
dwelling in tents at the Methodist Camp Ground
having good time and fraternizing with pic
| nickers from this city.
The Bangor Wing announces that the steam
er Alliance has gone off the Bangor and Bo stol
route.
Seven car loads of cattle and sheep were
shipped from Unity to Brighton, on Monday
The chief end of man hereabout at this time
is to 90 a fishing.
Pho Chase, ESQ.,, of New York, has been il
| our city for ten days past.
| SHORT CAKE. We are in the fog as to what
report to make on the weather. The old AL
manacs say its all owing to the moon. We
| don't know that the moon has any effect on the
weather, but we are sure the weather has
decided effect on the moon..".. Now is goo,
| time to pick your currants, if you wish {.