The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-07-20

The captain of one OF the largest steam
boats running on the Potomac was aston
ishcd one day lately rs his boat touched
the landing at one of the riverside water
ing places not Il great distance from
Washington, to see all the guests assem-
bled with their baggage ready to take
passage tor the city. In making inquiries
rs to the cause of this general exodus he
soon discovered that thereby hung tale
A cats. 1t appears that the fare at the
hotel had disagreed with the boarders,
and not satisfied with complaining they
took French leave a batch of dough
had been prepared for the oven and
placed on the table. A playful kitten
thought it would be nice to run over it, it
looked so snowy, warm and tempting
Kitty tired it and soon found her delicate
little feet sinking in the dough. She
Struggled to escape, but it was only to
sink deeper and deeper until this youthful
eat disappeared entirely, and so like
young Lochinvar went into the yeast
She never rose again, but the bread did
1t closed over the unfortunate specimen,
not leaving 4 hair apparent. Cooky of
course was not aware that instead Of n
loaf of bread she had a kitten dumping,
and put the mass into the oven and baked
it When the bread was opened at break
last the next morning, the birds did not
begin 10 sing, but the boarders did
they fairly howled with wrath They
Knew that there had been 4 family o. kit
lens, and rs hash had been served for
breakfast before this extraordinary loaf
was opened the conclusion was natural
that tile other part of the family had gone
into the hash and down their throats.
They We're first taken with sea sickness,
next with inconsistencies, and then en-
sued general packing up. The fashion
able summer resort was left with no in
habitants but the cook and the bar-keep-
er, and what remained of the family OF
kittens.
The Norwalk Gazette says that Captain
b. +. Holman, an Arctic navigator, now a
resident Of that town, has the iron head
OF the whale gig" OF harpoon, taken by
him from the side of an Arctic whale, and
which has caused so much interest and
comment among scholars and the press.
The harpOOn, it will be remembered, was
shot into the whale but was wrenched off.
from a boat belonging to the Ansel Gibbs.
from New Bedford, in the ice foes of Re-
pulse Bay, Greenland, on the Atlantic
side of the continent. Capt. Homan har
pooned this same whale on Monday, Au
gust 18th, of last year, in lat. 20, Ion 40, al
about 10 T, NJ, but yet in full daylight
off wainwright Inlet, on the northermos
continent. Singularly enough, one Of
,I,a1, A..
Ansel Gibbs at the time this whale was
first struck, and the harpoon wrenched off
and his first and second mates were also
on different vessels in the same Atlantic
tieet, and knowing to the circumstance:
OF its loss. This proves an open pola1
sea, and northwest passage, for the Ar
TIC whale never leaves the regions of ice
Dogs are so very useful! The Kenne
bee Journal selects the following: Lev
Young of Belgrade was shockingly bitter
by dog the other day at Belgrade depot
He was standing on the piazza of a stor,
when the dog seized him by one of hi
wrists. Young took a Ratchet that wa
lying near, with the holy purpose of lay
ing open the dogs head, when the ami
NAL grabbed him by the other wrist, com
pelling him to drop it. Another gentle
man present picked up the Ratchet an(
speedily made way with the dog, VIII
was grit to the last fighting with persis
tency even after his back bone had bee,
laid bare. Mr.. Young has since this oc
currence been unable to use one of hi
hands, and is now hardly able to NOV,
his fingers. Both arms are terribly lac
Grated, and his throat torn. The resul
of these wounds is still in doubt
On Wednesday two Augusta men, Mr.
Hiram Reed and Deacon j. S. Turner
accompanied by Mr. J. E. Sturdy o
Providence, r. L., were thrown from
their carriage by their horse taking frigh
from yelping cur, and all were more O
less hurt, though none seriously.