The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-03-16
The police of New York feel conf

dent that they have identified the Nathan
murderer, although he is still at large
A reward of $500 is offered for his arrest,
IN addition to the former large sums
The murderer's name is Bill Forester, of
whom the following personal description
is given
Age thiry-tive, height five feet six inches,
slim built, but tough and wiry; rather broad,
SQUARE shoulders. weighs 40 pounds rather
long. spare face; black eyes, having wild eX-
preston; high square forehead; mouth narrow
and corners drawn down. upper lip stands out
Il little; medium sized, straight nose; straight
black hair, cut short: heavy, black mustache.
curls at the ends towards the mouth; sunken
checks. but high check bones; small, narrow
foot; generally walks with his hands in his
coat pockets tooth out of left upper jaw );
bracelet in India ink on left wrist -
Charles Carleton Coffin. Esq, a worker for
the Northern Pacific railroad, and a newspaper
writer of great repute, is giving gratutous
lectures throughout New England He spoke
at City Hall on Wednesday evening. The map
used on the occasion was from the celebrated
mandatory of Jay Cook & Co. Portland
Star.
Under the quiet humor Of the above,
there is a wholesome amount of truth
1t might as well be stated here as any
where that those lectures of Cartoons
are an advertising dodge, and that he is
the paid agent of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Co., to entice emigrants from
New England to its lands. All that
glitters there is not gold.
Paris, the home Of Gov. Perham, bolted
from the fold this spring. Samuel r..
Carter, Esq, editor of the Register, was
elected Town Clerk Henry f. Hammond
boiling republican, first selectman; W.
A. rockingham, democrat, second, and
B. F. Twitchell, boiling republican, third
The issue was whether Mr.. Hammond
should be punished for voting to give
Mai. Hastings his seat IN the Legislature.
The dose was too much, and the public
stomach revolted.
The Lewiston journal gives an ac-
count of the death of Il woman in that
city under circumstances Of terrible des-
tituton She lived in a filthy howell, reek-
inc with stencil, and slept with her son
16 wears of age The woman was sick
with consumption. and neighbor going
to the hovel in the morning, found the
woman dead. and the boy asleep in the
same bed. The Journal intimates that
there are other cases of like misery in that
city
Those chaps on Mount Washington
have got u poet among them. With "eyes
in fine phrcnsy rolling" he telegraphs
thus
At sunrise the clouds eastward were one
blaze Of golden light, while westwa ard, far up
above the horizon, the shadows of Mount
Washington could be distinctly traced. As the
sun rose higher the surfaces of the clouds We're
of silvery whiteness. with dark chasmS in the
eldying mist Now the tul-orbed moon shines
through pure and stainless atmosphere
We don't know what that young man
may not achieve, if he keeps on. Just As
soon as he excels Byron's description of
the Alps, we shall make note of it.
In marriage notice in one of our ex-
changes. some pains We're taken to put the
woman's name first evidently at the sug
gestion of The bride. We thought it beto-
kened trouble in that household Wen
BET a years subscription TO the Journal
against u two dollar greenback, that the
bridegroom will be bad-headed in less
than two years.
A gentleman who is we'll acquainted
with the parties to the suit which we
mentioned last week, As pending in Dover.
respecting the refreshments furnished dur
ing u term of courtship, writes that an
error WAS committed in stating the oaan-
Nutting did marry the lady, and the lat
ter unites with her husband in defending
the suit This makes it all the more dan
eerouS for the fellows that 90 counting.
They may have to pay expenses. whether
they marry or not
The ice left Bangor on Monday night,
being the earliest date at which it has left
since any records OF the dates have been
kept. The records extend back to 1878.
In 1912, the ice broke up March 2lst,
which is the earliest date previously.
The Steamer katahdin went to her wharf
in Bangor on Tuesday, and left the same
day for Boston.
1t was lucky for Mr.. Lewis, engineer
on the European road, that he had a Tes
lament in his pocket on recent trip.
Somebody fired at him from the road
side, and the ball was stopped by the
book. There is nothing like constant and
practical piety to take aman safely through
the world.
AT the municipal election in Bangor,
on Monday, Samuel II. Dale, republican,
was elected Mayor. over James F. Raw
son. Democrat, by Is majority. The
Democrats made splendid fight, and the
result of &c majority, in a locality where
the radical majority for many years was
nearly a thousand, is virtual victory.
CAMDEN. In Il square party issue in
this town on Monday, the Democrats
elected their ticket by an increased ma
jority Camden may be set down as
Democratic for all future time. A com
munication on the subject was received
too late for insertion.
There is trouble with u Sun day
school teacher in Boston Highlands. An
interesting member Of his class is likely
to become u mother before she is a wife,
as Brother J. has one already.
-''Slick''-maple syrup and tlapjacks. at
seven o'clock in the morning. Try and see.
Lewiston Journal
Add cup of coffee, say 8 instead of /,
and we are with you.
-Bayonets at the polls didn't help mat
ters q bit in New Hampshire. Hadn't Con-
gress now better put Il soldier in every
mans house, to see that he DON'T eat any
thing disloyal for his dinner?
We notice that Farwell, the dis