The Republican journal., 1871-10-26

i ne lNIiSt htIuDlltdH JpuIItt II Ni>3NNt-
ed because the official count by the Governor
ana Council of the vote Of Hancock county re-
Sulting in throwing ont enough Ellsworth bal
lots to elect the Republican officials. 1t cx-
claims bitterly - Talk about Tammanv and
! New York elections" EXactly,-this frAudn-
lenty voting can't be made to succeed by the
branch Tammanys down East" here rs we'll
as it can by the parent society. Portland Press.
That's severe on the political friends OF
the Press, who established and acquiescd
in the Illegal practices, so long a their
candidates were elected, and only made
the cutlery when defeated. 1t makes q
big difference down there whose OK is
gored.
Our friend SlmOnton, who stitch at
| The Camden receipt of customs, particle
ties He was much amused al being
shown by one of the eNcursionists the
amount Of dutable liquids he had clan
destinely brought across the line but
such was the gracious and forgiving tenn
per Of the occasion that the offence was
pardonel.
We failed TO connect with the cXcur-
sion train TO Nanceboro' and St. John last
week-all because the night train from
Boston to Bangor got to Bumham two
hours late Our pencil was all sharpened
for the incidents of the trip, but we didn't
see them. We are sorry on Grants ac-
count-but such is life
1t is said that a man will fight for mis-
dog, when he wont for his civil rights,
his religion or his children. In another
column is recorded the incidents Of a dis
pute in Augusta concerning a miserable
cur, the result of which Is that one man
lies in his grave and another il JUL
charged with murder.
Simpson of the Belfast journal rnnumdrums
thusly: " If beauty draws lis by single
hair as the poet says, what is to he expected
when the girls let down on their shoulders the
whole crop:' Well, 1rhat is, ANYTHING hrr{4(
Augusta Standard.
Nothing in the insect line here; but we
can't tell what happens across the i>enne-
bee, or on either side OF Jordan.
The kennebec journal tierroly At
lacks Judge Rice, for having in his Ban
gor speech deprecated the revenue re-
strictons between the United States and
the Provinces The Judge still lives,
however.
Mrs. Patterson, who presided at the
White House during Andy .Johnson's adj
ministration, like a sensible lady, has re-
turned TO domestic pursuits, and recently
took the first premium on butter ut a Ten
ncssee fair
The delighted people of Gloucester,
in admiration of Capt. Knowlton's escape
with the schooner Horton, have presented
him with $1,000. The Captain put it right
in his pocket.
Bangor is almost as proud of its new
Jail as of the Presidents visit, and con-
nected the two by placing the words''Wel-
come Here" over the principal entrance
to the edifice.
rs. r. Carter, Esq. has purchased the
oxford Register, heretofore published by
the Watson Brothers, and will conduct
the paper in future. Bro. Carter will
make 4 valuable and able paper
In taking without credit from this
paper an account of the re-opening of the
Congre gational church in Bucksport, the
Kennebec Journal locates the edlice in
Belfast-making two bad mistakes.
The Saco Independent is poking fun
at the Argus for saying that President
Grant was escorted to City He'll, instead
of City Hall. 1t was an Internal mistake.
There was an earthquake shock on
the afternoon Of the Goth, about 5 O'clock,
which was felt all over the state Belfast
took her modest share of it.
Murder in the first degree is the YER
dict in the trial of Bolts for the killing OF
Halstead at Newark.