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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31
Cumberland County.

The Democratic County Convention at
Portland, on the oath, was large and
enthusiastic gathering. Hon. Bion Brad
bury, who was last year candidate for
Senator, sent in letter declining re-
nomination. The Convention organized
by the choice of VIM. H. Clifford, Esq,
as chairman. On taking the chair, Mr..
Clifford made an extended speech, endors-
ing the "new departure" and reviewing
the political situation The following
nominations We're made-For Senators
Nathan Cleaves, of Portland, Paul G.
blanchard, of North Yarmouth, James
Tricky, of Cape Elizabeth, Zebulon Jack
son, of Naples.
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Maine Historical Society.
DANIARIsCnTIA

DAMARIsCOTrA, Aug. %.
The field exercises Of the Maine His
torical Association took place at Pema-
quid yesterday and to-day on the site of
old Fort Frederic The attendance was
large Hon. Arnold Blaney, Of Bristol,
acted as Chairman, and the meeting was
addressed by Hon. +. W. Farley, of New
castle, Hon. f. Bourne, President of the
Maine Historical Society. James IL. Hack
Teton, ESD, of Bristol, r. X. Sewall, of
Wiscasset, Chas H. Tutte, of Boston,
President Woods, late of Bowdoin Col
lcge, Chas Dean, of the Massachusetts
Historical Society, Prof. John Johnson,
Of Middletown, Ct, and others. Many
other gentlemen interested in historical
matters were present. Gov. Perham was
expected to be present but dispatch
was received regretting that he was I'M
able to attend. The Pemaquid Histori-
cal Monument Association was inau9ur-
ated. This association, rs its name indi-
Gates, has for its object the erection of u
suitable monument at Pemaquid to COM
memorate the important historical events
that have here TRANSFERRED. Hon. f. w.
Farley, Of Newcastle, is its President,
David Chamberlain, Esq, of Bristol,
Treasurer, and DR.. Owen O'Brien, OF
Bristol, Secretary. A poem by j. III.
Hackleton, entitled "a Tale of the Wind
ing River was read by the author. The
music for the occasion was furnished by
the Damariscotta Cornet Band. The
committee OF the Association We're to
make an examination Of the remains of
the ancient settlement at New Harbor
this p NJ, but the weather was such that
the intended expedition to Monhcgan Is
land will he postponed for the present.
The jury in the Spencer arson case,
at Bangor, failed to agree, and the ac-
cused is held in reduced bail at $1,000
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31
An Offer to the Banner Town.

We propose to give twenty copies of
the Republican Journal, for one year, to
the town in Waldo County that shall this
year make the largest relative gain on the
Governor vote of 1870. The question to
be decided by the Chairman of the County
Committee. The papers to be forwarded
to such twenty names as the Town Com
mttee shall designate, with the recon-
mendation on our part that they be given
to Democrats in the town who can least
afford to take and pay for the paper Now
which will be the banner town?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31

BEYOND PER CENT. General Craft om'
Of our prominent lawyers, was hailed,
while passing Frceman's iewelry store, ny
the proprietor with, 'NGeneral come in
here Il moment; we have something for
you to solve. II 4 man brings his watch
to be liked and il costs me ten cents to do
il, and | keep it n week, and charge him
six dollars, what per cent. DO ! make ?
We have been figuring, ana make it nine
hundred per cent, and have only got up
to one dollar. How much do YOU say it
will be at six dollars?
ELL replied the General, II do not
wonder ut your perpleXity; for it is well
known, and the celebrated Rabbit calcu-
lating machine has demonstrated, that at
certain points in progressive numbers the
law governing them changes In this
case the law would change, and long he
fore it would reach the six dollars it would
run out of per cent. and into what is
known as larceny IIarper's Magazine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31

from her former home. AT six o'clock the
next morning she was found back in her
old shed, guilty chewing the cud, and
waiting to lie MIXED rs usual.
u once purchased a brood of ducklings,
about Il month Old, without the hen that
latched them. | took them home and
placed them. rs | thought, safely in a pig
pound In the morning found they were
IN gone, and | discovered them snugly
huddled together at their old quarters, at
the other end of the village in the nest in
s hich they were Matched A laborer told
me he had met them in the street, home
ward bound, ut four O'Clock a. NJ, as he
was going to work. They had not been
oil the premises where they were bred be-
tore
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31
See to 1t.

The Democrats throughout the State
should be impressed with the necessity of
thorough organization in the towns, by
wards and school districts. A full vote
in Maine, the first state of the fall cam
paigns, will serve to encourage our
friends in other localties 1t is easy
enough to keep up good "rganiza-
ton, if we once get in the habit of it, so
that we can always know our strength
and make it available when needed. We
ask our friends to see about this at once,
if they have not already done so Make
full and reliable lists of the Democratic
voters; see each one and urge his attend
ance at the polls; have teams to send for
such as are unable to come otherwise;
look over the lists in the afternoon of
election day, and have every man ac-
counted for; take pains to get home
those who are absent We can redeem
Maine in time by this course This year
is n good time 10 begin. Shall we not
do IL ?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31
New York City Expenditures.
From tn New York World.

The mayor has sent the city accounts
TO the common council, and the county
accounts to the board of supervisors. lie
asks for the appointment OF Il committee
Of each body to make u thorough exam
nation, and desires that they will admit
any respectable committee of citizens as
eo-workrrs. No iairer proposal was ever
made The city authorities do not shrink
from investigation; they court it. They
would have been too glad to have laid
open everything to the scrutiny of their
political opponents when they invited the
republican chamber OF commerce to APP
point a committee of investigation Strong
in 4 sense of conscious integrity, they
prefer the scrutiny of political foes, be
cause they believe that even foes would
be constrained to attest their innocence
and the testimony Of foes could not be
suspected OF an eNculpatory bias. The
city authorities would not have descended
to ask such 4 committee from the chamber
of commerce if it had not been for their
desire TO protect the city credit, which
should be dear TO every citizen and cspeci-
ally TO the fostering guardians Of the trade
which lies ut the base OF our municipal
prosperity and greatness. 1t is signal
exhibition OF party rancor that so manifest
an act of Justice was refused by the cham
Der of commerce. They were not asked
or expected to whtewash the comptroller,
but to make an unsparing investigation
of his accounts and declare the result
The truth is that these political opponents
were unwilling to be Instrumental in
clearing the city government Of unjust
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For Governor
CHARLES P. KIMBALL.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
OF PORTL AND.

DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
WALDO COUNTY.
Senators ..........CRAWFORD S. FLETCHER
WILLIAM H. MCCLELLAN.
Attorney. BEN l.. KEENE.
asuter".....WILLIAM j. COLBURN.
COMMISSIONED ENAS l.. DOWNES.
KNOX COUNTY.
Senator. SPAULDING.
Commissioner. JOHN DAVIS.
1reasurer......... GEORGE W. BERRY.
Attorney .u"....A A. S. RICE.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Senator ..........CYRUS MCkOWN
Commissioner, JACOB NELSON.
Treasurer. JAMES TAYLOR.
Clerk OF Courts. BENJAMIN +. SMITH
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Senators. WYATT WEED,
DANIEL S. STONE,
BRADBURY ROBINSON,
ASA SMITH.
Commissioner...E. II. BEAN.
Treasurer".....".T +. BATCHELDER
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Senators...........B Z. GOODWIN,
AMOS +. PARLIN.
Commits sioner.... YARD S. GOULD.
Treasurer, .........J OSEPH WITHAM
Sheriff. l.. LUCAS.
Clerk of Courts. r. f.. MCFADDEN.
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
Senators JAMES W. MOORE,
JOHN c. TALBOT.
Clerk of Courts...JOHN w. MCMAHON.
Treasurer. CHARLES CAREY,
Commissioner" JONATHAN STICKNEY.
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Votes !! Votes !!

The Democratic votes for the several
towns of Waldo County can be obtained
at the store of w. T. Colburn, under our
office. Let our friends in each town see
that a supply is had.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31

Has brother Simpson, of the Belfast journal,
no bowels of compassion :? Why does he so
persist in tOrturing and eXcOriatine our genial
neighbor of the Wing? Suppose he does print
himself an lass" in an acrostic; he gets pay for
1t, and the proprietor reaps q profit i'm a large
extra sale OF papers. clown in circus gets
pay for playing the fool, and the public com
pensate the proprietor of the circus for the
amusement the clown affords them 1t is a
matter of dollars and cents all around. We,
therefore, beg of Bro. s., to let our genial neigh
Dor alone. Wen guarantee that, for six weeks
TO come at least, he wont grossly misrepresent
the Journal again. Besides, we would Just re-
mind our Belfast Brother, that we have law
ON our statute book against cruelty to animals :;
and that acrostic clearly brings the Wing Editor
within the protection of that statute Bangor
Democrat.
We suspect that our friend of the Demo-
crat wants to have all to himself the fun of
making the Wing animal vince But we
must be allowed to use him "tor our
mirth, yea for our laughter occasionally,
when he filings his heels too high. But
the greatest puzzle is to know who wrote
that poetry and sent it, like Trojan
horse, into the Wing encampment Either
some unregenerate Democrat has got
brains enough to write poetry quite up to
the Wing standard, or else some of that
papers disguised friends have punished
1t. Which can it be? The conjecture
may become as famous as the question
"Who was Junius ?'
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31

We are sorry To SEQ that the Kennebec
journal reiterates its charges that tho
Dirigo Base Ball Club was ill-used IN thi IS
city-sorrv because we believe it to be
incorrect. Many other clubs have visited
Belfast. but none make similar omplaints
We would not advise the Belfast club to
accept a challenge to play on neutral or
amy other Ground with the prospect of
increasing the i'll -iceling, of which there
is already too much. But there is 40
harm in considering neutral opinions of
of the games already played, and rs such
we subion the following from the Water
vile Mail
The pir@o Base Ball Club, of Augusta went
over TO Belfast last week, to play match game
with The Pa>times of that city for $50. They
returned badly beaten and very cross. The
Ken. Journal, to make it easy for the boys who
feel sore. complains that they We're roughly
used in Belfast, contends that they displayed
the most science, and accounts for their defeat
bv saying that they We're struck with IA streak
of hard luck. We wouldn't wonder if that was
what hit the famous Billy Patterson
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31

Subscribers requested to take notice of the date
on the colored slips attached to the paper 1t is the
only form OF receipt now used. For instance, Is
May IL means that the subscription is paid to that
date When payment Is made, the date will
be Immediately changed to correspond, and thus a
receipt in full is sent with every paper. Subscribers
in arrears requested to forward the sums due.
az In sending money, state THE POST OFFICE
to which the paper is sent.-aa
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31
Appointm ents by the Governor.

HANCOCK,
L. II. B. Moore, Hancock, !. T, y.
Jas. ii. Jordan, Marayc,
Oscar ?. Cunningham, Ellsworth,
Franklin Closson, Deer Isle.
Luther G. Philbrook, tastlne. Pub Nhn Il.
KENNEnEC.
Thos. 5. IIutrhius, Augusta. j. r.
John 2. WhitehouSe, NaSSalhoru,
Horace Colbrrn, Windsor,
VIM. B. iapham, Augusta, !. 4. O., and bed
Justice.
Elbrilge ). Getchell, WAtcryilir Not. Pub.
Isaac III. Stearns. Chelsea, Coroner
kNoN.
James W. Farrar, Washington, Trial Justice.
Edwin Rose, Rocllunl, j. r. q.
Arson b. Bowler, SomervilIe, Trial Justice
PENoHsCoT.
Gilman Cram, Bangor, Not. Pub.
Simon j. Gerard, County Commissioner
ID. IL. Sherman, Corinna, i. l., q
SOMERSET
Geo n. Page, skowhegan, NET rnh'
John II. Allen, Arson, Trial ,,u.tler i,
John +. Holman, Athens, y T. z :
WASHINGTON.
Chas. j. Staples, Lubec Not iub i.
M. n. Mckusic, Calais, j. T.: =
Isaac Wilder. Cutler, Not ruh ::
Wrecks and Lost Goods.
Samuel Bucknam, Columbia Falls, Trial Jus
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31

On one of the terribly hot days little boy of
three years and half who was perspiring very
freely, ran to his mother, saying: so, mamma,
Is leaking all over
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31

THE ACCIDENT 10 THE " s. STEAMER
GUERmERE. The Washington Star pub
fishes I letter from a correspondent ON
board the Il. :. steamer tfucrrierc which
ran ashore II miles from Le@horu, July
%. From the letter it would appear that
the officers of the ship were ut fault. and
that, aS in the grounding Of the same
steamer on Nantucket Shoals with the
body of Admiral Farragut 0n holrC, ihrr.
wa good weather, good wind and ca+N
navigation Two lights We're distinctly
visible when the steamer struck. ana THE
sailing directions warned ships to give
Nado light Il wide BERTH which W.T. not
done. The chart, it is reported. marked
IS fathoms instead ot l.; feet, the depth OF
water in which the vessel struck The
letter says:
''She struck with 4 vengeance, tor Sic
was running with tull steam power ana
all sail set with 4 p-gallant breeze on
the port-bcam. The masts tremhIrl like
reeds shaken by the wind, and We expect
ed every moment to see the upper One
come down upon the deck In II few
hours floating fragments of wood, covered
with copper, showed Us pltinly that me
false keel was going fast. fhr bolt,
fastening ii u the true keel Wrrp forced
into the boilers, which were soon disabled.
with one exception Tine SHIP WAS mani
testify hogged ~ shown hy the alteration
in the curves Of her lines the broken
knees and starboard waterway Two
Italian steamers came to our assistance.
and after hard work unloading Guns,
spar9, provisions, Ne, we were dragged
OIL and toWed up to SpeZIla, where ample
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31
Radical Management.

Not long since we copied from the New
York Tribune some letters from South
Carolina, showing the state of almost
hopeless bankruptcy into which that State
had been plunged by radical mismanage-
ment. The other States of the South,
that are sending carpet-baggers to repre-
sent them in Congress, are in no better
condition. We give a few illustrations
below
In 1860 the debt of Louisiana was s1o,OO0,oO0
Ia 1868 do do II, 500, 900
In 1869 do do %, 100000
In 1870 do do Al 900 900
In 1871 do do $4,000 900
In 1856 to 1860 the State tax ranged
from q to 90 cents on 800. In 1865
1866, 81 10 cents; in 1869, Is cents in
1870, 81 As; in 1871, 81. with an excess
of expenditures over receipts of SS,779,-
O1S 49,
So in North Carolina in 1868 the State
debt was S11 100000, and is now $4O,-
000,0 900, and the State tax required to
meet all expenses amounts S. on the $780,
and the whole property of the State is as
sessed at only S120,OOO,OO0 In Arkansas
the debt was SO, 900, 900, and is now So
100000 In Texas, in 1868 the State
needed 1914, 26S.35, provided by means of
q tax of u cents on 800; 1871 the ex-
penses are S., S37 ,953 80, and the tax to
81 p on 500 In Georgia the State bills
in 1869 were SGG2 600; in 1870, 81, 47O,-
O21.02. In 1869 the total bonded debt OF
Georgia was So, 554 ,450, and in 1871 the
registered bonded debt is $50, 1877 800.
Talk about extravaganza and corrup-
ton in the affairs Of New York city !
Why, even if all that is alleged be true, it
is a bright and shining record beside this
There is one fact, and rather striking one,
that the great mass of Democratic verbiage on
the subject of the shipping interest and its de-
cline cannot change or obscure: No Democrat
has ever proposed anything more than the
looseSt generalities as remedy for this unfor-
tunate decay OF great interest Portland
Press.
There you are mistaken, Mr. Press The
Democrats propose to apply the very
remedies which practical shipbuilders
suggest-men who are not Democrats,
but lifelong Republicans. What do they
say? Hon. N. Il. IIichborn says that
tariff and taxation have killed the business
Hon. James p. White says the same. c.
p. Carter says the same The Messrs
IIoughton, of Bath, say the same The
Democrats are pledged to remove these
expressions, and let the shipbuilding in
dnstry revive. If it be said that the
country needs the revenue, then we ask
how much revenue can be realized from
duty on bodybuilding materials when no
ships are built ? The tariff which Yields
most revenue is always low one Pro-
Military tariffs are death to the treasury
Let the Democratic party be Judged by its
record when it was in power 1t built up
Il commercial marine which rivalled Eng
land'S, which ten years OF radical rule
has almost swept out of existence. This
is, in the langagur of the Press, a strik-
ing fact" and it strikes the party right
between the eyes.
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Boston is cleaning up. in readiness
for the cholera.
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Ben. Butler as Party Dictator.

The Radical papers of Massachusetts
that have so bepuilrd Ben Butler, and de
nounced the democracy that he so tortu-
nately left are finding that their chickens
have come home to roost Ben has pro-
claimed himself master of the sitllation
Governor, by whipping the party into his
support on a laborretorm platform. He
opened the campaign on the evening of
the 24th, nj Springfield, in hall crowded
to the utmost. The Springfield Republic
can, which has been at swords point with
Ben. came in for his first compliments
1t was assaulted with torrent of abuse.
The editor, who was present, arose and
called Butler liar, when a scene Of ter
rible excitement cnsued. The chairman
refused to hear the editors explanations,
and Ben went on. He then paid his re-
spects to the Boston Daily Advertiser,
then to the Boston journal, and lastly to
the Hartford Cnrant, edited by Gen. lIaw-
ley. He said he always held that he
could buy any newspaper for 800 and the
Boston Journal for SD, and exhibited a
receipt for that amount paid for printing
the proceedings of one of his caucuses, at
the usual rates. He then proceeded to
enlarge upon the labor question, and the
finances of Massachusetts.
Before the meeting closed, Gen. Haw-
ley sent the following despatch, after be-
ing informed by telegraph Of Bntler's re-
marks
HARTFORD, CONN, Aug. 81. If Butler said
l was dismissed or removed from my command
or was ever rebuked for my conduct as an of
hcer, | beg some friend TO read this despatch,
IN which say the charge is an infamous false
mood, and the man who uttered it a liar and a
blackguard The last communication from
Butler concerning my conduct was copy sent
me of his recommendation for promotion.
j. II. HAWLEY.
The principal theme of the papers
named, for a few days, was b. Butler.
Such raking no mortal ever got before.
The Newburyport Herald is the only pa
per in the State that does not Join in the
cry. And Ben. must 60 down before it,
No man can stem such torrent, and his
chances for the Gubernatorial chair are
about equal to his hopes of Heaven. The
valiant hero of Big Bethel, New Orleans
and the powder boat explosion, has I'M
doubtedly ventured too far.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31

The rain accompanied by thunder, which
visited this vicinity on Sunday evening,
was violent and destructive gale in the
neighborhood Of Boston, tearing up trees
blowing over chimncys, and in one case
destroying church stceple. Many ship
wrecks are expected. The telegraph had
reported the gale As travelling up tho
coast for some time before it appeared.
A terrible railroad accident happened
at Westport, Penn, on Saturday. Two
trains came together, the cars telescope
ing Seven persons, including both con
ductors, We're killed, and about twenty
persons wounded. The accident was oc-
casioned by one of the trains running on
the others time
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Waldo County Democratic Convention.

The Democrats of Waldo County assembled
in Convention, at the Court House in Belfast,
on Saturday the Goth day of August. at 10
o'clock A. M.
On motion of VIM. J. Colburn, Chairman of
the County Committee, Upton Treat Esq, Of
Winterport was chosen Temporary Chairman
and Geo. Z. Wallice of Jackson and j. d. Cook
son, Knox, Temporary Secretaries.
On motion of Jas. B. Murch Esq, Jas. b.
Murch of Belfast, VIM. w. Fogg of Wmterport
VIM. J. Coburn of Belfast, j. W. Mudgett of
Stockton and d. Hartman of Prospect, were
chosen Committee on credentials.
Subsequently the Committee on credentials
reported the whole number of delegates to be
1854, which was accepted.
On motion of F. A. Dickey. of Northport,
the temporary organization was made per
manent.
On motion of F. s. Nckerson, of Searsport.
c. S. Fletcher. of Stockton, was renominated
by reclamation for Senator.
On motion of F. A. Dickey, of Northport.
F. A. Dickey of Northport. Geo. Gum, of
Searsmont and Russell Treat Of Frankfort,
We're chosen committee to receive, sort and
count votes Tor senator.
On motion of Jas. B. Murch of Belfast, voted
that the delegates vote by towns as called by
the Secretary.
The committee appointed to receive sort and
count votes for Senator reported as follows.
Whole No. of votes / no.,
Necessary for choice Il
Eli Carr had !
Geo White had 10
j. III. Kaler had 81
VIM. III. Mcclellan had %
VIM. H. Mcclellan was declared nominated
On motion of J. II. Kaler the nomination of
VIM. II. Mcclellan was made unanimous.
On motion of i. s. NickerSon, of SparSrort,
the committee appointed to receive, sort and
count votes for Senator was appointed to re-
ceiye, sort and count votes for a candidate for
County Atty, who subsequently reported .
Whole No. of votes 12S, Necessary for a choice
Co, Jas. B. Murch had Sc. Il. L. Keen had =,
Il. l.. Keen was declared nominated
On motion of w. I'll. Simpson, of Belfast, r.
l.. Downs of Evansville, was nominated for
County Commissioner by reclamation.
On motion of c. C. Roberts of Stockton, VIM
j. Colburn of Belfast was nominated for County
Treasurer by acclamation.
Voted that the County Committee for 1871 he
the County Committee for 1872
The convention was briefly addressed ny
VIM. ii. Simpson Esq, of Belfast.
Voted to adjourn.
UPTON TREAT, Chairman.
GEO. 4. WALLACE, }coorotorio.,
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The jury in the Spencer arson case,
at Bangor, failed to agree, and the ac-
cused is held in reduced bail at $4,000.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31

RoCKLAND, .tug p. The Knox County
Republican Convention, was held here to-day
The several towns of the county were well rep
resented, and the deliberations We're harmon-
ou~. Hon. George Thorndike presided, and
the following nominations We're made. For
Senator, Timothy Williams of ROckland; For
County Attorney, Jonathan p. Cilley, of Rock
land; for County Treasurer, Gilman ;. Bar
lows of Camden; for County Commissioner,
VIM. II. IIodgmau, of Warren.
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UPTON TREAT, Chairman.
{ I'fH 8 = E,H MANAGE .ak {secretarie~.