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The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

CoLoNIzING AN ISLAND. The little
island of st. Paul's, on the southern
portion Of the Indian Ocean, has suddenly
had its population increased by about
four hundred souls-the officers, soldiers,
and crew of the British troop ship Megara.
The island is little more than rock !; it is
formed by the cone on an extinct volcanic
crater. and is about two miles in circum-
terence. a few inhabitants, among them
a Frenchman. have cultivated what little
soil there is, heaping it in terraces, on
which they have planted gardens. The
Megara, an old worm eaten tub, twenty
seven years DID, was sent to sea by the
British Admiralty in April last, destined
for Australia. She was in such leaky
condition that before she reached Ply
mouth her officers cabins were afoat.
Luckily she enjoyed fair weather portion
Of the voyage; but at last heavy weather
came, and the ship was found to be leaking
so fast the captain determined to head for
st. Paufs. Here the hull was examined,
and the engineers reported the ship unfit
tofinish her voyage. The crew was landed,
and the ship steamed in on the shore, and
kept in position until the water rose and
extinguished the fires, when she settled
down aud remained stationary The next
day such stores as remained above water
we've landed, and all hands encamped on
shore. Exploring parties sent to investi-
gate the resorccs Of the island found about
one hundred goats, some mushrooms,
q few cabbages and potatoes, and hot and
cold water in springs. Fish were abundant
in the ea,and it is hoped that the men, who
have been on the island since the middle
Of June, will receive relief from England
or Australia before they are cntirey out
of provisions. Great resentment is mani
tested in England against the naval adj
ministration for sending such a worthless
ship on SO long voyage.
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30
Gen. Schenck to be Recalled.

1t is reported that Gen. Schenck is TO be
superseded by Hamilton Fish as Min
lister at the Court of St. James. The
cause is the fact that a flaming prospectus
Of the Emma Mining Company has been
issued in London, stating specially that
Gen. Schenck has. on account of the
character of the undertaking, consented
to act as one of the directors of the Com
pany The impression in England is that
the Minister is using his official position
for speculation purposes, and his course is
commented upon by the English press in
severe terms.
Later reports say that the government
will call upon the General for an explana-
ton before recalling him.
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30
Arrest of Connolly.


Richard B. Connolly, late Comptroller
of the city of New York, was arrested
last Saturday, by virtue Of writ sued
out 10y Charles O'Conncr, in the name Of
the Attorney General of the State for the
recovery of certain money alleged to have
been charged and paid under city con-
tracts in excess of the actual work per-
formed. Bail was required in the sum of
one million dollars. Up to Tuesday night
he had not been able to furnish the re-
quired amount of bail, and was held in
custody at the New York Hotel.
If bail is not furnished by Wednesday
night he will spend Thanksgiving in Lud-
low Street Jail.
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

The official count Of votes for Governor of
Massachusetts shows this result: Washburn,
1921; Adams, 1895; Pitman. 6593; Cham
berlin, 6S4S; B. f. Butler, 1876 all others, 3'6.
In the twelve cities the aggregate vote for Gov
ernor was 81 ,458, or nearly two-titths of the
whole vote of the State, and Of this aggregate
Mr. Washburn's majority was but l410. -Four
of the cities gave majorities against him, namely
Lawrence 6S4. Boston 461, Lynn Al, and New
buryport IS.
The celebrated Miller divorce case has at last
been definitely settled. Judge Tapley DEGREES
to Mrs. Miller the custody of the children the
specific sum of $1,000, the law giving her dover
and the further sum of one hundred and thirty
dollars per quarter for the support OF the
children, with appropriate DEGREES for its en-
fOrccment.
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

The letter by Col. Godfrey which we
last week published, gives an undoubted-
ly reliable statement of the real condition
of things in Soath Carolina The writer
is Il well known legal gentleman, re =
publican, who served with distinction in
the army, and has the confidence of all
who know him. Every careful reader of
the Journal of last week will be struck
with the similarity of the offence for which
a locality in South Carolina is declared in
rebellion, to that in Indiana which has
not been declared TO be in a condition
calling for martial law. In both cases
negroes committed murders, and in both
cases white men broke into the iail and
took the lives of the criminals. 1t would
puzzle the most devoted and hair-srlitting
supporter of the ruling powers at Wash
ington to draw a distinction between the
two series of occurrences
And yet while the terrors of the law, or
rather the suspension of law, are hurled
at the Southern community, backed by an
array of bayonets,-tlfe organized and
perfected conspiracy against the laws OF
Indiana which hewed down the iron doors
OF u prison, while the keeper was threaten
ed with death, and took the lives of the
inmates-this, we say, is merely the nine
days wonder at the White House which it
is elsewhere, and then subsidies. Is it
northern heart as the other?
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

We learn that the convenient process
known as the "oflicial count at Augusta,
throws out one of the Democratic Sena-
tors from Waldo County, w. II. McLel-
Ian, while the election of the other C. S.
Fletcher is conceded. This, if sustained,
will make Mcclellan and Smart the con-
stitutional candidates, and result in the
seating of the latter. We have not seen
report of the actual figures of the count,
but it is limited that some uncommon "
sharp practice, even for the party in pow
er, was resorted to. If it be so, thoro'
ventilation of the whole matter should be
had
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

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on the coored Slips attached to the paper. 1t is the
May IL means that the subscription is paid to that
date. When new payment is made, the date will
be Immediately changed to correspond, and thus a
in arrears requested to forward the due.
Asr In sending money state THE POST OFFICE
to which the paper is sent.-sn
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

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York. will receive advertisements for this paper, at
the lowest rates. Their orders will receive prompt
attention.
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is an authorized Agent for the journal.
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30
REPUBLICAN JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1871.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
WILLIAM H. SIMP SON
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. In advance, 81. 90 year !;
within the year, $3.50; at the expiration of the
year, $500.
inch of length in coiumn,) $l.25 for three weeks,
and 25 for each subsequent insertion. A,frac-
ton of square charged full one.
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

They were doing business on 80 large scale
that it WAS economy to have the circulars print
ell. Your correspondent alludiu& 10 those cir
Guitars further SAYS,
Notwithstanding this, Mace went round aud
took releases of many of the nominal plaintiffs,
and dispositions of others, showing that they had
never authorized any one To bring suits, sni
had nothing to d0 with prosecuting them, ana
also gathered w circulars aud letters from
Hale and Emery sufficient. he says, to make
clear case OF barratry.
This is also true. l think that an attorney
at law who write, TO parties who would not
otherwise engage in law, and encourages them
to bring on suits, commits the offence Of harra-
try. II he also employs agents to gather up
such ease, for him to prosecute, l think there
can be no doubt that the offence has been com
mited Hale and Emery have both written
letters to these parties encouraging them to
bring suits against me, and have employed
agents to gather mp those cases. It they or the
Portland Advertiser, want more proof OF thls
than the letters of the four Justices, and that Of
my counsel here published, VIII publish the
dispositions Of the plaintiffs themselves, aud the
dispositions OF some of those agents, which from
tN anu 'ilN lllt ltt that tiit must VI t'
suits are prosecuted ny these attorneys with
| out cost to the plaintiffs in any event, and that
the attorneys are to share in what spoil they
may collect.
/ They may say that the poverty of these Old
people has induced them in the generosity Of
their natures to prosecute their suits without
cost TO them. This il true would be no excuse
but the same bargain has been made by them
with the relations in whose favor the suits nave
been brought and who are amply able to pay
| cost.
| Your correspondent is accused by the Port
land Advertiser ION COOL authority with rep
resenting that Hale N Emery "maiciously in
stigated" those suits There is nothing in his
communication showing malice in them or from
which malice must necessarily be inferred.
sordid ayarce may account for their conduct AS
represented by him. This without doubt gives
color to the WHOLE but in view of the fact IL Is
impossible for them to escape the imputation OF
express malice.
They were fully informed by Gen. Charles
Hamln and by myself before they brought
single suit, that those parties had no just cause
of complaint, and when they determined upon
bringing the suits Mr.. Hamlin solicited them rs
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

Jersey City is much excited by the clope-
ment of young merchant holding high social
position with the wife of his most intimate
friend, and $4,000 in gold belonging to bis
uncle, a prominent banker in Wall street.
The fugitive merchant leaves wife to whom
he was married only ten months ago. The
parties belong to fashionable circles, and the
deserted husband is looking for his perfidious
friend with a revolver 1t is believed the fugi-
tives sailed to-day for Europe.
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

where numerous capped and coated artists
are hard at work making the drawings"
The head artist by means OF glass, paper
and his own accurate eye and steady hand
makes the fYst impression of the original
painting, and this he analyses, separating
into parts the combination OF colors, and
noting each portion of the picture that
contains any Of these hues. For every
color q stone must be prepared, having
upon its surface the parts to be colored
This is the work of the subordinate artists,
and the drawings are made with q pecu-
liar black. oily crayon which the soft sur
face of the stone absorbs, so that after the
black color has been erased with q sponge
wet in turpentinc, the impression still re-
mains in the stone. These stones are
very thick, of the size of the picture, and
of a limestone formation and are wholly
brought from Germany. The best ones
being secured in Solcnhofen, Bavaria. The
stones properly prepared are forthwith
taken to the
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

On Sunday last a fire was discovered in
the ,jewelry store of J. w. & H. II. McDutii e
in Portland. The fire was extinguished before
much damage was done to the building, but
the stock was damaged severely. Messrs.
McDuffin estimate their loss at $40 O)0.
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30
PRINTING ROOM,

and upon presses somewhat resembling
the printing presses of newspaper estab-
lishments, the chromos are duly printed.
Some of the pictures comprise thirty or
forty colors and have a corresponding
number of stones. The pressman takes
the first stone, which perhaps is but a
shadowy outline of the ground and trees,
to be printed in yellow He first removes
with a sponge dipped in spirits of terpen-
tine, all the color on the stone, then by
means of rubber roller, resembling a
rolling pin, applies the desired color, lays
over it the prepared paper, covers it with
a thin copper plate and passes it under the
press, where 1t reappears printed here and
there with spots of yellow but giving lit
tie promise of the future picture. An
edition of perhaps five hundred are print
ed from this stone, and then the next
stone is substituted, and another color
printed, and so on to the end. In pictures
like the Madonna" containing thirty-five
colors much time is consumed in the print
ing as after the application of few colors
the picture has to be hung up to dry be-
fore more can be applied. The printing
completed, the chromos are next passed
through roughening machine which
gives the grain Of the canvass, very near
ly, afterwards vanished, then sized and
mounted either upon cloth or thin board,
after which they are packed and marked
ready for market. In the fourth story is
packing room, and in the basement a
fre-proof safe wherein the stones, pre-
pared with 80 much cost and trouble are
kept, when not in use. The principal
part of the work ls done by hand, and
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30
ThanksoiVinQ,

Many of our readers will receive this
weeks Journal upon the day of our Ma
tional Thanksgiving. We say national
for the day is N ow of national observance.
To us New Englanders Thanksgiving is a
time-honored institution. For two cen
turtles and half. we have been accustom-
ed yearly to gather around us our family
and friends, and return thanks and rejoice
over our roast turkey and pumpkin pies
Everybody remembers the old story
how in the first year Of their sojourn here
our usually stern old "Pilgrim Fathers"
having sent out q party to hunt ''that so
they might after special manner rejoice
together" and having invited in their
neighbor, Mr.. Massasoit with few Of his
friends, say hundred or SO, held high
jinks for three whole days. The quaint
record says they exercised their arm, -
or in other words held real old fashion
ed shooting match, and ''entertained and
feasted' which means, we suppose, that
they took something to wash down their
Thanksgiving dinner.
That first Thanksgiving must have been
a success, otherwise two hundred and fifty
others would not have followed in regular
succession. For while the Puritans of the
mother country, installing all hilarity and
merrymakings for the work of the Evil
One, were changing "Merry Christmas
into q time Of fasting and humilia-
ton, our sturdy old Puritans held fast
to their annual day of rejoicing, and
down through those old Indian wars when
their festivities might be disturbed by the
warwhoop, and through the dark years of
the Revolution when there seemed little tC
be thankful tor with hop eful hearts they
and their descendants ate their Thanks
giving dinners, meager though they We're
no doubt at times, and latter a specia
manner reioicad together' This annual
custom, has kept pace with New England
ideas and New England men and women
and gradually spread itself over the whole
land, so that now from North to South
from ocean to ocean, everybody is, OIL
ought to be, spending this day in teasting
rejoicing and thanks.
Nor are our thanks and reioicings a
this time without good cause. God has
dealt kindly with us rs a people during
the past year War, nor famine, nor pesti
lcnce has visited US. The earth has
brought forth of her abundance to supply
| our wants. The great confla grations Of
the west have only served to show the
kind and generous hearts of all our PEG
pie so spontaneous and Overlooking have
been their contributions Let US hope tina
not great calamities only shall appeal
successfully to our charity. While with
happy hearts we gather around the festive
table grooming with its wealth of goo(
things, let us not forget that the ''poo
have ye always among ye."
May all our readers have not only gooo
dinners this day but good disestions t
enjoy them; may they gather their fami
lies and friends from far and near, ant
rejoice with them around the family fire
side; may they all live to enjoy the return
Of many, many Thanllsgivings; and a;
long as they live may they bless tn
memory of our stern old Puritan Father
tor giving us Thanksgiving Day.
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

The kennebec Journal says that the
knotty points in the Hancock and Aroos-
took County elections have been submit
ted to the Supreme Court SO we are
to know iulicially whether the pollin 9
place at Ellsworth City Hall can be legal
one year and illegal the next. The popu-
lar opinion is that our radical men and
brethren there can't carry water on both
shoulders
Ben Butler says he isn't engaged in a
conspiracy to defeat Gen Grant. Glad to
hear it. Hes in just the right place, and
it would be an error for him to leave the
party of which he is so appropriate an or
nament. And how thrifty firm might
be that of Grant & Butler What one
couldn't get by way of presents the other
could realize without going through that
FORM
"A manned soldier dying ut the military
asylum some time since, of the delrium ire
mems, imagined that young imps of the devil,
snakes and all sorts of yenOmous reptiles, were
crawling about the stump of his leg, and that
an enemy was constantly squirting tobacco
juice into his face. A peaceful and happy
death. surely! kennebec Journal.
And this state Of things is permitted by
the party in power, that assumes to be the
protector of the disabled soldier, and
guardian of public morality against the
liquor traffic
A seaman recently died ut the United
States marine hospital at Mare Island. Califor-
mia, who confessed to having committed MUIR
der TO obtain money. A shipmate to whom he
told other particulars believes him to be the
principal actor or accomplish in the murder of
Mr.. Nathan, in New York.
The name Of the locality suggests that
the story is the product of mares nest.
The hotel and BARRIERS shop of a country
village represent its civilization and caste to
the travelling public. [Waterville Mail.
But care should be taken that these rep
resentatives do not SO mingle that hail
may be found in the hash. Let the de-
partments be each carefully fenced in.
Although Murphy has been removed
from lhe CollectofShlp OF New L Ork, his
next friend has been appointed, so it is the
reign of the same family of small po-
tatoes
The Grand Duke Alexis, having paid
his respects at the White House, is now
prepared to look over our settlements, and
see what manner of people we are.
The President is hard at work on his
annual message, and there is said to be
no estimating the amount Of wisdom that
it will contain.
-Marcellus Emery, Esq, has decided
to start Il Democratic daily in Bangor.
The press, type, &C., are ordered, and the
paper will appear on the first of January
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

ADMINISTRATORS. EXECUTORS and GUARDIANS
desiring their advertisements published in the
Journal will please so state to the Court.
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

A Washington despatch to the Boston
Post says
The schooner Armida Hall, from Windsor for
Baltimore, stopped four days at Rockland. Me-,
and shipped additional seamen there, and her
papers do not show the fact. 1t is suspected
smuggling was attempted with this vessel at
Rockland, although digent search has been
made elicitng nothing TO confirm the suspicion:
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day directed
the Baltimore Collector of Customs to fine the
master if it is ascertaned that the vessel re-
manned at Rockland forty-egth hours and the
master failed to reported.
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

SUBSCRIBERS desiring to have the address of
papers changed must state the Post Office to which
the paper has been sent well as to which it is
to
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30
The Ellsworth Bounty Suits.

Mr.. EDITOR: noticed in your paper of the
% inst, an article from the Portland Advertiser
charging Inc with having published a communi-
cation which is ''entirely untrue rejecting up
on Hale & Emery Of Ellsworth.
The Advertiser further states on what il
called good authority that the line of defence
which I have chosen against actions pending
in Hancock County ">ecms to be abuse to the
counsel on the other side"
You are right in saying that | had nothing to
do with that publication. Until it appeared in
your issue of the 10th inst, | knew nothing Of
its contents. I do, however, so far NJ your
correspondent aIludes in that article to Hale and
Emery, now adopt it as my own.
He says they mot only commenced suits
for those applying to them, but for all others
whose names they could learn; in one case for
a widow who had been dead more thas two
years" So far as this statement charges Hale
4 Emery with having stirred uu' these suits
against me without cause, | refer to the follow
ING letters Of four Justices OF the Peace for
Hancock County, and that Of my counsel who,
as was perfectly legal and proper, put those
nominal plaintiffs under oath and took their
dispositions ~ their own cases.
ELLSWORTH, June IL, 1871
SIR; In conformity with the law Of this
State allowing the defendant TO take the deposit
ton of the plaintiff before magistrate, I as
Justice Of the Peace, heard and wrote down the
dispositions ofseyera persons who have brought
suits or in whose name suits have been brought
against II. II. Mace. Esq, of Bangor, in Bounty
| Land matters, and have also read several taken
10y the magistrates in similar cases, aud IN no
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

TIE RUSSIAN LEGATION Gen. Cor
lotf the military representation of Russia
in this country has been placed IN charge
Of the Russian Legation ut Washington
1t is understood that Mr. Catacaz has
been directed by his government to wait
upon the Grand Duke Alexis during his
tour in this country, and to return to
Russia Immediately on its close. The
destinations of Mrs. Catacazy being thus
removed from the capital Mrs. Grant.
Mrs. Fish and the country generally will
breath easier.
The case Of Elder Peck's bondsmen
hangs on like the celebrated chancerY suit
of Jarndyce VS.. Jarndyce. Judgment has
just been given against the bondsmen for
$4,000, but an appeal has been taken to
the full bench. 1t is u legacy that dates
as far back as the birth Of the republican
party, and is likely to outlivc the organi-
zation
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

The last thing seen by many people dece ased
was kerosene.
The Republican journal., 1871-11-30

-Marcellus Emery, Esq, has decided
to start Il Democratic daily in Bangor.
The press, type, &C., are ordered, and the
paper will appear on the first of January.
New-York tribune., 1871-10-07

nrincipsl and interest Of the CENTRAL PACIFIC and
Curo.pv,xp AND ONO BoNDs are specifically pay
able in gold coin in New-York; the interest on the
forro, being paid January and July, and Of the
latter May and November, corresponding with the
two classes of Fivo-Twenties,
We recommend either of them to our friends and
customers with the same confidence that we did the
Fiye-Twenty bonds, when we were selling millions
of them for the United States Government.
We buy and sell FIvE-TwENTIEs, Ten FoRTrEs,
EIGHTY ONES. and CENTRAL or WESTERN PACIFICs,
or receive them in payment for CHESAPEAKE AND
ONO BONDS at their current market price.
FISK d HATCH
PS-ACcOunts Of Banks Bankers and others re-
ceivcd. on which we allow Four per Cent interest.
Certificates Of deposit issued and collections made
in all parts of the Union.
HARVEY FISK
A. S. HATCH.