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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-05

duration, and | doubt not will be produc-
tive of good results. | send you COPY
of the Democratic g Courier, =" of this city.
which contains Gov. Seymour's interest
ing address. Some extracts from which
may please your readers, especially when
they remember the romance surrounding
such an address to the defendants OF the
great Six Nations, whose annals are 50
closely identified with our early national
history The Onondagas were the keep
ers of the council fires Of the great In
dian Confederacy, and produced many Of
the most renowned warriors whose deeds
now thrill the reader of our colonial his
tory; whose msparing emnity gave our
fathers such terrible conflicts in the Old
French war and the Revolution, but who
were faithful and valiant in our cause in
the last war with England That portion
of the tribe who still hold to the = faith
as delivered to the Saintsr-thc faith Of
their fathers-ast week held their annual
corn-dance, in which all the ancient GUS
toms OF the tribe are seen in their pagan
character. The :" christianizedn part of
the tribe abjure these old customs, and
have prim meeting houses and countcnan-
ccs; but with all respect TO christianity
am not aware that these are any better
people tl.an their pagan brethren"
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President Grant and the Opening CT the
European Railroad.

The Bangor Wing understands that the
following programme has been agreed
upon for the exercises connected wi Ii the
Presidential visit to that city
Tuesday evening, Oct. 17th President Grant
and party to be met ut the Western depot on the
ARRIVAL of the mail train. and escorted by the
military and torcl-light procession, to the Ban
COR House-Presidenta salute being fired on
the BLUM opposite the depot, while the march is
in progress.
Wednesday, Oct 18th. The public building
to be decorated, arches to be raised on num-
Der OF the streets, and citizens requested to
decorate their residences. Grand procession in
the forenoon. to march through the principal
streets; collation. at noon. In the afternoon
exhibition and contest of fire engines, (hand
and steamD for prizes; military drill, re-
view and dress parade. In the evening, grand
reception general illumination, and display of
fireworks.
Inc ten military companies organized under
the State Militia Law, have beef making elabo-
rate preparations to be present on the 18th. DR..
Sanger, the member of the Committee who has
the matter in charge, informed us last night
that the President of the f. Il n. A. Railway
has promised to transport them to and from
Bangor, that the State will furnish the subsis-
tence while IN trdnSitu, and that they will be
"snbsisted'' by the city while here.
On Thursday the Railway Company will take
the President and party to Vanceboro' returning
them in the same evening, and on Friday morn
ing the President will leave for New York.
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Heavy Fire in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept. 80. A destructive fire
broke out this afternoon in an immense
brick building known as the Burlington
Warehouse, one part of which was used
for storage of merchandise, and the other
as bonded warehouse. In the first de-
partment We're goods belonging to nearly
two hundred firms, valued at $500, 900,
which were all destroyed, while in the
bonded warehouse goods worth SO. OOO.-
600 escaped injury by means of the thick
tire-wall. On the goods DESTROYED there
is an aggregate insurance of 500, 900.
The building was owned by S. M Nick
erson, President Of the First National
Bank. His loss is $4,000, which is COW
cred by insurance. Charles Stevens, a
truck driver, was burned to death, and it
is feared that other men also persisted in
the flames, as they were seen in the midst
OF the fire while escape seemed impossi-
pie. Several firemen were also injured
The origin of the fire has not been ascer-
tianed.
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The New York papers of last week have
the following account of Il stahbing at
fray, between two men belonging in this
city, in which one of them lost His life
The parties. who are sailors, are both
well known here
Joseph Qunlan and John Mcneil are Scumcn
of the schooner Mary, of Belfast, Maine, living
at the foot Of GHnseyo0rt street. Quinln j. a
native of Belfast, and Mcneil Of Boston. Cher
nativity has been the cause of iil-tceIIng ever
since they shipped in the schooner. ON several
occasions they have come to blows, hut been
separated by the captain and mate. Yesterday
while Mcneil was lying in his bunk. Quinan
went to him and throwing Il piece of biscuit ut
him said: Eat that YOU - IT. before
| whip you, tor you will never cat another
meal Mcneil sprang from the bunk and the
two cnched, but We're separated They then
agreed to go out OH the wharf and fight it ont.
A ring was formed and the fight began. \ lcr
they had fought some minutes, QuuIan, finding
that he was no match for Mcneil, closed with
him. Mcneil had large sheath knife i'll his
belt. While they clinched, Quinlan, drawing
large sheath knife from the belt Of Mcneil
plunged it into his left Side up to the hilt. Nc
Neil fell. The murderer started to run, leaving
the knife sticking in the wound. lie had reach
ed the entrance to the pier, but was intercept
ed by Officer henshaw. Qumlau showed iigiit,
but the officer rpped him, and il> hr fell, sccur-
ed him. Mcneil was taken t. the Churle, sirert
station on a strctcher. pr. Beach pronounced
the wound mortal.
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Butler Beaten.

When we went to press with the Jour
nal last week, the excited session of the
Republican State Convention in Massa-
chusctts had not ended Its stormy debates
were carried far into the night, and it was
not until past the midnight hour that the
decisive vote was taken. Then the COM
bination upon Washburn Of all the ele-
ments Of opposition to Butler, struck
the blow that tellcd that doughty warrior,
and he was defeated by majority of 147
1t was Il terrible blow, and Butler stag
gered under it; but recovering self pos
session, he addressed the Convention, en-
dorsing its proceedings and pledging sup
port to its nominees. The Republican
party in Massachusetts has escaped a
great danger-for the probable result of
Buffers nomination would have been the
election of Adams. AS for Butler him
self, the defeat puts an cxtinguisher upon
him for the present if not for all time.
The attempt to force himself into the
highest position in Massachusetts passes
into history as failure, beside the Dutch
Gap Canal and Fort Fisher powder boat.
Farewell. Benjamin.
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Letter from Bucksport.


BUCKspoRr, Oct. 2, ISL.
The steam ferry boat Gen. Totten which
plies between this place and Prospect, came
very near being DESTROYED by fire last saturday
night She had been chartered by the OAK HIN
Base Ball Club OF the Seminary, for the purpose
of meeting the Hampden Academy Club at
Wmterport for trial of skill. The game was
declared in favor of the Oak Hills. The steam
er returned about midnight and was discover
ed to be on fire ut one o'clock Sunday. by our
village Waterman. BY this timely discovery
only the wood work around the machinery was
burnt away to the amount Of a hundred or two
dollars expense. Temporary repairs have been
made, and She now makes her regular trips
again.
The tiny Steamer Fire Fly, Of Rorlaud, il,
lying here awaiting the arrival OF propeller
wheel from New York. She was chartered las
Saturday to bring lot Of stone cutters from
Diy's Island to their homes on this river and
while making landing ut the wharf near Fort
Knox, damaged her wheel, but not to such an
extent AS To disable her from proceeding up the
river; but singularly, ON Sunday afternoon
about four o'clock, on her return "trip home,
:
and was lost OF within 4 few rods of the
place where She met with the first accident.
The tugboat Sanford attempted to tow tile
steamer home to Rockland with the Passengers.
b,., returned for some reason, and the men took
passage yesterday morning in the Cambridge.
Our projected Railroad TO Bangor is the great
subject of interest. BY letters received from
Mr.. Richard Z. Buck, of New York, within a
few days, he assures us that ut least three hun
dred thousand dollars can and Will be furnished
by capitalists of that city for This object,
This amount with the two hundred thousand
raised here on the river, will insure the build
ing Of the road the ensuing season. Me-. Buck
with other capitalists, will be here within q
week or two to make further arrangements in
the matter lItNEurk.
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That CANNON A lady who has prob
ably resided in Bangor longer than any
other female now living, having moved
here in 1902, informed us yesterday that
the cannon found Monday in the river
near the mouth OF the Kcndusleag, was
taken from the same place where many
others We're found and raised in former
years, by men who used a diving bell after
the old fashion. These pieces came from
the vessel of Commodore Saltonstalls fleet
which was defeated by Sir George Golfers
fleet at 'Bagaduce" Mow Castinel on or
about August IS, 100. The ships Mon
mouth, p guns, Sally, p guns, Black
Prince, IS guns, and Hector, 20 guns the
briggs Hazard Is guns, Diligence, / 4 guns,
and Tyrannicide, IA guns the sloops
Providence, IA guns, and Spring Bird II
guns, and several transports, got away
and came up to the mouth Of the Kendus-
keag and were burned and sunk to pre-
vent their falling into the hands of tho
Brtish-their guns being thrown over
board. As late as forty years afterwards,
portions of the wrecks were visible ut low
water, and party of spectators made
large sum of money by raising the
iron work, cannon and cannon-balls.
TWhig.
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The first annual reunion of the fourth
Maine regiment took place 1t Hochland,
on Thursday. The members Of the regi-
ment formed at the city hall ut 10 A. Nj.
with the ThomastOn band, and marched
to the Methodist vestry. where. after
music and prayer, addresses were made
by General Davis Ellison, Judge q g.
Hall and the Rev. Il. d. WadwcIl. Let
tiers were read from the Rev H. A. Chase.
chaplain of Regiment, and Gen. J. A.
Hall, who We're unable to he present.
The regiment then embarked for Owls
Head, where clam-bake was served up
at the Ocean House, A permanent or@ani-
cation was then made, with the following
officers; Lieutenant-C Colonel S. NJ. Fuller,
president; Lieutenant-Coloncl h. d. Gar
yer, Captains, Il. S. Aver, A. Libby, O.
J. Conant, Thomas B. Glover, A D.
Bean and William Clark and Lieutenant
A. Robinson, B. p. Blackley, +. Evans
and Benjamin Kelly, Jr., vice presidents;
w. M. IIartshorn, Secretary. Seventy
five members of the regiment were pres
emit They returned to the city ut 4
o'clock and closed the festivities of the
day with ball.
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Personal. 'percie," the wcll-known
lady correspondent of the Boston Post,
spent Monday at the Presque Isle Hotel,
and left on Tuesday morning with friends
of this village to accompany the Govern
Or and his party to New Sweden. She
won golden opinions here and from the
ladies and gentlemen of the New Sweden
party, and we anticipate treat in reading
her notes in the Post on the scenery Of
Aroostook, and delightful occurrences of
Tuesday. She and her friends left Carl
bou on Wednesday on tour to NADIA
waska and the upper ST. John. Beautiful
pen pictures no doubt will be the result
of her tour. [Presque Isle Sunrise,
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Rogers, the Brunswick Bank default
er, has been found guilty, and sentenced
to six years Imprisonment lie made q
confession in court, in which he stated
that he commenced services as cashier of
the bank q years ago, upon salary of
S4o0. This was entirely inadequate to
meet his family expenses, and the amount
taken had been used only for the purpose
of making up the deficiency The decep-
ton had been kept up on the books by
false entries, and the amount filched from
the Bank continued from year to year, al
though his salary was afterwards increas-
ed to $1,000 per year. Rogers is over six
ty years of age, has always had the con-
fdence of the community, and been
prominent and jealous church member.
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sets, accepts the position in the following
letter
QUINCY. Sept. p, 1871.
Hon. Edward Avery, Chairman Democratic
state Convention:
DEAR SIR have received YOUR official an
nouncement that the Convention over which
You recently presided at Springfield, selected
me as their candidate tor Governor | feel
Very senSibly such a token of the confidence of
large number of fellow-citizens, and CRATE
fully accept the honor. II is unnecessary for
me 1T this day to rehearSe to my friends in
Massachusetts my opinions upon public affairs,
especially As they were epitomized in the re-
solves adopted by the Convention. They have
undergonesno recent change. Now, as formerly
think 1t wise to use calm and moderate meth
DDS IN dealing with questions of state, to adhere
sscrupulously to constitutional forms in enforc-
ing the will of the people, and to make haste
slowly with revolutionary reforms. But | may
be pardoned, If, in view of "A hesitation which
fingers here and there, declare my especial
satisfaction at the position adopted by the Con-
vention in respect to the late Amendments to
the Constitution of the United States. | am
heartily glad to see good citizens who have dis
puted the plan Of adjustment required by the
party IN power so long as it was debatabe, ac-
quesce cheertully when once it has become
irrevOcable.
1t seems to me to be the part of patriotism
now to accept honestly and without mental re-
seryaton those Amendments AS the final settle
ment and paciication of the civil war. and then
to turn resolutely away from the irritating and
painful memories of the past to the pressing
duties of the future. That future, if we wisely
improve it, may be to redeem, and more than
redeem, all the sufferings and all the errors of
the past. 1t may warn us to guard jealousy the
invaluable habit of local self governments,
while we yield to the irresistible instincts Of
national unity: 1t may teach us to alleviate or-
lres>lve taxation by economy and skill in fiscal
management, so that tariff may no longer
strange trade. Universal amnesty and equal
rights may once again demonstrate to the world
that the people at their homes may be trusted
to preserve the peace and maintain the princi-
pies of liberty without soldiers to make them
afraid. And above all a kindly and considerable
policy towards vanquished citizens may make
US again a prosperous and happy people, cor
daily united in friendship based upon mutual
esteem and cemented by identical interests.
Respectfully, your obedent servant,
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John l.. Foster, Esq, formerly of the
Portsmouth States and Union, has COM
mcnced the publication Of q new Demo-
cratic paper called the Public Forum, at
Manchester, N. H. Mr. Foster is Wig
orous and able writer, whose pen will be
an accession to the Democracy in the i'm
portant campaign of next spring in that
state.
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DENIED. Capt. Horace Atwood, of
Hampden, denies the statement made by
a correspondent of this paper, that he for
babe the taking of loose and useless
rocks from the shore of his land to be
used as Il foundation for Mr.. Wasgatts
new mill He says
deny in toto, the statements rs made by H.,
and will only add that as my name has been
thus maliciousy paraded before the public,
trust you will give my denial of rs statement
concerning myself, equal publicity.
HORACE ATWOOD
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DOVER, N. H., Sept. IS. Hon. John 7. Hale,
who has been partially paralyzed for year
past, was knocked down by runaway milk
team to-day and one knee fractured. He is
comfortable this evening, but very feeble,
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Elections will take place on the 10th in
the States ofIowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania
Iowa elects Governor, State officers and
Legislature does Ohio. Pennsylva-
elects no Governor this year, but chooses
other state officers and members of the
Legislature.
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Mrs. Woodruff and the woman suf-
tragists are this winter to assail Congress
again. They want dcclaratory act at
firming the right Of women to vote 1t is
reported that many Senators and Repre-
sentatives are pledged to the movement,
and that lively times may be expected,
During the visit of the Trinity Com
mandery of Knights Templar to Boston,
Howard Owen, Esq, of the Kcnnebec
Journal, was presented by the Command
cry with a handsome gold-headed cane.
Mr.. Owen was the guest of :he Knights
for the excursion.
A theorist has arisen who holds that
every person now alive is s'the reproduc-
ton or incarnation Of some Biblical per
sonage." We wonder where he would
locate Ben. Butler. If the thirty pieces
OF silver had been spoons, anybody can
draw parallel
The Portlanders go for woman's right
to occupy the platform. Mrs. Woodruff
Kate Reynolds, Mrs. Burleigh and Kate
Stanton are each to lecture there this win
ter.
The Portland Monitor comes to us in
an enlarged form. 1t has also absorbed
the Regulator, which paper is discontin-
ued
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The Boston Post of Tuesday reviews at
length the late speech of Carl Schurz at
Nashville, in which he speaks so hand
somely for kindly feelings and confidence
between the North and South. The Post
sees strong indications that the large dis
satisfied and conservative element of the
Republican party is prepared to unite
with the Democracy upon ticket which
would carry with 1t the confidence Of the
country, and bear it to q triumphant vic
tory in 1872. The Posts article con-
cludes as follows
Gen. Hancock is a favoritc candidate of
the Democracy. He has tested his capabiity
a ruler on constitutional principles, while
commanding at New Orleans. The South
knows him and contides in him. Ii a com
blnation of two such names, therefore, as
Gen. Hancock and GratZ Brown could be
secured i'll connection with the next gen
era election. there is no reason to suppose
that it would not prove fully as Strong at the
North as the South, and the reform 50 earnest
ly sought might be accomplished IN their sue
cess before the nation. We have no desire to
anticipate the action of the National Democrat
c Conventions in whose superior wisdom all
will contide; but in view of what is revealed by
the personal contact of Carl SEIZURE with The
Southern people, what ticket now promises
such national triumph next ycar rs that OF
Hancock and Brown.
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REPUBLICAN JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1871.
WILLIAM II. SIMPSON.
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Mr.. Adams Acceptance.

Hon. John Quincy Adams, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor in Massachu-
sets, accepts the position in the following
letter
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-25
IN WESTERN TEXAS.

In regard to the geology of the
Apache Mountains, [ beg to be ex-
cused. The extent of the informa-
ton which L can impart concerning
it, is, that the formations are igneous,
or, in the the words of honest Dave,
1T look like all these mountains
had been atire sometime, and then,
al on a sudden, been squinched. 5"
| We found curious pieces of white
flint, quartz, and feldspar, part of
which had been melted by intense
heat, while the other part retained a
perfect crystalline structure. What
seemed singular, was, that in such
small pieces the distinction should
be so plain and so distinctly marked
between the two structures. Then
there were some bits of Obsidian,
California diamonds" etc. Dave
found a piece of agate -colored sill
icate on a high promontory, where a
party from Fort Davis had been
junketing, and had thrown away
their oyster-cans; and he insisted
that it was a petritied oyster. 1t
was, indeed, most perfect copy of
that bivalve; but it seems incredible
that petrifaction could take place
above ground, even in this wonder
fully antisepic atmosphere Of western
Texas.
The evidences of volcanic action
in the vicinity of Fort Davis are tre-
mendous. In many places the
granite seems to have been lifted up,
and cast down. and churned together
until it was ground into atoms,
which were glued together into vast
powders, which a second time are
rotting Point of Rocks is simply
the gray. granite forehead of a sierra,
two hundred feet high, which, with
out a seam or wrinkle, broadly bares
itself to the sunset Other hills
seem also to have been formerly of
stone; but in some old telluric day.
when all these mountains were sick,
they were rifted and rocked, split
into square powders, which still lie
in their places, like blocks built into
a pyramid. Others thundered with
hideOus ruin and combustion" down
through the scraggy bushes, and lie
now in the edge Of the valley, higher
than the live-oaks. Their sharp
edges have been rounded by the
winds. which have filed them,
shrieking, now these thousand cen
turies.
On the summit of one of the
sierras there was wedge of gray,
bird 's-eye granite, forty feet high.
standing on its point. Dave clapped
his Herculean shoulder against it,
and thought to throw it over.
Fool,-to attempt what the tempests
OF the icons have tried in vain
I Overland Monthly for June.