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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-06-15

News of the County and City.

EMPIRE CITY tIEGrs lNu Mrs tGERIE, ON
the 23d We are 10 lmyea Circus and Mcnagrrir,
which ha> several p-cuIaritica. III The first
place il travels by railroad exclusively, and
visits no places to which the ears do not run.
The company has ID contract with the Maine
Central for the use Of twenty cars, with loco
motives, tor the transportation of performers,
horses, and animals, including the elephant
BESIDES other novelties, the rare spectac lie of Il
balloon ascension in given free to all spectators.
4 contemporary gives the following notice of th,
establishment
This complete and comprehensive establish
ment Has organized for the summer and Win
ter seasons for thu, year, presenting Il rare
aggregate OF unequaled attractions. The de-
partmcut of the arena is made up of the very
best equestrian and acrobatic talent of Europe
and America and affords an array OF well
known names which cannot fail TO interest the
circus-gOin9 public.
Prof. Renno Will 90 up among the clouds,
carried by his monster balloon, "Faulah."
The process of imitation is new, hot air being
substituted for the Old plan of gas Ladies and
gentleman are invited to make journey beyond
the clouds in this great ar-Shlp.
Among the list Of names comprising the
artists of the arena, we notice many familiar
and well known to the public Charles Fills,
the British somersault and pirouette rider, late
from Len,'s, and Mile Emma Stokes, whose
teatS OF classic eqlitatiOn are replete with grace
and elegance are among the equestrian cele-
hrties. Miles Andrews and Louise, C0rteS
yol0Hte and eiiSti9te, the Watson Brothers
three in number. Jean Johnny, Signor Bliss,
Jerome Tutte, Master Frank Ashton, James
Reynolds and Bill Andrews, in their feats of
athletic strength, Vaulting and tumbling, make
up such an entertainment AZ is seldom seen in
this part of the world. The company is large,
wen selected, and of excellent material, and the
tests OF the clowns are original and always to
the point
Two dens of living wild animals, entered by
NJ le Minnie Williams the noted Lion Queen,
VIII be introduced at each performance.
Everybody will come and see this equestrian
anu geological exhibition of the season, and be-
hold the balloon ascension, which takes place 1T
one o'clock in the afternoon.
The Female Minstreis did not meet with great
success here. Ladies were scarce in the audi
cnce, and the young men who were present in
Obliged i'm free and vigorous criticism of the
brunettes and blondes on the stage. Soon af-
forwards one of the company called at this of
fec, saying that MADAME Rentz and her troupe
had split" and desired some bills for one of the
halves As the company consisted of five, how
an equal division was effected is conjectural
A gentleman of this city wears an old fashion
ri silver iourpence attached to his watch cham,
n atlectionate remembrance of the time when
t was the equivalent for square honest drink
If old cognac.
The old and well known circus of Stone Il
Murray will exhibit in this city Jolly 1st Adj
next week.
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ApRoIT BANK ROBBERY. The First Ma
tional Bank of Brattleboro', Vt, was rob-
bed 10y two adroit BURGERS at noon, We'd
nesday. AT the time the theft was COM
mtted the President and Teller were alb
sent at dinner, leaving the assistant teller
alone in the bank. A gentleman stepped
in and purchased a draft, asking what the
bank paid for gold The stranger then
took from his pocket bag, which he
said contained S240 in gold. The assist
ant teller counted the contents of the BAG
and announced the result to the stranger
who remarked that there must be some
mistake and that he would take it back
where he got it, for the amount of gold
was not what it should be- He immedi-
acly left the bank, and soon after it was
discovered that 500, 900 in bonds and bank
notes were missing. "The supposition
~ says the Rutland Herald ''that while
the assistant teller's attention was absorb
ed in counting the gold, an accomplice
came in, going behind the counter unno-
ticed, stepped into the vault and took the
money, and then fled through the rear
window of the bank which was open. as
the print of boot heels was visible upon
the window sill The man who offered
the gold for sale was Of small statue, well
dressed, having black side whiskers and
wearing q fashionable stove-pipep hat
The discovery, although made within
half hour, had given the rascals an
opportunity to escape with their plumber
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New Hampshire.

The Democracy Of New Hampshire
have fully realized the fruits of their
splendid victory of last spring. Weston
is elected Governor and the House is Or
gained in Democratic interest. These,
with three Democrats in Congress, make
q most satisfactory state of things in the
Granite state The state is not tickle, and
there is no fear Of her falling back into
the arn,s.of radicalism.
On Wednesday the inauguration of
Weston was celebrated at Concord with
great relolcings A military and civic
parade was had, with speeches, sc. A
barbecue was feature Of the occasion,
the big OK presented by Hon. Frank
Jones to the City of Manchester because
it went Democratic, being roasted whole.
The state being now in Democratic con
troll. the party will proceed 10 bring the
ship back on the right course, and to I'M
do all the wrongs Of radicalism. so far as
possible The correspondent of the Bos-
ton Journal prophesies as follows
| 1t is not settled positively as vet what course
the Democrats Will pursue in relation to Office
| holders The old doctrine shat to the Wet ors
belong the spoils, will probably prevail. y
sweeping removal of present incumbcnts, from
Justices ofthc supreme Judicial Court down to
Deputy sherits, is pretty sure to be the pro
grammc. After having removed the present
| officials, the Democrats intend to rc-distric the
State for Senators and Councillors, and to make
| in all bn
Democrats are already Dragging that they will
get twelve Representatives next March inst cad
| of three. as now. 1t is uncertain how the State
| offices will be filled. but ii is considered to be
pretty sure that Colonel l.. W. Cogswell OF
| Henniker, Labor Reform. viii be Treasurer.
There are quite Il number of applicants for the
position of Secretary of State. 1t is said that
Charles c. Pearson, publisher of The People,
can he State Printer if he desires the position.
| The old report that Judge Bellows will be re-
tanned on the bench as Chief Justice is revived.
What further tie Democrats propose to do is
not yet made public, but they intend to have :;
general stirring up of things. and have already
proved themselves pretty adept i'll that line OF
| hllSnpSS
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New York Harbor Improvement.

Besides the. plan for the erection of
splendid stone piers to cncircle the lower
portion Of the city, in place of the present
ricllcty wharves, the Sound entrance to
New York is to be improved by one of
the greatest engineering feats for the IA
cilitating of navigation ever undertaken
in this country. The massage from the
harIor of New York into Long Island
Sound, through what is known as Hell
rocks. reefs and shoals. which render its
passage difficult and dangerous. Vessels
are often detained a long time, waiting
for favorable chances to gct through
The greatest obstacle now in the passage is
the submarine promontory called lIallett's
Point, the scene Of the extensive opera
tons above referred TO. The point stretch
cs from the I.ong Island shore nearly 400
feet into the river, and, when removed,
will enable ships OF the largest class to
approach New y orll. via this passage, in
safety Vessels from Europe, by taking
the Sound route, will save over a hun
dred miles Of hazardous coast navigation,
and avoidthc tcrrors Of Squam Beach and
Barncwat.
The work ut IIallctt's reef has for its
object the removal Of the entire mass of
this rock TO a depth of - feet below mean
low water mark, from the shore line to
the end of the reef. The plan of opera
ton was conceived by, and is carried out
under the immediate direction of Major
| General John Newton Of the nitcd States
corps of Engineers. This reef contains
| 100000 cubic yards Of the hardest gne iss
rock known on the continent 1t is most
| " stratilicd vertically, the Horizontal
strata being of mica intcrsected with very
| heavy quartz veins from two inches to
three feet thick. When it is considcre
that the work preparatory to blasting this
vast body Of rock must be carried on I'M
der water. something OF an idea Of the
magnitude Of the undertaking may be
formed. The method pursued may be
briefly outlined. From a shaft sunk at {
| distance from The shore of about quar-
ter the length of the reef, and from 105 t(
IS feet deep, ten tunnels from 20 to ,;
feet high, and from T. to Is wide, have
been drilled r}diating from the shaft I'M
der the river, and varying from GS to 10,
feet in length. These are to be intersect
ed by seven concentric galleries, ~ fee
high and % wide OF these one has al
ready been pierced and another is undc1
way When the tunnels have been Gu
the intended length, and the gal}erie:
completed, the rock will be left upon pill
| lars. Into chambers cnt iu these pillar
| 10000 pounds OF powder will he placed
besides nitro-glyccrine and dualin, anc
| the whole fired simultaneously by n
electric battery This will shatter eacl
column and the roof into fragments, an(
the broken rock will be drcdgcd up an,
removed. Two hundred people are now
employed on the work, the larger mum
Der being Cornish men, some direct from
Cornwall, and others from the Lake Su
pcrior copper mines and the silver mine
of Colorado and Nevada The work wa:
commenced in November, 1869, and it i.
expected that everything will be in readi
ness FIR the GRAND explosion in July
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Democratic State Convention.

The Democrats of the several Cities, Towns and
Plantations of the State OF Maine are requested to
meet in Convention to be holden at.
GRANITE HALL, AUGUSTA,
On TIESDA y June eth, 1871, at II O'Clock 4. NJ.
To nominate Candidate for Governor;
To elect State Committee for the political year com
mencing Jan. LIST, 1922 and to transact any other
business that may be deemed expedient,
Every City, Town, and organized Plantation will
be entitled to one Delegate, and an additional Dele
gate for every IS votes cast for the Democratic cand
date for Governor at the State election of 1870 and
Delegate.
No delegate will be entitled to a seat in the Con
vention whose residence is not established in the
City, Town, or Plantation, which he claims TO rep
resent.
The State Committee will be in session at the
Mansion House, Augusta, on the evening previous
to the day of the Convention, and at the Reception
Room at Granite Hall from to II O'Clock on the
day OF the Convention to receive the credentials OF
delegates and to hear and determine all that
may come before them, subj to the ratification of
the Convention.
JAMES II. BUTLER, Penobscot, Chairman.
HENRY HARRINGTON, Lincoln, Secretary.
ALONZO GARCEL0N, Androscoggn.
JAMES C. MADIGAN, Aroostook.
CHARLES f. MORRILL,, Cumberland.
F. j. BUTLER, Franklin.
MONROE YOUNG, Hancock.
CHARLES A. WHITE, kennebtc.
f. X. O'BRIEN, Knox.
SAMUEL r. CARTER, Oxford.
ANDREW W1GGIN, Piscataqus.
A. j. FULLER, Sagadahoc.
VIM. d. HAYDEN, Somerset
VIM. H. SIMPSON, Waldo.
SAMUEL d. LEAVITT, Washington
Ii. X. BRADBURY, York.
May %, 1871. Democratic State Committee
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Tornado.
WORCESTER. Mass, Jnnc u

w ORCESrER Mass, June II.
A sweeping tornado passed through
the towns of Paxton, Holden and West
Boylston this afternoon, at half past four
O'Clock, demoishing every building in
its track and tearing up trees by the
roots. The first account of it received
here was of its appearance in the town
of Paxton where it demolished the barn
of l.. N. Parkhurst, and blew off one ga
Bile Of his house. From there it went in
Il th-easterly direction, and blew down
the building of Mr.. Bigelow on the old
town farm. From there it went through
the woods sweeping all before it, and
striking the house and barn ofLewis Mar
tin, in Holden, entirely demolishing
them both. The village of Holden was
next in its destructive march, and here
five barns, four houses and one carpenters
shop We're blown down and three persons
were injured, one who was in the carpen-
tiers shop, Charles Burnett, quite seriously.
A strip of heavy stone wall some 20
rods in length was completely blown
over, and large trees were blown thirty
rods, with upwards of q ton of earth up
on their roots. The tornado took but
m oment for its work, and was accompa-
MED by thunder, lightning and rain.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-06-15
NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATURE.
James o. Weston, Democrat, Elected
Governor.



After an all night session spent in in
gcnious parliamentary de!ayings on the
call Of the previous question on Mr.. Hing-
hams resolution to notify the Senate that
the House was duly organized, Il vote
was carried at six this morning, is yeas
to l2;i nays.
The question then reverted on Bing-
hams original motion to notify the Senate
OF the organization OF the House, which
passed, IA to l2l.
Mr.. Bingham then offered Il resolution
that the House was now ready to meet
the Senate in convention to fill vacancies.
and moved the previous question. After
consultation with the leaders Of the Re-
publican wing, Mr.. Bingham Withdrew
his motion for the previous question and
an agreed statement was made that no
opposition should be made to the resolve
provided that Mr.. Scott Of kcenc, could
be allowed to vote on his arrival to day
as expected, and :hc ballot kept open I'M
ill his arrival or information from HIM
With this understanding the resolution of
Mn. bingham was passed without OPPOSE
ton
At 10, on motion of Mr. Ramsdell, Il
recess until ten was taken.
The convention elected Daniel Marcy,
Democrat, in district No. /, to fill the
vacancy in the Senate, l6l to 1862. There
was one blank, Mr.. Scott, the invalid, not
arriving.
The convention filled the vacancy in
senatorial district No 10, by the following
vote; Hall, Republican, l6l; Smith, Re
publican, 1866, the latter being supported
by the Democrats
The vote for Governor was as follows:
James o. Weston, Democrat, 167; James
Pike, Republican, 159
The Legislature will adjourn to Tues
day, when Governor Weston will be quail
flied The vacancies in the Council, for
districts, are bel ING filled.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-06-15
GeneraIities.

Our Bucksport correspondent writes that
The town authorities have instituted a night
watch having been warned by threatening
letters that the town is to be set on fire when
the wind is right. The trouble grows out of
the liquor traffic The Congregationalist
church is undergoing renovation, remodeling'
reseating, and is to be furnished with stained
glass windows, frescoing, 81. During the
time the society will worship at the Methodist
House.
Mr.. s. G.. Paine, of Canaan, mentions ina
letter to Us, that his wife's grandfather, samuel
Goodrich, is living with them. He was l04
years old the oh of this month, IL healthy, and
his faculties are good. He has always been
straight out Democrat, which accounts for the
Old gentleman, remarkable preservation.
In Bangor, on Sunday while some small
boys We're fooling with pistol, one of them,
Thomas Kirven, aged Is, was shot through the
head, and fatally injured.
Portland rejoces over the completion OF its
new Custom House and Post Office, The hud.
ing cost 2G5 900
The statue to Prof. Morse, inventor of the
telegraph was inmgurated at New lorN list
Saturday.
The Maine Medical Society holds its annual
meeting this week, in Portland.
Hiram Eowden has been appointed Post
master at North Scdgwirk.
me summer traNei l" NIL Desert mas begun
The Administration COW was escorted to
Long Branch by an aI'l-ic-rtmp.
Senator Nchurz is to stump the West this
summer '"r ''o'Fa' re'or"''
! A wealthy old gentleman, seyenty-liye years
| Old, residing in one Of our suburban towns,
| recently offered TO settle twenty thousand dol
lars on any young lady who was resident Of
the same town. who would become his wife.
He desired he sand, some one to ride with him,
spend his money, and take care Of him in hi
old ago. Strange to say, although the place is
noted for It's beauty and accomplishments OF It's
to take the chances Of even becoming a rirh
Young widow.
y Boston surgeon llS Just removed from
Lawrence man neck Il ragged plrre OF the
| olade OF dltk Whch ne carried there ever
sihce h'tnkN@iNlng eye, lNo'' 1t was ftil
a saloon at that time, and Is it proiertcd inside,
the Jaw bone has been an annoyance to him
| Four separate attempts to remove it heretofore,
! have failed; it has now been taken ont through
The oritce of the ear
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y Weil-hhoWh young la.'! OF northampton
DIV afternoon by appearing on Main street,
| i'm her uSual eleGlnt attire LEADING Il row If
| seems that her grandfather had iokiugly prom
| ised her his best cow if she would lead il from
his house to that of her father, about halt a
lllle distant anu heT latler arse promised 70
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The Washington Treaty.

London IS. The Times to day says, in
an editorial:
''The discussion yesterday in the House
of Lord once more shows that the advan-
tagcs of the treaty Of Washington greatly
ovcrbalance its DEFICIENCIES. We admit
that to yield to conciliate an opponent is
unWise, but the American Commissioners
also receded from their original demands,
and the machinery of arbitration is salts
factory, and the claims on both sides could
hardly be settled in y better way.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-06-15

TREASURE TRovE. The recent pur-
chaser OF an old mansion in Stratford, Ct.
formerly owned and occupied by the late
David Brooks, while engaged in tearino
down the stone chimney Of the same. came
across large earthern pot of peculiar
shape and very ancient, containing specie.
What amount Of treasure was found, the
lucky individual is reluctant to state, but
if is noted that after his gooq fortune the
gentleman, who has been engaged in the
dry goods and grocery trade for num-
Der of years, to the surprise Of his many
friends, sold out his stock and fixtures,
leased his store and retired from business.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-06-15

The Pullman cars. on the Maine Cen
trail. both those attached 70 the day trains
and the sleeping cars are very popular,
and well filled. The rates charged for
accommodation upon them, in addition to
the regular fare, are as follows-For wide
berths in sleeping cars, accommodating
two persons, between Bangor and Bos-
ton, 9 each single bcrths $50; section
entire, two bcrthS 81; drawing
section, 81; seats in the parlor cars, be-
tween Bangor and Boston. 81 Augusta.
IIallowcll and Gardiner to Boston, so
cents.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-06-15

We learn that Mr.. Thayer of the Mansion
House, Augusta. proposes to build large and
first class hotel in Ca>tinc. one with two hum
drcd rooms. We know of no better point for q
hotel tor summer tourists, and believe good
business might he done. Castme is a place
where hundreds of people would spend all the
summer months if suitable accommodations
could he had. Ellsworth American.
" hen Col. Thayer shall start on His
tour of observation to Castine, we hope
he will take Belfast on his way, and stop
long enough 10 get 4 good idea Of this
city. lie can find hero excellent locations
for such house, in one Of the most beau
full cities of New England, cool sea
brcezes, daily and nightly communication
by rail- with the western cities, splendid
steamers running along the coa>t-and in
short everything desirable for such IN en-
terprisc. BY all means, LET or cntcrpris-
inc friend tarry here for q day.
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Galveston Texas, June IS. Another
terrible storm from the north north east,
struck this city yesterday at 10 A. NJ, and
continued with great fury until midnight,
destroying telegraphic and railroad COM
munication and doing immense damage
to the city and shipping. St. Patrick s
Church just finished was blown down and
is q total ruin. Steamer Belle of Texas
lost her chimneys.
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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 II. means that the subscription is paid TO that
date. When a new 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 are requested to forward the sums due.
rs In sending money, state THE POST OFFICE
10 which the paper Is sent-Ra
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anniversary Of the death of Charles Dick
ems, was held in Botlins Bower last Fri
day evening. Addresses were made by
Miss Jennie Collins, and others. The
hall was decorated with flowers
p. T. Barnum will be in town on Mon
day with his great travelling museum.
OLIVE