The Republican journal., 1871-06-29

Correspondence OF tho journal.
RoCKLAND, June %. ISL.
"There is lust in man no charm can tame
Ofloudy publishing his neigbbOrs shame
On eagles wings immortal scandals hy.
While virtuous actions are but born and die
The recent shooting atlray, OF which gave
an account in a despatch to YOUR paper last
week, has proved rich harvest for the scan dal
mongers and gossip singers. Many are the
rllmors that are flying around, of alleged I'M
faithful husbands nnd wives and shooting
irons are booked ,tpOn with no degree OF favor
by many. The man Barstow, after being held
in custody for nearly twenty four hours, was
released, 40 complaint having been preferred
against ann, for the reason, presume, that no
one 'without sin" could be found 'to throw
the first stone" at him, or perhaps here might
have beena scarcity OF stones. Ncrrill, learn,
is rs comfortable IL could be expected, the
pistol shot wound not being of Il dangerous
character. II is rumOred that "a number of shots
were fired, but if SO, they could not have taken
effect, as only one wound of that character was
found upon Nerrill, and one bah extracted
Business is exceedingly dull here and not
withstanding the Cobb Lime Co.., very lilllc
lime is being manufactured, and very little
money made either by that company or Others
thus far this season. Messrs. Firwell a Ames
have commenced on the foundation of their
new block. Their building is to be seventy
feet in front, and ninety feet back. The first
story will have three very large stores, and the
second story is to be Hall OF the same capacity
aud style of IIayford Hall in your city.
A meeting of the citizens is called, to he held
in City Hall this evening, to consider the mat
Lincoln Railroad, and presume that the city
will soon be called upon to vote an additional
sum of money TO complete the road, this being
the second and last call, it is said fer that pur
pose.
Two Boston runners, of amorous inclina-
tons were gobbled up by the police, and put in
choky for some misconduct toward certain re-
spectacle young ladies on the street. They
were arraisncd before his honor the Police
| Ju. rc. this morning, and complained of tOl
| some offence not known in the statute or com
| mon law and woodblnel in the sum of ten do
| lars each and cost of court which they prompt
| ly paid, and made tracks for the steamer CIT!
Of Richmond, which boat, by the way, will ii,
a man in getting III or out of town ON time an'
/ even though he has been unfortunate, Will b.
| treated kindly by the gentlcmanly officers ant
crew. We hope it will prove 4 good lesson f
them. and all others who indulge in such prac
tees, and we would kindly suggest that youn!
| ladies lie little more careful not to ulge il
sly chances at commercial traycIlcrs., some an
in the habit of doing
Arrangements are being made to haye & cclc
| hraton here on the coming Fourth Of July
consisting Of a procession, Grafton, boat race
and fire works. There is also to he Il trot at tn
Knox trotting park in this city.
Consolidation is still the rage IN this locality
If it continues much longer. | fear that W
| may loose our identity. 1t has now got into tn
| legal procession, and Mes>r>. A. :. Rice and 4
| q. Hall have formed copartnership for tn
| practice of l:lw, thus uniting the tWoc 6-ordn1t
| branches of the democratic aud republican
| parties in this place. cannot say whether ~
political pap is TO he divided equally OF moi
However they are not ''bal haired" fellows, Am
we wish them abundant success. NoMEN,