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The Republican journal., 1872-10-10
Confagration at the EscuriaI.

Within u year or two past the devasta-
ton of fire has seized upon some of the
oldest and most renowned structures of
the world. An old English castle, filled
with relics of past ages and gems of art,
became a blackened ruin the mad fury of
the mob applied the torch to the palaces
of the French kings. And now we have
the intelligence that the most wonderful
editice Of all, the Spanish palace of the
Escurial has been seized upon by the de-
vouring element.
This editice has curious and romantic
history. When that impersonation of hu-
man uglness and unscrupulous king craft,
Philip I'd of Spain, was extending his do
minons by all possible means, his army
entered the northern provinces of France
and laid seige to st. Quentin. A French
army. under the Constable de Montmoren-
cy, attempted to relieve the place, and the
contest took place on st. Lawrence's day.
In the critical hour of the battle, Philip
made vow that if the saint would inter-
| pose in his behalf, he would build in his
honor the most magnificent monastery in
the world. BY the aid of the martyr or
the valor and skill of the commander, the
French were defeated, and the EScurial
was the result of the VOW and its fulfil
ment. The spot selected was a barren
| tlJn Nlnt
Madrid, lonely and secluded spot, and
! here, over three hdndred years ago. We're
laid the foundations. Twenty-one years
| labor and fifteen millions of dollars were
expended upon the work. AS St, Lawrence
! suffered martyrdom upon a gridiron, the
architect took the form of a square imple-
490 feet long for the handle, and towers
! for the legs. The size Of the main editice
is 40 by $50 feet. 1t contains a royal pal
ace chapel, monastery, two colleges, IL
braries, hospitals, halls, intirmaries, q
countless number of apartments, and ,6SS
windows. Within the chapel is the burial
| place of the Spanish monarchs.
This palacemonastery was filled with
rare treasures of art and litcrature-im-
mense libraries, elegant paintings by the
old masters, aud wonderful sculptures. 1t
has been called the eighth wonder OF the
world The cause of the fire was an un-
usual one. A storm swept over the mount
aims on the evening Of the second Of this
month, and lightning set the Escurial on
fire. The dispatches represent that the
destruction is very great, the woodwork
being nearly All gone and the walls de-
| faced and blackened OF course a great
portion OF the contents have been destroy
ed
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10

"A correspondent writes that one LO-
renzo Dickey,a government clerk for eight
years at Washington, where he lives and
has q wife, voted at Monroe in September.
His case is probably identical with that of
the indicted Robbins, at Union. We hope
that Attorney Rice, of Knox County, will
press the case in his charge. 1t is time
that this kind of imposition should cease.
The Bangor Whig has discovered the
true difference between a hat and q bon
net. If the strings are tied under the
chignon-hat if under the chin-bonnet.
Against the boasted radical majority in
the Maine Legislature, we offset Georgia,
where thus far 129 Democrats and Re
publicans are elected as representatives.
Capt. Myles Standish, "the man who
fought and prayed" is to have monu-
ment at Duxbury, the cornerstone of
which was laid on Monday.
The sober self of man in Augusta
thus warns the public against tritling with
his drunken self. by advertisement in the
Journal
Whoever sells or offers to sell to me any in
toXicating liquors of whatever nature. or ho-
ever sells any in my presence. tCiW De prose-
cuted to the JuU ectent Of the la,c-Sumner s.
Brick.
Papers all over the country are warn
ing their readers against small pox,
which is on the increase.
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10
GEORGIA ELECTION.
A Sweeping Democratic Victory.

As the Journal went to press on the day
Of the election in Georgia, We were una
ble last week to give the result. We are
now able to state that the administration
has scarcely Il foothold in the state After
ali the hrag and bluster Of radical papers
and orators. the democracy Of Georgia
greets the country with fifty thousand ma
iority for their ticket, against thirty thou
sand last year. A despatch dated at Au
gtlsta the 9TH. from the chairman of the
Democratic State Committee, makes the
following announcement
Partial returns from ninety odd counties
are received. All but five give Democratic
maiorities. SO far but eight Radicals are
elected to the Legislature Smiths maiori-
ty will probably exceed fifty thousand, rs
the counties to be heard from gave large
Democratic maorites at the last election
Push the column on; advance the lines in
Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania
A. b. WRIGHT.
The Associated Press agent sends sub
stantially the same figures. IN proportion
to the territory heard from. as follows
ATLANTA, GA, Oct . Official report,
of ninety-nine counties show Il majority
for Smith Dem.) of t0,0l3. Thus far, 129
Democrats and six Republicans are elect
ell as Representatives.
SAVANNAH. GA, Oct. I. The reports
from counties continue to increase the
Democratic majority, which from presen
indications will reach $4,000,
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10
Waldo County Fair.

Owing to the continued rains, the ex
hibition on the fair grounds this year
aside from the races, was very meagre
indeed The building devoted to the mis-
cellaneous articles and crop specimens,
was almost entirely bare. Fred Atwood
of Winterport, displayed 4 fine assort
ment of agricultural implements, incud
ing the Meadow King Mower Holling-
worth's Sulky Horse Rake, Excelsior Lawr
Mower, Eagle Seed Sower, Victor Horse
Hoe and Cultiyator, &c. Two coops OF
fowls, belonging to Mr.. Atwood and
Horace Thurlow, of Belfast, We're in close
proximity to box of cranberrics, whicl
they We're engaged in eating.
Thursday, the first race took place \
trial of tour years old, raised and owneC
in the, County, for two purses. There
entered Fred Pitchers Charcoal, +. D.
Trundy's Lady Buchanan, and e. A, Beck.
with's Little Fred. Best three in five
mile heats. First purse was won by Lit
tie Fred, I'd by Charcoal
There was second race for purses
$50 to first, $25 to second and Sl5 I,
third. There were entered, ID. l. Pitchers
American Lady; j. F. IIaines Sherma
Knox, and Chas Burkett's Red jacket
American Lady had the pole. First heat
won by Red Jacket in 2.52 12, who also
won second, closely pressed by Knox IN
both heats Third heat also won by Red
Jacket, in 2.5G IA. .
Friday afternoon rs the grand sweep
stakes for a purse of S175, 800 TO the
first, $50 to the second and S25 to the
third. The following were the entries
Mumm, bay gelding. owned by DR.. Tewk>
bury, OF Portland, and driven by l1alne>.
Ink, jet black mare, owned by Waldo I
Pierce of Bangor, and driven by Connor.
Calais Boy, gray seldng, driven by Drake.
Victor, bay gelding formerly stallion Buchan
an, owned by F. w. Berry and driven by Phin.
Moody.
Red jacket, bay stallion, owned and driven
by Burkett of Union.
American Lady, brown mare, owned and
driven by d. l.. Pitcher.
Victor won the pole, and trotlted fairly
and handsomely around, Ink frequently
breaking, Victor winning the heat in
2.3S 1-2, with Ink second and Mumm
third Red Jacket and Calais boy were
distanced. The second heat was won by
Ink in 242, and Victor was Withdrawn,
having received cut Third heat by Ink
in PAP II. Fourth he:,t, dead. Fifth
heat and the race by Ink, the second purse
being awarded to Mumm.
The second race was contended for by
David Lancaster's Nellie, Sheridan of
Searsport, l.. D. Pitchers Milkmaid, and
Black Victor by Ivory Lord, of Bucksport.
The first heat was won by Black Victor
the second was dead, third by Sheridan,
and fourth, fifth and sixth by Milkmaid,
who took the purse.
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10
The October Elections.

If the dispatches which we publish in
another column are to be relied upon,
Pennsylvania has gone for the radicals by
small majority. The $4,000 majority
claimed in Philadelphia cannot be an
honest one. The same course of out
rageous procedure which pardoned pen
itentiary convict for the aid he could lend
the tickets, has contributed largely to this
result. But in the country, where fraud
was less at home. the Democrats have
made in some instances splendid gains.
Lancaster County alone gains almost ten
thousand for Buckalew, over Grants vote
of 1868.
In Ohio, the dispatches claim the state
for the radicals by 10000. There is rea-
son to believe that it has given something
less than that figure, but it has taken that
direction
Indiana looks more hopeful The re-
turns are meagre, but the indications
point to the election of Hendricks
OF course this result is not what we
had hoped for 1t is, however, one which
has been achieved by desperate men,
through desperate means. What their
ultimate designs may be we cannot say.
but it may well be feared that the encour-
agement which they will receive from
this success OF open and scandalous bribery.
is full of trouble to the country in the com
ing years. 1T the men in office can rob the
people with impunity. and then with a
tithe of the proceeds buy their way again
to power, why may not the process be
continued indefinitely? The time may
have come of which Shakspere wrote,
when
"Ofences gilded hand may shove by justice;
And oft 'tis seen, the wicked prise itseif
Buys out the ldtr.'
How far this process may be carried,
or how long it will continue, are OF course
conjectural. We should like, for the safe
ty of our form of government, and the
good of the people, to believe il will end
here
With the meagre returns at hand, We
by no means give up the contest i'll the
country at large. Ii it shall prove that
we have carried two out of the three
large states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Indiana, the chance is still good for Il ma
tional triumph. With the exception OF
South Carolina, the whole Southern elec-
toral vote will be added TO our northern
strength, and by a fair estimate of the
latter, give us the country. This cannot
be determined until the smoke clear,
aWay
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10

An essay on the Lobster, originally
published in this paper two years ago,
comes back to us in the Boston Globe,
credited to the Cincinnati Commercial
The latter paper in qualified to write CON
cerning sharks, no doubt.
The Kennebec Journal relates that
loaters steal the trout which visitors
catch at Moosehead Lake. One fisherman,
who was Il railroad conductor, made
holes with his punch in the tails of his
fish, and afterwards found them in pos
session of a thief. Him he straightway
went for. Parties should always have q
tail-puncher along with them.
Mrs. Simpson, up at Bangor, has in
vented a needle-threader. She hasn't yet
sent us one.
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10

The Presque Isle Sunrise is inclined
to note the elevation Of other things than
the lumnary of day 1t speaks of the re-
marks made at Portland by Gov. Nicker-
son of Searsport.
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10
Knox County Fair.

The Free Press says the fair OF the Knox
County Agricultural and Horticultural
Society held in Roclsland, was all and
expected under the circumstances. From
the opening on Thursday, the weather
was bad in the extreme. The fact that
under such circumstances there was actu-
ally q very excellent show Of fruit yege-
tables, farm products, butter, cheese, etc
the solid things from the farm, as well as
good quantity of household manutac-
lures and elegant works Of art at the hall,
while entries Of live stock for exhibition
at the park were also numerous, proving
beyond a doubt that, had the weather
been propitiouS, the Society would have
reoiced i'll perhaps the most successful
exhibition ever held by Them
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10

The small pox has made its appearance
at Union, Knox county. Geo. Alden. son
of Augustus Alden, Esq, died on Mon
day, after Il short illness. He had just
returned from the vicinity Of Boston.
Much anxiety is felt in the community at
the pres ence of the disease.
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10

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The Republican journal., 1872-10-10

WOMEN WHO WERE NOT FRIGHTENED
BY BURGLARS. A few days ago there
was exhibited in Worcester i case of dar-
ing and courage which put to the blush
many OF the sterner sex. The wife of a
Shore Line Railroad conductor was visit
ing in that city, and in the afternoon went
to ride with lady friend returning to the
house Of the latter about 10 o'clock in the
evening. While the visitor was remov-
ing her hat and shawl she heard her friend
commanding some one to leave, and upon
going down to ascertai n the cause, found
her friend confronting a big burly fellow
| In his stocking feet, and trying to get him
out into the street, and he declared he
| would not 90 unless he was given a pair
OF boots. The husband of the lady of the
house being absent, no man being within
call, and the house being situated at some
distance from any neighbor's, things began
to assume serious aspect. Our heroine
very calmly told the intruder that he must
and should leave the house at once, but if
he wanted a pair of boots she would get
them for him, and hastily leaving the
room she IAN up stairs with the evident
intention Of carrying her promise into ei-
iect. She soon returned, but in place of
the boots she held in her hand Il revolver,
which she quickly presented to the
scoundre's head, with the threat that if
he did not leave his life should then and
there be taken. The miscreaut, seeing
he was in bad predicament began to
beg for his life, which was promised him
if he would at once leave the premises,
which he did without waiting for boots OF
anything else. Our heroine then procured
a light and proceeded to reconnotre. She
first went to the barn and released the
dog; then returning to the house she
raised the window and rang large din
ner bell, which soon called ncighbor to
the scene, who, on being informed OF the
facts, made Il thorough search of the
premises, but without finding that any
thing had been stolen
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10
GeneraIities.

| rendered Il DECISION or an appeal from the
decision OF the examiners, affirming the
action OF the latter in refusing the regis
| tratlon OF masonic symbol as Il trade
mark. In his decision he says that among
MaSons with whom this token has a moral
| significance, its use in that capacity would
undoubtedly be regarded rs a base pros
titutlon OF 1t to mercenary purposes, while
with others its mystic forcc would often
dissipate its virtues as trademark. and
perhaps in some instances place the artl-
Gle it appears upon under 4 ban
At recent meeting of the directors of
the Bangor and Machias Shore Line Rail
road, at Cherryfield Colonel e. Mayo ot
Orono made a proposal to build seventy
flve miles OF the road east from Bangor
Should his offer be accepted by the board
OF directors within sixty days, the con
tractors OF construction company will
obligate themselves to finish the road and
have the cars running from the Penohscot
to East MachiaS by December /. 1873.
The Free Press says James NJ. Beverage
| OF Ihomaston, met with an accident by
having one of his fingers caught and
severely iammed in the O'Brfen shoe
factory last Friday. Some wears agu M
| Beverage lost the thumb aud all the
fingers Of bis right hand. and his lett
hand has been his chief depcndrnc, ia
writing and such manual labor As he has
been able to perform.
The medicine chest OF one of the abau-
doned Arctic whalers was broken open hy
some OF the natives, who, thinking they
had found prize. proceeded Id swallow
the contents of all the bottles The sur
vivors describe the result AS startling tor
tinn of o,.n,, ~, L,'',,;77,,.,,,, ,.',i
the paItqlcrs jicj goJ ',.,,.. ,..,,,'.i
but couldn't
wa,
Gently passing through one OF tbr rrir,i.
pal thoroughtares in Virginia City. Nry
majestic OK suddenly diSappeYrrd .,.J
was found to have f,Iirn - IttIa ,,,tte~,i
500 feet down into Il mininr SHAFT
There is an exciting uncertainty ahnut
street travel in that city which ,,reatIy
ADDS 10 It's attractions.
The friends of Mr.. F. Dickev au ,rrl.-
tect of Boston, are alarmed n his uu.,
planned disappearauc. MIR Dipkr, IL.
Supervising architect of n Narv's t'hur.,
now building At Bangor, and Iclt here lor
fr ao',l' T ltig Nv I,i.' ''S' ''.H' - "'II'''"
not arrived there, and nothing IS known
OF MS "hereaooulS-
DIR. Prime of the New Yn,i- t,....r,...,
has been deer-hunting IN the Adirondack-,
anu with exceptional lack OF enthusiasm
says;
''lhe romance OF deer-stalktng and the
renown of the successful huntsman some
of tyyo ,',o j., h,t ti,i' ,
beast in the 1yafo. ,yb,Ia tbo oti',, -,
him
Chauncey JaqueS OF Green1ine, T. |
was out cunning Monday, ana having
yth hin, was as,p;.n1 ,,S' '' hrtI,. Ivy
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The Republican journal., 1872-10-10
REPUBLICAN JOURNAL.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
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ADMINISTRATORS. EXECUTORS and GUARDIANS
desiring their advertisements published in the
Journal will please SO state to the Court.
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10

Said 4 Southern colored man few days
| ago: 1--WE don't want any speeches. Just lift
up the shirt of any eolored man that ever was
4 slave and you will find his Democratic his
! tory written on his back with q whp-lash. 8
! Bangor Whig
| Comment on the above. More than
! one-half the shareholders were not Dem
ocrats, and the hardest of the class were
emigrants from New England who went
thither to grind wealth out of the labor of
slaves and then return. And every New
England man, the editor Of the Wing in
cluded who consumed the cotton, sugar,
rice or other products of slave labor, were
| accessories to the crime, If il was one
Law makes the receiver and the thief
alike responsible, and il it was wrong to
| own slaves, it was wrong TO rece i've the
product Of their labor Now that slavery
is done, there should be an end also of
canting hypocrisy in regard to it.
A gentleman fishing in Pushaw pond on
Monday, caught Il perch, and while drawing it
into the boat a large pickerel pumped and bit it
so firmly that both fishes were safely landed.
The above, from the Bangor Wing has
been going the unchallenged rounds of
| the press for some time. We want it un-
derstoou that Quantehacook, the pond in
which we sometimes wet our lines, is not
to be out-done by any such yam us that
Three citizens of credit and renown are
ready to make solemn affidavit to the
following. They were fishing in the last
named pond when 3 huge pickerel was
hooked and drawn into the boat. While
his captor was busy in throwing out his
line, that enterprising fish seized the bait
box and jumped overheard with it. Now
let Pushaw hang its diminished head.
The Boston Journal gives examples
of high journalism by sending reporter
with Prof King every time he goes up.
The last excursion was from Plymouth,
N. H. to the Province of Quebec. The
adventurous gentlemen passed over the
wild regions of New Hampshire, Maine
and portions of the Province of Quebec,
to the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence,
travelling about five hundred miles in y
houls and AZ minutes They narrowly
escaped being blown tar out to sea, and
making far from agreeable visit to the
inhospitable shores of Labrador. The
peaks of all the White Mountains and
many hills, lakes and rivers in Maine
and Canada were passed over during
dark stormy night, and at an average
elevation of two and one-half miles. The
full report is copied in to-day's paper.
The first of October saw the last of
the nuisance of stamps on legal and busi-
ness documents. The only exception is
that those who have money enough to de-
post in banks, must stamp their checks
The Kennebec ice companies are sell
ing that cooling commodity at one dollar
per ton.
Auburn mourns the loss from its poor
house of pauper aged 1902 years.
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10

SUBSCRIBERS desiring to have the address o
papers changed, must state the Post Office to which
the paper has been sent well as to which it is
to go.
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10

EXTENSIVE LAND SALE. Toby Candol
IN his last letter to the Journal gives the
following particulars Of the recent land
sale in this State:
The recent land sale OF Abner and Phil
anter Coburn to Amasa Sprague & Co. Of
Rhode Island is the most extensive sale
of the kind ever made in Maine by private
parties. 1t embraces all the timber lands
Of the Messrs. Coburn with their booms,
&c. The territory is an area Of 40 900
acres 410,0 of which are situated on the
kennebec waters, and the remaining 10,
600 on the Penobscot waters. 1t com
prscs many valuable townships, and the
purchasers have, according to good judges,
made a clean million of dollars in their
bargain. The pIice was 50 per acre, on
4 total OF 81 $50, 900. The sum OF $500,
600 was paid down. The purchase was
negotiated by Ira Sturgis, Of this city,
who has an eighth part OF the property
Another eighth Is taken by Orville d. Lam
bert Of this city, under whose direction
future operations will be conducted The
remaining siX-eighths are owned by the
Messrs. Sprague.
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10

are requested to take notice of the date
on the eolored slips attached to the paper 1t the
only form OF receipt now used. For instance, IS
May IL means that the subscription is paid to that
GATE. when new payment is made the date will
De Immediately changed to correspond, and thus a
receipt in full is with every paper Subscribers
in arrears are requested to forward the sums due.
The Republican journal., 1872-10-10
The Macon Riot.

Special dispatches to the New York
dailies give the following particulars of
the election riot at Macon in Georgia, last
Wednesday:
"a fight occurred at the polls in Macon
by the negroes to take forcible possession
of the polls, a device which they have
successfully practiced here at the last
three elections. Very early in the morn
ing they massed at the City Hall and
marched down to the polls at the Court
house in column, under the command Of
their captains, lieutenants, and sergeants.
There they found t smaller crowd, prin-
clpally whites. and commenced cr0wding
upon them and forcing them away from
the polls. \ few bouts of tistlcuff occur
red in the dense mass and then a discharge
OF brickbats came from the negroes, tol-
lowed by an order from their leader. JEFF
Long,
TO FIRE Upon THE WHITES.
In the course of few seconds about
fifty pistol-shots were discharged from
both sides, by which one white man was
killed and some five or six negroes were
wounded, two of whom are since dead
The attack came from negroes; and these
general facts are substantiated by numer-
Gus atfidavits before the venerable Judge
Cole. Of this circuit. who was in the
Court and himself witness from
window that the negroes commenced
the atfray, After the atfray, which last,
ed but 4 few moments, the bulk of the
negroes left in haste and disorder, and
swearing that they would give up the
election, as they had been driven from
the polls by violence and could get no
chance to vote. They massed again 1t
the City Hall, where they Were addressed
by the Mayor, guaranteeing them
PERFECT PROTECTION,
by strong force of special police which
had been sworn in for the day. and free
access to the polls. But with few eNrep-
tons they refused to vote. and many OF
them have gone home. The whole o.
this affair is simply the result Of another
attempt by the negroes to carry this pre-
cinct by storm, and firm purpose O
the whites 10 prevent a repetition of the
outrages OF past years. All quiet al this
time -