The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-03-14
Generaiities.

WASHINGTON. The following town officers
were chosen At the meeting on the ith: Mod
orator, Thomas 5. Babb; Clerk, j. NJ. Newhall :;
Selectmen, Thos. S. Babb, William Young, q.
ID. Wright; Treasures. p. q. ingalls,; Town
Agent, l.. NJ Staples; $. $. Committee, l.. NJ.
Staples: Auditor, Robert Hopkins; Collector
Moses Walcott. Newhall, Wright and Ingall
are Republicans, the rest Democrats.
Capt. Dennison, late Of the steamer City Of
Richmond, has purchased the wood and coal
yard of J. W. Deerng, 40 Commercial street
| Portland, and will continue the business Ii
we lived in Portland, and wanted AN honest ton
of good coal, we should call upon the Captain
Sergeant John Sullivan, an Irishman, com
mitted suicide last Saturday, at Fort Preble, ia
Portland, by shooting himself in the head with
pistol.
MIR. Peters has introduced In Congress q bill
| to continue for life the salary of ex-Judge
Ware Of Portland.
Brig Selma, ashore below Rockland was got
off and towed into that port on Saturday by the
/ tug C. B. Sanford.
| AS the wood train on the f, & n. A Railway
was passing Cosgsn, THURSDAY. 4 pair vi
horses owned By Elijah Clements, Of kendu--
/ keag, became frightened, and, Jumping upon
/ the track, attempted 70 run ahead Of the loco
/ motive. The animals We're attached 10 Two
sleds, which impeded their career omevhat,
but they made excellent time, and some
/ NIFTY feet over the iron bridge before the engine
overlook Them. The engineer reversed his
machine, and endeayored to stop the train but
the momentum was too great and the engine
struck the horses, killing one instantly, while
the other escaped without scratch
Mschias, Marchs. The house Of Capt. joseph
BRYANT at Machasport, WAS burned about
O'Clock this morning Capt. Bryant, t, geth-r
! with his wife and two grand-iaughters aged
about II and II, persisted In The fire Mr. Bry-
! ant was about %. The bodies were rescued
but very badly burned. j. is not known how
| the tire originated.
An Oregon paper say. John b. Peak ran
| on With Benton county girl and married her
for which he WAS prosecuted in the Circuit
! court at Corvallis last week. but The iury got
sight OF the pretty wife whom he got by Ne
operation and unanimously voted they would
have done it too
Senator Sumner H. said to speak like man
| with Il perpetual cold which never get, unv
| better He is the stole OF the Senate ana h.
| feelings are injured by the threats Of Conklng
/ to about the same extent a, would b- tho-t VI ,
/ rhnoceros listening to the ronJuga,iou Vi 4
! Dutch verb.
!
/ the track In front Oi a. approaching tram iu
South Boston Saturday, one. i lal Of fourteen
/ made miscalcuiatlOn Of distance, VA- kuocAeI
! down, run over, both .egs and arm, cut OF an
/ instantly killed
An Indianapolis baggage master has been les
/ energetic IN his handling OF Vali-es since / pi.-
| tol III one of those travelling companipu. ~
| discharged as the baggage struck the platform
! after flight Of about fifteen feet. ,cuiing 4 ba
IN dangerous proximity 10 the to~~er', bead
| Mr.. Conkling wishes he hadn't COMPARED Mr.
4 Edmunds To Don QlXote, in the senate FIR
day Quoth CDnkhug. He l. fighting IS wind
mill "Certa,niy | am" -li W.. imlnd,.
! The gentleman from New / rN."
/ gentleman of thi, city mo has been .uu-
/ posed to be dead for some time, and from whom
/ some Of his spirituali>t friends have received
communications through u medium appeared
esnuch 10 their astonShment on Our street a feyy
DAYS since. Bangor Commercial.
In the Green Bay Wis., po,t-oiliae = notice
Is posted up which reads a. toluws Price of
) cent stamps cents each licked nui stuck o.
cents each the clock will answer the question
boT IN Lewiston, last Wednesday. ju9r ID
see how it would feel, put hi, tongue I'm on. n
the iron rods OF the bridge. lie hasn't quite 50
much tongue now a. he had, and is not disposed
TO repeat The experiment
The subcommittee investigating tbe financial
record Of Paris for the last eleven wears con-
Sl>tng Of Gov. Perham, w. X kimb.lI. amt
AFah Black, report $ J+2-G2 uuacnuuuyed f1i
There j. Il man IN Ella township. Iowa. VII.
has Tor years worn no h-4I -1t erinY hut bis
shock Of red hair, although driving about con
stantiN IN the seNeTest weather.
girl at Council Bluff, persisted In eneourag-
ing man against the wishes Of hrr mother tu.l
Wa Eaired amt teathered by that fond parent
] unUll;tI conduct