The Republican journal., 1872-11-21
GeneralitieS.

and commanded by Capt. Thompson, was
wrecked on Cushing Island Portland, on
Tuesday night. All hands were saved except a
boy named William Eaton, of Deer Isle The
crew went ashore on one of the masts. that had
fallen. The boy dared not attempt the passage,
and persisted on the vessel.
Under the new liquor law of Illinois. the heirs
of il man who fatally fractured his skull by fall
ing out of his wagon while intoxicated, have re-
covered $1,000 damages from the barkeeper who
sold h i'm the wherewithall to get drunk.
A boy who was f0oing about Il train of NOV
ing cars, near Portland, was thrown upon the
track and killed, on Monday.
Geo II. Buchanan, engineer at Togus Military
Asylum, was blown up and killed by gasoline
| oil. on Saturday.
New York has a virtuous fit, and Is radng
on the pretty waiter girls Of the con cert saloons
Mr.. Aver, of Buffalo, n. Y, school teacher
at Cherryteld, has mysterionsy disappeared.
LIGHT HOUSES. Commander MAYO gives
notice that meeting of the Local Board for the
examination and promotion of light house keep
erS and assistant light house keepers for Cane
Elizabeth, Negro Island (Camden), ana Mon
hogan, will be held at the Inspectors Office at
Portland, on the 81 of December next-tnd for
Mt. Desert Rock and Grindels Point (Penob-
scot Bay) at Ellsworth on the 26th of Novenl-
ber Appointments will he given by the light
house board in accordance with the recom-
| mendation of the Local Board, subject to trans
fer and promotion.
THE BOSTON FIRE FoRErOLD. The New
York journal of Commerce says that the fol-
lowing remarkable passage occurs in report
on Mansald roofs made to the New York board
OF underwriters by Il select committee in No
yember, 1870: "Frankin and Deyonshirr streets
Boston. are notable examples of this class Of
detective buildings in region where millions
Of dollars Of valuable property are exposed to
loss by single fire. 1t will be not iced that
the locality where the great fire was most de
slructive was forctold with remarkable pre-
clSiOn.
One Of the most touching instances of graft
tude is alleged TO have occurred at Lock Haven
the other day. A little BOY, the child of a
wealthy mother, tumbed into the river He
was rescued by Workingman and restored to
his parent. The woman gave the man three
cent postage stamp and said she would be glad
to have INN come up to her house and sit out in
the entry and hear her play the piano. He
went away with tears in his eyes. He said he
wasn't used to such overwhelming kindness.
Harriet Manuel, an unmarried female, placed
her babe in Il culvert to die in Hallowel, Mon
day. She had previously endeavoured to leave
1t at the depot at Brunswick. Conductor Dodge
warned the Hallowell police to look after her,
and she was therefore watched. The child was
at once taken care Of and the unnatural mother,
who appears to be of feeble mind, has been az
rested.
a Georgia man stationed his son, armed
with Il shotgun to watch 4 favOrlte corn patch.
Stealing around Il short time after to see if the
ltd was AT his post, he CHANGED to make Il little
ru>tng IN the leaves: there was flash and re-
port, and that perforated parent is now fully
convinced Of his sons reliability.
few days since Mrs. .Wm. Harris Of Dix
mont, fell forward from her chair into the fire
III an open fire place, and was so shOckingly
burned that she died after lingering forty-eight
hours in terrible agony. She was over sixty
years OF age and had for long time past been
subject = fits.
The Maine Editors and Publishers Associa-
ton propose holding their winter session at
Augusta, on the nth of January, Frankn's
birthday. and having a supper ut one of the
hotels, with such festivities as will be appropri-
ate to the occasion.
The executors of the late Captain Colvoco.
re>>eS have sued the Phoenix Life ASSN ance
Company, Of Hartford, for $40, 900, the amount
Of the policy held by HIM, so that the courts
will now investigate this strange case, and AS
certain, If possible, whether he committed sui
eide or was murdered.
Both branches of the Boston CITY Govern
ment have requested Mavor Castor to petition
the Legislature atitS special session for authority
for the City Of Boston to issue so 900 600 in
bonds to be loaned TO owners of property in the
burnt district, to aid in rebuilding The Le%s-
laurc met on Tuesday.
A ienl between the boys of the Park street
and Clark street grammar schools, in Portland,
eumhated in an encounter with pistols. in
which the SON Of Il Post Office clerk shot Il boy
named Finnegan in the thigh causing bad
flesh wound. They are each about IA years old.
Mos~rS. Churchill, Watson & CO.. OF Boston,
having escaped the great fire, announce in our
advertising columns to-day that they have a
Ian 60 and complete assortment of Foreign and
Domestic Dry Goods to which the attention of
our dealers Is especially directed.
Jordan, Marsh & 20, sent a check for 80 900
to be appropriated to the liremen who exerted
themselves SO nobly in staying the contiagra-
ton, especially requesting that the lirtmen OF
all eli .eS and towns, who We're present, should
participate in its benefit.
Reeds Brook. an Ellsworth suburb got by
the ears about locating school house, and it
being located hy the School Committee, the
contractor began to get the timber on the
ground. The defeated party the other night
cut the timber so rs to destroy it.
Three runaway boys from Bangor were caught |
IN New Bedford aud taken home Wednesday |
~ bllSOI pulGtI. l DtS art all tllllultn b |
respectable citizens, and their motive in run |
nmg away is unknown. One of them stole S2A
Just before leaving home.
Gen. Il. Brinkerhotl' who was one of the
leading spirits in the Cincinnati Convention,
and who supported Greeley through the can
N;tss, announced the other night in Cincinnati
that he should act hereafter with the Demo
cratic party.
The revenue cutters are stationed for the
winter as follows: Moss wood, at Passport |
Dohbin, at Casino; Mctulloch, 1T Portland; |
Mahoning, at Boston; Active, at New Bedford
Campbell at New London; MocGasn, ut New
port.
Warrants have been issued by u. $. Commits |
Sioner Storrs for the arrest of Susan Is. Anthony
and fourteen other females in Rochester, N. Y,
who voted at the late election. The parties will
probably be brought into court this week.
In the oil regions, where "cites" spring up
i'll night, Il sign WAS recently seen Ill 'front.' of
the large hotel III the city of Antwerp, threat
National lIashery. Cold meat served nj all
hours. Beds with or without bugs"
A gentleman who recently arrived from
Paris, and who MIR. Sumner lust befor" |
leaving, says the Senator'S health is still very
much shattered and has been impaired rather |
than improved by his European trip.
The marshal at New Haven has entered COM
plaint against one hundred and fifty delinquents
who DO not comply WIN the Guy ordinances
concerning stoves treWoal and links AS pro-
lection against danger from fire.
1t is said that contractors in Yarmouth, who
took IL contract to build a ship of 200o tons are
trying to back out of the contract, owing to the
great increase in the price of materials since the
contract was made.
The widow of Theodore Chisam living in |
Whitelield was burned to death an evening or |
two since by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. |
She was burned to crisp, every particle OF
clothing being consumed.
Rev. Robert Colyer wishes "every gin mill |
chained in the bottomless pit of hell" Mr. |
Colyer does wrong to wish anything which |
would encourage emigration in that direction. |
IN. Y. Commercial.
A big Indian, of the Arrapahoc persuasion, |
has embraced Christianity in Washington. |
Phil. North American.
A mighty small Indian could embrace all the |
Christianity there is there now. Post.
A Pittsburg loaded gun could not wait to be
pointed at somebody, but dropped from the |
ceiling where it was hung and lodged its con- |
tents in the feet of two children who were |
pIaying on the floor beneath.