The Republican journal., 1872-08-29
Generalities.

Patrick Doherty, a young boy, fell from a
schooner's rigging at Bangor, striking his he ad
on the rail. His skull was fractured, and he
died almost Immediately.
A newborn baby WAS found floating in the
river at Augusta, that had ''closed its little
being without light" to conceal parental shame
Mrs Charles Ellis. of Ca>tne. died suddenly
near Boston on Friday last while visiting.
c. }. Hall. of Mt. Desert, received patent
July 3oth. for stave iointer.
EX-Gor Cohun is dangerously sick at Show
hogan
Few thunder storms which have visited this
city of late Years. says the Boston journal. have
caused SO much damage rs that which swept
over us Thursday afternoon. Very many of
the principal business streets were flooded, and
cellars filled with valuable merchandise We're
submerged The fire department rendered very
etfectua service in pumping in the flooded see
lions OF this city In the suburbs the damage
WAS considerable. and from many of the ada
cent New England towns come various reports
of lightning strokes, more OF less destructive,
and of the Wrecklng OF streets consequent on
the heavy rainfall. The tobacco crop in CON
neccut was badly damaged and in some parts
OF the State buildings We're blown down.
The new postal cards are TO he light amber in
color, hNe inches by three and one eighth inch
es IN size, aud weigh about one ana a quarter
drachmS. On one side there will be vignette
bead eft the goddess OF Liberty. with the words
tinted States postal card, engraved and print
ed III the highest style of art. This side also
contains the directions Write the superSrrip
ton on this side and the communication on the
other" and Is ruled for the name, state, county,
po~t-ollice, number and street.
II, ~, ,,t,i a
Monument Association, holden At Bristol on
the l0th inst, agents were appointed to solicit
subscriptions from membership in most OF the
towns in Lincoln county. Hon. David Cham
be rliin of Bristol. Treasurer of the Association,
has been appointed lis general agent for the
whole county. halt acre of ground. covering
the ruins OF old Fort William Henry, has been
secured. with the right of way TO the same.
BANGOR. Aug. %. Capt. Robert Wyer, of
this city, died yesterday from the effects OF fall
ing into the water on the evening of the 18th
inst, when he walked off "A wharf while re-
turning from an excursion down the river. He
was ightv-tour wears of age.
Mary DeS-NlPs Mother superior of the Con-
vent Of 81. Xayicr, in this city, died this morn
ing.
John Dixon. "A Young man eighteen years of
age. employed III the freight yard of the Maine
Central railroad. at Augusta while assisting in
switching freight cars on a side track. was
tduSut DN tut >NltH rope ana uuIONH ulltltl
the cars. He was instantly killed, his whole
body being most horribly mangled.
The third trial of Albert L. Spencer for arson
WIS concluded at Bangor Thursday. and result
r,l a> HE Two previous trials in "A disagree ment
of the jury. 1t is said the jury stood Ten for
qnttal and two for conviction. On the preNiou.
trials the standing OF the ures directly the
reverse of this.
Miss Elizabeth Trundy of Surry. who has
been blind from childhood. had her eyes oper-
ated upon by Drs Sanger of Bangor and Hard
ING of Ellsworth so that the sight of one eye
was restored.
An old lady gave this her idea of great
man: lone who is keerfu OF his Clothes don't
drink sperct>. ken read the Bible without spell
ing the words. and eat cold dinner on wash
day without erumbng.'
Pittsburg boys have lovely new toy; it is
called a baSsoon and beside it the sound Of the
devils fiddle becomes dulcet and lin trumpets
are sweet Renaissance.
\ narrow gauge railroad, to cost $1,000
mile, is now in course Of construction IN Prince
Edward Island. 1t will connect some of the
principal places on the island.
The New York confectioner who few years
ago taught his parrot to say pretty creature"
to every lady who entered his store is now very
rich.
An American named Brewster has d>tn-
gui>hed himself by lighting duel with an
Italian nobeman and killing him.
An Illinois woman recently drank lecor
ton prepared from the roots of Woodbine, and
shortly Went where il twimeth.
Billings says There amt ennythng that
will kompetely kurc taZynesS hut have known
a second wife 10 hurry it sum-"
A boy with two tongues is astonishing the
people of Newport, Ind. He should have been
a She