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The Republican journal., 1872-04-04
A Horrible Death.

A most horrible accident occurred on
Union Wharf this afternoon about quarter
past by which a man who only a tew
moments before was il the enjoyment Of
robust health was deprived of life in a
most fearful manner. 1t seems that Mr..
Thomas SkotielG, who resided on Wash
ington street, and who was employed az
foreman for quite a period on board one
Of the Halifax line of steamers, was en-
gagged with two other men, by Mr.. Lunt
to unload q huge ron boiler from a plat
form car on the Union Wharf said boiler
being intended for use iii saw-mill ON
one OF the islands A pair of skids were
procured by the men and glazed against
the SIDE OF the car. One man then sta
toned himself on one side of the kids,
another on the other, while Skofeld stood
between the skids, facing the immense
mass. They then began to urge the boiler
gently forward, when they became con-
vlnced that they could not hold it, and
the two men at the ends sung out to Sko-
field to drop down as they did. But Sko-
field, instead of dropping between the
skids, started to run backwards out Of the
way. Before he had gone more than a
few feet his foot slipped and he tell, the
enormous mass OF iron, weighing fully
ten tons, catching his head in its progress
and 1t may be said, fairly crushing it off,
for there was left only mere mass of
blood, brains and bone, with no semhance
to human skull. Coroner Hall was
called and as we 60 to press is impannel-
ling jury The poor victim leaves a wife
and three children. portland Advertiser.
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04
Some Famoe. shlp..

The Boston Advertiser, in recountinp
the history of the Great Republic, which
was built at Donald Mckay's sbipyard in
Boston says; Here have been built more
fast clipper ships than in any other ship
yards in the world. Here was launched
the Lightning, the fastest ship ever known
She made the trip from Melbourne to
Liverpool in sixty-eight days, q time that
has meyer been equalled by a sailing ship.
The James Baines and Champion of he
Seas were sister ships, and at the time OF
the great Sepoy mutny sailed from Ports
mouth, England, with troops on the same
day. and after one hundred and thirty
eight days entered Bombay on the same
evening and at the same hour. Here
originated that famous series, the Sover-
eign of the Seas, Empress of the Seas,
Champion OF the Seas, and Glory OF the
Seas Mr.. Mckay has built one hundred
and fifty ships, and in the year 1855 and
1856, within fourteen months. fourteen
were launched from his yard Those
were the palny days Of this now neglect
ed branch of the American industry, " hen
our yards were the glory OF the nation
and the envy of the world. The last ship
launched by Mckay was the Glory OF the
Seas, in 1869 She is OF two thousand
one hundred tons and the largest ship
now sailing under the American flag.
Since then the yard has been silent and
deserted"
And not only did we build these elegant
ships for our merchants and seamen, but
supplied them to foreign nations. The
coast Of Maine grew rich with th5 profits
of ships built and sold abroad, 80 highly
did foreigners appreciate the qualities of
New England ships. The best and fastest
clipper in the English marine vas for
long time the famous Red Jacket, built at
Rockland She made some of the quickest
passages ever known between England
and Australia Alas for the DAYS that are
no more, and alas for our ships!
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04
A Perilous lime.

Sch. Hattie B. West, Hurlburt, of this
port. arrived from Georges on Wednes-
day, in tow of Sch. George B. Loring.
having lost her rudder shortly after her
arrival on the Banks The Hattie B
West brought in the captain and crew of
British schooner P. Grant, Capt Brad
shaw, which she fell in with on the 10th
inst, in a disabled condition. The Grant
belonged in Windsor, n S. and was
bound from Rockland t. Halifax with a
cargo OF lime. She lett Owls Head on
the llth, and on the 18th experienced
severe easterlv gale in which she was dis
masted, had cabin stove and lime set on
fire. The vessel becoming unmanageable,
thev were at the mercy of the winds and
were driven out to sea For five DAYS
they had nothing to eat but raw potatoes,
and their suferings from exposure to the
cold were most intense. One Of the men
went into the hold for the purpose of OBJ
tanning some water, and was sutfocated
by the steam from the burning lime His
companions rescued him from his peril
Gus situation as soon as possible but he
was 50 far gone that it was found impos-
sible to resuscitate him. and he died short
ly atterward On the morning of the 10Th
they were fallen in with by schooner
Hattie b. West, who had parted her ca
Bile and fortunately dritted down by them.
Capt Hurlburt lost no time in releasing
the men from their dangerous situation.
and they were soon safe on board his YES
sci, where they We're made as comfortable
as circumstances would admit They
were badly frost bitten, and could not
have survived but short time longer.
trl.r fIN Il. r n
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

SIGNAL OF DISTRESS. The Castine cor
respondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes One day last week a signal of
distress was seen flying on Mark Island
lighthouse, For three days every effort
was made to reach the island, but in vain.
The fourth day, Capt. Hendrick, with two
men from Deer Isle, started for the island
in dory. A crew of men started with a
doctor in another boat, which, however,
was forced TO return. The dory succeed
ed in reaching the island with her crew
quite badly frost-bitten. On their arrival
they found the keeper of the light, his
wife and also baby three days old,
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

The people at Bangor are apprehensive
of trouble with the river ice in that vicinity
similar to that which in 1916 flooded the
city and caused immense damage. The
ice is of immense thickness, much of it of
that dangerous kind known as anchor ice,
which largely composed the dam that held
the volume OF the river on the occasion
referred to. The Commercial of Monday
says
Ice in the river opposite this city, shows that il
has not as yet weakened a particle. 1t Is three
ct in thickness. solid and blue. Capt. S. is
apprehensive OF danger, and says that he il
anxious to get the Katahdin away from Win.
terport at the earliest possible moment.
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04
Great Frauds in New York.

O,,r ro,,,o,e r,,;l,
"' 'e"ue'' III ieiiieNnper Inat uurihg
President JOhnson's term he desired TO
,o,.. ~
ieiio'0 9oine Vi thc scan'pS mat were
proving on the revenues of the countrv
out was prevented by the Tenure of Office
law. The rascals that were TINS protect
s''''' "o'o 'uu' PloleN'-
eo ana kept IN once, beng emboldened
hv the nrotact;or ,;rop ,ho,, ,,,,,,,aorod
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

FEARFUL. The Boston Journal OF Monday
mas the following startling new. from The
henonscot i,;t, under head OF "Telegrsphic Brev-
- The harbor at Bangor, Ne, IA free from ice
me Penobscot river is vet closed and a dan
gerou' freshet il imminent. The Boston steamer
hatahdln is yet frozen in at Win export, and
ne Cambridge still remains at her wharf NJ
Bangor, awaiting ORDERS
II IS proper to say that this nonsense,
which IS dated at Belfast, and appeared
IN two OF the Boston dailies, did not come
from the Associated Press agency, but
was the work of an interloper, who by
some means got it printed.
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

The Bangor Commercial has a right to
be proud Of its efforts to awaken in that
city an interest in manufactures From
Its first number that paper has continued
TO urge upon the people and the capitalists
the Importance Of engaging in enterprises
OF the kind, and thus turning the situation.
water power and general resources of the
locality to practical advantage As a
truit OF this course, a large meeting was
held in Bangor last Monday, presided
over by Mayor Wheelwrght, at which
enthusiastic speeches were made bv the
leading citizens. The spirit of the meet
ing took practical shape BY the appoint
ment Of a committee to devise the manner
OF procedure, and report at q future dav.
Bangor means business, and when her
citizens are in earnest they generally ac-
complish their purposes.
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04
Not So Confident.

The Chicago Tribune is candid enough
to admit that the Republican party is not
rs sure of electing its ticket in the ap-
preaching Presidential contest, as many
of its radical cotemporaries pretend to
believe. |; admits that if a fair poll is
permitted at the South, the nominee of
the Philsdelphia Convention will be in a
serious danger of defeat. and it copies, as
the basis of its remarks, the following ta-
bic OF states certain or likely to be Demo-
cratic or Republican, marking those like
iy'' with "A star:
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

The whole country will rejoice to
hear that the United States expedition
on the steamer Hassler has dredged up
from the bottom trilobite! 1t is readily
known "by the peculiar formation of the
thoracic rings, and the smallness of the
pygidium." A despatch is daily expect
ed, announcing that one Of the critters
with big pygidium has been captured.
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

BARK BURNED WITH Loss OF LIFE.
The bark Nimrod was burned off Bermu-
ia on the 18th inst, and OF seventeen per-
sons on board only ten were saved. The
vessel was loaded with naphtha and ker-
osene, and an explosion from some un-
known cause took place in the portion Of
the hold behind the main hatch and run
ming aft beneath the cabin as far as the
stern. 1t is believed that the captain $
wife and daughter, young girl, were in
the cabin at the time of the explosion.
When the fire was seen from the harbor
of Burmuda it was too late to render as
sistance.
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

WHERE'S BANGOR Nowp A CORES.
pondent writing from Castine, under date
of 28th says
Mrs John Staples, living on Beach Isle, near
Eagle lsle' penobscot Bay yesterday gave birth
to three chlldren-two girls and boy-al three
doing well. 80
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

FIRE AT ORLAND. The grst mill and
stave mill in Orland, owned by VIM. L.
Hayford of this city, were burned at s
o'clock on Tuesday morning. Los. about
$4,000. The cause of the Are is unknown
The mills shut down at 6 O'Clock the
night before. No insurance.
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04
Cincinnati Democratic !

NEW YORK, April 2. A Cincinnati dis
patch states that the Republican concede
that city TO the Democrats in Yesterday 3
election. The Democrats also elected
their entire ticket in Springfield and in
five or six other towns.
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04
REPUBLICAN JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, APRIL I, 1872.
WILLIAM II. SIMPSON.

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The Republican journal., 1872-04-04
sistance

fair haired, love-sick youth presented his
adored, few days ago, with pair of those
new tangled metallic garters. He thought they
were the latest thing in bracelets, and he only
discovered his mistake upon requesting her to
"try them on" He does not 60 there any
more.
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04
CoScERNISG CITATIONS. Harper's Mag
azine for ApIil tells a good lpcal story as

CoNCERSING CITATIONS. Harper's Mag
azine tor April tells q good legal story as
follows, to wit
We are indebted to an official at Washington
for the following copy OF an Endorsement on
the bAck Of citation IN ii contested land case
from Sacramento. California, now on lie in
the General Lani-oItirr:
Leon Brandouchel dead, Cited appear before
his Maker on lands unsuryeyed by mortals. Served
by leaving copy on his grave. Signed Q. R.
This brings to mind an actual occur
in Waldo County A former sheriff,
whom We see daily in the streets and else
where. had writ to serve in the back
part OF the county. After diligent inquiry
he found that the defendant had died sud
denly. He tossed the paper over the
wall of the cemetery, and made return
upon the writ that he had ''lett the sum
mons at his last and usual place of
abode"
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04
Professor Morse Oyinu.

The man in whose fertile mind the
idea of the magnetic telegraph was con-
ceived, and whose brilliant invention ex-
cited the wonder of the world, lies at the
point OF death, The busy brain and the
ready hand will soon be stilled and cold
But the deathless invention. forever linked
with his name, will live for all coming
time, and keep his memory better than
scniptured marble or enduring bronze.
lhirty-seven years ago. with long and
patient study. he worked his idea into
practical shape. Assailed bv want and
hindered by poverty, it was wearisome
task to convince a doubling world that he
held that tor which another generation
would call him its benetactor. Columbus,
begging kings to accept the gift of new
world was not ottener disappointed and
discouraged than WAS Morse in seeking
the means to bring his wonderful inven.
ton before the world Time and again
dld hope die and revive again. At length
Congress in 1913, in its expiring hours
voted 100000 for the experiment, and the
telegraph was a success. And now, when
the great inventor dies, the subtle agent
bearing the sad news, girdles the earth
with its flash, running through all the
land, over mountains. and under oceans
and the whole world mourns simultane-
ously
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

SUBSCRIBERS desiring to have the address of
papers changed, must state the Post Office to which
the paper has been sent well to which it is
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

Subscribers requested to take notice of the date
on the coored slips attached to the paper. 1t is the
only form OF receipt now used. For instance, 10
May Il means that the subscription is paid to that
date. When new payment Is made, the date will
be Immediately changed to correspond and thus a
receipt In full is sent with every paper Subscribers
in arrears are requested to forward the sums due
So In sending money, state THE POST OFFICE
to which the paper is sent
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

| has been chosen: Moderator, James Meyers;
Clerk, Denni. X. Ha~ev; Seectmen, Arnold
BIaney, Capt, James Nichols Chandler Besrce;
Treasurer Alexander Yate, School Committee,
| AIonzo ). Wallace.
| DAMARIsCOTTA. Moderator, ID. A CAM bell;
| Clerk, w. w. Kcene; Selectmen. Uriah "
woodward, John f. Hilton, Eden Chapman
Treasurer, w. X. Hilton Supervisor of schools,
W. II. Hilton.
The new Custom House At Portland va, for
mally opened on MONDAY. 1t is q very large
and handsome building, costing half . million
dollars.
The Gloucester Advertiser tells of man in
that town who made $50 ~ in one day fishing
from his dory.
Prof Uph1m. late Of Bowdoin College, died
on Tuesday, Al the residence Of has brother. in
New York.
Bangor /, witnessing extraordinary flights "
wild geese, bound north.
| Lewiston rtjoces iu the possession OF an on.
/ nhdS.
| Sheriff Nillay Of fBowdoiuham, states that hr ,
/ almost daily n receipt Of letters from -mm5,
| Bartlett and Mcguire, the Bowdoiuhsm Bani;
-
ing propositions Tor their delyersnce. They
/ want pardon from the Governor, and TO secure
/ il " Hing to etuud Oue-half Of their booty,
I or $40, 900. II Is stated that the bank losers are
seriously entertaining the proposition, ami IL il
not unlikely that petition before long Will be
presented 10 Governor perhsIn with this object
IN view.
I SHIPBCILDISG IN ROCKPOKT MesSrs. Car'p-
/ ton, Norwood 4 Co., Will build TWO vessels thi4
! year. One will he & schooner If about l40 tons
| old measurement inttn led for coaster. The
other j. to be three-masred schooner of TWO
] hundred tons Old measurement, and is de- Igned
/ for the Jacksonville lFa.) trade. Cant. Bennett
! Of Buck~port viii take the ownership Of one
/ half, and VIII command ueT' tcAnde Herald.
| farmer on the road between Charlton amt
/ Worcester, Mass, having been terribly Hnuoyed
by drummers, put up the sign mo sewing
machine wanted. Got onr?" II was Of no use.
however, the next drummer wanted 10 4re tne
machine, 80 now the farmer has pur out, "SmAl.-
pox" and Says that works trst-rate.
Six weeks ago man and woman, residents
\ OF this town, We're divorced from their respec-
tive help-mates; three weeks later the sior-sad
man and woman were married 10 each other
and last week we had the pleasure vi rhron.c'ing
the birth Of their first child--all in six week..
/ Can any town IN the state beat lui-t Pitt-frld
Times.
Twr brothers named Walker, aged aud :
years respectively, were drowned hi the Pre-
sumpScou river Al WrslOrook, Me, saturday
afternoon, while playin& on the -r. The eldest
ventured too near rhr edge which yroke under
hl~ weight, and the youngest met MS Lite in Try
ing 10 rescue his hro.Ae,
/ The losses Of the Insurance companies by the
recent tire at RpchthuV toot up about $4,000
The burnt and damaged blocks were among the
best III the city, and wlli be- repaired IN oNot. 4
new brick block of stores is soon be erected
on The ea-terly side OF Main street.
( a pair OF blonde beauties who perform II =
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

cat panic exists in Keithsburg, III. An
enterprislng individual lately arrived has gone
INTO the fur business and pays the boys ifieen
cents cents apiece Tor weLl-grown feline specimens.
The crop is growing short,
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04
JEWELS VERY SINAI

HARTFORD, Conn, April ?. Official re-
turns Of scattering votes, will reduce
Jewell's majority over All, but he il prob
ably elected 10y The people; there are tive
towns to hear from The Times figures
Jewell 223 over all the Post about 100.
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

There is now an unbroken line Of railroad
from Maine to California, making nearly 1000
miles.
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

the great inventor dies, the subtle agent
bearing the sad news, girdles the earth
with its flash, running through all the
land, over mountains, and under oceans
and the whole world mourns simultane-
ously.
Some of our exchanges sent their
readers hunting for strange sights on
April first. The Boston Post stated that
the borer- OF the artesian well had struck
water that burst out in column fifty feet
high. The Herald announced perform
ance on the telegraph wires by trained
mice. The Bangor Commercial called at
tention to the Odd Fellows advertisement
for goat. All OF which was very wick
ed
Levi Woolly, taxidermist and naturalist, Of
Sahbatti>Ville, is now i'll possession of an old
lack Knife which came by the ship Mas flower
II ls curious specimen IF workman hip Of the
year 1920 Lewiston Gazette.
Quite likely. But collector Of curios-
tiles (who is not woolly) has corkscrew
which was fshed up from the Red Sea,
and bears very distinctly the initials oi
Fharoah, and also the trade mark of a
Birmingham maker. Il is supposed that
old Pha was drinking confusion to the
lsraelites,' when he unexpectedly got too
much water in his grog, and dropped the
cork
a gentleman of Ellsworth made bet with
his Vile that he could undreSs 20 to bed get
up. dress ami then undress and 20 to bed again
While she wa~ preparing 10 70 to bed He
wen hls bet, says the American,
Perhaps i; would be Just as well not to
encourage this style OF undress parade.
BY and by she viii want to beat some
5ody.
The Retormers' movement, noticed
IN letter from Gardiner, in another col
umn. is growing institution. Isn't
something Of the kind needed in Belfast,
and other places in eastern Maine
MAKE A NOTE OF IT. The public debt was
reduced more than 100000 during the month
q March Democratic paper, please copy.
Bangor Whig.
If there had been no radical admins
tration there would have been no war, and
no deOt 10 reduce Make a note of that
To 20 for measures not men. is good
Democratic doctrine; and that's the rea-
son, probably, why our friends in ELS
worth offered M onnnsit;1, :, tho -,
The Republican journal., 1872-04-04

If the towns unheard from 60 the same
as last year the result will not BE- changed
Jewel's plurality 207+ majority over
all, 2S9.
The Senate will probably stand IA Re
publicans, to Democrats
The House is about the same As last
year, when the Republican majority was
2l.
The day was mostly clear with strong
west winds, occasional snow squalls, and
deep mud The vote is not as large as
last year
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-08
SUMMERS sAMBo LETTER.

A Colored Meeting In CIcvcln nd-The
Great Enfranchiscd Ridiculing the
Masterpiece Of LiDcratiOn--Black In
gratis Scoring at the Massachusetts Sem
ator.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 7, 1872
large meeting OF colored citizens was held in
Lymans Hall this evening to take action with
regard to Charles Summers recent letter. An
intelligent colored watch engraver, named
Reasan, presided and made a speech in
criticism OF the letter In question. Other
speeches were made by lively negro
politician from Allegheny county Pa, named
Ware, an Old coored gent named Williams, identi-
fed with the Abolition struggle in this part of the
country from the first, and by young mulatto
graduate of the high school, named Wilson.
Resolutions were adopted condemning the letter
OF Mr.. Sumner and characterzing it as an insult
to the negro race. The idea that any man
could mould their views adversely to their
Judgment Unlike similar meetings In other
cities there was little attempt to mnge praise
with censure by iterating the appreciation OF
colorcd men for what Charles Sumner had done for
their race in the past. Summers Civil Rights bill
was even ridiculed, Dispatches were read detail
ing republican successes in North Carolina, which,
with the various points OF the speakers, were up
roariousy applauded.
There is much rejoicing this evening among the
republicans over the news from North Carolina,
and they promise lively times for tomorrow.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-08
Naval Orders.

Commander Pythlan has been ordered to the
command OF the Nipsic; Lieutenant Commander
whiting and Lieutenants Brlce and Mccormack to
the Benicia per steamer OF the goth inst; Master
Osborn to the Nipsc, per steamer Of the 18th inst
Embellishments McCann, from the CON-
mand of the Nipsc and ordered to return home.
lieutenant Commander f. II. Smith, from the Bos-
ton Navy Yard and ordered to the Benica as ex-
ccutive officer, per steamer Of the Goth inst Mas
ter L. W. Greenleaf from the Nipsic and ordered to
return home.
tic SQUADRON will be detached at Norfolk, and the
United States steamer Worcester his flagship,
which has arrived at Fortress Monroe, win proceed
to Boston, where Rear Admiral Green who sue
cecds Rear Admiral Lee In this command, VIII hoist
Ms lag.