The Republican journal., 1872-11-21

There is among the citizens Of Ros
ton u strong feeling against accepting
suffered by the fire. Many of the bostni
papers contend that the city is not beg
CARED, and can take of all the destitute
1t will be remembered that after the grea
fire Of 1863, which was comparatively 4,
serious to Belfast as that of Boston is tt
her, no aid was asked for this city, anC
none received. All destitute persons were
well taken care Of by funds raised al
home.
The people OF Castinc me consider
ing the feasibility of steam commnnica
ton across the bay to Belfast. A cores
pondent OF the Bangor Wing says
A goodIy number of the earnest men of Gas
tine held meeting on Saturday to consider the
matter of steam communication with Belfast.
Living within sound of the whistle of oromo-
tive and steamer, our people feel that the time
has come for sure and constant communication
with the outside world. 1t is believed that such
obtained for Il fair price. and a committee haS
been appointed TO push things" With West
BrookSyle for the eastern terminus ofthr route,
it is believed that the people of Bluehl aid
Sedgwck Will find This by far the shortest and
cheapest route to Boston.
-ANorHER BIG FIRE THREATENED IN
a fire broke out at the foot of State street
and threatened to he very serious but
was confined in one store Garter, War
ner & Co, had their stock OF coffee teas
and spices badly damaged, rs did Dan
FORTH Sender & Co. ID. Webster. X ing
e Co.. and the Boston Chemical Co
had Just moved in, having been burned
out in the big fire, and lose their stocks
And now the fowl family is catching
it. A despatch says that along the line
of the Hudson river n terrible disease has
broken out among the poultry. Chickens
are dying by hundreds, and turkeys, geese
and ducks in the market show signs Of the
the malady. The disease appears to be
assuming form Of destructive pestilence
1t has appeared in New York,
Much excitement exists at Mechanic
Falls on account of the disappearance eff
n young man named E!well He was in
innate with another young man named
Piper, who has told contradictory stories
about his absence; also some OF Elwells
clothes, torn and solled, have been found
under a building. Murder is feared
Hon. f. A. Pike was on board the train IN
the Pullman car at the time of the Seabrool> ac-
cident, and was not injured. as tins ear escaped
being wrecked. Machias Union.
We are not so anxious about the cause
OF that disaster as the wrecking of our
political train last September, on which
Mr.. Pike had Il berth Can any one tell
who left the switch wrong on that oc~
casion?
The Postmaster at West WinterpOrt
writes that the package OF the Journal
for that office is often not received until
the week after publication. The Post :
master in this city says the package is
sent to Bangor every Thursday and should
60 to West Winterport next day. viii
the Bangor Postmaster please look into
the matter?
We senda good many papers to the honest old
town OF Waldoboro, but can't undertake to compete
with Samuel l.. Miller, who prints small paper
there, once a month, and gives it away. How can
you do it Samues rBelfast journal.
Easily enough. Try it Il quarter, and see how
your circulation will increase. Wadoboro'
Adv.
Thanks for the information. Our cir
culation of that kind is big enough now
The tobacco pipe is the great incen-
diary of the time The chances are that,
if the truth could be known, the Boston
fire originated from the carelessness of a
smoker
An incendiary is at work in the
suburbs of Bangor, and has burned two
barns. The fellow has been seen and
pursued, but managed to escape.
That agricultural war still RACES. The
Portland Press and Maine Farmer are al
it now The former thinks that the horse
trotting feature of the far is demoraliz-
ing.
The Waldoboro' Advertiser wants q
shirt factory in that town. Another in
stance OF mans tyranny and oppression
of woman. Why not have a chemist
factory?
The Shore Line Railroad Co., east OF
the Penobscot, is comforting with the New
York construction company.