The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-12-12
Generalities.

Mrs. Day formerly Miss Georgana E. Syl-
vester, OF Camden, appears in the Boston police
| reports as having deserted her husband and
been found in the bed of another man.
runaway horse, with sleigh attached, ran
| against the Maine Central train as it passed
| through Gray. The horse was knocked down.
| the sleigh demolished, and Mr. johnson, who
was in it, somewhat injured.
| new railroad bridge at Waterville is being
| talked of.
| The American says that there are one or two
| new cases of small poX in Ellsworth.
| Barney Wood, the murderer of Mr.. Cheese
man was hanged in Washington, Friday.
f. W. Harmon and wife have recovered 500
| of W. II. Harmon of China in an action Tor
| SANDER.
| The Michigan Central railroad is planting
| rows OF chestnut trees along the line at all
available points.
| For the match monopoly in France, So POO 900
| are paid, an indication Of the enormous profit
made ON little things.
| Sch. Francis A. Barker, of Lynn, 80 tons bur-
| den, has been purchased by Capt. Matthew l..
| PendetOn, of Camden.
The inaugural ball, next March, is to be
& dCtU ny tHt presence OF the elltp of cOIDrpI
| society In Washington.
The San Francisco car conductor who snubbed
| Mrs. Fair has received notice of the cancellation
| OF his life insurance policy.
| The Maine Central station depot at Water
vile, one OF the finest buildings Of IFS kind in
| the State, is nearly completed.
Mrs Gwin of Davenport assisted the kitchen
fire with kerosene can. The heavy rain kept il
.,tIa al p4v tbn f,t,,.,r al
The Maine Electoral College choose j. H.
hlmball OF Bath messenger to Washington.
There We're 20 applications for the place.
President Graham Of the Middleton Bank is
still in Jail, unable to procure bail The
treasurer, Horton, has no yet been caught.
Miss Helen Luce Of Hermon has sued the
town of Ilampden. claiming $4,000 damages for
injuries Sustdincaby the overurnng of a coach
last December.
The Lewiston city buildings were dedicated
Thursday evening with speeches by Governor
lerham and other gentlemen. The buildings
have cost about 5000 900
The roots left in the ground after the trees of
the Western black walnut forests have been cut
down are almost rs valuable ~ the original
crop, being cut up for veneers.
Daniel Stevens, Esq. Of North DiXmon,, one
OF the leading ami influential citizens of that
town, died on Saturday last of heart disease
He was about 81 years of age.
A case against i Washington saloon keeper
for discriminating between customers of diff
tcien rolorS was abandoned, rs he sold liquor
to negroes. emily charging them higher price.
Tie Commercial says that survey party of
ten engineers under the direct ion Of Capt. l..
| l.. auckland, lett Bangor Thursday, to survey
the route of the proposed Shore Line Railroad.
Mr. Cook Brown, Of Bucksport fell dead in
the street, on Thursday. He was between fifty
| and sixty years OF age, and at the time of his
death was in the apparent enjoyment of good
health
There are now running on the Maine Central
Railroad u locomotives, - passenger ears A.
baggage and saloon ears, and 91o freight ears.
Six OF he locomotives are coalers, ana the rest
burn wood.
A strong scented cargo was shipped from
NeWburyport the other day. 1t comprised
300 barrels of onions, 200 barrels of herrings,
800 barrels o. mackerel, lbs barrels Of rum and
5000 cabbages.
Remnants Of two more human bodies have
been found in the ruins of Walkers carriage
factory, Boston, burned in the great fire. This
makes six recovered from the same place, and
lahorerS are digging for more.
A man It keokuk has started an office fur
niShed with pair of blacksmith's bellows for
the initiating of rubber bustles, and the Daven
port Democrat says that Questionable ladies go
there once "A day to get blown up.
Brides in good society nowadays avoid most
Strictly the traditional gray and brown travel
Ing suits formerly in vogue, and dress rs mn
comSpicuously ~ possible, $50 that all creation
needn't know we've Just been married."
The last connecting rail on the Boston and
Maine extension WAS laid Friday forenoon,
about hali-past eleven O'clock NOT tar from the
kennebunk road. This road has now an I'M
broken line between Boston and Portland
A clergyman at the recent Baptist sunday
school Convention said that he was called to
the bedside of old lady who expressed h"r
dislike TO the minister who had been visiting
her: because" she said, "he only bent one
knee when he prayed,and the Bible says ''every
knee shall bow"
few DAYS since in Hartford, Conn. three
little boys from eight to twelve years Old got
on Sled to 60 down slight declivity, and
Went al such speed that they all went into the
river, and two of them were drowned. The
other WAS, with great difficulty, rescued.
The gay and grand Alexis liked everything
about us, but our newspaper intervitwers.
Splendid men and handsome women, he says,
and he would like to come and see them again.
America, to him, has not only the most beauti
full ladies in the world, but more in proportion
to the population than any other country.
ON Tuesday the New York Life Insurance
Company paid TO the heirs Of the late Captain
COlv0core>>eS the amount of it, policy on his
life, $4,000, and thereby Withdrew from the
suit pending against il in the Superior Court of
Litchted county, Conn, for the recovery of the
insurance. The other companies will contest.
When the epizootic broke ont m Chicago an
cXpreSSman bought Il horse badly afflicted with
the diStcmper. He got him for SS9 and began
to dose him with II pint of gin and ginger twice
a laht Ia NftI
animal that he worked all the time, and IN
less than week earned Sl92. Unfortunately,
however, the horse has acquired Il taste for in
toXcatng liquor and cannot do without it now
The Lewiston journal says that the wife of
Alexander +. Barker of Norway, in Il tit of
temporary insanity, threw herself from the at
tic window, about thirty feet, to the ground,
and caused internal injuries from which She
died in about two hours. She WAS attacked
with brain fever Saturday, and during IL mo-
ment'S absence of the nurse She left her bed
and assembled to the attic, with the fatal results
above.
Charles Sackett, who was shot by Albert NJ.
Smith two weeks ago at Westeld died Tues
day. He was 43 years of age. Miss Bates has
nearly recovered from her wound. but VIII
probably be dislSured for life. When informed
of the result of his bloody work smith treated
it with indifference, rrmarklng to attloW-pris-
oner: The Old man has gone'" He enquired
with gieat interest regarding Miss Bales, and
expressed satisfaction mt her recovery.
Thirty Gardner men We're having nice tur-
key rattle, recently, in livery office when the
scaifold flooring upon which the office WAS To-
Gated suddenly gave way, and nearly the whole
party were precipitated to the floor below, to-
gether with coal stove and fire, chimney,
some hay, and the furniture OF the room. The
excitement that ensued was immense, but the
fire was eXtinguished promptly, the interest in
rafting faded away, and the party sought their
homes.
While Mrs. G. c. Bradbury of Sherman was
at work up stairs with her little girl, about
eighteen months old, who was running about
the room, the child, unobserved pushed box
which covered Il ventilation hole, left through
the ceiling over the kitchen stove, and fell
through the stove, which at the time
heated red hot for the purpose Of ironing. The
child lay upon the stove until Mrs. Bradbury
ran down the stairs and through another room
and took her off. The child was ltariIIly
burned, yet it is hoped she may recover.
A Castine correspondent of the Ban
gor Commercial says