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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-03-06

The scamp Pomeroy, of Kansas, is to
escape after all. A withdrawing report
has been made, from which the leadinc
democrats dissent But there is satisfac-
ton in knowing that he will no longer
disgrace the Senate chamber,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-03-06

If Maine hereafter gets but small appropri H.
tons TO clear the lumber refuse out of its once
naVigable rivers and the distractions caused by
ignorance and cupdity in the building of piers,
bridges and wharYes, it will have its own law
makers alone TO censure, who are TOO much en-
gagged in railroad fights to give the bill provid-
ing for board Of harbor commissioners such Il
careful consideration As would convince them
Of its urgent necessity. Portland Press.
most truthful and forcible remark.
Maine is getting enormous appropriations
70 clear out her harbors; but let some
opposing member hereafter rise in Con
| gress and state that the Legislature DELHI
erately gave permission to a railroad
company to close with q bridge the mouth
of one Of the best harbors in the State
| and the proposed appropriations will be
stricken out. Congress may well decline
to aid in saving the lives of those who are
bent on committing suicide. Our excel
lent neighbor5 at Camden, who have an
| appropriation of So 900 to clear ont their
| harbor and ask for $50 900 more. sent a
strong delegation to Augusta to aid in
running ours. If the remaining $50. 900
should be withheld it would be remark
| able instance of
Even handed Justice
Commends the ingredients of the poisoned chalicc
| 10 our own lips"
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-03-06
Legislative Adjournment,

On Friday last the General Court. after
the paper ball session, usual congratulate
tory speeches, and falling upon each
others necks and weeping that they were
to meet no more, folded up their tents and
silently stole away. The fruit of their
labors is before the people, in the shape
Of 277 acts and l09 resolves. Among these
are but few OF Importance, notwithstand-
ing the heightened session. None of the
repeated recommendations of the Gov
ernor for biennial sessions and biennial
elections, have received favorable con-
sheraton, Nor have any of the pro-
visions for obviating needless and often
harmful Legislation by general statutes,
met better fate, save that the power OF
changing names is vested in the Judges
OF Probate, The resolve making provision
for collecting the industrial statistics OF
The State, the bills for establishing an in
dustrial school for girls, 10 reform the jail
system, and establishing free high schools,
are the only measures OF Importance that
have became laws. Tie measure for con
verting 4 portion Of the tails into indus
trial and reformatory institutions, with
authority for Judges to sentence to them
convicts from ont of the county, it is hoped
will be a beneficial measure-although
we think it will be found cumbersome
By the irec school law, any town that
maintains free high school for te weeks
in the year shall be entitled to draw one
halt the expense, not exceeding $500
from the state. Provision II made for
thoroughly enrolling the militia, and for
making Insurance companies more re-
sponsible.
The cider law has gone where such
legislation ought to 90. and where it al
ways will, sooner OF later--that il, out Of
existence. 50 much is gained by the men
who apply reason and common sense tc
this matter But the fanatics, on the
other hand, have procured a law applying
the nuisance act to the sale OF any intoyi-
eating liquors 1t can readily be seen that
an attempt will be made to declare cider
within this clause, and to summarily seize
and destroy it, IF this be so, that elias,
will realize considerable amount d the
rope with which it is hoped they will one
day hang themselves
The resolve ! Dr. submitting to the PEG
pie an amendment Of the constitution per
hitting women to vote, received q ma
iority in the House, and divided the vote
of the Senate. This is gain upon last
year. and points to the adoption OF tn,
measure at an early day.
And so the fify-second Legislature oil
Maine goes into the shadowy past.
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-03-06

The fishery Lill for carrying out III
provisions of The Treaty of Washington
has passed the lower branch of Congress
and will doubtless become law betor
the adjournment. This will give on
fishermen increased rights, both on tn
fishing grounds and in the provincial har
bors, and do away with the vexation
hitherto incident to fishing in that region
The provincials get some privileges in tn
way of free admission of fish to our ports
but nothing that will do harm to our HON,
interests 1t settles a troublesome matter
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-03-06

SPRING ELECTIONS. In Portland. GEORGE
Z. Wescott, republican, is elected Mayor.
by 410 majority over Chase, democrat.
In Lewiston, where no party issue was
made, ~ W. Farwell is elected and in
Auburn, Thomas Littlefeld. In Saco.
Edward P. Burnham, republican, is elect
ed Mayor. In Bath, William Rice is elect
ed Mayor and Henry Tallman Judge of
Municipal Court. In Rockland, the pres
ent excellent Mayor, J. Fred Merrill. dem
ocrat, is reelected over John Loveioy,
republican.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-03-06

At the meeting of the Democratic State
Committee in Augusta on Wednesday OF
last week, all the members were present
but two. 5. d. Leayitt, ESD, OF East
port, was chosen chairman, and Col. A.
W. Bradbury, Of Portland Secretary tor
the ensuing year. It was voted to hold
the State Convention at Portland in June
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-03-06

The Senate is soon to engage in an I'M
parchment trial, the House have preferred
articles against e. s Judge Delahuv. OF
Kansas
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-11-22
RIFLE BALLS.
Louisville COuricr,JOuYnal


There is said to bc u sewing society in
New Hampshire that was organized eighly>
three years ago. We have no doubt that
the scandals which that sewing society has
Matched and discussed would be sufficient.
ifproperly concentrated, 10 swamp whole
continent.
The horse which, being captured by u
party of soldiers nearly ten years ago, re.
turned home the other day of its own &C.
cord to its owner, had probably jus, found
out that the war was over The horse in
that case showed n good deal more in,el,i.
gcncc than some Ohio politicians.
A sewing machine sgcnt in Indiana has
been arrested for having four wives. The
Immense profits that arc made on sewing.
machines certainly justify an agent in
having four wives, but be ought TO know
that nothing else does.
A Cairo school boy refused the other d.v
to multiply G3 by 7. Such stubbornncss on
the part of the boy deserved \ rcprimand.
and yet the people there complain because
the teacher thrashed him to death.
1t ~ said that Donaldson, the bsllooni,t.
is about to embark in the produce and
commission business. l. is very painful to
think that the balloon has quite played out,
and the beggasly steamship must remain
for some time to come our only means OF
going 10 Europe
II Is said that man from Missouri il
trying to buy the Mammoth Cave, with tho
intention "f shutting out the public and
living in !: alone. W. fear there is hardly
room enough in the cave 10 accommodate
as big fool a. he IL.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-11-22

We love to see fair play whoever the com
batan,s may be. The other day man well
along in years (hc was l0J. and had voted
for every President since Washington), af.
ter dcfying the heat and the cold, the foods
and the lightning, the ague. diptheria.
small pox. cholera, typhoid fever, and dys.
pepsiA for more than y century, was attacks
cd by u locomotive on the Fort Wayne rsil.
road, and killed. We call that unparalleled
mcanncss. Mr.. Sinclair (his name Was Jno.
Siucl.ir, and he lived at Fort Waync) had
never in his hng and cventful life taken
advantage Of anybody. lie had fought fair,
and never struck below the belt. Many q
victorious plague hal tackled him. and re.
tired discounted. lie struck ut disease
from the shoulder, and, 50 to speak, always
''collxred and throwed it," Had he been
aware OF his attack. there is reason 10 be.
licve that he would have met the big engine
and di,ched it. But it approached him from
behind, knowing that he was deaf, and,
tripping up his legs. threw his head against
u telegraph pole. and Gu, of u life that
promised I" bc long and full of usefulness
Thus does this tyrannicsl steam monster
stride across the country, shaking the earth
with its tread, making day and night hides
Gus with IT'S shricks. and snufling out the
candle Of existence. There Is MI old epilupl
that seems tU have been made for this case
Il should have had tho time to mizzle'
II they had blown thc engine whistle"
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Washiagtea Territory.

Tue assessed value Of property in Wssh-
ingion Territory for the year lS73is el4. l:j,
100 The population is set down at fiar~
liGn over 81 600 The wealth per capita IL
very large for Territory. while the breath
"f good farming land is very small There
nrc less than two hundrpn thousand ncres
of improved innd. and alGut 800 farms
which are cultivated These facts We learn
from the recent message Of Gov Ferry.
The great commercial port. Tacoma. at
the terminus Of the Northern Pacific Rail
road. il brought face to face with serious
difficulty. There is no anchorage in the Bay
ut Tacoma on account of the great depth OF
water. Captain Phelps, Of the Saransc. has
been sounding there, and the result Ut bis
observations 10 not agreeable t. the specula'
tors of that new iovr. who villify the Cap.
tain. while the Seattle people are more than
usually smiabIc. A. pretty mucn al Puget
Sound might bc usctl tor . terminus Of the
Northern Pacific. Tacoma car ~ easily be
counieSl out ~ Il WAS c,unts,l In. II there is
no is,ltom Z" the hssbor s.,d none 70 the
speculation.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-11-22

A newly married man took his bride on .
tour 10 Switzerland for the honeymoon, and
when there induced her to a,,cmp. with him
the ascent Of one Of the highest peaks. The
lady, who at home had never ascended q
hill higher than church, was much alarn,>
cd, and had to lie carried BY the guides with.
her eyes blindfolded, 20 10 not to witness
the horrors Of the passage. The bridegroom
walked close to her, expostulasing with her
- to her fear. BE spoke in sweet whispers,
but tho refract,on of the cir was such that
every word was audible. ''You told me,
Lenors, that You always felt happy, no
matter where You were, 70 long ~ you were
In my company. Then Why are you not
happy now :" Yes, Charles, I did. j" replied
she, sobbipg hysterically, ''but I never
meant a60ve the Snow lina"
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-11-22

An AIR CANAL BoAT.-A canal boat to
run by air has been invented in Maine. The
machinery consists Of . small upright
engine Of about six horse power, . fan and
two cylindrical cir com3rcssers The engine
runs the fan, and also works the valves of
the mir comprcssevs, from which the dir is
forced through pipe to The bottom Of the
boat, by the admission of steam at the top.
The bottom of the boat under the stern has
an inclination of about thirty. i've degrees,
the inclination beginning twenty five fees
from the stern. The ar h let out Is the
bottom of The boat, q the baseof this sincline
through valve, which keeps the wsacr
from coming IN, and q It naturally seeks
the surface In straight line, Il rushes
along up this incline, and thus pushes the
Ooat ahead, Or really The boat slides along
On the slr. The force thus obtained isequsl
to twenty-six horse power. and y calcslated
70 psopel loaded canal boat along at The
rate At hve ~ six miles IN hoas
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-11-22
UA1t Dcfel u Big Indian Ivho
H0Nn'tM Wooden Len.

A band Of Crow Indians, en- route 10 Wash.
ington, stopped a, Chicago, and. "f course,
visited the exposition. Wha, bcfci one OF
them is thus related by The Times:
When the Indians reached the gallery
they sang several hymns, and danced war
brcskdowns till the arches trcmb!cd. Then
they descended and went to the north end
to look a; the machinery. There were scv
eral buzz saws. large circular ones. revolv.
ing At the rate Of ever 50 many thousand
times in minute or more. The Indians
were deeply interested spectators. and Il
Milwaukee man with woolen !ey noticed
them. lie had often read in Sunday school
books that the North American Indian is
great imi,ator, ard he determined to test the
truth Of the assertion. 81 Whist lid this
Milwaukee man do but stick his left timber
before the saw, and in n twinkiir. the
lower part. bo I and oil, va. lying IN the
f'"r To say tha. Thin Billy was as,nnish>
ri, would be hut mild way Of expressing
his feelings. He knked ut the troo', and lc
lunked st the man. Then he ,ragicslly re
marked in his owr language. 1T, shall never
bc said tina, pale face was n ore heroic than
an Indian chief. He folded his blanket
more closely stout his body. gave look Of
scorn ut the surrounding whites, and then
stuck one of his legs In front Of the swift>
revolving cutter. He gave a yell, and
frightened nearly to death, the attendant
quickly shut off tho steam. and the saw
ceased its revolu,ions Perhaps il was not
demolished by the other Indians! There
WASH. . piece left big enough for . iine
comb; and the s,,endsn. aforesaid narrowly
escaped with his life. In the meantime the
Milwaukee u'an had disappeared, and has
not bccn sccn since. A. Biackf0ot and
his friends were leaving The hall, be was
heard Ia say: ''Osaw miIsy oph," which
INTERRUPTED means that 4 residen, Of Nil.
wsutee haa M.t'es mt e" West
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n PANIC STRUCK HUMORIsT. -Spcaku,r
on this subject, Understand that Petroleum
V. Nasty. who has recently become citizen
ut Manhattan, has had the misfortune 10
lose SIC 600 of his individual means by tho
failure Of Kraus s Smith, private bankers
in rolcd" lie is phil'sophic over his ill>
luck. aud speaks in mock heroic strains of
the manner in which tho hard earnings of
many years have been ruthlcssly swept away
lie has no doubt, he says. that the firm il
entirely honest, but tha, it has had an un,
happy destiny Originally their capital was
$4,000, and some sh'ewd spccula,or in this
city managed I" &C, $3.50 900 out Of then,
(this was their depos,tors' money! and
compelled the house 10 carry him, inanc cially.
for n number Of yeas, with the hope Of
in'iemnific"tion for wls, he hal borrowed.
The hope proved futile. Nasty thinks he
may receive for his money q few sollcd
postage stamps, broken chair or two, half
dozen bills receivable made by men too
poor 10 pay even the debt of Nature. and.
possibly bird cage without . canary, and
the remains Of superannuatcd bull dog.
Consequently he is cheerful over his lot, and
anticipates setting, up daily newspaper and
building another opera house ia New York
with 'hs proceeds of the exploded firms
liquidation. York Corres. CHICAGO
Tribune.
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The Gallant 4hsdivo.
From . Washington Letter.

from washington Letter.
As an instance of the Pasha's wealth, MI.
Butler relates that the Empress of France
said to him, In Paris:
"Viceroy, l should like very much to
visit your Pyramids, but can not ride on
. camel, and I suppose can not 60 there
by any road"
"iour Majesty can 60 there by either
railway Or highway, MS you like" said the
Viceroy.
When she went there, at the opening of
the Suez Canal, the Empress found road
made, twelve miles long, across the desert,
lighted with gas, shaded all the way with
transplanted trees and half way on was
palace for her reposc, and with . second
palace to entertain her At the Pyramids
all especially made for this journey. And
yet, such is the kiagship At times, that when
the khedive attempted u renovs,e Cairo by
taking stones from the Pyramids, he felt
that the rcbukc Of the press aud the voice
Of Europe could not be witi,s,oOd, and he
ceased 10 disturb these useless conundrums.
lie 10 building an iron bridge across the
Nile. English work, which will cost tl2,.
100000 The Suez Canal $l00, ,0o0, 900, and
Is only partial success, - it fills up as soon
~ neglected, and the screw fleet to pass
through it Is yet small. Lesseps, the cxccu.
tor. Mr.. Butler believes 10 he one of the
sblest men in the world, and never less than
from half 4 milli,,n Il, a million Of rnonev
lying on deposit. The Viceroy 10 the owner
OF u narrow gauge railroad from Cairo 10
Suez, seventy six miles, nnd from Alexandra
t, Cairo, one hundred aud thirty miles. He
is now building up the Nile from Cairo two
hundred or three hundred miles.
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4 Party Of Hunters and Their Cook.
From the Denver News

From the Denver News.
Last )ring party of buffalo hunters, six
in number, were camped at Two Buttcs,
about twenty miles from the present town
Of Granada, in Bent county. A man,
known only bv the name of " jimmy" was
their cook. Soon after eating breakfast on
the morning in question all began to teel
sick, and in short while it became eviden.
that the food they had eaten contained
poison. They had recourse to tobacco tea
which caused them to yomit the poisoned
food. Jimmy" was suspected and watch.
ed. Recently he was seen to put some
white powder, which proved to be arsenic,
in the coffee. The scoundrcl desired to poi
son the hunters to secure their outfit. The
hunters made target Of Jimmy" and,
when they were done with him, he wasn't
OF much use to himself or anyone else. He
was formerly New York rough, and his
bones arc bleaching upon the arid plans Of
Southern Colorado.
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DANBuRY IrEMs.
From the Danbury News, October -.

From the Danbury News, October a.
All the participants in the late susr, nsion
are recovering, excepting the Modocs.
A Nelson street boy cffcctually disposed
Of an obnoxious cat, Friday. by throwing
1t INTO pond with his sisters be-. buckle
attached to its neck.
A Danbury boy bought and took home q
copy of story paper. His father took il
from him and burned it. He said that the
contents were nothing but lies, and that tho
influence of such journal was extremely
pcrnic,ous Then he put his hands IN his
| pockets where were potato and q horse
| chestnut, prcvcntitivcs of rheumatism, and
went down street.
Invention is not entirely confined to the
Chinese. A Brookfcld lady has hal goose
pleasantly engaged on several eggs II is /"
we'll established tradition that goose will
not remain contcnted on nest unless there
is gandcr IN sight. 1t is beautiful illus.
tration of the confiding and lovablc depend.
cnce Of the sex. About the time the setting
was half over, the gandcr in this case died.
Here was q dilemma. The eggs were not
far enough gone TO make good goslings, and
yet rather too far to make palatablc ONE.
Icttes. She was not able to borrow gander,
and SO she rcsorted to artifice. She took
looking>glass and placed it in front of the
nest SO the goose was uble to see its own
reflection, and being nothing but goose,
the setting continued. and 10 the course of
time eight f"therless gOslinGs mournfully
entered BrOOkfield This is not subtle
argument in favor OF womsn's rights, but .
simple statement Of AN honest fact.
We fear W. have got amsliciously dispos.
cd sexton among us. Noticing habit among
the young men of depositing their half.
smoked cigars in the porch upon entering
the church, he gathered up the relics of the
evening, and carefully deposited drop Of
crOton oil in the chewcd end, conscientious.
~ returned the veterans 10 their places, and
"bided the result. When the service was
over, the young men came out, recovered
their cigars, put them in their n,ouths, ~.
Piled the lights, and then the suction, and
the next moment had lost all control over
themselves, and were dancing out in the
street. slspping their jaws, and using such
awful language that We can't bear to think
it. However, they didn't remain in the
ncighborhood but moment. The rest of
the congregation had but time to note the
extraordinary performance, when the actors
disappeared, with an extra howl apiece, and
ata gait that left no doubts of their sincerity.
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ered. Grants Yiaueec.

Washington Correspondence Boston Post.
wrote to you of Fred Grants supposed
engagement to Miss Kitty Cooke. daughter
of II. u. Cooke, late Governor Of the Terri.
tory OF the District of COlumbi i, in my last,
Lieutenant Grant will get = wonderfully
good wife, if repor. speaks true. The
Georgetown folks have always SAID of Miss
Cooke that she was like ray of sunshine
among the poor. She did not care for soci.
ETY., and only conformed to its demands
when it was not possible to disregard them
without being ungracious; but her chief
pleasure was to spend her time in visiting
the poor, and she might he seen almost any
day going through the streets with basket
on her arm. containing daintics for those
who otherwise must have longcd for them
in vain. think Miss Cooke Is a year or
two under twenty. Last Winter she appear.
ed in general society for the first time, and
then very seldom. She is quite pretty girl,
with sweet face, brlmful of intelligence
Her manners are gentle and quiet.
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After J. st Clair Abrams, of Atlanta.
while browsing around with double bar
relied mountain howitzer, and looking anx.
iously for W. Carey Styles, Of Albany, O.. =.
was bound over to keep the peace for = few
months. hc publicly announced that gore
would now when the time expired. A desire
10 hear thst they have shot out each Others
middle name, impels % to ask II tho iron
.and OF the lsw has been removed l-Asm>
HAis AeatsaeS<.