The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-10-02

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the expedition, pronounces the rumors
'silly and absurd emphatically contra
diets the statement that Capt Hall died
other than natural DEATH and adds:
''ilc died of apopleNy. He was i'll about
a fortnight. He appeared in perfect
health when entering on the voyage
noticed nothing unusual in is health up
to the period Of his illness. The rumors
that he was poisoned are too absurd to
be seriously entertained. The rumor may
have been founded on the Authorizations of
the raving patient" DR.. Bissel, it will be
the troubles ON the Polaris by claiming
the exclusive services of Sergeant Meyers
as his assistant while Capt Hall required
Meyers to keep his (Hall's) journal. On
this point-concerning the troubles orig
mating with Bisscl-a Greenland ceres
pondence, giving the statement of IL. kra
nuh Smith, Danish Inspector at Tessviak
throws some light He intimates that
DR. Bissel, proud of his superior qualii-
cations As u scientist, and apprehensiye
lest the result of his labors would rebound
to the credit of Capt. Hall, secretly con
conspired against him. using Capt Bud
dington and Sergeant Movers, the meteo-
rolo9ist, As the instruments TO carry out
his designs. lie further says very stormy
language passed between Capt Hall and
DR.. Bissel, ON their meeting in his house,
and intimates, rather than expresses, his
suspicion that Capt. Hall did not die u
natural death. 1t must be kept in mind,
in reviewing these statements, that the
first limitations of the alleged poisoning
Of Hall proceeded from the New York
Herald, that this verify is disputed upon
fair grounds, and that the Herald is gath
ermg these fact in support of its previ-
Gus position and to bolster up a reputati ON
somewhat damaged by eNageratiols, etc.
Capt Halls death was not from natural
causes there is nearly every reason to be
lieve no foul means We're employed TO
compass his death The rawlings Of a de
lirious man, reported by EsquimalN, are
not reliable testimony, and should not be
given credence without complete zorro
boration The Polaris crew are ordered
TO New \ FORK. when the truth vii proba-
bly, appear
An instance, OF matrimonial mtelicity
engages public attention at Rockltnd 1t
also breaks ont in the columns of the
Free Press. where we notice the follow
ing
WHEREAS, my wife K,onEI. g. J"YcE, has
w turned me out oil doors and refuses 20 live with
any longer my wife, this is therefore to MONTY
all persons not to larbor trust her my account,
a1 Will pay no bills OF her contracting after this
date. ISAIAH JOYCE.
Dated at Rockland, the end day Of september,
A. ID. ls.:; 3w5i
Mr. Joyce, who seems to be the weaker
vessel in tins affair. hasn't much of 4 case
by his own showing If Mr. !. is com
PEELED to own or r"nt the premises where
in abode the household gods Of the dis
corlant pair, and cNpclS the non-resistant
Isaiah-Whv. she will be likely to paddle
her own canoe, and not damage his estate
by Getting harhorrd or trusted Now If
the advertiser had been less imbupd bv a
belief in the proud superiority of man,
and had letrained from printers ink, al
way, 4 dangerous compound, he might
have gone along in the old way Of enjoy
mont. on the inner side of the door. be
Nunu " hlrh he W;tndcr9 lik,. another cN-
peIled Adam. There might have been
comforting breakfasts, savory dinners,
toolh>o,ne ~lpprr> with divers and sunt!ry
other domestic comlorts-all now LOST to
The unhappy Isaiah. Amid whatever
pleasures and palaces he may roam, he
Will carry The ~ad,lenine conviction Il at
his paradise has cone up.
''of al: the sad words of tongue or pen.
/ hs sld,lrsl are thrse-it might have been.
The feeling in money matters is %radn-
ally getting better, and confidence l. to
some degree RESTORED But to what eX-
tent the poison OF 4 false financial system
is working, and soon il may break out in
commercial matters is still 4 question.
Some Of the leading brokers of New
York who Went down in the crash have
begun business again. opening new ac-
| r,l,ljn a
pay old balances As fast as they can real
iZe on securities
All the bank, in the large cities have
adopted Il plan of certifying checks as
good for their face, instead Of paying ont
currency, if they are of large amount. 1t
is Il queer state of things in finances
First the government legalizes the sus-
pension of specie payments and provides
legal tender paper Then the bank sus-
pend payment even in these rags, and
certify to drawers that they have col the
money, but that they can't have it There
is probably no limit to the business that
might be done in that way, provided the
public were sufficiently credulous. Thus
it will be seen that the country is three
removes from specie payment, strai'in"
every nerve, like Il rope walker over the
torrent of Niagara. to prevent falling into
the chasm 1t is hoped that the worst
effect ON business has been already real
| lied, but there is no assurance of safety
and never can be until the financial sys-
tenn is more healthy.
We have received from the publishers
llurd Il llonghton, New York, II sugges
tive volume OF 21S pages entitled ''Pro-
lection Against Fire, and the Means OF
Putting out Fire, in Cities, Towns and
Villages BY Joseph Bird The theory
of the author is that too much reliance is
placed by communities upon the engines
and clmbrous machinery OF the munich
palitieS, and that insufficient attention is
given to means for snppressing fires with
in the building itself The author firmly