The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-08-21

call upon our ncghhor to eat such a vast
amount of indignant words. The speech
at the Ellsworth convention and the edi
torials in the Age would sit hard on a
stomach OF ordinary digestive powers.
Thursday the Presidential party rode to
Gardiner. ana dined with the Presidents
old West Point friend, Col. Gardiner. On
returning, they dined at & r. NJ, with Sen
ator Morrill, The party consisting OF the
President and Miss Nellie Grant, Senator
Cameron Senator Hamlin and wife, Gen
Babcock, Speaker Blaine and Wife, Gov
ernor Perham and wife, Hon Eugene Hale
Ex-Governor A. r. Morrill, and wife, Ulys-
scs s. Grant IT,, jesse H. Grant, Judge
Goddard, and Walker and Emmons Blaine
At $ o'clock a brilliant reception was
given by Speaker Blaine, which continued
Till midnight The Augusta journal says
the company was large and included quite
number Of gentlemen from abroad, who
Glanced to Ne i'll the city, among whom
were Congressman j. H. Burleigh, S. t
Pulen Of The Portland Press, Hon Nelson
Dingley, IT,. Hon. Il. }. Southland, Hon.
Charles 7. Kimball, DR.. Murray, Medical
Director Of the Dept of the Pacific Mr..
Bailey of n. Y, Hon. j. f. Butler of the
Biddetord journal, Mr.. Boutelle of the
Bangor Wing, Hons Fred n. Dow, f. g.
Harlow, and T. H. Hubbard. Among the
ladies We're many very elegant toilets;
Miss Nellie Grant wore White silk tissue,
embroidered overdress, and blue sash she
was very attractive The President was
atlable and agreeable to all An elabor-
atplv constructed dancing pavilion, grace
fully trimmed with lla"s and streamers
was occupied by dancers until a late hour
Refreshments We're served from ten to
Twelve. The floral trimmings of the
rooms showed exquisite taste and ev-
erythmg contributed to the pleasures OF
the guests.
On Friday the party proceeded by rail
to Rockland, where the steam cutter Me
with the intention of visiting Mt. Desert.
But the weather was 50 lmtlvorable that
the McCulloch was obliged to make a har
Dor at North Haven. The party on board
landed and were entertained at the house
Of Mr. Nelson Mullen. The Mt Desert trip
had TO be abandoned, and the steamer
headed for Bangor, where She arrived on
Saturday at , Z. NJ The President and
party were entertained ut the Exchange
by Senator IIamlin. Under the escort of
Mayor Bass, a drive was taken about the
city, after which the distinguished party
left for Augusta and on Monday proceed
ed to the White Mountains
The Portland Advertiser, referring to the fact
that the serious fire in Portland, Saturday, was
caused by Il careless smoker SAYS: This COM
munity would like to know the name of the
gentleman who lighted his pipe, saturday, with
three steamers. a grain elevator, a bonded ware
house, and a miscellaneous lot of Sheds offices,
and goods. worth altogether from SIN to seven
hundred thousand dollars. The truth is, a
large percentage OF fires are by smokers
who in nine eases out of ten become careless
and even reckless. Even since the Portland
fire, in our own city, we have seen men SmOk-
ing in stables. and even stalls, while not I'M
frequently smoking goes on ID places where pa
per and shavin@s are scattered around. Lewis
ton Journal
There is no doubt that pipes and cigars
are the most dangerous of incendiaries
-NN'ti lllt ol'iip'i7 liit7 tii'st M pm
may be referred to the practice Of smoking.
The risk is immense tor person lighting
his pipe many times day IN a shop on
store throwing his still lighted matches
on the floor, and then travelling about
with a burning coal of tobacco ahead of
him. Many Of the most careful employers
will MOT imam. thn ri.l- which attanlS tho
hiring OF 1t smoker upon their premises
The insurance companies would diminish
their risks immensely by a prohibition Of
smoking in their policies, Instead Of some
other things. y few days after the Port
land fire the Portland steamers wharf in
this city came near being destroyed by Il
cigar stump thrown between the planhing,
creating blaze that was with difficulty
extinglished Storehouses full of freight,
vessels II the wharf, and surrounding
property were all in great danger
If the mail must be robbed, its a comfort
of course to have your letters purloined
by 50 young man of excellent family and
connected with prominent gentlemen of
the Republican party" as the msuspci-
ously satirical Washington dispatch naive
ly puts it. The case in point where light
fingered gentiity has been caught filching
is on the postal car between Washington
and New York. The young gentleman
has been opening letters for a month or
two, and now contcsses the sin, but of
course it wouldn't do to subject him to the
pains and penalties Of ordinary flesh, and
he will receive full pardon rs soon as his
s'influential' relatives ask it.
Every republican paper in the state,
so taras we have observed, has commended
the Machias Union for recommending the
disarmament of the democratic party i'm
Maine Our friend Drisko should be ask
ing what evil have done that the wicked
should praise meo''