The Republican journal., 1873-06-12

The coming Republican Convention in this
city will probably be rendered lively and inter
estng by the presence of Hon. A. G. Jewett as
delegate from Belfast. Bangor Commercial.
The following is the language of
Henry Ward Beecher which made such
tlutter in the religious world, and which
is claimed as evidence of his conversion
to Universalism-
81 do not believe there is person on the
face of the earth who has heard the Gospel and
in whose soul there is anything improbable
who will not find an entrance into heaven-lOw
down. it may be, but the lowest place there is
infinitely better than the best here"
Certainly there is no endless torture in
that
The Democratic State Committee-a part
of it--were here yesterday taking IL view of
their shop-worn stock Portland Press.
1t is very gratifying to know that the in
ventory contained nothing of the Elder
Peck fraud, the Paper Credit Swindle, or
the back pay robbery, with the endorse
ment approved, U. S. Grant" Nor was
there q cask Of Elder Shaw's sanctified
New England rum. In short all the
goods in the shop worn stock have worn
we'll, and are Just what they are represent
to be. And they will be in demand in
good time.
The Northport Cheese Factory is in full
operation. The whey it works we know not.
Bangor Commercial.
Probably. But when it has oc-catyd to
you that some very pretty girls handle
the material perhaps you'll want some
OF the product.
The Belfast journal following the example
of the Philadelp hia Ledger introduces poetry in
its obituary department. Wiscasset Oracle.
Hardly. Following nobody's example,
we permit correspondents to introduce
obituary poetry for ready cash. We can't
put people straight into Paradise for moth
ing.
A taking and appropriate feature of
our Fourth OF July celebration might be
q platform exhibiting Barnabas Roberts,
with one hand collecting custom house
revenues, and the other peddling soap,
ralsins and tobacco 1t would show how
much we have improved upon the ideas
of the fathers. Let the committee think
OF it. II there shall be room to spare,
brother Thorndike might be introduced
with a crockery vessel under either arm,
or Tucker hunting for smugglers among
his Lincolnville cabbages, at four dollars
a day.
Gov. Straw of New Hampshire, in his
inaugural message, endorses the prin-
ciple of local option in liquor licenses, or
of each town declaring by vote whether
it will or will not grant licenses, and
recommends its adoption. He says
1t is my belief that among the best and most
prudent temperance men in the country, who
are active in the cause, the opinion is gaming
ground that this local option law is, upon the
whole, the best method of preventing the
spread of intemperance. AS for myself, with
a sincere and heartfelt desire to root out the
evil OF intemperance, and to restrain the sale
and use of intoxicating liquor within the mar
rowest limits, to the extent of entire prohb-
ton if possible, believe that in the present
state Of public opinion here, and with our past
experience In enforcing our present law, this
experiment is well worthy of trial.
1t has been decided in the Massa-
chusetts Supreme Court that no rent can
be recovered by landlord who lets
premises with the knowledge that liquor
is to be sold thereon in violation of law.
India rubber bustles are fashionable
in Bangor, which furnishes the CONNER
cial with this item
| young lady Of our local upper tendon fell
down on State street this noon and actually
bounced from French street to Patterns corner,
The citizens of Waldoboro will hold
grand celebration on the Fourth of July,
this being the centennial year of the town
1t is expected that the Grafton will be by
Gen. Chamberlain.