The Republican journal., 1873-02-13
Letter from Rockland.
Correspondence OF the journal.


The weather for the past week has been
truly delightful. Snow slides have been
frequent, consequently pedestrians have
had to keep an eye alott. Notwithstand-
the frequent cries of stand from under"
many an unlucky waytarer has been de-
posted in heap on the sidewalk amid
the laughs of the lucky ones who escaped
the avalanche. Runaways and smash ups
have also been frequent, and never since
the epizootc have our streets presented
so smashing" an appearance.
The adjourned session of the Dec. term
of S. j. Court commenced Tuesday, Judge
Dickel son presiding. The following eases
have been tried: Saml Pillsbury VS.. j.
S. Willoughby, dispute on rent Of store
Willoughby refusing to pay advance OF
rent, through occupying store and having
no lease. Verdict for plaintiff Gould
for plaintiff, Rice and Hall for defendant
Exceptions filed by defendants counsel
Moody vs.. Inhabitants Of Camden. for al
iCStt lIiIttiIcS CtuScU by utltcl Ill UI1H-
way. Claimed damages 100000. Jury
out nine hours. Verdict for plaintiff allow
ing S425.S3 damages. Appealed. Baker
for plaintiff, Gould and Moore tor defend
ant. j. d. Rust vs.. Carlton ct ais for dam
age onproperty by constructing roadway
Now on trial Baker for plaintiff Could
and Moore for defence
The Rockland Steam Mill has been sold
out this week to prominent members Of
the Cobb Lime Co.. who have consolidated
all the mills in this vicinity; they will
prove a very powerful association and
doubtless ere long there will be demon
strated the fact of "a cat under the meal"
Representative Mortland has been in
town 4 few days this week David look :
fresh as a daisy, and seems TO nave been
living on the fat of the land
One Of our tonsorial artists. while UNI
der the influence OF benzine. feeling pugi-
istic, went for lone damse, and with
out waiting to introduce himself struck 4
"posish" Ia Keenan, at the same time
letting fly his left fist, and sending his
antagonist "to grass" The sudden ap-
pearance Of the police put an end TO the
conflict, and the valiant knight OF the
shears was finished with i commodi0ns
room in the city hotel on Spring street.
Judge Hall mulcted him a. the tune OF
so and costs
Several suspicious kegs and Jugs have
been grabbed by the police this week
Still the demand is as great rs ever Our
new sheriff was toisted into office on &C
count Of what he would do to suppress
the traffic. There must lie something
rotten in Denmark"
We have 4 case of small pox on the
stage road between this city and Rock
port The red flag keeps away ail life in
surance agents and sewing machine ped
lers VIM.
WHAT IS THE CREDIT MoBulER? The
Louisville Journal enlightcns a cores
Foh'tcHt, WHY tShS Will y tllil NlF'lt
Mobiher that the people are talking 50
much about ?" Says the journal
"WelI, it is simply double-iointed back
acting swindng machine. modelled after =
French inven ton, but il il Of such intricate
construction that we couldn't we'll describe it
without the assistance of a quantity of lia-
grams and the portraits of half the members of
Congress"
And now it is former radical cand-
date for the Presidency that is in the tolls
John G. Fremont is wanted in Paris To
answer the charge of selling Swindln~
railroad bonds there a few years since.
May heaven protect us-but all the rjl-
lars that have supported the platform OF
great moral ideas seem to he rotten
The small poX hospital at WiScassej
was burned on Saturday night. No one
was in it at the time, but two eases OF the
disorder We're all ready Probably the
neighbors didn't fancy the proceeding.
The kennebec journal tavors the
submission to the people OF the question of
woman suffrage, at the next election
Examiner Adams, of the Patent Of
flee, writes to us to say that the bulky
volumes OF patent reports, so ridiculed i.y
Hon. $. S. Cox, are no longer issued bat
instead thereof weekly official Gazette
which contains the same information III Il
condensed form at So per wear.
The new Central Railroad depot. at
Waterville, an elegant and verv c0nven-
lent building, is now ready tor occupancy.
The lumber manufacturers and deal
ers Of Maine are to hold A convention 1T
Bangor on the third "Wednesday Of Feb
ruary. They will have 4 deal 10 NV to
each other.
Our article upon woman Rights is crowd
ed out this week, but will appear in our ne II
issue. We were somewhat surprised 10 Gee
Bro. Simpson Of the Journal appear among
the prophets lCamden Herald.
We are likewise surprised that our
friend should allow women 10 be- crowd
ed out. That's what they make the chief
burden of their complaint W. in;and
that they shall have i better show III our
columns
Spanish Treatment OF Americans
Correspondence Of the Boston Post.
HAVANA, Jan. IS, lS73-Alr. Editor. /
send you an account of q shipWreck that
has recently occurred ON the coast OF Cuba
and which will show the respect in which
our flag is held here, and the barbaritv of
the Spaniards towards Americans. Capt
| Thomas l.. Fleming, OF Fast Boston. was
on a voyage from Savannah to jamaica
| in sch GpOrup Staala ISM .ta ,,.erb+ L