The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-11-06
Generalties,

The turkey crop" of Maine is unusually
large.
Potatoes are selling in Minnesota at sixtv-tivc
cents per bushe
The steamers took out sasi 900 in silver bar.
from New York saturday.
One hundred tons per week is the rate the
kennebec steamer is carrying ha, to Boston
this fall
An Illinois County Clerk refused to issue 1t
marriage license because the man was only four
feet high, while the woman was six.
5. L. Pullen, ESQ, of the Portland Press. de-
h1cred very interesting lecture Mt Kent Hill, |
on the subject Of Woman Suffrage
The gold coinage at the Philadelphia mint |
during October amounted to S1l.O1O,OO0 in
double eagles. The gold weighed IS tons.
The Boston Advertiser has a rumor that the |
night express from Boston to Bangori, soon 10 |
leave Boston at midnight. and reach Bangor al |
noon Of the next ,l.ly.
The hurricane Of the 2Sth u. DESTROYED Joo
houses and killed many persons at .Iacmel |
Haytl, and destroyed all the lighters in port so
tina, large vessels cannot take or land cargoes.
Yankee named Pease hes taken possession
OF one of the largest Of the BONN Islands, q
group lying 500 miles of the coast of Japan,
and has raised the American flag over his do
minonS.
The Eastern EXpreS. Company has eOnrlud-
cd contract with the European and North
American Railway Company to extend IFS eX-
press business 10 thai road aud the fisratapuis
branch.
The san Francisco Chronicle. correspondent
says that the heads OF Captain Jack and
Sehonchin were separated from their bodies
after execution and sent 10 Washington to be
preserved in alcohol in The Medical Museum.
An intelligent '.bolter" in Burlington, Iowa,
IN scratching the name of Mrs. Hagar, i cundi-
dale for school superintendent, wrote upon his
ballot: "Doant Waut kno Wnmmun in Mime
The third Tuesday in December is ii ei upon
4, the day Tor the special election in PennsNi-
>ana on the constitution, when the people are
10 Vote on the whole document.
The Modocs have at last reached their final
destination, and Win hereafter be lat home" on
IN island in the Platte River, near Fort Me
Pher>on, Colorado, where there are no lava
beds. =,
The Drq Moine> Quartelte were somewhat
startled the other evening by finding that the
sfection when Weared wretche> sink 10
sleep" had been printed on their programmes.
wv hen married wrctcheS," Sc.
4 wealthy South Carolinian ha. offered 10
contribute len thousand feet of lumber for the
Centennial building, beneath whose roof he
hopes 70 see the people of the whole country
| assembled in peace, concord and brotherl, love.
Albert Bailey, man about % years old. had
his right hand caught in Il stave paner at Treat
\ l-ang'> mills, i'll Bath and literally chopped
10 pieces. -Amputaiion just below the elbow
was performed and he i. now doing we'll.
The Eastern Railroad Company are laying
steel rails 1T various points on their road. The
heavy trains frequently passing over the
Eastern use up the iron rails in about two years.
| and steel now is used in renewal of rails on the
| main road
| Philip Il. Howard, living near Jamaica, L. L.,
| ordered two unknown sunners OFT his premises,
when they turned and Shot him dead, tdischarg-
| ing two barrels at him. 1t was Towards
| birthday. and he had 4 party of friends AT his
| house. James Lennon has been arrested for
| the murder.
! despatch from Sicily reports lhat the vol
,tno Etna is in a state Of violent eruption. The
| outbreak is accompanied bv fearful earthquakes
| Portions Of the crater have fallen in and the
mines Of sulphur which have been worked for
| years and Nalueu at f300.O00 have been de
| >troyed.
| \ bank Of earth cayed in on Mr.. Henry Chase
| of BuckSport, Friday, breaking three Of his
| ribs, one Of which was forced into his right lung
| by the heavy pressure OF the earth. Mr.. Chase
Is scyenty-fottr years old, and his recovery from
| the effects OF 50 severe an accident is considered
| doubtful.
The Register ~aH Mr.. Hiram Merrill Of He
| br"n, on "Wednesday last, between IL and -
| o'clock A. NJ, discovered :: black bear in his
| front yard, trying TO catch his chickens and tur-
keys, failing in which, Bruin went into the edge
| Of the woods and sat down Mr. Merrill snd
| his neighborS Shot him.
,
! In 81. George, on Saturday last, Mr. Thurs
| t"i nassc't "lhcnst,i .trflrie coihpal pc
| tMc.i Nv" tasies III ilc "il. 1hey descended
VIII! 10 ,he ground III s'leii an exhausted
t ,' .i,'t VIZ. paSetlt was ape 10 cal'h
| tue Nniallesl one. Whcll measured seven feel
from up l" up. me DINER escaped.
| Al , mectino Of IN. Directors nj. tba shora
| i, pilra.I ,rTon,n', III, -, ~ ~, n ~
p,n',, taii,l' ai;d "eiS NJ nope "l
mNL Rurl.snort ,b rannl.cn, ' term nI ~, ,l'o
| line, A vote was also unanimonslv nno,,at to
| petition The LEGISLATURE for q raijroaI Iridge
| across th;, prnoEecot af Pnrlsnnrt
| i'''
| y Detroit business man found counterfeit
| nlty-'ent scrip among his currency the other
day amt ne put IT IN his vest, and that afternoon
gave II I" t little girl begging on the streets.
niccr ~ s,.,n IN tLl drawer o,snin nnd I,ioStinI
| mo His clark h. laarn,.i that ~ litti ~, WI
houebt Il sick of onrn md con-, ,I'aI ~ ;th ="
| cents Good money
!
| The trrcdo, or shun II nrm. .,hour which "a
! much has been written. Won a s,lh,tanfi.l vie
| tory in san Francisco thp other d,v TIE Oh
| ect Of its attack had been ii Wharf nj Min
street 4, usnnl if, WorI WINS hidaan and
| 10J sorl, Of ,thaat ,rar, ,,a1oiini an. ~
it way,na len tto,.,nt Inilsrt -, n hn,
| IL cover ttl.. los. " - "'' "
While a cattl,. d,..lcr namtd pi>hy y>.,, ,,,1.
inss 4 bill for some refreshments IT thn Gtein
| House, Winooski Falla on MONDAY EVENING -
person named sweeney ,.rghhe,l H. w.,llnt rnn.
| tanning about SlO00 md nttrmnted IN ct .,nray
Rjyby cauphl the tplow r.cnverad tTe woii.i
and administered 10 sweeney SO severe q cas1i.
r.tion that iii liz. Wa Az noI " a., go,
several students from Dartmouth college
M'n' liio alle WOODS one hay last week hunting
-ho ~ i ,autu ,''' in 'o'' b o [i' irs
down. and then It went for the students. , and
they had long and exciting contest before lhrv