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The Republican journal., 1873-07-31
-"Well thew keen me here vet y

P.-''Well, they keep me here vet"
R.-"So | see. You don't think you
deserve it, do you?"
Pho. Pm innocent, and I'll show
it when the time comes"
R.-"Do you have any idea who did
it?n
P-"Yes | know I've seen him. Oh,
don't hate the one who did it,
R.-"How is that. Have YOU seen the
murderer?n
P-"Yes; and III let 'em know who
It's sometime"
He persists in declaring his innocence,
and asserts that in a vision he has seen
the real murderer, whom he will describe
at the trial. 1t is thought that these acts
are only preparatory to the plea Of insan-
lty which will undoubtedly be put in in
eXtenuatlOn of the crime. And there is
some ground, for insanity can be shown
IN his fathers family. and one Of his
brothers died insane His trial will come
OF at the next term of the Supreme Judi
clal Court in Belfast, which commences
the third Tuesday of October, and it will
be before Judge Appleton, the chief jus
tee of the State. Gordon is carefully Sc
cured and watched. and no doubt will be
forthcoming for trial, unless he commits
suicide by some means in his cell, which
he has limited at several times.
The Sabbath in Belfast is a Sabbath in
Boston IN miniature. There are excur-
sions to the country, sailing parties down
the bay, drunken rows in '.Puddledock, ;"
religious ceremonies at the churches,
where poor female humanity strives to
outdress their neighbors, tops, fools, hyp-
ocrtes, Christians, and fair sprinkling
OF common sense O. f. ID.
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thought Hamilton had made an unnecessary

| thought Hamilton had made an unnecessary
| mystery of finance.
He abolished court etiquette and every usage
| that resembled it. He abolished the weekly
levee.
He abolished the system of precedence in
Washington intercourse. and made the society
rules as simply as possible Mr.. Jefferson did
away with much tussy etiquette, and he ended
the tedious and acrimonious debate at the open
ing of Congress and the presenting of addresses
by sending in Il message, instead of going down
and reading speech. English fashion.
He declined to receive presents while in Of
flee.
He used the privilege and opportunities of
his office for public acknowledgement the in
PRODUCTION into the country of better breeds of
domestic animals. And he encouraged eXplor;l-
tons and the collection of information in regard
to the western territories.
He preserved perfect harmony in his cabinet
during both terms. He had no cyclists in it.
In the Je1ersOnan theory of government the
chief object was to protect the rights not the
interests of people.
He used the pardoning power with great eau
ton, only on extraordinary consideration, so
that the pardon of the criminal should not re-
peal the law that condemned him, and he thought
the opinion of the Judges that tried him indis-
penSable This is very different from the theo-
ry of pardOns nowadays.
The Democratic party of Jetferson's
day is alive now, with its organization,
its leaders and its high principles The
mission of that party is not fulfilled. 1t
has still a future The issue which it takes
with the gross corruptions in the gov
eminent is enough of itselfto give it vi
tality and strength. 1t will grow as its
adversary wanes, and upbear the best
hopes of the country
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Genoralties,

| A swarm of bees was discovered i'll the
| chimney of an old house in South Brdgt0n Il
| few days ago.
Bangor clergyman thinks that Solomon
was umberman on the Penobscot River, for
the Bible says that solomon built Great
| Works"
| \ recent visitor to of the islands ON the
| coast of Maine discovered 4 school Of forty
scholars, all of whom We're grandchildren of one
| man.
| A letter addressed to ,srhe Devr' is living in
| the postotfice at Lafayette. Indiana, and the
| postmaster thinks he'll have 10 send it to Wash
| !Hgton.
| Texas housekeepers get prime cut Of beet
| for three cents pound, but have to pay twice
| as much for ice to keep it until dinner time.
| An escaped luna,c set fire to his bedding at
| the Lindsey House, Rockland, Friday. The fire
was put out with few pals of water and the
man was carried back to Augusta.
| Eight cities not including Portland are on the
| line of the Maine Central Railroad, and they
| have 4 population of 66,443, or over one-tcnth
| of the entire population of the state.
| several Manchester \ H. women complain
| that the managers of the baby show rcdej
| them and the public unfairly. They -ay tha
| notlr" should have been given "a year tsU
An indignant Republican paper in Ma-,uchu-
| sets calls General Butler ~ d~ore;mi2cr, 81
boomerang, Il baggage >ma>hri ia politics and
| government.
| Some Nevada miners who were drilling 1T
| depth of fourteen hundred feet, recently tappet
4 Nem OF water 50 not thai they boiled egg III
A piece Of rock thrown from Il blast IL Lew
| eton, Tuesday, broke through the roof of An
| dro>coggin Mill No. ;. \ r.tttrr prev cntci il
| going further. The room below was tuIi OF o.
erative> at the time.
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people in some instances, other than the
ordinary stairway

people in some instances, other than the
ordinary stairway
FIRE-ESCAPES
have been ordered and are now putting
up, where they were not already, on all
buildings except private dwellings, so if
we have another large fire, we shall prob
ably hear of no more deaths from sutf'o-
cation, or jumping from high-story win
dows and roofs These escapes are Of all
kinds; some leading up to the flat roof
these mostly where the person making use
of the appliance can pass to the adjacent
premises but where the building is $50
lated, or much higher or lower rooted
than those adjoining, an iron ladder cN-
tending to near the sidewalk is the proper
thing. Then others have been exhibited.
intending to lower the occupant of the
chair with which they are provided to the
street, but | have heard Of no buildings
that have been fitted with this variety
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A Trip to Nahant.

An occasional correspondent in Boston,
who belongs to the Can't Get Away Club,
sends us the following notes of trip down
the harbor-
took Il hungry fit for fresh air one day
last week, and astonshed my family bv
making the announcement to them that il
they would put on their store clothes we
would 90 to the 'lslandsN and indulge in
a fish dinner Taking a small basket Of
hash and Il bottle OF - as | was about
to remark, we took . basket of lunch to
stay our stomachs until fish time, and
started for the good steamer Ulysses.
whereof Capt. Cal,en is boss, and ere
long We're being tossed by the raging bill
lows on our way to NahaMt
Arriving, we took the overland stage
for Maoli's Gardens, from whence after
doing the bears, the Indians, the swings
and our hash, we again embarked by
same conveyance for the Relay House
Considering the 7horness OF the season,
and the necessity of making hay while the
sun shines, II never surprises us that we
are charged a quarter for turning around
in amy place in which we find ourselves
on such occasions; SO after paying to q
into MaoIis Garden, and paying all
through il, to have our scrip scorntully
rejected when we offered to pay to ort
ont, rather surprised Us
At the RELAY House we found every con
Neniencr for a good timr-plcnty to eat,
and though the state cOnstable5 had Just
letD Il great sutiiciener of the other thing
The Jolly landlord of the Relay san if \
person goes away from his house hungry
he never wants to see him again. If ht
did tor u.s. there is no necessity for amy
one going away dissatisfied
learned that a few Years ago this land
lord was a poor Lynn CriSpin, with scarce
money enough 10 purchase a saw-ho
He got this piece of land at Nahant tor ;
song, put up ON it a little shanty for sup
plying 'A'ofSlolll7lS WIN 'h"""er any
if''' lSh' ana mas improve" upon III
place rom year 70 year on'l' nov ne MAJ
llrS' 'ia'S motel, WIN stables oo"'in&
Alleys patent swings ''l" an '''' require
'he'i'9 oil a iifS' CLASS Se''-Sioe resort ""i,
last summer ne Declined an "t1ef IRON
'i'e l"u"r la'h'ly "' l"r'A 'h"u7"ll'
""'IafS ior 'll7 pace
= S''' i''''''eii' ~ 'ii' 'l'S was w. my
ing III the water near me Nea'h "i TN
l''''eS9 oo"S Oh " man from piper
'''Neh rom ms P"'helS II was ''''l'"Iii''
ne VIZ i Mf' i1hhy if"hl nus fitN' am
'h''' ne "'' '"'''"'fa'elN terminate" h'
The Republican journal., 1873-07-31

fIEE IN PlrrsflElp. During the show
cr of Saturday afternoon, the bnilding, Of
Daniel Runnells OF Pttsticld, consisting
Of dwelling house two barns, wood any
carriage house, We're struck by lightning
and burned, together with his hay, Sleigh,
harnesses, &c and all the farming tools
except moving machine The furniture
bedding, &c. mostly saved in Il damaged
condition, it being completely saturated
with water Loss estimated 1T $1,000
Insured in the Home III N Y for 81 900
There WAS no one at home at the time, eN-
rept Mr., K who is seventy Years old any
the hired girl The ntighbors talk Of
putting him up another house in Il few
days Two dwelling houses and two store,
were burned in Hatland caused bN light
ming, and the store in which the Posi-
office is kept was struck.
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Fire in Portland.
PORTLAND, 2

PORTLAND, 26.
AT little after two O'Clock Saturday
morning, fire broke out in the paint shop
of the Portland Company's Works, which
destroyed the paint shop, two hundred
feet long, the ear shop, and several small
er attached buildings. The main buildings
were in imminent danger, but were saved.
There is an insurance on the whole works
for $l37 900, of which but little over ten
per cent. applies to the property burned
There was a considerable amount of part
ly finished work in other buildings, OF
which we have not yet got an account
The freight trains standing on the Grand
Trunk tracks, in the vicinity, We're endan.
gered, but We're removed and saved The
heat was very intense from the fire, and
looked at first very threatening.
The Republican journal., 1873-07-31

Gov. Perham has lust solved a perpleX-
ing question. 1t is held in certain relig
Gus denominations that women may occu-
Ply the pulpit and preach the word, with
out doing violence to either the letter or
spirit of the gospel, and in this country
many very worthy ladies are accustomed
misgiying doubt-whether such parish
toner's may be legally married by their
pastors The authority to solemnize mar
riages does not pertain to the clerical Of
flee as such; marriage in this country be
ing i'll no part a religious ceremony, but Il
civil contract, for the performance of
which an appointment is required There
is an Universalist society at kittery, the
place where Uncle Samuel builds ships
and has an elastic navy yard, where sew
eral thousand men are employed, ol none
at ALL rs the election needs of the first
congressional district may require The
pulpit of this society is occupied by Fan
ME L. Roberts, WHO tultills the duties OF
the clerical office to entire acceptance
Naturally those who sit under the minis
trations OF the Rev. Fanny, when the soft
glamor OF reciprocated love comes over
them, and they wish To draw near to each
| other, desire that their pastor shall tie the
| sacred knot. But custom has not sane
toned the appointment of women to this
| office. Nevertheless ii was a question
| which had more than one side to it, anC
to test the matter application was made
for Il commission for this lady of the sur
| plice. The gubernatorial mind was great
magistrate took time to consider-he car
ried the problem home to his Oxtor,
| farm, toted it over the state and out o
| the state with him. on steamboats,, rail
roads and county roads. And after all his
wrestling, he couldn't see why a woman
shouldn't tie the hymenial knot, and why
| she couldn't do it as securely us anybody
else. SO the appointment was made
And now if any of our matrimonally in
clined readers desire piquant addition te
the novelty of marriage itself, let then
HE to the border, place an X or V in
the palm of the pastoress of the First Uni
versalist church at Kittery, and Wen guar
anty that the twain will be made one il
the most satisfactory manner
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Fire in Baltimore.

A very serious fire occurred IN Baltimore
ON Friday of last week, which ut one time
threatened the destruction OF the entire
city, Whole streets We're swept by the
flames, and many public buildings dr-
stroyed. Engines came from other cities,
and after great efforts the fire was stayed.
The insurance on the burnt district is estl
mated at $1,000 and the entire loss Is
not estimated to exceed 81 900, 900 by any
one, and some insurance men still put the
loss not TO exceed $780, 900.
The Republican journal., 1873-07-31

Ben. Butler was a terrible acquisition
to the republican party of Massachusetts,.
He makes their political lives intolerable,
and yet they can't get rid of him. Since
he set his heart on becoming Governor,
the cauldron has boiled furiously, and
there has been no peace for the wicked
The opponents to his nomination, within
the republican party held a public meeting
at Boston on the 25th, to devise measures
to prevent that calamity H. H. Coolidge
presided, Hon. H. l.. Dawes, Harvey
Jewell A. w, Beard and others spoke
Many prominent citizens participated, and
an executive committee was chosen to
carry out the object of the meetin" Mean
time Benjamin keeps calm and cool, and
will be heard from in due season
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The State Convention.

The call for the Democratic State Con-
yention will be found in our columns to-
day. 1t will be seen that there is to be Il,
lowering of the banner and no backward
step, but Il straightforward convention
and a gathering of the democracy that
will mean business. We hope that the
central and eastern portions of the state
may be we'll represented, for the signs OF
the times Indicate that this year is 10 begin
movement that will overthrow the radi-
cal party IN Maine.
Concerning the nominee of the conven-
ton no prediction can be made with any
degree OF certainty. Since Mr.. himball,
to the regret OF every member of the
party, declined TO again accept the posi-
ton, there has been no concentration OF
sentiment. Among those prominently
named are j. G. Madigan of Houlton,
ARENAS Libby Of Augusta, Edmund VIII
son and +. X. O'Brien of Thomaston
Henry Ingalls, of Wiscasset. and Joseph
litcomb of kennebunk
The Oxford Register places the last
named gentleman before the public in a
leading article in its issue of this week
After speaking of the requirements for the
office Of Governor, it SAYS
We believe these qualifications appertain in a
pre-eminen degree to Hon. Joseph Titcomb, OF
kenncbunk, and without disparagement to 9th
ef gentlemen whose names have been mention
ed i'll connection with the position, We unheSi-
tatingly recommend Mr.. Titcomb to the people
OF Oxford County and the State as the man for
the times Mr.. Titcomb is graduate of Bow
dom College and the present Treasurer vi that
institution; he Is a large ship builder AMI own
er, and resident of Il farming town, and is thus
identified with the two great interests Of the
State. He has not been prominent in politics
since he represented his county in The State
Senate twenty wears since. man of the most
sterling integrity and far above the reach OF
faction, We are confident that all who are op-
posed to the present corrupt State and National
administrations would most cordially and heart
lily accord their support to Hon. Joseph Tit
comb for the position OF Governor.
Mr.. Titcomb is deserving of all that our
cotcmporary has said of him He would
make an excellent candidate and a model
Governor, if elected We wish, however,
iiltl lie mao neen prominent IN pollcS
during the twenty years spoken OF, for
there have been times when the active
and united energies in the canvas of men
like Mr. Titcomb might have aided I'M
mcnselN the interests of democracy. I'm
fortunately tor our cause, men in like cir
cumstances among our opponents are al
ways active when needed.
But upon whomsoever the choice may
fall among the distinguished gentlemen OF
the state, we feel confident of an united
party and a full vote. We shall have our
adyersaries at a disadvantage in the can
vas, weighted as they are by the iniquitirs
uncovered At Washington last winter
Maine will be the first state to speak in
the fall elections, and should give a good
account Of herself
The Republican journal., 1873-07-31

The letter written from TINS city by the
correspondent Of 4 Boston daily, which
we copy III another column, win be read
with interest Ii makes public the TACT
that Gordon, the alleged murderer Of his
brother and family, is kept as a public
show at the County Jail, and that crowds
are admitted to see him upon the payment
by each Of the sum of five cents in the
currency of the United States If this eX-
the prisoner is to be made use OF as Il fear
tul example to the present generation, and
a warning to those disposed to evil, it
| seems hardly proper that lessons III virtue
should be charged for Ii it be ior the
we'll be inquired whether it would not be
more fitting that there be an increase OF
pay to the High Sheriff Of Waldo, rather
than that he should be compelled to exc
out his subsistence by welcoming a pro
cesson Of curious pilgrims up Jail Hill,
| each with a five cent nickel in his palm,
The grante structure on the hill was built
| for place of detention, and not for a
museum; and we think that the nearly
| unanimous sentiment of our citizens is that
the County Of Waldo had better retire
| from the show business
The Republican journal., 1873-07-31

A survey has been made for Il railroad
bridge across the kennebec river between
Wateryille and Kendall's Mills so that
trains on the Maine Central road will 90
direct to the depot in Watnrville and the
present change of cars win be obviated.
The new bridge will cross the river about
a mile the other side of Wa'lerville at what
is known in that vicinity as. .'Brook Farm
and will be an iron bridge, of three
spans, six hundred feet loag.
The Republican journal., 1873-07-31
Letter from Boston.
Correspondence of the Journal.
BOsTON, July q, 1873
THE WEATHER.

BOSTON, July u, 1878.
| THE WEATHER.
| may be pardoned for mentioning SO
trite subject-though old, yet ever new.
The past week has been a trying expert
ence to the unctuous ones, Saturday emil
nently SO, when the mercury aspired to
ninety in the shade at two O'Clock, and
humanity perspired sympatheticaly and
proportionately We have had copious
showers, accompanied by thunder and
lightning all of to-day, and the air has
been most oppressive in its "doggedness"
whereby hangs a tale. An itinerant
vender of the tactical fluid informed me
on Friday that if we had no rain during
the first three Of the dog days we should
be deprived Of that blessing for three
months; for hadn't old Deacon Tucker
proved it time and again. and hadn't he
(the milk seller aforesaid-and who should
know better ?)-hadn't he often remarked
it? Well that's new. if not news. And
while | am on it let me say that the rain
fall Of the three days ending the 10Th inst
weighed two hundred and seventy tons to
the acre-oh, what fall was there, my
countrymen, But this heated term has
caused no little uneasiness regarding
THE CHOLERA
which has already made many victims at
the west, and threatens to advance all
along the line to the very seaboard; for it
is not putting it too strongly to say that no
city in the country is prepared to give it
successful battle. 1t is only when the
enemy is at our very Ioors that we be
come awakened to the danger then in our
empted thus far say 'providentially,'
as Will be seen presently-but one case
having been reported, on Wiggin street,
at the North End and on investigation BY
Drs. Green and Durgin, at the instance of
the Board of Health the sick man was
found to have had a severe attack Of
cholera-morbus. This prompt action OF
the Board is of incalrulablc benefit in al
laying the fears OF the more timid, thus
preventing what in their excitement might
lead to dire results The Board has,
among other sanitary precautions, ordered
twenty-five or thirty families occupying
houses in Warwick street to vacate. their
habitations being considered unsuitable
for human abode on account Of -tagnant
water in the cellars But what boots it,
these efforts OF Boston, SO long as the
grim invader is invited, may, comted by
our suburban friends in East Cambridge,
whose
The Republican journal., 1873-07-31

The Democrats of the several cities, towns
and plantations OF the State of Maine, are re-
queSted to meet in convention by their dele
gates at CITY HALL IN PORTLAND. ON
TUESDAY,. THE TWELFTH DAY OF
AUGUST AT II O'CLOCK, A. NJ, to nom
nate "A candidate for Governor. to elect Il State
Commdtee for the political year commencing
Jan. LIST, 1874, and to transact any other bust
ness that may be deemed eXpedent.
Every city, town and organized plantation
will be entitled to one delegate, and an addition
al delegate for every Seyenty-tive votes cast fol-
the Democratic candidate for Governor at the
State election of 1872, and fraction of forty
votes will be entitled to an additional delegate
The State Committee will be in session at the
Preble House, Portland on the evening prcVi-
Gus to the day of the Convention, and at the
Reception Room at City Hail. from nine IL
eleven O'Clock on the the day Of the Conven-
ton, to receive the credentials of the delegates
and to hear and determine all eases that may
come before them. subject to the ratification OF
the Convention
). b. LEAvIrT, Chairman. Washington.
ALoNZO GARCELON. Androscoggin.
JAMES G. MADIGAN, Aroostook.
Il. w. CLARK, Franklin.
MONROE YOUNG, Hancock.
B. F. PARROTT, kenncbec.
+. X. O'BRIEN, Knox.
X. T. RUNDLETT. Lincoln.
SAMUEL r. CARTER, Oxford.
CAssIUs c. ROBERTS, Waldo.
d. T. SAUNDERS, Piscataqus.
+. B. ToRREY, Sagadahoc.
w. d. HAYDEN, Somerset.
CHARLES W. ROBERTS, Penobsrul.
JOHN BENNETT, Iork,
ALBERT w. Bradbury Cumberland -ec'y.
July %, 1873.
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Gen. Ledley who was to build the Pc
nobscot Bay Il River Railroad, for SIC, 600
per mile, is heard from again. 1t was re-
ported, some time ago, that n G. HIGH
born searched anxiously and vainly for
this Colonel, and was obliged to consider
him myth. But q paragraph in the
Wing Of Tuesday gives us a faint glimpse
of this liberal hearted friend to enter
prise
General Ledley of New York is in conference
with the Directors of the Bay 4 River Railroad
with view to completing arrangements for
building the road.
Will somebody rise and explain whether
Ledley is real flesh and blood, or kind
of Flying Dutchman among contractors
The Republican journal., 1873-07-31

We regret that prior engagements
prevented an acceptance of the invitation
to join the Humboldt Scientific Clam
Club, which recently set ont from Augusta
on its annual tour. 1t is certainly a high
honor to be invited to such participation
We have never partaken of a scientific
clam, however, and until that gastronomic
moment arrives, we shall continue to put
faith in the good old Belfast article
A Portuguese brig with 250o bushels
Of salt sunk at Bangor recently, and the
people there are trying to believe that they
have seaport.
The Republican journal., 1873-07-31

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