The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-01-15


was condemnation manslaughter in the Flord;
courts, has been exaggerated. lie was male OF
the brig Adelne Richardson. on the passage to
Apalachicola, had difficulty with and punished
two OF the men who subsequently, died: but it
is claimed that their death was from fever. He
was tried before the L. S. court, without coull-
sci. in 4 prejudiccd community and sentenced
to $1,000 fine and five years imprisonment The
masters and officers of vessels At that port and
at Jacksonville, as we'll as other persons. have
petitioned for his pardon. A numerously signed
petition will also go forward from this city.
Our fellow citizen Timothy Thorndile, died
at his residence in this city on Monday morning,
at the age of 81. Mr.. Thorndike was born in
Brooks, in this county received an academic
education, and was for a time a teacher. He
went into business at Worcester, Mass and
afterwards in this city. He WAS for a time as
ISOLATED with Albert White in the crockery
ware business, and afterwards carried on the
trade by himself. He was County Treas
urer of Waldo for two terms. In 1872 he was
appointed to position in the Belfast Custom
House, which he held at the time of his death.
In 1862 Mr.. Thorndike was appointed Quarter
Master of the 26th Maine Regiment, Col. Hub
bard, and arrived at New Orleans in December
of that year. He was with the regiment at the
sege Of Port Hudson, and there were sown the
seeds of the disease which terminated his life.
He has been in failing health for years, but his
death was the effect of an attack of rheuma-
tism which found Judgement in the brain
LYCEUM. The audience on Tuesday evening
waited longer than they cared to for the arrival
of Miss Dickinson who came by the evening
train, that was nearly a half hour late She
was presented to the audience by Mayor Mar
shall. The lecturer was arrayel in a rich and
deliberately trimmed silk, of a neutral tint with
| Il demi-train. Her dark and curly hair was cut
short and parted as she ALWAYS wears it,
Rich lace was shown at wrists and neck and
diamond pendants sparkcd at her ears She is
of medium height, of good form, and to the I'M
aided vision apparently about % years of age
The lecturers utterance was not at all times
distinct, owing, we fanced, to hurryng grow
| ing out of the lateness of the hour. She told
with the embellishments of rhetoric and ora
| tory, the story of Joan Of Are, the Maid OF
| Orleans. Born in Lorrain, of France, four
hundred years ago, simple, pious, uneducated
peasant girl, she was profoundly impressed
by the misfortunes of her country, then
rent by civil war, one faction aided by the Eng
lish, having possession of large part OF
France. She saw visions. heard voices in the
AIR, and became impressed by the belief that
she was to deliver her country. With difficulty
she reached the king and announced her mis-
sion, with greater difficulty she got a command
The common soldiers soon dolized her Where
she led victory went cities and fortresses fel
before her advance. In three months the pow
er of the English and their allies was broken
and the true heir to the throne was crowned a
Rheims. Betrayed into the hands of the Eng
lish, she was condemned as a sorceress, ane
| burned alive in the market place of Rouen
The description by the lecturer of the youn!
girl burning at the stake amid the ieers Of tn,
brutal soldiery, was thrilling.
UNITY. On FRIDAY a shocking accident hap
pened in Unity, about a mile from Knox sta
ton. A girl named Laura Bridges, about
years of age, step-daughter of A. j. Hurd Will
down cellar with candle was taken with fit
SET her clothes on fire aud was burned in
shocklng manner, her clothes being all burne,
On except strips about her waist and neck. He
person was burned in the most shocking manne
notwithstanding which she lived a hours. sui
ferlns greatly The accident was only discover
ed by her long absence in the cellar. She wa
subject to fits. Her mother was severely burne
in eXtinguishing the fire.