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

The weather was oppre~sively warm in
! " a>hington Thursday
The overthrow of CASTELAR, is considered
cause for rejoicing at Havana.
The manning of the oxen of Mr. Rounle]av.
OF Benton Is denied.
Gen. J. \. Hall of Damariscotta has been
engaged to deliver the address on Decoration
Day at Someryille Mass.
1t i, stated by Louisianiall- that Judge Durel
has placed his resignation at the disposal OF the
President.
It is rumored that the Concord savings Bank
will go into bankruptcy. The bondSmen Of Mir.
:'tonS are liable for the amount distracted.
An Ellsworth boy had lots of fun. He RIM
into VIM. Catherine while coastna and broke
both of Williams legs.
y Houlton man after getting published TO one
girl, went and married another He has con-
siderable property and suit for breach Of
promise is threatened.
The Maine Central Railroad Co. have re-
insured the property on the line Of the road for
$500. 200 i'll the London, Liverpool Il Globe. says
the Wing.
a son Of James Murray of Bath was run over
BY an OK team loaded With salt While he was
sliding down hill, on Tuesday. and injured in Il
shocking manner.
Mrs Gurwarche OF Lewiston, who was seri-
0uSlN burned on Thursday bV the explosion OF
Kerosene lamp, has died. 1t is doubtful if her
husband can recover from his burns.
The Boston Post says: One Of those conviylal
lamp-posts was seized by state constable last
night. He held on to it until another came to
his assistance.
The MuzZy Iron Works at Bangor, have been
sold TO Il number of capitalists whose names are
not yet made public, the transaction inI0lyin"
great amount of property.
A New Hampshire youth thought he had got
a 500 bill and added it to his assets, running
away to enjoy it. THE Confederate States Of
America issued the money. and his stolen fruit
is not so sweet as it might have been.
The New York Daily Graphic has commenced
a series of articles designed to show up the svS-
ten of aduteralion practsed in the articles Of
food and drink 1t commences with tea.
The Eastern Railroad has carried 5000, 339
passengers the past year, and Is persons have
been killed. The Boston and Maine has carried
4,l3o, 469 passengers, and l. persons have been
killed.
Medical journals are rejoicing over the fact
that women have Mt last discovered they cannot
wear low-necked dresses in the depth Of winter
with impunty. no matter how warmly they are
wrapped.
The Gardner family at st. George are CON
sidered the most ''weighty' on record. The
united weight Of the father, three sons and three
daughters is 1858 pounds. The father turns the
scales at $40 pounds and the sisters and
brothers weigh, respectively, $50. 800, 2lS, 300,
2l0 and 200 pounds.
The Milford lecture committee wrote to Bos-
ton to learn what Mrs. ScOtt-Siddons would read
for. The reply was $500 and expenses; answer,
as Mrs Siddons will sail for Europe at once il
you don't want her" Let her sail" wa, the
answer
The Maine Central Railroad Company has To-
Gently erected handsome and substantial brick
and granite house, 100 feet long, at Pittsiield.
This company has lowered the grade of its road
six feet, at Etna Bog, by removing ledge, and
a large amount of new iron has been laid be-
tween East Newport and Etna.
Mr.. Silas HoXie, of Fairfield was fatally in
iured Monday, by the falling of a tree, While
coon hunting in company with Joseph Tay lor
With the assistance of Mr.. Taylor. he walked
to the nearest house and was carried home but
his injuries We're such as to cause his death
Tuesday at 10 a. m. Mr.. IloXie was one Of the
first farmers i'll town, owning a large farm.
under the very best of cultivation. He was
about sixty years of age and unmarried.