The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-07-16
GenOralties.


GeneraIties.
A young keokuk lady set her pas house on
ire because he wouldn't pay her dry good,
bills.
Three hundred and fifty fishing vessel, arrived |
It the port Of Gloucester during the month of |
June.
A Boston man advertseS for IL wife who can |
make the list Of spoons and napkin rings come
out right.
The editors and publishers of Maine 90 on a
bender to the White Mountains in New IIamp
Shire this week.
hate Stod,lar,l. the alleged murdrre,> of
of goodrich, will undoubtedly be sent Ia the
Insane Asylum.
Emily Faithful says that ice water IS killing
American women. That is what the men think,
and take stick in it. Boston Post
A young son Of Edward Conner, was drowned
at Cummings wharf, Bangor. Thursday alter
noon while bathing with playmateS.
The Maine First District Democratic Nomen-
lion, to nominate Il candidate for Congress, VIII
he held in Portland, Tuesday, Aug ii.
Gen. MacMahon says he win be blamed if he
don't stick to the head of the French gov ernmcnt
Tor seven Years and give France Il chance 10 cool
on
Vii. thomas froWn Of Falmouth Ind iour
sheep killedand sixteen wounded and two vcrv
valuable calves killed ana nearly eaten M, hy
dogs.
Boston Corbett, who sho1 VI Hikes Booth. il =
halter in Philadelphia week days, ana 4 preacher
for the independent Mcthodistg in camden
sunday.
In Portland, the other day, A ldelnmn CIark's
horse sprang At him, knocked him down and
fastened its teeth in his back lac h:l~ suffered
terribly since
lee that cost Il dollar and a hall per ton III
Maine is sold 1T the present time for one cent
per pound in New York Snmchniy keeps All
eye out for the profits.
The \. ]. World will have il THAI MIR.
Blane'S letter denouncing the reciprocity treaty
with Canada j. an attack on The President and
a bid for the Presidency.
Miss Hattie Saunders was plurkiup geese for
her wedding pillows in White Pigeon. Mich.
the other day, when She was ~trucI, hv lightning
and plucked from earth
Col. Wildcs, state Railroad Commissioner.
reports that the railroads of the State were
never in better condition at this season of The
year than at the present time
A few days ago little girl near Lincoln. Nrb
sal down among the grass i'll Il field where hen
DIblHtl WIS llbN my, ilitl ne lFtl OlitlnF flpr
decapitated her with his scvthe.
The baby elephant of Il menagerir process
| sion last week seized the driver Of Il horse c1I
which was passed in one of our streets and
| threw him six feet over his head.
mad dog was killed in this city last week
The animal exhibited unmstakable signs OF
the hydrophobia, bnt was killed before doine
any damage. Augusta Journal.
! \ Mississippi pilot saw the comet, the Other
night, and Immediately cried. I've got 'em
snakes Eve had before, but now the stars hay,
got tails on EN- I'm a dead man."
c. \. spohord, Esq, returned from Wash
lngton Saturday, where he has been in behal
of Robbins, the Annie B. man. He has grca
hopes Of staying the eXtradition process
Eddie Burnham, oldest son of Deacon W j
Burnham of Lewiston, was drowned in tn,
river Thursday afternoon while bathing III,
| body was recovered after being in the water twr
hours.
What with the men who have been found on
and the men who fear to be, the new movement
at Washington to keep the newspapers unde
control has Il plenty of well-wiShcr>. IN. \
| Tribune.
\ London special says Il man who attempte,
to fly on "A new flying machine from Il balloon
| at high altitude to the earth, fell to the earti
and was horribly mangled. the machine proyin.
failure.
An Albany man who was eNcitctily demon
stratng to Il crowd that there is no such thin
as hvdrophobia was the first to Shin up pol
when Il small yellow dog came rushing dow
the street.
Minnesota is suffering severely from IN
graSShopper pest that The Governor has frl
| compelled 10 issue circular 10 the Oranges Il
the State, to assist the unfortunate families 4
| the infested counties.
| one who makes human nature his study say
that when Il girl takes her handkerchief, am
| moisteninG il with her lips, wipes 4 black spO
oil 4 young mans no'f, Wedding between tn
| parties is ney liable.
Queer NJ. Hale declined the POSTMASTER
Generalship because he couldn't haNea vacation
| for month or 50. Then Mr.. Jewell il an
pointed, and he cannot get into The harnrS, il
six weeks. Boston Herald
The Maine Central Railroad fay Town :,t,ou
halt Il million dollars worth of -four corn An,
| grain at SkoWhegan every year. This ,topl
| goes largely 10 feed the manufacturers IN,
lumbermen of the upper kcmcbcr.
The Lewiston Journal tells of /. GOOD boy il
Lisbon, who, when he found that his age,
mothers Bible was of too fine print for her fail
| ing eye sight, sold the book and bought a bias,
ball and four sticks of chewing candy.
Last sunday night Charles Il. Walker o
| Bridgton was awakened by noise about hi
premises, andar0se and lighted a lamp. Mex
morning he found his horse loose on thr htrl
floor with I breas-rlatr and saddle ON.
Zimmerman Engine Go. OF Ellsworth. nav,
sent the $40 of prize money they Won q
Encksport together with nearly $50 more iron
their own pockets, to the little ~tetson girl VIII,
was injured At Rucksport on the Fourth
Almost a serious accident occurred al IN,
kennebcc Ferry ofthe knox X Lincoln Railroad
saturday car was nearly run overheard
from the ferry boat, but was fortunately saved
with the loss Of SET of wheels NJ one end
In England they >mg now aholtf4hr Hom,
Secretary
For he's 4 Jolly good fellow,
Whatever the RAIDS may think.
For he's shortened the hours of work
And heightened the hours of drink
There is an old lady in Greene, over ninety
two years OF age, who walked to 4 neighbor'S,
more than half mile, the other dav, to part lei
pate i'll an old-fashioned quilting where She
showed an eNpertncss with her needle which
many younger ones might well envy.
BosToN. July IL. Early last evening, the
National Dock and Warehouse cos. building
on Lewis wharf, Fast Boston, fell in from root
TO basement, involving damages from $40 900
to $4,000; no person hurt. The building con-
tanned some $4,000 worth of bonded goods
Presby 5. jenkins, son of Admiral Jenkins of
the navy, becoming emamored of Young ballet
dancer named frankie Christie, performing in
Washington, Wednesday night married her,
much to the scandal of the bon ton. She con-
tinues to dance the can-can nightly ut the
theatre.
The Eastern Railroad Go. thar adopts Nh
measures for the comfort and safety of paS>en-
gers, have Just had Il snloke-stack put on one Of
their engines which is much more useful than
ornamental. No cinders come from ii, and
passengers can sit by the open windows without
danger TO their eyes.
Hannah Worster. the Berwick centenaran
died Saturday, after short illness, aged lOl
years and six months. In physique She was of
f,1I lol