The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-05-14

Judge Shcpley has decided that the yul-
canite patent of the Goodyear Company i
valid, and has issued an injunction against
parties using it without authority.
New York is sending back Il lot of
Danish criminals that have been shipped
thither. Why don't Maine send for them
to coloniZe along side the Swedish paupcrs?
Notwithstanding all reports to the
contrary. the New York Herald asserts
that Gen Grant will be II candidate for re-
nomination. That is more threatening to
the republican, party than the veto.
james NJ Lowell, the convicted Au-
burn murderer, was on Wednesday last
sentenced to DEATH by Judge Walton
LowelFs counsel had withdrawn their
formal exceptions The condemned heard
his sentence without apparent emotion
a liquor license law has passed the
Massachusetts Senate, modelled after that
of Connecticut In the same body re-
solve i'll favor of woman suffrage and an
amendment striking out the word male
from the State constitution has been re
ported
The Auburn Clipper is in trouble
again. Three indictments for libel were
found against it at the recent term Of the
Court. Proceedings are suspended until
the next term, when the indictments are
to be mol pressed ON the following con
ditions-
That the further publication of the new spaper
called the auburn Clipper be suspended as
well as any and all other newspapers substituted
therefor, having either of The respondents in
any way, directly or indirectly, connected there
with.
That Otis Shall discontinue forever any con-
neetlon which he may at this time have with
the newspaper called the "Aubun Clipper
If the report is true that MIR. Eoutclle.
late Of the Wing, intends to start new
daily in Bangor, he needs some level
headed and experienced friends to labor
with him until the plan shall be abandoned.
The road to TIE establishment of q sue
cessul paper lies through toll, tribulation
and heavy draft on pecnniary resources.
And where the new conner completes in q
we'll occupied field, all these are increased
hundred fold. More fingers have been
| severely burned in those enterprises than
in any other department of business The
weekly list of failures in Rowelrs News
paper Reporter shows this, A half dozen
successful dailes suffice Ton Boston, with
all New England for field of circulation
Another daily viii give Bangor half that
number.
| Steamers will hereafter be shy OF the
inhammable stuff called excelsior. 1t
will be recollccted that this material
caused the burning of n wharf in Portland
and several steamers. last year The
owner of Il lot OF goods brought suit
against the steamship company, claiming
that the fire originated through careless
ness in permitting the excelsior to be
there, The plaintiff received verdict Of
S3,G23.
-EX-Goyernor Crosby is writing the '.Annals
Of Belfast for Half Il Century, and the Belfast
journal is publishing them. They are very in
teresting. We hope Bro. Simpson will publish
them in a book by and by and give us a copy.
We are always ready, you see, to help along
these enterprises. [Gardiner journal.
The Annals are worthy of preservation
in more permanent form We should
have them published in a book, when
completed were it not for the fact that Il
well known gentleman of this city is pre-
pairing and will shortly publish a full, ac-
curate and exhaustive history Of Belfast
1t has been work Of great labor, will be
very valuable, and the author deserves to
| have the whole field to himself