The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-12-16
.Lucius w. Pond, a we'll known bus


certer, some weeks ago When this Pond
ran dry, there was revealed about $780,
900 OF forged paper. Last week the fugi-
tive was discovered on the Pacific coast,
on his way to Australia lie will proba-
bly, be taught the shoe business at an in
stitutlon at Charestown.
The failure of the firm Of Edward d
Peters 4 Co., Boston, was announced last
week. II had stoo dthe shocks and yicissi
tudcs OF business for fifty years. and was
considered especially sound and reliable.
1t was banker for a large number Of sea
farlng men on the coast OF Maine, many
Of whom had large sums on deposit.
The color> in the new carpet on the floor
of the National House are Suggestive. The
carpet Is OF Il gray ground with blue pattern.
SymbollZng. 1t Is supposed the composition of
the majority, the major portion of which wore
the gray IN the Late unplcaSanness Port
land Press.
And is it possible that the ''maor por-
ton" deliberately put their colors under
the feet of the Black Republican members 3?
Speak up and explain your explanation.
The whiskey patriots are increasing.
At the trial Of Hill, at indianapolis Mon
day, John W. Bingham testified that he
had paid Hill 5000 week for keeping
the officers quiet The prosecuting attor-
ney must be careful not to look toward
the White House, if he wants to keen his
place.
A funny error occurs in 4 daily paper
OF Tuesday The Friends. or Quakers.
petitioned Congress, and this is the way
it is put
Mr.. Anthony presented memorial signed by
2.321 members of the Society of FicndS Of New
England, i'll favor of international arbitration.
That's good many tends for one sec
ton to have, ana organized in society,
| too.
The Westliche Post, Carl Schurz's pa
per at st Louis. Mo. torcihlv puts il thus
| ly:
| When Mr.. Grant lets mule be passed oft ON
| ann for Il bloodcd horse, then we will believe
| he mlstook Babcock for an honest man, but I'M
| Ill then we must believe that the President is rs
good judge Of swndlers It's of horses.
A copy Of the Shanghai Courier, re-
dolent of the strange odors acquired by its
Taried route, comes to us with Il neat nc
ice Of Capt. NJ. f Patterson, formerly Of
his city, now Of the coast steamer service
n that tar off land
-Dolan, the New York burglar. was to
nave been hung last Friday for the muir
ier of Mr.. Noe, but was reprcved for one
week by Coy. Tilden, On an affidavit OF
newly discovered evidence tending to show
nis innocence.
--IIulloa, here's trouble! The Metho-
dist clergy OF the District Of Columbia
lave held q meeting and by resolution
condemned Bishop lIaven's third term
movement They know the candidate,
YOU see.
That rock in the middle OF the ATTAIN
tie has been seen again--this time by Capt
llome, Of the Hamburg ship Nicotine 1t
is only 50 feet across. Who can tell how
many a good ship has met her fate there !?
The trouble with Gen. Henderson in
the whiskey trials was that he took too
literally Grants injunction ''Lct no guilty
man escape" and thought he had found
one in the White House.
| b,,,.
remoyed-and it is a sure thing this time.
| Edward S. Iobey is the new official and
we hope he will clean out the thieves that
invest the cdiiice.
The Dubuque Herald asks this very
| pertinent question
viii Brstow follow the example of the hum
| ter who pursued grizzly bear for four days,
and then gave up the chase because 1.-THE trail
was getting entirely too fresh" The scent
leads straight to the White House.
The Boston IIerald's Washington cor
respondent says it is thought in that region
that the publication OF the Foster letter is
designed to injure Grant, and that Blaine
understands it as we'll as anybody.
Hon. H. NJ. Plaisted has resigned as
Attorney General, and now the question
is as to the radical man and brother, learn
ed in the law, who shall succeed him
Mayor Cobb. Citizens candidate, was
reelected in Boston on Tuesday He is
an excellent official and his reelection is
a deserved compliment
The Bangor Wing 50 far apprehends
the situation cf lis party as to devote
great space to the discussion OF the cost
of tombs.
That Newark editor owns up to the
Blaine letter Now all that remains is
70 I the public TO Judge of its import
C ars loaded with evergreen trees for
Christmas are among the freight on the
Maine Central
1t is reported that Ellsworth people
lose 500, 900 by the failure of L. ID. Peters
4 Co.. Boston.