The Republican journal., 1875-10-21
Generalities.

tiers.
1t didn't hurt a New Haven somnambuist
very much to fall out of third-story window, |
but it woke him up
Mr.. Jonathan Richards of Buxton, II years
old, has driven an OK team from Buxton to
Portland and back, 3,1111 times.
The Barre, VT, bank robbcr who gave his
name us Geo. Mills, is now recognized as Geo.
Hicks Il notorious craftsman.
Fifteen worbmen were injured it is feared
fatally, by the overflow of moultcn metal at the
Walsail iron works i'll England.
Isaac Jewett of Fairfield. has caught nineteen
barrels Of cells this season, which he sells in
Boston for seven cents per pound.
Samuel J. Frost has been found guilty at Wor-
cester of the murder of his brother-in-law, Fred
Z. Town, and sentenced to be hanged
The high winds blew down the unfinished
Agricultural Hall, on the Centennial Grounds
at Philadelphia, iniurng seriously several Ia
borers.
Randall Hunt. formerly Sheriff Of kenncbec
county, Me-. died at Washington. ID. c.. while
being conveyed to the poor house in IN ;tlnbll-
lance.
At Bowling Green, Ky. recently. little boy
only four years Old saved from drowning his
little sister who had fallen into the basin of Il
fountain.
The dog tax in Tennessee i, proving a fine
thing for the lean treasury of that State. In
one county 400 persons have no other taxable
property.
A Mr. lloyt, of Lewiston, is positive that he
has discovered perpetual motion, after fifteen
Years Of work upon Il machine which is now
completed.
The body Of Mr. William c. Allen OF Bow
AL, Hoo mi -, t.,, i.
idcnce for some time, was found ON FRIDAY float
inc i'll the Catharine river.
Hon. VIM. Gushing, Youngest brother of Hon.
Caleb Cushing, died at Ntwburyport FRIDAY
morning, of quick consumption, aged - years.
He was Il prominent Democrat.
Gen. Joseph II. lIawlcy has accepted I'm inyi-
taton to speak ut the Georgia state fair, at MAJ
con on Tuesday. Senator Bayurd of Delaware
will also be one of the speakers.
ON Wednesday, William Oscar Buck, ESQ.,
Of BuckSp0lt, and Henry +. Barker, Esq, Of
Ellsworth, We're admitted rs attorneys and
counSellor> to the Bar of the supreme Judicial
Court.
Miss Josie Booth the leading lady of the Ma
tional Theatre Coniqlc, ut Cincinnati, fell dead
of heart disease at Il friends residence on Saur-
day. Miss Booth played Friday night and lp-
peared i'll good health.
Great Britain has again applied for additional
space at the centennial exhibition. She asks
for $1,000 additional feet in the agricultural
building, which will make her total area in that
department 10000 Square feet.
Col. J. II. Cooke and Is. II. MclIcnry Of s,na-
| tobla, Miss, got into political dispute sat
| urday. when Mclienry Shot Cooke, probably
fatally, and the latter drew knife and Stabbed
MclIcnry. killing him instantly.
The Bangor Wing says that Margesson &
| IfpSpO huVp rppputIV manufactured T,r =, M n
| i'll Hancock. Il pair OF boots measuring Is inches
| in length and > - inches across the ball OF the
foot, and weighing IA pounds.
The steam mill of the kennebec Land and
| Lumber Company, on the east side OF the kclI-
nebec at Augusta was burned last evening,
| with all its valuable machinery, two lumber
| houses and Il large lot Of lumber
Surprise has been created in commercial cir
ces by the arrest of the members of the we'll
| known banking firm of Duncan, Sherman Co,
| OF New York, on charge oi fraudulently con-
yeyins their property Just before their failures.
Hon. Henry Kennedy, ship builder. and
one of the most prominent citizens of Waldo
boro' aged about - years, was SO badly miur-
ed last Friday, by the falling Of the roof of Il
shed which was undergoing repairs, that he
died few days after.
The cranberry crop, thi, year, j, estimated al
100000 bushels, against am average of about
2l1.OO0. Cape Cod and New England produce
| 5000 bushels. New Jersey 10000. New York
5000, and the Northwestern States 10000. Thc
| fruit is said to be of nice uilalitV
DR.. Mary Walker has distinguished herself
by restoring Il half drowned woman. accident
ally knocked overheard from Sacramento
steamer and rescued in an unconscious state
DR.. Mary was cn"s.7'n Two hours in the rr~ on
! ttlon ""1 vas ihally Ntir"c>slnI
| \ rcnort,r ho,u., c.,,,, [, u, ..,.,,,r, r, Nh,
settlement lint :, r,trt.in montine ..t,'. L,,r,
ANA rrsnrrt.hln one , when onlv our nthrr m
SON besides himself were. 'rrr,rnt in,i.tn,I thaf
his report was literally true; for, SAID he, II
was large and the other man Wa~ re>pcclubr.'
y,ho IEu,I.o, rio,. rail,,l ,.o,,,,,,,,,. ,..,,.,
i..I,nJ ~ nrI. ,I;I;t; ,' '''H ~,
iun frnIn thrn,yin,r n'I7 ,'.,,.,,l
mnc,tol ~, 'iar. inI, tho & - ,,'
,r",l aIl,,,, W
-nn,rnr. in Inv, Of tI",a ',,i t,,,,ir ,i,'t I,
r,iin IN ,,r.,tl ~ '''' '''' '''''
'''''N'' VIZ
,T , l' ~ '''' IL
'.''i7s i'tIll VI -AH-NN'tlf H't~ ny II i'itNNi