The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-08-05
Generalities.
The tight little Island Of England has not been
so badly overlooked in fifty wears.

This is the fourth successive year of excellent
hay crop in Maine, thing almost unprccedrnt-
ed in her history.
One county in Minnesota paid TWENTY-FIVE
thousand dollars to get rid of the er;sshoppers,
and accomplished H.
The Dexter Gazette says the potatoes, the
great crop of that region, especially promis-
ing at the present time.
Here's another reason why Grant should
step aside next year We are all out of cX-
Presidents. Boston Herald.
A horse at Jackson. Mich. is 81 years old,
perfectly sound in every respect. and does
good days work every day.
Mrs Celia Burleigh, the wel-known woman
suffrage agitator, died in Syracuse, New York,
Tuesday, aged torty-eight years
The agent of the PASSPORT Gas Light Com
pany calls upon consumers to burn more gas.
or the works will have to be closed
"Gibratar." Jay Cookies watering place at
Put-in-Bay, on AXE Erie was Withdrawn from
public sale on account of its receiving SO low Il
starting bid only $4,000
Two peddlers We're arrested in Pennington.
Saturday, on charge of rape, said to have been
committed by them in Bowdoinham ON an or
phan girl fifteen years old
The fisheries at Labrador are reported TO be
almost Il failure. Vessels of one thousand quin-
tails capacity have not got over two hundred,
and are giving up the voyages.
The Penobscot boomS are clear of logs the
first time for eighteen years, and but Il small
stock below the booms. There have been ra'tcd
this season about 95,0O00OO feet.
Mr. John Lee Carroll, the Democratic nom
inee for Governor Of Maryland, is grandson OF
Charles Carroll, Of Carroton." who signed
the Declaration of Independence.
Messrs. Curtis 4 Forbes, of Portland have
taken the contract TO clear the distractions in
the harDor of BuckSport. They have Just fin
iShed 4 similar contract at MachaS.
The Albany Argus gives pretty formal notice
that the coming compaign III New \ DIRK is to be
fought on the issue Of making GOV. l'idcn the
democratic candidate Tor president in 80.
The English Commissioner, broke ground
last Saturday TO commence their buildings for
the Centennial, being the first foreign nation.
The japanese will soon commence their build
mgS.
The tonnage of the District of Frenchman's
Bay, June 80, 1870, n appears by the annual
report Of the Collector of Customs to the Blu
reau Of Statistics, was 323 vessels -. 80, 10
tons.
Col. Multnck~ has asked permission TO take
the First Regiment into camp at his own en-
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A Louisville salooni>t has ,American team
cocktails" Bloomington cobbers" and '.~harps
rifle whiSkcy." The first will Kill at eight hun
dred Yards, the second at nine. hundred and the
last at Il thousand.
Lewis thompson coInFeu' VINO hfulaiiy out
RACED i young lazy ~ luka' Miss laSt MAY
was sentenced on Monday.to Imprisonment for
| ne. ne was taken rom me JAN on luFNdA
night by disguised men anu hanged
one 81 lhe Spr;tktrN ~ Lew t'lh l'fT;'h't
meeting was Siad mat me catrrpLiiafN ha1 tie
! tell of another temperance speaker at Portland
who SAID he got drunk on mlhce pies.
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Ne''"'NS
I Doesn't the St;lv-at- home grandmother think
when She see a whole family Of her descendants