The Republican journal., 1875-04-22
"A report comes from Portland that the

"A report comes from Portland that the
executive council will refuse to confirm
ARENAS Libby, Esq, as Judge of the Su-
preme Court, for the reason that the Gov
ernor's advisers didn't want Democrat
appointed, but if one was to be, they pre-
terred Strout of Portland. Doubtful.
The Belmont, the new and elegant
hotel just opened on Washington Street,
opposite the Globe Theatre, is one Of the
most desirable houses for business men
and tourists. Eastern men will find it up
to the times in every particular. and
worthy of patronage. See advertisement
NOMINATIONS. Governor Dingley has
made the following nominations: Arte-
mas Libby of Augusta, Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court; Benjamin Z. Stone
of Bridgton, State Liquor Commissioner,
vice How resigned S. ID Lindsey Of Nor
ridgewock. Horatio n Jose OF Portland,
c. Il. Woodbury. of Dover, Commissioners
on Insane Hospital William H. Stevens
OF Lewiston, Inspectors of Dams and Res
ervoirs; +. N. Dow of Portland. Centen-
| NAL Commissioner, vice j. H. Mcmillan
resigned Lyndon Oak OF Garland, Trus-
tee of the College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts; Alden Baker of Gardiner,
Inspector OF pot and pearl ashes; Mrs
Annie l.. Hayes, Bangor, Mrs CLARA II
Nash, Columbia. Mrs. f. NJ Babb, East
port, to administer oaths, acknowledge
deeds and solemnZe marriages
The details OF the terrific giant powder
explosion in San Francisco, last week, add
| horror to the brief story that came by tele-
graph Upwards OF ton OF powder was
stored in the warehouse where the disas-
ter occurred and it is supposed that the
explosion was caused by the careless
handling of the powder by man employ
ed in the building At about , O'Clock in
the afternoon the city was shaken by the
terrible report Masses of thick, black
smoke enyeloped the city and continued to
roll up from rocking ruins of the ware
house and other structures in the vicinity
The outer walls of the bonded warehouse
alone remained, and told with what fear
full force the explosion had taken place
Small frame shanties We're scattered III
chips all about the docks and in the bay,
some distance from the scene of the eX-
plosion were scorched, the paint curled on
the doors and the glasses torn from the
windows. Everywhere ruin and debris
were observable. The houses that had
were blown to splinters 1t was known
that several buildings in the vicinity had
been occupied by poor families and the in
search amid the burning ruins a CHASTITY
human form, black, charred and smoking
was brought forth-a horrid sight, that
chilled and sickened the thousands of peo-
pie who had assembled there. The body
was that OF man, but so begrimed and
burned out of all semblance to anything as
to be unacceptable. Soon another body
was raked up from the bottom OF pile of
burning debris, and likewise proved to be
the remains OF a young man. 1t was
steaming and noisome mass of roasted
and shapeess flesh. The terrible work
went on until eighteen bodies of both
males and females were taken from the
ruins The property loss was nearly a
million dollars.
SINGULAR SUICIDE. The kennebec
Journal gives the following particulars
of the suicide of Mrs Annie Hall at Rich
mond:
Mrs Hall and her daughter, Mrs. Smith.
were engaged in their morning household
duties as usual, when Mrs. Hall went into
an adjoining room, arranged her toilet
with great care, and changed her dress
preparatory. as Mrs. Smith supposed, to
go out, as she had that morning told Mr.
Hall she would call at his place of bust
ness at ten o'clock for the purpose Of hay
ing him accompany her in the making Of
some purchases. When she came out of
the room she said, Josie, | have done
dreadful deed; | have taken a dose of
strychnine; | shall not be with you when
you sit down to dinner" A swift mes
senger was sent for her husband and doe
tor When Mr.. Hall approached his home
he discovered his wife standing at the
parlor window, watching and waiting for
him He rushed in, eXclaiming, My
God, Annie, how could YOU have done it !
You must take something" "No, James"
she replied, Il can't; | don't know what
made me do it, but | couldn't help it,"
She refused to take anything prepared by
the doctor, to whom she said there was
no one to blame. A few minutes after
her husband came into the house she
went into commissions, and died in fifteen
minutes. She was forty-seven years of
age, an estimable lady, and had never
given any signs of insanity or intimation
of trouble Or anxiety of mind. Her hus-
band is a brother of County Attorney Hall
of Richmond, and many years a resident
of Richmond, where he was one of the
leading citizens. He was overwhelmed
almost with anguish. He has the sincere
sympathy OF a large circle Of friends.