The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-03-11
Letter From RockIand.

correspondence ~ inc JOuIJlil.
RoCKLAND, Mar. Sth.
The tidal wave of political discord that rose
in threatening attitude and threw itself upon
our shore last Monday, subsidized in the under
tow Of general discomfort, drawing many craft
of long established political stripe from its moor
ings The surf in broken dimnutive waves
continues to display its froth as some small
fry wavelet spits out its calumny against an OPP
posing rock, while the flats mud mingles with
the tide. No union of opposing factions prom
ises Republican victory. The Democrats. if
unable to elect tomorrow, will bide their time
until the third trial, when a plurality will give
them the election, unless Sheridan makes his
appearance and ''saves the day to the domi-
nant party.
Some queer freaks of changing base have
amused the disinterested. A prohibitionist
prosecutes dispenser Of election fluids, test-
flying in court to having bought of defendant,
and drank over defendants bar a fluid KIN own
as ''Spiritus Frument.'' Next day he follows
him up with ''search and seizure and secures
a keg Of the corn extract, which causes defend
ant to ante to the tune of fifty dollars and costs.
And now he threatens to deprive the pending
election Of its protoplastic essence, by closing
every gin palace in the city. Verify ''he hath
eat of the fish that hath eat of the worm
The new Court House will be christened to-
morrow, the March term of the Supreme Court
opening, with Judge Virgin holding the scales.
Our friend Staples will see that the government
suffers nothing of detriment." The new build
ing is model of architecture, rejecting much
credit upon those who planned the work. The
carrying out of details has in some instances
given dissatisfaction to many members of the
bar, the size of the courtroom having been
sensibly diminished from the original plan, and
the gallery dispensed with. We understand
some cases of a peculiar nature will appear
on the criminal docket.
Victor Hugo should have been here this
| morning, to interview Lies Miserables'' OF
! the Police Court. II seems that the happy
family cared for at the poor house by oul
city fathers, INDUCED in a little entertainment
! last week. A little onpleasantness was man
| Tested by one of the over-fed inmates, thai
| resulted in a general scrimmage. The head
| center was stalled for the municipal circus, and
this morning the ampitheatre was crowded to
witness the performance. 1t was pitiful to
watch the movements of the unfortunates Of
| the parochial party, made up of the halt, the
blind and the lazy, as they stood around the
| pool, awaiting the troubling of the waters. The
disturber at length appeared, and the witnesses
We're docked, We will not attempt a descrip
non OF the party, for it might SAVIOR OF ridicule
very much out of taste, but the taking of the
testimony was certainly the most ludicrous o
anything that has crossed our field Of vision fol
considerable period. The king smasher o
the party was shown the resultant of an as
sault, in the picture of five dollars and costs
Now unless the city fathers annoint the palm q
justice, the hero must languish for a term com
mensurate, at the Lincoln County Inn
The arrangements for putting the Steame
| Ulysses on the Mt. Desert line are all complet
ed, and she will commence her trips as soon
providence permits"
The City schools have closed their white
term, and the graduating exercises of the Senio
Glass of the High School will come off Tuesda.
afternoon.