The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-10-28
GeneraIities.


Houton had its first snow storm Wednesday
last week.
Chicago will count up ten thousand addition
al houses this year.
Cummings Alexander, of Harpswcll, cut his
throat in the woods and is likely to die.
"Five husbands. and dying to marry again.
is the biography of New Jersey woman
Excursions to the Philadelphia Centennial
grounds are already getting to be the fashion.
Snow = cutter bes-grl-lctt arm around
her-ah. don'tmention it Detroit Free Press.
A New York hotel sheltered nineteen bridal
couples one day last week, all married that day.
Charles Sylvester's child aged II months, fell
into u kettle of boiling water, ut Augusta, and
died from the effects.
Thomaston talks of a centennial celebration
i'll 1877. 1t is suggested that Rockl;tnd and 50.
Thomaston join in it.
The Waldoboro' News says that Benjamin
NJ, kaler caught in his wicr Monday Il cod fish
weighing 3, II pounds.
A certificate of marriage was recently issued
i'll Boston to woman only eighteen years old,
who had been twice married before.
The wife OF the Hon. Eugene Hale has been
honored by having Il bark named for her which
has just been launched from Ellsworth.
Schooner Nandelia, of Bristol, loaded with
herring, Went ashore on the rocks off Owls
Head Saturday night and is u total wreck.
A man has sailed for England, firmly bcliey-
ing he will bring home Charlie Ross. He i
sent by citizens OF Philadelphia, with the sane
ton of Mr.. Ross.
One of our farmers, lothian Weston, last
year made from eight COWS nineteen hundred
pounds of butter and half ton of cheese.
SkoWhegan Reporter.
A committee of the Pennsylvania Legislature
report that that State was sWlndled out of over
Il million dollars by over-char9c Of interest on
the public debt from 1861 to 1871.
Hon. $. NJ. Fitc, Congressman elect from the
lh Tenn. district, died Sunday. lie was him
self elected short time since to fill vacancy
| caused by the death Of j. w. Head.
a gigantic swndlc BY u ring is alleged in the
distribution of the Geneva award. It is assert
ed that of 81 600 600 to lie awarded, 81 900 900
have passed into the hands of this ring.
There is some excitement in Olncyyille, Il. L.
over the death of Bernard Padin alleged To-
have been caused by Il ply siriAn'~ bundcr in
| administering morphine instead Of quinine.
At Gloucester. Oliver sprowlc, while en-
deayoring to get aboard Of his boat, fell over
board. and before assistance could reach him
was drowned. lie belonged in Bristol, Maine
| Three ear loads of ashes arrived ut North
| Berwick on the Eastern railroad, Tuesday
from Detroit, Mich. They can be Transported
| cheaper from there than they can he bought i'll
| this State.
| The Cologne Gazette rea1irmS the statement
| that the Crown Prince OF Germany will visit
| Centennial Exposition ut Philadelphia, ANA says
| eighteen gun corvette Elizabeth will convey
| him to America.
| At Union Il few days ago, Il son of Sullivan
b. Luce. aged about seven wears, was kicked
| by Il vicious horse belonging to Mr.. H., iniuring
| the skull about three inches ABOVE the eye.
Fears are entertained that he may not recover.
| Capt John Norris of Petersburg, Ky. L said
| to be the only man now living who took part in
the battle of Lake Erie lie is eighty-lonr years
| Old is in vigorous health, and has u gold medal
| which the Legislature of kentucky cave him
| i'll 1860.
| Notwithstanding the fact that the PhiladeI-
| phia navy yard is to be sold next month, and
| is being dismantled, they are filling it up with
| lahorerS, 50 that they can all be ready to vote
NOV. 4h. An immense force is already on the
| pay rolls.
| Can't Robinson. one Of Skowhegan's solid
citizens. was surprised to find u watch aud
| cham attached to Il button on the back Of his
| coat. 1t proved to be the property of Il citizen
| and was attached to his coat while in a crowd
| ut the depot.
| The Ocean House. stable, and outbuldines
| of which George Hobbs WAS proprietor, ut
| Wells, We're entirely destroyed by fire Friday
| night. 1t is supposed to have caught from 4 de-
| feet in the chimney. Loss $4,000 and insured
for s. 900
| An ArooStook paper says the prospect for
| numbering this winter is not encouraging. The
| lumber market is so dull and so much of last
years stock on hand at the present time. that
it is very doubtful if many operators venture
into the woods.
In the bankruptcy ease of Harrison Baker,
late landlord Of the Augusta House, after u
two days contest the creditors failed to choose
assignceS, and the register appointed +. f.
Pillsbury and Judge Titeomb, all objection
being Withdrawn.
The Lincoln News says that a yoke Of oxen
weighing $500 lbs, while being trained for the
fair ut Boothbay the other day, hauled $500 lbs.
bystandcr made wager that the same weight
of men could haul Us much. The men were Sc
lccted and easily accomplished the feat
The Portland, Bangor and Machias Steam
boat Company have built this season 1T Mt. De
scrt wharf with Il slip for the accommodation
of the freight and passengers. Heretofore all
the freight and passengers We're landrdby boats
and scoWS The wharf cost about $1,000.
Meetings are ready to be held in New York
by people who demand that the frauds in the
management of Indian affairs shall be brought
out to the light 1t is about time that something
was known of the reason why it costs upwards
of eight millions annually to maintain the tribes.
The skeleton found in the woods in South
Paris last week is thought TO be that of a man
named Wetsclcr, who left the hotel in South
Paris about four years ago, late at night, to 60
to his boarding house, having i'll his possession
at that time 81 100. He was unquestionably
murdered.
Boston, Oct. G. Frederick Hudson. former
ly one Of the editors of the New York Herald
and author Of "Amercan Journalism," died at
his residence in Concord, Mass, this morning,
from injuries received by being run down by
train on crossing the MiddleseN Central Rail
road ut five O'Clock last evening aged I'll.
MoRRIsTowN, n. j., oct. y. A well dressed
gentleman came here yesterday afternoon, and
after securing room at a hotel. purchased an
ounce Of laudanum and swallowed it in the
street. lie registered as W. W. Atwood of
Boston, but that is known not to De his name or
address. He has since said he came from
Bucksport Ne. lie is not expected to live.