The Republican journal., 1875-02-18

November electlOnS mas Deen rejected III
the Senate, as also that for biennial cleo
tons and sessions The work of the COM
mission was we'll done, and meets the APP
proyal of nearly all the people of the
state. But it has been foreseen that the
new provisions would interfere with the
plans of certain officials and office-seekers,
and therefore be doomed to defeat. The
rejection of the provisions alluded to may
be traced to the Maine delegation at Wash
ington
A Castine correspondent Of the Ban
gor Commercial writes to that paper
Our harbor has never frozen over since the
last century, in the winter OF 1ll9-S0, when the
harbor and bay were frozen so hard that wood
was hauled from Fox Island NOW V inalhaven)
to supply the British troops then stationed here.
This is the only time that teams have crossed
the harbor.
On the other hand, very truthful man
who came over from that town on Tuesday,
on the ice, says that the harbor is frozen,
and that sleghs are driven in every drec-
ton over it,
Speaking of that teapot, with which
the editor strove to keep Camden Harbor
open, the Herald says
Yes yes. 1t was small one borrowed of
Bro. 5. Besides, it was cracked and the sap
leaked out.
Why, that was our charitable teapot,
kept tor loan to those destitute, and
we are grieyed that it should be 50 reviled.
The sap is not surprising-it was in sap
Ply place.
The youth of this region are getting
smashed to a great extent while sliding.
In Gardiner boy had his nose smashed
and was otherwise seriously injured, and a
girl had her leg broken in such a way that
cinnati tour bows on a sled ran into an ex-
press team; one was killed and the others
seriously hurt. In Rockland little girl
had her thigh broken.
We are indebted to Briggs Brothers,
seedsmen, of Rochester, n Y, for copy
Of their Floral Work and Catalogue for
1879, Nothing like it in variety and rich
ness of contents or elegance of design has
ever been gotten out in this country. 1t is
wonderful triumph of artistic skill and
the resources of color printing. See their
advertisement
The Rockland Opinion says there is talk Of
a strike among the compositors in that office,
owing to the fact that the editor writes his edi-
torials on paper collars. As the editor studies
economy by turning his collars, we don't blame
the compositors any. [Clipper.
That's no reason why they should get
choleric about it. Otis is a good looking
young man, and the neck encirclers should
suggest to the girls new reasons for the
printing Office maxim 'follow copy"
A Camden correspondent, who don't
believe that lying will melt salt water ice,
sends the following
The landlord of the Bay View House keeps a
very correct weather record on his register.
Under date of Feb. 9th, is this: bay frozen
over No water visible" The same entry oc-
ours under dates Of Feb. 18th, 14th, 18th and
10th. The "Open strip of water alluded to by
the Herald man must have been slack water
The Wiscasset Oracle has a new poet,
who writes we'll He says
Oh what of my darling's hair:
She hath hair like the golden wheat
But let him not presume, by and by,
because she has hair like wheat, that he
has the right to thrash her That would
60 against her grain.
The Legislative vote against the re-
peal of capital punishment, was very
decisive in the popular branch, there being
majority of about ten,
1t is charged that the recent fires in the
Navy Building, at Washington, were set to
destroy documents damaging to the admin
istration. 1t is believed that like fires will
happen in the other departments.
The New York Herald observes that
from the query made to Mr.. Brown of
Kentucky. by the speaker of the house, it
would seem that as soon as any one begins
to describe an infamous character they
suspect that he is referring to Butler
The Camden Herald complains that
the trequenters of saloon in that town
sit up until two o'clock in the morning,
singing Bring forth the Royal Diadem."
Perhaps that's the ''open harbor" OF which
the Herald has boosted
And now it is Florida that gives us
Democratic United States Senator. G.
w. Jones was chosen last week, and will
be on hand to take his seat when wanted |
Higgins, on trial for murder at Au-
burn, has retracted his plea d not guilty
and pleads guilty of manslaughter, which
ends the trial.
The Camden Herald calls Belfast "a
Lethean Styx." If it sticks half so fast as
the Bay and River project, it will deserve
the name.
The late Gen. Hersey left a property of
about two millions, portion of which
was bequeathed for benevolent purposes |
A Democratic U s. Senator in Florida !
And the recording angel smiled when he |
set it down.
This is a very fatal year for Congress
men. Hon. Samuel Hooper, representa-
tive from Massachusetts, died on the 14th.
The Bangor steam tug c. B. Sanford is |
doing good business in picking up wrecks
at Bermuda.
Hon. Josiah II. Drummond is men
toned as the next Republican candidate
for Governor.