The Republican journal., 1875-02-04

a delegation of citizens, appeared to re-
monstrate against giving the company
the right to cross Belfast harbor at any
point they may select. We copy from the
Augusta Journal the following report of
the remarks by the Mayor
DR.. Brooks appeared before the committee,
and explained the objections TO building the
bridge at that place. He illustrated the harbor
by map, and showed that the building of the
bridge in that place would be disastrous to the
commercial interests of the place. 1t would
cause the harbor to be bockaded by Ice, and
greatly depreciate the Value of the wharf prop
erty. The route above this is perfectly feast
bic; the question was a mere matter of ex-
pense. The preliminary survey was unsatis-
factory to the people of Belfast; they asked
that the railroad bridge be built to cross near
the Is lower BRIDGE so called. At the same
time, the citizens of the place were strongly in
favor Of building the road
We very much regret to say that A. 6
Jewett saw fit to appear in behalf of the
railroad company, and to advocate their
right to do a thing so outrageously wrong
and 50 destructive to the interests Of Bel
fast, as the building of bridge at the
mouth of the harbor That we NAV do
him no injustice, we quote from the re-
port in the hennebec Journal
The best place to build the bridge is at the
mouth of the river. 50 As to serve the purpose
of breakwater, which is greatly needed 1t
would not interfere with yigation, and the
ice can be cleared from the harbor at IN cx-
pense OF 500.
This is q sobered and tamed-lown YER
sion OF the extraordinary performance
which this Jealous advocate of plan for
bottling up Belfast, went through The
Argus reporter, who gathered up some Of
the extras, puts it thus
A. G. Jewett. formerly Mayor of the city
made one Of his characteristic, red hot specche,
on the matter. He yeled swung his cane and
pounded the desk called the citizens of Bcltas,
slow coaches thanked God some We're dead
anu thought that when others Were in the same
condition the city would 10 something, and
made various other remarks, which served 10
get up pretty large sized laugh.
We are thankful that the interests OF
Belfast We're supported on the occasion by
gentlemen so calm, judicious and courte-
Gus as Mayor Brooks and Representative
Pitcher, who had no occasion to abuse the
city OF their residence to Insult the dead
nor traduce the living The consciousness
of honorable and high-minded faithiulness
to their trusts will outweigh in the future
any fee which Nh Jewett may receive
for such TRADES as that given above.
The hearing of that day terminated
by an adjournment to W ednesday Of this
week, a large number Of citizens having
telegraphed that they wished to be heard
Advertisers have curious ideas about it,
lustratlons. We once contracted with the
proprietor of q catalrh medicine for a
given space in our columns, with illustra-
tons. The latter came in the shape of a
couple of pictures Of human faces with
their mouths wide open, showing the dis
order. 1t WASH Il pretty sight to meet a
man at the breakfast table; but we were
IN for it, and had to run the thing through,
bad as it looked Towards the last of it,
the advertiser took Il fancy to withdraw
the gaping phizcs, and substitute view
Of a man in his coffin We were greatly
amused one day at receiving a letter from
a subscriber in the eastern part OF the
state, who had cut out the engraving OF
the detuct individual. and enclosed it with
the remark-'Ilere's corpse that has got
away from some graveyard Please have
him buried again We declined to renew
that contract at any price, and we observe
that the Progressive Age is now adorned
with those cheerful views.
Ii we may credit the Camden Herald,
the Bay and River Railroad is to-day the
most prosperous corporation of the kind
IN this or any other country 1t says
Col. Leidly has made an agent of ID. knowl-
ton and supplied him with money to commence
building the Bay & River Road, which we learn
he VIII Go as soon as the charter is renewed.
In another column of the same issue ap-
pears the following
We learn that Mr.. Mctiilvery means business
and has men enough back of him to furnish all
tlle money that Is necessary Should there be
any fears on the part of the friends of the road
IN Camden, it is barely possible that Mr. Me
"llVery might commence building at the Ban
Sor end instead of at Camden.
Was the like ever heard OFF Here are
two energetic men, with pockets full OF
money, each so eager to Guido the other,
that one will probably be driven to com
mence word at the upper end. We pray
Heaven that in the rapidity OF their opera
tIons they may not fail to find each other,
and cross Belfast harbnr in two places. i'll
stead of one.
The House of Representatives at Wash
lnSton, adjourned on Saturday, after con
tnuous session OF nearly forty eight hours
1t was caused by an attempt Of the radi-
cal majority to force the civil rights bill
through, which the democratic minority
resisted by delaying action on the main
question, through various motions, and
demanding the yeas and nays on each In
this way the roll was called seventy five
times during the session On Saturday
night the republicans Yielded and consent
ed to an adjournment. An attempt on
Monday to suspend the rules met with no
better success, as the necessary two thirds
could not be obtained so the civil rights
bill remains hung up
The constitutional commission has made
excellent progress in its work of revision
In addition to the charges before noticed,
the following have been agreed upon
That governor and senators shall be elected
by Il plurality Of VOTES, the same l< all other
officers.
That bribery in elections shall di,quaify a
man from holding office
Ihat the executive council be abolished. with
view OF substituting State Auditor.
That the pardoning power be exercised either
absolutely or on conditions, by the executive
ON the advice Of heads Of State Departments
That Sherlii> and County Attorneys may be
removed by the governor for neglect or refusal
to discharge their duties, as in New York
That the Legislature shall pass general laws
Tor the formation of corporations: and that no
acts OF incorporation shall be granted. or other