The Republican journal., 1876-05-11
GeneraIities.

GeneraIities.
The city of Bangor will have Fourth of July cello
oratlon, costing $1,000.
Cen Tillson of Rockland, will deliver an address
IN Bangor, Memorial day.
1t takes two to make a bar sain--the man who
sells and the man who drinks.
The annual session of the Maine State Convention
of Universasts will be held in Portland next
month.
All North Georgia Is alive with green wheat fields,
and the prospect for Il fair crop was never more
hattering.
Crops in Kansas have been much damaged by a
ranstorm of unprecedented severity Railroads
are badly washed.
a field of corn containing twelve acres, near Clay
Springs, Florida, is now in tassel and will average
eight feet in height.
An explosion of rend-rock powder on Bergen
Heights. Jersey City, Saturday night, caused great
devastation, but not a life was lost
Benz. +. Stearns of Castine, seaman on schooner
White Foam Of Bucksport, died at sea recently, and
was carried to Prospect, n s., for burial
Among the appointments to West Point Ed
gar A. Work of Maine, Walter NJ. Dickinson and
Sidney W. Lowry of Massachusetts,.
In the Supreme Judicial Court at Lewiston May
5th, F.. F. Packard, of Auburn, appointed re
Geo. A. Fletcher Register of Probate for somer.
set County died very suddenly of heart disease May
5th, at his residence in North Arson.
Fall River manufacturers will send an agent to
South America to introduce their fabrics there.
There seems to be no reason why such an effort
should not result In obtaining good share of the
South American trade which now goes to England,
and is in part, supplied with American goods.
Freight rates east from Chicago have been reduc
ed to the lowest figures known. Two weeks
ago grain was being shipped from Chicago to New
York for forty five cents per hundred, and now it Is
suits from the fierce competition between the rail-
roads which at Passenger rates have been
reduced TO SIC between Chicago and Boston by way
of Grand Trunk, and other roads are to reduce
1t 10 Sl2. Now Is the time to $50 West"
The heaviest mill failures that western Massa
chusets has yet seen are those of Harvey, Arnold
Co. of the North Adams print works, shutting up
their mill; that of Gallup, Houghton & Smith and
+. ii. Arnold & Co. Mt North Adams, the Williams
town Manufacturing Company at Wiiliamstown, the
North Pownal Manufacturing Company at Powna,
Vt, and the Arnoldsyille mill at South Adams a
total OF six mills. which aggregate liabilities of prob
ably over 100000 and assets of mostly unstable
property, costing probably $l,5Oo 900. The mills
in all over 1000 looms print goods, and some so
people are thrown out of employment.
Boston school supervisors are debating whether
to introduce the new d OF politics for young
beginners; 1t reads
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ristow,
C onklin2
u avis.
A great maay com Blaine of the second letter and
think they can do better.
A tornado, on Saturday, did considerable execu.
ton out West In Leavenworth and Chicago the
damage done to buildings and property immense.
The Illinois Central mail train, bound south.
blown OFT the track, and several persons thereon
were severely injured
special train will start on the lat of June for San
francisco from the city of New York is s
pected TO make the trip in Lightweight hours
IT, as reported, large force of cavalry and 9TH
troops Is to be concentrated the Rio Grande to
prevent marauding expeditions by Mexican free
hooters upon American soil, 1t would be well that
the duties Of this military force should be clearly de-
fined In the outset.
The New York Herald is authority for the state
mcnt that Marx Twain Peter spyk on the Hart
ford stage, has proved great that he is
expected to appear in Jumping Frog opera
Whether we believe il or not. the Danbury News's
yarn about the blue bird that caught cold and had
take cod liver oil, At all events it's good story for
the chilled-wren. \. \. Com. Adv.
Blaine of Maine, will not deign to notice his &C
cusers hereafter. He is as spunky as the fellow
who wouldn't try to pick himself up after bruiser
had pasted him one between the eyes.
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe has got q tame croc-
ode that will stand up its tail and stone oranges
out of tree, She has named it Sherman because it
occasionally goes Off on tears
Mr.. Gilmore and his band have been giving con
cers in San Francisco, where they have been receiy
ed with acclamation. Miss Emma c. Thursby &C
companies the band and sings at its concerts.
Congratulate you, New Orleans And here's
hoping that your industries will gather renewed
life and yigor, and flourish like the MONDAY under
the rule OF your new Democratic Mayor.
What's all this talk about the rival cables break
ing each others lines ? The two lines ought to be
on ami-cable relations.
The body of man discovered in Il seine in a
Connecticut river the other day. The Coroner pro
nOunced the man in seine
Did you see Beecher Mary - "Yes, saw the
top Of his head !" so, pshaw the whole of
HIM when he got up to give out the hymn" How
pew" Authentic. Boston Globe
as it becoming to " asked She, AS she parad-
man who is not her lord and master, but is her hus
band. ''les, my dear" said he, meekv. "Dont
you wish could dress this way all the time - she
asked. mo my dear" he answered, "but wish
you had lived when that was the style"
The Boston board of he alth warns the public pend.
ed corned beef" now being sold, wrapped in cloth
and tintoil, Is said to be very poisonous
If 10000 articles are on exhibition at the Centcn-
NAL and the visitor devotes five hours Of each day
to the exhibition, giving half minute to the
animation of each article. it will take him five
months to 60 through.
Mr.. John Lemoine the distinguished French
journalist, and the last member of the French Acad
eny, thinks that the title of Empress, conferred up
on Queen Victoria, will prove the first step toward
an English Republic.
The New Workers striving very hard to create
Il fresh interest in the od-fashoned stage coach
method Of travelling. wealthy gentleman named
Kane has started line of stages, daily, from the
brunswick Hotel TO Pelham bridge and return. To
make the excursions all the more interesting MIR.
Kane himself drives his four in hand, and the line
has become so popular that seats engaged Tor
weeks beforehand
In the death of Mr.. Il. F. Rowles, at Paris the
compiished and thoroughly reliable business man,
and the city of Springfield has to mourn the loss Of
much respected citizen. The deceased was a
younger brother of Mr. Samuel Bowles and for over
twenty years was associated with him in building
up the Republican.
Moody and Sankey taking a rest preparatory
to opening hot summer campaign among the stu
ners OF Chicago a month hence.
The health of the Empress of Brazil is said to be
improving in climate. There's nothing like the
pure air of freedom, Mrs. Alcantara.
An intimate friend met James Parton dav or
two after the veto of that marriage BILL and remark
ed with much earnestneSS: "Of course you mean to
get even with Gov. Rice for that veto? You're 60
Ing to have your revcnge?" "What would YOU I'D
wise me to do?" asked the illustrious biographer.
'Theres only one thing you can do" was the en-
Kidney Diseases, Dropsy, and all Diseases of
the Urinary Organs can be cured by the use Of
HUNTS REMEDY. Hundreds who have been
given up by their physicians to die, have been
cured by HUNTS REMEDY. Try HUNTS REM