The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-01-27

and property by railroads in the hands o
| trustees. Relating to orders of assign
ment committee reported tavorably OF
the order relating to election returns, ano
on the bill relating to administrators ant
| trustees.
Jan. y. House-Orders passed: Pro
posing further provisions of law to pre-
vent fires in forests: looking to the amend
ment of the Revised Statutes relating tt
line fences; to further legislation to pro
| tect the rights of married women.
Presented and referred: A petition to1
the establishment Of a term OF court a
| Fryeburg. Oxford County for change
of charter of the Maine Dairymen's Asso
citation; Of the Maine Medical Society, fol
State Board of Health; bill to amend
chapter "a of the Revised Statutes relat
ing to the relief of INDECENT persons; a bill
to amend chapter "a of the Revised Stat
utes relating to the reliefof needy persons
Reported by Committees: Bills to
amend charter of Alumni Association OF
Bates College so that membership shall
not be granted to others than regular
graduates; to incorporate the Rockland
Mt Desert and Sullivan Steamboat Com
pany; to incorporate Home for Aged Men
at Bangor; to amend chapter 80 of the
Revised Statutes relating to deer and car
lbou; an act relating to proceedings in
judicial courts was tabled on its passage
to be engrossed. Bills relating to auction
GERS and change of names were enacted
The House adjourned to o'clock Mon
day afternoon.
Jan q. In the Senate orders were passed
directing the committees to inquire into the eX'
pedlency of law to prevent Imprisonment fol
debts less than $40; also relating to the enlist
ment of a military company, and whether ii
has been according to law.
House-Applicatio for a charter to navigate
the SacO River; resolution in favor of the VIII
ton Academy Orders passed: Looking to tht
law to prevent gambling on fair grounds ano
the sale of intoxicating liquors near the same
relating to Communication tickets on railroads
relating to the pension laws. The Committee
on Insane Hospital reported revenue appro-
priating $4,000 for an insane hospital chapel.
Heavy Forgeries.
Boston had big sensation on Tuesday
in the discovery OF torgeries to the amount
OF half a million, committed by Z. D.
Winslow, a well known politician, owner
OF the Boston Daily News and large
holder of stock in the Boston Post. He has
left the country.
1t is said this evening that Hon. B. f. Hayes
name was forged to four notes of $4,000 each,
Which are now held by different banks as col
LATERAL and there is no end to the rumors of adj
ditional discoveries OF forgeries. The National
Security Bank has 81 1000 worth of forged pa
per, but will lose nothing; and it is believed
the National E'VpbaOua Rank and MaVaripk Ma
tlonal Bank have large amount. The National
Commonwealth Bank had some transactions
with Winslow. but will lose nothing. The in
surance policies on his furniture, recently
burned, amounting to ST. 900, he sold in part
to two different persons, who advanced money
on them and are losers thereby. Some
PRIVATE PARTIES
il is said hold fully $780, 900 worth of Wnslow's
paper, large proportion of which it is feared
is worthless, and the total amount of paper is
sued by him is stated by the Herald to be $3.50
900. The same paper says it is quite probable
he has Systematically carried on the business
of forgery, endeavoring to take up forged paper
with other worthless notes until driven 10 the
wall
HE GOES TO BRAZIL.
The journal has information from reliable
sources that WinSlow, with his family, sailed
for Brazil last saturday. No efforts have as
yet been made to arrest him or discover his
movements. 1t will require several days to
fully disclose the extent OF rascalty, as several
banks outside Of Boston are said to have been
NlctimZed.
\ STATEMENT BY THE POST.
The Post of tomorrow will state that the in
tercSts of the Company owning that paper are
in no way affected by the irregularities of its
late treasurer, f. d. Winslow, that its stock is
in the hands Of strong and responsible holders.
its liabilities have not been increased, and its
stability is assured.
HIS ASSOCIATION WITH THE POST
was more formal than intimate and was limited
strictly to an official financial responsibility,
and his absence will cause neither loss nor
change beyond his own removal.
FoRGERIEs OF POST STOCK.
The Herald says Winslow's position rs Treas
urer OF the Post Company gave him the oppor-
tunity to issue forged stock of that paper, and
that the amount so issued by him for use as
collateral will reach a very large sum, but this
may prove incorrect, AS the statement of the
Post would indicate.
Winslow was formerly a Methodist preacher,
one of the publishers of lions Herald, and an
active prohibtionist. He was an ardent Re
publican in politics. His purchase of the Post
was affected by the aid Of friends. Col. Greene
and all the old proprietors made a sale of the
whole establishment for cash, and retired