The Republican journal., 1876-06-01
GeneraIities.

Most OF the Black Hills miners di4 cling for
| home.
| New Bedford gets over a million dollars ~ hen
| share of the Alabama claims.
| Fish Commissioner Stlwel Is putting 700 J5t
| young Salmon into the Penob.cot.
| The anniversaries OF the East Maine Conference
| Seminary at Bucksport occur in June.
| It is reported that new lobster canning t.tctory
will be erected this season at Deer Isle
A woman crushed to death by rollers in the
pulp mill at Brunswick, Wednesday afternoon.
| The New York World flvoraby reviews the qnali-
| tcations Of General Hancock for the Presidency
The st. Louis Times thinks 1t isn't the scholar
need i'll piics so much Ms some one who won't stead.
There are now about 200 900 tons of ice uusold on
the kcnnebec The price varying from : LIS 10 - a
| ton
Mr. Edmund Morrow Of Augusta, while digging
| in his garden the other day, found Portuguese
| coin, dated l1Jf
| Professor G. I. Fletcher Of the Castne Normal
School has been very Ill from attack OF pueu1no-
mia, but is recovering.
The price of wool is so low In California that many
sheep rasers have commenced killing their stock tor
the skins and tallow.
Charles Buman of Bdieford, convicted of Illegal
voting has been sentenced to six months i'll the Jail
work shop in Portland.
n giving MS As
was shot and subsequently died at residence
Brantford, Ont, on Tuesday night.
The who poisoned himself with choral on
the steamer John Brooks proved to be insane
SON OF a wealthy New Hampshire farmer.
Miss Sadie L. Hiscock, aged II years. was instant
ly killed ut Pennington, Wednesday, by the accident
al discharge Of gun in the hands of her nephew,
aged II years.
Miss kavanaugh of Damariscotta has len $4,000
to complete the Sisters convent adjoining the Cath
ole bishops residence in Portland.
At Biddeford, Andrew Garrett, aged 76 years re
ceived fatal injuries by the fall OF derrick, which
crushed in his skull and broke his leg.
Captain Charles Pnkham, aged about 65, pron
nent and esteemed citizen, dropped dead from heart
disease near his residence in Newcastle.
The Manchester, n. H. print mills shut down for
an indefinite time. owing the low price of calicoes.
Five hundred hands are thrown out of work.
The Anchor Works at Camden have just turned
out two large lrotman anchors, weighing respect
lively 400 and 1900 pounds, for u hennebunk ship
The Castine Packing Company packed 1000 cans
of lobster, $4,000 of CLANS and 10000 of blueberres
last year, and expects to double the business this,
A man who bought one thousand Havana cigars,
on being asked what he had, replied that they were
tickets to course Of lectures to be given by his wife
Two men named Charles Pooer and John Lehman
were drowned at Tenants liarbor on Sunday by
the upsetting of their boat while they were out sail
ing.
Capt. Geo. Petty, of Rockland, was drowned from
sch. Linnet, Bangor, Saturday by falling over
board accidentally He is said to have been drink
ing heavily.
Thomas Skillings, pauper on the Standsh poor
farm, attempted suicide Thursday by hanging. After
he was cut down he ran away with the rope and has
not been seen since.
In Rockland, Alfred Scott aged 10 wears, was in
jured so severely by falling from pile of timber
that his whole back is paraly and 1t is feared his
injuries may prove fatal
The Pine Tree Club of Bangor h,vng offered their
rooms to the Democratic State Committee, the Com
mlttee will meet there on the evening previous to
the Convention instead of at the Bangor House as
announced in the call.
Mr.. Charles F. Crockett son Of Charles Crockett,
Esq of Dexter, left home few weeks since on a
tour for his health Wednesday his parents receiv-
ed dispatch that he had died at railway station
in Wyoming Territory.
Mr.. George Paine of Eustis of Me-. age about 80
years. on the 18th inst while driving logs got his
feet and legs SO wedged in between a log and the
ledge, under water up to his breast that he could
not be relieved until the men went four miles and
hoisted the dam and drew off the water from the
brook. When released he was so chilled or injured
that he died.