The Republican journal., 1876-06-01

The enthusiastic CAPTAIN. of the Ban.

--Ihc enthusiastic Captain, of the Ban
gor Wing, publishes a very minute pro-
gramme OF the progress of the Blaine Club
in its journey to Cincinnati. He says
The delegation will dine at Harrisburg, Pa,
at P. NJ, Saturday, and take supper at 9 p. NJ,
i'll Altoona Pa; breakfast Sunday morning in
Dresden, Ohio; arrive at Cincinnati Sunday
forenoon.
These memoranda will naturally remind
the Captain, who is a Shaksperian scholar
of Falstalfs bill of fare Item, sack, two
gallons. Item, bread a halfpenny worth"
Things will doubtless be in that proper
ton
A stone WAS found in an cmbankment a
few DAYS since at Caryers Cove, NinaihaNen,
about six inches in length, two wide and one
half inches thick, beautifully polished and hay
ing 60 notches cut in the edge, and small,
round hole in one corner.
The above paragraph, which is being
extensively printed. seems to indicate that
he had been accustomed to sharpen his
scythe.
The Augusta Standard has a strong
and able article in favor of the nomination
OF Gov. Tilden of St, Louis. 1t says
The name of Tden has become inseparably
associated with reform. 1t would stand upon
the Presidential ticket for a sound currency,
economy i'll government expenses, reform in
the public service, reduction of the burdens
OF taXatlOn-the eXtirpalOn OF corruption in all
its forms and guises-in word it would stand
for honest government.
The usual railroad time from New
y ork to San Francisco is seven days. But
an express train is to leave New York to-
day, and try to make the distance in three
and half days. The distance is 1926
miles, and 40 miles an hour must be made
Sixteen passengers at 900 each, make
the trip alone.
There is to be a peace convention at
Philadelphia, July 10th, at which it is said
"The projectors of the movement have in contern-
paton the erection upon the Centennial grounds of
what is called commemorative forge, where swords
will be formed into pillow shares and spears into
pruning hooks illustrating the tulfllment Of the old
prophesy of Isaiah"
The prophet speaks OF that manufacture
as among the things that shall come TO
pass in the last days. The second adj
ventists will probably encamp near by.
One of Madame Rentz Female Min
strels, during Il performance at Bangor,
said something which a citizen regarded
as slanderous, and he had her arrested.
When he has found q law that can control
a woman's tongue, several gentlemen
hereabouts would like to be referred to
chapter and section.
Let US see. How does the new anti
hanging law operate in Maine ? Page
killed his wife at Chelsea; Finn killed his
child at Waldoboro and lastly, at Canaal,
Herring killed his son-in-law, Harmon.
Which IS one murder month since the
new law went into effect
The Dexter Gazette sends to an as
tonished world this piece of local news
That lady in our town, who looming spare pair
of her husbands old breeches, and palm leaf hat
took a hoe and spade and commenced operations
with q view to future flower garden, is of the |
pecularlties of this centennial year
Are we to understand that the articles |
named constitute the lady's entire COS
tune? II 50, it lcas peculiar.
Among the patents recently issued
are the following
Supporting-Rests for Invalids. Pascal T. |
Clement. Belfast, assignor of three-fourths his |
right to John Homer, same place
Ia. T p,lar. Ina
Hill.
Carriage-Thills. n. Mitchell, Ellsworth
Falls.
Holdbacks. Willard 2. White, Orland.
Sixty representatives Of the Maine
Press Association will leave Portland on
Monday, for an excursion to Philadelphia
and a look at the Exposition. They go
by the Portland, Rochester and Norwich |
route, and Of course will have good
line
Not whisper has yet been heard from any
quarter that a candidate other than Mr.. Hale
will be presented in the Fifth District for rep
'esentative to Congress. Machias Republican.
Wait few weeks, and you will hear
1ot only whisper, but shout from the
friends of another candidate.
The Boston Herald, which is paper
If remarkably acute observation, express
IS the opinion that "the Bangor Wing is
me of the cheapest hand organs in the
Shipping freights are looking up, in
Jew of possible war in Europe grow
ng out of Turkish affairs, and conse-
luent demand for American grain.
The Camden Herald appeared last
week in new type, making much i'm
proved appearance.