The Republican journal., 1876-04-27
Generalities.

The Maine editors and publishers going to the
Centennial in June.
| Grain in California was never better. and
| precedented yield is promised
| Twelve worklnen have been killed so far In the
| construction of the Centennial buildings.
| Annie Louise Cary estimates the presents she re.
| ceived i'll Europe to be worth at least $5Ot0O.
The President has signed the act for the issue
silver coin of the United States in place of iractona
currency.
Appropriately enough Mr.. Trickey turns mp
witness in the inyes LEGATION of the naval lumber
contracts
DR.. Mudd, who set the shattered leg of J. Wilkes
Booth, has been elected TO the Maryland senate as
Republican
Mrs Anna VI James has been appointed Postmis
tress At Surry, and james A. Clark, Postmaster ut
" est Camden.
Belknap Is now believed to have DESTROYED mang
of the records Vi the War Department which would
have inculpated him.
The potato bug j. doing great havoc Long Is
land n. Y, and the earth is found iu places
fairly filed with them.
The exodus from Nova Scotia and New Brun--
wick toward the United States continues California
being the promised land.
The Boston Post has been purchased by II stock
company, comprising some Of the most prominent
Democrats in Massachusetts.
James E. Toner, lawyer of Boston, convicted Of
biacknailing has been sentenced to five years I'm.
prisonmeEt in the State prison.
The President gives as his reason for vetoIng the
salary bill that the of So Is equal to the
pecuuiary demands Of the position.
Capt James Mcguire dropped dead In his barn
Roekp9rt, saturday afternoon as i supposed, from
heart disease. liz WIS Is years old.
Judge Black saws IF Babcock since the evidence
III the safe burglary job has come "He's goue,
not even burned brandy can save him"
James Hogg of Lewiston, shot himself in Auburn
while hunting, dragging the gun behind the shot
passing through his lungs. He cannot recover.
Fat men and people with tight boots will be graft
fed to learn that there only p mil 90 of walking
required 70 obtain full Vie" Of the Centennial
Brenton J. Clarke, aged 70 years, committed sui!
eide IN HopkintoH, k. /. He put the mu1zle OF
gun In his mouth and discharged 1t With It
Thos. w. Piper. the murderer OF Mabel Young In
Boston, and Samuel }. Frost the FeterSham
derer have been 5pute need to be- hung Friday N4y
18th.
Farm hands in Vermont readily engaging for
the season nj 10 per month and found, where la,
year Mt this tune they demanding s25 aud
found.
Tuesday night the store Of Lewis Hull. NJ North
Warren, together with goods was burned to the
ground. Loss about 5000, Partially covered BY
insurance.
An Iowa Court has decided that If Il man engage
himself TO be married aud then commits suicide, the
iclfhuutt pAflN eau proceed against his retate Tor
breach OF promise
Abbott the OSsipce. y. II murderer, who Killed
his lie with an axe last fall, has pleaded guilty
murder IN the second degree, ami sentenced To-
Three years In the State Prison.
Dr. Adolph BOnbtTg who died in Lawrence 0u
tuesday, at the age Of I5, was a breyet major and
afJutant In the French Imperial army during Tie
Russian war finder thy First Napoleon.
A complete failure in the winters catch of cod OK
the Newfoundland fishing grounds has caused great
restitution among the fishermen. The SeaIers hare
Fishermen are N high glee over the early arrival
ot nenhaden and herring. fully two weeks before
they looked for. They are bel NJ caught u
large quantities in the Newport vicinity
Gen. Hancock has been invited to command the
Centennial Legion al the Centennial. Gen Burn
side will command the New England Battalion ana
Cen titL Hugh Lee the southern Battalion.
General Sabert pglpsby, who commanded the tf
the battle of New Orleans, IL sil living ia Texu,
He WAS one hundred wears old In February last
Mr. Samuel F. Pickard associate. editor of the
Portland Transcript, and Miss LID. H. whittier
niece OF the poet were married at the residence o.
John G., Whittier in AfnY.hury Mass M.inrs1s,