The Republican journal., 1877-05-03
Genaralities.

Flour has advanced four dollars and half a bar
rel since last October.
Thirty barrels of oil have been obtained from a
whale stranded on Long Island.
| May & Co., metal and hardware dealers, Boston,
have suspended; liabilities 100000.
| Ex-Gov. Moves of Ohio has been appointed and
accepted the position of Minister to France.
| Ex-senator VIM. G. Brownlow died at his resi-
dence in Knoxville, Tenn, Sunday afternoon.
! Passenger rates have advanced to S23 from Chi
cago to New York and proportionatey elsewhere
| east
| Alonzo Walker of New Sharon, fell from his
! wagon while in an apoplectic fit and died, Satlr
day. Two brothers have died in the same way.
| The Bangor High School graduating class mum
Der twenty three, and there is only one boy among
| them.
| People who have no personal or political axes
to grind believe the President has done right But
| falo Express.
| General and Mrs Grant and Youngest child sail
| May 18th from Philadelphia for Europe in the
| steamship Indiana.
The question of vagrant dogs is being considered
with good deal OF vlgor III various parts Of the
| country. 1t is high time
| The first annual meeting of the Maine Teachers
Association will be hold in tho City Hall, Bangor
| oli tuo ou anu ftli OIL MAY
An Indiana physician spoke slightly Of :, young
| lady acquaintance the other day and was prompt
| ly and vigorously cowhldod by her
| New York ice dealers state that they have BOZ
900 tons of ice hand, and that the rates will be
| less than half what they were last year
| The verdict given i'll tho Dwight Parker case VS.
! the Portland Press Company, for injuries received
! by falling down tho elevator, was $1,000
II
| nendent OF the schools of Maine died 1T Ms
| home IN Newton Mass, Saturday night
| Henry Marshull cashier of tho first National
Bank Of Oney, H. disappeared Thursday, and the
| bank is reported short 100000 to $40 900
| Among the appropriations recommended for har
| Dor improvements are tho following penobscot
| River so 900; Belfast SO, 900; kennebee River
| 5000
| There has been d fearful break in the market
price Of California mines, and lots of people lost
| all they had and ever expected to have by the
means.
| COY. Nichols has appointed the 10th OF May
| a day of THANKSGIVING and prayer to God, who in
his providence has guided the people of Louisiana
| into the haven of peace.
A man III Kentucky was found dead with several
| bullet holes in his head and the astutc jury sum
| noned to hold al inquest returned a verdict of
| The Commercial says Sheriff DayereuX, Thurs
( day. came and carried Smith, tile Bncksport mur
| dcrer, to Ellsworth. The trial which promises to
| be quite long one, begins this week
In North Weare, n H. on Sunday, Mrs Hurd
| al insane woman killed her son of 10 years with
| an axe, and then hung herself to beam. Her
husband found them both dead on his return.
BY the lifting Of the fog Thursday morning off
Ocean Grove near where the steamship Husband is
going to pieces, large steamship enabled to
put about just in season to prevent going ashore
On Saturday the Novelty Works at Montreal
were burned. Eight tremen and a number of
other persons We're buried by falling walls. Nine
persons were killed and nearly 20 fatally wounded.
In the United States Circuit Court at Portland
Friday, Charles A Libby Postmaster, was fined
s2o Tor barterng postage stamps for merchandise
to increase his commission, by large sales of
stamps
Farmers and traders i'll Maine ought to be warned
at once against sending produce to unknown par
ties Ill Massachusetts. Sharpers are getting large
amounts of goods from Maine that will never be
paid for,
Within seven years there have been married from
a mlliners store on Temple place, Boston. the pre-
else number of fifty seven young lady clerks OF
course all vacancies promptly filled and salary
10 no object
\ tie rifle thunder lightning and hail storm was
experienced at Springfield, H. Friday Trees
were uprooted, houses and barns blown down
and innumerable panes Of glass broken. The loss
is many thousands
party of young men attempted To Serenade
with a sheet iron band newly married couple at
Chapeau, on the upper Ottawa, Can, when one of
the number, named c. z. Gray shot in the
breast. and died almost instantly.
The Popular Science Monthys opinions about
blue glass have the merit Of trankness if nothing
more. 1t says Pleasanton lis pestient ignora
mus, and his book the ghastlest rubbish that has
been printed i'll hundred wears"
The declaration Of war by Russia against Turkey
was read on board the Russian fleet ednesday
IN New York harbor, and received with great
enthusiasm The Grand Duke Alexis read the |
declaration on the Admir,l's ship SHETLAND.
Seven narrow -guage railroads running from Gin |
clnnati i'll various directions are commenced or |
projected, The billy nature of that region gives
such roads great economical advantages, the cost |
being $4,000 mile against 500 900 for the broad
gllago,
few days since, Abby Deering, formerly Of
Newport, Maine was fatally shot at Mongonu, |
Iowa. by gentleman whose attentions she had |
repudlated. Mrs Deerng esteemed young |
lady, widow. Her parents reside in Newport |
and she has relatives in Auburn.
Inc ElgllSu government NttNO appHeu 10 inc |
United States government to permit the 49l High
landers to land in New York and proceed to Brit
lsh Columbia via San Francisco. 1t is said tho eth
Regiment will give them entertainment 1t is
tho finest regiment in the British service
Mr.. Winthrop Morrill,, one Of the Seleetmen of
Wateryille, and widely known rs an cnterprsine !
and successful farmer left his home on FRIDAY |
morning, and found Saturday morning, in the |
woods adjoining his farm, dead, with his throat |
cut Supposed suicide, but no cause assigned
A company, Mailing from New York. Salem and
Ellsworth, is thinking Of building establish
ment at East MachiaS for the manufacture Of Ex-
tract of Sweet Fern. Such an establishment would |
cost $1,000. The parties from away promise so,
600 if the rest can be raised. 5000 of this amount
has already been raised and is probable tho whole
will be obtained.
Mr.. Nennor, the Canadian weather prophet, who !
predicted the late relapse of the weather the
latter part OF April and the month of May viii be
more like June month, and adds II still hold
to my views respecting Il cold and wet midsum
ner but now have pleasure i'll adding that the au
tumn of 1877 will be again open and fine with
well marked Indian summer"
The Sun SAYS some thirty or forty persons who
desired to take passage the steamer John Bran
all were left behind by her making an earlier start
than anticipated last Saturday, She was laden
with million dollars worth Of arms for the Turk
sh Government and it is supposed that the inten
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ship after She fairly at and take her to St
Petersburg.
Those i'll the county who have been swnded by
G. b. Nathan, agent" of the Granite Agricultural.
W orks of Lebanon, n. H., will be pleased to learn
that New Hampshire which hitherto has resisted
the acquisitions of every New England Governor
has at last yielded him up, and he has been brought
to Belfast for trial The expose published in this
paper Il few weeks since and extensively copied
throughout the country, has done the business for
him An Indictment is now pending in this conn
ty against him. Our friend in WATERFORD who is
"out" about 800, perhaps better the Grand
Jury at Alfred for another indictment Bidde
ford Union
The Department of State has received intorma
ton that Capt Clifford, of tho whaling bark Young
Phoenix, of New Bedford was presented at St
Helena, on March r. by his Excellency the Gov
ernor of the island, with silver claret Jug award
ed by the British Government in acknowledgment
of his services to the survivors of the late ship |
Strathmore. The caret Jug, which is said to be