The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-05-10
Generalities.

The recent freezing weather in Nebraska, while
| not harming the crops has destroyed the grass
hoppers.
The Spectator says next to the English Premier
the President of the United States is most impor-
tant to Englishmen.
The Gar of Russia is fifty-nine years old, and
his birthday celebrated on board the Russian
fleet at present in New York waters
Mary Mills was found dead in miserable room
in Orange, New Jersey, Friday. Twenty thousand
dollars were found among her effects
A Nevada newspaper says of man who has sued
it for libel that he petitions the courts to stitch
golden patch over his rent reputation
A portion Of the roof of the post office in
New York fell in Tuesday, killing one man. fatal
ly injuring another and badly wounding three
The Sewing Machine Company in consequence
of the expiration Of the last Of the patents owned
by large manufacturers have reduced the price so
per cent
The Ames Manufacturing Company at Chicopee
have just taken contract to make 10000 sabre
bayonets for one of the European belligerent gov
crnments
Three men were found hanging to tree near
Sherman, Texas the other morning, with a large
card Oh them bearing the words: Cattle Thieves
Such is life"
getting divorced from his wife in day and hav
ing his bans with another woman published on tho
day following.
| An old man in New Haven, Conn, eighty-one
years old, committed suicide because of the shrink
age in the value of his property, and he was worth
| $500, 900 at that
! The Portland Custom House employees, Thurs
day, presented ex Collector Washburn with mag
! nfcent oil painting, representing marine view
| on the coast of Maine.
Robert G. Blaine, brother of Senator Blaine has
| received the appointment from Sergeant at Arms
French of the Senate, Of assistant superintendent
| of the Senate document room.
A Georgia evangelist, formerly circus man.
| married his wife, baptized her and admitted her
to the church, all in one day recently. See the
| advantage OF business training.
| The Supreme Court of the United States has
| just decided that sovereign State may prohibit
citizens of other States from taking cultiyating
| fish or oysters within its jurisdiction,
j. W Lang of Brooks, has been awarded the
prize Bible offered by \. }. Chase Portland Il. W
counsellor, through the grand lodge OF Good Temp
| lars, for best essay on "Pmuclpes of the Order
| In the heat of the last Presidential canvass
! Pittsteld Mass, Democrat vowed if Providence
should ever grant him son, to christen him Til
den, and last Wednesday the true man kept his
| word
A boiler exploded on the British steamer Sido-
MAN, on the passage from New York to England.
killing the Captain three Engineers and three fire
men. She was spoken by the Cunard steamer
| China.
| A PENNSYLVANIA woman, who went to Kansas
| few years ago, writes back that she has done as
we'll as could be expected under the circumstances.
She has had three husbands, two pairs Of twins and
| the ague.
! \ Westerly man caught thief robblng his hen
roost and fined him forty dollars on the spot He
says he likes to do business directly with interest
| ed parties and not have any Court to knock off
| from the profits
| Gentlemen from both parties who have just ar
| rived in Washington from New Orleans speak in
| enthusiastic terms of the good feeling there Re
| pubcans say that the colored people are treated
| better than ever.
Brattleboro' farmers feel somewhat discouraged
at the early temperance of the potato bugs, which
| are profusely unearthed in ploughing. The bugs
are also found i'll the cellars, proving what few
| potatoes arc left.
| A rare event has occurred in New London, n II.
I A healthy girl child was born OF Mrs Edwin Mes
ser, September ,, 1876 and well developed living
boy January q 1877, the births being four months
and twenty four days apart
Capt s. w Kimball, formerly pilot of the
steamer Star of the East, lately doing express bust
ness between Hallowell and Boston, the same
| boat had IA severe paraytc shock on Monday just
before time for leaving on his usual trip.
Silver mining i'll Massachusetts has not proved
IL very great success yet. An expert says that
| out of nearly 500 shafts commenced i'll the New
| buryport mining REGION not fifty have shone the
| slightest color, and not five show Indications OF
| paying.
| The forts in the neghborhood of Halifax,
being supplied with improved guns and ammuni
| ton. Much activity is displayed by the military
| authorities Three iron-clads to be stationed
| there. Another regiment, the AID HlghlaudcrS, is
| expected shortly.
A man by the name of Noble Of North Bucks
port while driving through the streets OF Brewer
| one day last week was taken very suddenly with Il
fit and fell from his carriage He taken to his
home but did not recover from the shock and died
| in very few days.
| The 18th cavalry with 100 men has left Fort
| Lincoln and gone in search of Sitting Bull, who
| is supposed to be north south Of the Yellow
| stone with some 800 warriors, The command will
| hunt him down and bring in the hostles when
| found to the agencies
Three Russian merchantmen are lying in the
| Delaware, near Philadelphia. The crews take no
interest in the or in the Cars manifesto. They
have enough to eat and their pipes are loaded to
the muzzle, and they are willing to stay where
the are until tho war is over.
Mrs. Hawkins, Pawtucket woman, encounter
| ed burglar in her house few nights ago and
presented 4 pistol he drew his revolver; she fired
twice he fired once, then knocked her down and
escaped through the window, empty handed, and
| leaving trail of blood behind.
remarkable man has just died ut Grlmcsthorp
near Sheffield, England He was named John
Carr was 93 years old, and had followed the Fitz
| william hounds every year for 80 years. He was
u noted runner and walker, and walked fifteen
| miles every day until shortly before his death.
The wife of Col A. W Wides died at Skowhe-
gan Tuesday. She had been suffering from asth-
ma for a long time and on Tuesday procured some
| stramonum, and having stepped it, partool quite
freely, thinking she would obtain relief This
| doubtless caused her death, as she died short
| time afterwards.
Chas Y Butler of Eastbrook while taking a
harrow from Il cart, fell over backward and the
harrow fell upon him. One of the teeth entered
his throat near the windppe and penetrated thro'
| the roots of the tongue to the roof of his mouth
| At last accounts he was living, but his recovery
was regarded as doubtful.
A Nashville bank robber burrowed under street
for five days and Mt length came up in coal vault
| of a beer saloon three doors away from the bank
and was bitten i'll eleven places by the most I'M
compromising dog he ever tried to concate. The
next time he attempts any mining operations he
will take practical engineer along
Sometimes, says the Ncwburyport Herald Caleb
| Gushing is spoken of as being Old. He is really
| seventy seven But he shows no signs of it, and
few men would move with such activity. He
landed from an ocean voyage one day in New
York; the next, he was i'll Newburyport and the
third, he on his way to Washington.
When San Franciscan gets to be immensely
wealthy he builds palace Of stable, with marble
halls Brussels carpets, and hot and cold water i'll
every stall Chicago millionaire builds hotel
nine stories high Il New Yorker builds hospital !;
a Bostonian builds college and Burlington man
builds another bay window to his house and paints
his front fence Burlington Hnwkeye.
The survivors of the inundation near Butiscon
in Canada, say that only five We're swept away.
| The slide occurred half mile above the mill The
hills either side slipped into and down the river,
carrying the water before the brick wall twenty
feet high The bed of the river is filled with
twisted into all shapes, huge blocks Of clay and
mud Tho whole atluir took only few minutes
A Mr. Higgins of Bangor recently gave his son
Edward, IA years old. Sl3O to pay II debt with, but
instead Of doing so the boy Joined company with