The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-08
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fhe odte- Home At Togr4 Ius 10 inmstes,
e whom ara III hospital.
The hin to Irstrst the ~aI,. ot Opium LA been
rsTltrt - til" NEXT lfaI7laturr.
" hat j. wanted in titig younlr, iu,t now ia a
Company 10 ihfale the INSURANCE eompanies.
The l;oohport lee companr, have filled their
hou-r- and are noW loadin" vessels direct from
ihp pond.
\ correspondent at Appleton informs Us that
HE cause Of temperance Is making great pro-
-reeS Ia that place.
rank W. Bickford escaped from State Pris-
IA last saturday evening, but gave himself up
The next morning.
massachusetts, j. one of the nine States III the
whole galaxy that pay the post office depart
nfnt more than they take from it.
lee has formed for twelve successive nights
at It. Augustine, Florida, and winter tourists
IT IS said are starting for the equator.
among The bills passed by the Indiana Senate
is one torbiddng the change Of text books in
schools ottener than once in six years.
George Clifford, Esq, of Vassaboro sailed
Tor England, Saturday, as messenger of the
Treasury to carry bonds 10 the syndicate.
Sir Edward Thornton, the British Minister,
sent to the pound party" given in Washing
ton the other night, pound Of silver quarter
dollars.
Commodore ,Judkins. late of the Cunard line
OF steamers, is said to be the only living navi.
gator who has made 800 voyages across the
Atlantic.
Mr.. Isaac >. kaer, prominent citizen of
Wadohoro, died suddenly Thursday. He froze
his toe, which finally resulted in notification
II was amputated, but too late.
James NJ. Hagar, a leading ship builder and
capitalist OF Richmond, was very seriously if
not fatally injured by fall into the hold of one
OF his ships in Philadelphia, Tuesday.
1t is said that Secretary Fish gave his check
Tor $4,000 TO the person who was to collect
campaign fund last autumn in the State depart
ment, and then forbade any assessment OH his
assistants.
company IS about to be started in Lock
port, n. l., for the purpose of heating The
houses, churches shops, and offices of that
place by steam. If successful, it is pretty like
" 10 be initiated very soon in good many
other places.
Whiie cleaning a well forty -iiye feet deep on
Jeremiah aIentine's farm near Flushino r.
Thursday, John Sleider was buried alive, The
sides of the well caved in. and il was impossi-
bic to rescue him.
Ex-Governor Chamberlain of South Caroline
has his mOther-in-laW down there writing LET
tiers TO the Bangor Wing on the wickedness of
the white population and the virtues (politicall
of the blacks. Boston Herald.
The Argus says that the one hundred and
sixth birthday of Lancaster Hodges, (colored
Of Portland, was celebrated one evening this
week. The ceremonies were very interesting,
aud the old gentleman appeared to enjoy them.
Mr Hamlin on Saturday presented petition
Of shp-0Wners and others of Maine in favor of
The passage of the House bill for the distrbu-
ton of the uneEpended balance of the Geneva
award 1t was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Not everybody knows SO well how to turn
even disaster TO account as did the captain of a
schooner which was solidIy frozen in the Mys-
tic river, in Massachusetts. He is now loading
her with the ice taken out in making channel,
and will sell it at good profit in Florida.
A Pittsfield man, who drove little way out
Of town to make call the other night, and
carefully blanketed his horse, heard a noise
soon after, indicating that something was
wrong, and going out found that the blanket
had been partly burned off, the shafts of the
sleigh scorched, and large patch of hair
burned off the horse. He had held his lighted
cigar in his hand while putting on the blanket.