The Republican journal., 1877-10-18

I'd. Dyer of Farmington aged . years, com
mitted suicide oday BY taking strychnine No
cause is known
George e. Gilman. who shot Charles b. Sidney
on the blueberry plains of Deblos last August has
been found guilty of manslaughtcr.
Hon. Bion Bradbury Charles f. Libby, Esq, and
Mrs Libby left New York iii the Gcr1nania for
Liverpool, Saturday, for an extended tour in
Europe
The Wing says that a valuable team was stolen
from DIR, Hennessey of Bangor Saturday at about
dusk He had left IT htched to a post in front
Of his house while he ale supper
For the first time in the history of the Demo
cratic party III Boston, colorcd man-H " .
johnson Of Ward Nine-presided over a political
convention, which he did with signal ability,
FRIDAY evening
\ couple OF men who attempted to extort money
from young lady i'll London by threatening to
publish letters sent by her to Of the two during
| al engagement OF marriage between them. We're
sentenced to seven wears penal servitnde.
MISS Minnie + Hodges "A lady who has ius re
stne the position Of cashier and money order
clerk in the Des Moines (iowal postotfce, handled
and paid out during six years 600 900 and never
made mistake OF ID cent.
The late John Ware could never be induced to
invest i'll u. 5. Government securities. The Fair
field Chronicle says that his property is varluusy
estimated ranging from $500 o00 to g. 900 900 1t
Is more probable that about $500 900 to 81 900 900
may be considered a rational estimate.
Alter the dccease of Mrs kingSbuIy of Portland
her friends having an idea that She had left money
looked through drawers and every place i'll the
house whore it might be concealed, aud finally
discovered $40 in bills in the seat of large rock
ug chair.
The East Surry Cattle Show and Far closed
Saturday A. NJ 1t was largely attended in spite
Of the rain The entries were about live hundred
i'll number. and the articles exhibited were of cX
cellent quality The farmers i'll the vicinity are
becoming greatly interested.
The police of Machias found at the steamboat
depot in PASSPORT, box containing silver spoons,
forks. napkins, sheets. bed spreads childrens and
ladies clothing boots. etc. Some OF the articles
We're marked Freeman House and Preble House
| The goods were undoubtedly stolen
Niles &. Parker exState treasurer OF South
| Carolina. has been arrested in Jersey City and
| lodged III the county Jail requistion Of Coy
| Hampton of South Carolina. charging him with
| plundering the State He SAYS he is willing to
| turn States evidence
Albert Weddings hat was found beside a pond
| Ill Wareham NarroWs, year ago, and ii. it a card
on which was written: Mary, YOU haze driven
me TO suicide. Farewell Mary his wife
! She Wore mourning until she learned, recently
| that he was living III Boston with new wife
New York papers state that farmer in Wayne
county left his vest hanging upon chair with ii
dozen Strychnne pills in its pocket Hi two lit
tie children discovered them, thought they were
candy and ate them Physicians were called and
antdotes administered, but both died within an
| hour.
Strong efforts are being made to save the neck
of Hayden, the cold blooded murderer of his wife.
| st Johnsbury paper says-"One thing is Ger
| tam, murder committed tprm0ut
| where the facts are more conclusive and terrible
than those facts which point at Hayden as the
| murderer of his wife.
A burglar who attempted to enter the dwelling
house of Mrs. l.. A. Osborne. III Newmarket y
| H., was confronted BY loaded revolver In the
! hands of the plucky woman, who, without delay
blazcd away at him. The gentle burglar wheeled
about and made his escape. leaving trail of blood
behind, to show that the shots had taken effect
Thomas W. Whitneys family near Groveton, n
H., started fire in the stove the other day not
knowing that he had put half Il pound of powder
in the oven some time ago The flying pieces gave
| Mr. Whltneys sister cruel cash i'll the head
| probably blinded three little children sitting by
and utterly demolished the windows walls and
| furniture of the room
A youth in the employ of Il Providence druggist
put up wine Of opium for the ra,o, opoti indicated
on physicians prescription, and a child was
nearly dosed to death in consequence The Jour
lish had called for Port wine, il is not likely that
the perous blunder would have happened
The suit for $50 900 damages brought by Alfred
Specr against the New York World conn any toi
attributing to him ''raseaty' for his gross neg
gence i'll putting mp the house at Passaic n :.
which fell and killed some persons terminated
| Thursday morning in the Superior Court The
jury awarded plaintiff cents damages
1t is believed the recent killing of Joel Comm,
| traju rDhbpr nj Rio n m IL.
He was a wealthy citizen of Texas, who had been
| to the Black Hills where he had sold "a herd OF
cattle and had $50 900 with hun. Ii is suppose,
| he resisted arrest on the ground that he was at
| tackled by robbers The matter is being nyes
| tigated.
Syvanus and Samuel Eaton, OF Deer Isle crew
| of vessel in the harbor, We're arrested at Bldde
ford saturday for stealing nets and ropes and othe
articles from the Pool fishermen Sylvanus an
swers the description of the man wanted for honse
| breaking at Deer Isle.
A New York jeweer from whom Il stranger or
dered $500 worth of watches i'll the name OF well
known Stamford man, took the goods to Stamford
instead OF sending them, because he feared a swim
die. He found his suspicious verified and felt SC
good to think he had not been cheated that he go
drunk, when thief robbed him of his $500 package
The Commercial tells story of a Young woman
name not given who disguised herself as a MAJ
and worked for Brewer farmer during having
and since then has worked in Orrington. Whe1
her disguise was detected, she gave as her reasoI
that her father being dead she was obliged t,
labor for the support of the family, and could gel
better pay while disguised
A sad case of shpwreck and loss of life is re
ported by Capt. DiZer Of sch. n. A. farwell Tn,
vessel foundered and sunk off Barnegat in the gall
of Oct g. The mate, Isaac S. Norwood, wa
} washed overheard and drowned. The second mat,
had previously fallen from aloft, was nearly killed
and when the remaining crew taken off, wa
left in the cabin in dying condition. He wen
down with the vessel The Farwell was a Rock
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