The Republican journal., 1877-01-11
Generalities.

In Michigan n tract of 1,040 acres was the
other day sold for ten cents an acre.
''shave for ) cents, has now aroused the rage
of the Brooklyn BARRIERS, and they are rganil-
in agin' it.
Otis d. Swan, Wall street broker, has ab-
seconded, leaving debts amounting to about hall
million dollars.
John Call. the murderer of "Wild Bill" was
sentenced Wednesday, at iankton, Dakota to
be hanged on March LIST.
The Danbury News suggests that a ''protan-
ity car" should be attached to every railroad
tram, as we'll as a Smoklng-car.
An explosion occurred at Dupont's powder
mill at Wilmington, Friday, demolishing one
building and killing French employe.
The vote authorizing the Mayor of Ellsworth
to issue bonds in payment of aid voted to the
Shore Line Railroad, has been rescinded.
During the recent terrific gale, full clothe,
line of freshly washed linen, headed by red
flannel shirt, passed over Wareham, bound
east.
A serious fire is raging in the coal mines al
Lykens, Pa, and it cBnnot be stopped, except
by flooding. Eight hundred are thrown out OF
employment,
Mr.. Blaine bagged the republican nomination
for senator, in the Maine republican legislative
caucus, last Friday, according to programme.
1t was "by accla1natl0n.'
Grants first move after leaving the chair will
be toward Cuba. He wants TO see the place
where Tweed took out his hairpins and wrp
when he remembered Zion.
Cardinal McCloSkey'S health is said to have
steadily failed from the date Of his elevation.
The publicity attending his office is reported
TO be greatly against his Instincts
Mother, may go out to skate"
''Oh. no, my ponderous daughter-
The ice is too thin TO support YOUR weight,
And you'd sutfocate under the water"
The Providence Tool Company are putting
aboard steamer Lotus at the Brooklyn dock
10000 rifles and many bayonets and scah-
bards, manufactured tor the Turkish govern
ment.
The account, OF the disastrous failure OF the
herring fishery on the western coast of New
foundland are confirmed by the latest advices.
Many of the Inhabitants Are already in absolute
restitution.
The ice cutters strike at tatsAil y. l., wa,
resumed Friday with increased vigor. From
400 to 800 men, with clubs paraded the street,
in defiance of orders from the authorities, max
ing incenGiary threats.
MAJOR, the wife murderer by poison, wa
hung, Jan. 5th, At Concord, n. II. His crime
was committed in 1874. lie lid not make TIL
expected confession. He Is believed to have
also murdered his wife's sister, in 1869
A western paper notes this fact concerning
hose The false alarm Of IRE on Columbia
street yesterday afternoon was caused by q
young lady with cardinal red stockings fan.
out Of the back seat of an open wagon"
A prohigate young son Of wealthy parents on
Henry street, Brooklyn robbed his father
house of a large sum of money, and He'd, ia
company with disreputabie female, to Cana
da. He now writes home and asks forgiveness.
The Governor has nominated Fred l.. Rich
ards of Camden Tor i.ani Agent, vice +. !.
Burleigh, resigned; c. + Allen OF OronO f1l
member OF the Board OF Agriculture; Nathan
L. Perkins for Recorder of the police court Of
Bangor.
The President oil Maine renate, Speaker OF
the House, Acknowledgement, Adiutant-Genef-
al, Judge Of the Superior Court for Cumberland
county, and member ofNongreSs from the First
District, were all in college AZ Rowtoin togeth.
er,
ROCkLANp, January y. Schooner Walter 9.
Hall Of kockl4nd, while lying 1t Owls Heat
dragged her anchors and touled with schooner
Almomak, breaking in stern and quarter rail.
| The Amomak lost bowSprit, headgear and sus-
tanned other damages.
CAMDEN. January ~ Schooner Willie, OF II
Andrews, Capt. VIM. Carson, from It. An
dreWS for Boston, with potatoes, struck on
Puplt HArb0r Reef, North Haven, Saturday
night and went 10 pieces. The crew wsrr
saved. being picked up hS L boat from schooner
Gray Eagle
Atter-dinner Orator: Its in the wonderful
insight inter 'tmun nature that Dickens gel~
the pun over Thackcry; but on t'Other hand it,
in the brilliant shafts % satire, t'gethpr with Z,
keen sense o hulnor, that nickery gets the pun
over Thackens Its lust this Thiekerv il thu
hum0rist, and Dackens Is the >atirst But. at
ter all, its bsurd to inStoot any comparison be
tween Daekery and Thirllens." So none wa,
ktr,s-t ,t.,lss I-,,.l 4.