The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-01-04
Goneralities.

calls it a .tuiy count.
Colorado has yielded SS,O00,o00 of treasure
during the wear that is iust ending.
\ man in Maiden has been fined for not pro-
yiding proper shelter for his cattle.
The lee harvest has opened in the vicinity of
Boston. The blocks are ten inches thick.
A Mary land Jury declared that n man had
come to his death 'hy an unknown wagon
A tramp rode on the COW catcher Of the en-
CINE the other night from Watervllle to Au
gu>ta.
The Democrats of Kentucky propose to hold
Il state Convention on the 18th 10 consider the
political situation.
Seven young men broke through the ice OF
the Ohio river, at Augusta. Ky. on Thursday.
and were drowned.
The German working men in Buffalo out Of
work are now demanding bread or work, and
threatening violence.
Sir Edward Thornton, British Minister 10
this country, receives $50 000 in gold annually,
and has his rent free,
CdIifornia's raisin crop j. estimated at so, 900
packages, 10000 of which her people will use.
and send the balance Fast.
Charles Nixon Of Lewiston was run over and
killed at Portland by locomotive in front OF
which he fell at the Grand Trunk station.
The Free Mason- in Portland will erect 4
marble edjice, with theatre on the ground
floor and their hail and other rooms above.
Cqpt. H. H. >imonton, OF Rockland, who WAS
struck on the head Tuesday by VIM. Cozzens
on board his vessel, died at midnight saturday.
Two hundred thousand barrels of kerosene
oil are to be taken to Portland this winter, for
export, and the city authorities are troubled
about its storage.
Several New England shoe factories have re-
Gently received large orders from Great Britain
for Stout army shoes. This is regarded aN a
sign of War->omcWhe
Melyina Cook, young Girl of I6, employed
in the family of cN-Goy. Washhurn, at Port
land, was burned 10 death on sunday, by her
CLOTHES taking fire from coal CRATE.
The net Democratic gain over the Repub lican
vote in the Northern states from lSI2 to 1876
was 1872 ,0jS. Theayerage Democratic increase
was 56.26 per cent, that Of the Republican 1870.
A man in Delphi, H. tried to killhimself the
other day by filling hi, mouth with gunpowder
and touching it OH. He succeeded in blowing
ont four teeth and burning his tongue, but in
live.
Ii Is stated that lhc sun, against Tweed and
Sweeney may he compromised by the payment
to the city OF mijon dollars cash, Tweed to
be allowed his freedom and sweeney to return
unln'le>ted.
The Judge of the supreme court has ordered
Sheriff DeVereauN 10 transfer Edwin Nj. smith
confined in Ellsworth ial on the charge OF muir
drrin4; the Trim family last October. to the Jail
in Bangor for safe keeping.
More miners have crowded into the Black
Hills than the country Will support, and there
are now two or three thousand in DeadWoOi
alone who are without occupation ur means of
living during the winter,
1t is stated that there are u vessels in port
at Baltimore. heretofore cleared for foreign
ports with cargoes of grain, flour, petroleum
etc., and It large leel of coasters. detained bN
Ice ;snd inability to procure tugs.
\ passenger TRAIN on the Rutland Eailwa,
VT. Friday, at midnight broke through q
bridge, near Pittstord station, nine miles north
Of Rutland. The bridge and train were wrecL-
ed, and one person was injured.
\ lol.y came ashore at south Truro with Two
men dashed to her, dead. They We're thought
to he two Portuguese fishermen belonging in
provincetown, AMI were supposed to have been
capsIZcd while cod fishing IN the bay.
The arrivals at oui,harg, from Basque Bay.
\. f., report fearful hurricane 1T the latter
place, ten day ago, tine ride rising in some
cases over the houses. Much damage Wa
done to shippin" and the property On the
hufr.
Circuit Judge Carpenter Of South Carolina
ma before him the case OF 4 convict pardoued
recently by Gov. Chamberlain, where the War
den of the State Prison declines to recognize
CLamberlaln's authority. The question really
H., a. to who is Governor
Tie nitarian society 1T Ellsworth had a t.dr
Inst week, 4 novel and amusing feature OF
which WA. &C. Centennial Junior, Il very cute
tahe~oti OF lis progenltnr. y parrot did duly