The Republican journal., 1877-06-28
Generalitles.

Twelve million more acres are planted i'll cotton |
this year than there were last.
Hon. Alden jackson, formerly Secretary of State
is seriously i'll at his home in Wadoboro.
The Lakevie public school, Long Island n |
Y, was burned Wednesday by fire crackers.
Thirty one car loads of tea left San Francisco |
for the East on fast freight time on the 18th inst
The Herald correspondent at Salt Lake still in
sists that the Mormons attempted to assassinate
him.
Three men were drowned III Boston harbor Sun
day by the upsetting of boat, the skipper being
drunk.
The office of the paymaster of the Grand Trunk
railroad ut Montreal was robbed Friday night Of
$4,000.
The famous Brook Farm rendered immortal by
Hawthorne, has been purchased for Catholic
Cemetery.
Uncle Sam realized S9l59675 by the tax On
beer last year-an increase Of nearly 5000 600 over
the previous year
Postal cards are not returned to the dead letter
office il the, are not called for They are held
thirty days and then burned.
The Transcript is informed that that there is a
red belied bug which is eating the eggs of the
potato bug as fast as he finds them.
Forty five graduates of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis received their diplomas on Wednesday,
from the Secretary Of the Navy. President HAYES
was there.
Jeanette Locke of Mount Pleasant attempted
to shoot John Lavcy i'll Boston, Sunday. because
he testified against her in divorce suit she was
arrested
There are 2io licensed liquor shops i'll Lawrence,
Mass but it is not known how many children SO
hungry and wear ragged clothes because Of the
large traffic
The Boothbay bankers are coming in with poor
fares. Schooner II. 5 Rove Capt James Lewis
proves an exception bringing in about SIN hun
dred quintas.
\ band of thieves attempted 10 rob Il train on
the Lake Shore Il Michigan railroad Saturday. but
the police had got wind of it and were present and
caught the whole gang.
1t is reported tlat Tweed has Il large sum of
money deposited i'll Europe and if he can secure
his liberty IS preparing to engage in Il street rail
way speculation at Madrid.
Tx Senator Morrill, entered upon the discharge
OF his duties as collector of the port of Portland
Tuesday, His health has greatly improved since
his return from Washington.
The tramp who was arrested at Brunswick last
week for an attempted outrage on Il school Girl
refuses t" give his rcal name. He is about 80
years old, and has an evil look.
Two tramps WHO, after being fed by a Mrs.
Brnmdage. near Sing Sing, gagged and outraged
her They have not yet been captured, and the
whole ncighborhood is much excited
There were IL competitors at the Maine Central
Institute prize defamation on Tuesday evening
The first prize awarded to Frank L. Spratt OF
mon, and the second to l.. e. Gilman of Bangor,
The store and house of Pearl g. Ingalls, of Wash
ington. was huracd Friday afternoon total loss
part of stock saved in a damaged condition. Loss
I,..J Il 4
lars
Commodore John s. Godsborough died at his
home in Philadelphia Penn. Monday morning
He retired July 2 1870, having received an up
polntment rs lndshipman in lS!4 He WAS a.
years old
George Fister Il teller in the Mahanoy National
Bank at pottsvillc Pa was taken iii suddenly
Thursday night and ms physicians say it is from
hydrophoba. He was bitten by pet dog about
seven months ago.
An interviewer to-day Of Gen. Batter says he
knows no difficulty in passing deficiency bills at
the next session of Congress. and whoever now
tries to make Il new party, would find it to he only
new party of one.
A Connecticut town has wen educated tramp
He discourses i'll an eloquent mannrr about the
condition OF the country politics, religion and the
history of our famous men, and ends with pa
thctlc appeal for a loan.
Mt Dane OF Rochester, \. H.. who sued the
Bloodgood company because his horse was fright
ened at their music lost his ease and WAS OBLIGED
ID pay about 800 for the Keeping of thu, horses
while the suit was pending.
M ttSIe sW"oPeu """l on Il COG III vest Ne"
toh' Mass gay Or Two ago, WIN ing intention OF
carrying him OH; but the quadruprd caught the
olPeu ~ tlie neau tlu ne was kliltN. lllS WINGS
measured six feet from tip to tip.
Alpeft hl'e ana lSld"fe tooE mas been bound
over III 'hc court Ht Lowell IN >Ioooo each, as
accessories |" l ap"r'loh resulting III the drHth
Oh Mary hHa lMfihgtol, whose b"iy was found
III Vil' lNci Ill lnti Guy lhllHHt(
Elcazer Durham Of ,arIond who an SATURDAY.
went 10 u hack nnstnrn ~ snIt s,,rn, .,ft. Mi I'LL
leo broken Inv = Eicl, from :, r,lr ia ,lrn, I,i,
s,.If olnnr or; liz baui- a h,If ,,,l f,,irI H.
road where at hlEll' lie was f"un" exhausted
Iohu DnurIas ana NH. Of Porter ,v,.r,. riIi,,,
down a steep hin i'm thar Town lnst rvtins when
a BART Of the harness Java way rh hor, hr,4',n,.
frightened and ran away Nh, pou,Ios ,.,s tI,r1v'n
out and instantly killed, and Airs ID fatally injured