The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-09-13
This autumn weather is Just splendid so the


The money has been deposited and the vexed
question which is the best tub will be settled
The l. s. coast survey sch Earnest Lieut.
Hawley, accompanied by the steam launch Saga
dahoc from her station near Deer Island, arrived
at this port on Wednesday 1t is reported that she
has finished the survey and will 90 out of commits
sion
Attention is called to the notice OF H. L. Lord
in another column. He has Just put in a new and
fashionable stock OF cloths and furnishing goods
Auction sale of the estate Of the late Henry
| McGilvery at Searsport.. Merrino vests by B. T.
NellS,.Situaton wanted by Mrs F. II. Lane
The Democrats of Waldo county elect three
representatives to the Legislature. They are Al
pheus A Knight in the class OF Lncolnville
lslesboro and Northport Daniel S. Simpson in the
| class Of Searsport and Stockton; and Nathan p
| Davis III the class Of Jackson, Prospect Monroe
and Troy. The Republicans elect the other five,
Mr. Bradbury. cashier of the National Bank
met with serious loss at the New England House
where he boards. His trunk was raidcd and all
| his best clothes. including wedding suit in all
| its newness and beauty. were remorselesslv taken
| If anybody sees Il suspicious character. with good
clothes that smell like wedding let him be ar
| rested
| Jack Frost has come. His first stealthy foot
| steps have been seen on the leaves and tender
| blossoms that were born by the warm sun and the
| dewY nights OF summer He will grow boldcr as
the season declines. Soon the fields will be brown
| the yellow leaves falling cold winds blowing, and
| almost before we shall be OF it snow will be
| flying. and the season Of sleigh rides at hand Old
Father Time Will make another notch in his calen
der, and we shall sigh to think that we are wear
older I'VE spend our years as a tale that is told
says the psalmist.
Mention has been made in these columns of the
patent bell buoy. an invention by Mr.. Close of
Bangor. The machinery is placed upon exposed
points and lodges and rung by the action of the
waves, as we understand it. Mr.. Ambrose Strout.
Of Belfast, now claims that he the original in
ventor Of the principle, and that Mr.. Close got his
idea from him. Mr. Strout number Of wears ago
conceived the idea of driving machinery by the
action of tides, and in 1871 Mr. Nenner IL Belfast
machinist made model for him. Strout com
muncAtcd his plan to Il Sealsport man. and he to
Mr. Close of Bangor. 1t is claimed that Close |
acting upon this hint, applied it to his bell We
don't know how this may be. but it is said that
legal steps may be taken to investgate the matter
The stockholders OF the steamer May Queen !
with their ladies, made an excursion to Castine |
last Friday. The weather cool. but otherwise |
the day was all that could be desired and the cx
clrsi0n much enjoyed. At Castine Mr. George |
F. Tdcn courteously opened his hall for the use |
of the party, and there many of the gentcn II
and all of the ladies partook of chowCcr and Of
the contents OF their mysterious lunch baskets |
Some of the 'stcrner sex" patronizcd the excel
lent Acadian Hotel, where IA dinner which would
have been considered good at any metropolitan
hotel was served under direction Of mine host
{, Il. Greenhagl. The earlier part Of the after
noon was given up to rambling overthe dismantlcd
fort and quaint Old town, where the stirring times
of old are but dimly suggested The May Queen
returned with the exeulsonists in time for them
to reach their homes For supper
The path of the newspaper man is be~et by many
perllS. For Instance Mr. Dyer local editor ri the
journal reported the amusing and ilI-Spelled peti |
ton sent to the city government concerning the |
raising Of the devcl" on SUNDAYS on the East Side
On Monday afternoon the author Of the petition |
called at the Office TO say that he had voted and |
used his influence against Mr. Dyer as candidate |
for County Treasurer, because his petition had |
been published without Il correction OF the spell |
ing! He evidently didn't want the paper 10 take |
his Side in the little falling out with Noah Webster
The petitioner is generally Democrat but ii |
seems had Sl.,H of Republicanisn. On the same
day. hitherto Democrat reeled to the polls with
d Republican vote, and explained that he voted it
because when sentenced for drunkenness his
name had appeared in the usual police reports of
the journal In fact half dozen votes were lost
from similar causes. II will be perceived that he
Democratic party in this city requires to be very |
nicely adjusted, IN order to work smoothly
A CASE or FEAUDULENr NorINu. In Ward |
four last Monday, there was one of tie most fla
this vicinity. \ voter named Fred W Brown was
absent at the West and Young man of the same
name who is but 20 years and six months old ap-
peared at the polls. and voted the Republican |
ticket in his name. The Young man on Wednes
day acknowledged to the editor of this paper that
he committed the offence, but claims that the War
den, Il. B. Goblet. extended to him the ballot box |
and invited him 10 vote. 1t was most outrageous
proceeding. The Revised Statutes OF Maine pro
vide as follows in regard to such caseS-
If Il person. at an election of state and county or
municipal officers, OF electors Of President and |
y rec President knowingly votes in any city. town
OF plantation. where he has no legal right to vote.
he Shall be punished by imprisonment in the |
county jail not less than three months. nor more
than one year.
The case is exciting great deal of Indignation.
and complaint will be made To the Grand Jury at
its next session. There needs to be an example
made in this class of dangerous ol1enses, that are
getting to be altogether too common. If the War
den knowingly invited and permitted such a vote,
he i, doubtless also Liable to severe punishment,
which we hope he may get.
\ BATCH OF LIBEL SUITS Capt Robert o. |
Patterson, late First Pilot of steamer Cambridge |
has authorized suit for 5000 damages against |
MarcolluS Emery, ESD, proprietor Of the Bangor |
Daily COMMERCIAL for damages by an alleged libel |
printed III that paper Of the Sh OF June, in which |
1t is charged that Capt Patterson by negligence |
and dlsobedence or orders, near wrecking |
the Cambridge on Monhegan ON the morning of |
that day, The action is brought by A. g. Jewett |
ESD. The writ was served upon Mr. Emery on |
Tuesday, learn 1t is but fair to state in this |
connection that as soon as the editors attention |
called to the matter he gave place to an ex |
planatory letter from Capt Patterson and did all |
that he could To correct the error of the reporter
We understand it to be probable, if the original
source Of the information furnished to the Com
mercia shall be revealed by the editor, that the
suit against the paper may be discontinued, and
new one commenced against the unknown parties
who caused the publication. Capt. Patterson claims
that he has been greatly DETAINED and injured iii
his profession by this publication. Suits have also
been commenced against John NJ Adams of the
Portland Argus, for Sl0O0o against Levi NJ Rob |
bins Of the Rockland Opinion, for 5000; and
against H. Pope Nose Co., of the Rockand
uazefte, Tor >3ooo These papers each have pub
llshed the article, or the substance of the article
that originally appeared in the Commercial We
may look for lively times i'll our courts, if these