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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-25
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07
A Boston Scandal.

The famous case of Rice VS.. Coolidge,
which has occupied the court the past
three years, upon motions and interlocu-
tory orders, was opened to the jury this
afternoon in the Supreme Judicial Court,
Judge Soule presiding. The suit is brought
by Sarah NJ. Rice against John r. Coolidge
ct ais. The declaration of plaintiff charges
acOnspiracy to defame the plaintiffs char
acter, and for this damages are claimed in
the sum of $4,000.
The form of action is one very seldom
seen, but this fact is the least of the eX-
traOrdinary features connected with the
case, which has wealth of romantic his
tory, dramatic details, startling denoue-
ments, sensational incidents and improb-
able situations. Plaintiffs declaration
alleges that the defendant, John II.
Coolidge, DESTROYS Of enabling his daugh-
ter, Mary l.. Coolidge, to procure di-
vorce from Joseph S. Coolidge in a suit
brought by her, in which she falsely al
legged adultery on the part of said Joseph
S. Coolidge with the plaintiff Rice, that
said John T. Coolidge and the other de-
PENDANTS conspired together to procure
and suborn witnesses to falsely testify in
support of the charge of adultery, and
thus iniure and defame the plaintiff, and
that they did so procure witnesses and
cause their evidence to be published, in
juring plaintiff in character and estate.
The social prominence of the parties to
the suit makes the case of unusual inter-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07
Democratic County Organization.

The Democratic County Committee of Waldo
County met at Belfast, June I'd The following
town Committees were appointed with the under
standing that if any town has elected IA committee,
the one elected supersedes the appointed. 1t was
voted to hold the County Convention at the Court
House in Belfast the time to be fixed hereafter by
the Chairman. All communications i'll regard to
the canvass intended for the committee, should
be addressed to the chairman and they will receive
immediate attention.
CHAs. A. ELLIS, Chairman, Belfast
Belfast eected-William T. Colburn, William
q. Cox, George +. Wallace, Alonzo 8eckwith, A.
j. Stevens
Belmont-o G. Calnmett NJ B. Hunt A. J.
Donnel, Frank Fletcher, James A. Sprague
Brooks-Aonzo Roberts John l. Watts Isaiah
Gould. Henry Reynolds, Gideon Bradley.
Brsrnham-W illiam Berry +. /. Doe, Ephraim
Bradley Lyman Winn, Isaac Dunton, Charles +.
Morgan, A. ?. Hatch.
Frankfort. R. Fellows, K A. Treat D. n
Ewell, James Haley NJ A. Merrill.
Freedom elected-E, A. Fuller, d. b. johnson,
Charles Glidden {. W. Twitchell, Otis Harvey
Albert Russell, {. NJ. Plummer.
Iackson-Eli Cook Samuel G. Snow, James W.
Wallace, Abner X. Webb, NJ. S. Stiles
Islesboro-Lorenzo Pendleton &. w. Sherman,
F. b. Kellar Mark Pendleton, Charles Nash
knox-Charles Elliot, Thomas Liniken Henry
Wentworth, Albert Palmer, Silas Bryant
Liberty, elected-H I. Cove, b. 2. Upper, Davis
Woodman.
LlncOlnvllle-W IN. Ii. Hodges, Lew Mathews,
Henry Knight, F. NJ. Russ, Henry d. Norton
Monroe-John Mckenney. Henry Marden, d. s.
Flanders, John ID. Crowell, Thomas c. Batchelder,
William S. Pummcr
Montville-S. B. Dodge, A. NJ Plummer, Enos
Emery, Ralph Mason, Leonard Cooper, Austin
Wentworth, A. l.. Wentworth.
Morrill-Thomas Storer, Robert Cushman Eph
Rowe. Joseph W. Cross, George Wing
Northport-W. A. Pendeton, James NJ Stevens
+. F. Cunningham, Luciis X, Duncan, Jas. Ian
caster
Palermo-S. ?. Marden, James S. Gliddcn, Jas
Soule, Eli Carr, II. F. Foye.
Prospect-Gooding Grant, s. 5. Trevett Alex
Cummings Arthur Heagan, Thomas Clark, Levi d.
Hartman.
Searsmont-M. Lassell, Alex Cooper James
Thompson Edward Burgess, Austin Mariner.
Searsport, elected-Wlliam D. Smart, Ebcn W.
Seavey, d. s. Simpson, Joseph Park W NJ. Lar
rabee
Stockton, elected-C c. Roberts, Otis Hartman,
Simeon F. Ellis, j. F. Berry, Harrison Small, VIM
Mcdonald, f. Fl. Croker, Champain Lampher
Amos NJ Mathews.
Swanville-Zenas l.. Downs, Marius Stevens,
John kimball, Hollis Peavey, james Harris
Thorndike-John N. Harmon Charles Lord, A.
W. Ward Darius Phibrook Ehphalet Rose
Troy-Mllton Carlton. J. b. Morrill,, A. b. Shaw,
George Tyler, Jason Estes.
Unity-Crosby Fowler n. W. VickeY. n, V.
Rackliff. Amos Webb Jr., Charles Taylor
Winterport-George White F. W. Kelley Fred
w. Richards Joseph Wardwell, Augustus Rich.
Waldo-JOhn s. Gilmore, George W. Mckinney
A. j. Clemans, e. d. Burril George Sanborn.
The Bangor House has on its bill of fare instead
Of uipa Iiot VIZ. nj
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

Detectives W. H. Bigelow of Augusta,
and Squirting of Bucksport have arrested
a letter thief in the Providence, r. l.,
post office. He was caught only after
long watching and many devices The
kennebec Journal says
The culprits name is W. Ii. Broadbret and he
was the last person in the office upon whom sus-
picion would be likely to fall He was Il leading
member Of the Methodist Episcopal church, a
prominent Odd Fellow IA citizen whom every one
loved man of the best social and business habits,
no one in the office serving more faithfully, having
been promoted for faithfulness, and was the loved
centre of happy home consisting of a wife and
two beautiful children. He has been employed in
the office for three years. and having small salary
lived beyond his means He commenced stealing
by bringing the letters home and opening them
there, rifing them Of their contents. The practice
grew upon him, until, like hundreds of others, he
has brought disgrace and ruin upon himself and
family. He is an exceptional case however; there
being no rum, dissipation or fast living connected
with it. Broadbret confessed to the crime, and
will throw himself on the mercy of the court.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07
The Murder of the Survivors OF the Steam
ship Geo. S. Wright.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4. \ survivor
of the wreck of the steamship George s.
Wright has been discovered in the person
of an Indian named Coma. He was re-
cognzed on the street at Mainaimo b.
to Victoria, Y. l., yesterday. The Colo
mist of to-day says Coma has confessed to
the superintendent of the Police, after
being duly cautioned, that at night the
boilers of the steamship exploded and she
began to sink at once. Capt. Ainsley,
with four L. S. officers and a passenger,
got into boat and told Coma, who was
on deck, to get in too. The rest Of the
people were in bed or tried to escape by
another boat. The captains party, seven
in all, pulled ashore near Cape Caution.
They were nearly naked and the In
dams gave them blankets to keep them
warm. A day or two afterwards three
canoe -loads of Indians came to the spot,
and Capt. Ainsley offered the leader five
hundred dollars to convey the ship wreck
ed men to Fort Rupert. Four of the In
dams were armed with muskets, with
which they killed all of the whites. They
then tied stones to the bodies and sank
them in deep water. They robbed the
bodies of all the valuables, including the
captains gold watch and chain.
They spared Coma, but told him if he
ever dared to narrate the circumstances
they would kill his father. Coma thinks
all the people on board who were in bed
at the time of the explosion, were drown
ed as the ship went down rapidly.
The prisoner was to-day confronted
with four Indians who were brought in as
prisoners 10y the steamer Rachel, and
have since been in jail here, and identified
two Of them as belonging to the party Of
murderers
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

minutes the scene became more terrible by the
flames which began to rise from several vessels,
and their successfully blowing up:-the two long
lines of ships, from which roared two thousand
cannon-the blazing tireships driving to and fro
among the huge Turkish vessels, whose falling
masts, shattered hulls, and CORY decks, began to
show how the battle went; the sea covered with
spars and half burned masses of wood, to which
clung thousands of Turks escaped from their ex
plodcd vessels-the line of batteries on the Shore
which bazed away all the time, and which, as
well as the battements of the town, were covered
with the anxious soldiers OF lbrahim the noise
the exposion-thc flames the smoke = the
hurras of the European sailors-the curses, and
the Allah shouts OF the Turks, presented one Of
the most impressive scenes ever witnessed.
The battle ragged from three o'clock ?. NJ. until
seven and ended as every contest must end where
one side opposes only superior force directed by
blind fury, to cool courage, discipline, and science.
The Turkish fleet almost utterly destroyed,
many ships had been blown up, sunk, Or burned !;
the rest were pierced through and through, shat
tered dismasted, driven on shore not more
than fifteen vessels had escaped unchanged and
more than five thousand Turks had been killed.
The rest were overwhelmed with confusion and
rage, but not with fear and they continued dur
ing the night madly to set fire to, and blow up
their vessels which were on shore or disabled re-
CARELESS Of the word sent by Codrington, that he
had finished
1t is believed that in the present con-
test history will repeat itself. The Turk
ish navy may burn defenceless towns and
ravage the exposed coasts Of the Crimea,
but it will have no victories. Russian
torpedoes will be as etfectual as were
Greek fire ships,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

John Lothrop Motley, Of Boston, who
died in London last week, was a man
eminent as a dplomatist, historian and
scholar. His Rise of the Dutch Repub-
lie" and "The History of the United
Netherlands" are models of historical ac-
curacy and splendid style. Mr.. Motley
was one Of those rare men whose fame
belongs to the world rather than to a ma
ton.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

x-President Grant is receiving high
honors in England. He has had a ban
quet in his honor by Lord Wellington at
Apsley House, attended largely by the
nobility. He has had audience with the
Prince of Wales, and invitation by the
Queen to all court entertainments. These
are almost unprecedented honors.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

We are informed of remarkable drowning ac-
cldent at Union, on Monday noon last A com
panv of six or eight men who had been working
upon the roads, repaired to the shore of Round
Pond to battle The party entered boat, and
when but short distance from the shore one of
the number jumped overheard which act capszed
the boat and spilled the others into the water.
They all reached the shore except Joseph Fuller,
young man q years Of age, who was drowned
The water was but ten feet deep and young Fuller
could easily be seen hanging on by his hands, to
log at the bottom A man dove down and caught
him by the leg but was unable to break his death
grip from the log. 1t was over an hour before they
could recover the body.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

LONDON, June L. An immense crowd gathered
to see Gen. Grant leave Manchester for London
The factory girls were out en- masse in working at
tire At Leicester the Mayor and Town Council
greeted the party. The former read an address Of
fering the Inequalities of the town. Gen. Grant
in returning thanks, alluded to the towns antiq
uity, its foundation by King Lear, and the honor
it had of retaining the dust of Richard Ill. The
Mayor requested Grant at a future day to return
and visit the landmarks, but he gave no definite
promise. After lunch the train proceeded and at
Bedford the Mayor made an address terming Grant
the Hannibal of the American armies Gen. Grant
begged to be excused from making speech, say
ing he had discovered how impotent he in
that respect amid the eoquence of English Off
Gals. At the end of the road the reception was
comparatively tame, and Grant was rapidly driven
to Minister Pierrcpont's residence. Gen. Grant
went to the EPSON races on special train as the
guest of the Prince of Wales. Several other dig
nitaries, including the German Ambassador, were
with the party.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

It'll gratifying to know that Lucy Mank,
who has sent two men to untimely graves,
is to be shut up where her little pistol will
not be liable to go off accidentally when
some unlucky paramour is in front of it.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

Mayor Hamlin of Bangor has sent to
Mayor Prince of Boston a specimen sal
mon, weighing thirty-tive pounds. 1t is
reported that the fish is big enough to 90
round among the aldermen, but cannot
include the council Whereupon "a Hun
CRY Councilman" prints in the Globe some
verses bewailing the hardship, but locates
Bangor on the banks of the Kennebec His
geography is as bad as his luck.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

The Lewiston Journal says the potato
bug has appeared in that vicinity, the
Argus reports them near Portland, and
the Augusta Journal says they are in
kennebec
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

A political convention is to be holden
at Skowhegan on the 18th of June. 1t
will be composed of the late greenback
candidate for Congress in the second dis
trict, the editor of the Maine greenback
organ, and Scion Chase. They will all
make speeches.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

Mr.. Fuller, of the Rockland Courier,
announces that his spicy paper is to be
enlarged and otherwise improved. Mr.
f. is destined to make his mark in jour
nalSm.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

President Hayes has issued instructions
to Gen. Ord, commanding in Texas, that
if Mexican bandits continue to make raids
across the border, he is to pursue them
into Mexico and there punish them. That's
right, Mr. President
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

Memorial Day was very generally OBJ
served in the cities and larger towns of
Maine at Portland, Bangor, Augusta,
Lewiston, Bath, Rockland, Saco, Bidde-
ford, Yarmouth, Damarscotta, Thomas
ton, Waterville, Gardiner, Skowhegan,
Pennington, PASSPORT, &c. At Camden
there were addresses by I. r. Simonton,
j. II. Montgomery Of Camden, and S. l..
Mlliken of Belfast The graves were
decorated by veterans. The procession
was composed of thirty eight girls in
white, representing the states, school
boys, reform club and citizens
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Herald says that the President is
cautiously feeling his way toward the APP
pointment of several Democrats to posi-
tons in the Government service. Hith-
erto he has, with the exception of Mr..
Key, appointed only Republicans, but as
soon as it is safe, from party point of
view, for him to do so, he will undoubt-
eddy give a number of places to Demo
Gratis with view to strengthening his
administration in the South. Some of
the Republicans insist that the Demo
cratic Senators already have more intu-
ence at the White House than the Re
publican Senator's
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

Subscribers requested to take notice of the
date on the colored slips attached to the paper 1t
is the only form Of receipt now used For instance
Is May -, means that the subscription is paid to
that date. When new payment is made, the date
will be changed to correspond, and SUBSCRIBE
Frs ARE REQUESTED TO SEE THAT THEIR
DATES ARE CORRECT. Subscribers in arrears
are requested to forward the sums due
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

If President Tilden had been inaugu-
rated says the Hartford Times, and had
done las he would have done) just as Mr..
Hayes has, in removing the troops from
South Carolina and Louisiana, there would
have been such a bowling from the Repub-
licans as was not heard even during the
height of Ingersoll's and Blaine's bloody
shirt campaign last summer The poorne
gro would have been served up roasted,
fried, fricasseed and on the half-shell. We
should have been told of the restoration OF
the cold slave power" and of the whole
sale slaughter of innOcents. And tens
of thousands of good, pious Republicans
would have sucked it all down, and been
duly Mortified over the bottomless iniq-
uity of the Democrats. Mrs. Stowe would
have had to write another novel, Petro-
leum Nasty would have scared on wings,
Bob Ingersoll would have made his hear
ers' hair to stand on end, the Radical press
would have bristled with vigorous horror
and Indignation, and Blaine and Ben But
Ter would have gone wild over the situa
ton. As it is, it is Hayes that has done
it all, and the party doesn't yet seem to
have quite found out whether it is afoot
or horseback.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07

Over at Lewiston everybody is study
ing the potato bug, and all other big
bugs are neglected.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07
News of the City and County.
PASTIME. Original. |

A h b,1- ;,,t IL,
There's a lesson for MANY a riper dav
! on may perchance i'll your manhoods prime
It NAV be- some with iti burden sweet
Shall come again to- your waiting feet,
For the yentIrr thai tI n~r i coes hac a,a;p
While the beating spray leaves many a trace
Ia nr,,+ W. -i IL nani siu ~ uiIoWcu laoe
You find them safe on the better shore.
The excursion season is about to commence.
The draw Of the lower bridge has been repaired
What is goingt to be done ON the Fourth of JpIv
The brig James Miller will have new forema.t
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| Wells and cistens Ill this city are very low
''"'H 10 li''i ii7e0eu
Dealers III hSh lines are now having brisk
trade on Saturday evenings
Our market was glutted with western strawber
ries, last week, Mt ten cents per box.
| This is the time to venture ont and view with
visual organs the vigorous vegetation.
Sch. Helen NJ. Condor is at Lanes wharf under
going extensive repairs about the hull
Some families from the city have pitched their
tents on Pattcrson's point on the east side
The Inv nrcod Strawberries thar ,r.r in market
last week made fearful war on the sugar barrel
Bishops screnadcrs, who pitched their tents il,
this city on Monday. failed to realize audiences
Josonb s,nborp h,. b.en .Icctod fay cor.ct.r
for the ensuing wear at nine mill, nm the dollar
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Ike ''Ii"'i' V'"lila'H very niue" e"nc'l'nu-
the uIN ness Vi Tue 'e"'"h Mess we nave ram
yer! soon lhe crop VIII DC seriously injured
Cities aud towns are prohibiting the use of fire
crackers. What is Belfast going to do towards re
pressing these most dangerous Of lncendIares
| \ tight in Il fish market over Il choice cut %.
salmon, was one of the lively incidents Of Satur
| day. Fish as well AS flesh will sometimes breol
disturbances
joseph II. Kaler is taking .lvnutage of tbe pr,..
ont low STAR, Of ,,,t~ t roI,,,;Id in ,,r. .,l
stantial manner hi. dam that ,sus dastrovad h,.
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SUBSCRIBERS RENTING money or desiring to
have the address OF papers changed must state the
Post Office to which the paper has been sent, as
well as the office to which it is to go
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ADMINISTRATORS. EXECUTORS and GUARDIANS
desiring their advertisements published in the Jour
nal will please state to the Court
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Attempt to Wreck a Train.

ST. LOUIS, June 4. The express train
on the st. Louis and San Francisco Rail-
road reached Wood End station from st.
Louis last night, the engine and baggage
car left the track and plunged down an
cmbankment forty feet. Samuel Richard
son, fireman, and DR.. +. Latkinson, who
was on the engine, were instantly killed
and Frank Cation, engineer, so badly in
.jured that he died in two hours.
Conductor Wilson started for another
engine and on the way heard a pistol shot
and the ball passed through his hat Sew
eral shots were fired and the passengers
say that they saw five men standing near.
Two balls passed through the baggage
car.
On examining the track it was found
that the fish bars connecting the rails on
both sides of the track had been unjOint-
Ell ana the ends of the rails moved SO
that the train would run down the en-
bankment. No doubt this was scheme
to run the whole train down the bank,
rob the express and plumber the passen-
gers. No clue to the perpetrators.
A terrific storm of wind and rain oc-
CulItl DIT MI. 1dl IlCl, III MOnOdV
afternoon. Several buildings were torn
in pieces, and sixteen persons killed, and
twenty or thirty seriously injured. Half
a million dollars worth of property was
destroyed. Among the killed were AL
derman Watkins, William Newkirk, Mr..
Goodrich, a child of Fred Yoke, Geo.
Moore, Geo. Baines, J. A. Eagan, Charles
Norman, and John Tinnis, and large
number wounded, several of whom will
undoubtedly die. At Mantown the wind
was accompanied with perfect flood of
rain, and unroofed several buildings. The
buildings of VIM. Walkup were thrown
into the street and turned upside down,
and he was severely wounded. Several
buildings were entirely destroyed.
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Seventeen year locusts are ravaging the forests
in western New Jersey.