The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-12-27

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in diphtheria and ship fever, or can be
usefully administered as the outset Of the
disorders. Neither is it true, as asserted
by the Ages physician of the new alco-
holc faith, that a drunkard has immunity
| from diphtheria. Medical men believe
that people can better protect themselves
from disease than by guiding whiskey.
They would be more likely to become
unhealthy physically, mentally and NOR
ally.
Sanguine young people who run away
to get married, can't always tell how for
! tune will deal with them. A curious in
stance of this uncertainty recently tran
spired on the Pacific coast. Annie G.
Glen, a precocious girl Of fourteen, re-
Gently disappeared from Portland Ore
gon, and the supposltion was that she
! had gone on the steamer City of Chester,
bound for San Francisco. with one Sulli-
van, a young man of twenty-five. The
San Francisco officers were watching for
the vessel They had no difficulty in
identifying the girl from Geographic de-
scription. but had no use for the young
man Sullivan, for he was dead-kicked
to death by a pair of horses on board. He
was taking care Of the horses for a GEN
tleman who was transporting them; was
in their stall during storm at sea a
horses feet, and he was soon finished.
The girl was taken to the police office and
the corpse of her lover to the morgue. So
that elopcment was finished up.
We publish in another column some eX-
tracts from the recent Boston speech of
Gen Butler. His utterances will attract
public attention generally, us much from
the great interest which is felt in the sill
yer question, as from the authors concise
and witty style of embOdying his views,
But they are not entitled to any special
weight as those Of a convert. Butler has
always been an advocate of the green
back theory, even to the extent of pay
ing the national obligationsin paper prom
ises Neither is the General an advocate
whose prestige assures success to the
oauoo tnut lie champions. He has failed
repeatedly in Massachusetts when solicit
| irfr Off in bic haha1f a1ll
before the people in cases in which he had
! been unfortunate enough to obtain nomi-
nations. Still his speech will be read with
interest. 1t is that of a shrewd lawyer,
and a demagogical politician sharp, wit
ty and audacous, but nevertheless the
utterances of a very dangerous man.
| The Newport News is no longer pub
lished. A good many newspapers have
been started in this state within a few
years; but in most cases their days have
! been few and full of trouble. Indeed, it
is one of the most difficult undertakings
to make the requisite combination OF
brains and capital to ensure success to
a newspaper enterprise, Notwithstanding
the popular belief that the task is an
easy one. Since the Journal was start
ed, twelve attempts to establish news
| papers in Belfast have failed
The Maine Commissioners Of Pharmacy
| have published their first annual report.
The law, enacted last winter, provides
| that no person shall engage in the bust
| ness OF an apOthecary, without having I'M
dergone an examination before the Com
missioners and received a certificate, I'M
der penalty of $50 for each week he con-
tinues in the business. Two hundred and
sixteen apothecaries have undergone ey-
animation and received certificates.
| Some OF the Shrewdest detectives of the
state quietly smile when illusions are
made to the terrific fight with burglar
at Senator Morrill's house, in Augusta.
| They seem to be mentally drawing a
| Pttltt oCbNC CIl tlftu CoIlCSt ttlltl L I'll
staff's celebrated encounter with the men
| in buckram.
| While Mr. Drnkwater of the Ellsworth Ameri
can, will be absent at the Legislature. the paper
will be conducted by Mr.. Sampson. The Phis-
| tines must look out Belfast Journal
| Does the Journal propose to loan the jaw bone
of its editor for the occasion [Rockland Opinion.
Thus queries Oliver Otis, overlooking
the obvious fact that if Samson were in
search of his fayorite weapon, he would
enter the Opinion office, take its editor by
the chin, and exclaim cots here, ~
The trouble with the MeXcans has not
| been fairly represented. The rioters are
| Mexican residents OF Texas, who are dis
| posed to assert certain ancient rights
which the laws do not recognize. There
is no danger of any trouble with the
Mexican government.
The Chicago Times sends on its way
eastward the crushing remark that ''The
beans of Boston are undoubtedly better
| than the manners"
| Since the Greenwich street disaster, in
New York, the savans have been trying
to settle the question whether sugar candy
| will explode.
q. S. Senator Patterson, who has been
almost at deaths door with sickness, is
thought to be recovering.
The Russian emperor has arrived at
st. Petersburg, where he had grand re-
ception by the people.
IL. L