The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-08-16
GeneralitIes.

Bangor Is sending brick III large quantities to
| st. john \. Is.
GOV. Common and staff will attend the last day of
| the New England Fair
1t is proposed to introduce military drill at the
Castne Normal School
The Springfield Republican wishes the Lcgsla-
ture would establish dinner hour throughout the
State.
On Saturday, Mrs, John Nv hitehousc of Bucks
port, gave birth TO trplets they did not live but
few hours.
Federal and Confederate stood shoulder to should
or i'll Louisville, for putting down the violence of
the mobs there
The Pullman train the Eastern railroad at
Seabrook was thrown from the track Friday night
but no one was injured.
c. \. Emery of Manchester. \. II, proprietor of
the Ocean House York was drowned while bath
ing at York Beach Friday forenoon
The president and directors of the North Bank
OF Rockland. have made an application To convert
that institution INTO national bank.
James NJ Carleton Of Maine A clerk il the State
Department ut Washington. shot himself at his
residence in that city Thursday night
The colored Baptist Church al Florence, 5. G.,
has summarily dismissed those of its members who
are implicated in late robberies in that section.
During quarrel between VIM. Brown and Jas.
Rooney, farm laborers at SclpiO \. T.. Brown
struck Rooney with rake. killing him Instantly
Blind Tom is said to be losing his wonderful gift
Like Paul Morphy, the poor fellow must have over
tasked that part of the brain which made him seem
like a genius.
Bertha Won Hern last week undertook to walk,
in Portland, the distance of 81 miles in % hours.
She accomplished her walk i'll u hours 4S minutes
and 10 seconds.
About twenty five millions OF lumberare annual
ly cut on the kennebee and tributaries. five mil
lions of which arc cut by the kennebec Land 4
Lumber Company.
The citizens Of St John are forming loan and
mortgage association to raise money in England at
low OF interest for rebuilding the city at least
S2,WlO.U00 beng wanted.
The " aldoboro' News saws the condition OF Hon
Isaac Reed, who has been dangerously sick for two
weeks, has decidedly improved within two days,
and the prospect of "A speedy recovery is good
During the Sunday School services at the Sweel
ish Lutheran church, jamestown, n Y, Sunday
afternoon, lightning instantly killed boy named
Anderson. Frustrating an old lady and two girls.
Ann Eliza formerly a nineteenth part OF Brig
ham Young's matrimonial estate is enjoying the
bathing at Atlantic City. She likes the embrace
of the sea better than she likes her old Salt laker
The Philadelphia Times notes that the new
Workingmens party in that city suffers from too
| many leaders. All who attended the preliminary
meeting it says, wanted to be captains they
would not play.
No fresh political arrangements were made at
the conference between the EmperorS of Germany
and Austria at Isch. The Emperors sent Joint
telegram the Car assuring him Of their unal
tered sympathy.
Brick Pomeroy has obtained divorce from
his second wife on account of mutual desire for
| separation. Mrs Pomeroy insisted on becoming
| an actress, which was the cause of trouble This
| is Pomeroy's second divorce.
| Launched from the yard of Snow Pearson Co.,
| Rockland. Saturday afternoon, bark John H. Stan
| hope, il9 tons. She is very fine vessel and
principally owned by The builders She will be
commanded by Capt Hiram Plsbury.
| An attempt was made Thursday evening to fire
the L. a n. A. railroad covered bridge at Milford.
\ pile of shavings and oily waste We're sci on fire
| and blaze started 1t discovered and eXtln-
| glishcd before any damage was done.
| Shortly before o'clock Sunday evening male
| passenger on board steamer John Brooks, on her
| passage from Portland to Boston, committed sui
| eide by jumping from the boat into the water All
| efforts to recover the body or learn who the man
| was proved ulavalllng
| The Youngest son of George Abbott, proprietor
| of the Frvehurg House fell from haymow upon
a moving machine Saturday night. His ribs were
l
ed his side near the base Of the right lung, His
| injuries may prove fatal.
The American saws that Mr. kidder Moore, the
| married man who left Ellsworth a few weeks ago
| with Miss Davis was arrested in Watervllle last
| FRIDAY. on IL warrant charging adultery, issued
| by the Municipal Court at Bangor. On Saturday
he was committed 10 jail in default OF $1,000 bail.
| The large house and extensive farm buildings
| formerly the Simeon Pease place, III Cornish,
owned and occupied by James Small, We're struck
| by lightning Saturday and entirely consumed, TO
gcther with fifty tons of hay and several acres of
| wheat stored in barns Estimated loss 5000 in
| Surcd $1,000.
The Democrats i'll Maine have not much sense,
but they know enough at any rate to wish that the
| Etna people might make the Republican platform.
| We suspect that Nh Blaine thinks of this Etna
business what IA shrewd Yankee i'll the Sandwich
Islands once said Of the volcano Of kilauea. Its
great natural curiosity, he said: that admit !;
but it amt of much practical stock farm. "
| New York Herald.
Advices from South America via Panama state
that the steamer Etcn, an iron clad propeller of
1000 tons. was wrecked on the rocks seventy miles
above Valparaiso and about hundred lives
| lost. Several survivors scrambled to Rock Island
and two steamers went to their assistance. but
| owing to the heavy sea they could not be reached
and many threw themselves into the sea to end
| their misery.
The New England Fair will open at Presumpscot
Park in Portland in two weeks The Portland
papers say the trustees and those who have the
matter in hand are already on the ground making
all necessary arrangements for the success OF the
exhibition. The headqu quarters of Secretary WATSON
are located at No. y Preble St, where he may be
consulted on business connected with the APP
J. | preaching exhibition. Those DESTROYS of making
entries or securing hall space are requested to
make application at