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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-10-24
Supreme Judicial G. Irt.
trpCF rABrowS PRESIDING.

lht ARROWS fEFN'iliNfIr
Benedict Lapham Of Rhode Island v. Samuel
Norton Action to recover the value OF water
wheel taken on execution by the diff. from plt-s
mill IN Frankfort IN 1876 The testimony was
taken and the case went 10 the law court on re
port sFogler for pin Hubbard for defence
Jacob f. Ames, OF stockton, vs., VIM. + Black
and another Action TO determine boundary ot
fam lands. Tie PHI. sues tor the possession Of a
strip OF land SIX feet wide at one end, fifteen
feet at the other end, and seventy five rods long
BON parties decided to tile tine division line.
The determination Of which line is the purpose OF
the Suit DIT, say that the wall il On tie true
Inc; II not, then they claim to hold the land in
question by quiet possession for forty years. The
| jury. Thursday, viewed the land in dispute The
case excited treat local interest and crowds wit
nesses in attendance. Among other matters
| of evidence introduced, the spotted trees that
marked the surveyors line Of fifty years ago were
| chopped into and the chips produced IN court to
show by the number of years growth above the
scars the time that had elapsed since tic marks
were made. It was a ease involving much more IF
feeling titan Of property interest. Two forms OF
action were brought one for trespass and one fnr
tile use If the land during forty years The jury
after pratracted sitting found a verdict for The
plh giving him the lana VITA Si.46 damages bv
trespass and 22a2 for use OF the land during the
time Hartman Bros. and togler for PHI Mcl.e
au t9r defence
Hannah Merrill vs. oeo. W hite, OF " Interpret
Pif. : the widow Of the late Chandler Merrill Dn
was executor Of the viii Of the late Albert Merrill
and - such took possession Of certain property
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-10-24

The Portland Press refers to the Bible
as authority that Jonah was swallowed
by a whale-but it would be difficult for
it to cite chapter and verse
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-10-24

Washington specials say Congressman
Singleton of Mississippi, declares he has
no doubt of solid democratic congress
ional delegation from Mississippi, as the
greenback element is insignificant, and
the democratic candidates are unopposed,
except in the first district, where an in
dependent is making a feeble run.
Senator Patterson says the democrats
will carry every county in So. Carolina,
possibly excepting Beaufort and all con
gressional districts, as Hayes Southern
policy has crushed out the republican
party
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-10-24

Mrs Golf of Sidney committed suicide, Thurs
day. BY hanging while visiting at a friends. Age
about fifty years. Cause not known.
British Admiral Jones recently discovered
inspecting the Russian steamer Europe and pro
duced a forged pass. He was elected from the
steamer and from the shipyard, amid the jeers OF
the Russian officers, the latter feeling very angry
at being outwitted by Jones.
The sch. Wreath, Capt. Hodgkins, of Ellsworth,
from Bangor for Stonngton with lumber, got
ashore on the ledge at Lobster Cove, Sunday eve
ming; was got off and towed into Rockland, by the
steamer Hercules. She stove keel, started seams,
etc. and will probably discharge, repair and pro
coed.
The U. S. Consul at Nassau reports the 18th Of
Sept wreckers brought there the rigging and por
tons of sails of a schooner found ashore at Sandy
Bay Bashamas. The log book and clearance founc
on board proved the wrecked schooner to be the
Monte Christie of Maine, from Cienfuegos to Boston
with moasses, and navigated by six men, Smith
master The schooners boat chronometer anC
seamen's clothing being gone induced a belief tina
the crew abandoned the schooner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-10

ARREST OF NEW YORK LAwYER.-Abra-
ham Suydam,a New York lawyer, was arrested
IN that city yesterday on requisition from
the governor of Illinois, in which he stands
charged with forgery and perjury, alleged TO
have been committed in that state. The crime
alleged was committed in Chicago in March,
1871. Suydam conveyed piece OF real estate
to Chicagoan, named Daniel l.. Warner, the
consideration being 5000, and the property
lying somewhere i'm Kentucky. The deed was
signed by both Suydam and his wife, When
Warner went to look his property up, he hav-
ing taken Suydam representations alto gether
on trust, inaSmuch as he had carried on a small
real estate business IN Chicago, and engaged
some in law practice. he found he was short
the amount of his investment as Suydam had
never owned the land, and he had nothing but
worthless deed TO show for the transaction.
Suydam and his wife had in the meantime left
Chicago and were traced to Detroit and other
points, and finally to New York. Suydam is
Nirginian, and about thirty mine years of age
He is possessed of good education and pleas
ing manners, and is said TO be shrewd busi-
ness man,
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Frightful Tornado in New England.
TWENTY PEOPLE KILLED AND MANY HOUSES
DESTROYED.

DESTROYED.
- A terrible tornado passed over Wallingtord.
Conn.,, about six o'clock last evening, and blew
over houses, uprOOted trees and caused the
greatest devastation. 1t is estimated that the
Killed Will number at least twenty, While the
wounded reach twice that number. The tele-
graph wires and poles were blown down. SO
thatit was impossible to communicate directly
with New Haven or outside points. After the
tornado passed it was found that it had been
confined to belt of territory about half a mile
wide, and the whole damage and loss OF life
had occurred on the sand plains about one
quarter OF mile north OF the railroad station
and Hartford railroad: Every house in the
track of the storm was demolished. The Cath
Olic church. a frame building and the new
brick high school were totally destroyed. The
community was carried away: In many cases
fire was communicated to the ruins by the
lamps in use at the time of the disaster, and
put put Tor the rain falling in torrents conflagra-
calamity. Matthew Mooney, young man.
was standing on the railroad track, and he
carried titty feet away and when found was
almost beheaded. By actual count forty
fifty barns.
The storm passed through New England, but
its most disastrous results were at Waliing-
ford. 1t did immense damage to crops houses,
barns, shipping, fences Sc, throughout Mas
struck in many places, burning barns, killing
noon is reported as having been terrific, and
accompanied by hail and violent wind-the
latter being quite wide in its path and blowing
down whole sections of woodland. The bridge
eral of the buildings were more or less injured.
A small boarding house on the beach, owned
by n: E. Cate, of NOrthwOOd, N. H., and Occu-
pied by about twenty people, vas split in two,
Nearly all the chimneys in the track OF the
storm are blown down. No lives were lost.
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SUGGESTIONS BY MAIL TO HEwITT's Com
MITTEE.-ReplieS TO the invitation of the
Hewitt labor committee for authentic infOr-
nation have already begun to come in. JOS
Europe, has sent i'm his views, favoring the es-
tablishment of boards of arbitration between
wOrkmen and capitalists. VIM. Appleton, the
Albany brewer, says that he will be unable TO
appear personally before the committee but
he sends communication i'm favor of collect
ing taxes by means of stamp receipts. One of
the reforms suggested is the amendment OF
the laws respecting wills, so that when a man
dies, certain percentage of his wealth goes
TO the Golfers of the government. Another
philosopher suggests " Frugality, energy, pa
thence and thllft,' as the needed remedies;
another suggests the formation of working
mems clubs 10 defray the expenses of laborers
to the west, and another pins his faith on civil
service reform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-10

The JAY COOKE EsTATE.-A dispatch from
Philadelphia, dated yesterday, says: THE
trustee of the estate of Jay Cooke g. Co. has
just finished sending out circulars containing
his plan for final settlement of the estate As
soon as he can make necessary preparations
he will begin payment of another cash div-
dend OF five per cent This may be expected
about the 18th of September, and at the same
time he will make a further distribution of as
sets in kind, amounting to 2h per cent on
Northern Pacific stock, of which there are
over l2,COO shares on hand, and IL per cent
in St. Paul and Duluth stock, which Is reor
ganization of the Lake Superior and Missis-
is proposed to issue will, in the opinion of the
trustee net more than 10 per cent. within the
year. This will make total dividend of more
than so per cent: in actual cash value, he hav-
ing already paid per cent. in cash in 1875 l9
per cent. in Northern Pacific bonds, distrib-
uted in accordance with the request of large
number OF creditors. and 6per cent. in Oregon
Steam Navigation Company stock. The scrip
Is put at a minimum figure. Mr.. Lewis thinks
that it will amount to l2l1 and Mr.. Cook Is
sanguine that it will bring the total up to so
per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-10

CARRIER PIGEONS IN RAILWAY SERVICE
Carrier pigeons are now practicing over the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The company
have bought lot and are experimenting with
them. They were first tried between the
Relay House and the Auditors Office at Cam.
den Station, and flew direct in fair time. Yes.
terday morning carrier was let loose at the
Ebbitt House, in Washington, by the conduc-
tor who took it from Baltimore. After making
few circuits the bird started in the direction
OF baltimore. 1t did not arrive, however, and
1t is supposed must have been shot on the
way. A few days before the same bird was set
loose at Bladensburg and reached Camden
Station safely in about an hour. In case of
interruption to travel between here and
Washington and the cutting down OF tele-
graph wires, say, for instance, in the event OF
another suspension of railroad traffic such as
occurred q year ago, carrier pigeons accus-
toned to flying to Camden Station would be
very goods agents for communication and
could carry cypher dispatches very easily The
main chance of their falling is in cases such
as that of yesterday. Somebody might shoot
the carrier, and the pigeon and the message
would alike be cooked. Balto. Anlsrica1a
tOdQU.
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Love and Laudanurn.

BALTIMORE WIDOW AND GIRL SEEK DEATH
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Hayes, young
widow lady residing at 313 West street, at
tempted to commit suicide by taking an ounce
of laudanum. Her little daughter entered her
room in the afternoon and finding her mother
sleeping heavily, became alarmed and in
formed the inmates of the house. Dr. Ellis
was called in and succeeded in saving her life
by administering antidOteS, 1t appears that
Mrs. Hays was engaged to be married to a
young map, who Thursday night married an.
other lady. She was informed of the wedding
about noon and is supposed to have proceeded
directly TO her room and swallowed the poison
Late last night she was in an improved cOndi.
ton, and will probably recover.
Miss Annie Miller, who resides at 1877 Ra-
borg street with her married sister, attempted
to commit suicide Thursday night by swallow.
ing quantity of laudanum. The family for.
tTnnately discovered sS her condition. and Or.
patient so far under the influence of the drug
as to be perfectly cold. After about three
hours of continued efforts she was restored to
consciousness and is now recovering. Miss
Miller is a young lady of decidedly prepos-
seSslng appearance, but the course of her
true love not running smoothly is supposed to
have resOrted to the poisonous drug to end her
trOubleS.-( Bait. Gazette, 10th.
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YELLOW FEVER at New Orleans continue
to spread, and is now well distributed through.
sional cases in other quarters of the city. The
fever prevailing is of a mild type, and the
board of health decided to continue quaran-
tine against vessels from infected ports on the
ground that more malignant virus might not
be introduced. Sister Loyola Lawler, native
of Pittsburg, died at st. Simon's school on
Thursday Of yellow fever. Four new cases of
fever were reported yesterday at Port Eads.
DR.. Stone, with two experienced nurses, arriy.
ed there yesterday morning and says that the
cases are yellow fever and the worst in his
experience. The jetty officials report that
Of property and assist in nursing the sick.
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FR1GHTFUL BOILER EXPLOsION.-A boiler
In the steam saw mill of John Gross, at Sha-
terday. A number of men We're scalded and
mutilated in shocking manner, some Ofthem
being blown to great distance. John Gross,
the proprietor OF the mill; ChaS. Elliott, the
were instantly killed. Wess Freymeyer and
Isaac Fedder were seriously hurt and will
probably die, and another man was seriously
but less dangerously injured. The accident
was caused by the careiessness of the engineer.
who, on returning from dinner and finding
the boiler empty, allowed cold water to run
into them w. 1850
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from Louisville, August Z, says: The BODY
which was taken from the river yesterday is
believed to be that of John Hall Whipple. SON
of the Episcopal bishop of Minnesota. There
all things indicated that the deceased had
been dissipating in Cincinnati aud Chicseo a
letter, T5iaten ritter , Sy John Han WhipPie. Grand
bault, Minn- describes how Whipple Won Ssto
on cases In Mike McDonald's faro bank.
Chicago: The name is that Of the SON of the
ERisc0pal bishop of Minnesota. John Hall
vent south, and his father had not heard OF
MN Ior weeks. The bishop has been notified.
ana telegraphs to have the remains sent to
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PACIFIC MAIL FREIGHT RATEs.-A meeting
OF the directors of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company was held in New York yesterday. A
discussion on freight matters and the Ques-
tiOn of raising freights on the Union Pacific
route was had, but the whole subject of
freightage was referred to President Babcock
that new contract would be made with the
Union Pacific, but whether or not there would
be an increase of rates on the Pacific Mail
lines he could not say. He had learned that
the Union Pacific had raised their tariff to
nearly double on some lines of freight, but the
Pacific Mail would not make any change
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od BALTIMORE, August 1o.-virgini. sl1es. Old.
70: do. deferred, 80; do. consolidated, 634: do.
second series, 2sh; past due coupons, 7s4. NORTH
Gaiehna si1es, 9ld, ID 90 new; 9; do special tax,
BALTIMORE, August iO.-COttOn qniet-mid.
ding, uAa12. Flour firm and unchanged
Wheat; southern quiet AID lower; western steady
amber. Local O8; No. 2 western winter red. spot
and August 1.0o11; September. 1.O6al. O84. Corn,
southern quiet: western dull and unchan9ed-
southern white. 90; DO; yellow 50; western mixed,
spot and August. 4S9sa4S 3; September, 494; Octo.
ber, 81; steamer. 46: Oats auiet-southern, s2a
20: western white 3SaSS1e; do. mixed, 31a32:
md unchanged. Provisions firm and unchanged.
Butter scarce and irm.choice western. balls
Petroleum tirm.refned, los; crude, sasA. Coffee
So CO.,; cats 2oS; shipments, is. soo .ooo:
nSnsv NEW YORK, Or; daSg August lS:-stocks strong.
short; to- 4s7IS; = IN Governments quiet:
hrm. Wheat dull and heavy Corn tribe firmer
O, LoNDoN, ~ on August 10, 1880 p. m.-Consols,
Y. 3: bonds, 1S67,s, 1O6k. Erie. l7S. illinois
CenIal. sbh. New Jersey Central, s6S. Reading
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FATHER AND Son AS PERJURERs.-A tele.
G. Clark and his son, Josiah 81. Clark, of Corn.
wall, were arrested to-day and committed to
jail in this city, charged with perjury. Their
Orange county, had commenced a foreclosure
suit against Josiah g. Clark, on account of a
loan OF 5000 made to HIM by the late Judge
John w; Brown, complainant's father, in 1869.
iDatiOn in this city yesterday the Clarks, father
ana son, sWore that usury had been paid fOr
the loan. Papers were produced by the plain.
amount of the loan, and that no bonus had
been deducted by the plaintiffs father, There.
upon Clark's attorney abandoned the case,
and the plaintiff was allowed to take judg.
made complaint charging the Clarks with
perjury, and they We're committed to Jail i'm
default OF bail, which, however, will be fur
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A DUEL WITH SwORDS-Yesterday mon.
day. morning two young Creole gentlemen of
this city, whose names are classed among the
Oldest OF our native population, met at the
base ball park. near st. Charles avenue, to set
tie an affair Of honor. The weapons used were
''cOlichem2rdes," and almost Immediately
after the crossing of the swords the combat
had to be brought to an enc, both parties being
slightly. it was thought at first. Last evening.
however, DR.. Turpin, who attended the chaI
lenged party at his house, stin declined to ex-
patient, whose right lung, it appears, was al.
fected by the blade Of his antagonist. With
one exception, all the parties to the duel were
In blow given BY the challenged party for an
alleged insult which had been offered him the
day before, while both were out on q 6Shing
excursion. Orleans Democrat,
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A SHARK AT LONG BRaNCH.-A shark about.
ten feet long and weighing nearly a thousand
pounds was caught at Long Branch, Thursday
by three fishermen when they went off to lift
their net a mile of shore. As they approa ched
the beach with the fish in tow several bathers
cried out, p" Shark shark" The water was
almost Immediately abandoned amid great
excltement, but when the bathers We're in
formed that it was not one of the black On,
man eating species all fears were removed
About an hour after it was brought TO the
shore tent was erected over it and ten cents
charged Tor view OF the otherwise Invaluable
carcass
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SPEECH BY GEN. BUTLER.
He Defines His Position.
He Has Left the Old Parties
THREATENED MINERS STRIKE.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT
GEN. BUTLER DEFINES HIS POSI-.
TION.
He Addresses q Greenback Meeting
I'm Maine.

BIDDEFoRD, August l0.-E. II. Cove, the
district, presided over meeting at the city
hall last night of the citizens Of York county
and in short speech introduced Gen. Butler,
who spoke for two hours. He said he came
not to make speech, but to commune with
the people on the public interests of the day.
He had left the old parties and had belonged
to the democratic party until it attempted to
can party till it deserted its founderS-the
laboring men. Capitalists now hold the re
publican party bound hand and foot. Hayes
has violated every pledge and betrayed the
minlstration to strengthen the public credit
was SWindle. He reviewed the history of the
greenback currency and claimed that ii should
De made legaltender for all debts, public
and private
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-10

THE NEW WAR IN MISUNDERSTANDING to
Austrian Occupation OF Bosnia.-The seventh
under command Of the Grand Duke of Wur..
temberg. operating to the westward of the
main mai body OF the army, fought two battles
with the insurgents, one on the 5th instant at
yarcarYakuf, and another on the 7th at JaicZe.
The latter appears to have been serious en-.
gagement. The official report says: "a de.
cisive victory has been gained over superior
Jaicze was occupied after nine hours of san.
culinary fighting. The Austrians displayed
devoted valOr." A Reuter- COnstantinople dis
patch says: Accounts from Turkish sources
OF the resistance to the Austrian army of Occu.
patton place the Austrian loss in Bosnia thus
far at one thousand men killed and wounded. -
The Political Correspondence confirms the
statement published in Italian journals on the
5th, that the Sultan had telegraphed to Queen
Victoria asking British mediation to stay the
advance of the Austrian army of occupation
at Banjaluka. The Correspondence adds that
the British government has declined to inter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-10

ROMANCE IN RocHEsTKR.-Two young men
young lady, last evening. She was asked tS
make selection, but she couldn't or WouIdnf.
Both young men had come to stay. Remarks
one. The other hit him a ciip under the ear.
The girls arms Immediately wound them
selves around the neck OF the clipped. In Bit
tel accents she bade the clipper .begone, He
wene-lDenocrat and C1r03fcle,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-10

DISRAELI TO REMAIN AN EARL.-Lord Bea.
cOnSted has been made a X. O.. and has Oh
tanned the remaining garter for his faithful
colleague, Lord Salisbury. The Prime Minis
ter received investiture as knight of the order
In private audience at Osborne without any
parade or oftentatiOn, and il is understood
that he prefers to remain Earl of Beaconsfield.
instead OF taking any higher title of nobility
Inc garter Itself associates him with some
fifty of the most distinguished personages i'm
Europe, nearly half of them being roval. and
the other half British mobiles of the highest
rank. AS Lord BeacOnsfield has done much
more than most Of them, and has, i'm the Opin.
ion OF the Queen, served materially the inter
eSts OF the empire, ii is reasonable enough
tnat ne should be admitted into tie highly dis.
tlngulShed order.-[ London Spectator
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Fatal Railroad Accident.

CINCINNATI, August 10.-An eastward bound
freight train on the Ohio and Mississippi rail
road cOllided with a special westward train
consisting of an engine and cabOOSe, near
Northwestern Indiana last night. A man
named Bewley, who was riding on the special
train, was killed, while the firemen and en-
gineers, who jumped from the engines, re-
ceived slight INJURIES.
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SarafOoa.

SARATOGA, n. Y, August l0-The track is
in fair condition and the attendance is very
large Ihe first race for the Kentucky stakes,
three quarters of mile, Was won by Uncas
Harold second Idler third. Time l.20l5
Second race for the summer handicap. for
all ages. one mile and three-quarters was won
by Loulanier; BuShwhacker second VirginiuS
third. Time, 3:li. Susquehanna was scratched
The third race is free handicap, one mile
and au eighth, was won by Bonnie Wood, Bel
mOnt'S fiily second. Hattie +. third. Time
COLI
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A RATTLEsNAKE's MIsTAKE.-The Middle
town EreSS says: "As Jacob Lands. of
Erwin, Steuben county, was twisting the wisn
around a sheaf of wheat, a large rattIesaake
sprang out from the straw directly toward his
lace; 1he farmer mechanically threw his
neck, Just In time TO prevent its fastening its
iangs In his nose. He held the snake firmly
In his hand and called for aid. A companion
with Scythe. The rattlesnake had wound
itself SO tightly about Landis bare arm that a
broad red mark on his flesh showed every
coil The snake was 81 feet long. Ii had
nine rattles.
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Threatened Strike Of Coal Miners.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, August l0.-The men
in this region have generally posted up notices
that they must have the 1875 basis of wages or
they will make move. Tie curious thing i'm
this matter is that the operators in HaZletOn
recently conceded the 1879 baSis-just what
the men now demand. Whether the matter
will result in a strike is not known
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The OvERIssUE of Pennsylvania state bonds
is still involved in mystery. The account of
in 1854 shows an Indebtedness of Sl0l, $50, but
the whole of this amount was paid over to his
successors i'm office. There Is no apparent
connection OF this deficit with the oyerIssue OF
bonds.