The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-11-25
9eneraliti es

| General1ties
Gov. Williams of Indiana is dead
There will be fifty three Saturdays in the year
! 1881.
Bret Hare is reported seriously sick at Newstead
Abbey.
Gold has been discovered in the interior OF
Alaska.
Six inches of snow fell at Bellows Falls, Vt,
Saturday
Gen Miles is probably to be appointed chief sig
nal officer.
From three to ten inches of snow fell Thursday
| in all parts of Canada.
Gen. Garfield and wife arrived at Washington
| last Tuesday evening.
The First Church OF Boston, celebrated its 2j0th
anniversary, Thursday.
The spinners of Fall River have demanded 10
| per cent. advance in wages.
Two millions of dollars changed hands in New
| ork i'll bets on the result of the election
| Mrs Howe, of Boston, of Ladies Deposit" no
toriety, has been admitted to bail in $4,000.
One of the newly chosen Republican electors of
Illinois is Robert I. Lincoln, son of Abraham Lin
coin.
Wool has advanced 3 cts per pound within the
past six weeks. Prices range from i3 cts to DO
cts per pound.
Boston is suffering terribly from ntemperance,
and new temperance movement was opened in
that city last week.
man in Bucks county, Pennsy lvania has just
ended lawsuit OF II wears standing, and recov-
cred SIX cents damages.
Rev Josiah Henson, Harriet Beecher Stoves
original Uncle Tom" is 10 have a new 50 800
church in Dresden, Ont
More than $4,000 bulbs have been planted in the
Boston Public Garden, and magnificent display
IN the spring is anticipated.
The Grand Jury of San Francisco, have indicted
Mayor hallock for alleged improper financial prac.
tees in connection with his office.
New Hampshire had an old fashioned snow storm
Saturday The snow two feet deep III some
places, and the roads badly blocked
The season at jacksonville Fla. lasts from
the middle of November to the middle of May
There were 10000 visitors last winter
The national light house board has been consid-
erlng the praccabihty Of substituting the electric
light for the oil lamps used in the light houses
The W Washington Star says that Justice Clifford
is considerably improved in health but may not
be able 10 resume his duties on the bench for some
time.
Charles Reade, the English novelist, has sent
mulberry cuttings, culled from the tree over
Shakespeare's grave to Mayor Cooper, of New
York
The hotel keepers in aShington are already re-
tusng applications for rooms for Inauguration
week Every room III some of the hotels is en-
gagged
j. Of a of no l,Ita
war in the North West Sitting Bull refuses to
surrender and ten Miles is gathering troops To
attack him
The Worlds Fair to be held in New York city
IN lSN,} will probably be he'd in Central Park Es
Inmates for buildings, etc show the cost will be
about five millions Of dollars.
There a great crowd of depositors in Mrs
HoweS fraudulent savings bank in Boston. pres
ent at hearing Friday, before the Insolvency
court Augustus Russ was appointed assignee
Major Nelson. az army paymaser has confessed
his Indebtedness TO the government of some 5000.
He says it was owing to speculation in order to
support his large family, and begs the mercy OF
the court
The receipts OF the Post Office Department for
the last fiscal year. s33 3lJ.479, were The largest
ever known being about three and third millions
IN advance OF 1889 and falling only sl24 i20 be
low the expenditures of that year.
The two explosions in the coa mines at Stellar
ton Nova Scotia killed 30 persons and left 33
widows and 10 orphans 1000 people are thrown
out Of employment. Appeals made fol aid
The fire IS still burning in the mine.
Laycock the Australian. won tie final heat in
the international regatta al London SATURDAY.
carrying of the first prize Of 800 $4,000 Ross
was second winning 600; HoSmer third winning
tl60: and Smith fourth, winning I 10