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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

The Nebraska republican state convention.
Thursday choose six Blaine delegates
The Minnesota democratic state convention.
THURSDAY elected delegates tor either Tilden or
seymour
Blame delegates We're elected to Chicago, by the
Nebraska Republican state convention Thursday,
by vote of 10 to III.
ID Is significant that Bayard confessedly the
ablcst ana he>- Democrat seems to have little
support for the Presidency.
Senators Coaklin5 ana Cameron cit W ashington
Monday, for lineage. v here they viii meet Logan,
ana make tAely preparations
The Dakota territorial convention Wednesday.
choose two delegates ia favor OF Blanc unless
there i 4 chance tor Wludomu
CALIFORNIA; delegation to Cincinnati IS uniustruet-
ca, bal directed to vote as a unit The preference
es are Tden. s. Thurman. seymour | :;
Field. l.
Some OF Baine> friends have asked him to 90
to Chicago but he positively declines He says lie
i entirely willing 10 leave his IN the hands OF
his friends
The New Jersey democratic state convention.
Thursday. elected delegates III favor OF Senator
Randolph tor President and adopted specie and
state rights resolutions
The lows Greenbackcrs instructed their delegates
to favor the nomination OF Congressman Weaver
Us the Gretuback candidate Tor President Scion
Chase snt likely 10 receive tHe nomination after
David Davis has made bad Tor a Presidential
nomination by publish NJ letter declaring against
Il iAlrd term. and against corporate power and
influence. lie conceal, his views ou all practical
questions
The California WorbngmeNs convention broke
up In a r9w. the Democratic element seceediua
f.a-4., It8 .f q - :, D.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

SnrgNe lraN,. In the sc4ttnnE case az s.
John the jury rendered a verdict Of guilty With
recommendation to mercy against Captain Tower
Of bark Brothers Pride---I The hull Of tLc new
steamer built at Millbridse was toWed to Portland
last week and after receiving her machinery there
viii run on the down east route in connection
with the Lewistou.- Schooner Dolphin at Sheet
Harbor, y S. 18th, from Newfoundland, reports
an immense field OF ice on west coast OF Newtouud-
land to Cape Canso. Two hundred sails were dc
layed getting up the mouth OF the bay Two large
Norwegian brigs were lost near Rose Blanche \.
f. Brig Suwanee, 2ll tons, built at Camden.
Me III 1851. overhaued IN !S11. has been sold at
London for English account Ship enus, from
Batavia, arrived al Falmouth England, night OF
May IS with her captain Joseph II. Stetson. OF
Thomaston. in a dying condition he died on the
10Th. His brother, Frank Stetson, died on the
passage "A portion Of a vessels stern supposed
to belong to the missing training ship Atlanta has
been picked up on the Irish coast 49, Notice is
given that Or and after July is, 1850, light viii
be shown from the structure recently erected
| on American Shoa Florida Reef between Som
brero Key and Sand Key The apparatus lights
the entire horizon, and is catadoptric OF the first
order, and arranged to show white flash every
five seconds The focal plane being 10 feet
above mean low water the light be seen in
clear weather from the deck OF vessel L. feet
above the sea, lG nautical miles, The structure is
placed IN about feet of water and 200 feet north
west Of Beacon B. 49,. The bark Joseph W. Bartlett
of Boston, for Bangor, to load ice, ran on Seguin
Rock ut the mouth OF the kennebec during the
thick fog Saturday, the pilot mistaking Seguin for
Monhegan. The vessel is total loss. The crew
were saved Schr Sadie Wicutt of St. George
Paul Watts master, sailed from Baltimore March
DIST, arrived at Cardenas March ?9th-S DAYS pas
sage. Sailed from Cardenas Apr 26 arrived at
New York May 3D. days passage. Sailed from
New Y ork May 18th and arrived at Brunswick Ga
May 10th days passage. This is pretty fair
record for down east coaster. At G0ss SAWYER
e Packard's yard, Bath, the l06th 10th lOSth
and l09th vessels are being built
Dresser, Mcclellan & Co.. of Portland have pub
shed The Maine scholars Manual, arranged for
the use of schools, by Edward {. Reynolds This
meet the requirements of a resolve passed at the
last session OF the Legislature calling for a reading
of the Constitution of the United States and of the
State Of Maine, by the scholars of the public
| schools The Manual contains other matter of
| historic interest, concerning which there is more
| ignorance than there should be, and too much can
hardly be said in favor Of its use in our schools
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

Speaker Randall is nothing if not
parliamentarian. He was elected to the
Speakership under the impression that
be was the only Democrat who knew
enough OF the rules of the House to occu-
Ply the chair This great parliamentary
an was the author Of the adjournment
resolution adopted by the House the 9th
er day, and which has since Deen discoy-
cred to be joint (instead of a concur
remit resolution, and is therefore required
to be sent to the President for his sigma
ture. This stupid blunder has caused
good deal of fun at the expense of the
Speaker and his Ways and Means com
mittee. The Senate will, of course amend
the resolution, and it will then 60 back
to the House, so that the adjournment
question will be once more reopened.
The second district Greenbackcrs held
their convention at Auburn MAY 10Th,
Fogg was nominated for Congress by nine
majority, over Thomas b. Swan. When
Fogg advised the convention to '1ook to
the future and not the past" he probably
had the State steal, and the part he bore
in it, in mind. But the people have not
forgotten the State steal, and don't you
forget it, Mr.. Fogg
The Bangor Commercial has apparent
ly arrived at a condition in which it sees
Boutelle in every bush. 1t makes the
editor Of the Wing candidate for Con-
| gress in the Fifth as well as in the Fourth
district
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

The town Of Wscasset, which owes $3.50 900
with valuation Of less than 80 900 now proposes
to pay 80 per cent of the present Indebtedness one
quarter cash, and three quarters in new six per
cent. bonds Mr.. Henry ingalls, is trying to find
the bond holders who are scattered from New
York to Eastport and get them to accept the propo
stion.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27
New Jersey-Her People and Products.

we are to accept the current descriptions
Of them, are certainly unlike the average
American. Much Of the newspaper crit
iclsm and eXaggeration once laviShed upon
the Yankee appears to have descended
upon the head OF the Jerseyman, and even
the products of that State, many of which
are certainly not to be dcspsed, are
treated Of with derision. For example,
the Jersey mosquitoes are sad to con
rs an elephant does with Il sparrow, and
4 product of Jersey orchards, known at
home Is apple jack, bears elsewhere what
is said to be the very appropriate name
Of Jersey lightning. From apple Juice
ana potato juice the thrifty Jerseyman is
SAID to manufacture a large percentage OF
tile champagne sold under foreign labels
and swallowed by free born American
citizens under the dclusion that it is the
genuine product Of French whey ards.
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

The action of the Illinois convention ought to
create a reaction. 1t undoubtedly an outrageous
game to carry the state solid for Grant by John
Logan and his crowd, regardless of the sentiment
Of the party. If the convention had been faithful
to any rule Of action, it would not have exposed
itself to contempt but it decided against the rule
of the majority in Cook county, giving the Grant
minority representation, and then insisted upon
majority rule in the state contrary to Republican
usage and common honesty This is the game to
which the boom has been reduced This is the
way the national convention is made up ''to regis
ter the will of the people" Boston Herald
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

Her Majesty's ship Northampton bear
ing the flag of Vice Admiral Sir Leopold
McChntock, which arrived at Halifax Nav
Is, from England via. Bermuda, is said
to be the largest modern battle ship which
ever visited this side of the Atlantic. and
is one OF the finest in the British navy, be-
ing lighted with patent electric lights.
while bells and telephones communicate
with all parts of the ship, and her com
passes steering geer and rigging are all
OF the most improved character The
vessel is described as ''ot strange appear
ance, certainly not handsome, but impos-
ing. being painted white and the hull
standing over % feet out of water Her
port-h holes are SO arranged that guns can
be fired ahead, aStcrn or abeam. The
admirars apartments are furnished with
regal magnicence. The vessel is fitted
With two engines of GOO0-h horse power.
working twin screws, that give a max
imum speed of i knots. Her sail area is
24,1Gh square feet She is armed with
four lS-ton guns. eight T. ton broadsidc
guns, six % Founders. three Founders,
two GatlingS and six Nordcntrldts. being
heavily almor plated, and is divided into
Watertight compartments, and carries
600 men. Admiral McClintoct com
moDipG thp nNnaIitinu which ,,ilnl r. III,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27
The Democratic Congressional Dot be-

The Democratic Congressional pot be
gins to simmer a little in this vicinity.
Prof. Bateman has recently been down
from the Searsmont hills to feel, as it
were, of the party bumps, and to learn
something of its inclinations toward him.
The Professor seems to think that his ser
vices in the canvass last year, and his
readiness to engage in future ones, should
have party recognition, and maintains
that they should, in gratitude, give him
Il strong hold upon the Greenback and
Democratic combination. EN-Attorney
General Mcclellan also longs for the Con
grcsslonal flesh pots, but he finds it much
more difficult to stit1en the party up to his
IDEAS than he did to Stit1en up Garcelon
last winter. Mae is awakening To the
fact that his course in politics, law, etc,
has made him very unpopular and that
his candidacy would call tor the eNplana-
ton Of 4 great many ugly and damaging
matters. rhe editor OF the Prog. Age.
too, has his aspirations in the direction OF
Congress. What they may result in, so
far rs his candidacy is concerned. time
only can determine. one thing is very
certain. however, that better manage
ment in the caucuses and convention will
be required than his candidacy received
two years ago.
The efforts Of all the candidates named
will he directed to the end of forcing
Murch oil the track. 50 long as he per
SiSts in his determination to be a candi-
date and we see no reason why he should
not persist, the aspirations Of all the
others on that side must be hopeless. He
is the sitting member for the district and
has undoubtedly made the best Use Of the
advantages which that position gives him.
The stone-cutters are. his devoted friends
anG Viii stick 10y him until the last. 1t
j. reported that be will accept Of no COM
promise, but will claim the nomination as
his BY right
We have not heard what are the intcn-
tons Of Hon. J. H. Martin. who was the
regular Democratic candidate for Con
gross TWO wears AGO. He is a man Of con
coded ability and integrity, and has many
friends He would have made a better
run iii l-7- but for the treachery Of Nc
Il,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

Hayes says he would not accept second term
even if ii were offered to him on a silver platter
Nobody would be foolish enough to offer it to a
fraudulent President-with any expectation, at
least Of getting the silver platter back again
Lewiston Gazette
The torgers of election returns offered
Joe Smith, at Augusta last winter, the
Governorship of Maine on Greenback
platter, and came mighty near getting a
term apiece in state prison.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

The DO Nothing Congress was the cap
ton OF an editorial in last weeks Journal.
Now an exchange quotes Hon Alexander
II. Stephens as saying of the present Con
gress that it "will go down to posterity
as the do-nothing Congress; perhaps the
most INDECENT and listless in the history
of the Government" And it is the first
Democratic Congress in twenty years
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

The poppy crop in Asia Minor is win
ter killed and opium smokers and chewers
are unhappy An opiate boom is now in
order
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

At the annual meeting of the Maine State Psi
Epsilon Society, at Portland Tuesday last, the
following officers for ensuing year We're chosen
President, G. E Clifford Vice Presidents, Lucilius
A. Emery, Of Ellsworth, Dr. Brooks, of Belfast
Prof Carmichael, Of Bowdoin College; Secretary
DR.. G. A. Ring Chaplain Rev F. f. Clark Com
mitee of Arrangements, J. +. Clark w. II Moul-
ton, }, A. 7. Wheelwrght Orator, Judge Andrew
?. Wiswell, Of Ellsworth; Poet Prof $. J Young
Of Brunswick
MIR. Murch is now at home, taking respite from
his arduous ~ iabors in Congress to look after a
re nomination. He will again play the role of
the laboring mans friend" till question OF a re
nomination Is settled But we apprehcnd he has
learned that Brother Rust Of the Age has not given
up the contest, and so it was necessary to come
home and fix things. He is evidently wide
awake where his interests are concerned
though of no consequence i'll Congress. Rockland
Free Press
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

The Governor of Bermuda has proclaimed Ba
hamas infected with yellow fever
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

The usual amount Of Indignation is be
ing expended over the passage of the
river and harbor bin by the House, under
a suspension Of the rules Some of the
appropriations are no doubt a waste of
the public money; but it is admitted that
without these items the bill would fail
and necessary improvements could not be
Carried out.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

The woman who asks divorce because her hus-
band ate all the vctuals gives herself away. She
should have cooked more. Boston Herald.
Doubtless she would, had he supplied
it. There are cases in which the woman
has even allowed her spouse to have more
to eat than was good for him. Eve, for
instance, gave Adam a liberal half of the
apple,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27

The Tennessee Grcenback State convention
Saturday, voted in favor Of reputation of the
State debt, excepting about 1900, 900 oft.
1t is surprising they have stuck at such
triile as a couple Of millions.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-05-27
IAe Now lorh Trihunc says:

ole OF Democratic journals 1t speaks the truth.
50 says the Portland Argus OF the Ma
chias Union. The natural Inference is
that some of the Democratic journals do
not speak the truth. That conclusion is
fully warranted by the statements of
some Of these papers regarding the state
steal But we should not have thought
ri eXtolIing the Union as more truthful
than its contemporaries. on the contra
ry-but no matter.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-27
New York City.

NEW YORK, April 26,
 Tho Seventh regiment took possession of their ncw armory this afternoon. The ocou- patton was made the occasion of a parade, but no formal ceremony. The new armory when completed will have cost $500, ,00O.
 Hon. Matthew Hall lectured this evening before the members of the Independent Re- publican association on ths cond ition and limits of party fsalty.
 Joseph T. Burr, better known as Joe Burr. one of the most prominent sporting men in tbis city, and whose reputation extended over the country, died in the Hoffman House Sunday from Brights disease of the kidneys, aged 50 years.
 At ta meeting of the Republican Campaign Club held this evening the members were in- structed to elect delegates to the Republican National convention for the purpose of pre- senting to the convention the views of the Re- publicaps of this city and county who are op- posed to the nomination of General Grant as the Republican candidate for President.
 Joseph Ssligman the founder and head of the great banking house of J. & W. Sslig- man, died of heart disease yesterday afternoon in New Orleans. He had been in poor health for about year, and in December last he went to Jacksonville, Fla, in the hope of being benefited by change Of cll- mate. His body will probably be taken from New Orleans on Wednesday, and tie funeral will be conducted at his late home, No. 26 West Thirty-fourth street. on Saturday or Monday
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-27
pELE9KAPHIO JOTTINGs.

Lisbon dispatch says that Portugal is pre- pairing for war.
 Three hundred houses were destroyed by fire at Paksani, Roumania, Sunday.
 It is reported at London that the Chinese have blockaded Macao and have captured r vessels bound thither.
 The Americans resident and temporarily so- journing in London will celebrate the birth day of Ex-President Grant.
 At the spring meeting of the Nashville (Tenn.) Association yesterday >the winners were Julia, Bancroft and Jericho.
 Nothing definite has yet been learned of the fate of the British training ship Atalanta, and in naval circles no hope is felt for her safety.
 The schools in Lake View, N. J., are closed owing to the prevalence of scarlet fever. Over fifty children are afflicted with the mal- ady.
 A party of Americans, with Prof. Linton of West Point, has just arrived at Paris on
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-27

mission connected with the construction of esrial railways in that city.
 The third attempt to elect third represen- tative to the General Assembly from Provi- dence, R. l., resulted yesterday in the cleo tion of John F. Tobey, Republican, by ma jority of 255.
 The Ohio river has risen twenty two feet since Saturday and Is still rapidly rising. The Wabash river has overfowed It's banks and the streams all through that section are high by reason of the recent rains
 In Stewart county, Ga. Sunday, Bill Dasser, a white man, and Fred Butcher, colored, quar- reled about pitchfork. Dasser drew pis- tol and fired, killing the negro at the first fire and continued firing into the body after it had fallen of the wagon. Dasser fled immediate ly after committing the deed.
 Philip Ryan, the saloon keeper at Highland Falls, who testified in the Whitaker inquiry that he did not know any cadets even by sight, and that there had never been any in his place, has been arrested and lodged in Ludlow street jail, New York city, on charge of erjury, number of cadets and his own daughter contradicting his statement.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-27
NEW JERSE Y.

Pointing Newarfk's Wa:er Supply.
 NEW YORK, April 26.-Ths aqueduct in Newark, N. J., for seversl days has been pe- culisrly offensive in taste and smell, and uni versal complaint was made. On Saturday the superintendent of the aqueduct board, accom- panied by Commissioner Smith, proceeded to investigation. At Third river they found that the taste and odor to the water had been caused by carbolic paper manufactured at this point by Kingsland & Go. Recently large quantity of the paper, which contains pow ertul odor of the acid, was soaked in the Yan- tacan pond, near the mills, and the impreg- mated water was allowed to flow into the Pas saic, contaminating the stream the whole dis tance to the BeIleville water works, which supply Newark with aqueduct water.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-27
THE OLD WORLD.
Great Britain.

(SIadstOness Policy Division fEa the
 Home Rule Ranks-The New Home
 Secretary The Cabinet Not Yet
 Formed
 LONDON, April 26.-A prominent Liberal in au interview to-day said the forthcoming ses- sion of Parliament will be for the transaction of routine business only, and unless conti- mental complications should arise Mir Glad stones programme will be one of quiescence, his great desire being to secure peace abroad and equality and prosperity at home. This assurance was given to the Prince of Wales last night while visiting Mir. Gladstone Mean time the discomfort among the Home Rulers continues, and their programme, whatever it may be, is necessarily held in abeyance The Shaw and Parnel factions are completely iso- lated, and 50 long as they remain in this con dition will be powerless to help or harm the new government.
 The formation of Cabinet proceeds slow ly but it is now announced as 8 fact that Sir Vernon Harcourt is to enter the Cabinet as Home Secretary. Sir Vernon, 1t is thought. may prove a somewhat troublesome colleague. but Mir. Gladstone is understood to think that it will be better to have him in office than out of it.
 The completion of the Cabinet is delayed in consequence of the difficulty in satisfying the claims of the radicals who claim at least one seat in the Cabinet Hon. Mr. Dilke has refused the proffered under secretaryship of foreign affairs on these grounds. It is be- lieved that the Marquis of Landsdowne will be appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-27
llIinOIs.

Disastrous Effects of the Tornado.
 TAYLoRvILLE, April 26.-Additional details of Saturdays cyclone have been received. Four persons were killed instantly and one died today. Two others ars said to be fatal ly injured. All of the killed and injured are begrimed with sand and mud, which appears to be burnt or driven into the faces so that it is almost impossible to remove 1t. The faces and limbs of the sufferers are also scariied as if they had been subjected to sand blast The track of the storm has been traced twelve miles, and shows it was true cyclone, as everywhere along the edge of the track the tops of the trees on both sides lay toward the centre. Many fowls were found wholly de- nuded of feathers, and their bodies arc burned black. All vegetation and trees in the track of the cyclone are burned black and killed
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-27
THE NATION AL CAPITAL.
A Boston Cir, Under Arrost,

A hOBtOn Gtr1 DnGer AfFOSts
 WARRINGTON, April 26.-The Critic this evening says that young girl who gave her name as Mary A. Park, of Boston, but whose name is understood to be Wood, is detained at police headquarters on the charge of being a confidence woman. The girl is very pretty, is about Is years of age and quite handsome ly dressed and of polished manners. She ap- peared at the police station Wednesday last for assistance, stating in effect that young gentleman left Boston with number of friends in pleasure yacht some days ahead of her with view of cruising in the vicinity of Norfolk, Baltimore and Washington. It had been arranged that she, without the knowledge of her friends, should leave home and join the yachting party in this city, and under that arrangement she started When she reached Baltimore she stopped there, in tending to visit friend and former school mate of hers in Toronto, but who lived in that city. To her surprise she learned that Miss Dempsee had left for Toronto, and knowing no one else in Baltimore she took the first train for this city, intending to go to