The Republican journal., 1881-06-02

| Portland. If he IS yet living, as is probable he
could tell very interesting story Portland Ad
| yertlser.
| The Advertiser says editorially-'The singular
story OF David Robbins, related on the first page of
| the Advertiser is condensed from a rambling his
tory printed in pamphlet in 81 at Lowell Mass
| The name of the writer does not appear David
| Robbins, that versatile genius who within five
| years established, first character as an honest
| man, faithful workman, an honorable sweet
| heart fond husband and loving father and then
| as child stealer, hYpOcrlte, robber liar and
double murderer probably runaway crimi
nal when he first appeared in Bethel as it is not
| often that man commits his first crime so late
| in life
The Phillips Phonograph adds The Portland
/ Advertiser OF Wednesday, has lOug article on
| I'aVld Robbins, the murderer OF Kinds and SON
evidently made up from the matter published IN
the monograph a few weeks since With us the
Advertiser IS IN error IN locating the abduction OF
the boy from Avon. Parties now living, who then
| resided IN that vicinity say the location was i'll
the Vlclnlty OF Mr. Benz. Powers, in Letter L plan
tatlon few miles above Madrid The statement
that ber, the stolen child was now living near
| Portland. was note by the present writer and
| meant now, notln 1870 Mr. Wilbur went through
| the war-was in Capt + NJ Robinson's Company
at one tlme-and is now living in Bddeford The
Advertiser might tale unfold, of interest, if they
| would interview the old boy
SuulrING ITEMS. The Philadelphia North
! American says cit cannot be too frequently
repeated that we lack IN the American cities that
! powerful class of ~esse owners whose capital and
enterprise give constant employment to the British
and Irish shipyards and whose numerous fleets
enable the British tonnage to dominate the carry
| ing trade Of the worli Unless we can succeed in
inducing our own capitalists to invest their money
to the same extent in the same way it will be idle
for us to expect to rival British tonnage by any
laws that may be passed by Congress Capital Is
discouraged from these investments by the eternal
chorus about free ships IAN dea OF the ggan
tie nature Of the business carried On br the Cunard
Steamship Company may be gathered from the fact
that during the year the vessels have run nearly
million and "a quarter miles. and carried 81. o0o
passengers Moreover 3 1000 tons Of shipping are
BENG built for the Comp any, two steamers being
Of steel, and three Of IRON Miss 0'Bneu the wit
er OF letter detailing the horrors OF all enigrant
ship, has been examining the steamers at Queens
town, in company With officials and will change
her tune James Gordon Bennett is having a new
>2o0.0oO yacht bullt.---Gov. Packard United
States Consul at Liverpool sends despatch to the
State Department. in which he refers TO the ship
building and the tonnage market Of Liverpool
Governor Packard reports that orders enough have
been received 70 keep all the ship building yards
! III tuli employment Tor the present veal and that
the present contracts aggregate t5o,0oV tons $780,
Bark q =. Dixon, at New Orleans Is chartered TO
load cotton and staves for Malaga. Spain. She
gets cents per pound on cotton. and 500 per on
stayes----It seems that by the explosion OF the
boiler on board the British sioop d war Notere in
the Straits Of Magellan f. lives we're lost
Capt James Reid Of General B0ters yacht
America says Il think that she is sailing faster
than ever. am satisfied With the overhang built
to her stern. She leaves the water much easier
than before, and runs faster when Of the wind
than previously. SAe Aas certainly LOST nothing
of her weliknown windward qualities / have
tried her in all sorts Of weather On our return
voyage, and satisfied, take it rough and tum-
bic. She get away with any other yacht aIoat." "