The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-06-16

The contest for the Republican nomination for
Representative to Congress from the Second Dis
trict is waxing warm 1t is understood that Saga
dahoc county has claims hich the convention is
bound to protect if the Republicans present a
united candidate. Three candidates are in the
held-Capt. Guy c. Goss of the firm of Goss q
Sawyer, shipbulders, Col j. W Spaulding OF
Richmond, and J. W. Wakefield postmaster OF
Bath. Bowdoin, "opsham, Bath and West Bath
have elected Wakefield delegates The Bath
caucus decided in favor Of Wakefield by a vote of
pa to los for Capt Goss-thus giving the former
the H. delegates of that city
The Ohio Republican platform, adopted June
Sth by the convection which renominated Gov.
Foster, indorses the Administrations of President
Garfield aud of Governor Foster-congratulating
the latter on the successful refunding Of the State
debt at a rate less than 3! per cent interest The
temperance plank is as follows:
Resolved, That the public interests require that
the General Assembly should submit to a vote of
the people such amendments to the Constitution
of the State relative to the manufacture sale and
use of Intoxicating liquors as shall leave the whole
matter to legislation.
THE MAINE REGISTER. This valuable beck of
reference is growing in Size as we'll as III interest
The volume for 1891 inst published contains -
pages more than The Register for 1850 Evidence
of diligent labor is TO be found on every page.
The census of 1880 and the valuation OF 1881 are
given III detail with the usual election returns.
town directories and other items of useful inforna-
tion which make this manual Indispensable to
every business man. Price = y. Published by
Hoyt Fogg 4 Donham, Portland
rev industry is spri giugup in the South-the
cultivation of iue In good soil, properly cult
waited, 1000 pounds Of the fibre be be produced
the seasons crop.
For some fifteen wears efforts have been made
in Louisiana to cultivate iute, but the trouble
heretofore has been to secure proper machinery
for preparing the fibre A member Of tile New
Orleans press invented machine for the purpose
about twelve years ago, but we have not heard
whether it proved success
Gen Sherman, in his speech at the reunion OF
the Army Of the Potomac in Hartford It last
week reviewed some of the statements in tie re-
Gently published book by jeff Davis and clearly
showed the talsity Of charges affecting hmself
Mr. Davis lacks the essential elements Of 4 Listo-
rian aud his book is little more than an exhibition
Of personal spleen and bitterness Of spirit 1t re
ceiyes but little Communications even front the
Southern press.
Never before i'll the history of navigation has
there been much crossing of the Atlantic ocean
as at the present time. On Saturday last seven
large steamers sailed from New York alone far
European ports, all With full passenger lists This
week eighteen more will take their departure from
the same port aud next week fifteen. each with
every berth engaged long in advance Meantime
every vessel coming from Europe to this country
is fairly full of tirst-class passengers aud all are
literally crowded with immigrants
veteran il the business who resides in anoth
err state. assured our reporter YESTERDAY that Pc
nobscot river lee Is much heavier per cable foot
than ice ent IN the kennebec Wing
Ofcourse oar newspaper friends on the kenne-
bee will not allow this imputation to pass uuno-
teed The reason tor this difference probably IS
that the water in the Penobseot is wetcr than the
water in the kennebec
Commenting on the wish expressed BY the Jour
nal, that one Of our local fishermen would have
plenty Of bites, aud not from mosquitoes the Rich
mond Bee says
Would the journal prefer having the fisherman
bitten by bull dog, a shark
The Journals preference las nothing to do with
it 1t is Just as the fisherman prefers
The Rockland Free Press does not approve Of
Mr. kalloch's discourse ia that city on Sunday tho
9TH INST, and critlcises it severely 1t concludes
as follows: Upon the whole we regret that Mr..
halloch should have opened anew this discussion
OF himself IN this city 1t has done him no good,
while it revives matters which had mach better
been allowed TO slnmber"
The Boston Sunday Budget under its new
editor, Mr. W A. Iovey. formerly editor Of the
Transcript IS more readable than ever The
Causere Of the editor are particularly pleasant
reading 1t is proposed 10 add other features
of interest and value, and the Budget bids fair
to take its stand at the head Of the Boston Sun
day press.
The arch tempter from peuobscot" is the way
Washington letter 10 the Herald written in New
York. Joe j. evidently FrencAman from Lin
erick
Henry Ward Beechers popularity as Il lecturer
is waning. In Cincinnati recently his audience
did not exceed over one hundred and fifty He
had better devote his attention to farming
a. N /
the first page will commend itself TO music lovers
and students 1t j. exceedingly well written and
is evidently from the pen Of some one thoroughly
informed on the subject
The Brdgton News calls potato bug, nternaI
machines Wing.
Strange to say the potato bugs don't seem to
mind it in the least
FISH AND FlsHING A Rungeley Lakes CORES
pondent Of the Lewiston journal writes Trout
caught by L. W. l4awton Of Waltham : lbs. u
inches long, girt l. inches one by Weston Lewis,
Boston, 6, lbs one by c, W. Hcrsey, Boston. -
lbs. -. Officers of Oquossoc Angling Association
President d Lockwood: Wee President IVES
ton Lewis Secretary and Treasurer james A.
Williamson; Trustees, A D Lockwood P.ovi-
dence, r. /; VIM. 7. Frye Lewiston, Ne Weston
Lewis Boston Charles ". llersey, Boston Fran
els Ii. Leggett, Adon Smith. George = Rowell f.
H. Lowell James A. Williamson, New Y ork
When a statesman goes fishing the papers record
the fact with hurrah But who ever hears of the
fish. Large parties are visiting Pennington and
Phillips and enjoying the trout fishing East
port harbor is swarming with young pollock