The Republican journal., 1881-01-27

doubt the Wisest thing ii could do. Let
the people decide once and for all wheth-
er Maine is to be a temperance State Or
the reverse.
SHIPPING IrElls. Capt Barbour of Bangor is to
build small steamer for private parties to be
Used in the sardlue business at Lamoine, and will
Have her ready t. launch when the ice goes out of
the riyer---. The new steamer for the nternation-
al Steamship &c is to be built by tioss 4 SAWYER
Of Bath, the contract having been signed last Sat
urday .-- The JosephuS Capt Rogers, of Damars-
Gotta made the remarkable quick time of 81 day
from Amsterdam to Sourbaye, Java The dis
lance from % degrees north latitude to Sourrbaye
was made in - days. Gen Ti]lson has sold his
tug Hercules to Boston parties Rockland did not
give the boat a paying business. The Hercules
was no doubt the best boat OF her class in Maine
waters The project Of using the Great Eastern
for the transportation of cattle from Africa mas !:
seems, been definitely abandoned. This steamer
has cost it is said, to date some 50 600 900 and
has not earned onc-tourth Of that sum She is re
gardcd rs an uniucky craft LAT Bath, Messrs
Houghton Bros have the frame for ship Of 1900
tons, TO be built the coming summer Messrs.
Goss, Sawyer 4 Packard have a ship of 1000 tons
On the stocks, steamer for the whaling business
bark for the Greenland trade and four large
three masted schouners for the coaStlng trade and
several contracts tor others. Messrs T. Il Blair
4 Co have a ship Of 1880 toQs well under way
MessrS. Chapman 4 Flint have the frame up and
arc pauking over ship Of 1900 tons. to be off
early in the spring. Mr. Sewall is placing the keel
for slip Of 1900 tons 10 be off next fall William
Rogers has contracted to build ship OF 800 tons,
with three decks. He has three masted schooner
on the stocks nearly ready TO launch Mr. Morse
Las a centreboard schooner on the stocks to be
on next Sprng. Messrs. Adams ~ Hitchcock are
getting out the frame for three masted schooner,
sou toHs.--. The Baltimore Sun advises a legal
coAtrogerSy with the Virginia authorities with a
vitw 70 escaping the double plotagc imposed on
vessels seeking Hampton roads for orders. :. Pc
tltons have been presented in the Maine Senate
memoralzng the General Assembly of New York
in reference to the He'll Gate pilot laws - Ameri-
can ship Forest Eagle, Capt Woodwork, Bremen
for New Orleans, toundered at sea- Crew have
been Ia ded at Madeira a company styled The
British North Atlantic Steam Navigation Compa-
ny, has been formed to build and run line of
steamships for the purpose of transporting cattle
from America The capital stock will be 50 600
0H0 and four steamers will be built An ex-
change has seen our Shipping Items and gone two
better, viz: Ships, Shipping and Shipbuilding
why not Launch, Launches and Launched !
Major Delano's yacht now being built at Thomas
ton, is to be propelled by of Braytons petrole
um motor engines Of fifteen horse power There
is no steam power used about this boat no boiler,
no smokestack or pipe to be seen The motor
power Is one part petroleum gas to twelve parts of
compressed air This engine is said to work ad-
mrably III every particular and will be the first
one Of this kind ever used in the State of Maine.
FISH AND FlsHGNG The Old anglers say that
pickerel bite best in the last Of February and in
March, and until then there's small fun il going
fishing The white fish, which are being intro
duced INTO Rangely Lakes for the first time, are
from Lake Michigan They are a very delicate
fish. weighing from two 10 three pounds, and are
caught in deep water. with bait only They are
very fine eating. --- The importation Of American
salmon INTO EuIOpe Is causing trouble among the
fishermen IN some districts Of Germany The com
petition has already reduced the price of the Ger
man salmon nearly one half. :. The Canadian Par
lament is to investigate the alleged Justification of
fishery statistics Pemaquid lobster BUYERS have
run the price Of Holsters up to s. 90 hundred .
Winter fishing in the vicinity of Warren is not
very profitable employment this season Eels and
smelts are reported to be quite scarce J. Those
engaged in lobsterng in the vicinity of Ninal
haven this winter doing a nice little bus
mess -----A Gloucester despatch of the 20th
says: The fishing season opens early Fleet
absent in the Gaorges-S3 vessels and 9l3 men
This is the first fleet of the season and they have
had good weather The Bank halibut fleet are be-
ginning to come in, three arrivals having been re-
ported the past week with 5000 pounds which
sold at II and If cts for white and to l0I cts for
gray The trade shows considerable Improvement
some 1000 bbls of mackerel having changed hands
during the past ten days, leaving but few in first
hands. Goldfish in moderate stock and fair trade
Thirty tons of frozen fish from the North Shore
fisheries, We're received at Bangor Friday, over the
+. IL n. A X. via St John, \. B.
Gen Grant is in demand. Last week he visited
Albany, n. Y, had reception in the State House.
and made speech to the legislature He has
since, by invitation, inspected the Hoosac Tunnel