The Republican journal., 1881-02-10
The February moon fulls on the 18th.

seasons work.
Ed. Craig with ladies thrown out of sleigh
Saturday evening, on the east side. The horse
came home to the stable alone.
Mr.. Abbott's milk team of Northport, was over
turned in Spring street, in this city on Monday
morning and the contents impartially distributed
about.
The view from the Bluff just now is quite
beautiful as in summer time. The snow clad islands
make pleasing contrast with the blue waters of
the bay.
At the meeting of the Belfast city government on
Monday there was no quorum of the common coun-
Gil and the meeting was adjourned to this Thurs
day evening.
HAY NOTES. The price of hay remains about the
same last quotations, SIG to Sl7 per H. q.
Pitcher is again shipping hay by rail, Hay has
come in quite freely of late.
\ gentleman discontinued his copy OF the Jour
nal last week, giving reason that he could not
keep the paper his neighbors were 50 persistent in
borrowing it. That community will he without
their reading unes, they subscribe.
Alone TIE WHARyEs sch Radiant is discharg-
ing corn at Woods Il Mathews The schooner
towed from Rockpor( on Tuesday by steamer May
Queen. sch. j. C. Itoker is loading hay at Lewis,
by \ NJ. Carter for Boston,. Sch. +. Wilson WAS
towed in on Tuesday with the rigging for Capt.
keene's new bark....Nch j. Ponder, il. is at
Carriers wharf undergoing some repairs. sch.
Ringleader is at Lanes wharf loaliug ship timber
for Searsport.
A man visited one of our stores on Tuesday, amt
asked the cer6 the price of honey He was informed
that it was twenty-liyerentS perpo,md. .'Wi you
tyvp mo Inc mn SEA. ,,.tf far
twenty-five cents" ''Yes," replied Charles. The
man seated himself ON a box and commenced de
vouring honey at an alarming rate After he had
eaten one pound and half, comb and all. Charles
told him if he would stop there he would give him
back the twenty five cents. 1t was afterwards
learned that the man had once eaten fpurand Il half
pounds on Il wager,
DISABLED. Mr.. Austin Carter, on Tuesday, re
ceiNed despatch from Capt. George Mahoney, at
Baltimore stating that the schr NJ. W Drew, of thu
city, had been run into on Wednesday of last week,
by an unknown steamer, and that the vessel had
been lowed into Baltimore in L disabled condition.
Mr.. Carter, who is agent for the vessel, left for
Baltimore ON Tuesday afternoon. The Drew
hay laden and sailed from this port Jan 3lst rr
Jacksonville. Later reports say that the Drew was
run into in lat. 40 IS Ion. 50 b, and had her bboom
and howsprit with everything attached carried
away, knghtheals stove and other damage done
The revenue cutter Hamilton lowed her in. We al
50 learn that schr. Lois n. Chapes wa- slightly
damaged by collision at Baltimore.
CAPT. J. i. DURHAM The journal has frequent
ly mentioned Capt. Durham who, 4 few years ago
purchased the Geo. p. Pote house, on Chuch street.
and took up his residence in his native city Thirty
Years ago Capt Durham left Belfast, and since that
time, until year two ago. has followed the 4e,t,
visiting every inhabitahIe port of the globe amt
commanding some Of the finest ships that float.
The captain is true type of the American sailor,
and in his wanderingS, not only made a snug for-
tune but acquired much valuable Information that
can only be gained from actual experience. 1t is
exceedingly interesting listen to the conversation
Of OF this class, who has trod the floor of the
house. in It. Helena that the nome of the great
Napoleon in his Punishment, ana who has visited
the birth place of Columbus, and the ancient cities
of the old world Capt. Durham has quite a colec-
ton Of curio-ities from different parts the globe
mementoe~ of his visits 10 distant chimes and couu
tries. Recently representative of the journal, in
company with friend, ~prnI pleasant As well a.
a profitable afternoon will captain and Nr7. Dur
ham, and the captains aged mother Upon your
first entrance to his beautiful residence, YOU would
know You were in the home OF a mariner. / pen
the table in the han is = -lrq,I from Delhi. van,
take a seat in chair from Bombay, while over th,
manel is the painting of one, of me c,ptaip. Shin
the Gibraltar and in another room naiufir. of
the ship Valiant also al one time. commanded h,
Capt Durham tpon the walls are ,,aiDtin.r, from
Rome and Florence, on the mantcl vase, from China
and Japan. IN ,lf-plavin- mis- rurio-itir, fine can,
tain walked to II cabinet and ,aid 1--WE win l,.,fu
bv bo,vnr to tle nod, " and rrnJurad SOM. Ir,,,
images from Hfndostai five rods of tho natives II,
the cabinet were, mink cora, from Tohit white corral
from Singapore, lava from Mamma Io1. bullock
horns from Madras from, ,i,, and T.,,,
a hook of Chinese naipti,,l,. mon r.a manor. 81 l,
CONTAINING N dozen chinese. ,ri1llr- ho,l.o,,rl,
carved in iv,ry sandal ,c,,4 i,,>n- h,..,rtifull,
ornan,ant,d .,,I i,.,,,,. 1,.. +, .,ti .+,. l. #