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The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

FISH AND FIstIlNG. The Boston Herald SAYS
At a recent meeting Of men engaged in the menla
den fishery business, it was shown that the bust
ness is rapidly increasing, aud that it is very prot
table The fish do not decrease in quantity not
wthstanding, it was predicted that in a few years,
the species would become quite extinct, and that
the blue fish, which feed upon the menhaden,
would become scarce in consequence. There are
now ~ factories, employing 366 sailing and 81
seaming vessels, and 346l hands in operation
Some 6oo00O0 fish were caught last year, fur
nishug the materials for obtaining 2,035,00 gal
Ions Of oil and H. 000 tons of guano.-. Shipping
founders to New York is new Portland indus
try and founder nets can be found spread all
among the islands. Several thousand barrels of
founders have been exported this winter Name
takes the lead III the matter of tishways, and
''among the oldest may be mentioned the one at
Damarscotta Mills that has been in operation
about seventy-iive years This iishway affords an
effective passage for alewlves to ascend over fall
of iifty-two feet in height, and was III operation
long before any other this continent outside
the State Of Name The Cape Ann Advertiser
says that SEEMING for Goldfish proves to be
---- Forest and Stream OF Jan. 9th contains an
interesting paper on The Growth of Carp in
America by Fred Mather In private note to
the Journal Mr. Mather says; The carp is OF great
value to our food list. predict that it will rank
next to cod, and the migratory fishes, and its
growth here is far beyond what it has attained in
any other country We have heretofore given an
account Of this fish, its propagation, etc. AT
Waldoboro quite number of the smelt houses
have been removed down the river The smelts
bite well this winter, but the prices paid are not
very remuneratve New Hampshire is putting
European red trout into Lake Winpseogee 49, A
remonstrance against the passage of law prevent
ing the taking of fish in the Kennebec, otherwise
than by hook and line, has received about 200
signatures in lewiston
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

SHIPPING ITEMS At the close of the year end
ing June 80, 1880, there was owned wholly or in
part in the district Of Castine Ship, 4 Banks,
Briggs, 1924 Schooners and Sloops making total
of3ii vessels hailing from the district, with an
aggregate tonnage of %, i72S9 tons. About thirty
per cent Of this tonnage is engaged more CT less
in the foreign trade, and the remainder in the
coastwise trade and fisheries. During the month
of November last there were reported lost III
sailing vessels and - steamers. -. On Thursday
last Rep Thatcher of Bangor presented to the
Maine House the petition of James +. GrIndle ard
81 others Of lslesboro for repeal or modification of
He'll Gate pilotage laws; referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce. The Bath ship Slmaria, Pat
ten, ma e the run from San Francisco to Liverpool
in 81 days, a good passage for iull ship. The
French Senate has passed. bill granting subsidies
to merchant shipping, which will shortly become
a law "A steamer capable OF carrying 200 pas
sengers is to be built in Augusta for business at
Mount Desert
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

Ice NOTES The Gardiner ice companies have
housed nearly all that article they will harvest
this year In some places along the river, it is
said, the ice has reached a thickness of twenty
two inches. .--- The Prospect Harbor Ice Co., of
Gouldsboro, will cut no ice this winter -. The
bark "Mignon" is coming to Friendship to take a
cargo of ice from the Forest Lake Ice Works to
New Orleans The ice will be sluiced from the
pond directly on board The "Mignon" will take
about eight hundred tons. -. The Centennial Ice
Company have filled their south ice houses at Pitts
ton, which have capacity of $4,000 tons >. "A
good deal of ice is being cut in Boothbay and
vicinity The Philadelphia ice crop is failure
in consequence of the heavy snow falls.
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

The terrible blow of Thursday night left the rail
road packed with drifts hard it was difficult for
trains to get through. The Eastern train that left
Boston at II 30 ?, NJ got stuck in cut at Ipswich
and was not extricated when the night train came
up. These trains nted did not reach Portland
till 6 A. NJ, Saturday. A gentleman who was on
the train, says the wind blew with terrific force
He says the car he was in shaken like a shoe box,
and he feared it would blow over The mail due
at A. NJ, got through to Lewiston about half past
nine Saturday morning. Friday night there W as
general delay of trains The Maine Central train
from Bangor was an hour late at Augusta and the
eastern bound trains were more seriously delayed
In Massachusetts, the railroad trans generally
were blockaded Dispatches from various points
in New Hampshire and Vermont say that Friday
night was the coolest of the season, the thermom
etor indicating % to 30 below. The detention of
trains continued on Saturday, the wind packing
the hanges of the rails solid with gravel and ice
mixed, requiring the use of picks and shovels
West Virginia has elected johnson n Condor
tDem United States Senator; W. J. Sewell (Rep. J
has been declared elected by the New Jersey Leg
islature; Senator Maxey dem was re elected
in Texas; Phietus Sawyer (Rep was elected BY
the Wisconsin Legislature, and Howell f Jackson
(Dem elected from Tennessee
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

The Fusion papers have been endeav-
oring to make it appear that Webster
was communist, because Gov. Plaisted's
inaugural contained a paragraph some
what similar 10 one in Daniel Webster's
first Plymouth Grafton, delivered sixty
years ago. But the two productions are
as unlike as light and darkness. As the
Boston Advertiser puts it "The spirit
of the one is that of the typical American
statesman. the spirit of the other it is
wholly unnecessary to characterize."
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03
The State Capital.


THE COUNTY ESTIMATE
Hon. J. o Smith, Tuesday, sent the following
county estimates for 1872 to the Speaker of the
House OF representatives
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

time; the remainder to be provided either
by State taxation or private subscription
This, of course, is mere outline of the
plan suggested; those deeply interested
in the subject will naturally look to the
article itself for further particulars. Judge
TOurgee does not claim that the system
he proposes is perfect one, or even the
best that could be adopted, although he
is well qualified by his studies and obser-
vatiors to speak authoritatively. Under
this system the bulk of the national edu-
cationaI fund must 90 South, and Judge
Tourgee argues that it is right and prop
er that it should The North having
shared the profits of slavery he thinks lit
is by no means Just that the South should
be compelled to bear alone the burden of
curing the evils which the nation foster
ed and grew fat upon" BE that as it
may, the evil sought to be cured just
now is illteracy, and it is sufficient for
present purposes to say that where the
evil exists the remedy must be applied.
If anything is done in this direction it
will be done by the Republican party
The Chicago platform says: "The work
Of popular education is one left to the
care of the several States, but it is the
duty of the national government to aid
that work to'the extent of its constitu-
tional ability. In his last message to
Congress President Hayes urges the ne
cessity of encouraging free popular edu-
cation; and we cannot better close this
article than by presenting his exact words ::
1t is not however, to be forgotten that the best
and sures guarantee of the primary rights Of citi-
Zenshp is to be found in that cal acity for self
protection which can belong only to a people
whose right to universal suffrage is supported by
universal education. The means at the command
of the local and State authorities are, in many
cases wholly inadequate to furnish free insruc-
tion to all who need it This is especially true
where, before emancipation, the education OF the
people was neglected or prevented in the interest
of slavery. Firmly convinced that the subject of
popular education deserves the earnest attention
of the people OF the whole country, with view to
wise and comprehensive action by the Govern
meIt of the United States. respectfully recon
mend that Congress, by suitable legislation and
with proper Safeguards, supplement the local edu
cational funds in the several States where the
grave duties and responsibilities OF citizenship
have been devOlyed on uneduCated people, by de-
voting to the purpose grants Of the public lands,
and, if necessary by appropriations from the
Treasury OF the United States. Whatever Gov
eminent can fairly do to promote free popular ed
ucation ought to be done Wherever general ed
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

The State trials III England resulted in a disa-
greement Of the jury anticipated The Parnell
party claim great victory, but in escaping from
the possibility of making martyrs Of the accused
the victory is thought to be on the side OF the
thoritles The London Times is however, dissat-
stied with the result and SAYS that If no supple
mentary legislation is Forthcoming, the miscar
riage Of the Dublin trial Will be hailed in some
quarters as establishing and sanconing license"
Parliament has been holding all night sessions On
the coercion bill brought forward by the Ministry
and its passage is assured. 1t Will be followed by
a land bill, which John Bright has toreshadowed
"a great and comprehensive measure winch will
prove durable monument OF this Parliament and
Ministry"
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

Perley gives some interesting gossip about Gen
Garfieds Cabinet to the effect that Senator
Blame may possibly 60 to England as Minister to
the Court OF st James; that Hamilton Fish NAV
be Secretary of State; that New Yorker cannot
have the Treasury portfolio and that possibly
Secretary Sherman may succeed himself
Notwithstanding statements in English papers,
it does not appear that W ascension farms are
payed out" The State raised last year q ,O4O 238
bushels of wheat, q $50 III of corn 81 l97 $40 of
oats 1894 923 of potatoes, and II 597 859 pounds
of fax, D. 703, 549 of butter l6 407 las of cheese
9,O50,954 of tobacco and | ,667 .6l2 of hops.
The new apportionment bill reported to the
House Monday, is not notable for its fairness 1t
proposes that the next House shall consist of 81
members, giving to the Sonth gain of II mem
bers, while the North and West together only are
given AL increase of six votes. The minority of
the committee reported bill, for making the
number of members 49, which divides the frac
tions equally between North, South and West
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03
LEGISLATIVE nors AND nAsHEs

There were more railroad hearings in the com
mlttee rooms at the Maine capitol on Thursday
Inc committee Tor re appointment of the State
Tor Senators and Representatives consists of IL
Eepubllcans and Fusonists and Democrats
On Thursday the ladies turned out in force to
hear the Rev. Mr.. Dckerman and ex Gov Dingley
who argued for amendments on the divorce law
The hearing IN favor of woman suffrage created a
favorable impression
Jan. 26th the Executive Council confirmed a
batch OF nominations and laid on the table the
nomination of Gov. Plasted's son for Messenger
and the nomination of Judge Tallman for Munci-
pal Judge of Bath.
Several petitions have been presented for revival
OF the death penalty. One to restore it in modi-
lied form was presented. This provides that
chapter | ii of the public laws of 1876 shall be
amended so as to restore the death penalty in all
cases where capital ofenses are committed by
convlcts while under sentence for life.
The Committee Oh Temperance on the 26th ut
considered the bill of Neal Dow asking additional
legislation for the suppression of the llqror traffic
The bill was tabled. Bill to amend the liquor law
was ref FRED TO a subcommittee A hearing was
gwen ednesday on the proposed constitutional
amendment prohibiting the sale Of liquor
The Committee on legal affairs will report bill
providing that ballots cast at any election for gov
ernor, State and county officers shall be sealed up
III envelopes provided by the Secretary of State
together with a certified copy of the records in
open town meeting, and kept by the clerks sub
ject to the order of the Governor and Council 1t
will also provide that in case of doubtful elections
these ballots and certified copies of the record may
be used as evidence of election
The vast amount OF poor vinegar that has been
placed upon the market has led to the reporting OF
an act providing that whenever vinegar barrels
shall have Eeen branded falsely the person so do
ing shall be punished by fine not less than $50
nor more than elOO. If the vinegar contains any
proportion of lead, copper, sulphuric acid or other
ingredients injurious to the health, the fine shall
not be less than 500 1t shall be the duty of the
aldermen Of cities and selectmen of towns to ap
point reliable persons to inspect the vinegar placed
sale when requested
The Bangor q BCckport Railroad Co are asking
for an extension of the charter of their road, with
all the rights and privileges of the present charter
from Bucksport to Ellsworth. If this is granted
and if the project is favored by the bondholders Of
the road, the work will be begun and pushed Wig
orously during the coming summer. BY the route
surveyed, the distance will be - miles from Bucks
port to Ellsworth this is five miles or more long
er than an air line, but the slight circuitous route
is preferred, it will reach valuable water powers
take in business and avoid heavy grades Parties
have agreed to build the - miles of narrow guagt
road in first class manner and lay iron rails fo
the sum Of ten thousand dollars mile
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

Figures from thirteen counties in Maine indi-
cate the number of divorces decreed in 1880 is
much greater than in 1873 SO Maine is becom-
ing more and more conspicuous for the ease with
which divorces are obtained i'll her courts This
IS the more striking from the prominence of Maine
in other reforms. 1t would seem that a
state with few cities and population so largely
agricultural ought to be conspicuous for guarding
the sanctity of marriage and the permanence of
the family Lewiston Journal
IN GENERAL.
George T. Murray of East Boothbay, was swim
died out of $50 in Boston by a confidence man
The Wing says that the factory of Parker q
Peakes Bangor, now turns out thousand pairs of
boots and shoes week
Perry d. Flint, at their factory at Baldwin, put
up 800 cases of dried apples during the fall, each
case weighing fifty pounds, besides making several
hundred barrels of cider.
man giving the name of Frank Preston Odds
residence Aver, Mass, was arrested in Rockland,
Jan. Oath for numerous burglar1es and larcenes at
Deer Isle and Vinalhaven He confessed his guilt
John W Chilcott, son of Deputy Collector Chill
colt, of Ellsworth, was lost at sea Dec llth, during
storm He was second mate of brig Dirigo
There are about $4,000 scholars in Maine be-
tween four and twenty one years of age. The
average attendance upon the summer school last
year was 100000, less then one half Only about
1000 more attended the winter schools, making
40 per cent. OF the whole number. In 1879, 30 pei
cent attended
Superstitous people regarded the mirage recent
ly seen in Androscoggn county, in which the city
of Lewiston was seen in the clouds, as portent
of a great conhagration 1t is said that before
Portland was destroyed by fire, mirage was seen
at North Yarmouth, in which the whole of the
Forest City" was apparently suspended in the air
Brunswick girls are reveling in Germans, and
whist parties.
There are six lodges of Odd Fellows in Portland
and 260l members. The order IN that city has
Sll6,56. 81 in funds at market value. This sum, i
divided, would give each member, $44 81.
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

The apportionment bill reported to the
National House by the Committee on the
Census increases the number Of Repre-
sentatives from BOZ to }ll. \ minority
report increases the number to 3l9. With
it present membership Of DOB members
the house is an unweildy body, and Mr..
Cox of New York will move his bill pro-
Viding for 3Ol members as Il substitute
for the majority report of the committee.
In any event Maine will no doubt lose
one Representative, 50 that the State will
be divided into four Congressional dis
tricts, instead of five as now. The num-
Der Of Representatives agreed upon by
the majority OF the Census committee is
the Democracy looks for its votes in Con
grcss the greatest possible advantage.
In fact, that number appears to be the
only one between the present number,
Dob and :}25, the highest number spoken
population in the several Southern States
sufficiently large to be given Representa-
West, by reason of their fractions being
smaller, would lose the greatest number
of Representatives. The Democrats hay
ing made the question of apportionment
a partisan one, the Republicans will of
course resist the adoption Of the majority
bill. The Boston Journal points out that
the bill Of the committee IS also obec-
tlOnabe because that section Of the Cox
bill, and also of the minority bill, which
requires that the Congressional districts
created by the States shall be formed
from contiguous territory, is omitted.
Why the majority Of the Apportionment
Committee should strike out of the origi-
nal bill SO important and so Just feature,
we cannot imagine, unless that majority
expects its party friends in the Legsa-
lures they control to gerrymander States
in their interest or that their devotion to
the doctrine of State rights mpels them
to resist any declaration or assumption
on the part of the Federal Congress that
it can make laws which State Legisa-
lures are bound to observe. The meas
ure should become a part of any Appor-
tiOnmpnt bill that receives the taEOr1 Bile
action of Congress.
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

England fears an immense Fenian uprising not
alone in Ireland but in all the principal towns Of
England Several Irish regiments have been dis
armed
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

1t is said that Mr. Ingalls, OF WiScasset, who
was the ablest Democrat in the last Maine I.egis
lature, declares that if the Fusioaists adopt the
financial heresies Of Governor Plaisted, lie will be
forced to act with the opposition.
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

Ayers Almanac comes to Us this year in neatly
bound volume, which gives the weather, etc in
ten different languages, besides pages OF
Turkish, Armenian Greek Bulgarian and Chinese
The work Is certainly literary curiosity and
worthy of preservation An edition of ten TO
eleven millions is printed for free crcuato
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

Those who have applied for pensions and those
about to make application will be alike interested
IN the interview with Commissioner Bentley, pub
lished on the fourth page. Money put into the
hands Of Washington claim agents as stated by
Mr. Bentley, is simply thrown away and when
these agents represent that they can secure the
consideration Of cases in advance of their regular
order, they may be set down as swnders 1t
would be absurd for the government to grant pen
sions and then compel pensioners to employ coun-
sci to obtain their just dues The Pension Bureau
not only furnishes the necessary blanks, on appli-
cation, but instructions to their use and there
is no necessity for an intermediary in nine cases
out of ten 1t must be confessed that the outlook
for those who have cases pending is not very pleas
ant Owing to the failure of Congress to provide
for sufficient Dumber Of clerks to keep up with
the work, it is now sadly in arrears On Jan 25th
Mr. +. B. Loring of Boston, called on President
Hayes in company with Senator Hoar, and pre-
sented memorials from nearly all the Grand Army
posts in the Department of Massachusetts, urging
Congressional action to provide such legislation as
may be necessary to secure a speedy settlement
of the pension claims pending in the Pension
Office Mr.. Loring and Senator Hoar urged the
President to forward the memorials to Congress-
accompanied by special message inviting the at
tention Of that body to the necessity of immediate
legislation upon the subject The Boston Journals
Washington correspondent says
If it were not near the end of the present
Congress there would be a probability of some
thing being done both to relieve the overburden
ed Pension Office and to enact preventive legsla-
ton against fraudulent pension claims, The fact
that about eighteen millions will be required 70
meet pension deficiencies for the current year re-
wives the talk of frauds committed against worthy
applicants for pensions The present system is
acknowledged by every body except the claim
agents to be very faulty one
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

We hate to spoil good story but later advices
indicate that the report published on the first page
of man in New Haven falling heir to marvellous
fortune in Holland is pure fabrication. There
appears to be an epidemic of hoaxes at this time
Some imaginative reporter recently had Pixies
Peak in eruption. Then came the wonderful story
of Virginia village buried IN snow Then the old
sell concerning the manufacture of artificial eggs
was revived, and next-well, possibly somebody
will accuse Eli Perkins of telling the truth But,
of course, no one will swallow that
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

PERSON Al. George \. Peuigo, formerly of Bel
fast, is Il candidate for the Police JudEe-hip Of
Rockland..,.At the state temperance conventional
Augusta last week, W. b. Rankin, of Belfast, was
elected vice president for Waldo county Repre-
sentative Pitcher, of Belfast has been appointed
the committee on County estimates, Rep. Nick
els, of Searsport, ON Congressional apportonment,
and Rep Freeman, of Lincolnyille, on apportion-
ment for senators and Representatives. state
Constable Ellis, of this city, i, making it hot for
Belfast liquor sellcrs....C. b. Hazctinc and fami-
w. and Col, Chener} and family, left on Wednes-
,lay for Jacksonville Florida, where they will re
main until May Miss ;. Z. Stslrrctt, assistant
teacher in the Belfast High school, has been ten
tlered a teachers position in the Normal school at
Pennington, ut Il higher salary than her present
one. For the sake of her pupils we are glad to
learn that She has declined the position prefcrring
to continue herwork here for the present. Julius
Andrews, of Belfast, was married in Boston YES
terlay to lady of that city. The ccx,ple will take
rooms at Mrs. Ellis boarding house in Belfast We
understand that they the recipients of many
vauabl" presents, among which may be mentioned
Il costly piano and parlOr suit, by Mr.. Andrews
brothers. Our fellow citizen, Daniel Lane, who
never Wore an overcoat in his life has been driven
into one by the present severe winter. Frank
Woo'lcock viii Crawford and Robbie Frye, Belfast
boys at Waterville college, now at home during
vacation. We learn that Charles p. Hazeltne
will move to Bridgeport Conn, where he will
gage in business.
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03
DIVORCES IN MAINE.

Figures have been collected showing the mum
Der OF divorces in all the of New England in
1873. From these figures is shown that more di-
vorces are decreed in Maine in proportion to our
population than in any other New England state
and more than twice as many as in Massachusetts
The figures are as follows =
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03
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