The Republican journal., 1881-05-19

contrary, quite lne reverse, as the late George N
Saunders said when friend asked him for the
loan of five dollars. Evidently we shall have to
pint differently worded notification. We might
say, for example, in the words of the Cleveland
Leader 'Lucy-Your spring poem is accepted
but its publication is Indefinitely postponed" or
adopt the language of the Detroit Free Press, as
follows
The editor who would lift his pen against poet
save in the way of kindness is unworthy OF the
names which rejected poets very apt to call
him. Whenever we are obliged to say that we
"full" our correspondent will understand that we
are full-tull of consideration for them-and for
our readers, and that wouldn't wrong either of
them for the world
Mr. Conkling and his friends hold their place in
public esteem in spite of patronage, and will hold
it New York Herald.
But Mr. Conkling and his friends are making
war upon the President, upon the plea that if Mr.
Robertson is made Collector Of the port OF New
YORK, it will be death blow TO the Senator-whose
political existence and place i'll public esteem is
thus admitted to depend upon his controlling the
Federal patronage in New York.
! One of the men whom the New York Herald has
| sent to aShingtOn to abuse the President is the
same fellow who cOncocted and sold as genuine
order of the Secretary of the Treasury during the
war He has very luXuriant Imagination. Bos-
| ton journal
You mean Joe Howard-dont you Joe palm
ed off upon the New York papers in 1862 a bogus
proclamation, purportlng to come from President
Lincoln: and atterward enjoyed the Inequalities
of the Government in Fort Lafayette
| Mr. Xwanzig editor of the Ottawa OH Herald,
! made statement in his journal to the effect that
| Ottawa milliners had no taste, Mrs Huntrick,
milliner coWhided the editor in retaliation.
Mr.. /wanzig is now doubtless confirmed in his
opinion. It is certainly 10 very bad taste 10 COW
I hide an editor.
A Portland man has invented hat which the
Advertiser says lis packed in pocket flask for
use in the cars The pocket TASKS used in the
ears general contain fluid, and not felt although
the fund is often tet--by the parakcr thereof
1--WE should all unite a. one man and wage a
war Of determination upon skunks SAYS the Or
land correspondent Of the Ellsworth American.
| We vote that this correspondent be the one man
| to wage the war.
! The Mobile Register remarks that the Demo
cratic party lost, and deserved to lose, by Joining
itself with the Greenbackers of Maine That is
\ Scion Chase's opinion also
Fogg says he is cut of politics. Exchange
lie is to be congratulated then The politics
he had were of the no account-or miscount--
kind
The worst kind Of ii blizzard is that reported by
the Brunswick Telegraph. 1t says B. BLIZZARD
left town without paying his newspaper bills.
The wife Of President Garfield who has for
al latest adyiccs
| The Snitarian rec )mmends hog aud hominy
for journalists 1t don't believe IN delicate diet.
/ FISH AND FISHING Prizes have arrived in this
country awarded by the International Fishery
Exhibition at Berlin, as follows Fresh Fish
Portland Maine Packing Company; fishing tackle
gold medal II. l.. Leonard Bangor: fish culture,
GOLD medals, Charles q Atkins, Bucksport- A
! writer in the last number of Lippincotl's Maya
zine, directs attention to the fact that the oyster
beds OF this country rapidly being destroyed,
/ and urges immediate legislation and action with a
| view to their rescue. Three salmon trout were
caught III Songo River the other day whose aggre-
gate weight was - lbs The Port Clyde lobster
! factory is doing fair business. . Mr. Maker of
Rockand has planted several bushels of oysters in
the Gig Pond, South Thomaston 1885,. Shad are
| taken nightly in Eastern river Dresden The
Boothbay lobster canning factory put up 10, 600
of Holsters in April The catch of Holsters is in
| creaSing and the season promises 10 show heavy
work -Four smacks are employed collecting the
| Holsters from Georgetown to Bremen $4,000 has
already been paid out for Holsters, labor, ETC..
The Biddetord Union and Journal says Mr.
James l. Buck warden for 3 wears for the Fish
and Game Society. has been ripping up fish nets,
down IN the river, put there contrary to law, ard
by Frenchmen mostly. Mr. Buck intends to en-
fierce the fish and game laws to the letter. in this
section The klttery Point fishermen have tired
the patent nets for cod and pronounced them a
failure for Of shore fishing The Lewiston
journal says: Anglers are getting good strings OF
brook trout. The sport has been nearly ruined,
however, by The trout thieves. who violate the
law and rob the brooks with spears while the
trout are spawning in the fall. Mr. Il D. Hall of
=
pound salmon, Of the largest caught in those
waters The Southern mackere fleet report the
schools gradually working Norhwarl. -. The
Wadoboro News OF the 18th says The alewive
fishery opened Monday at 9.l5 o'clock, at
which hour Elijah Levensaler took out the first
net full During the two iish days Monday and
Wednesday some fifteen thousand were taken and
sold % citizens Of the town, each head of family
being entitled to three hundred fish for 81 The
weather has been so cold and so much water has
been running in the stream that the fish are rather
shy. The fish days are Mondays Wednesdays
and Frdays.-.-A trout measuring To! inches in
I length and weighing two pounds, caught in
W est Gardiner waters last week 49,. Twenty fin
back whales were Shot with bombs off Province
ton, Mass Saturday --.. Four cargoes Of mackcrel
were brought into Boston the past week, selling
at ol3o per barrel .-..T The Eastport sardne ;acto
rles have not vet secured full supply OF fish OF
the right size, and anXiouSy awaiting the
coming Of the vast schools OF herring that strike
in" about the middle Of May, The factories at
Mlilbidge and Jonesport have all the fish they
need a large whale OF the tirampus species
was caught at Lubec few days ago. Among
the acts passed al the late session Of the Massa
ehusetts Legislature is one creating a close season
for HOLSTERS. extending from June % to September
% during which any one who takes lobster
shall be punished for each offence by fine Of not
less than so nor more than 500, or by imprison-
ment in the House of Correction for not less than
one nor more than three months, and any one & no
buys sells Or has in his possession a lobster taken
in that Commonwealth shall forfeit for each of
fence a sum not less than 80 nor more than $50
This act is not 10 take effect uutil the year 1882
IA Prince Edward Island correspondent of the
Calais Times writes There are los lobster can
ming factories this island, most of them in op
GRAFTON now. Smells be had by the ton Eels
are 50 abundant That they stop the fumes Of
mills al times am told