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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

Charlie Ross was discovered twice last week
And has not been found vet
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

The Boston journal discovers a sign of spring in
seeing dog in the streets with muzzle on. 1t
is rather early though for muslin.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

The committee appointed 81 the RoeklIn city
Council to refund the city debt is reported to have
made no substantial progress. though it is thought
decisive action may be taken this week The
Free Press says that reduction of taxation is an
imperative necessity and that this can only be ac-
complished'by re luctiou Of the interest On the
bonded debt Upon this tightening OF present
burdens the future prosp4rlty Of til, city depends
The Free Press further says that til p,pple of
Rockland and OF other towns on the line of he
Knox and Lincoln Railroad are DESTROYS OF doing
all that they to keep faith with their creditors
but they cannot be expected to remain hers aud
suffer complete impoyershmcnt on account of an
enterprise undertaken and carried out as public
benefit, and which not only the present but future
generations are to enjoy" This is the proposition
made to the boudholderS, and the Free Press
thinks they will take serious riS, if they decline
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

Democratic Senators eat their oysters stewed
nova Frye does not agree with them
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

writer in the Spectator, a weekly review of
American insurance, published in New York,
proves to his own satisfaction that Maine is very
Improbable field for insurance; that, in fact the
companies have lost $4,000 year for the past
four Years their policies in this State tie says
that For some reason there seems to be in the
State Of Maine greater proportion Of poor build
ings, ", buildings poorly and cheaply built ard
cared Tor, than IN any other part of the Union ex
cept, perhaps, some of the Southern States" Bad
" built chimneys and the use Of kerosene for
light and to kindle fires, and the setting of stoves
on the bare lloor are points of danger which the
writer asserts, from personal observation exist in
Maine to a greater extent than other New Eng
land Middle and W Western States Nothing is said
to say continues to be, a menace to property in
this city The Portland Advertiser, not willing to
submit to the mputatIons Of the Spectator pub
fishes table showing the business done by Joint
stock ire and marine insurance companies in
twenty two States and one Territory Of the Union,
gives the following results
The ratio Of losses to premiums in Maine it will
be seen is 6} per cent This is less tHan the ratio
of losses III Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota
Nebraska, Alabama and Florida and but little
above the average ratio. which is 50 9 per cent
Our ingenious friend has succeeded in proving
therefore, that in New England Massachusetts is
an Improbable field for insurance as well as
Maine; and furthermore if the expenses are 80
per cent of the gross receipts that insurance in
the country at large paid last year not over 5 per
cent
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

Our people have carried a three per cent tax az
long as they can bear it, and now they propose
not to obtain relief by Reputation, as the oppo
nents of refundng harshly represent-but to 4 k
the bondholders to do what, under the circum
stances, is no hardship namely, come forward and
accept new bond at a lower rate OF interest or
take their money and Surrender their SIX percent
bonds. This is what the committee of th- City
Council IS expected to ol1sr and 10 cary il to
effect
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

Of Senator Fryes speech in the Senate N Wed
nesday the Goth inst the Washington correspond
ent of the Boston Herald says There is but one
comment upon it as a partisan speech That it
was forcetul, eloquent effective, is generally con
ceded Mr. Frye occupies place in the front
rank of orators Of the Senate in his second month
Of service
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28


The House OF the Massachusetts Legislature has
passed bill the interest Of American commerce.
by which shipping engaged in the foreign trade is
exempted from taxation The debate prior to the
passage Of the bill is Of interest Mr. Brown Of
Boston, said that these vessels are already taxed
SO by the national government, and 1t would be
unjust to tax them SO 30 more on ! 600 in Boston,
making total tax OF 80 30 The American flag
Is driven from the sea and if the State would get
all it can from this business, it must encourage it
by this exemption If the law should be changed,
there IS S19.Ooo.o0o of property in Maine and
Rhode Island which would come into the State
Mr. Crowell Of New Bedford thought the only power
to relieve the shipping of any State lies in the
Congress Of the United States and not in any State
government The States, however. have the
power to tax at discretion all property. Mr. Lodge
Of Nahant believed the blli would give some reliet
to shipping and that it would bring in more CAPT
tai to be taxed. 1t was not the object of the bill
simply to reach shipping now existing, but to in
crease the number OF vessels the foreign carry
| ing trade. Mr. Hill OF Boston favored the bill
He sand the situation is extraordinary and that ex
|
Newton favored the bin as a measure adapted to
increase the strength Of the carrying trade MIR.
| Plnnkett Of Worcester opposed the bill, ON the
ground that 1t would enable Canadian produce to
be brought here, as to underse Massachusetts
farmers He said that owners Of vessels engaged
ID the foreign carrying trade had told him they
dld not want the bill TO pass Mr. Tappan Of Man
chester hoped the bill would pass Every en-
couragement possible should be given to the trade
Mr. Warren Of Waltham said that New York did
not exempt the property i'll question from taxation.
He spoke at length to show that something must
be done TO restore American shipping to the ocean
MIR Robbins OF Pittsheld opposed the BILL on the
ground that it was the business Of Congress to
remedy the ev il, and that the legislation proposed
here would 90 but little good The bill is unjust
and tavors one class at the expense Of another
Mr. Mccullough Of Boston defended the bill, on
the ground that as taxation has driven our yes
sells from the ocean, the taxation should be re
moved American vessels unlike the English are
taxed whether they earn anything or not and he
showed BY illustrations how njuriously this oper-
ated Mr.. Brackett Of Boston. closed the debate
IN very able and earnest speech of 20 minutes in
favor Of the bill He showed how many leading
men have asked for it how the decline of our
commerce demands it the burdensome competi-
ton merchant marine lahors under at best ;
and that, while Massachusetts, tavors the pIiuci-
pie of protection, she still needs this law He ac-
eeptcd an amendment of Mr. Warren of Waltham
that exemption should apply only to vessels en-
gagged in the trade 10 months before assessment
The bill was engrossed by large majority.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

The Portland Society of Natural History is on
the track Of the biggest kind Of game scientific
ally speaking. It has reason 10 believe that on
the shores Of Ragged Island, one of the most re
mote and inaccessible islands of Casco Bay an
enormous sauran is buried The saunan is an
antedeluyian reptile, somewhat larger than a Jer-
sey mosquito The one the 7. S. H proposes
to unearth is thought to be about SIXTY feet in
length This beats going a claiming
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

neutrality-suspicious. are investing large
~ III Nova Scotia gold mines.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

Have you planted early peas IAroostook n
onecr
Il you mean Us, We have As a neighbours
hens have put in their appearance We expect the
peas will be up soon
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

1t is proposed to have "Rotten Row.
in Central Park. Just now they are hav-
ing rotten row about the filthy condi
ton of the streets of New York. Better
settle the present row before initiating
the English Grow" On the latter is seen
the brougham, but what the New York
streets need is the broom.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

NEWSPAPER NorEs The Kennebac Journal is
to be solo the streets of Gardiner every morning
of its issue The Portland Advertiser and Lew
ston Journal kept Fast Day by not issuing on that
day, We tasted the next day deprived of these
tavorite exchanges Mr. John Hay is 10 edit the
New Y ork Tribune during Whielaw Reids absence
in Europe The Maine Standard no longer
waves from Augusta; but The New Age is the
Standard under name, and Manley II Pike
& Go. will keep it up with the times The
Ilallowell Register, after temporary suspenson
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

SUBSCRIBERS RENTING money or desiring to
have the address Of papers changed, must state the
Post Office to which the paper has been sent, as well
as the Office to which it is to COL
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

keel for a large schooner is being constructed at
the Moses yard by Saml Packard The large cen
tire board vessel at the Sewall yard is being plank
ed Times
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

Nnelllleu inc southern Senators With
facts, gathered from official sources. but
to have poured upon them, to quote the
New York Times, "such a shower of de-
rlSlon and sarcasm that even the most
1oolhardy speedily took refuge in silence,
after few indlscreet interruptions" He
told Senator Call, who had been deplor-
ing the condition of New ENGLAND work
lngmen and women, and describing them
as 'hungry, starving serfs," that these
unfortunate people have enough money
in the savings banks of Massachusetts,
alone to "buy up five such States as
Florida, and then have $50, OOO, 900 left.
He told Senator Jonas, who had been ell
oqucnt upon the subject of bulldozing in
New England, that, if the white Demo
Gratis of Louisiana chad to deal with New
England workingmen, and had used the
methods they did with colored men, there
would not be alive in Louisiana to day
enough Conservative Democrats to form
q respectable nucleus for political par
ty." And he presented an accumulation
OF evidence to prove that, under law and
practice. there is not one Southern State
in which an honest ballot and free
count is possible. The attempts since this
speech was delivered to parry the force
of Mr. Frye's sturdy blows have been in
significant and puerile. His facts cannot
be gainsaid, his logic refuted, nor the
keen edge of his sarcasm dulled.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14
MASONIC NOTICE..

DENN Royal Arch Chapter No. % will q
RqAT 4TlS 't9ted Sook '0Pyo'StiOn 0y SSSto5 Xxx
business. Visiting companions fraternally
invited. BY order of
JOHN w. GRAHAM, NJ. E.H.P.
DODGE o. 1RADER, See'y.
March IA, 1881.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has just been re-
ceived: "St. Petersburg, March 13.--
To Secretary Blaine, Washington:
The czarowitch ascends the throne as
Alexander Ill. [Signedl FOSTER"
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The fol
lowing kilograms we're received here
this afternoon: "St. Petersburg,
March 13. TO Secretary Blaine, Wash
ington: The emperor was wounded
in carriage to-day by bomb. In
jury not yet known. FOSTER"
St. Petersburg, March l3.-To Sec
retary Blaine, Washington: The em-
peror is dead. FOSTER"
ST.. PETERSBURG, March 1.-THE
Agence-Russe says that Grand Duke
Michael was driving behind the czar's
sleigh, with Colonel Darejibky, when
the second bomb was thrown, but was
not arrested, but disappeared in the
the crowd. The troops have taken
the oath Of allegiance to the new en-
peror.
The imperial family and court off
cials have sworn allegiance to Alex
ander III. The man arrested yester-
day confessed he threw the first bomb,
but denies all knowledge of the per-
son who threw the second. In addi-
tion to the revolver which the prisoner
attempted to use, dagger was found
on him. The name he gave is believed
to be false. The prisoner is q years
of age and native of Berovitchu,
government of Noygorod. During
the night cossack and civilian who
declined 10 give his name, died from
injuries received by the bursting o.
the bombs. Altogether, twenty per.
sons were more or less injured, thir.
teen of whom are in the hospital. The
whole city is in deep mourning.
BERLIN, March l4.--The sensation
caused here by the assassination of tn,
czar is indescribable. The imperia
princes remained until two clock thi
morning with Emperor William VIII,
is inconsOlable. The crown prince
Frederick William, of Prussia, o.
Prince Frederick Charles, will go t,
st. Petersburg to attend the funeral
FLAGS AT HALF-MAsT.
New York, March 14.-Flags il
this city are at half-mast in respect o
the emperor of Russia.
LONDON, March II. = Bradlaugl
offered his resignation to the govern
ment, so they, by accepting it, cal
deprive the conservatives of the op
portunity for obstructing business
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14
River TeIeRraIns.

Cairo, March IA: Arriyed-City
of Greenville, St. Louis, 8 pm; Thos.
Sherlock, Cincinnati, II pm; Dick
Fulton, Memphis, II pm. Departed
City of Greenville, Vicksburg, mid
night; Dick Fulton, Louisville, mid
night; Grand Lake, St. Louis, 8 am.i
Smoky City, New Orleans, 9 am.
Cloudy and cool.
Pittsburg, March 14.-River s
feet 10 inches, apd rising. Weather
cloudy land cool. Arriyed-Katie
Stoekdale, am. Departed-Hudson,
8 am; Katie Stockdale, 4p.m.
Louisville, March IA: River rising,
with 10 feet inches in the canal, and
s feet 4inches in the chute on the
falls. Weather clear and chilly. The
Paris G. Brown arrived last night,
aud left this morning for New
Orleans. The Golden Rule
left this morning for Cincinnati,
Mate Green Bondurant, Of the Golden
Rule, had his right arm broken yes
terday while the boat yes lying here
puttipg on lot of block marble. The
chain that was used around the mar
bic blocks for the purpose Of hauling
thes up the wharf parted spd struck
Mr.. Bondurant with the above result
DR.. Yandall set IL, and when the boat
left he was resting easy
Cincinnati, March ID: River p
feet 6 inches, and stationary. Fair
and pleasant. Arrived = Buckeye
State.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14

GOVERNOR Hawkins sent his mes
sage to the legislature this morning,
recommending the prompt acceptance
of the bondholders proposition to ad-
just the debt at par and three per
cent interest, the bonds to run ninety.
nine years
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14

WHEN the Little Rock Gazette Of
Thursday reaches us promptly the
following Monday morning, as it did
today. we feel thankful that we did
MOI live in the days of stage coaches
and whekly mail riders.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14
Cotton.

The fat condition Of the staple
made factors look blue to day. A de-
cline Of 1-16d abroad and to ic east
was enough to create gloom and de-
preston, and at noon prices were re-
duced sc on all grades. Sales Satur.
day were 1900 bales, divided 1926 to
exporters and l75 to spinners, closing
steady. Sales for the week were 1925
bales; to exporters 1850, to spinners
1926 and spectators $50, quotations
being to &c below prices of week
ago, with prospects of farther de-
cline this evening, as follows:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14

A CABLE line from Brownsville,
Texas, TO Vera Cruz, Mexico, was
opened for business a few days ago.
This brings the ancient halls Of the
Montezumas several days nearer the
,,,ter world.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14

New YORK, March IA, 1926 pm
Cotton quiet and 3-16c lower. Ordi-
nary, 7lcs good ordinary, s 15-16c; low
middling, 10 1-16c; middling, 103c;
good middling, II 7-16c; middling fair,
II 5-16c; fair, 13 Lice. Futures opened
weak, now the same at l3 to "a points
below Saturday evenings closing fig
nres. as follows: DeliYeriers for
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clearinghouse Report.
IpIEIl.

FA,RRELL.-0n his place, near Denies Town
Sunday evening at 6 o'clock, MICHAEL FAR.
RELL, in the 4Oth year of his age.
Funeral will take place from 81. Bridget
church on TUESDAY, the 18th, at IL o'clock
His friends and the friends of James Davis,
his uncle. are res peetfully invited.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14

A. ST.. PAIL special says Governor
Pillsbury this morning appointed
General A. J. Edgerton, Of Kasson, to
.ths United States senate, 10 GIL the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14

BANR OF cOMNIRRCE,)
Memphis, Tenn. March 8, 1881
FIlHE regular annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of this Bank, for the election 81
Directors, will DO held AZ the Banking house
on the second Tuesday IN April noxi t1Ahl.
between the hours OF 10 am. and , 10.
10 j. A. QMRRRG, Cashier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14

NEW YORK, March 14.-Louis W.
Cummins, aged II, employed in has
fathers Office, killed himself.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14
o0TfOH RKOHAnan ou0TATl0Es.
aodard Tnkapn ational ClassiAontio,

Stains Ordinary, CSC; good ordi-
nary, 7Bc; low middling, SIC; mid.
ding, Sc.
The cotton movem ent in this coun-
try for the six months closing with
the end of February, as reported by
the national cotton exchange, shows:
Total receipts at United States, 4,592,-
213 bales; last year, 4,2Ol, 341 bales;
shipped overland to mills, 374,626
bales; last year, 432,93l bales;
shipped to Canada, 1896 bales;
last year, 1850. Total movement
for the six months, 4,974, ,465 bales;
last year, 4648,S52 bales. The port
receipts after this time last year, in
cluding collections, were 1896, ,4l9 bales,
and southern consumption 2l5,98l. If
we get as much this year, and the
chances favor moP, the total crop
will reach 6,0SO,875 bales. The heavy
receipts now flowing into market is
the prime cause Of the downward in
cline Of values.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14

President Garfield haze renomi-
mated Stanley Matthews for associate
Justice of the United States supreme
court.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14

vacancy made by the appointment Of
Senator Window to the cabinet. The
new senator will leave for Washington
to-day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14

Why throw away your illustrated
papers and magazines when you can
have a nice book made from them at
the LEDGRR biuderyH
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13
Rainy Days.

The Jokes that have been cracked at the
farmers expense on the employment Of
woikmen rainy days, are not so very stale,
and are only Objectionable on the ground
that it is mean TO joke on facts. The wish
of the old lady that it might rain nights
and Sundays, so that the hired men could
rest, was a merciful desire. We remember
in our farm days of working for q man
who, if going away for few days, left Or
ders with the foreman that if it rained too
hard to work in the field, 10 set the boys
cutting bushes. We have seldom known
q farmer who hired men by the month that
did not have some filthy barn cellar to
clean out, or tough, knotty wood to be brOk-
en- TO pieces, against a rainy day. Now, in
nothing does the farmer make more los
ing mistake than In this way of treating
hired men on rainy days. There are GER
tain chores that are necessarily delayed for
such an occasion, such as getting the scat
folding ready for the hay, repairing the
farm tools in the workshop-every farmer
ought to have q Workshop setting out
plauts, etc. But these may be SO divided
as to be only the chores of q rainy day, for
the tired men should have the larger part
of the day to rest. 1t will pay in seasons
work, as they will work with a will when
things drive; they will be better natured,
and have a respect for the man who thus
treats them, which is no little thing. Then
there are what are termed dull days, when
the farmer does not want to cut grass or
hoe, and on such days there is enough for
the hired men to do, and they should be
put t. work. At this time OF the year one
of the most important works for dull day
is hauling muck into the barnyard. On al
most every farm may be found muck bed,
but it is often unknown to the farmer. He
should find it out and draw upon 1t lavish
ly, as cloudy day work when oxen and men
can work easily. Hauling muck iuto the
yard for a day, now and then, is worth
more than the best days haying. Break
up the knotty wood i'll the early spring,
clear out the barn cellar on a clear, cool
day; but on rainy days remember the hired
men are human.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13

The heart is probably the most efficient
piece of physical apparatus known. From
a purely mechanical point of view 1t ia
something like eight times as efficient as
he best steam engine. 1t may be de-
scribed mechanically as little more than q
double force pump furnished With two re-
servoirs and two pipes Of outflow; and
the main problem of its action is hydrody-
nautical. The left ventFicle has a capac-
Ity of about three ounces; it beats 70 times
a minute; and the work done in overcom-
ing the resistance of the circulating system
is equivalent 10 lifting the charge of blood
a little short of 10 feet (9.923 ft.) The
average weight of the heart is little under
ten ounces c. % oz.) The daily work of
the left ventricle is, IN round number,
ninety ooi-tons; adding the work of the
right ventricle, the work of the entire or
gan is nearly one hundred and twenty
foot-tons. The hourly work of the heart
Is accordingly equivalent TO lifting itself
twenty thousand feet an hour. An active
mountain climber can average i, 900 feet
of ascent an hour, or one-twentleth the
work of the heart. The prize Alp engine,
Bavaria" lifted is own weight 2, 700 feet
an hour, thus demonstrating only one
eighth the efficiency Of the heart. -Four
elements have TO be considered in estimat-
ing the hearts work the statical pressure
of the blood column equal to the animals
height, which has to be sustained; the
force consumed in overcoming the inertia
of the blood vessels; the resistance offered
by the capillary vessels; the friction in the
h art itself. This, lis. state of health, is
kept at its minimum by the fabricated
membrane of the pericardlum.