The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-02-24
News of Belfast and Vicinity
The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year,
When wood and coal burn out so fa>

The melancholy days have come
The saddest of the year,
When wood and coal burn out so fast
And both are very dear
From the report of the Valuation commission we
learn that Waldo county has ,563 polls, and vau
alton of s9,577,s34, against 1OO9O,5sl in 1870 Bel
fast has 5,30S population, and valuation of 81, 463
81. In 1870 Belfast's valuation was s., 66Os79.
Mr.. Geo. w. Burgess, job printer, has leased the
rooms in Hayford Block, recently occupied by Mrs
kelsea, and will remove his office there early in
April. Mr.. Burgess has the printing of book
called EARN Talk by Geo. E. Bracket, of this
city.
Tuesday was Washingtons birthday, or the 10th
anniversary of it, 1t is legal holiday. but was not
observed here except by displaying the national
ensign from the Custom House and Masonic Tenn
pie. The school children enjoyed holiday and the
banks closed
The morning coffee had a peculiar flavor. but was
drank. The tea for dinner was no better, so the
housewife instituted an investigating committee
and found in the bottom of the teakette the stove
backing brush. Fluid extract of backing brush
may have its uses, but that city family think as a
beverage it is not a success.
headed Flour, Provisions and Produce" 1t gives
sketch of the great flour house of Wright Bros. 4
James, Boston. This firm, which is well known to
Belfast business men, has taken rooms in the new
building known State street block, Boston. 1t is
claimed that Mr. Whitcomb, formerly of this firm
the first who ever visited Belfast for the
purpose of selling goods.
ALONG THE WHARvEs. Sch. Malabar i, loading
hay at Lewis for Boston by Bangor parties. At
Fredericks' Wood & Mathews have loaded for Bos-
ton, with hay, schr :. Ponder Jr, and are loading
sch. Mineta for same place. Sch. Emma Hotcllkiss
is ut wharf, where her foremost will be taken
out and spliced. Sch. Orion is at swans. getting
ready for start. Sch. George Shattuck is at
Lanes, loading wood, hay and plaster, by kaler,
for Boston.
Mr.. Albert c. Burgess, on Monday received hy
express the carcass of black bear from which
only the inwards had been removed The animal
was frozen in sitting posture, and looked very
life like as he sat his launches. a letter from
J. " Miller. who is in the eastern part of the State
says he bought the bear at Sysladob>s, Passa-
dumkeag, that the animal was two years old and
weighed when alive about l30 pounds. The fur is
very fine and heavy, and the skin with others will
60 into robe.
The following new instructions have been recri>-
ed at the Custom House
Masters or owners of vessels are required to pay
towards the marine hospital fund forty cents per
month for each seaman on board. In order to pre-
vent any evasion of this law circular has lust been
issued from the Treasury Department, providing
that when an endorsement for change Of master
on any vessel is received the collector Shall require
the production of the scamans time book belonging
to the vessel If the retiring master has failed to
make the required entries custom officers are re
qulrtd to seize libel the vessel if necessary
less the master shall conform with the regulations.
Percy Sanborn, of this city, has painted for Cyrus
r. Davis a sketch OF steamer Sea Flower OF Dice :
Head. The picture is a representation of the boat
crossing the bay, after very heavy storm last fall
with cunning excursion party on board. The
painting is true to nature and almost makes a
member of that party seasick to look at ii. Castne
light can be seen dmly through the smoke made bv
the steamer, the bay is very rough and the waves
are boarding the vessel. while on the upper deck
be the duckess sunncrS hanging ON for life
Had the artist been the spot he could net have
done better
Capt. Fred 5. Dyer, of .incol,ille, of the Port
land bark Alice, writing from Rio .Janerio under
date of Jan 18th says that ten days out from New
York, one of the sailors stabbed the second mate
with a knife, (names not given laying him up for
the remainder of the voyage. The wounded man
was put into the hospital where he remains very
low. The officer paid the three months extra
wages, which our government demands whena man
is discharged in Il foreign port. \ Mr.. Dodge of
Northport was shipped as second mate. The bark
is loading coffee for New York, and is now on the
passage. The captain writes that there is little CT
| no yellow fever in port
Daniel Lane, Esq, OF this city, has received I,
letter from New ork which states that Capt Eben
Holmes, of schr. Mazulkl, lately mentioned as in
custody at Jersey City, has been cNonerated from
the charge preferred against him and has been dis
charged. The same is true of the mate. some pig
iron was found on board the vessel after She had
been unloaded and the captain and mate were ar
rested and held for it. 1t appears that a portion OF
the iron was left by the stevedoreS who discharged
the vessel, and who reported the cargo all out the
captain received his freight money and every thing
supposed to be straight. OF another LOT the of
icers gave it as their opinion that it was put up
job by 4 detective, who had been employed, and
who wished to make showing of something done
to save being discharged. The vessel has been
loaded for Boston.
ACCIDENTS. Mr.. William Il. Colburn was quite
severely injured on Monday morning Mr. Colbulr
was crossing Main street, near Moody corner, when
the horse of f. p. Walker, of Ninalhaven, which
was running away, came dashing down the street
Mr. @. jumped to one side, but the horse shyng i'll
| the same direction struck him and knocked him
against granite post at the corner. Mr.. Colbulr
fell and became insensibe. but soon ralled and was
taken to his home. No bones were broken but Mr.
C.s face was cut, leg hurt and back considerably
No St1 f,nn no 4
House stable where Mr.. Walker was thrown out
foreman of the Progressive Age Office, was quite
severely injured while getting that paper to press
| last week. He was at work upon the engine when
his arm came in contact with the driving wheel
cutting the arm badly and iniurny the cords II,
will not be fit for duty fora week or two.
STEAMER NOTES The Boston Transcript saws
ltis stated that Smith Il Townsend of East Boston
have contracted to build s,e-wheel steamer fol
| the Bangor 4 Boston line, 10 be larger than the
Cambridge. Probably the Atlantic Works will
make her engines. Capt Otis lngrallam of the
Cambridge, ha, placed two buoys between the
wharf in Ifockland and Jamc%on's Point Capt. In
graham has also given his attention to the matter of
harbor regulations at that port and prepared chart
to apply to anchorages. The steamer Cambridge
Wnlcn mas been ndHleu up AT East Boston for the
last six weeks, being repaired, painted etc. left
Tuesday evening for the Penobscot, and will con
tnue to make two trips per week until further no.
tice. The katahdn is hauled OIL and will be paint
ed, repaired and generally BRUSHED, up for the -el-
sons business. The steamer New Brunswick OF
the International Line, will be again chartered this
summer for three months service in connection
with the other boats, beginning in June and ending
in September. ON account of the storm of Monday
steamer Lewiston, from the east, put into Belfast
for harbor, leaving iii the night. Steamer katah
din remained over Monday night at Camden
THE ISLAND COTTAGE COMPANY. The Iegisa-
ture has passed act to incorporate the Island
Cottage Company, with the following coiporators
}. F. Cilley, III. w. Wight, and True p. Pierce of
Rockland Joshua l.. Jortton G.. Prince and Green
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