The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-11-24

Cabinet rumors are again very numerous in
Washington
Guteau's sister, Mrs. Scovie has mortgaged all
her property to obtain money for his defence
1t is not certain that the Democrats will control
the New ork Legislature. Late returns indicate
that the Senate may be tied
It's stated that one-elghth of the working horses
in New York city are sick with a catarrhal ntu
enza IN many eases proving fatal
In one ballot box in Virginia forty -aine tissue
ballots for the Boubon candidates were found
which could not be accounted for.
James L. Ridgeley grand secretary of the Grand
Lodge OF Odd Fellows Of the nited States died in
Baltimore Wednesday, aged seventy five
Major Ben Perley Poore is the guest of Senator
Anthony, IL Providence where he has gone to
collect material for a life of General Burnside.
President Arthur will be called on in December
to make an unusually large number of appoint
mens IN the diplomatic service and in the various
departments
There are six candidates for Speaker of the
House OF Representatives in the field, and the con-
test is quite lively already although Congress does
not meet until Dec 9Th
The charges against members of the Ninth
Mass, Regiment while in Richmond have been
sustained, and Governor Long gives the Colonel
thirty days IN which to report the names of tho
men who disgraced their uniforms.
Prot Remsen says the cause of the cucumber
flavor IN BosonS water is the decomposition of
fresh water sponge that grows in large quantities
in Farm pond, Of the sources of the city's sup
ply.
Fuller, one of the parties concerned IN the re-
cent attempt upon Daniel b. Goodnow of Boston,
IN which the bark Western Sea figured, in court
gave testimony duplicating Goodnow in the
scheme to burn the vessel and defraud the nsur
ance companies.
The Southern people seem to anticipate Secre
tary Blanes visit to their section with eagerness
The City Council of Brenham Texas, has invited
him to be the guest of that city when he goes to
Texas Especial honors and distinguished re-
cepton await him at Atlanta.
Many Californians in the Eastern States and Eu
rope Will learn with pain of the death of the genial
pioneer, Captain Edward A. Poole. His long as
sociation with steamboats, on the Sacramento Riv
er made him one of the best known and greatest
favorltes Of California. The Forty miners" are
fast dropping off
Commissioner Raum, in his annual report, will
show that the internal revenue collection ser
vice was never so good as now. 1t is very eff
fcient. He is going to bring out this year the
statistics of the fattening of hogs and cattle on
the refuse of distilleries Over II 900 cattle were
fattened in Peoria, Ill, last year, by this method
The report will be an interesting one.
The true mwardness of the late Newark bank
failure is fast coming to light 1t is now learned
from all street brokers that cashier Baldwin was
frequently and largely engaged in stock specula
Disappearing mostly in the name or on account
of his wife and brother. 1t appears that one con
Germ alone was at one time carrying stocks for
him which represented more than 81 900. 900 His
defalcatlons are estimated at g., 50O,0 600