The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-12-29

man caught pickerer in Lake Auburn, which
contained several salmon, that had grown to the
length OF three inches, the other day Our fisher
men think the salmon are so numerous that they
will be more than meal for the pickere and
they will get some salmon fishing in a few years.
The Bee says: Richmond sportsmen are cr-
ganizng club for the protection of fish and game
IN this vicinity. Thirty more individuals have
already identified themselves with the movement
F. H. Lowell will act as Warden and the club will
be governed by the laws Of the Maine Fish and
Game Association Judge Osgood of Salem re
Gently refused to issue warrant for the arrest of
a man who was detected in taking Holsters from
traps belonging to another party The Judge is
reported as saying that there is no law to cJver
thls-that the Holsters are not persons property
until after they had been handled And that fish
on the travis and in nets come under the same
head Judge Osgood admits that similar cases
have been tried and the parties convicted but
says that if the defendants had had good lawyers
they would have gained the case The Marble
head Messenger has been unable to find anything
IN the statutes to conflict with this view and
thinks the fishermen should petition he legislature
to pass law making it crime to rob their traps
or nets, and provide penalty for the offense.--.
Mesors Babb & Williams of Cape Elizabeth nave
established large smoke house for the curing of
tnnan haddies 80. Commissioner Sullwell has
made preparation to hatch 100000 to 100000
salmon eggs, at Enfield, this winter, to be turned
into the Penobscot next spring 1t is estimated
that the stock Of mackerel is at least 80 600 barrels
under what it was year ago. This imparts a very
strong tone to the market Goldfish also hold
strong position and are fully 81 So qunta higher
than at this time last Large dry fish for
packing are scarce, and command = to $ 50 per
quinta while year ago they could be bought at
s. Hake, paddock and pollock average Il a
quintal more than last year There is an improved
export demand for fish. .-.. Swampscott Mass
fishermen report scarcity of fish, Most Of the
lobster men have hauled up their traps until the
spring Underwood Co, Of Boston, will erect
and put in operation in the spring lobster factory
on Benson's wharf at Bass Harbor.-- rhe Sentinel
says that the sardne factories at PASSPORT have
nearly all closed No ish last week was what
caused the sudden shut down. Some will remain
closed during the winter, while others intend to
run when they can get fish Work will be resum-
ed in tine can shop after New Year S.... Salt water
perch are caught at Newport il large numbers
and shipped to New York, They are unusually
large, some Of them weighing two pounds oacn
They are caught in very deep watef. Prot Baird
suggests to Maine Fish Commissioners that there
Is great promise of in cultlvating Holsters
on large scale, by enclosing them in small salt
water bays, where there is free circulation OF
water, ana the egress Of the Holsters can be pre-
vented by grating or netting Portland las quite
fleet fishing on the LafIage bank. and With good
success, The catch last week was 3 9Uu pounds
SHIPPING ITEMS. Seventeen Of the crew ot the
steamship Bath City have been lstded at Liver
pool The remaining ten were drowned or died
from exposure The steamer sprang aleak and
sank off Newfoundland, and the Grey took TO
boats The Portland Advertiser says: Thomas
Hagan of Bath has contracted to build three first
class fishing We 5ses for Portland parties 0 ie OF
about 100 tons will be for Z. e. Willard Cushing
b Mckenney and OF hers to be commanded by
Capt Gushing Of schooner Young Sultan. 10 be
launched next month one Of 100 tons will be Tor
Carney 4 Prince to be commanded by Capt
Jewett late of schooner Kate Mctnntock, to be
launched in March and one Of about 80 tons for
Lewis Whittier, to be off in Nay and to be com
manded by Capt. A. Dyer Of schooner Nelly May
The latter will be one Of the finest vessels in the
trade, of beautiful clipper model. and will be put
to sea at an expense OF about so 900 Ia addition
to these new vessels quite number Of vessels
have been recently purchased here from other
ports that next spring the Portland fishing fleet
will open the season 900 tons stronger than
ever before -. Albert Hathorn and Arthur Sewell
of Bath preparing to buiid ship each. to be
larger than any heretofore built at that port 49,
George Christensen of kennebunkport has
tracted to build fishing schooner of l2e tons for
NJ. Smith Of Portland, to be launched next
March -. Brig Tally Ho. of East Machias from
Woods Hole for New YORK, in ballast, which went
ashore on Bateman's Beach few weeks ago, was
hauled off 23l and anchored oil Castle Hill \
steam pump keeps her free The expense Of get
ting her off was about $i000...-At Byottbay W.
Adams Il Son have their new schooner tulbcred
out Hodgdon Bros have their frames nearly OUT
for two new schooners this winter j 0 S+ayey,
spar maker, has all the work he can attend to in
his line J. G Fuller, ESD, is making the mods
for new schooner for Mr.. Allen Grange OF South
Bristol. The Kennebec Reporter learns that
Bradstreet Bros, the extensive lumber manutact
urers of South Gardiner propose to build two
steamers to ply between Gardiner and New \ ork
carrying lumber one way and bringing back coal
They will be auxiliary propelers and rugged with
masts thus insuring good rate Of speed Their
capacity will be })00 900 feet of lumber and a5ou
500 tons Of coal Spring will see the project well
under way
| NEWSPAPER NoTEs Down this way nil be
| lieve in the American ship that sails the ocean
| blue; and so we are glad to say q good word oi
the American Ship, published at No. % Burling
Slip New York, a staunch advocate OF the ship
| ping interest and determined foe OF the free ship
fallacy The editor Of tho Dexter Gazette, NJ F
Herring, stands high in the good sraces of the It's
| ing generation of Dexter, as testified by Dexter
five years old girl, who, while listening To the read
ing of the Gazette, broke out with, Mamma. do
you suppose God knows almost as much as Met
! Herring l'..... The Somerset Reporter published
last week full size, four page holiday supplement
| That excellent paper the Cape Ann Advertiser i,
to be enlarged with the beginning Of the year
49, From advance sheets of Hubbard's newspaper
and bank directory Of the world it IS learned that
there are published 81 ,27i newspapers and period
icas with circulation Of one hundred and sjy teer
million copies and the annual aggregate circula
ton reaches ten Thousand FIVE hundred and nine
ty-two million copies. Europe leads with l2j5
and North America follows with /. 400. the tive
together making over nne-tenths of all the publ
cations in existence The Lincoln County News
last week was double sheet holiday number.
The Oxford Democrat has presented its subscribers
with an elegant pocket calendar for 1882 ---Thf
Boothbay Register issued double sheet last week
-. The Boston Budget of this week-Chrlsmas
number-was printed on fine pink paper and as
the Budget is pretty pink geographically, the