The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-30
Generalit1es.

A killing frost in North Carolina. 18th inst.
Navigation on the upper Mississippi is yht-
ualIy closed.
Merchants Of San Francisco are subscribing
for Nicaragua Ship Canal stock,
Fifty contested election eases are expected to
ke brought up in the next House.
General Butter believes that the tax on whis-
key and tobacco will be swept away.
Edward IIanlan. the oalsman, is to take up
his residence in New York and become Il citi-
zen.
A woman paid an election bet in MarDlehead
recently bywheeiing another woman about town
| on WheelbarroN.
The experiment in Washington of collecting
letters from street boxes by the use of tricNcles
is said to be Il success.
Mr.. George Bancroft, the historian, ha lately
bought 4 Kentucky horse for 81 900, on which
he daily rides in Washington.
1t is asserted that no combination has been
formed. as reported to destroy the Chicago
dressed beef trade in the East.
. Pensacola thought the frost of Monday had
killed of the yellow fever germs, but five new
gases were reported, Thursday
The Chinese government refuses to give Ger
fl1cates to It's subjects other than abOrerS, as
provided for in the recent act OF Congress.
Edward Burnett Of Deerfoot farm, Southboro
Mass, has just lost two cows and calf valued at
Slo0O, from what Is supposed to be milk fever.
Captain Bernard Logan an his mate Patrick
Eorrigan, of the whaer Rainbow, We're arrested
in San Francisco for abandoning sailor on an
Ice foe.
The late Edward u. Gale of New York, at
torney for collection of arrears of personal taxes,
is found TO have been defauter in more than
$1,000.
With all of their losses it is now certain that
the Republicans have not lost Legislature in Il
Republican State which will elect United
states Senator
The chairman of the House Appropriations
Committee called Il meeting of that body for
the 2Sth inst. The ways and means committee
met on the goth.
Thomas A. Foote. one of the men charged
with attempting to influence the members of
The Star route jury. has given himself up and
was admitted to bail in $1,000.
The distinction of being the Youngest member
of the 18th Congress is supposed to lie between
George Iaple of Michigan and John f. Lamb
of Indiana. Both are under 30.
Diamonds worth $50 900, consigned at New
York by steamer City OF Chester for London,
nave nlNSlef0uSlV disappeared. III is 1hought
they were stolen prior to delivery on board.
The New York Associated Press and West
ern Associated Press have agreed to combine
under the management of Joint committee, of
which Charles A. Dana of the Sun is chairman.
The woman suffrage amendment which was
submitted to the people of Nebraska was defeat
ed by at least 20, 900. All foreign-born voters,
those interested in the rum traffic, opposed the
amendment.
Honors come not singly to General Butler.
Immediately after his election as Governor of
Massachusetts he was made an honorary men,
Der of league of women in Washington. ID. c.,
who are in quest of employment in governments
departments.
The health of eX-Surgeon- General Barnes
continues to be so feeble to excite the gravest
apprehensions of his friends. DR.. Woodward,
another of President Gartield's physicians, has
been steadily sinking for several months past,
and no hopes of his recovery are now entertain
ed.
The prevalence of heavy electrical storm
was reported throughout the entire country 18th
inst, and resulted i'll almost the complete in
terruption to telegraphc communication, which
it was impossible to maintain more than few
seconds uninterrupted. The storm is said to
have been the tercest known for long time.