The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-01-12
Searsport Locals.


Our farmers have been running in the kiln wood
the past week very rapidly.
Rev. c. f. Libby, of Belfast, will supply the
Methodist pulpit next Sunday.
7. r. simonton's lecture before the Good Tempar
Lodge on the subject "Ancent Land Marks" Tues
day evening, was well attended. and gave excellent
satisfaction.
The subject of the sermon by the pastor of the
Congregational church next Sunday morning, will
be THE Cross In the evening the subject will be
the same announced for last Sunday, "striving.'
Mr.. Clark Marden, of Swanvie, has sold cottage
lots on the borders of Swan Lake to the following
searsport parties-Frank Whtcomb, Major Fowler,
y. Roustone and Joseph Clements. Mr.. Whitcomb
has built cottage on his lot
Penobscot Engine Company elected the following
officers at their annual meeting last Thursday even
ing: J. w Black Foreman; J. II. Sullivan. LIT
asst, P. E. Cocord 2d asst. E. 5. Cypher4,
Clerk. The Standing committee reported four fires
for the year 1881 with total damage of g. 000 par
TALLY covered by insurance. The company NUM-
bers at the present time *. Engine in first cla4-
order.
Commander q. l.. Merrill went over 10 Belfa4t
and Installed the officers elect of Thomas IL Mai
shall Post C. 4. R. Wednesday evening. After TIL
service the comrades ptrtook of a bountifu colll-
ton provided by Commander Phiio Hcr-ey. ThJ
comrades who went 10 Buehil SATURDAY. to install
the officers Of the Post there speak in the hi rha.
terms of their reception, and rate james A. Garfield
Post No 46 of the most efficient institutions
of the kind in the State.
The officers of Sears Lodge, No. 81, 1. o. o. Il.
were publicly installed by District Deputy EiishEt
fl. Haney. OF Belfast, Monday night. \ large dele
CATION from Waldo Lodge was present, with lob
invited guest, who. after the service pronounced
by all as very beautifully and impressively render
ed and remarks by Rev. c. f. Libby. of Waldo
Lodge, received with rounds Of applause, partook
OF steaming bowls Of clam chowder brought in NJ
the brethren and duly served.
MARINE NOTES. ship Henrietta. Capt +. n
Blanchard, sailed from Caao for Hampton RoadES
Nov. Both, 1s5l...,. Bark Edward kidAer, Capt M,
Griffin, arrived AZ Calcutta from Liverpool, Jan. y
.... Bark Augustine Kohhee, Capt. Alanson Ford
arrived At Traparie, Jan ...Ship A. j. FuloH,
Capt r. 7. Colrord, cleared from san Francisc
for Liverpool, Eng, Jan. 4th BARK Robc1!
Porter, Capt DAME, e. Nichols. for whose safetE
fears were entertained, arrived Jan. 4th at Sngd
pore. ship Andrew johnson. Capt. J. A. Crsw,
ford. arrived al Liverpool from s.. John, y. b,
Jan. ID, after very roush passage. ship Stat
Of Maine, Capt. George small was spoken NOV.
4th lat so - long. 81 W.
nr- L, Hopkins has furnished Us with the follow
iue items regarding remarkable old lady. Mrs
Lydia P Park. who resides in this town She was
90 years Old, Dec. 25th, last. She moved to Maine
with her parents when nine months old, from Wcy
mouth, Mass. to what was then Frankfort Mrs.
Park who i hale and hearty, is tall and very erect.
She does her own house work sewing and knitting
Her mind is as clear rs many in the prime of life
and it Is very interesting to hear her tell of incl
dents of the bygone day Mrs Park has been
twice married. Her first husband was Capt. Treat
OF Frankfort by whom she had seven children. Her
second husband Capt. 49, PARK, by whom
she had only one child, Capt. Hubert Park, She
has 30 grand children and . great grand children
and bids fair olive to be a centenarian.
Last week brief mention was made OF the tact
thar the crew Of the ship Resolute before the
court nj New Orleans on Dec 50th, and after a
hearing discharged, The following IS in substance
the testimony Of NJ Long, the nate
He said that the ship left Rio for Valparaiso on
the night Of the 18th of OctoDer On the nj sht OF
the 26th of that month the ship was under short
canvas when the captain ordered 10 make sail Hd
sent the man, Allender. up TO unreef. Attended,
could not perform this duty, and the second matt
then went up and assisted him. When Allender
came down the captain ordered the second mate tU
whip him. This the second mate refused to dol
The captain then called upon witness 10 hit Ahelll
which al 81 "a SIR IYL
him. This was in the cabin. When witness came
on deck the men came forward and asked why A i
lender had been beaten. Witness dl not reply !
but showed the spokesman forward. Witness wa
struck, and pulled his revolver. threatening I'd
shoot the first man who Nould try 10 strike hiu,
again. The secOud mate came up and spoke to the
men and quoted them. The next morning the crew
said that they would do nothing more until th,
snip was put about for Rio Later in the morning
the men were asked to 10 to work, but would not
10 It. Witness tried 10 put the crew in irons hu
could not 10 il. The ahip WAS put about, and few
hours afterwards the captain pat witness in irons
but released him iii few hours. The captain had
put the prisoner in irons once or twice before All
O'Clock he called into the cabin ana the cap
tain asked him why ne had not liked the irons.
Witness replied he had. The captain called him q
liar and struck al him with Il p,ir OF irons, ana
then seized a sword ami struck him on the thigh
The witness went IN deck and got a pair of pants
from the steward, while the second mate went ami
talked with the captain. Witness went forW ard
ami the crew said thai they would put the captain
in Irons The crew came aft where the captain was
witness that they would give him charge to 60 10
the nearest port, and he consented to assume com
mand. Next day the captain asked for the keys OF
the medicine chest, which witness refused to give
Between 10 and II O'Clock the captain broke away
from the guard placed over him and got on some
steps and Jumped overheard. \ search was made
for the captain but II proved Intellectual. II WAS
then decided by the crew to go to New Orleans and
witness accordingly brought the ship here. =
In taking the action against the captain that they
did the crew explained that they dii not know
what time he would order the rest OF the beat
en-. Witness could not tell whether the captain
was sane OF not, but for two or three days before
the mutiny he had acted very strangely. The cap
tain ordered great many puni7hmentS to be in
lcted but the witness did not carry out his orders
This was while the captain was drinking When
he drunk he was not capable of taking com.
mand of the vessel. Witness did not think that the
crew had right to refuse to go to work Witness
said that he ought 70 have put the captain in ron-
before but he did not do so because il was such
serious step.
After witness was struck with the cutlass he went
to the forecastle, thinking that his life would b.
safe there. He told the crew thPt he was beaten
because he refused to commit deliberate murder.
He told them that the captain wished him to put
Weber, the spokesman of the crew. in irons and two
or three others we'll He did not say in Craw-
foTds presence that the captain would put the men
IN irons that they wouldn't live to get to Ealpa-
raiso He said that Weber would not live If put In
irons Witness said that he did not knock Allender
down in the cabin The captain struck him down,
and when down hit Allender with brass knuckles.
Don't know If Allender was kickei in the face The
only worked the sights two or three times after
leaving Rio. The captain was often on deck in an
intoxicated condition, and talked loud and abused
the crew. He don't know If the captain told the
crew that he would take the ship to an American
port and get mate that would suit After the
failure of the attempt to put the In irons the
captain turned upon witness = : The rea-
son witness dbl not take the ship to Valparaiso
was because the captain had already changed her
course. After the refusal OF the crew to 20 TO work
witness thought it his duty to 20 to the neare.l
nled States port In order to deliver the vessel e.
her owners, and because he considered II danger
Gus to sail with the crew. After he took command
the crew did all he told them to do.
The second mate and crew corrObOratcd The matt
in his testimony Those who know Capt. Nichol.
believe the account OF his drunkenness and abust
TO be a libel on his good name The whole case, t
a man who is familiar with the sea looks like pu
up job. The captain is drowned, and no one i
found TO testify for the dead commander. 1t ap
pears to have been of INSTRUMENTATION on the
part of the officers. BY their own testimony boil
mates are guilty Of disobeying the captain. The Of
fetal log absent, and in fact a part of the log
was written while going up the river to New Or
leans The mate says the crew went aft and pu
the captain In iron. Are ships crew the custodi
ans of the irons? Didn't the mate provide them.
This officers whole testimony goes to show that h,
was the real culprit, and that the trouble wa
brought about by his dislike of the captain Thos,
hn Lr1nr 10,