The Republican journal., 1882-01-26

The Gospel Banner says that the article recent
ly appearing in the Boston Globe relative to the
Maine Insane Asylum, and attributed to Mrs
Qulnby, of Augusta, one of the trustees of the
Asylum, was not published by her. The Banner
says the author is woman and her residence is
Boston. She was introduced to Mrs Qunby some
time ago as the Secretary of an organization call
ed the National Association for the Protection of
the Insane" 4 correspondence was the result.
Questions were asked by this lady, as if by author
lty concerning the inside working of the Hospital
and they were answered in the freedom of conf
dence. When the Hospital Investigations com
menced this lady made herself quite prominent,
but as her views appeared to have little weight
she soon returned to Boston, and from that time
to this has shown bitterness Recently she has
threatened publishing Mrs. . IS letters and has
now published this article, containing some things
Mrs. Z wrote, and many which she did not write,
and the whole is wretehedly garbed.
IN GENERAL.
The next meeting of the Council will be held on
Monday, February 9th.
fremont has an artistic butcher who has kill
ed over $500 pounds of hog this season.
three years old steer recently slaughtered in
North Haven grted feet, inches His mate
girted : feet
The Flowers sleeping car, invented by Capt
VIM Flowers of Bangor is SAID to be an admira
bic arrangement for comfort on the rail and the
company owning the invention will take steps to
introduce it.
In Augusta, at sunrise Jan. 18th the mercury
stood from 70 to 20 below; a at Togus; l6 at the
Hospital; 26 at Pettengills Corner
Bulldlng prospects are said to be good III Bangor
fer the coming spring and summer.
Meddy bemps Lake contains 81 islands and is
three miles wide and six long
The Pioneer says that one family Bible consti
tutes the entire assets of an insovent Houlton
merchant IN insolvency
Maine produced 100 900 more bushels of wheat
last year than all the remainder of the n f States
Robert 5. Blaine, brother Of the ex secretary
Of State, has been appointed printing clerk OF the
House Of Representatives. at salary of S260.
The Florida Times tells of ian elderly wealthy
gentleman from Maine, travelling for his health
who was "bankoedH out of $500 in Jacksonville.
\ series Of revival meetings is being held in
Hampden under the direction Of Messrs Mcken
ney, Smith and Jones revivasts. The work is
progressing tavorably.
Lucy A johnson adyertses in the Machias Re
publican follows LAS for my husband post
ing and say ing left his bed and board ii is a
mistake, as slept on my own bed and earned my
own board, and thank the lord I'm glad to get nd
Of him
Governor Plasted has accepted a military com
pany of Irish Americans formed at Lewiston,
called The Montgomery Guards, and they will be
enrolled among the reserve militia OF Maine
Park Valentine, the young MAJ who was killed
at the Spuvten Duyvil disaster while on his bridal
tour, was a nephew of Rev. Park formerly
Congregational minister at Gardiner
ME Bath Times says an Irisbman lately created
considerable merrlment He mistook buoy that
was anchored off from the ship Yards for piece
OF DRIFT wood He hooked on to it and rowcd for
dear life for five minutes. The buoy remains
As a result of the purchase of the telephone
company in Maine the company has elected
new officers in Boston as follows: President w
4 lngham, Lowell treasurer Charles j. Gdden
Lowell: Secretary, Frank :. Rollins, Portland
General Manager Loren \. Downs. Portland
Al the annual meeting of the village corporation
of Pennington it voted 81 to A to carry the ques
ton of the legality Of the bonds issued BY the cor
poratlon in aid OF Maine Central K to the Su-
preme Court Of the United States
Rev D. W. Waldron has been unanimously re
elected Chaplain Of the Massachusetts House of
Representatives. position which he has held for
several years He is ar Augusta bow and gradu-
ated al the Bangor Seminary. For several years
he has been city missionary in Boston
The will OF the late Judge Fox, of Portland has
been admitted to probate He bequeathed his
property to his family with the exception of the
Aged Womens Home 81 900 Martha " ashngton
Society Female Samaritan Association and Re-
nevolcnt Society. 500 each. and his law library
10 the Circuit Court Association
a resident of York Harbor writes to the Ports
mouth Chronicle denying the accusation recently
made against the people of that vicinity that they
i'll treated a shipWrecked crew and concludes by
assuring honest seamen who are intending to
cruise along the coast of Maine that they need not
change their plans from any fear that If they
should chance to be thrown ashore anon the
saVagpS of ork karbOr. they will be roasted and
eaten
Sarah F Written. of Alfred who was bound
over last }uly to the supreme court for causinr
the death of her infant chiId NV drowning We
Mousam River has been sentenced ia State Prison
for life. by Jud,e Barrows She plead unity last
September to the Indictment found against her
but her case has been confined to this form in
hopes that Richard d Day. iDstigator of her crime
and who fled npon her arrest might ha cantnrad
but he is still at large
Charles i Moves Civil Enoineer died Thursday
of Bright's disease at his residence in Rrunswict
AGED ~ He was we'll l,nowp throughout tbat
part Of the state and highly esteemed
The Senate Thursday confirmed Selden Conner
to he Pension AGENT al angmsta Ma
Melvin. the bigamist lately abducted frono Fort
Fairfield Me, and imprisoned at Andoyer
and whose case If is understood was rafarrad to
Washington Wednesday niebt Jao 19th flad
through the bolts of his cell and escaped
Fix Secretary Blaine gave a notable dinner Marty
liz Washington Thursday evening amnnd the
.s,ios+s ,rhera pres;dort tr+bnr 90 ian1 So
ford of California British Minister SackriIa West
Gen Sherman Gen Hancock Senator UaIa Harry
James the novelist Thorudika Rica editor ~ IN
North American Review Mnrat HaIsted Andraw
Carnecin and Hon s r EItinS u;th roant iad;os
Allnding ia the rnnort that Mr. PLANE - ~ ha q
candidate for the National House in the third his
trct the Somerset Renorter .avs. ,.Itis thal;n
OF news that is too good to be frue
II i renortaa that Ganoral Tosbna rbo,,harlo;