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The Republican journal., 1882-04-13
Strikes.

The general prosperity of the country is ap-
parently about to be checked by cNtcn>iv, labor
strikes. For months there has been such a de-
mand for both skilled and un>krd labor that
no man need stand IDLE. There was WORK for
all. Wages have been advanced until most
workncn are receiving q much per day as
was paid during the war. But then it took
nearly three grecnback dollars to maxi, one
gold dollar and the prices Of all the nerrS>arcs
Of life, to say nothing Of the luXuricS We're fair
greater than now. Without entering INTO 4 a.
tailed comparison Of prices and values. it il safe
TO say that the man Who now receives two do-
lars per day i better paid than those who re-
ceivcd three dollars per day in war times In
reality the difference i even greater in favor
of the workmcn Of to-day.
Then why strike: If left to themselves. we
believe that worllmen would rarely strike.
Here and there reduction OF wages. or SOME
oppres>ion real or fanccd, on the part ot their
employers might precpitatc action of thi~ Kind.
But in nine cases out of ten, >trik, are brought
about by men who do not labor themselves, but
who. As offices Of so-callcd trades unions, live
on the earrings of working men. ThO>, who
Join these associations under the idea that they
are furthcrng their own interests and securing
protection from what GemagoglIc> of the Dennis
kearney stripe call The tyranny of capital, are
iabOling under serious drlusion. They simply
allow themselves to be robbed of a certain per
centagc of their wages. and become The Slaves
Of the officers OF the unions. The workman
may be perfectly satisfied with hi> employment
and employer and making Il comfortable living
for himself and family, but W hem me union OF
der him to strike he must obey. no matter how
great lhr sacrifice on his part. With thc l1bOrpr
under their cunlrol il is but natural thai the OIL
ticcr> of these unions should undertake to die
tate terms TO employers, to regulate tile hours
Of work and the wages paid. So tyrannical
were the typographical unions that With few
exceptions the leading newspaper, Of The toml-
try have been compelled TO discharge their
union printers that they might have the lnmI-
agcmcnt of their own business.
The regulating of the amount paid for labor
is a very simple matter. When Workmcn de-
mand more than an employer can afford to luy,
the factories and other Industries must shut
down. 1t is purely matter of business. one
phase of this question is presented in Il recent
issue of the Washington. d. G., star. In a
series of interviews with architects and build
er>. it shows that the increase Of wages. to-
gether With the advance i'll materials has check
ed building operations. even in cases where the
land had been bought and plans drawn. And
suspension of work of this kind, as in factorc,
and other enterprises, is not solely 4 loss TO
those who would otherwise have been employ
ed but affects more or less directly ali Glasses
Of our people and the country generally
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13
STATE OF MAINE.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
A PROC LA MATI TON.

lii accordance with pous and time honoreG Gu
tom, come down to us from the Pilgrim Fathers
and found so suitable to our love and veneration !
HARRIS NJ. PLAlSIEp Governor. by and with
the advice and consent of the Council, do hereby
appoint and set apart Thursday. the thirteenth day
Of APRIL as a day Of humiliation, fasting ana
PRAYER. And do recommend to the Christian neo-
PIE Of our State to keep his, their annual fast re-
train from labor business, amusCmcnts, and, in
their homes and houses of public worship, humble
themselves before Him whose mercy cndureth for
ever;-supphcating His favor upon themselves, the
state and Nation: conicsSing their sins and seeking
forgiveness of the same, in humility of spirit. "It
we confess our SINS He is faithful and ius for
give us our sins and cleanse us from All upright
eouaness.
Given at the Council Chamber III Augusta, this
thirty first day of March, in the wear of our
Lord one thousand, eight hundred ami eighty
two. and of the Independence of the United
states OF America, the one hundred and sixth
HARRIS NJ PLAI>TED.
BY the Governor.
JOSEPH O. SMITH, Secretary of state
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Another case of brutal outrage upon an
American citizen, and of outrageous insult to
our flag, is reported, and should receive the
immediate attention of the government The
schooner Mary Evelena, Capt. Hanscomb, was
seized on a trumped up charge of smuggling by
the Spanish authorities in the West Indies, the
schooner taken to Ruatan, where she has since
rOtted and sunk, and the captain and crew
thrust into prison. The crew were subsequent
lyreleased, but the captain was, at last accounts,
IN jail and dying of malarial fever Full par
tlculars of this outrage have been brought to
Philadelphia by the captain of the schooner
Julia Baker. If the report he makes is not eX-
aggerated, it is the most atrocious outrage in
flicted on an American citizen in the West In
dies since the Nirginius affair. There was
time when the stars and stripes We're respected
by the petty republics and dependencies Of the
West Indian isles and of South America.
Boston Post.
We regret to have to remind our esteemed
contemporary that its language is not diplomat
ic. Neither is it in accord with the un-Ameri-
can policy which for many years, with recent
State Department. The idea seems to have
been to teach ''petty republics" that American
citizens have no rights to be respected As
Chill must not be interfered with because She
has three iron-clads, it of course will not do to
demonstrate with Spain, whose navy is far SUI
peror to ours, SO far as ships and ordinance are
concerned. How would it do to present Spain
with new schooner in place of the one cap
tured, which rotted and sunk ON her hands 1t
might please her YOU see, and then-Span has
a navy. Meanwhile will the Post please re-
member not TO say anything disrespectfuI of
nations that have navieS.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

The Atlanta Georgia. Constitution SAYS that
Gath easily maintains his supremacy as
high above the malice of his critics as the sing
ing skyark is above the dust" Yes, Gath
does get thigh" occasionally and goes on lark
but it is not the part Of friend to mentionit But
seriously, "Gath's" distortions Of history, mis-
statements Of current facts ana snap Judgments
on public men, are legitimate subjects Of criti-
cism. 1t is not expected that the new >pappr
correspondent can always be strictly accurate,
but il is his duty to spare no labor or effort to
be as accurate as possible i'll his statements and
if he fails to do so he has only himself to blame.
The fact that Cath" has declined from first to
second or third class journals shows that his
writings are fast losing value. And this not
alone because of his habitua inaccuracv. but
because his style has become siipshod verbose,
and tlatulcnt.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Nomlcy, the color"d proprietor Of Il we'll
known Washington hotel, was born Il Slave.
The first use he made of his sperity after the
war was to bring his old mistress to his fine
hotel and give her the best room i'll it. and, On
hearing that granddaughter of his master " H.
in Washington in a Government office. he went
to her. invited her to make his house her homr,
and when She told him She could not accept
that he proposed that She should pay him what
She would have to pay in Il boar,ling-houSc and
take the best his house afforded. Don't YOU
know" she answered, ''that if it We're known
that lived at Wormley'S it would lie said thai
my poverty was pretcnse. and should lose
my office i'll a week: And if | exp aimed how
lived there. nobody would believe that 50 much
disntcrcStcdncSs existed in the work.
To the above story which we find in an cN-
change may be appended one of ext Congressman
Robert Smals. of South Carolina also coorrd
man. When in Congress Mr.. Small> was &
member of the Committee on Agriculture He
was usually punctual in attending its meetings.
but one day he arrived at the committee room,
heated and out of breath. after an adjournment
had taken place. lie explained TO the clerk Of
Department had detained him. SubSeqlent-
ly il was learned that Mr. Smals had obtained
a clerkship in the Department for a daughter Of
his former owner. one day political discus
sion arose among the clerks. and this Young lady
expressed her Southern sentiments very strong
ly Soon after She received notice that her ser
vices We're no longer required. She notified
Congressman SmallS, and he fastened to the
Treasury Department, and secured the young
lady's reinstatement, giving her also some good
advice. This we believe to have been not the
only service Mr.. Smals rendered the family
whose slave he had been, and whom he after
ward was mainly Instrumental in supporting
The talk of taking the temperance question
out of politics generally comes from Democrats
who will not support prohibitory laws because
they are of Republican origin. or from men who
want to control little party of their own. The
result of the recent elections in Ohio shows that
the Democrats of that State. at least are not
disposed to take the temperance question out of
politics. In passing what is known as the Pond
law for regulating the liquor traffic, says the
New York Herald
The Republicans appear to have made the
curious blunder or miscalculation of counting
upon strong Democratic temperance support.
Ii there are any temperance advocates of that
political persuasion in the State they turned up
with the regular ticket in their hands on election
day.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

In reviewing the twenty-five contested cleo
ton cases considered by the House Committee
on Elections, ''Perley' says
The testimony in each one of these cases
shows that the most barefaced frauds and I'M
blushing violations Of the law were resorted to
i'll order to defeat the Will of the majority Of the
voters and to pcrpeuate Bourbon rule in the
South. 4 simple statement of the facts, as dis
closed by the record in these eases, would fully
justify every assertion made during the Prcsi-
dental campaign Of 1850, that the Democratic
party Is III favor of the suppression of the Re
publican voter in the South by fair means or bv
foul, and is determined that if it can prevent il
there shall not be in those States fair election
and an honest count
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Saturday it was found to consist principally of
Canton mating worth less than - per bale.
Meantime steps to apprehend the head of the
house at Hong Kong, by means of cable orders
to arrest him, resulted in the receipt of a de-
spatch saying that he had sailed on the last
steamer. probably for France. Detectives in
the latter country endeayored to find him at the
time he was expected to arrive, but he has been
traced, If is believed. to Italy. His capture is
well nigh despaircd of although pursuit is being
made as rapidly as possible. The silk shipped
to Europe by Nogel Il Co., is worth not more
than so per bale. 1t was paid for at the rate
of nearly $500. The losses to consienees of the
concern thus far reported amount to about
SoOO,0O0. One Boston firm received $500
bales of so-called hemp by the Richard Robin
son and il was worth about one-sixth the amount
paid a thorough investigation of the affairs is
being made and more definite statement will
soon be ready
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

John ". Gritlith>, the founder Of the Amer-
can Ship newspaper died at his residence in
Brooklyn on the Both ult, aged - years 6
months. He had been in failing health for
some time. The Ship says Of the deceased
His high ambition was to promote those in
terests to which his life has been devoted.
Thirty years ago he originated the idea Of a six
day steamship line to Europe, and his latest
effort was to perfect the model and plans for Il
steamer of the greatest attainabe speed. an end
which has been assigned to other Workmcn to
complete. Though he has left his recent aSSoc-
ates in this office, The Ship will keep on sailing,
under good advisers
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13
Ways that are Dark.
GREAT FRAUDS BY \ FIRM IN THE CHINA
TRADE.

GREAT FRAUDS BY \ FIRM IN THE CHINA
TRADE.
BosToN, April 10. The Journal says: An
outline of the operations of an extensive swim
die in the China trade reached Boston this
morning and the indications are that gigantic
fraud is about to be exposed. The house of
Nogel 4 Co.. of Hong Kong, has done large
business in hemp. silk and other goods between
China and America and Europe Very recent
ly the English and French con>ignreS of the firm
received several cargocs Of cheap. fourth rate
silks in place Of tr>t-clasS goods which had
been ordered and paid for. Hardly had an in
yestigation been begun when the arrival Of the
ship Richard Robinson in New York, Saturday.
with cargo from the same house. exposed an
extensive fraud of the same nature Several
New ork and Boston firms received consign-
ments of hemp, as they supposed, by the YES
sells. They had sent letters of credit and pur-
chased through banking houses, as is customary
in the China trade, large quantity of hemp
worth nearly $50 Der bale.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13


be Collector of Customs at Castne--a reappoint
ment.
Mrs r. H. Moody, while reaching for jar,
day last week, fell, the jar falling on and badly
cutting one wrist.
The Lewiston Journal says that by the recent
death of a sister at Lncolnvile, DR.. Lamb, of
Portland, has inherited snug sum of money.
Capt Ryan, of sch Lillian, who arrived from
Boston last week, reports it q the toughest pas
sage ever experienced by him between the two
ports.
John Doe, fyorkman at Thombs 4 Osbornc'5
sailloft swalIoweda silver dime on Tuesday, which
lodged in his throat Dr. Fletcher removed it by
succussion.
Fresh mackerel were in our market last week at
twenty five cents each. salmon may soon be eN-
pectcd. Good fish have been scarce of late, but
they are becoming more plentiful,
The Prog Age last week, said that the late school
meeting In this city was Illegal, and that another
would have to he held The city solicitor says it
was legal meeting and no other meeting is likely
to he held this year
Abram Dodge on complaint of >ewell b. fetch
er, was before Judge Boardman last week, on q
charge of malicious mischief in destroying line
fence. The parties live in Isesboro. Dodge
arraigned anr pleaded not guilty. Trial postponed
until to-day.
II II. Coombs has been making some needed i'm
proyelnents at hi, furniture rooms in this city
room for the trimming Of casket- has been lifted
up, as has also a rear room for chamber sets. Mr.
G. is supplying the furniture for nfteeu rooms in It
hotel ut Mt Desert.
This is the season of the year lien the farmer il
,Fta, hos
called to the soluble Pacific Guano and Bradlcy'~
/. >upcrphosphate- for safe by Frank r. Gray
this city. The latter tertiIizer which is one Of
the hest in the Market T. .l-a for Sale by Howc- a
Co., Belfast
ship Louis Walsh at this port was about the same
as chartered to load at St John for Liverpool
| when along came AN English steamer and took the
cargo at les, figure. The captain Is now seeking
| & freight In the meantime repairs are being made
on the snip. The captain pronouuces the Walsh :.
good vessel and Is much pleased with his purchase,
| The county commissioners met at Nortupor, 90
Tuesday to consider the pctitiouo of H. y Lancaster
ami Is others for a new road leading from Niral
IHlS TO land Of Washington Pitcher. The oHtrrt
is to gain a more accessible entrance to the Camp
Ground The commissioners were met with thirty
rcmun frances -ignet Dy over sou people. Tn
| commissioners have NOT yer given decision,
| The following is Of interest O.. masters of oar
| coa-tinE yessc--
| \ouce j. given BY the lighthouse board that ouur
about May lst, l-s5 abistliug signal buoy Win bee
muured near Boone I>l0ut ledge, of Boone Island.
| Maine, in place of the first clas- iron ruoy now
| therr. This buoy is painted with rcd ana BLACK
| horizontal stripes, with n l. IT, painted I'm whit.
letters "a the middle black band. pa. sumouu,rl
| uy whistle operated by th" motion NJ the -cu jt
| gives blasts at short intervals.
i,. p,to. f;t,. orer,,, J,,i,,,,,. f L,t rlt,, ,
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

The Apache Indians demand more beef r;-
tons-or gore. 1t will be cheaper to furnish the
beef than to carry ON an Indian war; which is
now threatened.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Robinson, the man so badly beaten at the ka-
tahdin Iron Works. is greatly improved and is
able now to be out. and Maine will escape hay
ing another murder added to her list.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

1t is not easy to determine whether Shipherd
is investigating the Senate committee, or the
committee investigating Shiphertl
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Henry Watterson says tariff reform il "A COM
ing, not a going question; that ut is the kew
note, the cornerstone, Of the young Democracy,
on which we shall carry the next House and
elect the next President" Your young Drmoc-
racy will have to grow a good deal. Henry be-
fore they can carry out this programme.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Hon. W. +. Chandler. the new Secretary of
the Navy is Blaine man. and will stir up the
fossils i'll the Navy Departments 1t is time that
energy and executive ability Were placed at the
head of naval affairs, and Mr.. Chandler has
both in abundance.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

The Republicans of Ohio We're defeated in Gin
cinnati and other large cities yesterday because
Of the recent enactment Of the Pond license law
by the Republican Legislature, which closes
liquor shops on sunday. and imposes license
fee Of $500 upon all classes Of retailers. Similar
influences affected the result in indianapolis.
wei. thoy wore Defeated In a gnnL cnll>A
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

The New York Herald. Tribune. and Times
emigration bill The World tries to turn it to
party account, The san Francisco papers are,
of course, unit in denouncing the Veto, and
the Pacific coast is up in arms atthe prospect of
continued Chinese invasion
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Old man Bender has been captured again
and as usual proves to be the wrong man.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

The fact of amans being Il Republican doesn't
hinder him from being demagoguc and agi-
tator. Prog. Age.
The editor of the Age furnishes, in person,
convincing proof that man need not be Il Re
publican to be "a demagogue and agitator"
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

In a recent address on temperance L. I. Bar
mum said: statistics prove that 10000 persons
stagger into drunkards' graves i'll the United
States every year. Figures in the Internal Re
view Department show that $500, 100000 was
spent for liquor in this country last Year"
Startling statistics,
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Well executed silver dollars have been crctl-
lating, of late, in York county.
Same here Their execution reflects great
credit on the United States mints
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

The base ball season was opened in MaSsa-
chusetts on Fast Day. Would not the first day
Of the month have been more appropriate?
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

In reply to the argument that an extra session
Of the Maine Legislature must be held to reap
portion the State for the election Of Senator and
Representatives, the Boston Post says
The constitution of New York provides for a
reapportonment of that state once in ten years,
but none has been made for twice ten years. and
there has been no anarchy or boodshed in con-
sequence of this neglect and refusal to obey the
mandates of the constitution
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Oscar Wilde is delighted with New Orleans,
but we have not yet heard whether New Orleans
is delighted with Oscar Wilde.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Our winter songstcr, the crow. is not an OBJ
jet Of pity, even in the coolest weather. The
crow endures the severe winters Of Russia
without caws OF complaint. The crow is It
tough citizen
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

The cheek of the New y ork publisher who
asks for the insertion of a ST. crtisement in
return for s. paper is quite oyerpowering;
but We rise to say that the advertisement will
be published on receipt of Sl2-cash in advance
and if we want his paper We will subscribe
for il. Business is business.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

A popular song enquiries, "Wherc was Moses
when the light went OUT" If the enquiry re-
fers to eN-Gov. Moses, Of 5. g., his present
whereabouts can be stated with certainty. He
is in jail in New York city.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Judge Wyle's decision sustains the indct-
ments in the star route cases.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Maple syrup may not be ''linked sweetness.
but it is certainly 'long drawn OUT this year
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

The first Raymond excursion to Colorado,
New Mexico and California left Boston ON the
9th, the second leaves to-day, and the third will
leave on the 9th. \ gentleman who went to
Washington with one Of the recent RAYMOND
excursions writes to friend in this city that
the managers DO all and more than they
promise.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

This is the fifth time Hon. A. H. Stephens has
formally retired from public life. 1t is thought
that he might be urged to stand once more.
From this we infer that although Mr.. Stephens
is of retiring disposition. he is not at all back
ward in coming forward.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

Boston does not like the Presidents Roland
for Beard.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

General Weaver is said to be the head and
front of the Greenback party. He seems to be
the body and legs also. Mobile Register.
And the hoof and horns
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

The high price of corn has sounded the death
squeaI of many porker.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE. The following
are the transfers in real estate in Waldo county,
for the week ending Aprl Ilth-Freeman Atwood,
Monroe, to Benz. F. Cousins same town. Harriet
\. Abbott, Winterport. to Reuben Snow, same
town. Ada $ Colby, Belfast, to Maria d. Dean
same town. Benz w. Crosby, Petesboro, \. H., to
Ella w. Kendall, Belfast. y. g. Clifford, Stockton
to VIM g. Moulton, same town. Mayo H. and
Alice b. Clement, Freedom, to Benz. A. GOWN
same town. Horatio Dunton Searsmont, to John
+. erie, same town. Nellie NJ. Dorr, WinterpOrt,
by guardian, to Edwin l.. Nickerson, same town
Matilda Elingwood, Hampden, to Almetlia shaw
Winterport Mary W. Foster & al, Portland, to
Lucinda Woodman, Liberty. Enos Foye, Freedom
Unity, to Alonzo Coffin, same town. VIM. Hussey,
Freedom, to Samuel Norton, Belfast Olive $ Hatch
4 al, Knox, to Lydia Narney, same town. Chas
l.. Hurd, Carlisle, Mass, to Martha G. Hurd Win
terport. James Maddocks, Monroe to Rodney y.
Levensaler, same town. Edwin l.. Nickcrson, Win
terport, to Susan c. Baker, same town Heirs Of
Jesse Nickerson, Winterport, to Edwin l.. Nicker
son, same town Samuel Otis K al, Belfast to
tbenezer Newell, same town. James NJ. Robertson
Waldo, to Martha A. Davis, same town Frank o.
Ryan, knox, to VIM. J. Sheehan, Brooks. Emily
A. Spear, Montville to Daniel s. Meservev, Nor
rill. Henry A. Snow, Winterport, guardian, to
Edwin l.. Nickerson, same town. Albert Thomp
son, Unity, TO Susie A. Pendeton, same town.
Benz. p. Upham, Liberty, to Silas T. Hall, same
town. Heirs of Isaac Woodman, Searsment, to
Lucinda Woodman, Liberty. Lucinda WooGman,
Liberty, to Mathew J. Creasey, same town.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13

SUBSCRIBERS renting money or desiring to
have the address of papers changed, must state the
Post Office to which the paperha been sent, as well
as the Office to which it is TO 90.
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REPUBLICAN JOURNAL.

BELFAST, THURSDAY, April 13, 1882.
The Republican journal., 1882-04-13
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY THE
Republican Journal Publishing Co.

CHARLES A. PILSBURY ...........E EDITOR.
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