The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-01-04


other dividend on the 18th of next February and
| the stock will go up to par. l believe that the
| road can continue to pay dividends. Here is one
| big item-la>t year, the road laid out $4,000
| for new steel rails this year it will have to lay
/ pGt but $50. 900. | know men in this city who
! have been told by insiders TO hold on to their
stO ok till it goes up to par. 1t is reported that
| PaysOn Tucker is a large holder Of Maine Cen
| tral stock. The most daring Spectator whom
know. is a Young man in this city who bought
100000 OF Maine Central on pure cheek. He
didn't have a dollar Of his own to buy it with,
! but borrowed 100000 of bank and gave the
| stock in pledge to the bank besides his note. He
didn't buy till the stock was up in the 10s, but
| if he should sell out to-day he would make a
| handsome thing on nothing. He holds his stock
and believes another dividend is coming. know
Il Lewiston gentleman who bought % shares at
60 and sold at so to 80. | am acquainted with
gentleman in the eastern part of the State, who
OWLS 1000 shares of Maine Central and who
has bought 400 shares within Il few months,
paying - to 81 for it. He has about 800 shares
that didn't cost him more than 10 to y. If the
stock continues to go up, his profits will be
enormous.
PROPOSED TARIFF CHANGES.
The features of special interest to Maine in
which the tariff has been changed by the Com
mission and the Committee on ways and means.
are rs follows: Lumber of all kinds is reduced
from 20 per cent. to 10 per cent. al Gdt0rem;
ltlflOtN. Dutttl- udtS dlu NOOl are
unchanged; hay (Which the tariff commission
report would have put on the free lisD is 81 80
per ton: and potato starch and all other starch
| is 2cts per ID. W ch is Il reduction of half
cent on wheat starch, and no change on potato
starch. The commission report made no dis
tinction between the duty on oranges and lem
ons whether packed in foreign or American box
c> A the instance Of the delegation from Maine,
which state has large trade in packing boxes,
the ways and means committee have decided to
vor Of American boxes. The commission re-
ported i'll favor of admitting Canadian wood
and chemical pulp free but the delegation from
Maine, which State has extensive manufactures
OF wood pulp, have asked the committees of the
Senate and House to retain duty of - per cent.
NOW 20 per cent? as most of the chemicals
which enter ; production have "A duty of %
per cent. and no other articles advanced in
manufacture are put on the free list. Lewiston
journal.
TAEwEIL & co. vs.. TILLsoN.
EOCKLAND, Dee. -. The case of Farweli q
Go. V. Davis TIllSon, on trial in the Supreme
Court during the past week, resulted to-day in
a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiffs al
legged that i'll 1873. Tillson contracted with them
to transport all granite for the St. Louis custom
house by vessel from Hurricane Island to Bal
timore; that after about 5000 of the total 1000
tons were carried, Tl>on shipped the balance
from Rockland by rail. The writ claimed
being for balance due on general average adj
luStlnent and damages at $4,000. The jury re-
turned a verdict of 1851 for the plaintiffs, that
being the amount of the general average adjust
ment. and independent of the alleged contract
to freight the stone. Gould and Robinson for
the plaintiffs Litlctield for the defendant.
later despatch says: In the case OF Farwell
n Go. vs.. TillsOn. reported Thursday, the fail
ure to recover damages for breach of contract
in carving stone was on account of the ruling
gt fl,4 1hlr Nyit no nttItn {
frauds. The ease goes to the law court to deter
mine the accuracy of this ruling.
EASTERN INDUSTRIES.
The Boston Journals respondent, &c. l..
NJ" who recently visited the eastern part of
the State. says the st. CroiX cotton mill at Mill
town started up about six weeks ago and is
now running 800 looms, which number will be
doubled in the spring. The goods manufact-
ured are gray and coiored shirtings and brown
cottonS. This mill is situated upon the New
Brunswick side of the st. CroiX River. and it
is intended. ii is understood to manufacture
exclusively for the English markets. The
company OWNS lands upon the American side,
and may at some future time erect another mill
to supply the American market..... Shaw Broth
crs nave placed $50 electric lights in their
tanncry at Grand Lake Stream Plantation
1.-THE vast amount of hemlock bark required
for the extensive tanneries of Eastern Maine,
it Is beginning to be feared, will ere long eX-
hauSt the supply.
LUMBER SURVEYS AT BANGOR.
me Boston JoErhal correspondent learns
| of lumber at the port of Bangor for 1882 was
1I2l 094 feet, divided as follows Green pine,
ctI 1G ~ s31. ;rtn ,,3 ~ .,an iIln nj
sr,,,o1 in tsu1 ,r. ia otu % ,,II in 100 40
40 a. Fer ,'on ,,''To ",,t III tha
two Years ago. but ten millions less than in 1881.
Dry pine shows gain of 200 per cent. over
inl- Ia. 7innd q 1,iiillion fot ir.o 1. wan,
',d 'nt ',o,i ,,,;I e "3' M,
smryaJ If >,,rn ,lonr this vr1i. u ohoni equal
to.tEe total survey Of 1850. 1t is thought that
~ ~, ~ - .D,oV"'o0' ieel III ~ suIftHto
~ i Nv '"0'N'o' - last S'''lli9 p"eh "
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T-.1tf or MAJOR ,1-prcK
,t,;. r,5 !, ,t:, -
II, -iit''i '''i, - w lI'h' "a AUGUSTA, u!Vo
', ~ l,Ft. W $50 +: years MHlor
Sl'' " q; d iI me- VI ~. II - Ni'IIl' az
*" 10y ~ q. =, VI "iitAttioi "a HSIoilu
w., ,'l' 'i oUii'i,i- Uu' W nv w" ~ -i'loi
~ pltNei lol llleIl'oIlous service ne entered
@ ,,'''i ~ ~ III VI to
WA, 80. lrtul nr' 70 tN me; ne "as
+ 'iii'Ilsi' In'hip'L VI lhe " a. ~, HaNlI
p.,H - oillin@hqcr of Maine. lie
va -ifSs,I " ~ ust" i-ouSe VI Nlasohs' itp
poln,.t i't4lc l-Ipl a. ian ~ t'oH' N1hher anu
toh.!nu'd through tie term OF Coy. DAVIS. A.
w 'ii'ir "a ms @o'n ne N't9 NY Sle'h III te
P''s''" ounce % AUGUSTA lie uleu OIL tryslpe-
'"N'
HE CASE OF SERGEANT KELLY.
BATH Dee. % Plpadinps reIatino TO the ILL
| ri>,iiotion of the State court TO try Sergeant
! Kelly were comDletei this mornino. Renresen
| tatiVes of fine @nited STATES Government want
! ed the ourstion relating TO iurisdiction sphmit-
| ted TO and decided by the supreme Judicial
! Court of Maine without rcsortinp TO nroceed
| ipos to take possession of the prisoner The
| question GOES 10 the Law Court. which does moi
| meet till MAY. Sbould the Jurisdiction of the
| State court be sustained Kelly will he tried in
this county. probably next August.
IN GENERAL.
Atameeting of the Eastern Railroad direct
| or> held in Boston Friday Paysou Thicker. of
the Maine Central. was elected General Mana
ger Of the Eastern road
J. H. O>good, of Gardiner. the well known
reformer. has been laboring in Massachusetts
in the temperance cause for several months
Gen. Fitzhueh Lee has been invited nv the
! Grand Army post of Bangor. TO deliver before
Them and The citizens Of R.nror hiS loctnro
on THE Battle of ChancpllorsyiIlr > which re-
Gently met with great success in southern cities
James II. Crowell. elected Rcnresrntatiye At
Kittcrv last September. resigned. and Thurs
dav. Dennis NJ. Shipleieb was elected ia IN the
vacancy. 4 certificate was issued to Mr. shin
leigh FRIDAY bv the Governor.
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