The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-12-18
General1ties.


six fairs.
The new American Episcopal Church in Paris
cost $500 900.
Twenty-one thousand houses were built in
London last year.
A newsboy recently found $50 900 In an
empty car seat on the Pan Handle Road.
California'S official vote shows Blaine has
plurality of 13, 12S in that State.
The Panama Canal Company estimates that
the canal will cost fnlly $l20,O00,00O.
1t is said at Hong Kong that China is deter
mined at all hazards to resist the French.
Mrs. Scoville, the sister of Charles j.
Guiteau, is selling chromos for living.
James R. Garfield and his brother Harry are
members of the Williams College Glee Club.
The fund to establish a kindergarten school
in Boston for the blind amounts to $40, ,251 .95.
A New Jersey lawyer charged a woman $500
for collecting thousand dollar insurance poll
cy.
A report from Dongola says that the Mudlr
has received intelligence of the death of the
Mahdi.
Francis d. Moulton, the ''MutuaI Friend" in
the Beecher-Tilton trial, died in New York
Dec. 3.
Governor Hoady, of Ohio, has appointed a
commission to present to Congress statue of
Garfield.
James d. Warren is candidate for United
States Senator in New York Arthur is not to
the front in that contest.
A bill providing for the suspension of the sill
yer dollar coinage has been introduced in the
Senate by Mr.. Mcpherson.
Four schooners were lost, with all on board,
in a hurricane off the coast of Newfoundland
on Saturday night, Nov. 80.
Lehigh valley iron producers have agreed to
cut in prices of 81 ton in order to compete
with low priced southern iron.
The outlook is still unfavorable and there are
few signs of improvement in the iron and steel
Industries and the kindred trades.
The merchants of New York held meeting
and unanimously requested Congress to pass
the Lowell Bankruptcy bill at once.
l.. v. Simpson and Dr.. Calhoun Lawrence, of
NechesviIle, Texas, being unable to agree upon
the settlement of a debt, killed each other.
George Augustus Sala will arrive in this
country in January on his way to Australia via
San Francisco. He will lecture in Boston.
Jules Levy, the cornetist, was married in
Erie, Pa, Dec. 4th, TO Miss Stella Costa,
the solo soprano of the Levy concert company.
Prince Bismarck. in opposing Herr Wind
horst's motion in favor of religious liberty, was
badly beaten when the question put to
vote.
Secretary Lincoln, in his annual report, re-
Dukes Chief Signal Officer HaZen for his I'M
warranted reflections on the departments Arc
Tic policy.
Twelve Chinese war ships have been order
ed to raise the French blockade of Formosa.
The ships will be under The command of "a
German officers.
St. John received his votes in the States
where the liquor power has is own wav-in
New York ONO. etc. In radically temperance
States his vote was OF no account.
A Key West paper says if the Spanish treaty
Is ratified that cit! is doomed, as it would force
about seven thousand citizens engaged in the
tobacco business cut of employment.
A terrific explosion of dynamite and gun
powder occurred at Stratford, n. H., Friday
evening, destroying farm house and wound
ing eight persons, four of them fatally.
The corner stone of the building for the New
York Merchante Exchange was laid Thurs
day, on the corner of Hudson and Harrison
streets. The building will cost 100000
Seven well dressed men, each assuming the
name OF Kenyon Burton, swindled women in
Newton, Mtss., recently, with Il worthless
compound that they sold for fine bar soap.
A >coundre raised false cry of fire dur
ing crowded meeting of the Salvation Alml
at FAN River Friday night, and created
panic, which nearly resulted in loss of life.
Thirty persons were almost roasted to death
in Il burning ear in Canada; the bell rope had
broken, and the engineer was warned by pas
.lit,,I,i l,l. if,r
The President on Dec. 3rd, sent to the
United States Senate the important appoint
meuts made during the past few months, in-
Mrs. Sarah Z. Howe, of the Womans Bank
fame IN Boston, ana who has just started III
business there said To be similar to her first
venture, has been "ordered out" by her land
lord.
Opposition is manifested by certain Congress
men to any compromise on the Pacific Railway
question unless it can be shown that compro-
mise would tend to the benefit of the Govern
ment.
All the States presidential electors cast their
ballot, Dec. Sd for President and Vice President.
The North Carolina ballots We're made of raw
silk grown in the state and made into Amer
lean flags.
A clergyman's wife at Riverhead, l.. L., has
eloped with wealthy farmer named Terry.
Eloping seems to run in Terry's family his
sister eloped two years ago, leaving a husband
and four children.
The last spike connecting the Eastern and
Boston and Maine Railroads, in Dover, \. H.,
WAS driven Thursday evening, and the rails are
now ready for business from the Boston and
Maine depot over either road.
Jesse d. Bright, who was expelled from the
United States Senate for disloy yalty in March,
1862, has recently visited Cleveland in company
with Voorhees,. Mr.. Cleveland received these
gentlemen with great kindness.
State Treasurer Carter, of New Hampshire
has already received claims for bounles on 27,-
46S woodchucks. There is still large part of
the State to hear FROM which will probably
bring the number up TO 10000.
The L. S. steamer Boston was successfully
launched al Roach's shipvard at Chester, Pa,
Thursday. The Boston is 2S6 feet over all, 30
on water line, AZ feet beam, 2o feet depth Of
hold, and her displacement is $500 tons.
From the annual report of United States
Treasurer Wyman, il appears that the net rev.
enue of the Government for the last fiscal year
was nearly fifty millions OF dollars less than in
1883. the decrease having been principally in the
Internal Revenue and Customs Departments.
The steamship Great Eastern will sail for
New Orleans on the 18Th of December In
consequence of reports that she was in an
safe condition to undertake an ocean voyage
She has been thoroughly overhauled and her
hull and machinery found to be sound. One
hundred men are working upon her making
necessary repairs.
The report of the Postmaster General SAYS
the loss for the first year caused Dy reducing
the postage from two 10 three cents is Sc ,33T,
l14S3, which is about two and thrPe-quarter
millions less than was estimated BY the Depart
ment when the experiment proposed.
postal cards amounting to over sixteen and I.
half millions.
Mr.. Blalne's Augusta Speech.