The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-02-07
GeneraIitieS.

Forty of the students of the Texas UNIVERSE
ty are women.
Matthew Arnold complains of lack of enthu-
siasm in American audiences.
The American Lumber Company of Toronto
has failed for nearly 81 ,000,0 600
New York is beginning to talk about a
Worlds Fair eight years hence.
Only emigrants of good character are to be
sent from Great Britain to Canada.
California has given the order for the casting
of "A monument to Garfield to Munich sculp-
or.
California is at present producing not far
from 5000 900 of gold aud silver bullion an
nually.
In working the telegraph lines the Canadian
government has sustained a loss of over fifty
per cent.
Queen Nictorias new book will be Illustrated
from drawings by herself and her daughter
Beatrice.
Congressman Mackey of South Carolina died
last week. Six Congressman have died in this
Congress.
The recent gale in Europe destroyed the
breakwater at Port Erin, Isle of Man, which
cost S350,000.
Three brothers and their cousins shot and
killed two men in North Carolina, as the result
of Old quarrels.
A committee of experts has investigated the
sanitary condition of Yale College, and the re-
port is favorable.
Miss Winnie Hall Of Temple, Tex, is the Old
est old maid IN America, having just reached
the age of 100 years.
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Philadelphia have been indicted for conspiracy
and tmbezzlement.
It is said that old shoes are used now in fla
NOrlng the cheap rum sold at many low grug
shops in New York.
Democratic leaders in Congress now say it
Will be their purpose to provide for An early
adjournment of Congress.
Official reports laid before the Dominion Par
Lament show that the national debt has mater
Tally increased since 1873.
Holloway. the English pill! maker. who died
worth S5.o00,000, always lived over his own
store and had no amusement.
The Spanish Cabinet has decided that the
commercial convention with the United States
should 90 into effect on March l>t.
There is evidence that twelve small children.
whose names were not on the passenger list.
We're lost on the City of Columbus
The sea ing steamship Bear has been pur-
chased at Newfoundland by the United States
government for the Greedy Relief Expedition
Genera! Wallace has demanded indemnities
from Turkey for the illegal arrest of an Ameri-
can and for recent attack, on American travel
ers
The meanest man in The United States lives
in Pennsylvania. His wife hit him with roll
ing pin. and he had her arrested for stealing
wood,
The Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Company
has acquired by purchase the National relt-
graph Company's lines, which extent from
New York to Chicago
A monster living in Cincinnati. murdered
his wife and attempted TO chop up her remains
to hide his crime. He was seriously wounded
by The police before he surrendered.
Iden G. Abbott. Cashier of the Union Mar
Net National Bank of WATERFOWL. has stolen
81 900 belonging to the bank and ab>conded.
lie collected the money within three days.
Fifty years hence" says Il Detroit lake cap
tain, THE sight of bark, brig or schooner on
the inland waters will draw IA crowd as a curl
o,ity. Steam i, knocking out the sui-craft by
The dozen"
A bill is before the New York Legislature
compelling the Boston aud Albany Railway
Company 10 reduce its passenger rates to two
cents per mc over that portion Of the road in
New ork State.