The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
Generalities.

| shock Jan. 18th.
| The day of prayer for colleges will be Thurs
day, the last of January.
| The only Chinese paper in San Francisco
| has suspended publication.
| Snow fifteen inches deep on the level is re-
| ported from North Carolina.
movement is on foot to repeal the COM
mercia travellers tax in Georgia
Special precautions have been taken in st.
Petersburg for the safety of the Gar.
The making of hob nails by machinery will
throw hundreds of men out of IA trade
The question of the privilege of gambling in
clubs is to be tried in the London courts.
A small comet is visible at Key West. Fla.
! bearing west 40 degrees from the horizon.
The bill making all public roads and high
ways post routes passed the House the 17th.
jan 18th the Grand Montezuma Hotel at
Los Vegas, n. NJ, burned with ii loss of $780,
600.
The Illinois Supreme Court has decided that
contracts made on Sunday are valid and bind
ing.
St Louis Gobe-Democrat: The new Dem
ocratic brand is S. 0. C.-3tandard Oil Com
pany."
Senator Dawes says the Indian population is
increasing, not diminishing, as most people
suppose.
The members of the Marine Society of New
York city have just celebrated its 1l4th ami
Versary.
The Earl of shaftesbury has accepted the
presidency of the International Arbitration
Peace Society.
Inc President has sent message to Congress
recommending an appropriation for a tireeIy
relief expedition.
= SWINE for breeding purposes imported into
Canada from the United States are to be quar-
antned twenty-one days.
Certain Democrats in Congress have begun
the war on Civil Service Reform. They want
to make 4 clean sweep when they get into
power.
The Postmaster General has rescnded the
order placing engraVings, Autographs and
printed cards in the fourth class rate as postal
matter.
Nine powder mills near Scranton, Pennsyl-
Vanla, blew up, one at 4 time recently. One
man and probably more were Killed. The loss
Will be heavy.
Francis w. Rockwell, of Pittstield, Massa-
chusetts. Republican, was elected to Con-
sress Thursday week. as Il successor of Cover
nor Robinson.
At a dinner given in Boston recently. the
deIicacies included strawberries which cost
twenty-five cents each, and Hamburg grapes
at ten doars per pound
Hon. +. O. Prince names Washington, Feb.
I'D, as the place of meeting of the National
democratic committee to fix the time an,t place
for the democratic convention.
The House has passed the Senate bill appro-
prIatng one million dollars to the Mississippi
river improvements, by a vote of ~ to g.
Inc Dill forblds expenditures on Ieyecs.
The subcommittee Of the House Commerce
Committee have agreed upon a retaliatory
measure for the exclusion of American hog
products from Germany and France
1t is said that fourteen thousand men are now
at work upon the Panama Canal The dry
season has set in. and hopes are entertained
tll;tt much progress Will be made this year.
The directors of the Northern Pacific Rail
road have elected as president Of that CORPORA
ton, vice Mr.. Henry Willard resigned. Mr..
Robert Harris, vice president of the Erie
Railway.
The boring of the tunnel under the Mer>ey
River. England. connecting the Cheshire and
Lancashire shores, has been accomplished, the
Worknen from both sides of the river meeting
and cOnfer>ing.
The sugar planters in session at New Or
leans. passed a resolution protesting against
the Hawaiian and Mexican treaties. and con-
demnlng any alterations in the tariff affecting
the sugar industry.
The annual report of the Massachusetts COM
missioner states that deposits in savings banks
IN that State are S2j2 ,6O1 ,5J3. an increase of
Sll,2"6,23O over last year and an increase of
50, ~ i'll depoSitOrS.
Three-fourths of the Democratic country
a he i'm
of Mr.. Payne for senator, and are now making
very plain talk about the means which secured
Mr.. Pendleton'> defeat
The National Academy of Sciences declares
that starch sugar. or glucose. is not deleteroll>
to health, even if taken in large quantities
About ten million dollars worth of ii is made
Ill this country every year
The total income of the Salvation Army for
1883 is reported ut Sl.500000 The army is now
publishing sixteen 'War Cries" in yarou,
countries. During the last three months OIL
GERS have been sent to Tasmania and Ceylon.
The chief of bureau of statistics reports that
the total value Of exports OF domestic bread
~tutf> from The United States during 1888 were
Sl,2,692, $50, and during the twelve months
ended December 3l>t, lss2, SlS2 2,61>, 500.
Capt. AbiGtm W. Richardson, of BROOKLYN
lWiillamsburg). a former ,hpm&ster. died on
Jan. 2otl|' OF dropsy, aged s, years: Thai night
ll> vile, aged - years. ultu OF bronchitis.
They had been married 60 years. and ware
buried together on Tuesday.
Southern Congressman are determined that
Congress shall pay for the protection of tht
plantations i'll Arkansas, Louisiana and other
States bordering on the Mississippi, and a bill
has been introduced for that purpose and
faNorabIy reported to the House.
Great Britain makes the poor East Indian
earn his salt She charges the people of India
Twenty-Five cents Il pound for it, and a poor ma
tive must work two days and Il half at hard l;t-
Dor to earn pound of salt. Who wants the
English policy TO prevail in America: 4 few
Wouid-be-ar>tocral> and their dupcs.
The Mexican Government has contracted
with Nj, Oscar A. Droege to plant 20UO 900
trees IN the valley Of Mexico within four years.
he trees are to be ash, willows, poplar>, cuca-
lyptu>, rno>iapone>, mountain cypress.
acerlls, and miscellaneous varieties. and are to
be in plantations of $4,000 to 100000 each.
Secretary Foger has already redeemed near
" thirty lsmiIlion> of the 3! per cents included
III the l2lst call, which leaves only about SOIL
| 900 of these bonds outstanding. There are
about 800, 900 900 OF the per cent. bonds un-
called and outstanding, IN addition to the bonds
embraced III The l25th call. which was issued
Jan. 10Th.
A shocking affair happened at Fail River
Jan. 10Th. While Mrs. Charles p. Stickney,
whose husband was recently pardoned from
State Prison. was in the act Of killing moths in
Il carpet by the of benZinc or some similar
article, the ntammable stuff caught fire and
she was burned TO death; while endeuvoring to
save her life, Mr.. Slckney was terribly burned
and Will probably die.
The electoral count bill passed by the Senate
Is what Is known as the Edmunds bill. 1t was
framed by Senator Edmunds, and has already
| passed the Senate twice, first in lS7S and again
| IN 1852. The House, however, has not yet had
time to take it up The bill pro, ides for the
| settlement of electoral controversies by the
States themselves, thus preventing recurrence
of the dispute of 1876.
| The Evening Star publishes an interview
with Attorney General Brewster, III which the
latter IS reported As saying 1t is rather unjust
! to Intimate that frauds and irregularities which
| Springer's committee have been investigating
| are III the Department of Justice. On the
| contrary, these Irregularities in the account of
| United States Marshas We're uneal thed bv the
| Department of Justice. If there is or has been
any wrong-doing in this department. | ain en-
| tirely ignorant of it.
Clippings
| We are We'll aware that we shall be regarded
| as an old fogy, but we do take pride in saying