The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-09-10
Generalities.'

Washington Monday morning.
The Western Union telegraph operatives are
alleged to be planning another strike.
A pressed paper chimney about 80 feet high
has been built for Berlin mandatory.
The German government, it is said. refuses
to surrender the Caroline Islands to Spain.
1t is announced that Minister Foster has nego-
tiated new commercial treaty with Spain.
mysterious disease Is raging with fatal
effect among the children in West Virginia.
The signal service reports that killing frost
extended southwest over Dakota Friday night.
Maud S. at Providence, r. l., Thursday, fail
ed to lower her record. She made the mile In
2.13.
Hon. John E. Russell declines to preside at
the Massachusetts Democratic State Conyen-
ton.
The corn crop in the vicinity of Hudson
Wis, was badly damaged by frost Saturday
night.
Hon. r. c. Pitman declines to be the Prohibit
zionist candidate for Governor of Massachu-
sets.
Ex-senator Gwin, of California, died ut noon
Thursday, at the New York Hotel, in New
York city
1t is estimated that 5000 actors will start out
OF New ork with travelling combinations the
next two months.
one of the best colored BARRIERS in Philadel-
phia is said to be colored woman who works
in her husbands shop.
Nebraska shows an increase in population,
since 1850, of about 100000 souls-from 452,-
402 to 100000.
Prof. Morse of Salem is the new President
OF the American Association for the Advance
men of Science.
The best information is that the Afghan
question is settled. Russia retaining Meruchak
and the Amer Zultikar.
Potatoes are roltng badly in some sections Of
northern New Hampshire, and good ones are
selling at 40 ceuls bushel
Hon. w. Z. Chandler is at his summer home
in Waerloo, n. H., with health impaired, and
is attending to no business.
The State of Texas has been cheated out of
s. 100000 by Democratic politicians who have
manipulated the school lands.
Secretary Manning issues no calls for bonds
because ia his opinion a part of them would
have to be redeemed in silver.
EX-Nice President Wheeler has returned from
IllCHlelu SpItllSS 10 HIS nome Ill northern New
York, in greatly improved health.
The first snow of the season in the United
States fell at Wilkesbarre, Penn, Aug. Is, and
on the same day it showed at Quebec.
An electric railway, now being laid in Phila-
deipha, is TO be opened for travel Oct. |. Its
cost Is at the rate of $4,000 per mile.
The August statement of the national debt
from the treasury department shows reduc-
ton in the debt for August OF $2,oI9, 052.17.
large number of Hungarians are leaving
the Northern Pennsylvania coal fields to become
farmers in the Canadian Northwest Territory.
Repors to the New England Homestead in
dictate that the onion crop of the country will
be below the average in all but favored sec
lions.
The oleomargarine manufacturers will con-
test the consttutonaity of the law forbidding
the use of artificial coloring matter in their
product
j. X. Emmett's (Fritz's) $4,000 stage dog was
accidentally strangled to death Saturday night,
in barn on MIR. Emmett's grounds near AL
bany, n. Y.
Both he North Carolina Senators have distin-
gushed themselves recently. Vance has shot a
bear and Ransom has killed Il rattlesnake five
feet long.
The Allan steamship HaGoverian Is ashore
off the coast of Newfoundland. The passen-
gers were saved, but the ship and cargo are
a total loss.
Mrs. "H. H." Jackson's death Is now attri-
buted to her wearing of high-heeled French
boots, causing her to stumble on the stairs, fall
and break her leg.
1t is said that the Presidents order expelling
the cattle kings from Indian lands is to be con-
tested III the courts. Gen. Butler Is said TO be
counsel for the plaintiffs.
More than one hundred Rhode Island manu-
facturerS adopted a remonStrance against any
reopening of the tartfqueston at the approach
ing session of Congress.
Orange county, Fla, of which Orlando is the
shire town, has gained $50 per cent in popula-
ton within the past five years. 1t now has 49,
I3l inhabitants and is still gaining.
Seven thousand Post Offices have changed
hands since the present Administration came
in. New England has suffered in this respect
far less than the rest of the country.
Thousands of people visit Riverside Park to
see General Grants tomb. The city authOri-
ties have requested that the government con-
tinue the regular guard until January 1.
The widow of the Emperor Macmillan of
Mexico is now 40 years of age. The doctors
note an extraordinary Improvement in her con
dtion, and anticipate complete recovery.
The Democratic State executive committee
of Ohio have declined, in behalf of GOV. Hoad-
ly, the challenge from the prohibition commit
tee for a Joint debate with their candidate, Rev.
A. B. Leonard.
Touon is rapidly becoming depopulated, ow-
ing 10 the non-abalement of the cholera. The
disease has broken out in the Province of Ge-
noa laly, and is raging with increased severi-
ty in the immediate vicinity of Gibraltar.
The census taken in Dakota shows that the
population of the entire territory is about
416,000 and not 263465 as previously stated.
The latter figures show the population of that
part OF the TERRITORY south of the 10th parallel.
Rev Sam Jones was born in Alabama but
reared in Georgia. He is now nearly thirty
eight years old. In his young manhood he
sowed considerably more than his share of wild
oats. He was converted at his fathers DEATH
bed
Prominent business men protest against the
continued coinage of the silver dollar, and main
tain that it is the plain duty of Congress to re-
peal the Bland act, which authorizes the coin
age of two million dollars worth of silver
every month.
Gen. Perry says the total amount Of the bill
of expense for Gen. Grants funeral will not
exceed $40 900. The bill is temizcd, the largest
item being $4,000 for carriage hire He did not
think the bill would raise any questions in
Washington.
The belief is growing among the military
and other friends of General Gordon in Lon
don that he really escaped alive from khar-
toum and succeeded in fleeing to the equator
A mission has been organized to search for
and rescue him.
During the sessions of the Chatauqua assem-
bly, at Lake Chautauqua nearly 10000 people
visited the grounds. The gate receipts We're
$50 00 and the receipts from all other sources
100000. The totals are larger than at any of the
II preceding assemblies.
Referee Tate has Teaffrmed his decision that
Sullivan won the contest over Mccartney at
Cincinnati, on the ground that the authorities
had forbidden knock out or smuggling, and
that it was understood simply as boxing eX-
hibitOn to be decided on points.
The cyclone at Charleston has sent the wages
ers receive So and So. instead of So; carpen-
tiers, SO, instead of $1.50: laborers, s. and
$3.50, instead of $l.25 timers, So, instead of
$3.50, while s. and 81 are paid for slaters.l
Mrs. Kate Sheehy, of South Newmarket, N.
H., is 1903 years old. On Sunday last she walk
ed in funeral procession distance of three
miles and back Monday last she had her photo
graph taken for the first time in her life. She
never wore glasses. She is native of Ireland.
OF the 1882 presidential postmasters in the
United States, changes have been made in 4S7
cases since the adjournment of the Senate. A
list of nominations for these offices is now be-
ing made at the postOtlice department to re-