The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-09-03
Maine Matters.
SMUGGLING OK ISLE All HIATT

SMU GIIlN( ON ISLE AL HAII.
In a charming account of this beautiful
island. on the Maine coast. in Outing for Sep
TENDER. by ArlO Bates. the following passage
occurs There have been times when the SNUG
Cling which goes on constantly along our sea-
board has been so lively about Isle au Haul as
to take on something Of that picturesqueness
which every story-rcader knows belongs TO it
by right. There is a certain spot near the
wharf where, soon after the war of 1912. a
revenue officer. whose name tradition various
iy preserves as Lazarus and LaZarO was shot
by the promoters of the unlawful traffic. At
that time the Island Vas regular depot for
contraband goods, and upon the occasion in
question a quantity OF merchandise had been
discovered by the revenue officers. LaZaro be-
Ing detailed to slanG guard over the goods dur
ng the night. Tradition has it that the SNUG
glers came to recover possession during the
hours OF darkness. and that lazaro, hearing
them, discharged his musket. Aiming by the
flash Of his gun, the smuggter> Shot him. and
carrying his body out into the Thoroughfare
they sank 1t. Al low water The next d1N bis
pOWder-horn tloated. AID. being stil attached
10y lis cord, led TO the discovery of the body.
one narrator gravely adds that he remembers
the blood stain, which for more than score Of
years remained upon the rocks on the beach,
resisting the washing alike of rains and tides.
OF smuggling in later years there are equally
minute if less bloody tales. 1t is related how
one captain long pursued the unlawful! calling
him through all ihe country around. on one
occasion actually scutting his schooner 10 pre-
vent capture by the revenue cutter One fated
day, however, the bold captain was seized and
hailed to the mainland for trial and for punish
mcnt.
They give him six months in jail the
narrator of this event saio.-''SiX long. weary
months in Jail. An thet." he added reflective
lv, looking out over the blue waters the SNUG
ger's keel had plowed, IAN tibet spilled his
reputation: an il lust seemed to Spite his prn-
iple too
INSURANCE STATISTICS.
c. l.. NJ. writes to the Boston journal: Since
the journal published the table showing The
annual changes in the amount of insurance
business done in Maine during the past twelve
years, several inquiries have been received re-
%ardiDe the proportionate amount of business
done in the State by the companies of foreign
countries and American companies organized
under the laws of other States. Considerable
pains have been taken to ascertain the fig
ures and the result shows that from 1878 TO
1854, inclusive, the companies of foreign coun-
tries obtained "a per cent. of the aggregate
amount of premiums paid for Insurance. and
paid % per cent. OF the aggregate losses occur
ring during the same period. During eleven
years there were but three, 1876, 1878 and 1884.
that the balance Of business showed loss from
than enough TO offset the aggregate increase
shown over previous years. Or in other words.
the aggregate Increase of business over pre-
vious years was Sl61 ,269. 10, and the aggregate
losses from preViOus years $40. 2SS l6. The
following table will show the amount of bust
ness done in Maine by the companies of foreign
countries: