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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

The chairman of the committee appointed
some time ago to inquire into and report upon
the condition of Irish industries has pre-
scented an informal report to Parliament. In
this it is stated that all the Irish industries with
the single exception of linen manufacture are
at present in deplorable condition.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

Waterville does not intend to be left. In
deed, she has already got Thayer-for postmas-
ter-while the reign of the previous popular
and efficient Z. NJ. is Dunn.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

Stanley Hnntey, author Of the 'Spoopen-
dyke" Papers, died in New York City, Friday.
He was first made famous by his charges IN '7G
against Secretary of the Treasury Bristow, of
completely in the whiskey frauds, and by an
interview with Sitting Bull in bis tepee on the
Mains
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

The Republicans who yet remain in office
are doing good thing for the country In keep
ing the rascals out.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

The Prog. Age has coined a new word
''Phsa. Its antipathy to water is well known,
but if it can show that Mr.. Castle is wrong in
advocating water supply and sewerage for
Belfast we should like to have it do so.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

The government postal service in Japan en-
ploys about 1900 persons. Mail routes $4,000
miles in aggregate length have been established
since 1871 and 1927 pOst-offices added.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

The Bath Independent invented the term
'freckled darlings," for trout.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

apout the stfeet9 sunday, anu the lquor shops were
run wide open.
Policeman Robinson while arresting drunken
man Sunday evening assaulted by the man and
received slight cut on the leg with knife. Mr..
Robinson gave the beating.
Hiram Chase Il Son have just put in a stock of
new music, and will hereafter keep up the supply.
They have an advertisement this week and will
make further announcement in our next Issue.
The trustees OF the Waldo County A Agricultural
Society will meet at the Trotting Park, in this city,
next Saturday at P NJ, to arrange for making re-
pairs and other preparations for the coming fair.
w. NJ. 1hayer and samuel Adams, who recently
left Belfast and opened jewelry store In Brock
ton, Mass, have closed out there aud returned to
this city. They thinking Of going into business
here.
The following are the directors of the Belfast
Coliseum building elected last week Chas Baker,
L. y. knowlton. r. Frank Pierce, Asa Riggs y. F.
Houston, ID. 5. Flanders and w. X, Morrison. Chas.
Baker was subsequently elected president and W
Il. Morrison secretary ami treasurer.
Mr. H. c. Pitcher, Of this city, mas returned home
after two months sojourn in Aroostook county,
whore he has been buying and shipping hay. He
says the crop IN that county ia only an average
one Mr. Pitcher thinks that with proper railroad
facilities Aroostook would be the paradise of Maine.
Mr. George H. Jenniaou who for two wears past
mas been Or. Stodiiard's assistant in the dental
business in this city has gone to Attleboro Mass,
to take charge OF Dr. j. " Bickfords Office the
latter going TO Europe. Mir. JCuuisuu Is a cOIupC.
tent dentist and an agreeable gentleman, and leaves
many friends here who regret his departure, bat
who wish him success in his new field Of labor
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

Rel, the Canadian rebel, has been found
guilty and sentenced TO be hanged Sept. 18th.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

The Commercial is to have live correspond
ent i'll Northport for the rest of the season.
Bangor Commercial.
We are left TO infer that the Commercial has
killed its dead correspondent who cfficated
earlier in the season.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

The Boston Herald reviews Miss Clevelands
book under the caption of 'Crowned Heads in
Literature" Does the Herald mean to insin-
lIate that Miss Cleveland wears wig!
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

A gentleman whose position indicates that he
is an expert, writes from Bethlehem, n. H.,
with reference TO an aliuson in recent letter
in the journal to Mt Kineo as a 'mass of
horneblende." He says that he examined the
rock carefully last summer and found it to be
a peculiar quarzite without 30 much IA Il trace
of The horneblende in its composition. TBos-
ton journal
This is very satisfactory. Horneblende does
not sound well ina prohibition State, and Kneo
drinks nothing stronger than the lake water
which Sparkles at its base.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

Funeral services were held in the cottage at
Mt. McGregor, where Gen. Grant died, on
Tuesday, the Rev. j. p. Newman delivering
an impressive sermon. After the services the
funeral train started for Albany, where the re-
mains lay in state in the Capitol and were visit
ed by an immense number. The funeral cortege
was to proceed to New York yesterday, where
elaborate preparations have been made for the
reception of the remains and for the funeral
ceremonies.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

" here is Rockland's soldiers monument. 1t
seems too bad that twenty years after the war
Rockland with its neghboring granite quarries
should be destitute of a memorial of her heroic
dead. lCourier Gazette.
Ditto As 10 Relfast
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06
Letter from Montana.

SHEEP SHEARING-THE CLIPS OF FORMER
RESIDENTS OF WALDO COUNTY Acct
DENTS-A CASE OF SUICIDE-COMING TO
NnRTup0RT
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

HOTEL pRoIFCr. Recent events have ,lfsp.llcd
m homes ,f hnil,liu, Il u.,y hotel ON th ,it,, f th,
american IIou.r or other section, of the banned
district him lhe FRIEND, of the enterprise are look
ino elsewhere and with excellent hope, of success.
Mr. 4 A Hoyrs the owner of the lot at the cor
ner Of Main and High streets, has made Il PROPOSE
tion to the committee OF the citizens meeting und
stated the terms on which lie will sell. In sUhstmce
ne saws the lot and building which he proposes to
erect will prove laytns investment, and he
wants for his land sum, which If put at interest
at 1--WE per reut VIII produce the amount OF MS ~
maI NET income from the contemplated Ouh'nhS'
rms Is certainly business propositions ne 7dyS
tine land is worth SO much 10 MN II 1t Is worth
That price to the motel enterprise All rlSut' II NNt
they need not take IL. MI hnNeS mas MS PiaN7
for the erection OF new pulbilng and knows ~
most to cent what his income from u VIII 'c'
Upon this basis The price OF the corner lot VIII DE
from Sl2,0oo to SI',"o MI Lancaster says II MI
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

1t is understood that the entire PENNSYLVANIA
militia will 90 to New York. and thai all the
New York regiments viii take part in the
parade.
II is understood that President Cleveland
will postpone his vacation trip to the Adiron-
dackS until the middle of August on account
Of General Grants death.
Two names only nave been suggested in
Washington a. euogists of Gen. Grant for the
memorial service that will be held by Congress.
They are Roscoe Conkling and Postmaster
General Villas.
EXPre>ident HAYES has written a letter to
Gen. K. p. auckland and others. repeating his
suggestion that the Grand Army should take
The lead in erecting ii monument TO Grant in
New York.
There is no room for doubt that General
Grants baptismal name was Hiram 'lySses''
and that the change 10 ULYSSES Simpson" was
made when the youth entered West Point as a
cadet.
Several books about General Grant are al
ready in course of preparation. and flood Of
them may be expected EX-Secretary Bout
well has already been asked TO contribute to
several such books. among others by Ben.
Perley Poore OF Newburyport and Frank A.
Burr of Philadelphia. He will wait a time
and possibly write "A monograph of his owa on
Grant.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06

The Grant memorial service in Westminster
Abbey bids fair to bring together the largest
assemblage of Americans that has ever met in
London. The dean of Westminster win come
10 London especially 10 otlitiatr. and the music
viii be the same As that rendered at the funeral
of Lord Lawrence.
Appropriate memorial exercises will take
place in Augusta on the day of Gen. Grants
funeral. under the auspices of the municipal
government. Among those who will deliver
addresses will be James q. Blaine and the
venerable James W. Bradbury. formerly Unit
ed States Democratic Senator from Maine.
1t has been decided 10 have no parade at san
Francisco on the day of Gen. Grants funeral.
Memorial services will be held in all the
churches and AT Mechanics pavilion,
Al civic military, political and other organ
iza,i0n> in Cincinnati have united in providing
for Il Joint observance of the day of Gen. Grants
funeral.
senator Frye is to be asked to give the Grant
memorial address III Lewiston.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-06
FRIENDS IN MAINE.

IN GENERAL.
Bears are on the increase in this State.
There are but ID prisoners in kennebec jail.
Macnias voted 10S to for the Shore Line
Railroad.
The hay crop at the Insane Hospital farm
will reach 275 tons.
Names BURBERRY crop Is worth not less than
$4,000 this year. The yield is immense.
The past ten days of hot weather has caused
something of an increase in the ice shipments
on the Kennebec.
The hay crop in Washington county is heavi-
er than last year, after all the gloomy reports
early in the season.
Miss Blanche Willis Howard, the authoress,
| is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Manasseh Smith on
! State street, Portland.
Gen. Chamberlain has gone to Philadelphia,
where he will remain for some little time, az
terward going to Florida.
Bangor has sewing machine which is run
by electric motor. 1t attains a speed of 800
revolutions minute.
''The Modern Acadia" is the caption to an en-
thusiastic notice of East Machas which ap-
pears in the Boston journal.
An Augusta truckman drives horse that is
twenty-three years old, and has never been us
ed for anything but truck-horse.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
EX.GOVERNOR FOSTER ON POLITICS,
A REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN OHIO cERrAIN-THE
HUNGRY AND THIRSTY IN WASHINGTON
- -........ cI.n.loa Enainr nf Ohm whO

A REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN ONO cERTAIS-THE
HUNGRY AND THIRSTY IN WASHINGTON
Ex-Governor Charles Foster, OF Ohio, who
was at the Gilsey House day or two ago. said 10
TRIBUNE reporter about Ohio and National politics:
1T is highly probable that Judge Foraker will bo
renomnatcd for Governor although there Ia no special
movement that way There somo objections raised
10 him. II Is said tho coored will oppose him. and
that his speech two year, In which he declared that
he would not vote either proposed liquor amend
ment will hurt him. There was great cry on the part
Of Democrats about the e0ored bolt from Foraker but
never believed that IL amounted 10 anything lie de-
Tended a hotel-keeper who had bren sued by coored
man under the Civil Rights act. Intelligent colored
men found no fault with him for that and think the
only colored votes the Democrats got away from him
were such as thcy bought. The cry against Foraker
gave the possibly for selling OUT iho
Democrats had the liquor question to deal with Tor
tho past two years. and guess they'll IND IL rs much ms
they can do dofend their own record, lot aloneatack
Ing Foraker for his speech Judge lIoady says he VIII
not be n candidate denomination He would hardly
bc repominated anyway The programme OF the Kids
4. To nominate Converse. The Bourbons VIII probably
try to trot Durbin Ward FOR another doieat INC
Kids are the happy % msa IN n, tho Ohio pemocntic
this fall will resemble the foiger aur III No"
senator Payne would not have been worse besieged
II he had been elected President IL Is Thought that e
has great influence with the Administration, and he
,,robably has Every Ohio man who wants an once
nays hin as.duous court ana lie has constant struggle
with offices seekers. My room at the Riggs was next 10
his and saw constant n rong pouring IN on MN Inc
boel was full Of em-nungry aud thirsty ONO Dehlo
Gratis Iean Next Senator Payne, the man III most
demand is Dave Paige lie Is "A sort of gobetween He
tells me he wants nothing a ALL But his tehds expect
10 see him handsomely placed. About every Dehocrato
Con gressnan In Warrington is anxious for place
it is only 81 200 csrkship was told ny MI rlna
lev, who IL connected with the Democratic NatlonM
Committee that Mr. Gle, eand has prepared the drait
of a proclamation about office holding when hewlu
issue In few days setting forth explicitly the luiI IN
tentons of the Administration to office holders ONO
will go Republican this fall by one OF s largest muor
ties You predict that with certainty.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
EARNEST DEFENCE or 4 NAME.

A CORRESPONDENT WHO DOES NOT SEEM ENTIRELY
AuIABLE HAS HIS SAY ABOUT THE MUGwuMP.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: President Barnard of Columbia College
is man OF erudon, and his opinions on
dlcton entitled to serious weight III atacNns 'no
yord muovump, however he has gone a little too far
IL IS an apt and elegant word, fall Of expression. It's
more comprehensive than :" crank" and more dainty
than "jackass." Tho nuswumps are IN extraordinary
class OF creatures their exact status IN the animal
world is st largely matter Of speculation ihere arc
nstaists who claim to have discoVeroo III 'no" ooi
,ain family resemblance TO tho chmpanzee and there
1, no doubt that few conspicuous mngwumps possess
OF character only to be found IN tns genus
aud chiefly developed In the poecat uhtI seenee nas
sufficiently studied this interesting Dut uhnaPpy erea
ture, and has allotted TO him that pace w ntc nsur
he its and that title which accurately uehuos MS
strange character, he keep tho euphohous nane
given him by popular sentiment: Pcrhaps tue mug
Ssnmp may not fancy his name but II fish Is sala.
mander he is not to be called grampns simply out OF
respect to his own prejudces
Netp- York, March TO- SSo.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
DIED.

BRowN-At her home Waterford N. r.. Friday morning,
March l3 1885 Helen Benjamin. widow Of Constant X
Rsiative. and friends attend her funeral fro.
her late residence 2dst, Waterford Monday March H. q
Interment Greenwood Tuesday upon arrival Of Hudscs
River tram due NewYork City l:l2 D. m.
BToS.yn sunday 18TH Inst: at ss rs ss
Funeral private.
MARsH-Entered into rest Friday March ls 1855 after
Funeral at 81 Peters Church. Perth Amboy J.. Mon.
Train leaves SewYois loot Of Ibertyst 1880 o'clock
Members and students k0f the Art students League u
New-York invited to attend
HcCAFFIL-At Sing Sing March IA. Mrs. Lille II. Mo
Caail, only chid,of William and Mary Deamater OF New.
Funeral services Tuesday afternoon halfpast a the
residence Of the Hon Henry C. Nelson Sing Sing N. Z.
Relatives and friends invited.
RICH-At Demarest N j. Saturday March H. 1885, Mary
Forest widow OF the late Robert +. Rich
Funeral from the residence OF her Wasnington
Wilson, No 1866 west 5Sthst, Tuesday morning, l7th
inst, at 10 o'clock
soMMERFELD-sundaym morning, March l5 siegmund
FaDera from his late residence s5s West 55ta Tuesday.
March IL, at $3.50 a IN.
sMITHsuddenly March IL at the residence Of her son
widow Of the late Jesse smitL, OF Morrstown NJ aged
Funeral from Gouverneur.st Newark Monday. March ia
Burial at Morristown at convenience OF the family.
sEMoN-on March a. 1885. Julia A, edest daughter ot
Frens, and reaiyes are respectfully invited to attend tbs
funeral services Monday March l6 at m, at her late
residence No 253 West l26thst
TRACY-on Saturday March H. at his residence In this
Charles Tracy in the 1Sn yn % hs aye
on Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
1t is requested that no MOWERS De sent
wILLETs-At Morrisania N y on lth day LIN ins1: &
Funeral AZ Friends Meeting RutherfoIdplace and
East i5th-st. on Sd day. 18th instr at p m
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
Post ones Notice.

Letters Europe need DO specially directed ios
particular steaner orier TO s,cass sp's 2
warded by fastest vessels available ,,. a, ILL o.,.
TsSn m M aus dSes 5os a9 at Tss Ss oss sn follows
TuEsDAY-At pm. for the Windwsn ao ~ M rss "r
Flam6SToas via BasSidHs TSiiss at st 5 ESQ p r. &c
Honduras and Livingston par s. s. "anaer'r v" i''''
Orleans. 49,. r,r . or..o,
via Queenstown dotters for Germ my &C. isust Do a
reSted fp@da s Southampton and Bremen lette,s Ios
;rest Britain and other European Countries must Dc
ssSssa Ess,sn per psr suas s oser ~ va
THuRsDAYAA for Faase Germany %S Per Prsrs
for Britain and other european and
directed "por we,nd at ~ iyo S n no rSr os Earope PEI
a CITY OF Berlin. Queenstown; az p u ior , BOT.
PHSa sSaaa SnGs1 Snd or ia
MSsS Mexican States must be ireetea pee
city Washington'> at sp m for st Pierre hiioei0n
via Halifax
Brazil the Ia Plata countries via Brss per .mer mer
VIA Newport News Ut 10 q m tos aon Via Aspin.
wan detters be directed per Ss5sn tor
h1nSs 10 nSlSn. ~ VA wa Halifax.
m n ioE or EHsSps P'a direct per Ehya
ana Antwerp letters must & 1e aisSss nr circs sa
nna a assow etrers must be directed peercassia 70 as
M for Jsmass ss PR ,s soasha@paon and Bremen ss
s.Iiso i0T Cuba ana Porto Rico D'f s. " sA'a''s>
Mails for CHINA and Japan. per as City q pstns wa
Ma,s tor Australia Nsw.zealand sandwich and F,Ji
isands per OF sydney IVA san FrAncscS sios5
hero nsypaDc sp % sn 3 British n Ss @.s Is s ;ar "assss
.Tae schedule ofcosinr pac!nc malls y ssIass:a
on the q tnsr M ranu T e
Sam Frsncsco on the Jay Of sailing Of ssssnsss ars az
patched thence shs sane Siy a PEARSON rossuasss
Yost once. New.yorE n. \, March Is. issA
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
IAUGHyyG AT ROBERT @. IyGERSOLL.

Robert 6. Ingersoll lectured last night at the
Bijou Theatre TO an audience OF and women that
comfortably filed the building His subject Orho.
dox~ Religion" and his attacks upon the Bible,
ACCOMPANIED as they by the speakers comlcal
grimaces we're greeted with frequent applause by the
men aud laughter by the women
met young man." said the lecturer, " the other
day. who told that he firmly believed In a spe-
cial' Providence. IL had been illustrated TO him.
He Intended sail To England but for slight rea-
son failed catch certain steamer The vessel went
dawn and 300 people drowned. 1t must have
been special Providence that kept home, said my
friend How said l. about the other 900 ." What
would they have said OF special Providence A
few months ago a bolt OF lightning struck
The Young Mems Christian Association building In Wash
ingon and my office Is in the block. That may be
sp,cjal Providence, but what craftsmanship!
" am clad the ministers have abolished the old hell
and have given instead hell where 10 is hot TO be
sure m the poonday, but the nights COOL something
like the California climate, In fact"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16

back" It was Q melancholy occasion Tho usual
briiiiancy Of . first night was wanting. With few
exceptions tho audience seemed to have been
recruited from the remoter and most rural OF tho
provinces. Mr.. Abbey. like the prudent man he Is,
had mounted this dead fossil Of q play with much
help from scenery that had in its time done better
service. 1t is hardly conceivable that the piece. II
over so well acted, should now have q long run in
London. II anything Is out of fashion, Tho
Hunchback" is out Of fashion Sheridan Knowles
seems to belong to the antique past Plays not less
stited and almost stupid keep their place on the
stage but they are at least stted and stupid with
difference. Miss Anderson's Julia has fewer good
points than her juliet; which had few enough.1 IL
the part is to Impress, it must be by help OF
pathetic and oven tragic force in the Actress, which
s wanting to Miss Anderson. If 1t Is to please, 1t
must please by those qualities of simplicity, truth
fulness, tenderness of which she has none. Replace
them by affectaton. grimace selfconsciousness and
elaborate attitudnzing. and the result is what we
saw on Tuesday. The recruits from the provinces
applauded at intervals, and at times there was a
pretty effect which deserved applause The most
bosterous tribute of the evening was reserved for
Miss Bella Pateman, who played Helen with hard
stagness Of method which was exactly to the taste
of the house. G. W. 8.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
UI CHoLERA SHrP IN TIE BlYs

BARK ON WHICH FOUR SAILORS DIED o. 4
STRANGE DIsEAsE-Nor DIsINyEcrKD.
The bark Adolph Obrig. Of Camden. Me-, Captain
Horace Staples arrived at this port on Saturday
night from Calcutta On the trip from Cslcutta
four sailors died from disease which had some q
the symptoms Of Asiatic cholera She was net d,
tanned or disinfected at Quarantine, however, an4
came up to her berth at Pierrepont stores, Brook
lyn. When the bark arrived at Calcutta iareu
part Of the crew. being in debt to the captain, took
the opportunity to run away. The captain thsrs.
fore shipped nine coolies which made his crow nunr
Der fifteen men. While lying at Diamond Bay b.
low the city the dav before sailing Of the crow
a white man. jumped overheard. swan to the shors
and escaped The ship sailed on Novemb0
20. On November 80 coolie
sailor was taken with violent cramps In the ston-
ach and died in four hours. On the same day Ed
ward Olsen and Frederick Spencer were taken =
the same manner and died the next morning 1A
the evening of the day which Olsen and Spenoee
died James McCarty was taken sick. He died o.
the morning of December3.
The captain gave the sick men such remediee g
he had on board aud as he thought would relieve
them but all to no effect The bodies Of the eailoro
were buried at sea and their clothes were thrown
overheard. The captain had his wife and three
children with him and naturally felt great anxiety
lest the mysterious disease should spread. But y
did not and the rest Of the in good health
the entire trip. Captain Staples thinks that the
four sailors may have died from poison OF some
kind but admits that it may have been cholera
The bark has cargo OF jute, hides, etc.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16

TRIBUNE OFFICE March l6-1 a ma Storm cen
trail oyer Lake Superior Saturday moved eastward
Sunday. affecting the weather over the whole country
east OF the Mississippi Valley. High winds prevailed In
rear and I'm Dakota Colorado and Minnesota there
was fall OF 2Oo in temperature Partly cloudy weather.
with occasional light rains, was prevalent and there
was heavy rain in Louisiana. The movement OF the pa
rometer here was downward until p m and then up
ward The sky coudcd before dawn and O.29 inch or
rain fell The temperature ranged between $50 and 13
the average s4 being the same us last year. ana os
higher than Oh Saturday. ,., .,
Colder fair weather. with high northwesterly "ihds,
may be expt tied to-day IN this city and vicinity.