The Republican journal., 1885-11-05

| lilS coHlulllct LOT lDe trfanu INlSlOn. he
| officers were Installed by j. 5. ThOrndike, of
| Portland, Senior Z. q. W. Z. A public meet
| Ing was held in The evening. Spirited address
| cS were made by members of the Grand Divis-
| ion.
SHIPS CREW OF JAPs.
| Capt. Andrews of the English bark Robert
| :. Bre>nard, Which arrived at Portland recent
| ly from liiogO, Japan, with a cargo of rugs
| and camphor had japanese crew and is said
to be the first shipmaster TO attempt the difficult
| feat OF sailing ship from SO distant port
| with crew unable to speak word of English,
| and without having a person on board able to
| communicate with them. On the outward
voyage had had crew of coiored men. Two
| were lost. the others refused to return and to
| bring his vessel home he was obliged to ship
| native sailors, as he could find no others in
| port. He says that his novel crew proved
| quick and obedient, although he was unable to
| communicate with them except BY signs, but
| as they were thorough seamen they could
| be made to understand by signs how the vessel
was to be handled Used they We're to q
| diet OF rice. 1t was with no small degree of
| alarm that Captain Andrews found that his
| supply of rice was becoming exhausted. He
| then put the men upon regular sailor rations,
without any objection on their part or any
| apparent dissatisfaction. They can eat meat
as well as anyone" said the captain. lie is in
| clined to think his example may be followed
! by other shpmasters, and that the japanese
will be largely employed in the merchant
| marine service.
NAMES NEXT GOVERNOR.
| Among the gentlemen who have been men
| toned in connection with the Governorship are
| Gen. Charles llamIin, Col. A. &. Hamlin, Hon.
| ). &. Hatch and Hon. John l.. Cutler, of Ban
gor, Hon. j. r. Bodwel, of Hallowell. aud as
| possible candidates Mayor Nealey and Hon. j.
| Z. Wheelwright. of Bangor, Hon. W. W.
Thomas, Jr., Of Portland, Hon. A. Il Crockett
| and Judge y. Il. Hail, oi Rockland, Hon. Fred
| erlCk Pike, of Calais ana Hon. T. II. Simonton,
of Camden. 1t has been said that oxford
| county will present the name of Hon. j. Z.
| SWasey, OF Canton, to the convention. With
| the expiration of Gov. Robe's term Cumbe.-
| land county will have had the office four years.
| Penobscot county had 1t the three years pre-
ceeding. Since Maine became a State Kcnnebec
| county has had the office thirteen years, OK
| ford county nine years, Cumberland fifteen
| years, Penobscot county eight years, Sagadahoc
county one year, Franklin county one year,
| Lincoln county four years, York county three
| years, Waldo county five years, Androscoggin
| county three years, Somerset county one year.
| The counties of Aroostpok, Hancock, Knox,
| Piscataqus and Washington have never been
| represented in the Executive chair. The next
| Governor will have to have an entirely new
| Executive Council its members coming from
| oxford, Cumberland, AndroScGggin, kenne-
| bee, Hancock, Waldo and Washington coun-
ties. lC. l.. NJ.
| TIE LATE HON. LEONARD ANDREWS.
Hon. Leonard Andrews died in Biddeford
| Oct. -, aged So. He was Il member Of the
| State Legislature in lS55, and obtained the
charter tor the city of Biddeford. IN 1861 he
| was elected senator, serving Oh Three import
ant committees. In 1850 he was lnemDer of
| Inc national convention that placed in nomna-
| ton Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal HamlIn.
| Originally democrat, but strong anti-slavery
| advocate, and became member of The republic
| can party at its organization. He was once
| considered the strongest man, physically, in
| Name. Ills business was stone mason and
| contractor He furnished all the stone work
| fol the Grand Trunk road between Portland
| and the Connecticut river; also for the Bangor
| anu I}scataqus. Several government contracts
We're executed by him in Portland and Ports
| mouth, n. Ill.
RAILROAD BUILDING IN MAINE.
During the coming year there bids fair to be
| a considerable activity in railroad building in
Maine as well as in other parts of the country.
| Work will no doubt be commenced on the Lake
Megantlc, or, as ii is now known, the Interna-
! tlohal, and pushed rapidly. There is also talk
| about building a line from the junction of the
Monson road to Skowhe9an \ project which
Is also more than talk is to construct road
| from Milo junction by way of kenduskeag to
| Bangor. The distance is about 81 miles. and
| the route Is said to be one easy to build. Prom
Inent capitalists are said to be interested u this
matter and intend to push the scheme until ii is
a reality. If the International road is built the
hatahdln IRON works road will be extended to
meet it.
THE MAINE REGISTER.
Speaking of the Maine Register for 1885,
| Bro. Berry of the Masonic Token very truly
remarks: When Mr. Hoyt dies, worked to
death on this register, we strongly doubt if any
| other man can be found who will furnish such
| an elegant volume as this year book, and put
| the same amount of work in it at such price,
| Almanac political manual, postal guide, State
| directory, all in one, and exceedingly accurate,
| 1t seems to answer every question, and Is in
| dispensable to the business man.
| CAUGHT IN CIDER PRESS.
George Drummond, farmer, while grinding
| apples in cider mill in Madison on Thursday
| evening, at 10 O'Clock caught his hand In the
hopper as he was pushing in the apples. The
| horse which furnished the power was stopped,
| but MIR. DrummOnd, unable to eXtricate his
hand from the gearing, stood by the hopper all
| night, suffering great agony. His children
came to the mill at six O'Clock in the morning
and discovered their father and gave the alarm
The hand was so badly lacerated that 1t had to
be amputated.
IN GENERAL.
Seven Bar Harbor summer cottages are yet
| occupied by their owners.
| A lady of Augusta possesses a magnificent
| head of hair nearly five feet in length.
Scores of kilograms and letters have been re-
ceived in Washington protesting against the sc.
| lection of General Anderson as collector at the
| port of Portland.
The Maine lumber operators with one or two
exceptions have agreed to employ no man in
| the woods the coming winter unless he has re-
| Gently been vaccnaed
There are five nuns on Indian Island, Old
town. The sisters are the Penobscot Indians
teachers, and are the religious instructors of
| the young and old Indians
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
organized society in Winthrop last week.
Mrs. c. E. Springer was chosen president and
a vice president from each of the churches In
| town, five in ALL
The bond of Gen. Anderson, as collector of
the port of Portland, for $4,000, signed by
VIM. g. Davis, George S. Hunt, Arthur Sewalf,
Charles Mccarthy and Charles B. Varney, has
been forwarded to Washington.
| Col Fred N. Dow retires with a record to be
proud Of. He is acknowledg I'd By The oasiness
men of Portland, regardless of party, as one of
th, ok ,f,,l.