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The Republican journal., 1885-01-08
Poison

OF the blood by reason of obstructive acid in
the system is the recognized cause of rheumatic
pain and Inflammation. Resolve this acid and a
cure is affected. ATHLOPHoRos is the only known
agent which speedily destroys the blood-poison,
and sends healthy current into the diseased parts
Says j. c. Kinder, of Burlington, Wis: II regard
ATHLOPHoRos "a the most wonderful medical dis
covery of the age. 1t cured me of Rheumatism and
others to whom recommended it. 1t is an inyau
able specific"
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

We see it stated in our exchanges that an
ticipatiug the treaty now under consideration,
"a company Of Philadelphia gentlemen have
spent over a million dollars in developing iron
mines in Cuba. They want the ore of that
island, where labor costs them eight cents per
day, admitted free of Guty into this country
where labor is two dollars per day" 1t will
now be in order for free trade Democrats
everywhere TO assure their mihng brethren
that protection is a bumbug
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

The following is the latest gossip about the
Federal offices and the hungry Democrats: d.
II. Thing is said to be after the colectorship at
Portland. +. A. Owen is generally considered
office. EX-Gov. Plaisted is said to have his
eye on the Bangor custom house, rather than
the Augusta pension office. Gen. Sam Leavitt,
of Eastport, is candidate for the Eastport
Custom House. His opponent is ex-Collector
Burns who held the Office under Buchanan
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

Near Eureka, Nevada, tombstone inscrip-
ton reads thus: This yere is sacrid tn the
memoir of William Henry Skaraka, who cain
tn his deth by bean shot by Colts revolver
one of the old kind brass-mounted and of such
Is the kingdum Of heaven.
This is gross plagiarism of the epitaph on
Jeames Hambrick, by John Phoenix, as every
reader of the writings of the dead humorist
will remember. Some would be humorist has
simply been robbing the dead.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

With its last issue the Lincoln County News
entered upon its thirteenth volume. Il, grow
ing subscription list bears substantial testimony
to its merit as newspaper. and the editor
looks forward to printing a regular edition OF
two thousand copies weekly at no distant day.
We hope his expectations will be fully real
iya1
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08
The Name Legislature.

REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUSES. GEN.
CHARLES HAMLIN NOMINATED FOR SPEAKER
OF THE HOUSE. HON. NICHOLAS FESSENDEN
FOR CLERK. HON. w. u. PENNELL FOR
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. OTHER NOMI-
NATIONS.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 6. The legislative caucuses
were held this evening. The Republican Sen
ate caucus organized with the choice of Senator
kimbal, of Bath, as chairman. The following
nominations were made: w. ID. Pencil. of
Lewiston, President; Gen. Charles W. Tilden,
Of Hallowell, Secretary; Kendall Dunbar, of
Damariscotta, Assistant Secretary; Charles ii.
Lovejoy, of Sydney, Messenger. The vote for
President stood: Pencil ID. Weeks II, Young
2.
The Republican House Caucus organized with
Herbert NJ. Heath, of Augusta, as chairman.
The following nominations were made: Charles
Hamlln, of Bangor, Speaker; Nicholas Fessen.
den, of Fort Fairfield, Clerk W. s. Cotton, Jr.,
of Lisbon. Assistant Clerk John S. Chase. of
Windsor, Messenger; w. |. Smith, of Topsham
First Assistant Messenger; George II. Fisher,
of Winterport, Second Assistant. General
Hamlin received &C votes, and Gen. Mattocks
Al. The highes. number of votes cast was 100.
Col. IL. NJ. Sprague withdrew as Il candidate for
clerk, previous to the caucus, and his strength
went to Mr.. Fessenden.
The Democrats of the House in Caucus NOM
mated }. L. Moore, of Thomaston. for Speak
er; f. X. Jack, of Bowdolnhan, Clerk; George
B. Leavitt, of Deering, Assistant Clerk. There
being no Democrats in the Senate no caucus
was held.
Caucuses will be held tomorrow evening to
nominate State officers.
The Lincoln County Republican delegation
caucus nominated DR.. A. r. &. Smith, of
Whitetield, for Councillor; the Somerset dele
CATION A. r. BiXby, of Skowhegan. Lambert
Sands, of Sebec, will probably be the coming
Councillor from Pscataquis, AS two members
of the delegation are for him and the other two
are divided equally between two more candi
dates.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

Congressman L. B. Reed, when asked what
he thought of Cleveland's civil service reform
letter said: "Well, l like it. 1t gives assur-
ance that all the sneaks of our party will be
cared for and all the honest men bounced"
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

Mr.. B. f. Jones, chairman of the Republican
National Committee, says that in his opinion
President Arthur is free trader and that he
did not favor Mr. Blaine. These seem to be
self-eyident facts
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

1t is said that If the Spanish treaty is not
ratified Cuba will again be the seat of anarchy
and rebellion. New York Herald.
This is evidently intended as a free trade
argument" i'm favor of ratification
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

President Arthur has withdrawn from the
New York Senatorial race, and Morton is
thought TO be the coming Senator.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

An exchange publishes what purports to be
an interview with St. John; but everybody
knows that st. John is deader Than a sailed
mackerel
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

Joseph Pulitzer bought the New York World
year or two ago for $4,000, ana the paper
paid cash dividend of Sl54 900 for 1884. Pull
itzer was one of the men that wanted the
world-and he got 1t.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

Congress reassembled Monday. The House
has gone to work on the appropriation bills and
the Interstate commerce bill is under consider
alton in the Senate.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

"How the South feels" is the heading of a
letter in the New York Herald. We suppose
it feels with its hands-feld hands.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

Walter Allen, for the past eighteen months
editor of the Portland Press, has resigned to
become associate editor of the Boston Adver-
tiser
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

In the death of eXGov. Coburn the State of
Maine has lost true and honored friend.
While his home was in SkoWhegan his interest
in the welfare of his native State was 50 con-
stantly manifested in his acts of unostentatious
generosity, now here and now there, that bis
name has become endeared to the residents of
almost every community in which the an
nouncement of his death will cause feeling of
regret little, if any. less poignant than that eX-
perienced by bis own immediate neighbors and
townspeople. A man of the strictest integrity
and sound business principles, he accumulated
large property, and his muntcence has been
bestowed with the same broad and noble view
of men and things that characterized all the
acts of his life. He was essentially "a man of
the people and no one who was deserving of
assistance was ever turned from his door with
out receiving it, IN one way OF another. The
deceased ably served his State Legislator,
Councillor and Governor. will be seen by
the review of his life published in another col
umn, and was at Augusta to attend the meet
ing of the Maine Electoral College, of which he
was President, when taken with what proved
TO be his last sickness. Gov. Coburns has been
busy as well as useful life and his me- mory
Will be tenderly cherished. W hig.
sHIPBUILDING IN 1884.
Wiscasset district Schs. Leila E. Norwood,
at East Bootnbay, IS tons; Sadie A. Kimball,
DO. SO; Grace II. Benson, do SO; Frank A.
Racklif, do. 104; Lewis A. Hodgdon, do 100
Muriel S. Haynes. Wiscasset, $40. Waldo
boro district-Ship George Curtis, Waldohoro.
100; schs. John H. Pearson, Rockland, 2lS;
W. l.. White, do. 626; Alfaretta Campbell do.
63I; Henry Souther, Thomaston, go; Hattie
Dunn, do. 1l3; John X. Souther, do. 1871
James b. Jordan, do. &c. r. W. Dunn, do.
6l3; Clara r. Grimes, Bristol, SO; Nellie G.
Davis, do. 80; Wateska. do. A. Castine dis
trict-Bark Allan Wilde, Bucksport, COG; schs
Norombega, do 296; Lettie NJ. Gray, Castine,
As; Lone Star, BuckspOrt, IL. Machias dis
trict-Barks Vidette, Mibridge. 500; Kate
Harrington, $50; schs., Carrie &. Ware, Cherry
field, 176; Hannah b. Ogden, Millbridge, 696
Sadie Lille, Steuben, 55 Mopang. Cherry.
field. 10: Harvester, Jonesboro, rs; Ellen S.
May, Millbridge, Is. Passamaquoddy district
Schs. Hannah f. Carlton, Pembroke, pa
Grace Cover, Calais, 241 Julia g. Gertie, Den.
nysville, 10; Iva S. Barnes, Whiting, IA; r. +.
Lamdin, Perry, 450. Frenchmen's Bay-Schs.
Lizzie 4 Annie, Gouidsboro, Al Wilson & viii.
lard, do. 90. Bangor district-Schs. Henry
Crosby, Bangor, All steamer Dolphin, Brew.
er, "A. Belfast district-Ship Robert l.. Belk.
nap, Rockport, 1868; bark Glad Tidings, Bel
fast, 654; schs. Sailie Pom. Searsport, $50; Yale
Belfast, ZIG; Sarah f. Ward, Camden, ST.
Rachel g. Maud, do. 400.
GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE.
The Boston journal says: A few DAYS since
by one Of those errors which are called .'typo.
graphical" but which ought to rank under the
head of "stupidity," we gave credit to the
Conference.-The for very fiattering notice OF
this paper. We located the paper, however, In
Massachusetts, instead Of ROckland, Me. The
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

A young man joined the Salvation Army in
Montreal, and, feeling computations of con-
science about some petty thefis, made con-
fession to the authorities and was sentenced to
ten days. imprisonment.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

But then you know there are buttons and
buttons. Bath independent.
Certainly. But we mean the brightest kind
of buttons. such as those our forefalhers wore
on their tail coats and polished on chair bot
toms.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

The light of an electric lamp travels 1S7 ,20t
miles a second; that of the sun 1S6, 800. ano
that Of a petroleum lamp, 1S6,700.
But lie distances them ALL
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

In BRIEF. The New York Legislature met
and organized Tuesday. Gov. Cleveland ten
dered his resignation and Lieut.. Gov. Hill was
inaugurated as Governor. 80 Ex-Gov. Coburn's
funeral was held at Skowhegan Wednesday -
The Union Mutual Life Insurance Co. has won
suit involving 1921 600. -e.The annual rental
of pews at Plymouth Church Tuesday night,
shows decided falling off in receipts - .Citi-
zens of Thomaston. Me-, will petition Gov.
Robinson, of Mass, to commute James Nichol-
sons sentence of death to Imprisonment for
llfe-- Gov. Robe has appointed Gen. John
Marshall Brown, Of Portland, as Aide-de-C Camp,
to represent the State of Maine at the dedica-
ton OF the Washington monument
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

The Boston Herald sends Us handsome cal
endar for 1850. a newsboy is crying Herald"
and holds up copy of the paper bearing the
inscription "Crcu' ltion NOV. 5, 1884, 3O2 ,03O."
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

There will soon be an opportunity to get a
secondhand navy cheap. Secretary Chandler
is to offer four hulks for sale.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

The Industrial Journal has begun the New
Year with new dress, new head, ana il
enjoying boom it certainly is deserving Of one,
May it live long and prosper
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

The late Abner Coburn was the weathiest
man ever known in Maine and his private and
public charities have been larger than those Of
any other citizen of the State.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

One of the brightest and best known journal
lists in the world-Mr. George Augustus Sala-
is to deliver two lectures in Boston this week
He is on journalistic mission to Australia.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

The Maine Legislature assembled at Augusta
yesterday.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

The Mexican postal treaty has failed of ratifi
cation by the Mexican Senate.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08
KNOX COUNTY TRAGEDY.

Mrs. Susan Hart. domestic servant in the
family of 4. z. Gould, of Thomaston, left the
house on the night of November first. with the
man who was found in Mrs. Harris room with
her and has bot since Lcen heard from. A body
WAS discovered Dee. 3l>t at Hilfs Point. on
Georges river, supposed 10 be hers. Mrs. Hart
belonged in Cushing and has two children there
with her parents. CorCner Otis is holding an
inquest. 1t is believed TO have been case of
suicide, caused by shame at loss of Il former
SpOileSS reputation.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

Senator Frye will have the sympathy of his
many friends in all parts of the State i'll his re-
cent bereavement, his venerable father Col.
John NJ Frye, of Lewiston. having died Thurs
day at the age of eighty-two years. The de
ceased was born at Saccarappa and moved to
Lewiston Falls at the age of nineteen and be-
come interested in d woolIen mandatory.
being one of the pioneers in that important in
dustry. He was formerl, d Democrat and was
elected State Senator by that party in 1884 and
1896, but III 1910 he left the party. In 1861 he
was member of Gov. Israel Washburn's
Council
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

CITY GOVERNMENT MEETING. The January
meeting OF The city council held on Monday
evening. Fred A. Carrie, collector of taxes, report
ed that he has collected $5s,l7l52 on the tax OF
1854, and paid them out as follows-To the city
treasurer, S5923 50; county treasurer, S3,sl5sO;
state treasurer, $3.50; paid discounts about - POO
in baud and deposit 1854 - Consent was
given for Palestine commandery H. 7. to erect
bridge across Church street from Pierce's Parlor
Theatre to the Belfast Opera House for the ball on
the evening of Jan. Sth 49,. The committee to whom
was referred the claim of Arnold Harris and others
for property destroyed on the night of the demo-
cratic celebration made The following report: 1--WE
have attended, to the duty ASST ned us and report
that in our judgment the city is not liable to the
owners thereof for the same Accepted. ... The
claim of Daniel Magee and Israel Goodhue for re-
payment of taxes referred to the finance committee
The matter of purchasing gravel bank on the
east side of the river was referred to the committee
ON highways and bridges The treasurer was au-
thorized to convey to Charlotte y. Veazie the land
set of to the city by levying an execution against
Lorenzo q. Coombs, on payment of $50, in accord
ance with the report of the committee Finance.
Alderman knowlton and Councimen Haney and
Bowen made committee to settle the dis
counts with the collector. The chief engineer re-
ported that 400 feet of hose for the fire department
was needed. Referred to the fire department COM
mittee with authority to purchase it if they think
BEST. Henry Ii. Hartshorn and others pettioned
that highway district No. be continued from the
liartshorn bridge, so called, to the buildings of
John Hartshorn on cross road leading from Poor's
Mills to the Augusta stage road. Referred. .Roli
of accounts amounting to S5s7.15 passed
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08
GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE.

The Boston Journal says: A few days since,
by one Of those errors which are called typo
graphical" but which ought to rank under the
head of stupidity" we gave credit to the
Conference.-The for very fiattering notice of
this paper. We located the paper, however, in
Massachusetts, instead Of Rockland, Me. The
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

In some of the more thinly settled parts of
Maine, the farmers still ''set over" the shafts
OF their sleighs and pungs. The thills and Whit
fle-tree are set few inches to one side, instead
of in the centre. SO that one sleigh runner trav-
els in the horses path. The object of this an
Gent and once universal arrangement is to
make broader roads and double track in re-
gions where SHOWS are deep and single bitches
few and far between. In roads made chiefly by
ox-teams it is almost Indispensable. But the
Aroostook Herald is preaching crusade
against the set-over. 1t urges that there is now
eral adoption of the center draft giving the
goodbye to this homely and awkward custom
descended from the elder Aroostook path-tind
erS.
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

| y friend sends us some slips from the Cold Water
Fountain, Il temperance paper published in t,trdi-
! ner in l>4g, which have local interest The rum
| question then rs now caused much discussion.
Under the head of Belfast, the Fountain says:
ave learn from a friend from this place that lte
cause is not very nOuriShing at present, and he
thinks the rum,eers have takeuueW courage from
the runduCt of GOV. Dana. We were satisfied from
the first that the rummes would claim him is their
special tricnd by pockctng that bill and we
think it has proved We have hope, however, that
our chief magistrate may yet sec lit To- give US that
important Instrument"
The same paper gives an account Of 4 company
OF Belfast gentlemen who left for California over
land III 1919. One of the party, samuel kingsbury,
now living in Waldo, wrote home from ST. Louis
and the following extract is given from his letter,
which is dated April - 1919:
81 arrived here this morning, and shall leave this
afternoon for Independence, which Is about four
hundred miles from here and will then write again
before we leave Ton the lncian country. We shall
be there Ia four days.
Washington, but Parker, Patterson and myself via
Cincinnati.
II will cost me only about $40 TO get from Waldo
to Independence.
On our WAY here, a passenger in the boat was at
tackled with cholera in the morning, and died in a
few hours. We burled him after dinner on the
banks OF the OHIO Some of the gamblers continu-
ed to play cards while we were engaged in the sol.
emn duty-a bad sample of western manners.
There Is great preparation here for Independence.
All the Waldo company are we'll
The Republican journal., 1885-01-08
following protest is some compensation for the

following protest is some compensation for tn
blunder:
Tide Journal of December &c.
''Set up this puff" the editor said,
ain the latest of agate and lead t."
But for the shears, and alas for the head
He's million miles off on his credit.
As the country editor read his puff
Reproduced in The Boston journal,
And the credting type of remorseless fate
Located his sheet in different State,
He smote his desk, and he yelled "Enuf,
This is terribly trying, tremendously turf
And he swore in manner infournal.
Gloomy, w. o. FULLER, JR.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-17
-. JUMBO Is NO MORE.
Barnum's Pet Elephant Run Down by a
Freight Train and KILLED.

1SAophhnt nun DOWh Uy -
Freight Train and Killed.
ST. THOMAS, Canada, Sept l7-Jumbo is
lead. p. 4. Barnum's $500, 900 pet elephant
was killed half mile east of here on the
Grand Trunk Airline track Wednesday
evening. While being led along the track
10 his car he was run down by a freight
train and so badly injured that he
died in thirty minutes. The trick elephant,
Tom Thumb, had his leg broken. Jumbo
was about "a years old. He was born on
the west coast of Africa in le6l He was
captured as baby ami kept in Paris till
years old. He was then purchased by the
Geological society Of Loudon and removed
TO their gardens in that city. He arrived
there in 1868. When Mr.. Bar
mum took Jumbo away from Eng
land the huge pet was followed
by the regrets of all his acquaintance, in
cluding her majesty Queen Victoria. He
arrived in this country IN April, 1882 and
had been engaged in visiting the principal
cities ever since. Jumbo in his life was sub
ject to much sickness. As he grew
in years he grew in knowledge and
wisdom. He was very fond of
society. His peculiar favoritss however,
were little children. whom he always
delighted to carry on his back and treated
with the greatest care and gentle-
nes+. His food consisted of grain,
bran, hay, vegetables such as car
rots, beets, etc, and of these articles he
consumed 500 and 800 pounds daily. He
drank about three barrels of water day
He had grown considerably since his ar
rival In this country. He was twelve feet
high and weighed ten tons. His trunk was
ten feet long.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-17
Durham on the Alabama Commission.

WASHINGTON CRY, Sept l7.-So far as
Comptroller Durham is concerned the
matter of allowances for incidental expenses
In the Alabama Claims commission is ended.
He has fully decided that the allowances are
illegal He claims that if congress had
meant to empower the commission TO en-
ploy extra counsel clerks, experts, etc, ii
would have said so IN the law and holds that
the expression necessary incidental ex-
penses" can not be eonstrue to mean such
employ ment Justice Harlan, in his state
ment, holds toexactly the contrary and says
congress passed an act continuing the COM
mission with all the facts before it, and
must have known that such additional as
sistsnce had been employed. He remarks
that it is past controversy that the officers
provided for in the act could not possibly
have performed the work and that not 9
dollar has been spent unnecessarily.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-17

Hellhoffite is a new liquid explosive of
the dynamite sort.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-17
THE MARKETS.

Cu,C.zo c.. 10
ioAso' oeP@ 10
The market quotations on t9s Doard OF
trade, to-day were as follows; % nsat-No. No
oePVemosl, openou paT s ano 'tosoe sSe o.Zso'
TSvoD, ~. "sn1S ~t a9s<s cios.S sac Gern-Na
. S.OssrnS.r ansned 4a5%e cIosaS Aakc.
Sc.ohar o~ansd ami closed 49IIc. Noynm'
-, o,,ansd snd cjosad g9s/c Osts.oNo .
Ss,,tsIohsr oran.d 95i%c clo.sd 95 20. Cscto-
~ n,,snsa and closad 25IIc. NAV onsnsd
md ciossd 9sc Pork-( (ctsber onsns,
~ IN clnsad ss SO. Novamhar onansd
ss s9iL clesed $50; January opsned
and closed no 32It Lara-October. opened
a. % cIossd s6 22J<
Live stock-Ths Union Stock yards report
the following range of prices: HoKs-Ths
market opened fairly active with light lots
about &c higher and heavy and mixed lots
unchanged; shippers were the principal
buyers. Light grades, u So@4 %; rough
packing, $3. 7O94Oo; heavy packing, s4.Oo
81 S0@5 ~; butchers =: SiaoG@0e ssoeksrs
SA ~ Ogf.V, tsAAns' oa s~'oosk0'0" pnosP-
''ig~ prrd~ce. Rnttsr-Goo5 crasuarv 17m1sc.
fancy dairy I50f16c. hacking Sssc nar
III Eggs-i2al5c psr doz, Potatoes-sl 90
al.s0 per bbl. Poultry-spring chickens,
4: old hens. sL@pc: roosters. Ma5Hc:
turksvs lie, and sprine ducks. Sts9<c per
lb: prairie chickens. $2OON2 30 Der dog.
AnpIss-Fair to good. 81. OOlG |. 50, and good
to fancy. $l. z5al IS per bbl
Naw y.rr
~ y O..
h" tofsn' o0P@ IL"
oz1ra 49, Hacan,hr 80 9g J hi. NJ 20,
snoi dec Corn-Octobsr mo on1inaI: Noyen1-
her, 4915c, bid; No. mixed SPOT 49c
Oats-Fptrres, nominal: No 3 white spot
S3i<c. Rvs-W estsrn 5pII 062c: state, G3d
65c BarIey-Nominal New crep awaited.
po-k nn,at. s,n uOnx10 % Land Ooto,
ber, $6.4l; November, 81. 70.
st. Louis
ST. Louis. Sept l6.
Wheat - Higher but not active
cash 90l<c Octoher. q1IIc. Noyember 9sss
Ma3iIc Corn Cash ksttsr entions very
SLOW! cash 4204Sc: wear $3.50. OstsS
| Cosh h;nLer no salss of frturs. cssh o.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-17
The Racing Rncnrd.

NEW YORK. Sept. II. The record Of races
at Brighton Beach Wednesday was as fol-
lows:
First race, u miles; Una B. first, Punka
second, Bart Warren third; time, l:57h.
Second race y mile; Joe s. first, Hot
achimie second, Pilot third: time. l:S0k.
Third race, l mile; Tom Martin first
Favor second, Kosciusko third; time, 1:44h
Fourth race, u miles; Barnum first,
Ligan second, Delilah third; time, l:56&.
LEXINGTON, KY, S,pt. 1.-THE winning
horses here Wednesday are named below:
First race / 10 miles; Lady Wayward
first, Malaria seconl, Slipalong third; time,
1:5lz
Second race, q mile; OFallon first,
Free Knight second, Sir Joseph third; time,
l:l9
Third race ia miles; Biddy Bowling
first, Volo second, Anna Woodcock third
time ri