The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-10-15
Generalities.

Richard Howell made mile on the tricycle.
at Springfield. Mass. in 2.49, beating the record
nearly 4 seconds.
The first "a hours of the immediate delivery
postal service at the Boston central office
brought in 1s5 special letters.
The party committees in Ohio have finally
agreed upon a joint discussion between candi-
dates Hoadly and Foraker
Eighteen students of Rutger College, New
Brunswick, n. j.. We're arrested Thursday
night Oct. lst for disorderly conduct.
The monthly debt statement published
shows that the decrease of the public debt
for September amounts to s12,757.965.25.
Massachusetts Greenbackers in State conven-
ton at Boston. nominated full ticket. James
Sumner of Milton is the candidate for governor
The President has decided that the positions
of weighers and guagers in the customs
vice. come under the civil service examination
rules.
Franklin j. Moses, formerly Cove rnor of
South Carolina, was sentenced at Boston,
Mass, TO three years confinement in the State
Prison.
Over one hundred million people rode on the
\. \ elevated railroads during the year ending
september 80 and paid the company over 81
100000.
The floods in India will have an important
effect in reducing the worlds supply Of rice,
much of which comes from the district which
has been inundated.
There are two new cases in Fall River. of
what is supposed to be small poX in the same
family of French Canadians in which the pre-
vious cases occurred.
The treasury department has suspended final
payment to John Roach for the Monitor Puri-
tan because her trial was not made in accord
ance with the contract.
Seven naval cadets of the third class at An
napois, were caught haZing new members
of the fourth class. The indications are that
| all seven will be dismissed.
The excitement in Indiana over the forged
township orders is growing daily as fresh reve-
aIons made. Another batch. amounting
! TO $4,000 has come to light.
/ An aerolite thirty feet square is reported a>
found in Jefferson township, Pa. having fallen
/ recently with noise heard over Washing
! ton and Allegheny counties.
4 Captain johnson, who has been removed
! from an office in the Treasury Department at
! Washington TO make room for Democrat,
was wounded L MON soldier.
James Palmer while undergoing examna-
/ ton on charge OF murder Al Mentor. Ind.
I walked out Of The court before the ewes of the
! officers and made his escape.
| The wife Of W. H. H. Murray has sued for
/ divorce on the ground OF desertOn. She IS
practicing medicine at New Haven. Mr.. Muir
| raw. it is said. will not oppose the suit
! The Sherman House at Fargo. Oak. has been
! burned. The loss is $50. 1000; insurance, Sl4 600.
! The guests had narrow escapes. MANY of them
| getting out with nothing but their undercloth-
/ ing on.
| Harry Wilkes defeated Pballas in three
! straight heats on the Greenville track at Cleye-
land, Oct. %. winning the $1,000 purse and 90
| per cent. OF the gate receipts. The best time
made Was 2.1l+.
| Henry \. Smith, a Wall street operator.
has failed. He owes the firm of Heath Il
| Co.. which also failed Friday. about a million
dollars. and the firm owes its customers about
the same amount.
The President has appointed Edward A.
stevenson, OF Boise City. Idaho. to be governor
| of the Territory of Idaho, and William b.
Webb, OF Billings. Montana, to be secretary of
| the Territory of Montana
A witness for the State in the Cluverius-M
ison murder trial at Richmond, Va. has lust
died. In case new trial should be granted the
absence of his testimony would deprive the
prosecution Of strong point.
Three thousand people are now vaccinnated
! daily In Montreal and no further disturbances
are expected. The Catholic priests have under
taken to advocate vaccination to their people
and will urge ii from the pulpit.
Owing to the failure of the fisheries along the
/ coast OF Labrador there Is terrible suffering.
! The Dominion government has decided to i'm
/ lnediately dispatch one of its steamers with
| provisions TO keep destitute fishermen from
! starving through the winter
| A great strike began at the Pullman Works
! near Chicago Oct. 1st The blacksmiths.
hammermen and freight hands quit work
/ on account OF a ten per cent. reduction in
wages Dissatisfaction among the employees
is said to be general.
! The sale of orchids and plants collected by
the late Mrs. Mary Morgan. of New York and
which cost over S2O0,O00. look place recently.
| Erastu> Corning, Chas. Osborne Netch Il Co.
Of London, were the heaviest purchasers.
A lad of eighteen and his two sisters We're
! Killed by train While crossing the railroad
! track in a stage at New Britain Conn At
/ thambersburg, Pa. one child was killed and
another fatally injured in similar manner.
Miss Alice b. Jordan of Coldwater. Mich. a
graduate Of The academic and law department
of the University of Michigan. has entered
| Iale Law School. She is the first lady ever
entered in any department of Yale outside Of
the Art School.
1t is rumored that the President has been
1 urged 10 reorganZe the Alabama Claims Court
It once 1t is claimed that the present court
has not been legally constituted since July.
1854, inasmuch Congress extended the term
OF the court but the President did not reappoin
the Judges.
John 5. Wise. Republican candidate for
Governor of Virginia, while Ell route
from Washington to Alexandria. was
nsuIted by John Amber Smith Wise
knocked Smith down in The cars, and would
have punished him more severely but for the
interference of friends.
A Tombstone (Ari.) dispatch says man
Eained Heating was killed by Apaches the
Both ult. in White Trail canon. San Simeon
valley. His body was found half mile from
bis house. a man named Shanahan and a
Mrs. Mack, servants on his ranch, cannot be
found.
Capt. Aubrey Crocker, who commanded the
>ioop Puritan in her races with the Gene>ta,
was rendered a complimentary dinner at
Taf1's, by about dozen of his friends,
The occasion was purely informal and no
speeches made. A magnificent floral represe H.
alon of the Puritan was presented TO Capt.
Croker. The following evening his Cohas>et
friends called and presented him with beauti-
ful silver pitcher. cup and salver which was APP
propratey inscribed.