The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-12-30

$235l 81; net revenue S3,2s394; salary, $500
A red sleigh seen on the streets this week bore
on the back in yellow letters "Womans Rights
and underneath picture of a woman saving
wood.
The Belfast National Bank has received some of
the new s. silver certificates, which are just twice
| as handsome the ones The vignette is a por
trait of the late Gen Hancock.
David Alexander, of this city, is Il second cousin
| to Gen. John A. Logan, now dead at Washington
The Generals full name was John Alexander Lo
gan, and he was named for an uncle of David
| Alexander.
With Christmas Greetings and compliments of
j. ). Larkin x Co, of Buffalo, n y, we have re
ceved one of the picture books and some of the
pretty cards used by them in adv crtisng the sweet
Home soap.
In repiastcring the ceiling in the old Miller house
Il small coin dropped from between the laths. 1t is
about the size of ten cent piece, and one side is
badly corroded but the other the date lbs Is
very distinct. 1t is a spanish coin.
The -Etna Fire Insurance Company paid their
losses in this city by the recent fire Immediately
after the adjuster had settled upon the amount. j.
{. Thompson haf his money in three hours after
the loss was ascertaned. The .Etna is prompt
and reliable.
DIR. stephen II. Weeks, of Portland, assisted by
Drs. small and Fletcher, of this city, last week
! performed a genealogical operation ON the wife
of DR.. \. {. Ellmwood, at the Head OF the Tide
The operation was difficult and the patient is
very feeble.
The misStatcmentS of city paper due at one
end of the sheet to malignamcy and At the other t"
natural stupidity ami ignorance, are rarely worth
noticing at correcting, but hear of one instance
in which they cost IA Belfast business man several
hundred dollars.
There is but one additional subscriber to the
soldiers monument fund since last week. The
papers can be fount 1T the places before mention
ed and it Is earnestly hoped that our people will
come to the rescue and subscribe the required
amount
The flag the Custom House was displayed ut
half mast the receipt of the news of Gen. Lo-
gan> death. Much sorrow is expressed by the
Grand Army boys, who feel that their best friend
is dead. No man in out of Congress has done
SO much for the Grand Army as Gen. John A.
| Logan.
There WAS a shooting match saturday ON the
| SWauvilie road at the place of named Rich
ards The target was sixty yards distant, cents
per shot and three shots entering the target entitled
the marksinAn to a chicken. Charles Hartman and
Fred White from the city went over and firing thr-
teen shots got ten chickens.
Capt. \. B. Foss, of this city, in sch }. G. smith,
writes from Pensacola Fla. that the stevedorc-
on :; strike and he is unable to get his vessel dis
charged. She is loaded with railroad iron. Forty
five cent. per ton is the wage, demanded. lie
says the striker, Troublesome that the militia
may have to be called out
The Boston Comedy Company closed their en-
gagencnt at the Belfast Opera House saturday,
giving Il matinee and an evening performance.
There was a fair attendance in the evening. All
who attended the entertainments of this company
are loud i'll their praise of its merits tina, they
can hardly fail to he literally patronilcd when
they come again, which MAY he at no distant day.
THE Posr orFICE AND CUSTOM House. Mr..
kigorc WAS moi confirmed a. po~tnasterat Belfast
before tne adjournment OF the Senate for the hoi.-
days, and A. he must he confirmed before his com
mission will be and has thcn file hi~ bond it
Will probably be the middle OF january at least be
fore he assumes the duties of the office. Hon.
tdw. Cushing the new collector 1T this port. i
expected here daily, and Vii take possession of
the oniee Jan lSt
Mr.. {. II. Colt, owner Of thc splendid yacht
Dauntlc-s, which visited this port last fall h;t~ ac-
| ceptcd challenge from the owner Of the Coroner
| for a race from New York to Queenstown to Ice
sailed Immediately. The yachts are now IN New
York changing their rigging for the contest. They
are about the same size. although the puutc~- l.
twenty years the older. Her friends claim that
thc more ttmpe-;uou7 tie weather the better SHOW
| ing she will make iii the coming race
! FIEENE>'~ LIyEE ANp BILL. The annual lcyec
| and ball of Nn. > engine company viii be given at
| the Belfast Opera House Wednesday evening, Jan.
!, These entertainments foI the benefit of the
trcnrn, and with the recollection of their services
| at the recent Main street fire fresh in the public
mind they should have. and will no doubt receive,
more than the usual assistance ana patronage \
good supper, good music and good time general
ly are assured to those who attend the liremcns
ball
STEAMER NOTES. The rcnob-cot ha- been
thoroughly repaired and il noW laid tp at East
Boston. SIXTY ~iH steamers haze piled the inland
waters OF Maine the past season. according TO the
annual report of the state steamboat inspectors,
an increase of eleven over last years.. The k'lah-
din arrived from Boston sunday morning, and left
Monday the return trir....Mr. \. F. Crosby,
who for some years has been American EN press
agent on the steamer k.t;thlin. has been appointed
to Il position in the Boston office of the company.
\ lady in this city who is of Il nervous te,nper,-
mcnt, has never been able to have 4 clock in her
room. hat receiving clock Christmas present
She placed it on the nantel and thought To get az
rustumed to its tick took. tick took. She did not
know that the clock had an alarm but the donor
did aud had set it 1or early hour in the morn
ing, thinking to have some fun out Of it, In the