The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-07-15

One hundred and >eNcnty-tlNc viewers at the
Natick Or. .)cutton mills are out on strike and
1000 looms are idle. The strike is caused by dis
satisfaction with recent change in a part of the
mill from fruit of the loom to twill goods.
Nellie Barry, of Cambridge, Mass. though
only ten wears of are rescued hel -four little
mothcrless brothers from their burning resi-
dence, carrying them one by one down stairs.
She was slightly burned in her heroic work.
Adyiccs from Honolulu say that new Minis
try has been formed, with Mr.. Creighton aS
Minister of Foreign Affairs. Mr.. Gibson ~
Minister of the Interior, Mr.. kanoa as Minister
of Finance and Mr.. Dare As Attorney General
Overtures have been made by the friends of
Lane to effect a settlement Of the Abingdon.
Mass, national bank difficulty Allowing
Lanes paper to he worthless. the bank is re-
ported to have $4,000 to pay SllGO00 on de-
post.
An Atlanta. Ga. hotel is in possession of Il
wholesale liquor license which does not expire
until the middle of October 1t can sell moth
ing less than quart but expects to do Il smash
ing business since local option has closed the
bars of the city.
On Thursday the Republican State Convcn-
ton of Kansas nominated the following ticket ::
For Governor, ohm \. Martin; for Lieutenant
Governor, A. y. Riddle; for Secretary of State,
f. b. Allen; for Judge of the 1lth Judicial
District, u. NJ. Valentine.
James Prick. the foremost leader of the
Socialists and Anarchists in the Pittsburg re-
@ion, was arrested on Thursday, nj the instance
of the postal authorities. lie Is charged with
sending written matter enclosed i'll newspapers.
The case will be pushed to trial.
The private papers of the late Edwin NJ
Stanton have recently come into the possession
of his son. Lewis NJ. Stanton, who now resides
at Morris, Mimi, who is preparing to publish
them in the shape of biography of his father.
Much of the secret history of the war is con
tanned in these papers.
| The Corporation Counsel of Boston decides
that the act compelling the payment Of wages
weekly is not compulsory so far as Salaricd oil!-
cials are concerned, and as a decided preference
is expressed for continuance of the present
| system, monthly payments will he continued
| except in the case of abOrers.
| President Cleveland surprised the Senate
Thursday, by overlooking 1t. Greeley's claims
and appointing an unheard of man to be major
and assistant Acknowledgement in the United
States army. 1t was supposed LIT. Greeley
would be nominated. His eminent services and
suferings in the Arctic seas entitled him to
consideration.
At four o'clock Thursday morning the Their
mometer registered 100 degrees in Dakota. The
! wind was like simeon, and birds, horses and
cattle became crazy with fright. Some of the
people took refuge in cellars. The faces ant
hands of trainmen on the Northern Pacific were
blistered. The temperature was ut 100 for sew
eral days previous.
| Mr.. Charles Marsh, of the firm of Jordan
Marsh n Co., of Boston, died on Friday. II
1852 Eben ID. Jordan and Benjamin l.. Marsl
| established the firm of Jordan, Marsh e. Co.
Charles Marsh being admitted as II partner. II
the early days of their business Charles Marsl
was an active salesman and afterwards took
charge of the wholesale department, which
has since remained under his personal super
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