The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-07-22
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP IRON ALL OVER TIE STATE
POI IIT( Al POINTS.

~ uIdlI W Ill also De made on the nome force OF
speaking talent. The clarion voice of Mr..
Blaine will be heard ut least once. 1t is whis-
ncred that his proposed speech will be one of
the bodest and most aggressive he ever made.
The Democrats count on having the services of
Senator voorhees,, Congressman sam Randall.
Gen. sam F. Gary of Ohio and Col. Fellows of
New ork. and, perhaps, others from out of
the state. beside their home force of spoutcrs.
The Prohbitionists, who are engineering the
third party movement. also intend to nave
more or less talking, by clerical gentlemen
principally, belonging i'll the state. II is not
unlikely that eX-GoN. st. John may speak.
A prominent Portland Democrat said to
Boston Record reporter, in reply 10 Il question
in regard 10 the party's prospects i'll the com
ing campaign: The outlook is certainly far
from encouraging. The leaders of the party
here are divided into two or three distinct
cHIue>, and there seems to be little hope of
their pulling together under any circumstances
There is the Chase and Deering faction not
large, but capable of good deal of mischief;
then there is William IL. Clifford. who seems
disposed to he i party 10y himself; CleaNcs
friends haven't cot over their disappointment
at his failure to gel the custom house and are
decidedly otli>h, and General Anderson and
the custom house clement are doing practically
nothing for The party" Then. there is the
Brown-lia>s war, with local di>scn>ons in
every town and citN
Franklin Tru>soll of st. George. who was
placed on Il county committee by the little knot
of prohibition radicals who assembled at Thorn
aston recently to form an independent prohibit
ton party, declines to serve. He publishes
card in which he Saws II wish to say that the
use of MY name on that occasion H. one of the
County Committee was unauthorized. | shall
decline the nomination. heartily endorse any
movement tending TO the advancement of tenn
pcrancc but fail to see why a third political
party can enforce the statutes any more than
the Democratic and Republican parties can do"
Captain Chase is still enjoying all the cmOlI-
ment> OF the office of Internal revenue collector
In spite of his rebuff by the Senate. Some Of
his friends think that the thrilling matter Of his
rejection will not cause him much inconvcn-
fence after all. Onc Of them tells me that the
President has given assurances that. if he can
mac any law or precedent for doing 50, he will
continue the captain in Office after the adjourn
ment of the Senate. This gentleman quoted
William II. Clifford az saving that it could he
lawfully done. Boston Herald Cor.
The Aroo>took Herald say: 1t is very evil
dcnt that the license papers look upon this
third party movement as being calculated to
weaken the mise of prohibition. otherwise
they would II re 50 lcnderly nursing the in
FAINT which the. ould strange if they could,
if it promised TO bo successful. ON the other
hand the veteran and arncst temperance work
crs of the state look non the movement IL be-
inc calculated TO injur the cause of temper
anre.
The Portland Express says that when the
Democratic customs officers bchcd their forces
reduced and their salaries cut down by the
Democratic House some of them hc>ou@ht Rep
rc>cntative Reed to save them 10y laboring with
the Republican senate. and that Mr.. Reed in
the Kindness of hi heart promised to do what
lac could to save men who have called him hard
names for ton years.
y dispatch to the Lewiston journal says that
the Custom House officers in Aroostook county
have Just held meeting IN Fort Fairfield To
make arrangements TO organize the Democratic
party. \ copy of the Presidents order should
be sent 10 each of these gentlemen.
The Democratic leaders of Maine held Il con-
ference at NatcrNillc last week and a redhot
campaign WAS decided upon. This means. says
the Boston Traveller, large Republican ma
lorv.
John +. Fitzgerald has received his commits
sion as internal revenue collector at Boston, in
place Of +. T. Pil>bury. He will take posses
sion Of the office at once.
w. II, Clifford of Portland is candidate for
the solicitor iteneral>hp.
FOREPAU ellis CIRCUS nERtItED. TWENTY
SEVEN HORSES KILLED.
Friday morning at 800 O'Clock, Forcpaugh'~
stock and wagon train. bound from Augusta to
NaterNic, met with Il serious accident near
Halls woods, one mile above the Station Of
riverside. in Nassalb0ro, by the breaking of
An axle of the forward truck of the second ear
from the engine, Four ears, the one With the
broken axle and three behind it, left the track
end We're piled up and badly wrecked. They
were filled with heavy team and band horses.
twenty i'll a ear The shock threw the animals
down and crushed them among the debris.
seven We're piled up In one end of the car and
Instantly killed The struggles of those alive
were fearful To witness. Edward :. LOn@ley
of Philadelphia, Il pole man, and John Murray
of Waterye. Maine Central brakeman.
Mere on the ear with the broker axle Lomglcy
jumped to the ground, was thrown to the earth
and pinned beneath the ear where he lay for
half an hour and nearly sutlocated. He gave
up all hopes Of LIE but WAS finally rescued and
will recover. John MURRAY escaped by run
ming back to the ears in the rear. There We're
- cars on the train. six stock. three >lccpers
eleven flats, two box and clboo>c. Five ears
were dcrailed, containing 100 horses. Twenty
seven We're killed, . bruised and injured.
Nine We're Killed in the first car, five in the
second, twelve in til" third and one in the re-
naining two. Eight huck>kin band horse. and
abuckskin stallion valued at $1,000 We're among
the killed. The horses which survived We're
led 10 WaterViIlc by road. The horses We're
valued lit from 500 to 800 each The five
cars We're worth $500 each. Forty sets of
double harnesses Were cut and DESTROYED
Wagons and chariot> banged against each other.
damaging them much. forcpaugh places his
boss at 5000 and aad no insurance. He holds
+he railroad responsible. The wreckng train
from Wateryille came down. arriving at /. 10
:. VI. The work Of clearing away the debris
at once began ami The blockade on the track
MAS raisedin seven hours. Tho circus paraded
and gave show in Wateryle in the evening.
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tcllpcIaH'e N'liipihcrtlli9S VIII oe htid ms
year Ill Maine as follows AT Scba@o Lake, sat
nfday an" SUNDAY JuIl ~ ana o. At Marano-
COOK Na,urday and SUNDAY, July ~ ana August
L. Al kIthmohd tampgrouhd, Tuesday, Au-
sust - Al eSch heetihg Il portion OF the time
VII pc Hpech3H a>Sl@hch 10 ohi 'fIef undef
thai4e " our ST1hI hlel lehiPiaF' bro. ~ d
DOW. ASSISTED ny uo/ch or more OF the lead
M 5000 lelhlharN OF thf STATE VINO nave been
FNltc't 70 eve snort "p1e1:eS on Inc occasion.
Titui"4S> III 0cn3-o ana HaIalocooh VIII DE
S>IShen 10 uNehiit temperance work ana our
pI.ef WA ne represented ny zen, eupl:, SISTER
'@ll, VINO WfH nave clF'T@' Oh 'ht fhlidfeh
meetings among me prominent temperance
@orheIS WHO "le eNItftcu 70 pG present ana
tors FRYE, Blair and ColGutt, Gen. Dow. V. b.
tushhg ana othtrs, me musical features of
tne occasion VIII be me. including Mrs. sturgiS
Nocat ffoi. owen 'luaftrtte:. Mt. ana Mrs.
Bent corhe' SoiolSts Frank r'rkJll>, the boy
tofhetist ana ffol. Le@aultS boys band OF u
pieces. Lodges ana temples should make M
mediate arrangements 10 attend one or more OF
These lnectli 8, anu make tlf occasion grand
gala Gay Iof ne Vrler ana temperance. Kegu-
I'LL ana 'ieclai lfpiis VIII carry aduts al the
usual lowest excursion raf:S-and the extremely
10y rates iof chihfch VIII DE continued as here
t"lofe on NaturiaNs. see particulars at Il. H.
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