The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-12-02

IL BRIEF. Another instance of the folly of
strikes is given in the ease Of the Salem and
Peabody tanners. After long and hopeless
struggle the strike is finally declared of by the
leaders of the strike, and consequently the
meagre sum allotted to the strikers from the
general fund is cut off, and the dupes are now
Informed that they must Shift for themselves.
Not much consolation, in view of the fact that
the places of most of the strikers are filled bv
new men.....The contracts for building one
cruiser and one eunbOat have been awarded to
Cramp IL sons of Philadelphia, the oldest firm
of Shipbuilders in the world, and the contract
for another cruiser is given to the Union Iron
Works of san Francisco...TWoh hundred men
employed in the Prince street works of the
Boston Gas Light Company struck on SATURDAY.
evening because Of a petty grievance. but soon
returned, the obnoxious order being repealed
.....Anarchistic circles in Chicago are excited
One of the North Side" gang, attempted to
murder his wife sunday and was arrested.
He claims to know the mar who threw the
bomb and intended to kill his wife because he
had once contided to her his secret. An attempt
has also been made to murder the chief witness
against the condemned men....Ihe great race
at san Francisco, Nov. - was won bv Harry
W likes, who took the first, second and fourth
heats The third heat was won bv Guy Wilkes
1lme-213 IL, PIG II, ZIG 81. 2.ij. The
race was for a purse of $1,000, $1,000 to first
horse, $1,000 to second, and $500 to third
The annual report Of Comptroller of the Ten
holm Is made public and concludes with an in
terestmg discussion on the national banking
ystem.......George Hazett and Miss Sadie
Allen OF Buffalo, went safely through the rap
Ids and whirlpool, at Niagara Sunday. in a
torpedo shaped barrcl......A Democratic census
shows that there are eight active candidates in
Ellsworth, Me-, for the Post Office which will
soon be vacant. Ex-senator Frye does not think
that reciprocity treaty or any sort of treaty
respecting the fisheries will be considered by
the Senate during the next sessionThe
spread of cholera in the Argentine Republic is
causing great alarm. Friday there were "a
deaths in BuenOs Ayres. 1.-Two elevators con-
tanning large quantity of grain were burned at
Duluth Saturday night. Three men were kill
ed. The loss is estimated at 1866. 000..
Members of Congress will gather at WASHING
ton this week and make ready for the work Of
the Observation-Disclosures shocks were felt
Saturday in Smyrna and the island of Chios
The Lockwood Manufacturing Works at East
Boston were burned Sunday; loss about $780,
000.....The recent blizzard in Montana caused
heavy losses of live stock......Eight men became
lost in the woods near MOosehead lake and
were out all night. Four of them had their
feet badly frozen and one, c. W. Chase. of
Fairfield, is in critical condition. William
KantZ, New York boy Is years old attempted
to commit suicide by jumping from Brooklyn
bridge. He made the jump and struck square,
~ on his back. The shock however, did not
kill him and he will recoyer..... Geo. O. Mcneil
will stand as Labor candidate for mayor of
Boston...... Burglars broke into the store of
Monday night. and tried to open the county
safe. They failed in this, but robbed his mon
ey draw of few dollars.