The Republican journal., 1886-05-06
Generalities.

| Montreal reckons the losses by flood at S16,-
050,000,
imprisonment for debt has been abolished in
| New York State.
Miss Sarah Orne Jcwett has left New England
for trip southwark.
The Vermont Republican convention will be
held at Montpelier, June 10th.
Tlis is declared to be the earliest spring on
record i'll Northern New Hampshire.
Twenty-siX COWS and seven horses burned in
barn near Philadelphia, recently. Loss 500
600.
The first Bessemer steel ever made in the
South WAS cast at Chattanooga, Tenn. re-
Gently.
The Senate has rejected the proposed treaty
to reopen the We'll and La Abra claims against
Mexico.
The Dominion government has reduced the
canal tolls on grain from the lakes to Montreal
to two cents per ton.
The last storm in California piled up in the
mountains an abundance of snow to be used for
summer irrigation and mining.
1t is reported that Secretary Manning is SO
much improved in health that he contemplatcs
resuming the duties of his portfolio.
The Bennington, VT, wooden mills property,
me largest mill property in Vermont, has been
attached and the mills shut down.
The elections have terminated in Peru. Cen
cral CacereS IL President of the republic. Riots
and murders have marked the election week in
some of the provinces.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
has agreed upon bill for indemnity to the
Chinese for about S141 900 on account of the
Rock Springs outrage.
The nomination of General Rosecrans, as
register of the treasury, is hung up in the
Senate by motion to reconsider the vote by
which he was confirmed.
England has sent a circular to the Powers
proposing that if Greece does not diSarm the
Powers cease diplomatic relations with her and
blockade the Greek ports.
Municipal elections have taken place in
many Illinois towns and i'll most cases where
the contest was between license and no license
the former was victorious
A special agent of the National Census Bureau
estimates that in the year 1850 there occurred in
this country 1852 strikes, causing a money loss
averaging S51 to each cmploye concerned.
The Massachusetts liquor dealers have fixed
upon the eleventh of May as the date of their
convention. to complete their State organization
and consult upon plans for carry ing the fall
election.
President Cleveland is trying to make friends
for the Morrison tariff bill but is making new
enemies for himself. The Ohio and Pcnnsvl-
vania democrats have already rebuked him for
his meddlesomcncss.
NJ. de Lesseps says that the building of the
pyramids, which occupied 80 900 men ten wears,
was boys play to building the Panama canal
He estimates the power of the machines EN-
poyed as equal to the labor Of 100000 men.
An intelligent American who has recently re-
turned from the Panama Canal works, where he
has been employed on dredger, expresses the
opinion that the big ditch will not be completed
at the date named by De Lesseps.
A large body of bandits attacked mining
camp at the Dolores silver mine in Nucvo Leon,
Mexico night or two ago, but We're driven off
with the loss of five killed and eleven danger
ously wounded. About dozen miners were
wounded.
Jay Gould says that more business is now
being carried on over the Missouri than before
the strike. He favors the arbitration scheme
suggested by President Cleveland, and thinks
1t wiser to have regular arbitrator rather than
special men chosen for special occasions
The United States Supreme Court has decided
adversely to the South Boston Iron Company
the suit brought to recover S150,500 for dam
ages, owing to an alleged breach of contract on
the part of the Navy Department in annulling
a contract for boilers for several United States
vessels.
There is much opposition to the confirmation
OF Capt Beecher, the son of Henry Ward
Beecler, who has been nominated as Collector
Of Customs at Port Townsend, Washington
territory, and there are strong indications that
he will not be confirmed. The Oregon Senators
are opposed to him.
1t is intimated that the President will not dis
turb Pillsbury and Chase until after the adj
Journment of the Senate, when he will appoint
George f. Emery to succeed Chase, and will
appoint friend of Pillsbury as Collector, who
is expected to make Pillsbury his Deputy, and
allow him to draw the lions share of the
salary.
Judge Zane of the United States Court has
rendered decision, at Salt Lake City, fully sus-
tanning the position taken by Gov. Murray.
The Judge maintains the supremacy of the ma
tlonal statutes over the territorial laws and Gusts
the Mormon incumbents of the offices of auditor
and treasurer, who have been holding over
since 1882, and declares the right of the COVER
nor's appOintees to hold office.
The Maine delegation to the National En-
campment,. G. A. r., will leave Portland for
San Francisco July 22nd. Beyond Chicago
they will go via the Chicago, Milwaukee, St.
Paul and Omaha Shore Line and Union and
Central Pacific Railroad. The New England
delegation, from all the states except New
Hampshire, have decided to go by this route.
A New York correspondent who met Mrs.
James G. Blaine on Fifth Avenue, the other
afternoon, writes: "She looks as fresh and
bright to-day as have seen her for years." and
adds: intellectually she is very strong wo-
man: has thorough command of herself, and
has rare power of impressing those who
come within her reach"
The former members of the Twelfth Maine
Regiment are requested to Sc nd their addresses
and history of their service in that and other
organizations to Lieut.. A. NJ. True, Bethel.
Information concerning other comrades and
those who have died since discharge is also de-
sired. The reunion of the regiment will occur
in Portland.