The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-10-04
4eneralities.

Generalities.
4 fire in Brisbane, Queensland, caused Il less
of property amounting to S200o,oc0.
The Dolphin. now at Mare Island, "al., will
be given about $500 worth of repair.
The people of Southbury, Conn, are excited
over the discovery Of aNein OF bitumnous c"a.
The Denver, Col. Board of Health denies the
report that there are 800 cases Of typhoid
fever IN the city.
The late Rev. James Freeman Clarke. y. H..
left an estate consisting of so 900 rea and S2l,-
s2i 81 personal property.
Miss Virginia McTavish of Baltimore has he
come engaged to the Duke of Norfolk. She has
an income of about 100000 year.
II is said that the late Gen. sherdan'S estate
will amount to S200,0o0 and may reach >230, 900,
and all because of fortunate investments.
The Mcgantic Fish and Game Club have been
on trip 70 Spider Lake. Quebec, some of the
members making III additional trip into Maine.
Russian agents and Bulgarian politicians are
prodding the Sultan Of Turkey to institute re-
ii9ious reforms in Macedonia or take the con-
sequences Of an uprising.
Samuel d. Hale. the pioneer in United States
trade with South America, died IN BuenoS
Ayrcs, the Goth inst. agcd 81. He had ac-
cumulatel a fortune Of $4,000 900
James f. Bedel. the defaultng New York
clerk, alleges that he lost over 100000 in the
policy shops of Herman J. Emerson ana Philip
Goss, who have been held for trial.
Chief Justice Doron OF Montreal decides
against the dcfaulter Pitcher. rhc stolen goId
will be returned TO the Providence bank and
Pitcher will probably be sentenced saturday
The range of %, 600 yards, attained by eleyat-
ing one OF the NJ west hreech leaders to r. de-
grees. has led to the calculation that the Hilton
gun fired IT that elevation would carry twenty
miles.
Messrs. Bowker. Torrcy X Co., of Boston.
are charged with violating the contract labor
law by bringing Italian granite quarrymen
here under contract, and 4 suit has been begun
against them.
A. i. smith. mayor of Jacksonville, Fla,
who is in the North collecting money for
sufferers, says the fever was hroH-ft, 10
Jacksonville by a young man who cninr there
from Tampa.
Large quantities Of crude opium are import
ed into British Columbia paying small duty.
1t is then manufactured and sent to the Canad-
ian border, and from there smugrled into the
United States.
pay car was robbed of $4,000 Sept Goth
the clerks being chlorofcrmed while asleep and
the safe being blown open. Railroad officers
deny the story.
The House Democrats, in obedience to tie
Presidents commands, have decided that there
shall be no Adjournment until the Senate >iai!
have opportunity to act upon the Tariff and
Retaliation Hi''s.
At Fleetwood Park, Sept. 2l>t. Buli Dohe
drove the champion PAGER Johnston. with a "c-
cord of 20G II. for half mile. He made the
quarter III - l. and The half in Loo -. TIE
fastest time on record.
Mr. William Warren was one Of The frw
actors who had accumulated Il handsome roni-
potency. He was generous in his 4ift~. but ht
was always mindful OF advancing Years, and
provided for his old aye.
The President has nominated John rail,-
hurst, of Michigan. to he minister to Belgium;
Captain Henry W. Iawton, of the Fourth
Caiavry. to be major and inspector general
and Walter Newbury. postmaster at Chicago
>taiiStician shepperson Of the Cotton EN-
change officially states the cotton crop of tn,
United States for !SS,-s to have been the largest
on record. being ,,0i6 >;i3 bales. 9G.U0O bates
more than the largest previous crop, that OF
l>S2-3
lanes Ian@tlon Curtis, presidential nominee
of the American party, in his letter of accept
ance. advocates restricted emigration. free
public and technical schools. the curtailmcni
of trusts, and savings banks for working
people.
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me ih'pl!hl OF INC lorl PH i" "t'' ~
~lA'esh''hG manner "ln ''l' .I'Si, ~ !,
together with the atrociouS treatment of lrl>l
polit irn prisoners is causing il strong roNul
sion of sentiment among the educated cas>r'
in England against the Tories.
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many friends.
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JeruS'i%m is raPl'H SioNl''i a. I. u 'a', t
fch'fc' one h''n"rea tno'>".t u''t'iN Mol'i "
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owe woo" are eApoi"n u: y h'ii''i !'''
EUROPE GNe'S year me ''''ii> Il. 'o'i i w
cNteEncu. and the price OF i"ii' HIS i'>eh >N
told within lie" years.
The increase last wear in Great B.itaili.s con-
su,nrt;on of snirits and bpar over tLn nrrv vioi,,