The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-08-23

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Augusta Aug. 9th, it was voted to fix W etnes-
day. Oct. 10th. as the day of the dedication of
the Maine monuments upon the Gettysburg
battle fields. Gen. Selden Connor, EN-Govern-
or of Maine, has been invited to deliver the or
alton upon that occasion. The committee will
soon arrange the rates for the excursion to at
tend the ceremonies, and will announce the
details of the arrangements as fast they are
completed. Many will probably 90 from this
section.
Generalities.
Congressman Randals health is very precar-
ious.
The Holsters recently planted Oh tile ,lirornii,
| coast are said TO be thriving finely
The grape crop along the Hudson promises
TO largely exceed that of any preyionS year.
Pleuro-p pneumonia prevails to an alarming
extent among the cattle about New \ ork city.
Two suits have been begun in the New York
Supreme Court to test the Legality Of the sugar
trust.
Five men were killed by a falling wall dur
ing the progress of a great fire i'll Chattanooga.
Tennessee
An American boy is reported as having been
shanghaied on board cf a British ship at Port
lanl, Oregon.
4 he trunk lines have decided to reduce emf
grant rates to Chicago from New York and
Boston to s..
4 quarantine against Jacksonville. Fla. has
been instituted in Charleston. 5. G.. on account
of yellow fever
Judge Cummings of Wilmington. Del, is
charged with pilfering about 5l0D,0tD from his
clients and friends
Prof. Hitchcock of the Smithsonian stall ,
who has been IN Japan for about two years. is
| expected home soon.
Mrs. Matilda sherman, OF Franconia. n. H..
who is in her S9th year, raked lot of hay with
a horse rake July 2S.
rhe population OF Rome grows at the rate Of
$4,000 or 10000 year. At the beginning of
the present year it was 1929
The Boston Herald building has been sold.
but the terms and purchaser are unknown.
The property is assessed at $4,000.
Costa Rca has ratified a contract with the
Nicaragua Canal Company similar 10 the one
made by the Nicaraguan government.
The crucibe steel works of the Cleveland
steel company. Cleveland. Ohio. were DESTROY
ed hy fire Thursday. Loss $50 900 insurance
| $4,000
1t is understood that efforts are being made
| to reorganiZe the pool of American wall paper
manufacturers which Went out OF existence
about year ago.
A dispatch from Youngstown. o.. states
that Mrs. Gen. Logan is grandmother, Mrs.
John A. Logan, jr. having presented her
husband with IA daughter.
Donovan safely jumped from Brooklyn
| bridge and Niagara bridge onlv to lead from a
low British bridge to ignominiouS death in the
muddy Thames. 1t is an instance Of the irony
| of fate.
Charles Roy. Canadian on the lower st.
Lawrence. is nearly 1o1 years old and still i'll
| health. lie has Il large family. the members
of which have also hal large families. He
| counts 100 descendants.
The Youngest millionaire in Chicago is yrll>
| II. Mccormick. who j. only -, and is nj the
| head of the extensive reaper maiufactory
| founded by his father. He i, unmarried and
| has fortune of S4.000,000.
TO am,isc her 10-monthso old baby, Mrs.
Charles Jones of Millcrs' Station, Ia. gave il
tin box containing two dozen >ugar-coarcd
pills. The baby ate most of the pills and died
| in convul>onS an hour later.
The Chinese government has issued :, pro
| ciamaton stating that it intends to increase it
| navy and improve its army. and ordering all
| Chinese subjects in the Australian colonies 20
| wind up their business and return to China
| within three years.
General John McAll.ter Schoiied. ~ho
succeeds General Sheridan in the command of
| the army of the United States. was born in the
| same wear (lS3l) with Sheridan, and grauate,
in the class whith him. General Schoiirld
| served a> secretary OF war in lStS-6o.
| Hon. Levi =. Morton has resigned from the
| board of directors of the Pacific railroad. Sir
| George Stephen has resigned the presidency Of
| the road. Mr.. Van Horn, late vice PRESIDENT,
was appointed president, and Hon. d. II. Nc
| lnniS director in place of Mr.. Morton.
| The main building of Wells College, Aurora
| y. V. where Mrs. Cleveland was educated was
| burned recentlywh entire contents. Morgan
| Hall and the laundry We're saved by hard work.
| There is an insurance of 100000 on the pro-
| perty which will not cover half the loss.
Justice Harlan of the United States Supreme
| Court has decided that vessels which are licens
| ell by the United States Government. and
which sell liquor on public waters. are not cy-
empt from the provisions of prohibitory or
| high license laws in States OF cities where they
| may touch.
San Francisco aivices from Honolulu state
| that on July 4, by vote of 81 to 10. the Leg
| isative Assembly of the Hawaiian Island pas
sed military bill over the Kings veto. By
| this bill the naval establishment is abolished
| and the army reduced to sNty-tive men cX-
| elusive of the military band.
During 'norther' Monday night two large
barks, one English and the other French, sank
in the harbor at Valparaiso, after having been
| in collision. The crew of the English vessel,
consisting of II hands, and seven of the French
| crew were drowned. Five vessels We're blown
| ashore and dashed to pieces.
Surgeon General Hamilton, Of Washington,
| ID. G., has received the following telegram
| from DR.. Gures at Jacksonville, Florida:
''There is a circumscribe,l focus of infection in
one block in this city. Two more cases have
| been discovered, traceable to the same center
| They county board of health Is very active in
| isoatng all four patients. Some suspicious
| eases have been sent to the Sand Hills
| The available vessels of the North Atlantic
| squadron have been ordered to cruise in Can
| adian waters, to look after the interests Of our
| fishermen there, not because of any conflict or
aggression upon them by the Canadian govern
ment, but in view of possible complications
which may arise before the rejection of the
fisheries treaty, which Republican Senators
say is to be accomplished before the month Is
| out.
This Demi- British Administration,