The Republican journal., 1888-08-02
Mr.. Blaine's Homecoming.

AUGUSTA, July 80. The general committee
on the reception of Mr.. Blaine held a meeting
tonight, and it was announced that he had
cabled that he would arrive in Augusta August
10th, when the demonstration will occur The
finance committee reported that they had been
very successful III raising funds. and Mr.. Man
ley stated that he had conferred with Passenger
Agent Boothhy, OF The Maine Central, who
would provide special trains from any points
desired, announcing the schedule at once, and
giving reduced rates. Invitations to all the
Republican organizations in the State are to he
sent out Immediately. and also general invi-
taton will be given through the press. The
Tippccanoc Club of Bangor and the Young
Mems Republican Club of Portland have writ
ten, expressing their desire to attend with
bands. Communications have been received
from the Republican GIee Club of Bath and
numerous other clubs, all of which are anx-
ious to greet Mr.. Blaine on his arrival. Hon.
}. IL. Manley and Capt. Charles +. Nash We're
added to the executive committee. Hon. Or
willie ID. Baker 'a> been selected to deliver the
welcoming addre>4
IL BRIEF. The Eastern division station Of
the Boston n Maine, at Saco, was broken into
Friday night. The safe was blown open and
between forty and fifty dollars were stolen.
Railroad tickets and about two hundred dollars
worth of mileage tickets were left unmolested.
The explosion blew the safe door to the opposite
side of the office. The clock stopped at II 20....
Scott W. Burnham. of Augusta, who men,ls
watches and clocks in a little ore story shop at
the cast end of the bridge, by the death of Il
rich uncle in California, has fallen heir to 500
600. The fortune man is b years old and has
a family of five children. He was formerly of
DiXield...... General Selden Conner has been
confined to his house at Augusta, for the past
ten days, being unable to walk on account of
lameness in his left knee, the right being stiff
from the wound received during the war......
State Commissioner DIR. Bailey has been to
West Sumner, to examine the stock of Luther
Maxim reported sick with tuberculosis. He
says he finds no tuberculosis but an impactiOn
of the third stomach and loss of stock caused
by over feeding with linseed meal.
CONGRESS CONDENSED. The Senate July
% passed the naval appropriation bill and 127
pension bills. Thursday the Senate passed the
army appropriation bill, with the amendment
offered by Senator Hawey, appropriating
S.5O,OOO for an armory and gun factory at
Watervliet arsenal, N. y; $4,000, 900 for the
purchase of steel for high power coast guns !;
100000 for the purchase of submarine
mines, and 100000 for submarine comfortable
torpedoes. The Senate spent the rest Of the
day in lively discussion of the fisheries treaty.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the bill to provide for post Office buildings for
the use exclusively of the post office depart
ment. The provisions are to operate only in
places where the gross receipts amount to 49,
600 annually for two successive years. In the
House of Representatives Saturday, Mr.. Voor-
hces. of Washington Territory. urged the adj
mission of that Territory As Il State. Among
the bills favorably reported to the House Sat
urday from the committee, was the Senate bill
for the erection of monument to General
Henry Knox, at Thomaston, Me.