The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-02-02
Generallties.

lIaytan finances are in a bad way and there
are distant hints of Il possible revolution.
An carthcrn jar containing $3.50 in American
and Spanish silver coins was plou.he up Tue -
day at Pass Christian, La.
A Florida perfumery company has - acres
of tubero>es in Fairfield and san Mateo and
expects to plant nearly 2G0 acres more.
Many requests are being sent to Governor
MOrchousc, of Missouri. asking him not to cX-
tend cIemency to Maxwell, the condemned
murderer.
1t is said Governor Semple of Washington
Territory, signed the Woman Suffrage act to
please his sister, Mrs. l.. V. :. Ames. a wealthy
st. Louis lady.
An kstNa man. who has lost the use CT his
right eye his left foot, his left arm and Shout
der blade, has asked to have his pension III
creased to 800 per month.
The surgeons have been unable to extract the
bullet in Louise Michcrs head. Lucas. the man
who shot her. says if he has killed an anarchist
queen the revolutionary party will disappear.
Boatswain Frank Kinney and Second Mate
Robert Davis, of the ship Vancouver We're
sentenced at ST. John, y. b.. to Imprisonment
sixteen and eight years respectively for brutal
titles practiced on their crew.
The owners of the steamer CITY of Montreal
which was burned at sea last August on her
way from New York to Liverpool have pre-
sented to the captain of the british steamer
York City $3.50 and gold watch as a reward
for the services he rendered to the survivors of
the burned vessel.
Out of 1.l01 steamers which last year left
New York carrying grain for Europe only one
was an American ship. And out of 4 sailing
vessels only one bore our flag. Great Britain
has by far the greater portion of the carving
trade. There were 52.194 ,491 bushels of grain
exported from New York.
Reports from Cuba indicate Il most serious
condition of affairs Citizens in Havana and
Matanzas have repeatedly demanded of Cap
tain General Marin protection from outlaws
and official thieves. Business is partially para
lyZed, opposition papers are suppressed almost
daily and the strictest censorship is kept over
messages by cable
Colored people of Charleston. 5. C.. are much
stirred up over the report of the formation of
an exodus association in Topeka for the colon
ization of negroes in South America. Fuel has
been added to the flame by an article published
in the News and Courier, warming negroes that
there is danger of their being sold into slavery
if they go to South America.
Mr.. Carlisle is not yet through with Thoebe,
it seems. Indeed the worst is yet to come, if
Thoebe persists in his determination to run
again. OHIesS his WOfklnSmen supporters
differ from their kind in not harboring resent
ments they will give Mr.. Carlisle a harder task
at the next election than he has ever had to hold
bis seat in Congress.
Under the present law steam vessels are eX-
empt from compulsory pilOtage fees, but sail
ing vessels are subject to them in ten States,
A bill now before Congress proposes to extend
the same privilege to sailing vessels. 1t is evil
dent injustice that the owners of anv vessel
should be required to pay for services not need
ed and not rendered, but the pilots are fighting
the bill as hard as they can.
Mrs. Clarissa Jackson, buXom colorcd
woman living in Delaware township, Hancock
county, Ohio, has just become grandmother at
the age of twenty-five years. Mrs. Jackson was
married when but eleven years old, and while
yet in her twelfth year gave birth to daughter.
The latter followed her mothers example. be-
coming wife at twelve years of age and n
mother at thirteen, the child Just born being
girl.
The celebrated trotting stallion Happy Med
ium died at Farlawn Stock Farm, the home of
his owner, General William L. Withers. near
Lexington, KY, Jan %. He was bv Old Ham
bletOnan out of the famous Princess, the mare
that came from California to beat Flora Temple.
Princess was not equal to the occasion, but her
son has thirty-nine trotters in the 30 list the
greatest number of any sire. He was the sire
OF MaXey Cobb, who had the fastest stallion
record e: 13 1-4 and Meta Medium, who in
double harness with MaXey Cobb secured the
best double team record. He was twenty-five
years old.