The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15
Generallties.

Thursday, April :, will be Fast Day in Mass
| achusetts.
The Labor party in Vermont was badly beat
| Ell Ill the town elections.
| England uses 20 pounds of sugar per capita
to the Imted states 30 pounds.
| The Canadian government has determined to
| grant no further aid to immig grants.
| \ serious split in the ranks of the knights of
Labor is announced in Pennsylvania.
A Catholic priest in New York has been sus-
pended on account of his friendship for Dr. Nc
Glynn.
MIR. Thomas }. Potter. Vice President and
general Manager of the Union Pacific Railway,
| is dead.
Chief Arthur says there is serious danger of
Il wide spread strike among the engineers and
tiremen.
IT is stated positively in Ottawa that the Do
mnion government will 20 OH with the Sault
Ste Marie Canal
1t Is reported that the sarcOphagus of Alex
ander the Great has been unearthed amid the
| ruins near saba.
The Russian Admiralty propose to increase
the Baltic and Black Sea marine forces from
1G 900 to "A 600 men.
Six tons of dynamite exploding near Rich
mond, Ind, killed a man and shook the ear tn
for many miles around.
An experiment is to be made OH the Fourth
Avenue Surface Railroad in New York with
cars propelled by electricity.
The Methodist University at Mitchell, Oak,
was burned March 9th and ten of the teachers
and professors were badly injured.
Fifty-two cattle belonging to Harry Hill, in
Kent county, Nd, have just been slaughtered,
being infected with plenro pneumonia.
Sir John Ross is to succeed Lord Alexander
Russell AS commander of the British forces in
North America, with headquarters at Halifax.
Its reported that the Syracuse On. W Cour-
Ter has been purchased by syndicate for the
purpose Of booming President Ceveland's inter-
ests.
Charles Downes, the missing insane teller OF
the CastIetOn. n. Y, bank, was found dead
in church at that place, he having shot him.
self.
Congress has begun an investigation of the
sugar trust. 1t is not considered probable that
Congress can compel unwilling witnesses to
testify.
The Interstate Commerce Commission has is
sued an order that carriers rates to ports of
port shall be made public and filed with the
commission.
General David II. Strother, widely and most
favOrably knOwnb by his nom de plume of 'POrte
Crayon," died March 9Th at his residence, in
Charlestown, W. Va.
A Western old lady recently celebrated her
ninety-trst birthday. She had four generations
of her progeny at supper, and danced jig to a
lively tune afterward.
The Committee on Banking and Currency has
ordered adverse reports on the pending bills to
repeal the law imposing 10 per cent. tax on
State bank circulation.
The late Hon. Oliver Pillsbury of Concord.
n. H., left an estate estimated ut 10000, of
which the Hospital Association of that city
will eventually receive about $4,000.
A watch costing $500 in Switzerland was
stolen in October, 1885, from the house of Mr..
Huntington, in Cleveland. 1t has just been
found in the hands Of Cincinnati dealer.
The date for holding the Prohibition National
Convention at indianapolis has been changed
from June to May 30, on account of the Dem
Ocratic Convention being called for June 5.
The President has sent to Congress mes
sage to the effect that negotiations are in pro-
gress with China for q treaty to prevent the
immigration to this country of Chinese labor
ers.