The Republican journal., 1888-09-20
BENJAMIN HARRISON

IN BRIEF Advice> have been coming in
slowly from the corn REGIONS and il is expected
that the loss will not be as large as was placed
at first. \ great many of the farmers are cut
ting up their fro>t-btten corn and using it for
fodder.....D. W. True The leading member of
the firm of y. W. True 4 o., Who'll, sale
grocers, Portland, died sunday night, aged g.
years.....The rice crop has been nearly if not
quite destroyed by the floods around savannah.
Ga......Fire Friday night al Spokane Falls. W +.
T.. destroyed II frame business houses and
dwellin@>.....Tbc present term at kent's Hill
Is the largest fall term for many wears. There
are 2l> students against $50 last fall and the
number is constantly increasing. ....I The League
OF American " heelmen have elected DR.. g..
l.. Dow OF Portland. chief consul: {. ID. Batch
elder, Sanford. vice consul; J. Q. Whiltemorc.
representatiNe....Ano case of diphtheria
has broken out at the insane hospital ut Angus
ia. There are now seven cases in the institu-
tion.....lion. William J.. Putnam WAS enter
tanned by tie Bay State club in Boston >atiir-
day. In his afterdinncr peech he thanked tie
Maine Democrats for their cordial support in
tn" recent campagn......Th anniversary of
Mexican independence WIS celebrated sun
day with great pomp. Six thousand soldiers
fromall branches Of The service pa!adcd in the
Ctyof Mexico. President Diaz received many
valuable prcsentS......G General Harrison spoke
TO company of Missouri veterans al his home
in indianapolis on Saturtav.A violent wind
sunday atternoon.....M Michael Phillips. who re-
sides on Washington street. Marblelcad. Mass
has ON exhibition six black and gray kittens
born on saturday. which are curiosity. The
kittens are perfectly formed. but are all con-
nected. six heads pointing in different drec-
tons. Hundreds OF people have visited the
residence of the family....The Senate is not in
hurry to take action on the Retaliation bill
1t was referred to the Committee ON Foreign
Relations and has not yet been reported back
to the Senate......Ga> from locomotive filed
llo0>ac Tunnel on SATURDAY.. Frustrating a
number OF wcrkmcn employed there. Several
of the men narrowly escaped death....I Henry
George created Il sensation among PHILADELPHIA
Democrats on saturday night by procaimn9
himself an absolute free trader. and saving
that the reelection of President Cleveland
meant the overthrow of protectouT The
corn crop of the West will be very large and
the supply of bags small.....The latest returns
put the Democratic majority in Arkansas at
14.3Sl. lis compared with a majority of 4J.3i,G
AT the corresponding election in lS>4, a net loss
Of ;'o.353.....A new disease has broken ont
among the grape vines of the Santa Ana and
san Gabriel valleys of California 1t is termed
the eapsour and tie cause of it no one knows.
The vines begin to WilGer and in a short time
die. The disease is infectious. and spreads
very rapidly. The best remedy is to dig UP
the vines as quickly as they show the blight
and burn them.......Lclia Farrell. the well
known Portland actress. has sued Nat Good
win the comedian, for $4,000 for breach of
prom>e......One of the sights at the State Fair
was cheese made by Mrs. John }. Dearborn.
of South Newbur@, and weighing 1000 pounds
The milk one day from 800 COWS was used to
make it. and the number of pounds of milk
used was S00.... .Governor-ciect Bureigh was
obliged to depart on his -Aroo>:ook trip. leav-
ing more than 400 unanswered letters which
will receive his personal attention Immediately
upon his return.....The trial of James A. Getrli-
ell, of Augusta, for mansaughter in killing
William Henry Hopkins on the 18th of last
May was begun Monday in the Kcnnebec
supreme court.....Thc postmaster general has
issued bis advertisement inviting proposals for
carrying United States mails in Maine for four
years from July | next. Proposals are to be
received until4 Ar. NJ. January next.... elbow
fever has now broken out in Gainesville.
Florida......Mr. II. o. Robbins. who has been a
member of the staff of the Bangor Commercial
for two years. has resigned his position to ac-
ceptthe editorship of the Piscataquis Observer
......EX-Gov. ROBBIE and wife will visit Kansas
the middle of November. in order TO be present
as representatives Of the Maine State Grange at
the annual national meeting of the Patrons of
Husbandry, which meets at Topeka, Kansas.
about that time.