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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-08

The Z. S. Marshalship seems to be re-
garded as particularly desirable plum,
and the woods are full of candidates. One
of the first in the field was Capt. Charles
Baker, of Belfast, and his friends are con
tident he will get there.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-08
Total 25,2OO 1927 l37 "A 1909 s2G, 1913 81
FREIGHT FORWARDED.

IOlaI 49,. .ZJSII s3I,U,3 II 22,3bb S34 6!2 .
The report also shows 1864 feet of side
track laid at Belfast, and new freight
house built at Knox. The other improve
ments on the line, including the new build
ings at Brooks, not being completed at the
time of making the report, do not appear
therein.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-08

Bath. with two men on the Maine Cen
trail directorate, wants another to take the
place of Mr.. H. n. Jose. Bath would like
to own the Maine Central. Portland Ex-
press.
Well who would not? Belfast is doing
a good business making shoes and sarsa-
parilla, but we wouldn't mind having the
Maine Central for side investment
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-08
Jay Gould left the earth.

Beyond slight decline in the Gould
stocks, the death of the great tinancier
made no disturbance in the money mar
ket
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-08

One of our usually careful business men
allowed bill to run up on him recently
until its dimensions surprised him. Two
years ago he borrowed at a machine shop a
jack screw for few hours, and forgot all
about it. Last week the owner asked him
II he wasn't ready to return it, and being
answered in the affirmative, presented bill
Tor use OF the screw for , years and days at
> cents a day (the regular rate chargeN
Sla4.'o The matter was compromised, how
ever, by the gift of a three quart pail of sour
krout
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-08

Maine Central for a side investment.
President Harrison's valedictory mes
sage was read in both Houses of Congress
Tuesday. 1t is an able and patriotic doc
ument, and it hardly need be said that it
takes no step backward He recommends
that the whole subject of tariff revision
be left to the incoming Congress, and
takes the same high ground as in his pre-
Nious message as to the necessity for leg
islaton that will ensure honest elections
in all parts of the country. In both posi-
lions he is in line with Republican senti-
ment. In its other features the message
is equally commendable and worthy of it's
author. We are unable to give even a
synopsis of the message in this issue
The Bangor Wing Il Courier of Monday
says: 1.-The Democrats are very anxious
to get through some of their tariff bills
at this session in order to cause division
of the responsibility with the Republicans,
but it does not seem possible that any Re-
as TO allow himself to be used as cats
paw for the Democratic monkey" We
think that no Maine Senator would place
himself in such a position. He would be
recreant to his constituents if he did
some OF the newspapers are making a
great to do over the fact that one of the
richest men in Boston, Mr.. j. NJ. Sears.
has condescended to serve on jury. We
are not aware that riches constitute an
exemption from the duties of citizenship
al that Nh. Sears is entitled to great
amount of credit for complying with laws
which apply to him equally with those less
endowed with worldly goods. The same
class of papers have devoted a large
amount of space to an injury which befell
Grover Cleveland S thumb: but if any of
rs common people should stub a toe or
hit 'crazy bone there would not be a
word said in print. Flunkyism is not an
American product, and ought to be kept
out of the country by prohibitoly tariff
The arrangement by which the Demo-
cratic State Committee is to control the
Federal patronage in Maine is causing
good deal of comment, and some kicking Oh
the part OF Democrats outside of the ring.
1t is certainly a great scheme-for the
committee. For instance a Bath special
to the Boston journal says: "Committee-
man Hathaway, of Ilouton. wants the
Custom House there, and under the Nor
ton idea has only to ind0rse himself. Com
mltteoman Hanson. of Calais. wants the
Passport Custom House. Committeeman
Arnold wants the FoNcroft Post Office,
{ Committeeman Corners wants the Bangor
Custom House. Committeeman Thomp-
son, who ran against CONGRESSMAN Mill
Custom House. Committeeman Hewes
wants the Bath Custom House. while
Committeeman kimhall Eastman is a
candidate for the position of Surveyor of
the port OF Portland. Now, inasmuch as
these men simply indorse themselves and
must indorse other office seekers before
they can have any show at all it follows
that they have only to select what they
want for themselves and then indorse
their personal friends or others with
whom they will trade. Morton does not
ask for anything in the State, but it is
claimed, he mas been promised something
winch VIII give him competence for
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-08

The other day a woman came into groc-
cry store with small package in her hand.
and addressing one Of the propretors said
"lve brought back this cheese. It's poison
ed. The proprietor was naturally sonse-
what taken ahack but reaching ont for the
package he took off the paper and disclosed
a nice looking piece of sage cheese. 81 don
see anything the matter with this cheese. -
he remarked, The woman. however. point-
ed to the green spots as containing the poi
son, and evidently was not acquainted with
sage cheese. The matter was explained to
her and she was given piece of plain cheese
in exchange.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-08

INSTANT
RELIEF
For the mind that is troubled
about what and where to
get suitable gifts for
Lady or gentleman,
Boy or Girl,
by calling
at the store of
R. H. C00MBS& SON.
there you will find
just what you want
and everything
SO CHEAP
that you can't help
being pleased.
Our stock Of
Fancy Furniture
is SO complete and varied
as to please all.
Would you like to see
some Of the handsomest
Easels and Screens
you ever saw?
II you 40, we have them
Fancy Rockers, Chitfoniers,
Desks and Book Cases,
Fancy Crockery Ware,
Plush and Leather Goods,
and Novelties
too numerous to mention.
Make US happy
BY looking over
our stock.
1t will pay YOU, for
our prices are the
LOWEST.
We are headquarters for
Children $ Sleds and
Games of all kinds.
You are ALWAYS
Welcome at
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-08
Short Stories.

Cincinnati has Just been the scene of what
the papers of that city call the most auda-
cious business swindle ever known. The af-
fair has certain degree of local interest
from the fact that one of the swindlers took
the name of George H. Bemis. and the Gin
cinnati papers, assuming that to be his real
name, have more or less to say concerning
the late landlord of Crosby Inn. It is only
fair to state here that Mr. Bemis has not
been in Cincinnati, having been at the Kineo
House, Moosehead Lake, until recently, and
that the descriptions of the swindler who
stole his name do not tit him at ALL The
Cincinnati man had "a dark moustache and
piercing black eyes, while Bemis the hotel
man has blue eyes and a light complexion.
In brief, Bemis was mot in 1.-THE Cincin-
natl commission house of Bemis, Staunton
& Co. The two swindlers who did business
under this name bought out-on credit-an
old commission house, painted the front of
the building bright red, covered it with
signs, furnished it handsomely-on credit
employed book-keepers, type-writers and
travelling men, and then bated their hooks
for suckers. They had lots of bites. Con-
sgnments poured in from all over the coun-
try, and the produce received was promptly
turned into cash by selling under the mar
ket rates. Nothing was paid for, and by a
system of kiting checks and buying on credit
and selling for cash the men managed to
clear in the neighborhood of $4,000, and
fled There were two women in the case.
"Mrs. Bems" was found, and identified );
but "Mrs. Staunton' was non est. OF the
latter local paper says: "There was no
question but that she was a smart woman.
Two men like Mr.. Bemis and Mr.. Staunton
would have no use for a woman who was 40
and cross-eyed unless she knew something"
At last accounts the swindlers were at large
The cider question is always in order, and
is many-sided. Ultra-temperance people put
even sweet cider under the head of strong
drinks, while some of them do not object to
a liberal quantity of the hardest of hard eli
der in mince pies. But then there is cider
and cider. A gentleman of this city made
some cider a short time ago which had a
strange effect on two of his neighbors who
partook thereof. We will say at the outset
that no foreign ingredients We're used, ex-
cept the addition of little sugar to the
pure juice of the apple. One of our stad
and temperate citizens partook of glass by
invitation when on his way home to dinner,
and reported that when he was seated at his
own table things generally had assumed a
rotary motion. 1t was little embarrassing
at first, but he said that by helping himself
to the dishes as they came around he got
through all right. The other partaker was
on the way to supper. and in his case the
beverage had magnifying effect. He said
1t was the biggest supper he ever sat down
to, and he felt like colnpimenting his wife
On the magnificent spread. The stories of
the respective wives might he interesting,
but our interviewer has been too busy to
look them up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-08
Marrow Escans.

An escape from death that savora Of the
miraculous occurred at the works OF the
Delaware Ice Company, Philadelphia, en-
Saturday evening Epgineer Walker Tom
lasOn While aGiasting bs!t, was caught in
the macolreEy and whil!sd about Oh pul.
lsy whee! half dtz;n times, receiving only
Q few Slight irjnrles. Temllpson had react
Cd over the shafting to adjust the belt, when
the sleeve OF his coet caught in screw and
In haah he was Whirled about at terrific
speed The shaft was only about five feet
from the ground, and at every revolution
the mans head struck the floor. Tomlinson
had sufficient presence of mind to endeaVor
to frtc himself frln his clothes, and to this,
together with the Fortunate breaking Of the
bslt ct tbs t moment, is Dsinly due his es-
cape from death.
With the breaking OF the tet the me-
chinery stopped and Tomlinson was h1ng
ort CO the hocr. Every stit,h CT clothi1g
was torn frcm bis body ana be was complete
" covered with blood, which flowed from
crt IN his head. He a. conscious, how
ever, oni sitter being sssis d to his home,
near by, spoke rat onaly Of the socidert to
DR.. J. T. Shoemaker, who was called In.
The doctors examination disclosed the
strange fact that. except for cut extending
fron The top Of the head to the base OF the
ccss, o epraintd enkle and few slight
bruises, no serious Injuries had been sus-
tained. No bones we're broken, but he wes
very weak frou less CT blood aud the shock.
Dr.. shoemeker said laat night: ut is one OF
the mott remarkable escapes from death
that has ever come undar my notice. With
careful ruraing 1 expect to have my patient
about again very shorty"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-08
Mrs Csborne's Case.

& telegram from London says: The more
light that Ia thrcwn upon the case CT the
unfortunate Mrs. Osborne. who is now COZ.
Gaed in Holloway jaIl, sud the more the
ccniucs OF the treasury officials in regard to
the bupsiine which followed her arrest is
Investigated, the graeter Is the degree OF
aympsthy expressed for the unhappy lady.
10 fatt, there sesus to be no doubt that the
attention OF parliament will be called to the
hearteys behavior OF the law officers OF the
crown. Fail reparation from financial
standpoint has already been made to all
persons interested end few people can see
the necessity OF hsspng unnecessary pain
upon q broken-hsar;ed and repeptsnt WON
an. NOBODY would be surprised If g jury
finds Mrs. O;hore gull y, tteorgly recon-.
mendinp her to mercy, and II the presiding
jostce Dac relyinom'na' pena t. up
- her, the only obstacle In The way cfebln-
dooiag her pro ecut;on seems TO be the
drrad the public tfhonls haVe piwa
DAYS of pubic olamor, and the fear they
hav Of being taxed with fsVofing Ms
Osborne, the wife of Captain Ooborre,
OF be arm7, whis it might be thrown In
their faces that they would nj, 80 favor
woman In 90 humber walk of l'fe. Mrs.
O.borne's tta.e OF heath is suoh that 1t
would not bs astonishing If she were to go
entirely out OF her mind. She Ia utterly
prostrated With grief, refuses all food, aud
seems unable to do anything but continual
is cries, feeblg calling for her husband, de.
spsirngly imploring his forgiveness for the
shame and sorrow she has brought down upon
him The prison keepers at Holloway,
herdened and accustomed es they sre to
the most trying ecenes, say that it would
draw s. smpathy from heart Of stone ID Wit
ness the terrible, hopeless grief OF the poor
lady. MrR. Hsrgreaves, the lady from whom
Mrs. Osborne took the jewelry which she
suhss qqently sold for fve hundred and fifty
pounds 70 Spiak & Sons, the jewellers, In
an interview Saturday said that she freely
forgays Mrs. OIborne everything and that
she wes deeply sorry for hsr. In Mrs. Har-
g,eaVea' oplnioD, Mrs. Osborne has alteady
basa sufficient ; punished.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-08
THE
THE
Mercantile Railway, Building and Llal
Association
Association
OF LFXiNDRIA, VIRGINIA

President, T. o. Troy, Sups. " NJ. z. L.
Vica Pre II, Mt, Park Agnew, Pcs!msater Alex
andris, Va, President klsxa1dra Re2 Estate In
vestment, Trust 8; Till, Company
Treaauror, First National Bank of Alexs., Va.
Secretary, Lewis Hoef AloIardra Va.
Ccuase', Leonard Marbu,y, Assistant Division
Couusel v. NJ. z. 2.
with the i4loSing, constitute the Board of Direc-
iors: uouIy Hiden, Master of Trains v. NJ. 3. B,
Alex, Va; Edwin c. Joyce, Agent p, w. & B.
3. Z Alexandia, Va; Allen G. Harmon. Treas.
Ind. Mot Fro Jns Co &, &lcxa., Va G. F. Thomas,
Master Mechanic " H. 3. r., Alo1s, Va; A. n.
Peyton, Agent Legal Department V. n. 3. R.,
Charlottesville, Va z. T. Tucker, member Of the
frm of G. Z. Hill & Co., manufacturers Of cakee
crackers and oaady, Alexandria, Va.
ORGANIZED AND CHARTERED AS A Ma.
TIONAL BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION.
Stock to TO issued is monthly series, perpetual.
ly payable as follows:
Ono dollar per share (being the membership
es) to be paid whom application is made for stock,
after which, no other JaJmont is required, until
tho following mouth, OF which time the regular
monthly dues Of sizty coLts per share, begin and
contioua for about seven years. the estimate being
that tho payment, will about double themselves
in that time. such has been the calculation Of
about $50 s:milsr associations throughout the
United States and for thu past ak years these
esim havo boon found to be generally correct.
Paid-up stock sold ct $1O1 per share, drawing
8 per cent. interest per annum (psysble semi-an-
nuslIy).
Correspondence relating to agencies should be
aidres.ed to Secretary Mercantile Railway
Building and oin Association. Alexandria, Va.
SAMUEL II. LUNT,
isr2t Soliciting Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-08
ALEXANDRIA, VA, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY s, 1892
.=zlkxaIlpria 0a3siIs
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Contract advertisers will be allowed TO exceed their
space unless tho is paid for at transient rates.
and under circumstances will they be allowed 70
advertise other than their legitimate bunness In the
space contracted for.
All transient Advertisements must be paid for In ad-
Marriage and death notices must be paid for In adj
vance.
Resolutions In OF thanks tributes OF respect
resolutions adopted by societies persons unless OF
public concern, WIN only bc printed In this paper as
advertisements.
The GAZETTE of3ce u connected with the Telephone
Exchange. Advertisements orders fer tho paper,
news, any Information or business can be gent by
telephone.
Entered the Pes:9tnce. AeIandria Virginia, az
second class matto..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-08

BUCKLEN,S ARNICA SALVE
THE BEST sALvE in the world for Cuts, Bruises,
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Cores and all Skin
Eruptiors, and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required 1t is guaranteed to give perfect satis-
faction. or monoy refunded. Price 25 cents per
hor. For sale by G. G. Lennon, COS Ring 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-08
ZOE oYER FIwY YEARS.

AN OLD AND WE1L.TR1ED REMEDY.-Mrs
Winslow'G Soothing Syrup has been used for over
Fifty Years by HiUssss OF Mothers for their Chill
dren Wkle Teekiae with Perfect Success. II Soothes
the Child, Seftess the Gum Allays all Pain; Cures
Wsnd Calls and is the best remedy for Diarrhea
Sold by Druggists in every part Of the world. It
value is incalculabls. Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Rinslow's Sooth;ag ssTup, and take no other kind.
Twsnty-Gva aa-Ss ottls.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-08
NJOOD AND COAL YARD
w AND FINE DWELLING
E0n QAI

offer at private sale the Weed and Coal Yard
and Outfit of the firm Of Geo. 8. smith & Son, on
Fairfax street, between Queen and Princess
streets, Ale1&nlris, Va. The outfit consists OF
one shuto Tagon two shute CARTS two wood carts,
five horses, engine and boiler, ono woodcutter,
ono set OF Fairbanks sca'es and all other nects-
sary appliances.
The yard is doing good business, and this is a
frst.class opportunity Tor percon to engsgc in q
profitable enterprise.
Also tho residenco, 222 north st. Asaph street.
The house and side lot hiss frontage on st. Asaph
street Of fifty feet nine inches, and has double
parlor, dining room, kitchen, five bed rooms and
conservatory, water, gas and latrcbe Stoves and is
in first cass condition.
nov27 tt VIM. Il. SMITH, City scrgt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-08

FOE SALE.
PRETTIEST LOTS IN ALEXANDRIA
for the money and promise handsome returns in
few months. LoK st them and buy tefore
spring. Prices will be advanced after March fst
Columbus street just ner:h Of PendIeton, lot
1888, price $3.50
Columbus street, east side, just MOI tn Of Madi
GOD, 1880 $3.50.
West side Columbus, between Madison and
Montgome y adjoining new houses, 1880. $780,
Madison street, 80 feet weat Of Columbus, 16x
100, 1926 and 5000.
Will te pleased to serve Alexandrlans in my
line. Correspondence Invited.
GEO. Y. WORTHINGTON.
feb3 eo2w] 1885 s.. n. W. Washin zton, D. O.
EoR RENT.-The TWo.sToRY BRICK REsI.
l. DSNCE, No. SIG Prince street; rooms and
bath; Latrobe stoves electric bells and all mod.
ern Improvements. Possession from after Feb.
18th. Apply to w. F. VINCENT. isn19 tt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-08
FOE SALE AND REN'r

EoR RENT-HoUsE No. GOA Princess street;
IL modern improvements. Rent reasonable to q
good tenant. Apply to COZ Prir cess street. or to
107 King srsot. feb4 1w
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-16
THE TRIUMPH ESCAPED.
Other schooners, She Reports, Fell Into
the Russians Clutches.

VICTORIA, B. c., September 15-The
sealing schooner Triumph, which has
arrived here from Copper Island, brings
news that confirms the reports that ad-
ditional seizures have been made by the
Russians. The Triumph sighted the
Russian cruiser Zadiaka south of Copper
island, about 40 miles off shore. A short
distance away We're four schooners of
their guard. The Triumphshad all her
boats in, and was carrying all sail. She
stood away, and the cruiser ran for the
other four schooners. Captain Whidden
of the Triumph says the cruiser. steamed
in among the schoonefss and he is GER
tain she must have captured some of
them, but a heavy fog shut off his view.
Two days later the Triumph sighted the
American barque Majestic, passed close
to her and saw bottle thrown from her
which contained the following note:
.On board American barque Majestic,
at sea, August Is, latitude $50 north, lon
gitude 1862 east.
'To sealing schooners in sight: Take
notice, you are in danger of capture by
the Russian cruiser Zadiaka, now at Cop.
per Island. I have aboard four crews of
schooners Ariel, G. III. White, Rosie
Olin and Willie MCGOWAN, captured by
her, S4 men all told, three days out from
Petersoulky sound for Puget sound. The
cruiser went by us day before yesterday.
There is another schooner lying west by
south of you, about 10 miles off. The
cruiser captures all within line drawn
from Behring sea division to Carroll
strait. (Signed.) N. P..Lorentzen, COM
manding barque Majestic
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-16
MAY SHUT THE GATES.
The President Has Power To Order
immigration Suspended.
NEW HAVEN THINKS THE DREADAD
PEST HAS ARRIVED.

Two Cases Resembling Cholera Found in
that City-Arrangements for Taking
Care of Quarantined People at Sandy
Hook-Three New Cases in New York
City-The Normannia's Passengers
VIII Be Set at Liberty Today.
LOON LAKE, September 15.-President
Harrison today sent a telegram to the
Secretary Of the Treasury saying that
the Attorney General had sent him an
opinion to the effect that he had full
power, under the law, to prevent the
landing in this country of all immi-
grants coming from ports infected with
cholera or other contagious diseases.
He suggested that the Secretary convey
this information to the various trans
Atlantic steamship companies with an
official notice that unless they acted
in strict accordance herewith, the Presi-
dent would issue an executive order pro-
hibiting entirely all immigration from
infected ports. The Secretary this after
noon telegraphed that he had received
assurance from the steamship companies
that they will not ship any more immi-
grants to the United States from infected
ports,
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-16
AZ
HOPING AGAINST HOPE.
Yesterdays News From the Sufferer at
Loon Lake.

|, LOON LAKE, N. z, September 15.-
The examination of Mrs. Harrison's
condition this morning showed that the
progress of the insidious disease which
is slowly but surely sapping her vitality
had been temporarily arrested. There
had been no perceptible increase in the
effusion of fluid in the chest cavity dur
ing the preceding "a hours and the ply
siclans were encouraged to the belief
that there had been natural absorption.
Another feature of the case that gives
encouragement to the physicians is that
Mrs. Harrison was more restless than
usual during the night, indicating that
she is still in possession of considerable
nervous force and has not yet reached a
state of complete exhaustion or coma.
The two operations she has undergone
recently, have affected her less than was
feared, as it was not supposed she had
such good recuperative powers. A
majority of the people here have inclined
to the belief that she will never leave
this place alive. The President and the
members of his household pretend to be
encouraged at Mrs. Harrison's present
condition, but it is painfully evident to
their intimate friends that they have
little or no hope of her complete re-
covery. The physicians no longer con-
ceal their real anxiety. 1t is practically
admitted that she has gone beyond the
point where medicine OF human skill
can further avail.