The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-03-12

ing serious will come of the affair. The
Spanish government has taken prompt
and vigorous measures for the protection
of diplomatic representatives of the Unit
ed States. 49,. Hon. Charles Carleton Coffin,
the famous correspondent during the civil
war, died suddenly of apoplexy at his
home in Brookline, Mass, March I'd. Two
weeks before Mr. and Mrs. Coffin cele-
brated their golden wedding. .... General
Harrison has authorized the statement that
he and Mrs. Dimmick would be married at
ST. Thomas church, N. Y, by Rev. John
Wesley Brown on April 6th... There are
four daughters of four Presidents now liv-
ing. Mrs. Semple, Mrs. Sartoris, Mrs.
Stanley Brown, Mrs. Mckee, daughters
respectively of Presidents Tyler, Grant,
Garfield and Harrison. =. Captain Grant,
who was in command of the steamship
New York when she ran aground on
Southwest spit, resigned, Saturday, from
the service of the company. ....At the
Brown council in San Francisco Thursday
evening, after Deacon Vascinceilus had
finished his testimony, Deacon E. D. Will
liams of the First Congregational church
of Oakland, submitted resolution to the
council declaring it the sense of the coun-
ell that DR.. Brown had never been unduly
intimate with or had been in the habit of
meeting women in the church or on the
street or at any time or place. The reso-
luton was passed. .... Daniel Talmage's
Sons, rice merchants of New York, with
branches at Charleston and New Orleans,
assigned Friday. The liabilities are re-
ported as over 5000, ,0OO. .... EX- Governor
Russell denies the interview in which he
is alleged to have favored the nomination
of Secretary Olney for the presidency.....
The arsenal at Cadiz is being worked to
its full capacity in the manufacture of
guns, cartridges for artillery, ETC., and
the greatest activity prevails. ..... The
grand jury has returned s'no bilr' in the
case of Ida Quinlan charged with the muir
der of her sister, Sophia Grant in Charles
town, Mass, several weeks ago.. The Re-
publicans of the First District of louisiana
have selected as one of their delegates to
the st. Louis convention Capt. c. W.
Boothby, who is native of Saco in this
State, and brother of Representative
George H. Boothby. He is for Reed, of
course. .... The Commerce. De Portuga!
says the conduct of the United States in
regard to the Cuban revolt is unique and
without precedent in history and will cause
a complete disturbance of international
rights unless the nations of Europe rise
ana JOIN SPAIN. 81. JOln Boyle mas sue
ceeded Dir. Newton as the Republican
candidate for Senator from Kentucky.
Mr.. Boyle is said to b. able to command
the whole Republican vote. Unfortunate
ly that is not enough. James J. Corbett
says he is ready to sign the articles of the
National Sporting club of London for a
fight with Fitzsimmons. If Congress
really wants the President to act in the
Cuban matter it should pass joint reso-
solution. That will compel him to do
something. Concurrent resolutions he
can ignore; but joint resolutions he must
either approve or vetO...... The London
Graphic in its comments on the Nenezue-
Ian buebook says: The British case is
simply overwhelming Why with such a
case Great Britain ever allowed the dis
pute to reach the present point is a mys-
terry. The London Chronicle predicts
that when the case is studied in the Unit
ed States, people will completely reverse
their judgment and admit that Great
Britain dealings with Venezuela have
been an honorable example of modera-
tion, forbearance and fairness.