The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-02-01
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reputation as the author of "MalOI
Jones' Courtship." In 1868 Colonel j.
II. Estill became sole proprietor and edi-
tor, and has continued in uninterrupted
control of the paper ever since. He has
| made it one of the ablest and most pros
porous journals in the South.
| The writer when a boy read "Majol
Jones Courtship," and about the same
time another southern book, alabama
Scenes,' in which were related the ad
ventures of one Simon Suggs. In 1872 a
call was made upon Col Thompson in
his sanctum at Savannah. If recollection
is not at fault he wore the traditional
blue claw hammer coat with brass but
tons, and he was the personifcation of a
| courtly Southern gentleman. The asso-
ciate editor of the News at that time was
Joel Chandler Harris, Uncle Remus)
then winning his spurs in journalism. 1t
was not until he joined the staff of the
Atlantic Constitution that he entered the
literary world, where he holds to-day an
enviable position.
The last of the brothers of a Calais
family who all gained marked distinction
and success by inherent ability, has de-
parted this life, Charles E. Pike, broth
Ell of the late Frederick A. Pike and j. S.
Pike, died December 9th at his residence
in st. Paul, MINI. j. S. Pike, common
ly known as Sheppard Pike, was one of
the ablest journalists Maine has ever
produced. His work was mainly upon the
New Y ork Tribune, in the days of Greeley
Fred A. Pike represented the 9Th Maine
district in the 31th, 3Sth, 39th and 10th
Congresses. The three brothers We're often
guests of my father in Machias. Chas.
Z. Pike was lawyer, and practiced in
Maine, Massachusetts and Wisconsin for
many years In early life he was one of
the first Free Sellers and one of the
founders of the Republican party in Mas
the Maine legislature, he wrote the reso-
buttons which, according to the custom of
that time, brought before the people the
name OF Taylor for the presidency. Later
he was one of the group of the first Re
publicans in the Massachusetts legisla =
ture. In 1859 he removed to Wisconsin
and founded the Oshkosh Northwestern,
which during the war was radical sup
porter of Lincoln. In 1865 he vas ap-
inf of 10 int
nue. department and assistant attorney
general of the United States.
A New York despatch of Jan. 18th an
nounced the death of Maria Piccolomini.
the great opera singer, at her home in
Siena, Italy, where she was born in 1885,
and gave some interesting particulars of
her career She came of a distinguished
family, which in the long ago gave Pope
to Rome, and when she first determined
to go upon the stage was met with the
most indignant protests from her rela-
tives. But she persisted and won artistic
eminence and wealth upon the operate
boards. She belonged to the period of
opera in New York when Brignoli, Gaz
zaruga, Carl Formes, Amodo, Strakosch
and Parodi, who had first come here as a
rival to Jenny Lind, were in the height
of their success. In London, Paris, Rome
and elsewhere Piccolomini's triumphs
were equally great, and an eminent Par
isian critic aptly described her as ''bril-
liant Italian lady, who delights to play
comedy and to sing-delights to amuse
the public while amusing herself" She
was as great an artist in her day, and as
much worshipped favorite as were Nils
son and Ge1ster, who followed her, or
any of the greatest stars of the present
period. New FORK fairly event Wild over
her when she made her debut there, in
1857, at the old Academy, and she was
applauded to the echo by the audiences
that crowded the building. In 1859 l
heard Piccolomini in New Orleans, first
in opera and then in concert. The opera
season was not a success, partly owing to
Encouragement and partly because the
company came during Lent, when the elite
do not attend opera. The Piccolomini
concert in April was very successful. An
old scrap book contains the writer's i'm
preston of both events in letters written
for the Boston Post.
A recent letter from friend in Boston
has this item: 81 presume you know that
Charles A. Pilsbury of Roanoke, Va,
formerly Of Bucksport, died last yea1." l
had not heard of it. The more recent
death of Charles A. Pillsbury of Mime
apolis, the great flour manufacturer,
leaves the writer the only survivor of
three bearing the same name, yet not
related, unless distantly. When l was
attending the E. NJ. c. Seminary in
the sos the Bucksport Chas. A. was at
home, and we used to have trouble about
the letters which came to us through the
post Office, as the post master had no
means of telling which Charles A. they
were intended for. Later the Minneapo-
lis Charles A. came upon the scene and
registered at hotels in places where the
writer was then we'll known as a single