Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-07-18
GENERAL NEH S.
SIDNEY PERHAM,

Reports from Illinois say that the corn crop
will be immense.
! Different patents of wooden pavements
are being laid side by side in Boston, to test
the various kinds.
P. r. Forney, son of Colonel Forney,
who was badly crushed on the Pontchartrain
! Railroad on the 8th inst, died of lockjaw in
New Orleans Thursday last.
The Twelfth OF July was celebrated eener-
ally by tie Orangcmen throughout the New
Dominion. In Toronto the procession was
very Urge numbering many thousands. Dele
cations from the Orange Societies of England
and Ireland were pres NJ.
Dispatches from Havana say that on the
22nd of June twenty Of he thirty Masons
imprisoned on Oh ne OF having held secret
meetings and consp,ln5 with the revolution
lists, weE set at libc.Iy They were Span
iards. The other ten, .ho are Cubians, are
sti,l prisoners.
The hotel known as the Crawford house,
owned and occupied by Mr. Bolls at Ackley,
Thursday night. A very small quantity of
the contents was saved. The loss is estima-
ted at from $40, 900 to $l2 900; insured for
$40 900.
The Red River difficulty appears to be per-
manently settled, and it is said proclama-
ton will soon be issued by the Governor Cen
eral declaring the admission of Manitoba into
the Dominion.
| The northern bound passenger train on the
Nashville and Decatur Railroad broke
through a bridge near Lynnville, Wednesday
and fell into the stream. Thomas O'Neil,
telegraph repairer, received injuries from
which he died. brakeman named Jones
and several passengers were injured.
Colonel Carlos Garcia, with S4 men lately
made a raid on the village of San Felipe,
Cuba, capturing S25 1850 in specie, "A number
of cattle, horses and arms, with all of which
he successfully escaped without the loss of a
man. San Felipe is only II miles from Ha-
yana.
The pension bill for Mrs Lincoln was fl
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eight majority. 1t gives her $1,000 year.
1t had previously passed the House and
Thursday evening was signed by the Pre- ST.
dent.
Secretary Belknap hiss ordered n court of
inquiry, consisting Of Generals j. III. Will
son, ii. l.. Abott, I. +. Rodenburg and
Thomas +. Barr, to meet at West Point, Ju-
ly Is, to investigate the charge of iil-treat-
ment of the color,d cadet, Smith. An inves-
tigation was ordered by General Pitcher, su-
perintendent of West Point soon after the
! letter of Smith to Mr.. Clark at Hartford,
was published.
! Fire-crackers, which few years since half
burned the city of Portland, have just done
the same service for Keokuk, Iowa. 1t was
on the Fourth of July. The sam, old story.
i Guy Fawkes of boy threw lighted
cracker into a stable yard. The loose straw
guitcd. The wind was high Thcnet result
OF that boys Fourth Of July: "Twenty-two
buildings destroyed Loss from $40, 900 to
so, 900" Amos expensive jubiation. This
Cor something inAritely worse) may occur on
any Fourth Of july in any city-all for the
qualification of childish love OF noise. A
great many cites and ,wls already prohibit
the sale Of the little ,acendiares. Boston
will not have one fired " thin its limits on 'the
Fourth if the pole Ain prevent it; and
Keokuk viii now prpbt5ly follow the exam
pie OF B ton.