Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-03
GENERAL NEWS.

Rev. Lydia Sexton has been appointed
Chaplain of the Leavenworth Penitentiary.
Sunday theatrical amusements have been
egallzed in California.
The Lutheran church in this country num-
Der 400 900 members. They expect hun
drcd thousand from Europe this year.
A Louisiana lawyer has just been worsted in
a libel suit by which he thought to make Sl0,-
900 out of the New Orleans Times.
At a late Bible meeting in Louisville, Rev
DIR. Savage said that one in five OF the parish
cs in Kentucky are destitute of the Bible.
The Albany Legislature talks of issuing
licences for street shooting. Quite revenue
is expected from injured husbands
In addition to the wines, minerals, big trees
and Cinnamon which California has on hand
for her sister States, we now have to record
the successful manufacture of silk from
cocoons.
All accounts from Washington agree in say
ing that Corbins testimony completely ex-
onerates the President and his family from all
completely in the gold speculations.
Congress is to be asked to create a new Con-
sulate at Pcsth, in Hungary. The recent
changes in the Austrian Empire, and the ad-
dtional consequence thereby impaired to this
ancient capital, seem to make it important
that our Government should be represented
there.
There is said to be very little doubt that the
House will pass bill abolishing poygamy in
Utah, and directing the President to use the
army TO exrcute it; but the Senate is inclined
to wait for few years longer, and see if civ
ilization and the Pacific Railroad won't accom-
plish the reform.
Wounds made by the teeth often prove poi
sonous A man in Detroit struck another in
the teeth on Christmas Day, cutting his own
knuckles thereby. The hand swelled and be-
came very much intlamed, and since then the
flesh has decayed from the wounded finger. The
diseased bones has been scraped, but without
effect, and physicians thinks amputaton will
be necessary.
A charter has been granted to a company of
Virginia gentlemen, who propose to establish
a new watering place in the vicinity of Nor
folk. The company proposes to purchase
about 1000 acres of land, to erect hotels,
bathing establishments, private residences, to
have fishing land plcasure-boats and all the
appurteuances of first-class watering place.
The capital stock is to be not less than $780,
900, nor more than $3.50, 900, in shares of S25
each.
Roman wit has discovered the habits of
all the Western Bishops at the Ecumenical,
The English are always taking out something
to eat; the American Bishops are retiring to
smoke; the French Bishops are passing about
and talking; the Spanish Bishops are in little
groups, talking their own politics; the Ger
mans are silent and doing nothing. The Ital-
ians, if we may conclude from the example of
the wit himself, are making their observations.
A Clevelandboy, ten years ofage, swallowed
a bean, which passed down his windpipe into
the opening which leads to the lungs, and finally
stopped there. He appeared to be dead. A
deadly palor overspread his countenance, the
eyes were CLASSY and without expression, the
muscles all relaxed and the respiration entire
ly suspended. Shortly after the surgeon ar
rived breathing ceased entirely for minute
and a half. The bean was then extracted. A
longitudinal incison having been made in the
neck, just below the Adams apple, an instru-
ment was inserted, and the bean drawn up and
pulled out by forceps, the boy still presenting
the appearance of lifeless corpse. After
the bean had been extracted the incision was
held open by two hooks, and by pressing on
the chest the air in it was driven out.
The blood at the opening sponged off,
and by relieving the pressure on the breast
and pressing on the sides beneath the arms,
air was drawn in through the aperture made
by the incision. A mechanical passage of air
was thus established, and by continued efforts
the child began to breathe, and was saved