Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-02
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ton. have spread their organization to Lon
don.
Shocks of earthquake were felt last week
at Athens, simultaneously with the appear
ance of brilliant aurora.
John Bright has gone to London. HIS
health is reported better, but it Is sa!d he
will return to the country in a few days to
pass the winter. =
General Fitz John Porter and his wife gave
an entertainment to their friends in Morris
town. \. J., on Thursday evening.
The carrier pigeons in Europe continue to
fetch and carry intelligence Of battle and
boodshed, and of every form Of human sut-
tering incident to war.
\ moon-s,ruck youth Of Harrison county,
Indiana voted half sheet of note paper with
lock of vinegar -eoored hair within, instead
Of the regular ticket, at the last election.
The Delaware fishermen are afraid thatthe
Introduction of black-hass into that river by
the New Jersey Fishery Commissioners will
have the effect Of destroying all the young
shad.
Josh Billings says: "llonest men are said
to be tie noblest work of God, bat my I'M
precision !. that honest men are so scarce at
the present day that large proportion OF the
first edition must still be in the authors
hands"
An cp.taph on a husband and wife, in
country church, concludes with holy quota
ton meant to be polite, but which certainly
may be construed two ways. 1t is as follows;
Their warfare is accomplished"
The tobacco crop of North Carolina is uni
ycrsally pronounced the best, both in quantity
and quality, that our planters have been IA
,ored with years.
While Jerry Eaton, farmer in Benton
county, indiana, was ploughing few days
ago, the ground suddenly gave way and he
and lis team fell some ten feet into a cave,
from which he managed to escape with great
difficulty. One of the horses was killed.
Newapspers are in such demand in Ger
many since the beginning Of the war, that
neWsDOyS, All titlItlS nC" iHstitutlVi' i''S
appeared in the streets of Berlin.
Ii is said that the son Of Brigham Young is
about to marry fiourishing female seminary
at Salt Lake City, all but the principal and the
teacher Of music, who are excepted, not from
any fault of their own, bat because one Of
them is married woman and the other a
Frenchman.
one of the Grafton bank robbers has been
captured. The man arrested is William
Dunn, better known rs English Bill, a notori-
ous English thief and burglar.
4 prize fighter in Lawrence. Mass, has
boon sent to State Prison for two years for
engaging in a recent prize fight.
Thomas jackson who has been on trial in
New York for the murder of Archibald
Douglas, has been convicted of manslaughter
in tie third degree.
Admiral ellison, of the European Squad
ron has been ordered to proceed to Liverpool,
and bring home number of Blakely guns,
gun carriages and other war material former
ly belonging TO the Confederacy, and lately
surrendered by the English authorities to our
Government.
\ frighuul storm ragged fer several
days all over the north of France. The en-
tire country was under water and everything
was literally drowned out. The telegraph |
lines were Frustrated in all directions.
The recent storm ON the Florida coast was
very disastrous. Some idea of it may be OBJ !
tanned from the fact that the steamer Mississ |
ippi, from New York to New Orleans, on one
day passed eleven wrecks, and the shore for
forty miles was strewn with merchandise.
\ correspondent says: lit is somewhat
discouraging to an intending immigrant to
sec how much sickness prevails on both
shores Of the Mississippi. The shakes CON
stilute Il leading topic OF conversation, and
never fail, when introduced, to elicit personal
experiences"
The Book Committee of the Methodist
Episcopal Church decided, by vote of nine
to four, to enter the charges against Rev.
Or. Lanahan, Assistant Agent Of the New
York Book Concern, and proceeded to sus-
pend him from Office until the charges can
br investigated The charges were sgined by
eighteen ministers aud laymen OF the Metho-
dist Church in no way connected with the
during the proceedings, and his convenience
WAS consulted in regard to time. He was in
yitcd to speak, and made briet response