Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-10-29
GENERAL NEWS.

spread to Alicante, and is now feared IN Cadiz
Another hurricane has swept over the coas'
of Florida and Cuba. Six vessels were
wrecked in the harbor Of Key West and great
damage was caused to the shipping in Ha-
vana.
Judge Ingraham of New York decided tina,
a verbal agreement bound the Manhattan In
surance Company to pay policy of $4,000 on
the steamer Sheridan, wrecked while the ex-
ecution Of the papers were in progress.
The steamer MORO Castle was disabled on
the 2lst on her passage from Havana to New
York, but succeeded in bringing her passen-
gers in safety to New York.
The Northern Pacific railroad is completed
to Santa Rosa
Nearly five thousand immigrants arrived at
New York last week.
Mrs. Darlington says she gets up every
morning at the shrill crow of the chandelier
In the Wiswell murder case, Worcester,
Mass, the Coroner's jury rendered verdict
that Benjamin Wiswell came to his death by
the hand of his brother-in-l law, Doran.
man has been sentenced to imprisonment
for life in Ohio for placing distractions on
railway track.
The Court of Appeals of New York has de-
cided that it is an actionable offence for an old
school physician to call homeopathic
quack.
The Unitarian Conference last week voted
church in Washington. Half of the money
is already subscribed.
The perfumes manufactured in this country
are said to be much better than the majority
of those imported from abroad.
A battle has occurred near Candahar, which
is thought to have settled the afghan war in
favor of Yakoob.
Josh Billings says that Zone ov the hardest
things, for emmy man to do, is tew fall down
on the ice when it il wet, and then git up and
praze the Lord
Everybody will be glad to learn that the ia
nous astronomical clock in the great Stras-
bourg Cathedral escaped injury during the re-
cent bombardment.
There has been considerable excitement in
Richmond money market circles, caused by
the suspension of two prominent banking
houses.
The Hollywood Memorial Association of
Virginia has adopted a resolution recommend
ing that the fourth Sunday in November be
set aside as day of mourning throughout the
South for Gen. Lee, and on that day collec-
tions be taken up in all the churches to con-
stitute Lee monument fund.
Many of the Prussian soldiers wear under
meath their shirts piece of sole-leather, about
ten inches square, which is hard enough to
turn bullet, unless struck perpendicularly,
and is good defence against the lance or
sabre.
An Irish gentleman gives the following novel
theory of the cause of the recent earthquake
GU see," says he, "they are driving good
many piles in Boston now, and that forces the
foul air down, and it must find vint somewhere;
and that's what made the earthquake"
The United States steamer Kearsage has
been placed out of commission at Mare Is
land NavyYard, and will undergo alterations
and repairs. The crew have been discharged
and granted leave of absence. The Kearsage
has just finished three-years cruise, the first
since the war. Capt Thornton, her COM
h., Oh
the Alabama.
The Lancet, good medical authority, says it
is fact, although curious one, that of the
passengers in a train which met with terri
Bile accident lately. all, or very nearly all,
who were asleep at the time, have escaped I'M
anasthetic not only insur
ing them against fractures and Commissions,
but even against the bad effects of shaking
and conclusion.
The papers in other parts speak of brilliant
exhibitions of northern lights and flaming
meteors.
The downfall of Louis Napoleon recalls the
cutting repartee which he is said to have re-
ceved from Lady Blessington, who had be-
friended him when he was poor adventurer
in London, and went to Paris to be near him
afterhe had become prosperous. Much to her
chagrin, he paid her no attentions but one day
when their carriages were abreast in a throngcd
street Napoleon said ''Countess, how long do
you expect to remain in Paris?" She answered
with dignity and omnous wit "Only short
time. How long do you expect to stay here?'
FROM THE WEST.