Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-10-26
GENERAL NEWS.

road which was closed in consequence OF
damage by the recent freshet, has been re.
paired and Is re-opened for business.
A Western editor announces that he Is
panied to hear that dear friend Of his has
just gone to Heaven.
The firm of Harvey Ingraham & Co.,
wholesale and retail boot and shoe dealers,
in North Adams, Mass, have failed for some
forty five thousand dollars.
In the dressmaker's case, of Boston, tn
jury found for Mrs. Flynt the sum OF Sl,ioS
30-$l 100 and interest. The amount OF the
bill as charged was 81 1889 II. The auditors
report was for 81 1921 40.
Searsport, Mass, has erected a soldiers
monument costing $1,000. 1t is granite
column with marble slabs upon its sides, on
which are cut the names of thirty. seven citi-
zens of Searsport, who fell in the war of the
late rebellion.
Later advices from China are much more
pacific. A dispatch dated Tien-Tsin, Sept
30, says two mandarins have been transport
ed and Is men beheaded for completely in the
recent outrages on French residents. Beside
this an embassy is preparing to go to France.
The statement was recently published in
various newspapers that proposition had
been msde for the sale of Cuba to the
United States, but on inquiry it was ascer-
tanned that none of the Government authori-
ties have any knowledge whatever of such a
movement.
The Supreme Court of Iowa has decided
that the act allowing towns and cities to aid in
the construction Of railroads is constitutional.
1t is expected that this decision will result in
an immense amount of railroad work in va
rious parts of that State.
The American Tract Society employs Chen
Chung, Christian Chinese, as a colpoFteur
among his countrymen in California with good
success. He visits them in their houses, as
well as stores and shops, converses, breaches
and distributes tracts, and is kindly received.
From the New Haven Palladium we ascer-s
tain that the total population of Connecticut
is 537 ,99S. Since 1860 the increase OF popu-
lation in the State has been 1913. This is
smaller than the increase from 1850 to 1860,
which was SS092.
A circular has just been issued by the Ital-
ian Government, protesting against the ru-
mors of il-treatment OF the Pope. 1t states
that be is perfectly free and independent. All
Italy asks is ratification of any determine
ton on his part to leave Rome, in order that
the honor and respect due to his Office may be
paid him.
Captain Thomas Stevens has been ordered
to cruise in the neighborhood of the New
York and New Jersey coast with his steamer,
| the Gurriere, TO enforce the neutrality laws
against suspicious French or Prusssan cruis-
ers.
The first passenger train that ever crossed
the Mississippi River below St. Louis was
transferred on Wednesday evening from Bel
mont, Mo, to Columbus. The passage of the
Mississippi River by this train will open q
regular passenger traffic between St. Louis
and all points South, without changing cars at
Belmont and Columbus.
Some days ago the Mayor of Wilmington,
Delaware, arrested certain parties engaged in
working upon the public buildings of the
United States at that place for working on
Sunday. The facts were reported to the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, under whose depart
ment the men were engaged, whereupon the
Secretary ordered suit to be instituted against
the Mayor on the ground that he had no BUSH
ness to interfere with the employees of the
Federal Government.
Hon. Ezekiel Bacon, one of ,he Oldest pub
lie men in the country, has just died in Utica,
at the great age of ninety-four. He was a
me mber of Congress from Berkshire county,
from Mass, from 1907 to 1872, and was born
in the memorable year of l716. He was comp
troller of the United States Treasury in the
Madison Administration. He was the oldest
graduate of Yale. He gave his first vote for
Mr.. Jefferson in 1900, and his last for Mr..
Lincoln.
The report that Senator Cameron had
paralytic shock is contradicted.
They have diamond fever at the Cape of
Good Hope. Extraordinary gems have been
discovered.
The Peoples Ice Co., with capital Of
5000, 900, has been organized in New York.
New Orleans is beginning to receive her
new crop of moasses ten days earlier than
last season.
Canton, Illinois, keeps list of habitual
drunkards and no liquor can be sold to them
by saloon keepers.
Thomas Hughes sailed for England Satur-
day, in the lnman steamer City of Brooklyn.
Aosta's nomination for, and acceptance of
the Spanish Crown has been officially announ.
ced.
The smallpox is making fearful ravages
among the Indians and the white inhabitants
in the neighborhood of Fort Garry.
Two hundred men were killed in the recent
negro insure elton in Martinique, and $50
prisoners are now waiting trial. Governor
Dplo;snp has issupd n liberal amnesty prOcla-