Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-02
GENERAL NEWS.

Louisiana crops never looked more encour-
aging.
"A citizen of central New York died last
: week at the age Of So, who had never seen
railroad car.
Irish emigration to the United States has
reopencd this season with great activity.
Eight thousand laborers are now at work
building railroads in Connecticut.
In the Legislature of British Columbia a
motion was carried that Canada purchase
Alaska and the State of Maine.
A Nevada newspaper says some of the
streams of that State have "brook trout over
four feet long"
Raleigh, N. c., has shipped so,o 900 live par
tridges, at ten cents each to New York this
season.
A Sunday School at Stockport, England
has 800 teachers and 5000 scholars.
The late Bishop Thompson of the American
Methodist Church was the first Christian
Bishop who made voyage around the world.
Education is compulsory in the Russian
army The instruction is carried on by officers
of the regiment.
A record of the acts Of the Ecumenical
Council is to be published, in six magnificent
volumes.
Two men were frozen recently in the north
western part of Iowa during severe Storm
Six others are missing in the same country,
and it is feared they have met similar fate.
a squire in indianapolis married couple
last week, adapting the service to that place,
by pronouncing them man and wife "until
separated by law"
An elegant bonnet of white straw, just
brought ont, has row of black lace edging on
the front; wreath of scarlet flowers with ge-
ranium leaves crosses the centre, and trails in
long vines over fall of lace at the back.
The Amazon drains an area of two millions
five hundred thousand square miles; its mouth
is ninety-six miles wide, and it is navigable
two thousand two hundred miles from its
mouth.
Isaac Farnum of Concord, n. H., now in
his 92d year. voted at the recent State cleo
ton for the 10th consecutive year, riding to
town meeting in an ancient Sleigh which has
been in his possession more than 60 years.
| Associate Justice Bradley, of the United
States Supreme Court, is to receive a grand
| complimentary dinner from the lawyers OF
Newark, n. j., and for which the Board of
Trade have offered their rooms.
A Mississippi negro worked on shares, but
got muffin" because" said he, II worked
for de seventh and we only made de fifth
crop short"
The teacher of national school at Whittle
sey, England, recently asked boy, (Which
is the highest dignitary of the church," After
looking up and down, north, east, south, and
west the boy innocently replied, The wealth
er-cock.'
A correspondent of paper having describ-
ed the Ohio as sickly stream, the editor ap-
pended the remark: THAT'S So it is con-
fined to its bed
The old homestead of General Sam Hous-
ton, at Independence, Texas, has been sold
by the administrator of the estate at public
sale. 1t comprises thirty-nine acres of land
within the town limits of Independence, and
was sold for $1,000. Captain Morrow of George
town was the purchaser.
The Secretary of the Navy states that the
Spanish government has SO vessels of war in
the various Cuban harbors and around the
island with force of 1900 seamen, while
the guns carried by the different classes of
vessels number over 600.
'Do You mean to challenge the jury?'
whispered lawyer to his Irish client. ''Yis,
be iabers," was the answer, eff they don't ac-
quit me, mean to challenge every spalpeen
of 'em; | wants we to give 'em all hint Of it,
too"
Lady Franklin recently arrived at Rio ia
neiro on the way to Vancouver island,
where a settler is said to have letter from
Sir John, or relating to him, which he will not
deliver except to Lady Franklin in person.
Her dyship is nearly eighty years old.
Masks are an important article of trade in
Paris. The houses which are engaged in this
industry (says the Pail Mall Gazette)are gen.
orally respectable and long established houses,
who make their money out of folly in the
soberest way. Paris produces masks, but the
foreigner buys them.
| Trenton, n. j., has sixteen potteries, with
fifty five kilns, representing a capital af about
g.. $50 600. Their annual product, if worked
to their full capacity, is estimated at 81 $685.
600, consuming 10000 tons of coal and 3d.
900 tons of prepared clay, and employing 1900
to 1900 men.
| WASHINGTON NEWS.
1t is stated that Senators Ferry and Buck
| inpham unnn comnnrisnn of views determined