Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-05-28
GENERAL NEWS.

| The Pullman cars cost about sevente en-
thousand dollars each.
Shallow planting is claimed as preven-
tive for corn against the cut-worm.
Twenty years ago there were not more
than eight or ten dealers in canned fruits in
the United States.
There is no vocation that does not need a
vacation, to make it endurable, year in and
year out.
The sixtieth anniversary of Margaret Full
ler's birthday was celebrated Monday in
Boston in a memorial meeting of unusual in
terest.
1t proposed in Albany to keep ornamen-
tai cofins on hire for state funerals, to be re-
turned after the ceremony.
The members of the Illinois Press Associa-
ton are to visit Boston next August, in the
course of an extended eastern tour.
Seventeen Americans died at Rome this
winter, and seven rich American girls there
have found titled paupers for lovers.
Brigham Young is striving to keep his
large family from want by investing 100000
900 in securities at New York.
Mr. Thomas Snow, an old citizen of Green
field, Indiana, ran rusty nail into his foot
some ten days ago, and died of lockjaw in
that place last week.
The Peabody Fund is used in Columbia, S.
c., for the maintenance of schools for all
classes Of children, rich and poor, black and
white.
The synod of the English Presbyterian
Church has decided that each congregation is
at liberty to employ instrumental music in
its worship at pleasure.
Persons sailing for Europe this season take
but little baggage, as they intend to make
large purchases of clothing, etc., abroad.
The City of Baltimore brought from Liver
pool to Boston nine hundred and one passen-
gers, the largest number ever landed at that
port by one steamer.
San Francisco editor complains that
when an Eastern journal wants to locate a
joke without truth or moral in it, California
is always selected.
The marriage service, in the opinion Of
the Cleveland Herald, should be changed to
read; ''Who dares take this woman2" And
The groom small answer, II dare
The High Court for the trial of the French
conspirators against the life of the Emperor
will meet on the 18th proximo, whether at
Paris or not is not known.
, A serious confagration is devastating the
timber lands between Calais and St. John riv-
er, causing great destruction of property
The air is filled with smoke and flying en-
.bers.
The President has forbidden volunteer reg
iments at the west making war on the Indians
If volunteer companies are permitted to hum
1 the Indians at their pleasure, the President il
of the opinion that an Indian war cannot b'
averted.
5 Brazil is gaining some credit as cotton
producing country. The Manchester Cottor
J Supply Association has congratulated the
5 Brazilian Minister to England on the produc-
! tion of Santos cotton.
1t is said that Brigham Young has an eye
I turned toward Mexico, if there is an attempt
j made to compel him and his saints to abandon
1 polygamy, and that Jaurez is willing to re-
eeive him and his wives with open arms.
The growth of Republicanism is well showr
by a comparison OF the Governors Of State'
now with those of 1860. Ten years ago thu
list showed l5 Republican Governors and /!
Democratic and Know Nothing. Now thu
Governors of 2S States are Republicans,
e are Democrats, and rank as Conservatives
! Georgia is about to do great business il