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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-06-16
%enn&btt yonrnal.
Published on Water, Foot Of Court Street,
AUGUSTA, MAINE.
BY SPRAGUE, OWEN L. NASH.
9ailg Aennrbee sournal.

Is issued every morning, except Sundays.
Contains the latest news by telegraph and mail,
gives reports of the Markets. and has carefully pre-
pared political and local articles, and generous
amount Of farming, home and miscellaneous read.
ng with a full compilation of State news.
Terms, 81 per annum in adpancej % if payment
not made within the year. Single copies cents,
to be had at the bookstores and at this Office.
Advertisements one inch in length, three in
sertons or less. $l00 25 cts for every subsequent
insertion. Longer advertisements, or those inserted
for any considerable length of time will be inserted
at favorable terms to the advertiser.
Special Notices 25 per cent. additional.
Amusement Notices. 90 per square per week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-06-16
Miseellaneous.
SUBTERRANEAN LAKE.

A correspondent of the Lancaster Ex-
press furnishes the following account Of
an underground lake in the southern part
of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania:
About eight miles south of Lancaster
city, near Pequea township, is a cave
which was formerly known by the name
of "Bosler's Hole.' This place has been
frequently visited by persons who des-
cribed it as one of great interest and
curiosity, not alone for its geological feat
ures, but also for subterranean lake of
clear, sparkling water, having neither
inlet nor outlet, imbedded in the solid
limestone rock, which it was said to con-
tain. 1t was also said that in the lake
were fishes devoid of eyes, and that the
depth of this body of water had never
been fathomed, being beyond the reach of
the sounding line. On Saturday last a
party from Willow street, headed by NJ.
w. Harnish, Jr., left early in the morn
ing for the cave, taking with them torches
tar poles, ropes, hatchets. &C., fully re-
solved to make thorough exploration of
the cave and careful investigation of its
contents, which had not before been ac-
complshed. After approaching the place
the party examined the adjacent
grounds and the hill in which the cavern is
situated, in order to find stream or SUBJ
terraneous passage OF water that might
possibly communicate with, or have ac-
cess to the lake, existing within the cave.
After prolonged and diligent search, the
party did not succeed in finding one.
They now went to the cave, which opens
at the top of hill !; the hole being funnel
shaped, or similar to the crater of a vol
| cano. Ladders were suspended to the
bottom by the aid Of ropes. The first
distance from the surface of the ground to
where the limestone rock commences is
thirty feet, where the cavity contracts
and assumes the figure of a parallelogram,
being about two feet long. From this
point to the first offset in the cave is twenty
fleet more, or perpendicular descent Of
fifty feet from the surface of the first Offset.
From here to the surface of the water is
twenty feet more. in gradual descent.
Moving back about twenty feet you come
to the edge of the lake, which is forty feet
wide and sixty to seventy feet in length.
Material was procured and fiat construct
ed in order to explore the lake and sound
its greatest depth, which was thirty
feet. The water is cold, clear and sparkl-
ing, sample of which was taken to the
city for analysis. The water is perfectly
quiet, and has apparently no inlet or outlet.
There are some kinds of fishes or animals
in the lake, but the party were not pre-
pared to secure any of them, and hence
were obliged to postpone it till some fu-
ture day. The cave is from seventy to
seventy five feet long, fifty to sixty wide,
and from forty to fifty in height. There is
firm arch of solid limestone overhead as
well as on all sides, and it appears as if it
had been shaped and fashioned by some
plastic hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-06-16

With the sticky, filthy
dangerous Hair Prepare
tions, but use Natures
Hair IL e $ tor atfve,
which is perfectly clean
and transparent, and en-
tirely free from lall dan
gerous drugs. 1t will
positively restore Gray
Hair, prevents the Hair
from falling OF. will cause
II to grow when prema-
turely lost, removes dand.
ruff and keeps the head
in a perfectly healthy con-
dition. Try a bottle and
be satisfied that it is the
greatest discovery of the
age. PROCTER BROS,
Gloucester, Mass, Sole
Agents for the Pate ntee.
All the Maine Druggist
have a full supply.
apr2stw3m
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
WASHIN GTON.
WOrkingmen On the Chinese.
Ottawa Nearly Burned Down.
Tragedies Near Memphis.
English COlliery Explosion.
Over Thirty Persons Killed.
THE WORKINGMEN.
Discuss the chinese Question.

DiscuSS the Chinese Question.
CINCINNATI, Aug 20-The Labor Con.
gress took up the report of the COMMITTEE
on Coolie Labor, which opposed the i'm
portation and present system OF lmmlgra'
ton of Coolie labor into the United States.
A long discussion followed, in which Pres
ident Trivelleck said in all the Islands in
the Pacific Ocean where Chinese have emf
grated. he had never learned of one be-
coming a citizen. The marriage tie was
not observed, and most shocking immo-
rality prevailed among them.
Mr.. Whitney, of Chicago, said if the
ballot did not stop this evil, the bullet
must. --t
Mr.. Mclean defended the right of free
immigration, and denied the charge of
immortality of Cinnamon. rz. ..
Mr.. Peters spoke in favor of the report,
saying if it was necessary to seem to 60
against the spirit Of our institutions in this
matter he was willing to do so.
Mr.. Maguire, of st. Louis, said he was
for war to the knife against the Chinese.
1t was not In accordance with the princi-
pies of our Government. The real remedy
lay in the adoption of his discovery, that
every citizen inherited suficiency of the
soil. The Chinese could not attain that
inheritance. If thst immigration made it
impossible for cigar maker to live by his
trade, let him go to his inheritance of the
soil, which cannot be taken from him, and
there, by his own labor, on his own soil,
earn an independent living. ..
Mr., Coffin spoke in favor of preventing
importation but not restricting free immi-
grafton.
Mr.. Morrill,, of California, suggested a
protectional measure would be to repeal
the law now in force, giving a subsidy of
five hundred Thousand dollars year to the
line of steamers between San Francisco
and China, which line brought the coolies
to America.
Pending the discussion, the Congress
took up the report of the Committee on
Organization, which was very lengthy-it
providing a constitution and order of bust
ness. It as laid on the table.
The Committee on Ways and Means
made report.
Adjourned till P. N.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21
MEMPHIS.
The sleep of Death.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 20.-John Hoffman and
Hezekiah Wood, laborers, while asleep on
the track near Huntsville Thursday night,
was run over by train and killed.
Alderman John CLANCY, an esteemed cit
izen, died here yesterday. His funeral to-
day was one of the largest ever " itnessed
here.
John Moor, an old wood sawyer, for
hovel yesterday from congestion of the
brain,
False Alarm.
A beautiful aurora borealis was seen here
last night causing a turnout of the fire
department.
Immigrants Thith erward.
The Criminal Court, which has Just
closed its special session of twenty one
days, sentenced nineteen persons to the
penitentiary; aggregate of the whole i'm
prisonment is one hundred and fourteen
years; of these eleven are black and eight
white.
Murder over n Game of Cards.
Jerry Pierce and Bob Coleman, negro
deck hands oD the steamer Colorado, quar-
relied over a game of cards yesterday, Cole
man drew a razor, Pierce a pistol, and
shot Coleman through the body, inficting
a mortal wound. Pierce was arrested and
committed
Brother of Zeb Ward Killed.
John Ward formerly of Scott county,
Kentucky, brother of Zeb Ward, was shot
and killed Thursday at Hot Springs, Ark,
10y DR.. o. B. Knade formerly of Memphis.
Ward had shot his son-in-law named ANS
nous, few days before. Knade had cared
for Ammous, which excited the ire of Ward
who threatened to kill Knade, who seeing
him passing his Office fired at him with a
shot gun, killing him instantly. Knade
gave himself up.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21
OTTAWA.
The Great Fire still Raging.

TORONTO, Aug. 2O.-The last advice
from Ottawa say that the city was excited
all day yesterday and business totally sus
pended. Engines are playing through the
streets, and troops have been called out to
render assistance. Montreal and other
places have been telegraphed to for assists
ance The fire has extended to within a
few hundred yards of Southeast End. The
canal has been cut to flood the burning
district and arrest the progress of the
flames.
Later-The CITY Saved.
OTTAWA, August 20.-The strong west
wind whchset in last night, and the flood
ing of the city from the canal, have saved
the city of Ottawa from the impending
fire. The city is considered quite secure
if the wind continues from the present
quarter
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21
BALTIMORE.
Death ofanOId Citizen.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 2O.-Hon. John Pen
dleton Kennedy, of Baltimore, died at
Newport on Thursday evening. He repre-
sented Baltimore district in Congress three
successive terms, and was Secretary of
the Navy under President Fillmores ad-
ministration. At the time of his death
he was trustee of the Peabody Southern
educational fund.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21
ENGLAND.

Dreadful COIIiery EXPIOsiOn-OVer
Thirty Persons Killed.
LONDON, August 20.-There was another
dreadful colliery explosion a day or two
ago at Weigan, in Lancashire. Thirty
persons were killed and many injured.
LATER. Several more deaths occurred
from the Weigsn colliery explosion.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21
SPRINGFIELD.
Immense COnHagratiOn-Great Loss

Immense COnfIagratiOn-Gsr Loss
OF Property.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Aug. 20.-Au in
cendiary fire yesterday destroyed the barn
of T. & J. NJ. Richmond; loss, $1,000; in
sured for 5000. w. II. Parsons barn; loss
81 200; insured, and nearly the whole of
the building of T. NJ. Walker & Co., deal
ers in paints, sash and blinds; loss, $780,
600; insured for s., 900 on stock, s., 600 in
the Girard of Philadelphia and $4,000 in
the Merchants of Chicago, and 1000 on
the building, equally divided between the
Girard and North American of Philadel-
nhia
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21
THE CROPS I'm LOUISIANA AND
TEXAS

From the New Orleans Republican, Aug IS,
A perusal of exchanges" published in
this State and Texas, satisfies US the
rains that have prevailed here for the last
few weeks have extended over both
States, giving the most gratifying assu-
RANGES to the farmers and planters that
their labors are not to go unrewarded.
The crops are spoken of as most promis-
ing In appearance.
We have heard no complaint of the
worm or other cause likely to prevent a
good cotton crop being realized. From
all that is known in regard to the present
crop and its prospects, it may be Justly
inferred that the receipts of the same at
this port the incoming year--eounting
from the first of September will as far
exceed the receipts of last year as last
year exceeded the receipts of the previ-
Gus year. There is good reason for be-
lieving the receipts of cotton at New
Orleans for the incoming cotton year may
60 as high as one million five hundred
thousand bales.
The sugar cane in this State was back
ward for a time, but we have heard
nothing that would justify the assertion
that our crops of sugar and mOlasses do
not bid fair to be at least as good as they
were last year. Tie usual amount of
rice will likely be made (although the
river fell rather early this year,, and from
all we can learn, a much larger amount
of corn and other articles that are re-
quired for plantation use
Speaking Of the crops, the Huntingdon
Republtcde Of the 18th says: In the last ten
days we have travelled over considerable
portions of Carroll, Henry, Weakley and
Oblon counties, and are grstihed to find
that from present appearances the corn
crop promises full average yield. In
some of the bottom lands the crop suffered
much from too much rain early in the sea-
son; while on the uplands in some locali-
ties it has moro recently suffered from
drouth, but generally the cropis good. The
cotton generally promises fair yield, but
it is yet too early in the season to predict
the success of the crop Of this staple. To-
bacco generally lookswell, bat the planters
complain that toomuch rain in some neigh
borhoods has made the staple light. The
Irish potato crop is very fine, while the
sweet potatoes are promising. The eropof
apples is poor one, while Of peaches there
are very few.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21

The Memphis APpoH learns that Mr..
Charles Holcombe, superintendent of the
construction of St. James Episcopal)
Church at Bolivar, fell from the scaffolding
near the chancel window on the 18th inst,
and was instantly killed. He was good
citizen and member of the Episcopal
Church.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21

ENGLISH shop girls, who are employed
in grouping and arranging flowers, suffer
from headache and feyerishness, caused
by the odOr of the flowers, which they
are obliged to inhale all the time.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21
CUBA.

Heavy shipments of Spanish Troops
MADRID, August 2O.-The government
is preparing for heavy shipments of troops
for Cuba in September.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21

1t is complained that hundreds of lazy
negroes are lying loose around Humboldt
without any reliable means of support, and
remedy Is called for.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21

THE WAR.
Will Nap. Fall or Abdicate?
His WaRderings and Escapes.
Baden Gets AlSaee & Lorraine.
Luxembourg to be Violated.
BOmbardment of StraSbOurg.
The Great Battle of Thursday
10000 Killed and Wounded
The French Totally Routed
And Cut off from Paris
Another Bloody Battle Friday
M'MahOn RetreatiBg on Paris
Ready to EVacuate ChalOnS. |
Enemy i'm 10 Miles of ChalsnS.
French View of the Situation
BaZaine AdrOitIy Retreating |
Metz and Verdun
And Furnishing the Enemy. !
PruSSian Loss i'm 8 Days 9O,OOO
Later--Bazaine again Routed
And COOped up i'm Metz.
Fighting Begun at ChaIOnS.
The CONSERVATION of Paris.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21
False Alarm.
Immigrants Thitherward.

A beautiful aurora borealis was seen here
last night causing a turnout of the fire
department
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21


The fate of the writs of habeas corpus
issued by Judge Pearson to have the pris-
oners arrested by Kirk brought before
him, is well known. The resistance of
the Governor and the failure of the Judge
to enforce the writ emboldened the CON
spirators TO further acts of violence, until
the tone of the public press at home and
in the North caused them to pause. They
did not retreat, however, nor succumb
to the law and the constitution, but put
on bold front, continued to make ar
rests, to hold their inquisitorial courts in
secret, and still threatened other counties
and other persons with the same treat
ment as that visited upon the people of
Alamance and Caswell.
APPEAL TO THE UNITED STATES COURT.
The prisoners having failed of allredress
from our State courts, through the incom-
potency, imbecility, or partisan COM
plicity of the judges, or rather of the chief
justice of the supreme court, determined
by their counsel to try the power of the
United States courts. Accordingly, on
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21
The Late MISUNDERSTANDING
VOters-Dastardly
Outrages ts via
Correspondents of the New York world.

RAIEIGH, Aug. 1O.-No State of the
Union has passed through such an ordeal
as that through which North Carolina is
now passing. There has not been day
within the last two weeks that the least
imprudence or hasty action on the part of
the people, or the least resistance to the
most cruel expressions, outrages and in
suits would not have precipitated a most
bloody and disastrous collision, involving
the lives of thousands of our citizens.
The more thoughtful and influential of
them have been fully alive to the critical
condition of affairs, and have by their
counsels and examples thus far warded off
the threatened calamity.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21
Bazainc's Last Effort.

A special to the Herald, dated London,
August 20, evening, says dispatch to the
Prussian Embassy here reports that Mar
shal Bazaine made desperate effort at
daybreak to cut through the Prussian lines,
and, after three hours' fighting, were re-
pulsed with tremendous loss, and we're
again driven within Metz. -.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21
BotfIing Their Wrath.

PARIS, August 20. 0.-The Figaro in quot
ing the tribute in the Moniteur Universal
as to the courage, enterprise and self devo-
ton of newspaper correspondents says:
The public keeps an account of the admin
istration insults and outrages to which
they have been subjected.
AnOthsr Debt of the Bonapartes to
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21

The night before the election, squads
of these soldiers spread through the
county, making many arrests, and threat
ening others who should dare vote the
Democratic ticket the next day. l have
this to-day from gentleman of undoubt-
ed veracity, who saw and heard them.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21


PARIS, Aug. 20.-Many moro arrests
have been made of persons suspected of
completely in the Villette affair; large
quantities of arms were also found. Sixof
the accused will be brought before the
council of war tomorrow; they are now
under military guard.
Gen. Trochu has written a letter to the
Journals explaining what he meant in his
recent proclamation by ''the people taking
the law into their own hands, Perhaps a
better expression would have been that,
when the forces are at ramparts, they must
themselves arrest malefactors.
National LOans
The national loan is to be announced on
Monday. The emission will commence
Tuesday at sixty francs.
A French loan of one billion francs has
been announced.
Forbach Has a Garrison of 1000.
The town of Forbach, between Sarge
mine and Bichte, has a garrison 1000
strong.
There are some complaints because of
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-21

await before forming any definite
opinion the news from Chalons; that
is the knotty point of the situation. The
army just organized by Gen. Trochu num-
bers go, 900 men, of whom one-third are
regular troops, the remaining two-thirds
are composed Of the reserves. The Garde
Mobile, who have been carefully drilled
and disciplined, stimulated by the example
of the veteran soldiers operatingwith them,
will certainly accomplish wonders.
The Defence of Paris.
2 At present Trochu is re-organizing the
army for the defense of the Capital. The
task is difficult when one remembers that
there have been collected during the last
three days 60, 600 of the National Guard,
and firemen of the suburbs knowing very
little about the handling of arms. Mean
while corps are being formed, experience
is working its lessons and everybody is at
his post. If the enemy comes he will
meet warm reception before he gets to
Paris, between the Seine and Main, and
under the walls of the Capital itself, where
is being formed an entrenched camp. al
ready occupied by one division of the
regular army. | -
The appearance of Paris at this time
night well remind me, saving the
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-09-06

and the fine army of Marshal Mcmahon
orc made prisoners of war. Upon u COLI
Lapse 50 sudden, says an able cotomporary
so unexpected and disastrous, the world
looks with the profoundcst sensations of
commngod astonishment, admiration,
sympathy, anxiety and expectation. A
campaign so ably planned, SO vigorously
prosecuted. so full of potriiic energy, so
marked 10y AN uninterrupted succession Of
cumulative victories so audacious, mighty
and overwhelming; so short, sharp, de-
cisiv"; - conspicuou.ly studded with the
evidences of the very highsit military
genius, ha. never yet found a page upqp
The snnal. % any nation ancient OF
modem fofT'Fc WtL sGOtu
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-09-06
THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
TICKET

We nail AZ our masthead to-day tho
Democratic county ticket, pu, in the field
by the convention yesterday.
The nominee for the Legislature, Hon
ii. W. Webb, is known To every man in
Alexander county Born and raised within
sight of Cairo, having no interests that are
no, identified with those of the people, and
having no higher aim than 20 stimulate
the growth and property of the country,
he il undoubtedly the man to represent us
in the Legislature. Having served
term in that body he poss9-
o the advantage to bee found
IN fan knowledge of parliamentary
tactics and usage, and, being ready de-
batter and Of cool personei, he can serve
the people Of Alexander quite ms accept
ably as any man that could have been
named.
our candidate for ,horit, Alexander A
Irwin, Esq is quite as well known. in
Alexander county, Gs l. our candidate for
the Legislature. An energetic, indu,tri.
Gus man, Of undonbed integrity and
superior qualifications il would be almo.,
MI insult 10 the intelligence Of our people
10 say that he will not be elected Hc
will command n united Democratic sup
port and scores Of votes from substantial
Republicans who place higher estimate
upon the efficiency Of tho candidate
than they do upon party fesity, in local
contest.
The nominee for coroner, Henry Goss-
man, l. young man who enjoys the CON
hdencs Of ali who know him, and will
make II faithful and compeien, officer
No better man could have been chosen for
that Office
Such Is the Democratic ticket. Compare
It, reader, with the ticke, made up by the
Radical convention, aud then cav if II is
not in every conceivable particular. the
superior ticket.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-09-06
BULLS
SARSAPARILLA
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