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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12
GENERAL NEWS.

The War Department has received a tele
gram from New Orleans announcing the death
by congestion of the lungs, of Brevet Major
Gen. j. A. Mower, commanding the Depart
ment of Louisiana.
Three children of Mr.. ID. Wing, of Frank
lin Plantation, H., were recently starved to
death. 1t seems this family has been a town
charge, and dispute had arisen between the
selectmen of Franklin and another town, and
during the time they were contending over the
matter three small children starved.
Mr.. Hoar introduced in the House Monday
a bill providing that whenever the widow OF
deceased officer or soldier shall hereafter have
forfeited her pension by marrying again, the
dependent mother. father or other relative of
such officer and soldier shall, from the date
of such remarriage, be entitled to such pen
sion as he or she would have been entitled to
if there had been no widow. The bill was
referred to the Committee on Invalid Pen
sions.
A New York despatch says that prominent
Episcopal clergyman of that city disappeared
on Saturday morning in company with very
attractive young lady belonging to wealthy
and highly respectable family. The reverend
gentleman leaves behind distracted wife and
two children. The utmost astonshment and
grief prevail among their friends
A quarrel arose in Paris on the 10th be-
tween the editors of Rochefort's journal and
Prince Pierre Bonaparte. / appears that a
duel was in progress between the Prince and
one of the editors for slanderous attack on
the former when an alteration took place and
and the Prince shot Victor Noir killing him
instantly.
One of the most brutal exhibitions of the
age took place at Newton, l.. l., Saturday
evening Thomas Carnochan and Michael
Fitzpatrick matched their respective wives for
a mill, without regard to the rules of the prize
ring, the only conditions being that the woman
who was first unable to come to time was to
be declared the loser The stake was bar
rel of whiskey. The room in which the
women fought was packed with the friends
and relatives of both families. For forty
minutes the degraded women fought like furies,
and were all the while encouraged by the
brutal spectators. On the expiration of the
forty minutes, Mrs. Carnochan fell into a
fainting fit, and the Fitzpatrick faction retired
in triumph. The two men were arrested Sun
day for cruel treatment of their wives.
The National Bank at Glen Falls, n. Y,
was broken into at an early hour on Friday
morning, the safe blown open, and twenty
thousand dollars stolen. A stranger hired q
horse and cutter at Saratoga Thursday night
agreeing to pay double the usual price for its
use. He left $500 as security for the team
On Friday morning he returned, paid the sun
agreed upon, took from the cutter package
supposed to contain the stolen money and de,
parted. Subsequently pair of overalls ano
quantity of gunpowder were found in tho
cutter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AS Henry Ward Beerher was walking
home from church one Sabbath afternoon, he
saw company of rude boys playing marbles
in the street, and heard one OF them swearing
ike a little trooper. Beecher stepped up to
him and with serious look, and solemn tone
said why, little boy, ii frightens me to
hear you swear so terribly" to which Young
America quickly replied: why don't you
run then like the devil?"
Mark Twain, in his book wherein he
1865, in the steamer Quaker City, to Pales-
tine and the Holy Land, speaking of Damas-
Gus, says he paid visit to the street called
'.stragl t." and found it as crooked as a cork
screw. lie regards this as the only joke in
the New Testament, and this was uttered by
St. Paul, in which he emphasized the word
called"
This advertisement lately appeared in a
London paper WANTED, by father, a
school, where his son may receive an educa-
ton to fit him for manly and useful life,
without any humbug as to nations dead and
buried thousands of years ago
A little girl sent ont to hunt for eggs cane
back unsuccessful, complaining that ''lots OF
hens were standing around doing nothing"
The great preponderance of male over
female births just now is cited as Fremont
ton of another war.
During the year the deposits in Massa-
chusetts savings banks have increased up
wards of Sl7, 100000.
-Itis reported that five hundred and twenty
seven failures occurred in England just pre-
vious to the recent depa 'ture of the steamer
New York.
The number of immigrants who arrived
at the port of Boston in 1869 was 4,7S4,
against 20. 1874 in 1868, and 1908 in 1867.
They were of thirty-six different nationalities,
though most of them came from Ireland (oll6),
England (124), Nova Scotia (Go26), Ger
many (3764), and Scotland 0427), Six
thousand nine hundred and seventy eight were
under fifteen years of age, and 22,525 were
between fifteen and thirtyfve.
The young lady at Fort Edward, Yer
mont, who was reported as having received
by the will of a young English nobleman the
sum of Sl7 900. 200. receives, this month, an
instalment of 81, 900 900.
Saturday was the 18th anniversary of the
Battle of New Orleans.
Mr.. Royal Pickard of North Brookfeld,
Mass, man over seventy years of age, is
now on his way to Australia to teach the Aus
tralians the art of making cheese in factories.
as practlsed in New England.
Gen. Banks has arrived in Boston from
his European tour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12
LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

TUESDAY, Jan. H.,
Met according to adjournment
PRAYER Rev. Mr.. PENNEY Of Augusta
Records read and approved
Tie President announced the joint Stand
ing Committees on the part of the Senate,
which were appointed and sent down to the
House.
See House report.
On motion of Mr. French,
Ordered, Tr..,st all business referred from
the last Legislature to the present be taken
from the files and referred to the appropriate
committees.
On motion of Mr. REED,
Ordered. That the committee on judiciary
be Instructed to inquire whether any iegisi'-
ture be necessary to render chapter o. laws
of 1868, applicable to involuntary bankruPts'
On motion of Mr.. LANE,
Ordered. That so much of the Governor
Message as relates to Reviews IN Iapta
Cases. and to Supreme judicial court, oe re-
ferred to committee on Judiciary.
A communication was received from inc
Secretary of State, transmitting the Report OF
the Attorney General for 500. and the Report
of the Warden and Inspectors of the State
Prison for 1869. which were seyerally read
and sent down.
On motion of Mr.. NEALLEY,
Ordered, That the committee on State
Prison, Insane Asylum. and Reform School
be authorized to visit those institutions ana
report during the present session.
A communication was received from Am
brose H. Abbot, Councillor elect, slgnlfying
his acceptance; and on motion of MI. LANG
a message was sent to the House proposing a
Joint convention at eleven and half O'Clock,
for the purpose of administering the oath tn, OF
office to A. ii. Abbot Councillor elect. Inc
message was delivered by the Secretary ana
subsequently a message was received from the
House by its Clerk, informing the Senate OF
its concurrence in the foregoing proposition
The time having arrived for JOINT conven-
ton, the Senate repaired to the House and
the reouired oaths were administered to A. Ii.
Abbot, qualifying him to enter upon the dis
charge of his duties as Councillor.
The Senate having returned,
On moiion of Mr.. LANG, Adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

The remains of the late Herbert s. Field,
foully murdered last fall at Ministee, Mich,
as is alleged, by his late partner, Vanderpool,
have been disnterred and on Saturday noon
were brought to the house of his father,
Stephen Field. in Mnot. where a funeral
which the body was removed to Riverside
Cemetery in Lewiston, as we learn from the
Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

Mr.. Morrill, has presented in the House, for
reference to the Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads, a bill to establish the follow
village to Unity; from Dexter, by Digby, to
Cambridge from Bath, by Georgetown and
Arrowsic, to Berry's Mills; from East Dix
field, by South Carthage, to Dixfeld; from
Strong, by Freemantown, to Salem village.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

Miss Abbie Pusifcr of Auburn, has been
appointed Stenograpiicr, 10y Judge Danforth,
of his Court at Norridgewock, in place of her
father, j. ID. Pulsiter Esq, who goes to
Judge Taplcy's Court at Saco. The Wing
calls this practical ''woman's rights" such as
every woman can have by her own efforts and
no favor asked.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

The State Department at Washington have
received information from st. Thomas of the
death of Jacob Josephson and Augustus Stud
ley, scamen on the American schooner Day
break. Both parties formerly resided at
Stockton in this State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

Letters from conservative sources in Texas
say that Gen. Reynolds and Morgan Hamilton,
brother of the late candidate for Governor,
will be elected U. s. Senators soon after the
Legislature shall have organized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

BY Mr.. BoSSEY of Portland-Bill an act to
increase the capital stock of the Portland
Glass Company. Returred to Committee on
Manufacturer
BY Mr. Bliss of Washngton-Petitio Of
Luther Maddocks ct ais, for an act of incor-
poration under the name of the Agar Fertile
ger Company. Referred to the Committee on
Agriculture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

The Democratic State Convention Of Indi-
ana last week protested against Indiana being
counted in favor of the 10Th amendment de-
clared its unalterable opposition to its ratiica-
ton, and heartily cheered the announcement
of the New York Legislatures action on the
same subject
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

The Machias Union says that about a dozen
fish weirs have been built a mile or two below
Harrington village for smelt fishing. Nearly
a ton have been caught and marketed in Port
lai.a and New York, at $l2 to Sl4 per hundred
pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

Simon Brown, editor of the New England
Farmer, is to lecture in Lewiston during the
session of the Maine Board OF Agriculture.
The session will be held in Lisbon Hall, Jan.
10th, Goth and 2lst.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

The tenth and last company of Militia au-
thorized by the laws of this State, is rapidly
filling up its roll in Lewiston, according to the
Journal of that city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

The Portland & Oxford Central Railroad
has been completed to Canton, and the cars
now run to that place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12
USE RENNE'S PAIN KILLING
MAGIC OIL.
L.. =. II WnRxS LIKE a CHARM

READER
Renne's Pain killing Magic oil cures Headache!
Rennes Pain Killing Magic Oil cures Toothache
Rennes Pain-killng Magic Oil cures Neuralgia
Renues Pain-king Magic Oil cures Cholera Nor
bus
Rennes Pain ling Magic Oil cures Rheumatism
Rennee Pain-killing Magic Oil cures Skin diseases
some folks seem To be proud Of telling how lame
their shoulders are'-of my crick in the hack"-or
Il have got the Sciatica and delight in Dragging
that nothing can cure me but when we get such
awful folks" to RENNE'S PAIN-kILLING
MAGIC OIL, faithfully, not only cure their
mmeness and charm away their pains, but we &C
tually-take all that Kind OF brag out of them and
they frankly own W., aud say, 1t works like a
charmW
Sold by all Druggists, Merchants and Grocers.
II il put up in three sizes, and called Trial Size,
Medium size" and Large Family Size bottles.
VIM. RENNE, sole Proprietor and Manuiac-
turer, PIrTsFIELD, MASS.
Wholesale and retail in Augusta by Marshal
Withheld, Grocer. ly27eow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

They accuse an over officious assessor of
internal revenue, out West, of spending thre,
days in hunting up a bear that he heard was
bruin in the woods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

A u @ L = T a,
Wednesday Morning, January ~. 1870.


The Committee Interior Waters will meet at
Room No. &, state House Tuesdays and Fridays OF
each week at 2 O'Clock +. NJ until further notice
r. LORING TALBOT, cboir,uar
GEO. w HAMMOND
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12

The Maine Eclectic Medical Society will
hold their semi-annual meetingat Bath Hotel
on Wednesday forenoon, 10Th inst.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12
Published every Wednesday.
Daily kennebec Journal,

win be issued every morning Sundays excepted)
on and after the first of January. VIII give
Full and Accurate Reports of the Proceedings oi
the Legislature from day to day; Reports oil I'M
portant Hearings before Committees; Abstracts
of Discussions in the Boards of Education anu
Agriculture; will have the Latest News by Ieie-
graph the same other dailes, and VIII also
have Editorials Correspondence, Locals ana the
usual Summaries of News also the most Import
ant speeches of the Session.
The Discuss ions in the Board of Education Will give
New and Additional Importance to the DAILY
JOURNAL as it will contain reports of them
Terms 500 per year; $500 for the Session.
Rs- Members of the Legislature will do their CON
stituents and themselves favor TO interest thehi-
selves in getting subscribers to the above puDca-
tions The Daily keeps up that correspondence
between the People and their Representative,
through their Legislative Reports, when Is neces-
sary and agreeable to both.
No Tri. Weekly will be published. Those persons
who desire full report Of the Legislative Proceed
inps must subscribe for the DAILY JOURNAL"
aS- Postmasters and Members of the Legislature
authorized to take subscriptions
sx- The Weekly and Daily Kennebcc journal
are published ut Augusta Maine, by
sPRAGUE, OWEN & NASH.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-12
House.

TUESDAY, Jan. IL.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. PENNEY of Augusta.
The Reports of the Trustees and Superin-
tendent of the Maine Insane Hospital, State
Treasurer, Bank and Insurance Examiner,
Attorney General and Warden of the lnspec-
tors of the State Prison were received and
distributed.
The Speaker announced the Joint Standing
Committees as follows:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-04
The Time of Cutting Timber.

Formerly there was much differ
encc Of opinion on this subject. Now
it seems to have been generally set
tied that the best time to cut timber
is in Midsummer, just after the sap
has ceased to flow upward, when the
leaf is fully formed. Some contend
that Mid-Winter is equally as good,
but while conceding that timber cut
in MidWinter lasts well, we may
say from experience, and according
to the authorities on the subject,
that the former tim" i, lest ....,,
- cutting in Midsummer, the bark
can be stripped off and saved, which,
in many localities, is a matter Of
great Importance. This is diff
cult thing to do in Winter, as then
it clings closely to the wood. In
clearing land where one does not
desire to save the wood or the bark,
the tree should be girdled in Spring
or Fab, while the sap is running up
ordown, as then the tree will decay
quickly. With the great demand
for timber and slaves, rs we'll as for
Guerciiron, tanning, and extracts of
various woods, but few localities are
far enough from transportation to
admit of any waste of trees. Only
where they are plenty can the set
tier afford to burn them for the sake
Of the ashes.-Er.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-04
Oysters.

Oyster So"p.-Put two quarts OF
oysters, liquor and all, in a pan; set
them on the stove to heat, but don't
let them boil, or come very near to
it; now drain all the liquor into your
soup kettle, put in a pint of water
and two quarts of new milk, half a
pound Of butter, little whole all
spice and pepper; have the oysters
all this time where they will keep
warm, add them and salt to taste:
just as you are ready to serve the
soup, break up some crackers fine
and put into the soup before the oys-
ters are put in. Salt should always
be the last thing put in any soup,
stew or fricassee, where milk is
used, or it is apt to curdle. Oysters
should never be boiled, but only
scalded; it makes them tough and
shrinks them all up; if they are to
be stcwcd, heat them hot, but don't
boil them. Always have the soup
or gravy hot.
oyster Mew.-Put as many good
fresh oysters, with their liquor, as
you think you will need, into a pan
on the stove to heat, but not boil.
Drain the juice off into sauce pan:
as soon as it boils add half a pound
Of butter and some pepper; when
this bOils add pint of cream and
thicken little with -four; after this
boils up once, put in the oysters and
more salt if necessary. Serve hot
Oyster He.-Linc deem basin
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-04

with puff paste, fold large towel
and place inside to support the lid,
then roll and ornament a piece Of
paste, the same as for common pie;
put on the basin and bake slowly;
have an oyster stew made as above,
without cream, and fill the basin as
soon as the paste is done. Serve
Immediately.
Oyster Iodst.-Thc same, only no
cream; thicken the juice little with
flour; when the stew is ready have
a few slices of toast laid in a dish
(well buttered), and pour the oys-
tiers into it. 1t is best to heat the
dish hot that you put your oysters
in to send to the table, as they are
SO much better hot than merely
warm.
Oyster Fritters.-Makc a batter
of milk, -four, eggs, cream of tartar,
saleratus, salt in proportion. Don't
make it. any thicker than for pan
cakes. Drop an oyster into each
spoon of batter as you dip it out and
fry in hot lard; brown well on both
| sides. ~. s-''' s ~ -S--
| Custer lStew acithom Gream.-
Make in all respects the same as
with cream, only substituting half a
pint of water for the cream. Many
persons prefer oysters stewed in this
way.
Oysters Fried.-Drain the oysters
well, roll in fine rolled cracker, and
fry in hot lard and butter, two-thirds
lard and one-third butter.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-04

No outward application can have
any effect in curing the sting Of a
bee, although everybody has some
remedy that you will be told is in
Simultaneous relief. You cannot 90
amiss should you apply in every in
stance the first thing you lay your
hands on. A list of remedies we
have heard of would fill the "Annals
of Bee Culture" and should you try
them all you would find all of them
equally efficient. All that can DC
done when you are stung is to care
fully extract the sting, which should
be done by taking hold of it with
the fingers, rs the poison sack at the
root of the sting would thus be dis
charged into the wound.
1t is better to remove it with the
edge Of Il knife, or if none is con-
venient then with the finger nail.
The swelling may be partially pre-
vented or even nearly removed after
it takes place by rubbing with the
hand, being careful to rub in the di-
rection of the heart, as by that means
the poison may be thrown into the
circulation and distributed through
the system without injury.-.1nuols
Of Bee CuA,re.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-04
Walking Horses.

The best gait a horse ever had for
every day use is good walk. 1t is
gait that no one in ten possesses.
Colts are not trained to walk in all
of the Eastern States. Young Amer
lea wants more speed. Kentucky
has more good walking horses than
any other State, for there horseback
travelling has long been in fashion
for men and women, over country
where muddy roads, at times rem
dered any other gait impossible, and
so horses have been bred for the
saddle and trained'to o walking gait.
This is also the case in all the West
ern States, and perhaps might have
been so in New England, when our
grandmothers rode to meeting on a
pillion behind our grandfathers. But
one horse wagons have put horse
back riding out Of fashion, and now
a good walking horse is more rare,
than one that can trot mile in
2:4O. -
At the. Springfield, Mass, Horse
Show of 1860, the writer was one OF
the committee to award prizes to the
two best walking horses. Out OF
seventeen entered, the committee
found but one which was consider.
cd a first-rate walker. This was a
Morrill, mare, which walked five
miles an hour with ease. Two 9th
| ers were fair walkers, and the rest
knew no gait that could be called
| walking. At the New York State
Fair the same state of facts was
again developed. A letter from
Wisconsin says: 81 think horses
trained to walk fast, would be a
greater benefit to our farmers in
general than fast trotters, rs almost
all Of their work has to be done with
walk" l once knew n man in
Massachusetts, who, before the rail
roads were built, kept from two to
four teams at work on the road, and
never allowed them to trot at all,
and made the distance in quicker
time than his ncighbors, who made
their horses trot at every cOnven-
lent place. He said that when a
horse commenced to walk after a
trot, he walked much slower than
his common gait, if on walk, and
thereby lost more than he gained.
Will farmers think Of this and pay
more attention to walking horses?-
Farmers Home .J0un0/.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-04
Eastern Butter Market.

The last number of the New York
P'odncer's Price Current says: The
demand for State butter has been
more active than last week. Buy
ers have inquired for fine butter,
but this being very scarce, have
been obliged to take lower grades
in some instances; the scarcity Of
fine, fresh Western has also thrown
buyers more upon the medium
grades of State. There is very
great complaint by both buyers and
sellers as to the quality of the re-
ceipts. Butter called fine is not fine.
Parties ordering from the East find
their receipts below their expecta-
tons and wants, and those who fill
the orders can only say that they
send the best in the market. Doubt
less this poor quality is partly ow-
ing to the hot summer, but it is also
largely owing to the fact that our
dairymen have become spectators
and hold on for higher prices, until
the butter will not keep longer, when
they forward it. Always forward
ing the poor and keeping the best
until it becomes poor in its turn.
The result is great loss to the com
munity and to all concerned.
Butter is never SO good as when
it is fresh, and the dairyman who
makes practice of shipping it
when it can be sent safely, as fast
as made will come out long way
ahead in the end. We repeat, that
really fine butter is scarce and want
ed. We are receiving an unusual
proportion Of poor pals, which can
not be sold. Western is in about
the same condition last noted. Fine,
fresh is scarce and salablc; so arc
baking grades at 20 cts. Immediate
grades very dull. Our Eastern de-
mand for these latter qualities has
been cut off by direct shipments
from the West. There has been a
tolcrably free movement in Chicago
for shipment to California at about
22c., freight about &c. to San Fran
cisco. Advices from California are
| that homemade butter has become
scarce, and more tirmncss in East
| ern results.