Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-13
GENERAL NE VS..

Cotton planting is about finished in Mssis-
sppi.
Bronze boots for ladies are no longer fash
ionable.
Secretary Boutwell, expects to reduce the
debt during this month ST., 00O,0 900.
A book has been published to prove that
Freemason ought to be spelled 'Phremason."
Senator Brownlow is very feeble, but he is
still hopeful.
Gavelston is confident of overcoming the
commercial obstacle of its bay by tiding vessels
over on caissons.
The hours are at hand when the word not
only to "Shoo Fly" but to every other fly.
will be ''Don't bother me-"
Matrimonially disposed young folks are re-
minded that this year has fifty three Saturdays
for work and only ffty-two Sundays for
counting.
Dakota territory is in want of "school
marms," who can get S35 a month and their
board.
Spring hats for the ladies have appeared in
numbers. They are built on the model of the
ancient Egyptian pyramid, but are far more
beautiful
Hannibal, Mo-, has man whose wife COM
mitted suicide six weeks ago, and has since
found another bride.
The state prison of Wisconsin, at Waupun,
has been destroyed by fire. The prisoners
did their best to extnguish the flames. Loss
$4,000
A Georgia paper says that on line of rock
traversing upper Georgia, near Gainesville,
to Virginia, numbers of valuable diamonds
have been found.
A terrible tragedy was enacted near Pensa-
cola, Fla, recently. A man named Alchn
murdered his wife and then cut his own
throat Both we're buried in one grave.
Stephen, the famous guide at the Mammoth
Cave, used to say that more visitors came
from Europe to view that subterranean won
der than from all parts of the United States
combined.
John H. Cobb. eldest son of the late Howell
Cobb. owns and manages fourteen thousand
acres of rich land, in one body, about four
teen miles from Americas. Ga.
The Connecticut House of Representatives
have elected the Hon. Lafayette S. Foster,
formerly Vice President of the United States,
as Speaker of that body.
Leavenworth claims to be the best laid out
and most prosperous city between st. Louis
and the Pacific slope. Its wholesale trade
exceeds $50 O0O, 900 annually.
Omaha people expect to build a thousand
new houses this summer. They also contem-
plate having new theatre, new church, and
new hospital all in one building
Pedders may be convenience in the coun-
try. but in the city they ought to be discour-
aged. Buy of your own storekeepers, and
then you know with whom you deal and what
you are getting.
The Empress Eugene has never danced
since the death of her sister, the Duchess of
Alba, but she appears in the ballroom on
dais prepared for her, where she remains, sur
rounded by her ladies.
The bachelors of the West are organizing
for self protection. They have seventy five
bachelors of Independence, Kansas, over
forty-five years old, who have all been gilt
ed at least three times. They have formed
themselves into club for mutual protection.
A philosophical cartman of the Fourth
Ward, Boston, thus speaks of the section over
which his wheels make their tracks 'If you
run over a youngster in this ward" said he,
''the folks don't say anything-'kase they got
more children than whites for 'em; but just
run over goat pig, and blast it ii mob
amt arter you in two mnits
| DR.. Hoge OF Rchm ond, in preaching on
the late disaster on the day of humiliation,
took his text from Micah 9Th chapter, 9th
verse 1.-The Lords voice crieth unto the city
and the men of wisdom shall see thy name;
hear We the rod and who hath appointed it,"
Governor Scott of South Carolina, has or
dered an election in Whittemore's district for
member of Congress on the 10Th inst S. c.
Dunn, formerly an officer in the navy, will
enter the canvass against Whittemore, as an
independent Republican.
Miss Sallie NJ. JOY appeared as reporter
at the recent suffrage meeting at Dayton,
Ohio; and a jealous brother in the profession
meanly wrote of her that whether she is a
ching of beauty" or not she will probably
remain a ''Joy forever
Dyspepsia cured for 50" is the cheerful
announcement of an advertisement emanating
from Boston. The idea is indicated in two
neat little wood cuts, giving life-hke repre-
sentation of patent wood-saw and the saw
horse thereunto pertaining. This treatment
is recommended to be taken once or twice per
day sure cure guaranteed or money re-
| funded.