Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-22

hatcr, but She declines to be regarded as Il
plaything that smells sweet like Il flower or
sounds so swcetly like a flute"
In New Orleans they are selling candles
manufactured from the wax yielded by tree
which grows in Mexico and is called the eeya
regetai. The candles give good steady
light.
The New York Mail SAYS it curious fact
that oranges. brought hundreds of miles from
beyond the sea, sell in New York to-day at
less than half the price of apples of the same
size which grow almost at our very door.
good housewife in Chelsea Mass. who
wished to rid a cupboard of bugs, covered the
shelves with kerosene oil and applied match.
it killed the bugs, and the fire department put
out the fire.
Mormon missionaries sent to preach in the
Eastern States last fall, who have returned to
Salt Lake, say that the people of the East
don't care to hear about religion, but inyaria-
bly, ask if there is any chance to make money
in Utah.
fire in the palace Of the Emperor of China
at Pekn has lately consumed the imperial
printing office, together with Il large number
of books and block-typcs. The books print
ed ut the private expense of the Emperor have
been issued from this office for the last two
hundred years.
The Governor of Texas has been petitioncd
to postpone an execution, on the ground that
the condemned man should have a longer
time to prepare for death, and that his health
is not good.
The manuscripts in the British Museum ar
immense collection, are undergoing elias silica
ton i'll a catalogue. at the hands of competent
scholars, in accordance with the scheme OF
Mr.. Bond. Twenty-six volumes are nearly
ready for print. English poetry and theology
are embraced in the first series.
The existence of petroleum near the Cas-
plan sea has been known from remote an
tiquity, but new borings on the American plan
have revealed the fact that, from depth OF
go feet below the surface. petroleum is forced
up so to spout from 80 to So feet above the
surface, ard to yield 10000 900 pounds an
nually, while 200, 600 pounds of solid paraffne
are obtained from kind Of asphalte met with
in this region.
Puget Sound is the chief lumber region o.
the North Pacific coast. The Sound is a vas
inland sea, ls0 miles long from the coast tim
Der of the finest quality ard in the creates
prOfusion growing down close to the shore
Vessels of the largest size navigate its variou:
arms, inle,s and passes III all seasons, and car
lie alongside the shore and take in cargo
From the shores to the summit of Cascade
mountains il is one compact body of timber o.
the finest quality.
An episode occurred in the Iowa Senate on
the Sth inst. Soon after the Senate wa.
called TO order the doorkceper announced
Message from the House, and Miss Mary T.
Spencer, engrossing clerk OF that body. ap.
peared and modtstly said Mr.. President
That officer replied, Miss Clerk and Mis-.
Spencer proceeded to read in clear and dis.
tinct voice message from the House in rela.
ton to certain bills which had passed that
body. At the conclusion of the message the
senators approved of this first official act per
formed by woman in the Iowa Senate by (
general clapping of hands"