Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-31

writes letters to the gentler sex.
General Buffers colored youth, whom he
nominated for cadet is not eligible, being
under age.
At wedding in Illinois, on Sunday the
clergyman prayed long and fervently that the
sons and daughters of the newly married
couple might be many.
The will of George Peabody has been pre-
scented to the Probate Court in Essex County
and its validity will be established at the court
held in Gloucester on the second Tuesday OF
April
A quarry of marble, said to be equal in ev-
cry respect to the Carrera marble of Italy has
been discovered in Loudon county, Virginia,
and company has been organized to work it.
A letter from Minnesota says that "notes
and due-bills .out here are written on parch-
ment, to prevent them from wearing out by
carrying, as that is all they are good for; they
can't be collected"
Subscriptions for the benefit of the family
of the late Mr.. Stanton amount to $4,000.
Pennsylvania contributed $50 900; New York,
5000; Boston, $4,000, and $4,000 in
Washington.
smart old Western lady, being called into
court as witness, grew impatient at the ques-
tions put to her. and told the judge that she
would quit the stand for he was rally one of
the most inquisitive old gentlemen she ever
seen"
great religious revival is in progress at
Joliet, Illinois. During one evening this
week every public place of resort was closed
so that all could attend church. The whole
city seems awakened
According to the Registrar-General's return
for 1869, the city of London occupies 1887
acres, or l22 square miles, and has a popula-
ton of 3,l7O,754. The number of houses is
4O6, 507.
A widow lady of the Milesian persuasion,
who holds few United States bonds, COM
plains that since the price of gold has fallen
the banks will not give her as much for the
pontoons as they formerly did.
An earthquake was felt in Basic at noon OF
the 2Sth of February, and the people were
greatly alarmed. The shocks were wave like
and accompanied by rolling noise. sec
ond shock was felt at seven o'clock mex
morning.
| An inebriated man, in Lawrence, Kan, wat
found clinging to fence, looking helplessly
at neighboring row of shade trees. 'Halloa,
said friend that came up, whats the mat
ter, Jake?" Darn it," responded Jacob
"that PROFESSIONS never goin to git past"
Massachusetts, has been divided into seven
teen Crispin Districts, each one of which hold
a convention on April 9Th, for the purpose o
electing delegates to attend the international
| Convention on the 18TH Massachusetts il
| entitled to twenty five delegates.
+ AT one wharf in Portsmouth, N. H., a mil
lion pounds Of Goldfish have been landed this
season. Ten large vessels, with forty dories
and hundred men, are constantly employed
S26, 900 worth of fish have been sold this sea.
son to New York and Boston dealers.
The Montana Democrat tells of one of theil
ministers preaching from the text, "God ere
| ated man in his own image" Then he com
menced, IAN honest man is the noblest worl
| of God" And pausing, looked over the au
dience and said: "But opine God Almight,
has not had a job in this city for nigh ont
fifteen years"
When the House of Commons divided, OF
the l1th, upon the Irish Land bill, the mum
| bers were Ayes, 442; noes, IL. Mr.. Glad
| stone said, 'Under this bill it will be next t,
| impossible for the landlord to evict the tenan
| except for reasons which every man capable
of discriminating between right and wron!
will own to be sufficient
The New Hampshire Statesman reports tina
the snow in Bartlett is five feet deep on lev
ell, and in some places it is piled up in drift
| fifteen feet deep. The inhabitants manage Il
! get about on snow shoes. AT recent funera
the snow was found to be three feet above tn
tops of the grave-stones, and the coffin had t.
be drawn to the grave on a hand sled.
| A Glenwood, Iowa, paper says THAT a ca
loaded with 10000 pounds of corn left tn
Glenwood Depot on the 9th inst, billed t.
Boston Mass, without transfer. The sam
train had seven cars loaded with ore of som
kind from the Rocky MOUNTAINS, billed t
some point in the State of Connecticut, with
out transfer
The ex-King of Naples is a heavy loser i
the gigantic frauds discovered in the Neopol
tan Bank, in which many priests and nun
Der of high officials are implicated. So grea
was the excitement produced by these dis
coveries that the arrival of Victor Emanut
in the city, which is generally the signal 70
great popular rejoicing, passed almost un
noticed.
The following letter directions which passe
through the Post Office lately at Newbury
port, are genuine and brought the letters T.
their destination. The second is reply t.
the first.
Dear Postman, please carry this sweet little note
To Lizzie A. Shaber, on whom do dote.
She lives at Mount Carmel think It's miles eight