Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-26
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The crops are very promising throughout
all parts of Indiana, and corn is an unusually
large yield this season.
Mr.. w. S. Holman has been nominated as
the democratic candidate to Congress for the
third district of Indiana.
Henry Wilson and Neal Dow are among the
promised spaekers at the New Jersey temper
ance convention at Denville next Thursday.
Particulars of a magnificent land swindle
are published in New York. An imaginary
city in West Virginia to be sold out in lots by
New York myth, and five million dollars
worth of real estate in Boston and other cities
offered at one dollar chance.
Lady Franklin of England, the widow of
Sir John Franklin, arrived in Chicago Thurs
day afternoon from Omaha. She recently
returned to San Francisco from Alaska and is
on her way TO England.
The State debt of New Jersey is 50 09G, 900.
1t is provided by law that this debt shall be
liquidated by annual instalments until the
year 1902. The amount to be paid this year
is $l00 900
The Tribune says the wheat crop of New
York State will be an average of fully one
half if not three-quarters more compared with
last year, and in point of quality it is much
superior. About the same amount of barley
was sown as last year, but the yield will be
less. 1t is too early to decide as 10 its quail
ity. The yield of oats will be large, and the
crop fully up in amount to that of last year,
as much larger amount was sown, and
throughout the season the weather has been
favorable to its growth
Since January /, l4l,75S alien passengers
have arrived at New York.
A filibusteriug expedition is fitting out in
San Francisco to capture the French colonies
at Tahiti and New Caledonia.
Vessels have been sent to Newfoundland to
notify French fishermen Of the declaration OF
war.
Details of the massacre of foreigners at
Pekin are received. The first accounts did
not cxaggerate the horrors of the affair.
Neither age nor sex was spared and some per-
sons were burned to death in the buildings
destroyed
In New York State, recently, a woman was
brought before justice, charged with steal
ing sum of money from her husband. She
was dismissed on the ground that a woman
cannot steal from her husband.
The sunstrokes at Cincinnati, O., averaged
about five daily last week.
An old lady named Mrs. Miller was burned
to death at her residence near Greenville, o.,
last Wednesday evening, by the explosion of
coal oil which she was using to light fire
with.
Representative Benjamin of Missouri, has
hit upon capital expedient for avoiding the
responsibility, as well as temptation, involved
in bestowing West-Point cadetship He has
appointed a committee of his constituents,
who are to call together all the young men
who desire the appointment, and to examine
them thoroughly as to their qualifications.
He who shall be designated by the committee
as most worthy will be appointed by Mr.,
Benjamin.
DIR. Evans, the distinguished dentist of Par
is, has taken steps to introduce in France the
admirable Sanitary Commission organization,
whose labors in our own rebellion are now
part OF the glory of our country.
James Peter Phillips was executed in Rich
mond Friday morning, for the murder of his
wife, Mary Emily Phillips, on the 18th of
February, 1867.
The Hon. Robert C. Winthrop is engaged
to deliver the oration at the two hundred and
tiftieth anniversary of the Landing of the
Pilgrims in Plymouth. Fifty years ago Dan
iel Webster delivered the address.