Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-10-21
GENE kAL NEWS.

tons lately issued by the government
GENERAL NEWS.
General Cialdini is said to be in favor of
the nomination of the Duke of Aosta for King
of Spain.
The death of General Lee is announced in
a Charleston paper as "a Great Light Sunk
in the Socket"
One hundred Chinese are to be added to the
population of the city of Oswego in the spring,
to be employed as wharf laborers.
Prussia possesses at the present time forty
eight commercial and industrial schools.
William B. Mann, of Philadelphia for
whom warrant was issued by the Mayor
as accessory to the shooting of John Nolan,
was taken before Judge Allison on a writ
of habeas corpus, and after full hearing was
Internationally discharged.
The second trial of the suit of Olivia 2.
Flint, dressmakcr in Boston, against A. L.
Coolidge, began in the Massachusetts Su-
preme Court Monday.
In Austria asbestos, boiled in wax is used
as a wick for kerosene oil lamps, and being
as its name, incombustible, thus prepared it
lasts for fully year.
Secretary Boutwell,, having ascertained that
many lighthouse keepers have been reported
for removal on frivolous charges to make
room for favorites, has notified collect
ors that no keepers will be removed on
charges of trihng character hcreafter-that
he desires to retain experienced keepers in
these important positions.
The New buryport Herald had bad at
tack of Northern Lights Last evening, as
soon as Tithonus had retired for the night and
was enjoying his first snooze, his spouse, the
rosy fingered Aurora, daughter of the morn
ing, snatched the saffron Uncovered coverlet
from his bed and wrapping it about her,
danced jig, in the northern sky"
The passes of the Andes have been sur
veyed with reference to the construction of
railroad between the Argentine republic and
Chile. A practicable route has been found,
over which it is estimated that road may be
built at a cost of S32 zoo, 900.
A gentleman with his family recently left
Boston for Honolulu. They were seven days
going from Boston to San Francisco, where
they remained week. They then sailed for
Honolulu, which they reached in nine days,
making sixteen days travelling time between
the two places.
J. b. Trainer, of the firm of Manley &
He was indebted to various parties to the
amount of $50 200, which he secured by the
recent transactions in New York Central
stock.
Capt JOS j. Kelsee, chief detective, has
been appointed Superintendent of Police in
New York, vice Jourdan, deceased; and
James Irving was promoted to the position of
chief detective
The President has issued an order granting
all clerks employed in the departments, who
belong to the Methodist denomination. leave
of absence for three days. to attend the Metho-
dist conference which is to be held in Wash
ington.
Chief Justice Chase has been forbidden BY
his physicians to take his seat on the bench at
the opening Of the approaching term on the
30th instant. He has sent word, however,
that he will return on the lSt of January.
The first religious house in the eastern part
of the State of Maine was the Congregational
church at Blue Hill, organized in l112. They
voted "a barrel of West India rum, and sugar
enough to sweetcn it," on the occasion Of
raising the meeting house in l777, and it is
believed every man, woman and child in
town was present.
The daughter of Prof. Claire Of Utah re-
Gently poisoned one who loved her, but whom
she did not love, and killed herself with a
love, because he could not believe her inno-
cent of the crime.
Samuel Lawrence, Grand Master of Masons
in Georgia. laid the corner stone of the monu-
ment to the Confederate dead in Atlanta on
Saturday. Miss Sallie Edwards presented a
Confederate flag to deposit among other arti-
Giles, and Colonel Thomas c.. Howard, of the
late rebel army, delivered an address of min
gled coincidence and congratulation.
A Detroit lady was recently surprised with
the gift of valuable set of diamonds from her
Quaker aunt. They were accompanied with