Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-08-22
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The latest advices from Rio Janciro state
that peace with Paraguay has been formally
proclaimed.
The order of Chief Engineer George j..
Barry of Maine TO the California has been re-
vokcd, and he has been placed on waiting or
deres.
The Brazilian government has made extern
sive contracts for the importation of coolies
for ten years
One of the editors Of the Springfield Re
publican offers to walk" at agricultural
fairs at one-half the price charged by Yves
ton.
The Germans of Madison. Wisconsin,
have held a mass meeting in honor of the
Prussian victory.
collision occurred about July % on the
Amazon river, Brazil, between two steamers,
One sunk within half an hour with two hun
dred passengers on board and one hundred
and sixty were lost. She had cargo on
board valued at $3.50, 900, without insurance
on vessel or cargo.
John c. Wood, who murdered his mother
at Long-a- Coming, New Jersey, has been ar
rested, and is now in Camden jail He con-
fesses the crime, and states as his reason
that he hoped to secure 500 belonging to
his father.
The first Directory of the city of Milwau-
kec was published in 1919, and contained l.
4SS names. The Directory for the present
year will contain 2S, 900 names
The Spanish government has made no re-
ply to Secretary Fish's recent proposition
through Minister Sckles, for the adjustment
# TIE pending matters between the two
countries.
The new issue of bonds for the funding of
the public debt to the extent of fifteen mil
lions of dollars will consume sixty tons
weight of paper. The paper has been special
ly prepared for this purpose.
A dcspatch from Mexico states that the
governmtn nj is completely bankrupt, in con-
sequence of which the salaries of the govern
ment employees remain unpaid
Port au Prince letters of the Goth utimo,
state there is probability cf another rev oIu-
ton in ilayti, led by son ot the late Prcsi-
dent Salnave. and encouraged hy President
Bacz of San Domingo, who is negotiating
tr, atty to that effect.
1t is anticipated that the reduction of the
public debt for tlis month will not be so
large as usual, owing to several causes.
Oua of tho fipaI ron sane for he nan
duction will be found to be the 5000, 600
which have TO be paid out for pension war
rants--an immense item in itself
The present long-continued dry weather
New Hampshire who prayed for rain in this
fashion; 80 Lord, we pray for rail-! Not
tearin', drivin rain, such as harrcrs up the
face of natur, but a drizzlin' sozln' rain,
such as lasts all day and pretty much all
night
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
has agreed TO make Duluth the sole-terminus
of that road for six years, and the Western
Land Association has given the company
on"-half Of all its property in and around
DNiuth' anu VIC chpcIiOI anu lhissRslppl
r ilroad Company has given one-half of all
its real estate, including depot grounds and
water frontage, in consideration therefor.
A Connecticut boy who had the western
fever and went to Omaha. writes that five
hundred men are out of work: that wages
run from 81 so to S2.75 per day, with board
from s. to IS. AS to the garden of the
West" he says that wild lands in Nebraska
are ike cert lin sand plains in Connecticut,
where the winters are severe and drought and
grasshoppers use up what grows in summer.
They say that "Our Fritz" on approaching
the fair Nancy on the Moselle, became senti-
mental and thus delivered himself to the
French damsei, vino !'wept at his tranquil
ity:"
'Tis here I'd fly to meet thee still
At sound OF the vesper bell,
In the starry light
OF summer night
On the banks of the blue Moselle;
For Nancy dear, through fire and rain,
Against Mcmahon and Bazaine,
Old Nap young Nap. and all their train,
I'ye come to the Mos,llc.