Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-26

large number of workmen in the ruins is I'M
founded.
| The Rev. Mr. Bate, the learned American
missionary of Allahabad, is preparing a die
tionary of IIindi, which will contain no fewer
than 81 900 words
| A writer in the Overland Monthly relates
his experience in Arizona duriug rain of
live frogs. He AYERS that the grass was liter
ally alive with them.
care dose bells ringing for fire." inquired
Simon of Tiberius. mo, indeed" answered
Tibe, ''dey got plenty of fire, and de bells
are ringing for water"
| The -klux Investigating Committee is
still at work in Washington, and is every day
| unravelling some of the terrible outrages in
| flicted in Union men by the Kn-klux.
A man in an ecstatic mood exclaimed
woman is the primeval cause of all happi-
ness when bystander remarked, "No
doubt, for she is prime evil herself"
United Stated Consul at Alexandria, in
Egypt, from 1864 to July, 1870, returned
home few days ago.
rural Tennesseean resented the kind
offices of a Memphis publican who gave him
vermicell soup, wishing to know ''if you 'uns
eat those internal wurrums."
Mr.. jeremiah Prescott, who lately resign
ed his position as superintendent of the East
ern Railroad, has been elected superinten-
dent of the Northern Pacific Railroad He
is an able officer.
Mrs Eliza P. Hamilton, wife of Colonel
Alexander Hamilton, son of the historic
Hamilton, niece of President Monroe, has
Just died near Brunswick, n. j. She was a
lady of remarkable culture and wide travel,
and had long been prominent in New York
and Boston society.
Private letters from Newport, Il. L., say
that Phoebe Carey, the well known poetess,
can hardly survive the next forty eight hours
The death of her sister Alice, with an attack
of fever and ague contracted on visit to
friends in New Jersey, broke down her natur-
ally robust health, and she has never been
well since.
A woman in Racine, Wis, died some DAYS
since, apparently in the utmost restitution,
leaving an infant two months old. Some be-
nevolent ladies', while laying out the body of
the mother and caring for the little one
found hidden in the rags in which the corpse |
was clothed the sum of 5000 The woman
held ten dollar bill clenched in her dead
hand. |
Since the publication Of the last number of
Harper's Weekly with the riot cartoons, the
firm it is reported, have received numbers
of violent letters threatening to burn their
publication house, assassinate the members
and do all sorts of direful things. The Har-
pers are said to be prepared for all hostile
contingencies and to keep a strong nightly
guard on their premises.
Burleigh tells this story in the Boston
Journal: Coming up in the cars, quite an
amusing incident occurred. The palace cars
need custom. The common cars are few and
crowded, and those who would be comforta-
BILE are compelled to pay extra and have
seat in the palace saloon. Several gentle
men stood. A lady took whole seat to her.
self, and piled her baggage on the spot where
weary gentlemen would be glad to repose.
The lady left her seat for moment and went
to the rear. A gentleman at once went for it
piled the bags on the seat the lady had oc-
cupied and sat down. All watched the ope-
ration. Soon the lady came on with quick
step. She came to a halt, and said: ''Sir,
you have my seat" II think not your lug
gage is on your seat" 81 have had the seat
all the way from Albany" eyes ma am and
| stood all the way from Albany and intend
to sit the rest Of the way to Rutland" Not
an inch did the woman bulge; she held her
ground full ten minutes. The intruder was
quietly reading-the only one in the car that
was not absorbed in the affair The silence
was painful At last the woman gave way.
In huff she seized her bundles, made for
the palace car, and paid for all the room she
occupied. Her exit was attented with
short, sharp cheer, and the audience recoy-
cred"