Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-23
GENERAL NEWS.

The health of Senator Browniow seems to
be very slowly improving.
1t lis said that over 10000 acres of timber
are cut every year for railroad sleepers.
A lady in Great Falls, N. H., recently
swallowed a shawl pin, and is much incon-
venienced thereby.
Slavery in Siam is to be abolished in JAM
nary, 1872, and the masters are to be paid for
their bondsmen.
The cholera is now ceasing from its rava-
ges in Constantinople, where for some time
it ragged with great severity.
1t is asserted that no Democrat has ever
been murdered for his political opinions in
this country, north or south.
An English journal speaks of an English
statesmans speech as "ostentatiously sensi-
ble." What pity more of our statesmen
can not have that failing.
Van Buren,, the defaulting New York PEN
sion agent, has paid over $4,000, the amount
of his deficit, to the United States Sub-Trea-
surer.
The lease of the Camden and Amboy to
the Pennsylvania Central has been decided
constitutional and binding by Chancellor
Zabriskie.
Tweed's old creditors victims of his fall
ure in 1857, are after him and their balances
They hear of the diamonds in his children's
shoes, andLare going for them.
The county taxes of Maryland have been
nearly doubled since the State fell into the
hands of the Democrats.
M. de Tocqueville, nephew of the cele-
brated author, it is said, will be ambassador
from France to Washington.
The sugar crop of Cuba promises to be
large, notwithstanding the revolutionary
troubles and the usual croakings of the specu-
lators and planters.
A Frankfort sporting man now owns the
ex- Emperor Napoleon's formerly favorite
horse "Malek." The animal is a dark bay
and an Arabian.
The next Legislature of Virginia is to elect
abou: one hundred county judges, who are to
hold office for six years, and will also re-
district the State for members of Congress.
\ A Boston paper says: "Some of the ac-
counts of funds raised for Chicago in differ
ent cities have large item of the estimated
value of articles sent by private hands,"
One of the saddest scenes at Chicago was
that of woman kneeling in the street with a
crucifix held up before her and the skirt OF
her dress burning while she prayed. While
in this attitude a runaway truck dashed her
to the ground.
heavy snow storm prevailed last week
throughout the far west. Wyoming is
covered to the depth of four feet by the feecy
substance, and the mountains of New Mex
leo are all rebed in white.
Captain Houston, of the steamboat Hesper,
has sued the ex-rebel General Forrest and
others, in the United States Court at Mem
phis, Tenn, for fifty thousand dollars, the
value of government arms destroyed some
years ago by body of disguised men, sup
posed to be Forrest and company, on board
said steamer.
| The Lubec correspondent of the Machias,
Me-, Republican says, "Maine's decay" has
not made itself manifest so far as our village
is concerned. Since the war closed we have
built ten vessels at cost of $l6S, 900, be-
sides investing in vessels built elsewhere to
the amount of $75, 900. These vessels are
paying good dividends, besides adding ma
terially to the business of the place.