Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-11-24
NEWS BY MAIL.

Thomas J. Durant has been appointed adj
vocate before the Spanish claims commits
sion, in the place of Caleb Gushing, re-
signed.
Preparations are making for republican
mass meeting in London next week, at
which Sir Charles Dixie will be the principal
speaker.
The Grand Duke Alexis left for New York
Wednesday morning and arrived in Washing
ton in the evening. He passed the night at
the residence of Minister Catacazy.
The report of the legislative committee of
Wyoming Territory on the condition of the
treasurer's accounts for the past two years
shows, it is said, worse state of affairs than
has been revealed in New York.
By an explosion Of gas on the steamship
Samaria, Monday, at Liverpool, seven per-
sons were slightly injured. Little damage
was done to the vessel.
At a large radical meeting held in Bristol,
England, band was prevented from play
ing the national anthem, s'God Save the
Queen" Considerable fighting also took
place.
Paymaster Hodges entire defalcation
amounted to SAG, 249.47, on a total dis
bursement of $l4,95O, SGl.S9.
Turkey, through the disorganization of her
public departments and the want Of harmony
in her Cabinet, is threatened with Minis
terial crisis.
The French government has resolved to
support a motion for making the seat of gov
eminent at Paris at the next session of the
Assembly.
The King of Denmark has gone to Greece
on visit to his son, King George.
Madrid and the provinces of Spain feel great
ly agitated through the debates of the past
week in the Cortes. The labor troubles are
also a source of trouble, the Valencia strik-
ers make threatening demonstrations.
Lieutenant Governor Dunn, of Louisiana,
is very i'll with congestion of the lungs. 1t
is feared that he will not recover.
report comes to us by cable Of another
great disaster in the Mersey, two ships run
ming into each other with such violence that
both were sunk almost instantly. all hands on
board probably being lost.
Major Josiah Sawtelle, who built the first
brick house in Lowell, Mass, died in that
city on Saturday, at the age Of eighty years.
| Revenge is sweet; the young ladies' anti :
tobacco society in Waterville, Me-, is Offset
by two young mems anti-corset association.
The first seems to compel the second; or at
least it may be said to cause it.
A bold declaration has been made against
Queen Victoria, the secretary of total alb
stinence society in England publicly accusing
her of intoxication.
The Swedish Consul, Mr.. Nenninger, who
has been expelled from Cuba, sailed on Mon
day for Baltimore. He is a citizen of this
county.
Marshal Bazaine is living near Geneva.
The Inhabitants of Geneva say, with a con-
temptuous shrug, that he never leaves his
grounds, for fear of being killed.
The report of the sinking of two vessels in
the Mersey, with all on board, is confirmed.
| The vessels have been identified as the bark
Mary Baker, of Boston, bound from Liver
pool for Bermuda, and the British ship Ar
row, from Sierra Leone for Liverpool.
The Reichstag has sanctioned the extern
sion of the North German law, making mill
tary service compulsory on all, to Bavaria.
The debates in the Cortes' at Madrid dur
ing the past week, their unexpected result,
and the resignation of the newly-formed
Ministry, cause great agitation in Madrid,
aud in the provinces.
Twelve hundred pounds of leaf tobacco
| seized at S43 Eighth avenue were condemned
by default Tuesday in the United States
District Court, there being no claimant for
the property.
A dead calm prevails in every way at Salt
Lake City, there being nothing n the shape
of excitement. The grand jury has adjourned
| for one week.
France, it is expected, will have her army
corps completely organized by February.
Extension of the compulsory military SER
vice law is the latest new from Germany.
Suspicious have been aroused against the
International Society as the origin of the late
Geneva contlagration.