Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-23
An old lady Of seventy is the chaplain Of
the Kanaas State pr;eon

An old lady Of seventy is the chaplain Of
the Kansas State Prison.
The favorite colors for street costumes this
season are plum or dahlia color, or the rich
cypress or olive greens.
Nearly all the telegraph offices in England
are in charge of women. Female labor has
found this new and profitable field.
"Get your sweetheart new set of teeth as
Christmas present." is the invitation Of an
advertising dentist.
A Western paper mentions "twenty cords
of dressed hogs" as portion of the contents
OF warehouse in Minnesota.
Four of the United States Senators-Ames,
clayton. Osborn and Spencer-are under for.
y. Three, Davis, Cameron and Vickers-
are upwards of seventy.
California is said to have thirty millions of
grape vines growing. One man has counted
them, and is therefore able to give the exact
number.
The Christian Register truly says that some
of the most llustrious examples of christian
piety and morality which the church has af.
forded will be found among the Quakers.
An old lady of Columbiana, Alabama, sew
enty three years old, recently gave birth to a
healthy child. She is the mother OF several
children, the youngest before this one being
thirty-two years old.
Dispatches from Tucson, Arizona, are to
the effect that one hundred and eight men, in
Guiding seventy Indians. have pleaded "Not
guilty to indictments charging them with be-
ing implicated in the Camp Grant Apache
massacre. They will be tried Immediately.
Two persons were fatally and fifteen seri-
ousy injured by mail train, near West
Newton, Pa, on the Connellsville Railway,
running off the track. The express car went
into the river.
special meeting of the Methodist preach
ers of Boston and vicinity was held at Wes-
leyan Hall Thursday forenoon, for the pur-
pose Of considering suitable action relative
to the death of Bishop Baker.
The residence of Judge Murdoch, near
Granville, Iowa, was burned on Wednesday.
An old lady, aged over ninety years, was
rescued from the building; but unobserved
by any one, returned to save her money and
persisted in the flames.
The Virginia legislature has finally passed
the resolution staying the funding Of the
State debt, and it has now gone to the gov
ernor for approval.
transport from Spain with one thousand
soldiers, has arrived at Havana. 1t is stated
that Senior Ro berts. ex-governor of Havana,
embarked on the 10Th inst, for Cadiz.
Professor Hart, who has returned from
scientific exploration of the valley of the
Amazon, considers the theory of the glacial
origin of that valley, as advanced by Prof.
Agassiz, to be grounded on error. Mr.. Hart
is unable to discover any glacial deposits in
| the Amazon valley.
! Letters from South America state that the
earthquake at the town of Oran lasted nine
hours, with forty different shocks. Streets
were split open and every house tumbled
into ruins. Only one death occurred The
earthquake was felt throughout tie province
of Jujuy, and a volcano burst forth, leading
to the belief that there were further subter-
ranean movements along the line of the
Andes.
In the United States Senate Thursday, Mr..
Sumner introduced his resolution amending
the Constitution to make the President in
eligible for reelection, the amendment not to
take effect until after March 4, 1872. 1t went
over. A resolution asking for information
relative to the lease of SANTANA Bay was
adopted. A bill was introduced concerning
proposals and contracts for the Transports
ton of mails. The Supplementary civil
rights bill was debated at length, but no ac-
ton was taken upon it. In the House the
day was spent in general debate upon the
state Of the country. Both houses adjourned
until January 8.
The Boston Journal of Friday says: Fol-
lowing upon the general order of the Police
Commissioners against the liquor dealers be-
ing let off with fines only, number of per.
sons were arraigned IN the Municipal Court
yesterday for keeping intoxicating liquors for
sale. Among them vera the proprietors of
the American, Revere, fremont, Parker's
and Sherman Houses and Young's Hotel.
They were complained of for first Offences"
and were fined $40 and costs each and put
under $1,000 bonds not to violate the law
again.
The Hon. Alvah Croker of Fitchburg,
Mass was Wednesday nominated by con-
venton held in Greenfield, for representa-
tive from the ninth congressional district, to
succeed the Hon. William b. Washburu.