Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-05
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
The University of Vermont has opened its
doors to women.
The famous Mrs. Bloomer is quietly living
In her family circle in Kansas.
Marshal Bazane is among the "late ar
rivals in London.
The doctors have moved away from Osh-
kosh, cit is SO miserably healthy"
They fine young New York girls for going
to picnics.
Thirteen millions of money were represent
ed at one Saratoga breakfast.
Thee prisoners recently escaped from the
Philadelphia pententiary through the sewers.
It's you tall fellows who are luckest in love
The ladies are all in favor of lily men,. Judy
Several earthquakes occurred in New South
Wales during the month of July.
The income of Mrs. Samuel Colt, of Hart
ford, widow of the revolver man, is 500, 900
for 1870.
Boston people who are in doubt as to the
best "watering Places have got in the habit
Of asking the milkmen.
Eight natives of Japan, who have just grad
uated from eastern colleges, left Chicago Sun
day night for home.
The murdered Maryland insane girls iden-
tity has been established. She was Martha
Doherty, and lived at Washington.
General James d. Fry has been assigned to
duty at headquarters in Chicago, in place of
Gen. Hartsuf, retired.
The New York Commercial draws Il vivid
picture of the prospective fights between the
Indians and the Communists on Arizona
plains.
The cholera has appeared in the south Of
France. Measures have been adopted to, if
possible, prevent the spread OF the disease.
An effort ismaking in Wisconsin to induce
Governor Fairchild to allow his name to go
before the Republican State Convention for
denomination.
But one case of cholera has yet been re-
ported in England, that at Hull. The sani-
tary authorities have taken such steps as will,
it is hoped, entirely lecalize the disease.
Fresh discoveries of pearl-shell beds have
been made near Freemantle, Western Austria
lja and indications of gold have been found
near Champion Bay.
Emily Pitts Stevens, an intimate friend OF
Mrs. Fair applied for registration as voter
in San Francisco, and on being refused,
threatened to sue the County Clerk for dam
ages.
A thirsty wag, initiating what Josh Billings
calls 'poetic prose- wrote the following
"Pick apples now, and cider make, and
through barrel JUICE it; then get straw,
without a flaw, and through the straw re-
duce it,"
The people of Mississippi, it is said, are
singularly free from debt, large numbers of
them having attained this blissful condition by
persistently following judicious system of
personal Reputation.
A New Orleans Judge, riding in the cars
recently, from single glance at the counte
nance of a lady by his side, imagined he
knew her and ventured to remark that the
day was pleasant, she only saying "Yes.'
Why do you wear a veil?" inquired the dis
penser of justice. LEST l attract attention"
''It is the province of gentlemen to admire"
replied the gallant man of law. "Not when
they are married" "But I'm not" ''In-
deed?" "Oh, no; I'm bachelor ~ The
lady quietly removed her veil, disclosing to
the astonished magistrate the face of his
mother-in-law.
A young lady of Louisville having received
very urgent proposals of marriages from an
old gentleman, sent the following answer by
mail:
Why thus urge me to compliance?
Why compel me to refuse?
Yet though court not your alliance,
Perchance younger may choose.
For tits a state I ne'er disparage,
Nor will war against it wage;
do not, sir, object to marriage,
But dislike to marry age.