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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-08

The Saco Independent saws that Saturday
morning last, about o'clock the barn az Mr..
Lewis sawyer, short distance from the Bux-
,on roaa anu about three miles from the viii
iage was burnt, Mr.. SAWYER lost nine head
OF cattie' SIX sheep, and a hog saving his
morse, one sheep and one hog He also lost
hay about sufficient to winter out his stocl,
Mr.. Albion Haines also lost l-2 tons of hav
stored in the barn. No insurance axcar,
500 on the Barn. The fire Is sunnosed r. r.
have been set by . boy about seven wears old
who has been boarding with Mr.. S. for some
| time, and Who while Mr.. S. was MILKING
went to the back siie of the BARI, stuck a
match and set fire to the hay through a space
between the boards.
| The Wing says that last Wednesday eve
ming, as the passenger and mail train on the
Il. & N. A. Railway was running on its usual
up trip, pistol bullet went through the win
dow of the engine-cab and struck the ene-
neer, Mr.. VIM. +. Lewis, on the side with
such violence that it passed clear through
! small testament in his vest pocket and lodged
between the inner cover and the cloth. Ow-
ing to the noise of the train, neither Mr.. Lew
is nor his fireman heard the shot or noticed
that the glass was broken until the next day.
and Mrs. Lewis, examining her husbands
vest, was the first to discover the bullet
The presence of the testament (giyen to her
husband by Mrs. L undoubtedly saved Mr..
Lewis life, for had the bullet struck his body
rs fairly as it did the book, it must have
penetrated his lungs. Mr. Lewis thinks the
shot was random one and not intended for
him, and that it was fred either in the out
| skirts of this city or at Basin Mills.
DIR. T. sterry Hunt Of Montreal, has given
an interesting description of the granite rocks
in Maine, in the March number of Stillman's
Journal of Science. The limestone and
granite of Lewiston, Danviile Junction, Beth
ell, Newry, Topsham and Brunswick, Bidde-
ford, Paris and Windham, are carefully noted
from personal inspection. He regards them
as huge veins, some of which were formed
out of the materials of adjacent rocks or as
sediments which filled up crevices, as at Dan
| vile junction, and at Lewiston at the quar-
ries of limestone below the mills, These he
designates as indigenous granite. Other
GRANTEES like those Of Biddeford are called
oxogenous or eruptivc GRANTEES, because they
were formed by melted matter forced between
other rocks from the interior of the earth.
These coarse GRANTEES are bands which are
left by the wearing away of the mica schists
and gneiss leaving them exposed to the sur
| face, as though they were the most common
rock, which is not the case, the other kinds
being covered with the soil.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-08
SUMMIT MT. WASHINGTON.

Mt. Washington, via. LittIeton, March 6.
Observations taken at P. NJ. Barometer,
23.7S; change plus %; thermometer l6 de-
grees; no change relative humidity of
the atmosphere SO degree; wind W.;
velocity of the wind miles per hour.
1t has been one of those bright days such
as we have only at this high altitude. At
sunrise the clouds eastward were one blaze of
golden light. while westward far up above
the horizon, the shadows of Mt Washington
could be distinctly traced. AS the sun rose
higher the surface of the clouds were of a
silvery whiteness with dark chasms iii the
eddying mist. Now the full orbed moon
shines through pure and stainless atmos-
phere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-08
GENERAL NEWS.

At a recent Georgia auction, two dollars
bought Sl1,9 55 in Confederate scrip.
A Bridgeport Comm writing master in
forms the public that an ''Evng writing
schol" is soon to be opened.
Foul air is positively benumbing to mind,
body and soul. Many stupid meeting owes
its stupidity largely to inadequate ventila-
ton.
Waterproof clothing made, for instance,
of India rubber should be avoided as check
inc perspiration.
1t is estimated that the bill for lighting the
streets of Brooklyn during the present year
will be little short of $3.50. 900.
There were one hundred and sixty-two d.
vorces granted in Rhode Island last year-or
one disorce to every fourteen marriages.
Since Queen Victoria took her place on the
English throne, SO years ago, every other
throne in Europe, from the least unto the
greatest, has changed occupants.
Consumption does not fear drugs of GER
tain sort, bat that dread disease does fear
pure air, thick shoes, warm clothing, decent
diet, good drainage and ventilation.
partridge Cochins" are the latest frenzy
of the hen fever in Massachusetts,. The
breeders sell the eggs at a dollar each, and
there are some people crazy enough to pay
the price.
Somebody says that the cause of accidents
with coal oil lamps, generally speaking, is let
ting the oil burn too low in the lamps.
Mrs. Mary Wheeler, whose true name is
Emma r. Smith, who has victimized manyin
New England by the s'poor-mother-aud starv
ing-children" dodge, has been sentenced to
six months in the House of Correction at
Fitchburg, Mass.
A car company is running a car on the
Chicago and Northwestern road, with what
are called paper wheels" The wheels have
steel tires and cast iron hubs, and the paper
is introduced in the way of filling. under the
tires, for the purpose of deadening sound and
diminishing the force of conclusion.
| This remarkable advertisement lately ap-
peared in the New Bedford Mercury: "In-
struction in Cooking-Ruth Russellis ready
to receive scholare for instruction in cooking.
Special attention to be given to bread making
sne pure, good yeast. N. B.-Persons at
service can receive instructions in one or all
the various branches of cooking on favorable
terms"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-08
Supreme Judicial Court.
TUESDAY. March eth.
j. CUTTING PRESIDING.

j. CUTTING PRESIDING.
The court opened at eleven, having waited
an hour for the up-river train. Prayer by
Rev. Dr. Kicker The same grand jury that
were empaneled last term appeared, and after
answering to their names were sent to their
room to enter upon their duties. The traverse
jurors were empaneled and sworn, and after
| organizing by the choice of Robert A. Cony
as foreman of the first jury, and John H.
Hartford as foreman of the second jury, were
excused till to- morrow afternoon at tw o'clock.
Their names and residence are as follows /:
James Andrews, Gardiner; James A. Blanch-
ard West Gardiner: Eben Boswell, Man
chester; John Brown, Belgrade; Rob-
bert A. Cony, Augusta; Reuben J.. Cook,
Waterville; Robert Cornforth, Watervilie !;
Stephen Crosby, Winslow; William II. Cur
tbs, Gardiner; Francis Dexter, Wayne; c..
f. Dutton, China; John Fletcher, Rome /;
Samuel G. Fogg, Readfeld Uriah A. Folger,
Sidney; Martin A. Foster, Winthrop; Thos.
Freeman, Hailowell; John II. Hartford, Au-
gusta Sprague Holt, Benton; jesse s.
johnson, Augusta George ii. Kinsley, Clin-
ton; Hiram Marson, Pittston; Robert Max
well, Windsor; Henry o. Pierce. Monmouth ;
Hiram A. Rollins, Vassaiboro'; William Roll
Inns, I'd, Pittston; Il. c. Turner, Fayette
James p Weeks, Vassalboro and Henry f.
Wingate Hallowell.
The first call of the docket was nea ly COM
pleted at the hour of adjournment for dinner
|
Several members of the bar having expires sed
a wish to attend the funeral of their deceased
brother, n. NJ. Whitmore, I'd, of Gardiner, at
nine o'clock tomorrow morning, the Judge
adjourned the court till two Tomorrow after
noon.
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FORIY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, March 4.
House.

House.
Mr.. Niblack of Ind. offered as question
of privilege resolution requesting the
Speaker to proceed at once to the appoint
ment of the Committees of the House, and
advocated at some length the necessity for
the complete organization of the House, if it
was to meet on the 4th of March, for which,
however, he asserted there was no sufficient
reason. The Speaker said that two years
ago it was not for IL days after the organiza
ton Of the House that he was able to an
nounce standing committee, and he was
persuaded that even that announcement in
many respects was premature. He would
have been very glad then to have had an OPP
portunity of becoming better acquainted with
the antecedents, position, character, and
tastes of members which would have enabled
him, he thought, to avoid some of the mis-
takes which possibly occurred. The present
House consisted much more largely than any
of its predecessors of new members, and he
had not been able to acquaint himself with
the personal characteristics of the new men,
bers, taking into view the decided manifesto
ton of the House on Saturday in favor of an
early adjournment. 1t was not his purpose
unless otherwise instructed by the House, to
appoint the standing committees until the
December session, with the exception of the
CUiillulltSSS Ou cuQCdtiOIi, DlltdScs dCCOuHts
and public buildings, for the appointment of
which four committees there was specific
necessity. If the House were to adjourn
within the next fortnight, he should from that
standpoint regard it decidedly inexpedient to
announce the standing committees at the
present session, but of course was subject to
the orders of the House.
| Mr.. Dawes hoped that Mr.. Niblack would
withdraw the resolution. He admitted that if
Congress were to stay in session for some
time and enter upon general legislation, it
would be absolutely necessary to have the
committees appointed, but the House had
with great unanimity decided on Saturday
that it would not enter on general legislation.
There was every indication that if the Senate
did not agree to adjourn on Wednesday, it
would agree to adjourn at an early day, but
if the committees were now appointed the
House would plunge at once into general leg
islation, and it did not seem to him that there
was any occasion for doing anything that
would tend in that direction. He was one
of those who believed that it would have been
better for Congress not to meet until Dec,
according to the ordinary custom for so many
years. The meeting in March had been APP
pointed for special necessity, which neces-
sity had passed away, and he trusted that the
law for that purpose would be repealed. II
the committees were appointed now and set
to work, twas impossible to tell when Con-
gress could adjourn.
! Mr. Wheeler moved to lay the resolution
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-08

Meonian Hall was filled last evening with
the elegance and beauty of the city to hear
Prof. Hebbard on Maternity" or Mother
and Child, apd from what we hear, it was list
ened to with delight and admiration by every
one present
The Gentlemen are to have their turn this
evening. and judging from the enthusiasm
with which his first private lecture was list
ened TO-, and what has been said about it since,
the DIR. will be greeted with full house.
We hope, with every body else, that we
may be favored with all the doctor has of these
excellent lectures, for the discussion of such
important themes by so able and pleasing a
speaker, illustrated and made so simple that
all may understand, must be attended with
great public good, while it furnishes a most
pleasing entertainment to the best class OF
minds--such as do not care for the ordinary
amusements with which the country is flooded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-08

In many Of the larger towns and cities of
the country relief funds have been raised to
send to the destitute people of France, who
are suffering not only the loss of national
honor and glory, but from the pangs of actu-
al hunger. We believe that Augusta ought
to have a share in this philanthropic and
christian work. Without espousing the cause
of France, we may show our interest in the
cause of humanity by sending bread to her
impoverished people. Books will be opened
at the Granite Bank and at the dye house OF
Mr. Emile Barber, where all who desire to
do so may register their names with the
amounts they are willing to give. The names
of all such will be published in the city
papers and in the Courier des Hats Cnis,
New York, the leading French paper in this
country.
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NEWS BY MAIL.

The prospect of a speedy adjournment of
Congress grows beautifully less
The High Commission are eating and drink
ing in the tallest style and in the meantime
are cooking up little business.
William Story of Salem, Mass, has been
appointed United States judge for the we stern
district of Arkansas
The Israelites in Washington celebrated
the Feast of Perrin. Monday, at their syna-
gogue, and afterwards had masked party.
The President has recognized John Murray
consul of Great Britain at Portland, Me-,
Charles A. Henderson at Boston, and Ed
ward NJ Archibald at New York.
An escort has been ordered for the Cheyen-
ne Indians, now en- route from the north to
their re servations south of Arkansas River
The seventh United States cavaly, Colonel
Sturgs, has been ordered from Richardson
to take its place.
The Reading Railroad Company has sent a
memorial to the legislature concerning the
coal question, in which it charges the Work
ing-mens Benevolent Association with being
the cause Of all the trouble in the mining re-
gions.
The history of the coal tariff repeal bill in
the Senate on the night before adjournment is
as follows AT three o'clock in the morn
| ing Senator Pomeroy moved it as an amend
ment to the civil appropriation bill. Senator
| Boreman moved to lay it on the table. The
| motion was negatived by the following vote
Ayes-Messrs. Bayard, Brennan, Chandler,
Cole, Hamilton, Hamlin, johnson, Lewis,
Mcdonald. Osborn, Scott, Sherman, Sprague,
Vickers, Wiliams-l5. Noes-Messrs. Ames,
Anthony, Blair, Buckingham, Casserly, Conk-
lin, Corbett, Davis, Edmunds, Fenton, Elan
agan, Fowler, Gilbert, Harlan, Harris, Hill,
Howell, Kellogg, McCreery, Miller, Nye,
Patterson, Pomeroy. Pratt, Robertson, Ross,
Sawyer. Schurz, Spencer, Stems, Thurman,
Upton, Trumbull, Warner, Wilson'S. Sem
ator Cole then raised the pint of order that it
was revenue measure which, under the re-
cent rulings of the House of Representatives,
must originate with that body. Being put as
an amendment to the appropriation bill, it be-
came, in the contemplation of the law, a new
measure. Senator Trumbull then gave no.
tice that he should call up the House coal bill
as soon as the appropriation bill was passed.
The amendment was then withdrawn, the ap-
preparation bill passed and Mr.. Trumbull
moved to take up the coal bill. Another yea
and nay vote was taken. Senator Trmbulrs
motion prevailed by large majority 1t was
then after five o'clock, A. NJ, and the Senate
| took a recess to half past ten o'clock. On re-
assembling the bill came up again and it be-
came evident that its opponents were deter
mined to talk away the few remaining hours
of the session, SO its friends consentek to let
it drop.
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on the table.
Mr. Butler spoke at some length in oppof1-
to the resolution, after which Mr.. Niblack of
fered TO withdraw his resolution but the
Speaker preferred that the House should vote
on the motion to lay it on the table which
was agreed to without division.
A bill to remove the political disabilities
of John II. HALEY of Jasper county, ILL.,,
was passed on motion of Mr.. Marshall of
ILL.,, who asked to have another hill establish
ing post route in Illinois passed.
Mr.. Butler objected, and said that if he
could not nave the people of the South pro-
tected from murder, he did not want post
route bills.
The Senate joint resolution for the appoint
ment of a commissioner to the International
Congress on the penitentiary and reformatory
discipline was passed.
Adjourned
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FROM NEW YORK.

New York, March Z. Postmaster General
Vogel, of New Iceland, has signed contract
with VIM. II. Webb and Ben Holiday of
this city, for monthly line of first class mail
steamers between San Francisco, New leland
Sidney, and Melbourne. delivering mails be-
tween Sidney and London in As days. The
first steamer leaves San Francisco April Sth.
Postmaster Vogel will sail for England to-
morrow.
The trial of Pardo, Merideth, and Allen,
seamen on the New Bedford whaler Robert
Edwards, and indicted for setting the ship on
fire in July last, was begun before Judge
Blatchford to-day.
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FROM BELFAST.

Belfast, March 7. A large delegation of
prominent men from Hartland, ST. Adams,
and Canaan, In advocation of an extension of
the Moosehead Lake Railroad through their
towns in Somerset county, had public recep-
ton this afternoon. Gen. Webster presided,
men.
Three-fotrths of the tax payers of this city,
are opposed to any alliance with the Maine
Central road.
Carleton, of the Boston journal, lectured
here last night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-08

A recently published history of Boston,
speaks of tragic shipwreck on Lovells
Island, Boston harbor, of packet-ship from
Maine, about forty years ago. in mid-winter.
Her passengers fifteen in number-got on
shore and sought shelter beside great rock,
used by many generations of picnic parties as
a cooking place, and still prominent on the
hill. 1t was a bitter cold night, and the whole
number were frozen to death before morning,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-08
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
nj urder.

San Francisco March I. VIM. Smith an
English miner and prospector, was shot dead
by Arthur Perkins Hitnan, pianist, at Vir-
gina, Nevada, yesterday, after some words
between them about the Franco Prussian
war. Hifnan narrowly escaped lvnching on
the spot, and crowd gathered around the
Jail last night threatening to take him out and
hang him, but the officers secretly removed
him to the State Prison in Carson.
The heaviest rains experienced for years in
the southern part of the city have fallen re-
Gently. The gale was so violent at Carson
that it blew down the steeple of the new Cath
Ole church and caused other damage.
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STATE NEWS.

The Portland Advertiser says Hon. Joseph
B. Hall, has decided to return to Maine.
DR.. Enoch Adams, of Springvale, Ltch-
| field, sends this spring, five sons to Kent's
Hill Seminary.
Charles w. Peters of Eastport, committed
suicide at Belyca's Woodstock, on Wednes-
day evening, by cutting his throat with a
razor. He was deranged.
At a special meeting of the Portland Band,
Mr.. j. Cole, popular leader, rendered his
resignation of the position which he has filled
for a number of years.
J. II. Hscock, Collector and Constable of
Sherman, arrested Mr. T. Huntington, the
End inst. and carried him to the County Jail,
tor refusing to pay his tax of S2.5S.
The Warterville Mail refers to the death at
Worcester, Mass, Feb. oath, of,Dr. Byron
Porter aged 60 years, who previous to the
past year had been practicing phescan in
Watervll, going there from Bangor some ten
or twelve years ago.
DR.. Sumner A. Patten of Monson has suf-
fered severely the past winter from rheu-
matte affection, but is now slowly recovering,
The Wing says he can now walk across the
room, and hopes to be able to attend to Lusi-
ness in a few weeks.
Piles have been driven to the depth of 1926
feet on the L. & n. A. Il. at Crossuntic, and
it is thought by the engineers that they may
be driven still further. There is a crust about
40 feet beneath the surface that the piles are
driven through.
At second advent camp meeting in New
I-liampshire, an old man jumped up and said
he had received revelation from the Lord
that it was his duty to kiss sister -. The
| sister Immediately sprang up and said if the
Lord was willing, she was, and the kissing
was proceeded with in public meeting.
| The Pennington Chronicle gives the weight
of four persons in Greenvale, which, for
'heftiness," can hardly be equaled. But
| there are three persons, natives of Farming
ton, whose aggregate weight is 220 pounds.
Dea. Benz. Adams, age 70, weight 81 pounds
! Mrs. Betsy Woods, his sister, age 81, weighs
| 90; Mrs. Lucy Laikin, another sister, age
| 66, weight IS pounds.
| Sewall Dill writes from Phillips that Their,
is just snow enough for numbering at Range
ley, and nearly every one is engaged in tn
business. From Madrid to Rangely tn
| roads are kept we'll broke out and in goo
| travelling condition, the logging and tot
teams are on the move; the mills by the wa
side are piled high with logs and the pond
and coves of the lakes almost groan unde
their burdens. Not half as many shingles a
usual are made this winter.
At town meeting holden in Carmel o
Monday, the following officers were chosen
Observation-Disclosures Garland.
Town Clerk. W. johnson.
Selectmen-Rufus Work, F. A. Simpson
David Philbrick.
s. School Committee-B. ID. Small, J. l
Benjamin.
Treasurer-Hiram Ruggles.
Town Agent-Rufus Work.
Collector and Constable--F. Rollins.
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The Hallowen schools.

The annual examination of the schools in
Hallowell by the experimenting School Com
mittee, took place during the week ending
Feb oath. The Primary schools, taught by
Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Horn, and Misses Snow,
Haines, Howard and Albee, were found to
have made commendable progress, and as we
understand, to the satisfaction of the commit.
tee. The scholars in the Intermediate
schools, under the tuition of Misses Lakeman
and White gave evidence of having made su-
perior progress, and likewise those in the
Gfammer school under the tuition of Miss
Nye. The examination of the High school,
taught by Mr.. Everett Hammons, was a pleas
had labored well. The following was the
order Of exercises;
!. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Fuller.
2. Music-by the school.
3. Defamation - Moral Desolation' by
George Winsow.
4. Readng-"The Housekeeper's Tragedy"
by Miss Walker
s.. Reading-"The w eather'-by Miss Full
6. clamation-4'Destiny of America"-by
George Strow.
2. Reading-"Double Meanings"-by Miss
Leigh.
8. Music.
g. Readng-'Last Moments of Mozart
Miss Baker.
10. Defamation "America to Grea. Bril-
tain'-Willie Holland.
IL. Readng-Extract from Virgil, (Latin)-
by Miss Tobey.
~. Reading-''The Famine"-( extract from
Hiawatha) by Miss Yeaton.
IS. Declamation-''Th American Indians"
by Horace Leighton.
IA. Readng-"Civlity"- Miss Paine.
10. Music.
l6. Defamation - ''Proverb Poem" by
Willie Baker.
II. Declamation-"Th Boy of the Arctic"
by Fred Grover.
IS. Reading-.Pfayer and Potatoes" - by
Miss Jones.
49, Reading-"Maud Muller"-by Glass Sd.
90 Reading-"Maud Muller's Reply"-by
Miss Day. #Hs
81. Music.
%. Observation-Disclosures del Carpio"-
Edward Carter.
23. Reading-"A Tale with a Moral'-Miss
Berry.
"a. Reading-''Shall Hallowell have Saw
Mill?"-by j. Hutchings.
20. "Profaneness" by Charles
Carter r.-..H
26. Reading-"Precept and Practically
Miss Sawyer.
~. Declamation--"Grizzly Grumble's Ad-
vice"-by Nelson Nye.
2S. Music-Duet, by Miss Richardson and
w. Wilson.
20. Declamation-"And then"-by James
.-E-E ia Storm. IL -4sseFs..esa
80. Reading-"Death of Little Nell'-Miss
Gould.
81. eclamation-''Napoleons Return"-by
Willie Wilson.
SO. Music.
SO. Reading of Original Paper-Editresses
Miss Richardson and Ada Toby.
81. The valedictory-by John Storm.
Is. Music. HNe H tNHH
The singing was by the school Miss Cora
Richardson and Miss Ada Toby performed on
the piano. The High School building was
filled to overlooking by friends of the school,
and every one seemed to feel richly repaid for
being present.