Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-11-09
GENERAL NEWS.

tirely incorrect.
GENERAL NEWS.
The noise of the sewing machine is heard
in Egypt
The very latest style of note paper is of a
light color to be written on with green
ink.
1t is not true of trouble, and some other
want.
The young men who now wear feathers in
their hats will probably have tassels on their
boots next year.
A Georgia laundress of color wept because
some paper collars which she tried to renov-
ate ''done wash all to finder, for true
Why not change the name of New York to
New Cork and done with it. asks one of week
ly papers of Gotham.
A Yankee who sought to introduce the
''gift enterprise" business in Germany, had to
leave the country post haste.
The King of Dahomey attended a grand
feast the other day, wearing quantity of
druggists labels as decorations.
The reconstruction of the Vendome column
commenced last week under the direction of
NJ. Renard. the well known contractor ofput-
lie works.
Mr.. James Fisk, Jr., it is said, has seven
teen thousand four hundred notices of him
self pasted in his scrap-book.
mechanic at New Lebanon Springs, who
makes sawfiling prominent feature of his
business, figures in the new Columbia County
directory as a saw dentist.
The circular capes of cloth or cashmere,
deliberately embroidered and trimmed with
lace or fringe, are the most fashionable and
stylish out door garment for this season of
the year.
The Louisville Courier journal thinks this
good time for Louisville to retire from poll |
tics and go into railroading. This is good ad |
vice for many other Southwestern cities to
follow.
man recently died in Pittsfeld, from
cancer in the mouth, caused by smoking to- /
bacco excessively in an old clay-pire. His
father, some years ago, died from the same
cause.
Tweed's district gave $4,000 democratic
majority two years ago. The voters are nine |
ty per cent of foreign birth-sixty ser cent.
Irish, thirty per cent German, andten per cent
American born.
Many farmers throughout Nemaha county,
Wisconsin, have been compelled to sell their
stock, on account of prairie fires burning up
their supply of hay.
London papers announce the death of Mr..
Thomas Pilgrim, aged II years. Mr.. Pilgrim
acted as chief engineer of the Archimedes, |
the first ship ever sent to sea propelled by the
screw.
The Emperor William of Germany has pre-
scented two French field-pieces captured dur
ing the late war, to Count Won Moltke, to be
placed in front of his country seat in Silesia. +,
The Communist Quesnel has been convicted
of firing buildings in Paris. The court pro-
nOunceu tne sentence OF ueatn against Hliil
The executive committee of the Massachu-
sets republican organization has voted to ad-
dress the National republican committee an
invitation to hold the National convention in
Boston. There has been much talk of this
outside of the State.
Eleven kentucky brothers are blessed with
seventy-f -four twin children, besides uncounted
singles. The best individual score" is seven
doubles and five singles.
AT the present time there are seven expe-
ditions engaged in Arctic researches-two
from Germany, one from Sweden, one from
| Scotland, one from England, one from France
and one from the United States under Capt
| Hall.
The latest wrinkle at fashionable weddings
is for black page, in livery, to walk into
church before the bride and groom, carrying
a small white satin cushion, on which is en-
broidered a monogram in gilt letters, which
| he places in front of the altar for the couple
to kneel on, and carries it out again at the
close of the ceremony. What next?