Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-31
GENERAL NEWS.

Inc people or Nlneland, y. j., contemplate
introducing Chinese labor into the settlement
for the culture of grapes and cranberres
A Western widow would like to meet the
printer who, when she advertised for an agent
made her appear to want "a gent
1t is thought that Leonard Russell, sn in-
sane uncle of the child who was thrown into
the well in New Haven Friday, is the guilty
person, aud he has been arrested
The Legislature of Georgia has passed a
law exempting from taxation for two years all
cotton and wcolen mills that may he built in
that State.
The body OF a drowned man drifted ashore
at Nantucket. The right arm bore the name
wv. /. Ross in India ink in a scroll, with
an American flag above.
The St. Louis Times describes the love ex-
isting between 8 young shoemaker and the
object Of his affections as case Of two
soles with bet single upper.
number of New York capitalists have cr-
iersd vessels built ia Nova Scotia
The fennsy lvania Legislature, al lis last
session, passed Has laws making a volume OF
1893 pages. OF these, only - laws were OF
a general nature.
\ man named Wellman. haillng from New
Hampshire, is missing from Greenville. with
a $3.50 team and harness
The present season is sail 10 be one Q! the
some localities almost every person. old or
young, has or has had fever of some kind.
Indictments have been found against three
New York Aldermen for alleged frauds in
which the Forty second street depot il the
metropolis is built,
Senator Sprague of Rhode Island has re-
Gently presented full suits of clothing to the
officers and crew of the revenue cutter Moe
casin, who gave theirs to the survivors of the
Metis.
Steamer Victor. from New York for New
Orleans, broke her shaft and drove ashore at
Jupiter Inlet, Oct. 81. Her crew was saved.
but she is broken up. The loss of the vessel
and cargo amounts to $4,000.
The Boston Herald reports the arrival at
Boston of two gendine live gorillas, which are
probably the only ones ever imported to that
city. They are extremely ferocious and are
kept in large iron cages.
The San Francisco Chronicle says "Pub-
lie opinion was outraged by the verdict in the
Fair case. There will soon be reaction. The
next time poor friendless Chinaman is tried
for murder the jury will say guilty withou,
leaving their seats"
The menhaden fishermen of the southern
part of Long Island have been successful in
their strike for an advance in the price of fish
and they now receive 50 so per thousand.
The safe of Ormsby & Co., manufacturing
jewellers, on John street, New York, was
Cracked" early Sunday morning by burglars
concealed in the building over night, and
robbed Of 500, 900 worth otjewelry.
An old citizen of Kansas eloped last Thurs
day with his niece. He has been married
fourteen years, and leaves wife, who, in
stead of mourning his absence, has sold out
her household furniture and proposes to fol
low him as long as the proceeds of the cook
ing stove and bedsteads last.
St. Louis is being scourged by the small.
pox. During the past six weeks it has stesd.
lily increased, the first week the total number
of cases being SO, and the last week 1877
There were, during this period, '37 cases in
all, with an average of about Al deaths per
week.
The scientific and exploring expedition I'M
der Col. McCarty, which has been making a
tour through Northwestern Texas, has found
an abundance of copper and coal there, and
some silver. Another expedition is now At
ting out for the "Staked Plains" in Eastern
| Texas.
| The proprietors Of bird store in Boston
! took advantage of the curious scenes about
that city to do bit of advertising. They had
bird cage on wheels, drawn by pair OF
japanese deer (Which only weighten pounds. }
and for leaders monkey and yellow An
COLA cat
| The Attorney General has given an opinion
that according to the spirit of the law, all en-
! ployees at arsenals, armories quarter master
depots, etc., where employed by the day and
engaged more than eight hours, are entitled
to extra pay for the additional time.
The estimates of all the departments of the
government have now been prepared and sent
TO the Treasury Department, where they are
being put in shape for the use of the CON-
mittes on appropriations. The estimates are
| generally lower than last year, and the def
ciencies reported are not as great as they
were last year by one-half.
FOREIGN NEVIS.
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