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, 1872-03-30
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CABLE TELEGRAM.
ST. THOMAS STATION, March 26.

ST. THOMAS STATION, March 26.
HAVANA. March 25.-The equinoxial
gales have been this year the seyerest ever
known. Many marine disasters are report
ed IN the Atlantic and along the English
and Irish coasts.
The English Press generally urge the
Government to an amicable and honorable
solution of the present unpleasant misun-
Outstanding with the United States arising
out OF the misinterpretation of the treaty
of Washington,
The motion of Mr.. SoIomons in the
House of Commons to investigate the pre-
sent expenses of the Royal Household of
Great Britain, after a most exciting debate,
has been almost unanimously rejected.
, 1872-03-30
THE COMET.

A telegram from Geneva states that the
"Swiss Tines has made enquiries of Pro-
lessor PIantamour respecting the Comet
which he was reported to have said was
approaching the earth in a direct line, at
such a rate that a collision would occur on
the 18th August. The professor altogether
denies having made any such statement,
and says that the story is a mere invention.
London Standard.
, 1872-03-30

during the last eclipse, the priests reaped
magnificent harvests from the offerings of
the faithful. In England, possibly, it
would be considered incorrect to make
such offering to the priest; but let them
still be made-to the Royal Astronomical
Society. In this way the English Philis-
tine would approach nearer the standard
OF his less civilized brother; science would
be benefited, and, doubtless, the omen
would be averted-at all events, they al
ways have been.
, 1872-03-30
(Fl0m Ike london Times.)

The APoCRYPHAL CoMET.-We have
reason to know that many weak people
have been alarmed, and many still weaker
people made positively i'll, by an announce
ment which has appeared in almost all the
newspapers, to the effects that Professor
PIantamOur, OF Geneva, has discovered a
comet of immense size, which is to col
llde," as our American friends would say,
with our planet on the 10th of August
next. We fear that there is no foundation
whatever tor the rumour. In the present
state of science nothing could be more ac-
ceptable than the appearance of a good
large comet, and the nearer it comes to us
the better, for the spectroscope has a long
account to settle with the whole genus,
which up to this present time has fairly
eIuded our grasp. But it is not too much to
suppose that the laynen in these matters
might imagine that discovery would be
too dearly bought by the ruin of our
planet. Doubtless, if such ruin were pos
sible, or, indeed, probable-but let us dis
cuss this point. Kepler, who was won't
to say that there are as many comets in the
sky as fishes in the ocean, has had his
opinion endorsed in later times by Arago,
who has estimated the number of these
bodies which traverse the solar system as
1880, 900. But what follows from this
Surely that comets are very harmless bO-
dies, or we should have suffered from them
long before this, even if we do not admit
that the earth is as old as biologists would
make it. But this is not all. 1t IS well
known that some among their number
which have withal put on a very porten-
tous appearance are merely the celestial
equivalent of our terrestrial "windbags'-
brought down to their proper level they
would have shrunk into very small dimen-
sions, indeed. But there is more comfort
still. The comet of 1870 positively got so
near to Jupiter that it got entangled
among his moons, the diameter of the
smallest of which is only some 1000 miles;
but the moons pursued their courses as if
nothing had happened, while the comet
was so discounted by the encounter that
it returned by another road I. c astro-
nomically speaking, it's orbit was entirely
changed. While, last of all, in our cores
pondence this week will be found one fact
the more in favour of the idea that, in 1861,
we actually did pass through a comet.
We have a suggestion for those weak peo-
pie who are still alarmed by these celestial
portents, and steadily refuse to acquaint
themselves with the most elementary work
on astronomy, which would convince them
how groundless their fears are. In India,
, 1872-03-30

/ was suddenly startled out Of my ~reverie,
by the following dialogue, which so amused
and interested, as to induce me to try my
skill in Phonetics.
Opiningit amusing, if even Improbable,
| submit it to your discretion.
Jimme. Eth eh! Crishan! ali 700 dab?
CrisAan. All me ahye! an alb whoh
bowt am?
j. All web 700 cum owt2
G. Whah dab TOO yoo? WHEEL, me
cum owt ah tong.
!. Tel me, all whah muse alb tong? me
sea frum yGo Ease 700 hab sum gud muse
{. Tru me hab muse, butt noh fooh
ebry BADLY very.
J.. Tel me noh noh me all 700 fren?
e. WnrlI, %prammis me 700 noh sab
tel noh BADLY, den me sab tel 700.
J.. Me prammis VOC pan me wod
G. WHEEL, Jimmie, me fren! me cab
very tree ting all ahbe Janus BaSsen tong,
TOO deb
j.. Pake man, pnke! 700 ali keep me
all waite.
C. 700 too fuss: me cab pix up alb
mahket 3 pece a muse. Hah bwoy TEX
dat fooh 700!
J.. Al whah dem sob ? 700 tan like alb
700 reddy fooh Jump owt alb 700 kin.
9, 3 ting yes, 3 big, big, big ting
Fuss ab awl de Meleshee core, den de kooI
bisness, den de change all ahbe work-dem
cawl am Labah Acc.
J. An whah bowt de Meleshee, me fren
Crishan?
G. Dem alb go sen whay de 8ojah dem,
an NASSAU dem alb 60 doc u wok alb de
sojah dem-yoo sea!
j. hQh hah !! hah!!! da funne pan me
wod.
&. An ali whah bowt de kool dem2
J. Dem alb goe putt wan NASSAU tooh
he'd am, Keeole teachah dem ander he
Dem keeole, 700 sea, noh sab gett nummo
haE-ah-bit.
&. An den de Labab Acc, like uh dem
kali ann
J.. Dis fooh chainge-butt me noh noe
ef ah fooh able bettah, essah fooh ahbe
wossah
Z. WHEEL an all whah 700 tink
J. Pan me wod, me noh noe all whah
fooh tink, butt fooiI tuwk, DON ooh me
noh hab wan wod fooh say bowt dab bis
ness, me fren.
e. Whell. NEE noh wan ninny, NEE
hin sta de hole ab dc ting, an NEE sab
tel yoo whah NEE sea.
J. Leh NEE very alb 700 all me fren
fooh tru
G Dem Buckrah whah waunt Meleshee
core, noh mob Waunt am fooh whah dem
sak sabe; wan t~oo-tree hundred dalIah moe
owt alb whah dem meek owt ali de fat ab
de grung an fooh dis dem sab hab mutton
fooh doc fooh am, noh mob wan lille, lille
bit ah fun pun parade grung. Butt dem
poe peepul ah tong whah noh alb gett nut
ton trum dem pece ah house, an dem whah
all hiar house, dem soc noe ali go sabe
mutton tahI, butt dem sab hah fooh doc de
same parade fooh mutton. An NEE noh
noe eft dem sab like de fun.
j. Ahah 700 noe me nebbah bin
tiuk yoo bin hab sooh much sahby nh 700
head! alb now me cab fine 700 owt. Butt
whah 700 say bowt de kool dem?
C. Yoo fooleesh tru 700 noh kin sea
dem noh whant ahbe fooh larn mutton noh
mob ahbe praise. Eff ahbe kin doc whah
dem kin doc, an hooh fooh doc whah
ahbe now ah doc? 700 ninny!
J. Beejingo 700 rite 700 rite 700 alb
wan reglah Phlassifah Crishan. Butt VOC
, 1872-03-30

a GRAND project is proposed by Lieut..
Maury for noticing the forces at work on
the entire face of the globe, and distribu-
ting the information obtained for the bene-
fit of producers and mankind in general.
He proposes, with the aid and ~co-oppera-
ton of the various Governments of the
world, and the use of all the appliances of
steam and electricity, to establish a vast
system Of weather and crop observations
and reports, which shall keep producers in
all lands informed of what is going on all
over the globe, so that they may know
wherewith they are competing and what
their prospects are in the market. Lieut..
Maury believes that man has already in his
hands powers and agencies which will en-
able the g%rain-grower of the West and the
c~otton-planter of the South to know, as the
season progresses, the probable supply of
the staple in which he is interested in all
quarters of the globe, and when the times
of harvest come in the different climes, to
be informed with approximate precision of
actual quantities sent into the market.
AT a recent meeting of the Institution
of Engineers and Ship-builders in Scot
lauu, Ihe heV' MI Miner, OF Cneslefs eX-
hibited and explained models of his inven-
ton for propelling vessels in Gains, lifting
lifeboats from ships decks. and disengaging
them when lowered veering the cables of
ships gradually link by link, and for riding
ships elasticalIy in exposed positions; the
simplicity of the ''grab-link" for disenga-
ging lifeboats when lowered, and as a stop.
per for chain cables being much admired.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-26
NEW ORLEANS.

The firm attitude of the President in the
New Orleans difficulty commands the
widest approval. Had it not been for his
determination to avoid countenancing
either faction in the contest, and to pre-
serve the peace at all hazards against any
unlawful and riotous movement on the
one side or the other, civil war would
have ragged in the streets of the city. For
the present Yarmouth remains master of
the situation. His opponent was placed
at disadvantage by being obliged TO act
on the offensive or not at all, when to take
the offensive would have been to bring
himself at once in collision with the power
of the general government. Practically
the course of the government snuffed him
out, although the opponents of the Presi-
dent did not hesitate to assert at the out
set that the United States force would be
employed in support of Carter. 1t still
remains to be settled who was right and
who was wrong in the struggle over the
possession of the legislature. This the
investigation committee will endeavor to
ascertain. The result will probably throw
light upon what is now very dark SUBJ
ject, having connected with it one of the
most remarkable contests for the control
of State organization that has ever hap
pened in our history. 1t seems more like
the fights for supremacy in the Middle
Ages than struggle for power in the
nineteenth century.
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and their lower ends placed in permanent nois-
ture. Also the rods should be not less than
3-4 of an inch in diameter. 1t is not essen
tial to have the rod twisted or spiral, neither
is it particular objection. Lightning fol-
lows the grain of tree because between the
grains there is moist pa ssageway ready pre-
pared for its following.
On motion of Hon. Virgil y. Paris, a
vote of thanks was given Professor Fernald
for his interesting and valuable lecture upon
the snbject of lightning.
Adjourned to 9 o'clock A. NJ. Wednesday.
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SECRETARY BOUTWELL,.

The report of the Ways and Means Conf
mittee upon the complaints made against Sec
rotary Boutwell, in relation to his proceedings
in placing the new loan upon the market, ex-
onerates him from blame. After giving state
ment of the facts in the case, they recommend
the adoption by the House of a resolve de-
claring that he has neither increased the
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Testimonial from Deacon Theodore Il. Perkinr,
formerly Of the well known house Of Mason, Han !.
lin Il Co., Augusta, Maine, after using one 8
cent bottle OF Adimson's Botanic Cough Balsam.
GLOUCESTER, MASS, Dec. %, 1871.
F. w. KrNsMAN, Esq.-My Dear Sir: Excessive
business calls alone prevented my sooner acknovl /
edging the receipt OF your very valuable favor ana
am now glad TO say that your Adamson's Botanic
for colds and coughs that have ever had in my
family. At the time it was received, was suaer.
ing badly with Asthma, attended with dry hard
Cough, both of which left me Immediately afler TAX.
ing the mixture The latter has not returned. II
has been several weeks.
We the I'M Undersigned, have enjoyed for mapy
wears an intimate personal acquaintance with Des.
con Theodore ID. Perkins, would certify that his
case of Asthma was rs bad any that has ever
on account of this illness he went to Cslfornis'
where he remained about one year underroins
treatment for the disease.
j.. Eveleth, Mayor of Augusta.
Samuel Titcomb, Ex.Mayor of Augusta.
Watson +. Hallett,
Pres. Freeman's National Bank.
Pastor Free Baptist Church.
VIZ, Whitehouse, County Attorney.
Beware of Worthless limitations See that The
name Of +. w. KINSMAN is blown in the b title.
Sold by Druggists and Medicine Dealers. in
Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
w. KINsGAN, Proprietor,
Augu .,
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ANDRoscoGGiN DEPOT

Average monthly income to the Maine Cen
raj Railroad from the Androscoggin Station
assenger tariffs, and tor ireights, ST. $50,
or at the rate of S2ll 800 per annum. This
does not include expenses paid to connecting
roads.
AUBURs STATION.
The following are the receipts for freight at
Maine Central Railroad Station, Auburn, for
five months of 1871, exclusive of freight bills
paid at this station TO connecting roads =
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Committee on Immigration,

The JOINT Special Committee Immigration
will give public hearing on the subject Of sean
dinsvian Immigration on Tuesday evening, Jan.
persons interested are invited to be present.
j. l.. SMITH, Ic,.
ST. HUMPHREY Snarmen.
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$1,000 REWARD
$1,000 REWARD |!

I WILL pay Five Thousand Dollars for better
i article than Adamson's Botanic Cough BAlsam.
unfailing remedy for the cure OF Coughs, Colda,
Sore Throat, HOarseness, Group, Bronchitis, Sore.
ness of Lungs, Asthma, Whooping Cough, and vii
Diseases of n like nature. Pleasant, and cures as
by magic. l Will give One Thousand Dollars
($lOO0) for case that will not cure. unless he
AN advanced case of Consumption. Over 10000
bottles sold, and not failure yet. Circulars sent
free with testimonials.
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STATE OF MAINE.

In SENATE, January Sd, 1872.
ORDERED, The House concurrng, that all Pc
titions for private legislation, except petitions for
redress of wrongs aud grievances" which shall be
presented to this Legislature after the first day OF
February next be referred to the next legislature,
and that this order be published in the Daily Ken.
and the Portland Daily Press until that date.
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80 Ni''- W I.i''JV'o1 2l3bi,Ie IS, 4sG
Average monthly income to the Maine
Central Railroad from the Station, Lewiston
Division, 81 ,697, or at the rate of 500. 1854
per aaabM.
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A q G u 8 T A.
FRIDAY MORNING. Jan. 90. 1879.
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bonded debt nor incurred An expenditure con.
trary to Law. The washineson corre,pondent
Of the Boston Advertiser aav..
at is not certain that the democratic mann.
oefs OF the committee on Ways and Means
r viii MAKE minority report upon Secretary
Boutwelps transactions with the svnd;oa,o
Messrs. Beck and Kerr, the members VII -
were present during the investigation, saw
that they are willing, SO far as they are cor.
cerned, to submit their views upon the ques.
ton to the House in remarks upon the rese
luton reported by the majority of the commit
tee yesterday, but in difference to Mr.. Brooke.
their associates, who has but lately returned
10 the city, they prefer to wait until he has
haa an opportunity to examine the evidence
ana 'he papers in the case, and then if he
.linAS proper they Will unite in minority re-
port. The democrats upon the committee
say that they do not desire to make ANY fac.
tious opposition to the course of Sc .retsrv
boutwell, IN funding the debt, nor do they
propose TO manufacture any party capital out
OF the transaction. They contend. However
that he has failed to conform to the letter n
the law In the redemption of the old bonds
with the proceeds Of the new, though thew
concede that the difficulty was created by The
law ltseli, ana that compliance with strict
construction Of the law would have been II.
If any there be, they are willing to admit Ii, =
In the impracticable requirements of the stat.
ute. They charge, however, that the seer.
tary, in permitting the syndicate to use for
three months the proceeds Of the bonds sold
by them, has violoted both the letter and the
spirit OF the law, since by this permission the
syndicate really gained the interest upon their
investment for six months. They received
three months interest upon the bonds when
they took them from the government, and
also had the opportunity to net three months
interest upon the money which they recei, ed
from their customers for the bonds bet. e
they could be delivered. These two poin .
comprise the chief objection of the democrat-
&c members to the course of the Secretary.
but their action upon the case has not BET n
determined. There is no doubt of the adoI-
ton by the House of the resolution from the
Committee of Ways and Me ms.
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IN SENATE, January II, 1872.
Read and passed. Sent down for concurIen
SAMUEL W. LANE, Secretary.
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IN House Or KEPREsENrATIvEs,l
Jan. II, 1872.
Read and passed in concurrence.
SUMNERJ. CHADBOURNE, Clerk.
A true copy.
Attest: SAMUEL W. LANE, Secretary.
janl3.i&wtf
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-22
THE JUBILEE.
Fiftn Day of the Festival--AustrIa's Da.

5 Fifth Day of the Festival--Austria's Day.
Boston, June 81 AT the Coliseum this
afternoon the audience was fully equal in
numbers and enthusiasm to that of yester-
day.
As the day was dedicated to Austria, the
"Kaiser's Oyerture,' dedicated to the En-
peror Francis Joseph, was performed by
the orchestra, and created great enthusi-
asm. Madame Peschka Leutner exeelled
all her previous efforts. She first sang
"Cavatina, !" from the first act of "Ernani,"
which was encored, when she gave Abt's
beautiful "Good Night, My Dearest Child'
under Abt's direction. 1t was not with
out many Acknowledgements that the lady
was allowed to leave the platform.
Strauss repeated his /" Beautiful Blue
Danube" and on the encore gave his Piz-
zicato polka, i" which set the entire audience
dancing in their seats as the great leader
danced his time on the platform.
The popular feature OF the day was tn,
performance of the English Granadier
Guards band, who gave the overture t,
"Semiramde" and several other selection.
| the effect upon the vast chorus and audi
ence being electrical. 'saiglt.i.
| Madame Rudersdorf was led to the plat
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-22
AUCTION SALES.
lyTALuABLE TauCK AND DAIRY FARM

VALUABLE TRUCK AND DAIRY FARM
Y FOR SAI.E.--ON SATURDAY, THE 2OTH
day of July, 1872 at IL clock M, will sell at
public auction, at my Auction House on Syca-
more street, in the city of Petersburg, Va that
very desirable TRUCK AND DAIRY FARM
situated on Cox Road in Dinwidde county, Ia
miles from Petersburg, called Linden" bound.
ed on the north by Appomattox Canal, on the
east by Sturdiyants land, on the west by Edgo
Hill formerly owned by VIM. Turnbull), and on
the south by Cox Road. Said tract of land con-
tanning 70 acres by recent survey. The improve.
ment consist of a comfortable two-story dwelling,
nearly new with six rooms, kitchen, smoke.
house, &C. about 400 fruit trees of all kind, with
fruit on them. This farm is one of the most pro-
ductive in the neighborhood, well adapted to
truck, dairy, grass or grain crops excellent wa
ter, and pond stocked with fish
Z. +. Cogbill will show the premises to parties
wishing to purchase. The title is perfect.
TERMS OF SALE.-Upon a credit as to
So, 400 of the purchase money of four, eight; and
twelve months, equal nstalments, for negotia-
BILE notes, with six per cent. interest added, Sc
cured by endorsement and deeds of trust on the
property, and for cash 10 the residue of the
purchase money. '5lt -5H
p. S.-E'or further Information, address S. S.
Nottingham, Norfolk, Va; John Lyon, attorney
at law, Petersburg, Va, OF the undersigned
p S. SEABURY,
je2l-2aWtd s.tHaiiF Auctioneer.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-22
BY w. B. Robins,
Real Estate Agent and Aucti oneer,
lila Main street.
"A UCTION SALE OF VERY DESIRABLE
~ RRICIl liMEI L INC ON THE EA s.

A UCTION SALE OF VERY DESIRABLE
N BRICK DWELLING ON THE EAST
LINE OF EIGHTH STREET JUST NORTH
OF LEIGH STREET, AND OF AN ADJOIN-
ING LOT, WITH A FRAMED TENEMENT
THEREON.--At the request of Mr. Peter v.
Daniel, Jr., the undersigned will sell at public
auction, ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, goth
june at O'clock the property above described.
The whole fronts 81 feet 7 inches on Eighth
street, and runs back to an alley in common 20
feet wide; and will be sold as whole or
divided as may be determined at the sale. iei
The brick dwelling has been for many years
the family residence of Mr.. Daniel, who most
relue etantly removes from so desirable n neigh
borhood. 1t is n two-story and basement-and-
attic house, with a rear addition, and has three
large rooms each ON the first and second floors.
besides store-room and bathroom, and is sup
piled with water and gas. Adjoining the rear
building is brick kitchen of three rooms.
The situation commands very pleasing out.
look over the garden of the Nicholas Mills pro
perty, and is altogether very desirable resi-
dence for Il meiium-siZed family. FalH
The framed tenement is rented to gooC
| tenant at $3.50 per annum. .a..- +.
Taxes for 1872 to be paid by the purchaser.
| TERMS-At sale t w. B. ROBINS,
| 10 Auctioneer.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-22
cLEANINcS.

1T is reported that the Spanish Ministry
have declared IN favor of The separation of
the church and State in Spain.
The steamer California, from San Fran
cisco, for Sitka, was wrecked on the Coast
Island. No lives were lost. .il
The case of Tilden VS.. General Butle
was abruptly concluded on Wednesday by
the withdrawal of the plaintiff.
Colonel Blanton Duncan, Of Louisville,
has formally taken leave Of his Greeleyite
friends, not having any fondness for the in.
eyitable trip sup Salt River.o
General Mosby has supplied himself
with large number of campaign documents
issued by the National Republican Com
mittee, for circulation in Virginia.
Fears are entertained for tho safety oi
the cable steamer Dacia. Nothiag has been
heard OF her since the 10Th Of May. The
international has left Kingston for second
time in search of the Dacia.