Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-08
GENERAL NE US.

The shutting down" movement in the oil
regions continues to create considerable ex-
element, and is having bad effect in more
than one respect. The development of that
region has ceased entirely. large number
of men are out of employment. and the inn
preston gains ground that many of the wells
will be ruined by stopping them.
In some eating houses the following songs
are sung: Hash-short meater. Bologna
sausage-long meter. Boiled pork-common
meater. Porter house steak particular me-
ter. At free lunches clam eater prevails.
The burning of the Escurial has certainly
damaged the extensive collection of books
and manuscripts in the library though precise :
ly what is the extent of this damage is not yet
known. The cable has likewise failed to tell
us whether the superb Murillos of the pic
ture gallery have persisted. If these have
been destroyed, the loss will be second only
to that of Titans "Peter Martyr" which was
burned at Venice a year or two ago. 1t is
said to note with what avidity the flames seize
upon valuable works of art, while they con-
temptuously decline to SINCE paintings and
statutes which we would gladly spare.
The Finance Committee of the projected
jubilee festival which Theordore Thomas Is
to lead in Cincinnati in May next, lave resell
we'd to raise $4,000 guarantee fund. The
festival is to last six days, and the last one to
be devoted to picnic.
The wheat crop of San Joaquin Valley,
California, is so large this year that not half
of it will reach the market.
A San Francisco doctor is on trial on the
charge of having killed newly born infant
by roasting it on a hot stove lid.
Judge Willes, whose shocking death by his
own hand. when suffering from arrangement
brought on by pain, has been given in cable
dispatches, was regarded as being without
exception the ablest Judge on the British
Bench, combining as he did profound legal
knowledge with extraordinary acuteness of
apprehension. Even those of his brethren
not disposed to give patient hearing to the
opinion of another Judge, were ever patient
and respectful listeners to what fell from
"My brother Willes," and his death will, on
public grounds-quite apart from personal
popularity-be deeply lamented. The right
honorable gentlemen, whose high reputation
is well known to the American Bar, had re-
Gently been transferred to the new High
Court of Appeal from the Queens Bench
He was an Irishmen by birth His age was
fiity-eight.
"Don't make a toll out of pleasure" as the
man said when he buried his WIFE swell
come, death" cried the rat when the trap fell
"Suspicion smells the frying pan before
the calf is killed"
A Washington special says that the State
Department has advices from the Northwest
erp Boundary Commission, which state that
little progress has been made in locating the
thirty parallel. The expedition will soon re-
turn to the United States for winter quarters
A meteor as large as mans head. and
carrying tail 200 feet long, has been hiss
ing within hearing of the Michiganders.
1t must be remembered that stamps are no
longer obligatory on promissory notes given
after the first of October, no matter when
dated or for what consideration given.
Some business men profess to believe that
advertising is Of no advantage to them. This
is a mistake. Judcicious advertising pays
better than any other investment business
man can make. RowelFs Newspaper Report.
en-.
The Exposition at Cincinnati closed Satur-
day, the receipts being 100000.