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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-28
...,.- BANK OF DEPOSIT.
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BANKERS,
No. i, Devcnshire, cor. State ST., Boston.
Four per cent. interest allowed on deposit
accounts, subject to check, drawn any City
Bank. .--..--=---
Out-oftown depositors will have their remittances
and collections promptly acknowledged
We do General Banking and ComuDiss sion Bust
ness, negotiate Bonds stocks, Notes and other Sc.
curties, make objections throughout United States
and Europe. As
DEALERS IN SECURITIES
we invite inquiries relating to investments, and
give below the prices of few Of the de sirabe
Bonds:
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota7s VIZ
Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western IS W
Logansport, Charlottesville and 8. W. s. vs.
Chesapeake and Ohio "a ~
Connecticut Valley IS VI
New York Oswego1s IS
U. 8. Bonds and other mark stable Securities al.
owed full price In exchange. spmarls teodsm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-28

In January 1871, Horace Greeley was
chosen President of the Tammany re-
publican General Committee of the city of
New York. On taking the chair he made
speech, in the course of which he said /:
"While asserting the right of every re-
publican to his untrammeled choice of
candidate for next President until NOM
ination is made, venture to suggest
that Gen. Grant viii be far better quail.
fed for that momentous trust In 1872
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-28

If anything were wanting in proof of
the change which has been wrought in the
course of the New York Tribune as a
coroilary to its chief editors nomination
at Cincinnati, it might be found in the
comments OF that paper on the action of
the National House of Representatives on
the bill to keep in force the ku-KluN law
When the law was enacted, and since.
up to recent date, the Tribune gave i,
unqualified support. Now it declaims
against ''the unprovoked insult and in.
jury Of continued military rule" which
its enforcement entails.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-28
NO DIVISION OK GRANT.

There is no truth whatever in any of the
rumors that General Grant has the least idea
of retiring from the contest, or that Secreta-
ry Boutwell, or any other prominent man con-
nected with the administration is seeking the
nomination There is an entire unanmi,y
among all the leaders in the Republican party
that Grant is the only man that should be
nominated, and there is no reasonable doubt
Of that result.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-28

Subject to the decision Of the National Union Pc.
publican Convention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-28

FOR REPRESENTATIVES TO CONGRESS.
Second District, 80 VIM. P. FRYE.
Third District, JAMES G. BLAINE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-28
Soap 3 cents a cake,
BURHETT's COCAINE FOR the HAIR.

Lyons Kathairon for the HAIR.
Arctusine Tor Canada Bears Crease for the Hair
Cader's Dentne, mice for the Teeth only ~ cts
Constitutional Catarrh Remedy cheap.
Dr. Sages Catarrh Remedy.
Bishop Souls Lnment, "A good onel.
Kennedy's Medical Discovery only SlI5
Schenck's Ssaweed Tonic, llJ
PulmOnic Syrup, LIS
DIR. j. Walkers Vinegar Btters, only 80
Plantation Btters, 10
All the best kinds of Bitters cheap.
Vegetine or Natures Remedy cheap.
Ayers Sarsaparilla and Cherry Pectoral, -
Wstar's Balsam OF Wild Cherry.
Peruvian Syrup Preparation OF IrOn).
Bush's and Batchelder's Hair Dyes cheap.
All the best kinds Gents Paper Collars cheap
Ladies' Lace and Linen Collars.
Ladies' Kid Gloves very cheap.
French Corsets, all whalebone, only 20 cents.
Hoop Skirts, 40, As, 80, 81, 60,75
Wallets, 20, 25, 81, so, IS, u 90 each.
Berage Veilings, all colors.
Silk Tissues for Wells very cheap.
China Dolls, 10, 10, %, 81, 80, ~, $l0O
Rubber Dolls % cents Rubber kattles - cents
Hamburg Edgings SaNony Edgings.
Cents Neck Ties very cheap.
Ladies' Chgnons and Switches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-28
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
-WssHMerox, Ma5 18th,
PROSPECT OF ADJOURNMENT.

To the Editor Of TIE Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-28

House Lots For sale.
IN the Williams Field" (so-called0 between
l. Green Street and Western Avenue. Inquire
ID T. PIRE.
Agent for Proprietors.
Augusta, Dec. a. ISL. tfm
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

A telegram In Friday weeks EVERY
EVENING announced the finding of the
body OF man In two barrels iE Boston
Harbor. Some men saw a floating barrel
in Charles River on Wednesday afternoon,
and after they had hauied 1t ashore, one
of them named stephen McFadden saw
another barrel floating, while be had gone
TO secure it his companions prompted by
curiosity, broke open the FIST barrel. On
looking Inside they beheld spectacle
which froze their blood. There lay the
bcdy Of a man with the head and legs sew
cred aud missing, and the arms drawn up
and clasping the body. The men stood
for several seconds horror-strlckcn and
unable to utter word. Scarcely had they
recovered from their astonshment when
McFadden arrived with the second barrel.
No one cOull be persuaded to help him get
! il ashore until commanded TO do SO by one
of the officers of the gas works. In this
/ barrel were found the mead and legs of the
| dead man.
The remains were taken to an outbuild-
| ing, aud police authorities were Informed
OF the horrible discovery. On placing the
severed parts together il was shown that
the man was about five feet nine inches
high. lie was apparently an American,
about fifty years old, nearly bald, with q
moustaehe, and whiskers on both sides Of
his face and under his chin. He seems tc
have been in good circumstances as the
body was dressed with a blue tlicOt sack
oveTcoat, dark brown vest, dark panta
looms, a finely made white shirt, Whiol
was saturated with blood dark blue un
d@rclothing, with woollen socks, and seweC
calf skin boots. When the body was takeI
from the barrel an open-laced god watcl
fell out of the vest pocket, and foS
other articles, demonstrating that what
socycr cause induced the murderer to com
nit the dreadful crime, robbery, at least
was not the motive.
The mystery surrounding I le recent hor
rible murder 10 Boston Is beginning Il
clear up. A man named Leavitt Alley,
boss teamster, has been arrested for tn
murder. Alley has bedded his horses witt
shavings from billiard table manuiac
tory. Such shavings were found in th
barrel with the mutilated remains Of tn
murdered man, and inycitigation shove
that Alley had been in the habit of pro
curing such shavings for bedding for hi
horses. Further investigation showed tha
Alley owed a sum of money to the muI
dered man, Abijah Ellis, VINO was out @
patience at his delay, and when last see
was pursuing Alley to demand payment
A subsequent examination of Alley
, stable showed great c!ots of human gor
aud pieces of human flesh scattered abOu
( and on this evidence, Allcy has been al
, rested and committed to jail TO await III
!, result Of the Coroner inves igdiiOn.
L -IIoboken has had a five hours dc
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
DO CATS KILL INFANTS!?
A Sensible Answer in the Negative,

In the Tribune, of the 7th instant, under
the heading of "Telegraph Notes." ! find
the following, without word of qualih-
cation -
"A three months old child Of Mr. Derrick
Of Portland Maine. lost his life yesterday
morning BY cat sucking its breath while
sleeping
As many persons are apt to accept state
ments of fact which they find 10 your
paper, IL Is perhaps worth while to point
out the extrems improbabllity Of the
above. do not doubt the death Of the
child, or that the animal was present at
the time but that a cat "sueked its
breath" or would or could do 50, must be
regarded as a piece Of gross superstItlous
Ignorance as such II is hurtful, and ought
not to pass unchallenged.
Death is a serious matter, aud therefore
this subject must be treated seriously,
otherwise 1t were easy TO rldicule the as
sumption made, which do not now meet
with for the first time. Let me say, then,
that a cat could have no possible motive
for sucking a ehlld's breath, even If 1t
were possible to do so. The breath Of
any animal after It has once entered the
lungs Is disagreeable and poisonous, and
we know Of no creature With a liking for
such air.
are we to suppose that the cat applied
its lips closely to those Of the child and
exhausted the lungs of the latter by filing
lis 7 If so, what next The cat must
breathe or die. If II breathes, the child
will breath also and live. But II may be
said that the cat places its mouth In such
proximity to that of the child as to Inter-
cept the pure air, and so "suck" In that
which the child required. This would In
volve the death of the cat first, for II is the
smaller animal and the chlld's mouth
must be also In the proper position to In
tercept the pure air required by the cat.
| That the latter, either from malignity or
affection, would voluntarily suffer SEMI
sufiocation for a moment Is of course alb
surd. In fact, the statement is absurd
altogether, and it would require the clear
est eircumstantial description of the way
in which the act was performed, ard that
by dislnterested observer to enlitle the
assertion 10 the consideration mere given.
The true explanation of such casrs is
doubtless, very simple. The cat lay upon
the child's mouth, and 81 smothered it, or
upon its stomach and chest, and, by lis
weight, tired the respiratory muscles so
that they gradually ceased to act, and the
poor little infant to breathe. Let me say,
in conclusion that such accidents are fire.
quently facilitated by the se1seless way in
which mothers aud nurses place thell
children, deeply imhedded in soft clothes
and pillows, 4, priving them, by 50 doing,
OF full supply of the fresh, pure air
which is their very life.-Nsw York TTi
bnue
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
Odd Surgical Case.

The York (PennsJlvania) Democrat
saws. "Miss Emma Illias, of Dallastown,
has recently undergone an operation at
the hands OF DR.. Thomas Hay, formerly Of
this borough, and who still maintains a
practice here, which furnishes another
proof Of the skin and proficiency Of that
gentleman as a surgeon. 1t appears that
She was born with one eye closed-the lash
being tightly fastened over it, and in this
way 1t remained for over twenty years,
although many doctors h.d in the mean
lime tried their skill upon II. A short
time ago she consulted DR.. Hay, In refer
ence to it and he took the matter IN charge
and after several skilliul and careful opera
tions, occupying about four days, succeeded
in curing the defect, opening the eye and
letting in the light of day upon it. 1t il
now without defect or blemish, and she
can see as well out Of 1t as she does ou
Of the other"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

The Newark Register contains the fol-
lowing exquisite BIZ Of gush in its account
of recent wedding -
Fair women in the beau of the un-
painted lily were there, and chlyalrie men
with the polish of ungilded gold hung
over them 10 silent homage or with
houeyed compliments. The scene was
one Of interest and of brilliancy. Silks OF
delicate hues and elegant fabrication re,
nected the flaming gas getsi satlns OF
lovely tints, rustling amplitude and end
lrss trains shone dazzlnglyi beautiful
French crepes of bright and tasteful colors
auttered hither and yon, while numerous
moire antiques and sundry Genoa velyets
appeared and vanished like passing
meteOrs.
But, oulrivalllng these magnificent fab
rics. there were diamonds nom GolcOuda
and the Amazon, which sparkled in 8
hundred rays; runies from lndia that vice
10 beauty with the topazes OF Brazil
corals from the Pacific, sapphires from
Ceylon, and pearls from the East Indies
that blended their lovely scintillationi
i with those Of humber gems in the MOVING
panornma of the sovereign jewels. An.
then, adding their measure to the Wealtl
of beauty, costly laces of web-.ike mater
lal, whose delicate texture would seem u
melt beneath the gentlest touch, hoate
about amid the splendor OF eunnlnl
arr ngement and marvellous architecture
, Lalla Rookh h, rself could seAItely hav
called a more eltrancing picture from q
the scenes of Oriental grandeur.
And the writer still lives
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
horrible Accident.

On the night of Nov. sth, Avery Plum
mer aud wife, an aged couple Of Ellisbury,
New York, while travelling on a plight
train near Terre Haute, Indiana, failed to
get out at the right station and were told
by the conductor that he would stop fol
them TO get out at Marshall, the next
station, and return to the station they had
passed next day.
Before reaching Marshall, he missed
the aged couple, and search throughout
the cars failed to find them. Men wer'
sent cut, who hunted for them all night
and at daylight found their bodies unde
Clear Creek trestle. They had mistaken
the slowing OF the train, customary a
that point, for the stopping place, ant
had stepped OF, falling on the jagged
rocks hny-five feet below the track
They must have been instantly killed.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

A remarkable little State, in which the
chief power is vested in woman, is de-
scribed in the current number Of the
Galary. 1t is the kingdom of Bantam, in
the island of Java, which, although tribu-
tary to Holland, is an independent State,
and since time immemorial governed and
defended by women. The sovereign is
indeed a man, but all the rest of the gov
eminent belongs to the fair sex. The
King is entirely dependent upon his State
council, composed of three women. The
highest authorities, all State officers, court
functionarits, military commanders and
soldiers are, without exception, of the
female sex. The men are agricullurists
and merchants. The body guard Of the
King is formed of the female elite. These
Amszons ride in the mascu inc style
wearing sharp steel points, instead ol
spurs. They carry a pointed lance, which
they swing very gracefully; and also a
musket, which is discharged at full gallop
The throne is Unbeatable by the eldest son
aud, in case the King dies without issue
a hundred elected Amazons assemble, II
order to choose o successor from among
their own sons. The chosen one is theI
proclaimed lawful King. The capital cit!
| of this Ii tie State lies in one Of the mos
picturesque parts Of the island, in fruit
ful plain, and is defended by two well-kep
fortreHses.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
GOMEZ

Over the west TO crimson turning,
The sun, like ruby set In gold.
Over the breast OF the twilight burning,
Fastens his mantle, fold on fold;
The sea like maidens face is glowing,
The sweet south wind is merrily blowing
Stlll am sad, for summer IL going
Summer is going-summer Is gone,
Never leaf on the tree is faded,
Never n blade OF the grass ID sere,
Gayer and brighter the flowers are shaded,
Fsirer and fairer grows the year;
Only who knows what my fancy ia showing,
Only the roses no longer are growing
Only feel that the summer ls going
Summer Is going-summer Is gone
Brighter and brighter the skies are shining,
Deeper and deeper the fresh air thrills,
Larger and fuller the vines are tw ming,
Clearer than ever the distant hills;
The lull tides sweep In their ebbing and
flowing.
Nothing is lost that Is worth the knowing,
Only feel that summer Is going
Summer is going-summer Is gone
What do mournf-Who knowsf for hurel
Never was world more fair than now,
From the harvest moon az II rides so purely
To the red ripe apple upon the bough.
What do mourn3 Alas, no knowingj
Nothing Is lost that Is worth the showing;
Only l feel that summer Is going
Summer is going-summer is gone
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
ENORMOUS SN0W-PL0W.
The Largest Machine Of the Kind in the
World,

The Omaha Bee says The Union Pacific
Railroad Is having built, at its shops In
this city, a snow plow, which, when
finished, will be the largest and most
powerful In the world. II is rapidly
approaching completion, and in a few
days will be ready for business. The
trucks on which II Is built are very heavy
and strong, and were cast especially for
this plow. The platform on the trucks Is
90 feet long, and 10 feet 6 inches wide, and
is composed OF solid oak timbers, s by l6
inches. These tlmbers are held together
by ten iron bolts, II inches in diameter,
which run crosswise. This solid bed is
fastened to the transom beams by forty
bolts, twenty over each truck. The In
clined slide, placed on the platform, Is ~
feet long, and slopfs at an angle of ~
deg ees, and Is held firmly to the bed by 4O
bolts of an inch In diameter, and is sup
ported from behind by inclined posts 9
feat long, s inches wide and 10 inches
thick. The entire length, from the rear
of the platform TO the end Of the slide, Is
82 feet. The slide Is to be ironed, and an
immense plow, IF the ordinary shape, Is
feet long, II feet wide and feet high and
covered with iron 3-l6 of an inch thick, is
to be securely fastened upon IL. On the
point of this plow there is TO be an iron
plate, steel pointed, II feet long and fe"t
wide. This plate, of course, luns across
the track, and only one inch above It.
The rear OF the platform will be boxed
in, making room IL feet long, IL feel
wide and 10 feet high, for the purpose ol
keeping the snow out. 1t will be furnished
with door so that if necessary IL can b'
loaded with iron.
The monster will weigh so tons, ant
will be oIeiated ty three Of the heavies
engines on the road The cost will b'
over $1,000 The design was gotten up b!
Mr.. G. f. Stephens, Superintendent o
the car and bcilding department, and Mr
j. d. Cougdou, general mast'r meehani
Of the road, who must have made Il
study since last winter There will be bu
very few snow drifts that this plow won
clean out; but if it ever jumps the track
it will be pretty hard job to get 1t o.
again.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

OF what nation are all stocking
mendersl Dar-nation.
New York has vocal gymnasium"
II trains public speakers and cures stam-
mering.
A Detroit rough is carrying around. a
pair Of imperial purple eyes for trying to
rob a clergyman.
"A Virginia paper says; " The Gov
ernor is about to commission four hundred
colonies of militia, that being the number
Of Virginiaus over twenly-one who have
no titles already.
-Chicago's last wonder of smartness is
boy who beg an business some time age
by selling a quire Of paper and a pack Of
envelopes, and now owns a stationery
store, a PAPER route and printing office
l and proposes 10 edit weekly paper.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

Dog power is suggested by a ST. Louis
journal as a subst stitute for the horses dur
ing the prevalence of the ep!demici and it
is added that in Berlin at least half Of the
daily business is carried on by dOg-caris,
as Il also the case in Brussels. In those
cities the dogs are hitched in gangs OF
four or FIVE, as is the case in the Arctic
regions. Il has been generally supposed
that dog teams were available only in
snowy countries where tho hauling is easy
But In Brussels and Berlin the service il
over hard paving, aud the dogs seem tC
answer the purpose very well. AS to the
feasibility of such a general use Of dol
power, Il is not a matter Of question, aud
il the dogs could thus be put to som'
practica. use it would utilize force tina
is now added TO the consumption Of foo,
without any answering benefit.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

A Caithness clergymen while on his pas
toral rounds a few days ago, met a tinker
lad playing on the bagpipes. He listened
with attention to the various airs played
and expressed his admiration Of the excel
lent manner in which the music had beer
performed but being apprehensive that
the performers musical talent had beer
cultivated at the expense Of knowledge o.
a more momentous character, he asked
him II he knew What is mans chic
end7' The musician, afler a pause, re
piled, a." dinna ken, Pm sure butif vel
whustle u, I'll play &"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

The Peoria Review thus corrects q story
of the Missouri Democrat, about 1000
sheep, who leaped through the window of
a covered bridge near Peoria This story
is very nearly correct. There were, how
ever, only 630 sheep In the drove, instead
of !, ,O0O The bellwether did not see the
open window. Il did not jump out Of it.
The flock did not follow it. There is no
window in the bridge. The drover did not
drive his sheep across the brilge he
crossed at the ferry three miles further up
stream. If the bridge was 500 feet above
high-water mark the present piers would
have to be heightened AGO feet in order ia
reach the bridge. There is not a covered
bridge within 200 miles of Peoria. With
these typographical inaccuracies the
romance is correct.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

Few persons are aware how immense
the lumber trade of the United States
really is, and how rapidly increasing. Not
only is this the case in the Atlantic States
and in the north, but even on the Pacific
coast the demand, both for home eonsump-
tlon and for export, is very great. From
Puget Sound alone the shipments Of fit
were, In the year 1869. nearly l3700O,OOC
feet and this year will be 23S, 200 000
This timber goes almost over the world
II is shipped, according to the custom
house records, to Callao, Tahiti, London
Mexico, Australia, Russia, New York China
Valparaiso; Honolulu, Panama, Calcutta
and Victoria.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
Dirt Means Death,

It is a curious fact, lustrating the
necessity of cleanliness, and of keeping
the pores of the skin open, that if coat
of varuish or other substance imperyious
to moisture be applied TO the exterior of
the body, death will ensue in six hours.
The experiment was once tried on child
in Florence. On the occasion of Pope
Leo the Tenth's accession to the ptpal
chair, it was desired to have living
figure TO represent the Golden Age, aud
SO child was gilded all over WITH var-
nish and gold leaf. The child died in a
few hours. If the fur of a rabbit or The
skin Of pig be covered with a solution
of india rubber in naphtha, the animal
ceases to breath in couple of hours.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

A gentleman who has Just returned
from deer hunt on the frontier, brlngs
news of an epidemic prevailing among
these animals which threatens to serlouly
affect the supply of venison. He says
that herds were frequently seen In which
there would be dozens scarcely able to
travel, and that large numbers of the
dead and dying deer were found In the
woods. The disease seems to resemble
in lis symptoms the horse disease, which
is now creating so much trouble In the
East.-St Paul Press.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

The Courier JourRa, begins an interest
ing paragraph az follows; We referred
the other day, to a melancholy accident
by which several boys had their necks
broken by the falling Of scsfiold on
which they were engaged In backing the
boots Of the editor of the st. Louis Globe. "
A country contemporary picks II up
straightway and asks "Where Is the
dignity of the pressl" Yes, that's it !
where is the dignity Of the press Where
oh where is the digf That's the question:
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

A Salt Lake dispatch declares there is
not particle of truth In the rumors OF
apprehended trouble between the Nor
mons and Gentiles.
A performing Arab at New York City
Circus, Ben Ablallah ID believed to have
absconded with $500 belonging to the
troupe Of which he is Chief.
The famous Emma Mire Co. has won
its suit against the Illinois Tunnel Co.
This is this the Company with which
Minister Schenck was mixed up.