Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-06-01
GENEkAL NEWS.

The Hon. 5. S. Cox is confined to his hotel
by severe attack of pleuro- pneumonia, and
his condition gives his friends much anxiety.
During the present Congress 1850 bills
have been introduced and referred to COM
mittees.
The Paris Figaro announces, on what it
claims to be the best authority, that Mile.
Christine Nilsson will be married to NJ. Ro-
zeaud, in that city, early in July next.
1t is reported that Brigham Young has sold
his interest in the Utah Central railroad to
William Jennings and Bishop Sharp, for the
purpose of taking greater interest in the con-
struction of the Utah Southern road.
DR.. Il. j. Dodd of the United States navy
has given $4,000 to the Woman's Medical
College of Pennsylvania, for the establishment
of the Hannah Matilda Dodd scholarship in
memory of his wife.
d. X. Hobart of Maine has been nominated
Consul of Windsor, Nova Scotia.
Several farmers living few miles south of
Charlottesville, Ind, are reported blowing
around their farms to stop the march of the
army worms, which are making their appear
ance in large numbers.
Charles Retteker undert 1ok at Dexter Park
Chicago, to ride two hundred miles on horse
back, in twelve consecutive hours. He was
thrown at the one hundred and seventy-second
mile, receiving injuries which may prove to
be fatal.
There is rumor again that MIR. Fish will
retire from the position of Secretary of State.
The New York Standard in referring to the
summer flight of SO many Americans to Eu-
rope, takes the occasion to say few words
to the landlords, who, it declares, are actually
driving away renumerative customers By their
greed While there are places within two
or three hundred miles of our large cities, pos
sessing abundant attractions, thousads 20 a.
broad as a matter of economy. They assert
that so high are the hotel charges at our own
watering-places and mountain resorts that
they cannot afford to seek health and sum-
mer's pleasure at home 1t is cheaper to pay
for week or ten days on the ocean, and pass
two or three months in England, France,
Germany, Switzerland and Italy, than to
climb the White Mountains, sketch the lunar
bow at Niagara, or taste the surf at Long
Branch or Newport. Europe offers more for
the money, so thither our citizens go, taking
very considerable amounts of currency which |
they had much rather spend at home, provided |
it could be made to go as far.
Several Virginia banks have a claim before
the Senate Committee on Claims for about
500, 900 in specie which was captured with
Jeff Davis and was turned over to the
Treasury Department in 1865. In 1866 Pres
ident Johnson ordered the money to be paid
to the claimants, but on consultation with
Secretary Stanton, General Spinner, the
United States Treasurer, refused to obey the
order on the ground that the money captured |
was the property no, of banks but OF the Con-
tederate government. In response to a letter
of inquiry by the Secretary of the Treasury.
General Spinner wrote letter Tuesday adj
ducing proof to show that the money was the
property of the Confederate government. and
that the claimants have no rightful title to it.
The letters will be submitted to the Senate
Claims Committee fer consideration.