Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-29
GENERAL MEMS

The Supreme Court of Louisiana has de-
cided two more cases of contests for Office in
favor of the Kellogg applicants.
"Prize packages OF every sort are to be
banished from the "a lroad cars of Illinois by
act of the legislature.
A Virginia journal gives notice that if any
of its patrons fails to get the paper they
should call at the office and subscribe.
The Danbury News man has observed that
when man has trouble he takes to drink,
but when woman meets with misfortune she
merely goes over to her mothers and takes
tea
| During the past week at San Francisco
| there were 1900 arrivals from China, including
the wrecked crew Of junk.
A wolldefned and fatal case of cholera has
occurred at Louisville, brought there by
steamboat from New Orleans.
Primary meetings to nominate candidates
for town offices in Canton, H.. are held in
church, after Sunday morning service.
The Congressional election in Maryland
this fall will bring out as opposing candidates
in Montgomery country, Judge Bowie on the
republican ticket, and Montgomery Blair on
the democratic it is said.
Baltimore's richest man IS John Hopkins
an old Quaker bachelor OF seventy light.
| He has given two or three million dollars to
found hospital and orphan home, and his
magnificent private estate at Clifton, in the
eastern suburbs of the city, is to be the site
of fully-equipped university, to which he
proposes to give two or three millions more.
| The terrible tornado which so lately swept
over Iowa, left death and destruction along its
path; the ruin is greater than at first reported.
little girl in Norwich found and returned
a pocket book containing large sum of
money. The grateful owner rewarded her
with--a two cent postage stamp
A boy at Ingham Ia, went out to look for
the cows, but came back home right away,
managing to keep about forty rods in advance
of lynx.
1t is now believed that fifty-n lives were
lost by the late co!liery disaster in Nova
Scotia.
Glass-lined water pipes are supplanting
lead to a considerable extent in and around
New York.
An Ohio paper alludes to a large contem-
porary in Chicago as the best paper in Ameri-
cato make hustle Of
A Sandwich islander recently Owed depth
of forty-eight feet, and made a rope fast to an
anchor. He then became inseusible, floated
to the surface, and was picked up with the
blood flowing from his mouth, nose and ears.
He soon recovered.
/ new style of restaurant is in successful
operation in New York. The principal diet is
milk and cream, with oatmeal, wheaton grits,
aud kindred food. No liquors are sold, nor
ale, wines, nor cigars, nor tobacco of any
kind.
Edmund C. lIubbell of New York city is
probably the fastest compositor (printer) in
the country. He recently set in one hour
2905 ems of solid nonpareil; he has set co.
900 ems in ten hous and - 900 is his average
days work.
Michigan paper boasts of a dentist WHO
can extract fourteen teeth in fitty-iiyc seconds.
We know an cid lady who can take out that
number of teeth in half the time, aud she
isn't much of dentist either.
The Canadian Premier was brought to the
bar Of the House, the other day, in custody
Of the sergeant-at-arms, for attendance
at session. Iii health being pleaded, the
House excused him.
Earl Derby is willing to Join in any mark
Of respect for John Stuart Mills which does
not endorse his political opinions.
The Providence Journal says the Soup that
was passing Seconnet last week were com
puted by acres, barrels being too Inexpensive
a term