Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-12-31
GENERAL NEHS.

GENERAL NknS.
Gov. Dix has ordered an election to fill
Genet's seat in the Senate.
The twelve Rothschilds are now estimated to
be worth nine hundred and forty millions.
Charles +. Richardson, graduate of the
class of 1871 at Dartmouth College, has as
sumed the position of literary oditor of the
Independent
Miss Nellie Grant is to receive as present
fine collection of birds from the Navigator
Islands, the gift of Colonel Steinberg, who
has just returned from that place.
Grandma, why don't you keep a servant
any longer?" "Well. you see, child I'm get
ting old now, and can't take care of one, as
use to, you know"
Ex-City Treasurer Gage, Of Chicago, has
transferred to that city all his real and person.
al property, amounting to S52S, 800 includ-
Ing $l47,500 in certificates of suspended
banks in which he had city funds deposited
Pennsylvania paper, in giving an account
of a shooting atfray, says the wounded man is
expected to recover, as the ball lodged in
his dinnerpail.
The Third Assistant Postmaster General de-
cides that any number of individuals or firms
may print their advertisements on a postal
card before it is deposited in the mails.
Macmillan shot, Carlotta in a mad house,
Napoleon dead in exile, Blziine degraded
and condemned to death-such is the sad
summary of the Mexican expedition.
1t is understood that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company has purchased the Atlanta and
Richmond Air Line Railroad for some six mil
lions of dollars, it having cost over eight mil
lions.
In accordance with the ancient custom the
chimes of the Old North and Arlington Street
Churches now are nightly ringing out the ye ar
from ten O. clock until midnight. - Boston
Jon, nal.
Last week Bishop Niles of the Episcopal
diocese of New Hampshire, was made an
American citizen. Though residing in this
country for many years, he has never before
been naturalized.
a Fond du Lac evening party has been found
to be legal one, and the funny pair find
themselves compelled to make the best of it.
Ninty-one female students are enrolled at
the Michigan University for the current acad-
emic year-seven in the law department,
thirty-sx in the medical, and forty eight in
the regular university course.
The steamer Edgar Stewart, which has
made two successful voyages to Cuba with
arms and ammunition for the Cubans, is re-
ported to be about starting from Baltimore
on another voyage of this kind Her papers
have been referred to the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
One great peculiarly of Chinese emigration
is that women seldom leave their native
homes; and it is remarkable fact that to-
day there is not one Chinese woman in New
York, though there are over five hundred
men.
The way they cure rheumatics out West is
to persuade a Texas steer to take after fel.
low. After the animal has chased the victim
about mile or two he quickly climbs tree,
and there calmly rests while without sim
gle rheumatic twinge.
An old seaman, at a religious meeting re.
Gently held in New York, in relating his ex-
perience, stated that when at sea in storms
and tempests, he had often derived great con-
ISOLATION from that beautiful passage of Scrip
ture, GIANT heart never won fair lady"
The number of men in the United States
navy now is 10000. The regular recruiting
stations at Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Washington and Norfolk will be confined to
able-bodied seamen only, and elsewhere re-
cruting depots are to be Immediately discon-
tinued.
The Cincinnati Gazette, referring to Alex
ander II. Stephens advocacy of TIE highest
rate of salaries yet mentioned, says: "Some-
how these Southerners come into Congress
and other public places with raging hunger.
1t appears that the country has got to make
up for their long years of privation."
Bismarck wants to make German the dip
lomatic language, and sent note in German
to Prince Gortschakoff. The latter saw the
point and replied in Russian, whereat Bis
marck waxed wroth. He won't try that thing
on the Russian bear again.
Queen Victoria, it is said, has cask of
fresh sea water sent daily to London for her
morning bath when in that city.
The kitchen range in a house at Toms riv-
err, New Jersey, the other morning refused to
burn the coal in spite of all efforts. Finally
on careful investigation Il family of hornets
were discovered within two feet of the fire.
chamber, busily engaged in pastering the
drsa-ho!c wi.k clay. ---.-