Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-11-29
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
The leaves of the camphor tree yield the
: finest honey.
The planters of Georgia have resolved to
plant only one-tbirl o; their crop next year in
cotton.
A philosopher remarks that the happiest
women, like the happiest nations, have no
history.
Jay Cooke & Co. are in bankruptcy. A
receiver las been appointed by the Supreme
Court Of Pennsylvania.
Ex-senator Nye Of Nevada is coming back
to New York to live, it is said lie was Po-
lice Commissioner there once.
An internal machine was. received by Con-
: troller Green of New York, Wednesday, but
as its character was suspected it was opened
without damage.
Hon. Alexander Mckenzie Premier of the
Dominion of Canada, has been elected by
acclamation to represent the County of Lamb
ton, Ontario.
The CArtagena rebels have been compelled
by the German fleet to restore what they ex-
torted from German subjects resident in that
city.
The first regiment Of National Guards in
/ Charleston, S. c., is spelling for a fight with
Spain, and offers its services for the next
war.
1 A skull completely encrusted with silver
ore has been exhumed in Nevada from a
depth of five hundred feet.
The Rev. Mr.. D'Orsay, Methodist clergy
man of Bradford, Conn, is frescoing his
church with his own hands. The work eyinces
skill and good taste in the workman.
Pilots report that the red can buoy on the
tail OF the Horseshoe, four miles north. west by
north from Cape Henry light, was carried
away by the gale on Monday night, the 18th
inst
The Massachusetts, State Temperance ALI
ance has dismissed Martin Griffin, one of its
prominent members, for advertising liquor
notices in the paper which he is said to con-
troll.
A Latin cross has been placed over the grave
Of Mrs. James Parton ("Fanny Fern, in
Mount Auburn cemetery. 1t is deliberately
and richly carved, and is considered one of
the most attractive gems in the cemetery.
A breach of promise case has st been de-
cilyd at Fort Wayne. Only one letter was
put into the case. but that was conclusive.
1t was as follows; "Mi hart beets oanly for
male; damages not stated.
An Ottawa dispatch says seven men who
were engaged at the timber limit on Black
River, in Georgian Bay, have been found
dead in their shanty. IL appears that they
had piled up 4 number of bags of oats and
made their beds behind them The oats
tumbled over, and they being unable to ex-
tricate themselves were smothered.
Messrs james Il. Osgood & Co. of Boston
have sold their periodicals, the Atlantic
monthly and Every Saturday, to Messrs. Hurd
& doughton OF New York and Messrs. II. o.
lloughton 6 Co. OF the Riverside Press; and
Oar Young Folks 20 Messrs. Scribner & Co.,
publishers of the new Juvenile, ST. Nicholas.
Carbolic acid is a bad thing to drink by
mistake instead of brandy. Mr.. Clapp of
Men0sha, Wis, after q bumper of the said
acid threw his arms about his wife's neck.
and in two minutes was dead man. 1t was
with great diff .ulty that the widow was freed
f from his cold embrace.
The Peoria Il) Review says that there
are 1000 men in that city who want war W it'll
Cuba, provided they can 90 as suffers. "They
do not care for the honors and glory of war;
all they want is to avenge the violated honor
of our bleeding country by selling cheese at
eighty-seven and half cents per pound,
shippers included"
Ii is announced by the Mississippi press
that Gov. Powers intends to treat the recent
election in that State as Illegal, and has re-
tanned COUNSEL to contest its legality in the
courts. IL s estimated that the falling off of
about Is, 900 from the regular vote was caused
by the uncertainty as to whether there would
be legal election.
During Mrs Livermore's lecture at Spring
field Vi, the other night, she spoke with
considerable severity OF tight lacing, and
when SHE had closed her remarks relating to
corsets, young lady in the gallery with great
diff euty and much perseverance, burst her
corse, strings, and drawing them forth, knot
ted them together, and tossing them 20 some
young gentlemen near by, remarked, "Here,
boys, you can have this to play cats-cradle
, with"
singular surgical case is reported from
, the S hool FOR Idiots at South Boston, Mass.
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