Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-17

orK, on Friday, was very imposing affair.
The agriculturists of Color ado are about to
hold convention to discuss schemes for irri-
eating the entire territory
The aquarium car, which left ChaI1estown,
n. H., last week, with about $50, 900 worth of
propagating fish with which it was intended
to stock the rivers of California, fell through
trestle-work into Elkhorn River, near Oma-
ha, on Sunday, and was completely wrecked.
The funeral of the late Sir George T.. Car.
tier at Montreal on Friday was one of the
most imposing demonstrations of the kind
that ever occurred in Canada.
/ EX-President Theirs, the cable informs US.
has written to friend that he has retired to
private life, believing that party government
in France is mistake and will only lead to
! fresh divisions.
/ religious paper comments Arctic Expe
ditons, because of the value Of the examples
of character thus given.
Michigan cheese manufacturers are in a
quandary concerning the observance of the
Sabbath, and don't see their whey clear to
reconciling business with religion.
/ IAN Indiana woman, whose husband was
killed on a railroad while drunk has obtained
$4,000 damages from the man who sold him
the liquor.
Some enthusiasts are talking OF founding a
home for poor and disabled literary men and
artists near Bingham.on y. Y.
1t is announced from Washington that
Judge Sanger is to be appointed District At
torney fer Massachns vice the late David
II. Mason.
Serious charges OF financial irreg ulariiy are
made against Gen. Towards management of
the Freedmen's Bureau
An orphan, under age, married his female
guardian in Illinois, the other day, and was
obliged to get her written consent to his mar
riage before the wedding could take place.
Cows are dying of in the vicinity of Elyria,
O., from a mysterious disease. They are TAX
en- suddenly sick, refusing to eat or drink,
and in a few hours die ia great agony.
The Baltimore police force have been sup
piled with nice warm flannel caps for Summer
wear and are inconsilerate enough to COM
plain.
The lightning IN Davenport Ia, the other
day, entered an open window, stripped the
gilt from a toy bureau and fastened it upon a
photograph near by, and wrought dark, zig
gag streaks upon the surface of mirror, but
did no other damage.
Iowa people do great many fanny things.
The latest reported achievement is that of a
young lady teacher in ltinggold County. WHO
rides to school every morning on an OK.
A subject not less momentous than tina. of
cigars at Central Park Garden threatens to
claim attention-namely, whether gentlemen
shall be permitted to join with ladies in Gro.
quet in the Park itself.
\ tin wedding was lately observed after
rather unusual manner. The wife elopcd with
young fellow, taking with her all the "tin"
she had saved in ten years. The discovery
of her absence closed the festivities.
The Ohio Liberal Republicans having de-
cided to preserve an independent organiza-
ton, patriotic citizen tenders them for a
place of meeting a commodious rat hole. lie
says they can never fill it.
Mr.. William Lloyd Garrison is accredited
with the recent remark that he 'has set type
enough to form n topographic railroad from
Boston to Liverpool"
Duelne does not go unrebuked in Georgia.
The grand jury of Fulton county has indicted
John A. Campbell for sending challenge
and Fraser Shacut for carrying it.
A young girl at Alton, Ia, is beset with a
strange malady. 1t consists of the hardening
Of the skin and flesh; her body feels like
marble statue, but she has suffered no loss of
sensibil.y or muscular power.
A gem recently found by Huron Indian
on the shores of Lake Superior is a COM
pound of four classes of stones agglomerated
together so as to constitute perfect gem of
rare beauty. The stones comprised in it are
agate, cornelian, perite and crystal.
A sewing machine man has distinguished
himself in Syracuse by clipping with his step
daughter, leaving his wife to mourn the loss
of husband and daughter. He married the
young lady's mother but a short time ago.
His "affinity" seems to run in that family.
Advces from Arizona state that on Monday
last band of Apache Indians started south
ward, probably intending to invade Sonora.
Another band is besieging Santa Cruz in So.
nora, five miles over the border.
Notwithstanding the startling reports con-
corning her health, it is evident that the
Woodruff has made up her mind not to die
just yet.
The New London gentleman who has been
making frequent use of postal cards as a
means of quoting profuse correspondent of
his has received the following request by let
ter; 'plese don't Send me emmy more Of
those Cards for this reason like TO reed a
letter adrest to me the furst one after it leves
the ritter"
y Michigan reporter thus describes steam.
boat disaster: sin a moment the gates of
Paradise opened upon the sufferers, and the
shreks of the dying mingled with the divine
harmonies of the me!odious cherubim, and
were waited heavenward together"