Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-01-27

GENERAL NE WS.


The refusal of the Senate to allow day to
be assigned to consider the Postal telegraph
bill is regarded as defeat Of the measure
for this session.
gray eagle, measuring nine feet from tin
to tip, was recently shot near Alton, Ia.
while trying to carry off sn eighty.pound
pig.
Two old bachelors at Pittsfcld ILL.,, froze
to death in their cabin the other night. They
were brothers, ard worth $4,000.
There is an extensive emigration move
ment to America among German colonists in
Russia. One hundred and twenty families
have left Beresina.
Mrs. Cook OF Lawrence has eloped.
leaving her husband to take care of six young
children, and to pay large lumber Of bills
contracted without his knowledge.
There has been an unusual number Of fail
ures in the last class at West Point. No less
than eighteen of the cadets nominated las,
year have been recommended for discharge.
The vacancies will be filled next May.
In the Second Democratic Congressional
District of New Hampshire, Hon. Samuel n.
Bell was renominated by acclamation.
The ship-brokers of New York held q
large meeting, Tuesday, for the purpose Of
organizing themselves into an association or
exchange for the better promotion of bust
ness.
Hon. James Brooks has been ordered by
his physicians to quit work of every kind
He is suffering severely from attacks from
his summer journey around the world. He
has not attended the sessions of the House or
the Wsys and means Committee for a fort.
night.
They used in old times to burn book. to
stop the spread Of heresy; now they do it at
the Worcester Public Library, when returned
from infected neighborhoods, to stop the
spread of smallpox.
A man in Leeds, Eng, was to play "Sants
Claus" for the enjoyment Of the children, but
he made mistake in the chimney, and when
they pulled him out of the fire he concluded
it was wrong to deceive the children, and re.
fused to try it again.
promise of = vigorous effort to be made
toward reforming the many evils that have
crept into municipal offices in the Empire
City. All useless offices are to be abolished,
and athorough system-of police service is to
be inaugarated.
Dion Boncicault finds that the rebel rag he
raised on his theatre in London during the
Shareholders rebellion follows him to all
parts of this country.
The Grand Duke Alexis is in Japan getting
the proper polish, and is well received and
winning good will and honor for himself and
his country.
The Shakers are shaking of their old time
exclusiveness and now publish very credita-
BILE and well l-printed monthly journal.
Rev. Edward Bouverie Pusey, Doctor OF
divinity, lies at the point Of death in Genoa.
Papas are not romantic, it must be con-
fessed. One of them in Davenport, Iowa.
with three marriageable daughters, has post
ed the following notice over his bell: Wood
sc cord; coal, 30 cents bushel; gas dear
and bad. Parties staying after o'clock will
please settle quarterly. N. B.-A reduction
made after engagements and the full amount
added to the marriage portion.
1t is very rare in this country that any man
holds one office half a century; but Mr.. John
W. Fernald of Portsmouth, N. H., who died
on Saturday, had been clerk of st. Johns
Church for fifty years.
The captain of the ship Sea Serpent re-
ports having seen two long and live sea ser
pents on his voyage between New York and
China.