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

The oldest medical society in America be-
longs 10 New Jersey, and held its one hundred
and seventh anniversary at Mount Holly, last
week.
The action Of a Swedish woman in Mime
sofa in attempting to poison her husband and
| three childred is attributed to "religous fan
| aticism.''
| Another fierce whirlwind and hail storm has
| just visited Detroit and parts of Wayne coun.
ty, Mich. What is the matter out west?
a leading Baptist clergyman has written an
essay in advocacy of ministers having some
secular business upon which to depend.
| The Washington board of public works ID
about to effect loan of S4,00O,0OO, for the
purpose of carrying on their street improve
ment schemes.
gentleman having horse that ran away
| and broke his wife's neck a neighbor sought
to buy the animal as a means of diverse.
''No, no, said his owner; 81 intend to mar.
ry again before long myself"
Mayor Medill of Chicago has revoked the
licences of 10 of the German saloon keepers
who kept their places open on Sunday in open
defiance of the law. The same penalty would
| have been visited on the whole IS or 100 Of
| tenders had it not been for their subsequent
| action, resembling their resolution of defiance
and pledging themselves to take only legti-
mate means to effect repeal of the ohnox-
ious law.
New Hampshire farmer scouts the idea
OF taking newspaper at two whole dollars a
year, and posts a notice on the school house
that ''3 hoggs hev stradc or hin stoolen" from
him.
1t is estimated that the losses by American
merchants on teas during the past twelve
months amount to seven million dollars.
M. Theirs is said to be the best talker in
Pars-a city full of persons with great con-
yersational powers.
1t appears to be almost unanimous vote,
that Boston has had sufficient fireworks to
last at least one year.
Governor Hartranft of Pennsylvania vetoed
eighty-six bills, and at his request over one
hundred were recalled and put in less OBJ
jectionable shape.
Some questions very naturally suggest
themselves to an enquiring mind. An anna
teur farmer wonders "why, on all this fair
earth, the ground is spread bottomside up, so
that it must be turned over with plough be-
fore crops can be raised.
Out of forty samples of bakers bread
examined in London, twelve were more or
less adulterated.
They have reversible hats" in the stores
now. A man with a reversible hat, an open.
backed shirt, and coat buttoned behind, is
calculated to so through the world with
light heart.
Among --ondon's new clubs is one to be
called "the Salon." uniting ladies and gen.
uemen in the principal purpose of holding
social and conversation meetings once or
twice a week.
Sad woman to a physician who was
weighing two grains of calomel for a child
'Dinna be so mean wi it, it is for n moor
fatherless BARN"
The rapidity with which some men recover
their equanimity under exciting circums STAN
ces was well illustrated by negro the other
day, who, after being knocked about a hun.
dred yards by locomotive, sprang to his
feet in astonishment, exclaiming ''Who dat
hit me?" "Where's dat lanternl'
Mr.. John Savage, late cashier Of the Lech-
mere Bank in East Cambridge, was on Tues
day sentenced to five years Imprisonment in
the Jail at Lowell.
An unfortunate culprit was recently brought
before an Iowa Justice charged with assault
ing and battering maiden. Investigation