Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-23
GENERAL .NEFS.

GENER1L NEWS.
The report of deficit of ten millions In
the Treasury was stock jobbing canard.
Frederick Douglass is preparing lecture
on "The Life and Times of John Brown"
Mayor Medill of Chicago, with his wife and
three daughters. left home for Europe Wed
ncsday
rigid search shows there are no valuable
documents missing from the files Of the War
Department.
Detroit people are utilizing the tombstones
Of their old graveyards for doorsters.
The New York Fire Underwriters have ad-
vanced their rates for insuring hotels, and
made additional restrictions relative to roofs
and cornices.
Henri Rocheforts fellow -convicts made an
attempt to lynch him, because they considered
his course reasonable to the Commune.
During the month of July 1897 passengers
arrived in California by overland railroad,
aud 23s7 pilgrims travelled East in the same
time
The Nova Scotia coal trade has increased
60, GOO tons for the first six months of the pres
,nt year.
In a late sermon Brigham Young boast
ed that he had as many wives AS any man,
and yet he kept his hair.
Virginia lady, gathering berries, was late
ly struck twice in the breast by a rattlesnal:e,
but thanks to toilet articles, escaped harm.
1t is estimated that the Mennonitcs who ar
rived astweek brought with them 100000 in
GOLD, one alone brought $4,000. a second
instaluient is expected Thursday.
The personal property of Mr.. Samuel Sim
clair, late publisher and largest owner Of the
New York Tribune at Croton Landing is to
be sold at auction.
Shipbuilding is very active at Baltimore,
and there is not builder who has not as
much work as it is possible for him to attend
to, while some have been obliged to refuse
orders, says the Sun.
The Danbury News wants the brass band
Of that place to learn some hornpipes and jigs
and waltzes, they can have sacred concerts
on Sunday evenings like other places.
The New York Herali's Rome cores
pendent reports that tie Pope tayors the re
moyal of the seat of Government of the Ro
man Catholic church to Brazil.
A m.al who thrust his arm into a lions cage
at Mansfield, Ohio, came near being pulled
through space three inches wide. and will
have to nurse that arm for long time before
it can work on full time.
General Eaton, Commissioner OF Educa-
ton, sailed Saturday Tor two months
absence in Europe, under the direction of the
Secretary of the Interior, for the purpose of
inspecting the different educational systems
there.
Gloucester fishing schooner met " it'll
singular catch off the Maine coast one day last
mackerel, the crew were surprised to find on
hauling in their seine that they had captured
about forty barrels of handsome shad
A defeated candidate for the City Council
in East Baltimore, it is said, had coffin sent
to his house day or two ago, inscribed with
his name and the words: .'Departed this life
Aug. 9TH" the date of the late council pri-
mares. The coffin was met at the door by
the defeated candidates wife, during his alb
sence, and greatly shocked the lady.
At recent session of the county court held
at Portland, Oregon, in compliance with
petition to that effect, it was decreed that the
newly elected Senator from that State should
be legally entitled to assume the name of John
Nipple Mitchell The petitioner stated that
his fathers name was Nipple, and his mothers
name previous to her marriage was Mitchell
Nipple, but that of his own volition he had
transposed his name to that of John Nipple
Mitchell, and that as such he had been known
ever since his residence in the State of Ore
gon, thrice years past
A Cincinnati man has invented new street
car, to be used without railroad. recent
trial trip is said to have been very satisfactory
The wheels used to support the body of the
car are nine feet in diameter. In front there
is coupled platform placed on wheels three
feet less in diameter than those supporting the
body of the car. TO the platform the horses
are attached All danger of the cars upset
ting is overcome by dropping the axle to such
an extent as to bring the bulk Of the weight
below the centre of the wheels.
RAILROAD MA TIERS.
The railroad blockade at Portland is raised