Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-16
GENERAL NEWS

political dinner party in Washington Fri
day nominated Speaker Blaine for next Presi-
dent, amid great enthusiasm.
The public schools of South Carolina are
generally suspended, and education is at a
very low ebb.
Fred. Douglass and other prominent ne-
groes at Washington have raised the money
to pay for Mr.. Sunner's portrait for the school
naued after him.
Confederate paper money is being used in
New Orleans to discharge the liabilities of
number of persons who failed during the war.
Itseems to be authenticated that woman
in Benton county, Ind, is the mother of four
daughters, all alive and we'll, and all born last
week. The little quartet of sisters attracts a
vast amount of attention.
Major Russell, of Gen. Augur's staff, is to
be married to the Generals daughter on the
29th at San Antonio, Texas, and will spend
his honey moon at Plymouth, Mass, which is
his home.
Cayuga lake was fifteen inches higher on
the evening of the 9Th inst. than ever before.
According to the Albany chief of police,
malicious tobacco chewers have purposely ru-
ined more than $500 worth of ladies' shawls
and mantillas during the last two months.
Governor Bagley of Michigan has reques-
ted the Legislature to investigate the alleged
frauds in the State Land Office, by ex-Com-
missioner Edmands in 1872. A committee
will probably be appointed to pursue the in
vestigation after adjournment.
The California Farmers State Union, now
in session, has adopted resolutions in favor of
making San Francisco free port. 1t has al
so under discussion resolution in favor of
the adoption Of United States currency
throughout California.
The Chicago Tribune thinks that the late
elections betoken the final break up of the
Republican party. The Tribune has Thought
so" several times before, but the party don't
finally break up "worth cent"
Michigan is very proud over her first cot
ton mill, at Jonesville, in that State. 1t COM
menced business by a public celebration of
the event.
Governor Joel Parker. of New Jersey, has
appointed Major James S. Yard, editor of the
Monmouth Democrat, the commissioner to
lay valuation on the railroad property of the
State. The Governor entertains the idea that
what an editor does not know is of no &C.
count
Those winter visitants from the north, the
snow.bird, tox-sparrow and winter wren, are
now leaving for more northern latitudes.
There is reported such a scarcity of food
on the islands off the Irish coast at Galway
that people and sheep are dying from hunger.
An old colored woman walked forty miles
to Natchez, Miss, to get her recently de.
ceased husbands bounty money. When she
presented the documents they were found to
be the dead mans registration papers.
Ex-Governor English is reported to have
exclaimed on seeing the ROSTERS in Demo
cratic paper after the late election: "Roost-
ers, like chickens, come home to curse"
The post offices which give the Department
most trouble are those of which the salary is
Sl2 per annum. The appointees generally
hold office till they draw their quarterly salary
of 50, and then resign. There are about
5000 of them.
Secretary Robson has approved the plans
for the new iron sloops Of war. They are to
have their iron hulls sheathed with wood,
which is to be coppered below the water line,
and thus prevent fouling in warm latitudes.
Their armament will be one eleven-inch pv.
OF gun, one nine-inch pivot gun on the fore.
castle, and four nine-inch broadsde guns,
making six guns for each vessel.