Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-30
GENERAL NEWS.

Mrs. Cullen, an aged and INDECENT widow
living in Union county, Kentucky, dug up an
old pot containing $4,000 in gold the other
day, while excavating for potatoes. The
money is supposed to have been deposited |
there by an old miser who lived and died in
the house years ago.
The Carlists were badly defeated at Estel,a
on Sunday, and have withdrawn their troops
from Berga, apparently abandoning the siege.
The Cartagena insurgents have 300 pieces Of
cannon, and the garrison has been reinforced
by GOO insurgents who have escaped from
Valencia The bombarding fleet has been
compelled to withdraw out of range of the
insurgents.
The following is veritablc extract from
letter to his mother of young New Yorker,
who has been spending month with his
uncle, at Summit, New Jersy; 1.-THE peach
trees here are too slippery for me to climb;
uncle won't let me sail boats in the milk pals :;
there's no birds nests around that l can see !;
Sallie Law split molasses on my best pants ;
n smaller boy than am, who plays with me-
wears gold chain, and l want to 60 home"
| A Vicksburg bank cashier paid a man $500
too much, and not being able to find the man
and having no money to make the loss
good leaped into the river and drowned HIM
self
bed Of peculiar clay has been discov-
cred in Jefferson county, Nebraska which
makes brick of a beautiful BLUSH tinge and
almost as hard as stones.
boat containing party of young people
was capsized by the swell offs steamer at
Rochester, N. Y. on Tuesday, and girl
named Maggie Buck was drowned.
| A postman at Leeds England, has been
sentenced to penal servitude for five years.
his offence was stealing stamps from letter.
A Cincinnati editor, who has INDUCED in IL
heavy life insurance is said to be followed
when ever he goes fishing by several in
surance agents, affectionately bearing life
preservers and sun umbrellas,
The Emperor of Austria and suite have
visited the American Agricultural Depart
ment of the Vienna Exposition.
Twenty ministers forswore the use of tobac-
Gu ~ tlle w IliulAutlC, COHH.s Cauip ASCtiHb
Wednesday.
The daughter of White Cloud the Sioux
Chief has married an Irishman named Pat
Mcclure.
Treasurer Spinner is of the opinion that
Senators and Representatives who return
their back pay are at liberty to demand and
can recover it.
The Territorial Penitentiary at Laramie
Wyoming lost its roof by fire Wednesday
morning. The prisoners made no attempt
to escape.
| Passengers on the steamship Canada which
arrived at New York Tuesday, were attempt
ing to smuggle jewelry into port and lost it.
1t is alleged that there has been fraud and
mismanagement in the conduct OF Indian
affairs in Arizona.
Senator Casserly, who is a member Of the
Senate committee on transportation, met a
committee Of the chamber of commerce in San
Francisco, Tuesday. Senator Mitchell of
Oregon was absent. c. S. Clapp was appoint
ed to collect statistics in California, Oregon
and Nevada, but no other business was trans
acted.
The National Convention has ordered a
grand national mass meeting to be held at
Philadelphia in connection with the Centen-
NAL in 1876.