Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-15
GENERAL NEWS.

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Italian insults.
| The collection OF American periodical lit
| erature in the Vienna Exposition obtained
medal of merit.
| Proceedings will be taken against two YES
sells on Lake Michigan detected in carrying
| giant powder
There is lady at Saratoga who has 50
many diamonds that special policeman is
employed to keep guard over her.
The largest farm in England, comprising
three thousand acres, is owned and run BY a
Yankee.
One OF the seyerest storms ever known
visited Washington on Monday night. Rain
fell in torrents for several hours Much dam
age was done.
woman i'll Marysvilie, Ky, has changed
from black to white in three years, and has
had no disease.
The people of Atlanta, Ga. are listening to
the ''deep base notes" of an alligator. which
is wadding about beneath the city in the
sewer.
John McMahon aud Homer Lane wrestled
at Troy, n. Y, on Monday for $500 and the
championship, the former winning.
Professor Dana strongly asserts THAT III
now seems demonstrated by astronomical and
physical arguments that the interior of our
globe is essentially solid"
An incendiary fire at Danielsonville, K. L.,
destroyed the old Whitmore Mill, causing a
loss to tenants of $4,000, partially covered by
insurance. The building was of little value.
The Hartford Evening Post has been sued
for 81, 900 damages. on account OF referring
to Professor Gardner, the great soap pedler.
as "the chronic nuisance of Connecticut.
Numerous liquor dealers in Boston, includ
ing several in the wholesale line, were raided
on by the State Constables Tuesday, and
large quantity of liquor and ale was seized.
A pardon was found more effectual in cur
ing young man who was dying of consump-
ton in an Illinois Jail than twenty dozen OF
cod liver oil. In twenty four hours his lungs
were as sound as If there had never been any
thing the matter.
A despatch from Lexington, Ky, says the
trotting stallion Sentinel was found dead in
the stable at Ash Grove Farm, Tuesday morn
ing. His owner, Edwin Ihorne, of New
York, recently refused $50, 600 for him.
Dickens, it is said, transmitted his wonder
full Evolutionary talent to one Of his sons, WHO
has been reading his fathers works for some
charitable institutions, and acquitted himself
admirably.
An Indiana man humbugged the potato bugs
nicely. He planted grain of corn in each
potatoe hill, and as the corn came up first the
bugs though it was a corn field anil started
for other scenes.
A doctor of Portsmouth, \. H., wants the
custom of tolling bells for funerals discon-
tnued. 1t has depressing effect upon the
sick. and cannot prove source OF mach en-
joyment to the departed.
A sportive sturgeon lcaped into boat in
the Savannah river, knocked down one of the
crew. sprained the ankle of another, and then
calmly foated off from the boat, which he had
completely filled with water.
Vice President Wilson was in Boston Mon
day, and is gradually improving. His friends
are much gratified at the steady progress to-
ward restored health, which has been brought
about by his cessation from all active labor.
A Detroit boy stood an umbrella, with
cord tied to it, in a public doorway. Eleven
persons thought that umbrella was theirs, and
carried it with them the length of the string.
They then suddenly dropped it and went off
without once looking hack or stopping to pick
it up again.
The Chicago Superintendent OF Public
Schools recommends the establishment of
school expressly for the worst class of pupils,
to which ill-behaved scholars shall be sent
from the other schools. His theory is that
this plan will educate the evil disposed men
tally and morally. while the other schools will
not be kept back by them.
The late George W. Barton of Philadelphia,
once himself Judge of Local Court, re-
minded one of his successors that he had often
seen great ass in Judicial robes. 'You
speak from experience, / suppose?" was the
angry retort. "Not at ALL was the reply of
the witty barrister, 81 am speaking directly
from observation"
The Captain of trading vessel says that
while at Byrons Island, in the South Pacific,
some months since, he saw the real Sir Roger
Tichborne, all tattooed from forehead to heel,
and holding rank as a Chief among the ma
tives. He could hardly be distinguished as
white man. Referring to an account of the
Tichborne trial he said to the Captain. II
am the rightful heir to that title and property
and all that is here stated in this paper is
false. How can appear in England to claim
my just rights There is no escape from
here"
The pilot of the Inflated Wawasset must
he added to the list of heroes. His name is
John W. Boswell and he stood manfully
at his post until the wheel was nearly
burned up in his hands His right hand and
right leg were terribly burned lie was then
compelled to leave the wheel. He jumped
overheard, and entreated Captain Wood, who
was in great peril from the flames, to jump on
hoard. The captain said, 'No, III not leave
h.,nf all