Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-21
GENERAL VS..

Chicago proposes giving an enormous Christ
mas dinner, with seats for 10000 persons.
The cargo of the Steamer Dominion for Liver
Thursday is valued at over half million dol
lars.
Artificial ce-making in San Francisco is pay
ing affair. The patent brought $4,000 to the
manufacturers last year.
A Philadelphia paper exposes the Katie King
swindle, by which Robert Dale Owen and others
were duped.
| A new potato known as the White Queen is be-
ing cultivated in France, which in good soil yields
largely good sized root of a very fine flavor
A Massachusetts, correspondent of the Provi-
dence Journal refers the editor for character to
fattering obituary notice of himself in that pa
per.
"For sport, go to Texas. They have panthcrs
there thirteen feet long and exceedingly vigor-
Gus and if you have no sport, the pan.hers GER
tainly will
Colored pupils have taken the full course in the
Cleveland High School, and graduated with hon.
or, standing high in department, character, and
scholarship.
NOUCC " SauuiDalo--h. -hOCu, TICuCu SClcu-
tist has discovered that the flesh of the Caucasian
is bitter and salty, while that Of the black is of
finer flavor, and will keep much longer.
A man died recently in Venango county, Pa.
having been confined to his bed thirteen years by
disease of the spine caused by severe punishment
inflicted upon him when he was boy at school.
The Brooklyn Argus says that the first thought
ON cold morning is, "God help the poor" To
Judge from appearances, the second thought is a
determination not to NEEDLE with the intentions
of Providence.
1t has been discovered that in courts where ju-
rors are not promptly paid their fees they always
find for the defendant. The reason given is that
they are mad at the plaintiff for bringing the suit.
Virginia City, Nevada, has golden streets-that
is, some of the mud on being analysed the other
day, yielded gold and silver at the rate of $3.50
per ton. 1t came from ore dropped from teams,
and pulverized by the street travel.
The Christian Leader, State organ of the New
York Universalist organization, has been turned
over to private enterprise, and will hereafter be
published at Utica by White & Floyd, the pur-
chasers.
The Washington Ladies Centennial Tea Par
ty was repeated at the Capitol Thursday night. 1t
is supposed that they will realize 5000 in aid of
the Centennial celebration.
1t is noted that no trouble has ever resulted
from the co-education of white and colored chill
dren in the Albany schools. Separate schools
were abolished in that city several years ago for
reason of too much expense.
While excsvatng a street at Helene, Ark, a
day or two since, the workmen struck huge iron
lid or cover eight feet below the street surface.
On raising il an immense cavern was discovered,
the dimensions of which were very large. The
chamber is believed to be the work of former
civilization. 1t is now partly filed with water.
BY recent decision of the United States Su-
preme Court judgments have been rendered az ainst
eighteen cities and townships in Michigan, and in
favor of nonresident holders of railroad aid bonds
aggregating $2ii ,964. This reverses the decision
Of the Supreme Court of Michigan, which de-
clared that the bonds issaed By vow lips and
cities in aid of railroads were invalid, as it held
that the law under which they were given was
unconstitutional. As the bonds maturod an OPP
portunity was given the nonresident holders TO
test the question in the national court Of last re-
sort, which has resulted IS stated. From this, and
numerous other similar decisions, II is evident the
Federal Court will not permit towns nor cities TO
repudiate their bonds given for the construction
| of railroads or other like objects.