Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-10
GENERAL NEWS.


1t is said that a remarkable cave has been
discovered on Long Island, n. Y.
The average interest on investments in
England has declined one per cent. in the last
ten years.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe and son are
passing the summer with Mrs. Fred Gates OF
Castine, Maine.
Tammany is preparing to welcome Mr..
Sweeney. The district attorney and the grand
jury ought to make preparations for that
1t is proposed to erect two extensive asy-
lums for priests banished from Grrmany-one
in England and one in the United States.
The French Minister of War wants large
sum of money, probably for the purpose Ct
pntting the French army on better war foot
ing.
Mexico is putting up telegraph poles like
lightning. This bespeaks progress, as well
as nice and effective way of getting rid of
her cattle thieves.
The first bale of new crop Of cotton was re-
ceived at Savannah, Thursday, by ]. w. La
throp & Co., from Branbridge, Ga, and
classed as ordinary.
William B. Aston of Texas was shot dead
in New York saloon Thursday The New
Workers were greatly agitated over the first re-
ceipt of the news, supposing it to be their
own Aston.
wicked young man suggests that girls at
the watering places should be made to wear
card stating the cost of their clothes.
The northwestern part Of Minnesota was
visited Tuesday evening by a violent hail
storm, which did great damage to the crops in
IIecker county. AT Frontenac, on Lake
Pepin, the Baptist church was struck by light
ming and destroyed.
1t is rumored that Germany is negotiating
with Spain for the cesson of Santona, forti
fed town on a peninsula headland in the Bay
of Biscay, for the purpose Of making second
Gibraltar. The place was occupied by the
French in 1909, and again in 1928.
Disraeli is getting absent-minded. He late
ly alluded to his great adversary, Gladstone,
as ''my right honorable friend" when he
should have said 'the right hon orabe gentle
man opposite" Afterward he referred to him
as chancellor of the Excequer," and then as
''Prime Minister"
During the war Of 1870 a German painter,
having nothing else to do, frescoed his own
dining room A dealer coming there one day
was so charmed that he gave him GO, 900 tha-
leis for the work of his leisure hours, and the
pauels containing the coveted paintings were
carefully removed.
MIR. Thomas Burke, Chairman of a Com.
mitee of the International Typographical
Uuion writes to the Washington Republican
that the project for erecting type metal mon
ument uron the grave of Horace Greeley is
making such progress as 10 warrant the belief
that the monument will be in position before
the end Of the present year,
According to southern paper, student is
each day detailed to watch beside the tomb Of
General Lee, in the memorial room of the
chapel of the Washngton-Lee University,
Lexington, Va. He is styled a "watcher,"
and his duty is to remain there during the day
and receive visitors, showing them the proper
courtesy and attention. AS there are nearly
three hundred and fifty students, no one is on
duty more than once year.
Danbury Bailey found his nerves seriously
exacerbated by the conduct of some young
men who were copying the inscriptions in
Westminster Abbey. but, just as he was about
to crawl under tomb, tall Ohioan called