Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-17
GENERAL NE VS..

There are about half million Scandina-
VANS in the United States.
The new representative Of Austria present
ed his credentials at Washington Monday
The General Convention of the American
Universalist church was opened at New York
Monday evening.
The trial of those suspected of completely
in Bazaine's escape was commenced at Grasse,
France, Monday.
Sam Randall of Pennsylvania thinks the
democrats will be honest on the currency
question by 1876.
The Garden of Eden" will be reproduced
in a New York theatre next week They say
it is very like the original.
"Back out or buckshot" were the two alter
natives which Delaware father gave his sor'
who had been nominated for an Office.
A Catholic prizes, has caused a sensation in
Cincinnati by inveighing against some Irish
families for sending their children to the
common schools.
The report in a Nashua paper that the wa
ges of the employees on the Lowell road
were TO be reduced lie pronounced incorrect.
Jules Simon is about to open political
campaign in the south of France. He is an
nounced to make speeches at Avignon. Mont
pelier, and Toulouse.
A citizen of Detroit. who has been explor-
ing in the northern part of Michigan, says he
never realized how wicked he was until he
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The United States Treasurer has notified
the National Banks tina, they are expected to
make an additional deposit of Ave per cent.
for the redemption of their circulation.
A conference is to be held at Richmond,
Va, on the 10Th of November, to ascertain
the amount of the States indebtedness, and
to consult as to the best means for liquidating
the same.
Dispatches from Rio Janeiro says that the
celebration on the 7th inst. of the anniversa-
~ of Brazilian independence was a very bril-
liant one, and attended with festivities, illu-
limitations etc.
The New York Liberal Club Monday even
ing commemorated the l05th anniversary of
Humboldt's birth. Letters were read from
Darwin, Parton and Wendell Phillips.
Mr.. Bancroft Davis has presented his ere
dentials to the King of Saxony at Dresden
and returned to Berlin. He has taken q fine
house on the Behren strasse, which he will
make the rendezvous of Americans, and
where he will give weekly soirees.
A curious result Of a stroke of lightning,
was observed at Portsmouth, r. l. Daring
a recent thunder storm. the powder house at
the coal mines, containing about half ton OF
powder, was struck by lightning, and the top
part Of the roof taken off as if cut by some
sharp instrument. From the roof the bolt
seems to have left the building and to have
struck outside of it in the ground. The build
ing was of stone, with wooden roof, and
stood at quite distance from any other build
ings.
The Providence Press, in reply to dis
patch from Boston saying that "the cotton
goods market has been low recently that
the idea Of a large accumulation in the hands
OF manufacturers prevails" says: An inves-
tigation shows that this is not the case; that
should the entire stocks held be distributed,
there would be an absolute scarcity The
aggregate will not exceed eight days produc-
ton at the mills, and some put it as low as
FIVE days.