Daily Kennebec journal., 1874-02-11
GE.NERAL NEWS.

The law introducing general conscrip::nn in
Russia is about to be promulgated.
The next meeting of the National Grange
will be at Charleston, S. c.
Thus far the Easlsh Conservatives have
ousted Il Liberals. and tie Liberals replaced
| 81 Conservatives.
A poor family in Green Bay had To mort
gage their sig dogs lasi week to yet a barrel
of flour.
Benoni Howard, the New York millionaire
who conterfeited United States revenue match
stamps. has been sent to the peniieniary for
five years.
1t is estimated that pair Of healthy s!ar-
rows having family to bring up will consume
over 5000 catarpillars week.
81 never get trusted for hat said spend
thrift, "because should then feel as though
I were in debt over head and ears"
An old lady i'll Washington was recently
heard to observe, on taking up the morning
paper, IL wonder il ANYBODY has been born
that know"
Montgomery Blair has written a long letter
to Gen. Fitz John Porter in reference to the
review of the trial Of the latter while the late
war was in progress.
Kate Field gays there are more Greek heads
in the United States than III Greece. and tie
purest classical profile known to her is that OF
a New England woman.
Hon. Caleb Cushing has promised TO be
present at a farewell dinner given him by his
old friends 10 Newburyport Mass, before his
departure for Europe.
Mark Twain, in speaking of rannipalism'
grows serious for once, and solemn!y declares
that, for his own part, .'he would go hungry
for two dsys rather than eat an old personal
friend"
The Metropolitan Hotel at Chicago has
full complement of boarders, but no landlord,
he having skipped the town and left for
parts unknown. meeting Of creditors dis
cussed lame duck
One of the proposed changes in the cham
pionship code for the government OF base ball
clubs provides that no game shall be played
on any ground where pool-selling is allowed,
An old man, who had lived eighty years
within 100 miles of New York, made his first
appearance in that city OH Thursday, and he
would have kept away then if he had not been
summoned there as a witness.
"Why don't you give US a little Greek ard
Latin occasionally" asked country deacon
of new minister. why, 10 YOU understand
those language." NO: but we pay for the
best, and we ougl; to have it,
Dio Lewis says "the trouble ia that in New
England there /, \ lack of heat The people
have good heads, but poor stomachs. They
think we'll. but they cant digest; and so
there is no moral iervor. never saw a New
England audience at white hest, no. even dur
ing the nos exciting political campaign"
Never put particle of soap abou. Your sil-
yer if you would have It te,sin its original
luster. when il wants polish take piece Of
soft leather and whiting and rub hard. The
proprietor OF one Of the Oldest silver estab-
lishmen,s in the city Of Philsdelphia says thai,
.'housek,, lcrs ruin their silver BY washing it
| in soapsnds. as it makes il look like pewter.
The Connecticut correspondent Of the New
York Times says tnat William II. Barnum win
| be the leading aspirant for the United States
Senatorship in that State on the democratic
side. 1t is understood, also, that Hon Rchad
ID. Hubbard will allow his name to be used.
Besides these (and Mr.. Wheeler of Bridge.
port, who will run orly with Bafnum's con-
sent.) there will DC two possible candidates
from New Haven-ex-Gov. English and Gov.
Iugersoll