Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-10
GENERdL NEKS.

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Division of the Treasury, has resigned.
Chicago has five regular places of amuse
ment
The Arabian ports on the Red Sea are in
tested with the plague.
Half of the town of Meningen, Germany,
has been destroyed by fire. Seven hundred
families are homeless.
The anniversary of the birth of Fayfette
was celebrated in New York Monday by
French and Canadian societies.
The French Government has suspended Il
newspaper for two months because it pub
lished bitter attack on Presideat Serrano.
San Antonio, Texas, has been made a new
Catholic diocese and the Rio Grande District
has been made vicarate apostolic.
Extensive forest fires are raging in the
vicinity of Egg Uarbor, n. j., and thousands
of acres have been burned over.
Although Louisiana had deluge in the
spring dry spell followed the receding of the
waters, and it is now feared that on account
of the drou,h the rice crop will be failure.
Cincinnati man has invented new kind
of velocipede, or rockaway, as he calsit 1t
goes on wheels, and one only has to rock to
propel himself along at a wonderful rate of
speed.
London letter says that the Princess
Louise goes out shopping dressed very shah
billy, and her husband, tie Marquis of Lorne,
does not shine in the matter Of costume.
writer, describing the exodus of visitors
from Mount Desert, speaks of the middle
aged matrons gathering their sunburnt hus-
bands about them, as hens do their chickens.
The death of Gen. Foster leaves Gen.
Doubleday the only survivor of the officers Of
Fort Sumter at the time the flag was first
assailed by the cannon of treason.
The temperance people of Philadelphia
having requested of Mr.. Barnum the use of
his Hippodrome for temperance meeting,
which was to have been held Sunday after
noon, the great Snowman promised to let
them use it free, and also 'to be there in per-
son to raise his voice with theirs against the
curse of intemperance."
The workmen Of the Cincinnati Southern
railroad at the crossing of Green River (Ky.)
recently discovered on the bank of the river,
four feet under the ground, sycamore gum,
bearing evidence off great age, and after clean
ing II out to depth of eight feet, found n
strong stream of fine mineral water. Since
it's discovery, the oldest inhabitants can re-
call the existence Of this gum spring, and re-
Numbering that it used to be resorted to some
fifty years ago by persons afflicted with va.
rious diseases. The spring is on the right Of
way. and may possibly become noted water
ing place, as the location is very favorable.
Garibaldi's dwelling is of the most simple
kind. The principal room-that occupied by
himself-contains only a fireplace, bed, a
few chairs, a sideboard doubtless given to
him, as it bears his initials,) and in corner
heap of books. There are also a plaster
bust of Colonel Nulle, who died in Poland,
and large portrait in oil of'the American
General Flores. Such is the richest chamber
of the house. He has only three persons
with him-frst, M. Basso; next, a country
man, about 20; and lastly, an old female
cook. The island produces plenty Of almonds
figs and grapes, but only few orange and
lemon trees, transplanted thither by Garbaldi
and cultivated by himself. Goats abound.
and there are besides considerable number
of lid cats.