Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-07-04
GENERAL NE VS..


Serrano is to assume command ofthe Span
ish army.
An extra force of lightning rod men have
struck for New Hampshire and Maine.
Eleven persons are said to have been MUIR
dered Monday night in dwelling in Spencer
county. Kentucky.
Canon Kingsley rambles about the noun
tains of Colorado in a manner which astonish-
es the Denver-ites. He is prodigious on foot.
The Emperor of Germany sleeps in mar
row iron bedstead, with mattresses and pill
lows even harder than those used by the
common people in Germany.
The Buffalo contractor who erected an I'M
safe building in that city, which killed a man
by its fall sometime since, has been found
guilty of manslaughter in the fourth degree.
The Chicago Inter Ocean has picture of
the comet on background of dark sky. 1t
looks like a white lace veil lying on piece
of Chinchila fur.
In Iceland they have no titles-not even
the plain "Mr." or "Mrs." man is simply
Signrd or whatever else his name is, and his
wife or daughter is Ingeborg.
A San Francisco reporter blushed at some
remarks of Victoria Woodruff, and was
promptly discharged for conduct unbecom-
ing journalist.
A poor dog cant bite anybody in New York
now, without being accused of ra bies and in
stan,ly killed by way of proving the charge.
No wonder they get mad.
New York hotel has it's Sunday dinner
bill printed on satin, in green and gold letters
and gives bouquet to each lady. Who says
times are hard?
Sir Edward Thornton, British Minister to
the United States, sailed for England on Sat
urday last leaving the legation in charge of
the newly arrived secretary, Mr. Robert
Grant Watson.
Rochefort was very warmly received on his
arrival at Queenstown; in fact, the mob was
rather more demonstrative than was condu-
Give to Rochefort's convenience.
The shocking story of the death of bride
on Mont Blanc. which has obtained currency
of late turns out to be wholly untrue. Some
such accident as was described did actually
occur, but as long ago as 1870.
The pocket-book taken from the person of
Major John Andre by his captors, Sept. %,
1880, has been presented to the Connecticut
Historical Society by Rev. A. L. Whitman,
of Groton, Conn. The Hartford Courant
says that it was for many years in the posses
sion Of Mr.. Joshua Darrell, of Bridgewater,
Mass, soldier of the revolution, from whom
grandson, Rev. Mr.. Whitman. 1t will here
after be preserved by the side of Arnold's
watch, which has been for many years in the
cabinet of the Historical Society.
The sixth annual session of the American
Pathological Association will be held accord
ing to appointment in the High School build
ing, at Hartford, Conn, commencing Tues
day, July l4,h, and closing Friday, July l7th,
1874. The annual address by the President
Of the Association, Prof. Francis A. March,
of Lafayette College, Easton, Pa, will be de-
livered on Tuesday evening, July 18th.
The comet which is now barely visible in
the western sky, promises to be the most W on.
derful and instructive of these cratic visitors
in the history Of the world Henry NJ. Park
hurst, an astronomer, who made correct pre-
dictions respecting DOnati's comet, publishes
letter in the Tribune in which he predicts
that the comet will approach as near to the
earth as Venus, and that its tall which on
July l4ih, will extend from the western hori-
wrap the earth and probably the moon. The
physical effect upon the earth win not be ap-
preciable but an atmosphere will perhaps be
impaired to the moon by the cometary sui
stance.