Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-31
GENERAL NE VS..

An English lady proposes 20 expend $780,
900 in supplying Jerusalem with water
The Rev. Edward N. Kirk died suddenly at
his home in Boston Friday afternoon from
stroke of paralysis.
Minister Jay has not signiied any intention
of resigning, but has applied for and secured
leave of absence and will soon visit this
country.
Out of the total population of thirty-six
millions, the lat French census shows a total
of thirteen millions who can neither read nor
write.
The Rhode Island House Of Representatives
resolved, Friday. by an almost unanimous
vote, to repeal the present license law and
adopt stringent prohibitory lay.
The will of the late Mary Louise Shaw of
Boston devises $4,000 to various public
charities and 500, 800 in private requests, the
residue to such charities as her executors may
choose.
Only two democratic Senators voted for Mr..
Schurz's amendment 70 fix the legal limit of
the bank note currency at the old figures of
1856 millions.
The Supreme Court of New Hampshire has
rendered a decision that virtually nullifies the
finding of the referees in the famous case Of
Conant and the Enfield Shakers, which has
already cost the parties $4,000.
The italian press is very indignant at MIR.
Boutwells ranking the Italians among 'dis-
honored' nations. The Italians deny the i'm
parchment of their credit, but say that if it
ii.
A law has been passed in Denmark render
ing it illegal to manufacture matches other
than those which are designed for striking on
specially prepared surfaces. The importation
and sale of all descriptions but the latter are
also forbidden.
In the British House of Commons Friday,
Mr.. Cross, the home minister, declared that it
was not the intention Of the government to in
terfere with the execution of the sentences Of
the Fenian prisoners.
The Changers of Adair county, Illinois, pro-
pose to unite with those of Knox county,
Missouri, in building factory for the pro-
duction of agricultural Implements.
At the St. Patrick's celebration in Bati-
more two colored association, marched in the
procession. They did not claim to be Irish, but
they liked music and wanted to march, and as
the Irishmen wanted to swell the procession
the matter was easily arranged.
Horace Greeley's estate will prove much
more valuable than has been supposed. In.
stead of being worth but S25 900, or $50, 900,
as was thought a short time after his DEATH il
probably represents a value of about $l25 900
quite enough to render his daughters com
Portable.
Mr.. c. p. Wright. the Ascending teller Of
the Bradford, VT, Savings Bank and Trust
Company, has been arrested at Potsdam, N.
Y. 1t is now thought that he was guilty of
an attempt to burn the bank, few weeks ago.
and that the ledger, which disappeared at the
time of the fire, was either stolen or burned
by him.
Lester Seymour, an adventurer, who re-
Gently went to Pittsfeld and engaged Mrs.
Scott-Siddons to give reading there, paid
that lady with worthless check for $3.50,
pocketed the entire receipts (about SG00) and
fed, leaving other bills to the amount of sew
eral hundred dollars. Mrs. Siddons being
under engagement to the Boston lecture bu-
reau, the $3.50 loss falls on them.
Recent experiments have demonstrated that
by putting cut flowers in a vase, with a little
water, under glass shade, they will be pre-
served for long time in fresh beauty. Some
msidenhair fern thus treated was as perfect al
the end of fortnight as when it was first
placed under the glass. 1t is suggested tina
this blooming might be still furthe' prolo nged
by inserting the fower-stems in nite sand
instead Of water alone.
The boot blacks of London are 400 in num-