Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-16
GENERAL NEWS.


They think in Arizona that they have captured
Bender, the notorious murderer
The Mediterranean furnishes million dollars
worth of sardines annually.
The Hon. Lauriston Hail. formerly prominent
citizen of Providence, died at Callao, South Amer
lea, whittier he was travelling for the winter
A poor little fellow in a mission Sunday school
when asked his idea Of heaven replied: "a good
warm fire all day."
The expansion of the immense body of ice on
Cavnga Lake is upheaving the stones and soil OF
the shores to an additional height of several feet.
Ex-Postmaster-Geners Horatio King was mar
ried in Washington, to Miss Isabella G. Osbouine
of Auburn, N. Y, on Monday last.
1t is rumored that the Pacific Mail Company
has sold all its wharves and other property in San
Francisco, and leased the property for term OF
years.
The London Globe states that the English Gov
eminent has demanded from Peru an explaton
and apology for having removed passenger from
the British merchant steamer Santiago, at Callao.
An evening paper speaks of some houses the
roofs of which are "shingled with slate This Is
almost as good as the Hibernian description of
roof "copper -bottomed on the top with sheet-tin"
The Princess Selim has set new fashion in
Paris, that OF having an evening dress quite COW
cred with feathers. At a recent reception she
wore robe of white satin covered all over with
feathers, tipped with diamonds.
They have dog tax in Fairport, H., and the
other day the town clerk advertised in local pa
per "all persons not having licensed dogs must
an apI
obtain one"
While the venerable Thurlow Weed was walk
lug near his residence, in West Twelfth street. on
Thursday evening, he slipped on the ice and fell
heavily to the sidewalk, sustaining severe injuries
which will keep him confined 10 his house for
some time. His face is badly dYfgured, his nose
being cut and one Of his eyes much bruised and
blackened.
Western papers are authority for the statement
that grouse and in fact birds of all descriptions,
are killed and brought to market by the hundred
tons. Those not used by human beings are fed to
swine and this work has been going on for years.
No wonder there are not enough to cat up the
grasshoppers and that the latter are rampant.
The proposition of the Union Pacific Railroad
for settlement with the government was consid'
cred in the Cabinet meeting Friday and there was
a unanimous opinion in its favor. Counting only
half transportation full pay for mails, and five pei
cent. on earnings, the government would NOT
amount to half million year. The government
will enter into negotiations with the company, and
in case Congress takes favorable action, settle
ment will probably be made, substantially on
terms of the proposition.
| The English and French governments are TAX
ing steps toward securing observations Of the to-
tai eclipse of the sun, which will be visabe in the
East Indies ON the 9th Of April. Disraeli's gov
eminent has granted five thousand dollars toward
the enterprise. The calculations of the astrono-
mers show that no eclipse of the sun will equal
this in interest until 1898, when it will be seen in
Central and South America. 1t is thoght that the
British expedition will lie ave early in February.
An interesting paper was read by Capt. Shaw,
the head of the London Fire Brigade, the other
night at the British Society of Arts, in which he
gave fall description Of the new appliance fol
enabling persons to breathe in dense smoke or
poisonous vspors. This freman's respirator OF
".moke cap is a black and glass eyed mask, which
protects the sight, partially closes the nose, and
provides for the mouth light and close fitting Ill
ter with valves. The only objection as yet made
to the invention was that Of a member OF the so
ciety of Arts, who handed in bill OF exceptions
to it ON the ground that it gave fireman so dia-
bolical an aspect that he would grievously alarm
those he came to save, This objection, however,
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