Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-28
GENERAL NJ VS..

Lady Franklin lies dangerously ill at London.
There are still hundreds of square miles of ice in
Lake Superior, and Portage Canal is full of it.
The new Custom House at Chicago is con
dcmned and work on the building has ceased.
Count Won Arnim has been convicted of alb
stracting State papers and sentenced to nine
months Imprisonment.
The quantity Of iron TO be used in the construc-
ton of the Centennial buildings will aggregate
about 5000 tons, of which more than fvc-siXths
will be wrought.
The Pennsylvania railroad has recently procured
an engine whose power is almost double that Of
an ordinary locomotive, and is expected to draw
one hundred loaded freight cars.
The Tennessee farmers are recovering their
prosperity slowly. Just as they get little money
saved up the circus comes along, and the hard
times begin over again.-L0uistWe C00rier-Jo,U-
nal
1t having been remarked that Tweed appeared
in court in suit such as he was frequently wont
to wear, the New York Mail says it fears he has
more suits on hand now than he desires, and that
some of them will wear him.
Mrs. Tilton has published card, in which she
denies in toto the charges preferred against her
in connection with Mr.. Bcecher, and more espec-
tally the story alleged to have been told by the
upholsterer.
A test was recently made Of the buoyant power
of leaf of The water lily known as the lictor1a
Reqia, in the Botanic Garden at Client. Bricks
were heaped over its entire area, and before it was
submerged in the water weight of 76l pounds
was foated.
yellow poplar tree recently out in Monroe
county, W. Va, turned out nine thousand five
hundred feet of plank, enough to build good
house, for which it was used. There are lots of
bigger trees of the same kind en- the same land.
Attention is being drawn in England to the
value of the mule. At recent show the prize
mule stood seventeen hands, and was proved to be
much stronger than a horse. Another animal ex-
hibited, and which was only twelve and half
hands high, had been driven the previous week
900 miles in forty-two hours, and entered London
on the evening Of the second day, at pace of ten
miles an hour, with no marks of fatigue.
A correspondent of the Boston Journal says
that ashes either coal or wood, freely scattered
over the ground under the trees, and around the
trunks once or twice in the course of year, will
cause cankcr worms to disappear. He says that
he has made use of ashes in this direction for
several years past, also sevetal Of his neighbors
and their trees have not suffered in the least from
the ravages of this pest of the orchards. Now is
the right time to apply the above simple remedy
as the worms are just descending from the trees.
A French dramatic author was remarkable for
selfshness. Calling upon friend, whose opinion
he wished to have on a new comedy, he found him
in his last moments, but, Notwithstanding, pro-
posed to him to hear it read. "Consider," said the
dying man, 81 have not above an hour to live"
"Ah" replied the author" but this will occupy
only half the time"
Mr.. James Campbell, the chief steward at Vas
sar College, says that the young ladies at the col
lege are given to eating confectionery between
meals, and considers that the use of candies in that
manner is certainly hurtful to them but the APP
petite for it seems to be fixed, and therefore he
attempts to meet the situation by putting fine
candies upon the table. Candy eating between
meals is, in his opinion, fully as bad hsb-
it as cigar-smoking by young men. The
extravaganza of it is also to be deplored.
One lady pupil in the college it TO an extreme,
and not long ago she had package of candy sent
to her from New York, the bill for which amount
ed to $40. If one young lady hands it around
freely, another thinks she must. too, and then
there is no end to the outlay Of money for it,
Poughkeepsie kagie.
American iron selling in Northampton at s35
ton! Well, well This is dreadful TO be sure
So 1t seems that the tariff does not shut out cur
goods from foreign markets, and that we are &C.
tualy competing with John Bulls free-uade iron
in his own little island 1t is true, we have not
built up great business in American iron in Eng