Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-01-15
GENER.4L Ne VS..

There are ne arly 100000 colored Freemasons
in the United States.
A general strike is expected among the Penn
sYlvaria coal miners.
Germany does not propose to recognize King
Alfonso until two obnoxious DEGREES suppsessing
Professionalism in Cadiz SUSPENDED.
The two boys who tried to fire the buildings of
the New Hampshire Reform School have been
sentenced to the State Prison.
The most inoffensivc things seem to turn dam
gerous in these days. A New Haven man was
smothered the other day, by seal skin cap
which dropped over his face when he fell in an
epileptlc.
In St. john n. b., the snow drifts on the Calle-
ton side of the river were so large on Sunday that
funeral which was to have occurred on that day
had to be postponed, it being impossible to get the
hearse through the streets
\ very important discovery has been made on
the Esquiline Hill, in Rome, consisting OF seven
statues in fine preservation. There is relnarka-
bic bust Of Commodus, several heads and many
fragments. All these have been found in one
room not yet entirely excavatet There are in
dications Of the presence Of other objects.
Gen. Sherman sustains the action Of Sheridan at
New Orleans.
The thermometer at Chicago Saturday morning
indicated twenty-five degrees below zero
Ebcr b. Ward, the Detroit millionaire who died
recently, left an estate valued at $500 0o0
Blood VIII tell. \ granddaughter of DR.. Paley
has beaten all the boys ut Cambridge in moral
science.
Two cenenarans have died in the State Of
South Carolina within the past few days-!Mrs.
Rosenberg, aged 1903 years, and Richard Cottril,
aged ll9 years.
Somebody ought to hold the editor Of the New
Orleans Picayunc. lie says: 1--WE want to be
arrested. There are ten thousand of US, who, II
one is arrested will feel insulted ifall are not"
TIE following list Of bridal presents is published
in the Chicago Tribune \ pair of pebble goat
shoes from the brides brother-in law; glass
door plate from her grandmother uncle; half
dozen casc -knives and kerosene lamp from the
bridegroom; mop, broom and potato-masher
from an unknown friend; can ofkerosene and
a bundle Of kindlings from the brides mother-in-
law; also nutmeg crater and some manel or
naments from her school friends.
The cold wave now upon us appears to have SUBJ
merged the whole northern half Of the country
Dispatches from Chicago state that the extreme
cold has not been cquallcd in that city since 1854
while from all parts of the northwest come details
of loss of life and great suffering Railroad tIains
on the lines running into Chicago have almost
uniformly been behind time for three days, and
many freight trains have been entirely discon-
tinued.
The case Of Mr.. Oglesby Of New Orleans, who
testified before the Congressional Committee on
business affairs in a way not satisfactory to the
White Leagues, fifty illustrates the ostracsm Tre-
vang there. lie has been compelled, in conse-
quence, TO resign as President of the Chamber of
Commerce. lie is President of the Louisiana Ma
tional Bank, from which many depositors have
lately Withdrawn their funds. He may have to
resign tina: position also. business man here,
says correspondent, must doat with the current
or 60 to the bottom.