Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-10
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The New York Herald speaks Of stephen Pearl
Andrews as .'the eccentric Pantarch.'
Twenty thousand alligator skins are tanned
every year, and the business has become an i'm
portant branch of industry at the South.
The Cincinnati Gazette has paragraph about
three ladies in that city who recently spent two
hours in selecting one simple little straw hat.
In Chicago On the lst of May an exprcssman
advertised himself as follows IN. B.-Furnl-
ture loaded SO as to show to the best advantage
The execution of William +. Sturtevant for the
triple murder at Halifax, Mass. some months ago,
occurred at Plymouth Friday.
The gunpower suit against the city Of Boston,
growing out of the blowing up Of buildings during
the great fire. has resulted in favor of the city.
Philadelphia Judge took occasion the other
day to remind the public that street crossings be-
long primarily to pedestrians, and only secondari-
ly to vehicles
A planter in Western Georgia is visiting Colo
RADIO with a number of colored people, for the pur-
pose of finding land ard homes for their perna-
ncnt settlement
At a recent revival meeting held at Bad Axe,
Michigan, a young man concluded tervent ad-
dress by saying 81 wish to be friend to the
friendess, father to the tatherless and a widow
to the widowless."
In letter to the New York Tribune, G. w. S.
SAYS: ut mostly happens when the subject of
Free Trade is discussed in England, whether by
Englishmen or Frenchmen, thatthe United States
are held up as an awful example of the wicked
ness Of Protection"
There have been more American than English
flags displayed on the Nile boats for travellers the
past winter, and little steam yacht, owned and
sailed by two New Workers, was the first steam
vessel carrying foreign flag that has ever had
permission from the Khedve to go up the Nile.
The Paris Geographical Society, anxious to do
homage to the memory of Capt F. c. Hall, who
met his death in the celebrated expedition of the
Polaris, have awarded gold medal, which is now
in the hands of Mr.. Washburne, to be sent to
Capt. Halls family.
The spread Of pleuro-pneunonia among the
cattle in some of the counties of New Jersey has
become so alarming that the Executive Committee
of the State Agricultural Society has been called
upon to enforce the law for the protection of the
sound herds, and the determination of the fatal
disease.
A Tennessee paper tells story about little
red bird which lately lost its mate. Happening to
alight, few mornings afterwards, on vine in
front of highly-polished window, he caught sight
of his own reflection, and, evidently installing it
for his missing companion. began to make love to
it, bird fashion, and has continued the practice
every day since.
A disease, resembling the nurrain spoken Of in
the Bible, is causing great havoc among the aocks
and herds of Turkey. On the plains of Troy
the skeletons of thousands and thousands of sheep
cover the ground. Shepherds, stripped Of their
entire herds in many cases, have gone insane over
the calamity. In the country about Adranople
fully 80 per cent. of the horned cattle and horses
have already died of disease.
A veteran tramp, in broad b,m hat and broad
tailed coat, who claims to be Lebanon Shaker
is shaking down the innocent Rusticuses in this
vicinity by selling them at fabulous prices, new
and unheard of herb seeds, possessing wonderful
sanitary properties. Evidently he was never at
Lebanon, as he knows nothing of the community,
stating their number to be two thousand, when it
is but two hundred. He met man in Bradford
the other day, who knew him and exposed him.
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