Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-07-28
rice, has received the Office of Insurance Com

Price, has received the Office of Insurance Com
missioner made vacant by the death Of General
Blair.
Gov. Allen said, in his Newark speech, that 50
per cent. of the members of Congress were econ
trolled by National Bankers and bondhoders.'
As majority of the members of Congress are
democrats, it would'seem also that majority Of
the democratic party is controlled by National
Bankers and bondholders.
The New York Times in an article forcibly
pointing out the vicious effect of the Ohio Demo
cratic doctrines on the national credit and pros
pcrlty, says
"a more infamous course than that which is be-
ing pursued by the two chief candidates on the
democratic ticket in Ohio is not recorded in politi-
cal history. 1t is worthy only Of footpads. The
canvass in Ohio is longer one between two
great political partes-it is one between swindlers
and honest men. If the democrats triumph IN the
State, we may safely bid farewell 10 the national
credit and good name for years to come
GENERAL 4VEU'S.
Isaac " Singer, the sewing mlchine man is
dead.
Confederate General Hood Is going to write up
his campaigns
\ Minnesota woman killed forty-eight bushels
of ,hoppers in one week, and got 81 PER bush
c
The Post Office Department Will prosecute 30
mail contractors for failure TO comply with con
tracts which they had accepted.
4 mob in Osccola, Ark, took out two murder
ers confined there on Friday, and shot one, the
other escaping from the crowd.
Spotted Tail says he never had daughter that
he knows Of therefore she never loved pale face;
he never scorned her love, neither did she die Ct
grief fer him.
josh Billings remarks "The only way TO git
thru this world and eskape censure and abuse IL
to take sum back road. You kant travel the main
turnpike and do it,"
The labor strikes in England ale growing more
serious. There is a lock out III Ashton, Staley-
bridge, Dunkinfcld and Mossey. In Oldham one
hundred mills are closed and thirteen thousand
hands have suspended work.
Among the remarkable productions of Callior-
MIA Is the Hogan family, Of Mendocino County.
The father stands 6 feet inches in his stockings,
one son feet 6 inches a second feet IL inch
es, and 4 third feet inches.
The Postmaster General has effected most i'm
portant change in the transmission of the mails
leave New York and reach Chicago in 2G, and pos
siblv "A hours--a gain of II hours the pres
cnt running time.
The School Committee OF Berkeley (Alass.) iig-
ures in this way "Three thousand one hundred
and fifty days lost last year through absence.
Surprising each child in the school gets one new
idea in the day, there is loss to the town of g.
80 ideas.
Constantinople is threatened with the calamity
of complete exhaustion of its supply OF drinking
water, and in all the religion, they are praying
for rain, except in the religion of Islam, in which
it is believed that God knows best, and has no
need of advice.
The Transcript saws that "a good many of the
rumored points of evidence against Piper, accused
of the bery murder, fail TO stand the test OF care
full inquiry and it is understood that the chain Is
not as complete supposed" No one seems to
know who is to conduct the defence, but the gov
eminent has been working up the evidence with
unusual care and MISREPRESENTATION
Recently three young men came all the way
from Boston to Long Branch to see Anna Louise
Cary in the surf They carried small Russia leath-
er carpet bags, wore plain black clothes, with
waistcoats buttoned up to the throat and turn
down collars had pale high brows, deeply fur
rowed by lines of thought phosphorescent eyes,
and divided public opinion at the Branch as to
whether they were disguised grasshopper suileres
or theological misunderstanding Argus.
On the whole we would recommend young gen
tlemen just out of college to enter upon journal
ism as profession The pay is magnificent, and
leading editorials are in very active demand. And
then the work is only to dash off a column so
daily Of political comment and go to the theatre
nights. The profession is honorable, too, and
many man has won distinction in it-Horace
Greeley, for instance, who had not the advantage
you have in collegiate educatIon.-Louisriie
Commercial.
The ex-Queen Isabella of Spain has just had a
narrow escape from death. Her Majesty was re-
turning to Paris from a suburban visit, when, on
entering the avenue de la Grand Armee, where
the fete Of Neuilly was being held, the horses of
her carriage were frg htened by the roaring of lion
and dashed off. The coachman tried to stop them,
but in vain, and in few seconds of the horses
fell and upset the carriage, which contained, be-
side the cx-Q,een, the Princess de Beaufremont,
the Duchess de Nalence and the Duchess d'Atrsco.
The only lady injured was the Duchess de Valence.
The eX Queen, with remarkable GOODNESS and self
possession was the first TO attend to the Duchess.
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