Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-11
GENER.4L .EE Us.

The discomfort among the min. Is in lern,ylya-
mia is not yet appeased.
johnson Co., Ark, has been made happy by the
discovery of an anthracite coal field.
Bret IIartc says its hard work to be indusri-
Gus, and harder yet to be good natured.
Gustavc bore is to receive $50, 900 for series
of designs for new edition of Shakespeare.
fund of $4,000 has been raised by the women
OF Richmond for the erection of monument to
Gen. Robert Z. Lee.
A Columbus (Tenn.) druggist spelled ''rhap-
sody" ''wrap soda" and took his seat with an air
of personal injury.
The Hon. Jesse ID. Bright, who was expelled
from the United States Senate for disloyalty in
February, 1862, is said to be hopelessy i'll at his
home in Kentucky.
Mr.. Jerome of st. Adams, VT, has taken $1,000
out of railway company for putting him off the
cars He had a ticket, but couldn't find it at
once.
1t is stated that over 100000 worth CT dogs,
mostly pointers and settlers, have been brought to
this country during the last two years.
Some of the French Journals II eat the reports Of
the alarmists about war with Germany I'M
founded and ether, consider them greatly cxag-
gerated.
According to letter from Moscow, the union
of all the United Greeks in Russia with the Or
thodox Church will soon be accomplished. The
movement is steadily extending.
The Governor of the Bahamas, has just appoint
cd committee of twelve for the purpose ofsecur-
ing representation of the produce and manufac-
lures of the colony at the Philadelphia ENhibi
ton.
The English Budget was discussed i'll the House
of Commons Friday night, Mr.. Gladstone emily
cnng the proceedings with some very acute criti-
cisms of the financial management of the conser-
vatve administration.
Rev. Adirondack Murray, together with some of
his friends and admirers, is about TO establish
church in Boston, on the Plymouth plan, includ-
ing the Friday evening lecture talk and all. The
cdifce is to be built Immediately and will have
seating capacity for 1000.
The death of Mr.. S. L. +. Odell, Charge DAT
flares of the Hawaiian Islands in this country,
was announced Friday. Mr.. Odell was member
of the wel-known firm of Barclay & Livingstone,
and brother of the late Moses F. Ode ex-mem-
Der of Congress.
A committee, representing the Fifth Maryland
regiment, visited Washington Friday and ten
deyed its services an escort to the President to
the Bunker Hill Centennial The President, it is
said, gracefully accepted the protlered courtesy.
The Marine Band will accompany the escort
The discovery of boiling lake in the Island of
Dominica is announced 1t is stated to be situated
in the forest-covered mountain behind the town
of Roseau, 900 feet above the sea- and to be two
miles in circumference. The margin of the lake
consists of beds of sulphur, and its overflow finds
exit by waterfall of great height.
The very rapid increase of the silver coinage
within a short time causes some Treasury officers
to think that the Secretary will begin paying out
silver in lien of fractional currency before the
meeting of Congress in December next. 1t is es
timated that by the last of June the end of the
present fiscal year there will be about six million
dollars in silver coin in the Treasury, and that by
the first of September there will be fully ten
millions With this amount it is believed that the
Secretary will feel that he safely begin to put
into operation the law authorizing silver coin 10
be paid out and the fractional currency with
drawn