Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-11-02

ory that men were once plants and says thctc are
still great many of them who arc nothing more
tAan small potatoes.
"Piety," remarked an Arkansas preacher 10 his
congregation the other day. "does not consist in
noise. The Lord can see You give to the needy
just as easily as he can hear you pray the roof
off"
1t is stated that, owing to the abundance ofcorn,
shortage in the hay crop and desire to keep up
prices, hogs are 10 be kept back this season, and
as a consequence the packing trade is dull. One
good result will be that the pork when it gets into
the market will be fatter than usual.
Miss Robinson, teacher of one OF the lower
grades i'll baltimore school. deserves at least
honorable mention Fine broke out on one of
thc upper floors, and the pupils came rushing
down il the widest panic, when she ordered one
of her assistant teachers to play a march, and, 60
ng from room TO room, she had the children file
ont qnetly, without breaking step-or limbs.
Gen. Longstreet has gone into the hotel bust
ness in Gainesville, Ga.
The steamer Great Eastern is il dry-dcck
in England, and being repaired and refurnished at
an expense of 100000.
Lee 4 Shepard have been thrown into bank
luptcY, few of the creditors not accepting the
conditions Of settlement offered.
Ida Demores, whom the Grand Duke AcNis
considered the most beautiful woman in the Uni
ted Sla'es, has married Nebraska doctor.
Through the efforts of Secretary Biistow the
expenses of the New York Custom House have
been cut down at the rate of about half million
dollars annually.
Civilization follows the path of the white man.
a number of lamp posts have been put up at
Cheyenne, and the Indians stand round them see.
ing which spit the highest.
At the Eaton County, Michigan Fair a prize of
$40 was given to Alice Fuller, who proved salts
factorily that she had been longer without new
dress than anybody else in the county.
Speaking about the recent Cuban runors the
Washington correspondence of the New York
Evening Post says there is no truth in the story
that "new departure is contemplated by the
United States Government, This much can be
said authoritatively.
Mr.. Henry F. Durant makes statement in the
Boston Transcript concerning the condition OF
Wellesley College. He says that funds are need
cd for the purchase of Books and for other pur
poses, and that contributions for the museum of
natural history and for the art gallery are desired
The ravages of the cattle disease in England are
shown in the quarterly report, which shows that
throughout England and Wales for the quarter
ending October l6 there were over five hundred
thousand cases Of disease, and that the money
damage is estimated at million dollars.
In these days Of frequent financial collapse and
mysterious wasting away of substance only dis
covered at the final adjustment, it is cheering to
read of the case of Gen. ". d. Washburn, OF
Minneapolis, who made complete assignment of
all his property for the benefit of his creditors
about year ago. The assignees, after paying
every claim in full, have restored to Gen Wash
burn assets worth about $500 600, and with this
capital, and business reputation rather strength
cned than impaired by his ieycrscs, he can COM
mence over again with better prospects than be-
fore. Il is rare record, and proud one-(Aicl-
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