Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-07-13
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The Ohio campaign opens formally July 2lst,
with speeches from Governor Allen and Senator
Thurman.
Frederick w. Seward--son of the late VIM. II.
Seward-is mentioned as the next republican rom
ince for Secretary of State in New York.
The republican ticket in Pennsylvania is sup
ported handsomely by the independent press, and
there is good to believe it will poll the full
party strength, which means victory.
The letter from Mr. 4. A. Smith to Gen. Roberts,
democratic candidate for Governor Of Maine,
seems to have hit badly, judging from the fiutter-
ing and vtuperation developed on the other side.
Boston Journal
The substantial unanmty of the republican
platforms this year contrasts significantly enough
with the democratic coat Of many colors made up
from the avowas of that party in tie several
States. Their platforms, as the French say Of in
congtuous pieces of furniture, swear at each other.
GENER4L NEWS.
1t is proposed to change the name of Dolly
mount to Dollycomedown.
A close observer says that the words which Ia
dies are fondest of are the first and last words.
The skeleton of another mastodon has been
found near Big Prairie, in Monroe county Alichi-
gan.
The Southern peach crop is so heavy this year
that the limbs Of the trees break under the weight
Of their burden.
One moral of the Long Island Ra lroad accident
is-"Don't stand on the platforms" All who did
so were killed.
The comptroller of the Currency wishes TO re-
tire all outstanding S. National Bank notes, be-
cause they have been successfully counerfeited.
The American marksmen left Belfast for Scot
land Friday. They have declared all team matches
off, and have accordingly declined an invitation to
compete with eight picked shots from the United
Kingdom.
A Kentucky matron who has recently added
three boys to the bone and sinew of the country,
all at one time, has named them Shadrach, Me
shach and Abedncgo.
"If Smith undertakes to pull my ears said
Jones, she will just have his hands full, now"
The crowd looked at the mans cars and thought
so too.
The Chinese River Pirates seem to be again
becoming troublesome. From Hong Kong
counts reach us Of an attack European ship
at Foo Chow.
George Brown, who died at Halifax, II. s.,
Thursday, contracted the disease of which he
died, at Springfield, Mass and was suffering from
it when he defeated Morris at ST. John in Septem
Der last
The grape crop in Ohio Las been seriously in
jured by the protracted rains. Wheat is also SUI
fering there, and farmers complain that the rains
have interfered with the cultivation ofhe growing
corn.
The Italians coming over here in large num-
bers, it is said. instead of cmigrating to South
America, as heretofore, account of the political
disturbances in Uruguay and tie Arge1tne Re-
public.
The annual sacrifice Of life by the drowning Of
bathers has set in this summer more strongly than
usual. The Boston journal of Wednesday con-
tanned no less than eighteen such cases. Most of
them, Of course, were of boys while four were OF
girls or young ladies.
There are indications OF IL serious outbre ak in
China against foreigners. The American Mission
at Ku- Kiang Yves attacked and sacked by mob
on the lst of May The trouble arose from the
of boy, whom the Christians were
accused Of spiiitng away. The boy has not been
found.
Legislatures are beginning to awaken to the
character Of the tramp nuisance. BY recent act
Of the Come cticut Legislature whenever any
tramp shall apply for bounty the person to whom
such application shall be made in return may re-
quile the applicant to perform reasonable amount
Of labor, ard on refusal may call on the authori-
ties for assistance, who if necessary, shall commit
the tramp to jail. The last Legislature of Ohio
also passed law, under the terms Of which any
tramp refusing work when offered may be fined
or committed to Jail.